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- PAGE TWO The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem, Oreswt, Wednesday Elornln?, July 22, 1331 CILLER STORE HffiflE Improvements are Part of Expansion Program . Found fiecessary CamDletlar a trrrm of la BrocMiraU which -hare "been, la nromu nines February, the M- r -Mercantile eonptay has inani teate3 1t confidence la tho f ature Af sriem aa a tenter tor to ere nan dia -dlstrrbnttoa. The firm has Hm J n Jm In ess here XI years purchasing; an o!4, established firm. Tkoro wer 23 . employes theat; aew the basine baa dou bled end employes are--respired, with a monthly payroll In er- cess st $5,909. "TM is Dart t a expansion ororram." said Brown Slsson, iters manager yesterday, "made necaaaarr by KTowt or oar nasi imi tBd 1 designed to enlarge. oar facilities and add to tne at tractiveness of our store so it wiu supply the city with a department store uOy la keeplnr with the also and Importance el tna cuy. Tha -improvements will coat 315, 00 whan completed." ' '; Made CiradvaUr to " " Avoid taconvenieace' Tha alterations have been made gradually so as not to Interfere with earing for trade mat me pa tile has not beenaware of how extensive the. chances war to -be. With aiext week however the de-. partmante are to be shifted so quite a new store will greet the customers. -'. The changer Include tearing; out a: brick partition on the main floor, opening; up two rooms t to gether and. adding 300 feat of floor space; making a new en trance to the building on Court street with new stairway to upper floors and. to basement store; an enlarged mezzanine floor la the mala- floor ream;, a new Interior stairway to meszanlne and second floors. The rearrangement of depart ments will aee the placing of the oTflco- In new. well-lighted quar ters' ea the mezzanine floor; the shoedenartmont will be moved to where the present office Is- and Its present space glren orer to drap eries, bedding and linen. To second floor Is to bo com pletely refitted with new fixtures and will accommodate ladles' ready-to-wear. . lingerie- and mil linery departments, with lounge and reat-reom. This floor wrU be made as attractlre as any store in Oregon, outside- of Portland will be carpeted., and will bar fixtures and dressing rooms la- pastel fin ishes. llea'sBrpartneat la New Location. -Tho mien's wear department will beaalfted te'tne Court street room with a new entrance. 2U present apace will be used for an expansion of the piece goods and ether mala floor departments. Present shelving In mid-floor will be replaced with tables. The art and needlework departments will, be brought from the second floor to .tho Court street room.- Other hanges will be made in moue rais ing tho store interior and improv ing tho earvice. pneumatic tube cash system Is "being Installed. A carload of new fixtures arriv ed this week and are being Install ed om tho second floor. A pleas tog wrought-4roa hand rail on tho interior stairway adds a decora tive not.- .-One now feature of tho store wiil bo a sports' shop for Misses and natrons on tha second floor just off the elevator. August 1st Is th date sot for the rearrange ment of. departments. lOrinnnnfc VI ill i Be Heard Next fin Pars Rnncf . WAamuiun, juiy a lArj Tho first pause In hearings oa tho pies of the railroads for In creased freight rates was rsaehed today with an adjournment de signed to enable the opposition to prepare Its case. The recess was announced by the Interstate Commerce commis sion -stter attorneys ' had apent tnoat - ot the day In arguing whether the hearings should oa- t)M - uninterrupted w bo ad journed ntil -August 31 a was tbs originsl pish. "- . " Augment Guards After Rumor of Impending Break JOLIET. nU July 21. (AP) Extra guards and SO highway pa trolmen, armed with machine and riot gnns, kept watch tonight over th new state penltentl ry at Staeville. after a pV to bomb the walls In a wholesale escape was reported. All was unlet within the prison tonight, tho deadline for the re ported Vomiting.. 