SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1935
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM. OREGON
LOCALS
The-West Salem Townsend club
met Thursday evening In the com
munity hall, with a full house. Mr,
Krings, from Salem gave an in
teresting talk on the Townsend
plan. There was a long program
with talent from West Salem and
also several numbers from Salem,
Ties, values to $1.50 now 89c, Xmas
boxes. G. W. Johnson St Co. 304
The Dr. Mary P. Wildmann ex
hibit of etching which has been on
. display at the YH.CA. during re
cent days will be removed Saturday
night. They will remain in place
untU 9:30.
Choose Wilson Brue. . Exclusive
Neckwear. Any tie in the store $1
A.A. Clothing Co. 335 State. 305'
All nine gasoline distributors op.
eratlng in Oregon entered bids on
the annual supply of motor fuel oil
for the state today. Bids opened
by the state purchasing department
this morning range from a low of
12.35 cents a gallon to a high of 13
cents, all prices based on Portland
delivery. Low bidders were the
Standard Oil company and the Sig
nal Oil company. Award of the
contract for approximately 1,800,000
gallons of gasoline required to sup
ply the state's needs tor 1036 will
be made next week, it was said by
Dan Pry, purchasing agent.
. Salem Vintage Store, 149 N. High
Bottled Sc bulk wines. Dial 4014. 304'
The official certification showing
the measures which are to appear
on the special election ballot, Janu
nry 81, were forwarded to county
clerks over the state today by Sec
retary of State Snell, Hie certlfl
cation sets forth the ballot title as
nreDared by Attorney General Van
. Winkle for the four measures, three
TOforrrrt t.n the neonle hv the leels-
. Hon of the people.
Give him a Hat. From $1.95 up. G.
W. Johnson & Co. 304'
Additional members initiated into
Delta Theta Phi, national law fra
. ternlty on Willamette campus, at
its last meeting were Jack Simp
son, Thome Hammond and How.
ard Conner. Pledges of the or-
.' ganization include Werner Brown,
Herman Estes, Charles. Heltzel, Tal
bot Bennett, McArthur Froebstel
and Malcolm Jones.
Close out stock of dolls and toys
from large manufacturing firm,
Greenbaum's Dept. Store. 305'
Rehearsals, , for the' midyear play,
"Outward ' Bound," at Willamette
university are well under way un
der the direction of Prof. H. E.
Rahe, Miss Genevieve Thayer and
the production staff with Miss Dor,
othy Durkee, senior scholar in the
speech department, as general man:
. ager. Other members of the pro
duction staff are: Stage manager,
-Guv Hiemsath: publicity, Del
Ramsdell; costumes, Terry Bogor-
dus: tickets and -programs, Doris
TJnruh: make-up, Genevieve Thay-
er; prompters, Dorothy Durkee and
Betty Boyinn; assistants, Kathryn
Thompson Phylis Plythlon, Myrtle
Wettlaufer, Jim Hyland, M. Tayler
and Vesta Thompson.
Motor vehicle "accidents reported
today were": Fred it. Salsbury, route
3, and an unidentified driver, at
Court and Liberty. G. C. Larkins,
100 South Commercial, and R.
Clark, Bligh hotel, at Commercial
and Liberty. Tom Oye, route 3,
and J. Stuart Youmans, Portland,
nt Capitol and. Highland. A. N.
Brown, 830 Shipping, and Wade
Egclston on a bicycle, on North
Canltol. Alfred L. Cole and an
unidentified driver, at Center and
capitoi. 7: " "
Purebred Persian kittens. Ph. 6!
304
Phil Brownell paid a $5 fine in
police court today for speeding.
Others booked for speeding yester
day and today were: Waiter D,
Bishop. Al Lewis Bohl, Vern W,
Harms, 2455 State street; Lloyd
Ryan Porter," 581 Highland; Ray
mond J. Sutter, route 4; Albert R.
Cammack, route 4. Mrs. May Van
Lydegraf, route 4; R. E. McDougal,
Oervais; and Herbert Henne, 1795
South Cottage, were booked for de
fective lights on their automobiles,
Big dance Kentl hall Sat. nlte. 304
W. W. Moore today took out
building permit for the alteration of
a two story store building at 409-415
Court street, to cost $1000. Other
permits were: H. M. Leeman, to
move a one story dwelling at 240
West Wilson, $200. Pohle Staver,
to build a parking lot floor at 259
South Liberty, $200.
Harold James Balnea was In Jus-
tice court today on two charges of
violating the state motor transpor
tation act. Ho pleaded not guilty
and trial was set for December 24.
