-SB.
Where Ever Yon Go
Be it to Siam or Siualaw
to spend your vacation. The
B talesman ' will follow It
rouH notify, In advance,
8101. -
WEATHER
Fair today . and Friday,
normal temperature; Max.
Temp. Wednesday OA, slim."
44, river s feet, cloudy,
north wind.
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OF 2 CONVICTS
Others Believed Hiding in
Oklahoma bad Lands;
Pursuit Goes on
Warden Turns Over job to
' Successor; Governor
Demands Probe
JOPLIN, Mo., May SI ( AP)
Two men, who Identified
themseivee a Jim Clark and
Clifford Dopson, two of il con
victs who escaped from Kansas
penitentiary at Lansing yester
day in a sensational dash, to
night held np B. K. Blair and
Miss Alice Bralthwaite of Jop
lin, drove them in Blair's motor
ear for more than two hoars,
and finally sped away in the car
after Blair and the young worn
an had alighted at . a filling
station near Neosho, Mo.
LANSING. Kans., May 31.
(AP) Leaving a policeman dead
along 'the trail of their flight, the
11 desperadoes who escaped yes
terday from the Kansas peniten
tiary had vanished tonight in the
hill country of northeastern Ok
lahoma long an outlaw retreat.
Posses hunted the timbered
"had lands" without avail. A po
lice net was extended In a wide
elrcle through Oklahoma, Arkan
sas, Missouri and Kansas on the
theory the eonvicts might make a
dash for distant parts.
Squads of police and deputy
sheriffs guarded highways. They
were heavily armed and ready to
"shoot to kill" If they encounter
ed the fugitives.- The convicts
were well supplied themselves
with rifles, shotguns and pistols.
Officer Is Slain;
Convicts Blamed -
Otto L. Durke, 42, night police
man and a World war veteran,
was not down early today at
rhetona. Kas't Authorities ex-
nressed the belief he had run
afoul of one ol the two parties of
convicts.
Chetopa is only 15 miles from
Welch, Okla., near where Wilbur
Underbill and Harvey BaUey.
loaders of the orison break, with
four other convicts last night re
leased Warden Kirk Prather and
ftuatda L A. Laws and John Sher
man, who were kidnaped from the
prison and taken on a wild auto
mobile ride.
After a harrowing experience as
captives of the other five convicts
who fled In a separate group, Mrs. i
M. J. Wood, ner i?-year-oiu
daughter, Louise, and Miss uions
Wears, 17, returned unharmed to-j
day to their homes in Kansas
Citv. Kan. I
They were freed at a xarmnouse i
near Pleasaaton, Kan., 100 miles
southeast of Lansing.
Warden Tarns Over I
Job to Successor, I
Warden Prather returned to me
prison today and preferrea to turn
the office over tonight to his suc
' cessor, Lacey Simpson, who was
appointed recently under the new
state administration.
At the direction of Governor
Alf M. Landon, the state board of
administration began a searching
investigation at the penitentiary.
: "I want to know whether there
were any violations of the rules.
a breakdown or laxuy in uici
pline; how those weapons got into orize the state of Oregon, Clatsop
the prison and how the men got county, or any government de
out after the difficulties within partment to remove rock from the
the prison walls," the governor
said. :. - .
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PARIS. June 1. (Thursday)
(AP) - The government of
Prmiar Edouard Daladier was
sustained early today when
onestion of confidence was put
to a vote in both houses of parll-
ment.
