SCHOOL OOlDil
iPooTsiions
Nine Thousand Dollars Less
Tfian Estimate
td'ShoWnt'Ai
ing Lest Hisnt
g ti d ii ri ec o A b: : s 6 V rl?
1 U OFFICE OF CLERK
Detailed Account ;'icS
ccipts Dicburccmcnt
Is Uzt Public K-?,
, . The" Salem scnool board saved
1 9 , 0 0 0 over Its budget last, year
ty spending that much Jess than
Its 'estimated necessities. It paid
otf SI 0,000 of v the old warrants
besld : i ' this saying; so l that the
district !j really almost , $20,000
ahead, of the game for the one
year's operations,-' '
These 'figures came oat at the
annual taxpayers meeting, held at
; the high school last night, when'
the annual report of the board
was presented for auditing! The
"taxpayers' meeting Is either , a
farce or a splendid testimonial;
jnst as one wants to look at it, for
thej report. '. covering ; the expend!--ture
.of more than 356',d'dtf for
the one school year hadn't a sin-
. gle out-.'la iaxpayer;'.to hear it ex-'
eejt;I--I Janitor s Boss and The
EtaEeaa representative. ' The
boar! was' ! there',- hot; the public
it large either didn't give a tin
1 c .-'3 da at cr else was so dead sure;
' t all was q.rrt ea tt e financial
Pctonac that thirii" simply' could
not " wr- .'. . r - " .-.-!
),.,lir4- ,
TLa rati : r UUttzllzz statement
is mUj titat Clark. William' Burg
hardt, Jtas' b en. clerk of .the
board for 11 years, during' which
time he ha4 hahilleil morethan5
1 $2,000,000, and thcrer his nevir
been a dollar" oil la a stasia re-
; port.; fH , ; :: : ,
There are good many trans-;
fers from f Aid to f undV making"1
rather elaborate' system of hook
keeping, but cjLre and attention to
the detalf wbijfc has made .the, Sa
lem school. bctoksj yeal models of
tLitaess aufi: accuracy! ;
... , Cittins Ctz? cf Debt . '
" Tie ftioTes slow thai ihe Solent
district' is getting sfowly" fcur sure
ly otrt . et: debt. While the new
Idifia'.wai sobji ti- calling for an
allotment pC funds; the practical;
decision.of the board' to not rush
"too MucJi; buildtng at the; presfetitj
exorbitant; ir!ces f or; c enstBcJtfdT-.;
f will keep that tax Very low. ' The;
old bonds are to be taken, up.reg
nlarly. and' the" sinking-fund will
be started" at once for the" new.
tcn'is,'0 that, the district should j
. umiH.te&J fa debt ' Paying ,
at the rate of $10,000 a year on
the -old. bonds,; and-one-tenth-annually
on the new bonds ' . fast
as they are issued, J the district
dught to be free of debt la about
12 years; it might e ,15. years,
as the" new bonds do not start nn-r
" til they, are issued, and that might
be as much as fire years or more
before the last of the . building
fund expended. .
' i PCiwi ArelHtewstte? i -The
figures for the year a're frr
tesesting. ok Uenf eh6ws that
the high school rVeifed .$27.'
Z75. in tuition ,Vomen teach
ers drew $120,25T.7 In salaries;
; men teachers fecited only. $26,
, 611.S0. Tfcb fact tin was extra
ordinarily light! o&iy $I.1CS.15.
The report is here gj;en fa Julli
i (Ccmtlnuei'ctt l as -)
WASHINGTON, June 1 SThe
department of Justice U prepar
ing to aft csl IT tC rapreme
court, if nt ess-':...' t get a. final
ruling on ttl r' -t of prc:..5iUon
agents to searc'i automotii. with
out a search 'a . rratrt'. .".
day; .moderate
winds!" . -
westerly
. , (M.pndiy)' ' "
Maximum -temperature, 70. ;
Min!ara tcmrrature, .49, ,
River. L 2. fcsU 1 .
ruin'all. none., '. ,
Atrnoijhere, I -, tly cloudy '
TRan Estimated Expenses
to Show lit ' Annual - r.TeeN.
VOTE HEAVY
: VNELECTIOti
ATSILVERTON
Recall Feature of School Fiht
; Piles Up Ballots and Count
Is Net Completed
SlLVERTON Or.. June 18.
