THURSDAY. DECEMBER 19, 1929 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON PAGE THIRTEEN fig- LOCALS $ The Salem ministerial assoeia- tioiiwlU meet on Monday, Decem ber 23, t 10:30 o'clock In the y. M. C. A. building. Rev. L. D. bmtlh, pastor of the Nazareen "church, will lead the devotions. Mrs. Mary Flndley of Portland will talk on the progress of world peace. Sale wool mufflers. Reg. $2.50. $2.75. Sale $193. Bishop's. 302' All $1.50 ties in gilt boxes now $1.19 at O. W. Johnson & Co. 303' Inheritance tu has been fixed on the estate of T. J. Brekke at $35.58. the estate amounting to $14,771. according to an order in probate. See Kingwood neurits new home open for public inspection for 30 days. Drive up on Salem's Beauty spot. Open from 10 am. to 9 p.m. every day. 298" Old papers for sale, 5c per bundle Capital Journal. Onle L. Martin, fanner of the Salem district, has filed a volun tary petition in the bankruptcy division of the district federal court in Portland Liabilities are listed at $8025.88, and assets at $2997.50. For brakes guaranteed to hold In wet weather, see Mike Panek at Chemeketa and High. 304' Old papers for sale, 5c per bundle. Capital Journal- The non-support charge against D Steiwer, former state traffic officer, was dismissed In justice court Thursday upon notice of the state when tt was shown that the defendant had made the proper support payments. Be sure to read our used carelass- Ified this issue. Fitzgerald-Sherwin Motor Co. For brakes guaranteed to hold In wet weather, see Mike Panck at Chemeketa and High. 301' ' Entering the home of W. O. Mc clain. 500 North Capital street through a back porch window which had been pried open, a thief sometime Tuesday night or Wed nesday made off with a woman's coat and dress, a man's coat, suit and shoes and suitcase, according to a report made to the police. Special notice. Halik Electric Co. Bosch radios, ten to twenty percent discount on all electric appliances. Phone two. 4C1 N. Front St. Kertnance your car Pa7 monthly See P A Eiker. Liberty & Ferry. ' ' A coupe belonging to Albert Warren. 335 North Capital street was badly damaged Wednesday afternoon when it was struck at Chemeketa and Church streets by a machine driven by Mrs. F. E. Libby. Jefferson. The Warren ma chine was struck broadside and knocked against an electric light pole. Nobody was Injured Choice holly for sale. In Cltyvlew cemetery. 305 Out they go: All O'Coats at leas than wholesale cost. Fullerton'a up stairs store. 125 North Liberty St, E. W. Muller and D. J. Poulin, proprietors of the Capital City Bedding company of this city were found not cuilty of mislabeling mattress by a Jury in justice court late Wednesday. Wlster Rosenberg, an Inspector for the state board of health was private prosecutor. It was contended by the prosecution that the grade of "silk floss" used in the mattress was not the qual ity as set forth on the label at tached to the article. The defend nnts admitted that the mattress filler was not of the highest grade but contended that it was the best obtainable when the mattress was made. The mattress which was seized by Rosenberg while It was offered for sale at' a local furniture store will be repaired and donated to charity by aiuller and Poulin. Men's fancy hose, values to 85c now 49c or two for 9Sc at O. W Johnson & Co. 303' Shirt special, values to $2.50. now $1.45 In Xmas boxes at O. W. John son Co. 303' W. F. Punzel is leaving for Los Angeles and other southern Cali fornia points to spend the remaind er of the winter. Woodry & Son on N. Coml. St. open evenings uniil Xmas. 304 $3.50 rayon striped shirts, special $2.45 in gift boxes at G. W. John son tc Co. 303 The case of Curtis Townsend. charged with assault last November 2 by Pearl Johnson, was postponed until Saturday forenoon by motion of the state Thursday. Townsend, who was paroled from the peniten tiary after conviction on a burglary charge. Is said to have drawn a gun cn the Johnson woman. Xmas trees. Your choice of 100 trees. Eiker Auto Co. 303 Big modern masked ball Mehama Dec. 25. Cash prizes, good music. 