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Newspaper Page TextI ii I I HI I I a ! ZX WEATHER Highest Yesterday 58 Lowat Last Night ' 42 Unsettled, colder tonight and Saturday. ALLTHE NEWSTODAY BY ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE SERVICE U SJ T 3 Al Independent Contolldatlon ot Th. Evening New and Tha Roteburg Review. t DOUQLA5 Newepaper, Published for the Beat ItitereaU ol the People. VOL. XXVII NO. 58 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW FRIDAY. JANUARY 23. 1925. VOL. XII. NO. 269 OF THE EVENING NEWS STONE NOT E I! EO Opposition to Appointment Based on Services for Morgan Estate. PROBE WILL BE MADE v Bill Introduced to Raise Salaries of Members of Cabinet to $17,500. (AmoclaM Vtrm X.w! wire.) WASHINOTON, Jan. 23. Con flrmation of the nomination of At torney Oeneral Stone to be an as sociate justice of the supreme court Is being blocked In the sen ate to permit further Inauirv Into a case in which ho acted as coun- sel for the executors of J. Pier- pont iMorgan. Snator Overman, democrat. North Carolina, who had the nom ination held up for a time in the Judiciary committee has been Joined in his request for delay by senator Henllne, democrat, -Alabama. ' Additional opposition to the! confirmation of the nomination of Stone developed today in the senate because of the move by the Department of Justice to re turn here a second Indictment I against Senator Wheeler, demo trat. Montana. There were in CONFIRM FO SUPREMEBENCH dications that the matter would' - he made the subject of senate! debate. a--t.tm Pm. Lam) wi.) Mr. Stone appeared for the, MEDFORD. Ore . Jan. 23,-At Morgan estate executors some,,, . , k - years ago in the Supreme Court h in a . tni. . .,!. , in a suit brought against James J" ' 'e a utomob 'e ,r" A. Ownbey. a mining man of a L t?.g,M Jnl? t"P " P'nt Colorado, after action had been- p's'0' hUn'Sn, "V" brought in the Colorado courts "" at Ashland and took 18 In and before there had been final action there. Charles B. Warren, of Detroit. nominated by President Coolidge , k.. a. .,.,. n,oi ,.. signed as president and director of 1 the Michigan Sugar company, it . . . was icarneu loaay. 1 Action on the nominal on of ... f,i ,i. , Warren was deferred today by a on the Insistence of Senator ,n ,n Pt"red car. McMahon Wnlsh. democrat. Montana. Parr and Chief of Police McNahb Senal( lleflln said today the ( Ashland Intercepted the two record showed that not only had mn ln front of Jackson Hot Mr. Ownbey been denied any Springs and captured them. , hearing In the Delaware courts,! Tne three men made a confes where he appeared in answer to slon- according to the officers, a writ, hut that at one time stating that they had stolen the when he sought to protest against car ln L9 Angeles and enrpute to a statement of facts, he was re- Ashland had committed burglaries moved from the court by a bal- ln two towns. lif,'. I The three prisoners gave their The executors had thrown names as: Roland Eastwood, un Ownliev's company Into the hands la,"rallzed Englishman, 30; Steve of a receiver In Colorado, dis-'Elech, Los Angeles, 25, and Robert closed the Alabama senator, they. had brought further action only a few times In history. Administration leaders, never-1 theless, are confident the nomi nation will be confirmed at an enrly date, probably In the first exernUve session to be held next Klamath rancher, was sentenced week. i to three years in the state penl- Robert A. Cooper, former gov- tentiary here today when he plead ernor of South Carolina, was ed guilty before Circuit Judge nominpled bv President Coolidge Leavitt to an indictment charging (Continued on pane 3.) ia serious statutory offense. T E MIL (AwtncUted rrftt '.eMerf Wirt.) LONDON, Jan. 23. Man ln the distant future will not be a super Intellectual creature Immersed ln abstruse problems and lofty con ceptions, but a "person of robust physical constitution with much of the animal about him In the opln- Ion of the noted anthropoligist. Sir Arthur Klth Sir Arthur remarked that he hopd his theory was the correct one, because a "hyper-Intellect" caused Us owner more pain than pleasure, making him too keenly conscfous of his frailty and short comings, moreover. 