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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1923)
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Beaten, crashed after one of the most spectacular world's series fights in history, the New York Giants 1 today surrendered to" the Yankees ' the world's championship banner they hare flown for the put two years. And tonight, with this record-shattering - million dollar title battle, at the end. the em - hlem 'of supremacy .flatters atop xne x ansae stadium, the greatest and costliest , monument of ' the diamond, Xj i The Yankees won the sixth and final game this afternoon at the Folo grounds, lair of the Giants, by coming from behind and scor ing fire runs In a dramatic, pulse gripping eighth Inning rally, just when it seemed that the McGraw .men. fighting desperately . with their backs to 'the wall, would tie the series and force a seventh contest to decide the -struggle. The final score was 6 to 4. ; IFrst Title or Yanks X . Thus J the American league champions swept to their third successive triumph, completed the rout of the once proud and mighty Giant machine and by the deci sive margin of four games to two, ' gained' their first', world's title in mors than two decades of embat tled' history. - Xr Thus, too," was written into the innala of the national game- a struggle for the highest stakes it has ever known, a gigantic spec tacla eclipsing ..all X previous re lords, that was witnessed by more than 300,080 fans who paid more than $1,063,000 la. gat receipts. ;:. Giant Machine Broken ; The story of that eighth inning today, coming when it appeared that the deadly, eouthpaw arm of Arthur Nehf and the Inspired play of Frank Frisch had checked the headlong rush, of the Yankees will t& down as one of the most start liaslr decisive championship turns ot all time. That brief thrilling, yet tragic paa witnessed- with amaalsg suddenness 'and ; ascen dancy of the Yankees to the pin nacle .of their career and simul taneously the utter collapse of the Giants, the crushed hopes of John McGraw for. r three - successive world's- titles- debacle so stun ning that tonight it, seems to have marked 4he passing ot all time from championship heights ot the Giant machine as it emerged brok en from the test. X'VXX X. X'X : It witnessed, too, the failure of the game's idol of idols to answer a call to fame that would hare raised him to heights greater than aayihe has erer touched. For BabeX&oth.. star of' stars, the mightiest hitter erer, while he had started the Yankees off in the first inning with his third home run of the series, fell down miserably in' the. eighth inning piiclMitrtalng'out with the bases full And the Yankees yet one run behind.,. ' -i J ' Bob Menael Fills Breach, v 1st his place a new hero was lifted up,1 ' Bob ' Meusel, who Stepped Into the breach that the Babe had left and delivered the ; blow that resulted in thhee runs : and 'Clinched the Yankee triumph, j For seven innings Nehf, ; hero of the Giants' 1 to 0 victory in the third game, ' waved a magic wand over the Yankee bats and It seem ed that bis port side slants would again restore Giant hopes and keep them In the fight. , Backed by . the spectacular, defense work of .his teatn mates, particularly tbedynamie Frisch. he allowed (Continued on page I) Tri WEATHER OREGON:' Tuesday, rain. ' - LOCAL WEATHER ' f n.- , . (Monday) X;X Maximum: temperature, 57. . Mtniratim temperature, -48. River) l.t feet; rising. r. . Rainfall. .52 Irica. , V Atmosphere, cloudy, x' X . Wind eaatheaEt-, ; "$2 '' WORLD COVEL l fvlAY GIVE 1 4m !' OF . i TO SEATTLE, Oct. 15. Deciphering; of numerous horo scopes seized from Arthur Covell, 46, the crippled astrolo gisU who : with his nephew, Alton Covell, will be tried separately at Coquille for the killing of Mrs.' Ebba Coveli, a month" ago, may reveal a strong clue to the slaying of William Desmond Taylor, a film director, according to an announcement made tonight by Luke S. May, criminologist, who has been investigating