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WUWI STATESMAN fWKDMKlUV. IEVSER 2, 1914 'street. All members urged to be 1 facture of linen. Mr. Pratt said that he already had certain data relative Distinctive Save Your Eyes They are valuable to you and should not be subjected to strain from poor light.

ELECTRIC READINQ LAMPS Will fill your need. Let us show you some. Geo. Pettingell 135 NORTH LIBERTY STREET Telephone 187 Winter Overcoats Our Winter Overcoats oiiiThhIv the vrr.v Inst of materials, together with the highest type -of tailoring. Conservative models that a man can wear for vcars to come, as well as all the nevet ideas.

Superior Values at $20, $25 and $30 HAMMOND BISHOP COMPANY "The Toggery" 167 COMMERCIAL STREET CITY NEWS and State House Briefs ANNA IS DIRTY Youngster Favors Mud Pud dies and Is Sight. Girl Bound for Industrial School Passes Through Various Changing Scenes and Couses Some Worry. A disreputable appearing little girl, muddy, dripping wet, stepped form the Southern Pacific train yesterday afternoon with Police Matron Lelia S. Lynch bound for the county juvenile court from a small town east of Salem. From the top of her curly head to the tips of her shoes she was a mass of oozing, slushing mud.

She appeared to be In the best of spirits despite her uncomfortable condition and the crowd of curious people which quickly surrounded her did not see mto affect her. At the Salem hospital she was fitted out in warm clohting and an obnoxious cold cared for. She will be committed to the state Industrial school for girls. Had Burdens Karly. Concerning this little ragmuffln an interesting story may be told.

The eldest child of thrifty Norwegian parents, little Anna, aged 13, felt at an early age tho duties of a large family. She is a bright child, quick, accurate and eager to learn. Always headstrong and determined as far as her own wishes were concerned she had trouble with1' her public school teachers even In the primary grades and. her escapades caused her parents much anxiety. She wished for pretty fashionable friends and a piano.

Finding these luxuries impossible in her own home (the ran away and arrived In Salem several months ago, stranded and without a cent. Mrs. Lynch became Interested in the child and cared for her at her own home until a position 'was secured for her In a private home. Then the war began. Anna Wouldn't Toil.

Anna had an apathy for work. She prefererd to climb trees. Jump fences, watch the crowds at tho Oregon Electric depot, or punch pins into bugs. She was eventually discharged and turned over to the county court. After being committed to the girls indstiral school her sentence was ruspended on promise of good behavior.

She wan to report regularly each week to Judge Bunhey and was allowed to attend the public school In her home town. She failed In all the requirements and attended school whenever It pleased her wilful soul to do so. The rest of the time she spent watching the village blacksmith at his forge or flying heller skelter between the boxcars near the depot. Upon complaint, Mrs. Lynch Appropriate Christmas Giffa Are found in living likenesses of a friend.

Visit Eisner's Photo studio, 26 N. Commercial st. Clarence Hickox Buried remains of Mrs. Clarence Hickox were interred yesterday afternoon in City View cemetery. The funeral cervices were held at St.

Joseph's Catholic church at 2 p. Rev. A. Moore officiating. A large number of friends and relatives of the deceased were at the funeral service and followed the remains to their last resting place.

The floral offerings were numerous and very beautiful and expressed in a manner the esteem in which Mrs. Hickox was held by her friends. Make a Gift to the'Family By placing an ortfer with Nathman to install an up to date bathroom. This will please alL Tel. Transient.

Insane C. Smith, a transient having no hame or was yesterday committed to the state hospital. He is the man1 who gave his name as Woodrow Wilson when arrested Saturday night at the Southern Pacific depot." According to Chief of Polk Shedeck, while confined in the city Jail, the man was very destructive, was subject to sudden fits of laughter and demanded that he be sent to the asylum. He is 23 years old and says he has no relatives except an uncle in Fitchburg, Mass. What is Better for Christmas Than a gift of a Victrola or some small musical instrument.

