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A- ft t tl- W !"V- r 1 i ' i - f.-r i H II.: ?, Local News Briefs I A : I The OREGON STATESMAN. Salem. Oregon, Tuesday Morning, May 23. i33 PAGE five. GU High nonor - Katberlne Laughrldge, daughter of Mr. and :Mr. C. N. Laugbrldge, US 9 Mar. .Ion street, Salem, has Just had the nark of Phi Beta Kappa confer red. upon her the highest schol ., astlc honor won by any student in v any college or university In the United States. Three other mem bers of her society, Gamma Phi Beta, received the same honor at ..the same time-- the first time In ' the history ;f j the University .of Oregon that ': any . one group can hoast of four f Its members re- ceivlng the distinction at one : time. The father of Miss JLaugh ridge la ' assistant secretary of state. Mum plants 50 varieties to choose from. Olsons greenhouse. Pacific highway north. ' , ' Counties Rank High Twenty - five-'; Oregon counties . compare .with the beat In the United States - with relation to' literacy. Charles .Aii Howard, - state superintendent -; et schools, declared Monday, v He - based his-statement, oa.sv-federal . Burvev completed recently. . The 2S counties all reported less than r ene- per cent illiteracy. Elgbt of the remaining 21 counties had an " average of from one to two. per cent niiteracy. These Included Multnomah, Marlon, Columbia, Umatilla, Hood River. Wasco, Gilliam and Harney. The other three,' Klamath, Jefferson and v Sherman, rated the poorest in the state, from two to 4.3 per cent. Granted Default Flora Bishop. plaintiff In an action against F. G. Deckebach, the Northwest Can ning company, and others, secur ed a default and decree in cir cuit court Monday. Judgment for S 5 000 Is to be granted and a foreclosure of a mortgage allowed on real property in this city. Since the mortgage was given as a pur chase price obligation no deficien cy Judgment will be allowed. Wanted, used furniture. Tel. 5110 Denies Charge Charles Peter son, charged with larceny, denied the truth of the charge when he was haled yesterday Into justice court. May 31 has been set for the trial. Peterson is accused of taking tools belonging to Knute Borge. The defendant says the tools were, his and that he had merely left them in tb.e custody of Borge. Peterson Is free oh his own recognizance. Manuel at Fault Augustine Manuel, Filipino, admitted to Mil ler Hayden, justice of the peace, yesterday that the car he was driving did not have adequate brakes but he said he "didn't i savvy" all the Instructions given him by police officers. Manuel -was fined $2.50 and being with out funds, was lodged in jail. He works in the onion fields near Brooks. - Patient Is Suicide Matthias Backes, C5. patient at the Oregon stata hospital,, committed suicide Monday by hanging himself In the basement of the institution. Backes was received by the hos pital in 1924 from Multnomah county, but escaped on May 11 of this year. He voluntarily return ed to the institution last night. Surviving are two daughters, one living in Klamath Falls and the other - in Los Angeles. Foreclosure Protested Trial of a protested foreclosure action was held Monday before Judge L. G. Lewelling here. Plaintiffs were L. S. Campbell and Mamie Camp bell; I defendants were Fred Up hoff and H. C. Whitlock. The de fendants asserted that the Camp bells extended their ' mortgage when it became due, a contention plaintiffs denied. The principal sum was $2000. - Drunk; Fined; Pays Ted Me Farland who fives in the Lake La Msn district, pleaded guilty, in justice- . court Monday to the .charge of being drunk while on a pablle highway--He was fined $25 and costs and . paid the fine. He was arrested last week end on the Brooks - Wheatland road. Obit uary noddies ton Leo Huddleston, 38, at the Vet erans' hospital in Portland, Sun day. Funeral services will be held from the Rigdon mcrtuary' Tues day. May 23, at 1:30 p. m.f Rev Hugh McCallam, pastor of Court St. Christian church officiating in conjunction with the Elks lodge. Members of Capital Post No. American Legion drum corps will be pall bearers with American Legion rites at the Belcrest Mem orial cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lola