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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1925)
PAGE SIX LOWEST LEVEL New York, Aug. 2G. Automo billsts of the country are enjoying the lowest gasolluo prices ot the year. Jn scores ot cities motorist are paying from three to live cents a gallon less than Hie year's peak In July, 'i'ho aerugo prlco In 30 representative cities, howecr, Is still five cents abovo the low level hit last summer during tho trade Vim, Vnrlr lonrlnra In thp oil business deny a trade war exist though they admit that there is a tight to obtain all Iho business ot tered. Price slushing Is ascribed solely to over-production. Shipments eastward from the Pacific coast, wnere over-production first manifested Itself have depressed tho oil business in mid contlncntal fields. C. 0. Wilson in the current Is sue ot the oil and gas journal says: "Tho Increase.! rocovcry ot gas olino from crude petroleum, the accumulation of gasoline stocks In coastal territories and tho failure of many refiners to adjust their pro.luction to a slackened demand in their territories aro tho prin cipal factors In tho wealtuess of tho motr fuel market. Although gasoline stocks Janu ary 1 were larger than necessary, refiners added 39C.290.555 gallons to this storage on July 1. Only 22,000,000 gallons were taken frohm storago In June. The ex port demand fell oft during the recent high prlco levels, It Is said, and even now Is far below nor mal." Op: i Forum Contributions to This Column must be plainly written on one side of paper only, limited to 300 words In length and signed with the namo of the writer. ArtlcU'S not meeting these spe cifications will bo rejected. Tu the Editor: Please add my letter, as I know ot persons put ting an adv. In your Open Korum In tho past and they did well, no thought I would try my luck. I would like to meet a good, honest, elenn man who would couslder matrimony. 1 am 38 years old, have two little ones. No trltlcrs need answer address. Mits. i:si:om AMON. General delivery, Salem, Or. To the Kdltor: I hereby express appreciation and respect (and In doing this Is but the echo ot the community) for our excellent neighbor. Parsonr, whose untime ly end came last week, lie was n man of excellent reputation and moral conduct. It would be well If others would emulate his Christian life and conduct. U West Salem, Or., Aug. 25. LARU WILL OPPOSE DEMPSEY 2 ROUNDS San Francisco, Cal.. Aug. 20. (A. P. I Tho heavyweight coined Ian at the Olympic club, liill Ixinl who formerly had Inspirations io become a heavywcignt Tighter, nas been signed to oppose Jack Ilemp . sey In the first half of a four- round exhibition mptoli at tho ball park here on I.ubor day. Although nobody sems particu larly anxious to Mo inlo Iho ring fix OMiionent number 2. it Is report ed that Jim llermnn of Portland will probably attempt to slay the last two rimmlu with the ciiain plon. THRIFT IS TAUGHT IN LOS ANGELES SCHOOLS I,os AiieoIpk. Tho tfnrlilnR of thrift lias Itocomo par of t tie cur riculum of nearly 200 imMlc nchnnls here. Tho subject In volvca the "viilue of a nuvinrcs nc count" nnd "home nml business economy. " Kstablishment of a school sav !ne department, advocated by host Angeles banks ns n division ot the course, baa producrd what lit termed, "amazing reaults.'' Up to July 1, there had been opened 63,478 Hchool savlnRH accounts with $G8G,000 on deposit to the credit of students. COVETED BACHELOR LANDED Ixndon, Kn.T. Lord Olencon Conner, England's most eligible bachelor in tl eye ot society mothers wtlh marrlftgnhle datiRh tors, la engaRcd to Ml as Pamela Papet, the younger daughter of Sir Richard and Lady Muriel Paget. He la 26 years old. tcry wealthy and Inherited many bust nOAS Interests as well as the fam oua Tennant collection ot pictures. a part of which sold for 11.000, O00 two years rgo. Nearly Died On Birthday "On nir last birthday, elcht months ago, I had another close rail. We had just finished din ner. My stomach henna to hurt me, a mfniito later 1 lay uncon scious. Three doctors worked on me. I was soaked with a cold sweat when I came to. Tho next week. tnllinir A friend about It nnd lie advised trylnjr. Mnyr's Wonderful Heme ly. Slnco lakinc a 001116 of your medicine I have lioen able to eat anything. I have no more pains or bloating and am fcellnz belter than for ten years." It is a simple, liarmlr preparation that removes mo ca tarrhal mucus from (he immiiimi tract and allays the Inflammation which causes practlrally all stom ach, liver and Intestinal ailments, including appendicitis. One dose tvll convince or money refunded. J. C. Perry, D. J. Fry, druggists evorywbera. Adr, Maybe Their it i S This affectionate looking Mrs. Valentino in Los Angeles ment that she and the sheik seek a divorce in Paris, I Bam Valentino. The Salem Elks will move into their new $2UU.UUt) U'liinly next Saturday and the building will be opened to members fur tho fiidl time Sunday, it wua stated today by W. I. Need ham, exalted ruU-r of the local lodKC. Doth tho old and the new temples will be closed all day Saturday whlla the moving la taking place, Needhain stated. A special committee ha: been uppointed to talc charge of all