The Oregon statesman., July 21, 1931, Page 1, Image 1

- ,":- j
CIRCULATION
THE WEATHER
: C1mdy today and Wednes
day, 'cooler; . Slax. Temp.
Monday 77, Mia. 57. rim
-2.0, clear, sooth wind; San.
day Temp. 101.
Average
Distribution
Jane, '31
7030
Net paid, dally, Sunday C710
" JCE3BEB A. . C. .
I I
FOUNDED 1831 -
EKUlTY-rlKST YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Horning, July 21, 1931
' r "k. e i i ' - - ; a m a -a a a . - -
"n, J a. sraaw. .ar - .jt' an. jphl. nr t- j". a
,i , i l w i i i ... i .... . - ; ' V ay
- i TT " : i - : . - 1
i
: k
i
v
I
t
i i
i- j
t!
FRM1GHISE FOR
GARBAGE GOES
TO LOCAL Fill
Exclusive Feature Expected
; ; To Draw Veto From
Mayor Gregory
Saving of $6400 Expense on
Incinerator isr Chief Ar- i
i gument in Favor j.
An exclusive franchise for gar-
bag disposal Trlthln the city of
Salem was gran tea iasi mjni 07
the city council to the Sanitary
Serrlce company of this city hot
the franchise awaits the approval
of the mayor and there ia every
Indication that Mayor Gregory
will reto the franchise. -
Alderman T. E- Kuha led the
fight for the franchise on the
ground that it -would relieve the
city of M0O of expense Incurred
from year to year in operating the
present Incinerator. He pointed
out that rates for garbage dispo
sal provided for In the new fran
chise were no higher than those
now existing. . "
Alderman JVE'Needham said
he saw no reason for the adoption
of this franchise by the council
when a previously introduced ex
clusive franchise with 1 2,0 00 net
a year given to the city had been
rejected. Needham said he under
stood the incinerator cost $40,
000. The other franchise would
havo paid the city five per cent
on this Investment and relieved
the municipality of all operating
charges, he said. . . . .
Gregory Oppose -Exclusive
Feature T
Mayor Gregory opposed the mo
tion, speaking from his desk as
presiding officer. He said the
exclusive- feature of. the franchise
was objectionable to him.
In the ordinance, rates for gar
bage disposal ar.e set tip which
the company ' Is not allowed to
exceed. Responsibility for the
care and operation of they incin
erator, without cost to the muni
cipality is assumed by the Sani
tary Service " company.' which
agrees to furnish bond for "the per-formance-ofr
Its contract'
The council went into commit
tee of the -whole before the fran
chise 'was granted Jid amended
the contract to provide that the
franchise could not b assigned
without & majority vote of the
council. . ,
DAY IS MODERATE
AFTER RECORD SET
Salem ctoxens reveled In the
cool -breexs yesterday which
brought welcome relief from the
Intense heat of Sunday. Records
for several years past were brok
en on Sunday afternoon when the
thermometer at the airport regis
tered 101. This is ) the highest
temperature recorded here since
July 23, 1928 when the mercury
reached 103.
NO fatalities from the heat
were reported but river, beach and
mountain resorts did a thriving
business as 'people rushed away
from the city in a futile effort, to
escape the heat. '
. Continued I warm weather is
forecast for the next few dya but
no such Intense heat as was re
corded Sunday Is expected. . .
Bartram Leaves
For East Today
Colonel William B. Bartram
will leave Portland tonight on the
Empire Builder train bound for
Washington. D. C it was learned
here yesterday. The colonel could
, not be located here. It is rumor
ed ne may be employed by the So
viet government for his knowl-
. edge of the flax business.
Steamer Cowlitz Sinks
In Storm oh Columbia
THE DALLES, Ore.. July 20
. (AP) Caught In a sudden wind
that whipped the waters, of the
Columbia into huge waves, the
river ateaiier Cowllts. overturned
and sank six miles from here to
' day. The 12 men aboard her
were saved.
The boat was piloted by. Cap
tain J. W. Exon, C, muster and
owner, and carried 100 tons of
wheat. The Teasel and crago was
Insured. . .. -
- The sudden, west w ltd,' de
scribed as .the worst en the rirer
In years, blew up great waves
that washed over tha law deck.
Captain Exon tried te bsaeh his
craft In a ' small eove sa the
Washington aid of tha river, but
an he turned tt boat It went
Into the trough of the waves.
