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4. , Fk 5Tour , Want" Ad should be in sundays stateRman, Results &rfc almost : sure and 'cost is small. , . : . '- - . . , ' ' ' - . . " ii y r i "v. 'v . . ... l i II 11 - 'T''i-v " VI J m II ..... II. SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR . ; , ' SA; qRGO -. H PRICE frlVE CENTS '7 i ii i : If 11 i 4 n ' f I- i - j- ! Pi--j1 rr. ; n jl fASin Selected' By-President CcfblifjQ& tO' Prosecute Oil I Pftto Wft Hnol .Urne Doheny Counsel FJIcADOO'SiNAME LINKED ' WITH OIL. COMPANIES Chief Executive Decides! Not to Retain Texas Attorney for Government Work WASHINGTON; Feb? 1. Wil liam G. McAdoo, . candidate for the; Democratic, nomination - for president, and' Thomas W. Greg ory, the Democrat selected by President Coolidge to aasist In the prosecutioa ot the oil lftise cases, have had employment as counsel for oil interests, Edward L. Do- heny, California oil magnate, tes tified today before the senate in vestigating committee. . Mr. Do heny said he personally: had re tained McAdoo after his retire ment as secretary of the treasury; that he thought his company had paid him "all toW" about $250,- 000 in, fees and that he now pays him a retainer of $50,000 a year Ilia company and a half dozen other oil companies employed Mr Gregory after he quit as attorney general, Mr. Dobeny stated, for the purpose of appearing before President Wilson or the state de partment In connection with Mex4 can oil matters. His company's I share of the fee piid was $2,000, 1 he said. , ' Others Employed ; Testimony also was given that companies In which Mr. Doheny has an Interest had given employ- iaf caomet in tn, . wob . .. . . . . . Til , J 1 I lfruT:r V iaJ'; ,il 0"lc' tarj of the Interior,; and Lindley M. Garrison, former secretary of war. r. tane was assistant w . the president: of the Pan-Ameri can Petroleum : and Transport company, Mr. Doheny sai Id while Mr. Garrisoa was associated with ihe New: York ' banking firm of Blair: L Co. -S " rf'.'S 1 -I .The committee also was told by Mr.. Doheny that he had advanced $5,000 to Ieo" J. Stack' of Color ado, who told him he wanted the money for George Creel,' chairman of the company on public infor mation during "the war.4 who was cav -n n. nectioi with 'efforts to r prevent the leasing of the naval reserves! r-..KiT.-j0fo : .. .ZnMiiM. tm w. ln ; M .i hi n Mr c..J o l.tn t iMM uIt., nm m from Secreury, Daniels. , . Placed to the officer that appli- Iteed. Request Granted cation has been made to the secre tF!,inr rlatln tii the em- tary of state but the license plates ninvmM f , fnrmr TietnocraHc rft.iaia T,v oil inicnxii wax brought: out in response to in quiries by. Chairman Lenroot as a result; of a demand made in the senate yesterday by Senator Reed of Missouri, who. also Is a candi date for the Democratic presiden tlal nomination. t . ; Mr. Reed Insisted that the com mittee riva Mr. Doheny a search ing examination aa to whether he had paid any money to men while acrvine as niiblic bfficfals or af- terwards. " j v. ' ' ' i i Mr. Doheny declared ' that he h,r nnt ifs(nMul mv anmt tn any public official other than the $100,000 which he has testified he loaned Albert B. Fall, then see- retary of the interior,; November 30. 1921. nearly a year before his firm obtained the lease for Call - fornla naval reserve No. '1, ! .which! 18 ifrom that official if they de tbe government nbw seeks to an-1 "ire to operate the car between the nul alons with that to the Teapot Dome reserve cranted to the Sin- clair Interests by Mr. Fall. - - Will. Not Bo Prosecutor As a result of the testimony of I make application direct to the sec Mr. Doheny that Mr. Gregory was retary of state and await the ?e- employed by a number of oiliceipt of the permanent plates from companies and that he has been counsel for the Island. Oil 1 com .