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7 CIRCULATION : " aOy Trac SlrtriVadaa fr t ' MiU adtaf Jasaarr - 11, 190 WEATHER ' Occasional rains today and Wednesday.' Max. tempera tore Monday 53; ml a. 39; wlad southwest, 10 miles; rain jai; riTcr 9.S. 6,793 lwt saily M MM 429 Member Audit Bureau o Orcnlatlona. . FOUMDJ2P 1631 SEVENTY-NINTH TEAR Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Momisx Febraaxy 11, 1939 No. 276 -It: r. LARGE HOTEL Conditions Held "Frightfur At One of City's Lead ing Hostelries Federal Agents Seize Quan- tity of Liquor and Ar rest 13 Persons NEW YORK Feb. 10 (AP) 'As the result of a raid tonight by more than a score of federal pro hibition agents upon the hotel - Manager, Major Maurice Camp- ' bell, prohibition administrator for the New York district, announced lie would seek to have the entire hotel padlocked. " Thirteen persons were arrested In the raid on the hotel, which is situated at 50th street and Sev enth avenue and is one of New York's largest. Major Campbell said warrants for the arrest of nine other persons would be ob tained. ' He said a quantity of liquor was seized. The .prisoners, (he aid, were six bell boys, five wait- era, and two alleged bootleggers said to have operated In the hotel. The arrest of nine other bell boys on warrants Is expected tomor row. Agent Work Several Weeks Upon Case "I have bad my agents in this hotel for several weeks" Major Campbell said, "and their inves tigation discloses frightful condi tions even in more ways than the ale of liquor. "My agents have been able to buy liquor from hotel employes, from a score of different rooms . on different floors and from core of different bell boys. "There were three bootleggers operating In the hotel, and they were always summoned by hotel - employes. I also have evidence that the hotel management was well aware of this condition." Assistant United States Attor ney Charles Flnkelstein, who had charge of the preparation of the evidence on which the warrants were issued, said that for two weeks 15 prohibition men had -been living at the hotel, shifting from room to room. s .... Other agents, he aaid dined in the hotel dining room regularly In their effort to gain evidence. The management of the hotel laid tonight, more than an hour tfter the time given for the raid, that no arrests had been made in the hotel. Major camppeu said bis men had- no difficulty obtaining evi dence. They simply took rooms In the hotel, he said, and did not even have to ask for liquor, bell boys soliciting them to buy. Soviet Official Is Subjected to ' Baggage Search MEXICO CITY, Feb. 10. (AP) Foreign Minister Estrada tonight said he had ordered the caners and documents seized in the luggage of Alexander Makar recalled Russian minister to Mex lep, at Vera Cruz yesterday, to be returned to him. No obstacles had been placed in the way of M. Makar's sailing for home today. Pointing out that the Russian legation here no longer enjoyed official status, he said the raid yesterday was the affair of the police and the department of the Interior. Colonel Bartram and Senator UregOIl McNary Confer With Farm jC .Board on Flax Loan Qnei- jDnClS tion at National Capital; Flax Loan Talked PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 10 , (AP) The Oregonian, in a dis patch from its Washington cor respondent, ' tomorrow will say Colonel A. B. Bartram head of the Oregon flax industry confer red today with the federal farm board regarding the "set up" which must be perfected by flax producers of the Willamette val ley region prior to approval ot their application tor a loan of r- $200,000 to assist the marketing of their crop. Senator McNary, author of the federal farm act, the newspaper will say, accompanied Bartram. Officer Fired PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 10 ( AP) John J. Pardo, for 11 years a member of the Portland polieo - bureau, today waa dis charged by Mayor Baker on a charge of being Intoxicated and ' fighting in the office of a taslcab company.. - " 'j V Canoeist Drowns . . s ; ' COB.VALLIS, Ore Feb. 10 V fAP)No tract" nta jet been i found ot the body of David Gra ham. drowned yesterday In Marys river while trying to save a ean- i i in the flood current. Tht Cor- villi tiro department is eontinu- 1' ins- the search as Grahams par- , enta from Portland and an undo : from