; s i - - f--"":"-r - - - - - - - Mi'- ' ( I .. . 'I . . ! " 'I J: A Balanced Paper ; - Bandar's Issue of The OrW Con Statesman Is one wen balanced in news, editorial , " and feature articles, which 'Explains its growing circa-, - latloa. i . : TlieJWeather I , tTnsettled.' with ..shower ' fodajr, cloudy : Wednesday; Max; Temp. Monday 69, Min. - - 48, river 2.3 feet, rata, .48 inch; southerly wind. IOUNDEP 1691 EIGHTY-SIXTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, May' 5, 1936 Price 3c; Newsstands 5c No. 33 I. i t T1 ! n ' i5Js?. fiiV w 'w M a t.sbbbsw ar- .s- iv .bmmp--- a -. , , jar z F- . mi r ir. mm? n i 1 1 nn m i M l i M(BT Mm 01 i - i JO j J" ' 4 j ' ! r i -. - - Island: Water- Source Report .... - , . I i Accepted No Discussion; Field Work to F . - - - i I Resume Today Lone Negative Vote Upon Continuing is Tliat of Fred Williams Contract fori Reservoir ;i Awarded Low Bidder, ! Without Debate nOW WATER TROGRAM . i PROGRESSED MONDAY i City council adopted engineers resort and recommendation that final investigation of Stayton Isl and be started, i - . : Engineers announced further field work on island would be un dertaken today. i Contracts awarded for reser voir construction and fittings. The city council without re sorting to discussion last night adopted the Stevens & Koon engi neering report and recommenda tion that final investigation look liig to development of a natural water intake and filter be started "on Stayton island. A jingle dis senting vote was voiced by Ald erman Fred WilliamB. ' - T- ! Rumored vigorous opposition to the Stayton island, project failed "to materialize ini any form at last night's meeting. i The first step In the develop ment program, ascertaining -th e level of the water flowing under ground through the island, wll. he started today, Engineer k. e. Koon announced after the meet fng. He said his field crew would dig 30 or more shallow test holes lengthwise and crosswise of the Island to determine in detail the relation of the underground flow to that of the north and south branches of the North Santiam river. , j ' i Until this more detailed study o the Island has been completed, it will not be possible to decide definitely the next steps In con "structing the intake system, the engineer Indicated. - ; n The recommendation which the i council adopted last night " pro vides that the city shall exercise its option to buy 238 acres of land at the upstream end of the Island, for approximately 93000, tbat tbe final engineering investi gations shall be ! carried out and that "unless unforeseen difficul ties arise . . . . the underground water of Stayton island be de veloped as the permanent sup- Ply. . .. i " ! . The council also without de bate awarded to Kern &-Kibbe, low bidders, the contract for eon i struction of the new Fairmount Shlll reservoir for $111,590. The i second lowest bid, of Harold 1 (Turn to Page 10, Col. 4) JKellaheri Delays Plea; Arraigned Dan Kellaher, former state par ole officer under indictirient for i agreeing to accept a bribe, was i arraigned in circuit court here i yesterday afternoon before Judge ! Lt, H. McMahan I and was granted - 10 days m which to enter a plea r to the Indictment, . Appearing in court with jKella- 1 her were his attorneys, John R. ( Murphy and George Mowrey of ; Portland. Neither the ' defendant ; nor his attorneys made any state- , ment for the press. Kellaher Is accuse of having agreed to accept a $50,000 bribe ' from Llewellyn! A. Banks, serv- lng a life term in the state prison here for killing G. W. Prescott, Jackson county constable. Kella- i her was' state parole officer when i the alleged contract with Banks, ! former Medford newspaper potn lisher. was made. Banks allegedly agreed to pay the 150.000 if Kel ' laher obtained his release under a pardon. ' Former Hospital Inmate Held Pacific Marauder FOREST GROVE, Ore., May 4 (p)Police trapped a man iden tified tJs Kenneth. Krahmer,: pa roled from the state hospital at Salem after he terrorized - girl etudents of Herrlck han at Paci fic university for several weeks " Officers said he prpwled ahoat. ahouting at the -coeds. Study Views Upon Islahd Plan Voiced: Most t a vo rable j.i. . . . . i t ..... P ROMINENT citizens, questioned; yesterday reaction to the report of engineers recommending construction of an underground sourpe of water supply for Salem from Staytori island, had varied responses but in the the plan. j i . These views, follow! Mayor V. E, Kuhn: "This is ance to the city of Salem and to plan has been (thoroughly investigated from an engineering stand point. The conclusions reached are. sults of engineering facts and data. Over a period of time, this water' system Will be a; worthwhile people are not) considering all the gram, wnen every pnase nas Deen consiaerea, i reel it win in reality be found to bej a profitable investment."