Xmas Spec. $1.50 trade In on old
battery. Central Serv - Perry 6c Lib.
304
Miss Jessie B. Wood, secretary to.
Dr. Bruce Baxter, president of Wil
lamette university, left this morn
ing by motor for Pasadena, Calif.,
where she will spend the Christmas
holidays, she was accompanied by
Bill McAdam and James Pyke, Wil
lamette students. Pyke, whose home
is in China, will visit his grandpar
ents in southern California. Mc
Adam will spend two weeks with his
parents.
Willamette university alumni of
Portland and the surrounding dis
trict will hoM their annual holiday
meeting, Friday, December 27 In
the main dining room of the Nor
tonla hotel, Portland, -Special guests
will be Coach R. S. Keene and the
senior members of this year's foot
ball team, John Oravec, Manfred
Olson, Carl Rhoda and Harold
Hoyt. All Willamette students and
alumni are invited to take part in
the meeting.
Flowers for Christmas. See our
week-end specials. Funeral designs.
Ask for our discount. West Salem
Florist. Phone 6439. 304
A son weighing 6'i pounds was
born yesterday at Salem General
hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Carr, 475 North Capitol street. Ho
has been named Weldon Wayne. .
Shirts, values to $2, now $1.40. X.
mas boxes. G. W. Johnson & Co. 301'
John Stelner has been named as
an appraised of the Clara Beutler
estate in a special order in probate.
Authority has been given In con
nection with the Alfred Peter Jes
person estate to pay Bert T. Ford
attorney's fees due.
Philip Van Hoomisen as guar
dlan for August Van Hoomisen has
filed his sixth annual report show
ing receipts of $1,223.01, disburse
ments of $550.39 and balance of
$672.62, .
The estate of Ole Opsalil has
been appraised as $476 by Arthur
Dahl, George P. Manolis and A.
A. Ulvln.
"Flowers Telegraphed to1 distant
friends for Xinas. Adams Florist. 304
K. G. Thompson, Alice Broussard
and Robert Aiken have appraised
the estate of Dora T.. Humphrey at
$3255.42.
Big dance Kent! hall Sat. nlte. 304
Marshall V. Stewart,' 915 South
12th street, paid a fine of $25 in
police court yesterday on a charge
of being drunk and disorderly. A
complaint against his conduct came
from the Senator Food shop.
Large candy canes now ready at
The Spa. , 305'
James' Mlnty and Donald Ross
Hammack were fined $10 each in
justice court yesterday when they
pleaded guilty to being drunk on a
public highway. ..'..'.'
Holiday special Bulk, win $1.65 gal.
Salem Vintage store, 149 N. High. 304"
A small hole was burned through
the basement celling-of'-Hawthorne
Court apartments, 1000 North -Gap-'
Itol street, early last night when
a steam furnace became dry and
exploded. Damage was not heavy
the fire department reported. A
false alarm was sounded . about the
same time from 266 South; Church
street.
Say Merry Christmas with flowers.
Correct and reasonably priced. Olson
Florist. .. .. : - -..,...305'.
For the accommodation of per
sons mailing Christmas -parcels the
Salem postof f Ice. will be open un
til 8 o'clock tonight. The . usual
closing time on Saturdays is noon.
Letters mailed yesterday totaled
,473 and a carload of parcels was
mailed out. Forty extra clerks and
carriers are assisting in handling
the Christmas mail. .
Christmas dinner, continuous ser
vice, 60c and 75c. The Spa. 306'
Judge McMahan this morning
granted a decree in' the divorce case
of Jeanette Ross against Reginald
Leith Ross. Cruel and inhuman
treatment was charged. Custody of
a child was given to the plaintiff.
Mutual agreement had. been reach
ed as to support money for one
year and after that plaintiff is al
lowed to apply to the .court if she
wishes for establishment of further
relief.
H. T. Love, the Jeweler, opposite
Courthouse High St. Salem, On. -304
Wayne Harding, county. 4 -H' club
leader, yesterday at the State col
lege arboretum near Corvallls was
assured gift of 2200 trees for use
in forestry 4-H clubs in Marlon
county. Harding stated it was
hoped these could be distributed to
the clubs shortly after the holiday,
The main varieties given are Doug
las fir. Port Orford cedar, black lo
cust, Russian olive, Caragana, Eur
opean larch, ponderosa pine and a
few each in several other varieties.
Harding stated that these trees
cannot be used for ornamental pur
poses but must be used for either
Windbreaks or to establish wood
lots. The forestry clubs, he stated,
take great Interest in these tree
plantings which this year are han
dled under direction of the state
board of forestry.
