-The-Salem Water Supply Is Pure and Free at All Times From Any Kind of Disease Germs; Every Last Drop of It Is Chlorinated
?6ver 600 People Will Take Part in Grand Community ''Better Music Week" Program at the Salem Armory on Saturday Niglif
fte
AWt h foMMi rionorallT fair- mif-
-i-5? era te temperature: moderate - northwest
"Friction between the home and the
child" is to be eliminated by the visiting:
teacher, says a local news story. The fric
tion, we presume, is now applied with a
slipper in the woodshed.
winds on the coast. Maximum temperature
Syestefday 76. minimum 41, river 3.$, rain-
fall none, atmosphere clear, wind north-
west. -
SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1928
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
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4f
I
It
If
COiTiTTEST
ASSURES SAFE
5ome beaimeni Noiea re
ft a i r
cently, Due to Installation
of Pumping Unit
TYPHOID RUMOrl FALSE
State Board of Health and County
Demonstration Hare Never
Fonnd Unsafe Condition In
Water Supplied Salem
Owing to" the installation of
second pumping unit, in order to
Five better service to Tater users
Salem, some , sediment was
forced into the pipes mat parti
cles, sand, etc.. This would hap-
IT L
1 'fc"lffiTiar conditions. It was neces-
TT sary to make the additional in
- ttallatlon. The mains were thor
oughly flushed, all day Saturday,
Saturday night. Sunday and Sun
day night and Monday, in order to
get rid of the sediment.
But at no time was the water
contaminated. At no time in re
cent years has It been contam
inated with anything whaterei
that could be injurious to health.
The water supplied to the users
In Salem Is all chlorinated.
The Bull Run water supplied to
Portland users is chlorinated.
The state board of health has
the Salem 'water under constant
observation; 24 hours a day. The
county health demonstration,
working with the state board of
health, constantly takes sampler
of the water for testing tales it
at any time and at any place de
sired, i .
These people have never found
a negative water sample yet.
There is no typhoid In the Salem
-j04t water. ' There cannot be.Jnlltreet
fnatufeoflhlhgi: Tcottage along Cottage street to
Why This Is Written j
This Is written In defense of!
Salem as a city with a water sup
ply that Is wholesome.
' The Oregon-Washington Water
Service company,-owning and oper
ating the Salem, water system,
through J. D. Beebe. district man
ager, has naturally been con
cerned over the alarm that was
caused by, the sediment - getting
into the" pipes. "-f
.. Mp--Beebe has, also been trou
bleorer wild "rumors that- have
4 f$Mtiaa4 ys pk an
ieco w;progr
SATURDAY NIGHT
MEETING PLACE FOR ORGANI
ZATION'S ANNOUNCED '
Final Event of Music Week Will
Be Most Elaborate Ever
Held Here
4k TnoaMiitk tta Went fifkft TAfiTl 1 A
Lllt navtUln.U in fth vrand Mm.
w in );ai iivhwv - w e -
munity Music week program Sat
nrdav nieht at the armory, the
committee in charge deemed it
necessary to arrange meeting
places for all of the musical or
ganizations taking part, planning
that they will march from these
meeting places to the armory
where sections ot seats have been
reserved for them.
The grade school pupils, 28a in
number, and the 30 high school
students, will all meet upstairs in
the -armory.
The Willamette university stu-
..t. ITS In mU hn will nartic-
, uvwt-9,- - - r
y ipate will meet at the chamber of
w . . , . v. ,
commerce, tdm inciuas me jun
ior and sophomore classes, win
ners of first and second places in
the freshman glee contest, who
V- will present the songs offered at
Pthat time; and the men's glee
Cfclub.
J The Sacred Heart Academy or-
TVhestra of 22 pieces, the MacDow-
c 11 club chorus or 35 voices and
the Schubert Octette, will meet in
the lobby of the Marion hotel.
