FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR NO. 39.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1922.
ESTABLISHED -18M
USE OF INITIATIVE
TO GET FRANCHISE
FOR BUSSES, PLAN
Bill Is Sponsored by Former
f REFtAL OF BOUNTY LAW
TO BE REQUESTED SOON
Mohair Growers Believe That
Big Sum Is Being Wasted;
New System Is Said Need.
Richard G. Scott, formerlv count?
Councilman, J. F. Albright; agent of Clackamas county, now serv
ing as secretary or tne Oregon Monair
Goat association, thinks the state is
wasting money by paying animal
bounties.
At the present time the state of
Oregon is paying for bounties on wild
animals $118,000 per annum, at least
that was the amount paid in 1921,"
he said.
'he Oregon Mohair Growers' asso
ciation will ask the coming legisla-
Operation of Line to Portland tur to rePeal 'bountyla! an
States biological surrey, make tne
appropriation $75,000 for the next two
years and put professional hunters
and trappers in every section of the
state.
"The stockmen believe that by this
method the animals of prey can bej
entirely eradicated and the coast j
counties especially would then offer
splendid opportunities for the herds
men."
Service to Mt. Pleasant Is
Purpose Cited on Petition.
BLANKET PRIVELEGE'
EFFECT OF REQUEST
Possible Under Terms Of j
Proposed City Concession.
FINAL ACTION ON
CITY HALL LOOMS
AFTERNOVEMBER
Further Attempt At Recall
Of $35,000 Bond Issue Is
Scouted; Decision on Site
For Building Is Expected.
Securing of a municipal bus fran
chaae by the submitting of an intia
tive ordnance to the people, is being
attempted by J. -F. Albright in a series
of petitions being placed in circulation.
A number of the petitions containing
about 100 names have been presented
to City Recorder Kelly for filing but oniAnfa TTtlOn
are being held up for want of suffi- UltUUCUlB UJUii
cient signatures, until more names are Tj' T. C rn.r
appended. XXIliUWay OUUUay
PEOPLE ARE TO VOTE
UPON NEW LOCATION
Selection of Places To Be
Put Before Electors Is
Now In Hands of Council.
The projected ordinance provides
the granting of a franchise to AI-
bright 4or the running of a buS line
between Mount Pleasant and Main
street, with a guaranteed schedule of
. 12 busses every four hours, for which
Albright is to pay an annual tax of
$25 per bus.
The ordinance also provides that
the recipient of the concession have
the right to run to any part of the
city or over any bridge leading into
the City. These terms make the or
dnance practically blanket in its pro-
visons, and would place n the hands
of the holder of the franchise the
right to run a bus line from Oregon
City to Portland. Such a concession
has been denied by the city to other
applicants under the franchise agree
ment with the Portland Railway Light
and Power company whch provides in
effect the ' operaton of the. bus now.
running between Main street and Mt
Pleasant during such period as 'no
other franchase in competition with
the interurban between here and Port
land is granted.
Granting of entrance and exit privi
leges to Portland-Salem stage lines
has been a question before the coun
cil for some time, and there is at
present in committee an agreement
between the city and the Portland bus
concerns running to the capital. There
is in the ordinance as prepared on the
initiative petitions, nothing to prevent
tt from beng sold, on changing- hands.
Albright, formerly a mejnber of 4Je
city council, has been connected with
several initiative measures of state
wide import which have attracted con
siderable attention.
The measure for lack of . sufficient
time cannot be placed upon the No
vember ballot, but if sufficient names
are secured, can be put to a vote at
some subsequent election.
Set New Record
A score of accidents was Sunday's
toll on the Clackamas county high
ways, raising tne numoer recoraea
during the present month to 51.
Two people were injured Sunday,
and although no one was fatally hurt,
there have been two - deaths this
month from auto mishaps.
Miss Amanda "Wolf , whose home is
at Arcadia, "Wisconsin, for the present
making her home at 426 Alder street;
Portland, is in tne Oregon uity nos
pital, where she is suffering from
bruises caused from being struck by
an automobile in this city Sunday
evening.
Medical Aid Given
Miss Wolf had come to the city
earlier in the day to visit, and while
crossing the street la front of the
court house, -was endeavoring to es
cape from an automobile-that was go-
4ng south, when she was struck by one
going north, which was driven by
Mike Serras, son of J. P. Serres, of
Oregon City, Route 6. Miss Wolf, who
is about 24 years of age, is suffering
from minor bruises of the shoulder
blade and other bruises about -the
body. - She was immediately rushed to
the Oregon City hospital, where she
was given medical attention, and re
port from the hospital this evening
is that she is rapidly improving from
the shock and injuries, but it will be
several days before she will leave the
institution.
