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FOUMDEP 1831
EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, WednesdayMorning, May 15, 1935
No. 42
IS I All 1 II I I I I
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VALLEY, TOPIC
AT MEET HERE
Great Population: Gains in
Next Few Years Certain
Speakers Declare
Claude Murphy of Albany is
Elected President of
New Association
- Two hundred enthusiastic back
ers of a "new day" for the Wil
lamette Talley gathered here
Tuesday night at the Marion hotel
to complete the organiiatlon of a
Greater, Willamette Valley asso
ciation. Delegates to the meeting,
the third of its kind held since the
opening meeting of the associa
tion was held late in April at Al
bany, came from cities north to
Portland and south to Eugene.
Claude Murphy of Albany, who
served as temporary chairman ot
the group, was elected president
last night, and C. E. Williamson
of Albany, who served as tempor
ary secretary, was named perman
ent secretary-treasurer.
iVice-presidents of the associa
tion were also elected while di
rectors from each county in the
valley will be named soon. Vice
presidents named included L. M.
Lepper. Portland; William McGil
christ, Salem; C. E. Ingalls, Cor
vallis; Jack Magladry, Eugene;
Loyal Graham, Forest Grove; Dr.
Butler, Independence; Walter
Buse, Oregon City.
Of Xew Settlers
"What the valley needs is a
new day," declared Mr. William
son in the keynote speech of the
meeting. "We need to break down
selfishness; we need to become
neighbors and to work unitedly
for the improvement of our great
state."
Using maps of the United States
and of Oregon to illustrate his
points, Williamson said the state
was strategically located for a
great influx of new citizens. "We
must increase the number of men
in Oregon engaged In wealth-creating
work," Williamson, urged.
"We can cut up our farms into
rmaller tracts and make the land
more productive than it has been
in the past."
The five-point program for the
association, outlined by William
son, is:
1. Well-marked signs at all the
"ports of entry" to the valley,
welcoming the newcomer and as
suring him that he is entering "a
great valley." ' w
2. Folders describing Oregon's
resources for all newcomers.,
3. Appropriate window cards
for all business houses through
out the valley.
4. Use of the slogan "This Is
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IS
LEAGUE DEAD
Mrs. Jessie Singleton was chos
en president of the Salem Arts
league for the coming year at the
session Tuesday night at the Sa
lem public library. Professor W.
E. Lawrence -of Corvallis was
-elected first vice-president: Pro
cessor Morton E. Peck of Willam
ette university, second vice-president:
Mrs. S. H. Van Trump, re
cording secretary; Mrs. Ray To
cum, financial secretary; Miss
Grace Gilliam, treasurer; Miss
Constance Fowler, art. director,
and Perry Reigelman, publicity
director.
-According to a custom of the
Arts league, memorial books were
ordered placed in the Salem pub
lic library in honor of deceased
relatives of Mrs. Ora Mclntyre,
Mrs. Lynn Cronemiller and Miss
Mirpah Blair. Reports of officers
and section - leaders were given
and general business transacted.
Dr. David Bennett Hill, Salem
dentist, was presented by Perry
Reigelman, ; president of the
league for the past year. Dr.
Hill's films of the scenic gran
deur of , the Yellowstone and the
many interesting sights Of the
Century of Progress exposition
were thoroughly appreciated. The
large audience was particularly
interested in the health film. This
program closed the year's work
for the Arts league.
Beet and Onion
Recipes Invited
By Round Table
A host of Interesting re
cipes for both - beets and
onions is arriving dally at
the Round Table desk but
there is still time to send
contribution to the con
test. ,
Any recipe caning for
either beets or onions, is eli
gible. The .deadline Is tomor
row, Thursday noon, and
cash prizes totaling $2 will
be awarded Friday morning.
Please list all : ingredients
first before describing the
method of combining. State
bow many the recipe serves.
