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Tuesday. September 21, 1937 The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon Three Experts Fail To Show Skill Against Pinball Medford Sept. 31 OP Charles B Gay, retired, who testified this morning at the trial In circuit court of Earl A. 81mA. charged with "set ting up and operating a lottery" 'pinball machine), he had played the devices "at least 3000 times In the past three years." and claimed some proficiency, failed to score a nay hole hit in 10 shots, on exhibit A, a seized pinball machine. In three preliminary shots Gay also hit nothing but the "out hole." Gay was called by the state as expert witness, along with P. B. Harrison, retired, and H. N. Butler, garage owner, who also said they had played the pinballs consistent ly and persistently over a consider able period. The state has subpoenaed a num ber of county officials, who have never played the devices, as wit nesses. The pinball machine, for which Sims acted as agent in Jackson county was placed in front of the Jury box. where the 10 men and two women Jurors, watched the wit nesses show their proficiency. Twelve witnesses have been call ed by the defense. The case Is ex pected to be in the hands of the jury by Wednesday noon. The state in the case contends the pinball machines constitute lottery, with the element of skill, if any, not continuing to the final re sults. The defense holds an element of skill exists, and this removes them from classification as a lottery, un der Oregon law. State Purchases $50,000 City Bonds The state bond commission was successful bidder at the city coun cil meeting last night for a $20,000 issue of Salem incinerator refund ing bonds. The bid was par with interest fix ed at 2 i per cent on the bonds ma turing from 1938 to 1942 inclusive and 31? per cent on those maturing from 1943 to 1957. The only other bidder was E. M. Adams & Co. of Portland, bidding $100.08 with interest at 3H per cent. Of the total incinerator issue of a1 WHEN THE PYRAMIDS ARE DUST these colons! figures will stillto standing at Mt. Rashmore memorial In South Dakota, acolptora predict. Thta Tiew of the ! heads of i e Batten's immortals shows the face of Lincoln Bearing completion at the right, Washington, left, anc Jefferson, center. Many Drivers Can 't Tell Red from Green Many automobile drivers, who have been operating cars on highways and city streets for years, are unable to distin guish between red and green traffic signals, to read the Eng lish language, or to know on which side of the road to drive. During the four years of opera tion of Oregon's severe driving ex aminations, 6.800 such drivers have been barred permanently from the highways. Secretary of State Earl Snell said thousands more would be der.ttd li censes If all drivers had to take the test. Now only persons who have never driven in Oregon before and those over 10 years of age must be examined. About 50.000 of the state's 400,000 drivers were examined this year, and the test showed the applicants some startling things they did not know about themselves. Of the 6.800 who have been re jected. 2.217 did not know how to drive and 2.121 did not know even the most simple fundamentals of the traffic laws. Some did not know what an arterial highway is. and others could not answer questions on the speed laws. More than 1.540 were rejected be cause of faulty vision, many of the $40,000 the first $20,000 was refunded a year ago. ' ' SWEDEN'S CONTRIIUTION to the fight against paralysis is this small "iron lung" which covers only the patient's chest and is much cheaper than other types. Frederick B. Snite will use such a respirator. .ppltcants learning for the first time that they are color blind and cannot distinguish between red and green. Women rarely are color blind while 5 per cent of men have red' green blindness. Many others were unable to fo cus their eyes, while one person had only a 10-degree range of vision compared with the normal of 90 degrees. Most of those examined have been driving for many years. Snell said the examination may be extended to all drivers in an effort to stop the increasing traffic death toll. Experiments also are being con' ducted to determine if speed gov ernors, limiting the speed to 50 miles per hour, should be Installed on all cars in Oregon. The department also has a reac tometer, which measures the length of time it takes a person to apply the brakes when an emergency aris es. Men have a slightly faster reac