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Marion County Federation of Community Clubs Will Statm a Serf nf Tn7t Ct at th 7;rt, 77, 7) iVame- o or Pioneers, Baker, Ford, Breyman and Simpson, Are Given to Streets in Salem; This Policy Should Be Continued Weather forecast: Cloudy with rains in west portion; cooler; strong southerly winds on the coast. Maximum tempera ture yesterday 69. minimum 44, river 4.7, rain none, atmosphere part cloudy, wind wett. "Seventy-five women, many of them young, too, have sworn out of loyalty to their employers to wear only hose and un derwear made out of cotton," say AP dis patch. Fine, but what about the censor? SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS i 1 1 ' y sy - i TJt. 1 4 BENSON BLOCK TO RISE SOON - AT MILL, 1 2TH Untol Dact'xiponl DorKorlnic display on Belmont street be- vtwi, iiwiauiom, Shop and Other Busines ses To Be Housed BUILDING COST $25,000 Reinforced Concrete- Structure Will Include 21 Rooms on Sec ond Floor for Transients; Near Railroad Station - Work of clearing the ground for a two etory reinforced con crete hotel and store building at the southeast corner of Mill and South 12th streets, will begin to day, it was announced last night. A permit for construction of the building was issued yesterday to Mrs. H. L. Benson, formerly of Salem. The structure will cost $26,000. Mrs. Benson, whose home is now in Hollister, California, plans to have built a strictly modern building with 92 feet frontage on 12th street and 46 on Mill street. Hotel 21 Rooms The hotel, occupying the sec ond floor, will , include .,21 rooms and a lobby. (The building will have up to date steam heat ap pliances, and private bath will be provided for some of the rooms. The ground floor will be divid ed into five store rooms, of which one will be occupied by a res taurant, another by a barber shop. Most of this space has already U en rented. Take Temporary Space The restaurant and barber nh . which will be forced to move from their present location in the franu- building on this site, will have temporary quarters in a bunding to be erected by J. B. Nat h man nearby on Mill street, on property which he has recently acquired. The vlelnlty of Mill and South 12th streets is developing Into an active business section-, due to- the proximity of the Southern Pacific passenger station and the can neries. The hotel is expected to I dgrive most of xZiugh its conv TT-ftlroad station. its patronage ivenience to the Construction will be , In charge of the Oregon supreme court and son of the owner, will be her local representative in handling the business transactions In connec tion with the building RAYON INDUSTRY HERE PROPOSED MANUFACTURING POSSIBILI I 1TIES IOINTED OUT Professor Von Eschen Decries Waste In Process of Retting Flax . Chief among the industries that the Salem district is neglecting, as considered from the viewpoint of the industrial chemist. Is the man- 3 ufacture o rayon, it was declared by Professor Florian von Eschen, head of the chemistry department at Willamette university. In his talk before the Salem chamber of commerce at Monday's luncheon. Rayon, at first a poor substitute 1 for silk, has been improved until it is almost as durable and as to appearance can scarcely be dlffer- entlated from the real article, the professor said. Viscose, the principal type of rayon, can oe iuae ueru easily, o it is made from sulphite wood pulp, such as is used at the local paper mill, with a caustic alkali and carboa disulphide process, it was stated. The acetate silk process f s equally adaptable to Oregon facil ities. 'as acetic acid was made from stumps in the Willamette valley during the war period. Professor Von Eschen said. Salem would be I a good place for a central acetic acid plant, with small plants In the wooded areas. Acetate rayon is es ; pecially valuable for its water--"J proofing qualities. - j One of the latest developments ', , is a tubular rayon fiber, the speak er said. Four hundred million pounds of rayon are being produc- ed in the United States annnalW f according to the best available fy figures; and it might as well as be a produced here, instead of the wool I palp being shipped east and the rayon shipped back here to mar ket. The flax industry will not be really prosperous until different - retting methods are used for straw grf n and cut under different con ji 'na, the chemist declared. ?T&oe