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Page Twelve The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon Edison Test Is Simple For Claxton Commissioner of Edu cation Says He Could Answer 90 Percent of Queries By Mildred Morris. Washington, May 21. Boy, page Thomas Edison for Philander Priestley Claiton, United States commissioner of education and the owner ot a whole string of college degrees. Mr. Claxton Is willing to claim the distinction of being the only man ho far found who thinks he can naH the famous Edison test for bright minds. Confronted today by the list of questions which is said to have had remarkable results in crushing the ambitions of college youths who yearn to work in Edison's factory, Mr. Claxton said with delightful confidence: "Oh, I can answer most of these." After he had g6ne over the ques tions one by one he said: "I ought to pass. I can answer about 90 per cent of them." Before Mr. Edison goes to the expense of coming to Washington to grab Mr. Claxton for his factory tt should be stated that the report er who conducted the commission er of education through the test cannot conscientiously vouch for his claim. Accurate reporting demands the following revelation: Answers to some of the ques tions Mr. Claxton said right out loud. Answers to others many others he confided only to him Mlt. When Mr Claxton came to the momentous question concerning domestic sardines, he said: "Now, where do we get domes tic sardines? I don't know Italy 1 suppose." He was hard put by the query: "What Is the longest river In the world '!" "Now, what Is it?" he said, ap pealing to the reporter. "The Amazon," replied the bright reporter. "The Amaron the Nile, one of the two," said Mr. Claxton with triumph. He admitted cheerfully he couldn't bound West Virginia off hand and hadn't the "lowdown" on copra or the manufacture of Window glass. But still Mr. Claxton was not in clined to ridicule Mr. Edison's test. "I imagine Mr. Edison had in mind a test to show the ability of applicants to think quickly and to demonstrate their breadth of knowledge, versatility and reten tiveness of memory," he said. "Would you glje such a test to an applicant for a position in your office.' he was asked. "Well, that would depend on what I wanted him for," he an swered diplomatically. saiuraay, May 2l Durno Not Out For Mentor's Job Here; Position Unfilled Edwin R. "Eddie" Durno, bas ketball ace of two conference., who, for the past two weeks, has been .considered as possible coach of athletics at the Salem high school'for next year Friday morn ing notified George W. Hug, sup erintendent of schools, that he would be unable to consider the position. Durno, a major In physical edu cation at the University of Ore iron, would be admirably fitted to assume the duties of a mentor here, it was felt. He has had ex perience both In football and bas ketball, and last year was chosen as star basketball forward for both the Pacific coast and northwest conferences. He is a .former Silver ton boy, but now resides in Eu gene. Annoyer Of Small Girls Held Insane Papers committing him to the state hospital were issued Friday afternoon for John Hdffmeyej-, a farmer whose ranch is located i near Chemawa, who was arrested by police Wednesday evening and charged with indecent exposure. Hoffmeyer is said by police to be the man who has annoyed little Salem girls at various timeB in the past. He has been positively iden tified by several persons according to Chief of Police Moffitt. Hoffmeyer is 53 years of age, and wears a long beard. He is a bachelor. j Short Sport Chicago. After two other Chi cago White Sox recruits had been driven from the mound yesterday by the New York American slug gers, Joubert Lum Davenport of Tucson, Arii., started in the fifth Inning and struck out Babe Ruth, the second man up, on the third strike, a fast ball inside, Ituth missing by a foot. Chicago. Fred Walker, assist ant coach of the University of Chi cago . basketball and football teams, who also has been studying for a degree, today received no- tics that he could not graduate next June because he was lacking tbenecessary credit for gyinnus lum work. incw tork. Mike Olbbons of St. Paul will face Irish Paddy Flynn in a fifteen round bout in Brooklyn tonight. It will be Gib bons' fourth bout since he return ed to the ring. Flynn will sub stitute for Italian Joe Gans who was unable to appear. New York Bob