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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL', SALEM, OREGON
SATURDAY. FERRUARY 21, 1931
CHANGE TO DIAL
PHONE SYSTEM
UPON APRIL 4
Salem's telephone service will be
changed from manual to dial oper
ation at midnight. Saturday, April,
4. according to Harry V, Collins.
manager for The Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph Company.
Though this date tentatively had
been announced before. Mr. tsol-
1ms declared It was definite and
final nor. and that all pre-arrange
ments were going forward on sche
dule.
Virtually all of Salem's 5900 tele
phone Instruments and 21 private
branch exchanges now have been
equipped with dial mechanism, and
this week saw the start of tne worn
of clumping the number plate on
each telephone.
As each number plate Is being
changKl, the telephone man Is In
serting the new telephone number.
Nearly nil of the telephone num
bers will have to be changed, Mr.
Coillns said.
Demonstrations on the use of the
dial telephone will.be started Im
mediately by the company. These
ill be given before lodges, clubs,
schools and other large (roups, as
well as on the customers' premises.
If desired. In aditlon, a demon
stration unit has been set up In the
business office of the company at
740 State street. The new telephone
directory, containing all the new
numbers, will be distributed about
April ), and will have directions
on how to use the dial.
FAIRVIEW CLUB HAS
SPLENDID PROGRAM
Fairvifw A larpe crowd attended
the proKnuu given by the Falrview
Community club at the school house
Friday niftht. The quilt made by the
women of the club was given to Mrs.
Ueorpe Palmer who drew the lucky
number. A letter from the W. Y.
Dent family who moved to Snake
Hiver, Wash, recently, was read,
The program included: An Oregon
history .skit, by the school children
R. S. Buiner and wife gave a piano
and drum duet; Dixie Rose gave a
reading; a banjo solo and fiong by
Noel Williams; Miss Wood played a
piano solo and encore; R. S. Bainer
and wife and daughter presented an
original song and dance, and a read
ing was given by Elsie Hagen.
A vocal duct and encore was sung
by Miss MurKaret Turner and Rus
sell Wright. Tiie girls of the school
gave an old-fashioned quadrille with
Delmer Leu therm an accompanying
them at the piano.
CLIMATE CHANGE NOT
NECESSARY FOR T. B
A climate change Is not necessary
in treating tuberculosis.
Contrary to theories that tuber
culoels sufferers should move to
high and wanner localities the state
board of health pointed out such a
change la unnecessary.
Most Important In treatment of
the disease Is good medical care,
usually In a sanitarium, to board
believes.
OREGON FARMER
NOT BADLY OFF
REPORTS HINT
DALLAS, SALEM
TIE SEEN FOR
DEBATE HONORS
MORNING STAR HAS
GOOD GRANGE HOUR
Jefferson The regular meeting of
tlie Morning Star grange was held
at the hall three miles west of Jef
ferson Saturday evening. Visitors at
the meeting were Mr. and Mrs. Al
vln Carnegie of Callamettc grange
at Riverside, and Mrs. Margaret
Marlotte of Ankeny grange. Each
gave a short talk. The lecturer's
program consisted of a song by the
audience; a rending, by Mrs. Delmar
Davidson; reading, Kenneth Cun
ningham; valentine reading, Mrs.
William P. Orcnz and a skit "Choc
olate Drop." by Woodrow Truax and
Johnnie Vannice of Albany, who
were wtil blackened up for their
parts.
Being a farmer In Oregon, Isn't
so bad.
Although prices were dragged to
lower levels during the depression
last year, prospects are for steady
recovery In demand for farm pro
ducts and for lower production costs.
Despite low prices, farmers who
went Into bankruptcy during the
year, numbered 10 per cent less
than In 1929.
These encouraging reports reach
ed the state bouse this week from
federal sources.
"This prospect of Improvement Is
based on belief that the world wide
economic depression will have to
run Its course by the summer, as
consumption of many Industrial
products Is now outrunning produfr
uon, said tne report.
Reduction In farmer bankruptcies
In wesjern areas accounted for more
than 60 per cent of the total decline
for the year, It was pointed out.
Farmers being forced "to the wall'
through bankruptcy numbered the
lowest for any year since 1922.
