EASTERN OREGON'S LEADING NEWSPAPER-EIGHT PAGES TODAIi
CITY
ED1TI ON
THE WEATHER
FORTLiAND (AP) Ore.
Eon; Ilulu tonight and I'll
day. VOLUME XXIII.
MKMHER ASSOCIATED I' HESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 1G, 1925.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
NUMBER 162
B WIS
VISIT EAST
PART STATE
Storms Join Above La
Grande with Cyclonic
Kesults High in Air
GALE FLATTENS
SCHOOL CHILDREN
Bovs at Central Blown
Off Feet, One Lad Is
Bruised Slightly; Two
Condon Boys Hurt.
A si oiiii. unrivaled In fury ar
cording to several la. (inindcrs,
st rurk tli is cit y yesterday after
noon friKl' t ri Injv a great number
and Iu'iiIhi n- one boy. n pupil at
Cent ral grammar school building.
The wind, accompanied by ruin,
hull and thunder and lightning,
w incl to hit th nuthern part of
tin- town hardest. At the Ontrul
school u number of hoys were out
on tin1 grounds aiiiMh'-y agree that
the wind f; ittened them on the
ground and blew uiiu boy against
Ihi- building with such force us to
brntac him.
Trees ww' uprooted In the
mountains and two or three minor
cases of artich'H Icing blown away
viT'' re ported. The telephone
service in a few part of town is
Kaid to have been halted for u
short period of time,
shirt period of lime. It is "
ed thai two Catholic sisters were
blown over by he wind but they
were not Injured. Windows were
broken in sevral places.
Jtcx mhled (" clone.
A. V. Nelson, who was nrir the
Country clubhouse when the storm
Htruck l-a. (irande. Ha id that high
above the city the winds resembled i
a cyclone. He heard a roar that
reminded him ho ll..i!ny vf. Iilti
younger days, Hpent in it country
when c clone.' arc common, that
his firsi instinct was to hunl a
cell I r.
Then he watcher the disturbance
and Males that two storms,, one
unit li and soul h, one east and
west, pnined high above La Grande
wit h considerable liiry.
Heeatise of the rugged territory
of the country nearby t he storm
didn't strike Ji (.irande with great
fury.
As-ric: i ted Preys reports Mate
('bat a tornado swpt through Con
don. ' r ".. yesterday, razing and
unrooting buildings in Its path anil
I'Uising damage estimated at sev
eral thousand dollars. Two high
school students. Arthur Morgan
s ad (lenrge Wescoll, were cut by
living Mass when the windows of
the high M'luml wen- blown in.
The roof of a public school was
blown off but none (,f the children
injured. The tornado was accom
panied by a heavy rain.
Pendleton icporls that several
hi;; trees were blown down, a grain
wai'-house at Fulton was unroof
ed, several woodsheds and small
st 1 1 1 1; I ii reS were lift d from their
(Continued on Page Five.)
With the rishing season a day
old. ,lohn Walden reports that a
real number have asked him what
j-.t reams are closed this year.
Mr. Walden states that Heaver
and Five Points will be r. !o d dur
ing the yeasrm and that Ljdd creek
will b" closed July l'.th.
Ilfginning June 2Sth lady anglers
muM be eiiuippcd with a license.
ran
TWO STREAMS
Recital At Baker Last
Evening
Victor Je Pinto, violinist, a ad
Marii'terile ( 'arney, lyiir- soprano.
KKsiMi-d by .Maigaret Not,, pian
ist, will sppear in concert this
evening at the Methodist Kplwo
pal chinch, under the uusqdces ol
the Young Women's Kdlcatiolial
auxiliary of the church.
Tl-se line.- artists gave a con
cit hist evwnng at the Maker
theater in Hsk'r to a ennvtb 1
Jmiifre. wiieh was en t hnstast icaliy
lervlved. 'I'he well-rounded pro
gram brought out the best in each
.mist. Victor I'ePintO opellerl the
program with Handel's fine "So
n.ita in A Major," giving an ex
cellent r-n-litien Hot h he and
Miss Nrtz brought w fl h them t he
tradition of the old cl.issic. and
they played it with reverence and
dignity, Mr. I e Pinto's second
group consisted of two negro spirituals.
