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Various Services now i Given
Public may be Eliminat
ed or Lowered
Some of Items Required by
Law or to Meet Debts
! Survey Reveals '
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y Br SHELDON F. SACKETT :
"If Salem taxpayers really wUh
fn lery locally cut down. th city
budget affords a good a pUee as
any to start retrenchment. Of 53
mills lerled on Salem property, 22
mills Is city , tax which means 41
cents of Tery dollar of tax paid.
I This docs not Infer the city Is
; of necessity rextraTai ant. It does
indicate 1) that a heary load of
bonded Indebtedness has "been un
dertaken. (J) that the functions
of city joTornment are steadily
Increasing and (I) that there is
some laxity in handling city ex
penditures due to the many hands
which, hare a share in budgeting
and expending the 1400.000 rais
ed annually by the city.
i It is the purpose of this article
to examine the Tarions places to
which the money goes and to in
quire If a sarin, say of 1 per
cent, eonld be made in 1932 and
If so, how the cut could be ac
complished. First be It known the city has a
score Of activities in which It en
gages. -Fire and police protection
are the largest items of expense
but its other business is as. diverse
" as the directory of a department
' store. ". -."
Many Services to
Public are Provided -
. Salem maintains ; a library,
keeps up public parks, lights
downtown streets and trosslngs of
atreeti throughout : the - dty.v It
maintain free playground In
Summer and L t urnlshesTegnlar
. band concerts through Jaly and
August. It provides a sanitary
Inspection service, . contributes
18000 to a county health service,
does its bit in a cooperative em
ployment office and contributes
to the board of charities. Salem
runs, with cost to its taxpay
ers; an Incinerator. It provides a
modern landing and training field
for I aviation. It provides good
street intersections and keeps
clean the pavements whlcli it
charges property owners for build
ing; It plans and tones -building
districts and pays SSOOO.annually
for a systematic inspection of new
buildings. It maintains - a Jall.'
--kjips parking restrictions effec
tive downtown and maintains two
comfort stations. v
Of the J 1 mills of tax levied oy
Salem, between nine and 10 mills
goes into debt service. Salem peo-
, pie can complain all they wish
abont this, load of bonded debt
. but for several years there can be
no reduction in principal require
ments and little in interest
charges. By December 31, 19J1.
there will be $1,107,539 in gen
eral obligation bonds outstanding
plus whatever street Intersection
bonds are. issued this year. Ban
croft bonds totaling $904,000 are
also outstanding. Interest charges
of $53,175 were required this
year and $111,000 for bond re
tirement was necessitated. -On
neither of these items can redac
tions be made next year.. A $20,
000 Item to elean up a 1920 bond
Issue was put in the 1931 budget
but at least this ' much, will be
needed annually to take up a re
funding Ussue of 1914,-the -$40-
: 600 in Incinerator, bonds and the
$50,000 in- airport -bends, -all f
.whlch-wjll be duewwithin the next
i : eight years- The. only, chsnce for
the city to get its breath on bond
retirement will eome In 1135 when
-.-the 1913. aewee bonds will have
been paid off and a. $14,000 prin
cipal item can be taken from the
budget, provided, of course, some
. new bond issue is not ia the
ofTlng. -
Hope for Decrease . . .
- Within SsnaU Are '
Within the 11 to 1$ mills levied
for general city expenc x lies the
hope for any retrenchment which
could be made in 1932.
Of this levy, one item of two
mill was approved by the voters 1
In 1921 for a fire department lax
fund while, up to twr a levy up to
' two mills was approved about the
same time as a-street repair tax
fund. These two Items do not
come under the I percent limita
tion and have been ased up to
this year by the council to pro
vide $35,000 each for the city's
income. One-half a mill or $3750
of rcvenne was sliced from the
street fund this year.
A peculiar circumstance con-
: f ronts the budget makers this
winter which we think afords op
portunity to pare down the city's
' costs two mills or $35,000. This
would be a tax reduction of 9 per
'cent. City Attorney Trlndle has
I ruled that the two-mill tire" de-
partment fund can only be used
for new buildings or equipment.
For the present year the city is
" borrowing from this fund to pay
the wages'of the firemen, but af
ter 1931 this must stop and the
loan presumably repaid.
