17 TALLIES IS
1. ORE
Bankers Overwhelmed When
" They Meet Ex-Soldiers
In Ball Game
DAILEY PITCHES WELL
Money Changers Powerless
To Cope With Oppos
ition Twirler
With the score aruMlng 1 to 1
, In the first Inning of lit. Twilight
league game yesterday the le
gipnalres came back iu the sec
ond to pile up eight, runs on the
Hankers, forcing Manager Wen-
deroth to bring up a new twirler.
McKlnney, replacing Hirscher,
who checked the " nfciaught until
the fourth wbe;i they gathered
eight more fora" total of 17 to 2.
The Hankers second and last
counter came In the third when
'KaJcIn went to first ' on a wllt
pitch, stolen second and third,
coming home on a passed ball.
llirscher allowed five hits and
four free pans, and McKinncy
allowed four nits and walked one
for the Hankers while Dalley of
the Legtonaires allowed two hits
and one walk.
- In-the Becond" Inning Umpire
QAffLfi a n nnnnwr.jl flint IKa Itoftlr
?r were finishing the game un
der protest on account of a ques
tionable decision over a double
olav In the first frame.
Th next game will be played
Monday evening at 6 o'clock on
Willamette field . between the
Valley. Packing company1 and the
Legion.
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State House 1
Amerioan Legion . .1
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THREE MORE ARE
.. .. KILLED )N BATTLE
(Continued from "page" 1) -eral
again today, according to pas
sengers arriving from the troubled
area. Terrorized women and chil
dren, were reported hiding in ce
lars and dugouts., ta many cases
without food aid water.
Dan Whltt. aald by the state po
lice to be a non-union raiser,, was
reported shot and killed at'Mate
wan wbett be ventured out to Ob
tain water . for women and chil-'.4.-'''..
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Town Under Fire.
State troops working la the fir.
- ing lone reportea toaay mai most
of the shooting was directed from
'. mountajntjde to mountainside' bn
the Kentucky 'and West Virginia
sides of the Tug river. : Shots wera
"said, to be striking in nearby
towns. I i ', l.
. Richard Beverely, who accord-
' ing t5 the staU police, is a mem
ber -of the United Mine Workers
of America, r was arrested ' In - the
Kentucky mountains and will be
brought here, .charged with par-
aicipajing in the battle.
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2000 TONS PUMPKINS
WLL BE TREATED
(Continued from page 1) v
. firm expects to dry it all up It is
bound to be as busy as a hen with
one chicken but Manager Spears
says they are going to tackle the
Job and try to beat the world with
Salem .sunshine product.
EDWIN MARKHAMmLS
' "OF BOYHOOD DAYS
(Continued from page 1)
got off the bar and started chug
t Inr n n the river.
",My mother .wa- eountiug eggs
in the ctore when the editor or
the. nld Oreron Spectator. the
flrsi newspaper nn west of the
Rockies, came runuing In, nts
shirt sleeve- rolled up to hl el
bow and his bfow covered with
dampness. He gave every appear-
no.Af ft mil In a hurry. .
Mr tarkhnm I want VOU to
write a poem about the Ixt Whit-
comb getttng wtf tiie sancoar,
yelled -the editor, 'and I'll wait
right here while you fix it.'
KnWTprlslnfC Editor Remembered
"My mother dropped what
Work the waa doing and took pen
cil and paper,, .waited only a mo
ment until the muses caught np
with her.' and then re wrote the
poem. It began something lite
this: ,
"'Lot Whitcotnb is coming.
"Her banners are flying.
" 'She steams up the river with
pride!'
tThe editor grabbed the copy
and" ran to Ia office, where the
devil' was .waiting. They set
put it on the first page, printed
orf an armfnl of papers and the
editor was It tbffvlahdlflg with
them as the boat came up. That
what 1 call real enterprises
Journalism."
