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DAVIS MEETS
CHARGE
Kill
1 . 1 .:
Kansas 7 Governor : Arrested
Two Hours 'Before Term
of; Office Expires; iRe
leased oh $1000 Bond
AUDIETcrAPPLAUDSAS
DAVIS DENIES CHARGES
. ft j
'I -.! 1 - . .
Part in Jjnauul Ceremonies
Is Carried Oat; Invest!- .'
legation ' Xsked .
TOPEKA, Hand., Jan. 12. (By
Associated Press. Jonathan M.
Davis, ,"dlrt farmer," governor .of
Kansas, stepped out of office to
c"ay at the end of aturbulent two
year "term Just a few hours after
his arreat on a charge of accept
ing a $1250 bViW, fora j pardon,.
Jointly charged witl the retir
ing executive la., his .boo. Jtussell
. G. Davis, 28,- who was' caught In
the $ct of receiving: the money and
delivering me parqon. jo jrrea, w
Poilman, iormer banker and con
victed forger. . .
' Both were released onbond, of
1,000. -Their preliminary hear
ing was sei XorJfanuary 23.r,
Davis militantly met the issue,
fie went to' court to face the ac
rusation. made bond, wrpte a let-
legislature demanding a full and
complete inyeatigation" of his
clemency record and -.hen r carried
through .his jsart- in the inaugura
tion ceremonies,' turning over his
office to the incoming governor.
Ben S. Paulaen, republican., ' :
l i siana Deiore you toaay, me
only governor of Kansas ever
. flllSb . u v u
tXAoi fkkTrirsor Davl toll the
inangura crowa mat pactea us
city auditorium..
.' "I have committed no crime
I hatejwii-viiited the oathf ol
fice I took two years "ago; have
neither " solicited 'nor accepted aj
bribe, i .Throughout my . official
conduct I have had an ear to the'
poor and the dowjitroddeu.i The
greater portion of , the" parole
granted have been cases in which;
the imprisorimenC of a man was
causing others to suffer even mors
than himself- -,
A great 4 newt paper lnsearc
of ; prestige, s and influence has
jfought o s besmirch mc They
iave invaded the sanctity of my
home and .sought o solicit the ef-j
low character,; -;Xbe people, of
Kansas will resent uch attempts.!
; The audience applauded long
and, .loud as the governor finished
his address with aword of hearty
welcome jtp. hia successor;;.
; The 'charges against Governor
Davis and his son ?wer filed by
Tinkham Veale, .retiring attorney
of Shawnee county when the court
rot Topeka-opened -this morning.
T rul Heinz, the new county at
torneyV- wiU jaroeecute the .case. ,
FIVE BILLS T.lftKE .
FIBSTWiECE
Repeat ?of Lawst'fc61iditronar
Pardons -aad .MarRet
Roads are Stressed
Repeal of two chapters of the
Keneral laws of, 1823. relating to
the creation of the state . market
agent act. cnapter za, aua
collection of fines for -prohibition
violations, chapter 48. aTe asked in
house bills Nos. 1 and 2 Introduced
at the onenine session of the 33rd
legislature by . Representative W.
C. North, of Portland. , " :
I Five bills were Introduced prior
to the adjournment until 10 o'clock
this, morning. Representative J
E. Bennett, Portland, fostering H
B. No. 3, regulating pardons for
first degree murderers ; sentenced
to life imprisonment. - A public
hearing before five Justices of the
supreme court, with all concur
ring, is asked. 'IL B. No. 4, In
troduced by Representative R. A.
Ford, of Dayville, asks for; the, se
lection, permanent .Improvements
and provides for an annual 'tax
levy upon taxable property. H.
-o.,5, introduced by Represesia,
tive J. B. Coffey, of Portland, pro
vides for the regulation, of stor
age, sale and use of fireworks in
the state.
