Capital journal., May 06, 1925, Image 6

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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL SALEM. OREGON
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1925
Tocal school board politic re
nialn ui an unsettled condition dea
ilte the fuct tnat It became Known
todar th.t number of Balrm real
tor! and Insurance dealer have
appointed a committee to secure
Ml opponent for Frank Neer, who
at present la apparently, the aole
candidate In the flold 0 auoooed
Curtla Crosa, retiring member of
the board.
Opposition to Neer among hla
opponent saems to nave auDsiuea
sUtrhUy, due to an impression
anions them that Ncer has weak
ened a imewhit from hla original
land, whl-h they claim was a
Hand in)unlinediy In favor of
parcelling out the school insurance
bislncss a It la at preaent par
celled out. Three local Insurance
men, one In particular. 'Ret the
great bulk of school insurance
business, they claim. William
burghardt la the chief favorite of
the present board, they rtate, get
ting S'JO a month aa clerk aa well
a, more Insurance buslnees than
nnyone etna. Burghardt has been
clork for It ya-va. The preaent
annual budget handled by him
amount! to sumo 1200.000.
Neer'a aland aa glvon to repre
aentatlvee of the press la that he
refuses to attempt to becomo a
member of the board committed
to any Wlnlte oroffram. preferring
to dene id ontlrety i n - hla own
judgment as to what he will favor
after election.
Local msurano9 men stated this
morning that It New continued In
ritch a atand he could count on
being oppnaed in the election. A
month atill romalns in whloh can
didates may be presented.
BR.lWELI.ftL
FIGHT lilUS
Mandamus proceed In km Institut
ed by the Capital Journal through
Its publMher to force the atute
superintendent of bank., to ma.tn
tnln his principal office In BaJem
will be vigorously foutfht, states
linnk Superintendent Frank Bram
well, yho will appear In court May
filh to'answor to the complaint.
, lie announces the retention of
Sidney Graham of Portland as his
attorney to fight the case. He did
not know whether the itals bank
ers association will Intervono In his
tohalf ai reported or not.
"We Intend to seouro court rul
ing; as to the mennlnff of the law,"
said Mr. lira m wo 11, "and If It Is
ddd?d that wo must canie back
to Salem, we will have to come."
LONDON WILL HAVE
HUGE MOVIE HOUSE
London. London's newest
moving picture theatre, the Cap
itol, which Id to provide the Brit
ish capital with entertainment o.
the sort furnished at Broadway'
Kreat movie palarca. will sent
2.000 persona and will bmiee two
ballrooms and a huge restaurant
The theatre, situated In the
Haymarket, Is built on the flrat
floor above the street. Valued
at $1,850,000, the house has been
leaned for fiu yenrs at an annual
rental of $100,000.
The Capitol will have an or
chestra of GO person.
New Safety First at Sea Radio
IR3TW IRELE5S EQUIPPED UfegQAI ' - wre.
Pbi.'to abowa Dunlta Castlegrand aa ehe Ignflla to the bridge of the
8 8. Orbit to lower away and the Orblla'a radio-equipped lifeboat
takes to the water Thia lifeboat li the first of Its kind and la a new
departure In aafety first si aea There Is a specially trained crew to
cperalo the portable radio which. In cane of accloent to the steamer,
would at all limes ba able to maintain communication with rescue ships
COLLEGE, HI SCHOOL
GRADUATES IN JAIL
Los Angeles Surveys among;
prisoners In the Los Angeles coun
ty Jail Indicate that there Is some
thing wrong with preent educa
tional and religious met h oils. In
the opinion of Kaymond 1. Turnoy,
director of the Los Angeles Crime
Commission. He expressed this
view at a recent meeting of the
Houlhern California Academy of
Cciminology,
Seven per cent of the Inmates of
the county Jail, Mr. Turney said,
were college graduates, as against
Vfc per cent In ordinary civil life
12 4 per cent of the prisoners had
oo I lege training; 45 per cent were
high school graduates, compared
with ZS per cent.ouUlde the walls.
BORNEO TRIBES BURY
HATCHET IN CEREMONY
The Higue. Holland. Dispatch
es from llornco, Dutch East Indies
give Interesting details of a peace
ceremony between the different
Dyak tribes of that island. Tlieae
clans hare been constantly fight
ing each other ror years, and have
the reputation of being ferocious
and bloodthirsty headhunters.
Some 4600 Dyaks came to Ihe
gathering. There were present
also a few Dutch and British offi
cers, who witnessed curious war
dances, songs and prayers by med
icine men. rinally the head priest
killed a pig by a alow method and
sprinkled its blood over the multi
tude, pronouncing a terrtlilo curse
upon anyone who should presume
to revive the lntor-trlhal quarrels
MYSTERIOUS DYING PLACE
OF ELEPHANTS FOUND
The Hague, Holland. Further
reports received here concerning
the mysterious deserted city In
the Upper Langkat region of Su
matra state huge quantities of
elephants' bones have been found
there. Thle gives rise to the be
lief that here may be one of the
hidden places to which elephant,
retire when they feel death ap
proaching:. African and Indian
elephant hunters agree that sick
elephants withdraw from their
herds to some remote spot only
known to themselves to die alone.
FRENCH SHEIK TAKES
Ui PLENTY OF ICT
Parte, France. The Prenek fis
cal authorities are after a profes
sional dancing; partner at tax had to
one of the night resorts of Paris.
