THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1!)31
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
M)V. Tun?TK
? LOCALS '1
Prospects for the national con
tention of the American Legion In
Portland next year are bright, ac
cording to Vic McKenste, national
jtommltteeman, who.ls back from a
Siotlonol executive meeting In the
JJniddle west. Formal Invitation to
liold the 1932 convention In Port-
and was well received Kim v-an-
ilornia also asking for tile conven-
ion, but the delegation closed mn
he remark that "California also ln-
ites you to hold the 1932 conven-
inn in Oregon." McKenzte spent
Thursday on business in Albany af
ter a conference here with can mo
ser of Portland, state adjutant.
Dancing every Friday nite. Haunt-
f ed Mill, Rickreall. Adm. 25c. 120
Everett Patton, house superinten
dent at the Warner Bros. Elstnore
theater has resigned to devote his
full time to study at Willamette
university. Charles Freedland, who
has been house superintendent at
the Warner Bros. Capitol tneater,
has been promoted to the Elsinore
hv Marty Schwartz, northwest man
ager for the theater Interests, and
Alden Adolph.if Salem, placed at
the Capitol. Free land Is an exper
ienced theater man, having been
connected with the Fox West Coast
theaters in Portland before Joining
the Salem staff.
Vim. we sell tne finest quality milk
for less. Raw or pasteurised, curly
I Dairy.
The "kick-off" banquet for the
j eighth annual Molalla Buckeroo will
! be held at Riverside parx just easi
nf Molalla next Tuesday evening.
K The Buckeroo will be held July 3,
B! 4 and 5 this year, unicere oi me
K association are F. M. Hondrlcksen,
president: Gilbert Harris, vice prcs
' ldent; L. A. Daugherty, secretary,
i and George J. Case, treasurer.
Paint, wall paper, art goods, Hut
eheon Paint store. '54 S. Com'L
I.I ..aUnnwnl ftf th Knlem
i Symphony orchestra wUl be held
H Thursday night. Present plans can
5:' for a public concert by the organlza
P tion within the next two weeks. Prof.
i'l R. W. Hans Seltz Is instructor and
fv'J conductor of the orchestra.
fj Bedding plants, greenhouses open
(' evenings, 2 miles north on Pacific
; highway. Frosty Olson.
i . Th Eastern Oregon Light & Pow-
er company hearing was set for
K May 27 by public utilities commis.
ioner Charles M. Thomas. Thurs-
? ". dav. Formal notice has been served
11 upon the company directing it to
?' appear and give testimony at, ur:
' '. hearing. The commissioner recent-
i ' ly instituted Investigation of rates
fi and charges of the utility company,
f' j which matter is at issue at the hear-
I J ing next week.
t Old time dance, Biggest and best
t in valley. Now old-time orcnestra.
; Wed. and Saturday. Crystal. 123
M The ballot title for the initiative
iU nation for re Deal of the criminal
iraiism. sabotage and labor
f i ! ennritti bv the state leglsla
ture' several years ago, was Issued
f' Thursday by Attorney General I. H.
h ( -iiM..uia inlHnHva netltlon
j requires the signature of S percent
J! of the voters, and the law provides
t f they must be completed four months
t j before the next general election.
'f Rkating. Dreamland. Tucs, Frl,
123'
to, Calif., Wednesday. No partic
ulars were given concerning tne
cause of death. Dr. L. !I. Mott has
been connected with the veterans'
hospital In Palo Alto for several
years. Mrs. Mott s parents live In
Spokane where she made her home
before her marriage. Funeral ser
vices will be held in Palo Alto Friday.
MERIT AWARDS
FOR BOY SCOUTS
OF 2 COUNTIES
Claude DeVault formerly at Capi
tal Beauty shop now at the Mitzl
Gray. Phone 5033. 123'
A marriage license has been is
sued to Clarence A. Howe, 43, and
Bertha Nogassek, 20, both of route
7, Salem.
Attractive office rooms in the Ore
gon Bldg. for rent. See Homer Fos
ter. 121'
Airplane transportation facilities
were much In demand beginning
shortly after midnight Thursday
morning, officials at the municipal
airport reported, when a call came
for a plane to fly to Marshfield
with a passenger from the local
field. The call was cancelled when
it was learned there are no night
lights at the Marshfield airport.
Later in the morning Superinten
dent Eyerly took the air with his
Stinson cabin plane for Walla Walla
with William L. Phillips. Paul Wal
lace and Curtis Cross as passen
gers. During the day Lieut, w. A,
(Scout) Hazelwood, planned to fly
to Tacoma, with District Engineer
Clark of the state highway depart
ment as passenger. Marty Schwartz,
northwest district manager for
Warner Bros. Theaters, contem
plated a trip by airplane to Aber
deen. Wash. Eyerlys party plan
ned to return to Salem late in the
afternoon.