tion. the average being about three- fourths of a second. Some persons react in a second Thus when a car Is going 60 miles an hour. It will travel 88 feet before the driver can begin to apply the brakes. Offer of $2730 For Band Stand Made At the city council meeting last night an offer of $2730 was re ceived from the state capltol con struction commission In payment for the moving of the Wlllson park band stand and for changes In wir ing, plumbing and landscaping In the park, all made necessary when the city granted to the state a por tion of the park for state capltol premises. The offer was referred to the city park board and to the park com mittee and ways and means com mittee of the council. They were given authority to accept the pay ment and deliver a deed to the commission for that part of the park Involved. The council will fix a location In the park for the band stand, which will either be a new one or the old one rebuilt. Doolittle Motors Pontiac 339 N. High Street for WATCH the Pontiac Ad Car RUGS AND RADIOS GIVEN AWAY WITH USED CARS VISIT OUR USED CAR LOT AND GET A SUR PRISE WHICH COSTS YOU NOTHING! It's really worth your while to get acquainted with Doolittle . . . Honestly represented Used Cars . . . "SERVICE WITH A CONSCIENCE" USED CAR LOT North Commercial at Center Don 't Delay See Doolittle Today! Minor Opinions By Supreme Court Supreme court opinions today were: Electrical Products Corp., of Ore gon, plaintiff-appellant, vs. Zlegler Drug stores. Inc., and others, de fendants. Appeal from Multnomah county. Proceeding by garnishment Invoking provisions of bulk sales law. Opinion by Justice Kelly. Judge Hall S. Lusk, affirmed. Delia Kullsch vs. Clara M. Stuart. executrix substituted for August Kullsch, deceased. Appeal from Multnomah county. Suit to recover $420 for board and lodging. Opinion by Justice Bailey, Judge Carl Hen dricks affirmed. Petition tor rehearing denied in Godfrey vs. Gempler. today Fashion Lounge Has New Partner Announcement was made that Mrs. Arlene Brown has pur chased the interest formerly held by George K. Parker in the Fashion Lounge, smart women's apparel shop located In the Senator hotel building. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Lorraine A Parker will be Joint partners in ownership of the shop and will con tinue the fine stock of gowns, suits, coats, and accessories, which has marked the shop as one of the fin est on the Pacific slope. Many new lines are being added to the shop's list and several new departments will be featured In the near future, according to the man agement. Portland Show Censors Will Serve Salem It wont be necessary for Salem to have a hoard of censors for motion pictures under a substitute ordi nance bill introduced at the city council meeting last night. In stead 8alem will depend on the Judgment of the Portland board. In getting the previous quite stringent bill indefinitely postponed and a new one Introduced Alder Qertrude F. Lobdell told the coun cil an interesting story of her in vestigation into the question. Briefly, she said the new bill had two main points that pictures passed by the Portland board be used in Salem, and that the show houses run not later than 12 o'clock midnight. Explaining the willingness of her self and others. Including the thea tre managers, to follow the Judg ment of the Portland board. Mrs. Lobdell told about an investigation of the picture play "Damaged Goods." In a censorship of this picture in Salem," said Mrs. Lobdell. pronounced this a good picture and found no objection to 1U men went to Portland for Inquiry Into the operations of the board there, and found that the Portland board would, not allow "Damaged Goods' to be shown. After that I was sure we could safely rely on the Judg ment of the Portland board.' Investigating the question of closing not later than midnight. Mrs. Lobdell said she made a gen eral Inquiry from persons all about town, many of them mothers whom she found in the stores buying school supplies for their children. I did not look for cnurcn o 8unday school people," she said. Most of those with whom I tamed I did not know. A very large ma jority were opposed to the shows running after 12 oclock. Tnere was only one woman who objected. She said: 'What is my girl going to do after 12 o'clock?" Two univer sity boys made interesting com ment. They said the shows weren't so bad, but that closing by 12 o'clock would save them a good deal of money. The bill hits at the Saturday mid night matinees and