THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1925
News from Nearby Valley Points
By Capital Journal's
Special Correspondents
From the Richest and
Best Part of the Stale
PAGE TWO
ALLEGED KING
OF
Alfred "SHm" Peterson, for long
suspected as the king of the rum
peddles who have been flooding
Sllverton with booze, along with J.
R. Patton, was arrested last even
ing on the Sllverton road between
Sllverton and Salem by Prohibi
tion Director W. S. Levena and his
men, and a gallon of liquor and
Peterson's car confiscated. '
The two men were brought to
Salem and lodged In 'jail here to
appear before justice of the peace
In this city.
Peterson, who came from tho
, Silver Creek Kalis country has been
an object of suspicion for many
months. Raids and searches have
followed one another in an effort
to pin something onto him, but the
quarry has proved elusive up to the
. arrest yesterday, when it is de
clared Peterson was caught red
handed with tho goods on him.
According to word received from
Sllverton Peterson yesterday re
celved a tip from Salem that the
state officers were on his trail and
for him to lay low. It Is stated that
Peterson jumped Into .his car with
a friend and headed out the Salem
road,, which dropped him directly
Into the hands of the state offic
ers, as they met him while on their
way to Silvcston on tho mission of
rounding him up If possible.
For a long time It has been whis
pered about Silverton and Salem
both that Peterson was the bell
wether of the flock among liquor
peddlers In the Silverton country,
and In the logging camp section
of the Silver Creek country, and
that If he could be apprehended
one of the main sources of supply
In that section would be cut off.
1ATED AT
NORMAL SCHOOL
Monmouth, Or., Dec. 19. At
10:30 o'clock Friday morning 37
Btudents graduated from the Ore
yon Normal school, exercises be
ing held in the chapel. The pro
gram consisted of two short plays
"Why the Chimes Ring," and
"Tho Christmas Guest" which
wore presented by the dramatic art
class under the direction of MIbu
Goering. At tho clcse of the play,
President Landers delivered the
commencement address and pre
sented the diplomas to the follow
ing students:
Mary Arnold, Portland; Helen
Baker, Tillamook; Mrs. Imogeno
Jewel Soad, Portland; Mrs. Lulu
Cockney, Portlan;d Leoua Kb ret,
Iilnulou; Maude Ernest, Klamath
Agency; eVlma Felton, St. Helens;
Edith Finley, Medlord; Frances
Gooding, St. Paul; Mrs. Carrie
Gilles, Portland; A 1th a Gray, Gold
Hill; Mrs. Ruth Haley, Portland;
Mre. Ruth Hawkins, Hood River;
Mrs. Frances Helmick Hill, Mon
mouth; Mrs. Lillian Huffman,
Monmouth; Alba Jensen, Astoria;
Mrs. Nellie Knuth, Portland; Ja
net Latourette, Portland; Elnora
Lindburg, Portland; Mrs. Eunice
Mills, Portland; Mrs. Mildred
Mitchell, Portland; Evelyn Morti
moro, Salom; Rose A. Perry,
Grants Pass; Charlotte Price,
Portland; Kntherine Roche, Port
land; Grace Shott, Condon; Flor
ence Snyder, Portland; Mrs. Kelly
Hughes Stephenson, Rend ; Elise
Straus, Gold Hill; Mrs. Mattie I
Swean, Co vv all is; Irving Swenson,
Monmouth; Leta Tiedemau, Sher
wood; Elfrieda Tubbesing, Nehn
lem; nBrhara Tudor, Rend; Glen
Turner, Dallas; Batrlce Wat kins,
Florenco; Irene Wood worth,
Murshflcld.
BRIDGE CLUB GUESTS
OF MRS. WAYNE GILL
Woodburn, Or., Dec. 13. Mrs.
Wayne 11. GUI, 478 Poplar, was
host to members of her bridge club
Friday afternoon. Light refresh
ments were served. Ladles pres
ent wero Mrs, F. W. Sottlomior,
Mrs. R. H. Scott, Mre. T. K. San
derson, Mia. W. C. Holmes, Mrs.
EUhcl Reck, Mrs. C. F. Whilmnn.
Mrs. E. J. Hughes and Mrs. II. M.
Austin.
TUURKEY SHOOT SCHEDULED
Silvorton. Dec. 19. (Special.)
