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Solem V Free-Em Office Found Opfas for 322 Peppie During Past Week; GreaterWork Ahead
WEATHER. FORECAST: Unsettled -Sunday
and Monday, probably with showers
near the coast and thunder storms la
mountains; moderate temperature; fresh
west winds on the coast; maximum tem
perature yesterday, 79; minimum, 64;
river, 1.3; rainfall .44; atmosphere, part
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Three Section 24 Pages
First Section-Pages X to 8
SEVENTy-SEVENTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 26, 1927
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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PACIFIC FLIGHT
DELAYED ML
11PTESTED
Severe Trial Will Re Given
Plane to Determine Fit
ness for Trip
ARMY FLIERS CONFIDENT
'Expect Make Trip U4 to 27
liours," Hays Maillund; Coiu
Ihuw, Observations, and
Radio To Check Course
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.
(AP) Lieutenant Lester J. Mait
land announced late oday it was
definitely decided that he and
Lieutenant Albert Hengenberger
would not take off Sunday on their
attempted non-stop flight from
San Francisco to Honlulu.
The huge tri-motored army air
plane is to be given one more
severe test flight before it starts
on its way toward the Hawaiian
Islands the army aviators declered.
This flight is to last for several
" hours and is to test to the last
degree the instruments, motor and
response of the plane to its pilot's
handling.
Air Chief Arrives Today
Sometime Sunday Major Gener
al Mason Patrick, chief of the
army air corps is expected to ar
rive here for a final inspection of
the plane and its instruments.
Lieutenant Maitland said today
that the San Francisco-Honolulu
flight had been planned by .the
army since last February, that
preparations were carefully laid
ind that they were, confident of
success. ,? .
"We will probably fly about
1.000 feet high most of the way
over," he said, "because at that
altitude we can best make our
Ksfropomical observations.
i..'JtfTo Land In Pearl Harbor
We "expct to make thefrfp W
about 4 or 27 hours and plan to
land at Luke field, the army air
port at Pearl Harbor."
He said that if the plane should
be forced down upon the sea. It
probably would float for two or
three hours. The airmen are car
rying a rubber life raft with them,,
and pistol and flares with which
to signal passing ships in case of
a. forced descent, .
As for food, the army men said
they would depend on chocolate to
sustain them. They may take
other rations but the compact
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AMERICAN FLAG
JOB ASSURANCE
PLACE FOR ALL, PRESIDENT
TELLS DAKOTA SOLOXS
Appreciation for Invitation to
Mountains for Summer
Expressed
RAPID CITY, S. D., June 25.
(AP) Under an American flag
whipping from a pole on the front
lawn of the summer White, House
President- Coolidge declared today
that this emblem gave assurance
of "best occupation or job on
earth.
"That Is what the American
flag means," he told members of
the South Dakota legislature and
their families who had left their
work at the capital city of Pierre
to bring him an official welcome.
"Anyone who is under the Am
erican flag." he added, "has an oc
cupation or you may call it a job.
No matter what fleld t is in in
dustry, agriculture or commerce,
or whatever it may be that per
son can be assured of the best
job of anyone on earth. Naturally
we-all want to better ourselves,
but that is but another American
ideal."
The assembly was a cross sec
tion of a state young, lusty and
conscious of its future, far enough
east to know the life of populous
centers; far enough west to have
retained some of Its romance and
glamor. ; It was an assemblage
from the country where east meets
west lawyers, : bankers, merch
ants, farmers, miners, ranchers
and cowboys.
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Before the president spoke, he
Airs. Coolidge had shaken
.with the legislators.
-"ity pass without expressing my
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The Music Master
At the Oregon
r This was one of the great
j 'eat'plays ever given on, the
4 stage. It Is' wonderful on
. the- , silver screen." It', has
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D'AUTREMQNTS
SEIZURE COSTLY
AL3IOHT HALF WLLIOX EX
PENDED TO TRACE TRIO
Counties Circulars Dccribing Sis
kiyou Bandits Girdle
Globe
SPOKANE. June 25. (AP)
It cost almost half a million dol
lars to bring the three D'Autre
nvonts, confessed Siskiyou bandit
murderers, to justice, Charles Rid
diford, United States postoffice in
spector, who directed the man
hunt for four years, made his esti
mate at his headquarters here to
day. The federal government, South
ern Pacific railroad and American
Express company have paid ap
proximately $ 5 00,0 00 for reward
posters and expenses, he stated.
