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- -' - - , f - - - - ' ' . " 'J , f 1, -1 . - - ; - . . - WELCOME, HOOPERS! The Statesman Joins with all Salem In greeting the. . district championship baa- ' ketball teams here for . the 12th state tournament, THE WEATHER Occasional -rains -today and Thursday, clearing.. Thursday; . Max. Temp. Wednesday 7, Mln. 87, river 8.4 feet, rain .07 Inch. mi i ii a. rA . A mm - T f FOUNDED IfiSI EIGHTIETH. YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, March 18, 1931 No. :;a - slade mm UPOH SITE'S HYORO BOARD Local Banker and B. L. Ed dy of Roseburg Chosen . By Governor ': ' . . ' " ; Will Have Important .Task In f Connection " With . ' 1 Power Program : !.; E. P. Slade, president of the First National bank of Salem, nd Senator B. Eddy of Rose burg were named yesterday by Governor JuUub L. Meier as mem bers ot the newly created hydro electric commission, of Oregon. With State Engineer C. E. Strick lin they will comprise this board i . whose functions . begin Immedi ately since the legislation enacted ' at the 36 th session. . abolishing the old control of hydro-electric waters In the state, carried the emergency clanse. ... f "With the appointment of Mr.' Slade. "- Governor Meier made his " ' second designation within a week - of a Salem man to a high state office. Last week he named Sen 1 ator C. K. Spaulding , as state i highway commission. Both the Slade ! and Spaulding positions draw no salary but are generally considered among the highest po sitions In importance granted the governor to- appoint. . Slade's appointment Is said to ' have been based on his proved ability! as a business leader, a characteristic , known . to govern Mr. Meier In his selection of his appointees, and also Slade's res idence ! in Salem which will en able him to be readily available for meetings of the hydro-electric commission. The governor is thought ' to have named Senator Eddy due to his able leadership In' the governor's measures In the , senate and because of Eddy's-ex-H - pressed opinion on hydro-electric development. IJcense Granting In Board's Power . Under the control of the new commission will be the granting of temporary and permanent li censes for the development of hydro-electric projects- in 'Oregon as well as the supervision of their fi nancing and their construction. Before ! any bonds or stocks can be Issued against the develop ments, ! the commission must ap prove the issue and its auditors are required. to check the figures of the developing company to de-4 (ermine tnat capital outlay Is within : reason and Is actually spent In the proposed project. Under the control of the newly appointed commission " will come Salem's pending application for ! water-rights on Marlon lake and kon the upper Santiam river. It In formal statement Issued by 4Mr. Slade after the appointment was announced Tuesday, he said: "I have accepted the appoint ment as a member of the hydro electric power commission, ten dered me by Governor Meier. The creation of that commission perhape one of the - most Impor tant and far reaching pieces of legislation enacted at the recent session; The acts of that eommls ion will personally affect every citlxen ot the state. It Is my In tention to. act as a member of the commission In such a way that the program ot Governor Meier will he rendered wholly effective M intended by him, and the af fairs of the commission conduct ed on a conservative and business like basis. : "I desire to express my appre clatloniof the confidence shown by Governor Meier in tendering to m this appointment." Has Previously Held Offices - Slade, president of the rst Nations.! hanv .. hla : banking eareer in Canada w urn io page Z, col. 2) . PORTLAND. Ore.. fir, - 1 1 (aP) George Dixon, Port land negro light heavyweight, won a technical knockout vic tory over Romeo Le Mon, Fuller ton. Callf in the seventh round of their ten round fight here to night, i . ... Dixon opened a cut over t Mons left eye In the fourth round with vicious right hand wing and in the seventh the cut was bleeding so badly the ref eree stopped the boat. Le Mon appeared to be UUle bothered by the cut. however. anf wsa Ant- pointing Dixon when the fight eea. i juixon weighed IC5; Le Mon, Xfl7. : - - , : i ' - - - INDIANAPOLIS, March 17. (AP) -Jim Londos, a claimant ot the world's heavyweight wrestling championship, ,won from i Hans Bauer, German "strong man,- in two straight falls here