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EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, September 9, 1932
No. 12
7115
LDM1 FITS :
STATUS SHAKY
IFJ 79; SAYS
Arthur Marsh, Ex-Director
Testifies " Against
Giesy, Schwab
Judge Rules Evidence of
-"Security's Value is
Admissable
Affairs of the Willamette. Val
ley Mortgage Loan company were
being described in testimony of
fered In circuit court here yester
day afternoon as the third day
of the state's prosecution of Dr.
B. P. Glesy and Zeno Schwab,
officers of the defunct Aurora
State bank, drew to a closed. Ar
thur c; Marsh, for 25 years a
certified public accountant, de
clared the company's condition
wasJ bad in 1928 and worse in
1929. He testified that he was
a director of the organization for
a short period. Schwab and Giesy
both told him that ho could ob
tain loans from the bank in
times of necessity. Marsh testi
fied.
The highlight of the trial yes
terday was a battle between Bar
nett H. Goldstein, prosecutor, and
Walter C. Wlnslow, counsel for
the defense, over the admissibility
of testimony regarding the value
of collateral offered the bank as
security for loans made the loan
company.
State Wins
Important Battle
Presiding Judge Wilson ruled
that evidence of the value of
the security was admissible in
order for the state to prove the
intent of the loaners in making
the advance of money. Without
the admission of evidence on this
point, Judge' Wilson said he
might have to keep the case from
the jury jiecause of failure by
the state to show intent in any
allegedly illegal acts of Schwab
and Giesy. Winslow took excep
tion from "the ruling and all evi
dence Introduced under it.
Testimony introduced early In
the day by TtnkhamGilberU de
puty bank examiner, reported A.
A. Schramm, stale examiner, as
telling the Morning Oregonian,
Portland newspaper, that the
story it printed concerning the
Aurora bank and the Willamette
Valley Mortgage Loan company
did much to hasten the bank's
Insolvency.
Taking of testimony proceeded
lowly as attorneys for both
sides fought out mooted legal
points. Much of the testimony
was complicated by technical
terms and- reports. The audience
filled the . courtroom throughout
the day but did not overflow
the room's capacity as in the
murder trial cases which went on
In August.
All bids on the Paradise creek
Red Bridge section of the Umpqua
tighway near Elkton, have been
rejected, it was announced at the
state highway department today.
The bids were opened at the last
meeting of the highway commis
sion held in Portland.
New bids will be called for at
the meeting September 28. Homer
K. Johnson of Portland was low
bidder for the job at $62,400.
Other contracts to be awarded
at the September meeting will in
crease the value of awards to
more than $700,000, highway de
partment officials said.
Projects to be let will be an
nounced definitely next week.
Leg
ion Parade
No Holiday for
School Kiddies
American Legion parade today,
Tuesday, September 13. which re
cently was proclaimed a state hol
iday in a proclamation Issued by
Governor Meier, will not be ob
served as , a school holiday,
Charles A. Howard, state superin
tendent of schools announced to
day. Howard said he had recom
mended, through county school
superintendents, that, on the re
quest of parents, pupils who will
nave an opportunity to attend the
parade be excused from .. school
without penalty or prejudice of
any kind so far as the school Is
concerned. ,
Egan Receives
short Respite
SAN FRANCISCO,'1 Sept. 8 -
(AP) Frank J. Egan, former
public defender and his former
convict friend, Albert TineJn. won
a short respite here . today from
me pronouncement ol Hie sen
tences for the murder of Mrs. Jes
sie scon liugnes. Because of a
technically raised by Tlnnln'a at
torney Nathan Cogblan, Superior
Judge Frank H. Dunne postponed
time for passing sentence until
Saturday. -
COMMISSION
1
I
Personal Friend
Of Hoover Lost
-
Colonel Raymond Robins, prom
i inent prohl leader, for whose
safety anxiety is felt, following
his failure to appear for an ap
pointment with the president.