304 Mies Eva Beatty. teacher of the fifth gride at Highland school. Is absent from her classes through ill ness. Mrs. E. C. Forsythe Is sub stituting. Call for 1930 calendars. Standley tc loley. Bush Bank bldj. 305 See Christmas illuminations on Kingwood Heights. Salem's Beauty spot Drive up. Miss Clara Miller, employe at the state capitel building. Is leaving for Heppner, Oregon, to spend the hou days with her brothers. Her sister. Miss Florence Miller of Portland, will make the trip with her. Old time dance. Haunted Mill Sat. rate. Dad Whltikers orchestra. 303 Mrs. O.. N. Thompson elected president of the was re-woman's missionary society of the First Evangelical church Wednesday at a meeting held in the home of Mrs. 8. D. Cooley. 1680 Center street. Other officers elected were Mrs. A. P. Layton, vice-president; Mrs. J. Ulrich, secretary: Mrs. L. L. Thornton, treasurer. Fifteen wcrn- en were present. Old time masquerade dance Sat. Castillan hall, good floor, real mu sic, gobs of fun, 25c and 50c. 304 Free office rent to right party for tending telephone. Phone 3400. 302 Mary Chenev of Medford. state president; Mrs. Otto Heider of Sheridan, state vice-president; Mrs. Mabel Mclllturff of Marshfleld. state secretary-treasurer; Mrs. Gra ham of Portland, chairman of the state child welfare committee, and Mrs. George Webber of Portland. chairman of the state hospital com mittee, are among the state olticiais expected to attend the district meeting of the American Legion auxiliary and the. Legion here Fri day. The auxiliary meeting will bs called to order In the veterans' room at the city armory at 2 o'clock. A Joint meeting with the Legion will be held In the armory at 7:30 o'clock. A program will be given and refreshments will be served. American Legion district meeting. public Invited. Program, speakers, music and feed, all free. Meeting starts 7:30 to cooperate with Elks benefit dance. Everybody come. Fri day night. 303 For him. a muffler Is sure to please. All styles and paterns. Choose his gifts here, sz to j. i-noieya. State and High. 302 Mrs. M. Clarke. 1295 North Liber ty street, riding with Evelyn Kert son had her head and arm Injured Wednesday afternoon when their machine was in collision with a car driven by R. F.tjnd. The accident occurred at Cottage ana Marxei streets. According to the report made to the police, the Kertson machine was proceeding east on Market street, wnne rriena was driving south on Cottage. Old time dance Crystal Gardens every Wed. and Sat. 304 Musical alarm clocks and powder boxes. Pomeroy Keenes. w M. Inaleson. Route 3. Silvcrton was arrested Wednesday afternoon by a city traffic officer who accused Ingleson with lauure to give rigm of way. Until Jan. 1st this ad and $7 en titles you to a permanent wave at the Model Beauty ranor. New Sterling Silver flatware pat terns. Pomeroy & Keene's. 302 The Campers' club of the Y. M. C. A. will meet Thursday night at the association, at 7 p.m. Old camp ers are especially urged to attend as dates will be set lor tnree -i camps to be held next summer. The matter of arranging a camping ex hibit for the Boys' Exhibition Dec. 31-Jan. 1 will also be taken up. A camp reunion Is being planned for January. Old time dance, Chcmawa M. W A. hall Thursday, 25c and 50c. 302 White' turkeys for prize. Schlnd ler dance hall Sat. 304 Sergeant Mack Sherman, of the United States marine corps, who was stationed here for several months in connection with recruiting, pass ed through Salem Thursday on his way to Medford. Sherman Is now engaged in publicity work through out Oregon for the marine corps. Shooting match at Stayton, Sun day. Dec. 22. Turkeys, geese, ducks. 302 American Legion district meeting, public Invited. Program, speakers, music and feJ. all free. Meeting starts) 7:30 to cooperate with Elks benefit dance. Everybody come. Fri day night, 303 C. A. Cluff, Bilverton, reported to the sheriff Thursday that while driving over the Silvertoa-Salem highway Tuesday night he struck a cow which walked directly in front of his car. The animal belonged to Alphons Nefengiser of the Howell Prairie district. A car approaching Cluff prevented him from swerving to miss the cow. Sale wool mufflers. Reg. $2.50. $2.75. Sale $1.95. Bishop's. 302' Buy that corn fed Christmas tur key at F. N. Woodry s Auction Mar ket on Saturday 1:30 pjn. 302 Action for money for labor per formed in securing logs has been filed in circuit court "by L. F. Krough against Edward S. Porter. Old time dance, Siegmur.d's playing, dance for everyone, time. Mehama Sat. A good time Nice sociable 304 Linoleum for less. F. Summer street. N. Woodry. 