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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1928 THE ('A IMTM .t'Vt!NAT,.-RAT.EM. OREOON PAGE NTNE Iff LOCALS ii A. C. Munson. elderly man arrested in Hillsboro Tuesday on a loca. warrant charging issuance of a check without sufficient funds in the bank to cove., was arraigned In Justi. e court Tuesday afternoon. The case was continued anl Munson taken to the county Jail. The com plaint against M inson was sworn out by Dr. B. '. Pound. Winifred Byrd -rocert, March 29. Tickets on sale Sherman Clay & Co., 130 So. High street. 69 Clarence M. Lltwiller was issued a permit Wednesday to erect a dwell ing at 1B90 Fir Street to cost $3200. Public StenotiraohT. 500 Bank of Commerce Bldg., Phone 2790. 69 M. J. Blcvins will '-onstruet dwelling at 2000 Market street to cost $3,000. A permit was issued Tuesday. Dance Mellow Moon tonite. CO Judge Jacob Kanzler of Portland has filed with the secretary of state his statement as a candidate for the republican nominatioi for iL-cuit judge of departmen No. 1. Mult nomah county. Judge Kanzler was appointed lo the judgship by Gover nor Patterson to succeed Judge Rossman when the latter was ele vated to Llie supreme bench. L. O. Lcwclling of Albany filed as a candidate for tio republican nom ination for district attorney for Linn county. A gift room devoted entirely to Inexpensive gifts tor .bridge and party. Pomeroy 6c Kecne's. G9' Charles F. Pruess of (. "ts Pass filed as a candidate for tin repub lican nominatiun for district attor ney for Josephine county. Use Weiser's Oardenlime in your garden. Phone 2334-M. today. 69 Charitable organizations of Salem are taking care of a family named Woods, who were found in a des titutc condition at the West Salem auto camp. The family consists of a mother and five or six boys, two of whom were in a. serious condition from pneumonia when found. They are patients at a local hospital. Style Show tonight at Miller's 8:00 o clock. Mam Floor. 69' Mrs. Mulisa Wood, 74, a resident of Turner and the mother of A. E Wood, 1048 North Winter, was brought to the Salem General hos pital Tuesday with a broken leg re ceived in a fall at her home. Lonny Joy's Band Mellow Moon. 69 Ole Rtncn. B0, of 1310 Pine, is a medical patient at the Salem Gen era lhospital. Stylo Show tonight at Miller's 8:00; o'clock. Main Floor. C3 Charles Moure and his father, both of Dallas, ore medical patients at a local hospital. Roller skating Dreamland Tues day, Friday, Sunday 7 to 10 p. m. 71 District No. 2, of the American Le gion, has exceeded the membership of last year by 105 per cent, ac cording to Edwin J. Bayllss, Sheri dan creamcryman and district com mitteeman, who was in the city Tuesday. The Hillsboro, Sheridan and McMinnville posts now have the highest membership in their history as well as the Salem post, he de clared. The district comprises 15 posts in Marion, Polk. Washington, Yamhill and Tillamook counties. For Rent Upstair apartment clost lr on North ibety $20 00 per month Phone 585-1. Several desperate nurses were sit ting on a patient at the Willamette sanitarium when police and attend ants from the state hospital answered a frenzied call for help after a patient at the hospital be came violent at 10 o'clock Tuesday night. When the police arrived the patient was found locked in a room with the nurses weighing him down. He was placed in handcuffs to pre vent further damage and taken to the state hospital for examination. Dance Mellow Moon tonite. 69 The Irish concert, arranged by William McGllchrlst, Jr., and given In the Y lobby last Friday, will be re peated next Friday evening by re quest, it was announced today. Love, the Jeweler, Ssutn, A heart attack which he suffered for the first time a week ago caused the death early Wednesday morning of William G. Miller, 67. retired farmer. His wife, Clara, three sons, Paul W. Miller, post office clerk. Ralph, employed in the office of the state industrial accident commis sion, and Wendell L. Miller, of Port land; and two daughters, Mrs. Sylvia Towne, of Dietrich, Idaho, and Jessie Miller of Salem, survive him. Miller came to Salem In 1893. His home was at 1417 North Liberty street. Funeral cervices will be held from Rlgdon's chapel Thursday at 1:30, $2500 to loon on good Salem prop erty. Rich. L. Reimanr 219 N. High St., Phone 865. 