The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, March 31, 1921, Page 1, Image 1

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    DID YOU KNOW That Salem Is Now the Market Center for the Great Broccoli Industry?
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10 Pages
SEVENTY-FIRST year
IE! CRISIS
State Superintendent Be
lieves Oregon Bankers
Ready to Finance Every
Necessary Requirement.
COMPARISON IS MADE
ON FIVE-YEAR BASIS
Aggregate Resources Drop
"In Last Year, But Saving
.Tendency Shown
The comparative abstract of re
ports submitted, by 2i bank
within - the state of Oregon, in
cluding both state and national, at
the close of business February 21,
1921, baa just been completed,
This abstract contains' a compara
tive statement covering a period
of five years and Is the first of
its' kind to be compiled by the
state banking department.
. IThe aggregate banking resourc
es of tbe state shows a decrease
or 122,796.812.39 between Febru.
ary 28, 1S20. and February 21,
1921. Demand deposits, includ
ing individual deposits subject to
check, cashier's checks, certified
checks and demand certifiates of
deposit, show a derease during
tbe past year of over $28,000,00(1
bat these deposits are greater by
tnore than $53,000,000 than they
were on March 5 1917, or an
incresce ofmore than 60 per cent
la this class of deposits in the
four-year period. -
Ratings Make Biff Gain
Savings, deposits daring the
past year, however, show an in
crease' of $6,403,1(9.99, and an
Increase over March. "1917, of
$4t.29ff,279.30, or approximately
150 per cent In four years.
Loans and discounts show a de
crease during the' past year of
$10,326,819.35, while bonds and
other securities show a decrease
ot ' $3,655,817.73, or a combined
decrease of loans and securities
Wregatlng $13,982,637.08.
The additional capital Invested
In all banks shows an Increase of
$1,556,850, with an Increase of
surplus and undivided profits of
,$1,411,013.75. Making an In
crease of surplus and undivided
profits of $2,967.S6J.75. and a
cspital increase over 1917 of $6.
931.055.66. Actual cash in hand shows an
increase of $651,872.91 over
February, 1920. while the balane-
doe from other banks shows a
decrease of $7,894,074.39.
nramwell I Encouraged
Bills payable and : rediscounts
combined show an increase of $9,
672,416. Overdrafts show a de
crease of $335,230.33 compared
fth the overdrafts a year ago.
This favorable condition. In con
nection with overdrafts Indicates
that the efforts by the banks to
discourage this class, of business
re having effect r
"The condition of Oregon banks.
-reflected by thla statement, la
""tory, and there is a
nbhUntial Improvement since
Jaauary 1." Baid Frank C. Bram
u, state superintendent or
Z m ' "Som of the banks
JUch were staggering under the
Jnfdens of a sudden depression
!mInater,a,,Jr rtrengthened their
Portion. 1 believe the banks of
his state will be able to pass
wngh the remaining period of
adjustment without future em
"sJt. If these results are
woomplished, the state of Ore-
S!viWUI d0WB ,n History of
nlng with only one failure due
w ths sudden decline In price,
only failnre, up to the pre-
2!v mJ the Crook County
S"of Pfinevllle. The Bank of
iftMvTille was tl08el August.
Lt this failnre may be at
inouted to many causes which
Jlttons01 the rMUlt of market con
g,"1 feel. "rjr much encouraged
cIilMuf ot the Present finan-
conditions in this state. There
beU.V'.'i'6 for alarm. I firmly
Uf ! nncial crisis has
of?hi!,Md- " the good people
eWt0B win continue to exer
fatf JL. ,Mme or sound
M t? 1 feel tDt tfa bankers
u will provide funds
iJttwential and necessary
Linkers Congratulated
Orerl liner of the state of
Don vr t0 congratulated
resa:J '! achievement-and the
tilth. lc they , have accom
, rll this period of fl-
-v -urenamty.
cobjm th conditfons which I
tut I"? most favorable In the
th rZ Ton' the confidence or
utinn. pI ,n the financial insti
ls .JLof our Rreat state should
iri ,,Utmnt shows that there
bank a cltie" ,n the state with
noi oor0'11? c of $1.
Iti I,;9 ,a1 61 cities with depoa
l exceeding $500,000.