! ' ! ! C. M. Inman, Attorney: "I at the island, and am inclined; to believe that the water! comes from Kiphart's bluff, if this is true, it would be an almost) inexhaustible supply. The proposal certainly meets with my approvaU I believe it better to save 'the expense of pumping if a gravity system such as this could be utilized." . Rev. Guy 14 Drill, Pastor First in the report can be established. I think the city of Salem should undertake that project Immediately." i j I senator Charles Ki Spanldmg: point of view, I want an adequate pense. I am in favor of a plan to provided tbat 10.000,000 gallons think a test of wells close in should low water season. If tests of the tory, then l am in favor of going next nearest and least expensive." Hedda S. Swart, who recently county engineer:! "I think it's more fork of the Santiam. I ! always did of course, the water would be a ever could pump them dry. Getting above Stayton, however, there will always be an ample supply of water and it will be cold taken from the bed of the river. That's tures better than well water' Oscar D. VFrosty" Olson: "As good idea, the best plan that has Charles E. StrickHn, State Engineer and Salem Taxpayer: "I don't feel in my official capacity Issue but I do believe the city has and as a Salem property owner I am willing to abide by their de cision. As to quantity of water available, ,1 don't think there is any question." . ' . - ! ... - - Mrs. George R. K.; Moorhead, I have been in i favor of the Little since it was the choice of the' people when, they had an opportunity to ballot on it. The ultimate financial setup for the'Stayton source as well as the quality of the water (its hardness) should be care fully investigated.? 4 J. E. Roman, Manager of the tional Bank: "I am not, familiar enough with the project to make a statement, but, f they jwill be able to deliver clear, Icold sparkling spring water to our homes, I shall be very pleased." i Carl Pope, ;L a wye r and League: "I am etlll hoping to be able to obtain the; exact and de tailed statement! of the costs of the project. I am opposed to any in crease in water irates.! ; 1 , Paul Wallace: "I haven't had but from what I have heard casually it seems like a fine solution. Of course I have no definite reaction as I have not looked Into it." Weir Asserts No Candidacy Backed PORTLAND, Ore.. May 4.-UP) -John H. Weir, trouble-shooter supervising O r e g o n jTownsend pension plan activities, 'attempted again tonight to head off increas ing activity throughout the state to swing Townsend support be hind primary j election candidates. "Continued; and increasing re ports . . . indicate there are. vari ous unauthorized; groups making up political slates and giving out the inference, that they are ap proved by Townsend headquar ters." Weir said in a bulletin to all Townsend clubs of , the state. "The T o w njs en d (movement stands unalterably for an open primary in Oregon." I He asked Townsend members to ignore the activities of a new organization, j claiming members affiliated with at least 30 Port land pension; plan clabs; which selected a full slate of candidates here over the weekend. Gravity Sys ie m less lhan i Half Total How muchjwill a completed wa ter system for Salem cost if the Stayton j island natural filter in take recommended by! Stevens it Koon, engineers, is utilized? Bids received to date and esti mates on other units of the sys tem tabulated yesterday with the assistance of ' Cuyler jVanPatten, manager ol the; city water depart-' ment, ran as; follows: ! Eighteen-mile gravity pipeline and Stayton i Island filter intake. estimated.' $709,000. j New feeder main, reducing in size from 27; to eight Inches run ning north on 12 th street from Rural avenue to the- Hollywood district to Improve pressure, esti mated. $126,000. New Fairmount hul reservoir construction bid, $111,590. - Reservoir excavation, bid, $14,t 500. t .j Pipe and fittings for reservoir. connecting to 18-inch main at Lin coln and John streets, bid, $11,- 568.92. Labor connecting reservoir. $8000. to i as to their Steveris and Koon. consulting mam these were favorable to I ! ' a matter of very serious import every citizen in it. I i feel that this not just guesswork but the re investment for the city. Many questions concerned; in this pro one time owned land adjoining j M Christian Church t "If the facts "Speaking from thje taxpayers supply of water at the least ex obtain I water