8
Wanted experienced dry goods
saleslady. References. Box 127 Capi
tal Journal. 122'
The Calvary Baptist womens
missionary society will meet at the
home of Mrs. J. Dale Tayior, aou
S. 19th street. Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Karl Huber, Mrs. Frank Hu-
ber and Mrs. H. K. Pickens will
assist Mrs. Taylor. The program
will be on the theme "A Glance
Backward and a Glimpse Forward."
f i Sun. 7 to 10 pro. Ladles free,
real
I : nrrter ennfrrmtnff sale of
' , property has been granted In elr
I cult court In the case of C. F.
i Noakes vs. Irene B. Ranzau.
rt.l
!;' Modern dance, Crystal ball room
j every Saturday. I23"
i i Decrees of foreclosure have been
' I granted In circuit court In orders
. by Judge Hill in the following
' cases: Pearl R. Humphrey vs. John
Williamson; Lena M. Scharff vs.
-cJohn Williamson; Lais P. Paulson
vs. Jacob Julius echwaraenberger.
.; Permanent for the girl graduate.
' '. Mitzl-Grev Beauty Shop. Phone
5033.
122"
.TitHm mil Thursday was hear-
I Inn the contested divorce case of
: Gertrude Hoyt vs. Bert Hoyt. This
case was before tne court once
j previously but was dismissed after
a reconciliation.
Wool sweaters, values to M. spe
'. clal S2.95. O. W. Johnson & Co. 122
Final account has been filed in
; probate of the estate of Lecretia
. Davenport by John H. Davenport
' and Eunice Goodnccht and final
.' hearing set for June 22.
, All styles sweaters $2.95. Values to
. $6. O. W. Johnson tc to. i-f
i Members of Salem grange No. 17
: will meet Saturday morning at 10
; o'clock in MacConiack hull for their
' regular meeting. Following potluck
. dinner at noon, the lecturer's hour.
. an ouen session, will convene at
' i -in n'rlnrV. Lecturer J. J. McDon
, aid has arranged a program of
niano solos by Miss Margaret Burns
a talk on crange matters by State
' Deputy S. H. Edwards of Corvallls,
' and an address on "Oregon His-
' torv" bv Mrs. Edi 't Torler Wether.
! red. v ho Is kcturir of the Oswego
! grange.
Popular dance every Friday, Hazel
Green. Thomas Bros. band. 122
The divorce case of Oertrude
Hovt against Bert Hovt which
came up before Judge Hill for trial
Thursday went by default on fail
ure of defendant to appear and a
Uptm sill h entered. Jrtaan MC-
Mahan Friday will hear the case
J of McNeil vs. Rohlfs.
I 16-ln. mill wood t2 75 per load
j Also planer wood 2 75 per Id. Phone
j Tracy Fuel yard, 39M. m
i
, Dr. W. B. Mott and James Mott.
- state corporation commlssloer, have
i recelreu word of the death of
, st'ter-ln-law, Mrs. Laura Lauler,
lie of Dr. L. H. Mott, In Palo Al.
Old time dance every Friday, Yew
Park, S. 12th. Music by the Arkan-
sasers. Adm. 25c.
Albert I. Needhain. aiTested on
three counts for alleged violation
of the prohibition law, furnished a
total of 750 bond money Thursday
and was released from the county
Jail. The charges are unlawful
possession of a still, operation of a
distillery and unlawful possession
of mash, on which the bonds fixed
by Justice of the Peace Hayden
were $100, $500 and $150 respec
tively. Furniture Auction Sale today, Fri
day and Saturday at the Market
Furniture Co. 121
Bovs In the beginners swimming
department of the learn to swim
campaign conducted last week by
the local chapter of the American
Red Cross In cooperation witn w
y. M. C. A. did not make as big
a showing as did the girls, accord
ing n ivmrHi of those tauaht dur
ing the two day sessions. Nearly 60
nirii mil nf the 223 who took In
struction succeeded In passing the
hoolnners' test as set oy tne iveu
Cross of diving into deep water
and swimming 50 fcet. But 21 boys
of the 180 who put In an appear
ance passed tne test, im
.hn naurd the tests were Gerald
Johnson, Melvln Chllds. Osmer Bur
gess, Bernard Koehler. Parnell Kup-
i oot-r wiiiiff. lUNNr a .
McClay, Vernal Busch, Loren Edlund,
Ray Ostrin. Davis McRay, LeRoy
ni uot-aIH nitrman. Merle Crow,
Wayne WlUard, Harold Maker, John
nison. Robert B.empei,
Oodklns and Ed Potter.