'Woman to Stand Trial
Mrs. A. L. Corrogan is under arrest
on a charge of reckless driving, re-
An agreement upon the question of
the location of the city hall is expect
ed to grow out of the defeat of the
initiative petition for the recall of the
$35,000 bond issue it was Indicated
yesterday. Though no statement is
made by Carl Green, sponsor of the
petition, on" what the next move of
the proponents of the hill location
will be, it is considered probable that
the entire matter will rest upon the
decision.- in the forthcoming election,
upon the matter of the site.
The initiative ordinance was kept
off the ballot by a time techinicality.
Green, in declining to discuss the
next step to be taken as far as his part
in the controversy is concerned, inti
mated that the primary consideration
was the securing of action upon the
construction and an early decision as
to the site. The initiative petition.
the Inference is, was intended as a
club to this effect. -The
present initiative petition which
could not be used until 1924, and then
only after its legality had been settled
in the courts, is probably dead. Green
Indicates that if the move to perman
ently block the "bond issue should be
reopened there would be little trouble
in securing of sufficient names to
place such a measure upon the ballot.
At the same time he indicates that
the passage of the bond issue, provid
ing in the measure a. definite site,
would meet with little opposition.
The selection of the sites to be vot
ed on in. November has not yet been
started, but it is understood that the
question of which shall be presented
to the voters is to be considered by
the council which will have the final
word in the decision as to which will
be placed upon the ballot.
Gubernatorial
Race Is Given Up
By Charles Hall
Charles Hall has withdrawn as In
dependent candidate for governor.
The announcement that the Marsh-
neia state senator had decided to
withdraw from the race came as a
complete surprise to a majority of
his supporters. "
A few who were "in on the know'
are ' said to have realized for some
time that Hall would make a poor
race and that he had considered drop
ping out. .
In the letter announcing his with
drawal, Hall declares he was "actual
ly nominated by the Republican vot
ers of the state."
His letter, which is dated Portland,
September 16, but made public yes
terday follows:
Personal Ambition Decried.
"The duty of the hour for all
patriotic Americans is courageous
adherence to fundamental American
ideals and principles. It was be
cause of the apparent necessity of
presenting vital Issues to the peo
ple of the state of Oregon that I
the Republican primaries and not
because of my personal ambition. My
support in the primary came
from those who believe In the prin
ciples of the proposed compulsory
school bill and other 'measures af
fecting (the public educational sys
tem and who also approve my views
RIGID ECONOMY IS
PLEDGE TO PUBLIC
BY REPUBLICANS
SUIT CLUB OPERATING
HERE SMS AD CLUB
Oregon City Warned AgainV
Lottery Plan; Mulr-v
o of Portland,
Officials To
OxVC
HIDDEN WEALTH WILL
. - BE TAXED IS PROMISE
on economics and administrative i
policies. ' ' oiunon, taxes Deing acclaimed as tne
vita isoiLo ui uatiiyaigu. ma
Missing Portland
Man Is Located In
Hospital At Salem
SALEM, Sept. 25. Lars Anderson,
committed to the state hospital for the
suiting from a mishap in which a lad J insane here from Columbia county, Oc
ILLEGAL IMPRISONMENT
CHARGED BY WALKIRGH
The question of the validity of par
oling of men sentenced from the Jus
tice court, and after what is consider
ed violation of parole, reincarcerating
them without further' action on the
part of the court, is to be threshed
out before Judge J. IT. Campbell in
the circuit court Friday, when Matt
Walkirch. upon a writ of habeus is
given a hearing.
Application . for a writ of habeus
corpus was granted by Judge Camp
bell Tuesday upon the application of
Walkirch's attorney. It is claimed that
on December 8, 1921, "Walkirch was
convicted of a moonshine offense and
sentenced to serve 90 days and pay
$400 fine. He was later paroled, and
subsequently rearrested, upon the or
der of Judge Noble that he serve the
remainder of the 166 days -pending
against the unpaid portion of the fine.
The contention ot wamircn is uai
there was no legal ground for the sub
sequent imprisonment as the penoa
r,r the total jail term had expired
since the original date of custody.
of about nine years of age was badly
injured. The boy's name has not yet
been secured, but traffic officer Long
is working on the case. Mrs. Corrt-
gan, it is charged, on Sunday cut
around two machines which had col
lided -at Fourteenth and Main streets.
