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" .. 1 '' ' " - ';'-"" J -.fc. - ' .". ..- ----- ' .--.-.-- . . 1 " MM im PH I I Tin- t .,. , ; Accident Insurance . i Ton may secure Travel Insurance ; policy - through -The Statesman for only $1 per year. For appointment tall 9101. - . WEATHER Bala - 'today, eloadr ' with" oecaioaal rainj Wednesday; Kaz. Temp. Monday 48, Min. 88, rain ZXS, Htt 0.9, g. E. . wind. , FOUNDED"' 1051 W-UUU YM I fc: f 1W U LI t ft' i Tl I II I Vi T 1 1 I f I I I I 1 1 L ' EIGHTY-FIRST YEAR nOAD WIDENING Meier's - Influence Sought f Rv nelonof inn ' f , Data Presented . Three . Lanes to -Represent 0utlay;of$3a000xav : Mile;: Mentioned1 Vr&ng t an early atart ' !n eon struetioa operations- toward - the widening 'of the iPaclfle highway between r Salem and Oregon - City a delegation of prominent cltUena representing nearly every com munity along the route called on Governor Meier Monday. Senator Sam Brown of Gerrais explained that the existing unem ployment situation was acute,' fcnd 'that every effort should he hbade to get the proposed widening 'op erations under way without de lay. He said labor could be em ployed economically at the pros-' ent time, and that the employ ment of a large number of men would relieve the counties of sub stantial expenditures for relief. Engineers for the state high way department submitted data providing for three separate im provements of the Pacific high way. One of these had to do with a two lane highway, with oiled shoulders. It was estimated that such a highway, including the oil ed shoulders, would approximate ly cost $18,500 a mile between Salem and Aurora, Without the oiled shoulders the two-lane high way would cost 116,000 per. mile. Four-Lane Highway Cost Much Higher The three-lane highway, con structed on a 60 foot right of way would cost approximately $30, 000 a mile, the engineers report ed. The cost of a four-lane high way, which would necessitate some additional right-of-w a y, drains and other Improvements, was estimated at $68,000 a mile. Charles P. Dean of MilwauUe declared that the citizens living along the Pacific highway were opposed to the 100 foot right-of-way, previously recommended by the state highway commission en gineers, for the reason that the cost would be prohibitive. Other speakers said the adoption-of the 100 foot right-of-way by the highway commission would result In injunction proceedings, and retard the proposed improve ments for several years. It also waa argued that such a program would encourage a flat three dol lar license fee on motor vehicles, and a three cent gasoline . tax. Tliis, it was said, would. wreck the highway improvement program. The argument also was advan ced that tile drains should be In stalled along the Pacific highway, instead 6f drainage ditches as has been the practice of the highway commission in the past. Much Work Could Be Done Now, Held Roy A. Klein, state highway engineer, agreed with Col. W. A. Aird of Canby that much work on the new right of way could be undertaken without any delay. It was pointed outhat the new route of the highway north , of Canby would eliminate dangerous curves, and shorten the distance between that city and New Era materially. One speaker declared that many farjners along the highway enter tained the idea that the highway commission enrineera-were hold ing back, ; and favored- the 100 loot right-of-way In preference to the three-lane road. " Charles Spauldlng, Salem mem ber of the hiahwav commission. said that while he felt that- the road -emergency program should be prosecuted vigorously, he did think It would be necessary to sell an additional one million dollars worth of bonds at this time. Farmers between Salem and Aurora particular lv are oDDosed to the 100 foot right of way, it was reported, for the reason that such a plan would confiscate much of their property, cause them to move their hulldinra. and destroy many of " the ' beautiful snaat trees aiong tne roaa. Governor, Meier, at the outset of the conference, asked what he could do to hurry up operations. "You can use your influence, the visitors reolled. - ( - Included among tho visitors wera IB. L. Moore of Haveevllle. Ralph Zimmerman of Aurora and Rodney Aiaen of woodourn. All Distributors Bui One Selling A' Milk, Report . Only one distributor now ta . selling ether than Grade "A" raw or pasteurised milk In Salem; J. E. Bllnkhorn, county dairy and food Inspector, announced vatv. day. Following the remedying of defects warned against during the recent grading period, the G. G Hurley dairy yesterday was glv n the "A" ratinr. - Tbe Linndale Jsrsey farm Is the taw milk, . 