Eugeut wait hero., ' . ' Tsthor Enter .Politics Ji PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. : in. zip) candidates for office win Tnv tha aeaualntance of thm Amniced labor's political lea gue, which" was launched Sunday t thm Labor temple her with a - Jaelaraiion of nrinclples ' calctt- Ministers Livesley Stand On Liqu Local Association Goes Mayor of Salem for Public Utterances; Effects of Speech Decried v MINISTERS of Salem are the first local group openly to rap Mayor T. A. Livesley for his reported assertions in Boston on the prohibition question, and the regular session of the Salem Ministerial association yesterday morning au thorized .the secretary to draw up resolutions expressing the ministerial opinion. The statement says that people of Salem and the northwest in his reported statements STEPS PIMM TO Special Seating Arrange ment Planned for Assem bly at High School A reorganisation of seating whereby teachers will virtually police the assembly has been de termined upon by Principal Fred Wolf as a means of restoring or der and quiet at the student as semblies held at the senior high school. The plan, announced yesterday by Wolf, will simply be to as sign a teacher to an outside seat n each of the two aisles and the two rows of seais along the walls and with Instructions to main tain quiet and report all talking to the principal. Under this ar rangement, a faculty member will occupy the end seat in about every fourth urth row. I Ail students foundry teachers 10 oq aisiuroing inuuencea umms i the assembly hour win be asked . ... . . . . t mereaiier-io report 10 a resirici- . m MA. i & A. A I ive group, which will be in session in a smaller nan during the as sembly hour. A teacher will be placed over this group. A rehearsal of this seating ar rangement will be held immediate ly after the Girls' league meet ing today. Wolf said, and at mac time teachers will bs assigned permanent seats for the remain der of the year. Resort to this Idea comes ioi- lowinz last Thursday's climax to the assembly rumblings, when students booed a program of class ical music riven by the students. At that time Wolf said he would either nil all assemblies oft. or establish a study hall for all stu dents who failed to conduct tnem- MiTAa in the nroner manner at the student assemblies. Few Salem Men Attend Meeting n. t iciiu inwvwuo a Salem hardware stores will have only a small representative at the annual state hardware con vention to be held in Portland Tuesday. Wednesday and Thurs day of this week, according to in dications late yesterday. George B. Allen of the store which bears his name will go down today, and plans to see that others from his store get In to hear parts ot the conference, and from the Salem Hardware, B. M. Simon and Law rence Simon are making arrange ments to he there on Thursday. Members of the national board of directors will meet with the state group this time. lated to make office-seekers "sit up and take notice." The league will function as a non-partisan organization in the sense that It will give fealty to no political party, but will support nrincioles and with its votes can didates who represent the princi ples advocated by the league. . Grande Players Busy LA GRANDE. Ore., Feb. 10. (AP) Intramural sports play a nromlnent part In La Grande high school's system of athletics, sunerrised by Ira Woodie. In ad ditional to the squad of 14 play ers on the regular basketball team there are 75 others playing the game in class teams. Lincoln Honored ALBANY. Ore.. Feb. 10 (AP) The annual Lincoln day Ban quet will bo held on February ll under the auspices ot me una county republican central com mittee. Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, president i of the University ; o f Oregon, will be tho principal speaker.. ,-. 4 . . . -; ,.v- . 