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SEVENTY-NINTH YEAR, NO. 22
Salem, Oregon, Sunday Morning, April 21, 1929
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SIFTS BIB
-Disagreement Between This
City and Power Firm to
be Considered
Settlement of Dispute Hoped
f o r; Representative
Men on Hand
Agreement whereby the North
west, Power company may pro
ceed with its plans for power de
velopment in the Marion lake dis
trict and the claims of the city of
Salem to water rights for a possi
ble future municipal supply in the
same district may be at the same
time protected, will be the object
of a conference arranged by the
Salem chamber of commerce for
Monday night at its auditorium.
At this conference. Mayor
Ltvesley. City Attorney Fred Wil
liams and members of the council
will be present, as well as mem
bers of the county court, repre
sentatives of the chamber of com
merce and T. G. Kelley of the
power company.
City Finds Court
Opposed To Plans
The city attorney, under in
structions, from the council, has
filed a Iprotest against the power
company's claims, basing tthe pro
test on the city's filings made in
1923. The county court has asked
the city officials to reconsider this
protest, contending that the power
deTelopwnt should be encouraged
because establishment of power
plants in that vicinity would be
of material aid in obtaining the
Detroit-Sisters highway.
At one of the meetings last
week attended by members of the
county court and city council, the
possibility was suggested that the
claims of the power company and
those of the city could be so ad
justed that they would not con
flict, and additional discussion on
this point is expected to be had
at the meeting Monday night.
City's Rights Held
Of Prior Nature
Mr. Keiiey, wno aas
his claims to the power company,
made his filings two months be
fore the city filed on the same
water, but municipal use in most
cases takes priority regardless of
the time filings were made. Wheth
er this would hold if the city's fil
ings ere for an uncertain future
use, cannot be determined with
out a test.
Persons interested in the power
company's plans, however, are
urging that the city resign its
claims, because they fear a con
test over the water rights will
have an unfavorable effect on the
company s Iinanciai pians.
Pending argument Wednesday
of the case Paul Burrls vs. City
of Salem in Judge McMahan's de
partment of the circuit court, no
action will be taken in munici
pal court on the six overtime
parking tags which have been is
sued against Burris' automobile
since the circuit court case was
filed.
Recorder Mark Poulsen was
planning to summon Burris in
to municipal court Saturday on
the new charges, but was advised
by Fred Williams, city attorney,
to defer this matter in view of
the fact that the original case Is
coming up so soon. -
Burris' case against the city Is
based on the contention that the
police exceeded their authority
when they seized his car following
his failure to settle for previous
violations of the parking ordin
ance. This case comes up Wednesday
for argument on the city's demurrer.
1
BUMS CASE WILL
BE ARGUED SHORTLY
2 Monmouth Girls Stage
Spectacular Trip; Hint
.' Says They Seek Limelight
MONMOUTH, April 10. (Spe
cial) Something of a stir has
been caused here in the past week
by tte actions of two normal
school students, Ella Hansen, 19,
of Portland, and Alice- Staples, 18,
from a rural community near Cor
tallls. On Monday they left Monmouth
with suitcases and with $11 be
tween them, stating rather vague
ly that they were leaving for Cal
ifornia. They caught a ride as
far as Eugene, where they were
detained by the police. . ... v
Their parent were Informed of
the girls, whereabouts, and they
.I... aftr
were pu on
they had agreed to return to
schooL But at a stopping point
couth of Monmouth they eluded
the stage driver's vigilance, and
were not seen here, it was said,
until Thursday.
Friday afternoon the Hansen
girl caused additional comment by
meandering along the edge cf the
Willamette riTer at Independence
and crossing to the east tide on
rShakeup in Local Staff
Of Public Schools Held
Likely; Principal Quits
-.
Board Faces Hot Time Tuesday Night When
Successor to J. C. Nelson will be Con
sidered; Huntington May Coach
With election of teachers for the coming year scheduled
for the regular meeting Tuesday night, the Salem school
board is expected to face one of its busiest sessions of the
year. A vacancy in the principalship of the senior high
school and in the post of athletic director also at the senior
high will add more than the usual ripple to the elections.
Although Superintendent George W. Hug has been care
ful to make no announcement as to names, a number of Salem
school teachers are expected to be missing from the list of
the re-elected. Resignations and removals or new jobs are
lareely responsible for the
changes that are on slate this
early in the season.
