Truman Asking
Aid to Build-up
Foreign Lands
Seeks Fund of $45
Million to Finance
U. S. Engineering
C apitalji,. Journal
Canada, Syria,
And Belgium to
71 SUA itnr
Senators Fight
Any Recognition
Of Red China
Bloc of 21 Formed to
Oppose Dealings
With New Regime
61st Year, No. 151
EnUrt u Mcond lisf
matter t Salem. Or mod
Salem, Oregon, Saturday, June 25, 1949
Washington, June 25 VP) A
congress already disputing some
parts of the administration's for
eign policy today studied a re
quest from President Truman
for a new foreign aid program to
build up backward countries all
over the world.
Specifically, the president
wants:
1. A fund of $45,000,000 to fi
nance American engineering
and other assistance to such
countries.
2. Authority for the export
import bank to guarantee new
American private investments
J in those countries against the
risks of loss "peculiar" to for
eign financing.
. Regions to Be Aided
Mr. Truman specified "parts
V of Africa, the Near and Far East,
and certain regions of Central
and South America" as regions
where the program would be
applied on a share cost basis
with local governments.
A special message from the
chief executive on what he has
called his "bold new program"
was sent to congress late yester
day. Initially, leaders there
were cautious about predicting
its chance of passage this ses
sion. Gets Strong Support
Speaker Rayburn said there
will be "a great deal of strong
support for It on the house
floor" if it comes, out of commit
tee. Democratic Leader Mc
Comack (Mass.) agreed.
But they didn't know what
the chances of getting it out of
committee might be at this
point.
Acting Chairman Richards
(D., S.C.) said he had no idea
what position the foreign affairs
committee might take and will
take none himself until he has
looked into the proposal more
thoroughly.
But he said: "It is entitled to
careful consideration. If the
president has asked for it, is en
titled to an early place on the
committee calendar."
Shoplifter Sent
State Hospital
William Brown, labeled by of
ficers as apparently one of the
most active shoplifters to ever
operate in these parts, was sent
to the state hospital for 30 days
observation prior to sentence by
Judge George R. Duncan Satur
day. Arrest of Brown and Peter
Joseph Erben some time ago re
vealed great quantities of ar
ticles taken from stores in Sa
lem, Sllverton, Dallas and Fort
land and probably other places,
many of which have not as yet
been identified as to ownership
or claimed. No charge was
lodged against Erben except that
of carrying concealed weapons
for which he paid a $25. fine in
justice court and released, but
he did help the officers to locate
the loot. However, there was no
way of identifying it as tied up
with him in any shoplifting deal.
Richard Tungate, who admit
ted participating in a number of
burglaries, was sentenced to two
years in prison for burglary not
in a dwelling. He had admitted
breakings at Myers Glove and
Tanning company, Coca Cola
plant, Henry's market, Walt's
place, O. K. Rubber Welders and
Pacific Fruit and Produce com
pany, but with small return. He
had been returned to the court
from 30 days at the state hos
pital where he had been sent for
observation. The judge said he
would forward to the parole
board the letter of the alienist
dealing with his case. However,
he said his record precluded the
court granting probation.
Joe Justis was sentenced to
six months in jail with credit
for time served. He pleaded
guilty to a charge of contribut
ing to the delinquency of a
minor.
Heiress Overell
To Wed LA. Cop
Lot Angeles, June 25 (U.R)
Heiress Beulah Louise Overell,
acquitted of charges of murder
ing her parents, will marry a Los
Angeles policeman fairly soon
she said today.
Robert Cannon. 28, the police
man, now can apply for a final
divorce from his present wife
since the interlocutory decree
was entered a year ago,
"We will have no honeymoon
that's a ridiculous custom,"
' said the 20-year-old Miss Overell
in disclosing plans to rent a home
here.
Miss Overell and her then
fiance, George (Bud) Gollum
were acquitted in 1947 at Santa
Ana, Cal., of charges they mur
dered her parents, wealthy Mr.
Vand Mrs. Walter E. Overell. The
TvOverells died in a mysterious ex
plosion aboard their yacht
in
Newport harbor.
Lewis Offers to
Keep Mines
Open in Parleys
White Sulphur Springs, W.
Vs., June 25 W) John L. Lewis
was reported today to be offer
ing to keep soft coal mines open
during crucial contract negotia
tions next month If mine owners
will establish a three-day work
week.