CT. MARY'S VICTORIOUS
CinTAF0RD UNIVER S I T Y.
n ver.u'!11 The St. Mary's
the 1.717 bll team defeated
feianrord university he-ve today
BOULDER IS
SELECTED AS
HEADSTONE
Rurtal Place for Kurrot&hs,
American Naturalist, High
in Catskills
POrflHKEEPSlH, N. Y.. Mar.
3o. a large oouldercon wnicn
John Burroughs played a, a boy
and sat in study of nature as a
man. wilt rorm the headstone t
the grave where his body Is to be
interred Sunday, lha Mth anni
versary of his birth.
The burial plot, selected today
bv relatives of th (treat natural
ist, who died suddenly yesterday
while returning to his home on a
passenger train, is high in the
Catskill mountain at Koxbury. It
is planned to construct a little
park around tbe grave.
A few feet from the burial
ground stands the old house In
which Mr. Burroughs was born.
A little distance away la "Wood
chuck Hole," his rummer camp.
TO
Timberworkers' Union Does
Not Want Spaulding Co.
To Lose Logs
L- .
Officially declaring that It be
lieves In the conservation of prop
erty, local union No. 174, Inter
national Union of Timberworkers,
has given the river men of the
Charles K. Spaulding Logging
company up to and including April
3 to clean up all the work, on the
river so they may properly be
taken care of and no logs lost to
the company.
This was the only development
yesterday in the controversy be
tween the Spaulding company and
its employes relative to the de
termination of the company to
reduce the minimum wage from
$3.60 to $3 on April 1. The mill
crew of more than 100 men has
been idle since Monday night when
tbe mill was closed down.
Relative to the union 'js action In
deciding that the river work
should be cleaned up notwith
standing the differences between
the company and the employes a
statement by the union yesterday
said that "this is broad-minded
and no doubt ill give the people a
new angle on the labor move
ment." E
Robertson of Condon Must
Relinquish Position in1
State Legislature
ciato Senator O. n. Robertson
of Condon, former cashier of the
First National bank of that place,
was yesterday appointed by Frank
C.Bramweli, state superintendent
or banks, as state bank examiner,
i .ncniinv fh nnuition Robert
as, r
son will automatically relinquish
the office or state senator under a
statute which probiblte one person
from holding more man one lucra
tive state office at the same time.
The appointment of Senator
nhoronn wa confirmed by the
state banking board, composed of
the governor the secretary i
state and the state treasurer.
DnWtiAn succeeds W. M.
, ""'
Adair who is moved up to the po-
.uinn nf assistant state supenn-
ton'riont to succeed Marshall Hoop
er, who resigned some time ago to
become vice-president 01 me r irsi
State and Savings bank of Klam
ath Falls.s
Return of Former Ruler Of
Hungary Will Not Be
' Tolerated
iT?ta tarrh 20. France is
strongly 'opposed to a return of
former Emperor unanes w iu
throne of Hungary it was declared
i. rrtoioi i rr 1a toniabt. France
together with the other allied pow
ers, has maa u ciear v
that the allies will not tolerate a
movement looking to a restoration
of the Hapsburg dynasty.
Official dispatches to the for
eign office from Budapest said
that the only support the former
monarch had was that of one gen
eral and two deputies who had
been arrested.
French officials believe the at-
(tempt of the former emperor to
I have been a fiasco.
H
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FRANCE OPPOSED
EMPEROR C1RIES
EiSiL
GIBBONSTODAY
Army of Mourners Pass
Body of Dead Prelate
Daily Foreign Represen
tatives to Pay Respects."
QUIET REIGNS IN NEAR
VICINITY OF CATHEDRAL
Business Activities to Cease
At 10 o'clock For One
Minute
BALTIMORE, Md., March 3.
The mighty ana the lowly united
In sorrow tonight trod sortly past
the bier of James Cardinal Uib
bons to gaze for the last time on
the faca of the prelate.
For " tomorrow with all pomp
and ceremony and the singing ot
a Gregorian chant the church will
bury her dead. The apoHtoHc del
egate at Washington, two fellow
members in the college of cardi
nals, archbishops and bishops,
arch abbots and abbots, secular
clergy and clergy belonging to the
orders, all will be massed in the
Cathedral of the Assumption oi
tbe Bless Virgin Mary-for the fi
nal mass. '
Diplomatic representatives ot
the Catholic countries of the
world, and officials of nation,
state and city, also will attend
the service.
