CIRCULATION
Avrf for Jn, 1923;
fiBiay only
i 1mil and Hvnilir
IN THH OTTT CUT BAXX1C
ud lwarn la t f
Marlon and Folk Ooaatiaa ".
' Vtly rtrjbo&r ra4 1 '
The Oregon Statesman
THE HOME NXWSPAPXa
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AToraga for lix moatna nding Jan 80.
' 1923: - ;y
Sunday only 1 5974
DUy and Sunday .,.5492
SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR
IViLL ESTIMATE
ST OF
HMB SYS
Engineer to Be Em'pioyedo
Make Survey i of City's
Tiling in Santiarri National
Forest
SUMMER STREET TRACK
PETITION WITHDREW
' : v;
Alderman Ration ' !' Scores
' Colleagues for Silence
About Finances
Recommendation that members
1 ol the special committee on water
conditions be authorized and In
' strutted to employ a . competent
.engineer to make a survey of the
filing made by the eommitte and
of "the proposed pipe line, also "to
'make an estimate of the expense
of. constructing a complete water
system in Salem, was made to the
city council by members of ( that
committee last night. , i .
The proposed site, according to
the recent filing, is located in the
headwaters -of the Santiam river,
about 40. miles from' Salem, and
located in the Santiam national
: forest. ' 1 -. . ' I
.- Accurate Description Asked ;
Before the government will set
aside a restricted district for the
city it will be necessary to de
scribe acurately the district surT
j rounding i the ! filings which have
been made, the report ot the com
mittee stated. It will, therefore,
be: necessary to secure the ser
vices of an engineer before any
further progress can be made. in.
the matter. This, Alderman Wen
deroth declared, would necessi
tate " the expinditure of . between
$500 and. $750. The report upon
the' matter of engaging an engin
eer will be reported back at the
neit' regtiilar'nieeting of the coun
cil. "Members o..the special com-1
mittee were George J Wenderoth,
Ralph Thompson, A. T, Marcus.
B.B. Herrick, L. J. SImeral and
G." W. Thompson. ' ' .. :
Einingsley 'Witnaravrs Petition"
T. EL Billingsiey, superinten
dent of the Salem street car lines,
appeared before : the council and
formally ; withdrew his petition
that the railroad be permitted? to
remove Its tracks from .North
Simmer street. This opened the
way for Ta general discussion, of
the" question." during which It was
brought out that' the people have
the right" to demand the city to
repair. or improve the street, and
that the city was duly bound to
dd. so." --j--;-- :;; 'j: ? i ,i
Alderman Patton demanded
that the question of repair be put
before the street a improvement
committee. The motion was lost,
though another motion Instruct
ing the ways ahad means commit
tee to' devise' a method of secur
lngthe necessary frind for repair
work and to report at the next
meeting1 was carried. The coun
cil" as a whole agreed that the ,
street, as It stands today, is a dis
grace to" tnecfty,4 bur none was
clear as to what department
would have to stand the burden.
. -Jaywalkers" Mis"
An ordinance providing safety
tones for pedestrians, designating
certain parking districts, and pro
tecting motorists from "Jaywalk
era" was much discussed, and
though amended j to suit the 'de
sires of one or. two, was finally
lost owing to no clause pertaining
to parking on Ferry street being
contained. The ordinance will be
pitched up and introduced at the
next meeting, s ' ,
j Main npoints in the ordinance
provided for safety zones at the
Intersections of State and Com
mercial, Court, Liberty ' and High
streets. These zones would hare
their location established by suit
able chains, supported by Iron
posts. The space will be five by
20 feet, and would serve to pro
tect passengers from motor ve
hicles while both boarding and
lighting from a street car. Other
(Continued on page six)
THE WEATHER .
OREGON: Unsettled Tuesday
with local ' thunder storms
east' portion; southwesterly
light winds. v
LOCAL WEATHER
(Monday) j
Maximum temperature. 71.
I Minimum temperature, 58.
Rainfall, none. ;
River. .5 feet; i"
. Atmosphere, cloudy. .
i Wind, south.
Iffl
ffllM; 1'fflISTER
Ex-convict Living East of Silverton, Accused of Steal
ing Automobile Accessories and Awaiting Grand Jury
Inquiry, Saws Through Bars and Digs Through Brick
Wall. f 1 ; ' ,:''".