Flowers for Gifts. Poinsettlas 50c
and up, also other potted plants and
cut flowers. Jay Morris, Florist.
Phone 8637. 306'
M. Clifford Moynlhan ea executor
of the estate of Emma F. Jory has
been granted authority In probate
to set apart as exempt property at
2048 Court street to the widower,
Hugh P. Jory as well as personal
effects.
Holiday special t-lo photos $2.39,'
for $4, up to 23rd, delivered Xmas
eve. Eby's Studio. All dav Sunday. 304
United States Natloual corpora
tion has filed a petition for an or
der to show cause has been entered j
against Ray H. Lafky, adminlstra- j
tor of the estate of Frederick JohnJ
Lafky, for him to show cause why '
He. has not filed an inventory and '
why no proof of publication toj
creditors .has been filed. The pe
tition says a year and a half has
elapsed since the administrator was
named. Petitioner is a claimant
against the estate.
Smith's Grill, new location, 1330
State St. Turkey dinner complete
50c Sunday. 304
An amended complaint has been
filed in circuit court by C. C. Castle
against Ruby G. Lewis, asking $1,
567.50 in damages for Injuries al
leged sustained when the plaintiff
was riding a bicycle on Commercial
street between state 'and Court and
was hit by a car, according to the
complaint.
Roller canaries for Xmas gifts, at
1165 Marlon. Phone 7379. . 305
Marriage licenses have been ap
plied for by the following: Harold
L. Seely, legal, teacher, Woodburn,
route 3, and Henrietta Whitney,
legal, housekeeper, Woodburn; Wll
lard T. Hunt, 24, Aurora, and Ber
neta B. Thompson. 22, school teach
er, Woodburn; Oliver P. Tuepper,
26,- laborer, route 3, Salem, .and
Marjory Hampton, 18, housekeep
er, Corvallls.
Pick from our Gift Garden of col
orful Christmas Flowers. Tastily
trimmed and carefully delivered
Olson Florist. . 305'
Earl Loney, Hubbard, and F. J.
Tschauer, South 12th street, Salem,
have been granted approval of their
applications for beer licenses.
T. h. Davidson has filed his resig
nation as joint executor of the
estate of Reese E. Anderson, stat
ing it is practically impossible for
him to give time to the affairs of
the estate.
Order overruling a demurrer to
the complaint has been filed in cir
cuit court in the case of Eena Co.,
vs. J. W. Archibald.
Stipulation has been filed in con
nection with the matter of the Mar
tha A. Glymer estate that further
hearing may be had before Judge
Lewelllng Instead of County Judge
Slegmund due to the condition of
Judge Siegmund's health.
: In the case of Portland Trust Si
Savings Bank against J. R, Linn
and others, demurrers have been
filed by J. R. and Furls Linn and
by the Hotel Marion company, each
alleging the complaint does - not
stale facts sufficient to constitute
cause of suit.
Rosalie Burns has filed suit for
divorce from Harold W. Burnf
charging cruel and inhuman treat
ment. They were married in Sa
lem, October 8, 1928. The wife
asks custody of a child.
Townsend Club No. 1 will meet
at Bungalow Christian church, 17th
and ' Court "streets Monday evening:
at "7:30 o'clock, according to an
nouncement by Dr. H. C. Epley,
president. He states a good time is
promised for all present.
City; Repaid After J
Thirty-Four Years
Hartford, Conn., Dec. 21 (IP) A
woman who 34 years ago was treat
ed at a hospital as a city charge
and who promised to repay the debt,
has made good her word. "
City Comptroller Edwin E. Lamb
received a letter containing $11.40,
marked the welfare entry of Febru
ary, 1901, "paid and turned the sum
over to the treasury.
Collision foil of
Deaths Increased
Auburn, Dec. 21 (Pi The death
toll of the collision between North
ern, Pacific and Great Northern
freight trains here Thursday night
Increased to three lost night. The
third victim was Walter Boyce, en-'
glncer. He died several hours after
Charles T. Bryan, Oentralia, fire
man, and' Richard Gilbert, Tacoma,,
brakeman. All were Northern Pacific)
employes. They died from scalds re
ceived as a locomotive boiler ex
ploded. Jutila Found Guilty
But Mercy Extended j
Warren, O, Dec. 21 (IP) A Jury
of six men and six women early to
day found. Ray Jutila guilty of first
degree, murder In the killing of his
friend's wife, "but saved him from
the electric chair with a recom
mendatlon of mercy.
The 21-year-old former high
school athlete dug Into his pocket
when the verdict calling for life Im
prisonment was read and handed
his guard 15 cents to pay a bet that
he would be condemned to die.
