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..i i: : " . "' ----- ; , " ' ' - . SEVENTY-FIPTH YEAR SALEM; OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 21, 1925 PRICBTITOCEinS FIRE EQUIPMENT WILL' rtUGE CUT IN TAXES IS . EVIDENT FROM REPORTS SEVERAL FAMILIES IN -; YOUfIG WOMAN VICTIM - GO BEFORE CITIZENS SALEM NEEDING FOOD OF "UNLOADED RIFLF PER PUPIL COSTS WAWIi FAVORS KPECIAIj 8EXATOR CURTIS "SAYS PRO.- - . " - . ASSOCIATED CHARITIES MAKE Misrf PEARL MOORE WOUND PECTS ARE PROMISING PLEA FOR FUNDS ED WUILE AUTORIDIXO , , - - . I .... - I .... ,11 . ! - -' III- II I I , , M .,.. , , ... ,,.. ... . , I . I I - ! W " -' ' ' " I " I. I nil fos Bni.TIESSll Iti FMII TRIAL I VJr1 City Council Unwilling to -Stand Expense ot hum. nr Division Ditch BOARD GETS REQUEST Cost Estimated at $20,000; Other Free Qtea -Available, Repw, ; resentatlves Informs . City Council Renresentatlres of the proposed new bo? factory, to be incorporat- . '-, oeA nnJ ed for the sum of 1250.000, and i ei-----: erected In Salem," appeared before the city council last night In an effort to reach some satisfactory position of the dUch lying, on Division, between , Liberty and I Front streets.V The'ditch was fot- , V v"7 me wxe8uu Puln &. Paner comoanv and is in-I , , , . - , chideil In a si ft of .nrnnprtvl " YC Ii.- J: ;:::: 1:. uf c u,1Tany 7 lOB Oregosi Pulp & Paper 'company as k an , inducement to get the. new1 company to locate in Salem, and thus give , the paper company an outlet for vast quantities of waste materials that accumulate In their plant. , . ; '., v.-' .. ;; ?."'."; j Residents of Division street have been very anxious to have the . Ureet paved (or some time and for the ditch to.be filled, in. , Action has been., taken . on the question before and the Oregon Pulp & ' Paper company was , given, a spe cific time in which to fill In the ditch or-make Borne other satis factory disposition of it. Now i they have given the . ditch, with other property, to the new com-J pany, and tne new company is anxious that the city stand the expense of filling in the ditch. Mr. Q'Neill, representing the 'new company, stated to the coun cil last night that it would be im- possible for his company to locate j in Salem if thecouncil insisted on I their standing the expense of fill- June 17 were drawn' by horses, ably --low. wnea the number of ing tSe 4itch." He further stated according to a report ot the state teachers, amount of teachers' sal that his company did not want the highway department. The report arles and . the "number of classes ditch, as -It .would be much cheap-i r tn nnArfitA their Tn&rhinerv bv electricity than to attempt to use water power. Representatives or the new company state; that they have fceen oiferea, ireecues ior tne Diant at various otner cuies, including one at Long View, Wash., and that they will be forced to accept one of them in preference to Salem if they are required to expend some $20,000 tn filling the ditch. " ' A special committee. . which al- ready existed for the Investigation ot the best metnoa or aisposiag oi the ditch, was again given orders to investigate conditions and re port at the ; next meeting of the council. . The new l company . expects, to erect a building at a. cost of ap proximately $35,000, and will em ploy over 1,000 men the year round in their plant. The pay- roll of the company, he states, will approximate $6,000 a month. .A. D. Alpine or Seattle arrived In the ity yesterday, to attend a meeting of those interested In the new -concern. K. j Aioseiey oi jnt0 a; flying' corps nominally un Ijos Angeles, another qt the large ,jer te' authority of the sultan. v backers j of the compaqy, , was The American unit will consist slated ..with others from Seattle at the outset of Colonel Charley and Portland, to arrive, but failed