See the nice selection at Myrtle Knowland's. They Visit California Mrs. Ida Rollo and Miss Marguerite Meyer left last evening for Los Angeles! and other California. points of interest. They expect to be gone aboutone month.

What Will You Give Him? Why not an electric shaving bug? Salem Electric- Masonic Temple. Tel, 1200, 'Requisition Hcmorod Governor West yesterday honored the requisition of the governor of Washington for the extradition of Max Hoaglgin. alias John McFall, who is wanted in Walla Wall on a charge of burglary. Dr. Asseln, Dentist-Bank of Commerce Bdg.

Main 2418. They Want Rogers Governor West issued a requisition on the governor of Washington yes-ho Ytrdition of Charles A. Rogers who is wanted on a charge of having obtained money under false pretenses in Clackamas county. A Klertrlr Percolator Makes a fine present. We have all styles and prices.

Salem Electric Masonic. Temple. Tel 1ZO0. Take Notice. RiR Auction Sale Saturday, December 5., 2 p.

m. One six-room modern one two-story six-room house, two vacant lots. This property8' is -located on North Seventeenth street, two blocks north of street. Take Seventeenth street car. 1 i The Womans Union Of the First Congregational church will hold a chicken pie supper and sale of articles Friday evening December" 11th.

Private Dancins; Lessons Every Thursday afternoon, 2 to 5, at the Marion. Miss C. Greninger. Phone 2010. Women Meet Tolaj The Ladies Aid society of the United Evangelical church will meet this afternoon at 2 o'clock with Mrs.

Thompson, at 156 S. Fourteenth TODAY AT THIS THEATERS. GLOBE (State between Liberty am! High.) Motion pictures with a photo-drama of Cbarles Dickens famous story, "The Chimes," five parts. a lilting Vitagraph comedy. YE LIBERTY (Liberiy between State and Court.) Paramount pictures with Henna Kalieh in a Daniel Froiiinan production, "Marta of the Lowlands." GRAND High between State and Court.) Tonight, Thursday and Friday nights, Augusta Jane Evans famous novel.

"St. Elmo," jn motion pictures. BLIGH (State betwee.v Liberty and High.) Motion pictures with the next episode of the famous "Million Dollar Mystery" pictures. Other good pictures on same bill. WEXFORD (Court Liberty and High.) Dark until Saturday.

Try the Model-Shaving parlors. You'll be pleased. Scho1s Close Practically county are to December 21 all schools of the close December 24 for holidays, according to the Christmas County School Superintendent Smith and they will resume activities after New Years." A few schools, however, week earlier. die ivi wiuiic a Dr. Utter, dentist, phone COG Salem Bank of Commerce Bids.

McManus Visits Salem 'J. P. McManus, managing editor and owner of the Pendleton Evening Tribune, yesterday visited his brother-in-law, A. Pooler, of this' city. Mr.

McManus reports business conditions very good in the Roundup town and states that Republican! sentiment has- increased; greatly: since the recent election. House and Lot i.r- "Ji 75x150 feet-on East. Court street. Will trade or sell on very1 easy terms. Address 27,1 care Statesman.

Costs Him Nothing Charles Kinzer of Aurora, v. ho was a candidate in the recent election, yesterday filed a statement with the county clerk declaring that he had no campaign expenses. He Will Not lie letter Pleased Than if he receives a box of La Carona the cigar of quality made by the Salem Cigar factory. Family in Need Captain Lorenzen, the officer in charge of the local Salvation army post, tells of a widow in the city with four children who has but one Hinlt and one blanket for Hie whole family. This case could be relieved it some one who has some beddiug to spare would phone Captain Lorenzen.

who would gladly call for the bedding and see that the woman iets the same. Office Hotel Blieh Salem Taxicab Go. J. A. Beck t- Telephone 700.

