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Newspaper Page Texti MONDAY, MARCH 2, gr locals John Williamson Is the first man to obtain a building permit thi mon'h. lie will erect a one story dwellinit at 1180 Hib'tiUind avenue to cost $3000. Wednesday night. Cole McEl roy'a orchestra, Crystal Garden. 6S M. K. Bailey, 1106 South 12th treet, and C. E. Siegmund report ed thefts yesterday to the police. Their cars were pai ked at Center and Church atreeta from S to I o'clock. Saturday night, and dur ing thnt Interval a spot light wm taken from Mr. Bailey's car and a spare tire wu taken from Mr. tficginond's car. Ceorge Mooro of Portland was e.rrested yesterday for one arm drlvlnsr. aneeJine. and operating a car wfthout a driver li-cenae. He polled $15 ball. Others arrested for specdiu? were Lyle O. Italna, Falem. route three, W. L. McUou eal. Salem, route three, K. J. Kuf- iVrty and James Rafferty of ham Anneloe, California, who were ob Used to deposit $10 ball. Wednesday night. Cole McEl- roy'e orchestra. Crystal (iaruens. 63 Several articles of clothing" were stolen from the basement of a hown belonging to Lyle Shepard, 257 North Liberty street, some time Saturday night. Entrance wan forced, according to Mr. Shep herd, who reported the theft to the police at 12:30 o'clock Sunday. Wednesday night. Cole McEi roy' orchestra, Crystal Gardene, 63' A bicycle was taken to the po lice station at 10:30 Sunday morn Ing from the playground on North 14th street. Dr. Marshall, osteopath Or.bldg 'I report with pleasure.' marked Custoer liana, well known Silverton attorney, hero on bu.d ness today, "that the earthquake shocks reported from the east did not :each as far as Silverton. ine - iiy was safe, sound and solid and growing like a weed when I left this morning I expect to notice appreciable addition when I re turn home this afternoon. There was an unconfirmed report at Sil verton that the earthquake shat tered a number of tall buildings at Woodburn but without loss of life." Love The Jeweler, aatetn, Tho bank of Woodburn has filed complaint in circuit court to col lect money on a promissory note alleged to have' boon given by Gust and Anna Block. Old papers for sale, large bun dle 5c. Capital Journal. The grand Jury has been called to meet here on Wednesday, March 11. at 10 o'clock. Members of the grand Jury are Fred E. Magnls, Salem; Mrs. Grace E. Nelbert, StaytDn; Aithur CI i rod, Salem. Se las Hoda, Gates; Mrs. Mabel Settle meier, Woodburn, L. V. Poller, I'riiigie, and Cleorge Keoch, Stay- ton. TervlliSger undertaker phn 724 Judge McM.tt. an has entered an cnler directing O. O. Eoff to pay Clara B. Eoff, $1x0 attorneys fees and $39 suit money, in connection with their pending divorce proceed ings. Golden ambulance ph 609, 83311 Petition for writ of review from Justice court has been filed in cir cuit court in the case of Ferris & Powers aaginst N. Z. Andrus and others. Furniture upholstering. Wood's Auto Top Co. phone 801). C. A. McLaughlin, vice-president of the First National bank of Independence, Mid R. M. Walk er, on the board of directors of the bank were business visitors in Sa Ism this morning. Mr. McLaugh lin is also one of the successful pioneer hog growers of the Inde pendence section and Mr. Walker Is owner of the Walker Canning company there. Special offer today. Chrysler sport 5 passenger, with over Jl'uO extras, for sale at $1200, Call 7f3 Tel.. or R. N. MacDonald, 2T.fi State street. 52 Jji'lsadier-C'cneral George A White, commander of the Oregon National Guard. :s duo in Wash In gt im, D C, tomorrow in res ponse to orders from the war de- jartnient. requesting his presence at a national defense conference Matters pertaining to national de lose In all p liases will bo discuss ed. AlIo"atir ii of troops and of Hotel Bligh Arrivals Portland. H W Nevers, L)oc Tira dy, A K Nubbe, Harry L Whit inore, Mr and Mrs Hubert F An drews; Salem. K L Ro.s. H H Green. II H Mayner; Cunby, Wil li im Jieeon. G C Weiger; Ashland, Mr and Mrs George L Towney; Kugene, L) K Buck, Miss Ida li Frazier; Lake view. L F Conn: North Bend, Mrs Elsie M Coch ran; Alsoa, E H Lawrence; As toria, H C Koe, James R Finne gan; Corrallls, Cecil V Redden, Miss Mary L Bron; O.ympla. Wn, George S McMenamy; Seattle. Richard K Thorn, Mr and Mm A Davpnport. Roy D McKay; Los Angeles, Miss Louise Hasn, Earl C Jackson, Mr and Mrs Isaac V Rratten; Muskegon, Mich, Nell McCrea; Yellowstone National Park. Wyo, Frank Siehen. Jr; St Joseph. Mo, Mrs C M Martin; Chi cago. Mr and Mrs B Pettlcord. Mr nnd Mrs Frank Harry. Miss Helen Chodera. Miss Lucile Meredith Rrooklyn. X Y, Miss Lulu Ntha way; New York. Phil Ross. Mr and Mr H K Howe, Ni Slivers, Mr and Mrs Alexander hi Cummltiss. 