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t - O- Event Proves Huge Success V ? j" " aaaaBBBBaBBBBBaBBBBa " ' ' ' f ' " Chorus, Orchestra, - Some Specialty Numbers on -;. Program, W.U. Gym The Willamette gymnasium was filled with 10 00 children from rural-schools la Marion county yes terday afternoon, but the turnout of Spectators, was not large, prob ably beeause-of the blustery day. It was the music festival In observance of National Music Week. Mrs. Ulliatt B. Sbaner was chairman. . . : , ; The youngsters! were seated around the walls of the gym on bleachers. The Chemawa Indian band centered the floor! , In addition to boys' and -girls' choruses, rhythm bands and or chestral numbers by the Central Howell j school ,- orchestra and Chemawa orchestra,! there were several SDecial features. A tribal dance from Chemawa and a Hawaiian folk dance by Ut ile Joan Lochead, who was born In the Islands, were well received. Directors front the 25 schools . represented included Texia Ken nen. Clara Girod. Emily Tan San- ten. Grace Seaon, Agnes Booth, Robert Thomas,; Laura Miles. Wil low Evans and Roben J.Maaske. assistant state superintendent of public instruction. "I" ''. - Moninouth School Building Entered - '.(Continued from pace 1) ight latch. They gained entrance by removing the hinge bolts from the door and pried the door open, taking the two machines nearest the entrance. Their fxlt was" made through a! front secondary door locked on the inside with a latch lock. ; 7 r No clues of Incriminating im portance have been discovered, and the implement used to pry up the -window has not beenfound. Local, residents are wondering if there is any connection between this theft and the safe-breaking burglary last month at Oregon Kormal school. Says Taxing Bill Is ' (Continued from page 1) was 42 H Per cent of a corpora tion's net Income, It amounted to a 71 per cent tax on the amount the corporation retained in sur plus.! He said such rates .would dry vp government income, im poverish corporations, create un employment and block industrial growth For the first time since treas ury experts left the stand, the committee today heard a word of approval for the bill. Benjamin C. Marsh of the "people's lobby" rged that it be tried, together with other tax Increases. S A LEW , Afternoon and Night At 15th and Madison Sts. .Near Falrgrouds - ' tLMM aBBagFtaaaa ,iuftru r ttir.m. rEtfOtSMNCU 2 a s p. M. " Reserved and' Admission Tickets ob Sale Circus Day . at Central rharmacy Confiscatory ..:r?j.K J .... ' I'riawwittV i saTT afHCTlAJta f - t- family -5 tidying Storing Crating ' LAIWIER TRANSFER & STORAGE J We Also Handle Fuel Oil, Coal and Briquets and High Grids Diesel Oil for Tractor Engines and Oil Burners' Granddaughters This trio of Bryn Mawr co-eds, rehearsing for the annual May! Day program of the Pennsylvania college, are all granddaughters of fa moos men. Left to right, Eleanor Taf t of Cincinnati, 0., granddaugh ter of former President Taft; Elizabeth Bryan, whose grandfather was William Jennings Bryan, and Eleanor Sayre of Washington, D. C granddaughter of former President IWOsaa. The Call Board i GRAND 1 Today Claire Trevor in "My Marriage." J i Saturday Richard Dix in "Devil's Squadron.": . HOLLYWOOD 1 Today "Whipsaw" with My- rna Loy. t Friday Double bill.' Buck Jones in "Ivory Handled Guns" and "Racing SLuck" with Bill Boyd. j i ELSIXORE ! j Today Carole Lombard in "Lovo Before Break fast." Saturday Al Jolson in '!The Singing Kid." i CAPITOL i Today Double bill. "Mur- der on the Bridal Path" with Jimmy Gleason and Bob Steele in "Smokey . Smith." M Thursday Double bill. Lew Ayres in "Leathernecks Have Landed" and' Bruce Cabot in "Corruption.? STATE o d a y First run, Dou T glas Montgomery in "Har mony Lane" and Walt Dis ney's "Mickey's Grind . Opera." . ' Saturday First run, Kermit Maynard in "His Fighting Blood." Storm Sewer to Be Laid ou 19th A new storm sewer two! blocks In length will be laid In the park ing along North 19 th street be tween Nebraska avenue and the alley north of Kay street, City Engineer Hugh Rodgers said yes terday. He was authorised! by the city council Monday night! to ob tain a maximum of 1000 feet ot 15-inch pipe for the Job. j This sewer was made necessary, Rodgers said, to carry; overflow from the existing