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. TIIB.WEATHEU ; i
Fair; betovy to killing frost la the
morning : gentle r r northwesterly
winds. . -
S1XTV-NIXTH YKAH
SALK31, OKKGOV, TrKSII.W 3IOUX!X, A PHIL I, 1910
PIUCE FIVE CENTtt
SIX
BODIES
BROUGHT OUT
Explosion Caves in Tunnel on
. 13 Miners Some Make
- Way to Safety Others Are
Entombed. .;
DISASTER IS SECOND
ONE IN LAST 25 YEARS
. , - -.'-..-
Rescue Crews Busy Opening
Works Several Hours
- Delay in Starting
FROM DEBRIS
TRINIDAD, Colo.. March 31.- At
9 o'clock tonight six bodies had been
brought to the surface and the bod-.'k-leg
of five other dead had been locat
d in the Empire mine of the Em
pire Coal company near , Aguilar.
"where an explosion occurred early to
day. Two men are still .unaccounted
for, but the members of the rescue
, crew believe it is certain they were
killed, making the total death list
thirteen. , .
- TRINIDAD. Colo , March 31. The
Helmet crews rent In to the Empire
mine of the Empire -Coal company,
near Aguilar, after an' explosion this
morning had entombed' thirteen men
were reported " early tonigh t tohave
reached the seat of the explosion
whereat Is believed th bodies, of 12
-men still missing will be found. The
'2ody of John Lundqnist warf recov
ered this afternoon. Of 36 men who
were In the mine when the explosion
occurred, 23 made their way out in
safety. . -
'The explosion, as Indicated' by the
conditions encountered by the rescue
gangs was confined to a smalt area
of about 2. 500. feet from the mouth
of themjne. Wreckage at this depth
barred the Way of the Helmet men
but air conditions are good and the
ventilating fan is working,. It is
feared that -the )men caught in this
part ' of .the mine jerevinstantly
killed, by the 'explosion or (lied soon
after from theffertfamohich us
ually develops from an explosion of
as.
Empire mine is one of sev
eral ceal mining properties in the
Aguflail- districts . " - ,
.'- "Twety-flve ; years ago today a
. similar explosion ' occurred in the
Empire , mine, killing 'two men and
Injuring two others. .'
-'. Except for. the body of John Lund
quist, none of the dead men -have
' been Identified. f
. The rescue -crew from Hastings
and Dejagua assisted in opening the
' works this Afternoon but were de
layed several -hours in reaching the
bodies by. light gas and bv debris
which blocked the elope 2,500 feet
from the" mouth, i '.- .
. Seaplanes in CoUision;
Three Aviators Are Dead
. . PENSACOLA, Fla., March. 31.
Three naval aviators were killed and
another badly injured here today la.
a eolllsidn-between two seaplanes"
flying over Santa Ttosa Island. Ther
dead are Ensign Carl "H. Welgel,
Baltimore; Ensign 1 1. A, Robinson,
Coldwatlrr. Mich.; and Chief Machinists-
Mate Trueax, St. Louis. En
sign Jesse Ray Simpso j of "Ander
son, S..C, who was injured, was re
ported tonight as having a fair
chance for recovery.
DEBS THREATENS
TO CALL STRIKE
Unless Granted Rehearing in
Courts Socialist Leader
Will Rally Party
AKRON, O., March 31. Eugene
P. Debs, Socialist , leader, ; today
threatened to call a general strike or
his party throughout the country un
less he is granted a rehearing in the
courts on charges upon which e was
convicted under te espionage act.
Debs was confined to bed with' a
bad attack of lumbago at the home
of Mrs. Margaret Prevey here' when
notified that the United States su
preme court had refused him a re
hearing. He refused to see news
papermen, but through Mrs. Prevey
issued the following statement to the
press: ' -
The matter is In the hands of
my attorney Seymour Stedman, of
Chicago. I do not know what legal
action they will follow as I have re
ceived no word from them as yet.
"Unless something further can be
done, the program of the party ,to
tie up the country In a general
strike will be. fulfilled. I am pre
pared to fight to the end."
Mrs. Prevey said Deb's condition Is
not serious, and that he will be able I
to be out within a few days.