Martin, A. E. T. heavyweight, knocked out Joe Cox in the tenth round last Dlght. Minneapolis. Henry Ordemann heavyweight wrestler of Mlnne apolis. and Jess Westergaard of Des Moines, Iowa, will meet in a finish bout here tonight. It is an nounced that the winner will be matched with Stanislas Zbysxko. world's heavyweight champion. Class Holds Picnic. Dallas, Or.. May 20. Miss Bernlce Newblll's Sunday school class the Plus Ultras of the Chris tian church held a picnic at Boyd ston's swimming hole Saturday afternoon. The afternoon was spent in playing outdoor games, after which a luncheon was enjoy ed by Mildred Griffin. Ruth Hib berd, Kathrlne Huffman, Ella Graves, Marie Hayes. Eunice Ken nty. Orpha Singletree and Miss Newblll. Take no chances with fire. Drop no burning matches or to bacco. It you have a campfire build It away from logs, traa or rotten wood. Scrape a clean strv around it, digging down to dirt When you leave, put it out. If no water, use dirt. Lane County Has Third Corn Club Eugene, Ore., May 21. The ird corn club in Lane county has just been organized at Delight Valley, according to. J. C. Swan, county leader, G. H. Haight, of Saginaw, is tho local leader, he says, and the club has five members already. The other two are at Goburg and Santa Clara. It is hoped that thru these clubs some exhibits will be sent to the Portland corn show, and perhaps, through it, to the na tional displays of the railway com panles. J. F. Spray is the leader of the new poultry club at Cottage Grove which has eight members, seven of whom are actively engaged in managing flocks of hens. Of lat a cookery club has been started at Trent with Mrs. W. L. Wheeler as leader. There are nine members in I h is club. Proposed Plan Of Agricultural Survey Favored Washington, May 20. The sen ate committee on agriculture to day ordered a favorable report on the Lenrott-Strong resolution au thorizing a general survey of agri culture and related matters by a joint commission of the senate and house to be composed of five mem bers from each body, three of them republicans and two democrats. RebekaJis Complete Election Albany, Or., May 20. The Re ueaan assemDiy completed Its an nual election by choosing Marga ret Allingham of Portland, Nettle Amos of Lebanon and Sarah Mc- Clure of La Grande, trustees. Ap pointive officers in the assembly were named and Installed as fol lows: Grand marshal, Olive Frye of Grants Pass; grand chaplain, Estella Weed of Portland; grand conductor, Mrs. Willetts of Cot tage Grove; grand inside guardian Etta Sanderson of Free water; grand outside guardian, Josephine Trask of Corvallls. The grand lodge enacted legis lation providing for the election of a board of grand trustees to handle the endowment fund. The trustees elected to fill these new positions were ForeBt L. Hubbard of Baiter for a term of three years; W. A. Carter of Portland for two years, and William A. Morand of Boring for one year. All five of the proposed amend ments to the constitution of the grand lodge, which were submit ted at last year's convention a Baker, we 'e voted down. Several new amendments were proposed and will be acted upon next year Danger! Destruction of homes and resources by forest fires is a loss to the entire community. You share It. Four hundred thousand dollars a day Is distributed In the Pacific coast states by forest in dustry. Forest protection Is pros perity insurance. Be careful with fire. Prevents Man From Committing Suicide Corvallis, Or., May 21. Claren ce Catlin, in ill health and discour aged because of a lack of funds, when pressed the other day to pay certain bills his landlady could no longer let run, went over to the Willamette river bridge and was climbing over when Roy Morrison pulled him back and sent him home. The matter was reported to Sheriff Warfield and Chief Robin son and it was thought best to put Catlin in jail until he could be ex amined and perchance had oppor tunity to get in better shape. Dr. Anderson and Dr. Francis examin ed him, felt that he was onlv In ill health and discouraged, and the Foreign War Vets took his case in hand with the idea of getting him the government assitance to which he is entitled. He was with Per shing in Mexico it Is said and there contracted pneumonia and typhoid which left him in bad shape. He is now to be sent to a Tacoma hospital. Where there's circula tion there's life Use Journal Want Ads WadeSpeaks On Progress