.il OIK I IE QUICKLY Oil Switchboard Silenced, Diil System put Into - " Use at Midnight 1. -f " t t i i - f Continued, frontf par 1) :", '- bnlldlnr mnch the sams - had taken place at exactly me'tlme. Cords, ronnlns be- : f hoasaads -of : tiny derreea a to telepbon employees as ihpicka were punea cob :r telephones wltb. the dial a, ax - .rata. ; . : : - ' , Cily one mlnate and 1 se e r i i were rtsiulred to switch the e. t';a. Salem telephone, ayatera f .i the manual to thft-dlal ir eaU. "And. according to Manager Cc'Tins, the change -wis made iitLottt s4nrle- misUke, which I a said. Is an nnaiual clrcnm- alif ee In' such a large-seal per- .': ation.' :.. , -; - . .. - f Irinl I" Second ..'"' " . 1o A lopt System- . . " : f ilem 1 r the second city In CWon to adopt -the dial tele- t pfeonewblcb, ias gained .wldesp- i rroval on the Paclllo coaat as wTV as throughout the Bell sys tem' The, system also v- is widely used in Europe. ." - ' - - ; WKh the opening of dial tele phone serrlce Salem will be rec I. osmi6d as joxtfl of the most pro gresslTe and most modern ex changes on the Pacific oast, de clared Mr. Collins. "More than IS50.000. has been spent on Im plements here during the past two "years, and, we shall continue t6' -expand our facilities and - to fji fo these ImproTements In the future. It is our de?lre thatlele phone serrlce be accurate and sufficient at all times; and it la , toward this that we hare worked unrl .hall continue to work. .-..The thoroughness of the tele phone company's dial demonstra tions and instructions which hare ben carried on during , the last two' or three months is evidenced In the scarcity of "trouble calls" which. hare, been receded from telephone timers since the opening of the serrlce. "'Tot the benefit of those who still are uncertain about the op eration of their telephones, com plete instructions are gireni on pages seven and eight of the. new. directories, which went into use coincident with the conversion. Personal Instructions also will be gfrerf by, representatives of the company to anyone so desiring" - Old telephone directories should be destroyed, declared Mr. Col lins, because of several thousand -Hrftrtbef changes which, have been made.- ": ' ' . '"'v" stiisb mm III 1917 RECALLED I proud Tticiftui n .- - - - fcowlex to tts (irc'.-r.ur.t cf STIIX. LOYAL f- V 7M --s4s . - ' Mrs. Fred Burke, MUsourl farm rirt-bride ol the most dangerous criminal, wlio rushed to his aid when he - raa arrested .at her father's hou:ie. She married ham as Richard Franklin White, wealthy oil eeraUr. are but one of the champions of the rlehta of mankind, v .-. The Ightls more precious than peace and we say: ugnt ior mornings which we nave always carried nearest to uur hearts : - for democracy, to asch a task we- ean dedicate. our. Uvea and our for tunes. ....... God helping her, she can do no other.; : r " Congress, Ita "little group of willful men less strongs than in the February before, moved rap idly. Senator LaFollette blocked the passage of the resolution for 48 hours-but Wednesday night, April 4, 82 of 88 senators voted for the declaration of - war. Lane of Oregon voting no. In 1? hours of debate, . the .house was ready for the Tote. All amendments failed and at 3-a.m. Friday morn ing. April 6. while a world waited for Ae news. 373 votes for to 60 against were recorded for war. That afternoon the .president at '1:18 o'clock signed the resolu tion and the United States was In the world war!- . DUE HEAPS UP I WOOD FOR H Vf (Continued from pare 1) ' greks'. tp convene - April 18, later settinV tn dato ahead two weeks. March 18 saw federal orders Issu ' ef for 'the national guard to be 1a' readiness. ' Patriotism Is ' Invoked Here . ,A - The nation was cementing it self for war. The impending rail road strike was averted-March 17. March. 