gweeney of Spokane,; Wash.; Lieu to do in time for the scheduled tenan colonel Charles Kedwood afternoon meeting. , It was . stated 0f i phfladelphiaj - Majors Parker a jth office of the paper company p0nock, afid Captains Rock thit the others had evidently been weut Weller and Buffun, all of unavoidably detained and that no ,hALi ftre kniirhts of the French word Aad been received from them btat that they were expected. M. Alpine and Mr. Moseley both own paper - manufacturing plants . in their respective cities, but owing to the difficulty in obtaining a sufficient supply of raw material near at nana, nave vwu ,uw ests and are seeking a new loca- tion for the combined mill. PAULUS NAMED CASHIER "SUCCEEDS HAMILTON IN TREA RUBER'S OFFICE Fred Panlus. of Salem, nas been named cashier by T. B. Kay, state treasurer, to succeed Alexander Hamilton, who resigned to accept a position as private secretary to the . Wheeler Brothers, publishers of the Portland Telegram. Paulus was employed by .the secretary of state before the war, was with the spruce division during the ar and attended Harvard last year. nnpAAn , evtni lCHTCn untuwi iUi.iruiuitii i u STATE ' -HAS FEWEST QUES TIONABLE SECURITB3S ' Oreron has fewer questionable securities than any other state the union,, it was reported yester- J can Red Cross announced an ap day at meeting of the western L,rooriatlou tonight , to.- cover ;ex- diTisibn of' state securities com laissibners. Robert E. Mount or the Better Business bureau, Port land. wa the Vrlnclpal speaker. Grant Hlnkle, secretary ot aUte of Washington, will speak Tuesday, i Two . New Pumpers Kjitlniated -to I Cost $:V).(XX; Present ' f" Machines Faulty , : i . B19w.u& ucat u iciuil u L the inadeauacv of tha nrpsont fir; Ir"""'.'.?! 'Vi ""'tJ ' ii miu uiicu vj i -tbe- xtty council last night to' Dre- I "d';pr!lDe people ot tne city the question of Voting1 bonda sufficient to cover, the expense' of two new pumpers arid iljose attachments for them. Itras estimated that the cost' of nAn" t'," ; ,h.";Vn:V, T 4T ror the purpose : f; allowing the . jh w People the opportunity of voting litv of votin ah ihia niiMtin.: win ki.i v. caliediater i j i I ! ! ' " 1 u Wna t,;rt. ! li a. c - 3glon thal , ths texpense mignt fbe avoided If the wafer company would erect a stand bioe with ca- pacit and neights sufficient to . .. - yA. jirunufl more pressure n tne ny- . . . ,r ... " aranis. -rne ffcityt1 now pays a water bill of approximately $600 month and -,t was statea, tbat proper. pressure should be obtain able : at all times. - , W. .H. Dancy stated that one of the machines nbw used by the department is over 1 2 years oli and is not dependable. At the last fire this same pump was, slow, in getting under twayr"i and, once go ing did not operate properly. Even with the present; equipment work ing at capacity. It would have been impossible .to send 'relief to any other part of the city had It been desired, according to the report made to the council. HORSES (ARE DISCARDED FEW FOUND IN '185 COUNTS ON STATE HIGHWAYS I Less than one per cent of the ways between ; 6 o'clock in ' the 1 The Per capita expenditure of morning and 10. o'clock at nightltne Salem high, school is remark- shows that' Part 1ar fcrirtee n 1 ha To.ff1 ,1 w&v kai1i nt flro. gon City, was the heaviest trav- eied with a total of 4148 vehicles Oregon vehicles tallied 71,934 and contrlbutea 65.05 per cent of tha total, with cam from other ,tatea contributing 24.11 per cent ccr t ed to 5.S2 and heavv trucks 3.tOW awociaw., -i per cent of the total. Motorcycles were .74 per cent and horse drawn vehicles .98 per cent. ! . i pnnn. v0r.