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FINAL COOKING
SCHOOL EVENT
MEJIODAY
Last Session of Statesman
Course, 2 P. M. at
The Armory
Friday Instruction Proves
Both interesting and
Informative
Today is the last day of The
Statesman cooking school at the
Salem armory. All the lad lee who
attended yesterday will be back
today If they possibly can, so In
teresting and profitable did yest
erday's session prove to be. The
hour for starting is 2 o'clock.
Today will be "baking day,"
Miss Helen Goodwin, the instruc
tor, says. Baking cakes and pies
will be discussed and-demonstrat-ed.
The informal manner in which
Miss Goodwin works has endeared
her to the audience. She invites
questions and gives her answers
right to the point.
One of the fine dishes prepared
yesterday was baked ham with
mustard crust, a new one for most
all the ladies present. Peas a la
madame was another dish Miss
Goodwin prepared. Her can of
peas, proved elusive and slipped
from her grasp to the floor. For
tunately the display of Elsinore
canned good3 had another can of
peas so the recipe went forward
as though nothing happened.
The crowd yesterday was con
siderably larger than on Thursday
and a splendid interest was shown
clear to the end of the program.
Today is the last day of the
free electric cooking school, and a
valuable session is anticipated.
Globe Flat
But Voliva
Will Circle
VICTORIA, B.. C. Oct. 3.
( AP) Even if he is embarking on
a round the World cruise, the Rev.
W. G. Voliva, Zionist leader, still
is convinced the world is flat.
Leaving here today aboard the
Canadian Pacific liner Empress of
Canada for the Orient on the first
leg of a Journey which will take
him back to Zion City by way of
Egypt, the Holy Land and Lurope
after a complete circumnaviga'iL-n
of the globe, he reiterated h'.s of
fer of $5,000 to the man wh3 can
convince him the earth Is spher
ical and not a flat plane.
"It is true I am starting on
what Is cemmonly called a 'round
the world trip but I still am con
vinced the world is flat and am
prepared to debate "with any and
all scientists to prove my conen
tlon. If we are to take tha Bible
as meaning anything at all, we
must accept the literal truih of
the Scriptural word that the earth
Is flat." the Zion City patriach de
clared. .
STOCKMEN ROBBED
AS WATER, Minn.. Oct. 3
(AP) Three masked men held
up 1 Montana stockmen aboard
a Great Northern livestock train
here tonight. They escaped with
$300. The train was enroute to
the south St. Paul stockyards.
PAUL KEBER SCORES
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 3. -(AP)
Columbia university's
football team defeated Pacific,
13 to 6, in an upset on Multno
mah stadium field here tonight.
Russ Acheson, Pacific quarter
back, climaxed a 4 yard goal
line march to score a touchdown
in the first quarter.
Columbia fought up from be
hind to score six points in the
third period when Jim Allan,
fullback, plunged over from the
fix yard line after Bill Hickey,
tackle, had recovered a fumble.
The final score was made by Paul
Keber, substitute end, when he
caught a 21-yard forward pass
and stepped one yard over the
goal line. Milan converted on
an end run.
DEFEATS STILLMAN
EUGENE, Ore., Oct. 3.
(AP) George "Wildcat"
Pete, Eugene, Oefeated Jack
WHklns, Portland, two falls
out of three in the main event
wrestling bout here tonight.
In the preliminary event
Art O'Reilly, Salem, won two
straight falls from Bill Still,
man, Vancouver, B. C.
OS WONT TALK
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 3.
(AP) Oswald West, former
governor of Oregon, last week
announced he would make a
public address "exposing" the
record of Julius L. Meier, Inde
pendent candidate for governor.
Teday he cancelled the engage
ment. "My wife has notified me that
I shall not make the proposed
speech," he said.
"There will be no speech."
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Hoover Launches World Series
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Tclepliotp transmifteil from New York to San Francisco shows President Hoover throwing the first
ball of the world series between the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals.
Mackmen Invade Stronghold of
Cards; Connie Decides Against
Using Grove for Today's Game
Return of Vilsqn is
Ray of Sunshine
to St Louis
By PAUL MIC KELSON
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3. (AP)
Just when the clouds looked the
darkest over the Cardinal world
series horizon today, a rainbow
burst through that sent Red Bird
chins up and fired players and
fans alike with renewed deter
mination to halt the march of
Connie Mack's Athletics.
