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THff MORNING ; OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1933 LIBERATIOFJ OF W CHIEF CHARACTERS AND RIVER CRAFT IN MYSTERY OF WILLAMETTE WHICH REVOLVES ABOUT REAL OR SUPPOSITITIOUS MURDER OF UNIDENTIFIED, GIRL. geon; Dr. J. B. Klnne, officer of the ( mander of Ashland Post No. 14; of day; Fred Dolan and Dr. O. R. Aua-! the American Legion, was made tin. trustees. Plans are being made ' happy on December 19 by the ar- Oregon Agricultural college met with students who are now attend ing that school from this city for the organization of a club at Brownsville, and officers were elect ed. Vitz Ramsdall is president, James Calloway secretary and Ray Beatty treasurer.' for a reception for M. A. Alulim, j rival of a soldier in nis noma ana state commander, who is expected j the post Is rejoicing over the addi- PRISONERS LIKELY to arrive in Aberdeen January 2 to tlon of another legionnaire. The re cruit weighed 10 V4 pounds. " Brownsville Alumni Organize. install the newly elected officers. .; . Legion Head Is Father. S. & H. green stamps for cash, . Holman Fuel Co., roal and wood. Broadway 6353. BG0-"1. Adv. ASHLAND, Or-. Dec, 21. ctal.) George Edwin Dunn, Spe- BROWNSVILLE, Or., Dec 21j com- Soecial.) Former students of the 28 !. W. W. May Get Free dom by Christmas. "Ifitkata wringer it isn't a Lvan-Dry-Ettf PARDONS NOT EXPECTED washind machine President, ir He Acts on Keconi mendations,' Will Merely Com mute Men's Sentences. ii I iiibmimmw '''" limn. tamm mn, AnnniM inn iniu wiiii iiiwimmi Miiii.KMhwuwi.iiiii iinwTftiM ii mmmmmmmmmmmmn : ly . I Kl If H "I Jf I F - JSr .--Nr. JS! electric BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. (By Chicago Tribune Leased wfc-e.) WASHINGTON, D. C Dec. 21. Release by ChristmaB of nearly half of the so-called political prisoners still Incarcerated for obstruction of war measures is a strong proba bility, It became known today. The administration, it transpires, lias under consideration the ques tion of liberating the 28 I. W. W. associates of Bill Haywood who re main in prison under sentences of 5 to 20 years imposed by the court following their conviction In Chi cago durrtig the war. This development followed dis closure that Senator Pepper, repub lican, Pennsylvania, one of the fore most legal authorities in the coun try, has urged the president to re lease the prisoners, expressing the opinion that the defendants have been unjustly confined for a period longer than the two years to which they were sentenced for one of the offenses charged in the Indictment. If President Harding decides to exercise clemency he will not par don the prisoners but will offer each of them a commutation of sen tence effective upon acceptance. According to the White House, the president had not received the rec ommendation of Attorney-General IJaugherty up to tonight, but it Is not unlikely that the latter will sub mit his view on the question of clemency to Mr. Harding at the cab. inet meeting tomorrow. Sixty-two In Federal Prisons. There are 62- political prisoners now in federal penitentiaries-. In addition to the 28 I. W. W. members convicted in Chicago there are 24 convicted at Sacramento, Cal., four at Wichita, Kan., and six in scatter ing localities. It is the intention of the de partment of justice to review all of these cases individually for the purpose of advising the president on the extension of clemency. Only the cases of the 28 Chicago de fendants, however, have been taken up at this timo for disposition be fore Christmas, if possible. The others will be considered later. The I. W. W. members in the Chicago - se were convicted on four counts in an indictment charging them with numerous offenses against war-time and other laws, which were classified mainly as dis loyalty and conspiracy to obstruct conscription. Two of the counts in the indict ment virtually were thrown out by the court of appeals, which modified the sentence based on these counts. Of the two remaining counts up held the third count covered con spiracy to violate the selective service act, the penalty for which offense was two years' Imprison ment. AU the prisoners have served that sentence, which was to run concurrently with thi sentence on other counts. Fourth Count I'pheld. The fourth count, which was up held, covered conspiracy to foment distoyalty in the army and navy and on that count the defendants were given sentences of five to 20 years. The attention of Senator Pepper was directed to the case several weeks ago. He went over the record of the case and came to the conclusion that the evidence per taining to the charges in the fourth count was insufficient for conviction. - Senator Pepper prepared the memorandum which the president referred to the attorney-general for consideration in connection with the recommendation Mr. Daugherty was to make. The gist of the Pepper memorandum was that the two-year sentences on count three were justified, but the sentences on count four were wholly unjustified and conviction on that count was unwarranted. In contrast with the Pepper view the court of, appeals said in its opinion that there was abundant , evidence forthe conviction on count -four and for the establishment of the responsibility of all the