11 every doov ' hyper-Intellectual, the j become race would perish. It was the an- imal Instinct which had kept the genus homo on the earth. Referring to the greater brain ' .."'-'. - "n--i m man null uoarijeu. as compared with those or modern j speaker added: (Markham's private car last nlght- mcn. the scientists says the Blze j -j mean It In no derogatory at Independence. Ijl. but made no of the brain has ben gradually :?ens when I say that women have (attempt to mb others, according diminishing through the ages and a larger share of Intuition because to an announcement made on the attributed this to the fact that sue- thev have smaller lnt!rrtuaj ra- Isrrlval here todcy of the train to ceedlng generations found less pjcltv than men. 1 don't suppose whlrh Mr. Markham's car was ai med lo wrestle with the great In-; we shall ever see a woman with I Inched. The robber escaped to Rial problems of existence as ; the brain of a colossus." J Amity. snace OI in- suner nismric SKllI a E um PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 23. Worry over debts caused him to' turn robber after he had lived respectably for 22 years, said William Still of Springwater. in Hie Kstacada district, under ar-l rest in a hospital here today. He was captured last night follow-l lug his holdup of a pool hall at Troutdale. Still, after llnnlngi up a crowd In the pool ball, was shot in the hip by citizens who. stopped him as he emerged. Still confessed to the police. I that he had committed several I robberies in southern Clackamas and Multnomah counties 'recent- ly. including the attempt to hold up the bank at Estacada. Still has a wife and four children. The pool hall held up last' night was owned by Tiller and Mosler. The robber, using a light auto which figured in a dosen crimes of the pat few months, was no ticed about the streets of Trout dale yesterday. He waited until the Tiller and Mosier pool hall was well filled and entered covering the men with his revolver and ordering them to throw up their hands. All obeyed. He took about 120 ! from the pool hall owners and 1 varying sums from the other men. Still fled when wounded and was found later in a vacant 4aukt cash. I State Motor Traffic Officer J. J. cM,R,ho? vas c.alld at once from '""V . "nu wlln !5ame Warden Roy Parr started an lnvestKation which resulted In Ine " eing captured in the car In an hnnr ami whn la n ' j 4. ' ... " ZZ j ,1 : . "' nlB two companions were enroute bv Duff, 18, San Francisco. ANOTHER FALLS (AMM!att PrM Leafed Wire.) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.. Jan. 23. John H. Barnes, prominent ELIFE they were solved for them by their predecessors. "Even as It is," he added, "peo ple today have ten times more brain power than they are ever likely to need, and most of them !use a very small part of what they have, got. They'are like people dwelling In a big house but occu- pyfng only the cellar.1 The modern newspaper, he went on, was a good Index of the aver age human mind, not more than flvepercent of It dealing with In tellectual matters, the remainder being entirely of human Interest Crime, sport, sex and politics. "Even the cross word puzzle craze Is an ebullition of the anl- mal nature." Sir Arthur usserted. Arguing that growth of reason- ,ng capacity htid deprived man of mnrh nr hla in m Infti linn tha .lot, t TRAFFIC COP AKD b'HOrJffi ncTiMDViiunriiin I IHdl IIKIini irjUUU PROTESTANTS AND CATHOLICS USING THE SAME CHURCH (AaociaUd Fnm Uunl Wire) KrySTONE, Neb., Jan. 23. Co-operation and religious tolerations are receiving a thorough test In a little Church here where both Catholics anU l'rotestunts worship. ship. onB end of the edifice Is 'he Catholic altar; at the op- Poslte end is the pulpit for Protestant services. Seats are arranged like those of a railroad coach so that the backs face either end of the building. Reversal of the benches thus change the church from one denomlna- lion to the other as desired. The church seats about 75 persons. The two denomlna- tions hold Bervicea at differ- ent hours. BISGHDFF SAYS 5,000 Investors Mulcted by Oil Stock Salesman of Nearly $5,000,000. BANK BALANCE IS $2 Arrested in Pasadena Trial in Chicago in Wake Conviction ' of 8 Helpers: fc (Awocbtrd Prem LeKd Wire. ) PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 23. Raymond J. Bischoff, held here for Chicago authorities on char ges of larceny and embezzlement involving the fleecing of hun- jdreds of Investors in oil and mln nK projects, declared that 4900 - . . - a or nis 5,000 clients still have l.onfi,i0n.o ln him .H ,hAt ie"'lence in him and that these 4900 will get their money back. Bischoff Btated that giving the amount involved In his transac tions as $2,000,000 were con servative and placed the correct amount at between $4,000,000 ana $d,uoo,ouu. "The 4900 are going to get their money back, though," he said. "They have my personal notes for the amounts they were losers and those notes do not fall due until 1926." However, be admitted that at present his account lna Los An geles bank shows only about $2 on deposit. ' Bischoff announced his deci sion to waive extradition, ex plaining that several of his Bales men were In 'Jeopardy through trial ln Cook county and I want to get back and help them." Hark to ClilcMgo for Trial. CHICAGO. Jan. 23. Prepar ation to prosecute Raymond J. Bischoff, arrested yesterday in Los Angeles on charges of hav ing swindled upwards of 6,000 persona, mostly foreigners, out of approximately $4,600,000, to day included an investigation of any political connivance of his escape two years ago after bis release on bonds. Bischoff, who has agreed to return here without extradition proceedings, was quoted as say ing that some high officials here aided his flight with funds. j Bischoff told arresting offlc-i ers he has spent all the returns of his alleged transactions. At the trial of eight of his alleged assistants it was stated that Bi schoff had paid them sums of money to keep them from expos-J in mm. All eight were con victed. ' 'COMMUNISM UNWELCOME (AatocUttd Prrta Uuxt WlrO SOFIA, Jan. 23. One commun ist was killed and three police men were wounded In a raid yes terday on a communist printing shop from which a secret journal was being Issued. PRIVATE CAR ROBBED (ianrUM Pn - Lewd Wire.) MEMPHIS, Tenn.. Jan- 23. A. L. Church, secretary to C. H. Markham. president of the Illinois Central railroad, was robbed of h a m,. II... KH - . i . j W LL GET1E IK RESOLUTION TO B A N INCOME AND INHERITANCE TAXES MARK WEEK'S CLOSE OF LEGISLATURE One Provides for Constitutional Amendment by People Making Inhibition Permanent Winter Stricken Farmers Given Aid Bird Refuge Opposed Normal for Eastern Oregon. (AanM-iatrd Prtm wwf.) voted last night to extend state SAI.EM. Ore., Jan. 23. Goth aid to the state Industrial accident houses of the legislature ad-1 commission for a period of two journed at noon tolay until . 11 ! years. The commission placed a o'clock next Monday morning. request before the committee of The senate passes the bill pro- $176,965, but this was not allowed vidlng that the compensation of In spite of several laudatory appraisers of estates Bhall not; speeches made for the commls exoeed'$5 a day. ' - jslon after the appearance earlier . Senate bills were introduced' ,n ,ne evening of Commissioners today as follows- lEIklns and Marshall, representing Providing for a normal school 'XrT1'' , , . east of Cascade mountains; pro- Jh,9 Qetlon of reducing from vidlng for relief of grain farm-?ne ' Ti ml" the, tax leVy ers; providing for pure water i,0,r ,,he B,ate ma and ,h com" supply for Bend; providing for ' n'lsslon ,WR9 'et g0 for ,ur" colonization of Idle lands. jther consideration. nin. j i. . .. v . Tne committee voted wi hout ncW.e ,hi t0 dl to repeal the act which day Included the following: makP9 a contlnuInR appronrla,lon Providing for classifying a;0f J30.000 every two years for three-quarters ton capacity mo-'maintenance of ,he battleship Ore- .tiiivig vu.i.c. no a. uuitt, providing that foster parents may be beneficiaries under in surance policies of adopted chil dren; extending the time limit for obtaining refund on gasoline ng the fuel for other than mo tor vehicles; giving fraternal in surance organizatlona more lati tude in the disposition of surplus funds; allowing ex-service menr to transfer their loan securities under an amendment to the bo nus act. Penalties and