Between three million and four
million posters describing the trio
were used to girdle the globe.
Postoffice inspectors during the
chase covered the Unied States,
and searched in' Canada, Mexico,
Central America, several European
countries and the Philippines, Rid
diford declared. Descriptive cir
culars were posted in every post
office in the United States, Canada
and Mexico.
The Teward for the arrest of
Hugh, the first of the brothers to
be captured, will probably go to a
soldier who at Angel Island, Cal.,
recognized in the circular of Hugh
the picture of the man with whom
he had served in the Philippines.
A $5,300 reward' was offered for
each of the brothers.
FOUR PERSONS KILLED
Local And Limited Traction Trains
Collide At Dayton
DAYTON, Ohio. June 2 5.
(AP) Four persons are known to
be dead and 15 reported injured
in a head on collision between a
local and limited traction car near
McCook field tonight.
. Additions may be made to the
dead when reports are received
from local hospitals where in
jured passengers were taken.
The majority of the dead and
injured were from Dayton. Tippe
canoe City, Piqua and small towns
Mhe MiamJ valley' ,--
SHEEPMAN FOUND GUILTY
Jury Deliberates 15 Hours in Sec
ond Manslaughter Trial
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., June
25. (AP) Deliberating more
than 15 hours, a circuit court jury
found George Frank Way, Prine
ville sheepman on trial for the
second time in connection with the
killing of Timothy Mnrphy, Klam
ath sheep operator, guilty of man
slaughter. The verdict was returned at
1:45 a. m. Saturday. In reaching
this decision, the jury concurred
in a verdict tendered in the Way
case in the fall of 1925, when Way
was sentenced by Circuit Judge
A. L. Leavitt to 15 years in the
state penitentiary.
PACIFIC FLIGHT DELAYED
Honolulu Flier Planning San
Francisco Hop, Forced to Walt
HONOLULU, June 25. (AP)
A cracked propeller today forced
Richard Grace, California aviator,
to delay until at least the middle
of next week the take-off of his
projected flight from Hawaii to
San Francisco. A new propeller
is en route on the steamer Maui,
which is due here Tuesday.
DEFEAT LIQUOR CONTROL
Prince Edward Islanders Unseat
Premier's Government
CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. I.,
June 25. (AP) Premier J. D.
Stewart's government, appealing
to the people of Prince Edward Is
land on a policy of government
control of the sale of liquor, was
overwhelmingly defeated in to
day's general election.
DREW STILL VERY ILL
Noted Actor Shows No Change for
Better .Says Physician
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.
CAP) For the past several days
John Drew, noted actor, who has
been lit here, is "shown neither
losa nor gain," Dr. Lawrence Hoff
man, his physician said tonight.
This is interpreted as meaning
that Drew's
condition .remains
critical. He
arthritis.
is suffering from
MANY SEE GUARD REVIEW
Rainy Weather Fall T Dampen
Interest of 1 0,000 People
CAMP CLATSOP. Ore., Jane 25.
(AP)- In spile of rainy weath
er. 10.000 persons gathefed here
today to 'see 'the entire Oregon
national guard pass before Gover
nor1 Patterson?. General George
White General Hunter Liggett,
and other high officials in the
brigade review that climaxed the
two week- training! period here.
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STATEIET1G
WELLATTENDED
200 Representing Two Or
ganizations at One Day
Convention Here
SELECT NEW OFFICERS
Ellen F. Shea, Astoria, Heads Post-
office Clerks; George R. Steele
of Portland, Carriers
President
Closing with a banquet served
at the Marion hotel last evening
to. over 200 members, their wives
and guests, the Oregon Associa
tion of Letter Carriers and the
Oregon Federation of Postoffice
Clerks brought to a finish the one
day session of their joint annual
conventions, the second group of
conventions in Salem during the
week just closed.
