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Official Vatican Newspaper
Explains Stand of High
Church Dignitary
Requirement of Submission
to Constitution Held
Not Acceptable
VATICAN CITY. June 20.
(AP) -Observator Romano, the
newspaper issued by the Vatican
for.lt public announcements, be
lieves that the Catholic situation
In Mexico, still is in "high water."
An article published today deny
ing that settlement of the contro
versy had been reached -was head
ed ''premature optimism."
The article said President Emll
io Portes Gil has repeated that the
Catholic clergy must submit to
the constitution of Mexico if it
wishes public exercise vf Us rites
and concludes "as can be seen,
we still are in high water."
MEXICO CITY, June 20. (AP)
-Hope that word would arrive
from the vatipan today permitting
announcement of either settle
ment of the religious controversy
or the failure of the negotiations
wag practically given up this eve
ning. Those who hare anxiously
awaited the pronouncement of the
pope for two days are prepared to
continue their vigil tomorrow for
it is thought here that it is from
that direction that a more can
come In the present impasse.
Optimism I Still
Retained By Many
riMnitA th fact that the oDti-
ism so marked on all sides yes
terday bad lessened notably today
-those in closest touch with the
negotiation Insist that a settle
ment will be reached, although
they are- not so confident that
they can name the day.
If any message has come from
the Vatican city already it was not
of such a nature as to allow of
final disposition of the problem.
Archbishop Ruis and Bishop Diaz
remained at home.
United States Ambassador
Dwight W. Morrow, who has been
active in arranging for negotia
tions seeking religious peace,
stayed at the embassy today. Pres
ident Emilio Portes Gil was en
gaged in routine work.
Directors
T?pfnsp to
Hold Meet
It's a queer situation when
school board members can't agree
long enough to hold a meeting to
order an annual school election
Just that hag happened at Bridge
Creek, mountain district, where
all pupils who attended school are
from one family. County Superin
tendent Fulkerson has been n-
formed by the district clerk.
The sunerintendent says she
has never been confronted with
sues a problem before, but gave
no indication as to what proce
dure she would follow in bringing
the school board to work together
for. a few minutes at least. The
Bridge Creek district caused some
stir In school circles last winter
when It failed to pay the teacher's
salary, for much the time reason
it failed to hold the annual elec
tion. Members of the board are: J.
- E. Tnomas, cnainnan, ueorge
Lynn, "Frank P. Davis and Mrs. G.
W. Lynn, clerk. Lynn has the on
ly family in the district:
FIRE COSTS 9180,000
POMONA. Cal.. June 20. (AP)
The Valley Box company fac
tory was destroyed here today in
a $130,000 fire which tied up
traffic on the main line of the
Southern Pacific railroad for two
HO TERM
Terrific Heat Wave Hits
California; Mercury Goes
To 106 in Some Sections
SAN FRANCISCO. June 20
(AP) June weather consider
ably warmer than normal was ex
perienced throughout California
today with prospects of continued
high temperatures in the interior.
'The barometer was felling to
night and the weather bureau
predicted cooler weather along
the coasL Southern interior val
leys felt the brunt of the heat
Vave today.
While fruit growers generally
bailed with delight the warm
weather In the Sacramento and
San ( Joaquin valleys, damage to
cherries brought farther loss to
growers already bard bit by frost
and a recent unseasonable rain.
The heat was regarded as a pre-
ventatlva to mildew- in vineyards
-and 1 a boon toward ripening of
arnnr imiLn.
Therextreme southern part or
- hm state, with the exception of
4 : tbeSlmpertal valley, ' was some.
r . a ... . a
. -nr rooier unu iuaa jesieruaj.
: when the beat assumed record
breaking proportions. The tem
Here Again
v4
Orville Beardsley, the nine year
old boy ginger who won first
prize in his section last year at
the community talent contests,
will bo on tho p.-oRiaia at the Kl
sinore Friday evening to compete
for a special prize in the com
munity talent contest for this
year. Appearing on the same
program with him will bo Mas
ter Billic Vtley, son of Mr. and
Sirs. A. E. Vtley, of Brash Col.
lege, 11 year old ringer who will
sing "Good Morning Brother Sun
shine by Eliza Lehman. Both of
these boys have hosts of friends
who will be out to cheer them on
at the Friday night contest.
