The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, July 21, 1933, Page 1, Image 1

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'. WEATHER .
j -Fair and warmer Friday
and Saturday, . low humid
lty -Blax. Temp. Thursday
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EIGHTY-THIRD YEAR
Salem; Oregon, Friday Morning, July 21, 1933
No. 100
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Plane Noses Over in Cross-Wind Landing at Flat, but
Flier Unhurt, Damage Will be Repaired Overnight and
- Easy Dash to Edmonton Started; Propeller is Rushed
From Fairbanks; Globe Girdler Rests
Three Thousand Mile Hop From Khabarovsk Made Safely
Though bad Weather Encountered; Fairbanks Missed
And! Halt Made 375 Miles to South; Lost Seven Hours
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Following Stream; may Still set Record
FLAT, Alaska, July 20. (AP) Nosing over in a cross
wind, Wiley Post and his globe-circling plane, the Win
nie Mfte, dropped in unexpectedly on Flat today, but the
damage was slight and Post expected to be on his way to
New York tomorrow morning.
. Post was unhurt, although
after his five-day grind three -
the world. The flier was taken
Bignal corps station for rest while damage to his plane was
repaired.
Advices from Fairbanks indicated that a new propeller
was being brought immediately by Joe Crosson, Alaskan
air ace O- :
Post bounced to a stop on me
edge of the flying field here at
3:30 p m., Fairbanks time, af
ter being In the air 22 hours, 32
minutes on the 3,000 miles flight
from Khabarovsk, Siberia.
His destination was Fairbanks,
but clouds and rain prevailed
over all of Interior Alaska and al
though Post was sighted within
225 miles of his goal, at Tanana,
he lost his way and came down
375 miles south weat of Fairbanks.
Nosing through heavy clouds,
Post first appearetftronf tbe
northeast. He passed-over Flat at.
a 4000 - foot elevation, headed
southwest toward range of hills.
Then he returned, circled over the
Flat flying field seven times In an
effort to make a safe landing In
the strong east wind.
His plane bounded three times
In the wind, however, and nosed
over at the east end Of the field,
bending his propeller and damag
ing his landing gear.
The damage- can be repaired In
the Flat shops, It was soon deter
mined, and the new propeller was
sent for from Fairbanks.
Post said he had been "lost for
seven hours following some riv
er." The Jdltarod river, on which
Flat is situated. Is a tributary ot
the Yukon, which would have led
Post to Fairbanks.
Post said he had encountered
bad weather over Bering sea and
had dodged some mountains af
ter reaching the American coast
at Nome.
If he Is able to take off to
morrow! morning, he will etill
have Chance to break the record
he and Harold Gatty set In 1931,
of eight days, 15 hours, and 51
minutes.
A few hours after he landed,
Post was sleeping soundly In the
signal corps station, which was
closed to the public to permit the
flyer to recuperate tor another
try In the morning.
. Behind Post lay three-quarters
of his route around the globe. Be
fore him were two comparative
ly easy jumps, to Eamunton, men
to New; York.
New Hunger
March Here
Is Forecast
PORTLAND. Ore July 20
f AP)-A pamphlet circulated
here today indicated that a so
cslWcA l"hnneer march" on the
tfitA c&nitol at Salem is being or
ganlzed under the direction of the
Oregon! state unemployed coun
cil and Dirk de Jonge, commun
ist candidate for mayor or fort-
land at the election last Novem
ber. -;; :.v ?-.: -i'VV
It was stated the hunger march
would be held August 15. Pre-.
limlnary announcements are to
the effect that a meeting of the
marchers will be held at Salem
August 15 and 14 to formulate
aemanas to be presented August
Voters Promised
Fair and Warmer
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A fair and warm Ait tn rn
the polls la nrnmlfliul Rn1m
folk by the weather bureau. The
temperature is nradirtnA i
Is t r today tnan yesterday
when It reached mimnm A
83 degrees, five above the pre
vious day. Low "humidity is to
company ine rise in tempera
puie, c.-iruing u tne forecast.
extremely tired and nervous
quarters of the way around
into the United States army
SAT
Russian Plane Forced Down
Near Goal by Failure
. Of Petrol Supply
NOME, Alaska, July 20-
Jimmle Mattern, round - the -
world flier who was wrecked six
weeks ago in Siberia, arrived here
today in a soviet seaplane flown
by Pilot Levanovsky, a Russian
flyer. The plane arrived here at
1:10 p. m., after having been forc
ed down six miles west of here
earlier when It ran out of gas.