tonight. Both falls were airplane- spins, the first in 17 minutes, the second in 2 min utes. SAN; FRANCISCO. March 17. -(AP) Ed -Don George," claim ant of the world's heavyweight wrestling championship, defeat ed Dr. ; Karl Sarpolos. Cleveland. In two straight falls in a fast match here tonight. Late Sports Rosebxn-g Hopeftd; Offers Aim Lend ' Government Needs BOSEBUKG. Ore March 17 -AP)' Upon learning that the gorcrnment wants 40O acres for the proposed ? national soldiers home that la to bet locatedsomewhrQ.' "In Oregon, "south of port laml and west of the Cas- . cades,? anthoritlea here tele graphed the federal hospital ization board that Roaeborg would i donate land saff 1 dent to meet all reqaire- ' nsents. S ; " . .' .. The government original ly asked only 2SO acres. . Reporta from Washington said Representative Hawley, "who sponsored the soldiers home bill in the house, had been advised by General Hlaes, chairman of the hos pitalization board, that an engineer would be sent to examine the territory from Eugene to some point south of Roseburg and that the home would be located in that zone." IKON SHIM Agreement is Signed as to Right of way; Detroit Section is First Construction on the ' Detroit Whitewater section of the North Santiam highway should begin sometime i between April 1 and April 10, County Roadmaster Frank Johnson declared yesterday following j action of the county court in signing the right of way agreement between the court and the Southern Pacific. The agreement signed, it is ex pected to be but a matter of a few days before the government road officials In Portland call for bids on the actual construction. The matter between the rail way, company and the eourt over use of part of the railroad right ot way at points between Detroit and Idahna has - been ' the only thing that has held up the call for bids this: long, as the court and the federal forest bureau signed (Turn to page 2, col. 6) I! CHICAGO, March 17 (AP) The mayoralty campaign regain ed attention of Chicago voters to day with the resignation of Mayor William Kale Thompson's cabinet. Accompanied by a pledge of "loyal support" ; in the April 7 election contest with Anton ... J. Ceremak, democrat, president of the Cook county board, the resig nation's were laid on the Mayor's desk, effective at his pleasure. Opponents were prompt to term it a political gesture to enroll re publican factional rivals on the Thompson lists in hope of reward. Samuel ; Ettleson, corporation couneil and closest advisor of Thompson I in his third adminis tration said the cabinet offered to step': out to give the mayor a tree hand In the conduct ot bis campaign. . "We felt we should relieve the mayor of any obligation to con tinue any! of us in office in his next administration,' Ettleson said. "All of us have pledged ourselves i to work vigorously for his reelection. - Declining to discuss what ac tion he would take on the resigna tions. Mayor Thompson used St. Patrick's holiday to make several appearances. Ceremak, too, was active. Close followers of the campaign: have agreed the mayor faced the hardest fightef a bit terly fought political eareer. - Modern Savages In Automobiles A ttack Deputies ST. LOUIS, March 17 (AP) -Reverting to the tactics ot In dians in the covered wagon era. z automobile loads of men am bushed six special deputy : sher iffs near a ferry landing today and engaged them In a gun bat tle, slightly " wounding ' four of the officers. - The officers ,:" were guarding non-union Iron and boiler work ers who! are erecting gasoline tanks at the eastern terminus of the Phillips pipe line reaching from the Texas Panhandle to 8U Louis. The attack , took place near the Mississippi river , in St. Clair county. Ills. . - 1 - TakeCensuspf Game by Plan$ 1 SALT LAKE CITY, March 17. (AP) Utah- Is to take 4 cen sus of its hlT ram from an air. plane, Newell B. Cook, state game and fish commissioner, an nounced today.. . . . Experimental flights over the Nebo range have demonstrated that counting the big game ani- mais rrom me air is entirely fea sible. Cook said, beinr mora f Zective and less expensive than a ground eneck.. STARTS BILL mows CABINET RESIGNS COOPER TELLS HIS STORY OF : BOWLES DEATH Denies . Flatly Claims he ; Had Revised Original Time Statements! Sister of Mrs.