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FOUNDED 1031
EIGHTY-FIRST YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, January 6, 1932
No. 244!
Where Bomb Blast Killed Three
S -.
In India is Ordered
ML
1831 TAX LEVY
4
Ratio of Liquid Assets to
Liabilities. Improved,
Statements Reveal
S
? f:f
II J lift
Savings Deposits . Increase;
Drop in Total due to
: State Withdrawals ,
Salem's three banking instiU-1
lions bare not only, been mtie ai-
feeted in deposit totals by 1931
business recession, but In ratio of
Hanid asset to liabilities have
strengthened their position mark'
edly, analysis made yesterday, of j
the recent- bank 1 statements re-Teals.--
-' - :., . -
Hanks lndlTldnallr and- as a
rronp hare Improved their bal
ance sheets nntil Salem's three in
stitutions rank among the lenders
In the state both, in the retention
-"""SB?
1 :
Three Have Raised; Miilage
For all Taxing Bodies
Now Announced
r
of their high deposit totalr and
posit toUls of S04.03 rpr tne -"- " --j- oy - 04 I c",'
Stayton, Sublimity, Also
Hubbard Increase tax,
Report Reveals
Eleven citlea In Marion county
hare lowered the 1131 tax levy
from the 1930 mark, while only
three have raised. The towns
which , hare raised are Hubbard.
Stayton and Sublimity, according
to County Assessor Oscar Steel
hammer's report.
Also S3 of the county school
districts hare lowered the mlllage
while. 34 hare raised. The 131
figure will be used for 1933 taxes.
Hubbard .has,, raised Its levy
from 97 mills to 105. Stayton
from 77 to 84 and Sublimity from
three bank as of December, 31,
1931. places Salem second only to
t Portland In the state in the total
assets In its banks.
While deposits went down from
S10.804.C3C at the close of 1930
to slightly less than ten' millions,
at the end of 1931, much jot this
- slump, bankers - explained yester
day, Is acconntedforjby ' decline
"in state funds.; A year ago a large
quantity of state aoney.wa "on
deposit here pending decision on
the 1939 intangibles collection
which subsequently were declared
Illegal and the moneys refunded.
This fact together with the neces
sity for the state to borrow money
repeated during 1931 has materi
ally lowered all state balances In
local banks.
Bankers yesterday said that or
dinary commercial and individual
deposits were nearly as large as in
, 199V. -
i Time and Savings
Depoalta increase
the seven bombs mailed there and intended to wipe out that manv Fascist snnDathixers in America. I Salem was among the towns
Two postal clerks died and two were maimed by the blast. Later, while being examined by an explo- which lowered the levy, decreas
sives expert. Charles V. Weaver (left inset), a second bomb exploded, seriously injuring Wearer so 1 the amount by 10 mills,
that he died later. Top inset shows Italo Falbo (right), Italian newspaper editor, to whom one of the Road levies of one cent were
packages was addressed, and Knxenuele Grazzi. ConsuUGeneral to New York from Italv. another in. made for road districts 12 and 31
tended victim. Lower la Generoso Pope, wealthy New York. publisher, whose address was also on I The complete report issued by
one of the death gifts. The remaining packages were for other Fascist supporter.
SPECIAL SHOW
CHILDREN IS URGED
Randall Yet
Unconscious
After Crash
Assessor Steelhammer follows
1031 1030
Aumsville 0123
Matinee Problem Crops up
Again; Club Women
Seek Change
Aurora ....
Donald
Gervais . . . .
Hubbard ..
Jefferson ..
Mt. Angel .
Salem . . . . .
