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FITZGERALD .CASE WQIDIRDER, VETERAN ASSERTS : V BBBnBeBBVasBaWaBSBBB THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, OREGON Harry O, Miller, who la staying at th Glob betel In Portland. Friday In aa in terview with Th Journal told what b , kaew of tb . asootlng at Besne prison, Mar Bordeaur.1 France, of John A. Fits s.rald. a prisoner, by Bergeant John Krupper, ' as reported la Washington D. i , C. dispatch cm toe senate' laveatlga , tioa into Senator Wataoa's charge of . alleged brutality to Tank prleoner In American eaaipe. . Kruppoc, according ta dispatches, shot Fllagarakl when tha latter was asking i for a place of bread. Miller says that Fltsgerald was trying ta deabla keck la . lh mM Una. !1U brands Kruppar' act as "plain murder." 'SAKE WEOSO "In yesterdsy report tn th paper tha sergeant's nam was giww as Cooper." aid Millar, "hot It should bare .baen Krupper.- 1 worksd with Krupper on tha Baltimore A Ohio railroad befor tha war and know iblna wall. "Tha day aftar Krupper ahot riteser i aid ha cam toi ma and aakad ma what 1 1 thought of It. II told hlra that X thought It ess plain murder. Ha than asked me hat tho reat f tha hoya on the hill as our outfit, toe 5La Knglneera, Ry., . was known thought of It. And I replied that they, toothought It was murder. - Then Sergeant Kruppar aald to roe: , !l didn't think that my run was loaded .htnl pulled tha trigger.' " 'Tou'ie a great , serf eant of the ruard. I anawarad, .not to know whan your gun; la loaded.' tRITIAK orrcHSE "Sergeant Kruppar was guarding prisoner who had bean put to work on I the coal plies, I KlUgeralo, as I under stand It.- was put in tor some trivial offense, nothing to be much ashamed - of. According to the way we heard It , and I talked with a Ocften or to of tM boys wha witnessed the shooting Krup , per shot Fitzgerald after tha Utter ' ehlned up his meaa kit and tried to get in the line again for. mora food, I don't believe they ever did any ' I thing to Krupper for It He's probably back on tho Baltimore Ohio now. ' When I knew htm before the war ha was a fireman. I He was a hot-headed fellow. His home Is In Newcastle, Fa. "Fitzgerald's home was in Matoon, 111. He was In jmy company In the en- glneers either A or B, I have forgotten ' which. "We were shifted from one com- pany to another. ' MAST SAW ACT "When '1 read in The Journal of the ' shooting 1 knew tt was tha same one which created each a stir In our outfit." h said. "I waa not an eye witness, but 1 know many who were. T&ey told me all about It ! Fltsgerald was shot through bis right aide almost without .warning. ; 1 Here are th namee of several of those who saw the shooting; Frank Itahn, Matoon. Hi. ; Harry Wheeler, Buf- laio; jonn Buoilvan, Fargo, N. D ' John A, ulllvan. St Louis, Mo. ; B. F. Fleming. Sutton. Neb-.; Joe, Troalnakl, rranaim rara, iil ; joe Matter. Buffalo, ai R. Klynnt, Trinidad. Colo." Miner to a railroad brakeman. Ilia discharge twper shows that hla home was Ha Spring street, Corry, Fa, C PEACE IS RATIFIED - ey m 'mm taken by motor toward Cork. At first his captors were taciturn, but soon took I roe attitude of boat frienda. forgetting i their political differences. . Tho con-j ssandant was a typical adventurer, not boastful, extremely direct aad always Keeptns; Kay under tap tanuoneo of gun In his pocket,'' ''-";,:--: Arriving outside of Cork, they stopped at a country house, where Kay shared a bad with three of his guards. Next morning .witnesses and officials ap peared oa the scene and court was held. Kay was charged with publishing un authorised news regarding tho Irish army and . was given a chaaea to- tell hs version of tho case. After that he retired while a verdict ' was being reached.' " . Caliod again. Kay was invited to re turn to Dublin If ho would first make an affidavit that ho had not Interviewed officers or men of tho Irish army whom bo quoted as being In favor of tho Anglo-Irish treaty. Kay made such an affidavit and was allowed to leave. He returned to Dublin. . tOadeMd Pram Fue One) Poison Gas Danger In Railroad Tunnels Cited by Witness Where proper ventilation of tunnels does not obtain, it Is possible for loco motives to create carbon monoxide, a deadly poison, according to testimony submitted today to . the public service commission at the continuance of the tunnel Investigation resulting from the St. Johns tunnel trouble of Christmas night Fred Rasch. examiner for the com mission, testified that when one train follows another through tho tunnel without sufficient time elapsing for tho air to clear, carbon monoxide can be created through further chemical action to the carbon dioxide emitted by tho preceding train. ! Dr. F. R. Menne of the University of Oregon substantiated this statement Dr. Menne performed the autopsy on George Walker, conductor, who was asphyxiated and run over by his train hv St Johns runnel Christmas night Dr, nnRBus CO. STOCKHOLDERS ASK FOR RECEIVER M. W. KoonU, A. H. .Winters and 24 other stockholders in the United Motor Bus company today filed suit against tho company and Its officers, asking the court for appointment of a receiver to liquidate and distribute the assets of the company, .'