defend . ants for the draft obstruction literature. White Honse Picketed. For more than a year the joint amnesty committee has been con ducting a drive for the liberation of the war prisoners and for sev eral weeks has been picketing the White House with banners inscribed with its demands. Scores of church and labor organizations have joined in the appeal and the White House has been inundated with - petitions for clemency. TRAFFIC HEARING STAGED Aberdeen Debates Plans About Bridge Draws , on River. ABERDEEN, 'Wash., Deo. 21. (Special.) Both community and in . dustrial interests were represented at the hearing on river and highway traffic conditions conducted this morning at the city hall before Colonel Edward H. Shultz of Seattle, chief of the district corps of engi neers. Views as to the needs and remedies were expressed by three . groups, the city, mill and commer cial interests and the marine in terests. The plan of the city included closing the .bridges at certain speci fied hours, that of the chamber of commerce, the equipping of small craft with collapsible smokestacks and masts, while the marine and mill interests favored no change from the present plan, which gives river craft the right of way at all times. Final decision was made to name a committee composed of the various interests to formulate a plan upon which Colonel Shultz could take final action. Alumni Body Formed. LA GRANDE. Or., Dec. 21. (Spe cial.) The University of Oregon alumni in Union county organized recently and an election of officers named H. E. Watkins president and Mrs. William Miller secretary-treasurer. An executive committee, com posed of Ed Jasper, Homer Leffel and Dr. Ray F. Murphy was also . clecled. Head The Oregonian classified ads. W ; J f , ; i 1 ' "5 I ImI ft I : M " ft 1 I rv . .; l til 1 I "" ... -teiWmmrvGujt&I a-it j k ? vx-: :v:-:x .- T- - " - . ...v.-.-.-...... - f ' 1 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmi''--' mmmmmmmmmmmmmma --. -Tx. 'x " MURDER TALE UNSHAKEN Xs -." V WOM4X STICKS TO DETULS L.'li s V J " ?0 ' N V J OF 1LEGED CRIME. , ff - . - f F t X T lO'm f " i v - vi S Police Find Knothole Through AYhich Mrs. Leary Declares She Witnessed Deed. (Continued this come to pass the river will be dragged. Fear Held for Life. Efforts to winnow the reports of missing girls, that the identity of the alleged victim may De ascer tained, were fruitless. A report from Lents was to the effect that a girl of apnroximatelv the same age disappeared from that suburb late in September. Mrs. Leary, however, said that this coujd not possibly be the girl in question, as she was "from somewhere up in Washington.- Her reasons for not divulging the crime at an earlier date, said Mrs. Leary, was that she was for several weeks held in restraint by the Weirs, father and son, and that she feared for her life, which they had threatened if she talked. Once, she said, she wrote a letter to the police, but dared not send it. Whisky Loosens Toneuen. Most of the talk regarding the al leged murder, it was said, arose at waterfront ' parties. ' when obliging hosts poured generous drinks of moonshine whiskv and tongues were loosened- It was on such an occa sion, according to the information ot the police, that Mrs. Leary gossiped of the affair before those who car ried the tale to headquarters. Late yesterday Sheriff Wellington of Columbia county was in quest of the son. Earl W.eir, ca.ptain of the river boat Cowlitz. Deputy District Attorney Mowry and Inspectors Tackaberry and Phillips were among the Portland officers drawn to St. Helens to await the apprehen sion of Earl Weir. ' If he son's story rings true In "de nial of the crime, he probably will be released. If not, he will be brought to Portland to share the imprisonment of his father, while the inquiry proceeds. LA GRANDE WIND-SWEPT Section of Damaged Theater AVall . Collapses and Glass Broken. LA GRANDE, Or., Dee. 21. (Spe- cial.) Heavy winds striking LaLtat even under the most favorable Grande last night resulted in con siderable damage being, done in the business section. ' A .section of the brick wall of . the Star theater, which was weakened during the re cent fire, collapsed, part of the brick breaking in the roof, dam aging the interior to some extent. Several plate-glass windows were broken, three that had been cracked recently, and one being smashed by a falling trick caused by the blowing of a tin chimney from the top of a three-story building. COYOTE BOUNTY IS CUT V Douglas County Court Finds Ke f trenchment Necessary. ROSEBURG, Or., Dec. 21. (Spe cial.) The -elimination of additional bounty on coyotes was ordered to day by the Douglas county court when the clerk reported that of the fund appropriated under the 1922 budget only -200 remained, which would not be sufficient to meet the state bounty during the remainder of the year. Douglas county has been paying $12 in addition to the state bounty for each coyote pelt and the cost ha ranged from $500 to 700 monthly. TWO OFFICERS RETAINED Union County Keeps Agricultural Agent and Nurse LA GRANDE, Or., Dec.' 21. (Spe cial.) The economy warfare which has been going on throughout the state was expected to result in the elimination of several county offices, among them .being the county agri cultural agent and the county