the Covell case. . -j X X "I have a large number of .these horoscopes in my pos session and intend to make an immediate intensive search for a possible clew May stated tonights-"Most I of the horo scopes I have in my possession werte sent to members of the film colony at Hollywood. I am firmly convinced that there is a connection hidden under horoscorjes." MARSHFIELD, Or., Oct. 15. Alton Covell and 1 Arthur Covell, respectively step-eon and brother-in-law of Mrs. Ebba Covell, who was slain at her home in Bandon j last month.' will be tried separate ly on charges ot murder, according to a statement by the district at torney following a hearing today at Coquille at which Alton Covell had entered a plea of not guilty. It was expected that the cases Victori Victorious Yankee X X , , , : .'i ' ' : h NEW! YORK, Oct. 15. (By the Associated Press). The sum of $1,063,815 was paid by 301,430 persons to see the world's series of 1923, ended with the sixth game today. These figures made a new record, the old record having meen established in ii when th fint nd YaitVctis. In - in elgbt-rame series. attracted Zss.syy persons witn ... . Today's figures: r Th niiran' nool this Year. tmn AAA larniF than nvfir htffnra. Seventy-live per cent of this amount is to be divided among the Yankees and Giants. The Yankees for their victory will receive 60 per cent and the Giants' 40 per cent. Figured on a basis of 25 eligible players, each Yankee will receive about 3B.530 and each Giant about $4,363. ' ""-' - Each second pi ce club will receive about $27,208 and each ihird place club about $18,139: Receipts, $139,252. Advisory council's share, $20,887.80. : Each club's Bhare, $59,12.10. t ' Figures for six games: ' : Attendance. 401,430. , , Receipts, $1.063,815.. . ; ' f Advisory council's share, $165,572.25'. ; Each club's share.' $267,729.86. - FLOOBTS GRIP Unprecedented T o r r e n t Tears Through State With Enormous Loss -t OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla Oct. 16. (By the Associated Press) Lashing, raging, overflow waters, swelling the; north. Canadian river to the unprecedented depth of 23 feet, and roaring toward Oklahoma City early today, bringing the most disastrous flood in the history of Oklahoma. J .uv t Driven from their homes by the on-rushing torrent, 15,000 ' per sons with as many belongings aa they could hastUy gather together are being taken to points of safe ty by all available means of transportation.'- j . , : 'Augmented . ; by swonen up stream tributaries, the boiling dur ren t at the 1 city reservoir, ten i miles from here, tore huge gaps in embankments of the dam late last night aad hurled a devastate Ing nine-foot wall of wtr Into the stream, to bear down on the already stricken south side popu lace in Oklahoma Clty ' ' Residents of 117 city blocks south of Grand avenue and the principal thoroughfares were ord ered by Mayor Cargill to evacu ate their homes - when,"" peril threatened. 1 4Three thousand, na tional guardsmen, squads of police and American Legion, volunteers directed the refugees. ; .', The east bank of the dam, bat tered and torn by -the -swirling currents, gave way early this morning two hours after the west embankment caved in, precipitat ing a 'deluge into surrounding farm lands. I A mile further south the rushing waters re-entered the original bed of the river and hurtled southeastward' to. Okla homa City. The full volume will strike here at about 4 o'clock this morning. : I X ' X ' ?:- ' " :, NEW ORLKAKS. Za., Oct. 1 . The Gulf , storm probably 1 will strike the Louisiana coast between 4 and 6 o'clock , this mornin;, ac cording 3 to an advisory warning sm from BTasfelngt earljr jo- MURDER FM MAGNATE the three-cipher code of av few ' would be reached about 10 days hence. ; 'X; ': H 3 ' '1 In a statement made to officers following Alton Covell's arraign ment today, Arthur : Covell again told the officers that he desired to. assume full and sole blame for the murder they said. 