1 1 t . . : : ' i . Where onor Munfer Case -: 3 Come to Trial in Hawaii Rumpus ; ' " y 0 y I v Yf-'Ny ::ei H i """ """"' , , 1 lb LI 111 J Kt? UjbT &mp 5,r:li ? This imposing building, once the zr rrv0 yl vtimi mi airs, uraaviue lorteecne. Lien tenant raoma Hassle her wm-iB-law. and two enlisted men, are held for Joaeph Kahahawai, one of the men awaiting a aec " tUckra ot Mrs, Thali Hassle, The case has aroused Wtter feeling on both aide and has resulted in m demand for in vestigation Into police administration in the Hawaiian Islands, fcwet la District Attorney William Gilliland, who will prosecute the accused Americana, . !. . SIX COIL MB KILLED BY BLAST Rescue Crews Force way to Scene but Victims are All Dead When Fqund PARROTT, Va., Jan. 18 (AP Six men lost their lives in an explosion in the mine of the Pul aski Anthracite company here late today. The bodies were brought from the mine at midnight. The dead: Foster Boyd, Audrey Bovd. Frank Sifferd. Dewev Sifferd. Harve Sirferdt-Ernest Snead. Mine Superintendent Joel As berry said the explosion was caused by eras believed to have been set off by sparks, the source or which he said was not known. The explosion occurred in num ber tlve east entry 3.000 feet from the surface. Two rescue crews went to work Immediately after the explosion to reach the entombed men. The crews, comDOsed of 12 men each. worked alternately. The exnlosion blew out ston- pings and doors, and was con fined to the single entry. The victims apparently were killed Instantly. About twenty- four min were in the mine at the time of the blast but no others were injured.. Train Runs Over Infant; Scratch Is Injury Total BLUEFIELD, W. Va., Jan. 18. -fAP A frelzht locomotive and tender ran over a SO-months old baby at Cendar today. Fright ened trainmen removed tne cniia from beneath the train uninjured except for a small scratch on the head. The bahv.. Juddtnn Mounts. Aantrhter of Mf. an A Mm H. A: Mounts, of Cedar, had .crawled from her parents' home onto the tracks. ' CLAIM BOYCOTT TRUED PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 18 t Tt TTaVir T. . StWCtt attor- ney for Portland milk dlstribnt- t.j.. T a KM TTAnrm J. UID, ivu,; - Berkowitz, milk arbiter, that nei- . . . a m A 1 .A1 tner & nor nn cuenu woum IaI. Ia a snn fAranJi htlTfnr for J Mill W VWe.e v -ww n --- 14. MetiAan ha all tm 111 ft? ftf til A lM pill iVflO H - wholesale milk price award made recently. . . Swett charged officials oi tne ta- nnnar.t1ve ira ndea- voring in every way possible to poison tne minas oi co-oprLiT members against the Independent distributors." .Ho aald further that "tho dairy co-oporatlvo as sociation la commualcationi to Hi numbers, advocating and promulgating a campaign for the use of products In competition with tho products told by my clients." EMPLOYS OVER 000 MARSHFIELD, Ore Jan.' :i8 (AP) Tho Coos Bay Lunber company's 'mill at Banker Hill will reopen Jann ary 21, officials of the com pany announced today. , Eight hundred men will be ' employed to the mill and 120 ,1a the camp. " " The mill has been shut down ' about one month. t PrtTJTT 1 VT1 rtra, ..Tan 11 ( AP) Earl E. Fltiwater, presl- . Mm a ai a M ffJMiefc aent or tne uaaraian uuueuag residence of Hawaiian kixurs. wlU MILES LIN FIRM JT Heftzel "Again President; Report Presented on Year's Activity A nrofit was made iw th Miio. Linen company during 1931, Its officers and directors wera told here last night when the annual report or the company was pre sented by F. J. Gilbralth, general manager. Due to nrevailinr con ditions in the industry the officers voiea not