The lad, running across the street,
was struck by Mrs. Corrigan's ma
chine. She will be tried October 2.
The other accident at that location
had not been reported last evening.
Slight accidents Sunday were re
ported to A. M. Rush, Portland Elmer
E. Pettingill, Portland, G. Walker,
Charles Lyon, E. A. Rockwood, H. A.
Baker, O. K. King, C. V. Schultz and
John E. Surfus.
E. G. Caufield And
S. P. Are Named In
Right of Way Suit
Suit against the Southern Pacific
company and E. G. Caufield, as co-de-
rto aa fiiod Monday by West
ICiiuauiai -
T.inn in a contest involving the rail
road right of way, through Bolton,
which has been the subject of consid
erable litigation. The plaintiffs con
tend that the railroad, without right of
franchise, has blocked streets in uoi
ton and interfered with municipal
construction work through the pres
ence of their tracks at a grade below
that desired for the sewer and street
improvements.
Constraint of the railroad ,and a
judgment in the sum expended by the
citv in a construction work on the
Bolton sewer is asked.
Reckless Driving Charged
Joe Hagseth is under arrest on
charges of driving a car while not in
a condition to properly operate same,
upon a. complaint filed by Ed Ray
worth and Charles Lyon. The com
plaint is the outgrowth of an accident
near Gladstone Sunday.
During the coming week, four state
officers and' the county traffic officer
will patrol the highways in this coun
ty In an effort to reduce the number
of accidents and keen the road to
Salem and the state fair clear.
A number ' of accidents which oc
curred Sunday have not been re
ported yet, according to Long, and
prosecution for failure to comply with
the law in this regard is expected to
follow.
Campaign Is Opened
The officers are expecting to open
a vigorous campaign against reckless
driving, and Improper observance of
the general rules of the road. Many
of the accidents, Long states, are due
to drivers using but one hand on the
wheel. Drivers with but one arm
uitisi. imYB a special state permit "'county court.
y"aia a. motor venicie, ne says, ana
when a man has two arms, they are
both necessary on the controls, the
officers indicate.
bunday Long arrested G. T. Heiner.l
or salem. T. E. Stevens, of Seattle on
charges of reckless driving. Both it is
alleged were cutting around machines
and speeding, on curves. Both were
fined $25 and costs.
E. G. Gill, whom Long arrested for
speeding, passing on a curve and fail
ure to have an operator's license, had
his license suspended for three
months and was fined $25 and costs.
D. S. Scully of Portland paid $5 and
costs for improper lights and M. G.
Brown is facincr an action in court fnr
j failure to have a driver's license. '
tober 20, 1920, was identified by at
tendants at the! hospital Sunday as
the Lars Anderson who disappeared
from his house boat at Portland two
years ago. Identification was made
possible through the publication in
Portland papers of pictures of the
missing man after a friend had visited
his former home and discovered evi
dence which led him to suspect foul
play in connection with Anderson's
disappearance.
At the time of Anderson's disappear
ance neighbors believed he had gone
back to- Norway and nothing further
was thought of his absence until
fellow countryman Visited his house
boat recently and discovered Ander
son's clothing, receipts for $900 in Lib
erty bonds and other evidences which
indicated that Anderson had not
planned his disappearance.
During the first year of his stay in
the hospital here Anderson was mo
rose and refused to talk to any one.
Of late he has become talkative and
admits his identity.
Appeal Is Taken
On Road Decision
Of Countv Court
Appeal rrom tne decision of the
county court in adjudging damages to
his property in the location of the
new tocK Creek-Buckner Hill road,
was taken in a suit filed in the circuit
court, Friday by Claude G. Whetmore
in one or the first cases of this nature
on record nere In several years.
Damages of $1,200 as against an al
lowance or $100 made by the viewers
and $200 subsequently allowed by the
The road takes 3.3. acres from Whet-
more's farm, located in the south half
of the northwest quarter of section
seven, T. 4, S. R. 3 E.
The complaint, filed with the trans
cript of proceeding in the copnty court,
a voluminous record covering the de
tails of a number of hearings before
the judge and commissioners, states
that the plaintiffs property is severe
ly damaged because the new line of
the road cuts off. his buildings from
the remainder of his farm, .and also
separates him from the house supply
of living water. The record of pro
ceedings shows that for the same road,
though different agreeages are involv
ed, Annie E. Dalho as allowed $80
damages and Michael Wiegle, $10.