The chamber ot deputies back
ed no the government by-a 359
to 200 vote in passing a compro
mise measure creating a commit'
iee to study a proposal for a gov
ernment monopoly ot oil lmporta
tinn. -
The premier repeated his vie-
torV in Shes'enatV wlich aepted
the chamber's compromise bill by
fllVt. 121 Tote. In both cases.
j3'ttt:ESi
before the "rotes were reported,
" '
DeClSlOn Deferred
in il rhsrri f.iC
" w
-.' Decision on plaintiff's motion to
dismiss an appeal by Charles Ar
cherd, defendant and respondent,
waa deferred yesterday, by the
state supreme court, pending the
return of Chief Justice Rand now
in the east. Archer d, found guilty
in circuit court here on a count of
conversion ot warehoused goods,
annealed to the higher court. The
state contended the appeal was
lmnerfectlv brought and asked
-dismissal, Archerd Is free on ball
and is reported to be working la
Hi
UPHELD
60111
HOUSES
a mine near Qranu Pass.
Ringmaster of "Circus?' to Which
Glass Objects at Senate Hearing
1
Scale of 20 Cents an Hour
Adopted; all Satisfied
Reports Sheriff
Sheriff A. C. Burk.- returning
Wednesday night from the New
berg bridge vicinity where he had
been all day attempting to settle
the strike of 24 workers In the
Benz bopyard, reported that his
efforts had met with .success and
that both parties to the dispute
had signed an agreement covering
all phases of the controversy.
With but a day and a half of
work left, the hopyard manager
agreed to reemploy the 24 men
who went on strike Tuesday and
representatives of both sides of
the dispute signed up for a wage
scale of 20 cents an hour.: Before
the strike, the workmen received
IS cents an hour.
The strikers on their part
agreed not to molest other work
men and not to carry out threat
ened destruction of property. The
sheriff said the men promised him
they would create no further dis
turbance and eemed pleased at
the settlement of the dispute.
Hoping to forestall further la
hnr trnnhloa In other ditricts.
gherif f Burk said he would work
toward having a uniform pay scale
established throughout the county,
. Tno difficulties at the Bens yard
aro8e Tuesday when the 24 men
went on strike, abetted by. men
from. Salem. Newberr and Port-
iani. Deputy sheriffs worked out
a temporary compromise that day
hut a new dispute arose yesterday
when, it was reported, men in
charge of the hopyard failed to re-
i employ the strikers
Would Use Rock
At Tongue Point
WASHINGTON, May 31 (AP)
Representative Mott (R-Ore)
Introduced a bill today to permit
the secretary of the navy to auth-
submarine and destroyer base res
ervation at Astoria, (Tongue
Point) for use exclusively in pub
! lie works construction. The meas
ure was introduced last session by
Senator McNary (R-Ore.)
LIFTS TROLLEY WIRE
PORTLAND, Cffe.. May 31.
(AP) Police are looking for the
unidentified man who had the
good fortune to escape with his
life after lifting a live trolley wire
from the street and draping It
around a lamp post.
The 000 volt wire was snagged
by a street car and, pulled to the
SS ITCSJ
decided It should "b tea " 6
JPZV2Z
When police arrived the iauip post
i w h
I EXPECT TO OPEN SOON
BEND, Ore.. May 31 (AP)
I tary plow was taken Into the 81s-
I .r. nAiintr trutav and hv tomor
row morning, it was expected that
the work of opening the MeKen
lie road to automobile traff ie will
be well under way. It was esti
mated today' that the mountain
highway will be cleared by Juno
24." - r. . ?v..;.. -v-
, Snow banks will be encountered
at Skyllner'a playground, eight
miles west ot Sisters, it was said.
but the heaviest work will be In
the blz cut at the east approach
to summit lava beds. Snow 20 feet
deen- was recently measured, In
1
-M ft
f ,V Vu
IP 1,1 SIT! IHS
AND OWNER AGREE
this ttt
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: . An interesting study of the
flgnting face of lerdlnand fe
corn, counsel for 'the senate In
vestigating committee, as he em
phasized a point while cross-examining
J. p. Morgan, whose
banking firm Is under scrutiny.
Pecora Is master of the -verbal
rapier.