(Continued oh page 2) LTHE WEATHER OrtEGON: .. Occasional rain Saturday) strog Southwesterly winds, : i . ' ; ' V 1X)CAL WEATHER (fridy)! Maximum temperature, -64. Minimum tt4nperature, 44. Rlyer, 10.2 teet; rising. " Rainfall, .OS Inch. Atmosphere, cloudy, ' Wind,' southwest. - .11 I II tlf -TffcT-"-! I GROUNDHOG IS NOT LlkELY TOJ MAKE SHADOW Weather Sor Cloudy That Storied Ahiinal la Expected ' to Stay Out for Awhile Ground bog, woodchuck or Candlemass day promises to come in this morning with prospects of "u car,y spring, ior accoraiug the DODuiar BUDerstmon. it the m an early spring, for according to tle an,maI see3 h,s own snadow "von arising ne Decomes ingnien ed and crawls back into his hole for another six weeks sleep, con fident that winter has not yet passed. If he' fails to see his Bhadow, the little fellow will remain which in all probability he will, out and though a chilly wind and a I drenching rain might discourage a?y oth,?r ?rpht. Mr Ground IlUg Will I1UI gl) UiCIl 1I11U llltS ground but romp around in order to be wide awake and greet the arrival of spring. Based upon tlfe assumption that the only likeness of himself that will be seen is his .reflection in a puddle of water, which does not lend itself to the supposition that this can be called a 'shadow, it is generallr believed that Mr. Ground V ont aBd mat spnas he early tnis year, though tne preaicuon may not maienauze I BE PUT OH CARS Instructions to Watch Mo torists Carefully Sent Out By Mr, Kozer Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state, yesterday sent a general communication to the sheriffs of jthe counties, chiefs of police and inio nt h Aaro nTW, th. -. inArM -a recorders of the respective cities them that the department was now w. w0 , . 0 up in the issuing of iriotor vehicle ary 31st was and will continue to Le ,iceB8e8 fdraU motor vehl cles, motorcycles, chauffeurs, op erators and dealers in motor vehi cles on the day of the receipt of rhe ,pplicatlo e3tcept ln tho8e cases where by reason of some de fect or correction to be made ln the application it becames neces sary to return them to the appli cant i 'This notice is given to the off! cers to Inform them officially so that they may govern themselves accordingly in the enforcement of me provisions oi me moior veni I . r . m it . . .A I their respective casion for any motor vehicle own er attempting to operate his car without having a 924 license, ex cept in those cases where positive and affirmative evidence can be have not yet been received by rea n of some delay in the mails or some correction to be made in the application. Of the 166,000 motor vehicles Ii censed in Oregon in 1923, applica Hons have been filed with the see retary of state up to this time, for about 110,000. This represents 20,000 more licenses issued in 1924 than in the year 1923 during the same period. Many motor ve hide owners do not take their cars out of storage unUl lateP In the year, but as these cars come out the owners will secure licenses for them before operating on -the streets or highways. Where ap plication has not been made up to this time, motor vehlele owners 1 should submit their applications through the sheriffs of the respec 1 counties and secure temporary period of submitting application for license and the receipt of the permanent plates from the secre I tary of state. Otherwise they: can his office I Lane County Rancher Is Acquitted of Charges . EtJG EKE, Ore., Feb. 1. Ncls Berkrem aged rancher living near I Cape Heceta, was acquitted by Jury 1 ntBe circuit court here th! afternoon on the charge of aiding and, hiding the three robberf-of the ; Lane county state . and sav lings bank at Florence in Decem ber. Berkrem is the . third - rancher tried this week on this, charge, Charles Blazier ; having been found guilty and John C. Herring I having been acquitted. H I BANDtttGftABS WAHIiEt FROKV MSSENGEi Purse Wth'AU it ContaiiTed, $5BS,OO0 in Cancelled Checks Recovered DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 1. A bandit stepped out of an alley in the heart of the downtown busi ness district today, thrust a shiny gun into the ribs of Leslie Wil liams, 19 years, old messenger of the Iowa National bank, grabbed the wallet he' carried and sped away In an automobile. The wal- et and all its contents were found this afternoon by police. The wallet contained I56&000 In cancelled checks. T Robinson ,D, Day, Countv Chairman for Contests, Makes Statement With $350 in state prizes, and the Frank T. -Wrightman fund prise of $50 for the best essays by th school children of the county, interest in the American legion essay contest upon the subject. 