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POUNOCD 1051
EIGHTY-THIRD YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, August 4, 1933
No. 112
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1,000 Attendpite
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Comer Praised
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Al. 1TwMM..Aj
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By C. GENEVIEVE MORGAN
Paying tribute to the memory
of Jacob Conser, who 82 years
kii -n.rot . f, at
a point near where now stands a
magnlflclent aymbol of the
world' last word in bridge design
and construction, 1.000 persons
rf. 2" LSS
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witness formal dedication the
'new Pacific highway! bridge
across the Santlam at Jefferson.
In a broader sense the tribute
spanned .the four score years
from the trail-blazing : vision of
all Jefferson's pioneers to include
an appreciation for the state high
way commission and department
V which In a time of depression
gave to the state and to Marion
and Linn counties a bridge which
will endure for the ages. The
new structure rippiuti an anti-
quaiea swei uyaa uuiu in mvi i
Eulogy to Conser
Delivered by Mark
The dedication ceremonies pro
per, held at the northwest corner
of th brldsre where Is the Plaque
in memory of Jacob Conser in-
eluded an eulogy delivered by
Willard Marks of Albany and an-
veillng of the marker by Kather-
ine and Virginia Conser, mem-
selves cousins and both great
great granddaughters of Jacob
Conser. I
The remainder of the program, I
chief feature of which was an ad-1
dress by Leslie Scott, chairman
of the highway commission, was I
held in the grove southeast of the
bridge. Senator Frederick Siei- ent deadlock, with both the op
wer acted as master of ceremont I erators and spokesmen for the
les.
Mr. Marks, outlining !
neer accomplishments of Conser, I
added In part: I
'Because the life and worn oi
Jacob Conser commuted
e a-a m 11.1, I
mnch ta tne UDDUiiains vi iiua
state ana communn il in.m i
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that this bridge be dedicated 10
of the greatest public use. . .
Th. -hHir dedicated nrimariiy
to Jacob Conser but through him
in n those who by their sacri-
fiooa ki1 irdih!ns nreoared tne
way for the wonderful adTant-
rM and oonortnniues oi idisihui euu na uuuobu co&mpion
great common weaitn. i
Th American Legion band of
Albany played several numbers
r receding the unveiling, ana ao
for the program In the park.
Commissioner Scott spoae oi
thA bride in this wise:
"This bridge is one of tne nest
!n the world; In It we llnd
dAnre that nrogress ot tne arcnition.
has paralleled the development oi
civilization. Wltn us six arcue.
of reinforced concrete It repre-
sents tne mosi muiu
nracticea In construction engi
neering
"It is a symnoi, tms riv
of the great pioneer vigor at
spread this civilisation across the
comiiicni. '" -
riymonin w uresim. . .
The reinforced concrete nwtut. - r
7 TW lrtUon 411 P1Ice Queried the local de
KL11 ntLh9frJoerSthe Uartment by radio to ascertain If
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KLONDIKE KITE TO
STftY TILL SPRI
SEATTLE, Aug. 3 (AP)-
Klondike Kate, the belle of the
Yukon In the gold rush. days and
nnv a fcrlde of a miner who first
met her then, came back from the
M-rtiaTiii tnd&v to "wind up" her
ffnira in the states.
Her sourdough husband, John
Matson, who saw her first in Daw-
nn. Y. T.. on Christmas eve,
ioo and who came south for his
third trip in 35 years to wed her
a month ago, will remain ior ine
winter alone on Matson creek,
100 miles from Dawson, sne saia.
He is preparing their perman-
ent home there. " . '
I went north with him as
as the boat would take me, she
said. "Then I had to come back
for the winter.
"I have to wind up my "fIr,8'
lease mr Oregon homestead land
and arrange things before soi" ! belonging to the troop who other
back Into the Yukon in the early wlse wouia have been unable to
spring, to stay forever."
