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Newspaper Page Text1 - o Capital Xflourriai o o o o o o o e fMfUVM& MOSTLY CLOUDY tonight and Sunday with scattered light showers r drlzjp tonight and early Sun day. Cooler. Low tonight, 40; high Sunday, U. o es 3 SICTIO.MTI 68th Year, No. 96 Salem, Oregon, Saturday, April 21, 1956 Entered second rlisi matter at Satcm. Oreioo Prir r Extension of One-Way Grid Fluoridation Suit to Come To Trial Soon Pure Water Committee Target of $6,000 Legal Action The fluoridation issue in Sa lem will have its day in court, according to information received by the Capital Journal Saturday. A suit has been filed by Mrs. Karl Croghan, 4130 Hertlc Rd., ! against the Salem Pure Water Committee, charging false repre sentations allegedly made in a newspaper advertisement in 1954. Mrs. Croghan names G. E. Tow er, Dan Furrer, Sam Harms, Frank Snook, J. A. Rombough and Francis Fait as defendants. She seeks $1000 general damages and $5,000 punitive damages on grounds that the defendants' ac tions were wanton and malicious. Reward Offered The advertisement reportedly offered $1,000 reward to anyone who could prove statements made therein to be false. Mrs. Croghan says she has proof of falsity in her brief filed in circuit court. The suit has been scheduled for trial June 27, in Marion county circuit court. The suit was filed February 28, 1955, according to the complainant. Tower, at the time president of the Salem Pure Water Commit tee, reportedly placed the adver tisement in the newspaper. According to Mrs. Croghan. the committee claims they received . J"-""' "'","-'" wm " slroct from 23rd to the east ternu aulhoritv to print the inform ,,vc dl,rcc.Ur ot 11,0 0rc-Ida scou MS of Electric, lion from another committee in council, in eastern Oregon and Planning Reports Wisconsin and lhat the Wiscon- Southwest Idaho. i Before the council gives its ap- sin committee is responsible, not the local group. Offers Evidence The advertisement in question reportedly made several state ments about the detrimental ef fects of fluoride. Mrs. Croghan said Saturday she can furnish factual information that will dis pute the statements advertised. Meanwhile, the defendants have denied all allegations made in ine compiaini. . Charles Burt and John Mulli.,im , My,nr ih in are attorneys for Mrs. Croghan Steve Anderson is attorney for the committee. 100 Killed in Georgia Riot By ROY ESSOYAN T1FLIS, Soviet Georgia, Ifi Reliable Georgian sources said,T7 C; Saturday that up to 100 Georgians Jf OH2 SCCKlllff may have been killed when troops opened fire on surging pro Stalin demonstrators who tried to seize the Tiflis post office last March 9. The sources said the cily was an armed camp for days after the rioting. Troops and tanks patrolled the streets and a midnight curfew was clamped on. ! 'ri!ecUvrMdvrrWa;amak,33itH. McKay at Mil. City Friday Tiflis was interrupted at this point, apparently by censorship. i"T..ya" '? ."C ' 252 ,W0S,t?! the Soviet Georgian capital on April 15, the first visit to the city by' outside reporters after riots were set off in Stalin's home state by the Soviet leadership's down grading of the dead dictator. Showers Loom For Sunday It was loo good to last, of course, so now there is threat of scattered light showers or drizzle tonight or early Sunday morning. The weather man says he's sorry, but adds, those clouds just may be a scare, however. Friday's maximum in Salem set a new high for the season with a mark of 82 degrees. Other Oregon cities had similar marks, some of them higher-Roseburg reporting 22 , , . . Whether or not there s rain, cooler temperatures arc in the of- ling as preoiciea earner, a nignisrec auainco ny me oniy conn oi "i - - of around 68 being forecast forlEormer President and Mrs. Bess;nil.v l"e benebt ol patience and Sunday. FLOODS IN MANITOBA PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE. Man. LA Spring thaws sent muddy torrents swirling through southern Manitoba villages Saturday, flood ad thousands of acres and forced scores of farmers to flee their home. Rising streams swelled the Red and Assininoinc rivers to dancer levels. At Winnipeg the Red rose ISi feel in 24 hours. Wcalhtr I Mail Matinwm YfUfril. M; minimum todij TU1 24-hour precipita tion' i: for month: Mi nnrmal. I.fl KfiiojP prerlplUUon, Sl.ll; normal, llifi HI"' hUht 41 tot (Re port y V. . WMer Burno.) 