Seotts Mills
Silverton
.0045
.0149
.0183
.0105
.0075
.0103
.0210
.0110
.0180
elevator man at the Masonic
building, who on Monday night
was critically injured when an
automobile in, which he was rid
ing was struck -by the Southern
Soecial matinee urograms for Pacific Shasta at the Mission
Frank M. Randall. 82. niht LOCal Branch ASSOCiat'lOn Stayton .. .0084
si. raui ......... .vu4
Sublimity 0070
Turner 0050
Woodburn 0131
To aid In Program for
Retirement Fund
.0118
.oocc
.0139
.0185
.0097
.0151
.0133
.0320
.0135
.0183
.0077
.0070
.0177
.0050
.0152
FRIVOLITY MURKS
CB1DB
A Salem hranph nf th Uillrnx
children at local theatres Satur- "treet crossing, still had a chance Employes National Penslonasso
dar afternoon was an obiective I to live but had not regained com- ri&tfon. inenmnrat nran
xim and tavlnrs deDOslU have I set forth bv representatives of I Plete consciousness, the attend- hed last nfht at th a aim rh.m.
shown a gain over the point reach- J various Salem women's organ- ing.physlcian reported last night. I ber of Commerce by J. H. Dough-
(Turn to page.J;cpt f J f: lxauont nere yeeteraay at ai Tae pnystcian was unable to erty of Seattle, national organiser
meeung nexa in me auernoon lniaetermine aeanueiy n ine aeai l xor Oregon and Washington.
iu cuwuiKf ui cuiuuivrco ruumi. i tuna um sunorea uemonugv 01 1 jim Preble, operator on the
w K I n.8; r, w ! Ilf fv- T" Iea 10 Oregon Electric was named chalr-
xnrs. iuaia. jnviiiier, cuiuuwb um uj vue met iu ue Booweu jumj George H." Miller operator
101 me mouon picture council i no signs 01 paralysis. Kxamina-I t h sn..t..i-. T.m-
I nu.u o Minima i uiiiwcu- uuu OTwiua; c , cicu uim nsu i station was nimfl vice-chairman i
la CIiy- lM Drain, in aaaiuon 10 serious I Southern Pacific freight dennt wa.
n H .a v i -1 i-.tAn- . K j . i . " -
"Df.. as, I . , f aie.m I trf . belle Rutherford, operator at the
i TT U1UAU C1UU. WliUSO UC1KKBLH A vslvl UeaJr U1U1U111K rLAIIUHl I 1 r a Tl..a.J. - a .
llltll a,u aaa " w m naa iUl B. inLVBlllBLCI . .-UV Bin .UnB nua SB Wl ilia A til Ul UI 3U II T TTI S-IIB" I o a .
.v . i..rw. U.. ...v;. .: : . .. I '" iresurer,
rngiunA i iueiuu i mvuB.- oluein neignis voman seiUD, me uigai oeiore ana seemea pamai-i -Mia c,i0m vnnA -,ni in
. ... u.rin. Vntoi iot I ttt .v- t ..11 . t . I.... jim i lerruoiT as iar soutn as Jeiter
uuiuci "7 t uuiou, luc lcsiio rirui "'um, ib wo uiiiicuiii w ug- . . far north a WnnitKnm
-k i.ot.iiai nav nffini and r...),. i-.i v m I A.mt-. t i. ... : 1 ' iar norm as wooaDurn.
initiated 10 new memoers. ai- c. A., and the w. C. T. U. enough to understand what the
tending the banquet were four! Cooperation of the parents is physician said to him. The phy-
eharter members or tne organiza- to be asked in seeing to it that "Clan predicted that the actual
tion: F. C. Deckebach, H. O. enough children attend a mat!-1 condition of the man could bet-
White, Hal D. Patton ana Franx i nee performance, to be eomnlet- ler be determined today,
H. spears. led by 3:30 p. m. each Saturday! wty police, who believed that
A special guest was George to make possible orovldinr at there was a witness to the acci
Bushnell, actor, who . formerly I that showing a special picture I dent, yesterday found the man,
lived in Salem and played at the sufted to children's tauten At Harold Hastings. 434 South ICth
old Reed opera house. He told of present, according to local thea-1 street. They had no report last
the city 84 years ago. tre management, there is insnf-1 ni" or Hastings' version or the
Gus Hixsos heads the Cberrians flcient attendance of children to train-automobile collision.
aa King Blng, succeeding carl D. make possible a special show for
Gabrielson. otner orncers are: them.