details involving in moving Tho committed consisU of Dr. C. IJ. O'Null, Max 1'ago nnd 1). G. Drnger, three past exulted rulers. The next rcgclur meeting ot the Klka will be held In lliu old tem plo on North Liberty street, beiiut called to order there by the exalted ruler. Afler coming to order the Kike will march In a hotly to the new temple at the corner ot Slate and Cottage streets, finishing their meeting thero. The meeting will ba held at tho ne:;t regular date, tho fir.it Thursday in September, which orrura on September 3. A committee for dedication .ci onion les wilt bo appointed at t hat time. Nc?dham linn stated. Definite date for dedication wi 11 not be set until after tho commlt leo has been appointed. A public reception, to which the general public will bo Invited, will bo held unmet lino In September, At that time the temple will be t hrown open for inspection by anyone who cares to go through tho temple. Those who havo al ready Been the Inside of tho place declare that in many r oh pee la it It not surpnmed by any building on tho coast. Tho Interior decora -tlone, nrrnnged under tho eupcr vlsli n of Henry Meyers, havo coin ing was begtin about the first of favorable comment. Sunday's opening day will Tor the benefit ot members of (he lodge only. first cxeavatton for tho build ing was begun about tho frlst of May, 192 4. The conRtrucllon atone has cost approximately $200,000, and tlm turulshlnge an' additional $25,000. Dueflseldorf, Germany, Aug. 25 (A. I1.) Tho I-renrli and Hoi glim troops tode.y evacuated Duj Koldorf, DulslniiB and Unhrort, the "sanctions cities." which they had occupied nlnre 1921, The Lowest Priced Fisher Body Coach a Beautiful 5 -Passenger Closed Car U -.'fc -. ". 'jlV i NEWTON CHEVROLET CO. High Street al C'hcmckctn, opposite Court IIou.se Last Kiss A IM 7 jj farewell of Rudolph and is followed by her announce have parted. Jf she should would defer to her wishes," MACHINE SHOP RUNS CLOSE TO EXPENSES Written report submitted to the Salem school board lust night showed that the machine shop course, operated at Salem high school u lifter the Smith-Hughes act, nas invoiveu toiai uieuurse- mcnts of 2'M).49, and total re eoiMts of $177G.75. Expenditures include S2000 paid as the annual jalary to E. K. Bergman, who has ehargo ot tho machine shop, and receipts Include $1000 paid for his services under the Smlth-Hughea act Agitation was started to expand tho work of the machliio Bhop eo that even more work than In the past could ho dona by utudentf working tliero. Members ot the board expressed tho belief that several hundred dollars a year can bo saved for tt;o district by hav ing the machine ehop construct u s p oc 1 u 1 in a c I i n o f o r Banding the tops of old decks. Some. $700 o1 $300 Is now paid out each sum mer to get old school desks Into condition for uee, It was stated Before yeni Build a Home tt insist on ChecKSeal Electrical Wiring THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM. OREGON AL SMITH: GRAFT; New York, Aug. 26. Politicians were amacd today by Mayor Hy- lan's at tuck on Governor Smith, wliL Is opposing the mayor for re- nomination. The attuck, contained in a lettar to United SUites Senator Koyal S. Copelund, is generally considered as another indication that the mayor, with tho backing ot W. It. Iciirst, wll run as aa independent f defeated in the primaries Sen tembcr 15. On the other ftand republicans who say tho democratic primary .a a battle between Governor Smith and Mr. Hearst for the control of tho New York delegation to tho democratic national convention in 'J 2 8, eaw in a possible three- cornered fight a good chance to elect a republican mayor. Mayor Hylan said it was time to "call a spade a spade" and au underworld grafter an under world grafter," but be mentioned no names In connection wtih theee phrases. He linked tho governor and Senator James W. Walker, bin Tammany opponent for the demo cratic nomination, with the trac tion interests. His defeat, be wrote, would mean a wide open town and ten cent car fares. Uoth tho mayor and Senator Walker Rained adherents. Sena tor Copeland and former Governor William Suler came out for Hy lan. State Senator Thomas J. Waltih oC Staten Island endorsed Walker. Three former governors prom ised to stump for Frank D. Water man nnd the republican organ! za tion ticket. They were Charts Evans Hughes, Nathan Miller and Charles S. Whitman. Washington, Aug. 26. (A. P.) The Washington government for mally accepted today China's Invi tation to participate in the cus to ma' conforence In Peking Octo ber 24. id i zz j Jills' 9 ' ttht Rfd Crown iileajt Card pump. Use It n tea your mllej IncrtJio test MURRAY TO FIGHT FOR LIFE; PLEA OF INSANITY IS LIKELY (Continued from page one) pany. "Tho rirst we Knew mat ne naa got la trouble was the time ot the Florence bank robbery." It was tor tho robbery- ot the bank at Kloreuce that Murray wus sen tenced to serve 20 years In the Oregon prison. "When Tom was a little boy he was bright and he got along well in Bchool. ile took an Interest In his work and he liked It. He first became restless after an accident, although I don't know whether the accident had anything to do with it or not." Insanity