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GAINING! - More than lOO new sub scribers were secured by The Statesman during the past week. The paper la gaining ronad daily 1 WEATHER Fair and warm today; low humidity; gentle north wind. Max. tempenanrs, Tnseday 80; mi. 44; river 4; bo rain; wind northwest. I I FOUNDED 1651 SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 48 Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, May 22, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS r IIMV'Q C AM liiiui u uunnu MflUU U UUU' iimw uuui lu i : HEAR LANDING Robert Tondera Is Confined in Jail by Constable at North Haven Confirmation Given to Re port of Attempt Upon Anne's Sister NORTH HAVEN, Maine, May 21 (AP) Robert Tondera, who claimed to be an aviation me chanic desiring ta see Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, was ar rested here tonight charged with 1 being a suspicious person. He was taken into custody after his actions had aroused the sus picions of Tillage authorities. Tondera came here this after noun by boat from Rockland after baring arrived there by train from New York. He secured lodging at a private home and la ter was seen walking near the z Morrow home, where Col. Lind bergh, together with the Morrow family is slaying. Authorities, hearing that a Stranger, had come to the village, went to Tondera's room and ques tioned him. They said the man declared he was an aviation me chanic In Mexico City and was an ardent admirer of the flying col onel. They quoted him as saying he had several ventures to discuss with Lindbergh. Tondera's Passport Found In Good Order A search of Tondera's baggage revealed the man was 40 years old and of Tuetonic descent. His passport was found to be in or der. He was arrested and a con- fcle delegated to guard him. Because of the incident offi cials said they would request that a deputy be stationed at the boat landing to watch for all suspicious persons woo evjme to the island. Tondera apparently took the ar rest good naturedly and made no protest. - WESTWOOD, Mass., May 21 (AP) Confirmation of s report that a $50,000 extortion and death-threat plot had been made against Constance Morrow, was given today by Peter DriscoH, police chief. He expressed the belief that it was the work ot a person who has made several similar attempts to obtain money from prominent residents of this section. . NORTH HAVEN. Maine, May 21 (AP) Request for confirm ation of a reported extortion plot against Constance Morrow, IS (Turn to Page 2, Column 4.) TOillFFIC 15 OVER S2SN.OO0 Touriat travel In the state of Oregon was valued at between $25,000,000 and $30,000,000 by Herbert Vining, president of the state chamber of commerce, in an address before the state traffic officers here Tuesday. Mr. Vining referred to the traf fic officers as hosta of the road. He stressed the necessity of cour tesy toward tourists both by the traffic officials and the public Mr. Vining urged the traffic offi cers to study the resources of their respective districts so as to direct tourists in quest ot recre ation. Other speakers included Gov ernor Patterson, Secretary of State Hoss and Senator B. L. d dy of Roseburg. i The state traffie officers' an nual school of Instruction opened here today and will continue un til Thursday night. Willamette Four Sings, Silverton A very hearty reception was given the Willamette university men's quartet when It sponsored a program Tuesday evening at Sil verton in the Eugene Field school. Everett Craven of Portland assist ed the quartet which was directed by Professor E. W. Hobson of the school of music Members of the quartet are Wendell Robinson, Walter Kauf man, Willis Hathaway and Ron ald Craven. 35 Boy Scouts Honored at May Court; Silverton Lad Is Presented Eagle Badge Thirty-five members of Cascade Are council. Boy Scouts of Amer ica, were awarded merit badges or given promotions at the May court bf honor held last night at the Fraternal temple and presided over by L. P. Campbell. Only a few parents and friends were pres ent to witness the ceremonies, a featnre of which was presentation of an Eagle Scout badge, highest scout award, to Roy C. Brady of troop 20 at Silverton. Mr. Camp bell made this award, with fit ting remarks. Other awards," as follows, were made by Donald Earle, acting' Successful Jaunt Is Made in "War' . By Army Airplane SEW YORK, May 21. (AP) Descent of an aerial "bomb" on Governor's Isl and tonight signalled the army's successful aerial at tack on New York. Concealed behind heavy elonds which it has fought from Wright field, Dayton, O., an amy bombing piano dropped three par achate flares over the army post just below the tip of Man hattan to slmul.