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CIECTJLATIOH
Amiga for October,
1922:
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The Oregon Statesman
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SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 5, 1922
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
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UNDER QUIZ IN
1 RAILWAY CASE
i
tOreaon Service Commission-
er Tells I. C.j C. That
-Southern Pacifip Threat-
, ens ueveiupiiienui
V- '
OFFICIAL MAKES PLEA
f FOR CENTRAL OREGON
William Pollmani of Baker
Says Unmerger us Neces
sary for State
l: WASHINGTON, Dfc. 4. West-i-
era opinion favoring separation of
; the Central racing irom m
i Southern Pacific syjatem consti
tuted the bulk of testimony today
;at the interstate commerce com
. mission's hearing on the Southern
H pacific's application to retain con-
'".trot of the Central Lines in spite
i of a supreme court decree order
1 ' Ing their division.
) 'ri.lH. Corey, representing the
i'i Oregon. public service commission,
. also was heard, declaring that
: -while his commission did not wish
. to take Bides 4n the main contro
, versy it regarded sqme details of
the Southern Paclfijc's plan as
V threatening to Interfere with pro-
i iecta for new railroad construc
ts tion in central Oregon.
, .: ' Pullman for Separation
Another Oregon citizen, William
! Pullman, representing the State
Cattle and Horse Kaisers' asso
rt elation and the Northwest Live
stock Shippers' association assert
ed that tha best Interest of the
territory required separation of
1 the two systems. 1
; Edward F. Treadjrell, attorney
lor the California Producers and
j Shippers , association told the
' : 8,0 0 0 members who advocated
4 ; complete separation of the lines.
I Fred H. Wood, counsel for the
: ' Southern Pacific, Questioned him
I as to whether hisj organization
' ..bl.. (i.tTnlnn
y Z" r. 1
f
. Court Order Insisted Upon
( "The Union Pacific has openly
(; contributed to the kork of the
producers , ; association,'.' Mr.
, Treadwell replied, fbut our mem
bers are not pledged to forward
T any disposition of Ijhe Central Pa
clfic tq:the Union Pacific or
' otherwise. ...We are; simply seek-
ing to urge- the carrying out of
the supreme court Idecrce
Charles Teague, a. Fresno raisin
grower, called to testify In behalf
m,t r.ltfmt. nrt . 'nn tie.
.h.l.L ..n.
view was needed iri California ir.J
that it would be Increased by sep-
aratlon-of the merged systems.
ElectriflcfttioH Sageted A
Mr Wnnit, nnln raised the
point of Union Pacific activities
when E. O. Howard, a Salt Lake
banker, adrocatfed separation,
Mr. Howard, ii answer to his
questions, said tbje Oregon Short
line, a Unioir Pacftflo subsidiary,
had contributed money for news-
paper advertising in support of
division of the syjBtems tc a Utah
committee of which he was a
. . ! . . TT .L.ii
memoer. lac ayeite iiancoeii,
president of the Utah Power &
Light company, .abothr member
ot this committee, suggested that
the Central. Pacific, if turned into
n maepenaent irans-conimeuiai sky Blue water," one of the Cad
line, could be electrified, and he man compogitions. One almost
argued that thisj would reduce looked for the wigwams and the
transportation costs. fires and maybe the war-
LOne Robber OiVestS
Starbuck Bank of $400
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Dec.
4 A lr. .rmM bandit tOdaT
held fiioffIcersfof the bank of which It sings. These tbree na
SUrbuck. atowi 50 miles from tlonallty songs, each with a. detl-
here, and made away, with 1400
1 k ' .lttn nutnranhilA
rt.vr""-
before police arrived on the
scene. The robber enterea tne
hank inst hefore closlne time,
According to ujnofficial reports
a suspect was arrested tonight at
Starbuck.
THE WEATHER
OREGON Tuesday, rain west,
snow and o!lder east por
tion.
LOCAL WEATHER
(Monday)
Maximum temjperature, 46.
Minimum temperature, 38.
River, .9
rising.
foot
above normal.
Rainfall, .41 Inch.
Atmosphere, cloudy.
Wind; south. 1 :T "
POLK COUNTY BONDS
ARE HELD VAI1D BY
THE CIRCUIT COURT
Market road bonds of $265,000 voted in Polk county at a
serial plortion .Tunp .1. 1919 are
the circuit court at Dallas handed down Saturday, according r etTn i
to information received yesterday by the state highway de-Lntrj. JtonCchannels of commerce1
partment. v.as legal.