It has been suggested that the
itity vote a special two-mill tax for
tiara to tag 11, col. 1)
J Ordinance put Into Effect This Year Despite
Handicap of Lack
! The City Better Appearance ' !
i By STEPHEN a MERGLER . I r ;
rriHE present summer has the making? of a record-tft-eaker
X point of the low number of grass fires on the vacant
lots About the city and firemen at the -central station declare
that the reason is not so much the late rainy season in June,
as would be the offhand conclusion, but the immense amount
of "weed and grass cutting done by the city under the pro
visions of an ordinance pasaed by O- .
the council in August of 1930. -The,
scarcity; of these grass
blazes for the present ' month.
which in the- past has- been the
worst' part of the summer for the
fire department. Is the fruit of
the workings of the new ordi
nance: - The regulation' makes
tnreo; provisions: l, that ail va
cant )ots -must be cleared , of all
tall growth; 2, that the owners
of these lots be ordered at the
first of the summer to clean op
their properties; 3, that the city
street: commissioner - shall have
his men clean up all lots, which
the owners neglect and charge
the costs to the owners.
Under severe financial restric
tions, i Walter -Low,".street com
mslsloner,' has put this ordinance
Into effect this summer, employ
ing four men with scythes and
two. horse-drawn mowers. The
result 1st that, with the' first
month of summer past, nearly
all of: the vacant lots have been
cleared at least once, either by
the owners or by the street de
partment employes he reports. '
.Beginning tms weex, Low says
(Turnito page 11, col. 3)
UDS WILL DEPART
II
Six Mock tomorrow morning
will llnrLa party of 41 boys, and
leaders, assembled at the T. M. C.
A. anxious to be off to the Ocean
side camp,-where they will, spend
the next 11 days playing games.
swimming; studying and doubtless
eating unusually big meals. -
The office of the boys' secretary
was last night filled to overflow
ing with provisions, camp equip
ment and materials for the vari
ous crafts, which the boys will be
given opportunity to lesrn. This
first camp period is for the older
boys. 13 years and over.
When this group returns. Aug
ust St. the second group, younger
boys,' will go to the camp on
Tillamook bay for an eight-day
period of living out-of-doors.
Most of the -party , tomorrow
will go in two trucks, several in
the cars of two of the mothers.
Boys going to this 1 camp who
have not been before listed are:
Harold Beall. Ned Hale, Lowell
Williams, ! Allen Robin, Francis
Kay and Ed Busick.
Dollar Day to
Be Wednesday; :
Bafgains Many
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An all-cltx Dollar ! Dsy next
Wednesdays June 22, is being
planned by! a number of Salem
store cooperating with the Capi
tal Journal and The Oregon
Statesman, i Existing low prices
together with the desire of mer
chants to stimulate summer busi
ness will bring the best bargains
to Salem buyers In years, the mer
chants claim. -
No; prise, or promotion stunts
will be used by the dealers. The
Subli will be invited to buy solely
on the merit of Jthe goods offered.
Advertisements of the -jped! Bar
gala Day I will appear in . local
newspapers early, this week.
1 FOR CAMP
Prune Grtiwers Confer
j On Brown
Prune n-rowers. packers, federal
and state officials conferred here
Saturday and agreed apon an ed
ucational program for the purpose
of eliminating brown f rot from
Oregon prunes and making . the
Oregon - pack second to none In
the world. The conference was
called by; Max Gehlhar. director
of the new state agricultural ae
partmentJ H. G. Moore of Seattle, chier in
charge of the western district for
the federal pure food department,
stressed the necessity of close in
spection of dried prunes.. Moore
declared that while his depart
ment would b reasonable, he had
no legal right to approve prunes
which are not acceptable aa food.
J. D. Mlckui, head of the aairy
and food division of the state agr
ricultural department, urged
growers to retort to his office the
names of producers of diseased or
infected, prunes. - He said the in
formation would be treated -as
confidential.
A committee was appointed to
outline an ec ucatlonal program
which will be presented to the
growers. i MemDers ei -we com
mittee are A.H. Marsh, Douglas
county, president of the Prune
Growers protticttve league; W. O.
of Funds Also Gives r
iron ms vote
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September Election Talked
But Council to Decide
Gregory Explains
If the city council will agree.