from! nearby wells a dayf can be obtained. I do not be made only at the; time of the nearby wells do not prove satisfac to Stayton island, jif that is the completed 20 years' service as feasible than the Little North think wells were a good thing; little hard but I don't think you -what we wanted. It has some fea i a private citizen, I think it is a been so far suggested." ' ' that :I ; should take! sides on the a competent board and engineers President of the Woman's Clab: North Fork as a water source I ; 4 Salem Branch of The First Na Secretary of the Salem Taxpayers a chance to read the report yet, Strawberry Pool Bids All Rejected NORTH HOWELL. May 4. All (bids offered for purchase of the Howell prairie strawberry pool were rejected tonight -at a meet ing (of about 40 growers at the North Howell grange. Four bids were offered, none of which was acceptable. A' total of 160 acres of straw berries make hp the pool. First definite indication of Et terburg strawberry . prices to growers came yesterday morning when Hunt Brothers and Calif ornia Packing corporation sent buyers into the field offering 6 cents per pound. Only about 50 acres of the 600 acres of Etterburg berries in the valley are available for contract ing! now, it is said, in addition to inose or me Howeii rrainer pool, thef last big one unsold. Cost, B.e lieved Erection of 100.000 gallon tow er to supply bill district, estimat ed,$8000. . Total Two Million, . Including Purchase These estimates and bids total $579,658.92 of w h i c h approxi mately $43,000 will be, paid out of the $1,100,009 Issue of water bonds sold last summer. Added to the price paid for the present wa ters system, they: bring the cost of the mUnicioal water works. with new reservoir, new mains to raise pressure to central and north Salem, and a new, gravity source of supply, to slightly more than $z,doo,ooo. 4 , "I think ft should be made clear to Salem citizens; that the gravity pipeline and- the Stayton island source ' of supply alone will cost much? less than $1,000,000," Van Patten said. "Our whole program including reservoir and the 12th street main will cost less than $!,- 009,000, if future bids go below out estimates as have those on the reservoir to date." j (?urn to Page 10, CoL 4) 5 i: Con WiUB For Roosevelt California Primary Set Today; Landon.Faces Important Test , ' Encumbent,, Sinclair, and McGroarty Names are on Bourbon List (By The Associated Press) In a contest for Maryland's 16 democratic national conven 1 1 o n votes. President Roosevelt acquir ed more than a five to one lead over Colonel Henry Breckinridge, critic of the new deal, In returns from about one-third of the state's ,425 ballot botes. t With 427 polling places report fc, the vote was: t i Roosevelt . 30.K21 Breckinridge 4,3j34 Mr. Roosevelt carried the City of Baltimore by more than six to one on the basis of complete but unofficial returns. California Issues Are Complicated Following Maryland's day of balloting, California- today pre sented primaries in both parties with much interest centering upon republican contest between a slate of uninstmcted dele rates- more favored by former Presi dent Hoover and a slate pledged to Governor Landon of Kansas. Democratic primaries there al so will Una the names ol Presi dent Roosevelt, Upton Sinclair of the Epic organization, and Repre sentative McGroarty, Town send plan advocate;, listed on the bal lots. -Both of the latter have said they would throw their support to Mr. Roosevelt .on the second bal lot at the democratic national con vention. " (Turn to Page 10, Col. X) Pullman Campus Agog Over Rules Restrictions Placed . Upon Picnics by Dean of Women Protested PULLMAN, Wash., May 4-JPH- Washington State college students marshalled support today for a parade tomorrow in protest against what they described as strict administrative policies. while underground threats of a walkout were heard. Tomorrow's parade was called in handbills circulated today by the "Students' Liberty associa tion," a previously unlisted cam pus group. Students w h o claimed to be spokesmen for the "Liberty asso ciation" said tonight the rulings of the dean of women were a spe cial cause of dissatisfaction. They said students objected to the rule forbidding taking blank ets on picnics and requiring chap-! erones for three couples or more, and the return to the campus by 7 p. m. They cited as "absurd and arbitrary" an order from the dean to remove a davenport from a sor ority house side porch because it was "suggestive. i Minto and Coffey Demurrers Heard . Demurrers to in d letmenti against Frank "Minto, chief of po lice, and Orey Coffey; member of the city . police .force, were ar gued before Circuit Judge E. C. Latourette of Clackamas county here yesterday, and the court or- dered attorneys to submit briefs before he gives a decision. The In dictments grew out of the gamb ling investigation conducted by the Marion county grand Jury un der leadership of Assistant Attor ney General Ralph Moody. . The demurrers claimed the In dictments were not direct and c'erl tain as to the particular circum4 stances of the crime charged, thai the acts or omissions charged as the crimes are not clearly, set forth, that , the indictments are void for Indefinlteness and that they charge the alleged crimes in more than one form. - Judge Latourete was' assigned to the cases when affidavits of prejudice were filed against Judge McMahan. , Democrats of Maryland Are Legation Still Being Held in Spite of Riot J. S. Minister Declares Situation 'As'. Quieter , There Early Today Advised to Evacuate by Hull; British Unable to Send Soldiers WASHINGTON. May 4.-(fl- American Minister Cornelius Van H. Engert, and his small band of defenders still were in possession of the American legation In Ad dis Ababa at 6 a. m , Ethiopian time (11 p. m., eastern standard time), in spite of Secretary Hull's recommendations that they aban don it and seek safety In the fortified British legation from at tacking natives. I At that hour the minister ra dioed the state department as follows: - "Nothing happened since, tny dispatch 3 a.m., May 5 to alter views expressed then. ; "Still some firing but much less yesterday and we in no. immediate danger." . . Hull I Advises to Evacuate Legation Upon receipt of an urgent mes sage from Secretary Hull to aban don the legation. in the interest of safety, the . American i minister, Cornelius Van H. Engert notified the state department that he felt the mission should not be evacu ated except as a last resort. Earlier, the British legation bad advised, through London and the ' state department, j that lt would, be unable to send soldiers and gang from its own guard to aid In,, defenses of v the American legation. . - ; '- "T"' ,- The British offered, however, to send! a military convoy to assist in the evacuation of the remain ing occupants of the American le gation. . Secretary Hull "urged" Engert to abandon his valiant de fense of, the inadequately forti fied American diplomatic . build in". ' ' "Idiot's Delight" Is Pultizer Play m.m.xjm j au aut u xv-oa Novel, Jury Decides in I Annual- Rating' NEW YORK, May 4.--Rob- ert E. Sherwood's "Idiot's De light" tonight was awarded the 1936 Pulitzer prize for the best drama by an American author presented during the current sea son.! ; The prize for the most distin guished novel published during 1935 by an American author was awarded to "Honey in the Horn" by Harold L. Davis. . . Other awards in letters were: History "The Constitutional History of the United States," by Andrew Cunningham McLaughlin Biography "The Thought and Character of William j James' by Ralph Barton Perry. : t Verse -"Strange Holiness" by Robert P. Tristram Coffin. Each of the awards carried with (Turn to Page 10,r CoL 3) Silverton Rotary Club Is Launched SILVERTON, May 4-Two hnn dred fifty . Rotarlans and their wives assembled for dinner in the Silverton armory last night and participated in the program , of presenting the new Silverton Ro tary club with its charter: William McGilchrist, Jr., of Salem served as toastmaster and the address of the i evening- which reviewed the meaning and the scope of - Rotary round the world was made by Dr. Bruce R. Baxter, president of Wil lamette university. ' I Walter G. Gleason of Portland, representing the district governor, Stanley Long, presented the char ter to Robert Goetz, president of the new, club. Dr. H. C. Epley of Salem led in group' singing, and the Rev. J. S. Milligan of Salem delivered the Invocation. Clubs -represented Included Al bany; Corvallis, .' Eugene, - Hllls boro, McMinnvllle, Newberg, port- land, Salem. Each club presented the new club with a gift, some ar ticle of 'service ' for the new ' or ganization.- . ; 1 - The dinner was prepared by the American . Legion Auxiliary, and served by the Girl ; Reserves. An orchestra played during the din ner. Glen Briedwell was chairman of the committee of arrange ments, .i ' :' . .--1 "- -There were 32 on the charter list of the new club, r . ; - Heavily Guarded Public Enemy . ' No 1; Karpis Reaches St Paiil I JtV " N ' tfr VjW i'SW" W, ..jfv'f.. ifWr J" i , ' . " , y . - I y- .x " f ' - - j - . - i t " : . i i: . r- - - I . . " ;. ',-- ' . ' . , .- ; , ' ": ' " - ' : i.::i.i.,.:-;': : ,:.v .. - 1 ' - ' " . . ...... - - r .t , i ' ' x ' - v . : -; - f ' - A" A y 1 S - . i i ' ; . '- -."i - 1 - - . ' : : i. "' i-w .