of the valuable fiber is being -1 destroyed in the retting process because the same process is used . t for that grown on all kinds of soil. tor straw cut ripe as well as for tnat cat green. , 4 In the canning industry, a vast opportunity is being disregarded in the matter of jams, jellies and marmalades. Store shelves in Sa lem, said Yon Eschen, are loaded nriOl these products, made In Cal- . . v 7 (Continued on page S) BURNING WIRES DARKEN CITIES FLAMES LEAP HIGH FROM TRANSMISSION LINE Local Damages Repaired Quickly; Silverton, Wood burn Cir- cults Out Hundreds of Salem people who v w - f vu u f V . V J I U l. 1 1 1 tween Church and Cottage about 6:30 o clock last night, had any idea how far reaching the conse quences would be. All they saw was a streak of fire along the electric light wires there a blaze that lit up the vi cinity for blocks around in the evening's dusk. The fire depart ment was called, but found all serene after the wires had burned for some distance. But the wire that was princi pally involved in the "fireworks" was a high transmission wire that connected the Portland Electric Power company's circuit with Sil verton and Woodburn, and for a considerable period of time those cities were without lights and elec tric service. Repairs were made later in the evening. ; Some local circuits were out of commission too after the blaze, but these were quickly repaired, it was reported from the power com pany's office: The company's crews were un able to determine the cause of the blaze, except that a short circuit which had not been located up to 8 o'clock, was responsible for the circuit jumping across from the high transmission wire to other wires in the vicinity. There was a report that a piece of radio antennae had fallen on the wires and caused the jump, but this was not corroborated at the power company's office. STUDENTS GIVE PROGRAM Fifty From Willamette University Invade Portland PORTLAND, Mar. 19 (AP) With the slogan "take the campus to the alumni" a delegation oi some fifty students of Willamette university visited the meeting of the Portland Willamette club composed of graduates of the uni versity in this city, at dinner here tonight. The program which was provided by the students, consis ted,, of college, congs. numbers by the glee club quartet and address es by student body leaders and faculty members. The purpose of the visit was to present to the alumni the point of view of the present student body and to arouse a greater and bet ter informed Interest on the part the university The speakers included F. M Erickson, dean of the college of liberal arts; Roy tSpec) Keene coach of athletics and director of the state basketball tournament just concluded at the university gymnasium in Salem; Charier Redding, president of the student body: Professor Cecil R. Monk and Roy Hewitt, dean of the law school. The student body committer which planned the program and organized the excursion consisted of Hugh McGilvra, Kenneth Litch field, Jean White and Margaret Lewis. A large number of high school students from senior clas ses at the various Portland high schools were entertained by the club HONOR WILLAMETTE MAN Millar E. McGIIchrist Assistant U S. Attorney General PORTLAND. Mar. 19 (AP) Millar E. McGIIchrist. assistant United States district attorney here since February 13. 1923, has been appointed special assistant tn the United States attorney gen eral and will leave late next month for Washington, D. C, to assume his new duties. The announcement of McGil chrlst's appointment was made today by George Neuner, 'United States district attorney, on the eve of his departure to Washing ton for a conference with the de partment of justice executives, the attorney general and various bu reau heads. At Washington McGIIchrist will devote much of his time to the work of the tax division of the at torney general's office. In 1916 McGIIchrist took his law degree from Willamette uni versity at Salem and was admitted to the practice of law. COLORED KING HONORED Ruler of Afghanistan Taken For Ride on Submarine PORTSMOUTH. England. Mar, 19 (AP) King Amanullah of Afghanistan, now on a visit in England, went down In a British submarine today. He witnessed a sham torpedo attack on a mine sweeper. . The submarine took the Afghanistan monarch for an extensive ride both under and oa the surface. BOOTLEG INCOME TAXED Federal Government Seeks Funds - Prom 