MRS
1 El
ARTS
Extensive Saving in
In terest is Gained
By School District
Rate Reduced to I JJ Per Cent Through Bid of
Local Bank; Has Been 5 Per Cent
Recently, Once Up to 8
SALEM school district effected a 42 per cent saving in in
terest on its standing note indebtedness of $95,500 and in
addition extended its refinancing by selling $4500 more in
notes yesterday. Off er of the First National Bank of Portland
to take a $100,000 one-year note issue at a flat 1 per cent
interest rate was accepted. '
O
McCormick Company Makes
Progress in Parleys,
is Strong Belief
PORTLAND. Ore., May 14. -(5s)
-A new ray of hope shone tonight
in the still spreading Pacific
northwest lumber strike which
has taken an estimated 35,000
from their Jobs.
More walkouts occurred today
in scattered sections, and effects
of the strike were felt more In
allied industries.
But tonight there was wide
spread belief here among lum
bermen who would not be quoted,
that progress was being made in
negotiations between the McCor
mick Lumber company and union
men in its several plants.
That firm's two logging camps
at Castle Rock, Wash., and at
Camp Union, pear Anacortes,
Wash., continued to operate, as
did the company's mills at St.
Helens, Ore., and at Gamble and
Ludlow, Wash.
Strikes had been threatened
last Friday at the McCormick
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EXPECTED TODAY
Judge L. G. Lewelling, In a tel
ephone conversation from Albany
esterday, indicated to the county
clerk's office that his decision on
the Injunction proceedings
brought to restrain the state
board of control from razing the
walls of the old capitol, would
probably be handed down here
this morning.
Judge Lewelling said he had
been working on his decision in
the case a major part of Tuesday
afternoon after listening to mo
tions in court at Albany yesterday
morning.
At the present time a tempor
ary injunction has been granted
in behalf of Ed Joey and three
other members of the Marion
County Taxpayers' league, re
straining the state board of con
trol from razing the capitol walls.
Judge Lewelling gave no Indi
cation of what his decision would
be. He will either make the in
junction permanent or dismiss it.
Officials at the statehouse yes
terday were confident the court
would dismiss the injunction.
They said there was ample auth
ority under the state restoration
act for the board to order the
tearing down of the walls of the
old structure.
Women Injured
As Cars Collide
Mrs. L. W. Hickey, 39, of As
toria, and a Miss Leggie of Van
couver, B. C, suffered slight In
juries last night when automo
biles in which they were riding
collided at Capitol and Chemek
eta streets. The car in which
Miss Leggie was a passenger and
D. M. Crookston ot Sedro Wool
ley. Wash., the driver, rolled over
on one side. Neither Crockston
nor LeRoy W. Hickey, the other
driver, was Injured.
County Selects
Of Road
After 60 days ot careful study,
the Marion county court yesterday
announced its selection of 17 of
the 20 miles of county roads
which it will oil this summer. De
cision was made Tuesday morn
ing at a meeting attended by
County Judge Siegmund and Com
missioners Hewlett and Melson.
Oiling operations are expected to
start within the next 30 days with
Ralph Girod in charge and with
Glenn Rowell of the J. C. Compton
company acting as adviser to the
court. -
Roads selected for the-oiling
program were: :
Five and one-half miles ot road
between Marlon and West Stay
ton. -V-Vy- .f'':
Road from Four Corners, east
of Salem, to the Silverton road, a
distance of three and , one-half
miles. : . .
One and one-half miles from
the end of pavement In Keizer
bottom toward Clear lake.
HOPE SEEN
111 LUMBER STRIKE
U
Oil WILLS
Other bids ranged up to 2.46
per cent interest. They were:
Ladd and Bath Trust company,
to buy $25,000 worth of the issue
at 2.45 per cent interest: Haw
kins and Roberts, all at 2 per
cent with $101 premium; Jax
theimer and Company, Portland,
all at 1 per cent with $150
premium; Camp and Company,
Inc., Portland, all at 1.85 per
cent with $10 premium.