Clean Cabs ET Pay and Night ZjC Service EARN CHIROPRACTIC A K-ienro that the nelsof every one who Mick. MKN and VIO.MKN are successful practitioner. Enter a profession that makes you independent, and brings you money. We ha ve the best wnfc cim now tonning, rrKItt MMl uvo rAUriU UIIROTRACTIU LUUXUfc I COMMONWEALTH BUH-Uirnj PORTLAND. T.

present. Sealed Bids Will be received by the undersigned, as administrator of the estate of L- Pugh, deceased, until Dec. 15, 1914, for three certain tracts of land belonging to said estate and located near Chemawa station, Marion county, Oregon. The soil Is Al and the title perfect. Two of said tracts contain about thirteen acres each and the other has 7.35 acres.

Terms of sale cash on delivery of deed. The right Is reserved to reject any or all bids. Call on or address George H. Chemawa, Oregon. List of Payrolls Ivan McDaniel, assistant secretary of the Commercial club, is compiling a list of the payrolls of the city for use in the promotion work of the club.

He expects to have the work completed in a few days. The list will include factories and inHiistriofi i of various kinds and also the state iiiswiuuons tnere are a large number of employes. There are many business men who are planning to come here and locate who wish to knowsomething in regard to the payroll of the city before taking the step. The figures Mr. McDaniel is securing will fill a long felt want.

No Cases or IJ-enses No legal cases were filed nor nar-riage licenses issued yesterday at the county clerk's office, due to the 10 cent government tax required on such papers, which went into effect yesterday. Crippled Man Given Shelter Badly crippled with rheumatism and hardly able to walk a3 result of a fall on a trestle, Charles Clark, a transient, applied at the police station for shelter yesterday afternoon. He has had one kneecap removed, and is lame from the operation, and the damp weather has caused rheumatism in the maimed limb. He was suffering much pain and Dr. O.

13. Miles was called to attend him. Bazaar and Chicken Dinner At the Unitarian church Wednes day December 2nd, 5 to 8 m. Din ner 35 cents. Officers Watch for Fugitives The local officers' are keeping vigilant watch for the four men who escaped from the county jail in Eugene Monday, but as yet have seen no trace of them.

Sheriff Esch met the Southern Pacific train at 4 o'clock yesterday morning but aside from a bunch of hoboes found no one. The sheriff of Lane county telephoned the local sheriff yesterday at 1 o'clock that nothin? had then been heard of the fugitives. Officers Herwig and Phillips of the local police department are keeping close watch of all transients and if the escaped men come through Salem they will undoubtedly be captured. Fifty-seven Documents Recorded An Interesting result of the government tax which went into effect yesterday was shown by the Recording ol fifty-seven documents fat the county recorder's office on Monday. The documents 'because of being filed Monday represent a1 loss of i 1 icueiai revenue, aj Av'l cents extra, is now charged on most papers recorded; Scratch Pads 5-cent and 10-cent pads fn plenty.

Statesman Job Office. Will Speak at Cloverdale Prof. W. A.t Barr of the Oregon Agricultural college is to address a parent-teachers' meeting at Clover-dale on Friday on the subject of dairying, and. in the evening will speak to the commercial club of that town on a similar topic.

"County School Superintendent Smith of Salem will also speak at the meetings. Will Hike Around World Edward N. Clark of Spokane, jour nalist, magazine writer and hiker, landed in Salem last night on the first leg of his hike aroun 1 the world. Mr. Clark started at Ketch- ican, Alaska, in August and expects to make the trip across this conti nent and then across Africa and Asia and back again to America in at least three years.

He is represent ing the Pearson's Magazine, and will Btop at the Panama-Pacific exposi tion for several months in tne interests of that publication. Mr. Clark has a record of a 335J. mile hike made across Canada the yjnter time, in 118 11-2 Hejhas recently been editor of the Merritt Herald and the Caalmont Courier in British Columbia. Mtmv Men 11111-1 if With a total of sixty-tive men out for practice the outlook for a good basketball team this winter at Willamette university is believed to be fine.

