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pAGEvrotm Tha OREGON STATESMAN, Safest, Oregon, Wednesday Morning. December 28, 1931 found mi " ' 'Wo Fovor Swiy I; No Fear ShaU Awe' From First Statesman, March 28, 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. Chakixs A. Spracui ..... Editor-Manager Sheldon F. Sackett ..... Managing Editor Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press ! exclusively entitled to tha on for publice tlon of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited to this paper. ADVERTISING Portland Representative Gordon R Bell, Security Building. Portland. Or. Eastern Advertising Representatives Bryant Griffith 4 Brunson, Inc. Chicago, New York. Detroit, Boston, Atlanta. Entered at Lhe Poatoffice at Salem, Oregon, as Second-Clate Matter. Published every morning except Monday. Bueineee office, 215 S. Commercial Street. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Mall Subscription Rates, In Advance, Within Oregon: Dally and Sunday, 1 Mo. 60 cents; 3 Mo. II. JS: Mo. 13.25; 1 year M OO. lsewbere SO cents per Mo., or $5 00 for 1 year In advance. By City Carrier: 45 cents a month; $5.00 a year In advance. Par Copy 2 cents. On trains and News Stands 5 cents. One Present We Wish We Could Have Given No Lack of NeVvs in 1 932 1 QQO s se down as one of the years in which the fa XOaW mous depression raged supreme. Not only did bus iness suffer from its inroads, but the monster reached into schools and public offices, always the last to feel the ef fects of business currents. A review of the year shows how ever that there was n5 lack of news. The papers in fact had overloads of news stories of great public interest. There I no exact standard of comparison, but if there were 1932 would be outstanding for the number of really big news events which called for liberal quantities of space in the pub lic prints. Just as coaches at the end of the season make lists of All American or All-Northwest football teams, editors have been busy making up lists of what they regard as the most important news stories of the year. A group of New York editors of the Associated Press of which The Statesman is a member, has prepared its list of the 10 biggest news stories, and the count is as follows : 1 Lindbergh kidnaping and murder 17 votes. 2 Bonus army clash in Washington 15 votes. 3 Democratic landslide ia Nov. 8 American elections 15 votes. 4 Ivar Kreuger suicide and collapse of Kreuger companies 14 votes. 5 Olmpie games at Los Angeles 11 votes. 6 Sino-Japanese conflict at Shanghai 11 votes. 7 The Insull collapse at Chicago 10 votes. S Resignation of Mayor Walker of New York 10 Totes. 9 Mas.-ie case at Honolulu 8 votes. 10 Amelia Earhart solo flight to Europe; imprisonment of Al Capotie tie, 7 votes each. Other outstanding news events receiving from one to six rotes: Mid vesteni farm strike; assassination of President Doumer of France; Smith Reynolds death mystery; rise of "wet" senti ment including Rockefeller pronouncement against prohibition; the business depression; Gandhi's hunger strike; Hitler conflict In Germany; Lausanne conference; stratosphere experiment; Raymond Robins disappearance; eclipse of sun. The newspapers are called on to render an essential service in peace and war, in prosperity and adversity. They do not create the stories ; they report them. In a year when their own revenues were greatly reduced the newspapers were called on to go to great expense in the covering of im portant news features: Shanghai war, the Lindbergh kidnap ing, the presidential campaign and election, etc. The papers discharged their public duty ably. It is doubtful if in any year the press has given finer service than it has this year. A newspaper is different from a factory. It cannot shut down for weeks at a time. It mu3t keep on operating. A news paper must render new3 service; and must do it in fair weather and bad. A newspaper ought not to make much mon ey, because it can nearly always find need for improvements In its news and editorial departments or in its mechanical equipment. This year most papers have gotten by only by deferring improvements and abstaining from making the normal shop replacements. They have done this rather than sacrifice the quality of their product. The people should have faith and confidence in their newspapers. They are demonstrating their value every day ; and they are showing a conspicuous devotion to public wel fare, a devotion which does much toward making communal living possible. Samuel Insull Is Released THE Greek courts have refused to extradite Samuel Insull, wanted by Chicago authorities on charges of embezzle ment. The specific complaint is that Insull took money from the treasury of one of the companies he was executive of to bolster the brokerage account of his brother Martin Insull. The brother is in Canada and resists extradition, while Sam uel fled from Paris to Italy and to Greece. The biggest mistake the Insulls made was flight. If they had remained