'It is charged, however, that Alton is a principal In fact, as he is alleged to have held the ammonia-soaked rag to his step-mother's nose which caused her death. ' 3 Well Rewarded receipia ot evvv,. m sn a a Ae v j 3362.783.04. Was more than ' f Thirty - fifth Anniversary Celebrated by Typo graphical Union Capital Typographical union Nc. 210 observed its 35th anniversary of the founding - of the r. local union with a banquet at the Mar ion hotel Sunday evening, attend ed by 110 members and guests Frank Morrison; secretary of the American Federation; of Labor, and J. W. HaysL secretary of the International Typographical union made the principal addresses. Mr. Morrison is one of the big men in the labor world, land next in rank In his official capacity to Samuel Compers. , j X Great Work Stressed The great work of the A. F, of LC in bringing better-Working and living conditions to the masses of the American people,! was stressed by Mr. Morrison, Particular em phasis was placed upon the raise in the standards of education j throughout the United States and in making school attendance : by children compulsory, i He declar ed that the A. F. of L. stands for better laws for the whole people and in a better enforcement ot the laws, and a more general obedience of the laws bv rich' ana poor alike, r Mr. Morrison spokeJ feelingly af the beauties and pos sibilities of Oregon, saying he would carry with him always a mind picture of the pink roses, the verdure of hill and valley and the general appearance ot thrift in this state. ' Benefits Are Told . Mr. " Hays stressed the old-age and mortuary benefits ot the In ternational Typographical union, giving an account of the good that is being done by the printers' home in Colorado Springs. He said these three things ought to make every member proud of his craft. He said that he had been warned by the master ; of cere monies not to "talk! shop," but he digressed long enough to pay (Continued on page 2). PRINTERS AT MTiDliER Famous Englishman Says United States Must Not Forget World War arid What It Stood For IS INITIATED BY 1 SIOUX CHIEFTAIN Two i Eagles, Significant Of Achievements, Is New ; Name Of Visitor MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 15. JBy the Associated Press) An appeal for the United States to help Hur ope make peace was made here day; by David Lloyd George, to- he war-time premier of Great Britain in his first publie address In this country after concluding his tsar of Canada. .r -:..".:; Speaking before many bundled persons at a luncheon given by the Minneapolis Civil - and Comme association, the .former premier saidr if - Vtjr.i-f 1 1H Not Forget, Urged "I am not here en any missifn, but let mar say to yon otte thiig, that " until the United k states fof America , with Its " mighty influ ence, with Its great power, with the moral command: which it fc,as in the' world because of its past; with the great Maim that yon won by eoming into the war wlthdnt any selfish purpose, but for -a holy Ideal, sending milllohs of your best young men across to fight for liberty and' ler nothlnr else-un til this great Und casts Its influ- ence into-the scale 61 peace, I des pair of the futttre." :i" - Referring to a, statement that Americani were doing their best to forget the recent. World, trar; he ured that they do not forget. Throngs Greet Englishman "There is nothing," he said, "for you to forget nothing. There is something, yes', something, for you to be proud of. You came for naught but at the call of a great purpose and a great ideal. It ought to be your pride. The part you took t nit is one 'which is worthy ot your greatest traditions. And my last word is that so far from forgetting that part, I trust that the United States of America will once more, in: due ime, in its own. way, cast its might in the scales of peace." i Arriving early this morning he was welcomed by huge crowds at the station and on the way to his hotel, and thousands crowded the streets. Is Made Sioux Indian A colorful . ceremony was held during the - luncheon when Mr. Lloyd