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v . r ft-' Jh". . NEW NUMBER ; For classified, display ad : vertislng, subscri ptlo&i, news Information, dial , THE WEATHER . Fair today and Friday, slowly rising: temperature; Max. Temp.- Wednesday 64. MJLa. 24, rain .09, river 4.0, north wind, clear. 9101 FOUNDED taSI EIGHT Y-FIKST YEAR Salem, Oregon, Thursday Blorning, April 16, 1931 No. 17 i "... j-tt v"v m 'bt t .a . j a m U Liwcg f i n n trfi o in 4 - - i LIS lil me gaihs Resolution r Favoring Fight - On Butter Substitutes . Passed by Pomona Eliminating ; all Property '. Tax "for State Purpose Also to be Urged - BTJTTEVILLE, April IS. (Special) Twelve of the 14 granges of Marlon county were represented at the meeting of Po mona grange at Buttevllle today ;with Buttevllle and Woodbnrn ; granges Joint hosts. At the morning business session ' District Deputy S. H. Edwards of district No. 1 reported that Mar- ion coanty holds the lead In bis district In membership gain In the ' past year and that all bat two i granges In this county hare gain i ed. . Ankeny scored frist place and ; Silverton Hills second. - , . Mrs. . Ellen . Lambert reported 1 that Oregon stands among the first nationally in the organisa tion of new granges. A grange will be organised aoon at Che mawa. ' - V . ' A- W. Sterens reported on the county agricultural .committee meeUngs held at North Howell and - Red HUla and S. H. Van ' Trump outlined -the agricultural work planned by the rmngea for the coming year. . -Economic Groups ..' -i - ArtlTe. Beport ; . - .Daisy Bump reported tweire 100 per cent economic committees in the county. w . A. D. McCully, B. J. HaUand O. Bowen were appointed by Mas ter L. S. Lambert on the resolu tions committee and Anna Had ley and E. Sterens to solicit members for the fifth degree. This degree wu uter conferred on 23 canal dates. Ellen Lambert administer ing the obligation. At the lecture hour talks were made by State Lecturer Marie Flint MeCall. State Deputy S. H. Edward t, Frank Bowers; Earl I. Fisher of the state tax commis sion. Robert Shubel. M. S, Shrock of Milwaukle, Pomona-waster 'in Clackamas county; Edith Toiler Weatherred and Mrs.- S. II. Ed wards. Other- numbers - en the program were: Song, Pomona chorus: -Tocal so lo and encore, Patricia Maulding: . Tocal numbers, Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Larson. Resolutions Are Adopted At the afternoon business ses Ison the following resolutions were, adopted by the Pomona grange: " . " ' Whereas the dairy industry is one of the leading industries in Marion county, and -Whereas all the merchants; In (Turn to page 10, col. 3)r , FUIJEML OF HATCH TO BE T Funeral serrices will be held for Robert Wilbur Hatch at 2:00 o'clock this afternoon at the Sa lem Mortuary on Capitol street. Interment will be at Belcrest Memorial park. Robert, 4-year old son of Rer. and Mrs. a W. Hatch, 1345 Broadway street, died Tuesday afternoon shortly after he was struck by a loaded truck drWen by II. T. Hoke, 827 North Lib erty street.1 -p -r ' ' - According to County Coroner Rlgdon no inauest will be held and Hoke is absolred - f rom .all blame.- Balchen's Fine To be Remitted BOSTON, April 15. (AP) The U. S. treasury department today ordered remission of - a 3500 fine against Bernt Balchen. Transatlantic aTlatojr. for Tiola tlon of customs regulations- at this port by landing on a return flight from New Foundland where they had gone in search of I surrirors of the explosion which destroyed the sealing vessel . Viking. Miners Declare ' Pact Violated ' SHAMOKIN. Pa., April 15. (AP) ChargiDg anthracite oper ators had tI ola ted terms of their . working agreement, miners of this section of district nine. Unit ed Mine Workers of America, de cided today to remain idle until their grievances are adjusted. Ap proximately 10,000 men are em ployed normally in the area. Fox Must Give Up Loews Stock NEW YORK, April 15 (AP) Fox Film and Fox Theatres corporation were ordered, la a consent decree signsd by Federal Judge Knox today to direst them selves of stock In Loews, Inc. operating a larg chain of the atres. The decree terminates an anti-trust suit tiled In 128. Alfonso To Hoy Hints 'He i - Admits Even he has Made Mistakes but Thinks j Spanish People Will Forgive; Fled to ! J Avoid Civil war, Explains ' i. ' ..i.