f :0
, Yes, Father Time : will, re-
member you too-Watch- Fri
day's Statesman. t
Father Time's gif t to every
one this jnoiithy see "Friday's
StateVman.- - : -
' SEVENTY-JHIRD YEAR
SALEM, QKEGON, WEjDNESpAY,M(N 27, 1924
CY y PRICE FIVE CENTS
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III II I! lilt
Enemies i Say :. Withdrawal
Will Not Be Lona Forth
"coming Following Confer-
ence aiiwnue nouse
Vf tic -1. .
EVEN FRIENDS ADMIT
RETIREMENT PENDING
V' 'W
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Time and Mahneii $id to Be
More Considered -Than
Actual Relinquishment!;
WASHINGTON Feb.. 26-At
torney Oeneral Daugherty's posi
tion la the cabinet continues in the
. balance;, ; -
After President Coolidge had
conferred with him for two hours
at the White House tonight, Mr
Daugherty enemies were "predlc-
ting that his resignation, would not
De long forthcoming.
The attorney general's friends
; at the same time were reiterat
ing that he stood by his determi-
'nation not to i resign under fire
: and claimed that President Cool
I idgo had no intention of asklg
him to do so. ,iT .;
' y Under the surface of these open
"pronouncements for and against
the attorney general were very
general indications that a definite
" ; announcement that he will either
f remain or retire will be 1 made
Oon. - . '"'.' :-
i The day's developments were In
; tcrpreted by many, including some
i of thone friendly to Mr. Daugherty
, . to mean that the time of his re-
; tirement and the manner In which
' It shall be made, were more to 'the
front, in the negotiations between
; .the capltol and the White House
' .'than the attorney generals actual
B v- mm ' ' r-r - -
, i . iigni oeing wgea 10 lorce vh res
ignation . of , the - attorney general
came another development.
'It became gnown that the coal
ition of democratic and republican
; progressives which forced the res
ignation of secretary Denby .and
f now Is pressing Mr. Daugherty, has
j : another cabinet officer singled
1 out for. the next attack. ,
Mny Conference Held
- i
President Coolidge knows the
' Wature of the charges which arc
, being held ready for launching,
j : and those who are urging him to
i retain Mr. Daugherty until he has
. bad a hearing, are advising' thu
' president that to permit the attor
ney general to leave the cabinet
i under fire, will be a signal for ah
attack on this other cabinet offi
cer with probably more to follow
. ; oh others. . ;.-
. Throughout a day in which con
ference followed conference, all of
, Which centered about 'the ques
J lion of retention of Mr.' Daugherty,
1 iri the vablnet. the president mafn-
f tained silence. Aiier me caoinei
; meeting it was announced he had
i no statement to mane ana inquir
ies at the White House after to-
i , nUhf. .Anf..raM with (hA attor-
i vwmw. v..-. ' -- ;
hey general brought the reply that
there I was nothing to be said at
'this time. ,' ; :'
! !Mr. Daugherty also was tancom
iiVunlcative and after his yisit to
tile White House tonight his only
answer to a direct question as to
"'whether he would continue In tf-
f tit waa the declaration that
''there is no statement I - can
. "make." The attorney general left
h l.a ..I.ImIm a tfr e f frl
J 'inn trv niiH nuuac uiaiuij
ins cusiomary jotivj it uwavw
ably absent. ,.
Climax Kxitctd
'j The whole days developments
pointed to a climax in the near
: 'uture 4n the controversy . which
' has raged nd gathered daily mo-
nientum about the head of the at
i tbrney general. . t I?
! U The day's developments started
. with an hour's conference between
' the president and raul Howlaud of
; Cleveland.' a close personal friend
' of Mr.; Daugherty and his counsel
In the house impcachmenj pro-
tcedings a year ago.
iHE WEATHER
DnEGON: Occasional rain
i Wednesday; moderate south
erly winds. . '
LOCAL WEATHER
I (Tuesday) : !
Maximum temperature, G3.
' Minimum temperature, 46.
River, 3.3; rising.