-ie- an air raid on the principal sea port of the east coast. The hoc plane was fly ins; low when it appeared sud denly over the battery at the tip of Manhattan, flew over the bay to Governors Isl and. Dropping its parachute flares, the bomber circled thej Island and for a few moments was clearly visible in the light of the flares. As it completed its circling of the island and headed to ward the west, the flares tmrned themselves ont, the "air raid was over and the craft disappeared in the darkness. 145-Page Book Shows Good Work on Part of Stu dent Editors The 1929 Clarion annual, which will be distributed to Salem, high school students this afternoon, more than holds Its own with yearbooks of former years and while not as expensive as those put out several years ago until the student body lost money on them it is a distinctively appeal ing book. Through the persistent efforts of the. editor, Edith May Jenks, and the manager, Robert Need ham, the book is being placed in the hands of the students several weeks earlier than usual. While a complete financial check has not been made, the book has also fi nanced itself, due largely to the generous, patronage of local bus iness men and merchant. Pirate Art Motif Decorates Pages Ths annual contains 14 S pages, eaeh of which is decorated with a pirate art motif printed in green. Black double heavy paper with an orange and gold pirate ship as the only decoration forms a plain, yet artistie cover. Coral Inserts with black art work carrying the pirate motif divide the sections. The art work is exceptionally good for a high school publication and was done largely by Brenda Savage. The Yearbook is well organised and includes for the first time a student index. Contents Include the foreword, pirate footprints, dedication, in memorium, admin istration, classes, athletics, activ ities, organizations, buried gold, advertisers and cartoons. It has been dedicated to Miss Beryl Holt, of the commercial faculty. New features besides the Index, include the buried gold section (Turn to Page 2, Column 1.) 'Old -Soak' Still Well And Hearty SAN FRANCISCO, May 21 (AP) The health of "The Old Soak." Secretary Stimson's elo quent parrot which is on Its way from Manila to Washington aboard the roun4 the world lin er, President Wilson, remains good, according to a message re ceived hero yesterday from Cap tain F. E. Anderson, commander of the ship and custodian ot the bird. Captain Anderson yesterday cabled headquarters of the Dollar steamship line here that the Old Soak was bearing up well under the strain of globe trotting, but that his temper remained uncon trollable. The cablegram, which was sent from Alexandria, de clared that the Old Soak had found Egyptian music not at all to his liking and had "kept up a terrific din ever since the ship dropped anchor here." The Old Soak has acquired a reputation for his ability to ban die Chinese ."cuss words." clerk In the absence of O. P. West, scout executive: Seccnd class Harold LeDuke of troop two; Stewart Patty and Donaldawyer of troop 20 and Edward Hamilton of troop 27; and Glen Agee of Dallas. ' Marion Palmer of Silverton was the only candidate for promotion to first class. Merit badges Troop one: Rob ert Long, first aid to animals; Kendall Grover, first aid to ani mals and first aid; Junior Martin, photography; troop two: Menal kas Selander, cooking, cycling; UOMILID be e m n ir (Turn to Page 2, Column 1.1 UK SLAYER ILL TO FACE TRIAL Walter J. Finke, Jr., Now Expected to Survive, Doctors Say Youth "Didn't Mean to Kill Him," He Tells Police After Shooting PORTLAND, Ore., May 21.' (AP) A 18 year old youth who slew Herbert Beem, 18, his high school rival for the hand of a girl. 16, in the corridor of a Port land . school Monday and then turned the gun upon himself, to day heard physicians announce he would live and a hrst degree mur der, charge had been filed against him. The charge was filed late today immediately after hospital physi cians notified the district attor ney's office that Walter J. Finke, Jr., wounded seriously, probably would recover. Young Finke, with a bullet In his back, told detectives today his version of the affair in which Beem was shot three times before scores of students passing through the corridor of a Portland high school. Finke Claims He Only Meant To Scare Him" .... "When I saw him with my girl." Finke told police, "I saw d. But I didn't mean to kill him. I only meant to scare him so he'd leave my girl alone." But police bad another version of the shooting. They said young Finke admitted carrying the load ed revolver to the high school where he approached Beem and asked: "Is your name Herbert?" An affirmative reply; the re volver barked three times and Beem fell wounded mortally. Finke told police he obtained the revolver by trading his canoe for It. Grief stricken over the sorrow their son had caused, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Finke called at the home oT Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Beem today to express sympathy and regret. China Again