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PAGE TWO fhe OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Saturday Morning, December 5, 1931 COU TYBUDGET TO BE PLilD Consideration of Expense For Coming Year Will Start on Monday . (Continued from pas 1) the county: clerk an estimate of needed appropriations for 1932. None of the estimates show any Increase and the majority show A considerable item must be added to the 1932 budget to pro ride funds for caring for Marion county's Inmates at the state hos pital. The 1931 leglslatnre pro rided that counties must pay $20 a, month for each inmate except in cases where relatives or guar dians of the inmates can be made to pay this sum. Yesterday the county court was bothered by a statement from the state highway commission to the effect that Marlon county must purchase right-of-way for the Pa cific highway widening between Salem and Aurora. No funds for such purpose are available, court members said, and Increase of the 1932 budget to provide for such purchase was held not feasible by the court. HEALTH MOVE Ghlb The Marion-Polk-Yamhill Den tal society, meeting at the Gray Belle restaurant last night, elect ed new officers and voted its favor for the full appropriation for the Marion county health unit. The Salem members decided to confer with each city alderman in regard to the health appropriation in the Citr budget. Dr. Floyd L. Utter of Salem was elected president of the society for the coming year. Dr. Maurice Butler of Independence, vice pre sident, and Dr. C. W. Davis of Sa lem. Becretary-treasurer for a sec ond term. Jn his inaugural address, Dr. Utter, urged that the society assist Dr. H. C Epley, president of the Oregon State Dental association, ia arranging for the annual state meeting which will beheld in Sa lem next February. Speaking of his profession. Dr. Utter declared, "The dentist of today is respected along with the t-hyslclan in protecting the future health of the people. Proper diag nosis means years of added life to the patient. The membership of the Marlon Polk-Yamhill Dental society can match any group as to professional skill and ability." Two papers were read at the meeting by Dr. L. B. Scholl on InlayH", and by Dr. D. C. Burton on "Dentures." Dr. Scholl display ed examples of inlay work. eaillsls . WEDDED TO U (Continued from pace 1) telling of the dress of the prin cipals. On the license, their ages were given as 26 for the actress and .28 for Bell. Judge Orr, who has married many famous couples in Holly wood, said he did not wish to dis cuss the- matter. The witnesses said the couple - was married about eight o'clock and left immediately afterward by automobile for the ranch, which Is located about 60 miles from 'her and is difficult to reach by communication. Other than the denial, Bell had nothing to say. Funds Campaign For Scouts to Get Under Way Following their planning meet ing at the chamber of commerce last night, 30 members of Cascade council. Boy Scouts, today and next week will solicit for funds needed to finance the area for the remaining six months of the fis cal year. Each of the 30 has pledg ed himself to raise at least $109 The SO solicitors are: Merrill Ohllng. W. L. Phillips. 1 J. T. Delaney, V. P. McNamara, C. W. Bartlett, Dr. L. B. Schmidt, Frank Spears, Frank Hughes, O F. Chambers. R. S. Keene, Doug las McKay, A. J. Arnett, Lynn Cronsmlller, R. O. Brady, Dan Mc- Clellan. F. ,E. Xeedham, T. M Hicks, George E. Allen. C. W. Paulas. E. L. Gray, Ray Critten don, Willis Clark, J. W. Cham bers, Lea Unruh, R. W. Niles Frank Doollttle. W. W. Moore, William L. Busick, Charles Wiper, Jack Callaghan, Leon Gleason, James Nicholson and V. E. Knhn. Methodist Five Scores Victory Over Aumsville The First Methodist church basketball team of Salem tra veled to Aumsville Friday night and defeated the Aumsville quin tet It to 25. R. Fair, the Meth odists' center, was high point man. Summary: First M. E. Aumsville Smith 10. ..... F 4 Downs Sickman I F Ross Fair 16. ...... .C... .11 Tony Hamilton 2 .... G .... 4 Getchell Bowe 5 G Royse Bowe....... .. S Blatchford S Too Late to Classify , m LOST A longr string of key. rr. Aaaes Lewis, 4u8 Orecon Bide; DflUTISTS SUPPORT SETS NEW FLIGHT RECORD" f ,vt., ' 4 Above photo shows James Wedell, who holds new record of 0 hours and 38 minutes for airplane flight from Agua Caliente, Mexico, to Vancouver, B. C. He bettered the mark of James Goodwin Hall by 1 hour and 10 minutes. Captain Frank Hawks, attempting a, southward Might over the same distance, was forced down. Ml ML REACH JURY TODAY The case of Lehman ts. Ran som goes to the jury early today in circuit court here, taking of testimony having been finished yesterday afternoon. The suit in volves damage claims growing out of an auto accident. Seven cases yet remain on