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VYOman JnOCKeU
T-i - y , Tjr-u. 3 (AP) The defense restea to
UOVntViOt l Urt day in the trial of Earl H. Fehl,
. (Jackson county Judge charged
r.. s r,vmon apartAd
Injury though knocked down by
an automobile driven by Robert
M. h Austin, route one, at Court February. .
.. v. .MA. i.t ioetittvrtt.i Jndea Fehl himself was the fin
Thw rrt
to give right of way to a pedes -
lrerryman is
Bridge
Gasone Films
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xjy uov. martin
centraua: wash.. Aug. s
CAP) Got.- Clarence D. Martin.
the state's first native-born gov-
ernor. denounced gasoline eom-
panles for the high price of motor
mel and power and telephone
."i". v . or aelT e"1
"168 beor the annual picnic
iae H0Ul?west washlngtia
Pioneers association here today.
lTT . . til. - .
f .c"ren ana Broaacer m
over,nor ,sa,d' Js
f?"11 t0 aU the electrical cur-
wnt jie ean use. At a fair price'
PuinTGray? HThlo
!m2: ft prolsed to J
SS8i"? to W""1
by the national administration.
!!L STRIKE MY
BE SETTLED S
Head of Mine Workers and
n.i. it. ,
nign jonnson uonier;
Pinchot Called in
WASHINGTON. Aujr. 3 fAP)
A basis for settlement of the
Pennsylvania coal strike was re
ported imminent tonight after an-
otner conference between John L.
Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers of America, and
Hugh S. Johnson, administrator
of national recovery, who has uu
dertaken to mediate the differ
ences.
Tne renewed negotiations were
carried on after an earlier confer
ence had broken up in an appar-
miners refusing to yield.
However, during the nlzht
there was an apparent return of
confidence alnong the confer-
enees, although officials declined
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VOlDS KlOlUK ZO
K.lamattl B 3llS.
o.acu.am. i QUO,
Won't Compete
capital post, American Legion,
ui cub iu .mo amie tegiou
convention at Klamath Falls
August 10 to 12, the post exe-
cuuve commuiee aeciaea last
night. The corps, however, will
not compete in tne state contest
but will nartlcinate in the con-
vention parade and give an exhi-
1
evi-ibition the night of the competi
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A UltlV6 C OVLYlCL,
Klamath Falls
Ployd shepard, 16, who escaped
fpom tfle gUte iMtltution for he
feeMe mlnded here Wednesday
was apprehended in Klamath
Fall- yesterday, citv hr
the lad they had taken Into cus
.J.J W TV Cft UfcVA WVAO AAOV UJ A
dlo, Salem police replied that he
was,
BUT NOT DOWNHEARTED
ROSEBURG, Ore., Aug. 3
(AP) Talk about hard luckl
Edna Brown, Roseburg camp
fire girl, has tried and tried to
get away for an out-of-door trip.
First she sprained a wrist, then
broke an ankle. Finally, after do-
lng oda job9 fojf BeTerai weeks
gno earne( enough money to pay
ner vay for a trip with the local
t 00 to Banion. by the sea- This
morning when she was to start,
r , n woka no
WIta the measles!
was she chagrined? Only for a
J short while. She hit upon a happy
I way out, Edna gave the money
I ha mfv? to another air!
i go on the outing.
JUDGE DENIES PART
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Aug.
i with comDliclty In the theft of
several thousand ballots from the
Jackson county courthouse ,last
- lal defense witness. Direct and
1 ant required about eight hours. It
pliers
was expected bsre that the case
10 SERIOUSLY
LU5
STS
Al Nye Suffers " Fractures,
Moores Held; G. W. Rice
Suffers Injuries
Reckless Driving Charges
Numerous; one hit-run
Case Faces Court
Two men were seriously Injured !
and seven motorists were arrested i
here yesterday as the result of
two automobile accidents and a
series of alleged traffic law vio
lations.
Al Nye, 1495 Saginaw street,
driving a statehouse mall car,
suffered fracture of a facial bone
and possibly of the skull when
his machine collided at Winter
and Court streets at about S p. m.
with a car driven by A. N. Moores,
S55 Chemeketa. City police ar
rested Moores on a charge of
reckless driving after witnesses
told them Moores. east bound, had
cut across Court street in front
of Nye, who was traveling west.
Nye, unconscious and lying half
way out of the driver's compart
ment, was given first aid by vic
tor Woodfield. telephone company
employe, then rushed to a pnysi-
clan's office by Salem ambulance.
The physician later announced
Nye's condition was serious but
full extent of his injuries not yet
ascertained. Nye was taken to his
home.
George W. Rice, about 70, 461
South High street, received a
broken arm when he -was struck
by a car driven by Victor T. Mad
sen Jr., 445 Court street, at an al
ley entrance on Court between
High and Liberty. Madsen In his
report to police said he was un
able to see Rice, a pedestrian.
