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PAGE THREE oils In&o Creek in Plunge From Bridge DRIVER PULLED GRANGERS OUT BALTIMORE BOY SLAYS MASTER lOTERNATIONAL' LAW CONFERENCE OPENS 5 . -3 POLIipLE Fire Water Imbiber Finds His Driving Unpleas ant to Locality i Slow Driving Probably is Cause for no Fatality In Accident i J, Tt OREGON STATESMAN, Satoa. Qrcgca. TcesZS? torsSft gtgUnlXr 9, 1930 Iff N GAR TO BIG Die or " ;:::.;. i t : 3 I u RICKEY, Sept. 8 What might have been a serious accident, had Mrs. Baker not been driTlng slow ly occurred Sunday between Aumsville and Tnrner to Mr. and Mrs. lu A. Baker, of Mill City, as they were driving rom Mill City 10 saiem. There are several bridges under construction in this vicinity and as Mrs. Eaker turned to avoid a bad place in an old bridge that was open for the day. the car skidded on the wet pavement, turned com pletely around, struck and broke the railing: of the bridge and fell on its left side Into Mill Creek. Car Hits Creek Bottom When the car struck the bot tom of the creek the class on the left side broken, letting the water into the car. The fall apparently sprung the fram o nthe right hand side of the car which caused the window to stick. Mr. Baker final ly got the window open which en abled the Bakers to get their heads outside of the car. which was filling with water. A man who was camnine near by whose name was net learned, saw the accident, ran to the scene and pulled Mr. Baker out of the car and he and Mr. Baker got Mrs. Baker out before other help arrived. Given First Aid Mrs. Baker was taken to the home of Jay Denhai where she was given first aid and dry clothes. Mr. Baker was uninjured and Mrs. Baker only slightly cut on one hand. Witnesses say that the only thing that saved the Bakers from being badly hurt and the car de molished was that Mrs. Baker was driving slowly that the car did not not turn over, but fell off the bridge of its own weight. Mr. Baker has charge of the Hammond Lumber eompany store at Mill City. Mrs. Baker Is the daughter of the late D. A. Harris. no PEOPLE GO TO BEACH AGAIN HOLLYWOOD, Sept. One week wasn't enough time in which to sufficiently enjoy the balmy sea breeze so W. W. Fish er and family motored to New port again this week. Because of business engagements they were gone only two days on this trip. Merle Cummlngs and younger brother accompanied by a mar ried sister visited earlier in the week with V. M. LaDue and fam ily. Merle is a former resident of Hollywood. After a shore visit in Avalon. Catallna Islands, Califor nia, where the younger Cum mlngs lives, the married sister will return to her house in Wash ington. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Lucas and family hare moved to Salem. Lu cas's have resided in Hollywood for several years and will be missed by their old neighbors. Mr. Joseph Imper and two children of Beaverton were holi day visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Thomas. Mr. Im per is a brother-in-law of Mrs. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Thomas and two sons and a daughter call ed on Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Thom as recently. Andrew Thomas is a brother of C. C. S. Thomas. ers Visitors In Marion; will Teach this Year Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ayers, former teachers In the Marion school, who have been attending summer school at' the University of Oregon stopped for a brief visit with friends in- Marion Saturday. They were on their way to east ern Oregon, for a sbert vacation before taking up their winter du ties. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Barber visit ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Kepbart at McClay Sunday, J. M. Christopher left Tuesday for the state fair grounds to es tablish his camp in preparation to attending the state fair. Caswell Leaves On Health trip For next Year HAZEL GREEN, Sept. 8 Louis Caswell, who has been suffering poor health for some time, eft for a year's trip for his health. He stopped at Glendale. his former home. He fell from a log on the hillside, breaking three ribs and bruising him up considerably. He was able to come home, after be ing away three weeks. Mr.'Cass- well enjoyed visiting with form er friends. Valsetz Folks Making Visit to Portland Homes t etiwr cant 8 f m TVtrrla Sandstrom is spending the week TnrianA with friends, Mrs. Mary Anderson and Mrs. Lilly Headllng. A m jerry Morris was operated on Wednesday at St. Vlncens hos pital in Portland. Mr. Morris has 9 ' , i ' w 7 Sixteen-year-old Richard Thomp- ion. in custody of policeman. confessed