Rainfall. .19-- .
iAtmosphere,; cloudy
Wind, southeast, , . -
TO BE REPORTED 10
Agricultural Committee Votes to Allow .Ore
ifdh Senator Its Endorsement Delegations
From All Wheat Growing , Sections Are
Heard For and Against Measure.
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h. WASHINGTON Feb.
proposing creation of a $100,000,000 farm produce export
corporation will Joe u reported to the senate Thursday as the
first of thch.several major farm relief measures under prep-
aratiori mthe present session
vv.'The senate agricultural
has 'authorized Senator McNary, republican, Oregon, to re
port the bill with its endorsement, after several weeks of
hearings in which delegations from all the wheat producing
states appeared for and against
PRODUCTION LEVEL
Federal Reservfe Report for
-January Shows Business
' Conditions Good
SAN .FRANCISCO, Feb. 26.
Production of goods in the states
of the Pacific states ' continued
evenly at high levels during Jan
uary and the position of the banks
already strong showed farther im
provement it was stated today in a
report Issued by John Perrin, fed
eral reserve agent for the 12th
district. ' ,- . r .; .
Reporting member bank3 in
seven principal cities increased
their loans slightly In response to
the credit requirements of cus
tomers, at the same time reducing
.theirs pwn,. borrowings Irom '.the
federal reserve bank.
Industrial production has been
maintained at high levels, said a
summary-; of the statistics gather
ed, 'lumber mills of the district
cut 11 per cent more lumber dur
ing January 1924,- than during
January 1923. - Both shipments
and .orders received e'xeeeded in
amount, lumber cut during the
month, laying the foundation for a
normal seasonal increase in out
put during the spring. Production
of the "principal metals of the dis
tricts-gold, silver, copper, lead
and cinc--has continued large , in
volume, although declines in out
put of copper and silver are in
dicated by preliminary statistics;
for January.
.The number and value of build
ing, permits Issued in 20 principal ;
cities of the district during Janu
ary 1924; was seasonably large.
"The employment situation may bo
characterized as normal." ' j
?'The general trend of prices of j
the principal-products of the dis
trict has. been upward. Advances;
and declines in prices of crops still
being marketed and in prices of
livestock have been evenly dls-i
moutea.r . ,. . r
r
VICTIMS T1
Two Others Who Ate Sau-
sage Saiq to Be Dying
of Botulism
. STERLING, Colo., Feb. 26
The death of Domini Cametto, SI
years old, and Joe Notario, five
years old, at the Sterling hospital,-
shortly before 3 o'clock this af
ternoon, brought the death toll of
persons stricken following .the eat
ing of- poisoned' sausage to tlveii
Two others. Camilla Ddttcta and
John Jibtarlo are' in thtf .hospital
here and doctors have abandoned
hope for.tbe recovery Physicians
have diagnosed i he malady as bo
tulism poisoning.
Others who ate the sausage are
Confined to their homes but their
conditions are declared to be not
critical '1 - '" -'s. t -;
t i Samples ;et- meat ; supposed to
have caused the illness were taken
to Denver this affernoon for analy
sis.. All of those stricken arc meiu
bets of rprosperohs'Ilalian farm
ings community lit the Atwood
Merino district near here.
On Friday evening members of
several families gathered at the
home df Tony. Nolarip, one. oi tne
victims, five' thiles soufti"'df;here
to make sausage. A largo quan
tity tf the food was prepared and
a portion was sorted at an evening
IP
meal; W-'-u
RELIEF BILL
26. The McNary-Hauiren bill
of congress.
committee by a votcjeif 10 to 2,
the proposed legislation.
Drawn by Senator McNary In co-
operation with Chairman Haugen,
republican, Iowa, -of the house ag-
gicultural committee the bill was
endorsed Jy the Northwestern
Cooperative Wheat Marketing as
sociation and other prominent
farm organizations. It proposes
that the corporation set up under
its provisions be empowered to
market abroad the 'exportatable
surplus," of staple farm products.
particularly wheat and livestock
and to charge back to the grower
the difference between the for
eign and a ratio price" to be es
tablished from time to time.
