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Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, October 21, 1930
No. 178
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PARDON
IS
ill
Three Members Urge Free
ing of Kenton Bank Head
Who Took Funds
Matter is Before Governor
Now; Reports Made on
Other Requests
Conditional pardon for J. V.
Burke of Portland, who is serv
ing a seven year sentence in the
state penitentiary here for mis
appropriation of funds of the
Hank of Kenton in Portland, of
which he was president, was rec
ommended by three members of
the state pardon board at its
meeting here last week, it was
disclosed Monday
One member of the pardon
board voted to defer action on
Burke's case and the fifth favor
ed commutation of his sentence.
The recommendation is now be
fore Governor Norblad for final
action. Burke was received at
the prison, April 12, 1929.
Two Pardons are
Favored by Five
All five members of the par
don board joined in recommend
ing a conditional pardon for
Charles A. Murray, who is serv
ing a term of eight years in the
penitentiary for involuntary man
slaughter. Records show that
Murray ran down and killed a
man while driving an automo
bile. He was intoxicated at the
time of the accident. Murray was
received at the prison from Lane
county March 3, 192S.
The board also was unanimous
in recommending a conditional
pardon , for S. Chlbota, who Is
serving a life term in the pen
itentiary for slaying a companion
while in a gambling game. Chl
bota was received at the prison
May 2, 1921. Officials said he
hr.d been a trusty for several
years. Chibota was received from
i'matilla county.
A conditional pardon also was
recomemnded, jf? wgnay.xF one,
who was received at the peniten
tiary January 20, 1918. from
.Multnomah county, to- serve a
1 i f term for murder during a
tong war. Fong was IS years old
t the time he was received at
the prison and has served as a
trusty for more than 10 years.
I ndcr the proposed conditional
pardon Fong would pass into the
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Famous Spanish
Actor Mendoza
Dies of Stroke
VK'.O. Spain, Oct. 2 t API
A paralytic stroke today caused
ihe death of Diaz ile Mendoza.
Spanish actor and widower of the
famous, actress Maria Guerrero,
iio died several years ago.
Do Mendoza belonged to the
titled nobility, being the Marquis
Fontanar Conde de Balzote. aris
i.)cracy objected to the use of his
titles "while encased in theatri
cal work. Hp was a manager at
the time of his death and in the
theatrical company heaving his
name were several members of
lit family.
The actor died almost blind
nd in poverty. To support him
self he had been forced to sell
l is palace in Madrid 'and to con
tinue acting.
SHOT FOR DKKR
MEDFOKD. Ore., Oct. 20
AP) Norman Hawk. 35 was
recovering today from a bullet
wound in his leg received in a
hunting accident Sunday. He suf
fered severely from loss of blood
b-cause a doctor was delayed in
rrr hing him.
The shot was fired bv Hawk's
father, F. H. Hawks, 60, who
thought he was shooting at a
tin r.
HUNTING IS COOD
THK DALLF.S. Ore., Oct.
20 (AP) Wild lese were
flying here today. Low fogs
over grain fields combined to
make ideal hunting conditions.
An east wind and dropping
temperature brought warnings
f snow.
lOLGLAS COURT RIDS
ROSEBURG, Ore., Oct. 20
(AP) The county court today,
passed a resolution adopting the
right of way of the Roosevelt
highway north from Gardiner to
the Lane county line. It was the
first step in Douglas county's
drive for completion of the coast
highway.
The county is to furnish the
right of way for a distance of four
and a half miles. The county has
employed Joe Murphy, a timber
cruiser, to estimate the timber to
be purchased on land needed for
the road.
a INJURED SERIOUSLY
MOL.ALLA. Ore., Oct. 20
ikv William Mattoon, 70,
Mount Angel, was injured probab-
FAVORED
INC
BOARD
gbriefs
Salem man
2 Companions Drown
As Auto Submerged
Percy Blundell Breaks
Swims to Shore of Pond; Cockrill Also
Saves Self, Clear and Robenson Drown
"I have always figured when my time came to die I
was ready." Carefully, without especial emotion, Percy
Blundell, Salem man who narrowly escaped death near Lew
iston, Idaho, Sunday, last night told at his home on South
12th street, the story of the tragedy in which Charles J.
