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0 ley .SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1925 PAGE TWO THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON News of Nearby Valley Points By Capital Journal's Special Correspondents From the Richest and I B es t Part of the State i MGLE ESTATE According to a petition (Med in probate $15,000 worth of real prop i erty belonging to the estate :of Ed- ! mund M. Kngle of the Woodburn section will go to Laura B. Petting er as a reward to her for care and attention given to the deceased during hiB declining years. Tho bal ance of the elate, it Is estimated, is about $5000 In personal property and this is divided up under terms oC tho will to other relatives, after costs of last expenses- of the de ceawed aro deducted. No mention is made In the will of tho real estate going to Laura rettlnger, but attached to tho pe . tltlon la a copy of a conract exe cuted before the death of Kngle In which ho deeds the property 'to her In consideration of such enre and attention, provision being made that the deceased could have revoked tho Instrument at nny time beforo his death In 'event he did not receive proper care and attention. Tho real property going to the woman Includes 103 acres of Marlon county farm land, hav ing an estimated rcntnl value of $500 a year. Under the will Benjamin F. Pet tlnger ana J. V. Potter are named ns executors, but both have with drawn, pleading stress of other business, and Laura B. Pettlnger Is named adminlstrix. The will asks that the deceased be burled in Hello Passl cemetery and that services be conducted by the Christian church nt Wood burn, If possible Ho leaves to a nephew, Joseph 13. Emmons, $300; to a niece Virginia Walker, 300; to children of his decoasod broth er William w. Englo, $88 to bo di vided share and share alike; to his elstor-ln-lnw, Nellie G. Engle, $000; ' to grandchildren of his deceased wife, $56; to Benjamin F. Engle, a brother, $500; to a ulster, Augus ta Jackson, $100; to a sister, Eliza beth, Mtiyfield, $5; to a brother George, $5: and to a niece, Laura J. Pettlngor, $000. ENTERTAINS FOR MRS. SPEGHT, 73 Sllvcilon, Or., Dec. 2G. (Spe cial.) Honoring her molher, Mro. Sophia Spocht, on her 73rd biiLh day, Miss ltoso Specht cntertinucri Wednesday ulU'ruoon from 2 tu 4 o'clock at Iter home ou Fisk street. Mrs. Specht received many heau tirul RlftH both from the gueaU of tho ailcrnoon and from her chil dren who aro not living nt Silver ton, lineal. wore Mrs. Oacar Htor fili, Mrs. .loo Stniynor, Mrs,. I. L. Stewart, Mrs. R. Oliphunt, Mrs. A. Flelshnor, Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. J. U. Lytic, Mrs. I.aviim IK-nsou, Mrs. Ben Oiffort, Mrs. Carl Spocht, Mrs. J, Goyetio and Mies Anna Lytic. Merl Larson was host at a "kids" party nt tho home of his parents, lr. and Mrs. V. C. Lar son, on Uat Oak street. Wedncs clay ovenine; wlien u group of high school students dressed as children made merry for the evening. Will (Iron's camps were played and nni mal- cookies with ciiocolato doss and euKfurnlshcd amusement at the supper hour. Guests woro: Itallel .'.icdiimls, Dernlco Jones. Ktliel Min;on, Thelma Gordon, Lnwren'o Carpenter, Leonard .iouef, Hex llussell and iJelmnr llrowu. CHURCH CONFERENCE MEETS AT FALLS CITY Fnlb Oily, (Jr.. Do;:. 