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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1932)
The OHEGOIf STATES HAfi, Muie, Oregon. Saturday Monday. F bnaxy 13, 1531 tMGE FIVE Local News Briefs ; Hubbard, Sllverton Crash Residents of . Hubbard and SQ-1 vertoa met forcefully here yes terday. Att automobile driven by A. E. Hartley ot Silverton and one driven by W. G. Reed of Habbard collided at the inter section' of North Capitol street and the Sllrerton road, with the result a tender was torn oft the Hartley car: John H. Price, 2090 South Church street, reported to the police that an automobile drlren by W. IL Bauswell skid ded Into his machine near the crest of the South Liberty street hilt Frank E. Way. route seven, reported collision of his car with one drlren by Roy V. Shelton on North '' Commercial street near Court. - Dr. B F. Pound announces the re moral of his office to SOS U. S. Bank bldg. General dentistry, spe cial attention extraction (gas or local). Dental Xray. Revival on Sunday Dr. J. M. Knight, pastor of the Weekly Memorial United Brethren church of Charleston, West Virginia, Sun day will open a two Weeks evan gelistic meeting at the Engle- wood United Brethren church, N. 17th and Nebraska streets. Dr. Knight is not a professional evan gelist but comes as a pastor-evangelist, from a largo and success ful pastorate in Charleston. He has been a minister for 25 years and has a dynamic, challenging message for this day when chal lenge is so much needed. The lo cal church has been engaging in a period of intensive preparation for his coming. Valentin carnival dance, Haunt ed Mill, Rickreall. Sat. nite, 25c. Prayer Is Topic One ot the most beautiful services of the year will be presented Sunday night at the First Congregational church The service is called "Prayer' and resents through pantomime music and ceremonial the evolu tion of prayer down through the ages. The first scene after the croloeue shows a Greek proces sional and chant to Zeus. This Is followed by a prayer to Buddha. an Indian ceremonial, a negro tnlritual and then the story of the "nharUcA and the nublican" Is nrescnted. The climax of the ser vice comes with the prayer of Je- tus In the garden of Gethsemane Economics Contest Announced- An essav contest for girls in the high school home economics de partment yesterday was announ ced. The contest is gponsoreu uj Mi a Home Makers Education ser vlcf and offers a first prize of $50 for the best paper not exceeding ?nno words on the subject, "How My Home Economics Education IlelDs at Home". The prize essay of each school entering the con iest -mill be submitted in the na tional competition not later than March 31. Valentine carnival dance at Kenti Saturday night. Convention Monti April will be quite a convention month tor Salem, as already meeting ot five different state and district tinits have been scheduled on the chamber of commerce calendar. This, with dates, are: April 11. grand commander'. Knights Templar; 12th, grand council Royal and Select Masons; 13th, grand chapter Royal Arch Ma sons; 15th to 21st, North Pacific assembly. Chnrch of the Naza rene; 24th, Salem district insti tute, Evangelical church. A Valentine for her. Appropriate corsages In heart boxes. Olson Florist, Court and High Sts. Reports Accident W. P. For f Brooks route one, yester day reported an accident in wMrh nfe car. driven by Alta Poren. was involved with ma chine driven by William Aloupp of Gervals. The accident, in ihioii nn one was hurt, occurred near Waconda. Mrs. Wood Visits Mrs. H. I.. Wood, wife of Rev. H. L. Wood, missionary of Ketchikan, Alaska. Is visiting relatives here, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Reed and 'amily. Mrs. Wood will attend a conference at Walla Walla while in the states of the Seventh Day Adventlsts. Judges Nominate Two Song queen nominations made by the high school Junior class on Thursday were announced yester day. The candidates to till the position left vacant by Rosemary Sawyer on account ot illness are Hattie Fritz and Bernice Eyerly. Passes Crisis Milton Hoyser, employed at La,rmer's transfer - company for the past two years, Thnrsdar