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PAHE POUR THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM, OREGON TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1929 Capitalyjournal Salem, Oregon isiaonancd March I IM As lAJepeodeot Nswspapet rnutiianed Every aviternooo Except Sunday it lhh uuauMrauu tsueet. nupacot u News a. OOUHUl PUTNAM BditOS and ttlOUahst Entered as seeiod -class mattes at Salem Oregon SUBSCRIPTION KATES By oerrler 10 cents week: 4i cents t month: W mi Is edvanoe B) mall Id Muloo and Polk oountlea one month M oente; I months f 1 3t. t months $3.35; i yeu $100.. Bsewhersj H oenU a mootb; 5 yeni ai utum - - rVU LEASED WIKB 8BBVICB Of TBI ASSOCIATED rU8S AMD Till UNIT 111 PEB8S ..... The Associaud Aw ts exclusively entitled to the net lot public Hon at all news dlspa tehee credited to It or Dot otherwise credited ta this pepet and also local news published herein. "Without or vtith of feme to friendt or foes I sketch your world exactly as it goes." BYRON The Power Project Replying to the Capital Journal's suggestion that the city of Salem take steps to preserve water and power rights at Marion Lake and the North Santiam, lest the license Bought by the Portland Electric Power Company place the . municipality at the mercy of a power monopoly, and suggest ing that the application was for the purpose of bottling-up preserves rather than actual development, W. M. Hamilton, local manager oi tne company siaies:. . The permit sought (or at present ts tor purposes of Investigation only. It It Is not found to be an economical development, no assurance . . Is given that the PEPCo will proceed to 'develop It, and the chances sue no one else will want to either tor the same reason. A thorough In vestigation may reveal that the efficiency of this proposed plant win be as high as any ot the remaining undeveloped sites within economical dis- ' tanoe ot the PEPOo's load centers. If It Is not at this time it may become so soon, due to the development of any remaining more efficient sites, and a company must plan a long way in the future to be sure to have an adeguato supply at the lowest cost. Proposed movement Is not to bottle up but to develop, if found prac tical. If Salem wants a municipal power plant. It can condemn this plant If It has been Installed, and get the benefits ot lower costs of de velopment by private enterprise. It would no doubt condemn the dis tributing system In Salem to avoid a duplication of poles and wires on - the streets, so It could likewise condemn the hydro and steam plants as both would be- needed to give anything like reliable service. It would then only have two sources of power available, while PEPCo would have six, or more. PEPCo Is short of hydro power right now. Is generating about SO percent by steam including operation of Salem steam power plant. The total proposed development, according to preliminary estimates only, Is 44.400 H. P, or as much power as some of PEPCo's present plants develop. Salem Is an Important and growing load center on the PEPCo system, and another transmission line feeding In to Salem directly from a nearby plant will help to stiU further Increase the reliability of service which Is an ever Increasing factor ot Importance to Industries and the electrified homes. Due to its close location to this Salem load center, the transmission losses will be lower than from more distant plants and thereby reduce the overall cost of power delivered to Salem from this proposed plant. . Mr. Hamilton also states that power competition prevails in Portland and Salem enjoys the same rates as Portland and . gets the benefits derived from competition. He states the average power cost in Salem has steadily decreased during the past 20 years from 5.13 to 1.5 cents per K.' W. H. due to the large increase in the use of electricity, which has lowered the costs, and this without local competition,' and that Salem has as low rates as , Portland and lower, than many other cities in Oregon and elsewhere and therefore has as much chance to get industries as any of these cities as far as power costs are concerned. All of these statements are probably true, but municipal ownership might present the opportunity for still cheaper power. It is true the city could condemn the plant, if de sired, but it would probably have to pay far more than if constructed by the city, there is so much inflation and high finance about utility enterprises. A utility usually