Mayor P. M. 'Gregory thinks Sa
lem ciUxaA should have a spe
cial' election in September to de
termine the. municipality' atti
tude towards' a city-owned water
system. Gregory was in confer
ence for some time yesterday with
City Attorney Trlndle following
an Informal discussion of the
Bear A Cunningham engineering
report made Friday . night on a
new -waterworks system . for the
city.
Gregory would like to have elt
lsens vote on two proposals. The
first would be a $2,500,000 bond
issue with which to provide ; a
mountain water system. The sec
ond would be a" $1,700,000 bond
issue with which a river system,
with intake two and three quar
ters miles above the Center street
bridge, would be provided.
."Of course all . action in the
matter must be decided upon .by
me council." Gregory . said yes
terday. The mayor anticipates the
council will discuss the matter
somewhat tomorrow night at the
regular meeting iand probably
will hold an adjourned. . meeting
later In the month for further
discussion of the water situation.
Gregory said . yesterday he
stood in -the same- position he
took when he ran for mayor as
an advocate of mountain water
for Salem, r i ;
HHIPLDiEfff HOT
Depression again hit the Work
ing - man below 'the relt."" isst
week, when only 4 9. men, out of
101 applying, were secured Jobs,
through the services of the T. M.
p. A. employment bureau. But
11 women were placed, out or 30
applying for work. x
The $0 per cent drop from the'
previous week's employment fig
ure, .was due largely to the fin
ishing of the fruit picking season,
according to Sim Phillips, ; em
ployment officer.. Harvest opera
tions have begun but these, he
says-are now generally operated
with combines, so that few men
are needed on the Job. . . !
Until the shop season begins,
about August 22, there will be
little chance for an increase In
labor demands. Phillips believes.
At that time large number of
worker will be needed again. In
the hop yards.
PORTLAXDER DROWNS ' .
PORTLAND, Ore., July IS
(AP) Raymond -Allen.-21, "Port
land, drowned in the Willamette
river here' today . when canoe in
which he was riding-capsized.1 HI
body wa recovered, " i ; ! t
Rot .Problem
Fisher, chairman of the Northwest
Dried Fruit association's commit
tee; F. I Ballard, head of the ex
tension service of Oregon state
college, and Charles Cole. In
eharge et the plant Industry de
partment at the college.- 0
Ballard and Cole announced
that all county agent would be
Instructed to assist in carrying the
educational program to all parts
of the state. -;
W. C Allen told the growers
that the packing house should
keep a record of percentages of
brown rot in prunes purchased un
der their direction.
W. O. Fisher said the Industry
should clean itself up within its
self. "Iftthis is done," Fisher
continued. th growers will re
ceive hearty cooperation of the
.packers." ; ' !
W. T. Jenka of the dried fruit
association, - declared that the
growers apparently were unduly
alarmed. "It is my opinion' said
Jenks, "that the government is
only trying to do what should have
been done many years ago." -
Mr.' Gehlhar assured the grow
ers that drasticltepa would be
taken only in extreme cases, and
that every effort would be made
te- Improve the prune Industry.
11X1
Mill
Explanation of Program is
- Given by Dan Poling,
Leading Worker!
Christian . Endeavor, Chief,
; Noted " Radio Lecturer
Visiting Parents! :
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'Br OIJVB-M. DOAK
, "I'm sleepy", was the very hu
man complaint ef distinguished
guest. who arrived In Salem late
Saturday He sat .In the cool "liv
ing room of .the home of his par
ents. Dr. and lira. C. CL Poling.
The speaker was Dr. JDaa ! Poling
who . Is- .here en . route to , New
Tork City following the meeting
In San Francisco of the World
Christian ' Endeavor union of
which he .was reelected president.
A long trip by motor,' train
and plane, - no sleep and hot
weather accounted for Dr. Poling
being "sleepy," but when; asked
about the Allied Forces for Pro
hibition Dr. Poling was only wide
awake and enthusiastic The
movement became definitely ' or
ganized July 1 after work had
been under way since February.