Mrs. Robins believes he may be
the victim of Florida bootleg
gers, ag-ainst whom be has
worked.
DOT GUILTY, PLEft
IN CBY CASE
i
I "
Hearing for Mailing and Ray
of Woodburn set for
Sept. 23 Here
Ray Mailing and Dean Ray, op
erators of the Woodburn cannery,
today pleaded not guilty before
Judge Miller Hayden of the Sa
lem justice court on a charge of
dumping refuse and waste matter
into the Pudding river. The hear
ing was set for September 23.
'Mailing and Ray did not appear
in; court here, but entered plea
through their attorney, William
Hare of Hlllsboro.
It was alleged that thousands
of! fish have been destroyed as the
result of chemicals and acids de
posited in the stream near the
Wpodburn-Mt. Angel bridge. State
pqlice investigated complaints
last Saturday, and later reported
their findings to the state fish
commission. The arrests followed.
Estimates of the number of
bass, trout, crawfish and minnows
floating dead on the surface of
the river or cast up on the bank,
exceeded 10,000. These estimates
were made by the Astoria Rod
and Gun club and other organ
izations. Samples of water from the
stream were taken yesterday by
Art Fish, assistant superintendent
of the state fish commission, and
sent to the Oregon State college
for analysis.
;A majority of the complaints
wre said to have been lodged by
sportsmen, farmers and resort
owners. Conditions were said to
halve been particularly bad on La
bor day, when hundreds of per
sons gathered along the stream in
search of recreation.
The cannery officials refused
toj make any statement.
! Warning was issued last year
toj the cannerymen, it is said, to
install a sewage system that
wbuld avoid just such a condition
a had not come about.
Bennett Drops
Senator's Race
PORTLAND, Ore.. Sept. 8
(AP) J. E. Bennett, state sen
ator, announced today he was
withdrawing as a candidate for
r-election to the upper house on
the republican ticket in order that
nothing might disturb his cam
paign for election to the Portland
city commission.
'Ggdn
SURRENDERS TO SHERIFF
PORTLAND, Sept, 8. (AP)
?obby Evans, 38, described by po-
ce as a gambler and sports pro
moter, was arreste-I on a burglary
charge In connection with the al
leged theft last April 21 of recall
petitions directed against several
cjty officials, including Mayor
George L. Baker.
I Evans surrendered at the sher
iff's office and was released soon
afterward under $5000 bond. Dis
trict Attorney Lotus L. Langley,
Who signed the complaint against
Evans, refused to discuss the evi
dence in the case.
CONDUCT SUSPECTED
MARSHFIELD, Sept. 8.
;(AP) The Gold Beach cham
ber of eommeroo at .a special
meeting last night voted undi
vided support to Sheriff J. H.
Turner and District Attorney
Grant J. Williams, both of Cur
T7 county, pursuant to a sum
mary hearing of the conduct of
these officers ordered for Mon
day, September 12, by Governor
Meier.
FISHER ATTACKED OFFICER
I OREGON CITY. Ore.. Sent, i
-j-A circuit cfrvt Jury today con
victed Kenneth Fisher., of Park
Place of assault and battery upon
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VIOLENCE IN
FARM STRIKE
GOMES TO END
Midwest
ftnvornnrc (rnf tr
At Sioux
Farmer
City on
Relief
Potato Growers in Wyoming
J
Refuse to Harvest ere
Price Goes up
SIOUX CITY. la., Sept. 8
(AP) Assurances of farmers'
holiday leaders that violence wjy
enaea in ineir Dattie ror nig new
prices came today as mid-western
governors or their representatives
gathered here for a conference to
work out a program of agricul
tural relief.
Governor Warren E. Green of
soutn uaKoia wno canea tne con
ference, arrived here today with
Attorney General M. Q. Sharpe to
lay final plans for tomorrow's
meeting.