The validity of the bonds was attacked by R. M. Walker, I The stock valued, n was said. '
S. C. Hanna, H. Mattison, J. E. Hubbard and C. D. Galbraithiat -a very Ki,.vi many thousands j
on crmnnd that tlie order of the emmtv court Calliri2 the ', dollars.- is rapidly deterior-1
14; ,i;,l nnf it,r.i.fl0t
Ctvv nun uiu iivsi oiaic Liit uiivivoi
bear, except to state that it should not be in excess of 6 per
cent, also that the order did not set forth what particular
roads between points jnentioned in the order were to be improved.
CLUB CHORUS " iwiiiiiiii is "l?oP!yS-S-s
ip mrnniMP apaim cdcc CAUSE DF RUMPUS
ia rLLHaimo hdhih hilli
Women's Organization Gives
Unusual Concert at Ben
efit for Home
It took an awfully high spring
to get the top note of their con
cert number, "Music of Spring,"
but the Woman's Club chorus at
the First Methodist church last
night made it admirably. That
chorus could sing anything, from
spring to the dead of an Arctic
winter, and make it as beautiful
as the Aurora Borealis.
And that's what they did, with
every offering. There are 32 of
the singers, and there were at
least eight colors of the Aurora
in their dainty raiment pinks,
hlnen sreens. Durnle. white, 01-
.a roA hrnwn tUDe and the
' . 'lor8. Aurora in all her
fJnery' wa8 never more fetching,
mnm charminsrly arrayed, more
gracious in her service for a good
cause, more appreciated by those
who wished to do her honor.
Program Is Varied
The first number was a Viking
song. Those southern-clad worn-
en are not exactly in part in sing
ing Viking war songs, with an
vils and mighty-muscled DiacK-
smiths beating out their four-foot
swords to razor edge to mangle
the' foe. But they sing beauti
fully, with easy rhythm, and they
have a volume of sound that but
for its finer quality might even
be vikingesque.
Shortly following that number
Irish folk song, as different from
the wild sea-kings and helr ba'
tie TeilS M sons cuuiu net.
One mleht have thought that
every woman mere w -;
bernian, who naa grown up
steeped in tne "mosp.u
Thomas Moore ana me oiner iru
harpists. ine wnoie
world contributed singers to the
chorus personnel, dui inr
all Irish hom& ioik in xms oeau-
tiful number. To go irom one
mosphere, one mood, to another,
is 'the mark of the capable mu-
sician. These Salem women
slipped from Norway across 10 me
bogs and the peat fires of Ire-
land as naturally as to go irom
I A n .nnlVa
i one room iu uviu6..
Cadman Song Enjoyed '
A , then tbey became Indian
a!Hona .inrine the sones of the
Dakotahs, "From the Land of the
Hrtr romine back from the cnase
or even the warpath home to
p ana - 1.
Music is what one -makes 01 it
ougm 10 lew
nue peroni
Itenaea XO DO meumi V"-1"'"' "
words, in tone. The Salem wo-
n" ,7-
imfi"i --
ing manner, ana dim u
And certainly the lnllahy,
ve.
"Sleep, Little Baby or Mine.
spoke a language that is univer
sal. Norse, Irish, Indian, numan
four tongues, four thoughts.
four pictures any one of them
was the best of all!
Petri Director
Prof. Paul Petri ot Portland,
director of the chorus, has good
reason to be proud of his pro
teges. They would be a notable
organization anywhere. Dorothy
Pearce, the accompanist, la a
Jewel of modesty and taste. Prob
ably no one now recalls "hearing
the piano at all, save In the In
troduction. It shouldn't drown
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held to be valid in an order of
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Madalynne Obenchain Dismissed-
Burch to Be Tried
for Insanity
LOS ANGELE$. Dec. 4. Mrs.
Madalynne Obenchain. twice tried
for the murder of her sweetheart,
J. Belton Kennedy, was a free
woman tonight, the indictment
against her having been dismissed
on motion of District Attorney
Thomas Lee Woolwine.
Arthur C. Burch. Jointly
charged with Mrs. Obenchain, was
also freed, so far as the Kennedy
murder charge was concerned,
but his attorney, Paul W. Schenk,
swore to an insanity warrant
against him, and Judge John W.
Shenk ordered him committed to
the psychopathic ward of the Los
Angeles county hospital for ob
servation. May Again Face Jury
Burch, who was tried three
times for the slaying of Kennedy,
may face a jury again to have his
mental condition decided. His
insanity plea was made at the
first trial, but not at the others.
