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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON!
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1920.
U S MESSAGE
POINTS M ROAD
TO U. S. LEADE
. ' ..." (Continued From Tit On)
RSHP
'the protection of the weak, and the in
fluence of every democracy In the world
should be f of the protection of the weak
nation, the nation which is struggling
towards its right and' towards Its proper
'.recognition and privilege in the family
of nation. . The .United States cannot
refuse hls role of champion without put
ting the - stigma of rejection upon the
great and devoted men, who brought its
government into existence and esablisbed
it m the face- of almost universal oppo
sition and intrigue, even in face of wan
ton force, -as, for example, against the
Orders in Council of Oreao Britain and
the arbitrary Napoleonic decrees which
involved us in what we know as the war
Of III! r-1 urge you'jto consider that the
display of an Immediate disposition on
Justices or evils that may have shown
themselves in ours national life will af
ford tne roost effectual offset; to the
force of. chaos and tyranny which, are
. playing so disastrous a part in the for
tunes -of the free peoples of more than
one , part of the world. The United
States is of necessity the sample democ
racy of the world, and the triumph of
-democracy .depends upon its success. -BUDGET
IS JfEKDKD "
"Recovery from the disturbing and
sometimes disastrous effects of the late
war ha been exceedingly slow on the
other1 side of the water and has given
promise. I venture to say, of early com
pletion only In our own fortunate
"country : but even with us the recovery
halts .nd Is impeded at times and there
are immediate serviceable acts of legis
lation which it seems, to me We ought
to attempV to assist that recovery and
prove ' the indestructible recuperative
force '. Of a great government of the
people One of these is to prove that a
great democracy can keep house as suc
cessfully and in as business-like a
fashion as any other government It
seems to ma that the first step towards
proving this is to supply ourselves with
a systematic method of handling our
estimates arid , expenditures and bring
ing them to the point where they will
not be an unnecessary strain upon our
income or necessitate unreasonable tax
ation; in other words, a workable- budget
system, and I-respectfully. suggest that
two elements are essential to such a
system, namely, not only that the pro-,
posal of appropriations should be in the
hands of ;a .'single body, such as1 a single
appropriations committee In each house
of the congress, but also that this body
should be brought into such cooperation
with the departments of the government
and with the treasury of the United
States as. would enable it to act upon a
complete conspectus of the needs of the
government . and ' the resources from
which it must dfaw its income: I re
luctantly retoed the budget bill passed
by the last session of the congress be
cause of a constitutional objection. The
house of representatives subsequently
modified the bill in order to meet this
objection. In the revised form I believe
that the bill, coupled with action already
taken by the congress to revise its rules
and procedure, furnishes the foundations
for an effective national budget system.
I earnestly hope, therefore, that one of
- the first steps taken by the present
session -of congress will be to pass the
budget bill. . .
riKAXCES ramoYED f
" "The nation's finances have shown
tKitrked'" Improvement daring the past
"year. The total ordinary receipts of
Sfi,6M,000,000 for the fiscal year 1920
exceeded those for 1919 by $1,642,000,000,
while the total net ordinary expendi
tures decreased from. $18,514,000,000 to
. $6,403,000,000. The gross public debt,
.'which reached VH - highest point on
August- 31, m9i;be& It. was, ?2S,596.
1 000,000, had dropped on -November , 30,
1920, to $24,175.009.000,.-. There has also
"been a marked decrease in holdings of
-government war securities by the-banking
institutions of the country,'. well
as in the anfount of bills field by the
federal reserve banks secured by gov
ernment war obligations. This for
. tunate result has . relieved the -' banks
: and left them freer ta. .finance the heeds
of agriculture, industry and commerce,
i It has been due , Jn large part V the
reduction of the "public debt, especially
; of the floating-debt, but more -pariieu-)
larly to the improved distribution;; of
government securities among permanent
; investors. The cessation of the.gOvern
jtnent's borrowings,,., except ""through
. short-term certificates of indebtedness,
hts-'been a matter of great consequence
.to the people of the-country at-large.
