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To Committee
Again, Result
Differing Data Obtained
"From Olympia Quoted
by Aldermen Here
Algae Said Troublesome;
Costs, Desirability
-j-v of -Systems Issue
North San tlam rlrer water pro
ponent! promptly attacked the
' special well -water committee's re
port vben ' it waa submitted In
writing and explained orally by
Alderman Fred A. Williams, chair
man, at last night's city council
meeting. The result was referring
of tbe well: report and of a new
drilling proposition back to the
well committee.
Leading the attack. Alderman
Brazier C. Small of the special wa
ter construction committee ques
tioned the accuracy of data re
ported" byr;ithe well committee,
which last week Inspected well
systems at Olympia. Shelton and
Tacoma, Wash.
Letter by Olympia
Engineer is Quoted
- To the well committee's report
that chlorination of well water
would not be necessary and that
a large reservoir would not be re
quired for a well system, Small
quoted from a 'letter addressed to
the Salem water commission last
January '28 by Charles 1L Wil
liams. Olympia city engineer. En
gineer 'Williams' wrote, Small
pointed out, as follows:
- "Water that originates in sur-
- face streams orT in-lake fed by
streams does hot contain as much
algae, which results in trouble
some growth after the water is
placed in open storage, as water
taken from wells or springs."
Citing that "our experience. . .
has been with well water," Engin
eer Williams added that "we bare
two periods during the year when
tha algae growth is somewhat
troublesome, one - d u r 1 n g the
spring. . . and another at the end
of the dry season."
The Olympia official said it was
necessary to treat that city's well
-water with chlorine and ammonia
1 and occasionally wfth doses of
copper sulphate to control the al
gae growth.
The well committee. Small em
phasized, had reported that the
" water at Olympia "Is of good qua
lity, clear and cold, free of any
contamination and they do not
. require filtration or chlorination."
Different in Dally
Gallonage Claimed
Small also declared that where
as the well committee reported
Olympia bad only 1 million gal
lons of reservoir storage, the
Olympia city engineer had adTised
the Salem commission that his city
. had storage capacity of fire mil
lion gallons in two open reservoirs
and 700,000 'gallons additional in
three stand pipes.
- Engineer Williams wrote that
Olympla's maximum dally water
consumption was 2.3 million gal
lons. Small told the council In an
swer to the well committee's re
port that Olympla's "demand at
peak is about six or seven million
gallons "per day."
Small asked why the well com
mittee apparently had obtained its
information regarding wells in
nse at Olympia from an ex-mayor
rather than from present officials
of that city. He also objected to
comparison of Salem with Olympia
as to size and pointed out that the
Washington capital's population
actually was 11,733 whereas the
well committee's report set the
figure at 18,000.
Asks For Further .
Well Water Stady
Alderman David O'Hara, who
accompanied Alderman Williams
on the Washington well Inspection
tour, replied to Small's criticism
' with a plea for further attempts
to bring In well water here in or
der to. effect a saving to the tax-
- payers and water consumers.
- O'Hara : said he had changed
.' from favor to the Little North
-Fork Santiam river to wells as a
source . of supply because there
was little chance for the former
proposition to be -adopted by the
. present councIL - " ; . , -
.."The question is if the city is
. going to: spend an enormous
amount of money to get- water
. from what is reported to be wells
25 miles away when we have the
proposal of well drillers to dem
' onstrate at their own expense that
they can supply the city -of Salem
with an adequate supply from
wells in a radius of four miles
, from Salem," O'Hara asserted. ..
- Wells t producing 3 million
gallons of water daily at Shelton,
' Wash.,' cost $17,000 and require
f 1500 annually' in pumping' charg-
es, "about ne-twenUeth;-ot.;the
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Two of Entombed Men
Holding Out; Rescuer
May Reach
MacDonald and Scadding, Survivors of Three Who
Were Trapped Eight Days Ago, Fear Crews
are Digging in Wrong Direction
(Copyright, 1936, by the Associated Press)
MOOSE RIVER, N. S.f April 21. (Tuesday) (AP)
Rescue workers hacked desperately early today at a
wall of rock separating them from two men entombed
for eight days in the Moose River gold mine, after H. K.
