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TUESDAY. OCTOBER 28. 1930 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON PAGE SEVEN CIRCUIT JUDGES RELUCTANT TO URGE PARDONS fiomc circuit Judges of Oregon nre reluctant to recommend par d ni or parolai for parson whom they have sentenced to the peniten tiary, because they leel they have Ix-eii the target of unjust newspaper at Lack Hi previous acUona ol that kiiid. declares Governor Norblad. -One at U circuit fudges of OiftMi. lor whom I entertain the lei-y liihet adnitralion and re pa rd, has deciined to make any recommendation on an Imprjruuit jKiriKMi application now before Die because lie lee la he has been un Justiliably accused In former ca with all sorts of dishonest motives in recouimenduig pardon. -Thla Judge Is one of the most sUe and couscieaUou Jurists In Oregon and yet lie was subjected to one of the most brutal and unfair attacks In a certain newspaper that I hare ever witnessed. When a Judge honestly and conscientiously gives his recommendation on pardon or pa rote. It Is unfair to him and to the prisoner concerned, to make these attacks. It hampers the wheels of Justice. This JudRp fels the injustice keenly and now declines to recommend any case even when I request a recoiumen da t ion from him." FALLS CITY P.T. GIVEN REPORTS Falls City The Parent-Teachers' (Liociaticii held Its regular meet ing Monday with a larfte attend ance. The song service was led by J. A. Reiher. with Miss Vera Wells nt the piano. Mrs. Richard Paul, tiie president, gnvr the invocation. Reports by the chairman of each committee was given. Soup and kitchen chairman, Mrs. Adams, reported the kitchen began serving October 13 and that a bene fit would be held Thursday eve ning. Membership chairman. L. M. Kaufman, reported 37 members up to date. T. C. Jam?s was appoint ed chairman of good citizenship. Aufier the regiiiar routine of busi ness, the program chairman. Prof. Icltes, presented the following pro gram: Mrs. Vera Wells sang two num bers; Prof. Schultze 01 Willamette v Diversity, speaker of the evening, lectured on "Lite as an Investment," and last was a lively discussion upon voting, whether or not the voter was Interested if he should ballot. Re Irebhments were served. C1RI., 19 COMMANI1S BARGE Britain's youngest woman skipiwr has just been found in nineteen year old Lizzie Meadows, who runs a barge In the Grand Junction ca nal, in England, and handles It like a veteran. When she was 10 her par ents died .and she was left to fight her own way in the world and bring up a younger brother and sister. Lizzie has been a cripple since childhood. SHE SEEKS GENTLEMAN 'T have never met a real gentle man in Glasgow," wrote a twenty lour year old mii of the Scotch city in an appeal to the mayor of Dunedin, N. Z., for help In securing a husband. The mayor is broadcast ing the message to New Zealand gentlemen. r.EGGAR GIVES BAIL CHECK Charged with begging at Hyde, I-le of Wight, recently, Thomas Terry, 28. promptly produced a check book and drew a check for $250 to rover his bail. He admitted paying $150 for an Automobile and nego tiating for the purchase of a $2500 home. He was sentenced to three months Imprisonment. BALLOONS AS SCARECROWS Gardeners on the outskirts of London are using balloons In place of scarecrows. The bags are inflat ed and attached to sticks hi the ground at certain vantage points. A thieving bird, thinking the balloons are delicious "booty." pecks at one. The pistol-like explosion so fright ens the feathered thief that It never mrtrm. ;vvvvvsvvvvvvvvw IHaUce'EH! That's the Night for a Party And we have all the nnnnron t h i n Dl t II g ...... B - V make your party a sue- 5j 2 cess. 5 PLACE CARDS TALLY CARDS BRIDGE SETS INVITATIONS CREPE PAPER PAPER HATS PAPER FAVORS NOVELTIES COMMERCIAL Book Store A. A. Gueffroy 163 N. Commercial St. GLORIA SW ANSON bjp v. . .- J m Auociate4 Prrti Photo Gloria Swanson, film actress, announced In Los Angeles that aha would file lult for divorce from her titled French husband, the Marquis de la Fiaite. She said sh would name Constance Bennett (Inset), actress, in the suit. MAN IS NATIVE OF CANADA AND U, S. Trav?rse City, fU Albert Du- mont. 54, has the distinction of be ing born In two countries and his birth registered In both. His father, Dumont explained, mas a Belgian and his mother was a full blood Indian. On October 1, 1878. the two were crossing In a ferry from Windsor to Detroit. Midway on the short trip, Du mont was born. The captain ln1 formed his father that they were just crossing the International line. According to law, the birth was reg istered I n Essex county, Ontario and Wayne county, Michigan. Du