Travel Insurance
Many Statesman suDscrfb
m hare found U has' paid
them well to take .advantage
of the travel accident insur
' ance this paper offers them.
. The Weather ,
Rain today and Saturday,
somewhat higher tempera
ture; Max. Temp. Thursday
38, Min. 81, liver 1.0 feet,
rain .05 Inch,- north wind.
FOUMDEP 1831
EIGHTY-FIFTH YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, February
21, 1936
Price 3c; Newsstands 5c
No. 284
Must he
i
Speeded,
m
Warning
Santiam
Source Never
Chlorination Only Issue
Raised Says Strieker
Answering Inquiry
Quality Would Be Good,
-. 'Assurance; Records
of Case Revealed
The state health department
h as never condemned the North
SantlamriYer as a water supply
but billy recommended that it be
ehlori nated, Dr. Frederick D.
Strieker, state health officer, yes
terday wrote in answer to an in
- quiry from the Salem water com
mission' through its consulting en
gineer, R. E. Koon. ! 1
The Inquiry followed publica
tion of a signed statement from
J. B- Grier, Stayton city recorder,
to the ef feet that the state board
off health had- condemned -the
North Santiam water for that city.
1 i'There is ho reason why the
city Of saiem snouia not use tn-j
North Santiam river water should
It decide to do so," Dr. Strieker
added, -
Suggest Ditch
Source Be Retained
; With his letter to the water
commission Dr. Strieker inclosed
'a eopy of a letter he addressed to
the "Stayton mayor and council No
vember 8, 1928. wherein he sug
gested that well drilling opera
tions he abandoned and the water
apply then in use, from the Sa-
Jem ditch fed. by the North San
tiam river, be chlorinated.
.'Ut-chlorination is properly con
strolled, ' no objectionable taste?
wiH-be noticed and the water will
b e t f e e t ively 'sterilized," Dr.
Strieker wrote to. the Stayton of
ficials. This letter followed an in
spection of the Stayton water sup
Ply by the state sanitary engineer
.and former Health Officer Payton
or Marion county.
1 Before he undertook definite
I i . . a, . iVtlll . fc. a
-siuuy or - me leasiunuj wi me
North Santiam as a water supply
for Salem last December Engi
neer Koon investigated its state
of parity through the state health
department, he declared yester
day. Chlorination Almost
I'al venal. Declared
Chlorination of large municipal
water supplies is virtually univer
sal, according to Manager Cuyler
Van Patten of the Salem water de
partment. All noticeable traces of
chlorine would be removed. fro ai
the water here by the proposed
filtration plant before it reached
ioe ciij mams, ne conienua.
The following is the text of the
letter which Dr. Strieker address
ed to Stayton officials November
S.-1S2S:
"Mayor and Council
"Stayton, Oregon ' ,
"Gentlemen:
"Our engineer reports tha on
October 31. he made an inspV;
tlon.of th city water supply wUh
Mr. Payton of the Marion county
health unit.
"The city has been two years
in drilling a well on the edge of
the power flume from which it
Ottow takes its water. Drilling can
progress no faster than funds
from water revenues are avail
able. It may be another two years
before the well can be completed
and in the meantime the people
will continue-to drink contamin
ated water. It is not known
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New Frigid Wave
Reported on Way
CHIC A CO. Teh. Sft.WflA-A
fresh sold wave threatened to
night to , end the comparatively
temperate Interlude in the plains
. states.
It was expected to strike tomor
row and Saturday. Midwestern
readings ranged up through the
twenties during the day. Some
points revelled in the most clem
ent weather in several weeks. But
abnormal cold, measured by a -34
minimum at Havre, Mont., envel
oped the northwest, i
Concern over Ice perils mount
ed. Officials prepared to dynamite
a St Joseph' river gorge described
as the worst on record. i
Government engineers abandon
ed hopes Jof breaking high ice
. fields along the upper Ohio with
explosives. Boats and docks were
damaged at Evansvllle, Ind., by a
:. slight movement of a SO 4 mile
, a-orge. .-- a -.- . .. --.
While more favorable condi
tions tided rescue expeditions
speeding fuel and food to Isolated
towns, coal prices in the east St.
