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Newspaper Page TextMONDAY, JULY 21, 19:50 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON PAGE SEVEN ijr LOCALS Agricultural laborers available re not sufficient to meet demands. It la shown In the weekly report of Cim Phillip, manager of the U. 8. employment bureau, who received S73 registrations, calls for 301 peo ple and had 509 reported placed There were 139 calls for agricul tural laborers with 125 registered and 119 reporting placed". One hundred and six of the 111 farm hands were In demand and 88 plac ed. Thirty of the 38 common la borers fsund work with calls for 31 as did 10 of the 18 woods la borers. Five sales people were placed with calls for 11 and four new ones registering. One ot the six truck drivers and one of the two carpenters were placed. There were no calls lor four watchmen or two cooks. All 23 demands for women agricultural laborers were met with 23 available. Twenty-one of the 28 v.omen farm hands were In demand and placed as were two of the six housekeepers and the one laundry worker. There were no calls for three women cooks or two chambermaids. Refinance your car. Pay monthly See P. A. Elkcr, Liberty & Perry. Newell Williams, manager of the Oregon Finance corporation, is an nounced as a new member of the chamber of commerce. Quitting business sale of men's suits at Fullerton's up-stairs store. 129 North Liberty St. Lee McAllister of Salem, member of the state legislature, is in Port land to prepare a negative argu ment on the bill providing for a cabinet form of government for Oregon. The argument will appear in the voters' pamphlet Bosch Motor Car Radio. Eoff Elec tric, Inc., 347 Court St. Ph. 395. 174' Instructors In vocational agricul ture from Oregon high schools will hold their annual convention at Forest Grove August II to 18, ac cording to announcement by Earl R. Coole, state director of voca tional education. See the Bosch Motor Car Radio at the Eoff Electric. 174 Decree of divorce has been grant ed Camille J. Mullen from Joseph C. Mullen and the wife has been re stored her maiden name of Camille J. Tcter. Ask for a demonstration of the Bosch Motor Car Radio at the Eoff Electric, 347 Court St Ph. 395. 174- R. D. Gray, James G. Keltzel and F. C. Cone have appraised the es tate of John C. Coffey at tlOOO. Bargain dance. Mellow Moon Wed. Ladles 25c, gents 50c. New music. 172 An orde rlias been entered In pro bate allowing 55 a month to be paid from the estate of Ora Hinkle, in competent, to aid In the support of May Emma Hinkle, a minor. Lost, fhell rimmed glasses, black case. Return Midget MarkJt. Re ward. 172 Under a stipulation in circuit court in the case of National Liberty Insurance company against Li6ton, an amendment was made in the complaint as to amounts involved, the defendant confessed judgment and settlement was reached. Tyler's Drug Store now at 333 State street. Drugs, toiletries, etc. at a lower level of prices. 172' Permits for two repair Jobs were issued by the city building inspector Monday. One called for the altera tion of a house at 1730 Fairmount avenue by O. V. Ponttous at an ex pense of $2000. The other was issued to R. C. O lover who will alter a dwelling at 2170 Myrtle avenue at an expense of $400. Your big opportunity: closing out. Love, the Jeweler. A. F. Zumwalt, 2241 Mill street ' was arrested Sunday night by city and state officers. He was charged with Illegal possession of intoxicat ing liquor. A small quantity of beer was found. Parties leaving east. Will sell fur niture at bargain. Ph. 2961J. 172 Oeorge Neuner, of Portland, U. 8. district attorney, will speak of the "Federal Court Problems and Bus! ness" at the weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis club Tuesday noon. The club will not meet at noon next week as its members are taking din ner with the Boy Scouts in camp along the upper Santiam river. The party expects to leave Salem about 4:30 o clock. Another Important reason why jou should have Dr. Bdrtedge, 303 State street do your dental work: He will save you money on all kinds of high-class dentistry. 