MacDonald, Halifax physician, said the pair could live an
other 24 hours.
One Dies, Two
Await Rescue
Dr. RebeKsea VV
Above, Dr. D. E. Robertson, who
with Alfred Scadding, is await
ing rescue in the Moose River
gold mine where they and H.
R. Maglll, owner of the mine,
were imprisoned -by a cave-In
eight days ago. Maglll died
yesterday. Rescners are work
ing frantically to dig a new
shaft to reach tbe two surviv
ors. Wist er Lytle Delays His
Plea on Drunken Driving
Charge, Result of Crash
Wister Lytle. Salem, took 24
hours in which to plead when he
was taken before Justice of the
Peace H. Overton in Woodburn
yesterday on a charge of drunken
driving on which be was arrested
Sunday night following an acci
dent near that city. He was re
turned to tbe county jail here
where he has been lodged since
his arrest.
In the crash Sunday night Nel
lie A. Sproat, Portland, and Ar
thur M. Taylor, HOLC employe,
both were Injured. They were tak
en to St. Vincent's hospital, Portland.
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Iransients to be Escorted
Out of Colorado by Troops
TRINIDAD, Colo., April 20.-
-Nineteen S p a n 1 s b-Americans
were detained in Colorado tonight,
first prisoners under Gov.. Ed C
Johnson's martial law order that
destitute workers shall not enter
this state.
Several carloads of persons who
CoL Neil W. Kimball, adjutant
general of the national guard said
were coming Into Colorado to take
jobs in sugar beet fields also were
turned back at the state border. by
national guardsmen. . - - .
Aliens Illegally
la U. Believed
- National guard officers asked
Del Sullivan, head of the Denver-j
office of the United States Immi
gration service at Denver, to send
a "federal; inspector here' to aid
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Sullivan said he would assign a I
Them Today
Too weak to walk .for nourish
ment which was offered them
down a tube, the imprisoned pair
Dr. D. E. Robertson and Alfred
Scadding expressed the fear the
tunnelers would "overshoot their
mark."
In a voice that sounded hyster
ical, Dr. Robertson Bald over the
telephone line which, had been
lowered to them In the pit where
they huddled with the dead body
of Herman R. Magill:
"We can't hear them drilling
now. We could hear them drill
ing In the shaft before."
Rescue workers promised late
last night they would have the
two men out by morning. But
earlier, at 9 p. m., they had been
told "we'll reach you in a few
minutes."
Robertson promised "I won't
lose my head." But he asked that
the engineer in charge of under
ground operations make as much
noise as possible so he would know
the workers were near.
The rescue crew had no plan of
the gold mine, and could not tell
the exact spot where Robertson
and Scadding cold, hungry and
sickened crouched above a rising
level of water. They know only
that It was at the 141-foot leveL'
At midnight, engineers estimated
the underground diggers were
from 20 to 30 feet away from the
pair.
Physicians on the surface ex
pressed the opinion Robertson and
Scadding were suffering from hal
lucinations after their long en
tombment. Building Proposal
Is Made by Young
Governor Indicates Some
Interest, Says Rental
Quoted Is Too High
Construction of a one-story of
fice building, to be located direct
ly north of the present capital
property, was proposed formally
to the state board of control yes
terday by Donald Young, local at
torney. Governor Martin Indicated
some Interest in the proposal but
said rentals quoted would need to
be reduced.
Toung proposed a building of
concrete construction, fireproof
and with attractive exterior finish.
The monthly rental based on
19,335 square feet of floor space,
would be approximately $821 a
month. The square foot rent
would be four and one-fourth
cents as against an average of
four and three-fourth cents paid
by the state for Its present down
town office space.
Almost Twice That
Space Now Vsed
Figures showed that the state
is now using 37,349 square feet
of floor space outside of the capi
tol group, with a monthly rental
of $1697.60.