George was formally made an honorary member of the Sioux tribe of Indians by chiefs in full tribal costume and paint, from the Cheyenne Indian reservation of South Dakota who conferred upon him their degree of the Eagle Feather. ! ' Xamed Two Eagles Chief Brave Eagle,- heading, the delegation, with the assistance as Interpreter of Dr Charles East man, United States Indian inspec tor, gave the former premier the name of "Two Eagles," explaining that one was In recognition of his achievement In war and the other in the field of civic affairs in peace - j The distinguished visitor was given the pipe of peace to smoke while a feathered war bonnet was placed on his head, a bow and ar row In his handstand a historic quiver filledwith arrows used in ancient battles ot the tribe was placed In his arms. At the same time theIndians gave him a belt of wampum and Narticles of Indian manufacture 5forpame Margaret and Miss Megan- - loyd : George, wne were among the most mter- Bted spectators of the ceremony. Jews Pay Tribute ddresses in Welsh were deliv-i eredln receiving Mr.. LJoyd George to the city and at the luncheon Jewish, citizens, through JDr. Maur ice; Lelkovltz, presented a testi monial jn parchment In recogni tion of ha services in the attempt td establish in the Holy Land a national home for the Jewish peo ple. , A X Replying to this presentation Mr. Lloyd George said he hoped the movement was the beginning or a" restoration which will leave "almost as deep a mark upon the story of the human race as your first occupation 1 of , the holy ground.". . ALLAN HODGES IS RELEASED AT COQUILLE , ,- : I Man Hunt For Bandits Who Slew Trainmen Still Fol lows tew Vague Clews MARSHFIELD,. Or., Oct. 15. Allan L. Hodges was released to day from jail at Coquille, on the return of Sheriff Ellingsen from a visit to Ashland where he consult ed with other officers who are looking for members of the gang who robbed the Southern Pacific train at the Siskiyou tunnel. Allan Hodges is under bond for trial here for an alleged offense against a girl two years ago and after the charge is disposed of can be taken it wanted at Ashland. The officers at Ashland are searching for A. A. Hodges, or Hodge, as he was seen; about the vicinity of Ashland and- Siskiyou for Some time before the robbery. ; - Allan Hodges today said that the man wanted at Ashland is no relative of his and he had never seen him. X''XMiA, '''" ' ASHLAND, Or. Oct. 15.--Man hunters following the vague trail left by the Siskiyou bandits when they took four lives at the summit of the range last week; settled down today to "what they admitted must be a long, stem chase. . PORTLAND, Or, Oct. 15. Morris White and Frank Howard were , arrested tonight at MeMinn- rille'snd brought to Portland for investigation on suspicion that they were connected with the Southern, Pacific train holdup an 1 killing of four -trainmen near Sis kiyou, Or., last Thursday. The arrests were made by Sheriff Fer guson, of Yamhill county, and Sheriff Aschim of I Tillamook county upon descriptions of the robbers furnished by Southern Pacific officials. 1.1 In possession of White and Howard f were found clippings from newspapers ' containing ac counts of the train robbery and holdup. The men were accom panied by a third man shortly before the arrest, but he escaped. Under questioning here by rail road detectives and ' police at Portland police headquarters. White and Howard admitted hav ing robbed a drug store in Tilla mook( last Saturday where they took 2,000 grains of a narcotic. They willingly admit the robbery and said that they were drug ad dicts. They denied ! being impli cated In the train robbery. Auth orities said that they had estab- itsned that the two men came from California ecently, but re fused to divulge the! basis for this belief. Howard wore a blood stained shirt when arrested.! He said the blood stains were caused- by th) use of a hypodermic needle after he had injected the narcotic to which he was addicted. Authori ties declared' that this