302' Decree for money has been enter. ed in circuit court In' the case of Ladd tc Bush against T. F. Gray. Christmas trees. Phone 656, Sa lem Petland, 273 State. 302' Sale wool mufflers. Reg. $2.75. Sale 1133. Bishops. $2 50. 302 Senator Murray D. Shanks of Lebanon was a business visitor in Salem Thursday. Buy that Davenport and chair or Cogswell chair, quality and price the best. P. N. Woodry s Auction Market Surnmrr street. . 302' Sa'.e wool mufflers. Reg. $2.75. Sale $145. Bishop's. $2.50. 302' Bulldinr permits have been Is sued to the following. W. E. Rich ardson. erect dwelling at 1227 North 14ih street. $1500: Rich Relman reoalr dwelling at lfun II street. $300: M. Bromssonv alter dwelling 1180 Center street, $20: Oeorge Tomason, reroof building at 345 Union street. $200; and to P. H. Jaskcekl. reroof dwelling at 1665 South Cottage street, $160. Men: If you do not care to make personal selections, order by number from our windows. Shipley's. 303 For him, a muffler Is sure to please. AU styles and patents. Choose his gilts here. $2 to $5. Cooky's. State and High. 302 The state highway commission said Thursday that the John Day highway w temporarily blocked be tween Brogan and Unity. Snow equipment is on the grounds and it is expected the road will be open in a few days. We have plenty of 16-lnch wood, 15.50 cord delivered from car; $0.25 cord from stock. Cobbs-Mltchell Co. Phone 813. 349 S. 12th. 302 C. E. Albin, now of McMinnville, formerly of Salem, Is in the city transacting business. For him. a muffler is sure to pease. All styles and patterns. Choose his gifts here. $2 to $5. Cooley's. Slate and High. 302 Give the family a Frigidalre for Christmas. Eoff Electric, Inc. 302 An order overruling a demurrer has been filed in circuit court by Frank Eckhout against Richard Arslanian. Christmas trees, Oregon grape, and holly wreaths, apples, oranges fresh roasted peanuts, popcorn, pure apple cider. P. M. Gregory, 1999 N. Capitol. 303 Nickel and sliver serving trays re duced 50 per cent. Eoff Electric, Inc. 302 Edna B. Townsend has filed com plaint In clrucuit court against Sherman Clay company to recover $735 damages alleged to have been sustained in an automobile accident last July at Ccttage and Hood streets. She states her car driven by her husband. Cliff Townsend and a car belonging to Sherman, Clay & company driven by Syd Bartlett and damages sustained to the car and loss it its use amounted to the demand in the complaint. Special on Universal quality waf fle irons $6.95. Eoff Electric, Inc. 302 Open evenings until Christmas. Come In and select your gifts. Com mercial Book Store. 302 Isaac W. Miller and Rollln K. Page, joint guardians of Fred J. Miller have filed their annual ac count of the estate In probate. Books, stationery, fountain pens. and games for the kiddies, for Christmas gifts. Commercial Book store. Open evenings until Christ mas. 302 Special! Regular $1.30 Valspar enamel, 79c when purchased with unfinished and novelty Xmas furni ture. Building Supply Co. Front St. north of State. 303 We will be open every evening until Christmas. Come in and see the many things we have that will make appropriate gifts. Commercial Book Store. 302' Denton Burdlck and Plowden Stott of Portland were In the city Thursday arguing transcript from coquty court of the matter of An dreas D. Hattrem He was required to give an accounting of the handling of an estate in probate and appeal has been taken to clr cult court. Valspar enamel sale. Regular $130 pints at 79c when purchased with unfinished furniture Friday and Sat. Building Supply Co. Front St. north of State. 303 Merchants: fast motorcycle pack age delivery, 10 blocks 10c: 15, 15c. Phone 994. 