- Bowles on p Stand I Tells ; of ?pnt j Suicide Effort t - v . HILLSBORO, Ore., March 17 (AP)t Punctuating his testimony with the words "I don't remem ber," or "I thinlTso.". Dr. Paul B, Cooper .today related - from- ,the witness stand the circumstances surrounding the fatal stabbing of Mrs. Leone Bowles, Portland socie ty matron " . v Nelson C. Bowles and, Miss-Ir-ma-Loucks, his secretary, are on trial for1 her murder. v - Cooper, called to care for. Mrs. Bowles after a knife had plough ed' through her breast, and : de- J clared by the state . to have told three conflicting stories of cir cumstances attending the tragedy, today . denied he had given offi cers more than one statement of events. 1 He said this in spite ot the fact the state holds transcripts purporting to be attested state ments made subsequently to the first report. He . categorically denied he made a statement to police on No vember 19. and said the only statement, he did make was on November 12, the date of Mrs. Bowles death.' Discrepancies ' Eyed by State I I '. V " His . November; 12 statement agreed In time element with the stories of the two defendants, but contained, officials declared, oth er glaring discrepancies. ; f . In a transcript in the hands of the state, attested by three detec tives and George Mowry, prosecu tor, declared to have been made November 19, Cooper changed his story. The statement Quoted the physician as saying at the conclu sion of the examination: "Boys, this confession makes, me feel ten years younger.! Cooper is a material witness In the case, held under S2.500 bail, and in addition, j faces . charges now pending tor ' having " moved Mrs. Bowles body from the apart ment in which she died.: Neither the police nor the coroner was notified until the body reached the mortuary. - Earlier In the day the defense scored on the testimony of Mrs. Emma Glover, Yakima, sister of Mrs. Bowles, called as a state's witness. ! Mrs. Glover admitted that more than a year ago her sister attempted to stab herself with a nail file. She Inflicted only a slight wound, however. The defense attempted to es tablish also that Mrs. Bowles had tried to leap from a hotel win dow in Seattle last fall. Mrs. Glov er said she had seen her sister, hysterical and' sobbing.' trying to raise a window. She drew her away and put her to bed, she tes tified. .s ; : Lighthouse Man - With Broken Leg Is Taken Ashore PORTLAND. Ore.. March 17 (AP) A. G. Cameroir; assist ant keeper of the . Tillamook rock lighthouse who was. injured there last Satnrdav. was removed earlv today by a boat crew from the tenaer Manxanita. Cameron was struck by a six-inch iron washer that fell from a derrtrV tiMit nia right leg was said to, be fractur- The Point Adams eouit nurd station Sunday reported high seas prevented their i lifeboat from reaching the rock and Monday the coast guard cutter Redwing said she was unable to remove the In jured man. Then R. R. -TInkham, district lighthouse superinten- aent, ordered Captain Charles A, A. Modeer, master of the Man xanita, to proceed Immediately to the rock and remove Cameren. Tillamook Thurs., 10:3O A. M. Pendleton , Jefferson . Wed 8:SO P. M. 7 Astoria Monmouth Wed., 4:80P. M Baker Benson Wed. 7: SO P. M. Pleasant Hill Ashland 7 Wed., 8:80 P. MC The Dalles Salem ' TharsM 4:80 P. M. Myrtle Point 'Wp&ffoJiiskSi: In Revtevnng Stand ' As 20,000 Parade '- NEW YORK, March 17-' (AP) -1. To the skirling pt pipe 'and the .'blaring of : brass, 20,000 Irish marched', up -Fifth avenue today in ttteir annual St. Patrick's . ;'psade.t'" '-i''-'Z In the' reviewing stand a. 64th street - were city and state ' eminenta Including - McKee, a Foley, a Dowling, Leary,' a Mulrooney. .a Ruddy and Oohalan. Gov . ' ernor Rosevelt was- the only Dutchman present. f' f : While the parade Was go-' tng on. Magistrate Goldstein, : In Tombs court,' freed Moses Kanaryk, arrested on a dis orderly conduct charge for, sening shamrocks in a sub way station. . ; TU no day to make an , arrest of this kind, said the . magistrate, r . 7 ' 1 1 , V STATESMAN'S ROLL OF Many Qualify for Special Anniversary Number Mention The Statesman's "rollNof hon or" is on 'the increase. - Since the announcement last week that the names of octogenarians" I in Salem were desired for special mention in Its anniversary edi tion March 28, the 'phone and mails have brought word of peo ple who lived in Oregon : In days prior to 1851. " , Subscribers to The Statesman for more than 50 years have been numerous and have includ ed men ' and women who have played a r consistently : helpful part in the development of the valley. - s j 7 . . The Statesman is, anxious that its roll be as complete as possi ble when it passes its 80th birth day mark next week. It wants names ot people; 1. Were born in Oregon terri tory on or before March 28, 1851. ' 2. Any couples who have been married 80 years or over.' ! 