23 to 31 was set aside for patrietle week In Salem and thousands of other towns showed similar sign of the increase: of war fever. Sunday. March 25. was' set aside as "Patriotic Sun day" and sermons In all churches were? delivered on the subject of " patriotism. At Washington the cabinet had decided that half-way - measures could not be taken and was mak ing active preparation for war. Civic organizations here were us ing their.pressure to recruit Com- nanr M of toe .Tnira uregon 10 full strength. ' March 28 came word from Se--cretarr of War Baker that the national auard would at once be a?' rrned to natol duty: when the books of Company M, were, closed that "night there wern ,72 men anj two officers In the outfit Company M. Goes : t ' - Awar March -SO ! I T - March SO was a heart-stirring car inalem. At 9:30 a.m. the .aoliers of M company started for Vancouver - Barracks, some of them never again to lire in 8a leM. "Hope is strong that they will return," run The Statesman tews article. "But Just here is the suspense that grinds." No one knows but God." ' Stores were closed, schools were -dismissed and a "great parade was arranged as a tribute to' soldiers I&arlng lot - Vancouver.' -'Ten thousand people were reported to have attended the farewell exer- - eises held that momentuous Fri day when the beys entrained from the Southern Pacific depot. . " .1 In dramatic, trenchant lan- raage President . Wilson asked congress to declare war when' be addressed It Monday night. April 2. In words which became history h said, "The world must be made safe for democracy,. . . . We have no selfish ends. to serve. . ... We , (Continued from page, I) - happy over the way the swollen waters carried away their fences or the wax in which much drift has been piled ' up in , their fields," the road master added. A small bridge a short dis tance' from the Buena Vista ferry was left Intact, except for wash ing away of loose gravel, Mr. Johnson -said." He had expected to find Ahe bridge impaired, if not out - entirely. ' Some gravel was washed off all the roads and few minor cuts were made, but on the whole damage was neg ligible. I Earlier in the Iday : the road- master and Commissioner - Jim Smith visited the Labish Mea dows, where they found water as high as eignt and 10 feet deep. i S1L FILLED Oil EASTER (Continued from page 1) Episcopal and the South Salem Friends church. Baptismal aerr- ices will be held' in a number of churches, and vthe Sunday school departments in some will also pre sent special numbers. 1 " - Two servlcea of the St. Paul Episcopal choir will be held this morning, and. all. churches, will feature some special Easter music at the 11 o'clock worship hour. . Especially elaborate cantatas or pageants will be presented In the evening at the following churches: Calvary Baptist, First Evangelical, Christ Lutheran,' Knight Memor ial . Congregational. Leslie Mem orial M. E., First Congregational. Ford Memorial M. E., and Ameri can Lutheran.""" Hearing Set in Streetcar Case PLEOIITUDE OF WATER FOT Danger of; Drought "Is I Over and Filter Deemed not - So Essential now - Continued from page 1), tain clients who are "all In readi ness to go into court to "protest the steal.", WMUams said last night that he 'felt 8275.000,' the Baar and Cunningham appraisal, was : all that should be paid for. the water plant. , ,v - -Criticism Brines - ' Wekewis. Word '-' ; ; -: ' Third, there is weakening with in the ranks of the group of eight because of private , and public pressure la. the form of aecnaa tlons of a "deal and : similar criticism. ; : J At least one member, of -the utilities . committee, in whose hands the tentative contract be tween the ltr council and the water company rests, is known to be visibly effected by these criti cisms and not Jn the least certain that he can continue to vote- with the majority for the execution of the- contract.'. . . - : . . - t - Fourth, is a difference in final details- of the contract between the negotiators for the idty and the water company. Advices from San Francisco yesterday were that a 1 L per .cent depreciation scale a year was to be allowed by the company on all depreciable items from February 1, 1931, agreed as tbe valuation time In the pending contract, and the actual date of the city's taking over the prop erty. City negotiators are holding out for 2 per cent and this may be a snag which will bold np the contract, "s , ' Conclude Company Was Too Anxious ' Fifth, tbe ready capitulation of the water company representa tives to most of the requests 'of the council's utilities committee has frightened some of its mem bers .who feel the supposedly re luctant 'sellers -were too anxious to, make concessions. - : Tomorrow ' Aldermen Kowits, Purrine and Patton, members .of the utilities .committee, are to go over the .tentative -contract. Whether or not they will submit it for consideration of the alder men Monday night as - the final basis for the pending purchase agreement, is not certain. . " Mayor P. M. Gregory said last night that he had not been a par ty to any negotiations made dur ing the last week. He said he waa not Informed on the manner in which the water purchase nego tlations would be laid before the council tomorrow night. - Uinship Xeaws I Honey, to Uife JtACQN, G April . 