line caused by drainage from state property east of the city. The council also appropriated $150 extra for repairs to the city Incinerator walls. Need for these repairs was' discovered when John F. Murphy, contractor, began the $1325 job of replacing an arch over the Incinerator retort- STATE THEATRE Starts SUNDAY First Itnnf A BBfctB 'OtOTB' f a aaa wbo OMrtoiaaad II10DES' . nuiiot atsrta - tmrm m.a suatsT-suiai sin Dfl ArkxwOwTkMTlwater D Tonight & Thursday SPECIAL :' - Nidits Mom, Pop and , i Unmarried Kids I 30 c 0 , Added All Star Contedy p News and Cartoon Comedy y oi Famous Lien ,y 'XilK h"; Creditors Reject Debt Composition Creditors of f Russell McCalUs- ter yesterday rejected a proposed composition of debts made: before Seymour Jones; federal debt com missioner, at a hearing in the federal building here. Jones set a later date tor submission of for mal claims againsf McCallister and for final ; determination by creditors of McCallister proposed settlement. The latter called for extension of three years oil a fed eral land bank, loan against a 97-acre farm owned by McCallis ter offered unsecured creditors 30 cents on the dollar with the payments being made equally over a three-year parlod- Dnrlng the hearing counsel pro- t e s ting McCallister s proposal brought out the fact that McCal lister had given a 1750 chattel mortgage to Herman Larky, his attorney, for irorkldono jfor.the former in presenting his debt com position plan to the commissioner and in representing McCallister in the fore closure proceeding brought by the federal land bank. Tno mortgage; was given on per sonal property; on the McCallister tarnv- The hearing! was held under the provisions of the newly reenacted f rarier-Lemx bill. Claims iSelassie . . 4 f , I Relatively Poor ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, jllay 5. -(p)-Emperor: Halle Selassie is relatively a poor man tor one of his rank now that he has fled into exile from his beloved em pire, his former American ad viser said today, j Everett A. IColson, New Eng- lander who until ' a few! weeks ago was the negus financial and foreign affairs assistant; said the emperor's holdings ' were j largely in land and that reports the rul er was wealthy were "mythtcaL" (But in Djibouti. French SomaJIland, where the negus boarded a ship yesterday for Pal estine, he was asserted to have taken treasures with hlmi) (His , possessions Included, It was said, the imperial family jewels, numerous j cases of gold bullion, gold ! coins and! silver Maria Theresa! Thalers. He even took along six; automobiles.) , Hoesly Quito Toicntend Move; "Disillusioned PORTLAND. Orel.' Ma S.-tiW -wuiiam tioesiy, Portland attor ney. withdrew from two! Town. TVllf - w . . i , . send clubs and resigned as .secre tary- of Townsendites, Inc., to day with the statement "oldsters have been -misled and disillusion ed by. those 1 in charge of the movement" S : 2 MAJOR FEATURES Thrills . ;.J As They Co Into Action , 7 ?t XW ..ondjiovaihawomfjo; ! f$jLel-& wH In handl Harder". ' i " ' :- , tuMKkars' tor"- - ' ' f r a woman's Juij! ' If -HUM 500 Seats 15c LAST TDIES TODAY Jimmy! Gleason " - ! j "BIURDEIt OX THE BRIDAL PATH Strikes Close Lumber Mills Labor. Board . Is .Against Onalaska Firm Which Questions Power . (Continued from page 1 ) British. Colombia strikers pick eted mills and camps In their walkout demanding union recog nition and wage increases of $1 to 12.60 a day. Union officials estimate about 1300 on strike, while R. V. Stuart, British Col umbia Loggers association secre tary, said less than 1000 men about 3 per cent of the total re fused to return to work today. Strike Short Lived At OHoB. G Mm The M. B. King Lumber com pany mill. North Vancouver, re sumed operations when workers voted 70 to 20 to retnrn to work after a one-day strike. Six hundred men were on strike and the Biles -Coleman Yumber company at Amak, Wash., closed indefinitely. Mose than 300 were out at the English Lumber com pany mill near Mount Vernon, Wash. School Troubles Apparently Over (By the Associated Press) Two ; northern Oregon school controversies appeared settled to day wnen xvewoerg students re turned to their classes and two in structors were back at their posts at Lake Grove grammar school. Oswego. About half the 335 students at the Newberg