Portland Woman Heads
' : -State Parent -Teachers
PEKDLETON. Ore.. May 13
Mrs." JF Hill of Portland, presi
dent of the' Parent-Teacher coun
cil orthat cify. J"th"bew state
president of the . state Parent
Tearher organization;
Election of officers occup'ed the
larger-part of-toda session.
. Other officers, are: Mrs. AV,. It.
WyTick. Pendleton, vice-president;
fill ta K4 aa4 M MWkV7
0IAauD lUUHi VU.lL. fv s
MntOTialMWatMMiiMt
1 m n crusts nimsEft
THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM. OREGON
Mrs. Everett Charles., first dl
trkt; Mr a. J. E. Hand, second dis
trict: Mrs. "Clara Porter Smith,
third district; Mrs. Kvans of H,
ton, fourth district; Mrs. Bruc.n
Kester. fifth district: Mr. II. T.
Ktraore, Ashland, sixth district; L.
G. Swane, Eugene, seventh dis
trict: Mrs. W. II. Conroy. Corval-
lls. eighth district; Mrs. John K. i
Itlsley, Clackamas, corresponding i
secretary; Mrs. Ixu Harlow.!
Troutdale, recording secretary: ,
Mrs. John Waldron, treasurer;
Mrs. Anna Reed of Portland, audi
tor; Mrs. V. L. Poindexter. Mrs
U. B. Kelly and Mrs. V. J. Haw
kins of Portland, directors.
Driver Held Responsible
For Deaths in Collision
SPOKANK. Wash.. May 13. A
verdict of guilty was returned in
superior court here late today
against P. Cllve Heddle, chared
with negligence in connection
with three deaths when the auto
mobile be was driving crashed
into a street car here March IS.
The jury deliberated 4 3 minutes.
The automobile party was re
turning from a dance at a road
house near hpokane when the ac
cident occurred. The state placed
the responsibility on Heddle for
negligence in applying the emerg
ency brake; while counsel for the
defense declared that the blame
rested on the motorman of the
street car.
Judge Huneke. In Issuing in
structions to the jury, stated that
a verdict of guilty should be ren
dered if the jury believed the ac
cident" was due to negligence on
the part of Heddle, or the com
bined negligence of Heddle and
the street car motorman.
HI LIGHTS
E
Telegraph Wires Worried by
Electrical Phenomenon
Last Night
The northern lights ran amuck
last night, creating wild havoc
with the telegraphy on which the
press dispatches depend, and mak
ing an unusually brilliant display
In the northern skies.,. From Tirst
to last, the demonstration lasted
for the greater part of an hour.
From what Is known or believed
of the aurora borealis. it ought
not to have ventured into Oregon
at this season of the year. 1c Is a
polar "product and there hasn't
been enough winter this year to
give even any polar product a
foothold this far south. . It (s an
electrical phenomenon, though
just what makes It work 1s about
as littio understood as any other
electrical demonstration.' North
ern travelers have., asserted that
it sometimes "pops" like the dis
charge of. fireworks... bur no one
whose word Is, good at the bank
has made sneb a statement of 'at?
years. The aurora - is now - be
lieved by 'some scientists to ap
pear in periodic cycle, there beln'
a maximum about every ten years
and a double maximum about one?
in 60 years.
But fdr all thavsc(enc say
that the aurora borealis is silent
Portland Sees Aurora '
PORTLAND, Or., May 13. A
display of the aurora borealis or
northern lights, waa plainly vis
ible from here tonight, extending
entirely" across the northern sky
and flashing intermittently from
darkness into a broad white strip
or lumluous and then back again.
The display lasted about an hour.
Interruptions to telegraph wire
service at intervals during the
kventng were attributed to the in
fluence of the aurora.
SEATTLE, Wash., May 13. Se
attle was. treated to an unusual
display of northern lights' early
tonight with the skies lighted over
all this section. Early today col
ors were visible in the shooting
rajs, which Is "aid to be unii-aftl
this far south. No colors were iu
sight tonight but frequent, bril
liant flashes of white Tays lighted
the heavens at frequent Intervals.