4 ( AP ) The will of Emory Wlnshlp, filed here today, provided 22 SO monthly Income for ' the " wife whose actions a coroner's Jury de cided led the former naval officer to suicide In Ean Francisco March 21. The income terminates If she remarries. ,. - , . ... . Carries Judag 'r v 1 Part to Finale - AUBURN, N. X. April j 4-r- tAf j weeaa or renearsal were ended: - tomorrow the Easter drama. - - ; . v ... ." Alfred E. Hooker would depict the tragic betrayal by Judas Is- earlot, his betrayal of the Christ for 30 pieces of silrer; bis -'despondency, bia suicide. I s T Hooker died tonight. Ha cdta mitted suicide s , - I!03SIMIJ IHOOFl'M .LAMAR, Colo:, April 4 (AP) -The nation's newest Juvenile hero, 13 -year-old Bryant Untledt of Towner, Colo.; tonight was de luged with invitations- incident to the visit he is to make to Presi dent Hoover, - - ' . ; Within two week .Bryan will be discharged from .Maxwell .hos pital In Lamar and take bis first ride in a Pullman car, bound for Washington. There he will be the rueSt- of -the chief . executive for one day. He will sleep in the aiune-j bed - occupied by .Colonel' Charles A., Lindbergh upon his- return from aerial conquest of; tne .At lantic in 1927, adrices here-said. 1 tjongTessman; Edward , Tiylor of Colorado, also has. Invited Bryan to be bis guest for seraV' dajni after be leaves the White House . Frojn.Kanj&aa XUj .camia, so. oX- f er to transport Aim from Colora do to waElIngton by air r line. v Tomorrow be will celebrate bis thirteenth birthday fa a hospital bed; -t-: -. The yonth Ig credited with bar ing, .aaved, the Uvea of . many of the , 2 0 -Towner -acbool- xhlldzen. marooned for 38 hours. In a bus. Five of his school mates dled.-.The bus driver died : In the storm while trying to get aid. , Operation Upon: I Japan - Premier Said z Successful . TOKYO,' April 5 (Sunday) f AP)- ':The Japanese nation waited 'anxiouslyVtoday-for defin- ate .wjoxd:. concerning the ' condi tion of Premier Ynke Hamagnebl, operated, upon shortly after mfd? night.;, -i 1 i- " Av. 'Only 'the cryptic'ttement"that the "operation . was '"successful' came' from' the- surgeons, an off -cial-bulletin "before- the operation said it 'wasj. not serious' an; the premier. ;shooldbe-able to" leave the. hospital in about a fortnight. Pair Cniinhi in Ilortfcycstlilovr i Denied Release , 4 -3?- fc-s- CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.; ' April 4 (AP)-Hugh Bowen'and John SL- Smith, Indicted " la Catoosa county, Georgia, t or . the , death of Paul R. Kingston, a part of an alleged . insurance : plot, were re fused writs of babeaa. corpus, to day, to prevent , their return to Geor;laJ ' . . Bowen and Smith- were trailed to Oregon .. and Washington by Sheriff -Charlie Taylor and re turned here, wsiving extradition. ?--Z-'.'- -J :r 7esfernTJnio WMearl&iras01d& ,f NEW - TOnk; April- 4. (AP) -jdajTwas 'one hrjemjnlscep.ee for 'many old time telegraphers. C5ai jnvenwTe fuuj., - The Western Us!oa Tek-rapa Co. Is -75 years oil Arril 4. 1858, It was born at Eoccater, m v Grarl. haired eperators. tnany of-then retired, were tak ing -prominent -.parts In diamond Jubilee observations in many cit ies throughout the country to night. . .. 'r. . m to gri nSTTra ess v ' gnocLD exa: jw ; yon- nave 7. , . ryoa cannot read f w - thread a eeU. - ' . Utle-'-Conit cs 1.3 Cbarges Eea..s..-a GEORGE SMITH TO BE o ei ir 11 Funeral for George Frederick Smith. 