at home, or shown willingness to return when requested they would have strengthened their case. The ma jor offense of the Insulls was not the embezzlement of a com paratively small sum, but the succumbing to the delusion of unlimited power and sucking into their financial structure the savings of thousands of innocent people. That defect was chiefly one of judgment and not of purpose. Samuel In .aull had made money ; he had directed the real and substan tial expansion of the utilities centering in Chicago. If he had faced the court in Chicago bravely his chances of escape from punishment would have been good. Choosing to beoome a fugitive and then battling extra dition Insull confessed fear; and cowardice has always been associated with guilt. He adds moral failure to financial fail ure. The world will forgive mistakes of judgment; but it is slow to forgive one guilty of moral lapse. Insull may enjoy freedom in Athens, but that will have a sour taste compared with the loss of respect and confidence of the American people. igSJBBBJBBJiJSJSjBBBfJSMSSBMBSSSBBBsVJsSSaSBS 1 , 1 I i C( THE BLACK SWAN" B,E?' CHAPTER TH1RTT-FIYB HEALTH Ry Royal S. Copeland. M.D. Dr. Copeland BITS for BREAKFAST By R. J. HENDRICKS- After dodging the federal deficit, aside from drawing up a beer bill, the democrats now are coming to the point of trying to balance the budgot at this short session of congress. If they are wise they will pass some kind of tax legislation and get it oat of the way. If the matter is deferred to a special session, not only does the def icit pile up, but the democrats then have virtually the whole load of responsibility. As It is now they can divide the blame with the re publicans who control the senate and the presidency. No party will extract much glory from levying fresh taxes, especially sales taxes. Railroads and airplane lines frequently publish statistics show ins; how slim ia the chance for any passenger to get killed. But the safest job of all seems to be to steal recall and initiative petitions down in Portland, Judge and Jury make things safe for the suspect. wM mayor-elect of Portland is thinking about Kotng to China !!! ! 58So,ming hU ?K,C Mtt to Btn- ett and Clyde and the claquers of the council chamber he will want to make a trip to the moon, with no return ticket EPIDEMICS of Infactils paralysis are always distressing to mothers. Recently, la one of the largo cities, there was an alarming " Increase to the number of cases of this dis ease. Fortunate ly, it appeared la a mild form. Soma time ago, I told you about the progress mads in the after care of sufferers from this disease. Massage, special exercises and forms of bathing, are successfully used In prevent I n g permanent damage. It was pointed out that dangerous complications are avoided by early recognition and treatment Many cases of Infantile paralysis could be prevented from reaching the serious stage if all parents were fa miliar with its early symptoms. The disease is contagious or Infectious and. If overlooked, may spread from one child to another. While no age period Is exempt from infantile pa ralysis, about ninety per cent of tae cases occur in children under Ave years of age. Early Symptoms Unfortunately, la its early stage the disease Is easily mistaken fat nothing worse than a cold or an up set stomach. The important symp toms are fever, headache, nausea an4 vomiting. Diarrhea may be present but constipation Is the more common complaint An important sign of trouble is a definite change in the mental attitude of the paUent A happy and active child afflicted with this disease sud denly becomes quiet and listless. He erlta without apparent reason. It Is at this stage that the disease should be suspected and immediate care given. Then the dangers of ao tual paralysis are materially reduced. Paralysis of the limbs does not occur until later and It Is imperative that the diagnosis be made before that happens. When the disease is recognized la Its early stages, it can be satiafae torily treated by the giving of a "con valescent serum". This serum is ob tained from the blood of a person who has recovered from infantile paralysis. Don't Delay Treatment You may tire of my urging this over and over, but I cannot speak too much about the Importance ot early recognition of this disease. If you are in doubt call your physician. If he is in doubt he will have made a special examination of the spinal fluid. This wIU confirm tho presence or absence ot Infantile paralysis. The test Is made by a procedure that is simple and it need cause no alarm. It is particularly Important If cases of Infantile paralysis have been reported in your community. Great progress has been made in the study of infantile paralysis. As yet, the causes qf this disease are not fully understood. This makes It more Important to guard against the dis ease, not only during epidemics, but at all times. To be familiar with Its signs, la one of our duties. There are a few fundamental health rules