Recently the district had been
paying 5 per cent on Its notes.
In past years ft had paid as high
as 8 per cent.
Notes at S per cent were sold
nearly a year ago to retire war
rants drawing at that time 6 per
cent Interest. District warrants
now are on a 5 per cent Interest
basis.
Contract for repairing Olinger
swimming pool and bath-house
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F
Stands 9 to 3 for 'Guilty'
Verdict Several Days;
Retrial Uncertain
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 14.-6F)
Deadlocked nine to three for
conviction, the jury in the second
wife murder trial of David A.
ILatasot was discharged late to-
For nearly four days the seven
men and fire women had strug
gled to reach a verdict, reporting
three times before Its dismissal
that it was unable to come to a
decision.
Lamson himself expressed keen
disappointment at the disagree
ment and Chief Deputy District
Attorney John P. Fitzgerald hint
ed it was likely the defendant
would be tried for the third time.
"Naturally, I feel keenly disap
pointed at the failure of the Jury
to acquit me," Lamson said. "I
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SHELL ASKS ABOUT
S
The recent letter of Represen
tative Lew Wallace of Multno
mah county, indicating that Sec
retary of State Snell had taken
particular pains to Question the
eligibility of democratic members
of the state legislature, is not
borne out by the facts, officials
said Tuesday.
Snell refused to comment on
the Wallace letter further than
to cite newspapermen -to the rec
ords of his department.
These records show that Snell
last Friday sent a letter to At
torney General . Van Winkle ask
ing for an opinion as to legisla
tive status ot Henry . L. Corbett,
president of the state senate, and
Senator Dean Walker of Polk
county. Both Corbett and Walker
are republicans.
Corbett is a member ot the
Port ot Portland commission.
while Walker is a member of the
state library board.
Van Winkle, in an opinion
handed down here recently, held
six democratic members ot the
legislature ineligible to serve be
cause they had accepted other lu
crative federal and state appoint
ments. Wallace was among the
six.
17 Miles
HON
JURY
DISMISSED
to be Oiled Now
Road from Montltor to Scotts
Mills Mt. Angel highway, a dis
tance of three and .- two-tenths
miles.
One and one-half miles from Mt.
Angel on the road from that city
leading towards Gervais.
The county court will later al
lot a few miles of road in the
north end of the county. Its mem
bers said yesterday this allocation
would be determined after a per
sonal survey was made ot the
roads in that district and confer
ences were held with various res
idents in that territory.
In making its. selection ot roads,
the court was guided by the near
ness of rock to the roads where
work was to be done, by the ad
aptability of the roads to oiling
and by the population adjacent to
the road and the travel over the
portion to be oiled.
The court was desirous of pick
ing out roade which would be fair
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FILIPINOS ASK
INDEPENDENCE
IN HEAVY VOTE
Margin Indicated 25 to 1;
Women Enthusiastic as
. First Ballot Cast
Violence Lacking as Issue
of 10 -Year Program is
Given Endorsement
MANILA, May 15.-(Wednes-
day)-P)-Electlon returns flow
ing in early today indicated the
Filipinos, with women enthusias
tically balloting for the first time,
voted by a margin ot probably 25
to 1 to ratify the constitution of
the forthcoming commonwealth
government.
It was the first step toward
complete independence from the
United States, to be granted after
10 years of preparation under the
commonwealth which will be In
augurated late this year.
The plebiscite yesterday was
peaceful and there were no disor
ders like the uprising of the Sak
dallstas or Immediate indepen
dence advocates, whose revolt
May 2 cost 60 lives.
Early returns indicated more
than a million votes were cast;
probably even greater in number
than for the general elections of
last June. Bulletins from all sec
tions of the Philippine archipel
ago gave an incomplete total of
438,847 votes for the constitution,
and 11,089 against it.
In some sections women cast
more ballots than did the men.
