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WJSWWrMMW for S. Commercial Street fitidm-xFmi ton $3500Bomi Jsstie
Weather forecast: temperature above" nor 1
mal; Humidity below ' normal; moderate
northwest, winds alnnc iho pnnd n-t ' '
' One way to hard havat disarmament
would be to make heavy armament unfash
ionable. "For Instance: the beautiful ladies
have been busy for several years now reduc-i
Ins their tonnage. H t ; : :
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temperature-yeateraay 96; minimum. 55 ;.riv-T
er minus 1.4; atmosphere clear;-' wind1 north
west. - v -
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SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY: MORNING, AUGUST 5, 1927
lkJ ' 4'.' -S- -
PRICE FIVB CENTS
300a
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TO elSf EO
"Case Alleging-. -Manslaughter
; Due Eoc Investigation at
Special Session
WILL PROBE BURGLARY
Harry J. If oats Charged With
Stealing r Statesman Printing
Equipment f.t'Qrgery and
? Larttfncy CouipLtints up
;t yf-" ' ' ' J''-r'- t ' ,
.' Four chargesi two" of them; of a
eridus; nature, will be' Considered
by the Marion county grand Jury
when It convenes today for a spec
ial session, it was indicated Thurs
day evening by officials - of the
district attorney's office.
.The lirst of these is the charge
of ipvolnntary manslaughter fil
ed against Mrs. Ruth W. Lock
w'ood. In connection with the
aeatn of Maynard Sawyer, who
was knocked down and killed on
, the evening of July 19 while cros
sing "State jstreet at the corner of
Church, by a "hit and run" driv
er whose automobile, according to
witnesses, was identical with that
in which Mrs. Lockwood was driv
ing when arrested several blocks
away a few minutes after the fa
tal accident, .'. :r ,
IS'i';' 'penk Knowledge .
) wre, i)cwooo, wno Das ex-
tensiYe, property-: holdings' near
Turner,; .was declared by a physi
clan whn examined her after she
was arrested, to be intoxicated.
She denied knowledge of having
hit anyone, i: ; v k
? Xhe other -important -.case Is
that of Harry J.Uodti; alias Jack
Renfro. who is alleged to have
buglarixed the Statesman office
on, the .night.bt. Jnly , 3 or July. 4.
stealing, a quantity f linotype
spacebands and - other printing
equipment. He has admitted the
offense to representatives of the
Statesman.
Admit Past Offenses
. Although the value of the ar
ticles taken was not over $300,
the case assumes a graver nature
due to the fact that Hon tz has ad
mltted a previous record of crimes
and convictions which may result
in a stiff penalty if ' he is con
victed.
: pther charges to be gifted by
(Continued on page 4)
HEARING LIKELY
UPON BANK CASE
BRAMWELL ASKS INVESTIGA
TION OF CHARGES. SAID
' Board ' Not Yet Agreed fpon Suc
Kcessor; May " Go Farther
' Afield -To Select
investigation 'of ; the charges
preferred by depositors of the
Tiyamook county f bank against
Frank G. Bramwell, state super
intendent of banks who resigned
Wednesday, will probably be giv
en' a - hearing before the state
banking board before Mr. B ram
well's resignation goes into effect
Septemebr 1, it was indicated
Thursday. The " hearing, it was
reported, will be . held at Mr.
Brkm well's request. - '
embers of the banking board
reported after a lengthy session
held in the treasury department
Thursday, that they had not yet
agreed upon Bram well s succes
sor. ;.-
"The name of C. t'. Rdrer, Ea
gene banker, was mentioned prom
indhtly here Thursday in connec
tion with the office of state sup
of"the board made it plain, how-
ever, that Mr. Rorer would not
erfntendent of banks. Members
be'eligible for appointment unless
het disposed; of the . stock In the
bank with which he is connected.
Mr Rorer is not an applicant for
tne oiiice. , f
The name of C. A. Apperson
of'McMinnville was said to have
been dropped , from -the list of
persons eligible to1 hold the of
fice, when it was announced tnat
he would not accept the appojhf-
men t because of his personal
banking affairs.
. 'A. A. Schramm, Corvallis bank
er, wno nas oeen mentioned as
: a possible successor to Mr. Brain-
well, appeared before the, state
banking board'at its meeting here
Ootis4 pap i
BRIDGE PLANS
GET UNDER WAY
HIGHWAY ENGINEER BEGINS
WORK ON NEW DESIGN
State .Will Supervise Building S.