200 in Texas HOUSTON. Texas. Mar. 19 (AP)- H. E. Snodgrai. repre senting prohlbittdli headsuarters at Washington, today cited 200 bootleggers convicted In federal conrt to appear and pay internal reTenue es ether for operating "tills or retailing Intoxicating liqaor. HALF MILLION BEES TO GOME WilL Arrive Tomorrow from California To Aid In PolHnizing Trees HONEY VALUE BIG TOO Hundred Pounds of "Workers" Shipped by Express From Cal fornla; Will Multiply 5 to 10 Times Soon A hundred pounds of honey bees start on a journey from Cal ifornia to Oregon today, coming to help make certain the fruit crops of the Salem district, by as FOR ORCHARDS sisting in the pollination of theiPosai to prohibit all wars, orchard blooms, to say nothing of "The sincerity of that proposi the bush fruit and other blossoms. tion could not be emphasized These bees come to the Mead Honey company of Salem, from the regular shippers, Coleman and Burleson of Chico and Willows, California. This shipment will be followed by others. As many as required by our orchardists will be brought. H. M. Mead, of the Mead Honey company, says he would like to fill all orders. But he warns orchardists that they should not delay ordering their bees till too late for their work to be effective. A small charge is made, to cover shipping and oth er expenses. Half Million Bees The hundred pounds of bees starting today will arrive tomor row. The bees run 5000 to the pound, so the shipment will con sist of half a million bees. But that is by no means the whole story. There will be 50 packages of bees, 10,000 In a package. Each package will con tain a queen. So these bees will start 50 colonies. These colonies will soon have 50.000 or more bees each. Some of tbem may "nave as high as 100,000, for a good queen will lay 2000 to 3000 eggs a day, under the proper con ditions. These bees will be immediately provided with hives and set to (Continued on page 2) KING OF TURTLES GONE Biology Specimen Becomes SHS Mascot; Disappears At Gym The king of turtles has disap peared! And thereby hangs two tales. First, in time and space: For two years he had reigned over all the other lesser turtles that found themselves in the menageries" of one of the biology classes at the senior high school. tt was nc time after his arrival until Ik became the pet of these analytic a and prong-maneuvering students.' Domestication quickly followed, and there are those who assert even the girls would feed worms to the reigning turtle. Second: Last week Salem high school's five were vieiag with nine other champion basketball teams for state honors. It was only fit ting and proper that a mascot should guide their destinies over the maple court. Tue biologists. ' turtle was borrowed; given a new suit of paint for the occasion, and taken to the gymnasium during one of the torrid games. And that's the end of the story and turtle, for amid the game's excitement, his manipulators let the mascot wander from sight, to where nobody knows. Finale: Some say the tourna ment might have ended differently had not the turtle mascot forgot ten his duties. AIR VIEW OF it " 7 t : i I i 4i If 1 1 ... - , If If .1 """ . ! 1 DIMM I Imm. Jfcv " -"ri nn I mil r..tr.i Pm. telenhoto of an airplane view of the black flood water . w.it A whIat from the broken St. ocean, c Santa Paula lay directly in SOVIET APPEALS TO THIS COUNTRY FULL DISARMAMENT ASKED BY RUSSIAN DELEGATES Assistance of United States Sought In Completely Outlawing. All War GENEVA, Switzerland, March 19. (AP) Russia today appeal- different probably describes in a ed to the United States to Join it fitting manner the talent contest in 'forcing immediate action on which will be staged at the Elsi the Soviet proposal for total dis- nore theater during April by the armament withjn four years. ; Marion County Federation of The appeal was made before the preparatory committee for a dis armament conference by Maxin LItvinoff, head of the Russian del egation. M. Litvinoff, after attacking the methods being followed'by the League and demanding immediate public debate on the Russian plan', alluded to the proposals of Secre tary of State Kellogg for the out lawry of war and then added: "The Soviet delegation feels authorized to count upon the sup port of the delegation of the gov ernment which is intervening at the present moment with a pro- more persuasively than by adher ence to the Soviet project for dis