to weird story of how he killed his employer, Herbert Wetters, president of the Uni ted Extract Company, and then placed the body in a barrel con Dandy Time had During Hop Picking Week in Jerome . HUBBARD. Sept. 8. Hod Jerome Jackson yard Friday evening. The crew started in the Joseph Wilmes yard the previous Friday. The hops in both yards were of excellent quality. ' The first morning Mr. Jackson was out at the hop yard at 5 o'clock. He expected to be on hand for the arrival of the-first picker but when rre reached the field he was greet ed by Mrs. Kate Rogers ready for work. Mrs. Rogers, who is more than 80 years old has lived at Hubbard many years, and those who picked hops with her 30 years ago say that she seems as young as she did in those days. Eighty Hubbard folk com-O prised the erew and the week was a Jolly one as well as a profitable one for everybody. Je rome Jackson was the yard boss. R. S. West and Joseph Wilmes had charge of the weighing of the hops. Johnny Stauffer saw that each picker .was supplies with a sack. 1 Edward Obersst kept the wires down for the crew. Carl Ott managed the team in haul ing in the hops. Johnny Dimick, water boy, was much in demand and very popular. George Dim ick and Earl Bally had charge of the drying of the hops. The week's Issue of the Hub bard Enterprise says, "Hop pick ing Is now on and the old town is like a deserted village during picking hours." N IS BUYING PRUNES HAZEL GREEN. Sept. 8 J. A. Zelinski, N. P. Williamson, Wil- iam Williamson and others have sold their prunes to cannery at Woodburn. They expect to begin to pick early next week. A number of orchards have fine prunes, not so many as us ual, better quality. HAZEL GREEN, Sept. 8 Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tcatch and son Orie are visiting Mr. Tcatch's brother, George Tcatch. They drove through from Detroit, where Mr. Tcatch was employed In Ford factory. The wages were good. The high cost of rent, ruei ana other expense made it more dif ficult to care for family than O U. S. WOMAN Mrs. Peggy Lane . Morlote, American woman, who had been detained for three days la a Cuban military prison on chargti of conspiracy, Ugh treason and spying. The charges prefeifsd against Iter alleged W W IKY ' " '- y?"r " r-?.y.vv.v.'-'--.v.v. Artv.;-.'.v.-rf.-iv, . . . . t -x. v: :.;;::-:;'?: :. . i :-Sv::-:-:x':Xv:':-x-Vv':-. .lyi-sv- ; ';"-:-fev: .--o.: r - x ti-ii-iiisTif i talninc 20 gallons of vanilla ex- tract. The boy said he com mitted the crime August 1 while in a aemi-mtoxieated condition. Thompson feared that the $509 check he had forged would h brought to light. Jackson Yard picking was finished In the here. Mr. Tcatch worked for the celery growers of Labish Mea dows union before going to De troit. Albert Johnson has cut second crop of alfalfa. E TOT MONMOUTH, Sept. I. Miss Ruby Ann Lorence started this morning for Oakland, Calif., to resume her work as an Instruct or in the department of music at Mills college. Miss Lorence, who la the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Lorence, has spent the summer here with her parents and other relatives. She la a graduate of the Monmouth high school and of Oregon State col lege, and did graduate work at Columbia Teachers' college. For several years she was an in structor of music at the Oregon Normal school, and later held positions in Kentucky and Flor ida women's colleges before go ing to Mills college. Silverton man Proves up Farm SILVERTON, Sept. . Knute Burtness, former Silvertonian, who has been visiting at Sliver- ton for the past few days, re ports that he has secured his fi nal papers on a homestead at Opheim, Montana. Mr. Burtness plans to spend the winter at Portland. O MISS LOR CK Cli WORK SEIZED IN CUBA - ' ' IS '- that she had obtained the secret military code of the Cuban Air Corps for the purpose of sell ing' or attempting to sell it to a foreign power. She is pic tured with her brother as they embarked foaf Miami following? her release. ' WEST SALEM, Sept. 8 Bees droned, birds trilled and house cats drowsed In the summer warmth. This pastoral scene was suddenly desecrated as a decrepit ear shot like a catapult from Park way, made one leap across the Gleen creek road and disappeared down the private road leading to the W. J. Page home, When the fact that this was not a public thoroughfare dawned on the oc cupants of the ear they turned their machine around and came back to the road. By this time nearby household ers had gathered to see what It was all about- The four occu pants of the speed car disembark ed and proceeded to make them selves