'Nature llarrei Noted GRBSHAM. Ore., Feb. 10. (AP) A likeness of Mount Hood formed with remarkable exact ness by the, rraln of a red gum wood board ' ta being exhibited hero by J. A. Bushong. Tho folds In tho grain of tho wood are be lieved to have been, caused by a knbt. . - ' ' -The board originally came .to this state from Louisiana as part of a crate. Bushong chanced to nhserva the section - bearing tho likeness of "Oregon's famous mountain. He polished the board and has framed lti"- v HE HOODHSM Score pr His. or on Record Condemning the mayor misrepresented the concemiTur Twpr The fnll ministerial statement follows: "Believing that Mayor Livesley in a reported speech given in Boston recently misrep resented the people of the north west and especially the people of the Salem community In regard to prohibition enforcement and desires, we, the Salem Ministerial association, upon vote in regular session of February 10, wish to express our disapproval of the re ported statement of Mayor Lives- ley and trust this action on our part may help largely to overcome any 111 effects to the cause .of pro hibition resulting from the re puted statement of the mayor of Salem. "Further we wish to commend The ' Oregon Statesman for Its printed reactions to the reported speech of Mayor Livesley." s Valiiatinn Pctimaf orl in Siir. WMtlW laWUIIIMtVU til WW! , vey Recently Completed - Of Local Plants Total valuation of property of the 35 Protestant churches and missions In the city of Salem Is estimated at 1870,900, a survey of local church just completed shows. Of the sum, $761,000 is represented in church buildings, and 1109,900 in parsonages and lots owned by the churches. The survey was made by the Salem Ministerial association, and re sults presented at the meeting yesterday morning. Estimated seating capacities of the 35 Protestant houses ot wor ship Is 11,340 persons. The sur vey shows further that only about half these seats are filled each Sunday, with the estimated morn ing attendance at 6,292 and the evening audiences totaling 3,5(1. It is presumed that is duplication. i iDHL ib Der&ons wno io dolu morn- iL.i . . US "d evening be eliminated, in I - Jr. n AnA , : average of about 7,000 people go to church here on Sunday. Persons enrolled in church membership are 8,892, and It Is estimated one-half more, or 4,446 are connected with the church. bringing the total church atten dance to 13,000. Average atten dance In the Sunday schools of the city is 6,920, and the estimat ed Protestant population of the town Is 26,000, one-half of whom are not connected with the church. The local church budget ave rages about 814 per member, or totals 8126,368 a year, the survey I indicates. Of this amount, $78,- I 000 Is paid. for outside work, and especially the missionary fields. Catholic churches submitted no figures in the survey. NEW YORK. Feb. 10 (AP) Ons man was killed and several other persons were injured today in a clash between rival left and right wing Workers In the gar ment district, growing out of the concentrated picketing activities ot the striking international la dies garment workers union. : WleMinr Trntrna an uwul nfr iiBS Jtt wing radicals when the latter hurled taunts at them at Ilth street and Broadway. Larceny Case Dropped After Hearing Staged SILVERTON.'Feb. It. The preliminary hearing of the state's ease against Edgar Criles -and Art Barker held this afternoon at 80 rerton drew an ; exceptionally large aodieneo and teemed to cre ate much Interest about town. . . Crltes aad Barker were charged with larceny of automobile parts and gasoline. P. L. Brown sat as committee magistrate,' and . Rex Albright appeared for Barker with M. Tan Valkenbergr and Alt O. Nelson for Crltes. The case was finally dismissed because of In sufficient evidence. The two' boys 'were Implicated last December when Orlis Osbuiu was - accused and ' pleaded guilty on a- larceny charge. Tho com plaints were signed by Art Bark- harst and Shirley Brown, v mm Him IN GMMEriT STRIKE SUBRINETO BE CONSIDERED BY DELEGATES Substantial Progress Made At Naval Conference Says MacDonald Britain and U. S. to Advocate Abolition of Ail Under. Water Vessels By FRANK H. KINO Associated Press Staff Writer LONDON. Feb. 10. -(AP) While preparing to attack the submarine war at tomorrow's plenary session, the five power naval conference today continued to make progress on all fronts," as Ramsay MacDonald put it. The British prime minister thus para phrased a familiar communique of World, war days in his declara tion to the house of commons on the state of London disarmament negotiations. He referred tor one thing to the progress on an Important phase ot conference work which for years has been a stumbling block to disarmament. It was practi cally completed today with a com promise ot global and category tonnage theories worked out by m. MmmlttM nt -rnrtm mnA ruit to be turned over to