This was taken by some women
leaders as an Indication that wom
en will be able to muster the nec
essary 300,000 votes in a special
plebiscite to be held within two
years to determine whether they
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PORTLAND, May H.-UrVThe
Portland legislators ruled ineli
gible to retain their legislative
membership because of accepting
other lucrative governmental po
sitions today announced they
would carry their cause directly
to the legislature itself.
Representative William John
son withdrew the temporary in
junction obtained in circuit pre
venting the county commission
ers from replacing Senator Ashby
C. Dickson, Representative Lew
Wallace and himself. All are dem
ocrats.
Inasmuch as the legislature It
self rules on who shall sit, and
the democrats have a majority in
the house, the "democratic board
of strategy" headed by ex-Repre
sentative John Beckman charted
the new course.
The Multnomah county com
missioners who were halted by
the injunction from previously
flaming successors to the three,
were to meet tomorrow and name
successors to the legislators ruled
ineligible by the attorney general.
It was expected republicans would
be named as two of the three
commissioners are republicans.
Those thus named will vie with
the others for seating when the
legislature meets.
Water Bill Five
Years Past Due
Salem school board found last
night it was five vears In sr.
rears on a water bill, through an
oversight of the water company.
It was advised that it owed $75
for fire hydrant service at Mc-
Kinley school at the rate of $1.25
a month, oae-hi.lf the cltv hv-
drant rate. The other. half is be
ing paid by residents near the
school, which is outside the city
limits. Tne board agreed to pay
tne dui.
Georgians Vote
On Liquor Today
ATLANTA. May 14.-P)-Nearly
400,000 eligible voters tomorrow
will decide whether Georgia le
gally can hare liquor, beer and
wines.
Both wet and dry leaders to
night were predicting victories.
The most Intensive drive was con
ducted by the drys. They plan to
have church bells toning through
out the state during the voting
hours to remind their adherents
to vdte.
Child Aged Four
Killed by Auto
OREGON CITT, Ore May 1.-
(rVBeverley Casswell, 4 was fa
tally injured today when struck
by an automobile just after she
took mail from the family man
box and darted back across the
highway. : - . " ' -
Rupert W. Forbes of Mil wan
kie was driver of tie death car.
The girl died en route to a Port
land hospitaL - s
DUSTED n TO
TRY QTHEB TACT CS
orld News at
a Glance
(By the Associated Press)
Domestic:
Washington President flays
liars" about administration farm
program as 4000 farmers cheer.
Reno Divorced from Prince
Mdlvanl, Barbara Hutton off on
second honeymoon as Countess
Haugwitz-Reventlow; pair speed
to California.
Washington Senate cuts NRA
extension to 10 months in face of
presidential opposition.
New York Tammany leader's
name hinted in policy racket in
quiry; court holds reporter in
contempt for refusal to answer
questions.
San Jose, Calif. Jury, dead
locked 9-3 for conviction in sec
ond wife murder trial of David
Lamson, discharged after long de
liberation. Washington Senate democrats
mass against Huey Long, vote
down resolution for Farley In
vestigation. Washington World currency
stabilization conference on gold
and silver proposed by Senator
Thomas as capital watches chary
foreign reaction to Morgenthau
statement.
San Francisco Mooney loses
again in freedom fight as appeals
court denies habeas corpus.
Detroit Auto strike threat
fades as workers begin return un
der agreement reached after strike
at Toledo.
Wilkesbarre, Pa. Anthracite
mine peace broken, score hurt in
picket riot at Plymouth" colliery.
Foreign:
Bucharest Balkans stirred by
Turkish notice of intention to
fortify Dardanelles; Great Britain
to oppose move.
Manila, P. I. Filipinos vote
landslide ratification of constitu
tion for new government, first
step towards independence.
Havana First international
sky train" completes flight from
Miami, lands before riotous crowd
of 50,000.
Rome Hands off Ethiopian
quarrel, Duce warns foreign na
tions, as mobilization orders go
out.
