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PAGE TWO The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem Oregon. Friday.Mornlng. May 8, 1931 ! ' 1 ' ' ...... , , ! , i . I PUBLIC WED TOItPtlT Last Word in Communica tion is Description Given By Those who Know (Continued from page 1 nas IS positions and ta rural board eight positions. Here again - automatic devices are nsed to aid In perfecting the service. Those who Tltl on a telephone, eperator with one ere ok th ejoclr in or der that ah mar know how much to charge lor lone distance con versation are particularly In terested In the calcnlatTaph.' an automatic clock device which reg isters the time length of each ealL Operators Health " - Is .Protected ' .- I 1 Safeguards for the ealth of the operators are found , Iff the ventilating system of the operat ise; room, the comfortable rest rooms provided for the women and the fine lishtlnr of the oper ating; room. Every part of the building; is - kept immaculately clean and the equipment la la .or der at all times. Department beads working with H. V. "Collins, superintendent of the local plant, are Miss Harel Cook: chief operator: Glenn Hun ter, wire chief, nd Fred H- rCB . kins, chief of the test board staff. C. E. Thompson, former mana- .ger of the Tillamook plant, has come to Salem with his family to act as assistant to Mr. Collins. Another assistant, Stanley Bacon, will arrive in a few days. Mr. Thompson has a nine-year-old daughter and a four-year-old son. These two make a total of 11 fam ilies that have come to Salem in recent months In order that the head of the family might work In the local telephone plant. LAKE EH IPD COBIMBSr EYED Whether the state will take any definite action to ecQuite title to lands in the Lake Ewana lake district of Klamath county, as suggested by L. A. , Liljeqrlst, assistant attorney general, prob ably will be decided within the next few weeks, it was . indicated at a meeting of the state land board Thursday. LilleaviBt appeared before the board and explained that both I . the state and settlers had I claimed title to these lands, bat I tnat tne controversy naa not j been referred to the courts. LI1-I jeovist estimated: tnat tne tanasinow at ine uapuoi. were worth 1100,000. . 1 The board authorised Lilje- qvist to intervene in behalf of I tne state or Oregon in a -pro-1 ceeaing lniuatea by The state en- glneer looking to the. adjndica- tion of the waters of the Blitsen I . river. There are approximately I id u claimants to these waters. I IS TO THE HESSIH .(Contlnped from pax 1) in the public use of airplanes and an tos, he declared. ! " Nater came to make the address : by airplane. He is on a tour of advertising On ha nn mnA : An mm the coast. He makes his home I in Los Angeles where he la vice 1 president of on of the Banks of America In that city and in charge , oi aavenismg. The club held its dinner meet-' ing at the Gray Belle. President ' Gardner Knapp presiding. Nnm- ; erous displays of advertising pre- v pared and used In Salem daring the last IX months were attrac- muvwa id m k peopie vno attended the banquet. OPPOSE WAR DEBT TO 0. S. ESS IK , : (Continued from ease 1) ; , war aettlements, in the light of changing money values, the reso ' lution' committee began formu- lating a general expression in i i which the congress can record it ju self on how world business might :,t be benefitted. ; This wUl be .acU ed on with others tomorrow or ; Saturday. ...!.. The president and Mrs. Hoover received t&e delegates' and their wives this afternoon la the Blue reom st the White House. Re freshments were served on the terraces. i Clues Reported To Officers in -Splawn Search Police continued Thursday to search for C. B. Splawa.. 