-f.'. NEHDAYE, Prance, April 15. (AP) Alfonso XUI renounced none of his rights as king of Spain when he left his capital in the hands of a republican government, and in a manifesto to his people made public here today by the Havas news agency he hints he may return. : I have lost the love of my. people," the manifesto said, - ' i i . . ' . o "but my conscience tells me that Senior Flunk Day Success; Juniors Next r It was flunk day at Willamette yesterday; 'tis xumored it will be that again today. And everybody who knows anything about flunk days knows two of them in a row means a whole squadron of under classmen are apt to show up asleep at classes today and tomorrow. , The seniors made a fair get away yesterday, possibly because too many of the underclassmen were sleepy as a result of a pre mature alarm Monday night. But at that, the flunk day was re sponsible for quite a commotion on the highway near Rlckreall, for a group of freshmen and soph omores, the right track, attempt ed to hold up senior laden cars by running them into the ditch. One such episode proved em barrassing, for instead of seniors a couple of semi-angry fishermen demanded an explanation when the underclassmen ran them off the road. j Seniors were back in town last night, aU smiles that they - got away and at the weather's bless ings on their mntl-study activities. Oh yes. and a great deal weary. Juniors were keeping under cover most of the day. and it was rumored they were all set -to make the traditional break this morning. - t - BED UPOil DEAL FOR UUEII ILLS J. B. Meek of Portland was In Salem yesterday conferring with F. J. Gllbralth respecting the Sa lem Xinen mills which has been organized to succeed -the Oregon Linen mills. An additional de posit of 32000 was made by Mr. Meek to the credit of the new company. Previously a 310,000 deposit was made. The new In terests are j to raise 380,000 fresh capital , and the old Inter ests are to place some. 3 60, 000 In bonds to care for the floating debt. Stockholders proxies are said to be coming In very freely to the organization committee. The meeting is set for April 25th and the stock must be in by that time to enable the deal to go through. . i If the reorganization is effect ed . the new management . will start" the Oregon mill Immediate ly on spinning, and will add new automatic looms ' for cloth weaving.-; j . ; Siam King 111; Arrival Delayed VANCOUVER. B. C. April 16 (AP) King prajahipok of Slam, reports slightly ill today at sea aboard the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Japan is not to enter the United States until Monday when his special train from here will cross the international bor der at North Portal, North Dako- ta. H. L. GILL SELLS rOODBURX, Orr., April 15 (AP) Herbert L. Gill has sold his half interest in the ' Wooburn Independent, weekly newspaper, to Rodney TV. Ai des, who has leased the interest for the past year. . : GUI's son, Wayne B. GUI, will continue as business mans-. ger of the paper. r- The . Woodbnrn Independent was first published in 1887 by L. H. MeMahan of Salem. FIRST BORN THERE TOLEDO. Ore., April 15 (AP) Mrs. R. A. Bensel. widow of the late Hon. RJ A. Bensel, of New-1 port, died here yesterdayat the home of her niece, Mrs. A. T. Pe terson. She had been In ill health tor a long time. ' Mrs. , Bensel was said to have been the first white girl to enter Lincoln county. The Bensel fam ily was closely connected with the political and economic history of Llnoln county. - ', TO CONFERENCE ; i PORTLAND, Ore.. April hi -(AP) E. J. Stack, Portland, who Mold$loijh aErglits arid May Return tne disailecuon will not be per- manent. "A king ' can make mistakes and X have erred -myself some times, but our , country always has shown itself generous toward faults which are not malicious. "I am king of all Spaniards and I could have employed other means to fight ' by adversaries but I .wished to avoid, civil war. "I renounce none of my rights because they are the heritage of History ana one day I shall have to answer tor their preservation. I await the true expression of my people and. while I wait tor the nation to speak I deliberate ly suspend the exercise of royal prerogative and take myself out