armament; not only with a view to moral prohibition but to de struction of the possibility of making war. "As armed forces exist for no other purpose than to make war and as they would be perfectly useless were it prohibited, it would appear consistent and logi cal if the government in question supported our proposals." The American delegates re mained silent during today's dis cussion and Hugh S. Gibson, head of the American delegation, and his colleagues have no intention of replying to Litvinoff's invita tion. Several old timers at dis armament conferences who have been in contact with the difficu ties surrounding the question for the last seven years will take the floor tomorrow however. Count von Bernstorff of Ger many and Ruchdi Bey of Turkey spoke In support of the Russian demand that the Soviet proposals be discussed at the present ses sion of the preparatory commit tee. - , .v- - The other delegates who are in a large majority, on the other hand, although convinced that nothing can be done this year, be gan to take the concerted drive of these three delegations, two of them non members and one a newcomer to the league, seriously. The general attitude of the oth er members is that more prepara tion Is needed before practical dis armament measures can be fram ed with any chance of being ac cepted. WOMEN HURT IN CRASH Two Injured Internally When Cars Collide Near Woodburn Mrs. Jack Perry and Mrs. fcydia "hapman both sustained -serious nternal injuries and broken bones when cars driven by A. E. Caswell and Jack Perry crashed together at a point on the highway about five miles south of Woodburn at 7 o'clock last night. The machine driven by Caswell. which was headed south, skidded badly as Perry's car approached it coming from the opposite di rection. Mrs. Chapman, who is 75 years old, was riding in Caswell's car. Her Injuries are considered par ticularly' serious due to her ad vanced age. Chapman himself was badly shaken as the two autos crashed together, and his son who was riding with him was cut just above the eye. Mr. Perry was also cut near the eye. The injured women were brought to the Salem general hos pital shortly after the accident oc curred by Dr. Smith of Woodburn. FLOOD TEARING PATH TO OCEAN r ' S Francis dam swept through the the path of the death-dealing torrent as It swept to the sea. TALENT CONTEST PLAN FOR CLUBS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS PLAN PROGRAMS Each of 45 Will Present Brief Numbers at Elsinore Theater, April Something new and entirely : Community clubs with the cooper- atlon of the Marion County Fed eratlon of Women's clubs accord ing to the plans Ctfutlined at a luncheon yesterday at a Joint meeting of officers and boosters. The stunt, or series of stunts, really call for a group of enter tainments, which will assume the nature of real talent contests be tween the clubs of the county. Only members of community clubs will be permitted to parti cipate and according to reports coming from some sections real entertainment of the very highest class may be anticipated. There are 45 clubs In Marion county and these have been divid ed into four districts, each district staging the program one evening. That means each club will be al lotted about five minutes for its share of the program and may give some musical or literary se lection. The opening entertainment will be given on April 6 at the Elsi nore theater and there will be one on each of the following dates, April 13, 20 and 27. The two prize winners of each of the four contests will enter a final com petitive show on May 4. which will bring to a close a series of real entertainments. Three prizes will be awarded at each of the four concerts and there will be a grand prize for the final contest winner. Each club will share in the pro ceeds of the entertainments and the Elsinore theater has been of fered at cost. It is the intention that the proceeds be used for pro moting boys and girls club work and in the construction of a cot tage at the WCTU Farm Home for Marlon county children. This is probably the first time in the history of Marion county that the communities are coming to Salem to stage their own enter tainment. -The idea - was con ceived at a club meeting at Hayes ville recently and P. O. Riley, president of the County Federa tion of Community clubs and Ivan Stewart, secretary, immediately started talking and boosting. The idea spread