valuable In guarding against infantile paralysis, as well a other Infections. Every child should have nourishing food, regular hours ot sleep and rest, plenty of fresh air, sunlight and cleanliness. Answers te Health Queries A Subscriber. Q. What causes hives? A. This is usually due te some food which causes irritation- Watoh the diet and avoid constipation. Per Mora old time characters: s s (Continuing from yesterday:) The 1872 Salem Directory listed: "Sheridan, Jas., laborer, res. Mar lon, bet. Thirteenth and Four teenth." s s s (Cy Woodworth would not have dared write and mall at least one of the stories that used to be told about Mrs. Gash and The States man would not dare print it, even In this day, after the World war, when writers of books call a spade a spade, and worse. Mrs. Gash continned as a leading competitor in supplying milk, etc., to Salem families, away up into the eighties or nineties.) S More of tho matter sent by Mr. Woodworth follows: "As men tioned in the former item, Salem always had a lot of odd charac ters. Some of them would require extended notice, but many are only odd from some peculiar man nerism. A man who was known as the 'Flying Dutchman' caused a great deal of amusement and as tonishment to strangers. Thoso who had lived In Salem a Ions; time had become accustomed to his peculiar way. He never walked like an ordinary citizen. Every place ha went his gait was a hop. skip, and a Jump. He was a cab inet-maker and had a small shop, and was an expert workman and A afnH. i. , ... I am ana aval a consxipaaon. For iBif0r, U)a? 01 M.OOMOOMo build a bridge! ma partietar, sen 7 addressed across tho Columbia. Recalling rn.!.-. , . r,. 7 vl. iv ,, . . , experience me onago miSht prove self-freexlng instead of sotf-ljquldatlng. rhrrJt.kSif tdTer",In :tbj kardert to resist la tho post ChrUtmas clearance sales. It makes one wish ho hadn't done his Christmas shopping early. San Francisco police brand Paul Callkote's Mooner storr as a moax. A Ho out of whole Callico as It wero. stamped envelope question. and repeat fissures A. 1L Q. What causes Between tho toes? A. This may be doe to excessive perspiration or ecaetna. Sand self ad. dressed stamped eswelope for fuB particulars and repeat your questtea. (VonrrtiM. 1999. JC. T. ft, IneJ Yesterdays ... Of Old Salem Town Talks from The States man of Earlier Days December 28, 1907 Precipitation of 1.2S Inches here yesterday brought the Wil lamette river level up to 21 feet,. Little damage has resulted here so far but trouble is being ex perlenced at Albany, Oregon City and Portland. Ronald C. Glover left last night Xor Washington, where beginning with the first of the year lu will bo the private sec retary of Congressman W. C. Hawley. During vacation tlmo, ho expects to take post graduate work in law. VANCOUVER, B. C. By the margin of three points to nil, Vancouver yesterday defeated Stanford university In the first Rugby game of a series of three for the Keith cup. an excellent citizen. Ho was very fond of beer, and it was a dally sight to see him going back and forth between Oberhelmer's and his shop, going for a bucket of suds, which he would swing at arm's length over and over hU head. The centrifugal force kept the beer from spilling. When at work in his shop, he would skip from one part of the shop to an other for different materials. He usually hummed a little ditty to himself, keeping time to It with his feet. His real name was Lou is Ross. S V s "Another character was Fried man the auctioneer. He had a very peculiar gait when walking, and a partial paralysis of some of the muscles of his mouth, which kept his lips moving In a very grotesque manner. Regularly. once a week, he held an auction. He would stick out his red flag, get out his big bell, and ring it; and the crowds would gather while he told funny stories and sold his goods. He specialized In cotton underwear. The reason for this was that knitted cotton un derwear had just come into use. Formerly everybody wore red flannels. They were terrible. They were made out of coarse wool, and scratched, but It was the style. Friedman actually sold these goods at auction for more money than they could be bought at most retail stores. The chil dren all liked him and knew him, and that Is always a recommen dation. There Is an amusing anec dote which concerns his name: an elder sister took her younger sis ter to a patriotic meeting, and her younger sister was very much in terested in tho music A few days later she heard her younger sister singing at tho top of her voice, Shot in the back, I'll cry for Friedman.' The song the had heard was 'shouting the Battle Cry of Freedom. . Billy Stanton kept a cigar store. He was a cripple, from birth; both legs were atrophied, but he had no trouble getting around In a high-wheeled rehlcle which he turned by hand with a crank. He was a Tory handsome man, a ba chelor, and liked by everybody. Ho ran a typical small-town store, a bumming place for everyone. Out In front stood a