( Special - to The , Statesman. ) .
Because of the recall issue and
t&e .intense interest otherw.lse
manifested Silrerton - today had
the biggest school election In its
history,' SSS rotes being cast. Be
cause of the hea fy- Vote the" count
was" n6t completed tonight. .
In' the recall election the rote
Was whether1 W. Bowser should
bw- recalled a'nd W. CunAingham
electecT fa Ms placel , ;
V , In: the , regular . election there
Was one place to fill with 5 three
candidates in the field:. They were'
Mrsl Opest Palmer; the incum
bent,, M.7 S.. Hendricksen and Hi
.fU-jlrisi,; - -
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i .! m 1 ft 1
II
Electron 6f Governor m Min
' nesot Primaries Ap- -parently
Cinched
ST. PAUL, Jnne 19 (By As
sociated Press.) Nomination of
GoTernor J A. O; Preus for the
United States' senator, on the re-'
publican'' ticket was indicated in re
turnip arallable at 1 : 30 o'clock
this .morning from Monday's spec
ial primary in Minnesota. . ; ,
When 1870 of the state's 2520'
precincts had f been reported;
Preus had" a lei of 11,000 yptes
orer Oscar' Hallam, farmer justice
of the' supreme' court and" attaches
of Hallam headquarters' fiere"an
offlclaTIy" conceded Preus nomin
ation. ' ' - '-; ; 4
Boys Will Leave Today
; For york and "Outing
So'me time afeo Secretary Kells
of the Salem YMCA proposed that
becahse of the probable shortage1
'6f help for handling, the great
fruit crop of the Taller, the - Y
boys' should establish, a' fruit camp
In which, helpful serrice should be
one of thef fuif sttrnts. The plans
hare been, 'perfected, up to, the
point that;, th'li ' afternoonf Boys
Secretary' Meade Elliott Is to ieafe
iiiiti a doied boys to establish
tlelr industriat camp ii' th CAi
Clark ' cherry' orchard, six , miles
west or saiem. In Folk county. .
' - More bdys'sre to" be" senV out:
as the frutt ripens Btt tbaC ey'iirflt
be needed, for. the" orchard con
tains 100 acres. The boys are to
pick" fruit during the greater part
of the day under the carefnt sup
erVlsl'otf1 o" Secretaty1 EfIio(t;vl Af
ter the day's work is done they are
to'fiaTe' a" real taste'' qt camp' life
of th' finest kind; with good sleep
ing! quarters; tf'-reguliif cqok. and
guprrised' gatrrej an, cinp Itfer
(i&AKE REGISTERED
HONOIULU,, June Wi&i
Associated Press.) -The seismo
graph of the University of 114 wai
registered an earthquake1 at 954
p. ia. Sucday estlmate'd1 t& be be
tween 2S00 and 2900 miles
distant.;, .The direction was unde
terminea.
3
III RAGE
EDITORIAL
BE 100 PER CENT LOYAL TO THE
SALEAI OI1AUTAUQUA
' The local Salem Chautautiua committee found itself S4fi0
eriort of its.?uarantee, at last
This should be fully made
HOW? ' .
k x- By buying season tickets'
or busin&ss where they are on sale, iiKe the uommcrciaT hook
Stbre," Patten's, Hartman's, etc., or from a"ny one of the 24
members of the committee, whose names have been repeated
ly tblished y;r :Srt- : '-yJi i i i . i ; W
.LittaI Remember: . " . : : i
This Chautauqua is operative.No one ttnakes any
dr.Ucr il It belongs to the people. Ifc is-the university of
t!.3 ccrimon people. It is yoirr Chdotauqtra : as rAuch ad(it is
cny, one's Chautauqua as much'' as the pubIi6schoor3;afe
y6urs.- r -i - ' "r-: - . ' 1 -J::.".;. j
The better you support it, theTbettef it win be. j i:,.:..
And Salem's reputation is at stake. Today is tbe day t6
redeem it the last day. :f ;
ItJs up to you to seei that" the 450 worth of season
tiikctj are sofd today; down to the last one? of them.
