OPEH HOUSE
AT "Y" TODAY
fj cw Year's Musical Pro
gram Tonight Will Cli
max Full Program
upn iirai -a znw i . "i-
on Court street will be la foil
sway-al day today. The programs
will -commence at' 2:30 p.m. un
der the direction of Dean Rey R.
ff wltt. ehairxnaa I tee gxonp in
charge
, Music by the Y. M. C. Aa Sa
lem Symphony orchestra wiR be
played at 4 p.m. in the men's lob
y following tbereeer-ion. Re
freshments, will foe served at 4:30
ander the direction of "Mrs. C. A.
Sprague.
. Tonrnament final for young
er. Junior high and high school
boy are scheduled in PiBsrpon!
and billiards tor J and ? o'clock,
tn the Jnnlor division lobby. r
riTmnislnm exhibitions by all
aes of boy In apparatus, games,
basketball, commencing at 2:30
e.m. and 7 j.m. At 4 o'clock, a
handball exhibition wW be Siren;
at 4: JO. a swimming-; meet for
malt boys; at 5. a Tolleyball ex
hibition - - .
The evening will open at 7
o'clock with the Scotch bar pipers
in the men's lobby. -A musical pro
cram i also- scheduled for 9
.o'clock under the direction of
Verne Wilson.
The -Ms point of the evening:
Is to be the swimming exhibition
in the "r tank. The- boars' Ufe
.Saving Corps, the : Senior - Mixed
Ufe Saring Corps. 20 " boys from
tli. nn1nr division, fir ht KtrlS Ol
the " Y classes, and a collection
cf IndlTldual stars will Tace pan
under the leadership of Charles
. . - 1 . .
The types of exhibits that will,
be shown -will be underwater
swimming, "trick swimming, races,
life savir. dives, ' funny dlres,
f ancy.dlves. and other events of
swimming. -.
A New Year's musical program
will take place Friday night at
the regular 8 o'clock musical hour
of the T. M. C; A. Friday night
programs,
S TOlSFFOfI
STATE Ifllll
(Continued from oa .
but - ft stands' out nonetheless as
principal business In eight far
- flung commonwealths.
Arkansas Plans Complete
Government Reorganisation
Arkansas among the elsbt.
hn the moat! drastic job. It
hores. tn the J6 0-day session be
ginning January 12. to effect n
complete reorganization of Its
government, i .
" Oklahoma plans further reor
gaMzatlbn of its government
with the elimination of lesser
boards and departments; Wyora-
ln- legislators! nave mncn wie
..same hope. Alabama's governor-elect
is , expected to recom
mend departmental 1 changes.
Arizona may create the office of
t'.ewtenant-govemor -I and abolien
that of legislative examiner.
Consolidation of departments.
a trend definitely noticeable.
Also faces Worth Carolina. Other
.states In which the nope tor gov
ernment . reform Is felt are New
Jersey and Maine. Inj the latter
..state the legislature will have
before ft a , complete-survey for
consolidation and ! reorganlxa
: tion. : v i 1 : . :"
Blue' laws, some dating back
in thn - tzhieanth cefftnrv. Will
bo- challenged determinedly in
four eastern - states Maryland.
Pennsylvania, New Hampshire
and f Maine.
liberalization of Lam
In Maryland. Probtom
la Maryland, the lavs, written
with the pen of pre-Keroiuuon
arr Puritans, promise indeed to
become a - major matter .before
legislature. In 1920 the
laws were liberalised to permit
the sale of- gasoline and eonfec
tlosrerr on the Sabbath, but they
mtm 1ilM nnhtl noTtnrm inc.
kill W'A..Wi , fc- - . w -
s and gainful labor. . In Balti
more narticnlarlr the laws are
strictly enforced. The Baltimore
council, however, has indJcated
it will support efforts of uner-
- alixation. u
There is hardly plt whtch
if -it pnrsuea, precedent, will fan
te wrfte legislation that might
"be classified broadly as "differ-
-entr.