84-year old Salem resident missing since Monday night. Several bits ot In formation came to the police and local newspaper offices but all proved futile when cheeked. Several elderly men in the city were questioned but did not prove to bo Splawn. Two or more reports came In concerning a man who has been selling pen cils in the vicinity of North ltth street. Splawn is tiv feet seven inch es tall: he wore a dark hat and a dark suit. He had a full beard over an inch long and walked j with a cane. t Valre and Ring Job Special This Week CALL 797T FOR PRICE Reo Sales and Service W Have Good Used Trucks and Cars TheCall Board By OLIVE M. DOAK x Warner ElsiBnre Today,- Mary Pickford In "Klki.ll , Warner's Capitol Todar Bill Boyd in "Beyond Victory-. . Hollywood "Today Norman Foster la Tt It fix Advertlne". The Grand Today - Victor McLaglen In "Not Exactly Gentleman?. i. National "better masic" week compliments yet to be given it when the string ensemble of the RsUm Tnnlnr srmnli Anv - nrrhfH. tra under -the direction of WII-I traldv -thi direction of wil- Ham Wallace Graham played two number from - the stage of the Elslnore theatre between snows Thursday night, Jin axcenttonarir larze andi-lln ence sat in tact silence during the ntavinr ef tne fr from I "z.r, it in r Mainr" i t s uscn. piayea wun . etcnea ana i Kmnntli finin hirmnnr Y,-r th J te -"ProV; Orato dir with sympathetic expression and uiwvbtM vuw 1 mn vmuuxu 1 . . i . pliclty and elean-cut beauty ofHt. . .... t :.' ' this splendid; number. 1 The .ec- "f" frm Wa "hool trainliK la re nnd nnntft wa - tnniiot rai I r aot serlonsly hurt or nMCTatcn-1 Ar. T r." I ; . I x ijoccnerim ana while not as beautiful as the first, vet wa rr ..tl.fVfn? rt, .1,. . vist.ii.. I i. "iffn- TH,.vfn . .. Umpeslnons lKii; V vWlIki little rrulnra anil ohnrna vtrt I She Is in love with the manager of the show ; and he is in lor with the leading lady. How I iu sets about la her wlldl' Trench fashion to "ret her man" . m. . - . a is a storv wnich kept audiences I watching intently Thursday aft-1 ernoon and evening. I Mary does hr same old whirl- wma acts ana "beats no ' on whatever comes In her way everyxnmg ana everybody save Reginald Denny, the love of her life. Reginald plays his part wun exceptionally fine realisu There are many side episodes 1 and supporting characters to ,""aw y number of laughs in addition to the harum-scarum and her pranks, Age and'- the plastic surseon nas dealt kindly by Mrs. Pick- rora Fairbanks and while her acting is not f what it was once ana her French accent is hardly inac, yet sne makes one of the most interesting pictures of the spring There is another picture which pulls at one's consciousness not only while watching It but long er one nas lert the theatre that picture is "Beyond Victory", . ! res. it Is a: war story. It has uie - snot and shell that we have all gotten to dread so very much m pictures and perhaps in life. bui tne picture has something ewe. It presents this matter of war in an altogether different manner than any screen version ox war, It makes the nofnt. wny a watT" stand out in so many different angles that about su one has left t do fa to think as wen as be amused. The acttnr u reall'r excellent Mary Shilling has a wonderful voice ana outstanding acting is ffona by James Gleason, Zasu Pitts. Lew Cody, and Mary Carr. You will want to see this oictnre of yon are not looking for some- enrog too peppy and devil-mav. care. It's not Just that typo ot Jremr dui 11 IS good. Strawhprri W UCl I ICS J?trta Pin4,J i SipC9 KepOTtetl ZEN A. May 7 The first ripe w"d strawberry of the season has reported here as being fonnd T La Verne Holland Zena school Krl on April 30. The first to be found in 1930 was discovered bv wn jusi a year ago to the day, showinr that thi Minn similar to that of last year as far imit ripening is concerned. ra&KKP WOW PLAYING ! Scampering in Scanties . . . Stepping1' in Step-ins . . . A X if f Captivating: Madcap that win make your sides ache with laughter i JOJISH M. I I JiIJaCK 1 CCICC BUS IS STRUCK n-,JJ cUnl nm-!m 1 1st unutu oujiulu Muim loistaasnts of Grant hlch school In WrorVArf. Hiirt" w-w. w ..... Driver Didn't see (Continued from page 1) had slowed for a switch and was travelling 8 miles an hour when it hit Us bus. The wreck, was witnessed by IfxV and Mrs. WV B. Wlckland. who were driving behind the bus. Wiekrland said he saw the train I lost before the crash, and beard (heard their cries drowned by the Impact, He .said the engine's -1 whlatle Minded limt KAfnr th I wMatl a jtAimifeil 