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WEATHER Partly -cloudy today and FrL. temp, nnchansed; Max. Temp. Wednesday 49, Mia. 84, river feet, raia .12 inch, south wind. POUNDED 1851 r EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, February 2, 1933 No. 27 -.1 - i r 1 1 HI1EN SEEN - AS LUH 1 - JOB-PROMC Have Held up Their Share Of Employment, States Association Chief Will win Next Fight to tax Oleo, Belief; Health Exhibitions Today Declaring that the dairymen of Oregon hare carried their full share of employment and have also fulfilled their obligation to the public In contributing to wel fare organizations, making room for men discharged from other Industries and meeting tax pay merits, George H. Fullenwider, of Carlton, president of the Oregon Dairymen's association officially openea me aairymen a eonven aairymen eonven- yon nere yesieraay. me Tlsumg dairymen, representing all phases of the Industry were welcomed to Salem by Mayor Douglas McKay at the beginning of their program In the chamber of commerce rooms. "Pertons connected with the dairy industry have learned many E nable Tw TS ZIV. S ',,i"-DA.th few years," Fullenwider contin tied. "One of these is that the in dustry must stand as a unit. Our interests are not those of the but ter maker. th mJiv nrnifnr the cheese manufacturer but the common Interest of all as dairy- men." Fullenwider said that while the dairy Industry had suffered as a result of the depression It was the only one which has withstood the unemployment slump. He de- dared that as many men were re- quired to milk the 250,000 cows in Oregon at the present time as ln the days when prices were more satisfactory. Next Oleo Fight Won't be Lost, Claim Prediction was made by C. L. (Mulkey of McMlnnville that tha dairymen would not lose the next zight to place a tax on oleo. With the assistance of charts, Unlkcy C. A. Harding, representing ment. Most of these casaultles re- s passed by the senate Wed pointed out the counties of the small scale Willamette valley suited from clashes between com- nesday. According to the state state which turned in adverse lumber operators spoke against munlsts and nazia. In the last ent of Mr, Hariett when the votes at the recent election. He the bill, saying that It would shift seven days, 20 persons have been tM came up for final reading, said people were learning of the the taxation load upon the small killed and 0 dangerously wound- the measure If it becomes law oeneius oi we dairy industry. National ' phases of the dairy situation were discussed by Roy C. Jones, extension dairyman of the U. S. Department of agrlcul- ture, Washington, D. C. He show- ed the trend of production with a series of charts. Frank Messenger, formerly in the London office of the depart- ment or commerce, ana now lo- caiea wa mat service in von- uu, uuviiuvu luiwiu and the future of Oregon dairy products in the oriental markets. A, B. Engebertsen. director of 8ltion perlod a ..forest fee of not ee on" reV ion of laws last cuntIe ive all moneys the Astoria experiment station. les, than 5 cent9 an acre would XjfJj. Surtatle rtyle he derived from Penalt,e8 told of coast-wise butter markets agses8ed agalnst idle timber charged tha the MM lai mad! Fear that th eonntlet would uu uuw iiit yiAccs ncjo a-Lc.iiu6 i the Industry, "Periods of low prices slowly eliminate the inefficient produc er," said Engebretsen, "and if they continue long they will elim inate large districts from the dairy business. Oregon dairymen must strive continually to keep their products at a high stand ard, as they now compare favor ably with those of any section of the country." Dairy Products Seen As Economic Foods Welfare organizations and char- ity groups have found that dairy nrnrinrt rnn.titTit th most ec- onomical. as well as the moat healthful '.elements In feeding the tlon of men who love singing, great mass of needy persons inland they offered to come to Sa- Oregon cities, said Paul C. Adams, executive secretary of the Oregon . .. j., i )a i rw rnnnci . wnera no nun . . , 1 ...... . . far rrorArv llsta this year, this condition Has been changed and at tha BraMnt tlm health teachers and nurses, as well as city and county officials, are recommend- ing extensive use of low-cost dairy imuiiiKti tn aii oharitv MaM lng per cent of our population this winter we must provide them with an adequate diet which con tains those protective foods which (Turn to page 2, col. 1) The Day in Washington By the Associated Press Chairman Borah of senate forelpn relations committee said if Great Britain would not consider other world problems in connection with debts United States should stand by previous seitlemeBt. - Senate deleted $19,000,000 for maintenance of air mail service from treasury-postoffice appropri ation bill. Interstate commerce commis sion legislative committee