New Hampshire would muzzle
rumor mongers whose tongues
menace the business of banking.
New York state proposes to
Instigate New York. City.
. California. would prohibit mar
rled women from working If
-their husbands are ' able bodied
' anl employed.
New Mexico would abolish the
Job of her S2S.00O "water boy",
as the. democrats dub' Francis C
Ynison. New Mexico's interstate
liver commissioner.
Arizona wants a port on the
Gulf of Lower California with a
ii-ht of way te it through "Mex
ico. "T .....
Several states, particularly,
. Vermont, New Jersey and . New
Hsrsapshtre, .propose to de some-
. th'nr about billbocrda.
Wyoming would repudiate t the
primary in raror of me conven
tion system.
Michigan will re-argue the
merit of capital punishment And
t":e whipping post.
A New York-to-Boston express
. btgiway will be considered tn
Connecticut.
States In which prohibition, la
one phase or another, will be
subject of lawmaking are: Mls-
. rouri, .west Virginia. Illinois.
. Ohio, Indiana. Michigan. Cailfor-
. n a. Wyoming. Colorado. New
Jersey, Delaware, Rhode Island.
. Pennsylyanla and Connecticut.
Congressional reapportlonracint
will concern legislators every
. fcere. and promises extensive,
expensive debate. . Uotor fuel
taxesthe "gas tax every motor
ist knows" is considered a cer
tain snbjact for action in six
state, and la five of them Ala-
What Was Best Thing Done in Salem in 1930 and What 'o
Needed Most in 1931? Here Are "Varied Answers ,
i A. W. MiSES, deputy county
suMeaBor, said: "I believe one
of 1 the outstanding forward
xasvezaents in Salem the past
year : was the start: toward - or-
ganizatloQ of a community
chest- Unless rigid care is ex-
erased, there is bound-to be
duplication. From the stand- :
paiit of c!ty and -government,
foT 1S31 I ,-wonld like to see
goiue kind of managerial form
of I governraaat realized, for
th'Ja syrtem woatte properly
functioning, save- the , city,
thourands.ef dollara. '
MirS. KRNE8T BOXK-
Kl.i.-B: Theiereetiatt of the
beautiful state office building -xriis
a splendid piece or work -done-daring
, 1S30, One of the
n;or.t essential heeds or 1SS1
is an iir.p; o,-?d system of light
hn;. Leyond. -the business dis
trict th abolishment of the
"old arc light'r and a more
eli nate- system be installed."
SO. aiJREI IV BROOKS, x
county recorder. . said: "The i
st:-?8 taken toward organiza
tion of a community chest is
ono o the bast things that has
happened In the city the last
year. For' the new year, I be
lief ewe-should follow oat the
policy started and make char
itv work Jiystematie: and bnsi
ier8. like. "
MIW. W. L STALEY: "Sa
tsc people are to be commend- ,
ed upon the interest shown in
home -beautifying. ncourag- r
ln. landscape gardening, etc
beantiffentloa. of highways,
etc. I foel there' is an im
mediate "ueedtormore and bet
ter; equipment for children's
pi aygrotiruls especially tfrere
. tean rtmrts for the older
gronp,1"
W. W. HILL, janitor at the
courthouse, ; aald: "Move to
ward a municipally owned
water plant 1s the best thing
the city has done the past year.
I hfre tfcey speed it up in
1951. Delay breeds danger. I
voted for the municipal owner
ship In 1910 and been wanting
It over Ince.
The Call
BV OJ.IVE M DOAK
WARNER'S ELSINORE
Today Conway Tearle
in "The Truth About Youth."
WARNER'S CAPITOL
- Today " . Al Jolson In
"Big: Boy. . ,
i , HOLLYWOOD
today N an c y Carroll
"The Devira HoUday".
Filtlay Gary Cooper in "A
Man From 'Wyoming.