to pay any dividends on common stock, of which 200,000 par value, is outstanding. James Heltzel of Salem was re elected president. Royce Allen, formerly of Salem, now of Rose burg, was named vice president of me company to succeed the late Thomas B. Kay. F. .J. Gllbraith was reelected secretary-treasurer. Directors of the company chos en last night are James Heltzel, R6yce Allen, Judge Wallace Mc Camanet of Portland, F. W. Wln (Turn to page 2, col. 3) CHEMAWA, Jan. 18 The eranarA memhem nrn himilv nn eraerod nrenarinir for the iPomonit meeting which will be held Wed nesday, January zo, when about 400 grangers are expected from all over Marion county. The hall is located a Quarter of a mile north of the Chemawa, Oregon Electric station. H. W. Bowden, master, extends a welcome to all STansrers to at tend. Mrs. L. S. Lambert and her team will install the new officers Miss Ethel Fletcher will be at the piano and Roswell Wright, former Broadway star, win be soloist. Charles Hulet will deliver the main address. Rev. C. C. main speaker. Hulet will be -the OPERATES Ml IADS TOIETliil Distributors Won't Sign Coos Mill Will Reopen Fitzwater Gets one Year Lumber Export is Lower and Loan association, was fined 1500 on one indictment and in fenced to one year in the county jail on each of three others, to run concurrently, by Circuit Judge Kansler today. He was paroled from the lall MnUnM Fitswater had pleaded guilty tO four indictment hrrlnr htm with unlawfully lending funds of . a.. a cunning ana loan., association without security. He was Indict ed jointly with Jar S. Moltsner who was convicted and sentenced to two yean in thes penitentiary. CUT IS 17.fl PER CRVT 8EATTL1, Jan. 18(AP) ui lumDer irom waan Intton. Oreron and TtrltUh r lumbia bv water dnrlnv llxl to. Uled 1,111,111.030 feet, a de crease Ot 17. S ner eent from 1IS0 when the total was 4.310, 20H.t03 feet, the Pacific lumber inspection . bureau announced here todav. Of last year's total, tho Puget sound district shipped .1.423 073.491 feet and the Columbia Autt i asi mi tin fu . ' FRESHET BLOCKS ROAD WALLA WALLA. Wash., Jan. It (AP) Rain here today caused freshets which carried mud Into two rural schools posited a coating of sflt over . m. - av.a A mi , , a . pari OI miuod, uro. ana ior part Ot Jaliton, urn., tua wr time Diocaea tne vi eivu ou - lngton highway between Adams Salem, Oregon, Tnesday Blorning, Jannary 19, 1932 t PLM DRAGGING PEPPER NEEDED Slackening in Efforts Seen By Leaders; Weather ? Partly to Blame Solicitors Lacking Time to i Devote Being Urged to Find Substitutes RESULTS OF WORK PROMOTION PLAN Fourth day, Mob. ..$12,478 Third day .". 12,029 Second day i 10,282 First day . 15,748 Total ..$00,482 Not satisfied with $10,431 in pledges to provide- employment j obtained by the solicitors for the Salem Work Promotion plan In the first four days of the drive. Chairman Paul B. Wallace at the o'clock reporting meeting yes terday declared, "We've got" to put more vim Into this plan." One-third of the 14 teams In the field reported yesterday $12,473 as their day's work. Kotin? a HlarVpnlnr fn vtfnrin being expended in the Job crea tion movement, tne workers at the meetinr undertook serious consideration of means to revive nagging Interest. H. V. Collins, captain of the Klwanls club team heaned blame on business men who have begged off from day to day going out to solicit the pled ges to provide the needed work and put money into circulation. ' Tne Business men will benefit frdm the plan, yet they will not work," he declared. It was sug gested that the men who find it Impossible to take part in the drive should get others to substi tute for them. Job Need Urgent, Leaders Declare Immediate action fn th rV promotion is imperative if the lobs are to be onened the winter months, nerind f greatest need, It was pointed out. Even thou eh man nld obtained now, several weeks will necessarily pass before the work can be begun. Consequently, alll- ouce in waging tne Campaign would lessen the good in both employment relief and local bus iness revival, forecast as the re sult of the movement if it Is suc cessfully