rennine wooden In4tan, with a tomahawk in one hand and a bunch of cigars In the other. What a great find It would bo if It could bo resurrect- Whea Major Sands and Mon sieur do Bernia came to break their fast ia the hot next morning, Miss Priaeffla not do Bernia with a complaint eonecrninc Pierre, This was tho third morning in i accession that the) half-caste had been absent when breakfast was to bo prepared, with tho result that she had boon alone in preparing it "Ho la nowhere to bo seen. Each day ho does not appear again until close noon noon. What can ho bo doinx? Where does he go!" "Ho is) seeking; yams, perhaps,1 do Bernia replied casually. "If so, he never seems to find any. Both yesterday and tha day before I aaw him return, and he same emotr-handed front the woods." "Perhaps tho yams are becom ing scarce, and he ia driven farther afield in his search for them." His apparent indifference to his servant's evasion of duty seemed unrlnni tn Vor a ha mirht hare read in tho glance with which snei searched his face. j "Uouid no not leave inose qnesxs an til after we have broken our fast?" "Perhaps ho likes to find the yams still moist with morning dew." At this absurdity her stare be came more marked. "I wonder why rou should Jest about it." "In oar situation there are so few things that lend themselves for jestinjr that I may surely be forriven if I neglect none of these few. But I will speak to Pierre, I will see what can bo arranged." This, she thought, was an oddly offhand way to treat the matter, of alight importance though it might be. And to aay no more in conclusion than to promise to see what could be arranged, when a simple word from him could re move the cause of her complaint, seemed almost discourteously cas ual. She pressed the matter no further; but a sense of annoyance remained with her. Later in tho course of the morn ing, the Major and tho Frenchman went off to their dally secret sword-play beyond the bluff. Captain Leach was strolling alone at the time on the damp firm sands at the very edge of the re ceding tide, a vivid figure in his scarlet suit. Impatient to bo afloat again, and so safe from surprise, he came from urging the men in the completion of the work; for now that the tarring of the hull was finished, only the greasing re mained to be done, and in three days, ot four at the most, the Black Swan should be ready for launching again. From where he paced he saw the two men move away from their sequestered little camp and disap pear into the woods. He had al ready observed these morning ab sences of theirs, and he halted, wondering vaguely whither they went, when his attention was at traded by the green-clad figure of Priscilla Harradine coming forth from her hut From the distance ha watched that trim, graceful shape with eyes of kindling admir ation. He watched her turn to the right, and set out briskly, like one who was guided by a definite pur pose. She proceeded for some little way along the summit of the beach, then she, too, vanished into the wood. From wondering whither she might be going so unfalteringly and definitely, he reached almost at once the desire to ascertain. Re sentment of tho barrier raised against his attentions to the lady had never ceased to smoulder him; and it was accompanied by December 28, 102a "It is a well established tact that we have discovered oil ia our well at St. Paul," states a letter issued by the promoting company inviting lta stockholders to meet at the well and investi gate Its possibilities. F u r t h r drilling, below tho present 1000 foot depth will bo necessary to avoid the water flow, the letter says. New Views "Aberdeen" Jimmy Duffy was given tho decision In his 10-round boxing match with Chick Rocco hero last night. Brick Coyle, of Vancouver, was considered lucky in getting a draw with Phil Bayea in their whirlwind match. WASHINGTON, D. C Wood- row Wilson is expected to spend tho greater part of his 6ttfc birthday tomorrow quietly in bis homo. Daily Thought "Congressmen would do bettor if they took their ears from tho ground and listened to tho still smaTl Toieo." Norfolk Yirglnian- fiiot. Statesman reporters yesterday inquired: "What kind of Christ mas did you hare?" Tho answers they received are as follows: 8. EL SUlott, bankert "My Christmas wasn't as pleasant as usual; I had a cold." K. L. Randall, laach counter operator: "I had a fine time; there wero six kids at our house, three of whom still believed In Santa Clans. They made as all enjoy tho day." Theresa Kiracb, elevator oper. atori 1 didn't have tho spirit tor tho day I usually have. Too much cold, I guess." T. H. TosnllasoB, attorney: "Fine. fine. I had a good tlmo; re ceived nleo things." H. H. Vaadevort, sheep raiser: "Very good. Very, very good." Mrs. Otto WOson, home soaker: "I had a happy Christmas." Wriggling like a make, he thrust himself forward over the bluff , above which, had she looked bp, she would have beheld no more than his head. growing impatience for tho time when, tho