Commercial St.! Span at Cost
Tb.e, project for the South Com
mercial, street bridge, the first to
be authorized under the $350. OuO
bond, issue voted at the present
special election, will probably at
tain reality some time this fall, it
was announced yesterday by' C B
McCullougb. bridge engineer, for
the state highway department.
who supervising the drawing
of plans for the structure
In a receat letter to Mayor Li v
esley, the state highway depart
ment agree.1 to design the bridge
and to supervise its construction
at actual cost Under the law. the
department may rot divert any Of
its fund to the building of bridges
on highways within a cityV. limits,
but, with its greater facilities and
experience In bridge construction.
It is willing to cooperate in a war
which will be of tremendous sav
ing to the city, as well as to assure
efficient work
The design worked out for the
Commercial street bridge probab
ly will be used as a standard fpr
the other 11 bridges authorized
under the bond issue
C. B. McCullough returned from
Portland last night, and a meeting
ofthe council bridge committee,
of which Mr. Cullough is a mem
ber, probably will be called today
or tomorrow by Chairman Harry
H. Hawkins, to discuss the devel
opments. The hope of citizens in the
Richmond district to divert funds
for the construction of a span
across mill creek will probably not
be realized, as only a vote of the
people wquld make such diversion
lesal. It will probably be' oppos
ed by Mayor Livesley and the
building committee. . s
FOREST FIRES NUMEROUS
Lightning Storms Start Blazes in
Pacific Coast Forests
PORTLAND, Aug. 4. (AP)
Lightning, ranking with man as
major enemy of the forests, has
suddenly leaped far into the lead
and has set hundreds of forest
fires in Pacific coast forests be
tween British Columbia and north
ern California.
An emergency requiring the ser
vices of thousands of fire fighters
is the result ot lightning storms
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoons, it was
stated today at forest service
headquarters here.. The chances
were at least 100 to 1 that an
other such storm occurred today,
forest men declared. Rain has
accompanied but few of the
storms.
One hundred fires were burn-
ins: today on the nearby Columbia
national forest in Washington, the
foreBt service compilation shows
One hundred and bIx fires have
occurred on the adjacent Rainier
national forest during the past
four days.
Sixty four have been started in
four days on the Wenatchee na
tldnal forest..
Three men, perched on a don
key engine and occasionally duck-
lne their heads in a barrel or
water to "keep" from' being burned.
were surrounded by fire in the
central Oreeon woods all last
night.
POLITICIANS SPECULAJE
- ... .5. '
Nomination "Eligibles" I'anMie
Before SNnd of :DP?ite.rs
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4, r(AP,)
-Political discussion in me na
tional capital turned .largely today
from President Coolidge's an
nonncemehCtthat he 'does not
"chooBe" to run In' 1928 to the
prospects of , the various men
whose'Jnimcat "have ; been - put for
ward as eligibles for the; republi
can presidential nomination. - ' ; .
While none of them has maae
any decraraUdnTSecrelary Jloover,
Vice President Dawes Frank o.
LowdenT or Illinois; "Senator Borah
of Idaho and . Speaker . Longworth
were among those , around whom
tnSich ot.the ispecWatlbtf centered. '
execution; bids mailed
Willos nd Kelley Will Die at 8:30
;f,7V m;,Agu8t lotb. L r.v
r.;infitattbni;to .the execution ?
Ellsworth Kelley and "James Wfl
ros' ;whlch yt take? ;place August
19th, were mailed lout yesterday
by II. W.' Meyers, superintendent
of the-Ofegon stale penUentiary.
The-hour-bas beWset'a 8:30 a.
m. n " t '
Th men were convicted of the
murder of "John" L: Sweeney,
guard, durlag a -sensational prison
break August 12f l2fi ;
TWO RADICALS
ACCUSEFULLER
OF UNFAIRNESS
Sacco and Vanzetti De
nounce Governor for Ac
tion As "Murderer"
WRITE FIERY LETTERS
Friends All Over the World" Ap
pealed to For Advancement of
Anarchy; Prisoners Protest
Innocence
BOSTON, AUG. 4. (AP) From
the death house of the state pris
on in Charlestown. Nicola Sacco
and Bartolomeo Vanzetti today
wrote brief fiery letters of
"Friends all ofer the world" de
nouncing Governor Fuller, pros
ecuting officials and "Btate per
jurers' as "murderers." Vanzetti's
letter ends with "we die for an
archy. Long life to anarchy!"