This said to be the largest number of men who have ever tried out for that game in the history of the school. Coach O. C. Thompson has divided the men into thirteen teams, each captained by a veteran player, and plans to open the season with a series of tournament games. Exhibit Taken Out The "Made in Salem" exhibition showing in the windows of the P.

R. L. P. on the corner of State and Commercial streets, is being taken out. It Is anticipated that next vear there will be a still larger and better one.

This display has proven of benefit and the people of Salem and visitors have appreciated it greatly. It has been carefully studied by many and has received strong commendation. n.niiii with ledestal The Websterian Debating society of Willamette university has been presented with an expensive marble pedestal, donated by several former members of thet organization. The pedestal will be used as a part of the furnishings of the socitay halls in the chapel building. Vaccinating Demonstration The hog vaccinating demonstration given at Woodburn yesterday by Luther J.

Chapin, county agriculturist and Dr. Lytle. state veterinarian, was reported to have been a successful affair. There was a large number of farmers present to see the animals given the cholera serum. Following the demonstration.

Dr. "Lvtle gave an illustrated lecture at the Bungalow theater, dealing primarily with sanitary conditions with 0 Today and Thursday "THE CHIMES" In Five Acts Written by Charles Dickens Featuring Tom Terms The Greatest Impersonator of Dickens Characters. Aieo THE EVOLUTION PERCIVAL Vitagraph Comedy. -COMING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY LATEST. WAR NEWS Also Vitagraph Feature.

10c "House of Quality" reference to its relation to the hog industry. The pictures thrown on the screen showed hog houses both good and bad, and various other features of hog raising. Mr. Chapirf also gave a general talk on agricul ture. Agel Minister Visits Here The students of Willamette university were Monday addressed in chapel by Rev.

William Shaw Harrington, a Methodist minister of Seattle, who came here to celebrate his eightieth birthday. The aged minister told of the great strides Willamette has taken since he was here in 1880. Mr. thirty years ago, was pastor of the First M. E.

church here, and since that time he has served as a member of the university board during many years. Clerk Removed By action of the state board of control yesterday Earl Race was removed from the position of bookkeeper and clerk of the state feeble minded institute. Governor West and Secretary of State Olcott voted for his rentoval and State Treasurer Kay against it. Dr. J.

H. Thompson, superintendent of the Institution, will select a successor. S. of V. Elect Officers The Joshua Smith camp, No.

6, Sons of held a very enthusiastic meeting Tuesday, December 1, and elected the following officers: Commander, John Cornforth; senior vice commander, Silas Howard; junior vice commander, S. E. Ralston; chaplain, Rev. Porter; guide, James Remington; color bearer, S. Drake; musician, H.

R. McWhorter; treasurer, P. Ringle; secretary, E. Raymond. On Koad to Itecovery Charles foreman of The Statesman composing room; has just returned from Portland, where he underwent an operation in St.

Vin-eent's hospital, He was in the hospital twenty-one' days and for a time was in a precarious condition. He is now well on the road to recovery and expects to be able to resume his duties in a couple of weeks. Dr. F. E.

Smith, formerly of this city, performed the operation. Paint Firms Many There are ninety firms in the state handling paints and oils only, according to figures given out yesterday by State Labor Commissioner O. P. Hoff. The plants are valued at $287,500 and the business transacted during the year just passed amounted to $1,578,800.

The total wage paid during the year was $623,316. Phone Companies Employ Many-Telephone companies in the state employed in the offices and as linemen and repair men, about 1575 persons during the past year, according to figures compiled in the office of the state labor commissioner. The wage for the year amounted to a total of $1,228,500. The companies have a total of 335,372 miles of wire and 120,650 telephones. There are 315 systems in the state.