TAXES TOTALED
The Dalles, Ore., Dec. 21 tPt Tax
Collections this year in Wasco
county exceeded the total 1935 levy
by about- $40,000 Sheriff Harold
Sexton said. He reported receipt
of $695,966, about $3500 more than
1034 collections.
TEETH DIVORCE CAUSE
Milwoukec, Wis., Dec. 21 (LP) Be
cause her husband never used f
toothbrush during their 13 years of
married life, Mrs. Martha Augustyn,
36. today was granted a Christmas
divorce Bnd custody of their B-ycar-old
son.
TRUCK ROBBED
Kansas City. Mo., Dec. 21 (IP)
Charles Oppenhelmcr left his truck
nt the curb while he made a deliv
ery. Several persons saw it being
pushed away but assumed It had
broken down. A few minutes later
the truck" was found a few blocks
away, empty of cigars valued at $150
whlrh OppenhelmT loft, In It.
Open Evenings
Till ChriNtmna
PATTON'S
BOOK STORE
340 State
RIVAL CLAIMS
OF VICTORY ON
BOTH FRONTS
(Continued from page 1)
entrusted, with defense ol the west
ern frontier,.
In the capture, Ayaleu's men
men seized large quantities of wnr
material including 10 tanks, 28 ma
chine guns, two automobiles, two
cannons and quantities of ammuni
tion. The Ethiopian communiques
claimed that large numbers of Ital
ian Askarl (native) soldiers sur
rendered voluntarily and that seven
whlto officers had been captured.
Pierce fighting was general along
the northern front.
With the Italian Army on the
Southern Front, Dolo, Dec. 21 (IP)
The Italian southern army has
launched a series of heavy aerial
bombardments against the Ethiop-
lan troops of Ras Desta which have
been preparing for a general ati
vance, in the Dolo region. -
Heavy losses have been inflicted
by the plane attacks and the Ethl
oplan attack has been held up
seriously. .'. -
I witnessed one of the bombings
from a high hill In the Uladdaje re.
gion. The planes swooped low
dropping bombs on an Ethiopian
camp. Columns of smoke rose high
in the air from the explosions and
then fires broke out in the enemy
lines.
Advices received at Italian head-
Quarters indicated that many arm
ed Ethiopians have been killed and
much livestock upon which they
were counting for food has been
destroyed.
The offensive planned by Desta Is
proceeding with marked slowness
along the front of upper Giuba
where the Ethiopian troops are ad
vancing towards the Italian lines.
Italian planes are active with
daily bombardments of the march
ing Ethiopian columns, flying low
and : harassing their movements,
causing serious- losses. ' Italian air
activity has forced the Ethiopians
to march under the cover of darK-
ness through difficult and little
known territory.
Dessve.- Ethiopia, Dec. 21 (Reut
ers) Ethiopians asserted today 150
Italian white troops and 200 natives
were killed In a stiff, hand-to-hand
fight at Enda Sllasl, near Aksum,
on the northern front.
-.''Asmara, Eritrea, Dec. 21 (P) Ital
ian . planes bombed and routed an
Ethiopian column of 3,000 between
Quoram and Lake Asnangl toaay,
said reports to Italian headquarters.
The Ethiopians were said to have
suffered many casualties, and to
have-. replied,' to the bombing with
strong antl-alrcralt fire.
: (Quoram and Lake Ashangi could
not be found on available maps, but
it was presumed they are in north-
em Ethiopia,.) .. .. .;, ,; ,
JERRY WANTED TO
KEEP HIS BICYCLE
"."Kansas City. 'Dec. 21 hn Six-
year-old Jerry'. Epstein gave till it
hurt.
He read of the firemen at No. 28
station who repair toys for poor
children and telephoned:
Tou can. come get my toys and
give 'enr away lr you want to."
A fireman came and gathered up
the ' toys."
"Say, Mr. Fireman, do you sup
pose you could leave my bike? I like
it an awful lot!"
Christmas Spirit
Tragic for Youth
Portage, Wis., Dec. 21 (P) Harold
Millard, W, cailght the Christmas
spirit, but he won't buy any pres
ents for his family.
He was found dead, his body nang.
in? In the. garage, at his homo yes
terday,' but -the reason was not
known until today when Coroner W.
E. Brauer said investigation dlsclos.
ed the lad took his own life because
he was reprimanded, for taking $2
from his fathers coat to buy Christ
mas presents for his family lnclud.
ing a shirt for his dad
The family is on reilef.