302 Sale wool mufflers. Reg. $2.50. yj. ia. sale $1.95. Bishop s. 302 KELLY NAMED AS VALUABLE PLAYER Charles Kelly, quarterback for the Salem high school football squad last year, was voted the most val uable man on the team by fellow players Wednesday night and was awarded the Pomeroy and Kcene gold football trophy. Wynfred Giese, end or the 1920 squad, will captain next year's grid team. These mat ters were decided at the annual banquet given the team at which Joe King, student body president, presided. The banquet was furnish ed by students In the home econ omics department under the direc tion of Mrs. Eula Creech. Fifteen men attended the ban quet, several of them making short talks. Several school officials made speeches, among them being Fred Wolf, principal; George Hug, perintendent; J. C. Nelson, honor ary member of the S" club and principal emeritus; Coach Hunting ton. Dr. Edward L. Russell, school physician, and Albert DeWelt, stu dent body auditor. HICKMAN'S CAPTORS SUE LOS ANGELES Los Angeles flP) Tom Otirdan, and C. L. "Buck" Lleuallen, Oregon peace officers Thursday filed suit in federal court here demanding that the city of Los Angeles pay them $10,000 reward once offered for the capture of William Edward Hickman, kidnaper and slayer of 12 year old Marion Parker. TIMBER TRACT SOLD Portland. Ore. U Announce ment of the sale of timber holdings in Clatsop and Tillamook counties by the Hammond Lumber company to Markham-Callow Lumber com pany of Aberdeen. Wash., was made here late Wednesday. The mone tary consideration was reported to have been more than J.ooo. PROGRAMS FOR CHRISTMAS IN GRADE SCHOOLS Children In the grade schools of the dty. after conducting on exten sive program of Christmas service work In collecting food, doming and other articles for charitable purposes, are going to provide a bit of Christmas cheer for themselves by holding programs and special activities cither Thursday or Fri day afternoons. For several weeks the majority of the class rooms have been decorated with Christmas trees and holiday novelties and in a num ber of Instances the programs will center about these Individual class room trees. In some cases even the study courses have been adapted to the Christmas project to provide In terest and enthusiasm for the young scholars. One of the most imp-;ssive cere monies ever to be held in a public school In conjunction with the Christmas festivities will be held Fridav afternoon at the Park, school. For days the children have been preparing for a "White Christmas," with each child preparing to bring a gift wrapped prettily In white tissue to be presented to the char itable organizations in town. The first hour Friday afternoon will be devoted to the regular Christmas program, party and tree In each separate classroom for the students. At 2 o'clock the primary students will march from then room singing Christmas carols, stopping at each room to add the puoils to the marching list, until all of the stu dents are marching and singing the Christmas carols. As they march by the big Christmas tree in the hall, each student will de- porlt a gift. When the lost gift Is placed by the tree, the pupils will sing "Silent Night. Holy Night.' then march bock to their rooms and be dismissed for the Christmas holi days. A regular program has been ar ranged for Englewood students Frl. day afternoon. The schol children will sing Christmas carols, there will be a reading by Virginia Hubbs, a song by the first and second grade pupils, a story by the second grade class, musical numbers by the 1-B orchestra, a violin solo by Mabel Lilburn. The feature of the pro gram will be a play, "Strike In Santa Claus Land" In which pupils frcm every room are included in the cast. Another clay. "The Christmas Tree," will be given by the fifth grade. The program will end with the singing of more car ols. First, second and third grade pu pils at Grant school, under the di rection of their teache-s, will have a combined program of carols and appropriate numbers, with gifts from the Christmas trees. The clas ses being taught by Miss Helen Fletcher. Miss Jennie Williams and Mrs. Irene Castle will each have short programs and a Christmas tree in their own rooms. Miss Ber. dell Slopers sixth grade class will present an original play written by Barbara Pierce, a student in the class. Four plays were written by students in the class, with Bar bara's play being chosen as a class project. Barbara combined the three other plays with her produc tion in a unique fashion and Is di recting the cast. A puppet show will be given by the students In Mrs. Emza Goosey's room, the show being planned and produced by the students. The nrimarv grades at tne Hign- land school gave their Christinas program In the school hall Thurs day afternoon. The program In cluded a piano