Yesterday's Catherine was
simultaneous meeting of two dis
tinct bodies representing together
about 700 postal employees In the
state. Both of them opened their
sessions with a business meeting
which began at 3 p. m. yesterday.
Elections Held
Ellen F. Shea, of Astoria, was
elected president of the Oregon
Federation of Postoffice Clerks,
at their session, taking the place
of E. A. Eschelberry, of Portland,
retiring president Other officers
elected by the clerks were C. L.
Patterson, Portland, first vice
president; F. E. Nichols, Medford,
second vice president; Hi Bonds,
Eugene, third vice president; and
C. M. Houston. Medford, secretary
treasurer. Patterson was elected
to succeed Percy G. Tailman, of
Corvallis, and the other three
(Con tinned on Pr 8.)
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H0P-0FF AGAIN DELAYED
Severe Rain Storm at Roosevelt
Field Stops Parts Flight
ROOSEVELT FIELD. N. Y.,
June 26. (AP) (Sunday.)
For the second time in two days
rain amounting almost to a cloud
burst caused a last minute post
ponement early today of the Rich
aTd E. Byrd flight to France.
MEN VICTIM OF WRECK
Two Section Workers Killed When
Speeder, Locomotive Crash
RIDGEFIiELD, Wash.. June 25.
(AP) Hiram H. Barnes, -45,
Northern Pacific section foreman,
and Arthur Jacques, 64, section
hand, were killed today when
their gasoline speeder was struck
by a locomotive two miles north
of here.
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TENTH ANNUAL
PERIOD BEGINS ON FRIDAY
Summer Bargains!
Leading Salem merchants will join in the tenth annual
bargain day, on Friday of this week, July 1, and some of them,
at least, will continue the same offers over into Saturday. '
At-- this time, exceptional offerings will be made in all lines
of business, with direct intention of further establishing the
city's reputation as'a place where the best may be purchased at
reasonable prices.
Among the offerings will be the latest spring and summer
stocks, together with such merchandise as has been carried
over during the past few weeks.
Bargain day, which has been an annual event of , great in
terest to out of town people as well as local residents for so
many years, promises to offer this year bigger values and a
greater variety than ever before, on account of the increased
number of business firms taking part. f
Particular attention is being paid to out-of-town purchasers,
who on the bargain days will be extended every courtesy within
the city.
Special wiindow displays will be made by many of the
merchants, and goods so arranged that even casual inspection
will demonstrate the advantage of. buying now, when merchants
are anxious to provide room so that they may replenish their
stocks in' quantity lots.
Salem's population is expected to double on the days of this
sale, due to the presence of out-of-town buyers, and merchants
are doubly anxious to show the quality and price-value of the
goods they have to offer.
Announcement of the names of merchants who are partici
pating in this annual event will be made early next week both
in The Statesman and in the Capital Journal pages.
MONTANA CLUB TO MEET
All Day Picnic at Hager's Grove
Planned In July
Members of the Montana club,
and other former residents of
Montana will meet at Hager's
grove July 24 for an aH day pic
nic, according to announcement
by C. F. Gillette, president of the
club. Plans are being carefully
prepared for a full day of enter
tainment beginning at 10 o'clock
in the morning. '
One of the events already sched
uled will be a talk by H. R. Cun
ningham, president of a Montana
insurance company, and widely ac
quainted with the state. It is ex
pected tha the picnic will bring
about" the largest gathering of
former Montana residents in Ore
gon since the club was" formed.
PICKERS SAID PLENTIFUL
Unusual Condition Prevails
Fruit Sections, Report
tn
There , is a surplus of labor in
virtually all of the fruit sections
of Oregon at the present time, ac
cording to statistics gathered by
C. H. Gram, state labor commis
sioner. .This situation is ususual
at this time of the year, Mr. Gram
said, for the reason that the fruit
harvest is in progress and there
is a demand for thousands of ber
ry pickers in many sections of the
state.