Mattern set out from Khabar
ovsk, Siberia, July 14, and was
lost for several weeks. Engine
trouble forced him down near
Anadyr and his plane was so bad
ly damaged in landing that he
could not proceed. The Texan,
who was attempting a solo flight
around the globe to better the
record Bet in 1931 by Wiley Post
and Harold Gatty, was rescued by
natives and brought to Anadyr.
The Russian seaplane, dispatch
ed by the soviet government.
reached Anadyr Sunday, but had
been awaiting better weather be
fore attempting the 400 - mile
hop over the Bering sea to Nome.
At Nome was a New York res
cue party headed by William Alex
ander, who chartered an Alaska
commercial plane when his own
ship grounded In British Colum
bia near Prince Rupert.
Mattern had planned to return.
to Anadyr in a borrowed plane in
order to take up his solo flight
where be left off, but whether he
would do so was nor known at
once.
Everett Battles
Claims He Isn't
Hit-Run Driver
Everett Battles, haled Into Jus
tice court yesterday on charge of
failing to stop and give aid, plead
ed not guilty and preliminary
hearing will be held at 2 p. m.
Monday. July 24 Battles was
arrested Tuesday, following po
lice Investigation into hit-and-run
accident in which Wa Hong, aged
Salem Chinese, was injured.
, Ball ot $2000 was set, but Bat
ties was unable to raise it and
so is in jail. Battles has retain
ed William Llnfoot to defend
him.
Prime Buys
r , Bf
ceases to inc
A real estate transaction in
which Dr. vE. G. Prime , becomes i
the owner of the store building at 1
167 South Commercial has been
completed here" this week, and Dr.
Prime in turn has - leased the
building for. a seven-year period
to the McDowell Brothers, who
will conduct their meat market
from that location after August
15.
, Dr. Prime bought as an invest
ment. The building, until recently
occupied by the Commercial street
grocery, has a frontage of 23 feet,
and is about 87 feet in length. Be
fore the McDowell ; market occu
pies, the building, between, $ 5,0 00
and S 8.00 will b expended In
renovating the building, - making
a new front, and adding . new
MOT
FILLY
NOME
equipment and refrigeration ys
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IN FOR SECOND
TRIAL OF-BOSS
Defendant is Belligerent;
Says He may Have to
"Picket" Again
Arguments to Jury to Open
This Morning; Case of
State is Stronger
All testimony in retrial of O.
H. Goss on vagrancy charge grow
ing out of unemployed occupancy
of the courthouse grounds late
last month, was completed in
justice court shortly before 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and
arguments to the Jury will start
at 9:30 o'clock Saturday morn
ing. Today is a legal holiday, so
there is no court.
The state built a stronger case
than In the previous trial and
made several definite scores, no
tably when cross examination of
one of the defense's unemployed
witnesses showed that this wom
an, Mrs. Carrie George, had been
receiving county aid for grocer
ies, wood and medicine for the
last 11 years. District Attorney
W. H. Trindle and his deputy,
Lyle Page, are handling the pro
secution, and Irvin. Goodman of
Portland Is defense, attorney.
The defense testimony was
much the same as In the previous
trial, Goss admitting that he said
"the county court individually
and collectively are damned
liars," but claiming that this does
not constitute vagrancy. Through
several witnesses he also attempt-
several witnesses he also attempt-
ed to .how that the statement
was justifiable In that the coun
ty court made no answer to de
mands of the Unemployed Coun
cil's committee of 60. This fail
ure of a direct answer provoked
the statement, defense contends.
Goss' attitudA on th witnR
stand was more aggressive than tion ln Oregon, Charles M. Thom
during the last trial and at times as- t t e utility commissioner,
he showed traces of hAiif?renP7 told members ot the state emer-
to the state's Questioning, He told
Mr. Trindle at one point thai. "I I
would have been on the court-1
house grounds yet if I hadn't
V,- tr7 8 I
LhorTV r . :
fw IpJS SSJSS6! 1 the past
nhVlt tLln7 ?,m'
- J,Lh.fted he had. been
imiiiZi i. 1 ' 17.. tlZZIi
employed in that time. thority to assess the proposed ad-
uooaman s attempt to introduce I
rn . . . .
into evidence a gun held by a law
h'?:
Havden
ruling that the officer had certain I
immunity as long as the gun was I
not used. I
State's witnesses were A. J. Sao-
plngfield, A. H. Wyatt. J. K. Hul- I
Bey and Deputy Sheriffs Warren
(Turn to page 2, coi. 5)
BERLIN. July 20 (AP)
The ancient city of Nuremberg
was tne scene today of an extra- j
orlnary rounduD of Jews, no news I
of which was allowed to reach the
German public
About 9 o'clock, between 200
and 300 Jews, mostly business
men and shopkeepers, were ar
rested by the Nazis and paraded
through the main streets of the
city. The procession j was headed
and flanked - by storm troopers
and thus escorted, the Jews were
taken eventually to the Baeron
schans barracks, where presum
ably they were still in custody
tonight.
