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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREfiOW
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1933
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The Biography
"Mellon's Millions, the Biography of a Fortune" by Har
vey O Connor has just been issued by the John Day Company
and is the first account of the accumulation of a fortune in
two generations estimated nearly a billion dollars, exceeded
perhaps only by that of the Rockefellers.
Few fortunes had as sordid and unpicturesque origins,
or is unromantic development as that of the Mellons. It was
founded on usury and expanded by all the tricks of promotion
and inflation and devices of the late "new economic era," in
cluding corrupt politics and merciless exploitation of both
labor and the investing public.
The father, Thomas Mellon, was a farmer's son who
became a lawyer, money lender and banker using most op
pressive means. He was miserly, astute and hard. His sons
inherited his characteristics and adapted them to large scale
industry and its financial needs in the heart of the coal and
steel region of America. The bank became a trust company
for financing and promoting all sorts of enterprises along
the modern system of financial centralization and control.
There was little originality or daring in Andrew Mellon,
he did not have the Rockefeller ability of organizing and ex
ploiting an industry, nor the Carnegie ability to develop in
dustrial enterprise, nor the Morgan ability to perfect finan
cial control of industry. Others like Frick or Guffy furnished
the boldness and Mellon the capital, for such operations as
gyping the steel trust and acquiring Gulf Oil, while the
monopoly of aluminum was obtained without realization of
its potentialities, perfected by patent control and political
protection.
The story of Mellons' Millions emphasizes the injustice
of a social and economic system that creates the billionaire
and pauperizes the millions. Had a larger share of the money
wrested from investors and from labor, for the enrichment
of the few been left with the many, we would not have the
existing conditions. The many would have retained their
purchasing power and the greedy few not be cursed with un
. usuable wealth.
The sins of the coal and steel industries are many, they
have done more to promote human misery possibly than all
others. They have enslaved their employes, populated their
districts with the scum of Europe, and shot them down like
cattle when they rebelled at exploitation. And these soulless
tactics had the full approval of the Mellons.
Disillusioned
The disillusionment that overtakes the reformer was
succinctly expressed the other day by Senator Thomas P.
Gore of Oklahoma, long a crusader in behalf of the progres
sive issues championed by Bryan, Wilson and LaFollette.
After a life time of observation, he questions whether the
world moves any faster under the liberals than under the
conservatives. He said:
Years ngo, when I was coming along in life, I thought we were going
to solve all the problems of the world. First, we wanted the initiative
and referendum. It was obvious that with the powers of the initiative
the people would do whatever needed to be done to make ours a perfect
society. With the referendum, the people would hold in check whatever
should not be done. Of course we also had to have the direct election
of United States senators. Wc got that, and lo, It hath made cowards of
us all. To cement and consolidato our gains, wc had to have woman
suffrage. We knew the good women would vote only for honorable and
able public servants, wise and human public policies. And to cap nil
our reforms we needed prohibition. Wo were going to substitute the
moral code for the penal code. Wc knew that when we accomplished
these things we could sit off on the sidelines and watch all our problems
solve themselves.
, Thp present form of democracy does not work as satis
factorily as the representative form outlined by the framers
of the constitution. The mass mind cannot be compared to
the selected mind and in broadening the stream of culture we
shallow it.
We have placed a premium on demagogy and select our
officials on prejudice, passion and ignorance. Intelligence
and training are not considered. We have had three forms
of democracy in America and the worst is in the saddle,
thanks to the reformers. So
planned society.
Continuation of
Nations Unite
From rage one
their powerful army if the German
Rcichswehr Is transformed into I
short-term militia during a transl
tion period preliminary to a reduc
tion in arms.
The duration of tills period and
the method of arms supervision, on
wmcu the French and British dif
fered, seemed virtually settled with
the reported agreement on a three
or four-yenr period, with supervis
ion exercised by a permanent com
mittee to be named by the confer
ence, Foreign Minister Joseph Paul
Boncour snld he would outline so
lutions to the various problems be
foro the French cabinet today, but
formal approval was not expected
Until France hears from the Ameri
can, British, and Italian govern
ments. In American quarters it was said
that "the mere fret that the Euro
pean situation has become so ser
ious la bringing about decisions
which we could not get otherwise."