4 Before Council New Scout Job HH . mmm. mm James, R. Kern, 30, Cherry City scout leader here the past four years, who was named to head up the Ore-Ida scout council this week. District Scout Executive to Leave Salem James Kern Takes Post With Ore-Ida Council ., James R. hern, 30, Cherry City I , " SWW '"' 1 Thc announcement was made in baiem Saturday by Gordon till more, chief of the Cascade area council. Kern's new headquarters will be located in Nampa, Idaho. He will be in charge of territory extend ing from 'Nampa and the southweJst part of tdaho, into Ontario, Valp and other parts of Eastern Ore gon. We re naturally sorry to see 'Jim leave Salem hot clad In see ,,,,,, (, .... w t. Klhtlll JWU , scouting," Gilmore said. While in Salem Kern lipped mem bership in the Cherry City district from 1250 to 2,000 boys. He visited the scout council in Nampa at their annual meeting Thursday night of this week and was elected to the job there. Kern said he will be leaving for Nampa in a short time. He is married and has four children. Officer Arrest PORTLAND Ul Wayne Fong, 28, recently acquitted of a mur- der charge here i and a policeman auu vi u in uk ouier , ,ashcd ou, a( Scn Wavnc Mors in a downtown restaurant at 5i. ... , , ...V . . . a. m. Saturday. Fong went to police headquar ters and demanded arrest of de- He said the detective tried to i,i,l t Wanamaker said in turn that Fnn nH (n,,r "nt I---. irinnH. set upon him as he ate in the restaurant with a woman. i Fong was acquitted of the slay-1 ing of a 16-year-old baby sitter. I Diane Hank. The prosecution as-! sertert she was Willed herons" Fong was in the narcotics racket, fond the Eisenhower administra-; Sid Boise acted as unofficial chair and Ihe girl came to know too tion, lhe record speaks for itself, j man. Hitchcock touched again on much. Fonc denied it i The remark followed Hitchcock's a sore spot with both Morse and 1 . Margaret Truman Weds Today In Tiny Independence Church INDEPENDENCE. Mo., 'UP owner of thr filling station next Margaret Truman cast aside her door to the church got a new coat world-famous "bachelor girl" role of white paint on it in a hurry, today to fulfill her smalltown! Pomp is unknown in Indepen dreams In marriage with New dence. Instead, a man trims his York newsman Clifton Daniel Jr.. in a ennren so unv and Iran u can't hold a steamboat bell in its ; belfry. L2? "ven Margaret's famous fa- ther ever up-ended s.aid. well- mannered Independence to the de- Truman The blonde, radiant young wo- man will walk to the altar carry- j ing the praycrbook given her by her grandmother, the late Mrs. D. W. Wallace, the day she was con firmed at Trinity Episcopal ' aurch 16 years ago A county iudge. who Is lifetime j f r i e n d of the Trumans, said he in. , ,hc whj,, House didn't ! was as mixed up as the v"Vr,e,ch ,,,. mr M h(,r own folks. fortune on Ihe concert since awi No Ro.es From Plane; ' in (nc (j,.d, o tciovisjon amj "I don't krw whn to wnr." radio. . said Henry Budschu. one ol the Tl TtnmSns like privacy On) citizens of Independence in- though they (ind it hnfd to cornel Vted lo Ihe reception at Mi.it hy. even at home where horn once was knawn aagund Ihe world folks try lo protect them. Xoday as the "Slimmer White House." bj b oni their control. , but Na airplanes swooped down 1 Mr ane Mrs. Truman were 'cr - droppiiag HMW.U wa.0th case iff! joyed in tlftir dau$Wr ft)pi- "that oth iding,' but the'neu. 0 a I Action Needed By 12th St. Project An ordinance bill to extend sev eral one-way streets so they will conform to the 12th Street widen ing and traffic