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Salem, Oregon,' Friday Morning" August 31 ,
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Indication
Max Page and Frank Durbin
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.. ASTORIA, Ore.. Aa. SO,
(AP) With appointments of
committees made today, members
4, of the Oregon Elks lodge in an.
I anal convention here expect to
v complete the business of the ses-
-sion tomorrow afternoon. Klam
-' ath Falls and Salem are fighting
it out for the honor of holding
the 1929 conrentlon of the order
Welcoming formalities were dis-
posed of at this morning's session
J Connie J. Grabb of Baker, exalted
ruler of the state lodge, an
sounced appointment of standing
committees this afternoon.
Tonlgnt s entertainment pro
gram included a boxing show
: - band ' concerts, boat trips, and
V other features. Tomorrow . will
'see a golf tournament, trapshoot
ing meet, steamer trips, six-mile
race for. men and a bathing girls'
j- contest.
Bounced today include: Auditing
E. H. Jones, Baker: J. L. Tuck,
er, Astoria; Dr. Goble, Klamath
Falls.
Credentials H. L. Toney, Mc-
MinaTille; F. J. Tennison, Port
land; F. D. McMillan, Klamath
Falls.
Laws and Resolutions F. J
Lonergan, Portland; L. Furney,
Astoria; Doc McKay. Eugene; C.
C. Bradley. Portland; Rer. Jen
nings, Eugene, and officers of the
graad lodge.
Press Tom Shea, Portland; M
Chessman, Astoria.
State Association Committee
E. M. Page, Salem; Gus C. Moser,
Portland
- Speakers Bureau Frank Dur
bin, Jr., Salem; H. F. Stone, Lake,
lew.
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Delegates of the Salem lodge of
Elks now attending the state Elks
'convention at Astoria, have fol
lowed the example of practically
all other Salem delegations' to
state or northwest district con
ventions this year by-making a
strong bid to bring next year's
meeting to this eity.r
Word coming back from Astoria
Is to the effect that Salem is one
of the principal contenders for
this honor, with Klamath Falls
Its most active rival.'
..This years record of iff con
ventions in Salem may not be
equalled as to numbers next Tear,
but on the other hand the import,
ance of the conventions and num
ber of delegates expected to at
tend .those which have already
been assured, "will make 1929 a
bigger convention year for Salem
than i2S has been.
Lesion To Meet Here '
. .The American Legion conven
tion will bring 6000 people to
Salem; the Klwafils district meet
ing about 1200, and the North
west Real Estate association con.
rention 600. The meeting tenta
tively scheduled here by action
taken this week, that of the Calh- j
ollc Central-society of America
will undoubtedly bring more visit
ors to Salem than any of the oth
ers. Judging from the nearly 5000
who attended the Ail-Catholic day
observance conducted by the Cath
olic Central society of Oregon re
cently.
WILLIAM F. WHITIXQ v :
Holyoke, Alas., paper maaafac-
tarer, succeeds Herbert Hoover as
secretary of commerce in Presi
dent CooUdge's cabinet.
IP FN MEXICO
MS MANY THRILLS
111 SECRETARY
HIS PARTY
MID
Mr: Kellogg Greeted With
Cheers On Arrival In
City Of Dublin
Deep Emotion Is Expressed
By American Official
Representative
A lost automobile and heat
reaching 130 degrees in the shade, siasm.
with barbed wire fences orrenng
the only shade, were highlights
DUBLIN, Ang. 30. (AP). A
lavish Irish welcome was accord
ed Frank B. Kellorr. TTnltn
States secretary of sute. upon his
arrival here today fresh from the
memorable signing of the anfEwar
pact at Paris.
With Secretary Kelolgg were
Mrs. Kellogg and PresMpnt rvi
grave of the Irish Free State who
accompanied him from Le Havre,
France, aboard the -cruiser Detroit
10 Kingstown where they debark
ed and proceeded to Dublin. 1
Since his arrival, the American
secretary has been greeted every
lime no nas appeared In public
by enormous crowds which hav
not hesitated to show their enthu-
tat
Think Of
Prohibition and the!