All bills passed the second read
Ing and will be referred to the pro
per committees.
m
; Marlon com n ty 's. representatives
fared well .In , the 1925,, session
committee appointments made by
Gus C. Moser. president of .the
senate and Denton Burdick, speak-
oi uio jaouse. f r.i
. Senator '.Ale'.'iflCayollett.: is
the dean ; of 'the;, session, gating
been a member of the hpusel In
1887. ahd ;i 9 03 and ra ,membe)f
the ' se.nafe continuously since
191 5 'seven sessions in all.' j He
w.a 1. Placed "on th,e ways jind
means committee and Chairman, of
the horticultural'cQmmittee,' Other
committees. . to .which he. was'! as
signed '.'are" ' the , nunicipai affilrs,
penal Institutions j and "public
buildings and,JnstItutiops. 1 j'.f
. , Senator, Sam H.; Brown,bf , Ner
vals,' has served in three previous
sessiqnst and,, is, chairman.; of Uhe
committee, op . penal institutions
and a member of the .cqmrnittees
on agriculture,, county ;nd. State
officers; irrigation, i printing land
livestock, Lis;l::,;j
J. Lloyd T. Ueynolds' is tho veter
an Ma'ripn, county representative
now "serving his fifth session. He
is .chairman pf the committee on
labor and industries and a merah
er of the "horticulture, asseasment
.i u. Sitizri v;:...trt
HOUSEBREAKS
J 4
OrQdhizationrConlpleted'and
, Officers' Etectfd at Opeh- '
? . ing Morning Session: s
Breaking all "'- precedents, the
33rd session pf the house of rep
resentatives got under, way Monday
morning with the completed or-'
ganization and the appointmenti o(
all r committees for. the remainder
of the session- .' ., j'.
" By unanimous vote Dentpni Q.
Burdict. of Klamath Fallsl; was
elected, speaker of ! the house, his
name being placed In nomination
b IUIamlCpsn fe&i
onded hy Herbert Gordon, of Port-j
land, .W. P. Drager, of Saletu. was
installed as chief; clerk, with Paul
F. Bussis, of Salem, as assistant.
Upon request, Elbert. Bede, reading
clerk or previous ' sessions, -reiifl-quished
his opportunity, to act. for
the senate in the same capacity,
and became reading clerk tor the
33rd session....... , l-M
I .The bnly, competition -that .de
veloped -was around. calendar elerkj
Wlin tL ititi , fft wur cuawiuuuf
Upon banoting Clarence .Tjionip-
sop. ot : Portland, was 'declared
elected, having received 30';votes.
'is. O .tCoiWaasd o;paa-2) f-
8EJ1E BILLS liE .
flOFfEfOlOul
State. :Market.Aienti:a:nd
Consolidation; Measures ,
-Demanding Attention
Of the three bills introduced in
the senate yesterday afternoon Ike
Tio1iw !tnor.TTlnr. measure . drew
the "most attentions-It 'Is knowp
as .senate, oill N9. 3, and seeks jtq
repeal the law of 1923 creating
a. state market; agent. ! senior
Row' Ritner -nd H. Taylor,
both of Pendleton, hanre!f Joined
forces Uh 'Senator ,Charlgs gall
of Coos and CurTey counues in bi
tmntine to have the measure
passed. ' f 1 a-
Eastent" Oregon gTam growj
9f VTlRsatisfied 'wjlhTthe:! system
now nsed In the grading' orgriln.
on or. endeavoring 'to. take tho
matter out of the hands of $ie vxaifi
ket ageni ana . ,
public service commission Con
siderable dissatisfaction was ex-;
pressed with the Spence xejme in
the market agent oeparimeii,. 4 1
i, mi vTi i; fnfrftdnced. by
Senator Hall, ' provides ; that -all
mntm- vehicles came to a iiull
mtnn hM aDDroachihg"' i sfatel
highway.. aoa-requirea.u'6i
way, commission 10. ereci
maintain -s'top',c signs ron all pub
lic main highways. -Bill No. 2,
also introduced by SenatPr Hall,
would 'make lt t unlawful Uo 'rlace
loadedorlng-gun or, setgun,
or any device containing a' eiplo-'
otvA o!k detonated by raena oft
a trizgerarm; stringer odThe
thill Is particularly anneat ai sum
nsed.to extermmaie ,rooci. .
1 Thft Hall v consoUdation meaa-i
a a concurrent rovn
having as an object the appoint
mentof 'a. commission to'lnvestl
gate.thepossltllity of ccnsor;jat
ingstate .departments. ..A report
1 was asked for tne next seasiua.
1 - j i - . . 1
SPEEDHEGORD
maKing
andv- taationc and ' pubiie institu
tions; committees, i... i(.
Otto J, Wflspn has, ope. previous
session ito rh's. credit .and has, been
placed 9: Chairman of the commit
tee on the counties.; and i on. the
railways ,-andi- ;transppjtaUon and
roads, and highways cqipmittee:,;.?