1925 fund will be made at this con f er ne, and General While will there obtain the equipment for the Ore gon guard camp, to be located a few miles from Medrom ins sum mer. Bnecial offer today. Chrysler sport 5 passenger, with over $200 extra, for sale at $lzou. J U1 it Tel., or R. N. MacDonald, 236 State street. 62 Complaint was filed with the justice court today charging Kalle Smith with unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor. Officer It. B. Keinhart U named as private prose cutor. Your suit wilt be bettor press ed and bold the crease longer if you have it pressed on our new Hoffman prra. Salem Cleaner & Dyers, 544 State, phone 195 52 F. II. Doleman is named In complaint charging Mr. Doleman with occupying and using a cer tiiln room as a bakery, and fail me to keen the room in a clean and sanitary condition. W. B. Duncan is private prosecutor. The complaint was filed Saturday. Potted plants, cut flowers, fu neral designs, Adams. 453 Court. 52 John A. OUon was awarded a divorce decree today by Judge Mc Mahan from Eva Olson, his wife. That Mrs. Obnn preferred the com pany of one Dan McCardell, alleg ed by Mr. Olson to be an ex-convict, and the company of L. Far got, to the coinpajiy of Mr. Olson, her husband, was alleged in the ccmp!alnt. Mrs. Olson accom panied the two men on automobile rides and refused to be in the com pany of her husband during his leisure hours, and caused Mr. Ol son considerable worry to the det riment of his work, avowed Mr. Olson In his suit. lie was finally obliged to leave the home he had provided for her. and requested abaolvement of the marriage ties. Walnut chairs, spool stands. four poster beds, etc. The An tique Shoppe, 1365 N. 4th St., phone 1499R. 63 Mrs. Goldic Sims of Salem, route 9, underwent a major operation at a local hospital Sunday, Dr. M. P. Mendelsohn fits glasses correctly and guarantee? satisfaction in every respect. Phone 723 for appointment. V. S. Nat'l bank building. 52 J. W. Cragsman returned to his home in Gcrvais yesterday, after undergoing medical treatment in a local hospital for several days. See Dr. M. P. Mendelsohn If you intend to get a bifocal, kryp tok, ultex trifocals, cross multi focal. He will explain to you all about them. He will save you lots of trouble and between 2i per cent and 40 per cent in m.n- ey. Phone 723 for appointment IT. S. Nat'l bank building. 52 Oliver Campbell returned to his hotn? In Monmouth Sunday. He underwent a minor operation at local hospital several diys ago. Dr. M. P. Mendelsohn does not belong to any combine and his prices are very reasonable. Phone 723 for appointment U. S. Nat'l bank building. 52 Details of a trip taken last year, in which the Near East and Holy Land were visited, were recounted yesterday morning by Mrs, Louisa Kellems, professor of oratory at Eugene Bible university. Professor Kellems spoke at the Court Street Christian church. 6 room bungalow, new, corner lot, hardwood floors, garage, close in. 15500. Gertrude J. M. Page, 492 X. Cottage. 52 The Willamette freshman bas ketball team defeated the Gresham high school quintet by a score ot 29 to 20 in a tilt staged on the Willamette floor Saturday after noon. 14 acres In cherries and pruned bearing, modern bungalow, mod ern large poultry house. The agent will make a present of 75 hens to the buyer. Gertrude J. M Page. 52 John A. Olson was granted default divorce decree from Eva Olson by Judge McMahan today. one of the allegations of the hus band being that his wife associ ated with one Dan McCardell notorious ex.convict. He also charged that when she went away from here she corresponded with McCardell. Later, lie asserted, she kept company with a man named h. Fargot. 