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:ThetPrelimjnary Surveys of Fairgrounds Road Extension to Bring Highway Traffic Downtown Show Difficult Problems Are Faced J he ban 2 rancisco Debutantes and the Screen of Adolph Menjou in The Tiger Lady at Elsinore Theater All Day Memorial Day ler forecast: Occasional rain: tem- For a pacifist nation withouat a nary China seems to be doing: more fighting than the rest of the world put together. According to our own defeatists' theories of disarmament China ought to be as peaceful as a Sunday school picnic, but she isn't. &4?atnres below normal; strong south to mm west winds, occasionally of sale force on the coast. .. Maximum temperature yester day Cf, minimum 53, river .9. rainfall .09, atmosphere cloudy, wind west. SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR SAT, EM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 29, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS mm 4 13 7$ DISCUSS THREE LIKELY ROUTES FOR EXTENSION v. V' y " Fairgrounds Road Routing Not Definite After Prelim inary Survey DIFFICULTIES FORESEEN Korth Route Would Reach Com mercial at Belmont, Straight One at Division. So nth Altrr . native at Union ' Three general proposals as to the routine of Fairgrounds road t i considered by the city plan- -S nln, nnl tnnlnr inmmlilnn lRt night, and indications were that it will take several more meetings Jbefog5.tren a tentative decision will be reached. The three are: 1. A straight line from the pres ent terminus of Fairgrounds Road at Hood and Church streets. This ' would come out on Commercial close to Division. The principal ob jections are that it would necessi tate a retaining wall approximate ly 2T.0 feet in length along Mill creek, and that it would have no J outlet to Liberty street, which I does not run through the part of J the city where this route would go. 2. Bending slightly to the right 1 from its present terminus and by three gradual curves, coming out on Commercial Just north of the bridge near Belmont street. This is the original proposal of the Commercial street people inierest- i ed in the extension. Five blocks J of residence property would be In m tersected. I Would Use Diagonal f 3. Extending along the present m line to Broadway near Belmont; m following Broadway to .the present f diagonal street leading to Liberty, i then by some route on to Commer JJL cial. A straight line weuid-bring HiiJ this route to Commercial ; close to tT-X tne cornr ot Union. It was sug- jested that another slight turn to Jv-..Ahe right here, with a terminus r closer to Division, would be more satisfactory from the standpoint of safety, as the diagonal line would not reach the railroad track and also less expensive, as less valuable property would be cross ed. The third proposal was viewed favorably by some of the mem bers, of the commission, as it wouid require less construction, lesss jdamage to existing buildings and Sald tend to spread out the traffic downtown, affording nat urnl outlet to all three principal buJfue3s streets. Either of these last two routes would necessitate rebuilding a present bridge, as the one across Mill creek where Liberty turns, is narrow and not qual to heavy traffic, and the one near the Com merical street Jog Is even lees fl adequate. f The commisssion heard the statements of several residents along the proposed straight route. Protesting against the extension Jmsi because ia their opinion It would cJtV.inar the appearance of the; city 3'.$ and reduce the value of their pro perty. The plat of Oak Park addition, in the southeast part of the city, as presented by R. E. Boatright wns approved. The commission has received a survey of legislation affecting (CoBtinurd on pJ 5.) FERRY ACCIDENT COST TWO LIVES AUTO PLUNGES IN WILLAM ETTE AT INDEPENDENCE Women Drown, Man Companion Clings to Willows Until Rescued Two lives were the cost last Saturday nieht when the chains on the ferry at Independence fail ed to hold as the car driven by wyiss Thelma Cassidy. 