; Probability ;df ill
Being Modified.
WHEREVER two or more
Americans are gathered
-togetlter these days the
topic of the prohibition laws
aad their preeeat s tat as is al-
M 1 1 I I I t .1(1 - A 1 n h
uculariy is this true now that
the Volstead .act aad the en
forcement laws have beea made
aa issue fa. "the presidential
campaign, personal view are
widely divergent on this snoot
subject. Almost everybody has
a definite Idea as to the situa
tion. Salem folks are proas to
do their own thinking. Hence
the New Oregon Statesmaa un
dertook TJrarsday to find out
what some of this city's reaj.
dents think -about prohibition
aad the chances for repeal of
the laws or their modification.
Here Is the result:
Receives Scroll t
His official welcome began with
I " 1 tx
from Mexico
a Marion county pioneer, formerly gages shortly after hta reachinV
living on the ranph in the Lake h Th;p LeChJn.
""W1" "v" iowea oy a visit to Governor
dou uuu, win nuviu ijames McNeill at th vir...i I
Lodge, and a state bananet tku
evening at (Be Sbelburne hotel.
Inrlutions to this last were is-j
CARL T. ' POPE, attorney
with offices in the Masonic
buildnig. said: "There is, In my
mind, no possibility of . repeal
of the dry laws; In fact X think
they will be made more string.
ent. I feel that the defeat of
election of Al Smith is the turn
ing point for more drastic en
forcement or complete break
down of the law. As to Smith,
if- he is elected president he
will not be re-created, bat will
be wet as a sponge as long as
he is in office, regardless of his
promises." ; -
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Address Marred By Showers
Similar To Those Greet
ing Al Smith ,
Arkansas Senator Formally
Accepts Nomination For
High Office .
his
staving while here for several
weeks. He left here about 25
years ago, since when he nas trav
eled extensively? returning at , In
tervals
Trip North Memorable
iued by' President Cosgrave hlm-
on nenau of . the executive
council. This banduet. as also in
Mr. Beaty has been in Mexico lather phases of the Kellogg cere.
on business since last March and
plans to return In October. On his
trip north, which took about a
month, he crossed to the Atlantic
side and then into Central Texas,
then into New Mexico and Art
zona, where the terrible heat wad
encountered. It was In Arizona,
he was driving from Roosevelt
dam over the famous Apache trail
moniais. bad a marked non.nr.
usan character. Included in th
suesi list were the leaders of ev-
sry party in the dail. Eamonn de
Valera himself is In Berlin, but
an invitation was sent hi ehur
a. m I
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Hum Recentlna Hll
The banquet was followed bv a
reception and ball at the Plaza.
W. C. INM AN, South Com.
merclal street barber, said; I
favor prohibition; I don't want
to see the saloons again. But
'the way prohibition is enforced
Is unsatisfactory, lor more li
quor Is ssed now than when
we had saloons. No one wants
to see the 'saloon return, but
there should be some' change la
approach. What liquor la doing
to the .younger generation Is
Imply AwfnL- . -
more than
some miles from Phoenix, that he j Dublin's largest hall, at
lost his automobile, the light car
rolling backwards and dropping
300 to 600 feet.
Mr. Beaty had stopped and got
ut to make some adjustments
when this occurred.
I ,.Anto Abandoned
The' machine was left In the
Jagged rocks with little to salvage
save the blankets and some other
camping equipment he carried.
The trip from Los Angeles north
was made without mishap. Mr.
Beaty declares it looks fine to see
F. L. WOOD, Salem realtor;
said: "Prohibition Is a good
thing. X dont think we had'
better monkey with it much,
either.- ;?
which
2,000
mere were
piests. .
In acknowledgement of the nre-
tentation of the freedom of the
3lty at the mansion house, secre
tary Kellogg remarked that It was
only by coming to Ireland himself
that he IMA &M at the- hearrtf
the Irish people.