The cabinet, meeting at Rambou
Illet, unanimously approved the dis
armament scheme outlined by Pre
mier Edouard Daladler and M
Faul-Boncour.
The foreign minister goes to Ge
neva tonight and Mr. Davis will
make the trip tonight or tomorrow.
The American repreaeentatlve wilt
cooperate with the British and Ital
ians In private conversations with
the Oerman repreaenetatives.
' Aumsvllle Miss Jessie Richards
Will leave in a few days for Wacon
tfa where she will teach, She has
taught at Shaw the past two years,
and Is an Aumsvllle high graduate.
Editor and Publisher
and Yamhill counties, one month 50
In advance.
herein.
-Byron
of a Fortune
we are between anarchy and a
Continuation of
Defenses Loses
From Page One
"Kidnaping Is as bad as murder
If not worse. There is no greater
menace in the country todiiy. In
interpreting the act under which
this case is heard, I take In mind
that Its purpose Is to prevent all
kidnaping."
The trial Invokes the new "Lind
bergh law" passed by congress last
year. His clear voice overruled
the Bniley and Bates motions in n
sentence.
Turning to the Shannons, R, G.
Shannon and his wife Ora and his
son Annon, Judge Vaught said:
"Tho evidence shows that the
Shannons knew there was a kid
naped man at their home. If they
knew he was kidnaped and they
guarded him, then they would be
Just as guilty as if they had kid
naped him, transported him and
collected the ransom.
"Fear of Individual punishment
Is no excuse for a violation of the
law
Judge Vaught's rulings were precedent-making
as this is the first
trial under the new law.
RKTt ItNLVG FROM SWEDEN
Monmouth Jolin B rani burn. Mrs.
B. Howard's father, is enroute home
from Sweden where he has been
sojourning since the early part of
June. In letters to his daughter and
family here he tells of visits to a
nubmer of relatives. His two broth
ers are dead and his one sister has
been bedridden for two years This
was hit first visit to Sweden since
he left there SO rears ago and his
first contact with his immediate
family In 30 years.
GRAND OFFERS
FIRST SHOWING
OF FOX DRAMA
"Pilgrimage", the new Fox drama
cornea to the Grand theater on Sun
day to remain for an engagement of
S days, it is heralded as one of the
outstanding motion picture produc
tions of the current season.
Henrietta Crosman, who win be
remembered for her splendid chtr-
HENRIETTA CROSMAN
acter portrayals on both the stage
and the screen, plays the leading
role of the mother who knows it is
not too late to correct her life's
greatest error. Norman Foster
plays the part of the son she sends
to his death, and Marian Nixon is
seen as his sweetheart, the inno
cent victim of the mother s wrath.
Heather Angel, young English new
comer to the American screen is
the young lover who, in subsequent
years, is tne means through wnicn
the mother effects her own reform.
Others in the cast are Maurice
Murphy, Hedda Hopper, Francis
Ford, Jay ward and Frances Rich,
A number of screen stars of the
past have Important roles. Among
these ate Lucille La Verne, Charley
Grapewin, Robert Warwick, Louise
Carter and Betty Blythc.
HOME OWNER BONDS
NOT ACCEPTABLE
Bonds of the Home Owners' Loan
corporation cannot be accepted by
the state land board in exchange
for securities held by it as invest'
ments of the state school fund. At
torney General I. H. Van Winkle
held in an opinion handed down
today.
The opinion was requested by the
land board whether Home owners'
Loan corporation bonds might So
accepted for the balance remaining
due upon a contract for the pur
chase from the board of property
acquired by foreclosure of a school
fund mortgage.
In another opinion today Van
Winkle held that the state labor
commission is not required to ad
vance costs in court cases started
by the commission, and the county
clerks and sheriffs required to ac
count for trial costs are not liable
for such fees not collected. The re
quest for the opinion was made by
C. H. Gram, state labor commis
sioner.