Private Ceremony Simple
The public ceremony ended,
the body later will be carried to
the cathedral crypt, unopened
since the burial of . Archbishop
Spalding in 1872: There the body
will be laid to rest in the white
marble tomb, with the simplest or
ceremonies and in the presence of
only closest relatives and friends.
For three days the body of Car
dinal Gibbons haa rested In state
under the great gold dome of the
cathedral in which, for so many
years he ministered to mankind.
Daily an army of mourners, 30.
000 strong, has filed in and out
of the edifice, but today, from
morning until nearly midnight, a
great double column blocks long,
sought entrance.
In other parts of the city there
was the usual noise and bustle of
an American community, but
around the cathedral ail was
quiet. The shuffle of feet was al
most the only sound, as the
mourners pressed slowly forward.
Tomorrow this silence will
spread all over the city, when in
response to proclamations by gov
ernor and mayor all traffie and
every activity will be stopped for
one minute when the mass begins
at 10 o'clock.
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Olcott-is Emphatic in Asser
tion Thompson Will Not
Get Leniency
Governor Olcott yesterday made
the emphatic declaration that no
pardon from the state penitentiary
while he is governor will be ex
tended to Bennett Thompson, who
is serving a life sentence for the
murder of Mrs. Helen C. Jennings
and Fred Ristman. The murders
were committed In Washington
county.
Recently there have been re
ports that an effort would be
made to secure a pardon for
Thompson on grounds that his
conviction was on circumstantial
evidence.
Thompson has a bad record. He
first served a term in the Oregon
reform school, according to rec
ords In the governor's office. He
was received at the state prison in
November. 1898. from Clackamas
county for a one-year term for
larceny, and was discharged Oc
tober 28. 1899, when be was 18
vears old -
He was received a second time
at the penitentiary -in January.
1902, from Multnomah county for
a term ot 20 years for assault and
robbery armed with a dangerous
weapon. He was conditionally par
doned by Governor West in Sep
tember, 1911. He was returned in
May. 1915. for investigation on
order of Governor Withycombe.
and was kept In the state prison
tor two weeks and released again
on another conditional pardon by
Governor ' Withycombe. that
charge against him having railed
to hold.
He was received a third time
September 1, 1916. from Wash
ington county on a life term for
second degree murder. He served
until July 30, 1918, when he es
caped. He was returned August
12. 1918.
110 PARDON FOR
SALEM, OREGON. THURSDAY MORNING, "MARCH 31, 1921
WINES GETS
PLACE WITH
STATE BOARD
Arrangement Made for Secre
tary Goodin to (live Atten
tion to Outside Duty
Klmer Wines of Portland was
yesterday elected by the state
Loanl of control as assistant to
Secretary K. H. Goodin at a sal
ary of $iro a month. During tbe
war Mr. Wines was with the
niersency Meet corporation and
now be is with an iron works firm
in Portland.
A sufficient appropriation was
made by thw last legislature for
the board to increuao the force
in the secretary" office. Tbe pur
pose Ik to allow Secretary Goodin
mor time to aivo his attention
to detail outside th office and
to make more personal visitations
to the state Institutions.
Mr. Wines will be in charge
of work in the office.
mOIEl'S SLAYER
GETS LIFE III PEN
Believed That Poeschl Will
Serve in Hospital For
Insane
PORTLAND. Or.. March 30.
Joseph C. Posschel. convicted
slayer or Attorney Charles J.
Scbnabel was sentenced to lite in
the penitentiary by Circuit Judge
McCourt today. A jury found
Poeechal guilty last week of sec
ond degree murder, which carries
no other sentence than life im
prisonment. Poeschal declared
h had fired at Schnabel because
tte lawyer, as his attorney, had
not pressed a suit against the
Southern Pacific railway years
ago.
Although Poeschal was sen
tenced to the penitentiary it is
believed that he will be trans
ferred from that institution to the
state hospital for the Insane short
ly after being brought to Salem.
Week Awards
Statesman Classified
Ad Contest
Each week the Statesman
will give- three cash rewards
for the best "stories" about
Statesman Classified Ads.
The awards will be announc
ed each Tuesday morning;
1st reward. $2.50; 2nd re
ward. $1.50; 3rd reward,
1.00.