night successfully passed the crisis in his battle with pneumonia. He has been ill at the Salem General hospital for the past ten days. Absences Hinder Study Class work at the high school yester day continued to be hindered by the large number oi aosences Away from school, principally on account ot Illness, were isw stu dents. s O Births 1 BH PRODUCTS Laborers Banquet Tonight Union members and their friends ot Salem tonight will assemble at Labor hall for a smoker, home-bakery products banquet and speaking program, the send off tor the union campaign for buying Salem-made bakery pro ducts. Representatives of the Bakers International union and the state federation of labor will make speeches. The main talk will be by Frank Marshall, busi ness agent for the trades and la bor council. On the boxing card will be Phil Bayes ts. Tufty Wing and Buddy Ambrose ts. Young Morgan. No admission will be charged. She will remember, so don't you target, valentine day. Feb. 14. Ol son Florist, Court and High St, Teachers' Meet Announced me holding of the 34 th annual session of the Inland Empire as sociatloa at Spokane, Wash., on April e, 7 and 8 was announced in a letter received yesterday by superintendent George Hue here Prominent speakers from over the country who will be on the. pro gram are Judge Florence E. Allen of the supreme court of Ohio, Gov ernor George H. Dean of Utah and Dr. Ernest Horn, head of the teachers college. University of Iowa. Dry wood and coal. Prompt deliv ery. Phone 500ft. Sal Am WiiaI Pn Safecracking Attempted The latest attempt in Salem to crack a safe occurred sometime Thurs day night at the Gideon Stolz bot tling works, 4 50 South Summer street, employes discovered yes terday morning. The would-be yeggs entered through a sliding door to the boiler room, took tools from the syrup room and tried to force open two safes, but failed. fonce were or the opinion the work wag done by amateurs. Their loot consisted of two bottles of brew, which were consumed on the premises. See the new standard electric range, only $87.50. Eoff Electric Inc. Phone 9119. 347 Court St. Student Funds Reported The January report of the financial condition of the high school stu dent body shows a balance in the treasury on February 1 of $717.54, an increase of $3 4 4.63 over the January 2 balance. Receipts dur ing the month amounted to $631.28, of which $198.80 was from basketball games. Expendi tures amounted to $286.65. Bas ketball expenses were 104.25. Schneider Convalescing - Fol lowing an operation for appendi citis. James Schneider ot Hazel Green, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jo seph Schneider, is convalescing at Salem general hospital. Before his illness, James had been at tending the Catholic academy at Silverton. Donald Dunnigan, of Hazel Green, who underwent a similar operation several weeks ago, now is able to attend school. Father Die Mrs. Lloyd Rams- den and her daughter. Miss Lor etta Lashway, were called to Port land Thursday by the illness and death of Mrs. Ramsden's father. Henry M. Baker, 69. Other daugh ters surviving Mr. Baker are Mrs Claribell Germstad and Mrs. Edna Nicholas, both of Portland. It is expected the funeral services will be held today. BANQUET 1U Under the pYrence? . at the center of Oregon a DOllie . t1 Eemmrnt 'Buy-at-Home' Movement to Be Aided by Program and Free Dinner S1 ITATB holidays don't appear to mean much to Dr. R. E. Lee Steiner, ot the state hospital He reported at the capltol yester terday as usual to transact some business with officials, but found the offices locked. The state tax commission, however, was one of A "kick-off" for the Buy sa-lthe few departments busy yester- lem Made Bakery Products cam- day. nalgn. planned by all local bak ers with support of the labor units, will be held at the Labor temple tonight at 7:30 o'clock, and will be followed by a big six-course dinner. The event is open to all members and friends of organized labor, without charge. A short program will be held. Including brief speeches by rep resentatives of the Bakers In ternational and the state Fed ermion VI uauui. auiuuk yw- u. i ers will be Frank Tankers and . m","! "l" irnffS lKS -ek after traveling back east they couldn't hire hint to live In the middle west or east. He said tell them you are from "Oregon, they quit talking to you la order not to disclose their Ignorance about the west. Newspaper men now hare all three highway commissioners more or less off the reservation. and all that remains now is for the governor to appoint a new commission. Bat no confirma tion has come from Meier, and it Is doubted whether there will be that much of an upset. How ever it makes interesting read ing. Hansen's impressions of the national capital and political lenders are interesting. For in stance, be said that President Hoover shows Che effect of try- ins; Umea, and appear to carry the burdens of the nation on his wn shoulders. He looked much older, but Oregon visitors were favorably impressed with him. Hoover. Hansen said, talked freely and openly to them about the Slno-Japanese affair, about the financial affairs and about the government. He said the rest dent gave much of his time to the delegation: Dawes, he contin uefi, was an ordinary fellow who still wore old fashioned shoes, but a likeable and frank individual. council. Following speeches, two box- be Phil Bayes ts. Tuffy Wing; and Buddy Ambrose who will be matched with Young Morgan. Between 2&0 and 300 persons are expected to attend the pro gram and dinner, Every bakery in Salem is now organized and affiliated with the labor movement, and the group is ready to start a Buy Salem Maae Bakery Products cam paign, which in attempt to focus all this work within Salem, thereby affording more work to Salem bakers and employes and adding 19 persons to Salem's payroll. depression means. For Instance, he said that beggars in New York, if you should Ignore their request for money, would out and out in sult you, whether ft be a man or woman from whom they soli cited. Political conditions in Chicago are worse, and there seems to be no question but that the city is ruled by gangsters. CT VIEWED BY COURT After riding over Montana and North Dakota, Hanzen wonders why they ever took that country away from the Indians, and adds that now they can't find an Indian to give it back to. He added rur- i ther that people didn't know any thing about Oregon, and when you settlement la Oregon. Since the state chamber ot commerce stop ped functioning Miller's office has 4 aHo-,f onr vrf A.i. Deen unaeriaciag 10 aa iomi . Silverton highway will be widened woFk th ber did former- If the county court can make a ,n inw BC,U dis satisfactory deal with the owner Vr,7 Ianas, IB iaM of adjacent land for a piece of the corner, Frank Johnson, roadmas- ter, said yesterday Johnson and County Commis sioners Jim Smith and Frank Por- Miller said every effort was made to satisfy the demands ot the prospective settler as to type of climate, proper location for type of farming desired, etc. The tor visited the Rite nftur J j Ira. railroads, he said, are not just in w an FrA Srhwnii of t Ani terestea in. a carioaa or ireignt, Jaftorf tha rnnrt to mill nMontlnn but in getting a SUCCOSSful and in tar th.t Bovorai icHAantg contented farmers on the land ha1 fwpnrrAjl mt t n a 4-nrva I v-wva vi iu whilA in thu riHnUr ThimiiiT gon, issued oy tne r., u. n the trio of eountv officials also S. t a. railways jointly inspected the bridge a mile north were furnished those present, and of m Ar.Pf.1 and ffinnihat in the booklet was explained by Mil an automobile accident there ler- Manr Pictures from this part nhnnt - Toot Q trn tha ni tiino Of la State are lRClUQeO. rnHfTio- lira a tnrn nff rtn fiMa and L. R. Schoettler and Roy Was partly off the other side of the ont,n?el a "leit Promotion bridge, a concrete structure. This P1 ich Oregon City Las de- will ba renaired immediately. A neluPeu- truck and an automobile met on the bridge, with damage to each and the bridge. The curve which is to be cut down is on a hill, and at this time of year rains make It very slick, Johnson says. Newspaper men greeted the governor party in Chicago, Washington and New York very enthusiastically and Oregon re ceived much favorable publicity during the governor's stay. But at that, Henry says, the