-r-t--?-: A clever scheme of making money, contrary to the stats laws and under the guise of legitimate business, is charged to the officers In control of the company. It is claimed the concern was formed to operate motor busses, but that. Instead. U hag P rivals owners of cara make out bills of aald to tho company and then operate the cars as though they belonged to tho company, H The private owners each pay the com pany $10 a month' for the privilege of using the company's name. It is charged. The concern Itself has never been In active business, but has profited off the "Uttle fellow." according to the com plaint The firm la capitalized at $10, 000 and la receiving SiOOO a month from the small bus operators, it Is charged. The officers of the company have of late concealed the books and failed to deposit any of the income In the bank, the plaintiffs state. The stockholders deny all knowledge of the company's alleged shady transac tions at the time they invested their money. SATURDAY, .JANUARY 7.-1:: Records inEilers Contempt Case Are Stricken by Court Hy J. XSlerv president of . Oregon Eileni Music House, was Durged from charges of contempt of court tooy ,by Federal Judge R. S. Bean, This action was taken by the court at the request of Tom MannlT, Eilers counsel, to clear the record ag-alnst hl client. Eflers was found guilty of contempt several months ago and held tn custody several uays oy ine united states marshal when .he failed to produce certain reo ords which the judge demanded. He was released when duplicate copies were fur nished, tt having been previously claimed the originals were lost : Thursday all the . civil matters which grew , out of the Klers bankruptcy case were dis missed when the court accepted Kilers' offer of com position, in which he agreed to pay the creditors an additional 2 percent. - y COTJSTT MAKES MOSEY I3T ' EKFOBCINO FKOHIBITIOH Every time Sheriff T. M. Hurlburt de cides to spend l of the county's money in prohibition law enforcement It proves a good investment Laat year, in fact every time he spent 11 the county col Emmet!1 in fines. Hall and Dr. Menne testified, however. that Walker had been suffocated and not poisoned. W. H. Guild, 'assistant superintend ent of the first division, occupied the witness stand during the moot of the morning. He said the complaints mads by trainmen as to tunnel conditions dur ing the heavy war traffic had not con tinued during the lighter traffic since 1119. Technical details of train opera tion snd the safeguarding of passengers were discussed. The hearing continued this afternoon. During the year $397 waa spent on expenses of prohibition law enforcement and 120,24$ collected in fines, making a prom of m.lio. One special deputy was hired. His pay is included in the $3973. Former Bank Teller Was Made Goat for Others, He Charges Fargo. N. D., Jan. T. (U. P.) Sensa- aional charges against officers of the Scandinavian-American bank were made by the defense in the trial of Francis C. Heaton, former teller, accused et ern besslement' of $78,000. Heaton swore he never received a dollar of the amounts involved, but asserted he had been "made the goat In hundreds of shady deals Ha charged H. J. Hagen, former presi dent falsified accounts and presented letters In his defense purporting to show eoUuslon of the? bank's officials to "get" him. On one occasion, Heaton charged, he was threatened with being railroaded to the penitentiary unless he aooepted re sponsibility for shortages. Request for Special MATT is grjED FOB ALLEGED MABKIAGE FBOXISE BREACH Frances Schumacher asks $10,000 heart balm from Robert Davia Suit was filed in circuit court today. Miss Schumacher alleges that Davis snd she became engaged in October, 1119, and that from time to time he re peated his promise, saying they would be married in October, 1921. But in September, according to the complaint Davis went back on his promise. Miss 8chumaeher asks $5000 for wounded pride and anguish and $6000 for the disgrace. 8IG8BT ESTATE SMALL Howard Myron Sigsby left a half in terest in an automobile as his estate when he was ahot to death by Charles W. Purdin, according to petition tor let ters of administration filed in probate court Friday afternoon by Frank Sigsby, father of the victim. Purdin killed his former wife and Sigsby when he cane upon them together. STILL BBTXGS $i FIXE Charles NewaU, arrested this morning at Guilds lake, where Deputy Sheriff Cbristoffersen. Schlrmer and Beemaa found him with a moonshine still, was fined $150 when he pleaded guilty bef on District Judge Belt . , , ... . . ..... R. ; IS. DITOBCX MILL SCALE IS LOWERED Washington. Jan. 7. Warea nf a.u officers and seamen on United' States shipping board vessels Friday were or- aerea reduced within 30 days, Chairman Powell of the Bmenrancv Fleet corno- ration announced. This follows reduction by private operators. The amount of the cut was not stated, but It .was believed to range srora i to so per oent. Sales of all shipping board Teasels speedily as possible, the