II
BE
Information Reaches Salem
That Prineville Man
May Enter Race
Information reaches Salem that
Jay II. Upton of Prineville, who is
a member of the state senate, is
seriously considering becoming a
candidate for the Republican nom
ination for governor in the pri
mary election of next year.
Senator Upton's same is a new
one among the possibilities. Gov
ernor Olcott, it is believed will be
a candidate to succeed himself
Senator I. L. Patterson of Polk
county is almost Bure to enter the
race. Among Portland mea who
may enter the race are Mayor
George L. Baker and Col. George
) Kelty. Col. George A. White, ad
jutant general of Oregon, has
been mentioned and T. B. Kay of
Salem, former stats treasurer, and
who has been a member of several
sessions of the legislature is a
possibility.
SKVKIIAIi AUK 111 HT
RALEIGH. N. .. May 13. Sev
eral persons were, injured and
considerable property '' damage
caused by a tornado at Hosboro
and Long Branch la'.e today, uc
eord ng to reports received ' here".
Telephone lines are dawn and de
tailed reports have not. been re
ceived. .
HERE
UPTON
WOULD
nn
BORAH'S PLAN
UNDER ATTACK!
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Senators Fire
UpfJUblliy
Broadsides Into His Dis
armament Scheme
SENATOR IS HOPEFUL
Idaho Member Declares That
President Harding Has
Shown no Opposition
WASHINGTON. May If! Pres
ident Harding's attitude toward
the proposal of Senator Borah.
Republican, Idaho, for a naval
disarmament conference between
Great Britain, Japan and the
United States was brought into
question in the senate today dur
ing debate on the half billion-dollar
naval appropriation bill.
Senator Horah paid the presi
dent had not indicated auy oppo
sition during a recent conference
on the subject.
President Awaits Action.
Senator Hale. Republican,
Maine, stated that he had accom
panied Senator Poindexter to the
White House a few days ago and
gathered from what was said
there that the president thought
it was not necessary for congress
to act in the matter.
It was intimated that President
Harding might give formal er
pression of his views on the sub
ject tomorrow.
AroriMtion at Standstill
The appropriation was at a
complete standstill all day, while
broadsides were fired by advo
cates of the Borah proposal.
Senator Horah denied that his
amendment, would constitute a
"direction" to the president. He
emphasized that it merely would
be a request. "
GOOD CLOTHES AND
GEMS WIN ENTRANCE
(Continued from page 1.)
Porter was sent to watch the
movements of the man.
Porter followed him Into the
Chinese clothing store on North
Commercial street -where he at
tempted to pass a check, and
from there to Fry's drug store,
where Porter took him in charge,
and took him to the police sta
tion, In his grips and in bundles
were found a quantity of clothing
consisting of some women's and
men's wearing' apparel, and some
Jewelry. He had $200 in currency
on his person when arrested and
carried-: checks on banks tn San
Frhnclstro;"T3f Paso; -" Tex'," and.'
on the Home Trust & Savings
rempany of Dnver. Colo.
Claims" to Have Pal.
After bis arrest, the young man
who claims that he is but 20
years old, confessed to having a
pal with whom he had been as
sociated with in carrvin on
operations.
He said he wag on his way to
San Francisco from Portland und
that he had trunks on the way
there which he had checked out
yesterday. From El Pasa to Den
ver and from Denver to Portland
was the route he said he had tak
en to Oregon.
lenver Iad FoHowed
In answer to telegram sent' to
Denver asking for irormation re
garding his wifj, whose adartss
SuKntir-on gave the police, ami
also that of a friend with whom
he had worked, the reply was to
the- effect that no snch persons
had ever Mved at th addresses
given.
Further information wify un
doubtedly be forthcoming upon
the arrival of the trunks which
will be returned here.
Another Is Held.
Confronted with two negotiated ;
bad Checks, with two other al
leged bad checks in his pockets,
and telegraphic advice3 that five
others Just like them were with
the authorities' of Portland. A
young man giving the name of
WHIard Patterson was held by the
Salem police last night for an ac
counting on a number of checks.