MAY TEST IIAUITMANN
Green Bay, Wis., Dec. 21 (IP) -
UProf. Leonard Keller, of Northwest
ern University's crime" 'detection
school, told an audience here he
would be glad to have a chance to
give Bruno Richard Hauptmann,
convicted slayer of the Lindbergh
baby, a lie detector test. Hauptmann
recently requested the test.
PRIZE. FOR. FAMILY
.- Marseilles, Dec. 21 (IP) The Aca
demy of France yesterday awarded
a 20,000 franc ($1,320) prlzo to M.
and Mme. Marcchal, parents of 11
Children, -for .Mielr augmentation of
the population'.-Today a tax collec
tor seized the prize money for tax
arrears.
CBMETEttY ROBBED
: Elmont..JJ: Y.. Dec. 21 (IP) Police
reported today that three bandits
'held up a cemetery." They got $1,-
300 from an office safe, then drove
slowly through the cemetery's wlnd-
ing drives end psrnprn1.
"MJTif, FLORIST ".'.
Invites the Public
to an
OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, Dec. 22, All Day
Sec the beautiful Christmas
Plants and . flowers. FREE
Violets for the Ladles.
1276 N. Liberty
Between Market and Gains
Phono 9592
Stole to Buy Toys;-;
Hat Passed for Him
Chicago, Dec. 21 (IP) Frank 8a-
llnski, 36, stole 25 cents worth of
children's toys for his family of five,
and was held In jail. Judge Frank
Padden heard his U-year-old daugh
ter tell how good her father was to
his family, explained that they had
no food and no coal In their base
ment apartment. Judge Paddon col
lected $5 from court attaches and
sent a ton of coal to Salinskl, who
walked home with his daughter, .
FIRElDlTOS
FATAL TO THREE
Eugene, Dec. 21 (P) Three men
were dead here today, victims of
three different accidents, two of
which happened last night.
George Bralnord, 67, mall carrier
of Cottage Grove, was overcome by
smoke and burned to death In a fire
which destroyed the homo of Mrs
Edna Dent at Cottage Grove last
night.
Jacob Wullschlegor, 75, Oreswell,
wos killed instantly when he step
ped in front of a car on the Pacific
highway In front of his home. The
car was driven by C. 8. Edison,
Klamath Palls.
Merritt Eastwood, driver of o
truck which was Involved In an ac
cident with a state highway depart
ment car In Eugene Thursday, died
at a hospital here last night.
Bralnard was aiding others In
fighting the flame at the Dent home
when he apparently was overcome
by smoke shortly after the blaze
started. His charred body was found
just Inside the back door of the
house, burned beyond recognition.
Identification was established by
his watch. He was a widower and
Is survived by two daughters, Mrs.
Aubrey Purcell and Mrs. Oscar
Hommerlcksen, of Eugene.
Wullschleger apparently became
confused as he stepped onto tho
highway In the path of the oncom
ing Edison car and was unable to
get out of the way. Witnesses said
the car was not traveling at an ex
cessive rate of speed and the driver
was not held.
Dl CICCO TO RETURN
TO AID IN INQUIRY
Los Angeles, Dec. 21 tfP) George
Rochester, grand jury foreman in
vestigating the death of Thclma
Todd, said today Pasquale dl Olcco,
former husband of the actress, told
him by telephone he would return
next Friday to aid in the inquiry.
Rochester said dt cicco canea
him from Smlthtown, N. Y, saying
he wished to spend the Christmas
holidays with his family.
Police have dropped the case witn
the opinion Miss Todd's death was
accidental.
More than 30 witnesses, Including
film celebrities, are subpoenaed for
the Jury's first hearing Monday, In
an effort to chock every known move i
of the blonde screen comedienne
from the moment she left a gay
night club party until her body was
found Monday morning approxi
mately 30 hours later.
Stand-ins Marry at
At Hollywood Tomte
Hollywood, Dec. 21 (IP) Gary Coo.
per's "stand-In" tonight l to be
married to May West's "stand-In"
with Sir Guy Standlns's "stand-In'
as best man and tho wife of George
Raft's "stand-In" standing in as ma
tron of honor.
A "stand-in" Is a person resembl
ing an actor or actress who "stands
in" while camermen focus lights pri
or to actual shooting of a scene.
The bridegroom is Lowell (Crack
er) Henderson; the bride, Helen Hoi-
brook: the best man, James Fuller,
and matron of honor, Mrs. Don Hall.
