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I CACUXATIOM ' iftrtrt for Jbm. 1922 Mundr only . i. 692 ' lily a4 BnUr' 551 A?r far U BMBtbg o4ug J 11(22 . Hiwlir onl? ..."..!?, 682 nd SbmUj -. 64 J4 u ?i -' . XX TR1 CTTT or S1XX3C i m la .. Maria aad Flk Oaaatias Nwlr nrrjbJy raada The Oregon Statesman TOE HOME KCWSTATE 80, SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 19, 1922 PRICE: FIVE CENTS HOLD-UP AND MAN DEFENSE ASKS RULINGS OF BONUS BOARD HELD FINAL WHO SHOT ANDREWS : MAY BE INSANE TO EOOEST BY SUPREME COURT i ft Iiv iaiNEEi 11 ASKS LEiOOT RIPS TARIFF LAWS IRE TIE TO PREPAHE CASE GOVERNORS .Jr I One Eastern Line Announces Agreement. with Men Mi nus Union Entanglements. Few Roads Defiant DISPUTED RULES ARE , PLACED BEFORE BOARD Many Lines Refuse to Install Strikers Over Men Now Employed in Shops' CHICAGO, -July 18.--With E. arable, president f the main tenance of way union, asserting that he did not expect hit men to leave their 'work, conferences looking toward a peaceful settle ment of the shopmen's strike con tinned today . . Anncuacement by the Pennsyl vania railroad that a mutually satisfactory .wage agreement, .had been reached, with Its shopmen was considered by some Tallroad and union leaden to have a clar Ifyine effect en the entire situa tion, inasmuch as the Pennsylvan ia has insisted on dealing directly with its own men. i c; .s-;-j. :;' !i Settlement Held Near; . Mr.Urabli- issued a atatement tonight asserting that "the path in n earlv, adjustment Is open o far as the 400,600 members of his vrganltatlon are concerned. wrvr4nr to, his conference with President Harding Jast weekj Mr, Grablesafd he had received, as- n ranee ..that Chairman 4 Cummins of the senate interstate commerce committee expected to aoldieariy 1 hearings on disputed points of the labor ptOTlslona ol the transport tioxi aci, Sarticnlarly wUh refer ence to the llrlng "wag principle, The basis for the guidance of ' the board In tha present aet is to aet a Just and reasonable wage Mr Arable' statement aald. He 9 aid b interpreted t phrase to mean a wag which would.per tott a worker ."living and rearing m tmmw according to modest standards of health and decency and employes- In b grades abova Mnim -.dirrereauaist i aklll. haaard and responsibility Dlwmted Itnlea Issne! i M r, Qrable said he advised the Wrd of orders sent to his gener. at chairmen to open negotiations ik. kaIi rMnacttva , roads .im mediately J I regarding ; I disputed rules, working conditions and wages and to submit the case to t hnaH if anr agreement was , not renorted. . i i ! " Tha first of I these disputes came before the board today, be inr that of the Chicago. Milwau kee ud St. Paul road. The car rler get aside the 30-day clause in existing agreeraenta tor the filing of a dispute and Mr. Gr able ob tained the board's -promise ior early hearings on this and similar .cases, many of wWch will be con aolidated. Mr. Grable's" statement said that he expected to advise his membership throughout the Unit ed . States of today's action ana added that he felt "that with the Dledre of the board for prompt hearings and action on these lm port ant matters, the path to an early adjustment 1 open." He Teauested that future decisions on wage -disputes, favorable to the men. he made retroactive to July , 1 when ; the wage cut authorized ttv the ; labor board became ei . tective. , -wt - . ' . Few Roads Blamed Asked concerning his opinion o th general' railroad situation Mr. Qrable said that a peaceful settlement of the . shopmen : strike was being held up by a few roaCs who were unwilling to ai low TSturntng employes their sen lority rights. v . The railroads are standing firm on their ultimatum to the strik ers that unless they returned to work by crtain dates all of whleh nave now expired. They! must tart in again as new employes. They stand for t reward to the men . who stood by the carriers during the strike and are tupport ed In their stand by ( proclama tions Issued by the labor board. On the other hand,! President I). M. Jewell and, his striking men have asserted that any settlement must be predicted on a full restor atlon of. seniority rights to the returning strikers. i Troop In Readiness Thl.. the roads contend, mean that when the capacity of a shop Is reached, the men wbo replaced the tinkers and helped the road! .through an emergency,' lose theiif .joDs.wwie the strikers stay. i, (Continued on page z.) Is the man who' mysteriously shot and severely wounded! Dr. A. R. Andrews at a late ater held up and robbed S. B. at Fourteenth and Chemeketa in, the man know as Robert the state hospital Monday and tured? This is the question which swer since the two crimes were of each other Monday night and In both casus the man who shot Andrews and who held ud Mr. Lainson answers; the description of