establishment Of a $100,000,000 merchant marine re volving loan and income tax relief were the three outstanding features of tha indirect ship subsidy plan submitted to ine shipping board by the representa tives of American ship owners, operators ana ouiiaers today. Less Than Half of Umatilla Indians Left FulJ Bloods Pendleton, Jan. ?. Of the 1124 Indians carried on the rolls of Superintendent E. JU Swartslander of the Umatilla In dian reservation, but 550 are full blood, he told members of the Pendleton Com mercial association. About 1000 Indians actually live onthe reservation, he said. wsi oi me uioai lanas allotted by the government are patented or allotted to individuals and but abotft $000 acres of tribal land remains to be allotted to the first 100 Indian babies," be said. He added that tha population of the reservation is about stationary, with small gain in the mixed bloods and small loss among the full bloods. The Umatilla Indian reservation orlgi nally comprised 167,000 acrea . Five Chinese Are Taken in Raid on Alleged Drug Den Walla Walla, Wash.. Jan. 7. After two unsuccessful attempts earlier, this winter. Walla Walla officers succeeded in corrailng a gang of Chinese, who, 922 111 COHITTEESF03. ED BY POTENTATE Ml A. I Tetu, potentate of Al Kader temple, Ancient Arable Order of Noble of the Mystic Shrine, has announced his : committee appointments for 1923. That the present year win bring closer cooperation among the member of the temple is the plan of . "Pote" Tetu. and to that' end he ha made his committee selections. . The first aff alt of the present regime will be the annual formal ball in honor of the potentate. . This will be held In The Auditorium January 20, and Her man von Borstel, chairman of the enter tainment committee, is planning; several innovations. . Following are the committees for 1933 : Beeetrtioo eooauttee J. G. . Mack. Lenia G. CUrke, W. H. Galraii. Archie Thuitow. Wtt liut G. Bristol. D. G. Temaiud. Hanes Bar. with. Georce W. Btaplrtaa, W. B, Gnu,. WO. uu ueTU. w. j. iocmnn. A. n. 1m, mat S. Giant Committee .oa entettainoKnt et eafc-ef-tave nobles end Uaie U. T. Hatctunma. 4. Aaaaad, Arthur O. Callaa. W. E. Coaklia. aha T. Ifcxwil, Wlnthrop Hemamnd. Bunst C, Hn'i J. U, Bankin. Entertainment fnaniiiillee Tlwiaia vea Sea tel. chaiBnaa: Geone C. Ileedooald Jr.. viee enauewa: w. a. anona. A. as. WWml a Gottaehalk. Gnm Sahalk. F. Marioa Stokw auanea wbbwm u. u. ' itt'Wi esauv ia: Wflliaa FaifcOT. A. H. Ties Pnhlieitr enaimltt .Fiirt B. GeeAwia. Tt W Haaea. Paul Saltr, Jum U Olaoe, t. H. Satith. TtaaanertatioB eeauaittoei Hum BaeMlh. weuare eoaminee van c TUitoa, rM O. J Ml nine. AIM VViieh BkiU. CommittM am new malm. Him K. RMr. ru jr., . K. ruitoa, bv i. GerOoa. John 8 uianaau juwen Haououir. r. a. uaieolm. i T BUur. U M Snow. W. H. Waraer. . B. Whatt. OeaoMmiT eonitttae FPU aletiehaa. Tie. tor eraaat, A. b. Mern. B, W. Price, T. ia Kirk. CommittM oe eBtertainouot et vbiton ior ina jun, J922 A, H. Ut. Georfe U Baker, Harer Beekeith. .B. B. CotUr. H. A Oataine. P. B, Paramaaeo, Paul Feldeabeiiaer, Boy rtka, H. W. rriei. B, J. Gordon, John R. Giahaa, H. T. HntehUuea. J, P, Jtacer, U . J (skint. Aram h. ionnvum, w. r. Saaer, V. a. Mal colm. Fieak HcCrUU. T. L. PvAiu. In F rown, ii. . Bacar, E. A. tuuw, rne saoen, K. . A. suwut, Don walker, vr. O. waniar, Jaaa s.; leana. GommittM ia ehana of aceeBd wetiaa Har- t Walk. Jack Heiaer. B. A Nnldaka. aaktad bj nasabera at the patnd. Baapital aita eosimitte-Gorte L. Beker, uarrf m. suier. M. T. ttetcaiaaoa, Ja. D. Bar- eauaa, B. M. strooaeMr. berry'a nomination the Michigan prV mariea f 1S11 - ' Senator Hitchcock of Kebraaka, eating Democratic floor leader tn the absence of Senator TJnderwoed of Alabama, was helping to direct, tha minority campaign against Newberry, the suoossa et which, both aides admitted, would probably hinge . largely - upon the character of Newberry. own defense. JTEWBIBBT TO AFPKAJl - The expected appearance of Newberry la -the senate oa Monday to read a pre pared statement to reply to the charges made against him may prove to be the turning point la the entire controversy, it was stateo. . - v Some of Newberry" senatorial friends are opposed to him meeting his accus ers face to race on the senate floor, but tne Republican leaders awaking to keep bim In bis seat are confident that be will not only deliver a set speech in his own behalf but that he will prepare to answer satisfactorily the qwestkmlna; of some f his senatorial critlos. -. Tne Republican leaderehln will stand. however, between Newberry and any at tempt to necaie him, his friends de clared. ' IOXE "DOTJBTFCT." They admitted, however, that ther were deeply concerned as to the mores- ion be would create, eapeclalhr noon taose Republican senators who are re ported to be a till "doubtful aa to wnetner tney anould vote to seat or un seat nun. The Republican leaders expressed con fidence, however. In their ability to mus ter enough votes, no matter how few. to command the majority necessary to keep .wewDerry in nis seat. Tney conceded wax tne vote would nrobeblr be ez tremely "close,- but they scouted