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ROSEBURQ. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1924.
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VOL. XI, NO. 265, OF THE EVENING NEWS.
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RESIDENT COifo
i STEPS FOR RtiitF OF THE
Iff
HWESTF
iers
NISI
y Message to Congre Gives Some Measures Which
Should Be Taken By Congress, Some By
Executive Branch and Some by the
Private Interests.
cl.tM Press V?"dpUB stens 1
(relief or ine """,-",-
i- h. nor DWUttl, BUIUO I.U
a in - ,h.
. by conxreis,
. ttranrn or w .v.......
' i.v nrlvate Interests were
Zi bv President Coolidgo to-
n a special nieus
steps lnciuue:
. refunding of the Dressing past
Indebtedness of the farmer in
oriel most aenuusij uimn.
i Hsu stance tnrougn a
:iait..-
tl agency to enaoie wurai m-
inake me cuus nm
crop system to diversified
nf :
( restoration wherever It would
jnf.ii of the Impaired capital
inking Institutions in. the dlB-
d lections;
. rreat'on by private capital
iutuntlal financing corpora
te wist In the plan for re-or-ition;
mention of the tlma during
: tat War Finance Corporation
uke loans.
: Coolldge told congress that
i vere measures "by which,
.. ilirm or agitation, but nev
promptly and effectively we
trlu to bear on a serious
I. uppity, a locanzea emer
;..? resource of the federal
-mot and all the assistance
b aUl the business and farming
mltytan render."
temuorulc condition in certain
growing sections of the north
tbe president said, at the out-
: ill message, "is reaching an
r state that requires organized
ration on the part of the fed-
ormmeiit and the local Instl
i of that territory for Its so-
'Hnr tltontlnn In tha mnntlnn
tide to this situation In his tnes-
to congress in December, ne
med.
eat numbers of Individual
wtcatea and to merchant's and
. mat iney are unatiie to pre-
ts.0 ennlrv nf thAti nrnnprlv
are unable to undertake the
flflcatlon of farming that Is
.raentallv nere?sarv for sound
pey are unable to meet their ob-
jut arm mere nas Deen invoiv-
entire mercantile and banking
? or tneeo regions.
ot only have there been large
'ri or toreciosures on actual
, dm tnero are great numbers
'IT1R-. .hit ova nnn.lm.l na In
"1on of suffcrence from their
in.
here have been large and ln
im bank failures. 13111a have
iDtrOlhlPPit nrnvl.llnv tnf tltA
ag by the federal government
mlea directly to the farmers for
' of their farms on the basis
aiverFUled farming. I am
lly In favor of these bills, but
oo not ana will not compass
DtifA nrnhlrvm
pmy of the farmers, are, how-
m aurn jeopanlv Trom their
tnrn that even with this asslst-
'here la no asnranee that they
nave a aufflclent period in
i to work out the necessary con-
of their methods and It would
"If! tO five tn fhla .n..n a..K
""mental i,i.n.. ,. v.
I, IV IS IU
Purpose of Immediate
- u me er-aitors.
'.. . on therefore would
little avsll nni.... .
.tl ,ff,'c'ed between the farm-
ri"tnr. by the f undine
'St due IndnKiHn.,.. ...j .
.n, . 1,,r "ns, bo that the
111 Ir.tire to the benefit of
"irwhlm,f. instep of mereiv
a ITU Of fn I
vnu vpn lha nnnnf
y 0 Work 111- w ......
I i. a r lf thp5r are not
II Si A .moiiis . .
Sati.fi. . ,L l" tow ne
iM.. . 0 '"fi'lation of this
to a. . , " "'entloned look
Ved..., , ',uu,n or Past du
hrk.. I'-eessary to con
Htalted help to cer-
hiVi : 'v' of ,he northweM
:.. w. n :,!r' or farmers
'-i.n',,k:.c.r.pn.,.i,,B
If
but Its suthorltv
IMiT... , '' "P're, Marca S1
tl-. I"1 """" !1. 1-
" ft...t.. --'''ii ann grant
"JU or the period for
which loans heretofore made can be
renewed.
"It appears to me that It Is es
sential that the large business con
cerns, such as transportation, the
more stable banks, not only In this
territory, but in adjoining slates,
necessarily benefit from the pros
perity of these areas, should, In their
own Interests, extend a very large
measure of aid In remedy of this sit
uation and that creditors even furth
er afield, such as our Insurance com
panies and others, should cooperate
fully.
