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Lowat Last Night ' 42
Unsettled, colder tonight and
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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
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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.
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(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
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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,
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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.