3 p. m.. having passed without noticeable tension oa the-part ot 700 convlcta w rk lcg In the yard and 1400 others confined to colls. Warden Henry C. fUll said, however, precautions ; will not be relaxed. ' ITArLH LARGE BOCK 8ILVERTON, July. 21. A. S. Watters. local transfer man will soon begin hauling several ton of large rkrer rock to the Salem pa per mills, where they will be used tn a filtering system. The rocks are to be of uniform site and they will be selected by Henry Smith and Ms son. North. SWIMMING ItJOTED ' PERR.YDALE, July 21. Sun day evening a group enjoyed swimming snd lunch st Harrison bridge. Those making up the par ty were Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Em erson. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mitch ell. Mr. and Mrs. OrvlUe Kurtz, Aiadlne Campbell. Roberta Mitch ell and Lewis and Robert Woods. Paul v Dean, brother of Dixxy. jUcbed Springfield in tho West ern sssoeiauon 10 victory in nis TTirst appearance with too team, o- ROLLER'S. STOE IMPROVEMENTS At top, sonersl viw of the Miller Mercantile com jxiny'a store from new and np-to-dsto fixtures which will help to make the store one LED TO III SH POOL The problem of clearing the bottom of the swimming pool on tho 14th street playgrounds ot a number of largo rocks was solved Tuesday whan James H. Hinkle offered' the pusoi of his team of horses to de the lob. The digger which was used, in making the new channel in the Mill creek was not powerful enough to haul out the houMert. ! Boys, working there yesterday afternoon at hu tiding up the dam. rasjshort of sacks, with the wa ter yes under lit feet deep. Harold Hauki supervisor, re ports thst. If persons hsvlng old gunny sseks which they do not need, will call him at 5201 In the mornings, the playground boys will bo glad, to come srter tae needed sscka They want to make tho water at least sevea feet deep, for diving: and better swimming. : BTOPfGRAKH FIRJC The Salem fire department an swered a call yesterday after noon to a grass , Are In a lot on the- corner Of South Commercial sad Superior streets. This Is the first alarm since last Thursday when another grass tire -gave the department some exereisov DKXTIgT TO SPEAK The Liens etub will meet Thurs day nooa in: the Silver Grille ot tho Gray Belle, j Dr. Horace Mil ler, an Instructor in dental sur gery at tho North Pad fie Dental college of Portland, will be the speaker. ;. 1 "i - GRAND A TtOMTOWNKO THTCATRK ! . ffi Ny a4ucsi . ... , . i Owlno; to the effect of the business depression on the ' laboring man and the public in general the following: barber shops in the city of Salem hare seen fit to lower their prices for children 14. and under, and for; adults' tassaes and shampoos. , ; Children's Haircut ...........:..25c Adults' Plain Massage ......:.50c ' Adults', Plain Shampoo ....25c j On and after Thursday, July 23, 1931, ' Kirizer 'and Earl 121 South Commercial St. : i ' ' ' . Pearl, Eibler First "National BankBldf. Flint S. Edick - 2380 fairgrounds Road - Leo Dubois : Masonic Building"' fVfIfiam Garner Bllg Hotel Emil Bockman Public Market Bldg. Courser's1 iDarber Shop ISO 9. Commercial St. A" 7 , ' 111 fcrijUiv : The Call Cj OLIVE M. DOAK WARSIrtt RKOK. KLfll.YORK ! Today- Dong. Fairbanks, Jr.. in "Chances." Friday-Constance Bennett In "Born to Ixve.w THE HOLLYWOOD Today Claudetto Colbert In 'Honor Among Lovers. 5 Friday- Edmund Burns in 'Sea Devils." - ;. THE GRAXf Today Edward O. Robla- son in "Widow From Chi- cago. Friday Loretta Touag tn "Three Oirla Lost, Douglas Fairbanks. Jr., now at tho Warner Bros. E Itinera' thea tre in his Initial starring vehicle. 'Chances the First National war" romance, says that la his opinion the only use men hare for makeup on tho screen. S Is when tho scenes are with women, thus to add to tho contrast be tween the masculine and feminine complexions. , n "Chances' young Fairbanks plays tha part ot a typical dough boy ot tho World war. Hs and his brother, plsyed by Anthony Bush nell, are in love with the same girl and la this fact lies the tragic Implications of tha story, which Is an adaptation of tho novel by tho celebrated A. Ham- ALSO : comedy: ffEWSf ! act ;i ; Harry Gwynn , -432 Court 8t. "Red Herbster Hollywood 1 A. L. Tumbleson 371 