Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, April 14, 1925, Image 1

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FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 89
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1925
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BRIAND FAILS
10 ORGANIZE
NEWCABINET
Former Premier Aban
dons Attempt to Form
New Ministry When
Socialists Refuse Help
Paris, Apr. 14. (By Associat
ed Press) Albert Sarrault, Paul
Painleve and Rene Renault, in
the order named, will be consult
ed by President Doumergue and
asked to form a new French cabinet.-
Parie, April 14. (Dy Associat
ed Pretis.) Ex-Premier Briand
shortly after six o'clock this even
ing definitely decided to abandon
the attempt to form a cabinet In
succession to the Hcrriot ministry.
M. Brians announced his de
termination not to form a minis
try to the socialist republican
group, to which he belongs, bas
ing it on the retuaal of the social
lets to collaborate and the condi
tions they wished to exact in re
turn for support. He considered
the conditions, Incompatible with
his conception of the role of pre
mier. Briand's refusal of the task
President Doumergue had request
ed him to perform came after a
period of uncertainty in which it
was at first reported his declina
tion bad been decided upon and
then that he would try to form a
combination without socialism be
fore giving a final answer to the
executive.
The socialist action with regard
to taking part in a Briand govern
ment was definite, was reached by
the national council of the party
by the unanimous vote. It did not
preclude, however, their partici
pation in b ministry formed by
the premier acceptable to them, it
was stated. They apparently were
willing to support a cabinet head
til by Briand without entering In
to It but found the ex-premier un
willing to accept this support un
dor the conditions they named.
The official announcement of
M. Briand's refusal was made
shortly before 7 p. m. He was
then at the palace of the Elysec
Informing President Doumergue
. of his decision.
STATE OFFICERS
Portland, Or., Apr. 14. John
H. Kollock of Portland was elect,
ed grand high priest of the grand
chapter of Royal Arch Masons to
succeed Wayne Stanard of
Brownsville, Or., at the business
session here yesterday of the 65th
annual Oregon conclave. Other ol
fleers elected were. G. E. Swaf-
ford, Oregon City, deputy grind
high priest; Frank 8. Balllle,
Portland, grand king; Thomas
Sims, Woodburn, grand scribe;
Frank J. Miller. Albany, grand
treasurer; D. R. Cheney, For.-t
Grove, grand secretary; George
Walton. Klamath Falls, grand or
ator: E. Northup. McMinnvllle,
grand chaplain: Herbert C. To
ner. McMinnvllle, grand captain
Milton L. Meyers, Salem, gram)
royal arch captain; D. B. Stewart,
Corvallis, grand master of the
third veil; Carl W. Evertsen
Marshfleld, grand master of the
first veil; Lloyd Scott, Portland
grand sentinel.
Unanimous endorsement of the
Mend taken by The Capital Jour
nal In asking that mandamus pro
ceedings be brought to retain the
offices of the state banking de
partment was voted by the Salem
Klwanls club at Its meeting this
Boon. Similar action was taken a
week ago, bnt was thought by
nut to be hasty. At that time
the matter waa referred to a com
mittee for Investigation. Report
. of the committee, made by U. Scott
Pags, waa In favor of endorse
ment, and was passed without
dissenting vote.
"If these stats offices are allow
ed te. move promlneouely to Port
land wt lever will have a state
fflce building here' said Pace.
Girl Victim of
and Dragon
K ies of Poison
. mapolie, Ind., April 4.
adge Oberholdtzer, 28, al-
I o have been the victim of
i : ack by D. C. Stephenson,
I r: .grand dragon ol the Ku
1 J'"- Han, died today.
s OberhoHzer has been In a
i condition for several days
las the result of poison which she
I told her parents she took at Ham-
Imand, Ind., following Stephenson's
alleged attack. Stephenson was
I indicted on five charges by a
grand jury which investigated
I Miss Oberholtxer's story.
Unconscious Two Weeks.
Stephenson Is at liberty under
$25,000 bonds pending a ruling
by Judge James A. Collins to
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MACHINERY FOR
MILL TO
ESCAPE TARIFF
The following telegram was re
ceived this morning by the Salem
chamber of commerce:
'Treasury department today
ruled that linen machinery may
be Imported duty free for experi
mental purposes. Am sending
opinon and instructions to Miles.