$258,432 Given Company
And Insurance Groups;
Timber Fire Basis
PORTLAND. Ore., May 31
(AP) A total of $258,432.75
damages against the Eastern &
Waatarti T,nmW rnmnanT in a
$1,026,508.24 action brought for
alleged fire damage to timber
land holdings of tbe Silver Falls
Timber company In Marion coun
ty was allowed here . today by
Cireult Judge Lusk. The damage
was alleged to have resulted
from a blaze which started Sep
tember I, 1929.
The Silver Falls Timber com
pany was awarded $113,464, cov
ering the uninsured items. The
insured items, amounting to
$144,968.75 were awarded to 10
insurance companies: Firemen's
Insurance company. Home In
surance company, Mercantile In
surance company of America,
Royal Insurance company, lim
ited; Provident Fire insurance
company of New Hampshire,
Svea fire and Life Insurance com
pany, Caledonian Insurance com
pany. National Liberty Insurance
company of America, Richmond
Insurance company of New York
and the Stuyveeant Insurance
company of the city of New
York.
Testimony in the case
was
taken over periods from June 20,
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Hitler Opposes
Appointment of
Church Leader
BERLIN, May 31. (AP)
Chancellor Hitler today author-
the Rev. Hermann Mueller, to put
UV aavuinuu jhucivi w aa
ttia .hAi rMo m.in.
of the party at the disposal of
psriui... i- I
ILVER F1LIS FIRM
WINS DAMAGE CASE
w mu VJ anvaj nan vyyuoiua s . .
the appointment of Dr. Friedrich they feel they would rather for
von Bodlyhwingh as evangel!- mulate c2de.!u . V Vtll
cal blshor.btthe reich.
Herr Bodelschwlngh took of-
flee thla week after selection by
the chiefs of 29 protectant organ
izations and over the strenuous
opposition of the German Chris
tiana, a nazl group, who urged Dr.
Mueller for the post.
Asbestos Man is Sought
Start Clearing McKenzie
Deer Destroy Oats Crop
Bank Clearings Increase
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opened to general traffie June 14.
FARMER COMPLAINS
BEND, Ore., May 31 (AP)-
Ellla Edgington of Sisters today
complained to state game depart-
men officials that deer are de-
troying his crops. A field of oats,
be reported, has been beaten down
aa it aheep had camped there for
week, H. said thai deer come
In from the Cascade foothills and
graxe with his cattle and horses
on the meadowland. At night, he
declared, they jump over fences
and damage crops.
NEAR 1032 FIGURE
(AP) Banks clearings in Port-
land for May amounted to 377,
332.884, a gain over the April
clearings of 115.113,817. figures
released today by the federal re
serve .bank disclosed. . -Business
men nere eonstrtted, this as being
a reflection of economic recovery
In tbe Portland district.
As compared to the May clear
ing In 1132, which stood at $88,
074,532, the report stated, the
clearing house transactions for
the month just ended came near
er the previous . level than any
other month since the beginning
ot the depression. "
WHITNEY SAYS
FAVORED ONES
SHARED RISKS
One Member of Committee
Conducting Probe is on
List, Revealed
Glass Isn't; Pecora Given
Instructions to Carry
On Investigations
WASHINGTON, May 21 (AP)
More ramifications of J. P.
Morgan & Company financing dug
out by senate investigators today
lengthened the line of prominent
persons to whom the big banking
firm opened opportunities of one
time paper profits exceeding f 20,
000,000. "Sharers in the risk of under
writing" was the persistent desig
nation given these customers by
George Whitney, a member of the
firm, who spent most of the day
outlining organisation of the
United corporation, a Morgan
utility holding group, while the
head of the Morgan company sat
quietly by.
Repeatedly Whitney objected
to describing as "preferred or
"favored" those clients to whom
stock was sold at cost prices
prices much below market quo
tations of a few days later de
spite senatorial proddings into
public connections of the buyers
and just what the "risk" was.