of Spain. Thus she Is the sole mistress of her destinies. "I still believe that I am doing my duty as dictated by me for my country, My only aim even In the most - critical circum stances . has been to serve the public interest. The manifesto attributed the king's departure to the sweeping republican victory in Sunday's municipal- elections : throughout its kingdom. DEATHS Of THIRTY Monthly Health Report is Filed; Disease Cases Fairly Numerous March births in" Marion coun ty' 6utnumberenreSlha"Tf" 30, ac cording to vital statistics pre sented at the monthly meeting. of the executive board by the coun ty health department last night. Blrtte in the month totaled 88 and deaths were 58 in number. Eight still births were recorded In the month, a surprisingly large number compared to the total for 1930, only five. So far this year 12 still births have been reported. One Infant death was also report ed in March, bringing the total so far this year to ..four, as com pared to none during the entire year 1930. Heart disease account ed for 14 of the deaths, and. ac cidents five. , One hundred and sixty-seven cases of communicable disease were reported in the 31 days of March or an average of fire and a half a day. Mumps, with 70 cases, topped, the list; and meas les with 35 came next, followed by 16 eases chickenpox and 14 of venereal diseases. There were . (Turn to page 10, col. 2) Salvation Army Chief to Visit Corps in Salem CoL and Mrs. A. W. Crawford, chief secretaries for the Salvation Army and in command of the Ar my for the 11 western states and the Hawaiian Islands, will be in Salem today and will have charge of the services at the Army; hall tonight. Ensign Williams an nounces. .. , It will be their j f IrBt visit here. Mrs. Crawford ; Is a talented singer. i - Brigadier and Mrs. ' Baynton of Portland will attend the services, bring with them a small - band from Portland. - . . BIRTHS OOTilB Alden Buys Half Interest : Pioneer of Lincoln Dies- f ' Employment man on Trip Aitken Quits Safety job has been appolntedUnited States director of employment 'agencies for Oregon, left tonight for Wash ington, D. C, to attend' a confer ence called by Secretary of Labor Doak. -.'"..i, ; j PLAN'S PRIVATE WORK , PORTLAND, Ore., April 15 (AP) -George M. Aitken, for the past ten years safety engin eer for the Oregon state indus trial accident commission. n , noonced today the commission had accepted his resignation ef fective April 18. Aitken said tie had decided W enter private' engineer practice' in Portland. ' ..: ;, s -l v . WORKER IS KILLED PORTLAND, Ore., April 15 (AP) Carl Norgard, 50, Port land, employed on a department store building addition here, was killed instantly In a fall from the sixth floor of the building today. The cause of the fall was not known. Fellow employes , said Norgard had complained - of a headache earlier in the day. COfJSTITUTIOf! TO BE Hi ID Manifesto Outlining- Rights Of Public is Issued By Government JL Celebration of Liberation From Royal Rule Goes On In Madrid (Copyright, 1931. by the Assocl- ated Press) MADRID, April 15. (AP) The republican government of Spain, new and untried, closed its first day of power with a mani festo laying down the rights of the people and announcing its in tention to call a constitutional parliament. Signed by provisional President NIceto Alcala Zamora and his ministers the decree pledged re spect for personal property, re ligious freedom, and .public as sembly, guaranteed a new agrar Ina policy to aid the farmer and promised to turn over its power to a permanent government when ever formed. Meanwhile, the nation was without a royal family for the first time In nearly a century. Royal Family Flees Into Exile Former Queen "Victoria, the Princesses Beatrice and Christina and the. Infantes Alfonso, Jaime and Gonzalo fled o Paris, speed ing Into exile to rejoin former King Alfonso. 