Hollis Huntington, former
Salem high coach and at present
engaged in business here, is ru
mored to show an excellent chance
of refilling his old job and as far
as sentiment among the high
school pupils goes, nothing could
be more to their liking. Other
names mentioned in connection
with the athletic job are those of
Victor Wetzel of the state univer
sity; "Bill" Vinson, former Wil
lamette star; "Luke" Gill, pres
ent assistant, O. S C. alumnus,
and a graduate of the Salem high
school which is to his favor, per
haps; Merle Hagen of the U. of O.
and Fred Hamilton, coach at Cen
tralia, Wash., and a W. S. C. grad.
Salem people know it will be no
easy task to fill the job so long
held by Principal J. C. Nelson and
it may be the board will defer
election until later. Fred D.
Wolf, 33, and a former army of
ficer, athletic coach and principal
at Kalama, Wash., and Payette.
Idaho, is put forward as a likely
successor. Among other names
already (mentioned for the high
school administrative head are
those of Paul Moore, principal at
Lemar, Colo., Reuben Palm, Dick
inson, North Dakota, principal;
E. D. Towler who is principal at
La Grande this year, and Loren
T. Barker, Moscow, Idaho. Bar
ker is but two years older than
Wolf.
Some of the matters which will
confront the board Tuesday night
are understood to have come be
fore the individual mefabers of the
board at an informal meeting held
early this week.
Legal Action Against Marion
County is Hinted; 16
Firms Involved
Marion county state banks, 16
in number, may join in an action
to compel Marion county to make
some adjustment on their taxes if
not to abate them entirely, if a
suit said to have been agreed
upon with a Portland attorney Is
begun as it has been tentatively
agreed upon by a number of the
banks !n the county.
It was said upon good author
ity here Saturday that several of
the banks had agreed io retain the
services of a Portland "attorney
upon a contingent fee but a num
ber of the state banks denied that
as yet they were party to the
agreement.
No action will be taken by the
state banks until the settlement,
pending for months between the
county court and six naional banks
is agreed upon.
Representatives of some of the
state banks point out that they see
no justice In their payment of
their taxes to the county If their
competitors In the national field,
pay but a small portion of the tax
for the past three years and no
direct tax in future years.
State banks in Portland brought
suit against Multnomah county but
the latter settled with the banks
before he ease came to trial. Pay
ment made was for 55 per cent of
the taxes for 1928.
the Polk-Marion ferry. It was
ralnlnr hard and observing the
girl wading in the stream and
later lying down on the gravelly
beach, the ferryman asked two In
dependence men to Investigate as
to whether she might be ill. She
was taken to Independence and
placed in care of a physician, and
later taken to the dormitory at the
normal school.
Authorities of the health depart
ment at the school, it was said.
took Miss Hansen to the school in
firmary for the night, as her cloth
ing was damp. This morning It
was found that she had suffered
no ill effects from exposure.
. Miss Hansen is said to be of an
eccentric disposition and her
strange actions were ascribed to a
desire to Indulge in the spectac
ular. Several weeks ago she and
Miss Staples left the school unan
nounced and returned after a few
days. Miss Staples is now with
her mother, Mrs. M. Staples, near
Corvallis.
STATE BANKS MAY
JOIN III LAWSUIT
NELSON
COMPLFTFS
SUCCESSFULLY
Salem High School Principal
Finishes Fifteen Years
of Service Here
Announcement of the resigna
tion of JC. Nelson as principal
of the Salem schools after nearly
15 years of service was made from
the city superintendent's office
Saturday morning. The high
school will not lose the services
of Mr. Kelson, however, for with
word of his resignation was coup
led the statement that be will con
tinue to serve the school as head
of the history department and as
principal emeritus, the change to
be effective at the end of the
present year. His salary will re
main the same.
Mr. Nelson's resignation, while
not entirely unexpected to those
who hare watched the burden un
der which he has been working
the past few years and the result
ant drain on his energy, which
administration of some 1,200 pu
pils has brought, came as some
thing of a blow to his students.
For it is well known here that
few principals enjoy the Admira
tion and respect of both teachers
and students as has Mr. Nelson
over his period of service here.
In his new position, Mr. Nelson
will continue to keep the records
of the school, a job which he has
worked down; to a tine point. This
arrangement will not only relieve
the new man of care of this heavy
matter, but will leave him entirely
fre for administrative duties and
allow him full time to establish
contacts with his teachers.
When Mr. Nelson time to the
Salem high school in 1914, 750
pupils were enrolled In the four
classes. Registration in the sen
ior high dropped to 602 when the
first junior high school was open
ed in 1918, which means that
since that time he has handled
practically twice as many pupils,
with pupils numbering well over
1200 for some years.