carried out. as only approximately one third Of the Citv has beftn rnvorod in the canvass, persons who have noi Deen solicited but desire to provide Jobs are being urged to communicate with tnf ,m !? the chamber of commerce tele- phone 5738. or the Ore nniidl phone 5738, or the Oregon Build ing congress, 4137. A solicitor will he sent to explain the Work Promotion plan and to offer sug gestions as to work that may be done. Blame Weather As Partial Cause Inclement weather wa tvn as one reason for the small num ber of reports at yesterday's meet- ii um io page z, col. 1) Plans For Two Flower Shows Here Outlined An enthusiastic exeentfv board meeting of the Salem Gar den Club was held Mondav nirht in the chamber of commerce rooms. Meetinr with the board were tne orncers of the club and commercial growers, who came to discuss the matter of flnwA-r shows for .this vear. As a result of the mMHnr recommendations will be present ed to the Garden elnh mMMnr in February that Salem Garden ciuo sponsor , two free flower shows, a-spring and fall show, fan addition to tho annual Willam ette valley flower show for which im cnargea a nominal entrance fee. It will be further rornm-mmnA- ed that Salem, Garden club "par ticipate in the Laureibnrst gar- m - - . aen snow wnich win he held April 30-Msy 1 and I. Local Building Congress Gets Much Publicity Salem la ralninr wide nuhll(t through tbe activities of the local juuuaing congress, it was announ ced at ' last night's directors' meeting. The local chanter ta ntLon2 IV lettr Mnt y tne I Indiana Building congress to or- I ganlzatlona In seven central states: Cincinnati, and Cleveland O.: Detroit, Mich.; .Memphis, Tenn.; Milwaukee, Wise: Mlnno- apoiis, Mlnn and Ban Francisco The1 Invitation of. the Indiana congress, expressed In the letter, l iv juta iu tvuiuuwvu'iK( to join the construction League 1 vi uv uuhcu diic fjjt.k-Bu (by tho Salem congress because of the excessive . membership fee. Rivers Rising ThougliJin DiminkWrig PORTLAND," Ore. Jan. 11 (AP) Streams In some sections of Oregon rose rapidly today al though the heavy rainfall of the past few days had diminished. Several small slides occurred in, the higher districts of Port land and Johnson creek came out of Its banks and flooded low ground in the Lents district. A slide blocked tho Northern Pacific railroad company's west bound track about a halt mile south of Ridgefield, Wash., bu trains were routed over the. east bound tracks bet WMn Tlldreftitld and Vancouver. , Albany " residents expressed tr, .that the . new , revetment built in Santlam river" by Llnn county to protect the banks from flood, waters will be washed out It tho river continues to rise. Undermining has necessitated re inforcement. EST WATER III -MS ITS ffllL Carrier Turned Back on two Routes; School bus Can't Make run MONMOUTH, Jan. 18 Archie Parker, rural mail carrier on route one here, Monday encoun tered the highest water he has found on his route since 1134. He was obliged to turn back from the Scholl farm near Elkins where the market road vu nnd two feet of water for distance of anout a naif mile. Returning to town, he went west over the Fish back hill, but was halted at Bridgeport, about 10 miles north west, where four feet of water lay over the road. At Stirling Crook farm, 10 miles southwest, be encountered water running over the rails of the bridge where the Big Luckia mute backs up the Little Luckia mute. Parker recalls that he was twice turned back from his routes by high water in 1931, and that in 1929 snows shut off all travel for a number of days. The Lewisvllle-Elkina bus which brings pupils to the oumoutn scnools from the sec tion southwest of town in the Luckiamute area, could not reach town this morning. 'S COLLEGES PLU PORTLAND. Ore.. !Tan 1 ff AT I' pres,dent f th. Oregon state board of higher w'd here Tnd ,g, ,0f the .afd here today appointed a com- mmee 10 study tne proposed uni fication of all institutions of high er learning in Oregon. Members or the committee: Al bert Burch of Medford, B. F. Ir vine or Portland? T5. r. p f The Dalles; E. C. Sammons of Portland; and President Starr as ex-omcio member. It was reported unofficial that one man probably would be named a . , . 