"In those agricultural sections In
which numerous bank failures have
contributed to the distressful condi
tions. It must bo recognized, howev
er, that there Is a distinct limit to
the Bcope of the assistance which the
federal government can render.
Government agencies cannot prop
erly make loans upon Insecure col
lateral, or to banking Institutions
whose capital Is Impaired. In cer
tain sections a more drastic remedy
may be necessary. It may be nec
essary on a well organized extensive
scale, to provide systematically for
the restoration or strengthening of
the capital resources of tho country
banks and financing institutions nec
essary to the proper service of the
farmer."
'It may be found to be advisable
to create new financing Institutions
such as have been organized with
great success with livestock to co
operate with the War Finance Cor
poration. The government can not
supply banking capital, nor can It
organize loan companies, but It can
properly call upon those large busi
ness concerns, the railroads, the
mercantile establishments and the
supply houses and all those large
business estaDllsnments wnose wel
fare Is intimately connected with the
welfare of the farmer. It can ask
them In their own interest as well as
In the interest of the country to co-
nnerate w th federal agencies in ai-
tacklne the problem In a large way.
"I have therefore directed the sec
retary of commerce and agriculture
and the manc.flng director of the
War Finance Corporation to confer
with representatives of the Interest
ed groups to devise a practical plan
of action."
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FIVE INCHES SNOW
FALLS IN LA GRANDL
I.A GRANDE, Jan. 23. Five and
a half Inches of snow iell here dur
ing last night. The weather today
was mild.
LIVESTOCK R. R.
RATES PROTESTED
fl nctatefl Pre Leoil Wee.)
CAt.irr Tnn 9.1 The Oreeon
pure bred livestock association this
morning filed a protest with the pub
lic service commission against ex
ltlng railroad rates for transport
ing pure bred stock- ana requests
that the rates In Oregon be revived
downard to a level approximating
those now In force In Caanda.
In Oregon, tho commission ex
plained today the minimum estab
lished weight for the movement of
pure bred stock Is far In excess of
the actual weight. For example,
there Is a 4.000 pound minimum
weight for a pure bred stallion, and
a S.000 minimum for a pure hred
bull. These weighta carry full rate.i.
In Canada, whose system Oregon is
asked by the pure bred livestock men
to follow, the other entreme Is fol
lowed. A Canadian stallion, under
two years, is listed at but 2.000
pounds, and is carried at half rates,
a bull is listed at 1500 pounds and
Is carried at half rates.
"Canada tries to encourage, tna
handling of pure bred stock, ani
Oregon, of all states should follow.'
say the pure bred livestock men.
DECLARES FALL Astoria riot to
TOOK A BRIBE
dtddv ronwFRS MEET
TO ESTABLISH PRICE
NEWBERO. Ore.. Jan. 23.
Georgo V.. Woodworth, president or
... .. . - .-..It anil VAff
tne wasnington coumj """ , ,.,,.
etablo Orower's Association of Hl";
, ci .noBitrer nf that
organization and A. J. Larkln. one
of the directors, visited Newberg yes-
. ... , i mantlnv nf local
leraay. ai'enuum .......-.--
'rowers planning to establish a uni
form minimum price for berrl'-s or
various tvpes and also to thKe up
other marketing and harvesting mat
ters. The local growers are con
sidering the advisability of form n
distinct from the laree organization
a local organization. Grower's county
operative Association.
COMMENDS ROOSEVELT
(AoctntJ Pre Leaird Wire.)
rOKTSVl'LLE. Pa.. Jan. 23. A
mother Ami hMi lm rf.i,..h,AM i
ranging in age from one to sixteen! Senator Caraway in Reviewing
" umiui iu ut-aiu iii a lire ni rw HTJJ ma
Middleport near here, today, when Testimony Iqday Minces
tnetr Home was nearly destroyed. kt.
Andrew llnrvllla tho unrf I'O VYOras.
ratner. was Beverly burned In at
tempting to rescue them.
.Mrs. liarvnm lost her life In a
heroic effort to save her children.
With part of the house a raging
furnace, she dashed Inside and to the
second floor, where she seized her
one year old baby from her crib and
was making her way to the stairway
when overcome by smoke.
In a back bed-room, Eleanor and
Julia were found in bed, and were
burned probably as they slept.
Another daughter was found un
der the bed whore she had evidently
crawled In a confused efort to escape.