17. plunged tnrougn mem ana mio me Wil lamette river. Both Miss Cassidy nd her sister. Mrs. Robert Clark, 21, were drowned. Omar White, a bootblack and third occupant of . the car. was rescued as he clung to a group of willows overhanging the river some feet below the ferry landing. The victimg. daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John Cassidy who live on the Marion county side of the riv er, were returning home from the Seid hop ranch where they had been tying. The isddent occurred as .Miss Cassidy started the machine too :. quickly ' when she attempted to .make room for another . car . to dri onto the ferry. ? : "rHpe Eyerly of Salem and H. A. Haielwood. hta pilot, , helped f In I the search for the .two oodles a did the members of the Corvallis 'fire department who handled tp "grappllnc equipment! 4rH - j t The machine which was raised from tea feet of. water -Sunday ? II ' morning, belonged to the Baun -fr"yaxl company. This -Is the second Vcatastrophe in -which it has tea "iItftured, W. R. Lloyd having mur dered Clint Baun in it mors than three years axo. MEMORIAL DAY PARADE ROUTED PATRIOTIC, CIVIC AND FRA TERNAL ORDERS IN VITED Form on North . Commercial Street at Cliemeketa Wed nesday, 2 P. M. Following the general orders for the Memorial Day parade, which will take place Wednesday at 2 p. m., as an on need by Oliver B. Huston. -grand marshal: All organizations, military, pa triotic, fraternal and civic and schools are invited to participate and report to the Grand Marshal at the corner of Marion and North Commercial streets at 2 p. m., Wednesday, May 30, 192S. The following staff Is an nounced: Honorary Grand Mar shal. Alvin R. Fisher G. A. R. ; Chief of Staff. Louis P. Campbell. American Legion; Aides. Captain Vincent Diaz. U. S. A.; Lieut. Carl W. Waller. U. S. A.; Dr. George Lewis. V. F. W. : C. J. Lisle. S. W. V.; G. R. Stover. S. V.; Capt. B. F. Pound. S. V.; H. Q. Maison. American Legion; Frank Durbin Jr., D. A. V.; Captain Clifton Ir win. O. N. G. Parade will form on North Com mercial street with its head at Chemeketa facing south and will march south on Commercial to Court, east on Court to Church. South on Church to State; west on State to Liberty. South on Lib erty to the Armory and disband. For the placing of wreaths on the War Mother's Memorial Monument and accompanying ceremonies, the parade will halt when Its head reaches the corner of High and State streets. Automobiles con taining members of the G. A. R.. W. R. C. and War Mothers will drive past the Armory to the alley in three columns and halt before unloading passengers. Reviewing stand will be located at the First National Bank on Liberty street. Reviewing offi cers will be commanders of G. A. R.. S. W. V.. Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion. Each organization is requested to keep its place in. line past the review ing stand and will not be disband ed until arrival at the armory. All organizations are further urged to enter the armory in a body and at tend the Memorial day Exercises The parade will form In thteci. sections. Section 1. commanded by Captain Clifton Irwin, O. N O. will form on Marion street with Its head at Commercial facing west. Section 2, commanded by Captain B. F. Pound, will form on Com mercial street with its head at Marion street facing south. Sec tion 3, commanded by Frank Dur bin, Jr. will form on Marion with its head at Commercial facing east. Order of Parade First Section: 1. Colors; 2, Honorary Grand Marshal. Grand Marshal. Staff and Reserve Offi cers; 3, Salem Military Band; 4. Company B; 6, Coast Artillery De tachment, Oregon National Guard. Second Section: 1, Sedgewick Post G. A. R. in automobiles es corted by Sons of Veterans; 2, Woman's Relief Corps, Ladles of the G. A. R. and War Mothers in automobiles; 3, Spanish War Vet erans and auxiliary; 4, Veterans of Foreign Wars and auxiliary; 6, American Legion and auxiliary; 6, Auxiliary Sons of Veterans and Daughters of Veterans. Third Section: 1, Salem Indian school band; 2. Salem Indian school battalion; 3, Salvation Army; 4. Boy Scouts; 6, Civic and fraternal organizations. HEAR BRIDGE DISCUSSED Coos Bay Project at Marsh field Arguments Completed MARSHFIELD, M4f"2S. (A ) The war department beariug I arguments for and agaisnt the pro posed Coos Bay bridge across Coos river between Marshfield and Park avenue on the east side, was com pleted tonight after oral and writ ten testimony had been taken for five hours by Lieutenant Colonel G. D. Lukesh and F. C. Schubert of the United States district en gineers office. Portland. The hearing was intended Dri- marily to determine whether th. proposed span would be a menace to navigation, and whether this menace would outweigh the needs of Coos river and east side resi dents. Ed Skog, Coos Bay pilot of Japanese ships, testified that n f pan with 250 feet clearance hor izontally "might be" safe. The lumber, shipping and steve doring injerests have opposed building the bridgt. GRAIN FINDING DELAYED Investigation May be Extended In to Canadian Rates SEATTLE; May 28. (AP).