172 Decision to cancel the spoasorshlp of the appearanes of the U. S. Ma rine (President's) band here Octob er 13 has been made by the board of directors of the Salem Lions club. The band is makimr its first tour of the coast in 20 years and s?ldom goes. away from Washington, D. C. Confession of Judgment on the part of the defendant Carl Sether has been filed with the county clerk In the case of C. B. H oven den against O. J. Holland and Carl Sether, Appeal from the Justice court at Silverton has been filed with the county clerk in the case of Globe Syndicate against A. W. Oreen. The case Involves payment of money al leged to be due on an advertising contract Approximately 250 persons par ticipated in the outing club expe dition to the Lake Odell region over the week-end. The largest share of this number came from Portland, with a small number of Chemeke- tans taking advantage of the excur alon. The day at the lake was spent in a number of different ways, some 15 of the erwp making the climb to t! e svn:.:'l of Mald.n peiik. Miss Catherine Oaylord, Chemeketan and a former resident of Salem, came up from Klammath Falls to Join the group at the summit of the Cascade mountains. The day was reported as Ideal for hiking, being cool and bright. Copy of the new order of the pub lic service commission Involving rates of the Pacific Northwest Public Service company has been filed with the county clerk. David Foulkes who was In Salem Saturday report he expects the new mill he Is constructing above Detroit will be ready for operations In about 30 days. The mill when working a good shift will probably use about 33 or 40 employes. The E. M. Anderson honr at Rural and Church was considerably damaged Sunday night by a fire which started in the basement and worked' lta way throush to the roof by way of the clothes chute. The family were do7ntown attending a show when the fire started. A great deal of the damage done was caused by smoke which filled the entire structure. Police Monday were wondering whether some person had taken up the collection of lanterns as a hobby. Twelve of these were re ported to the police as having been stolen Saturday night They were the property of the city. Six were removed from the South 13th street bridge, two from Cross and 12th streets, two from Rural and 12th and two from Rural and Berry, Excessive speed caused tha. ar rest Saturday night of Ray M. Heckart, route four, Salem. An automobile belonging to Anna Robbins. route 4, was reported to the police as having been stolen from a parking space at venir and Liberty streets, Sunday night J. R. Ripley of 1264 North Win ter street was arrested" Sunday night on a speeding charge. He did not have a driver's licenl i with him at the time of his arrest Mrs. R. Lvons of West Salem was fined 15 in police court Monday for driving a car with defective brakes. George and Margaret Turner re turned to their Portland home Sun day after spending two weeks in Sa lem visiting friends and relatives. Mvra Shank. Salem police matron spent Sunday in Albany visiting with relatives. A sneeial meeting of the members of the Salem Boat club was called for Monday evening at tne saiem Elks club at 7:30 o'clock to discuss plans for a full program ot boat races to be held on tne wiamene river here. M. Clifford Moynihan. secretary of the club, issued the call for the meeting. J E Bllnkhorn. citv milk Inspect or. was in Portland Saturday with a local milk distributor looking over tvnes of machinery displayed at the dairy wholesale houses there in view of Improvements to be made at the local distributor's place. The city sanitary Inspector is often called on for appraisals of this nature and while not recommending or.y equip ment of any special company, will recommend types suitable for work In this county. Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Panek. Dr. and Mrs. V. A. Douglas and Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bllnkhorn motored over to Neskowtn for the week-end via the Salemon river cutoff. The Yomareo class of the First Methodist church will hold a picnic Wednesday evening at C o'clock at the E. B. Millard home, 1819 D street Dr. Edward Lee Russell, C. A. Kells and Chief Justice O. P. Co show were at the Y. M. C. A. boys camp at Oceanside Sunday, where Dr. Russell made a physical exam ination of 48 ot the boys enrolled there. Checking up on book lists and bringing them up-to-date is occu pying the clerical staff at the of fice of the city superintendent of schools during the week. Every arrangement possible Is being made to have the entire system ready for running when the schools open in the fall. Mrs. Blanche Isherwood, former secretary to the city school superintendent and lately connected in a clerical capacity in the Chi cago school system, is visiting in Salem. FLAMES CONSUME BIG LUMBER YARD Klamath Palls (IP) The lumber storage yard of the Ewauna Box company was a blackened heap of debris and ashes as a result of a disastrous fire late Saturday. Approximately 15,000.000 feet of pine lumber was destroyed by the flames that climbed hundreds of