Auction Sale at the Market Fur-
. .. ,a 151
nlture to. cxv page .
T.. txlrA annual "flood Will tour
for youth to the Orient" conducted
by the Seattle Y. M. C. A. will be
conducted this summer, getting un-
-4 , cbnrtltf After school IS OUt,
according to information received
bv the local association. The tour
will be similar w wio -
...or m vhlch Bill Dver. Frank
Cross and Frank Bpears were in
cluded from Salem. The Seattle
association win iae io " -'
i mm stnlem this year and In
clude them In the party of eight or
ten. The tour wui iuu.,
all summer and countries to be
visited Include Japan, China, Korea
and the Philippines.
nonee Rat.. May 23 Hazel Green,
sponsored by Hill Candy Co. base
ball team. Music by Thos. Bros. 123
Dr C. O. Doney. president of
nt, iiJ.lt. ,,nli-IT;ltV Will 0 tO
Jttfcrson Thursday right where he
will address the graauam.s "'"
the hlah school at that place. Fri
day night he will deliver a fhnUar
address at Scappoose while the fol
lowing Tuesday he will go to Eugene
to make a talk to memoers i
Beta Kappa and Sigma XI who
wUl be in Joint session tor Initia
tion and banquet.
Judge Peter H. D'Arcy addressed
the Salem Credit association Wed
nesdav, discussing briefly the In
dividual's responsibility for the suc
cess of an organization of that
kind. Operation of chattel lien
and Its value to a crtdit depart
ment was explained by Otto Paulus.
C. F. Giese, former Salem furnl
tt,r rf.nlpr hut now located in Eu-
n attended the Lions club
luncheon Thursday noon. He Is a
former member and If now affiliated
with the Eugene club.
Details of the trl-club picnic will
be worked out In the near future
with Newell Wll!lai.,s preMdent of
the Salem Lions club, appointing
Leland 8ml'.h, Clal'e Vlbbert and
A. C. Haag a committee to confer
with sunllsr committees from the
Rotary and Klwanls cl'.bs to decide
upon ante and location for the
picnic
With Judge H. H. Belt presiding,
the monthly court of honor held by
Cascade area Boy Scouts of Ameri
ca Wednesday night presented a
number of awards and merit oaages
to boys of Marlon and Polk coun
ties. The court was one of the
largest of the year. T. C. Roske
acted as master of ceremonies, with
Maxie Langford performing the
duties of clerk.
The awards were granted as fol
lows:
Life awards Gordon Black, troop
12, Salem, and Gerald Vinton,
troop 27, Dallas.
Star awards Ray sneiton, troop
25, Stayton; DeWayne Duncan,
Loren Benjamin, Bill Holt, Paul
Snapp. troop 12, and Wallace
Sprague, troop 9. Salem.
First class awards uiiiy west,,
trooD 2. Myron Foulke and Harold
Duncan, troop 12, and Leon Prang,
troop 14.
Second class awaras fcimo nun-
ley, troop 2, Paris Winslow, troop
3; Lawrence Baumgartner, Ken
neth Holler, Wilmer McDowell. Max
Hauser, troop 12; McClellan Thorn
ton and John Snyder, troop 19 and
Clifford Moreland, troop 27.
Merit badges Walter Bariey,
troop 2, handicraft; Joe Meaney,
troop 2, public health, etc.; Robert
Law, troop 2, painting; Robert
Sturgess, troop 2, radio; Wallace
Sprague, life saving; Bill Holt,
troop 12, woodcarvlng; Loren Ben
jamin, troop 12, cycling; Max Haus
er troon 12. cycling: Robert Clark,
12, bookbinding; Robert Smith, 12.
cycling: DeWayne Duncan, 12,
plumbing; Marvin Matson, flre
manshlp; Myron Foulke, 12. wood
working; Donald Dourls, 12, book
binding: Harold Duncan, 12, book
binding; McClelland Thornton,
woodcarving; Gerald Vinton, ath
letics; Herbert Townsend, fireman
ship; Gordon Graber, plumbing.
50 MEN BATTLE
FIREAJ SWIM
Portland Wi Nearly 50 men
Thursday had surrounded the Mud
creek canyon forest fire near Swim.
The fire is one of six which started
10 days ago. It was expected u
would be extinguished In a day or
The fire has been confined to old
logs and debris blown down by the
recent storms. In 10 days it ournea
over 500 acres. It went unnoticed
for several days, because of the
haze.
POLICEMAN PARKS
CAR FOR TAGGING
Lake County Job To
Be Awarded June 4
One large toad Job will be award,
ed at the next meeting of the state
highway commission, June 4, It was
announced Thursday by Roy Klein,
state highway engineer. The pro
ject will be constructed in two units,
the majority of the cost to be paid
by the federal government for
roads on government land not In
forest reserves.
