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PAGE TWO CITY TO START Offer of Appraised Price is Possible First Step of City Council , ( Continue from p(t 11 A second alternative was to pro pose a compromise between the asking price of the water company and the appraisal Talue Just made or the city. Under the mandate of the char ter amendment, acceptance of the Oregon-Washington Water com pany's figure in excess of $1,250. 00 would be Impossible since the highest limit of bonds which night beissaed for set at $1,200. 19. In event both of the first nam ed alternatives should fall, litiga tion between the city and the Oregon-Washington Water com pany, asking the courts to de termine the value, appeared llke- ir. Doubt Litigation Would be Prolonged "Estimates that from one. to two years would be required for such litigation in my opinion are entirely too high," declared City Attorney Trindle last night. "Even if we are forced into court jo obtain the plant we can pro ceed much faster than this, prof iting by the mistakes other cities have made." Today it was expected that the city' council utilities committee consisting of Dr. O. A. Olson, Hal D. Patton an Chris Kowitz would thoroughly examine the appraisal, preliminary to making a report to the eity council. It was from this committee that the original ordinance providing for the charter amendment, came. The attitude of the Oregon Washington Water company to ward the apraisal is largely a matter ef surmise except for the fact that their leaders have fre quently stated that they would ask the total amount of their in vestment in the plant as their sale price. Intimations have been made frequently that any reduc tion in this amount would meet stiff resistance on their part. Hoover Special Train en route to Cleveland, Oct. 1 (AP) Presi dent Hoover after witnessing the first game of the World's series at Philadelphia tonight was en route to Cleveland to address the bankers association tomorrow. Coming direct from the capital and facing a round of activity in the Ohio city, the chief executive, while the game lasted,- was only Herbert Hoover, one of the thous ands of other baseball-stirred Americans. Although he adopted the tra ditional neutral at v'ude of presi dents at World series games after banding the first ball to the um pire, he enjoyed the spectacular struggle to the full. He did not applaud, but smiles repeatedly weathered his face and he would turn and comment to those about him. Through several Innings he puffed upon a cigar. An ardent devottee of the na tional pastime for years, he miss ed few of the sclentlifc points of the game and apparently got as much fun as the remainder of the crowd from the antics of the two Washington baseball team comed ians, Al Schacht and Nick Altrock, who before the game presented heir own interpretation of an gyptian snake charming scene. SHALE OIL LEASE PROBE UNDER If WASHINGTON. Oct. 1 (AP) The department of Justice to day launched an extensive inves tigation into charges that large oil companies were attempting to obtain illegally from the govern ment Colorado oil shale land worth billions of dollars. Assistant Attorney General Seth W. Richardson, placed in charge of the Investigation re quested by Secretary Wilbur, as serted he would make fullest in quiry into the case and "let the ball roll where it" may." The charges directed against the interior department were brought by Ralph Kelley, for six years head of the department's general land office at Denver, af ter he bad Submitted his resig nation. He claimed "concession after concession has been granted the Colorado oil applicants be cause of great political and other pressure brought to bear upon the secretary." Grange Official Says Farm Board Should buy Grain SALISBURY. N. C. Oct. 1 (AP)- L. J. Taber of Columbus, Ohio, master of the national grange, said In an address before thee north Carolina grange today that tha "time has come" tor the stabilisation -. corporation of the i federal - farm board - to purchase 100.000.008 bushels of wheat. "There Is a I doable reason why tha atabillxation corporation should act at . this time," .Taber said. "Wheat, la selling below its - actual coat of production -and there Is a shortage In the corn crop. " ; - - ; ." " Too Late to Classify FOB UCMKDIATB KENT Small fcoaaa, modern, furnished or wnfur nishei. -On block from state eapltoU three' blocks from post office, - TsL 1 er eall at itl N. gummw itewt RENT Completely - furnished room house. Telephone Iff. - ft m m PISH ENJOYS FIRST SERIES GAME Metschan Talks