Of Centenary Dr. Raymond G. Wade, corre sponding secretary of the commit tee on conservation and advance ot the Methodirt church, spoke 10 a crowded bouse at the First Meth odist -hurch in Salem last evening, and his address was of great inter est to all friends of Methodism in that he told of the progress of the Centenary missionary campaign which was illustrated by stereopti- con pictures of objects and people from all parts of the world,. His talk and the illustration covered the work of the Centenary move ment In every portion of the globe Dr. Wade told how Bishop Stuntz, who spoke Interestingly in the Salem church a few 'lights ago, had preached to an audience of but 11 people recently in one of the neglected sections 'A New York city, and how the Centenary funds and icterest had created a live church membership that is making the much neglected local ity a place of better Amencar. citizenship and oetter humanity Dr. Wade stated in nis lecture mai .10 separate new church en terprises havo been financed and carried through :he United Slates this year. All the way frm le pairing a uitia cnapei, binan, a rest room, a tjy "in-mium or a drinking founuiin, up to the con struction of i he i.iosi ptatwltlous church or college building dedi cated to the v.orK of Christian sermvice, mild Dr. Wade, this work has been progrojed. The Ceu'eutaiy funds, taid the speaker, frioUcttily saved the whole vletU il.st Ep'jHcjMkl church in China ami India trcm disaster. Dr. Wade has jutt completed a trip from ocean to octal' ana is com petent to speak on the subject of church extension in the world. Resulting from the special ad ministrative program connected with this great Centenary move ment, tne Methodist church in America during the year 1920 added $10,000,000 to the worth of its property at a cost of $2,000, 000. The Centenary movement advanced a certain amount to dif ferent churches for improvements needed, and these churches had to raise the required balance. In this manner the productivity of the church was stimulated and the membership increased. Dr. Wade mentioned some of the localities in the United States where great good had been accomplished by means ot the Centenary fund. This work has extended partic uarly to the war ravaged Europe where material aid has been ex tended in generous measures for the physical relief of starving hu manity, and a vast amount of mon ey has been Invested in providing hom.es for orphans and establish ing Protestant churches. Committees On Camp Ground NamedBy King To interest tourists passing through Salem during the sum mer in the advantage of Marion county, seven committee of 14 men each have been appointed by King Bing Knowland of the Cherrians to make calls each evening at the auto camp grounds. The Cherrians will go in couples each night. The schedule covers a period from June 5 to September 14, making it necessary for each committee to serve two weeks, but it is so arranged that these two weeks do not come consecutively. The following is the schedule worked out with the names of men serving on the committee and the weeks they are to serve. The dates given are the days on which each committee is to begin its duty: June 5-August 7 J. H. Albert chairman; George Alderin, Carl Abrams, G. G. Brown, W. J. Busick F. S. Barton, C. B. Cross, Theo Canfield, W. 0. Dyer, Lester DaviB, F G. Delano, S. B. Elliot, Dr. Fred Ellis, D. W. Eyre. June 12-August 14- Elmer Daue, chairman; H. C. Epley, E. E. Fisher, Carl Gabrielson, Wil liam Gahldorf. L. W. Gleason, J. H. Garnjobst, R. W. Geiser, L. L. Gilbert, George Graves, L. S. Geer, A. H. Gille, P. E. Graber, Romeo Gauley. June 19-August 21 O. L. Fish er, chairman; C. S. Hamilton, Wm. Hamilton, 0. A. Hartman, Karl Hinges, L. E. Hofer, S. F. Langen berg, E. L. Kapphahn, W. E. Keyes C. E. Knowland, S. A. Kozer. R A Kurtz, J. H. Lauterman, K. B K u gel. June 26-August 28 W. J. Kerth, chairman; H. T. Love, F. G Myers, Oliver Meyers, D. W. Miles R. H. Mills, B. W. Macy, William McGilchrist, T. E. McCroskey, Dr. A. O. Olson, H. H. Olinernr Fl r Patton, J. C. Perry, C. T. Pomeroy July 3-July 31 Fred Mangis. chairman; W. H. Park B F Pound, Z. J. Rigg8, j j. Roberts, L. T. Rigdon, George Riches, E A Uobins, O. J. Schei, . G. Shipley, Al Siewert, E. F. Smith, R O Snelling, W. L. Spaulding July 10-July 24 R. W. Hart man, chairman; W. I. Sfalov h r kitiff, Watt Shinn Wr.nl, o- Paul btege, E. S. Tillinghast, Lee