The rainbow was the an
nouncement by Manager Gabby
Street, Jimmy Wilson, strong
Cardinal catcher, would be back
on the firing line tomorrow
when the third game of the fight
for the baseball championship of
the world opens at Sportsman's
park.
Wilson, considered one of the
best handlers of pitchers and
batters in the National league,
has been out, of the game sev
eral weeks and his absence has
been mentioned as one of the big
reasons for the poor showing of
the Cards In the series so far.
In addition to being a smart
catcher, Wilson owned a reputa
tion for hitting in the pinches,
one of the outstanding short
comings of the Red Birds so far.
His average stood at .320 this
season, until he was incapacitat
ed by an injured leg In the final
series with the New Tork Giants.
Columbia Beats Pacific
Art O'Reilly Wins out
Cinnabar Strike Made ,
Mrs. Os West is Boss
RICHEST IN STATE
ROSEBURG, Ore., Oct. 3.
(AP) Discovery of a rich de
posit of cinnabar in the mineral
belt of Upper Cow creek on the
Douglas and Jackson counties
line was reported today by R. W.
Thomason, prospector.
Thomason said it was the rich
est cinnabar deposit in Oregon.
It is located near the Red Cloud
mine.
COXS EARLY BIRDS
BEND, Ore., Oct. 3 (AP)
When Sheriff Claude McCauley
was inlormed this morning nine
prisoners in the Deschutes county
Jail were up unusually early, he
searched the cells and found two
hack-saw blades in the bunk of
Jack Monroe.
Monroe sawed his way out of
Jail once before, escaping August
8. . He was re-arrested when he
returned hera August 25. He is
being held on a charge of horse
stealing.
BORE FOR SILVER
THE DALLES, Ore., Oct. 8
(AP) Monday the Colum
bia Gorge Mining company will
start boring a shaft at The
Dalles country club where
80 foot vein of silver ore, as
sayed at $2,000 a ton, has been
discovered.
LABOR MEN GATHER
MEDFORD, Ore., Oct. 3 (AP)
Representatives of the Oregon
state council of carpenters forty
strong arrived here today for a
preliminary session of the con
vention of the Oegon State feder
ation of Labor which is to open
Monday.
HEALTH PROGRAM
OFFER Oil
Commonwealth Fund Plan
Told Heads of County
Organization rjere
Explanation of the state-wide
health program which the Com
monwealth Fund may bring to
Oregon was made to the Marion
county health unit executive
committee last night by Dr. Wil
liam J. French, director of pub
lic health with the fund. The
committee met in dinner session
at the Marion. The story Dr.
French told the committee was
outlined in The Statesman earli
er this week.
Dr. French reiterated the of
fer of the Commonwealth Fund
to subsidize health work in the
county to the extent of $7,000
in 1931 if the committee will
maintain the present staff. The
committee expressed itself some
time ago as in favor of maintain
ing the present status, the only
difficulty now being the manner
in which the additional money
needed at this end will be raised.
School Physician
To be Employed
The committee last night au
thorized Dr. Vernon A. Douglas,
county health officer, to pick a
successor to Dr. E. L. Russell,
who was school physician here
until a few weeks ago. Douglas
said he had a man from Ohio in
mind, and will probably offer
him the position within the next
day or two. The Ohioan has had
considerable experience In pub
lic health work.
Present at the meeting last
night were: Dr. . French, Dr.
Douglas, Judge J. C. Siegmund,
Mrs. Brazier Small of the county
public health association, Robert
Goetz of Silverton, W. H. Dancy
representing the city council,
Mrs. Roy Keene of the Salem
school board. Dr. W. W. Allen of
Mill City, Miss Agnes Campbell
of the county health unit staff
and Miss Theresa Hraker. Miss
Kraker is assistant to Dr.
French.
Aldina Page is
Seriously Hurt
When Auto Hits
Aldina Page, 1815 South Com
mercial street, was severely In
jured at 7:30 last night when she
was struck down at the corner of
Commercial and Superior streets
by a car driven by Sevcik Otakar,
198 Luther street. She was Im
mediately taken to Salem Gener
al hospital and examination re
vealed that she was suffering
from a brolfen pelvis. Her con
dition late last night was said
to be as well aatould be expect
ed under the circumstances.