To Supervise
Radio Wire
Installation
Commissioners Agree on
New Ruling at Regular
Meeting Last Night.
No longer will the amateur rad
io bjgs be allowed to string wires
across streets, over housetops ami
between roots at their ow n free
w ill and without supervision, it
was decided by I ho city commis
sion at the, regular session lust
evening.
A city ordinance, passed about
a year ago. which lias remained
virtually idle on the books since,
is to bu strictly enforced in the
future. The ordinance requires a
permit from the city recorder be
fore the antennae may be erected.
This permit is issued without cost.
When the aerial Is to be erected
near light or power lines, the ordi
nance requires that a regular, li-
censed lineman be employed to .
place the wires up in compliance,
with the regular specifications forj
safety.
The ordinance lias been in cf-j
feet for some time bit has not i(
been enforced. The , action was!
taken by the commission in re-1
spouse to u complaint by Jean!
Walker of the Kastern Oregon j
Light and Power company.
Session fillet One. !
The session as u whole was!
very quiet. A. T. Jlill, president;
of the city, was absent and Com
missioner Play I e presided In his
stead. It. P. Lundiu was also
present. j
K. D. Crowe, on behalf of the)
Home n dependent Telephone!
company came before the commis
sion with a request for an exten
sion of franchise. This mat ('t
was referred to the city attorney
and the city manager.
Licenses were issued to O. F.
llibbard for a skating rink and
one for the soft drink concession
at the ball park.
RESERVATION'S
FOR '25 ANTIKS
MOVE RAPIDLY
ItcKerL-cd se.it tiett.-l went 0 11
sale this morning at K o'clock at
(Mass Drugs for th" - I I A.itiks
of 1125" with the usual rush taking
place.
At I" o'clock .several good seats
wen. left on the board but those
who desire to pro'ine I hese are
urged to nil .ike sercrvat Io.tH im
mediately.
The show will b-' staged mi the
high school auditorium tomorrow
veiling.
Three Mexicans Will
Be Taken Back Home
None but the regular run of of
fenders now occupy the cells at
t he court house and t he slier if f
and his staff an; considerably re
lieved. Thomas M. Fisher, gov
ernment immigration official front
Walla Walla, arrived here early in
the week and took with him the
last three of the Mexican aliens
tor deportation.
L. A. C. Team Victorious
In Volley Ball Game
The La On.nde Athletfr Hub
Pups defeated the Itnsinesx Men's
team three rut of four in .1 fast
series of oley ball games pla-d
in the gvmnavium lai.t night. The
Wolves team cluillengi d the win
ners and the ch;i mplonshlp m:i;eh
will probably be played rn t week.
MMtsin h i it von; I K. (IT
M A KSI I KI K LI . re. The fit y
of Mnrshfield voted, or rather fail
ed to vote on a proposal to issue
bonds for $ift.(ioo to wipe out
netting IndebtedneHs and clear
t he way to guarantee the city's
credit.
Much street work Is in the off
ing, but Ihe council did not wish
to orfer bonds until the floating
debt was cleared off. ne pre.
einct at noon had one voti- deposit
ed and the interest was light.
Well Received
Miss i 'arney is the possessor of
a pure lyric soprano voice and:
I roiu the rirst note of the "( 'hid,
Nome" from Itignhdto she held ,
the audience enthralled. Only a
very gifted urtist could sing this
difficult aria as did Miss Carney.'
Her ol her big n imbi-r w as Han -1
del's "fare Sr-tve." and in this
her beautiful legato and fine, even
tremelo were charming. s
.Mis Maigaret Not! ptoed her-i
self not only a fine and sympulhe-;
tie accompanist to the very diffi
cult violin and solo nuinbeiH. but
an except ionaliy talented soloist
as well. The most ph-axing num
ber of her group was perhaps the
"tthapoiJie" ,y Mnihnix, in w htr h
hep execution ami interpretation
were splendid.