5 acres with most attractive bungalow, furnace, fireplace, elec tric lights, modern kitchen, mod orn bath room, clcn? in, $(sno Gertrude J. M. Page. 52 Mrs. Charles Gurre of Inde pondence was at the state house tins morning to obtain a com merrial driver's license for her husband, a transfer man of Independence. Sperial this week: 41 fn. lunch sots DSr; buffet set 30c; glaw towels 20c. The Tetite Shop. The Rev. pendence morning. H. W. ttort of Inde was In Salem thl Gray Improvement Shoppe. Ex pert marcelling. Room 413 Ore gon bldg, phone 187, 67 J. M Devers. assistant attorney general, with offices at the state highway department, ts 111 at his homo at 690 N. Summer street. Mr. Devers suffered a slight break down ai a result of the forced nroram of work during the state legislative session. He expects to back at the office next Monday, EMBEZZLEMENT IS CHARGED TO MYERS' CASHIER C. W. Thompson, former rubier In the state treasurer's office, was arrested by deputy sheriffs this afternoon and charged with em bezzlement of publto money. The arrest grew out of a com plaint filed by tho district attor ney charging Thompson specifical ly with em bowling $4S from the tUato treasury on October 20, last. The compUitit was filed in the Jus lice court and the warrant was is sued out of that office. Today's developments follow the icveHtion Inst week by agents of the firm whi-i wrote Thompson's bond that the former cashier was $5000 shore in hU account through defalcations extending over a per iod of three years. Detectives working on the cise said that Thompson bad confessed to tak ing the money. Announcement was made this morning that Pendleton high school will be represented by a team at the state basketball tour nament to be held In the Wtllam. ette gymnasium the last of next week. Pendleton defeated Athena Saturday night. The Athena team was coached by "Vic' Logan, Willamette star forward, who graduated with the class of 1924 Attorney Henry J. Mille has moved his law office from the Masonic Temple to rooms over the Gray-Belle. 53 Dick Ashlin was In Salem today on private business. He 1b a resident ot Cervaia. The Grey Eagle, river steamer owned jointly by the local lum ber company and paper mills, was declared today to be In readiness to undergo government inspection, which is scheduled for tomorrow. Workmen have been overhauling the boat fcr several weeks in prep aratlon for the Inspection. The boilers were washed out this morn ing. Donald Neave, an employe at the state housa, was taken to a hospital yesterday for medical care Fenimore Baggott, a member of tho force ot the Salem fire depart ment, was given a serious major operation at a local hospital Sun day. It was reported today that his condition was not critical at present. George II. Somerlndyke, a "wild cat" stage driver, arrested Satur day for operating a motor vehicle for compensation without holding a public service permit, entered a plea of guilty before Justice Brazier C. Small Saturday, and paid a fine of $35 Mr. Somerln dyke was carrying a load of pas sengers to California. W. A. Mullen, deputy state real estate commissioner, and Assistant Attorney General Hosford will go to Bend tomorrow where H. J. Overt urf and Charles H. Hulncs will appear before them on the question whether real estate brok ers ileenses should be given Ov crturf and Halites. The two Bend men were convicted through the state bonus commission on charges of usang the malls to defraud and each paid a fine of $1000. Their real estate permits have expired and the question Is whether they that! be renewed. On behalf of land owners in Goose Lake valley. Lake county, C. G, Favell has written State En gineer Lu:er asking an invest iga tion ns to the feasibility of organ izing an Irrigation district in that wection. Under the present irrlga tion system it is claimed that the distribution of water is not satis factory and It Is believed that If a district is organized under a feasi ble plan the situation will be lm proved. Drews and Cottonwood creeks are the water sources. The Hood River county court has petitioned the public service commission for authorty to con iilruct a grade crossing at Cascade Locks and ask a hearing at a sit ting of the commission that ts to take place In Portland or Salem on March 11. Tho city of Pendleton has petitioned the commission for authority to construct a grade crossing in Umatilla county over the tracks of the Oregon-Wash ington Railroad St Navigation company line. The Traveler.' Insurance cn :any, in answering the complaint ot A. C. BohrnstJMlt. in which Buhrnstedt was suing fcr commis sions allege to be due him premiums, assorts that l:ohimtedt faiied to render statements at prop er tiiiic3, and ab?o failed to deliver moneys. The compiny also allcie: Bohrnstedt collected premiums ami failed to