DAYLIGHT SAVING
WILL END TONIGHT
Millions of Americans have a date
with father time tonight.
If they don't keep, and turn their
clocks back an hour, they'll find
themselves out of joint with the
world tomorrow, for daylight saving
ends at 2 a. m. Sunday morning.
Over much of the United states,
people lost an hour when daylight
saving began April 30. They'll oe
able to get it back in the form of
an extra snooze tonight.
Summer officially ended at 7:01,
eastern standard time, today. That's
according to the reckoning of Dr.
James H. Kimball, New York wea
ther expert whos up on such mat
ters. And just to show she has her eye
on the calendar, too, nature sent an
18-inch snowfall to the Tipsoe lake
district, state of Washington.
CASEY INITIATION
PLANS UNDER WAY
Mt. Ansel The Knights of Co
lumbus held an interesting meeting
Tuesday evening in their club rooms.
Herman Schwab acted as grand
knight. Tlie committee In charge of
the Boclnl consisted of Joseph Hass
ler and Dr. C. J. Ebncr.
Plans for an Initiation were dis
cussed and all applications present
ed were acted upon favorably. Much
interest is shown In the forthcom
ing initiation which Is to be held
October B, according to present
plans.
Fred Goolcy will act as grand
knight at the next meeting and J.
M. Brockhaus will be the- alternate.
The social committee for the next
meeting will be Anton Blglor, chair,
man, Robert Zollner and W. A. Wor.
ley.
Huge Throng Turns
Out For Practice
Detroit, Sept. 23 W) Conch Chas.
E. "Qus" Dorals, who had an idea
that maybe some of the football fans
would like to drop In at the Uni
versity of Detroit stidtum and brush
up on the game before the season
opened, found that he was alto
gether too conservative.
Sixteen thousand persons turned
out last night for the first "public
football clinic'' ever held, so far as
is known here. They sat through
three hours of demonstrations by the
Titan squad, In slow motion, of what
goes on too quickly to be caught by
the unpracticed eye In a football
game.
Salem Heights The fifth and
sixth grade pupils gave a party
Wednesday honoring their teacher.
Agnea Booth, on her birthday an
niversary.
The Fireside Pulpit
So fight I, not as one that beateth the air. 1 Corinthians 9 :26
Paul here compares the Chris
tian to one participating In the
Isthmian games celebrated near the
city of Corinth to which he wrote
this letter. And In this particular
passage he compares him to a boxer
delivering sturdy blows where they
will prove effective. For the Chris
tian life is not a placid voyage on a
summer sea, but it is, as Bunyan
pictured it, a Journey through a
dangerous and often hostile land,
wh:re the pilgrim must fight his
way.
First, he must fight himself, his
propensities, his old habits. In the
(Coprrltbu US3. by F-u Mnuont
Washington, Sept. 23 The Infla
tion psychology of our going off the
goia standard nas at last played out.
xne big tninkers for the admin
istration noted it within the last few
days. Fluctuations of the dollar
abroad had absolutely no effect on
our stock and commodity markets.
They whispered that the time for
currency stabilization had arrived.
That is the confidential advice they
gave oar. itooseveit.
Cotton The President's threaten
ed clash with the cotton inflation.
ists actually turned out to be a
handshaking affair.
ine reason was that administra
tion men got to the inflationists be.
fore their White House call. Roose.
velt spokesmen whispered that he
was trying to help cotton and any
puoiic criticism wouia only emtar
s nun.
The cotton people saw the sound-
ness of that argument and avoided
the inflation subject during their
Masks What impressed them prl.
vately was the President's good hu
mor about the whole economic out
look. They quoted him as saying:
inings are turning out just as I
expected."
They do not know Mr, Roosevelt
very well. He frequently masks his
real feelings behind a mask of good
numor.