DALLAS, Ore., July 16. CSpecial.tp The Statesman.)
George McAllister, a prisoner irrthe county jail under $1000
bonds awaiting a session of the grand jury, escaped early
this morning by sawing the bars of his cell door and another
bar in the corridor and digging his way through the west
side of the brick building.
Pledges' Aggregati ng About
$20,000 Said to Have
-;: ;vBeen .Reported
Reports . last night were that
the campaigners, for the Salem
hospital fund had secured pledges
for about $70,000 of the $35,000
needed to complete the new hos
pital. . . : , - I:':.
Leading subscriptions in addi
tion to those, previously reported
are: Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Lamport,
$1,000; Charles K. Spaulding
Logging company. $500; Theo
dore M. Barr, j $250; Ray L;
Farmer, $250. f t i
Funds subscribed to the Salem
hospital are entrusted to the care
of a board of directors consisting
of. 15 members. Seven of these
are named by the physicians of
the community, and the others
are selected by, the mayor of the
city, the president of . the Cham
ber of Commerce and the county
Judge: .
Then ' the 14 directors so nam
ed elect one member from the
children's aid society that origin
ally gave the land to the Salem
Hospital. . f
Each year the term of service
of one third of the directors ex
pire, making' necessary the elec
tion' annually of five members of
the board. That the funds of the
hospital are in good hands, may be
seen' from the board of directors:
Russell Catlin,1 president; H. S.
Glle, rice president; C. A. Park,
secretary; " Henry W. Meyers, T
B. Kay, L .J. t Slmeral,' August
Huckesteln, , Theo Roth, l Roy
Shields. Wm. McGIlchrist. Jr., F.
G.! , Deckebach, Mrs. A. N. Bush.
Mrs. W. c: Dyer. Mrs. G. C Bel
linger, Mrs. Al H. Steiner. f
On the building committee are
Dr. R. E. Lee Steiner, H. W, Mey
ers, Russell Catlin, T. B. Kay and
William McGIlchrist, Jr. j
Patronage Heavy During Hot
Days of Last Week,
Report Proves t ;
Salem's playground ' provided a
place of recreation to 2300 young
sters last week, according to a re
port made last night by R. - R.
Boardman of the TMCA. The
large number was caused by the
warm weather,! it was stated. Mon
day, being cooler, saw acorres
ponding fewer children on the
grounds. ' j .1 J. .
Classes in folk dancing for the
younger children are being held
on Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day afternoons, from 2 until 2:30,
under the direction of Miss Grac
Snook. On the other days of the
week ; she teaches ; swimmlngl
While these classes are in - pro
gress, baseball is played under the
supervision of Hollis Huntington
followed by tests for boys, including-bar
contests basketball throws
and' similar (events.' From 3
o'clock until 4 o'clock, free play
is on the program.. All aparatuS
is being used extensively, accord
ing to Mr. Boardman. f
The dam. which was washed
out Sunday, was repaired yester
day, and the' boys were having
the time of their lives ini the
water. Swimming at the ! play
ground is under watchful j eyes,
and an. effort Is being made to les
sen the usual summer drowning
of one or two boys in the old "cat
hole" in Mill creek near the rall
r.oad trestle.' This is out of the
jurisdiction of the playground of
ficials, who are doing all they can
to discourage Its us tor the
younger boys.
HOSPlTftL ITEAMS
ARE: B0i::5 BIG
sciiiwi j
jtpiiohs
'L;' J
TS OUT
Other prisoners confined In the
jail said this morning that' McAl
lister began- working on his es
cape late last night and by the
early morning hours had gotten
through the wall. Evidence ehows
that the bars were sawed and it is
a mystery to the local officers how
he managed" to get the saw inside
the jail, as' during his confine
ment of, nearly a month he had
no visitors 'and as all the windows
of the building are, covered with
a heavy wire netting. It is pre
sumed that the saw was furnish
ed by persons visiting the other
prisoners.
