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V I t . i : - i V PAGE TEN ILLS! OFFER Local man Says North Fork Supply I Subject to Much Pollution By BERT W. MAC"? There are I only three sources, within reason, from which a sup ply of water; for municipal pur poses in Salem, can oeouiaiueu. The first source Is the Willam ette rlyer. All are. familiar -with tha witn from this source; so nothing further need be said The second source is the San- tlam river, or one of Its many tributaries. .The Little North Fork of the Santlam Is the one sow under consideration in ba lem: hence Ii will discuss it, and, for the .present, forget the other tributaries, i i '' Much was said in the Holly wood Press about wells "playing out. No well or system of wells nniA nossJhlT beat - the Little North Pork of the Santlam when it rnmM to olavinr out". i hiTt covered i every foot of the Little North Fork from its month near Mehama to where it rises on the I northwest slope of , Beeehy mountain in a-snow bank. except about gorge at the a mile aoovo me upper -end of Elk horn valley,' not once, but most of it many, many times, while fishing. There Is not to exceed one-fifth, and! in my opinion, not one-tenth as much water in this stream : now, first time I as there was the I fished it S years ago. Each year since that time. the water is lower in the sum mer time. -This Is due to a variety of causes. There is less snow in the winter, and less rain in the spring than formerly. The tim ber is being cut off. Sheep graz ing around its head-waters, are cleaning out the shruhbery, grass and underbrush. This allows the wind to get a better sweep at the snow, thus facilitating the run off. But, in my opinion, the most potent cause of the dlmln hed flow is due to the burning I off of the timber near the head- waters oj the stream. Snow around Ks head-waters which formerly 'lay In the deep canyons, protected- by dense forests, until July and August, now comes out with the first warm weather in the spring. The above conditions will get worse! as time passes. Most Polluted of Santlam Stream The water from this stream is 'probably more; ploluted than any other tributary of the Santlam. Just above the proposed intake for the Salem; municipal supply, is Taylor's grove, where thou sands of Salem's citizens bathe every summer; . A short distance " above Taylor's grove, are three aawmllls. Above these, in Elk horn valley, are several cattle ranches. : . I In the summer time, the cattle 'stand in the jriver for hours, to escape flies and mosquitos. Still further up, ate the many mines and prospects so-called. All of these miners and prospectors pol lute this stream. The water from this source will have to i be treat ed by tome purifying process. Just as surely as the water from the Willamette river. The water from this stream Is entirely too warm .for drinking purposes." ; It Is Just fine for bathing In the summer. j . The third source is wells. Not Just wells any old place. But wells driven into the apparently Inexhaustible supply In; the old river bed whjlch comes through the old Reford school gap, and comes down through the south east part of the city, a number of wells which have been jdriven down into this old river bed. tends very strongly to Indicate that .the supply is inexhaustible. The water is pure and cold. Bert E. Edwards, the meat pack er, has a well! driven into this old Tlver bed. It is 70 feet deep, with a 6 inch, casing. This well was bored through two overlying strata of very hard blue cement gravel and. rock. Between, these two strata, was a laye of sand and gravel about 20 feet thick. inere was a very satisfactory t T DIVORCED! V : 4 - " - A - Instead ef employing the custom- S "happily married, opresslon, eouple is Joyoug because they are happfly divorced or are romr throurh the woIUaH as developed by Heno, Nevada, , torouiy Aicaiaren, perched on top of "Friend Husband's shoulders at t - Heno. rivaa mnra'nf tii InniTMiiAii f V ef having Just been married In- GOOD SOURCE - aaa ex vwbbi i or a.oivoree m DEPRESSION HIT , VwMHi'j ' ,jm.,-)vl;Sfr -J? I 1 ' . ' ' J , f I , "pj - I I Duchess tfPosmVSy j!LJiL ' OsguLSTcw I : r j; I - y '' A.:l - r '- ? V J- -9r 1 A ; A OIE V.HAKLES I Ucowr.