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SALEM OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING; OCTOBER 28, 1922
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CHURCHILL ELOQUENT-
FOR1 HIS1 OLD LEADER
Striking Manifesto Issued by
Former Colonial Secretary
From Sick Bed
LONDON, Oct. 7(By The
i Associated PreB)The election
I campaign 'now has reached a
' stage wher there is such a nura-
i oer oi pouucu apeecnes ana pro-.
nosncemeflts that, it is being
.al-l
fori
most a (physical impossibility
,v the newspapers either to report
or follow them, -'i'i
J: 't Herbert K. Aqaith, former
premier,1 and Winston - Spencer
' Churchill,' v colonial secretary in
the Lloyd . George .cabinet, were
i the two principal figures of at
) tentlon' today. Mr.' Asquith's ' ad-
dress was devoted chiefly to crlt
, lcising the coalition government's
; shortcomings and the new 'Bonar
Law ministry.,.;. v lly
. Strange. Situation Seen rkj
'We hare today the unusual
spectacle' of two authors of coali
tion, LloyX (George and (Bonar
Law, writing riral epitaphs to
cnre ppon its 'tomb, declare!
T t The speaker, described the . two
wings of the coalition, hitherto
in the same 'stable as now'sepa
" rated but still- neighing wistfully
: oyer: the temporary . palling sepa
i. rating them. He alluded to Reg
inald tMcKenna former chancel-.
, l3r b! tLe' cheque rand. tow di
' ' rsctor of the Londan City and
' Midland bank. as the sixth party
, in the election and declared hs
was' surprised to "find" him" en
tcry platform. v Mr. Bonar Law's
policy 'H'tu characterised : aa
? "when not tentatire, gelatinous."
C Htespects Paid . Labor r
' Referring to the labor! te manl-
; festo Mr. Asqnith said that. labor
'I on many questions, spoke almosw
with the same voice as the ?x.id-
t i erals, but- thclr ; ultimate I purpose
' ws gradual - accomplishment of
I organised tontro of enterprise.
T by the state oyer a greater pan,
I if not the whole of .the Industrial
'! , His own party. Mr Asqulth 4
1 scribed 'as "few in number
4 voices crying, in the . wilderness
i derided ' in debate and orer
1 whelmed In the division lobbies."
f ."But," he added, Vthey? fought
on ' and chaUenged any other
nartv with their record." t
f Mr Churchill Is still, confined.
to- bed in. eonseauence of an op-
x j eration for t appendicitis and, al
though recovering, he has had to
; entrust f his" eampalgn, In t .Dundee
tn. i or. Todav he Issded a
w. vv. jj.jr . , ,,41
manifesto, .considered r. In r politl
. mi V.trt'iAJi the most - breesy that
; has yet appeared, containing bit
ing phrase at the 'expense x.w
I i Conservatives who smashed the
: Coalition. NoUbl in the mam
ffp.trt Mr. Churchill's declara-
-J tion that a center party, such as
his chief. Davia woyo uwhp,
credited with tspiring ; w ,nw
is in nis opinion, wuw.
y tj.. Wm Vat Quiet
-1 1 CMr. Churchill declares himself
a Liberal and f rea trader, hut says.
hrf is willing' to cooperate wiin
t ' progressive Unionist elements It
this should be necessary u
(Continued on page
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ADIITS HE MNKED
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TRIED TO
. NEW YORK, Oct; 27 An
"Wife was made by Frederick
president of the Second National Bank; of St. Paul, Minn., in
papers on. which the appellate
today reversed a special lerm
sel fees to his.wife, Mrs. Adele
a separation. ?
- Relating the incident, which -he said occurred at the San
ta Lucia hotel in Naples; Italy, on October 8, 1921, Mr. Mont
ford stated:
J "My wife one evening became enraged because I correct
ed my child who was naughty,
ionally and, attempted to assault me. I thereupon spanked
my wife. . ... ".,.v'. . . ..