Contestants must see that
their stories" reach the
Statesman office before Mon
day morning of each week
in order to be considered.
Lat Week's Awards.
A number of very Inter
esting stories" were receiv
ed last week, and the Judges
have decided upon the fol
lowing as the winners:
1st reward. $2.50. Mrs.
Grace Keuscher, 1535 North
Church, Salem.
2nd reward. Miss Esther
I.. Thompson, route 8, box
67. Salem.
3rd reward. Miss Teddy
Kirk, Indian school, Chema
wa. Oregon.
Out of tbe large number
of stories received, the judg
es have decided that. the fol
lowing should have compli
mentary mention and will be
published In future Issues.
1st. Rovena Kyre, 1190
Oak Stteet.
2nd. Miss Lula Koschme
der. 295 South 27th street.
Salem.
3rd. Evelyn White, box
412. Newport, Oregon.
The story winning 3rd re
ward Is published In full be
low; the others will be pub
lished in future issues of The
Statesman. Watch for them.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
How The Statesman's CIaMified
Ads Helped Two Toor Girls.
Janet dragged herself into her
cheap little room and threw her
self down on the bed to cry. She
bad been looking for work all day
and was disappointed and tired.
At last she sat up and dried her
eyes and listened for Jane's lag
ging step on the stairway. But
Jane's step did not lag. She came
merrily into the room; threw her
hat into a corner, and hugged
Janet with all her might.
"Oh. Janet. I've got work. all
through the finest paper you ever
saw. It's The Statesman, and it
has awfully good articles and the
most interesting stories, and the
best classified ads that you ever
saw. I got very nice work In a
good home with good pay com
ing. Just what I wanted. Here,
dear, look It over and see if there
if n't something that you want.
Janet looked the paper over ex
citedly. "No." she said. "I don't see
anything that is exactly what I
(Continued on page 2)
EXPLOSION
IS
EO
Identity of Driver of "Death
Wagon" in Wall Street
Disaster New York An
archist, Say Officers.
CLUE IS FURNISHED
BY SHOES ON HORSE
Department of Justice Ag
ents Start Search
For Suspect
NKW YORK!. March .10. Iden
tity of the driver of the "death
y-agon-' in which the destructive
lQjijb which caused the Wall
rtreet explosion, on September" 1 6
Is kuown p the agents of the de
partment of justice. It was re
ported here tonight. He ha
been "identified" as a well known
anarchist through a clues furn
ished by the shoes of the horse
which drew the death dealing ve
hicle into the finance district.
While official confirmation of
tbe report was unavailable here
tonight in the absence of William
J. i'lynn. chief of the depart
ment's bureau or investigation, it
In said that circulars containing a
detailed description and portraits
of the man sought had been sent
to police chiefs and postmasters
throughout the country.
Tha man sought is described aa
being about five feet six inches
tall, and with rather high cheek
bones.
His name Is said to be given In
the circular, which has been de
scribed as a confidential, docu
ment. Neither the local represen
tatives ot tbe department of jus
tice nor the police would discuss
the subject.
J I L PRISONERS
Threat to Take Away Tobac
co Quiets Mutinous
Inmates
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. March 30.
Prisoners in the Los Angeles
county jail, who had been riotous
for more than 12 hours, calmed
down late today when Sheriff
Traeger informed them they
would not be permitted to use to
bacco until their outbreaks bad
ceased.
Six alleged ringleaders. In
cluding two Chinese tongmen
charged with murder, remained
In dungeons, while jail guards
cleaned up debris of furniture
and blankets smashed and torn
by the mutinous inmates.
CLEAR AFTER
Removal of Bullet by Invalid
Surgeon Is Called
Successful
OSSINfNG. N. Y.. March 3.
Instant recognition today of a for
mer fellow convict In Clinton pris
on, whom he had not seen for two
years and a hair convinced sur
geons attending Roman Leondow
ski at the prison here that his
mind is functioning normally in
consequence of the removal of a
bullet from his brain yesterday.
Ths operation was performed by
Dr. William Chapman, an invalid.
Dr. Amos Squire said tonight
Leondowskt wag in fine shape
and there was no signs ot depres
sion. Jury Disagrees in
Hedderly Damage Suit
PORTLAND. March 30 A fed
eral Jury today disagreed, fol
lowing trial of Mrs. Iena Hed
derl's suit in which she sought
damages from three officers who
figured in a raid in which her
husband. Robert W. Hedderly.
was shot last September.