Government Man Will Heir In a reply to a communication from the Salem. Commercial club, E. E. Pratt, chief of he bureau of foreign and domestic commerce a Washington, D. C.

has promised to co-operate with the local organization in the collection of data regarding the culture of flax and the manu- IF YOU DON'T GET THE BEST OF THAT COLD IT MAY GET THE BEST OF YOU Schaefer's Throat and Lung Balsam Is on the "beat' all the time and will Arrest it. SCHAEFER'S DRUG STORE (DEUTSCHE APO TREBLE) THE PENSLAR STORE 135 NO. COMMERCIAL ST. Prompt Delivery: 197 to that industry which he would forward immediately to the Commercial club. Allen Is Inspect' A.

C. Allen of Medford was chosen yesterday by the appointive board as horticultural inspector for the third district. He takes the place left va- Icant by the removal from the office a few days ago of A. H. Carson of Grants Pass.

The selection of Mr. Allen for the position was recommended by E. C. Roberts, president of the state horticultural commission. Data on Soap-Labor Commissioner Hoff yesterday gave out the following regarding the soap industry in the state: Four plants operated in the state during the past year and employed an average of fifty-six people.

The total wage was $4 8.0 4 8. The plants are valued at $65,000 and the output for the year was 4,117,000 pounds. Brown Jury Disagree The jury In the trial of R. A. Brown, who Is charged with resisting an officer, which was heard yesterday, disagreed after deliberating for almost two hours.

The trial began at 1 o'clock and went to the jury just before 6. They were unable to render a verdict, however, and were dismissed. This is the second time the case has been tried, the former jury also failing to agree. The men on the jury yesterday were F. W.

Spencer, E. M. Lafore, Paul Hauser, John Noland, J. W. Harritt and Martin Olson.

Receive Wireless Message A wireless message from Rilverton was received yesterday by the wireless telegraphy class at the local high school. The boys have just finished installing their wireless equipment 8nd expect to receive messages from distant points when they become more proficient in the study. PERSONALS W. J. Culver went to Turner and Marion yesterday on road business.

W. M. Smith, county school superintendent, went to Pratum yesterday on official business. Miss Minnetta Magers was a visitor to Portland yesterday. D.

W. Campbell of Portland transacted business in this city yesterday. N. W. Scharf, superintendent of the Warren Construction has returned to his home in this city to spend the holidays.

T. D. Sunny of Salem was regis tered at Hotel Benson, Portland, No vember 30. REV. MR.

RAMSDELL DIES Passes in Portland Connected with Karly Salem History. 1 The Rev. Thomas M. Ramsdell, aged 93, died yesterday at the home of his daughter, Anna Anderson, 266, East Twenty-fourth street. Mr, Ramsdell, had a paralytic stroke last September and did not recover.

The funeral will be held, tomorrow morning at H. o'clock from the Centenary, M. church, the Rev. Geo, Hopkins of the Patton church officiating. The pallbearers will be: T.

M. Ramsdell. Clarence Ramsdell. R. M.

Burch, King, Frank Knight" and Benjamin Carr. Mr. made the trip Oregon overland in an ox train, leaving St. Joseph, in 18 43. He settled at French Prairie, later moving to Salem Mission.

There he joined the Oregon rangers, the state's first military organization, and fought against the Indians. He went to California In 1849, but soon recovered from gold fever and returned home. For a time he was a carpenter foreman for the Oregon Steam Navigation company, but later entered the ministry, lie was a member of Multnomah camp, Indian War Veterans. His marriage to Lorella Colwell was celebrated on July 28, 1847. Of a family of twelve children, the followinr survive: Mrs.

Mary E. Dickson, Mrs. Anna Anderson, John P. Ramsdell, Portland, Mrs. A.

C. Michael, Newport, Thomas Ramsdell, Salem: David Ramsdell. Elk City. D. C.

Ramsdell, Dallas, Or. Portland Telegram, Dec. 1. FAMOUS ONES APPEAR Eugene Pastor Tells of Greatness of Dickens and His Work. "Little Nell," a a "Wilkes" and other famous characters stood forth vividly last night at the chanel of the Willamette uni versity when that master things literary, Rev.