( The concert given fit Maker was
uiider the auspiecK of St. Cather
ine's Guild of the Episcopal j
church.
Survivors
- " TS
r3
Sixty years ago. mi the night
or April 11, 1H (.. William II.
Ileohcy, u soldier in the liiloit
forces, witnessed the shooting or
Abraham Lincoln In Komi's The
ater in Washington. Hershcy,
now K. years or age, lives at lay
ton, lud.. uml Is one or the few
survivors of the theater audi
ence which witnessed the assass
ination. CUTTLE DRIVE
Till-: PAItlC, Ore. (Special)
Driving of Ho hVad of cuttle In
one bunch across the country for
scores of miles is a sign not seen
very often outside of the picture
shows.
Hut a regular, old-time drive
occurred recently when JoHeph
Im and his son Guihi drovo that
number from Fugle Valley to Hlg
Creek, near the Park. The cattle
belonged to . K. Wnnrbon. of
Cottage drove, and were taken
from their winter feed ground
neir Itichland to the home ranch,
coming by way of Sparta.
.Mr. Woodson is an old-time cow
puncher anil Is carrying on Ills
cattle busintss much the same as
was done in the country's younger
days.
He was assisted by Hob Wutin
ker. ranch foreman, nnd Kennel h
Vanorder. who had charge of the
call le during th winter.
The Job was handled to perfec-
(Continued on Page Eight.)
POItTLAN'H. Ore. (Uy the As
sociated Press). (leoie T. Coch
ran of La (irande. was chosen
grand commander of the Knights
Templar of Oregon at the annual
conclave here late yesterday.
Card Received From
Bishop Root. Paddock
A card addressed to the Saint
! Peter's (liilld and the Senior War
!ren of the Kplscopal church was
, receiver) b're this wei-k from Hish
"P Kobert I. Paddock of New
I York.
The card was sent for Kasler
I but was delayed. Hishop Paddock
I was located at The Oalles Tor
j many years and made frequent vis
it here. Mr- v.UH Olie of the ie;t
: lovel men who ever served in Ihe
jr aparity of bishop in Ifii:; tt irltory
jand the members of Ih Kplscopal
congrrg.itirtn wert) part tenia i ly
glad to hear fr'un blm.
! Contest Closing Date
KxtonAoA tt Ami! 97Hi!
Time of the library's "How to
Make Things" contest, which was
scheduled to end April la, lias
been extended to M on day. April
17 to give the boys and girls in
terested m the contest time to fin
ish their nrticlcH. Twenty-five
articles f(r the conl r-st have been
brought to t he library and the
judge.. Tee that at lea.st l,U Hrtiib-s
; hould be subttti-d to make it a
fair coni'-si . Prlxes will not be
irn unless at (east fett artich'H are
brought In.
Home very interest Ing ( hings
have been entered Including n
acht. gal ! slave boat, a cedar
best and several oilier urtlch-n.
Thr H will be exlilblt r aS soon fix
t
Ihe conlesl t.s einjeil.
DlltlCroit LA GItAMii:
Lloyd Mrierly. technical din-dor j
rrt Ihe Prank Lloyd productions,
who is now Htalioned ul Wallowa'
lake making prelim itiviry mi tings j
for the picture "Wind of Chance."
una In La Grande ytterdny. '
NO WIS
COCHRAN WILL
HEAD KNIGHTS
FALL WHEAT EMBARGO ON
IN WALLOWA SPUDS HELD
COMING OH AS UNFAIR
With Sufficient Rainfall
a Normal Yield Is
to Be Expected
WET WEATHER
HOLDS UP WORK
Fanners Getting Started
Now m Hill Sections ;
to Plant Large Amount;
of Spring Grain. J
WALLOWA. Ore. (Special)
Many of the farmers in the hill
sections are Retting started at
their Hprlng farm work In excellent
shape. Some had intended to begin
earlier, but the heavy rains of last
week made the already wet. ground
too soft to get over in many places
Tim wind has been blowing con
stantly, however, and his dried the
surface of the ground considerably.
A large acreage of spring grain
will be seeded by the dry land
farmers this year.