mont recently state that he has since voted In both conntrles with out naturalization In either. FUNERAL BY MOTORBOAT For tiie first time In many years a funeral was held recently on Inch es Uloch. In Loch Lomond, Scotland, better known as the "burying Is land." It was that of James McFar lane, of Loch Slow, who was em ployed all his life on the Montrose estate at Drymen. The coffin was taken from the mainland by motor boat, and the 100 mourners were conveyed In motorboats and small boats. BOY'S NOVEL PUBLISHED Tiring of nothing to do during his vacation ll-ycar old Maurice Wilt shire of London wrote a novel, and asked his grandfather to read It. Grandfather obediently complied and promptly sent it to a publishing firm who equally promptly accepted it. It promises to be a success. "What an awful fuss about nothing." Mau rice said when congratulated on his success. "I only wrote it for fun.1 I SHORTENING comes to the table part j of the food. When you make cake it : becomes an important part of the cake . . . I . . . f - nf (111. ana wncn you miw " " crust k shortening. For the folks who believe nothing can be too good to e, tb Wesson Oil people SEEKS DIVORCE , v. -y. .4 3 WAVES CLAIM MAN SOUGHT AS KILLER Boulogne, France. (LP) The sea lashed to fury by a howling gale cheated Justice here. Jean Lcfebre, 25, shot and killed a young widow who spurned his love. He fled along the sea-cliff, pursued by gendarmes. In danger of being trapped, he Jumped from the cliifs on to the beach below without Injury, then he Jumped into a shallow cove. At that moment, a huge wave swept In and caught Lefebre, drag ging him out of his depth. He was drowned while his pursuers stood watching. BARRIL'S SCHOOLMATE DIES James Geddes, sci:--olmate and lift-long friend of Sir James Barrie died recently at Dumfries, Scotland, The two attended Dumfries Acad emy and Edinburgh University to- gethsr, and their friendship contin ued until the end. Geddes acted as host to Sir James when the author went to Dumfries a few years ago to receive the freedom of the burgh. Geddes was an attorney. DANCING TAUGHT BY SQUARES Dancing steps are being taught by means of a checkerboard floorboard, recently invented by a dancing mas ter of Berlin, Germany. It fits the average si2e room. The squares are numbered and a code tells upon which square the pupil's feet should be for each step. St. Joseph, (LP) Charging that her husband beat her because she objected when he gave their two-year-old daughter beer, Mrs. Wilma Price of Benton Harbor, has filed a divorce suit against Virsll Price. -t i- mm re. .. m is creamed from oil as as a fine salad oil- delicious as a else. POLK GRANGERS HEAR SPEAKERS MONMOUTH HALL Monmouth The Polk county Po mona grange was guest of the local organization Saturday In the Odd Fellows hall for an all-day meet ing which was well attended. Po litical discussions and talks by can didates for public office occupied much of the tune. At noon a din ner was served, with Julius F. Meier guest. Speakers at the morning session Included Julius Meier, Mrs. Alex ander Thompson and Dr. Holmes, of Portland: state Grange Master C. C. Hiiiet, for Ui power bill; W. A. Delzell, democratic candidate for congress. The aiternoon session was presid ed oved by the state grange lectur er, Mrs. Maria Flint McCau. Those who appeared on the pro gram were County Agent J. R. Beck, on agricultural conditions; Edward Bailey, democratic guber natorial candidate, and Josiah Wills, county school superintendent, who discussed the financial side of school work. I Accompanied by whistling, Tlolln and piano, Billy Uttley of Brush College sang several solos. His ac companists were Hilda and Prank Crawford and James Blodgett. Vo cal solos were also given by J. D. McCain or Fort Hill, who was ac companied at the piano by Mrs. Marie Flint McCall. The entire meeting was presided over by the Pomona grange master. P. O. Powell. BRITISH WORK TO STOP CRIME Detroit, (LP) London's crime rec ord is far cleaner than that of De troit or any other large American city, because the British police place prevention of crime before Its punishment. Str Hugh TurnbuU. London police commissioner, said on a recent visit here. Sir Hugh gave. In addition, the following reasons why the streets of London ate far safer than those of Detroit: One Because England has few er laws and those are strictly en forced. Two Because the financial status of the offender Is allowed to have no bearing on punishment. Three Because a social disap proval of law breaking exists In England and crime Is not fashion able. Four There is no prohibition law In England. Five Police are easy on first of fenders