con structs without regard to cost, from preferential contrac tors and affiliated supply corporations, for as rates are based upon costs, there is no incentive for economy. Whether or not a municipal development, for either water or power is desirable, is a matter for disinterested en gineering study. For some years the Capital Journal has urged such projects, but the proposals have fallen on deaf ears. There is too much lethargy about the community to launch any such great enterprise. Salem prefers to drift and take the goods the gods throw in her lap rather than hustle for them. There is in addition a well grounded suspicion that such ' a municipal enterprise would be inefficiently and incompe tently managed, as has happened in many cities. The ten dency of the council to convert public enterprises into games of petty politics, such as has overtaken the city bridge pro gram, is not reassuring. The whole program is likely to be demoralized at any time to enable some councilman, like a monkey climbing a pole, to get a place In tne sun. Sues Mabel for Million That Mrs. Mabel Willebrandt is somewhat reckless in her articles on the inside workings of prohibition and mingles fiction with fact, libel with lies is the charge of Gus. 0. Na tion of St. Lsuis, ex-director of federal prohibition in Mis souri, who has sued the lady for a million dollars damages for slander. Mrs. Willebrandt staled that Heber Nation, a brother of the dry chief, then state labor commissioner, had been tried for conspiracy in connection with the linesedieck brewery and twice convicted by juries, but that the verdict had been set aside because of improper statements by the prosecutor before the jury. Mr. Nation tells a different story, gives facts which he says cannot be denied, and offers to give $1,000 to any one if any of the statements he makes cannot be completely proven from government records. In brief, Mr. Nation says: The Orelsldlek brewery was twice oaught violating the law and more than 80 men apprehended before Hener Nauon was lnaiciea, ana uit Mrs. Willebrandt each time intervened to prevent the punishment or prosecution of a single one of the 80 arrested. The raids were made upon information obtained and furnished by Heber Nation, and that when faced by the necessity of prosecuting the brewery officials caught in the raid, Mrs. Willebrandt protected them by releasing them and prosecut ing Instead the citizen who made the raid possible. At the trial Mrs. Willebrandt challenged every Juror who believed In prohibition and gave an Immunity bath to every bootlegger who would testify against Heber Nation. Mr. Nation summarizes his own record in office by the statement that while in service he prepared 2,831 cases, every one of which resulted in either conviction or a plea of guilty, and challenges investigation. This is not the first time that Mrs. Willebrandt has peddled malicious slander or mixed up politics and prohibi tion, but the expose is interesting as showing how the chief of law enforcers has functioned. ' TOSS BRIDGE PROGRAM OUT (Continued from page 1) In person. Roaebraugh replied with a attack on tlx mayor and on Alderman Watson Townsend, chair man of lb bridge committee. Al derman Patton made a speech In which he made it plain that he re sented the remarks ot the mayor. The mayor retorted by saying, in effect, that the speech bounded Just like speeches he had heard from Patton many times before. Before the meeting opened there was a hot clash between the may or and Alderman Vandevort. The Issue went to vote on a ma jority and. a minority report from the special committee appointed by Mayor uresis? to Investigate af fairs of the bridge department This commute was appointed week ago at a star chamber ses sion that preceded the regular a ion ot the council. Signing the majority report Monday night and favoring the ouster of Furrow and his assistants were Alderman Her rick and Rose bra ugh. The minor ity report, signed by Chairman Townsend, recommended that the ouster resolution of three weeks sgo be rescinded and that the bridge engineers be kept on the job until the completion of the bridge program, estimated to be about January 1 next. PATTON JOINS WRECKERS All the members who voted nre- vi-usiy tor tne ouster stood pat, ana Alderman patton. who not present at the previous meet ing, joined them. After the ma jority and the minority reports had been read Alderman Simeral voted that Townaend's minority report be