LENINE'S BODY
IS
UNDER
Widow and Few of Most
Intimate Associates Kept
the Death Watch.
RUSSIA FEELS DAZED
Supporters Are Called Upon
to Rally About His Name
and Memory and Carry
on His Policy.
Says Wahlbergs Testimony
Was "Idiotic" Contract
Entered for Corrupt
Consideration.
(Annotated Press Leased Wire.)
MOSCOW. Jan. 2.1 Th hnH nf
Nikolai Lenlne lay last night In the
Villa at Gorky, where the great Boll
shevik premier, stricken with a fa
tal illness, spent most of the last
ear of bis life.
Only Lenities widow. hl mother
and some of his most Intimate as
sociates in the communist imrtv
kept the leath watch in the Gorkv
village throughout the night.
Vast RtiESla herself, from the far
flung villages of Siberia to the towns
of the Crimea. Is dazed by the pass
ing or ner premier, village com
munist committees In distant dis
tricts awoke this morning to receive
the news. Some of the peasants hate
communism, but most of them placed
tnetr ralth In I.enlne.
All night the telegraph Instru
ments clicked and the wireless buzz
ed as the report went out and as
the government in Xoscow gave Its
directions to Its lieutenants In the
provinces.
"Lenlne Is dead. Rally about his
name and memory, and carry on his
policy." This was the purport of the
messace.
It Is not known whether "Leon
Trotzky, who is ill will be able to at
tend the funeral. Leaders of the
communist party, have advised him
of tho death of his famous comrade,
and they expect he will exert every
effort to be at the services.
Troors of the Moscow garrison
with fixed bavonets were scattered
about' at points for blocks around'
the rallwsv station and the house of
unions this morning, keeping the
streets clear of traffic for the arriv
al of Lenlne's body. No one was al
lowed to Pass eTcent the members
of the official funeral party snd Its
Invited guests. The streets through
which the eortage was to pass from
10 o'clock on lav In a dead, snow
white silence, awaiting the late pre
mier's Inst Journey to the national
capltol.
FIRE INSPECTOR
IS "CANNED" TODAY
(Mvlted Pr.. Iad Wlr.)
PORTLAND. Jan. 23. Lieuten
ant Arthur Pullen was today sus
rrnm hi. nnsttlon In the fire
marshal's office, following a report
that an a'lto in wntcn ne was noma:
with Harry t'Dhsm. an Inspector In
the Banltary department of the de
nartment nf health, had Deen in col
lision yesterday.
-i ... i,,hnll FHwnrri Orenfall
i,i Pull, n had admitted that he bad
four drinks of some liquor wnicn;
was found In the auto when b and
insneptlnr barns vester-
day as required by fire and health
departments. Pullen was one or m
men who male rharcei against Flr 1
Chief John E Young that led to n
trlnl In the fire department two years
agn. j
o I
C O Whltsett of Coos Bay, who ba :
been spending lh past several!
da-s in this city t'-ft this morning for:
the coast. Mr. WWsett was regis
tered at the Hotel Grand. I
(Associated Press leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23 With
out mincing of words. Senator Car
away reviewed the testimony, laying
particular stress upon what he said
was the "admission" of former In
terior Secretary Fall that he had
taken $100,000 to Teias from Wash
ington and had used it In enlarging
his ranch holdings in New Mexico.
"I know," the senator declared,
"that somewhere lu connection with
that lease, this (100,000 came Into
possession of Fall." ,
Commending Archie Roosevelt for
coming before the commission to
present information which had come
Into his possession. Senator Caraway
turned his attack on C. D. Wahl
berg. private secretary to Harry Sin
clair. "When Roosevelt asked Wahlberg,
private secretary to Harry Sinclair.
"When RooBevelt asked Wahlberg
lf Fall bad been bribed," Senator
Caraway said, "his reply was that
"bribery is a harsh term, but maybe
somebody loaned him money.
I know I have in my possession
168,000 In cancelled checks given by
Sinclair to the foreman of Fall's
ranch."
Reciting Roosevelt's testimony
that Wahlberg had Md him that he
was unhappy and knew that "they
will want me to He for them," Sen
ator Caraway said. "God bless his
soul, he lived up to their expecta
tion." The Arkansas senator character
ized as "Idiotic" the explanation of
ahlherg that Roosevelt had nils
understood about the checks, that he
referred to "six or eight cows."
