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SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 15, 1922
PRICE:MTVE CSNT3
UISKER AVERS
BOOZE TO STAY
H
Opinion of Former Acting Attorney-General
Frierson
Ignored Schlesinger Ad
vice Preferred.
PROHIBITION LEADERS
PREPARE TO GET BUSY
Upshaw of. Georgia Propos-
ea to. Meet, Condition With
Amendment to Law "
S BOATS
' WASHINGTON June 14
Shipping of liquor on shipping
board teasels at sea, will bo con-i
ttnued Chairman LaBker reiterate
d tonight; until, ft separate de-
ciston has beeii jrenderied" holding1
fcuth 'practice Illegal' under- the
, prohibition law and; until "be
have beeft convinced yt Its Illegal'
ity.";: ' ' -rr' '
, ' Mr. Lasker maintained
throughout the' day the poenlon
talcen by him" In his . letter-" to"
Adolphua Bnsch ' III, vice presi-
dent; of -the'- Anheuser;" Busch
. Brewery" cdmpany,'StJ 'Louis, de
eplte indication" that It would be
made the subject' of Jattak In
congress" and by-dry ' brgahira-
vtlonf.-:-v:":i?v'':'-;: ",""s
" Former Opinion Dry!
Officials' of 'the 'department of
- Justice refused, tie comment bar the
situation; .but in some Quartets
attention was called to" an opinion
on fflethefe which war rendered
-by fprmer' ' Acting Attotney-Gehi
eral Friereon in" 1820, Mr. Fner
, son held" that the. national' prob
bltlotf'act " was effective upon
ship flying the Anierlcair flag
wheYeer they might b" - ' "f
According: to oign1 government
'officials? a" decision of ail attorney
gonei'al remains , the .official In"
terpretatiori of a law- unfit it has
been'revbked by court declaton'or
" by sUpereedins opinion;" fur
thermore' they' added iucTI opfh
lori 'aTwa'ys atands' unless rqttes
. tot a review comes from the same
. depart went" or agency" which or
.iglhalfr requested the ruling. ' '
laaker State Defense '
,- Mr. Leaker's stand as to liquor
-pales - on" board American vessels
was 'takeuv he-- Informed: Mr:
Busch, on the authority of an
. opinion rendered by :. General
Counsel Schlesinger of the ship
ping board.' ' -I r." -V"-
, Chairman Lasker declared he
would not ask the department of
" Justice tor a new opinion, being
. entirely satfsfled 'with that ren
'y dered by Mrr Schlesinger.
While there was no Indication
tonight that' there would be any
- more by an 'executive department
" in the matter, 'at the capltol the
. Busch - Lasker , correspondence
: provoked considerable discussion
i among prohibition leaders, com
.) inr'as it did on the heels of the
. attack yesterday on the board by
Representative' Gallivan, Demo
, j crat,"Mass'achusetts, to'f permit
; ting-the sale of liquor on Ameri-
Upshaw Propose Amendment
RepreaentatiTe Upshaw," Demo
crat. Georgia, was the ', first to
announce, publicly today that he
snip inuuaj dim proTiamg iuai no
should be used by such operators
on whose ships liquor Is sold. .
A' leading western representa
tive had announced that he would
offer . the same amendment ana
friends of the bill said it seemed
- certain the Issue would "have to
be met unless the bill was report-
ed by the rules committee with a
stipulation that none. but mer
chant marine committee amend
ments would be considered. -
" Bold Prophecy Made
' ' There vaa talk 1 , tonight that
. : such an1 amendment would be con
sidered' before the 'committee pro
: bably tomorrow, although Its de
feat there was predicted.