Two turkey shoots aro scheduled
to toko place at Bllvcrton next
week. Tho ono Is ot tho Sllverton
Gun club which holds It at the
club grounds nil day Sunday be
ginning at nine o'clock. The
other Is that of tho Amcrlcnn Le
gion which holds Us turkey shoot
on Monday evening. This will he
an Indoor turkey shoot and will
bo held at tho new armory.
GERVAIS MASONS ELECT
Gervals, Or., Dec. 10. Fidelity
Lodge No. 54, A. F. A A. M.. held
Its annual election of officer
Thursday evening. December 10,
with tho following eleclfd:
W. M., Ronald E. Jonm: S. W..
Richard Harrison ; J. W., Rny
Corel; trensurer, J. E, Cutsforth;
secretary, G. L. Swart.
CHURCH WORK PROGRESSING
Wwt Salem, Or., Dec. 1.
Work on tho new community
church here Is slowly progressing
and will soon be tar enough nlonp
to permit the use of the prayer
meeting room. A store has been
Installed In this room and the door
leading into the bn?em?at, whom
the room lit Incntprt ban linen huntr
Silverton Woman Jailed;
Hubby Also Under Arrest;
Children Left Homeless
Apprehension In Sllverton ot
Mrs. W. E. Foster on a charge ot
operating a still, with her hus
aud In custody here on a similar
charge since November 24, leaves
two little children of the couple
on the hands of the authorities.
The children, a boy and girl, 6
and 8 years ot ago, were placed
with their grandmother In West
Salem last night, but she stated
she is too poor to maintain them
very long and their care will de
volve oa the officers,
Mrs. Foster, flashily dressed,
reported to be wearing diamonds,
when arrested, nevertheless, fol
lowing her husband's arrest, bad
secured promise ot aid from the
county on representation that she
was left destitute wfUi two small
children on her hands. Sho had
received an allowance of $20 a
month from the county.
Arrest was made yesterday by
Police Offlcor Barett ot Silverton
In tho woman's home, a 10-gal-lon
copper still being discovered
in operation. She had moved from
the place where the family lived
when her husband was arrested
Gervnis, Or., Dec. ID. Mrs.
Sam H. Brown entertained the
Hermosa club at her home, "The
willows, ' on the Pacific highway,
Thursday afternoon.
The annual Christmas exchange
of preesnts by the members was
the feature of the afternoon.
The luncheon table decorations
were carried out In the Christmas
scheme and covers wore laid for
ciub members as follows: ,
Mrs. O. T. Wauswortu, Mrs. M
D. Henning, Mrs. C. AV. Cutsforih
Mrs. A. DeJnrdln, Mrs. Robert
Harper, Mits. S. Stevens, Mrs. F.
r. Cutsforth, Mrs. AV. B. Nutting
Mrs. J. V. Kcpplnger, Mrs. Rose
Cannurd and tho. hostess, Mrs.
Brown. An Invited guest was Miss
Merle Dimiclt of Hubbard.
The next club meeting will be
at the homo of Mrs. C. AV. Cuts
forth.
OVER J. C. HAYTER
Dallas, Or,, Doc. 19. Funeral
services of J. C. Haytor, Dallas
uusinessman who died Wednesday
night aftor being struck by an
auto driven by Raymond Miller ot
Dallas, were held In the Methodist
dumb. Friday at 2 p. m. All bual
nesa houses In the city wero closed
for the services and hundreds of
friends Jammed the church to ca
pacity to pay their laat respects to
Mr. Haytor.
TUo Willamette Valley Lumber
company mill ceased operations for
live minutes at 2 p. m. as a mark
of respect.
Itev. H. Charles Dunsmoro of
Independence, assisted by Itev. W,
S. Gordon ot Dallas, conducted tho
services. Masonic services wore
road by Supreme Court Justice
Hlirnett. Tho local Masonic and
Knight of l'ythlns lodges attend
ed in a body.
Tho body will bo taken tm Port
land today by Ohapmnu & Henldc
Cor cremation.
DEATH AUTO DRIVER
HELD FOR MANSLAUGHTER
Dall
as. Or., Dec. 19. Raymond
Miller
was bound over to await
action
chnrgo
ler by
Friday,
of the grp. nd jury on )
of involuntary lnunslaugh
Justice of the Peace Coud,
when arraigned before
hi m.'