71 Christine Schulte, teacher at Fern Ridge school, has been elected to teach In the Sublimity schools nest year according to word which the county school superintendent has received. Dora Brantner has been re elected to the Summit school. For trade 20 acres, 9 a. apples, 6 a. prunes, on Jefferson highway. lor house and lot in town. Rich l. Rcimann, 219 N. High sU, Phone 665. 7l James Campbell, traveling sales man out of Portland, Is confined to his Salem home with an attack of tonsMtls. Guaranteed Dry Wood. Phone 13, . 69 The Douglas County Sportsmen's & Game Protective association, through it spresldcnt, C. A. Lock wood, today filed with the state en gineer a protest against the grant- ing of water permits on Oregon rivers and lakes until public hearings are new. Each of the permits con templates power development. The engineer is iftso requested to fur nish the association with reports every two weeks showing new appli c tions received. Similar protests have been received from other or ganizations, and also from officials or the state fish and game commis sions, the contention being that the granting of such permits threatens game ana commercial flsh.'ng in Oregon. Men-Pay cash and save tht dit terence. Two pant suits, 25 Why imy more, r ti. tuuervon, upstairs, 125 N. Liberty. The Women's Bible clans of the First Methodist church will hold their regular business and social meeting Friday afternoon at 2:30 with Mrs. John Canse, at Kimball scnooi or Theology. Old Time dance Crystal Garden Wednesday night. Matthes 8 piece orcnestra. iaaies aoc, uentiemen 50c 69 Robert Galloway, a student at the University of Oregon from Cottage urove visited m Salem Tuesday, Riley's Barber Shop, 279 Chem eketa St. Ladies' and Gents' hair cutting, speciality. 35c. 69 Lee McCallister. of route 6. Salem, today filed his declaration with the secretary of state as a candidate for the republican nomination for rep' rescntative in the legislature from Marion county. In his platform de claration is the following statement "I regard the construction of the state office building in Salem as an immediate necessity." Salem's popular old t'mc dance, Ciysta! Garden every Wednesday and Saturday night .t 8:30. 72 Judge Percy R. Kelly has signed the order of default of the defend ant in the case of J. W. Mayo vs. Lotz-Larson Mining company. Lonny Joy's Band Mellow Moon, 69 A divorce from Edgar Howard Leach, S10 a month alimony, cus-; tody of their nine year old son. Lyle.! for six months every year, $2Q a month for his care for the first year and 520 a month tor six months each year after the first year, for his care and education, are granted Lillie Gay Leach In a divorce decree handed down by Judfje L. H. McMa han on Wednesday. The Leach's were married in Salem in May 1915. Association with other women and neglect of his own home were rea sons for Mrs. Leach's action. Dance Mellow Moon tonite. 69 1 Mrs. Etta Burns, furrier, 124 South High st formerly with Hor- gan Furriers. Remodelling, relin ing and all general fur work. 09 Tuesday, April 24, at 10 o'clock, is the time set by County Judge J. C. Siegmund for the hearing of the final account of the estate of Zclln S. Fletcher, and the final account of the estate of John Gerber. At Auction tonight, 7 p. m., good, old style grand piano, at F. N. Woodry, Summer street. 69 The estate of Mary Harp, incluu ing property valued at $3000 has been admitted to settlement in Mar ion county court and B. R. Ratcliff has been appointed administrator. The appraisers named are T. K. Ford, John T. Myers and K. Gearin. Four daughters and one son are heirs. Winifred Byrd in concert, March 29. Tickets on sale Sherman Clay & Co., 130 So. High street. 69 Sherman Clay & Co request the services of 9 salesmen, between the ages of 19 and 25 ; ears. Must have at least high school education. These men are to be known as Sherman Clay & Co.'s Junior salesmen. See Mr. Shepard at Sherman Clay & Co., 130 So. High st, Salem, for par ticulars. 