59. who died here Thurs- day, night. wUl be held Monday at 2 p.m. from the Clough-Barrick chapel, with interment in the Odd Fellows cemetery. . While attending a prayer ser vice at the Glad Tidings mission Thursday night. Smith suffered a heart attack and died almost ln- stantly. He and his wife, resi dents of Chico, Cal., were called to Salem recently, by the Illness of one of 'her relatives. He was a member at . large of the . United Spanish War veterans. Besides the widow, Annabelle, there survire a sister and a broth er, Mrs. A. Denny of Ashlahd and. C. Smith of Seattle, Wash. Brewster Gets Commission in National Guard Sergeant Rlehard M. .Brewster, Battery A; 218th Field. Artillery. Portland, has been promoted to the rank of - second lieutenant, according to announcement made at national guard headquarters here Friday Brewster's., commission i. is tne 10,227th Issued since the Oregon guard was created in 1887. The first commission was issued by tbe Oregon national guard went to Frank O. - Abell of Portland. He waa commissioned a captain. A- Here April 17 Young Cross is- ; Arrested Upon Hit-Run Charge Hearing of the so-called Port land street car fare case, involving the "Northwest- public ' Service company, will be held in Salem, Friday, April 17. according to an nouncement byC. M. Thomas, public utilities i - commissioner. Saturday. . I ! ; ; An order was. Issued by Com mlsslonerThomas Saturday for an investigation of the rates, charges and " practices of the. Pacific Power and Light Company, which operates extensively in eastern Oregon. No date has been set 'for the hearing. s .- . i . A Prayer for Easter Brfnf resurrection dally to my heart i : i 1 . Master, I pray; : ' . ! ' :No special season would X set apart -' ' . - - - In ritualistic way, - - - j: . ... -.' But let my purpose so reflect thy living -' 1 ' ' i - -f That through my touch may pass divine life-giving. And seeing thee in me, some soul shall say, - ."The Lord Is risen today .Let each day's road recall Emmaus story, i - And luminous be. - . May those with whom I travel glimpse thy glory ' -: Because I walk with thee. i , - ' Wide open be my home to friend and stranger. - ' , Offering rest from toil, refreat from danger; . And youth find understanding sympathy, i Since thou dost dwell with rue. : i ! . Like Mary's three, let each dawn find me ready ; ' V "l My gifts to bear, . At aepulcires of lost hopes hold me steady, : i , . Trusting a Father's care. -: - With thee may 1 accept the Cross, unshrinking; ; Like thee still love the multitude unthinking; TX la the fellow-man, whose load I share, I - , -1 see thee, risen there! : ; ; ' - Edwin Cross was arrested late Saturday 'night by local police on a cnarge of falling to live aid after an automobile accident.: His car collided , with one driven bx Miss .Bruce Putnam, niece of George Putnam, publisher of the capital Journal. Miss Putnam was slightly Injured and an old er woman In tbe .car with her was more seriously hurt. Police aid not learn her name. ' The accident occurred at Lin coin and Commercial streets. Young- Cross drove away and wrecaea nis car in me flitch on Lf leue street. He said - other boys In the ear persuaded him 10 uee, ana mat he . would not nave done It of bis own accord. Rumanian King : Loses Cabinet BUCHAREST. Rumania. At. - (API As a result of parlia mentary difficulties. Prime Minis ter ueorge s. Mlronescu and the members of his cabinet banded their resignations' to Kiz? Carol today, meeting with his accept ance.-- V" i - '; WASHINGTON. April 4(AP) A sweeping tax increase 'which would reach the pay envelope of nearly every wage earner - was proposed -today by Senator Uing- nam as the "surest way to curb governmental extravagance" and meet tbe prospective 870.000.000 : C sLT mm A friend of purs was in Uie ttore the other day tellingr some of our. boys about what a nice, clean and attractive store they had, and he said, ."I noticed too that you have l a wonderfully nice lot of customers, but," he-said, -"that's not surprising either, when one stops to look a t the prices and the freshness of the good things you have here'-i:;::;vi l;T.-'-::,::- : A 66ITS)I30 66n I came in just after the gentleman making the above r emarks had left. I thought the. boys all looked Idnda worried-like, so I asked them why all the seriousness. So they told me what the man had told them about the chains losing face and they asked me what he meant. Now sometimes when anyone pops a question at me right quick like that I can't tliink of the answer, especially one like this one, with all the boys Iooldn at me and waitin for an answers TKey expected me to answer right back because - it hadn't been more'n an hour since I had told them if there was anytliing they didn't know, to ask me and I'd tell 'em. I had to give some kind of an answer so I said, "Wickers