"I wonder how he has accounted
for having the cows cancelled." the
senator said. "I know and there Is
not a senator on this floor who does
not know, that this contract was
entered Into for a corrupt considera
tion," continued Senator Caraway;
"that It was the buying and selling
and private benefit, and I do not
know how any self-respecting sena
tor, can refuse to take what ever
stops may be offered at the first op
portunity to go as far as we can to
stamp our disapproval of this tran
saction and order the return of what
oil might be left to the custody of
the government, and ask an account
ing for all the oil taken from the
public domain."
Among other things Senator
Caraway declared that congress
should Impeach Secretary Deuby.
who 'approved the leases, If It found
him guilty of wrong doing.
Senator Walsh reviewed briefly
the results of the committee In
quiry, which he described as "re
vealing an astounding and alarming
state of affairs."
"To my mind." he said, "it hns
been disclosed absolutely that the
great naval reserve maintained by
three successive administration
against every efort of private In
terests to encrarh, are utterly gone
Aside from any consideration of
bribery or corruption. Senator Wllsh
declared the leases would be Invalid
on the ground that they were given
without authority, "in fact through
gross usurpation of authority."
"But the question of their valid
ity." he said, " is entiroly a Judlila!
one. I do not believe congress
could determine It".
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 23. Albert
B. Fall, former secretary of the In
terlcr and J. W. .evely, personal
friend and consul for Harry F. Sin
clair, oil magnate, left at H:30 a
to. over the Louisville and Nashvil
le railroad for Washington to com
ply with the subpoenas orderluc
them to appear before the senslorlal
committee Investigating tho Teapot
Dome ojl lease.
Mr. Fall and Mr. Zevoly made Bcp
arate reservations for the trip.
"You ran tell the newspapers that
Mr. Zovely and I will occupy my
drawing room as I am too ill to trav
el alone." .Mr. Fall told newspaper
men. An afcent of the department
of Justice travelled on the same car.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23 De
claring it had become appnrent thnt
the Teapot Dome naval oil lense Is
"tainted with correritlon." Senator
Caraway, democra'. Arkansas, moved
todav In the semt" for Immediate
a-tlnn on his resolution to ranfel
the lease.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. Notice
(Assoelnted Press Wire.)
ASTORIA.. Jan. 23. In view of
the street car service from Astoria,
the city commission authorized A
call for bids for a franchise for th
operation of a Intra-oity i.io'nr bus
service.
GIRL WHO FACES EIRST DEGREE
' MURDER CHARGE TAKES WITNESS
STAND; STORK IS SENSATIONAL
MORE JUDGES ARE
NEEDED SAYS TAFT
'
(Associated Preaa Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. Chief
Justice Taft urged appointment of
two additional Judges to the eighth
circuit court of appeals coaiprlslng
thirteen western states, before the
house Judiciary committee today.
Appointment of the two Judges, as
proposed In a bill by representative
Dyer, republican, Missouri, is an im
perative necessity, Mr. Taft said, be
cause of the recent loss of the com
merce court in this territory.
A W S
NILE L
TO BE ENFORCED
Police Officers Hold Confer
ence Regarding Curfew
Ordinances.
WILL NOTIFY PARENTS
Chief of Police to Instruct
Parents, Through the Press,
That Children Must Be
Off Streets at Night.
Mayor Rice last night called a con
ference of the city police force, Juven-
llo officer, and the police committee
of the city council. Tho meeting was
hold ut the mayor's office and a num
ber of matters pertaining to the en
forcement of the city's ordinances per
taining to minors were taken up. It
watt decided to enforcji tho nine
o'clock, or curfew ordinance, very
strictly during the coming months.
Children, unless accompanied by their
pnrents or guardian, must be off the
streets by nine o'clock, and the par
ents may be held liable for the failure
of their children to be off the streets
by the specified time. Chief of Po
lice I. S. Ketch, wan Instructed to
notify parents, through the press, of
this fact.
There will also be a closer watch
kept on the pool and billiard halls,
and the proprietors will bo notified
that the penaty for violation or tho
urdlnance will be severe. The pool ball
proprietors claim that they are unublo
to keep a check on minors, as boy
frequently inuko false statements
concerning their ages. For the pro
tection of the ownurs of these en tab
Hxliments It has been decided to place
a ruglwter In each pool hall. If the
proprietor questions the ago of a
young man, that person must be re
quin d to place his name, age, ad
dress and occupation in the book. In
this vny the city may deal directly
with any person making a false affi
davit and the proprietors may be held
strictly responsible In tho event any
minor Is allowed to play.