, . .Mark Mm Alllstec .making ;bis
initial, appearance, was Bsnied,, on
the., ways ndtf.means committee
and chairman of the. commit tee on.
corporations.. The commltte:on
insurance will also receive- his at-
tentiQn:jr -iit t.utt ai-
F. Settlemeirrot Wood burn.
Is f the; fourth,- of .Marion i county
representative He. is also in his
first session and has been, appoint
ed chairman of the manufacturing
committee.: Other committees .up
oni which lie .will serve are hart
culture. . expositnons 5iand lairs;
public land and . fisheries. r
X'jr- ihr i '! .. t j j r&s4 J -r t-i
.(1ARDNER1S ItEIKASEI . . !
LOS ANGELES Jan. 12.-1 Tarry
Gardner, pitcher for-the -Portland
club of the Pacific 'coast? league,
today was: given his unconditional
release.' It; was 'announced ; today
by. Thomas I..'Turner.v
Further Resftna'tifiHr, from
Hign uiuces not uKeiy,
Despite Rumors f ;
WASHINGTON,, Jan, lZ.-While
Washington buzzed with . reports
of further impending changes in
high administration circles follow-
Ing the unexpected, announcement
Saturday night of the resignation
of Secretary Hughes, evidepce int
creased that In White; .House cir
cles, no more cabinet changes- were
expected for March -4 except in the
seleetfcMof rcfcretary o agriculf
tare to succeed Howard; JI. Gore
whor will at .that time, beeome gov
ernor of West Virginia.i, uirC
At the same .time It was appar?
nt that President, CooUdge .was
keeping his own counsel, and even
In the matter of selecting" a suc
cessor to i Ambassador ;KeHogg
when the latter comes t Wash
ing ton. to succeed Mr. Hughes, 'he
was consulting, if at allr wjthja
very teyt. K There was tu. ? growing
belief,' however, that tho appoint
ment i to London of .Alanson iB.
Houghton, now ambassador to Ger
many, - was the strongest possi
bility.: . i tu. l'yj iitd"fl ir:
The president it is understood,
holds Mr. ; Houghton- in 1 high Re
gard, both- officially .and .person
ally-and: feels that he; would,. in
every respect be an jadmiraoie -rep
resentative of the United States at
the court of-. St James j . If L he
should, bet appointed to the. post
what- further changes im the diplo
matic : service that would lead to.
in the belief of officials, is a ques
tion , .top. ..remote., at this time for
As these discussions proceeded
the senate took a further step to
ward confirmation 1 of Attorney
General (Harlan F. Stone as asso
ciate justice ; ofthe supreme court
and of Charles Beecher Warren of
Michigan as attorney general
Both nominations wereept to the
capltol last week, and that of Mri
Wacxenwasr referred flday In re
gular, -course to, a subcommittee of
the judiciary committee-Senators
said there was no suggestion of
opposition to Mr. Warren.
iSvAbiSina Sentiment Is
wGreat Heed, Hughes Says
f ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 12. -(By
The Associated Press.) The onac
great need of the world is ,4not
some formula, or rule, but a law
abiding sentiment throughout the
land-tr-thp. disposition to be reas
onable, to he fair to settle things
according to available standards
or Justice ; to enforce ; the concep
tionsof justice against the dem-
6nstrations of brute force," Sec
retary of State Charles E. Hughes
declared ' In an I address here to
night.' v.- ? .; ;
Mr. Hughes address was deliv
ered at a banquet given in honor
of him and other members of the
executlve'commlttee of the Amer
ican jBar association. He made no
reference to his recent resignation
from tie-cabinet.
4 COAST PI4AXS SERIES
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12. Club
owners and directors of the Pacif
Ic coastbaseball league, gathered
here at their annual meeting voted
today to play a post seson "little
world's series" with the American
association. -
P.1ECBES
IJDT EXPECTED
FffiaflELIEF
LEGISLiVllOiJ
fiili ISSUE
i -
Extra Session of NevV' Con
gress Is Urged By Sena
tor . Borah; .Agricultural
.Commission1 Acts;
WESTERfi FARMER DOES
NOT TRY, BRUCE SAYS
Maryland Senator Voices Crit
ticism 'Against; Seeding
Government Aid
WASHINGTON, Jan 12. While
the president's, -agricultural i com-:
mission, continued today, to wres
tle wl.thj the. problem f of farm Re
lief. Senator Borah republican,
Idaho,-, urged ; In the (senate, .. that
there be an early extra, session of
th new congress, to, enact legisla
tion dealing with, the subject.- 1 '
r-. CalliBg attention that farm aid.
