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. -. ; W - PAGE TWO Tit OREGON STATESMAN, Galen. OrrWn. Tr J v? Tn-' - . ?T?rr!i 24, 1S31 i; OUffllTES T0H PURCIIfiSE Ofera $1,100,000 Amcuirt :: Fcr Water System Move Approved - (Continued from pas I) 7 tlon was expressed more strongly tuaa sentiment for its passage proponents or tne measure ap pearing to bare caucused before the council gathered and to hare predetermined bow each member would .vote. Better Than Long Alderman Kowitz, " upholding hta resolution, said he thought the oixer was a higher amount : than the plant was worth but de . 1 clared be felt the city would pay that much by the time it wen v through condemnation - proceed "Ins and these costs were added". ' to the purchase price. In view; of i the existing necessity for a sate ' : and adequate water supply thia summer, the alderman .declared aooie unusual measure was neces sary. He held that the water con- pany could sot proceed to finish the fitter plant, without the city's withdrawal of Its appeal, since the charter amendment of May IS. 1930, provides for an apprais al and purchase of the company? inrestment basis August 30, 1930 Counsel for the wateT company . has repeatedly said that invest meats after that time would be entirely ruled out by the city In . j ereni oi condemnation prwceeu lags, Kowits averred.' Lead by Alderman Henry Van- derort, the "antl-resolutionlsts lacludlngr a group of protestants . la the audience In the' council ; gallery, took a variety of pot hots at the resolution before tbe vote was taken. : y- "We're thwarting the will of the people, self-styled "Sheep Herder Vandevort declared. "I'm 'willing: to pay a flat price for the ':. 'plant, probably a price more than .It's worth but Im only wflllnff'to do it in accord with the charter jamendment. X may be dumb but X can't get it through my noodle Bow we can proceed- except under thfr charter amendment." " Mayor Opposed To Maxtor Offer " Mayor Gregory entered the .forensic lists by reading 'from a ' letter written to him by E. C. El- .Hott, president 40f the Oregon Washington Water company. The mayor declared be thought the water company unfair la refualnr - to submit its own figures xf ap- pralsal as asked for in the may or's own letter to the company. Gregory called on J. C. Baar. en gineer, for estimates on operation i cost of the filter when completed. ; . Basr, citing the water company executive's figures, placed the an nual cost at f32,?8. He said If thi cost bad been added to the -- operating cost of the company, for the years, 1927, 1928 and 1923. ' the. total available for interest f would bare been only $27,000, 324.200 and 112,600 in those f three years respectively. Fred Williams and Newell Wil- f Hams, both asked Baar several auestions pertaining to operation I f h w- nm.. I- ... company ,and its .filter. - William Shearer, appearing -'among the citizens as an oppon ent of the Kowits resolution, asked the council "why it Is so ; " anxious to buy the old plant ;when It shows It is losing?" James Preble, newspaperman. - made two Impromptu speeches, . urging in the first the seed of ex . pediting "The pending suit before the supreme court and suggesting .that the Willamette river at Sa- lera was an Inadequate source of -W f il t ll Ta iiiitnlr Wanu nt th. the y eventual use of the , navigation.. -for ; Kays Resolution ' AgaiMt Public Will r O. W. Emmons likened the ! Kowits resolution to a "people . be damned policy" and said tbe chance to condemn and buy at a . fair price by agreeing to. proffer " $1,100,000 to the water company and then to submit the matter to another rote. "If you submit the ..' matter to tbe people on this basis, r' they'll rote It down," Emmons -' predicted. . - II. R. Clark said be favored an entirely new plant and suggest e4 that the water company, it it sold. would be "getting rid et a white -elephant." ' Rich Relmann protested any of fer from tbe council to the water ' company officials. He argued that the only authority Tested in 7 the aldermen was to proceed un , der the charter" amendment of , May 18, 1930; now on appeal to the supreme court. Reiman held .'r that the matter or better water this summer was one to be work ' ed out by the water company through: the mandate ft carries to . furnish potable water at a part : of its city franchise. Alderman Dancy declared that . the Kowtts - resolution, was a move to' "expedite the will of the people." Uayor Gregory Inquired r tte" iJllBf3tel FATE' ivVt-?' w -. X . I hm. c ,-ff( 4 U, icvu II ever. Ferret 3- a. S- E2e. II h I riULLION-VOLT I.'t Sheeted with newly an inch ef lead wfUa wafts iuhif a foot thick, the new mlillon-ToIt x-ray tube at the Califemi institute ef technology Is now being pumped nt under apervlalou ef Prof. Chariea C. Lanriteev, , one of the great sden tista i elect ricUyjjf the institute. He 1a standing beside the tube. If any eannerymen had any state ment to make on the resolution but no one spoke. Explaining: his -vote. Alderman CTOlara said j he did not: believe the resolution- lay. within the province of the council. He con demned the projected contract for purchase as a unilaterial one, in which the council gave every thiag and the water company bound Itself to do nothing:. , JJHS W. MOTTTO BOSS C0RP01TI0I1S Cetkiued from - page lY n ".v.- i.i VAnr.t' Missions of, tbe Methodist Epls uary. 1JU, when he returned to-l, chnnb tor tha Nan Salem. Be was -first elected a member of the legislature from Clatsop county in 1922, and was alao- aerred as city attorney of Astoria, and in 1928 was a repub lican candidate for congress against Willi C. Hawley, incum bent. : - u . ? 7-, Anti-Property Tax ; aievement Aided Upon his return to Salem he again engaged in the practice of law, and has since had offices here. He was -elected a member of the house of representatives from Marion county at ; the . last general election. The outstanding legislation , fathered by Mott dar ing the recent session was a pro posed constitutional amendment eliminating the property tax. ' Mr. Mott was married to Ethel I. Walling Is 1919, and has two daughters. lie is a member of the American Legion, Kiwania, Elks, woodmen of the World. state bar association, Salem cham- Der oc commerce and' other civic and fraternal organizations. "Mt. McCalllster, the retiring of- uciai. win go to Fortland when he will serre as president of the cenaervauoa corporation of Am erica. Reports here last night In dicated that- Governor M1ap would appoint at least two new members of the state- industrial accident commission within the neat lew days. II FORTH eOES TO cum TKW YORK, March 23 (AP) no nundred million dollar wenaei rortune buUded on furs, peita and real estate ''buy but nerer aell real estate" was the Wendel motto has been, be queathed almost In its entirety to charity. - v END55' TAnAvi at -' WECDEL WARXEB BROS. n n o nil ' TODAY'. I "Chickens Come ; ,Ho2ae 9 J X-RAY TUBS and hanging In a concrete block Tbe will ef Miss Ella K. Von E. Wendel, last of the land-wealthy family founded la 1799 by John Gottlieb Wendel, was made pub lic toaay. it will be many months berore it can be probated. The executors explained that a -"de termined search" would be made for any possible legal heirs before distribution of the estate was at tempted. Miss Wendel had no near relatives. , - ' r Numerous personal T bequests are made, such as $20,000 to Miss Wendel's personal maid, and $2, 000 each to other servants. The reeiduary ; estate, . including all real and personal property not otherwise disposed of, is to be divided into 200 equal shares. rive Institutions are bequeath ed the bulk of the estate, 35 shares each going to the board of ological seminary at Nankin, China; New York society for the relief of crippled ; and ruptured; St. Christopher's home for chil- aren ixDbs Ferry, N. Y.; Drew theological' seminary,- Madison, N. J.; and the New York flower hospital. , , WHEAT CRASHES AS! POLICY DM CHICAGO. March 23 (AP) -Next summer's wheat crop could have been bought up on the Chi cago market today at bargain prices, unequalled since 1395. : As an aftermath of the govern ment's announcement that stabil ization of wheat prices on the 1931 crop rests with the farmers, holders of future contracts in the grain sold out at reeord . low prices.