Mr. Schenk stated in court that
he always had believed Burch in
sane, and declared that if his
client had been acquitted at any
of his three trials, he still would
have asked the court to try him
on an insanity charge. In this
connection it was recalled Mr.
Schenk asked that Bnrch's sanity
be determined before his first
trial and that his father, the Rev
erend W-. A. Burch of Evanston,
111., had insisted he believed his
son insane.
Woman Going to Farm
Newspapermen found Mrs.
Obenchain in the reception room
of the county jail in conversation
with a woman who sat as a juror
in her second trial. She said rha
was surprised at the outcome and
that she had no plans for the
future she cared to make public.
I am going to Itve Los
she said.
Angeles but won't go rery far,"
"You might say I am going out
on the farm."
She declined to say whether she
would re-marry Ralph Obenchain,
ner divorced husband. Oben
chain, an attorney practicing: in
Chicago, assisted in her defense
during her first trial and secured
a marriage license in her name
and his own.
Burch was later arraigned on
a charge of insanity and his hear
ing before the Los Angeles
county lunacy commission set for
Thursday, December 7. He was
transferred from the Jail to the
psychopathis ward of the Los
Angeles county hospital
Old Friend Protests
J. D. Kennedy, father of the
slain man, who, he once said.
had been as much his chum as
his son, stood in the crowd out
side the jail and waited for Mrs.
Oberchain's departure and the re
moval of Burch to the county
hospital.
"I shall protest," said Mr.
Kennedy. I had not been ad
vised of this contemplated action
and I surely believe it is one of
the gravest acts of injustice ever
recorded. My son can never
speak again, and I believe it my
duty to carry this matter as far
as legally possible."
FIVE ARRESTED
DETROIT. Dee. 4. Five men
were arrested here today charged
with theft of express packages,
the value of wh'ch was estimated
by officials at more than 150,000.
Four ot the men were drivers of
American Railroad Express com
Pay trucks. . : ...
FINE LIQUOR
IS SPOILING,
NO WAY OUT
New York Wine Company Ap
peals to Mellon to Help
Save From Wreckage
WASHINGTON,
Dec.
4.-
New York wine- company has j
appealed to Secretary Mellon to !
.know what to do with a large ;
istock of wines and champagne
iatlnK lh wine company
. ,
he
could hilp them save
anything
from the wreckage.
Mr. Mellon said today he had
not discovered a way out.
Hubbub in City Council
When Steinbock Wants
His Money Returned
Pandemonium, made up of con
sternation, hilarity and crocodile
tears, reigned supreme at the city
council meeting last night when
H. Steinbock, Junk dealer by
trade, arose and, introduced by
Alderman Hal Patton, made a de
termined public address of the
Keith Orpheum variety.
His was a tale of woe. One
Harry Seaman, a lad, now wisely
among the city's "missing," had
been caught in a car with a jug
of whiskey. Steinbock and a
traveling salesman out of the pity
of their hearts had agreed to pay
$24 apiece to secure his release
from jail. The salesman paid $24
and Stetinbock $9. It was all
he had, he said, but he promised
Judge Earl Race that he would
write his check for the remaining
$15. Meanwhile, on his given
word Seaman was released soon
after mpsteriously disappearing.
Now Steinbock was before the city
fathers to convince them that he
could not afford to pay the agreed
$15.
And then the fun began. Judge
Race arose and scathingly an
nounced to the humbled Mr. Stein
bock that if he choose to go back
on his word he. Judge Race him
self, would have 'to pay the $15,
since he had secured the release
of the prisoner. Alderman H. H.
Vandevdrt .arose and
made an
emotional plea for the "submerg
ed tenth." He wanted the coun
cil to give Mr. Steinbock his $9
back. The humorists laughed;
the serious minded swore. Alder
man Patton, who started the rum.
pus, feald nothing. And then
Mayor Halvorsen invited Mr.
Steinbock to leave, declaring that
he had brtoken a "gentleman's
agreement." Mr. Steinbock left.
Now Chief V. Moffitt is looking
for one Harry Seaman with a
double barreled warrant. If he
finds, him it will mean an even
seven and a half davs on a simple
diet.
New Michigan Senator
Will Resign as Mayor
DETROIT, Dec. 1. James
Couzens, recently appointed to
the Unitod States senate to fill
the unexpired term of Truman
H. Newberry, will devote his en
tire time to his senatorial duties,
it was announced tonight, follow
ing coiJJfTence here today be
tween the retiring mayor, the
city council and the street rail
way commission.