Governor Green said the con
ference would serve as a clearing
house for Ideals of the various,
executives as well as numerous
farm leaders expected to attend.
Milo Reno of Des Moines, pres
ident of the National Farm Holi
day association, will not be pres
ent. He was in Oklahoma today
attending an organization meet-,
lng of the association.
President Says ;
Public Awakened 1
Reno, in a speech at Oklahoma
City declared that disturbances
incidental to early strike activi
ties about Sioux City, Council
Bluffs and Des Moines "are over
now."
He said that the holiday idea
has been successful in that the
"main part of its purpose has
been accomplished."
"The public conscience has been
awakened to the conditions of the
farmers of the nation," Reno said.
Referring to the disturbances he
said "It is natural that in any
movement like this there will be
some occurrences that do not have
the sanction of the leaders."
! Assurances came to Gov. Floyd
B. Olson of Minnesota by holiday
leaders, that, if the strike Is call
ed In Minnesota, "It will be an en
deavor to keep products off mar
kets through persuasion and not
through violence."
POWELL. Wyo., Sept. 8 (AP)
Three hundred potato growers
of the Powell valley today an
nounced their determination to
keep their potato crop in the
ground and refuse all prospective
purchasers until the market price
is what they think it should be.
Prices Rising
And Men Going
Back to Work
NEW YORK, Sept. S (AP)
Officials of the Celanese corpora
tion of America announced today
that approximately 1000 men
have been added to full time work
at its Cumberland, Md. plant be
cause of an! increase in demand
for yarns and fabrics.
CHICAGO, Sept. 8 (AP) A
new high price for 1932 was set
today when a Chicago stock ex
change seat was sold for $7500.
The amount was $1500 more than
the previous high for the year.
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (AP)
Bradstreets index for wholesale
food prices for the week ended
September 6 showed an increase
of two cents to $1.79. The index
for the previous week was $1.77.
Petition Thief Caught
Curry Officials Backed
Assaulter Convicted
Becken Drinks Poison
the person of State Police Ser
geant Meads. Fisher was Indicted
on a charge of assault with Intent
to kill but was convicted of the
lesser charge. He will be sentenc
ed Saturday.
DIES AT FRDSXD'S HOME
ST. HELENS. Ore, Sept. S
(AP) Otto Becken, 29,
killed himself last night, police
said, Jy drinking poison while
visiting at a friend's home.
Becken left the home of his
father and mother about 6
o'clock. At the friend's home
he wenjt to the bathroom and
when he returned he announc
ed he had taken poison.
He was dead when the doctor
arrived.
FRUIT MARKET SLOW
CORVALLIS, Ore., Sept. 8
(AP) Low buying power in east
ern consuming centers continued
during the past week to hinder
the movement of western fruits
and vegetables to market, said a
fruit and vegetable review Is
sued here today. Hundreds of car
loads - of produce . are . being
abandoned nnharrested. The only
major bright spots in the market geles. insurance man and Bern's
were firmer potato prices in the insurance adviser. He was at
east and better prices on green tending a 'convention here 'and
peas In Colorado. ; , ! left today for Los Angeles. -
Search Fails
For Trace of
Jim HeltzelT
Good aid In earcSria for bit
father, James QV HeltseCSalem
attorney who disappeared Satur
day . while on a sea trl to San
Diego has failed to reveal any
traces of his whereabouts, John
Hel1"1. a law partner, has
-Mva vud tauiit v
search is being continued.
Hope for discovering Heltsel
alive dwindled toward the sero
point yesterday as San Francisco
police reported fear that he may
faJlen overboard from the s.
Q lilmlVAl ITO 1M.O aril f haf ap l ar
rived at the bay city. He was last
seen aboard the ship early last
Friday.