-m t irk mt. ferent points throughout the Btate. AMERICANS FORM CORPS LAFAYETTE E&CADRILLE TO COMPRISE AIR UNIT PARIS, July 20. (By. Associat- ed Press). American veterans olAav ....:. the Lafavette escadrille. compos- I ine the nucleus of the volunteer corps that' will fight for France n Morocco, will leave for Rabayat during the week end. At the Moir- occan p0rt they will be organized J , -lft of honor. They will enter the service , of the sultan in Morocco with the same rank they held at the end ot the great war. :-; ".. Qri; ..' ... vf' Ui ... npArnnvrt rrODCCT BLAct-UtO I nU I O runw i . , .. vT CREW OF' ZOO ' MJ5-I ! msax iux. FHtE 80Q ACRES BURNED .Wallace;! Idaho, July 20. Kaartr 800 acres in the timber district along the north fork ot the Coeur "d'Alene river, 40 e milee north of Wallace, have been burn- I ed OTer by a forest fire ' which gtarted last night, forest officuis reported here tonight, v ' panned by high winds the Max jumpd the river and was burning BOUtbward V. late tonight. More tnan 200 , men are fighting the flre : After burning over more ; than 1 3oo acres. a forest fire In the St. j Joe river district. 30 miles Bouth of Wallace, was reportea unaer trnl tonl I control tonight. RELIEF MONEY SECURED WASHINGTON.' July 20. (By in J Aggoclated - press,) The Amerl - of gending drugs, food and aid to Fort Yukon. Alaska, where reports it received today said 200 cases of influenza with 8 deaths have been listed, but that the sit uation was nnder control , Stayton With $72.94, Show Lowest Figures for Any . School in County HUBBARD' HEADING LIST Per Capita Costs Are 9 1 53.7 1 ; Smaller ; Schools More Ex pensive in Comparison -Than Larger Reports of fhe per capita ex penditures of the , various high l8cnoow or tne county recently seni in to tne countv suDerintendent s ofHce show that Salem ranks third in ldwest expenditure per pupil. Stayton. v-:t a per capita expendi- ture of V '2.9 4',' has the1 lowest per capita' expenditure'. Jefferson, with 184.87' U the' next lowest, afnd Sa lem with an expenditure of $90.27 per ca j la Is TtMrdf. " ' : 'The per capita expenditures of other schdols ia the county are as fellows: SilvertonJ "'9'$.? 9 ; Aumsvllle. $93.47; HubbarA; $153.71 1 Scotts Mills. $1J3.20; Turner. -$105.89: Woodburn $104.70; Union No. 1 of Gervais, $148.03. 'It is noticeable that the smaller high " schools ' have a ' higher per capita expenditure than the larger schools. This - is because the smaller schools have fewer stud ents for "each teacher. " In ' the larger schools one teacher can easily handle three or four times as many pupils in a class, as will be enrolled in any one class in the. smaller schools. . Another -thing Uhat increases or decreases the per caplta expenditure is, the number of teachers employed and their salaries.. Stayton the salaries of the teachers are lower than in any pther high school in ;the I "i courses otierea is consmerea. BONUS BONDS ARE SOLD DETROIT FIRM IS BIDDER ON - $ 1,000,000 ISSUE l , - WUo a Dia. or par P vre- I mium or xzzt, juariage e com- Mich; purchased $1,000,000 of te nus bond, from . the World veterans state aid .commis- sion Monday. The bonds bear -25 Per cent invest EXPERT. SWIMMER DROWNS A YAKIMA. Wash.. July 20. Searchers this afternoon found the body of Mark, Story, 19, said to be an erperj swimmer, In the Sun- &larv wa(l drowned egter. . - ' ' - Reduction to be at Ix-ast $.100, OOO.OOO; Half Rillion Is r Possible , SWAMPSCOTT, Mass., July 20. (By Associated Press.) Plung inf into his first real "consideration of the administration's legislative program for next session. Presi dent Coolidge today received an , encouraging report from Senator J Curtis of Kansas, the republican leader, on the prospect for a heavy tax cut. . . . . A reduction of at least $300. 