Dr. D. D- Craig, route three,
paid a 20 fine In municipal
court after being arrested at 3:50
a. m. yesterday on a charge of
hit-run driving. Police said Craig
drove into a parked car at Com
mercial and Ferry streets owned
by Hugh McCain, route seven,
then rushed away without inves-
MiTff SiatSt
chine was torn off, the tire rack
and frame bent.
Max Dwaln Morrow, route sev-
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Angry Crowd
Makes Store
Accept Code
BAT CITY, Mich., Aug. 1.
(AP A crowd estimated by po
lice at 100 persons late today ga
thered In front of two chain
stores that had not closed at the
hour specified by local retailers
as part of their program ot con
formance with the president's
wage-work agreement.
Stones and other missiles were
hurled and two employes ot one
ot the stores were struck before
the doors were shut.
Last Tuesday, similar demon-
straUons were held in fronf of lo-
cally owned stores that did not
comply.
Salem Jewelers
Go Under N.RA.
Salem Jewelers have complied
with the national recovery act
BRING ARRE
and placed all employes on a 40- Tlnsman $3 Monday before the
hour week. They have adopted latter started on a trip south. Be
unlform hours of opening and jje tnat Tlnsman had been dead
closing. Jewelry stores now open 30 hours,' expressed when the
at 9 a. m. and close at P. m. bodv was found, checked with the
No Justice Edna Thinks
Fehl Trial Nears Climax
Thousands Sign for Code
"Old Ironsides' Popular
will be given to the Jury late to-
morrow.
Judge Fehl throughout his tes-
tlmony denied knowledge of or
participation In the theft of the
ballots.
PROCESSION LENGTHENS
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 3
(AP) No abatement In the
steady flow of signed agreements
to President Roosevelt's program
designed to increase employment
and buying power was noticed In
the Portland office ot the na
tional recovery administration to-
Am-m A tal f t Elf .I.nAyl
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FRIGATE AT PORTLAND
PORTLAND. Ore.. Aue. I
(AP) Officials estimated that at
least T.500 persons visited the
U. S. Frigate Constitution today,
the first dsv of her visit which
will last until Aug. 21.
More persons have been aboard
th biatorie "Old ironsides" in the
last three years than were In the The dispatch stated that Mc
Unlted' States when, the vessel Nary, betore returning home to
was launched, officers aboard the escape the Washington heat, was
veteran flehter estimated today,
They sald'the large number
visitors todar brought the total
of Tier sons to board the Constlf u
tion-in the last three years to
' 03 8,27 9.
Racket Indictments Link Noted
' Men With Industrial Mobsters
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&QUAMXM &QJlftES JAHBS PGORMAW OSCAR KtEjOlT..
The indictment of Al Capone, now
cessor Murray Humphreys and
grand Jury investigating racketeering tat the windy city aid not
surprise anyone. But the linking of the names of Aaron Bapiro,
prominent attorney; Dr. Benjamin Squires, university lecturer; Al-
dermen Oscar Nelson and James P. Gorman, politically promin-
ent labor leader, to the racketeering mob, created a sensation.
Sapiro was attorney for the Chicago Laundry Owners association
and Dr. Squires has acted In various capacities with the cleaning
industry there. Nelson Is republican leader of the city council, au
will stand trial in September.
Dick Wet jen Learns
About Shipwreck by
Personal
Pladd Waters of Willamette are Treacherous
To man who Writes
He Clings to
F)RTLAND, Ore., Aug-. 8
ard Wetjen has written
wrprV rm it riotous surfaces.
The author himself was wrecked and nearly drowned
last night in the placid waters of the Willamette river. The
story was disclosed tonight by Mrs. Wetjen who was also
0ln the wreck.
F
Identity of the body found by
an Oregon Electric section crew
north of .W
dr was established late 7eterdT
by the sheriffs office as Prank
T. Tlnsman, 46, a seaman. F"ger-
prints ot the dead man tallied
with those ot Tinsman wno naa
been held by Portland police on
vagranoy ana arunaenness
charges. Tlnsman's body is being
held here while his only known
relative, a brother, John, who
lives in Maine, is notified.
Newell Williams, deputy sher-
iff, found in Portland yesterday
that a police officer had loaned
facts found yesterday. Officers
I had estimated the unknown man
to be 4? years old and six feet
high; his measurements in Port
land showed him five feet,- 10
IncheSj in heighth, and his official
age was 46.
An autopsy made yesterday
showed no evidences of foul play.