69 Nellie Kunkel has been appointed administratrix of the estate of F. H. Kunkel who died here March 11, leaving a property claim of $770 against the Northwestern Copper company. His widow and three daughters are heirs. Contestants of the will of J. C. Dawson, first admitted to probate in Marion county in June last year, presented their arguments before Judge John C. Siegmund Wednes day afternoon. The contest of the will opened in the court on Novem ber 8, 1927. L. R. Dawson was first executor. PROTEST FILED Righteous wrath at the idea of any more dance halls in Marion county "when there are already so many with infamous reputations" is expressed by the officers of the Salem Christian Young Peoples' union, an organization of Christian Endeavors and church leagues of the city, In their petition to the county court that a license lor a dance hall In Olennwood park. north of Salem on the river road, be disallowed. P. A. Price is petitioner ior the iicensa In his recreation Dark. The officers of the young peoples' union say that the dance hall should not be allowed "because of the loca tlon of this hall being far from the road and surrounded by underbrush, it Is lnducive to illeual practices." The signers are Hayes Beall. Rosalind M. Hull, Neva Stolzhclse. Sarah J. Dark. Doris Clarke and Hal Lehman. This Is the second petition against the dance hall which the county court has received. The first came from residents of the district and contained 139 signature. ROTARY HEARS OF CHERRY CITY BAKING PLANT Interesting statistics on the op eration of thf Cherry City Baktng company in Salem were given at the Rotary club meeting today by Grover Hillman and Walter T. Mol loy, both of whom are connected with the establishment. Another speaker was Claude Farr, who is head of the bakery service department of the Sperry Flour company on the Pacific coast. He spoke on the milling business, the origin of milling in Oi gon and also talked of the vari ous kinds of wheat. Statistics presented showed that tha Cherry City Baking company used last year 20,196 sacks of flour, each weighing 100 pounds. Short ening used totalling 76.000 pounds and malt 17,621 pounds. Sugar was used in the amount of 971200 pounds and eggs in the manufac ture of sweet goods totalled 13,907 dozen. The bakery used 71,000 pounds of milk and 28,902 pounds of yeast. The payroll last year was $43,000 and the number of employes ranges as high as 48. At present 38 per sons are employed. Up to the time of the disastrous fire last fall the company had made during the year about 2,500,000 loaves of bread. OFFICIALS FILE TITIONS FOR T The names of three incumbents of Marion county officers will be placed on the ballot for reelection by petition. The petition or u. a, Boyer, county clerk, was placed on file today and petitions lor the re election of Mildred Robertson Brooks, county recorder, and D. G. Dragcr, county,, treasurer, have been nrenared. and will ba nlaced on file with the clerk within a day or two. The; are the tlrst three county office n whose names will be placed on the ballots at the primary elec tion in May by petition. Each pe tition must be signed by 185 regis tered voters from 15 precincts. The only county officers for which no candidates have filed so far are county assessor and county coroner. County Clerk Boyer's petition asks that the words "Policy of the office, same as in the past," be placed after his name on the bal lot. This will be the fourth time that Boyer's name has appeared on the ballot. Ha was elected for the first time in 1917 succeeding Max Gehlhar. During the 89 days that Gehlhar was with the U. S. army on the Mexican border Boyer was appointed by Judge Bushey to serve as county clerk. FIERY DEBATE IN SENATE ON TEAPOT (Continued from Pase 1) Copeland of Ne wYork with a ques tion about other appointments made by Governor Smith. 'I am talking about Harry Sin clair and his friend, the governor of New York." Senator Rojinson an swered. "I don't care about anybody else." Reverting to hi statement that Sinclair had resigned as New York racing commissioner, "out month" before his term expired, Senator Robinson said: HECKLED itt DEMOCRATS "I wonder why he was retained all this time? Governor Snlth could so easily have said: 'Mr. Sinclair, you are unclean and we, 'lammany people are clean. We don want you, "mere is no ut . taming, d is oi a feather will flock together." The Indianon was heckled by a succession of democrats. Barkley of Kentucky ask in L, if he could discuss the "Indiana situation" when he concluded as to Governor Smith. "I am not here to defend Indi ana," Robinson replied. "It car. de fend Itself." "Yet, the senator o.es his seat to the governor of Indiana, whom he now says he will not defend," the Kentuckian said. "I am talking about the governor of New York now," Roblnso . shout ed. "But the senator .iays birds of a feather will flock tj'-her," Dill, democrat of W'iington In'e'-ctcd. STEPHENSON'S LAWYEi. Robinson was asked by Senator Harrison, democrat of Mississippi, if he was not the attorney for D. O, Stephenson, now serving a life term In Michigan City, Ind., penitentiary for murder. "I was," Robinson