Mr. Couzens plans to resign as
mayor tomorrow night and to
take the oath in the senate on
Thursday. He will retire also
as manager of the street rail
ways, which will be conducted
by the street railway commission
with Mr. Couxens acting in ad
visory capacity.
TO RAISE 3 MILLION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. An
appeal among the women of
America to assist in raising three
million dollars to establish seven
colleges for the girls of China,
India and Japan was made by
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, wife of the
vice president, in an address
through the Arlington radio sta
tion tonight.
WAXAMAKER BETTER
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 4.
Distinct improvement in the con
dition of John Wanamaker, ill at
his home, was reported tonight
by " the . attending, physicians.
S
OF
IS
S
LeSS Than Ten MinuteS Re-
quired to Put Off the Old
and Put on New Nomin
ations Confirmed.
APPROVAL OF BUTLER
SUBJECTED TO DELAY
Shipping Bill Expected to
Come Before Senate Late
This Week
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4 Con
gress put "off the old and on the
new" today with tho ending ot
(the special session which had
been called primarily to consider
the shipping bill and the con
vening of the regular statutory
December session.
The change in congressional
fashions was made within 10
minutes, the extra session, begun
two weeks ago, adjourning at
11:50 o'clock, and the new be
ing called to order at high noon.
Little Business Appears
The routine sessions winding
up the special session and open
ing the new dweloped little bus
iness and drew small crowds.
Format surrender of the senate
Republicans to the domestic Ml
ibubter against the Dyer anti-
lynching bill ended the tieup and
allowed confirmation of
about
t?'J0 delayed nominations before
tlie final gavel of the special ses
sion, but the nomination of
Pierce Butler, St. Paul attorney,
$ be associate justice of the su
ftrame court (failed and went over
lentil the new session through
opposition of Senators LaFollette,
Republican of Wisconsin, Norrls,
Republican of Nebraska and
others.
r" Annual Budget Received
Receipt of the annual budget
was the principal business of to
day's session. The usual com
mittee called on President Hard
ing and notified him of the as
sembling of the new session but
were not advised definitely when
the president would present his
opening message. It was believ
ed tha president would address
congress in Joint session Wednes
day with a message stressing the
administration desire for enact
ment of the shipping bill, farm
credits legislation and the annual
supply bills in the hope of clean
ing up all business by March 3
and avoiding an extra session ot
new congress next spring.
Madden Amendment Fought
The shipping bill passed last
week, by the house is scheduled
to be brought before the senate
late this week. It will be taken
up Wednesday by the commerce
commission with a view to a
prompt reply to the- senate.
There were indications today.
however, o some delay in this
program. Republican members
are disposed to fight the Ma'd
den amendment requiring annual
appropriations out of the mer
(Continued on pare 2.)
YESTERDAY IN
Final session ot the 67th
congress began at noon. 10
minutes after adjournment of
the special session.
Conference of the Central
American powers, called to
promote friendly relations
and encourage reduction ot
armaments, convened with
Secretary Hughes presiding.
Filing of six suits seeking
recovery of $29,000,000 from
contractors for alleged over
charges for the construction
of Camps Custer, Dix, Dodge,
Lee, Pike and Travis, was an
nounced by the department
of justice.
President Harding, trans
mitting the annual budget to
congress, estimated that gov
ernment expenditures during
the coming fiscal year would
total $3,180,843,000,000. ap
proximately $500,000,000 less
than the estimated outlay for
the current year.
The house authorized Its
judiciary committee to sub
poena witnesses and obtain
department of justice docu
ments needed by Representa
tive Keller of Minnesota, in
pressing his impeachment
charges against Attorney
General Daugherty.
Confirmation of the nom
ination of Pierce Butler as an
associate justice of the su
preme court was blocked by
Senators La Follette of -Wis
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FRAT MASCOT
DRAWS CROWD
AND FIREMEN
Collegians' Kruin Brought
Down From Pole With Lad
der Instead of Rifles
MISSOULA. Mont., Dec. 4.
The fire department was called
out this eveninir to capture a blaok
bear which had escaped from i s ;
quarters in a college fraternity
house and had climbed a tel
flhone pole. Efforts to gelj the
bear Iowa were without avajil
unti; the firemen, with a long lad
der, were able to get close enough
:o use pike poles on the animal.
A crowd of several hundred
watched the firemen fight with
the bear in the air for more than
an honr. Several had appeared
with rifles, thinking that a wild
animal had come into the city
limits, when the report was spread
that a bear was loose in the resi
dence section. The animal is the
fraternity mascot.
