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Fmtr todty .ud Wtd &Tt tcaiperatmre above mt ud wtth dufiwulagh aid.. Ut; Haz. Temp. MobOaj 90, ub. vt rtrer -u. EIGHTIETH TEAR Sakm, Oregon,' Tuesday Horning, July 22, 1930 rv J REMONSTRANCE HALTS STREET VACATION PLAN Urge Petition is Claimed Necessary if Matter To Be Reopened - 1 11 - Law to This Effect Quoted : But Interpretations by. Attorneys Differ Tb proposed vacation ol it ' telt of Trade atreet between Front and North Commercial Itreet for the use of the Qregon- ' Waablngtoa Water company waa made the subject of a remen trance filed by 22 eifixens'of Sa lem Monday with the city record er and by him presented to the eity council. Aa a result any action 1y the eouncil on the Tacatlon asked by the paper company and" the Ore gon Electric and Southern Pacif ic railroads, most wait until the ---6t council meeting under Sec tion 3821 of the Oregon code. At that time, according to John Bayne. local attorney who took the lead In drafting and present ing the petition, the matter of vacation is automatically quash ed unless either all the remon trators withdraw their objec tions or else two-thirds of the property owners of Salem of le gal age, petition that the Tacatlon of the street be allowed. If either of, these two highly Improbable ' course Is followed, then and then only, according to Bayne, can the council consider the Tacatlon of the street. Intent of Statute Disputed Walter EL Keyea, attorney for the paper company, ' took issue with Mr. Bayne, cltlnjr City Attor ney Grant of Portland who says the Intent of the statute Is to re fer only to remonstrances filed by people owning adjoining prop erty. Keyes indicated that other cities in similar cases hare vacated property over the remonstrances of people not specifically effect ed by the Tacatlon. Bayne, In filing the petition, pointed out fire reasons why in his petitioners opiaien, the street should not be vacated. He de Clares that the original petition f the paper company and affil iated petitioners was false in say ing the entire street was not needed by the eity. The petition ers further declared that the pro posed Tacatlon would be for pri vate interests only, that the eouncil has no legal right to make the Tacatlon, that the street is held by the public for Its own .use and cannbt be racated for private gain. Foists to Value Of Manufacture Keyes, answering Bayne, al leged the' latter protested that no bearing was permissible, declared that the Oregon Pulp & Paper company found it Imperative to bare .more room for its plant here. He said that the f actory was the most stable Salem had ever received, employing 400 men daily not to include scores of men engaged in producing the 220 ' cords of woods used daily by the paper mill. Keyes said enough streets had been vacated by former councils In Salem to reach from Salem to Portland where he declared streets vacated by other munici palities would reach across., the state of Oregon. He said the law quoted by Bayne was passed in 1864 and was Intended for the use of eountles and municipali ties much smaller than Salem. Keyes cited an instance In 1900 when all the streets in Rose dale aaamon comprising - so acres were vacated by Salem. ."This paper mill can go to oth er cities .and secure tax exemp tion for .'ten years and- a' free site. It can secure more favorable freight 'rates. Instead of Imped ing 'its development In bringing lis more payrolls and erecting new buildings we should, do cv- (Turn to page 2, Col. S) Weed War Ordinance Put llhtQEftectilfytC A notice of intent to .carry out bte provisions of the recently pass ed city ordinance declaring weeds on vacant city lots a nuisance and prescribing penalties, was issued! monaay nigm oy me city council. In a document - which Recorder Poulsen characterized as "big as aw Bible" aha names of offending lot bbldVaen set oni'imd the . tt-r tr -efinimisaldner u--to proceed against the property solders,, j ' " j i. Fnderthe ordinance the owners -' 'of lots shall first be given' notice ' that the' weeds' must be removed and after duo time has elapsed. - owners of property may be fined r the weeds may be cut and the 'cost.' of cutting assessed against . the uronerty, . . v The motion putting Into effect . the weed-euttlnj ordinance : ; unanimously carried. x. -- Governor to Confer With Lcssyer Today, ' On I.lacDonald Case C SAN FRANCISCO, Jaly 21 (AP) While Johi. Mac Donald, recanting witness In the 1010 preparedness day bombing -case awaited" the opportunity of telling Gov ernor C.' C Young b bad perjured himself, the state supreme court today decided to reconsider the new par don application of Warren K. Billings, convicted with Thomas Mooney of the out rage. " Governor Young expected to confer with larDonald,s attorneys tomorrow to work out a method of-procedure In examining the Baltimore night watchman, who came S.OOO