The labor commissioner said he
attributed the unusual conditions
to the influx of labor from Idaho
and other states. ,
NOT YET BUT SOOK
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BARGAIN DAY
D'AUTREMQNTS 'MUGGED'
Boys W ill Be Assigned Work In
State Lime Plant Monday .
Bertillon measurements and
photographs were taken of the
D'Autremont brothers yesterday
at the state penitentiary. The con
fessed Siskiyou slayers were re
ceived Friday from Jacksonville.
Penitentiary officials said the
boys would be assigned employ
ment in the .state lime plant next
Monday. These are among the
most undesirable jobs fn the pri
son.
Cells occupied by the brothers
are quite a distance apart, and
every effort wfrt be made to keep
them separted during their incar
ceration. Officials said the men slept
most all day Friday.
LOG BOOM FIRMS CITED
Must Show Cause Whv Franchises
Should Not Be Revoked
- Officials of four log booming
companies operating in Oregon
have been cited to appear before
the public service commission here
July 11 and show cause why their
franchises to operate should not
be revoked.
Citations were issued to the Ne-
halem Driving and Boom com
pany, Bourgeis J Evans Lumber
company, Siuslaw Boom company
and the Minan Lumber company.
It was said that the companies
failed to file their annual reports
with the commission.
U
ram fire
DEFENSES SEEN
AS IMPERATIVE
Plan Is to Put Stations in
Residence Districts, and
Alarm Boxes
WILL REDUCE INSURANCE
Mayor Llveeley and Chief Hutton
Issue Statements Urging
Voters to Give Support
for Protection Item
There is extreme need in Salem
for fire equipment housed- in the
residence districts far distant from
the central station at the city hall,
both for the protection of property
in tliose districts and to assure
that a devastating conflagration
does not gain headway downtown
when the apparatus is out in the
suburbs, according to statements
issued by Mayor T. A. Livesley
andFire Chief Harry Hutton, Sat
urday evening.
Item No. 104 on the city ballot,
calling for a tax not exceeding two
mills for the purpose of purchas
ing additional equipment, is de
signed to make possible the pro
vision of these needed fire sta
tions in the residence districts,
these statements; explain.
Alarm System Planned
The city government also plans,
out of the funds! obtained in this
way, to Install 50 alarm boxes in
various parts of j the city.
It has been generally conceded
by insurance experts that these
alarm boxes, assuring quicker fire
alarms and greater certainty of
turning in alarms without delay,
will pay for themselves in the re
duced fire insurance rates, and that
the outlying fire stations will do
likewise.
Vrges Two Mill Levy
The statements follow:
"Vote yes on 104.
"On Tuesday, June 28, the citi
zens of Salem will, at a special
election, vote on several charter
amendments, which are all in line
of progress and absolutely neces
sary to a rapidly growing com
munity. .
"One of the measures to be
voted on is to amend the charter
by the addition of section 84,
which will authorize the common
council to levy a tax not to ex
ceed two' mills for the purpose of
purchasing fire fighting equipment,
establishing fire stations iff South
Salem, East Salem and North Sa-
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SOAP "CAPITOL" SHOWN
Unique Display Appears In Win
dow At Director's Store
The national capitol in soap.
That is something unique that will
be seen for several days in one
of the Court street show windows
of Director' Department Store,
beginning Monday evening. This
display of architecture in soap,
presenting a true representation
of the national capitol at Washing
ton, is eight feet high and 20 feet
long.
Three skilled Royal artists,
under the dlrcetion of F. Burk
halter, general superintendent of
the Royal Soap company, are con
structing this work of art. Five
thousand cakes of soap S are re
quired to erect the structure. Mr.
Burkhalter says the display Is
worth coming . miles ,to ,see, and
that in every city where it has
been seen it has attracted thous
ands. He declares that Mr. Di
rector is an asse to the Salem
district; that he is public spirited
and offers a wide range of reliable
merchandise at prices that repre
sent great savings to a steadily
growing custom- Says Mr. Burk
halter: "Director's Department
Store is authorized to sell the fa
mous Royal Cuticle Beau titter
Toilet Soap, regular 23 cent values
at 10 cents, limit six cakes to one
person."-
BODY WASHED ASHORE
Leu tenant Hart or MisIng Since
seaplane Crash Tuesday
SANTA ANA.' C&V. June 25.