The lease to the state would
run for a period of three years,
and 90 days would be required to
complete tbe structure.
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man as soon as one could arrive
from Salt Lake City, Utah, and
that all aliens taken Into custody
by the guardsmen and found to be
illegally in this country would be
deported. . . ,
The men were held near Mon
ument, Colo., more than 100 miles
inside the state border, where na
tional guardsmen patrolled a mile
wide strip across the 3(0 miles of
the Colorado-New Mexico boun
dary. They were deUined when
their trucks ran out of gasoline.
In Denver the governor said the
19 came under his classification
of "destitute workers." He added
he believed they are sugar beet
workers, tbe kind be particularly
wishes to keep out of the state.
'. Johnson ordered guardsmen to
escort the - workers out of the
state.
Attack Denied
By Getzinger;
Is Bound Over
Salem Man Arrested for
Alleged Attack Upon
W. Salem Teacher
Identification is Made
by Mrs. Sigurdson;
Evidence Found
Fred Aubrey Getxinger, arrest
ed Sunday as aUeged attacker of
Mrs. 0. J. Sigurdson, West Sa
lem teacher, yesterday denied the
charge in a preliminary hearing
before Justice of the Peace
Charles Gregory at Dallas. The
court held him to answer to the
grand jury In Polk county, and
set ball at $3000 which Getzinger
did not raise and so is still in
jail in Dallas.
Getzinger was arrested at his
home In Salem, 2170 Berry
street, Sunday afternoon by state
and city officers after investiga
tion by these officers and the
Polk county sheriff's office. Of
ficers watched him while he mov
ed household goods Into a trailer,
preparatory to removing with his!
wife to Corvallis, and arrested
him just as he set out with his
wife for the new home.
Identification Made
By Three Persons
The alleged attack occurred
last Wednesday night, when Mrs.
Sigurdson was forced by an un
known man into his automobile
as she was returning to her home
after conducting a night class.
She was driven into the woods
over a dlntanoA of innnt five
miles, but succeeded in frustrat-1
ing his attempted assault. She
was beaten over the head with
a blunt instrument and cast Into
the brush but recovered suffi
ciently shortly to make her way
to a nearby home and caU police,
who have since been working on
the case.
Jerold Cottew and Mrs. Min
nie E. power Sunday identified
uetzmger as tne man wno iasi
Wednesday night tried to pick
them up, and was also identi
fied by Mrs. Sigurdson as her at
tacker. Says Loaned Car
To Unknown Man
After his arrest, Getzinger told
officers he and his wife started
downtown here to a show, but
that she returned home, refusing
to go with him because , he had
had too much to drink. She told
officers the same story. Then.
Getzinger said, he went to a pool
hall here, met a man whom he
did not know and with whom he
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Defense Is Made
Of Contact Camp
Sunday Is Only Possible
Time For Holding It,
Reservist Says
A defense of contact camps held
by reserve officers on Sunday was
made yesterday by Cecil j. to
wards, lieutenant, chairman of the
national defense committee of the
Marlon-Polk county chapter of the
reserve officers association.
"The only practical times for
these camps is at the weekend,"
he declared. "Members f. the re
serve officers organisations are
men who must work during the
week. They come to these camps
without their expenses being paid.
They receive no pay while here.
Frequently the men come long dis
tances . to 'attend. Without the
camp being held on Sunday, we
would not be able to have a con
tact meeting such as was held in
Salem last weekend."
Lieutenant Edwards aald tbe
camp held here last weekend was
very successful. Men earns from
distances to attend. The camp was
the first to be held In connection
with a national guard unit. Man
enters were well executed.' '
Edwards made his statement in
realy tda criticism directed at the
maneuvers last Sunday by a group
of Methodist ministers In Salem.
Blanket Over Head of
Driver Causes Wreck; ..
Two Ribs Are Broken
LA GRANDE. Ore.. April 20.-
JP)-A blanket blew over the' head
of Mrs. Edith Fhy of union wniie
she was driving near Hot Lake, :
When she emerged from under
the covering her automobile was
In water beside the road and she
bad two broken ribs
Habeas Corpus
Hearing Is Set
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Earl H. Fehl, who last week re
fused a parole from the Oregon
prison, claiming he is entitled
to unconditional release. As
sociated Press photo.