improvement pro ject will be introduced by City Manager J. L. Franzen at the City Council meeting Monday night. The bill will make Court, Cheme keta, Center and Marion Streets one-way from Capitol to 13th, and make 13th a one-way street one block from Center to Marion. It also will make that part of 12th Street between Chemeketa and CouVt on .lie east sSS oFti; id i road a one-way street. It will regulate car parking to conform io me uiange j , H"l Coniemf!a . . , L. ! Mayor Robert F. White said the changes provided in the bill had, been contemplated since the 12th i street project, now in progress. : was formulated. He further said lhat the bill would not come fori nnai acuon immediately, dui wouia ; rot night tlights were too strcn lie on the table until completion uous. of the project. He managed a few hours of rest Three new petitions for street improvements will go to the coun-! cil Monday night. They are: ! Patterson avenue from Lovana drive to Glen Creek road. Kumler from South Summer to the east terminus of Kumler. East avenue from North 13th to North 14th. All hove the required number of signatures. The first two would be Improved without sidewalks and the third with sidewalks. a r,iiinn ,m ho i.ninH .. for the improvement of Electric provnl or disapproval will be four reports of the City Planning Com mission on applications from pro perty owners for variances. They arc: Application of Henry C. Odom to build a single family dwelling with a special setback in an 4-4 residential zone at the southwest corner of Rugc and Kingwood. Ap proved by the commission. Application of W. D. Potter to remodel a garage and build a (Continued on Page 7, Col. 8) Hitchcock, McKay at Meeting at Mill City Neither Makes Comment on Other Ry JAMES D. OLSON Capital Journal Writer Phil Hitchcock invaded Douglas McKav s homc grounds Friday ' shook hands all around and ended his day with a head-on meeting .',. .- , . ,. , ou.u .viciay auu miLiiLuvn we.e J' a m5,ctin? sponsored by the Marion County Council of Amer- iclan LcS'n at Mil' City. Neither commented on the other, although McKay appeared slightly "irked" a' lhe inference that he will be on Hie defensive. He said he (lid not have to de- ' ; hedee. swrens the walk and cleans inc lawn io gei rraoy ior a imng like a big wedding one nas to walk aroiino ine MJ " ' of he ' lrnmI'. house on Norm ue a warc m ,u xci inc icei oi ine unncrManainp, ne may nnp-juuKt' i. j n!s.communll ' 501115 ana tnjl!k il 'd- " jftft The best restaurant UW& serves apple cider and honey butter with meals. Trumani Overjoyed Since Margaret was a child here, she has been known as a ""' Lnf h i.: Kefauver In State For Talks Estes Plans 11 Meetings in 19 Honrs PORTLAND 'OH Sen. Estes Kefauver, predicting victory for himself in California, arrived here early Saturday for an intensive 19 hours of campaigning in Port land. Fresh from a campaign trip in California, where the presidential primary will be held June 5, the Tennessee senator said he be lieved Adlai Stevenson still held a slight edge over him for the Democratic nomination in that state. "But we are coming up there W are -Iwkjng much better now, and my people are doing a lot of work. 1 feel corn n will win that oln, -linn " ne said on arrival at the airport, where 40 of his Oregon supporters mPl nim It was 4;30 a. m. when the plane from Los Anseles landed here. and Kefauver said he hopes to be through soon with night flying. He said campaign schedules calling before plunging into a day that called for 11 meetings with Demo- cratic, business, farm, labor and other groups, climaxed by a ban quet speech at night before the Oregon convention of Young Dem ocrats. In Oregon he is campaigning for write-in votes, seeking the state's 16 delegates to the Demo cratic national convention. Sup porters of Stevenson also are wag ing a write-in campaign. Dele gales will be bound by the out come. Slcvetison is expeclcd to visit Oregon later. The stale's pri mary will be held May 111 Kefauver said he expects to go to (he convention with more del- .,-... I 1,-wl In lir.