THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1922
DAUGHERH CASE
SEEMS M END
FILM STAR NEAR DEATH FROM USE OF NARCOTICS.
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Department of Justice Docu
ments to Be Studied.
BRIEF SESSION IS HELD
Representative Woodruff to Get
Iiook at Papers Regarding
War Frauds.
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WASHINGTON, D. C, Dee. 19.
Proceedings before the house judi
ciary committee In connection with
the impeachment charges brought
against Attorney-General Daugherty
by Representative Keller, repub
lican, Minnesota, appeared today to
be nearing an end. In fact, It was
Indicated that the scope of future
hearings would depend to a large
measure upon the nature of Infor
mation to be laid before the com
mittee by Representative Woodruff,
republican, Michigan, after his ex
amination of documents at the de
partment of justice.
After a brief public discussion
today at which no additional evi
dence i was received the committee
decided, in executive meeting, to
hear Mr. Woodruff tomorrow.
Mr. Keller having withdrawn
from the prosecution of his charges,
the committee In proceeding with
the hearing on its own Initiative,
had before it today Mr. Woodruff
and Representative Johnson, re
publican. South Dakota. Both em
phasized that they had had no part
in the drafting of the Keller charges
and that they were appearing solely
In response to an invitation from
Chairman Volstead.
Wax Charges Discusned.
Declaring he had been "dragged"
Into the hearing. Representative
Johnson said the charges he had
made in the house relating to al
leged war frauds had been directed
solely at the war department. If
the committee wanted to go into
these chargesyhe was preparing to
give the names of witnesses to sup
port them, he continued, adding that
there were officers In the depart
ment who "should be court-martialed
Instead of promoted."
As to the department of justice
action in. regad to war fraud cases,
Mr. Johnson said that in his judg
ment Attorney-General Daugherty
had proceeded with reasonable
promptness in bringing suits, con
sidering that he had had to reor
ganize the department after he
came into office and had to have
great masses of Information relat
ing to the alleged frauds examined
before any move could be made.
Representative Woodruff also told
the committee that since he made
his charges 'n the house last April
of a failure by Mr. Daugherty to
prosecute war fraud cases, suits had
been brought In six of the eight or
nine Instances he had cited, and
that necessarily this had changed
the sltuat'on materially. He added
that it waa not his purpose to em
barrass the attorney-general in the
conduct of the court proceedings
and that his opinion was that these
cases should not be inquired Into at
this time.
Document! to Be Studied.
Asking that' he and his counsel,
H. L. Scaife, formerly an attorney
employed in the justice department,
be permitted to examine the docu
ments in the "Wright-Martin case,"
Mr. Woodruff said that whether he
could present charges that would
form the basis for Impeachment pro
ceedings within the scope of the
Keller specifications would depend
upon what those documents dis
closed. Assistant Attorney-General
Seymour immediately announced
that the documents would be made
available to Mr. Woodruff and hie
attorney at the department at any
time during the day.
FOG SETTLES OVER CITY
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mediate stimulating effect on busi
ness. Most of the stores were filled
with customers by 9:30 this morn
ing while these conditions have not
been noted before 2:30 earlier this
week. Merchants reported that
buying was heavy.
COLUMBIA HIGHWAY CLEAR
Chinook Floods Many Buildings
at Hood River.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 19. (Spe
cial.) Normal winter weather pre
vailed again in Hood River today.
the temperature reaching 45 de
grees above zero. A Chinook sprine
Ing up last night resulted in the
flooding of many buildings. A con
tinuatlon of the severe thaw was
expected to bring Hood river to
flood stage. Midday sunshine re
suited in the season's first Christ
mas shopping crowd.
The Columbia river highway
blocked by Monday's sleet storm,
was cleared In this county before
nignt.
WASCO SNOW IS MELTING
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.pacific & Atlantic Photos.
WAI,LY REID, HIS WIFE, MRS. DOROTHY DAVENPORT REID, AND THEIR ADOPTED DAUGHTER,
BETTY ANNE MUMMERT, AGED 8.