Bandit Didn't Shoot,
Girl Scared Him Out
Granite City, 111, Dec. Dec. 21 (IP)
-When a masked bandit pointed a
gun at her and threatened to kill
her If she yelled, Dorothy Roseman
19, turned her back and shoutdo
for her father, reading in a rear
room of their decorating shop. Her
father appeared with a shotgun
and fired three charges at the un
successful bandit who escaped ' In
the downtown section.
I thought he really meant what
he said that he was going to shont
mc," Dorothy related, "so I turned
my back because I didn't wont htm
to shoot me In the face."
CAMP INVESTIGATED .
Portland, Ore, Dec. 21 m A
committee of tho slate planning
board will investigate the proposed
abandonment of the CCC camp near
Moro, a delegation from Sherman
county was told. Residents of the
Moro area protested that erosion
control work of the camp was Just
getting started.
WAREHOUSE DAMAGED -"'-'
Bend, Ore, Dec. 21 (yPt Fire giit
led the two-story warehouse of the
Bend Hardware company last night.
Firemen working in raw weather,
prevented the flames' from spread
ing to adjacent buildings. Two ex
plosions preceeding the blase shook
the city. Origin of tho fire was not
determined.
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ASK PAYROLL
RECORDS KEPT
Washington, Deo. 21 (LP) The
new deal reminded employers today
that taxes to finance unemploy
ment benefits undor the social se
curity law would be placed in ef.
feet on January 1.
The Christmas mails will carry
treasury orders to all employers of
eight or more persons requiring
that they begin keeping payroll
records at the start of the new year.
Tax collections will be based on
those records.
The treasury directed employers
to maintain records showing the
gross payroll, total taxable payroll
and the number of persons em
ployed and length of employment.
No special form of record Is pre
scribed.
'Employers claiming to bo ex
empt from the tax should - keep
records to establish their exemp
tion," the treasury order said. No
records of amounts paid to partic
ular employes are required.
Employers not proving exemption
are required to pay a tax equal to
one per cent of their gross payroll
from the calendar year 1036; two
per cent for 1937, and throe per
cent for 1938 and thercofter.
Taxes collected are to be paid
Into an unemployment trust fund
to be established by the treasury,
but no benefits are to be paid for
unemployment occurring during
1936 and 1937.
STRINGER PARDONED
FOR MURDER TRIAL
Glonn Stringer, 23, was pardoned
from the Oregon state penitentiary
yesterday by Governoi Martin so
he may be taken to Vancouver,
Wash., to stand trial for murder.
Stringer Is said to have confessed
he killed Herbert copies, Vancou
ver candy salesman on March 11
1934.
- Washington officers said they ob
tained a confession from Stringer
at the prison here early this month
Stringer also implicated Ralph
Trematne in the murder. Both men
are from Medford, Ore, where Tre-
malne, a fugitive from justice, Is
still wanted for burglary.
Stringer's pardon was made on
the condition that if ho were ac
quitted of the Vancouver murder
charge he be returned to the prison
here to complete his 3 Mi -year sen
tence' tor burglary.
CONTRACT AWARDED
FOR FLOOD CONTROL
Washington. Dec. 21 W The
war department announced today
approval of tho award of the fol
lowing contracts;
Portland Dredging company,
Portland, Oregon, for bank clearing,
bar clearing, constructing gravel
fill, etc, Willamette river, Oregon,
between Eugene and Harrlsburg,
$17,660.
Pacific Construction company,
Seattle,, for rip-rapping lower lock
approach canal at Bonneville, Ore
gon, $40,730,
Creswell Resident
" Automobile Victim
Eugene, Ore, Dec. 21 (LP) Jacob
Wullschleger, 75, a natlvo of Swit
zerland and Creswell area resident
since 1890, was killed Instantly last
night on tho Pacific highway a half
mile south of Creswell.
The car which struck wullschleger
was driven by C. S. Edison of Klam
ath Falls. Police sold Edison was
blameless. Wullschleger was crossing the road
to get his mail when tho automo
bile hit him. "J
20-Ounce Baby Has
Home in Incubator
Atlantic City, N. J, Dec. 21 (IP) A
20-ounce Infant, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Zrlllo, Hammonton, N. J was
thriving in an - Incubator today. The
baby was born yesterday and Immc.
dlatcly sent hero for. proper care In
the incubator by Dr. A, L. Esposltoi
who attended the mother. The In
fant made tho 20-mtle trip In a
cardboard box.
TEACIfElt FINED
McMlmivllle, Ore, Dec. 21 Ml
Louis Tiffany, Bcllevue grado
school teacher, drew a $10 fine In
Justice P. P. Olds' court on a
chargo of assault and battery
brought by W. F. Hankei, chairman
of the school board. Tiffany said
Hankcl cast "slurring remarks."