Richardson who escaped from the state hospital. If it la Rich ardson then it la advisable for every Salem resident to put forth everyi effort in apprehending 'the man before he has used his nickel plated gun in killing some per son. ; i Volunteer Patient Richardson, a volunteer patient at the hospital, Us -described as being 22 years of age, height 5 feet 6 inches, weight 120 pounds. ight hair, , gray suit, brown shoes and gray cap. He was discharged from the army , In March Of this year after having served several months . sentence on a military court martial for being a deserter. He came to Oregon from Long Beach and asked for admission at the state . hospital. U . was stated at the hospital yesterday, that while the man showed no criminal tendencies it is quite possible that such could develop. , The man who shot Dr. Andrews Monday night did so without warning and as far as is know uttered no words during the scuf fle before he fire the shot. He is In the act j ot stealing two horses from the Andrews barn when Andrews drove into the sta ble . : Not Concerned Over 3foney .The. man who held. up Lainson did not appear to be greatly con cerned over thai matter of getting the 43 in money but was more coj) cerned In handling the nickel pla ted gun which he used. Mr. Lain son stated to the police following the holdup that the' mans actions were so strange, that Lainson felt a any moment as though the other was going to kill him. Both cases were os such a na ture and the mans actions such as to cause the authorities to think they were, committed by an In sane person. Same Gun Used In both cases a nickel plated gun of small calibre was used. . Richardson was seen by child ren In , a barn, a seventeen in ana Asylum avenues yesterday after noon at 1:30 clock. ..The child ren ran Into the house and told their mother who, later called the police. When the latter arrived the man had made his escape through a reac door and disap peared Into the berry bushes. People Asked to Help The police i and sheriffs office re putting forth every effort; to effect the capture of Richardson In the hopes that he will be pre vented from committing any other crime should It , be proven posi tively he Is the same person who perpetrated the crimes during the past 24 hours. Every person who sees such a man Is urged to call the police or sheriffs office at once. Campfire Girls Flee For Lives Before Flames l . . , .;,;. , SEATTLE, Wash., July 18j Two hundred and twenty-five campfire girls were forced to flee for their lives late this afternoon before a forest fire that swept down on therr summer camp on Vashon island in Puget sound. The young refugees were hur ried aboard a steamer for Seattle while, In answer to long distance calls for help, Mayor Edwin ! J. Brown ordered the fireboat Sao qualmle to proceed to the island at once, f At an early hour tonight the fire was reported to have reached the outer edge of " the camp. France Purchases Heavy at Wool Auction Sale LONDON. Juiy 18, A large number of buyers attended the opening of the fifth series of wool auction sales today. There were 18,020 bales offered. Competi tion jras strong and prices were firm. Compared with the clos ing of the sales most grades were unchanged to five per cent dearer. That-home trade, and France bought freely, there was a fair de mand from Belgium and all the offerings were practically cleared. hour Monday night, and who! Lainson, 1625 Court street, i streets early yesterday morn-; Richardson who escaped from j who has not yet been can- the police are trying to an-! committed within two hours , Tuesday morning. ' JUDGES READY I FOR ELECTION j CONTEST SUIT - ; Whether Voter. May Rdjister in One Precinct and Vote in Other to be Settled Twj legal points whether a voter may register in one pre cinct end subsequently cast his ballot in another, and whether a voter may re-register on election day were argued here this morn ing oefore Judges Percy Kelly and George Bingham . in the Marion county circuit court by attorneys representing' Charles Halt, pri mary eieetion contestant, and Gov ernor Olcott, contestee. a mo tion to strike, contending that these two p oints should be elftn lnated from the Hall complaint, was filed by attorneys for Mr. Ol cott yesterday. The Hall faction holds that a number of voters changed their registration at the polls and vot ed for Governor Olcott and con tends that these should be elimin ated from the Olcott count. At torneys for . the governor Insist that a voter may re-register at the polls If he so ejects, and that those registered in one precinct may vote In another. , Bonesteele. Motor, Company to Occupy New Home in November Work is to be begun within the 'next two weeks, on the big new tJonesteeie Motor company garage and salesroom on South Commercial street. It is to be pressed forward as speedily as possible, and tr.e owners expect to be able to occupy It not late than November. ine ouiiamg oy su teei1. 