Stste St. Leslie A. Elwells 191S State St. W. E. Breitzke IIS State St. E. L. Lucas 139 S. Liberty St. Stranke's Barber Shop 1250 6Ute St. . Board COMPLETED -Court street. Below, unloading of the best equipped la Oregon. ilton GIbbs. Beautiful Rose Ho bart plays tho lead. -Others In the cast are Holmes Herbert. Mary Forbes, Bdmond Breon, Harry Allen, Jeanne Fen wlct. Edward Morgan and Tyrrell Davis. Alan Dwan directed. The background ot the story Is the thunderous wastes of the Western Front. "Chances" ranks 'among tho few really great romances ot the war. Source of Beer Served Gotham Object of Raid i ' . NEW' YORK, July 31 -(AP)-Tho Phoenix brewery, said by Prohibition Administrator An drew McCampbell to bo the prin cipal source of supply for most of Now York's speakeasies, was raided tonight by a squad of 20 agents headed by McCampbell. ' ' Tho beer producing plant was said to bo the moat completely outfitted uncovered hero since tho Volstead Act became effective. Agents engaged la the raid esti mated tho equipment to bo worth close to $2,000,000. CROWD ATTENDS MEET - i PERRYD4LE. July ItW-A large crowd was out to the meet ing of the Good Will club Friday afternoon. . r Tho ladles are . piecing: a quilt to be put la the chest they are going to fill for emergency. A delicious lunch was served by Mrs. John Moleaaar, Mrs. "Carl Brulnsma and Mrs. T. Beers ma. More than 100 teams ea tared the 1131 state championship tournament of ' the Oklahoma Baseball federation. HOLLYWOOD 25c Hoaso of Aisli. Talkies ; :A HOMB' OWNED THBATRB : TODAY SJid TUCTtSD AY Tonlsfht Is Radio or Daren port NIffht Brine; Your Tickets COLBERT, FREDRIC MARCH JHonor Arnonlcyi'eri' witn Chsrlle RUGGLES Ginger 1 ,V. S MIKJMMIV Also Comedy News and Colored Review Darenport or Radio at 9 o'clock f 1 SEDilTOe Fill 1MB HERE Doubts if Moratorium Will Benefit United States; Talks With McHary . (Continued front saga 1) not to be, if It Is," he replied. The people originated It and it is up t tho people to tell con gress what tner- want, . Oa his trip tha senator 1 de voting mnch of his energy to a study of. railroad " -eondltlons throughout tho United States. At chairman of tho Interstate com merce committee tn the senate, Cousens has aa Important part la framing railroad legislation. He Is known aa-aa opponent of tha railroads being a vigorous protestor against high freight rates and an odroeate oC freer competition between the rail roads and tho bus linos. Cousens has boon la tho sea ate tea years. He was appointed following the refusal of the sen ate to accept -Senator Newberry. Cousens supported Ford la his unsuccessful ; campaign against Newberry and later received tho appointment himself. On of Richest . . ; Men In" Senate' . Ho Is one ot the richest men tn tho senate." When he sold his one third interest In the Ford'plsnt to Henry Ford, he received 330. 000.000 In cash, a fortune which he is said to have Increased great ly..! His philanthropies have been many, including a. gift of many millions to. a fund to help back ward boys. Cousens has the be lief that many young men never receive their full opportunity be came they are retiring and shy and the purpose of his gifts Is to aid wsrthy young men develop their capacities. A Canadian by birth. Cousens Is known as a sharp-spoken, di rect legislator. Recently he at tained national attention through a press statement to the effect that capitalism was menaced If wealthy men were not more equit able in tho distribution of wages to workers. Cousens is of medium height, has ruddy complexion snd is gray-haired. Case of Tucker May Cause New i Complications SHANGHAI. July 11 (AP) International compllcationa stay follow tho detention of Dr. Fran cis ;F. Tucker. American mission ary, by Chinese at Tslnanfn today following his fatal shooting of a native, mistaken for a burglar, at Tec how last week. ; Tucker was belnsr held in viola tion of extraterritorial rights. wnicn me cninese government has snnounced will end January 1 next. American legation officials said they would resist any efforts to try the Missionary in' a Chinese court. Cities? Relief. Burden Will be J Doubled, Claim