According to local Nasi circles,
the action was intended to be a
drlve against Jewish society." It
was not ascertained whether the
drive was sanctioned by high au-
thorlty or whether it was done on
the initiative of Nuremberg storm
troopers. i
.Reports were circulating
Nuremberg that similar action
ill
ON AT UEMBI1
woum oe taaen ta omer iowhb i and was met by a snot irom tne
through the. reich, but tonight no intruder's gun. He backed , away
news of this development waalamd then opened the door again
available in any quarters.
Building and
n 7Y y
wweu virm
tern for the meat market. A new
building 22 by 3 2. feet and of con -
crete will also be, constructed at
the '-.rear, of the store building,!
principally for use in the curing
or meats.
' t .The new .. place will, give the!
meat market, now located Just
one door south, about two and a
half times as much space as at
present, and will i also permit
handling of all meats which farm
ers may offer to be cured.. The!
McDowell Brothers, R. I L- Clayl
and O. C, have been in the pres-1
ent-location II years. and jaowl
have nine men on the payroll. , .
The deal was handled by the
Grabenhorst realty of flee- The
building1 was owned for several
years Jy -Otto. Klett and more re-jot 4lfe. longer .than -physicians 1 that the result would be ruled a 1 the employers agreeing not to re
cently by Henry Tbielsen. I Tuesday thought he would. ; draw. - -- -c duce the hours of store or service
Firecracker is '
j More Perilous
'Si
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Major General Charles G. Morton I
survived the Argonne and ler-
dun, but a "nannle" little
firecracker killed him. Shooting
the Fourth of July explosives,
he suffered a burn when one of
them fired prematurely. Tetan-
us set in and he died July 18, The directors said their action
aged 72. He was formerly com- was taken to permit employes of
mandant of the ninth corps brokerage houses a much need
area. He will be buried in the ed rest, and "for no other rea
natlonal cemetery at Arlington, son'
inwrwiuonai inusirau-u
News photo.
FOR RATE STUDIES
... . ..
Rate Base Needed for Public
Utility Regulation, Says
Commissioner Here
A definite rate base is a pre-
requisite of public utility regula
Uency board at a meeting here
J esteraay-
The meeting was heldtOcon
sider a request by Thomas that
,n I
r,rif.V.M, Vi,rt.Trr.n
toWtonA
JTt uufnJ! riVi.
!tW ?fthe.n?.3S leelBlature gives
m t a. t jx it
uiiionai expenaiiure against an vi i
the utilities In Oregon based on
LbA,r JSL rffiLi
proval ot the application,
"The Portland Electric Power
company was the only utility in
Oregon which had a rate base
when I assumed office," Thomas
declared. "We are now faced with
the task of obtaining new inven
tories from the utilities before
regulation can be enforced effi
ciently. I have wondered how it
was possible for previous utility
commissions to increase and re
duce rates without a rate struc
ture upon which to base Us ac
tion. When we make an order' un-
;T ?ri.
that it will be taken into the
courts.'
Thomas declared that while
some of the utilities had dissent
ed to furnishing an Inventory of
their nrnnertfeo other utilities
had compiled with the demands
; without protest.
Tl
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EUGENE, July 20 (AP)
E.
V Tlnetimall fmi ltvinr naa
v wa -t. MM,i, t.
day f0n0wing a barrage of hul-
letg flred at Mm bya mysterious
intruder: State police, who inves-
tlgated, believed the man' was
looking for food.
Bushnell told officers he heard
I someone prowling about the kit
Hchen at 2 a. m. Going to inves-
tigate, he opened the kitchen door
as tne man urea a second snot,
Both bullets missed their mark.
As the intruder left, the hduse
be turned and- fired again, : the
nunet striKing a taoie una oouna -
lng up against BushneU's body,
vt noi
missile was
it am not
penetrate Busnneirs clothings
I ine wiruaer siooa outsiae
nouse he shouted threat to
Uhoot again," but left instead.