's to occupy parts of lots 5 and 0 block 37, south of the Mill creek bridge, on the east side of Com mercial street. The property was bought some time ago, with the Intention of making it into a model automobile plant. The plan 9, just made, public, show that the company, has considered artis tic quality as well as utility, and the new plant will be a distinct addition to the city's business en terprises. It will be built mostly of mono lithic concrete, though some brick and terra cotta will, be used. It is, to have a full basement, which will serve, as (Warehousing space for the company's own cars, and the wain floor, which contains the general working department A gas, oil and air station will oc cupy part or tne rront; with a fine show room for the display of cars, good office rooms, a large and complete parts department, and the shop occupying the whole rear of the building. The base ment will be reached by a ramp or sloping driveway. There be ing no- alley in the rear of the property, there is a driveway and parkway throuch the building, from the Commercial street front H. O. Cart, of Salem, has been awarded the contract for the building. It '.s one of the big gest contracts of the year, in Sa lem; the new Schenck apartment house, and the Episcopal church building, being about the only ones of somewhat similar site. and the King's Products factory and the Portland Railway. Light & Power company plant being about the only ones noticeably larger. Mr. Bonesteele announces that he will continue to handle the Dode cars, exclusively, though he will have more room and better f aellltif s for service, and can car- ry a larger stock on band. IBoN Clara Phillips, in Jail, Has Surgeon Visit Her Cell to Discuss Case Limb Bruises Held Important MENTAL CONDITION OF WOMAN UNDER PROBE District Attorney Declares He is Ready to Proceed . with Prosecution LOS ANGELES, July 1.8. At torney for Mrs. Clara Phillips, indicted for the murder of Mrs. Alberta Meadow?, had a long con sultation with their client at the Los Angeles county jail then sent for a surgeon. The latter j was with the prisoner for nearly an hour, after which the attorneys announced that "a thorough phy sical examination" ',had ' been made. A. F. Mac Donald, senior coun sel, added to this that the ex amination had been made chiefly for the purpose of ascertaining the character and scratches upon Mrs. Phillips' limbs. These, H Is alleged, were inflicted by Mrs. Meadows while she was struggling with Mrs; Phillips at the time her life was beaten out with blows from a hammer last Wednesday. "The position of these marks may prove to be very material In the cate," Mac Donald said. He declined to state anything fur ther about what course the de fense would (take, except to re mark that no examination of Mrs. Phillips as to her mental condition had been made by his direction. Earlier in the day an alienist who examined the defen dant tor the district attorney's of fice reported, that he found. her to be "not legally insane." The defense attorneys said they would require "a consider able time" for consultation before they would f-Tve any indication of which Mrs. Phillips' side of the case would be, or permit her to answer questions concerning it. W. C. Doran. deputy district at torney, said late today that the prosecution's case rras, "com plete" and 4he only work being done was to set the evidence in shape for presentation to a jury. The defendant was. arraigned this morning and next Thursday sft as th time for pleading. plav wm Big Oowd Hears Band Fol lowing Swimming Stunts and Short Addresses What is believed to be the largest crowd to attend any Sa lem band concert this season, heard the formal opening concert at the new municipal playgrounds Tuesday night. The band gave an exceptionally well selected pro gram, and the singing of Mrs. Hallie Parrish Hinges made a great hit. Preceding the band concert, a fancy diving exhibition was put on at the swimming pool, led by Julian Burroughs, former Salem high school star and now one of the athletic leaders at O. A. C. With the assistance of Frank Ba ker, Lyle Shepherd and A. Kelly, and with a dozen other younger lads following, they staged a fine exhibition. A group of ten girls also presented a fine diving and Ewimming stunt. The flag raising, the oath of allegiance to the flag, and the singing of ''The Red. White and Blue" brought the program up to the band section. Walter Wlnslow gave the great crowd a brief story of the estab lishing of the park, giving prop er credit to the various civic or ganizations that had helped to put It over, and especially compli menting Fred Erixon, the Kiwa nis chairman, as the indefatigu able and responsible