Wool, England "Lawrence of
Arabia" fights death from frac
tured skull suffered in motorcycle
crackup; strict official silence
Berlin Hitler calls relchstag
for May 21 meeting to outline
foreign policy.
F
4000 Farmers Cheer F.R. as
He Flays "Liars" Who
Attack His Plan
WASHINGTON Mav 14. - (B-
The administration defended to a
delegation of farmers today Its
agrarian policy while at the iden
tical moment one phase of its in
dustrial program was being rough
ly handled by the senate.
Pnnr thousand sun - burned
rangemen and farmers from the
Bouth and west cheered President
Roosevelt's criticism to them 01
the "high and mighty" whom he
said had been "lying" about the
administration's AAA program.
On Capitol Hill, the senate dis
regarded Mr. Roosevelt's strong
iv prnrpssfid wish that NRA be
continued for two years and voted
to extend It only ten montns.
This action was snapped through
In a matter of minutes and wun
out record vote.
Mr Rnnaevelt's audience, nadt-
A nntn the lawn footing the south
portico of.the White House, was
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PBISOK ESCAPE
FORTH
TACOMA, May 14.-0'P)-Sma8n"
lng a military guard over the head
with a heavy stick of wood,
knocking him unconscious, two
prisoners at Fort Lewis late this
afternoon stole a riot gun and
made good their escape.
Shortly after the escape was
discovered a company ot more
than SO military notice began at
once to comb the military reserva
tion.
The prisoners who escaped,
Barry Lias, 25. and Gordon Trout
nar, 18, were serving sentences
tor desertion. Lias was sentenced
to 18 months and had 14 months
let to serve. Troutnar. -a deserter
from Fort Bragg in North Caro
lina, was sentenced Monday to a
year's imprisonment. Both men
were to have received dishonor
able discharges upon completion
of their sentences. '
According to military police.
Lias and Troutnar were working
under guard in a quartermaster
warehouse. The sergeant in
charre ot the work detail was
called away to another part of the
workhouse and upon his return
found the guard. Private Tlce, ly
ing face down oa the floor of the
warehouse. He was unconscious
and .was suffering from s deep
gash on the top of his head.
. The guard's riot gun, a tawed
off shotgun, was found a short
time later near the warehouse.
1
PROGRAM
DEFENDED OT HE
FROM
EWIS
FAMOUS FLIER
ANOTHER TIME
Kingsford-Smith Plays Hide
and Seek With Sea but
Keeps Ship Aloft
Southern Cross Arrives at
Australian Coast With
Two Motors Failing
SYDNEY, Australia, May 15.-(Wednesday)-J)--Sir
Charles
Klngsford - Smith, famous trans
Pacific flier, played a grim game
of hide and seek with the stormy
Tasman sea today but reached the
coast safely after being believed
forced down in his crippled ship,
the Southern Cross.
His arrival over land followed
a message which thrilled Sydney:
"Still flying, need bearings, lo
cation.'' Just a few moments be
fore he had reported, "Afraid I
am in sea. Center motor gone
now."
After many vessels. Including
the cruiser Sussex and the pilot
boat Captain Cook had gone rac
ing to his rescue, it was assumed
the noted Australian pilot had
lifted his ship just as It was about
to strike the sea.
With him on a flight from Syd
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CIVIC CENTER PL1
Resolutions supporting the de
velopment Of a civic center for
Salem which would embrace a
new state capitol, a new court
house and a new federal build
ing, were unanimously adopted
by the Salem Kiwanis club yes
terday noon. The club agreed to
present its resolutions to other
civic clubs in the city, seeking
to secure their support in the
project. The resolutions follow:
"Whereas, the destruction of
the capitol building by fire will
necessitate the construction ot a
new capitol building, and
"Whereas, the existing federal
building in Salem has long been
inadequate to serve the needs of
this community and there is
strong probability that it will be
replaced in the near future with
a new and modern structure, and
"Whereas the Marion county
courthouse is old, Inadequate and
Inefficient and constitutes a seri
ous menace to life and property
by reason ot fire hazards exist
ing therein, and
"Whereas, we believe that a
careful consideration ot the ne
cessities and economics of the
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Wounded Circus
Man on Road to
Recovery, Word
Richard Shank, Tom Mix cir
cus employe, was reported as
"much improved" at Salem Gen
eral hospital last night where he
is receiving treatment for a bul
let wound received the night of
the circus. It was believed he had
passed the crisis and was on the
road to recovery.