000.000 is In 'prospect on the basis -of treasury reports, .he has gone over. Senator Curtis told the executive. : He emphasized, how ever, that should the program for reorganization of the government departments be enacted, a cut of a - half billion dollars seems pos sible. . He presented no specific plan for tax reduction. Senator Curtis, who came here today as the house guest of the president, , also gave . encouraging' reports on the farm outlook. He confirmed .Mr. Coolidge's view that no special session of congress la necessary now.; lie declared against an "extended fight to revise the senate rules at the next ses sion .lest it impede the passagp of important legislation. , During the day the president also received Senator Hale, renua- lican,' Maine, chairman of the n4 val committee', who has just re turned from a trip ot inspection of the Pacific coast naval defenses. Senator Hale, again urged that a naval base be established on the Pacific coast, mentioning Ala meda, Cal.-, as one location, and suggested the government go through' with its proposed im provement in Pearl harbor,-Ha waii. ' -' -, - . m 1 MANELA IS RECOVERING STATE EMPLOYE HAS SLIGHT '.. . PARALYTIC STROKE 1 H. C. Manelai who la connected with the state Insurance commis sioner's office, Is recovering,Irom a Stroke of paralysis received While at church Sunday. . Mr Manela Received an injury .while on an automobile. trip a few days ago ' that is believed to have brought about his stroke. .His condition is not serious and he Is expected back in his. office in a short time. , MAGAZINES ARE TARGET SPOKANE, Wash., July '20. Prosecuting Attorney Charles A Leavy- of. Spokane county will carry his fight against "licentious and unclean" magazines before tlm annual "meeting ; of the Wash ingto'n State Prosecutors associa tlon at. Seattle .August 3, he an nounced here today. ALWAVS READY TO STRIKE! Membership Drive Is Outlined to ' Take Care of Work During '. Winter Month Warm weather and pleasant days are not associated with char ity,' but at present there are ev eral needy families, in Salem that must have assistance and the As sociated Charities has not a single cent with which to relieve their suffering, according to Mrsi John Carson, who requests a few cash; donations for charitable pur poses, chiefly the purchase of food. The Associated Charities has outlined a plan whereby the solic-l iti'ug ot contributions and dona-1 tions during the winter will be eliminated. Memberships at $1 each will be sold and it is antlci- pated that 3000 of these, bring- ing 13000 into the treasury, will OOiOOiainea. 1 TTndr thla nlan ttiA Ananclateil I Charities will be able to operate - - m r throughout the year and not com before various organizations and churches for money and supplies, The drive for membership will not be opened before early in Sep tember and because of the imme diate needs of food, 'Mrs. Carson is seeking about $100 to take care of . the present situation." This money will purchase all supplies I that are needed how and take! w- . A";rr., ;.,. :,. All in Aaauciao. tBar.u,.. A1 uue needing assistance are elderly peo- ple who have met with misfortune and who are not anxioua to be- come county wards.. mis. vrauB reuuems iui uj cnecKs oi casn aonauons De Beni to her home, 923 South High, or lu iciciiuunc aer jf. 1 .iv i . n r M'MII I AM PfiPTY OAII C mikknii nil l wnibv . 1 SHIP IS 'REPAillED; W1IALE I AND HUGE BIRDS SEEN WASHINGTON, July 20. (By Associated Press.) The steam ship Bowdoin of the MacMillan Arctic expedition?, sailed at 7:30 a.m. yesterday from Hopedale. where she- had been laid up for miles repairs and at 7 p.m. was 50 off Port Manvers She reported today to .the Na- tiona Geographic society that re- cent winds had cleared her course ot pack ice. and that she was pro- ceeding under splendid weather conditions. Her crew sighted sev eral huge birds and yesterday af ternoon she passed near a fin-back whale. , FIRE- KIUS FUR MEN DALLAS, Texas, July 21. (By Associated Press.) Four men were burned, to