(AP) The body of Lientenant
Commander William S. Hactor:
naval officer attached to forces
stationed at San Diego, and 'miss
ing since the crash of a seaplane
early last Tuesday morning sev
eral miles out at sea, was washed
ashore today at Sunset , Beach,
near here. ' ;
URGETR0TSKY DISMISSAL
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Charge of Party Discipline Viola
tion Made by Committee n
. ' MOSCOW, Juno. 25. (AP)
The dismissal for violation of par
ty discipline 6f Leon Trotsky and
Gregory Zinnvleff fro m the central
committee of the all-Russian com
munist party - was recommended
today, by the Prafidlum of tire
central, costrol committer -
ANOTHER WOMAN
FOUND MURDERED
MRS. ZELL STEBBIXS, 82,
STRANGLED TO DEATH
Portland Police Believe Work Not
That of Pacific Coast
"Dark Strangler"
PORTLAND, June 25. (AP)
- Her half-clad body stretched
out on her bed, her hands tied be
hind her back and her feet bound
together, Mrs. Zell Stebbins. 32,
was found strangled to death in
her well furnished apartment in a
residential district here today. It
was believed the crime was com
mitted yesterday.
A man's handkerchief, wadded
up, hadbeen stuffed in the wom
an's mouth as a gag. No evident
motive for the murder had been
discovered by police tonight.
A pillow slip had been rolled
up and bound tightly around the
woman's throat. A quilt partly
covered her body. Stockings, un
dergarments and a loose robe were
the only articles of clothing found
ron the woman.
The murder was not committed
by the "dark strangler" who has
terrorized Pacific coast cities in
recent months, police declared af
ter an investigation of the crime.
A theory was advanced that the
crime might possibly have been a
reaction from attendant publicity
surrounding the other deaths by
strangulation.
No article of jewelry in the
apartment was touched, a prelim
inary investigation revealed. No
other motive presented itself.
While no medical examination had
yet been made tonight it was be
lieved the woman had not been
criminally assaulted.
Mrs. Stebbins nas lived in the
apartment two and a half years.
She has a ten year old daughter
living in another part of town.
Little is known of the woman or
her associates. Her husband died
a year ago.
AGENTS DOUBT ACCURACY
Investigators Say Roy Had' no Gun
During Siskiyou Holdup
MEDFORD, Ore., June 25.
Doubt upon the accuracy of the
confessions of Hugh and Ray
D'Autremont, confessors to the
Siskiyou tunnel train holdup and.
quadruple murders, was cast by
W. G. Chandler of Dunsmuir, Cal.,
and Maurice Corturri of Portland,
special agents for the Southern
Pacific railway, who worked on
the case for three or more years.
In the opinion of. the two in-
pvestigators, the brothers "equal
ized their share and guilt," and
hold, from their knowledge of the
crime, that Hugh slew two of the
train crew and shot with an auto
matic, while Ray shot with a shot
gun at Charles O. Johnson. The
special agents say that Roy had no
gun during the holdup.
BOY KILLS MOTHER, SELF
Two Sisters Wounded by 13 Year
Old Unbalanced by Heat
COLUMBUS, Kan., June 25.
(AP) William Justice, 13, late
today shot and killed his mother
with a shotgun, shot and probably
fatally wounded two sisters, 9 and
17 years old and then killed him
self at his farm home near Min
eral, Kansas.
It is thought the boy was tem
porarily mentally unbalanced by
excessive heat.
S0L0NS BANQUET GUESTS
Medford American Legion Feasts
National Congressmen
MEDFORD, June 25. (API-
United States -Senators Charles L.
McNary and Frederick W. Steiwer,
and Congressmen Maurice Crum-
packer and Nicholas Sinnott, with
State American Legion Command
er Arthur Murphy and Adjutant
can k. Moser, were 'guests this
evening at a ' get-together ban
quet" of the Medford post of the
American Legion, and later : at
tended a1 public program given at
the armory.