-SOAME LOED Born with the provrhil goMea spoea la thw m oaths, many Eaglufc peers and peeresses are aoW. compelled to ears thoir breed. The heevy taxatio a ea leads that were aet brtagiag la any lacem. allUd to thm bardanip of the present depreMlea rniaed eeme ef Eaglaad'a fiaoot family, ConseqaenUy.! titled chanffoars, decorators, saloon hoepera, palate re aad mecbeaiee are ae aevelty la Albion. The Duchess of Portland derives an income from a fried fUh-end-ehip-petate shop which she personally op erates. Lord Northesk, eace a aight club playboy, is now aa automobile salesman. Lady Otsulston tans a laundry and runs it ae that it pays handsomely. Lord Hamiltea ef Dalxell, turned from race horses aad took bp cows. Ho operates a successful dairy ia Glasgow. Many titled womoa have opened mlllinory end dressmakinn establishmeats from which they derive eew fort able tacemea. Bat the case ef Sir Charles Hsrno-Soame U a sad one. He is aaable te precare a Job and is cempelled te accept the geverameat . vaempleyed dole a ram ef S2.S1 a week, . supply of water in this layer. At 45 feet, the lower hard strata was encountered." At 60 feet, the drill broke ; through this hard strata and dropped Into coarse gravel and large river boulders. The drill showed a strong cur rent of water flowing under thlis hard strata. The water rose to within 14 feet of the top. This lower strata is hard as concrete. and is Impervious to water. Hence, the water from this source is not subject to surface pollution and contamination. The driller told Mr. Edwards that his well would pump 1000 gallons per minute and not lower the wa ter to any great extent. The tem perature of this water remains at 52 degrees P. Mr. Edwards had the water tested at the Oregon State college laboratory. Mr. Edr wards says It tested AA" grade. 100 per cent pure, no bacteria. Water From These ! Wells Is "Soft' The Salem Sanitary milk com pany has an t inch well driven down into this old river bed, 91 feet deep. It was driven through two strata of hard blue cement gravel and rock, with a sand and gravel layer in between. At about 85 feet the drill broke through into the lower strata inV coarse gravel , and river boulders. The milk company pumps 100 gallons a minute from this well constant ly, without affecting the water level. I An O. S. C. laboratory test of the water from this well shows, bacteria count, 650, no gas form ers. This test was made March 8, 1930. The temperature of this water remains, constantly at 81 degrees P. ! This Is very high grade water; I am told. The City Ice company on East Center street has a well 119 feet deep in this same old river bed. With a 3-inch casing, the ice company pumps 150 gallons per minute from this well without lowering the water level. As the engineer said to me, "without phazing it". Adam Engel has a well 71 feet deep Into this old river bed at his apartments on North Cap itol street. R. A.- West, who drilled this I well. Informed me that the water rose to within 12 feet of the top when, the drill broke through the lower hard strata. The water In all of these wells Is "soft". ; Undoubtedly, water obtained from wells, which perco lates from the surrounding strata of the earth, is hard. These are the kind of wells that" "play out" In dry seasons. A test well. 12 or 15 inches In diameter, driven into this old river bed above mentioned, will not cost a great deal, and a pump of lanre eanae- Ity will soon determine whether or not there is a sufficient now In this) underground river. The writer Is confident that such a test will show that Salem hasat her very gates, a supply of water. as pure and as abundant as Spo- V n n ' , .... ,. ... o. u i inai win , remain rree rrom contamination and pol lution. ; i Much has been said about tha cosi or numninr water fm wells. Spokane does not find It expensive, and it will not cost much more, if any. to rninn fnm wells driven into this old river ua, ican to pump from the Wfl- mie nver, as the water rises ciose xo me top of the ground. izZ TlfTeBt ? e Increased cost of "mountain" water will be mora man the cost of Jil tTom Men ells, and then the water will not be half I Httch moT be .T. n Mntares of the " . -ucn wells, : but !ua? been 8nowa tojustlfy first consideration --a 7 Jlant Salem can then say, as iww says i its water pure, not purilled. Byron Nelson recently shot the first nine at , Glen Garden golf course. Fort Worth. Tx. in a ft The NOBILITY KEEPS WOLF, FROM POOR f " HAKILTOM ! I OlR SUPERINTENDENT ROBERT Goetz, for many years of the system, is again a familiar figure about institute. He is back from a summer of teaching at Oregon State college and now boasts a vastly Improved game of golf. see Superintendent George Hug of the Salem system likewise is proud of his golf