However, their deduction was very
important that particular day be
cause Wall Street started a series
of ridiculous rumors that Mr. Roose.
velt had pneumonia and what not.
Those who wanted to drive down the
stock market used an item In a New
York newspaper to help their dirty
work. All the item said was that the
president had a slight fever the
previous day.
That was enough for rampant
Dears m a declining market.
Advertising It seemed peculiar
lor tne (arm administrator, George
Peek, to deny recently that the ad
ministration was going to Interfere
with advertising.
No one had accused him of trying
to interfere. No explanation was of
fered In the denial. It sounded as if
he was having a pipe dream. He was
not. He had good reason to be
alarmed. Here is the story:
The tobacco manufacturers were
holding a conference one day with
a gentleman named Mordecal Eze
kiel. He Is the assistant agriculture
secretary under Wallace. Those
present thought they heard Ezekiel
lecture them about their advertising
appropriations. They felt sure he
said these appropriations would have
to be cut.
That sounded to them as though
tlie government was trying to run
their business. They ran from tlie
conference to their advertising
agents and asked: "How about this?"
Tlie result was a roarback that
stretched from coast to coast. It
deafened Peek, Ezekiel, Wallace and
Prof. Tugwcll. Enthusiastic Roy
Howard, head of the Scrlnps-How-
nrd newspapers, became interested.
He led the roar.
It was quite obvious that an edict
like that would throw hundreds of
thousands out of employment. Aside
from the advertising business Itself,
there were newspapers, radio broad
casters, billboard men and others di
rectly involved.
Far more men would have lost
their Jobs than have been put to
work by the public works program
so far.
Mr. Ezekiel calmed the uproar
somewhat by denying he had ever
said anything like that. He asserted
he had been misunderstood.
That was not enough. Although
the story had not leaked out, Peek
decided to deny it so that If anyone
heard It it would not bo believed.
All was quiet again on the Poto
mac.
Rails Railroad Coordinator East-
man Is taking his Job seriously; The
President told him to try to make
the railroads buy some steel rails, so
he became a high-pressure salesman
instead of a coordinator.
He went secrelly to the steel In
stitute and asked what kind of a
price it would give the roads for
more than a million tons of rails.
The whisper is that the Institute
told him it would cut the price from
$42 to 137 a ton.
Eastman then went to the roads
and tried to sell them the idea of
taking the rails.
That Is what you have to do In
government these days.
Stocks Wall 8trceters swear they
are sincere about moving to New
Jersey. Their private list the other
day showed 1200 out of the 1300
members of the stock exchange al
ready signed up.
They think they have a scheme
whereby they can duck the city tax
by transferring their stocks In New
Jersey, and at tlie same time issuing
selling and buying orders from their
New York offices. The telephone bill
next verse to our text Paul says, MI
keep under my body, and bring It
Into subjection.
Then we shall meet opposition
from those about us. The old hymn
says:
"la this vile world a friend to grace
To help me on to God?"
We may not like that way of
putting It, but any one In his senses
knows that we cannot go with the
crowd and follow Christ. There
must be a parting of the ways, and
that means opposition.
And this battle with one's self
and one's surroundings is not won
once lor all. It Is a daily battle.
daily renewed. And it Is a battle in
which we sometimes lose, and some
times win. A wise man has said.
"The difference between the sinner
and the saint Is that the saint keeps
on trying!" There Is a story of a
soldier whose sword was broken in
a battle and he threw the broken
blade away and gave up the fight.
But the prince came along who had
lost his own sword and he, finding
the broken weapon, seized It, re
newed the fight and won a great
victory. This is tho true Christian
attitude. The battle is not lost un
til we cease our efforts, and pusll
lanimously surrender.
"Fight on, my soul, till death
Shall bring thee to thy Qod.
He'll take thee at thay parting
breath
To His divine abode."
DONS DEFEATED
BY NEVADA, 12-7
San Francisco, Sept. 23 (P) Uni
versity of Nevada's Wolves returned
to Reno today with a 12-7 victory
over the University of San Francisco
as their prize and the added distinc
tion of having scored the first foot
ball upset of the season.