One ardent prohibitionist
went so tar as to express the
' opinion that "by next summer A
., law will be enacted prohibiting
the landing in the United States
. of foreign ships on which liquor
selling Is permitted."' '
Borclt Makes Reply
The statement that A. D. Las
ker, chairman of the United States
shipping board "misunderstood
ind . therefore assailed" .'the no-
tive of 'Adolphus Bnsch HI and
his' father; August Busch.'.'presi
. ; dent of Anheuser-Busch' company,
announced In writing to Pcesldent
. tiaxamB. regaramg ine saie oi ii-
; quor aboard ' the v Steamship
; ueore wasuiugion, . snipping
V board vessel, and the violation of
'the prohibition ext. is embodied
(Continued on page S)
MISSIM GATTLEMAW
OF SHEDD
IN CALIFORNIA CITY
. A. Dickson, nationally known Jersey breeder of Shedd,
Linn county, who disappeared mysteriously from his home a
few days ago after deeding all his property to his wife, has
been traced to Davis, Calif., a small place between San Fran
cisco and Sacramento. While he is not believed to be diractly
in Davis it is thought he is in that vicinity and hi3 family is
to an extent relieved in this belief. .
Dickson's family and acquaintancesare puzzled at his sud
den leaving,-and it is attributed to possible ill health due to
overwork, and also it is feared that he may have become
slightly affected mentally.
Mrs. Dickson did not know that her husband had deeded
the property ;;to her until he had left. He sent her a message
through Professor Whitney of the University of Oregon
who"nvhe met on a train 'and with whom he traveled from
Woodburn to Eugene. 1 !
1 pickson is between 30 and 40 years old. His wife, two
children and his "mother live on the farm near Shedd.
U"ll K
W'; 1--' ' ri-J i I
Sharp Djvisipn of Opinion in
Oregon, May Keep Ofic
v': iaf from Parley '
t i". "t.-.-. : .-i- : -
Indications are that the Oregon
public sefrVfce commission win" not
be'fepresentea at' the conference
of Paglflc coast utility-eomBils-ffiona
tit Bin, Pranelsco on Jane' 19,
called by the CiliroThla railroad
commission to dlscTiS8 the pend
ing unmerger of thef Southern Pa
cifks and Central Pacific fines or
dered by rtr United States" su
prerhe court.' r ; - ,
;;. ... dj 8harp. " f ;
; : A sharp division of opinion on
the questl6n3l1i' OVegdn and indl
catfoni that It is dereloping a see
ti6naf ' controversy are the reasons
Ofrt' Oregbif ' tiay1 tot be , repre-sented"4'1;-'
tyK ' ' ;
; ' Commercial bodies from nearly
all the' Important western Oregon
cities' hane ' seht ' communications
to 'the Or ego tv commissi on urging
that influences be set' to work to
forestall the timnerger. 1
Slany Points Biny.
Among these are' the 'commer
cial or other eivlo-organizations
of - McMinnrille, Independence,
Newterg, Springfield. Med ford,
Ashland," Roseburg, Grants Pass,
and In addition many personal
letters. ,
On the other hand a cumber of
communications have been re
ceded taking-, the other side of
the question.
Ship Subsidy Bill to Be
- Takeh up Coming Week
; WASHINGTON. June 14. Re
publican leaders announced to
night that the administrations
ship subsidy bill, introduced to
day, would be taken uo by the
house next week, . provided the
merchant marine committee to
which It was referred, is able to
report It by Saturday night. -'.
The measure is expected to be
reported' by almost a " straight
party vote. With one possible ex
ception. Democratic committee
men declared they would vote
against it and file a minority re
port. - s
Never Alone" Famed Picture by
Slain French Artist,. Exhibited
in Original at Department Store
By WILL CARVER '
Do not miss viewing Herbert De
Mareau's ' deservedly famous
painting during the remaining
seven days of Us stay In this city.
It has been said that" the best
things of life are often the least
expensive. This Is especially true
in the Salem showing of Mareau's
terrible indictment of war.