-t" II. had 262 delegates on the first con vention, ballots then. Another night flight is on sched ule Saturday but only an hour's flight to Seattle. At Los Angeles Kefauver said the administration's "fumbling" foreign policy bad cut off friends over the world Kefauver said Friday that (he Republicans "have lost us much of the good will we had three and one-half years ago." talk in which he said he "was not the one on the defensive." Meanwhile, the fas l-moving Hitchcock toured the length of Marion county during the day, stopping in every town to shake hands and seek political aid. He made his sharpest attack on Morse at a luncheon in Salem Fri day, calling Morse "a percenter." "We got rid of the 5 per centers in 1952. Now lets get rid of this 3 per center," Hitchcock said. He pointed out lhat Morse's record showed only 3 per cent of the bills he introduced have passed. "I have never been able to get a Morse supporter to cite a single instance of major contribution by the senator during his term of office," Hitchcock charged. He condemned Morse for obstruction ist tactics against the Eisenhower program and said he is confident of a Republican victory in Novem ber as the result of Morse's record. At Ihe Salem luncheon for which McKay. He said his greatest strength was that he 'will not be on the defensive, but will be able to carry the fight to Morse." It is on this subject lhat Hitchcock and McKay may come to porting of the ways in their "friendly" campaign. Opposes High Parity McKay has steadfastly denied he will be on the defensive and says the Eisenhower administration record speaks for itself. Hitchcock i backers insist the former interior aecreuiiy win uv m-iu u.-j v (Morse answering cnarges. mien - cock, they say. nas no reeoro .o defend Hitchcock asserted ronlioincc in gaining the nomination nnn oeieai- muiac. f.u croUp he would almost promise " . . , , t0 seek n second ano imru imn if elected II,. said he was DODoied lo rash I Mjl!fv irir nrm crnns hut did voice approval of the soil hank plan, stating he didn't think it would do the whole job. He said he lavored use of both private and public funds for development of North- s resources, He climaxed his tour in Marion county by a laje visit to the ( an- ncry workers annual meelmg rfl" day night at the Armory 7- II HOME DESTROYED MITO, -lapan ,f-Thrc, hundred perftns were lell homelc hae tcSay aller a winwhjpped cfire iaged I out o( nrol tr2H hours, Th W.mes dfslinedGW Ohomcs. Only one ff.nm was injured. Additional Accusauons Flying Over Portland Vice Charges, Governor Calls Investigation Swimmers Polk Records Uranium Claim DALLAS Filed in the office., of the county clerk last week was a quarlz claim on Bald Mountain mode by L. It. Johnson, Salem geologist and prospector. He said that ho had found evidence of uranium on lhe claim. According to Johnson represen tatives of the atomic energy com mission investigated look samples bock to Salt Lake City. The claim, which is 20 miles from Dallas, is a standard forest claim 1500 by BOO feel. lle advised others not to "quit their jobs and head for the hills". CITY BALLOT MEASURE - 5 Bond Issue, Tax Levy Requested for Parks By STEPHEN A. STONE Capital Journal Associate Editor To bring Salem's public park acreage and facilities up to the standard accepted throughout the United States, including other cities in Oregon, is the purpose of a proposed bond authorization of 5700,000 that will he on the May ballot. It calls for $250,000 for new park sites and $450,000 for park and recreation improve ments. Another park measure on the ballot will provide for an annual tax levy of $35,000 for park maintenance. The accepted standard in park acreage is over one acre for every 100 of population. The city of Eugene has 1.80 acres per 100 of population, Portland has 1.43 and Klamath Falls 2.48 acres. Salem's park acreage is is only .32 acre per 100 people, according to the argument prepared by the Salem administration. Even those smaller cities, it is pointed out, like Bend, Corvallis, Albany, Astoria and Pendleton, have higher park acreage than Salem in propor tion to number of people. So Salem proposes to buy about 375 acres, which will make a total of around 53(1 acres, or a rating of about 1.12 acres for every I'ypu "'" The city nas lined up lour tracts 01 lanu avaiiaoic inr pars ue - velonmenl that will make the acreage nearer standard than it is mow if the people vole the bonds. Approximately n.i acres wesi s.