on Verge of Civil Strife NANKING, China. May 21. (AP) Large nationalist armies moved northward today to meet the threat of civil war, most ser ious since peace came to troubled China in the north. At the same time reports indicated that the Kwangtung Kwangsi crisis cen tering in the struggle for posses sion of Canton was progressing unfavorably for the defenders, the allies of Nanking. A break between the national government headed by General Chiang Kai-Shek and Marshal Feng Yu-Hsiang, the christian gen eral who lords it over the cen tral provinegs, had not yet reached the proportions of open warfare, but both sides "acted as though it had. Apparently reliable estimates were that 120,000 nationalist sol diers tonight moved northward along the Pukow-Tlentsin railway to cut off possible emergencies of the forces of Marshal Feng from Honan province to the east. An other nationalist army of 130,000 was en route north from Hankow, moving along the Peking railway as far as southern Honan where skirmishes already have taken place. - West of Hankow on tfca north bank of the Yangtse river there was said to be 0,000 more nationalists moving northeast to ward the Han river. Widmer Brings In Strawberries To Begin Season T. O. Widmer of the Wheat land Ferry district, delivered the first home grown strawberries to the Salem market Tuesday after noon, his first pick for commer cial purposes totaling five crates, reports Mr. Wade of the Roth Grocery where the berries were delivered. The local berries are on the market earlier than usual, and that despite the late spring. They were grown outdoors. Mr. Wade predicts that by next week Salem people will be able to buy an the local berries they want. Lindbergh And Anne Are Sent Song From Here Anne , and Llndy will soon re ceive the official congratulations of Oregon In the form of a song, '"We Are Three" by J. MeRae Gibson and J. Lois Gibson ot Carlton. Letters 'of congratula tion by several state officials will accompany' copies of the song as It Is sent to Miss Anne .Morrow. It will be mailed this week. Gib son was in Salem Monday getting letters from the governor. Col. Thomas HB. Rilea of the Oregon National guard, and J. C Nelson of Salem high school. . Sdem High WiU Pick Its Officers At Election Today - Annnal student body 'elec tions will occur at the seni or high scDool today, with the polls open an til 1:15 o'clock. Donald Siegmund, chairman, David Byre and Lore BartLam compose the election board. Probably the hottest race will be between Richard Ha ker and Joe King for the presidency, with consider able sentiment in behalf of one candidate or the other fanned up by supports in the past few weeks. Several offices are being contested for by four or more candi dates, and it is almost cer tain that some re-elections will be necessary as the win ner mnst receive a majority of vote cast. Only holders of atndent body tickets may rote. WF C US ID BIG BANQUET HERE Entire State Force Attends Annual Conference in City This Week The 38 members of the state traffic force who are in Salejn for the annual conference and train ing school sponsored by the state department forgot yellow slips and speedometers Tuesday night when they were banqueted at the Mar ion as a part of the in-between-conference entertainment. The traffic officers' school opened in the hall of representa tives at the capitol Tuesday morn ing and will continue through Thursday. The entire state traf fic force Is in attendance, with Major T. A. Raffety, chief of the state traffic division, directing. . Special guests at the banquet last night included Hal Hoss, sec retary of state; Captain Frank Er vin, chief Portland traffic bureau police; Geprge . Brandenburg, secretary and manager of the Ore gon branch of the A. A. A., all of whom gave addresses. Fifty-five person.) attended the banquet, of which Carl D. Gabrielson, mat agar of license department, was toastmaster, and which Major raffety directed.. Special futures of the program were arranged by Mr. Gabrielson, assisted by "Fod" Malson, audl tr In the state traffic depart ment, and included: minstrel show by members of Capital Post No. 9 of the American Legion; solos by Officer Max L. Alford of Astoria; songs by the state traffic quartet,' composed of Officer Alford, Ser geant William Ellenberg of Ore- (Turn to Page Z, Column 1.) I.S. MOSTLY TO BLAME OTTAWA, Ont., May 21. (AP) W. D. Euler, minister of na tional revenue, placed the blame for much of the rum running be tween the United States and Can ada upon United States officials today in reply to a statement of J. S. Woodworth, labor members from Winnipeg north center, championing the request of the United States for more stringent control of liauor exports from Canada. In answer to allegations that "Canada is not dealing in a fair way with a friendly nation," a Mr. Euler related an experience when he was carried