I cannot tell yon with what
deep emotion I am visiting for
the first time the historic city of
Dublin." he said. "As the scroll
of history for the last few cen
turies la nnrolled. hor mnrh nf It
the green timber and grass of Ore-1 cannot be seen to have been writ-
gon and that Oregon people do in Dublin? It has always been
not realize what they have for they my ambition, to visit Ireland but
have not traveled thousands of never in my dreams even did I
miles in hot country, with a bush anticipate this wonderful recep-
no higher than three feet the only I tlon. From the bottom of my heart
"tree" in sight.
SIB KILLED
IN TERRIFIC BUST
II thank you. I cannot tell you how
much I appreciate your doing this
rreat honor to the cause I repre
sent and to the people from whom
I come.
T. M. NEWBERRY, Salem
barber, said: I don't mind see.,
ing prohibition but there are
some phases of It that I dislike- .
I hate this use of stool-pigeons
to rrv to eon vlet "moonshlnArs.
ai geis me 10 see uem mix
-"with drinkers unA-pretead 4o be r
lair friends and then, turn on
them. If moonshiners can be
caught legitimately, let's go af
ter them; if not well, I don't
tyke it"
OSCAR D. OLSON, florist at
the corner of Conrt and High
streets, said: "AH the propa
ganda that is being spread
abont the prohibition issue will
have no effect either on what
ever possibility there Is that the
llth amendment will be repeal
ed or on the presidential elec
tion. Prohibition Is a question
on which everybody made up
theic minds long ago."
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Aug. SO.
(AP) A native son of the
southland, Joe T. Robinson, of
Arkansas, tonight formally accept
ed the democratic vice-presiden
tial nomination and at the same
time issued a challenge to politi
cal foes to fight out the campaign
on the issues of farm relief, pro
hibition, merchant marine and po
litical corruption.
'Without mincing words the Sen
ator charged Herbert Hoover, the
republican presidential nominee,
with "the failure of farm relief
legislation" during the Harding-
Coolidge administrations, and
speaking on prohibition he declar
ed "there always has been room
In the democratic party for those
who differ as to the best means of
promoting temperance and of sup
pressing traffic In alcoholic bev
erages."
Crowd Rain Soaked
A steady rain that had soaked
the crowd and stopped falling by
tbe time Mr. Robinson began his
address but clouds made the night
pitch black although there should
have been a full moon.
Standing under a battery of
bright lights in the roof of the lit
tle canvas over the pltaform, the
senator could be seen .-distinctly
from all points in the little nat
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United States Senator from Arkansas who has formll
cepted the democratic vice-presidential nomination. Ills speech of
acceptance m delivered Tneedar at the riBirism ttiml.n
bis formal notification.
CUES IS USED
OF SLAYING III '22
LARF0, Texas, Aug. 30.
f API President Plutarco Ellas
ural amphitheatre in front of the calles of Mexico and the recent-
Arlington hotel where the cere
monies were held.
After warning that
ly assassinated president-elect of
that country. General Alvaro Ob-
politlcal jregon, were accused of lmplica-
serpents were abroad seeking to tlon in the assassination of two
poison the minds and thoughts of Mexican army officers here in
the people,: Mr.Robinson plcng- 1922 by John A. Vails, district at-
ed directly Into a discussion of the torney here, in a reply made pub-
farm relief question. Hie today to diplomatic represen-
Repvblicans Flayed - tatlons from Washington growing
Referring; to this as "oerhaos ' the Mexican government's
the most important issue," of the threat to remove Us consulate
campaign. he reyiewed the history Jtrom iAreao.
of republican activities in. regard ( ' Prosecution against Obregon
to. agriculture and said the facts I was dropped because of his death,
Droved that the "republican party j Mr. Vails said, adding: "But the
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Salem Man Finds
How to Eradicate
POLICE GRAFT TOLD
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PHILADELPHIA Aug. 30.
-CAP) Golden streams of graft
flowed oat of the strong boxes
, of Philadelphia bootleggers and
welled the accounts of police and
police Officials, district attorney
lfonaghan disclosed today.