. "In jumping around and
ance .and sat dowruon the floor. Her statement that I struck
her, knocking her down, is a blamed, unvarnished lie and she
Til CUB
Reputation of Defense Wit
nesses: Bitterly Assailed ,
by Attorneys .
X SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. ; 27.;
The trial of Henry Wilkens, gar
age manager charged with having
plotted the killing of his wife in
a pre-arranged holdup, approach--ed
: Us end today with the . an
nouncement that final ' arguments
probablywill; begin Tue8day.t $
; The; prosecution devoted ?n
slderable time today to testimony
attacking , the reputation of Louis
Burkhart. a defense witness Who
testified that awhile a cellmate' in
the eoanty Jart of-rthur Castor,
the prosecution's v chief witness.
the' latter told him his confession
involving Wilkens in the death of
Mrs. Wilkens was false. '
Three -witnesses from Spokane,
Henry Walsh, claim agent of the
Washington Water Power com
pany; George Carlson, contractor,
and W. P. Greenslde, testified
that Burkhart's reputation was
bad when they knew him eight or
nine; years .ago. S On, cross, exam
ination they said that their expen
ses to San ' Francisco had J been
paid by a detective agency.
91KB
TVfe -Accused 1 of Creating
. .as r
' Disturbance at-riome ot
; Mr. and Mrs. Mount -l
6ILVERT0N! Or., . Oct. 27.--
(Special to The Statesman.)
Three young men, .. Joe. Murpny
and -Walter Sherman'. of : Oregon
City and Walter Scott of Silverton
were each charged with drunken
ness . and disorderly conduct and
fined $12.60 in the local police
coifrt Thursday afternoon,. i
r About midnight Wednesday the
men it is said went to the home
of J. K. Mount on McClalne street
and asked to speak to a man who
works In a local restaurant and
rooms at the Mount home. As Mr.
Mount was ' not at home at the
time Mrs. Mount refused them ad
mittance. It is aald the men kicked
the door, used profane language
and refused to leave the premises.
At this . time Mr. Mount who Is
employed atone of the local mill
returned to his home and demand
ed. an explanation. It is reported
that" one of the men struck Mr;
Mount. : Mr. Mount, it Is said, had
his Docket knife out; and, in the
tussel which ensued caught Mr
unrntir In the ribs, making a
small wound. Murphy was taken
to a surgeon where his wound was
dressed and he went" to the Jail
for the remainder of the night
with the other two disturbers. . I-
Pocket Billiard Champ'
Outclasses Bennie Allen
4; PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 27.
Ralph Oreenleaf of New York, na
i IaiisI nocket billiard championl
outclassed Bennie Allen ) of Kan
J . . a a
ESS City, HO., tonigni in vubii
second block of the challenger
match for the title. Play ended
wlthi the score standing Greeny
THREE
ras
leaf 810; Alien 12., ,.., ..iufcii.
wmm
Vi,
lfflP
admission that he spanked his
D. 1 Montford, formerly vice
division of the supreme court
order granting $7aO for coun
Montford who is suing him for
as be3t children wlil be occas
striking at me she lost her bal
SIK FASCIST! IE
Concerted Action on Several
Towns Begun, Says Mes
sage from Italy
LONDON, Oct. 26. (By the
Associated Press.) The Times
prints a "message from Italy"
without naming the source, say
ing: t
"The fascist! at 11:30. (Friday
night) began a concerted action
on several towns. .'.
' They are now masters of
some of the chief towns like Flor
ence, Pisa and Cremona. Com
munications between north, south,
and central Italy has been Inter
rupted." 'Everywhere InI these ? i f owna
they deposed the state authorities
and assumed command. ' It seems
there was ho' resistance and no
conflict, except In Cremona, where
sir, fascist! were shot.' Everything
is quiet In Milan.where there is
a great display of troops.There Is
no" news from other Renters."