game. He is also adept at bringing good educators to the institute from the Univer sity of Michigan where he ones attended a summer session. .. ! Wayne Harding, new rural su pervisor and 4-H club leader for the county, is one of the busiest men at the gathering of teachers. Harding is a shining light, I hp w- ever, his pate being plainly vis ible from any distance. Qulncy Scott, Oregonlan car toonist, gave a captivating talk to the teachers, filling up his time with humorous remarks, i com mon sense and philosophy. . The truth can't be bent, he averred. and It takes the utmost courage to face it. W. A. Delzell, one-time democratic nominee for congress and rumored Again an aspirant, faced Scott's drawings without a quaver. f j j ' E. R. Derry, Salem high school band instructor, started off the Monday afternoon j program and gained much applause. ! Derry ia starting his second year in Salem Schoolmarm Sidelights r 1 ' Oct. 7-8-9-10-11-12 Return limit October 19 Qidst tsVl SolI 4 wfeot skaoys f eify OUND Sacramento , San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego See Agent for - Farts l DEPOT Agent J W yew Senator Hotel , Phoae 4151 L ' W. W. Chadwick y OREGON STATESMAN, Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, 'v " JOHN FAGG&i high school, having come here from Klamath Falls where he had a similar position. Derry is very much Interested in a good-looking blonde who happens to be his wife and an assistant teacher In the Salem schools. e Miss Ethel Hlckey is to be seen at the institute, radiating her customary optimism. She is the veteran high school principal at Mill City. Being artistically in clined she gave Mr. Scott some difficult lines to draw yesterday afternoon but Scott weathered the storm and produced a good car toon." Lyman Patton, principal of the Jefferson schools, came late to the Marlon County Principals as sociation and found himself duly elected as president of that group for the next year. The early bird doesn't always get the worm, e e e Mrs. Mary L. Fulkerson, fully up-to-t he-mode with a Princess Eugenie hat, greeted the Institute with her usual poise and charm. Even the later comers were made to feel at home in the front as sembly seats after a long stand in the outside hall. . . . ' T. C. Mountain, principal at Aumsvllle and his O. 8. T. A. com mittee hafe been busily engaged in taking money (and promises from those who are still waiting for the eagle's flight) in exchange for memberships in the Oregon State Teachers' association. e e e H. E. Tobie of Stayton, believe it or not, is easily the outstanding man of the meeting by virtus of his six feet, six Inches or more of stature. Tobie needs his head In the air to see clearly over the bus line-tuition . scrap which broods TRIPS TO $12.65 13.5a 20.00 22.75 . e Bargain Round Trip to All Points DW CHICK m DISCUSSES CREDIT Installment Selling Plan 1 i Given Attention at An ! riual Session ' - Policy of extending credit -to customers, Installment plan of selling baby chicks, adoption of uniform prices, cooperative buy ing of supplies were all subjects which came before the annual fall meeting of the Oregon branch, In ternational Baby ' Chick associa tion, which ' met ' Saturday at the Marion with C. N. Needham. of Salem, president, in the chair. Lloyd A. Lee of Salem is secretary-treasurer. 4 i Three guests were speakers: P. W. Harris of Seattle, H. F. Ran of the Tacoma Incubator Manu facturing company , and W, . C. Conner, . Salem, editor of the Northwest Poultry Journal. , " . The poultrymen also discussed the need of a campaign to edu cate producers to - use, more case la. handling, ' grading and storage of eggs to produce; more quality eggs. .-, - - Explanation of the methods by which California and , Utah poultrymen can market day old eggs" and top the New Tort mar kets, was given by Fred Coekell of Mllwaukie, Oregon, who was recently in the two states men tioned. He urged Oregon produ cers to adopt more modern meth ods In producing quality eggs. : , W. H. Hart of Beaver ton and A; E. Leary.of Wood burn, both prominent hatchery men, pointed to the fallacy of selling baby chicks on installment- plan. Joe Russell of Corvallls, owner of one of the largest western hatcheries, agreed with sentiments of Hart and Leary. . r Cooperative buying of supplies was approved by ail. i Harry Niles to Speak at Lions Meet Thursday Captain Harry R. Niles, assist ant superintendent of the state police, is scheduled to 'speak at the Lions club luncheon next