Praeger Resigns From
Postoffice Department
WASHINGTON. March 30.
Otto Praeger of San. Antonio.
Texas, second assistant postmas
ter general has resigned, effective
April 1. it was announced today.
No successor haa been named aa
yet.
MYSTERY
UNCOVER
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TVyTlS LAUHA HAKLAN, ho has been named so
1VA cial secretary to Mrs. Warren (I. Harding, wife of
President Harding. ThU ix the latest photograph of
Miss Harlan, who Is a daughter of the late Chier Justice
John M. Harlan of the United States supreme court.
She is well known in Washington society.
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Former French Premier In
j terested in Relations
With U. S.
EXPRESSES GRATITUDE
Will Attend Funeral of James
Cardinal Gibbons Today
In Baltimore
WASHINGTON. March - 30.
Rene Viviaul, former premier of
France, who Ih here on a mission
of courtesy, was received by Pres
ident Harding at the White lloutte
late today after he had presented
his credentials as an nvoy ex
traordinary to Secretary Hughes
at the Ktato department.
At both visits M. Vivian! was
accompanied by Ambasador Jus
erand. and. according to state
ments by officials the former pre
mier's visit remains nothing more
than "one of courtesy." It was in
timated by tbose attaclul to his
mission, however, that he woud
F.ivu an attentive ear to any sug
gestions involving relations ot
K ranee with the United State.
A formal announcement issued
at the White House said that M.
Vivianl "called to pay tbe compli
ments and utter the good wishes
of the president of France to the
president," and that he "empha
sized the desire of France to con
tinue the friendship between the
two republics and expressed grat
itude to America for the great
lb in us done since his previous
vis.it." Announcement was also
made that President Harding
would eive a dinner in the While
House in honor of M. Vivianl'
visit April 5.
The conference at the state de
partment lasted one hour and later
Secretary Huehes called at M.
Viviani's hotel to return the visit.
The only comment Mr. Hughes
would make was an expression ot
his pleasure in receiving the for
mer French premier, who is an old
acquaintance.
M. Vivian! intends to ro to Tlal
timoro tomorrow with Ambassador
Jusserand to attend the funeral ot
i Cardinal Gibbons.
I
Delano and Eoff Buy
Building From Thielson
Announcement was made yes
terday that F. G. Delano and Asa
Koff. who under the firm name of
the Salem Automobile company,
have occupied the Thielsen build
ing on High, street for nearly two
years, have purchased the build
ing from F. D. Thielsen.
It is believed the purchase price
was about $22,500.
The property is a choice cloe
in location and stands between
the Grand theater and the Great
Western garage.
THE WEATHER
Fair; moderate winds becom
ing southerly.
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SUICIDE TRIAL
TOW FAILURE
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B. E. Otien Fires One Bullet
Into Breast and Another
Into. Head
GOES TO MEET CORONER
Chief of Police Charges Far
mer With Threatening
To Kill Another
D. E. Otjen. 40 years old. Polk
county fanner, because of trouble
with his wife, drove to the front
of the place where she was living
at 1144 Ferry "street about
o'clock yesterday morning and
fired a bullet into his breast with
suicidal intent. Persons In the
house telephoned to the police
station, orricer Harden respond
ed and upon approaching the
bouse observed a man sitting in
an automobile and asked him
where the man was who had tried
to kill himself.
"I am the man. was the re
ply, and as he answered Otjen
raised the gun and fired another
bullet Into his head.
op Gun- Too Small
Someone, apparently thinking
Otjen had succeeded in killing
himself, called Coroner Rigdon.
who drove up in his automobile.
Observing hlra. Otjen. who was
scarcely dazed by the two self
inflicted shots, left his own auto
mobile and got Into that or the
coroner.
Otjen was taken to the Iec
oness hospital. On tbe way he
complained that he had Intended
to buy a .32 calibre gun. but had
been sold one of .22 calibre in
stead, lie referred to it as
"little pon-rnn.
Later In the day when the exact
nature of Otjen's family trouble
became known Chief of Police
.viomi rued a complaint against
Otjen charxina- him with "thr.i.
enlng to take the life of another.'L
George Shanks, who is employed!
oy uijen. says be overhead Otjen
threaten to kill both hi if .nH
her mother. Mrs. Hhi
jior. wno lives at 21 SO Lee street.