IE TO ESCAPE
High Powered Crook Fails In
Attempted Getaway From
Berkeley Jail
BERKELEY.. Cal., June 20.
(AP) Lloyd V. Summers, accus
ed yachtsman bank rober, tried to
escape from the Berkeley jail late
today and failed only because he
was unfamiliar with the corri
dors. The attempted break occur
red when Summers, his young,
bride, Mrs. Lydia Summers, and
his asserted confederate, Ethan
Allen McNabb, were being assign
ed to cells in the Berkeley prison.
The three were taken to the
Berkeley jail from San Francisco
today over the protest of Loe An
geles authorities who said they
had more than 100 crimes they
wanted to ctaarge to the woman
and two men. Alameda county ob
tained their custody, however, and
the three face charges of robbing
a Berkeley branch of the Bank of
America of California last Friday.
At his cell door Summers took
advantage of a careless moment
of a guard, shoved a policeman
over and bolted down the corri
dor. He made a wrong turn, flung
himself into the boiler room and
hid under a boiler. There he was
found a few minutes later and
again taken into custody. He
emerged declaring he had made
"a bad guess" and that 'the
breaks" were against him.
The three were arrested in San
Francisco where police found in
their luxuriously furnished apart
ment an arsenal of rifles, pistols
and a rifle silencer. A palatial sea
going yacht in which they were
said. to have voyaged from one
port to another was found moored
in the yacht harbor.
perature In Los Angeles reached
a high of 92 and several heat
prostrations were reported there.
It was likewise the hottest day
of the year in San Francisco,
when a maximum of SO. degrees
was reached. At Napa the mer
cury reached a high mark at 97
In northern and eastern parts of
Napa county temperatures over
100 were recorded.
Eureka was one of the coolest
places in the state with 0 de
grees, San Jose registered 10 and
San Diego tl. Santa Maria re
corded 10 S degrees at noon and
Imperial valley heat was between
110 and 120 degrees.
Yuma, Aria., reported 111.
Other temperatures were: Red
lands. 101: Pomona, 10C; Santa
Barbara., 100; Modesto, 92; Red
Bluff. 94; Paso Robles. 98: Cht
co, 91; Point Reyes, 1; Stock
ton, 100. " - ,:
San Lnls Obispo with 10 scor
ed the hottest day In its history,
so far as available records Indicated.
ROBBER
U. S. GRANGE IS
AGAIN OUT FOR
REJECTED BILL
Debenture Method of Farm
Relief Held Only Real
Solution in Issue
Tariff Benefits Impossible
Without It, Natonal
Leaders State
By D. HAROLD OLIVER
Associated Pres3 Staff Writer.
WASHINGTON. June 20 (AP)
Less than 24 hours after con
gress quit work to await a report
on the house tariff bill, the contro
versial export debenture plans was
revived today by its original spon
sor the National Grange as the
only method by which the grower
of surplus crops could obtain tar
iff benefits.
H. J. Taber, master of the
grange, placed the proposal before
the senate finance subcommittee
holding hearings on the agricul
ture schedule of the bill and said
unless it were approved by the
senate "there would be a different
story to tell."
He added he was optimistic over
its prospects as a rider to the tar
iff measure, despite its overwhelm
ing rejection by the house as a
part of the farm bill.
Debenture Gets Through
Senate By Close Margin
ine aeDenture twice was ap
proved by the senate by a margin
of three votes in the face of oppo
sition by President Hoover. One
of its principal backers. Senator
Norris, republican, Nebraska, al
ready has proposed it In slightly
different form as an amendment
to the tariff measure.
Taber told the subcommittee
headed by Senator Watson of Ln
diana, the republican leader, that
the struggle on the part of agri
culture for tariff equality with
other industries had been continu
ous but success never had been
achieved. He submitted a list of
approximately 150 farm commodi
ties on whi hche asked rates high
er than those provided in the
measure.
General Lowering- Of
J&riff Wall Threatened
"We have (fought continuously
to build up agriculture without
turning down any other group,"
he declared, "but if we are to be
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MISSOTffiL is
FC.E.
Portlander Elected President
of United Brethren
Organization
Miss Ruth Mitchell of Portland
was renamed president of the
Christian Endeavor organization
of the United Brethren church for
western Oregon and Washington
at the annual session of the groun
held at the Castle United Brethren
church here Thursday in conjunc
tion witb the yearly Sunday school
convention which was in session
the two previous days.