replied. "Rath er my law firm was attorney for Mr, Stephenson on some city matters. That Is a matter of record the sen ator does not have to ask me about It." Senator Barkicy interposed to re mark that he did not hope the an alogy of "birds of feather flock tO' gether." went back that far. Senator Copeland of New York, asked the Indiana senator when he makes his promised speech on Fri day to inform the senate "if it is so common to have republicans ap prooched in matters like this that he has last his sense of reaction to in sinuations such as were made about Governor Smith' HARRISON TALKS Obtaining the floor as half a dozen other democrats sought It, Senator Harrison of Mississippi, said that In the light of Governor Smith's answer, "it will seem to the country that it came In poor grace from yie GOLDFISH New shipment of Japanese Goldfish 15c and up. FLAKE'S PETLAND 273 Stale Street senator from Indi-na lo make such wild insinuations." :. -.- Asserting that :x ;nson scon is to come up for re-election the Miss ituipian veealfed that Will IX. Hays Is a resident of that state and adverted to the testimony at Chicago by James P. Connery before the Teapot dome committee that the $85,000 in tecuritles which Sinclair had refund ed to Hays out of the celebrated political pool had been used to cover Hays' speculation on the stock mar ket. But the senator thinks he must bring to his aid the influence if not the bonds of Mr. Hayes," Harrison declared. '"Birds of a feather flock together.' 'The recent campaign of the sen ator from Indiana was run by Clyde Walb, who is under Indictment for fraud. 'Birds of a feather flock to gether." $11,000,000 IN New York, Mar. 2 l.MPi Construc tion work, new facilities and im provements under way on the Southern Pacific lines at the start of the year called for expenditure of about $11,000,000, Henry W. DeFor est, chairman of the executive com mittee, announced today. Other additions and betterments, new con struction and new equipment in part authorized since January 1, and In part still under consideration, may involve an additional expenditure of about $20,000,000. 'During the lost three years, the Southern Pacific lines have made large capital expenditures for the construction of new lines, double tracking, new equipment and mis celianous additions and better ments," DeForest stated, "insured greater economy of operation and the opening up of additional pro-1 duclng territory. The result of these expenditures was not reflected In the earnings for 1925 and 1926, and only partially in 1927." Included In the improvements al ready authorized or under consider ation, the chairman explained, are re-locatlon of the Globe branch on account of construction of the Cool idge dam in Arizona, standard gaug ing the Nevada,;, California and Oregon railroad, a subsidiary, ex tension of certain double track work, amplification of yards and freight terminal facilities in various cities, new and heavier ballasting, laying of heavier rails, purchase of new equipment and other miscel laneous additions and betterments. T The Salem troops of Cascade Area Council, Boy Scouts of Amer ica convened in a formal court of honor Tuesday evening, March 20. The court was held in the state supreme court chambers and Just ice Harry Belt presided. Chief Justice Rand of the state supreme court was a guest and sat on the bench with Justice Belt. Thirty-five Scouts were up for advancement and badges were con ferred In the following ranks, sec ond class, second class merit badges; first class, and first class merit badges. Two Eagle Scouts, Maxey Langford of troop four and Lewis Campbell of troop six re ceived, bronze palms In recognition of at least five merit badges ad ditional to those required for Eagle rank. The following Scouts received their badges. To second class rank, Chester Lanktree, Fred Reldy, Will iam Burrell, Howard Amend, Ed mund Weisner, George Coover, Melvcn Engel, Ross Clark, Bernard Icbold, Mil Matthews, Jack Myers, Earl Fox and Leo Pope. Second class merit badges, Chest er Oppen, Arthur Oppen, Donald Chapel, George Gray, and Buford Trobaugh. To first class, Chester Oppen. First class merit badges, Vicar Wa gers, Fred Edmundson, Ray Rho- ten, Vernon Bushnell, Roland Hardman, Philip Ferris. Ronald Mil ler, Milton Taylor, Maxey Lang- ford, Jack Collins, Vernon Mc Quaid, Edward Burton, Lewis Mel- son, William Campbell, Byron Pey ton, Lewis Campbell, and Parker Gies. L. P. Campbell, equipment engl neer of the state highway