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mm i DEI BELIED Details of Contract Eyed Closely by City .and : , Company Officials c (Continue fro ps ! sail the .time, limit was. Immater ial to" them and suggested, that th contract be phrased to read -tor two Tears The ftnestlott of loereased rate! u brought ud ' in discussion. ilayar Gregory asking Elliott, if ' the operation of the filter plant " wOutd'not make. a larger charge iiaperaUTe, fiiiiotf said no ad- -vaac la. rates, was contemplated. 1I said hia eomeany -would ee xniiflg to include tn ItrpeniHnr contract with the city an agrees - eat to 'ask no Increase In water rates' foe two. year, A jeonstder alien for this agreement Elliott said he wouldask that the agreed nrtee of fl.100.000 forthe plastjblc wilita top and the elephants r , fcere 'ai - of February l.1 to be engaged for the-; occasion ; stand tor the run two years. w;in- evtthe deduction of depreciation. JTayor .Kot lndy 1 -. '- Tv Tell-Attitude "Mayor Gregory said after the conference that he was not will ing to stateas yet-whether he - weuld favor the strains or tne contract if It eoull be agreed upon in conference. . I will hare te wait until the contract Is completely framed be- fore eoipmitUng myself.. - de clared the mayor. He adde4 that he had reeeired many notices of complaint on the deal, some bus iness men telling him they would put up money to firht the purchase- of the plant at a figure of $1,100,000. , - The mayor said he would not commit himself on the advisabil ity of. a mountain water system. -I think the citizens will take .care f that themselves," Greg ory said. "There ere enough ad- Toeates of such a system to make it appear likely that it will come up for a rote if an 'election is held to-decide on the purchase of the present plant at a price of II,-100.000." conir UI 1111 10 BLIZZARD TAKES LIFE TOLL (Continued frm page . 1) cabin at "Kit Carson. Colo.; Miss Fern Terrlll, 72, frozen in a one room shack near Cheyenne Weils, Colo.; an unidentified" man whose body was found 4n an abandoned home at Roggen. Colo.; a man be lieved to be Charles Ciscle of Qulncy. Ill-found frozen to death north of Hannibal. Mo.; S. K. S. Hnso of Mankato, Minn., who perished after his car was wrecked in the blinding storm. Croup Resetted , , . Worn Srhoolhoase i . Twenty children nd their teach er were rescued from a school house at Horace, Kas.. In which, they had spent- two days and a night. .. .. - As the. real story of ; human death and suffering began to bo told and physicians and charity agencies were mobilized for .relief In a wide area including Wyom ing. Colorado, South Dakota, Ne braska. and the western parts of Kansas, 'Oklahoma and Texas, stockmen began to learn the fate of their herds onthe ranges. Cat tle were found by hundreds stand ing in snowdrifts, frosen to death. K was impossible to estimate the thousands of head lost, in the storm area. ; - The OREGON STATESMAN, Salgm, Ore-en, Sunday Kcrnln-. ItzrcU 20; ltZl ' -f - . i in in Greater Show on Earth . Will h Presented Next, Wild . west erformers.. bull fighters, fancy skaters, tumblers, acrobats, dancers, howlers, freaks and wild animals will make their debut in Salem April. 17 and ; 18 , with , the Jingling Brothers 'Greater show to be pre sented at the local T. M. C. A k Gigantic plana axe being made by the local VYT to stage a cir cus using the rarious local per formers who have ability and combining all the local talent; In a gigantic two day program to be featured by processionals, . and all: tne. attribute of . profes-l sional circus. - . ,v - : - A dosen dlfferenr local stunts hare- already been booked' and general circus stunts arev being planned ; by Bob Boardman . and the committee' in charge. . A- pa rade of -all the-, animals, . freaks, performers and '.announcers will precede " the performances each night. - The T. M. C. A. gymna sium will senre in place of the will not be required to- assist in hoisting .the main tent poles. ' The-gym classes of - the "Y" are going to take