Officers believed Tinsman, either
drunk or when asleep, rolled off
the tram and was auied by tne
fall
I His last known occupation was
as seaman for the State Steamship
I comDanv last February.
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lai aispaicu mm uumtwu m
the Oregonlan stated tonight.
The senator is planning' to rest
most ot the time at his farm, the
dispatch said, but he plans to
visit several sections, Including
I the Owyhee project.
McNary said the Columbia riv-
I er development dam will not be
I ready for Kooseveiva approval.
assured by President Roosevelt
of that "he will personally take care
I or, the Columbia development
- 1 dam project.
4, - 1 McNary Is scheduled to arrive
In Portland Monday; morning.
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HOMEWARD
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in Atlanta penitentiary, his suc-
others of the "mob" by Chicago's I
Experience
all About sea Perils;
log Till Rescued
(AP) For years Albert; Rich-
of the surly sea and the ships
With Mr. and Mrs. William
Heusner, their neighbors here,
Mr. and Mrs. Wetjen embarked
on the mo tor boat "Grandma's workers.
Kitchen." they went down stream. Announcement by the admin
met the frigate Constitution as it istration that more than 200
glided into Portland harbor, then speakers had been mobilized to
returned ror dinner. Aiterwara
they aeciaea on anoiner cruise.
It was dark and navigation
over the calm waters of the Wil
lamette was none too easy. Near
Oswego the boat, traveling at a
good speed, rammed into a stray
log.. Water poured through a
large gap In the bow and In four
minutes - the boat gurgled and
sank. Wetjen and his three com
panions floundered about in the
r a f am a flrnn f n an Vnnf rnam
selves afloat by clinging to the
w tt I,. .....Mi thr
grief.
For 20 long minutes they clung
to the log. Then a boat came by.
Mrs. Wetjen said she did the best
ob of screaming In her life, and
the boat, manned by Ward Walk
er of Portland, drew alongside,
picked them up and took them
home.
Mrs. Wetjen Bald no one suffer-
ed any ill efefcts from the duck-
lng, but she confided laughlingly
that her husband had difficulty
In reaching safety on the rescue
boat.
"He's sort of stout," she smil
ed, "and we thought he was In a
bad way for awhile."
QUASHED BY fill.
The existing agreement for wo
man- rjinnArv workers in Califor
(JIM PACT NOT
nia, Oregon, and Washington, has of water that crumpled Castle
not been superseded by President wood dam, devastated 85 miles
Roosevelt's blanket code. Charles of farm lands and flooded the
n rir -m rirArnn atata labor com- lowlands of Denver and a halt
mlssloner, said last night,
The agreement was negotiated
between cannery operators' asso -
clatlons ot the northwest and
California, and the welfare com-
missions ot the three states. It working oeiow ine cam, were
provides a minimum wage for missing. Their flood - wrecked
women of 27 cents an hour camping equipment was found
for all time workers, and 27 H when the water subsided. An nn
cenU an hour for at least 25 identified family of three per
per cent of all piece workers." sons could not be located today
with time and a quarter for all
work orer eight hours.
Many Inquiries regarding the
status of the agreement were
coming to officials. Gram said.
He telegraphed Frances Perkins,
secretary ot labor, who answer-
ed from Washington, D. O.,' this
afternoon that the tri-etate
agreement, as far as women
workers are concerned, stands
for the entire 1132 cannery sea -
on. , ."
HALFWAY POINT
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Railroads Urged to Assist
By Spending all They
Can Upon Repairs
Contract Labor Issues are
Cleared up; Large Ship
Jobs are Awarded
WASHINGTON. Aug. t. (AP)
With half of the nation's work
ers, estimated by the recovery ad
ministration officials, already to
have been affected by the new In
dustrial program, their efforts to
day were directed toward bringing
railroads and coal mines, two of
the basic Industries, within the
scope of the wage-hols tin g-hour-
shearlng endeavor.
Joseph B. Eastman, federal co
ordinator ot transportation, syn
chronized his efforts with those of
Hugh S. Johnson, the recovery ad
ministrator, by telegraphing the
heads of all big railroads to
"spend every available dollar iu
putting men back to work."
Officials, taking stock ot the
progress already made by the
recovery administration, indicat
ed a belief the movement to re-
store purchasing power had gone
beyond either the expectations
ot the administration or the
knowledge of the public,
as a result of the forward
pUSh, which has overloaded tab-
ulating machinery, Johnson is
setting up immediately an in-
formal stock - taking division to
show exactly what has been ac
complished, how far the agree
ments with President Roosevelt
by employers and permanent
codes, have reached, and where
the most pressing effort is need
ed next.
