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WEATHER
Fair, slightly cooler to
day and Wednesday; Max.
Temp. Monday 88. Mia. 50,
river 11.6 feet, clear. Tart
able winds.
FOUNDED 1851
EIGHTY-THIRD YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, June 13, 1933
No. 7
CITY MANAGER
PLAN BROACHED
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Popular Authorization for
Two Federal Loans may
Be on Ballot
Willamette Falling
Here Despite Heat;
Much Damage Done
Temperature Reaches 88 Here Monday, Public
Swelters but Mark by no Means Record ;
5 Degrees Higher Year ago
WARMER SPELL
ADDS TO PERIL
OF HIGH ITER
Chief of Lions
Due Here Soon
i
Dikes in Various Spots on
Columbia Threatened;
Rise is Unabated
mHOUGH hteh temperatures were recorded in the Willam-
I ofto
Municipal Dock, Disposal lamette river would continue falling slowly. From a high Puget Island Situation Is
Plant, Water System ievel of feet Saturday, it lowered gradually until at improved. Other Places
Projects Comevup
WILL START TODAY
Salem's city council, meeting
Monday night In adjourned ses
sion, laid the basis for four im
portant steps contemplated for
the citizens of this community.
Final action will he taken at tbe
regular meeting next week when
reading, proposed on first and One Plant Ready, all Will
second readings were:
1. A charter amendment to au
thorize a city manager.
2. A charter amendment to au
thorize a $475,000 sewage dispos
al plant from the R. F. C.
3. A charter amendment to an
1 a. m. today it stood at 10 feet.
The suddent . spurt of extra warm weather yesterday
a and Sunday caught Salem resi
dents oil guard Sunday and yes
terday after the almost wintry
temperatures of last week. The
maximum yesterday was 88, Sun
day 83 degrees. These were by no
means record figures, the local
weather observer reported. On
June 12 last year the mercury
climbed to 93 degrees.
Report new Trouble
STRAWBERRY
PICK
Be Operating by Next
Monday, Indicated
Initial operations on strawber
ries in local plants will get under
thorlze a $95,000 municipal dock, m ' "Y
tj r n and McLaughlin plant and Wed
nesday Starr Fruit Products com
pany will open the season run on
berries. By the first of next
moneys to come from an R. F
loan.
4. An application for a $2,000,-
000 loan from the federal govern- I"";, "lZZZ. 1 A ".J
ment to be secured by Salem gen- v'i, - . n
eral obligations, the purpose be- 7" "
LUO VBUUCllCOi
ing to purchase and add to the ex
isting water plant in this city;
McKay Avers City
Not Ron Efficiently
Baker Kelley Is just opening
; its barreling plant in Albany.
This company will do some ex-
PORTLAND, Ore., June 12.
A swift rise in temperatures,
bringing to Portland the hottest
day in the year and melting snows
in the Interior, contributed today
to the swelling of the Columbia
river and its tributaries, causing
grave concern to lowland and in-
Damages resulting from the land residents, resulting In the
sudden high water in this vicinity I temporary shutdown of several
were scarcely estimable yesterday I lumber mills, and flooding high
as numerous hop yards and truck I ways.
gardens were still Inundated. Hop The dike on Sauries' Island, in
yard men were not reporting ser- the Columbia river near Portland,
ious losses. Great loss in the Tal- was still holding, but a 2&-foot
hot section was believed averted I stage, it was said, would send wa-
BANK DEPOSITS
YET
Conferees Reach Agreement
On Glass-Steagall Plan;
Action Hoped for
Would Guarantee Funds up
To $2500 NextJanuary
And atl at Midyear
WASHINGTON, June 12. -
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be greeted here officially by
local members of the service
order Thursday morning.
KM
DRIVING
CHARGE IS FACED
by the fact that the Santiam flood
came and went before the upper
Willamette crest arrived. Alfalfa
fields in the section, however.
ter pouring over the wall to in
undate the 3,000 acres of farm
land it protects. The water, at a
stage of 25.1 feet at Vancouver,
were flooded and ferry service at Wash., had already flooded most
both Independence and Buena of Sauries Island, only the dike-
Takinar the floor to explain the perimenting en cherries at the
city managership plan which he Salem plant this year for the first
advocates, Mayor Douglas McKay time.