The negotiations here with
well over half of the soft coal
industry recessed until Tuesday,
presumably to permit the opera
tors to confer with their fellow
employers across the nation.
Lewis himself declined to
comment on the report. He re
mained at White Sulphur
Springs.
But it was learned from well-
informed persons in the indus
try "there is something to the
proposal."
Limited Previously
The United Mine Workers
chief served notice at the union
Convention in Cincinnati last
October that miners "will all
work three days if that is all the
work there Is."
There was no indication how
long negotiations might last.
Many operators believe it will
be at last six weeks before a
contract can be written.
(Concluded enrage (, Column I)
Work Plentiful
In Harvesting
The Oregon state employment
service reported today that its
only local office reporting a
shortage of farm labor this week
was McMinnville, which asked
for 250 additional cherry pick
ers.
Elsewhere, particularly
through the northwest part of
the state, the demand for sea
sonal agricultural workers
promised to continue active for
some time. But all present calls
are being filled, the service said.
Last month 10,848 farm place
ments were made, a gain of 40
percent over a year ago. The
servce said totals for this mortth
are expected to be much higher.
Strawberry . picking and other
harvests were using 28.000
workers early in June, and the
number was increasing.
Caneberry picking already
has started around Portland and
in the upper Willamette valley.
But so far the labor supply has
been sufficient. Except In the
hills, strawberry picking has
been completed, and most of the
ample cherry crop has been
gathered.
Wheat harvests will get under
way in eastern Oregon after the
Fourth of July. Bean picking is
expected to start in western
Oregon later in July.
Oregon Druggists
Join New National
Portland, Ore., June 25 (U.R)
The Oregon Pharmaceutical as
sociation ended its 60th conven
tion last night. Before going
home the pharmacists joined the
American Pharmaceutical asso
ciation after having seceded from
the National Associtaion of Re
tail Druggists earlier.
Dr. Robert P. Fischehs, secre
tary and general manager of the
American Pharmaceutical asso
ciation, was the Keynote speak
er at the last meeting. He advo
cated the extension of druggists'
training from four to five years.
Body of Harris
Death Due to
The body of Joseph E. Harris,
who was drowned in Suttle lake
were on a day's outing there,
Friday.
Mrs. Harris, who was in Salem
when the boat overturned and
the two dumped into the water.
Both were wearing life jackets.
Mrs. Harris succeeded in getting
hold of the boat to which she
clung until rescued by a motor
boat some hours later. She said
they entered the boat at 1:30
p. m. Just how soon after that
they were capsized she did not
say but her rescue was not
effected until 6:30 p. m.
Mrs. Harris said it has been
established definitely that the
death of her husband was due
to a heart attack and not to
drowning as there was no water
in his lungs. He drifted away
from the boat and she said she
noticed he seemed to make no
struggle or effort. Search was
n.ade of the lake and even blood
hounds were used to scour the
woods as it was though possible
he might have made his way
ashore and got lost. Mrs. Harris
said that her husband had com
Reds Send Out
Mail from Closed
Office of Beran
Prague, Czechoslovakia, June
25 (U.R) Agents of Czechoslo
vakia's communist government
are sending out mail from arch
bishop Josef Beran's office un
der his seal despite the fact that
he has ordered the office closed.
The office was humming with
activity when foreign newsmen
visited Archbishop Beran's pal
ace yesterday for the first time
since government agents took
over control of the building
June 15.
The newsmen watched four
men and a girl in the archbish-
opss office or consistory inl
and stamping envelopes, une
Catholic prelate's seal could be
seen on each mimeographed let
ter inserted in an envelope.
Tough Looking Crew
The men were tough-looking,
youthful and dressed in civilian
clothes. Two had no neckties
and wore sneakers. They were
under the direction of a control
ler installed by the government.
Dr. Miroslav Houska.
Archbishop Beran dissolved
the consistory last Tuesday and
ordered bishops and priests to
take over the independent ad
ministration of their own areas.
Msgr. Beran formerly exercised
over-all control over his arch
bishopric through the consis
tory, used it as the medium
through which to transmit his
pastoral letters and conduct oth
er church business.
Beran Still in Palace
The new government-desig
nated controller, Dr. Houska,
said Archbishop Beran was com
fortable, but had not left the pal
ace since Sunday because he had
no wish to leave it.
He reluctantly produced Dr.
