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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-29
ALeck the Barber -s,Ap. M.E,.,
<- WAS reading in the paper said
!" ,,-.,, tbo Barber, "about some

- WAS reading in the paper said
y" ,,,ot the Barber. ''about some
- A down South where the people In
GIaces so"so N thought 1t was haunted be-
the noh .ho mirror in one of the rooms
causo r;cture of a. former occupant on
has "a ptbey can't rub 1t off no matter
hoW h., naid di%n,t III read It very close. but I
,s'a woman's picture on the mir.
BET nbat do you think2" and Aleck
rcl' porher eyed his wife maliciously..
the e,pD"nhob,y." said the wife Of Aleck
norSsr "Women look in their
tue ,.-nrs 40 they won't have to look at
mltro,n ra1,r men folks! It's the lesser Of two
.vils, .vi 80 to speak,
u11uH," said Aleck the Barber,
III doubtfully. Anyway, I've al.
rars been curious about these haunted
houses. Used TO have one IN my nome
nUrT .own when was kid. Terrible run
;% sown shack It was. too. and then when
: grew older and moved to another
.,wn there was a haunted house in 1t,
,oo % It was even more run down and
W., ,"vryc,tcbed looking than the other house.
GAnd that's the way IT usually is.
Van never hear Of a nice, fine big house
I.,u. LTu haunted. , Always some wrecked
1e,ms 3Snn Of a place, full Of spiders and
s.ts and echoes and mildew. Some.
NV Il doesn't make sense to me.
p'" ,,rIere's a ghost. for example, that
-, 90 anywhere he wants. Can't be
.S" .s.n nr smclt or anything. He could
@ ssrs The pick and cream Of the best
u,eos na, in rho world to live in. But
uy nut does he do? Always picks out
We u.arr;ble looking dump. with the win
do.s busted and the blinds hanging,
"I full Of drafts and germs and things.
IIirhealthy place. not TO say depress-
'"..::1 ..:1 can't understand It. Ghosts
,,u,tn't be quite right In their minds
~ nick such places to live in, or else
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-29
PASTOR "a YEARS IN CHURCH
Rev. Or. Tracy Took Christ No.
mortal Charge When a Mission

The Rev. DR.. William Tracy will
celebrate the thirty fourth anniversary
Of his assumption Of the pastorats Of
the Christ Memorial Reformed Epis-
copal Church, Forty third and Chest
nut streets. next Sunday. At the
morning service DR.. Tracy will preach
his anniversary sermon and at the
evening service there will be a program
Of special music.
Last Monday DR.. and Mrs. Tracy
who live at 4401 Sanspm street, cele-
brated their fiftieth wedding anniver-
sary. This year also is Dr. Tracy's
fiftieth III the ministry. =
DR.. Tracy was born in Pembroke.
shire, Wales, in 1S45, and was edu-
Gated at Mansfield College, Oxford Uni
versity, England. Before coming to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-29
they know 80 much about people they're
sick and tired Of them and don't want
to associate with them any more.

"NTAYBE, that's the reason they 70
to live. in wretched, tumble down
places. And yet they could get the
same privacy by making their residence
in municipal museum. for example, or
lots of churches where they wouldn't
be disturbed all week long, or in the
libraries 6f athletic clubs.
There's a nice deserted place that
ought to suit any ghost. Quiet, too,
except for the snoring"
1T It's quiet that ghosts are looking
for, then barber shops will never be
haunted" said the wife Of Aleck The
Barber. "You would drive any ghost
to drink all by yourself"
Aleck the Barber said nothing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-29

this country he was pastor for several
years at Manchester, England. His
first charge in the United States was
at Lacon, I'll. When he accepted
tho pastorate Of Christ Memorial
Church it was only a mission.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-29
Every New Style
Every Wanted Color
Every Desired Material