10 neaa tne proposed unified sys tem and that most board members favor the importation of an nnt. side man for this position.. Tna board also dHdAd tn strict both the University of Ore gon and Oreron StatA rnllAira. In so-called "recrulUng" aeUvitiea. Tne hoard outlined Just what con tacts may be made with prospec tive siuaenis. Pacific Highway Backers Are to Meet, Woodburn ReDresentativea of all iftla in Oregon on the Pacific highway from Ashland to Portland .will attend a mass meeting at Wood ourn Wednesday nirht. when plans for the hlehwav will ba fnrw ther considered. A large delega tion rrom Salem is expected to at tena. Tho meetinr. which will he held at tho community hall of tho uatnouo enurcn there at 7:80 O'clock, la an ontrrowth of earlier meetings when plant for tho up per section or tno pacme highway were under consideration and eon. eerted action started for a three. lane route from Salem to Port land. Teacher Salary ' Slash Ordered ' aaV.aaaasaaaaaWBa ' ! PORTIJIND Ore... Jan. 11 (AP) Directors of tho Portland scnooi aistnet tonigat voted tern norarv rva.dntrant of the aaiar. ies ot teachers and other employes la order to absorb a portion of the 1931 Income deficit, reported to bo about $430,000. : : ; -' --1 ' - ' - nrrrLr:runiRS uti'rrn KLAMATH FALLS. Ore.. Jan. 18 (AP)T-At least f ive -burglaries' were cleared up today, police said., with, the arrest .of Levi Reeves and William Larue. Ill in n ITERS RISING RAPIDLY, FLOOD STAGE IS HEAR Warning Issued to Persons Having Property Upon -River's Lowlands Gain Monday is Nearly two Feet; Rainfall for Day Totals 2.24 ' WHhT the river rising'from 0.04 11-feet from-Monday-morning ) the evening measurement, and Uh a rainfall ot 1.24 lnchM tnr Monday there seemed good grounds for the prediction that the river would reach flood tr a feet, within 48 hours. up to late Monday night no re ports had been made of damage done by rising water in Salem. but warning had -been Issued by waiter uenn ot west Salem, that those neoDle havinr lrvefttav h perishable goods on the river low lands had better get them to high er ground before late tonight, Gerth has had a rood ninr tmn of observation ot the Willamette ana lis pranks so that his prophe cy might well be heeded. Other Portions of State Waterlogged From ail over Oregon reports were com in r in of ruins- watr and Portland was seriously menac ed oy suaes aue to tne sudden and severe wetting of hillsides. No ser ious road conditions were report ed up to late Monday night by tho Oregon State Motor association. Comparison ot rainfalls for the first 18 days of January for 1930. nurn to page z, col. 3) EILER IS STRUCK BY TRAIN, KILLED AURORA. JanlS Charles Eiler, who operated a peach or chard on river bottom land on route three here, was fatallv in jured when he drove his car in rront oi an oncoming S. P. train here at 10:08 o'clock this morn ing. He was rushed to an Oreron City hospital, but died Just after reaching It. Mr. Eiler had backed awav from a curb in town and drove down the .street onto the track, apparently neither seeing or hear ing the train. The bell was rinr- lng. His forehead was fractured and a deep gash cut in it. The car was completely demol ished. Mr. Eiler was a nrominAht member of Maplewood grange at uariow. He was about 55 years old. Surviving are his widow and a daughter, Evelyn of Portland. iso runerai arrangement has been made. Mrs. Eiler waa rush ed to Oregon City, but arrived too late. She is prostrated and Is con fined to bed there. Support is Given To Wallace Road Shortcut Scheme Placlnr of Wallace road In Polk county on the state highway map waa endorsed by tho board of dl reeors ot the Salem chamber of commerce yesterday afternoon. Improvement of tbe road, which mna from the west end of the Wil lamette river bridge hero to .the nignway at Dayton, was advocated hv this hodv In ordar that Wheat. land. Grand Island and other real- a a & a. a a. t, a a. a a . aents oi tnis.teruie aisinci nugnt have better access to Salem. Armmenta for niacin m the