mllee to refute testi mony which helped to send Mooney and BHllngs to Jail for life. It had not been de cided whether the sjoremor would question MacDonald privately or in conjunction with the supreme court Just THREATS CHARGED IN STEEVES CASE Woman Files Suit to Reopen Divorce Matter,. Claims Duress Silenced Her . Suit to reopen ' the case in which Laban A. Steeves was granted divorce on June 13, last, from Martha Jane Steeves, was filed Monday afternoon in circuit court here by Mrs. SteeTes. Her motion to reopen the case Is bas ed in part on claim that she did not contest the case originally be cause of threats and intimidations made by the plaintiff. Charging cruel and inhuman treatment at the outse, Jjrsv Steeves say In her answer .that about four years ago attitude of the plaintiff toward her changed from that of a "devoted and af fectionate husband to one of in difference, coldness and studied contempt, and that he "found fanlt with everything she did and on occasions gave way to tits of violent temper." Claims Threat Kept Her Silent Plaintiff, during the past four years, much of which be was sel dom at hom except for meals, consorted with other women, she alleges. On May 2(, last, he began to accuse her of wrongful conduct and consorting with other men, and insisted he was going to di vorce her and Insisted 'that she go away from 8atem.aj IX. she did not do tnis, tne' answer alleges. he said be roald ruin her name and names of their children in Salem, . and ' would besmirch (Turn to page.2, col. 4) Practically certain that Profes sor Forrest W. Gaw, head of the Willamette university school -of music last year, will resign soon. authorities there Monday began scouting around among a number of nrosnects for a successor. First intimation that the music director weald not be here when" school - begins in : September was given in a letter received Monday br President Carl Xirerr Doner. Gaw gave no hinVas to his' rea son tor the decision to leave Will amette in his Utter, nor did he actually state that he would re sign, uowever, ur. uoney is wora lng on the assumption that. he will not return. - Professor and Mrs. Gaw are spending the summer with rela tives in Altamont, Kansas.. Both were prominent in musical circles in the city during their short stay here, appearing in several recitals and programs. Gaw was' director of the First Methodist Episcopal church choir. Alderman Paul Johnson com plained to the council about re cent omission -; of. monthly re ports to all eouncil members of funds in the treasury- and the amount budgeted for .annual ex pense la each rand. Recorder Mark Poulsen : explained the " alH sence of these reports was due to a new bookkeeplnr system Instill ed br ibe city which be said had! made It difficult to obtain this 14 formation. He said the dty books new were only, completed up to the month of March; Alderman Johnson persisted in k la motion that the report be made and be received the majority vote ol the council tor his notion. n Fining of the "swimming pool" started by the council, the Ameri can Xeglon and the T. A. in tie city auto tourist 'park, was IS FORECAST HERE MTurn a saga i, eoI. ll HERE ORDERED AH But One of Mail Loops Out of Salem Figure In P. 0. Ruling New Service Begins August 1; 14.9 Miles Added to Make Total 346.6 Extensiona totaling 14.9 miles and bringing the total jnileage of the nine Salem rural mail routes to 24C.S miles, have been ordered by the federal postal department, additional service to become ef fective August 1, according to word received at the Salem post- office. Every route, except route three, has been added to In this order for changes, one of the largest received. Route three has been remeasured and a new de scription received, which gives it an additional tenth of a mile. Extensions newly authorised, route by route, follow: Route one Short extension to accommodate three families in the vicinity of Hopewell. Route two Short extension near Oak Grove school house and also another into Colony farm, off Dallas highway. Accommo date 20 persons. Route four Extension to Sun- nyside corner on Pacific highway, one mile ' and retrace, to accom modate 10 families. - Route five Short addition in vicinity of Rickey school, one-half mile and retrace, to serve four families; also short extension on Macleay-Shaw road to serve three famines. .Route six Three families ac commodated on extension Of one- naif mile and retrace from Bra- baker corner south. - . Route seven Extension one- half mile and retrace oft Silver- ton road to serve four families. Route eight Mile and retrace extension into Woodland park to serve six families, in addition to kpark occupants; also extension on st. Paul road three-tenths of mile to accommodate five families. Robte nine Short addition to serve territory by Lake Lablsk school houBe; and another exten sion on the Hatel Green road of