McAllister was awaiting action
by the. grand jury on a charge of
stealing two spot lights, two front
wheels and tires, two headlights
and a number .of . tools, from i the
Ford car of William Gorsllne of
the Brush college district on the
night of June 20. On-the follow
ing night he- is accused of taking
a carburetor, wiring and., tools
from the car-of Jesse Walling ofl
Zena and a five-gallon can of oil
and a tent fly from, the garage of
E. L.' Gibson of the same com
munity. . i
Suspicion at the time pointed
strongly to McAllister, and Sheriff
Orr In company with Deputy Sher
iff Barber of Marion county went
to the home of McAllister's father
in the Cascade mountains 10 miles
east of Silverton where he was ar
rested and the articles found.
The escaped man has a peniten
tiary record, having been sent up
from Malheur county in 1915 for
a term of four to 15 years for
horse 'stealing. He is 27 years
old and unmarried.- ' " .
URIffi MED
I
Medford Officials Urges Ear-
Her Arrival for Pageant
; ' Spectacle f
JI.: O. Frobach,' secretary of the
Medford Chamber of Commerce,
in a letter to King Bing Hamilton
of the Salem Cherrlans, urges the
Cherrlans to arrange their sched
ule so as to arrive In Medford on
July 27, earlier than now arrang
ed, so they'may attend the opera,
olanthe," to. be, given at the
Jackson county fair grounds on
that evening.
According to present arrange
ments the Cherrlans would arrive
in .Medford between 8 and 9
o'clock. The pageant and opera
are to begin at 8:30.
"At 8:30 a. m. on the 28th,"
writes Mr. Frobach, "you f will
have . escorts of the Craters ; clu,b
for your march through the prin
cipal business streets, and" we
shall , be mighty; pleased . to . take
your caravan to the points of ad
vantage to see the city and this
portion of the Rogue River yai-
TO ATTEND OPERA
ffiSfflCJTORl OF
MS
TO'lEFJiRESIDENTS
. BEND, Ore., July 16. -Hailstones as big as golf balls,
falling just before noon today, drove Bend residents to shel
ter and shattered, globes on nearly every, lamp post in the
downtown district as well as some windows. !
, The din as the hail fell off office buildings was such that
occupants could scarcely hear each other, shout, j
The stones" ripped autoniobile tops and dented hoods, j ;
Several horses tortured by the falling lumps of ice, )ran
away. '
Chickens which could hot find shelter were killed. '
The storm lasted less-than 15 minutes.
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY
BILLIONS IN
MARKS COME .
OUT HOURLY
German Printers and Presses
; Work Overtime Turning
, Out Chaffy Money
BERLIN, July 16. (By The
Associated Pi ess.) - Forty-one
Gdrnian printing plants working
day and night, disgorged 17,563.
819.142. marks worth of fresh pa
per money every hour during the
first week in July, according to
figures available today. The total
paper currency circulation on July
20,24 1,782, 96G.OO0 marks,
an increase or 2,:,O,721.61C.G0O
over. June 30. The aluminum
coinage in circulation advanced
in the same period from one bil
lion marks to 2f.200,000,000l
The printers are working In
three shifts every day , in the
wek. It is unofficially stated
that no note under the face value
of 1,000 marks will be printed in
the future, as it costs more than
the note itself actually Is woilh
to print any of the smaller t
nomination. A 500 mark note In
worth no more than the ' par er
used.
1 A curio collector is said to ie
paying from five to ten times the
face value of circulation old loot
mark and 1. 000 mark notes, de
claring" those printed from cop
per piates are the only one accep
table abroad, as the later ones,
printed fromtypo are refused be
causeltliey, are too easily counter
feited. This is discredited In
some quarters on the belief that
counterfeiters would lose I money
by producing false notes of such
low denominations.
All the notes arc being printed
from, type in order to increase the
output of the presses. The fed
eral printing plant alone is able
thus to issue 14.400,000 notes
daily, while only one terth of this
quantity would be possible if cop
per plates were used. , Further
more it takes six months tp pre
pare one copper plate. Even the
new million mark notes which are
to be issued soon will he printed
from type.