At the present time there are 2(1
cities and towns of 2.500 popula
tion or over in which there will
be conducted conference of three
day duration within the next 10
months. The speaking conferen
ce . will . begin with Columbus,
Ohio, September 8 and will con
tinue . westward reaching j Salem
the latter part of September. Er
- (Turn to page. 11. col.Jj)
. Out at the Eyerly airport there
1 almost ready for.-exhibition a
"clown" of the airplane world. It
has no name but could Well' be
called the ."gymnast" for If will
do anything an airplane will do
when it is completed, so it is
hoped, but it will do it from a
stationary base. ' .-':
.There is a regular control and
room for a pilot only. Loop the
loops, tall spins, falling leaf, and
such like performances not to
mention the gentle art of perfect
banking and landing may be ac
complished or it can be held per
fectly motionless' In the air if so
desired. t , r
- There areo"Ely two other such
machines on tha coast according
to Mr. Eyerly's Information.. The
invention came "from the: army,
but Mr. Eyerly ha developed one
of hi own. In the one' to .be
demonstrated in a few days an
old automobile wheel, and no end
of other part from all of a half
dosen- makes of cars. ' make up
vital parts of the '.'clown'!. j.
Mr. Eyerly hope to 'get new
reel interested in taking some
pictures of the demonstration
-which will follow the completion
of the machine. - I
This type of machine has been
used by the army to test the sta
bility of prospective pilots. - i-
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Currency Flow
Out oi tier many !
To be Stopped
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BERLIN, July 18. (AP)
President Paul von Hindenburg
tonight issued decree designed to
plug up some of the hole through
which Germany' capital has bee
leaking out pf the country? .
. ' la a -decree aimed at -hoarders
of foreign currencies. It was made
compulsory that - every holder - of
such; eurreneieav declare them at
the Reiehsbaak. - Unless the
Relchsbank- agree' that the hold
er need them for essential econ
omic purpose, they will be eon
verted by the Relchsbank . into
German marks at the official rate
of exchange... :(
Fair and Warm v
? Weather is Due
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"Fair and warmer'-. Is the
weather prospect in Salem for the
next few days. . With the harvest
season in fan swing throughout
th valley Indication are that
"Old Sol" will do hi part to
hasten the ripening of fruit and
grain. . '.-
First " Indications of warmer
weather-came yesterday when the
thermometer registered 90 de
grees. ..
Insurance Firm 1
Faces Big Suit
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PORTLAND Ore., July 18.
(AP) The Metropolitan Life In
surance company, C H. Twlss and
S. P. Splering, its agents, were
named defendants In a suit filed
In circuit court here today by Mrs.
A. Louise Wehlitx In which she
asks damages aggregating $1,
051.500 for alleged attempted ex
tortion, f i ;:
em 'clou' if i
EYERLY HI
DANIEL A. POLING
POLinO TO SPEAK
IT PARK SERVICE
Noted Radio Advisor Listed
For Subject of Special
- Interest to Youth
The best attended park church
service of the entire summer is
expected to be the one this after
noon, when members of the noted
C C Poling family will take part
In the program.-The hour of the
meeting i unchanged, . 3:20
o'clock.
Dr.-Daniel A. Poling, president
of the World Christian Endeavor
society, will speak on' a subject
"of special interest to youth," he
says. His National Youth confer
ence, hour . broadcast weekly ex
cept in summer has made "Dan"
Poling' voiee familiar to millions
of people the nation over.
Dr. C. C." Pojing, pastor of First
Evangelical church.-, will preside;
Dr. Charles 8. Poling, of Bloom
field, N. J.. will Use part In the
services.- Vocal music is to be by
Mr. Laura Goode, daughter of Dr;
C. C Poling, accompanied by Mrs.
Ethel Poling Phelps, also a daugh
ter of the Salem minister. Dr. D."
V. Poling of Oregon State college
111 lead the community singing.
Because seating facilities in
Wlilson park are very limited,
persons attending the services are
advised by the committee to bring
chairs or blankets to sit on. -
Reports from neighboring
towns are that large delegations
are coming to Salem to spend the
day and attend this park service.
Fall Leaves on
Trip to Prison ;
Relatives Weep
EL PASO. Ten., July 18 (AP)
Albert B Fall, former secre
tary of the Interior, began his
Journey to the New Mexico peni
tentiary at Santa Fe late today. ;
While his wife and daughters,
weeping, and a group of friends
stood near, he was assisted down
the rear steps of his big red brick
mansion and into an ambulance.
which then left for his ranch at
Three Rivers, N. M. It was believ
ed he would spend the night there
and continue te Santa Fe tomor
row.' . j .-. "
Fall will serve a sentence of a
year and a day on a conviction of
accepting a bribe of - $100,000
from E. L. Doheny while a mem
ber of President Harding' cab
inet. .