4 GRAND
- Today- George O'Brien In
"Salute."
Friday Double bill, Ted
Lewis in "Is Everybody Hap
py?" and Rin Tin Tin in "Thei
Man Hunter."
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bama Nebraska, Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Arizona It baa
been J ropoaed. that the tax be
increased.; Kansas alone pre
sents a sentiment for reduction.
She Didh' Know
He Had Temper;
So Asks Divorce
For the past three years Oscar
H. Zeller has insisted that she
get a Job and has refused to fur
nish milk for their minor chil
dren, Leila Marie Zeller says in
part in divorce complaint filed
In circuit court here yesterday.
. The t complaint ' alleges cruel
and 'inhuman; treatment, includ
ing furious rages Into which he
Is alleged to go over trifling
matters.; She, says he has a vio
lent temper, a fact which she
did not" know when she married
him in Kelso, Wash!, December
2f. 1922.
He" nagged her so much that
she had to leave home, the com
plaint states. She asks custody
of the child and 12 S a month
support money.
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Party Honors .
: - l6th Birthday
PLEASANT VIEW. Dec 31..
A number of Miss Leone Cook's
friends gathered at her home
Saturday evening to 8o honor to
her lCth birthday.
r The evening was spent tn
playing - games . and. ,' at a late
hour, refreshments were served.
Those present were the Misses
Nellie Barber and Josephine Oil
strap, Wiltett Jesse, Mozart Tap
pan. Wallace Chandler, Willard
Bear, I Jim- Dearer, Kenneth
Bear. Sara Smith, and Mr. and
Mrs. Earl. Cook.
. Mr. aad Mrs. O. H, Brougber
of Salem and Mrs. Broughera
mother, Mrs. - Addle Smith.
Scotts Mills, visited at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cook,
Sunday. . c ,
SMALL THEFT CHARGE
Theft of pillow-slips was charg
ed against Harvey Becker when
he was. brought into Justice court
yesterdry en a larceny charge.
The . case was . - eoatiaued aad
Becker, not tataibhing ball, was
lodged ia the coaaty JaU.
?LrrMale DwUoc, Rsward. Call
rm MftMWlMHAMW
roUVDMa puri. with kr and
sni .'i cli&r.g. S captain, fire den-m-
Board
Too Late to Classify
R. JT. HEXDRICK8, retired
publisher, says: "The moat Im
portant thing Salem did tn the
old year was - to- vote for the
.purchase of the water system -The
most . Important thing she
can do this year Is-to close n
that matter, and keep on keep
ing on In the way she has been
going; farther - Increasing the
industries: on the land end in
the city; getting more factor
: les, including t canneries and
packing houses; developing
her linen mills and the flax in
dustry that backs them with,
prmary flax treating plants In
all the small cities and towns.
And becoming- more water and
power minded : securing more
irrigations still water in the
Willamette, and the- harness
In t: of the water powers run
ning to waste,
DIBS, j JOHN 8TIMPSOX:
'To me the: 'booster idea pro
moted by the Baiem Lions
club,, in elevlatlng the tlnan
cial depression in Salem was
a big step! towards-commercial
advancement in- 1930.; -For
1931 I sbjonldJllke to see the
merchants of .Salem carry a
stock of staple - commodities
sufficient ' 'to enable buyers to
spend thetr money ( in . Salem,
rathe? tlian- taking "their mon
ey out of the city."
MR3. MERRILL OHLIBTG:
The steps taken toward
municipal ownership of the
city waterworks; providing the
program under- way Is carried
, out; as planned, was a big un
dertaking during the- year
1930. More equipment and
closer supervision of children's
p'ayjrrounda throughout '; the
city Is needed for 19 21.-
, LE ROY I1AKKR, operator
at Elstnore theatre: Entlre
conditions in and around Se
cond itions in and. aroudn Sa
lem Is evinced in : thec more
than half million dollar invest
ment of Warner Brothers in
their purchase of two theatres
here. JVVe are looking for a
great year in 1931.
mim hits
IVIERSER PUS
; '
Chairman Charaes Consoli
dation is Result of
High Finance
'Continued fron pr It
Ohio, the New York Central and
the Nickel Plate lines.