In determining the"fstir ex
change value" or ratio price. 6f a
commodity, the corporation wonld
attempt to compute a value equiv
alent in purchasing power to the
price paid to farmers over '-'a per
iod of normal years. The premium
thus acquired would be set aside
to meet the deficit expected to re
sult from the sale of the export
able surplus of such commodity.
Producers would receive script to
show their equity in the premium.
Georg'e Randolph Chester,
Creator ofWalhntord,
Is Summoned
NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Gcorge
Randolph Chester, author, play-
right and creator of a number of
pophIar flctidn characters, among
them "Get Rich . Quick Walling-
tord," died suddenly or a heart
attack at his home early today.
He was born in Cincinnati in
1869. ;
Apparently in the best of health
Mr. Chester worked over a story
until Ute last night, coughing oc
casionally and mentioning chest
pain3 several times to his wife and
collaborator, Urn. Lillian Chester.
During the night a pain near
the heart awoke bim and after
Mrs. Chester had applied liniment
he dropped off to fitful sleep only
to awaken in the morning, Call his
wife, say abruptly, "I love you,
dear." and then fall back lifeless
to 'his pillow.
B00S11K
Senoit McCroskey. Honor
Guest of Klwanis Club at
- Luncheon Tuesday :
Why Benoit McCrosky, Suloin
hich school boy, won first plaee
at dac Saturday with ah 'ex
temporaneous talk bn "Sell Ore"
gen." speaking, on "Salem's Ylace
In ScllinK Oregon. Was evident
Tuesday when e .. Was ; a special
guest of the Kiwanla club and. in
the main repeated his Cbrvalljs
talk, lor the organization. ,
"Salem is the logical head of
the movement," be said. "For the
(onrist naturally looks 16 tho cap
itftl of th state. P'roner legisla
tioh conducive to home-seekers is
necessary and exerts an influence
upon this , class of people. .In
creased interest In civic brganita
Uons such as clubs of this hature;
the: Chamber ct Commerce and
others is vital. ;f More, work along
this line should be done. The
state needs advertising. We knew
what we have here and what the
Utate can of fef and s produce but
thtf: 'jgencrkl u puhiic is jgnorani.
Personal evangelism is a'desirable
asset in scllinK Oregon."
"Henry Ford is1 the greatest In-
MSKOIilU REPEftTS
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WTHlftl
Two Major Amendments are
jncorporated r After Hot
Series of Debates By
Leaders In House
REPUBLICAN RANKS
SPLIT BY EXCHANGE
Wrangle Early - in Day Fea
tured By Tilts Between
Green and Mills "
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26. Two
major amendments were incorpor
ated in the revenue bill today by
the house amid storms of debate
involving a series of personal ex
changes, threats of Republican or
ganization leaders to vote against
passage of the entire bill, and a
warning from' Representative
Mills, Republican, New York, of
the possibility of a presidential
veto.
. The session ended in a row over
reduction of the automobile taxes,
final action on these proposals go
ing over until Thursday.
A gift tax. imposing levies be
ginning at one per cent on; total
amounts of gilts in one year lit ex
cess of $50,000, and running; up
to 40 per cent, was voted, 191 to
65. :
The tax on cigarettes was rais
ed from $3 to $4 per thousand, by
a vote of 117 to 85.
Theater Tax Cut
' A provision of the bill granting
exemption from the 10 per cent
theater admission tax on all tick
ets of 50 cents and under with
stood several assault to lower or
raise this exemption. ;
Wh en ad J ou rn men t .was. feaad
an amendment was ' bcfOY-tf ' 4h
bouse on which both" representa
tive Longworth, the Republican
leader and Representative Carnef
of Texas, in charge of the Demo
cratic forces, said they understood
general agreement had been re
ceived. This would provide for re
peal of the 3 per cent tax on ntft,-
mobiie trucks and wagons, the
chassis of which sold for less Uiaa
$1,000, and for a cut in half of
the 5 per cent tax on automobilo
tires and accessories.