Louis mining area were hiked an
other tea cents a ton. t
Condemned Is
Water
Treating Only
Issue Raised,
Says Strieker
The following H an exact
copy of a letter Dr. Freder
ick D. Strieker, state health
officer, yesterday addressed
to the Salem water depart
ment regarding the purity
of the North Santiam river,
i proposed as a source of wa-
'. ti snnnlw f ri f.hta r it v
. "
"In response to Mr.
Koon's request by phone to
Mr. Green we are enclosing
a copy of a letter addressed
to the Mayor and City Coun
cil of Stayton under date of
November 8, 1038, pertain
ing to the use of North San
tiam river water by the city
of Stayton. Yon will note
that this water supply has
never been condemned ex
cept for the fact that it
needed chlorination, as
would any surface streams
of this serf. There is no
reason why the city of Sa
lem should not use' the
North Santiam river water
should it decide to do so. V
"Very truly yours,
"Frederick D. Strieker,
"State health officer."
Will Draft Bonds
Schedule Tonight
Designated Officials to
Meet; Earnings Are
Ample, Indicated
First meeting of city officials
to draw up a schedule of interest
and p r i n e ipal payments that
would permit safe issuance of a
11,150,000 block of Salem water
bonds to finance the North San
tiam supply system will be held
at the water department offices
at 7:30 o'clock tonight, before
the re gular water commission
session.
The city council Monday night
delegated this task to the ways
and means committee, the mayor
and .the city attorney with the
assistance of the water commis
sion. Tonight's meeting was call
ed by. Alderman David O'Hara,
chairman of the ways and means
committee, whose other members
are Alderman Merrill D. Ohling
and Walter Fuhrer.
A tentative bond schedule com
piled yesterday shows total ann
ual principal and interest pay
ments on the old $1,100,000 and
the proposed 1 1. ISO. 000 water
bond issue would not for ten
years exceed the present annual
net profit of the water system of
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Cook Renews His
North Pole Claim
NEW YORK, Feb. 20-;P)-Dr.
Frederick A. Cook's reiteration of
his claim he was the first to dis
cover the North Pole was In the
hands of the president of the Am
erican Geographic society 'tonight
and will be presented to the next
meeting of the couneil In April.
Cook, who first went to the
Arctic in 1886 as surgeon to the
initial expedition of Lieut. "Robert
W. Peary, claimed that, accom
panied only by two Eskimos, he
had sledged to the pole a year be
fore Peary reached it April 5,
1909.
Cook, In his letter to Redmond,
asked that his name be cleared of
charges he faked his discovery
"before I die."
His polar discovery claims, he
said, have been verified by later
explorers were in fact, Vermel
by Peary's own reports..
Redferd Discovery Story
Denied by
GEORGETOWN, British -Guiana,
Feb. 20-j?,)-Another unsup
ported tale of the finding of Paul
Redfern, long-lost aviator, in the
jungles of Brazil, brought action
by two governments and a denial
by one of the purported rescuers
today.
Alfred Harred, reporter, de
clared through his newspaper,
Banier, of Paramaribo, Dutch
Guiana, that he and Art Williams,
former United States army flier,
had fonnd Redfern, crippled, in
an Indian village in the Tumag
mountains.
Williams, who has been mak
ing flights into the interior, de
nied the story saying: "I do not
know Haired and he most cer
tainly did not accompany me on
my recent search.
State Department -
Asks Investigation
(The state department at
Washlngt"- cabled Instructions to
the American consul at Port of
Spain, Trinidad, to Investigate
OkeKed
Stayton Group
Eyes Possible
Results There
Chamber Fears Supplies
for Power in Peril;
Rights are Cited
Gardner Plan Supported;
Adjudication May Be
Necessary, Held
. e
STAYTON, Feb. 20. Decision
to investigate the matter of wa
ter rights on the main North San
tiam river, to determine whether
Stayton'g interests are being en
dangered by Salem's selection of
this stream as a source for its mu
nicipal water supply, was reached
by the board of directors of the
Stayton chamber of commerce at a
meeting last night.