The artist,' himself a soldier,
who later fell on Flanders' field,
had no pity for humanity's frail
ties when he limned his last work,
"Never Alone." ' . '
Oix the large canvas a deserted
field Is portrayed. A single figure
is In the foreground. This Is a
young French poilu who has fal
len In his ' "rendezvous with
death." The face' is. distorted by
the awful pain' of the last suffer
ing. With unrestrained emphasis
the artist gives a. revelation of all
of war's' horrors in this lone sol
dier's last struggle.
'' In. the background a blood red
sun Is setting behind, the low. flung
bills. Thj3 bills are mantled by
BELIEVED
'A . . f
To Work and Live for Ban
ner American Ideal Says
Justice iMcCourt
"WJe are neglecting our busi
ness when we neglect the govern
ment" Said Justice John McCourt
last night In addressing the -audience
at the Flag day program in
Willson park.-- "You cannot take
a drink of water without touching
the government.
Ritualistic Service Held
"Mere willingness to sacrifice
your life in a time "of national
peril Is not enough: To praise the
flag and what It stands for is not
enough but we must work for it
and lire for It."
The Flag day ritualistic service
of the Elks lodge under whose di
rection the program ' was given,
preceded the address by Judge
McCourt. Robin Day gave a brief
history of the flag and J. A. Ben
jamin gave the "Tribute to the
Flag."
Mrs. Hinges Sings
The "Star Spangled Banner"
was sung by Mrs. Hallle Parrish
Hinges, accompanied by the Salem
jCherrian band. Mrs. Hinges' voice,
considered especially suited to an
outdoor program, was especially
pleasing last night. "
The band opened and closed the
evening's program "with patriotic
selections. ' v
The Elks marched in a body
from the Elks temple to the park.
Eugene Guardsmen Leave
for Camp Lewis Training
EUGENE, Or., June 14. Be
tween 123 and .130 national
guardsmen of this elty entrained
tonight for Camp Lewis, Wash.,
where during the next two weeks
tbey will engage in their annual
maneuvers and training. Com
pany C and battalion headquar
ters company of the 162nd infan
try are located here. v '
Major William G. White (, com
manding the First battalion, has
his headquarters in this city. He
and his staff will accompany the
two companies to camp.
pall-like clouds of smoke from the
passing.battle lines. y; v -
But there Is comfort and prom
ise also in the portrayal.
Another figure is in the middle
foreground. It is that of the1 Car
penter of Nazareth, standing with
uplifted arms Over the sacrifice to
the greed and hatred Of humanity.
There Is a peculiar effect from
a first glimpse of the painting,
when the observer has received
the full effects of the terrible
idea inspired by the figure in the
foreground, the gaze is caught by
the figure of the compassionate
Christ. This, according to exhibi
tors or the picture, has been com
mented upon by many persons who
have visited the exhibition.
"."Never Alone" as shown in Sa
leem Is the original canvass on its
only tour of America. It is at the
Worth & Gray ' department store
and the showing on the ' second
floor of the store will continue a n
til Friday, June 23. No admission
is charged, every Salem adult and
child being urged to - view the
the work.
TO U S FLAG
SHRINE FROLIC
National Capital Selected
for 1923 Council Mc
Candless of Honolulu is
New Potentate.
SAN FRANCISCO SEES
COLORFUL PARADES
Imperial Party Accompanies
Aloha Patrol on Voyage
to Hawaii
SAN FRANCISCO. June 14
Washington n f woa A
-' v v. : tvacu s,u
day by the imperial council of the
order of the Mystic Shrine for its
next meeting place.
The conncil also re-elected two
trustee3 for the Shriner hosDitals
for crippled children. They were
W. Freeland endrick of Philadel
phia and Dr. Oscar M. Landstrum
of Helena, Mont.
Parade Welcomes McCandless
A human river of color, even
more barbarically gay under the
glow of electricity than by day
light, flowed through the streets
of San FranHxro tnnipht tha
Shrlners welcome to the election
of James S. McCandless of Hono
lulu as imperial potentate of the'
order."