RE BEST IN YEARS
Timber Fire Reported Near
Jefferson; Fought by
Many Farmers
A bad forest fire was raging
near the highway three miles
south of Jefferson yesterday aft
ernoon, a state policeman at the
scene reported to headquarters
here. Lynn Cronemlller, state for
ester, was advised of the situa
tion. The state officer reported that
all farmers in the vicinity had
turned out to fight the blaze but
at 5 o'clock they had not been
able to bring It under control.
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 8.
(AP) Fire conditions in nation
al forests in Oregon and Washing
ton have been much more favor
able during the present season
than for many years past, C. J.
Buck, regional forester, said to
day. Public i.
Given Credit
Buck attributed the improve
ment to greater care on the part
of the forest-using public, to more
favorable weather and to better
and quicker work on the part of
the forest protective forces. He
pointed out. however, that the
fire season is by no means over
and that the danger Is not past.
Up to September 1, Buck said,
a total of 708 fires had been re
ported this year, as compared
with 1187 a year ago. By Sept. 1,
last year, 60,235 acres of nation
al forest lands had been burned
while this year's total Sept. 1 was
7777 acres. Only 50 fires of more
than ten acres in extent had been
reported this year compared with
183 a year ago.
Fire fighting costs so far this
season have been only $73,927,
while last year the cost was $378,
743. T
NEW YORK, Sept. 8. (AP)
Cotton tumbled $5 a bale today,
one of the sharpest declines of the
year, on appearance of the gov
I ernment's crop estimate, which
was some 500,000 bales larger
than traders had anticipated.
This was a blow to the stock
market, where bulls were finding
rather rough going anyhow, and
prices were churning about in fe
verish trading. Final prices dis
closed a long list of losses of $1
to $4 a share, which wiped out
most of yesterday's advance.
Other markets, however, were
not seriously unsettled by the ac
tion of cotton and shares. The bond
market closed barely changed.
Wheat lost about a cent a bushel
at Chicago, but changes in most
staples were relatively unimpor
tant. Cotton's action was the reverse
of the upswing a month ago, when
the government s estimate of the
crop placed it about 1,000,000
bales below what traders were ex-
' pecting, sending prices up about
$5 a bale.
LOS ANGELES, Sept I (AP)
While the glamorous Jean Har
low of the films remained at
home, still ill of grief and shock,
a coroner's Jury decided today
that her husband, Paul Bern. 42.
twice her age, killed himself for
a reason undetermined.
me only testimonial hint of a
motive was that the motion pic
ture producer was nervous and
run down ana may nave been a
victim of melancholia Induced by
a physical deficiency.
This theory was expressed by
Frank Webb, assistant county au
topsy surgeon.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo..
Sept. 8 (AP) ABsertlon -that
Paul Bern, suicide husband of
Jean Harlow, motion picture ac
tress, mi married to . another
woman from whom he was not
divorced, was made here today by
I George- G. Clark en of Los An
t coins
On FALLS
Oil C
BLOW'S SPOUSE
HAD MOTHER WIFE
LEAGUE GROUP
URGES CHINESE
SOVEREIGNTY
Manchukuoan Autonomy
With Japanese Advisors
Is Added Suggestion
Return to 1931 Status Held
Impossible, Native
Police Planned
TOKYO, Sept. 9 (Friday)
(AP) An arrangement recognii
lng China's sovereignty in Man
churia but proposing the estab
lishment of its autonomy under
Japanese advisors, official sources
here said today, was recommend
ed in the report of the League
of Nations inquiry commission
which is now filed with league
headquarters at Geneva.
These sources sajd the infor
mation on the contents of .the
report, which the commission re
fused to reveal until it could be
published from Geneva, came
from Japanese representatives at
Peiping who transmitted what
purportedto be a resume of the
report.
The plan for establishment of
an autonomous government, the
report said, wa3 to be worked
out in negotiations by China and
Japan with representatives of
Manchuria and observers repre
senting the league, according to
the recommendation.