British Military Bill 7
Passes on Third Reading
LONDON,- March 31. The house
of commons today passed the third
reading of the military . bill, by a
vote of 282 to 64. after strong crit
icism of the government on, the
ground o( wasteful expenditure and
violation of election pledges to abol
ish conscription. : " -
"Winston ; Spencer Churchill, sec
retary for war, made a vigorous re
ply to these criticisms. He describ
ed the broad band across Europe
from the White Sea to; the Caspian
as smouldering or aflame through
the Bolshevikl attacks and declared
that .Germany and Austria were like
ly to slide Into hpelesa anarchy or
form a military alliance .with the
Bolshevikl. , I -
ORIENTAL TRADE
DISCUSSED BY
DUTCH CONSUL
Commercial Club Told That
Markets of East Open
to the Coast
BEN SELLING SPEAKER
Portland Man Pleads for Ar
; memans; A. L. uarie?
Gives Talk
Ben Selling, of Portland,Anthony
H. -Metzelaar, vice consul in Port
land for the government of the
Netherlands and A. E. Clark, vice
president and general manager of
the Salem King's Products company,
were the .speakers at the luncheon
of the Commercial club at the Hotel
Marion yesterday. Mr. Selling spoke
v4 behalf of the Syrian-Armenian
relief campaign. Mr. Mctzelaar told
of the possibilities In trade for the
Pacific coast - manufacturers with
the Orient, particularly, the Dutch
east Indies, and Mr. Clark took .mar
keting' and co-operation as his sub
ject. ' ' " .":'''-' '
, Mr. Metzelaar pointed out that
the trade with the - Orient is up
,to the Pacific coast at , the present
tin?e insomuch as the coast is closer
by several thousand miles than are
the 'eastern manufacturers. He elim
inated European exporters as a men
acing -factor because the war has
completely revised the wage scale of
Europe and has destroyed the pres
tige of Germany to such an extent
that Europe will never again be able
to undersell the United States by rea
sons of cheap production.
VThe prosperity of the Pacific
coast" declared JKr. Metzelaar, "de
pends on the service, on the qualU
ty and 'on the price of your products.
It is up to you. The market is there
waiting for development. Business
is a cold-blooded proposition. If
you don't go after the trade some
body else will."
Mr. Clark traced the history of his
firm in Oregon and emphasized that
all that was needed was the assur
ance of a steady supply of material
and the proper spirit of co-opera-
'.,ti6n between business men, workers,
and producers of the raw material?
t6 make Salen the most famed city
In the northwest.. He told of the
future of dehydrated p-od nets and.
.predicted that if the supplies. Justi
fied it, his firm Is prepared to dou
ble or. quadruple its capacity.
Mr. Selling was introduced by
Governor Oicott and at once launch
ed into an earnest appeal for greater
response to the call for aid for the
Syrians and Armenians. Mr. Sell
ing called attention to the shortage
of $2500 which txi3ts in the Salem
quota for the campaign.
'You may think it strange that
I, a Jew, am appealing for aid for
Christians," said. Mr. Selling. "I am
appealing for them because they are
dying for a principle. I did the same
thing in the Jewish campaign in
Portland for the relief of the suffer
ing .Jews of Russia, who are also
martyrs to their cause. The Arme
nians are being slaughtered by the
Mohammedan Turks and the Jews,
my people, are being slaughtered by
Christian Russians. I am working
for both f jr the same reason and
you cannot deny me."
Mr. Selling was given the assur
ance tnat the $2500 would be raised
at once ....
The luncheon was the best attend
ed of any held recently. Theodore
Roth presided In the absence of Rob
ert C. Paultts, president of the Com
mercial club. i
Hornibrook Is Oat of
Democratic Committee
PORTLAND. Ore... March 31.
Will H. Hornibrook. former minis
ter, to Slam, announced today his
forthcoming resignation as a mem
ber from Oregon of the democratic
national committee, on account of
his Impending removal to Vancou
ver. Wash., where he has purchased
and will operate the coiumman
jpet'
Newspaper.
AMENDMENTS
WILL CAUSE
DISSENSION
Senator Hitchcock Predicts
Disagreement Over Six
Changes Proposed by Elihu
Root
VIEWPOINTSDIFFER
ON LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Storm of Objection Would Be
Raised to Submis
sion of Disputes .
WASHINGTON. March 31 Dis
agreements as to the necessity of
the six amendments proposed by El
ihu Root to the league of nations
constitution was predicted today in
a statement by Senator Hitchcock
of Nebraska, chairman of the. for
eign relations committee of the last
senate. The amendments proposed
by Mr. Root and contained in a let
ter to Will Hays. Republican Nation
al committeeman, also were the sub
ject of a statement by Senator Borah
of Idaho, an opponent of the pro
posed covenant, who endorsed the
viewpoint of Mr. .Root.
