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lit OREGON STATESMAN, Slim, Qrejon, Wednesday Jlirninj;, March 11, 1935
Goamon Sense
Carson's, Plea
.Tork Thrift 7ffl; Solve
: ; Problems Is Message -B
!s; of Portland Mayor ;
The tiatlon- need Mrenais
saace la common sense,' Mayor
Joseph Carson of Portland ; told
Sales &iwaniana yesterday noon
at the" Quelle., ...-.vi v-"'
' Canon; a democrat; evoked ap
plause when, time and , again be
scored "false leaders', who would
"array class against class" and
tnake tt appear that' "sometbins
could be bad lor nothing." ; --Jack-ler
and tin-born politi
cians stir ap the people, Carson
declared, saylnr the public waa
' kept in a state of discontent when
the remedy for their troubles" lay
in wort, thrift and self-reliance.,
.The mayor, pleaded with busl-
' 'ness men to "stand with leader
who think rightly.- .
i "We need an honest leadership.,
- not afraid to take a: licking."
Mayor Carson declared. If there
Is anything provoking to me to
day ft is men who giro lip serv
ice, to a cause and -behind their
- hands tell friends the cause is
futile and unsound."
- 4. - Debt Chief Cause
Mayor Carson said the princi
pal cause of depression was debt.
v -We bare reached a sorry sUte
when obligations of v individuals
- are cot considered good and ob
ligations of states and of the fed-
- era! -government arc considered
the, only good investment." be
averred. "Governments do not
' reach a higher state, of morality
. then the aggregate level ot the
Individuals who compose' them."
1 :' "I weald like to see Oregon
take the lead in being the first
state in the anion to say 'We can
- take care of our needy without
federal help. We do not have to
;go to Washington with our hat
; In our hand for help. We are not
political mendicants. .
L Canon cited at length a variety
- of statistics revealing the pyra
miding of debt In Portland. He
said the aggregate of state, city
and school district debts in the
assessed valuation of Portland
wae 73.000.000 with assessed
valuation shrinking $10,000,000
annually since 1920. He cited
several instances where Portland
.had paid far more in interest on
a bnoded debt than the entire
.principal sum of the obligation.
No OTrrproduction
: The mayor said he refused to
accept the idea that there was
overproduction of needed goods.
He said mankind had never had
in
Urea
on
Associated rrcs Leased Wire Service
Grandma Takes No Credit for living 100 Years
GBESHAM. Ore. March lOMni. -Hannah ''Grandma
Johnson said today: I Just couldn't help myself. when asked
the -secret" of her longetity as she observed her 100th birthday.
- She crossed the plain in 1852 at the age of H. Two of her nine
children ere living.; "I hare-worked pretty hard all my life-and
. I've enjoyed It, she said Bam appeared la excelleat nealta..
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Carpenter Finds Hat He-Lost 12: Year Ago V-
GRANTS PASS. Ore.. March lft-WV-Howard C. Lee. carpen
ter, recovered his long-lost hat. Twelve years ago the head-piece.,
.- disappeared when. he. was installing new shelving in a pharmacy.
Recently he was employed to move the same shelving and found
" the hat behind, a board. - " ' -
Grants Pass Building Far Ahead of '35 Pace :
GRANTS PASS, Ore., March 10-(ff-The city engineer said tc
' day building permit are far ahead of the corresponding period.
- a year ago.- - . '
Bar Children From RoseFestlval Participation: r
PORTLAND, Ore. March 10-(jP)-School directors today voted
to bar school children from participation In the 103 C Rose Festl
; . val as a health precaution. Several youngsters fainted last year
- in the sun at Multnomah stadlam.
Paul Banyan Representative Dies at Marshfield
MARSH FIELD, Ore.. March lO-CflVMlke Burns, 7-foot 3 Inch
giant, who has represented Paul Bunyan at Marshfield's annual
celebration in honor of the mythical hero, died here today. He
' was 74.
Polk Co-op Instructed to Change . Its Name
' -PORTLAND, Ore., March 10-P)-Federal Judge J. A. Fee de
creed today the Farmers' Union OQ company of Polk county
hereafter will use the name Farmers Union. Co-op. The decree
followed an amicable settlement of a dispute hinging around the
name, which also 's used by the Union Oil company of California.
Juricek and Carper to Go on Trial March 25
PORTLAND, Ore., March -qvyixM of Frank Juricek, Jr.,
and Everett Carper on charger of kidnaping a taxi driver and
farcing him to drive from Vancouver, Wash., to Can by. Ore., will
be held March 25, Federal Judge J. A. Fee said today. . The
two are soldiers at Vancouver barracks. They were arrested In
' Salem. '
War Veteran Aged 96 Dies at Rosehurg
JtOSEBURG. Ore., March 10--Riehard Plttman, OS-year-old
Civil war veteran and a native of Ohio, died here today.' Six
children aurvlve.