One wave sabmsrgsd tb ea
glne room and next eaised the
cargo to shift. A asomeat later
the Cowllts overturned aad sank.
. : Captain Exon said be ewes his
life to his grandson, George XLlts
uiller. acting mate. The boy. a
cousin of Johnay KiUmlller, fam
ous University of Oregon football
sjtar, strapped a lire preserver
All
ey Issue
Qdunci I Flareup
Delay Charge Hurled
,i ; -i ' ". 1 ; i'-'j; v:j;: '"r.'r
Vandevort Says Someone's Blocking Progress ;
v Hughes Says it is Failure to put up ; r
v J. Bond ; Arms Wave Vigorously 1 ;
1 .'i . i - :. y:.
A LLEYS -byroads in the city's street program almost
J raised a furore in city council meeting; last night when
Investigator Vandevort and Street Chairman Hughes en
gaged: in heated controversy over the propriety of grading
an alley between North Cottage and Church streets.
; Vandevort, all hot anJ bothered over the city's failure
'" Oto grade the alley, had demanded
WELL rail HIS TO
BUI EIGHT-DEAD
Biggest Gusher in Michigan
Disaster! Scene; Chief
Owner may Recover
MOTiNT l PLEASANT, Mich.,
July 20. (AP) The death list
remained at eight tor.ight in Mich
igan's first major oil field disas
ter, while the greatest well yet
brought in in this field continued
to burn. unchecked.
Walter L. . MeClanahan, princi
pal owner of the Stuble Number 1,
the burning well, was given bet
ter than-an' even' chance to re
cover. Hls I wife is dead, as are
seven I other persons, some of
whom lie had invited to the field
to witness what he thought was
the end of his "hard luck" streak.
State authorities and officers of
Midland county were investigating
tonight the origin of the fire
which "caused serious Injuries to
eight persons in addition to those
fatally; burned Saturday night.
State a-eoloaists said all laws had
been complied with in the drilling
and were i Inclined to blame a
back-firing' track. Others. Includ
ing: Sheriff William N. Day. said
a bystander had lighted a clgaret.
LI
II
STILL! REPORT HEAT
SEATTLE", July 20 (AP) A
blistering: sun gave -Klpana,
Wash4 the distinction of being
the hottest town, in the racmc
northwest today with a tempera
ture of 115 degrees whUe other
Inland empire towns reportea
the thermometer readings varying
from 102 to 114 degrees.
Follow lag closely behind Ri
parian and Oroflno, Idaho, with
the thermometer registering 114
degrees. Stltee, Idaho, perspired
ith s 108 degrees registered.
GranvegiHe, i Idaho, Ling, Spo
kane, and ! Wapato, Wash.. wUted
under 108 -degrees.
Yakima 1 with 103 and Wallace.
Idaho, with 102 were two of the
coolest spots in the interior dis
trict. . t- V :
Seattle's high today was 75,
with Taeoma one degree under it
and eight' degrees below yester
day's ; high in that city.
,
Lad Wounded by
Accident Shot;
He May'Recbver
MEDFORD. Ore., July 20
(AP) Ernest Rice. 10, was acci
dentally i shot . and seriously
wounded today by a rifle In the
hands of Delbert Tlngleaf, 12
years ! old.
Physicians said the boy. who
with Ills parents, lives In Alamo,
Texas, has a chance for recovery.
The bullet narrowly missed the
heart and lodged in the stomach.
The two boys, with several other
lads. 'had; been playing with the
small; rifle.
around himself at the first Jndl
eatloa of. danger, adn then pre
pared to aid the captain. Twice
the elderly master was swept be
low the surface, but each time
the youngster saved him.
It i was first believed four of
the crew, were missing but It was
later discovered they had been
takea to the Washington side of
the river, i f
Captain Exon eatd that while
the boat and the cargo waa in
sured, he waa left pens Hess by
the disaster. Tao bt left The
D!l today with 109 'terns or
wheat. , the first - shipment , to
leave here by water In II years.
Captain sxon had planned to
make regular tripe and had
signed Bp a large tonnage.
The members ef the erew:
' Captain Sxon. KiUmlller,
George McClure, s, chief engi
neer: Fred 'Remington, assistant
engineer: John Brooks., deck
hand; Peter Langley. deckhand:
E. i Robinson, ' deckhand;' Jim
Clanchard, deckhand; Gay Shep
pard, mate; Nelson Smith, fire
man; Stanley Sawyer, coek, and
a bey named Jenner.