said he was proposing the meas- The strawberry season will last
ure for a city-wide vote July 21 three to five weeks, depending
because he was convinced city upon weather developments. So
government in Salem was not run 'ar Indications point to slow
as efficiently as a business of aim- ripening because of cool weather,
liar size would be conducted. Price on the open market is
"I want you men to know now from five to five and a half cents,
I have no one In mind for city canners say. Each cannery is
manager and am not reflecting on treating all growers who are sell
your ability," McKay informally ln6 Just this season's crop alike
explained. "The fact is that with as to price. In some instances,
14 aldermen and one mayor all term contracts still standing are
not paid a cent for their work for more than five cents, and so
trying to run city affairs, efficien- these growers will get the con
ey does not follow. I think any tract stipulation,
man on this couftfili unending his Cleary & Hillman will start on
full time at the job could save strawberries Thursday or Friday,
money for us." Paulaus Bros, will not open until
The managership ordinance was installation of the new steam
referred by unanimous vote to a Plant Is complete,
(special committee named by Me- Starr Fruit Products started a
Kay and composed of Alderman seven-or-eight-day run on goose-
O'Hara, Fuhrer, Kuhn, Olson and berries last night; Cleary & Hill-
Townsend. mn started a short gooseberry
If the ordinance is approved at Pac Monday; and Reld Murdock
the next council session it will and company will be operating
come before the voters at a spe- on gooseberries again today, and
cial election to.be held July 21, Hunt Brothers will begin a goose-
simultaneously with the general oerry pack today also.
state election.
Would Not Abolish
Elective Offices
The proposed city manager plan
would not abolish any elective of
fices but the manager would be
given power to appoint the city
engineer, building Inspector,
street commissioner, health offi
cer and their assistants.
The manager would be hired by Bartenders can go into action
the council for one vear bnt would again in Salem tomorrow with-
be subject to removal at the coun- oat violating the city's liquor
cil's pleasure. His salary would be 1&ws for then it is that the revis-
f ixed by the council and he would ordinance passed by the coun-
be given the privilege of taking c early this month goes into ef-
part in all debates but not in vot- fect- The only bar to 3.2 beer
lag sales being brought into the open
The city manager could not tomorrow would be court action,
campaign, directly or indirectly, which has been threatened at var-
for the election of any alderman ious times the last two months
nor could an alderman use any by "dry" council members and
influence, directly or indirectly, to others.
secure the appointment, through pttj or more eating p aces and
the manager,- of a friend to & city "tail estab ishments will handle
position 3,2 Deer 14 13 estimate. Shortage
The manager would have charge of draught beer, available only
of all city purchasing, subject to FK,. ml wTntX
council ratification, would have makes It likely little but bottled
charge of all city properties, ex- " , be ,sold In
nt th w.to .rm. would .pa tity. Wholesalers report inability
to it that franchises were carried ? the orders tendered them
Vista was interrupted.
Two tugs from the Doernbecker
furniture factory above Oregon
City were brought to Salem Sun
day afternoon to retrieve the dig
ger and barge that broke away
from their moorings Saturday and
protected area and the higher
knolls still being above water.
Men who have worked unceas
ingly for several days to save Pu-
Accidents Reported
Hit-run driving was charged
against Kenneth Weinerd. youth
get Island, in the Columbia river lirlng on Turner route two,' last
off Westport, Ore., said today night after his car had struck s
that they had the situation at 1 parked car belonging to Donald
crashed Into the Marion-Polk least temporarily under control. petram, 732 Chemeketa street, on
county bridge.
in wine
OKHOTSK SEA
Plans to Cross Bering Also
On Present hop but bad
Weather is Ahead
Twelve inches of water covered I state between 12th and 13th
the Pacific highway at Kalama. streets, and Mrs. Weinerd was ar-
Wash., late today, and the O. H. rested on a charge of breaking
Springer family, operating a ser- glass on a public thoroughfare.
vice station there, were, forced to I city police reported.
vacate tne huiiamg. which is tneir prowl Officer C. A. Kuyken-
residence and place of business, dall said he saw the Weinerd car
The highway engineer at Vancou- run into the Petram machine, skid
ver predicted that the "highway at across the street, then speed away
Kalama would be covered with 18 in weaving course. The officer
inches of water late tonight, with overtook and arrested Mr. and
about a 12-inch tide expected. Mrs. Weinerd near 17th and Cen-
The Columbia river was up to ter streets,
the streetcar tracks in north Port- Gretchen'Hogate, 16, of Brooks,
land, and officials of industrial was still in critical condition at
plants In the area expressed the Salem General hospital last night,
fear that the stream would shortly suffering from a severely fractur-
Cutting - Steiwer Bill to Mean Hundred Million More ct
Government Cost, Probably Additional Taxes, Budget
Director Douglas Declares; Roosevelt Stands Firmly ,
Behind Compromise Adopted in House.