There is no secret to it! Mr.. Hill buys in such large
quantities that he can and does demand lower
prices Large volume business at small profits
that is the reason for our success.
So, nlan-noW is the time to get ready and get'
your new Fall and Winter clotheS-and we say now
because stocks are at their best and varieties the
finest.
Every man can be titted-no matter what his size
we make speciality of fitting stout men and slim
men.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-27
KLANSMEN WANT
TRIAL HELD OVER

Medford. Or, Nov. 27.--A mo-
tion for a continuance TO the Feb
ruary term Of the circuit court, Of
the trial Of the six defendants In
the jackson county night riding
cases were filed in the circuit
court Saturday and arguments
will be heard by Judge F. M. Calk-
ins this morning.
The motion is based on the
main contentious:
That the indictments are politi-
cal indictments. and that for the
past six months newspapers of
jackson county and the entire
Pacific have made attacks upon
the organization known as the Ku
Klux Khan. Of which defendants
are alleged to be members.
That the political campaign
was such as to stir up enmity and
desire for revenge" prejudicing
the defendants, and that the pre-
ju6ice thus created has not pass
ed"
The motion sets forth the claim
that the prejudice will have
abated by the next term Of court.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-27
WOMAN HIT BY AUTO HURT

Mrs. Louie Robbins, Of Rickreall,
suffered severe bruises on her low
er limbs and shock shortly after
2 o'clock on Saturday when she
was struck by an automobile said
to have been driven by #. II.
White.
The accident occurred at the cor
ner of Commercial and Court streets
Mrs. Robbins, whose hearing is i'm
paired, was under the impression
that the White car was backing in
stead of moving forward. She was
knocked to the pavement but her
injuries were not considered serious.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-27
HORTICULTURISTS NAME
LOBBYING COMMITTEE

To advance the interests OF
horticulturists in the state, a
committee was appointed by the
Oregon State Horticultural soci-
ETY. recently in session at Corval-
lis. to be on hand during the COM
ing session of the legislature. This
committee will consist of Chas. A.
Park of Salem, president of the
state board of horticulture. l. l..
Patterson, former state senator
from Polk county and Arthur
Marsh. Earl Pearcy, of the Ore
gon Growers cooperative associa-
tion was named as secretary for
the committee.
With the horticultural of the
state in cans alone-and not in @.
cluding dehydrated products
exceeding five times the fishing
interests of the state, the society
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-27
MUELLER QUITS MINISTRY

Berlin, Nov. (By Associ-
ated Press, DR.. Herman Muel-
ler, minister of agriculture and
food controller In the new cabinet
of Chancellor Cuno, resigned Sat
urday. The resignation came aft
er attacks made in the relchstag
upon him by socialists who ac-
cused him of having actively par
ticipated in the Rhineland sep
aratist movement In 1919.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-27
would Adopt Boy

A petition to adopt Weldon
Woodrow Henson and change his
name has been presented to the
county court by Mr., and Mrs Will
liam D. Albright. They state that
the address of the father Of the boy
Lemuel Henson is unknown, That
the mother Lucy Henson Burbank
has given her written consent tc
the legal adoption Of the boy, who
Is about five years old.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-27
KOLB AND DILL IN
NATURAL COMEDY

Novelty and natural comedy are
the keynotes of the success sur
rounding Kolb and Dill in "Now
and Then" which comes to the
Grand theater for an engagement
of one night only, Tuesday, they
are duplicating and far exceeding
any of their other theatrical sue
cesses. Now and Then" is from
the pen of Aaron Hoffman and
with the Volstead act as pivot
he has built whirl Of laughter
which is irresistible. Kolb and
Dills special orchestra accompanies
the company.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-27
.PILOTLESS AIRPLANE
is DECLARED SUCCESS

Paris, Nov 27.-A system of
pilotless airplane control has pass
ed a two days test satisfactorily,
according to experts who super
vised the trials with a 800 horse
power passenger carrying govern
ment biplane that flew over Etam-
pes aviation field on Wednesday
and Thursday for several hours.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-27
REDUCED PHONE
RATES HELD UP