The project Is 53.2 miles of grad
ing In Lake county, on the VaUey
Falls-Pike section and the Pike
Ranch-Harney line section of the
Lakcvlew-Bunis highway. The first
unit will be 34.6 miles In length
and the other 18.6 miles.
The new construction season of
the highway commission Is about
closed, for a time at least. Klein
stated. The lone project however
will equal the amount expended on
a half dozen smaller projects. No
tices of the project were 6ent to
contractors Thursday.
MANlSKEED
WOMAN SHOT
RAn nieso. Catlf. (Pi A young
man was killed and a woman and
two girls probably fatally shot as
they slept Wednesday night when
their assailant fired through the
windows of two homo at Escondldo,
near here, and tlien fled.
Eddie Gallardo, 19, of Escondldo,
was killed. A woman referred to
only as Mrs. Mazon was shot
through the abdomen and lung.
Lupe and Laura Gallardo, sisters of
the slain youth, received bullet
wounds in the head and body.
Police sought Ralph Shlnohul, a
laborer, for questioning after being
told that he and Gallardo and
Manuel Cruz, had been riding about
town earlier in the evening and
that Sinohul had threatened to
'shoot up the town."
Officers said the three men de
cided to go to the home of Mrs.
Mazon where Sinohul and Gallar
do became Involved in an argument,
and that sinohul drew a large pis
tol, killed Gallardo and then fired
twice through a window of a room
in which Mrs. Mazon was sleeping.
Police said Sinohul then ran to
th Oallardn home In Escondido
and fired many shots through the
windows. Several of the missiles
struck the Gallerdo sisters.
WOMAN'S GLEE CLUB
IN CONCERT TONIGHT
o. Roilde. wiio lives on route 8,
didn't know whether he was Just
plain unlucky, or whether ne was
the victim of some clever team
work on the part of Salem police
officers.
SDllde's motor went dead at
State and Liberty streets, and re
fused to turn another wheel with
out the attention of a machinist. A
policeman came along, sympathized
with Mr. Spilde and helped him
nose his car Into the curb. Then
Spllde went to get a mecnanic.
while he was Bone another police
man came along and tagged the
car for parking within an Illegal
distance of a city fire hydrant.
Bolide appeared before Police
.Indue Poulsen Thursday morning.
Poulsen heard his story and decided
not to fine him anytning.
Carl Wylle. sailor from the batUe-
shlo Idaho, who Is cnargea m jus.
tice court witn recxiess anving as
the result of an automobile accident
near Jefferson recently In which
Miss Irene Scott was seriously Injur-
ed, pleaded not guilty Thursday be
fore Justice of we peace nayoen.
dale has not been set for the hear
Ing. Mark Weatherford of Albany
has been retained by Wylle as at
torney. Wylle Is In the county Jail,
Selwyn Imlah, 1270 Fir street, was
arrested Thursday for turning his
automobile In the middle of a block
The fourth confirmation to be
held by the American Lutheran
church since Its organization here
will be given at the regular serv
ices Sunday. The list oi -a mat
make ud the confirmation class is
Josephine Marie Acklin, Lillian
Adeline Anderson, Otto wuuam
Bahlburg, Melvln E. Cass, Harley
Donald Cass. Stella Mae cook
Vera Allyn Coward, Oliver Steel
Glenn. Georgia Clnrlca Harrington,
Nellie Jane Harrington, Arinur
Henry Lake. Berneatha Alvlna
Lake. Charles Willard Lake, Lit
lian Vilda Meyers, Cecil Herbert
Quesseth. Constine Schneider, Elea
noia Arllne Sholseth. Lionel Oeoige
Tromlltz. Paula Irr.:a Tromlitr, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul L. Trornllti and
Mrs. Nels Stenslar.d.
Prof. William C. Jones addressed
the "Y" breakfast club Thursday
morning on the subject, "Willamette
University, An Outstanding Insti
tution." The Delta Phi trio sang
several numbers.
The annual concert of the Wil
lamette university women's glee club
will be given In the Waller hall au
ditorium Thursday evening. This
concert is the first appearance in
Salem this year of this group oi
24 women and with the exception
of a joint program with the men's
slee club and the junior symphony
orchestra to Be given in aoout i
weeks Is tlie last appearance of this
glee club this year. The concert
starts at 8:15 and a small charge Is
being made to cover expenses.