;aa well as to the holders OfxXiberty
bonds ana Victory notes, and has had
.an important bearing on the matter of
effective credit control. Tbe year ; nas
been characterized bv'itha nrorrMnlv
t withdrawal of the. treasury from- the
MEMBERS OF NEW U. S. SHIPPING 'BOARD IN SESSION
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From left to rieht Joseph N. Teal (of Portland), Frederick I. Thompson, Gay D. Ooff, Admiral "William S. Benson, chairman; Charles Sutter,
Chester II. Howell, jTonn A; Donald. Standing John J. Flaherty, secretary of the board. The members baTe been appointed by President
Wilson but their appointments hare not been confirmei the senate.
domestic credit market and from a
position of dominant influence in that
market. The future course will neces
sarily depend upon the extent to which
economies are practiced and upon the
burdens placed upon the treasury, as
well as upon industrial developments
and the maintenance of tax receipts at
a sufficiently high level.
INDEBTEDNESS COMISG DCE
"The fundamental fact which at
present dominates the government's
tlnanclal situation is thai $7,500,000,000
of its war Indebtedness matures within
the next two and a hall years. Of
this, amount, $2,500,000,000 are floating
debt, and 15,000,000,000 Victory notes
and "War Savings certificates. The
fiscal program of the government must
be determined with reference to these
maturities. Sound policy demands that
government expenditures be reduced to
the lowest amount which will permit
the various services to operate effi
ciently and that government receipts
from taxes and salvage be maintained
sufficiently high to provide for current
requirements, including interest and
sinking fund charges on the public debt,
and at the same time retire the floating
debt and part of the Victory loan be
fore maturity. - With rigid economy,
vigorous salvage operations and ade
quate revenues from taxation, a sur
plus of current receipts over current
expenditures can be realized and should
be applied to the floating debt. All
branches of the government should co
operate to see that this program is
realized. I .
ECOSOMT IS NEEDED
"I cannot o?eremnhaslz.the necessity
of economy in government appropria
tions and expenditures and the avoid
ance by the congress of practices which
take money from the treasury by in
definite or revolving fund appropri
ations. The estimate for the present
year show that over .U.000,000.000 oi
etpetiditures were aujnorutea Dy: me
last congress Jn addition to the amounts
shown -In the usual compiled statements
Of appropriation's. This Strikingly il
lustrates the importance of malting di
rect and specific appropriations. The
relation between the current receipts
and current expenditures of the govern
ment during the present fiscal year, as
well as during- the last nair or the last
fiscal year, has been disturbed by the
extraordinary burdens thrown upon the
treasury by the transportation act, in
connection with the return of the rail
roads to private control. Over tuu,
000,000 has' already been paid to the
railroads under this act 5350,000,000
during -the : present fiscal year and it
is estimated that further payments ag
gregating possibly 3650,000,000 must still
be . made , to the railroads during the
current year. It is Obvious that these
large' payments have already seriously
limited , the? government's progress in
retiring?.. the floating debt.
TAX HETISIOJr SECESSABT
"Closely connected 'Witbv this, it seems
to me, is the necessity for an immediate
consideration of the revision of our tax
laws. Simplification of the Income and
profits taxes has. feeoonae an immediate
necessity These taxes performed an in
dispensable service during the war. The
need for their simplification, however, is
very great, in order to save the taxpayer
inconvenience and expense and in order
to make his liability more certain and
definite. . Other and more detailed rec
ommendations with regard to taxes will
no doubt be laid before you by the secre
tary of the treasury and the commission
er of internal revenue. '
"It is my privilege to draw to the at
tention of congress for sympathetic Con
sideration the problem of providing ad
equate facilities for the care and treat
ment of former members of the military
and naval forces who are Bick or dis
abled as the result of their participation
in the war. These heroic men can never
be paid in money for "the service they
patriotically rendered the nation. Their
reward will lie rather in realisation of
the fact that they vindicated the rights
of their country and aided in safeguard
ing civilisation. The nation's gratitude
must be effectively revealed to them by
the most ample provision for their med
ical care and treatment as well as for
their vocational training and placement.
The time has come when a more com
plete program can be formulated and
more satisfactorily ; administered for
their treatment and care, and I earnestly
urge that the congress give the matter
its early consideration. The secretary of
the treasury and the board for .vocation
al education will outline in their annua
reports proposals covering medical care
and rehabilitation which I am sure will
engage your earnest study and command
your most generous support.
