THE 3IORXLVG OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, XOVE3IBEK 1, 1919. SON OF PORTLAND JUDGE MARRIES HIS LEADING LADY, EIGHT FLYERS FINISH superintendent of public utilities, which accompanied his report to Mayor Fitzgerald and the city coun cil of the earnings of the municipal railway for the six months ended September 30. According to Murphlne's report, the revenue ot the municipal railway from all sources for the last six months was S2.703.S24.29, an increase of 1276.279.14 over the corresponding period for the previous year. The total operating expenses are shown to be- $2.211, 736. 85. as com pared with a total of $1,629,509.16 for the- corresponding six months in 191$. The net revenue for tTie last six months from the municipal railway is shown to be $31,610.11, after deducting $391,729.18 interest on outstanding utility bonds, damage claims, indus trial Insurance and other items. FAMOUS AS A MOTION PICTURE SERIAL QUEEN. T Bread Inquiry Brings Sharp Differences. Out 5402-Mile Transcontinental Contest Officially Ends. WOMEN GO AFTER HANEY 'FLYING PARSON' IS FIRST 8 DISCUSSION SWEEPS PRICE COMMITTEE h ' ' tig United States Attorney Is Criticised for Failure to Assist Body in Protecting Public. Dissension swept the ranks of the federal fair price committee last regular session mere inreaienea lu be no committee at all. One member resierned before the close of the meet ing and others suggested that the ; entire group withdraw as the result of criticism or the stand -the board had taken on the price of bread. With the arrival of a copy of the new anti-profiteering act from Wash ington it was found that while the committee has power to set a fair price, enforcement of it lie3 entirely in the district attorney's hands. This deprives the local board of half ot the authority it had been hoped to assume. Future plans for handling the bread price situation were crowded off the programme when Mrs. George L. Wil liams launched an attack against United States District Attorney Bert E. Haney for his failure to appear at the meeting. The long awaited copy of the anti-profiteering act hav ing arrived in the morning, it was presumed that Mr. Haney or one of his deputies would bring it before the committee and define the exact powers of the body. Palmer Asked for Guidance. As the women on the committee refused to listen to "second-hand" in formation concerning the bill or the plans of the district attorney, Mrs. Williams convinced a majority in favor of her motion to ask Attorney General Palmer to wire specific de tails regarding the act to the com mittee in time for the next meeting. Thomas ' G. Farreli and ' H. C. Green voted in the negative. Discussion which followed and an explanation on the part of Food Ad ministrator W. K. Newell nearly dis rupted the meeting and the two women members, after adjournment, proposed that the entire group re sign. Mr. Green had already pre sented his resignation during the ses sion. The main objection made is that the members of the committee, de spite the fact that they have no power, have been criticised for at tempting to accomplish something toward setting a fair price on bread, which the bakers early In the week raised a cent on pound loaves. Examination Aaked For. Mrs. McMath suggested that the committee acted hastily at its last meeting, when it declared anything above 10 cents retail and 8 cents wholesale an unfair figure and that in justice to the bakers it should make a thorough examination of the situation. "Because Mr. Haney has taken no interest in this body." she said, "we're placed in this awkward position ot having done something apparently without authority." Mrs. Williams maintained that it was the bakers' place to ask a re hearing on bread, but agreed with Mrs. McNath that "the situation is disgusting." "We can't afford to sit on this committee under reigning conditions." the two women said. "In taking no interest Mr. Haney is making us the laughing stock of the town. Further more, we resent having the committee appointed by the mayor offering any assistance in the form of an account ant and we think it a slap at us to have Mr. Haney's chosen investigator - running around with the municipal committee. Mrs. Williams Aaka Question. Mrs. Williams insisted that the situation is entirely absurd. "How could the bakers get together in the chamber of commerce the other day and agree on prices and advertise them? Where are some of our Won- - derfully efficient officers who are anxious to make investigations? They have a chance right here," she main tained. Immediately upon receipt of the copy of the anti-profiteering act yes-;- terday morning the district attorney delegated William Bryon,- special agent for the department of justice, to investigate the books of the bakers. He also invited W. D. Whttcomb of ' the mayor's committee, now r-t work expertlng these accounts, to aid. As to