The Elks' chorus of 30 members
will meet at the Elks building at
7:30. a little earlier than the oth
ers on account of the distance to
the armory.-
t V The winner of the Marion coun
ty commnnlty club contest will
'meet" tyv the chamber of com
merce and "march in a body" to
the armory. Since the winner may
be either one individual or as many
as 9, there Is some doubt as te
- how Urge thlr "body" will
f One other organisation that will
participate is the drum and bugle
corps of Capital Post No. 9. Amer
ican Legion. Between ; numbers,
Karl-t Hinges, drum major, will
epeakV., :;;--'' ; - VH
; William MCUiicnrisi wiu.iwiw
announcer at the armory program.
which starts at 7:45 o'clock. :
STRAW HAT DAY
COMING TUESDAY
PARADE AND OTHER OBSER
VANCE PLANNED HERE
Every Man Expected to Blossom
. .Qui In Xew Hummer Head
f.- Covering
It will be just too bad for the
fellow without a straw hat fixed
to his upaer story about 11:30
o'clock Xuesday morning. It
Just be too bad.
will
Next Tuesday will be known as
Straw Hat day and every person
who is a booster rather than a
leaner will sprout out on the street
under a new straw. This Is an an
nual event and is being looked for
ward to with much interest by
most of the townspeople. Hundreds
of straw hats of every make ahd
description will be found in dis
play at the various stores in the
city.
The entire affair Is being super
vised and managed by Dick Schei,
local man's clothier who promises
this will be the best straw hat day
yet put on in this city. One of the
largest parades of its kind, ever to
march through the city, featuring
the latest In straw hats, floats.
stunts, bands, and everything to
make It most attractive Is assured.
Among those in the parade, will
be found Governor I. L. Patterson,
Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state,
and Frank MInto, chief of city po
lice. While the parade is meander
ing its way through the city an
airplane will be bussing overhead,
dropping hundreds of red and
white cards. The red cards will
have the name of some clothier
printed on one side and if present
ed to said merchant, the bearer
will be presented with a new straw
hat free of charge. The white
cards will mean nothing more than
ough luck.
The gigantic parade .made up
of Salem's most handsome swains
and married men, including nota
bles and non notables, will origin
ate at Marion Square on Commer
cial and Marion streets. It will
come t no Commercial to State
Court, along Court street to Liber
ty and back to State street where
all the official ceremonies will be
held. Hal G. Patton will be master
of ceremonies,
In addition to the parade there
will be abundance of fun, sport
and amusement for every one, lit
tle or big. young or old, fat or
lean, married or single and It will
only be too. bad for those- without
a straw. This is a parade which
wrll be written down in history of
straw;, nat nays.
Yes! - Even Officer. Edwards of
the -local' police department will
be wearing a straw, under class of
swains
CAL TO GET FLOOD BILL
Congressional Action on Measure
. All Cleared Yesterday
WASHINGTON. May 9. (AP)
The signing of the Mississippi
river flood control bill by Presi
dent Coolidge is all that remains
to enact it into law. Congres
sional action on the subject was
completed today with senate adop
tion of the conference report
reconcillating differences with the
house.
Similar approval hadbeen given
by the house yesterday. The meas
ure will go to the White Honse In
a day or two and proponents of
the legislation expect the 'presl
dent to sign It forthwith. Al
though some provisions remain
unsatisfactory to him. he consid
ers it the best measure obtain
able at the present congress. . .
. For three hours the senate
heard the Mississippi problem dis
cussed today in Its broad aspects
with practically no attention paid
to the conference report under
consideration. Upon its first pas
sage the bill held the attention of
the floor for less than two hours
preliminary to the unanimous rote
in Its favor.
GLOBE RACER SETS SAIL
Japanese Contestant in Unique
TTavel Scheme on Last Lap
SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.
(AP) On the last lap of a ik
around the world, Rynkicht Matanl
west bound contestant in the globe
race of the Japanese newspaper Ji
ji Shimpo; sailed for Japan today
on the liner Tenyo Maru.
On the same vessel- was Dr.. C.
P. Van Rossen of The Hague. Hol
land, who la 'also making a globe
tour. He la following ? the path
laid oat by I Jules Verne'a : ficti
tious character Phlneas Fogg, who
blazed the way in . SO :days. Dr.
Van Rossen Is making the trip for
a Dutch newspaper. ? ' - , U - i
The Japanese racers left Tokyo
in different directions, Matsui left
April 11, traveling west and his
rival Toichiro Araki, aet forth to
ward the east April tV fire days
earlier.;
STRONG ACTION
AGAINST CAROL
FORCES LOOMS
Trials for Treason to Get
Underway at Once at
Rumanian Capital
HANGINGS SAID POSSIBLE
Details of Plot to Return Prince to
Throne Daring Peasant March
Bared by Government at
Bucharest
BUCHAREST, Rumania, May 9.