2G. Tie D. H. Loach, district superintend ent of tho Kal:m ditUrkt, will he in Kails City, Sunday evening, tn hold the quarterly conference" of tho MethodlFt Kiilseonil chuch. II will preach nt 7 : ,'t 0 p. in. nml hold tho conference following the even lug B':rvice. Those who r. It end these gervicen will find n rare tmit in storo fnr t hem. LYONS Loii.i, Or., D-.'C. ":i Mrs. M:ir- purct fet layer spent Sunday with Mrs. I! Men Vau;;lin. P. A. Mnricln Is amoi.R tho:;n h:iving l.r;rippe this week. Mrs. Taylor Is tuviHtimj nt Pot ter's store during the holiday rush. Mr. and Mrs. I'M T;ivlnr or Me bama wore shopping lu Lyons, Wednesdfiy evening. Mrs. William Swank and Mrs. P. C. A hel-i wpent Monday after noon with Mrs. Helen Vauc.nii. Tho Truax M ot or com p n n v ngent from Albany was a Lyvns visitor Html ay. J. II. JolniHtnn nnd wife wore St nylon nnd Kingston visitors .Monday, PLAN ATHLKTIO ASSOCIATION Rilverton, Or., Dec. t!ti. (Siie clal.) The Silvcrton Aihl-Hc club will hold a mertlntr Mondny even ing at 7:30 o'clock at thf now gymnasium for the purpose of forming a permanent organization. Everyone interested In Rood rlnm nthlrllc sports la Invlttd to attend this meetinK. Hnh Millfr is Viitin Woodburn, Dec. 26 Hugh Mil ler, former Willamette vJley resident stopped In Woodburn be tween trains Thursday while on his way to Independence to spend the holidays. Mr. Miller Is purs er on the President Madison, ply ing between Seattle mid the Orient. Commercial Tobacco Is Being Grown Successfully By Beckers Near Woodbum Woodburn, Dec. 26. Tobacco! culture and the manufacture of cigare on a commercial basis haa been carried ou at the Becker farm about two miles northeast of hero by ICd A. Becker for nearly 12 years. The cigara are placed on tho market under tlio trade namc8 of- Willamette and Oregon. Thl3 year nearly 100 Bpccial gift boxes were prepared by John Wagner Rcgler, cigar maker, who has been located on the Becker place for the past live yearB. Mr. Itegler lias been a cigar maker for nearly 50 years. Before embarking upon tobacco production Mr. Becker spent a year in Connecticut, studying the culture and working in the fields and drying plants. Two acres have been consistently planted to to bacco while nearly three quarters of the tract is under cover. The largest crop, several years ago, was weighed and found to have yielded nearly 4000 pounds. Two years are necessary before the tobacco is ready to market. The crop is harvested early in August by culling the stalks. It is then hung in sheds to dry. The Havana shade seed, grown under canvas, is dried by being peeled Independence. Or., Dec. 2G. Election of officers to Lyon lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Ma sons, installation of officers of this lodge and Adah chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, were held heie Tuesday night. The Order ot lOastcrn Star had elected its offi cers nt a previous meeting. The new officers Initialled Car Lyon lodge were ns follows: W. M., A. A. Justin; S. W., Phillip M. Schweizer; J. W., F. E. Mutt; treasurer, Dr. n. uharies Wunsmoro; secretary, Ira D. Mix; trustee, R. W. Laker; S. D., Fred Hill; J. D. Laird M. Lindcmanu; S. S., A. W. Foster; J. S., Walter Smith; chaplain, Homer Dodge; marshal, Howard Morlan; tyle, Hubert White. Dr. O. D. Butler officiated ns In stallation officer for Lyon lodge. The new officers Installed fur Adah chapter by Mrs. Ruth Mor lan were as follows: W. M., Hattie Kreamer; W. P., Dr. II. Char 1 03 Duusmorc; A. M., Fanny Butler; treasurer, Flora Mix; eocretary. Ruth Coukey; cou rt list re vss, Helen Kimball; associ ated conductress, Marion Cham bers; chaplain, Evelyn Davis; marshal, Bcrulce Smith; organist, Madeline Kreamer Hanna; Ada, Marie Mix; Ruth, Helen Williams; Eh I her, Oral Edwards; Martha, Lillian Hillibrnnd; Electa, Kath rine Dodds; warder, Annie While; sentinel, T. J. Edwards. Following tho installation, a banquet was served, at which the new officers mado short speeches. LYCEUM PROGRAM AT FALLS CITY WEDNESDAY Falls City, Or., Dec. 26. On Wednesday, December 30, the sec nnd lyceum number will be given In the high ochool auditorium by Christian Anderson, lyric soprano, a graduate from tho Ellieon-Whitc conaervn t.iry. Not only has her voice won her recognition through out tho west, but she Is also a brilliant pianist and will give you an artistic and Interesting pro gram. Her voice has bo.