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Newspaper Page TextSATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1925 PAGS TWO News from Nearby Valley Points By Capital Journal's Special Correspondents From the Richest and Best Part of the State THE CAPITAL JOURNAL SALEM. OREGON Sunday school delegates, esti mated at 2000 In number, arrived In Salem tliifl morning from all parts of Marlon county, represent ing approximately 70 Sunday schools In the county. A basket lumh was served at noon. The lunch and the speeches, program and sports were held at the statu fair grounds, Fred Locklcy, feature writer for the Oregon Journal, was the main speaker of the day. The crowd as sembled at the madium to hear him. Two outdoor and three Indoor li,i60ball diamonds were laid out this morning by Bob Boardman, athletic director of the local Y. M. NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS Turner News Mrs. J. M. Hones attended the graduation exercises at Willamette last week. Some of the graduates wero former Turner boys. Dr. Jocobson was in Turner last week looking for a location. Tho directors of tho Turner stato bank have had an nppllance nlac eu on the vault which docs away with the donger of employees be ing locked in the vault cither by accident or in case of burglary. E. T. Pierce, of the Turner state bank, attended the state bankers' convention last week. Mrs. Sam Fulton and daughters of Garibaldi, wore week end visit ors at the E. G. Baker home. Miss Alma Fulton coming to Turner from Monmouth where she has been attending school, to accom pany her mother and sister home. Mrs. C. M. Miller, and daughter Hazel and son La Verne, who has been attending tho state university and Raymond visited friends In Turner a few dnys last week. H. K. Poets was in Portland last week nttendlug Masonic grund lodge. Holllu Bones left Tuesday for Helix, Oregon, where he will work this summer for Tom Cook. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cook of Helix visited a few days last week with Mrs. Cook's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. 11, Bessce. Mrs. J. E. Barber and Verne Ferguson left Saturday for Wen- a telegram notifying them of the atcheo, Washington, In response to serious illneiw of their father. Mr. Barber accompanied them on the trip. Noxt Saturday the Turner Grey Diggers will criuut bats with a team picked at Salem at the county Sun day school picnic, to be held at tho stale fair grounds. Chas. lltiresh, who recently came from South Dakota, has rented the Delbert Long home and will remain In Turner for a while at least. Mrs. Sam Fulton and daughter and Mrs. E. C. Baker were Salem Visitors Sunday. Mrs. U J. Jtowley and son Paul motored to Amity Sunday. Mrs. Itowley remaining over till Wed nesday. Mrs. E. C. Baker and Mrs. J. F. Lylo left Monday for Portland to attend the Hose Show. Mother Baker said she was going to have the time of her life. Mrs. Fred Mitchell had charge of tho Turner Market while Mr. and Mrs. Barber wero at the bedside of her father. B. C. Miles of tho Miles Linen mill of Salem, was in Turner on business last Thurnduy. Dr. Mary Staples Is among those from Turner attending the Hose Show In Portland this week. Mlsa Doerfler presented her mu alc pupils In a recital nt tho high school auditorium Monday night. They have madd excellent pro gress. Pro . J. R. Bidgood received bronxe and gold moiUl emblems to be preHcnted to Mrs. Leona 11. Downing, In recognition of her ser Tlces as an expert toncher of typ ing. Mrs. Downing was the com mercial tearher In the high school Inst year. Those medals are pre sented by the Undcwood Type writer company. The wedding of Miss Hazel Boar and Mr. Stewart of iipring Valey. Minnesota, took plare Wednesday June 17. Miss Bear Is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Boar of Turner. Mr. Stewart Is a promin ent rancher of Spring Valley, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart will leave oon for the oast where they will make their homo. Ths Turner hlf.h school held their annual picnic at Spongs land ing last Friday. Everyone report ed a good time. Mrs. Guy Chapman and son Kenneth and Donald are visiting relatives in Turner fur a few days. Kenneth will remain here nil sum mer and probably attend Turner high school next winter. Falls City News Falla City, June 10 Mr. and Mm. Geo. Jenkins And Mrs. Jack Hudson all of McMlnnvllle were In town yesterday looking after their property hero. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. My era and con were business visitors In Sa lem Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mm A. C. Voelker and on of Pendleton visited with the J. W. I. Kaufman family Thurs day avenlng. Mrs. A. O. Adsma and children pent the week end In Rlckreall visiting at tha home f her par (J A. The outdor diamonds, lo cated south of the stadium, were In constant use through tho after noon and the indoor diamonds, lo cated Inside stadium, were used constantly by teams not aspiring to r'ay the more strenuous forms of athletics. The sporta began shortly after 2 o'clock, following tho address by Lwaley and a gen oral program connected with hli address. Community singing was led by B. J. Kimber, county secrj tary of ths Y. M. C. A. Mrs. Hester, of the First Pres byterian church, and Miss Mary Findley, of the First Methodist church, had charge.of girls' activi ties. H. C. Bacham and B. J. Kimber had charge of men's and women's activities. The crowd was expected to break up late this afternoon, most of tho delegates arriving home early this evening. For the most part the delegates made tho trip to Salem and return by automobile. The usual automobile parnJo through tho city of Salem was ids pensed with, however. A similar convention will IK' held nagin next year. ents Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Dempsoy. Mrs. M. Cleveland is home from Corvallis whero she has spent the winter. Mrs. Cleveland plans to stay In Falls City for the summer. Harry Starr is having his house repainted Mr. Richard Paul and son. Georgo aro doing the work. J. A. Ruber has rented the Geo. Tico building on Main street for : Is newspaper office. Mr. Tice Is having numerous improvements made upon the building. Lorraine Shulta spent last week In Valsets visiting her aunt, Mrs. Amy Pariah. Hayesville News Haycsville, Or., June 20. Dur ing tho ball game at Kelsor, Sun day, Hums Cbiistotferson received a badly masheu foot. Uertrudo Oicig of Kings Valley is visiting her counsln. Jog Crcig. Paul Carrow Is the possessor of two little black and white pole cuts. A neighbor found six of the little fellows on his place. Mr. and Mr3. George Cherrlng ton visited at Foley Corners, Sun day, Miss Gortrudo Neot and James Lbri!,tensea wur uiarrled June 1 at Eugene. Mr. Chrlstenscn Is a grocer at Sllllcoiise and they will make their home at that place. Miss Christcnscn has taught school In llaytsvllle for the last two years. Mrs. William Ruth of Salem spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Albert Lengren. Mrs. Cecil Ilunsaker Is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Kngeno Kiser. Miss Marg ie-rite Uailey Is work ing for the Oregtm nulb company. Miss Vloin Morlarty visited Miss MarguerltB Lengrcn, Wednes day evening. W. A. Dloblo was visitor nt Foley Corners and the Oregon Hulh company's farm during the week. Miss Marguerite Lcngren called on Mrs. Uouner fctuart at ths Sa lem hospital Thursday evening. Waldo Ollbert. small son of Mr. and Mrs. Kilph Gilbert has had quite a serious attack of tonsllitis but Is Improving. Fanners In this section have be gun to pick their loganberries, a very light crop is predicted. Miss Kuth Ecbaefer en route from tho Uuivcrsity of Oregon, where she Is a sophomore, to her home in l.intnn, Or., stopped over (or a brief 7iiit at th, home of Mr. and Mrs. p. N. Andrenson. Carroll Klscr Is working in tho mill at Toledo. Mrs. Georgo Chrlstofferson and Frank Foley spent a very rleasant week-end at Toledo and Newport. Liberty News Liberty, Cr.. June 20. H. P. Cleveland cimo near having a seri ous nrcldent , few evenings ami wher on returning from Salem the fleering gear of his ear became unmanageable, causing his car to run off tho ir-ad and turn over. He escaped unhurt. Miss Kiltie Walker, who his been tenchlng In a Washington hlg'i school, rotrrned to her home here last week. Cecilia Schounoefer, I.olsc Schmidt, Wanda Jean Heberlle. I.yle Mains end Frank Ilrubctz were with the graduating class of Salem high rrhool. Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Denror anil children of Marlon wore over last Sunday vlelt'ns with relatives. Miss Dantn Kobblns, who has been attending college at Corvnl Ils, returned homo last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Dencer r.1 S.ilm were Sunday visitors at the J. H. Hains home. Mr. and Mrs Smith of Klamath Falls art, vlxltlng nt tho home ol Mrs. Hetty Smith. They will re turn lo Klamath Falls. Wednes day, and Miss Hetty Smith aud her niece, Miss Gertrudo Smith, will accompany (hem. The Itlckey taseball team came over Sunday and played against the local team The scoro was 7 to C In favor of the Rickey Wolves. Mr. and Mn Percy Gorton and Mr. and Mrs. I.nndgraft of Salem visited at the W, J. Neurits