sending a deputy to attend ses sions of the fair price committee, in pursuance with the request made by Its members, Mr. Haney said that whenever the investigation of some specific commodity demands legal ad vice he will be glad to send a deputy to the meetings. "I don't want one of my men to go there and sit around - and accomplish nothing," he ex plained. BRITISH NAVY FLAYED WRITER SAYS MINOR OFFI CERS ARE COARSE, BRUTAL. Midshipmen Subjected to "Break ing" Process Gunroom Life on China Exposed.' . (Copyright by the New York World. Pub lished by ArranRpmpnt, I LONDON. Oct. 31. (Special Cable.) In his new book. "The Gun Room," Charles Langbridge Morgan makes almost incredible accusations of bru tality and coarseness against the minor officers of the British navy. He .states for example: "The service does its training of the young on the principle of "flog a dog while it is a pup' and if you get through that stage well you are probably shaped to a mould like Chi-, nese women's feet, and you forget, j But if you break while the pressure is being applied, you break, that's all." Details so-called of the "breaking" process are given in Morgan's de scription of life in the gunroom. He says as one of the diversions there new midshipmen are blindfolded and forced to follow a trail of angostura bitters until they find a hidden piece of bread. He describes a middy's life under a eub-lieutenant as one of hard work, bad language, and brutal treat ment. The China stations come for special mention. Because of idleness and confinement there, conversation becomes incredi bly filthy, even the elements of wit disappeared from its indecency. The intelligence of the midshipmen was applied to the invention of new blasphemies, --the foulness of which was the measure of their audience's applause." . asv TUCKER WEDS IH ORIENT MISS MAKIE WALCAMP BKIDE OF "MOVIE" ACTOR. Son of Portland Judge Marries Leading Woman of Motion Pic ture Company in Japan. News was received yesterday by Judgre and Mrs. Robert Tucker of the marriage of their son. Harland Tuck r, to M:ss Marie Walcamp. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker are now in Japan, the weddir.g having occurred in Tokio, October 3. Mr. Tucker is the leading man and his wife the leading woman of a mo tion picture company in the orient. He has been in the profession since his discharge from the navy. Prior to his enlistment he had appeared in just one picture, "Sauce for the Goose," a Constance Talrnadge vehicle, In which he played a prominent part. After his discharge he was given a role in "Letty." a Pauline Frederick picture not yet released. Mr. Tucker was graduated from the Ladd erarie school and in 1912 from the Portland academy. The next year he attended the University of Michi gan at Ann Arbor and the following year he matriculated in the New York Dramatic school, where he studied un til 1915 For some time he was lead ing man Tor the Morosco stock com pany in Los Angeles. He toured the stuth in "Fair and Warmer" and played in New York in "Under Fire." Miss Walcamp has been associated witn the universal Film company, chiefly in its serials, and is today one of the most prominent woman stars in serial photoplays before the putlic. Seme of the serials in which she has recently featured are "The Red Ace," "The Lion's Claws," "The Red Glove." and in addition to this a series of two-reel western features was creat ed around Mirs Walcamp's daring as a rider and all-round outdoor woman. and released under the title of "The 1 Tempest Cody Series," following the photoplctorial adventures of a dash ing girl ranch owner of the west. Miss Walcamp and her company saiied last month for Honolulu and the orient, where the serial. "The Petals of Lao Tie," is to be produced under Henry MacRae. the director of production for Universal. Many of the scenes in -hU serial will be taken In Japan and China. Tr.e party passed through Portland en route to Seattle, where it em barked for the orient, and some of the scenes which will feature in the serial were taken in the latter city. Mr. Tucker plays the lead opposite Miss WalcamD. . NEW YORK BREWERS SUE PROHIBITION REGIME BRINGS COURT BATTLES. 1000 Saloon Keepers in Brooklyn Announce Places Will ' Close Today. NEW YORK, Oct. 31. The close of thf first 21 hours of prohibition en forcement In New York found 47 per sons arrested, 1000 saloonkeepers in Brooklyn announcing the closing of their places today, and the open ing guns fired In court battles to restrain law enforcers from enforcing and Jiquor dealers from selling. Jacob Ruppert, brewer, brought suit against Francis G. Caffey, United States district attorney, and Richard M. G. Elliott, deputy collector of in ternal revenue, to restrain them from enforcing the war-time prohibition law. Meanwhile Earl B. Barnes, as sistant United States district attor ney, tiled suits against five liquor dealers arrested yesterday for viola tion of the law-seeking to have them enjoined from continuing business. The revenue bureau's offices at the custom house yesterday were stocked hiRh with bottles brought in by pro hibition enforcement agents. Milk bottles, medicine bottles, flasks, pre serve jars and virtually every known type of glass container were ranged in rows, rilled with samples procured by the revenue men. BAKERS ADVANCE PRICES California Adds 1 to 2 Cents on Bread. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31. Giving as its reasons "the advanced cost of flour and the labor .'Situation." the California Bakers' association today ordered that the price of bread here be advanced from 8 to 914 cents for tli le-pound loaf and 12 to 14 cents for the one and one-half-pound loaf. The new price will be effective Monday. RATE INCREASE WANTED Western Union Files Application With Idaho Commission. BOISE, Idaho. Oct. 31. (Special.) Alleging that present telegraph rates as levied by the postmaster general, will not permit a reasonable return . I .. n. 2 7 i Above Mm. Harland TTlfWer, former ly MIms Marie Wulcamp. Below Harland Tucker, aon of Judge and Mm. Robert Tucker. upon its Investment in Idaho, the Western Union Telegraph company today filed a petition with the public utilities commission asking that its rajes be readjusted, and that present rates continue until new rates can be fixed. The company alleges in its peti tion: "That the said former rates, both - for interstate and intrastate business are unfair, unreasonable and unjust, and will not permit a reasonable return upon its invest ment in the state of Idaho for the reason that the actual cost of service has largely Increased artd the peti tioner has been forced, in order to maintain its high standard of service to increase the wages of its employes from 19.3 to 137 per cent and to pay proportionately increased fares for its needed materials instrumental ities and supplies." BO! GIVEN UP AS OEAD POLICE SERGEANT HIRSCH TO ABANDON SEARCH FOR SON Eighteen-Year-Old Portland Youth Lost in Woods Near Cochran, Or., Since Last Sunday. William Earl Hirsch, 18-year-old son of Louis Hirsch, police sergeant at-arms at the city hall, has been lost in the woods near Cochran, Or., since Sunday and hopes of finding him again alive have been practically abandoned by relatives. The lost boy is an ex-student of Washington high school and of Montavllla school and has many friends among the younger set in Portland. Officer Hirsch, who has been at Cochran, on the railroad line to Tilla mook, assisting in the search for his son, telegraphed Mrs. Hirsch yester 1 I William Karl . Hlrnrh, Portland youth for whom iseareh lu wood has been abandoned. day that he had decided to abandon I the search and come home. Mrs. Hirsch was almost prostrated by the news at the family home, 744 Vaughn street, yesterday. About a week ago the boy. who had been working in the shipyards in Portland, went to Cochran to work in the lumber camp of C. H. Wheeler, according to Mrs. Hirscb. Last Sun day he went out for a hunt in the woods in the vicinity of the camp and has not been seen since. Search was immediately Instituted at the camp when the boy failed to return from his hunting trip. Of ficer Hirsch also was notified and left Portland to assist In hunting for his son. Bloodhounds were obtained and the woods in the vicinity of the camp were thoroughly searched. William Hirsch was horn in Port land. Officer Hirsch is one of :he veterans ot the Portland police de- 1 partment having been the force for years. member of Most of 62 Aviators Who Started From Mtneola and San Fran cisco Drop Out. CHICAGO. Oct. 11. When sun down tonight had officially ended the 5402-mile twice transcontinental air race "which began October 8, eight fliers had reached yieir. goals In - the greatest aerial endurance journey ever made. Three of them finished today. Sixty-two aviators started from Mtneola, N. Y.. and San Francisco, the majority of them dropping out of the race because of broken or de fective machines, adverse weather conditions and accidents, in which seven men were killed. Two airmen tonight were still pre paring to finish. For their benefit it was announced that control sta tions would be held open, although they are out of the contest. Lieutenant B. W. Maynard, Bap tist minister known as "the flying parson." won the distinction of being I first to fly across the continent and return. Best time went to Captain Alexander Pearson, so far as com puted. The eight fliers who finished the race in order of reaching their destin. ation were: Lieutenant Maynard. Captain, J. O. Donaldson, Captain Lowell H. Smith. Captain Alexander Pearson. Lieu tenant Earl Manzelman. Lieutenant Colonel H. E. Hartney, Lieutenant R. M. Bagby, and Lieutenant R. S. Worthington. Lieutenant-Colonel Hartney, Lieu tenants Bagby and Worthington com pleted the race today, Hartney