Miss Page was crossing Com
mercial on Superior street. Ota
kara's father states in a re
port to the police that the
boy was turning from Commercial
to Superior and failed to see Miss
Page because of shadows. Fur
ther details could not be learned
last night.
Miss Page Is a sister of Rollin
K. Page, local attorney.
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Choice to Twirl
Third Tilt
By ALAN GOULD
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3 (AP)
The rampant herd of white ele
phants, under the command of
Connie Mack, rumbled truculently
Into the enemy's stronghold late
today, confident they will con
tinue their wild charge toward
another championship in the
third game of the world's series
tomorrow at Sportsman's park.
The Pennsylvania special bear
ing the Athletics rolled into St.
Louis after a 21-hour trip from
Philadelphia but the world's
champions who have struck terror
so far into the camp of the Card
inals succeeded only In arousing
curiosity among the citizens. In
stead of running to the cyclone
cellars, hundreds of the populace
stood by and cheered such stars
of the big herd aa Lefty Grove,
Al Simmons, Mickey Cochrane
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SLAIN BY CHINESE
LONDON , Oct. 3 (AP)
News which horrified all England
was received. In a cable to the
London headquarters of the
church missionary society today
saying two of its women mission
aries, Miss Edith Nettleton and
Miss Eleanor June Harrison, had
been shot by the Chinese bandits
who held them captive since last
June.
The message which told of the
tragedy was very brief:
"Nettleton and Harrison shot.
Consul and Sillls returning Foo
chow." The envoy referred to the Brit
ish consul at Foochow, A. J. Mar
tin, who bad gone up the river
from Foochow to negotiate the
release of the women. Sills is the
Rev. Alfred Sills of the Christian
missionary society who accom
panied Martin on his mission.
Tontgkt the foreign office said
it had received a message from
Martin while he was in the inter
ior, stating briefly he had receiv
ed; word from Kienyang, saying
MfcNettleton and Miss Harrison
hado&een shot.
REPUBLICAN MEET
- CALLED IIS WEEK
The opening gun in the repub
lican campaign for the November
election in Marion county will be
fired next Wednesday night,
when a meeting of the county
precinct committeemen will be
held In the courthouse, accord
ing to announcement by J. C.
Perry, tcounty chairman, who
Friday Issued a call to the com
mitteemen. The committee's brief business
meeting will be followed by a re
publican rally to which the pub
lic is invited. Governor Norblad
and Congressman Hawley will be
speakers, and possibly Phil Mets
chan, republican candidate for
governor, and Senator McNary.
IT
LAW
WILL RULE IN
Constitutional Rights are
Suspended Until After
Coming Election
Student Riots Cause Given
For Precaution Urged
By Cuban Chief
HAVANA, Oct. 8 (AP)
President Gerardo Machado's
message asking for suppression
Of constitutional guarantees
and virtual establishment of
martial law In the Havana re
gion daring the congressional
election campaign was ap
proved late tonight by the Cu
ban senate.
HAVANA, Oct. 3 (AP) The
Cuban congress, its sessions heav
ily guarded by soldiers, met to
night to receive President Gerar
do Machado'B message asking
suspension of constitutional guar
antees in the Havana district un
til after the congressional elec
tions of November 1.
A quorum in both senate and
chamber was reported.
Suspension of constitutional
guarantees, If congress accepts
it .means the citizens of the Ha
vana district, numbering about
600,000, or nearly a fifth of
Cuba's population, will lose all
constitutional privileges until af
ter the elections.
Freedom of the press and of
public speech, the right to assem
ble and the right to vote, will be
suspended.
The message was drafted by
President Machado as an extreme
precaution against possible out
breaks of disorder during the
forthcoming political campaign.
It was impelled by riots on
Tuesday in which a number of
Cuban university students partic
ipated. One person was killed
and about a dozen others, Includ
ing six policemen, were wounded.
Usually well-informed sources
at the palace said the president
"did not intend to enforce appli
cation of the drastic limits af
forded by the measure if passed."
It was stated the executive, in
asking for approval of the plan
to Impose martial law, wanted
full exercise of the power "only
in case of extreme emergency.."