death and five others suffered .minor injuries in a fire which destroy en a two-story frame rooming house here early this morning; lii, ( i Commoner Testifies in Sun- port of Bibler Long'Gri! : ing Withstood DARROW MAKES APOLOGY Chicago Attorney Draws Wrah of Julge; Court Holds Session in Open Air; Crash Is Feared DAYTON, Tenn July 20. (By Associated Press.) Summoning of William Jenninga Bryan as a witness for the defense In' the "Scopes trial" late todaymarked the climax of a day in which one unexpected event followed another in rapid succession. . ! XT- . nrm -.aa nimgtlnnivl nt lanvih Kv CT-iniu TinrrAw .- - mo 1 what the witness believed a bout the' teachings ot the Bible and the literal truth of statement made therein. In his answers the mem hers .of the. prosecution counsel proved a staunch defender ot the Bible and all that is contained in it. . ' ' ' ' i; The first sensation of the sev- enth court day came when Judge Raulston immediately after j the opening of court cited Clarence J. .. .vJ60" walking on the road. The u "'i '"hnachln had progressed about 90 Chicago lawyer Friday. He ;was ordered to appear before the barl of the court to answer tomorrow! morning. ' However, at tne opening or tneirar and tii Ml,. xinnr- arternoon session, Mr. Darrow gained the floor and extended an 17.. . . . . I EDOlOITy lor niS remarKS. hTDe overture was accepted and Judge a lawyer snooa nanas. n . . I , ueiure lue enu ui m cuuimpii citation incident could be passed j as news mruugn iua court rovim, rmrlc(, far hpvnnrl Ita rannrlfT With persona eager to see and hear Judge Raulston announce that the crowd filling the courtroom ! was endangering the safety of all. and to avoid a possible breakdown of the floor, court would be adjourn- I ed to n 0Den 1 Platform oii the! lawn, mere me court sat tor me COfc wVia. """"Y"; . I statements of eight scientists d two clergymen were placed in the record of the'ease by the de- fense during the day. These state- ments set forth what testimony would be given it scientific; and expert testimony had been per mitted In the case. At the opening of court Judge Raulston began reading a state ment In which he said there were two things a court should always endeavor to "avert,: the doing of anytning mat would, excite me passions of the jury and thereby prejudice ' the rights of either firtT. n1 tbe writing of passion In his own decrees "On last Friday." said the Judge 'contempt and insult were1 ex pressed in thtS' court, f on the court and Its orders and decrees." Judge Raulston then read from the rec- brd an' exchange of remarks be tween. the court and Clarence Dar- row,' defense attorney 'ending by a 'statement of- Judge Raulston, 'I hope yon do not mean' to re flect upon the court" and Mr.'Dar- row's -reply, "Well, your Honor - (Oontinaad oa pmft S) 'j . WAR PLANE, JEST MADE MOBILlTY'TF FLYING UNIT IS TQ BE DETERMINED OMAHA. Neb. July 20. (By Associated Press. ) Six roaring, one-seated army airplanes ' broke formation over Jarvls Ofluttield at Fort Crook Ute thla afternoon and singly circled to the ground, completing the first day's flight ot their test of the air mail roadway across the country as a unit in the nation's defense. i "The "planes left Self ridge 'field. Mt. Clemens, Mich., early today with San'FrancIsco their destina tion. The westward 'trip ends Thursday. - After' maneuvers yon the Pacific coast,' they will turn tail and fly eastward.' ' '"I From Cheyenne, Wyo., to; Chi cago they will meet the real test, zooming into the dusk at -Chey enne to ' meet the dawn; seven hours distant, with only the blink Ing beacons that fTicbtly show the aerial mail man his way for guide- posts. , - - j. . Major Thomas G. Lanphler, in command, led the pursuit' group into Omaha.' "We are going to demonstrate the mobility of fight ing planes in groups over the mall route. Major Lanphler said "We have never put the air mall path to a test, and we want to see what lt's'worth, . We hope to show arruy planes can be moved at nlcht and' can meet Hie de- mandi of any eaergency." 