The banking committee mem
bers found one of its own mem
bers Senator Hamilton Kean
(R.. N. J.), on the list of those
who were sold for $75 units of
United stock that were quoted
J"si a mue later on w9 mrei ai
$99.
'Is my name on the list?" ask
ed Senator Carter Glass of Vir
ginia who came to the hearing
with a sheaf of letters threatening
him because of his stand during
the Morgan inquiry.
"No, senator, it is not." Whit
ney replied as Morgan joined him
in a broad grin.
Peace reigned where there haa
been a violent dispute last week
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PORTLAND. Ore.. May 31.
(AP) Formulation of a code of
fair trade practice which will fit
into the national trade recovery
act now before congress was un-
dertaken by representatives of the
cine lumber Industry at a special
meeting of the Western Pine as
sociation here today. Adoption of
the code in its final form is ex
pected to be made at the closing
session tomorrow.
The actual application of the
new code to the lndustryt it was
pointed out, will be contingent
upon the passage of tbe Industrial
recovery act by congress. The act
would give the president wide dis
cretionary powers to regulate pro-
dnction. distribution and labor
conditions of Industries. Delegate
I . a m a. .
Ut today's meeting expressed the
opinion generally that, in common
with leaders of other industries.
u lA . v " "v v. V
"forced " m,ht
"u'"
FATALITY OCCURS
ROSEBURG, Ore., May 31.
(AP) William Smith. 27, a
rancher, was shot and killed last
night by his nephew, Frank Jantx
er, 18. as the two were hunting
deer In tbe hills 45 miles south-
. a
east oi nere. jauiser was neia m
"SL " V ?-t?K
Police said Jantcer told them
his uncle had wounded a deer
which ran in Jantxer's direction.
Tn young man saw a movement
ia th nab. He said he called
several io u ,
Ermine the Utter a position. There
was no response, he said, and he
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45 minutes.
Neighbors with whom Smith
LST died .aid he
blamed himself for the accident
because he did not respond to the
boy's call.
UlU. i TO 72 SI at?S
Visits Seattle
SEATLE, May 31. (AP)
A Totr -of MlitM rhra and Li-
1 reBs. greeted the XL'- 8. Conatltu-
tlon today. as the minesweeper
Grebe towed her into Elliott bay.
Thousands gathered at the docks
to welcome her. .
Tomorrow 21,000 school child
ren will start their pilgrimage to
the historic frigate.- rayor John
F. Dore arranged - for free trans
portation ot children whose par
ents are unable to bring them.
CODE PROPOSED
OR PINE INDUSTRY
mm ww
For
COAST BRIDGES
HEAD OREGON'S
PUBLIC WORKS
Meier and Wilcox Agree to
Back Them; Favorable
Decision Forecast
Over 3 Million Outlay
Contemplated; Early
Returns Indicated
is
Construction of five toll bridges
along the Oregon Coast Highway
was placed at the top of the self
liquidating projects for Oregon
yesterday by Governor Julius L.
Meier and Raymond Wilcox, head
of the state relief committee, the
two men agreeing that the $3,
400.000 outlay required for this
work could be utilized more
quickly than any other project
now ready to submit to Washing
ton. The governor and Wilcox
also indicated it was their opin
ion the coast road bridges would
be self-liquidating and were there
fore soundly conceived as the first
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Would Hamoer Direct Loans
To Western Farmers,
Solon Declares
WASHINGTON, May 31 (AP)
President Roosevelt's farm cre
dits consolation bill today was
looked on by Senators Carey (R
Wyo) and Steiwor (R-Ore) as
taking away from farmers and
stock men of the west provisions
for direct loans.
Two amendments they are ad
vocating to the bill, as approved
today by the house, will be taken
up tomorrow or Friday by the
senate banking subcommittee now
considering the measure.
As explained ny carey. me re-
gional agricultural credit agen-
cles' faculties would be destroyed
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Fund Needed
. . jti
At Chemawa
Is $175,000
PORTLAND, Ore., May 31.