'Aside from saying that these
revelations were uncovered in the
records of Marks, Weinberg it Co.
tmblie accountants, seized Wed
nesday night, the prosecutor de
clined to amplify a brief statement
because, be said, "It may inter.
fere with the investigation."
The investigation is being eon
4 acted bT the grand Jury which
was chargwl to inquire into crim
inal conditions In Philadelphia af
ter two gang killings occurred
s within one week. r
The grand Jury previously was
told that in IS banking institu
tions of Philadelphia the bootleg-
4 Starring had deposited $10,000,
S00rv8adi to have been collected
;, 4uring tbe last seven years.
ti Max "Boo Boo" Hof f was grilled
KTbfm the grand Jury for more than
Van boor today regarding bootleg
ging; in Philadelphia.
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Bondholders -to
: I Submit New Plan
1
Bondholders of the - Warm
tarings , Irrigation district, at . a
Jilting In Portland . Thursday,
k. a a .1 ji. ii .1.
preslaent and secretary of their
FERNIE, B. C, Aug. 30 (AP)
Six miners are known to be
dead in a gas explosion today in I
No. 2 east mine of the Crow's nest I
Pass Coal company at Coal Creek
five miles from here.
Dr. John MTCanse doesn't like
to burn the nests of tent caterpll-
lai fa nil t rf trim wslniit tnoa nn
AUO UUUIW fl.. Vlmk.lt ..muni Til-
xi?W?.dCrHudR ThU melhod of eradic7itag
I,0ny lnd Josaph "ed5?- the pesu Is that it is not effi-
afternoon. , Ik v.. . v- ... ,1
George Perkins, Sr., Tony Spr-1 7' .:.!:":
lak and Tony Degeorgla. Fernle. h"avVto m.I 'ZZZX? Th7.
A .v (n.l. a. Jt - If. W I
k.M t . .11 1 "o iww vynuiviu wuern one
r, '.- - "v"'"7. should be sufficient.
k JrT J .1 f Dr- Can8 '"tens a curved, sUff
tatTCaa uuaca UMaiUUUS CVIlUlllvllOi I ayiPA tf tYA an A t a 1am cw maIa TA
The mine is the largest produc-L;.Ii . 7 Z V.. Vv L".
Creek and employs several hun-L(n.. a - .u .
dred men. I.- v-i a
The accident apparently hap-
L?.td,Lte.rih? mornIn Wft WlZZnEZ. hr. C b 7ound
4- . r". .v. . this method very satisfactory, and
covd" rescue1 cVw. who bad l? " P
L 1.1 .1 , . . 14 mm Bnwit
"wi, wviuiis. Biucm ue exyiosion
wnica occurrea as tne mors nr
shift Cent ioff for lunch. Two! Par ri1rte CfWiT
hundred others escaped uninjured. 1 Wdl UW,
RAY L. SMITH, attorney with
offices in the" First National
bank building, said: "Prohibi
tion is here to stay because it
Caterpillar PeStl the "fety of the public In riew
I of the present development of
automobile traffic, demands It.
I expect never to see this law
taken off the books."
MRS. W. F. FARGO, past
president,' Salem Woman's club
said "I am not satisfied with
the 18th amendment but would
not vote to have it repealed al
though I do not consider it a
complete success.'
Radio Receiving
Stations Urged
Rancher to Lose
Sight In One Eye
O. D. Shorb. rancher, lost the
Establishing of receiving sta-l&ight of an eye Thursday when an
tions at Portland. Hood River, automobile in which he was rld-
Taklma,; Wenatchee. Medf ord. I lnf struck a cow belonging to the
Boise.; Spokane and oth-1 ooys training school near Wood
er northwest cities for the car-1 burn. It was said that the animal
pose of obtaining up to the minute I landed squarely on the hood of
market quotations which arrive line machine, its head breaking
from the east-over the federal I the windshield glass. A niece of
department of agricultural leased I tne glass pierced Mr. Shorb's eve.
wire, was suggested in a letter re-1 The next legislature will be re
ceived by Senator McNary Thurs- quested to make an appropriation
day from Burke H. Critchfleld. I covering the loss suffered by Mr.
chief of the division of markets at (Shorb and his automobile, accord-
Sacramento. Mr. Critchfleld said ling to announcement here todar. -
tne expert meat nan neen triea out
in the state of California, and had
proved suecessf uL V -. i.. .? .