statement was obviously untrue because of the great amount of blood which had been lost. OLYMPIA, Wash., Oct. 1 5. J. Grant Ilinkle, secretary of state today signs d a pardon granted by .Acting Governor W. J. Coyle to Guetaf Lindberg, Tacoma. In transmitting the attested pardon to Chief Justice Main, Mr. Hinkle signed himself "conscientious ob jector." ; : -i.. : . j.. ; , Mr. Lindberg was pardoned, af ter conviction on a charge of Wrongfully borrowing $13,000 from the , Scandinavian-American bank of Tacoma, since defunct, of which he was a director, had been confirmed by the supreme court and he had been sentenced to the penitentiary. . i X "Setting aside of court decis ions and rulings by the pardon ing power in this manner Js one of the things which makes our people see red,"" Mr. Ilinkle wrote to Justice Main, x . ,.. x s. 111 111 I fWtiUi mli. x ttJV l IL ff y yuixi-y y it if l i SECRETIIf SIGNS , Line PARDON .IV , . I t - . ' : . . ID ASSEMBLE IN THE BAY CITY Strong Hand at Helm Neces saryl to Steer Straight Course in Next Few Days, is Declared WORLD COURT PLAN MAY NOT COME UP Welcoming Speeches Heard From Mayor Rolph and Governor Richardson SAW FRANCISCO, Oct. 15. Legionnaires from every state in the union gathered "here today for the opening of the rifth annual convention of the American legion. ' The American Legion auxiliary conrention began Its annual con vention late today after the close of the initial legion session. i Committees on resolutions, re habilitation, legislation, constitu tional amendments, internal or ganization, Americanism, finances, military affairs, naval affairs, eronautlcs, and time and place for the 1924 convention s struggled throughout the liter part of the day preparing data for the consid eration ot- the - open convention during the next four days. a Klan Question Arises ' A strong hand -on the helm Is Uaeeessary to steer a straight course during the next four days,: legion legidn officials admitted tonight. A. sdemand that the words "foster knd promote a 100 per cent Amef icahism? be dropped, from the American- legion preamble-' was made- late today and legion com mitteemen stated that this would be kept oft the floor of the con vention if it were possible. The expression "100 per cent Ameri canism,; it was stated conflicts with a slogan of a national hood ed organization. However, the fighters in the legion stated after the committee eesslons today that the slogan originally used by the legion was taken from the legion's preamble for the use of the second order. : The demand of Charles Kend- rick, local business man, and the' Michigan delegates, that the le gion come out in the open and un equivocally denounce the Ku Klux Klan was. being fought out in committee sessions late today and an effort will be made, It was stated to keep this question from the floor of the open convention. May Pass World Court Committeemen working On the world court question were inclined tonight to favor dropping the idea of bringing it before the conven tion on the ground that as it stood the question was too political. Le gionnaires stated that while the world court plan was originally a legion proposal, its status today was fraught with political dyna mite and therefore should be ig nored, i X " . No change will be made on the legion's stand on the bonus ques tion, leaders stated tonight. The legion is pledged to the bonus and cannot change its position, no mat ter how antagonistic delegates may become, committeemen stated. The bonus bill In its present form was drawn by the legion at the request of congress, committeemen assert ed, and the legion Is still backing its bill irrespective of the opposi tion that h) developing here. til as From .East Come All questions relative to habili- tatlo nof disabled veterans are re ceiving unanimous support in com mittee and no apposition is antici pated' in the open conventio, it nas stated. - - - . 