KELLY STOPS AT RENO
Portland Filer Forced to Iand Ac
count Heavy Head Winds, '
RENO, Nev.. June 25 (AP)
Lieutenant Oakley G. Kelly, flier
in a trans-continental non-stop
hop in 1923, came down at Blanch
field tonight after taking six hours
to make the trip from Elko here
on account of heavy head winds.
Kelly is returning to 'his post at
Portland by air. "
MAN DIES OF WOUNDS
Bushnell Hurt When Car Plunges;
Two Booked As Drunks .
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POrtTf.AVr 'TnnA 9(t ; A.
Gardner H. Bushneli, 25. Portland.
was in a hospital here tonight, and
his two companions. W. J. Hamil
ton. 23. and Donald L.'McCauley.
both Df Pnrllanrl wura' In Halt nri
drunk charges; following an auto-
light roadster plunged from the
avenue turn ana lanaea to
feet below, . .. ;
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KTEDUra
U. S. Government Won't
Concede England Su-
premacy in Sea Craft v.
JAPANESE TREATY IN AIR
No Official . Word Received at
Washington Regarding War,.
Outlawry Proposal ; Itc- .
port Not Denied V
WASHINGTON, June 25 (AP)
Insistence upon American naval
parity with Great Britain, down to
the smallest war craft, and in
terest in undercurrent of discus
sion at Geneva of a possible Japanese-American
permanent peaco
treaty characterized official Wash
ington reaction today ag the naval
limitation conference closed its
lirst week.
Although the Japanese treaty
miestlon still is far from an offi
cial - diplomatic status, reports
from Geneva that such a pact -might
develop from the naval de
liberations attracted keen atten
tion. They came at a time when
the United States and France or
considering procedure for negoti
ating a similar agreement to out
law war.
Ambassador Calls
Colncidentally, the Japanese am
bassador, Tsuneo Matsudalra, call
ed , on Secretary Kellogg today,
presumably to discuss develop
ments at Geneva. Afterwards Mr.
Kellogg said the subject of a peace
treaty was not mentioned. His
only comment was that no formal
notice of Japan's Intention to pro
pose a treaty -had been received,
and that the relations between the
two countries were as friendly as
those of the United States and
France. :-: :, .- -
There were Indications today of ,
Irritation 'here over the flood oi
statements published in Europe in
connection with-the British naval
proposal, chiefly- articles by an
"Admiral B," declaring In favor
of British supremacy . of the sea.
They brought forth a statement'
by one high official that this gov
ernment will' not and cannot ac
cept anything but .parity with
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STATE CHECKED '
BY INJUNCTION
INSURANCE ASSOCIATION ASKS
PERMANENT ORDER
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Suit Follows Refusal Of Conimb
sianer To Renew License
Of Firm
A temporary injunction re
straining Clare Lee, state insur
ance commissioner, from inter
fering with the operations of the
Mutual Health and Accident as
sociation' of Omaha In the state of
Oregon, was issued here Saturday
by Judge L. H. McMahan of the
Marion county circuit court. The
insurance association has request
ed that the Injunction be madu
permanent.
The suit against the state Insur
ance commissioner followed his re
fusal to renew the license of the
plaintiff, association to continue
operations in this state. Refusal
of .the license was based on an
opinion of the attorney general
which held that the Insurance as
sociation had failed to comply with I
the insurance laws of this state.
The insurance association al
leged that it had complied with
the requirements of the Orcgou
statutes, and that the license was"
refused without authority of law. ;
Reissuance of licenses previous
ly granted to a large number of
agents representing the insurance '
association 'also was demanded in
the complaint. f
The Insurance association was
organized under the laws of Neb
raska, and was said to have oper
ated extensively throughout the
United States. :
State and City
Special Election
on Tuesday
, The voters will go to the
polls Tuesday , to decide a
number of Important issues.
Polls open from 8 a. m." to
8 p. m. ; Shortly after they
close, . returns will .begin
, coming in from all precincts!
of Salem and Marion county i
from special correspondent n,
and from other parts of ihii
state by Associated Pros??. i
The returns will bo bro !-'
cast and bulletined-at
Statesman office. - !