Thursday noon. He will discuss criminology, a subject on whleh he is an international authority. Delbert Jepsen, Salem violin ist, will play at the meeting. over the districts of Stayton, Jef- I ferson. Turner and Aumsvllle. Now that everybody's so enthused, you know it's wonderful to be that gets everyone don't like salmon. for the finest silverside salmon that ever rowed a road (or do we mean rode) in a boat. irGia;.irBimD That's rigKt, it i 20,000 pounds, and maybe we'd better qualify available, before somebody! says we're the biggest fisK or somethin' in the lot. Of course this low price is made possible only becaus e the Pacific oceanis right at our back door. so to speak. So Buy '-CAy'A'ACXZrA AA:-:"- A'..:: :-A:A: October 6,1931 1 1 LiwpBE Americs'i flvinsr visitors to Jaron. In the Kabnkl theater in Tokyo aotresses taking part in one of Tusko Stays, State Facing Big Hay Bill . ' -And the elephant stayed here. Not that Tusko the 10 tons of body and trunk featured in a side show the last nine days became enamored with : the state (air grounds. Rather, his master, T. H. Es lick, became dis-enamored. Pos- Vslbly Esllck lost the glamour y 0 . M!SI?:r -A' - ' ' Ah - A- , I ; A - ' ,i . (Well. Anyway, Not Just Exactly Like 'Elm) for Brain Food ' - - ' t " ' ' i I"' I: . ; i " ;! - I so enthused. What? pYbu aren't enthused? 1 Now. here's the enthusin G : i !f Your Salmon This WeekWhole Fish; per.Pound 6c k3 r 1 1 lit'- a h:, ,' y ? u y": - i , ' i; ' . Vt ;'" i r - , ?At in ii::A the Lindberetis. went .back Stage to meet tho Japanese actors and the current events of the year.. owning the largest animate thing: on earth because Mr, Tusko, age 43, needed a couple of tons of hay very seven days. Esllck, like many other conces sion owners, didn't make ' ends meet at the: fair. iii When Esllck was greeted with papers to col lect payment of bills at the fair, he told officers to take Tusko. And now, technically, Tusko la the worry of Max Gehlnar, direc tor of the fair, it, Let term en for i every position except fullback are available to Coach Madison Bell for the 1931 of Texas Addle grid. team. : : i ' y ?g part of this ad boat We mean IPcDUOCliQl G fi f livacUh ' .4;;..': i: ... a! ? .. : '-4 a. . -. - " " :. ; 4j a':-'' :yp::y I'JOI STARTED 0;i HECOMIHC PHI Homecoming Willamette has been set for October 23, 24 and 25 at which time the old grads will be welcomed to their alma-mater and have an oppor tunity to see how I the school is progressing. j i A detailed, program Is being worked out by Ralph McCullough, homecoming manager. - The par amount features will be the Wil lamette vs. College of Idaho foot ball game Friday night, October 23 and the homecoming play "Skidding' to be presented Sat urday night of the same week. Ralph McCullough announced the annual slogan j contest for homecoming, Monday. Two com plimentary tickets to the play will be given, to th one offering the best slogan: or 1 as McCullough would say, the one which, win make those' Coyotes feel all "Woosy- to heir.! :' Work - on homecoming signs will also start ! soon) with the sor orities, fraternities and Lausanne Hall competing! as usual for the prizes. These elgns are made to portray the spirit of homecom ing and are Judged for originality and realistic interpretation. . Also as ls-eustomary. the fresh men will arise j as an early hour the opening, day w for homecoming and rake tne Leaves zrom me campus lawn The annual sack not bo forgotten rush wilt likely as lit adds mirth to the picture of hotmecomlngj , ; r Travel Bargain Week Arranged On"Greyhound!' Travel costs for autumn excur- slon travel will be reduced to one of the lowest records in tho his tory of Pacific! coast transporta tion when Pacific Greyhound lines will introducer "travel bargain v" rtetnhei- ft td 12. according to an announcement made today by L. G. Markel, traffic manager of the motorcoach company. Round trip fares; will equal the usual one way fares and in some InsUnces the round trip fares by bus will drop belo. the regular one way fare, Mark el said. 'These . travel bargain week fares will appl- to all points on Pacific Greyhound lines, and will afford the belated vacationist an opportunity to travel at a consid erable saving if travel" dollars,'? Marker said in announcing the low fares. . no able to write an ad Well thenar you just I I the finest that ever that remark by sayin V" i at do ' I I 1 is ue easu ex sxnrxa aatssednesa. seven under pay for th I, 13 j- - -l "in" . - 4 i : 1 - i ; -