If tu r-V '' rt-rspbndi: IHe"' mergers of th': cbrn-
l::
r
cofflsioui
Four Convicts Get Away
FfoTrT Gorf GuartT White
" Working on FlumeMay
: Be Trapped near scnooi
WYflTER WILLIS AfD
- HOLTZCLAW tW FLlOftT
tJotorioui Hubert Berry fries
. Dash Is Foiled
v Four 'conTfcls" ' of; the 'bregb'n
penitentiary escaped from a gun-
guard shortly before noon yester
day while they were employed on
the ; prison flume just : outside, the
walls. A posse of about a dozen
men from' the pententiary is scour-
In g the . enTTrOna of ' Salem in' a
sea rch f or ' the men and latest re
ports' were that they were thougtit
to be trapped In the brush in the
riclnity of the state training school
but. at 12:30 this . morning I none
had been brought lnL? ' -i i J,
iThe' fouVlwhof' escaped j were:
William Johnson, doing two years
foV" larceny.; from J'osephine coun
ty r. Leo Willis,' dofng" fire years
wim oHBuii wun ,imeni . to roo,
from Multnomah. county; Wynter
Willis, eight :, years, for larceny,
front Multnomah- county, and G'e(l
Holtzctaw, two years for burglary.
from Douglas county, m ,
J t '.- Itnbert lierry "Caugnt-j !"
f A fifth man Hubert Berry; at
tempted , to escape, but 1 was
caught . before 4 he ' g6 jfar 1 from
the" walls, , j ' 4 J
- :Tbe' men", who escaped were In
a ' gang of : about' 20 prisoners
working under theJ gun of j John
Bowen'.i guard'.' It was said ' they
did not dash for liberty, but stole
away apparently unobserved. The
guard has been In the employ of
the prison about two years. Bowen
immediately- brought in .the! re
mainder of his gang and joined in
the hunt. The men were said to
nafe ', started" east, , but " are kbe-
lleTed to hare turned 'south later
in the day. I
; Some are Notorious. ' .
Some of the' escapes are men
with rephtations, particularly
Wyntef Wfllis1,; yfituf wis drf;f
tne prisOnirs' who refeeired clem
ency, from' Acting Gorernor ' Roy
W, Rftnef last! winter. ;. He Tiolati
e'd hi's'i f privilege1 by stealing-an
automJ6bfle in Portland' and whk
returned tto;theJ pVls'onV: hr-i
; Hottxclaw" was 'one 1 of t'e' men
who cut though'the, robrof;the
main ; bttildtng" several 'months
ago' 'buli were caught before tney
ia scaled-the wall." '
1 - - - - ' ( t
y? Ftrrt Thegfat Insane .
.Hubert Berry, who is doing
time for assault and robbery, is'
an educated youth who assaulted
a merchant- in Portland sever at
and .committed to the state hos
pital, ; He later ,iras translerred
to the penitentiary.- ater he" was
paroled, ; but committed . another
crime- and. was returned. .. , ! . - i
nighty meetings, ,
up today., & ; , j
i'.Vl i';!;.-ff: h -,; '
at any one of the twelve placed
fx::
MUTTON FilEIJU. I
J ANTICIPATED i
U '- BY SOLDIERS
Bursting Shell Kills llany
Sheep During,, Guardsmen's 1
, Target -Practise a Camp
' ', 'r'' '" : ' t i".
I CAMP IEWIS. Wash.. June 18.
: Mutton will be on the' menu of
the ,146th Field Artillery of the
Washington National v Guard for
several days.( . . . , , . ; , , ,
I Target! practiced which started
Monday at the annual ' encamp-1
ment at American' Lake, found art
animated mark" in a: flopk of sheep
that happened to stroll - upon the7
range and several of the' animals'
were killed by the bursUng shells;
A, detail; of guardsmen brought
tnem into -tae kitchen where they
I will .bo served up to the' men.1 .
ilnfaa6y. unit's i; thi : division.
pomprisln reglmeti frdnr Wksh-
ingion uregon,- Idaho- and Monta
no, in training' at Cam Lewis, wit
nessed a demonstration of the jla
oon ,in ah' atUck1: by.; troops of
the Svnth ihf aftiwy of the' regu
lar army at BrangV this4 alter
noon?.' PrelimJna'ry; drill occupied
the "inornfng hours 1 front ' 81 to 1 9
antf ffrSO to- ll-:3d."
Government o lEridFiscal
Year With $200,000,000 .
to the' Good.