Dr. J. H, Garnjobst Speaker
at Weekly Luncheon of
Club Yesterday
Dr. J. H. ' Garnjobst, s- Invited
guest, gave the Lions' club an en
lightening talk on radium, its dis
covery nd its uses yesterday. Its
discovery grew-out of the IsoUt
tion tf the X-rays, by Professor
Roentgen, of Berlin, in 1898. Oth
er scientists followed the tell-tale
trail that the X-ray i left through
science. Indicating something akin
to itself but bigger and more won-derfuL"-iBecquerel:of
Paris isolat
ed the Uecquerel radlo-attive rays
that bear, his name. . In 1898, the
Curies,, in Paris, found the reallj
pig thing, radium,- maing oacx iq
the jungles of hitherto' unexplored
science. - Their discovery, like the
X-rays, the Becquerel radio-active
and ; many other great things of
science, were partly . chance;
though they all worked hard
enough for what" theyT got.
iThe Lions turned In some of the
first and best reports on the Boy
Scouts drive, and,they are, to com
unue .ineir acouiwors; unui me
money is all , raised :The execu
live committee. Is to make a re
port jiext , week; on the Lions'
duty; towards the Scouts. ' r
t- Leroy fiMyers," 4 accompanied.
by Miss Genevieve Flndley," sang
a ,big". ea t song.V ."Shipmates ;of
Mine," that called' for an encore.
School Bill to Be Theme
p of Silverton Speakers
: .SILVBRTONV Ore-, Oct. 27.
(Special to The Statesman.)
William McDougal ?of vWashing
ton, D. C, ; has ..been . secured to
speak on "Compulsory: Education
Bill" at' the Silverton Methodist
church Saturday night. ,
Dudley G. 'Wooten of Seattle,
will speak on the subject of "Th4
School Monopoly Bill or the Gov.
eminent Ownership of Children!
ct the Palace theatre. October 30
Mr. Wooten Is a graduate of
Princeton university. At present
he is a member of the Washings
ton state board of higher curricu-'
II
SKQT IN GLASHES
TALniOH
Mollis
MOVE MADE
TO DISBAR
LON PARKER
Portland Attorney Accused of
Willful Deceit and Miscon
duct in Profession
Lon L. Parker, Portland attor
ney, is defendant in disbarment
proceedings instituted in the su
preme court yesterday by- the
grievance committee of the Mult
nomah Bar association. The, gen
eral charge is willful deceit and
misconduct in his profession. He
is cited to appear November 20
and show cause why he should
not he disbarred. ?
Specific instances 'mentioned in
the complaint in which Parker is
alleged to have diverted to his
own, use money of clients are: '
As attorney for Catherine J.
Stowe, $25; as attorney for 1 An
nie Doern, $180: as attorney for
Frank t Crowley, $40; as attorney
ror .Emma Roberts, $43; as at
torney for Matt T. Kady, $49. ;
After the Crowley charge -was
niade Parker is said to have plead
ed .for another chance, declaring
he had cleared' up his affairs with
the ' clients named. This was
granted and other charges were
made subsequently. ' ; 51 1
Defendant in Murder Case
Breaks Indifference in
Los Angeles Trial
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27.
Breaking her reserve and ap
parent indifference as to her fate,
Mrs. Clara Phillips, defendant Jn
the - so-called '"hammer' murder"
case today openly admonished
Mrs;' Peggy Caf fee, eye witness o
the slaying of Mrs. 'Alberta.' Mea-
ilsISI
dows young widow, ' to "tell the.lthat they bad taken her to
iruiu : as ue lormer cnorus gin
friends confronted each other in
the court room.
Story Is Sordid
'Before relating a sordid story
charging Mrs. Phillips with beat
ing the life oat of Mrs. Meadows
with" a hammer, Mrs. Caf fee re
cited the events : of a shopping
tour taken by herself and the de
fendant on July 11, the day be
fore the slaying. ' Among other
articles purchased on this - occa
sion, was a hammer, bought at a
5 and 10 cent store.