Huddleston mother, Mrs. Emma Tucker; two daughters, Ramona Nadine and Leola Geraldlne Huddleston and a brother, Harry Croner, all of Salem; two uncles, Charles and Allan Huddleston. both of Salem, and two aunts, MI'S. Mary Jones and Mrs. Edith Sassy, both of Sil-verton. Present Quota Full The pres- 1 ent quota of 127 men allotted to Marion county for the reforesta Uon army corps . has been filled and . the men chosen . pending physical ' examinations, although ; Indications point to the selection of 90 more men from this coun ty. Although i it is not definite where this group of men will be sent, it Is probable they will be placed in the Santiam National forest. In case any of the men chosen do not fulfill the physical requirements the court will choose enough men to fill the vacancy. Two More File J. F. Hosch of Bend, and Tom Qulgley of Red mond, yesterday filed with the secretary of state here aa dele gates to the proposed constitu tional , convention to vote, on re peal of the eighteenth amendment to the federal constitution. The time for filing as delegates to the- convention expires on June 10. Protest Fair Date Protest against holding the state fair on Labor day this "year, has been filed with Max Gehlhar. director of the state- agricultural depart ment," by the Sheridan chamber of commerce. Gehlhar replied that it was necessary to advance the dates for - opening the fair be cause of weather conditions. Gets AO-Day Term Martin Bailey of Salem was sentenced to spend CO days in the county jail, when he pleaded guilty to petty larceny in justice court Monday. Bailey was accused of the theft of four tires, tubes and wheels from the auto of George Mote. the theft taking place late last year. ROOSEVELT TAKES ROLE OF WO RLD LEADER IN CAUSE OF PEACE T -o. 11 . H 'fit" ' s - i v. r .... ; x-v -1 : 1 V , - i ' i - . ; - y 5 ,j . j-'-j , v T y - - - - - - - - Issuing a clarion call to fifty-four nations aU ever the world. President Franklin D. Beoserelt recently made the greatest appeal for peace that the world ever has sees. Te each of the nations, the President addressed his pie that it curtail armaments at once under the plan of Premier Bamsay MacDonald of Great Britain, and that it pledge itself against sendlmg armed forces across its frontiers. Above are si important fi(TM in world affaira whe play important roles la shaping tlta policies ef their respective governments. It is sinifieant that President Rooss vatt included Josef Stalin, head ef the Russian Soviets, to which the United States, so far, has denied recognition, in his appeal. GIPCEHTO The Salvation Army would ap preciate clothing, furniture, jars, canned fruit. Tel. 9437. Gilbert Roy B. Gilbert in this city, Sunday, May 91, at the. age of 47 years, late resident of 1880 Ne braska avenue. Survived by wid ow, Alice J. Gilbert of Salem: son, B. R. Gilbert of Salem; daughter, Roberta Mae Gilbert of Siletz; mother, Mrs. Lucy Gilbert and a twin brother, Ray A. Gil bert of Salem. Funeral cortege will assemble at the Clough-Bar-rick chapel at 10:30 a. m., Tues day, May 23. Graveside services at 11 a. m., Belcrest Memorial park, with Rev. Kantner offici ating. - Estate Closed Final account of the late Andrew Peterson was tiled in probate court Monday, showing real and personal prop erty on hand valued at $2200. In come to the estate has been $724 and outgo $593. Calara Olive Pe dersen, daughter of the deceased. is principal heir; Andrew Peder sen has been administrator. Plans Trip Willard Wirtz. Kiwanian, has been appointed chairman of the "On to McMinn ville" committee of the Kiwanis club he-re. A number of local members are planning to attend a district meet given in the Tarn hill county city Saturday night. One Fire Reported City fire men received only one call over the weekend, that being for a chimney fire at 1598 State street, occuring at 10:15 a. m. Monday. Diet Man to Speak Paul O. Sampson, considered an authority on the subject of diet, will speak this noon to Salem Kiwanians on "Keeping Fit." HOP FIELD WAGES DUES D'J VIEWED A number of hop growers in the Salem area held an Informal, Impromptu meeting Monday noon at the Marion hotel and discussed a "number of problems of mutual interest