'Peace Time Patriotism" is in creasing, according to Robin D. Day, attorney who has been named chairman for the Marion county contests. Mr. Day is prominent in legion activities and is Chef la Gare, or president, of the Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, Ihe special order of the American le gion. Though be is not married. Mr. Day speaks from the broad point of view when he says: "It is in our children and our hcildren's children' that the fu ture welfare of our country ex- sts. We of the present genera tion must soon doff the mantle of government, and the child, who is now the student In the school, muist take the wheel which guides the! ship of state. The seeds of imported discontent, born of a un ion of anarchist and Bolshevism can only be suppressed by the pa triotism of our loyal citizenship and that citizenship of the future is now the children of the public schools. "Give these children every in centive that is within our power that they may make a study of these subjects pertaining to the patriotic duty of every American the love of country and its flag to study its needs and its well being," Mr. Day continued. "Ev ery child that writes an article relative to a patriotic duty makes a study of the subject and there fore becomes inspired, with the need that all who love this land must be on the alert, against the incipid poison-of the soviet of the honeyed words of an agitator, and see that there is not weakened one cord that binds together in har mony these great United States. "We have but to look for ex ample at the condition of the countries of Europe today to see what may be brought to a people by a lack of faith in a govern ment; to see what was once a pros perous and contented country ot a few years ago now rnled by riot. Such is the result of the lack of patriotism in both those who rule and those who are rul ed." " n FRIDAY IN WASHINGTON The house adopted the Walsh resolution calling for annulment of oil leases. A drastic Immigration bill was reported by the house immigratioa committee. Henry Ford's Muscle Shoals of fer was reported to the house by its military eommiltee. Senator Oddle Republican, Ne vada, expressed dissatisfaction' at what be described as "failure" of Director llines to "clean house" in the Veterans bureau, i . The senate, oil committee was informed by its own physicians that Albert B. Fall is able to ap pear and' summoned him for. to morrow. - : Secretary Mellon informed Rep resentative . Garner,. Democrat, Texas, that the' Democratic -tax plan would cauce a greater loss to the government k than the Melloa plan. s . The White House indicated that the selection ot Thomas W. 'Greg ory as oil counsel might be can celled aa a result of E. L. Doheny SSIl CONTEST IBS WIHSOH FIGHTS ; CLOSE RANGE War Time President Gath ers Back Remnant of Vi talityFriends and Phy sicians Only Hope "I'M BROKEN MACHINE" SAYS FORMER LEADER Supreme Crisis Expected at Any Moment By Dr. Gray son and Other Doctors WASHINGTON; Feb. 1. Wood- row Wilson is fighting against death at close quarters. With a tenacity born of the 'old indomitable spirit that carried him through so many desperate battles n the momentous day of his ser vice in the White House, he clung to life tonight after those about him had all but abandoned hope of his recovery. j By nightfall' he had snatched back a little strength that had ebfc ed away in the earlier hours, but his condition. remained grave and the watchers at his bedside real-l ized how insignificant a turn for the "worse, it would take, ti sntiff oht the flickering flame of his earthly being. As the evening hours passed the broken remnant of his vitality reached the stage in whieh both friends and physicians were pow erless to do more than hope lor the best. No one knew what mo ment the supreme crisis might come or whether he again would emerge victorious. A conviction' lay upon all of those without, however, that even shonld he tfve to see day, then end would be orJy a question of hours. Relapse Came Monday : The immediate cause of-his 're! lapse was a minor digestive de rangement which first appeared last Monday. In the beginning it was not in itself alarming but it was enough to undermine the slen der support by which his vitality has been sustained since lingering illness first took a grip upon Aim four years and ' four months ago. He took a sudden serious turn in the early hours of today, and ever since has lain between life and death. While the great personages ot Washington and the lowliest of his followers' far and' near were pouring in a flood of message of sympathy or calling at his home to express their concern, he spent the long hours of the day and night sleeping ftifully and awak ening to speak in faint whispers to those who were with. biai. During the afternoon ha was able to take some nourishment; his heart seemed 'a trifle strong: his mind remained for the most part clear and alert; he suffered somewhat but bore it stoically. The sinking