Clear, 40, president of the Oregon Packing company, and
O Charles E. Robenson, secretary
EMILY VICTORY IS
mnoHsr
Correspondent Taken Along
On Flight Finds City
Great Armed Camp
CURVTYBA. Farana, Brazil,
Oct. 20. (AT) An Associated
Press correspondent, flying north
ward from Porto Algere in a rebel
bombing plane, arrived today in
the southern insurgent irmy head
quarters here and found the city
filled with armed soldiers and
civilians.
Curityha is displaying the
greatest enthusiasm for tha revo
lution. Crowds greeted the air
plane at the airport and cheered
the rebel fliers.
The plane was one of two be
ing sent to tne ngnm ironi in
the state of Sao Paulo, near Ha
rare, anu tne Ass-jviatea r-ress
correspondent was the only civilian
passenger. This courtesy was ex
tended by Oswaldo Aranha, provi
sional president of the Rio Grande
do Sul.
The general, staff of the rebel
army in the south is located here
and the commander-in-chief, Ge
tulio Vargas, is expected here mo
mentarily. Besieged City
Seen From Above
During the flight north from
Porto Algere, the airplane carry
ing the Associated Press corre
spondent flew directly over the
besieged federal stronghold of
-Florianapolis, capital of Santa
Catharina.
The correspondent experienced a
ticklish sensation while passing
over the island city, but the fed
erals made no attempt to molc-st
the nlane nor did the rebels at-
I tempt 'o drop bombs.
J The journey from Porto Algere
which was ma.h along the coast
line, took 4 H hours, in striking
contrast with the minimum of
! three days by the railway trip be
! tween the two points. .
I Another journalist who made
the flight. Assis Chateaubriand,
director of the Rio de Janeiro
I newspaper "Journal," enlisted in
the revolutionary arrav. n was
bound for the front.
Inquest Planned
Wednesday Into
Death of Drake
PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. 20.
( AP) Dr. Earl Smith. Multno
mah county coroner, announced
today an inquest into the cir
cumstances surrounding the
death of Robert E. Drake, pa
trolman, would be held here
Wednesday.
Another Hunter Wounded
Geese now Flying South
Highway Route Approved
Mt. Angel man may die
lv fatally, and P. W. Driery,
Woodburn, received a broken arm
and leg in a railroad crossing ac
cident here today. The automo
bile in which the two men were
riding was struck by a Willamette
Valley Southern train at Huntley,
station.
The men were taken to an Ore
gon City hospital. Mattoon was
not expected to live.
SEES HIGHER DUTY
PORTLAND. Ore.. Oct. 20.
(AP) Senator Charles L. Mc-
N'arv addressing the roruana
Shipping club here tonigni. saia
he believed the tariff commission
would recommend the duty on
lumber be increased from $1 to
$1.50.
During the past year, he said,
Russian Imports, competing with
American lumber amounted, to
$12,000,000. He expressed the
oninlon the burden of proof that
import lumber is not produced by
convict or forced labor should resi
on the importer.
START LONG CRUISE
ASTORIA, Ore., Oct. 20.
(AP) The three-masted auxili
ary schooner Sanwan, commanded
by Captain Matt Peasley, arrived
here tonight on the first leg of a
cruise through the South Pacific.
Frank G. Moran, ot the Moran
Exclusive Schools, Seattle, was
aboard. Before leaving the main
land. 12 boys, to be chosen from
candidates from all parts of the
country, will be taken aboard for
the cruise.
The Sanwan will leave tomor
row for Coos Bay.
Escapes,
Window in Sedan,
of the company, lost their lives,
Leo O. Cockrill of Yakima,
Wash., also escaped death.
"We had started from Lewis
ton at 4:18 a. m. Sunday in
tending to drive north to Grang
er, Idaho, and back to Lewiston
that night," said Blundell.
"We had been on the road
just 18 minutes when the mis
hap occurred. ' There was a heavy
mist at the Washington water
power dam. Here the road
curves sharply at a slight rise.