- With the possibility of its Inquiry oeing extended Into . Canadian grain rates, further delay la find ings of the Hoch-Smlth grain rates investigation loomed to night. The commission has been in session 35 weeks, and has taken more than ,12,000,000 words ; of testimony' ', i . er resolution, adopted hyths sen ate last week. 'Commissioner B. H. Meyer sald ihat he was Inclined to accept any testimony on the low ness -of Canadian grain rates of fered at the -Seattle session. The resolution . which, has not been passed by" the house, would em power the committee to order low rates, similar to those enjoyed by Canadian farmers,, if ther are con-; siderea "compensatory" HOOVER ENEMY UNDER SHADOW OF INDICTMENT Senate Committee Learns of Suspicious Activities of Frank Hale INVESTIGATIONS RELATED Assistant Attorney General of United States Bare Scandal Relating to Editor of Mag. azine "Politics" WASHINGTON, May 28 (AP) The senate campaign funds committee dug a little today into l the record of Frank J. Hale, edi tor of the Washington magazine "Polities," during his service as a prohibition official, and was (old that he and the man who en dorsed him for the job soon: af terward, showed signs of afflu ence. The testimony concerning Hale, whose magazine is opposing the republican presidential candidacy of Hoover, came from Mabel Walker WHIebrandt, assistant at torney general, concerned with prohibition cases. She informed the committee that two separate investigations had been made of Hale's activities and that when the first had progressed to a point "when the truth probably would come out." it was halted. Methods Described " In the meantime, she said, Hale had produced an endorsement from the late J. N Chamberlain of Atlantic City, N. J., who was described as "a close personal friend" of Lincoln C. Andrews, then assistant secretary of the treasury in charge of prohibition and was promoted to control of alcohol permits in New York. Aside from delving into Hale's past, and the souree of the funds with which he defrays a weekly deficit of $400 in the operation of his magazine, which he previously told the committee be .was willing to leave a mystery, the investiga tors learned some more about the Hoover-for-president campaign in New York. That testimony came from William H. Hill, New York publisher, and chairman of the New York Hoover committee, who said his committee had expended ( Com ti sard ptf S.) $20,000 ADDITION PLAN Southern Pacific to Enlarge Freight Depot, Announced The Southern Pacific company Monday took out a permit to build a freight warehouse on Mill street, at a cost of $20,000. Local officials of the railroad had not been Informed of the company's., plans in this connection, but an inquiry in Portland brought the information that the warehouse would be an addition to the pres ent freight depot near the passen ger station, and was planned in order to increase the storage fa cilities. PICTORIAL LIFE OF 1. Herbert HMWfi ancestors, of came te America frcm France .-In IKS the Hoovers miaratod ta ana their neighbors found? the town BANDIT SEARCH NOT CONTINUED COLORADO BANK ROBBERS MAKE GOOD GETAWAY Intermittent Ones Rob Dow Witboat Success; P Decide to Go Home SCOTT CITY, Kas.. May 28. (AP). Losing the trail tf the bandit band that took three lires in a reckless dash for freedom af ter lootinr the First National bank of Lamar. Colo., last Wed nesday, organized posses today abandoned the search for the fug Itives in the arrovo wastes of western Kansas. The gunmen who killed A. N Parrish, 77 year old president of the bank, his son. John F. Par rish. the cashier, and Dr. W. W. Wineinger of Dighton, Kas., whom they abducted, apparently had