. w ..wHua mu. . . . m v a
trols Pressed in the bright hued
oriental garb tnat has become the
most familiar part of downtown
San Francisco scenery the last few
days, briskly marched their way
through banked masses of spec
tators to highly American music
and American songs.
MUU Is Outer Guam -Most
of the bands and patrols
were out of town today while the
imperial ' council went through
part of its business, electing im
perial officers and hearing com
mittee reports. There was only
one contest, three men being in
the race for grand outer guard,
tho Inwnst rune nf the ladder that'
leads from this point without fur
ther struggle to the rank of im
perial potentate.
Earl Mills of Za-Ga Zig temple
nf rwa Mnlnpit. won the honor over
John Fouche of'Alhambra temple,
Chattanooga, Tenn., and E. J.
Scooffover f Murat temple, In
dianapolis. Milts was chosen on
the first ballot and the election
then was made unanimous.
Drove and Howell Renamed
Conrad V. Dykman of Kismet
temple, Brooklyn, N. Y., succeed
ed McCandless as imperial deputy
potentate. The two officers who
have handled the business admin
istration of the Shrine for many
years, were re-elected. They were
William S. Brown of Syria tem
ple, Pittsburgh,, Pa., and Benja
min W. Rowell of Aleppo temple,
Boston, imperial treasurer and
imperial recorder, respectively.
Other imperial officers were ad
vanced one' grade.
The report of the board or trus
ts tit the Shrlners hospitals for
crippled children oecupled'most of
the rest of the day. Tomorrow
applications for new temples will
be considered. Many imperial
representatives said that probably
only a few, it any, of the nine
cities applying, would receive
charters.
Oakland Is Host
Nearly half of the patrols and
bands were guests of Oakland to
day, parading through the streets
there and being -taken on sight
seeing tours.
Most of the others went to the
automobile races at San Cartas
where they gave fancy drills. To
morrow all the patrols will Join
In giving a drill exhibition at the
Golden Gate Park stadium.
Tomorrow night there will be
a parade of a different type, a
historical pageant with a series
of floats portraying the part
played by Masons in tae leading
events of history.
Mrs. McCandlesa Honored
Mrs. James S. McCandless, wife
of the new imperial potentate,
was the guest of honor today at
a reception given by Mrs. Ira W
Coburn, wife of Islam's Illustrate
potentate. -
Friday the imperial party, ac
companied by " Aloha patrol and
chanters of Honolulu and many
other members of the Shrine from
all parts of the country will sail
for Honolulu on the steamer Mat
Bonla and H- V. Alexander, which
have been chartered for the voy
age."'' ;
New 'Head Speaks
In his speech after election to
day Imperial Potentate' McCand-
(Continued on page 3)
SALEM GIRL
AGAIN WINS
C7P TROPHY
Almack History Award Be
. comes Permanent Possession
of Salem High School
The Oregon history silver tro
phy will become the permanent
posession of the Salem high school
according to word received here
yesterday from the judges of the
"Know Oregon First" essay con
test, which announces the award
of the loving cup to Miss Marjo
rie Melllnger of the local school.
Miss Mellinger has entered for
three consecutive years and her
sessays have won the cup each
year.
"Pioneer Stories" was the title
of the essay with which the talent
ed local writer won the 1921 con
test. It recorded the struggle of a
family of pioneers which settled
in southern Oregon near Rose
burg. Mits Mellinger" Is one of the
most successful of the younger
writers of the city. Besides a
large collection of Indian -legends
which she has written, many of
her stories have been featured in
school publications the Clarion
Annual which was published this
week, featuring one of her stories.
The'cup which vwas given by
Professor Almack of the Univer
sity of Oregon is one of the most
beautiful of the trophies in the
Salem high collection and is
highly prized by the local stu
dents. Professor Almack is using
material collected from the essays
entered in the contest, from all
over the state iu compiling his
torical data of early Oregon.
ATTEMPT MADE
TO GET SLAYER
FROM OFFICERS
LANSING, Mich., June 14.