and Bagby landing at Mineola. Worth ington finished at San Francisco. He was the last of the 15 fliers who started from San Francisco to re main in the race. Two or the original starters from Mineola were at middle-western con trol stations tonight. They were Cap tain F. Steinle, held at Bryan. O.. by darkness, and Lieutenant D. B. Gish at Chicago. PJSfj AUTO IS ATTRACTIVE CAR WIDELY ADVERTISED. IS TESTIMONY AT TRIAL. Financial Publication Advises Against Buying of Pan Stock; Proposition Held Inequitable ' CHICAGO. Oct. 31. The Pan auto mobile 'attracted more than ordinary interest" at an automobile exhibition held in Chicago, according to the tes timony of A. G. Swanson, witness in the Pan Motor trial, involving 13 men charged with misuse of the mails. Mr. Swanson is assistant manager of the Hotel La Salle, where the exhibi tion was held in January or February of 1918. Norman Street, Chicago lawyer. strongly advised Pandolfo against his proposed plan to win over one Mil waukee publiction by offers of "a liberal amount of advertising," ac cording to one letter introduced. The Financial and Investment Chronicle, the publication in question, advised against buying Pan stock and stated the proposition to be "unequitable" according to evidence. Pandolfo organized the Gopher State Advertising bureau to handle his ad vertising, according to testimony of B. F. Forsythe, manager of this bu reau. Varous newspaper representatives were oalled to the stand to identify advertisements published in Chicago ana ies Moines, Iowa, papers boost ing the Pan car and the company. Guatave Hassert, chief of credits of the Rand, McNally Printing company, testified that the company had pub lished various Issues of the Pan Sitt ings for the Pan company. He had some trouble collecting some of the payments from Pandolfo, he said. LABOR BODY ELECTS SECRETARY NATION'S WILSON HEADS CONFERENCE. Samuel t.ompers Announced a- American Delegate Oilier Rep resentatives Named. WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. Secretary Wilson of the department of labor was elected permanent president of the international labor conference today. Mr. Wilson accepted the nom ination as a tribute to the American people. Announcement was made that Sam uel Gompers had been chosen bv the American Federation of Labor as Un official labor delegate of the United States. Secretary Wilson, in accepting the permanent presidency, said he only could consider the office a a trib ute to the American people.". Nominations or the three groups for vice-president were confirmed as follows: George N. Barnes of England, for the government delegates: Jules ear lier of Belgium, employers, and Leon Jouhaux of France, labor. H. B. Butler of England waa chosen permanent secretary-general. PAVING AGITATES SEATTLE CITY". NEEDS REVENUE FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT. Six-Cent Fare or Tax on Jitneys Alternatives Open to Increase Income for Betterments. SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 31. Spe cial.) Lnless the city council recede from its proposal to assess the municipal street railway for paving costs estimated at $40,000 a month, the city will be compelled to inau gurate a 6-cent fare or so regulate jitney bus traffic so as to bring the city a revenue of $1000 a day. This was the gist of a statement made Friday by, Thomas F. Murphine, SUGAR CONTROL IS NEED EQUALIZATION BOARD HEAD SAYS LEGISLATION' NEEDED. Senator McXary Said to Have Mis understood 1 9 2 0 Price Held to Depend on Rationing. NEW YORK, Oct. 31. The contin ued existence of the sugar equaliza tion board depends on whether legis lation is enacted giving It authority to control profiteering and ration the manufacturing consumption of sugar. This was emphasized today In a telegram sent to Senator lie- Nary of Oregon, In charger of the senate sugar investigation oy George A. Zabriskte, chairman of the equal ization board. - Mr. Zabriskie said that Senator McNary apparently had mlsunder etood a telegram cent him yesterday which led the senator to announce in Washington that the equalization board was preparing to wind up its activities because of Inability to se cure sufficient augar from Cuba to warrant further government control. In today's telegram Mr. Zabriskie said In part: "I wish to state explicitly that the sugar equalization board does not consider that any protection can be given to the American people In the matter of supplies and price of sugar during the year 1920 unless there is such legislation as gives the power to the board not only to purchase raw sugar, but also to control spec ulation profiteering- and to control the distribution as to ration down the consumption of candy and sweet drinks to a point that will protect toe American householders. The legislation desired probably would enable the board to purchase Cuban sugars eventually at a reason able price, Mr. Zabriskie said. MOTOR CARS COLLIDE Miss Norma Mortensen Slightly Hurt as Automobiles Bump. Miss Norma Mortensen. 