solo by Elolse Sul livan, a Christmas story by Mary Smith, Luther's Cradle nymn sung bv the first and second graacs, dramatization of "Little Pine Trees" by second grade, recitations by Echo Campbell. Rlchar sacter. kcocccb Putnam, and Junior Wedel, an ex ercise by six second grade pupils, a niano number bv Virginia Steed, a song by 1-B children and a class recitation of "The True Christmas" by the third grade group, a recita tion by Betty Lou oarncr, a ion dance by first grade students, and recitation bv Donald wagner. The fourth, fifth and sixth grades at Highland school will hold thelr regular Christmas program Friday afternoon and are preparing num ber of interesting songs and reel tainnm for the affair. Lincoln and McKlnlcy schools centered their Christmas activities .hnnt their service work, so for en tertainment of the pupils they arc having Christmas trees in the Indi vidual class rooms and groups of the students will sing carols In the halls Friday afternoon. A great, big Christmas party, with all of the students participat ing, will be held at the Washington school Friday afternoon In charge of the "pirates" of the sixth grade. No formal program is scneouicu, but carries and stunts will be played. Other grade schools presenting programs Friday afternoon are the Garfield and Richmond schools. when a large group of students will take part. D1PTHERIA CASES REPORTED IN SALEM A four-year-old child seriously 111 with diphtheria, from which Its mo ther is also suffering, brings a warn. Ing to Salem parents from Dr. Ver non A. Douglas, county health of ficer, to have their children, espe cially their ore -school children. Im munized at once by toxin antitoxin lnoceulatlons. The cases were re ported Wednesday afternoon, and from the first cultures tt was hard to define, but later developments have shown the serious contagious disease. No contacts, except with the immediate family, have been made. This same family, In which there are four children, suffered from diphtheria two or three years ago. None of the children have received toxin antitoxin, although the phy sician In charge has given them prophylactic treatments since the development Of the present cases. Dr. Douglas state that mere seems to be an increase in diph theria cases In Marlon county as well as throughout the country, and urges extreme care In .guarding against contagion. BAKER MAN SENTENCED TO DIE APRIL 30 Athens. Ohio James Litteral, 42, Baker, Ore., was -sentenced to die in the electric- chair April 30, 1930. by Common Pleas Judge L. G. Worstell here Thursday. He was charged with first degree murder of Harry Green. Kimberley. near here, during a robbery. Litteral had pleaded guilty to the charge and has asked the mercy of the court. After taking evidence. Judge Wor stell refused a plea for mercy and ordered electrocution at the Ohio state prison. The sentencing of Litteral fol lowed testimony of h!s brother, Har ry Litteral, who told authorities that James had committed the mur der and robbed Green of $&00. Green was a shell shocked world war vet eran. Litteral Is the first man to ever receive a death sentence in Athens county. He was charged with shoot ing Green to death October 2 when the latter attempted to escape while Litteral wa removing money from his pockets. Litteral fled to his home in Oregon but was found through information given by his brother. He was returned to Ohio a month ago. HIGH SCHOOL Homecoming festivities at the senior high school will be the final event before the Christmas holi days. The regular Thursday school assembly was postponed to the last period Friday, when former stud ents and graduates of Salem high school will be guests at the program. A feature of the assembly will be speeches by prominent alumnus of the school. The boys glee club will sing and there will be a pantomime presented by the Snucpoh dramatic club. The silver anniversary edition of the Clarion will be distributed dur tng the afternoon. This edition will not only chronicle the important events in the school history since the Clarion was first issued, but will also relate in some detail the careers of former editors and man agers of tha publication. In the evening the former editors and managers of the Clarion, with school officials, will be guests of the Clarion staff at a banquet