- . I f V-"-". I-! - T "ii ; ' - " - ti. -A- v.-Ai Five automobile loads of federal Alvin Karpis to St. Paul from emy No. 1" was captured last was escorted from the plane o preceding the desperado is J. Edgar Hoover, head of the "G-men, who supervised the capture. Sonndphoto from Chicago to west coast. International Illustrated Aews Capitol Situation Is Martin Fears Public Will Object - But He's Just j Spectator, Avers 'The state capitol situation Is tragic," Governor Martin declared at a meeting of the state board ot control Monday In connection with a supplemental proposal by Don ald Young, Salem attorney, who recently offered to construct a temporary office building for the state under a three year lease. It was proposed that this struc ture would accommodate a num ber of state departments now housed in downtown office build ings. - , j "Acceptance of this . proposal might be construed to mean that we are hindering construction of the new capitol building," Cover (Turn to Page 10, Col. 2) $500 Is Received On First Aid Car Salem citizens have to date con tributed $500.50 toward purchase of a first aid car for the fire de partment, the Salem Trades and Labor council executive committee announced yesterday. This figure was based on returns . made by volunteer solicitors at a meeting in Union hall Sunday.. , . j The drive will continue for set eral days to be centered in the business district, union leaders said. Its scope will be widened la ter if necessary to raise the full $2000 needed. When the full quota ot funds Is raised, the union will obtain and equip the car for all emergencies and then present it to the fire de partment.. Firemen trained in first aid will man the car and answer emergency calls free of charge. The car will not be used as an am bulance except in case of extreme emergency, it is planned. 1 ownsend to J Deemed Tragic Stand, Pension Plan Probe WASHINGTON, May 4 HV Df Francis E. Townsend tonight had sharp words for the house com mittee which tomorrow will open Its questioning of the co-founder of the old age pension plan. j ' Retorting to a remark by Chair man Bell - (D-Mo) of the investi gating committee, characterizing a proposed caravan to carry ten million Townsend petition signa tures to the capital as "a cruel hoax upon the aged and infirm," Townsend said:-? ' 1 i'v j I - The only hoax I know in rela tion to the Townsend plan is the Bell investigating committee." Prepares to Slake Appearance Today ' i The elderly California physician was closeted today with Sheridan Downey, his personal counsel, as he prepared for his long-awaited appearance before the committee. Chairman Bell and his investi gating group held a prolonged agents met the plane that brought New Orleans where the "Public Kn- Friday. Karpis is pictured as he an automobile. In the foreground photo. Columbia Freight Boat Plan Backed Seattle Firm' Proposes Navigate River as Far as Lewiston, Idabo to PORTLAND, May 4.-tfP-OIf- clals of the Inland. Navigation company, Seattle,- assured an in terstate commerce commission examiner today they were "ready. willing and able" to carry out a program of boat transportation on the Columbia river. The hearing was on a plea of the company for a certificate of convenience and necessity to al low the establishing of the river service. Opposing counsel conducted an exhaustive cross examination of witnesses,- The counsel failed in its attempts to elicit replies rela tive to cost of prospective opera tions, and was overruled in Us de mand that Inland Navigation of ficials specify the amount of money to be made available, for the project. -. R. W. Whaley, Seattle, presi dent of the Inland firm, testified bids already had been received on a 190-foot, 1200 horse power Die sel boat; - . . : " , Whaley said the company pro posed to operate the. boat with a capacity of 600 tons (anprox iiuately 260,000 gallons) of gaso line or 600 tons of grain be tween Portland and Lewiston. He also said six barges would be pushed from Portland to - T h e Dalles and two from The Dalles to Umatilla. The Lewiston run could be carried, on four months of a year, he said.. The months were not indicated. Mrs. Mary Hill Dies; . Funeral Is Wednesday MILL CITY. May 4-Mrsl Marv Hill, pioneer resident of Stayton. passed away in Mill City at the nome of her daughter, Mrs.