IMS TO TALK
i TD
Necessary $2000 for Cold
I Pack Shipment Raised at
! ' Meeting Yesterday
I At the meeting of business men
end members of the Chamber of
Commerce held Monday -afternoon
at the club' roonis, where the lo
ganberry pack' proposition was
discussed, the sum of $2000 was
raised to help in 4 getting" under
immediate t headway this import
ant movement in the loganberry
industry.
j The response of Salem business
men' at the meeting was consider
ed very complimentary and shows
it is said that their confidence
in the successful and profitable
marketing; of the famous logan
berry Is still ' unshaken; although
there has' been no little amount
of loss sustained' by; different
growers In the' valley.; . ' "
. More detailed information on
the plans of the cold pack method
as it has been suggested will he
givcn'ih a lecture this morning
at p o'clock In the Chamber Of
Commerce by H. H." Haynes of the
Haynes-FOster concern of Port
land. It is declared " Important
that all growers BhOuld hear this
talk; since Mr. Haynes is the fath
er of the new ideas of marketing
and shipping the berry under the
cold pack' plan. He will tell what
the pie-bakers offer in the way of
market, and his suggestions on
shipping are considered by those
who are ' familiar with them', as
being worth thousands of dollars
to loganlTerry growers of this district.
mm
MORNINO;jULY 17, 1923
IE RATES
CASE GOES TO
HIGH COURT
Pacific Telephone & Tele
phone Co: Announces
I Appeal to Washington in
Tacoma Action
UTILITY OVERRULED
BY JUDGE CUSHMAN
Motion By State to Dismiss
- Bill of Complaint Is Also
Denied
TACOMA. Wash., July 16 The
legal battle for higher telephone
rates in Tacoma, Seattle, Spokane
and other parts of the state will
be carried to the supreme court
of the United States at Washing
ton, D. C, as the result of an or-
ward E. Cushman. of Tacoma. in
Seattle this, morning. ;J
The Pacific Telephone & Tele
graph company, operating systems
in Tacoma, Seattle and other cit
ies of the state and the' Home
Telephone company of Spokane
have for months been waging, a
fight to advance telephone service
rates in the state over the objec
tions of the state and city officials.
Last Monday Judge Cushman de
nied the telephone companies an
order compelling the state to an
swer their- bill of complaint, ask
ing higher rates, contending that
unless an answer was , filed pre
vious court action against them
was void.
Motion to Dismiss Denied
A motion by the state to dis
miss the bill of complaint was al
so' refused at the same time. As
a result of Judge Cushman 's de
nial of their petition counsel for
the telephone companies announc
ed In cdurt that the appeal would
taken to the circuit court of
appeals at San ' Francisco, where
an order to mandamus the local
court to' make answer would be
asked
This, however, was hot done
and a petition asking the right to
carry the case to ' tb.e , supreme
court of the United States was
brought before Judge Cnshmbn
sitting in one of his two regular
motion days In Seattle "Monday
morning and signed by; him.
The original bill of complaint
was the cause of a long hearing
here after a temporary injunction
had been obtained by the tele
phone companies from Judge
Cushman to prevent any interfer
ence in the consummation of their
(Continued on page six)
MINNESOTA FIELD
Farrner-Laborite Candidate
for Senate Js Ahead of
Governor Preus
ST. PAUL, July 16. (By Asso
ciated Press. ) Mangii8. Johnson,
farmer-laborite and follower of
LaFollette. is leading the field for
the United States' senatorial elec
tion in Minnesota.
Johnsqn's plurality probably
will exceed, 40000, Returns ,at
midnight indicated, with Governor
Preus in second place, and James
A Carley, trailing far behind.
Preus had announced his intention
to support the Harding adminis
tration. r4"
Johnson had a lead of 26,588
votes when tabulations of returns'
had been completed from 1729,.,pf
the state's ; 5,520 precincts'. ithe
count then standing: Johnsttn
169,521; Preus 142,933.. Cafley
13.820. j ' j ;V
Governor Preus, in conceding
JohnBon'aelection. made only a
brief statement: "Thanking those
who labored so earnestly and un
selfishjy for my election." He
said he might Issue a longer state
ment tomorrow.
Johnson said? tonight he was go-
ling back to his farm to help his
sons get in the rest of the hay and
finish the harvest before he, pays
any more attention to politics or
affairs of state. . 1
The senator-elect was . jubilant
when 'Informed that he had won.