Levy
.0100
.0100
Road Districts
No.
12
3C
i Total State . and County
Levy in Non High School
Districts 0223
(Turn to page 1, col. 1)
Sharp Action Started to Counteract Menace to
British Rule 'Congress ' Outlawed,
All aid to it is Forbidden -
BOMBAY, Jan. 6 (W.ednesday) (AP) The British
government began a sweeping roundup of India's na
tionalist leaders today under extraordinary powers to meet
tne menace to its rule over the country.
Vithalbhai PateL former president of the Indian legis
lative assembly, and others nrominent in the outlawed na
tionalist, congress, were arrested O-
by police who moved quickly
from place to place.
The. government previously
had extended to four important
cities and to the entire Madras
presidency its repressive ordi
nances outlawing the all-India
national congress party led by
the Jailed Mahatma Oandhl, for
bidding all contributions to its
funds and prohibition demon
strations and peaceful picketing.
Among those taken into cus
tody were K. 7. Nariman and
Kagindas Master president and
vice-president respectively of the
local congress executive commit
tee. Hariman is a prominent
member of the Prasee sect.
nnmhav Pa1ntta V r TIaIIiI
and AJmer RaJutana, are among
the cities affected by. extension
of the government's stringent
measures.
LETTERS SUPPORT
FUR'S
Governor has Report From
Agricultural Board,
Contents Secret
Special Mention Is Made of
Needs at State's Hom
For Feeble Minded
LIFE Mil POISON
Strychnine Bought to Kill
Gophers Used by Green,
Linn County man
(Turn to page 2, col. 1)
George Arbuckie. lora uovernori The motion nictnre council
'Wood: C E. Wilson, Chancellor also will ask parents not to make
of the Rolls; H E. Eakin. keeper the matinees a nursery for their
of the orchards; T. a. winaisnar, l children, it being said at yester
King's Jester; R. W. Niles, Duke 1 day's gathering that manv oar-
of Lambert; P. G. Myers, Queen I ents purposely leave their chil-
Anne's consort; -js. h. Kenneay, i dren at the theatre while doing
Archbishop of Rictreau; a. , a. shopping.
Gueffroy. Marquis of Maraschino, A, further objective" of the
and Elmer Daue, Earl of Waldo. ( council ' discussed vesterdav was
The 10 initiates were: Walter public education in the matter of
Fuhrer, Gardner Knapp. Howard better pictures. Ministers will be
Hulsey, J. T. Delaney, F. J. Gil- asked td use their pulpits in this
FRUIT PACK VALUE
PEIPIKG. China. Jan. 5 f AP)
A Japanese unit of 1000 men
has advanced 44 miles down the
Pelping-Mnkden railroad from
Chinchow and clashed with the
"Plans for cooperative buying
of oil and petroleum products by
members of the Farmers Unions
of Marion, Polk, L!nn and Yam
hill counties were partially for
mulated at a Joint committee
meeting held Tuesday-morning at
Dallas, according to E. A. Rho
ten, Salem, who was In attend
ance. A committee composed of R.
O. Dodson, Dallas, chairman, R.
W. Hogg. Salem, and J. C. Se
crists, Ballston, was Instructed to
prepare articles of incorporation
and plan for installation of the
station, which probably will be
at Derry, near Rickreall.
Further plans will be made at
a meeting at Dallas Jan. 20,
when the matter will be closed.
STAYTON. Jan. S (Special)
George Green, aged about 55.
took bis own lifethls afternoon
about 6 o'clock at his home Just
across the Santiam river from
Stayton in Linn county.
He was seen by neighbors stag
gering about the yard. They rash
ed to his assistance, getting him
Into the house, where a physician
was called.
-He admitted to the doctor that
he had intentionally taken the
strychnine, having had it on hand
for several months for killing go
phers. He gave as his reason for
the act, domestic and financial
difficulties.
The Linn county coroner was
notified, but since Green had
made a statement to the doctor
and W. A. Weddle, deputy Mar
lon county coroner was nearby,
the Linn county man asked that
Mr. Weddle be called, as no in
quest was necessary.