feet into the air The yard office. two box cars, a few small garages and the icing platform of the Southern Pacific were burned. Cause of the fire was undetermined. The yard was burned two years ago but the low was not as large as Saturday's fire. HOT SPELL HERE LOOMING LIKELY Commencing early Monday the weather man wai giving indications of settling down to give Salem and the central valley its first real sene of summer temperatures. By 1 o' clock In the afternoon the mercury In the official thermometer at the airjwrt had risen to S degrees and was still bounding upward, giving promise ot equalling or exceeding the record high mark of 95 for the season before night. Predictions ot continued clear skies and moderate northerly winds gave some substantiation to unoffi cial prognosticators . who foresaw several days of high maximum tem peratures ahead. Perusal of the . weather records discloses that most of Salem's "hot spells" have been recorded during the last week in July and the first week in August, Sunday's official maximum tem perature here was 85 degrees. TREE SITTING NOW CLASSIF! AS HAZARDOUS Chicago U Tree-sitting, the craze of youth that has spread from coast to coast In little more than a week, was listed Monday as one oi the hazardous "occupations' Dancer from live wires that loop through trees, the hazard of tumbl ing out while asleep or fatigued and the parental paddle were gaining the upper hand throughout the tree sitting belt with the prospect that many of the "endurance flights" would come to a quick and lgnonu- nous end. Many youths who had promised at first they would "sit until Sep tember" came down over the week end when parents read of the haz ards advanced by scientists and In dustrialists. Notable among those who made "forced landings ' were Jack Rich ards and Bill Kearney, Kansas City sitters who sat for many days and laid claim to the "worlds record." On the west coast, however, where tree-sitting is comparatively new. Salvatore Scar pitta, Jr., Hollywood's entry remained In the air under dif ficulties with a toothache. A dentist made one "contact" and reported re lief but several more were in pros pect. In El Paso, Tex., Cecelia Schwar- tau. 10, remained in her tree in the fifth day and claimed the "world's record for girls." GOVERNMENT SELLS 10 TIMBER TRACTS Roseburg W Ten tracts of gov ernment timber were sold by the United States land office here Mon day for $51,745.45. Little interest was shown, due to the poor condi tion of the lumber market There were no bids on live tracts up for sale Tuesday, Sale3 were: Charles Sncllstrom, Eugene, 40 acres Lane county, $780.57. Polk Oscratlng Co., Grand Rondc, 160 acres. Polk. $15.19032. Willamina Logging Co., Wtlla mlna, 80 acres Yamhill, $1,174.85. Hammond Lumber Co., Mill City, 160, Marlon, $11,550.50. Willamette Valley Lumber Co. Portland. 81 Polk. $7,474.92. Corvallls Logging Co., Portland, 40 Benton $3,481.05. J. P. Miller, Eugene, 80 Benton. $1,322.64. Griswold Grler Lumber Co.. Gas ton, Ore., 40 Benton. $1,447.89. Hans C. Olsen, Molalla, 40 Clack amas $485.62. Henry Lumber Co., Ashland, 240 Jackson, $8,830.13. . KNIGHTS TO PICNIC CHAMP0E6 PARK Plans for a state-wide picnic of the Knishts of Columbus were com pleted Sunday at a joint meeting of the committees from the coun cils of Salem, St Paul, Mt. Angel and Subllmltv the picnic to be held at Champoeg park on Sunday. August 17. It is expected there will be several hundred visitors Dresent from all over Oregon and the committee outlined plans for an enjoyable time. In addition to some strong speakers who will be selected for the occasion, three bands and an orchestra will be retained to furnish music, a program of sports will be arranged and a basket dinner will be a feature. At St. Louis parish park Sun day. It was reported that the din ner of the St. Louis pansn 01 uic Catholie church was attended be yond expectation with 400 plates laid. A chicken dinner was served bv the ladles of the parish. The St. Paul band furnished the music. AUTO DRIVER SEEKS ENGURANGE RECORD Salem also has its aspirant for 'endurance honors." At 9 o clock Tuesday morning Ray C. Walker will be handculled to tne m-heel of his O dsmobile car Dy uuei of Police Minto and will embark up on his attempt to break the worlds record cf 105 hours lor continuous automobile driving. Walker's course will oe uirougn the streets of Salem and over the surrounding highways and country roads, always under the watcnlul eyes of observers. In his last attempt to estaoiisn a record, in Philadelphia. Walker came within 44 minute the record. Tuesday's start