the PARTY LEADERS ltiGONFABTONlGHT WITH PRESIDENT NEWBERRY DEFENS E ATTACKS H ENRY FORD ICoBUBoed From Poca One) Girl j Attempts to Trit rt 1 1 -ni -inn ceii; uiames Orohestra Leader ut - - Chicago, Jan, T. CC F.)Tarwuinle KasaarV director of the orchestra fey the Chicago Opera company, was held by polke for qoestlonlns- today la tioa with the attempted s-uleMe of a glrU wno gave tne name or Carol BuecbJar. Waahina-ton. Jan. T. (L N. & One 1 The girl took poison at a betel where of the. moat Important gatherings of ne had registered as Mia E. O. WO BepubUcaa lagialatlve aad political i liana She left a note addreeeed to eniertain tn weeks win take place at I Joeepa carteoa, Rockford. IIL. blaming tha Watte House tonight for a general I "that orchestra leader for her trouUe. canvass ef the XUnubUcan situation. I The letter called oa Cariaoat to lata hie The leaders will be aneeta ef rraai I oath end nramiM." l n, miim aana nanung at amaer ana it is anaer-1 ueve tne gtii meant a suicide pact. uo tnere wut oe a ruu aisoussion oil Biases ri r talma Km aae w mM th party legislative and poUOcal pro-1 only twice when she called oa him te . . - i mi cor money. ine oaetwet wnu a raoraaaptae n jli- torney General Daugherty and Secretary of War Weeks, the president' two cieeeet advteers on political matters.1 The Republican national committee will be represented by its chairman. John T. Adams. Leading figures of the senate and house will also be present. It is probable that the soldier bonus legislation will com in for a full dis cussion. Senator McCumber of North Dakota, wha I elated to succeed the late Senator Penrose as chairman ef the all-powerful finance committee, aa ardent advocate of the bonua, will be I ther. a well aa Representative Sanders of Indiana, who has consistently pushed the bonus propoetuon. CHICAGO BUILDING Tha maatlna- waa aarallT i1r i flu i1 claim, of some of Newberry Republi- today a being -for the good of the can opponent that It might prove "so party." closeN as to swing Instead of for him. the result against HAftBnro TASKS KKWBIlin ; BIOS UT FIGHT, ftEFOKT SATS By John Olelatser ) Catted Neva Staff Xfereneedeftt Washington. Jan. T. The word has been passed out officially that President Harding hold Senator Newberry la very high esteem. This leave no doubt that tha admlnla. tratlon spokesmen would be expected to support the cause of Newberry la his iJgnt to retain his seat tn the senate. HARDIXO SXJTDS LITTER in addition to the eta tenant at tha White House aa te Harding' personal esumai or rtewberry, there la a per sistent report at tn capital that Hard' tng has dispatched a letter ta one of the administration senator for use, if ary, tn the Newberry fight It proved Impossible to confirm this report to learn the name of the senator to whom th letter 1 said to have been addressed, or ascertain Its aubatanoa. It la officially elated, however, ta be the president wishes that be not be made a participant in th proceeding around Newberry's fight. So far as action on the case is concerned, the president feels It is a Question entirely up to the senate membership, but he does not ob ject to having it known that he regards Newberry nigniy. STRIKE TO RENEW Chicago. Jan. 7. U. P.) Rrnnil r Chicago's building trades strike was r aered to start next Tuesday. AD anions except the bricklayers finally voted te reject th wage award mad by Jedjre aw m. l-Aneia. ine strike win arala tie up all Chicago betiding, which was at a stanostiu ror nearty a year. Woman Fined S200 On Dry Law Charge Mra Mallna iMmevich, ZZl Burnside street, was fined cm br Mnaictnal inlttee; Representative Madden, XUlnols. jttdge Roasman thla mornlm? ea Aun. -" - i or vioiauns tne arenihitiaB law. su. lng policemen found two bottle under f Wan lafcal t kak saakaAt aa, et ak . L a a faa Mn I --w w, ww vc m Vaw Br pL4VO. rassengers snaKen T lf . .' TTn in rai'lmonf of We Motorist IiOSeS w u w w vi wwuuuv vi I x r t 1 wr TrainNear Chicago ,ue m m moiiona I Madison. Wla. Jan. T. f I w. i. Chicago. Jan. T. (L N. 8.1 Scores of attempt te cut flva railaa from tha innk vnicago-nouna passenger were given I ox ma journey br creealna- tha l af a bad scare and ahakin; up thla morn-1 Lake Monona la - hi antomobtie cost ing wnen the Chicago Northwestern Hal A. Martin. Madison lawyer, his life Sioux aty-Chlcago special was derailed last night It became known tedav. atar. two mUe out of the Chieago terminal. I tin' machine, a eedan. crashed through ww ov iieiiaii I. The aecldant was caaaed by th break- ing mom of 4 journal on th engine truca a tne train aped over a creasing. Other guest win be Senator Lodge. th majority leader: Senator Curtla Kansas, th Republi caa whip ; Senator Watson. Indiana: Senator Breeder. Connecticut: Speaker OlUett: Mondell. Wyoming ; Representative Anderson. Minnesota ; Parrow. Pennsylvania j Rep resentative Fordney. Michigan, chair man ef the house way aad mean com- IJSJ'Sa tt raaVSrit KrnaTrt tty lU1' BV bn Opium Merkeley, and Mr. A. C, against Ernest J den Berfc ,ho w j., native of M. Tate.. opinion -14 favoitaber tdvte treaty snd so I th America Jesse, a mane peo ple are willl subscribing -rnoney to the 'a reini and they would regard rati fication, as a betrayal of Irish Inter- it." - ; BR TALIS A XAKES BHvAL : Wha the Dall convened today. 