nurse. At a meeting of the county court, attended by a large gathering of rep resentative taxpayers, the question arose and after heated arguments and considerable debate the con sensus of public opinion appeared to be1 in favor of retaining both offices, which was effected. Budget Cut Protested. EUGENE, Or., Dec. 21 (Special.) The Eugene chamber of commerce yesterday wired to Oregon's repre sentatives in congress, insisting that the full $66,000,000 recommend ed by army engineers for rivers and harbors be appropriated by congress. This action was taken at the sug gestion of the Marshfield chamber of commerce because of an attempt being made to cut the appropriation materially, and in that case the Coos Bay harbor would not receive the amount recommended by the en gineers. Legion Post to Be Active. MEDFORD, Or., Dec. 21. (Spe cial.) The Medford post of the American Legion anticipates a pros perous year under ;ts new com mander, Carl YTengwald, ex-manager of the lodge at Crater lake and a prominent Medford young man, and the other officers who have just been elected at the an nual meeting of the post. The other officers are as follows commander, Warren Butler; adju tant, A. J. Crosse; treasurer. Cole Holmes; chaplain, E. C. Ferguson; historian, George A. Codding; execu tive committee, E. R. Lull, E. E. Wilson, Caltou3 McCredie, Samuel Leonard and Ben Hilton. PINE CULTURE IS URGED Small Planters Advised to Quit Growing of Sugarcane. ' ,HONOLULlj, T. H., Dec. 21. (Spe cial.) Little straws show the way the wind is blowing and ttie latest of the little straws to point to the coming predominence of pineapples over suerar cane as the chief prod uct of Hawaii are the recommenda tion of Albert' Horner, territorial government sugar expert, to the homesteaders on the island of ftauai that they quit trying to make money out of sugarcane and plant itheir lands in pineapples. Mr. Horner" said that some of the homestead lots on which sugar is being grown are so poor in sou conditions the harvest will be poor. The solution is to plant some other crop, pineapples oeing me oeat re turn, he added. Dry Law Viola tors Fined. ALBANY, Or;, Dec. 21. (Special.) Linn county officials have been waging war on the wets who are bringing, forth their wares for Christmas and New Years, and as a result Charles Payne of Thomas community, was fined $100 in the justice court here today. Payne who is a cripple, said he had grape juice for vinegar and that it was not fermented. Fred Hughes, who was brought into court yesterday for the second time on a liquor charge and was fined $100, paid the assessment and was released today.; G. W. Schimedke of this city pleaded not guilty to a charge of having a nuisance In violation of the prohibi tion laws and he will come up for trial after Christmas. Ice Slowly Breaking Up. HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 21 (Spe cial.) While the temperature re mained around the freezing point, the sndw melted slowly today and the ice of the Columbia shows signs of rapid breaking up. It is antici-. pated, unless . lower temperatures prevail, .that ferry service between here and White Salmon, Wash., will be re-established by Sunday. Float ing ice, however, .will run in the Columbia, for a week or more, and it is hot expected that the move ment of apples from here to Port 4and by water will be resumed much before January 1. War Veterans Elect Officers. , SALEM, Or., Dec. 21. (Special.) Allan G. Carson, local attorney, to day was elected commander of the local post of the Veterans of For eign Wars. Other officers are Christopher J. Kowitz, junior vice commander; Harold B. Gai ver, chap lain; Dr. W. Carlton Smith, surgeon; George J. WiUett, officer of the day, and Bryan Conley, trustee. Accused Man Bound Over. LA GRANDE, Or., Dec. 21. (Spe cial.) William Kessler of Baker, charged with manslaughter in the death of Arthur Cleaver, appeared before, the justice court today and waived examination. He was bound over to await the action of the grand jury and his bonds set at $5000. Mills Close for Holidays. EUGENE, Or., Dec. 21 (Special.) The Booth-Kelly Lumber com- i pany's mills and camps In this county will close Saturday night for j a week to allow the employes to enjoy tne (jnristmas holidays. Many of the smaller mills In the county have closed or will Saturday night. Deeper Channel Desired. . ' THE OREGONIAN NEWS BU REAU, Washing-ton, D. C, Dec. 2L Representative Hawley Introduced a bill today making available from the funds for Improvement of the Co lumbia river $3000 for a deeper channel at St. Helens, Or. Vice- QN1 Above at left "Captain" Cash Weir's houseboat, now moored near Rosa iftland, where murder scene is laid In tale told by Helen Leary At right Launch In which a-irl'a body Is supposed to have been taken to hiding place In river. Below Cash Weir and Mrs. Helen Leary. S PLEA TARGET Vi S. ATTORNEY FILES SWER TO VET SUIT. AJf- Physician Contends That Con gress May Not Limit Amount of Liquor for Patient. j NEW YORK, Dec. -1. To permit I physicians to use their discretion in ! prescribing liquors would be to de- I feat the purposes of the Volstead act, Assistant United States Attor ney Clark declared in answers : to actions brought by Dr. Samuel W. 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