Vanzetti wrote:
"Governor Alvan T. Fuller is a
murderer, as Thayer, Katztnann,
state perjurers, and all the others.
He shakes hands with me like a
brother, makes me believe he was
honestly intentioned and.th'at his
killing of the three car barn boys
was not so as to have no precedent
to save us.
"Now, ignoring and denying
all the proofs or our innocence, he
insults us and murders us. We
are innocent.
"This is this is the war Of plu
tocracy against liberty, against the
people. ; We die for anarchy.
Long life to anarchy.
(Signed) .
"Bartolomeo, Vanzetti."
Saccos letter" follows:
"My dear friends ana.comrafles:
"In the death cell we are just
informed from the defense com
mittee that. Governor Fuller has
decided to kill its August the 10th.
(Continued on page 7)
FLOAT ADMIRAL WATSON
Ship Stranded Off Ivory Island
Will Steam to Seattle
VICTORIA, B. C. AUG. 4.
(AP) Word was received here
late today that the steamship Ad
miral Watson which stranded on
Ivory island off the northern Brit-.
ish Columbia coast has been re
floated and proceeded to Bella
Bella for temporary repairs. The
vessel is scheduled to steam to
Seattle next week under her own
power. The cargo was reported
to have been 40 per cent damaged.
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JURY CONVICTS !
SHERIFF KILLER
LUTHER BAKER 3IUST DIE BY
HANGING rOil CRIME
(Two Brothers Also Found Guilty
Will Be Sentenced To
Life Term
VANCOUVER, WASH., Aug., 4.
(AP) Luther Baker was con
victed tonight of the murder of
Sheriff Lester M. Wood and must
die by hanging, the recommenda
tion of the jury declared. Ha was
found guilty ot murder in the
first degree.
His brothers. Ellis and Lewis
Baker, were also convicted of
murder in the first degree but
will be sentenced to lite imprison
ment in Washington state prison.
The jury deliberated three hours.
The Jury was instructed by the.
that the : verdict in the case of
Luther,. Baker could be first de
gree murder, second degree mur
der or. acquittal, but in the case
of Ellis and Ted Baker the ver
dict must be either murder in the
first degree or acquittal.
They could not be found guilty
of murder in the first degree the
court declared, unless Luther also
was found guilty of the crime.
Wood was shot from ambush as
be and his deputies climbed the
mountain trail in the site of the
still operations. They were search
ing for the moonshine still said to
have been operated by the Baker
brothers
FAITH CONFERENCE ON
Meeting to Promote Harnic
Among Religious Started
...... m- y kj l A .UUlUJAllia
Aug. 4. (AP) Designed to pro4
mote unity among all Christian:
churches, the world conference p'
faith and order was opened here
today br the Right Rev. Charles
Henry Brent, protestant Episcopal
bishop for Western New York.
Speaking in Lausanne's eleventh
century cathedral, he pleaded for
the removal of the bankers of
suspicion and ir.!-:ul( rstanding
between' men of different reli
gions and i aces
The program for the confer
ence which has been in prepara
tion for seventeen years, covers
nineteen days, it haz t(-en arra
nged to give every Jt-norr national
group a hearing.
The leaders of the conference
hope to show that the differences
among the non-Catholic -hurches
are ro trivial that the delegates
ought to come t.gther and to
have the congress before adjourn
men-t adopt a resolution in fav
or of union which can in turn be
referred back to the governing
bodies of the various cenomina
tloiis. far' approval. j
THE BLACK HILLS OF MEXICO
f
-,e
Z-' " SOMETHING i
ALL INYO BASICS
QUIT BUSINESS
LOS ANGELES WATER WAR
WITH RANCHERS BLAMED
Examiner Takes Over 2 Banks in
Bishop, Calif., and 3 More -in
Vicinity
BISHOP. Cal., Aug. 4. (AP)
Every bank in Owens valley, five
m number, closed their doors to
business today. Notes posted on
the door and signed by the presi
dent and cashier of all institutions
said the action was due to the "de
structive work carried on by Los
Angeles city" in its water war
with valley ranchers.
Thej banks are the First Nation
al bank of Bishop and four
branches of the Inyo County bank.
located respectively at Bishop, Big
Pine. Independence and Lone Pine;
The last four are state banks.