Interest on tax delinquencies occurring In irri gation and drainage districts would accrue to the district levy ing them under house bill 65 passed. Senate bills 22 and 30 were passed bv thu. house. The first provides for' extermination of! for extermination squirrels and other noxious ro - dents. The second chances the ler ln the evening and explained boundaries of Grant county. the state tax levy and Its rela An appropriation bill calling tlnn to the budget, answering for stato aid In. the sum of $:100,-; statements of State Treasurer Kay 000 for farmers in those districts made the pevlous night. The estl- where cold weather has serious - i ly damaged wheat was Introduc - j ed In the senate today by several easiern uregon rsnators and re- ure that would meet the anticipat presentatlves. . The fund would ed population of 252 and he said bo administered by the Btate Mr. Kay knew this before be made hoard of control. No farmer the speech, conld receive over 600 bushels 1 Aid For County Fair of seed wheat and would sign a Appropriations totalling $48,000 contract to pay the state back are sought In house bill 117 Intro tor the wheat from the proceeds (iUCed for payment of premiums to of his crop with Interest at six be awarded at the Deschutes coun-Percent- Uv fair. Oregon Interstate fair. Senators Dennis, Taylor and the union livestock show, the Till Rlttner introduced a bill today ,,i i, ih tmsnhino j providing for the establishment . earn 01 f.llri tne jackson county Indus the Cascade mountains, the site trlal fa)ri ,ne (.os amI curry to be fixed by the boards of re- cnunty flr Bnd the Klamath genus of state normal schQOls county fir and the governor. Bird ' Refuge Opposed ... .i7snnonUraJ V, d aPProPrl:! The federal -migratory bird rot ate $176,000and levy an annual hlll ,,,. ,n neress tax or one twenty fifth of a mill as a fund. C-omlnff to Itoschiirg. Speaker Burdlck today named Representative, Mann, of Pend- leton nml nr.lll r Il. .1. leton nml nr.lll f Il. .1. Falls, to go on the committee to b:v ,B,a,e ,nw- ('"I,,aln ,B!LduJ!: visit the soldiers homo at Rose- Kmo warden, and others de hnnr ii.o iniio. ..... f clared at a hearing of het game Week. ! Th!i hn.ni - . . . budget commission would Dc sportsmen from many sections of federal dry authorities, but ne wns consolidated under house hill No ll,e B,a, lo "lnrt Iho Klrkwood suppressed. 132. Introduced by Kilham 0f memorial which would call upon Mrs Martht Randall, or tne Multnomah county this morn- congress not to enact the propos- i women's jirolectlve division of the Ing. )0d law. Portland police department, asked No Income tax could be levied William L. Flnley. nationally j the convention In endorse a bill In Oregon until after January 1, known bird expert, and W. S. Rak- now before the legislature, regu 1950,. under a resolution Intro- er. of the Isaac Walton League or hating dance halls In small com duced In the house this morning Portland, were the only represent- munllles. by Shelton of Baker county. A atlves on hand'to oppose the mem- "Federal prohibition operatives constitutional amendment . sub- "rial. I have been directed to work with Ject to the approval or the peo- Flnley declared that passage or county sheriffs and other duly pie would be urovlded under the the migratory bird refuge bill was ' ,.,.rtoil law enforcement officers. resolution. . Asks Motors to I nil I tilt Taxes serves in-various sections or the STATE HOUSE. Salem ,Ore ; country. Jan. 23. A resolution referring to Burgtiduff explained that Ore a vote of the people a constitution- Ron now had 114 retugea for game al amendment Inhibiting the levy- t with a total area of 14.206,000 ing of any Inheritance or Income aires. Approximately 2.000.000 ad tax in the state of Oregon was In- ilitlonal acres will probably be troduced In the senate today as placed In reserves, according to Senator Dennis llurirhritiff. It Is patterned closely after a constitutional amendment recent, ly adapted ln Florida prohibiting Inheritance and Income taxes. Senator Dennis expressed the oninlon that If iha mnaanrA ! adopted by people or this state 110 birds a day were It not ror j The committee voted to sub there will also be an Intlux of cap- ihe