41 "mem ber bad spoken) Malnst.th treaty aad t In favor of ft defral war uncer tain. j. i "The bailie for America opinion" waa touched; upon in, tha session. Vised rath created ai sensation when he declared that Bolaad had told him he had been aent to America) by re VaJera to pre pare' IrtehrAmerlcena for the aoceptanc ef "very much lea the a republlo." "I reed : He Vetera' statement after tne treaty had bean signed la London nd I ai4 te myaalf. 'My Qod. what a poeaion lor Bolard to be put In,' WhoB MaeOreth had fialshed, De Valera areae aad denied that be ever tried t deceive the people, either ui ireiana or America, BErSFD'OX FOBCB , h,.:'"" T'al ff Plttaburt. Pa.. Jan. 7U. V.yGoy. Committee on Basin Naval Limitation to ' rroject is xaKen up save U. Si Billiqn in Ten Years, Estimate Request that Portland appoint a per manent Columbia basin committee and arrange to contribute a portion of th expense of bringing General George Ooethala to the Northwest to make a survey of the basin project, which were made to the Chamber of Commerce Fri day by a committee of Spokane business man, will be referred to the agricultu ral committee of the chamber for con sideration and Immediate j action, me- cording to announcement mad by H. B van puxer, president of' the local or ganisation, el E. Faville I chairman of th agricultural committee. Sproul Intimates He Will Run for Senate Next May te prepare, aentitnant for the acceptance or tne priarjpie external association.' Bolaad addressed the house and at talked i Michael Collin for an alleged deroeetery statement regarding America, "CoIIIbs i knew perfectly well - that tlKM men are reedy In America to cross im Atiaauev' at i a moment's notice to fight for Ireland." aald Boland. "They already would have come, but tt li agaieat America's law." Collins laughed heartily at Boland'a statement, i particularly when Boland said that while the whole American press support the Irtah peace treaty, the people were agalnat It. Collins seemed to regard i Boland'a a peach as a good -jwe, Txiavor -tcsds A luncheon recess was-taken at noon. The chief i speaker at th afternoon session war Cathal Bnigha. on of the main tare et the Irian republican army, and Arthur Ortfftth, founder of tne Biim vein. becoming a United state senator, he re vealed her today following two hours' conference vwith . Senator William B. Crow at Mercy hospital The governor intimated utat n would be a candidate at the May primary for a seat in the United State senate. The man he is to appoint to'auoceed Senator Penrose will be sent to Washington with that un derstanding, it la reported. -, By Harry X. Beym Washington. Jan., 7. I- N. SL) Mer than a billion dollar would be saved to tha American people during the next 10 years under th Hughe naval limitation plan, according to estimates her today by naval experts, i & These figure art based upon, proposed reduction in expenditure already au thorised or contemplated and C take no account of other millions which would have been spent for new warihipa and naval bases If the competition Jn arma ments had not been curtailed Jy the Washington conference. Conservative estimate place this latter sum at ap proximately 91,004.000,000, thus? bringing the grand total of saving into the neigh borhood Ot 11.000,000.000. Th average cost of mainutning a modern capital ship In commission ia W.ooa. 000,000 a year, aooordlng to sta tieties of the navy department. Under the Hughe plan the United States crap 10 capital ship, thus eliminating an expense of eome 90,000,009 annually for maintenance, j v , Inasmuch a some of these ship des tined for the scrap heap are of older type and are oonsequently not so ex pensive ta maintain, thii figure at first glance appear large, but there are cer tain "general overhead charges" which naval experU deolar would offset the difterenoea, i Extended over a period -xaf 10 year. thla maintenanoe charge would 4total ap proximately 00,000,000. . the city, who claim Pasco a headquar ters, three other Chinamen and one Chi nese woman Br under arrest a a result of a raid by Sheriff Charles J. Springer and deputies Friday evening. All face ieaerai cnargea. Breaking into the den on the corner of Fifth and Rose streets, the officers surprised between 0 and 100 Orientals, grouped about tables playing cards. Most of these .were allowed to go when they were found to be free of drugs. The operators of the place were armed. Sold Cigarettes to 3 Youth; Fine Is $40 , j i e John Hunter's ignorance of Oregon's law forbtddlng the sal of cigarettes te 17-year-old stood him in no good stead this morning in municipal court when Judge Rossman fined him 140, He was charged with letting a youth have the forbidden "pills" at his store, Union avenue north. Hunter explained that be had come to Portland only re cently from a state that placed th age limit at 1 and he was not aware that th Oregon law was different. Gov. Lister's Widow Is Dl in Hospital