had been a predominant, issue - In
the last campaign,, the Idaho sena
tor, declared the problem confront
ing the country, if the farmers are
to ' have-any permanent relief, is
the. same as it was -before the elec
tion. ! 1
- "I want to register my protest,"'
he said, "against . the . proposition
that agriculture will have adjusted
itself: In, the near future." 4-1
.Betterments in ; some lines of
agriculture, he- continued,- have
been due to two causes, the failure
of cropsf in Europe and the Dawes
reparations plan, but j said that the
Dawes" pUan .could not: be ; Of j last
ing benefit unless the amount of
reparations to be paid.by .Germany
is fixed si a de(inte.sume
s j RooresiWest, Farms ;
Senator Bruce, democrat, Mary
land, took "Issue ' with 4 Senator
Borah. He asserted that the plight
of tthe farmer as being, relieved
'by patural..processes,;.,wItb which
the government has ' nothing .to
do." '.4m' rit . 4u:iK''"k v-i "i.&J:i-i
.rThe truth Is.fetheMarjlana'!
senator said, ''thatj- the western
farmer does not try ;hard .enough.
He is, too. prone to run to the gov
ernment with his trouble. No mat
ter how far from . legislative rf unct
tlons his trouble .may 1ber,he sets
up'a.cry and , we may consider our
selves, fortunate if the cry does not
assume the, te,nor j,of a threat
against the governments .... .;
Federal lfivestfgation t May
il j Booze Smugglers
: j r - ' f : 1. i
I LOS ANGELES, Iran
12.- Pos-
sibility of an expose of a large
liquor smuggling ring In southern
California during the 'federalrin
vestlgation of the I death 1 of Wil-
inm jveeiiee, anas ueorge turner.
f - m m t m .
so-called' "king- of the. -bootleg
gers,"' sjaln at Santa Barbara last
week, was voiced here -tonight by
Samuel- F. .Rutter, prohibition' di
rector for California as he left for
San Francisco. J -i :h!ikP?iff f
While liquor : smuggling possi
bilities - occupied ' the ' attention-- of
the; federal f brcesj ' state 5 officials
were Investigating; the discovery
of a "courtesy ; note" : amon g the
dead man's effects, said to have
been! ' signed "toy an -official bf the
state "highway department
The federal agents centered ihelr
actlviUestOn a $20,000 Hoan said
to hare "been, 'm ade: by Keeffee ;to
other jbootleggera to finance rum
running. jnto, southern caiirornia
rnitWolDdMHs'r iB InjuVed
1 LONG BEACJI.CaL, Jan. 12.-
An explosion In .he loiler room of
the new steam plant of the South
ern CalifomlaEdison company
hers "tod ay, relieved to have! been
caused 1 by .a pockeiiof.gasfinri
firebox ; killed two "men and in
jured 18. others, i liij, p I faH
Thee dead ;are f UWayne Lil Crm-
mer of Los Angeles and W, J Polk
of-Watta.iiH:- i4 in'ij .-4'i?.$."'i'
yThe blast tore out .the front and
rear walls of 'the firebox and toen
working 'on staging '-'it the ! front
and rear. of Jjhe -boilers were caught
ip, the.expr.oslo9aid in the coljapse
of the orlck- work. j- The, boiler it
self, t hew'ene 6t 12',00t hdrse-
power, wail uninjured. 1 was jpot
operation.but wsa being steamed
up for a test, : . . .
liiiiioe.:;
1 W BEfJMEO
14 ,t j
KUACTICAL JOivEJR .
TflT T. TWO.. tTITt?!?!
aMORE NEAR DEATH
Metal Pollh Put InriPuncK at
WetldinK ' Party j 'Jf umber- of :
Victims , Unknown " V.
POTSVILLE, Penn;, Jan. 12
Two men- died, three- others were
'i . .... . . i- i - - . .
piade : critically IU," and numerous
members ' of a wedding party at
GUberton, near' here were being
treated tonight in homes along the
Mahanov valleyasa? j result . of
what Is reported - by police " and
physicians to have been either -a
wholesale poisoning plan - of an
ill-timed joke. The names of the
vicitms are not given out. : r i
- According to reports among Gil"
berton residents some one at the
wedding put metal polish in the
punch bowl at the wedding feast.