home Sunday. W. H. Walker made a business trip to Salen. Monday morning. K. H. Hanimel, while working with a be hle Monday, had the mlstortunp to tut his arm severe ly. Mrs. O. H, Miles has Just had new DeLavei uillklnr machine In- I -stalled. Mrs. Floyd E. Hogan of Port' AT Ti University of Oregon, Kugcne. June 20 (Special) The annual summer suasions of the University of Oregon on the campus at Eu gene and at the Portland center, will open Monday morning, June 22. According to an announcement mado by Alfred Powers, director of tho Portland seaaion, the en rollment for the summer will be greatly in excess of previous years. More than a thousand students arc expected to enroll in the two ses sions. The two sessions are organized . der the direction of Mr. Powers and 1 L. Stetson, director of the Kugcne session. The faculty, num bering more than 80 for the two land is spending a month at the home of her uncle, J. It. Itains. i Ernest Smith, who has been ;ivy to scUool. has returned ani Is with his mother, Mrs. Fred Lamcn. Dr. J. Mann of Tucson, Ariz., was passing tnrough Salem, Wed nesday, and stopped for a short visit with his mother, Mrs. J. 1). Mann, who with her sister, Mias Dettio Smith, left a few days ago for Klamatl Falls. The doctor was much disappointed in not be ing able to aee his mother. Fred Gilbert, one of the local dairy men. is down with diph theria. Josen'i Perry's family Is also quarantined for the same rea son. Mrs. E. E. Swelhart and snull daughter, Betty Lou. ore visiting Mrs. Swelhart parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hooper. Dr. Eva K. Scofleld Is visiting her mother, Mrs. J. L. Larson. Jefferson News Jefferson, Or,, June 20. Miss Muriel Wilson, who taught in the Jefferton high school this last year, left fa her home In Iude pendorce, Thursday. She will teach in the commercial depart ment ol the La Grande high school next year. Mrs, E. J. Whcdbee and son. Merlin. Mr?. H. E. Jones and daughters, Shirley and Gernldine. went to t'ae 1'ioneer picnic at Brownuville, Friday, with II. T. George la his car. MelUe Ha -Hi. ton spent Friday In Salem. Jjhu Minger of Salem was in Jefiorson. Friday. Mrj. It. T. Waldlng was in Sa lem, Friday. Mr. and Pins Adolph O Its on and children, Cli.'fora Bsd Verna, and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Burloy and sun, Ralph, came up from Port land. Friday ecvnfng to spend the week end nt tue uome of Mrs. Ol son's and Mrs. Burleys mother, Mrs. Gertrude Weddlc. Ralp Bur ley will remain for a few weeks' visit with his grandmother. R. J. Wulding of this city tell from a truck In Salem, Aursday. It Is thought bo broke two bones in his hip. One X-ray picture has been taken of his hip- Ho la at the Salem hospital. Brooks News U rook a. Or., June 10. The Methodist Tidies Aid. at their meeting Tnur&dav, gave the church a thorough cleaning, which took most of the- time of the meet ing. Light refreshment were served. Mrs. Chapln. who suffered a stroke Wednesday night, was re ported much Improved Friday morning. Major Reasons To those familiar with the chief reasons for Graham Brothers remarkable growth, these four points loom most conspic uously in explanation of their leadership and lower prices: 1. Price advantage. 2. Exceptional quality. 3. Power and dependabil ity of Dodge Brothers Engine. 4. Character of Dodge Brothers Dealer organ ization. Better than a written guarantee of con tinuous satisfaction, these reasons are too fundamentally Important to escape the attention of judicious truck buyers. 1-Ton Chassis 1360, l'a Ton Chassis $1595; delirered BONESTEELE MOTOR CO. 474 S. Commercial St. GrahamBrothers Trucks a ran ions, includu a number of visit ing professors from dlfforent parts of the country as well as members of tho regular university faculty who have been retained for; the summer terni. ' Dr. Joseph Schafer, formerly of the University faculty and, 'j now superintendent of the Wisconsin state historical society; W. F. Ken nedy, superintendent of the Pitts burg schools; Professor Proctor E. Sherwln of Knox college; E3. D. Price, superintendent of the Enid, Oklahoma, schools; Dr. A. A. Gold enwelaer of New York, nationally known student of sociology and anthropology, now a lecturer at the new school for social research; and Dean Marion Brown, of the University high school, Oakland, California, are among the summer session teachers not on the regular university faculty. Undergoes Operation. Budapest, Hungary, June 20. (A. P.) Count Stefan Bethlen, Hungarian prime minister, became suddenly ill Ir.st night and under went a successful appendicitis operation. ITEMS MARION