Officer found no trace of the
J mn ana noiuing was iouna miss- j
I ".
ihinaea
Jm F Vit?
I CJlf A D
O till 'ill U anger
No chanre was noted In the con
ditlon of Wa Hons, aiced Chinese
victim of a hit-run driver, during
the oast 24 hours; attendants at
j Deaconess' hospital reported early
today. Hong , lay . In a semi - con
I scious state, wavering between
I life and death,: clinging to a spark
MORE FUNDS EH
s
Ml
SUSPEND GRAIN
m WE AFTER
i FRENZIED DROP
17-Cent Slump for Wheat,
26 Cents on rye Worst i
In Recent History
Fluctuations Limited When
Board of Trade Chiefs
Hold Hurried Meet
CHICAGO. July 20. (AP)
Following the frenzied trading
session in which grain prices
took one of the worst hammer
ings in history of the exchange,
directors of the Board of Trade
tonight decided to suspend trad
ing in grain and provision fu-
tures tomorrow.
The decision was reached at a
third emergency meeting called
within the space of a few hours
to consider the unprecedented
selling wave that swept the mar-
ket yesterday and today.
At n nrerlnna mooting WriA
shortly after the trading session
directors imposed restrictions to
limit dally fluctuation of cereal
prices. The restriction to be ef-
teciive maerinueiy, limited wneat
and rye to 8 cents, corn to 5 and
oats to 4.
The debacle saw wheat prices
falling 17 cents a bushel, rye off
26H cents, corn almost 15 cents
and oats more than 10 cents.
" . , , . r":
last the whole market was demor
alized
crt:V"-rvV,II
NEW YORK, July 20 (AP)
today in the wildest selling rush
witnessed in the markets the past
tnree years.
The so-called "wet ' stocks led
the downward scramble, with
U. S- Industrial Alcohol. Am er-
lean Commercial Alcohol and Oregon repealed the state prohi
Commerciat Solvents ending with bltwn enforcing acts last Novem-
QSAex4tJ)JtaLBiore than 18 points,
' - '
The Portland and Seattle grain
"changes wUl undoubtedly fol-
low the action of Chicago and sus-
rn to rata future, m
lon Chlcago doea so gecre.
ta HMm01 L KcI,ltM
sttl4, p-h.... tTiih
- - o vaM
TiA..nu At n...n. ,., ..
tl- ortfand Vrali l
had -nt,
Miss Darius
Green Falls
In Backyard
EVANSTON, HI., July 20.
KAf) i,uue jaiss jsDDa Ander
son, age 12, blames General Italo
lr:
ward at dawn yesterday while the
fleet of Italian seaplanes roared
away to the east. It gave her an
Idea.
Today she fitted her bicycle
wltn a Pa,r ot wings and ascend-
ed to the roof of the family gar
age while a crowd of playmates
watched, tense with excitement.
Into the air went the "Spirit of
Evanston" and banged into the
backyard after going through a
few barrel rolls, tall spins and
nose dives.
Police administered first aid to
numerous cuts and bruises and
mumbled something to Ebba
about a pilot's license. ,
Late Sports
SACRAMENTO, Calif.. July 20.
(AP) The name of Bill Hart-
wig Is numbered among Joe De-
fm ortrln'm mon nltoTiitur "rnnainc''
in th pHfin flnant iiin as a
I result of tonight's combat be-
tween the Solons and Seals. The
j young outfield star connected for
I- .ine-iA tn mn hl consecutive
j hitting streak up to 66.
I Two times he reached first
1 base as a result of errors, French
footing his grounder In the first
1 inning and Camilll . dropping ; a
ball from Hartwig in the seventh,
However, DeMagglo had eased the
s
j tension somewhat in the Xirtn,
I when he laced a clean slnzle into
i left field to maintain his streak
I t the expense ot the. young left
I bander who was formerly a team
mate. '
TACOMA, Wash., July. 20
(AP) At the end of an Inter
rupted 10-round scrap here to -
night, Maxie Rosenbloom, light
heavyweight champion and Fred
Lenhart. rugged Tacoman. were
officially ruled even in a non-title
struggle. ' -
A low blow struck by Lenhart
I inthe eighth round and confusion
I over the new boxin. rules, in ef -
I feet for the first time here, led to
- 1 agreement between the principals
j that they continue and if both
I were on their, feet at the finish
Repeal!
stswin
TT IP
in i etmessee as
PrepM
Drys Hold Lead for
Time; Cities Moist
Foes of new Deal in Liquor 19,000 Ahead Till
Large Centers Turn Tables; Close Vote
Is Pleasing to Prohibitionists
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 20 ( AP) Tennessee today
became the 19th state to vote for repeal of the prohibi
tion amendment in a see-saw battle that left the repealists
with a majority of about 10,000 when most of the returns
had been reported and gave the drys the . satisfaction of
the closest fight in any state since repeal voting started.