Under the principal's regime,
the Sallm high school student and
teacher organization has been
brought to an efficient level and
school discipline generally raised.
Mr. Nelson came to Salem from
Wenatchee, Wash., and two years
prior to going there he was head
of the high school at Marshall
town, Iowa. He was graduated
from Hanover college in Indiana
in 1890, three years later receiv
ing his master's degree In Latin
from that institution. As a scholar
his peers are few in Oregon and
his fellow townsmen know him as
an educator of broad cultural
views.
DELEGATION TO CO
TOSILVERTOHMEET
The Salem chamber of com
merce will send a large delegation
to the Marion County Federated
clubs dinner at SUverton Tuesday
night. The event, predicted to be
the largest gathering of commun
ity club representatives ever held
In the county, will be at 6:45 p. m.
in the SUverton armory.
Dr. P. O. Riley, president of
the federation, expects that over
1000 persons will attend the meet
ing, which will be the last official
gathering for this organisation
until next fal.
Branin Funeral
Slated Tuesday
Relatives Aver
Funeral services for Parker
Branin. former telegraph editor
for The Statesman, will be held at
the Holman chapel in Portland
Tuesday at 8:80 o'clock, accord
ing to woTd brought here by Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Rowland, who
returned Saturday from Twin
Falls where Mr. Branin died
Thursday from Injuries received
in an automobile -accident. He was
city editor of the Twin Falls
Times. Mrs. Branin, who is a sis
ter of Mrs. Rowland, came with
them to remain until Tuesday at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. West, in Salem. A num
ber of JSalem friends of the Bran
ins will attend the funeral Tuesday.
ION FID'S
ORATOR TAKES
HIGHEST PLACE
Portland Man Reelected to
Head State Christian
Endeavor Groups
Leaders to Address Various
Church Groups at Their
Services Today
Oregon will be represented at
the International Christian Endea
vor convention in Kansas City this
July by Evelyn Zwrcher of Marsh-
field, winner of the oratorical con
test at the Oregon convention
meeting Saturday night in the high.
school auditorium. John Hender.
son of Portland was re-elected
president.
The delegates paraded to the
capitol building where they were
received by Governor I. L. Pat
terson, Secretary Hal Hoss an
Treasurer T. B. Kay Saturday
morning. Photographs of the group
were taken and many individual
snapshots besides motion pictures
by Dr. D. B. Hill.
Overflow Banquet
Is Found Necessary
Denominational luncheons and
banquets were meal time features
of the program, an overflow ban
quet being necessary. The execu
tive committee luncheon is the
only one on the program for today.
Numerous Endeavor leaders will
speak at local churches at morn
ing services today. Another salient
number on the program Is an ad
dress by the RevY Anther E. Stein
of San Francisco,-" in the high
school auditorium at 3 o'clock. His
topic will be "Victory through
Christ's Enabling Power." TheJ
Rev. C. P. Gates of Portland will
give the evening address with
Carry on to Victory" as his sub
ject.
Eugene Girl Takes
Second In Contest
Second place in the oratorical
contest went to Josephine Gild
strap of Eugene, and third to Irva
(Turn to Pace 8, Column 1.)
PISHES OF
Brother of Former Kaiser
Dies Near Kiel; German
Ruler Saddened
BERLIN, April 20. (API-
Prince Henry of Prussia, only
brother of. the former Kaiser,
died today at the age of 60, on
his estate at Hemmelmark, near
Kiel, without having seen the ex
iled brother he loved so well for
more than a year.
Reports from Doom described
the ex-Kaiser as grief-stricken at
the news of the death of his bro
ther, who was the closest to- him
of all his kinsmen.
Every year Prince Henry had
made it a point to visit Holland
and spend the whole month of
Feburary at Doom, arriving in
time for William's birthday on
January 27. This year was the
first time he had been unable to
come, so that the brothers had
not met 1 n more than a year.
Prince Henry had Intended to
come in May.
Sister Margaret
Remains at Bedside
Among the relatives with him
at the end was his sister Margar
et, wife of the former Prince
Frederick Charles of Hesse. Pres
ident Von Hindenberg sent Prin-
cess Irene a personal telegram of
condolence.
Interment will be at the family
vault at Hemmermark Castle,
where funeral services will be
held on Wednesday afternoon.
The question of whether the
former Kaiser will attend the fun
eral of his brother was upon
many lips tonight. By the "pro
tection of the republic" law, Wil
liam la barred from German soil
(Turn to Pa S, Column 4.)