Some 8000 fans, assembled here
for the first night game of the year.
saw Coach "Brick" Mitchell's visit
ing grldders play an alert, heads-up
brand of football to snatch at a
"break" in the early moments to
push over a touchdown while a
flashing run later In the contest re
sulted in the margin of victory.
Shortly after the opening kickoff,
Marvin Turner, Nevada left tackle,
intercepted Mclnnls' pass and raced
55 yards through a broken field to
the first touchdown. Cashlll's place
kick on the try for point hit the
cross bar.
The Dons came back in the second
quarter to march 82 yards down the
field, only to lose the ball when a
pass fell Incomplete over the goal
line. A blocked punt gave the Dons
the ball on Nevada's eight yard line
and Blanchl cracked through for a
touendown.
In the third period Jack Hill, Ne
vada quarterback, darted through
tackle on a delayed buck and sprint
ed 77 yards to cross San Francisco's
goal standing up, for the second Ne
vada score,
WEBFEET SMOTHER
LINFIELD, 53 TO
Euftene. Sent. 23 (IP) Prink Calll-
son's Cr:gcn Webfeet revealed a well
balance J running attack here last
night as they defeated little Lin
field u'lege 53-0 without trying a
single pass.
Callison used all of his 22 letter-
men and several sophomores as the
university steamrolled Linfield, run-
ning the score to 40 to 0 at half time.
Temple, Mllllgan and Peplenjack
scored two touchdowns each. Mik-
lulak and Rushlow scored one each.
EVERY WEEK AT PEN
PIG KILLING TIME
Every week is pig-killing time at
the Oregon state penitentiary s
model farm, near tlie prison.
The prison keeps an average herd
of 275 hogs, which furnish hams,
bacon, chops and other staples to
all state institutions in Salem.
When little pigs become shoats, they
are put Into one of a long series
of pens.
Each week, as they steadily be
come bigger pigs, they move one
pen down the line, until finally they
reach one next to a scientifically-
arranged and sanitary slaughter
house. When they leave that one.
they become pork. Eight hogs a
week are butchered at the prison
the year around. A meat cooling
room is maintained to keep the pork
at proper temperatures.
A considerable proportion of all
food used in Salem Institutions is
produced at the prison farm, which
consists of 958.35 acres and 400
acres more rented land. A herd of
40 Holsteln cows provides fresh milk, ,
with butter and other dairy pco-i
ducts. The two bulls with the herd
are among the best-bred in Oregon.
One of them won the champion-:
ship at the 1932 state fair.
would be high, but not as high as
the tax.
Notes Prof. Berle slipped back
Into town from Cuba tlie other day
a disheartened man. He went to Ha
vana to fix up the Cuban budget but
arrived there the very day the revo
lution broke out and did not get
a peek at anything except the ex
terior of the Capitol.
Our policy in Cuba now is based
on inner Instructions to take no
chances of getting Involved down
there as long as we can avoid It.
Mr. Roosevelt called his commo
dity dollar man Prof. Warren) back
from Europe for that recent White
House conference. He has also called
back Prof. Rogers (Warren's pal).
A certain large utility company is
scheduled for some unfavorable pub
licity when and If the senate stock
market Investigators resume. Its fi
nancing was extra special.
EAVERS MUFF
OPPORTUNITY TO
REPLACE STARS
Br thi Associated Press
Portland was still back in third
place in the Coast league standings
today after muffing a golden op
portunity last night to slip past the
idle Hollywood club.
With the Stars and Angels Idle
at Los Angeles, the Beavers could
have taken over the second place
job with a double victory over Sac
ramento at Portland. Instead the
1932 champions booted away the
first game 7-6 and were lucky to
eke out a 3-1 win in tne 7-inning
nfnhtcaD.
