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The OHEGON &TATES21AN. Saleru Oregon, Thursday Morning. April 2. 1931
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ITES1HD
Ttet Investigation to be
Preceded by Street
Railway Inquiry
(Ooa tinned tram p t)
lle ferric commission, fixing
the- adult fare at 10 cants, and
providing that school children's
tickets 'would be sold at the rate
of 20 for one dollar.
Suspends Tariff
On Street Car Fare
The records show mat on tne
same day as the tariff was filed
the public serrlce - commission
suspended the proposed new
tares until June 24. 1929.
A subsequent order - further
suspended the tariff until No
vember. 1S29. when the street
ear fare case was consolidated
with the. proposed Investigation
of all electrical rates. The con
solidation was said to hare been
, ordered tor the purpose of elim
inating investigation costs and
expediting the hearings.
.The 10 cent fare later was al
lowed to become effective by the
public serrlce commission.
"This commission has for. the
last several weeks been carrying
on an independent investigation
and gathering data preparatory
to a final determination of tne
Questions Involved in these two
cases." continued the statement
issued by Commissioner Thomas.
The investigation is almost com
Dieted in the street car case and
this matter will be set for hear
ing within the next 30 days."
Power Probe to
Follow at One
Commissioner Thomas announ
ced that this case would be f ol
lowed by hearings relating to the
Portland General Electric com
pany. The latter case involves
commercial and residential light
ing, rates and other Important
Questions.
At a number of hearings held
a year ago and In which the City
of Portland was intervener, the
valuations of both the electric
and street car systems were the
principal points at issue. Follow
ing these hearings the old com
mission prescribed rates and
thereafter tariffs were filed con
taining lower Industrial power
rates.
The issue at stake In the cases
on which hearings are to be re
sumed is whether lighting rates
shall be further reduced and also
whether a reduction shall be
made In street car fares. It Is the
intention of the commission- to
bring both of these cases to a
conclusion as quickly -as possi
ble. The hearings probably will be
held in Salem, according to an
nouncement made by Commis
sioner Thomas.
Officials Here
For Conference
Prank Grant, city attorney of
Portland, and Kenneth Harlan,
of the firm of Carey and Harlan.
rate experts, spent part of "Wed
nesday in Salem conferring with
Commissioner Thomas. Neither
Commissioner Thomas nor Mr.
Harlan would comment on the
conference. -
Commissioner Thomas pre
vlously - ordered invest! gations of
in-rates and charges of the Pa
cific Telephone Teleerach
company. Mountain States Pow
er company California-Oregon
Power company, and the Eastern
Oregon light Power company.
SWEEP FOB
E BOH SEEN
CQatInued from pas 1)
nave broached the name of Ed
Plasecki. Salem lawyer and Polk
county resident, bat PiaMwki re
fused to- consider: being a candN
date last summer and it is
donated If. ho has changed his
mind in that regard. This would
leave Anderson with the big ad
vantage of having endorsements
of the .gamo organizations and
presumably the favor of the gov
ernor as well. . .
-Game Warden Post
Also Betas Eyed
Present members of the com
mission are L. A. Wright of
Union, David Evans, Eugene,
Harry Poole. Klamath Palis J
E. Culllson. Portland, Wllford
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Tltls 26-year-old rirL Margaret
Thonvtf, ef Detroit. Mldu. says
she sCi en the remaining years
ef has; 2fe far 8t rather than
see Lsjp crippled sister denied medV
IcsJ ettssiXsn and her mothsr
tsraei l sf their mortgaged
borne. -
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Among the distinguished visitors gathered at the Nary Yard. Brooklyn.
N. Y..to witness Sir Hubert W ilk ins' submarine get its name 'Nautilus,'
officially was Jean Jules Verne, grandson of the famous author oi
Twentr Thousand leagues Under the Sea." Lady Wilkin sponsored
the craft in which her husband will soon attempt his daring under-lei
dash to th North Pole.
Allen Grants pass.
There is a vacancy in the post
of stated game warden, and the
popular expectation is that Sen
ator Edward i Miller of Grants
Pass will get. the appointment.
Miller is an ardent sportsman,
was chairman of the state game
committee of ' the senate, and
succeeded in getting through xwo
measures dearr to the hearts of
sportsmen: the Eogue river fish
bill and the new state game code.
Frank Brown, chief deputy who
has been mentioned in this con
nection. Is expected to go on at
his present post.
If the wardenship goes to
southern Oregon, the dope is
that that section would lose the
commisslonershlp; the two west
side places going one to the Wil
lamette valley ; man and possibly
one to a coast county.
The report is 'that no appoint
ments will be mtde for two
weeks. Meantime Interested par
ties are interviewing the gov
ernor and trying to get their
ideas and their men across for
official favor.