First reports were that poison al
cohol was responsible, (but a. phy-;
slcian who treated the victim stat
ed that it. was a powerful poison
that had none of the characteris
tics, of alcohol poisoning.
&IX persons, are jsown jo n8
drunk the liquid, but as members
of the parly, were taken to homes
and surrounding towns by friends
the exact number. of victims was
not known; tonight, I L r
U OF O STUDENTS DROPPED
EUGENE. Ore., JanJ 12. Forty
five, students of tbeiUniversity- of
Oregon, have, been drjopped for. low
scholastic standing, according : to
announcementtoday , when ' grade
sheets for the first term were com
piled. . It. warf also .announced that
110 .students were placed on pro
bation, on their ability to make
satisfactory, grades. . '
MAN KILLS WIFE AND SELF
CLEVELAND. Jan. 1 2T-Angered
because his wife instituted divorce
proceedings, John . E. Fish, 58, a
railway mail clerk, returning from
his run late, today, shot and killed
his wife,. Clara R-f 4 9. probably
fatally. wounded his son, Carl, 26,
and then shot himself, dying in
stantly.;;:,';., . . I j..:
ROSSSlfUS
FfsH Commission! Weets To
day; Attorney (.Cieneral
May Give'Decision
PORTLANP Ore., Jan. 12.
Dr. Thomas Ross, ousted, as a
member of the state lish commis
sionand John. C. fVeatch, named
by the governor' s! his successor,
were expected to be present-here
tomorrow, wfaep: ttesj fish commis
sion meets,-when it was believed a
ruling of the .attorney general as
to iDr. Ross' - status , would be. re
ceived:;' It , the attorney.; general
Should, rule that Mr- Veatch: is en
titled to the commtssionerslhn. Dr.
Ross will carry the matter into the
courts he, anno,unced.rrtrt ' n, v
. The, conunission,. regardless . of
itst personneL ..will, be confronted
with a resolution from, the fisher
men ot the coast. district to . re-
move,A. C,. Ross., master, fish war
den and opponent of. Dr, Ross, his
cousin, and , to xel nsta te Carl ' D.
Shoemaker. as warden... ...,..
. At, astonny , seasl,on liere today
be fishermen from district No., 2,
officially, the .Oresron Wholesale
Fish Dealers association,' attacked
Governor Pierce1 for, his attempt to
remove Dr.i Ross i
TIES ASSIST
riefp:GivenU09; f anrilles in
District; Cooperation
With-Court Good
During the. past month and the
first 10 'days of January the Asso
citted Charities ; liave. given help
to 100 families, which included
433 Individuals, (distributed 1426
articles of clothing and: 13 loads
of wood. This - Included cases of
distress found In all parts of Sa
lem and some lit the outskirts ,of
the city, accord lag to-the reports
of Mrs. Young, field worker. ' i
Close cooperation I being shown
between the charities- and the
county : court," as j shown oy - the
meeting which was held last night
at .the Chamber of Commerce.
Plans were made to secure the co
operation, 1 of alls organizations in
the city,. In order that no duplica
tion of work shall jtake place. ;
Those present last night were
Judge Jt .T. Hunt Judge 'L. , II.
McMahanl .County; . Commissioner
James Smith, ' Rev. ' Martin.' Ff re-
I Khetian, Miss .Alice JJodd,. .Harry
Levy, Mrs. Brewer and Mrs. John
Carson. - -
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TOBEHEIRD
C!I
lilUHonaire Marta and Divorced Wife WriorWa8
1vc1u.11
1
;
v By ionrt erderMrs. Lydla Cocke
Marka, wife ot . Arthur i Hudson
Mark millionaire tire maker, was
directed to return to a Kansas City
Institution an-iniant she": took to
New . York- City. " During the di-
Kvorcef proceedings., jin 1 September,'
l23.'Mrs. Marks testified snc was
bout! to become a! mother and it
Explicit Agreement Finally
Reached By Angio-Amer- i
ican Ministers
i i -:
PARIS, Jan. 12i -By The As
sociated Press.) -The British and
American delegations at the con4
ference of the allied finance min
isters have reached 1 a final and
definite accord relative to the pay-?
menti of the. United States of the
cost of the army ol occupation and
war damage claims." ! This was of
f icially announced tonight. .. I
. :.The agreement Is subject to rat
iflcation. by a plenary session of
the conference but inasmuch as
France, Italy; and" Belgium enter
ed the negotiations already pledg
ed to support the ! American view
poini and divergencies exist only
between the British, and Ameri
can delegates, ratification is a
foregone conclusion.