1 The younger Al fonso, Prince of Asturias and the oldest son, was reported to have left alone last night, but the re port was not borne out by .later facts. Stimulated by declaration of a national holiday, the people's cele bration of the fall of the monarch late yesterday continued unabat ed. The city swarmed with cheer ing thousands still parading the streets, waving republican em blems and transforming Madrid into a gigantic carnival. Few po lice were on duty and most of those were joining in the festlvl ties. The new ministry conferred throughout the day on their tre menduus task - of - eon verting - a weakened ' monarchy into a stable republic It was "announced de creet would be passed abolishing all titles of nobility and dissolv ing the status of life members of the senate appointed by the re tired monarch. Their program provides for the right to condemn and purchase property needed for public wel fare. If carried out. It may mean the splitting of the large estates of the grandees and their sale In small lota to the people. ; AT MH COURT Boy Scouts receiving awards at the monthly court of honor held in- the court house , last night and presided over by Jus tice 'H. H. Belt were: Second class awards: Marvin Mattson, Herbert Townsend and Kenneth Hunt, troop 12. Salem; Raymond Griffin, Robert Laugh off, Norman Burgoyne. Winston Gosser and Harvey Griffin, troop 15, West Salem; Burton McGib bon, Dallas, and Bob Brady, troop two, Salem. First class award Alfred Fr eber. Aumsville. Star awards: Robert Law and Walter Bailey, troop two, Salem. Merit badge awards: Marion K u m 1 er, Winston Williams, f!ha.rlw Roblin. ' Robert Law, Walter Bailey and Richard Hi- day, troop two; waiiace sprague and Enrene Tower. trooD nine; Lewis Melson, troop 10; Gordon Black, troop 12; Bernard Cross, troop 20; Paul Ciarsy troop zs; Charles Fully. Gordon Tfclnton and Raymond Johnson, troop 27. Pastor Resigns; Rowdyism Cited OAKLAND, Cal., April 1 5. (AP) A letter of resignation the Rev. John Barrett, pastor of old St. John's Episcopal church, sent Bishop . Edward Parsons today among other reasons for his res ignation that empty whiskey flasks were - strewn about the church yard, the church box had been rifled and two belts had been filched from the church organ. Hoover Greets - Japan's Prince WASHINGTON, - April 15 (AP) Prince Takamatsu.' second brother of -the emperor of Japan, and his princess, were welcomed to Washington today by President Hoover and high government of- flclals. . - " . . -Ther are the highest ranking Japanese couple ever to visit the United States. . AMBASSADOR QUITS WASHINGTON, April 15. t AV AmhajiBador Padilla of Spain resigned his diplomatic post today as a : result or tne overthrow of the Spanish mon archy.. " r.':'"'-. HOBS AWARDED Student? No, oh aunt A few of the wise students' at the senior high school were enjoy ing little snickers of a peculiar brand yesterday. - It's like this: ' When balmy weather, greenness . everywhere and the first day in the fishing season come' along, the high sehooP bors are sunDOsed to utter that old one about Satan getting behind, and ; trudge along to scnooi. ;-- - And yesterday, the students dis covered, it was Principal Fred Wolf , who played hookey, hauled out his fishing pole and -made a trip of it. Wolf, who left town Tuesday- night with Tom Wolga mott, also a member of the high school faculty, and Coach Roy Keene of Willamette, failed to ln toTm any faculty member or su pervisor at the high school of his Intention to go fishing. His secre tary professed Ignorance of his whereabouts. But the students found it out and now, whatll happen when a boy stays away from school to go fishing, is anydne's guess. - No one was in charge of Wolga mott's classes yesterday after noon, it was said, and only a half dozen boys bothered to make a pretense of attending tothe busi ness in the auto mechanics shop. Willamette seniors, " practice teachers, took the day. off to Join the flunk day event. Only they were careful to ask supervisors to take their place in the class rooms for the day. EVANGELICAL STATE Editor of Denominational Paper Is Speaker on Wednesday Night First full day's program of the 48th annual Evangelical church conference of Oregon was held yesterday, with Dr. E. O. Frye, editor; of the denominational paper published in Cleveland, Qhio. delivering the sermon last night. At the conference dinner last night, honor was accorded' Rev. H. Scbukneckt. fpro5J yara a pastor for the church. Presiding Elder Culver was , toastmaster at the dinner,- those giving talks being Dr. Frye, Bishop G. E. Epp of St. Paul, Minn., who is presid ing at the conference