to growers. The problem of wages to be paid this season was discussed, it was said, but no action was taken. A meeting of the executive committee of the Oregon Hop Growers association will be held here at an undetermined day next week. At that time the wage question will be considered formally. Considerable demand has been made for workers for an increase commensurate with the rising prices being paid for hops. No change was .seen in the market here Monday, no sales be ing reported and the prices hold ing around 73 cents a pound for 1932 hops with prices quoted at 60 cents for carryover hops from the 1932 yield. Games of Chance in City Cost $40,000 Each Year, Student Survey Reveals Games of chance conducted in Salem each "year call for an ex penditure of $440,000 annually, according to a survey completed yesterday by a student of social science at Willamette university. The compilation, he announced, did not include church lotteries, betting on athletic contests or speculation In the various lines of business. Figures obtained in several in stances were obtained on actual surveys while other statistics represented the concensus of per sons acquainted with the various games on which th report was made. Thirty-four persons re judged to make their living en tirely from operations of games of chsnce. The student's compilation fol lows: Utm X. U 0117 PerioB IdtoW- TmpVoj td ti Marble machines 50 $40,000 2 Slot machines.. 10 5,000 Punch boards.. 50 10,000 . Cards, public.. 35 200,000 Cards, private rooms 6 100,000 $ Cards, home... 500 50,000 . Pool 20 20,000 4 Dice 4 20.000 Pools, betting.. 20 10.000 . LEO HUDDLESTOn S FIERI IS THY H ID Lucae At the residence, 840 Saginaw, I ci 1 -4 f O 1 TO T AM Tests Given Examination """""J. . n- started Monday at 2 p. m. at Red Cross headquarters for reforesta tion army recruits, in charge of Dr. Vernon A. Douglas. Appli cants from Salem out of the coun-1 ty total of 127. will be given tue teats first. Time of examination ' for rural residents desiring ad mittance Into the army will be an- , nounced shortly Survived by his mother, Mrs Clara Lucas of Salem; a brother, Harry Lucas and a sister, Mrs. Clifford Brunk, both of Marsh field. Funeral announcements later from Rlgdon's mortuary W LLAmETTE ID MARY MITCHELL, 60, DIES HUBBARD, May 22 The funeral of Mary Smith Mitchell. 60, wife of R. R. Mitchell, was held at the First Christian church at Woodburn Sunday af ternoon. Interment was made In An An . ..i.i,, ine lieue rasse cemeierv. Mrs. approval of the Willamette river Mitchell died Saturday at 4:30 Small At the residence In Turner, Sunday May 2P, Isaac Hiatt Small at the age of C8 years. Survived Sues on Note The City Invest- by widow, Louesa M. Small of Turner ana tne louowmg cnua- ' ment company filed suit yester day on a note and mortgage given by R. T. and Lena D. Judson. Plaintiff says $582 is due on ori ginal $625 principal and asks that v-fhterest and costs .be added to ' ( that amount. The mortgage is a second lien on local property. 25c "chicken dinner. lBt M. E. church. Wed. 11:30 to 1 p. m. Motorist Held Charles Waller, Morningstar, charged with oper ating a-motor vehicle without- a license, was found guilty in jus tice court Monday and fined $5. Faillnsr"to pay the fine, he was ren: Cecil I. Small of En gene. Brazier C. Small of Salem, Willis H. Small of Eugeue and Mrs. Bernice Roberts of Turner; broth er, Calvin W. Small of Turner; sisters, Mrs. Ada Mathias of Turn er, ' and Miss Hattie Small, of Turner. Funeral services Tuesday, May 23, at 2 p. m.. from the First M. E. church. Turner. Burial Twin Oaks cemetery under the di rection of W: T. Rigdon and Son. ? . Gamble At the residence of a son, 1695 Lee street. May 22, John W. Gamble, at the ace of 82 years. lodged in. tne .county jauior two . garvived by following children development is reported by the Portland Journal's Washington bureau. The dispatch, as publish ed in the Monday evening paper. says In part: "An even chance, at least. Is given for approval by the army engineers of the proposed 6-foot project for the Willamette river to Salem, although the division engineer reported against it some time ago. The district engineer favored it. "It Is