crit icised pending bankruptcy re lief legislation affecting rail roads and recommended spe cial court or commission de partment" for reorganization. y State department economic ex- pert reported to President Hoc- concealed a revolver from his fe ver oa their negotiations abroad ther and to have shot when the el n plana for world economle con- dsr Shears attempted to take It ferenee. away from him. World Berry Center Arch Comes Down WOODBURN, Feb. 1. (Spec ial) The historic Woodburn arch, which has proclaimed to tourists on the Pacific- highway that they were passing through the "World's Berry Center,' came down late today and great was the fall thereof. A cable which was being used in lowering the heavy signboard, broke and the landmark crashed to earth so abruptly that It was broken in two. The mourned re mains were nauiea a snort aw- tance out on the Woodburn-Mt. Angel road and repose there be- aid, the. rnAdwav at nrAROnt. There has been some discus sion of putting the arch up again t. nont v uuvbivu, uv uv.u I Itis 4oflrfn. tig, hiuin Anna rmr nr1 I f Vin on, -- I TIMBER YIELD TAX SENTIENT Qmo nunei rinnncprl OV vv.v It Will Benefit Large Operators Alone Difficulty of gaining an un derstanding of the highly techni cal severance or "timber yield bnl was demonstrated last night at the public hearing of the hye forestry committee consid- etffig the proposed measure. Guy Cordon of Roseburg, dis- trict attorney of Douglas county, although not definitely opposed to ine measure, aeciarea me pro- visions would bear further scru- tIny' Chas. V. Galloway, speaking part of a time as a state tax com- mlssloner, gave technical lnfor- mation as to revenue effects if the bill were passed. Galloway's re- marks given as a private Oregon farmer were in favor of the bill, The tax commissioner believed, however, that the measure should provide for assessment of timber land on the same basis as other wild areas rather than the estab- lishment of an arbitrary 5 cents Per acre "forest feV as Is pro- posed. operator who is forced to cut tim- ber while the larger mill owners would hold their land Idle. Principal provisions of the bill call for a 10 year transition per- j0d during which the present property tax on timber would be reduced 10 per cent a year and a severance tax gradually added during the same time. The sever ance levy would be assessed azalnsfr the timber at tim of eut- tine and on me actual valua or the product. After om nation th trr, J lands. E WILL BE IIITED Salem Rotary club voted yes- terdav to sponsor the aDnearance of the Eugene Gleemen at a con- cert to be held In Salem the latter nart of February. The Eu- I gene Gleemen are an organiza- lem purely as a good-will ges- tare from the city of Eugene, l i, . A . i necenur iaer went 10 nosaDurz . "v .1 : 1 - . . . I a crowded honae. The GlMmen are coming at no expense to the loeal clnhr nni th RnUHinn r going to present the concert at popular prices and use the pro- ceeds for civic service, probably i MiiiA(in with kat sonnt WftrV The speaker at the Rotary iuncneon yesieraay was cu Snedecor, member of the legls-1 lature from Multnomah county. Mr KTAWnr i former t.resl dent of Rotary International hav- lng presided over the convention held in Edinburgh in 1920. He . . .. . gave an interesting review oi the history of the Rotary organl- zatlon and traced Its growth during the near-quarter century of Its existence. Lad Who Killed Father Will Go Free; Justified PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 1 (AP) The Multnomah county grand jury today returned a not true bill, thereby clearing Robert Shears, 20, of a charge of first degree murder in connection with the fatal sbooting of tis father,! Harrison. P. Shears at their home here December 28. A coroner's jury at an inquest j held January 6 held that the shooting was "Justified." The younger Shears was said to nave S n Ml FORGED LABOR IS ADOPTED AS HITLER POLICY Couple of Four-Year Plans Proposed; Farm Colony Scheme Revealed ni.u,a n: ,i i u nwwioiay uio&uiveu, nujJC pni. llnitorl Qnnnnrf nf 1 v' wwKIVt i v. Nazi Chief Seen T)17T)T TXT Ti-V T 1 "u. i. lr After President Ton Hlndenburg ubu uisnuiTca me reicnsiag to night, Adolf Hitler, the new chancellor of the reich. Issued a proclamation to the German peo ple in which he announced his government would put through two four-year plans to effect the salvation of farmers and workers. Compulsory labor service and . , . . . the establishment of farm colon- ehancellor ald) wIU co stitute "the main pillars" of his program for the reconstruction of the Fatherland. New elections to replace the reichstag dissolved by president ial decree were set for March E. Between now and the voting, the government will go to the people in an intensive campaign on the slogan" Hlndenburg and Hitler." of Centrist Support is Reason The president dissolved the reichstag because of the failure 0f negitiatlons designed to bring about the support, or at least the toleration, of the centrist party, which would have permit ted the Hitler cabinet to com mand a majority. The stirring political events of the last few days Including the resignation of the Von Schlelch er government and the nnexpect- ed elevation of Hitler have been reflected in reports of political violence coming from many parts of the reich. Since the national socialist leader became chancel- lor Mond&v. 11 nersona have been killed and 44 wounded seriously enough to require hospital treat- ed FLAYED DY WEST w -ri7 v sho 7t" e 8eondhearing on he !