sun and the twilight hours saw him still fighting, but there were no signs that encour aged his physicians to believe that a material change for the better was in prospect. Says "I'm Ready" He himself understood that the battle through which he was pass ing probably would be his last. "I'm ready," he said to his friend and physician, Dr. Grayson "You've done all you could. I am a broken machine. It's better that I should go than remain a helpless Invalid' Mrs. Wilson who has been his constant companion since his lonq illness began' remained at his bed side as. the battle went on. Miss Margaret Wilson of New York, the former president's daughter and Joseph Wilson of Baltimore, his brother, Joined her late in the ttay. Other members of the fam ily also have been summoned by telegraph. i The digestive trouble that led to the present grave condition re suited from some injudicious choice of food taken Monday. Dr. Grayson was in' North Carolina on a hunting trip but Mrs. Wilson sent for him because of her long experience with the delicate con istitution of the former president she saw there might be real dan gcr ahead. : Meantime Dr. Sterling Ruffin who had helped care for Mr. Wit son in the White House made an examination and prescribed course of treatment. . . Complication Develops- L When he - reached Washington yesterday. Dr. Grayson found the patient, up and around the house although he had cancelled , hU daily automobile rides around the city. The physician ordered him (Continued on, page 3) WMMOW BULL FAMILY WOODROW i - s . y f If I . ::-: H life v Sts-- J P If t fir "1 I fey I 7 . - &tmj imnqjjif.il aiLj.iijiiiijiL.ijiiMiTiWiiiiiiMwjinriitiiiiMiiiinmiaii itmir ithumh im nmitr friiBrt wiiitiiiiI 4 HUSH OF IMPENDING SORROW FELT NEAR WILSON'S HOME WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. -Up and down the steep, narrow street to Woodrow Wilson's home since he laid aside the presidency for the peace of private life, there flowed today, a curious traffic marked by, the rush of an impen ding sorrow. It was not very great as num bers go, for "S" street, where the Wilson home stands shoulder to shoulder with a half dozen other mansions, its a byway of city traf fic. -But' an' word spread, that the former president lay close to the end of his life's journey, a police cordon was necessary to free the street of motor cars that turned that way for word from the sick room. ; Admiral Grayson was tne spokes man from the house of sorrowful waiting. Once, early, in the day, he came out. weary with his long vigil and his Own emotion, while the reporters clustered close about him on. the sidewalk. Ho could give them no word of encourage ment.; The cuff was only a matter of hours, it seemed, and Mr. Wil son himself knew that it was near. The other doctors who had coun seled with Dr. Grayson in the morning hours, would not talk of the condition of the patient when they came out. But they were grave when they said the former presidenti.was sleeping and in no pain. It ; was plain they enter tained no hope. Opposite the Wilson home, where a hich bank stands fronting a stretch of vacant, bush-gmWn land, a line of passers-by grew and thinnod and grew again. For the most parti thoy were people of the neighborhood. Among them wcro little groups of children caught in the midst of their ilay by the sight of the silent watchers and ,come to Jook euriously -on. Most Ot them have seen other crowds before that house crowds of cheer ing, laughing folks come to wait patiently until the bent figure of Woodrow. Wilson should emerge at the doorway and send back a smil ing answer to the cheers and ap plause that greeted him. There were bands to play and orators to speak those other times and the children who came today seemed at first to expect such an other -hidtiicnt: of (excitement I and pleasuraf But taey caught ; the sorrowful expectancy of tho gath cring very . quickly and drifted silently away. Itj was not neces sary that any one shotjld caution mem to be quiet. In the afternoon there began to arrive friends who stopped only to leave cards at the door Thwre were many of those, and many times messenger boys came speeding: up o down the , hilly street to; leave messages of sym pathy and hope for Mrs. '-Wilson Among those who came afoot to leave -n card Ambassador - Alencr of Brazil and shortly afterward a small group of Filipinos from the Philippine ' independence 4delegV tlon.fiow. in 'Washington.; ; WILSON IS issued GAM ff WHINGTOI B WILSON