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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.-
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ASSOCIATED CHARITIES MAKE
Misrf PEARL MOORE WOUND
PECTS ARE PROMISING
PLEA FOR FUNDS
ED WUILE AUTORIDIXO , ,
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Iti FMII TRIAL
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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
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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
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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
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jirunufl more pressure n tne ny-
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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'
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BLAct-UtO I nU I O runw i
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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;
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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
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EDOlOITy lor niS remarKS. hTDe
overture was accepted and Judge
a lawyer snooa nanas. n
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, 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
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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 .,-
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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.
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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. .
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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.
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