and materialized into what will undoubtedly be the lar gest and most successful as well as unique entertainments ever staged In Salem. Those attending the luncheon at the Gray Belle yesterday noon were Dr. O. P. Riley, of Hubbard, president of the federated com munity clubs; Ivan Stewart, Salem Heights, secretary-treasurer; Miss Mattle F. Beatty, Salem, president of the county Women's club fed eration; Mrs. C. H. Brewer, Stay ton, vice president; Mrs. Waldo F. Brown, Hubbard, secretary, and Mrs. DavH H. Looney, Jef- (ContW. je. tn 18 2) 0. MEULLER EXTRADITED Salem Resident Charged With De frauding Loh Angeles Folk Governor Patterson Monday au thorized the extradition of Otto Mueller, who is wanted at Los An geles for defrauding e. number of prominent residents of that city, It was alleged that Meuller obtain ed approximately 800 through forged telegrams and worthless checks. Meuller arrived in Salem three months ago and later found employment on a dairy ranch. He previously was arrested up on request of the Los Angeles offi cer8 but was released through ha beas corpus proceedings. Meuller, In custom of an offi cer, left last night for Los An geles. ri "4 v&i., (T ? J around Santa Paula. Cal.. after Santa Clara vallev to the Pacific AL SITU NOW CONNECTED WITH SINCLAIR C o m mission Appointment Said Given In Return for Contributions N. Y. GOVERNOR SILENT Has "Nothing to Say" in Answer to Charges Advanced on Floor of United States Senate by Robinson ALBANY. N. Y., Mar. 19. (AP) Governor Smith declined to comment today when informed that Senator Robinson of Indiana had demanded that he be sum moned before the Teapot Dome in vestigating committee to tell why he permitted Harry F. Sinclair to retain membership In the New York state racing commission after the first disclosures of the oil scandal. The governor listened with in terest when the despatch was read to him. "I have nothing to say," was his only remark. , WASHINGTON. Mar. 19 (AP) A demand that Governor Alfred H. Smith of New York Hie summoned before the senate Tea pot Dome committee to explain why he kept Harry Sinclair on the New York state racing com mission after the first oil dis closures was, made today in the senate by Senator Robinson, re publican, Indiana. The demand was made after Senator Reed, of Missouri, had asked for the resiguation of Sec retary Mellon because he failed to make public the fact that Will H. Hays had tried to have him take over some of the Sinclair liberty bonds. Senator Nye, republican. North Dakota, chairman of the Teapot committee, retorted that the Smith request was "unreasonable," be cause there had been no indica tion that the governor had any information as to the oil leases or the disposition of the Continental Trading company bonds. Contributions Told The committee chairman volun (Continued on paf 2) NEGRO SHOOTS TEACHER Police; Announce Confession Fol lowing Fight and Capture PATTERSON. N J.. Mar. 19 (AP) Police Captain Joseph Mosley announced late tonight that Martin L. Miller, negro, ap prehended here this evening had confessed to firing the shot that killed Mrs. Helen C. Kimball, Brooklyn, school teacher. PATTERSON, N. J., Mar. 19 (AP) Martin E. MiUer. negro, alleged slayer of Mrs. Helen C. Kimball, a Brooklyn school teach er, in her apartment, Brooklyn this morning was captured here tonight after a desperate encoun ter with Patterson and Brooklyn detectives. Miller was blackjacked when he sought to turn a .45 calibre revolver with steel jacketed bul lets on the detectives and now is under the care of general hos pital physicians. He was uncon scious and unable to talk. HOPS OVER WORLD'S TOP Trip Being Made Above Arctic Wastes for Exploration SFJWARD, Alaska, Mar. 19.- (AP) Flashing a dramatic radio message "going to land," Captain George F. Wilkins told of the com pletion at 4:30 p. m. today of his hazardous 500 mile hop from Fair banks to Point Barrow, Alaska, the first leg of a projected flight across the "top of the world." Wilkins' message was the cli max of a vivid radio story which he sent to the United States army signal corps here while flying over the arctic ice from Fairbanks. From the time he left Fairbanks at 11:26 this morning Wilkins told a running story of the progress of Lieutenant Eilson and himself on the first leg of the journey which they hope will nd on the other side of the globe in Spitsbergen. CAMP GROUND FAVORED Business Men's