The second extended row of tie
day -broke out at this juncture,
Representative Clancy, democrat,
Michigan, rushing to leaders on
his side with the cry that he had
been "double crossed" in not ob
taining time to speak. Represen
tative Garner took the declaration
as directed at him and rushed to
ward Mr. Clancy, when Represen
tative Garrett of Tennessee, the
democratic floor leader, inter
vened, i 1 '
An agreement had been reached
to end debate on the automobilo
tax schedule at C o'clock. Repre
sentative Clancy had not obtained
time to speak when that hour was
reached and efforts of both sides
to prolong the session resulted In
a preliminary tangle provoking
both noise and confusion, and ad
journment was, decided upon aaj
the only way out. All speakers!
however, had declared in favor of
some reduction in these taxes. '
Republican Split ' '
Earlier in tho day, republican
ranks were split by a sharp ex
change between Chairman Green
of the ways and means committee
during which Mr. Green charged
the New York representatives
with usurping the powers of the
chairman,"' and. Mills character
ized Mr. Green as "the nominal
Chairman of the committee" point
ing to Representative Garner as
the actual leader.
Man Shot in Leg Hunted
; By Clackamas Officers
fcfforts to locate a man who
Was shot in a leg during a fracas
near Oregon City were futile yes
terday. Every physician in Mar
ion county was interviewed by the
sheriff's office in an endeavor to
learn' whether or not a man had
received medical attention.
The sheriff's office was notified
Tuesday morning by Sheriff Wil
son, 6f Oregon City, that during
some " trouble in a nearby .com
munity a man was shot la the legt
No details were given regarding
the shooting and Sheriff Wilsort
did not say the man was wanted by
his office, though be did want' Id
learn his name. .; t If
; Sheriff Bower is anxious to get
in touch with anyone knowing'
anything about the man. He be
lieves the : man. might have hfs
wounds dressed bj someone other
ihkvt tegnUr pBysieianrf ; -T - -
TUESDAY IN
WASHINGTON
The tariff commission closed its
hearings on wheat and wheat products.-
":" . : ; , ' . ;
President Donnelly of the North
ern Pacific denounced the pending
attack on the road's land grants.
v " '
The quarantine in' California
counties' against the' foot and
mouth disease was extended by
the department of agriculture.
..'
The senate passed the interior
department appropriation bill the
first of the big supply measures.
'
The White House announced
that President Coolidge regards
the' numerous bills in congress
calling for large appropriations as
disturbing to prosperity. . .
When Senators were informed
by President Coolidge that the
government stands ready to assist
banks in the northwest provided
local conditions warrant-
Senator Moses, republican. New
Hampshire, read in the senate the
attack of Senator Reed, demo
crat, Missouri, on William K. Mc
Adoo and. stirred up a political de
bate.' The senate oil committee spent
two hours looking over telegrams
sent from, Washington to A. B.
Fall and E. B. McLean while they
were In Florida.
A series of conferences includ
ing two between the president and
attorney general failed ' to show
surface dcvelo'pmfchts In the row
over Mr. Daugherty but indications
pointed to a definite decision
soon. ,
The house, placed a gift: tax on
the pending revenue bill and ap
proved a section repealingthe 10
per, cent tax to theater admissions
of SO cents and under.
ROOK DEBATES
Willamette .Freshmen Come
Out SeconcK in Three
Co rnefed Contest
Willamette university freshman
debaters took second place last
night in the ircshman triangular'
debate with OAC and Pacific uni
versity, winning the' debate at
Forest Grove by a 2 to 1 decision.
The meet with the OAC Rooks ia
Salem wis lost by Willamette by
a 2 to-1 score. OAC - won the
third debate wliifh took place at
Corvallis with Pacific by a 2 to 1
decision. ' , . -
Willamette 'men supported the
affirmative of the question "Re
solved, That the United States su
preme court, should bavo the
power to declare federal legisla
tion unconstitutional only when
the justices concur in a unanimous
decision." i Willamette team in Sa
lem was' Waymt Crow and James
McClintock. OAC men upholding
the negative,, were Robert Wiley
and Allan Reid.