- CHECKS MAILED
Ashlond, Ore, Dec. 21 M'( Checks
totalling $17,000 and constituting a
10 per cent dividend for depositors
In the commercial department of the
Citizens bank,' will be mailed today,
George -R, Dickinson, liquidator, an
nounced. MAY HE MILD
San' Franlclsco, Dec. 21 (IPi The
outlook for far western states next
week Is fair weather with somewhat
higher temperatures, except roln
probably about tho mlddlo of the
week.
HAZEL FORRESTER
IS NOW ON OUR STAFF j
OGDEN'S
ROSE MARIE BEAUTY SALON
2S1 N. f.IBKRTY
Called for Taxicab, . .
He Got Fire Trucks
Asheville, N. c, Dec. Si VP) "Hur
ry to 170 Cumberland avenue," said
a voice over the phone to the fire
department. The department hur
ried, to find on arrival a man stand
ing on the sidewalk.
"No fire," said the man. "I'm wait
ing for a taxi."
"What number did you call?" ask
ed the firemen.
"Huh," grunted the firemen as
they chugged away. "You got one
thousand that's us."
DOLE FAMILIES
SHOW DECREASE
Washington, Dec. 1 If) Both
Portland, Ore, and Seattle, Wash,
showed decreases in the number of
families on the dole In November as
compared with October, In figures
prepared by the federal emergency
relief administration.
Tacoma, Wash, however, showed
a marked upward turn of 19 per
cent in the number of dole families
by the some comparison.
In Portland the administration
said there were 11,610 families on
relief In October and only 10,302 In
November while costs of the dole
dropped from $274,293 In October to
$259,242 In November, a decline of
five per cent.
Although the decline in the num
ber of families on relief In Seattle
was only eight per cent, the admin
istration gave figures showing the
drop in costs was 42 per cent. This
partly was explained by the faot
that only four weekly reilef payrolls
were reported in November while
five were listed In October. The cost
In October In Seattle was given at
$193,879 and In November $112,922.
October's family list Included 8,002
while the November number was
7,373.
In Tacoma the number of families
jumped from 5,826 in October to 6,-
917 in November but costs dropped
from $120,940 in the former montli
to $114,782 in the latter.
STORMS POUNDING
SOUTH COASTLINE
-- -, -
San Diego, Oal, Dee. 21 (IP)
Storms which already had claimed
three lives continued to pound the
southern California-Mexico coast,
line today, Increasing fear for safe
ty of a dtsobled tuna clipper and a
missing lobster boat with three men
aboard.
Three unidentified Ensenada,
Baja California, flBhermen were re
ported drowned when huge waves
overturned their boat.
"The coast guard cutter Perseus
speeded to aid the tuna clipper Ro,
mancla, disabled and adrift In the
storm 900 miles south of hero. The
craft's engines were reported dis
abled and several of Its crewmen ill.
"The lobster boat Carolina, with
three men aboard, was long overdue
here,
ROAST PORK FOR
RELIEF FAMILIES
Annapolis, Md, Dec. 21 (IP) Roost
pork will grace the Christmas tars
of some families on relief In Anne
Arundel county . because a farmer
raised too many pigs.
The county agent found the far
mer exceeded the agriculture adjust
ment administration hog restriction
by nine animals. Rather than suffer
a penalty, ,the farmer offered to give
them away. The county welfare
board accepted the gift today to dis
tribute to indigent families.
Dean Taylor Quits
Chair at Pacific
Forest 'drove, Ore, Dec. 21 (P)
Trustees of Pacific university an
nounced the resignation of Dr.
Fronk Collins Taylor as dean of the
faculty. He has been a member of
Pacific's staff for 20 years. Dr. John
F. Dobbs, president, SSId "It Is with
regret that wo see him leave." Dr.
Taylor is to retire. ,
RAZING TO START
- Oregon City, Oro, Dec. 21 W
Work of razing the historic Clack
amas county court house to moke
room for tho $104,700 building op
proved by the public works admin
istration will start Monday, county
officials satd. The county court
signed leases for temporary quart
ers. FIRST
In every cimimuiilty (here Is
one outstanding business tn
every line. In Confectionery
that one in "THE SI'A." In
Snlrm 4i years..
30c Sunday Dinner 30t
Mr. and Mrs. Christmas Shop
per are oil tired out during the
Xmas rush. We suggest that you
enjoy a Turkey Dinner with us
Horseshoe Luncheonette
265 N. High
WAR GOD RULES
HOLIDAY TIME
Berlin, Dec. 21 (flt Woden, the
old German God of War, rather
than the Prince of Peace, dominated
the scene of Germany's strangest
Yuletlde celebration last night.