Rates and , Taxes in Address on Radio Republican Candidate Compares Portland Rates Wtih Tacoma and Seattle; Also Taxes (The following Is a portion of the radio address delivered by Phil Metschan republican candidate for governor over KEX Tues day night:) After tonight it will be charged that I am the voice of the power trust The power trust does not need my voice, for It has the voice of Julias Meier and The Telegram. Mr. Holman read yon figures from a purported power bill the other night. He said the bill was for 312 kilowatt hoars, and quoted a saving of 838 for the year with the Tacoma rate over the Portland rate. , Tonight I hold five power bills In my hands and If yon wish yon may see them at my office. I am going to read yon the num ber of kilowatt hours used, and the saving actually affected with the Portland rate over the Tacoma ratelind the Seattle rate. . Total Total Bill Total Bill Total Bill K.W.H. Portland Seattle Tacoma Month June April July 748 86.83 5.88 5.95 5.92 740 714 631 July Mr. Hofanan was silent on Seattle rates the other night. He did uot tell you that the great mass of Portland home owners are al ready paying less money for their lights and power than the peo ple of Seattle. And he didn't tell yon that the home owners of Tacoma and Seattle are paying fifty per cent more taxes on their homes than Portland home owners, and that in thousands of In stances the high taxes are passed on to renters. Well, I am telling yon, and I am going to tell yon more. At. Holman has told you much of municipally owned power plants, but he neglected to tell yon of the municipally-owned plant at Forest Grove, where power and light rates are notoriously high. He didn't tell you that rates there are 50 per cent higher than in Hlllsboro, six miles away, where hey use private power. Indeed, there are many things that Mr. Holman didn't tell you, Mr. Holman spoke in glowing terms of the blessings of mu nicipal ownership in McMinnville. The town of McMinhville Is a splendid little city, a .beautiful and prosperous little city, but it has not been helped by municipal ownership. Neither would it be in jured if its citizens were compelled t use private power. Mr. Holman did not tell you that McMinnville and Forest Grove people pay more for light and power than the people of the bother small towns in Washington, I am going to give you figures, not generalities. Here are the fig ures on 80 kilowatt hours, for that is what the ordinary small home uses in those communities: Hiilsboro Private Ownership Oregon City Private Ownership Forest Grove Municipal Ownership.. Newberg Private Ownership McMinnville Municipal Ownership 2.80 Higher in McMinnville and Forest "Grove, you will observe, than in other towns. Mr. Holman did not tell you that tax levies are higher in Mc Minnville than in the other towns which I have mentioned, except Oregon City, and Oregon City has cheaper power than McMinn ville. I am not talking generalities. I am talking facts, and here they are: City Tax Rate McMinnville $17.05 - City Tax Rate Hiilsboro 13.11 City Tax Rate Newberg .' 12.67 City Tax Rate Forest Grove 11.48 City Tax Rate Oregon City ...' 17.7 Mr. Holman painted glowing pictures, but so did the promoters of the Mississippi bubble. He didn't give you the facts, though. Here are some he neglected to use: Forty kilowatt hours of electricity, the amount used In the or dinary small home of our cities, costs 81-80 in Tacoma, 31.95 In Portland, $2.20 in Seattle. Tacoma home owners are saving half a cent a day, or 1.80 a year. To get that saving they are forced to pay 350 more a year in taxes on a home than you pay on the same home in Portland. If we are to follow that type of leadership, heaven help us. It is ansound. ridiculous. The real issue In this campaign Is Julius Meier's reckless cam paign expenditures. I wish I had time to talk to you In detail about It. Our afternoon newspapers have screamed for years at the rich men of the east who have attempted to buy seats in the United States Senate, but they are deaf, dumb and blind to the spending of money by a certain rich man of Portland who wants to be gov ernor. Why are the three monkeys so silent on this attempted cor ruption of public morals in Oregon? Has advertising "blinded them, dulled their sense of justice and decency? The arrogance of wealth was never more clearly portrayed In the history of egon. A man, grown rich, through the exploita tion of labor, and arrogant because of that wealth, is making a bold drive to buy the electorate without a thought or a care of the