The chapter entitled "re-elections,"
it said, gives it as the
opinion of the commission that a
return to the status before the
Japanese campaign which began
on September 19, 1931, was im
possible, as well as Japanese an
nexation of the territory or the
establishment of a Japanese pro
tectorate. The report said it also recom
mended complete demilitarization
of Manchuria and the establish
ment of a native police force un
der foreign supervision.
It quoted one member of the
commission as saying in effect
that Japan won every point in the
report as finally framed and that
it was revised in many Instances
to take Japanese contentions into
consideration.
The v foreign office spokesman,
however, when asked whether the
purported report would be accept
able to Japan, replied that Japan's
recognition of Manchukuo next
week would be her answer to any
proposals to restore Chinese sov
ereignty in Manchuria.
The foreign office instructed
the Japanese representatives at
Geneva to ask the league to with
hold publication of the report un
til the Japanese government bad
studied It and prepared observa
tions on it. This, It was said,
would require from four to six
weks.
SALEM LEGION MEN
E
While preparations were be
ing made here yesterday for reg
istration of American Legion
nalres and guests headed for the
national convention at Port
land, organization of the state
convention was going on in the
Rose City. Douglas McKay, mem
ber of the committee on commit
tees, returned here last night
with the announcement three
more Salem men had received
appointments.
Miller B. Hayden. justice of
the peace, was named an alter
nate on the important legislative
committee, Irl S. McSherry, Cap!
tal Post commander, was chos
en chairman of the post activities
and organization committee and
J. T. Delaney, vice-commander
placed on the finance committee
Registration booths, where cer
tificates of registration for the
national convention may be ex
changed for badges and tickets,
were set in front of the Senator
hotel and Cadwell & Parker store
yesterday. Legion members and
the families may still register
there.
First of the convention-bound
groups of legionnaires are ex
pected to pass through here to
day. It has been estimated that
20,000 will pass through Salem.
State College
Heads Discuss
Work with Kerr
CORVALLIS. Ore., Sept. 8
(AP) Dr. W. J. Kerr, chancellor
of higher education in Oregon, re
turned to Corvallls today and dis
cussed with the Oregon State col
lege administrative council poli
cies '. of the Immediate future.
Later in the day he and Mrs. Kerr
went to Eugene to attend the fu
neral of Mrs. P. L. Campbell, wid
ow of the former president of the
University of Oregon.
-' Messages of congratula 1 1 o a a
continued to pour into Dr." Kerr's
office here today. - x
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IIS
Who Says the American Legion
Won't Have
At least this looks like fun. The
ii r O
arma have gotten playful at Portland, and here they are hoisting
Aaron Frank, chairman of the -Portland reception committee. Left
is Bill Browne of Portland, convention sergeant-at-arms, and Port
land's huskiest cop, six feet five,- 250 pounds; right. Bowman Elder,
national treasurer, of Indianaftolis.
VISITOR
mm
If IPS IMPROVED
Over 1000 Persons Witness
Capital Post men in
Final Showing
"The drum corps showed itself
much more accomplished, with
more snap and verve than at the
national convention at Detroit last
year," declared Dr. C. L. George
of New York, who witnessed Capi
tal post's corps in action both at
Sweetland field last night and at
last year's convention. The doctor,
an old schoolmate of Roy S.
"Spec" Keene, Willamette univer
sity coach, came west for recrea
tion and to attend the Portland
convention next week.
A crowd that filled the Sweet
land field grandstand viewed the
drum corps in action, the junior
Legion and Salem kiltie .bands
and the bicycle races on the pro
gram. Gate receipts of $117, to
gether with $115 from tickets sold
ahead of time, will provide a fund
barely short of the $250 the spon
soring organizations sought to
raise to finance the corps' trip to
Portland.
Rudy Schulz, music instructor
for the past six years, noted mark
ed improvement in the alignment
achieved by the marching corps
last night. This bad been one of
Its weak spots, he said. The music
and drumming he declared "as
good as ever could be expected."