completely evaded more than 1,000 searchers who combed scores 'of square miles in a man hunt almost unparalleled in west ern -W story. Occasional clues still were be ing run down by sheriff's officers and the latest of these caused a small posse to start a search near Sheridan Lake. Colo., but yielded no results. .Officers virtually gave up hope that Everett A. Kessinger, assist ant cashier of the bank, wkom the bandits carried away as a hostage would be found alive. TUG SUED FOR $11,121.30 Alleged Damage to Log Rails Cit ed as Cause of Action PORTLAND. May 28. (AP) Citing two causes of action grow ing out of alleged loss or damage to log rafts, a lbc. action has been filed in federal district court here by E. H. Rowland against the tug George E. Brown and H. M. Brown, its master, and the An chor Towing company of Port land. Recovery of $11,121.30 is sought. Rowland says he contract ed, with the tug company to tow rafts from Siletz bay to Port land. In heavy seas, he alleges, the rafts broke up off Tillamook. One was lost, as was part of the second, and Rowland declares the remaining logs were sold at sal vage prices. Negligence and. in competency on the part of the tug crew is alleged. A second libel action filed to day asks $17,500 from the owners of the steamer Robin Gray. The suit was brought by Joseph Nel son of Kelso. Wash., a longshore man. He asks damages for alleged personal injuries, alleging that he was struck by a 12 by 12 timber while loading the ship. FISH ALMOST GET MEAL Flying Caddis Not Quite Taken to Deschutes River HOOD RIVER, May 28. (AP) Trout of Deschutes river missed a good meal here 'today. As the Bend Express of the Union Pacific rolled out of Hood; River today a cloud of small brown' moths was observed arising fromj the train. Investigation disclosed i that the insects were flying Cad dis. While the train stopped here; thousands of moths1 dropped off, and were stirred into flight again when it started. The flying Caddis Is a favorite, food of the famed Deschutes trout. HERBERT HOOVER Quakar faith,' ana Holland li Iowa, where they 4. Before clearing the land for their farmo. DR. OLIVER LEE ADDRESSES CLASS ASTRONOMER WILL, SPEAK AT S. H. S. COMMENCEMENT Admission to be by Card Only Be- , cause of limits of An- ' dl tori am Dr.- Oliver J. Lee, late of the University of Chicago where he was connected with Yerkes obser vatory, will deliver the commence ment address for this year's grad uating clam of the Salem high school. Superintendent George W. Hag announced yesterday. Dr. Lee recently accepted a chair at Northwestern University. "Dawn, and the Vision," will be his sub ject. Dr. Lee's speaking ability Is known to a number of Salem peo ple, as he has delivered several addresses at valley points since ar riving at Sllverton some time ago tor a visit at the parental home. Complete program for the com mencement exercises at the ar mory Friday night, admission to which will be by card only due to the limited seating space, was an nounced Monday, and includes the following: Graduation March Ascher High School Orchestra Invocation ....Rev. TJ. S. Crowder Chorus, "A Gypsy Night" ..Ganne Class Representatives Impressions of High School Sophomore year -Lucille Harland (Continued on pag 2.) EXPLAIN RADIO MESSAGE Distress of Italia and need of As sistance Broadcast MOSCOW. May 28 (AP) Ex planation of the radio messages concerning the distress"df the dir igible Italia, which were heard off the American Pacific Coast Sun day, came from Tass, the official Soviet news agency tonight. They believe that Professor Golovstht- kof f of the Far Eastern university, Vladivostok, had been ordered by President Chukaier of Khabarvsk to broadcast a message in fire languages instructing all Siberian Soviet authorities to rush aid to the Italia in the event that she is located. The Soviet aviation commission sent a wireless message to all Si berian, stations notifying them of the pllghf of the airship and warn ing them that she might appear somewhere in northern Siberia. The message added: "Instruct population of neces sity to give aid. Efforts to make radio contact with airship impera tive. Any news must be reported to aviation commission Moscow." If news of the dirigible comes from any Soviet territory, the