O With 1.910 of the state's 2,232
WETS SANGUINE OF
E
Drys Consider They Retain
p;.li; ru.
Fighting ChanCej VOte
Light, Forecast
PORTLAND, Ore., July 20.
(AP) Confident that Oregon
will throw the 1
Sniscrd.1
8th amendment
organized antl-
prohibitionists concluded their
campaign today. At 8 a. m. to-
morrow the polls will open for
JT,1
Jf """"J d 8tate ProhlbI-
tlon statutes.
Prohibition leaders, themselves,
conceded publicly they had little
more than a "fighting chance."
ber by a vote of 206,619 to 138,-
1775. Since then non-effective
remained on the statute books
Out of a total registration of
444.009, political observers' be-
Uered not more than 280.000
TOte wouM t tnel ballots.
PoPBlw interest in the special
eicvmvu w mum uub &acB.. auiu lUUOb
.v. .a . ' .
was eipende'd on debate, for or
again.tPte 2 pe? cTnt Ste sales
TV U1VU IfUi W V U V Vi bUBJf U1UO
propositions on the ballot.
Incidental to the direct vote
on federal prohibition repeal will
be the election of 116 delegates
to the constitutional convention
on ratification ot the 21st (or re
pealing) amendment. These dele
gates will have no discretion at
the assembly, as each has been
pledged by the state to vote in
the convention just as his coun
ty voted in the election.
Plans for Silver
Falls Ceremonies
Near Comlpetion
Plans for the Silver Falls park
dedication and picnic are almost
complete, members of the Klwan
is committee sponsoring the event
said yesterday. The program will
start at 2 p. m. Sunday, and its
main feature will be an address
by Leslie M. Scott, chairman of
the state highway commission.
Mayors from a number of valley
cities will make informal address
es. Roads leading to the park will
be watered the night before the
picnic to lay the dust Special
parking places have been arrang
ed at the South Falls where the
exercises will be held. Free cof
fee, cream and sugar will be
served all plcknlckers. :
Campaign tor
VICTORY IN OR
1
By Labor Day is Approved
WASHINGTON, July 20 -(AP)
President Roosevelt tonight en
dorsed plans for ft swift campaign
to win. by Labor day, the volun
tarr agreement of the country!
I employers to raise wages and
i ihnrtun worklnr hours.
I He annrovad in full a nrocrnm
I prepared by Hugh 8. Johnson, his
I industrial administrator, to seek
I the agreement of all business
; I houses, and the active cooperation
of the public. In placing the high-
I er pay and shorter hours into ef-
- 1 feet. -
1 In a few days, possibly next
I Tuesday night, he will lead the
movement In person, with an ad-
I dress to the nation.
I It must be done. Johnson said,
I If the far-lagging curve of purch-
I asingf power is to catch the swiftly
I mounting production . and price
1 line. . - ' i'
I" The -plan calls for a 1 5-hour
I week for factory and mechanical
I workers, and a 40 hour week, for
I white collar and service employes,'
by Close Margin
sr.' - . -
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t(i Setite
precincts reported the vote "for re
peal was 121,469 against 111,687
for retention of the 18th amend
ment.
The scattered precincts unre
ported were not believed to carry
enough votes to change the trend.
Swinging across the mountains
from the republican stronghold of
East Tennessee, the prohibition
ists Jumped into an early lead that
once went as high as 19,000 votes.
Rural precincts, which closed at
4 p.m. central standard time, also
helped the dry cause.
The lead looked good after ap
proximately a hundred thousand
votes had been counted, but when
the cities started reporting after sales tax In Oregon were expeci
7 n.m. the tide gradually changed ed to rally voters to the polls.
and then an avalanche of wet
votes swept in from Shelby (Mem
phis) county. Repealists drew out
In front and from then on open
ed up the space between them and
the drys as other cities gave the
wet cause a majority.