depart ment conducted the individual ex aminations as court commissioner, Chief Justice Rand delivered a short but Interesting address to the successful Scouts. HOOVER CLUB WILL ORGANIZE TONIGHT Permanent organisation of Salem's Hoover-f or-President club will be effected at a meeting at the court house tonight, according to an nouncer.ient by B. C. Miles, tempor ary president of the club. The meet ing will convene at 8 o'clock. Both Hoover petitions and Hoover buttons will be available at the meeting tonieht. Fred E. Kiddle, state manager for Hoover, may attend the meeting, and If so will be one of the speak ers. Other speakers will be Mr, Miles and Pre?. George 1L Alden of Wil lamette university. Ladd & Bush Bankers ESTABLISHED 1868 General Banking Business Office Hours from 10 ft. m. to 9 p. m. AIN ASK AID OF COUNT i FOR ROAD IIP ABIQUA A second request for county aid on a road up the north bank of the Abiqua river starting east from Rocky Four corners on the Sllver- ton-Scotts Mills road was made to the county court today by a delega tion of residents of the district and Silverton' business men. After two hours of deliberation they left with tne promise of the Judge and county commissioners to make a personal survey of the road within a low weeks. The county will not be able to grant their request that the road be made a market road as no new mar ket roads can bo added this year. Whether or not this can bo made into a market road in the next year or two depends entirely on the fate of the proposed $3 license fee and suggested changes In the market road law, explained Commissioner Jim Smith. Should the $3 auto license fee become a law, work on more county roads will cease. The importance of a good road to the development of the upper Ablqua country is thoroughly understood by the court, according to their state ments and all aid which the county exchequers will bear is promised. In the delegation this morning were O. D. Hartman, O. W. Hubbs, Charles Heinz, Ivan Smith, who Is postmaster at Scotts Mills; Fred Smith and E. O. Syron. The road on which aid Is asked is miles long and lies In districts 43 and 90. NEW STALACTITE CAVE IS FOUND Berlin. Mar. 21. (An Several new large stalactite caverns containing lakes, waterfalls and hundreds of wonderful stalactitta and stalag mites have been accidentally dis covered near the flying ground at f lauen, saxony. The caverns were dlscovsred by workman who dropped a heavy steel bolt from the top of a quarry, the bolt crashing through the earth and exposing tne opening of the cave. The mam cave is 37 feet lone and 150 feet wide. The entrance has been sealed pending examination by experts. Among' famous stalactite caves throughout the world are those of Adelsberg in Syria, Jenolan in Aus tralia, the Mammoth caves, Ken tucky, the Causses district in France and the Grottos of Belgium, ELLIOTT FUNERAL HELD AT PORTLAND Funeral services for Dana Elliott who died Sunday in San Francisco, were held at 2 o'clock this after noon at the Portland Crematorium. Mr. Elliott was credit manager of the United States Rubber company in Portland until last May, when he was transferred to San Fran cisco. ' Mr. Elliott Is survived by his widow, a son and his mother. He was the nephew of Mrs. Nellie Mc- Cune of Portland and a son of the late O. M. Elliott, president of the Lcwiston, Idaho, Normal school, o. M. Elliott was superintendent of schools in Salem in 1014 and 1915 and Dana Elliott made his home here at that time. SIX NEW PLEDGES TO HIGH ART CLUB Six new pledges to the Salem high art club have been announced by Miss Ruth Brautl, instructor In art, who acts as advisor for the club. The new pledges who were being initiated today are Fred Blatchford, Ralph Filsinger, Wllda Flcencr, Frances Custer, Warren Fanning, and Brenda Savage. The try-outs for new member have been conducted during the past week. Each candidate was re- Is Our Exceptionally Low Price on tho Best Quality Reading Lenses properly fit to your eyes. Kryptok Lenses 812.30 Every pair of glasses sold by us is guaranteed to fit per fectly and Is Insured against breakage. Examination too. THOMPSON- GLUTSCII OPTICAL CO. lit N. Commercial St quired to work out some phase ol art and the result Judged by Miss Brautl and the club. The six pledges were chosen from a list of 37 as pirants for membership, i..,.;- The club was organised two months ago for the purpose of studying art work outside the class room. - It meets twice monthly to hear art talks and