previews. Hunting Call Heard By Talbot People Talbot George Marlott and Tim Kelly of Jefferson left Saturday morning for a deer hunt In eastern Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Belknap join ed Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Belknap and Jim Carpenter of Monroe Friday morning on a fishing and hunting trip in southern Oregon, Those hunting in the Alsea dis- trirt are D. E. Blinston. Mr. and Ah, Ha! Better Have An Investigation The astute Alderman E. C. Good- enough detected something at the city council meeting last night. Looking over a list of bills against the city Goodenough saw this one from the treasurer's office a&king for $10.03 for 2-cent postage stamps. "That just can't be," said the al derman. "I think this ought to be investigated." "Shall the chair appoint a special committee?" suggested Alderman David O'Hara, who was acting as mayor in the absence of Mayor V, E. Kuhn. "Aw, heck, laughed Goodenough, "let's Just assume a 1-cent stamp got mixed up In the deal some way. Mrs. Elmo Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cole. Keith and George Brown. IK, Snot ifW f J 2f 1" 4r AN ANSWER i in order, says Sen. David I. Walsh (D Mass.) (above), from Justice Black on his KKK affiliations. Chadwick May Be Legion Head With more than 100 Oregonians attending the national convention of the American Legion in New York City, several are receiving outstand lng recognition with Stephen F. Chadwick. of Seattle, grandson of an early Oregon governor, having good chance of being named na tional commander. He was endorsed at the state convention in Albany as was Mrs. Gladys Turn bull, of Swim, national membership commit-1 tee woman, who is being supported for western vice-president of the auxiliary. Ben F. Dorrts, Eugene, recognized "kingmaker," has full au thority to use the Oregon voting strength as he desires. Los Angeles is leading strong for the convention next year. Jerrold Owen, editor of the Ore gon Legionnaire, attended a session of the national publication board, of which he is a member, while Dr. Laban A. Steeves, assistant national director of child welfare for the 40 et 8. is attending that group session. State Commander O. E. (Mose) Palmateer, Salem, has placed the following among his committee as signments: Otto W. Heider, Sheri dan, finance; R. H- Bassett, resolu tions, and himself on legislation. Mrs. Mae Waters. Salem, auxiliary department president, has named Elsie Ellenburg. Lebanon, commun ity service; Callie Heider, Sheridan, finance and resolutions, and Mary Steeves, Fidac. The Oregon delegation was in the fifth section in the convention pa rade today. While feeding man-eating fish Just Imported from Puerto Cabello, South America, Curator M. Jensen of the Odense, Denmark, 200, lost a forefinger when one of the finny newcomers snapped at his hand. Legion Inducts New Officers Capital Post No. of the Ameri can Legion started its fiscal year last night with new officers In stalled by District Commander Frank Miller. Glenn Porter succeeded George Averett as commander and Mem Pearce followed William Bliven as adjutant. Other new officers are Arthur M. Johnson, first vice-com mander: George Edwards, second vice-commander and membership chairman; Irl 8. McSherry, his torian; C. V. Richardson, chaplain; Fred Jaeger, quartermaster; Alfred Williams, finance officer and Al Fellen, sergeant-at-arms. Members of the executive committee are George Averett, King S. Bartlett, William BUven, Hans Hofstetter and Don McLeod. Commander Porter announced that he would make his committee ap pointments at the next regular meet ing of the post, which already has 75 paid up members for the new year. C. K, Logan was presented a gold star, awarded annually to the member collecting the greatest number of dues during the year. Judge George Rossman. of the state supreme court, spoke on the origin and history of the constitution In observance of the 150th anniversary now being celebrated. A Joint meet ing with the auxiliary, including a dance and refreshments, concluded the evening. Firemen Praised For Good Work Bert Ford, owner of the building occupied by the Upstairs Furniture store on Court street where a fir started Saturday, sent a letter to the city council last night commend ing the Salem fire department for its work in quenching the fire. Had it not been for the good work or the department. Ford wrote, the building probably would have been destroyed. 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