"The court contest made after the
primaries brought out distinctly, and
were it not for the decision of
the courts that Democrats could in
vade the Republican primaries on
election day solely upon religious
grounds, I would have" received the
certificate of nomination as the
regular Republican) candidate, and
that I actually was nominated by
the Republican voters of the state.
Issues Held CI ear cut. -
'Until the past week there was
no candidate for governor other
than myself who openly and boldly
espoused the principles which orig-1
inally caused me to become a candi
date. However, during the past
week public statements ' of other
candidates have been printed which
will have the effect of making those
issues clearest before the people Of
Oregon.
"For this reason, and because prin
cipal is above my personal am
bition, I shall take steps to have
my name withdrawn from the bal
lot. "Upon all my friends and especial
ly those who so splendidly up
held our principles during the con
tests this year, I urge energetic,
earnest support and advocacy of -the
compulsory school bill this fall
The rumor that Hall would resign
from the race, "having felt that he
would be a poor third when the votes
were counted, was freely circulated
abcut the city yesterday afternoon.
It v-as known that Hall and Pierce j
and their friends have been swapping
ideas for some time, and that they
would come to an understanding .soon
was felt in all political circles.
The rumor hinted, that Pierce, in re
turn for Hall support, promises to
appoint Hall to the United States sen
ate in case there is a vacancy should
the Democratic candidate be elected
governor.
Hall forces are persistent in circu
lating reports that Senator McNary is
going to resign to accept a federal
jadgeship. This the senator-denies,
but the Hall-Pierce faction is of the
oDin.on that the Judgeship offer will
be made by President Harding within
a bhort time and that MoNary will
accept.
State Conference Completes
r i iir-,L r a u i ' i e tiayes suit v.v,0 or Portland,
Work Without Any Note of which is being attacked by the Mul-
rKrJ. Pi, -fll tnomah county officials as a lottery
-, and scanned as an illegitimate busi-
For auirlanrp In r!amn;m ness enterprise has extended its field
ing to warning advises from the Bet
ter Business Bureau of the Portland
Ad Club yesterday.
The Hayes Suit Club has been so
liciting business, as shown by theft-
contract forms, under which they pro-
q . r - . . . c j I mcmueio ujr tne agreement mat
"Jlau iwuiuxg vi iwn each member shall pay $2 a week or
T. A.U. r uatJ1 has been paid. At the end
, ..uauvu I of the Dnvment neriort ,,
Of Commissions Is Favored. is to receive a 8nit or merchandize to
tne vaiue or nis payment, it is also
specified that each week one member
Is given a suit without further cost, no
matter what amount he has paid. Al
though the concession is stated
based upon the advertising value of
the member's service, the Multnomah
county officials prosecuting the case
brand this only as a suberfuge and
say that the whole thing is a lottery.
Furthermore, records of large commis
sions paid to solicitors under the plan
have been presented to them, indicat
ing that the merchandise sold at the
end of the contract period makes all
owance for the deduction of these
payments to solicitors. -
The entire matter is being handled
through the Portland courts and au
thorities, but the warning to prospec
tive "customers' in this district is is
sued by the Ad Club
PETITIONS PUT IN
CIRCULATION FOR
.lECALL OF CROSS
Total of 1984 Signatures Must
Be Secured In Period of
Six Weeks In Order to Put
Issue on November Ballot.
LAST FILING DATE IS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13
Five Charges Against County
Judge Are Listed; No
Other Counts - are Cited.
PORTLAND, Sept. 27. The repub
lican platform conference completed
its labors yesterday without a discord-
and note, after charting a course for
the party and giving a pledge to the
people. The enunciation of principles.
rererred to by one speaker as "a
splendid portrayal of composite re
publican thought," was adopted unan
imously ana witnout debate.
Taxation was featured in the res-
conference pleged the next legislature
and administrative officers to the
moFt rigid economy. In harmony with
this thought the further pledges were
made for legislation to bring under as
sessment vast sums of personal and
real property, which now escapes; an
equalization of assessments; an ef
fective budget system for counties and XemiS of AlKeS
holding officials to strict compliance
therewith. As a further means of de
creasing the tax burden on those now
carrying it," the conference favored
waterpower development.
A financial system for retiring
state bonds was pledged and the con
solidation of commissions to produce
greater efficiency was favored
Also the republicans pledged leg
islation to prevent ownership of land
by orientals and agreed to do what
ever Is possible for the relief of the
cattle and wheat producers here, is
a plank on roads and recommending
completion of the Roosevelt at the
earliest possible date.