u,"u. u. u. vick, C. H. Vick u. wood, A. L. Wallace, Tir i . -. , ", ' Li. waters. July 17-SeptemBer 14 v Kuhn, chairman; Elmer Whlto A. White, Paul Wallace, C. son, James B. Young. E. Wil- Passion Play Coming To Grand Theatre For eight years the great pas sion play cast of several thousand persons and the cameramen and directors of the Pathe company worked in Oberammergau, Bavaria to complete the natural color film production "Behold the Man," which opens for a four days' en gagement at the Salem Grand theatre Friday. The picture as finally completed is put out by the Pathe company with the an nouncement that it is its greatest undertaking and it Is a master piece in natural color photography and dramatic power. The picture was all filmed In Oberammergau and the cast in cludes a great part of the original passion play cast which has made the passion play a world dramatic event every 10 years. The picture depicts the life of Christ and the great events of Biblical times. It is the first big production ever at tempted in natural colors. In arranging for the first nat ural color dramatic production the Pathe company selected the pas sion play subject as lending itself best to the color work. Not only the costumes and the action fit colors admirably but the colorful country of Bavaria where such a production naturally must be staged makes possible a display of the color work almost beyond de scription. Special musical pro gram including a quartet from Portland is being arranged for the Salem showing. Adv. water lrom McClegan canyon creek for the .irrigation of 66 acres in Crook county. By W. S. Caverhlll of Caverhlll covering the appropriation of wat er from Pine .creek, tributary of middle fork of John Day river, for the arrigatio'n of lands in Grant county. By H. H. Notting ham of Enter al prise envAina t w hie in an-.. , -. nrn . rfl Ulirla I irrigation of a Uy B" Mor Tir.n UT acre Ffouuwa county 451 1 will close tomorrow wbi ' In the afternoon 2 ' tainment in the 1 Salem people wi ," ! I TIME TONIGHT ALICE BRADY In AlTm ,v n ui UK THE CHflRiio TrlKEE DAYS STARTING TOMORROW m ft J'W I i m J w iW alH : C. Frank Boy Scouts Ask Water Permit for Swimming Tank Application for permission to appropriate water from Glenn creek, tributary of Willamette river, has been filed with the state engineer's office here by the Sa lem Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The water is wanted for use in a swimming pool and other purposes at a summer camp now being prepared for the Scouts in the Eola hills of Polk county. Other applications covering water rights have been filed as follows: By Robert and G. C. Grimmett of Holand, Or., covering the ap propriation of 25 second feet of water from Cave creek for mining purposes in Josephine county. By Walter A. Carson of Post, covering the appropriation of wat er from Crooked river for the ir rigation of 45 acres of land in Crook county. By Edward Rausch of Barnes covering the appropriation of By Louis Joseph Vance Directed by Wesley Ruqqks , he Hrected by Wesley Ruqqks , romance of a girl who dare -OTHER ADDED ATTRACTIONS WORTH WHILE-1 GRAND Remember the Dates for "Behold the Man" Truck, Car, Collide; Damage Is Slight A bent fender and a blow-out made up the total damage in a collision yesterday between a SaT lem bakery truck and an automo bile driven by W. J. Bartges, 1529 A street. Mr. Bartges was driving east on Center street and the truck was moving north on Capitol. Nobody was injured. JOURNAL WANT ADS PAT CHEVROLET.. t mm YES MR. MOTORIST We can supply your needs in Tires, Tubes and Accessories, if you are one of the few who has not become our customers, Start in now and convince yourself of our fair and square dealings. Salem Tire and Vulcanizing Company 154 S. Commercial Street Salem, Oregon NEW PRICE CHEVROLET Model 490 Touring $809.00 Salem Delivery I Were it possible to eliminate the W ar Tax, the War Freight Tax and the advance in freight from $3.10 per 100 pounds to $5,161, cents per 100 as al lowed to 'Raroad Companies, by the Interstate Commerce Commission, since 1918he Price of the Pacific Coast on the Model 490 to the buyer would be $90.00 cheaper, or $719.00. maacture? S'S'cSSSl" freight " are matters' over SSOOo'lsTheToS "P1 b'ing a 490 Chevrolet car to know that the present price of ?809.00 1S the lowest mark ever set by the Factory since 1917. 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