three-tenths, mile and retrace. The city council's football, the municipal airport; came up .for a few kicks Monday night when bids for a new mowing machine were read. one bid offered the city a horse-drawn -mower for 11 06 while a second offer was a power- drawn mower for 175 Alderman Purvlne rose to in quire why the mower 1xsed by the street department , was not ade quate for use. at the airport. "The entire - history of theairport has been one of - spending- money, declared. the alderman. ."Every- time the sporsors of the airport asked for something they have re ceived it. That'a one of. the rea sons the airport Is in the red.' Watson, Townsend defended the proposed purchase. "We..eannot economically use the same mower the eity street department uses, he caid. "Thla a tinHiulnwii ZZl"i!?ot ,uiu6 10 tne The two bids were both refer red to the airport committee for consideration. State Vocation Branch Provides h 117.S Traimncf Approximately C.025 nersons re- t " T-Mfc-- "1" V5 ' ." iPOOTMESI FOB MORE MB 5Z5 B?VE?ef u?n 01 we o'clock Monday, there were Very frf14.. J?: !:U" 1 the einp and the majority nort mojEZZSS snbmltted at the an-nual meeUng nf th a w wwr vvsu u nca wj sawaatnew'o -v. There were IS 53 registered In agriculture, It CO in trades and In dustries and 2111 in home eco nomics. r,.-i The sUte received Isf-Sta. of federaf , funds during the year; ,' - I -. -. ut 1VbV V si wmrM 1 . PORTLAND. Ore-Jaly jC (AP) Herman Ratxlaff, r MlnotJ xaan .Mtm ns ssr am a m um s N. D. toolfa decision from George 1 Dixon. Portland negro, la a -tea I round main' event - tigat , aero, to night Ratzlaft won .eigh rounds. Dixon two. They are light heavy- weichta. . LOXQ BLCf DFLIGHT . .WASHINGTON. July 21 (AP) - Cantaln Arthur Par. Marine Corps flying of fleer, completed to-1 day the longest blind - flight on reeord from Omaha, Nebraska, to. Washlngtoa, Bishop Cannon Weds His Secretary; Secret For Nearly a Week LONDON, July 81. (AP) Marriage of Bishop James Cannon, Jr., of the Metho dist Episcopal church. South, and his secretary, Mrs. H. McCaUum, a widow, on July 15, was revealed today in the records of Christ church, London. The ceremony, performed by the Rev. Dr. Farrum, was known to only a few of the most intimate friends of .the couple. The bishop , and his bride today were aboard the steamship Arlana en route to Madeira and Brazil. The bishop is 05 and Mrs. Cannon between 40 and 45. HIBII SCHOOL GETS Gilmore and Hobson Lead ing Candidates for Luke Gill's Position Definite word that Eugene L. Gill, head of the boys' physical ed ucation department at the sen ior high school this past year and on the staff for the past three years, would not occupy mai po sition this fall was given yester day by George W. Hug, city school superintendent. Gill's retention on the school faculty has been hanging fire since other teachers were reelect ed May 13, and at the last school board meeting the matter was still up .in the air. Whether or not the board held a quiet session to determine that Gill should not be returned, or whether the in structions to the superintendent to hunt a new man came as. re sult of "consensus of opinion" was not clear yesterday. Gilmore Said Tjondlnsi Candidate. Anyway, Supt. Hug has been recetvinc annlicanta and it is probable he will recommend to the school board at its .meeting tonight that M. Vernon Gilmore, graduate of.O. S. C. last June, be chosen bead of the department Hug has a conference slated this morning with Howard A. Hobson of Portland, an experienced man whose credentials and proposi tions may upset GUmore's inside track. Both of these two men come highly recommended, as does also another applicant, . Renndy A. Heenan, Salem high graduate who has studied in Notre Dame and who put his application in early this spring when word went out that there might be a vacan- Other applicants Include Frank R. Johnson of Boise, Idaho, high school; Earl Douglas, known here through two years of teaching at Leslie junior high, now of Eu gene Y. M. C. A.; C. J. Poster of Sandpoint, Idaho; Cloyes M. Ov erturf of Steyen ville, 'Mont; Clif ford L. Peek. University of Wash ington; and George P. Kukeil of Oregon state. . Hug said yesterday be bad written Gill, now attending school at Oregon State college, that bis services would not be required here next year, Final decision to do without Gill came following ' dissatisfac tion with bis work reported by Fred Wolf, principal: acknowl edgement of Wolf's reports by Hng; and also .some complaints of GUI's inefficiency hy Dr. -Ed i'ward Lee Russell, school physi cian who had considerable contact w ime neaa 01 tne pnywcai ean- cation department. fl Hot Weather Tourists Travel Later, Disclosed Effect of the hot weather was evident in the municipal auto par. on Monday when campers arrived usual. - ' Vr ordinary eonditlona tar- a - aa avv leu mmm vosiv Lv "t. c ."v in tte evening, but fven at i lTe 2.