Fehl Hearing Set
Saturday Morning
Prisoner Will Be Present
While Arguments Heard
by Judge McMahan
Court - hearing on petition of
EajrJ.H. rahL. former Jackson
county judge for release from
state prison on' a habeas corpus
nroceedinrs. was set for 10 a. m.
Saturday, April '25, in an order
issued by Judge L. H. McMahan
Fehl will be brought' to tbe
courtroom from the state prison,
the order requiring that Warden
James' Lewis, Fehl's legal custo
dian, produce the prisoner while
the arguments on the habeas cor
pus proceeding are being heard
Ralph Moody, deputy attorney-
general, will represent the statejn
resisting the release, while H. V.
Schmaltz and George Rhoten will
represent Fehl.
Attorneys yesterday anticipated
that Judge McMahan would take
the case under advisement after
hearing the -arguments.
Fehl's counsel contends that he
Is entitled to release from the
state prison after serving 32
months of a 48 months maximum
sentence. They assert that his re
lease is a matter of right tor Fehl
who. has earned 11 months "cood
behaviour credits." The state con
tends Fehl can only be released by
parole and points to a parole of
fered Fehl by Governor Martin ou
the provision that the former
county judge would not return to
Jackson county for the 16-months
period the parole was effective.
Fehl refused release from prison
on the terms of the governor's pa
role. Kellaher Cptiiisel
Asks More Delay
Postponement of the plea of Dan
Kellaher, former parole office for
the state, until Monday. May 4,
was sought in circuit court yester
day In a motion filed by John G.
Murphy, Portland attorney for
Kellaher. . Judge L. H. McMahan
did not rule on the motion but was
expected to approve it today since
William H. Trindle. district at
torney, said he would not oppose
the continuance.
Accompanying the motion was
statement by Murphy that
Charles Robinson, Portland attor
ney who win be associated with
him In defending Kellaher, would
not be available for a court ap
pearance here until that date. '
- Kellaher. was" Indicted by the
grand -jury-here this month for
allegedly attempting to receive
money for securing the release of
L. A. Banks from state prison.
Banks, former Medford editor and
fruit aTower."ls tn prison on a
life ' sentence. Kellaher allegedly
entered Into a contract with Banks
on May It, 1935, the terms of
which provided that Banks would
pay Kellaher $50,000 If tbe Utter
secured his release from the peni
tentiary. - - : - ' '
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: - PORTLAND, April 20.-flV
nnnv MrShain .112. Hollywood.
used a erabbold and body slam to
take two of three falls from Don
Sugaf. Ir8alem, Ore., Japanese,
Id a wrestling match here tonight.
Sugal took the first law wim a
flying dropkick. . " - :
Dock Workers
Vote to Abide
By 1934 Pact
Will Resume- Relations
With Employers Upon
Old Basis, Ruled
Arbitrator Makes Plea;
Hope for Termination
of Deadlock Voiced
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20-tfP)
San Francisco longshoremen vot
ed tonight to resume working re
lations with waterfront employers
under the 1934 arbitration award.
The vote, on a resolution offer
ed at a membership meeting of
the San Francisco local of the
International Longshoremen's as
sociation waa in response to a
statement from M. C. Sloss, arbi
trator, urging restoration of the
1934 agreement.
It brought-hopes that the pres
ent maritime labor dispute, which
has virtually blocked the Golden
Gate to shipping and threatened
to spread to other ports, will be
settled.
The waterfront employers as
sociation will meet tomorrow to
consider a response to Sloss' ap
peal.