-tid will he similar Id Bush Park An area of 52 acres for park ami recreation facilities for north Salem. A tract of about 50 acres near Ihe Salem by-pass and Ihe Santiam highway junction. II has water facilities on a lake area acquired from the state highway department. The lake is a borrow pit formed when the by-pass was built and Mill Creek is its source of water. With proper development It can be make into a first-class swimming place, say park officials. Another large area in tne program is ine unincs u, aicnary - larm oi ion acres norm oi ine 1 possiDie location on iuture course w ..mo ne WtfXt' JW'E .ft phrac cUr m, e JaV "U'rsS" . Ues " v Imnr..mrm, i '..inina nuhlir narks in.-luded in the nroBiam ' - H,usn i-. -i,,,, j.ark -construction ol an outdoor swimming pool wh a combined recreation center and bathhouse building. A third :rr : . softball hrin. An Bmphilhralr r ' Hu W est Salem Playgrounds To build a new comfort station. ' "' " Kairmount Playground Construct a comfort station. Add a third In Illackfoot, workmen began tennis court And resurface all three. j building up the banks of the Black- Highland Playground Construction of two tennis courts and a -foot River against rising water fence. Build a comfort station. Build a junior Softball field and a I which threatened 100 new homes fence along the streets . 1 .'and a new high school. Frank Englewood playground Complete play aparatus area for imali B,cholf city street superlnten- North River Road Playgreiinrl-Conslriict a loflbsll field and set up play apparatus. lill ;.nd I.e.- Street Playgrounds Add play facilities and land- scape the ground! . Wallace Pnrk Designed for development. Purchae.addl(lofial land, An additional cnniinuing rx levy pr park operalinn Is uniM for Ihe reason lhat the present 2-mill tax is not siiffleicnl to give the existii: parka proper n.tmlenanc. Additional play siqgTv tinn i i-. 1 r.i at thr ml,1. Kriinmli the rtiir'.- arlmi n i O rat Inn aavtt ... . a- - - imprnvrmea)lsistrd under the fionding woyam will re quire additi..val (tjiainlcnance and 'nwiveiian Additional annual the tax levvy;! be $1.03 per $100 Welcome Warm Spring Days When wnrm spring days cume to Salem suddenly this week, 8gt. and Mrs, D. J, Bnln, 2610 S. High St., were not caught unprepared. They had cleaned and refilled their swimming pool, so that Satur day their children and friends could enjoy their first swim of the season. In photo are, from left, Cindy Carson, seated on rim ot pool; Police Sgl, Bala, Camilla Carson, Prlscilla Carson, Mrs. Bain, and Londa Bala, Swimming in the pool Is David Bala. (Cap ital Journal Photo by Mike Forbes) Lamkin Indicted on Embezzlement Count Walter S. Lnmkin, 50, who has practiced law in Salem for many years, wns indicted by a Marion County Grand Jury Friday after noon for embezzlement. Funds be i longing to a client are said to be I involved in the charge. They are: oi me vyiuameue river, inai, ii is in notenl al nark (acuities cuy, avanaoie inr par use ami inv municipal nn course. i ne g.m .PS?! third lor conccrls, pagcanls, BunN norv- - - a.lminislralion savs 1 ."