I5DUSTKIES NEED HELP
"Permit me to emphasize once more
the need for action upon certain matters
upon which I dwelt at some length in
my message to the second session of the
sixty-sixth congress.! The necessity for
example, of encouraging the industry of
dyestuff and related chemicals ; the im
portance of doing everything possible to
promote agricultural production, along
economic lines to improve agricultural
marketing and to make rural life more
attractive and healthful; the need for
a law regulating cold storage In such a
way as to limit the time during which
goods may be kept in, storage, prescrib
ing the method of disposing -of them if
kept beyond the permitted period, and
requiring goods released from storage in
all cases to bear the date of their re
ceipt. : It would also be most serviceable
If it were provided that all, goods re
leased from" cold storage for interstate
shipment should have ' plainly marked
upon each package the selling or
market price at which they went
Into storage In order that the purchaser-might
be able to learn what
profits stood between him and the
producer or the wholesale dealer. In
deed, it would be very serviceable to the
public if all goods destined for inter
state commerce were made to carry upon
every packing case whose form made it
possible a plain statement of the price
at which they the hands of the pro
ducer. I respectfully call your attention,
also to the recommendations of the mes
sage referred to, with regard to a federal
license for all corporations engaged in
interstate commerce.
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SENT TO SENATE
."Washington, Dec. 7. Ampng the
nominations sent to the senat touay
were those of Joseph' N. Teal and
other members of the aew shipping
hoard; Charles S. Dunn, as regis
ter of the land otfica at La Grande,
Or.; James J. O'Keans, as 'receiver
of the land office at ; "Vancouver,
Wash.; George Ciny Jones of Ore
gon, for the hyrtrographlc bureau,
and George Deitic,' as engineer in
the commerce department, with rank
of lieutenant.
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5000 NOMINATIONS SENT TO
SENATE BY THE PRESIDENT
Washington, Dec 7. (t. N. S.) Presi
dent Wilson today sent to the senate
nearly 3000 nominations. Among the most
important nominations are : j
.Norman H. Davis, New York city, to
be under secretary of state, j
Edward Capps, Princeton, j N. J., to
be envoy extraordinary an minister
plenipotentiary to Greece.
Van Sant Voord Mere-Smith, Oyster
Bay, N. Y.,; to be third assistant secre
tary of state.
The president sent to the senate the
nominations of three fnterstate com
merce -commissioners and six members
of the United States Shipping board,
which had been previously announced.
The president - again sent the reap
pointment of John Skelton Williams , to
be comptroller of the currency; v
The nominations included mere than
1500 army and navy promotions and a
large number of consular appointments.
RADERS RETRIALi
EOR MURDER MAY
SEE BITTER FIGHT
Council Opposed to
Accepting Sureties
For City's Deposits
As
result of a conference with
scorn at me. denouncing me as unfit to
mingle in society. Oh, God. equal rights
for women I What mockery 1 The
mockery of suffrage rings in my ears
as a trumpet calling the worn fibers of
my body to revive and rescue my soul,
which has been tarnished by a rich
man's passion.
"He professed love for me, and treat
ed me as a sweetheart until I allowed
his attentions to reach the climax, for
which he had planned for years.
BREAKS DOWN
."When the baby came, instead of mak
ing the colonel more kind and roving,
Jackie dear seemed to present a chasm
which could not be bridged." ,
Here she broke down and wept.
When she will surrender for trial de
pends on . action of County Attorney
Brown at Ardmore., The correspondent
is the only person, with" the exception
of Mrs. Hamon's brother, James Smith,
who. knows her hiding place.
Unless she Is given assurance that
she will be tried by a just judge and a
jury of women, she said, she will kill
herself. She asks that the authorities
give her this assurance, through this
correspondent, who swore secrecy and
promised, not to reveal her hiding place
until lie has . the assurance that her
trial will be before women.