Part of the road is protected by
a fence which ends before the
curve is completed.
"Robenson, who was driving
the car, a Studebaker Command
er, failed to see the full curve
until the car left the road. He
applied the brakes and almost
had the machine stopped when
the right wheel started down the
side of the bank into the pond."
Calls to Others
To Break Class
Blundell said the car did a
barrel-roll as it went down. He
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W. IJ. CELEBRATES
L VI
Willamette university students
at the Monday chapel period cele
brated officially the victory over
College of Idaho in Friday's foot
ball game. President Carl G.
Doney praised the team and coach
for going so far away to a dif
ferent climate and a hostile ter
ritory and accomplishing the
seemingly impossible.
Students gave a rousing wel
come to Governor A. W. Norblad,
who visited chapeLfot a few min
utes and shared in the celebra
tion. Coach "Spec" Keene spoke a
few words concerning the game
in general. He expressed the
opinion that Willamette people
should forget the College of Idaho
as far as football is concerned un
til next year. An equally hard
game, he claimed, transpires rfext
Saturday on Sweetland field as
the homecoming game. The uni
versity plays College of Puget
Sound. C. P. S. plans to bring a
rooting contingent of nearly 300
students and friends.
Rally songs and yells concluded
the program. They were direct
ed by Helen Cochran and Donnell
Saunders, song queen and yell
king.
I
ITSELF Oil PERMIT
The city council, which a fort
night ago unanimously passed an
ordinance permitting the First
Evangelical church to erect its
new structure on Marion and Sum
mer streets within four feet of the
property line, reversed itself qnick
; ly last night and upheld Mayor
j T. A. Livesley in his veto of the
vort, who introduced the ordin
ance, asked it be withdrawn as
soon as the mayor's veto message
had been read.
Mayor Livesley In his message,
said the ordinance was contradic
tory to the building cade.
He held that the church should
not be granted special privileges
which in future years would con
flict with the residential require
ments of the districts.
"I have had many protests from
residents and taxpayers concern
ing this proposed infringement of
the building code," wrote the may
or. He added that little expense
woudl be incurred by the church
in changing its plans.
Claim Discovery
Of Actual Site
Of Fort Astoria
ASTORIA, Ore., Oct. 20. (AP)
Local historians today claimed
to have discovered the exact site of
the historic Fort Astor, built here
in 1811 by the John Jacob Astor
expedition.
The announcement was made by
Judge J. A. Buchanan, secretary
of the Clatsop county historical
association, who said workmen ex
cavating for a new hospital near
the supposed site of the fort had
unearthed part of the -old build
ing, still well preserved. The site
of the fort had long been sought.
The fort was captured by the
British in 18 J 4 and was renamed
Fort George. For five vars the
British flag flew over the stock
ade. It was used as a Hudson's Bay
trading post. In 1819 the fore re
verted to the Americans and again
was called Fort Astor,
1
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UNCI
REVERSES
INTER
JOB
SERIOUS ISSUE
Government Commission to
Rush Program Seeking
Relief for Idle
Secretary Lamont Queries
Industry Leaders on
Probable Outlook
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.
(AP) Winter's crunching tread
shuffled into step with the pres
ident's unemployment committee
today to bring the first biting
freeze of the season to the capi
tal n the same day the group
meets to 6eek a means of shield
ing the nations unempioyea
from distress during the cold
months.
Freezing temperatures were
forecast for tonight while the
members of the cabinet commit
tee were fixing tomorrow for a
meeting to discuss how the na
tion can cooperate with local
government and private industry
in dealing with unemployment
during the winter.
Secretary Lamont after a con
ference with President Hoover,
indicated that as chairman of
the cabinet committee appointed
Saturday, he would summon nis
associates to a session imme
diately following the regular
cabinet gathering.
Will Confer With
Business Leaders
Secretaries Hyde Hurley. Wil
bur, Davis and Mellon, with the
addition of Eugene Meyer, gov
ernor of the federal reserve
board, constitute the member
ship of the president's commit
tee and with one or two excep
tions are expected to be on hand.