Officer White took Patterson in
last night for cutting a corner in
the rord. sedan he was driving.
Patterson deposited a $10 cash
bond to secure his appearence in
the morning court. While this
was still being talked over. Chief
Moffit came in and at once rec
ognized the man as one for whom
inquiry had just been made from
Portland.
Examination lU-vealn lieck
A searching, examination re
vealed the fact of the alleged bad
checks. Five of these all for
12.50 each made out .to C inrad
Shields and signed by R. V.
Shields had been reported from
the State Bank of Portland. Two
of like amount, drawn on the
l'nit3d States National bank by
.Wallace Kimball in favor of Hor
ace C. Kimball. lad been passed
on Steuslo'f Brothers and Foster
& iJaker; and two others, with
the same amounts and draw.i in
the same manner, were found iu
his pockets.
Patterson claims that he was on
his way to San Francisco, to ac
cept a Job at $175 a month with
a publicity firm. He came from
Seattle, in the car which he had
purchased on a contract that
called for its remaining in Kinks
county. Washington, though he
says that he had permission from
the former owner and mortgagee
to take it out of the state in his
business. On his wayfrm Seattle,
where he had f 240 in cash, he says
that he befriended a woman who
repaid him by taking all his mon
ey. I'VLsoner llreaks Iown
Patterson, who is perhaps not
more,.; than 20. years ..old. broke
down, in his examination by the
chief and made every possible
promise of restitution. An inves
tigation of his activity in Seattb
aul all alng ih- way- fco uhm, is
bc-ing made. ......... .
Polk County Highway
Controversy js Ended
DALLAS. Or.. May 13. The
Polk county highway controversy
was definitely htttled at a meet
ing here this afternoon between
Slate Highway Commissioners K.
,. Ilootli and J. It. Yeon and the
members of the county court.
Ily the terms of the agreement
the com mission will at once re
sume work on the Salem-Dallas
highway, including a lfle within
the city limits of Dallas. The
commission is also to construct
I he west side highway along its
original route. Polk county to
pay $43,000 out of its market
toad funds to apply to scost of
grading BOiith of Monmouth to the
Henton county line and $25,000
a year out of whatever road funds
may be available on that" part of
the highway north of Ttickreall to
Holmes Gap.
Fin
E
Seamen's Union Leader De
clares Saving Not Ac
complished by Cut
WASHINGTON', May 13 The
action of the shipping board and
the ship owners iff making a 1
per cf'iit wage reduction was not
tor the purpose of saving. Andrew
Furtiseth. president or the Sea
men union, said in a letter today
to Chairman Benson of the ship
ping board. ";
Kuruseth gaVe-Yigurt-a' Intend d
to. show that thu daily saving I
euch- ship was but aiiphtly mon
than 1 cent on each dollar expend
ed in operation and declared that
an inexperienced fireman would
burn more than that sum in ex
cess in 0110 watch of four hours.
Furuftcth reiterated that the
charge that the wages and 'Con
ditions to be offered to the sea
men had been determined by the
shipping board and ship owner
prior to April 1 and that in spite
of request's by tlrs union repre
sentatives no hearing was granted
them until April 1, 1J dayg be
fore the wage agreement expired.
s
Church Membership Kas:iA
rsemarKaDie increase in
Year, Says JSfyeparcf-
FOftTLAND, May (S.--Reviml
of Interest in religion foltowtng,
an ebbing which he declared. wn
reached after the clorj of the 'war,
H now indicated, sa14;tJT3liop W.
O. Shepard of tha Portland' area
at today's. session of the board of
bishops of the Mstiio,dis EpLsgo-pat-t?huTch.
ChareTi membership
has shown a greater increase in
the-last year than has been shown
for many years 'rafore,' he said.