substituted for the majority report. me vote on wis was: For substitution Dancy. Hawkins. O'Hara, Simeral. Townsend. Against substitution Herrlck. Johnson, Kowlts, Patton, Purvlne, Rosebraugh, Thompson, Vandevort, Wilkinson. with the Townsend report defeat ed the majority report was then adopted without any change In the line-up. It developed that the Insurgents had caucused last Friday night and decided what they were going to do or refuse to do. Knowing of this, and sensing the hopelessness of the situation. Mayor Livesler daUled with no preliminaries, but launched his attack as soon as he called the meeting to order, which was delayed unul 8:15 due to a long wait for Alderman Hawkins. "This meeting," said the mayor, 'is called for a SDectfio nuroose. That purpose is one on which hangs the most important program of my administration the bridge program. inac program has been economi cally administered. We have got ten more for our money than we anticipated.' It Is about the only program before the city that has oeen administered efficiently. nUNAuER NEEDED I am sorry we do not have a manager for all the business af fairs of the city. It would save tne people $15,000 or $20,000 a year, our present form of gov ernment Is cumbersome and lacking in cooperation. T know from the way you voted the last time that your minds are made up on the matter before us Vou have planned your course In caucus. You haven't Investigated. In fact you have refuted to Investi gate. You are determined to kill the bridge program. But von an going to do it over my protest and over the protest ot the people of uie ciiy." Alderman Patton got up. "I came here." said Patton. "to listen to a committee report. I came at 7:30 and have laid around untu 8:15. You have appointed a very fair committee, Mr. Mayor. I aoni.snow wnat it Is going to re- fort. After I hear the report then shall decide how I am going to vote, i aonx want you, Mr. Mayor, or anybody else to question my mo tives. In my work as a member oi this councU I have alwavs ren- resented the Interests of the tax payers. I have never seen money spent so lavishly as It has been spent in the- last four years. That goes not only for the city, but for me county, tne state and the school district. Our bridge engineer Is ef ficient. He has built us beautiful bridges. This Is not a question of his ability. But I believe bridges have been torn out and replaced where It was not necessary." PATTON'S TUNE FAMILIAR "With aU due respect to your argument." retorted Mayor Llve sley, "It Is the same thing I have heard many times. As for the de liberations of this committee I have learned that when a meeting was r.tniT CvDmn pmiC ft wary sUMgi leva rtwtwate eawi Ftsrt IttkA. BtvM Sn FraweUe suae. Lw AatjiX It) um tkradik U taw, I'm, Bhrta14 ar4 f asabasakj Rkstf Koala, Ceotwtinf UsM w Uk Taker. TwMbiM tW Ml Mm RMMtsv YtXLOWAT TERHNAL BI.TOff t!OTF.Ii V PHONE 744 MOTOR COACH THAT'S tfaa my to rt th maximum trmi comfort and enjoyment, and un money beridca. Wherever and whenever you want to go: from Can ada to Mexico, from Pacific to Atlantic, there'a a biff, comfortable motor coach watting to take von. Kan rrnrlc Im Anific ... lHn IHrno KaiMita City ... ('hlcajro New Vork ..ISM 18.00 tl.00 .. 54.00 .. 63.43 .. 62.43 PtrsVwtVft Im t ft tm 9m PriBTiat aged FmiUW. Tt Pacta H ,-, r sWwwo.1 llifk t tajroiu. Om Coat His Rich. w beta 9w Direr. Lm Anfr)a wl Saa Praaciar, M I afcai haaafc tils sM Mlatlaaa, FlCKWrCIC TVJtMNAL IIOTFI, flRNATOft Appearing With Circus iT .-jf-s? i. it Pretty little Helena Wallenda of the famous Wallenda troupe, twice a day takes her life In her hands when perched high on the should ers of her brothers. "Three-high" she walks with them across a slen der strand of wire stretched 45 feet above the hippodrome track and arena of the Rlngllng Bros, and Barnum tc Bailey circus which comes to Salem for performances next Thursday afternoon and night. In her leisure moments Miss Wal lenda loves to visit with the hun dred clowns who are a part ot the 800 arenlc stars ot "The Big Show". She Is a favorite with all of them. Coming to America direct from triumphs In Europe, the Wallendss have already established themselves as premier artists of the "big top; The troupe consists ot three broth ers, Karl, Herman and Josef and their sister, Helena, In addition to the Wallendas there are other wire acts of note with the big circus, among whom are the Rellmuts, the great Con Colleano, Mons. Maximo, and