"The full effect of the depression
of 1921 was not registered In the
form of farm bankruptcies until
1925," the survey continued, "The
fact that the peak in farm Incomes
during post war occured In 1925. is
doubtless reflected In the reduced
number of failures concluded last
year.
Farmer bankruptcies are third in
numerical Importance among the six
occupational classes designated by
tne report, wage earners stood first;
and mercnants second.
SUNDAY SCHOOL AT
MACLEAY ASSISTED
HUBBARD RESIDENTS
ARE NOW IN SALEM
Hubbard Mr. and Mrs. L. A.
Beckman and children Robert, Mu
riel and Joan, moved to Salem the
latter part of the week. The Beck
man family has taken part In all of
the social, school and civic life of
this community and Hubbard resi
dents regret their departure. Robert
has played with the Hubbard com
munity band, being a member of the
clarinet section for two years. He
plans to continue his band work In
Balcm. Both Robert and Muriel have
been active In the 4-H club work In
school, being members ol the chick
en club. Beckman was In the bank
lng business while In Hubbard.
Maclcay Continued Interest ex
hlblted In Sunday school work in
other parts of the county has com
bined to make the Sunday school
here a success In the few weeks
since Its organization. A number of
Salem visitors and others have as
sisted by their presence and dona
tions in getting the local work well
started.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Cady
and Vern Cain, al! of Salem, among
others, have participated in the ser
vices, while Ronald Glover, Salem
attorney and former resident of this
district, has offered a donation and
other assistance.
The organ belonging to the Ma
clcay school has been repaired and
placed In service, permitting special
music each Sunday. Next Sunday
Miss Nettle Shaw will present spe
cial Instrumental music on her guitar-mandolin.
QUILTING IN ORDER
FOR CLUB MEETING
Dayton Mrs. Ted Lawrence en
tertained the Webfoot Social Service
club at her home In Webfoot Thurs
day afternoon. Quilting for the hos
tess was the pastime. Mrs. Charles
Krummell was a guest. Members
present were Mesdames Jack Boun
dy, J. P. Doreey, A. L. Holdrcdge,
Emmerson Kuhn, Fred Kuhn, Al
bert May, Will Richards, C. A. Wil
son and the hostess. The next meet
ing will be at tlie home of Mrs. Al
bert May.
Dallas In Its dual debate Thurs
day evening Dallas high school woo
from Salem high school and lost to
Woodburn high school.
me victory over Salem affirma
tive was especially pleasing to the
uauas contingent, as tne debute was
held m Salem high school auditor
lum. The Dallas negative team con'
sis ted of Doris Newblll and Edith
Dunn. Neither of the girls had
participated in debate previous to
this season. The Salem lean had an
unbroken record of victories for the
season until they met the Dallas
team.
That the Dallas team won rather
easily Is Indicated In the unanimous
decision In Its favor.
In the Dallas Woodburn debate
held at Dallas Woodburn won by
a two to one decision.
The tabulated results of the de
bates, will probably result In a tie
between Dallas and Salem for dis
trict honors In this particular cir
cuit of the district.
DISEASE CASES
CONTINUE HIGH
Communicable disease numbers
in Oregon continued high for the
week ending February 14, reported
the state board of health. There
were 46 Marlon county cases. In the
state, 32 had Influenza, 47 pneu
monia, 32 smallpox.
MAN DIGS IN
DURING SLUMP
NOSTRUMS HOLD NO
CURE FOR PNEUMONIA
Beware of Influent, pneumonia
ana grippe curtails I
This warning was circulated by
state and federal food and drug
authorities. There la no Justifica
tion In advertising that declares
cures can be effected throuah use
of aspirin, nasal sprays, throat gar
gles, cod liver oil, disinfectants,
anodyne pills, tablets, powders, milk
of magnesia and similar prepara
tions, authorities claimed. Adver
tisers and the products are aubiect
to seizure and prosecution under
such claims, It was said.
FRENCH CRIME
DETECTORS FIND
STRANGE FACTS
Hammond, Ind , (IP) When un
employment conditions become In
tolerable dig yourself a hole In the
ground and stay there until condi
tions Improve, said John Mlculas,
Hammond's only hermit. Miculas
follows his own advice.
Mlculas last his Job in April, 1929.
