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Anxiety of Southern Democrats Factor in Hells Canyon Fight . Kohl. Smith the civil nzh' found a - liiiri Br A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Correspondent Wa.ihir.e'on A rr.ajnr factor in t'n niiTrr.rr. f( the- rirarratir Hells Canyon dam fizht in 'h Smat' lat W.PPK th a n x i f I v n f jsnmr sou'hprn Democra'-s to trade their vntp? nn the bill with any on who would pledae to 'and with them against hi!!. Southerners taker in Sen Her man Welker ' K Ida a Hfiii Can yon opponent, af'er beins turned d'iwn fiat by ?en. Wayne Mor (D-Ore who as chief ?pon.'or nf ih hiah dam bill. And in the. end, jeven southern Democrats (plus Frear of Delaware) joined Republicans in killing the Hells Canyon bill more than enough to seal its death warrant. Kev Post Welkcr has a key pot from which to make such trades, for he is a member of the Senate Judiciary committee to which all civil rich's Iccis'ation is refer red. The committee chairman is Sen. .James O. Eastland 'D-Miss', a leading opponent of civil rights hi!!?. Dunns the stretch drive on Hells Canyon when the Democratic leadership in the Senate was using full pressure to line tip all Democrats for the bill, Eastland reportedly went to Sen. Lyndon Johnson (D-Tox ), the Democratic floor leader, and said in substance: "I'd like to go along with you on Hells Canyon but I can't go back on Welker. because he has promised to stick with me on civil rights. " Major Effort Eastland's major effort i in trying to keep civil rights bills bottled up in his committee, an effort in which Welker can be o ereat assistance to him. When Sen. Richard B. Russell (D-Ga.) was approached by re presentatives of rural electric co ops in Georgia and urged to sup port Hells Canyon, reportedly his reply was that he would be pleased to do so if Morse would go along with him in prevent ing Senate action on civil rights legislation. Morse turned him down cold. Both incidents occured during the week-long debate in the House at the opposite end of the Capitol on the administration backed civil rights bill, which uithern lawmakers were doing their best to block. Even though t appeared certain the ciil ishts bill w .- u 1 d never :et hrough the Senate, where the filibuster is the major weapon of the minority, it was the hottest issue in the minds of most mem bers of Congress from south of the Mason-Dixon line. (Southern Drawl Several weeks prior to this, C. Girard Davidson, Democratic national committeeman from Oregon, came to town and made the rounds of southern senators, talking to them in behalf of the high dam project. In his unmis takable southern draw! which he Required honestly in hi? native Louisiana. Davidson never fail- Concoction Served in Ceremony Kills llf Hospitalizes 34 Bogota, Colombia U.R: The governor of Magdalena depart ment told Colombia government official? Friday that II persons died and 5 4 were hospitalized from drinking a deadly liquid served during a religious cere mony in the small town of Pailas 10 days ago. However, eye witnesses said at least 50 persons died and 250 others were made seriously ill by the strange concoction which vil lagers drank from a large tank through rubber lnws. Authorities arrested several members of the committee which or.-snized the annual celebration held in honor of Our Lady of Carmel. Among those arrested was committee Chairman Fernel Mendoza Described as Beer Witnesses said a sign described the tank's contents as "beer." and invited the celebrants to help themselves. Organizers of the celebration also urged the villagers to drink, the witnesses said. Cesar Vega, one of the eyewit nesses who was a visitor in Fail as. described the effects of the brew a? ' terrible. "' He said s"ir.e of the victims became blind shortly after ririr.kin; tile mix ture. The victims included sever al boys about 12 to 14 years old. Vega said. He said r3nlcky "lllagers threatened to lynch members of the organizing committee. Vic tims were rushed to the only hos pital in the nearby village of Ta maiameque. which was jammed far beyond its rapacity, he said. Authorities seized a quantity of the 'cocktail" at the home of Mendoza and shipped it to Bo gota for chemical anal sis. tii to point out the political ? gn if.rap'e to Wayne Morse and 'he par'y in Or"g' r.f tr ou-.c.me nn Hi'.s Canvfn -- a factor w h i r i rr.-;r be reflected in whr'rrr Or rr 'C r't ' rf'n'ro! t"e next ('''Harris and r'ur.rrifep chairmanship? hrid by so many O'l'li'TrT- ' I i !:ke o help Wavne on this .r-e 'a.-i tn candid r"--rfir.-e of or.e s'fu'.:irrn sena'or. rv. ci'i-.'. r: it; my s'ate there is only ore l-.-;.e th.v :s civil rights. If Wayne would be will ing to recognize that, then may be we could reach an under standing But I know him well enuu ;h to kr.o-.v that I couldn't even approach him. If I tried, first thing he would probably do is walk onto the Sera'e floor and tell the world that I d tried to marie a deal wr.h him." Sufficr. it to say. Morse and h:s Democratic colleague? from the South never reached an un rierstanriing. Clearly, soiree southerners -Acre open to backstage deals on the Hells Canyon bill and V.'rlker moved in to capitalize on the situation by picking up votes ngainst Hells Canyon in return for commitments against the administration '. civil rights bill which Morse was unwilling to give. Fish Facilities Near Completion at Pelton j Madras U.R Portland Gen eral Electric company officials said Saturday that fish facilities at the Pelton dam site on the Deschutes river would be com pleted by Aug. 1. A fish barrier will be completed five days la ter, they said. Work on the dam itself hinges nn completion of the diversion 'tunnel which will carry waters (of the Deschutes around the site while work is in progress. Engin eer? said the concrete lining for i tunnel has been completed and; i the transition gate structure at. :the upstream entrance has been finished. Meanwhile, the PGE project field office has heen moved from Sunday, July 29. 1951 Police Arrest Three tog Worker Earnings Soar to Record High Salem (U.Rt Weekly earning? of more than 60.000 logging and p pi sawmill workers reached a new : Q jllOPllltinCj ii.jtii "i. oiwt.ii in dune, me state unemployment compensa tion commission said Friday. However, the hiring of several thousand temporary cannery em ployees at lower rates held aver age pay of Oregon's 130.000 production workers at SS2.04 the same a? May and only SI. 08 above June. 1955. MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE NINE circuit court on a charge of lar ceny from store buildings Wed nesday. Stolen goods which were recovered from the three in cluded clocks, an electric razor, drapes, and clothing. downtown Madras to a recently completed building at the site. Resident Engineer Larry Kelsh, John D. Dotterer, Ebasco service construction superintendent, and th eir staffs have occupied the new office building. Ashland An Ashland house wife and two young girls were arrested here Thursday and have admitted stealing goods from sev eral Ashland and Medford stores in past months, according to Ash land police. Arrested were Violet Lee Searcy. 30, 1167 North Main St., and two companions. 15 and 17 years of age. The three were taken into custody as they walk ed out of an Ashland store with stolen articles in their possession. The youngest girl will appear before juvenile authorities. The other two will be arraigned in ANTELOPE 4-H FAIR WED., AUGUST 1ST At the Elbert Big ham Ranch (Out Crattr Lake Hwy . . . 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