the ehief aeiegaies, wno expect 10 receire It at 4:30 p. m., Wednesday. Submarine Question Now Chief Issue The question of submarines overshadowing all others on the eve of the plenary session where in Great Britain and the United States will declare for abolition of underwater craft. Italy prob ably will support their argument in principle against France and Japan. The realization of French and Japanese opposition in the con ference, where all decisions must be unanimous, renders tomor row's efforts for abolition merely academic debate. Great Britain and the United States will center their efforts on a resolution to "humanize" submarine warfare, and Britain, with MacDonald as first spokesman, will have the opening shot in the discussion. Mr. MacDonald after opening the meeting as chairman, will give the floor to A. V. Alexander, first lord of the admiralty. Col onel Henry L. Stimson, head of (Turn to page 2, col 3) E YET WAIT FOR PAY CHICAGO. Feb. 10 (AP) Another day, another $150,000 added to the growing total of I nocr caianAK in i nirRrn ann I . nn w - county and the auction block for tax anticipation warrants loomed tax anticipation warrants loomed a little clearer on the misty finan cial horizon No sale has been recorded by the purveyors of the various gov ernmental tax scrips but all re tained their optimism that the warrants would be marketed al though a discount might beneces- sary. H. Wallace Caldwell, president of the board of education and Its emissary to Wall street, was un derstood to be returning home after a week's visit to New York- without marketing $48,009,000 In school board warrants. Herbert C. Heller, New York investment banker, has gone back to consider the terms offered him for the purchase of $27,150,000 worth of city corporate warrants. The result appearedto be dim- Inlsbing hope that the moneyless governments in Cook county could cell script without offering a premium attractive to the bank ers, Silas H. Strawn, citizens' com mlttee chairman who holds the key to millions of dollars pledged as advance tax payments by sev eral large Chicago corporation, al I so returns tomorrow after a New York visit. The county commis sioner had announced that unless Strawn's group agrees to furnish cash this week the county em ployes will bo paid back salaries In warrants the first of next week. Pastor's Coat And Car Stolen During Sermon MONMOUTH. Feb. 10 While L. H. Willard, pastor of the Mon mouth Evangelical church, was preaching the Sunday evening sermon here last night his over coat was , stolen from the cloak room. The coat contained Mr. WI11- ard's keys including the keys to his. car.. The ear was stolen from the car blag In front of the church. Una gray Chevrolet coach, bearing Oregon lleen so number 225040 and Is a 1929 model car." i . ' k;; Local authorities have so far been unable to find trace ot tho ear or any due as to the identity of the thief,-,. ? . . ? VANCOUVER WINS VANCOUVER, B. C Feb. 10 (AP) Tho Vancouver Lions crept to within point of the lea gue leading Portland - Bucks to night by-defeating the .trailing Victoria Cubs 5 to t in a Paclf il toast- hockej Uagtte game. .-, MPL0YE5 Probe Requested Rum Situation in Northwest State WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. (AP) Representative Senator, republican, Wiscon sin, aaid tonight be would demand a congressional in vent Ignt ion of prohibition administration n the Chica go district nnd In the state of Washington. The Wisconsin wet an nounced he hoped to pre sent his request for snch an Investigation to the expen ditures committee at its next regular meeting Thnrs day, "with a view to deter mining in what respects in dustrial alcohol has been diverted la the Chicago dis trict, and to ascertain the actual facta as to the alleged wholesale liqnor conspiracy in the state of Washington. He indicated that the data on which he will present the demand was la only tenta tive form, bat said that he had received sufficient in formation to convince him that an Investigation jhoald be made, although he did not reveal the sources of pa pers and other information he said he had received. T AgnCUlXUrai tXpen rOUnd Needed, Declares Man ager of Cannery The entire cherry pack of the Salem district is threatened by the Infestation ot the cherry mag got, for the moment that this pest makes Its appearance, the canneries