Jan Boukal, priest-secretary of
the archbishop, to back up his
assertion that the prelate was
still a free man. Dr. Houska at
first said Dr. Boukal was not in
the palace but fetched him af
ter being informed that there
were widespread rumors tne
secretary had been arrested.
Dr. Boukal said Archbishop
Beran was in good health and
free to move about as he wished.
Heat, Drought
Continue in East
By United press)
A. scorching weekend with
no rain in sight" was predicted
today for New York and New
Jersey as the east's disastrous
drought entered its 30th day.
Authorities estimated that a
quarter of New Jersey's potato
crop was ruined, and set the
total farm losses at $10,000,000.
New York city retail markets
reported a $2,000,000 loss from
food spoilage on the stands.
The dairyman s league said a
serious milk shortage was likely
in July and August because of
the intense heat had dried up
pasture lands.
The temperature was expect
ed to soar to between SO to 95
today, accompanied by high
humidity.
Rain was expected in parts of
the Great Lakes region and in
Kentucky and Tennessee, but no
relief was in the offing for New
York and New Jersey.
Meanwhile a heavy rain and
hail storm drenched southern
Minnesota on the heels of twin
tornado clouds which caused
only minor effect. Crops were
damaged considerably by the
rain and hail.
Found in Lake
Heart Attack
Stayton machine shop proprietor
May 26 when he and his wile
was recovered from the lake
Saturday, was with her husband
plained of heart trouble though
not to his friends.
Harris was a native of Mar-
ton county being born at Sub
limity June 21, 1904. Besides his
widow surviving him are five
children, Betty Jo Kostenborder.
and James, Lela Mae, John and
Allen Harris, all of Stayton; five
brothers and six sisters, Fred
Harris, Portland; Benjamin Har
ris, Drain; Milo and Albert Har
ris, both of Idanha; Daniel
Harris, address unknown; Mrs.
Ida Neitling, Stayton; Mrs. Pearl
Stevenson, Tonasket, Wash., Mrs.
Mabel Barney, Idanha; Mrs
Lillian Watts, Oregon City: Mrs,
Rose Parry, Battleground. Wash.
and Mrs. Geneva Costello, La
Center, Wash.
Funeral services will be held
from the Weddle funeral home
at stayton Monday at z o clock
D. George Cole officiating and
burial in Lone Oak cemetery.
Cherryland Royal Court at Hell jOriver Show Queen-elect
Patricia O'Connor of the 1949 Cherryland Festival (center),
is presented a Hell Driver helmet by Fred "Satan" La Mont
at Hell Drivers benefit show for Salem aerial police at Holly
wood bowl Friday night. Princesses, left to right, are Dorothy
Nelfeld of Dallas, Grace Kirk of St. Paul, Hell Drivers' leader
and Queen-elect Patricia, Jeannine Bentley of Lyons and Stay
ton and Katherine Specht of Jefferson.
City Council to Act on
Occupation Tax Soon
Around 200 occupations will be taxed annually if the city
council passes an ordinance bill now being prepared by City At
torney Chris J. Kowitz.
The bill is far from eompietion, ana may not De miroaucea
Monday night, but if not, it will be in the near future.
It is an administration meas
ure and its main purpose is to
put enough additional money
into the general fund to Ilnance
an off-street parking program.
It is calculated to produce about
$32,000 more than present license
bills produce, or some $40,000
a year.
The city is pioneering with this
bill. Usually. an ordinance of
that purpose and importance is
modeled after similar measures
in other cities, but this one is
going to have, a lot of Salem
originality in it.
In making a preliminary out
line of the bill the city attorney
was having some difficulty list
ing the occupations that should
be covered, so he adopted the
expedient of going through the
city directory and the telephone
directory occupation lists and
picking them out. He indicated
that most occupations, busi
nesses, and professions will De
reached.
The city council will have a
busy session again Monday night,
with rent control zoning, rail
road franchises, bus fares, and
one ward boundary included on
the agenda.
A public hearing is on the
calendar on decontrol of rents.
Against the housing unit own
ers, who are for decontrol, will
be tenants and labor union peo
ple, 'who are for continuance of
control. The hearing will center
about a decontrol resolution now
in the council.
Also slated for public hear
ing is the zoning of the King-
wood annexation in Polk coun
ty. So far the tentative zon
ing plan has caused little in
terest, but it is reported some
resistance will appear Monday
night.