will oe made from the Texaco oil station at Court and Church streets. Cotfeyvtlle. Kans. Wj Carlysle Cullison, 10, and his brother Isaac, I, were h;ld here after admitting to Pollcj Chief A. P. Keeling they killed their cousin, Donald Fox. , with stones on the bank of the Ver digris river Sunday stternoxi. Keelini said the two dots low him they threw Dsnald's body Into the stream and reported that he had drowned accldenuuly ahlle wading. The body was recovered 8unday night CARETAKER OF ESTATE SHOOTS UP EMPLOYERS Wilkes Barre, Pa.. W) An en raged caretaker of a Lehman Helghths estate, near here, snot nis employer and a deputy sheriff to death, wounded two other persons and then took his own life when cornered by a posse Sunday. Those killed by Paul Shopka were Harry D. Sordonl, of Kings ton, owner of the estate, end John T. Ruth, chief of police of Harvey's Lake and deputy sheriff of Luzerne county. Sordoni's 17-year-old daugh ter, Frieda, was shot in Doth arms and his son. Francis, 25, was wounded in the right hip and legs. The shooting began when Mr. and Mrs. Sordonl, their daugh ters, Florence and Frieda, and then son, Francis, arrived at the Sor donl estate Saturday night to spend the week-end. They were unloading packages from tneir motor car when Skopa opened fire with a double-barreled shotgun. The elder Sordonl fell mortally wounded. Francis was struck down by another volley as he went to his father's assistance and Frieda was shot when she leaned into an au tomobile and started for aid. ' Despite the wounds, the girl sped to the home of a physician, who notified the police. Miss Sordonl then returned to the scene of the shooting and took her mother, who- had fainted, and her father to a hospital at Kingston. Another motorist took her brother to the same hospital. When police arrived at the se cluded estate there was no trace of Skopka, A posse searched the woods In vain throughout the night. As dawn broke a shot from am bush brought Ruth down, mortally wounded. Shopka put his last shot Into his own head. WILLIAM FLEMING Word of the death of William Fleming, for more than 20 years a baiem resident and real estate man, was received Saturday by his bro ther, Robert Fleming. William Fleming died In Alhambra, Calif., Saturday morning following an ill ness of three or four months. He was born in Scotland 82 years ago out came to Nebraska when 16 years old. He came to Salem 25 years ago, leaving here about three years ago to be with relatives in California. During his 40 years in Nebraska, Mr. Fleming was connected with the grocery business and at one time was city recorder and tax col lector for the city of Omaha. Ac cording to relatives, he spent a good-sized fortune in the Y. M. C. A. work in that state, and was al ways noted as a devout Congre gatlcnallst. In Salem he handled the bulk of the sales on the Fair- mount hill residential property. In addition to his widow, three children survive, including Ruth Fleming, San Francisco librarian; Mrs. Jean Williams of Monterey Park, Calif, and Shcrill Fleming of Salmas. No word had been received in Salem of funeral arrangements for the former Salem man up to Mon day afternoon, but it is thought probable that following services in California the remains would be sent to Omaha for interment be side those of the deceased man's sister and other relatives. W. L. FI BSMAN Independence W. L. Fur&raan died at a Salem hospital Sunday morning following an operation for appendicitis from which, the pa tient did not recover. He was about 67 years of age, came to La- dependence about a year ago and purchased the Variety store Main street, formerly owned by William Quartler and A. J. Ander son. He had remodelled the store and was enjoying a good bufiiess, with his wife assisting in the store. They came from Alaska, and be sides his wife has no other relatives ui this vicinity. The remains were brought to the Keeney funeral home, from where services will be held Tuesday at 2 o'clock with Dr. H. C. Dunsmore officiating. Fursman was a mem ber of the B. P. O. E. lodge at An chorage, Alaska. FRANK HARRIS Funeral services for Frank Harris. 30. who died at the u, Veterans' hospital at Waila Walla Saturday, will be held from the Clough-Taylor mortuary Tuesday afternoon at 1 oclock tmaer me auspices of Capital Post, American Legion. Interment will be made in the Macleay cemetery. I'arrls was born In the Rickey district near Salem and lived there the major Dortlon of his life. Af ter serving hi the world war, ne was employed In Mill City lor sev eral years, then went to Califor nia as a salesman for a large com pany, and later returned to Oregon to take charge of a food shop un til he became too ill to work. Harris is survived by his widow, Doilf: father. D. A. Harris of Rick ey: and four sisters, Mrs. A. L. Bak er of Mill City. Mrs. A. r. van Binegar and Mrs. M. Magee of Sa lem. His mother, a sister and brother preceded htm in death. L. A. FEaUil'SON LeRov Andrew Ferguson. 