Thej room where Mr. Wilson lay is' high in the back part of the house j his 'windows, looking out toward the south, over the brick walled; gardens that ramble down to the' street below. ' There was no fear that the coming and go ing at the S street entrance of the honse would disturb him, even the noises of the streets about came but softly to the room and none sought through the day to bar anyone Who wished to stand moment before the house. . A woman came to the door with the" wish in her heart to pray for the sick man. The police officer questioned her gently. She cross ed the street and stood silently with bowed head for a few mo ments, then passed on down the street. - A very few came to seek admit tance. Bernard M. Barucn was among those and he spent most of the day in the house seeking some way to be nelpful. Joseph R. Tumulty. Mr. Wilson's secre- ary in the long stirring years of his political life came and went at the house both day and nignt His great personal grief was very apparent. The Right Kev. James E. Free- man, episcopal oisnoy " . . . ; 1 9 Tl'o a H incton came during the day to con sole and pray with Mrs. Wilson Durine the afternoon Joseph Wil son. brother ot the former presi dent came from the house hasten ing to meet Miss Margaret wil son. hurrying to her father's bed side from New York. To w a rd evening Secretary Weeks' car stopped at the bottom of the hill and he walked up to leave his card at the door. A lit tle later 'Chief Justice Taft walked down the- hill , with his message of sympathy and later A. MitcheU rainier, attorney general in Mr. Wilson's last administration was admitted to the house for a few minutes. As night fell, a cold wind rustl ed through the street chilling the watchers. ,the group slowly broke up except for. a knot of enlisted men from the non-commissioned officer's staff school, whoso uni forms made a spot ot color under the dim street lights. They were staunch admirers of the former president and canfe to pay what tribute they could to him. For those who. stood in the street there was little to watch, just the comings and goings at a house ot sickness, yet some of them remained long after dark before they surrendered to the cold and drifted away to leave the vigil to the newspaper reporters. DEMAND GRANTED NEW, YORK. Feb. 1. The New York' Central railroad announced today.it had agreed with leaders of the "big four" nnions to grant conductors and trainment . wafee increases upon the same terms as were granted -engineers and fire men lasranuarj;.22, Ijl. 1 LOSING mwm Condition of. Former Ghief Executive of tha' Nation Remains Unchanged Throughout the. Night Old Friend Grayson- Remains, at Bedside While Others Go Away For Rest. WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 a. there was Ho indi cation" of a change in the condition of Former President' Wilson. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2v quiet at the home of Woodrow WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. watchers at the .home of former President Wilson saw no. indications of a change in his condition. Shortly, before 3 m.'the quiet that had prevailed during .moat of. tha-niat continued. WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. condition -of former President was quiet at the S street home. WAStttNRTON. Feb. 2. of former President Wilson- was maintained undisturbed in he sick room but soon after " - WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. change in the grave condition The house was darkened excepi Former Secretary of Treas- ury Telegraphs waisn tor Chance to Testify LOS ANGELES, f Feb. 1. Wil liam G. McAdoo received $150,000 not $250,000 as stated today by E. L. Doheny before the senate oil9 lease . investigation committee for legal services to the Doheny companies, according to a declar ation made! at McAdoo's offices here late today. When shown a report of Do heny testimony, Mr. McAdoo first issued a statement characterizing as "wholly without justification of any sort" the dragging in ot his name at the oil lease probe. The next move was to telegraph Senator Walsh of the senate com mittee of inquiry asking that ar rangements be made for him to ap- near before the committee and give his testimony. Mr. and Mrs. McAdoo plan to leave for Washington tomorrow morning on account of the illness of Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. Mc Adoo's father. In his formal statement the ex- secretary of the treasury and di rector general of the railraods