An automobile valued at $t000 Is
regarded n evidence of great
prosperity, and It Is desired to
make him pay his Income tax to
the last centime.
This young mil Is said to be
making 50,000 francs a month, de.
rived entirely from the subsidies
of fair partners- who engage hi
services reejularry at the rate of
2000 francs minimum a month. He
has no maximum, generously In
clined ladies who are partlcuarly
satisfied with him as a dancing
partner being giro full freedom to
show their pleasure in the site of
their monthly ch ecks.
WORLD PEACE CITY IN
SOUTH SEA ISLANDS
Honolulu, H. I. The Palmyra
islands, some 1000 miles south of
Hawaii will be deeded to the Pan
Pacific union as a gift If the
United States agrees to withdraw
sovereignty rom them and rec
ognise the Isles as a neutral In
violate place of refuge tor all per
suns who wish to confer on mat
ters looking to the advance made
by the owner L. Fullard-Leo at a
Pan-Paclfte luncheon.
Alexander Hi me Ford, director
of the Pan-PacKlc union, said that
the offer will be. taken under ad
vieement by the union, and Ha de
cision as to acceptance will be
reserved until the attitude of the
state department at Washington to
'earned.
WOMEN PREVAIL IN VIENNA
Vienna The fair ser'la decided
ly In the majority In Vienna, ac
cording to a census taken by the
city authorities on January 1 1915.
The figures are 1,006, m women
and 861,038 men.
JOURNAl MINI AOS PAY
THIS IS
WORTH
$5.00
Cut this ad out and present it at the Certified
Used Car Lot, directly West of the Fire Station
on Chemcketa St. .
Only one of these acceptable on any one automo :
bile. It will be received in lieu of, $5 as part of ,
the purchnse price of any of the bargains on
display. ' , "
U. S. FAMILY MENACE SEEN
Urban. 111. The sice of the Am
erican family of native stock In
one generation has decreased 18
per cent, according to Ft. H. flatter,
profenfior of sociology at the Uni
versity rf Illinois, who added flint
today the native stock family hits
lens than three children, while It
requires four, under the present
mortnllly and marriage rate, to re
' plitce the stock without Increase.
Sure Relief
FOR INDIGESTION
Drll.tUC.
1 1., i ii-
6 Bell-ans
U Hot water
H Sure Relief
ELL-ANS
2S and 75t Packets . everywhere
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Last Times Today
OREGON
Coming Tomorrow
PAULINE
FREDERICK
if
The Elephant doesn't need a '
MOTH PROOF TRUNK
But you will find the moth proof variety particularly
valuable for storage purposes Call here and see a large
and well assorted line of , .
GENUINE LEATHER SUIT CASES HAND BAGS
AND TRAVELING BAGS
This store specializes on Luggage, buying the best travel
ling goods on- the market and reselling at '
VERY MODERATE PRICES
In Auto Goods I have Trunks, Gypsy Kitchens, Steel
Covered Suit Cases, Beds, Tables Cots and Mattresses.
Max O. Buren
FURNITURE LUGGAGE WALL PAPFr
179 N. Commercial St Salem, Oregon
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SWEDISH KO, 67,
PLAYSFAST TENNIS
Btockholav Kins; Qustar of
Sweden, despite his 67 years. Is
aa ardent sportsman and in the
recent open amateur handicap
tennis championship here won,
with his partner, second place In
the doubles, being eliminated In
the flnala br a score ot i sent to
I. Ills speed and sure playing
created astonishment among the
spectators, with whom he proved
very popular.
GERMANS THREATENED '
WITHjU. BEVERAGE
Berlin Much comment has
been caused In Germany by the
extensive advertisements of a
company producing a new beer
containing only one-half ot 1 per
cent ot alcohol Brewers are up
in arms, as they see a prohibition
movement behind this beverage
with the small alcoholic content.
It has, however, the endorsement
ot many doctors and physical educators.
JAPS DESIRE NO
MILITARY DRILLS
Tokio. The proposed Innti ta
ttoo of military training la the
middle and higher technical
sc. ools haa arousea violent op
position among students, man
many Intellectual societies and in
the bulk of the native preae. Stu
dent bodies have sent deputations
to the war department to register
their objection to the plan, and
a number of educators have made
Framed Pictures
20 OFF
For two weeks only I am giving a 20 discount on all
framed pictures
W. J. PORTER
Wall Paper Paint
455 Court St.
Art Store
public addresses or contributed
articles to the newspapers against
it.
Ths supporters of the plan
maintain it haa ao essential mili
tary objective, but is Intended as
a substitute for sports and to in
vlgorats the youthful mind as
well as ths body. ' We have
studied how the American author
ities are, through military discip
line, trying- to keep ths spirit ot
the nation vigorous, steady and
energetic," aald General Baron
Tanaka, former minister of war,
"and we bare found their system
ao clever that we intend to copy
1L To Impute any intention to
us ot making preparations for war
is absurd.
SALEM Thur. MAY 7
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Only Desirable Spring Fashions
In the Showing.
Smart Mannish Coats, Utility and Coats for dressy wear will
be shown at truly money saving prices. The new Tans,
Henna and Brick Dust Colors are included as well as the
new greys. Our finest Coats are included in this sale.
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$19.75 Values
Now
Values to $37.50 Values to $59.50
Now Now
$16.00 $25.oo $39.50
Values to
$85.00, now
$59.50
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