Asserting' that the statement of
Mr, Root was entitled "to the highest
consideration" Senator Hitchcock
expressed the belief that his proposal
for compulsory submission of all dis
putes , including those" o "national
honor" and "vital interests" to an
international tribunal for trial would
raise "a storm of objection" in the
senate and, would be going further
than other nations would care to go.
The amendment proposed by Mr.
Root reserving the Monroe doctrine
and American questions, including
immigration, should at least be di
vided, the Nebraska senator said,
as one portion of the amendment
treats of a? international policy and
the other a domestic policy.
The Monroe. . Doctrine, Senator
Hitchcock said, is extended to -the
entire world by the proposed: cove
nant and specific inclusion is not
necessary as "our notice to the world
still stands that we will regard It
as a cause of war if any nation at
tempts forcible agression on the wes
tern hemisphere."
"As to Mr, .Root's proposition that
questions of a domestic character
like immigration should be definitely
excluded from the league's Jurisdic
tion," said Mr. Hitchcock, "I quite
agree with himi although, not In the
wording of his amendment. I am
quite certain -that the only Interna
tional questions.- can - be considered
but that matter can be easily made
clear, and 1 believe it will be." ,
Other amendments proposed by
Mr. Root were 'characterized by
Senator Hitchcock, of "less import
ance, affecting as they do chieny
the future development of the league-
matters of procedure and withdrawal
of the members." &
Senator Borah, in expressing "the
belief that the American people
would be "grateful to Mr. Root for
this clear and courageous announce-
ment of the true American princi
ple." said It was not "In the interest
of peace in Europe that we should
fnrfoit these lone established poli
cies Introduced b& Washington and
Monroe and Europewlll-.awt as us
to forfeit them unless she has ulter
ior and. sinister motives , or doing
SO."
"The situation at Versailles for
the last few days," the! Idaho sena
tor added, "ought to e, sufficient
to cool the ardor of thojse who have
been most willing to turn over our
most vital affairs to a tribunal con-
troled by European powers..
Second Steamer Assigned
to Pacific Oriental Une
"PORTLAND Or.. March 31. Or
ders Issued today by the federal ship
ping board assigned to the racmc
Steamship company for Its new pro
posed Portland Oriental line with the
steamship West Celina, an 8,800 ton
vessel launched here last week. This
is the second steamer assigned to
the new line, and promise: has been
given by the shipping board that two
others will be added to the fleet
within the next two months. Thol
first vessel to go out. the West Mun-ti-im
will lonvf this month. 1
Governor Oicott Renames
Thompson on Highway Board
W. L. Thompson of Pendleton was
yesterday reappointed by Governor
Oicott as a member of the state'high
way commission. The governor.an
nounced some" time ago 'that he
would reappoint Mr. Thompson, and
Governor Withycombe also an
nounced prior to his death that it
was his Intention ' to see that Mr.
Thompson was reappointed.
Heavy Bombardment by ;
Bolsheviki Along Dvina
ARCHANGEL, March 3 0.J (By
the Associated Preseji The Bolshe
viki carried put an intensive bom
bardment of the American and Bri
tish positions on both banks of the
Dvina, in the Tulgas district, and at
Kurgoman Wednesday afternoon. At
midnight a large number of the en
emy attempted to attack Kurgoman. 4
but were repulsed bysthe allied ar
tlllery.
' Numerous direct hits were report
ed during the. allied shelling of the
village of Bolshoia Ozera yesterday.
An enemy plane which flew over the
allied positions along the railroad
dropped propaganda, but: no bombs.
HUNGARIANS
ASK TREATY
OF GERMANY
. BUDAPEST. March it, via Gene
va. ( By' The Associated Press )
The Hungarian government ha3 sent
a delegation to Berlin to conclude
a treaty of alliance against the en
tente allies. ' .
-German officers formerly belong
ing to Field Marshal Mackensen's
army have arrived in Budapest to re
organize the Hungarian army along
German lines. The army nOw num
bers one. hundred thousand men.
TRUST LAW IS
MADE TO APPLY
Withdrawal of Corn Products
Refining jCoEipany Repeal
Heralded as Victory 1
i :
WASHINGTON, March 3 With
drawal today by the orn Products
Refining company of its appeal to the
supreme court from decrees holding
the company to be a Combination in
restraint of trade, was hailed in the
department of justice as a new im
portant step in clarifying the appli
cation of the Sherman anti-trust law.