Last Chance
To Register
Is Tonight
Exactly 12 more hours if you
happen to be reading this article
at 8 o'clock sharp this morning
remain for Voters "o register in
order that they might vote for
Bailey, Metschan or Meier; or for
some other candidate of measure
The registration books close
promptly at 8 o'clock tonight and
after that it's Just too bad for the
man or woman who might wish he
or she could vote. Which means
here is one case when "better late
than never" won't work.
That is, unless the "better late"
is heeded before 8 o'clock tonight.
Registration can be attended to
at just one place: that is in the
county clerk's office In the coun
ty court house. Plenty of addi
tional help is on today to see that
all who come get their names on
the books before the fatal hour.
County Clerk Boyer reminds
that, in addition to newcomers, all
who have moved from one pre
cinct to another since the last
election, and all women who have
married must be registered.
LEAGUE ASSEMBLY
GENEVA, Oct. 3. (AP) The
League of Nations' assembly will
wind up its annual fall meeting
tomorrow, holding the final ses
sion In the morning.
Most of the work today consist
ed of the adoption of routine re
ports, but two references to the
renewal of Argentine cooperation
with the league aroused wide at
tention here.
In the first place it was learn
ed that the South American re
public would be represented at
15th session of the governing body
of the international labor office,
which is to be held In Brussels
October 7 to 12 on invitation of
the Belgian government. Thus Ar
gentina will resume attendance at
sessions of this body after a lapse
of two years.
The second reference came In
an official communique which said
the league council, at a private
session, had decided to appoint J.
A. Barbosa Carnelro of Brazil to
the consultative economic commit
tee, as he is "about to be replaced
on the economic committee by an
Argentine member."
IRA DEBX WINS
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. .3.
(AP) Ira Dern. Salt Lake City,
200, defeated John Evko, Cin
cinnati. 220, by taking two out
of three falls in their wrestling
match here tonight.
HAVANA
10 ADJOURN TODAY
Seeks to Exchange
Stolen Hat; Clerk
Proves its Owner
And Result is Arrest of Three men and Likely
Solution of Numerous Thefts in City
Alleged Loot is Recovered
Arrest of three alleged thieves in their lair, a house at
the corner of Norway and Capitol streets, at 8 o'clock last
night by city police, who received a tip in the afternoon,
has apparently solved the disappearance of five different
lots of clothing articles which have been missed by local
residents and business houses during September and the
BELL TELLS PART
ID UK UK
Driver Implicates Sullivan,
Traum; Doesn't Know
Actual Killer
CHICAGO, Oct. 3. (AP) A
confession he had taken part in
the assassination of Alfred (Jake)
Llngle, Tribune reported, June 9,
was made tonight by Frank Bell,
a prisoner who has been held in
the county Jail since late June in
connection with several robberies
and another murder that police
believe was a sequel to the news
paperman's death.
The other' slaying was that of
Christ Patras, proprietor of a
cafe in the north side neighbor
hood, where numerous Moran
gangsters lived and did business.
Authorities have persistently held
the Moran gang guilty of the Lin
gle slaying.
Bell Implicated Joe Traum,
northern Indiana gang 1 eader,
who is now in Leavenworth pris
on; and Richard M. Sullivan, as
the two men whom he drove to
Michigan avenue and Randolph
street just before Lingle was shot
down In a crowded pedestrian
tunnel leading to an Illinois cen
tral suburban station.
The men met a "blonde yung
man" who fired the fatal shot,
Bell said. He also said Sullivan
was the killer of Patras, whom he
described as acting as agent for
Jack Zuta in offering 110,000 for
Llngle's death.
Bell's story told to coroner's
Jury Investigating the Lingle case.
The Jury was suddenly called back
into session tonight by Coroner
Herman Bundesen on the basis of
Bell's confession.
Asked who the blonde killer
wsb, Bell said he did not know.
When shown plctutes, however, he
pointed out photos of Ted Geis
klng, Indiana gangster, and Tom
my Fagan, minor hoodlum, as re
sembling the gunman. Geisklng
was recently arrested In Kentucky
and -was questioned by Chicago
authorities, who finally said they
could not connect him with Lln
gle's killing.