Are Refused By
Turk Officials
Fire Destroys Girls
Quarters at State
Industrial School
U. S. HOLDS HUT FOR
FREEDOM OF STRAITS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. The
United States government stands
firmly behind the proposal to insure
the freedom of the straits and protec
tion of racial and religious minorities.
Secretary of State Huges, decfled to
day in answer to an inquiry on the at
titude of this government toward the
proposal made by the allies to the
Turkish Nationalists government.
The American government is grati
fied to observe that tne proposal of
the three governments seeks to insure
effectively "the liberty of the Dar
danelles, the Sea of Marmora and the
Bosporus as well as . protection of re
ligious and racial minorities," Hughes
stated. i
"The noints of the proposal are
clearly in accord with American senti
ment.
"This government also trusts that
suitable arrangements may be agreed
nnon in the interests of peace to pre
serve the freedom of the straits pend
ing the conference to conclude a final
treaty of peace between Aurney,
Greec and the allies."
Secretary Hughes declined to com
ment on the territorial questions in
volved in the allied proposal to restore
Thrace and Constantinople to Turkey.
SALEM, Sept. 22. Fire originating
in a defective floe was rapidly gutting
the old S50.000 dormitory and school
building of the State Industrial school
for girls at 11 o'clock this morning,
while the new dormitory and building,
100 feet from he old one, was - in
constant danger of being ignited.
The school is four miles south and
east ot Salem, beyond the city's water
system. The water supply and the
chemical fire extinguishers in the
building were quickly exhausted and
at 11, with the roof and the third
floors ablaze, there appeared no pos
sible chance of saving the structure
The building is of brick, with a shing
le roof. The new building is a dupli
cate.
The 40 girls in the building manned
the fire apparatus viliantly and at
tempted to put out the spreading
flames. -'
Alice Joffro of Roseburg, who was
carrying water to the top floor, was
overcome by the smoke. When she
fainted, other girls carried her to the
ground floor.
Rose Laskey of Tillamook was se-
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 25
Hamid Bey, representative ot the An
gora government ' in Constantinople,
declared today the allied invitation to
the peace conference could not be ac
cepted by the Turkish Nationalists on
the terms laid down. He said
"We cannot accept the allied terms
because they propose to demilitarize
the Sea of iMarmaro and part of
Thrace, which would prevent us from
bringing our - troops from Asia to
Europe. Neither can we accept liter
ally the condition that our army shall
not advance while the peace confer
ence is progressing.
Delay Said Danger.
This would - so circumscribe our
movements that the enemy ' would
have ample opportunity to prepare
forces for a fresh attack and would
give .the allies a chance to complete
their land and naval reinforce
ments in the event the conference
failed
"Regarding the straits, we have al
ready admitted freedom for the pas
sage of all vessels through the Dard
anelles, but we are not prepared to
define in what authority or body the
control shall be vested. That . ques
tion must be settled at a conference
between the Turks and the allies.
We also insist that all nations hav
ing commercial, military or other in
terests in the Dardanelles, including
Russia and Bulgaria, shall participate
in the conference.
Britain's Moves Hit.
We further insist that Great Brit
ain shall suspend all naval and mili
tary movements in the straits during
the course of the conference,
The allied high commissioners plan
to meet today for the purpose of
bringing together representatives of
Greece and the Turkish Nationalists
verSly cut about the head by flying I for the conference at Mudania, at
class, but though blood trickled down
in streams, she refused to leave &er
place among the fighters.
Chemicals were rushed from other
state institutions, but they appeared j
inadequate with the top of the build
ing a mass of seething flames.
President Harding
To Probe Rumor of
Inhuman Treatment
which the terms of an armistice are
expected to be settled.
Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol, com
mander of the American naval de
tachment In Turkish waters, will at
tend as an observer for the United
States. The conference will examine
th present military and naval posi
tions of the belligerents with a view
to immediate cessation of hostilities.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Charges
that wounded war veterans in the
state insane hospitals have been vic
tims of "inhuman treatment" are to
be probed to the bottom by order of
President Harding.
The president today ordered Colonel
Charles R. Forbes, director of ttje
veterans bureau, to render a,n im
mediate report as to the truth- of
charges that ex-service men have been
railroaded into insane asylums by
"office orders" of veterans' bureaus
subordinates and not through due le
gal process.