Marlon, Or., June 20. Miss Ruth Hall is down from Eugene visiting at tho home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Hail. J. M. Christopher returned home from Newberg, Wednesday, much improved in health. Jess Small and Grover Stephens left Wednesday with their sheep ahearing outfit for lower Colum bla river pointa where they have several days snearing. Mrs. John Palmer came over from Coralln, Thursday, and vis ited with friends and relatives. Mrs. H. Hr.bel was a Salem vis itor Friday. Miss May Ruthford returned to her home in Salem alter bavin spent several daye visiting with Mis. C. W. Russell. Tho periodical robbery of C. M Smith's store took place Wednes day night the thieves securing several pairs of shoes and some to bacco. Woodburn News Woodburn, June 20 Mrs. Frank Settlemeier, Mrs. Edward Emmett, J'ra. Florence Butterfield, Mrs. L. M. Bitney motored to Molalla with Fred Haverman to attend a meet ing of the order of Eastern Star there last Tuesday evening. Keith Powell, accompanied by his wife attended the state bank ers' association meeting at Cor vallis Thursday, Friday and Sat urday of loat week. Mr. Powell was at the election chosen to head the executive committee of the as sociation. This places him In line for the presidency. Rev. and Mrs. R. W. Achor were in attendance upon the Pioneer picnic at Brownsville. Three Wobdburn students have been appointed to the greater O. A. C. council as a special commit tee to look after the O. A. C. ln t .ests In Woodburn for the com ine year. They are Clifford An drews, chairman; Helen Rosvold and Opal Sims. Five revolvers were stolen from the armory. Marshall Engio recovered two. Action la liable to follow. Mr. and Mrs. Redder and son of Sweet Home, Oregon, on their way to Kansas stopped at Wood burn. They had a year old bear, and a truck load of stuffed ani mals, skins and robes which they will exhibit in the middle west. They were sent out by Linn coun ty and Albany on an advertising tour, having several hundred pounds of Oregon and Linn coun ty literature with them. Yestprdav's Scores. San Fran co 6; Portland 11. Los Angelts 8; Seattle 7. Salt Lake 6; Oakland 10. Sacramen'o 4; Vernon S. H i k4 rhone 423 SOU) SYtKWCt MHOTHIM BtAlBkt KVMKYWMI! NEAR MILL CITY Mill City, Or.. June 20. The chtnooK 6".lmon run is on In full blast now, and u large number are daily going over the dam here needed tor the racks at Brteteu bush, where they will be stripped of ilieir eggs. These eggs will be taken to the hatchery at Mehama this fall. Approximately seven million eggs wero taken at the racks last fall. With the weather warming un larger numbers of campers and fishermen are showing up in the vicinity, unj though no big catch es ate reported, everybody seems to n0 getting enough to eat. Otic of the finest bunches of trout seen here for many a day was brought out from the lakes east of Detroit several days tgo, nineteen avernsr ing about 15 inch cm long. Quite a large number of people have ex pressed their Intentions of going 10 me laices this summer. PANTHER KILLS GOATS ON FALLS CITY FARM Falls City. Or., June 20. Some kind of a wild animal is raising havoc with J. A. lleiber's flock of goals on hiij farm north of town, killing seven of them Tuesday nni one Wednesday night. Thursday several men with their dogs went out to see if they could get any trace of it but without success. The men believe from the manner in which the goat were killed it was a panther. NEW STORE AT FALLS CITY Falls City, Or., June 20. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Richardson were business caHers in Salem, Thurs day afternoon, making their final arrangements before opening their new store on the south side of the river. Mr. Richardson also has an auto park and swimming pool and he plans to give dances regularly, the first one to be next Saturday even ing. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Meyers will furnish the mitsfc. Shaw Briefs Shaw, Or., June 20. Mls3?s Sstalfie and Anne Masser attend ed the Roso festival for a few days. Mrs. J. C. Peterson was also In Portland for the Rose Festival coming up from Gresham, where she has been risking her daugh ter. The strawberry season Is almost at an end, ard they are getting ready to pick loganberries. Thfs crop Is not as good this year as it has been. If the berries continue ripening rapidly as they have been, there will be no more berries to pick after the 4th. LODGE STAGES DEGREE WORK Falls City. Or.. June 20. The Falls City I. O. O. F. lodge, No. 148, held a banquet In their hall Tuesday, following the degree work put on by the Dallas team. Visitors from Washington