sessions, and Presiding Elder C. P. Gates. The group presented Rev. Schuk neckt a beautiful bouquet of 60 Columbia rosebuds. Greetings Said at Afternoon Session At the afternoon session, May or P. M. Gregory welcomed the 90 ministers and lay delegates to the city and J. F. Ulrich, mem ber of the local church, extended welcome from the host body. Committees of the conference were read following organiza tion. In his sermon last night. Dr. Frye spoke on "Art Thou a King Then?", declaring in part that the, world knows but one king, of whose evidences there are many. He said Jesus was king by popular acclaim, by inherent right and by conquest. Jesus was conqueror of evil and was king when he faced arrest and trial on the cross, just as he was when he became king by fulfill ment of prophecy. Former Indiana Solon is Given Year in Prison EVANSVTLLE. Ind;. April 15. (AP) Harry 'E. Roswottom, former representative in congress of the First Indiana district, was convicted in federal court tonight of accepting bribes from persons who sought post office appoint ments. ' ' The former congressman was sentenced Immediately by Judge Charles E. Woodward to serve one year and one day In Leaven worth penitentiary and was fined 32,000.- The sentence was im posed on the first count of the indictment. Cobb Defendant i In Divorce Suit AUGUSTA, Ga., April 15. (AP) Ty Cobb," former star of American league, basebal dia monds, was sued for divorce to day by Mrs. Charlie Marian Lom bard Cobb. ' - jln a petition filed In Richmond county superior court, Mrs. "Cobb charged the baseball player with eruel treatment, asked temporary alimony and custody of their four minor children. Shirley, 19; Har chel, 15; Beverly, 11, and How ell, , .'; -; to SAN DIEGO. CaL. April 15 (AP Pleas of defense counsel for dismissal of complaints accus ing Alexander Pant ages and four others of immorality were lost in Justice court here today, and for the second time In 18 months the wealthy showman was ordered to trial on charges Involving young women. Principal HookeyJ mm m w oSSii Depredations of Insurgent Band Reported; Party In Auto Ambushed Marine Planes Come to aid After Bandits Held off By Small Group PUERTO CABEZAS, s Nicarag ua, April 15. (AP) Heavily armed insurgent bands in the hills of northeast Nicaragua have killed nine Americans and an un determined number of natives since last Saturday. Today United States marines landed from the U. S S. Ashe vllle to protect the citizens of this port. - - - , . Refugees from, the sector In which the attackers are operat ing said the band descended early Saturday on -the settlement at Logtown, 70 miles from here. A commissary ' clerk saw them coming and had time to call the Wawa Junction .telephone ex change and cry for help before he ran. The operator notified the ma rines and an automobile carry ing three Americans and four National guardsmen started for Logtown. They stopped to wait for Captain Harlen Pefley and four more guardsmen. Captain is Killed By Insurgents - Insurgents ambushed the little expeditionary force, killing Cap tain" Pefley and wounding two of the others. - William Selser, an American, died of his wounds later. Subsequently - Lieutenant Clyde Darrah set out with 20 men, but they too were ambushed. They fought off the attack until ma rine airplanes bombed the in surgents out of position en Sun day morning.- On Monday the beleagured patrol was reinforced and eight of the Insurgents were killed. The Americans killed were: Captain Pefley, : Philadelphia. W. H. Bond, Jr., Sarasota, Fla. Percy Davie, Hammond, La. ... HnhffTt, Wilson. NewRoeals, J. D. Phelps. Baton Rouge. J. H. Bryan, Clinton, Mr. "Rip" Davis of Mississippi. ' William Selser, Florida. J. M. Sagastruml, . Guatemala City, believed to be an American citizen. LOCAL MEN GO ON A delegation of Salem business men are planning to attend the meeting of the Willamette Water ways association which Is being held in Portland on Friday and many will' go by boat -from Ore gon City to Portland on the spe cial excursion. - The Salem Lions club Is taking an active Interest in the meeting and according to Neufeell Williams, president, will send a special dele gation from the local den. Re presentatives of the chamber of commerce and other