charge of the animal department and early Indi cations are that some wild mus tangs will : be found In - the ra rlou sstrlngs of beasts. Ponies end ' riders -wilt--be - featured-" and a stage coach wiir be shown to rejurenate memories of an earli er day. The climax f the anl mal. program will be a : chariot race which- 'will add new meatf lngs to the Ben Hur scenes. rred SmltbT and George Fowr ler will present their tumbling act. .The two hare been per forming 'together, since last fall and are . constantly ; perfecting more stunts to add., to their rou tine. Both are well - built for their parts and . combine great strength with grace and beauti ful timing. They report that they will haye some - new and more difficult stunts to present on the program of the big show. A lumberjack stunt skater .will latitat : " lazy ' schoolboy ap proaching his alma mater in the Am a at winter -via the gliding feet' method. "- Burlesque tumb ling and adagio,- clown stunts, and chair - balancing . will - also help round out the program. The high ' school" tumbling, and pyra mid buildings class under the di rection of Charlie Gill will pre sent parallel bar and pyramid building work. The wrest lers will perform the Jiu ; Jtfau wrestling will be presented by natlTe Japanese tricksters, i The . boys Ja the ; gym 'classes will "assist in ticket selling and in adrertlslng the Jingling Broth ers Greater show.' ; PUns are be ing made for finished work: in all departments and ' elaborate costumes are being made, 1 " Jim Nutter will be ringmaster - and hare charge of the presentation of the program." The circus will be run oft European style with one big 1 central "ring. SeVeral sideshow attractions will also be presented. ' ' ' '. ' KEYS OF MI8S1KG ; ; postal r.ian sen ASTORIA.! Ore., 'March 28 (AP) Keys' belonging to H. F. Peacock, missing assistant post master at - Astoria were received by the postmaster here from Gold Field, Nevada today. ' . Peacock, missing IS days, dis appeared when federal Inspectors arrived to make an audit of the books here. : A shortage of more than $8,000 was found In his books, the inspectors said. .t". Charles Halderman. A s t o r la postmaster, said the keys to var ious boxes ia the office, were mailed to the Gold Field office in package which had been-mailed on train No. 24 out of San Fran cisco at S p m., March 26. In side t this package was another containing the keys, and address ed to Postmaster Halderman at Astoria. - , Peacock . d ropped from sight after drawing several hundred dollars from his personal account and purchasing a supply of gro ceries from a store- on the out skirts of the city. His abandoned automobile was found near Ton gue Point two days later. stomping - grounds, is. ; to be in cluded in" his trip. He will meet Babe-Hunt, there. Hunt is' one of the beet heavyweights in Oklaho ma according- to Dave.: I Dave is anxious to k meets a . couple of heavyweights here, one at a time, and is ready to . trade punches with any suitable autagonist. SBJDMET1T GROWS FOA M IDEASE WASHINGTON', March 28. r (AP) Sentiment for a tax in crease to meet a prospective $700 000,000 treasury deficit gathered. new strength today from demo crats and : Independent republi cans. , t - ; ' .: - - " At the. same time Representa tive Crowther of New York,. a re publican member of the ways and seeans committee, endorsed the opinion of administration leaders a both sides of the capital that . sto Increase would be necessary. "The deficit ts not alarming to see,' he said, "I think the treas ury can handle the situation." - Senator Hull, democrat, Ten nessee, said "the huge and. almost Van imaginable' dlficit". was the greatest ever faced . under, peace conditions and 'Is due to one more' of the numerous mistakes and blunders of the Hoover ad- , ministration in the management of government finances." lie Joined with Representative Frear, republican, Wisconsin,- in taking exception to the statement of Senator Reed, Pennsylvania re- - publican, attributing the deficit to "handouts" to veterans and farm ers. . Llarjorie Sachs Beats Palfrey To Seize Title BROOKLINE, Mass.. March 28 (AP) Marjorle Sachs, youth- ral liararara. professor s daugn ter, upset the favored Sarah Pal- trey of Brookline to win the na tlonal women's Indoor singles ten nis title today, f-3. 