-W,,-:e v.?! f " I the state a spawning ground for a ravenous species of loan sharks, charging from 38 to 600 per cent per annum. He assailed the bank ing department with fostering personal finance concerns which grind the poor and helpless. West said the loan sharks had $3500 of the $5000 fund they raised last session to "put over ' the law, stolea. Mark McCallister, former cor- poration commissioner, quoted from earnings of the Beneficial Industrial Loan corporation and drew the Inference that lower rates could be charged. Repre- sentative Dickson, author of a bill Jo reduce interest rates on loans to M from 3 per cent a month, " P " monm, -pone briefly; and Supt. Schramm re- I vtawal amannmontm inrrDitM tn . u.uuvu..Uv oo"- ) I Vm, ihA ,m.ll 1 n n MAmvsfAa Wilber Henderson and Gns Moser urged retention of the present rte of 3 Per cent a month as ne- cessary to justify the men to make this class of loans, and protect the public from loan sharks with much greater charges ACmtRfiSt, A sirs nrvORrTR I LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1. (AP) - 1 Snit tnr dirnroo odirHnr in terference with an artist career was filed here today by Marian Nixon, motion picture actress, I V against Edward 11. Hiiiman, Jr., son of a Chicago merchant. Men Want Work There are hundreds of men in Salem who want work. Maybe they are set ting enough of the .bare necessities of life to "get by. Bat they have no money for any personal use. They are anxious to work. Wages are km. As the wea ther opens op 'will not peo ple give them Jobs? A few hours work will not cost the householder ranch, and will be a great boon to the worker. Call the Employment Office, 8754, and ask for a man or two to do your odd Jobs. Make an effort to look p work for men. May be yon can do some bar tering; Labor for supplies or supplies or services of one' kind or another. LOAN SHARKS Climber Scorns Society Ladder .ad - . ' A. 4 wmv t- .'.v.V. . W Some girls employ most of their energy to climbing la the social world, bat pretty Irene Brown. of Ojlbwa, Wis., does all ber climbing in the manner shown here. Irene, who, as far as Is known, Is the only lady lineman In the country, Is shown sus pended from a high tension electric light pole near Winter, Wis. She likes the Job and coffs at the hazards of falls or possibly electrocution. PAYMENT OF TAXES Senate Passes Bill Deemed Of Benefit to Farmer And Home Owner A measure providing for quar terly payment of taxes, introduc- ea by senators Lee and Haslett, will go far toward making it pos sible for farmers and home own ers to meet their tax payments. The measure provides that the interest rate shall be reduced from two-thirds of one per cent per month to one-half per cent per month, with a two per cent penalty in cases where the taxes are not paid within the statu tory periods. A rebate would be allowed taxpayers who meet their tax obligations promptly. Inter est accruing under the law would go to the taxing units, while the be compelled to absorb the re bates In making remittances of state taxes was voiced by Sena tor Franciscovich. Senators Brown and Burke op posed the measure on the ground that the penalty provision would add to the burdens of the tax payer Another bill by Senator Lee providing that national commit teewomen of political parties shall be elected on the same basis as national committeemen also was approved. Senator Upton's bill providing for reductions in the salaries of Deschutes county officials was J"- JJ 7d" Wednesday Vr0 Set tnl ae- - - . officers to ac founts f nRc(0.un nId wVle 11 I tUal expenses lUCUrred WD119 CU . . . . - . i . i I gagea m me conaaci oi meir respective offices. Senator Spaulding has lntro- (Turn to page 2, col. 2) QUARTERLY BACKED Two Varieties of Loans Are Offered to Fai men After Interviewing approximate- - l ly 100 farmers asking about Re- Slonal Agricultural Credit corpor- un loans " commerce yesterday. A. B. Rob- I t TA1anA assistant sfWV. """ " w . " retary, spoke to clear up certain misconceptions which he found evident. Working with him dur ing the day were Lawrence Wheel er, examiner; George H. Hilton of Grants Pass, inspector, and Os car