WHIST TELLS
VIEWS JF SOLDNS
SEATTLE, ' Oct. 3. (AP)
Communists, leaders In the lum
bering industry, law enforce
ment officers and others passed
in review today before the house
committee which Is Investigating
communistic activities In the
United States. The committee
is headed by Hamilton Fish, Jr.,
of New York.
The principal communist wit
ness summoned was James
O'Hannahan, Seattle news ven
dor', a candidate for the state
senat in the November elections
and a presidential elector for his
party two yeajs ago.
O'Hannakan said he believed
the workers of the land should
take over "the farms, mills and
mines,'' by the ballot If possible
but by force if necessary.
Lumbermen, led by Colonel W.
B. Greeley, secretary-manager of
the Wea Coast Lumbermen's as
sociation, testified that unless
the government halts importa
tion of Russian pulpwood and
lumber products the lumber in
dustry of the Pacific northwest
faces extinction. He objected to
the Russian importations on the
grounds they were produced by
convict or conscripted labor.
Luper Case not
Before jurors; .
Rumor is Heard
Rumors that the Marion county
grand Jury would have before it
during Its present session, investi
gation of the Rhea Luper Case
which has attracted state-wide at
tention in recent weeks, were vir
tually squelched yesterday by
District Attorney John Carson.
Carson asserted the case had not
come before the Jury up to late
yesterday afternoon. He added
thatw the matter probably would
not "come before the jury at its
present session, inasmuch as the
Jur. will finish work this noon.
Thirteen or 14 cases are before
the body.
The district attorney did not
indicate whether the Luper case
might later come before the grand
iJwy oI Marlon county.
O early days of October.
John H. Van Vleck, Thern
Randall and Roy Van Vleck, the
men arrested, were held in the
city Jail charged wjth the theft
of an overcoat stolen from a car
at Liberty and'State streets, Sep
tember 1: a cornet and' case
stolen from a car in Hollywood
district, October 1; a leather
coat, taken from the Army and
Navy store, 189 North Commer
cial, September 29; three men's
overcoats and one woman's ceat
and puise, from 1210 D street,
September 29; and an overcoat
and hat, from Daniel Schreiber.
1110 North 21st street, while be
was stopping on Ferry street re
cently. The last-mentioned victim of
the trio's depredations was re
sponsible for their downfall. One
of the three men wanted to wear
the hat stolen from Schreiber
but it was too large for him. So.
since It was a new one, he went
to the J. C. Penney company
store here about 1:30 yesterday
afternoon and attempted to ex
change It .for another. To his
(Turn to page 2, col. 1)
Salt Lake City man Choice
Because of Knowledge
Of Mexico Affairs
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (AP)
Reuben Clark of Salt Lake City
was appointed late today to suc
ceed Dwight W. Morrow as am
bassador to Mexico.
Announcement of the appoint
ment at the White House filled a
vacancy which has existed for less
than a week. Morrow resigned
Tuesday to conduct his campaign
in New Jersey for the senate.
Clark, who served as counsel
lor for the embassy under Mor
row, is a former under-secretary
of state. He Is credited with hav
ing a wide knowledge of Mexican
affairs and his appointment was
described tonight by Ambassador
Teller of Mexico as a "happy
one."
The choice was regarded as in
line with the announced policy of
President Hoover of seeking men
with wide experience in Latin
American affairs for those posts.
Clark has been mentioned widely
as the likely choice for several
months.
Secretary of State Kellogg nam
ed Clark under secretary of state
in 1928. On March 3, 1929, the
eve of President Hoover's inaug
uration, the last revolution broke
In Mexico. Clark, who was in
Washington, gathered the press
dispatches describing the Mexican
revolt and worked all night to
prepare a memorandum on Mexi
can conditions which during his
first day of office aided President
Hoover in the task of defining
a United States policy toward tte
revolution.
WAIVES EXTRADITION
SANTA ROSA, Oct. 3. (AP)
Frank Gleason, arrested on ad
vices he Is wanted in Oregon for
kidnaping a 15-year-old Medford
girl, will waive extradition, sher
iff's cificers said tonight. A Med
ford official was reported en
route to return him.
County Agent
Cannot go
The Linn county court yester
day rescinded its order to the
county clerk, In which it had
asked that the county agent
question be placed on the No
vember ballot. The court did
this after finding the procedure
was illegal, it was learned here
yesterday.