Two Killed as
Stage and 'Bus
-QCrast i at Union
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LX CRANDEY Or.. July IS.-
f API Two nersons -vrern -killed
and a. third injured seriously, east
of Union today 'la the-collision of
an automobile and a westbound
stage.
- Louise Farrts. La Grande, and
Jerald C. Turner, 25, Medical
finrinn ' vn killed and Leonard
Goble, Medical Springs, was In
jured. Ail were riding In the au
tomobile driven by Miss Farrl.
None of the stage passengers was
in jured ,
Tiny Lad Struck
By Train, Killed
EUGENE. Ota. July 18 (AP)
Donald Gray Anderson, 2 -year-
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Anderson, of Junction City, was
struck and killed Instantly by a
northbound passenger train late
today, f - .: -
, The child was playing on the
track la front of hi home south
of Junction City depot.- - j
RAKER- MAN KILLED
BAKER. Ore.. July IS (AP)
Elmer Mires. -42. was Injured
fatally while unloading logs from
a truck, at the Grand.Ronde.Plne
company' plant st Pondosa today.
PALL-PROVES FATAL
MEDFORD. Ore, July 18
(AP) Donald Horner, 11, fell
from a tree In the yard at the
family home here tonight and (
broke poth his arms ai me wrist.
Conversation of Laval Vith
German Envoys Brings
. Better Feeling
Decision Jn Doubt Almost
To 7 end-, of -Meeting
Held In Paris : ; I
(Copyright, 1031. the Associated
'---. Press) ' t.-
PARIS.. July 18. (AP) The
obstacle in - the way of French
partlclpaUen in the conference of
major statesmen in London Mon
day were awept away today In
conversations between the. heads
of the : French, and -German gov
ernments. : i"
Premier Laval . decided, after
discussing the German crisis with
Chancellor Brunenlng and For
eign Minister Curtlus, his separ
ate negotiations with Germany
were sufficiently advanced te re
move the French objections to
taking part In the London meet
ing. .- - ' . " ;
i The French decision remained
in doubt until a communique was
issued at the conclusions of the
Franco - German conversations.
and -even then it was set forth
indirectly in . connection with a
reference to a meeting tomorrow
of the representatives of the pow
ers that will be present at the
British capital. - ;i
Mr. Laval made it dear he con
sidered the atmosphere cordial
during his talk with Herr Bruen
ingand Chancellor Curtlus and
during the larger conference
which "followed and at which the
way waa opened, for Franco-German
cooperation in the future, tt
The French and the Germans
Were wholly frank. It .was under
stood, tha Germans setting forth
the details of the crisis in their
country and saying, in effect,
r What I the world going to do
about It?" ' . . - j;
J. O. Holt of Eugene was elect
ed president of the state agricul
tural advisory board at the first
meeting of the new organization
held in Salem Saturday. Max
Gehlhar, director of the state ag
ricultural department, was elect
ed secretary. . . -
The board was created to act in
an advisory capacity to the new
state department of: agriculture.
Members of the board voiced. a
proval of the progress made' by
the department since Its inaugur
ation July 1. Resolutions were
adopted by the board protesting
against the Importation of cattle
into Oregon from other states,
for the sterilization of. poultry
crates, and that steps be taken to
combat Inf action bronchitis now
existing in some poultry flecks. !
Members of the board are Di
rector -Gehlhar. J. O. Holt, rep
resenting horticulture; - Fred
Cockell. Mllwaukie. poultry; H.
R. Richards. The Dalles, farm
crops; Morton Tompkins, Dayton,
gardening; Martin . Rostvold.
Woodbum, cooperative market
ing; ' Robert Bond. Pendleton,
livestock and animal Industry,
and C. C. Dixon, Shedd, dairying.
Drought, Heat j
Cause Worries
GRANTS PASS. Ore., 'Jury 18
(AP) Confronted .with a re?
stricted use of-water for irriga
tion, Josephine ' county farmers
today sweltered -nader- heat
wave that had.' pushed the mer-
eur? 4b -102 degrees.at 4. o'clock
this jiternoon.-- ; - . , . ,
Granxe leaders are said to have
asked for. a Joiat session ef th
farmers and -officials of the !rri-
raUon districts in an effort, to
alleviate an acute water shorUge.