head of the whole movement. The crowd gave hearty applause to this gen erous and deserved tribute. It should bei definitely "under stood that Willson park, the oid e&tabtistved home of ; the band concerts of Salem, is to have the concerts hereafter; the one pro gram was given at the municipal (Continued on page I) CONCERT OPENS President Proposes that Men Shall Return to Work in Order that-Problems May Go to Arbitration FULL SUPPORT ASKED AS CRISIS APPROACHES Governor Olcott, Among Oth er Executives, Receives Washington Message WASHINGTON. July 18. Gov ernors of 28 coal producing states were called upon in telegrams seut them late today by President Harding to "second" his invitation to miners and operators to resume coal production and to give them "assurance of maintained order and the protection of lawful en deavor." The telegrams went to the gov ernors of the following states: Governors Kilby, Alabama;; McRae, Arkansas; Shoup, Colora do; Hardwick, Georgia; Small. Il linois; McCray, Indiana; Kendall. Iowa; Allen. Kansas; Morrow, Kentucky; Ritchie, Maryland; Groesbeck, Michigan; Hyde. Mis souri; Dixon, Montana; Mechem, New Mexico; Morrison. North Car olina; N'estos, North Dakota; Dav is, Ohio; Robertson, Oklahoma; Olcott, Oregon; Sproul. Pennsyl vania; McMaster. South Dakota; Taylor, Tennessee; Neff. Texas; Mabey, Utah; Trinkle. Virginia; Morgan, West Virginia and Car rey Wyoming. ! Full Support Asked The president he said he wish ed to convey to the governors the assurance of the "prompt and full support of the federal government whenever and wherever you find your agencies of law and order in adequate to meet the situation. He added: "Our present duty is to guar antee security in all law ful operations for that pro duction and distribution demand ed by the necessities of the Amer ican people." The step has become necessary, the president added, iti the name of common welfare and the fed eral government pledges every as sistance at its command. Telegram is Brief The text of the president's tel egram follows: "The proposal of the fedoral government to the United Mine Workers and the various coal op erators, whose mines are under suspension, to submit all ques tions in dispute to a national coal commission for arbitration, has been declined. The mine work ers declined as a body. The ma jority of the bituminous operators pledged unqualified acceptance. The anthracite operators filed un conditional acceptance. A minor ity of the bituminous operators accepted the principle of arbitra tion but made specifications which could not be considered. "I had proposed that the oper ators and mine workers in dis pute should immediately resume coal production under the wage scales and working conditions which prevailed at the time of the strike on last April a; that every question in dispute should go to a national commission to be composed of three representatives of the mine workers, three repre sentatives of the operators and 5 representatives of the American people. It was proposed to make the commission the final author ity of all disputes until next March, and meanwhile the com mission was to inaugurate a searching inquiry into every phase of the coal industry in order to recommend the way to maintain understanding between workmen and employers, to promote steady employment and insure a contin uous and helpful supply. Operators Are Scored "The failure to secure the ac ceptance of this proposal for a voluntary adjustment left me, no other course but to Invite the mine operators to return to their mines and resume their work. "I trust you will find it con Elstent to second this invitation, if you have not already done so, with the invitation to all min ers and operators to resume their work. This Invitation should be accompanied by such assurance of maintained order and the protec tion of lawful ' endeavor -as will give assurance to everybody con cerned. I want to convey to you in this message the assurance of the prompt and full support of (Continued on page 2.) OFFICERS ARE ATTACKED BY ARMED THUGS Inquest Over Bodies of Sher iff Killed in Battle at Wells burg is Started WELLSBURG. W. Va., July IS. The inquest into the deaths of Sheriff H. H. Duvall and three other men killed in the attack on the CliTton mine, near Clifton vllle yesterday, wa adjourned late today until Friday, when it became evident there was some confusion in the mind of a for. eign witness who was testifying throtigh an interpreter. Deputy sheriffs who took part in the fight were other witnesses. George Caldwell, a prominent Wellsburg businessman, testified that the invaders rushed down the hill firing and yelling as they ran, and drove the deputies to cover. They were subjected, he said, to a heavy fire from the tent colony. He detailed the fight around the tipple, saying that the mob charged