Hlh Finance at
Root of Consolidation
Couzens issued two formal
statements during the day.
VI have received information,"
he said in his second, "that the
railroad consolidation plan en
tered into by the New Tork Cen
tral, the Baltimore ' And Ohio,
the Pennsylvania and' the, Van
Sweringens Is more the result of
high finance than it Is In the
public interest.
"It is reported that some of
the high finance practiced by the
railroads during the past few
years has reacted against their
financial interest, ?that while
they should have been endeavor
ing to operate and manage rail
roads efficiently they have- real
ly engaged in great financial un
dertakings, and this proposal is
more of a proposal to help them
out of their financial difficulties
than it Is In the public Interest.
Worse Than Politics ;
Chairman Declares
"It is really too bad that high
finance and permanent t railroad
consolidation should be proposed
at the expense of human misery.
It is in reality worse than" play
ing politics at the expense of hu
man misery because politics is a
transient affair, while the pro
posed undertaking seems to in
tend to tie the public up with It
in perpetuity." r ;
In his first statement, Conzens
said: - :: t : i .
i "While I hesitate to criticize
the tsthlcs of the president of the
January -
CLEARANCE '
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ALE
Rugs Furniture Ranges
Draperies Bedding j
For these cold nights wa recommend
cur Maisch Comforts and Blanketa
now at Sale Prices.
MRS. ELLA a WILSON, sec .
. retary. of the ustat fax beard i
"The spirit of giving as exem
plitxed ' daring charity work
just before Christmas seems to .
me to be was oflhei finest of
Salem accontplUhments - tay.
1930. -1 believe the telephone (
and electric companies too. .
ahould' be commended' tor- their,
work ia htwarrinrr nnslghtlr
poles and pjacla, tsiany of
their wires under grottnd. For
' 1931. the Western. Rates ex
position te be held here ia
connection with the 'State-fair,
seems, to ' be an oustanUlng
project, i ! ' n ' i'- . :
MRS. tTILLIS J. ROUGn
TON: "The erection ! of the
beautiful new bridges through
out the city is ondonbtedly a
big acompllshment la the city
of Salem during the year 1930.
A step toward civic improve
ment for 1931: would be the
planting of a hedge -to beauti
fy the cemetery on the Pacific
highway south of' town, which
would leave a more pleasant .
; memory than at present, per
haps In honor of : Salem pion
eers who are burled there. -
- W. P. HICKET, RKrr Ex
prM agency,- inc.: "The
gTowth of the cannery buslr
' ness In and around Salem has
. been one of the most advan
tageous developments ia this
community in . recent , years.
The attracting of more Indus
trial payrolls to : Salem seems
. to m to. be the most desirable
step during 1931. f
ROBERT E. SMITH, man'
ager of the High street mar
ket: "Aditional industrial pay
rolls for Salem seems to me to
be most desired during 1931,
although I really believe there
are-but few people who can,
sincerely complain of condi
tions as averaged through, this
past year. . I ;
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XT. G. BO I KK, icownty clerk,
said: "To me, the;Northt San
tlam highway was the out
standing thing of 1930. And
tor next year I think Salem
needs a satisfactory water sys
tem worst of sU." .