Woman Who Sang
For Lincoln Dies
Governor Going
To Astoria Soon
r AURORA, Ills., Aug. 30- (AP)
-The woman, who, as a girlj sang
for Abraham Lincoln; died today
at the age of St. More than three.
committee to submit a plan of re- score years ago Miss Belle Landry,
organization of the project to thcl'hen 19 year old, was' in one. of
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Governor and Mrs. Patterson
will-go to Astoria September 10
where they will participate in tbe
ceremonies attending the official
welcome' of the 'British Cruiser
"Dispatch." A governors and ad
mirals' ball at night will be one
of the outstanding, events In con
nection with the welcome- The ad-
miral and hla staff will attend, ,
FRANK DURBIN, JR., dairy
farmer, said: "I am in favor of
a referendum on the prohibi
tion question. The people of the
United States are the final
Judges as to- whether the dry
laws should be kept on the stat
ute books, and they are entitled
to express themselves at reas
onable Intervals. Time enough
has elapsed since national pro
hibition went into effect to war
rent a new expression by the
.voters."
dealing with the question 'or has
deliberately violated Its express
promisee to the farmers.'
Mr. Hoover, as the president's
trusted adviser," he added.
perhaps more directly responsible
for the failure of farm relief leg
islation during the eight years re
ferred to than any other single
political issue."
Speech Read Slowly
Mr. Robinson. standing clo-e
the microphone which carried
his words from coast to coast over
radio hook-up of about half
hudred stations, read his speech
with deliberation. Holding a copy
of the text In his right band, he
occasionally leaned forward as he
concluded, a statement, gesucuiat
ing with his left hand.
Hla declaration that the time
has come. "when an economic ad
venture Is Justified in behalf of
the millions," of farmers was re
ceived with applause, the cheers
echoing and re-echoing through
the valley between the towering
ranges of the Ozark mountains.
Turning to the prohibition is
sue, Mr. Robinson also received
the party platform approved, by
applause when he quoted a part of
tbe Houston convention,
CHARLES FESSENDEN. for
mer commander of the Sons of
Union Veterans, who has pro.
petty holdings in Canada, said:
"American prohibition, with all
Its lax enforcement, is many
times better than was Cana
dian prohibition, and .Canadian
prohibition -was a . thousand
times better than the . present
so-called government control.
I will never favor modification
or repeal of the American pro.,
hlbltlon law."
' FATHER BUCK of St. Jos.
eph's church said: "I believe
In temperance, which is the goT
ernment of self In things right
and lawful. Prohibition is some-,
one else's government of you. I
favor temperance, . and never,
'want to see the open saloon re
turn. But prohibition has utter.
ly f filed.-
Articles Filed
By Fish Company
The Certain Fish . company.
with headquarters at : Taft and
capital stock of. $5000, has been
Incorporated by R. M. Gertnla. F.
W. Certain and B. F. Gertala.
Fire Is Subdued
Before Arrival
Of Department
Smoke filled the Salem Work
Ingmen'e store, conducted by Phil
Steinbeck at 184 South Commer
cial street, Thursday afternoon
and the fire department made a
hurried' run while the siren
shrieked loudly, but a . thorough
search failed to disclose any fire.
But there had been a fire, and
the reason the firemen couldn't
find it was that employes of Zo-
sers tire shop 'had discovered It
and put It out before the firemen
arrived. It started from some
undetermined cause in a pile of
papers and refuse in a basement
beneath aeveral of the store rooms
near the corner of . Commercial
and Ferry. ' No damage was done.