Drum Corps
OF FARM ADVISORS
Forth ". in New Uniforms
Salem . drum corps of Capitol
Post No. 9. American Legion, wfll
"strut It's stuff la all the glory
that brilliant new uniform ef
royal blue and gold- will give, j
These uniforms, the first new
one In three years, will be in
ci. inniit l. following sub
mittal of all manner of drawings,
telegrams, and other communica
tion between local memoers,
,m.AA tvr -Rainb Cooler, and the
Philadelphia house where they
are being made to get Just what
the drum eorpe . .
The whole suit will be a smart
military cut of fine serge in a
royal blue color. Cap, sleeves,
and a shield on the front of the
coat will be In gold and gold
braid, will adorn the shoulders.
On the shield will be the Ameri
can Legion ' Insignia and the
.rili KilRm nost No. t. Down
the legs of the trousers will be
a narrow gold braid on either
side of which will be a peacock
green cord.
' For evening wear there will be
B
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OOil TO PURIFY
Strieker Will Investigate
Possibility, of ? Using r.
Paper Mil! Waste J j
; Ne Immediate action to reme
dy the odorous condition of Mln
to slough can be- taken this sum
mer. Dr. Vernon A. . Douglas,
county health officer, , reported
yesterday after returning from a
conference in Portland with Dr.
Frederick D. Strieker, secretary
of , the Oregon state board of
health. Dr. Strieker Informed
Douglas that he would make a
personal investigation of the sit-,
nation, conferring with officials
of tha Oregon Pulp and Paper
company; as soon as the city
council's committee gives him a
written request to do so. j
Strieker may then investigate
the possibility of utilising the pa
per pulp waste which is now
dumped into the slough, . or -the
advisability of moving the waste
outlet Into the river, channel, eo
that the smelly material will not
settle in the slough. It Is thought
that if this were done, the win
ter high water . would wash the
present accumulation - of the
waste matter from the slough,
and the remedy effected, j .
Rumors current" here yesterday.
HO ub died f ruui,' ,huu, i.ui
many years chief bf 'police, would
resign shortly be rore August l te
accept an appointment' a captain
In eharge of the Salem district of
the new state police department,
were not verified. Neither Mr.
Mlnto nor Charles Pray, superin
tendent of the state constabulary.
would comment on the report.
Mlnto left Salem yesterday after
noon for a weekend trip, and
could not be Questioned further.
George Alexander, state .prohi
bition commissioner, probably
will be retained in the state police
department without specific com
mission. .'. - r , f
Other rumors were thatW. M:
Gurdane of Pendleton would be
placed in. charge of the Portland
district, assisted by R. C. Wil
liams, recently, a state tralfle of
ficer. Lee- Brown, Lane county
deputy sheriff was said to be slat
ed for appointment as captain of
the southern Oregon district; Lee
Noe, ex-Malheur county .deputy
sheriff, to ; the captaincy -of the
eastern Oregon district. -
Perfect Lovers
- Of Screen May:
Be Parted Soon
LOS ANGELES. July 18
(AP) The screen's perfect lover
and Its dashing smart lady, John
Gilbert and Ina Claire, have fail
ed to find in real life the beauti
ful fancies of love - they enacted
with, such' success In films.
Miss Claire, In a suit for di
vorce tiled, in. superior court- to
day,' charged, mental cruelty.. The
temperament of the "screen'
stylist and its-Don Juan did, not
make for. happiness the actress
; V -HOT A MEDFORD - .
f VMEbrORD, Ore;, July- If. .
(AP) The mercury rose to 102
degrees, here today.
to Blossom.
hlte trousers of the same ma
terial and the gold braid-and
green cord will adorn the side
of thea.
The drum major will have the
regular drum major suit with all
the elaborate trimming , which
go to make up the drum major,
and it will be In the same colors
as the corps uniforms.
The first time these uniforms
will be worn will be at the state
convention In Corvallls August
a-7-S.V. At. this time the corps
will compete for state honors. It
now holds the Clifford W., Brown
trophy, and - ft - drum major,
Charles Whittemore, hold the
drum major trophy. These were
won at Baker at last year's con
vention. . - - ' .