and very severe on habit ual criminals. Six Bee nu.se the British police I'hone 635 for Appointment that's imrnmi limm - I J make Snowdrift from an oil as pure and fine salad oil . . . and r, I nothing Snowdrift comes to you already creamed. Scaled pails bring it to you as sweet and, fresh as the day it was made. That's whjr things nude with it ate so much nicer. work to keep people out of jail rather than to put them In. For these reasons, tht Brttt&h po lice chief said, London, with Us huge population, had not one homl- ckle last year compared with De troit's scores of murders. Sir Hugh visited and inspected the Detroit police department, and praised Its efficiency In the actual detection of crime. He was par ticularly Interested In the city po lice radio, which broadcasts orders to roving scout cars. MEASLES MARK HIGH POINT IN DISEASE WAVE An epidemic . cases of meas les In Jefferson county and 83 tn Lane county brought the total num ber of contagious diseases In Ore gon up to the high total of 309 dur ing the week ending October II, ac cording to announcement of the state board of health. There were 99 cases of measles In Oregou dur ing ttt week. Sixteen cases of communicable diseases were reported tn Marlon county. Other cases reported and the number of each follow: chicken pox 30, pneumonia 19, tuberculosis 13, influenza 13, scarlet fever 13, mumps 8, whooping cough 0, ty phoid fever 8. No cases were reported In Slat sop, Curry, Gilliam, Harney, Lake and Wallowa counties. Counties having tiie hlgliest contagious di sease rate during the week were Jefferson 65 cases. lane 34 cases. arton 18, city of Portland 13, Klam ath IS. Polk 9. One Cent a Day Brings $100 a Month Over 145,000 Persons Have Taken Advantage of liberal Insurance Offer. Policy Sent Free for Inspection Kansas City, Mo. Accident In su ranee at a cost of one cent a day Is being featured in a policy Issued of the National Protective Insur ance Association. The benefits are si 00 a month for 12 months 1.000 to $1,500 at death. The premium in only 1.65 a year, or exactly one cent a day, Over 145,000 paid policies of this type are already in force. Men, women and children ten years of age or over are eligible. 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About 20 miles from Bend the new road passes by Oregon's Lost river with its 300 foot channel cut thru successive flows of lava, many of which are brilliantly colored. A short distance up this gorge can be seen many Indian writings upon the walls of the gorge, telling, archeoi ogWits say, the story of an Indian battle between a wandering branch of the Snake Indians and the Chi nook tribes that were hunting In this part of the country. Prom the top of Horse Ridge, the 4000 foot divide, can be seen an un surpassed view of the snow-capped Cascade from Ml. McLaughlin on itii'-.i.;.--!" mm WATCH good to 11 i the south to ML Hood on the north. Mtlucan valley, an area In the high desert east of Bend, Is believed to have been covered by a vast lake in past ages. Cuts for the route of the Central Oregon highway have revealed strata originally formed by an ancient lake. The lake was form ed by a flow of lava that dammed part of the valley, and la now known aa horse Ridge. The take was fed by waters from Pine moun tain and Hampton buttes. The gorge Is now known as the Dry Riv er Gap and Is approximately 300 feet deep. It Is estimated the lake was about IS miles long and seven MEN'S SHOES $495 and $595 Oregon Shoe Co. Next lo Ladd & Bush Bank Boys and Girls We are proud to announce our appointment as official Headquarters for SALEM Chapter of the AIRPLANE MODEL LEAGUE OF AMERICA The A. M. L. A. specializes in the construc tion of Model Airplanes that fly, and its national officers include: . . . Commander, Richard E. Byrd ... Major, Thos. G. Lanphier . . . Clarence D. Chamberlain . . . Griffith Ogden Ellis . . . Eddie Stinson . . . Eddie Rickenbacker and many others. THIS PAPER TOMORROW FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENT! Miller Mercantile Company eat 1 v, miles wide, and about Sot feet deepi Aa new outlets formed the largo body of water split Into three or more smaller lakes until finally the water disappeared. Selection of John Masefteld aa Poet Laureate of England has met with approval In Inland. He Is well known tn Dublin and hit work Is probably better read there than that of any other English poet of the century. His "Sea Ballads" are es pecially popular In Ireland. "Mr. MasefleM has written several de lightful things about Ireland, which show his affection for tiie sister Is land." remarks one Irish critic. FOR th vrst orou mmm V -... r ,-j.uu urn 'L ) i BP mm WV x