WASHINGTON, July 11 (AP) An indication that the relief burden in cities throughout tha country next winter will bo double thst of last year was contained la ". " 1 " 1 - "T 50c TO 1 .00 SPECIAL, 3 PAIR ' " -'..J;. T"'.." . SHOP ' IN ALL SUMMER COLORS MEN'S ALL a yrelimlnars report made today to tho. president's emergency eommltteo tor employment, Alien T. Barns, executive direc tor of tho National Association of Community Chests and Councils, made the report on the basis ot five weeks work on nationwide mobilisation of local welfare and relief resources. I'll DIKES niEoioscon Nominal damages ef L and 'a permanent Injunction restraining Graco Dunagea from, using land belonging to Walter Scott was granted la circuit court here Tues day by Judge HM. The case. In volving property rights of resi dents near Seotts Mills, was heard la court last Friday. The Judge sustained a demurrer to threw out of court tho unit of J. C VanLydegraf vs. Oscar H. Zeller. , Jadgs Hill granted aa order, re straining C B. Tim me from mo lesting Llxsio Tlmmo who Is suing him tor a divorce. Tlmmo in an affidavit filed with theconrt al leged that his wits hsd thrown small atones at him and had pre vented him from gotting certain furnlturo of his own from their house on North Commercial street. ; . : : - . : BACK . FROM LEBANON HAZEL GREEN, July 11 Miss Leila Lacker ot Portland. Glen Looney, Arthur Clemens, snd Lola Luckey of this commun ity have Just returned from Phil omath, where they spent the past week in the annual Leadership Training ramp . held on the col lege campus. They report a Tory pleasurable and profitable week. with compUt. utichction 6n tH. DM lwpr.4 model of EVElinOT IIOTPOINT IIOTPJLATES A ItHli A Rrrie each aeonta smSSsW sVJtt wsTwsral aavespw wesjssB; ptsis - p'ORTtAHD CCNEDAt gtECTPIC COMPANY - WOOL GOLF SOX Cmwto CO-OK g0L AKI t IO I L M el 3T No. LTberty III ! W '- OLIOD SG100L CHIEF DUSTED Holman Ftndt Institution Hot Properly Managed j Under J. W. Howard (Contiaued trem page 1) . superintendents from outside of the stste had resulted la eonsid erahle crhlctsm. f Just look at the eritidsm we rocelred when yea fellows (mean ing Governor Meier And State Treasurer Holsaan) voted to em ploy William Elasig of the state of iWaahlagtoa as secretary, of tho state board of control, continued HOSS. reinsigs face flashed as Hoss eoaeladed his resaark, . bat hs made ao respomse. Hoss also made it plain that he had not boost inferated regard lag tho proposed change in the management ot the blind school, and had not been advised official ly las to Mr. Dry's qualifications. Holman replied that he was TODAY GREATER THAN HIS ROLE IN "THE DAWN PATROL"! r .rug YOU made hiss a atari Xa retam he gives yow. tinm greatest screen la years I nirvtin-iix. WARNER BROS. VARIETIES and LATEST NEWS EVENTS in ' - tnnnsaw s.xlcn4r UticftAS . w. . - - m-mum U Dry ware capable, and would in crease materially the efficiency of tha blind lastitutloa. Question of Fire Insnranco Comes TJ Mr. Howard was elected super intendent of the blind school un der the Olcott administration. He previously was connected with the Michigan blind schooL The board instructed A. H. Av erill. stste Insurance commission er, to conduct aa investigation and determine whether H would be good business for the state to carry blanket lnssranee oa its properties. The existing laws pro hibit the state from insuring Its properties with tho result thst it has been necessary to establish a restoration fsnd. Governor Meier declared that this fund would not bo sufficient tojeover a heavy tiro loss, and that the system was inadequate and not la keeping with sound busi ness principles. Mr. Aveiill will advise the board of control as to the cost of a blanket policy suf ficient to meet the state's require ments. Applications of F. E. Poulton. chief of police at Coquille, for tho office of parole of fleer at tho state training school for boys, snd Miss Elizabeth K. Rhodes of Merritt. B. C, for superintendent of the state school for the deaf, were laid on the table. ; Matinee Daily (Nothing spared to U make this story tho 1 OKK GREAT J DRAMA of tha j Early Wednesday