TIESTT
013
Causes
as
" 1 1 .
that Street Commissioner Low get
ousy ana ao the job or be called
on the carpet at next council meet
ing to explain his neglect of duty.
Hughes, usually voting with the
Vandevort clique, protested to the
alderman that Low was not to
blame. He explained that the
property owners adjacent to the
alley had not put up a cash de
posit for graveling the road a re
quirement of the council before
grading is done. -
Alderman Patton also defended
Low. declaring Vandevort had It
in for the commissioner for mere
ly doing his official duty." .
The coucil failed to sustain
Vandevort In his demands and the
fiery alderman protested that "A
man that's got money is holding
up the action of this council."
Stirred, Hughes jumped to his
feet and began a vigorous oral
protest while color rose in his
cheeks. Vandevort was on his feet
(Turn to page 2, col. 7)
lAIEEKETlD TRAFFIC
Weekend accidents la the city
reported to police were:
Ross A. Harris, 701 North
Capitol street, and Henry Erick
son of Canary, Ore., at intersec
tion of Broadway and Hood
streets Saturday night. Harris
claims his car was past center of
intersection when Erlekson, com
ing from the right, struck his
rear wheel. .Erlekson admits la
his report that Harris was past
center of intersection, therefore
that he had right of way.
Car driven by J. E. Noah of Ev
erett. Wash., struck rear fender
of another machine Sunday at
corner of North Commercial and
Center streets. Cars of R. D.
Damon. 2342 Cherry street, and
A. Storhour of Yamhill, were In
volved in aa Intersection nixup
Sunday .
When Jack Paul. 527 Center
street, attempted a left torn from
Broadway atreet to Market, yes
terday, his machine struck that
of Bern Ice Neal of Urilirelle,
Calif.. No one was Injured. ;
Mrs. Ada Schukey. 1815 North
Fifth street, was deeply, gashed
above her right eye, but her baby.
althovgh it was thrown from
their machine by the impact, was
apparently unharmed when i the
light touring ear in which they
were riding at 9: 35 o'clock last
night crashed Into the rear of a
truck, which was parked sear
1461 Market street. Russell Mc
Allister of Prelum, drirer, , was
not injured.' - : n :r J
Attendants at a local hospital,
to which Mrs. Schukey and baby
were taken by an ambulance of
the Salem Taxi service, reported
that the woman's cuts were only
of a minor; nature and that the
baby was uninjured. - : t '
The top and windshield, of the
car were demolished.
Cougars Attack I
Motoring Party;
Wheels Kill One
MED FORD, Ore., July 20
(AP) Reports received here to
day said an automobile bringing
California tourists from 'the Ore
gon caves last night waa attacked
by two cougars. :
The tovrist party had reached
the base of Grayback mountain
when the big cata leapen upon
the machine. One was killed be
neath the wheels of the car, the
other one fled.
The names of the tourists .were
not learned. - . t . : '
Five Killed in r:
Nicaragua Fight
MANAGUA. Nicaragua, Jury 2 0
(AP) At least five men were
killed and several wounded in
fighting between National Guard
troops and Insurgents In several
places in Nicaragua over : the
weekend, according to reports
which reached here tonight.
TWO FIRES NOTED
BEND. .Ore., July 20 (AP)
Two small fires were reported In
this section over the weekend.
One was In the Fort Rock coun
try and the other was in private
ly 'owned timber north of Cres
cent. '
MX S
NUMEROUS
Ml
U
CRASHES
EMLOIENT;
TAXATi 0 W P
ETTTET
City Council on Record for
Cooperation in Meier ;
Economy Program
! f j
SS-iM SMS
Vacations for Employes so
; Others may Have Jobs
; .Also Considered K .