His first statement was: "I beat
that fellow? I am United States
senator,
that?" '
What , do you think of
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W. C. A. multiply five times over the housing accommoda
tions at Hollywood for film-smitten girls "who are marching
oin the. movie metropolis this summer in unprecedenten num
bers. Photo shows Peggy Montgomery, four-year-old movie
actress, telling Olive-Richard of New York (at left) and
Marjorie Williams, director of the club, how best to go after
money for the project. ' ' '
mm i report
MAKES EXCTEMEi
divers and Grapplers Search
"Cat Hole" Rumor Ap
1 parently Hoax
Rutnorit that -a snmall- bov had
fallen into the old "cat' hole" and
had drowned yesterday afternoon
created a flury of excitement, and
resulted In a representative of the
police and fire departments being
dispatched to the scene with
grappling irons in an effort to lo
cate the alleged corpse. The "cat
hole"; is located in Mill street, be
tween North Capitol street and
ie railroad trestle,
j The boy who reported the acci
dent told different stories. First
reports were received by It. It.
Boardman. directing ( the play
ground activities, when the .boy's
father came over and said his son
had tOld him of another boy, evi
dently about- C or 7 years , old,
falling Into the "cat hole." Other
reports received fromjthe same in
formant by Chief of Police Jlirtch
4tt were to the effect that th lad
had seen the other fall Into the
prater and disappear from sight.
He later said that he saw the boy
fall, and after .starting for help,
had looked around and seen him
crawl out., on the banks of the
creek. .
1 Upon receiving the report Mr.
Boardman calleil 'Huntington and
ill the older boys at the play-
imnnil Hisnatchine one to phone
ivut.u, X' 1
the police. For more than two
liours the search for the missing
tUv continued. The men dove.
Covering every portion of the pool;
pmaller boys formed a human
Chain and waded as far as possible,
pparchine the bottom , with their
fjeeti the sraPPinS hook was also
dragged bacK ana:iortn, onnguig
tip all kinds of " ttash that had
found a rc&fng place on the bot
tjom butstiU no boy. ,
lllpismuch .'nthc stories told by
the supposed -witness conflicted.
It was finally, decided to give up
the" search about 5 o'clock, and
await reports from some frantic
family that one member was miss
ing.
j Such never came, o reports
were received at the police station
lato last night. It is believed no
one was drowned.
Ynimn Bov Is Drowned By
fall Into Goidtisn bowi
t.nm Cfli.. Julv 16. Remas
Hoffer. one year old son of Jacob
Hotfer, wealthy vineyardlst or
this city, was drowned in a gold
fish bowl at his home late today.
The child's mother found him
head first In the bowl, which con
tained about four Inches of water.
13
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$120,000 from the leading mo
GETS BIB AWARD
International Company Al
lowed Over $3,000,000
1 By Claims Board
WASHING TON. July 16. The
mixed claims commission, created
to settle American war-: cialm3
against Germany, . today made its
first decision, an award, of $3,
316,705.92 to the International
Harvester company for, property
seized In Germany.
Several other awards are ex
pected before the commission sus
pends its work for the summer
next week, when the German com
missioner, Dr. Kiessel and mem
bers of his staff leave for a visit
to Germany until October 1. Some
of the American ofJldfala wilKgo.
to Germany 1 later d Vfttfain infor
mation for submissiQB-jtothe com
mlidbniS" - h ill ; U
f Todajls dqxisiont.wap expedited
oy an ayreeiueui. ueiween me rep
resentatives of the German and
American governments and 'was
virtually a consent decree. The
award, made in restitution of cash
assets, of subsidiaries' of the In
ternational Harvester company,
seized by the Germon government
in German banks, bear interest of
5 per cent, according toj the terms
of the treaty of Berlin jv from De
cember 12. 1921. No brief con
testing the International Harves
ter claims was filed by the Ger
man government, the facts being
undisputed and Germany's liabil
ity unquestioned. " " .
The commission Is without jur
isdiction in the collection of dam
ages, having authority only to de
termine Germany's liabilities; but
it is understood that an early set
tlement o( the award probably
twill be made by Germany. " '
No One Resoonsible for
Explosion at Alton, III.
ALTON'. Ills.. July 16. A ver
dict of accidental holding no' body
responsible for the explosion, at
East Alton plant of the restern
Cartridge company in which 12
employes were killed last Tues
day, was returned by a coroner's
jury here late this evning, fol
lowing an inqust held by Coron
er Marcier of Madison county.