Teacher Resigns ;
Salem Position
The thirtieth name to Te added
to the list of teacher resignations
in the Salem schools was received
yesterday at the city superinten
dent's office with a telegram from
Mrs. Gnerln Zuran. teacher of the!
special room at .Grant school, who
has accepted a position in the San
Diego - schools. She has taught
here three jeMrt. Her resignation
will not come before the school
board until its next regular meet.
Ing, September 11. Eight .senior
high school teachers have quit, ten
from Parrish Junior high, - two
from Leslie and - ten l from ths
grades, among last year's corps.
The resignation of -. Harold Day,
who was ' elected , this summer.
would rlng the total resignations
to II. '
felkWi"onsltarV'Wlir2rremaiu
pending the fervent horn " that
some day they will be called to
answer for their enormous crime
at the bar of public justice in
Webb eounty."
Mr. Vails indicated his accusa
tions were made In answer to Im
plications from Washington that
he had unjustly refused to admit
to his office representatives of the
present Mexican government and
had declined to cultivate relations
with them.
CURTIS INSISTS I
PROTECTIVE TUFF
MINE STRIKE LOOMS
FOR! ILLINOIS STATE
CHICAGO. Aug. 29. (A P)
Sub-committees of Illinois mine
workers will meet in conference
tomorrow, presumably prepared
to announce a definite wage scale
demand, j It was rumored tonight,
as the day's session adjourned,
that such a scale had been tenta
tively agreed upon.
Illinois mine operators, the ma
Jority of whom closed their work
ings last year when they declared
they were unable to pay miners
17.(0 a day and compete with non
union coal fields remained la thH
oznceo prepared to meet at onee
11 uw nwis' committees announ
ced an agreement. ; v
Both miners and operators are
now in the fifth week of confer
ences here.
TRACK
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BV NOSE TEST
City Officials Find State
-Blame For Odors
Highly Offensive
Lagoon Once Beauty Spot.
In North Salem Now Is
Open Cesspool
JIDI INSPECTS
MOW HOOD TRffl
HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 30.
(AP) Renewing his pledge for a
higher protective tariff, Senator
Curtis, the republican vice presi
dential nominee, today told a gath
ering of Pennsylvania farmers
that the democrats proposed to
remodel the tariff act along lines
of the Underwood bill of 1913.
"They have but a little bait in
their last platform on this issue,"
he declared, "hoping to catch the
American farmers and the labor
ing man; but they would put that
old law which injured or destroy
ed business back on the statute
books. They want to let down the
bar protecting American agricul
tural products." m
Speaking at an outdoor gran
gers' picnic at Williams Grove,
near tbe city, the senator-was in
terrupted by a sharp downpour of
rain. As some of the huge throng
in the grove started for shelter,
Curtis ceased but several shouted.
go ahead."
Lin field College
Prof In Car Crash
A 'car driven by Professor W. i.
Sly of Linfield college at McMinn-
ville crashed Into, one driven by
Norval L. Hlrons ot Salem, at the
corner, of Center, and .Commercial
streets at about eight o'clock last
night. Although Hlrons ear was
turned on Its side, he suffered
only minor cuts and bruises, t No
one else- was Injured.' Riding In
Professor Ely's auto were Mrs.
Sly. O. F. Carson and Miss Ella
Hendrik, all of MeMIanTllle.
Dallas Man Out "
For State Senate
THE DALLES. Ore.; Aug. SO.
(AP) H. L. Kuck, retired busi
ness man of this town, is the re
publican candidate for. state sen.
ator from Wasco and Rood River
counties to fill the vacancy caused
by Judge R. R.' Butler's resign a
tioa. -The selection of Mr.- Knck
by - the Wasco ' and Hood River
county - executive . committees last
night was unanimous. ,
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. JO.
lAFj Secretary of Agriculture
William T. Jardlne started at two
f . I ...
u tioc una anernoou with a spe
cial committee for a survey of the
sue ot the proposed tramway to
uie peas: 01 hu Hood. ' -
With the secretary in addition
to the committee headed by Julius
14. Meier were his brother, J. T.
Jardlne, director of experiment
stations for O. A. C. W. G. Swend
son, a classmate of the secretary's
and ex-commissioner of reclama
tion tor Idaho, aad Senator C.