in the lilks club. Robert Cronise, one of the first managers of the Clarion will be the principal speaker. Other ad' dresses will be made by J. C. Nel son, principal of the Salem hiRti school for a number of years, and uy prominent alumnus. Goat on Road Got Sam's Goat Sam Laughlin, state Industrial ac cident commissioner, went fishing over in Tillamook county a few days ago. On his return home, driving his Ford, the road was a little slip- pcry and Sam got to thinking about accident commission affairs and ab sent mindedly ran over a goat that was grating along the' road and had run out In front of Sam's ma chine. The accident didn't seem to be of an Industrial nature to Sam, or one to require that sort of an in vestigation, so he stepped on his Ford and tried to forget the goat. A day or two afterward he got a long distance call. "This Is a deputy sheriff from Tillamook county and we happen to nave your car number here given us by a party who saw you run over a goat up this way the other day, said the voice. "O, yes, yes, yes," said Sam. "I will be riht over your way and take the matter up further." And Sam had got his satchel packed and was Just getting ready to start for Tillamook county when he got another phone call. Tills time is was from Justice Harry Belt, who was In on the secret. The Jus tice confided to Sam that the dep uty who called r an Dr. Starbuck of Dallas, who had also heard the story. "Bellve me, I'll get his goat. muttered Sam, as he unpacked his satchel. SARAH HANDSAKER, 92, PIONEER, DEAD Eugene. Ore., (IP Mrs. Sarah Kandsaker, 02, noted Oregon pio neer, who was dowager Oueen of the Sunset Trail Pioneer Pageant here last summer, died just before noon Thursday. She crossed the plains by ox team In 1845, her parents settling In the Umpqua Valley. Mrs. Hand saker lived In Eugene 27 years. Los Angeles (IP Pronounced an habitual criminal, Tom Vernon, who pleaded guilty to wrecking the West Coast limited of the Southern Pa cific near Saugus, November 10. was Thursday under sentence to life imprisonment at Folsora penlten- tlarr. 8 pedal Communication. Pacific lodge No. ov, rrioay Dee. 20. Masonic Temple. A n mi. I tntln KlT.t.lnn (ypy ot ofticr,. Banquet at 6:30 p.m. By order of W. M. 03 RIO RITA AMONG BEST PICTURES SEEN THIS YEAR By HARRY CRAIX Lovers of clean, wholesome and musically melodious entertainment, who have not availed themselves of the opportunity of viewing -Rio Rita." which is to close its showing at the Fox Elsinore theater Friday, have been depriving themselves of a Christmas gift they will appre ciate. Beyond question, "Rio Rita" Is to be listed among the best sound pic ture productions ever released, and looking back over some of the mar velous pictures of the past year that is saying considerable. In it is mixed a wealth of tune ful, catchy and soothing music, fea tured by outstanding solo and duet work by John Boles and Bebe Dan iels. Movie fans who had Bebe Dan iels written down as just another movie queen of the silent screen will have their estimation of her talents radically revised by bearing her in this production. As for Boles, he entrenches his voice as the best yet heard in the talkiet even more firmly by his per formance in this show. The plot structure of tha play Is on a par with the average of musical comedies and light operas and Is easy to follow in the smooth se quence of Its development. Bert Wheeler, Dorothy Lee and Robert Woolsey contribute some entertain ing comedy and dancing, and pre sent some clever light musical num bers. In gorgeousness of costume and settings the color scenes on the pi rate barge are magnificent demon strations of the development of the photographic art in film making. From every angle it la a wonderful picture. HITS HILLSIDE Loom Is, Calll. (Py The skill of a veteran air mail pilot was credited Thursday with having prevented serious Injury in the crash near here Wednesday night of a Boeing plane carrying two passengers and 25 sacks of westbound mall. The plane, flying from Reno to Oakland with the trans-continental air mail, struck a hillside a short distance east of Loomis while its pilot, Ray Little, one of the oldest mail fliers In the west, was flying low in an attempt to loilow the lighted airway. O. W. Ren Is h of Omaha, and Mrs. J. Sullivan, of San Francisco, were