avi ation commission Immediately will take every possible step to aid, even to the extent of sending a special expedition. PETTY CRIME, PORTLAND Numerous Small Robberies Take Place Daring Night PORTLAND, May 28. A street car conductor was held up, a jewelry store was ransacked, a grocery store safe was blown, and a feed company strong box rifled last night, police reports today in dicated. The street car man lost 815, the jewelry store about 8800, the grocery firm 894.55, and the feed company, nothing, the same re ports state. h i b, s,,, They became MtUers first en farms in Mary, land, thence moving te Nortit Carolina- ana Ohio. 3 EXPEDITIONS GET UNDER I TO HELP ITALIA Every Effort to be Made in Hope of Finding Missing Dirigible MOTHER SHIP UPON WAY Citta Dl MJIano Sends Wirelee Message Showing Terrific Snowstorm Battled on Way Into Arctic Wastes rnnnOTA Alank. ?a f api a .ri.a mootoe-. pflttnr that th cm n MJian mother ship of the Italian arctic expedition was battling a fierce snowstorm, was intercepted here; ommanaer Bruns is or the by the naval radio station at 3:25 opinion that General Nobile, in p. m. today. j stead of consuming the last drop The message was in Italian and addressed to "Marina Roma." It gave the ship's position as "north of Cape Barren about 80 degrees north latitude, and said the ves - eel was attempting to make a pas- sage but had encountered a "bad; and terrific sleet and snowstorm.' The message was signed "Citta di Milano." "3777 Fourth Expedition Looms wv, iaj o- l-rvi ' Tl.. .Tlln. .Ilk o wt a u vv a a"wuvu0 n iiu Cm ivui ill in prospect were under way to night in an effort to bring aid to the dirigible Italia . now missing more than three days after her successful flight to the nofth pole. Included among the men pitting their knowledge of tne Tnnospit able polar regions against the dis aster which may have overtaken General Umberto Nobile were such men as Amundsen, noted polar authority, and Captain Otto Sver- drup, famous as an arctic explor er, who are giving their counsel to the Norwegian government in pre paring for an extensrve relief ex pedition, While the base fahip Citta dl Mi lano was held up outside of Kings Bay by ice floes that blocked her progress and the steamship Bra ganza was en route from Tromsoe, Norway, to Spitsbergen to help In the search. Lieutenant Loetzow Holm, Norwegian flying expert, took off in a Norwegian navy hydro-airplane from the Horten Base for Tromsoe. Lieutenant Holm planned to reach the sealer Hobby and to load his plane aboard her for a quick voyage to Spitsbergen Coast to be Kxplored (CoDtianed on pace 2.) DAWES BLOCKS ADJOURNMENT VICE PRESIDENT VOTES FOR CONTINUED SESSION Tie of 40 to 40 In Senate Brings A boat Action by Vice Presi dent In Chair WASHINGTON, May 28 (AP) The senate put the question of adjournment of congress up to Vice President Dawes today and he passed it right back, breaking a 40 to 40 tie to defeat the house resolution fixing 5 p. m. tomor row as getaway time. This left congress without any adjourn ment day. The senate earlier had turned down by narrow margins two amendments to the house resolution,- one fixing a week from to morrow and the other proposing next Saturday. Both were spon sored by Senator Johnson, repub lican, California, the fjret was re jected 41 to 39, and the second 42 to 38. This brought the original mea sure before the senate and as the roll call proceeded a hush fell over the crowded galleries and floor. With 78 senators answer ing to their names there was a tie, 39 to 39. Blease, South Carolina, democrat, broke that with an af firmative vote but the satisfaction of proponents of an early ad journment, was short-lived for Borah of Idaho, then entered the chamber and made It 40-all with a negative vote. , That put it up to the vice presi dent. He looked over the roll call, banged his desk with his gav el and saia': "On this question the yeas are 40 and the nayes are 40. The senate being equally divided, the chair votes nay. The concurrent resolution is rejected. A burst of applause swept tne galleries and part of the chamber and the senate then proceeded with the. consideration of the Boulder canyon dam bill and Im mediately a filibuster onsned. - It was the second time In his more than three years of service as vice president that Mr. Dawes bad cast Vote. f.