- r"' " ' hf.ndin iroiiram till re- operallon cost and more" pla; ay cost0..! Ihe proposed bonds ar.t of the present lax for 25 years. The indictment was secret pending Lamkin's arrest. He was arrested at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at the office of his at torney. Immediately after the ar rest, he and his attorney, Walter C, Wlnslow, appeared before Judge Val D. Sloper where bail of $5000 was posted. Lamkin is accused specifically of converting to his own use $1122 that had been entrusted to him by Mrs. Mattic White, 65, widow of a former Salem barber. District Attorney Kenneth Brown said that the investigation "indi cates that a substantial amount of money entrusted to Lamkin by other clients over the past several years remains unaccounted for. Brown added that information about Lamkin's operations first came to him from the grievance committee of the Marion County Bar Association and from offi cials ot the State Bar Association who had been investigating for several months. Investigation Ordered "When the results were made available to me I ordered an investigation to determine the possibility of criminal action," Brown said. "The rcsuHs of the investigations were turned over to the grand Jury." David Houser, detective with the Salem police department, has spent several days investigating ,(. .... ,, ,i ,, rlmlHi . "" ' Friday afternoon made an oral admission of the embezzlement oi Hie untie iiinns (Continued on Page 7, Col. 5) Rivers in East Mounting Toward Flood Stag nAmf Mniin in Mivers in Knstern Orecon slowly rose toward flood stage Saturday, --riled by mountain snows melt- ine in temperatures up to 0 de- Apparently the onlv immediate :..,... iv, limn inn-n nnn nftnopr was ai inr t r umn y niackfoot in vitithcaslern Idaho ,., ,1 t Ralnr In I r.-lrr n tlreonn id "on was crl- XKal. I The Wenlher Bureau predicted Powder Jtivor at Baker would regch lis lluod level nn some homeowners in low-lylni areas' WIP1, havc , prol(,(.t theirbase. n,w ....... . " . . .: L:..,' '7ju. . ... ajhinrjinn proaw fur tctun. to use In flood-threatened areas. 1 The While Hon said this was I the first lima ands had been ma Langley Charges Tap Placed on Telephone State Police Ordered to Look at Situation, Grand Jury Hearing Continued Until Monday PORTLAND (P) More accusations flew Saturday in a con troversy touched off by a newspaper's charge that it had un covered a conspiracy to try to control politics and vice in Portland. District Atty. William Langley accused the present city administration of lax law enforcement and nsserted that someone apparently had put an illegal wire tap on his tele phone. He said statements being attrib uted to him "apparently have been lifted out of text, edited." He called upon the public to withhold judgment until comple tion of a grand jury investigation he has called. The investigation, which Lang ley tried to get under way Friday, was set over at least until Monday, after Langley had subpoenaed three staff writers for Tho Ore gonian, the newspaper that is making the vice charges In a copyrighted series of articles. The newspaper's attorney asked a circuit judge to quash the sub poena. , assurt!T)g that 'he di i;Vt attorney could not "impartially conduct the Investigation. Hideo Frnnk Lonergnn took action that will not allow the sub poenas to become effective until Mondav afternoon. Seattle gamblers were involved In the attempt to move Into Port land to control vice, The Oregon- ian said. State Police Check State police meanwhile came to Portland to conduct an investiga tion asked by Gov. Elmo Smith. H C. Maison, state police super intendent, appeared in Portland. Sheriff Terry Schrunk of Mult nomah County, whoso deputies notice l ie nrcn outside tile Port land city limits, said the Investi gation ordered by the governor has "political overtones. "It appears that a crusade which started In one direction is beginning to backfire," said Schrunk. "I will co-oDerate In every respect with the stale police who have been sent here by the gov ernor. I cannot understand why the governor bypassed Ihe attor ney general in this investigation. "The loglcnl approach in mat ters like this Is to delegate author ity to the attorney general, and I cannot helo but catch the . . .,.. i Inference that the governor is