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OPERATING
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WILL STUFF TUSKO.
The city charter still forbids
the sale of beer and "malted bev
erages but "non - intoxicating
beer is not now Included in the
enforcement ordinance.
MOSCOW, June 13 (Tuesday)
(AP) Jimmie Mattern took
off from Khabarovsk, S I b e r 1
early today toward
ka, on one of the most
legs of his lone air
around the world.
When he started toward Amer
ican soil it was 8:15 p. m. Mos
cow time Monday night (12:15 p.
m. Easte- i Standard time Mon
day). This was nine days, six
cover the pavements of the dis
trict.
h3 LEGION TO OFFER
ATTRACTIONS, 4TH
hours and 54 minutes after his More Events at LeSS COSt Brooks, and Glenn Wadley, other
departure from New York on the
first solo attempt to circle the
globe.
The Texas aviator Intended, if
possible, to hop across two great
water stretches across the sea
of Okhotsk and the Bering sea
wltnout halting,
To Patrons Promised
At Celebration
gress without legislation to in
sure bank deposits, congression
al leaders today added the Glass
Steagall bank bill to the last mln
ate program after an agreement
between house and senate con
ferees
Almost a third of the house
members had signed a pledge to
vote against adjournment until
the bank reform measure was
Weinerd Arrested: Officer P"ged when word wa n"hed
.... . . , i A1 . . ... . ,
nigni On nana. Witness: Ithe conferees had Teached an
-
agreement.
The 11th hour agreement virt
ually assured approval of the long
studied legislation for which hope
of enactment at this session had
been abandoned two days ago
For four hours coatless repre
sentatives of the two houses
worked in a hot committee room
to compromise differences. Near
the end they consulted with
President Roosevelt by telephone
and a few minutes later emerged
smiling to announce the long
sought understanding.
Permanent System
To Wait One Year
Under the compromise bill, de
posits up to $2500 would be in
sured beginning January 1, 1934,
and the permanent insurance sys
tem would go Into effect the fol
lowing July.
Branch banking, as in the sen
ate bill, would be permitted to
national banks in states which
specifically permit their own In
stitutions to have state - wide
branch banking.
These were tbe two big contro
versial points. The bill also car
ries far-reaching legislation to
curb the use of Federal Reserve
credit for speculative purposes, as
well as revision of the national
banking laws in other ways.
Eventually, It will bring a uni
fied national banking system, if
approved in its present form, and
not modified later.
Deposits would be Insured
through a corporation composed
of the comptroller of the currency
and two members appointed by
the president.
President may Hold Members in Session Until new Taxes
Voted if Compensation Liberalized Greatly; Parley at
White House Unavailing; Conferees Fail to Agree and
Carry Troubles to Chief Executive
CHURCH wLL SHUN
ed skull as the result of an acci
dent on Silverton road five miles
out of Salem Sunday night. Hos
pital attendants said she was
holding her own.
The automobile in which the
Hogate girl was riding, driven by
Fred McLoughry of Salem route
nine, was said by police to have
failed to negotiate a turn. It
caught on the edge of the pave
ment and overturned. No arrests
were made. James tuggi oi
Promise that Salem's Fourth of
July celebration, sponsored by
Capital post No. 9, American Le-
He was refreshed by the long- lon. ottT attractions
si ices cost to me patrons uiu
ever before, were seen when the
general committee in charge,
headed by Claude McKenney, met
at the chamber of commerce Mon
day night.
Few of the .details have been
(Turn to page 2, col. 5)
est rest he had taken thus far,
but if he finds the going rough
at first he may change his mind
(Turn to page 2, col. 2)
, occupants of the car, were severe
ly bruised while McLoughry re
ceived minor injuries.
Lawrence C. Orwig 1570 North
18 th street, pleaded guilty in
municipal court yesterday to a
charge of falling to give right of
way to a car driven by Hayden
Kelso, 771 South 21st street, at
21st and Trade streets. Verna
Kelso, riding in the latter ma
; ehine, was slightly Injured. Judge
Poulsen suspended Orwig s driv
ers' license for SO days.
6R0VES FAILS OFF
IK
WASHINGTON, June 12 (AP) A prolonged row over
veteran's relief threatened a tie-up of the extra session
of congress tonight, as deadlocked senate and house demo
cratic conferees found President Roosevelt firm for the com
promise adopted by the house.