Judge of the debate in' Salem
were W. M. Smith, O. H. Horning,
and U. G. Moore, Willamette uni
versity's negative team which do
nated in Forest Grove was com
posed of Lee Crawford and Harley
Allen. ..."
The local team was said to haves
an edge on theOAC Rooks in the
constructive speeches but" fell be
fore the, better delivery and super
ior rebuttal work of the Rooks.
DIVERSITY
The ' AimUal Industrial
Edition of The Oregon
Statesman will be issued to
morrow as a part of , the
regular Slogan fidltioiu '
;This yfar the wide field
covered and the scope of
the information about Ore
gon, has caused the edition
to be named the
Diversity Edition ...
When you see the edition
you will be surprised at the
aptness of the; name. ; it
contains'-a diversoiijn
terestin tnihgsabduttSa
leni anfj.tther: wonderful
WiUamcttc-VAlky.
b. .4.; '.v
n w mm
U I L UUnllUIlL. '
HUNTIKG. FOR
IRESGiDl
Washington Editor's tele
grams to his Employes at
Capitol are Under Close
Scrutiny
NOTHING SENSATIONAL,
IS COMMITTEE REPORT
Missives Thought Sent Mc
Lean and Fall Not Found
By Searchers
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. The
senate oil committee began a still
hunt today1-for more sensations in
the oil scandal,' but no startling
information, was unearthed. The
quest will be continued tomorrow
at another secret session with the
inspection of additional records
6f the Western Union Telegraph
company and those of the Postal
Telegraph company.
Hundred Messages Read
Upwards Of a hundred telegrams
exchanged between Edward B. Mc
Lean, publisher of Jhe Washing?
ton Post, and his employes in
Washington, many of them having
to do with developments in the oil
inquiry, Were examined today and
senators said "interesting but not
sensational information had been
obtained."
The committee is seeking to es
tablish whether administration of
ficials or individual members Of
the committee had communicated
with McLean 6r Albert B. Fall, af
ter they "had misled the investiga
tors as to the source of the $100,
000 loan Fall obtained while sec
retary of the interior.
Telegrams aire Tame
No evidence of such communi
cation was brought to light in the
telegram " examined. ? Chairman
Lenroot told the committee he had
sent a formal and Official telegram
to McLean at Palm Beach on last
January 9 informing. him that Sen
ator Walsh, ' democrat, Montana,
had been authorized fo take, his
testimony. He made the telegram
public.
While the telegrams examined
today found pertinent to the oil
Investigation will not be read into
the record until all of 'those sub
poenaed have been examined, sen
ators said they showed that Mc
Lean was kept constantly advised
as to the progress of the inquiry
and as to whether he was likely
to be summoned to testify.
Francis McAdo Mentioned
There was rather frequent men
tion senators said; of a Francis
McAdoo, a New York lawyer, as
consultant of the publisher in mat
tors which were not made quite
clear in the messages. Commit
teemen want to know whether this
is Francis H. McAdoo, son of Wil
liam G. McAdoo, candidate for the
democratic presidential nomina
tion who is a member of the New
York law firm oL Miller & Otis. .
Fall was variously referred to
in the messages as "the man at
Wardman Park," "the secretary"
and finally as "Fan," Senators
asserted that McLean made in
quiry in one message as to wheth
er the former, secretary was com
ing to Palm Beach and appeared
not over-enthusiastic about - such
a visit. The name of A. Mitchell
Palmer, former attorney general
and counsel for McLean also ap
peared frequently in the messages,
committeemen said, adding that
his advice was sought on many oc
casions. ' ' : '
Ivehroot Mentioned
Chairman Lenroot and former
Chairman Smoot of the 611 com
mittee also wcre.mcntionod, it was
stated, some of . their statements
at the public hearings being quot
ed in messages to McLean. ;
The name of 3J W- Zevcly per
sonal Counsel to Haffy F. Sinclair
also -appeared, senators said. Zev
ely afterwards weht to New Or
leans to confer with Fall and upon
retorning hero disclosed to the
committee that Sinclair had loaned
the former secretary ; 125,000
three months after he retired from
tho cabinet. f
.' The committee "has called upon
the telegraph companies " for ail
messages;' that were Bent from
Washington to Zevcly. Fall and E.