United States, the issuance of
this statement by him in my
Judgment is most unethical,
i "In. the ' concluding paragraph
of the president's! statement he
says 'the plan of course must be
submitted to the Interstate Com
merce commission who have the
Independent duty to determine
if it meets with errery require
ment of public interest. j
"In view of the president's
support of the plan it is! ques
tionably whether the 'indepen
dent duty of the commission
can be ascertained. Everyone
knows that these commissioners
owe their positions to thei presi
dent of the United States and
while it is the duty of the sen
ate to confirm these appoint
ments, no name can get to the
senate without first having been
selected by the. president of the
rtJnited States. ; f I f
"There Is rapidly growing a
publie opinion that the president
determines the action i of i these
independent commissions '- and
such opinion will not be; dissi
pated i by the Issuance ef the
present statement by the presi
dent," ' : : . I
t
. Possibility that j the Pacific
highway between ! Salem and
Portland will be widened to 10
feet as part of the state highway
commission's 1921 program is
seen in request for Engineer
Klein jto ' gather information on
widening the Salem-Gervais sec
tion of! the highway. : j ! -I
The shorter project has sot
been put up for' bids yet, but It
is assumed- that it will be. Defin
ite word as to construction to be
used on the job and other details
will not be forthcoming; I until
Klein has made his survey. The
highway Is now If feet wide. :
Th-grade will be widened in
some places, kinks straightened
a A m. asm a it a tmm bVm4I w .
u mull i
MAY WIDEN; PACIFIC
ROUTE TO POBMiD
ROBERT DJ QRAT.
snaa, satd: "The best
tains; la. Salem the past year
was the vote t take over' the
water . works."...fc X.,,weld..,..-12ke.
to see this new year the monn
tala water rem the Saatians
or Marion laks te the city.
Power enough could .be e
eloped from . the- mountain
waters for the eommtrnlty and
the bonds could be retired la
lfv or II years. -One of the
worst things that ever Jiappen-ed-to
Salem baa been Its water
and tile bad reputation it has."
F. T. WRIGHTMAlf, deputy
sherirT in: the tax collectisjc de
Mrtsaent, said: "One of the
best things , that hae happened
to - Salem is the opening up of
the North Bantlam highway.
Next year couldn't see any
thing better than a reduction
of taxes. Provision should be
made to create a sinking fund
to gret water, down from 'the
Bantlam. ' :
. DR. E. A. C SMITH, Holly
wood dnusgtett "Electing P. M.
Gregory as mayor of ' Salem
and-, voting, to purchass 1 the
water plant were . the two out-:
standing achievements of 1930.
Both , moves were ideal, front
'every standpoint,, and can be
fmprovedV only Toy a, favorable
ballot toward the- -purchase of
the gas and electric system," t,
MRS. RICIlAItb SLATEItx
-The work thus far done to
ward the improvement of the
city water works, is a tine Step
la the right direction and it
is hoped that the good work
may continue. . For 1931, the
erection of the proposed hotel
thereby aldthlg the unem
ing' Industry besides being a
boost for Salem la general.
USOf BERGSVIK, district
manager Portland Gas A Coke
company: "In my opinion, Sa
lem is almost Ideally sltaated
at present and should enjoy a
highly prosperous i year dnrins;
1931. Taking; alt things Into
consideration, business during
the past year has been most
exceptional."
Dancy Ends His
Telephone Work
After 39 Years
W. ' H. "Jack" Dancy, tor
more than 39 years employed by
the Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph company, retired from
service last night under the pen
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HOME OF 25c TALKIES
LAST TOXES TODAY i
With Phillips Holmes, nobart Boeworth su
James Klrkwood
Also Talkies; .Comedy, Review and Act
ITS FAMILY NIGHT
SOCfamSyforSOC
X7ith Evcr-lRaret
TezfPctrcz:
i k m :,"BBrwa -
UeUhliYciAU
A VERY HAPPY HEU YEAR
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A. . O. BOHRITSTEDT, real.
staSexataa. said: "From a drle
standpoint the work oa bridge
and sewer projects in the-past
.'- two jrears;iiaa been as bene-'"'
ticial as anythlnc DtaiBlns;.
' the southeast part of town: the
, ' past year has Increased de
sirability and ealeabUlty there.?
Personally, for the aew year I
am interested In completloa of
? the country crab district tn the
Alderbreok -section. 1 think
.mora and mora people are ro
tng to suburban sites to live.