are not justified In con tinuing to accept any of the crop. W. G. Allen, manager ot Hunt Bros. Packing company, declared in a talk at the Salem chamber of commerce luncheon Monday. This pest has been present In some degree here tor zt or so years, but did not become a real hasard to the crop until last sea- son. wnicn was unnsuauy iaie, . ii i a Mr. Allen said. Such study as has Deen made of its lite history indicates that it does not emerge from the ground until about Juno 25, the worms appearing In the cherries about Jaly -7. Cherries which ripen earlier than that are more likely to be free. However, last year a large por tion of the crop was ruined. It Is impossible to detect the presence of the worm in many cases, and to avoid the hazard of canning wormy fruit, the canneries will have to cease accepting cherries as soon as the pest Is noticed, Mr. Allen explained. Mr. Allen outlined this diffi culty In connection with bis sup port of the program proposed by W. T. Stols at the previous meet ing, of arranging to bring to this county a horticulturist and an agriculturist through cooperation with the department of agricul ture extension service. These men would be equipped and in po sition to study this and otner crop parasites more thoroughly than 'has been done in the past, with a good chance of eradicating them. He also discussed the possibil ity of introducing new varieties of cherries which would be suit able for the marschino industry, which Is expected to grow rapidly with the help of the new tariff. CHICAGO, Feb. 10 (AP) One hundred and fifty five per sons and 21 firms In New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and nu merous other cities were indicted bv a federal grand Jury today on charges of violating the national prohibition law by means of a conspiracy whose operations ex tended from coast to coast The Indictment set forth 287 oyert acts In violation ot the dry Uwi anil rays as the basis tor the conspiracy the Illegal diver sion of more than 1,000,000 gal Ions ot government alcohol our- in the last seven years. Other cities Involved In the ramifications ot the accused alco hol amdicate. described as tne most extensively operated consplr acy yet uncovered by the govern ment, were Cleveiana, si. ijouis. Philadelphia, St Paul, Minneapo lis. Detroit North Bergen and Newark. N. J. All the firms Indicted eitner are now or once were In business ranlrlnr the use ot aleonoi in tha manufacture of toilet arti cle nerfnmes. medicines and similar nroducts to which the gov ernment rave permits ior wnn- 4rawln thm alcohoL It Is charged that much ot the alcohol was di verted and redistilled lor Bever age purposes, and that several of the firms onerated merely as Mind ' or- "cover house" lor , tne syndicate. ' WILL CONTESTED ' PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. It (AP) A petition contesting the will of Fannie O. Rood was filed in circuit court: hero today to Sa rah E. Flint a cousin ot Mrs. Rood. , . TEXAS BANKS FAIL I DALLAS. Tex., Feb. 10. (AP) Three Texas banks today tailed to onen- aad their affairs were im mediately placed In tho hands bamr: exammers, rr - SERIOUS HIT TO SEEN inni RELATIONSHIP OF 2 SCHOOLS Strained Feeling Reported as Resentment Expressed By Oregon State Alleged Discourtesies Cited OnPart of University Of Oregon Fans EUGENE. Qre.. Feb. 10 (AP) Strained athletic relations be tween Oregon State college and the University of Oregon, growing out of resentment by Oregon State students toward alleged dis courtesies paid them on visits to tho Webfoot campus, were reveal ed here today. It was learned that Paul J. Schissler, director of ath letics at the college, informed Tom Stoddard, Oregon student body president, following the Oregon-Oregon State basketball game at Corvallis last Friday that alleged discourtesies to the Staters must stop or there would be no more athletic contests be tween the two state Institutions on Oregon fields. Schissler was said to have at tended the Oregon-Oregon state basketball game here Saturday night. He was reported to have said he saw nothing discourteous In the attitude of students of eith er school. Denial of Extreme Threat Made by Coach Schissler denied he had threat ened to sever athletic relations between the two schools. Oregon state officials, it is un derstood, have specified three in stances in which they feel