the deputies three times before they finally were driven off. Hugh J. Radcliffe. another deputy, startled the jury by de claring that he had seen six men dead during the fight. The of ficial account of the dead so far is Sheriff Duvall and three of the attacking party. Another witness was J. C. Edwards, mine super intendent, who said that the wounded had been taken from the mine and given first aid at a farm. W. S. Kilkens, prosecuting at torney of Brooke county, said to night that as 6on as the inquest is completed the evidence would be laid before a special grand jury and If indictments were found the accused would be brought to trial within a month. PI ANSWER CALL 500 Clerks, Stenos and Pen Wielders Go to Rescue of Berry Growers Today Calls for more than 2000 berry pickers came in to the Salem Commercial club, Tuesday. In re sponse to the offer of the Salem Business Men's League o close all the stores for Wednesday and overy body to g out to the fields to pick berries to help save the cop. Practically every :tore in Sa lem is to be closed, tight, all d? today. As far as possible, the store forces are making it a com bined business and picni.v day: they will go en masse to their" allotted berry fields, and after doing their work will have their own picnic dinners. They are o gather at the Commercial club at 5 o'clock this morning, ready for the day's service. Some of the farmers come in with their own cars; some of the employers and some of the employes fur nish cars; and the whole army of volunteer pickers will be trans ported to their jobs, In the cool, early morning. What part of the suffering ber ry crop can be salvaged from the picker-less fields and the brazen skies can not be known until the returns are all in. It was esti mated at the Commercial club, Tuesday, that 400 to 500 pickers might go out on this community offer; it Is feared that this will not be enough to save the crops -but It will help a lot, and eV- ery little helps. Two prizes are being offered for these volunteer pickers. One is a $7 gold fountain pen, by Radcliffe & Waring, to the boy or girl picking the largest amount of berries today. The yard owr er will have to attest to the rec ord, which Is to be submitted by 5 o'clock tonight. The other prize Is a $10 pen. by Harry 3, LovtV for the sweepstakes record of ber ries picked for today, by any per son, no sge or sex limitations. These prises will be awarded Sat urday evening; they are now on exhibit at the Love Jewelry store. BERRY HERS The World war veterans' state aid commission, rather than Sts appraisers, shall determine the loau value of the property on which state loans to ex-service men aru based, according to a de cision handed down by the su pieme court yesterday. Inciden tally Edwin SteVns Woodford, respondent in the ras appealed to the high ciiitrt by the bonus commission will receive the JldOO loan offered him by the commis sion, instead of the $2170 (-75 per cent of the $290.s at which he commission's appraisers had val ued his property. I The appraisement by the ap praisers is merely advisory in character and not binding upon the commission. The members of the comniissi&n are the final Judg" es, the supreme court held. Judxe) Are Heviersd The case was first brought In the Marion court to compel the commission to pay $2170 three- fourths of the value as decided by the appraisers. The commis bion already had approved the ap plication of Woodford but had declined to loan upon the prop erty any greater amount than $1000. A writ of maadamusj was issued to compel tne commission to pay. The commission demur red, but the demurrer was over ruled. In its decision today the high ccurt reversed Judges Bingham and Kelly, and remanded the case with directions to sustain the de murrer. i The theory upon which the writ of mandamus was issued. Justice Rand points out in his opinion, was that the appraisers, and not the commission, were the final judges of the value of the prop erty and that, In absence of fraud, their appraisement was binding upon the commission. Appraisers Not Upheld: "With this theory, he j adds, "we cannot agree. In the absence of some statutory direction, indi cating that such was the jintent of the legislature (that apprais ers appointed by, answerable to, and removable at the pleasure of the commission should have the power to override the judigment of the commission on so import ant a question as this thils does not seem to us to be a fair con struction to be placed upon the act. As there was no allegation in the writ of bad faith or abuse of discretion by the commission, or that the commission wasi acting beyond its powers, and as man damus will not He to control the discretion of. the commission while acting within. its authorized pow ers, the demurrer should have been sustained." Other Opinions ltrturnel