Salem May
Get Grange
Meet, Word
A committee from the Marion
count Pomona grange will meet
witp representatives oi ine ounm
chamber of commerce and of the
Marinn ftanntv Federated clubs
Wednesday at the chamber of
commerce rooms, to discuss ine
nrnnniial to invite the Oregon state
grange to hold its 1930 conven
tion in 'this city. The meeting
will be at 1:10 p. m.
The proposal was discussed at
tha Pomona rrance meeting at
Stayton last week, with the re-J
suit that a committee was ap
pointed to investigate further. The
committee members are W. A.
Jones of Macleay, master of the
Pomona grange; Mrs. Ross Allen
of Salem. L. 8. Lambert of Stay
ton. Thomas Little of Turner, E.
O. Welsner of Howell Prairie, C.
H. Taylor of Turner, Miss Ethel
Fletcher of Salem and Mrs.
Thomas' Bump of Salem route 9.
Presidents of the local service
clubs have also been asked to at
tend this meeting.
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PASSES Ofl
Women Members of Congress at Opening
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Seven of the eight women members of congress were In their seats when, the 71st session opened, Mrs.
Katherine Langley of Kentucky being absent because of illness. They are, left to right front row, Mrs.
Pearl P. Oldfleld of Arkansas, Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts, Mrs. Ruth Baker Pratt of
New York and Mrs. Ruth Haunn McCormick of Illinois; left to right in back, Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen,
of Florida, Mrs. Mary T. Norton of New Jersey and Mrs. Florence Kahn of California.
E
EXPOFIT DEBENTURE
Special Communication Will
be Sent Senate Monday
Outlining Views
WASHINGTON, April 10
(AP) President Hoover is op
posed to the export debenture
plan of the national grange as a
measure of farm relief and is ex
pected -to set forth his views in
a communication to be considered
by the senate agriculture commit
tee at a special meeting at 10 a.m.
Monday.
This became known late today
after a White House conference
between the president and Sena
tor McNary of Oregon, chairman
of the committee, who visited the
executive officers at the request
of Mr. Hoover iomt nours after
the president had had nearly an
hour's talk with Louis J. Taber,
master of the grange.
Statement Prepared
For Farm Committee
Information was that the presi
dent told Senator McNary he was
presai-innv., .statement for the
comxoitteon the debenture pro
posal which would be put in the
majl overnight and requested that
the committee be called together
at an early, date to consider it.
Upon returning to the capital the
(Turn to Pag S. Column 3.)
THE LEAVES FOB
LOS ANGELES, Cal., April 20.
-(AP) Sir Rabindranath Ta-
gore, Indian poet and philosoph
er, left here abruptly today, sail
ing for Japan, after he had an
nounced he would remain in Los
Angeles six weeks. Tagore said
poor health prompted his depar
ture but B. M. Tucker, his Amer
ican secretary, declared United
States immigration officials had
treated him "with ocntempt,"
VANCOUVER, B. C, April 20.
(AP) Lost passports were re
sponsible for Sir Rabindranath
Tagore's grievance against Amer
ican immigration officers, B. E.
Gowen, American immigration of
ficer here said tonight. Only
Gowen added, he thought the
poet's secretary and not Tagore
himself, was the one who was
really -put out."
About a week after Tagore ar
rived here early this month, Oowr
en said, the secretary reported
that their passports had been
lost and wanted to know If they
could not get across the border
without formal red tape.
The officer replied It Just was
not done. There the matter stood
while the secretary 1 hunted for
the passports. Even telegraphing
to Winnipeg to have a package
he had sent there returned in
which the passports might have
been mislaid. Finally the papers
were found and Tagore erossea
the border all concerned had
"been gentlemen" throughout the
incident Gowen said.
Astoria Youths
Suspended Upon
Liquor Charges
ASTORIA, Ore., April 20-
(AP) Fire Astoria high school
boys, ranging from 10 to 18 yean
of age, were Indefinitely suspend
ed from school today for taking
part In a drinking bout Friday
afternoon which sent one member
of the quintet to a local hospital.
The drinking episode was dis
covered when two members of the
party were. found In a semi-conscious
-condition lying in cars
parked in front of the-hlgh school
building. School authorities ire
planning a thorough investigation
of the affair.