high school partici pated in a demonstration against the curtailment ot extra-currku lar activities. W. A. Oliver, super intendent, said a widely-circulated report that football was to be abolished was false. Dlngeman Baiema. Lake Grove principal, and Harold McKensie, athletic Instructor, returned to their posts following a board meet ing last night. Bajema said the board, after dismissing him be cause he circulated questionnaires on school problems without con sent of the board, invited him to return. ; Bajema said McKenzie resigned 'in sympathy with my actions.' and that "after the meeting the ooara .decided to circulate a ques tionnaire." Justice Case May Reach Jury Today PORTLAND, Ore.. May B.-tiPi -Tom B. Handley, deputy district attorney, demanded the death penalty tor Jack 'Justice, accused of hiring Leo Hall to slay W. Frank Akin here in 1931. The plea followed the calling of the Jaat witness. Justice, on the stand in his own defense, denied all charges. Justice today admitted he brought Larry Paulos to Port land in 1933 but denied Paulos' story that he (Justice) offered him $200 to beat up Akin. The case was expected to go to the Jury tomorrow. New Snow Interfere With Santiam Opening BEND, Ore., May 5.-p)-A new snow storm hampered efforts to clear a detour over the Cascades today. George Sothman. main tenance engineer, said eight Inch-' es to a foot feu on the Santiam summit and that a rotary Plow was forced to turn back frequent ly to clear sections of the high way It already had traversed. NOTICE! The Jewel Box r : moved to ; 443 STATE ST. Next to BlUcb Hotel Tomorrow Fri. & Sat. w 2nd Hit Preston Foster r"&)rruptionw BOB STEELE in -Smokey Smith" , and MM. Candidates9 Forum ;VrDrrOE's worn I hU forum matil th My IS prua- u4 The Stat etmaa will vrMeat a state I bb of eiadidatea for city n ontr off ieea on both tiektta. Tfco aim will bo to si Totora who fcT Urge bat lot to atodr asoro data oat oil too can diH tea lnd to afford tha latter oppor tunity U present a anceinct Utemeat of their ezpeneneo and piauorm. no caa- iUiti'i atatemeaU will bo omitted B- lest roqaeated date not fnrniaheaV Pro entatioa of a esadidata's atatement ke doaa mot tOBBoU Statoamaa oBdoreo- I J. S. COOMLER Candidate for republican nomina tion as commissioner. J, S. Coomler, of. the Brooks district, I is seeking the republican nomination as county commission er because he believes his experi ence in public life and his experi ence as a farmer fit mm, for the position! I fully understand Jthe needs of the people," Coomler de clares. I ' ' :" .? , He was born In Indiana and was educated In the public schools there. He came to Oregon in 1919 aid- has lived in the state continuously since that time, be ing a taxpayer here for 2( years. In Indiana,; Mr. Coomler- was superintendent of construction, of an arterial highway and was road supervisor for several years, Mr. Coomler has been precinct committeeman for the republican party in this county for many years and for the last two years has been state committeeman for the party. For the last IS years he has been, a school director in his local district, , Coomler's statement regarding his campaign is:- "If elected I will be conserva tive In I spending the taxpayers' money.! I favor cutting the mile age fee to four cents which iwill adequately cover car expenses, j I do not believe In holding court any longer than is necessary to transact county affairs; I will try in fevery way possible to cut expenses to the end that the tax payers will benefit. "1 believe in old age security so am a Townsendite.' I am a candidate on the republican ticket and am seeking support for a safe and sane administration.' B- C CHURCHILL Candidate for republican nomina tion as county treasurer- R. C. "Dlek" Churchill, who is a candidate for county treasurer. resides at 14S North 21st street. He was born In Kansas and came to Salem with his parents in 1899 He was educated in Salem schools and in the business collere here. Mr. Churchill -served in the sec ond regiment, Oregon Volunteers in the J Philippine islands during the Spanish American war. Mr. Churchill for IS years was In the retail ; business in Albany. Later he was with the Blake, Mc- Fail Paper company In Portland for five years as stock man and salesman. For the past 12 