Plea Hinted. . When ho was la, tile lather ex ylaiucd, Tom and a companion were throwing rocks one day at a squirrel in a tree Tile boys were on opposite sides of the tree and a rock thrown by his companion hit Tom in tho forehead, cutting a g:xsu from which ho still wears a scar. After that Tom lost interest in his work quite suddenly and oon after ran away from borne. "I have always thought some thing was wrong with Tom's mind. When be was sent to the penitentiary for the Florence bank robbery we thought about sending liiin to tho 'bug house,' but we decided that the punlBhment might do hlra good so we never made any move to have him sent there." Asked how Tom had received his visit yesterday, Mr. Murray de clared that "he's in good spirits, taking it a lot better than I thought he could." Ho related that he had told his son that while he did not condone for a minute the thing which Tom bad done, yet his family would nevertheless stand by him. First Blot on Tamilv. "Don't you worry about It' the son replied and repeated again and again during the interview: "Just forgot about it dad, I'll get along all right." "It hits us pretty hard," the father admitted, speaking of the family. "We have been living on Urainbridge Island for 37 years and there has never been any trou Mo. We havo the family record that goes back for more than u hundred years and no one of us has ever got In trouble before." A companion who brought the fam "Made 12.5 gallons go as far as 20 did before!" It's no trick getting extra miles out of "Red Crown" because extra miles are in there. Here's what one motorist discovered: "I checked my mileage last month and was get ling only 8.9 miles per gallon. My Red Crown Mile age Card set me right and on my last trip I did 14.4 miles per gallon. In fact I made 12.5 gallons go as far as 20 did before!" Get a Red Crown Mileage Card, fill the tank to the brim with "Red Crown," follow the instructions in the Mileage Card and watch your mileage increase! ae fad in town, STANDARD Oil COM? ANY (CtUrto 'I ily to Salem in his car volunteered the Information that the Murrays were highly respected In the com munity and that a petition would be sent to Qovernor Pleroe signed by bundfeds of friends asking tor clemency. Mr. Murray was asked what he thought ot Philip Carson's act in betraying Tom at the time of hie capture in Washington. "I don't know much about it," ho replied, "but as I understand it, it woe despicable, despicable." Mrs. -Murray is nearly prostrate with brlof and was assisted to and from the car and the prison yes terday. She was dressed entirely in black. Tho three members of the family who visited here yes terday gave tho appoaranco of a dignified and conservative family group. Thore was nothing to Indi cate In any wav that one of their For Information About Railroad Trips Phone 727 OREG0NjjjK ELECTRIC' Not Temporary Relief But CUR piLES or other Recital or Colon ailments ehould not be experi mented with. They should and can be permanently CURED by my non-surgical method. Send today for my FREE BOOK con taining scores of voluntary teacimonlali from patients, some of whom had suff ered 20 years and had tried every kind of drug and treatment. Read it and you wui better understand why lean give a Written Quar antee to CURE your PiIcj refund your fee. - - I - . ULAN. MU.Inc CtS: SEATTLE OFFICES.' TtmMtni 7000 idl y knd btutpml nil your m - hy poruSndoth Dr Dtnn Built WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1925 number could ba a criminal. The father conversed with newspaper men In a quiet manner answering questions without hesitation, vol unteering D1U oi iniormanoa oc casionally, without showing any resentment at the publicity which be of necessity has received. He did, however, say that "I haven't mnit tha npwHnaners much because I just couldn't stand It." The family will return to Salem at the time ot the trial, It was said. CAT TTM AFTERNOON 0-L.iMVI ANd NIGHT SAT., AUG. 1600 PEOPLE DOUBLE LENGTH R.R.CARS FORMING TRAINS OVER I3 MILES LONG ORIGINATING and STUPENDOUSLY U PRESENTING THE WORLD'S BIGGEST CIRCUS FEATURES- 350 PERFORMING HORSES 5 HERDS W OF GIANT AND BABV ELEPHANTS 100 CLOWNS introducing 150 IN A SINGLE DISPLAY DOORS OPEN AT land 7 P.M. - PERFORMANCES AT 2 8 P.M. Down Town Ticket Sale (on Circus Day only) at PATTON BROS. Book Store, 310 State St. 91 II Ml Hello Glad to see you. You're surely looking fine now; tell ma, how's everything in general, and by the way, how are you getting along with your feet? Do they bother you any more? No Siree, Jimmie! Not since wearing a real fitting pair of shoes that I bought at ROTTLE'S, the place you recommended. I am indeed having comfort with my feet. They look nice, don't they 7 and they only cost me seven dollars. Nothing beats em. You surely steered me right. You too, can be correctly fitted in the proper size, last and leather to fully meet your requirements for all or any occasion. John J. 415 State Street Milk Diet Ftirlnfantip invalid, The Aged No Cooking. Nouriahiois Digestible- Avoid Imitation Substitute 1009 6 STAGES 800 INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS MEN AND WOMEN ARENIC STARS Bill - Rottle X6iX RINGS - ' ' 1