Wlndup practices of the corps
will be held tonight and Saturday
night at Sweotland field. The
corps will go to Portland Monday.
In this year's competition will be
around 75 corps, half of the num
ber last year. The Salem players
are cheered by the fact that the
crack Racine, Wis., and Miami,
Fla., corps will not enter this year.
An added feature of the pro
gram last night was a represen
tation of the drum corps of 1776,
consisting of H. R. "Rufe" White
playing the fife, Tom Hill the
bass . drum and Ralph Baldwin
handling the snare.
Fear Expressed Robins
Victim of
WASHINGTON, Sept 8. (AP)
The strange disappearance of
Colonel Raymond Robins, outspok
en prohibitionist, since he agreed
last week In New York to see
President Hoover here Tuesday,
was disclosed today at the White
House and concern fer his safety
deepened when Mrs. Robins in
Maine expressed fear her husband
had been killed by "Florida boot
leggers." Shortly after White House of
ficials expressed concern shared
by President Hoover at the fail
ure of efforts to locate Colonel
Robins, the wife of the social
economist telephoned the Associ
ated Press here from Maine that
he had received numerous threats
of death nnless he stopped his pro
hibition efforts.
A close friend of President
Hoover, Colonel Robins had ac
cepted aa invitation to call on the
ehlef executive at the White House
Tuesday, when he planned to come
nare irom new xorav
.The. Invitation was extended
through Walker H. Newton, one
of the president' secretaries, who
, telephoned Robins at the City club
Its Usual Frolics?
national treasurer and sergeant-at-
raMmcs
'Summary and Disciplinary
Action" Urged Against
"Unfair Opponents"
PORTLAND, Ore.. Sept. 8
(AP) Portland tonight had tak
en on the appearance of a con
vention elty with hundreds of
delegates to the American Legion
national convention to be held
here next week already in the
city.
While convention officials were
busy completing organisation
work, discussion among delegates
and in political circles centered
about the possible action of the
legion convention on the bonus
and bonus army questions and its
effect on the presidential race.
Meanwhile, Henry L. Stevens,
national commander of the le
gion, let it be known that he In
tends to protect the good name of
the American from "malicious
slander" in releasing an excerpt
from his annual report to be de
livered to the convention. Com
mander Stevens released a por
tion of his report just before he
left for San Francisco where he
(Turn to page 11. col. 4)
Liquor Causes
Loss of License
For 16 Drivers
Intoxicating liquor was respon
sible for revocations of 16 motor
vehicle drivers licenses dnring
the month of August, Hal E. Hoss,
secretary of state, announced yes
terday. There were 38 license re
vocations In August a year ago.
Reckless driving resulted In seven
license suspensions in August.
Other suspensions involved a hit
and run driver, an operator who
failed to report an accident, and
a driver whose operations contri
buted to an accident resulting in
a fatality.
Bootleggers
In New York from the White
House Friday.
When Robins failed to keep his
engagement Tuesday the Whit
House began making inquiries.
Federal Investigators were plac
ed on the case, but have reported
no tangible results. The Inquiry
is proceeding quietly with New
York police also working on the
case.
Expressing alarm and disclos
ing that her husband had received
threatening telephone calls Aug
ust ( and 7, Mrs. Robins said she
had been unable to find any trace
of -him since he was last seen Sat
urday at the City dab la New
York. The anonymous persons
predicted serious consequences if
he did not cease his prohibition
efforts.
Clue were few. Mrs. Robins
said the last person known to have
seen her husband was Alex Gum-
berg, a New York friend of his
who wrs with him at the City dab
Saturday. Robins has been active
against liquor violators la Orlan
do county. Florida.