and Oklaho were present, also Grand Chiet Patriarch Hendricks ot Sa lem. CARRY AN ? We can supply you with one for an W. E. BURNS (Not Urnthcrs li HiRh St. at Ferry PARTS FOR yam Salem Has a Dairy Supply Store We take pleasure In announcing the addition ot a stock of Dairy Supplies to our business. This will enable the dairymen of this locality to buy at home the equipment necessary In the operation of their business, at prices no higher than they hare ben paying in the past at wholesale centers. We cannot In this limited space enumerate the articles carried, but we do wish to say that our stock Is very complete, Including bottles, bottle caps, bottle cases, bottle carriers, pails, strainers, cans, brushes, etc. Every dairyman will sooner or later need some article of this class of goods, and we extend to him this Invitation to visit us, look over our stock, and get our prices. We are In position to give good service. Charles R. Archerd Implement Co. S10 State Street Siiverton News Sllverton, Or., June 20. (Spe cial.) The gwup of young people who fituged "Kempy" at the Ku sena Field auditorium twice dur ing the month are contemplating the idea of giving a performance at Portland In the near future. The play vill be given before tlie Legionnaires who are at the base hospital at Portland. The Odd l'ullows and Rebekah lodges of Silver ton will hold a memorial yurvico for deceased members in their uall on Sunda, Juno 21, at K-i'iQ p. m. tJcorge Ilnriksen and Hermon iullngeon of Decorab, Iowa, are spending a Iw days here this week as gucsU at the home of the former's parents, Rev. and Mrs. George HenriUtren. Young Mr. Honrikaen is manager of too Lutner college biisu which is tour ing the states auring the oummer. The band will play at SUverton on July 2. Miss Mae Cixdcn was hostess at a picnic ut the country lodge on Silver creek. Tuesday evening. Swimming aim dancing furnished the evening', amusement.' Mi-ts Oration was agisted in entertain ing by her aunt, Mrs. T, P. Ristel gen. Those present were Kathleen Booth, Olive Banks, Elizabeth Latham, Eleanor Adams, Margaret Sim me, Gladys Larson, Edgar Wrightman, Lowell Hoblitt, Rob ert Barr, Richard Syrfng, Earl Staer and WLVtrd Cramer and Ed ward Syring. Mrs. Curias Cole of Astoria aro quests of Mrs. Cole's sister, Miss Ina Harold. L. F. Fischer haw returned from Los Angeles, where he has been attending the Shrine convention. Mrs. A. G. Townley ie spending a two weeks vacarron at Portland. Mrs. Townley is an employe ai the C. J. Breier store. Robert Grcetz, superintendent of Sllverton school has gone to Berkeley, Cat., to attend summer school. Mies Clarice Steen of the post office force i3 spending a vacation of two weeks et Portland. Mrs. F, M. Powell, who has been leaching In the high school nt Gutee, has come to Sllverton to spend the summer moutht. P. O. Murray is at the Sllverton hosptial wit!i three fractured ribs and possible internal Injuries re ceived at the Silver Falls Lumbjr company Jogging camp. At the time of the accident Mr. Murray was engaged in the bucking of logs. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hepburn are making plans to move to McMiun villc. Mr. Hepburn has been in the employment or the Fischer Flouring Milt since last Decem ber when he came here from Mon roe. Mr. and Mra. C. W. Fulton of Loe Angeles, Cr.t., visited this week at the home of Bert Day. Among Portland rose show visi tors during I he week from Silver Ion were Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Dickcrson, Miss Winona Palmer, Mayor and Mrs. G. X. Barr, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Morley, Mrs. E. A. Booth, Mies Kathleen Booth, Mrs. J. M. SI m ins, Mis6 Margaret Simms, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hyett, Mrs. W. Cunningham, Mrs. Otto Aim, Mrs. Charles Bensrm, ?r. A. Dickeraon, Miss Helen Dickerson, Miss Fay Dlckerson, Mrt. W. W. Cooley, Mies Eleanor McClaine, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Cooley, Marian Cooley. Miss Merene Digernesa and Mn. George Steelhammer. Seward Hoblitt Is home from Los Angeloe, where he has been attending schol during the winter months. EXTRA AXLE genuine Tiniken axles carry emergency. DAN BURNS j the Same Man) 3 Salem, Ore f ALL CARS Salem. Oreroa E MUSIC ON BLIGH BILL Music will be the outstanding feature on the new bill at the Hligh thatcr this Sunday, for the "Dixie Capers" will top the show. Seven colored people make up this company of musicians. Syncopa tion is the keynote for the com pany. Like a bolt of lightning out of the cky comes Adams and Fubvr out c,t musical comedy into vaude ville. Don Adams