In advance of the session, Sec
retary Lamont made a visit to
New York to gather opinion of
business leaders on the outlook,
while a number of economic and
Industrial studies have been
made for the president both by
official organizations and by
semi-private institutions, such as
the chamber of commerce of the
United States under whose juris
diction the business survey sys
tem has been kept in operation
since last fall.
The results of the Inquiry will
not be known until the commit
tee assembles tomorrow, but it
was intimated the administra
tion contemplated seeking large
relief appropriations from con
gress. IS POLICY IS TOLD
LONDON, Oct. 20. (AP)
Publication of the long expected
British declaration of policy in
Palestine tonight provoked the
immediate resignation of Dr.
Chaim Weizmann as president of
the international Zionist organiza
tion and of the Jewish agency for
Palestine.
Commenting on the declaration,
Dr. Weizmann whote to colonial
secretary. Lord Passfield. that no
body could be more anxious than
he to respond to an appeal for
further cooperation If there were
a basis for it.
DELAY GRANTED IN
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Oct.
20 (AP) Upon motion of de
fense attorneys Judge Duncan
today ordered the trial of Don
Nacker. charged with the murder
of Fred Dunbar, Klamath insur
ance man, continued until furth
er order of the court.
The case was to have been call
ed tomorrow but defense attor
neys said previous engagements
prevented their appearance. They
said too that a traveling man,
their principal witness, could not
arrive in time for the trial Tues
day.
T. R. Gillenwaters, district at
torner. said much testimony for
merly in doubt had been confirm
ed and he was ready to take the
case to court. He will ask the
death penalty.
Ancient Scotch
Pageantry Seen
As Noble Weds
EDINBURGH. Scotland, Oct
20 (AP) Pageantry of the
oast was revived today at historic
St. Giles cathedral when the
Marauis of Graham, heir to the
Duke of Montrose, married Iso
bel Sellar. Representatives of
proud Scottish families attended
In kilts as did the bridegroom.
It was an ancestor of the Mar
quis who restored to the High
land clans the right to wear the
tartan by obtaining repeal oz tne
l-act of 1747.
The Marquis of Graham is I J
years old.
PROVIDING
HA1
RESIGNS
DON ID HI
Livestock Dealers
Facing Charges of
Boycotting Groups
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.
(AP) -Forty seven com
mission men and dealers in
the St. Louis market were
ordered today by the sec
retary of agriculture to
show cause why they should
not be suspended from oper
ation on charges they had
boycotted livestock coopera
tives. A referee for the depart
ment, yet to be designated,
will hear evidence at East
St. Louis, on November 6,
where the commission- men
and dealers have been sum
moned to present evidence
In refutation of complaints.
WORK
STARTS SI!
SMITH
0
Grade Crossings Approved
By P. S. C, Contract
Let in Portland
ALBANY, Ore., Oct. 20. (AP)
The public service commission
at a meeting here today, granted
the Oregon Electric railway per
mission to construct 13 grade
crossings between Lebanon and
Sweet Home, Ore., and approved
a petition of the Southern Pacific
and Oregon Electric railways to
establish fiscal connections in Al
bany. The 13 crossings will be part
of the Santlam line the Oregon
Electric will build from Albany.
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 20.
(AP) Announcement was made
today from the office of W. F.
Turner, presideut of the S. P. and
S., and the Oregon Electric sys
tems, the contract for laying track
on the Oregon Electric's extension
from Lebanon through Sweet
Home has been awarded to the
Hauser construction company.
The extension, although prima
rily for logging purposes, will be
of standard guage. Rails are now
being loaded and will be shipped
to Lebanon this week. Work will
be started late this week or early
next week and if weather permits,
officials said the road should be
completed to Sweet Home by De
cember 1.
About 175 men will be em
ployed. Delay Seems
To be Habit
Of Aldermen
Shades of Fabius. the Delayer!
This Roman notable would be
veritably outclassed by the Salem
city council when it comes to the
granting of a permit for a spur
track 'on High street to the Pa
cific General Electric Service
company!