"Who bought the hammer,"
asked Charles W. Fricke, deputy
district attorney. '.
Before the witness could an
swer, Mrs. Phillips stiffened in
her chair and In a clear voice;
said:
Troth, Urged by Defendant
"Peggy, tell the truth, who
bought, the hammer?"
Mrs jCaf fee turned from the
juyy and looking at the defen
dant answered:
,V,Clara .Phillips fcought the
hammer."
On i ' cross-examination - Mrs.
Caffee admitted that she bad tes
tified falsely before the grand
jury and coroner's jury as to the
movements of " herself and ' Mrs.
Phillips on July It the day of
the slaying. ! In her former testi
mony she said they had spent
the day window shopping until
they - met Mrs. -. Meadows late in
the afternoon.
Liquor as Used
From . the witness stand today
Mrs. Caffee told of a trip to
Long Beach,, a suburb on July 12
where she said the- defendant vis
ited the apartment of two gentle
men . friends of Mr.. Caffee and
there had several - drinks of . li
quor. She said she did not tell of
this before as she wanted to keep
the names of the men out of the
case. ,
Moving Pictures Approved
; By Parent-Teacher Session
EUGENE, Ore.. Oct. 27 The
Oregon' state, convention of Parent-Teacher
associations ' today
went on record as endorsing mov
ing pictures as a great factor in
education, following a paper read
by Mrs. F; J. Kane,1 of Portland
who said that 'the movie is des
tined to supply the moral, reli
gious, intellectual and artistic
education of ''America.
RAIL SHOPS BRUX
NASHVILLE, Tenn.. Oct. 27.
Fire at the Tennessee Central
railroad shops I ntbis city tonight
destroyed the main . boiler and
tlacksmith shops, ' five engines
and thirty empty box .cars. . The
damage Is expected to "reach sev-
.eral thousand' dollars. '-
BY REPORTERS
1EI DEATH CASE
Prosecutor Says Affair is
Complex But Not Myster
ious All Attention Upon
Circus Woman.
PRETTY GIRL COMES
SUDDENLY UPON STAGE
Attorney Prefers to Go Be
fore Jury and Make Ar
rests Later
t . :
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Oct.
27. (By The Associated Press)
''The Hall-Mflls case is complex;
I but it is not a mystery.'
This was the statement -today
by Special Deputy -Attorney Gen
crll ; Wilbur . A. Mo(tt, who has
taken over for the! state the in
vestigation of the 'double murder
of. Reverend Edwarc' Wheeler Hall
and Mrs. Eleanor. JUnehardt Mills
chol; singer, on the Phillips farm
six weeks ago.
Witness fcorrotwatcd
With-an assertion by Mr. Mott
that he had found a witness to
corroborate at leas t paxt of the
story told by Mrs. Jann Gibson.
armer, who claims to "have wit
nessed the double shoot Jng and
identified two men, of the death
party, this cryptic tale constituted
the .chief , development p'X the day.
In connection with thus mention
of a corroborating witness, a flur
ry of excitement was caused by
the , appearance in. the case of a
mysterious witness a girl of 21
andxpretty, who In comrjany with
state troopers spent an hour, near
the scene of the murder. (
Whence the irirl came and
whither' she departed remained
unknown. .The troopers admitted
De
Russy .lane, leading to tjhe Phil
lips farm at the direction of Mr.
Mott . but they declined to state
the j purpose of the Journey.
- .Wander in, the Lave
They wandered up and down the
lane, which . played so big a part
in Mrs. Gibson's . graphic story of
the shooting,- never .getting out of
sight of the crabapple tree under
which the bodies were - found.
Later the troopers brought the un
identified girl back to town and
she. disappeared.
.-Mr. &fott received newspaper
men this afternoon and answered
a series of questions.