OPPOSED TO
WHHI
Cotmtps Shore of
Rood Survey to he
$6,000, Estimate
Marion county's share of
the survey this summer of
the proposed highway from
Detroit to Sisters will cost
$ OOOO members of the for
est service of the federal
government Informed the
county court Friday when
that body met before he
state highway commission.
This amount constitutes
one half of the cost of the
survey. The other half will
be borne by the federal bu
reau of roads.
T
MERGERS LIKELY
Better Facilities is Goal of
Proposed Consolidation
in This County
The matter of consolidation of
smaller school districts to provide
better school facilities for the put
pils la apparently coming to the
fore with renewed force, as word
that point, so far as the superin
tendent's office indicates more
than the usual number of in
quiries on plans and procedure for
such a move.
Up to the present time most of
the interest shown has stopped at
that poin, so far as he superin
tendent's office can tell but with
more and more awakening to the
advantages of such steps, it may
be safely asserted the tendency in
that direction. This despite ac
tion of one or two districts in the
county in voting to rebuild small
school houses instead of consoli
dating or sending pupils from that
section to larger schools.
Judging from action this week,
the next schools to step in line
will be Geelan and Champoeg, as
members of the school boards
superintendent's office to secure
from these districts called at
the superintendent's office to se
cude petitions for consolidation.
Whether the board members were
sure of a majority of the school
voters for the change was not def
initely indicated.
Champoeg has a census of 43
boys and girls of school age this
year, with a valuation of $223.
643. Gus Swan is chairman of the
board. Geelan's censuns numbers
24, with a valuation of $99,351.
John A. Gearln is chairman of the
board.
FATE TO SEMIS
NEW YORK, April 20. (AP)
The New York Times tomorrow
will say the policies of the demo
cratic party for at least the next
three years probably will be deter
mined by its spokesmen in the
United States senate.
It was the concensus of mem.
hers of the democratic national
committee who attended a confer,
ence at the apartment of National
Chairman John J. Raskob last
night, that the debates In the sen
ate would .furnish the democratic
senators with a vehicle for the ex
pression of their views and that
these views would become the par
ty policies.- v
The Times will say that If this
program is followed as part . of
the plan for rebuilding the demo
cratic party, the democratic sen
ators will become virtually the
leaders of the party.
GRAND DUKE YET ILL
LONDON, April 20. (AP)
The condition of Grand Duke Mi
chael of Russia which has caused
anxiety, was unchanged tonight.
The cousin , of the late csar has
been" ill for several 'weeks from
the after effects of influenza.
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DEMOS LEAVE THEIR
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COAST GUARD MD
CANADIANS CLISII
Guns Drawn by Both Parties
But Serious Fight is
Averted
BUFFALO, N. Y., April 20
(AP) Strict orders were issued
today to American coast guards
men to keep out of Canadian wat
ers. Action followed upon ar
rest of two members of the United
States coast guard early today af
ter their rum chasing boat, al
leged to have become disabled,
landed on the Canadian shore of
the Niagary river near Bridge
burg, Ont. Both Canadian offi
cials and U. S. coast guardsmen
drew revolvers when the two
parties came In contact, but the
Americans quickly made known
their Identity and there was no
firing.
BUFFALO, N. Y., April 20
(AP) Martin Warn Rasmussen,
head of th elocaj coastguard dis
trict went to Niagara Falls, Ont.,
today to confer with provincial
police officials and customs men
in an effort to straighten out a
misunderstanding between Buffa
lo coastguards men and Canadian
provincial police, which resulted
last night in the arrest of two
members qf the U. S. rum patrol.
Chief Boatswain's mate Hubert
Wilbur and Surfman Orville N.
Lagrant were taken Into custody
by two provincial officers on the
Canadian shore a few miles south
of Bridgeburg.
Federal authorities said Satur.
day that "over-zealousness" in the
performance of what they thought
to be their duty resulted in the
landing in Canada.
The two men disobeyed coast
guard regulations when they re
tained their revolvers on entering
Canadian waters and going ashore
in Ontario, it was admitted..
On the Canadian side the offi
cers were accosted by two provin
cial policemen, explained who
they were. The provincial men
arrested the two rum patrolmen
and escorted them to Bridgeburg,
where they were held for sever
al hours until release din custody
of Commander Rasmussen.
Joyce Phipps Is
Rumored Engaged
LONDON. April 20. fAPl
The engagement of Miss Joyce
Phipps, niece of Lady Astor and
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Phipps of London, and Reginald
Orenfell, son of Arthur Grenfell,
will soon be announced, it is an
derstood. No date or place has
been Intimated for the wedding.