Other officers elected include
John Gilhousen, The Dalles, vice
president: Dorothy Neeb, Port
land, secretary; Jessie Rodgers,
Manor, Wash., treasurer: Jean-
nette Burnside, The Dalles, cor
responding secretary. Superin
tendents were chosen as follows:
Mrs. L. W. Bid die, Salem, junior;
Mrs. Hugh Edwards, Vancouver,
Intermediate; Dr. Vernon Camp
bell, The Dalles, efficiency direct
or; Marcell Blair, Portland, mis
sionary: Ellen Pontius, Vancou
ver, life work recruit secretary:
George Kaufman, The Dalles, sec
retary of stewardship and quiet
hour; Helen Baldwin, The Dalles,
social director.
The Dalles delegation walked
off with both banners awarded,
one for efficiency and one of the
largest number present, mileage
reckoned.
Dr. R. S. Showers of Dayton,
Ohio, gave the address at last
night's meeting, talking on "The
True Knowledge" and taking as
his text: That I might know Him.
Tod often knowledge is acquired
for commercial Durooses. -Dr.
Shower said, adding that there
should be another basis tor acqui
sition of knowledge.' A diploma.
be said, is not a guarantee for
strong moral character. Joy,
power and redemption are to be
found in knowledge 61 Christ, he
continued, developing tbe two
thoughts of knowing Christ and
his saving power and sanctifying
grace. The convention closed last
night with a candle light service
Joseph Silver, Salem, played a vio
lin solo.
Board Authorizes
Special Election
The Salem Heights school
board beld a brief session Thurs
day noon to order a special elec
tion In 10 days to elect a sue.
cesser -to Charles Ratcllff. re
signed. Ttateliff had served one
year of a three-year term, but
resigned this week following the
annual school meeting and elec
tion. Bids for construction of - he
new four room school hoi" V3
were not opened at this tit.:
ran
e R LI LI P
Plant Site Bought
By Prune Groaers
Officer Announce
' The 8lm Cooperative
Prune Growers purchased
Thursday a site for a sew
packing plant and ware
bouse. Although company
official refused to reveal
exact location of the site. It
fa known that It has a half
block frontage on Southern
Pacific tracks.
Although plans for t-
building have not yet been
prepared, C. A. RatcHff, se.
eretary of the company,
stated that the plant would
be modern in every way,
and that it would be ready
rm time to care for mem
bers' crops this year.
L
Bl'SUFEfilHlElEIlT
J. Wills of Polk County Is
In Favor of Bussesfor
West Salemites
Superintendent J. Wills of Polk
county would like to see the Sa
lem school district ran busses to
accommodate the West Salem stu
dents who attend high school in
Salem, he Informed R. W. Taven
ner, acting city superintendent, in
a telephone conversation Thurs
day noon.
Superintendent Wills said the
Polk county boundary board had
just met and was working on the
transportation problem there, and
that while no definite allowance
was set, he believed the board
would go as high as $50 if nec
essary as a transportation fee per
pupil per year. This is $10 more
than Marion county's maximum
reimbursement.. Wills reported
Dallas is putting on three busses.
giving contract to a private party.
and that Independence has con
tracted for services of two busses
for the next school year.
While the matter has been 'eft
in Mr. Tavenner's hands to fur
their investigate here, it is known
that neither the school board nor
Superintendent George W. Hug
favor setting the Salem district up
in the bus business! that is, pur
chasing busses to accommodat
the rural hiKta school pupils. SH-
verton has also taken this stand
The loeal board. It has been vi
dent from discussion, would favor
letting contract to a responsible
individual for conveyance of the
students, but no satisfactory ar
rangement is In sight. Mr. Taven
ner is mapping out a route which
busses would need to take to pick
up pupils for the local school.
Cars Obtain
Fine Parking
Places Now
Parking places for the automo
biles of shoppers and other legiti
mate visitors to the business sec
tion of Salem, were plentiful
Thursday after the police got the
new parking regulations working
nicely. -
The thinning out of parked cars
was due to the enforcement of
new ordinance designed to prevent
all day parkers from dodging a
penalty by merely moving their
cars a few stalls. Now they have to
move them 300 feet or more
which means out of the block In
which they were 'originally parked
Most of them are now leaving
their cars outside of the one hour
sone.