Salem's city council devoted a
considerable part of Its extended
bi-weekly session Monday night to
a consideration of the enrrent
problems of taxation and unem
ployment. : i i
The first issue was raised when
Alderman Hal Patton Introduced
a resolution commending Gover
nor Julius L. Meier for his efforts
to create lower taxes for local tax-
paying bodies. The resolution,'
hich received a straggling af
firmative vote, placed the council
on record as favorable to the gov
ernor's move and. pledged the
council to cooperate with the gov
ernor In reducing taxes wherever
possible. ' j -
Alderman Watson Townsend
then suggested that Salem's mu
nicipal income waa 94 per cent-de-i
rived from direct taxes on 1 prop
erty whereas other cities derived
as much aa 48 per cent of. their
municipal revenue from sources
other than direct taxes. He sug
gested that a number of sources
of Indirect revenue were open to
the city if aldermen would work
them out and moved the appoint
ment of a committee of three to
report on new source of revenue
for the city. The motion prevailed
and Mayor Gregory appointed
Townsend, C A. Olson and Wal
ter Evans as members of the com-J
mittee.
Declaring the situation was
critical. . Mayor -Gregory opened
, (Turn to page 2, col. 1)
FEDERAL OFFICERS
KANSAS CITY. JnJly 20.
(AP) Two federal prohibition
agents and a city officer were
wounded during a raid tonight on
a north aide room suspected-of
being a main depot of the city
liquor trade and one of tne men
whose arrests were sought waa
slain. - - - J
One of the agents. Curtis s.
Burks, married and about 25. was
wounded In the.abdomen. causing
paralysis of his body from the
waist down. His condition wss
critical. The other agent, E. C
Anderson, suffered a glancing
bullet wound in the stomach. ;
Clarence Reedy, a detective.
was wounaea in me neca. joe
Callo, 23, was killed by a shotgun
in the bands of Lieut. E. L. Nel
son, a detective, who said Callo
resisted arrest and attempted to
escape. Joseph Lusco, 37, one of
seven men arrested, suffered a
probably skull fracture. M. P.
Wilson, a netrro and presumably
a bystander, was wounded In the
abdomen. j
GOVERNOR SILENT
I
Governor Meier Monday refused
to make any statement as to
whether he win call a special ses
sion of the Oregon legislature to
consider tax legislation and a re
duction of motor vehicle license
fees. . ;
The snecial session was recom
mended by the executive commit-
. .si fw j
lee ox ine uregon .iihiijbib
Equalization and Conservation
league, which held a meeting In
Portland last Saturday.
Close friends of Governor Meier
Indicated that he was giving the
special session careful considera
tion, and that It probably would
be called to convene In Salem not
later than August 24. Local legis
lators -expresses the. opinion that
the session would last 20 days.
Whether the governor will send
letters to the legislators asking
that they confine their activities
to matters - contained In the call
could not be determined Monday.
Striking Miner
Killed; Picket
' Efforts Cause
ST. CLAIRESVILLE. Ohio. July
20 (AP) William Simon, 10. a
member' of the National Miners
union, which is directing the coal
strike In southeastern Ohio., was
shot and killed late today when a
group of pickets attempted to halt
three employee of the Gaylord
mine, near Martins Ferry, as they
started homo after the day's work.
The slaying, the first fatality
arising from disturbances in the
Ohio strike sone. occurred when
Joe Peterlln, 43. and two other
working miners tried to drive
their auto through the picket llnfe
composed of 40 men.' - : . j'
won HID
;.. - :; . ..,f
09 SESSION II
U. S. Offers
Proposal
on
Debt Parley
WASHINGTON. July 20--(AP)
Concrete proposals by the Am
erican government to relieve Ger
many's economic stress were ap
proved tonight by President Hoo
ver and placed In the hands of Se
cretary stlmson for submission to
the Interested powers.
Acting secretary Castle of the
state department, said they were
in the nature of "suggestions." He
declined to ' comment further on
them. The proposals will he sub
mitted to the London ministers'
conference at tomorrow's session.
The acting secretary disclosed
the existence of the suggestions
after the chief executive talked by
trans-Atlantic telephone with the
secretary in . London. . Present
when the call occurred were act
ing secretaries Castle and Mills of
the state and , treasury depart
ments. 'Ambassador-Dawes and
8enator Morrow, republican of
New Jersey. n
e m
CASE H DEATH
Pioneer., Cattleman Noted
As key Witness who
Identified Pair
BAKER.. Ore,, July 29 (AP)
Frank C. , Oxman, key witness
against Thomas J. Mooney, con
victed of murder In connection
with the 1911 preparedness day
parade In San Francisco, is near
death at his home in Durkee, near
here. .