Miller
struck
day nl
Bail was fixed nt $1000.
wne driving tho car which
J. C. Hnyter in Dallas. Frl
rhf, infllrttw; fatal Injuries.
HARDWARE .STOCK BOUGHT
Silverton, Ore., lire. 19. (Spec
ial) Tho Ames Hardware com
pany of Silvorton has purchased
the Sapper's, Inc. hnrdwnre stock
too of Sllverton. The Sapper's
.stock was recently placed hi tho
hands of a receiver, through the
bankruptcy route. The Ames com
pany has not given out what It In
tends to do with the stock. It Is
likely tho company will move it to
Its present location here. Sapper's
store has been closed a number
of months. Ames purchased the
stock for $2300.00. Ames nlso has
a store nt Alba try.
F
MTMj CITY SHOWN IN 1MIOTOS
Mill City, Dec. 1011. F. Brown,
photographer, w'"s In town today
displaying n photo of the whole
town of Mill City, which ho pho
tographed a nhort time ago The
photo monfiurrs nbmit 4 feet long
and I foot wide. The Hammond
Lumber company's mill shows up
well In the foreground and tho
town nt the rear.
UNDllKiOl.K orKItATlON
Iirookn, Dee. 1 9 Chna Sturgls
and C. V. .Ashbauch made a brief
call upon Clyde Harris Thursday
evening nt the Sal em hospital
where he hns been confined since
his operation December 6. He has
Improved so rapidly thnt he ex
pcts to be allowed to corns home
in s very short time.
for operating a plant.
The woman was sentenced by
the Sllverton justice to spend DO
days In jail and pay a fine of
$500. The county jail being jam
mod with 22 men the woman was
turned over to the city jail by
Sheriff Dower lost night until ar
rangements can be made for a
placo for nor to serve out her sen
tence. If the city Is unable to
handle the case, the sheriff stat
ed that the woman may be sent
to Portland.
The husband, AV. E. Foster, was
sentenced on November 24 to 30
days in jail and pay a fine ot
$100. Since his a rest he has been
held in Deaconess hospital on or
ders of his physician, who states
that his health la such as to pre
clude his detention In jail.
Sheriff Bower stated today that
provision has been made by the
county court in the budget for
proper womens quarters in the
county jaij. There Is one room
tliat has been used for that pur
pose, but It is a bare room with
no water or toilet facilities and
even this room is In demand un
der the present crowded condi
tions.
WILL BE SUNDAY
Woodburn, Or., bee. 19. "The
Nativity," a pageant of a Christ
mas story in pantomime, will be
orfered at the First Methodist
church tomorrow night Instead of
the regular church services. An
other program will be given Wed
nesday night by the Sunday
school. Both programs begin at
t:60 o clock. Tho pageant is of
fered under the direction of Mrs.
It. B. Scott, with Miss Wilma Mor
rison us pianist. The program in
cludes an orgun prelude of Christ
mas medleys by S. E. Brunte with
the recessional "Oh Come All Ye
faithful."
Thoso participating in the page
ant aro isimer Klamp, prolocutor:
Pauline Livesay, "Mary," and Uus-
92ii standard, "Joseph."
Shepherds Charles Huddloston
Albert Voreis, Wilbur Jones, Walt
er Homhoff and Oordic Klamp.
Kings Stanley Brown, Ray
voreis and John Stcelhummer.
Angels Lillian Olson, Bouney
roster and Kathleen Garrison.
Girls v chorus Leota Hawley
Dorothy Ferguson, Elsa Lytle,
Pearl Stoller, Bertha Brockart,
Dorothy Allen, Ruth Garrison,
Myrtle Anderson, Leo la Strause
and UJiin Strauso.
Choir Helen ' Andrews, Laura
tluggles. Nellie Damaray, Violet
uiaou, iv i . a. Mchrieber. J. F. Llve
sny, A. E. Austin, R. B. Scott and
ti. A. Landon.
PRINEVILLE PEOPLE
VISIT IN WOODBURN
Woodburn, Dec. 19 Mr. and
Mrs. S. A. Lytle, of Prlmeville, ar-
rived here Friday to spend tho
Christmas holidays with Mr. Lytle's
brother, B. A Lytlo, local business
man. Mr. Lytle has been out of
the hospital but a few montlis fol
lowing nn accident In eastern Oro-
gon about a year ago. While driv
ing a light truck for the state high
way deportment, the machine buck
lod at a bridge on a high grade
along Crooked River, hurling Mr.