&!2 "S : m r M"S ? Talking DolTs .Winner Will Be Disclosed Today Announcement ol'tho .win-, met in tbe talldng doll voting, ; 'contest conducted by the Ppx lOslnore theatre wiu tne eo- onemUojt 'of ' local OuaineM honsea. wM 1 be . made at the theatre' this afternoon- "at 8:00 - o'clock - during tho snatJneo ' program. No annooncenenta of the. standings of,-csmdidatea : nave been made heertoforev and the public is totally .in the dark .as to now im rnco turn been going. Jlnch interest w asuowni iH m nuwi ffl'l tlETICIil SENATE VOTES ITS JPPR01 158 to 9 is Victory Margin For London Treaty on First Ballot One Reservation Approved But Dozen Other go Down to Defeat WASHINGTON, July 21 (AP The London treaty limit ing all classes of ships in- the American, British and Japanese navies was ratified; today by the senate, B8 to 9. ' The final roll call came after a dosen reservations were over whelmed. The militant opponents under Senator Johnson, republi can, California, saw the Inevit able and yielded to the heat and dominant majority. One reservation was adopted but it requires no new negotia tions among the signatory pow ers and with the formal rati flea- tJon of the treaty by Great Brit ain ani japan and document will go Into effect, Two of those who helped frame the London agreement ear ly this year participated in the two weeks debate and were pres ent to see the formal ratification Senators Robinson, democrat, Arkansas, and Reed, republican, Pennsylvania. News of the ratification was flashed to the White House but President Hoover, who had call ed the special session for con sideration of the treaty, made no statement. Senate Adjourns Lengthy Session With the treaty contest ended, the senate tonr1 the snecial sessloa?alnoJttie?nrwiiff ble in December along with the bouse for the three months short session. The next four months will be the longest time congress has not been in session since Mr. Hoover took office more than It months ago. Seven republicans and two democrats voted against the treaty while fiTO others were paired -against It, including one republican, three democrats and the farmer labor member, Ship aiead of Minnesota. The one reservation which was accepted by the senate was offer ed by Senator Norris, republican, Nebraska, which stipulated that In ratifying the treaty the senate withheld approval of any secret agreements or understandings which might exist in relation to the pact. ILUH FllffflS With .more than 200. persons looking on. Mayor Livesley Sun day . forenoon opened the gate which sent life-giving water cours ing over the fairways of the Hla- heb country clab course, hereto fore brown and bard-baked in the late summer months. An all day celebration was held. featured byv numerous contests. I Poster Cone won the driving eon- test with a distance of- 225 yards with Prank Shafer second contest Shlfer agaIn finishing second. F. J. Pnttaert won the pitching contest Mrs. Brazier Small was first in the women's putting contest A tour-bble one-club . tourna ment was won by Ralph Jackson, who selected a midiron and made tte dl3Unce la 18 strokes. Rival, Electric FirmWiUMeet Rate Reduction The Northwestern Electric com nanv. which serves Multnomah and j Columbia eoantiee,- j has notified the pnbUc service commission here tMt it 1I1 readjust it. rate eened- recent order of commission in con nection with the rates of the Pac ific Northwest Public service com pany, formerly the Portland Elec tric Power company.- . . The announcement was made in a letter tram Guy W. Talbot; pres ident of the Northwestern. Electric company. Frank Miller, chairman of the pubUc servtceeommissioB, previously, bad iaiormea Mr. Tai bot that the Northwestern Electric company would be expected to ren dace its rates to eompiy wun tne racanttArder. ?a?4 The new order reduces materi ally, the rates fori both Jlgbtnlng and newer. v- - T j-- ' i TtTO irCBIG LIBRARY NEW YORK-(AP) The music librarr kt -WABC contains more I than II, 000 items, including or I ehestra. vocal, dance musics hor- i uses and printed aaeet musie. mm TURNED East Man's Club is Fi na 11 y Dis b anded As Lockwood Drinks Thirty Three Vacant Black-Draped Chairs Group About Table in Final Ceremony; Burgundy Isn't Vinegar I CJTILLWATER, Minn., July dier siped a toast in bright Burgundy today, faithfully filling his covenant with the dead and writing the final chap ter in the saga of the Last Man's club. - About the long table, which had Charley Lockwood at its head, stood 33 vacant chairs, each with a bow of black, ' nnilfl-n nnh irrvr -rn iwniUJtbi iu BE IE0, BELIEF Eastern Capital Likely to Be Interested Claims City Attorney William H. Trindle, city attor ney, is "reasonably certain" that eastern capital can be seeured to purchase bonds for the entire ex penditure contemplated for a city power plant on the North Santiam and Marion lake areas, he stated