(AP) Senator McNary will con
fer with Indian Commissioner Col
lier and Secretary of the Interior
Ickes tomorrow in an attempt to
save the Chemawa Indian school
near Salem, a special dispatch to
the Oregonian from Washington,
D. C. stated tonight.
"It the Oregon senator can find
1175.000." the dispatch said, -he
believes he can have Chemawa
continued as an educational
school.
"Cnleses McNary locates the
necessary funds, the Chemawa
school must be abandoned July 1.
Late Sports
PORTLAND. Ore.. May 81
(AP) Wong Buck Cheung. Chi
cago Chinese, defeated Abe Kap
lan of New York, two falls out
of three in the main event ot to
night's wrestling matches here.
Cheung weighed 214. four pounds
less than his opponent.
Kaplan took the first fall in 8
minutes with a wing lock. Cheung
evened the match 5 minutes later
wlth a Manchurlan choke hold. In
the final tall, each tried a flying
tackle at the same time, met head
HI
CRITICAL
DISH
on, and crashed to the mat, botn i by early August was expressed to
apparently knocked out. Cheung I day by members ot the American
was on top, nowever, ana tne rex-
eree gave him the fall and the
match. The final fall took 25
minutes.
Richard Stahl. 218. Berlin, and
George Nelson. 215, Logan. Utah.
wrestled five rounds to a draw in
the semi-vrindup, each getting a
fall. "
Fred Mara cel. 175, Warren.
Ore.,, was awarded the decision
over Herman Olson, 175, Port-
land. In the opener when Olsen
was disqualified for strangling.
'
McMINNVTLLE, Ore., May 21
(API The Oregon normal! situation. The crisis in all count
school defeated Linfield college, I ries Is sufficiently great and nr
89 to 2, In a dual track meet I gent to make six or eight weeks
here today. Hart, of the teachers,
won tire firsts and a third
score 28 nolnts and win Individ
nal high scoring honors of the
meet.
Asks Five
Public Works Project
Recovery Bill Will
Be Voted in Senate
Monday is Forecast
Amendments in Measure Providing OverPThree
Billions Expected; Roper Gets More
Reports of Business Revival
WASHINGTON, May 31.
brighter business were
Koper as the senate finance
tion of the national recovery
ernmental contribution to the
Chairman Harrison of the
stration's Industrial regulation-
public works bill carrying $3,300,
000.000 for construction projects
would be before the senate for de
bate Monday with the full weight
of the White House influence be
hind Immediate enactment.
Some amendments, both in the
tax provisions and the sections re
lating to the regulation of indus
try through an administrator, are
expected in the senate, necessitat
ing further consideration by the
house.
Meanwhile the senate approved
the Wagner-Peyser bill to estab
lish a new federal employment
service to cooperate with states in
placing workers was given legis
lative preference in the house by
its rules committee.
The bill, drawn to conform to
the views of Secretary Frances
Perkins, is expected by her to
permit an easy spread of employ
ment, particularly in the public
works projects.
Mostly the upward trends re
ported were slight, with Increased
employment accompanying the
rise in commodity prices and
greater sales of merchandise. Sev
eral industrial leaders expressed a
hope that the "partnership'' be
tween the government and bus
iness under the industrial regula
tion bill would be hastened.
TO ROSE FESTIVAL
Cherrlans to the number of (7
met Wednesdav eveninr at the
.-. Wb1 ,A(, ,,.
'
mously to attend the Rose Festl
val in a body June 9 and take
part In the floral parade. F. G.
Deckebach, King Blng presided.
It was also voted to attend the
Lienanon su
a - s.u
Lebanon strawberry festival Frl-
week, serving as 'es
cort to the strawberry maids and
crowning of the queen.