their players have been treated dis courteously. They are: At a baseball game last spring, Oregon students were said to have put on miling caps and par aded in front of the Oregon state bench. At a football game last fall. apple cores were thrown at Schissler. At the Oregon-Oregon State basketball game Saturday, Febru ary 1, fans "booed" Buck Gray son, Oregon State player when he was forced off the floor because personal fouls. Schissler said that prior to the Oregon-Oregon State game at Corvallis last Fri day night he made a talk at a student body meeting at which he told students he expected them to treat Oregon players courteously and promised them Oregon State players would get tho same treat ment at Oregon or there would be no more games here. THREE PLiYS TO BE TONIGHT Three one-act plays will be pre sented at Nelson hall at 8 o clock tonight by members of the Encln- ltis club, Junior business girls' or ganization, and advance word says those who witness the pres entation will not be disappointed. A musical program, including vo cal solos by Aldeane Smith and a vocal solo by Ronald, Craven, both accompanied by Ruth Bedford, has been arranged for between the plays. xne committee on general ar rangements Includes: Bessie Tucker, Evelyn Paulson, Eliza beth Welch, Esther Hilmer and Gertrude Chamberlain. The plays, director and charac ters are: "Two Crooks nd a Lady," coached by Helen Pemberton, In which will appear Eileen Gilson, Betty Elofson, Helen Timm, Mar guerite Farmer and Marie Pil lette. "Maker of Dreams," direc tions also by Miss Pemberton, parts of which will be portrayed by: Olive Barnard.Anona Welch and Lora Parker. "Suppressed Desires," coached by Alice Falk and in which appear: Mildred Judson, Ma5le Currie and LaVa- da Carter. ISIEflV OF BR PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 10 (AP) Dr. John C. Abele. dty health officer, will conduct a hearing tomorrow in an effort to solve the mystery surrounding the birth of the baby of Mrs. George F. Schaeter, he announ ced today. Dr. Abele said Mr. and Mrs. Schaefer. parents ot the in fant, Dr. ' Daniel Meyers, who Mrs. Schaefer declared attended her and officials of the Portland Maternity hospital, where Mrs. Schaefer said the baby was born. have been notified to attend the hearing. Dr. Myers denied he delivered the baby and the hospital denied the baby was born there. A birth certificate bearing Dr. Myers name has been filed with the city health ,of f lee, but Dr. Meyers de nied the signature was his. Several days previous to Janu ary 21, when Mrs. Schaefer said the child was born, the woman was reported missing by her hus band. When she returned to her home, after being" sought by po lice and tho husband, aho brought ell tho baby and told ot its birth at ine julvbtuxcj ; bdsjimu. msm BIRTH R OTO Hughes Opposed By 2 Senators Jr. I .-.'.vvx.:c-.-.-.:vi"h.---?f:-: : : ;-;v 't Senators Norrls of Nebraska (up per) and Blease of Sonth Car olina (center) momentarily blocked the confirmation of Charles Evans Hnb.es (lower In a bitter fight In the United States senate Monday. 0 By FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (AP) Opposition to the nomination of Charles Evans Hughes to Toe chief Justice was expressed in the senate today by Senator Norris republican, Nebraska, and a vote on confirmation went over until tomorrow after he had read lengthy statement setting forth his objections. Senator Blease, democrat South Carolina, blocked the vote on confirmation. He later explained that ho wanted first to receive a certificate from physicians of Will I lam Howard TaXt. whom be has urged be reappointed. Taft Is ill abed. Overwhelming support f o Hughes, however, was believed to (Turn to page 2, col S) 1 7 It 2 CONFIRM! OF ES OWE People Requesting Bigger Building For Payne Case Although numerous ' requests have been made to have the hear ing this week; of the R. L. Payne assaunt ease- staged n & more commodious place than In .". the tlay Justice' court room on the second floor of tho Gray building. Judge Braxler Small has given the matter no serious considera tion, he stated late yesterday, r At tho opening of the hearing Saturday mornlnfj at It o'clock the. court room was - literally packed with curious folk and the corridors were cramped with per sons anxious to catch a , word of the proceedings. ' ---v? M : Because