as a guest aboard a boat engaged in the liq uor trade. The vessel was under sight of the United States port for which she was bound during almost the entire trip, Mr. Euler said. U. S. Of fleers -Just Happen'IAway In response to questions about the whereabouts of United States revenue officers when liquor was smuggled into Detroit, bootleggers answered "it Just happens that they are not there when we go- across," Mr. Euler said. The minister of national rev enue pointed out that United States castoms authorities always were notified by the Canadian of ficials when a liquor laden vessel (Turn to Page 2. Column (.) Contract Is Let 'For Grandstand At Fairgrounds The Hansen Construction com pany of Portland, with a bid of fllC, 843, Tuesday received the contract for constructing the new combined grandstand and exhibit building at 'the state fairgrounds. Nine bids were received. Charles Murphy, of Portland, has been employed as , superintendent ot construction. The 1929 legislature appropri ated $100,000 for the construe, tlon of the building while an ad ditional amount of $50,000 was raised through the sale of bonds. Both amounts are to be repaid out of the state fair receipts. REVOLT DENIED LIMA, Peru. May 21.' (AP) Reports that a revolution has broken oat here are wholly un true. A -few students shouted in the streets but did not affect pub lic order. GMI HOLDS U NEW HERD if INSPIRES!!! TALK IN SALEM Extensive Arguments Given Pro and Con Over City Ordinance Here Regulation is Welcomed by Some and Resented by Others, Report Salem's new "herd law." pro hibiting the keeping ot livestock or fowls anywhere in the city with out the consent of all owners ot property within 200 feet of place where they are pastured or eor raled, is due for extensive discus sion and argument within the next few weeks. Shortly after news that this or dinance had been passed appeared in Tuesday morning's Statesman, objections began to make their ap pearance, but that does not mean the argument Is all on one side. According to city officials, the new regulation was drafted be cause of constant complaints rela tive to the keeping of livestock especially goats and chickens, adjacent to residences and places where food Is kept for sale. In many cases. It was claimed, these animals and fowls are kept under conditions which create a nuisance with respect to sanitation in. the vicinity. Opponents of Measure Are Ixrad In Protest Opponents to the new regula tion assert that it Is an unwar- (Turn to Page 2, Column 1.) PLACED UNDER FIRE Attack Made Upon J. Lyman Steed by Delegation From Portland A delegation of Portland citi zens headed by officers tot the state deaf association, appeared before the state board ot control here Tuesday and protested against the administration of J. Lyman Steed, superintendent of the. state school for the deaf. It was alleged by members of the delegation that Mr. Steed was unable to retain teachers, and that 10 "out of 13 instructors now employed at the institution, had decided to leave at the end of the present school year. Members of the board of con trol indicated that they would in vestigate the charge preferred against Mr. Steed within the next few days. Mr. Steed, In a statement made before the board of control sever al weeks ago, alleged that the low salaries paid in Oregon was re sponsible for the loss of teachers. The records show that the Oregon state school for the deaf, with one exception, pays the lowest salaries of any institution of Its kind In the United States. Teachers employed at the deaf school probably will be interview ed by members of the board as a part of the investigation. Pusher ot Peanut Is In Trouble , COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Mag 21. (AP) Bill Williams. Texan, whose ambition Is to roll a peannt up Pike's Peak wiht his nose, today began the second day cf his 22 mile trek confronted with two difficulties. In the first place. Bill is con cerned over the fact that the gra vel surface of the highway leading to Summit house offers great wear and tear on the goobers. Tester day, he poiqted out,' he used half a doien peanuts in negotiating the nine tenths mile. Ordinarily a peanut is good for four miles of pushing before the "tread" wears out. For another thing, Williams re grets, squirrels and chipmunks, awakening from their winter hi bernation on the lower reaches of Ute Pass, are hungry. They show a penchant for peanuts. Band Will Give First Concert Late Next Month Regular weekly practices for the band which puts on concerts each summer in the Salem park, are being held eaeh Tuesday night according to Oscar Steelhammer, director. The first concert Is to be held the last week in June, says Mr. Steelhammer. Two concerts are to be played each week and plans now made call for a nine weeks' program during the summer. There, are 25 members of the band. Summer concerts .each year draw crowds not only from Salem but from surrounding cities. " MUTE 9 HEAD Impeachment Trial Is Off r&- I I 1 ; ? A . A V :4-CrA nil After a conference with leaders of the legislatare. Chief Jus tice diaries A. O'Neill, right, of Louisiana Snpereme Court, trial judge of impeachment charges against Governor Hney P. Long, left, of La., it was decided not to go further with the charges and the trial was adjourned sine die. 67 OPPOSE NEW LIGHTS Newspaper Campaign Drums up Few Recruits COUNCIL IS UNANIMOUS OUT of Salem's population of approximately 30,000, op ponents of the proposal to install traffic control lights on Salem's downtown streets were able to find 67 persons willing to sign a remonstrance in eleven days of canvassing, it was revealed when the remonstrance was filed with the city council. After receiving this protest, and reading a series of at tacks on the proposal in the afternoon paper, the council voted unanimously Monday nighrto readvertise for bids on four traffic signals instead of GeneTunney Is Sued for Large $um BRIDGEPORT, Conn.. May 21. (AP) Legal papers in a half million dollar suit in which the allegation is breach of promise to marry, to be docketed Mrs. Kath erlne King Fogarty. vs James J. (Gene) Tunney. retired heavy weight boxing champion of the world, tonight weighed down the pocket of a deputy sheriff who had headed for court to file them and stopped short of his destina tion. The suit became a matter of record when Deputy Sheriff Mi chael T. Ryan, of Stamford receiv ed the complaint and accompany ing papers. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., May 21. (AP) If "Gene Tunney met Mrs. Katherine King Fogarty of New Tork and Fort Worth, Tex., while training here In the spring of 1925, he did not let his friends know anything a'jout it. Tunney was too busy with golf and gym nasium work to pay attention to women, these friends said tonight. The retired heavyweight cham pion, was in Hot Springs in the spring of 1925, conditioning for his bout with Tommy Gibbons of St. PauL He trained in the gym nasium of a bathhouse owned by Colonel John R. Fordyce, and the fighter and Colonel Fordyce be came good friends. "I never saw Tunney with a woman," the Colonel remarked when he heard of the suit. "Gorf and training took up most of his time." Mrs. Fogarty is not known here, but it was reported that she was at one time in the millinery bus iness at Little Rock. Ark. Zonta Club To Enter Auto In -Local Parade The Salem Zonta club, recently organised woman's service group, will enter a car in the federated community club parade to be held in Salem Friday afternoon, it was decided at the regular weekly luncheon meeting of the club held Tuesday at the Spa. Mrs. Ella Schults Wilson is president of the order. A study of the constitu tion led by Mrs. Winnie Pettyjohn occupied the program period. Next Tuesday Mrs. Clarence Noble, who is spending some time here while Mr. Noble looks after his orchard south of town, will address the club. NEW ROAD BACKED SEATTLE. May 21 (AP) The Seattle Chamber ot Com merce today endorsed the pro posed 200-mile extension of the Great Northern Railway be tween Klamath Tails, Ore., and Paxton, Cal. PLAGUE HALTS TRIP TOKYO, Japan, May 21. (AP) An outbreak of Bubonic plague in Osaka has eaased postponement of the projected Journey of Em peror Hirohito to the Industrial centers of the west, mi v. J Vs. the seven asked in the original call for bids. Following arek the persons who think Salgm should not have traffie, cdntrol flights: H. P. Woodry," Thomas E. Cook, Emma Beckett, Laura B. Noyes, 0. A. Noyes, 0. P. Hutd, 'Caroline Hard, C. O. Schramm. Phebe Donaldson, Mrs. Clell Hayden, J. H. Slattery, O. I. Moores, . Harry Wechter, R D. Ramp, Mrs. Elsie Cole, J. S. Mills, Mrs. Adelia-C. Riggs, E. N. Peets, Dr. Alice Bancroft. Mrs. D. D. Gorsllne, J. E. Van Lydegraf, Bertha A. Gamer, P: L. Fratier, J. W. Hunt, J. Schade wald, R. S. Kutch, Fijancia E. Grey, Bernard J. Zosel, O. C. Fer ris, Mrs. C. G. Marston. .W. A. Sampson, G. R. Bonell, Mrs. pattie Stephens, H. E. Schults, Mrs. H. H. Boxrud, E. L. Myers, Mrs. J. O. Gritton, A. F. Baulig, H. H. Wohlnick, S. R. Peck, Mrs. S. R. Peck, Mrs. C. D. Redding. F. P. Reddaway, J. C. Glaze, H. D. Watson, Luther D. Cook, Mrs. D. Large, F. N. and Mrs. Woodry, P. M. Tallman, H. H. Boxrud, H. E. Canada, John B. Moorman, Phyllis Tucker, George Tucker. C. O. Larsen, J. R. Kennedy, W. M. Frier, G. A. Aronson, G. A. Miller, H. J. Borck, W. F. Foster, H. ' Schusterwitz, Arthur Rise, Mrs. H. Schusterwitz, George Nash, A. D. Smith, B. Kahler. It has been reported that addi tional copies of the remonstrance are still being circulated. Oregon State To Race 2 Teams On Lake Washington SEATTLE, May 2. (AP) Arrangements were closed today for a triangular race over a two mile course on Lake Washington here May 31 between the Oregon