Soldier Bonus Case Brings
Over Two Score Witnes
ses to Portland
PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 4.
Guarded by heavy oaken doors
and alert for bailiffs the United
States grand jury, empaneled to-
'I 'T- t-t once lr-z n a. secret anc of-
f cial inquir. 1::t ? ilm phase of
!.o widely ai'rtlsd alleged state
r.c.iier bonus frav.Os which have
to iio with fraud vn it use of the
ir:.'!.
Forty-four citizens of Deschutes
county, ranging in social position
from bank president to home
steader, arrived in the city today
in two special coaches as witness-
f!9 for the hearing.
WILL BE BUILT
Court Street Christian Con
gregation Launches Cam
paign Sunday
The Court Street Christian
church closed its big forward cam
paign Sunday night with a pack
ed house and a very enthusiastic
meeting.
Evangelist John T. Stivers
launched a campaign for a new
building with over $8000 sub
scribed on a $30,000 or more
plant which is to be built in the
very near future. The campaign
has greatly strengthened the local
church.
Forty-eight responded to the
invitations and became members
of the church during the meet
ings. WASHINGTON
consin, and Norrls of Nebras
ka. A number of other nom
inations also failed.
Secretary Wallace In his
annual report recommended
enactment of rural credits
legislation as an effective aid
to farmers who. he said, were
still under a serious disad
vantage because of prices.
Attorney General Daugher
ty advised Senator Walsh of
Massachusetts that the de
partment of justice " eked au
thority to proceed against the
Ku Klux Klan because of its
alleged activities.
An expenditure of $71.
500,000 during the coming
fiscal year for the Improve
ment of rivers, harbors and
other waterways was recom
mended by the chief of army
engineers.
House passed a senate bill
authorizing the retirement of
Associate Justice Pitney of
the supreme court.
Secretary Mellon, in reply
to speech of Governor Blaine
of Wisconsin before progres
sive conference last Saturday
alleging discrimination in
favoT of wealthy taxpapers,
declares there is no basis for
the charges and suggestions
"sought to be conveyed" In
the speech.
Clemenceau arrives for a
four-day visit at the capitoL
DESCHUTES
HI
STARTED
FIRE ENGINE BONDS
ARE PURCHASED BY
LADD & BUSH BANK
Contract Let for TnDle Combination Pnrnn tn Anm.
r
can La France Company
Resigns B. B. Herrick
of Mayor-Elect Giesy.
The sale of the city's $13,500 6 per cent general obliga
tion bond issue, purchase of the triple combination fire ap
paratus and award of the printing contract for the bonds and
coupons constituted the main business of the city council last;
night.
The bond issue was sold to Ladd & Bush bank for $14t
58Q or at a premium pf $1,080, 5 per cent basis.
The American La France Fire Engine company was
awarded the contract to furnish the triple combination fire
apparatus at a price of $13,500, delivery in 30 days,, while
the printing contract went to N. D. Elliott for $34.50.
TWO WOKED
Governor Ritner Extends
Clemency to Young Men
from Eugene
Governor Roy W. Ritner. act
ing upon recommendations of Cir
cuit Judge George F. Skipworth
of Eugene and District Attorney
Johnson of Lane county, granted
conditional pardons to Warren
Wllklns and Si. B. Thompson, two
young men of Eugene.
Both prisoners were received at
the state prison March 18, 1921,
each to serve two sentence of
two years each. The sentences
were on separate charges of burg
lary and robbery.
In the case ot each man one
sentence was to begin at the com
pletion of the first. They were
paroled on their first sentences
several months ago, but they had
their second sentences to serve
and the attorney general had held
that they were not eligible to
parole on the second sentences on
grounds that each had previously
been convicted of a crime.
It has been the policy of Gov
ernor Olcott to grant pardons
only on recommendation of the
trial judge and the prosecuting
attorney, a rule that was followed
in the pardon of the two Eugene
men yesterday.
Prominent Men Accused
of Trying to Balk Justice
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4 The
federal grand Jury at a special
session tomorrow will open an in
qulry into an alleged conspiracy
by a coup of prominent San Fran
ciscans and others to defeat jus
tice in the trial of Roy Wilmot,
prohibition agent accused of brib
ery and extortion. Prof. James
M. Hyde of Stanford university
has been subpoenaed and it was
intimated by the United States
district attorney's office that oth
ers to be summoned will include
high local police officials.