Loe of Silverton, inspector. "I want to emphasize that where the farmer wants only a loan for seed. It Is best obtained through the seed loan office; they will take his crop as security, the Interest Is lower and fees are less," Mr. Robertson stated. The Agricultural Credit corpor ation's purpose, according to Mr. Robertson, Is "to assure the farmer of more time to liquidate his loans in an orderly manner." or In other words, to keep him in business. "We are sot In business just to relieve the banks, though the loans loosen up credit in the country." Explaining that his corporation, obtaining funds from the R.F.C.. worka with the fanner on a strict ly business basis.' Mr. Robertson pointed oat that special appraisers evaluate the livestock, equipment and real estate to be taken as col COMPROMISE IS IMMINENT UPON EDUCATION CUT Diversion of $576,000 to General Fund Likely Outcome, Report Legionnaires Request Fund For Veterans' aid be Made Available Although definite revelation of what is to be recommended with respect to diversion of higher edu cation millage to the general fund of Oregon was still being with held Wednesday night by the sub committee of the joint ways and means committee which has been studying this question, it was re ported that the group was virtu ally agreed on diversion of $576, 000 in that manner. The $308,000 continuing appropriations would be left Intact. The subcommittee report was being prepared Wed nesday night and will be ready for presentation to the general committee today, it was indicated. Senator Woodward had recom- OU 11UU1 1,11 & uiuci vuuvatwwuwa millage tax to the general fund. I"Vv"? TwTrf hi wm ward indicated that he would be satisfied wth the compromise, Veterans Request Aid Commission Fund "7, "n...... gion appeared before th jotat ways and means committee Wed- nesday night and appealed for re- instatement of an appropriation f 7Kftft th nhinh tn ram nn the work of the soldiers' and sail- ors state aid commission, mis appropriation previously was dis approved by the state budget di rector. Carl Moser, state adjutant of the Legion, declared that while the 1931 legislature appropriated only $6000 for this department the activities of its officers had brought more than $377,000 of federal money into the state dur ing the past two years. Senator Strayer asked why the American Legion had not return ed to-th state $z5.0LOQ appropri ated by the 1931 legislature for the purpose of bringing the na tional convention of the organisa tion to Portland. Moser replied that he had not considered this appropriation in the nature of a loan. A delegation of Yamhill coun ty farmers, headed by Charles Trunk, presented resolutions to (Turn to page S, col. 3) PANAMA. Feb. 1 (AP) Pri- vate dispatches from Guayaquil tonight said that 6,000 political prisoners in Lima, Peru, attended aprista demonstrations during which many were slain and wounded. It was said that the pri soners had been on a hunger strike since Sunday. Further de tails were not given. "Apra", the war slogan of thou sands of Peruvians In 1932 until its use was forbidden, is the short ened name for American popular revolutionary alliance, a left wing organization. Its leaders have denied it is "an International par ty." The extraordinary powers that Peruvian authorities received when the constituent assembly ap proved the emergency laws were used to counteract the activities of this party. Members of the or ranisation are known as "apristas." lateral at the expense of the cor poration but that the 6 per cent Interest combined with mort- j gage filing and similar fees would raise the total cost on small loans to around IS per cent. In granting a loan, the corpora- tlon first insures that mortgagees will waive foreclosure during the loan's time limit, from one to three years, and in the ease of a tenant taking a loan, ascertain that the landlord will not evict tne tenant oeiore tne loan is re paid. The eredit corporation loans may be used to purchase livestock or equipment but may not be spent to set a man up in the farm ing business nor for purchases of other than farm equipment. In the case of dairy loans, the dairy man im von n r Ail tn as,v that M poration at the rate of S per eent a month It possible, and otherwise at a lower rata, arranred for in aiiTanra, vhem ntfiM than dafrv lnr aonrces of iueom are in sight. Mr. Robertson estimated that nearly 75 per cent of the farmers conferring with him yesterday wera interested onlv In seed loans, He took applications for 15 loans and expected to receive some 19 more by mail at his Portland of- fice, 524 Pacific building. (Tarn to page i, coL 1) MAIW SAID KILLED IN 'APRA' TROUBLE General Sales Tax Looms Again As Legislative Issue; Plan Seen as Boon Two Million Dollar Loan Assured State Portland and Eastern Bankers Agree to Help Provided Revenues