As leaders left the White House shortly before midnight,
Director Douglas of the budget, who sat in on the parley,
told newspapermen emphatically if the substitute put for
ward in the senate today were adopted it would cost an addi
tional $100,000,000.
Asked if this would require the imposition of new taxes,
Douglas replied:
O "l "bould think so."
Although the conferees were !-
lent, there were indications in ap
parently reliable quarters the
president would stand by his
threat to hold congress in session
and call for new taxes If the vet
erans compensations were liberal
ized too much.
Senator Byrnes (D-SC) letder
of the senatorial group, announc
ed after the White House parley
he would report the conferee'
disagreement tomorrow to tie
senate, which has been insisting
upon veterans allowances above
those contained in the house-d-ministration
compromise.
Unable themselves to werk eul
an agreement at a legislative con
ference earlier in the evening, tbe
democratic conferees took tbsir
troubles to the White House with
in a few minutes after the Capitol
mil parley ended.
Douglas told the conferees the
substitute proposed in the seuate
by Cutting (R-XMi and Steiwer
(R-Ore) more liberal than either
the house plan or the original sea-
ate provision, would throw plans
for a balanced budget out of lis
unless new taxes were put on.
Back to Capitol Hill to fight it
out went the conferees. There ap
peared no doubt Mr. Roosevelt
stood firm by the house group
that had approved his com pro
mise Instead of the previous sen
ate increase in veterans allowan
ces, to the so-called Ceialljt
amendment.
DEER SALE PLACES
First Christian's Official
Board Explains Policy
Is not Boycott
Dayton Vicinity
Suffers Damage;
DAYTON, June J 2. Flood
waters of the Willamette inflicted
a $5000 damage upon farmers
and truck gardeners on Grand is
land and Dayton route one, it was
estimated today. Several acres of
hay were actually floating in the
water.
In some instances farmers have
been unable to get sows to pas
ture, on account of water filling
up ravines.
Wafers were receding Mo'nday,
but slowly.
HO
Hay is Floating (lffCWQC
HILL LOSES PAROLE
MRS
BOOTHS
11.
FUNERAL IS TODAY
TIKE HI Oil TOUR
Tusko's immortality will be a
divided one, H. C. Barber of Kirk
land, Wash., his owner, an
nounced at Seattle on Monday.
The skeleton of the seven-ton el
ephant will be offered to the
State Grange Meet Looms
Powell Heads Nut Co-op
4-H Session Opens Today
U. S. Building Not Afire
CROWDS GATHERING
BPMTlT.lTTnM TtlTla 1 9. ( kV
University of Washington for its MemDer8 ot h6 Oregon State
museum-. grange were arriving today tor
pachryderm 1U Demounted and fJ x conTentton of the
siuuea. restoring farmers' organization, opening
chains on his tusks and legs. Then
Barber plans to take the elephant
on a national tour to show him to
school children
here tomorrow. The convention
will last four days. More than
1000 members are expected to at
tend the sessions. -
Eleven men worked Sunday and . .h.
part of yesterday skinning the tertalnment at Happy
huge animal. canyon, where many ot the grange
ers at the state fair here In Sep
tember, 1931. He was a derelict BROWN, ADAMS ON BOARD
here for. a number of weeks, fin- NEWBERO, June 12. (AP)
ally being sold at sheriff's sale jra Powell of Monmouth was
and then carted to Portland, elected president of the North
Thousands of persons viewed the pacific Nut Growers' cooperative
45-year i old giant of the circus at a meeting of the directors in
when he was a captive in a state Dundee today. Among other of
fair barn here. fleers elected were Sam Brown of
Tnsko died because of a blood Gervais, and M. P. Adams of Sa
clot in the right ventricle of his iem members of the board of dl
12 5-pound heart, a Seattle veter- rectors. WT. H. Bentley of Dundee,
inarlan found after an autopsy on wa9 reelected sales manager.
the elephant. The clot was .
thought to have formed five years SOO WILL ATTEND
o. weighed several nounds and CORVALLIS. June 12. (AP)
was nrabahlv caused br excessive I Four-H club members - from
richness of the blood and lack f 1 nearly every county in Oregon
xerelse.. . "were here today for the apenlag
of the 'annual two - weeks' club
summer session.
About 300 youngsters had ar
rived by noon to enliven the cam
pus which was deserted last Fri
day by regular students.