Bishop Shepard called attention
Also t6 -the fact that religious in-
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piuuuons asiue irom..ine. cuuxen
proper are. . jshowlng a-healthy
growth. - -
IUshop F. p. Leete ;of 'Indjin
apofis, Ind., in his report broach
ed the subject of the new problem
that has arisen in the recent mi
gratlon of the negro from the
south to the north. Bishop Rob
ert E. Jones of New Orleans com
mented on this point and dwelt
on the. importance pf steps being
taken to provide adequate edu
cational and religious care for the.
negro now that he has come to
the north, jnst as it is being de
veloped ' for the negro In the
south. .
Cooperative Plan Almost A
Unit Throughout Coun
try, Leaders Say
CHICAGO. May 13. The cene
tal offices of the American Farm
Pureau federation, under whose
leadership the national co-operative
grain marketing plan incor
porated as the United States Grain
Growers, was inauguratod, an
nounced today that organized ag
riculture was practically a unit
for the plan.
Reports of favorable action, it
was announced, have been receive
ed from farmers' organizations, in
Kansas, Iowa. Nebraska, Wash
ington and Idaho.
The Wheat Growers' associa
tion of Washington and Idaho, it
was said, has voted to Join the
United States Grain Growers, Inc.
en masse on the basis of pooling
100 percent of a crop.
The American Farm bureau al
so announce! the biggest tingle
pale since the inception ( of the
wool pool marketing department
of'the bureau. This was the sale
of 1,100,000 pounds to an eastern
mill at an average price of from
20 to 21 cents.
Miss Gush I jnst adore caviar,
don't youf .' , '
Miss Green I ierer ' heard him
except on the phonograph.
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DEFICITS ARE
HELD MENAGE
Kruttschnitt Says Increase
In Railroad Claims Are
Threatening Ownership
WAGE ISSUE DELAYED
Loss Said to Be Over Half
Million Dollars Daily
Pending Decision
WASHINGTON, May 13. De
ficits in present railroad opera
tions, and the increase in claims
against the treasury arising from
wartime government control,
"threaten the permanency of pri
vate ownership" in transportation,
Chairman Cummins of the senate
interstate commerce committee
said today during cross-examtna-tion
oC Jiilins Kruttschnitt, chair
man of the board of the Southern
Pacific in the general investiga
tion of the railroad situation.
Final Sum Hnge.
Senator Cummins said the final
sum to be taken from the govern
ment in settlement very probably
would be around $1,800,000,000.
Continuation- of deficits from
operations. Chairman Cummins
said, would also "have to be met
trojn the treasury."
Mr. Kruttschnitt said the grow
ing claims under the guarantee
arose from under-maintenance of
railroad equipment and roadbeds
under government control.
Tardiness Ih-plorrri.
Kruttschnitt said tardiness of
the railroad labor board in decid
ing the toads' application for
lower Wage scales delayed possi
ble saving.
"ltailroads are losing between
$500,000 and $C00,000 a day
while waiting for the board's de
cision on wages for common la
bor," he declared.
Pay Decrease Shown in
Large Industrial Plants
WASHINGTON. May 13. The
average decrease in pay of em
ployes In the leading Industrial
plants during the past year was
6.4 per cent according to the re
sult of a general survey of the
labor field announced tonight by
the federal reserve board.
Plants which a year ago em
ployed 1.700,000 workere, the
board declared, showed a decline
in the numbers employed of 25
rer cent. The reduction In tho.
weekly payroll was found to bi
even greater, amounting "to 29.8
per cefitr - .
v Jhe . Inquiry, covered establish
ments representing 1,303,792 em-
jrtoyes April 1, with a total week
ly payroll of $36,726,380, as com
pared with j.737, 717 employes
and a total payroll of $52,286,463
April 1. 1920.
ES
Woman Tells Officers In
Honolulu That She Col
lected no Insurance
HONOLULU, T. II., May 13.