It wis reported from municipal
court that a number of the per
sons who brought in overtime
parking tags, complained tot the
new arrangement, but most of
them agreed that It was effective.
The one hour zone has been ex
tended to include South Liberty
street between Ferry and Trade,
HUE M
ED
While swimming In a slough
near Independence Wednesday
evening Harry Flyh, 15, found the
body of bis brother, Patrick Hen
ry Flyh, four years and six months
who had accidentally drowned dur
lng the afternoon. The family was
working In a bop yard and each
believed the dead boy with an
other group and he was not missed
until evening. Harry was unaware
that bis brother was dead until
be felt the body In shallow water
in the slough. The family came
here from Lincoln county about
three years ago.
Besides the parents, he Is sur
vived by a' sister, Rosa Belle, and
five . brothers: Foster, Michael
Harry, Frank and James. Funera
services will be held at Indepen
denes Friday morning at 10:00
o'clock with Interment In the L O
O. P. cemetery there.
- HAH DROPS TO DEATH
" CANON CTTT. Colo' June 20
(AP) Flanging t front ' - Eagle
Point, near here, a man named
Colo, said to have been from New
York City, fell 2.1 99 feet to his
death In the Royal gorge late to
day. , -
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10,000 SEATS
LEGION MEET
Seating Capacity Will Be
Largest Ever Seen For
Event in Salem
Underwriting Campaign Now
Past $30,000 Mark. Is
Vets' Statement
Ten thousand, seats will be
available at dinger field on the
evening of August 9, when the
state championship drum corp.:;
contest will be held in connection
with the American Legion con-
Wi
dl
ntion, it was announced Thurs-
r by the convention commission.
Negotiations have just been
completed assuring the commission
that a sufficient number of seat
sections may be obtained from the
Multnomah club of Portland, to
supplement those available locally.
Including tbe grandstand and
bleacher seats already at the field.
The underwriting campaign has
progressed to the $30,000 mark.
it -was announced Thursday. Le
gion men on the committee in
charge of this feature reported
that not more than three or four
persons solicited refused to make
pledge, and that the pledges
ranged from $50 to $1,000.
Little Likelihood Seen
For Financial Shortage
In view of the record attend
ance already assured for the con
vention, there Is only an extreme
outside possibility that any call
will be made on the pledges, and
their total is now so great that
any possible call would necessarily
be small. Members of the local
legion post pledged $7000 of tbe
amount.
Reports continue to pour in
from all sections "of the state that
large delegations will come to the
convention. A local legionnaire
whose business takes him to all
parts of Oregon, is making It a
practice to inquire about the num
bers coming from each point. He
reports that Wauna, a small town
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F
Prosecutor Relates Details
of Obtaining Statement
From Professor
COLUMBUS, O., June 21
(AP) Prosecutor John J. Ches
ter, Jr., confirmed just after mid
night the fact that Dr. James H
Snook, 49, deposed Ohio State uni
versity professor, had confessed to
the murder of Theora K. Hix, 25.
year old Ohio State medical stu
dent.
The prosecutor's statement bore
out the details of the confession
which previously had been made
public by newspapers. It detailed
the fact that Snook had signed a
statement that he struck the girl
on the head with a hammer dur
lng a violent quarrel in his auto
mobile on the night of June 13
and then cut her throat with his
pen knife "to relieve her suffer
ing."
.Aitnougn tne confession was
made early In the afternoon, Ches
ter refused until midnight to con
firm the fact. He explained that in
so doing he was abiding by a pro
mise made to Snook that he would
give him time to arrange in' his
mind the facts for an interview
with press representatives at that
hour. Chester declared that he
traded the promise of secrecy,''
for the confession.
TAKEN BY DEATH
Karcissa Taylor, wife of Har
vey O. Taylor and slater of Ron
ald and Ralph Glover of Salem,
died shortly after 9 o'clock last
night at the family home near
Macleay. Although Mrs. Taylor
had been In 111 health for a long
time, death came unexpectedly
and was due to heart trouble
She was E 7 years old.
Narcissa Glover, daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Glover, both Marion county pi
oneers, the former settling here
in 1849, was bom in this county
near Macleay September 18. 1871.
She was one of 11 children, nine
of whom now survive, a sister.