About five years ago Green
bought the J. P. Kearns place a
mile from Stayton. He made many
Improvements in the property.
Later he rented it to Joe Barry.
He returned this fall and again
took up his residence there.
He was well liked and respect
ed by all who knew him.
He Is survived by his widow.
SEATTLE, Jan. 6 (AP)
Fruits and berries packed in
cninese at Nlngvuanchow. the and - contract let. Several ell
tuoinin (Chinese) news arencv companies have shown Interest in
reported today. the cooperative move.
Klngyuanchow is about half! Farmers will save about two
way between Chinchow and Shan- cents Over the present price de-
Ihaikwan. In China proper. The be- ered on the farm, it is said.
uer was expressed the Japanese
bralth, Jack Callahan, H. R.
White, Victor P. McNamara, E. V. !
John and C W. Paulus. i
"The traditional gift to the re
tiring King Bing this year was a
leather Jacket. - ,
Music was protided by the or
chestras of BJH Brazeau and Clar
ence wenger. :
column intended to go as far as
Washington and Oregon during fhanhaikwan where there already
the past year were rained nere " wrrison.
today at 130.000,000. . -vnang iisuen-uang
This was revealed at the 18th .clie?.. "ng or me pnn-
annual Joint convention of the c,p" mivtary command ens of
northwest canners and northwest north China, apparently for the
fruit barrelers association here. pn.fEe -xorming a northern
Due to Yoluntary restrictions, mJiUJ' J"0?, irtually independ-
. V - . - ... .a. lent nf tfaa KinVIn, AV&mm.,
State Czami&er PS! tr.F&
(Turn to page 2, coL 4)
Portland Group
May do Work of
UGHT EARTHQUAKE
BUO AT SEATTLE
CHANG IS WARNED
or about 25 per cent less than
tb lain total
I next; week.
a j ho wt w va aaaawvva vi 1 jaitlaea aaAAfatlnie f j1l aw T
PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 8.
Iiue x-yrnaiiu tuamuer at wm-1 q w0n 0 Eurene Ore. nresi I
merceloday ordered a stndf made d;nL and V. eT roUni. hL" IFv.Pnmn
AP) Chang Hsueh-Uang. de- to determine some metkod of ear- mrt lce resident. Mark ""uaaLCX
posed gorernor of Manehurta, rying onat least part of the work Ewald of oiympia, Wash., was Plaafte fliiiU
posed gorernor of Manehurta, rying on at least part of the work Ewaid 0I oiympia, Wash., was I Pi ZifJc fZiiilvr
whose troops have been r driven of the Oregon aUte chamber of reelected Tice president and E. WadS Utility
nt nf that nrovincebv the Jao- I commerce.
anese, has received an unofficial The state chamer, It was said,
tiitimatinm warning him to retire I is without funds and Is faced with
further Into North China,! It was ithe necessity of suspending opera-
reliably reported - here today, jtions-temporarily.
Hulet Proposal
Jw - ir I a- ci UCIiCd X dA
blayeis or six umceis
Suicide (is! Posse Nearslsitexs
HOUSTON, Texas,' Jan. 5
(AP) Two Missouri slayers
dared, is to be held at Pelping :ligff .,?rt,nIJi1ak? 7M e,t her
next; week. t Jat 31:13 p. m. today. A serious
quake has never been recorded In
this state, but University of Wash
ington authorities said more than
two or three slight tremors in an
entire year are unusual.
Pictures swayed and dishes
rw fU t I rattled throughout Vie city but no
1 O. xJlU. is liar g6 Jeerious damage was reported. The
- .unci mi aoiBuiugrapa reconira
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. S . tn tremor lasting about 10 100-
(AP) OUver J. Pierce, formerly ondt. . ,
postmaster at Brownlee, Ore., A similar local disturbance was
pleaded gntltr In federal eoart recorded at 7:25 a. m. December
LJlVen StlDDOrtl 1 32 charging a shortage of town buildings and stores were
M1,r c" wuWUi posUl funds. tni closed to business and were
Judge Fee continued the case practically empty. The quake to
until tomorrow for sentence. day, however, caused mueh ex-
Pierce waa the proprietor of a I citement in the downtown district.