(AP) Those concerned with
Prince Carol's plot to fly from
London to Albajulia during the
peasants', congress last Sunday
will be tried for treason and given
the maximum penalty, the govern
ment made known tonight.
Police, who were tipped as to
the plot, and themselves tipped
Scotland Yard as to the prince's
actiTltles in England, say Carol In
tended to fly by plane under the
strictest incognito to Vienna,
where he was to await word from
his lieutenant that the time was
ripe for bis return to Rumania.
It was planned also that a sec
ond plane was to carry certain of
his accomplices to Albajulia with
x proclamation to the peasants.
Julius Manlu. the peasants' lead
er, today emphatically repudiates
the charges that the peasants had
eonnlred with Carol to bring him
back to Rumania.
"It Is preposterous." be said.
'We never had the slightest
thought of encouraging him to re
turn, nor was bis name mention
ed at Albajulia."
w-KazMsli Wtoh Prince -
LONDON, May 9. -(AP)
Prince Carol, chagrined by the
British request that he depart from
England, received a reply today
from Sir William Joynson-IIlcks,
the home secretary, to whom he
had protested against the invita
tion to get out.
The nature of the government's
response to his appeal will be an
nounced tomorrow in the house of
commons. ."
, Police guards remained. - 1 n
charge of the Surrey country house
where Carol is a guest. The shades
were drawn and inquirers 'were
refused entry.
GODSTONE. England, May 9-
I AP) A high police official vis
ited Prince Carol of Rumania here
tonight and warned him that if he
delayed Jils departure from Eng
land the home office order for his
deportation would be enforced
against him. ;
STREETER HEIRS STILL FIGHT FOR GOLD COAST
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THIRD GRADERS
WRITE POETRY
PUPILS DEMAND RIGHT TO RI
VAL SHAKESPEARE
Most of Them Produce Springtime i
Odes, But One -Writes ot I
Egypt
They were only third grade stu
dents, but almost o a unit they
had been imploring their teacher.
Mrs. Rose Gibson of Washington
school, to let them write poetry as
a class exercise.
At last the teacher had consent
ed; elated, the children who had
been whetting their imaginations
through a series of project studies
including picturesque China and,
at the present time, Egypt began
their rhymes.
One day this week, the finished
products were read; and what a
pouring forth of verse to spring
time, its blossoms, birds and sun
shine. All had b'een Inoculated
with spring; all save one.
The one. a little girl In the third
A, remembered her Egypt, her far
away land of the Nile delta, the
camels, palm groves and ancient
pyramids.
Here Is one of the beat efforts
of the class. Francis Randle's
"Egypt:"
I'd like to go to Egypt,
And a big pyramid see,
rd like to go to Egypt,
And climb a big palm tree.
I'd like to see the camel
With a hump upon its ack.
And walk along behind it
With my feet right inlts track.
And when we'd go a mile or so.
An oasis I would see
I'd hurry up my camel
So I could rest beneath a tree.
160 SCHOOL DAYS LEAST
One District Recall Pnpils After
Declaring Vacation
Every school district in the
county must have 160 days actual
ly taught, holidays excluded, for
the year before school can be clos
ed, according to the new state law
which became effective with con
tracts for 1927-28, County School
ISaperiatendent Fulknrson deCTar-
ed yesterday, and those districts
which fall to comply will, by the
law, receive no- school money.
Although all schools of the coun
ty were notified of the new law
last fall, the superintendent re
ports that one school, Indepen
dence district No. 43; has had to
recall its pupils for ten days addi
tional study to reach the 160-day
quota, and that others will have to
continue classes longer than
scheduled to satisfy the require
ments. ROUND WORLD RACE WON
Eastward Bound Competitor Firwt
to Reach Tokyo Again
LONDON, May 9. (AP).
Dispatches of the Exchange Tele
graph agency say that Toichiro
Araki, eastward bound competi
tor in the Jiji Shimpo globe en
circling contest arrived at Tokyo
today, making the trip around the
world In 36 days.
.. V "
vain effort to establish the claim.
WATSON'S LEAD
GROWS STEADILY
HOOVER BEHIND NEARLY
25.000 IX IXDHXA RACE
I,
Michigan Democracy Goes Strong
ror ai Smith; Alabama Op-"
position Clear
INDIANAPOLIS. May 9 (AP)
Returns from 3372 out of 3610
precincts in the state for presiden
tial preference gare: Republican,
James E. Watson, 201,918; Her
bert Hoover, 178,570; democrat,
2137 precincts, Woollen, 122,443.