- Dr. W. A. Tiedman. Baker phy
sician who has been attending Ox
man, said today he expected Ox
man's death at any moment. The
pioneer cattleman's condition U
so grave. Dr. Tiedman said, that
his two sons, whose. names were
not known here, have been called
home.
Oxman. appearing as a state
J witness in the trial of Mooney,
tesuuea ne saw Mooney ana war
ren K. Billings at Stuart and Mar
ket streets,- the scene of the
bombing, that he waa suspicious
of them and that ho copied their
automobile license number..
. Oxman subsequently was ar
rested on a charge by F. E. Rig
all, of Orayville, I1L, that Oxman
had tried to Induce him to give
false testimony against Mooney.
Oxman did not testify- against Bil
lings, who also waa convicted of
murder in connection with the
bombing.
Oxman has been suffering from
heart disease for more than a
year. He has steadfastly refused
to talk about the Mooney-Billlngs
case. . J - i ' l-- - -
FALL BEHIND BARS
FOR OIL SCANDALS
SANTA FE, N. M., July 20.
(AP) Albert B. Fall, former In
terior secretary convicted of brib
ery in federal oil leases, tonight
entered the New Mexico state pris
on to serve a year and a day sen
tence. .Fall, brought from El - Paso.
Tex., by easy stages In an ambu
lance, was taken directly to the
prison hospital where he Is ex
pected to serve his time.
The usual photographing,' fin
ger printing, classification and
numbering routine was dispensed
with until Fall Is reported by the
prison physician. Dr. E. W. Flake,
as able to stand these details.
Fall came here from his beau
tiful Tree Rltoa (Three Rivers)
ranch 317 miles - away In New
Mexico. He had stopped there two
nights resting; from his previous
125-mile trip from El Paso. :
Four Who Shave
Placed in Stock
' . For Violations'
CENTRAUA. Waah July 20
(AP) Four of Centralia's shorn
and powdered ''pioneers' spent an
uncomfortable -half hour in the
utock today after a vigilance com
mittee composed or several citi
zens started rounding np those
who have failed to comply With
a city ordinance requiring all male
inhabitants to go unshaven until
the annual southwest.-Washington
pioneers picnic August 11 and
12.
Classed as "slackers," and con
victed In police court of violating
the city ordinance, the four were
placed in the stock, there to be
ridiculed by their hairy-faced
friends and the feminine' residents
of the city.
f
License Plates
Will be Copper
PHOENIX, Aria.. July 20.
(AP) Arizona's automobile li
cense plates will be made of cop
per. .." -
A call for bids on the plates
which Is being prepared by the
motor vehicle division; at the di
rection of the highway commis
sion will specify. It was announced
today, that the plate be made of
"Arizona copper.
0
GERMANY WILL
ITS
1
So Bruening Decides After
MacDonald Viewpoint Z
Outlined to him
Plans Delay Until Better
Feelmg Brought About
In French Relations
LONDON. July 21 (Tuesday)
(AP) Chancellor Hainricii
Bruening of . Germany decided
early, this morning;, unless some-;
thing new develops today, to with
draw his plea for a 3325,000.000
loan for Germany and to ask for
the present, only a continuation
of the present short term credits
estimated at 2125,000.000. j
The German chancellor's deci
sion was made on the advice of
Prime Minister MacDonald. It
would stand, he said, unless en
tirely new viewpoints developed
out of today's sessions of the seven-power
conference and any ref4
erence to a $325,000,000 loan will
not be made until later, at least, j
France Mast Insist
Upon Guarantees .
The situation, as the British
prime minister is said to have pre
sented it, la as follows: j
The only country which Ger
many can get a long-term large
loan at present Is France. France,
at the present status of Franco
German relations, can not make
such a loan unless political and
financial guarantees are given by
Germany such as the German
chancellor. In view of the strained
situation at home, could not give.
Premier Laval, he said, under
stands Chancellor Bruenlng's po
sition fully but at the same time
he can net let up on the condi
tions. I
Germany's problem, therefore,
(Turn, to page 2, eoL 3) t
icin
ORDINANCE DELAYED
An . ordinance to require prop
erty owners to trim trees and
shrubs In their parking strips to
a height that will not obstruct
the vision of motorists, proposed
by the Salem park board, which
was to have been brought np at
tne city council meeting last
night, was either overlooked or
purposely held for consideration
at a later meeting.. I
The resoutlon submitted by the
park board to Mark Poulsen, city
recorder, yesterday, made request
for four provisions in the pro
posed ordinance: !, that all trees
extending into the street must
be pruned of - limbs to a point
eight feet above tbe sidewalk or
curb level; 2. that shrubs within
50 feet of street corners be
trimmed to a height not to ex
ceed four feet; 3, that 10 days'
notice be given the property own
ers to carry out tkese orders; 4,
that services of the city police
men be employed to report fail
ure to comply with the notice,
It is believed that the proposed
ordinance would be effective In
preventing many of the automo
bile accidents at intersections, by
making the approach of vehicles
visible.