was formerly principal comedian with sovcral Broadway productions, while his partner, Dick Faber, was leading juvenile man in many big shows in New York. This happy com bination with their comedy and songs will be a hit. The dainty Stuart sistes possess a great amount of personality which has helped them to make a success of vaudeville. They have surrounded themselves with n number of songs for the characters they will portray. Gene Carroll is making his fir.? I vaudeville appearance in the west. His act consists of songs and banjo playing. "Aerial" Lazella, as he calls himself, will entertain in mid-air. He Las many hair-raising stunts, and at no lime will he give the audience a chance to become bored with his offering. MUST CUT GRASS ALONG STREETS Every day the tatl grass on the premises and parking strips of Sa le mproperty owners Is becoming a serio s fire menact, declares City Street Commissioner Walter S. Low, and once more the people are warned to cut the grass. If they do not do so it will be cut by the city and charged to the property owners. Each year the street commission er fids It necessary to warn the people against this menace. Some people, says Mr. Low, are just nat urally born to be careful, and cut their grass without being told to do It. Others appear to acquire caution by observing the deadly effect of carelessness. Then there la another class of folks who each year make It necessary for caution to be thrust upon them by the heavy hand of the law. FALLS CITY TO PLAY MONMOUTH SUNDAY The Falls City baseball tea.n will go to Monmouth tomorrow afternoon where they are to play on the Mon.nouth diamond. The Bmo promises to be hard fought although the Tails City team is Riven a sHeht edge. Bud Green of Mt. Angel und Elwood Towner will form the battery for the Falls City team. 2 Years j , Guarantee The Life, Power and Trouble Free Service of the PHILCO DYNAMIC BATTERY Are Guaranteed for 2 Years, but a PHILCO Long Outlasts Even This Extraordinary Guarantee Let Us Put a Phiko in Your Car Now and save you a lot of needless trouble and ex pense. IT WILL COST YOU NO MORE TO BUY than just an ordinary battery, and you'll be amazed how much less it costs you per month of service. E. H. BURRELL Distributor 238 N. High Street Phone 203 PHILCO Diamond-Grid Batteries LEAVE FOR TRAINING GAMP -- -j Falls City, Or., June 20. Quit a number ot boys left yesterday: for the citizens' training camp nt Camp Lewis. Those leaving wera Lee, Floyd and William Hidenour Jr., John Watt, Willard Hatch and Charles and Walter Kaufman. Thrasher and Rex Cary. The boys anticipate a fine time. New chain swings, a now child ren's slide, and an improved swtm ming pool In the creek are among the innovations to be Introduced in the Salem playgrounds this sum mer. Official opening date for ths playgrounds has been set for Mon day. June 29. Leslie Sparks and Miss Grace Snook, of the physical education department of Salem public schools, will have charge of the grounds. Mr. Sparks, who Is out of the city nt present, will re turn in time for the opening. Definite programs of organized sports will be arranged for each day. The boys and girls will alter nate between the playgrounds and the swimming pool, each group having the pool and the grounds to itself at some period In the day. The swimming pool will be lo cated at the same place It was located last season. The creek will be graded, much ot the gravel now on the creek bottom being scooped out, and a dam built which wilt increase the depth of the pool by 1 14 to 2 feet. John Creech of Salem will act as life guard. The grounds are located beside Mill Creek and east of 12th street on puperty belonging to tho school district. Permission to use tho property was granted by recent ac tion of the school board. The grounds are under general super vision of local Y. M. C .A. officials. FIVE APPLY FOR The following application for authority to appropriate water from Oregon streams have been filed with the state engineering de partment. H. L. Honbrouck ot Hood River, water from an unnamed spring and seepage for domestic and irri gation purposes in Hood River county. J. E. Fitzgerald of Marshfield, water from an unnamed creek for Irrigation of five acres In Cooa county at a cost ot $100. Grace L. Bronaugh of Mllwauklo water from Willamette river for irrigation of five acres In Clacka mas county at a cost of $200. Harry Sordy of Merlin, water from Rich gulch for development of five horsepower for mining In Josephine county at a cost of $1000. G. L. Witherel of Turner, water from an unnamed spring for do mestic use and garden Irrigation In Marion county.