the current trial docket in Judge Mc Mahan's court. Yesterday afternoon Judge Mc Mahan sentenced Leo Paul to one year in the county jail for fail ure to support his divorced wife. The Judge -then paroled Paul to Sheriff Oscar Dower on the pro vision that Paul go to work and provide support money for his wife. Judge Gale S. Hill yesterday heard the case of the Intermoun tain Building and Loan associa tion against Wagner. The judge took the case under advisement. The defendant claims an agree ment made by the plaintiff with him after the execution of a mortgage, changed the terms of that instrument and now 'pre vents its foreclosure. Mrs. White is Given Custody Of Timme Girl Custody of a 10-year old girl, daughter of Lizzie and C. E. Timme.'was awarded yesterday by County Judge Siegmund to Mrs. Nona White, county probation of ficer. Mrs. White was eharged with the duty of finding a new, permonent home for the girl. Her mtfther is row seeking a divorce from Timme. A stipulation has been agreed upon between attor neys in the case providing that the child may be taken perman ently from the parents. Under the court's order the Timmes are restrained from mo lesting the girl although the right of visiting the girl is awarded to either parent at the discretion of the parole officer. Both parents are not allowed, under the order, to visit the girl at the same time. Bonus Board to Waive its Levy For Next Year The world war veterans state aid commission, at a meeting yes terday, adopted a resolution waiv ing for the year 1932 collection of the one-half mill tax forxhe sup port of the bonus and loan de partment. The one-half mill levy would raise $560,000 annually, based on the existing property valuations. The resolution showed that the commission now has in its sinking fund approximately $1,896,000. This money was said to be ade- A . Home-Owned Theatre Last Times Today Daring Outlaws of the Highways f the Skies WILL ROGERS in "YOUNG AS YOU FEEL" ILtv Tomorrow I 1 The Call Board By OLIVE M. DOAK Today Richard Arlen and Jack Oakie in "Touchdown". Warner Bros. Capitol Today Leo Carillo in 'Lasca of the Rio Grande". The Grand Today Lloyd Hughes in "The Sky Raiders". The Hollywood Today Tom Tvler in "The Man From Death Valley". quate to meet the requirements of the commission durtng next year. A copy of the resolution was sent to Governor Meier. Defendant Wins Damage Case in Circuit Court After being out from 1:30 p. m. Thursday to 9:30 a. m. Fri day, a petit Jury in circuit court here returned a verdict for the defendant in the ease of Theresla Gulttard against George E. Mar tin. Damages of $3100 for in juries growing out of an auto ac cident were sought by the plain tiff. She contended that Martin, driving his car on the Dallas highway near Brunk's corner, side-swiped her auto, forcing it into the ditch where it over turned. Martin contended his car never touched the one in which the plaintiff was riding. Martin Is proprietor of the Capitol Bindery here. Gandhi Packs up Loin Cloths and Heads For Home LONDON, Dec. 4 CAP) Ma hatma Gandhi packed his loin cloths and spinning-wheels to night and prepared to take the homeward trail to India with dis appointment in his heart. Convinced the second round ta ble conference failed to grant In dia her demand and undecided as to whetaerMo renew his etvil dis obedience campaign against Great Britain, he leaves tomorrow to take council with the leaders of the Indian nationalist congress. Dresses That are unusually well selected POPULAR PRICES $13.75 $15.75 $17.75 $19.75 $24.75 up FrenchShop Modes De J oar MASONIC BUILDIXa 115 No. High St. Phone 0551 CAST OF OPEflETTA AT W. ILSEIfCTED Elizabeth Clement, Charles Ingersol Given Leads; Rehearsals Start Principal characters for the operetta "The Golden Trail, to be presented at Willamette uni versity next semester, hare been selected, states Professor Mar shall, head of the school of. musts at the university. Elisabeth Clement has been selected for Barbarita and the corresponding man's part will be played by Charles Ingersol who will Impersonate Charlee Har rington. Miss Clement- ts a Sa lem girl and Ingersol comes front Oakland, California. Other principal parts are: Don Pedro, Morris Dean; Don Carlos, Tom Hall; Carmela, Lois Wilkes; Dick, Fred Panl; Mont Morency (comedian), Ronald Hewitt; Syl via Hnrd, Joan Evans and Maria Hurd, Faye Cornnt. Several oth er characters will be selected later to perform minor solo parts. In additon to the part to be placed by those ia the cast, a number of other chorus groups will be featured. Eight Mexican dancing girls will perform. There will be 10 men as Rancheros, six Spanish girls, eight miners, 20 emigrant women, six emigrant men, six bandits and a 15 piece orchestra. Professor Cameron Marshall is directing the production and Charles