state's own protective meas-!p0ena Johnston Hal Into Oregon ror Industrial ex-!ures." Commissioner Cleaver hlmseir panslon and the development ot - Raker charged that It was a!wa. present and offered to ti ll the Its resources. spirit of "petty larceny reeling i committee about his dealings with "My reasons for Introducing this that promotes Ihe memorial now ; j,,hnslnn, but the committee de measure which. If referred bv the being considered." The federal ,res lo have Ihe two men face to legislature and later enacted by the people of the state are plainly to constitute a bid and an Invita tion by Uregon to the people or Ihe middle west and east to come here and make their homes and do business unhsrrassed by the 'con stant changing of tax legisla tion." said Senator Dennis in dis cussing the measure. Money Commltte Acts The ways and means committee mn D I'nrTlaml hftrhnr On motion of McCalllster the committee lopped $28,000 from the $378,024 requested for the state penitentiary, the action being ten- tatlve The governor's Speciai re- quests for appropriations for a re volving fund, purchase of land and Installation of fire equipment were held up for future consideration. The request of the supreme court and the supreme court li brary of $121,350 and $20,000 re serve were allowed. After a speech from Senator Tooze In which he pictured the highly dangerous condition of the state house basement to persons within In case of fire, the com mittee voted to instruct the secre tary of state to provide openings i InOaa, walla to. serve aa lire es- capes. i Governor Pierce appeared earl- 1 mate, ln the budget relative to the state penitentiary, the governor said had been brought up to a fig; rounty far the Jackson county ,,, . ' ,., nrl,.on Rnd other states their rights over game control and at the Bame f""e . in. imo " )u ''J fr Wild fowl t sure less protection Ir W.1U IOW1 WlHn now provilie.l commission last night. The game committee's room overflows with necessary to provide breeding re- "The biological survey of the i federal government since 1!I13 his ; had the power to cut down bag I, mils,' declared the state game warden. "It has i,ot done so. Cn- ,ler the feileisl ln- one could Ibkeitana emintv. failed to show up. government could not take over , rare when each orters nis imi land for refuges, without the con-, mnny. sen. of iha state legislature he I former District Judge Ashby explained. I Amnno inne nn nnnn wiin Iiurghduff lo support the memor- Inl vern Fnrl C Hlmmnns of Kll- gene, representing the State Dv him. Sportsmen'! Association; Dr. I iMr. Dlrkson said lhat as far as ( heater Moore, of Ihe Multnomah he knew Cleaver always co-operat-Angler s and Hunters' Club; Dr. ed with the local officer! of Mult (Continued on page .) soman county. ' ON OAKLAND CROSSING County JudKe Quine this morntiiK received a teleRram from Hoy Kk-in. state highway tur!ietfr, to the effect that thb contract fur the Oakland brlil and overhead crossing had been approved and that wor. "would be Btarted at once. It had been originally planned to construct a fill across the. lowland on the west approach but the county's suggestion that a trended approach be bum ?n order to allow a wa- tet way under the approach adopted and embodied in the 4 specifications. The right of way has been secured and the contractor, L. W. Metzger, -of this city, is being notified that he can start work at once. ASK AB0LII1 AGENT OFFICE State Sheriffs Aver Local Authorities Sufficient to Enforce Law. UP TO LEGISLATURE Anti Saloon League Head Criticised for Films Shown Reflecting on Integrity. (Aanrlitnl Virm InH Wire.) PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 23 Sheriffs of the Btate In session here today decided to ask the leg islature to abolish the state pro hibition enforcement office now held by George L. Cleaver. They passed resolutions setting out their belief that local authori ties can enforce the law In every part of the state If the sherlfrs and district attorneys are given a 'arger share of dry law violation fines. Thev then proposed to name a committee to lay It before the law making body Circuit Judge Walter H. Evans. who was formerly district at torney here, told the