29. died Sunday at 2 o'clock in a local boa pital after an illness of a year' duration. "Roy" as he was farail Ury known by the residents In the Eola section, was the eldest son of the late B. J. Ferguson who died a rear ago and of Nellie J. Fergu son. He was bora In Tacosna. Wash., but lived his entire life with the exception of the first nine months. in the Eola section on a farm lust east of the ex-Governor Patterson place. In addition to tils mother he survived by his widow, Gail; two daughters. Cornell and Mary EM Ise; and the following brothers and sisters, Maxtne, Earl, Ralph, Curtis, and Raymond, all of Eola. Funeral services will be hew J Tuesday, July 22. at 1 dock from the dough-Taylor chapel tinder the auspices of the local Elks lodge with Rev. Croouey assisting. In terment will be In Belcrest Memor ial Park. MART JANE SIMPSON Following a lengthy illness, Mrs. Mary Jane Simpson, 70, died at the family home on the Garden road Sunday. She is survived by her husband, James B.. the couple cele brating their golden wedding an niversary Just a few months ago. In addition to her widower two sons, James C. and M. B ; a daugh ter, Mrs. Mona M. Matlock: and three brothers. W. H. Nash. Wesley Hockersmith and Frank Hocker smtth. survive. Funeral services will be held Wed nesday. July 23. at 3 o'clock from the Clough-Taylor chapel. Rev. D. J. Howe will officiate. Interment will be in the Odd Fellows ceme tery. S! ON NORTHWEST Portland, Ore. WT All signs Mon-1 day indicated warm weather is moving in on Oregon. Weather bu reau predictions were for "contin ued warm today and tomorrow." Tne Intense heat wave that has been sweeping the east is moving westward and the weather report says rising temperature is the rule over the north Pacific slope. The official chart shows the hot test observation spot In Oregon Sunday was Umatilla, where the temperature touched the W-degree mark. Medford was next with SO degrees. Other Oregon temperatures in cluded Albany, Salem, and Wolf Creek, 85 each; Portland, 83; Rose burg. 82; Baker, 80; Marshfleld, 66. Red Bluff, Calif., temperatures soared to the 108-degree mark. Walla Walla and Yakima. Wash. each had 90 degrees. The coolest place Sunday on the entire coast below the Canadian line appeared to be Eureka. Calif., where the thermometer rose no higher than 58 degrees. INDIAN MAID FORCED TO JUMP FROM AIRSHIP Chicago (P) Princess Red Feat.lv er, a comely Indian maiden made a parachute jump Sunday under sud den circumstances. It was her own Idea. She told MaJ. R. W. Schroeder, manager of Curtiss living field, that she was a parachute jumper ox long experience. She had jumped, sue said, all over Texas. Pilot Jimmy Van Cise took her up. He started to tell her how but decided not to because Uie princess was such a grand Jumper that would be like carrying coals. to Pittsburgh. Up about 2000 feet the pilot op ened the door of the cabin and pointed suggestively down. The prin cess arose, and stood poised in the doorway: Then she decided she would not jump. In the meantime, however, she pulled the rip cord, and the para chute began filling up, being blown around and endangering the control of the plane. The craft began acting up. Pilot Van Cise saw drastic action was needed. he reached out his foot and gave the princess a sudden and deter mined shove. In a few minutes she wafted right side up to land where Major Schroder suggested she con fine further travelling: to birch bark canoes. NO MOSQUITOES IN AUTO CAMP POND "Mosquitoes in the pit there at the city auto camp. Not if I know it!" emphatically stated Batty Cooper, city sanitary Inspector. when Queried about reports that mosquitoes are breeding in the un sightly pond. "We dipped that pond all over just a few days ago and dln't find a single mosquito larvae or any symptoms of 'em continued Bat ty. "The slime which is so unsight ly on top of the pond Is oil. And the little pools all around where the water has sunk down in are coated with oiL too. That place sure is an eye sore, but as for breeding mosquitoes, not if I know it. How ever. I'll go back and dip it over again." So saying. Batty sighed, then brightened. "But you notice we haven't -bad any complaints re cently from the Fairmount Hill folks