WASHINGTON, June IS. Con
fident tnat tho gvetninent1 -will
June SO with a Bnrplna of
000,666, President , Harding, told
government of fielals ' at a "o'usl
ness meeting:: toda that no ei-1
pected greater economies' to be ef
fected dnringttbe coft fiscal year.
The policy of 'economy with" ef
ficiency, he asseTted, s must be
pressed furtbeV for the benefit of
the taxpayers: - ; " -n,::;:-'.:r:
Tho eieentlVe. talttng ottleU!
notice of reported atteraiU ; by
some of thcsi to la fluence . con
gress grantj larger approprta
f ion's thatf bad been recommended
by the' budget--btafeati, warned
s gainst repetitron Of sbch actiYit
itlea; All of this; the execn
tlte stated, means less expense to
those who pay the tills.
' Second' - only to' the ' signal
achievements. Of keeping the gov
ernment expenditures betow4 the
income r and accumulating a sur-
prai. the president sald. fe th6 ac-
rnai ni in ieaerai, jsiiwuwa,
conlparedf," 'lf' thel.l month!
ended", last June 30. -The actual
redn'tldn the president reported..
ya$ iiB.boo.ooo: ; : ' . : i
X Since the gfovelrnment began the
Wirre'tff' fiscal year' wtth' a a'ppar-eni-deffeft
ot 1828.000,000 and is
eVpecfed fo rfnlsh' wtthl20D,000,
f0f .6nr the1 right side of the ledg
er' and" a tnV same time has; re
duced' the amou'ni sent a's com
pared to last yeaf. the president
declared there was Just cause for
pride. - " . ' ' ' . ',
-'Wltti continuation of congress,
for e'eononty, Mr." ftarding told the,
of f leers, f here'shonld be developed
greater efficiency; ihd greater
teamwork' tn the government ser-j
vice. ; These,', he added'. manlfeitl-
would produce most slgnff leant re
BullsJ . .
Cherrians Gef Cup Instead ;
Of Ccsh Award for $100
It's said to be pobi" sportsman;
ship to "loot a gift horse In the
mouh,? but the Salem Cberfians
io&'i tieiti wfishinsf that' It Jwere
true that they had won that flOO
cash" prize instead of merery xne
emblematic cup that Is the actual
priie they draw for their winning
of the marching event In the Port
land fioke show-j ! : ; V
" 'We bad" a place for that hun
dred, said King! Bin'r Hamilton,
as he recited the fact that they
didn't driw down the"; bank roll.
But they did make' the real hit
of the march. A representative of
the Statesman was up on the i
story top of the teon building,
hanging out oyer the parapet to
wa'tch' the' whole parade. He
lakes I bath that the Cherrians
were absolutely In a class of their
own, tor. Ilgure mahhigr. as seen
from that . d&Cance: ' AH' the
marching was godd, but the Cher
rians, the' Cherry BudV. and the
Junior Cherrians in , whlte were
the class ct the wtole fow;.
wfffti mm
' casvr SURPLUS
PLAY TO f EL'V
CHAUTAUQUA !J
"Turn to the Right" Will Be
Presenter in Big Top
on ATillani University
Field Tonight a
SOLICITATION WILL
' - BE FINISHED TODAY
Entire-Week of ?HightClass
Entertainment Is Prem
. f serf by; fjaitag ent -, . ,
The guarantors checking, on
season ticket sales tor the . Chan
tauqua' last night totaled neatfy
1300,: IcaVing a balance of 40
to' be sold today. before 6 p'. m.
The. . Chautauqua opens tonight.
The . business . section' of Salem'
was partly methodically solicited
yesterday., and will be completed
today by , teams of f guarantors
These teams will work ; the ' resi
dence r section : if . conditions,; de
mand, . but. request people of Sa
lem to call at Hartman's Jewelry,'
Patton, . Brothers, .Kafoury's, the
Spa, Gray Belled the Ace, Moore's'
Music .House, Will's Music Store,
Commercial ..Book . Store,. Opera
House Pharmacy, Marion Automo
bile Company or J. C. Perry's and
secure their tickets . early today.
Such cooperation,, it ,1s" said, will
insure the success of the guaran
tors' sale. Tickets will be 48 after
$ p. lm.