A. D. Gardner, sr., who is in
charge of the two ditches taking
water for power purposes from
the North Santiam, known here as
the Stayton and Salem ditches,
has claimed that rights which he
holds and on which he has con
tracts t deliver water to various
users for power purposes, cover
all, of the water which flows iu
the "mala North Santiam in the
low water season.
Gardner Plan Has
Merits, Declared
Members of the chamber of
commerce board of directors said
Informally they believed the alter
(Turn to Page 2, Col. 1)
Pension Plan Put
Up to Van Winkle
Goudy Proposals Scanned
Before Being Sent to
Federal Officials
A detailed plan for securing of
pension moneys from the federal
government was laid before Attor
ney General Van Winkle yester
day by Elmer Goudy, state relief
administrator. The plan, quite ex
tended and involved, was to re
ceive the careful consideration of
the attorney general for at least
a week, it was stated yesterday,
before it will be passed on, with
a legal opinion, to Governor Mar
tin for his consideration.
If the plan meets with the ap
proval of the attorney general and
the governor, it will be sent to
Washington, D. C, to see if fed
eral funds cannot there be secur
ed to match the moneys Oregon
proposes for pensions.
Regular Session's
Act is Followed
The law under which federal
funds would be requested would
be the one enacted by the regular
1935 legislative session. This Jaw,
prior to the amendments made
by the special session, provided
for an appropriation of $1,000,
(Turn to Page 11, Col. 7)
Rain at Idanha Makes
Sunday Sport Dubious
Rain at Idanha yesterday soft
ened the snow and made the plan
ned excursion Sunday inadvisable,
Santiam Ski club members an
nounced last night. No further
plans for an excursion can be
made until there is a certainty of
satisfactory snow conditions In
the new winter sports area.
Flier Williams
Harred's story. The Brazilian for
eign office asked Its boundary
commission, workinr In the north
eastern jungles, to determine the
authenticity of the report that
Redfern is alive.)
Williams, who is well known In
the Guianas through years of fir
ing his own air service- dM1i-ul
he went into the Interior accom
panied by three natives.
"I took two Pjukos (Surinam
hush negroes) with me to act as
interpreters and a red Indian who
nta given ns certain new evl
dence," he said. "We made a new
contact with 10 new Indian Til
lages and collected a great deal of
information.
"The most that was established
Is that Redfern did not land in
mat area.
Doesn't Believe
Redfern Was Seen
'U l had found Redfern's
plane. It would have been a slm
pie matter to take off the iden
I Turn to Page 13, CoL 7)
1
Dairy Domoing
At Olympia Is
Deep Mystery
Police Have Good Clues
But Won't Tell Them;
Not Lahor Trouble
,083 Heavy But no Grave
Injuries; Two Blasts
Rock Whole Region
OLYMPIA, Feb. 20-6P)-Police
Chief John M. Walker said late
today the explosions which im
periled, the lives' of five persons.
destroyeed onee dairy plant and
badly wrecked another was "more
involved" than he at first believ
ed. Damage was estimated in the
neighborhood of 335,000.
Chief Walker said he expected
some ''important developments"
by- tomorrow, but could give out
no details at this Ume.
Two explosions, the first of a
minor nature, wrecked the sani
tary dairy, in the heart of the
business section, early today and
a third blast wrecked much of
the equipment and damaged ath
er machinery and furnishings in
thee Olympia milk producers
association plant
All windows were broken in the
association's plant and 450 panes
of glass in the Olympia Knitting
mills, just across an alley, were
smashed.
Women Are Warned
By Longshoreman
Frank Andrews, a longshore
man, who heard the first blast in
the sanitary dairy, warned two
women living in a brick apart
ment over the rear of the dairy
and they left the building before
the second explosion. Flying glass
caused a severe cut on Andrews'
hand.
Mrs. William Appleyard, one
of the fleeing tenants, escaped In-
Jury as did her companion, whose
name had not been learned.
Kurt Kohler and Robert 'Mara,
employes in a bakery near the
sanitary plant, heard the first ex
plosion and went to investigate.
Finding nothing unusual, they
were returning to their work
when the second blast occurred.
They were badly shaken.
Officials at first were inclined
to blame labor troubles, or dis
satisfied farmers of the associa
tion for the explosions, but late
today police were working on an
other angle which they would not
disclose.