Colonel Robins was la the Kloa-
(Turn to page1 11. eoL 4)
COMMANDER SCORES
FIREMEN TIE
GAS
CIRCUIT COURT
Hulsey and Lewis Maintain
Commission Refused to
Hear Testimony
Avers Commissioners Acted
In High-Handed and -Illegal
Manner
Petition for a writ of review In
the circuit court here war filed
yesterday by R. O. Lewis and Ho
mer M. Hulsey. discharge! o
m embers of the Salem fire depart
ment. Lewis and Hulsey ask the
court to review the proceedings ef
the civil service commission ef
Salem which allegedly refused to
hear their testimony regarding
their rights to steady work nadtr
the civil service seniority ruling.
The petition names Paul V.
Johnson. A. H. Moore and Lloyd
T. Rigdon, members of the civil
service commmisslon. aspartVs
defendants. It asks that the cewrt
review all the actions of the com
mission on the Lewis and Hulsey
eases and to take into aeeenat
the status of John A. Olson, la
cumbent firemen, who was rent
stated In July and who took the
Job formerly held by Lewis.
Claim Body Acted
in High-Hand Way
The petitioners claUn the com
mission acted summarily, in a
"high-handed, capricious and Ille
gal manner" In refusing to hear
the testimony of Hulsey and Lew
Is regarding their seniority rigftr
in the fire department.
Counsel for the petitioner
claims that ample evidence exiMs
to show that Olson resigned as a
member of -the fire department
February 1, 1931. then went into
the floral business and was net
reinstated until June 20. 1931.
Lewis Joined the department May
26, 1930. and Hulsey December
26. 1930. and served continuous
ly, counsel contends. Olson's res
ignation, therefore, places hlsa
junior in seniority to Lewis asd
Hulsey, the petitioners' attorneys
claim.
Olson Testimony
Included Also
Accompanying the extensive pe
tition of Hulsey and Lewis to tie
circuit court, is a complete trans
cript of the somewhat stormy pro
ceeding engaged la before the
city civil service commission ea
the nigat the Lewis and Hulsey
hearings were to be held. The
transcript of the testimony taken
in the Olson case is also give a.
Olson having been heard la July
and reinstated in the department.
The petitioners claim there la
nothing in the civil service eod
approved by the people at the May
1932, election, to prevent the dis
charge of eight firemen for rea
sons of economy. The plaintiffs
contend that elimination of fire
men, except for cause, must be by
seniority.
The writ of review marks the
first appeal from the civil service
commission's acts. The commis
sion was appointed after the cit
izens approved civil service for
Salem. The cases of Hulsey and
Lewis are deemed especially im
portant locally as precedent fer
future actions of the local com
mission. The case of Olson aroused es
pecial interest at the time it was
heard due to the fact that O'mob
had Teceived six vote-., for fire
chief this year against eight for
Harry Hutton. incumbent. It was
said there was some misunder
standing within the department
over that situation.
Attorneys locally for the peti
tioners are Moynihan and Thomp
son. Thomas G. Ryan, of Part
land, who drafted the local civil
service code, also represents
them.
Dorm Board is
Cut 50 Cents
To $530 Week
A reduction of 50 cents a week
in the cost of board for men at the
dormitories at the University of
Oregon and Oregon State collere
was announced at the office (
the state board of higher educa
tion Thursday. This action, tak
en by the hoard at their meeting
September. 8. makes the board
rates for both men and women on
both campuses $3.50 per week.
Board for men had beea $6. at
both institutions. Board at- the
dormitory at the Oregon Normal
school at Monmouth is $5 a week
and board and room $6.50.
Band is Giving
Annual Concert
i At Institutions
Following Its usual custom, the
Salem' municipal band will to
night present it annaal. concert
at the state hospital for pleasure
of . the Inmate there, v Similar
concerts hate beea given . with la
the past two weeks at the feeble
minded Institution and the tuber
culosis hospital. Sunday. Sep
tember It, the hand will play at
the state prison. : Oscar Steel
hammer, county assessor, 1 ut-
rector; V
V