Portland, Or, Nov. 27.-Emer-
gency reduction Of telephone rates
ordered recently by the state public
service commission to become effec-
tive December l, pending further
investigation Of the telephone rate
situation was held up Saturday by
temporary injunction issued by
three federal judges sitting en- banc.
The Pacific Telephone and .Tele-
graph company had attacked the
constitutionality of the commission $
order and the court held that until
the question had been decided the
emergency rates should not go into
effect. The emergency rates affect
ed principally rural service and linn
ted service in Portland.
You can say one thing for Main
Street. Sinclair Lewis found 1t a
short cut to Easy Street
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-27
STOP ITCHING SKIN
Zemo the Clean, Antiseptic
Liquid, Gives Prompt Relief

There is one safe, dependable treat
ment that relieves itching torture and
that cleanses and soothes the skin.
Ask any druggist for 35c or ST bottle
of Zemo and applyit as directed. Soon
you will find that irritations, Pimples,
Blackheads. Eczema. Blotches. Ring
worm and similar skin troubles will dis
appear.
Zemo, the penetrating. satisfying
liquid, Is all that is needed. for it
banishes most skin eruptions, makes
the skin soft. smooth and healthy,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-27

felt that something should be
done to promote its interests, es-
pecially since the fishing inter-
ests have succeeded In securing
appropriations about four times
larger than horticultural inter
ests.
There is an especial need OF
larger appropriations, according
to Mr.. Park, to fight the white
pine blister rust and to carry
out a rigid quarantine against
the bringing into the state many
plant diseases.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-27
CITY AUTO CAMP
BRINGS SCORE
OF new CITIZENS

The Salem automobile camping
grounds were not only self sus-
tanning the past season, with the
charge of 80 cents night for
automobiles, but were also instru-
mental in securing for Salem and
vicinity a number OF permanent
residents.
This is shown In the report filed
with John j. Roberts, chairman of
the city park board, as compiled
by T. G. Albert, caretaker of the
grounds.
Not All Listed.
Although the names OF all who
first camped in the park and later
purchased property could not be
secured by Mr.. Albert, he was
able to compile a partial list, as
follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Myers from
Minneapolis, MINI. They secured
home on South Capitol street
and both are now employed in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Gunderson
and family from Kalispell, Mon
tana, remained In the camp a few
day and then purchased a home on
South Twelfth street, near the
Kay wooden mills.
Mr.. and Mrs, r. Griner of 0lym-
pia, Wash, located on South
Twelfth street and became perma-
nent Salem residents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pecan
from Baker, Oregon, bought
home on South Commercial street.
near the car line.
Idaho Couple Stays.
Mr.. and Mrs F. l.. Lingrennral,
who came to Salem by auto from
Cambridge, Idaho, secured apart
ments on South Commercial street
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Ford OF In
dependence, Oregon, stopped a few
days at the auto camp and then
bought a home on South Twenty
first street.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Zulsdorf and
family Of four children came to
Salem from Seattle by the auto
route. They leased home at
1920 Marion street and Mr.. Zufs
dorf soon found employment in the
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kelley came
from Tacoma, liked the city and
secured rooms at 1920 Marion
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. McGrath of
Boston, Mass, bought business
property on South Commercial and
Owens streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Maluda and
family came to Salem from Moor
craft, Wyoming. He leased fruit
tract two miles east OIL the STATE
hospital from A. l.. Seamster.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ramey and
daughter came to the city from
Minnesota. After staying at the
auto camp a few days, Mr.. Ramey
purchased a home. at 1915 North
Church street.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. ". Riordan and
family OF Ray, North Dakota,
bought home In Highland. four
blocks north of the Highland
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Slusser and
family Of eight came to Salem
from Loveland, Colorado, He
leased a 10-acre tract two miles
southeast of the city known as the
Craig place.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-27