The early attendance was some
what under that of last year but
a complete registration of be
tween 500 and 600 is expected,
club officials said.
Regular classwork for the club
members will start tomorrow
morning.
SMOKE STARTS SCARE
PORTLAND, June 12 (AP)
Smoke poured heavily today from
the top ot Portland's new federal
building, still under construction,
and numerous phone calls from
concerned citizens sent downtown
Mrs. Clintonai Ann Booth, 74,
wife ot R. A. Booth, prominent
Parole of Loren Hall was re-1 Eugene lumberman, died at her
voked and he was recommitted to home in that city Sunday. Funeral
the county Jail to serve a six services will be held this after
months' sentence yesterday when noon at 2 o'clock in the Veatch
he was brought before Judge L. chapel at Eugene, with Rev. Ce
H. McMahan anew on a morals cn p. Riaton of that city. Dr. Carl
charge. Mrs. Irene Matlock, slmil- o. Doney of Salem, and Rev. J.
arly charged, was also sentenced Franklin Haas ot Tacoma in
to six months In jail here but she charge.
was paroled to Mrs. Nona White x son and daughter, four sls
and then was sent to Lebanon. I ters and two brothers, in addition
Hall and Mrs. Matlock werear- to Mr. Booth, survive her. Mrs.
rested last week by officers from Gene-rive Marsters, a sister, re
the sheriff's office. Hall had been sides in Salem, as do two brothers,
found guilty and sentenced on the Narclsse LaRaut and Steven La
same charge in April. Raut.
Arlle Matlock, 13, who escaped Mrs. Booth was born at Frence
from the Deaconess hospital one settlement in Douglas county and
night last week, using bed sheets was reared In Garden Valley. She
to make a rope from the second married Mr. Booth in 1881 in
floor to the. ground, was sen- Yoncalla. In 1900 the Booths
tenced to the state reformatory made their home in Eugene and
and then paroled to his grand fa- have since resided there.
ther, R. N. Matlock whd lives at . Mr. Booth has tor many years
Brownsville. His brother, 17 years been prominent in Willamette uni
of age, who escaped with him and versify affairs', serving as a mem
was found with him near Mehama ber of the executive committee,
was sent to the state reformatory His 76 th birthday anniversary was
last week. honored by the university at a
Sheriff's officers told young I special service last month.
Matlock nis parole would be re
voked at once it he did not behave
himself while residing with his
grandfather.
John M. Groves, about 45 years
of age, sustained a broken left
arm, severe scalp wounds and gen
eral shock, when he fell from the
first floor ot the Breyman-White
Front building on North Commer
cial street early Monday morning
while at work on the remodeling
of the structure.
Groves tumbled Into the base
ment when some temporary? joists
were removed. He fell on his face,
observers reported.
He was reported resting easily
at the Deaconess hospital last
night and partly conscious. His
physician held there was good
probability ot his recovery.
Groves lives at 482 University
street. He has been a carpenter in
this city for many years.
Forty members, composing the
official board of the First Chris
tian church of Salem, represent
lng a membership of son.e 1200
church people, met last night and
drew up a set of resolutions re
garding their attitude on the sale
of intoxicating beverages. The pa.
per was signed by C. E. Lee,
clerk, and Milton E. Gralapp,
chairiuan of the board.
The board went on record as
labeling pre-prohibition liquor
traffic and Illicit liquor traffic
since adoption of the 18th amend
ment which has "fostered crime,
promoted racketeering, defied
law and order and trampled nn
der foot the constitution of the
United States", as "evil, only evil.
and always e-11 continually".
In a recommendation to mem
bers of the congregation the board
set forth that "Members keep
their children out of all business
houses that sell such beverages.
and that the adults set them the
example by confining their tran
sactlons, as far as it Is reason
ably possible to do, to such busi
ness houses as do not counten
ance the sale ot alcoholics. It is
not our intention to conduct or
promote a boycott, but It is our
privilege to take such steps as
we deem best to protect the mor
als of our membership and their
friends, and in such an endeavor
we invite all other churches to
unite".
PATIENT ESCAPES
City police were advised last
night to be on the lookout for
John J. Johnson, 37, who escaped
from the state hospital here.
Johnson was not belfeved to be
dangerous. He was described as
very dark complexioned, weighing
142 pounds and standing five feet,
eight Inches high.