Ra- scheduled Alderman Townsend and Herrlck met and waited In front of this building where an Investigation was to be made. They were waiting for Alderman Rosebraugh. He did not appear. He frequently does that, then comes In here and says he doesn't know what It Is all about' Holding his temper In leash with some difficulty Rosebraugh arose. I have known you. Mr. Mayor. for some years," said Rosebraugh. I had learned to hold you In es teem as a gentleman. But my as sociation with you on this council Is rapidly reducing that estimation. "As for the meeting the mayor speaks of I was present. I was three minutes late. The trouble at that meeting was that we couldn't get any Information out ot Mr. Townsend, the chairman. This council has largely been kept In ignorance of what was really being spent under the bridge program. Mr. Townsend treats with a sneer any question from any member who wants to know anything about it" Rosebraugh told about clashes between hlmell and Townsend over the telephone and on the street. As for my work on this commit tee I have spent at least 12 hours on It since X was appointed a week ago, and ws have a report prepared." TOWNSEND FIGHTS BACK At the request of Recorder Paul sen, Rosebraugh himself read the majority report and Vandevort moved Its adoption. The minority report was read and Simeral moved that It be substituted for the ma jority report. The minority report mentioned January 1 as the probable time that the bridge program would be com pleted. Including the North Com mercial street bridge. Rosebraugh said that when this was considered in committee Town- send had estimated the time at March 1, Townsend answered that at that time he had two more bridges In mind. In the majority report was con siderable criticism of the total cost of some of the bridges, particularly tne south uoerty street bridge. which the report estimated would cost over $100,000, Including street work connected witn it. To this Mayor Llvesley answered that there could be no question about the cost ot any bridge for the re: son that thaw were under a contract price and that It was un fair to charge the cost of street work against the bridges. When the vote on substitution ot the minority report was taken Dancy and Patton explained their votes. Dancy said he always had voted In the Interests of the tax payers, that he believed the bridge program should be continued and completed by December 31, there fore he would vote tor the minority report. Patton said he didn't want anyone to think the bridge program was going to stop with the termina tion of the bridge engineer's ser vices, and said he had confidence In the city engineer as a bridge man, therefore he would vote against the minority report. The majority report, signed by Herrlck and Rosebraugh, uses ap proximate flRurM In calculating the sea PORTLAND " and Return Via Oregon Electric Tickets on sale Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays Return limit Tuesdays or $250 Daily K,Vay Return Limit Reduced Round Trip Fares between all 0. E. Ry points Safe, Dependable Service O. E. trains leave for Portland at 7:05, 9:02; 12:30, 4:11, 5:30 and 7:45 p. m. For Eugene, Albany, Corvallis, Harrisburg and Junc tion City at 9:49 a. m.; 12:45, 4:03, 8:00 p. m. Observation Car For any information about railroad trips Phone 727 J. W. RITCHIE, Agent S. A. WHITFORD, City Passenger Acent L. F. KNOWLTON, General Agent Oregon Electric Railway condition of the bridge fund. "Owing to limited lima for the investigators and -acfc ot detalad and properly segregated and corre lated figures," says the report, "the cost ot work done la auiicuit to determine, eren in total amounts. A the costs ot -cb bridge we are only able to arrive at approximate figures." INCOMPLETE FIGDBES GIVEN The report states that of the $350,000 bond issue for bridges $300,000 has been Issued and sold It Is shown that 11 bridges have been practically completed, that two others are under contract, plana for one other partly drawn and tentative estimates of costs on four others given by the bridge en gineer and the committee in charge. "Bills paid on the work done, as nearly as we could determine,'' the report continues, "approximate $285,000. Authorized work and un- d bills will somewhat exceed 135,000. this totals something more than $320,000 for work done and paid for and work authorized but not yet paid for. There la a cash balance on hand amounting to $18,695. Alderman Townsend. chairman