report them or pay them over. E. A Uavifi. M issoula, Montana, Is nioln his houthnld Kotitl here to reside. M. M. Jermain. re ment d caters of Missoula, is also in the city. He in looking for-a lo cation on the cont. The first tabulations of the of the census being taken by the Salem Business Men's League were announced at 2:30 this afternoon At that hour 1C5 votes had been counted of patrons of Salem stores who favored the proposed change from a one hour to a two hour parking limitation. Nine votes had been counted fn favor of re taining the one hour ruling. The votes were taken by means of leaving ballots with most of the Salem stores for the use of patrons from out of town. u. E. McAfee, secretary oi me saiem uusinew Men's league, stated that the votes counted repreented npproxl mately 10 per cent ot the total numbrr cat. March came in like a Iamb yes terday with the government thermometer reaching CO degrees ,THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON HOFER REPORTS CONDITIONS GOOD IN CALIFORNIA Colonel E. Hofer returned last nicht from a two months' atay in California in s'ie interest ot the publications ot hit firm. Ha re ports abundant aaina, both at Loa Angeles and SaJ Francisco, and the whole state. Speaking of busi ness conditions, he says there Is some slack In big cities, the usual vacant stores and office buildings atthie season of the year, but not much sign of falling oft In mer cantile or manufacturing lines, and very little let-up in building Banks report Increasing volume ot deposits and fanning status is gradually Improving. "The farmers did not know I was in the state and everywhere were busy putting iu crops," he said, "not oua of them offered to -ell me any land or tried to borrow money. ihe great northern and southern city centers are hum ming with business and tourists. 1 love San Francisco very much, for 1 am best acquainted there. It is a aolid and comfortable place to lire, a little easy-going and almost everybody keeps a dog. The police are humane. It they find a man under the influence of bootleg liq uor, they take him in bo mo place along the street, make a pillow of his overcout and let him sleep. In four or five hours they put his watch, money or other valuables back in his pocket and send him home better than running him in to jail and robbing him ot all be has in the way ot valuables as they do in some remote dry towns In the Interior. I did not need their heln to get home, but niy sym pathy la with the poor fellow who loses bis control. I hung around the dear old Bohemian club some, and saw some wonderful bronzes and sculp ture by Arthur Putnam, brother of The Journal editor. Met George Sterling, who is poet laureate of the golden state. Attended Colonel Charles Scott Ersklno Wood's 73rd birthday at his home on Russian hill. It was entirely made up of Bohemian elements from the stu dios, the stage, musicians and literari. Tho veteran Portland lawyer, poet of the desert and painter of its skies ot amethyst, was the brightest stay and king of Bohemians. Bill Hanley was there from Harney county, bowlegged and pigeon-toed from riding the plain for 50 years. "Oregon looks good to me, but I will admit our Salem cemeteries look terribly delapldated, com-j pared to the beautiful parks maintained around the bay cities fur resting places for their loved ones.' Mrs. Hofer remained over to .motor up with Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Hofer, who arrived in Oakland, Sunday night, from New York, crossing the continent via the great American desert along the Santa Fe trail. above zero, the warmest that has been recorded in Salem during the year. Vera Sikes of Portland was In Salem Saturday. Florence Miller of Dallas was in Salem on private business Sat urday. The Shelton Pioneer club of the First Presbyterian church has Is sued invitations to parents of club members to attend the meeting of the club tomorrow night at the church. A silver trophy similar In shape to the one awarded last year has arrived at Willamette university. It will be given to the high school team winning the stato tourna ment staged at the Willamette gymnasium March 12, 13 and 14. The shape Is hat of a basketball mounted upon a small wooden stand. Miss Mary Entz of Dallas was In Salem Saturday. Harry Holzfuss of Lyons made a short trip to Salem Saturday. The painting "The Inception ot the Birth of the State of Oregon was