A second attempt by a num
ber of Jackson citizens to seize
George Strati b, alleged con
fessed' slayer of Miss Alice
MaUett, a Jackson welfare
worker, was frustrated here
tonight by state and local po
lice. JACKSON, Mich,, June 14,
A score of automobiles left
Jackson about 11 o'clock to
night for Mason, carrying
men'and some women who de
clared their intention was to
seize George Stanb, who is al
leged to have confessed to the
slaying of Miss Alice MaUett
last Thursday night. It was
generally believed Straub was
in the Ingham county jail at
Mason, instead of Lansing.
Becker) Found Guilty
and is Fined $200
J. J. Becker, Woodbnrn youth.
was yesterday found guilty of sim
ple assault in a verdict returned
by a jury in department No. 1,
circuit court. Judge George G.
Bingham Imposed a sentence of
1200. The fine was paid.
Becker was recently Indicted on
a charge of assault wit' ha dan
gerous weapon.4 He was alleged to
have attacked Warren Hicks, also
of Woodbnrn. brandishing a knife
after Hicks had struck him in a
dance hall .brawl.
County officials said last night
that Hicks had been arrested on
a charge of possessing liquor and
that he will probably plead in jus
tice court within a few days.
Salem Musicians Heard
By Radio Last Night
Salem musicians were included
in a radio concert given last night
in the Oregonian Radio tower. A
number of local receiving sets
were tuned up to Tecelve the con
cert which is reported to have
ccme in unusually welL Of spe
cial interest were the number by
the girls' chorus of Polytechnic
school which' has been trained by
Miss Minetta Magers.
Frederick L. Boynton sang a
nutaber of solos which were said
by Salem listeners to have been
unusually good. A trio composed
of Hilda Amsler, soprano, C. R.
Munston, tenor anj Leon Jennl
son, baritone, gave a number of
selections. Miss Ruth Bedford,
pianist; Miss Minnie Scheller
Dlckman. soprano and Miss Myr
tle Knowland were among the
Salem persons heard last night by
local radio fane
A large group listened at the
F. S. Barton home on Capitol
street.
THE WEATHER
Fair,
POLK COUNTY ROAB
mm.
1 IS READY
FOR BRIMS
Portland to Make Grand Sa
laam Upon Entrance of
Salemites Into City
Lee Gilbert and Harry Love of
the committee on caravan for the
Cherrlan trip to Portland Friday.
June 23, to participate in the
Portland, , Rose festival, made a
trip to Portland yesterday and
held a conference with the Rose
Festival officials, where all ar
rangements were made for the
arrival snd stay in Portland.
Gilbert reports that they were
given a fine reception by the fes
tival officials, who are delighted
that Salem is to be represnted on
such a scale. William M. Merry
is general manager, and In brief
outlined the following program:
Rosarians Meet CherriaM
The Cherrian caravan to arrive
at the city limits of Portland at
10 o'clock Friday, morning, there
to be met by the full organization
of the Rosarians in automobiles.
They will be accompanied by the
motorcycle corps of the Portland
police, who will lead the caravan
into Portland and parade through
the principal streets.
The motorcycle police will hold
up all travel to allow the Cher
rians the right of way on their
triumphal tour of Portland. They
will then be taken to the Imper
ial hotel, headquarters of the
Cherrians for the day, and the
automobiles to a local garage, to
be supplied by the Rose Festival
committee;
Nothing Left Out ,
The Cherrians and their ladles
will be entertained at luncheon
by the Rosarians, probably at the
Commercial club grill.
Mt. Merry asked Mr. Gilbert to
say to the Cherrians that the
Rcse festival this year is going to
be in a class by. itself, and that
every effort will be put forth to
tnake the visit of the Salem Cher
rians espec'ally pleasant. They
bave been assigned to class B in
the parade, cities under 50,000
population, and are assured of a
good position. They were par
ticularly gratified at news of Sa
lem's unique projected float.