"CHAKWSS L,. At .NA11I.
About a week ago letters were
written by the Salem chamber of
commerce to Senator Charles mc
Nary and also to Herbert Hoover,
secretary of commerce, asking
that machinery for linen roanu
factnring be admitted duty free
for the first linen mills to be
erected in Salem ,to include ma
chinery bought by B. Sr Miles for
tho Miles Linen company and also
for the proposed linen company
for Salem. .. .
Senutor -McNary immediately
telegraphed that he was taking
'.ho matter up wth treasury otn
cials. and the telegram this morn
ing was the official announcement
thct the ' United States treasury
wruld admit machinery duty free.
This will be cheering news noi
only to Mr. Miles but to those
who are ntercsted in the proposed
linen mill for Salem, as It will
mean the saving of perhaps more
than f5O,0Q4,
DALLAS: DOCKET
Dallas, April 14 The spring
term of court under Circuit Judge
Ramsey got underway Tuesday
with one criminal trial placed be
for the Jury and a number of
cases set. This was the case of
Silverio Aradondo, Mexican sec
tion hand, charged with an as.
sault on' a fellow workman. Ber-
rando Carrama near Crowley In
January.
The case went to the Jury late
In the afternoon. Testimony of
all the Important witnesses had to
be taken through an interpreter
and proceeded somewhat slowly,
Miss Nell Hopping, deputy county
clerk, acted as Interpreter. W. W,
Harcombe was defense attorney
and District Attorney Helgerson
appeared for the state.
The alienation of affections rase
brought by Frank White against
George F. Werline, prominent In
dependence hopman. will begin
Tuesday morning. The suit Is for
$20,000 and Is considered the most
important scheduled for this term
of court.
The case of Savery vs. Hart and
Savery vs. Rlddell Involving sal
ary and expense received by Hart
and Rlddell as eouaty commission'
era. eame before the court on a
motion for the defendant to dis
miss the suit. This was argued
before Judge Ramsey and taken
nnder advisement.
Attorney B. A. Kllks. appearing
for August Baunacb. cRarged with
adultery, filed a motion of preju
dice, asking the transfer of the
case to another court or the trial
before another Judge. The motion
was made on behalf of Bannach.
who held the Judge ts lave keen
prejudiced against him la a elvll
suit. Young vs. Bannach. tried In
January. This was also takes ai
der advisement
COURT OPENS AT
BROKEN DAM
SENDS FLOOD
DOWN VALLEY
Hundreds Are Driven
From Homes When
Waters of Ford Power
Plant Lake Released
betrolt, Mich., April 14.
Scores of families In the valley of
the Huron river between Flatrock
and Lake Erie were driven from
their homes early today when the
dam at the power plant of the
Ford Motor company at the Flat
rock buret and released millions of
callons of water Into the valley.
The break In the Ford company
dam followed the crumbling of
the earth embankments that flank
the new Detroit Edison conipany
dam at French Landing, several
miles above Flatrock yesterday
The Impounded water of the six-
mile artificial lake rushed through
the' break.
fiOOn Acres Tnnudateo1.
The dam is 32 feet high and
built partly of concrete and partly
of e.trth. Engineers estimated to
day that already 10,000,000 cubic
feet of earth have been washed
r.wp.y, while the river today is eat
ing into the remaining earthworks
and engineers believe more will
be swept out.
The new power station of the
Edleon company was to have been
opened May 1. The cost was 750,
000. More than 5000 acres are re
ported under water, which is re
ported to be 12 feet deep In some
places and steadily rising.
The valley s Inhabitants were
warned of the flood by troopers
from the South Itockwood station
of the Michigan state police who
started along the river to rouse
persons living nearby as soon as
guards at the t'am had telephoned
the station of the trouuie. o
rapidly did the water rise that the
officers were soon forced to take
to boats, going thus from house
to house with their warning, ler-
rvlng scores of families to safety
anl sending the men anead in com
mandeered boats to aid In the res
cue work.
No Lives lost.
No lives have been lost, so far
as could be learned, although
many houseB, ruilt below the level
of the dam. were inundated.
Reports from various places
along the seven miles from Flat
rock to Lake Erie indicate that
the entire valley at some places a
mile wide. Is under water.