The movement here to enforce these
ordinances Is being started to follow
the lead of other towns and cities
which are giving this matter attention.
Nearly all of the cities and towns In
the northwest are now giving atten
tion to the Juvenile problem, and are
ordering etrirt enforcement of their
ordinances referring to minors. As
conditions In Itosbeurg gre identical
with other municipalities, Mayor Rice
d"cided to call together all of the au
thorities InWresttKl in the enforce
ment of the city's ordinances, and the
general conference held luwt night
will probably result In greater unity
and cooperation In the enforcement of
these laws.
was riven today In the senate by
Henntor Walsh, democrat, Montana,
that he will ask the Teapot Dome
lnvfKtlKatJiii commission to report a
resolution advising the president to
Institute proceedings for the annul
Itnent of the lease of the Wyoming
naval reserve to tho Sinclair Inter
est!. The senator adder! that he also
..M nslr that the resolution nro-
vide for special counsel to prosecute t
ti n ca t". Ill b' half of the ,'., part-'
n cnt of Justr,,, tn.rs.iise of a "wlde-j
.trend suspicion throughout the'
eo-ntry against the attoruey gnr-j
al." '
Penatnr Walsh said that whether;
this "suspicion" wss a misfortune or'
(Continued on rage 3.) '
Testimony in Pendleton Cases All in at 11 :30 This Morning
After Which Defendant Makes Startling Address
to the Jurors Admitting Her Guilt
Girl Had Dual Personality.
(Asaorlated treaa Leased Wire.)
PENDLETON, Jan. 23. Taking
of testimony in the Eliis murder
trial was brought to an end this
morning at 11:30 with the conclu
sion by the stato of its rebuttal case.
With the resumption of the trial this
afternoon the pleas to the Jary will
be made by the consul and follow
ing the courts Instructions the case
will go to the Jury.
In the morning session the defend
ant was cross-examined by C. Z.
Randall for the state. Other witnes
ses examined Include two alienists
Dr. W. D. McNary of Pendleton and
Dr. House of Portland. Dr. II. S.
Garfield of Pendleton and Luclle
Fisher a neighbor of the Ellis' was
also examined.
Three alienists. House, Williamson
and McNary concurred In the opin
ion that the defendant knew tho dif
ference between right and wrong
and realized the penalty that would
be here when she shrt and killed
Gordon Mettle. '
At the conclusion ot her cross-examination
Nora Ellis addressed the
Jury:
"I'm aorry all this fuss had to be
stirred up." She said, "the Jury has
no choice in the matter. I believe
In capital punishment."
Dr. aicNary testified that there
was no rule whereby a person may
be adjudged lnsnne at a certain
point and that prior to that the acts
considered Insane. He further test!
fled that she waa under control of
her rational mind at all times.
"I do not consider her fatalism an
altogether nnrmui stnto of mind,'
he said, "she thought she had two
minds, but her reason prevailed.'
Her feelings as she so often des
crlbed for the three or four days
following the tragedy were a natural
reaction to the shock she had ex
perienced, he Btated. Under cross
examination this morning, she testi
fied Bhe realized beforo Gordon Met
tle returned to his home in April
1 y 2 3 thnt her health was In normal
state, and that she renllzed this when
she first took a shot at him In Aug
ust. She said that she had herself
purchased the cartridges for the
shooting of Mettle with a definite
vlow of killing him.
(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
PENDLETON. Jan. 23 That
Nora Ellis bad two minds, that she
had two personalities, one that forc
ed her to the slaying of Gordon Met
tle, that she knew to be wrong was
the gist of Mlas Ellis' testimony on
the witness stand, In her own be
half, and thai of Dr. W. T. Wil
liamson. Portland alienist, who gave
expert testimony as to her mental
condition yesterday.
MI3S Ellis spoke In a low mono
tone, her voice barely audible
through the crowded court room, was
Intensely quiet. Only oneo did Bhe
raise her voice out of Its monoton
ous slug-song, when her consul
asked her how she had become es
tranged from her friends and neigh
bors so that she no longer visited
with them.
"That's a long storv." she said,
then added Intensely "Oh what's the
vso' I know what they are trying
to do. I'm not crazy."