Mrs. Laura Mink, dying some
time ago. She was married to
Harvey O. Taylor, also of a pi
oneer family. May 18, 1892, the
couple, continuing to make this
county their home.
Edwards Arrests
Youthful Driver
Along came a lumbering eight
ton truck, and all alone In the
driver's slat was a 18-year old
boy. ? Officer G. W. - Edwards
thought that wasn't right, to be
halted , the ntrck and after ' Ob
taining' the boy's admission that
he wasn't of legal age, escorted
him to munHnal court, -
USEES
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srjonK
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parations
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Owen I. Young, left, chairman of tbe America reparations com
mission, and Thomas W. Lamont, right, committeeman, return from
their arduous labors of making an agreeable settlement to all na
tions. Young's untiring efforts were the chief means of bringing
the confe-ence to a successful conclusion. Thorium V. Parkin nt
Boston, iuset, also served on the
Snook Confesses
Slaying
Former Ohio State
Held on Murder Charge After Describing
Attack on Co-ed With Pocket Knife
AHOLUMBUS, X)., June 20.
V tonight said Dr. James H.
Theora K. Hix, Ohio State university co-ed. on a rifle rancre
here last Thursday night, it is
hands of County Prosecutor
The paper said the deposed Ohio State university pro
fessor of veterinary medicine
sion that he struck Miss Hix
EDUCATION COST IS
Amount Per High School
Pupil Rises More Than
$5 During Year
Cost of educating each boy and
girl in the Salem high school the
past-year was $109.42, as com
pared with $104.33 last year, fig
ures compiled by Mrs. Blanche Ish
erwood, secretary to the superin
tendent, show. Total cost of
schooling the 1,782 pupils, includ
ing ninth graders, reached $161,-
504.12 as agaifist $154, 206.40 last
year.
The increased cost this year Is
due in part to the fact that inter
est on fair value of furniture.
equipment and apparatus Is figur
ed for the first time, and also to
salary Increases. Sixty-six full
time teachers and 26 part time
teachers were hired this year, as
against 84 full time and 25 part
time teachers last year.
Tuition pupils for the year
reached 264, 301 of whom were
from Marion county and 57 from
Polk; while a year ago, tuition pu
pils numbered 364,301 of whom
were from Marion and 57 from
Polk county. The district is reim
bursed for each tuition pupil on
the basis of actual days attended,
so only tuition pupils with perfect
attendance for the year will draw
the total of $109.42 for the dis
trict.
Oil Blaze Great
Attraction For
Salem Crowd
Columns of thick black smoke
rising from; the on storage plant
of the Wilamette Oil and Burner
company near the state school tor
the deaf, enticed nearly all of
North. Salem's daytime population
to the scene of the lire Thursday
afternoon.
The fire started In the pump
house as the man oifduty was pre
paring to pamp a carload of fuel
oil Into the tanks, and spread for
a brief time to grass nearby. Little
damage was , done. The cause of
the fire was not definitely estab
lished. -. , ...
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NCREASE
Leader Hero
committee.
Miss Hix
University Professor is
(AP) The Ohio State Journal
Snook confessed that he killed
revealed in a confession m the
John J. Chester, Jr.
had signed a written confes
over the head with a hammer,
then severed her jugular vein
with a pocket penknife and
left her body on the range
grounds following a violent
quarrel in his coupe.
According to the purported
confession. Snook said that ivyss
hix cumaxea a period oi trying7 to
dictate his movements by threat
ening his wife and child with
death if he dared to leave the city
with his family for the weekend.
She then reached In her pocket
book where she sometimes carried
a revolver Snook had previously
given her, and in the struggle
she was hit over the head with
a hammer with Intent to stun
her," the confession as related in
the Journal said.
Jugular Vein Severed
With Pocket Knife
Snook then severed her Jugu
lar, vein, put the body out on the
ground, hurriedly gathered up his
things and left the spot, the state
ment reveals. On the way, home
he threw her purse In the Scioto
river.
The doctor expressed to Chester
a desire to "get it over with quick
ly," and told the prosecutor that
he would plead guilty to a first
degree indictment which Chester
will seek before the grand jury
tomorrow morning.
Chester said he believed Snook
might change his mind and fight
in court for a penalty less than
electrocution, which is the sen
tence In Ohio for murder without
a recommendation of mercy by
jury.