years he has been a building contractor in Salem. He is now adjutant of Hal Hib- bard camp, United Spanish War Veterans. His pre-election statement is: "If elected, I will conduct the office Of Marion county treasurer in an economic, competent and business like manner, and promise to be faithful to the trust placed in me as a public officer. I have never before sought for or held a public office. My record as a cttl ten of Salem is my recommenda tion to the .voters of Marlon county' W. M. SMITH Candidate tor county school superintendent W. M. Smith, who is a candl- date for county school supertn- STARTS 25c EL .5 ,v - I , i - - d 'rj Ft V'- : , 1 ' I - . ? J V; I - - t l, - . ' ' 'V:;.. , V I . r S - .:- . 600 . , . Seats s , ADDED Musical : -. Kovelty ' "JLADTJ IX BLACK" Cartoon tendent at the primaries, is. a na tive -Oregonian.-' He was -educated in the public schools, of this county, later attended Oregon Normal school at Monmouth "and was graduated there- in 1 89 9. - Smith taught in the rural schools of this county two years prior to his graduation from the normal school. .He then served one year as principal - of t h e school at ' Mitchell, Oregon, and followed this by seven years spent as a teacher In the grade schools of Salem. v ; Smith became county school su perintendent here in 1907 and served continuously until 1920 when he was appointed assistant superintendent ot public instruc tion in Oregon by Superintendent J. A. Churchill. He continued to serve in that office until Novem ber, 1929. A. Ii. TOIBLESOX Candidate for republican nomina tion for sheriff. A. L. Tumbleson, who seeks the republican nomination for sheriff in this county, was born on a farm in western Kansas. He re moved with his parents to Forest Grove in 1908. He was educated in the public schools of Forest Grove, taking post-graduate work In commercial subjects. Mr. ' Tumbleson moved to Sa lem in 1919 and since 1921, has been a. proprietor of his own bus iness here. - He is a taxpayer and a home owner. He Is a member of, the Elks, the Modern Woodmen, the Mac cabees, the Eagles and the Ma sons. Mr. Tumbleson served as secretary for the Eagles for the last nine years. In his campaign statement Mr, Tumbleson declared: "The office of sheriff is an of fice of service as well as enforce ment, the enforcement should be in harmony with the other law enforcement. , "The service part should extend to all alike, and especially to the juvenile residents. They should be given proper advice and protection which will make them better citlsens of the community, "If elected sheriff, my earnest efforts shall be given to construc tice service and Impartial enforce ment at lowest possible cost. "My slogan is .Efficient service at lowest possible cost'." JOHX F. MAXXBt'a Candidate tor republican nomina tion as commissioner. John F. Manning, candidate tor the republican nomination for commissioner of Marion county, was born on a farm, near St. Louis, one of the early settle ments of the state. He attended a country school, completing the eighth grade- work before start ing, to work on hia father's farm where he was employed - for . a. cumber ot years.-- In, 1898 he went to Portland and worked for the firm of Manning and Lind, road contractors - and builders, serving as a "straw boss" for this concern for one year. He then returned to his father's farm, as sisting in the management ot this farm which is still in possession of the Manning family.- Later he went to Tacoma, Wash., and worked in a butcher shop and slaughter honse owned by the firm of Fry and Brown,- returning to his farm home in 1902. Mr. Manning was united ' tn marriage with Celia DuBols in 1904 and to this union nine chil dren were 'born, eight still living, one having died In infancy. Mrs. Manning died about a year ago. Mr. Manning was a member of the school' board, serving as clerk TODAY CAROLE'S IN A SWELL NEW HIT! r.. Holding fHands Across the Tahle" with Two New Lovers ... Here's a ruff-house romance ...with a rollicking finish you'll rave about! mm j a k w 'Diamond Master' : to State Ceca iUiodes Rale Taken Li byWalter .Huston ; to . '.'