that's it boys. They're growing whiskers I betcha." "No," one of the boys said, "that's not it. It means they don't see so many faces in their stores any more." "That ain't it.eith- one of the boys said, It means they re losing presbge. Now when' we find out what that means we'll " "Yes, by:golly, what will we be?" "Oh, I know, we'll be smarter than any of us is right this minute." er, be attttEae There's Nothing Particularly new or surprising that the five. ' cent loaf of bread is back on duty after an - absence of ten years or so. Bat it is surprising: to those buying Busick's Oven . Fresh Bread for the first time to find that the . quality is the same as it was at the 10c Price. Oven-Fresh Bread 1 lb. Loaf the large .1 lb. Loaf Busick's Freshly Roast ed Coffee, 3- Pounds- Peanut 2 lbs. Butter Thompson's Milk 1 lb. cans ... Chocolate 5c 25c Malted 39c Royal Pure Fruit Flavored Gel atine Dessert - ' 9C 3 Pkgs. --I.'- LD C Kellogg's Corn Flakes Z for or 5 for 25c .39c Post Toasties 3 for . 25c or 5 for . Shredded Wheat " 4 for -39c 11c or .39c Canada Bottles 2 . ..i 6 sBottles 'Doz. ; : Bottles Lime Rickey, 2 Bottles Sparkling Orange Dry 2 Bottles : : size Dry Ginger Ale 35c $1.00 $1.90 -29c 29c 30c Wakefield Orange Juice lied. NOT A CHAIN STORE The following message, addressed to Busick, was promptly delivered t o "Bill" the ad writer, who by the way has read read it at least a hundred times, and he says there's a lot more to that mes sage than just the words thaf go to make it up. Here-it is: "Your ads are attractive and interesting and I read them regularly, and by cU means keep the composer on the job, even Uit is 'BUI' himself." ; (Signed) ALBERT TOZIER, Champoeg Park. Mr. Tozier, besides being in -charge of Champoeg Park, , is an experienced newspaper man and Knows good READIN' and. WRITEN when, he sees it and ' he no doubt .will accept this as acknowledgment From "Bill". Fresh Frozen Oregon Strawberries, 2 lb$. Loganberries, 2 lbs.' 33c i25c Oregon Blackberries No. 2 cans 3 cans Packed in 125c Libby's Fancy Peaches 2 for Libby's Choice Peaches -2 for - ' - ' ' ' Rose Dale Peaches 2 eTi ; , , - ' - Dainty Bits" Grape Fruit, 2 cans v Small4 can Grape Fruit 3 for - 39c. 37c 33c 29 c 25c We have a feeling that we've made some such remark about PiUsburys Flour as this before what's ythat ? ; By jove, yog're right, here's the remark I was - " alluding to ' Pillsbury's Best Flour at $125 for - a 49 , lb. sk. is a value that's' hard to beat. 49 lb. sk. 24y2 sack lb. Freshly MiUed $1.25 69c Cream Rolled Oats I don't know, why the , millers call 'em , Cream Rolled less it's because cream doesn't hurt 'em any when yod put it on 'em r before eatin em, anyway 'you get a big No. 10 sk. full for only- L'.:rZiL - at the Market 35c Mother's Quick Oats with china, large pkg. 33c They, call em Mother's Oats , because it's not hard for mothers to get us to eat, 'em. A Ige. pkg. at 33c is about ; ' 'what they're worth. Gaffeiniess Coffee Sanka, 1 tb. cans Eaffee HAG--lb. 55c 55c Caffeinless Coffee is the kind - that let's you sleep after - drinking it, that is if you donH v happen to think of the name of 'the last one listed than which there s no werser name to call a good Coffee unless you'd add LE or EL.- f-cerer could get . -; those darn. Utters risht. Crisco Fresh new stock 6 lb. Pail .. . $1.47 - A Large Pkg. - Edgemont Crackers and a Cracker all for Tin 39c They'll last a long time, too, that is the tin win. Breakfast Cocoa 4 lbs. Large Pearl Tapioca 4 .lbs. Standard Macaroni 5 lbs. . : Recleaned SmaU White Beans, 4 lb. , ; Red Beans 6 lbs. for k.. 29 c 29c 25c 25 c 25c and whfle- tout It I just as weH teU yo-e have a lot of ' other things along that line such as Rice, Lentils, Pearl Batley, Dry', Green Peas, . Yellow Split Peas, all of 'em at Busick's regular low price too. -Did I ever teU you that we -carry a fuH line of Staple anil Fancy groceries? How "stupid of me. I should have told you that years ago when we first started in business. That's us all over though, give us. time and we'll te;IJ every thin J T '- we know. v". Now asye from a little matter Hke explaining to the Boys why I didn't check up ca our Prices a little before Putin' 'em in the Paper, this ad is about done, finished completed cr something. I always get mixed up trying to end up anythirj. ! treasury aeucit. -