57 ClUes Accept
Already 57 cities have accept
ed the invitation to take part and
to furnish floats or march or
both.
The acceptances include Seat
tle, Victoria, B. C. and Pasadena.
PICTURE OF
WHEW! 0, PAPA
MONROE, La., June 14.
Five children were born to.
Mrs. Wiliiard Prestdge, wife
of a faitner of the old Fiord
neighborhood, 60 miles north
east of Monroe, according to
word received here today. Five
years ago she became the
mother of triplets.
Cash Bonus Proposal is
Presented by MacNider
WASHINGTON, June 14. The
proposal of Senator Ladd, Repub
lican.. North Dakota, for payment
of the soldiers' bonus in cash
from profits of banks, was eub
mitted today by Hanford MacNi
der, head of the American legion
with a request for an expression
of ! opinion. In his letter to the
legion commander. Senator Ladd
said it would, be a saving to tax
payers, and he promised to ex
plain his plan fb the senate very
shortly.
BUILDING ACCEPTED
PENDLETON, Ore.. June 14.
Tfye west wing of the Eastern
Oregon state hospital which has
been completed at a cost of $145.
OOO'was today inspected and ac
cepted by the state with Secretary
or State Sam A. Kozer present.
AIRMAN EOO.m
The policy of the state highway commission relative' to
the West Side highway in Polk county, notf tied up as a re
sult of a recent circuit court decree by Judge Percy R.' Kelly,
is to rush the work to completion this year if possible.
The difficulty arises over the decree Hhat market road
money cannot be used on a state highway. R. A. Booth of
Eugene, chairman' of the state highway commission, in a
statement here yesterday, intimated that ther case would be
appealed to the supreme court. The decree, if upheld, will
bring about a serious handicap to the highway commission
in all parts of the state, for the reason that a large part of
the state highway system is made up of market roads. Should
the commission's paving program on' the West Side highway
in Polk county be held up the commisjion will improve with
rock all the important parts of the highway that must tta
used for traffic so that the road may be used throughout
the season. . .
Mr. Jfooth said relative to , the commission's policy on
ine roaa unaer controversy:
THIRTY HIPS JT
Tourist Registration Increas
ing Daily, Official Re
. cords, Indicate
More than 30 camps were
pitched in the Salem auto, camp
grounds last night; of which were
14 tourists who had been there
before yesterday.
Some of the travelers found
friends in Salem and in a few
cases decided to remain for a
longer time. ' ' ' '
The registration last night had
reached serial 384 on Superinten
dent Albert's books. This Indi
cates only the number of cars that
have remained in the park for at
leasee night. f Visitors are not
counted.
Those registering yesterday
were Mr. and Mrs. B: D. Proctor,
Long Beach. Cal.: Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. McGufre, Walla Walla; A.
M. Hart, Tulare, Cal.; S. T. John
son, Pnyallup; Mr. and Mrs. C
Collen, Mehama; Mr. and Mrs.
V. W. Haselton. Mr.,and Mra. WT
G. McLean, Portland; Mr. and
Mrs. L. T. unts, Bonners Ferry,
Idaho; Mr." and Mrs. R. T. Yoker,
Puyallup; A. E. Harbord, Port
land; H. Stuttaford, Terrace,
Wash.;. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Bul
mer, Cedro Wooley, Wash.; W.
J. Robinson, A. Fisher, Baker;
Mr. and Mrs. John Burns, Los
Angeles; Mr. and Mrs. J. Trager,
Denver; Mr- and Mrs. W. A. Ross,
Puyallup, Wash.; Mrs. C. H. Fen
ton, Chewelah, Wash.; Mr. and
Mrs. E. M. Schutt, Heppner; Mr.
and Mrs. T. C. Jackson, Marsh-
field. 1
SLOAT RECEIV
TACOHA POLICIMCER
C. A. Sloat, Linn county school teacher, will probably be
brought to Salem within the next three days to face charges '
of assault with intent' to commit rape upon two little Salem
girls, accqrding to reports from Albany.