M. Burns of Portland, waa re
elected, secretary-treasurer.
Bought throughout the southwest
nearly three days and finally cor
nered today in a little i cottage
where they sought to hide, shot
each other, or themselves, to
death while a posse outside tired
at the house and tossed tear gas
bomba through the windows.
Hany -and Jennings i Young,
brothers, members : of .a . band
which. Blew six peaee officers near
Springfield, Mo' last Saturday,
heard the hammering of officers
on the door of the cottage and,
while the fumes from tear bombs
were ratherinr about their, heads.
one of them shouted , abore the
'. din:' -'y-'---': iVhf-
f ,"We are dead: come on and set
I f wei v-tvei wam maaftn m VaaeA. 1a
i m i - a a, j BAyl I Oi 0 IIITiTfUliaj m I n? t aeej I . . .
The watchers heard shota with- night adopted a resolution lndors- !maU f nra Vvl A.?7.?nlf
in the cottage. - mg a z per cent saies L iax, wita --.vr '3fv-lv.Vr )l--L-iT r
They burst in, as sooTtas they shelter exemption of I150O. a I rr ".a iZllUlLllcll ISUUUIS
rot gas masks for protection from I proposed for the state of Oregon
the fumes,1 and found t Jennings I . The group of 150 represented
dead. Harry lay wounded and died j granges, union labor council, cen
about an hour later. , ; 1 5 I tral labor bureau, business men
The eoroner wrote it off. as aland women's clubs.
double murder; some of the police I . C. C. Hulet, master of the Ore
believed It was a -double suicide. I gon state grange, endorsed the re-
The little green cottage was l solution. He aaid he believed the
chipped with bullets the officers I majority of grange . members in
had fired, but it was believed none the state would support the meas-
of them had struck tne nromers. are ir it is piacea on ine is is
as they stood -to fire their last ballot, as planned. t
shots, at -themselTes :or, at each ; : ; -i - "
other -.'f-S::''j:.'.---.; JAPANESE ADVANCE .
'The bodies ot tna brothers .1 - MUKDEN, Manchuriar' Jan. I
funds were not segregated from
FriTate enterprise money and a
shortage of 33609.45 resulted.
records showed.
NoB
usiness in
In BeckleyCase;
Juror Collapses
aaaMaaajM
ROSEBURQ, Ore.. Jan.
HM AI . I KA.tr) a miainai 01 10 e vecu
Mar COla L,OUrt Beckley murder ease was declared
today after s. O. Lehman, oak
land farmer-Juror, - eollapsed la
EUGENE. Oto., Jan. 8 (AP) Ithe Jury room and was taken to a
The Oregon law requires Justi-1 hospital. Physicians attributed his
ees of the peaee to prepare a I collapse to the strain of the past
monthly report of fees collected. I week.
brothers in outlawry and brothers ( AP) The Japanese army I W. H. 8ulllvan, U areola Justice, I The case had been gfven to the
in death will "fca taken overland Imored today to attend its dom-1 submitted hla today: v ' I Jury late Monday evening.
by a Springfield undertaker back jlnation overall South. Manchuria 1 "The motto of the Justice court j District Attorney Guy Gordon
to the scene of the murder wmcn l as iar as snannaixwan, wnicn. is 1 at uarcoia u peace on eann, gooa 1 saia ne intenaea 10 iry e ease, a
drove the tw Xm Texas.. iwunm China proper. : - twin 10 men na no ousiness.- niura iun
No indication of what action
Governor Meier may take In the
controversy Involving Max Gehl
har, director of the state agricul-1
tural department, and Mrs. Ella
Sbultx Wilson, since 1924 secre
tary of the Oregon state fair, will
be forthcoming for several days,
It waa indicated Tuesday.
Governor Xeler admitted that
he uad received a letter from the
state agricultural board but he
refused; to dimlre its rnntnta
This letter waa said to -save con
tained parts of a rlport prepared
by Gehlhar, in connection with
the receipts and disbursements of
tneissi state fair.