5 East Eleventh street, was Injured slightly last night In a collision between her automobile and one driven by K. E. (Jreenwald, 11S9 Taggart street, at Grand and Hawthorne avenues. She was taken home. An Irvlngton street car bumped an Oregon Tttxicab company automobile while the machine was stopped at East Fifteenth and Tillamook streets. L. J. Woodward, the driver of the cab, was bruised. Woodward had been annoyed by glaring headlights on an automobile which had just passed him. and stopped to get the license number on the offending automobile The street car hit the rear of the taxicab while the driver was making notes. AIR TOURIST BODY FORMS First Association of Hind In World Organized at New York. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 31. The or ganization of the first aerial touring association in the world, with head quarters at New York, Washington, San Francisco and Atlantic City, was announced here today by the com mission organizing the first aerial around-the-world race. The commis sion arrived here today and is to sail Monday for Honolulu and the far east. Members said the association was formed recently in New York, but an nouncement of the fact was withheld until todiy. The entries of Colonel William Thaw- and Miss Ruth Law In the derby also were announced by the commission, bringing the total up to eight. ROYALTY VISITS NICHOLAS Emmanuel Talks With ex-Com mu nilcr .of Russian Army. GENOA. Oct. 31. (By the Asso ciated Press.) King Victor Em manuel, Queen .Helena and the royal children arrived here today on the yacht Yela and proceeded by train to Sant Margherita to visit Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch. former com-mander-in-ehief of the Russian army and his brother. Grand Duke Peter, and their wives. Their visit lasted several hours. ' This appears to lear up the mys tery of the whereabouts of Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch. He haa been at one time or another re ported dead, in captivity of the bol sheviki and living incognito in vari ous places. PATROLMAN NABS STILL Moont-liine Outfit in Auto Seized on CHy Street. Two men carrying a moonshine still in an automobile were arrested last night by Patrolman Ramsey at First and Sheridan streets. He saw them loading the still in the machine, and took them to police headquarters to be searched. They are held for the federal authorities. The men gave their names as Marion Zarkovich and Miller Glovs. Jim Payton was arrested by Pa trolman Thorpe on a charge of vio lating the prohibition law after the policeman found two pints of moon shine in Payton's pockets. Three more full pint bottles and part of a keg of whisky were found in Payton's room at Grand avenue and Bast Davis street. AUTO DRIVER ACQUITTED George S. Rayburn Held Not Re sponsible lor Collision. A iurv in the municipal court yes terday returned a verdict of not guilty after hearing the case against George S. Rayburn. charged with reckless driving as a result of the killing of Eugene Sherman in a collision be tween Mr. Rayburn s automobile and another machine driven by E. Knox several days ago. The coroner's Jury returned a verdict holding Mr. Knox responsible for the accident. Mr. Knox already has been tried in the municipal court on a charge of reckless driving. Judge Rossman will decide the case against him today. Xr j mrjr U 1 W W J ir -ham-JlrSf 'Look CAPTAIN HAHUS VISITS FORMER PORTLAND RECRUIT ER NOW ON SICK LEAVE. Officer Tells of Erforts by Sun Francisco Legion Post to Secure Convention in 1920. Captain Earl Harkins, for three months stationed at Portland as pub licity officer for the government re cruiting service, arrived in the city last night after a lengthy absence spent at Letterman general hospital, San Francisco. He leaves today for Elma. Wash., where he will visit his home before starting east to tne American Legion national convention at Minneapolis. One of the moving spirits in the establishment of the first American Legion post in Portland, and a dele gate to the Oregon state convention. Captain Harkins joined Golden Gate post, at the hearty solicitation of Itc members, and represented the post as a delegate to the California state con- ventlon of the American Legion. He served on the resolutions committee.! and was one of the framers of the bonus resolution, which will be pressed at the Minneapolis conven tion. It provides for a minimum of J75 and a maximum of $600, up to 20 months, -at J30 per month, and af fords a 20-year period in which to apply. San Francisco got Into the field rather late as convention city for 1920," said Captain Harkins. "and was rather effectually discouraged by the San Francisco chamber ' of commerce. We had pledges' of $1000 from the city. $100 from the mayor and $600 from the tourist league, to secure