- "It Is the view of the attorney gen
eral that the result in this case."
said .a statement issued at the de
partment, "coupled with the similar
decree entered last November in 'the
Harvester case should go far towards
clearing and settling the law on this
Important question."
As analyzed by tBe attorney gen
eral's office, the action is a complete
victory for the government, with the
additional provision that the gov
ernment shall have the right to such
further relief as may be necessary,
if at the end of three years ' the
measures directed to compel compli
ance with the law are found to have
been inadequate.
TUGS WORK IN VAIN
SAN FRANCISCO, March 31.
Three tugs were trying today to pull
the 10,300 ton tanker Imlay orf the
Oakland mud . flats where she
grounded when launched at mid
night. Two tugs with a hawser-between
them to stop the ship in the
deep water when she left the ways
of the Moore shipyard were unable
to hold her.
SWIMMING MEET SOON
NEW YORK. March 21. The wo
men's 'national junior indoor ,100-a-xl
breast stroke championship
swim an4 the fancy diving champ
ionship will be -decided May 7, un
der the auspices of the Chicago Ath
letic . association. Secretary .'Rubien
of the Amateur Athletic Union aa
nouncedtoday. JAPMlZATION'
OF U. S. FEARED
Senator Phelan Tells Califor
nia Legislature to Guard
Against Propaganda
SACRAMENTO, March! 31. The
Japanese, "the Germans of the Ori
ent, have carried forward ! their
plans to "Japanize America" so far
tHai,t Is necessary' for..,Califomia
to start a counter-movement of prop
aganda. United States Senator James
D. Phelan told members, of the leg
islature) here tonight at a public
meetingltia the assembly chamber,
v The senator urged enactment of
more drastic land laws which he sai-1
the late Theodore Roosevelt had jus
tified by the statement that Japan
herself had erected barriers t6 pro
tect herself against Chinese coolies.
"Talk to your returning troops
said Phelan in contending, that al
most any league of nations in better
than none. Only the, academic
league at wounds, only those who
have no wounds urge constitutional
reasons and the'' traditions of th
past arguments against a later
national covenant to eud.war.
COMMISSION
GOVERNMENT
TALK STARTS
Question of Changing City's
Form of Administration
May Go on Special Ballot
at June Election.
TRAFFIC ORDINANCE
UNDERGOES CHANGES
Utter and Vandevort in Word
Duel When Former Moves
, Reconsideration
The question o.f a new form of
government is up again in Salem.
At the special election in June
the proposal to substitute the "com
mission form for the present alder-
manic form of government here may
be placed on the ballot. There Is
talk to this effect, and while the
matter did not come up- for discus
sion at the meeting of the city coun
cil last night it was the subject of
conversation among the members,
and the statement was made for pub
lication that the issue may go to
the city's, electorate at the. special
election. . ' " c
The new traffic ordinance bill got
through second reading in an amend
ed form last night. Alderman Van
devort blocked an effort to have the
rules suspended and the bill placed
on final passage;
Alderman Utter and Vandevort
mixed In an acrid exchange of words
after the bill had been amended
changing the speed limit from 20
to 25 miles an hour outside the fire
limits and from 15 to 20 miles with
in the fire limits. Utter, who sup
ported oth .changes, moved for re
consideration of. the latter change.
explaining' that not all members
were present and that he wellevee
the public; should be given the bene
fit of the doubt. Vandevort charged
Utter with resorting to horseplay, ,
I resent that remark. Tali not
resorting to horseplay," Uttef re
oiled.
Upoi reconsideration the original
provision, was again inserted. In tne
blllf ...Another change sponsored by
Vandevort applies ; oniy to r errj
street between Commercial and Lib
erty. ' It provides that automobiles
in that district shall not be parked
jh the regular way, but may be
stopped in positions parallel to the
sidewalks. The reason is that tne
street Is so narrow that with cars
parked at an angle, not enough rooin
Is left in the street for two automo
biles to pass each other.
The ordinance to require a license
of agents for books and periodicals
may have trouble-In getting by when
it comes up for final action at next
meeting. Alderman Vandevort op
posed it on the ground that it would
work a hardship' on students who
make their tuition money by selling
books and magazines. Alderman
Moore favored enempting local des
Idents. ' "Some of them make their bread
and butter this way,"- he said.