PORT HURON, Mich., May 9
(AP). Michigan' thirty rotes in
the democratic national conven
tion at Houston today were
pledged Jo Governor Alfred Smith
"as long as his name is before the
convention."
The 26 district delegates with
one vote each and eight delegate
at large, the latter with a half
vote each, were Instructed unqual
ifiedly for Smith at the party's
state convention here today.
The vociferous acclaim which
greeted every mention of the New
York governor's name, drowned
what little opposition appeared on
the floor and when a "stand pat"
Smith, resolution was put to a vote
not a dissenting voice was raised.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. May 9.
(AP). The "Instructed delega
tion" faction, or so-called anti
Smith wlngnpparently had cap
tured the majority of Alabama's
delegation to the Houiton conven
tion on the face of incomplete re
turns today from yesterday's dem
ocratic primary.
; Running on the instruction
Platform which was loet before the
executive committee meeting
some time ago, the three leading
candidates for delegate at large
were well out in front of the field
ef 15 men who offered for the
four places.
WASHINGTON. May 9. (AP)
Friends of Herbert Hoover and
Ills political foes were in sharp
flMgreement today as to the real
res)ff thv Indiana republican
primary in which Senator. Watson
as a favorite son candidate, bested
the commerce secretary in a tight
for the 33 Hoosier state delegates
'Continued on page 8.)
LIONS CONVENTION NEAR
Large Attendance Predicted; En
tertainment Plans Outlined
Plans for the Lions' state con
Tention, which' will be held here
May 25 and 26, were discussed at
a meeting of the directors of the
Salem Lions club Wednesday.
Reports' coming in so far from
the group of local members who
are carrying" an invitation to all
clubs in the. state, the attendance
will be unusually large.
The program will include a
"stunf program at the armory
Friday night In charge of Newell
Williams, and ' a banquet Satur
day night at the Marion hotel.
It is reported that the Dallas
delegation will bring a 32 piece
girls' drum corps.
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ID
TO TELL SW
Secretary of Commerce Re
sents Implications in Ques
tions Voiced
SCENE SHIFTED TO N. Y.
Leading Democratic Candidate for
Presidency Will be Quizzed by
Special Senate Commit
tee Today
WASHINGTON. May 9. (AP)
'Bombarded with questions by
the five members of the special:
senate campaign funds committee, i
Herbert Hoover today plainly'
showed his resentment at some of
the Inquiries put to him regard
ing hla campaign for the republi
can nomination for president.
The commerce secretary who oc
cupied the witness chair for more
than an hour, testified that he had
made no personal expenditures to
advance his cause other than a
hundred or two dollars for tele
phone calls and other Incidental
expenses.
Explaining that he had left to
volunteering friends and admirers
the formation of the various or
ganizations in the various states
to work in his behalf. Hoover sug
gested that the committee call in
James W. Good, former Iowa rep
resentative and for some weeks di
recting head of his national cam
paign, for detailed Information.
Group Heads for N. T.
Having examined the leading
candidate for the republican nom
ination, the committee arranged to
go to New York City over night to
take, the testimony there tomor
row of the leading candidate for
the, democratic nomination Gov
ernor Alfred E. Smith. He .and
his campaign manager, George
Van Name; will be heard at the
Commodore hotel.
Time and again during the In
tensive questioning by both re
publicans and democrats on the
committee. Hoover who has en
tered primaries In three states
against senatorial favorite sons.
showed flashes of fire and once
from Senator Dale, republican.
Vermont, the suggestion that he
seemed "rather' resentful of the
proceedings of this committee."
"I have no resentment of It,"
Hoover assured him. ' "I feel the
committee is going into rather
minor details which I think it
could -obtain from the men -who
are conducting this movement for
me among the American people."
Accusations Denied
Previously the secretary had ap
peared aroused by an inquiry as
to whether he had called a con
ference of China manufacturers
last fall in Washington to recom
mend an increase in the price or
their commodities..
"No sir." Hoover said to Sen
ator Barkley, democrat. Ken
tucky. "The suggestion that the
department of commerce recom
mended any increase in prices is
grotesque."
Chairman Steiwer broke in to
(Continued oa pare B.)