It is reasonable to presume, the opinion Insists, thatf If the legislature had intended khe ap praisement of the appraisers should be final and binding upon the commission, the statute would have contained some provision to that effect. "It Is obvious." it says, that the legislature Intended that the ultimate determination of the question of the value of the property offered as security, should be placed upon the com mission." ! Mob Takes Negro; from Sheriff After Murder - . ; . j . ' ORLANDO, Fla., July! 18. A mob of about 50 men met Sheriff Farmer of Osceola county at Lake Jennie Jewell, near this city, to night and ordered him, toi give up Q. L. Scott, a negro, arrested here today charged with assisting Os car Mack. Kissimee negrot who killed two white men In thit city last Sunday evening, to elade the authorities. Scott, after ieing roughly handled, but not serious ly hurt, was turned back to the sheriff. It was at first reported the mob had seized the negro. Mack, and lynched him: Streetcar Tickets Put on Sale at Full Price For the first tie lit several years street car tickets- are be ing offered for sale by the local street railway. They were put on sale Tuesday morning. iThere Is Is no nrfce reduction, the only difference being in the matter of making change. WEATHER Wednesday warm. for; continued Senator Says Slash in Rates Due to Effort to Have Re publicans Support Sched ule on Cotton Products. REPUBLICAN BREAK IS MATURE OF SESSIONS Lenroot Offers' Amendment to Proposed Tariff Which is Adopted by One Vote WASHINGTON, July ig.A charge by Senator Lenroot, Re publican. Wisconsin that the at tempt to slash rates In the agri cultural schedule has been used In an effort to keep Republican sen ators Jn line on rates In "the cot ton schedule of the nendlnr tar iff bill, enlivened senate debate today on that measure. Senator Lenroot took to task Lsome of his colleagues for what ne termed "blindly following" the finance committer majority on rates iu the bill, urging that they form "Independent judgment." Sens tor Lenroot, who has been leading Republican opposition to many of the rates In the cotton section had Just lost the fight to cut the committee duty on knit cotton underwear from 50 per cent ad valorem to 40 per cent ad valorem. The tote was 29 to 2, with Btven Republicans IJorah, Idaho; Capper Kansas; Jones Washington; Kellogg, Mlnneaota; Lenroot, Sterling, South Dakota J and Willis, Ohio voting for the lower rate. Threats Are Concealed After his charge about the threats. Senator Lenroot offered a second amendment to make the rate IS per cent and that was1' an. proved, 2S to 27 with 11 Itepub- "vu oupporung 11. The fOUf Republican , votes' rained on thii roll call were cast , by Senator! Ldd. North Dakota; Nelson Minnesota; Norbeck. South D Kota, and Rawson, Iowa, ' This was the only case In which the committee waa orer turncd today; but on all Items except handkerchiefs . and muf flers, substantial reductions la the original rates were proposed by the committee majority. The auty on underwear 9 . ahjo waa a revision of the original recommendation. but Senator Lenroot argued that the proposed increase of iQ per cent over the present rste was unjustified ai the duty now In force practically was prohibitive. Break Is Charged V "Last week," said Senator Len. root, "there ws very considerable break on this (the Republican) side hi the beginning of the con sideration of the cotton schedules and the committee was defeated in a number or instances. : Im mediately word went around the Republican aide of this chamber that there would be retaliation If that were continued; that If these cotton rates were to be disturbed and if the committee, were not blind with reference to them, the agricultural schedule would suf fer when this bill comes to the senate." : t Autoists Warned' to i Signal When Making Turn That many autoists who drive cars in the city fall to comply with the' traffic laws by signal ing soon enough before making a turn,, is the statement made yes terday by Chief of Police Moffitt in announcing that the1 police would be instructed - to make ar rests in cases where , the drivers failed to give proper" warning of making a turn. . The drivers have become care less in complying with this law and many rear-end collisions have occurred during the past few weeks. Flies to Pass as Admission to Theatre SIOUX FALLS, S. D., July. 18. The manager of a local theater has offered as his contribution to the "swat the fly" campaign to admit to the coming 'Saturday matinee every. child who presents 50 swatted flies at the box of fice. :': - . wiLKEiisox is coxfiiuied; WASHINGTON. July 18. The nomination . of James - K. Wllker son to be federal Judge for the northern Illinois district, succeed ing former Judge Land is, was eon firmed late today by the senate,