Airs. Paul Vincent Southard, held
in jail here on. a charge of mur
dering ner fourth husband, Ed
ward Meyer, at Pocatello. Idaho,
today denied, according to the au
thorities, that sh ever collected
insurance on the deaths of her
former husbands. Chief of Detec
tives Arthur McDuffie of the Hon
olulu police department told the
correspondent that he asked the
woman for a list of her former
husbands and she gave him the
names of Robert C. Dooley, Wil
liam Mcllarrie and Meyer, omit
ting the name of Harlan Iewis
said to have been her third hus
band.
Kff-'tK Searched
A search of Mrs. Southard's ef.
fects, according to McDuffie, has
revealed an insurance application
form of a Reading insurance com
pany.
The waarden of the city-county
jail where Mrs. Southard is held
declared late today that she ap
pears cool and normal except that
the eats very little.
Authorities, have received cable
advices from Twin Falls, Idaho
to the effect that Deputy Sheriff
V. K. Ormsby, was now on his way
to Honolulu to return Mrs. South
ard to Idaho for trial. At the re
quest of Idaho officials extraordi
nary precautions have been taken
to prevent any suicidal attempts
Requisition Kignel
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13.
Deputy Sheriff V. K. Ormsby of
Twin Falls county, Idaho, an
nounced here tonight that he plan
ned to sail wjth Mrs. Ormsby for
Honolulu aboard the liner Matso-
nia scheduled to leave San Fran
cisco May IS. In Honolulu he will
seek extradition to Idaho of Mrs
P. V. Southard, under arrest there
charged with the murder of her
fourth husband, Edward Meyer, at
Pocatello.
Mrs. Ormsby. who Is also a dep
uty sheriff, is en route to San
Frar.cisco from Boise with requl
sition payers for Mrs. Southard
which have been signed by Gov.
ernor D. W. Darls of Idaho.
Big St. Bernard Dog
Saves Life of Baby
SPOKANE, Wash.. Mar IS.
ltlf.l.1l . L . ..J CA I 1
1 majui , u. mrrr-jfar-uiu oi. ner-
l nard doe Droved himself a hero
MRS
SOIIIIIffl
1
e
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 14, 1921
yesterday iiwhen be pulled .Utile
.l-u. k Kulluni. i. months old, oH
Hie street car track hern jitrt m
time to save the yc-uiignter I rom
bfinir crushed undr the wli.teis
ot 'a tpVfrta Jilng car.
As a result' he is'the idol tot'ay
or a store of children of the nit;li
borhood and a number u adults.
The dog is owned by W. H. (iaul
ke of Ibis city.
JtOl T AIUIANGEI.
NEW YOKK. May 13. Benny
Leonard world's dightweisht box
ins champion, and Kocky Kansas
of Uuffalo will meet in a l -round
bout at Harrison, N. .1., June fi.
ii was announced tonight.
(JASOMXK PIMM'S.
WALLA. WALLA, Wash.. May
13. Gasoline prices dropped two
cents today wholesalevor to 29 '.
cents. Rome of the dealers en
gaged in a price war dropped the
price to 30 cents retail.
Non-Partisan League to
Be Subject of Debate
LINCOLN. Neb.. May 13. A
series of debates will be held in
Nebraska beginning May 25 and
ending May 31 between A. G.
Townley, president of the Nation
al Nonpartisan league, and For
mer Attorney General William
Langer of North Dakota, it was
announced today at the league's
headquarters here.
OKKtJOX WOMEN' LOSK
SEATTLE, Wash., May 13.
The University of Washington
women's debating team defeated
the team of the University of Ore
gon hre tonight, arguing the af
firmative on the question that the
United States maintain a policy of
opposition to Japanese interfer
ence with Chinese sovereignity.
(iIlKH UK ATS PA HOY
BOSTON. May 13. Harry Greb
of Pittsburgh was awarded the de
cision over Jim Darcy of Port
land. Ors.. in a 10-round- fight
here tonight. The men are heavy
weights. Appropriation Approved
To Reconstruct Ruins
MEXICO CITY, May 13. An
appropriation of $50,000 for re
constructing the ruins at San
Juan de Teotihuacan has been ap
proved by President Obregon.