Hundreds of small houses, many
of which are set on stilts, line the
river at Its banks, but state troop
ers believe no lives were lost be
cause of tbe warning.
Although the water was high
around the bridges of the Micbl-
Kan Central and the Detroit, To
ledo A Shore Lino railroads below
Flatrock. traffic was not Inter-
runted.
Small barns, boat houses, wood-
en farm implements, trees, bushes
and furniture were drifting down
the valley on a current running
ten miles an hour.
Oakland, Cel., April 14. Henry
Valentine, 23. was making his
way out of a room in the Central
hotel with eeveral articles of Jew
elry In hla pockets yesterday.
Hearing a noise In the room of
Miss Maria Schuler at an hour
when the tenant was ordinarily
not at home, Mrs. Anna Meyer, the
proprietor. investigated. 8he
(found Valentine ransacking the
room and gave battle.
"He struggled a little." she said
later, "but I told him if he made
any more fuss 1 would smash his
face. He then stopped fussing.
Mrs. Meyer turned Valentine
over to the police.
"I'm getting used to c.:1,"
burglars;" she said. "I've captured
three of them. Tnis ts my fourth
Oil Held Taxable-
Washington, April II. Persons
producing oil or crude petroleum
In Montana on land leased from
the federal government are sub
ject to ths oil producers license
tax of that state the supreme
court held today. In a ease brought
by the Mid-Northern Oil company
against tbe state board of equal!
aation.
MERCURY IN
BODY FOUND
BY CHEMIST
Poison Sufficient .to Kill
In 10 Days Discovered
In Organs of Mrs. Em
ma McClintock -
Chicago, April 14. (By Asso
ciated Press.) Sufficient mer
cury to kill a person within ten
days was found in all the organs
of Mrs, Emma Nelson McClintock
according to the completed report
of Coroner's Chemist William D.
McNally, submitted to Coroner
Oscar Wolff today.
It was stated at the coroner
office that Dr. McNally's analy
sis was made on the basis of ex
tensive experience with mercury,
and that laboratory - ie said to
have done more work with mer
cury than any other laboratory
In the world.
'The amounts found preclude
the possibility of its being admin
istered as medicine," said Dr. Mc
Nally. "We found mercury In all
the organs in amounts such as
are found in the organs of people
dying from mercurial poisoning.
The amounts were similar to
those found In the organs of per
sons who Aave lived ten days al
ter the mercury was adminis
tered. 'We know from experience the
distribution of mercury In the
organs In the case of mercurial
poisoning. We found trace of for
maldehyde due to the embalming
fluid. It ie highly significant that
we could find that after 16 years
of burial."
FIND POISON IN
EXHUMED BODY
OF
Chicago, Apr. 14. Poison was
found in the body of Walter Cun
ningham, 13. which was exhum
ed yesterday at Valparaiso, Ind
and whose mother, Mrs. Ann
Cunningham Is being held In Jail
at Crow Point. Ind. Dr. W. D.
McNally, coroner's physician re
ported today. '
Dr. McNally's report to Coroner
Oscar Wolff was only a prelimin
ary one and did not Indicate the
quantity of poison found or any
other Indications shown by the
chemical analysis. The chemist
found arBenlc.
Woman Collapses
Crown i'oint, lnu., Apr. 14.
(By Associated Press) Mr
Anna Cunningham of Gary, Ind.,
collapsed today In her cell In the
Lake county Jail where she Is be
ing held In connection with the
deaths of her husband and four
children within six years. She
passed Into a conra, and' physl-
ciane believed it impossible to re
move her to Gafy tor a sanity
bearing set for two p. m.
PAULHAMUS NEAR DEATH
PHYSICIAN DECLARES
Taroma, Wash., April 14 The
condition, of W. H. Paulhamus,
president of the Western Washing
ton Fair association wbo has
been 111 for several months past
continued extremely critical to
day, according to Dr. W. B. Mit
chell of Sumner, attending physl
clan.
Dr. Mitchell administered a vlo.
let ray treatment to bis patient
yestterday in ths hope that it
might have a favorable effect, but
little change was reported. Mr.