- Another zoning matter
volves Block 29 of Yew Park
annex. A change from Class
I to Class II residential is pro
posed to make way for an apart
ment project.
An ordinance bill authorizing
an increase in bus fares to
straight 10 cents, eliminating the
three-for-a-quarter tokens, is up
for final action and is going to
be fought by some of the bu
riders.
. Tabled at the last meeting for
final consideration Monday
night are three railroad Iran
chise bills for the Southern Pa
cific company. One would ex
tend the Union street franchise
another year, and the franchises
on Front and Water streets for
10 years
The budget ordinance will be
introduced Monday night, but no
time will be spent on it for it
will be up for a public hearing
the night of July 11.
A resolution to include the
Kingwood annexation in Ward
3 probably will not be contest
ed. Alderman Howard Maple said
the reason for his introducting
a bill to repeal the ordinance
requiring permits from the chief
of police for the purchase of
revolvers and pistols is that the
ourchases are now being made
from stores just outside the city.
American Made
Scotch Banned
Washington. June 25 (Pi-
American distillers can't - make
Scotch whiskey any more. .
The Internal Revenue bureau
ruled ' yesterday that they may
make "Scotch type" whiskey,
and use typically Scotch names
such as Highlands, Kilts, Scots,
etc., but only Scotland may
make plain "Scotch."
The decision followed eight
months of hearings at which U.
S. distillers and importers argued
their case. They not only lost the
right to make "Scotch," but also
a plea some made that foreign
whiskey be required to follow
the same labeling rules imposed
on U. S. distillers.
Other rules announced by the
bureau yesterday:
1. Labels of Imported liquor
must show where it is made ex
cept where this is made clear in
the name (like Scotch, Irish
whiskey, etc.)
2. The "Scotch type" whiskey
made in America must be a blend
of grain whiskey instead of
neutral spirits, as allowed before.
3. American corn, bourbon,
rye or other liquors (except
Scotch type) shall not be labell
ed with typically Scotch words.
4. New standards or definitions
tr insure that bottled mixed
drinks (rock and rye, martinis,
manhattans, etc) contain the
types of whiskey, gin and other
beverages usually associated
with the drink named.
Firemen Burned
In Hot Brush Fire
Othello, Wash., June 25 (U.R)
A wind-swept prairie fire which
burned five volunteer firemen,
one critically, was under control
today after the blaze roared
through 160 acres of wheat.
The blaze was believed start
ed by a spark from a locomotive.
The five burned men, rushed to
Ellensburg General hospital by
a mercy train were;
R. O. Brown, Milwaukee road
electrician and chief of the
Othello volunteer fire depart
ment; Ray Myers, M. A. Terry,
Everetts Sanders, and Orville
Adams. Brown's condition was
critical and Sanders' was serious,
according to hospital attendants.
WEATHER
(Released by United States
Weather Bureau)
Forecast lor Salem and Vicin
ity: Fair tonight and Sunday
except lor morning cloudiness.
Little change In temperature.
Lowest temperature exptcted to
night, 50 degrees; highest Sun
day. 78. Conditions will be fa
vorable lor most farm work,
Sunday. Maximum yesterday 74.
Minimum todav 50. Mean tem
perature yesterday 62 which was
1 below normal. Total 24-hour
precipitation to 11:30 ajn. today
0. Total precipitation for the
month .77 of an Inch which Is
.28 of an Inch below normal.
Willamette river height at Sa
lem Saturday morning. -1.5 feet;
$50 Minimum
Age Pensions
Portland, June 25 W The
State Public Welfare commis
sion today had officially estab
lished the $50 minimum for old
age pensions but it had to cut
child assistance to do it.
The $50 minimum will go into
effect July 1.
But the commission which met
here yesterday, said it would
have to reduce aid to dependent
children by $13 a case. There
are not, commisioners said,
enough funds to do otherwise.
The budget for the 1949-51
biennium was set at $49,897,984
well above the $42,188,000
allocated for the current two
year period.
The commission reported a
sharp drop in general relief last
month from $533,011 to $378,
237. The decrease was attributed
to the rule removing able-
bodied single men from relief
rolls.. . , ...... .
Old age pension payments re
mained about level with the pre
vious month.
Spy Trials Halt
Over Week-end
(By the Associated Press)
Judith Coplcn rested today
(Saturday) from her gruelling
role as star witness in her own
espionage trail.