L. McNary.- .
The party will spend a niaht
at Cloud Cap Inn on the shoulder
f f Mount Hood and then will drive
on to Hood River and place the
secretary on an east bound train
The lagoon opening Into tbr
Willamette river at the norU:
edge of Salem is an open cesspool.
The nauseating odor afflicting
residents of Water street, just out- ,
side the city's business district, b
caused primarily by the 'state
sawer, not that of the city.
These were tbe two main fartf
brought out yesterday by a spe
cial investigation launched as a di
rect result of a preliminary Inves
tigation conducted by The New
Oregon Statesman.
A special tour wu conducted bv
city officials, including Hugh;
Rogers, city engineer, together
with his entire staff, and E. B.
Grabenhorst, chairman of the
sewer committee of the city
council.
Sower Months Kxamiaed
During fife course of this tour
the mouth of every sewer la
Salem was examined at as rlose
quarters as olfactory' reactions "
would permit.
Every person in the party eea- -vinced
himself that the peculiar,
sickening odor that affects the
whole section near the Marten
Polk ctunty bridge, comes front
the mouth of the sewer which
drains state institutions. The en
tire party even made a special
trip to a place a few blocks frwm "
the state, hospital, where a aas .
hole was uncovered and whiffs
taken of the fumes given off by
the sewage some SO feet dewa.
The odor is believed to originate
at the flax retting plant
Holes had been plugged In the
Iron cap that covered the man
hole, resdents of the neighborhood
having voiced strenuous coat-
plaints about the odor that essaa
ated from the sewer.
North Salem Visited
The delegation next made the
trip to North Salem to inspect tan
Hickory street sewer., Thit Jdne, .
as Indicated, in an article pnblhtibaa V
Wedneaday moraing. ' open- upon
the hank of. s Ugoou. Cows to the
water's edge some 3 feet away,
and ooses out upon the tnrfaea ;
of the stream. -
As the water has receded grad
ually during the summer a pur
plish green deposit has eeea left
covering the gravel. Little eder
was detected during yesterdays
Investigation, however. ' "
60 far as has yet been ascetv
tained this condition is not the
fault of the state.
At one time this same lagoea v
was a scenic attraction, with eev-
eral boats tied up along the bank.
and used frequently by boys aa n
swimming hole.
Property Owner Talks
Coming back up the bank the
party waa Tnet by Mrs. SopWIe
Webber, who owns . the property
across which the sewer flows toi-
its ouUet "I was promised $110
for the damage done to my prop
erty when this sewer was first pat
In years ago," she said. "I have
never received it,"
The odor coming up from there
is terrible at times. My neigh
bors and I have to lose all out'
windows sometimes. Just to keep
out the stench She told aff
numerous petitions that have been
presented to city authorities ask
ing for action, without effect.
"They did finally build a new
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Average Daily August
Distribution 9785 Copies
rrCIIS Is to certify that the average daily distri-,
X bution of the New OREGON STATESMAN
during August was 9785 copies and that the aver
age daily home, office, news-stand and mail de
livery waa 9575 copies daring this month, as
shown by the circulation and press records kept
' in my department. Sample copies are included,
but not the Friday Household Section, aad office
copies are in addition to these figures.
."Hiis is to certify further that the new sub
scriptions for the New OREGON STATESMAN
obtained during August were 1427. Application
has been made for Audit Bureau of Circulation
. membership for the New OREGON STATESMAN
and . all subscriptions are being .taken and all rec
ords artf being prepared so they can be' accepted ,
by this bureau.
Circulation Manager.
August 31- 1928. ?
, I have examined with due care' the circulation
books and press records of the New OREGON
STATESMAN for the inonth of. August and find
the above statement to be-cojrecLf-. '
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