He made a search for work which
carried him over several states and
when winter came he found him
self In northern Indiana. There
was only one thing to do. he said.
and that was dig himself in like the
soldiers did In the last war.
With a butcher knife he carved
out a cave-like home In a sand
bank near the city dump. Tin
cans, tree 6tumps and paper car
tons were placed about the entrance
U keep out the cold. The nearby
dump supplied him food. Old
vegetables and brcad-cnut. dis
carded by others, became real food
to Mlculas.
Police, searching for a wanted
man, came upon the hermit's cave,
questioned him and gave him a teal
meal and hand-axe to use In his
work. He would not leave his
home," however.
Tin here 'till conditions get bet
tcr," he said.
Berkeley (LP) From Paris, home
of Arsene Lupin, come tales of re
constructing the face of a defaced
victim and guillotining her mur
derer.
Of proving that blood had once
stained clothing since washed spot
less.
Of reading an Incriminating let
ter that had been burned to a crisp.
ui a new process by which scien
tists can tell at a glance whether
pearl Is natural, cultivated or
artificial.
New methods along these lines
were reported here by Edward O.
Heinrichs, "the man who makes
murder out," famous criminologist
wno nas Just returned from a trip
abroad where he studied detection
hi several capitals.
Heinrichs told of the Identifica
tion of a young woman who had
been murdered and her face then
disfigured past recognition by fire.
uy use or a new process called
"moulage casting," he said, a death
mask was made and the scars later
removed by a sculptor.
The mask was then painted in
natural colors and exhibited for
weeks. It was recognized and the
police trailed the slayer.
Bloodstains in washed clothing
can be detected by the use of ultra
violet and Infra-red rays, Heinrichs
said.
The same thing Is true of writ
ing paper which has been burned,
he reported.
The new process which reveals
real, artificial or cultured pearls Is
French, he said.
TEXTBOOK BILL
TEETH REMOVED
CLAIM BACKERS
CITY JOBS JOINED
BY COUNCIL EDICT
Jefferson At a recent meeting of
the city council, a new ordinance
was passed combining the office of
mnr.shnl, water superintendent and
street supervisor into one position at
a salary of $75 per month.
The water and light committee
was given the power to purchase a
new pump and motor for the pump
ing plant and bids are being adver
tised to be in by February 28.
MRS. IIKCKKK LEAVES
Gervals Mrs. Jake Hecker and
son Martin left Friday for Samatra,
Mont., where they will make their
home with another son, who, with
Martin, will manage the large wheat
ranch still nwnf-d by Mrs. Hecker.
DAYTON HIGH DEBATE
TEAM LOSES CONTEST
Dayton Dayton high school de
bating teams lost both decisions
when the affirmative team debated
Canby here Thursday afternoon and
the negative team went to Canby
the same day. The next debates will
be Thursday, one here and one at
Roselawn, Portland, with the Rose
lawn debating teams.
GERVAIS "500" CLUB
MEETS ON TUESDAY
Gervals The regular meeting of
the Gervals "600" community card
club will be next Tuesday at the
Masonic hall when Mrs. Carl Els
worth, and Mrs. M. D. Henning will
be hostesses.
Th "teeth" were drawn from the
free textbook measure.
Such was the complaint of these
who favored free text for all grades
of public school pupils, Instead of
for elementary pupils only a now
provided in the measure today un
der consideration of Governor Meier.
Both legislative houses recently
passed tne Dill.
In Justification of a complaint
the present measure will be of lit
tle benefit to But a few, compara
tive state and federal figures were
cited.
The average net cost of a high
school book is (7.2 cents, federal
figures showed. According to figures
compiled By C. A. Howard, state su
perintendent of public instruction.
$1.63 was paid on an average for
every one of more than 50,000 books
purchased yearly by Oregon high
scnooi pupns.
Opponents of the present "sDlIt
benefit" measure pointed out this
was nearly double the average net
cost of the publisher, showing that
dealers "disguised as appointed
agents oi local scnooi Boards, profit
to an enormous extent of hleii
school students."