The Thursday evening program
will consist of the following num
bers: "The Radiant Morn," wooa-
ward- "June Rhapsody." Daniels:
and "Homing." Del Rlego by tne
club: "an Bel Dl Veldramo." Puc
clnl: "March Winds," Meade by
Elizabeth Clement; "I Passed oy
Your Window," Brahe; "Love Came
Calling." Zamecnlck: and "Pianta
tlon Love Song." Taylor oy tne
club: "Wlegenleld," Schubert; "Hejre
Katl." Hubay by Jenette Scott, vi
olinist, and Betty Boylan at the
Dlano: "Bells of Saint Marys," Ad
ams: and "Carmena." Wilson-Rich
by the club: "Havanera," Blzert;
and "O, Lovely Night, Ronald
by Eliabeth Ogden; "Largo," Han
del; "Unfold Ye Portals," oounoo;
When Twilight Comes," Tandler;
and "The Old Historic Temple,'
Willamette university song by the
club.
1. 0.0. F. PARADE
PRIZE SECURED
BY PENDLETON
Corvallls. Ore. OT The Eureka
lodge of Pendleton was awarded
the trophy cup Wednesday night
for having the largest number of
members In the annual parade at
the state convention here of Odd
Fellows of Oregon. Pendleton had
127 members In the parade. The
award was made by L. L. Baker oi
Eugene, grand master.
Other winners of awards, as an
nounced at the annual grand mas
ter's banquet Wednesday night Included:
Huntington, largest number In
parade computed on mileage basis:
Eugene, best uniformed Rebekah
drill team: visiting Rebekahs of
Corvallis, best float entered In par
ade; Eugene, best drill team from
Canton; W. O. Morley, Hillsboro,
best drilled officer from Canton;
Portland, No. 1, best drilled auxlll
aiv team.
Mrs. Allle Circle of Portland was
elected Czarina of the Lady Musco
vites at the annual frolic Wednes
day night at which a class was giv
en the degree, sne succeeds Mrs.
Nellie Bean of Freewater. Other
new officers are: Gertrude Hat
field. Rceeburg. grand duchess;
Nettle Greenough, Portland, prime
minister; Nettle Hendricks, Port
land, royal regent; Beulah Morley,
Hillsboro, grand scribe; Estena
Weed. Portland, minister of fin
ance.
Election of officers of the grand
lodge will be held Thursday. An at
tempt was to be made to close the
sessions late Thursday following
presentation of resolutions and con
sideration of new legislation.
The Rebekahs were expected to
end their meeting Ly noon.
SLAYER USES
GUN AND RAZOR
Winnipeg, Man. W Three chil
dren of oue family were dead
Thursday, victims of gunfire and
razor slashing, and John Strelb, 45,
with self Inflicted rajor wounds
which kept him In a hospital, was
charccd with their murders.
They were George. 18, uons, li
and Irene, 9, the children of Mrs.
Lillian Walters, a department store
employe. Police said they had a
confession from Strelb, a boarder
who had lived with the family for
two years.
The bodies of tne tnree ano
Strelb, who was unconscious, were
found bv Mrs. Waiters Wednesday
on her return from work. Her
screams brought neighbors to the
scene.
The boy had apparently been
shot early In the day, police said
alter an investigation, and the two
girls also shot on their return from
school at noon. Later their throats
had been slashed.
Mrs. Walters said she had re
fused frequent demands by Streib
that she marry him.
High School Election
Postponed To Monday;
Friars' Story Denied
Principal Fred Wolf of Salem high school, following the
platform speeches mad at. the high school Thursday After
noon by eligible candidates for associated student body of
fices and the announcement that
GEHLHAR ADDRESSES
COUNCIL OF CO-OPS
(Continued from pace I)
student elections had been post
poned to Monday to allow printing
of ballots, made an Implicit denial
that he had been approached by
representatives of any secret so
ciety with the proposition that their
candidate be placed on the student
ballot If the organization deny
they were a high school club. Wolf
mentoned the Friars In particular,
and said that any story stating
either that he had been approached
by a delegation from the Frlara or
that he had assented to having
their candidate placed on the bal
lot had not "an ounce of truth In
It."
It was rioted that John Bone,
mentioned as a Friar ir.ember and
nominated for athletic manager,
did not participate In the platform
speeches made Thursday by eligi
ble candidates. Dan McCarthy,
nominated for athdetle manager,
withdrew his nomination in favor
HILLSBORO CASE
PUZZLES POLICE
Hillsboro, Ore. (JPh-The explosion
which killed John Huber, 38, a truck
driver, In a garage here Tuesday
night continued to mystify police
here Thursday.
Investigators said the injuries
which caused his death could not
have been self Inflicted, yet they
were unable to find a clue definitely
pointing to murder.
A note found in Huber s sock com.
plicated the case. It said two un-
identified men had been following
him and that the police would know
who were responsible in case any
thing happened to him.
Another note, found In the garage
where the explosion occurred, said:
I hate to do this sort of thing, but
I'm getting lots of money for It.