taken down the Willamette river on the river steamer North western this morning. Crated the picture weighed 250 pounds. Ninety.four tons of boilers, brought up the river Sunday on the same boat, was given a lower valuation. The painting is to be placed on exhibition at a depart ment store In Portland. It has been shown at the state house during the recent session cf the legislature. Blanche Whittemore of Gcrvais was In Salem today on private The question of where the Ore-gon-O. A. C. basketball game ts to be stnd remained undecided to d:iy. An offer made by authori ties at Willamette university to have the game played In the Wil lamette gymnasium had not been definitely accepted. Athletic man agers at the two state srhools had not agreed between themselves as to whether the tie existing be tween the teams for the cham. ptonship of the northern section of tho Pacific Coast conference should be decided by playing one game or a series of three games. If three games are played the first two are to be staged at Eu gene and Corvallis, with the third clash, It one proves necessary, on a neutral floor. The neutral floor will either be at Salem or Port land, with Indications pointing in favor of Salem. March opened at the building permit register with applications for building with a total value ot 315,300, up to 1:30 o'clock today. In this list Is Included a one story dwelling costing 13,000, to be put up by John Williamson; a one Men and Women f ' "" - I i fii ' S " - fij9tffe? &C7F&IE, $'.'g70I5. 2 HEDGES' ,W?x Ganna Walska. wife of Harold F. Mc Cormier, multimillionaire Chicago "harvester kinc," has been refused permission by the Mayor ct Nice, France, to re-appear there In opera on the grounds that ahe Is "not an artist Lieutenant Osborne C. Wood, son of Governor General Leonard Wood, of the Philippines, ts In retirement In France and is reported to have spent most ot the fortune he was credited with making in Wall Street Denying reports that he was enaged to Prise I lis Dean, film actress. Lieutenant Leslie P. Arnold, world flier, revealed that ha had been secretly married to Miss Mildred Avery, a nurse, of New York City, In August, 1917, adding that they separated on their wedding day and had seen each other only once since. Job E. Hedges, famous New York attorney and humorist, dropped dead in Atlantic City, N. J., where be and his wife were spending a tew days. CONTRACT !S LET The general contract for the con structlon of the B, C. Miles Linen Mills at Fairgrounds road and Highland avenue was signed at 3 o'clock this afternoon, giving to A. A. Stewert, 38S North Winter street tha commission. Formalities wcro observed at the office of J. G. Heltzel, attorney. With assurance by the state fair board that drainage of the fair grounds was provided for by the ways and means committee from the state legislature, relieving the plot of ground on which the mill Is to he built from the overflow ofcj water that pours off the state fair grounds each winter, Mr. Miles halt ordered the building of the plant to proceed at once. Equipment for the mill will be deliverel in Liverpool, England, the first of April, says Mr. Miles, who expects shipment to be made at once from that port. A mach ine foundry in Ireland has been constructing tho machinery, dup licating the most successful linen machinery In the British Isles. Workmen from Ireland will ac company the shipment, to superin tend the setting up in Salem. story dwelling to be erected at 215 Kearney, by K, T. Barkus; a $300 garage at 783 N. Capital street; a $3,500 dwelling at 1390 S. Liberty, to cost $5,000, and 3500 in rftnnira tn hp nut fn nn a store building at 184 8. Commer cial street ny tne baiem construe tion company. Firemen answered call at the corner of 13th and Chemcketa streets this morning at 10:25. It was a chimney fire and was ex tinguished in 30 mlnutos. George Young, former Salem boy, died yesterday In the naval hospital In San Diego as a result of an operation for appendicitis, ac cording to a telegram reaching Salem. He was the son of G. H Young, of this city. The Pacific Expert school is now under new management, Mr J. G. Button being no longer con nected with the school. 