Wally Reld, film star and idol of millions, was reported to be gravely ill in a sanatorium near Los
Angeles, a victim of drugs, drink and his "friends." Mrs. Reid declared that two months ago the handsome
star voluntarily quit the use of narcotics and drink and since then has been battling for his sanity and his
life. Two strong male nurses are with him constantly, endeavoring to keep him away from his life-destroying
habits and. also to keep the news from becoming public, though the newspapers of Los Angeles have long
been aware of the secret, but urtil recently -were never able to verify it. If Reid recovers, his mother-in-law
and wife declared, they will remove from their Hollywood mansion into a small bungalow enclosed by a
high iron fence, behind which no one but his most intimate frienda will gather and there will be neither
drink nor drugs.
LOS ANGELES WAR IS ON
$10,000 IS ASKEr TO FIGHT
NARCOTICS TRAFFIC.
City Aroused to Danger While
Wallace Reld Recovers From
Battle Against Drugs.
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marked that the patient looked
much .better than reports had led
him to believe. Reid Bpoke clearly,
he said, his eyes appeared normal
and in every way seemed to be in
an encouraging mental and phys
ical condition.
The motion picture head added
that his visit had been impelled by
a general interest in anyone con
nected with the film industry, as
well as his personal friendship and
sympathy for Reid, whom he has
met several times in the course of
his association with motion picture
people.
Reld, whose illness was said by
relatives to have resulted from
complications following his aban
donment of the use of drugs and
liquor, was reported by his phy
sicians to be improving.
A recommendation by Chief of
Police Oaks for an appropriation
of $10,00t) to "halt the great de
struction spread by the use of nar
cotics in certain sections of the
city." was approved by the board
of police commissioners and sent to
the finance committee ot tne city
council today. It was expected the
latter would give it attention to
morrow. .
Chief Oaks declared the increased
number of drug addicts was "alarm
ing and the resultant situation
"difficult to control."
tain final congressional action and
the presidential signature before
Christmas.
Pensions of veterans are In
creased under the measure from $50
to $72 a month, widow's pensions
from $30 to $50 and nurses' pensions
from $30 to $50.
MOONSHINE HOT STUFF
Policeman and Aide Are Bnrned
AVhen "Liqnor" Blows Up.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19. Patrolman
Donohue, custodian of one of the
police department storehouses for
seized liquors, today found one
specimen in a five-gallon can
which had eaten Its way through
the container and was trickling out
on the floor.
Deciding it was too potent for
human consumption, he called
James Puzlo, an assistant, and to
gether they ' lifted the can and
started to pour Its contents into
the gutter.
As they tilted it up the "liquor"
exploded and set fires to Puzio's
clothing. He was burned so badly
that he had to go to a hospital for
treatment. The patrolman's bands
were severely burned.
Columbia River Frozen Over at
The Dalles.
THE DALLES, Or., Dec. 19. (Spe
cial.) Winter's grip on Wasco
county was broken this morning
witn the advent of a high Chinook
wind, carrying with It a moderation
In temperature. Forty above was
reached this afternoon.
Higher districts outside of The
Dalles reported streams of water
running from the hillsides, where
the warm wind was literally cutting
the snow to pieces. The Columbia
river is still frozen solid and sev
eral persons walked across it today.
The warmer weather put an end to
skating.
Pendleton Has 50 Above.
PENDLETON, Or., Dec. 19. (Spe
cial.) The grip of winter was
broken In Umatilla county late last
night and Pendleton citizens awoke
to find a blamy atmosphere this
morning. If there had been the
slightest wind the entire snow blan
Ket would have been wiped from the
country. The minimum was regis
tered late last night with 16 degrees
above zero and by noon today the
thermometer had jumped to 50
degrees.
CHARGE SENT FROM SKY
California Speeder Gets Summons
From Above.
SAN JOSE, Dec. 19. Bad luck lit
erally rained on Dominio Bifiore to
day when a "John Doe" summons
charging him witU speeding fell in
front of his automooile on a high
way near here. Looking up he
saw an airplane circling about.
It developed later that Robert
Byers, traffic officer, was "taking
the air" with an aviator friend.