civic organi zations are also planning to go. The meeting will be at a noon luncheon held at the Multnomah hotel. One Man Killed As Communists Battle Police SEVILLE, Spain, April 15. (API One nerson was killed and 17 were badly injured tonight in a battle between communists ana police in San Fernando square in the heart of Seville. ., Only one policeman was Injur ed, the other casualties being com munists. . The fight followed an attempt of the communists to hold a politi cal celebration. ' ra i Blue Sky Law Violation Charged; Seek Salesman ' Revocation of the stock selling permit of the Pacific Life Insur ance company was made yester day by James Mott, state corpor ation commissioner, acting upon an affidavit made by Sadie Crang or Astoria who charged fraud. In a total sale of 348,500 of stock to her. Mott at the same time an nounced he was attempting to lo cate F. M. Cunningham, also known as Frank Cooper, for al leged violation of the Blue Sky law. Cunningham had not been located last night although police officials ' and a private . detective agency had been busy trying to find him in Los Angeles or San Diego. ' The company effected by the order was organised here last year by Charles E. Cone, Foster Cone and George H. Watkins, aU Salem citizens. Watkins is secre tary of the company, s. Cunningham ' is said to have been employed' by Watkins who had known him In Colorado. The two went to Astoria to sell stock Bergsvik Tells Tooze Figured J In Cases Here PORTLAND, Ore., April 15 (AP) Testimony concerning al leged liquor manufacturing opera tions on farms in northwestern Oregon was heard here today in the Tooze-Brown liquor conspir acy case on trial In federal court. Lars R. Bergsvik, Salem attor ney and United States commis sioner, testified Tooze appeared as counsel for several persons arrest ed In a liquor raid near Salem late in 1929. Albert Walter, Stayton, Ore., farmer, told of liquor manufact uring on his farm. , FILEOUII LAKE ARE fflAIED Northwest Power Company Withdraws Some of its Applications, Word . The city of Salem's filings on Marion lake and the North San tlam river were In markedly bet ter situation yesterday following the withdrawal of the Northwest Power company of certain appli cations pending before the state reclamation commission for water appropriations on the lake and river. The withdrawal was ac complished through , a- reassign ment of the applications to J. G. Kelly, Portland engineer, from whom the rights he is said to hold, were obtained under option two years ago. Kelly filed these applications with the state engineer years ago and later assigned them to the Northwest Power company which said it contemplated a 33.000.- T0OeveI6pmefitr-Ata public hearing held in Salem in Septem ber, 1929, the applications were opposed by the cities of Albany and Salem and a number of sportsmen's organlzationa who contended that the proposed de velopment would be detrimental to the wold life of the state and would Interfere with a source of municipal water for Salem. Purpose to Avoid r Payment, Belief The applications .were referred to the state reclamation commis sion but were never approved or rejected. Commenting on the withdrawal of the application and their as signment to Kelly, City Attorney Trlndle said yesterday he viewed the move as one on the part of the 'Northwest Power company to avoid any payment to Kelly for expenses he Is said to have Incurr ed in making an engineering sur vey of the North Santlam'and (Turn to page 10, col. 3) SITES OF SOLDIER HOME INSPECTED ROSEBURG, Ore., April 15. (AP) Proposed sites for the branch of the national soldiers' home to be located somewhere "south of Portland and west of thn Cascades" were inspected here today by Colonel W. H. Radcllff, United States veterans bureau engineer. - noinnM Radcllff! already has in spected sites In Ashland, Grants Pass. Med lord ana Kiamam r aus. He will go to Coos Bay later.. Radcllff said ne was concernea solely with the proposed sites adaptability for construction, tie wiU make his report to uenerai fllnes. ... . ' and are said to have been refer red to Miss Crang through A. W. NoTblad, who was made a direct or of the corporation upon mo tion of Foster Cone at a meeting In Salem February 3, 1931. Sale of stock to the