f"... - - Atty. Con. nohert Y. Thornton earlier asked the governor to send him (o eonduc( the '""jti-1 gation asserting that Lang ey should not do so since Lnngley had been supported by the Team- sters' Union In Ihe last election! . . ii!. .m.ini IZ LrJTln he nowsnane 's charges CIvHe C. Crosbv. international representative of the union, said, "If lhe governor Is really inter ested In a full-fledged probe and not a whitewash of the conditions which exist in the city, the reper cussions of this affair will be far flung." Crosby announced earner ne was resigning from the city's Exposition - Recreation Commis sion. That was after The Oregon inn reported Crosby had concealed a prison term tor burglary 26 years ago. Oregon, Idaho available before a disaster actual - l occurred. The action was taken at the request of Gov. Robert E Smylie and V.I Peterson, federal civil delense odminislrnlor. , Arnn. rngn(..r5 told Blncklool i;ials the Corps ol Engineers would DTovldt $10,000 l( the clly i . . . would put up $1,000 and Bingham i KerrJ, , granuallv lhal t ., cause trouble. . the Boise W.eather Bureau said b(. Pnyettc, Snake and Weiser Ujvers rfcrc risitig stcadllv bill noi dnngenanslv In Ihe Pocat. 'lo area n southeastern Idaho, tlir Iti.rlneuf River wns heginnlns I.. "mil n,.,A. .iH (-nlr nn , wealher is forecast by Tuesday 'and lhat could slow 'the (Ravi snoy, No rain is preaiciati. Marion County Appears Free From Gaming District Attorney Says No Reports of Any ' Illegal Gaming By DOUOLAS SEYMOUR Capital Journtl Writer While Portland is in a turmoil over reports that outside under world characters arc trying to move In to re-establish organized vice and a Lane county grand jury reports that gambling profits there amount to $400,000 a year, Salem and Marion county appear to be free from organized gam bling. "I haven't had any complaints or heard reports of gambling in the county," District Attorney Kenneth Brown said Friday. No Gambling Known As far as he can learn, the dis trict attorney said, there is no gambling being carried on in the county at all now, not even in private clubs. He noted that If gambling was going on here there would un doubtedly bo complaints. Such complaints invariably come from persons who have lost. Brown recalled that gambling hod bccn pr6tty wcn cieancd up before he took office four years ago. During his first six months in office, the district attorney said, he conducted several raids on establishments with slot ma chines. Since that time there have been i no inuicauuus mihi uiK"i-i.t'u gamb,g actlvltv Mw carried no Indications that organzed on In the county. ,b, however, that , ivatc tc, in hom mQncv h ,, , k. bf,( r cven nart fM ' But it appears quite evident that he situation in Salem and Marlon county is quite different from that in Portland or Lane county. Portland Investigates Two investigations have been' started in Portland where charges have been made that two Seattle figures have attempted to move in and establish gambling and other vice activities. Multnomah District Attorney William Langley has called a grand jury investigation while Governor Elmo Smith has or dered state police to conduct an investigation. The Lane county grand jury In Us report made public Thursday said that Iherc were "extensive" gambling operations In that coun ty which brought $400,000 a year to Its sponsors. Half of the total was In fra ternal clubs wilh one club having; a $00,000 yearly net profit. Punc h- ; boards brought a $36,000 yearly profit for one group. The grand jury In Lane county found .ha. there were 150 p tnbj machines ot which 32 were found In be used regularly for ille- I gambling operations and bringing ;n average Income of $1,000 eac'i. - -r- - Today's Index Srrlion One Amusement - t Society Editorials Micati 7 '(clion I un' -Spnrls ! Comics Television ...... Classified Srrtion Caaale, ...a. . M .. K I Thr 14 I O C3 1 a e IQ a O G3' 00 o0o 00 I, e e 0 o 0 o o 0 0 c-3 3 a " O o o ( 00 e I 9 O 0 C3 0 GP 0 3 o o OO (!)