4nat KAfnr h crash. eraah. I The Injured were rushed to Mercy hospital and overtaxed Its I capacity. Thoso most serlonsly hurt were taken to the hospiUl ambulances and the others e earned Dy motorist. All Doctors fat County gammoned .. """" "T "rrv" me eonniy were snmmouea 10 me I ?remo,lt ..Tmmr ehool went to line nosDiLKi in nein nurse ini in. : - - - - J arAPA M a. .VAn K m. V I r. " "v iai: A" "V"1 " uree anaaesiae aisiricM. jusc jiorui of the dty. Confusion reigned t the cene A J5L .ph2l2 ' al UUrBO IB JUBlCWa was TOSnea 10 la CT, .fna crie8 01 iT VT Zt I jingled with the cries of th. In- vni-ein - ! ' I " i n . HiIltlTG 1 OWT1 Ot - . tSTlgnTOTl ' tt 01 ft r ri . I W irUUl OCUUriZy I The town of Brighton. Tflla- rnnnV mnntT ni . Tirf1n mlll center, has been rejected by tha wirM w. -t. I aid commission as security for a loan of I300Q. ih. . . . i I Inadequate and speculative by state officials. Reconsideration r ty. nTnMtinn h.. Kaan qneated. Brighton at one time contained two storen. hotel .nrl I numerous dwelling. The town went into receivership at the time the Brighton mills closed now owns the property, which fsces Ocean Beach. He tiled ap plication ror the loan. Revelations on BanKs Affairs Expected Today Affairs of the Aurora bank. which was closed in February expected to be revealed in Justice court at 10 a. m. today waen ur. B. F. Giesy, Zeno Schwab and W. H. Phoenix will appear to answer to a charge of obtaining property under false pretenses. The complaint Is made by Ed ward Dlller of Aurora who charg es that through. operation of the Willamette Valley Mortgage and Loan company, of which these men were officers, he was de frauded. Dr. Giesy has entered a Plea of not guilty but the others hare made no plea. Dean Hewitt to Be Busy Giving Addresses Soon Dean Roy Hewitt of tha law school of Willamette university nas a run speaking tonr for the next eight or nine days. He 1 to be one of the speakers at the Y. M. C. A. annual meeting; at Astoria."-- , .t (USDS A NEW AND GREATER MARY-IN HER GREATEST SCREEN SUCCESS! THE V ' "-) D GAY, X N J Hewitt will lead special voca tional conferences - Saturday morning and address the congre gation in an Astoria chore 8nn- cay morran. ,- The following- week wtU deliver . Ave commencement ad dresses In. hlb: school la Grant county on consecutive nirht. . Dr. Carl Gregg Doney, Wjl- presioesM, aaareessd ths -oiano. Wednesday, eoneern- iins Trniametta nnlTmlfrr. em hob CONDUCTS SUril'EY Members of the Junior chamber of commerce at the high sehool I B,aerea 4 awrre from I f pMe I junior, coamoer I 4WM4V junior, member is assigned to some local business man. whom the- student questions on all phases of assocla- M.aogr.pner. KS-sST The student then reports back to the chamber body, first reports having been given this week by james Beoon and Helen. Fierce. When aU reoorta have - fcaen ti.. in v 7 which' STJS tKn will be made relative to .hit ,1. . . . iu emiuoTer aeminai ana UMcti from the rirl or bov it trh yi.iniiny UU P?"in. nave been amonr the scnoiasuc attainments most strongiy aemanded. The survev also considers the enaracter, appearance, ethical and "accuracy" anglo of business contacts. Pan, T17 $eniOTS WOTK r rll 272 KSI1IC6S IS Shown Success Apprenticeship work beinr don T senior in tne commercial de- Pment la meeting with appro- Vt 1 rt tVtA t Ain vtA1e Se AeMe.!.. fBpor" erriw uavis, head of M - u IKU SCQOOl commercial dO- partinen who.,h" b,een checking op on 15 or 20 students who ere aIreadr working in downtown" of . Mr. Davis savs there are a inn Jr ot tndenU till on hand who rr , ""r"". "u"i uu win Cld to have the opportunitv J. ork.. a buslnee or profee- -"" uu aw u nour eacn uJLrr P-ience it arrords The free apprentices hln work Is done the last few weeks of each year by members of the gradn- m"' Godfrey-Primo Injunction Suit Comes up Today NEW YORK. Mar T. fAM A boxing problem that may flare into a war between two of the strongest organizations in the game will be laid before the Judiciary In federal court here tomorrow morning. Risking the most severe penal ties, the New York State Athletic commission can mete out. Madi