- - . .t ? : . i July wheat finished at 69 S-8-3-4 cents a bushel and September at fOV; -3-3. ranging from l 7-8 to J 6-8 cents under Saturday's close. ; June contracts, in which there was no trading Saturday, fell more than II cents from its last quotation to touch SB, then recovered to 17. . . 1 1 , .: i ; "t 5P!5T!ON-'THt love A if wHJ, DIM LYON .Vrfi. I pfci w mOT do. mrtH i 7 -":nrr" STARTS 1V WABXKft BUOS. WEDNESDAY ' J GSTJn J hi 'fun Tomorrow! rrowl. t JOG MACK DROWN IVCIUZ UVEKNE ; A Stirring Romance, til, ' against a background ir-.tU of pioneer lore and thriHi! . ILIII . Hi ww. lulu ! ii mm v .- I f; . El'3 - . : I . - Tajnei Mi l S UP 10 he Keeps Firmly . to Origin: - Story " of his Vifet " " - Asserted Suicide t 1 ' CCaatlnued from. page. 1) ,, listened abstrmciedly - to conyer sation, bearing the words but not gathering their full meaning-, ue said he believed his wife had fail ed to : understand when Miss Xuck told her she did not want to marry Bowles. -. The defendant said he left his heme for the last time October 30 after a disagreement with 'his wife about .dinner. He testified he had commented on the food say lag It was not aa he liked It, His wife told him, he said, if the food was not to his liking he might go out and get some that was. , N. G. Willis, a defense witness who said he had known the Bowles -family for about eight years, testified Mrs. Bowles men tal attitude had been unhappy for more than- a year prior to her death. He said she had told him of a trip to Honolulu In 1928 where she climbed upon & prom ontory and contemplated Jumping into tne sea. p- E. H. Dugan, Christmas card salesman, said - he called at ' the Bowles home November 8 to sell some cards, .when he returned to complete the transaction Novem ber s. be testified. Mrs. Bowlea seemed depressed and ' she told him she was not rotor to use any innsimas cards. Telle of Previous Suicide Attempt Mrs H. B.r Willie, who identl- wea nerseif a probably Mm, Bowies- aest friend outside the zarnuy, testified Mrs. Bowlea fcf visited at her home the night of November 10 and that she looked ill. She said they had talked about the future and Mrs. Bowles naa remarked, "I expect you would be surprised If. you knew how ranch I think of my future." Mrs. WilliB said Mrs. Rnu. had talked about drtvinr rtr m steep precipice on a Portland road and alao had told of attempting to atab herself with a nail file. Mrs. Bowles told her, the witness declared, that If someone had not stopped her she would hare kill ed herself with the nail file. Ill i WASIirNfivrw . mr...u (APThe flrlt .vt,.ri tonight delivered VSW. the women of America the thanka of those who hare been aided by 'cuitiuueai reiier extorts. "KlOanent T nnnnf vA ..u Mrs. Hooyer, "but Z do rejoice In passing on to you girls and wo men of America the word that what you hare done for those who hare suffered Innocently thia year la horna tn tlonste and understanding mem- All ul' Mrs. Hoover IDflVa Infn m tional Broadeastinsr comnanT'. microDhona nlaed t ti dent's study, once the workroom of President Lincoln. . Her . ad dress waa delivered under the aUSPiCeS Of the Woman' i1lvl.1. of presidenra. emergencry f eom- muiee ier employment. . It . waa her fourth radio speech since her husband came to th ixrhtt House.': ' ': - The broadcast waa nnennd wirft delivery bv twn rlri Mrs. Hoover, honorary president uL.inac organuauon, or a report UPOn its Work In bnlnlnr alla-rt- ate unemployment. PHllD COUGHS w i Stopped gniekly 0 and tuunisX ' withone swallow of OXME CapitalDrug Store V i.Yi HJLESJ BID S T VOICES III;1,! m Tfi limit urn 3 IU wuivim TO ... !fw' Board By OLIVE M.. DOAK m f.