This was written In German,
JENKINS SLATED
FOR RJLICE JOB
(Continued from page 1
of a petition placing him in the
race for the student body presiden
cy. Mark Sachtler, another nomi
nee for athletic manager, was
withdrawn from the list sometime
Wednesday afternoon or Thursday
morning.
Student body candidates who
spoke Thursday were: For presi
dent. Bob Bishop, Donald Collins.
Edgar King, Lewis Melson, Dan
McCarthy, Waldo Mills, Jim Shep
ard; for Clarion manager, Kenneth
Morgan and Earle Reinwald; for
Clarion annual manager. Jack Pou
lln, Robert Johnson, Ingvard Han
sen, Paul Hauser; for yell leader.
Howard Mills and Zollle Volchok;
for sergeant-at-arms, Junior Llnd-
strom and Ed Hale.
Eligible candidates running un
opposed for office were: Vice
president, Esther Gibbard; secre
tary, Margaret Rosebraugh; foren
sic manager, James Sehon; song
leader, Peggy Wagstaff. There
were no nominees for the offices
of Clarion editor or Clarion annual
editor and these two positions prob
ably will not be filled until the
fall term opens.
Elections, it was announced,
would be held In the home rooms
during the activity period Monday.
They were postponed to allow the
printing of ballots. About 700 stu
dents were said to hold student
body tickets and to thus have the
privilege of voting in the elections.
RAIL LAYING
GOES RAPIDLY
the activities of the new depart
ment, combining as It does 13 old
boards and commissions, are limited
by the law to Inspection and regu
latory work.
"Oregon needs an agresslve policy
In production of certain products
for which this state Is especially fit
ted, but I am not In favor of the
'whoop-la' idea that we should boost
production to an unlimited extent In
all lines," he warned. "The state
cannot afford, however, to allow Its
agricultural resources to be unused
vhlle other states forge ahead."
As to the organization of his de
partment he said he has beet Im
pressed by the careful training
needed on the part of much of the
personnel of his department to car
ry on the inspection and regulatory
work, and said he Is gratified to
find the long service that most of
the employes have given, running
from 10 to 20 years.
More than 75 persons represent
ing or interested in the cooperative
marketing associations of the state
attended the session.
Evans Hamilton has been chosen
by the Willamette student execu
tive committee to be Collegian
manager for next year.
The Christian service team of the
campus Y. M. C. A. Is to give Its
program at the First Methodist
church In Tigard next Sunday. Dur
ing the past school year this team
has riven its services to churches
In all parts of the Willamette val
ley. Hayes Beall will deliver a ser
mon, the Y quartette consisting of
John Gllhousen, Earl Henry, Ralph
Foster and Wesley Warren will
give selections. Doris Clark alii
sing. Sarah Jar Dark will play the
Dlano and Wesley Warren will
whistle tunes. Prof, and Mrs. Wil
liam C. Jones will accompany the
group.
Hawkes Establishes
New Speed Record
Paris U") Another speed record
was established Thursday by the
American pilot Captain Frank M
Hawks when he anlved at Le
Bourget field at 8:15 p. m. from
Malmoe. Sweden, a distance of 700
mUes. He left Malmoe at 1 p.
local time.
Mrs. Frank Brown gave an In.
terestlng travelogue of her winter
in Hawaii at the regular Ecclesla
club luncheon Thursday noon In the
Oreen Gate room at The Spa. A
special Hawaiian dUh was a feature
ol the luncheon. Corsages were pre
sented the retiring president. Velma
Reminder, the Incoming president,
Esther Erlckson, a former president.
Uolda Wheeler and to Mr. Brown.
Miss Margaret LiveMey tat an ad
ditional guest
that a definite announcement was
expected this week.
Unconfirmed reports from Port
land to the effect that Chief of Po
lice L. V. Jenkins of that city Is the
choice of Governor Meier and Major
General Smedley D. Butler, execu
tive advisor on-organization of the
new state police force, for appoint
ment as superintendent of the force
started speculating tongues to wag
ging about the statehouse Thursday.
While Jenkins' name has been
freouentlv mentioned In connection
with the appointment ever since the
legislature passed the act creating
the department. It has been more
generally understood that the plum
would go to Robert L. Stevens, for
mer sheriff of Multnomah county
hack about 1909 and later warden oi
the penitentiary for a time under
Governor witnycomtie.
Another name that has been fre
qtiently mentioned Is that of J. W.
Llllie, prison warden for a tune un
der Governor Pierce and prior to
that sheriff of Gilliam county.
If the appointment as superinten
dent goes to Chief Jenkins it Is gen
erally predicted In executive circles
here that the job of assistant will
fall to Stevens, who Is known to
have been making plans to move his
home to Salem In the near future.