the passengers. Renlsh was unhurt but Mrs. Sullivan received a scalp wound. Little and his co-pilot. Ted Bogard, were scratched. The plane was badly smashed. The plane plowed through about 300 feet of stumps and brush. Little stayed with the wreck, guarding the mall sacks all night. None of the mall was damaged. SANTA CLAUS IS SAD PUBLIC COULD HELP (Continued from page D away from me In one small com munity like Salem. Had it not been for Bob Cole and the rest of the members of the wel fare committee of the Elks I do not think I ever would have found half of them. Take, for Instance, one family of children we visited Tuesday seven of them. They live In a little house out in the country that is hardly more than a shack. The father has been sick for weeks and unable to work. When we got there he had a temperature of 103, so Mr. Cole Inv mediately got busy and saw to It that he was take to a hospital lor treatment. Their mother told me that for days and days she had been skimp ing and scraping along, never know ing from one day to another where the meager fare of bread and po tatoes was coming from. I don't believe there was a single pair of whole shoes or a warm coat among all the members of the lam- But they are going to be remem bered on Christmas. The Elks have told me that they will see to that. If that were the only case of Its kind I would not be worried. But there are dozens as bad or even worse, and with my supply of toys and rood baskets and clothing and shoes exhausted I don't see how they are all going to be taken care of unless the good people of Salem put a lot more money in the Cheer fund. The showing of the moving pic tures of Santaland and my castle and the elves and gnomes have been the high spot of my visit, for at these showings I have met some of the most wonderful boys and girls I have ever known. I atn looking forward with antici pation to the shows at Dallas, given through the courtesy of Oeorge Gould of the Majestic thea ter, Thursday afternoon, and the one at the Isis theater In Indcp-nd- ence Friday afternoon when Ross Nelson Is throwing his howw open to the kiddies free as a Christmas gift. Saturday atfemoon I am going to meet the children of Wood bum at the Btingnlow theater. I was Get STAMPS WITH TOttr XMAS GIFTS AT Carson Pharmacy Hotel Brnater Blig Tbesw n afraid that I was not going to be able to visit Wood bum. but when Fred Evenden of the Evenden drug company, and C. P. Hansen of the Hansen Motor company heard I might not get there they sent word that they bad made all arrange ments to have the theater open at 2:30 o'clock In the afternoon, and that all of the children In Wood burn were planning on being there. I have been having a wonderful visit at the showing of my pictures In the state institutions. Wednesday afternoon I was In vited out to the school for the feeble minded to show the pictures and to talk to the boys and girls. There were too many children there to get them all Into the room where the pictures are shown, so I enter tained the girls In the afternoon and went back there Wednesday night for a party with the boys. Friday night I have been invited out to the tuberculosis hospital and If nothing goes wrong I am going to meet all of the boys at the state training school on my way to Wood burn Saturday. But I really am worried about all of the poor little boys and girls. The Elks are doing everything they can to help out. Because they fear that the Cheer Fund is going to be short this year they are giving a big dance at Crystal Garden Friday night and the musicians of the El sinore and Thomas Brothers or chestra are going to help out by donating their combined services. Bill Paulus, exalted ruler, told me Thursday morning that he has a big time planned for the regular lodge meeting Thursday night and that he might have another big sur prise for me Friday, STILL EXPLOSION LEADS TO DISCOVERY Stayton Smoke from the old Baker place about two miles west of here, attracted Henry Smith, city marshal and his son, W. H. Smith, guard at the penitentiary. In stigation revealed that a 300-gal- lon capacity still had exploded and was burning. The men were after Christmas trees at the time. With the still were ten 500-gaUon vats of mash which were not burn ed. Deputy Sheriff Barber, of Sa lem, was called and the