What we would like to see is
real cure for badness that can't
get pushed over on one ear when
YOU take your hat off.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-11-27

John D. Rockefeller, Jr., favors
the eight-hour day. Work eight
hours, sleep eight hours, and step
eight hours on the gas.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
''Maity" Pitches Strike
To Open Sale of Seals
5000 See Brooklyn Drive
Opened TO Raise Funds for
Work Against White Plague

Five thousand persons in front Of
Borough Hail. Brooklyn, yesterday saw
Christy Mathewson open the borough 3
tuberculosis drive by pitching n per
feet strike through a huge painting OF
the Christmas Seal for this year.
Christy's own successful hght against
the plague was well demonstrated By
his old-time speed and control.
Then through the opening in the
picture came Fanny Brice. the vaude-
Vile star, a living duplicate Of the de-
sign on the seal-a mother and her
child. The baseball autographed by
Mstty was auctioned OF by Postmaster
Walter c. Burton and fell 20 DR..
Charles s. PreEt.
"Big Six" himself auetioned OF the
first six sheets Of seals 10 the highest
bidder and released carrier pigeons,
which few 20 the Offices Of the Ma
tional Tuberculosis Association. In
New York City, with the names Of the
purchasers, who were Mrs. George
Smith, Oran Waterman. NJ. Hhnenson,
Tom Sylvester. CASTOR Koch and Miss
Gertrude Chrisiy.
Many prominent residents Of Brock
lyn were on hand for the ceremonies.
The d. s. c. Municipal Band supplied
the music.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
Union Ticket Beaten
In Haverhill Election
Citizens Committee Defeats SO.
cialisi Mayor, Backed by
Workers, by $500

BOSTON. Dec. 5.-Tventy Of the
thlfty-nine cities In Massachusetts,, one
Of them the new City Of Gardner, bel,
municipal elections to-day. In all eK-
cept Eve. Mayors we're elected.
In Haverhill, where the contest a.
traetsd attention because Of the EFFORT
Of the Shoe Worker Protective Union
70 obtain control OF the Administration
the Citizens Committee opposing the
union won a clear cut victory. Dr.
William d. MeFee. Citizens Committee
candidate. defeated Mayor Parknan B.
Flanders. Socialist, by more than 1900
votes Aldermanie candidates indorsed
by the union we're defeated.
Chester +. Pearson, head OF n de-
partment store, becomes tho arst
Mayor Of Gardner, recently in
corporated ~ a city. He defeated his
opponent. Nelson Beaudette, by nearly
200 votes. In Peabody. where the Rev
Robert A. Bakeman. Socialist, re-
signed his pastorate OF the Second Con-
gregational Church 10 run for Mayor.
Mayor William A. Shea was reelected
for bis third term. The contest wa,
close, the MAYOR winning By 1913 votes.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
% at Democratic Club
Defy Murphy in Election
The 302 Others Vote Against
Tompkins. Old Officer. Who
Aided Cohalan

Twenty-eiRht members Of the Ma
tlonAi Democratic Club bravsd the
wrath Of Charles 2. Murphy last night
and voted for Professor Leslie j.
TompkIns, Of the Department. OF Law
n New York University, for one oi
the board Of governors Of the eiue;
Three hundred and two folloTeIt on
the Tammany chief voted for franeis
j. Murphy, a contractor, and frisnd
Of the Tammany boss. who was pat Up
m opposltlon 10 Professor Tompkins;
Ths action Of the club, which hurPny
set out systematically TO control ai"s
he was ousted for non-payment
dues A few years ago, was not unes
pected. as Tompkins Was ono OF inc
leaders In the fight 20 re-eieet surro-
gate John r. Cohalan.
Professor Tompkins has been an OF
6rsr Of tie club for more than twenty
years. Reeently-aftsr the turning
down OF Surrogate Cohalan by BOSS
Nurphy-the nominating committee OF
IN. club unanimously recommending the
election Of the lawyer, who IL also a
member OF the Tammany aT com =
rittee. A few days later the ooss
F,icnd and namesake appeared as the
rival 20 Professor TomPkins.
Thomas Rush, who was ColleetoI oA
the Port under the last Demoeratle Ao-
ninistration, was elected president
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06