0-7. Miss Palfrey., ranked No. 8 na tionally and top seeded in this tournament, owed her defeat chiefly to the forceful southpaw forehand of her opponent. IIX-OFFICEH GUILTY ASTORIA. Ore., March 2f. (AP) J. IX-Sheff, former Wash inrton State traffic officer, plead ed guilty in justice court here to day to a charge of possession of r.;uor. He was fined $500 and I ICEI TO GET FID BIKE FIRST ST. JOSEPH. Mo.. March 28 (AP) From Michigan.- scene of many of the exploits that gare Fred Burke the stigma of "Amer ica s most dangerous criminal". the arm of the law reached into Missouri, state of his refuge, to night to claim the conquered killer. - ' i . . : . . ,. V Arriving with an armored ear. bristling with .machine guns, Michigan officers said they prob ably would not leave before to morrow or Monday for St, Joseph, Mich., where Burke , stands eharged with the slaying of Po liceman Charles Skelly in 1929. cnieago officers, disappointed that Governor Henry S. Caulfieid of Missouri ' had - honored - the requisition of Michigan : rather than allowing Burke's return to Illinois to stand trial for the ma enme gun massacre of seven Moran gangsters St. - Valentine's day 1929, offered their assistance to Michigan authorities for re moval of Burke. ' ; " Detective ! Lieutenant George waterman of. the Michigan state police, reaching St. Joseph to night with jother Michigan police ana prosecuting r officials, said Burke probably would be housed temporarily In the Michigan state penitentiary at Lansing. A life sentence is the maximum penalty Michigan can Impose upon Burke. laws, of that state making no pro vision lor capital punishment. Change Sought In Leadership By Republicans WASHINGTON. March 28. (AP) A change la the-' leader ship of the republican national committee was under discussion by party chieftains today but re sponsible spokesmen Insisted - no plans had been, agreed upon. Despite . continued silence by Chairman Fess and the absence of President Hoover from Wash ington, one high republican spokesman , predicted ' develop ments within the next few weeks - Party spokesmen agreed that one of the perplexing problems involved is the result of the con troversy .which has surrounded Robert II. Lucas, exexcutive di rector of the committee. . ... ' 1 . , . Dave McRae to Start Training For Ring Tour Roundhouse Dare McRae indi cated Saturday that he would start training, today In prepara tion for a boxing tour which he Intends te start in a tew weeks. McRae wishes, to round Into shape and hare a couple of fights here before . starting on his - an- HIM FOD AFTER S 0 S CULL NEW YORK March 28 (AP) Wreckage floating on an oily patch in the Atlantic ocean Is kmiles off Atlantic City late today led government officials to hope for definite information about SOS messages they earlier thought to be a rum runner's fake. Just as coast guards had decid ed that their mission of "rescue" was due to" be a blind so that a cargo of liquor . could : be landed, the coast guard patrol boat radio ed having found the wreckage and the oily area. . ' - i' r t There was a heavy layer of bit. such as a foundering ship might leave on tne water and many bits of debris that might have ; been cargo. The spot was in the gen eral location given in the rather vague distress signals ' before dawn: :; , ' The wreckage 'included more than : 100 lanterns, several bar rels, several boxes of paper drink ing cups and quantities, of brooms, spars and wreckages -t s - Alt- these-1 artlefes jrere found floating about ; in the. oily area and. the fact they" Wero still so close together indicated they had not been there long. . . D FIEE m : 1LDUXI ; (Continued from pas X) Newman. Mae Duleles. Emma RlddEmma, Celestlne, Alice Lod eroute. Angelina , Grant, Elsie Balch, Elisabeth Grant, Mabel Lord, Betty Lou Bnrdette ' Irene Douglas, Nadine Conway, Margar et Albin, Moral Lang, , Dorothy McKee, Beatrice Claypool, Betty Brown, Rosalie Grounds, Evelyn Gilham, Berniee Blsson, 'eda La Jeunnlssee, Ruby Horseman, Mil dred Ross, Marceline Sal Use, Ella Reynolds, Anna --White, Adell Horn, Cecile Stenel ;: ; !. Torcbbearers: , '..Wanda ' . Rose, Evangsllne Voth. ,Mae Glnf rich, Maxlne Stonti Ester Hunsaker; Mrs. U Stout. -: . New members: Muriel Beck man, JuMa Shepard, Ha Smith, Eula .SmlthV- Ila Marie Berated, Alice . Crawford, TiTian - Larson; Mrs. Vivian Shafton. Leila 'Shep ard, Olive Stratton, Ila Ann Strat ton, . Elaine Worthington, jDorls Wlnsor June, Lois "Wilson. ' Special .'national ' honor, life saving Eeho Balderee. 1 . . Swimming: - Mae Gingrich, Max lne Stout, Sedonla Keith, Julia Shepard.' Health: Mary Elizabeth Hunsaker; New members: , Max ine Stout, Marjorle Van de Wal ker, Aleen Douglas, Wanda-Rose, Hosalla Grounds and Alice Lod deroute. . New . groups: Miss Lil lian Black; '- New guardians! Mrs. L. Stout, Helen Wilson. , - International birthday: Evan geline Voth, ; Wanda Rose, - Mary JLlf I'JEFJt DEGO ;B:DIIC:XO . 'CoBtlna from pas D the galley of Cedron they walked and, there dispersed. ... : -Services : In al - Jerusalem ebnrche have added dlsmlty and Miss Esther -. Hunsaker and Mlss-4 fervor today and during the week. Roman catholics lea. oy rancis ean fathers will make pilgrimages dally to places sanctified by the Lord's passion.' following as far as possible the itinerary Christ Himself took as written in the gospels. . . - One' f .the - most Impressive Elizabeth Hunsaker. Loraine Vlck, Marine Stout, Esther Hunsaker, Mae Gingrich, Nan Smith, Mrs. L. Stout. ' -v f -'-, 7. ' Three -year - honor:- Maxlne Stout," Wanda Rose, ETangeline Voth."TLocaI honors ' weregiTsu for service, to Mrs, Helen'-Minkie-wits, Mrs. Nan Smith, Mrs. L. Stout, Miss Maxlne ?foat, Mrs. G. Bldgood, Mrs. R C. bhepard, Mrs. Irene Douglass, Mrs. John Camp bell, Mrs. Mae Gingrich, Miss Lil lian Black, Mrs. Vivian Stratton, Helen Knight. CCFESSIOil CITES : fiXE Lr.l JUDERJF G 7, DETROIT March- 2 8-- (AP), -; A -writtea coaf eesien of 19-year-old axe murder ' of six '-persons in Villlsca, Iowailgned; byrJUBrby Robinson, .alias George Meyers. 4g, vm made public , tonight- by detectives ef the homicide squad; - The detectives said they, obtain ed the confession after several days of questioning in the county Jail where Robinson Js awaiting sentence on a burglary, copvictlon. i .The questioning was instigated by an anonymous letter,, the deteef fives said, and the confession "was obtained only aftefc Sheriff John Conkel of Red -Oak, , Iowa;, had furnished local ' a.uthorltIes: with information .concerning the kill ing on June 9, M 9 12. of Mr and Mrs. Joe Moore,- their four- chil dren and two visitors, daughters of Joe Stllllnger. . r SIgbts- of - noiy weeK wm : do seen la the ,Garden""-'of 'vGethsemane Thursday rilSht; There Tllia-th'r ef Catholics, 'Protestants ahd:n6n conformists to pray in a common bond Where Christ; did. During the day the lateto' patriarch- goes to- the- chords' ot tW holyispjr chre and there washes' the feet of twelve -bid men 'in commemora tion of the'JtoryJot. Christ-washf fngthe feet of the 'apostles. . , ' On Good' Friday hundreds "will walk . In' sllenr.prayer over ..Jhei VisTDolorosa. the path Christ took from Pilate's court' to Calvary. In the .afternoon vJRomanjV Catholics rill. hold a, ceremonial procession with sprayers .-and,' short rsermons at each of . the fourteen stations Of 'the: tross r 7"- ' ' ": ' iHoly Saturday in, tn Holy City Is always a day of quiet prepara--fion for the day "of resurrection. In the same week Jews celebrate the passover and Z Moslems the feast ot Nebl Musa. 0I5TO on IS S.I FEil PFJ1IL ' (Continued from, page I throughout the world, being dis approved in Germany itself. . "The reflections made, ' he said, "will -cause both of the in terested countries to avoid a bad end ajod will induce them not to renounce working .for European collaboration.. " ; " "There remains precautions to be taken. We are , not going down the path to peace blindfold ed but despite disappointments we should persevere. 