. In connection with a report that
state troopers had "been ordered
to search for an antique motor car
which. Mrs. Gibson, riding on a
.mule, in search oft corn thieves,
said she had seen in. the lane the
night of the shooting. Mr. Mott
was asked by newspaper men if
he . had any number of the car.
Car Description Vague
"t have a combination of figures
but I don't know whether it Is
right.' . he replied.
"Have . you any description of
the' car?"
. "Yes. buC it is not very defi
nite." ......
"Have you any one watching
any car in any garage in this
city?"
"If I answer that I will be tell
ing too much."
"Hare, you any information on
both the cars which Mrs. Gibson
says she saw?"
"Yes."
No Arrest Now
Asked if he intended to make
an arrest or first go before the
grand jury, Mr. Mott replied:
If my judgment prevails, the
case will go before the grand
jury."
When? ' ,uhe newspapermen
asked him.
I won't say," he replied, "and
I hope that .when it does, you
won't know it."
"Could this case be takeji be
fore the grand jury now?"
"It ! could be, yes."
"Could you get an indictment?"
"I think so."
"Then, what are. you waiting
for?"
"It is my judgment to wait."
Many. Leads Followed
"Are you following any other
lead besides that furnished by
Mrs. Gibson?" the questions con
tinned.
"I am following every lead."
, "When, in your judgment the
time comes for decisive action,
will you. order an arrest or go be-
fore the grand Jury?
"I don't know but I should be
inclined.. to . go before the grand
rjury unless something extraordin
ary develops."
; In New Jersey with an 4 eye
witness story called .creditable
what corroborating evidence is
needed?" 1.. Y . ;
( Continued from page 3 )
REPDMCAN TALKS
AT SILVERM M
HEARD BY
SILVERTON, Or., Oct 27. (Special to the Statesman)
More than 700 persons gathered at the Palace theater here
tonight to hear addresses made at the Republican rally. The
necessity of electing Ben W Olcott governor to keep the state
efficient in a business way wa3 driven strongly home by the
speakers, Charles W. Robison of Astoria, and T. B. Kay and
Walter L. Tooze, Sr., of Salem.
The mesting was declared to have been the best of po
litical nature ever held in Silverton. , Mr. , Robison made a
fiery and humorous address, driving sharply at the Democrat
ic candidate, Walter M. Pierce, and Mr. Kay turned loose his
machine-gun arguments upon the taxation clainu of Mr.
Pierce. .. ' '
Music was furnished by the Silverton band. 1 The Wil
lamette university glee club was slated to appear, but because
of weather conditions was unable to do so. v ' f
Kozer Sends 125,073 Sep
arate Parcels to All Post
offices in State
The senate chamber at the. state
house, which is now occupied by
the ' automobile registration de
partment of the secretary of
state's office, was yesterday
plied high with mail hags tilled
with application blanks for, auto
mobile license plates for 1923.
The applications, totaling 125,073
separate parcels, were mailed out
by Secretary -Kozer, going to
practically every, postoffice in the
state. .
Assuming Begins Soon
Mr. Kozer said that the assign
ing of the plates will begin about
November 4, and motor car . own
ers who desire small numbers
should get their applications Into
xhe hands ot the department be
fore that time. To 'avoid conges
tion all owners are urged to get
their applications into the secre
tary of state's office as early as
possible after receiving their
blanks.
Weight Slip . Enclosed
Some idea of the extent of the
matter mailed may be. obtained
from the fact that to Portland
alone there -was sent 39,968 sep-.
arate parcels. Albany, 1815; "As
toria, l5t; Baker, 1255; Cor?
vallls. 1971 Eugepe, 30C5; Grants
Pass, 1063; Hood Itiver, 1416;
Klamath Falls, 1862; La Grande
1301; Medford, 2076; Oregon
City, 1469, Pendleton, 1646;
Roseburg, 1310; Salem 4665;
The Dalles 1400. With the appli
cations has been ..included a
weieht . slin showing the weight
of the model or the car owned b7
the respective owners, so as to af
ford him such information as Is
necessary in determining the
weight of his vehicle, which also
determines the amount of the li
cense fee to be paid.