road. now a secondary highway, on the state map were tne same as tnose given by a Polk county delegation, beaded by Ross Wood, which wait ed upon tho Marion county court last Saturday. Tho road often one of the shortest routes to Portland, has the advantage ot being a wa ter graae ana can no improved at minimum cost, it was neio. Warning on Voiced at A plea that Salem take action to dot tho gates by ordinance to a threatened attempt to flood the local market with Inferior grade fl mllV va tAlt.il a thai ltv council last night by J. D. Mlckle, cniet ot tne division ot roods and dairy products for tho state de partment of agriculture, Micklo said his was a "good will mission," and he felt that the council and the people were anx ious to maintain a high standard for milk sold tor home consump tion, not only to safeguard health but in fairness to producers in tho Salem mllkshed who have taken the costly steps necessary to pro duce grade A and B milk. . Unless grade C milk 1 prohibit ed to appear la milk distributing plants, Micklo aald, experience showed it might bo mixed with tho milk rupply and undo all that tho Solly' wdrfito is rtack ii-.:' ' ' later Work Promotion Plans Backed by : Builders Group A .t -a . '.. . Ayiuii ui nm results Ot tne Work. Promotion plan after its being in effect for fonr dav w. being in effect for four days was em pressea by the directors of the Salem chapter, Oregon Building congress, who met at the United States National Bank building last mgnu 10 mate tne plan fully suc cessful, it was held, more solici tors snouid' be sent out on the house-to-honse canvass. Since the Salem chanter fn. stituted last spring, the first in the state outside of Portland, four more chapters have been organis ed, it was reported. New chapters are getting under way at Albany and Corvallls. The other two are Eugene and Astoria. Oil WATER SYSTEM Utilities Committee Given Authority to Initiate Santiam Program The field was thrown open for water engineers to offer their services for construction of the proposed Little North Fork of the Santlam StinnW and in Mnv thai distribution system up to stan dard wnen Alderman Chris Kow its asked that the public utilities committee of the city council last night be authorized to receive proposals from engineers. The council authorized the committee to proceed and accept proposals. Kowiti explained that there was no definite1 set of spe cifications in the hands nf tha council that could be Issued in a regular call for bids, and that a request for nronosala vnnid nk. viate issuing specifications. under a call for proposals the engineers who desired to compete for the work would have to work out their own conception of the wora involved and submit it In a form equivalent to specifications ixurn to page 2, col. 3) SLATED WEDNESDAY Arraignment nf tha former nffi. clals of the Empire Holding cor poration in circuit court here was postponed yesterday by agreement among counsel when work of for mer Judge Oliver P. Coshow in Portland made It inconvenient he appear Monday. The attorneys agreed upon Wednesday, at 1 p.m. as the time for arraignment. The men will come before Judge L. H. McMahan to answer to the charge ot devising a scheme to defraud. Each man is free on ball ot 81500. It is expected that counsel for the defendants will ask tor a ehange of venue when the case comes up for trial. ' Men to be arraigned Wednesday include Oliver P. Coshow. presi dent; W. R. Adams. tminrr Jay H. Stockman, counsel, I. H. retty, vice president; Frank H. Petty, sales counsellor. ' Unoccupied House Burns to Ground A largo vacant house at tho south end of the Clear lake bridge, north ot Salem, burned to the ground early yesterday evening. Postmaster John H. Farrar, who reported the tire, said no one fonght the flames.' Ownership of the building is unknown. PHILS INVITED EMPIRE HEAR IS Milk Supply Council Meet, council had done byyenactment ot 8alem'i present "standard milk ordinance." Ho aald it was out ot tho Ques tion to have a man in every plant to watch the of rrade G milk. and tho only sure way of keeping it out oi tne noma suppiy is to pro