Lytlo over tho side of tho road
und causing him to fall 240 feet.
Mr. Lytle received Injuries to his
head .that made It necessary to re
sort to the Insertion of a silver
plate. Though ho was otherwise
badly bruised," ho Is ablo to make
his own way without I ho use of
crutches or any assistance.
SILVERTON SUIT OVER
GRAVEL WON DY ADAMS
In a decree by Judge McMahnn
in circuit court held here, L. J.
Adams of Silvorton is held to be
owner of dirt and grovel taken
from Main street in Silverton on
improvement work going on there
and tho decree gives him permis
sion lo use It as he sees fit.
Tho suit was instituted by
Adams against S. Harmon and J.
O. Wilson. Adams contending he
was tho rightful owner of tho
gravel which hew Ished to use for
purposes, of filing in, but that the
eon trac torn threatened to use it
for other purposes.
SNOW FALLS AT MIL CITY
Mill City, Ore.. Dee. 19 Snow
fell on the hills around here last
night The tops aro covered, while
down in tho valley rain fell heavy.
W. A,. Hyman, designing engi
neer for tho Hammond Lumber
company, and Mrs. Hyman aro
leaving today for Samoa, Califor
nia, for nn indefinite period.
Mr. McLeod, vtce-presfdpnt for
the Hammond Lumber company.
was in town on busincm accom
panied by Mrs. MoLood.
Mi. and Mrs. J. Carson from
Portland have corns to live at Mill
City.
Mrs. F Caraway loft for Jef
ferson for a few dnys to attend
her sister's funeral who died at
Albany Dec. 16.
ANDl.ltSON S UAVU SON .
Sllverton, Dec. 19 A seven
pound son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. H. B. Anderson Friday of this
wek. Mrs. Anderson is at tho Sil
verton hospital.
CHICKEN THEFT
AT OREGON CITY
Word received by Sheriff Bow
er today from Oregon City offi
cers leads to the. belief that chick
en thieves who have terrorized
poultry owners In all parts of the
Willamette valley for months are
In the toils and that the backbone
of the chicken thief ring has been
broken short off.
Oregon City officers reported
by telephone that three men un
der arrest there, caught with
goods in their possession, have ad
mltted that they have been mak
ing wholesale chicken raids In
Clackamas, Marion, Linn, and oth
er valley counties, and that their
operations have spread over a
wide area
Apparently from the word re
ceived the thieving in the main
has been done by the same .three
individuals and with their arrest
poultry owners who had become
desperate will sleep easier.
Oregon City officers stated that
the men had in their possession
poultry bearing marks which In
dicated it was stolen from Mar
lon county farms, and' they say
the men admitted that was where
the poultry was secured. The au
thorities of Clackamas ask poul
try owners of this county who
have lost chickens recently to
come there and endeavor to iden
tify their property, as the men
cJain they are unable to say just
at what points they stole .the
chickens in question.
Poultry owners have been so
wrought up over- the thieveries
that the poultry association start
ed a fund out of which rewards
could be paid for the apprehen
sion and conviction of all poultry
thieves.
In many cases the finest stock
was taken from poultry pens and
in numerous Instances the people
victimized by the thieves were left
almost penniless by wholesale
raids which cleaned out the prin
cipal source of the owners in
come. IN SMALL LOTS
Woodburn, Dec. 19 Produce
men are looking more and more
towards Yakima, Clarko county,
Washington and California for
thoir potatoes, according to Fred
Dose, commission broker of Port
land, who bos just returned from
a business trip to California. Mr.
Dose has a warehouse "hero and
stopped to look after business
matters.
Potatoes are available only In
small quantities in the. Willam
ette valley while commission men
seek them In carload lots of ten
cars upwards, he said. Part of
this reason Is due, Mr Dose be
lieves, to the fact that potatoes
cannot be grown much under ?1
a bushel. He called attention to
tho time many years ago when
tho Mt. Angel districts produced
many potatoes.
Inquiries are being received
from tho east relative to onions
and Mr. Doso believes that all the
onions will be moved by the first
ot February. Mr. Dose is inter
ested in potatoes and onions, chief
ly sets. Ho made his home in
AVoodburn several years ago, but
disposed of his home to W. C. Mil
ler, who has charge ot the ware
house business owned by Mr.
Dose.