W--For the convenience of the pub
lic, reserved .seats can be secured
at Commercial Book Store today
at ? p. m. y. , '
The big brown tent arrived at
6 : 3 0 .last night and erection ; on
the .Willamette .University campus
is now about completed J; '.
; At 8 o'clock tonight the Week's
program ' wllf Openwlth Winchell
Smith's three act comedy-drama,
'Turn1 to the ttight, by a full
professional cast coached by Ellas
Day of Chicago. Six million Am
erican people have ' witnessed this
play. :;!',''i'i;-,::';-'vv,;
, A few5.1 facts ' about the' J inside
workings ot the Chtfutauqua as
sociation are of interest- -b ",
The guarantee Of $1750 made
by the local . men and women is
only .70 percent" of the , cost of the
Chantauo.ua program - and when
put lover successfully adds, to the
probabilities of obtaining the futl
remaining 3 oi percent from' . gate I
il.l i a a ' ' . ,
. i ne jiiison-vvniie . vjnauiauqum
Association, Is ' a. non-protlt borporj
ation under the; lews pf Oregon; as
shown by . the" records tn" the " off
fleer of the secretary, ot.atte. Ati
managers' and representatives as
ell as talent workfbir a salary.
Any surplus tfrom the business is
need in whatever' way as is direct
ed by board of seven trustees;
elected by ballot , by the season
ticket holders in the various Cheu-
tauaua tojrns. These trustees
meet annually1 In Portland to work
out . the : problems of the' associa
tion, Mr. Ellison and Mr. White
are ek-offlci o" trustees. - Months of
Investigation by United States re
ycbue officials . about two years
ago 4-evealed that the reorganisa
tion just ,V previously ' completed
placed the business clearly on a
non-profit J basis - and It was de
clared exempt TT&m war tax. f
The contract is' necessary In or
der to .guarantee that talent sal
ary andf other expenses will, bej
meL The Chautauqua association
borrows money from Portland
banks to start the" circuit operat
ing each season, using the con
tract as collateral. Every system
in the United States, it Is said, is
run . on . the .general plan and it Is
claimed there is no other way to
handle Chautauquas successfully.
Some managers, have' tried other
ways and gone bankrupt.
. The program' this ,year . Is cost
Ing .llOOP a week more than last
yearvi oflnK to haVtajr Exposi
tion Band. Bought any other way
than on the Chantanqua plan, this
musical . organization. It : is de
clared, .would cost Salem $1200
for a single night, or the price ot
a . season Chautauqua r ticket per
person. . . ; ' i , , . ; . .
. The director, Mrs. , Theresa B.
Thatches, f who is here working
withf : the I guarantors, says that
many patrons declared, value re
ceived from, each, the .lectures of
Ng Poon Chew, Tom Skeyhill and
JAIRL.GUILTY
SAYS WRY IN
NIGHT VERDICT
Defendant Convictetf or Shoot
ing at Oliver Myers to Be
Sentenced Thursday
'At Jairl: was found gnllty of
shooting at Oliver Myers, manager1
of the Spauldlng Logging company
mill, , by a Jury verdict early last
night. Sentence will be passed at
y o'clock Thursday morning by
Circuit 'Judge Percy R. Kelly, r ;
Five witnesses were called dur
ing the trial, which Tasted " the
greater portion of the -day Mon
day. The' case was given to, the
jury about 4 o'clock. " r
, Jairl . was charged : with having
shot, point-blank, at Myers, near
theof flees of the company on May
.21.. V . :
- Jairl is a former employe' of the
Spauldlng company.'
rtoad From Evfergrfien w
- Receive - Consideration
f ; ; f i- . ,
: Some assurance was given pe
titioners for ; Improvements on. a
road from the Evergreen school
house to the: Salem-Silverton road
in districts 52 and 39 that a road
might be available In the future
by County ; Commissioners J. T.
Hunt and J. E. Smith, who spent
Saturday afternoon in that vicin
ity. -.p'H;.:0- ' V
: The - road, has been the object
of much controversy, a .petition'
bearing the names of nearly 100
having been submitted. . , After the
petition has been turned in, about
adozen came to the office" of the
county commissioners and. asked
that their names be stricken from1
the petition, giving misunder
standing as their reasons. ? . ' ' '
.-The commissioners have taken
the question . " under advisement.)
and! stated yesterday that It was
believed another, and more satis
factory-route will be proposed.'