A pair of errors by Beeves and
one by Sheely, Portland shortstop
and first baseman, helped the Sen
ators to two unearned runs and the
game. Ed Bryan and Bill Sanders
were touched for 13 hits by tne Bea
vers but received strong offensive
support from Larry Woodall and
Prenchy Bordagaray, who clouted
three safeties apiece. Beyrle Home's
three hit pitching In tne secona
game was wasted as Senator errors
let In all three Portland runs.
Oakland made It three straight
at Seattle with a double triumph
10-7 and 5-0. Lou McEvoy was
pounded for 14 blows by the Indians
in tne op?ner out went tne rouie.
Prenchy Uhalt's double and single
drove in four Oakland runs, uiar-
ence Peiber blanked the beattie
men with four bingles in the second
game.
San Francisco turned its third
win of the week over the Mission;,
10-7, in a free-hitting tussle that
saw Pitcher Jimmy Zinn of the
Seals bang out three singles. Louie
Almada, Mission outfielder, cap
tured the day's slugging honors with
a pair of doubles and two singles.
Oscar Eckhardt, the Reds' Coast
league batting champion, also con
nected for four saietles.
MARKS' AUTOMOBILE
WRECKED ON FENCE
An automobile belonging to Sena
tor Wlllard Marks of Albany was
almost a complete wreck tdoay as a
result of an accident on Pacific
highway at the Sunnyside bridge
south of Salem shortly alter mid
night. Robert Marks, son of the Albany
attorney, and Don Thomas of Eu
gene were returning from Port
land asd Thomas, who was driving,
was making use of the free-wheel-ini
mechanism which he apparently
was not familiar with. The car
swerved into a fence, taking out a
section of it and wrecking the car,
according to a state police report.
Except for a hard knock on
Thomas' head the boys were not
hurt.
LIONS PLANNING
DANCE FOR CHARITY
Salem families which might oth
erwise go hungry" next Christmas
will benefit as the result of a
dance which the local Lions club
will hold at Crystal Gardens Fri
day night, September 29. Each
Christmas the Salem Lions furnish
good and appropriate gifts to a
number of deserving families. Wish
ing to have ample funds with which
to finance the project this year,
they ares getting an early start.
Tlie "Haywire orchestra,"' con
sisting of a group of four men, has
been secured to provide entertain
ment during the hours of dancing.
This orchestra has gained wide
popularity because of the novelty
numbers presented.
Persons who like the modern
steps and those who prefer the so
called old fashioned variety, will be
accommodated by the Lions, since
both floors of the Crystal Gardens
have been engaged for the occasion.
The Lions have been divided into
two groups, headed by John Marr
and C. Leland Smith, for the pur
pose of selling tickets. The losing
group will be required to provide
the program for the next ladies'
night of the club. Mrs. Gene Gra
benhorst and Mrs. Harry Scott have
been selected to head the Lions'
ladies in the work of distributing
tickets.
Continuation of
16 Imprisoned
From Page One
are about a mile and a half from
the coast.
United States officials were nego
tiating with the strikers to bring
about the release of the prisoners, it
was reliably reported.
The strikers were threatening to
cut off the latter's supply. The for
eigners were facing a food shortage,
and no milk was available for the
children.
The only method of transporta
tion connecting Tanamo with the
city of Antllla and other populous
centers Is by boat,
If the prisoners are taken aboard
the Hamilton It will be the first
time In the recent period of unrest
when a warship was considered ne
cessary for that purpose.
(Coprrtiht. 1933. br United Press)
Havana, Sept. 23 ip A split be
tween students and army enlisted
men supporting President Grau San
Martin seemed Imminent today.
The situation placed the revolution
ary government in danger.
CoL Fulgendo Batista, army
chief, was reported angry because
student refused to compromise
with political lenders and conferred
secretly with opposition leaders, pre
liminary to aeaaing tne army's
course.