future. Some of my friends are uneasy over the large expenditures of money being made by the out-of-power crew in trying to capture the governor's office, but I am not, for I have confidence in the good sense and the honesty of the people. The public will learn the truth, just as it learned the truth in the Newberry case, and rebuke this arrogance of wealth in a manner that Julius Meier will never forget. They talk about the power trust. Let them talk. It Is a mat ter between Mr. Meier and The Telegram and the heads of the power companies. But they are saying nothing about the money trust which is wrapping its tentacles around the business men In Portland. The power of money is far-reaching. We have felt it, and are feeling it in this campaign. Men who have heretofore contributed to the Republican campaign in this state are afraid to call thir souls their own lest they be ruined. And ruined by whom? I leave you to answer that question, and if you are in doubt, ask some of your friends who are running independent stores, men who must borrow money, men who are dependent for a livelihood upon the goods they sell. Glenmallon School, Loch Long side, Is believed to be the small est school in Scotland, it having only 10 pupibls, four of thdse being members of one family. I TODAY and FRIDAY TODAY and FRIDAY " IniPJJi ,7 MARINES! . . . I V 'w YWL IM grass-skirt belt J X-J U fl' fTCS lUMiJSjfc SEVEN MAD 4lSvC C ItBwa COMEDIANS lZ0 I I NED SPARKS U a - Zr I VSr KEN MURRAY I CjT rT77 I "-. 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October 2, 1930 HEALTH PROGRAM puns nun (OoBtransd from pace L th conn ties to be chosen to either have present work supple mented or a new health nnlt to give adequate service created with the Fund meeting the county half way. v Dr. French gave no intimation of what counties he would recom mend, should Oregon get the project. So far on his visit he has met with groups la Portland. The Dalles, Pendleton. "Baker, Bend, Klamath Falls. Medford, Coqullle and Engene In studying present work. In addition to enlarging the state health work and setting np two eounties for adequate work, the Fund offers aid to the state medical school la development of post graduate courses for physi cians practicing in rural areas, this aid to be in form of develop ment of further education along preventive lines. Further, 15 scholarships will be awarded to rural physicians, who upon completion of their work will be expected to return to rural practice. The scholar ships will be given to five In the state at large and five In each of the two counties chosen for more intensified work. These will car ry 250 a month plus travel and tuition. The Marion county health unit, operated for the first five years as en of the Commonwealth Fund's child health demonstra tions, is one of the big factors which has caused the Fund to consider Oregon seriously for the state program. " Dr. French, however, would give no Indication whether his re port upon his return east would be affirmative or otherwise for establishment of the project In Oregon. The work would extend over a period of years, no time being definitely set, and woald entail huge expenditure on the part of the Fund. With Dr. French here are Miss Theresa Kraker, his assistant, and Dr. Estella Ford Warner, now with the New York offices of the Fund. WON DOLLI (Continued from ptga 1) terday ft Is probable the extra COSt due to thin ainfrtnr will V. greater than would have been th expense or putting an additional 300 feet on the trestle. Already the crew has pHed in from 3,000 to 4,000 yards of extra dirt in the wave of about 150 feet which sinks almost as rapidly as the fill is made. A crew of men started making the till at the other end yester day, this work to take about 10 days more. No difficulty Is ex pected with this end of the bridge, as the fill will be made over solid land. Johnson said yesterday the northeast end fill will be leveled up and let settle, probably until spring. Although this does not need necessarily to hinder throw ing the trestle open to traffic this winter, it is the plan now that the roa'd will be kept closed until spring, when depression made in settling this winter will be filled. Fact that the road will not be thrown open will work no hard ship on the Lablsh residents, as they will continue to use either of the two outlets which have been traveled heretofore. The new trestle, when finally in use. will materially ehorten the distance between Mt. Angel and Salem. DELHI, Idia (AP) Some 21, 009 persons succumbed to snake bites in