KING HOLDS 2ND COURT
Buckingham Palace Scene of Gay
Activities Last Night
LONDON, May 9. (AP)
Buckingham palace was aglitter
with the display of its second court
of the season tonight.
Most of those invited tonight
were from tne oinciai classes
whereas yesterday the diplomatic
and foreign circles predominated.
There was the same long line
of limousines with guests stretch
ing through St. James park. Many
occupants might hate been seen
eating sandwich suppers as they
wbiled away the tedious wait.
The queen tonight wore a dress
of handwoven Indian tissue bro
cade, embroidered in a soft pastel
shade with a train of Jewelled
cloth of gold. Her coronet was of
pearl and diamonds and her orna
ments solely pearls.
The king were the scarlet uni
form of a - 'colonel of the Scots
Guards. ': -':- V
MURDER TRIAL ON TODAY
George Ha la ef Astoria Faces
tVnrjr For Second Time
ASTORIA,- May - i (AP).
With, the Jury selection complete
after; two days, the state-tomorrow
morning will again start
building the eaae with which It
hopea to convict George Hannula,
HOOVER ASK
flL SMITH NEXT
(young Astorlan.' tor the alleged
hooting to death of hls19 year
old wife following 'a party neia to
celebrate his ; 1 nd ; birthday last
February il. . - '
M. E. MEET ACTS
ON UNION TODAY
fCOMMITTKE UNANIMOUSLY AP
PROVES MOVEMENT
Proposal Would Join Methodists
With Presbyterians, Cou
gregal Ions lists
KANSAS CITY. May 9. ( AP)
Proposed union of the Metho
dist Episcopal church with the
Presbyterian churches and the
the Congregationalist church will
come before the quadrennial gen
eral conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church tomorrow, fol
lowing unanimous approval lu
committee today of unification ov
ertures.
The committee on the state of
the church recommended to the
conference that all Methodjst Epis
copal unification commissions be
united into a single commission of
27 members, whose duty will be to
deal with" all other bodies seeking
union.
This commission would be com
posed of 7 bishops, 10 ministers
and 10 laymen, to be chosen by
the board bishops and its person
nel announced before May 21. The
general conference would pay all
the commission expenses.
Eight year maximum tenure of
bishops was abolished today by
the conference which advised the
Episcopal committee, in charge of
assigning bishops, to no longer be
guided by a set time limit. The
bishop's record and qualifications
will obtain instead.
The conference rejected a dec
laration on adherence to the pre
paredness plan, and passed instead
a resolution asking congress to
withhold its support from the
pending naval bill Involving lay
ing down of cruisers past the fis
cal year ending June 1929. and to
oppose any move that would han
dicap the president In suspending
the naral building program.
RAND AFTERMATH SEEN
Ramifications Develop Following
Report of Committee
v PORTCAND,Ma;ii-?(AP)
Two lines of action today grew out
of the findings by the committee
which investigated charges against
the integrity or John L. Rand,
chief Justice of the Oregon su
preme court. The committee dis
solved following the clearing of al
legations made by George Joseph,
attorney, that Mr. Rand had been;
prejudiced In his decision in the;
Wemme will verdict.
The grievance committee of the
state bar today received a demand
from Thomas Mannlx that Joseph
be disbarred. Joseph said today he
would take undisclosed informs
tlon in his possession to a grand
Jury in an effort to force testi
mony from Mr.. Rand which, ac
cording to Joseph was impossible
to secure at the recent hearing.
Omar C. Spencer with whom the
disbarment demand was filed, said
tonight that the committee had not
met and does not know when it
will meet. Mannlx declares that the
committee must act when charges
are brought against a member of
the bar.
DEMOCRATS PICK NAMES
Tammany (Tub of this Mate Se
lects Slate for Smith
PORTLAND. May 9 (AP)
Owing to the failure of democrats
to file for nominations in the dem
ocratic primaries, Tammany club,
at its meeting here today selected
a list of names for state demo
crats to write Into their ballots
May 18. ,
The club adopted a resolution
endorsing Governor Alfred E.
Smith for president. The follow
ing list of candidates for delegates
to the nominating convention at
Houston was compiled:
First district W. H. Canon,
Medford; Daniel J. Fry, Salem.
Second diatrict W. N. Peter
son, Pendleton; James D. Burns,
Condon. c
Third district Howard F. La
tourette. and Joseph K. Carson,
At Large Ashby C. Dickson.