fiugsian guppiug To Be Taken from Alleged-Profiteers Taeoma. Jan. T. U. P.) Mrs. Ernest Lister, widow of the late Governor Era est Lister.' reported to be suffering from cancer, was reported n Improved today. sne waa reported near death last hlrht at a loom noepitaj. D Valera get the floor following Bak&r Vten tO Be lAjnerfiin ahippte. eland at the morning ataalin and hotrr I v VA AX w v I iteer- in the trenapt Itoiand at the morning aiaaiiw and hotty rtanied tbe be Waa trying to split the country. ? . - . j la' the Wtndup of his speech Bolaad told ef tit financial activities tn Amer ica, lie said that for the oreoae of tmpreealng the American government h naa eonoerte Concentrated eampalrna for fond In the tMatriet et Columbia, ani in a' year j no said, he collected tJ7.00flt t a eeet of It0.000 tn minoU. , In the last three week of his stay h Amertra ne saia ne collected &?1.000 lar variotia states and lereMonea at cost f M10OQ. C,!'.'!:... Buried injlington 1BI5R iBMT TBIKA XIOltiPF.n 10SPOS WSITSRI LtTS HIM GO i (By vetted Km) ' 1 London. Jan. " A. R Kay. Dublin correapondent ell th London Time, de arrihes'lu that hewspaper hew he was aaiasd rr members et the Irish repub- itcan army anai rorcea te repudiate a statement he had made regarding his soerte of information, II was released Thursday, t Sejr Key: "It's -a unique experience to be kld nardld lit tne heart of Dublin. tarried. IPs, miles, tried by a court of I Inqolry, In 1 the I humble sitting of a tvptcal, Irlah Immestead and reclaimed y rtrte,"tj,te Of the Irish repub lican amy, - i - According to Kay's account h taaea froe a lunch room at Dublin and Washington. Jan. L ft. N"a The " wr uuiiare ana vs enimxeo i Annonnnement men whose bodies have been returned h--. h.VdM c, . .. l. . I more tnan a oes . v w uiwnni in tne Arlington National cemetery on January 11 were made public by the war. department thi afternoon. They include William M. Fvrik, Wichita, Kan. ; 8E5 tSkVStJHSSi Heavy SnowFalling, wuuam c Guilfoyie, SeaUle. and Lorn Hiatt, Oklahoma City. ' ., Washington. Jen. T. it.- N. RVAli laged attempt on the part of private concerns to pror transportation in million of bushel of grain for Russian relief result ed today in th allocation of a group of government-owned vessels- or the United states anipping boara. to carry on the work. ':"--,' i n " off the allocation of desea vesaala wah made hy J. B. SmolL vie president et the ah to ping board. -The first of theses vessels will salt from gulf ports around January i4 it was announcea.r - BF.BATERS MEET TONIGHT nidgefield. Wash. Jan. ;T. At "the I IMoneer community center, four mile east of her, this evenlnje. the Ridsre-1 field eighth grade debaUng trio, Mary Elliott, Blanch Kidder and .Robert Aiex- anovr. win met th eighth wrade debat er of the Pioneer school. Virginia Blair, ! uorothy Greeiy and Edgar Wood. ' CODW15 FLAHS MEETI5GS rendleton. ; Jan. 1. With - the state ment that he would eoon step off her for a series of meeting in which the riV1 would be one of th chief object assailed, "Three Fingered Jack" God win visaed Pendleton this week. - Hood River. Eeports Hood River. , Dec. -XAfter brief Chinook, on -Friday, i th wind Is again In the east and heavy snow l failing. Reports from th Lost JLak eectlon are that since Wednesday of this week SI Inch of know ha f&Vea, makinK the ewth ef the enow on tkh level more than six feet. . . - . iL,. ' Thla is the! eighth Week of vninter- rupted bob lighing and ta n among all long winter pU reeorded keaa Indians prophesy still more snow. Plenty of Irrigation water thla coming summer 1 assuresW SUawberrie and fruit tree are safe and rancher ar not worried. Merger of Air and Army Bureaus Flan London, Jan. 1. I. N. S.V Colonial Secretary Winston Churchill, who waa appointed head of th military economy committee by Premier Lloyd George, was expected to recommend amalgama tion of th army and navy air staffs tn a single ministry of defense, the Daily Kxpreea stated today. Austen Chamber lain was appointed chairman of the civil committee. The general government committee oa reduction of public ex pense la headed hy Sir Erie Geddea. Guard Headquarters Fixed at Camp Lewis Seattle. Jan. T U. P.V Headquar ter of the Washington National Guard will be moved to Camp Lewis, It I an nounced by Brigadier General Maurice Thompson, state aojutani general. Plans to move the headquarter to Oiympta war given up when it was teamed that adequate office space could be secured at the military poet. Man Found Dead in Boom; Throat Is Cut W. A. Burton waa found dead, his throat cut with a rasor. this afternoon in his room at ttlW Bast Morrison street. Police think he committed suicide. In hi pocket were three bank books, to taling deposits of 1204, and Zi In cash. Frienda at his rooming house say he it a brother of Felix Burton ef Deer Park, Or. Th dead man was known several year ago as a longshoreman. about 40 .year old, r f ' v - arm w. t.c fob fam 'Washlrarton i State Collage, Pullman. Jan. TProf eeeor XL G. Woodward, head of the ' dairy department of the State college, hag rtsisiBed to fo to Connec ticut, where he win