Ernest Womack, another cir
cus employe, whom police say ad
mits having shot Shank, is still
being held in city jail on an open
charge.
Finds Bottle in
River; One Dime
KEOKUK, Iowa, May 14.-(flV
Robert Curty spied an olive bottle
bobbing along in the Mississippi
river. Fishing it out he found a
dime and a letter giving six
names.
You know a chain letter.
BACKED Of KIWIS
Linen M ill Finance Scheme
Unfolded; Will be Opposed
Terms of the proposed refin
ancing of the Salem Linen Mills
here by a scale-down of the claims
of present bondholders and a sub
ordination of their mortgage
rights, were made known here
yesterday when copies of the re
organization plan being circulated
among bondholders . were - made
available to the public.
-Under the so-called McDonald
plan for- reorganization, proposed
by a New Tork group, the follow
ing steps would be taken In reor
ganising the Salem Linen MiUs: -
1. The plant would be thrown
Into "bankruptcy' to permit reor
ganization under Section 7 7-B of
the federal bankruptcy act. - -
. 2. The MacDonald ; Interests
would offer td put 175,000 in cash
Into the mlU provided; ! ' , T"
' a. ' Thy would secure first
mortgage bonds on the assets ot
the mill for their investment.
b Present bondholders would
B? POLICE HEI
la ! a a
"Legal nouaay" bign Appears uver uoor wnen umcerj
Order, Promoters to Cease Business: Chief : Mintoi andl .
District Attorney Trindle Firm In Stand That litter .
Exchange is Lottery, Illegal
Three Lines of Prospective Customers, Many With Cash
in Hand, Line Up in Front of Windows Which Offer
Chains Up to $10; "Pressure" Tactics Tried, Says
Trindle; Scheme Declared Racket
WHOLESALE chain letter selling ran head-on into Sa
lem's police department yesterday when a "mutual
chain letter exchange" opened for business in the store room
at 337 Court street formerly occupied by the state liquor
store.
With three lines of would-be customers reaching out to
the curbing and before many sales could be completed, Chief
Frank A. Minto arrived and informed the proprietor, a Port
land man, that he had best shut up shop. As a result a sign
reading, "Legal holiday. If open, Wednesday 1 p. m.", was
posted on the door.
"Cheater Proof," read lettering below the signs painted
on the exchange windows. More than 50 persons, it was esti
mated, had lined up before the booths inside labeled, $1
EIGHT CHAIN 610
OPERATORS fjABBED
Fines Administered; 25 of
"Prosperity Joints
Closed Down
PORTLAND, May 17.rff-Po-lice
detectives made the rounds
of chain letter broker establish
ments tonight, and they didn't go
there for fun.
Eight arrests were made fn
short order as the officers Bought
to stop' some 25 establishments
which mushroomed into existence
the past few days.
One of the first arrested was
Ralph Bancroft, who earlier in
the day paid a $250 fine on a
similar charge. The fine was slap
ped on by Municipal Judge Don
ald E. Long who said he had
made a careful study of the sys
tem and concluded many people
would be bilked.
"We are going to close them
all," declared Mayor Joseph K.
Carson.
Down in "hokum" row where
people at first fought for chances
to' put their money on the line,
the first comers, were holding
neat earnings, but the later play
ers began to wonder.