Railroad Rebate
Case Is Postponed
c. M. Thomas, nubile utilities
comniiMkwer, has postponed hear
ine In the Wasco Warehouse and
Milling company, et al vs. Oregon-
Washington Railroad & Navigation
company, et al. case until dune
in order to pcin.lt a study to be
made of evidence so far entered.
Tills case Involves claim lor re
paration amounting to an esti
mated $400,000 charged by Oregon
railroads for the transportation of
grain and grain products shipped
during the lait several years.
A. F. Harvey, examiner, oemn-
whom the case li being heard
leaves Thursday night for Wash
ington, D. C, to participate In con
ference of state commissions with
the interstate commerce commu
nion In connection with their ten
tative report and order prescribing
rates for tne transportation
livestock. In which matter Orrgon
livestock raisers and shippers are
vitally Interested.
The Blem Business and Profes
sional Women's club will hold a
pre-conventlon "pep" rally and
songfest Thursday evening at 7:30
nr'.ock in the chamber of com
mcrce rooms. The club chorus will
meet for practice at 7 o'clock. Con
ventlon visitors will be shown the
modern dial system equipment In
the local telephone ofilre Friday
atfernoon at t:30 o'clock, It was
announced.
MRS. REED HEADS
MISSION SOCIETY
A Portland woman, Mrs. Ruth
Reed, Thursday was named presi
dent of the Woman's Home Mis
sionary society of Oregon.
Other officers: Vice president
Mrs. C. W. Daniels, Salem; record.
Ing secretary, Mrs. A. F. Flcgel,
Portland: corresponding secretary,
Mrs. C. J. Maple, Forest Grove, and
treasurer, Mrs, Charles II. Rundcll,
Portland.
The two day convention, attended
by 67 official delegates and fully
two hundred members from all over
the state, will come to a close
Thursday afternoon, with selection
of a convention city and Installa
tion of officers.
A special prize for all-year at
tendance and high standard was
awarded the SUverton chapter.
VIOLATIONS TO
BE WRITTEN ON
AUTO LICENSES
Traffic law violators will not be
able to plead Innocence of previous
Infractions after June 6 when the
new speed laws go Into effect, Wil
liam Hammond, In charge of the
operators' division of the state mo
tor vehicle department, told the
Lions club Thursday noon, for ev
ery time the driver has been ar
rested, fined or warned by an of
ficer a notation to this effect will
be made on the back of his driver's
license. The new state traffic code
Is effective July 1.
Examination will be required of
all new applicants for driver's li
censes after July 1 with the state to
be covered by traveling examiners,
Hammond said. Permanent head
quarters will be maintained in Salem
and Portland. Color blindness, phys
ical handicaps and deafness will not
be a barrier to a license but these
will be restricted to a certain extent
and the driver cautioned. Learners'
permits will be Issued with the ap
plicant to be examined within 60
and after 15 days.
Indicated speeds, safe under av
erage driving conditions, will govern
speed In the future, Hammond con
tinued. The speed limit in business
district! and Intersections wUl be 30
miles an hour: 25 In the residence
districts and 45 miles an hour on
the open road. The open road speed
may be Increased providing condi
tions warrent, but In event any
thing happens to a motorist travel
ing at a speed In excess of that In
dicated for the place, he will be
bild for reckless driving. The first
machine entering an intersection
will have the right of way but If
two machines enter at the same
time the one coming from the right
has the right of way. A driver for
feits his right of way If entering an
Intersection at an excessive speed.
San Francisco () Arthur Curtlss
James, chairman of tile board of the
Western Pacific railroad, who ar
rived here Wednesday night after
an inspection trip, said excellent
progress Is being made on the 200
mile extension of the Great North
ern and Western Pacific systems
from Keddle, Cal., to Klamath Falls,
Ore.
James declared problems facing
railroads are acute. Ho said alt
lines have been hard hit by falling
off of revenue and cited the New
York Central, one of the most pow
erful systems In the nation. He
asserted that during April it did not
even earn Its fixed charges.
The stockmarkct slump, James
said, has no connection with the
dcnrcsslon In railroad stocks. Rail
road stocks are down because of
economic conditions, he said.
POTTER TO HEAD
PARRISH STUDENTS
BUTLER DAMNS IN
EUGENE RADIO TALK
Eugene. Ore. (IP) Major General
Smedley D. Butler forgot his reso
lution to forego profanity during
his visit In Oregon, here Thursday
and swore Into a microphone which
was broadcasting over station
KORE.
"Mv idea of a state policeman."
Butler said, "Is not a fellow who
gets up before breakfast and makes
of himself a damned nuisance."
The "slip" was made while he
was addressing the Eugene Break
fast club In behalf of the Oregon
state police law.