Registrations Increase
Thus far during the year 1823
more .than 131,500 cars. have,
been registered, . from which the
license and other fees aggregate
$3,300,000. For the year 1923,
it is estimated on the experience
of the past si years, that the
registration will be not less than
145,000 cars. The license plates
tor 1923 are made with dark blue
background and white letters and
figures, which is in marked con
trast with the colors of the plates
for the year 1922, which are
made with a yellow background
and black letters and figures.
New Complication Arises for
Silverton Candidates
for Offices
SILVERTON. Ore., Oct. 26.
(Special to-: The Statesman.) It
is now reported that the names of
the candidates for the Silverton
city office nominated at the pri
mary election are to appear on
the official' ballot for the general
election to be held November 7,
However, another complication
row arises) in that no general elec
tion notice has been given in the
city although notices of the gen
eral election for the city of Salem
have been; posted - around Silver-ton
EIECTIDOTIGES
HOT PRINTED
HUNDREDS
ig
Death of Rector and Woman
Said Clear Case of Mur
der and Suicide '
.HAVRE. Mont., Oct. 27.--JCo
inquest ,Into . deaths of .'the .Rev
Leonard J. Christler, rector , of St.
Mark's Episcopal church, and Mrs.
Margaret Carleton, member of his
congregation, win; be held unless
relatives demand, as' it Is a clear
case of murder and suicide. Cor
oner James Holland. Jr.; announc
ed tonight, after investigation of
the shooting early today, r -'
7 Wle's 'Story Believed1
The authorities declared : them
selves convinced- that the story as
told by the widow ot the clergy
man was true.' . Mrs.1 Christler had
said' that the shooting was done
in the hall of the Christler home;
whlle: she was onry a short dis
tance away. On opening the door
of the hall after bearing two shots
she claimed' to have found - the
dead bodies.1 i v -
No Letters Found '
Dr. D. S. Mackenzie,, one of , the
first persons present in the house'
after the shooting, told officials
that. he unclasped a revolver from
Mrs. Carleton's hand.' her" finger
still holding the trigger. , ''."
'Investigation of effects of the
deceased, failed to . disclose any
correspondence which might 'have
explained the tragedy.
Judge Stephen A. Lowell Op
poses Measure in Mc-.
Minnvili Speech
McMINNVILLE, Or., Oct. 27.
Can it be that the antiprivate and
parochial 'school bill is sponsored
by persons who are opposed to all
religion, and who consider, all re
ligion as mere superstition? Was
one of the questions ..asked by
Judge JStephen a; Lowell of Pen
dleton in an address here. tonight
on the measure that is to be tot
ed on by the people of the state
on November 7.
Judge Lowell, Protestant and
well knowd as a Mason for ; 25
years, averred that the sponsors,
if not opposed to all religion, are
thrusting solely at the Catholic
church. The speaker declared that
a person's religious faith is us
ually a matter of his bringing-up.
Baptist Leader Presides '
Enactment of the measure, de
clared Judge Lowell, would not
only turn God-rfearing families of
the east away from1 Oregon," but
also would keep capital out of the
state.
Judge Lowell spoke under the
auspices of the Protestant and
Non-eectarian Schools Committee.
President Riley, of MeMJnnviHe
college, a Baptist Institution, pre
sided. ' - ,-UsX ' . i
Judge Lowell said in part:
"This is not a compulsory, edu
cation bill. .We already have that
on our statutes, and have had It
for 17 years. This is a measure
to prohibit the . maintenance ot
private schools within the state-
No finesse of language will dl
guise that fact, '
Famed Institutions In Danaer
"Can anyone tell me what harm
the old Portland academy, or the
many . other kindred ynstltutlona
SCHOOILj.