1 ... . i : . Bullet Enters Neck and Lodge in Face; Shooting Is Held, Accidental . wj A bullet tired by Oswald Koe- niir. 14. from a rifle he "didn't know was loaded- wounded Pearl Moore. 18. of Hopmere. .as she was riding in an automobile oh neauana-uopmere roaa. i oe nuuei entered tne dsck ot ner neck, missing the spinal colump by a fraction of an inch, travers ed the length ot the Jaw and lodg ed under the right eye in the bony strncture of the nose. ' The girl will reeover unless serious com plications set in. The bullet,' a .23 calibre short, has not yet been recovered. ' The Koenig boy and his 16 year old brother who was with him when the shot was fired. ' were questioned yesterday by depujicj from the sheriff 's office. They say that they had been shooting' at i ... . r,5? "n nwe. uur- ing the shooting the magazine spring broke with the result that no more cartridges were thrown Into the breech. The boys then thought that' the .magazine had been emptied. Oswald then placed a shell in the breech, and later fired that. . This left the rifle in a cocked position. Pearl Moore and her brother. Lloyd, and two others were riding feet down the highway when Os- . t,..nli -"'"J Dehutv ahoHff. W- the ani-in hmV i .,- i - " vi. Ann hH It. ,- t- This could not be thrown in the gun by the lever action, hut when ,t. I .11.. j ... . "i mj itiicu me rine up, gravity forced the shell Into place. UfllNA KArrhU IN NOTE JAPAN DEMANDS STOPPING OF ANTI-FOREIGN RIOTS TOKYO,' July 2 1. ( By" Assv elated Press). The" foreign office uuoflceo ioaay mac it naa sent T.Vf..w. v " 4ur"ua, "n 1C1 AT, " T , ' ' r B- on Jo,y 10- In 'rIeI ' mn at the agita- f 1 W,"L lDropTl.te at present. The note s acres ted th rpa. tlon of anti-foreign agitation and the restoration of order, before taking up the. matter of the trea ties. It added that Japan felt "deep sympathy with China prompted by the fact that she once suffered the same experience from j nneqUai treaties with foreign powers." CONVENTION IS IN .RIOT LE.DER KNOCKED UNCONSCI Otlt; IOLICK TAKE C1LRGE WILKES BARRE, Pa July 20 (By Associated Press. AH avail ante ponce ana. detectives ,were rushed to the YMCA building late today after distrubances' among the 600 anthracite miners at the biennial convention of district number one. United Mine Work era of America. Three general melees were reported within a half hour, resulting In' a second call to headquarters for reinforcements Geonre Isaacs, district vlr.nr. dent, who is planning to contest the election of Rinaldo Cappellint was knocked unconscious in one of the mix-ups. Police were com polled to club another delegate into submission and drag him from thehatt. ' When the delegates were Ques tioned, 20 officers were left to pa troi tne convention hall. ' The disturbance followed an ad dress by Mayor Dan L. Hart, wnica b pleaded for . peace. Thomas Kennedy. International I. secretary-treasurer, and C. J. Golden president "of "District number' 9, were on the' platform with ' President ' Cappeilinl during the fights. - WILLIAMS IS SELECTED FLEUX Kll SUCCEEDED ON CITY COUNCIL BY ATTORNEY : . i a. uiiams iast night was elected to fill a ward vacancy In a, l' L . me ciyi council, caused by the resignation of Damon Fleener, Mr. Williams" Is a prdminent Sa- lem attorney and waa at one time a member of the public service commission.