Pacific Coast Life Insurance company to the extent of $33,500 was made to Miss Crang, Cunningham subsequently, and according to Watkins and Charles Cone, without their knowledge, sold , her 116400 worth of stock In the Paramount Life of Denver. ' Payment for this total pur chase of $48,500 was made by Miss Crang In bonds. She became suspicious of the deal which was made last month and came to Sa lem April 7 to lay the facts be fore Mott. He advised her to get in touch with the directors of the Pacific Coast Life Insurance com pany here which she did.i - They returned her $25,000 In bonds and subsequently turned back an additional $8100 In i (Turn to page 10, col. 2) i fit l 11 IHl r "7 Baar Making: Estimate Of Coit; Industry Ui Also Eyed Paper Company, State Institutions may ' Become Clients A thorouith-roihr Iiit.iu. into the feasibility of a mountain water system for Salem is now under way with J. C. Baar of the Baar & Cunningham engineering firm of Portland assembling data on the cost of such a system as well.as additional sources. of con sumption for the large supply of water which this source would al- -ford. City Attorney Trlndle an nounced yesterday that Baar's work was under way and said pre liminary figures would soon be available for public release. The North Santiam river is be ing utilized as the source of sup ply in the figures Baar is prepar ing and the plan would be to aoek the mountain line onto the pres ent distribution system of the Oregon-Washington Water Service company now in use. The partly completed filter riant abandoned should the mountain water system be adopted and In stead a gravity filter system some where between the intake1 on the North Santiam and the present water reservoir here would used. Paper Company is rossibie uuent Baar during (he last week has been investigating the annual con sumption of water by the Oregon Puln & Paoer comDinr hem wita the view of obtaining this "load" to aad to tne city's present con sumption in order to Justify the cost of a mountain aviitem- Offi cials of the paper company have received tne idea favorably, it is reported. While the exact cost of the com pany's annual water "upply is net Known, tne gauonage used dally is more than that consumed by all the residents of Salem at present. ' Baar has been asked by the paper company to prepare exact and de tailed figures on present costs of water used by the company. This water comes from Mill creek aad (Turn to page 10, col. 2) ED OF S4JC3 4 CONCRETE, Wash., April 15. (AP) Two unmasked men to day held up the Concrete State bank, kidnaped the president, a woman, employe and a customer and escaped in their car with $4700 in gold and currency. Despite Immediate notification sent to police officials of three northwestern Washington coun ties, no trace of the pair was found tonight. The three persons kidnaped, President George Camp bell, Ada Seabury, the bookkeep er, and George Harper, were re leased from the bandits 'automo bile three miles out of town. Entering the bank at closing time, with guns raised, the men forced Campbell to lock the doors and the money was taken from the tills. Two hundred dollars was In gold and the remainder In cur rency. The three were then marshaled into the bandits car, a sedan, and driven away. The kidnaping was believed an attempt to delay the giving of an alarm, but several school children saw the guns and told older people. One of. the men was described as about 33 years old and the eth er as about 28. One wore green glasses. President Asked To Give His Aid To Repeal M ove ' WASHINGTON, TAprll 15. (AP) The aid of President Hoover In efforts to bring abent repeal of the 18th amendment was sought today by more than 500 fashionably dressed, fetal nine opponents of prohibition who . filed through the White House offices. to shake hands. . They carried a petition adopt ed by 1,100 delegates to a con vention of the women's organisa tion foe national prohibition re form. r Fall in Quarry Kills Foreman ROSEBURG. Ore., April 15. (AP) Gus Rustad, 44, quarry foreman, was killed today when he fell 250 feet in the Oregon Portland -Cement company's quarry at Carnes station south of here. Rustad had' been directing a crew at the highest level of the quarry. BANK AT CONCRETE RUHR t