son Square Garden of Illinois will ask for. a federal Injunction re straining Prlmo Camera from fighting Jack Sharkey tinder the promotion of Jimmy Johnston at Ebbets field Jane 10. Affidavits for both sides have been tiled. SALEM'S ONLY HOME-OWNED DOWN-TOWN THEATRE HOME OF 25c TALKIES A Home-Ownerl, Home-Operated Theatre TODAY and SATURDAY First Showing la Salem Special Mickey Mouse Matinee Sat. 1:30 P. M. Snappy, , - SKKETS GAIJLAGHER ' Handsome NORMAN FOSTER Beautiful CAROLE LOMBARD Funny EUGENE PALLETTE Our Gang; Comedy, I J NORMAN FOSTER JyremswlN. I " Beautiful 1; N I - CAROLE L03IBARD '. V II , EUGENE PAIXETTH rit 1 7 News, Mickey Mouse Comedy and Serial 'The Indians Are Coming" COMING SUNDAY - '5 Days Richard Arlen Fay. Wray too cut' n IS CAPTURED Machine Guns and fear gas Used to Dislodge Pair 1 In Rooming House (Continued from page 1) Bronx, who trapped Crowler on March 14 in an office building. Neither Dur linger nor Miss WsUi was wounded, daring ths bombardment today. . Desperadoes) Vli At Folic Sqoads After Crowler was located late leasy -oetecave entered - the rooming house and called for re- inforcements when Crowley re- fused to answer their request to aom tnem to tne apartment; From vantage point in nearby houses guns were trained on win - aowa or xne room, Anotner order - - aa, . ml mi com out and bulleU were the Baseett. who head the member answer. Then police raked the I .kin t A. IT 'J . UU1 jemyu viocw wiiunt BUHoings across h iwuw wiuraea mw evw Ma Ava aivev ij SASA uuui v 5 mttiea wua luaciuiiv Kuaaerr ma pisuii inoii wan la me streets squsas of po - v K. 1 m.m M uco formed line and held back crowds which sought to set with- in the danger sone. - After Crowlev had been wound. ed detective got close enough to him to warn him that unless ho gave up Quickly, he would be shot to death. He yielded to the last warnlnr. stAggerinrinto the hall where he collapsed. Clarification Of Crime Sought Laws by Bar WASHINGTON. May 7.-r(AP) xwu iwuen oi me oar loaav .?-d. alfflfat'0,I0t..cr,m; lnal law and better? collection of crime statistic before the Amer- ican uw insulate. S a m. ' I George W. Wlckersham. chair man of the law enforcement com mission, urged the i institute to devote itself to a restatement of substantive criminal law, adding; the time was "peculiarly oppor tune" because of the approach ing end ot the work; of , his com mission. , Scotch Thrift Doesn't Extend To Vocabulary CHICAGO. May fl CAP) That traditional Scotch economy didn't extend to ' the ' vocabulary. Professor Sir "William A. Craigie of Chicago university re-1 veaied today he's been searching for word used by ancient Scots between the twelfth ! and seven- teenth century and after IS years he's only got the a' com- plete. They will be published in June. Twenty four other volumes are to follow as part of a "die- tlonary." I MAIL ROUTE EXTENDED SCIO. May 7 Effective May IS, Sclo rural mall route number 1 three 1 to be extended 3-8 miles. accordlwg to information received from the postal department in GRAND FRIDAY - SATURDAY NOTv EN7LEMEN VICTOP NflACIiN Fy Wray - Lew Cody Three bold bad h ombres who sold ntz on dames n- tO : First Showing; In Salem "Little Daddy Jim, Washington br Postmaster J. fL Stleha of sclo. Q. L Flanagan is carrier on this route, which, it was announced some months ago. would bo consolidated with anoth er Sclo route. Later the depart ment mad other arrangements. The original plan was to transfer Flanagan to one ot the Lebanon routes on May 1 but, la view ot tne fact' that ho is scheduled to retire on pension next September, he Is ollowed to servo out his time on his old rout. Legion Post to Entertain for Auxiliary Soon Plana for miscellaneous enter tainment for the American 4w1nii land tha auxlllarr of Cn4tnT int I no. t are belns mad this week by J. T. Delaney. chairman of the program committee. The two groups are to gather next Tues- I day night at the legion hall in I the ' Miller hnildin? Fniionr 1 the program refreshments win he I serves:. - -i Ported yesterday that there are now more than 900 members In the post, Jho two men aim to jaw 150 members enrolled by i rna