Monday. "Private companies are finan-' ring their entire outlay by bonds, selling preferred stock to cover their 'investments' in franchise and water rights,'- Trindle de clared. "I have considerable as surance from men in a position to know that the city Of Salem could sell its bonds In sufficient quantity to do the electric devel opment which is contemplated.' Trindle made It plain that the bonds be referred to .were not reneral obligation bonds of the cltybnt would be secured solely by the city's power plant and transmission and distribu tion lines. The city attorney said that the filing which the city proposed to make on the North Santiam and Marion lake water and power lights, would be based on engi neering facts secured a number of years ago by T. G. Kelley.ir. Keliey's findings have been placed on file with the power commission of Oregon and are public property and as such, can be-utilised by Salem. Subsequent engineering Sur veys, necessary to any power de velopment by Salem, would hare to be provided for by city money in Trindle's opinion. Authorization to expend city money for engineering costs in connection with power develop ment would come through a vote on a charter amendment to be proposed at a regular elec tion. In Mr. Trindle's opinion the engineering costs expenditure and the authority to proceed with the entire power project, includ ing the issuance of bonds, could all be made at one time by vote of the citizens of Salem. MB STUDY Constitutionality of nronosed city bonds to be Issued for the purchase of the Oregon-Washing ton water . Power plant here, is under . consideration by Portland attorneys. caty- Attorney Tiinaie ' is ore- paring for them a transcript of all the proceedings by, which the city enacted its charter amend ment authorizing the 'purchase of the plant At first city officials and the water company thought eourt ac tion would be necessary to test the validity : of the , broDoaed bonds. Now. both the eouncil and the water- company have agreed to accept the opinion. of the Port land firm, yersed . in .bond work. as iinai on tne constitutionality ox tne proposed -issue.. Endurance Test yAtMtoWheek Launched Today r- ' ' A At nine o'clock:, this morning R. C. Walker win be handcuffed to the-wheel of his Oldsmobile car and will start on an attempt to break the world's record of 1 0 S hours tor continuous driving.' He will leave" the ' Texaco station at Church and will drive through Sa lem andJ surrounding'; country record. ''-..-i?'.--'., Some - time ago v WalTcer came within 44 minutes of Xthe world mark; on an attempt la Philadel phia.- ' CORVALLXS WKXT: EUGENE. Ore July 21. (AP) The Oregon Synod ofthe Pres byterian church will meet in Cor- vallls In It was deaaea at the synod session hero today 21. (AP) A weary old sol- T-vas tne 87 year old veteran of the KlT" war d e ft memory or nis comraaes. rumiung a vow of 45 years standing. His thin face was touched with an expression of deep solemnity as Lockwood repeated a bit of verse and poured from the bottle set aside at the organization meeting a swallow, of the amber liquid. He did it as the members had decreed when they first met July 21, 1885, to observe the an niversary of the Battle of Ball Run in which they fought. Each year there was a reunion and each year there were more empty chairs but today was the first time when only one veteran appeared. With bis promise kept. Lockwood closed the records of the dub and prepared to return to Chamberlain, S. D.. for no longer will there be reunions the destiny of the organisation has been reached. But Lockwood made an unex pected discovery as he drank from the prize set aside for the winner of the race with death. The Burgundy tasted as it should. It was neither sour nor vinegar like as -it was supposed to be. Peter Hall, who was next to the last man, could not restrain his curiosity and sampled the wine three years ago and announced it had turned to vinegar. Lockwood bad concluded the Burgundy, like the honor which he and his comrades had looked forward to so long," had turned sour. But after the ceremony, he said instead he found it excellent He turned over the bottle with most of its contents intact to the Stillwater library for preserva tion. FOR PLANES VISIT Fifty airplanes, the latest mod els, along with several of the na tion's most famous aviators and stunt fliers will be set down on the Salem airport Sunday, August 3. for an overnight visit. The planes are part of the northwest air tour and besides Salem will visit Silverton, Medford, Eugene, McMinnville and practically all cl ties in the northwest with well- equipped airports. Plans for reception of the fliers were made Monday nignt at a meeting of the American Legion committee sponsoring the i event. State traf f ie officers and i a na tional guard company will patrol the grounds during the show, it is announced. The event will be similar