obnoxious to -the bystand ers. The peaceful inhabitants of Glenn creek, unused to having their quiet neighborhood so rude ly disturbed hastened to phone for succor which arrived promptly in the person of Deputy Sheriff Walter Gerth of West Salem, who brought an assistant along to help ouell the disturbance. Though the appearance and actions of the roisterers Indicated the presence of fire water the officers could find none In their possession nor could they detect the aroma on their persons so after a sharp rep rimand they were released. Collides With New Car They boarded their car and pro ceeded blithely on their way. At the west end of the intercounty bridge they collided with a new sedan driven bv Mrs. Hazel Reader of Portland and drove on at high speer across the bridge. Though somewhat bruisea. Airs. Reader's car was not seriously damaged. W. P. Lewis of the All Under Cover service station enter ed the Reader car and they start ed In pursuit. Quite unexpectedly they found the car tney sougnt parked on a quiet side street. While an occupant or me Keaa er car hastened to summon an officer Mr. Lewis guarded the cul prits. Not being an officer he had no authority of course to hold them but the bluff worked though there were only two in the car when the officer arrived, the other two having escaped between the time Mrs. Reader's car was struck and the time they were found In Salem, ' The caf bore an Idaho license with no Oregon permit. The driver gave his name as Harold Toft and the other as John Thompson. They were tried in Justice court at West Salem and Justice of the Peace Elmer Cook Imposed a fine of $100 on Toft. Being unable to pay the fine, Toft is now the guest of Polk county in the Dallas jail where he has ampletime for re flection onthe vicisstiudes of life. Big Farm is Leased Near Willamina ZENA, Ore., Sept. 8 Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Frederick who have been living on the A. M. Patrick fruit ranch in the Zena hills since December last year have leased for a period of five years a large stock and grain farm of 304 acres, fully equipped, two miles from Willamina, and expect to move to their home within the next two weeks. The Frederick family came originally from Minnesota, hav ing come here from Valley, Wash ington, last year. They are pleas ed with the Oregon country and plan to locate here permanently. Their daughters, Nina, Dorothy and Doris, and sons, Thomas and Allen, will accompany them to the new home. Another daughter, Mrs. P. J. Murphy, and her two children, Catherine and Jackie, who have been spending the sum mer with the family here, will return to their home in Great Falls, Montana, soon. Swanders Visit At Bell House Over Weekend JEFFERSON. Sent. 8. Arn old Swander and son Wilfred of Albany, were ruests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bell Sunday. Swan der is a son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Bell. Mm. Dora Hnmnhrev left Sat urday for Portland, where she will be the guest of her aaugn-ter-in-law, Mrs. Don Humphrey and family. Laura Mason. Anna Klampe, Mrs. Mabel Davis and daughter Geraldine, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Lnoner. Robert Galbreath. and C. Clement were Salem business visitors Saturday. Briggs Return To Home After Turner Funeral MARION. Sept, f Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brlwrs visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Smith Sunday leaving In the evening for Agate Beach from which point Mr. and Mrs. Briggs were called by the death of Mr. Briggs. mother In the auto accident at Turner last week. William Thomas and Archie Rankin, who are working on the McKeniie highway near Eugene came down from that point for a i visit over Sunday. , Nil - I; f u " gags- - """""" y fteena at the opening session of n of oeia- I ition I at I . the International Law Associa tion in the Bar Association Building, New York City, Carribean Area to be Topic Of Jefferson Women's Discussions JEFFERSON, Sept. f The reg ular meeting of the Woman's Missionary society of the Chris tian church met In the church par lors Friday afternoon. The wor ship theme was "Spiritual Adven turing," in charge of Mrs, E. F. Powell, Mrs. C. R. Tandy had charge of the program. The theme for the next four months' study is "The Carribean Area," and at this meet ing the work in the Island of Jamaica was discussed. Clippings with "Points to Pon der," were distributed among the members and were an interest ing feature during the program. After a social hour refreshments were served by the hostesses, Mrs. Hugh Bilyeu and Mrs. Guy Aup- perle. assisted by Mrs, a. A. Pease. At this time the Ladies' Aid met with the missionary so ciety to discuss plans for the work to be done this fall. Those pres ent were Mrs. E. F. Powell, Mrs. Lee Wells, Mrs. W. A. McCaw and daughter Emellne, Mrs. Hugh Bilyeu, Mrs. John caiianan, Mrs. w w Warner. Mrs. Dora Humnh- rey, Mrs. S. A. Pease, Mrs. Charles Loveland and Mrs. S. R. Tandy. 