of the bridge committee, estimates there is a participating fund returnable to the bridge con struction fund approximating be tween 115,000 and sic.ooo. Thus. with the cash on band and the participating funds when returned. there may be sufficient funds to pay the bills outstanding and con tracted. Further work will neces sitate the sale of more bonds, and with the money derived from the sale of the remaining block ot $50, 000 It la the purpose of the bridge committee to construct the North Commercial street bridge at a cost of $25,000 or more and one or two other bridges to be determined later." MBERTX PROJECT CITED Of the major bridge projects the report makes special mention of two, the North High and the South Liberty -treet Jobs. It states that the North High street project totals more than $33,000. Relative to the South Liberty project the report its tee that fia.s paid oo It are In excess of $w,ooo. Tne unai oost of the South Liberty street bridge when finally completed, to the street, bridge and other puouc funds and to the abutting proper ty will be considerably In excess ot $100,000, says the report. "This, we -feel sure. Is a very conservative estimate," the report continues. "The exact figures will probably never be known not without a specific audit due to the fact that the fills, paving, abutment and other work nas and will extend over s considerable per iod of time an dls chargeable to several different funds." Concerning then assertion that exact figures cannot be gotten from the records the majority members of the committee say in the re port: "Tour committee has endeavored to ascertain the cost ot the bridge engineering department during the time of its employment; but have met with much difficulty In doing so, so rfe give only approxi mate figures here also. In the re curds kept there has been no ef fort made to segregate this and allot each bridge Its share. Neither has It been kept In any way that we can find to determine the ag gregate without an extended and painstaking effort through the var ious funds and departments. Sal aries are In excess ot $13,700 to September 1 1020. Office rent, of fice supplies, blue prints, teiepnone, telegrams, trips to Portland, gas, OIL and various other items make a total we are not able to definitely determine, but we are sure these items total more than $3000." In its conclusion the report states that in view of tht fact that the REilLY EtEir on ifour Vacation Trip! . Piloting a car over crowded highways at vacation season is work. We pay experienced drivers real money to do it. They take the responsibility and -' the nerve strain. You as a passenger can enjoy the scenery and really rest! Frequent schedules serving the route PORTLAND to KLAMATH FALLS, and way points, make it easy to plan your trip, leave when the fancy takes you, and get back on timet With utmost comfortl Inquire of your local agent regarding optional routes and schedules OREGON STAGES SYSTEM SENATOR HOTEL Court & High Sts. Phone 698 tentative bridge program tug been accomplished, that aino than Is no demand for crowding const mo tion during unfavorable winter wather, and In view ot the fact that the remainder ot the fund will permit the construction of only a few more bridges, therefore the continued overhead ta not needed and the council should not rescind the previous resolution declaring the services ot Mr. Fur-rw and his assistants at an end on September 1st. TOWNSEND SUMMARIZES FIND Alderman Towntend's minority report recommends that the p res en. bridge engineering force be re tained until the bridges now under contract and the North Commer cial street bridge, estimated to cost $38,000, are completed, It la esti mated that the work can be com pleted by January i, 1030. This report Is brief and gives In concise form the condition of the (Concluded on Page , Column 1) Every day lout t rant continental trains (cava Vancouver, B. C. for all points in Eastern Can' ada and the United States, through the fa mous Canadian Rockies,' finest mountain scenery in the world. Travel in speed and comfort.stop off at Banff.Lake Louise,' the Bungalow Camps., enjoy perfect Canadian Pacific service, cuisine, courtesy as you go. Call or write for compicta information it costs no more to travel on the C. P. R. IPAC3FIC W.H.DEACON amfteotf PAHD DEPT. MAtW(MDWSY-mfUNCrMita.)3S AMISJCAN SAN eLDG. . For Freight See O. H. Becker, District Frt. 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