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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. He added that the ten
ants of the building had praised tlx
work of the firemen.
Argentina Is regulating the col
lection of oil royalties.
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