Pointing out more than 5,000,
000 workers were affected by the
temporary code prescribed for re
tail stores and food dealers, the
unofficial estimate was made that
the halt way point had been
reached In the attempt to bring
7LSS"S?
all wage earners under the in-
Other developments today
in-
eluded:
Clearing of the way through a
formal Interpretation for big em-
including newspapers, to obtain
the n. r. Aa official insignia
wiuioui auenng existing wage
JSSStJ!0 " the
AwArd of aIlll0M ot d 1U
worth of shipbuilding by the
nayy to shipyards which will
operate under a 32 - hour week
tended to take care ot
an nnemolovment amone shin
i urge the country to support the
IN. R. A. movement.
REPEAL VOTE FOR
COLORADO LIKELY
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Tor0 action by the Colorado
senate was Indicated for tomor
row on the bill providing a spe
cial election for a vote on ratifi
cation ot repeal ot the 18th
amendment to be held September
12.
The senate discussed the meas
ure at length today and there ap
neared to be little opposition. The
original date ot September S for
the election was changed to Sep-
tember 12 because of the opening
I of school In many districts on tne
fifth. School houses will be used
I as polling places
It was expected the senate
would pass the bill on second
reading Friday and final reading
Saturday and send the measure
to the house where favorable ac
tion is predicted.
JOB-MAKING
1 wo Dead, Five Missing
After Floods at Denvei
DENVER, Aug. 3. (AP) A
roaring sea of a billion gallons
I dosen villages, ie two aeaa, live
missing ana pernaps si.vuu.vvv,-
1000 damage to rural and city
I property tomgnu ,
Two miners, who had been
and tne site wnere xney naa
camped lest night a t few hours
before the flood occurred was
Inundated. "
The dead were Mrs. Bertha
Catlln, of Page City, Kant an
employe of the Cherry Valley
ranch, near Franktown and Tom
Casey, SO, ot Denver. Both bodies
were recovered. -
I Pounding down on Franktown,
1 tiny village on a hillside four
I miles below, the dam, the aurg-
COUNCIL DECIDES
iiPflintFFB fiip
uiiJiuuii rill nil
1
TER PURCHASE
Price of $71)5,000 Arrived at by Averaging up Ideas of
Aldermen; Proffer Contingent Upon Obtaining U. S.
Funds Advance, 30 per Cent as Gift and Remainder as
Loan; Company Must Decide by August 7
Chenery and Elliott Mentioned Million Dollar Price in
Recent Conference, Revealed; Public Works Advance
Of two Millions Will be Sought to Build System, no
Matter Whether Purchase Negotiated or not
AN offer of $705,000, for the plant of the Oregon-Washington
Water Service company here was authorized by
the city council last night at a special session attended by
only eight of the 14 aldermen.
The city recorder was ordered to submit the offer at
once with the stipulation that the water company must ac
cept or reject the proffer by 4 p. m. Monday, August 7.
The city's offer, the councilmen agreed unanimously,
is contingent on the securing of a $2,000,000 federal ad
vance, 30 per cent as an outright gift and 70 per cent as a
loan.
The eight aldermen determined on the offer price by
O
MEAT DEALERS OF
Cm ACCEPT CODE
Perlich President; State
Regulation Adopted at
Organization Meet
W. F. Perlich was elected pre
sident ot the Salem Retail Meat
Dealers' association, an organlza
tinn tnrmp-A at the' chamber ot
commerce last night to carry out
nrovlslons ot the national recov-
Anr met. The more than 60 men
present selected W. L. Lewis for
vice president and ueorge iomp -
kins for secretary-treasurer.
Tii aim of the local associa-
tlon. It was stated, will be to fos-
ter fair compeetitlon. To this end
the group adopted the fair prae-
tlces code ot the state association.
Falling In line with the grocers.
the meat men agreed on 8 a.m.
to n.m. as business hours
throughout the week including
Saturdays and decided against re-
(Turn to page 2, col- 4)
BISMARK.N. D.. Aug. 3.
f API Three residents of Sa-
im n . Buffered serious in-1
(n,l'u an A m. fourth was slightly
In lured when their automobile
swerved oft the highway and
crashed Into a ditch near Steele,
N. D., today.
L. W. Lepley, brought to a
hospital here In an unconscious
condition, was reported suffering
from a skull Injury and fractured
ribs. Wllmer Johnson received a
fractured Jaw and Walter John
son a fractured arm. Mrs. Lep
ley escaped with cuts . and
bruises. The John.ons were also
in a hospital here.