Attorney General VanWinkle,
in an opinion written on the pro
posed action, held it outside the
court's perogatives.
Answering the question wheth
er the court is authorized by law
to submit to the voters of a
county the question of appropri
ating funds for. the employment
of a county agent, the attorney
general declared: -
"I have to advise that I have
examined the statutes relating to
such extension work, and those
relating to the conduct of elec
lons and the submission of ques
tions to the legal voters and fail
to find any statutory authority
for the submission of such ques
tion to the voters of the county
by the county courts.
"It has been held by our su
preme court in several cases that
the authority of public officers
created by statute is also limited
J. 11131 CLARK
SUCCEEDS MORROW
'LITTLE GUT'
OF GRID WORLD
SUDDENLY
Enoch W. Bagshaw Drops.
Dead in Capitof Build
ing at Olympia
Was State Transportation
Head After Resigning
As Husky Coach
OLYMPIA, Wash.. Oct. 3.
(AP) Enoch W. Bagshaw, state
supervisor of transportation and
formerly head football coach at
the University of Washington,
dropped dead tonight in a corridor
of the old capitol building.
Although apparently in normal
health, he had left a meeting of
his office associates a short time
before, complaining of an "us
comforable" feeling.
Bagshaw, widely known in foot
ball circles up and down the Pac
ific coast as the "little giant", was
stricken soon after he left his of
fice in the department of pub!tc
works for his quarters in a hotel
across the street.
Death came as he reached tb
main floor of the building. His
body was found at 5:50 p. dj.,
face down on the floor at the
1 ea(1 tn .centraJ1 ta! by
George E. Craig, a janitor. Craig
called Fred K. Baker, director of
the department, who resides at
the same hotel in which Bagshaw
had lived since coming to Olym
pia. A physician summoned pro
nounced Basshaw's death due to a
heart attack Induced by acute in
digestion. Took Slate Job
After Resignation
Bagshaw was oppointed super
visor of transportation of thii
year. It was his first venture in
state politics and his appointment
by Boker came as a complete sur
prise. His appointment followed
stormy encounters with the ath
letic powers at the university
whose attempts to replace him at
the helm of the university's foot
ball department were eventually
successful. He resigned at the
close of the 19 29 season three
years before his contract was to
expire.
Bagshaw was 4 6 years old. He
was born at Flint. Wales, bnt
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III LUMBER TIFF
RAINIER. Ore., Oct. 3 ( AP)
Senator Charles L. McNary,
speaking here tonight at a meet
ing of the Lower Columbia Asso
ciated Chambers of Commerce,
representing 24 communities, pre
dicted that thetariff commission,
when It assembles the necessary
data, will increase the duty on
soft lumber from 1 to $1.50 a
thousand feet.
Senator McNary said states of
Oregon and Washington depended
uflon the dumber Industry for
about 60 per cent of their income.
On the basis of this fact he pre
dicted a material increase in
prosperity In the two states when
and if the lumber tariff is in
creased. Three Cornered
Alliance Seen
CHICAGO, Oct. 3. (AP)
The belief there is a "well estab
lished, three-cornered alliance
between the Chicago police de
partment, the corrupt 'politicians
and the criminal element," was
expressed by the September
grand jurykjas it concluded its
investigation into the affairs of
racketeers and gangsters tonight.
Question
Upon Ballot
by the statute, and that such of
ficers have no powers In addi
tion to those provided by the
statute. This applies to county
courts as well as other officers
acting by statutory authority.
"If such question were so sua
mitted by the court to the elect
ors of the county at an election,
the result thereof would have nm
binding effect upon the court,
and it would still be the duty of
the county court under the stat
ute to decide the question in tbe
discharge of Its public duty."
Upon learning the decision of
the county court to place tha
county agent question on the
ballot a group of prominent linn
county farmers sought an opin
ion from the attorney general.
Upon receiving the 'opinio
this group met with the court
and advised them that a re
straining order preventing the
court from placing the measure
on the ballot would be sought on
the grounds that such action
would incur expense for which
the court was not legally author
ized to spend public funds. Re
considering its action ths ;cour
oTdered the county clerk to take
the county agent question off the
ballot.