77 - "Germany Isn't "the only thing in. the world, it has beeil -said -we haTaV been Jrjiorin&V Italy, ' Wo bare always collaborated with her In perfect equality." ' r : ' Despite' what' he called the ae ceptloa -he-experienced- in the .aU tltude of ermanyv Eriand said h jrtfud persue his effort to keept both- Austria . and -Germany Xrom tryingto violate their solemn en gagements; .-j.,"-i.t.f..3;j:-T. Eight litiriers ; ;- OfrLpngfxars AgbCohtessed: - - DETROIT. Mich.. March 28- APJr-Tbe . Detroit. s Nwa y. an inmate of the county Jail here, known as George Meyers, 4 8 has told a Detroit detective that he killed - eight persons with an axe In Vlllisca, Iowa, in The case referred to was be lieved to be the killing of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moore, their four "chil dren and two 'vlsltfhg-daughters of Joe Stllllnger, who were elaia while asleep on June 9, J.912. Alfred Banuet AgamHandball Champ of U. S. MINNEAPOLIS. March 28-, (AP) For the third consecutive i year, Alfred Banuet of San Fran cisco ' today occupied the singles throne of America's foremost handball players. ' The lipal match on the Min nea polls -Athletic club courts was a duplication, of last year's touru amept in thaf'he met and de-. feated-the same man who chal lenged .'for the mO-, crown G-eorge .Nelson.- Baltimore. Scores " were zl-13.. 21-11. ; TO SZ2 XETTEX IEZ Vt SBSSBSBfS c-TTArrn EX EXAMINtD yU have Freeent BXAD Uf ye cannot real fine prtat thread a nedl. IF yea are NTUYOUS an! irri ; table. Consult s NOW. Charxvs Reasonable STOCKS TUMBLE Oil STEEL HILL REPORT NEW YORK. March 28 (AP) Stocks declined 11 to H today in active selling, stimulated in part by reports that steel mill ac tivity in the Toungstown district would show a decrease next week. This drop, bringing operations to 48- per- cent of capacity from SI per cent, was said to reflect a falling oft in automobile sheet orders, and the- motor and steel shares were heavily , sold. Rails, aitnouga not particularly active, went into new low ground for. the year. ; .-. 'i ,.. . . ... -y. . ; The turnover for the two hour was 2.109,000 shares, which ei- ceeoeo tne voinme for full ses sions on either. Monday,- Tuesday or Wednesday. , . -. . ; BURflSTODEJlTlllfl LAKE WM BLAZE SEATTLE, March 28 (AP) Ken Wylle. ... a carpenter, was burned-to death, and Steve Shep- nera, customs engineer, was ser iously burned in a $17,000 fire at the U. S. customs slip on Lake union nere today. Two gas boats, automobile and part of the dock were destroyed. The fire followed an explosion caused by Wylie who lit a match in the bilge. of the gas boat Rex. owned by - Shepherd and his brother-in-law. Matt McCarthy. The .Retriever, a customs board ing boat, was the other vessel burned. - - - Mother Attends Beauty's Trial NICE. France, March 28 (AP) Mrs. James H. Nash ef St. Louis arrived here today to be with her daughter. Mrs. Char lotte Nixon-Nirdlinger. during her trial tor th killing of Fred Nird linger. Philadelphia theater own er. An Interview at the prison was arranged for. tomorrow. MURDER INDICATED - NEW YORK. March. 28 (AP) The left thigh of a young wom an and two-blood stained newspa pers were found today, the only clues in what polioe believed to .f (gn-mES vim, rtrnv? We got a letter from the telephone company this week tellin' us to start usm' that new contraptic ftlj. Collins had put on our phone " ' . - li! Now folks, you know just as well as I do that midnight's no time to start using that darn thin So if your phone rings at that hour folks, don't pay any attention to it for more'n likely it'll be us pracUcing. Now folks, all our phone riumbers will be changed, so ifou'll look in the new phone book the company had printed for us you'll find our new numbers; The phon e company is pretty good that way, you know (I mean;, about printing our phone numbers). ' , NOT A CHAIN STORE TPS rrJLri Vi .... ' "- 'N - ' W Sweet Cream " Butter la withoui doubt the Purest Butter Made and Hazel Dell is the best and highest in test of - any Butter we know of no - higher priced than just ordinary Butter Either Hazel Dell, Per ' Lb.,8e " Eggs JFresh Extras . . r 2 doz. 2Se ''."' ...... - . i Easter Hams Now if you can beat this : combination we don't want V"7 :'y-:V7itk "cent V.