India last year, this be in? about the usual annual figure. Wild animals, such as tigers, wolves, crocodiles, bears and hy enas, took more than 2,000 other lives. Eighty boys of St. Marlyebone. England, grammar school spent . . . . ... meir summer vacation in ouna- U COSTS The Call Board By OLIVE M. DOAK BXJGH'S CAPITOL Today Irene Dunne and Kea Murray in "Leather Neck- lng." ELSIXORB Today Edward Everett Hortoa ia "Once a Gentle- man." THE GRAND Today Alexander Gray la "Spring Is Here." Friday Richard Arlen la "Light of Western Stars." THE HOLLYWOOD Today Maurice Chevalier in The Big PondL" Friday Buck Jones la "The Lone Rider." People attending the Fanchon and Marco show this weekend will hear a new director of the Elsi nore orchestra, and this man will be Carl Wenger who will play the piano and direct. This change is taking place be cause "Leu" Meier or L. Car los Meier, has left Salem for the east, where he goes to accept an other position. The Elsinore or chestra has been greatly develop ed during the past months under Mr. Meier and the future looks bright for them at the present time. Take your choice between a IsugWst .the. Elsinore or one at the Capitol. Edward Everett Hor ton at the Elsinore is always fun ny but he plays a bit different role in "Once a Gentleman." His acting is more sophisticated than-L it has ever been before and na does it well. At Bligh's Capitol there is an other laugh this time at the ex pense of the marines In some far distant land. Louise Fazenda "get ting her man" in this show Is not the least funny of this picture. Mickey Mouse NOTES Mr. Dow our chief has resigned as manager of the Elsinore, and Saturday 1a to be his farewell meeting so I want to see every Mickey Mouse there. M M C The Elsinore will be under management of its former mana ger, Mr. Maclntyre, but a new chief will be appointed soon. Let's all wish good luck to our new manager and chief. M M O Can any of you boys play an In strument? If so join the "Boys' Band" which meets every Satur day morning at 11 o'clock, and is under the direction of Bill Bra iean, and Professor Feugy. We have three new members on it: Jack Wagner, Sumner Galaher and Allan Prultt. It's on Its way towards a big band. M M O Bass Wagner is not a member of the Mickey Mouse club, but he belongs oa the honor role, because he is a real booster of our club. Every child he sees that does not belong to the club he encourages to join. H0LLYW00D$ Home ot 25c Talkies LAST TIMES TONIGHT MAURI CI 1 55 CHEVAUERrjJ ineBigrona Q QtnamouM Qutmt Also Talking; Educational Comedy, Review and News Another member on the honor role this week is Jean Holtsraan. M M O Let's have one of oar old yells again: , 1-2-8-4, who you gonna yell for M-I-C-K-E-Y Rah That's the way to speU U Here's the way to yeU it MICKEY MOUSE. M M C What a program for this week, "She's My Weakness'' starring Sue CaroL Eanchon and Marco's "Gobs of Joy" idea. Chapter 8 of "The Fatal Warning" and a Silly Symphony "Monkey Melo dies." M M O Be Long. Julia Liston's Funeral Is set This Afternoon Today at 1:30 p. m., and not Friday as was mistakenly an nounced by another newspaper yesterday, is the date of funeral services for Mrs. Julia Llstoa, who died at the family residence, 216 South 14th street, Tuesday. Services will be held at the W. T. RIgdon mortuary. Rev. D. J. Howe officiating. Interment will be made in the Lee missionary cemetery. Mrs. Liston had lived in Salem for he past 30 years and was well known. She is survived by her husband, W. A. Liston, local real estate man; daughters, Mrs. Celeste L. Harris, Mrs. Frances Lenon and Mrs. Blanche M. Nle meyer of Portland, Mrs. Florence Ruch of Tacoma, Ethel I. Liston, Cecilia K. Liston and Herbert Guy Liston all of Salem; one sister, Mrs. Troy Branson and brother, John Brown both of Salem. WASHINGTON, Oct. Farmers hard hit 1 (AP) br the drought in four states today were allotted 1550,000 by the depart ment of agriculture to purchase seed and fertilizer for fall and The money, a part of the un expected balance of the $6,000, 000 storm and flood relief appro priation for 15 states made at the last session of congress, Is to go to Alabama, Oklahoma. Virginia and Missouri, which were includ ed among the fifteen covered by the original appropriation. October 15 was set the final day for accepting applications. Under normal conditions one person la every four in British Columbia is a timber worker. o mm is DROUGHT VICTIMS Wh the Well Dressed Will Wear in 1930 s fve, itvlLJI 'fy- P quickly added to the sturdy standbys of the menu you will