being dated April IS and August IS,
1922. have not set had an oppor-
tunity 70 decide whether there Is any
thing IN them constituting cause for
action.
Among other matters submitted to
ne are a copy Of the 'Ku-klux klan
Kreed. an Imperial proclamation TO
all nations. peoples, tribes and tongues.
lovers Of law and order ana peace
and justice % the whole earth this
being signed by His Majesty william
Joseph Simmons, Imperial Wizard and,
finally, the secret A, p. G. Of the
Invisible Empire This book contains
the Klan teachings, Il mission and
ritual and a history Of the soeiety's
origin.
80 far as my examination has gone
have found nothing tending 70 show
that there have been any violations OF
law IN this county. have list OF
500 names and addresses OF klansmen,
which show they are fairly evenly ei-
vided between the five boroughs,
northern New Jersey. Long lsland,
Yonkers, Poughkeepsie, Nysek, SGretoga
and as far north as Buffalo. OF course.
my Office is concerned solely with pos
sible violations of law in New York
County"
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
Canada to Draw New
u. S. Postal Agreement.
Free Transit of Closed Mail
Trains and Transport of
Parcel Post Arranged

OTTAWA. Dec. "a new postal
agreement between Canada and the
United States will be prepared BY
Canadian postoffes ofieisls at the close
Of the hrst international postal con-
ference between officials Of the two
countries. II is plsned to make the
new agreement effective January /.
Ofieiais agreed In the closing ses-
sion that each country should grant
% the other free transit across, rs
territory By al trains used for its
own mails q the closed post made up
BY any authorized exchange Office Of
either country addressed 10 any other
exchange Of the same country.
TIE United States also agreed 20
carry Canadian parcel post, IN tran
slt across United States territory. 70
South American countries By routes
now used for the transmission Of its
own parcels, on payment Of 20 cents
& pound By Canada.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
Copy Of Play by
Stevenson Nets
$3.50 at Sale
Session Disposes of Books
and Autographs From
Libraries Of DR.. Thomas
Adds Emmett and Others

An unusual specimen and rare copy
os a work b. Robert Louis Stevenson
and Fanny Van dec. Stevenson, ph-
vateiy printed plsy, "The Hanging
Judge brought s2,i5o last night a. the
Anderson Galleries. James ?. Drake
was the purchaser.
This session was the close Of the sale
Of books and autographs from the col
lection OF the late Dr.. Thomas Addis
Emmet. OF New York City. and from
Ire Libraries Of james S. Harry. OF
Chicago. and Mrs. Julie lie Gallienne
and Nr. S. II. Taylor, Of Philndelphia.
The grand total obtained vas S5e,Iyb.to.
The Stevenson item. written In collao-
Grafton with his wife early in 1887, is
one OF only four copies.
Another valuable Stevenson item
soid was an original autograph manu-
script OF his poem The Deaeon's 3
Crescent" which went 20 a private col
leetor for $500.
TIE original autograph manuscript
OF william Pitts letter protesting
against war with the American colonies.
which was written the day before he
delivered bis famous speech IN the
Commons. brought $3.50.
An extremely rare and important
letter Of Martin Luther was sold 20
Charles SeSsler for 1920. The letter.
Of two pages, Is In German, and 10
dated l543, with autograph Gddress.
Three Lincoln letters, dated 1883 and
1854. and among the longest he ever
wrote. were sold 70 = private collector
FOR 1920. Those relate 20 n hitherto
unknown chapter IN his life. in which
his professional integrity was attacked
and successfully vindicated.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
Maine F0rbids Ice
To TinkIe in Class
80 p..re.sA = FA. rrtbs-.