C. C. Mohler, manager of the
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Cold Departs But
Roads Still Slick
PORTLAND, )re., Feb. 20-l)
-Extreme cold deserted Oregon
today, leaving in its wake inter
mittent sleet, icy highways and
the prospects for rain.
Portland's temperature rose
two degrees above, freezing for
the second successive day. Mini
mum was 29.
Sleet put a glazed surface on
the Columbia River highway, re
sulted in numerous accidents on
the Pacific and West Side Paci
fic routes and all but halted traf
fic in some cities.
A blinding snow-storm raged
over the mid-Columbia area late
today.
All parts of the state shared in
the rise in temperatures. The
southwest portion continued to
enjoy balmy spring weather. No
near-zero readings were record
ed.
Refuses to Leave
Team, So Freezes
GRAND VIEW, Man., Feb. 20.-
tP-Rather than desert his horses
imprisoned in a snowdrift a mile
from his home, Frank Hebner
died beside his team, victim of
cold and exhaustion attempting to
extricate them.
Hebner and his team were ma
rooned in a deep drift 18 miles
south of here. The closed cab in
which he was driving overturned
and he was forced to punch hi
way through the top,
Searchers today found the part
ly frozen body of the 5 7 -year-old
farmer. His coat covered one of
the animals and tracks in the
snow bore mute testimony to the
battle he waged to free them be
fore he fell exhausted.
"three Flights Down, Is
Decree For Inebriation
Lake Ferguson, arrested by4 city
police last night on a charge of
being drunk, was locked behind
bars Just three floors below his
own bunk. He had been staying
at Hotel, de Minto, transient sta
tion on the third floor of the city
TV Tfc
hii, police said.
SPARKS FLY.
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Fix- V V " ' 'S. 'v ' iW.
While hope is held that a mixed
foreign minister of Japan, nd Joseph Stalin (bottom center), Russian dictator, will solve difficulties
arising out of clashes between sovietized Mongolian troops and those of Kang Teh (left), Manchon
knoan emperor. Xapanese-Manchonknoan troops like those shown above are being marched tnto the
trouble cone in large numbers and the situation Is regarded aa grave.
Alf Nelson Named
Silverton Justice
Succeeds Alfred Who Goes
to Heppner; Appointee.
Prominent Lawyer
Alf O. Nelson, Silverton lawyer
and real estate dealer, was named
justice of the peace for that dis
trict yesterday by Governor
Charles II. Martin. He succeeds
Frank Alfred, attorney, whose
resignation was filed yesterday.
Alfred is moving to Heppner
where he will engage in the prac
tice of law.
Mr. Nelson came to Oregon 12
years ago, settling at Silverton,
where he has since engaged in
the practice of law. He had been
prosecuting attorney for Dunn
county, .JSorth Dakota, from 1912
to 1913, and for 10 years, prior
to ranoval here, bad been attor
ney for Dunn Center, N. D. For
five years he was on the legal
stafffOf the Northern Pacific rail
road and for a time was an at
torney for the federal land bank
In North Dakota.
Mr. Nelson a democrat, is mar
ried and has four children.
SILVERTON, Feb. 20. Alf O.
Nelson, Silverton attorney who
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Forensic Tourney
Is On At linfield
McMINNVILLE, Ore., Feb. 20.
-(Representatives from IS col
leges and universities began com
petition here tonight in the sixth
annual invitational forensic tour
nament at Linfield college.
Schools in Oregon, Washington,
California and Idaho entered the
contests. Officials eaid recent
storms prevented arrivals of the
forensic teams from the Univer
sity of Montana.
Results' of the opening rounds
are to be announced following the
semi-finals tomorrow night
The tournament is divided into
three divisions debate, oratory
and extemporaneous speaking
with men s and women s contests
in each. .
S. F. Aid Against
Blockade Sought
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20-H'P)
-Portland asked San Francisco to
day to join in condemnatory res
olutions against the Los Angeles
transient blockade.
The Oregon city's council heard
a resolution this week describing
the blockade as "unheard of and
atrocious" and deploring it as un
constitutional deprivation of "the
right of life, liberty and pursuit
of happiness. Action will he tak
en on the resolution there Febra
ary 2S.