After a second reading this bill
was preferred to the ordinance
committee.
City Attorney Macy was instructed
to draw up a bond to be signed by
the promoters of the packing plant
in North Salem to be filed by the
company before the city decides to
enter into a contract for the pur
chase of sewer pipe for that district.
A, discussion arose relative to the
comparative merit of cement pipe
and terra cotta. Alderman -Simeral
explaining that some of the resi
dents, in the light of the city's ex
periencje with cement, having ex
pressed, a preference for terra cotta
and intimating that they might be
willing to pay the difference. Van
devort declared the proposed sewer
equipment was solely for the benefit
of the packing plant bcause the res
idents could not use- a sewer if it
were established on account of lack
of city water. Simeral said the pub
lic.'scrvlce commission could compel
the water' company to furnish the
water. Upon motion of Moore the
city recorder was instructed to notify
the persons affected that the city
would be willing to put in the terra
cotta 'pipes if those benefitted would
pay the difference in cost.
As soon as the traffic ordinance
is passed the health, and police com
mittee has authority' to employ a
speed officer for a 30-day tryout.
This was voted updn motion of Ut
ter, contingent upon passage of the
bill. It was over the protest-of Al
derman Wilson who said the police
department had agreed at; the first
of the year that no additional offi
cers would be employed.
, The council adopted, a resolution
to re-employ, in the fire department
all former firemen who have been in
the army or tfavy service and who
wish to return to their former posi
tions with the city.
City Recorder Race submitted a
communication , stating that protests
are being filed swlth him relative to
(Continued on Page 3)
Motorist Is Charged With
Involuntary Manslaughter
n PORTLAND, On:, March . 31.
Peter West berg was held in jail here
today with bondd fixed at 12,500 on
a charge of Involuntary 'luanslaugh
ter, following the death of Dorothy
Moeller, aged seven, who wag run
down by aa automobile driven by
Westberg Sunday. , Detectives f from
the district attorney's office who in
vestigated the case reported that the
child was snick while playing at the
side of a suburban road and that
she was not oh the- pavement West
berg was at first charged with1 driv
ing an automobile whita int.tioa,i
but the charge was changed to man
slaughter, following the child's
deatn.
!Y ROAD
fSES ARREST
OF PHYSICIAN
large San Francisco Doctor
5th Murder of Miss
feed, Army Nurse
OPERATION IS BLAMED
Automobile Drive Notifies
Notifies Police as to Lo-
cation of Corpse
SAN FRANCISCO, March 31.
Dr. Ephrlani Northcott, . local phy
sician,.twas arrested lale today' and
charged with the murder of Inez
Elizabeth Reed, the army nurse
whose body was found beside Crystal
Springs road iri San Mateo county
March S.T.Miss Reed's deatbwas
caused byn illegal operation,
With Dir. Northcott was"ftlsa ar-J
rested Miss Frances Cronin, a nurse
employed in bis offices. ; The two
were taken separately and after two
hours .of separate grilling by detect
ives, the warrant charging murder
was served on J)r. Jfortncott and the
nurse was rh&reed an an ipppssnrv.
ft Dr. Northcott had alreadyfbeen in
....... V . s '
uwuwe uir simitar cases, me ponce
said. A charge of murder against
the physician, growing, out of the
death of a "iyoung woman as the re
sult of an unlawful operation, was
dismissed 'today by Police Judge
Matthew Drady only, a few hours be
fore Dr. Northcott was arrested for
the murder of Miss Reed. "; ;
The information which led to the
arrest of -Or.Northcott and Miss
.Cronin was said .to have 1 come
through "th mails Su'ndayhigbt in a
letter from an unnamed automobile
driver.,
Captain of Detectives Duncan
Matheson, who assumed charge of
the San Francisco 'Vchases of the
Reed case said tonight that the po
lice had found charred remnants, of
a band bag, part of an amethyst
ring' and other articles Belonging .to
Miss Reed in an open fire place of
a house at San Mateo, owned by Dr.
Northcott. It was in this home Dr.
Matheson said, that the illegal oper
ation responsible for Miss Reed's
death was performed by Northcott
on March 6. "
Miss Reed went to this house," it
is alleged by the police-, on March 5.
the day before the operation was per
formed and she died 1 the following
night. . ..