learn at our Cooking School, where practical and easy ways of doing these interesting things will be shown you. Salads Meats Vegetables Desserts. You shall see them made, dressed in the mode of 1930, under the Magic Wand of Simple Secrets that is modern cookery. Every day sees some new scientific fact added to our knowl' edge of foods, some definite progress in the mastery of the culinary art. Come to the "Cooking School that's different, where many of these new facts are made available for your use. - FREE Thursday October 2 2 to 4 p.m. SALEM ARMORY OxAjng School m3 U under At penonal tuprrvitiom MBS HELEN GOODWIN of& E0a Lehr Cooing Sdioolt. Save these three important afternoons without fail DECREASES NOTED !( Salem banks failed to show as good statements for the quarter ending September 24, when the last call was made, as at the call of last June 80. according to tabu lations, with the loans and dis counts holding their own in the greatest degree. Demand and time deposits were about a half million dollars short of three months ago, when there was 811.556.211.14 recorded ia the columns. On September 24, the figure was $10,761,421.23. The eash positions at the last can were over a million dollars under that of June 30. The latest statements show combined cash of $1,711,171.08, and compared to $2,781,488.56 of the previous quarter. Resources show about the same drop as the cash, the June 30 re sources totaling $13,208,400.48 as compared to $12,437,359.28 tor 'the September call. Loans and discounts were fairly even, with $6,327,915.99 In Sept ember call as against $6,330, 806.79 at the end of June. STILL llfAMG CHICAGO, Oct. (AP) Frances McGann, Chicago's "res pirator girl" felt herself breathe today for the first time In three weeks. Removed from a box-like breathing machine that has kept her alive for the last 21 days, the girl said she felt the rise and fall of her lung muscles for the first time since she was stricken with infantile paralysis while serving as a student nurse in the hospital, where she is fighting for life. The respirator produces arti fical respiration by alternating vacuum and pressure. She is re moved from the box-like appara tus a few times each day for fiTe minute Intervals. Doctors said to day her natural breathing during these short periods is much easier than it was on former occasions. Silverton Girl To be Aviatrix SILVERTON, Oct. 1. Miss Jane Evenson, the 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Evenson, started enter the Ran kin school of aviation Wednes at DEPOSITS The well dressed Meal of 1930 will Kav a flair all its own. For fashions in food clo change. The clever, prudent house wifa knows that keeping up'ttydate is more a matter of ideas than anything else. What these new vogues are; the 1930 frill or ruffle that may be easily and fOUNDSO I&3I COOKING SCHOOL Friday October 3 day morning. Miss EvenSOB will . . ..nn work. OK start wiia mm -coarse, and her mother said that she did not know how girl would stay with it bat that she wanted to try it out. their only daaghter and waa graduated from the Silverton high school last June. IS FOB IN OFFICE SILVERTON. Oct, 1 A. JO. Jans superintendent of the Sil verton water department for the past nine years, tendered his re signation at the regular monthly meeting of the commission. The commissioners accepted it with a great deal of regret. 'It Is felt that Mr. Jans'a ability and intimate knowledge of city water affairs can be replaced only at the price of time and experience by any successor which rs, ot ne cessity, a matter of expense to the city. A member of the commission also reported that Charles C. Da vis, assistant engineer at the Sil ver Falls Timber company plant, had been informally agreed upon as Mr. Jam's successor and would be officially appointed in the near future. Mr. Jans has been asked te remain until the first of the year or until such a time as his suc cessor has become fully acquaint ed with the work. SCHOLARS DEPART NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (AP) Eighteen Rhodes scholars front the south and west sailed on the Aqultanla today to enter Oxford University, following eight others from the naval and military acad emies at Annapolis and West Point who sailed on a cruiser last week. RETAINS TITLE L03 ANGELES. Oct, 1. (AP) Gustavus Sonnenberg tonight successfully defended his claim to the heavyweight wrestling cham pionship by defeating Everett Marshall, La Junta. Colo., grap pler, two falls out three In an ex hibition wrestling match. Meal iff Saturday October 4 S FAVORED