IDT ,
OFTOIEB CALLED
Amanda Schmidt, for many
years a resident of the Turner
district, died at her home near
that city Wednesday at the age
6f about 70 years.
I She is survived by two daugh
ters, Mrs. Ella Miller of Turner
and Mrs. Eva -i Howe of Galive,
Or.; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth A.
Byrnes and Mrs. Emily Scott,
both of Salem; two half-sisters,
Mrs. Lulu Kays of Mabton,
Wash., and Mrs. Bertha Albrich
of Salem; one brother, Harry
Huffman of Klamath Falls, and
on half-brother, Edward Huff
man of Salem, j
Funeral services- will bo held
Friday at 1:30 p. m. from the
Rlgdon chapel. Interment will be
la City ,Vlew cemetery. .
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INDEPENDENCE, April 1
About 80 from here attended the
dinner Siren by the Rural club of
the Oak Point district, at the
school noose Friday night.
Following a dinner, 'a program
was given., sponsored by the lo
cal Commercial club.
J.- H. Hart, president of . the
club Introduced the numbers on
the: program which was as fol
lows: - -j ' :
Duet-Blanch Johnson and Mar
jorie Plant. t
Reading Elizabeth Baker.
. Reading lone Moore.
Accordion solo Leon Jaranoff.
Solo Mrs. M. Ebbo.
Rer. Standard gave an address,
taking as his subject, "In Cooper
ation is Success." .
JEFFEHI OH
IS FILED
Copy of the approved report of
receipts and disbursements in con
nection wlttf liquidation of the
Oregon State bank at Jefferson
tor the year ending last Novem
ber 15 was filed with the county
clerk yesterday and shows that
an 82 per cent dividend, or 265,
001.74, on commercial claims was
jaid.
tiunarea per rent oiviaenas, to
taling $30,751.30, were paid on
savings accounts and , preferred
claims of $0,320.67 have been
paid. Interest received in the
period on commercial deposits
was $8,304.30; and on savings,
$2,211.70. Deposits subject to
check unclaimed are $788.70.
Resources on . November IS
were $$S0.5S8.2t.
Kingsley Taken '
South to Await
Appeal Outcome
James E. Kingsley, under
death sentenc for the slaying of
Sarh Preecott, Ashland police offi
cer, yesterdsyi was transferred
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from the Oregon state peniten
tiary to the Jackson county Jail,
where ho will remain pending dis
posal of his appeal in the state su
preme court. Kingsley was tak
en to Medford by Sheriff Jennings
of .Medford. k L 1 ,
The law . provides that persons
convicted of crime and sentenced
toerms in the state penitentiary
shall be held in the counties in
which they are arrested and tried
until such time as their cases are
finally disposed of in the courts.
Kingsley shot and killed Pres
eott, when the officer attempted
to question him with relation to a
stolen automobile."
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RECORD SET
Silver Creek Drops, Folk
At Silverton Able to
Return to Homes
(Continued from : page 1)
by the high water. : The Hubbs
Planing mill dam in Silver creek
suffered to quite an extent. The
apron from the top of the mill
dam was washed away, the dam
itself was damaged so that it will
have to be repaired before it can
be put to use again. Del Barber,
manager of the mill',, had the
electric current cut in Wednesday
morning and this will be used un
til the water goes down sufficient
ly to permit repair of the dam for
the water power. The water cut
in beneath the office and store
room of the mill so that a night
watch had to be kept for fear a
portion of the building would.be
swept away.
East Hill residents reported
that their water supply had been
cut off Tuesday morning. Inves
tigation revealed that the water
rushed by the intake so that it did
not enter the mains. The com
mission kept workers on all night
clearing the entrances. -
Many of the lovely rock and
shallow water gardens on the
banks of Silver Creek below the
Main street bridge were washed
away. Considerable damage was
done to basements about town.
LABISII CENTER. April 1
The continued rains have stopped
onion planting here, as practically
all of the onion land is flooded,
both lake and river. . This will
necessitate replanting . by those
who have already planted, when
the water recedes. It also means
loss of fertilizers to these who
were prepared for planting. Much
the same situation existed four
years ago, although earlier in the
season. -
FDIIEl' IS TODAY
F0BFBBE.DK
Funeral services for Frank ' E.
Dark, 64, who died here Tuesday,
will be held this afternoon at 1:
30 o'clock, with Rer. Hugh B.
Fouke Jr. officiating, it has been
announced. Interment will bo in
Belcrest Memorial park.