Home have adopted the practice
of allowing a part of their sum
merfallow to lay over until upring
and seeding it to Hard Federation
which has , proven quite popular
with wheat growers in this section
because of its high market value
and Its drouth resistance powers.
.Normal Yield Kiei'tc4l.
Many of the farmers are of Ihe
opinion that should favorable
weather continue, together with an
average amount of rainfall during
the next two months, that the fall
jwheat crop would probably be
about n normal yield.
Jay Hillings, supervisor of the
(Continued on Page Five.)
TO BE SUED
Tickets are now on sale for "The
Show Off," si four-act play which
is said to be considered by critics
as one of t he greatest model n
American comelies.
It will be staged by the Neigh
borhood club east for the benefit
of the American Legion two nights,
Thursday and Friday, April lili-lM
at thi high school auditorium.
Hcscrvcd sealH may lie obtained
at (ilass Orugs beginning Wednes
day morning.
GIVE PRIZES
Sunday promises to be a big
day In the an tin In of sport wit n
trap shooters from three counties
engaging in the final meet of the
series stagerl by the Kastern Ore
gon Trap Association.
Maker and Knterprlse will send
teams to La Grande to comp- tc
wll h the bent local talent. The
Wing, Kin and Kleet find clubmen
are making an effort to get every
body out that can break a clay
pigeon and are lining every! hi im
possible to make the day a big
event.
The shoot will be t he wind Up
of a series started several wei-ks
ago among shooters from Knter
prlse, Haker and La (irande. At
present time Maker holds a IMi
point bad over La Grande, with
Knlerpi ise I ht id.
Tuenty-six points Is a big mar
gin to overcome but the La
Grande sportsmen feel that II. can
be done and that they (,re
very boys to do if.
A number of prizes to
I In;
br
awarded the In-fit shots, the win
ning team and others have been
donated hy La Grande merchants.
Prl7."S will be given by WVsl .
enhaver. and Gilbert. Andrew
Mrotheis. Clint Van Kleet. W. 11.
M'lhncnkaiiip company. K. L. Lil
ly, ( tregon I (a nl w are and Imple
ment company. CPib cigar Store,
cm n r Milliard Parlor, West an I
company, ImPrmt poudT chii
pnliy and Imperial Mill lair Par
lor. Equity Case on Trial
Hcforc Judge Knowlcs
An eiphiy iise. McKinzie vs
Miller et al. U being tib-,1 before
Judge Kuowien at th' courl house
today. The case involves a fore
closure of a mortgage, A similar
ca" is scheduled for tomorrow.
Grout vs. Nurre.
THE SHOW IFF
STO
Washington Official
clares It Was Done for
Commercial Reasons
CALIFORNIA ACT
DRAWS CENSURE
Southern State Demands
Strict Inspection on All
Potatoes Shipped from
Northwest.
4WVMI. UnJ. Mil- Mm As-
Isociatcd Press) California has
put into effect n Ortmil iiinr
autine to pre, cut the possibility
or hiiiMM-iatlon of Colorado po
tato beetle tess hi potato ship
ments rrom Washington, Oregon
and Idaho. Ihe Mate MiperWsnr
or agriculture, Mr. Itobhison, has
been informed.
All potatoes rrom the Pacific
northwest shipped lo Calirornla
rrom April 1 lo ScptcmlMT SO
must be inspecieil by the Ma Us
department of agriculture.
"'P.ie Ihreatcnetl quarantine
has all the earmarks or an em
hnrgo for commercial reasons,"
Kohiiwm declared.
Joseph Caillaux Named
On New French Cabinet
I' A It I S (liy tin- ANaocliitrd
rr'NH)--.lus''pli t'aillaux'H uccMl
alici." or tin- post of ltri'inU'i' of fi
nance in tin culilin't now bclnu
formcil hv 1'nnl I'ainlcv, i-vrr-
Mmilowi'il all oIIkt . (Ii'vclopmi'iits
in I'THNcr's polillral oiisla. '1 ho ro
luiy.' to 4owtr ul tlio lieml of oiu'
of llii! moHt iiiipiirtanl ininllrlcs
of tin- man who llvi' yi ara ao wa
rt'tranli'il a.s pollltcally uVad for all
lini'1. Iijih caused varied hut Mtronff
cinolioim In the I'reiich poMIIcal
world, accustomed na It Ih to spec
Mrular coup and dramatic lips
and downs of ita atulcsiucli.