F. H. Wilkenson of Eugene, lecturing on Charles Dick ens, caused in imagination, eacn 10 appear in illustration of the style, and purpose of the great author. He stated that Dickens had a great purpose in his work and that his ef-r forts resulted in the establishment of free schools in England; that the' great author touched upon all phases of the life of the poor and the needs of the children of his day, and yet the suggegstively unclean was absent while he took his readers behind the scenes of the 'London of his day. Dickens caused much to be done for the proper care and education of the young and was wholesome and helpful in all his woiks.

1 Thus did the Eugene man present In striking style the lecture of the evening before a good sized and highly appreciative audience. Dean Alden announced that next Tuesday Judge McBridge would address the assembly. Prompt Action Will Stop Your Cold. WThen you first catch cold (often indicated by a sneeze or cough), break it up at once. The Idea that "It does not matter" often leads to serious complications.

The remedy which Immediately and easily penetrates the lining of the throat Is the kind demanded. Dr. King's New Discovery soothes the Irritation, loosens the phlegm. You feel better at once. "It seemed to reach the very spot of my Cough" Is one of many honest testimonials.

50c at your druggist. "i I id 14 i was called to the town to bring the child back to Salem and after many difficulties she arrived yesterday In a somewhat unsettled state of mind. Dives Into Puddle. Anna was rt school when Mrs. Lynch arrived In town and after talking with the parents the police matron decided that the little girl would have to leave her fcmlly.

Leaving the school on the May to the train Anna was very pleasant and appeared to be delighted that he was to return, to Suddenly he choho the muddiest puddle on. the street and fell Into It in an apparent faint. Arter some persuasion on the part of Mrs. Lynch she arose, covered with mud from head to foot. Then without the uliRhtect warning tdic ran screaming Into a near by yard and jumped head foremost into a rain barrel of water.

She was dracged from her perilous position kicking and calling loudly that he wanted to die If the had to go to Salem." She Liked the lllevator. While she resided with Mrs. Lynch Anna had a peculiar fondnsj for running the automotlc elevator In the Steevea building. She would slip away unnoticed, and would bo running the car at full speed up and down the building. She Inquired the whys and wherefores of, everything which met her notice and kept everyone about her busy answering her questions.

Little Anna. Is one of the many girls who have been helped by Salem's kind hearted police matron. She will be given another chance to "make, good" at the Industrial ntliool and probably the first person to grasp her hand with a hearty good wbh for success when she leaves the Instltu lion wijlibe that of Mrs. Lynch, Mho mothers many unfortunate girls In Marlon county. Do not put off until tomorrow ordering glasses that are needed today.

We please In quality of work and In price. Miss.A.McCuIIoch OITOMETIMNT. ITdH-OIJ Hubbard lhldin. Phn o. I m.

410-416 State Street I gg We Haive The' Goods Make This An Electrical. ROSE DALE SLICED HAWAIIAN PINEAPPLE. Net contents, 14 oz. We have 150 10c per tin. $1.10 per dozen.

SOLAR BRAND SLICED PINEAPPLE, No. 2 tins. 2 tins for 25c; $1.35 per dozen. DEL MONTE TENDER SWEET PEAS 15c per tin; $1.65 per dozen. 161b SMALL WHITE BEANS for $1.00 181b LARGE WHITE BEANS for $1.00 181b PINK OR BAYO BEANS $1.00 121b BEST ITALIAN PRUNES for $1.00 161b JAPAN STYLE RICE for $1.00 141b FANCY HEAD RICE for $1.00 201b BEST CREAM OATS for $1.00 3 CANS COUNTRY CLUB MILK for.

25c 1 SINCLAIR HAMS, per pound 22i2c WHITE ROSE FLOUR, SPECIAL, per sack. $1.50 Roth Grocery Co. CM stinnias ill Phooc 1885-1886. ext. For Joy and Comfort.

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