The German tank corps barracked
at Witensdorf near Berlin observed
Christmas in a new "heroic" form.
After dinner, the barracks' doors
were flung open and with a deafen
ing din, a motorcycle squad roared
out. The cycles were rioden by "An.
gels" in the traditional white robes
with wings but wearing steel hel
mets. They circled a Christmas tree
to the accompaniment of salvos of
machino gun fire.
Then Santa Claus, In the full, tra
ditional costume, arrived. Ha was
mounted on a tank between the bar
rels of two machine guns.
Santa distributed his gifts. They
were little models of tanks which
soon wero cruising about the festive
banquet tables.
HI SCHOOL ALUMNI
GUESTS AT BANQUET
A "homecoming" banquet spon
sored by the Sigma Lambda chap
ter of the National Honor society,
held In the library of the senior
high school building last night, was
attended by three past president!
and 35 alumni. Dean Ellis, this
year's president, presiding as toast
master, called on past presldenti
Alan Boker, Lois Burton and Jun
ior Nelson for short talks. Other
speakors Included . Superintendent
Silos Galser, Principal Fred Wolf,
R. W. Tavcnncr, assistant principal.
JVC; Nelson, principal emeritus and
ond Miss Beryl Holt,-faculty mem
bers; . " "
Alumni members present Included
Alan Boker, Phil Brownell, Margar
et Doege, Julia Johnson, Helen Pur
vine, Martha Sprague, Eleanor Trln
dle, Esther Wirt, Rachel Yoeum,
Lois Burton, Ed Parrington, Corne
lia Hulst, Carolyn Hunt, Roberta
McGHchrlst, Irmo, Oohler, Marjorle
Saf ford, Ronald Sounders, Betty
Taylor, Tatsura Yada, Ralph Yeat
er( - Jean -.Anunsen, Jack Bllleter,
Erma Cole, Don Coons, Earl Crabb,
Betty Dotson, Flavla Downs, Ray
Draklcy, Cora Edgell, Morgoret Gil
lette, Ernest Greenwood, Barbara
Kurtz; Junior Nelson, Jane Patton,
Dick Smith, William . Utley and
Clarice Kolba.
WINTER'S ICY GRIP
FELT IN ONTARIO
Toronto, but, Deo. 21 (IP) Winter
held Ontario today In an Icy grip.
Coldest point in tho province was
White River, 40 below zero. Other
points reporting unusually low tem
peratures Included Sioux lookout, 32
below, and Port Arthur, 20 below.
Toronto experienced the coldest
night of the winter as the tempera
ture sank to six below zero. At King
ston It was eight below.
Use of Electricity
Makes High Record
Portland, Deo, 21 (P) Consump
tion of electric energy by residen
tial customers of the Portland Gen
eral Electrlo company advance to
111? highest point on record last No
vember, President Franklin T. Grif
fith announced. The residential con
sumption of 9,203,330 kilowatt-hours
was 14 percent above November con
sumption In 1934.
MEYER HONORED
Portland, Ore, Dec. 21 (P) The
regional United States forest service
honored .Walter .H. Meyer, sllvlcul
turlst, at a dinner last night. Meyer,
affiliated with the Pacific northwest
forest experiment 'station' for eight
years',' Is "to" assume a, professorship
In the University of Washington's
school of forestry January 1.
GIFTS
m Galore
Our display windows are
filled with Gifts'suitable;
for everyone.
Also
ZtH" Green Stamps with
every - purchase. Double
stamps Saturday. '
Carson Pharmacy
501 Court St. Salem
This storo. Open every eve-.
nlng nntll 10 P. M, including
Sundays. . .-'...'
art
USE CHINESE HERBS
WHEN OTHERS' KAIL
Clmrllo Chan
Chinese Herbs
Rcmeiilei
are non poison
ous, ihrir heal
I rig virtue b a i
been tatted
hundreds yean
In I o II o w I m
chronic allmenta. B. Font
throat, sinusitis, catarrh, ears,
lums, asthma, chrotilr cough, sto
mach (all slfines, colitis, constl
pation, din bet Is, kldneya, bladder,
heart, nerves, neuralgia, rheuma
tism bfgh blood pr ignore, gland,
skm sores, mslei female, children
disorders.
8. H. Ions s yenrt practice in
China Herb Mnerlniiit elves re i lei
after other full. .
122 N ( nmmrrrtni 9t. niem Ore,
Of firs hours rtallj 0 to 8 p.m. ex
cept Sunday and Wednesday 9 to 10,
mm