Rural precincts in Shelby coun
ty had been reporting majositles
of 10 to 1 for repeal, but there
was no Indication of ' the tidal
wave of votes to come. With Mem
phis complete the county reported
32,478 votes for repeal and 2100
against, a majority ot 30,000
votes. ,
Tennessee was the 19th in a
row to vote to east off national
prohibition and the third south
ern state, Arkansas and Alabama
having gone into the repeal col
umn two days ago in the first
tests of the 18th amendment in
the south.
FETED JT CAPITAL
WASHINGTON, July 20 (AP)
Through President Roosevelt
and other high government digni
taries, America today gave official
acclaim to General Italo Balbo
and his crew of airmen for their
mass flight to Chicago from Italy.
The bearded commander, smiles
wreathing his youthful face, sat
down to luncheon with the chief
executive and Mr. Roosevelt join
ed the hundreds ot other Ameri
cans who have congratulated him
upon the aerial voyage.
Amid the din from crowds ga
thered to welcome him at Boiling
field, to which he and his men
came from New York in Ameri
can planes, the aviator first re-
national leaders and from coun
trymen joyously shouting his
name.
Luncheon with the president
was the high light of the day's
round, of official functions for
BalbOi who paid a visit to the
tomb of, America's unknown sol
dier and left a floral tribute, and
later was honor guest at a recep
tion at the Italian embassy.'
Wage Raises
operation to below 52 unless it
was already lower than that. Pro-
vision was made to allow for em-
ergency services ot all kinds. ,
The country'! mall carriers. In
the three days beginning next
Thursday. July 11, will leave at
every establishment a eopy of the
code, which bears at the top a
personal request from the pres-
ident to sign and thus help put
the campaign across.
Provision was made for th
signers to report compliance, be -
TALI
ginning August 1.. Postmasters "f""1 . rtl
then will give them posters and poamlbto by The Statesman', large
badge, to show .they are doing corps of rural correspondent. wh
their bit. - - - . will assemble data in tho 55 owt
CoMuraers, especially house- of-Salem precincts. The 21 local
wives, will be Invited to help by precincts will be covered by Tfca .
signing an : agreement, u xney
wish, which states: .
. "I will cooperate in re-employ-
ment by tupporUng and patronis-
lng employer and workers whol"nisn. , -. r
are members of N. "ft. A." , t - Statewide reports will come er-
N. R: A. stands for naUonal re-
eovery ; administraUon, and will
be the.dlsUnguIshlng sign of eo -
operators, together with the slo -
gan -we do our part. -
Pfohi Issues
LIGHT VOTE IS
9 ISSUES PEI
State, National Prohibition
Develop Interest; Polls
Open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Bonds for Sewage Plant and
Municipal Dock to be
Voted on in City
Splendid summer weather acd
customary lack of interest In
special elections were pointed to
yesterday by statehouse officials
in charge of the vote today as
the basis for a probably light,
vote in the special election which
begins at 8 a. m. Polls will clos
at 8 p. m. tonight.
Only the general Interest in
the state and national prohiol
Uon amendments and widespread
public discussion on the proposed
Estimates yesterday were that
not more than 70 per cent of
the vote cast last November
would be out at the polls today.
Seventy-nine precincts will be
open in this county, 24 being in
Salem. No changes In precinct
boundaries or in voting places
have been made In Salem and
only minor changes have been
made throughout the county.
Hanks, County and State .
Offices to Be Closed
All banks and county and
state offices will be closed as
election day Is a legal holiday.
Stores will be open as usual.
In addition to the nine issues
on the state ballot, Salem voters
living within the city limits will
vote on three other proposals on
a special city ballot which will
be administered by the regular
voting and counting boards.
The first proposal before Salem
voters calls for amendment f the
existing charter, striking out pro
visions of the prohibition enact
ment which prohibits the sale of
wines and malt beverages and
substituting therefore the phrase
intoxicating liquors ' which will
be still banned by charter hen if
the amendment prevails.
The other proposals in the spe
cial election here call for author
ization of bonds for a sewage dis
posal plant and for a municipal
dock, the former In the sum of
not to exceed $473,000 and the
latter in an amount not exceeding
$95,000.
Bonds Asked to
Obtain Federal Loan
The bond issues proposed are
not general obligation securities
of the city but are to be paid in
interest and principal from the
projects erectea by tne proceeds
of the sale of the securities. If the
bonds are authorized, the city
council hopes to use the bonds as
security for an advance from the
federal government, 30 per cent
being an outright- gift and 70 per
cent a loan against the city's obli
gations.
The first measure on the gen
eral state ballot calls for adoption
or rejection of the proposed 21st
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