WOBH1JKS WONT WORK
SAN" FRANCISCO. July 16.
Fourteen of the 27 " Industrial
Workers of the World who were
sentenced to the San Quentin pen
itentiary by a Los Angeles court
last week, todayrefused to- work
at the prison and were put in the
dungeon. There are' now 55 LW.
W's in the dungeon at the peni
tentiary for refusal to work.
HARVESTER
FIRM
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BOOsSo
If! RADIO Ta;;
i - . : ".
City As Industrial and Edu
cational . Centre Lauded
By Executive From Ore
gonian Tower
THREE ARE INITIATED
INTO HOOT OWL CLUB
Group of Local Musician
Present Program Heard
at Station Here
Salem was advertised all up and
down the Pacific coast for a couple
of thousand miles and about half
way across the continent by Mayor
jonn . GJesy-last night when he
made a speech from the radio
tower of the .Oregonian inPort
land. j '.;,
- Mayor Giesy chose to tell the
world about Salem's , Industrial
advantages, and did it thoroughly.
Also he emphasized Salem as an
educational center, and, urged the
world to come and be welcomed.
A group of Saleni musicians, F.
S. Barton, Albert Gille, Lena Belle
Tartar and Miss Ruth Bedford,
gave a musical program. The
voices came over well, for th
most part, at the Salem Electric
company station. Mayor. GIesy'4
speech came, quite, distinctly.
Mayor- Giesy. Mr. GlUe and Al
bert Sweet of Salem, were initiated
into the Hoot Owls, a radio dub.
The mayor's speech In full fol
lows: .
"Salem, the capital city of Ore
gon, is 50 miles south of Portland
on the payed Pacific highway. It
is on the main line of the South
ern Pacific railroad, and on tho
Oregon Electric railway. : '
" Pioneers Had , Vion
"The Methodist ; TOlssionarfes
coming to the great northwest 80
year ago, found so mild a climate
in the Willamette valley of Ore- "
gon that the lrst settlement was .
made along the Wiilametta riv
er. -r-:;-: ' - l ' ' ;
"With a vision of great possk
bllities for their future -city, U
1846 the city of Salem was sur
veyed, providing for a wonderful
civic center with, the principal
streets 99 feet wide!
"The faith of Its early settlers
was well founded, as Salem, with
its present population of 2 2,00 0
is one, of the really beautiful and
artistic cities of the west.
City's Ileauty Described
"It is a city of roses, a city of
vines, a city vhere the. tulip, nar
jcijssua and daf f odU develop to
perfection and above all, a city of
beautiful homes and a friendly
spirit towards those who are so
fortunate , as to come to the YU
latnette valley. .... rt ,
, ' "The early settlers in 1836 who
came to Oregon were largely mis
sionaries, and school teachers. In
succeeding years' as the tar, east
heard of the far western country, .
a high' class of emigrants cams
to the , Willamette valley.
"Even as early as 1S42, thcra
was 'establuished. in Salem, the
Oregon Institute, a school of learn
ing that 80 years ago organized ,
the fir6t manual training school in
the west for Indians, teaching the
young men how to farm and how
to build their homes, and the
young' Indian women the art of
cooking and sewing.
Educational Standard High . '
"What was the first seat of
learning in Salem In 1842. has de
veloped into one of the most sub
stantial educational institutions of
the west, known as Willamette
university. Its standard of edu- .
cation is such that its credit' rat
ings are accepted by Harvard and
Yale universities and by the John
Hopkins medical school.
The ' University, but a few
months ago, received an addition
al endowment of f 1,259,000. The
public schools of the city rank
with the best in the northwest.
The citizens tof Salem recently
voted $500,00 in bonds for the
erection of additional school
buildings and school.. Improve
ment." .-"!"-.' . ' , ' ' .
Horticultural Industry Described
"Salem is in the center of the
greatest fruit and berry eountry
of the northwest. -
Within the
trading area of Salem are planted
27,000 acres of prunes, loganberries,-,
cherries, pears, apples,
peaches, r raspberries, evergreen
blackberries, English walnuts, and
filberts. t Fruit and berry tracts
are mostly trom 10 to 20 acres.
' "Of prime' Importance Is the
prune Industry, with 1300. acres
planted near Salem. The larga
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