Over and over again through her
testimony came those words. "I know
what I'm doing. I'm not crazy.
peatedly she stated that she did not
fear to hang, did not fear tho gal
lows and that she had made a pact
with God to kill Mottle and then
herself and thnt If tho state did not
take her life then she must needs
take It herself In order to keep her
pact with God.
Briefly, with promptings of her
counsel she told of her relations
with Gordon Mettle. How they had
bnen twice eni-'aitnd, the first time,
she did not remember when the
second tlmo perhaps. It was the year
before last she didn't know. She
wasn't sure. Repeatedly, too. those
rhrases crept into her testimony. "I
don't know. I'm not sure." In tell
ing of his examination of Miss EI
llo, which he made In a throe Bnd
half hour Interview a week ago. Dr.
Williamson described how Bhe had
told him that the nilmCsho did not
understand had mailo holes In her
head by forcing Itself upward and
outward. She bad taken his hand
and plnclnjr It on her head had In
dicated the bony promontories as
scars where those hobs had healed
"Tht slut" of nlnd Is not a normal
one," snld the doctor. Further, her
fear of being Insane. Is a disease
Itself " Taking her teninnrnture nnd
nttlso In the cottrt rnnm. the doctor
found It normal which he stated was
In Itself an Indication of abnormal
ity since normal person's pulse
Id undoubtedly be heightened by
the excitement attendant upon s
murder trial.
Hallucinations that she had been
subject to following the killing of
Mettle were doscrlbed by Miss Bi
ll X
"He came with me to the Jail and
I went with him to the church and
tried to bind np his wounds but al
ways tiro blood and bits of brain
would flow downward through my
fingers and hinder rny work. I
went to his funeral with him and
burled him." ,
With the conclusion of the court
session yesterday, defense had con
cluded their examination of Miss El
lis and had turned her over for
cross-examination which will be con
cluded by the state this morning.
FEDERAL RESERVE
SAVES DAKOTA BANKS
(Asaoclated Press Leased Wire.)
SIOUX FALLS. Iowa, Jan. 23.
The Federal Reserve came to the
rescuo of South Dakota banks last
night in the financial crisis brought
on by several bank failures with a
total of $320,000 in federal reserve
funds, brought here by Harry I.
Zlemer from the ninth dsitrict bank
at Minneapolis.
Local bankers said the situation
had cleared materially despite the
closing of a small bank at Renner, S.
D. yesterday.
TO APPEAR IN COURT
- (Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Portland. Jan, 23 Cyril O.
Brownell, president-treasurer of the
tate Income tax referendum must
appear In court January 29 to show
cause why ho should not be held in
contempt of court for failure to
comply with the peremptory writ of
mandate Issued last November In
connection with the Income tax leg
islation. The order was based on an
affidavit by W. S. U'ren. attorney
Tor George A. Painter and Bertha J.
Berk, officials ot the Oregon state
grange. U'ren contended that a
"Protended return" of the writ made
some months ago "was a wilful dis
obedience of said writ.'"
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(Asseelatea rress Leased Wfre.v
AKRON, Jan. 23 A six or seven
year term for president, with a pro
vision making the executive Inelig
ible for re-election, wis advocated
and the bureaucracy, officialism or
functlonarlBra as it exists In the
i nltod States tovernment today was
attacked by United States Senator,
Oscar W. Underwood. In his Becond
speech of his campaign tor the demo
cratic presidential nomination, mad 4
bore today before the Akron cham
ber of commerce.
In apcaklng of bureaucracy Sen
ator Underwood said much time has
been lost, but It la still not too late
to "strangle tbls detestable thing
which attacks and eats: into the very
vitals of government."
"In the United States the evil was
peace-bred and war-fed.' said the
Senator. "War and the after-the-war
nourishment has grown It Into
a monster.
"We talk about the foreign pol
icy or the lack of It! I tell yon
this country's foreign policy Is al
ready hewn out for It by an Inexor
rlable logic, and that our destiny
henceforth Is unalterably Interwoven
with the destinies of our sister na
tions oversess. It is tho lack ot
vision to see this of which I have
complained: for It Is for this blind
ness and this alone, that a selfish
pol'cv of Inaction and aloofness is
born."
Missionary Society
The Baptist Missionary Society will
meet Thursday afternoon at 1:30 tn
the church parlors. Mre. W. C. Tipton
and M-s. S. J. Black will be hostesses,
and Mrs. txuils Kohlhagen will be the
leader. Refreshments will be served.