Petition Asks Re tention of Auto Park Bearing the signatures of a number of business men. a peti tion was read at the city council meeting last night asking that the municipal auto park be kept in operation. The petition was or dered filed. ' Alderman Patton asked what had happened to the petition brought in by Charles Maxwell, asking a zone change on North Capitol street to permit him to operate his barbecue establish ment. It was reported that the petition had been held over for two weeks by the zoning commis sion while names were being checked with property titles, to determine if sufficient frontage was represented,- BLxty-two per cent was claimed. PIONEER NAJV1ES GIVEN STREETS BAKER, SIMPSON, FORD AND BREYMAN HONORED Changes Made to Assist in General Program of Renumber ing City Four more pioneer names will adorn streets in Salem, as the re sult of action taken Monday night by the city council. Ordinances changing the names of street, in connection with the renumbering of houses now under way, were passed under an emergency clause. These names are Baker, Simp son. Breyman and Ford, and in each case, they might apply to more than one pioneer, and there fore may be said to memorialize the pioneer families instead of in- dividuals. Joe and John Baker, Sam and Sylvester Simpson, Eu- gene and Warner Hreyman. iu- raon Ford-these are some of the names they suggest. And these are the streets: Baker; formerly 14th from Market to Madison. Simpson; formerly Bellevue from 22nd to the city limits. Marion Breyman; formerly from 19th to 24th. Ford; formerly Turner from Mill to Turner Road. The ordinance bill proposing the changing of part of Oak street to Richmond, was indefinitely tabled. Another ordinance adopted was one regulating the size and licens ing of illuminated signs. Intro duced several meetings back. This was amended so that it legalized several large signs now in use. The ordinance bill forbidding the playing of phonographs and other musical instruments on the streets or in open windows down town, was taken from the table, where it was -placed on the prom ise of offenders that its provisions would be carried out without leg islation; but its passage is still in abeyance. An ordinance was Introduced calling for the issuance of $100. 000 more of the sewer bonds au thorized last year. It will come up for final passage at the next meeting. $10,000 DAMAGES ASKED Charge of Walnut Theft Resent ed by William Boutin Eight words will cost L. ,D. Pet tyjohn $lu,0, if William-Boulin secures all he demands in an ac tion for slander instituted In cir cuit court here yesterday. Boulln alleges that Pettyjohn said. "You are a thief, you stole my walnuts." ' Boulin further in sists that he is not a thief, that he did not steal Pettyjohn's walnuts, and that the statement has dam aged him to an extent amounting to more than $1000 a word. There were Eeveral persons present who overheard the state ment, Boulin Indicates. BUILDER WANTS LEAVE Engineer Who Put Up Infective Dam Gets Uncomfortable LOS ANGELES, Mar. 19. (AP) The Los Angeles bureau of water and power this afternoon received and refused the request for an indefinite leave of absence of Willam Mulholland. Its chief engineer under whom the St. Francis dam was built. The city today appropriated $1, 000.000 which had been transfer red to the city treasury from the harbor commissioners' revenues, for the rebuilding of the devast ated area. A large citizens' com mittee is to be appointed to coop erate with the city attorney and Ventura county authorities to di rect the rapid and efficient use of the fund on necessary rehabilita tion work. Another appropriation of $90,- 000 was made by the Los Angeles county supervisors to reconstruct roads, bridges and highways In the area at once. FIRE STATION LOCATED Site At State and 18th Ordered Purchased for Engine House Purchase of a site for Saiem's first auxiliary fire station In the residence district was authorized at Monday night's council meeting when the fire and water committee was authorized to proceed with the acquisition of a plot of ground 90 by 150 feet in dimensions, on the south side of State street corner ing on 18b, at a cost of $4500. i nere is a nouse on tne property which by building an addition can be converted into an engine house. Chairman Dancy of the committee reported. The committee was au thorized to proceed with the nec essary alterations on the