- - " ' . a ;t ; v Easter Ham Sale ' i At BusicVa Court St Store . we will be .featuring Swift's . "'.-7 Premium Hams and :;" at the Market we will have " Valley Packing -Companys- ; Fancy Cascade Hams. : -: " We don't know the Price of either of these Hams yet, , - but of this you mak be sure ,--X youll not be asked to pay a Penny more than the hams are worth, in fact comparing them with ordinary hams yoiiU get 'em, I was about to say you'd get 'em for about half considering their Extra .Quality but that would be too low, 1, anyway f well - make the -. Price right. . If yoo would enjoy your- ; Easter Morning Breakfast to the fullest serve MJB Coffee it's one of the best we know of op A confession is good for the soul, so. Foe heard, A lady called us up the other day to tell as she was going to start buying meat ct oar market again. She said she quit oar market because she thought she could btty meat cheaper somewhere else. She said she tried it for awhile, but she found j;tshe::waM not buying meat cheaper but she was buying cheaper meat, and she said if there's anything she doesn't like it's old cow meat even if it does' cost only fourteen cents per pound. Flour and Feed Department ' Pilbbury's Mill Run .,... two grades' 80 lb. sk: , ; 63c and 69c The 63c Grade is 75 White and the 69c Grade is Pure : White or In other words air White , r , Paisbury's Flour $1.25 69c 39c 49 lb. 6k. w. Hy, lb. sk. 10 lb. sk. Tea Garden Sjrup J2 Gal. cans .Gal. cans Pure White Honeyr 10 lb. PaiT Freshly Ground Peanut Batter 2 pounds , ' k Candy Easter Eggs " 2 lbs. . ' 53c 99c 95c 25c 29c Apple Choice Yellow ; Newtowns Full Pack Boxes "PerboiL Burbank Potatoes 100 lb. sacks.... :89c Busick's Freshly Roasted Coffee Slbs- SSg This may not be the best Coffee In the world but there's one thing sure, you're not paying a Dime per lb. for ft . . - . tin can. : Fancy U. S. No. 1 Netted Gem Potatoes v : : ' 50 lb. 8acks Choice Evaporated and Peaches " - t ; Cots, 2 lb. . - Peaches, 2 lbsv . Schwarts . ; Sparkling .-Dry ..; , . .. : . v ; 2 Bottles ..;. . Also 2 Bottles Lime y : Rickey ; .L. i Libby's Tomato Juice cans -69c Apricots 31c 19c Orange 29c 29c 25c Busick's Oven Fresh Bread 1 -lb. loaf ........5c IVi-lb. loaf ...7c We don't like to Brag, in fact we never do, that is we hardly ever do and we wouldn't do it now only that just saying - Oyen Fresh Bread is . about the Best Bread in the world sound3 the least like. Uragging of anything we . can think of right cn the spur . of the lainit as it were. . Our Bakery ; cookies are good, too, andtheVrV in , only TI 1UC Doz. Now folks, as I said before, we don't have the cheapest prices in the country, because we don't sell the cheapest stuff: And it thrills us cU over or cU through reed the one that sounds best) that there are so many people who j thinh the same, way about it as we do (I mean about our 'good prices and good foods). Hills Dale ' ' Broken Sliced ' ' Pineapple 35c 46c Big Cans Nice Ripe Fruit, 2 cans Fine Cane Sugar 10 pounds Schilling's Pure Cream of Tar tar Baking OQ Powder ..... OVC Royal Pure. FooS- Gelatine De sert all flavors; 3 pkgs. ...I '........'...1.-. UO C Whe-tarlon i - 5c Creme Oil ' Soap White Wonder Laundry CXLp Soap, 20 Bars ODC Gold Dust 1. 19c ;.25c 35c 29c Grahams or 2 for 57c That's all today folks. , Drop in and see ns some time always glad to see j V- Pet Milk 4 Tall cans Solid Pack Tomatoes 3 large cans Standard Tomatoes 3 large cans Milk and.-Honey Salted Wafers 2 lb. Boxes - we re - ' :m'' sentenced to 0 days in Jail, , nual tour. 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