3. The names of all who hare - VTura to page 2, col. 2) I ? By JAMES A. MILLS - BOMBAY, India, March 17. (AP) Two American women, Mrs. Hattie Bellie Johnston, of New York and Mrs. R. A. C. Clark of Lockport, N. Y., saw Mahatma Gandhi return to Bom bay today, an almost deified idol before an audience estimated at 250,000 , people. Come from bis triumphant peace conference with Lord Ir win, India viceroy, it was half an hour before the famous lead er of India was able to speak above the terrific din and con fusion, j . Mrs. Johnston and Mrs. Clark occupied - places, as ' guests ot Mrs. Gandhi, on the huge ros trum In the middle ot the vast concourse of spectators. Mrs. Gandhi asked the : American women many Questions about the emancipation of women j In, the United States. When the Mahatma was final ly able to make his voice heard he admonished the people to keep the terms -of the truce. . "You must observe the terms of the truce scrupulously, loyally and fully," he said, "but at the same time you must not abandon for a single moment that spirit of . struggle, suffering and ; sacri fice which : are greater weapons in securing India's independence than rifles or swords. 7:7 j "If the second round 1 table conference 4 tails," he continued, "to grant our demand for a com plete' independence, then ; it is written In heaven that our strug gle shall ! be" renewed until In dia's . inarticulate millions are given a voice in their own af fairs." - 7 - -r . CHAMPIONSHIP Thurs., FrLj Wed:30P. Mi Thurs 7:'30 P. M. J WexL, 4tSO P. XL . ThnrsV WedL, 7:SO P. M. Thnrs., 8:30 P. If. WedL, 8:80 P. T- If. GROW 6 KRICAfl WOMEN SEE GAiHI BEtllfiltl UER SAVED: ITER II 11(10 & BLAST GROWS ' - - - i , Survivors on Hors? Island ; Nov Total J 08,; More . ; :;.v0n Board .Vessel; : Ten are Sighted Adrift . on Ice and in Small Boat; v Supplies Awaited r,....;i .... -:. r:.7, ST. JOHNS, N. F., March 17 (AP) Captain : Carter, . ot- the steamer Beothle reported , tonight he had sighted 10 men, fire on an ice floe and five in a dory, about 10 miles away from his ship. He said he was making every effort to : rescue . them - but .' feared he would be unable to reach them before daybreak. 7, . 7 . (Copyright -1931, by. the Asso - elated. Press) HORSE ISLAND. N. F.. March 17 (AP) A new picture of the Viking ; disaster 108 "survivors ashore here, three aboard the steamer Sagona, .ten adrift in the ice and more than a score unac counted for was ''reconstructed late tonight. The steamer Beothie reported sighting five men on an ice floe and five in a dory. The Beothle feared It would be unable to reach them before daybreak. Boston Movie Man Rescued The Sagona rescued Harry Sar gent, Boston motion picture mani and two crewmen from a frag ment of the Viking. The where abouts of Sargent's i associates, Varick Frissell and A. G. Penrod remained a mystery. - 7 . . v.. The actual number of missing was clouded in doubt.: Allowing for the ten sighted by the Beothle- the government figures listed 2l as-unaccounted for. . The plight of the survivors, who reached here after a hazard ous eight mile ice trek from the scene of the Viking explosion, still was precarious. None of -the rescue ships, had been able to make a contact with Horse Island to deliver badly needed food and medical supplies. Their landing had been awaited for several hours. ' . . The lights of one rescue vessqj, presumably the Foundation Franklin, were visible from here, but it was believed a boat could not be landed until daybreak. The survivors here, many .of them seriously injurbd, have set tled down to another night ot waiting for the food and medical supplies dispatched ; from St. Johns yesterday.-. i . Walker Goes on Trial as Second Of Communists PORTLAND, Ore., March 17. (AP) Fred Walker, 25, northwest organizer for the Young communist league, on trial here on a charge ot crim inal syndicalism was -described today in opening statements by his attorney, Irvin Goodman, as a man who had "dedicated . his life to the Interests of the work ing class." Walter is the second of 13 al leged communists' arrested here to be brought to trial. Ben Bo loff, 27, was convicted recently of criminal syndicalism and sen tenced to ten years in prison. Impeach Brunk, State Treasurer JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., March 17. (AP) The Missouri house of representatives late to day Impeached Larry: Brunk, state treasurer, by a vote of 118 to 7. The house adopted the Clay resolution for impeachment. ; car rying with it all the nine formal articles of 'Impeachment to be transmitted ot the senate for ac tion. :--..