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY
CLUB MEETS FRIDAY
Woodburn, Or., Doc. 19. The
woman's missionary society of the
First Methodist church met nt the
homo of Mrs. Carrie Young,
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Etfie
Castle, president, presided nt the
meeting and gave the study for the
afternoon, "Slavonic Life In Amer
ica." An unique luncheon was
r-crved by the hostess. Other offi
cers ot the society are Mrs. Virgil
Mailer, treasurer, and Mrs. Nettie
Simmons, treasurer.
COMPANY PS SHOWING
Silverton, Dee. 19 (Spcclol)
Company I, under the command
of Captain Henry Hutton, Is mak
ing a very creditable showing In
its monthly driMs. During . Octo
ber tho company fel to the ISth
placo on the state's record, but
during the month of November
the company worked up to tenth
place. Tho past two weeks the
men ot the company have been
working around at tho Armory
fitting the place up. No drill will
be held the first ot the new year.
A big dance will be given ot the
armory by the company on the
evening of December 26th.
FURNITURE STORE MOVES
Sllverton, Or.. Dec. 19. J. L.
Edison is moving his furnWure
tUoek from Lewis stree t to the
building recently occupied by the
Sapper's hardware store on Main
street. The hardware stock was
sold in a bankruptcy sale to Uie
S. Ames Hardware company oi
Silverton.
PLAN CHRISTMAS PARTY
Sllverton, Dec. 19 Girl Scouts
under the leadership of Miss Thea
Jcnen nro making plans for a
Christmas party to be held at the
Trinity school rooms on Tuesday
evening of next week.
TO HOLD FUNERAL
MRS. M. C. SMITH
Mrs. M. C. Smith, one ot 14 chil
dren born to ' Lewis and Anne
Jones, pioneers of 1852, passed
away at her home at 532 East
Sixth street, Albany, at 6:30
o'clock Thursday night.' She was
74 years of age at the time of her
death.
Mns, Smith was well known in
Salem. Funeral services will be
held here Monday afternoon at
1:30 o'clock. The remains will be
buried in the Twin Oak cemetery
at Turner.'
She crossed the plains with her
parents, being' ah infant at the
time the trip was made. Her peo
ple settled among the Waldo Hills
upon coming to Oregon. The Mc
Alpin school in the Waldo Hills
was named for her mother's peo
ple. They later moved to Jeffer
son. The date of her birth was
March 20, 1801, at St. Joseph, Mo.
Site was married to Dr. W. M.
Smith, an early practitioner of
medicine, who later lived at Sa
lem and Turner. Children born to
Dr. and Mrs. Smith are Dr. W.
Carleton Smith of Solera Mrs.
Harold B. Looney ot Jefferson and
Mrs, C. B. Dinsmoor of Denver,
Colo. She is survived by the fol
lowing brothers and sisters: Mrs.
G. W. Johnson, Mrs. H. At. John
son and Miss Sarah Jones of Salem,
Mrs. J. A. Conser of Albany and
S. J. Jones of Portland. Her oldest
brother, Dr. D. M. Joncs.-ploneer
physician of Albany, died recently
mere.
Up unitil the last year Mrs
Smith had been active in civic
and dub life. Sho had been an ac
tive member of the Patrons of
Husbandry, Including the Pomona
grange; was a past matron of the
Eastern Star, active among the
War Mothers, and had served as
school director. She was a mem-
ber of the Presbyterian church at
Albany.
Mrs. Dinsmoor of Denver will be
Here to attend her mother's fu
neral Monday.
Silverton. Or.. is r5n-
cial.) The Christmas cheer fund
is growiug ai suverton although
there are as yet a number of or
ganizations Whffh hnvn fivan nn
other support than Miat of beauti-
iui ssmimeuis, rue lUDU will be
used to give a Christmas to those
Who IvOllId lint ntllPi-usfQa ha nhlo
to enjoy one. The committee in
uuarge is composea oi Mrs. jTank
Morley, Mrs. LeHoy Lemmon, Clif
ford Rlln ailit Alf f Naknn
Donations up to date are: Amer
ican region, $30; Trinity church,
$25; Klan, $15; St. John's church.