felt, for one thing, that a good presentation was made by the Oregon witnesses at the hearing a few days ago, and that arguments were made tending to overcome some of the adverse conclusions of Colonel Robbins the division engineer "Some have thought that the general 'slow-down psychology which prevailed through official circles at the time the Robins re port was made counted against the Willamette project. As the new administration Is reaching out for new public works, the anti-expe ision' influence is re moved.'" a.m. at the Deaconess hospital of appendicitis. She was born In England. Surviving relatives in Hubbard are her husband, who is manager of the Ivan Stewart warehouse and her twin sons, Ira and Milton. 11. DY AEHl FLOCK TURNER, Ore., May 22 (Spe cial) The Turner Christian church adopted the following re solutions at the services Sunday: "Whereas our minister, Rev. E. J. Gilstrap has seen fit to re sign as pastor of this church, and "Whereas he has been with this church for four years, serv ing faithfully in all ways to the entire satisfaction of the present church, and "Whereas this church desires him to serve In the business re lating to the trust for the home for the needy, and "Whereas he has, by constant work and faith in class and in pulpit bullded the church up, adding thereto 109 members; 45 baptisms, and Funeral services for Leo Hud dleston, 38, member of Capital Post, American legion of Salem, who died in Portland Sunday, will be held from the chapel of W. T. Rigdon and Son at 1:30 p. m. today. Rev. McCallum of the Court Street Christian church will officiate In conjunction with the Elks lodge, and members of the drum corps will act as pall bear ers. Huddleston received a back in jury while serving on the U. S. S. Oregon In Id 19 which caused spinal complications eventually resulting in his death. He had spent several months in the Vet erans' hospital in Portland during the past year. He is survived by hit widow, Lola Huddleston; mother, Mrs. Emma Tucker; two children, Ra mona Nadine and Leola Gerald lne Huddleston. all of Salem; brother, Harry Croner of Salem; two uncles. Charles and Allan Huddleston of Salem; and two BE HELD OUTDOORS Exercises Start Saturday June 17; Alumni are to Convene Again Willamette university, weather permitting, will break, all tradi tions at its Stth commencement next. month and hold the gradua tion exercises on the lawn In front of Eaton hall. Dean Frank M. Er ickson announced Monday. A complete program for com mencement services, released yes terday, shows the first day's exer cises beginning Saturday, June 17. with the senior class breakfast at 6:30 a. m. on the school ram pns. At 10 a. m. the trustees of the university will hold their an nual meeting at Eaton hall. The class day . exercises in which each elass puts on a stunt, will be held at 2 p. m. at the chapel. The Alumni association Business meet ing will be held at 4 p. m. In the university chapel, followed by the annual banquet at B:3A p. m. in the university gymnaisTam. The president'! reception will be held at I p. at. in Lausanne hall. Sunday services at commence ment will be the baccalaureate service at II a. m. at the First Methodist church. Dr. Carl O. Do ney delivering the sermon. A re union and farewell service will be held in the university chapel at 4:30 p. m. and at $ p. m. the Christian associations will hold their anniversary meeting in the First Methodist church. Rev. J. R. Simonds delivering the sermon. Professor James T. Matthews, who ends 40 years of service aa a teacher at the university this year, will deliver the commencement ad dress Monday at the graduation exercises which begin at 10 a. m. Conferring of degrees will be fol lowed by announcement of prizes and honors by the president. RATINGS ON EXAMS "Whereas he is a sound and eloquent preacher of the scrip- aunts, Mrs. Mary Jones and Mrs tures and consistent coworker. ! Edith Sassy, both of Silverton. and "Whereas the congregation re grets the loss of his service as pastor, now therefore "Be it resolved that this church does hereby recommend Rev. E. J. Gilttrap and his fam ily to the sister churches as to his ministry, and we commend them to the love and fellowship