Byers saw Bifiore on the highway
far below him, going at a comfort
able clip. Pulling a summons from
his pocket, Byers had the airplane
swoop down and dropped the paper
in front of the automobile. Bifiore
stopped and picked it up.
PENSION LIFT PROMISED
Civil War Veterans and Widows
May Get Increase.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec 19.
Veterans of the civil war, widows
of veterans and civil war nurses
probably will receive Christmas
presents from the government in
the form of increased pensions as
the result of an agreement reached
by conferees on the Bursura pension
bill.
The bill was passed by the sen
ate last summer and by the house at
the recent special session. Slight
differences between the two houses
have been compromised and the
author of the bill, Senator Bursum,
republican, of New Mexico, an
nounced today that he hoped to ob-
Soldiers Made to "Doll Tip."
BUENOS AIRES. Dec. 19. Argen
tine soldiers In the future not only
must clean their teeth, but also
manicure their nails. An order
making obligatory the use of the
tooth brush, nail scissors and all
forceps by the troops, effective
March next, has just been issued by
the new minister of war, Colonel
AgusUn Justo.
For the
oiiaays
Fitted Cases
and
Traveling Bags
Leather Novelties
Purses, Vanities
In great variety at
Trunk Co.
130 6th St.
Opp. Oregonian Bldg.
MEDFORD AIDS ASTORIA
City Council Votes $500 in Cash
for Victims of Fire.
MEDFORD, Or., Dec. 19. (Spe
cial.) The city council of Medford
at its final session tonight before
going out of office January 1,
unanimously voted to send at once
$500 cash to aid In alleviating the
emergency needs of the victims of
the Astoria fire. The money will
be dispatched tomorrow morning to
the chairman of the Astoria relief
committee.
This action was taken Immediate
ly after Mayor Gates, for the city
administration, called Chairman Gil
bert of the relief committee at As
toria by long distance telephone
and stated that the council wanted
to do something at once for the As
toria victims. Mr. Gilbert replied
-that the Astoria sufferers needed
and would deeply appreciate money.
LAND MAY BE ON MARKET
WITHIX 60 DAYS.
Construction of Homes and Hotel
in New Industrial City
Proceeding Rapidly.
Industrial and home sites in the
new city of Longview now under
construction near Kelso, probably
will be thrown open for purchasers
within 60 days, according to S. M.
Morris, general western manager
for the Long-Bell Lumber company,
who returned to Kelso yesterday
after attending an executive session
of the directors in Kansas City.
"Mr. Long has not announced any
new developments," said Mr. Morris,
"but he is anxious to speed every
thing along to full capacity. More
men will be added and top speed
will characterize the activities in
the new city from now on."
Wesley Vandercook, chief engi
neer of the new city and B. L. Lam
buth, manager of the real estate de
partment accompanied Mr. Morris
to the directors' meeting in Kansas
Construction of 250 houses 7s now
under way at the new townsite and
the 140-room, six-story hotel built
in the center of the townsite is
being rushed to completion.
Fatal Accident, to Be Probed.
Further. inquiry into the accident
in which Albert W. Baird, 45, liv
ing near Lents, received fatal in
juries the night of December 14
on Foster road will be made by the
grand jury on recommendation of
a jury called In inquest last night
by Coroner Smith. The coroner'B
Jury held the accident to have been
avoidable and recommended that
Sava Paich, driver of the truck
which struck Baird, be held pend
ing investigation. Baird died at the
Portland sanitarium two days fol
lowing the accident.
Peacock Rock Springs coaL Dia
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Phone your want ads to The
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Also, there is a cost of
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the EFFICIENCY,
SATISFACTION and
CONVENIENCE that
Millions of Homes
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service of
Commissioner's Recall Sought.
EVERETT. Wash.. Dec. 19. A pe
tition signed by 1458 names, many
of them women, asking for the re
call of C. A. Turner, commissioner
of public safety, waa filed late-yea
terday with the city clerk. Several
charges are made, including that of
exceeding the budget limit for the
police department, of permitting for
a time operation of gambling de
vices, . and of failing .to enforce
liquor laws. Benjamin Sherwood,
an attorney who framed the origi
charges, filed the petition.
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