Confession Made To
State Prosecutor
Dr. Snooks confession was
made to Prosecutor Chester, Chief
of Police Harry E. French, Chief
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Cachet Collectors Center
Attention on Salem When
New Airport is Projected
Salem's arrival on the air map,
August 8 when the local airport
will be dedicated as a feature of
the Oregon department American
Legion convention, win be herald
ed all over the United States In
a manner which the general pub
lic knows little about. ;
"Cachet collectors' achieve
little notoriety, yet there are
hundreds o.f them scattered
throughout the nation. A ''cach
et, be-it understood, in this in
stance means the mark nsed by
the postotfiee department in can
celling stamps. a
Vow the Salem airport eventu
eSpeS
HUE CAPTURED
Two Shot and Wounded by
Posses in Widespread
Manhunt in Texas
Large Territory in Vicinity
of Clemens State Prison
Thoroughly Combed
HOUSTON. Tex.. June 20
(AP) Two of the 43 convicts
who escaped from the Clemen
state prison farm early today
were shot and wounded early to
night by members of a posse, and
were pn route to Houston in an
ambulance. Fifteen others had
been rounded up during the day.
Armed posses tonight continu
ed their Bearch of the Brazos bot
toms behind packs 'of blood.
hounds- tonight for the fugitirei
still at large.
HOUSTON, Tex.. June 20
(AP) Fifteen of the 43 convicts
who kidnaped their guard and -
caped from the Clemens state
prison farm, Brazoria, coimtr,
early this morning had been re
captured early tonight and a gua
battle appeared likely as officers
surrounded a dozen others in tbe
woods near Sweeney. "-
Headed by W. M. Hickman, pri
son farm manager, and Sheriff
John McKlnney of Brazoria coun.
ty and citizens are combing all
territroy in the vicinity of Bra
zoria, Antrleton and Freeport.
Parkfi of Bloodhound
Are Placed on Trail
Packs of bloodhounds from the
various prison farms in this auc
tion of the state also were n
the trail.
In a telephone converRatwn
with the Houston Post Dispatch
early Thursday night, Mrs. Hick
man, wife of the prison farm
manager, said fifteen of the men
had been recaptured and possibly
others which had not been re
ported at that time.
Two of the first three men re
captured were slightly wounded
at Henkle's Ferry when fired up
on by J. V. Henkle, Jr., who was
aroused from sleep by the sounds
of shots fired at a negro frem
whom the convicts had comman
deered a car.
Henkle fired Into the group
with bird shot, injured two and
capturing three.
Strategy Resortod to
Leading np to Break
The break. Emmet Moore,
night guard, said, came when Joe
Williams, serving a term for bur
glary in Tarrant county and Ro
bert Massey. serving a term for
a simHar charge in Galveston
county, asked permission to go to
the hospital ward for medicine.
They returned shortly saying
that they were unable to awaken
the hospital steward.
"They then covered me with
a gun," Moore said, "ordering m
to 'stick them np.' I tried to alk
them out of breaking, but -sey
said their mind was made uj "
After taking his keys, V, ere
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DES MOINES, la., June 20.
(AP) Dr. T. T. Shields, stem
center in the recent university
controversy, was named acting
president of the university "for
purposes of reorganization," by
the board of trustees today. He
was also reelected president of the
board.
Miss Edith Rebman, another et
the central figures in the contro
versy, was also reelected secretary
of the board of trustees.
Reelection of Mr. Shields and
Miss Rebman came In the face et
repeated threats on the-part of
many of the school's 400 students
that they would not return next
fall it the two continued In con
trol. .
Two members of the board who
have been most active in opposing
Dr. H. C. Wayman, deposed presi
dent of the university- and the
Rev. Miner Stevens, of Des Moines.
They were not reelected, the board
said in an official statment, be
cause they "were the chief insti
gators of the recent disturbances
at the university."
ally, perhaps soon, will be as air
mall field; and officials of the
Salem postof flee bars sent a lat
ter to the postoffiee department
at Washington, D. C, asking that
a special cachet be provided for
air mail leaving Salem on Aug
ust 8, the design to embody tie
Idea that the air mail field here
Is being nsed for the first time
that day. r
This request was made after
the Salem chamber, of commerce
had received numerous request
from cachet collectors, enclosing
air mail letters addressed to these
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