Census of Wealth Taken
j s
-By Federal Official Here1
P, lL Mabee, an official : from
the . Unitpd, .States censusdepart-
ment, was' in Salem yesterday tak-i
ing j the Hcen8tts ot wealth 4ebt
and! taxation. Included In ,tbls
census are school districts, munic
ipalities, road districts and re
clamation. Bond Issues are . alsd
takeh Into account, j ; j
A yearly census is taken of
wealth' and debt Jn cities of 30,
000 population. Both of these
are separate from the population
census taken every 10 years.
This phase of the census" la of
particular moment at this time,"
stated - Mr. ; Babee. ; ''Because of
the deep Interest which has de
veloped In congress pver the ques
tion of tax exempt securities, such
as .. mdnicipal bonds. .There has
been a big demand all,: over, the
country for legislation i removing
such exemption and -.members of
congress are clamoring for the re
sults of this particular censes" be-,
cause of ita peculiar timely value."
Bankers and YMCA Will
Pfay Ban 'Wednesday; nrgnt
The Bahier antf the tUCa wttl
nlav the first of the semi-ftnala In
the Salem Twilight leagtte baaeball
series, at Willamette field, Wed
nesday evening, starting- at :15.
There are' three teams with identi
cal scores as runners-up to the
semi-finals:. Last night the cap
tains met at the YMCA and agreed
tn tiSu' coin for the first Came.
The Bankers and the YMCA team'
drew the first game. .
The rrest" of the series has. not
been arranged. The captains will
agree later. Possibly it will be the
losersof the first game, against
the 'American Legion, the third 'of
the aeries, and then the winners
will go against the winners of the
first game. Announcement . will
be -made soon, possibly by Wed
nesay night.
Discharged Negress Kills
Late Chattanooga Employer
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.. . June
118. James T. Darwin, 85, farm
er, and business man, is In a dy
ing condition at his home in Evans
ville as the result of an assault
today by the family cook. The
cook was late In coming to break
fast and was discharged by Dar
win. Angered because, ;she "had
been- discharged, the negTess -attacked
her employer '.with an axo.
While he was sitting at the table
eatfhg breakfast which he had
cooked himself. His skull was
fractured.' - The negress was ar
rested, and Is being1 held pending
the outcome of her victim's condi
tion; - '
...' - 1 . - - - , -
win Tnriri
mi .,,i-
1. UUiU
Si
William Gahlsdorf and
fre two positions on th6 Salem school board at the nr.:.
election held yesterday. Walter Winslow, candidate for
election ran third in the three-cornered race.
, : Paul Wallace, a member of the board and who. r.It?
nominated for re-election, failed to qualify within tha 1
1 . " a. . . r w- . m, .
umic, receivea zi votes. Ji.imo
ate, received one vote. Both'
ballots. .
2Ir, Gahlsdorf received 63of the 636 votes czzt rr 1
Gregory receiyed.??3; yo$ea.: fZr. Winslow received 210
Interest in the elecicxr was' not as keen as a year to
more -than- QOO'-.vttesfy&S '6ast' 'witli only one positica i
filled' f- .;.
r Both Mr.- Gahlsdorf and Jlr. Gresrbry were endcr.
the various4 Parent-Teachers',
ri
. TO K flET.HTTED
Pool Hall Operator Sells
r,l ables Otto Klett's Li
cerise Renewed
Revocation by the city council
of the license of William Inglis to
operate a pool room was forestal
led last night when Inglis rolun-
tarily Applied for the remittance
of the balance of his license money
baring already disposed of the
pool cables In his establishment.
The city council granted bis ap
plication. -. a,C' : -.';.--vv'v .i
' "Following much discussion over
the f displaying of , merchandise
upon the city sidewalks, the city
attorney: war instructed - to amend
the present ordinance eo as to In
clude all ipace outside of the
property line t J;
M Renewal of license was granted
to Otto Klett, 475 State, street, to
operate his pool - room,, as were
those j of several rooming house
proprietors, upon recommendation
of Alderman Ralph Thompson,
chairman: of the health and police
committee, and . of Walter Batch
ett, chief of police. -:: ' ;
When the cutting of weeds came
to the attention of the city coun
cil, It was deemed advisable first
to rid the city property of these
before compelling property owners
to clean up their premises. Numer
ous' vacant lota within city limits
will come under an amendment to
an , ordinance cbvering. the sn't-'i
tion, making it a misdemeanpr tax
property owners to permit, weed.'