52 George H. Walker, of Lebanon, was in Salem this morning. J. C. Nelson, nnnclnal of Salem senior high school. Is scheduled to speak before the Salem Rotary club at Its regular weekly lunch eon Wednesday noon. His subject Is to be "Srhool L gkdation. " Catholic church mltwion every evening at 7:30. Non-Catholics welcome. Come and learn what 0i t hollos believe. En da Sunday 8th. 52 Sam Ames of Silverton made a trip to Sulcm today. Governor Pierce was unable to speak at the Chamber of Com merce luncheon today noon and Milton A. Miller was substituted tn his place. Mr. Miller gave patriotic and historic address cov ering the building up ot the United States from the time of Washington to tho present, In eluding the political career of Lincoln. His address was climaxed with a description of the political manipulation and of the congressional struggle accompany ing the admission ot Oregon lino the union in 1B&9. Washington, March 2. Twen ty-five so'ilhern senators joined today In Ending a telegram of protest to the governors ot west ern states In wbnse legislatures are pending hills proposing special Uxcs ou butter substitutes. in News Spotlight mm mm Mm WINNER Culver City, Cal.. Mar. 2 A bat tie of split seconds and three point decimals today was the aftermath of the 250 mile automobile race which Tommy Milton won here yesterday n the alleged time of ona hour, 53 mlnutos and 13 seconds. Milton's victory was not contest ed but argument between officials ns to whether he had or had not broken tho world's record set by Bennett Hill on the same track last December, According to Wlllam R. Rucse who clocked the cars with tho of ficial timing device, there may be some slight revision of Milton' time but there la no likelihood of such revision showing that world's record was broken. On tho other hand Harold Well or of the American Automobile as sociation contest started early to- rtay that a recheck of both Milton's tlmo and the time made by Ben nett Hill tn his record-breaking raco will show Milton was slightly faster yesterday than Hill was last December. FEW FAR ABOVE 1 924 With a total of 7.45 inches ot ralnfull during the month. Febru ary, 1925, was an unusually wet montn, according to unofficial re- ports given out today by Clarence Oliver, government weuther ob server for 8alera. The total pra cipltation during tho mouth was more than tha totals of February, 1924, and the same month in 1923 added together, A year ago 2.59 incites ot rain tell during Fenru ary. In 1923 Hie total during the same month was 2.62 inches of mo!ture. Statistics fur the three previous !re:,rs were as follows: February, 1922, 4.3S Inches; Feb ruary, 1921, 8.90 Inches; Febru ary, 1920, .34 inches. During January, 1925, G.73 inches of rain fell In Salem. February's rainfall was well scattered over the month, only one day Sunday, the 8th having more than an Inch of rain record ed In the observer's inetrument On that day the tutal prccinittition was 1.09 Inches. Only four days diirini; the month were reported art being without rain. These were February 15, IS. 18 and 19. A few other dayB had only slight traces of rain. BE CAREFUL 168 7;!' tit - raw."! 8am Logue, Kldridge hotel, and Mis, Van Allen reported a slight traffio accident this morning on the highway near Silverton. H. H. Frlcsen of itlckreall was struck by a truck which swerved to the left of a freight car on tha tracks near tha foot of tha Folk-Marlon county bridge yesterday. 2 VV1 MAYS' TITLE TO PortUnd, Or.. Mir. I Anoth er chipter in th lagal bat CI to cura pneaemion of lanU grant- ad tne coos Uajr Wagon lload company transpired todar whec Jnnge Wolverton ruled that tai litloa to tracU in this (trant beid hr A. J. Maya ot Maralitield arc Rood. Tula throws out the homestead claims of two entrymen. 8. L. I.eatherman and Otto E. Parry c( Coos county. The case is cxpecled lo be appealed. The decision comes within a day of the fifty uixtn annivertutty of giving a tract of more than 2H0.000 acres ot valuable lands In aouthorn Oregon to the com- ny building a military w?.m road from Koseburg to Coos bay. The grant was made March S, 18C9. There were three nrovU'.ons made by the government that the land should be sold only to bona fide settlers, that the lancV In this grant should be sold in tracts no larger than ICO acres each, aud that the price to these settlers should be fl.&Q an acre. Having secured the grant, the v.