Wakefield Cadman, au thor of the operetta, will be here to conduct it In person February 5. Cadman will also bs heard here the following night in con cert offering vocal and violin solos and supported by local chorus groups that will present Cadman numbers. Damages of $530 for H. O. Tay lor approved by the viewers on right-of-way desired on the Geer market road were reduced to $115.80 by the county court at its meeting here yesterday morn ing. District Attorney Carson ruled that damages could not be awarded for land outside of the right-of-way sought by the court in building the new road. Other damages awarded by the court were the same as recom mended by the viewers. These were: ' J. A. Young, $34; Myrtle C. Taylor, $45; A. E. Johnson, $69; C. J. Ramsden, 183; Al fred Hersch estate, $166; A. T. Savage. $46; V. A. Jones, $62. If the decision of the county court Is approved, clearing work will be done on the Geer road this winter with grading and sur facing to follow next summer. Work has already been held up for two years over property dam ages for needed right of way. Flowers Tossed From Plane on Grave of Smith The grave of Robert Smith, II-year-old aviator, who was killed In an airplane crash at Roseburg Tuesday, yesterday was strewn with flowers cast from a plane pi loted by "3cout' Hazelwood. The plane circled over the funeral cor tege three times as the body was interred. Smith had lived in Mar ion county for several years. Fu neral services were conducted here. Sitting Around Sorority Fires Doesn't Please 8EATTLE. Dec. 4 (AP) Tight purse strings of boy. friends were assailed today by Jean Wil son. University of Washington co-ed, in a protest article In a university monthly magazine. "Remember that old song ev eryone used to sing about not be ing able to give baby anything but HOLLYWOOD of 25c Home of )Ut Talkies A HOME OWNED THEATRE LAST TIMES TODAY Mickey Mouse Matinee 1:30 P.M. Actios Laughter and a Thousand Thrill with TORI TYLER ic MAN KDEATH VALLEY Also Harry Carey ta 'The Vanishing Legion" Comedy, News Cartoon Comedy COMIN'Q SUNDAY, MONDAY I M TUESDAY with LTJPH VELEZ ELEANOR BOABDMAN Charles Bickford ID DAMAGES ABE DEDUCED BY COURT BAXTER, r TO LECTURE h r - Winston 8. ChnrchilL the "stormy petrel of British politics," who will arrive in New York shortly to be gin a lecture tour of 40 of the prominent cities of the U. S. Mrs.: Churchill, formerly of Baltimore) and New York, is accompanying) him. Churchill's addresses will deal with the problems of the British Empire as they are related to the world. love?" she began. "Well, It seems to bs revived this year. Some bright souls fixed it up for a chorus males only. "Instead of going to shows and dances as we used to," she ex plained, "we co-eds now have to sit around our sorority firesides. We're getting tired of it." More Than Half Of Pupils Have Health Defects Of 8 ICS pupils given health In spection In Marion county, 533 8 children were found to have de fects of one kind or another, states County Superintendent Ful kerson. Health examinations were given by the teachers and health de partment nurses. When the re ports had been turned in, 1019 of those with defects had already made corrections. There were 1091 of the chil dren found to he overweight; 94S with defective eyesight, 329 with defective hearing, 730 mouth breathers and 4034 with defective teeth. TJnvaccInated students numbered 2566. Rowel 1 to Head Dallas Firemen DALLAS, Dec. 4 At the an nual meeting of the Dallas fire department, George Rowell was named president, Kermlt Corni er, vice-president; ana Trea West, secretary-treasurer. West starts his eighth year la that post. The firemen are making plans for the annual Christmas cheer work. : ( Buaoisij STARTS SUNDAY ffer Greatest Role! Virtue! I r V I - ' Last sm Day mmu 1 LAUDED BY HEWITT General Man High Type of v Man With Good Grasp On World Affairs Dean Roy R. Hewitt of the law school at Willamette university Friday told of some of his unus ual experiences while touring ta China with the Upton Close party last summer, enlarging on an ex tended Interview which he had with General Van, who heads the Chjnese armies In Manchuria, The interview took place In General Mah's summer home at the foot of Ut. Tal, one of China's sacred mou Kilns. Chance arene brought the in terview Hewitt said. The party had started -out to climb the mountain and one of them took sick on the way. This necessitated a change of route which eventual ly brought him to the general's private home. ' In Hewitt's opinion Man Is a "fine fellow, good clean thinker, has splendid personality, is a good sport, good companion, high type gentleman 'who has a good grasp of the world situation in general." At the close of the Interview, at which it was necessary to have an Interpreter, the general said that China's