-,,- J A;"s . Senators - supporting tha .'ad journment resolution were equal ly divided as betwsek the- two parties. 20 republicans and 20 democrats. The same number of democrats votM against adjourn ment but there were only If re publicans in the negative column, the one farmer-labor, Shipstead of Minnesota, . making the fortieth senator against the resolution, -s ASPERSION CAST ON ITALIA TRIP FEASIBILITY OP VENTURE DOUBTED BY GERMAN Small Capacity and Limited Speed of Dirigible Declared Serious Handicaps BERLIN. May 28 ( AP) The Aero Arctic Society," Commander Walter Bruns, secretary-general of that organization, remarked to day always doubted the feasibil ity of General Noblle's venture with a small airship like the Italia. He declared that the Italian explorer admitted that the small capacity of the Italia had obliged him to reduce his ballast re serves materially needful in the event of ice formations and in case of a forced landing. The Italia's limited speed, about 50 miles an hour, also compelled General Nobile to waste the most valuable time for polar expedi- I . pru ana me Beginning 01 May. He had to await for more 1 faToraole meteorological condi- V.ns on acconnt of hIs original iae,ay- of gasoline, would elect to drift his engines cut off so as to have his motors ready for a favorable landing. ' He considers that Nobile's sit- uation is not at all hopeless as even in the event of the freezing Up of the ship, the Italia's device for anchoring on the ice would insure oafotv snolilltr it v, . J ,4. auc 'succeeded in drifting out of the Rtorm aron nnrf roMn. iu, frPO frnm clrnm rrm.nJ I " RIVER PEAK TOMORROW Weather Burean at Portland Makes Official Estimate PORTLAND. May 28 (AP) The steadily encroaching waters of the Willamette and Columbia rivers are expected to halt Wed- nesdaT. tfae weather bureau here saia tonignt. The height of the Willamette here at that time will be approximately 34-. ' fest, the report said. Tonight the river gauge registere423.G. leeV Cn for the 24 hour period of one half foot. Cooler weather was credit ed by the weather bureau with having brought about a decided fall in the Snake river, thus checking the rise of the Columbia. At Vancouver, Wash., the Col umbia reached the 25 foot stage tonight. This is nearly one foot above the maximum of last year. Although garuens ana nay news ' lands were under , wa- in the lo ter tonight, no anxiety was felt in the city proper, and . water front property was not in danger. Reaching a stage of 37 feet. 6 inches, the Columbia tonight had overflowed the road connecting Hood River with the interstate bridge. A ferry has been prepar ed and tomorrow will ply from the foot of First street. Hood Riv er, near the Union Pacific station, to the Oregon bridge approach which is well above the high wa ter mark. 2 MEN NOT KIDNAPERS Released After Innocence Estab lished by Witnesses YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. May 28. (AP). Two men held by the police here cand at Lisbon, Ohio, for the disappearance and death of Beatrice Rosenbaum, 10, to night were absolved of any con nection with the kidnaping of the child. Two women neighbors of the Rosenbaum family said they were positive neither was the middle-aged man whom they saw driving away with Beatrice in a small roadster on the morning of May 14. Harry Churchill, 43, of Salem. Ohio, still is held in Lisbon, on complaint of parents of a 4 year old boy. Churchill denied any knowledge of the death of Beatrice and de clared he had not been out of Sa lem on May 14, the day she dis appeared from her home in Ycrungstown. The opinions of physicians is that Beatrice starved to death about four days before she was found. She. was backward mental ly and was subject to serious di gestive disturbances. MURDER TRIAL NEAR END ProsecntJoa Launches Severe At tack oa Ivan McCumber GOLDENTJALE. Wash.. May 28 (AP) Attempting to break down defense testimony, the state today launched its final attack against Ivan McCumber, accused of. killing bis wife at their farm borne, three months ago. : When the defense completed the presentation today the state called Charles Schultxe, a neighbor f the McCumbers, to the stand. .He