District Attorney John H; Carson and his force are giving ,
much time to the case so as to be prepared for immediate,
procedure should the Linn county authorities decide to bus- .
pend filing of Albany charges as Sloat fces more serious,
aaccusation in Marion county. : 5
Absolute confirmation of Sloat's past record was estab
lished last night by Chief of Police Moffitt who identified a1
photograph from Tacoma, Wash., police headquarters as that
of Sloat. A letter in answer to Chief Moffitt'a inquiry made
several days ago throws new light upon the Tacoraa case.
The letter follows?
"Confirming our telegram of
this date, enclosed find our pho
to ..No. 2507 of the 'above named
whose description " is on the re
reverse side of same.
Employed as Jfotormaj) -"Beg
to advise you that he was
arrested on July 5, 1918 by De
tective Cliff Osborne and ; Dave
Patterson of this department and
at that time was employed as a
motorman on one of i . Tacoma
Railway. & Power company's cars
"He was positively identified
by a 9-year-old girl, as the man
who had on the day previous,
picked her up on h's bicycle and
taken her to- the vicinity of the,
city pumping station. Which is lo
cated on the outskirts of South
Tacoma, and . ther made a suc
cessful assault upon her. prior
to his arrest we had received nu
merous similar eomplalatg from
that" locality. ' '
"Information wag filed direct
"In the matter of the Improve
ment of that part of the west Side
highway la Polk county, the com.
mission Is nor only, unanimously
of the opinion that It should be
hurried to completion as soon as
posslblo, but, is -anxious' that It
may be done this season that
full account of the Improvement
of the Pacific highway, both east
and west, may be Included in the
commission's annual report that
the : law requires to" be made to
the governor not: later than the
30th of November. ' .
County Relations Harmonious
"It" is' extremefy unfortunate
that "the controversy baa been so
lonr. continued and to some ex
tent atlll exlata. 4 This controver
sy, however, is not between the
highway commission and the
county, ai represented by the
court, but' has been due to the
desire of some of the citizens In
certain sections of the county to
change the location of that , for
inerly adopted under an agree
ment with the people of the coun
ty, an in tblf way led to the long
legal controversy. The matter ot
been determined by Judge Kelly'i
location, .however, having ' now
decision, which he saya has th
fmV force as the supreme
court's It apears to be a reason
able supposition that further ef
fort to restrain the building ot
the road Is not apt to continue.
' Hindrance Arise '
"For the moment, however,
there Is one hindrance on account ,
ot Judge 'Kelly'i decision that ;
market money cannot be used on '
a state htghwfty. This not only
hinders the - road program in
Polk county; but In various conn- '
ties of the state. A prominent 1
case in point' Is Lane county
where' the citizens voted a $2
000,000 ' bond issue' but did not
provide any' part of the bond1- la-
sue for doing the work legally re
quired by the county on the Pa--ciftc
highway but appropriated It ,
to roads mostly lateral to the Pa-
(Continued on page 2)
In the superior court of Pierce
county against' him - on ;July 9,
1908. In consideration for his "
widowed mother, he was ' only ,
sentenced to serve six months in"
the Pierce county Jail on July 23,
id 18 on entering a plea ot guil
ty. .. '-y "i-. 's-;? -i'-' -
"Without . knowledge of this 1
department until th's date, Sloat
was released on probation on'
September , 118,; by Probation
Judge Healy."
The lettlr Is dated June 13
and Is signed by H. D. Dyment.
chief of police, Tacoma, Wash.
..J tay Got Long Sentence.
r Should Sloat be found guHty
ot the charges filed against' him :
he will be subject to a sentence
of from five years to life.' Sur-;
gical measures provided by law
have been halted .by proceed in y i
now pending? 'n, Oregon coir,
Such surgical measures es sieti.i-.
(Continued on page 2.)
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