party brought about 35 gallons o? alleged moonshine back to Stayton with them as evidence. The still was of copper. Only women were on the place at the time, the operators having fled the scene. Efforts are being made to learn the identity of the still operators and their arrest Is predicted. NANCY ASTOR HURT IN FALL FROM HORSE Northampton, England &) An x-ray examination of the Honorable Nancy Astor, who was thrown while riding in a hunt Wednesday, has revealed a slight Injury to the spine but no serious results are expected by her physicians. Miss Astor spent af restful night and was progressing well. She twenty years old and Is the only daughter of Viscount and Lady As tor, who is the former Nancy Lang home of Virginia. SUES FOR DIVORCE FROM PUBLISHER Reno, Nev. (LP) A divorce com- plaint charging failure to provide. was on file here Thursday by Mrs. Dorothy Binney Putnam, against Oeorge Palmer Putnam, well-known publisher. Mrs. Putnam win probably be awarded custody of their two chil- drcn. David Binney Putnam, now at Roxbury school, Conn., and Oeorge Palmer Putnam, Jr., who Is here with his mother, by agreement. Mrs. Putnam, who Is reputedly wealthy in her own right, asks no alimony. TO REBUILD BRIDGE Washington, (IfV-Plans tor the reconstruction of a Oreat Northern railway bridge across the Columbia river at Marcus, Wash., were ap proved by the war department on Thursday. Gifts That Last the Year Community Silver Fostoria Glass Ilcisey Glass Pottery Novelties and Best of All . Dinner Sets at 325 BRITISH FLIERS KILLED IN CRASH AFRICAN DESERT By UNITED PRESS Man's endeavors to extend the practicability of the airplane to lone distance flights front continent to continent was marked by tragedy heroism Thursday. A mountain storm on the southern Tunis, Africa, claimed the lives of two veteran British fliers. Squadron Leader' A. O. Jones-Williams and Flight Lieutenant N. H. Jenkins. They crashed to the desert In an attempted 6000 mile non-stop flight from Cranwell Aerodrome, London, to Capetown, South Africa. The same storm was believed to hold the secret of three French av iators, missing for several hours on an attempted flight from Lebourget field, Paris, to Saigon, French Indo china. The French fliers left Tunia Sunday. The coolness of a commercial pi lot brought ten persons safely to land in a biasing flying boat at Peramartbo. Dutch Ouinea. Fire, starting from a broken gasoline line on a wing motor, was enveloping the ship as the pilot brought It to the surface of the harbor and taxied It to a mud flat. SHIPS COLLIDE IN WILLAMETTE RIVER Portland. Ore. (IP) The freighter West Notus and the river steamer O. K. Wentworth collided In the Willamette river here Thursday. Fog and confusion In passing sig nals was believed to have caused the collision. The West Notus was about to pass through tne Burnsioe bridge when the first of the passing signals was made. Cross signals were sounded, but apparently cor rected when one of the ships sound ed the danger signal, a series ot short blasts. The river steamer was bound down the river with a barge con taining sawdust in tow. me wcat Notus was inbound. LOWER GRADES PUT OUT MAGAZINE Th. first and third grades at Lincoln school have been distribut ing magazines which they nave nan mimeographed as part of a class room project. Copies of the little booklets were received by Miss Car lotta Crowley, elementary school supervisor. The "Sunnv Room" magazine, put out by the third grade class with Marv Esther Pemberton as eauur, has a cover with a Christmas tree cut out of green paper pasted on u. All stories in the magazine were written and drawn by Elmer Smith, Other contributors were Jean Vic tor, Carol Mlnard, Bertha Klorfeln, Aiden Addle. Dickey Smith, Jean Adams and Maxlne Coe. Miss Es ther O. Long Is teacher of the class. The magazine put out by the first grade class, under the direction of Mrs. Dorothy Daughtery, teacher, has a frontispiece of a sketched Christmas tree with toys made by Loralne King. Stories In the mag azine were written by Susanna Schramm, Euleda Funk, Vernetta Bixel. Oerome Tasto. Billy Nelson. Daphne Potter, and Oeraldyn Wolf, FUNERAL PROCESSION LOST IN LONDON FOG London (P Fog has been so thick here that a funeral proces sion was lost. 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