-n highly jiraiHed by J. Erwin Mutch, of the .Metropolitan Opera company and o student of t ho latn Jean DeritZLdd. BRCATS TRIM CITY TEAM AT ADLLAS 51-23 Dallas, Or., D.v. 26. WUlam etto university downed ilie Dallas t'ity team We-inusiliiy night. Tit tc 23. Willamette displayed seme nit';.! teamwork and bud a smeotb wnikhig machine. Hartley. Litch field and Kiisnrcht Id th-i si-orin with Id. 11 and 12 points, lwp' lively. Tho Dallas b.'ys yearned un able to hit their slnde during the ill in; ga'iie. KEWliilpflllAnONS ' Junction City Rod and Ciiu club. .1 unction City Incorporators, J. R. Hughs, C. 10. Harpulc, C. F. Phil lips; capital, $400. Perfection Clove & Manufactur ing compitnv, Portland; Incorpora tors, J. 11. Heat. William H. Uy nrs. L. W. Mutthews; capital. SuOOO. Jones Brothers company, Port land; incorporators, Carolyn K. .tones, U. E. Person. Otto J. Krne mer; capital, $25,000; fruit ami fruit product. Foieinn Lanfruaee Service Woudlinrn, Dec. '-6 Members of the Lutheran church gathered at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon for special Christmas services at the church. The services were con ducted In the Norwegian lan gun so. lack Cat 7 leaf by leaf and thco attached to laths, about 20 leaves to a lath, and then suspended from the raf ters of a'chetl. The drying process takes nearly throe months. Sweating Is next In order. The tobacco is placed In bulk after being dried and constant pressure applied. The sweating process con tinues until tho next season's crop is ready. The tobacco la assorted as to color, packed and ready for sale In two years time, though consid erable Is kept on hand ns long as woven years In order that It may bo thoroughly ecaaoned. Mr. Beck, er has tobacco on hand at present that is five and six years old. Nearly all of the product finds a ready market in New York and San Francisco. Large firms re quire shipments In 50 or GO case lots, each case weighing around :100 pounds. Growing sufficient of the tobacco each year to meet the demand preftcnts a problem. Tho Woodburn tobacco Is of a good color, according to Mr. Reg' ler, and can readily be used for wrappers, as the outer layer of tho completed cigar is called. The remainder Is used for tho filler or the interior of the cigar. Walter II. Bingham, under In dictmcnt by the grand jury on charge of assault with Intent to kill on the person of an aged rancher named Stauffer, who re sides near Donald, has been re leased from tho county jail on 41000 ball, his bail having been reduced from $1500. ohn Winv borg is olso under arrest as part ner in tho crime with Bingham. It Is charged that tho assault which was committed several mon ths ago, was perpetrated when Stauffer was about to enter a barn on his premises. Two mon fell upon Stauffer and beat him up. Stauffer succeeded In wrest ling himself away from his at tackers, secured a gun and fired at them, wounding one. Bingham was Intor arrested at a Portland hospital whero he had gained ad mittance. Ho was suffering from bullet wounds nnd after an In vestigation Portland officials ar rested him. Wimherg was arrest ed several weeks later. Bingham put up cash bail to effect his re lease. He probably will be tried at the January term of circuit court. FOUR POLK COUPLES WEDJMHRISTMAS Dallas, Or., Dec. 28. Thero wore four Christmas marriages in Polk county, according to tho mar riage license book nt the office of the county clerk. Three licenses were issued Thursday while one couple had secured a license earlier in the week for a Christmas day wedding. Tho couples were: Orlando N. Iiurbank of Airllo and Laura C. Davis of Monmouth. Wade II Arntill of Dallas and Opal M. Ward of Falls City, Nels N. Snvcnscn and MMrs. Frances (ircen. both of In dopndei!ce, and Kennel h Feller of Woodburn and Venice G. EsUe of Dallas. BROOKS rtronks, Dec. 2fi Mr. and Mrs. Fred Peer left Thursday morning to spend the holidays in The Dal ies. Erwin