it was Impossible for tho state to get all ot tho deacons of the First Baptist church to gether for the Saturday morning hearing, the ease was continued unta Thursday morning ot this T ' - " i:. ...... . - ' V ' t IfJY EFFORTS TO TAKE T Uuch Detail Work Becomes Necessary Due to Delay Of three Years revious Value of Local Es tablishment Estimated At $792,000 By RALPH CURTIS Before the city of Salem. be comes owner of the water works -serving Its eitlzens, a Jot of detail work will have to be done in ap praising the value and arriving at an agreed price, or falling te agree and instituting condemna tion proceedings. But is was only, a little more than three years ago that this work had all be done: the city and a water company that was anxious to sell had each appraised the value of the plant, jointly em ployed an engineer to harmonise the two appraisals, and reached valuation of $792,000. plus the cost of Improvement made since the first appraisal was completed. Committee of 25 Named by Mayor There had been previous pro posals to Institute municipal own ership, almost without number; but the most recent attempt to make it a reality was started, in August, 1925, by the then Mayor John B. Giesy, with the result that a committee of 25 citizens was appointed to go into the mat ter and an appropriation of $2.- 500 authorized for an appraise ment The Portland engineering firm of Stevens and Koon was employ ed at this figure, and brought in a report, showing the valuation to be $700,000. Ernest Willard, en gineer employed for the same pur pose by the water company, set the valuation at $1,200,000. J. P. Newell was the third en gineer, employed Jointly, and he fixed the price at $792,000. Sub sequent Improvements were ex pected to Increase this figure by $90,000. Sentiment Expressed At Mass Meeting Citizens at a mass meeting m August, 1925. had expressed the general sentiment that the city should purchase the water works; and in December, 1926, the com mittee of 25 turned over the re- . suits of Its findings to the coun cil, with the recommendation that the matter be put to a vote of the people. While the new council which took office at the opening of 19 27 was trying to decide what to do about it, the water company gave the council warning that sale to an eastern company was being negotiated, and a short time later, with the council still uncertain, announcement was made that the deal was completed. Members ot the committee ot citizens Included F. 0. Deckebach, B. L. Steeyes, R. J. Hendricks. I. Greenbaum, A. A. Lee, W. B. Morse, August Huckestein, Hal D. Patton, T. M. Barr, George W. Thompson, Byron Herrick, Eugene Grabenhorst, George B. Grabea horst, George Wenderoth, Harry Hawkins, George F. Vlck, T. A. Livesley, Carl Engstroxn, W. I. Staley, George C. Will, Dan J. Fry and Watson Townsend. County Assets Found Nearly Two Million Marlon county's asset on Janu ary 1 amounted to $1,884,514.34, reports Just compiled by U. G. Boyer, county clerk, show. The. report, covering the last. iz months of 1929, discloses the fact that $2,616,195.60 was account ed for by the county treasurer. There was $1,197,229.89 on tba balance sheet January 1. the re- -ports showed- The general fund showed a bal ance ot $433,928.87, according to County Treasurer D. G. Drager's report Other funds showed bal ances as follows: .Special roads, $19,195.02; special cities, $8. 739.73; special schools, $17, 304.50; prohibition enforcement, $9,074. 73; and high school fund, $7,665.84. W Warrants drawn for the period from Jaly 1 to December SI. to talled $486,652.13. with unpaid warrants listed at $1,890.01. week. This week's hearing Is al so scheduled for 10 a.m.' Virgil O'Neill, employee of the state highway department and ap- on whoso complaint, a warrant was Issued for the arrest ot Payne i ITER PLAN on an assault charge, gave open lnf testimony at the Satnrday court session. It was brought eat In the examination of O'Neill that ho had transported Mrs. Payne from Salem to Medford, assisting . her to escapelrom he husband, the Rev. Payne. From Medford the woman boarded a stage for Los Angeles. She was eventually brougbVbaek by her husband. j-The contents ot a 'mysterious' letter which Mrs. Payne's sister In Los Angeles is alleged to have written to O'Neill here are said ta, -have been tho eause of Payna'sk assaulting young CNeflL ; - :