The notes were signed by W. W
Watterson and M. O; Watterson.
brothers. The former is president
of all four of the state banks and
cashier of the national bank, while
the latter is cashier of the four
state banks and president-of the
national bank.
Will C. Wood, state superin
tendent of banks, arrived here at
noon today and is supposed.
though his visit was unheralded,
to have come positively to take
charge of the financial crisis of
Inyo county. It was learned today
that a state bank examiner had
been here a day or two going over
the bank's affairs. The note post
ed on the doors of the banks fol
lows :
"We find it necessary to close
all of our banks in Owens valley.
This result has been brought about
by the last four years of destruc
tive work carried on by the city of
Los Angeles."
W." W. Watterson said late to
day that the direot cause of the
bank's failures was that ranchers
who have "failed to negotiate sat
isfactory sales to Los Angeles city"
as well as business houses whose
business had fallen -off since the
water war became intensive a few
years ago. had been unable to li
quidate their loans.
HEAT WAVE CONTINUES
Temperature Climbs to 96; Nett
Imratlon Heat Record Set
Yesterday was one or the hot
test days of the summer,- the tem
perature being 96 degrees. 2 de
grees higher than the past three
days when the thermometer has
stood at 94. The lowest maxi
mum temperature since July 20 is
85 degrees, as shown by the local
weather observer, establishing a
hot weather duration record.
Portland showed a maTk of 90
degrees, and Eugene reported 94.
Weather predictions Indicated that
the weather today would be little
cooler than yesterday.
EE
AS TRIBE
Name of "Leading Eagle
Bestowed On Newly In
ducted Chieftain
PRESIDENT SAYS NOTHING
Chief Standing Bear Appeals for
Leadership In Future Years
of Contentment and Help
to Succor-the Weak
DEADWQOP, S. D., Aug. 4.
( AP ). Surrounded by several
hundred Indians , who let their
primitive war whoops echo in the
neighboring hills. President Cool
idge was made a chief in the Sioux
tribe today and given the name of
Leading Eagle.
A gorgeoos head dress of eagle
feathers, buckskin and beads was
placed upon his head and In the
most reverential manner he was!
bade by the Sioux chieftains ' to
lead the tribe into ways of peace
and contentment.
Raiment) Splendorous
The ceremony took place in a
natural amphitheatre in which
this little Black Hills town re-
staged for the president and Mrs.
Coolidge a reproduction ot the
days of 1876. when thousands
flocked into this territory to
seek the newly found gold. On all
sides of the president -when he
nodded his head in assent to the
Indian oath of allegiance were
the chiefs, braves and squaws of
the Sioux tribe, clad in all the
splendor of .theirj olden raiment,
As the president stepped for
ward . to receive the honor the
Sioux . had to bestow, torn Corns
beat out a-rythm of Indian cere
monlal. -Chiefs - and squaws
hummed softly in Indian melody
as Rosebud Yellow Kobe, a de
scendant of Chief Sitting Bull,
walked forward with the corona
tion head dress and placed it upon
Mr. Coolidge's head. Valued by
the Sioux at $2,500, it was one of
the most beautif uL creations Im
aginable. Containing 180 eagle
feathers tipped in black and white
and fading into a deep rose, the
Indian crown rose proudly from
the forehead and dropped back, its
lowest feathers just sweeping. the
ground. ' ;.' f,
Welcomed m Leader
When the head dress had been
set at Just ' the' righjt angle, a
hush fell over the great throng of
Indians, and with the roft tread
of a moccaslned foot. Chief
.-4 "
, (Continued on page 4) '
SENTENCE MAN FL0GGER
Trial of Second Man Charged With
Youth Assault Begins
ONEONT A, ,LA. , Augi 4. AP)
Eugene, Doss was found guilty
of assault and battery and kid
naping by a jury today in con
nection with; the flogging of Jeff
Calloway, farm youth, several
weeks .ago. i ,
Trial was - Immediately begun
of L. A. Clayton, another ot the
seven men Indicted for whipping
Calloway:
Doss was sentenced to eight to
ten years in the state penitentiary.
WILL SUPPORT MERGER PLAN
SAN JOSE, Aug. 4.-r(AP)
Disturbed by. the situation In the
prune industry and the failure to
complete : the proposed merger of
prune0 producers and growers, G.