--'V - .iv:;-:.,s'"rv.----":'", -'. e BROS. CAPTTOlj Today John Gilbert - Louis Wolhelm in Gentleman's . ;.;.yate',.v Wednesday John Mack ; Brown in The : Great : -'-Meadow," t f; ' T-ri- Satarday Beta Lugosl In r "Tlfty Million French- - r men." . 1 - - - ' WARNER BROS. XXfiXXORB Today Beta Lugosl in 1 "Dracula." . : ; , Tharsday Bebe Daniels In "My Past.- ; : ;- HOIXYWOOD Today Clara Bow In "Her Weddlns Night." ' " Wedneeday Jeannette ' Mac- Donald in "Monte Carlo." Friday John Gilbert in "Way for a Sailor." - , , Today -Spencer Tracy 4n' - "Up the Rirer "- Wednesday Lewis Stone and Dorothy Mackaill lh "Of- flee Wife." r Friday ? LouU Wolhelm In "Danger LlghU." , Oahsr slctures' hare rotten to be a bit less thrilling" than a year ara hut there -Is einm at h rin. ltol theatre today which will be ef interest to any screen fan.- Tbe picture Is "Gentleman'a" Fate" and John Gilbert nlava a rnl 4n it which no one who see the pic ture will soon forget. Gilbert waa the anu ef n ri les "speculation, after his - first laiunr picture "One Glorious NirhL" His volte waa bad. Hi aetlnjr stilted and all told, the ple- mre waa wnai is weu termed a HOP . And now he ntrina baclr with as fine a talklnsr nreeenta. Uon as any actor could desire. UII face in "nantlMnan'a Fate" la unuauallr luiitiTiiv . presalre. Manr eloae-uDa ara ta and the emotions which he por trays tnrougn the muscles of his tace are strong- and varied. me piot is unusual. It U e gang- picture, but it has one of we mosx numan themtui tf famltr tie. and It itinn rif io effect of tradning- by a spec tacular contrast between two brothers. ; , XOU will find the 4flAn '. vokingly unreal at times. GUESTS AT HAZEL GREEN HAZEL GREEN. March 9 ReT. J. O. Mintnn Vm ui.t. and children. Elverta, Gerald, uujaj ua uonaia oi Salem were guests at dinner of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. -, VinPtMra ir n r!..... SOU and famllv. Me at n. vln TanCleave and children. Mar- m, ueaen ana uaryai were ad ditional gHestl. Start Sat.. JOHNSONJ hm scraen'a 4 X? MmMShewifl be FrencKaien ( ) wiUl the ' ho rotniLaJi pmcxs GRAN D ; LAST TIME3 TODAT . T03IORROW v "fSl Lewis Stone Dorothy Mackaill m "THE OFFICE -,W1FE" til asisMssieaHa jae'W"MsB!wiii( 111 HOYtTONr CIBEI5IE 0 GBuJISlO V , Hunter, 'Early and Lawrence lo be new Wember, 1 Indicated: now i (Continued-from page 1 has stated that-he is ready to answer the governor's call the mo ment it comes. -sp - -ApparenUy AU f v ' Due foe Discard Tor a time it was thought that at least one ,member- of the old board would be' carried over, but it is now-certain that Sam Laugh- iin, jc. E. Bragg and W. IL Fits gerald, all members of the board now. are slated for rrmnnl Thi appointment of an : Insur ance commissioner ,to : succeed Clare A. Lee of Eugene -Jncnm bent. Is also slated for this-week. Gordon 3aker, twice mayor of Me Mlnnrille and in the insurance business in that city, Is known to have been called to the governor's office for a conference. The name of Edward R. Wolfe of Portland has also been mentioned in con nection with the appointment. AThe resignation this week of w. G. IdQ. as manager of the state chamber of commerce has been taken by close nolitlcal obserrera as a harbinger of. his forthcoming appointment to the new Job of neaa of tbe state department of agriculture. Lone Associated Witl Executive For years Ide has been a strona- Meier man and has felt , the lat ter' help constantly In floandng and counselling .in the work of the i state chamber. ,. Ide waa an out-and-out Meier booster durins the campaign. He waa active last week la arranging the bananet m as tin to be held hare Friday nit. March. JT, when "The Next Step" tor Oregon agricultural ex pansion will he considered. . It is to be noted that the gov ernor has been prevailed on to attend, the meeting and that ra rious men who have been prom inent in agricultural activities in the state are on the program. On the program la the phrase "This occasion has far-reaching signifi 't . '.. ... xVy . 