State College crew and the two freshmen eight of the University of Washington. The first yearling boat of Washington lost a thrilling race to the senior staters last week by a few feet Tom Bolles, Wash, lngton freshman coach, said he hoped to make the O. S. C. Washington race an annual affair. ENFORCEMENT BODY MEETS WASHINGTON, May 21 (AP) President Hoover's national law enforcement commission will as semble here next. Tuesday for a White House luncheon. f. svX-il!iV. s . i V h " - i I Ji4vk ' - r Real Musical Treat to Be -Offered at Elsinore When Community Affair Given Musical organisations of Salem which will participate In the open ing program of the Marlon County Federation of Community clubs Friday night at the Elsinore the atre were announced Tuesday by Mrs. Walter A. Denton, who is oc operatlng with Dr. P. O. Riley, president of the federation. These groups include the Wil lamette university women's glee club, men's glee elub and men's quartet; the American Legion male quartet, the Schubert chorus of women, and. the Salem high school mixed chorus which won AVIATORS BUSY IN EFFORTS TBI Endurance Hops, Sea Trips and Sham Warfare are Among Features Americans and French Both Plan Jaunts Across Atlantic Soon By The Associated Pre These are busy days in the air. . One refueling endurance flight began Sunday, another yesterday, a third was planned for today and a fourth may be started before the week is out. Besides that two Atlantis flights from America to Europe will begin this week If the weats er gets good. And the army started Its refuel ing long distance bombing flight to New York from Dayton. Ohh. The endurance flight that be gan Sunday was at Fort Worth, Tex., and in the first part of third day of flight the two man rrew showed no signs of wearying. Flight Attempted At New York Falls The endurance flight beginning yesterday was at Roosevelt field, N. Y., a three man crew usinp a pickup device for refueling in stead of the tube from another plane employed in the Texas at tempt. Failure of the refueling device, however, brought th plane down less than six hours af ter the takeoff. The endurance flight scheduled for today is at Wichita, Kas.. a two man crew with a refueling plane to keep their tanks filled. All the endurance planes are sia gle motored monoplanes. Miss Vila Gentry, former holder of the women's .solo endurance flight record, plans to take off la a few days with a man companion in a refueling attempt at the world record of more than 150 hours established by the army plane Question Mark. The Atlantic flights planned fo this week are In the America monoplane Green Flash with Ro ger Williams and Lewis Yancey from Old Orchard, Me., to Rome and the French monoplane Yellow Bird from Roosevelt Field to Par is with Rene Lefevre, Jean Asso land and Armand Lotti. The giant army bomber taking part in maneuvers In Ohio toofc off late yesterday despite unfavor able weather to drop theoretical bombs on New York and Atlan tic. City after refueling in the afr at Washington. UNIT PROMISED Suits will be filed against the state board of control within the next few days to compel Hal K. Hoss, secretary of state, to honor claims of state-aided Institutions caring for orphans and found lings on the per capita basis of SI 6 per month up to 17 years of age. Hoss has refused to honor claims of inmates of these insti tutions over 16 years of age. The original act provided for a per capita state appropriation of $16 per month for the care o,f inmates of these institutions up to 17 years of ace. The 1929 leg islature reduced the age limit to 16 years. The attorney general has ad vised the board of control that the allowance should be based on the old law. Secretary Hoss, while agreeing with other members of the board of control that the re duction of the age limit was a clerical error, has refused to audit the' claims of the basis of 17 years. It was said that the reduction of the age limit In the 1929 act will affect ajarge number of in mates in the state-aided institu tions. Noble Believes Nut Crop Is Good Outlook for s a;ood crop of wal nuts this year is encouraging te C. W. Noble, owner of the Sky line orchard, according to hia statement Tuesday. While pol lenizing Is still in progress, Mr. Noble sees no reason why the yield should not be as heavy as in 192. second place In the state wide contest at Forest Grove recently. This exceptional concert will start at 8:30 o'clock following a regular theatre program. It will not be a contest, although the community ciuo ieacrawou na planned to offer priies. On thl five succeeding Friday nights, contests between entertainers rep resenting the various community clubs of the county will compete. The season of inter-community club contests will be ushered In Friday afternoon, with a parade in which each of the community clubs will be represented. . ' IKE RECORDS IN Hill DP