li. Dobeny while they were at NcW
Orleans, prior to the arrival here
of Doheny to disc lone that be made
the how fatnbus $100,000 .unpaid
loan 10 Fait 1 - r1 ' ' 1 ;
lAMiitiit .rvitniASKD
: S15ATTLK, ; Feb.. 26. Purchase
of ..880 acrcsof. timber, near. Dem
ing In northwestern 'Washington
by the Buffelen Lumber & Manu
facturing company was announced
fiere Jodajr.', ; r t- " -
GIFTED CHILD
IS NEGLECTED
SAY EDUCATORS
Segregation of Pnpil Groups
. Advocated Bj National
Educators
. CHICAGO, Feb 2S. Failure of
the American education system to
give special I attention v, to , gijt-
ed intellects was characterized to
night by speakers before the Na
tional society for the study of edu;
cation as the vitiating weakness
of public education. . ' :
Only by the segregation of pupil
groups accordins to mental, en
dowment may the educational ap
propriations of the cities be -made
to yield their maximum returns, a
number of speakers declared In the
discussion of tho problem of "the
gifted child."
The society's meeting is part of
the program of the annual conven
tion of , the department of superin
tendence. National Education as
sociation which has brought more
than 10.Q00 educators from all
parts of the country to the city.J
.aacauon lor the outlawry of
war, rura and vocational nrob-
lems teacher training, kindergar
ten methods and. the social nrob-
lems of high -school occupied the
convention today.
A systematic arid vlcorous Dro-
gram for the complete elimina
tion of the "little red school
house" once looked upon as the
backbone of the American educa
tional system, was nreed hv T)r
Frahk P. Graves, president of tke
ITnirHrsitv nf Now. VnrV Wn
the general session toay-
Beverley Harris Wants to
Get Rid of Alleged Un
derworld Wife .
TEW YORK, Feb26--trlaV6t
the suit brought by . Beverly ? D.
Harris elderly prominent banker
to annual his marriage to Eleanor
Elaine Lee Harris, to .whom his
counsellors referred as a "woman
of the underworld, who palmed
herself off as a member of one of
the most aristocratic families of
the southland' was begun today
in. supreme court.
After the selection of a jury, Mr.
Harris' attorneys launched. Into a
detailed act. of the manner . in
which, according to Harris he V3
intrigued Into marriage with "the
beautiful young woman who might
be taken for his daughter instead
of hfs wifev'' ,
The charges were categorically
denied by counsel 'for the wife.
The opening address to the jury
developed an unusual situation In
which the defense attorneys ad
mitted and attempted to prove
that their cilent was an llllgltl
mate, child, ',' the plaintiffs
counsellors on' the others hand at
tempted, to prove her legitimacy.
in the, latter argument Mrs. Har
ris .birth date was placed in
1887' while her attorneys declared
she was eight or nine years
younger.
Harris met Eleanor Elaine Lee
in Memphis, Tehn., his attorneys
said, and she told him she was the
daughter of Stacker Lee, one, of
the Lees, who operated the famous
Lee line of Mississippi river pack
ets. He became enamored of her
aiid when, later, she informed him
by telegraph from Kansas City
that she was ill and wanted him,
he joined her and married her
next day. When they afterwards
separated, attorneys said the hus
band told one of his friends in
Memphis-' he was sorry.
City Recorder Seeks Second
Term Grabenhorst As
pi res to Council ;
Marten Ponleen, who is serving
the second i year of his first term,
as Salem city recorder; and police
judge, last night filed bis declara
tion a candidate for re-election.
Mr. Poulseri declares: on hii
statement that-If elected he will
"fulfill the duties and Obligation?
of the of fit-e, in a-fst. "efficient
and economical manner." ,
At least two candidates', will e
in the race for this office. George
W, StOncf, proprietor of the High
land gfocerjr, yesterday anritunc
ed that he will bo a candidate,
but ho has not yet filed his decla
ration. r: ; v
It is understood. Ihajt Eugene B.