67 Congress Ends;
Members "Anxious
To Leave for Home
October 5 Final
Day to Pay Taxes
And Save Penalty
October 5 is the last date for the
payment of the second half of taxes
due this year, according to the an
nouncement of L D. Taylor, head of
the tax department. After that date,
Taylor says, the final payments on the
taxes collectable ; this year, will be
come delinquent and percentage pen
alties are attached. The initial penalty
amounts to five percent.
The taxes being collected during
the present year are on the 1921 as
sessment roll.
Argonant Mine Fire
Incendiary Is Now
Belief of Officials
Marriage License Is
Given LocalCouple
A marrage license was granted Tues
day to Miles C. Wade, 27, and Gorcia
L. Kincaid, 27, both of Oregon City.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. The sixty-seventh
congress wound up it busi
ness this afternoon and adjourned siae
die. The closing session, attended by i
a corporal's guard of members of both
houses, was featured only by the evi
dent desire to finish up and get home
as quickly as possible to look after
reelections. .
JACKSON. Cal.. 26. The Argonaut
mine fire was incendiary, in the be
lief of the officials of the mining com
pany. E. A. Stent, vice president and
general manager of the company, said
today that an investigation was undei
way along the theory that some firebug-had
fired the mine.
Petitions for. the .recall of county
judge Harvey E. Cross were formally
placed in circulation Saturday by a
committee of Clackamas county men
who have nominated P. D. Shank of
WilsonviUe, to run against Cross. A
total of 1984 names must be secured
to place the measure on the ballot at
main for the completion and filing of
the November election. Six weeks re
the recall petitions, which must be In
the hands of the county clerk, cer-.
tified, by Friday, October 13.
On the petitions the demand for the
recall is made upon the following
grounds.
That the county judge in the con-
ducf of his office has been careless,
extravagant and inbusiness like in the
management of the county business, in'
proof of which the following alleged
facts are submitted.
1. That the county Indebtedness dur
ing bis incumbency has increased
from $359,836.62 on December 31, 1920
to S426.197.72 on September 1, 1922,
although his campaign was based on
economy.
2. That he is autocratic, discourte
ous, overbearing and disrespectful to"
persons calling it his office on busi
ness.
3. That he has sentenced juveniles
to the State Training School without
a fair asd open hearing and after re
fusing to admit their parentsto the
hearings.
4. That his chief source at a show of
economy - has been by reducing the
mother's pensions and refusing to as
sist paupers.
5. That he habitually promises to
visit roads and make road improve
ments but does not keep his promises.
Whether or not other charges are
to be aired in the campaign the com
mittee refuses to state. The com
mittee is headed by Harvey Gibson.
G. R. Hobbs is the secretary.
Financial aid of considerable pro
portion, is understood to have been
pledged to the committee sponsoring
the recall of county judge, H. E. Cross,
following a meeting held by the organ
ization Monday afternoon.
The meeting was open, and a num
ber of local business men are said to
have attended. The session was at
tended by representatives from a
number of the outlying districts, and -some
10 members of the original com
mittee, headed by Harvey Gibson.
A discussion over the candidate to
be placed for election, as opposed to
Cross, resulted in the unanimous sup
port being given F. D. Shank, ot WS1
sonville, who was formerly selected
by the committee to maka the race
and who some time ago accepted.
"We believe," was the statement of '"
Gibson Monday, "that there will be
little trouble in securing the names
necessary to place the issue on the
ballot this November. Everywhere
that the petitions have been circulated
so far, we have got plenty of signers
Other members of the committee ex
pressed themselves as holding the be
lief that they are prepared to make a
strong fight for the recall of the coun
ty judge, hinting at further charges
in the conduct of the juvenile court
affairs which they refuse to divulge at
present..
American Bandits
Rob Oil Paymaster;
Mexican Pilot Shot
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Sept. 21.
J. H. Clarke, American paymaster for
the Awgi Oil company near .Tampico,
was held up and robbed of $43ToOO by
American bandits while he was pre
paring to take off in an airplane to
carry the money to various company
camps, according to a message receiv
ed here today. The airplane pilot, a
Mexican named Toribio Almaguer,
was riddled with bullets and killed
and Clarke was shot in the right arnu t
The hold-up occured on Tuesday.
Threat To Impeach "
U. S. Governor Of
Porto Rico Is Made
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. If Presi
dent HJarding does not remove E.
Mont Riley from the position of gov
ernor of Porto Rico before congress
convenes, a resolution of impeach
ment, will be intrduced in the Ameri
can congress by Commissioner Davila
of the Porto Rican commission, Dav
ila announced yesterday.