By some quirk the track was
built before the permit was
granted.
July 25 an ordinance to give
legal authority to what had al
ready been done, was introduced
nto council.
At the next meeting it was
held up for some unknown rea
son. It slumbered along until
wo weeks ago when It apparent
ly was passed.
Monday night it came back
again, with some proposed
amendments tacked on, despite
the fact that spur track was
built, for better or worse!
"Let's take it up at our special
meeting, October 30," proposed
Alderman Hal Patton. The move
was seconded and unanimously
carried. Before Christmas there
is promise the council will ratify
what was done in tne summer!
BT COURT'S ICTION
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (AP)
Once more the supreme court
has declined to reconsider Its de
cision upholding the constitution
ality of the Volstead act.
The auestlon bobbed up again
today in an attack on the Talidity
of the enforcement act. brougnt
to the court by A. Stanley Cope
land of Buffalo. The court, for
a second time, refused to review-
his case.
In all, eight cases involving na
tional prohibition came up at to
day's session. Reviews were de
nied la seven of them and in the
eighth a limited review was
granted.
Shoemaker and
Baber Battle
With own Tools
Alto Cedro, Cuba, Oct. 10.
(AP) A barber and a shoemaker,
asing Implements of their respect
Ire trades, fought a duel to the
death today.
Jaoqnln Botsch, the barber, and
Manuel Lopei, the shoemaker, de
cided to settle a dispute with razor
and leather knife. They retired to
a lonely spot for their fluei. fu
teen minutes later Lopez was dead.
Botsch was arrested charged with
murder,
W UPHELD
BRAZIL'S RAINY
SEASON DELAYS
WAR OFFENSIVE
Planes and Ground Troops
Both are Bothered by
Mud, is Report
Federals and Rebels Still
Contradict Each Other
In Victory Claims
BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 20.
(AP) Dispatches passing
through here from the Brazilian
war areas tofay indicated the
coming of the spring rainy sea
son delayed large military opera
tions over the week end in the
main battle sector, Sao Paulo
Parana. Airplanes found taking off and
landing difficult, while ground
troops found the going heavy and
apparently rested on the battle
lines established last week. One
advice from rebel sources
that their "advance'' on
front was continuing but it
was
this
was
not specific.
Fighting Centers
in Four Areas
The fighting brought about by
the revolutionary movement,
which began Oerober 3 as a re
sult of dissatisfaction in the
southern states over the national
elections held last spring Is de
veloping principally in four
areas.
These are in Sao Taulo-Parana.
where rebel armies are pushing
over a 200-mile front to gain the
rich metropolis of Sao Paulo; in
Mlnas Gereas, a large state
northwest of the federal district
which supplies much of Rio de
Janeiro's food; in the far north
east where revolutionary army Is
marching south with the hope of
capturing Bahia and ultimately
driving on to the federal capital,
and in the vicinity of Floiianop
olis, the island capital of Santa
Catharina which is the only re
gion now held by the federals
south of Sao Paulo.
The most recent claims of
both sides may be summarzied
as follows:
The federals assert:
That all positions in the Sao
Paulo-Parana sector are being
maintained.
That advances are being made
in southern Minas Geraes.
That Campos, an important sugar-making
center in the state of
Rio De Janeiro, 137 miles north
east of the federal capital, has
never been menaced by rebels
from Minas Geraes as reported in
revolutionary communiques.
That federal armies have the
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SHORTAGE OF MILK
BUFFALO, X. Y., Oct. 20.
(AP) The milk supply of this
city was heavily curtailed today
because of a blizzard which
blocked highways in western
New York during the week end.
More than 8,000 gallons ot milk
were withdrawn from the city's
supply today and remained in
trucks stranded on roads piled
with snow drifts.
City milk dealers encountered
serious difficulties in supplying
their customers; even in reduced
quantities. Some relief was ex
pected tomorrow, however, as
roads were being made passable.
Late today the Lake Shore
road between Buffalo and Irving
was opened to one way traffic,
to allow hundreds of stranded
tourists to reach Buffalo. Crews
of workmen from the state and
county highway departments and
the bus companies were strug
gling desperately to open the
rest of the highway.