lease a term rrore the Breeident of th American Guern sey Cattle club. propose to be interrupted by them now, "The senator from Arkansas will not press his question if the senator from Michigan seeks to impose any conditions from him,' Caraway shot back. SPEAKS OF SUFFEItnrO "Senator Newberry has suffered the tortures of hell," Townaend shouted. "He would give his last dollar if he had never entered the Michigan senatorial race. Ue has suffered persecution and sorrow and misrepresentation ; his heart and feelings have been torn hy cowardly slander and Uea." Townsend denounced Ford aa he quot ed from newspaper reports that Feat! planned to conduct a widespread cam paign thi year against the reelection of any senator who voted to allow New berry to retain his seat. If Truman Newberry and his friends bought bis election thousands of peo ple of Michigan sold it to him." Town- send said. "But there hasn't been one scintilla of evidence that fraud or cor ruption was employed by Truman New berry and bis friends. "The charges made against Newberry ar not only an indictment of Senator Newberry but of the people of Michigan, and 2 don't believe it has been properly brought." WOULD PBOTECT 5KWBERBT Reverting to the possibility of New berry permitting himself to be ques tioned by his colleague when he reads statement tn hi own defense in the senate Monday, Townaend said he would lose much of the respect he had for Senator Newberrj if he permitted hia senatorial critics to cross-examine or heckle him." Senator Newberry la a senator here and ho has a right to com here, if he comes at all. as the peer of any other senator here," Townsend continued. "He has demonstrated that by the integrity of hi oeraonal life." Townaend demd erapnaueairy inai Newberry "had Jn any way directly or indirectly, financed nuj primary cam' palgn." EAJf AGAUrST WISH Senator Newberry'a distinguished pa triotic services had won for him th personal friendship and regard of for mer President Roosevelt, Townsend con tinued, as he reviewed Newberry ca reer first as assistant secretary and then aa secretary of the navy daring the Roosevelt administration. "Senator Newberry knew little about polities, he was in no sense a politician, he waa a business men," Townaend aald. He did not want to enter Michigan poll. tics or become a senatorial candidate. He-consented very reluctantly to do so, when his friends urged upon him that it waa hia patriotic duty to help prevent Mr. Ford, a pacifist, from entering the senate. "Mr. Ford had spent thousand of dollar in newspapers, advertising, vrg ing; the reelection of M. Wilson en th plea that kept us out of war, and Mr, WUson sought to reward him by drafting him as a senatorial candidate.' POT7JTDS DESK "We an suffer from our fool frienda," Townsend said aa he denied that New berry possessed any personal knowl edge of the expenditure of money by hi relative and friend in furthering his senatorial candidacy. "To much money waa spent in Michi gan for Truman Newberry' own good. Townsend shouted as he pounded the desk before him with hi fist. Ther were three candidates for the senate tn Michigan in 1911 and they wr ail mil llonajrea," Townsend continued. '1 have heard ' former. Governor Osborne men tioned as "poor Mr. Osborne,' but 1 do not believe he relishes that because be I very wealthy. So i Mr. Newberry and so la Mr. Ford. There are f wealthier men in the United Stale than Mr. Ford. 1 don't know anything about whether Mr. Osborne or Mr. Newberry is . the wealthiest but when men gt a rating as millionaire their wealth greas rap- Idly In the nubile mind. .- i "The Michigan eampai, was one In witch all the candidate were rich. It waa ne campaign tor a poor man. No poor man lost his chance because there was no poor man i tne race.-.. -; DEBATB BEStrXZB The aenate plunged today Into another stormy debate en tne right et Henator Newberry ta retain hi seat in face ef Ford's charge that a "slush fund" : of $200,000 waa employed to secure New MEXICO ASKED TO EXPLAIN KILLING Washington, Jan. 7. (TJ. P.) Timothy Costello, a naturalised American cttlsen. wa murdered en January 4 at Texooco, Mexico, Georg T. Summerlin, American charge d'affaires at Mexico City, in foiiued the state department today. Sum- merlin ka made representations to the Mexican government. The place where Costello was killed In 15 mile north ef Mexico City. No further detail wer given In Sum- merlin dispatch. . $252,000,000 Water Way Project Urged By Joint Committee Detroit, Jan. 7.