7 IFuqjIhUumqj QDm n SlNCB Che' first of the year in about 10 weeks actual time Rich field has piled up 36 victories and 4 new AsfVAo speed records in the field of competitive motor, events. All tni-ii has accomplished In the fee of the, abnormal conditions under which It haj been operating. A record of performance unequalled by any other company at any dme. And another spectacular victoryl Richfield during Its great fight Is shsrtUng a gasoline sale Increase of more dicn AOZ. A sensational riv-md!cstive cf the warm cup port accorded the fighting heart of tna colorful company by frsi irfi. te fs..lm. RichCsld his won jpublia confidence won publia admiration by Its great ; ;:?9G Gaper? Coi?v3o ' ""' ' A. J. Rossseta uASOLINE greases ' OILS : Car WasWrig-Tire Service Center at Church cance' and some observers yester day prognosticated that either Just, before or at the banquet the appointment of Mr. Ide as leader for the new state agricultural de partment would be announced. Much of Ido's work In the state chamber has been to secure new settlers for Oregon lands. His ef torts at bringing newcomer .to Oregon was attacked several times at the last legislative session, i number of farmer-legislators con tending- Oregon already has suffi cient population on the farms as lone as tbe surplus of agricultural product continues. OF HOTEL IB, TOTAL LOSS ? (Continued from page J) " uncaved but tbe inside a mass of ruins.. . All the able-bodied men in " Stayton 1 turned out to . assist the volunteer fire brigade; all use of water from city mains was cut off to give added pressure at the fire. - ' i ' .- ; The first fire, which ocurred a week ago, started during the 1 Bight in the downstairs .kitchen and before It was put out. damage had been done to the extent the insurance company allowed tbe Lesleys $1000. At the time of today's fire, workmen were put ting' the finishing: touches on the part of the building damaged a week ago. '- r i After today's fire Mr. and Mrs. Lesley moved into a furnished home which they own here. Sev eral years ago they operated the notei,.naa then leased it. and last fall again took .over its manage ment. The Staytoh hotel was built In 1871 by Jack Richardson and had since, then served as a landmark as well as a hostelry. , i TEACHER HIRED HAZEL GREEN. March 23. Teachers, for the coral nr year have been , hired, Mrs. Edith Mc Coy Miller, principal; Miss Mar garet Bar-quist, primary, both of Salem. Mrs. Miller is teaching intermediate at . Middle Grove. Many regret the loss of the pres ent teachers, Mrs. Flora Hedrick. who has- taught two years and Miss AIm& Stautfer. primary. three years.. fighting spirit It was this same fighting spirit that built Richfield from a smalU' local marketer to national Importance tn the oil Industry. i ; ..-. That plus the exceptional Quality of itsproduca whUu have become world famous. Tbday you will find that quality the finest in the company's history. Richfield wants your business and frankly asks for & Not alone be cause Richfield success Is impor. tant to western Industry and west era prosperity, but because when You purchase Richfield gasoline you Hear the "Richfield Reporter" ' KEX, 6: 45 sharp every night this week Greasino: RICHFIELD Products Street 'G ciinifii'mc Villii.il uuikitiUilJ m run i lillL l.Li.lilLU i (Continued from par 1) of ; two known dead, 2 missing and many injured. While the rescue ships were making their best time toward St. John's airplanes were racing te obtain pictures of the disaster One plane had hard luck. j Robert F. For of Concorf, N. rlved at Horse Island in White Bay and cruised over the sceneof the explosion while 8. n Wright, news cameraman, took pictures. Fog essayed a ianding oh the ice and rrrV nn v.i.v er he nor Wright was injured. 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