SI
W. fl P1EI1GE
Eestimate; Place Attendance
;.at .J Democratic Rally I In
Armory Last Nightv a
OverTwoThousand.
TAXATION IS AGAIN
THEME OF SPEECH
Candidate 'Declares Hew
Faces Will Appear In ;
..State House Offices ..
' More than; two thousand people,
according. to the custodian of the
armory, .attended ' the Pleree-for
governor meeting1, at' the 'armory
last night. , All .the seats on the .
main floor and In , the ' galleries '
trera Oiled; and almost air of . the
standing room was occupied, there '' ;
being '400 .standing in the gallery
lone,' according to the custodian's
estimate. ,? ' ' ' 1 '.
- Candidate Walter I. Tierce was
In good voice and. In good humor
and In deadly, earnest as he ad
dressed the crowd. Pierce Is a
good speaker. He hag a fund of
humor that shows strongly every
now and 'then,' and , he has an
agile, well-stored mind that' has
covered the whole field ot Oregon,
polities. - If he said things that
not everybody agrees' with, that Is
a ' personal matter", but? he eaya
themreflL'rV.---,- y--- .-.
S. S. George,, democratto candi
date tor state superintendent ot
schools, and Mrs. Louise ' Weber
of Colorado,? also spoke.
Auto Cost ltappcd
Mr. Pierce ald, In part:
1 'IThat - state-owned automoy ics .
and. trucks are costing tLe pjjle
anywhere from H 0,000 a year,
and that it is an extravagance thot
wilt be at . to , the . bone, If h ,U
elected governor, was the decJara
tlon of Mr. Pierce. .! . . . ,
Saya He Cm Save Bloney I
'I ajn, asked to put-my finger ,
on items by which I can reduci. ,
taxes," he said; ., ''and for on .
thing, I will say that I can savi
the people Of the "t state 4 verj
large sum by stopping-the waste
ot public funds In: the use of state- .
owned automobiles for pleasure,
purposes. I have In my possession
a list of 435 state-owned automo
biles and truck. On this list are
big motor cars. Including Cadil
lacs, Win tons, Hudsons, Buicks,
Dodges and . all other brands of
machines. " . .
"It is common knowledge that
these publicly owned automobiles
are used by State employes to go
on fishing trips and outing trips
to' the seacoasL . I addressed, a
meeting at Silverton the other day
aid outside of - the building tn
whlch'I spoke was a big staie
owned motor car, which 1 was in
formed; was med to bring1 a steno-
grapher representing my oppon
ents to make stenographic . re
port of my. address. I pause to
inquire' It by any stretch of the
imagination or official rulings the
use of this automobile was for. the
of ficlal business of, the tate.
, Expenditure. Called Waste
"I am told by experts that auto-.
mobiles and .trucks In public use
by persons who have no personal
interest In them are very costly to
maintain. I have estimates' that
there la a waste of public money in
the operation of these 436 state-
owned cars of not less than 1300,-
000 or $400,000 a year. I'm,
however, more-conservative, and
I will put the total expense of the
touring cars and trucks to the
state at anywhere from $184,000
to $250,000 a year. . When' gov
ernor,; 1 4. will cut this expense to-,.,
the' .hone and submit to my op
IonenU'that'here t veryTdni r,
it item In which t can save pubtlS " '
money,.. UTO.V; HAH
Kire Oficiala Put New One In
"'Thaye but one object, and iiaU
is to ' give ' this ? sUte a- cleah.
straightforward administration.
and see that every activity ot the
state Is administered 4 with' effM
ciency and economy. By the stand-"
a rd of efficiency alone I will he '
guided in making all state ap
pointments. Unquestionably there
(Continued onpags I)
;: THE WEATHER
OREGON:.. Saturday generally
fair.
. Local Weather
Maximum temperature, ES.
Minimum temperature, 46. '
River, half foot below nomkl
level rising.
HalnfaU, .66 Inch. . ;
Atmosphere,, partially cloudy.
.Wind, south, . , , ,
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