State Seeks to
Stop Dumping of
Sawdust in bay
PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 20
CAP1 M. T. Hoy, master fish
warden, said today the state of
Oregon will go to court soon to
compel the Pacific Spruce corpor
ation to stop dumping sawdust
from its mills into the waters ot
Yaquina bay In violation of state
laws. Hoy returned today from a
conference with Attorney General
I. H. Van Winkle, Salem.
Hoy said Yaquina bay contains
the state's most valuable oyster
beds and the pollution from the
mills Is damaging the beds.
Hoy said Judge Wallace Mc
Cammant, attorney for the Pacific
Spruce corporation, had asked for
a conference with himself, John
V. Veatch, fish commissioner, and
the attorney general before any
action was taken. The conference
will be held tomorrow.
MOON TAKE BREW?
MINDEN, Neb., Oct. 28.
(AP) Orville Moon, a farmer
liTlnff near Minden. today went
oa trial charged with breaking
and entering the store house of
John Conyers, neighbor ot
Moon's, and removing two cases
of home brew.
BLIZZARD
CREATES
Aviatrix Clips
Flight Record
Mrs. Keith Miller, note q Rrltlsh
avlatrix who flew from Valley
Stream, X. Y.. to Loe Angeles
in 23 bonrs 44 minutes fly'ng
time, four 43 nilnntes nnder the
record set a week earlier by
Laura IngaJN of St. Louis, as
the best coast-to-coavt time for
women filers.
TERM DF
T IS SITED
Swope-Rice Company Wins
In Damage Action;
Pleas Entered
Verdict for the plaintiff for
SSC0 in one cause of action and
$271.80 in the second cause of
action was returned by the jury
which Monday heard the case of
J. TV. Swope and A. A. Rice, do- j
ing business as the Swnpe-Rice
construction company, against
Feltstone company. Inc. Tbe 'ase
was the first one to go before
the Inry In the OetoVr te-rm of
circuit court.
One divorce was prantej and
a number of motions heard on
the opening day of the court
term. Judge L. II. McMahan was
presiding for the first time over
a regular term in department one.
No cases will be heard today, the
case of Yamhill county against
Gumm, set for today, having been
continued. The suit is condemna
tion proceedings over a road and
comes here on change ef venue.
Judge Hill of department two.
who heard motions in the case of
State vs. Martin, larceny charge,
will hear motions today. In the
case against Martin, the action
was continued for another term.
Payton Paroled
After Guilty Plea
Other cases coming beloie Mc -
Mahan were
In state against M. A. But
ler, charged with obtaining money
under false pretenses, Butler
was arraigned and will enter plea
Saturday, October 25, at 9 a.m.
Jessie Payton, also charged
with obtaining money under false
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Riot Story Exaggerated
Legion Delegate Reports
Reports of rioting on Boston
streets during the American Le
gion convention were grossly ex
aggerated by the press of the na
tion and broughrless attention In
Boston than they did through the
country. This was tho report made
yesterday by Carl Gabrielson, Btate
delegate, who attended the Amer
ican Legion convention in Boston.
Gabrielson said he knew nothing
of the "riots," which were made
by young men in Boston, until he
read of them in the newspaper.
The highlight of the convention
was the parade, the longest ever
held by the legion. Starting at 10
o'clock in the morning, the parade
continued until 8:30 at night. Ga
brielson said 100,000 special seats
along the streets had been provid
ed by Boston and all of these were
sold. In the procession were 105
drum corps and 300 bands. Ga
brielson said that the New Eng
land delegation was especially
large. The parade had been going
six and one-half hours before the
Massachusetts delegation had ord
ers to fall In.
While the New York attempted
to interject the modification of
the 18th amendment into the busi
ness sessions of the legion, the
move was tabooed, Gabrielson re
ported. A motion was made but
did not prevail that the legion
endorse legislation for congress to
make veterans' bonuses, due in
1945, subject to loans for 80 per
cent of the matured value ot the
bonus.