10 YEAR LEASE ON 1ST SALEM LOT WEST SALEM, Sept. 8. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Lewis have leased the corner occupied by the All Under Cover service station to Fred Kirkwood for a period of ten vears. Kirkwood was for merly proprietor of the Kirk wood motor company in baiem where he had the agency for Hudson and Essex cars. Kirk wood is nuttine in a Ford agency on the Lewis property ana win enlaree the olant tnd have a finelv eauinned show room. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis are moving the first of October, to the house be longing to them just across the street from the service station. The present occupants, E. C. Wetherby and family, are seek ing a new location. Mrs. Ray Gustafson who ran the lunch room at the service station, has cone -with her small son, Ray, Jr., to Portland where she will benter Northwest busi ness college. Alva Dickinson Hurts Hand as he Plays new Drill INDEPENDENCE, Sept. 8. While Alva Dickinson was play ing with 'some children at the farm home south of town, his right hand was caught in a drill and had a finger on the hand fractured and a finger and thumb badly lacerated, before the drill could be removed. Mrs. Irvine Baun received the sad news this week of the death of her father, who lived in Penn sylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Baun motored there two years ago this summer to see her parents. Dr. and Mrs. M. J. Butler and son Marlow were in Portland last week, attending the Scott Snell wedding on Thursday eve ning. , j. vpea ait vircos acta 4k m f A A a Daily Earn Show fcace--AntoShow Livestock Exhibits Couty Displays MISSIW IMP PIS FOB WINTER jJffiQflrLs. i SI is. I all the leading countries Europe The delegates were welcomed by John W. Davis. Lead Wrappings go To Shrine Home as ' Silverton men Help SILVERTON, Sept. 8 E. E, Taylor and E. Dale are making, a hobby of collect ing the lead wrappings around cigarette packages and are sending these to the Shrine Hospital at Port land for the benefit of the children there. They report that there are something like 60 other Silverton men assisting them in collecting. During the past week they sent 10 pounds of the lead to the Shrine hospital. It Is said that 10 pounds contained 1,600 wrappers. L ON TRIP TO CfH HAZEL GREEN, Sept. 8 George Tcatch started Sunday to Norquay, Saskatchewan, Canada, to visit parents. Mr. Tcatch is working for K. Itana, a celery grower on tne LAbisn meadows farm of Ronald Jones. Jack Tcatch, recently from Detroit, Mich., wil work for Mr, Itana during his brother's absence. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Falst and son, Leonard, left Sunday for a months' visit with Mr. Faist's rela tives at Battle Creek, Canada. Hans Jenson is staying with his nephew Anton Rassmusson while Mr. Rassmusson is working In onions at Labish Center. Charles Zelinski has roofed his house occupier by J. F. Hufford roofing. The property was former and family, using composition ly owned by Uncle August Zelin ski, Rain does not Harm Prune crop HAZEL GREEN, Sept. 8 The fine rain Sunday evening did not crack the prunes as was feared. Louis Wampler and W. O. 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Hilda and Franlt Crawford opened the evening's entertainment with an instru mental duet, Hilda playing the banjo and Frank the guitar. Mrs. Addie Curtis of Salem appeared with two readings, the first in Italian dialect and the second la German dialect. This was fol lowed by two numbers given by Billie Utley sinking and Corydon Blodgett whistling, accompanied by Hilda and Frank Crawford. Two more numbers by Mrs. Cur tis came next, one of them being the first reading she had ever learned when a child of four years. Another group of songs by the four performers followed and the final number was a duet by Hilda and Frank. The new state master will be a special guest at the next mat ing in October if present plans of the grange materialize. Wheat Good Past Mountains, View MONMOUTH. Sept. 8. Charles Bennett returned, Friday from eastern Oregon points where he spent several weeks. He attended the legioo conven tion at Baker and the Pendleton Roundup. 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