-apon road company is alleged to have paid no heed to govern ment conditions. Stilts and coun- tur suits filed against this com pany would fill a large library if the papers were collected in book form. The most famous of these many cases was brought by the federal government in the United States district court here in 1915, when suit was filed to forfeit the grant tor alleged violations of condi tions. Judge Wolverton decided that CARD Of THANKS We wish to thank our friends for their kindly sympathy and beautiful floral offerings tn our late bereavement. Mrs. Ben Cooper and children, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Cooper and chldren. 62 Died FROST L. n. Front died at a lo cal hospital on Feb. 27 at the age of 39 years; he is survived by relatives In the east. Tho remains were forwarded to Chi cago, III., by the Salem mortu ary. YOUNG At a government hos- P4lal at San Diego. Cal.. March 1, George (Jera'.d Youni; died at the age of 18 years. He Is the son ot Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Young ot Salem. The re mains are being brought to Sa lem for funeral services and Interment. Funeral announce ment later from the Rigdon mortuary. THOMPSON Hugh C. Thompson died at a local hospital on Feb ruary 28 at the age ot f5 years. Funeral services wero held at the Webb funeral parlors Sun day afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev. W. W. Long offlclatn?. after which the body was cre mated. He leaves a widow. Mrs. M. K. Thompson. CA1WKI.!, Ara Cadwell died at his home. 1239 Norway street, on March 1 at the age of 46 years. He is survived by a wid ow. Lillian E. Cadwell of Sa lem, a mother Marrha A. Cad well of Hurhank, Cal., a deter Mrs. A. O. Elliott of Ilurrank, Cal., a sister. Mrs. Charles Wil liams of Portland, and a broth er, A. D. Cadwell of Cottirre Orove. Funeral services will I:e held at 2 p. m. Wednesday, March 4. from the Webb fu neral parlors. Services conduct ed by Itcv. John Kvans. Iiilcr- ment In the City View ceme tery. Dr. Harold M. Brown lrnrtpc TJmltrd lo EYE, K lt, NOSIC and TtlltOAT Ulasses I'llted 3S0 It. R. mink nidg. Salem, Oregon Loganberry Posts and Wire For Sale Capital Bargain House Ike House of a Million One Bargains ! 215 Center Street and V HOME WET WASH LAUNDRY Reduce their minimum from 90c to 75c for 25 pounds We can take all the waah worries out of your home to our laundry. We deliver it In less than 24 hours. Phone 171 PAGE SEVEN the company should bold posses sion of the grant but at the Sams tims Issues an injunction forbid ding it to sell any mors Isnd un til congress could legislate con cerning tbs disposition of the graut. Judge Wolverton's decision was given July 12, mt. After this, other suits began, so ths old military road company offered to compromise with tha government. This negotiation took many months, and in tha meantime, tha land, ssid to haVa been subject to local and state taxes, was neglected by the com pany. During this period, A. J. Mays took tax title to a number ol tracts in tha grant. FAMOUS ARTIST IS PROUD DADDY TODAY New York, March 2- Jamet Montgomery Flags, artist, Is the father of a daughter whose arrival he has announced in true artist fashion. Mr. Flag was offiical military artist of New York state during the war and he adopted the patri otic motif in the announcement cards. An eagle, instead of a stork, holds a baby bundled In blanket and oa either aide of the eagle stands a soldier siring a salute. The card reads: " James Montgomery Flagg an nounces the birth of an American citizen. Faith. Alsa James Mont gomery Flags; Is awarded honor able mention. February IS, 1925. Also gold medal award Dr. Harry Britenstool." Columbia Bridtre Anuroved. Washington, March 2. Presi dent Cool Idee stoned today the bill authorising the state of Wash ington to construct a bridge across the Columbia river near Chelan falle. MOAL THAT l.llWi-r' MM, 1 ffl Of course, you want to ( got your full money's worth when you buy coal but are you satisfied that you dot It you ara In doubt try an order of high grade coal that costs 1 less In tha end. It la ths perfect coal for home use. 3Jso best grades of Dry Wood 8nwed anv length. HTLLMAN FUEL CO. Broadway nt Hood Phone 1B55 WOO DRY Buys Furniture Pboiie 611 OREGON Last limes Tonight "THE EE-CREATION OF BRIAN KENT" Starting Tomorrow "THE HARROW STREET" LIBERTY Last Times Tonight "MAYTIME" Starting Tomorrow HARRY CAREY .vw.v.w.ww.v.v.; ."-.-..''.""""""" f i Good Insurance Is : I 1 Never Cheap, Cheap Insurance Is Never Goo'd J" We sell only good Insurance. Seavey-Bell Insurance Co. 411 Oregon Bldg. iiv. ,r.T N AV.V.'.Wi'.VVAW