Pendleton, Dec. 7.- Following; the
reversal of the decision in the case
of the state vs. Frederick Rader on
appeal to the supreme court,) the
retrial opened Monday, in the circuit
court here, Judge S. W. Phelpe pre
siding;, .Rader being charged with
murder in the second degree for the
killing of B. E5. McCue in Grant
county in February, 1918. )
Decision of the supreme court made in
December, 1919, reversed the decision
which found Rader guilty of manslaugh
ter, and for which he was sentenced to
seven years' imprisonment, 15000 fine and
the costs of the trial. j
The biggest legal battle of the year Is
expected here on the retrial, which was
transferred from Grant county on a
change of venue. Both the state and
the defense exhausted all their chal
lenges before the Jury was selected .Mon
day. The , three first witnesses called
were rigidly cross Questioned by . the
defense so as to indicate that the de
fense will be made on the basis of self-
defense.. - r
Rader is charged with shooting McCue
following a dispute over a sub-lease on
a stock ranch, which McCue held j from
Rader'a father. .An eyewitness to the
shooting . and others who are said to
have heard the dying statement of the
murdered man are the principal wit
nesses. . . r
' Rader has been out of the penitentiary
for almost two years on bonds and was
present with his counsel. i
Dr. T. K. Johnson, who attended the
murdered man and performed two opera
tions before his death, was the principal
witness Monday. Frank Hales, eyewitness,
will be on the stand today and there
is a big fight promised on his testimony.
A. ID. Leedy, district attorney from
Grant county, and James Aj Fee Of. Pen
dleton ' are prosecuting the case, and
Wiater and Maguire of Portland; who
won the appeal, are appearing for the
defendant on the retrial. j
The Jury selected is composed of B. F.
Trombley. C. II. Reimann. C'W. Howell.
W. j H. Booher, Fred Rhode, Manuel
Pedro, W. W. Hartle, R. B. McEwen,
L. !e. Bentiey, O. R. Terney, Charles
U fetewart and J A. Moletrom. !
Mayor Baker and Commissioners Bar
bur, Bigelow and Mann, and as an ex
pression of hts personal sentiment. Com
missioner of Finance Pier has formally
notified City Treasurer Adams that the
city council: does not feol disposed to
encourage any change In the city's pres
ent policy, of demanding negotiable se
curities as surety for city funds de
posited in local banks.
"It is my opinion and the expression
of the several commissioners that it Is
best to let well enough alone and not
to allow the banks the alternative of
giving surety bonds instead of nego
tiable securities as protection for city
tunas-aeposued with them." Pier said.
City Treasurer Adams antlcinatea an
early request from the Portland banks
to nave - their request for a charter
amendment, allowing them to give
either surety bonds or negotiable securi
ties to guarantee city funds on denoslt.
put to a vote of the people. "The Port
land bankers will petition the city coun
cil very soon to allow the voters to de
termine this matter." Adams announced
this morning. -
city election Monday, ! about 800 less
than at the recent city primaries. T
J. Iiong was elected mayor over 21
ueggeiier, by a vote or 488 to tis. unix
is a pioneer farmer, a city commissioner
and manager of the local creamery.
-John Demhof, pioneer contractor qf
Chehalls. and J. L. Magoon. former
Baptist minister, now; operating a ma
chine shop i in Chehalls, were elected
commissioners. T.F. Werner wss third
In the ruce.r The mayor and two com
missioners will serve, for three years. J
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Suicide Provides
Fund for Burial
OBSTACLES
immediate legislative
2 T2ggs,any style, 15 v. 'V"'"'';
Ham and Eggs, 25 Bacon and Eggs25
Small Steak, 15 f V. '.Roast Tork arid Dressing, 15
Roast.Bef with "Mashed Potatoes, 15 " "
"Ha Hocks and Cabbage, ":''
Beef. Stew and Vegetables, 10' ': :
torn;. Beef Hash, lOf
All Vegetables; 5 , - Pies, all kinds, 5? '
Wheat Cakes, syrup and butter, 10 . '
ir.; - Waffles, syrup and butterJ.5 .
: Prunes, Apple Sauce, FigS; 5 '
The Most Economical Eating Place
On the Pacific Coast
Cozy
Dairy Lunch
and Cafeteria
SIXTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS
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MUST REMOVE
"In brief; the
need for the time is the removal of all
obstacles to the realisation of the best
ambitions of our people in their several
classes of employment and the strength
enlng of all instrumentalities by which
difficulties are to be met and removed
and Justice dealt out, whether by law
or ty some form of mediation and con
dilation. I do not feel it to be my
privilege at present .to suggest the de
tailed and particular methods by .which
the objects may be attained. - but I
have faith that the inquiries of your
several committees will discover the
way and the method.