to discuss prob lems which arise in connection with class work. At the last meeting. Mrs. Monroe Gilbert, of the Gilbert studio, gave a talk on etchings. Milo Ross is president. Other of ficers are Lucille Downing, vice president: Maxine Aldrich, secre tary; Robert Clark, treasurer: Clif ford Lingenfelter, advertising man ager; Lena idick, chairman of the program committee, and Ellen Jean Moody, chairman of the social committee. CARPENTERS STRIKE ON NEW DORMITORY Eugene, Ore., Mar. 21 (ff) Twelve Eugene union carpenters packed up their tools and walked away from the site of the new men's dormitory at the University of Oregon yester day, declaring that they will not work for less than $8 a day. The car penters said that Hansen and Ham mond, Portland contractors in charge of the work, have refused more than $7 a day. to wo j utttutfiv every nm perjea except . . . tvt Y ,b i t - KJuests amvtnr even- fSww.'!tri?fti I jux keeps lovely the hands that wash dishes WHEREABOUTS OF LOST BANKER Med ford. Mar. 21. (AV-Mystery still shrouds the fate or whereabouts of George W. Barker, pre tdent and cashier of the Pine Belt Bank of Butte Falls, -who disappeared Mon day afternoon, whilj his banking In stitlon was und.r examination by the state banking examiner, and he faced questioning by members of the state insurance commission and state fire' marshal's office relative to the destruction b: fi o a ware house last August at Central Point, in which the missing man had in sured restaurant fixtures. Search of an area near the Ed mundson ranch, where a shot was reported to have been heard late Monday evening, this morning by a sheriff's posse, failed to fin.1 a single trace or clue. Wind and rain in the Butte Falls district this morning handicapped the hunt. The district attorney's office is sued a statement saying that Barker who was an insurance agent, had written a policy on confectionery store fixtures for $20,000 which was refused; that another policy for the same amount was written in another company and eventually reduced to 810,000, The fixtures were, stored in e 5 ixfr.r;m dinner table, set with all my It's hard xcuse our dinner to Jim's new friend3, had never looked prettier. But it made my poor hands look dreadfully coarse by comparison. They simply broadcasted 'Dishpan!' "And because I know it's just such little things that others judge us by, I became self-conscious ... ill at ease ... at my own dinner table. " Of course it was foolish of me. With Lux always in the house I was still using old-fashioned harsh soap for the dishes. Until that night I had not realized just how pitifully rough and red it made my hands look. "Now I use Lux for all my dishes. And for cleaning, tool My hands no longer are reddened and coarse. I'm really PROUD now of my dinner-table hands." Many household soaps flakes, chips and cakes are made in the old-fashioned way. They contain harmful alkali that makes the skin rough. There is no injurious alkali in Lux. Made by a re markable process, Lux actually SOOTHES the skin, leaves it a little whiter and softer than before. Instant, sparkling Lux suds, ready before you ever put your hands in, are so rich and CLEANSING that the dishes seem almost to wash themselves I The big package of Lux washes six weeks' dishes! Lovely hands for so small a price 1 Afa bMuj pgrlort UM Ltu nub im manicuring iht iufl, to toUn and whlim (A. Anon a warehouse at Central Point which was destroyed by d last-August. Deputy IiLnJ-u.i Com mH' loner James Goodman admitted tha he intended to question Barker on the mailer. While no official report has been issued. It was said by a high author ity that affairs of the Pine Belt bank were in perfect condition and . cn a sound ba&U. State officials refused to Issue any statement on any angle of the in vestigation. , CONTINUE SEARCH FOR MISSING BANKER Medford, Ore., March 21 (A) .Search for George W. Barker, miss ing Butte Falls banker who vanished Monday afternoon while under quest'TOlng by state fire marshals and bank examlneis, centered today in the vicinity of a mountain ranch, where a shot was reported heard three hours after the bank official had vanished. The shot was heard by John Swanson, a rancher. The posse that combed the mountains Monday found Barker's car but no other clues. Examinations of the books of the bank are under way, Two theories are advanced by of ficers working on the case one that Barker committced suicide? an other that he fled the country In another automobile. best china for