M. ralnleve,-on whom devolves
the tiuili of premiership, from
which M. Ileiilot waH disposed.
called on I'residcnt toiiiniTKUO at
11 o'clock Wednesday nlliht. and
Intormi (I him that neKotiatlons for
the constitution of a vahlnet were
progressing its normally as could
he expected and that he would ho
in u position to present lii.s minis
try to I lin president Into Thursday
afternoon.
The ministerial declaration will
he read In the chamher I'YIclay.
and a vote of confidence demand
id. M. I'uinleve will himself take
the ortlce of foreign aff.ili". hut
hcyond the ajipolnl luetlt of M. Cail
laux til'1 other cahlnct posts huve
not yet been announced.
Trincc of Wales at
Ilorin, Nigeria, Today
llorln. Nitjeria. (My Ihe AssocL
atcd Pre.w) The prince of Wales
arrived here today and wis given
a lousing reception by the natives.
Stephenson Pleads
Not Guilty to Charge
1NMANAPOLIH (My the Associ
ated Press) Motions to (uash
five Indictments returner! against.
1 1. C. Stephenson, former klan
giand drannii. charging him with
attack on Miss Madge ( tberholt. r,
were overruled today by Judge Col
lins. Stephenson, t h rough his coun
sel then entered a plea ol not
guiH.
A Serious
Business
Task
ihe mni'iigc business mini who
derti-i" ami who knows the
power of what he 1- doing no t
lealles the I boil -Ml lids ri whom
hi! Is talking --N'iirls a tot of
lime anil thought ou his ad
vertising nicssagc.
A forci-fnt nihi'iiis'incut . chii
not Mm- wiitlr-u with three min
utes Hni" nllolcrl to do it niul
llm-e mmiltes tioic allotr-tl to
think iilxitil H nr mallrr how
lai-ge or sninil It may 1m-. IPs
h sr-i ious. task. W hen regarded
as Mich the revolts comH'iisiitc
fully.
MObsrrvcr A'lvrrtlslng
A Mcrchfiintlsliitf KitvIco
Governor's Son In Court
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( ff'' ' , :
llnl honaiicv. son fir liuicinor Mc muinlii ) or t'oliiinhus, (.,
faml u ih llniiuciii )' charnc In pniluitc nun I nrier lie had taken
Lillian VokcI. I'". or '.iiiit'Mlllt-, (.. for nn nntoniolillo ride.
VmiiiK Doniilioy look the Klrl to (iiliinllius wlii'i-e she ii-innlnnl
nt the lioim. of a friend for Kt'vei'al ilnys.
Dirigible Blown From
Mooring Near London
mm ADWiiTS
G
CHOWN POINT, hid. (My Ihe
AsNorinterl 1'ims , Calm and tin
movent, .Mrs. Anna ('unulnghaui
last night confessed to poisoning
tbrct or tlip rie incnibers of her
family whoso mysterious deaths
nit bin six years led to In est (ga
llon, resulting In n murder charge
bring plar-ctl against her.
Tim victims, Tsabelle. IS.
ChatieM, :i, and Waller. 1 'A, she
said she killed because she loved
them best.
lApeclcf to IHe,
She believed she was going to
die and wanted to take them
with her to Join a husband who
died in 1'UH. She admitted '
soiling la vld. now crilieally HI
for the same reason.
She denied poisoning her bus
bund or Hurry, another- miM) and
said she p;ire, Mae, because
she disliked lu r.
(MOWN POINT. Hid. (My the
Associa led I Tr-HS ) M ts. A una
Cu na ing ha in, charged Wednr-Hilny
with the murder of one r fiv
members of her family who havr
died in the htKt six years, confesar
ed in Ihe Vniiuly Jail Itere We.l
nes.lay night to Sheriff ib-nianiiu
M. St ri.n g that, sh' had poisoned
three of her rhildreii.