only hope was that sen timent throughout the world would keep Japan In check. He described Japan as an efficient country ready to strike a blow at any time. General Man also fired question after question at Dean Hewitt in an effort to determine his impressions of America's atti tude toward the Japanese. Following the conversation a 40 course dinner was served, while some of the general's crack troops were displayed for the ben efit of the guests. Basketball and several rounds of tennis were played. In reply to Dean Hewitt's in vitatlon to visit the United States General Mah replied that it would be difficult since he was a Mohammedan, because he would have to take his own but chers along with him to insure proper prepartion of the meat which be would eat. Dwight Mulkey Is Assigned to Panama Duties Second Lieutenant Dwight L. Mulkey, signal corps, U. 3. army, a former resident of this city and at present on duty, at the signal corps photographic laboratory. Army War college. Washington, D. C, will leave shortly for Pana ma where he will be assigned to duty with the signal corps, accord ing to information received from the war department by Ninth Corps Area headquarters at the Presidio of San Francisco, Cal. Lieutenant Mulkey was gradu ated from Salem high school in 192S; from the U. S. Military academy as a second lieutenant, signal corps, June 9, 1928. He is LAST DAY The thrills of the "Big Game" . . . the heartaches . . . the romance. . . . the triumphs, that make a UM ARXEN roKKiV IDIHIIDOGIH MIDNITE MATLNEE TONITE 11:30 P. M. STARTS SUNDAY He tried to make good in the worst way and succeeded! will make yon laugh AND HOW I i nftfli pnv MAKES GOOD TmmXi -v dorothy;lki. .UxVTN IDtOv CHIEF 'J5 i Jjgl Toosjood tobe a former Oregon national guardsman. Charities Help x 1,089 Persons In Last Month The Associated Charities during November aided 1.089 persons In 1J1 families, according to the monthly report of Mrs. Mae Car son, secretary. Families were helped 118 times. Employment was given to 9 families, meals at the kitchen to 722 persons. Supplies distributed Included: if loads of wood, 710 articles of clothing, 107 grocery orders, 10 comforters, three stoves, two beds, two springs and one mattress. Night's lodging was provided for 28. Linn County is Admitted Into Cascade Group All of Linn county and its sev en troops have been admitted into Cascade area, Boy Scouts of America, which formerly com prised only Marion and Polk counties. The addition was the result of the breaking np of the old Ben-Linncoln area, made up of Benton, Linn and Lincoln counties. Linn was accepted as part of Cascade area by the councilmen this week. O. P. West, area execu tive, will visit the new troops and collect the Linn records In the near future. State, Savings Office Returns To High Street The State Savings & Loan asso ciation will open today In its for mer quarters at 142 S .uth High street In 1930 it moved Into the former Salem Bank of Commerce rooms, which building had been leased by the Guardian Interests in Portland. Wben the State be came detached from connection with the Gnardian group it con tinued In th? same quarters until the present time. Matlock Denies Check Charges A. F. 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He was killed almost instantly when he was struck in the face by a huge piece of timber. Of those most seriously Injured physicians said they believed all would recover excepting possible Fire . Chief George Haggerty and Hoseman Edward Claridge. BERKELEY, Cel., Dec. 4 (AP) Collapsing when he learned his son, John A. Way land, Jr., a fireman, was Injured while fighting flames at the ex plosion which wrecked the Saun ders home here yesterday. Cap tain J. A. Wayland, 78, retired Luckenback line mariner, died at his home today. The younger Wayland was cut by glass when he helped another brother fireman at the scene of the explosion. Commission to Ask Work Upon New Reservoirs T The state reclamation commis sion, at a meeting Friday, decided to nrge the United States reclama tion service to make engineering investigations and to construct storage reservoirs to be used in supplementing the water supply for irrigation of lands now under irrigation In Deschutes county. The action was requested by a large delegation of Deschutes county farmers, augmented by a petition signed by more than 400 water users of the central Ore gon country. Timber Patrol Levy 4.6 Mills The tax assessed for patrol of timber lands in Marion county has been fixed at 4.6 mills for 1931. according to a report filed in the county clerk's office here by Lynn Cconemiller, state forester. Last year the tax for. five mills. The report shows that approximately 350 holders of timber lands In Marion county are under the spe cial patrol act. I AGE. , STOATS , . PHON21 , .. I