entire party was glad to get back into Oregon, and that they live in the west. Reports last night indicated Tusko was about to be lost to Ore gon, and may move down to the movie colony In Los Angeles. Well he would make a great character actor, and would give press agent something more to write about. It seems at last that a home has been offered the one-time Salem resident by the Los Angeles ani mal farm. 8alcm residents yesterdajr re reived cards on the new literary Digest prohibition poll, this time asking them if they are for or against prohibition. The two questions are: "Do you fa vor continuance of the Eigh teenth Amendment," and "Do you favor a repeal of the Eigh teenth amendment." RURAL FELLOWSHIP SESSION IS OPENED ifty Delegates Here for Missionary Meeting of Christian Groups Around SO delegates arrived here late yesterday for opening session ot the weekend Rural Fel lowship meetiny of members ot the Young People's missionary groups of Oregon Christian churches. Th meetings are being held In the First Christian church here, and started with a banquet last night. Opening evening was devoted to registration, the banquet and a general Informal get-acqualnted program. Devotions were con ducted by Howard McCannell of Oorrallis; welcome extended by Rer. D. J. Howe, pastor of the host church; and response made by Marjorle Gregory of Medford Hattie Mitchell, missionary on furlough from Africa, and sup ported by the local church, is bringing a series of missionary messages to the conference. This afternoon Mrs. Thomas Bailey ot Eugene will speak and tonight three missionary plays produced by Eugene, Medford and Hood River will supplement Hattie Mitchell's talk. Sunday morning F. M. Rogers of Indianapolis, secretary of be nevolences for the United Chris tian Missionary society, will bring the message at the First church. luck luncheon at neon the time was spent piecing a qailt. final arrangements were made for the cooked food and apron sal to be held Saturday la the building for merly occupied b:. the Southern Pacific ticket office. HT CLASSES IN SHOP ARE PLANNED Two groups of night classes fn general lathe and machine work for tradesmen will be held at the senior high school shop each week for the next six weeks, it was decided Thursday night at a meeting ot men Interested in the course. The groups will comprise eight members each, one group meeting on Mondays and Tues days and the other on Thursdays and Fridays, beginning at 7:30 o'clock each evening. Four more men can be accom modated in the classes, T. T. Mae- Kenzie, city director of vocation al education, announced last night. The Instructor will be C. A, Guderian, high shop instructor. and a tuition fee ot around $2.00 will be charged for the six weeks' course. In the letter accompanying the ballot, the Digest says It Is mall Ing out twenty million cards that will reach every section of the United States. It says that over one hundred bills on this great national question are now before congress. This is the third poll of this type by the digest, one nine years ago and another two years ago. Jack Hughes, one of the best known business men of Salem, says he is an interested reader of this column, stating it sounds like one of the greatest of col umnists wrote it. Thanks, Jack, but we happen to know you are a great diplomat, but we do ap preciate your not comparing us to Walter WlnchelL GLEE CLUBS WORK FOR SPK JWT "Nothing but hard work for a while," stated Professor Marsh all of Willamette university when asked what the glee clubs there were doing since the operetta's presentation. Plans are now be ing laid for a tour which will be about the time ot spring vaca Hon. or the latter part ot March. This year the men's and worn en's glee clubs will travel togeth er instead of making separate tours as they have done in the past. The trip will probably be to southern Oregon. The operetta and Cadman re cital drew good crowds, but due to the attendant expenses of securing Cadman for three nights and renting costumes, a $100 def icit was found to exist. Professor Marshall was left in the red for that amount. Closing Forest Prevents Many Fires, Claimed The Coos county