Grabenhorst will , be a.tanflldate
for membership on the city council
to succeed Ralph Thbmpsbh in the
seventh ward. Thompson la a can
didate for sheriff. ,
POM FILES; ,
msciDicy
TEST FACED .
iIf nniuilnfjs
yiOberWVotfclkVi
Government Party Defeat
ing Measure 295 to 228
MoVe Successful ty. (
HELP FOR UNEMPLOYED
IS. QUESTION AT STAKE
Wrath ''-6f!' Conservatives
Threatened to Fall Upon
.Administration.
LONDON, Feb. , 26. -(By the
Associated Press) -The labor gov
ernment in the house of commons
today faced a. test of its strength.
ana emerged .successfully. V
The. question which gave rise
to. the discussion in?the housn had
to do with Health Minister Whdat-
ley's recent, action in giving the
Poplar guardians what practically
amounted to- a free hand in ex
tending relief to the unemployed.
This, had threatened to call down
the .wrath ( of both conservatives
and liberals on the labor adminis
tration but when the house divid
ed at.li; o'clock tonight on clo
sure moved by a conservative, the
motion was defeated 295 to 228.
Many liberals voted with the la-
Dorites, and thus the .government
was saved, from a delicate situa
tion bV thn aid Of thA . Ilharnln
much as It was a few days ago
when the conservatives gave Pre
mier McDonald . their support on
his proposal to lay. down new, war
ships. : - ' X': ; -! . :..
FAILS TO ESCAPE
Gladys EHis Flees1 From In
diana rnson; After,
ing Teacher-
U INDIANAPOLIS,Ind.r Feb. 26.
Gladys Ellis, alias Katherine ? ,
lodgers, aged f23, whose escape
from the Indiana. Women's prison
here," was discovered today short
ly after the finding of the body cf
Miss Louise Kichards, 70, a teach
er and matron of the prison, whose
skall had been - fractured by a
blow on the head, was captured
here tonight. :..',.. ;. .
The young woman was taken
into custody by detectives as' she
stepped from a taxlcab at a down
town corner where she, had made
an engagement to meet a young
man. Detectiyes, found a bunch '
of keys to the prison belonging to ;
the slain, matron -and "also other
property of Miss .Richards in pos
session of Miss Ellis ; who ;-;;was; j
brought to police headquarters in"
a hysterical condition. ' Officials" '
were -unable, to, obtain any infor
mation from her regarding tho
slaying....;;... -"v '".""'-. :x
Coroner Paul F. Robinson -re
ported late, today that a post mor
tem examination showed the aged
instructor had met death through
a fractured Bkall, caused by a
blow on tho head. L . r-;' 'V,"-
..The police theory is that Miss -Richards
s was -alata by "the Ellis
woman in making her escape from
the prison, but so far no satisfac
tory explanatibti his .been " given
as to how the Inmate obtained
egress-from ker' celLl-.C
Miss Richards' body was found
by a nurse who went td Investi
gate , when the teacher, failed to :
report for breakfast.' Miss .Rich- r
ards was lying "on,..her back, .her
hands and feet bound with strips
torn f ronf a skirt.1 There was a
jagged wound over " the left eye ,
as if . apparently she had been
struck y the. bunch of keys she
fasually. carried. Entwined about. .
tho fingca of the left hand were
strands of hair and. a .piece of a
tora hair "net indicating Miss Ri
chards had made a futile effort to
protect .herself. ; ; : . "
Before escaping - the. Ellis girl
had cut her brown hair and placed
thd tress'es on her pillow and ar
ranged the bed clothing to ap
pear 'as if she were inhc bed; ;
F ' ; iJMVHS ARE CHA3IPIOXS
6kUA$iVt CaL. TeV r.De
feating SUiiford unit ersit, 26 to
23. by a sensational comeback is
the last five minutes of play of a
fast ahd exciting game, the Uni
versity Of California basketball
team tonight won the champion-
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