The Call Board
? GIUXD
Today The Dionne qulntup-
lets In "The Country Doc-
tor.
-.Saturday The Music Goes
" Round" with all star cast.
ELS1XORK
Today Double bill. John
Boles in "Rose of the Ran-
eho" and "Muss Em Up
with Preston Foster.
Saturday Eddie Cantor in
"Strike Me PInk.
CAPITOI
Today Double bill. "The In
former with Victor Mc
Laglen, and "Last of the
Pagans' with all native
' cast.
Thursday Double bill. Ann
. Shirley In "Chatterbox"
and "Song of the Saddle"
wtih Nick Forhan.
HOLLYWOOD
(Today Do u hie hill.
- Wheeler and Woolsey in
"The Nitwits" and "A
Feather In Her Hat" with
Pauline Lord.
Friday Double bill. James
Dunn in "Bad Boy" and
."Stormy: with Noah
, - Beery. Jr., also the original
. "Arizona Wranglers.
state: ,
.Today TRetnrn of Peter
Grtmm" with Lionel Bar-
- rymore. ; . : , : .
Thursday First : run,, "Be.
. hind , the Green Lights"
" with Norman Foster.
Saturdar LeeTracj-ln
"Two-Fisted."
LJOLLYVOOM
. Today and Thursdaj
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Second Feature - :
more unsatisfied desires than at
the present time, that the spirit
of the .pioneers was needed to re
generate people into work. Into
ambition and into courage.
Quoting Theodore Roosevelt,
Mayor Carson urged the nation
to keep open the door of oppor
tunity, aaid the nation would suf
fer tragedy it people of energy
and capacity were restrained and
people of little competence were
put Into power.
Mayor V. E. Eahn Introduced
the visitor.
Maurice Dean of Willamette
university sang two appreciated
solos. He was accompanied by
Mary Virginia Nohlgren.
Elks Club Bridge
Season Is Ending
Final contract bridge play at
the Elks club this season under
the direction of George Ketch um
will come this afternoon when a
group of women will play at the
Elks' temple here. Mr. Ketchum,
who has been conducting tourna
ments and bridge classes since
last fall, yesterday expressed his
appreciation for the cooperation
and support given him by mem
bers of the lodge.
"There has been much Improve
ment among the play of most of
the persons playing at the club,"
Ketch um said. "A number of the
players could become very expert
with some more practice."
Bridge will be played at the
elub this spring but It will be
without the direction of a special
supervisor.
In Monday night's play Mr. and
Mrs. Max Gunter won first place,
north and south. Second place
went to Mrs. Victor Bovelle and
to Mrs. Frank Prime. Mrs. L. S.
Rankin and George Ketchnm won
first east and west and Max Jones
and L. S. Rankin took second.
Elderly Men Die,
Oregon GtyFire
OREGON CITY, Ore.. March
lO.-CtfT-John Anderson and Wil
liam Wells, both about 70. died
today In a fire which broke out
at a private home at which toe
were supported by the county.
Jasper Kldwell and Ferdinand
Prahl incurred painful but not
serious burns. Ed Surfus, fire
chief, was overcome by smoke in
attempting to rescue the inmates.
He was dragged to safety. Sev
eral other persons received minor
injuries.
The chief said the fire started
from a match used by a boarder
In lighting a pipe.
Speeder Agrees
To Forfeit 25
When James W. Russell of Se
attle came roaring down South
Commercial street late Monday
night at 05 miles an hour, he for
got to reckon that the car follow
ing him might be piloted by an
officer. Anyway, he informed Of
ficer Farley Mogan that he was
"Just playing" after the officer's
siren stopped him.
Officer Mogan charged Russell
with reckless driving after he had
barely avoided striking another
car. Russell, on his way north to
take a boat Tuesday morning for
Alaska, put up S25 at the same
time writing to Judge Hayden
here that he would enter a plea of
guilty and suggesting the $25 be
accepted as the fine.
BIG DANCE
TONIGHT
BIELLOW MOON
Swell New Music!
Free Bos. State and ComncN
clal Sts 9:15 amd 10:15 P. M.