.! Open Here Sunday Kimberly. South Africa, during the early days of the aiamonu rusht was the scene of the first triumph of Cecil Rhodes diamond master, .c empire builder, jungte conqueror, as portrayed by ; Wal ter Huston in "Rhodes, the dia mond Master," the GB production coming Sunday to. the State, the atre J : ;-r'r Itf those days of frantic rush ing to dig fortunes from the earth there were so many times more men' than women . in the rough town of iron shacks thatgrew up overnight, that a new woman in Kimberley was more precious than diam onds and was bid for mar riage with diamonds. ? It is ." in Kimberley that Rhodes ; meets Dr. Leander Starr Jameson and Barney Barnato, two men whose fortunes are linked with Rhodes untfl his death. - , ; Another character figuring con spicuously in Rhodes' career is Oont Paul Krueger, stubborn and crafty President of the Transvaalr who fought Rhodes from start, to finish. . Playing these important charae-. ters are Frank Cellier, Basil Syd ney! and Oscar Homolka. Cellier- 1s Barnato, who after being de feated by Rhodes for- diamond control becom es his friend, and supporter. -r: - ; ... Tautfek Wiilner ... ,4 . . ' . On Hop Contract I (Continued from page 1) have received had the contract been fulfilled. Judge Lewelliag) allowed Taut- fest his costs but did not add the fsqo to the award. The court charged storage costs on the hops. held by the Oregon Electric rail road, to the plaintiff. The case was important as It was thought by hop men to affect other hop contracts. Hop dealers and expert hop judges were called as witnesses in the case which at tracted hop men from all parts of the valley. Child's Body Found MED FORD, Ore., May Tne waters or Bear creek yield ed the body of the three-year-old; son of Glen J. Birk today. The. 'boy disappeared yesterday from his home a few blocks -from thOj stream. - and director over a period of SO years and served two, terms on the high school board. . He was dis trict patrol for the highways in District 14, Marion county for eight years. iOmCE .SUPPLIES Everything for the Office Art Metal Files PattonY Book Store !' J. L. Cooke, Prop. -. 840 State St. Phone 4404 mm Coming to OUR NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK OFFERING A TRIBUTE TO OUR FAMOUS AMERICAN C01SrlirX)SER STEPHEN COLLINS FOSTER ENTERTAIN3IENT FOR EVERYONE! Be the First to Tell Your Friends . . . '7f' a Show You ! v- .A P jk1- ' Co j iTlIE FAMOUS . aiRISTY JIINSTREL SHOW! BARNU3PS ; MUSEUM AND WAX WORKS! THE OLD CINCINNATI BEER! GARDENS! THE FAMOUS SHAW NEGRO I CHOIR! I WALT DISNEY'S MICKEY MOUSE Fire Is So Rare; Firemen Forget : Hose's Location ASH FORK, Arix.; May f .-V Thls little rallroao town :naan i experienced a fire in so ion g mai volunteer, firemen couldn' find their hose 'cart early today when flames broke out in a tourist court, I .- . ' - The fire destroyed four cabins. two small garages ana ,sw wsu room. E. A. Ne toon, owner of the' court, said he believed tne maze started from a cigarette iei in me wash rdbm. 1 I After finding' their hose atorea in a bulldine the firemen kept the flames from spreading to a jiearby service station. ; - f V Water Qaims of Zielkel Sustained i 5 Claims of Leonard Zielke to wa ter flowing from Acorn springs were sustained yesterday by: Judge L. G. Lewelllng! here in a memor andum oninion Which upheld iei- ke'a nlea for a Permanent injunc- tmn inmii ina nil oi micr ui Julia and EblnjHenningsen. The court modified the injunction suf ficiently to allow Julia Henning sen sufficient water for domestic Use and for use in caring for her garden. ;.-1" ' ; ' "'' - ' Zielke asserted when ne nrougm the ease that bis predecessors In interest and nimseir. naa possessea . continuous use of the. spring since - 1883 when Daniel W. Jones made an irrigation oitcn rrom . i n defendants allegedly began their diversion of water in 1934. f Rose Marie Bynhart was denied the retorn-bf ner purchase Jmoney on a contract ror tne acquisition, of real estate in another opinion . by the court. The-court sustained the position of Ellen L. "Welch who nnntaTiAoA that dm Til the es sence of the -contract and that plaintiff's delay in making her claim had estopped her from re covery. - ' i I BtW Of cuuie"tbevcr KENT TATlOt Psvtine FIEDEtlCK PAUL KEUY HELEN WOOD THOMAS IECK Starts TODAt! First Salem Showing! Really Must See T. A COMPOSER OF MELODIES! Pimm I m Added "MICKEY'S ! in GRAND OPERA" KsmssamsmKmsmaBSSSSS . ' .... ' . i - '.' -i