The convention was the largest
ALDERMEN PUT
OFF DECISIONS
1
Vetoed Trade Street Bill
and Offer for Water
Postponed Again
Important Matters to Com
Up Before Council on
October 30, Plan
Either the city council wants to
be indoors the night of Hallowe'en
or else it has adopted the "delayed "
buck" strategy of many a football
tam for Monday night it qmiekly
postponed action on Mayor Lives
ley's veto of the partial vacation
of Trade street as well as action
on the proposed offer for the wa
ter system here, to a special meet
ing. Thursday night, October 3.
Opponents of the Trade street
vacation pointed to more astute
motives for delay. Aldermen Pur
vine and Dancy were out ot tow
and not at the meeting and it
surmised that some lobbying could
be done after these men were back
in the city and before the CWo'rr
meeting.
Proposes Survey
For New System
The council heard Alderman
Olson's resolution calling for an
$875,000 offer for the Salem water
plant of the Oregon-Washington
Water Service company, bat put
the decision on that matter off
for ten days. Olson. -as chairman
of the public utilities committee,
included in his resolution author
ity from the council for Baar A
Cunningham to make a prelimin
ary survey of the coast of build
ing an entirely new water system
for Salem, using either water from
the Willamette river or from the
North Santiam.
With these two major matters
scheduled to come before the
council last night. temporarily
shoved aside, the city solons hur
ried through a session ot routine
matter and adjourned by 9 o'clock,
the earliest hour the council ha
concluded its meeting for many a
moon.
Warrants for $?.000 and $3000
each were ordered drawn in favor
eif Baar & Cunningham, to draw
interest but net to he paid l'Dtil
proceed from bonds authorized
i for purchase of the water system
I r an be had. The sale of the bonds
i has been h' ld up pending sett!e
i ment of an injunction suit brought
' by W. II. Henderson.
The council ordered insurance
; on property at the airport nduced
from $10,000 to J5o0 ard the
' policies distributed among firms,
j Expenditure of $223 for a shed to
j house implements and machinery
for :he care of the alrpo t croiiin"'
j was approved.
I The council ;ip unanimous sp
proval to Alderman O'Hara's tuo
j tion making the taking of bids
compulsory for the laundry work
' of the fire department. O'Hara had
previously objected to this being
placed with one company fn the
city without any bid being irRie.
Poison Cause of
Piper Death is
Jury's Verdict
McMINNVILLE, Ohe . Oct 20
'AP) A coroner's Ju ry today
returned a verdict of de?.th by
, poisoning in the case of William
E. Piner. 52. of Mihvaukle. Ore.
whose bodv was found in his auto
mobile on "the Tillamook highway
near Hebo today.
The jury did not decide
whether or not the poison was
self-administered.
Piper Is 6aid to have threateted
suicide.
ever staged by the legion. Special
trains came from points as distant
as Michigan and Iowa. Hotels were
packed. Despite the huge crowds,
the men were orderly, said Gabri
elson. He saw only one man so dis
orderly on the streets that police)
attention was necessary. The man
ager of the Stadler hotel which
was convenient on headquarters,
said total damage done in the
1300 rooms would not exceed $159
and this was not more than ordin
ary wear and tear from so Urge
an Influx of guests.
On his way east Gabrielson saw
the Drake-Oregon game at Sot
diers' field. Chicago. The stadiuM
is very beautiful when illuminate
at night, he reported. With a ca
pacity for 110,000 spectators, the
crowd estimated from 12,00 to 2
00 in size which saw the game,
looked comparatively small.
Chicago is already beginning te
erect buildings for the world's
fair in 1933. The structures are
to go up on filled-In-land between
the lake front and Michigan ave
nue. Distinguished citizens of Chi
cago, including such men as
Charles G. Dawes, ambassador te
Great Britain, are behlud the pro
ject. Mrs. C. D. Gabrielson went east
with her son as far as Des Moine,
where she visited friends. Tfce
two visited at Culver City miU
tary school where Charles K.
Bishop la a student. He playe
tarkia nn the football team the day
they were there, Culver beatlag
DePauw freshmen, t to T.