The Lepley - Johnson party
had left Salem with the avowed
Intention of reaching Wisconsin
in three days, and it Is possible
that fatigue from steady driving
may have played a part in the
accident.
ing tide swept on six miles to
x-.. . uiuc. u m
front, and picked up tons-of de
bris as It swirled into suburban
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a ramnare throurh the heart of
the citv.
When the rock-filled irrigation
reservoir dam cracked, the loosed
flood waters auicklv . converted
the fertile farm lands Into
mud-splattered slough.
Warned of the oncoming Hood.
Denver police and firemen with
slrens going full blast speeded
inrougn tne country uod real-
dential dtetrict warning oTeryone
"I" fr.rTa, rr- inln
KJ;2? ?,m?
m2nT homiL Invalids from
A separate- eloudburst, one of
fonr rainstorms and flte hail
storms that hit southeastern Col
orado In the last 24 hours, took
the Ute of Mrs. Claude Hill, 50,
when her ran eh home In the
Mathesoh region was washed sev-
era! hundred yards off lts.foun-
(Turn to page 2, coL 4) .
SALEM TRIO HURT
IN DAKOTA CRASH
individually setting down on slips
of paper the price they thought
should be offered and then ave
raging the prices with one put
into the hat by Mayor Douglas
McKay. Six voters placed the of-
price at $695,900, one put
price at $501). 000 and at
,000 and one at $900,009.
Alderman Watson Townsend mov-
ed that the approximate average
-$ 4 05.000 be made the coun
cil's price and the motion passed
unanimously.
Decision to make the offer and
I agreement on price foUowed
shortly a report of Alderman S.
A. Hughes and City Attorney
I Chris Kowits, who reported en re
cent conferences with C. T. Chen-
nr, president of Federal Water
company, and E. C. Elliott, presi.
dent ot the Oregon - Washington
I Water Service company. Kowits
iia ne oenevea mat xsos.eoo
I would buy the plant although
water company officials had ten-
tatively named 11,000.000 as a
selling price. The 3695.000 offer
i lavorea ny six ot the aldermen
was the valuation placed on the
property in the revised estimate
of its worth submitted by Baar &
Cunningham, engineers, in 1932.
The council also agreed unan-
I Imously to seek a 3 2,0 00,0 00 pub-
11c works advance from the fed
eral government. Irrespective of
the water company's decision on
the offer. City Attorney Kowits
will hold up the application antil
after Monday. If the water com
pany accepts, the application will
provide that 2705.000 of the
moneys received will go to pur
chase the local plant and the re
mainder will go for improvement!
to the present distribution sys
tem and for extension of the sys
ten to the little north fork of the
Santlam river.
I If the water company rejects
the offer, the council last nlght-
ordered the application made as
one for moneys with which tn,
build a competing distribution
water system for Salem and to
extend It to the Santlam. Either
application calls for a 30 per cent
outright federal grant.
Mayor Douglas McKay, one of
the committee conferring with the
water company, exoressed the
hope before the profered price was
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PUZZLE AUTHORITIES
BROOKLYN. N. Y.. Aug. 3.
(AP) Skeptical authorities
scratched their heads tonight over
a couple of strange "kidnapings."
They decided naviri Kahan. 54.
Uear-old restauranteur, arranged
his abduction himself to get 3500
from his family, and arrested him
and an aide on charges ot at-
tempted extortion,
I
I They admitted they were at a
1088 n w xninic oi tne case or
Nathan Baskowltx. 3 1-year-old
real estate dealer known as Nat
a Bass, who told a story ot being
I kidnaped Monday and released
last night after he had talked his
I abductors out of a 325.000 ran-
I som demand.
Both Baskowits and his broth-
Arthur, an associate of Hum-
brt Broadway fight pro-
moter, instated no ransom was
paJd pollc CapUla j0BB.J
r"l 'A0!
"eT, :"wi" ".Ti..
promised to pay 31000 within a
few days. ' "
A package of take money wan
punteo in tne rear oi-Jianaaa
restaurant In response to a letter
saying Kahan's captors demand-
ed f 500. -
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