sheriffs the state would do well to abolish all bureaus for enforcement of special laws and turn their duties over to .he local authorities "But the enforcement of any law." he declared, "cannot pre cede public opinion." The sheriffs also took a fling at W. J. Herwlg, superintendent of the anti-saloon league, because of a film shown bv the lentrue In churches anil before other as semblages. The film depicts supposed deal ings between a crooked sheriff and a dry law violator. Cleavers recent report. In which the state officer claimed credit for moat or the r'nes collected rrmn bootlegeers and moonshiners, was hotly discussed, but nothing was done about It. One sheriff started to berate the but they will not operate on war- rants Issued to officers of the stato prohibition department," said Dr. .1 A- Llnvllle. federal prohibition director In his address before the sheriffs yesterday afternoon. Cleaver's Accuser Subpoenaed STATK TIOV8K, Halem, Ore., Jan. 23. Although he had promis ed to appear before the pronini- tton department investigating cnmmlttee vestesday afternoon and a meeting was calien especini ly for the purpose, Clyde N. John ., fnrmcr district attorney ror C. Dickson was called as a witness ( t,w ih. rnmmmi-w y-m-i nj .... all his testimony tended lo tavor r'l..ver and the agents employe!! TO START WORK AT ONCE ! 111 IN PENALTIES UN (Aaorlatal Prm Uwd Win.) NAMI'R, Belgium.. Jan. 23. A BeLglan court martial has con demned to death a German ser geant, Muller. who on August 20, 1914, Is alleged to have kil led a Belgian workman. Muller was condemned by default, nor being In the hands ot the au thorities. Sentences of twenty years at hard labor were return ed against Colonel Hulsen and Captain Lepplg, convicted of arson. A court martial at Bruggea similarly sentenced Major Kreis- llclier to hard labor for lite for firing on civilians. lira's i (AaaocUttd PreM Lourd Win.) SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 23. Resolutions suggesting a general adjustment of the rules and regu lations for grazing sheen on gov ernment ranges and asking that congress appropriate $500,000 to wards the extermination ot pred atory sheep killing animals wore offered for adoption today to the sixtieth annual convention of the National Wool Growers' Associa tion. The grazing resolution endorsed the Phipps bill now ln congress which calls for an adjustment of grazing rules and fees, and com mended President Coolidge for his appointment of the prealent'B ag ricultural advisory council. Another resolution requesting the United States government to make all of its meat purchases rrom American dealers, wss offer ed ror adoption. The resolution Btated that the federal govern ment, according to evidence In the hands of the association , had been purchasing ln foreign coun tries the meals needed for the army and navy establishments In the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines. In another resolution offe--the association urged that Presi dent Coolidge use his Influence to have established a tariff on for eign hides, tallow and canned meats, which are now on thp free list. "Livestock producers are suf fering unnecessary hardship In their business, attributable to such free Importations from foreign countries," It was declared. IlKWiDOLI.'H AIDE G1VKS VI. (Ancitil i'rc VatrA wire.) PIIILATJKLPIIIA, Pa., Jan. 2.1; Kugene Sleeker, who aided1 Orover Cloveland Bergdoll, mll-i llonalro draft dodger to escape; from his mother's homo hore Ini 1920, surrendered today to gov- omment oflelnls. Ho raid he left Bergdoll III ; Germany. Sterker Is held tinder $10,000 ball for trial on charges of aid-: Ing In Bergdoll's escape and of. harboring a fugitive from Just-I Ico. Ho told officials his Jiair had turned gray from worry. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Buckley were visitors In this cltv ror a few hours todny." Mr. and Mrs. Berk- ley reside at Dlxonvllle and return ed homo tins aiternoon. E1STE1 STATES Will WILL VIEW FIRST TOTAL ECLIPSE IN 450 ' YEARS EINSTEIN THEORY ON TEST NEW YORK, Jan. 23. Eant-i Durrnp tlifl last fow yonr totnl rn nt n On fortunate fMimiRh lo1 poll pur of the mm hnre ben of be In the path of totality wore Importance an fiirnlshluir one of awaiting torlny for the phennm-j the tosta of the Kinntcin theory, enon which will tomorrow pluiure. Thp theory requires that the my this Rprtlon Into temporary dark-iof HkM from a dldtant body like npM rturin the first total eclipte a star will be bent out of thU of the nun It has witnessed for path when they pass verr close 450 years. to somo massive body like the Fair weather has been pre- filrtod for iho hotirlof th ecllnse - hut scientists pointed out that this was no aiirance the phe-! nomenon would be risible from the ground as even one cloud mtpht blot out the spectacle. I To prevent such nn occurrence scientific organizations, plan to tnk observations from numerous w,,,(,lv aenarated points and' from both land and afr. It was admitted there was a1 possibility of startling dfscover - Irs being made at once which would through' new littht on the previous sum of knowledge con - cerntng the heavens and rovolu- tionlzo the theory. NEB ASKED FOR STATEMENT IN DRY PROBE Both Sides Ask Local Attor ney for Opinion on Ac tivities of Cleaver. DENIES THE REQUEST Willing to Answer Any Questions But Will Make No Statement of Di rector's Work. Attorney George Neuner of this city, who has been very closely con nected with the work of prohibition enforcement throughout the state has been requested to make a statement in connection wit the Investigation of the administration or the prohibition work by George L. Cleaver. Both rorces opposed to Cleaver's work, and those in favor have asked Mr. Neuner for state ments, but he has refused to ex press himself ln regard to the case. He has expressed a willingness to answer any questions which may be put to him concerning the acti vities of Mr. Cleaver, Insofar as he has observed them in his work, and has so advised those who have ask ed for statements. Mr. Neuner was appointed as as sistant attorney general by Attor ney General I. It. Van Winkle, and aided In the prosecution of many cases ln which Cleaver's forces se cured the evidence upon which the Btate's case was based. The Investigation of Cleaver's ac tivities have become one of the outstanding features of the present term of the legislature. Various chttrgeB have, been made and a great dtial of Interest is being shown In the case. That Cleaver's report, as it per tained to Douglas county, was greatly "padded," is the charge which has been made hy Sheriff Staimer, who maintains that the state forces are endeavoring to take credit for the work which was done entirely hy the members of the sherlfrs office. ' In a detailed statement before the committee he branded as false Cleaver's claim of 13 arrests and the confiscation of 131 gallons of moonshine during the year 1924. -- It Is also understood lhat Cleaver has claimed responsibility for the breaking up of the Reeds port bootlegging ring, and the con viction of F C. Schullo, deputy sheriff, and J. C. Connelly, both of whom are serving terms in the state penltenl lary, the former for accepting a bribe, and the latter for giving a bribe. The evidence In this case. It la maintained was secured entirely by the county authorities, with no help whatsoever from Mr. Cleaver or his forces. The Douglas county grand Jury made the Investigation which resulted In the Indictments being filed, and Mr. Cleavtr, nor his aides assisted In the ease in anv manner. Mr. Neuner, who was then dls- trlct attorney, nnn v. U iianiey. foreman of the grand Jury, made a special trip to Reedsport to Inves tigate the case and secure the nec sary evidence which resulted ln the disclosure of a ring formed for the purpose of manufacturing and (Continued on paTe 3.) ""n. Just as if the raya or light ' attracted by the un as a manor is attracted, It Is durlnr the moments when the nun Is covered by the moon that one can Ret photos of stars whose rays nearly graze the sun; at other times these etars are wholly lost ln the brilliance t the sunllcht. The distance between the stars 'In ti ria's ave measured to the one ten thousandth of nn Inch inr less, and it has ben found, at two recent eclipses that the Unlit of each of thoso stars was bent out of Its path by a rery small amount, as expected by the I theory, thus confirming It.