hibit its coming to distributing plants. , Mlckle said an attempt to in troduce grade O milk into Salem distributing plants should be pro hibited because grade C milk la practically an uninspected milk. Control Is a city problem, ho said, for tho state eould sot cope with It. He said grade B milk whoa pastuerlxed becomes pasturlsed grade A and entirely sate. Ho quoted Herbert Hoover's re marks upon Hoover's return from Belgium that , "The white race eaanot survive without . use .of dairy products. . v , . f , . No. 255 Boardlamci Olinsrer. GaKUnrf Paulut, Walton, Rostein win Four Ballot KtAmA lr . Group is to Take -Office at Once The so-called "Hollywood tick et" went down t Amtm ."t 9tr nlght when the city council elect. ed four of the five members on the new Salem water board from men not placed on the slate pro posed by the .Northt Salem :Com munitv. ' 1 Members of th n h.. chosen by the council are: H H Olinger, William Gahlsdorf. Fred Paulas, William Walton. Edward nusiein. mree or the men. Olin ger, Paulus, Gahlsdorf. went fn on the first ballot, no election came from the second ballot. Walton was elected on the third aUS5,and Ro"tein on the fourth. While the Hollywood groun was termed -the people's ticket" by Alderman David O'Hara i placing in nomination Rostein, 1P?Lano' R- A. Harris. E. G.abi L N- Doughton, due to 3341 eitlxens having sign ed petitions urging their election, at no time did the aldermen show any disposition to vote a f?a,-?ht t,cket for the3 men- On the first ballot Rostein had seven votes, Gabriel six and Doughton I rve while Delano and Harris trailed with three and two votes respectively. "' Public Wm Vote On Board la May Under the charter amendment passed by the voters December l the new water board is to have charge of the purchase, con struction and operation of a mu nicipal water system and Is to 8e.TeiwJtbont par- Th new men will take office as soon as they are sworn In. The public, how- 18 to oe asked to vote on tne water hoard t ),. i.. t.. "on which is to be May 1 of this year. At that time three of the positions on the water board will be filled for four years and two for two years. .r, liTOT., M- Greory. leader m the fleht for mnn?Mni ership, announced after the coun cil naa adjourned last night that u wouia not lead a movement to place the "Hnltrmn ti-i ... before the people at the next election. "I am ronton t the decision of th t stand," said Gregory. wen wait to see what they do.' said A. M. Church, editor of the Hollvwood Pu -it . serve the interests of the people not oppose them." Large -Crowd out At Council Session The council rhimhori -mrm. packed with onlookers while the votes were beinr taton. seat was filled and 50 men were sianaing. O Hara nominated the Holly wood ticket W. H. n the names of Walton and Gahls- aon in nomination. Alderman W. H. Evans nominated nu-ammr George Averett nominated FoeC ter u. udom. Walter Townsend nominated E. T. Barnes and Paulas. A. M. Church nominated by Alderman Henry Vandevort, was characterised by him as the "shiek of the Oxarks." Alderman Chris Kowltx nominated B. C Miles and Theodore M. Barr. On the first ballot the vote stood: Rostein 7 Paulus S Harris 1 Walton 7 Delano S Lee, A. A. 3 Gabriel Miles 1 Doughton S Church t Olinger 9 . Barnes. 4 Odom S Barr, 1 Gahlsdorf 8 Olinger, Gahlsdorf and Paulus having received a majority of the aldermen's votes were declared -elected. On tho second ballot the veto stood: Rostein C Walton 7 Delano 1 Miles 2 Gabriel t Lee 1 Doughton t Barnes I lorn 2 . Barr 1 There was no election, no can didate having received a ma jority. ' On tho third ballot tho vote stood: Rostein 7 Walton t Delano 1 Lee S Gabriel S Barnes 1 Doughton t Barr 1 , Odom 2 Walton was. declared elected, having received a majority ot tho votes cast. On tho fourth and final ballet tho count stood: . Rostein t - Odom f Lee'I Rostein was declared elected.. STAB'T TJ. S. BUILDING PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 18 ' (AP) Excavation for Portland'a sew-11.200,000 XedeTtl building began today, Tho seven - story . structure Is to be completed by May 1, 1113. - '