Wilmot, whose trial has been
in progress for a week, is charged
with having accepted a bribe of
$100. "gifts" of quontities of
whiskey and the use of an auto
mobile from J. J. Kolburn, a San
Francisco druggist, whom he bad
arrested for violating the Vol
stead act. Wilmot is alleged to
have promised in return that he
would have the case against Kol
burn dismissed.
Bids for Whitman College
Dormitory Being Received
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec.
4. Bids for the construction of
the proposed $100,000 mens dor
mitory fior Whitman college were
opened here today, O. D. Keen
of this city having the lowest
for the general contract at $64,
720. J. E. Lindman, Spokane
was next lowest with $67,720.
Rounds-Clist company of Seattle
bid $71,650. Dolph Jones, Taco
ma, $72,215 and N. R. Lee ft
Son, Lewiston, $72,225. Lowest
possible combination cost of the
structure is estimated at $85,-
663.85. Contracts will not be
awarded for several days.
MINISTRY QUITS
BELGRADE, Jugo-Slavla, Dec.
4. (By the Associated Press.)
The ministry, headed by Premier
Nikola Pachitch, resigned . today.
The king accepted the resignation
and asked the ministry to carry on
until a new cabinet is formed.
1
PRISON
Alderman Baomgartner
Elected to Fill Oat Tern
Bidding en the bond Issue, la
which many promtnent banks and
bond houses in the state took'
part, was extremely keyi. The
council took a recess for five
minutes to await final decision ot
the ways and. means committee.
The Ralph Schneelock company
was Ladd ft Bush's xlosest rival. '
with-a premlunfbld of 11,072, or
99 below that of the local Insti-
jutton. Following were biddM
placed ia order of best bids made.
List ot HkTulcrs
Ladd & Bush. Rlph Schnee
lock .United States National
Bank, Salem. Western Bond A
Mortgage fompaay, Ladd & Tllton
bank, Robinson Swing company,
Lumbermans Trust company.
Freeman Smith & Camp company.
Bond, Goodwin 4 Tucker com
pany,; Cyrus Pierce- company,
Blyth Witter company. W. a HU
bert of Salem, O, E, Miller cor. - ,
pany. - '
Four bids were placed. for tie, .
triple combination fire apparatus.
Tho commlttoj mot at, 5 o'c!6ck I
p. ttf. Saturday, and It wsa not um- '
tt! 11:30 p. m. that the final de
cision waj reached. Although
there was a bid of $11,100 and of
$13,350, the American. Ls Francs '
bid of $18,500 was accepted be
cause of the fact that parts were
obtainable from Portland) aid
that apparatus used in the past "by
the fire department was of this
make and had proved very satis
factory. N. D. Elliott submitted
the lowest printing bid of 4 four
submitted.
Other business of tho council
consisted of the reading of ordin
ance bills, communications, re
ports of committees and usual
routine business.
Alderman Joseph Baumgartner
tendered his resignation as alder
man due to the fact that he was
moving out of his ward. B. B.
Herrick was elected to fill the un
expired term of Alderman John
Olesy, recent mayor-elect.
A number of soft drink peti
tions were read which were re
ferred to the license committee
for further action.
- " Baltic company
presented a petition for a connec
tion from Seventeenth street . to
center street, agreeing to con
struct and maintain the track,
The petition was accepted.'
A contract for construction ot
a cement sidewalk was awarded;
to Adolph Bombick. His bid.
which was the only one submitted
called tnr 11 Mt.
, vvuiS jrer quarv
foot.
Y- M IT A TA fASS.Ml.
With City Authorities
The biggest yet New Tear cele
bration is being planned for th
Y. M. C. A., to be staged oa Kur
Tear's day. The definite pro
gram is not yet mads out,' but Is
being worked n. Last year z.fjflO
people attended and enjoyed tB
program.
The T Is starting la to eoooer.
ate with; the city authorities la
enforcing the cart ew ordinance.
The enrfew through, the winter
i o., aua m city an
thoritles want to make It effec
tive, for the good of the children
Of Salem. The T Is to close at
8 'dek all exercises, games, re
ceptions, classes of all' kinds, to
the boys and girls affected by the
curfew, so that all will tare tfme
to get borne before the' 8:45
whistle. ' "r'Z- v i .
Starting Immediately after New
Tear's day the T Is to put on a
class in salesmanship, much the
same as that carried on last win
ter, that proved such 'a. success.
T. E. MeCroskey, who led la last
year's class, wfil again head the
work this year,