Paulhamus Is unconscious a large
part of the ttlme and at other
times, seems to havs little, concep
tion of what Is going on around
him. It was reported,
PROTESTfHiAlN
FAILUREJOACT ON DEBT
Washington, April 14. Minis-1
ter Jay at Bucharest has present
ed a communication to the Rou
manian government calling atten
tion to the fart that that govern
ment baa negotiated debt refund
ing agreements with other na
tions, but has taken no such action
with its debt to the United States.
Linen Mill Plans
Laid Before Big
Silverton Crowd
Before a crowd that filled the
aalL to the doors and lined the
walls, Salem people last night
told Silverton people of tbe new
linen mill, ita prospects and what
it will mean to the entire valley,
including tbe city of Silverton
Col. W. B. Bartram of Toronto,
also was a speaker.
Robert Crawford, superinten
dent of the flax plant at the prlBon
carried with him some samples of
flax to the meeting, telling Sil
verton farmers who were present
and there were many of tbem, thai
there Is nothing unusual about the
growing of flax, that it Is aboul
the same'as wheat raising only the
land needs to be more carefully
T
T
Dallas, Or., April 14. Testl
mony of five witnesses was tak si
In the Polk county court this
morning in the case in which
Fre.nk While, of Portland, Is su
ng Ueorge M. Werline. Independ
ent. - hop grower, for $20,000 for
the alleged alienation of Mrs
White's affections.
White proved a poor witness
for hie own case as under cross
examination It waa divulged that
he had lived promiscuously In
Portland with a number of women
Doth before and after his mar
riage to his present wife.
Interesting testimony waa giv
en by the managers of the Hotel
Clifford and the Hotel Clyde in
ortland when they submitted
their register sheets between the
dates of September 24 and 26 in
1924. The counsel for the plain
tiff will attempt to prove that the
handwriting which signed the
Hotel Clyde register on September
25 as "tieorge M. Werline of Inde
pendence" Is the same as the
George Martin and wife of Inde
pendence." on the Clifford hotel
register of September 24.
Court adjourned at noon with
the hearing to open against this
tternoon.
For the third tlme the eupreme
court Is today hearing argument
in the rase of the state against
McDanlel. on appeal from Denton
county and Involving the question
whether evidence found on the
person of an Individual by Illegal
search can be used against him.
Liquor wan found on Mi-Daniel
by an officer in a search that
it Ie claimed waa Illegal, and In
He lower court he waa convicted
oq a possession charge. On appeal
the case waa argued In the su
preme court, and then a re-argument
was allowed before the opin
ion came down. When the opinion
came down the court wan' divid
ed feur to three, the prevailing
pinion, written by Judge Pipes,
holding that the evidence was il
legal and could not be used. The
minority Judge were MrRrlde,
Burnett and Coshow. Pipes then
retired from the bench and waa
succeeded by Justice H. H. Belt,
and a rehearing of tbe case
ranted.
Because, of the Issue Involved
the case ie considered one of the
most Important that has been be'
fore the court In years.
FOUR FORESrPATROL
PLANES AT EUGENE BASE
Rugne. Or.. Aprfl 14. Four
United States army airplanes will
be stationed at the municipal
aviation field In Eugene this sum
m r for the form lire patrol bas?
fur western Oregon, according to
v ord received from United State
fenr.tor Charlie Mr Nary. Each of
the four planes will have a per
sonnel of three filers, according
to the announcement. Although
it has been recently assured that
Cujfn had be?n selected as forest
nlr patrol bane again this year,
the details of tbe organisation
were not given.
prepared, and It means a better
return to the farmer.
Land tn TEe vicinity of Salem,
he stated, being high quality
land, should produce two tons of
flax to the acre. This year, he
stated, the flax will be cut a lit
tle earlier than last year, last
year the flax being a little too
ripe when cut. He stated In Ire
land, where such success Is met
with In growing of flax, the prac
tice of earlier cutting is follow
ed. Crawford said that the state
had contracted for about 2000
acres this year and could handle
about 3000 more. He had with
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Tacoma, Wash., April 14 Two
men are dead and two children are
fatherless following a shooting
affray last night when a divorc
ed husband stormed the home of
his former wife on the first anni
versary of her second marring
and Bhot hi m go If after killing her
husband.