The government's life was saved
for the moment today when It ap
parently outwitted sponsors of a
plan for a concerted revolt of rebel
bands planted throughout the Isl
and. Indications were that the respite
might be brief and that If students'
refusal to compromise continued, a
revolt of overwhelming scope would
begin. ,
Old War Scandal Exposed
,4 S JSS
Edward G. Robinson
A startling romantic drama that
has its underlying theme the ardent
affairs of a meat baron and a grand
opera star comes to the Elsinore
theater Sunday with the First Na
tional picture, "I Loved a Woman,"
starring Edward G. Robinson with
Kay Francis playing opposite him.
Besides the tremendous love dra
ma, the story reveals the packing
scandals of the Spanish -American
war. particularly the 'embalmed
beef episode of the former conflict.
PLAYER GROUP
With much interest evidenced
duriii? the summer concerning re
newed activities ot unemeicew
Plavers this coming season an
nouncement is made by Perry Pres
cott Reigelman, director of the
group, that the first meeting of the
season will be held next Wednes
day night, September 27, in Nelson
auditorium, at which time plans for
reorganization will be made public.
Although several of last season's
players have removed from Salem,
those who are here nave aeciarea
themselves eager to continue.. All
old members of the group are urged
to be present at the meeting Wed
nesday night. Young men and wom
en who take dramatic work seriously
or who are seeking an opportunity
for self-expression in the allied arte
of the theater, are Invited to at
tend. Plans for the season Include
the presentation of exceptional
plays, revival of one or two smash
hits of other days, popular come
dies, and original dramas.
Received recently for considera
tion are "Modern Medley," by Diana
Rieee, of Baltimore, and los
Gringos," by Wesley Dexter Gordon,
former Willamette university stu
dent, now of Sonoma, Calif. "Mod
ern Medley" is a serious study of a
modern family in which the wire is
obsessed with a desire to make
newspaper headlines, which precipi
tates a crisis in the lives of her
husband and her daughter. "Los
Grlngog, is a story of early Cali
fornia days and was first produced
by the Sonoma Community theater
and is scheduled for winter produc
tion by two Berkeley groups. The
first play won the national play
writing contest conducted two
years ago by the dramatic depart
ment oi Johns Hopkins university
and was produced in the University
Playshop.
Activities In play-production in
clude business, production, and act
ing. These are sub-divided into
membership, publicity, finance, cos
tuming, scene designing, art, stage
management, electrician, carpenter,
properties, house management,
make-up, and the problems of the
actor and direction.
Continuation of
Plant Purchase
From Page One
must be used for the purchase of
materials and payment of labor and
overhead expense during construc
tion.
Acauisltion of the city distribut
ing system must be financed wholly
from other sources, and none of the
loan or grant money will be avail
able to defray the costs of condem
nation proceedings.
If the city is to take advantage or
the loan offer it must first arrange
with the water company for pur
chase of the plant out of other re
sources. The charter amendment
authorizing a municipal water sys
tem specifies that the costs must
be met out of the sale of water
bonds, and imposes the restriction
that the bonds cannot be sold for
less than 95 cents on the dollar. In
the event of condemnation, court
costs must also be paid out of the
proceeds of bond sales.
Bond experts assert that there is
no hope of selling a million dollar
block of bonds at 95 with market
conditions as they are. .
Bona houses have refused to
make any committments as to
what prices such a block of bonds
would bring the city, but It is known
that one large concern has recent
ly been seeking to negotiate a deal
whereby it agree to take $750,000
worth of the bonds from the com
pany at 86 cents on the dollar.
Since then, however, the makret
for municipal bonds has slumped
to some extent
Since the charter forbids the sale
of these bonds by the city for
less than 95, members of the council
are approaching the problem of
purchase of the plant from another
angle. To absorb the difference be
tween the market value and par
value of the bonds the city, under
this plan, would Increase Its offer
to the company by that amount.
1-nat is. u tne aereed price of
purchase Is $950,000 net to the com
pany the city would be required to
turn over approximately $1,105,000;
in bonds at their par, or redemption
value, If the market values at the
time the sale was consumated was
If the city were permitted to take I
advantage of It option to sell the,
and Kay Francis
The screen play by Charles Kenyon
and Sidney Sutherland is based on
David Karsner's smashing novel.
