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Show Attempt To Dope II P. Reservoir Here Seen AX ATTEMPT to dope the water or i dynamite the Union Pacific Pa-cific reservoir at the head of Twenty-fifth street was frustrated frustrat-ed Monday shortly before midnight when a group of men was frightened :wy after firing a shot at a guard, Mack Mercer, according to the guard's story. Mercer reported to W, T. KnpwleB, Oregon short Line special aei-nl, that the- men hrokc a picket off the fnce and had just entered the property when challenged. One seemed to be carrying carry-ing a package. At a distance of 50 feet one shot from a revolver was fired. The intruders were lost in tin1 darkness before the fire could he renirned IVtectives Peck and Noble made an investigation a f minutes later but all traces of the men were Lost |