(L N. &) Th Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Waterway wag ap proved by the international Joint com mittee in a report to the United State department of state and th Canadian government, fr. J. McLean. Detroit leader in the project, wa Informed to day. The report will be transmitted to congress. The commission recommended that work a tart a soon as possible. Tha project, which is expected to coat approximately $252,000,000, call for con. stroction of a deep waterway from th lakes to the Atlantic ocean by way of the St Lawrence river and would per rait loading of ocean going vessels in De troit. - , Vancouver Is Second In Licenses to Wed Marriage licenses were issued ia ISfl to 5571 persons, or zTIS couple, at Port- land, and to 4750 persons, or SI7 couple, at Vancouver. Much Interest has been shown in th last several year between the two eltlee. each try ing to outdo the other in issuing mar riage license, but for the last three year Portland has shown the best rec ords. However, the records show that Portland haa. beaten Vancouver by a larger majority this year than ever be-; tore Senate Gets Down To Work on Bill For Soldier Bonus Washington. Jan. T (L N. S.W Sol dier bonus legislation will start to move in congre next Tuesday. Chairman Fordney of the house wsys and mean I committee today issued a call for a gen eral meeting of th committee Tuesday to consioer it program for th present session. While there la a mass ef legislative matter before the committee, it un derstood that the bonus la the most pressing and Insistent becaua ef de mand .from house member that it I aball be taken bp and perfected. ! Ex-Bank Director Of Tacomals Given Penitentiary Term the ice, aad h was drowsed. John Kendrick Bangs iteported No Better Atlantic City. N. J, Jan. T. fL N. E John Kendrick Bang, anther aad lec turer, continued In a eertewc eondlUoa today. He has been til with tntestinal troubl and aa operation waa recently performed. Taeoma, Jan. 7. (U. P.) On to five years tn the state penitentiary waa th sentence Imposed today by Superior juog Chapman on Oustaf Llndberg, wholesale grocer and former bank di rector, following X4ndbcrgs conviction on a cnarg or illegally borrowing 111, 000 from tha closed Scandinavian-Amer ica bank. unaoerg- attorney asked that a fine be imposed. Instead of a prison een- tence. Prosecutor Selden demanded im prisonment, asserting the Jury plea for clemency wa mane by but one Juryman, bob caiz rr OXCK XOIX Corvalli. Jan. 7. Harry Winkler. A. HulL J. Reynolds. J. H. GeHaarher. O. Irvine and C H. Reynold a, charged with killing female deer, will plead thi arternoon berere th Philomath court. The hearing ha' been set for Tuesday afternoon. The ea waa originally tried la the Justice court ef Philomath, waa appealed to th circuit court and ha Been returned on a new charge. Edgar Farrar, Expert On Tax Law, Is Dead BlloxL Misa- Jan. 11 X. Ri Edgar Farrar, TZ. former president of the American Bar association, is dead here today from pneumonia He was an authority oa tax taw. lzatb to claw estate Oregon City. Jan. T To claim a legacy left by a sister In the Isle ef Man, Mr. and Mr. A. K. King and family today started their Journey to English waters en a trip which will last about six moo tha They aail from New York on the Baltic January 1. Kfaig slater. Mr. A. Palme tear, died October S, 1I1L leaving her brother sole hair to a large estate. The family re el dad la Ue Mount Pleasant district. King has not been ta Europe el nee a boy, and plan to visit fete parent aad relatives of bis wife hi London. CEMENT FLAFT TO BESCXE Oregon City, Jan. 7. According to advices received here Friday, the Oregon Portland Cement company, which re cently shut down it plant at Oswego, will resume operation January IS. KABKIAGC Lif CUBES Oregon" city. Jan. Tw Marriac license wer Issued here to William B. Spencer. 11. and Lulu E. Hellman, li, both of thla city, aad R. Charie Xewberr. U. JewI A. Wright, SL both of New Era. aad BABLIXO ftrSD FOB BIFOBCB Pendleton. Jan. L Sweet name won't eD folks out of matrimonial dLffleul ttea. A dlvoros eomplaint waa filed gainst Wllnam Edwta Darting by Oladya Darlteg. Woman Run Down by Coasters Is Injured La Grande, Jan. 7 Th first coast ing accident in thi city thla winter curred Thursday night when two girl ran down Mrs. H. O. Trun, wife ef a local motion picture house owner, at the foot of Main street bllL Mrs. Trull waa thrown to th ground and suffered se rious injuries about tn head and lower limbs. Because of her advanced age her condition I considered aerieus, al though not critical. COTfTEFTIO FLAWS DISCtTSSEO Pendleton, Jan. T. Plas for the state I convention of 8 pa nish-A me riean War Veteran wer discussed by the local post. Ferry Idlemkn,, former mander of the American Legion, spoke for cooperation between th organize-1 Uon. ... . , DEBATE POTFO!CET Pendleton. Jan. 7. A dual debate tween Pendleton nigh school and Walla Walla high school, scheduled for Friday night, wa postponed one week. . - , l " . ii a .. i .. . OSWEGO B4at I VIEW : Oregon City, Jan. T. Thor Fagstedwf I Oswee-o. who te heading- a movement for I establishment ef a new BaaK there, emM the institution win probably be ot daring March. Business connectiorts and financial arrangements, tt I reported, are prog reaming and the project aa re served the seppert ef commercial and civic bodies, as well a individual co operation from the farmers. - When raw cold winds blow DRINK - Baker's Gocoa It imparts a cheering warmth, valuable nutrition and has a most de licious flavor. The very, odor of a steaming cup is appetizing and attraxttive. It is absolutely pure and of high grade. .MADE ONLY BY WALTER BAKER rS- CO., LTD lUabjiA. tro ' DORCHESTER. MASSACHUSETTS - . (