- Frank fotter, early this morning. Fun eral services will be held in Stay- ton, Wednesday at 2 p. m. ahe Witness closed session late today to out line the course of, their examina tion of .the doctor which they re gard as the high point of the six weeks' inquiry.. - Committee members were re luctant to discuss what transpired, but it was understood there was some disagreement on the line of questioning to. be used and the ex act procedure to be followed. - James R. Sullivan, special com mittee counsel, was' expected to direct the ? questioning of , Dr. Townsend. although some . com mittee members indicated they were .desirous of participating in the examination. Y Sub -committees which have been at work in California, birth place: of the movement,' and in Michigan, one of its strongholds, have returned to Washington with Information to be used as a basis for questioning Dr. Townsend. (Turn to Page 7, CoL 6) j AskarisReady ; To Take Over (atyGomMaiid f Planes 1 Protect; Selassie L r Heads . for : : Palestine, ft1 General Flees Too " Regular Blackshirts to Move in Soon ; Rail f Line is Cut Off ROME; May 4.(Jf)-A reliabU source reported tonight an ad vance guard bf Ask art (native) Italian troops under the com -man -of Gen. Pirzio Biroli entered the suburbs of Addis tAbaba lata ' this afternoon. I The same source kaid that the main body of Field Marshal Pietre Badoglio's northern jarmy arrived at the ridges above 1 6 miles from the Ethiopian capital and joined the 15,000 native soldiers. It was believed in the Italian capital Aiddis Ababa will be form ally occupied tomorrow. . The report; of the entry of the ' first ot Ithe northern Blackshrrt . warriorscame as the government' in Rome was reported taking what It believes to be "adequat measures" for the protection and release df foreigners in besieged legations in the Ethiopian capi tal. -. I IT- . : The plan (of occupation, this reliable f source said, will he to send th4 selected troops of Mar shal Badoglio to the city under the protection of 150 airplanes. : Wont Announce It?. ; Till Position Sure - ' The news that the Askari vaa- guard had already reached tba outskirts of Addis Ababa was not expected) to be published hfre ua til tomorrow. This follows the ' government , plan to bold: back publication of tbe occopation of Ethiopian' ter ritory until the Italian positions have been consolidated and the danger of counter attacks passed. In military circles it. was felt. however, the Askari had pushed ahead .ith the' hope of alleviat ing . the distressing conditions among ; foreigners i in the riot- stricken; city; It ws understood that . air planes from! bases l behind tbe Italian pine had flown over tha city again today aid had report ed the Askari troops well placed on the outskirts of; the capital so they could take oyer the city et a given command, v DJIBOUTI, French SomaHland, . May , 5.-ftTuesday )f(iiP)-Ras Nasi- - du, . iormer commanaer oi em peror Haile : Selassie's troops in southern Ethiopia, if led to British Somaliland early I today - accom panied fby his Turkish general staff officer. Wehib Pasha. Ras iNasibu's trecipitate 4- partureffof Berbera came the heels off reports the Addis Aoaea Djibouti railway, Ethiopia's only railroad, been been cut oft near Mojjo, about 30 miles soatneasc of the Ethiopian Capital. : Earlier, . the eniperor himselt. accompanied: by his family, left this port city aboard, a British cruiser. The negus was bound for Palestine. i ' f- ..' r . The fcutting of the -railroad was . considered here as presum ably impeding the progress of French colonial troops sent to the aid of ZOO refuged! in the French legation at the Ethiopian cap!taL The little1 rulerjf tired and ap parently heart-sick after his fu tile seven-month t batrr against the Invading Italians, was repre i sented as . holding; little hope of ever returning to rule his em pire, i - ! I V Informed I sources pointed out. however, that despite his drama tic flight from the capiUl tha emperojr- has not 1 formally abdi cated And in name, at least, fa still emperor ot. Ethiopia and 'king of kings." f ManyWPA Workers on Weekend Police Blotter For Drunkenness. Claim ' , j , t . PORTLAND. Ore.. May 1-i.Yr- Judge Julius Cohn said tonight that thi nercentare of WPA work-. ers arrested on charges of drunk- I : 1 - I I.'.. I enness over weettnut m gamuts. I "Something should be - done." i about it. he said, pointing oat that the daily average iof WPA work ers appearing on charges of eith er drunkenness or traffie viola tions was fire, and an all-time . high of, IS was set last week..: E. RAAuslin President Of Oregoti Reservists PORTLAND, Ore.. May 4.-()- The Oregon department of the Re serve Officers Association of Am erica elected Capt. E. A. Austin of Salem president and Lt. Alva C. Goodrich of ' Eugene secretary at the weekend convention of of ficers here. ; The 1937 meeting will be m liood River. i