The arrest., of the driver of the
death car Is expected momentarily,
the police said. ;
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SALEM MAY
TELEPHONE
BE RUN BY THEtlTY
If the Oregon public service com
mission issues an 'order, pursuant
to. the recent hearing la Portland,
allowing the Pacific Telephone .&
Telegraph company to incease its
telephone rates in Orego;- Salem, may
decide .upon the establishment Of
a municipal telephone plant ansys
tem. The increased rates that would
be effective in Salem would be gros.a-
1y discrinilnati.ig as compaied w ith
me raies,. in omer lowrs ana ciues.T
whih In the other places will ge
exoroitant. .
The city council last night hy vote
authorized Mayor Albln- to appoint
a committee to discuss with )1 E. T.
Busselle, consulting engineer, ways
and means of approaching the estab
lishment of a municipal plant and
the committee will be appointed at
once. ' - :
Mr. Eussello, who with Cjty At-tr-ney
Macy, represented the tity of
'Salem at the Portland hearing, ap
peared before he council and said
that in the event the service com
mission allows the increases and the
EN PLUNGE
TO DEATH IN
Sfc'RIVER
Scaffolding Erected Around
Stern of Newly-Built Vessel
Collapses With Crowd tf
Spectators.
SHIP IS LAUNCHED AS
ACCIDENT TAKES PLACE
Only Three Bodies Recover;
ed-i-List of Victims Is
Still Incomplete
7"
BRISTOL; Pa., March 31.-From
ten to forty persons were killed or
drowned late today when a tempo
rary scaffolding extending around
the stern of a boat on the ways at
the Merchant. shipyard, at Harriman.
near here, collapsed, while nearly
ISO persons were standing on ft 'to
view the launching ofthe freighter
Waukau. At a late hourtonlght on
ly, three bodies had been recovered.
Twenty-two persons were taken to
the Harriflian hospital.
Thousands had assembled to see
the launching and witnesses of the
accident, say the seaTfolding seemed
to turn over, precipitating its occu
pants into 25 feet of water. ;The-ac-cident
happened four minutes before'
the launclng was schedud, to take
place. " "
Divers from Bristol and the Harri
man police and fireman are grap
pling in the swift waters of the Del-'
eware for the victims, but it U feared
that the actnal death top may never
be known. .
K. It; will be impossible to ' check up
I this list of victims for several days.
instantly after thescaffolding fell
which the workmen, had been sawing
parted and the big hull slid down'
the .ways, the suction, it Is feared,
drawing some of the victims down
to the bottom of the xWer. .
J Some of the .victims, practically
all of whom were, men,; managed to
grasp the scaffpldiug1 and1 were
pulled to safetly. V A sailor in the
crajvd of spectators jumped over
board and pulled two drowning men
ashore. , . '.. :
City Formally Takes Over
Traction Company Lines .
SEATTIjE. Wash.. March 31.
Formail .transfer' of the street car
Ijnes and property of -the Puget
Sound Traction, Light , and Power
company to the city of Seattle took
place at five o'clock today. At 11
L o'clock tonight the city began op
eration of the linest-T-according to
officials, the largest municipality
owned street railway system in the
world. i V
Epidemiologist . Picked
to Succeed Dr. Sippy
TOPEKA.' Kas., March 31. The
appointment bf Dr. T. D. .Tuttl,
health officer of Seattle. Wash., as
state epidemiologist to succeed Dr.
Ji J. Sippy, resigning, was announc
ed today by Governor Henry J. Al
len. Dr. Tuttle will have charge of
the quarantine of infectious andcon
tagious diseases in the state, w"
CONSIDER
SYSTEM TO
cityt should decide to establish its
own system he would be willing to
sign a contract for five years to en
gineer the plant at cost plus 10 per
cent for living . expenses and, give
the city the privilege of officially
investigating his methods of living. '
"My compensation would come
later said Mr. Busselle, "when cit
ies all over the coast would follow
Salem's example and have need of
m& services as an expet in these
lines." r .
Mr. TUisselle declared that a Si's
fem capable of giving service as good -as
the present service could be es
tablished in Salem for considerably
less than $200,000 and give service
for about 70 per cent the present
rates. , This Is over $100,000 lower
than the valuation" claimed by the '
company 'for its Salem plant. ,1 "
The motion to have the mayor' ap
point a committee was made, by Al
derman Wiesf and passed without
opposition. ' City Attorney Macy re- '
viewed developments at the Port
land hearing.
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