testified that early on the morning of Mrs. McCumber' death, the was outside bis gate when her basbandttuddenly appeared . nd carried ber towards tbelr borne. McCumber later returning to the barn. . The defendant - had pre Ttoaely told the jury that be' took bis wife directly from the barn to tbelr bpme. Sehultze also dis agreed with defense witnesses on tbe condition of tba barn In which McCumber . said bis . wife kicked by bona. vas Duly BACKED FOR MAGAZINE JOB President of Willamette Nominated Editor of Meth odist Review GEORGE ELLIOTT TO QUIT Bishop Lowe to be Plaml la Portland Area When Selec tions Made at Kansas City Conference Today Dr. Carl G. Doney. president of Willamette university, has been nominated for editor of tne Methodist Review, the leading magazine of Methodists, according to word received here Usf night. Selection for this position would mean, according to local Metho dists, that President Doney would leave the university. The mapa zine. now In its 111th year, is published at New York City. The present editor. Dr. George Elliott, is slated for retirement, it is un derstood here. Adjournment Today KANSAS CITY, May 28. (AP). Working under pr'ssare to clear the way for adjournment at noon tomorrow, the quadren nial general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church today . approved a new pension plan tor ministers and voted to give lay men a voice in the affairs of an nual conferences. It was decided to substitute a reserve pension fund for the re tirement of ministers in place of the present yearly assessment plan under which aged ministers' are paid. Under the new plan the church would pay annually into the min isters' retirement fund 8 per cent of the active pastor's salary. Tbc pastor himself would contribute 2 per cent of his annnal salary, which would accrue to his heirs in case of his death before retire ment. The date for putting the pun into effect was not set by tac conference, as a reserve fund of approximately 820,000,000 is needed to make it operative. A commission was named to investi gate the possibility of obtaining in this reserve. By an overwhelming vote the conference approved a recommen dation of its committee on tem poral economy that lay conferen ces be held in conjunction wttii the regular annual conferences, which are the district governing bodies of the church made up of (Continued oa pat 2.) FINANCES GRAVE STATE PROBLEM STRESSED BT ALL OP NEWLT ELECTED LEGISLATORS Office Building Here Alo Mc Uoned as Issue at Next Session Legislators who will represen Marion county in the Oregesi house of representatives next win ter are thoroughly agreed on twe points, it was indicated when the? addressed the Salem chamber e4 commerce Monday. One of these is that the state must find new sources of revennr to do away with the present state deficit, and the other is that new office building must be erect ed to take care of the stated needs for room to conduct it- business and that buildsnt should be in Salem. Dr. W. Carlton Smith, intro duced by U. S. Page, compliment ed the other candidates in th race for the legislature on th clean campaign made. While ad mitting that he has much to lean. as a member of the house. Dr. Smith said be was sure one of tne problems would be that of rev enue, pointing out that Oregon bonded Indebtedness is the second highest in the nation. Frank W. Settlemier, introduc ed by A. N. Moores, declared thai he is paying $6.20 an acre tase on some of bis land now, and thai tbe farmer is hopelessly burdenesL He exoressed the hope that tn commission appointed at the las. session will be able to present: some workable plan. Standing for economy In pub business, Mr. Settlemier said thn-; ho was not at tbe same time a bo-i liever In pennrlousness; tnt bousing for atate employes is a yital problem, and that If the measure passed at the last nsn sion Is not upheld by the Unmet ; States supremo court, "some otbes steps-will be. necessary.!? " Homer Gouley. . introduced n C. P. Bishop who was not like t t -other introducers a defeated .can didate, aald that Ux reduction It essential but that it Is not a pra lem alone for tbe legislature, fcn 'for the county courts," city conav cil school district boards and otb- . iCosUauoa eo pc t i ii t i IS