$13. 8ft: Mpthnriiat Rttfaonnnl Ah...k
$5; Seventh Day Adventist church
o; .nuzpau uircie, o; Lutheran
BrotherllfKld. Sfi! Rnval Wf trh linn
$5; Eagles, ?5; Knights of Pythias
$5; Sons of Norway, $5; Boy
Scouts, $5; Parent-Teacher associ
ation, $5; Modern Woodman of
America.. 2K? Pntip-wiM innni
cnurcu, Woman s club
MASONS AND EASTERN
STAR SEAT OFFICERS
Brooks', Ore., Dec. 19 Brooks
was well represented at the an
nual joint meeting of tho Masons
and Eastern Star at Gervals Thura
day nigrht, about twenty-five from
this vicinity being present.
After the Installation of offic
era n special program was given to
which friends of the members were
rendered with speeches by the in
coming and outgoing officers. Mr.
M. L. Jones, only living charter
member of this lodge, gave a talk
on Masonry. Following the pro
gram a supper was served, the Ma
sons being hosts.
PUNCH BOARDS UNDER BAN
Independence, Or., Doc. 19.
Punch boards, slot machines and
all siimlar devices were put under
the ban In this city by the city
council Wednesday evening when
it passed an ordinance regulating
pool halls and card rooms. Under
the ordinance, minors are prohib
ited from cnterng pool halls and
card rooms and a $15 iftinual li
cense fee is to bo required of all
sucli places.
The ordinance places the burden
of proof as to whether persons pa
tronizing these places are minors
or not, and requires the posting of
a ?ii00 bond.
RETVKNS TO SILYKUTOX
Sllverton, Ore., Dec. 19 (Spec
ial.) William Thompson who has
been employed at Sileta for the
past few months has returned to
Sllverton to spend his Christmas
holidays with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. Thompson. Mr. and Mrs.
Thompson are making their home
at Sllverton but have a farm in the
Brush Ccek district which Mr.
Thompson Is caring for between
times.
MRS ZMMA J. BRIGHT DEAD
West Salem. Or., Dec. 1 9.
Many West Salem people attended
the funeral Wrdnesd.iy ot Mrs.
Rmma J. Bright of Salem, who
died at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Mabel Wood, here Monday.
Mm. Brtcht was the wife ot Will
iam Bright and had a large circle
ot friends here.
Chipmunk Farm Planned
To Aid In
Sllverton, Ore., Dec, 19 ( Spec
ial ) That chipmunks will be a
profitable means of reforestation,
is the belief of C. A. Benson, the
well-known pheasant man at Sll
verton. With this, idea in view
Mr. Benson is beginning an ex
periment In the commercial rais
ins of chipmunks. The easterri
states have long been atrinjed of
their forests and are casting about
for some convenient and cheap
manner In which logged off lands
may be reforested. The chipmunk
is noted for its ability to scatter
seeds and this is the thesis on which
Mr Benson Is beginning his ex
periment. The first part of the experi
ment will be devoted to finding
DEATH SUMMONS
Woodburn, Or., Dec. 19. Ed'1
mund M. Engle, past 86 years of
ugc, died in a Salem hospital
shortly after 1 o'clock Friday aft
ernoon following a major opera
tion. Funeral arrangements will
probably be completed today upon
the arrival'of a sister, Mrs. W. A.
Jackson of Sheridan. Allie Engle,
city marshal, is a nephew. Mr.
Eugle's -wife died about 12 years
ago. There were no children.
Mr. Engle crossed the plains
with his parents with an ox team
in the early days, settling on the
present property on the highway
near Woodburn, where he madoiils
home during his lifetime.
Dallas, Or., Dec. 19. A conven
tion of Polk county school officers
has been scheduled for today at the
court house by Josiah Wills, coun
ty school superintendent, The
convention will bo for chairmen
of the various school boards in the
county or someone appointed by
them to represent their district.
The meeting will be open to
anyone interested in educational
problems. The convention is a re
sumption ot a plan formerly fol
lowed lu the county but which
was dropped a year or two ago,
The county unit system will be
given considerable thought on the
program. Speakers scheduled on
the program are Mr. Wills, H. G.
Blac, county clerk ot Polk county,
G. B. McCluskey ot Lincoln coun
ty. H. J. Elliot ot Perrydale, Dr.
J. H. Gilbort of the University of
Oregon, P. O. Powell of Monmouth
and E. F. Oarleton of Eugene.
MOVE TO PORTLAND
Silverton, Dec. 19 Mr. and Mrs.