Federal figures were obtained
from reports of (0 school textbook
publishers. Their total net tales
were 149,097,466 for one year and
a net profit of $22,735,757 was rea
lized from sale of 39,406,677 elemen
tary texts and $16,388,422 from 18
683.290 high school books. I
These figures brought out thaJ
parents pay more than 104 per cent
profit to book store owners, it was
claimed. If all school books could be
purchased directly from publishers
for the state as a whole, proponents
claimed, taxpayers would save them
selves nearly fifty per cent of the
net profit realized every year by
dealers.
Retailers admit their largest pro
fit Is realized In high school volumes,
it was said. Elementary school books
are handled only as a convenience
to obtain the agency for all books,
and book-merchants In Oregon cit
ies annually make a net profit of
from $1000 to $6000 a year on school
texts alone, It was pointed out.
PUPILS STUDY
PAPER MAKING
line Syverson, Ole Syverson, Mar
Jorle Travis, Donald Wells, Velma
White, Maxlne Williams, Leslie
Williams, OrvUle Winn. Harry Wil
loquet, and the student teachers.
Bernlce Harvey, Ethel Alice Grady,
Vergle Clem and Marcella Race.
A total of 12.040 state documents
were added to 25,164 already includ
ed In the stacks of the state Horary,
during 1930, according to Mlsa H.
C. Long, librarian.
The library received 30,720 last
rear and 18,685 were sent out.
Independence The pupils of the
fourth grade of the training de
partment under the supervision of
Mrs. Elsie Bolt, made a trip to ba
lem recently to learn somethnig of
the details of making paper. The
class has been studying about an
cient and modern Scandinavia,
and have discovered that much of
the timber grown In that country
Is manufactured Into paper.
Patrons of the local scnooi fur
nishing transportation to the child
ren were E. E. Addison, A. F. White,
P. H. Quiring, Mr. Peterson, Harry
Willoquett, Bernlce Harvey and
Mrs. Bolt.
The children who made the trip
were: Betty Addison, Jack Barton,
BUly Nerry, Alta Brown, Ruth Har
rington, Rollo Hulbert, Betty Mc
Kee, Juanlta Mitchell, Billy Mor
ley, Alvln and Jean Oberson, Fran
cis Olson, Kathrlne Quiring. Rollo
Peterson, June Ramey, James Ric
hards. BUI and John Snyder. Caro-
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CLOSING-OUT
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and Supplies
Tat $19.00
Lavatories . $5.50
Toilets .. $16.50
Sinks ... $5.75
Concrete Laundry (P? ryr
Trays u)O.IU
Hot Water &'! AA
Tank tDI.UV
Septic OQ AA
Tanks CsiO.W
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ALOHA NEEDLE CLUB
MEETS NEAR DAYTON
Dayton Mm. P. B. 8wooncy en
trlulned the Aloha Need I e club at
her home In the Pleasant dale vicin
ity Thursday afternoon. Mrs. O. M
Murphey. mother of Mrs. Sweeney,
was a guest. Members present were
Mfwdames A. W. Bramlrtr, Scott Ed
wards, Kalph H:idley. Klnyd Mc Far-
lane, J. A. McFnrlnne and the hos
tess. A covered dish luncheon was
planned fur live next meeting which
will be held at the A. W. Bramlett
home.
FOOTPATH BUILT ON
BRIDGE OVER RIVER
Aurora Work has bettun on the
pedestrians' lane on the Puildinr
river bruise. Such a Hulk has been
reeded ever since the bridne was
first built and everyone Is k 1k1 that
It Is finally being constructed.
FKATIIKKH MOVE
8ilvcrton Mr. and Mrs. M. C
Prathcr have moved from the Ev
ergreen Rreenliousc which they had
leased for two years from Mr. and
Mrs. Oeorite Jetler ol Port In i id, and
which lease has now expired Ui the
J. E. Lytle place on the Silvcrton
Salem hlKhway, where they will
raise most perennials for tlie ninr
ket and Mr. Prattler will keep up
his work at I lip Silver rails Mill.
Mr. and Mrs. Vetter have moved
from Portland, where he was em
ployed with the Clark Florist com
pany, back to the Evenrreen place
and will now again manatre that
Greenhouse.
PILES
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$19 0 TO $ 4 00
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VALUES
This sale will only last a few days longer and
will, no doubt, be the last opportunity to buy
these high grade shoes at such a low figure
25c
Rubber heels put on your shoes
at half -price each Wednesday.