Tie United States under the
terms of the agreement will re
ceive about $ 2 5 ,0 1 0,0 0 0 yearly oh
the total of her claims, amounting
to. approximately 600.000.000.
Thus . reimbursement of the Unit
ed States will occupy a period of
25 years. -The sum remaining due
for the costs of the (American oc
cupation is fixed at between $250,
000,i00 and $260,000,00 while the
amount of war damage claims the
conference has agreed would be
based on the findings of the mix
ed claims commission. This has
beeii tentatively fixed at $ 3 5 0,-
i-
i
KUrJTER DIES FROM i
EXPOSURE TO COLD
-j 1
McMinnvilielMan Loses Vay
n Darkness; lis.. round
Dead m Creek Y
McillNNVlLLE,' Ore., Jan. 1 2.f-
Death from exposure and exhaus
tion was the fate of .Lloyd Yocum,
324 who went' out hunting yester
day in the mountains north of his
home In Gopher valley. 1 J
The body was found today by a
search party made! up of . neigh
bors. Yocum 4had f gone hunting
with N. W. Smith -who was accom
panied by his 'wifej and two chil
dren. .They , had.; separated with
agreement to" assemble when Mr.
Sniith should blowi his. horn. The
signal was given but there was no
response. After sending his fam
ily .home, Mr. ; Smith .began the
search for Yocum. which he con
tinued until darkness.. Early.: to
day a search party was organized
andlTocumwas tracked In the
snow, to the banks . of. east creek
where his body was found j in
about three, f eet.of water, his arm
hooked over a log, but his face but
otj.the water. ,. ,The track indicated
that Yocum had evidently, lost 'his
way, and had plunged .Jnto the
creek and started ; walking, down
stream that, the cold water strik
ing him In his exhaustion .numbed
him so that he , was unable to get
;pwax, ijpzuay 10 lnsiuuuon
I? "
m i 1
mm
-A
is said this, was-.' the reason,, her
husband settled $300,000 . on Cher.
When she took the baby to, Mark
he refused to believe the child was
his. , The couple .are shown above
with; raul Carewe, another baby
adopted by them in ,1 922, that was
sent back to a home. - . -,
Election Unopposed; ' Har
mony and Cooperation Em
phasized in! Acceptance
The 33rd seseion of .the state
legislature got.. Under way yester
day in the senate with little, hint
of the strenuous -times promised
by the legislative prophets. In the
senate, Gus Moser of Portland was
elected -to the. presidency unop
posed 'after being, nominated by
Senator Corbetti of Multnomah.
He was conducted to' the chair by
Senators M. R. Klepper and Fred
Fitk. and received the. oath of
office rrohi Judge L. H. McMabah;
of. Marlon county. ; ! - .'
, In ,hls speech'of acceptance he
urged : cooperation between the
senators, and spoke of the ..splen
did harmony, so far, in evidence be
tween the two 'bodies of the legis
latureand: in each. J President
Moser j thanked the senate for
electing him to; the -office of the
president,, and issured them that
his aim and "endeavor 'would be to
perform his .duties conscientiously
and impartially Following the
installation, Seqator ! Charles Hall
of Coos and Currey counties' pre
sented President Moser with " a
gavel and block made of- myrtle
(Continued on pag 2)
Allegations" ih Second Com1
plaint Denied; Final Hear-
' ing Is! Not Set
A
In reply , to a second amended
complaint , filed; by . attorneys for
Alice Bozell Celia Bollman, form
er secretary toj Governor . Pierce,
denies emphatfcally every allega
tion . in the copaplalnt- except the
one stating that -Fred and Alice
Bozell are husband and wife. .
The second .complaint filed a
short time agd stated definitely
that Fred Bozell and Celia. Boll
man' had registered In a hotel in
Washington asj husband and wife.
Specific datesf and places were
named. .; The date : for v the final
hearing of the S10, 000 alienation
suit has ". not jret beenf set. ' Tbe
case was thrown out of court whethl
first presented due to a technical
fault in. the briefs drawn up, by
attorneys for Miss Boilman.- . 1
1 ; TOMATOE CROP LOST
i NOGALES, j Ariz., Jan. 12.