The trial, highlighted by her
screams of "frame up" and ac
cusations that a government
prosecutor was "trying to brand
me a harlot," was recessed Fri
day.
Defense Attorney Archibald
Palmer indicated he would not
call her back to the stand when
it is resumed Monday.
In that event the 28-year-old
former justice department po
litical analyst may know her
fate by the end of the week.
A jury of eight men and four
women must decide if she is
guilty of stealing government
secrets to try to pass to Russia.
She is accused of having had
these in her handbag when FBI
agents arrested her and Valen
tine A. Gutzitchev, a Russian
engineer, in New York March 4.
She and Gubitchev, with
whom she said she had a kissless
romance, still face trial in New
York.
Two other trials stemming
from alleged activities in sub
versive fields also were recessed
until Monday in New York.
Northwest Dictatorship
Seen in CVA by Sawyer
Washington, June 25 (U.R) A former president of the National
Reclamation association charged today that supporters of a
Columbia valley administration want to set up a northwest "dic
tatorship." Robert W. Sawyer, Bend, Ore., publisher, who retired as NRA
president in 1947, made the'?'
charge in a statement prepared
for delivery before the senate
public works committee.
Sawyer said interior depart
ment officials supporting CVA
only recently decided the de
partments' work in the north
west inefficient. Previously, he
said, they have reported to con
gress that they found their work
there satisfactory.
"The fact is," he said, "that
this finding has developed only
because proponents of this bill
desire to create a dictatorship
that would give them control
of 35 per cent of the land area
of Washington, 53 per cent of
Oregon and 64 per cent of Ida
ho," Sawyer laid.
Approval of the CVA propos
al, Sawyer said, would mean an
abdication by congress of its re
Canadian Liberals
Given Edge Leopold
Issue With Belgians
(By the Associated Preist
Three nations Canada, Bel
gium and Syria are cnarting
their future courses in elections
this week-end.
Canadians will decide by bal
lot Monday which party they
think will better advance the
prosperity of Canada's 13,000,
000 citizens. They have the
choice of reelecting the liberal
administration of Prime Minis
ter Louis St. Laurent or turning
tto other parties.
Chief and traditional political
foe of the liberals is the progres
sive conservative party led by
the former premier of Ontario,
George Drew. Socialism is rep
resented by the cooperative
commonwealth federation
(CCF) led by M. J. Coldwell,
There are several minor parties
A total of 848 candidates seeks
262 seats in Canada's 21st par
1 i a m e n t. Newfoundland will
vote as a province of Canada for
the first time.
Royal Issue in Belgium
There is a royal issue in Bel
gium. The nation's largest party
the social Christian is sup
porting a proposal that former
King Leopold III be put back
on the throne. He now is in
exile in Switzerland.
Many Belgians resent the fact
that Leopold surrendered his
country to the nazis instead of
fleeing to set up a government
to fight in exile as did Queen
Wilhelmina of Holland and
other rulers.
(Concluded on Page 5, Column 7)
Another Strike
Vote at Ford's
Detroit, June 25 VP) Less
than a month after ending one
strike, Ford's 106,000 production
workers will vote on another.
' The CIO United Auto Work
ers' international yesterday or
dered a rank and file strike vote
on the $100 monthly pension is
sue and other points of dispute
in current negotiations.
Ford, shut down 24 days by
the UAW's "speed-up" strike, is
resisting a union demand for
pensions, a wage increase, and a
health and welfare program in
a new contract.
The speed-up strike ended on
June 5. Its basic issue of produc
toin speeds is still in the hands
of an arbitration panel.
UAW President Walter Reuth-
er ordered the new strike vote,
It will be carried out in the
union's 49 Ford locals. It must
be completed by July 15, expira
tion date of the present Ford
union contract.
An affirmative strike vole,
however, does not necessarily
mean there will be a walkout
It has become common prac
tice for the UAW to call strike
votes over bargaining issues
This is done both to strengthen
the UAW's bargaining position
and to meet requirements of
federal and state laws.
The final step is approval
from the union's international
executive board. Under the
union's constitution, the board's
sanction is necessary for a strike
to be "legal.
Parity Asked for Turkeys
Portland, June 25 A price
floor of 90 per cent of parity
was urged today by the Oregon
Poultry Council for the big 1949
turkey crop.