business of tho Spanish plate fleet being concluded, this barrier would definitely be re- mored, It had not often happened to Tom Leaeh to bo under the ne cessity of restraining his desire, and he remained unschooled as a sav age in the art of it. Also, as ia the way of unruly, undisciplined men, he must ever be preferring that which lay under ms hand at the moment to the greater things that might be achieved by planning and waiting. It is an indication of his rudimentary intelligence. It la doubtful, therefore, whether in obeying now the unreasoned in stinct to follow her, he was prompted only by curiosity on the score of her movements. In long, swift strides he crossed the beach diagonally, straight to the palm tree with the arnotto roses clustering about its stem by which he had marked the spot at hich she had vanished into the wood. Once, himself under the shel ter of the trees, he had little diffi culty in picking up her trail. It was plainly marked in the under growth, thinner on the edges of this jungle than in the depths of it. Cautiously, unhurried, but pur posefully now as a hound upon spoor he followed. The trail led up wards over rising ground. At the summit of this, the hard dry earth between the sparser palms was al most bare, and the trail lost its distinctness; he quested there for some moments, to be led eventu ally towards the open by signs which might be those of someone' recent passage that way. But hav ing reached the edge of the bluff he was entirely at fault. She was nowhere to be seen. Below him, like a gigantic emerald set in a vast cup of rock, he beheld a pool so clear that through its smooth, un ruffled surface he could see the fish moving in the depths of it Saving the unsuspected little platform un der the black canopy of rock im mediately beneath him, he could survey not merely the beach of this tiny cove, but long stretches ofl sand beyond the barriers of rock on either side of it, and nowhere in sight was Miss Priscilla. He concluded that she must have continued through tho wood, aae went back to endeavour to pick ui the trail again. Ahead, where the ground began gently to slope ones more and the undergrowth In creased again, he saw signs that ft had been trampled, and cursing the time he had wasted, he was mov ing forward, when suddenly s splash below, too loud to have been made by any leaping fish, arrested him. He turned. He saw wavelets moving outwards in widening cir cles, from some point which the rock screened from his gaze, rip pling the mirror-like surface of the pool. A moment later, whilst be was staring frowning inquiry, he aaw that which made him catch his breath, and instinctively drop upon hands and knees amongst the trees so as to avoid, himself, being seen. A nymph of an incredible white ness was swimming out across the tiny lagoon. As beheld through the water, her limbs seemed of marble. Leach, so pale through his tan that his countenance seemed al most green, feasted hot eyes upon that vision of incredible loveliness. As she turned to swim back, he dropped still lower, into a supine position. In this, wriggling upon his belly like a snake, he thrust himself forward to the very edge of the bluff, above which, had she looked up, she would have beheld no more than his head from the eyes upwards. Thus he remained until she had passed again under the screening canopy. In that moment de Bernia, the Spanish plate fleet, his officers, his lawless followers and the account they might demand of him if the enterprise of the plate fleet were now wrecked, had ceased to be of any deterring account All that he considered was whether he should leap down from that bluff or fall back and wait here among the friendly shelter of the trees. In the end he decided for the trees, and went recklessly crashing through the undergrowth to conceal himself amongst them. Livid, panting, his heart beating in his throat, he croached there waiting, a beast in ambush for its prey. (Te Be Ceatiaatrf) Coprriiht, 132, br Rfad &UtiaJ ' Distributed by Iliac Features Sradicsta, Im. Mies Kathrine Gannett, bmslaeoa t "I had a grand Christ mas." ed from some cellar or garret. He was also city treasurer. No one op posed him for office. That office seemed to belong to him. He did not have any work to do in con nection with it, as Ladd A Bush kept his books, made out his re ports, and handled every item ot the office without cost to him. There was some compensation to the bank by having the deposit, but they would have had it any how; they did it as an act of kind ness snd to help Billy Stanton. S S " 'Gassy' Smith was not a res ident of Salem, but he is part and parcel of tho history of Salem. He lived at Mehama, which was one of the favorite resorts ot Salem people, and ho also had relatives living in Salem, and was almost a resident. There ia no need to ex plain how ho got his cognomen. He was not a vicious prevaricator merely imaginative. He could sit and talk by tho hour, and draw on his imagination and tell tho most