J. T. Delaney and Carl D. Ga-
brielson reported that the South
ern Pacific had offered a special
train on the morning of July 0
with a round trip fare of SI. and
a guarantee of 50. As the Cher
rlans and Cherrian band, an well
as the American Legion drum
corps would take advantage of
this special train, it was thought
there would be no difficulty in
securing the number asked, as
the train would be open to the
nubile.
New Cherrlans accepted last
evening were Dr. Armin Berger,
Charles Brace, Otho White, Wil
lard C. Marshall, Dr. Kenneth
Waters, Clayton Foreman, Don
ald C. Deckebach, and Leroy
Guard.
According to King Blng Deck
ebach, the Cherrlans have now
reached the limited 100 member
ship.
1 W
Economic Delegation is
Hopeful ot
ABOARD S. S. PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT WITH AMERICAN
DELEGATION TO LONDON EC-
ONOMIC CONFERENCE. May 21.
Pi A determination o
reach an International agreement
delegation to the world monetary
nd economic conference as they
tailed tor London.
"Our delegation naturally Is
I keening expressly la mind the
I purposes expressed by the preal-
dent a namber ot tunes, to tne
effect that it la earnestly hoped
the London economic conference
wm be able to conclude Its work
within eight - weeks." said Secre-
tary ot .State Hull, delegation
chairman. .
I "Especially we hope this,' as it
I relates to a program dealing with
1 the fundamentals ot the economic
I ot conference- extremely lmpera
to I tive, rather than a long drawn
- 1 out one."
I Sailing on the President Roose-
velt with Secretary Hull were
Millions
( AP) Widespread reports of
announced today by Secretary
committee pushed considera
act, designed as a direct gov
revival of industry.
committee said the admini
IS
T
Some Orchards in Valley to
Produce None; Prices
Rise, California
PORTLAND. Ore., May 31
An output of only 15 to 25 per
cent of a full crop faces the
prune Industry of Oregon and
Washington this season, the
Journal said today.
Most of the blossoms fell be
fore the buds could set, because
of unfavorable weather condi
tions. The loss was especially
noticeable In the Willamette val
ley, where entire sections, the
report said, wUl have practical
ly no harvest of the fruit.
Western Oregon and Clark
county. Wash., this year will
produce only from 15,000,000 to
25,000,000 pounds of prunes, it
was stated, compared with a nor
mal crop of 100,000,000 pounds.
Distributors still have about
3,000,000 pounds of prunes of
the 1932 crop on band. With lit
tle business reported here during
the week, prices were virtually
on a nominal basis.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 31
(AP) F. R. Wilcox, general
manager of the United Prune
growers of California, announced
tonight that slightly more than
11.000,000 worth of prunes was
ordered by commercial packers
under the fifth offering ot the
United, which closed at 6 p.m.
today.
Prices obtained on this last
offering ranged from 1-8 to 7-8
cent higher than figures named
by the United In its first first
offering last September, Wilcox
said.
Librarians Hold
Annual Election
As Sessions End
VICTORIA. B. C. May 31
(AP) Mabel Zoe Wilson, librar
ian of the Washington state nor
mal school, Bellingham, was
elected president ot the Pacific
Northwest Library association to
day as its 24th annual confer
ence ended.
Other officers are: Marion C.
Orr, Idaho Falls, Ida., public
library, first vice president: Ba
sel King. Victoria, second vice
president; Kate Firmin, Seattle,
secretary; M. H. Douglas, Uni
versity ot Oregon library at En
gene, treasurer.
Bellingham's invitation for
the next conference was referred
to tbe new board.
Eaily Accotd
three other delegates: Ralph W.
Morrison of San Antonio, Tex.;
Senator Key PIttman ot Nevada,
and Representative S. D. MeRey-
nolds ot Tennessee, together with
48 advisers and stenographers
and 12 relatives.
The remaining two delegate
ex-Governor Jamea M. Cox of
Ohio, and Senator James Cousens
ot Michigan will take later
boats, but will reach London 1
fore the conference opens June
12.