and Budget are not Tampered With; Employes Paid OREGON'S financial status was decidedly improved yes terday with announcement that a $2,000,000 loan had been apjeed to by Portland banks and the Chase National bank of New York city, contingent upon the stated holding to its taxation program now in effect. Pending advance of the funds which will probably be made In March and which will en-O . able the state to retire a $1,024,. i 000 bank loan due April 1, the state highway commission has erMai1 "fc BilirantA lla fnnrla tn a of $750,000 Immediate good effects from the loan negotiation were felt nere Wednesday morning when bulk of state employes re frnm t. x.a v4 vuwaa a ww j a i w treasurer's office, the advances i being made against affidavits from the secretary of state's office declar'n th hTad ' - " WarranU cannot be Issued until le,sa.tlTa appropriations are vot- ed. Checks received by state em- Ployes were in no instances for more than their 1932 rate of pay- (Turn to page 2, col. 6) PUZZLE RACKET IS HELD FRAUDULENT CHICAGO, Feb. 1 (AP) A ten-year federal Investigation of ''prise pussle" contests In maga zines and newspapers through out the country culminated In indictments today against offi cars of the W. D. Boyce Publish ing company and of the Helea Dawn company, cosmetics mak ers. Both concerns were charged with duping thousands of puzzle workers by converting them Into salesmen. The Boyce company, described in the indictment as one of the largest publishing houses in the country, was alleged to hare ob Ulned $2,500,000 in 1930 and 1931 through purported contests which the government said really constituted no more than a sub scription scheme for its maga zines. Tbe Helen Dawn company J since 1915 has obtained more than $25,000,000, the govern ment said, and In the single year 1931 collected $1,300,000 from a half million puzzle solv ers. Those who started out to solve the puzzle and win $3700 or an automobile by 'finding the faces In the clouds" were eventually required, the prose cutor explained, to buy cosmetics at wholesale and earn "votes by selling the products. ROUSE SPEAKERSHIP Representative George Wins low of Tillamook may be a can didate for speaker in the 1935 house, he admitted yesterday, after spelling off Speaker Snell rHsiz for a short time. Winslow fifth consecutive term lower house and has good record. He is an attorney by profession Speaker Snell comes from Ar llnrton. eastern Oregon, and custom has decreed that a west ern Oregon man serve the next term as speaker. This makes Winslow from territory from which a speaker probably will be selected. His seniority In service in a house where two-thirds of the nresent members are neo- I nhvtes is expected to aid his can I didacy if he determines to run Suicide Follows Leonard Arrest In Morals Case GRANTS PASS, Ore.. Feb. 1. I (AP) W. H. Leonard. 7$, real I estate operator. Insurance man - 1 and formerly owner of a taxi I line in Grants Pass, was found dead in the county jail here to- day. Police said he had fatally stabbed himself with a small penknife, apparently overlooked I when the officers searched him I Leonard was arrested y ester I day on a morals charge which I police said was brought by the I father of a 15-year-old glrL H MAT IH ABANDONED BY PAH FOUND Baby Aged Three Days or so Placed on Doorstep of Silverton Home A wee baby girl, with enough coal black hair to be the envy of many mothers, was placed in the hands of Mrs. Nona White, coun ty probation officer, yesterday morning for Jurisdiction pending investigation of its mysterious ap pearance on a doorstep at Silver- ton sometime Tuesday night. The infant, three days old at most, was brought to Salem yes terday morning by Constable A. S. Pitney of Silverton, to whom Mrs. W. E. Tinnel, 1209 North Water, reported finding the infant on her doorstep. The child was clothed in make shift manner, and was wrapped in two Portland newspapers when picked up by Mrs. Tinnel. Re port here indicates that the baby was not found until Mrs. Tinnel arose Wednesday morning, but Silverton report is that she found the infant about 2 a. m. when she was aroused from slumber by dis turbance at her door. The baby was placed on a door step within a block of the hos pital at Silverton, Indicating pos sibly that the mother thought chili might be taken to a hospital ror care. It is in a hospital here, until some search for the mother or parents is made, or until it can be placed in a home. Mrs. White says the baby weighs about eight pounds, is plump and has an unusually large amount of black hair, already nearly an Inch long. LOWERING TARIFF WILLS, F. R. IDEA WARM SPRINGS. Ga., Feb. 1 (AP) Details of a plan for world-wide lowering of tariff walls and stabilization of curren cies in exchange for war debts re lief were worked out today by President-elect Roosevelt with