M rs. Cimniiighain ib-nlr d. how
ever, that she hail poisoned Ipr
husband or a InnrUi tiilld who
dle. within Ihe six yen- period.
Her in-year-old daughter, Mae, al
so heard M,rw. ( 'ituuingha in'a r;on-
fes Ion. I
She .snid she win subject to vio
lent spells of Hlntst; dm Ing which
she bad no recollect ion of w hat
I tan: pi Mr and at aii'h tines ste
(Continued on I'ngo Klvo.)
XTRA
'III It li ; P.I MM I) TO HI Alii
VAMiMiN, S. Halt. (AP) IW
nonicn and n child were humeri to
death and another woman injured
today w hen an automobile ocr
lurncil mid burned mar Hereford.
i t tic ileml Imiildcd Ml, S. Nevada
j llnrloiil, Abenlccii, Wn-h. Her
'ilaughlci- uus srtrriiy burl.
IHU I L OU M il H LA D
IHMID HIS lit, Ore, ( AP) 'I illi
cit MMldi-nly ill from nn attack of
blood poisoning late cteiday nr
tcrnonn, Churlc A. Ihil, 1., pro
prietor of the Mount Hoot hotel
here, died mmhi tiller taken to tin
ho-pltnl, lba ncwT regained con
xchHiMicH. physician arc unable
lo determine the clMi caii-c of hi
(hntli.
WOMAN IOIMI IN FIT
(itOWN POINT, Itnl. (AP)
Min. ( iiMiiiuhiim Hih fo md up-pan-nl
)y in a cataleptic comlitloii
hi her cell tmhtj, .
v t
' j
R-33 Under Control To
dayFighting Its "Way
Hack Against Heavy
I lead-Winds
LOMlON (My (he Assminled
Pi-css) Hiding northward before
winds that swr-pt the North Sen.
dm British dirigible It-Xl, which
tore from the moorJug ma.st at
ulMtm, Nmirdk, this inoinlng, ap
parently cannot la headril homc-
urd hy Hie crew of i!tl tnen which
was alsatrrl her when slu tn ike
There Is no chance nf her re
turning to Piilham tonight. It waa
unofficially announced.
The wind has veered from n
westerly direction lo northwest and
haa sliglilly decreased to the north
of Knglnnd. The naval sloop Go
i.iellll is following Ihe dirigible.
m;i;iis asnistam k
A M ST K It 1 1 A M (My the Associat
ed Press) Dirigible H-;U. with her
heod bitdly crushed, in driving to
wards the Netherlands ciasl and
needs assistance, says a message
from the Japanese, steamer Amazon
Mai u.
UiMHtN" (My tin AsJior-tated
pre.'K)- The big dirigible M-:t;i.
sister ship ot the It-UI. which was
Ihe first lii;hter-f hau-uir craft, to
cronn the A I hi fit ir- oieali, this af
ti rnoon was slowly making her
way bi gainst headwinds toward her
moorings at Pulham, Norfolk, from
which sin' broke loo.se early today
in one of the beavicst gabs that
has hwept Knglaud in many
inruilhs.
Twenty men aboard the dirigible
kept her under control despite the
met that the ship's nose dragged
when H tnn.t Horn the mooring
mast.
The rr..w had the engitien run
ning and the wireless working two
limits atb-r Ihe .-Mp was blown out
over the North Hoi.
Iicllinpicur-y Contributor Jailed
PKNDLKTt in, I ue. "Shorl y"
Fields wan senbticcd lo eight
month In 'he eonnly jail, fined J'jf.n
am) aealhinnly h-eiine-i i,y judge
Phelps Win n a ph-a or guilty wiw
enured by 'he defeml.'nt to a
charge or -ml rlbiittng to Hie dc
lluiiueiicy ot a minor. An escapade,
in with h Fields and a not Iot man
land two minor girls figured led
to Ills arrest and the charges
a;;alti!il hint.