L. P. Mascher have taken apart
ments at 387 12th street near Mont
gomery In Portland and expect to
spend the winter there They cel
ebrated their golden wedding earl
ier In the year, Thoy are spending
the winter in Portland uecause of
Mrs. Muschcr's health.
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Desirable Practicability
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Here you'll find hundreds of suggestions for the man or wo
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Reforestration
ot whether or not this little ani
mal can be profitably raised In
captivity. The chipmunks are
easily tamed and Mr. Benson be
lieves that a demand for them as
pets will also arise.
When hops first went out of
stylo In the Willamette Valley Mr.
Benson, who was a nop grower,
began casting about for some other
means of making an interesting
living. He decided to experiment
with the raising of pheasants on
a commercial basis and made such
a success of this that he Is known
as the "Pheasant Man," not only in
Oregon but in Canada and eastern
states as well. Silverton people be
lieve that if Mr. Benson believes
that chipmunks can be raised prof
itably, they can.
Woodburn , Or., Dec. 19. A
packed house greeted the socond
unnual Hi-Jinx at the high school
auditorium and additional chairs
wero placed in tho aisles in order
to accommodate the crowd. Many
wore forced t o stand along the
wall. The program, offered cy
various student organizations, fac
ulty and individual students, vnxs
excellent and ot a varied natur.
The high school orchestra ployed
for the opening and closo of the
program.
Those taking part and the spe
cialty numbers of the entertain
ment were the Home Economic
club, "Mrs. Oakley's Tolc-phone
Mildred Sandbcrg, reading, "A
Yankee In Love"; the Strut and
Fret club with John Steelhammer,
"Klngling Justice"; Ferno Twecdie
and Wilma Morrison, piano duet,
"Dance of the Demons"; girls glee
club skit, International Review ,
Helen Allen, reading, "A Matri
monial Storm"; skit, "A Romance
of PIK-Pair Land," by the faculty
Cecil and Floyd Massey, an ora
tion; Alfred Mathieson, violin
solo, "Largo," and an opera iragi-
que, "The Miller's Lovely Daugh
ter," by the Girl Reserves.
RURAL ROUTE IS EXTENDED
Indspendence, Or., Dec. 19
Announcement is mado here that
effective January 1 rural mal
route No. 2. south of Independ
ence, will be extended 8.8 miles,
eliminating the star route between
Buena ;Vsla and loiter, and giv
Ing Buena Vista earlier service.
Under the new routing tho
route will extend as ar south as
the S. E. Irvine ranch on the Al
bany road.
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W. DAY
ELECTS DYER AS
Rosedale, Or., Dec. 19. W.
Dyer was elected president, R.
Brownleo vice-president, Gus Cole
secretary and Mrs. Frank Barnett
editor of the Red Hill Birthday
club tor the coming year nt the
first anniversary meeting of the
ciub held in the school house Tues
day evening.
Tho monthly meetings of the
club were held at the homes of the
members having birthdays during
each mouth as follows:
January, Gus Cole; February,
liobert Brownlee; March, Mrs.
Arnold Smith; April, Roy V.
Bates; May, W. Dyer; June, T. D.
Trick; July, Ellis Cannoy; August,
3. Armstrong; September, Gua
Cole; October, Clayton Bloomj No
vember, George Hacker t.
The four summer meetings wore
held in the open as lawn parties
and the school hou?e was chosen
tor the December gathering to
provide a stage for tho program
of entertainment furnished by tho
various members of the club, each
of whom had to stage some sort ot
a stunt. Christmas grab bags, ono
for tho women furnished by the
men, and the other for the men
with tho gifts supplied by tho
women, was another feature ot the
urogram.
Mis. Frank Barnett, Mrs. Walter
Pcmberlon, Mrs. Self and Mrs. T.
D. Trick served their birthday
cakes at the luncheon which
closed the evening's program.
FORFEITS GAME
Independence, Or., Dec. 19.
The intersoholastic football cham
pionship of Polk county automat
ically goes to the Dallas high
school as a rosult of its protest ot
the Armistice day game, lost to
Independence.
The protest charged that Inde
pendence played Bruce Sparks, nn
ineligible player, in that game and
because thoy did not technically
comply with the requirements of
the association in filing notice ot
the intention to use Sparks in ath
letics following his withdrawal
from school at the close of the
1924 football season, the Inde
pendence school authorities will
not opprftc the protect.
10 a. m. to 3. p. m.