Slurgts Is quite sick with a bad cold, .which it is feared has developed into pneumonia. Clyde Harris Is able to spend Christmas at home having been allowed to leave tho hospital i .ltirday where ho has been con fiiicd since December IHK7 The local Interest combined wi t u an u nusua 1 ly 1 i no nigh t brought out a crowd to thn ltrooks school Christmas exercises that la xed t ho ca pacit y of t h double room to tho limit. The program was ot considerable length having 21 separate num bers but with ciiounh variation to make each exceedingly interest lug. Gifts were distributed with the aid of Santa Claus and his deputies-to alt with enough over for any members who wore unable to come. DOUBLE HEADER PLAYED Mill Cily, Dee. i!G. A double header basketball game was play ed in the high school gym. the high sehool trimming alumni tram 2!i to 12. and Gates bent the Mill city firemen IS to 1(5. Lorrrine" fa mo Closes Fa 1 Is c i t y , 1 )ec. 2 1 W f 1 1am- ctto camp has closed their logging operations until nfter Janunry 1. Anderson & Rupert Orecon vwg, H Mgta WOODBURN QUIET Woodburn, Dec. 26 Wood- burn o)served Christmas quietly and no community program ot auy nature was attempted. Numerous families entertained out of town relatives or guests. Programs were offered by the churches Wednesday or Thursday nights while tho schools had ap propriate exercises Thursday af ternoon. Tho Lutheran church Is offering its Sunday school pro gram tonight. y Both the banks and nearly all the business bouses were oloscd Friday and there was little civic activity. E HAS CITY FIVE Independence, Or., Dec. 26. Holding regular practice on Tues day and Wednesday evenings of each week, a city basketball team Is in proccbs of organization hero. Vvailable material for berths on tho team includes the following men: Gilbert Loy, Harold Reyn olds, Verd Sehruuk, Frank Schrunk, Wayne Schrunk, Otis Scott, Ira Mix, Chris Horn, E. E. Hill, R. C. Moore, Robort Craven and Coral's Kelly. Through arrangementa with the local school board and with Paul Robinson, principal of the high school, the high school gymnasium will be used for gamus as well as for practice. The schedule of the city team will be arranged so as not to conflict with school ulans, The city team will probably have a gome on the local floor at least every second Friday night. Requests for games have been received from numerous teams rep resenting other cities and organ izations in the Willamette valley. Arrangements have been made to purchase the suits formerly used by the Independence Ameri can Legion team. SMITH HEADS LEGION POST AT INDEPENDENCE Independence, Or.. D?c. 26. G. C. Smith has been elected head of tho local post ot the American Le- ion. Mr. Smith is assistant cash ier of the Farmers State bank here. Other new officers for the coming year are as follows: First vicecommander, Elmer Frye; sevond vice-commander. Konnoth Williams; adjutant. Rob ert E. Smith; finance officer. El mer E. Addison; M. of A., O. G. Godfrey; chaplain, H. W. Crow; historian, A. L. Keeney; mess ser- eatii, .lames Oberson: executive committee, Charles A. Atkator, V. u. jjroauweii, a F. Horn, Gordon: Parker and E. R. Palfrey. January 7 baa been set as the date of installation. FARMERS UNION PLANS BIG RALLY JANUARY 2 Dallas, Or., Dec. 2o. Mt. Pfsgafc local of the Farbers Union is plan ning u Dig meeting in Dallas nt the Woodman hall on January 2 to start tho New Year off with a bang. A chicken dinner will be served and some prominent sneak er, possibly Governor Pierce, will ne present to make an address. Tho local has been adding c large number of new members dur ing the past month. ON THE AIR SATt'llDAV NKiliT (I'acil'ic Time) KRW, Portland. (Ire., '101.5 0 In 7 p. in., dinner concert, fourtesy olds, Worttnnn King t-niupany; t( to 12 niUInii:lit, tJam( music by llrrimm Ken in'it MiildminnM Imirl orchestra by Ml re fob-plumy from the In dian grill or Ihr .Multnomah lintel. Intcriiihsiuii solos by Curt Kramer. K(iO, Oakland, Cal., ant :t::iO p. in., KUO Little Symph ony unheMra, William JKdwin Chaiiilu'i-hnii, baritone. Ji I'O, San I'ranelM-o, Cal., IJS.;t r to 0 p. m or-rnii re ntal, Marshall y. (iiesselniiM) : It to (i::io, WaliU'inar i.ind ami mvheslrn; ::;.