Law Seems Too Involved
Common Sense Is Needed
fU Harry It. Hunt)
W AMI i.NIITt N ( N LA Special)
When the processes of I he law
become so Involved that the gov
ernment Itself! annot follow them.
II would seem lo I he lamiiii that
(the time had come lor some slni-
plltii d and coinmnm-ensc rules ol
procedure,
t 'on tein pt for I h- law. a bruit
which public authorities complain
so bitterly. In he,., d, not hindered,
by Ihe Spectacle of such dennue.
ments Eis came In the government's
prosecution of criminal Indict. -
WHEELER Oil
TRIAL TODAY
Charged with Accepting
Fee After Being Elect
ed to the Senate
$4,000 IS AMOUNT
NAMED IN PAPERS
Former Candidate for
Vice President Appears
in Federal Court in
Great Falls.
Git EAT FALLS. Mont. (By thn
Associated Press) The trial of
Senator Hurton K. Wheeler, on
charges of accepting a fee for
prosecuting oil lensu applications1
before the Interior department af
ter being elected senator, started
today.
The trial comes after a long
postponement. Senator Wheeler
was indicted hero more than a year
ugo. April 8. 1924, for receiving
fees for appearing before thn In
terior department nnd prosecuting;
oil lease applications for his client,
Gordon Campbell, Montana oil pro
moter. Hefore the. election of No
vember 4, last year he pleaded for
an early trial, declaring that ho
ns entitled to acquittal or convic
tion before the voters of the coun
try considered his name.
L'iim iK'luycd.
The cuse was delayed, however,
until last month, when It was set'
to begin tomorrow.
Senator Wheeler Is specifically
charged with violation of section
113 of the penal code, which
makes it n crime for a member o.'
congress to accept fees in appear
ing before uny government depart
ment In prosecution of a claim for
tuiothfcr persoii.rhe indictment ac.; t
euse Kim of hnvthg accepted
$4,000 from Campbell between;
January 8, 1923 and February Hi
of the sumo year. It was charged
that the money wus paid to tho law
firm of Wheeler and Haldwin of
Unite, Mont.
In tho senate, on the day follow
ing the returning uf the Indictment,
Senator Wheeler's colleagues or
dered un officio.! Investigation of
the case and a senatorial commit
tee wus uppolnted to take testi
mony. Tiits was after the Mon
tana senator had made nn Impas
sioned speech in tho house brand
ing the Indictment as "palpably a
frameup," and declaring that It
was thn fruits of a plot between
the then attorney general, Harry
M. Daugherty, and the Republican
national committee. Ben. Wheeler
charged that lXtugherty and tho
Republican organization had caus
ed the indictment to be brought to
harass him for his activities an tho
prosecutor of the seiiute Daugherty;
Investigating committee.
"K0!lcTttte1.
In the setinte Investigation, of
the Indictment the Montana mem
ber was "w holly exonerated." Thn
commit ti e w hich investigated the
case made a report In which only
one of its five members dissented.
The minority report was made by
senator Sterling. Republican, of
ISoiith Dakota, who held thut tho
bringing of the rormul acousutioik
was JiiHtiricd by tho evidence
In the senate probe Campbell,
w ho also was Indicted by the wimo
gram! Jury for using the malls to
defraud, testified that he had paid
Wheeler $4,000 for appearing in oil
(Continued on Pago Five.)
CHICAtrO (My the Associated
Pre) William D. Shephenl
charged with murdering William
McClintock, pleaded not guilty to
day when formally arraigned.
Tin court overruled the defen;;ci
motion lo quash the Indictment.
men is against Full, Sinclair, and
Doluny in connection with (ho
"great oil scandal. '
The indictments went quashed
by Chief Justice McCoy of the
I Lst r let Supreme ( 'mtrt. not be
cau.te of any tpnstlon of fact In
the evidence stibmllted to the
grand jury, but because of th
presence at the grand Jury hear
ing of a representative 0 tho
Department of Justice.
The only possible conclusion if
(Continued ou Page Four.)
I D. SHEPHERD
IS ARRAIGrJEU
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