H. Hecke, state diector.pt agri
culture, came here today, to put
the power of the state behind the
merger Campaign.' '
OFFICER HELD INNOCENT
Man Who Shot "Kinky" Thompson
Exonerated from Blame
.SEATTLE, Aug. 4. (AP)-
In a letter sent late today to
Deputy Prosecutor Carroll Oordoa
of : Pierce jcounty,.. Prohibition Ad
ministrator Roy C, Lyle said be
had concluded that Patrolman
Wm. Nerboane of the Tacoma
police department was not at
fault- in shooting W. H. "Kinky"
TtompsQU. .lederaJLdry agenxwho
dfbd yesterday. J
r.A.t.the same, time .Lyle -revealed
M. B." Johnson of Seattle
as the man . w ho is declared ' to
have signed ' affidavit ; contradict
ing the assertion Of Kerbonne that
he shot Thompson In' self " de
tcg5, ,V Li;'
TAKE COOL D
SIN
ym A! ftp ELECr '
NINE DIRECtbRS
NEW. STANDING COMITPTEESI i
OF BOARD ARE APPOINTED
Successful out of Door Program
Noted in Monthly Reports
Submitted
Tho minKaeafnl narrvlnr nil t Of I
an active out of door program by
the YMCA was evidenced yester
day in the reports made at the
monthly meeting of the, board. ot
L directors of the association, held
in the YMCA dining room during
the lunch hour. ; ,-
Among the things sponsored or
directed by the Y during the past
month according to the . reports,
were a number, of hikes tor boys
of all ages, the summer camp for
boys at Elk Lake, now In progress,
and the series of religious ser
vices held in Willson park, every
Sunday afternoon, conducted
jointly with the churches. -.:
One of the most popular ' tea
tures of the Y program bas been
that conducted in the swimming
pool, which has provided oppor
tunity tor sate swimming for both
exes. ,. " -
A nominating committee was
appointed,- consisting of Paul B.
Wallace. T. M. Hicks, and Dr
M. C
Findley', for the purpose
ot nominating new members ot I
iha hnarri of directors . fo take the I
nlace of those whose terms emlre
this year.
Those who will retire, unless re
elected, at the end ot the three
year term ending September 30,
are, John Farrar, Curtis Cross,
George W. Hug, A. A. 'Lee, 'Dr.
Frank E. Brown, Carle Abrams,
George Arbuckle, Judge O. P.
Coshow, and D. B. Jarman.
New standing committees of the
board were appointed yesterday by
the directors, as follows: . educa
tion, Carle Abrams; religious and
foreign workV.Paul B. Wallace;
Junior board advisor. Dr. Frank!
E. Brown; physical department.
George W. Hug; young men's di
vision advisor, Judge O. P. Cos-
tow; . membership, 1 . James , H.
Nicholson: house, D. B. Jarman,
social. W. T. Jenks; county co
operation, Joseph ' H. Albert;
thrift, D. W. Eyre; and employ
ment, R. J. Hendricks.
; B. C. Miles- was elected secre
tary of the board 'of directors
taking the place of A, A. Lee,
whose term of office expired.
WATCHMAN BADLY HURT
Howard Jones Falls Down Eevator
Shaft, Fractures Hip
Howard Jones. 43. night watch
man at the 'Valley Packing com
pany, suffered a fractured right
h!pdK0tr 8,eArlou.8 iniurirn1Vi
night abont 8:30, when he fell 15
feet into an open elevator shaft
while on duty at the packing
plant.' ,
Jones is said to have been mak
ing his- regular rounds, when he
failed to notice that' the gate .to
the shaft was open, and stepped:
into the opening.
He was taken fn an ambulance
to the Deaconess hospital, where
an examination showed a fractur
ed right hip,-an injured back, and
a badly sprained right wrist.
While the Injuries are considered
serious, the injured man is expect
ed to recover.
- Another member of the family.
a 14 year old' daughter. Is also at I
the same hospital, where she y is
recovering from an attack ot pneu- j
monia.