the convention, but the cham ber of commerce deTlined to approve the work of. the Legion or to give it funds to further its convention cam paign. "San Francisco will send Its dele gates to the Minneapolis convention with Instructions to do all they can to further the location of the 1920 assembly in that city, but to cast their ballots for Seattle If their own case does not receive the necessary support." Captain Harkins, who went from Portland to Camp Lewis hospital, and thence to Letterman general hospital. Is at present on a three-months' sick leave. WOMAN DEMANDS CHILD Mrs. R. C. Cage of Seattle Calls Police to Give Aid. Efforts of Mrs. It. C. Cage of Se attle, Wash., to obtain a child which her husband was keeping at 269 Cherry street last night resulted ih the calling of policemen to settle the dispute, Mr. and Mrs. Cage had sep arated and the mother demanded cus tody of their child. Patrolmen Scott and Norene per suaded Mrs. Cage to leave the child with the father until the case was settled in court. Big Camas Valley Farm Sold. ROSEBURG. Or.. Oct 31. (Spe cial.) The farm owned by S. J. Cul ver of Myrtle Point and located at Camas Valley, was sold yesterday to JOYFUL EATING Unless your food is digested without the after math of painful acidity, the joy is taken out of both 'eating and living. are wonderful in their help to the stomach troubled with over-acidity. Pleas ant to take relief prompt and definite. MADE BY SCOTT A BOWNE MAKERS OF SCOTT'S EMULSION "Tillamook" Cheese and Macaroni THE taste of "Tillamook," with its real milk richness and marvelous food values, is the true reason for its superiority. This favorite macaroni dish brings out the wonderful flavor of "Tillamook. Serve it as a meat substitute. "Tillamook" is sold by the slice, also individual Gtzea. 6 and 1 4 pounds, convenient for large families, boarding houses, etc TILLAMOOK COUNTY CREAMERY ASSN. t-4 Cbeteae-Klbrherts. Owned and Operated Co-operatively by THlanook Dairymea for Tillamook on the J H. Ktobie, a resident of Camas Val ley. The farm was originally home steaded by Mr. Culver's father in the year 1852 and has remained in the family's possession since that time. It consists of 420 acres and the con sideration was 25,000. Thief Snatches Handbag. Mrs. Henry C. Vierick of the New Westminster apartments reported to the police last night that a man at Sixth and Madison streets had snatched from her hand a Jo3 mesh handbag containing 45 cents. Inspect ors Colemsn and Morak searched the neighborhood for the thief, but found no suspicious characters. Wind Does Damase In Centralia. CENTRA LI A, Wash.. Oct. 31. (Spe cial.) Considerable damage resulted from a high wind that blew over Cen tralia last night. Numerous signs were blown down. A large plate-glass window at the Allen & Metzler photo graph studio in the Fowler building was shattered. Clatsop Bar Entertains ASTORIA. Or., Oct. 31.- 1 Special.) Chlef Justice Thomas A. McBride of j tne Oregon supreme court, was the guest of honor at a banquet given by the Clatsop county liar association this evening at the Elks' club. G. C. Fulton, president of the local bar as sociation, officiated as toastmaster. Soldiers' Frank at End. PARIS. Oct. 30. (By the Associated Press.) Free postage for soldiers Is to end November 1. Wounded and sick BOldiers in hospitals and soldiers in the service outside of France alone will be permitted to send mail free. - 'etnd ibr Pepnlar Here Sold Proa Akaka to Australia Sweet's SALT LAKE CHOCOLATES Distributors TILLAMOOK OREGON nr1 Rind PLOT TO KILL CHEEP IDAHO MAN SAYS NEIGHBORS THREATENED FAMILY. Attorney-General Notified of Sale of Poisoned Potatoes; Tubers Are Fatal to Hog. BOISE. Idaho. Oct. 31. (Special.) The startling claim that a clique of neighbors are planning to kill him and his family Is made by W. E Cooper of Copeland. Idaho. In a let ter to Attorney-General Roy L. Black. Cooper declares that on October li he bought some potatoes which had been voisoned by a woman with in tent to do harm to himself and fam ily. He fed the peelings to the family hog. and within 1T minutes the ani mal was dead, according to his let ter. He said that he removed the hog's stomach at the request of the sheriff, and that tests made upon it by a druggist and himself showed It full of poison. Attorney-General Black explained in his reply that the case was not within the scope of his office. "1 do not assume that the county offi cials have refused to act but that they are waiting to gather further evidence." he replied. "You will un derstand that the mere fact that the potatoes were poisoned would not be sufficient to sustain a criminal com plaint against the person who sold them, unless you could show the ad ditional fact that he knowingly put poison In the potatoes." Read The Oregonian classified ad. 1 tliajikyOa ever SO much the box oP Sweets Hart Cigar Company Portland 1 a ii'ih"i.i'"iiiIb mm 1