San Juan is the site of the two
great pyramids of Mexico, one to
the Sun and the other to the
Moon. Adjacent to these, piles is
a buried city which flourished
probably 4060 years ago. Sert'
Manuel Gamio, head of the de
partment of anthropology of th?
department of agriculture, is 14
charge pf the excavation of this
city.
It has been figured out that
Englishmen are growing round-
headed. We have noticed that 011
many occasions they are not as
long-headed as they might haye.
been. Exchange.
1
Conquered alike by Foe and Yankee
Drummer, Yusef Sits All Day and
with his Sword Hand Picks Out This:
i y J-& t 11 !r i 0 - 2 - - 1,111 It
t.-f 'n '.v- , a B
cK iQf writer hir
tdlixx to the .
Governor o Libia. (
In the days when the Algerians
were fiercely resisting Italian
dominance Ali Yusef was a rebel
chieftain of a tribe of desert
Arabs who folded their tents only
when there was a chance of tak
ing the" enemy by surprise, and
under' All's capable leadership
this was annoyingly often.
When? the .'itailani finally tri
BOOZE-CHECK
BIG PROBLEM
Medicinal Feature Causes
Difficulty for Prohibi
tion Enforcers
LEGISLATION IS NEED
Ruling of Former Attorney
General Palmer is Con
demned by Kramer
WASHINGTON, May i3. A
serious problem confronts federal
prohibition enforcement; officials
in the prevention of sales of alco
hol.' ostensibly for niediomal and
industrial purposes, wjtlch later
are diverted into illicit channels,
Prohibition Commissioner Kram
er told the house judiciary com
mittee today. ; -,'
The commissioner!, appearing at
the committoe's request to discuss
the new Volstead knti-beer bill,
HiiNGs that
ONE
YD or
TIN XJRtp OF
I Coolly
Pesy
; y -
umphed In tbis endurance icon
test and firmly established them
selves in the country, peacd'was
finally made with All by granting
him immunity from; punishment
for all his past offences, and he
was officially recognized a4 the
president o the tpwft tribunal of
hia oasis settlement. I
AU, as may be- observedVhas
d eel a red that fed eral a gen t a " Vftd
established something Uke-good -
ueveiopuig rapmiy. - r ,
Nourcv of KvH Sousltt
Mr. Kramer said the law which
Mr. .Volstead has proposed to aupi
pieiiier.t his first dry code "goes
to the source of the evils" and
makes positive and definite tho
powers of tho federal officials in .
enforcement work. Tho ruling Of
Former Attorney General Palmer
permitting prescription of beer as
a medicine had upset the bureau's.,
policy with respect to beerJdr.
Kramer said, adding that the ruU
ing had "opened the stable door
for somebody to steal the horse.""
"The Palmer opinion seems to
cover everything," the prohtbittqn.
chief continued. "Even now we
are pressed by doctors and oth
ers for our authority for limiting
permits and prescription blanks.
We need legislation for we are
being pressed to tell what right
we have to fix any limitation."
Mr. Kramer proposed legislation
which would cut off Imports and
manufacturing of whiskey entire
ly for a tlme so that consumption
would catch up with production.
He urged that exports to Canada
and Mexico should; be stopped, for
"all that foes over the border
lines finds its way back in some
fashion or other."
j Questioned on tome brew Mr.
Kramer laugmngiy saia mat tne
novelty had begun to wear off and
that the number of home brewers
was gradually diminishing.
mvm mspm
c,fex Y' MMPi'm
OF notN ONr s
Yei Fvc Pouars
Now. liifaXiwM:4M
Good Men to Corns to the
Aid 0 their w. k. Party"
since waxed fat and well-t:,
Occasionally he takes a vacation
Jaunt down to Tripoli and h
here depicted, on such a visit, .
typing a letter to the Govern
of Libia, on a portable typewTtef7
and probably telling him whaM
doesn't think of Italian rule.
assfstant is an army y.Jl9,T
worker. ' '
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