7 ruckmen Plan to Enjoin
New Law's Entoi cement
Elks Announce
Late Sports
With membership already
stretching the 5100 mark, the
Truck Owners and Farmers Pro
tective association will launch in
junction proceedings against en
forcement of the bus and truck
law which will he completely in
effect July 1, officials Indicated
yesterday. It is expected the in
junction will be filed within the
next two weeks.
It is expected about 10 new un
its of the association will be form
ed this week. Today E. D. Gabriel
and William A. Delxell will leave
to organise units in Roeeburg.
Grants Pass, Medford, Klamath
PORTLAND, Ore-, June 12. I rails and Bend. Last night W. L.
tti t- rtf- 1 v Ar I reisura mgami oi japan i carver, secretary, met wun iruca-
V lax. Uay trianS defeated Balldot Jackson ot men In Lebanon and tonight two
. " I Klamath Falls, two falls out of I Urge Portland groups will organ
The Baleni Elks lnf r fi three, in the main evenl ot to- be.
fire fighting apparatus sirening ranging for a program to be held nint' wrestling matches here.
to the scene. It was just a "bon- in observance ot Flag day. in uigami weignea two pounas
Willson park at 8 p. m. Wednes- more wan jaca-son.
day. A meeting will be held to- Otis Clingman, 110, Oklahoma
night to complete the program. City, took two falls out ot three
The program in part will con- to win the semi-wind up from
sist of nnmhers by the Elks' band Gorilla Pogle, 161, Argentina,
and an address bv Dr. P. O. Rilev Hugh Adams. If 1. Portland, de-
ot Hubbard. The ever popular fea ted Cotton Jackson, 159, Bell-1 realize the magnitude- of the
champion American Legion drum I Ingham, Wash., in the opener, I small truck Industry, in Oregon,"
corps will be on hand. I taking two straight falU mmm IMr Anderson declares, pointing
fire," the workes explained, built
on the fireproof roof to get rid
of a to) of debris.
The tire I department believes
that further alarms will net be
sent In. The contractors were In
formed that such means of dis
posing ot debris is contrary to
city ordinance.
The Protective association will
seek cooperation of eastern Ore-
son truckmen, and to this end
A. O. Anderson, president of the
mother unit, will leave Wednes
day for Pendleton, La Grande and
Baker.
"People are just beginning to
CIRL OF THIRTEEN
TO FLY SOLO SOON
Not yet turned 13 years old.
Lorraine, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Leslie Bowman, freauest ait
visitors at Salem airport, is soo
to make her first solo airplane
flight and her parents Intend aha
shall do it from the local landing
rieia, it was announced yesterday.
Lorraine has done considerable
flying but has been prevented
from making her solo flight at
her home in California because ot
state licensing restrictions. The
Bowmans have rented an unli
censed plane for their daughter's
use.
The 12-year old girl may then
look forward to some day repeat
ing tbe feat of her mother, who
in 1931 won one of tbe national
air races across the United States.
Mr. Bowman, factory represen
tative for the Waco make ot
planes, stopped here Friday, then
flew on to Butte. Mont Spokane
and Seattle. Wash.
Burglary Cases
Are Cleared Upt
out that "This Industry employs
from 40,000 to 50,000 men and
represents a million dollars in
equipment. It has also contrib
uted vitally to opening up outly
ing districts in the state tor rail
road points." I All J... r 1
Enforcement of the new regtrla- nil UUL WI1C UI
tory law will drive about 18,000
small truck owners from the high
ways, the truckmen complain
They deem the law especially un
fair to the small truck owner be
cause excessive rates Imposed
upon him. Mileage for him lsl With hut one exception, city
based on the per ton mile whether I police in obtaining convictions
empty or loaded, I against six men on burglary
The pablie la making a warm! charges the past week have again
response .to the fight of the small I eleared their records of major
truck operators and owners,offl-1 thefts and burglaries. Chief
cials say. This sympathy la aided Frank Mlnto announced yester
by fact that a raise la some com-1 day. until a nurry ot crime arose
modlty prices and wood prices the last few months, the city
particularly is expected if the law I force had pointed with pride td
soes Into effect as written. I the fact that all major burglaries
. Those In close touch with the lot the past two years had beetj
track situation and state officials solved.
watching the incoming truck 11- In the last crime round up
cense money, which funds mem-1 three members of tbe gang were
hers ot the Protective association I sent to the state penitentiary fof
are falling to pay, say the short-1 two years each, three were- sen
age of truck money may add fur-1 tenced and paroled, and a sev
.1 . . A . - - . . - . . I m vnnth la .fill tm
cial session pt the legislature, of the Juvenile court.