The board of supervisors may
consider the matter on its next
I meeting February 24 L1L.
NEAR ORIENT POWDER KEG
commission appointed by the government of Koki Hirota (top center).
Russia Turns
Down Border
Survey Offer
MOSCOW, Feb.
The government newspaper
Izvestia asserted today that
Russia? has rejected Japan
ese suggestions for the es
tablishment of a mixed com
mission to re-establish the
frontier between Russia and
Manchonkno.
The Izvestia statement
was an official announce
ment. It stated that Japan
ese suggestions that fron
tiers In question be resur
veyed were unnecessary, as
serting that the boundaries
were dearly fixed by the
treaties of Peiping and Muk
den. Union Wins Point,
Wagner Law Case
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 20.-CP)
-Harry M. Kenin, trial examiner
in Oregon's first case under the
Wagner labor act, announced a
decision in favor of the textile un
ion tonight.
The examiner recommended the
Oregon Worsted company "cease
and desist interfering" with em
ployes, re-employ the union presi
dent, Sidney Girard, and pay his
wages at the rate of SI 4.60 a wees.
since the day of his discharge,
November 21, 1935.
Kenin upheld the textile un
ion's contention that the Oregon
Worsted company is engaged in
interstate commerce, that it show
ed favoritism" in its treatment of
members of the Employers' Mu
tual council and that it discharged
Girard for the "sole reason" that
he "joined and assisted" the union
in its activities at the plant.
Fourth Neva Dwelling of
Month Shown in Permit
The fourth permit this month
for erection of a house in Salem
was issued by the city building de
partment yesterday to A. H. Now
els. This house, 1 stories high
and costing $2750, will be built
at 555 Rose street by H. C. Hum
mel.
Residential construction to date
this month totals $12,350.
Mrs. E. Luepton Winner in
Round Table Recipe Event
By JESSIE STEELE
Winners in the nut bread reci
pe contest were finally decided
as follows: First prize of $1 in
cash to Mrs. E. Luepton, Rick
reall route 1; two second prizes
of 60 cents each to Anne DeWitt,
249 South Cottage street, and to
Mrs. Arthur p. Hunt, 720 McGIl
christ. All awards may be ob
tained by calling; at The States
man office. . v.
Next week the topic Is escal
loped foods, any variety. This
takes tn vegetables of all-aorta,
fish and other Ingredients which
adapt themselves to this method
of cookery. Please send only one
Governor Out of
Capitol Planning
Leaves Entire Question to
Commission He Asserts;
Denies 'Blocking"
Governor Martin will not turn
a hand to interfere with the delib
erations of the state capitol com
mission, he announced emphati
cally yesterday.
Where the capitol will be plac
ed, whether Willson park will be
accepted and if so, whether a por
tion of the capitol will occupy
park space these are Questions
for the state capitol commission
to determine, the governor stated.
Taking- No Hand in
Commission's Work
"The matter is entirely out of
my hands," the governor declar
ed. "It is erroneous to report that
I am taking any part in the de
liberations of the commission.
The legislature apparently want
ed the old site used and the ex
penditures limited to $2,500,000.
The commission, however, has the
law and must follow it as best it
knows how."
Reports had been current that
the governor was blocking the ac
ceptance of any portion of Will
son park after the board of con
trol had frowned on the idea of
$3000 additional upkeep expense
each year If the park was acquir
ed by the state.
Governor Martin said the re
ports were false. He especially
does not want another special ses
sion of the legislature, he declar
ed.
Concrete Pouring For
High School Is Begun;
Cover to Avert Freeze
First cement,.jgravel and sand
rolled through the mixers yester
day on the new senior high school
building project as the warmer
weather permitted the contractor
to start pouring concrete. Mixing
operations, for footings were halt
ed before 3 p. m., however, to al
low workmen to cover the fresh
concrete to protect it from freez
ing last night.
Excavation is about one-third
finished on the grade school site
and workmen have begun the
hand digging necessary tor foot
mgs there.
recipe. The contest ends Thurs
day noon, February 27.
Prize winners this week fol
low:
Bran Nut Bread
t spt flour !