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Last Times Today
2 FEATURES!
LIOXEL BARRYMORE
i -In-"Return
of Peter Grimm"
plus -'
CARL BRISSOX
in "SHIP CAFE
V
The wrcri-fs greatest living
wonders. ..in the finest
stcry of the country doctor
ever written! -
MElOGDfflDD
t QUinTUPLET5
. with
JEAN IIERSHOLT
Dorothy PETERSON
1 SLIM SUMMERVILLE
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George Peck Dies;
Fimeral Is Today
Salem Resident 40 -Years,
- Was One of Oldest Men
in Commnnltr; 97
Funeral aervicea-for Oeorge D.
Peck, aged IT years, will be held
tail afternoon at I o'clock -from
the Clough-Barrick chapeL -Inter
ment will be In Belcrest Memorial
park. Death- came yesterday after
a brief Illness from Influenza.
.-. - Mr. Peck -. was- born Jane- S,
181s, In Great 3arrlngton Mass.,
where he. spent his childhood,- He
attended a little red schoolhanse
and in early, manhood moved with
his parents to. northern Illinois..
- Prom Illinois, he settled In La-
Port City, Iowa, where he spent
the greatest, part ot .his life. Feb
ruary 22, 18(3, he married. Clar
issa L. Eaton. Five children were
born to them, the youngest, Fred,
passing away on their, silver wed'
ding anniversary. Surviving ; are
Prof. Morton E. Peck of Willam
ette nnirersity; Henry S. Peck.
Mrs.' Alice M. Prescott" and Mrs.
R. D. Cooper, all of Salem; two
grandchildren, Gerald Prescott ot
Albion. Mich., and Ward Prescott
of Salem, and 'three great-grand
children.
Was Nature Lover
The Pecks moved to Salem 40
years ago and built 'a log bouse
south ot the city in which they
made their home down - to the
present lime. Mrs. Peck preceded
her husband in death three years
ago.
Mr. Peck comes from old Amer
ican stock and was fond of relat
ing experiences which his great
rraudmotber had told him of the
Revolutionary war. He was a
great lover of nature and collect
ed and mounted birds, skins and
eggs for museums.
His natural history research
took him all .over the - United
States and into central America.
Mr. Peck was one of the oldest
men in Salem and surrounding
communities and although natur
ally shy. had a host of friends. Dr.
W. C. Kantner will officiate at the
services today.
Land Possession
Case Is Decided
Plaintiffs in the suit of Elgin
D. Soules, et al. against Ella
Soules, are not entitled to posses
sion of two parcels of land in
Woodburn as the defendant haa a
life estate In the lands, but they
have an eight-ninths Interest in
the property, according to circuit
court ruling this week.
The suit also involred title to
90 acres in Clackamas county, in
which the court ruled the defend
ant has no Interest and ordered
that possession of the Clackamas
county property pass Immediately
to the plaintiffs.
rThe court granted the- plaintiffs
cbsta In the suit but no damages.
Plaintiffs were Elgin D. Soules.
Maude- Silrer, Earl O. Soules and
Florence Wogoman. , -
Production Biggest
EUGENE. Ore.. March lO -zi
-A summary of activities of the
cugene vmxt Growers' Co-operative
association shewed last year's
pack wee- the largest on record.
Groea sales were listed at $1
41T.07I, the pack at lO.m tons
and membership at 2014. ' - f
Sigma Delta Chi
Grads Will Dine
'Alumni members of Sigma Del
ta CM. national professional jour
nalistic fraternity, will meet for
dinner at : tonight at the Spa.
The meeting has been called by
John Ha&lon, secretary, for the
purpose of organizing' an alumni
chapter for-SMmbers Uvrng-wrtn
in ev radius of SO miles et Salem.
A charter will "be presented at the
meeting ior signatures of mem-
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of Oregon chapter -were Invited
to svt t d a banquet honoring
Dean Erie W. Allen or the school
of Journalism, University ot Ore.
gon, last Friday in Eugene. Dean '
and ilrs. Allen will leare soon tor
several months' travel in Europe.
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4or centuries the world has gone
to the Near East for its flavors and
aromas and spices.
-if
. . . and today Chesterfield imports thou
sands of bales of tobacco from Tirkey
and Greece to add flavor and fragrance
to Chesterfield Cigarettes. : "
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Turkish tobacco is expensive. The
- "import duty alone is 35 cents a pound.
But no other place except Turkey and
- - . ' : 1 Greece can raise tobacco of this par
ticular aroma and flavor. '
; ' . This Turkish tobacco, blended
; with cur own American tobaccos in
the correct proportions to bring out
' i the finer qualities cf each tobacco,
helps to make Chesterfields outstand
' g for mildnest and for better task
O ISiS, licczn a Unu Tosaoco Co.
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for ;mildriessj f S ;