"We ought to ret aa agreement
regardless of the time It takes,"
said Secretary Hull la an Inter
view just before the liner sailed.
Asked whether there was any
prospect of lowering tariffs, he
answered:
- "The fact that the entire world
is In a state of bitter economic
war and all the world la at pres
ent functioning on an artificial
basis affords tbe strongest rea
son for an agreement among the
countries to gradually lower trade
barriers and stabilise tbe cerreacy
exchange, with a corresponding
restoration of international fin-
ance and trade.
SHORT PRUNE CROP
TS
WATER SYSTE1
Disposal Plant, Municipal
Dock, Courthouse and
Other Work Talked
Three School Buildings and
Additions to Others on
Program Outlined
SUGGESTED PUBLIC WORKS
PROJECTS FOR SALEM
Municipal water system.
Sewage dUpoeal plant.
Municipal docks and tr-
Municipal auditorium.
Three new schools, four ad
ditions. City flood control.
Remodeling of city hall.
New count r courthouse.
Municipal market.
Maries lake power develop
ment. If and when the public works
bill Is passed by congress, Salem
will ask for over $5,000,000 to
expend on a dozen or more con
struction projects, and Marion
county will seek around 84.000.
000. A comprehensive list of pub
lic projects deemed logical and
eventually necessary in Salem and
vicinity and suitable for Inclusion
in the public works program was
announced last night at a confer
ence between the city council util
ities committee, school directors.
County Judge Siegmund, tbe
chamber of commerce and Salem
chapter, Oregon Building con
gress. ,
Armed with rough estimate of
the costs and of the number of
days' work each project will pro
vide, city representatives wily at
tend the meeting of Governor
Meier's relief committee at Tort
land this morning at which pro
jects will be suggested for the
state's share ot the public works
fund. Salem will be represented
by Mayor Douglas McKay. S. A.
Hughes, utilities committee chair
man. City Attorney Chris Kowiu
and City Engineer Hugh Rogers.
Willamette Valley
Cities Send Groups
Virtually every municipality in
tbe Willamette valley will be rep
resented at the meeting, to con
sider establishment of a series of
sewage disposal plants along the
river. Cost of the plant proposed
for Salem hn been estimated at
450,000.
When It was announced a
month ago that Governor Meier
had been assured 150.000,000 of
the public works fund might be
allotted to Oregon, the building
congress here undertook to assist
the city in outlining the proposed
construction program. Alderman
Hughes and Lyle P. Bartholomew
of the congress Monday conferred
with D. C. Palmer, state relief
committee secretary, concerning
the requirements.
The largest projects to be sug
gested by the Salem delegation
will be the mountain water sys
tem here, for which a 2.5O0,OOO
bond issue was voted in Decem
ber, 1931, and development of
electric power at Marion lake.
which would cost ever fl.Oeo.
000 and Is also being Included in
the county court's relief program
recommendations.
For the school district, Chair
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TO Ft, FORECAST
Efforts to revive and pass the
so-called "beer ordinance" at the
city council meeting Monday will
fall, "dry" members of the coun
cil predicted yesterday. When the
WOMEN
WOULD 1
mms
beer ordinance came np at a spe
cial meeting a fortnight ago,
quorum ot the council was net
present and the beer ordinance,
reported out by committee, m on
the table awaiting action.
Councilman opposed to pacing
the ordinance -say that the pre
beer group needs eight votea and
claim that there are not that
number of eouncflme who favor
the beer legislation. In event the
council Is 7-7 on the beer ordin
ance. Mayor Douglas McKay, said
to favor the beer proposal, could
break the tie and vote for the
measure, nowever, ."dry" eonn
eilmen say -all they need to do is
to see that one ot their group la
absent- In that case, with seven
touncllmen voting aye and she
nay, the beer ordinance could efUl
not be passed as eight affirmative
votea are needed and the mayor
Is- stopped from voting except hi
case of a tie.