about mosquito bothering them. We've sure got those pests on the run, and Batty was evident ly pleased over the results of the first several engagements in the mosquito war. BISHOP CANNON WEDS IN LONDON London VPi Bishop James can non, Jr, of the Methodist Episcopal church, was married at Christ church, Mayfalr, last Tuesday af ternoon, to a Mrs. Galium, it was made known Monday. The Reverend Dr. Ferram was the officiating clergyman. None but a few intimate friends knew of the wedding at trie time. Bishop Cannon and his bride now are en route to Brazil by way of Maderia. Bishop and Mrs. Cannon were married by a special license Issued by the faculty office. The bride's name was given as Helen Hawley McOatlum. widow. New Xork. A friend of the bishop. Sir Henry Lunn, editor of the Bevlew of the Crmrchea, was inatmnental to ob taining through the archbishop of Canterbury the special license re quired for the wedding. SUES FOR $500 FOR SHUTTING WATER SUPPLY Action for $1650 damages against the Oregon-Washington Water Ser vice company which supplies water to the city of Salem was filed in circuit court Monday by S. J. Endi cott. local attorney, and E. J. En dicott, his wife, the action being based on an alleged wrongful and unlawful shutting off of water at the Endicott home at 675 North Church street. Endicott In his complaint alleges that the water com.uny refused to furnish water to him for the purpose of extorting money for a pretended obligation which the plaintiffs did not owe. Endicott declares that w'-en the plaintiffs tried to explain to the defendants they were met with a "haughty, contemptible, malicious and surly attitude' and that the defendants refused to listen to the explanation and continues to keep the water supply cut oil. Endicott declares that he main tains a gas heater for heating water in his house, that the water Is used for both domestic and irrigation purposes, and that since July 11 when he alleges the water was cut off he has been compelled to carry drinking water and has had no water for irrigation or other do mestic uses from the defendant water company. He states he also maintains flowers and shrubbery and a lawn and these are all dam aged or will be and he asks $500 damages because ot these condi tions. He also asks $50 daily for reim bursement for three days time car rying water. In addition he asks for $1650 m exemplary damages against the comapny. He sets out in the complaint that under certain franchises granted the company to supply water to the city lor domestic use and irrigation the company has violated its ex press duty to the plaintiffs. He states that he had been a consum er and customer for many years and that he had duly and regu larly paid his water bills. UFLARDMGtT CASE BEING TRIED The first of three auto damage cases against O. W. Laflar growing out of an accident on the Pacific highway near Jefferson on Novem ber 27 last year, got underway in circuit court before Judge Kelly Monday morning. The three cases involve damages sought aggregat ing $1774.50. George Smith asks for $6,273.50 in damages, Marie A. Smith asks for $5,317 and James K. Nash asks $5,784. All of the plain tiffs were riding in the Laflar car and all of them claim they were seriously injured1. They set out that they had gone to Harrisburg with Laflar to view some properties near there which were considered as part of a real estate deal. The accident occur- red on the way home when the ; Laflar car in passing another over turned. Laflar pleaded that the accident was unavoidable, that he turned out for a passing car and the wheels of his car struck loose gravel causing the wreck. The auto damage case oi mranx Stupfel against Molalla Electric company which was scheduled to come up Monday morning was put over until next term. BLUE LEDGE MINE TO BE DEVELOPED Mark D. McCalllster, state cor poration commissioner, has return ed after conferring at Medford with the Consolidated copper company, which, he said. Is making extensive developments. The company, McCalllster said, has bought the old Blue Ledge mine 29 miles south of Medford. spent over a million dollars in its development, and entered into a contract with a man named Robin son of Los Angeles whereby be will install a 250 ton reduction mill. The only problem facing the com pany now, McCalllster said, is that of merchandising lis. product McCalllster reports much inter est In mining in southern Oregon. He is ex-ofllcio chairman of Uie state mining boarcT. POWER COMPANY TO REDUCE RATES The Northwestern Electric com pany, which has Oregon operations In Multnomah and Columbia coun