4 tetrpoont btkiaf powdrr
Vt tesipooa salt
mp ant mt
1
k -cap boncy ,
5 tablespoons hrtemin, auslte
1 cup bra
: Sift and measure flour. Sift
again with ; baking powder, , salt
m m m a . 1 M
and mace. Ada oran ana cnoppea
. ft . am
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1 . - ; - -
Threat Comes
U.S.FimdMay
Be Withdravh
Banfield Condemns BUnd
Haste; Architectural '
Fee Percentage Set
FT- -rr
Holding Out Emergency
Share Talked; Martin
Farors'TVking Park
3
CAPITOL COMMISSION
MEETING OUTLINE
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 20.
dPjTho state capitol commis
sion today:
Received a warning from
PWA that work on the state
house must be speeded.
Set the architectural fee at 6
per cent of the cost.
Provided that fire architec
tural wrunners-upn tn the nation-wide
contest for plans
would receive f 1,500 each, . ;
Decided to ask that plans be
submitted on a f 2.200,000
structure so that $306,000
would remain for emergencies.
Received word from (Sever
nor Charles- Martin that he 'fa
vored adding a portion of Will
son park to the site. y '
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 29.-Jft
-A letter from public works head
quarters in Washington today
warned the Oregon state capitol
commission, that "it will be- neces
sary to rescind the allotment"' for
Oregon's proposed $2,60t.0't0
statehouse "unless the applicant
shows proper evidence thailhe
jir-qlect will be expedited. 1 ;
Ci C. Hockley, state PWA ad
ministrator, presented the letter.
It was from Horatio Hockett, as
sistant PWA chief, and comment
ed that "the money allocated fbr
the capitol project under the
works relief program was forfae
purpose ' of relieving unemploy
ment this year.. -
The information, given to the
capitol commission here, brought
a comment from T. H. Banfield,
commission member, that I for"
one am going over plans thor
oughly to see what we are build-
ing lor a capitol. I don't think we
can do it in less than nine
months."
Hockley replied that "my ideas
are three months under yours"
and declared "we don't want
Washington to keep on writing
this kind of letters. He said he was
not trying to beat you down one
minute on the time you "need,
however.
Six Prises Hung Up
in Flans Contest
The architectural contest, which
WW V A 4 a a a. .
nocaeii s , tetter Baia ne under
stood to be completed by February
1, will offer six prizes, the com
mission decided today. First
award will be the contract lor the
capitol. By a vote of 5 to 3 the
commission set 6 per cent of the
gross coat as the fee. The minor
ity sought to set the scale ar. 6
per cent. ;
The next five awards will con
sist of $1,500 each.
The commission also ruled that
if an out-state architect wins the
contract he must share 2 per cent
of the fee with an associate Ore
gon architect, but that if an Ore
gon man is declared the winner
he is entitled to the entire C per
cent.
A suggestion by Carl F. Gould
of Seattle, architectural adviser,
that an additional 1H per cent
f ho a nvi Art tri m Aet AliMi4ta 1
lighting and heating) be paid the
winning architect to cover costs
of engineering assistance was de
nied. Keep S300.000 For
Emergency, Policy
The commission decided to ask
architects to figure on a 12,200,
000 structure in order that $360,
000 would be available to meet
(Turn to Page 11, CoL f
Limit on Farm Aid
Spending Decreed
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-(Ar-Imposition
of a $500,000,019 lim
it $e annua! spending under the
administration's farm bill was
voted today by the house, but
even as leaders pressed toward fi
nal passage by tomorrow night
the agricultural problem was re
vived again In the senate.
. The limit to spending, previous
ly voted by the senate, was virtu
ally the only major amendment
passed by the house after general
debate was ended late in the day
and the consideration -of amend
ments began, A ' vote on the bill
was deferred until tomorrow.
In the Senate, meanwhile. Cap
per of Kansas, ; a supporter of
Governor Alf M. Landon of Kan
sas for the republican preisdeatial
nomination, introduced a tariff
equalization bill. It was Intended,
he told the senate, as an addition
to, rather than a substitute for,
the soil conservation subsidy
un iirut ttaecAA Tnv ihst branch.-