Water Problem 1
- Hot Brought up
At Council Meet
- . -.- r r-
Discussion of Salem's municipal
water problems was lacking at
the city council's meeting last
night, the aldermen being occu
pied for more than two hours
with routine business. Mayor P.
M. Gregory asked permission for
J. C. Baar, engineer, to speak!
Hal D. Patton said he thought
the Baar report ahould come np
as a public utilities committee re
ported and suggested the matter
be held over. Alderman Watson
Townsend raised the question of
the authority for the Baar and
Cunningham surrey and wanted
to know where funds were de
rived for such work. The mayor
said the council had authorised
the surrey October 20, 1130. No
one answered - Townsend's ques
tion regarding : payment tor the
work.-
WITHDRAW
OA!
OVERHA G 6
LIMBS
.UNUSUAL SUMMER VALUES ARE
OFFERED "DOLLAR DAY" HERE
TOMORROW Salem merchants plan coop
eratively j to give purchasers unusual
sommer values In a city-wide; Dollar Day
event," '-..''" - -The
butcher, the baker the electrician
and all the other lines of retailing; will take
part in tomorrow's' sales.
Low prices inow prevailing in retail stores,
plus the desire on merchants parts to malte
the Dollar Day a memorable occasion, assure
buyers of rare bargains.
Both Salem newspapers today .and tomor
row will carry individual messages" on bar
gains available for one-day only, Wednesday,
July 22. - 2 . .'. ,
MM
IbMICM. IV.
Mm
Repeal of Bone
Dry Law Sought
; By Hop Growers
Repeal of . the Anderson bone
dry law In Oregon is sought
through petitions for a state-wide
vote which are being circulated by
various hop growers throughout
the valley. These petitions were
being put out yesterday by Harry
B. Crltchlow of Portland. The pe
tition more is an aftermath of the
meeting of hop growers held Sat
urday in Salem. - .
The growers decided not to cir
culate the petitions among the
pickers this fall " because of the
difficulty . of checking names.
Each signer to eount must be a
legal voter.' Checking is difficult
when so many of the pickers are
non-residents or are under voting
age.
Complaint " of Vessel Cadet
Is Sent to Canadian
Authorities
WASHINGTON, July 20 (AP)
A complaint that an alleged
Nova Scotian rum runner had
eluded a coast guard boat by the
use of noxious gas was xorwaraea
to the Canadian government today
by the state department.
Minister MacNIder of Ottawa
was instructed toi submit it to
Canadian authorities f or such ac
tion as they may find it possible to
take. . : . . - - ' .
The complaint said the vessel
Cadet of Weymouth. Nova Scotia,
had used the gas to escape from
the CG-14S off Nantucket, Massa
chusetts .on June 18. The gas
waa said to have been Introduced
Into the engine -exhaust of the Ca
det with the result that the crew
of the coast guard boat was made
violently UL
PROTEST CUOE lil
Protest against interstate com-
m aiva MmmfMinn heannca m
Washington, on the application of
railroads for a. 15 per-cent in
crease in freight rates, instead oi
tiniritnv nm of tha later hear
ings in the. western states, was
sent to the commission aionaay
by Charles M. Thomas, public
utilities commissioner.
Thm. nrntoat followed reCelDt of
letters from Iowa, Kansas, Wis
consin and other eastern states
that the security holders would
urge that the Hearings on ine in
crease .be held rn Washington.
The Oregon ", commissioner - ana
shippers have requested inai one
of the hearings neia in irorv-
land. . ' "
. The granting of this request
ttat rxt nther hearings be held.
would be extremely unfair .to
those most vnauy lnieresiea,
read. Thomas telegram to the In
terstate commerce commission.
T.av f tint and . necessary
funds would preclude opportunity
for Oregon protesianxs w pryro
mA anfemtt imnortuit evidence In
rebuttal to carrier application.