. frpposea , , abandoning- . of, tne
stree car Hue along Sunimer street
was delayed, until the residents of
thai .districts., had, been,, given , an i
opportunity to state their views. ; I
Instructions were, given Jhe pity
attorney to file a complaint with
the public service commission pro
testing against a proposed raise In
gaa rates. By riling eneh a com
plaint an investigation will ' be
made to: see If the Increase is
warranted;'1 - ; .. :' .
Interpretation of the word
screen, when applied to arrest
ers for cinders was asked by W.
M. Hamilton, who declared him
self 'liable to arrest; if the exact
wording of . the ; ordinance "was
meant. "
"Screen- are not the only things
to stop cinders," said Mr. Hamil
ton. ' "We have spent several thou
sands of dollars in . Installing a
patented cone that does, the work.
While' we have complied with the
spirit and have obtained results,
still we are not, living up to the
ordinance. - '
-The broad sense of the word
"screen," it was decided, was io
Include any contrivance that pre
vented the escape of the cinders,
and assurance was given Mr. Ham
ilton1 that . he . was not liable for
prosecution.' In addition, a vote
of thanks was given him 'for his
offer of two f electrical ' fixtures
with Indirect lighting to replace
those In current use.
These will
be installed in m short time In the
council chamber. s -
Much routine business, includ
ing amending of 'ordinances, ' was
transacted.
UNDER WATER
PINE BLUFFS, Ark., June 18.
-Approximately 25 square blocks
were Inundated here today as a
result of the Arkansks river flood.
The water In eome places reached
fix f ct Ii iSZ
US
LICEk'SE
i :
if-
IV 24. Gre-rorv were ehc
vvnite who was not a c:
names were written in en
associations of Salem.
spmiTo; !..:
Oregon Association Vi'l (
operate With Hcv Gan.
. . ; Commissioners
PORTLAND, Or., J.
a meeting. of th Or
Sportsmens; aEsoc! '! i
today, cooperation w3
the state game ccn-
present persons '-l cf
hatchery' depart: : i
mended and errors v
aafc'lowa: l'r-,:
c. :
asliedford; ylc j
McKay,, Bend; ,s?crc; ? -7 t
R. J. Klrkwood;Tcii:
tors, Dr. C C- ll?".rc
Iand;'J.II. Freicri I: - :
W. C Fosters (Till r-o ;
Hasver,-, Klamatli-.-r;: ;".,,
Drews, Union; I. I. Cr , :
burg, and Ed Rosslter, L-L .... s
The meeting had been f;r
as likely to develop some r
unfavorable to the new coi
slon, for whlcn jmemtrrs -named
6y Governor .It:r
Pierce last Saturday. Kji -action
developed. It was rer
to the meeting that major;:;
the members had'' plod:i ll
selves not to disturb A. TL. Eu
duff, state game warden, cr C.
Rickman, superintendent cf '
eries, la their positions,
assurance . apparently f t'
tha-isnortsmen who Lava (
the, two officials strongly. A
Imtlon was adopted as I ,
Flelschner, the only jaerr -the
old commission not rc
by Governor Pierce not tj
.without full consideration.
TOfiiilSTSLilSSi; .
SLlElf.
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Roseburg Police Are 7.:!;:
to Locate Mr and f.'rs.
Russell Fjskc
The Spokane police department t
day called upon the RoRetmrs t.
fleers to aid in the effort to 1
cats' Mr. nd Mrs. Rij:fli U
California touristr who havo 1
missing since early last wff
when they picked up a trar-'
at Myrtle Creek, Ore., c!f il
him a ride in their car.
' The case was reported to i
police at Spokane by Mrs. II
vog and her daughter, '
traveled with Mr. and Mrs. I I
for several days. They c
together-and their plans
remain together while tr
through ;the northwest.
awaiting Flske la Cokane.
cxj.ist .ad f
- SPOKANE. Juno 18. Tt i f
day of the general scyslon t ' I
annual convention cf the I
Coast Advertising Cluts r
tion csme to a gay closo t'
nlng with two d!nr.-r::. c
the presidents and goer '
advert!;!!-; cT'Jbs s-! c
the association, ar 1 t; -----