1 - Cincinnati, Boston and Atlantic City were the three cities receiving consideration for the sixth annual convention of the American Legion In, 1924 at today's, meeting of the time and place of next convention committee. The final vote will be put to the open session at Friday's meeting. XXf .X-v- i '.', The opening session today was given over largely to organization. reports of committees, seating del egates and welcoming speeches on the part of Mayor James Rolph, Jr., of San Franiclsco, a represen tative of Governor Vtlenf I W. Richardson of California and Unit ed States Senator Hiram W. John son of California. -X ' Owsley Is Speaker Addresses were made by Na tional Commander Alvln Owsley at both the American Legion and the American Legion , auxiliary conventions. Secretary of Labor James J. Davis; Admiral R. B. Coontz, commander in chief of the Haller, commander of the Republic (Continued on page 91 Box Score . Yankees X AB R H PO A E Witt cf .... 3 0 0 3 1 0 Dugan 3b.. 3 10 2 10 Ruth rf .... 3 11.1 0 0 R. Meusel If. 4 0 1 10 0 Pipp lb . . '. . 4 0 0 12 0 6 Ward 2b . . .. 4 0 10' 7 Schang c "...41 17- 0 0 Scott ss .. -,. 4 1 11 2 0 Pennock p . . 2 0. 0 0 1 0 Hofman x . 0 0 0 0 0 0 Haines cf xx. 0 1 0 0 . 0 0 Bush xxx ... 0 0 0' 0 0 0 Johnson xxxx 0 1 0 . 0 0.0 Jones p . . 0 0 0 i 0 1 jO Totals . .31 6 5 27 13 jo -x Batted for Pennock In 8th. xx Ran for Hofmann in 8th. xxx Batted for Witt in 8th, xxxx. Ran for Bush In 8 th. ' 1 Giants - AB.R H PO A Bancroft, ss . .4 0 0 1 7 Groh, 8b . . 4 1 1 1 Frteeh, 2b .. 4 2 3 1 Young,-, rf . . 4 0 2 0 E. Meusel. II 4. 0 1 1 Cun'gham cf. 3 0 1 0 Kelly, lb . . 4 0 0 19 Snyder, c X . 4 12 4 2 5 0 0 '0 0 0 5 0 0 0 Nehf, p .... 3 0 0 0 Ryan, p . .;. . 0 0 0 - 0 Stengel. ct 1 0 0 0 Bentley . . 10 0 Totals ... 36 4 10 27 19 1 . Batted for Cunningham in 8th. 'Batted for Ryan In 9th. Three-base hit, Frisch; home Score by Innings: Yankees. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 06 Giants . J 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 runs, Ruth, Snyder; double plays, Nehf to "Bancroft to Kelly; left Ion bases, Yankees 2, Giants' 5; base on balls, off Nehf 3; Ryan 1; struck out, by Nehf 3 (E. Meusel, Pennock, Ruth), by Pennock 3 (Snyder, Nehf, Kelly), iby Ryan 1 (Ruth); hits off Nehf 4 in 7 1-2 innings, off Ryan 1 in 1 2-3 in nings, off Pennock 9 in 7 Innings, off Jones 1 in 2 innings; winning pitcher, Pennock; losing . pitcher. Nehf. - . ' - - -.! Umplres-r-O'Day at plate; Nal- lin at first; Hart at second; Evans at third. ".-i - : 1 X Time ot game 2 hours, 1 min utes.- BIBLE SCHOOLS SIT SEASON Pupils From Englewood Ga ther for First Session at. U. B. Church The first week X; day Bible school for; this season opened yes the terday with 0 pupils from Englewood school reporting to the UnltedX Brethren church ac cording Ito Miss Mary Findley, director. The pupils from Lin coln school will meet this after noon at Leslie Methodist Episco pal church. ,...- . .j '. : Garfield pupils will report ; to the Woman's club building Wed nesday and the same afternoon the second grade from the Grant school .( a junior high school .ex cept for the second year) J will meet for Bible study in the Free Methodist, church. Richmond pu pils will meet in the Centrall Con gregational church and Highland pupils at Highland Friends church on Thursday. Yew Park classes will meet In the United Brethren church on Lincoln. The nearest church to each school . is being used for the classes. X Miss Findley is being assisted by Mrs. James Humphries and a corp of volunteer assistants. The secon d grade meets at 2:30 each afternoon; the third grade at 3 o'clock and the fourth, fifth and sixth at 3j30. "- : - 'f X Assistants In the work are Mrs. L O. Clement, Mrs. James Dusen bury, Presbyterian; Mrs. CX W. Southworth, Baptist; Mrs. I Harry Johnson Congregational; Miss Grace ; Von Behren, Christian; Mrs. Barkus, Church ot God; Mrs. R. R. Boardraan. Mrs. Hertzog, and Mrs, Mason. Bishop, Metho dist, EplscopaLv our Willamette university freshmen are also as sisting. They are Myrtle Burm.an, Esther Allen. Jeanle Corskie Rose Wetheral and Ruby Keller. INCREASE