Mrs: Jones .has beep staying at
the hospital nursing the daughter
The family home is on - south
Summer street, near Leslie.1. r
f tnUrlbd nlun UN fULfc
Masked Flagpole Acrobat Tries for
Queer World's Record,
' LOS ANGELES. Aug. 4. (AP)
An unidentified flagpole acrobat
who for 17 days has. been perched
high on sv pole above a downtown
business building in Quest ot the
world's Hlttlnr record todav at
o'clock achieved his aim, but con
tinued to sit.- "v -v. c-:
; The masked mystery man sent
down word that come what may
ho proposed to keep- sitting until
Friday4 noon. The old ' record is
claimed by VH. 'Crouch, who sat
for 117" days and two hours at New! tor the purpose ot effecting a pcr
Bedford. Mass. ',t-: ' : ; Inianent organization of the prune
, . i '-f '. , K
MASKED MEN LOOT- BANK
Eight to Ten 'Thousand' Dollars
t Takes from Frisco Trust Co. :
, .'.M-j ,i .y? .-, .-
J SAN FRANCISCO,' Aug. v'4
(AP) Four masked men held up
the French American' bank, on
Hayes street near Oetavia this' af
ternoon and escaped after looting
tills and vaults ot beta ween 38,000
and f 1021, , ; v;
GIBSON SCOOTS
THREE POWERS
U. S. Parley Representative
Not. Unhopeful of UIti-,
mate Conciliation
!
CONFERENCE ADJOURNS
Bitterness Or Despair Disclaimed
By Delegates; Negotiations to -Curtail
Naval Expenditure's
2 ; Will Continue ' " "
vO e n E v a; s witXe r'l'an ni
AUG. ,4.- CAP) War ' between
Great Britain, the United States
and Japan Is unthinkable declared
Hugh S. Gibson, America's chief
representative, at the closing ses
sion of the tripartite naval confer
ence today. Hence there is . no
reason, he added, why an agree
ment which has not been obtained
t Geneva .should not .be, reached
snoruy as tne result or aeciaion
between tne. governments ior u.
recdnciliation of the divergent
views,
The burial ceremony . of tlio
conference held in the presence of
a large assembly, was carried out
without the employment of wordi
of recrimination and, as W. C.
Bridgeman, head of the British
delegation said; ;
No Bitterness Seen
"We are not dispersing in a
spirit, of bitterness or despair."
When the conference adjourn
ed sine die after the adoption of u
joint declaration suggesting di
rect negotiations between govern
ments Mr. Bridgeman .walked up
the stairs of the hotel Das Burgen.
in whose ballroom the last .act of
the -naval drama Jwss played. to
the private office of Mr. Gibson
and shook his American colleague
warmly by the hand. This wa
hailed as an indication that th$
first lord of the British admiral
believed the differences betwee
the Unted' States and Great Brit
ain, manifested at the'eonferencf
were nothing more serious than a.'
slight tamUy tiff.;
jSee No Rupture
Admiral Salto, ' distinguished
member of the Japanese delegat
tion, joining in the thought of Mr..,
Gibson and, Mr. Bridgeman. de
clared In - a valedictory address
J (Continued on pig 4)
GROWERS FAVOR
MARKETING PLAN
I
DOUGLAS PRUNE MEN MEET
' TO .FOIWpiiATE IDEAS
W ithouf Organization1 "Might as
WeU KriM Tre", aays ,
tj , Seymour Joilew' u'f- K
. .;, ft,'' "JfrV-4 ,
ROSEBURG,,jORE.iAug. 4.
(AP) Representatives of alt
prune growers of Douglas county
today proposed a definite" expre
alon favoring the organization ot
the prune growers of the state
of Oregon along lines proposed
by the committer of nine
recently appointed at . Cor
vallia . to - formulate a market
ing system. Enthusiastic and
unanimous approval was voiced
with the. state wide organization
which would Include grower and ;
packer. A formal motion expres
sed the sense of the meeting that
Indorsement be given the plan
cnririxIM bv tha eommlt&e for
the marketing of the 1128-29
crop, or of some plan similar in
I Us operation. '. -
i Approval was extended a plan to
pool the 1927 crop In Douglas
county, providing a minimum of
6,000,000 pounds of prunes can
be Included ' in the pool. Some
doubt was expressed as to whether
I this pool can be completed, due to
21 th fact that some growers ai-
ready have contracted to sell this
year's crop, while others are con-
! nected with local pools such as
those operated at Riddle and
I Myrtle, Ore.
1 1 Today's meeting was the first
lot a series to be held in the state
I growers and for securing. If poasi-
bf' m.e mfthod tor bettcri
The meeting : was aiienaea vj
iQO men and women. ,
f;Dr.'E.'B. Steward,. president cf
the. Roseburg chamber; ot com
merce,1 presided. Introducing
three speakers.- Marshall Dann,
Portland; Seymour Jones, -state
marketing asent, and R. II. ,
manager ot the marketing t'c-