fire patrol as sociation has reported to the state forester that during 1931 a total of 270.000 acres of land there were closed to all forms of use, while 130,000 acres were open to entry by permit only. Only three fires occurred in these , closed areas during the year. Officials said the action of the association prevented many fires. and probably resulted in a large financial saving. PLAN FOR BALK LIBERTY, Feb. 12 The Home Economics club of the Red Hills grange met at the home of Mrs Charles Grabenhorst Thursday for its regular meeting. After a pot GAMBUfJG CASE TO COME UP TUESDAY Case of state rs. George Hull, charged with conducting a gamb ling game, will be tried before a Jury in Justice court next Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Justice Miller Hayden set the trial date yesterday after appearance ot parties in court Thursday. The suit Is in the nature of a test case to determine validity of a law passed by the 1931 legis lature, and Hull is said to hare the backing of a number of pool hall operators. Hull is proprietor of the Smoke Shop here. His arrest on the gambing charge is said to be the first un der the 1931 legislative act, and hits at the playing of rummy, "freeze-out and similar games for merchandise checks. Sending of Tax Return Blanks Near Complete The state tax commission will complete within the next week the . task of sending out all blanks on which payers Of the state personal Income, intangibles and corpora tion excise taxes shall make their returns. These returns shall be filed In the office ot the state tax commission by April 1. Members ot the tax commission estimated that the three tax laws would return to the state this year approximately three million dollars. VICKS COUGH DROP . . . All you've hoped for in a Cough Drop medicated with ingredient, ofn.Cg VVapoRus We relieve you from the troublesome details of arranging services when sorrow has made thinking almost impossible. Sfllm niORTlMW, FUFrML DlftrXTOx PHONE - ooa2 Walter C.KerTwrjrthy , Mqr. 345 N CAPITOL ST. RRKIIian, PraeJdenfc CONTEST A double plaid blanket 70xS0, lbs. at $5.25 is one of the specials featured at Thos. Kay final clear ance of seconds and imperfect blankets. Other blankets at $1.25 to $6.25. Thos. Kay Woolen Mill Co., 260 S. 12th St. Hng at Portland Superintend ent George Hug of Salem schools plans to attend a regular meeting of school men of southwestern Washington and northwestern Ore gon at Portland tonight. The sub ject for discussion will concern the relation of the federal govern ment to education. Hoyser Pa.st Crisis Milton Hoyser, employe of the Larmer Transfer company, who has been uf faring with pneumonia at Sa lem general hospital for the past 10 days, was believed past the crisis early yesterday and on the road to recovery. DLsrase Caso Mount Twenty- four cases ot contagious disease were reported in Marion county. according to a bulletin of the state board of health just releas ed. Of these, 13 were chlckenpox, seven influenza, two tuberculosis. two mumss. one diphtheria and one whooping cough. Food apron sale S. P. ticket office Sat. Red Hills Grange. Delzell Speaker W. A. Delzell will give a patriotic address on Lincoa and Washington at the regular meeting ot Salem! grange, to be held in the hall over Mil ler's store today. The address will come during the lecturer's program this afternoon. Hayden to Seattle Justice of the Peace Miller B. Hayden yes terday left Salem on a business trip to Seattle. LAND SETTLEMENT W Kenneth C. Miller, agricultural agent for the Oregon Electric rail way and affiliated lines, told the Salem Ad club yesterday noen about his work in promoting land Bramel To Mr. and Mrs. Har rr Eurene Bramel. 