"In response to what I believe to be
the impulse of sympathy and opinion
throughout the United States, I earn
estly suggest that the congress author
ize the treasury of --the United Btates
to make to the struggling government
of Armenia such a loan as was . made
to several of the allied governments
during; the. war, and I would also sug
gest that it would be desirable to pro
vide in the legislation Itself that the
expenditure of the money thus loaned
should be under the supervision of a
commission, or at least a commissioner,
from the United states, in order that
revolutionary tendencies within Armenia
Itself might not be afforded - by the
loan of a further tempUng opportunity.
PH1LIPFEKE nrDEPEJrDESTCE
"Allow me to call your attention to
the fact that the people of the Phil
Ippine islands have succeeded in main'
talning a etablfc government since the
last action 'of the congress in their be'
half, and have thus fulfilled the condi
tion set by the .congress as precedent to
a consideration of grain ting independ
ence to the islands. I resnectfullv sub
mit that, this condition precedent hav
ing been fulfilled, it. is now our liberty
and our duty to keep our promise to
the people or those islands by granting
thera the Independence which they so
honorably covet. : .
"I have not so much laid before you
a series or recommendations, gentle
men, as sought to utter a confession
of faith of the faith in. which I was
bred and which it is my. solemn pur
pose to stand by until my last fighting
day.. ;i believe this to be the faith of
America, the faith of the future, and of
all the victories which i await national
action in the days to come, whether in
America or elsewhere.'
WE NEVER CLOSE
SHOT OIL KING TO SAVE
SON
WOMAN DECLARES
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correspondent secured another car and
gave chase, following westward 10 miles
over one of the roughest roads in this
part of the country. At last the road
ster was sighted. It was stalled. Both
the front tires were flat
I KILLED HIM
The newspaper man succeeded in get
ting two tires from a passing car
and fixed Mrs. Hamon s machine. Then
he took the wheel for her.
On . the lonely road to a ranch house
she unfolded her story between sobs.
She talked in a choked voice, and, al
though her confession was contained in
a few Jerky sentences, they contained a
world of meaning.
Groping for words, Mrs. Hamon, in
the midst of a scathing denunciation of
Hamon, exclaimed vehemently :
'I killed him."
She paused, and later continued :
"He ruined my life and Our son Jack.
I Killed him tor Jack's sake. He fooled
me. . He got all 1 naa, lorcing me to
marry his nephew, from whom I was
divorced upon the latter s petition a
short time later."
Are you ready to face a Judge and
Jury and tell them what you have told
me and admit you killed Hamon?" she
was asked. . '
WA3JTS "WOMBS' JUEOES '
. She whispered back hardly audible, "I
am ready to face a Judge, but he must
be Just. I am ready to face a Jury, but
they must be women, ir i am given
assurance that a just judge will hear
my case, I will voluntarily surrender.
I am a woman of destiny, who unwit
tingly Walked into a human spider's
web, and when it was too late to with
draw pierced his heart with a shot.
am willing to face my maker and let
him be the Judge after eternity has
called me from this Bphere of make
believe. I am telling the story so that
the world will know why I killed Jake
Hamon.
"If 12 mothers find me guilty and the
colonel free from guilt, I am willing to
die a martyr for coming generations of
my sex to profit by my experience and
as a warning to other girls never to take
a man's word on Us face value.
FELL TICTISI EARLY
"I have known Jake Hamon since. I
was 17," she went on. "I was his
stenographer and no employer was more
respectful and kind than he. I was
young, beautiful and romantic ana nis
golden tales of life to be were tempting.
"W were so happy then, but alas
time has passed through 1 the hour glass
of despair and I am a . broken .thing.
Still deep In my "own heart , I hear a
uttering which says "You were mistaken.
but not to blame.'
- - "In spite of this Internal saying-, I can
see the public pointing their finger - of
Woman to Be Tried
Corvalus. Or, Dea 7. The trial of
Zina Peters, a widow, charged with
shooting Frank . Seitx on July 14 at
Alsea, is ' set for Monday. Seltx was
manager of the Alsea Creamery com-
pany and Mrs. Peters is alleged to have
become incensed at him because he had
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NewPERKINS HOTEL
FIFTH ARB WASHINGTON STV
PORTLAND. OR.