AUGUSTA. Ne, Dec. g.
Maine was out front among all
the states Of the Union in It's pro-
hibition law, whatever else may
have been said about the enforce
mcnt thereof. Il Is evident that
the Pine Tree Commonwealth in
tends TO set the pace As long as
possible in matters having 10 DO
with drinks.
Beginning to-day, ice cannot be
legally served in--or for-sny
drinks in the hotels or public eat
ing places Of any kind-not even
FOR water. Under the new law
the ice cannot legally come in con-
tao. with the fluid TO be drunk.
The keynote Of the law Is
health. ofheials point cut that
there IS danger Of the existence Of
harmful bacteria in the Joe; that,
while some Of it is eli right.
great portion Of it comes from
rivers and streams that are sub
ject 70 pollution.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
Mongolian Mastodon's
Bones Are on Way Here
Described as Similar 10 Those
Of an Elephant, but Not
Ouite So Small

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. B.-Professor
]. B. Shackicford, Of the American Mu-
scum of Natural History. expected 70
depart for New York to-day or to-mor-
row with several bone specimens Of q
Baluchitherium mAstodon and ether
specimens Of extinct animals un-
esrthed By the expedition which the
museum Is maintaining In the Baluehia-
tan region Of Central Mongolia. Fro
fessor ShAekleford arrived yetierday
with the specimens.
An English paleontelogist named
Cooper discovered a few bones Of the
mastodon within recent years, but
Professor shaekleford said to-day that
he has nearly enough specimens TO
make up a complete skeletor- The
bones resemble those Of an elephant,
bot are much larger.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06

American carved mahogsnE sofa was
sold 10 Mrn. NJ. G. Nigel for 1886; and
Ars. r. J. Turnbuil paid t2to for .
seventeenth century Auegsson tapestry.
"DiAna's Nymphs Attacking Aetaeon,"
A collected set Of works Of Henry
james, comprising an unusually long
series Of hrst editions. sixty-slx vol
umss In eli. was sold 10 the Lexington
Book Company for $40. James =.
Drake paid $3.50 for collected set Of
eighty-six volumes Of the works OF
William d. Hovslls, mostly hrst edl.
tlons and many autographed; and y.
Ralston was the purchaser OF col
lection Of reproductions Of famous
paintings, psying filb for them.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06

hail h.ld at the Beilevue-strhtford
Hotel in Philadclphis after the Army
Navy football game Of November 70,
held a brief session this morning snd
compieted its work. II viii report d.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06

oKA, QUE Dec. 5.-Ths Sulpieian
Church. seminary and priests resi-
denee were destroyed by FIRE early to-
day. The great monastery Of the Trap
pist monu, near by, was not touched.
This is the hfth FIRE in Catholic In
stitutions in the Dominion in the last
few weeks. ST. Bonifaee College, near
Winnipeg, was destroyed November Is.
and ten students lost their lives. The
Dental School Of the University OF
Montreal was damaged twice last
month and JuTenant College was dam
aged In the blaze that devastated tho
village OF Ierrebonne on December I.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
Emperor Denies Klan
Causes Quebec Fires
Simmons Wires Montreal Mayor
as New ConAagration De-
stroys SuIpician Church

MONTREAL. Que. Dec. 5.-The FOL
lowing telegram was received BY Mayor
Martin to-day regarding the several
large fires which have occurred In and
around the city recsrtly and which
have been blamed on tke Ku-KluI Klan
In some quarters:
Atlanta. Ca. Dec. b: Authorize you
make categorical denial knights Of the
Ku-KluT Khan responsible In any way
for ineendiaIy fires, Canada or else
where-William J. Simmons"
number Of communications signed *.
X. k claiming responsibility for the
and threatening 70 fire other Roman
Catholic buildings.