ties, will reduce rates August IS In the Portland district to a parity with the new schedule of the Pacific Northwest Public Service company fixed by order of the public service commission last Friday. The com mission received this information Monday in a letter from Ouy W. Talbot, president of the Northwest ern. Talbot's letter was In reply to a letter from Chairman Miller of the service commission in which It was stated that Uie company would be expected to make such reductions, since its rates heretofore have been on a parity with those of the Pa' cine Northwest company. ASSASSIN WOUNDS RUMANIAN MINISTER Viena (P Advices from Bucha rest Monday afternoon stated an unidentified student entered the home office and fired time revol ver shots at Constanttn Angetescq, actinft minister of Uie Interior, wounding him seriously. BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston I 0 Chicago l 1 1 Llsenbat and Berry: Thomas, Walsh and C rouse. NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 10 1 New York 0 Milone and Hartnett; Chaplin and Hogan. Pittsburgh a 11 0 Philadelphia 7 It 1 Kremer and Hemsley: Sweetland and Davis. First game: St Louis 13 4 Brooklyn 9 11 3 Grimes and Mancuso: Phelps Clark and Lopez. TO 33 VACANT CHAIRS OF VETS Stillwater. Minn, m Thirty-three vacant chairs, draped in black, stood as silent sentinels around a banquet table Monday, witnesses that Char ley Lockwood carry out the cove nant of the Last Man's club. Lockwood, 87 years old, is the last man and Monday the club's only law required of htm what he consid ered the hardest task of his life. the dramatic labor of drinking a toast to 33 Civil war comrades who died before him and left him with the honor he has found empty. His toast will follow the roll call, an swered only by himself. Before each chair stood a bouquet ot flowers. Before Lockwood's plate was placed the bottle of old Bur gundy wine which the club set aside at Its formation in 1885 for just this event But the wine like the honor has soured and a alp of it was all that Lockwood asked to keep his pledge. Monday night the bottle will be turned over to a historical society. Lockwood and his fellows were survivors of company B, first Min nesota volunteer infantry, and the weird banquet, like those each year before, was on the anniversary of the first battle of Bull Run in which the company' losses were ex ceeded only by Gettysburg. The last meetings only Lockwood, Peter Hall and Charles Ooff answered roll call. Hall and Ooff died during the past year and only one of the group who marched away to answer Lin coln's call for volunteers in 1881, lived to see the club's destiny of dis solution reached. PICNIC SUPPER AT CAMP SANTALY Camp Santaly on the little north fork ot the Santiam river was lively place Sunday when parents and friends of the Girl Reserves spending Uie week there, motored up to the camp for a picnic supper Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. A. u. Dark brought nuts and fruit. Norma McDonald brought fruit, Mr. and; Mrs. Hart took in a basket of apples; and cookies, candy was brought by j Mr. and Mrs. Stewart and Ella Col-1 lier, candy and peanuts by Mr. and ! Mrs. Mackenzie, cookies and candy by Barbara Pierce, and popcorn and fruit by Mrs. Eaton; so Uie girls and their visitors had a number of spe cial treats. Visitors registered at the camp Sunday were Mrs. Al Graber and daughter, Jeanette, Mrs. Wayne M. Price and daughter, Marjorie, Mr. and Mrs. C. 8. Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Clarke and Robert, Mrs. Bolton Hamble. J. W. Moore, Mrs. M. C. Schults. Helen E. Ney. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Dark, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Bates and family, Mrs, P. E. Wil son, all of Balem; Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Pounder, Mrs. Rachel Wilker, Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Stewart, Mrs. Ernst Ekman and son Jimmie, Hilda Pounder, Marguerite Shaw, Mr, and Mrs. Robert L. Hart, Mr. and Mrs. M. Lfeutsch, Mr. and Mrs. P. Glenn McDonald, LaForest McDonald, Vi vian Aabury, all of Silverton; Iiucllc Schults of Portland; and Mrs. C. J. Oreen, Janet, Patricia and Mary Jacqueline Oreen, all of Sausahto, California. CANADA FINED FOR FAILURE TO REPORT H. E. Canada of North Capitol street, the man who has caused considerable comment and threat ened court actions in the city dur ing the past few years, due to the allegedly unkempt state of his premises, was lined $10 In police court Monday when he entered a pica of iniilty to a charge of failure to report to the police