BELGIAN CABINET
RESIGNS OFFICE
Brussels (Pi The Belgian Cath
olic-Llberal cabinet resigned Thurs
day afternoon as the outcome of
a sudden crisis arising In the Cham
ber over the question of spending
1.715.000 pounds sterling on con
struction of frontier aciense woras.
Zonta club members closed their
club year with a business session and
reports of officers and committees
at a luncheon Thursday In the Mar
ion hotel. The club group acknowl
edged the Invitation of the Business
and Professional Women's club to
the state federation reception at the
Masonic temple Friday night. It was
nnounced that new officers of the
club will be Installed at a benefit
supper meeting Wednesday, May 27,
at the home of Mrs. Ora F. Mcin
tyre on North Church street. Huzel
Cook, Knthryn Ounnell and La-
Veme Winkler were named as the
assisting committee.
Ervln Potter was elected presi
dent of the Parrlsh Junior high
school student body at elections
held Wednesday afternoon. Other
officers named to serve the student
body next year were: vice presi
dent, Betty Fouke; secretary, Erma
Cole: treasurer, ciayoournc uym.
sergeant-at-arms, Harold Duncan;
yell leader, Herbert Olalsyer; song
leader, uorotny nscxieoa; mr ui
Clarion Periscope, Jean Anunsen;
publications manager, Rees John;
athletic manager, Reginald Saund
ers.
Parrlsh does not have the secret
society bug or the fuss over student
body elections that the senior high
school annually contends with. Two
candidates for each student oooy
offlc are nominated by a large
nominating committee, and the gen
eral atudent body elects from this
list. The nominating committee
members were: faculiy reprcsenta
tives Miss Lola Millard, Miss Inez
Reifsnyder and Harold Maux; stu
dent representatives June Director,
song leader: Howard Beall, yell
leader' Loiralne Vlck and Don Lutz
seventh grade; John Laughlln and
Juanlta Cross, eighth grade; Mary
Rurgess and Darr Mennls, ninth
rrafi.
The new Parrlsh otflcers will be
Installed at an assembly June t.
Reforestation Is
Involved in Plan
Klamath Falls, Ore. (LP1-A suc
cessful program of reforestation
which will Insure a new crop of pine
timber In 40 years 10 years before
the present crop will have been cut
was announced here by R. R. Mt
Cartncy, general manager of the
Weyerhaeuser Timber company,
here.
The experiment, he snld, had been
carried on for a number of years.
ft Involves selected cutting, leaving
of seed trees, and fire protection
measures. Public aid In taxation,
fire prevention, and other matters
will be nerrwnry, however, he said
RAIL PENSION PLAN
The Dlan to place standard rail
road labor organizations formally
behind the plan for the national
annuity or pension plan for all
railway employes met with success
In Its first test at the 40th conven
tion of the Order of Railway Con
ductors in Kansas City.
A telegram from E. J. Elllngson.
state legislative representative for
the order, said the convention by
a six to one vote passed the pen
sion resolution on Its entirety. El
llngson drew up the resolution be
fore he left his home here to at
tend the convention as one of six
delegates from Oregon.
Elllngson also wired that an
amendment to the constitution of
the order had passed second read
ing and will give state legislative
committees authority to endorse
candidates for the United States
senate and house of representatives,
a privilege now reserved for tilt
national officers of the order.
DOG ARGUMENT
CAUSEOFNVORCE
An argument over a dog caused
the first separation of Harry T.
Hoke and his wife Margaret M.
Hoke, according to a divorce com
plaint filed In circuit court. This
was In 1923. They were married In
ADrtl. 1910. The argument came
up while they were living In Mon
tana. He says she deserted him but
returned In a couple of days. In
1924 he says she again left and
stayed away two weeks. At a later
time he says she left and remained
away four months.
He also charges mat sne nas
falsely accused him of association
with other women. Now he wishes
to make the separation final.
Judge Fee Orders
Transfer of Boat
Portland (IP) The fishing boat
Main, seized near Marshfield last
year, was turned over to the coast
guard for patrol use by the federal
court Thursday. Judge Fee signed
an order transferring the boat to the
coast guard. The boat Is a gas screw
vessel worth about $5000. Its owner.
Captain John OLsen, is serving a
six-months' Jail sentence on a plea
of guilty to rum running. The coast
guard found 374 cuses of liquor
aboard the Main when they seized
SUlcrest iHemorial
9951 JtUU
A Park Cemetery
with perpetual care
Just ten minutes from the
heart of town
Claud Walling of West Salem
reported to the police the theft of
his automobile and Ray Mohler.
812 North 20tn street, reports that
his motorevrle was M-olen.
Clough-Barrick Co.
MORTUARY
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