2340 South High street, a boy. Harry Eu n. worn on February 7 at Henderson maternity home. Hosklnson To Mr. and Mrs nnr Hosklnson. Turner route two, a boy, Edward Thomas, born on February t at the resiaence Behn To Mr. and Mrs. James L. Sohn. 1135 Rural arenue. boy, Delbert LeRoy, born on Feb ruary 7 at the residence. IUrless To Mr. and Mrs. Val M. Harless of Coquille,' a girl. Joan Frances, born on February 8 on Salem route three. LINDGULNS ILL KEIZER, Feb. 12 Ur. and Mrs. A. Lindgren, father and mother of Mrs. Arthur Cummlngs are both confined to their beds suffering bronchial pneumonia. Mr. Lindgren is quite seriously iU. Obituary Jensen In this city February 12. Jacob Jensen, aged 68 years. Brother of Mrs. A. C. Anderson of Rose- burg. Notice of funeral later by W. T. Rlgdon ana son. 1 Kistler In this city, Feb. 12. John C. Kistler, aged 86, ot the Metho dist Old People's home. Funeral services Saturday, February 13, at 1:30 o'clock from Rigdon's mortuary. Interment in I. O. O F. cemetery. TO OE HO HERE The George Washington colleg iate oratorial contest, arranged by the Oregon commission, of which Governor Meier, Willard Marks. president of the state senate, and Frank Lonergan, speaker of the house of representatives, will pre side, will be held here February 2. Oregon institutions of higher learning listed to participate in clude Columbia university, Lin field college, Marylhurst academy. Oregon Institute of Technology, Oregon State college, Oregon Nor mal school. Pacific university. Southern Oregon Normal school. University of Oregon and Wlllam ette university. Gold awards and official awards will be presented to winners by the national and state bicenten nial commissions. The committee in charge is composed of C. A. Howard, state superintendent of schools: Dr, John B. Horner, professor of his tory at Oregon State college, and Dr. Carl Gregg Doney. president ot Willamette university. Young At Bellingham. Wash., Feb. 10, Geo. H. Young, aged 64. Sur vived by widow, Mrs. Netta J. Youne. San Francisco: two daughters, Mrs. Jack Risi, San Francisco, and Mrs. C. Elton of Salem, and one sister, Mrs. O. J. Reed of Bellingham. Remains are being brought to Salem under the direction of Rigdon and Son Bticrtst ifltmoriai S51 4pJUa PrWO A PARR CEMETERY WITH PERPETUAL CARE Jnit Tn lOnntM Froa tks Enit of Tewa CITY VIEW CEMETERY Established 181)3 TeL 86S2 Conveniently Accessible Perpetual care provided tor Prices Reasonable Pianos to Rent Call MIO. Used Furniture Department 131 North High in p b MOTOR CAR ft i fW AL ZUr, Vice-PrtiiJ m cbcrgt a Btginetrmg, txplAa Fitting Puvr t$ FbyJ GOhom Dr. Chan Lam Chinese Medicine 180 N. Commercial SL. Salem . Office hours 3 , SCHAEFER'S LAXATIVE C. P. O. PILLS Aids in keeping- the stomach and bowels In a healthy condition and stim ulates the liver and in creases the flow of the bile. A tonic laxative, strictly vegetable, not habit form ing, will not gripe even those with the most sensi tive stomachs but strong enough to move even those who have been accustomed to the harshest severest laxatives. Move your bowels In Na ture's way with Schaefer's C P. Cs. 50c Schaefer's DRUG STORE 135 X. Cornel St. Dial 5107 FLOYD GIBBONS. ..FAMOUS HEAD LINE HUNTER, SAYS "FLOATING POWER IS TODAY'S BI6 NEWS" 0 "Hello, Everybody! The big news is out. Walter P. Chrysler has just an nounced his new DeSoto Six; 1 "What does it look like? I'll tell jom It's Paris on a Sunday afternoon. Lon don during Ascot Week. And wait till you drive it. What a thrill 1 No vibration . . . and I mean mom. Floating Power is correct. There's no doubt about it! Wait! That s not half the story! There's an Automatic Clutch; You never couch it. No buttons. No pedals. Start, shift, back and stop. Completely automatic "You've seen Free Wheeling before? Not this kind. DeSoto has perfected ib My guess was $1,200. Hold your breath. It's less than $700. That's no bargain, folks. It's a miracle. Take it from an old Headline Hunter : . . DeSoto has scooped the industry!" NEW LOW riUCCS. Standard Roadster ; i 1 1 $675; Business Coupe an $695; Standard Brougham tm $695; Standard Coupe with Rumble Seat :s; ; $735; Custom Roadster a i 1 $775; Standard 4-door Sedan (Model Illus trated) na $775; Custom 4-door Sedan;: a $835; Custom Convertible Coupe. ...$845 Custom Convertible Sedan : : ; . $975. D pUtt Ssjety PUttGUst available on all models at slight extra cost. Allfrictt F. O. B. Factory. DeSoto Motor CorpocBnoa.Dmjioa of Chrsler Motors DESOTO mi ON DISPLAY HERE ANt0 F.OBl FACTO n. DeSoto and Plymouth Distributors 9 57 360 Marion Phone 7703 2 Feb. Hours 2 to 4 IK Sunday only during IB