Damage conservatively ; estimated
at between -1150.000 and !l 2Q0,
C00 has ' resulted to the tomato
crop on the west coast of Mexico,
as the result Of an unprecedented
cold wave that! has swept the growi
ing sections during the past,, few
daya. ., 1;
LIQUOR MEASURE SUGGESTED
;. ".. ; ' - . . .
WASHINGljoN, Jan.,12 A sug
gestion that Uncle Sam go into the
whiskey Jjuslsjess,, to ..protect. .both
himself and the present holder, of
intoxicants has been made to the
senate-investigating committee by
James J. Britt counsel fpr the pro
hibition enforcement unit
iOSER HEADS.
' SENATE BODY
CHSWEFSLSt
pierce iiS;;s
LEGISLATURE 1
STIUES
Taxatiorr 'and
orce-
ment, 'ParticulalTy Prphlr
pition, Keynote ot uover-
nors
e
LARGE CROVVd FRESEtit ;
FOR bPENlflG SESSION
m9 r.r
Well-Oned - Machinery - Gets
, Under , . yay .. Smoothly ;
v , ' Early Junket Urged . .
Smoothly' oiled and placed in
proper working condition several
weeks ago,, the wheels of the 1925
legislature began to turn and be
fore the final adjournment for the
day, the 3 3rd session got under
way picked up steam,' perfected
permanent,, organization and .got
down to. business, with .three bills
being Introduced in the senate
and five in the house. "' " '
Indications of rocks ahead and
stormy weather were,' Indicated " by
the trend of proposed legislation
which ia dead set against one. of
the points of the governor's hopes
as outlined in his messaged name
ly, the repeal of the act creating
the state market agent.
'"' ' " ' '
, Crowd at . Opening ,
The opening .was accompanied
by the attendant rush and milling
around of Solons, spectators, em
ployes and position seekers. Photo
graphers busied themselves,,, with
grouping those they desired, to
"shoot," Including the faking ot
oath of pffice, a general photo
graph of the legislative, bqdies.and
Governor Pierce, prior to deliver
ing Jhls message. ;"'. '-, -
True to the" promise made last
year Senator S. M, ,Garrand, of
Lebanon,. Interrupted the perman
ent organization proceedings long
enough to insist that the biennial .
excursion to Corvallis and Eugene,
to visit the 8 Oregon Agricultural"
college and the University of Ore
gon, be made early in the session
this year and not be delayed until
near the close, when muCh.busir
ness must be attended to before
the final adjournment of. the session.-
. Benton and Lane county '
confrees were -urged tto,bear. the
matter in mind and received the
support of, tbe presidenL of the
senate regarding' his stand. ' Sup
port was also pledged by the mem
bers named by the senator. f
y Governor -. Takes PJaco j . ,
) With icvery ..seat, taken, in, ..the
house ,j)f, representaUvest. solons
and spectators : packed the lare
hallr almost 'to capacity, to heir
Governor Pierce give his- mesaage
to the 1925 session shortly after
3 o'clock, Governor Pierce- was
escorted . to the dais by Joe .Singer,
Veteran sergeant at arms, followed
by heads ot various state departments.-,,;,
;' . . v 2. i'
i Taxation and law .enforcement
constituted ej great. portion of the
message :Wbile the , executive ex
pressed regretover the-repeal of
(Costiaatd n' ptf 6)
: MONDAY jrf
The Muscle Shoals bill contlTj
ued before the senate. i
Representative .TlHraan, demo
crat, Arkansas.-defended congrcsa
against liquor-drinking charges.
; Vice Chalrman Plummer of tl. 1
shipping board testified before tha
shipping board investigating corn-"
mittee : .
. .. -:t ' i '
Senator Borah urged early ac
tion on farm legislation, even if it
required an extra session ot congress.,.'-
' I
Xh- tentative agreement be
tween American and. allied repre
sentatives on war claims has ben'
accepted by -the, Washington gov
ernment. -
.,,.... --r
The f supreme - court hold tl: -states,
cannot compel a private car
rier by motor vehicle to engage i t
public traffic-.- - 1
rNomjnstioa cf .A'-!c?t:ey Ger. -ral
StQne-ato tbe ; supreme con: t
was approved - by . a- h- ..ate f-.u' -committee,
and that of Charles : .
Warren to Bucceed Mr. Elone v
referred to a sub-committee.
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