rima Ar T nsn !Awva II f m i tioa next montlt 1 ys - . . I IUVcTIlTIlGTlT Tr y Itmorf SmPrfW I T7?. Butler Incident WASHINGTON. Mar 7-MAPJ IT . w,uspnmwt awposed fKL ' A 4 - i m ma - 5 T 'e!nt faon- I uwwuk lUTDiTua ler , and decided to Ignore what appeared to offer potentialities of a third incident. Secretary Stimson annonnid e formal explanation submitted by minister Beilegarde of : Haiti In response to a request by the state department regarding remarks he was quoted aa making about the i marine nffiiu i onn.iv ,ntrriew with the Washington Herald had satisfactorily closed the incident i Laura Ingalls . Plans Solo Hop NEW YORK, May 7. (AP Laura Ingalls, the first woman to make a round-trip coast-to-coast flight, today announced her in tention of flying the Atlantic, olo, within a few months. A private corporation will back her. Miss Ingalls said. She would not divulge the type of plane oc the route. TEACHERS ON VISIT YALSETZ, May 7 Mrs. Claude Brown, critic teacher for the. first grade, Mrs. TJeorge March, second land third trade teacher, and Mlaa Neva Dallas, fourth, fifth and sixth grade teacher, returned from Monmouth,1 and .Indepen- dence Sunday where they were visiting schools, to find the Val- sets school far in advance of those visited. . They were ready for work Monday, and all tha children were very glad, to have them back.- . - .1 v r ( 237 N. Liberty BfllETl III Cll EF OF BBEBS Maron county chapter of the bankers'! Institute is making ar rangements for a big banquet to be held ! Monday night. May . 11, to hoaoy Ben. Aley of Denver, president of the American Insti tute of Banking. Mr. Aley will arrive here Monday noon from Sacrameatoi and will drire to Portland after tha banquet that night, i J President - Aley Is vice nresl- dent ot tha United -State Nation al tank of j Denver, a member TiOSPAY - Wisslt Premier OffTfas Funniest Ever i! t Airaln garner Bros. Capitol Scores In an effort to .provide jour patrons with the Best in Pictures we hare secured this northwest premier showing ahead of PORTLAND AND SEATTLE HI loved tass..thw; couln'i jtees tlioir kaao off his He love el titss koo 'H lovM their lip . . He' ' I - I at ! pvt nn aooinsc sneai onyx THCN..Tke Deelev wttwtt MIsWQ IhCS ym 41. .H M M lewreUPIeete.JeeagtosM.Yele CTA.lepV.EtKIyeCUr ALSO Oregon's Own World Champion EARL SANDE in j IVflCKEY MOUSE CARTOON NAGGER'S AT UNIVERSAL NEWS WEEKLY ater fiere 's the best news of the omers twenry-four-hour sutomatle water heating service t fl unusually low rat ... service such as one would agin only hotels could afford. , Gtmtrml tUctrU Rterck Triumphs AgaJmt After year of ifort, the perfect hot water servicer Now you can noy II the comforts end conveniences of plenty of hot water ttrj every purpose, day or night.! For bapSs, shaves, dishes, pusework. the taundryust turn the faucet and there' fie! hot water! Absolutely automatlo you don't even have toj turn the heater on or off. V BUari Xsmm Uht . Pepco't special offer ater Hester for only a each' rh with the light bill to enjoy this modem convenlenca. to our nearest district office, or phone or writ nd us send our representative to your home to tell you can have this dean, convenient, automed heating service at one. PORTLAUD GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LIGHT. "VS ' tha Denver and American Bar as sociation, and in addition" to his bank duties acts on the staff of special lecturer ot the Univer sity of Denver. He Is an sble speaker. i J. Fuhrer of Ladd and Bush bank is president of the Salem chapter. He is being assisted In arrangements for the banquet by Chester Cox. Elton Thompson, Leo Psge and Arthur Bates. r. . ! APPLE PLANT BURNS HOOD RIVER, Or., May 7. CAP) Aa apple packlntr nlant. garage, barn and other buttings on the J. Okamura farm a few ' miles west of hers were destroy ed by tire today. Okamura eetl- of. mated hi loss at 15000. Gala North- y C3i Doors Open at 1:45 P.T.L "HANDY GUY" THE DENTIST .fir Cost Electric year I Pepco now offers its cus- should have this new. row-cost of a Hotpolnt Automatic Elec small sum down and llttt makes It possible for anyone Li POWER Salem, Ore. i r