HERRICK HONORED
LE HAVRE, France. April 20.
(AP) The municipality decid
ed today to name one of its im
portant streets for the late Amer
ican ambassador Myron T. Her-rick.
Willamette Valley Cities
Resume Activities in Hope
Of Curbing River Polution
A constructive program partic
ipated in by all cities along the
Willamette river to curtail polu
tion of that stream, is hoped for
as a result of the work which will
be done by a committee now being
appointed by various sgencies tn
the state for the purpose, under
the general direction of the state
board of health. Word was receiv
ed here late last week that Fred
A. Williams, Salem city attorney,
was named as one of two repre
sentatives of the Oregon League
of Cities on this committee.
Two members each will repre
sent the Oregon State college and
the University of Oregon, two will
TWISTERS KILL'
FIVE: TERRIFIC
HAVOC CAUSED
Property Damage Mounts up
Into Thousands of Dol
lars, Reports Say
Latest Storm in Mid-West
Injures More Than 20
Men and Women
KANSAS CITY, April 20
(AP) Ferocious snrinr t&utr
and murky flood waters had taken
a toil oi at least five dead, more
than a score iniured and uncount
ed thousands of dollars in prop
erty damage in the southwectern
states tonight.
A tornado that almost witwd
out the little town of Reece. Kaas.
killed one man and injured at
least four persons.
A Kiowa Indian was killed by
a storm four miles southwest of
Carnegie. Okla.. and another In
dian couple lost their live in Ike
debris of their home 10 miles
southwest of Mountain View,
Oklahoma.
A baby died la her father's
arms at Sand Flats. Texas.
The body of a man was report
ed floating In the flood water off
the Walnut river, at Winfield,
Kans. ;
Livestock and Crops
Are Severely Damaged
The stoitn swept over much
farm land, doing great damage to
crops, and killing much livestock
in the area.
Heavy rains, which fell over
the northern section of Oklahoma
last night, sent many rivers and
streams roaring out of their
banks, with highway traffic vir
tually paralyzed.
Many persons living in low
lands particularly along the Verd
igris river In northeastern Okla
homa where a wall of water 21
feet high was reported comfsz
downstream, had abandoned thefr
homes.
In the streets of Skiatook. au
tomobiles gave way to boats.
Twisters Strike With
Great Force Over Big Area
Tornadoes struck this evening
In haphazard fashion over a iMt
area. Many buildings were flat
tened at Reece; two twisters left
a trail of wrecked farm property
and Injured two persons west of
Fort Scott, in southeastern Kan
sas; another skimmed along fbw
Missouri-Kansas border through
three counties ( while its twin
swept n sizeable area 30 mites to
the east, injuring a dosen per
sons. A seven mile path of des
truction was cut by another la
northwestern Arkansas. while
northern Texas and southwestern
Oklahoma were today barely re
covering from previous elemental
capers.
Farm families sought shelter ia
cellars and in several instance.
saw their homes torn apart. The
twisters missed the centers of pop
ulation. Aside from Reece, Haas.,
the town of Bolivar, Mo., was per
haps hardest hit. Nine person
were Injured there and 40 houses
were demolished or damaged.
Southeastern and eastern Kaa
sas lowlands tonight were under
flood waters of the Verdigris, Ne
osho and Kaw fivers as well as
many smaller streams. South
western Kansas had minor dam
age from the Walnut and Arkan
sas rivers while most of western
Missouri experienced flood griefs.
Most streams were expected to re
cede without doing great damage
unless further heavy rains falL
Virtually the entire southwest
has experienced heavy rains and
tropical storms in the last 41
hours. Hail fell before the tor
nadoes in western Missouri late
today. Colorado and Wyoming re
ported ' heavy snowfall.
Mexicans Plan
Dry Movement
On Mild Scale
MEXICO CITY, April 20
(AP) EI Universal Grafico re
night announced that a movement
was on foot to eliminate wines
and cocktails from the .menus of
official banquets to set an exam
ple to the country of cooperation
in the campaign of President Per-
tes Gil to wean the Mexican
pie from the drink habit.
be named by the industries affect
ed, one by the game commission
and one by the U. S. forest service.
Salem is more vitally concerned
In this problem than any of the
other cities with the possible ex
ception of Portland, Mr. Williams
said Saturday, because of tats
city's location midway along the
river, and also because it is the
largest city taking its water sup
ply from the river and contributes
the largest amount of sewage and .
industrial waste.
While . not authorized to speak
for the local city government, Mr.
Williams concludes from past die- .
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