- to 7 :J10, . l'nlaee lml el etMieert orchestra ; Cyrus Trnbbs, Kl'l, Lo Ant-ffrq. Oil.. 107 7 p. in., nrunn recital; H. claw liiit hour: i, Kaiiiiner program, 10, I'iK-karil sis orchestra. srxow 'ncific Tune) (1 K(i, INirtlnnil, Ore.. -Int.." ln:,V in 12 noon, umrtiinj; wor ship from the St. Stephen-.' pro calheitral: lifv. II. M. KatWMv, l'.iilnr: 7:."." lo p. nt.. evening mmm ices from First Church of CbrNl, Scientist; O to 10 p. m., concert liy the Chevrolet Utile Symphony orchestra, sKnsorcd by i he Chevrolet Moior com. pany. Ladd & Bush Bankers ESTABLISHED 1868 General Banking Business Office Hours from NDUUiS 10 PLAY PORTLAND FIVE Chemawa, Dec. 26 Tonight the Chemawa Indians will meet the fast Franklin high school five ot Portland on the Chemawa floor as part ot the holiday pro gram being presented at the school. This will , be the third game ot the redskins basketball season and probably the hardest ot the season. The Franklin team is as yet un known but they promise to give I the Indians a real tryout 83 they are reported as having a fast ag gregation. Their star forward, Scallon who graduated last year wilt be missing from tho lineup but they have some promising ma terial, according to advance In formation. . Franklin won over the Indians last year and the Indians are hop ing to turn tho tables this sea son. Franklin won second place In the state basketball tourna ment last year and made an im pressive showing in Chicago where they represented Portland. Scallon was the sensation ot the meet, being hailed as tho red headed wonder and leading all of the other individuals in scoring, with over 100 points. Coach ft. G. Downie of tho In dians has one of his fastest teams in years and 'has been Working them hard for tho game. They have three hard games in the next five days, meeting Franklin to night, Washington high ot Port land on the Chemawa floor on Wednesday and the Lewis and CCark five of Spokane on Tuesday evening. The locals are hopeful of winning all three games al though they realize they have no cinch. The game tonight will start at 7. Fi AID TO ST. NICK Woodburn, Or., Dec. 26. Act ing m first assistants to Santa Claus, D. D. Jackson, chief of the fire department, and other volun teer firemen, distributed gifts to of Woodburn s poor children Christmas morning. There were dolls for all the girls and plenty of toys for the boys. Each child received some fruit and candy. Chief Jackson admitted that he was surprised when Christmas eve arrived and he consulted the list of youngsters who otherwise would nave railed to receive a visit from Santa Claus. While, he was aware that there were several poor fami lies in the community, tho number of youngsters was not anticipated. WOODBURN WEEKLY IS NOW IN ITS 38TH YEAR Woodburn, Ore., Dec. 26 The Woodburn Independent, weekly newspaper published by H. L. Gill and his son, Wayne GUI, is now entering its 38th year. The Independent was establish ed by L. H. McMahan, at present circuit judge for Marion county. Mr. GUI started the first dally newspaper in Olympla, Wash., many years ago. Now is the Time to Begin Tire Economy McCLAREN CORD mm 'Jim" "Bill'' Smith & Watkins Snappy Service PHONE 44 10 a. m. lo 3. p. m A Perfect M J t. JSM&'i NON SKID M ' ' r ' . PLAYING AT JACKIE OOOGAN "OLD 'CLOTHES? 