de clared that "never at any time had ho been employed or consulted re garding any oil lease anywhere in the United States." He amplified this assertion with the explana tion that his advice to the Doheny companies had been entirely in connection with their business in Mexico. Washington Posse Seeks Man Who Killed Three EPHRATA, Wash., Feb. 1. At 9 o'clock tonight posse members seeking Owen Hudson, wanted id connection with the killing ot his brother. Earl, and two neighbors, Ira Slaten and Glen Pugh, Wed nesday night,' 'reported they had found footprints indicating to them that Hudson had escaped from the Cordon drawn around him last night and was headed to ward Stratford, nearby. A new posse beaded by deputy sheriff Morgan, Porter of Grant county has gone out from here to take the trail. Lincoln county officers are re ported to be closing in from the adjoining county and bloodhounds have been sent from Monroe re formatory to aid. in the search. Democrats Meet Today to Reorganize Committee Marlon county Democrats will meet today for a. reorganization ot the county -central" committee. There is soma speculation that Brazier C. Small, young Salem at torney, may be selected as county chairman - to succeed County Judge WV H.;Downing. He Is prominently connected with - the American Legion. Another possi bility is P. L. Frazier, who is a Democratic war horse ot long ser vice ln the ranks of the party ln this county. ' ' . i At 3:25 a. m. aU remained1 Wilson. Aa the night wore on. the ' " : At 2 a. m. no : change in ther Wilson was indicated.' AH V . The auiet, viffii;,atftha home rmdmght Mi: waiscm retirea. . . . -. : -" ' -At midnight there was: no of former President' Wilson; ior ine sickroom. . . WASHINGTON Feb Former President Wilson , has "gradually. loBt groand". hia -physicians said In- a bulletia issued at 10:20 p, ts. K The bulletin - follows: vOi; Mr; "Wilsoli: temperatttref Is normaL. Respiration 0; pulse -36. H has gradually lost ronnd. He- has no pain.- ',;;:'.5 ." k "Oar chief present .concent is (9 insure reatf 61 i nights ; " : Dr. Grayson told newapanermen. that th former preaid eat Waa con-. scions v7v'v; : : After a eonsnltatlon of; mors than an hou v the tbraa'pbjaicians.. attending Mr. Wilson issued a huu letih at' in; jo tonight saying that the" former pfosiaent! tod"grasnf all lest groand.'f At; thU kooi he was conscious, and waa In "n iiain, hut there wa nothing eithe in the announcement or; the cof nmnor of - tire - attending ptrysli clans to Yaise . hope that; the enl would' long be "delayed, r - Drs. Ruffin -nd- Fowler- len the Wilson- residence . shertly af ter the s bulletin -was issnedi 1ut Dr'. Grayson remained- on w-atca daring the 'night. He eald hi would make an annoeneemeat it there were anr change for the worse. ' " ' " '--;'' TALK AT LEI i i . i - ' V3- - I. "General Passenger Agent . of 'Southern - Pacific at Chamber. Monday Y ' , v 'fFS" "The tonriat and , what the Southern Pacific is doing W bring people to Oregon," U .the subject of an address to be given ; by : J A. Ormaody, , general pas enger agent for the Southern Pa- ' cifle . lines in ; Oregon, at ' the Cham1er of Comnterce- luncheon Monday. A. A; Mickel. district freight and! passenger: agent, will preside as chairman of. the day. - Mr. Ormandy started in- rail roading as . a telegrapher and r climbed the long "ladder ottte-' cess, round by round, until he reached'oae ot the Important posi tions" After having ruit "pound ing brass," Mr. Ormandy was sta tion agent, clerk in a large office, rate man, cbiet lerk and finally, general passenger agent. 3 Under Death Sentence Hake EscapeH'n Arkansas LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. Posses, combed- the countryside about Little Rock tonight with the huaf centering- about "Ech.o, Val- . ley rough amf neavlly woadel section, 15 miles east ot thisctiy, la pursuit of Emory Connc41asl Joe and Eulos Sullivan-, who, alter a- spectacular Escape from- death ella.in the Arkansas .penitentiary, today; forced, Ua4cnp,MartInv prison warden; to- drive them tfcrough.' tta penitentiary gates to liberty; ; - The abandene, prison car later was found on the edge of the val- uy.n -,; ; -' - . ; . The three men all nnder death sentences: escaped; aflfcr tlfey hal held apt the wardon-and" three oth er men, locked all except the pris on official In cells and then force t the warden teIead the way to h'i automobile, parked, in the prise a yard" and drlre them tcyciJ Hi penitcntiarrVansi - t .