house. The site has been approved by Fire Chief Hutton. LORD BALFOUR VERY ILL Noted British Statesman Believed to be at Death's Door LONDON. Mar. : It. (A P) The Daily Express says that Lord Balfour, lord president of the council, former prime minister and one of the outstanding British statesmen of the present genera tion, is suffering from heart trou ble and has cancelled all of his engagements. He has bejn 111 for some time, In January he suffered a severe attack of laryngitis. AIRPORT BONDS ST S No Funds Provided in Budg et for Putting Issue On Ballot In May ONE SOLUTION PROPOSED Organization Favoring lentuve May Advance Amount, To Be Paid Hack If Issue Car lies At Polls The financing of a special el itJon is apparently the only obstacle that stands in the way or ptacmg the proposal for a bond issue not exceeding $50,000 for a municipal airport on the ballot at the time of the primary election in May. it was indicated at last night's coun cil meeting. The ordinance calling for put ting this matter up to the voters was read for the first and second times, and will come up for final disposition at the next meeting. Several councilmen raised the question of election costs, which are not provided for in the budget for this year. The cost, principal ly the item of printing and distrib uting pamphlets, was eaimated at about $500. Solution Proposed The chamber of commerce rep resentatives present offered a sol ution of the problem in case the city cannot finance it; the money may be advanced by organizations which are backing the airport plan, with the proviso that it in to be paid back out of the bond issue if it carries. Brazier C. Small, i chairman of the American Legion aviation com mittee, pointed out that aviation is the principal form of transport tation now being developed, and that the department of comuiic of the federal -government "has recommended that the cities build the class A landing fields along the airways. Other Cities Active Other Oregon cities are doing this, he mentioned, and added that Salem Is not quite in the direct line of the Pacific airway; It rune several miles to the east, and un less Salem does develop a class A field, the airway may miss this city. Olympla, faced with a sim ilar situation, has provided $50, 000 to regain its place on the line of travel. In response to a question from Alderman Hal Pation. Small said that 160 to 200 acres will be nec essary. No particular site has (Continued on pi 2) FATHER OF EARL JONES TESTIFIES I HAS NO INKLING OF MURDER AGAINST -SON Oregon City Man Informed First Time of Death of Wife and Child for PORTLAND, Mar. 19. (API Robert B. Jones, 44, seriously in jured when a dynamite explosion killed his wife and a ten year old son when it destroyed their house near Boring at dawn last Thurs day, today for the first time was informed of their deaths and today talked for the first time since the explosion with hie son. Earl Jones, 19, held in Jail in Oregon City la connection with the blast. He was not told, and his actions did not Indicate that he realized, that Earl is held under suspicion. "I was sitting at the table in the dining room when I heard the roar." Jones said as he rested on a' hospital cot. recovering from ser ious injuries. "Mother was in the kitchen. They tell me the explo sion seemed to come from under the kitchen floor, and I guess that is why she was killed. "It seemed to me. though, that whatever happened. happened ' right underneath me. I can't UU Just what happened, rt all took place so quickly. "They tell me I was blown through two walls, but the first I remember was when Earl came running over to me and tried to get me out from beneath some tim bers. He finally did 3o when be got some help." A guarded question elicited the Information from Jones that Earl had left the house a few minutes before the explosion to go to ope of the farm outbuildings.-All oth er of the family were In the house..' , ' , "Earl told me" today." the fa ther said, "that he was standing in the door of the building when the explosion occurred. He m ust hare been because he was the first ' to reach ma." " Karl Jones has - admitted to Sheriff Mass of Clackamas coun ty that he placed the box of dyna mite under the family house.- He denies however that he caused the explosion. He Is held In the count jail on aa open charge. The grand jury win meet tomorrow to con sider, the case. , -: ELECTION PROBLEM