-' i v -J-.. SERIES 10:80 A. If. 4:SO P. MC FrL, 4: SO 7:80 P. If. Sat., S:SO 7-1 fhuran 8:80 P, M. . . . .. - FrL, 8:80 P. BI. Thurs-, 4:80 P. MC FrL, 8:80 Welcomes Hoopers to Twelfth : ; f ; 5 i State; Basketball To urham e'nt - T - i - ' . r - " v -" - I .... V'..: .:. x . r -. ' ?:- : . . ;: x-"- -': "i'--- ... j c t - . .j.....:- . y. . - "V .. ,y ': ! : " V . -L. . , f a r-r X '- . "-v-' t.'.-.y 5. v ,, 7 7-77-i:: . " 4 : ::;:. v-. .Z.- v.::-7rtf-,-L ::...: v. 4. a . '-.7. 7 ' ' Roy S. "Spec" Kecne, athletic director at Willamette university, who is directing the state high school basketball tournament for his fifth, successive and successful year. He's a busy man tournament week but has time to act as chief greeter to nearly, 10O athletes from widely separated sections of Oregon. STILL HOT-BED JOLIET. 111.. March 17. CAP) Stifled rebellion at the two Illinois penitentiaries' here surged to a new anti-climax Lto day. It began with a fight among 2 0 convicts at the new Stateville prison. Five weTe wounded. 7 j It penetrated to the an let room where a: coroner's Jury ab solved prison ! officials of blame for the deaths of two convicts In a riot Saturday, and there a sis ter of one slain man attacked the guard who shot her brother, j But it petered out in the din ing room of the -old prison as three mutineers attempted to? re hew hostilities but were hustled away before they could arouse their fellows. 7 f j An impromptu Insurrection began . In a practice session of the Stateville penitentiary V band. Someone suggested a 'riof!, in the absence of guards and the 17 players . fought over the Idea with their instruments as weap ons. Five were treated in the hospital. 7 j At the end of a day of sullen hess and recurring disturbances the coroner's inquest determined the convicts slain Saturday "came to their , death while as saulting guards during a. riot," The Jury, exonerated Guard Frank Cutchin, who testified he fired the only two shots sent from the walls into the milling mass of men in tne yara. Blossom Day to Be Later, Seen : Blossom Day which was to have been en April B, will probably be delayed, due to the eold weather and rain of the past few days. The date will depend entirely upon the weather during the next two weeks and If the present cold continues Blossom Day will be at least on" week later. !!;.. P." M. P. U. 11. t f- P. M. - . ... 1 ; I. y w 1 "?7 ' y e , 7 , . ... ICV BOLT, OUT C01II ORDERED DISSOLVED NEW YORK. March 17 (AP) The Bolt, Nut and Rivet Manu facturers association doing a 875,- 000,000 business, annually and controlling 85 per cent of the In dustry was ordered dissolved to day by Federal Officer Frank J. Coleman. ' The action was taken under the Sherman anti-trust act. The' as sociation, comprising 50 manufac turers Including Bethlehem steel and Republic steel, was accused by the goverment of having "con certedly fixed and maintained en hanced, uniform and. noncompeti tive selling prices and uniform and arbitrary charges on account of the! cost of transportation, re gardless of the points of origin ot shipments.. The court's decree was 'made with the consent of the associa tion. Charles J. Graham, ot Pitts burgh, president, explained that association counsel had been con ferring with the department of Justice for s? year. The rullng, he said, would avert "the expense and annoyance of long litigation." He announced a new association would be formed "which will op erate so as to be free from any criticism on the part of "the gov ernment." , -7 Status Quo of - Water Question Fails to Budge No developments occurred yes terday in the city council's extend ed ' consideration ot the purchase of the. Oregon-Washington Water Service company. F, E. Elliott, president of the company, and J. T. Delaney. northwest manager, were out ot the city- on business affecting . the , other - properties owned by the corporation. Counellmen L talked informally, in different groups throughout the day. ' Mayor Gregory- indicat ed no further conferences between the -counellmen and