1 9 PLAYERS GET GRID LETTERS Silvcrton, Dec. 2G (Special) At tho big Christ mas assembly "Wednesday afternoon at the high school auditorium nineteen letters were awarded to the high school football men. Those receiving the letters were Paul Blazer, D. Blaz er, Clayton Benson, R. Brady, Timothy Lamb, J. Linn, C. De Guire, E. Hardy, L. Warren, J. Walch, Norman Eastman,1 Fran cis Woods, W. Butler, H. Putman, L. Rue, H. Oddie, J. Stranyx, B. Gilkeson, and R. Clark! Prizes were also awarded to those taking part in the Armistice day parade. The Orangemen, the boys athletic club, won first with second prize going to the girls' Pep club. The science club won third prize. Numbers on the program In cluded songs by the boys' and girls' gleo clubs, talks by Robert Goetz. superintendent of Silver ton schools, and by Ronald Hubbs, former student body president but now a student of the Univer sity of Oregon and the distribu tion of presents with Lowell Brown acting as Santa Claus. PIERCE TO BE SPEAKER AT GRANGE MEETING Dallas, Or., Dec. 26. Governor Pierce will be the speaker New Years day at the annual home coming dinner of the Monmouth grange. Mrs, Winnie Braden, a member of the Monmouth grange, conveyed the invitation lo the gov ernor and secured his acceptance. The New Years dinner is a big event with ninny former members returning to moot old friends. It is expected that at least 250 will be present. 1 LAST TIMES TOMGHT 1 I PLEASE :: 1 DO NOT :r:yA ii mi r . , i v I li - NEW SHOW SUNDAY I 1 1 r THE HEILIG -mm -"i if ALUMNI GIRLS AT Silverton, Deo. 26. The Sil verlon high school alumni girls defeated tho high school team in a game of basketball Wednesday evening 24 to 6. The high school girls put up a good fight but were standing against a number of the girls who had played on Silver- ton's championship team of the past two years. The alumni girls playing were Bertha Aim, Faye Rosueim, Helen Johnson, Dena Aim, Kathleen Booth and Olive Banks. Hieh school girls were Orpha Nofsker. Althoa Meyers. Louise Johnson, Beatrice ' Booth, Eliza beth Keene, Dorothy Neal, Irene Morely, Nina Aim, Grace Lyons, Francis Keene, Jewell Jack, Eva Shaw, Florence DeSart, Helga Jor genson, Esther Kloster and ula dvs Quail. The high school boys defeated the alumni 16 to 20. AJumni boys nlaying were P. Ployhart, It. toe- Kee, L. Hoblltt, L. Kircher and D. Kircher. High school boys were Gilkeson. Woods, Starr, Lovett and Blazer. BUDGET MEETING SET FOR MONDAY MORNING Dallas. Or.. Deer 20. Tho Plk county budget meei'ng Is sched uled to be cn Monday. December 28, at the county court house nt 19 a. in. It is not anticipated that any marked changes will be made in the budget as tentatively pre pared by the committee. The budget committee Is made up of Ira C. Powell of Monmouth, H. Mather Smith of Falls City, C W. Irvine of Independence and County Judge Hawkins and Com missioners Riddell and Gardner. CANNERY IS HOST Newberg, Or., Dac. 20. Tho Oreson Canning company gave Ha first anuual Curistmas banquet to employes here Thursday, covtw bolus hil" 350. The canning room of tho plant was transformed into a dining room and 200 pound or roast turkey and all tho trim mings were consumed. Robort B. Wlldos, production manager, was icasttnastor and H. F. Davidson, president, was the principal speaker. Other speakers were Mru. Millie R. Trumbull, sec retary of slate board of inspectors of child labor: S. L. Parrott, presi dent of the United States National bank and of the Newberg Commer cial club; Dr. R. W. Van Valln, chief blackcap of the Bcrrians; Mrs. W. J. Langton, forelady, and W. H. Woodwcrth, prosideut ot the First National bank. While tho 1925 pack of 100,000 enswj was lower than that of snmo former years, a splendid spirit of co-operation between employes and employ era were shown and tho confidence of the f armor has been restored. Prospects for 1026 aro for the biggest and best year in tho history ot the company, offi cials say. A dance in the evening was en joyed by employes, their families and friends in the cannery nuaN torlum. Apparel at Xtra Low Prices! :t .. i- ,. n M Salem's Loading J n Department Store 4-