Dark, who had recently moved,
here from Glendale, Ore., is sur
vived by his wife, i Delia; . one
daughter, Mrs. , Ruth Ostino - of
St. Helens; one . son, Vera ! of
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DHOGER EfJDED
24-Foot Mark Expected to
" Be Reached Early In
r Morn; Roads Open
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consequently the mill experienced
no loss aside- from the production
decrease occasioned by the shut
down. ; -
l Only one of the three .large
paper making machines was oper
ated yesterday at the mill, the
discolored water in the mill creek
preventing the manufacture of pa
per in the other two machines.
Heinleln said the one machine
would operate as long as the pulp
supply held bur He said the mo
tors would be replaced in the sul
phite mill and operation resumed
there as soon as the waters sub
sided below the 20-foot level.
Many Turn Out
To View Hirer
Throughout the' day hundreds
of citizens betook themselves to
the Marlon-Polk county bridge to
watch the Willamette river rush
downstream, part of ita load bulg
ing over the banks on the west
side of the river. Brush, logs and
other debris were scurried down
stream by the current.
: Apparently fascinated by the
swirling eddies of the river and
its murky colored water, some ob
servers watched the xivef for
hours.' Late in the afternoon the
Mellow Moon dance hall in West
Salem was within three feet of the
water leveL - The floor of the
lumber piles of The Spaulding Log
glngompany were still six feet
above the river level as the day
ended.
Scores of school children hur
ried to the bridge after dismissal
Wednesday to see the flood.
No difficulty in maintaining
service was being experienced by
the Oregon Washington Water
Service company, its manager, J.
T. Delaney, said late yesterday.
The filter beds were covered by
the waters of the Willamette but
the beds in Minto island were op
erating satisfactorily and little
discoloration was observable in
the water in the mains, Delaney
said.
. Numerous farmers in the low
lands districts along the Willam
ette river said yesterday that the
flood would aid them in killing
rodents. Lack of high water in
1030 failed to effect the usual
winter "cure" on gophers, moles
and' field mice, these men said.
Depositing Z river silt in the bot
tom lands was also looked forward
to by the farmers although an off
setting disadvantage was the
heavy washing done to lowlands
by the flood waters of the rivers.
Play on the Salem Golf club
course was out or question during
the high water the last two days.
Green number 4 was entirely un
der water, while the bridge span
ning the lake hazard .was float
ing. Ercel Kay said last night
that very little damage had been
done to the grounds by the flood.
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STRUCK BY QUAKES
(Continued from page 1)
trudged down the dusty roads
leaving the devastated city be
hind. On the whole, however the
situation was under control,
htarinet at Work
Fighting: Plamee
United States marines woraea
all last night and all today, many
of them without food. Colonel
Frederic Bradman directed the
Glendale: three brothers, C. L. of
Odell. A. L. of Salem, Edwin B.
of Stockton, Cal.; and one sister,
Mrs. Minnie JStark of Union town,
Kas.
Coming
Sunday
It's the fun
niest picture
ever made I
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Charlotte .
Greenwood
Reginald "
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Betty Cook pictured ta the court
of Judge. Joseph Sabath at Chi
cago, where she la a witness in the
trial of her sweetheart, Leo Broth
ers, charged with slaying Alfred
"Jake" Lingle, reporter for a Chi
cago newspaper.
The Call
Bj OUVE M. DOAK
HOLLYWOOD
Today Gary Cooper and
Marleae Dietrich in "Mor-
occo."
Friday and Saturday Boh
fltAolA In "TYia S ti n t
Trail.
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GRAND
Today Loretta Tounf ta
"Road to Paradise." :
Friday Gary Cooper and
Betty Compson in . "The
Spoilers."
WARNER'S ELSINORE
Today William Haynes in
"Tho Tailor Made Man."
WARNER'S CAPITOL.
Today Dorothy Mackail in
"Kept Husbands.".-
FridayMary Astor. la "Be-
hind Office Doors."
work himself despite injuries re
ceived when a beam fell on him.
There was no water, for the
water mains had burst at the
first shock, and fighting the fire
which came on the heels of the
earthquake was a hand-to-hand
Job. Many of the marines had
their shoes burned off their feet,
but they stayed on the job.
In an effort to check the march
of the flames they started blast
ing, but it was hard work for the
flimsy houses of stick and adobe
burned like tinder.
A Los Angeles postal employe
who signs his name many times
daily was allowed by a court to
change his signature from George
D. Wilbur to Cee Cele. so that it
could be written rapidly. :
POLLYWOOD
Homo of 2 5 C Talkies
Last Times Today
ALL SALEM IS THINKING
ABOUT THIS PICTURE
Attend Today's Matinee and
Avoid tho Crowd Tonight
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MAQNLTlCgJfT
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Gnest tickets not 'stood for
Morocco
Coming Friday and Saturday
Power Ficturo!