- Mr. William's ofHce at the present time L In the United States National Bank building. " : - V'Kay I Smith, former city at torney, was considered for the vacancy and was nominated for the position although he was not a candidate. ; ' City Council Majority .Voto Shows Desire to Change; . Present System FINAL ACTION DELAYED Ordinance. Kxperted to be B-rouLt t Up For Passage at. Special , , , . Meeting ot Council -i . Wednesday A majority report of the com mittee on parking ordinances was cctpted hy a vote of 7 to 6 nt the regular meeting of "the city council ' last" night ' This report favors the 'establishment of . a beadon parking law, for the busi ness district of Salem. . . The " proposed ordinance pro vides that all cars within a speci fied district most be parked head on to the curb, at a r45-4egre . angle to the right, 'and that all cars parked outside th,is. district must be parked either headon as above specified or parallel to the curb and as close to the curb as possible. Provision Is made la the ordinance' for the convenience of business houses employing de livery wagons and for the con venience of trucks whereby these vehicles may be parked head out for . a period not . to exceed 10' minutes while they are' being loaded or unloaded. The proposed ordinance will probably be brought before the council for final adoption or re jection at a special meeting of tha council called for WntoMiti night. ' The council further . roteA" tn call for bids -on a new eamanv mixer. The present mixer. It 1 felt, is not easily enough, handled. t w. an ,oia fashioned, small wheeled machine, reaulrinr tt best team of the clfr to mot' it and if the road is a -little muddy it cannot be hauled without" eon- ' siderable trouble. The new mixer would cost a little over a $1000. A Portland firm -has off arefl in purchase the old mixer fdr $500, A petition from tn Pro pany to erect a tower at UieIoot of Center street was granted. . ' : - MAN ENTOMBED .IN WELL AGED RANCHER LS BELIEVE! ( TO 1UVE IXJMT LIFE OLYMPIA. Wash., Jly v20. Feverishly working in relav. a crew of 10 men was endeavoring ivuism io release Dennis Murphy, 83, from the bottom of a 52 foot well at his ranch on Rochester prairie near here, safd a apeclal report to the Morning Olympian. Murphy had gone down into tha well to clean it out when the cqrb Ipg gave way,-burying him under 12 feet of earth, the, report said. Although, his companion spread the alarm at once, rescue work was delayed owing to the neces sity of securing material ror new curbing. The accident was said to have occurred shortly after noon and little hope is. held out that the victim Will be reached alive. He is a pioneer of this sec tion. '' ' ' ' GAS WAR IS CONTINUED V. . " . ; . .' ' ' '" T" . SOUTH' DAKOTA WILL MAIN , TAIN 31 FILLING STATIONS PIERRE,' S. D.. July 20 (By Associated Press). Eighteen new oil stations la as may tqwns. la addition to'tbe seven old stations arid six alreadydesignated to be Operated," will le installed and op erated as .soon as the necessary equipment is on the ground. Gov ernor' Carl Gunderson announced today,' In South Dakota's new bit tle with oil companies. .The state" entered the new bat tle Saturday night,' the result ct the recent boost in price ot one cent a gallon for gasoline. "Thirty one filling stations will be "scat tered over the state. 'It was an nounced today by members cf it state gasoline board, and riai.y others will be opened fbou'd tl a oil companies keep the prica up. . j . . . j( CILSH KILLS ONE . KELLOGQ,: Idaho, July 20. E. J. Hall. 32, of Kellogg, was kUW when his car rolled oft a lCO-f't bank near here today. Itr. a .-. .1 Mfs. Ellis Ranney of Kellogg wera Injured," tttt not serions!y. D: ? other of the car escaped Injury. ' PATIENT HAS STHOKF. YAKIMA . Wash.. July, f H. While, consulting a phjflciaa' i ceriilns some slight throit troai-'f th!j"' afiernooc, Jo!;n Mocn. I felt .'dead Ma 'the doctor's off:-.. A'ppoplexy" caused bis t.'. ath, i cording to the doctor. ' the closing day of the convention. ....... : - i -' ' i - k -