On behalf of Oregon anippers
most earnestly protest any change
In previously announced plans tor
later hearings." -- ;
Walp's Plea to
Charge Delayed
cr.. -craln Mantifled aa the
w Mn rn fnlltna en
Friday evening appeared In Jus-
tlce eouix on aonuj
24 hours in which to enter a
ni inwrdlnv to the complaint
he secured 3 from Collins. Jus
tice of the Peace Miller Hayden
appointed Ed Keetch to act as at
torney for Walp.
Wii
POISOIII GAS. CLAIM
RILiATE
BUD
IMS:.
Gilbrsitli is General
Manager; Financa.
Changes Made
New Looms Sought to
Speed up Weaving;
Will Scrap old
Long-awaited legal organisa
tion of the Salem Linen Mills,
successor to .the Oregon Linen
company, was completed in Port
land yesterday with the election
of John C. Veatch of Portland
president, F. J. Gilbraith aa vice
president and general manager.,
and J. B. Meek of Portland as
secretary and treasurer. The au
thorised stock of the new con
cern is C00 shares of no-par com
mon voting certificates of which
100 are to go to preferred stock
holders In the original company.
To make possible the organ
ization of the new concern. $89,
000 has been subscribed for 209
shares of common stock in the
company, and about 250.000 of
outstanding unfunded debts of
the Oregon Linen company have
been Daid , through the: issnanre
of additional bonds against the
company's nlant here. When the
final transfer of stock certificates
Is made here before Friday of
this week, outstanding bonded in
debtedness of the Salem Linen
Mills will be f 150,000 but there
wui t no current liabilities and ,
net quick assets will be $80,000.
Borne Payments On
Bonds Tet Awaited
F. J. GUbralth. newly elected
manager who will continue as
manager of the Miles Linen com
pany here; said late last night
that payment of subscriptions for
a small amount, of the bonds was
the only remaining step to a for- '
mal transfer of all the stock.
He said he would leave Friday
night for the east to be gone for
a TOOPtH. the Dri,I,-' t.t v-
his visit being the securing of X
new looms ror.the mut uere. ie
will also contact eastern custom--era.
Gilbraith said the Salem Lin
en mills was already overhaul
ing some of the old looms in the
plant here with the view of util
ising them. The majority of the
old .looms, he stated, will be
scrapped.
GUbralth said the newly organ
ised company already had numer
ous orders for yarn and some or
ders for crash and for toweling to
be used in Pacific coast mirkt.
Thirty-six people are already at
won in me plant or the former
Oregon Linen company and tbe
number will be steadily increased
as new looms are added. Gil
braith said he expected the total
numbered of employed people to
reach 100 when the mill was gor
ing at capacity. The weekly pay
roll now is nearly $1000.
Veatch and Bleier
Heavy Subscribers 1
Reorganization 1 of. the ; mill
marks a period of more than six
... (Turn to page t, col. 3)
SPIISe WAR VETS
ALL FOR KB -
; .. : r- . ) .
LA GRANDE, Ore.. July 2t
(AP) More than 200 veterans
were heretoday for the annual
state convention of the Spanlsh
Amerlean War Veterans associa
tion. Among the delegates were
a few Idaho veterans.
- Judge T. H. Matthias, Col am
bus, Ohio, national commander,
arrived here today. He will speak
at the main session tomorrow
morning and will leave again
Tuesday evening.
The veterans today adopted a
resolution unanimously endorsing
Roseburg. Ore., as the site fer the
proposed northwest branch of the
national soldiers' home. The re
solution was endorsed by Ame.
Laster, commander of the Idaho
state encampment.
- Memorial services opened the
convention . Informally Sunday
night. '-
Officers will be elected Wednes
day. ;..:- f ' :
Major Fires in
Northwest Are
Under Control
SPOKANE. July 20 (AP
Big crews today gained control
of five large tires on lands of tbe
Blackfoot forest "protective asso
ciation, near Missoula, Mont.
One hundred fifty men con
trolled a bad fire started yester
day, toear Paradise, Mont-, by
Sparks from an engine.
Forest officials reported all
other fires in the "region under
control, but not yet safe becacsi
of hot. weather, the last three
days. 'Five hundred men are
guarding trenches around the
huge fire in the Clearwater for
est in Idaho. .
r