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FLOODS USE
". HEAVY DUE
Travel Being Restored With
Water Receding; Rail
I .Service Hampered ZL
(Continued, from pare 1) .
near Eugene when, their boat
overturned, had been recovered
tonight. . .r. -
More than 18 families In the
Lenta, district suburban to Port
land, were : rescued from their
homes by police and firemen to
day after water had flooded the
section when a levee was broken.
A hundred homes ctood in from
three to eight feet of water. -
The Spokane, Portland Seattle
railroad cleared its line on tho
Washington aide of the Columbia
river today after the gorge had
been blocked to train traffic for
24 hours. The Union Pacific line
between Hood River and Port
land was opened later in the day
and eastbound . pasengers were
taken around an 800-foot wash
out between La Grande and Pen
dleton by stage. The Southern
Pacific main line, blocked by a
1 slide between Oakridge and Cas
cade summit, was operating this
afternoon after an 8-hour , delay.
Tillamook Still
Isolated City
- Tillamook on the Southern Pa
cific line, was still cut off from
tho outside world, and two tres
tles and 600 feet of track were
washed out on .the Southern Pa
cific's Detroit-Mill City branch.
Both these lines were to be in use
tomorrow. . j. -
Stage service between flooded
Walla Walla and Mllton-Free-water
was restored today, and the
Umatilla river which had been
piling water ' on farm landa in
the Pendleton district was receding.-
"
Western Lane county was still
isolated late today, Eugene re
ported, as slides and floods cov
ered the highways. A work en
gine of the Southern Pacific was
derailed on the Cascade summit
when it rain into slides. No one
waa injured.
The lumber towns of Marcola
and Wendllng near Eugene were
isolated due to washout bridges.
All streams in tho district were
out of their banks.
PLATi FOB CAPITOL
VIEWED BV M'lW
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these lands has been estimated at
f 7,500.000.
Stuart's letter to McNary said
in part: .
Oregon has a unique advan
tage as compared to other states
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la that under the provisions of the
act at June t, lilt. It haa an
equity of XS per cent in the net
value of the revested Oregon and
California railroad grant lands.
These lands roughly are estimated
to have a market value of about
$30,000,000, 00 that the state's
equity If readily ausceptlble of
llq.aida.tloa would be ample to fi
nance the construction of a new
state capftoL
Difficmlfy Sees
In Liquidation
"Facility of liquidation is the
present, obstacle, for the lumber
market is not at present eapabla
of quickly absorbing any large
part of the atumpage; on these
lands, consequently tlje annual re
ceipts are little if any in excess
of the annual debit against the
TTTT's COUPON AND ONE 40c ADMISSION "j
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my husband accompanied by his OWN WIFE to
1 the evemno; performance or tne aeiiffmiur comeujr
j drama "KEPT HUSBANDS," Tonifirht onlyr
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LEAVES
TODAY!
Mat.
2 P. M. Adults awOC
A SMASHING DRAMA
OF WISE WIVES AND
SUCKER HUSBANDS!
Dorothy MackaiH
Joel McCrea
Clara Kimball Young ,
Bryant Washburn
Peter Pan JcV Cream
Served Free at . the
Matinee!-
Are Men Coins; f , f
1 Soft? . . . Selling
Body and Soul In 1
Marriaajer Ut 1
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY
ioflCaos
and made a splash
in society!
TH E N THEY FPUNLT
OUT HE WAS ONLY
A PANTS -PR ESSE R !
He looked great in the full dress suit that
belonged to somebody else I The ladies
flocked around him, and , he got the big
business chance of his life! Then they
discovered that he didnt even own a but
ton! But with his nerve and the help of
a girl who loved him he showed them a
thing or two! There's fun ahead for you,
with dramatic thrill and touching romance
to make this one of the year's screen de
lights! The Boy Friend is Here
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IN THE UPROARIOUS ROMANTIC
ENTERTAINMENT
'A TAILOR MADE IW
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lands' resulting through tie pay
ment by the federal government
to the counties of taxes whlcft
could hare ' been collectable had
the lands not been rerested in tne
United States. ,
-According to our best J
matlon, something orer one ana
one-quarter million acres of the
Oregon and California ,Und i
chief ly valuable- for timber -production.
About 478,000 acres ac
.i.vi. ii,. pristine: boun-
daries of national forests, the re
mainder largely in aajaceu
. rr-t - l.njfi harm a hlU
value for timber production.
m.. .rrA farm' la Lane
. .... its terti
couniy. xvu.. iut" , ,.. f
on which 4J0e bushels of wheal
was grown in 1180.
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Robert Ames
Ricardo Cortez
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