of the churihes of Christ. And therefore to all we recommend his upright character, high Ideals and earnest endeavor in all ch'ircb affairs." Most Applicants Pass Driver Test SILVERTON, May 22 Two hundred and six people took the antomobile driver's tests given at Silverton Saturday with the result that 196 receipts for li cense fees were issued. Only ten failed to pass for driver's li cense and of these ten, some were refused because of deficient vision. WILL BE SEffT EAST Ratings on uniform examina tions given 120 members of the Willamette university sophomore class will be sent east today by Dean Frank M. Erickson. Marks of the students here will be com pared with ratings of sophomore classes In more than one hundred other American universities. Th examinations were prepared and distributed by the American Coan ell on Education , the Carnegie Foundation furnishing money for the tests. The purpose of the examina tions is to determine the education of widely separated groups of uni versity students In various phe of liberal training inclining knowledge of history and litera ture, acquaintanceship with sci ence, ability to use English and other criteria of a liberal educa tion. Last year Willamette university sophomores ranked 27th from the top in a group of 138 eolleges whose students took the examinations. and one half days. , W'asbingtoniiui Held Edward R. Lane, a resident of the state of Washington, drove a " car with sKitched-license plates, he admtt- tted in justice court Monday. He was fined $5 and being unable to pay," .was lodged . in : the county Jail. . - ; s s (:Oi-dered to '' Pay Louis Froh mader. w defendant in a suit brought by-Ruth Frdhmader, his wife,' was "ordered yesterday in circuit court to pay . her $20 suit money, 1 $25 - attorney s fees and $15 a month for support during the' pendency of the litigation. . $3182 in Estate The estate of the late Susan E. Yoder has been .appraised at $3182 according to a statement fUed in probate court Monday. Robert N. Sliffe is ex ecutor of the property, $2500 of which lis in 'government bonds. ; '.' Deire Granted A decree for . the plaintiff was : granted in cir-.-- cult court Monday in the case of - . J. C. and Mary C,. Savage-against - Roy A. and Lile E. S. Campbell. '.Thedecree r called for $2560, in- - terest aBdsfcosts. - i " Mrs. Edna McAdams of Illinois. J. A. Gamble of Salem and N. L. Gamble of Salem. He was a mem ber of the First Christian church and the Woodmen of th World. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:30. p. in. from Rigdon.'s mortuary with Rev. Guy Drill officiating. Interment City View cemetery. O : O i . Births -l o . . o , Poiails To Mr. and Mrs. ous Polalis, 385 State street, a five pound baby girl, born Monday at at Bungalow Maternity home. PHESCURED Without Operation or Loll af Tim DR. MARSHALL S29 Oreenii H!ds Pfcoo. SS09 TUNE IN o KGW 1:45 every after noon. A good program and important information about DINE The Natural Mineral Water LOC.U, STi:K . 223 Xortli H; Mrr-t Sal:". iv, tlt-c.-soa Cotmiig Events May 26-fK--OregoB State Association of Master plumbers, annual meeting. : . Jobs .1.4 - Evangelical . conference. First Evangelic el nflrcn.T " 1 June 2--ltr--FoHrth Annual Willamette Vall,er Flower Shhwii r': ''jgf . :: i:r . . ; J true ":7 Marion county Jersey n Cattle" ' Cluo, fair grenade.1 t't t-r iVJunelJ-rWfpanieJte uni versity commencement. " June 20-2S G. A. R. and affiliating bodies annual en camptnent.'r : ;- y June -S5 Missouri. Aa nual picnic Municipal auto parkv.,;..;-..:-;;-, -: . , July . 24.2ft Annual En campment, Spanish War Veterans. ' ' Sept. - 4-9 Oregon state fair.. :'l It Never Pays To Neglect YOUR EYES Itr the poorest possible eeob omy to put off visiting your oculist particularly when your eyea can be. tested end . glasses supplied for so little. ; - mm' l NMOO&G Hospital Beds to Rent ' J-'T Call 69IU. L'sed Furniture Department 151 Nortb BIgb This should be your -Choice A Hotels , Because: . )' TT Kw inilMMb At , . DANMOOKK tk ao4 mob- , -omscd too bold. II, KM, 1. - -U.S0. 6Meidfmrnw.. ' KuW "mj roora Sm .tM- vUtti. ' s Wamui traWtios maatpc ied ref4v tmxj courtaay. 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