marvelous tales of his prow ess and of what he had seen oth ers do. He waa very hospitable and accommodating, and was very much liked. He waa generally very amusing and entertaining. Even if ho was spinning a yarn, he did It unconsciously." The 1S72 Salem Directory list ed: "Ross, L., cabinet maker, bds Union House." His shop was at tho southeast corner of Ferry and Liberty streets, where "Dream land" la now. It was built up on piles, from the swamp or lake that was there originally. Tho "grocery" of Paul Oberhelm was near where tho Capital Journal office Is now, so tho "Flying Dutchman" did not have far to go In "rushing tho growler." (Some of tho Woodworth mat ter will have to go over. la tho mean time, who cam giro tha Bits man tha name of tho Frenchmen, "Louie," if that waa his first name tho maa who lived not far from tho old woolen mm and rais ed fino (rapes, and was supposed to hare) aa Interesting history? There wero stories of his connec tion with a royal or celebrated family la FranceTho writer will bo glad to have ward from any oao who can recollect something of his history, or at least who caa giro his vamo.) The Safety Valve - - Letters from Statesman Readers io the Editor : I would like to be allowed a lit tle space in your open forum col umn to express my attitude to the auto license which must bo set tled soon by the legislature. I have read all rtlcles printed in your paper and feel that the time has come that Oregon must read just the auto license system. I hare always voted for the present plan of collecting funds to meet our road and highway expenses. I feel now, on ccount ot the changes made by other states, I have In mind California and Washington, have made new revenue laws which makes conditions such that we mnst have our plan changed. Relatives and friends that live in the above mentioned states take out auto flcensea and send them to their Oregon friends and make a go of it I read Mr. Hoss's plau; have given it much meditation since. I must say I am much in favor of the plan he gave in every detail. I said a year ago our by-roads are In good shape and we hare enough highways. Finish those started and keep the repair work going. When we get back taxes paid and times get better and tho farmer gets a reasonable price for the products of his farm; Whea prosperity exists instead of depression then it wlU bo tlmo to build more highways. I see no reason why wo should not com peto with oar neighbor states by having S3 auto license and not raise tho price of gas. I fa vor property tax on cars. Let as get all ears using ras araia which win Increase oar gas rev enue one kindred thousand dol lars nor month for upkeep of our public road system. Tha gas re Port ot last August was $110,000 leas than that collected by the state tha previous August I also sincerely hope our leg UUture has taken notice of tho spienoiel progress being made In from the high pinacle of world war time. I know I am not alono when I say I hope members of our legislature will think of the many calloused and rough hands of farmers and laborers toilinr to gather the dollars into the state treasury for tho need of state expenses which they are now to distribute. Please cut out that large fores of unneeded clerks. They are not there because they need clothes or food. Thoso in need ot cloth ing to keep them warm or food to eat are not employed. 8. P. McCracken.. LIBERTY OBSERVES I II P MIS MIS and city employes crawling down LIBERTY. Dec. 27 Christmas day was observed here both rever ently and Joyfully by family gath erings for dinner, gift giving and attendance at Salem church ser vices by many. Robert Criteser from tho Children's farm home at Corvallls spent several happy hol idays here with his brother Ray who is making his homo with the Stacey's this winter. Mr. and Mrs. Stacey spent Christmas with her brother James Stevens in Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Krauger and Ilia spent the day in Molalla with the J. A. Marts; Mrs. Krau ger's parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Browning. Lester, Margaret, Dor othy and James Senter of Lintield College and Miss Dorothy's fiance, were guests in 8alem at Mrs. R. L. Browning's. Tho Ray Cleveland family went to Roseburg. Miss Lola Dasch, teacher In the Sharon, Washington, high school near Spokane, arrived homo in time to spend Christmas with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Gib son's guests for Christmas wero tho Misses Ruth and Rovella Em ery ot Portland; Mr. and Mrs. Or ris Hoffman: their granddaughter Imogens and Julia Burch, all of Salem and their son Victor. Mr. and Mrs. Fair wero guests of tho H. Davis family in Corvallls and they have as their guest this week Dora Bellamy .ot Crabtreo. Tho Harold Lane's motored to Long, view to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Pood. Hiss Yen eta Ralna fa iam V . ir. m A avna WW atop BVUtV evSt VlH esVS9 aflsa US rucltt taxes. Salaries of county hnouth normal school for tiro vaca tion period.