to a regular auto show and visitors will be allowed to Inspect thor oughly the visiting planes. A charge Will be made for admis sion to the airport- and for passen ger flights. " The show win begin at 3 p.m. Sunday and aviators and planes will remain overnight in Salem. Church Temple Plan Discussed Committee on program tor the building of the First Methodist church Sunday school temple met last night with Rev. C B. ; Harri son, acting pastor, for discussion of plans. Informal discussion was indulged in, but no definite action will be taken until another meet ing is called. - ; ; ran Ml Venus de Mild Beturris - Ixiusanhe Pedestal As quietly as it disappeared, the long-sought Venus de Milo has re turned to Its place in the parlor of Lausanne ball. The statue, a beatttifur marble figurO fashioned by a famous Italian sculptor, was stolen' as a -A 'college pran k two' years sgo. " along tw If b several- cups and trophies, all of which have been returned within thu past six months. :3 jif - - Return - of the aUtae was not unexpected, but the names of the miscreants will not be oivnigea ny university authorities. Two people, whose names were also withheld but who are known to be connect-' edwith student life at. the uni versity, are responsible f or return of the rellce. One woman who has .followed developments in the ease ENTER PARLEY WITHOUT BIAS THEY DEMI Questionnaire Submitted try The Statesman Brings " Interesting Replies. Choices for Governor Vary With Native Sons in Limelight Now HERE ARE QUERIES STATESMAN jUBMIXTE In it s personal quest ion nalre submitted to each cen tral committeeman to tho republican conventions in Portland, The Statesman asked the following ques tions: 1. Are you committed r pledged to any candidate? 2. Do you believe the committee should pledaw the part)" to Joseph's poli cies? S. Do you think the com mittee should formulate platform before it proreedo to ballot upon a candidate? 4. Would you favor hav ing each candidate sign a pledge not to run as an in dependent if he in net chosen by the committee? Committeemen were al aslfced to expre their fir second and third choices for the nomination. Thirty-six republican central committeemen, pledged to se platform or person, committed only to the policy of not beteg committed to any candidate, will go Into action Friday at Portland.- No one knows, least of all the committeemen, what they will do, how they will do It or when tboy will be through. Nevertheless, s questionnaire poll of the 34 delegates to tie convention, conducted over tie weekend by The Oregon States man , was answered by 2s of tbe delegates, the answers indicated1 some very definite conclusions te be drawn in advance of the con vention. 1 The committeemen are a uett in not being pledged or com mitted to any - candidate. Twenty-one of the 23 answer ing The Statesman's first question made an unequivocal "no" to this query. Two ne said they were not pledged, unconditionally. The committeemen aje not sure whether " the Joseph "platform should be reject ed entirely or partially ad hered to. Thirteen commit tee answered the second ques tlon of The Statesman in tie negative while a halfdezea declared "only part of the Jo seph platform should be aKrf, lowed." The committeemen appareptry do not think it 1s their Job to draft any platform for their candidate to follow.' Qnly fr of the men Queried repliedr that they favored the formur Iatlon of a party platform. J ' Portland. . ; ", . ' , Committeemen are about equally divided On .pledging all men placed in nominatienv not to run Independently If " not selected by the party. . From optional choices select ed by the committeemen, it la apparent each district has ite favorite son placed In nomina- tlon. . . . . - ' The great bulk of the commit- , teemen are to be "followers, waiting' on the convention floor or . in he hotel lobbies to see which way the wind blows before determiniac their vote. ; : ? r v , ' The "jary-member' f silence , about, each committeeman hi . not impenetrable but sppar-. ently Is caused more by la- of knowledge of procedure on the part of the committeemen than, by any unwillingness to (Turn to page J, coL 3) 4 since early spring, working on th presumption that the persons who carried the statute awa.- had dees -ft merely as a prank and. that tswy,' -were afraid to return fr, restatwsT. Venus to , the campus" early iMon- n day. v s t-i J-Ji' - During the Spriag-many other articles stolen at the- same; tint have been restored, quietly ; J without questions being asked. The people responstble for - return of... the statue- are thoughtc to aaso been instrumental Ja the recovery . of the" other articHs bat secrecy, more or less, surroands ' the af fair. Only the fact-ha nearijLSir have been returned ; remains. ; The statue was purchased. 1 Italy three years age by Dr. as Mrs. P. G. Franklin and given to v the university,' - 3