"Red Meat."
There is a notable cast which in
cludes Genevieve Tobin, J. Fan-ell
MacDonald. Henry Kolker, Robert
Barrat, George Blackwood, Murray
Kinnell and Henry O'Neill. The
picture was directed by Alfred E.
Green, who directed Robinson in
"Silver Dollar."
STAGG PLEASED
ALTHO BEATEN
Portland, Ore., Sept. 23 (VP) The
"grand old man" of football, Amos
Alonzo Stagg, headed home for
Stockton today, smiling and en
thusiastic at the prospects of his
College of the Pacific team de
spito its 12 to 0 defeat here last
night at the hands of Oregon
Normal.
No alibi was heard when the final
gun sounded. Instead, the gray
haired veteran of 41 seasons at Chi
cago university observed:
. "It was a great gamel" and In the
same breath with which he express
ed satisfaction at the showing of his
boys, he complimented Larry Wolfe
on the heads-up football displayed
by Oregon Normal.
The youthful Wolfe, whose teams
are known for their trick plays, re
turned the compliment with the
prediction that on the basis of their
showing last night the College of
the Pacific eleven will develop into
one of the outstanding teams of
their class. Grinning, he observed
that his only trick that caught
Stagg's boys by surprise was the
sudden use of a southpaw passer.
Scroggins, the left-hander, in at
half for Graham, returned the kick
off at the start of the third period
10 yards to his own 34, advanced 14
yards on a fake around end, and
shot a southpaw pass 20 yards to
Phillips, who ran 25 yards to score.
The same Scroggins intercepted
a pass in the final period and ran
60 yards for a touchdown. The vis
itors had advanced by an aerial at
tack from their own 35 to Oregon
Normal's 20, when Wilson snapped
the pass that Scroggins grabbed.
TWO YOUTHS BADLY
HURT IN COLLISION
Two Horton, Or., youths, Levi
Congdon and Victor Morgan, are In
Salem hospitals with serious injur
ies received early last night when a
motorcycle they were reding collid
ed with an automobile about nine
miles south of Salem on Pacific
highway. The driver of the automo
bile, William P. Daughterly of
Brooks, was not injured. The cycle
was badly wrecked and the automo
bile somewhat damaged.
Congdon is In the Salem Deacon
ess hospital with a fractured leg,
fractured kneecap and wrist, dislo
cated hip, lacerated er and other
severe Injuries about the face and
body. Morgan is in the Salem Gen
eral hospital with a fractured leg.
The collision was head-on.
Concluding Session
Held Monmouth Club
Monmouth The concluding meet
ing for the summer and fall months
of the Nuez Anonimo club was held
this week with Miss Helen Yeater
and Mrs. Joe Genteman at the Yea
ter home. The afternoon was spent
socially and concluded with a de
lightful refreshment hour. Present
were Mrs. W. Matthew, Miss Ma
deline Riley, Miss Alma Friesan,
Miss Loraine Crofoot, Mrs. Gente
man and Miss Yeater.
The club, whose membership is
composed mainly of teachers who
spend the greater part of the year
away from home, will renew ac
tivities for a meeting again when
the members are home for the win
ter holiday vacation.
Central Howell Through a mis
understanding It was stated that the
Palleson family had moved to La
bish Center, when It should have
been Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ped had
moved there. The Pallesons are still
living on the Frank Wedel place and
the Peds had been staying with
them.
bonds at 95 In negotiating such a
deal for payment In bonds, the
amount of bonds required to be
turned over to the company wolud
be reduced to approximately $1,
050.000. Through the local office E. C,
Elliott, president of the Oregon -Washington
company, today ad
vised the Capital ournal that the
company ill not consider an offer
for purchase of less than $950,000
net, and that in his opinion no
lesser offer wuodl be considered by
the trustees for the bondholders of
the company. Some members of the
council have Indicated a willing
ness to compromise on a net pur
chase price of 1900.000, and one or
two have expressed the belief that
the company would agree to a flat
offer of $925,000.