An insurance actuary figured
the chances on a 27 to 1 chain
were that 27 must play to give
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Yamhill Teacher
Suicide Because
Job Not Renewed
McMINNVILLE, Ore.. May 14.
-CSV" Despondency over criticism
that she was lax fn discipline In
her classroom, and that she was
not offered a new contract, was
blamed tonight for the fatal leap
into the Yamhill river of Flor
ence Groth, 21, Lafayette grade
school teacher.
After the 1 5-foot leap from a
bridge she evidently changed her
mind, for Sheriff George W. Man
ning said the left arm ot her
body was hooked over a boom
log, but too late to avert drown
ing.
reduce the par value of their se
curities 6 9 per cent.'
e. Instead - of first - mortgage
bonds,' existing bondholders would
take debentures of the mill due
in ten years, .
d Interest at six -per. cent on
these debentures would be paid
only in such: years as the interest
was earned. . .-u-
1 Reports In Salem yesterday In
dicated that most bondholders
here were not willing to accept
the terms of the trade-in offered
them. There has been no move
locally, to foreclose on the plant
of the Salem Linen Mills Although
bond interest has not been paid
since 1932. Bondholders declared
yesterday that under the reorganization-
plan -they would forfeit
any rights to proceed to foreclose,
would have their principal sealed
down SO per cent and might find
their equity in the property wiped
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am a ti am
Ochain", "S3 chain," "35 chain"
and "10 chain". A fifth booth
was marked, "cashier". Many ot
the place's potential customers
came with currency clasped In
their fists, anxious to buy the let
ersaEly and hoping to reap big
reward. ""
CJiief Minto said he adviR&tte
operator to quit business because
"I figure it's a lottery."
District Attorney
Backs op Opinion v
District Attorney William H.
Trindle backed up the chief in
his action, declaring, "There'll be
none of these outfits open in Sa
lem if I have anything to say
about it"
Chain letter brokerage is a
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N
CHOOSE OFFICEDS
Circulation managers from
daily newspapers throughout the
northwest concluded their 13th
annual convention yesterday by
electing Gus Hixson, circulation -
manager of The Statesman, as
the president of their group for
the coming year. Olympia, Wash.,
was chosen as the meeting place
for the 1936 convention. Members
of the asociation, at the conclu
sion of their meeting yesterday
afternoon, said they had enjoyed
the convention here as much as
any heretofore held by their or
ganization, which held its first
conclave in 1924.
Other officers selected by the
group Included B. M. Reed, Pert
land, vice-president: H. II. Ca
hlll, Seattle, secretary-treasurer;
directors, W. A. Scott, Sales
and A. J. Hilliker, Calgary.
On the program yesterday
morning an address by Silas Gais-
er, superintendent of . Salem s
schools, on phases of boys psy
chology was featured. The re
mainder ot the program was giv
en over to discussion of techni
cal phases ot the work of the eir-
culationf manager.
Murray E. -Clark, circulation
manager ot the Takima Republic
Herald, presided at the closing
sessions. .He served as president
of the Pacific Northwest Circula
tion Managers' association during
the , past year.
HERMU CLADK TO
Friends of Herman Clark, pro
fessor at Willamette unlversftr.
announced yesterday that he will ,
be a candidate for election to the
Salem school board at the ballot- '
ing next month. A group of local ,
business and professional men
representing several local organi
zations are taking an active inter
est la his election and were cir
culating petitions 1 In his behalf t
yesterday..;.; i
Clark has been a . 'resident of ;
Salem -for OTef 25 rears and a
taxpayer for 17 years. He was con
nected with Salem high school for
eight years ; and for five years ,
arred as assistant nrineioal of .
the high school, lie -has two ...
daughters In the public schools. .
one in Parrish junior high and .
the older in the high 'school.
The professor has been an - ae- t
tlve and influential member of Ja- .
son . Lee Methodist : church - lor
years and has taken interest la -development
of the city. -
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