purchase oi stolen goods. The Roods Involved Included a block and tackle belong tne to Ed Fandrich and a number of handsaws. Home or uie smu was purchased from a rroup of boys who wens turned over to the Juve nile court. Canada first attracted the at tention ot residents of North Capi tol street a number of years ago when he penhttrd In keeping aotue milch itoats on his property. Junk pued all over the place then drew the Ire of neighbors, uanaaa iin ally enclosed his place with a fence. DRY AGENT TBANSFERREn Portland (4V-U O. Shirley, chief field deputy for the federal prohibi tion forces in Oregon the past three years, has been transferred to Yaki ma. His place will be filled by Ar thur O. Means, w. K. Newell maoe the announcement Monday. UtkttfSt ittemorial SSOt $JWl g-MM A Park Cemetery with perpetual care taat taa aaiaatea frasa fb Mart o tow LAST WEEK OF RESERVE GIRLS ENCAMPMENT Silverton and Salem high school Girl Reserves WU1 be enrolled in the last week of the three Girl Reserves' camps to be held at Camp Sautaly near Mehama under the auspices of the Salem Y. W. C. A. There la room for several more girls of high school age in the camp which opens Tuesday morning, and they may enroll either Monday af ternoon or evening or before nine o'clock Tuesday morning at the Y. w. office on North Liberty street Girls who have already signed up for the trip are Hilda Pounder, Eleanor Moon, Ruth Winchell, Mar guerlte Shaw, Jean Oeder. Valda Davis, Arthenia Cox and Gladys Burch, all of Silverton; and Shirley Knighton, Ruth Chapman, Edna Jones, Theresa Ulrlch, Harriet Pointer, Ruth Johnson, Leona Pratt, Agnes Moore and Joyce Phelps, all of Salem. Shirley Knighton' is staying over from the past week's camp. The girls will be transported by motor direct from the Silverton or Salem offices, according to whicb group they belong with, while lug gage of the Salem group will be sent by a truck furnished by the Valley Motor company. The camp will remain idle for two weeks after the Otrl Reserves are through, the Girl Scouts having found it impossible to use the camp this year. The Camp Fire; Olrls will use Camp Santaly fof two weeks in August. Arrangements for week-end parties at the camp can be made through the local Y. W. office. PROGRAM FOR BANDCONCERT The urogram for the bs id eon cert Tuesday evening has been an nounced by Director Oscar fcteei- nammer as iouows: 'Old EniUnd" Mirrh Chambers Bohemian OitV ScUcUon Tobtol The Merry lark" Brndtx 'Noli" Atadt Popular number a Ovrrtur. William TrTI HotsltU Vocal aoloa by Lyman McDonald ak "ConcratuiaUoua ' (b "Should 1" At Basdada date" Da Lues Nauahty Marietta SolMtlon Herbert Arthur Pryof Americas Laslon Marc Fry. Star Spangled Banner SENATE RATIFIES LONDONNAVAL PACT (Continued from pass 1) that hi ratifying the treaty the sen ate did not approve any secret agreement or understanding which might exist relating to the pact. A reservation by Senator John son to permit the United States to construct either eight Inch or six Inch cruisers without regard to limitations In the treaty was re jected. 67 to 8. The rollcall iouows in tne treaty: For: Republicans Allen, Borah, Brookhart. Capper. Cousens, Dale, Deneen. Fees, Glllett, Olenn. Oolds- borough, Gould, Oreene, Fastings, Hatfield, Hebert. Howell, Jones, Kean. Keyes, LaPollette, Mccul loch, McMaster, McNary, Metcalf, Norrls, Patterson. Phlpps, Reed, Robinson of Kentucky, Bchall, Shortiidge, Smoot, Stelwer. Sulli van. Thomas of Idaho, Towmend, Vandenberg, Walcott and Watson 40. Democrats Black, Brock, Cara way. Fletcher, Oeorsa Glass, Har rison, Kendruek. King, - Overman, Robinson of Arkansars, Sheppard, Swanson, Thomas of Oklahoma, TrammeU, Wawner and Walsh of Montana 18. Total SS. Against: Republicans Binkham, Hale, Johnson, Moses, Oddle, Pine and Robinson of Indiana 7. Democrats McKellar and Walsh of Massachusetts . Total t. The treaty still must be ratified Cnncludcd ou Pe ;coltunn8) PREPARE TRANSCRIPT OF WATERPURCHASE Wm H. Trlndie. city attorney. Is just now busily engaged In the task of preparing the transcript of the proceedings by which the city of Salem enacted its charter amend ment authorising tne purcnase oi Uie local plant of the Oregon-Wash-Ington Water Service company. The transcript will be submitted to the bond attorneys who have been retained to pass upon the validity nf tha nrmmlinzs With a View to establishing the constitutionality of the act and the legality oi tne . 200.000 In bonds to be Issued. We aire SAB Trading Biaaspa NUK-OVO For Bale at CARSO' PHARMACY rueaa tu aol Caart M. cJUiwaoifiiiib Indoor Burial LLOYD T. BIGDON. lags.