Tbe dead men are Fred Arnold
of Tacoma and II. A. Winston of
Aberdeen.
The killing occurred In view of
several children who were playing
with I wanna Winston, 13, In front
of her home.
Shortly before 8. o'clock Win-1
ston, the father of Iwanna and the
divorced husband of Mrs. Arnold,
appeared and took Iwanna by the
arm.
"Leave me alone. I don't want
to see you," the girl Is alleged to
have said as she jerked away from
her father and ran.
Arnold stepped from the house
and according to the police, met
Winston at the foot of the porch
steps. Tbe men faced each other
angrily and Winston accused Ar
nold of prejudicing his children
agalnet him and preventing Iwan
na and her brother, Horace, 15,
from writing him.
A few angry words were spoken
nd Winston drew a pistol from
his pocket and shot Arnold twice
through the stomach. Arnold stag
gered down the walk and fell dy.
Ing In the parking strip.
Winston stepped around the
side of the house as Mrs. Arnold
came to the door.
He entered the house by the
back door and committed suicide
la the kitchen.
CHRISTIE'S BODY
LIES IN STATE
Portland, Or.t April 14. The
body of the late Archblnhop Alex-
nder Christie of the Catholic see
of Oregon City, who died recent
ly, lay In state today in Ht. Mary's
pro-cathedral here, awaiting fu
neral aervlces tomorrow.
Ths Right Iter. A. F. Rohlnn-i
of Spokane will celebrate ponti
fical high mass tomorrow at 10:30
m., assisted by bishops and
clergymen of the Catholic church
from alt parts of the Pacific
coast.
The body was taken to the ca
thedrai this morning and at 10
o'clock a mass was said by the
Right Rev. A. Hillebrand, vican
general and adraiinstrator, who
has been named to assume the du
ties of the late archbishop pend
ing appointment of a permanent
successor.
BOOZE RUNNER CAUGHT
AFTER 150 MILE CHASE
New York, April 14. Capture
( tbe three-mastrr auiillarv Brit
ish schooner Madeleine Adamc
yesterday br the coast guard cut
ter Bemtnole after a chase ol ISO
njlles oil the New York coast was
reported today when the schooner
was brought into port with Its
crew of nine men as prisoners snd
its liquor rargo valued at IGQO.vuO
under sMlurs.
HUGE STILL ESCAPED CON
FOUND NEAR ARRESTED IN
WOODBURN SACRAMENTO
State, County and Fed
eral Officers Cooperate
In Raid This Morning;
Trio Is Captured
Three men were arrested and a
100 gallon still confiscated be
tween Woodburn and Weet Wood-
burn today by George Hurlburt,
a federal agent, Roy Bremmer,
Marion county deputy sheriff,
and William S. Levlne, etate pro
hibition commissioner. It was the
first raid in which Levine, new
prohibition commissioner, hae
participated.
The men placed under arrest
all of whom are believed to be old
of fond ore, were James Williams,
R. L. Wells and Lawrence
( Mon te ) Mon tgomcry.
With the big still was taken
between two and three gallons of
moonshine. No mash wns found.
The stilt was located on the farm
f May Gregoria.
All three of the men were
lodged In the county jalL here
early this afternoon. The officers
said a fourth man was wanted by
the officers, but succeeded In mak
Ing hie escape today. His name Is
not known to the officers. - A
search warrant was obtained from
Justice of the Peace Small and a
further search of the premises
where the still was operated will
be made this afternoon. .
PAVING MIXER
11
The street Improvement com
mittee of the Salem city council,
after a personal examination of
the paving machines used by the
cities of Mnrshfleld and Astoria,
has decided to recommend to the
council tbe purchase of the Smith
machine, which la used at Marsh-
field. A special meeting of the
city council will be called at S
o'clock this afternoon to pnss on
the committee's recommendation
The Smith machine ie a five
sack capacity plant and will re
place the .present two sack equip
ment of the city.
Acceptance of the bid of the
Salem Sand & Gravel company
for that material and the bid of
the Sun Portland Cement com
pany of Lime, Or., for the cement
needed for the year's paving pro
gram will be recommended by the
committee.