Gehlhar has alleged that the
costs of the fair were excessive.
ana inai Mrs. Wilson was respon
sible for the deficit. Mrs. Wilson
has charged that any losses re
sulting from the 1931 fair were
due to entertainment novelties in
troduced by Gehlhar.
Reports here Tuesdav Indira.
ted that the breach between Gehl-
nar and Mrs. Wilson has been
widening for several months, and
that Gehlhar will demand her re
tirement for the "good of the
fair". Mrs. Wilson has IndtratMt
mat she will not reslrn. and that
the entire controversy will be re
ferred to Governor Meier for con
sideration.
It was said that letters alreaJv
have arrived at the executive de
partment urging the retention of
Mrs. Wilson. Other letters from
exhibitors, night horse show par
ticipants, and prominent business
men were said to be in prepara
tion, and will arrive here within
the next few days. These letters
also will favor Mrs. Wilson.
E
CUT isin E
SPOKANE, Wash.. Jan. 5.
(AP)-Asked to accept a wage
reduction from $10 to $8 a day.
master, pi u mbers here went their
employers one better today and
offered to irbrk for $5. The offer
was accepted.
- Officials of the Plumber's tin
Ion said sueh a reduction should
help to stimulate business not
only in this line, but in business
generally.
Not only did they accept the
wage cut but the plumbers said
they would furnish material at
cost plus 10 per cent, compared
with 17 and 20 per cent formerly.
Abopt SO plumbers in 17 shops
are involved.
IEIIZ 10 LIGGETT
61 MOB
FTIINTS
By TOM O'NEIL
NEW YORK. Jan. 5 (AP)
Big cards enabled Sidney S. Lens
and Commander Win field LiggettT
jr.. to take z.CIO points off the
lead of Ely Culbertson's side in
the great contract bridge match
tonigbt.
With only is rubbers left In the
150 rubber series the nlns of Cnl
bertson became 14.175. He has
won 73 rubbers to 44 for Lena.
Of eight rubbers played Cul
bertsoa and a new partner for one
session, Michael Gottlieb, won
only two.
Lena made no prediction about
the outcome of the match, which
will end Friday night but he felt
pleased that the plus of the rub
bers played by Liggett, who suc
ceeded Oswald Jacoby. as his part
ner, had Increased to 2,415.
ADAMS RESIGNS
SILVERTON. Jan. 5-Ed Ad
ams, who has been cashier at the
First National bank for years, has
resigned, the resignation to take
place the. first of the .new year.
Mr. Adams 'has not stated what
he intends to do.
Strict Supervision of all .
State-Owned Vehicles j
Is Alsa Provided
Acting; under authority of 4
resolution adopted by the 1931 '
legislature, the state board of con
trol Tuesday - ordered . a survey
made of all state institutions.
Request for the survey was aab-!
mltted by Hal E. Hoss. secretary
of state who explained that the
1931 legislatureadopted a res
olution which authorized a sur
vey of the state's custodial insti
tutions, and suggested the em-v
ployi.VMit of Charles Vasary, su
perintendent of the Minnesota
state' reformatory, to assist in tne
work. The legislature appropria
ted not to exceed $590 to defray
Mr. Vasaly's expenses In coming
10 uregon. other persons required
In conducting the survev would
be drafted from the state's pree-
eni oinciai ana operating personnel.
Hoss proposed that Govern r
Meier select the persons to make
the surrey, and that they operate'
nnder the direction of the beard
or control.
Problem of Feeble
Minded Mentioned
"This committee should be ask
ed to give special attention to the
problems of the feeble minded
home, with the Idea of arraign
ing for more school facilities".
Hoss' resolution - read. Hoss sOse
suggested a study of segregation t
proDiems, wun the inmates of the.
neme t graded according to theix
mentalities.