Rates $1 and Up
AUTO-BUS. DEPOT OARS PASS HOTEL
T. J, Long Elected
Chehalis Mayor in
Very Quiet Election
Chehalls, Wash.. Dec. 7. Less than
half the city registration voted at the
committed p.o crime, but am homeless'
and sick," is the message left by Charles.
jDonnell, Si who is supposed to have
committed suicide, as : he has not been
seen since leaving his room to a local
hotel last week. His coat and hat were
found on! the dock this morning. A
check for $450, made o a brother, Wil
liam Donnell of Madera," Cal., was found
in the room with the note: "This will
take care; of me and leave a little for
you." ' j i' ''" i ; '
Paint and; Botfcee .
Boston, t)ec. li: (1 N. S.J- The first '
violence or any importance against
n(istnn InnrilnrriK bwusit of the htch
rental situation occurred when vandals,
believed by the police to be, tenants or
sympathisers, broke into the apartment
of Frank K. Corbett iof Commonwealth"
a ,i.nn. - anrf nalntAil th f lirnishinff ll
green in addition to giving the rugs a
thick coating of paint.- Koihlng was
stolen but a quart of whiskey. (
S. A H.i Green Stamps for cash. HoK
man Fuel Co., Main SuS, &60-SI. Adv. .
CORRESPONDENT ROSS TAKEN
BY THE POLICE AS WITNESS
San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 7. (I. N S.)
Police today admitted they had infor
mation other than the alleged Interview
reported by Perry M. Ross, a newspaper
man, that Mrs. Clara Smith Hamon, al
leged slayer of Jake Li. Hamon, multi
millionaire Republican national commit
teeman, from Oklahoma, was; In hiding
near Sah Antonio. They declared they
had evidence she was In the city within
the last several days.
floss was arrested at 1 o'clock this
morning upon instructions from County
Attorney Brown at Ardmore, ordering
him held as a material witness. After
a lengthy conference he was released on
his own recognizance. . .
Police say Ross did not give any in
formation not contained in the story re
porting the Interview with Mrs. Hamon.
At police headquarters Ross told plain
clothes men that he could produce the
woman in the event she Was guaranteed
trial before women as jurors. Later
he said that James Smith, the hunted
woman's brother, would probably notify
her. He added that he now expected her
to flee from the vicinity of San Antonio
when Interviewed on the lonely road
Ross said Mrs. Hamon was dressed in
a stylish tailored blue serge suit, wear
ing short skirts, a small black turban
hat, high top black boots and black hose.
She said she remained in Ardmore until
about 19 o'clock the night following the
shooting and then fled to Purcell, QWIa.,
aooui su mues irom UKianoma cuy,
where shp boarded a train for Dallas,
according to Ross.
She came to San Antonio by rail and
automobile, Ross told the police, and
would not explain! how she came into
possession of the roadster which she oc
cupied when encountered by the news
paper man and Terry O'Rourke, a chauf
feur. O'Rourke made a short statement
admitting having driven the (far char
tered by Ross, and overtaking the woman
about 28 miles from San Antonio.
O'Rourke said he did not know who the
woman was and had left her with Ross.
the- apartment of Mrs. Hamon, - the
widow, at 4901 Sheridan road. i
The letters were taken from the apart
ment of Charles Willis, the landlord,
which adjoins that of Mrs. Hamon.
Willis was keeping the letters until fer.
Hamon's return from Oklahoma. '
When the' four men appeared at the
apartment and demanded the letters,
Willis refused to give them up. Two
men Seized and held him while the other
two ransacked the apartment, finally
discovering .the letters in a small cabinet.
SECRET LETTERS ARE STOLEN
FROM HAMON APARTMENTS
Chicago, Dec. 1. (L N. S.) -Four men
thought by the police to have been em
ployed by powerful interests seeking to
suppress details of the mysterious shoot
ing at Ardmore, Okua., of Jake L.
Hamon, oil magnate, are being sought
today for the theft of 75 letters from
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