A new method of paving thnt
111 eliminate much labor and
ultimately Is expected to reduce
the expense of paving will be
adopted this year If the commit
tee's recommendations are follow
ed. The bid of the Salem Sand
Gravel company covers the
pense of new bunkers to be built
by the company, so arranged tnm
the sand and gravel can be mix
ed In batches at the eand and
gravel plant, and In batches de
livered by the company to the
paver, where, already mixed, it
will be dumped directly from the
trucks Into the hopper of the pav
ing machine. Each batch dumped
into the hopper will require five
sacks of cement for the paving
mixture. This will eliminate the
wheelbarrow work that has al
ways before been necessary.
I'nlverelty of Oregon, Kugene,
April 14. (Special.) Karl Kil-
patrlrk, dean of the University of
Oregon extension division and for
mer principal of the Salem high
school, will leave for the middle
wast Immediately on a two
months' leave of absence from the
university to serve as a member
of the American Red Cross sicca
tive staff for the rehabilitation of
the great area swept by tornado
on March Is. He was summoned
hr telearuuh. and lesve was grant
ed by a committee of the board of
regents this morning.
Last of Six Prisoners Who
Broke Free Here Year
Ago Now Serving Time
for Larceny
Bert (Oregon) Jones, who on
March 28, 1924, escaped from the '
Oregon .state penitentiary by go
Ing over the wall with five other
prisoners, is under arrest at Sao
ram en to, Cal., according to Infor
mation received by Warden Dal
rymple today from the California
state bureau of Identification at
Sacramento.
Jones is held In tbe Sacramento .
jail on a 30 day sentence for petit
larceny. The Identification ap
pears to be certain.
Escaned Year Atro
Jones was one of six prisoners
who made one of the most daring
escapes in the history of the Ore
gon prison. The other five were
Tom Murray, Joe Jackson, Wil
liam Johnson, CUve Weekly and
Ellsworth Kelly. After a posse
hunt that lasted many days the
other five men were captured and
returned to the prison. Jones nar
rowly escaped capture near Jeffer
son while he and Murray were
together following their escape.
Some of the possemen sighted
both men and began to shoot at
them when they refused to stop.
The shots caused Murray to give
up, but Jones nervily kept going.
About a week ago a press dis
patch stated that Jones was be
lieved to be located In Josephine
county where he was thought to
be living dlngulsed as a hunch
back and wearing a false beard.
The Information received here to
day did not state when he was.
arrested in Sacramento,
Break Darine One
The six men escaned from the
Oregon prison by leavlngMhe prla
i building through a basement
indow near t'e south wall.
They went to the stairs leading
from the enclosed yard up the
wall to the guard's post on the
Houth wall, taking advantage of ft
moment when the guard was busy
watching a freight car that had
been switched onto the spur
track at the prison. Reaching the
top of the wall they jumped down
outside, ran to the highway and
commandeered the automobile of
a motorist who was passing at the
time. The escape was discovered
almost immediately and posses at
once organised and gave chase.
START PROBE OF
PRIVATE SALE OF
Portland, April 14 Inrestlga.
tion of sale by Carl D. Shoemak
er, former general manager of the
fish commsslon, of property on
the Columbia river across from ths
Eagle creek camp grounds, to B.
M. Hies to be used for refresh
ment stand and camp ground pur
poses, will be made by the Mult
nomah county court Amade.
Smith, commissioner said, when
Shoemaker revealed the deal at a
meeting of the commissioners her
Shoemaker, who recently left tha
employ of the state, is to be tem
porarily associated with Hies in
the project, It waa stated.
Tha fish commission purchased
the property for egg culture pur
poses. Shoemaker said It proved
of doubtful value for that and tha
sale was made for 4000. the prlca
paid by the commission. It waa
declared Kles wouldn't take $2t.
000 for the property now. Shoe
maker denied this, but admitted
Riea probably would not tak
$8000 for the property. Commis
sioner Smith declared the deal
looked peculiar, especially that
part wherein a public officer sold
state property to a party wltll
whom he Intended to be associat
ed In business on ths property la
question. "I don't know what caa
be done about It, but It eertalql?
will be Investigated," he aald.
Commissioners knew nothing ol
the deal until Shoemaker appear,
ed before them to advise then
that what buildings were erected
on the property would be In keea
Ing with tbe acenlc surrounding