Sloss issued his statement
.shortly before a meeting of the
San Francisco local of the inter
national longshoremen's associa
tion at which a peace proposal, re
pudiated by officers of the local,
was to be voted upon by the mem
bership. In making his annual, Sloss said
the machinery of the 1934 strike
award "has not been functioning
in the Port of San Francisco since
about Nov. 15, 1935." I
"On thai day," he added, Mthe
representatives of ipcal 38-79
(the San Francisco local) declin
ed to proceed with the hearing of
a matter brought before me as ar
biter. No request for arbitration
has been, made to me since that
time."
Theodore Nelson
Asks Full Probe
Resents Insinuation That
Candidacy Is Sponsored
By "Big Business"
Theodore G. Nelson, erstwhile
Townsend official candidate for
the republican nomination for the
United States senate, late yester
day called upon District Attorney
Trindle to determine the "truth
or falsity" of charges that Nel
son's candidacy had been sponsor
ed by "private utilities and big
business generally" to split the
opposition to Senator Charles L.
McNary's renomination.
Nelson made his demand in a
formal letter to the district at
torney and-asked him to summon
the jury "forthwith" to make its
investigation.
He cited an editorial in the
Capital Press here wherein it was
charged that large Interests "have
sponsored the candidacy of Two-
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Legalized Gambling Under-;
Fire at Inter -Church Meet
Resolutions favoring an amend
ment to the Oregon constitution
prohibiting .legalized gambUng
were adopted at a cooperative
church conference held at the Y.
M. C. A. here yesterday under aus
pices of the Oregon Council of
Churches and participated in by
40 . ministers representing . fire
counUes. , -
Other . resolutions expressed
opposition to war and advocated
a sane propaganda for peace wfth
all nations' of the world; favored
the closer relation of churches in
every - community to eliminate
competition between churches and
to. give a more efficient service;
deplored a situation in Oregon
where 11 churches exist to minis
ter to a community of 1300 per
sons and commended the work of
the committee, on comity pt the
Oregon Council of Churches in its
effort to eliminate overchurchlng
and underchurchlng of communi
ties. ... v- ": .
Union Service "- "..--,';,-'-... '
Accorded Praise v ,v
The ministers commended the
national mission boards of. vari
ous denominations In drastically
curtailing mission funds -sent into
communities now overeh arched,
commended the spirit of fellow
ship in those communities where
union services are frequently
herd and cooperative projects car
League's Existence
Threatened as Last
Peace Efforts Fail
Foreigners Remain in Capital After
Ethiopians Seek Refuge in Hills;
Italians Rumored Near City j
Resolution Deploring War Is Adopted
as Geneva Council's Only Action .
While Rome Prepares Jubilee
ADDIS ABABA, April 20. (AP) A general flight from -Addis
Ababa began today.
Thousands poured out orr the Jimma road, the nationV
best highway leading to the southwest, or sought refuge in
mountains.
Unfounded rumors led many to believe the Italians ac
tually were on the outskirts of the capital, despite the f?.ct
the last reports from Debra Birhan stated they had not yet
begun an ascent of the mountains south of Dessye.
The rumors were sufficient to start the exodus. Mbst
of the 3,000 foreigners in Addis Ababa remained behind, in
eluding American, French and Swedish missionaries who are
sticking to their jobs in hospitals.
Members of the royal family remained here. Emperor
District Baptist
Meeting to Open
Mission Societies Gather
Here Today, Tomorrow;
Speakers Notable .
The 22d annual meeting of the
Columbia river district of the
Baptist Women's Home and For
eign missionary societies will con
vene at the Calvary Baptist
church here at 10 o'clock this
morning for a two day conven
tion. The main addresses today will
be delivered by Miss Faith Joice,
missionary of the Chinese Chris
tian center in Locke, Calif., at
2:30 o'clock; by Dr. Catherine
Mabie, missionary to Africa at
3:30 o'clock, and by Miss Janet
McKay of New York City, For
eign Mission society administra
tive secretary, at 8:30 o'clock.
The kindergarten of the Chris
tian center is made up of Chinese
children- whose mothers work in
the canneries and all the care
these children receive is at the
center. Since Miss Joice's work
simplified some, as she has form-!
ed a clinic with the assistance
of a nearby doctor, which she
carries on in addition to her
other work.-'
Program Outlined
For First Session
The complete program for to
day follows:
Morning, 10 o'clock, devotion
al led by Mrs. .Emery B. Pease,
Glasgow; greetings by Mrs. A. Q.