the water company, officials would .be held until after the special called meet ing next Monday night. Y. M. Offering. AH Facilities ' To Hoop Teams Claude Kells, secretary of the Salem Y, M. C. A. and Bob Board man, physical director, announce that the Y. M. C. A. will be open in all physical education depart ments to the teams entered in the state basketball tournament. . Also the visitors may feel free to vlsiti the reading rooms and lobbies oMhe local "Y" and make general use of the building. The large and small gymnasiums, the swimming pools, handball courts, dressing rooms and all of the reg ular gymnasium equipment will be at their disposal. PROTEST SEIZURE 1 WASHINGTON. March 17. (AP) Formal protest against the firing on and seizure of the Canadian rum runner Josephine K. was made to the state depart ment today by the Canadian government. 0 11 UMJJ Players1 of Baker, Astoria and Ashland first Ifcrcj For Twelfth Tourney cl State High Schools , Hostilities Scheduled to Start at 3:30 Today With Jefferson Fishermen ta Take the Floor STATE TOURNAMENT PROGRAM TODAY 8:30 pirn. Jefferson vs. Astoria. 4:80 p. mv Monmouth vs. : Baker. 7:30 p. m. Benson vs. i Pleasant HUL 8:30 p. m. Ashland vs. The Dalles. By JIM NUTTER; ; Eight teams, each thinking it "the" team of the lot, will play today in the state basketball tour nament at Willamette university.. Four of these will drop to the consolation series, while the win-! ners march to the second round of the tournament. I The opening game at 3:39 srill feature the present champions de fending their title against Jeffer son, considered one of the strong est entries. Astoria has but one man back from the squad of race horses which made a clean swetp last year, but the crew on hand now is Just as fast and has Just as much endurance as the other one had. Palmberg is the veteran of the squad and -play forward. Barker and Monmouth wilt take the floor at 4:30 as Jefferson and Astoria cease hostilities, with the eastern Oregon lads using only two of last year's players. MeKfm and Eddy form the nucleus for George Scott's 1931 team, McKim being a high scorer last year. - Smallest Town 1 Faces Biggest Benson and Pleasant Hill will represent teams from the largest and smallest towns sending teams. Benson is held by some to be Just as tough" an opponent as Jeffer son, losing the last game to the Democrats because their center left the game on fouls In the third quarter. Pleasant Hill is one ot the most talked-of teams in the tournament and is bound to at tract the under-dog rooters. Neith er team has been here in any pre vious tournament. The Dalles and Ashland will furnish a fitting close to the day'u program. With Howell, glant cen ter tor the Ashland. Llthlans. be lng the first all-state man from last year to go Into action. How ell placed on thesiecond team last year and led the southern Oregon la.ds in scoring during the 1930 tournament. Gill, Keeoer ana Carter are the other Ashland play ers who performed here last year. The Dalles is here for the sixth time, though not here last year. Salem is Idle Until Thursday " Tillamook and Salem are the returning, 'teams which are not playing! until Thursday. Mahan Naegeli. Bunn and Schoppert are the veteran players for the Cheesemakers, with Mahan being one of the prominent scorers last season. Salem holds the record with seven returning men. Kitch (Turn to page 2, col. ) i E III FOOT ffilfi BAKER.' Ore., Marclw 17. (AP) Attorneys for Mrs. Emma Fowler, former La Grande city treasurer on trial here for lar ceny of public fundi, today drew from J, K. Stearns, La Grsna recorder-treasurer ; and state's witness, the admission be 'had discovered - no irregularities in Mrs. Fowler's accounts In his regular monthly ' check of" re ceipts and disbursements. 1 Mrs. t Fowler's accounts alleg edly were short about 3112.0 v when she turned over her books to the j new administration last month.! Her trial was brought here on a defense motion for a change of venue. Stearns J. testified, however, that while he had access to the warrant records,, which he sa(l checked, he did not have acce to the cash accounts and knew nothing about them ' Three La Grande bank cash iers, called by the state, testified the city's balances last month when Mrs, Fowler was removed were less than the balances as ot December 31. 1928. The al leged shortage is sali to iave developed! between those dates: . . I17PR? : JKull li S I TAG TRACED 7 I ! v i: I