ASKED PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 15. An increase of 15 per cent in the wage scale is asked by trainmen and, conductors in statements tiled with the northwestern . railroad lines today. f, ; FIVE DD3 ' MARQUETTE, Mich., Oct. 15. Five men were burned to death In a forest tire near Birch; . Mich., near here. The dead were em ployes of the Lake Independence LumPer' sompany. o giryftt .. CINDER BILL ic ntrconcri Id ULIXIIIILU By ilLDELL Special Conferencs On Z'Ss jdet Set ForfJext Ucr.:.y : Night All Members Ex press Opinions PURVINE IS ELECTED V TO SUCCEED r..00H3 Bid of Ladd . it Bush Ccrx ; on Street Improvement Bonds Accepted Despite: the presence of a Iar; group of Salem housewives ml. asked Immediate action on the cin der ordinance, the city count:! last night referred the much ti: - cussed bill to a special commute which will meet next Monday n!' t with managers of local mills an! plants responsible for the clnJ. . . They wlU ihen report the ord:.. ance back ' at the next, regu! r meeting. . - W. H. Dancy, Hal Patton I Ralph Thompson were . naiaeJ .-. special committee to take up tl matter. Mrs. Floyd Utter wife cf former Councilman Utter, ipol for the women of south Saler giving an account of the trials an I tribulations to which the hou wives are put 6y the cinders. Ill i Grace Taylor, school nurse, a! told of how much of a nuisanc e the despised particles are. " Hamilton Explains W. M Hamilton, manager t the Portland Railways LUht - Power company, asked that tl - ordinance be put over tor at lea , another meeting so that cert.." drastic provisions, which te e were impossible: to comply, wit: , could be remedied. He said t! the local power plant , carried a load of 400 kilowatts i regular:. . but If the transmission lines t . interrupted In any way the l. I plant has to pick up a load of 2SC3 kilowatts ' or seven times the or dinary load which it could cot C and not emit dense smoke ani cinders. . - . Following the discussion t? property owners, residents an! other Interested persons, members of the council were called upon fcr their opinions. : liw They Feel ; . Alderman Ralph Thompson- While you may get sootN other, places we get charred saw dust and plenty of it down town. We have bits of cinder on our build ing where It was painted wtl-' . will be there till some one ticL j them off. Alderman Alderin I -do net know much about the question but I do know . something dust t done. 1 ; T , ' Alderman Wenderoth TL ! j question has been with us four years. Only the Portland -Rail way, Light ft Power company L. done anything to prevent the cia ders. The council , has been played with long enough. I ra la favor of the bill. Alderman George Thompson It's nothing new, and it's all. t3 be blamed on the fuel used. . Alderman Herrick I'm la fa vor of doing something to get rid of the nuisance. Alderman Suter I realize tV.i Is a nuisance, let's pass the ordl cance. " Mild, Says Patton ' Alderman Dancy The Oregon Pulp St Paper company Is putting in a new boiler. This ordlnanco is too drastic. Let's wait and see what effect the new boiler will hare or ellmroafe the drastic por tions of this1 bill. Alderman. Patton It t Is not 'Continued on page 8) Special School Election ; Cannot Be Held Oct. CO A special meeting of the Salem school board will be held this week according to members of the board, to consider a possible date for the special election on the school - site question. . The date first selected, October 80, cannot be used, it is said, because not suf ficient time remains in which t j advertise the election. The Lincoln-McKinley Parent Teachers association will hold tha first meeting ot the year toniglit. One of the subjects for discussion wlll be the school site election which will come up within a few weeks. Superintendent Ceor Hug and P. M. Gregory, cier.il -r of the school board, will be speak ers at the meeting. E. A. Iihof a Is president of "the association. Plans for the fall and winter wor!, will be taken np by tiie tzc'X ::