Portland; Hgh McLaln. Marsh
field; John Manning, Portland;
Bert E. Haney, Portland.
xno stale ana county recom
mendations were; .
Justices of supreme court Will
R. King and Lotus L. Langley.
ROSE FESTIVAL INSURED
Stopping, of Any of Last Three
Performances Pays 9S.000 v.
PORTLAND, May (AP)
If It rains daring the last three
nights of the Rose Festival pag-J
eant, the rose festival association
will collect 1 1.0 0 A for each can
celled performance. Under .'the
terms of an Insurance policy Is
sued to the association any pre-
cipitetion between and 1 p. m.
makes the policy collectable. The
" " i vmim lj wer ia -
cost of one performance.
CHINA RAPIDLY
UNITES AS JAP
Northern War Lord Gives
Favorable Reply to Na
tionalist .Overtures .
SOLID FRONT FORMING
Hostilities Between Rival FactlwMi
Already at End; Whole .Na
tion Getting Togetlier For
' ' First Time
W
PEKING, May 9. -(AP). Tt
principal development In the
grave situation In China today -V t
the remarkable telegram which
Chang Tso-Lin, head of the
northern government has address
ed to the leaders of all China
warring factions, appealing tor
unity and cessation of civil war.-
This he says is tending not oory
to destroy China Itself but im
pairs her relations with foreign
powers.
Although vaguely worded the
telegram Is interpreted as tan
tamount to the proposal of an
armistice. There la already -an
actual truce in the civil war. tte
Chinese rivals,; the northerners
and the southerners, being today
nowhere In hostile contact on any
front.
Japs Not Named
Chang Tso-Lin'a telegram ttndl-
ously avoids explicit mention df
the Japanese troops In Shantttajt
but cites Tslnan, together with
Nanking, Canton and Hankow
the scene of "unfortunate interna
tional incidents," Hence it U con
sidered an Indirect response o
southern appeals for . united na
tional front. ,
government, with the sanction of
the emperor, has dispatched a full
division to Tsingtab to reinforce
the few thousand Japanese troops
now in Shantung.
Report Bombardment
NANKING, China. May 9.
(AP). The nationalist news
agency publishes a report not
confirmed from any other sourer
-asserting that Japanese troop
heavily bombarded the walled city
of Tslnan for three hours yester
day, killing more than 600 per
sons. Many houses In the western
section of the city, the report says
were destroyed.
So far as le known no definite
aetion In this direction has been
taken and the attitude of Japan
l(Oentiao4 oa pf S.)
NEARLY MILLION
INSURANCE PAID
IN AUTO LIABILITV, PROP
ERTY DAMAGE, COLLISION
Anqual Report of Insurance (
mis loner Shows Premium,
Losses Paid
Persons who had taken out li
ability, property damage and col
lision Insurance on their autoare
blles collected $947,297.25 tn
1927, according to the annual re
port of the state insurance com
missioner completed here m.
night. "
Automobile liability losses paid,
totalled $466,651.45, while the
property damage losses paid ag
gregated $216,919.48. Auto col
lision paid by the Insurer
amounted to $263,380.70.
Premiums received during the
year by companies transacting
casualty, disability and mlsceltaa
eotnt classes of Insurance aggre
gated $5,400,782.19, with losses
paid totalling $3,017,173.51.
Taxes were paid In the amount of
$119,522.33. Burglary and theft
premiums received aggregated
$246,030.66. with losses amount
ing to $76,014.14. Accident insurance-premiums
totalled $76$.
226.72, with losses' of $522,811.-
33. -. : . -'
' Net -premiums received by. In
surance companies writing fire
protection on automobiles fn Ore
gon during the year 1927, aggregated-$1,444,990.
with losses of
$638,684. Losses paid aggregat
ed $681,019. The amount of thi
insurance at risk on December
Si; 1927. was $51,219,939. as
against $58,099,757 on December
31, 1126. V,
' Marine insurance companies re-.
celved premiums during the year
of. $103,533, with losses incurred.
In tne amount of $392.24L
Losses paid aggregated $409,494. ,
Risks written during the year, tat- ,
elusive 1 ef reinsurance. totalJe r
$804,659,818. -
Life Insurance carried in tvr-
ieIfll companies In Oregon n t-
ccmber 31, 1917, c aggregate!
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