The drum corps has competed
in two national conventions, one
at San Antonio where It won sec
ond place and at Louisville, Ken
tucky, whera It. won-fifth .place.
Its list of winnings Is long and
of them the corps is Justly proud.
Herman Brown I now manager
of the corps.
UG MUST WAIT
mi
STATE5F0RCE
lli 'vl -
ve Committee
Of; Taxpayer Body
Takes Action
Meier Will Sound out
Solon'. Sentiment Vv
f This Week .
PORTLAND. - Ore- Jnlr It -
(AP) Establishment of a tax '
regulatory system; Xor the state
for the purpose of reduction and
retrenchment In the expenditure
of public funds and the reduction
of. automobile license fees by one
third, wa recommended today by,
the executive committee . of the
Oregon Taxpayers Equalisation
and Conservation league.
' I The committee met here today'!
at the readiest of Governor Meier ' -and
spent the entire day in outre-. '
lining a plan -oi rpocedure and
drafting a report to the governor.
After thA nrinnHnn nt W. '
olution Governor Meier Issued a "
statement saying that upon his
return to Salem Monday he , -Would
begin sounding semtlment
among the members of the state
legislature with reference to the V
tax reduction program ' outlined ' v
by the committee here today. ; i
Will Can Session
If Solons Agreeable
l"If I find the legislators agree
able to the plan, I shall convene
them In special session, "the gov- i
ernor said. : ' " !
Briefly, ' the program outline
byjthe committee was:
l 1. The calling of a special ses- 1
slon of the legislature to meet at
the pleasure of the governor to
consider tax reform.
J. Giving the state tax com- -i
mission, acting Jointly ' with -county
tax-' commissions regula-T
tory. control over bndreta. ta7 "
levies and . proposed future bond.- :
issues of local, tax-levying bod-
iesJ '-"if :..- .. s -. , ,. J
- $. The reduction of automobile '
license feestby one-third and the '
Increasing of the present gasoline- i
ta from four ta fiTe cents, ' ;
fectlve July 1, Hit. ) j
4. Calling upon all tax-levying j
bodies to retrench and cut ex-
penditures to effect, if possible, j
a 20 per cent tax reducUon. j
,"fhe committee's plan for tax I
regulation was based upon the t
system in.i effect in Indiana, '
whch was advocated by Gover-
no4 Meier when he called thm .imx i
committee together at Salem re-
cetitly.
i
tl -
LIKE CUT PL'il i
APPROVED BT M-
fThe f roposal of the Oregon Tax I
Conservation ; and Equalization
league, outlined at an executive i
committee meeting In Portland j
during the week, to cut licenses i
taxes for automobiles from 25 to
Si 1-8 per cent meets with the 1
approval ef Secretary of State ;
Host only he would like to see the i
reduction made one of SO per cent.
the secretary i declared yesterday.":
Hbss pointed out that his license ,
reduction proposal made last n
month anticipated the tax redwo- !
tibnists appeal for - lessened 1
charge to motorists for using the ,:
highways. -
'- ifHoss said he favored & fife-
cent gasoline tax and would urgei
that it be distributed in a manner s.
which would allow the counties of -f
the - state-to recoup ' the losses in . ?
revenue they would receive when" -thb
license fees were reduced.
7 fA week ago the Marlon county '
court went on record a faverlngf
a five-cent gasoline tax and a lib-
era!.' spllt-up:f ;moneyr received -with:
the county rourts for use is
county road-building programs.
? : ; . '--
French Plan of r
17: S. Guarantee , ;
Not Acceptable.
WASHINGTON. Jaly 1 8. (A P )
Material modification of the
French plan for a loan to Ger '
many appeared 'certain tonight c
trana-Atlantle discussions contin
ued to pave t her way for the seven :
powers confers nee in -Lon4o '
Monday. ,
vThe French proposal that sueh -
a loan' be guaranteed by the Unit- '
ed , States, Great Britain" and
France is regarded here -: ;
ly unacceptable, and Secretary '
Stimson has so informed the.
Freneh premier,'
Identify Walp -
As Holdup Han
William Walp was Identified by
Roy Collins of 152S Oak street
yesterday as the man who heU
him up Friday night near Collins'
home and took' six dollars from
him. Walp. when arrested early
yesterday morning, -had no gnu,
but did have some liquor, it is
charged, and was booked en that
count.