The council declared that tur
key prices should be protected
at the same level as grain prices.
In another action, the council
decided to work with the state
department of agriculture in en
forcing the new egg-grading
law.
sponsibility to screen water and
power projects. He said CVA
would, In effect, repeal laws
governing army engineers and
reclamation bureau in their wa
ter and power work.
Yesterday, both senate and
house public works committees
heard the governors of Washing
ton, Oregon, Idaho and Nevada
oppose the CVA. Gov. Vail Pitt
man of Nevada submitted a res
olution passed by the recent
governors' conference favoring
river development programs un
der "existing agencies of gov
ernment." C. A. Robins, governor of Ida
ho, denied a charge by assistant
interior Secretary C. Giarard
Davidson that opposition to CVA
has "largely been financed by
private utilities."
Washington, June 25 W
Twenty-one senators today or
ganized opposition against any
United States move to give for
mal recognition to a commun
ist regime in China.
They sent a letter to President
Truman late yesterday express
ing "great concern that the
government may be considering
recognition of the communists.
They called on Mr. Truman to
back a "free, independent and
non-communist China" and to
make it clear "no recognition of
the communist forces in China
is presently contemplated."
It was learned the senate for
eign relations committee recent
ly discussed the question of
possible recognition of the com
munist regime in China.
Accuse Republicans
Some democratic leaders pri
vately accused republicans of
engineering the protest to make
political capital of the China
situation.
But they were faced with the
embarrassing fact that the five
democrats joined 16 republicans
in signing the letter to the pres
ident. The senators who signed the
letter were: republicans Cor
don (Ore.), Cain (Wash.), Taft
(Ohio), Bricker ' (Ohio), Bald
win (Conn.), Knowland (Calif.),
Bridges N.H.), Brewster (Me.),
Reed (Kans.), Mundt (S.D., Fer
guson (Mich.), Morse (Ore.),
Young (N.D.), Thye (Minn.),
Martin (Pa.), and Butler (Neb.).
Democrats Russell (Ga.), Mc-
Carran (Nev.), Magnuson,
(Wash.), Downey (Calif.), and
Holland (Fla.).
The release of the letter by
Senator Knowland (R., Calif.),
came after a hot debate on the
senate floor over the administra
tion's handling of foreign affairs
in China, Europe and the Middle
East.
Scattered Criticism
Republican critics scattered
their shots over a wide part of
the world in criticizing:
1. Administration policies in
China.
2. Appointment of an ambas
sador and minister to Czechoslo
vakia and Hungary while refus
ing to name an ambassador to
Spain.
3. The refugee problem in
Israel.
4. An alleged failure of the
administration to keep the sen
ate fully informed on develop
ments in China.
Senator Connally (D., Tex.),
chairman of the senate foreign
relations committee, was the
lone democrat who came to the
administration's defense in the
lengthy debate. He said the ad
ministration "has no desire" to
hide anything from the senate
about China.
Private Clubs
To Sell Liquor
Portland, June 25 VP) Ore
gonians who belong to privatt
clubs can buy liquor from their
clubs with impunity now.
The stale liquor control com
mission yesterday authorized
"master locker" privileges to
private clubs. The clubs can buy
liquor from the commission and
sell It to their members by the
bottle only for serving in the
club.
The commission look steps to
cut down juvenile purchase of
beer, with a requirement that
young-appearing people must
fill out age certificates in tav
erns. The certificates must be re
turned to Ihc commission by the
lavern owners for checking.
The commission also forbade
all establishments to transfer
wine from one container to an
other. That was designed to
eliminate a practice of making
wine and pouring it into "name
brand" bottles.
Licenses were granted to Ellis
grocery, Roscburg; Smith River
store, Drain; Stop 'n Shop mar
ket, Hcrmiston; Manning's cafe,
Oakridge.
Springfield Votes
$800,000 Power Bond
Springfield, June 25 VP)
Springfield will go into the elec
tric power distribution business,
financed by an $800,000 bond
issue approved yesterday.
Voters at the same time de
cided to keep the city manager
form of government, tax them
selves $72,000 above the six per
cent limitation, and add a one
mill tax for city hall expenses.
The vote was sharply divided,
The power measure passed,
1202 to 929; the manager was
retained, 1111 to 1002; the bud
get was okehed, 1101 to 994, and
the one-mill tax was approved,
1247 to 851.