Ixng Mistreatment Claimed
Mrs. Otjen claims that her hus
band has mistreated her for eiht
years. She left him Tuesday and
said to have told him that she
Tney have bee m."rred 11 yesr.
and have four children Thl nV.
puia live witb hiov no mar
and have four children. The Ot
Jen rarm is in Polk county. 1
miles east or Salem.
At the hospital Otjen said he
wanted to die. His wounds are
not serious. The bullet fired In
to the breast apparently hit a
rib and glanced away from vital
parts. The bullet in the head
did not reach tbe brain.
APPLK TtOI INJfRKD
MARTINSni'RG. V. Va..' Mar.J
30 llorvnrt. InHi, frnn m.mv I
Cumberland valley fruit belt
- -w- r - - j aasss as
growers indicated 75 per cent of
tbe apple crop had been mined by
.fine ujf u wwh I uiunj VJ
tbe frost last night and Monday
night.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
SEPIWIl IS
RESOLUTION OF
BUSINESSIN
League, At. Meeting Last
Night, Votes to Withdraw
From Affiliation With the
Commercial Club. .
G. LMcAFEE IS
CHOSEN SECRETARY
Separate Quarters To Be
Maintained Na III Feel
ing Is Aroused
The Salem Dnsineas Men lea
gue at a meeting last night. Voted
to separate from the Commercials
dab. and hereafter the league
will be conducted independently
of that ..organization.
The separation will be complete.
The league voted to obtain new
quarters ontalde of the Com me r
clal club rooms, and O. E. MeAfee
was elected secretary.
The 'secession did not assume
the form of an eruption and a
thorough good reeling, ft Is aid.
exists between tbe Business Men's
league and the Commercial Club.
But for some time the league
members have felt they could do
better work as a separate organ
ization. . ,
For several years the Business
Men s league has been one of the
several affiliated- organizations
making up the Commercial dab.
nd the director of the league
has served as a member of the
board of Um4a A . i
n - m vi tow UUB.
Presumably with the official sep
aration from the dab the bead of
the league will no longer be a
ciuo directorate by
Tlrtne of. his position la the lea-
- w
Mr. McAfee, who waa last
laagse. is said to -have . the ex
Krtcacw to qnalify hU for the
PoalUon. The oaarters for th
league have not yet been selected.
FOSTELEPIES
Income of Silverton Lines is
Small; Another Company
Has Big Deficit
The. Home Ttnhnn la. t.i.
graph company or Southern Ore
on. In ita annual report, covering
6Jf.ri"0" of r 120, filed
uw pauuc service commission
yesterday, is abl to iKn .
ot only 2.4 per cent on Its lavest-
or 91B4.ZCO.9X.
. The coronaav's Aoeratinv
uses for tbe year were SS2.M2.29.
uuperaung expenses. $37,141.01.
and miscellaneous deductions from
revenues. Inelndinr iitm
d to $1,013.40. leaving the per-
mcvnis oniy ll.7SS.42
The Malheur Telephone com
pany was even less fortunate, re
porting a deficiency for the year
of $3jf.91. The operating reve
nues were $32.70$.opraUnf ex
penses $31,315 and taxes $1.
742.J1. The Interorban Telephone com
pany ot Silverton reports an in.
come of $3.?C. Its operating rev
enues were $ IS 027.30. operating
expenses. $ 1 5.S74.49 and taxes
MAYOR JESTS
Orders City Official to Ask
Permission to Leave
Council Room
PORTLAND. Ofe March 301
w"' ??JS"?" U Brbo"
rr"'d today by order of
Mayor ueorge L. Baker arter he
had lelt a council meeting still la
progress and was escorted back to
the council chamber by foar police
orricers. Uarbur was highly indig
nant at the proceediag and a hot
controversy ensued between-him
and the mayor, which was heard
by a large crowd or auditors gath
ered tor the meeting.
"Hereafter." the mayor told the
commissioner at Its close, "yon
win remain In council meetinc s
"1m the eoanell gives yon per-
mission to Imm n
mission to leave.
A burst of applauap greeted this
admonishment, which was sternly
checked by the mayor. This is a
I v j u iu;vr, A His IS a
I family row,- he told the crowd,
"Outsiders most not take sides."
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