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ried through, commended the fed
erated church movement and urg
ed upon eitirens of all communi
ties that they be more tolerant
and that they drop contention for
non-essential religious views in
tbe Interest of a more vital Chris
tianity. -
Alfred M. Williams of Dallas
was chairman for tbe day, and
was named chairman - of a com
mittee to plan a similar gathering
this fall. Other members of this
committee are: ; Rev. J Hi. J Sl
monds, Salem; Rev. E. C. Hicks,
Albany; Rev; Jesse Lacklin, Cor
vallis; Rev. Smith, Cottage Grovel
and Rev. I. O. Nace. TillamooV.
Speakers yesterday Included Dr.
Ralph V. Bayless of San Francis
co, secretary of the American Bi
ble Society. Pacific district, who
declared enthusiasm for the whole
cooperative church effort ' and
said he does not believe there
has to be an ecclesiastical anion
but believes that there should be
a spiritual union; Dr. P. H. Ham
mond of Salem, C. W.'Hatch of
Woodburn. ' CtA-" Howard,, state
superintendent of public instruc
tion; H. G. Hanson of Indepen
dence; ;W. L.- VanNuys,' Portland,
secretary of the ' Oregon - Council
of "Churches; Rev. Gsy Drill, Sa
lem; W, A Elkins of Monmouth ;
Assistant Attorney General Ralph
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OHaile Selassie is believed to be
at the front.
(By the Associated Press)
The structure of the League -of
Nations, the most notable ef
fort of the world to maintain
peace, was threatened Monday by
its failure to halt Italy's " con
quest of Ethiopia. ,
Dropping ...formalities,' states
men at Geneva clearly admitted
efforts at collective security were
menaced.
The league council, called into
an extraordinary session, adopted
a resolution deploring the war
and then adjourned until May 1L
"Is that 'the assistance which
nations of the world promised to
give the victim of aggression
when they signed the covenant?
bitterly asked the Ethiopian dele
gate. Great Britain, - through For
eign Secretary Anthony Eden, d
nounced Italy's alleged nse ei
poison gas in Ethiopia.
These charges, said Edea,
"cannot be passed over in silence.
He hinted that Great Britain
might consider withdrawing from
the leagug if the Ethiopian situa-"0
tion unde )Jines belief in the lea
gue's utility.
Premier Mussolini's spokes
man. Baron Pompeo AloisJ, heat
edly replied to Eden's gas state
ment, asserting that an anti-gas
tre?.y
"does not abolish the .
right of reprisals against atro
cities such as our troops have
suffered." - -
Italy made it plain at Geneva
that 'she would only be satisfied .
with a peace giving her domina
tion of virtually all of Ethiopia.
. Premier Mussolini plans to can
a nationwide, mobilization, te
celebrate the expected fall ef .Ad-.,
dls Ababa. , ' A
Widening of D Street
Is Proposed to Council
A report on suggested widening
of D street from 12th street eat
tot improve traffic safety when
the new senior high school build
ing is occupied-was .requested by
the city council last night at Al
derman Fred A. Williams - sug
gestion. The street - committee,
city engineer and city attorney
were asked to submit recommen
dations at the next meeting.
- Fire Menaces Sharon
SHARON, Pa., April 21.-VA
fire- which spread , through, the
heart of the business district early
today destroyed the 3400,000 pro
tected Home Circle " temple, a
160,000 adjoining building and
threatened ' other nearby struc
tures. .--
Butterscotch
Is Topic For
Round Tahle :
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- The Statesman Round Ta
ble is catering to tbe sweet
tooth this ' week- in caDing
for batteracotch recipes. Pie,
pudding, candy or pastries
of any kind with this di&Unc.
tive flavor will be eligible.
- Three cash- prizes totaling
$3 are awarded . each week
for the best recipes turned
la on." the current topic.'" Z .