Senator Hull at his side. The arrival of the silver haired senator from Tennessee provoked a fresh outburst of conjecture about him for the cabinet and he was listed by some of the cabinet makers here for the secretary of state. a m x . a ior me approacning war debts and economic meetings in Washington, President-elect Roos evelt rigidly maintained his si lence on what he has in mind. He is going to play a lone hand and he is keeping bis thoughts care fully shielded. However, he did laugh at news paper reports from abroad which stated he had discussed a three- year moratorium with Ambassa dor Lindsay of Great Britain. These and some other accounts were described in high quarters as "fairy tales." PIOXEER SOLOX DIES PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 1. - (AP) Charles E. Forsyth, 84. who was a member of the first legislative assembly in the state of Washington, died at his home here yesterday following a brief Illness. Yon! Who Bay Food Read Friday's Statesman Three dozen and more Salem merchants will bo re presented in this paper with their - advertisements. " Wise Salem hoasewives have learned to watch for this paper and ase it as their guide in baying their foods. Join them and be thrifty. ... It's smart . and It pays to be smart. Lonergan to Counties MEASURE HELD 6 Tl BUDGET AH Foodstuffs rnay be Exempt; Smaller State Units to Receive big Share f Levy of Less Than two pert Cent Possible Depending i Upon Finance Needs I A general sales tax regnUtf session model will be ntroduccX In the house of representatives soon as deliberations of the viji and means committee are com pleted. The new measure doubtless will exempt foodstuffs and "some oth. er necessaries." It will prorHe for a tax of 2 per cent or less on retail sales. "Personal servl trades." such as inextricably com bine the work of personnel with, products sold, probably will not be exempted from tax payment An example is restaurants. Ratio of revenues to be hande,i over to counties is placed at 4 5 per cent, the remainder going to the state as an offset against tho state tax on real property. The new measure to be draftl is expected to contain a cIaum that will provide for a special election to refer the tax to tho people. This would obviate tho danger, after passage of a sale-i tax bill, of subsequent referen dum and holding np of the meas ure as a means of producing reve nue during practically the eutire present biennlum. Awaits Determination Of Budget Amount Representative Frank J. Lonet gan of Multnomah county, speak er during the 1931 session, now! referred to as "the administration whip," admitted last night that the revamped sales tax bill Is be ing held In reserve. Lonergan who Is member of the house com mittee on taxation and rer enure, said the measure would be intro duced as soon as extent of ways and means committee budget cute is known. Exact percentage of sales tax to be levied will depend on the amount of revenue needed and may be less than 2 per cent but no greater ratio is contemplated, Lonergan said. Actual writing of the bill ha not yet been attempted but the main provisions of the expected measure are almost definitely settled. It was indicated. The present revelation of seutW mnet favoring a general sales levy marks the first Indication that the revenue raising measure would be renewed following its defeat during the last day of too special session called by Governor Meier for the week beginning January 3. The defeated general sales tax on retail sales passed the house by a large majority, although un til a short time before the vote was taken It was thought by po litical prognosticators to be as good as defeated. By a 15-to-lS rote, the measure lost In senate balloting. An amendment to the defeated bill would have given counties (9 per cent of revenues. No exemp tions were made on any class of goods. ON HOSPITAL FID Satisfactory progress in tha debt liquidation campaign of Sa lem General hospital was an nounced at a well-attended meet ing of friends and subscribers at tho chamber of commerce last night. Reports showed prelimin ary subscriptions totalling $20, 000. Six of the Initial subscrip tions were for 31000 and the smallest. $300. Prospects were re ported good for raising the need ed funds. The refinancing plan consists of an endowment insurance ar rangement whereby each subscrib er is guaranteed a return of $150 for each $100 subscribed. "We are confident that Salem will meet this emergency," Chair man Milton L. Meyers declared. "We hare great reason to be en couraged by the results of our ef forts so far. and with the coop eration of all, we will soon relieve tho hospital of its burden of In debtedness." Broadside listing subscribers and explaining tho debt liquida tion plan are betar mailed to per sons interested in maintaining tho 1 hospital. IT PROGRESS IS MADE