. -and are going- te live where
they play because of the auto-
mobile. ; - j - - t ' -
. jrACK, W. SMITH, xneiijAger
Ambawaartor SHpavtxneats: "We
'have lived in , Salem only a
abort time, bat already are
much Impressed with the co
operative spirit which has al
lowed the city to make such,
noteworthy strides the last few
years. It Is a wonderful city
In which to live. Every tndfc
'cation points to a tine year In
1931."
. REV. I. SIARK COMER,
pastor of the Seventh Day Ad-
. enttst - ichstrCh. sakU "The .
thing I would like to see most
for Salem for the new year is
a check-up on the charities
tltat , all ! such relief might be
-distributed from - a central
body and dnplications thus be
arolded. I I hope we have made
a start at it this year 1
J. V. TJLRICH. Salesa real
tor, said: "The greatest) thing '
: that could happen to Salem in
1931 , would be a program to
' improve large number of old
houses la the city; that (would
help not only i the indtvldaal
... but the city." ,f i .;' 1. ;
BIR3. JACK ELLIOTTl . "I ..
believe the work carried oa
and accomplished by the Mar
lon County 'Health Clinic was a
project worthy l of mention la
Salem in 1930.: It is jny wish
to see ,: the budget increased
sufficiently to meet all the re
Quired needs tor furtherfprog
ress and i development through
out 193I."i - ; . i-A
sion plan operated by the corpo?
ration. Mr. Dancy has been dis
trict manager ) for the ; telephone
company here for several years;
He assisted la constructing
the high roltage electric trans
mission line between Portland
and Oregon City In 1892. . This
was the longest line of its kind
in the United States at that
time. i - j i
ill TJ ECU AT PEBST
LICENSED EMBALMXES
NANCY CARROLL
GRAND
THEATRE!
TODAY" ONLY j
zzztcrJ FrisrJshtp )l
n
Halt Uillion is
Rezdy to Pay on
Veterans3 Bonds
TJxa state treasurer has depos
ited at the Chase National bank
ef Kew Tork City, fiscal agent
of the-state of Oregon. 1605.211,
with which to pay the principal
of 590.000 on Oregon veterans
stata aid boads ..and interest
thereon tor the period October
Jr.. 1930. to January 1, 1131.
This payment reduces the to
tal ot Oregon veterans state aid
bonds from f2T.2S0.00a to $38,
T S-MiO. s These -bends were Is
sued la the amount of J29.
0,000, Ac: ;i ; :'-.
The total bonded debt of lbs
, ' i 1 " . t i Now a - - ! ' -
WARNER BROS. THEATRE
i TODAY - TOJIORROW
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A Happy
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J10WA YAR11ER BROS. THEATRE
Today Friday Saturday
j THEY'RE OFF!
IVARXXSa ZMX.prMxi
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i Too csm'r clock tbo
laitghs jut tliia enter
tainmrnt rJ&asic! Take
a tip! Set your bets on
Boj for a killing
ia the eiitertairnnent
weepgtakes You'll
ebeer, laugh and howl
as you follow Jolson as
the wifwcraeklng black
face jockey!
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state IS now $59,t39,B10. The
debt Includes Oregon district in
terest bonds aggregating 2,
172.760, Oregon state highway
bonds of 30,48.7Ji0 Oregon
farm credit bonds of 1150,000
and Oregon veterans state aid
bonds of $ 2 1.7 fi 0,0 00.
! , a RACxa in sun ,
! LOS ANGELES, Deo. 81.
(AP) Members of three races
appeared in court today ! Ia con
nection with hte divorce suit of
Mrs. -Florence Tong, a white
woman. Through her attorney
xvmtm n Trier. a ' nexro. Mrs.
Tony, charged ber Chinese hus
band, Tim. Tong, rauea to sup
port her. The dlrorc i was
granted.:.; . :!'-,
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