Holman declared that be bad. '
been Interested in the .feeble
minded institution, tor some time, :
ana oniy recently had. ordered Dr. ;
Roy Byrd. superintendent, to pre-;
pare a report presenting. a true
picture of the home and the con
dition of its inmates. Mrs. L. D.
Idleman was requested to prepare
a report containing recommenda
tions with relation to educational '
facilities.
"The proposed . survey would '
cover a period of 10 years la the i
future, and would deal with ev
ery angle of the state Institutions, j
These -would Include buildings. 1
lands, improvements, care ef!
charges, and personnel. j
Order Cfaecknp On .
State-Owned Cars j
The board also adopted a res-
olutlon offered by Holman provid- f
ing for closer supervision over the j
state-owned and privately-owned -automobiles
operated at public ex
pense. . The preamble of the resolution .
set out that there are now in the "
various state departments and in
stitutions In excess of 400 passen
ger automobiles, 400 trueks and
motorcycles and 209 gradarav
tractors and trailers.' These ma- '
chines, Holman said, were in ad-
dition to a large number of prt- j
vate-owned cars operated on ef- ;
fielal business by state officers ;
and employes. Holman estimated
that the current budget for ooer
atlng these cars exceeded $299,- '
000.
Important provisions of the res-'
olution follow:
That W. W. Ridehalrh be em
ployed as supervisor of transpe
tatlon at a salary of $209 per '
(Turn to page 2, eoL. 7)
Plan Assist
Jobless to be
Topic Thursday
Hughes Appointment Not
Possible; Not Seeking It
The rumored appointment of
Alderman & A. Hughes as city en-!
g 1 n e e r-street commissioner In
STent the two departments , are
consolidated, would be Illegal nn
der the state law even after the
legal obstacles of electing an al
derman toa public ornce were
overcome a perusal of Oregon
laws dealing with professional en
gineering reveals. 1 .
, Alderman Hughes does not pos
sess a state professional engin
eer's license. The Oregon laws,
48-1303, proride aa follows:
any person practicing or offering
to practice professional engineer
ing in this state shall be required
to, be registered as hereinafter
provided . .. The professional
engineer's license is Issued by
the state board of engineering ex
aminers after the applicant has
passed a thorough examination, t
Before obtaining a license, an
applicant must have hade either
tour years college work in engin
eering and one year's practice of
engineering or. five year's prac
tice. Assistants to the city engin
eer, not possessing licenses, are
permitted to work only under the
supervision of chief engineer, who
is licensed. .
; The term "professional engin
eer", as defined by the sixth bi
ennial repjrt of the state board
of engineering examiners, is de
fined as "the man in -responsible
charge of . . . construction of pub-
lie and private works.". According
to Salem engineers were a man
not possessing the engineer's li
cense to head the city engineering
department, not even a drawing
for for a public work would be
made and used by employes of
the departmsnt.
Alderman Hughes last night de
clared he. did not know anything
about th e rumored appointment
of zumseii as bead of the proposed
consolidated departments. H
added that lie was .removed from
chairmanship of the ; council's
street committee at his own re
quest - :' . ; : ,
Representatives of all service.
civic and women's organizations
in town have been called to meet
at the chamber of commerce
Thursday night at t o'clock, to
launch a program to relieve anea-
ployment. The Oregon Building
Congress and chamber of - sow
meree Jointly are sponsoring th
meeting and program, designed
primarily to work up interest la j
building or remodeling. 1
The organisation, as It Is now !
planned, will function chiefly te j
create and fiad work for the ma- i
employed, largely; through con- i
strucJUon.
Firemen Rescue
12 Trapped b
Apartment Fire
, PORTLAND, OrW Jan. f '
(AP) Firemen early today car
ried or helped "to safety 12 per
sons, trapped in their, rooms by
tire that swept' through a fonr
story ' brick , apartment building .
eanslng damage 1 estimated ' . by
Fire Marshal - Earl ' Hoover ' at
$19,000. . tf
One fireman; Alfred Ogdea.
was overcome by smoke aad was
carried from the building nneoo
scions. Hospital attendants sal4
tonight . his c condition was not
critical. -None of the- residents
of the apartment were Injured.
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