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I 4 I : ML ran TTXT OREGON -i- t. i ne w earner cican bly fain oonawcai, yuruuu, uu tuauga w icui eerature; moaerate wmtneny wmas. Max. 34; Min. 29; RlTer .7.5 falling; "q1; Atmosphere foggy iJWlud west, , Fridays Rainfall SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR ? SALEM. OREGON feltoRDAY MORNING, JANUARY 17: 1925 4 PRICE FIVE CENTS i'j'v-V'jlli '' SMjf::p';5vVf5 'Jour, business effectiTely. r - rv-.:j. V. SEC. HOOVER IS. TO Pres. Coolidge Offers retary of mmerce pQj.-J "tion as Head of Depart ment of Agriculture nCCIDCTn'OPflnlM DESIRE TO nhi.lAlii Ab COMMERCE HEAD GIVEN President Says Hoover Has An Qualifications as Sue- cessorA to Gore WASHINGTON, Jan.. 16. Her bert HooTer, wh two years ego declined the Interior secretaryship from the hands of President Hard-1 ing, has refused an offer "of the agricultural 'department portfolio from President Coolidge. Mr. Hoorer Intends to remain In the cabinet, but prefers to stay at the head of the commerce de- partment rather than direet the offices of the department ox agri culture. The president proffered the agricultural secretaryship to Mr. Hoorer because he regarded the commerce head as the. type of man he desired to succeed How ard M. Goflg a man qualified to superrise in a business way the many actirHies of the agrieultural department, particularly one who could so direct departmental ef forts as to aid the farmers of the country In obtaining .better and more direct markets. Hoover 3Iakes Study Mr. Hoorer. in the course of his work In the commerce depart ment. has made somewhat of a study pf marketing methods "f B18 Semces IOr -inai reason, air. i Cooliago felt, would wi . of great . . . '. ; . .... .' -. i raiue m tne agriculture puai. Mr. Hoover's name also -was In cluded In a, list of -those recom mended' for the agricuhurVlsecre- , taryship and Mr. Coolidge thought 1 that inasmuch as he was a part or I the administration he should be J given an opportunity 'to 'take the place If he desired It. This lst v V. tf. r1l4ss tnrln ji oy nsiiors ana now . cuwuvum, V contains about 200 names. Program Uncompleted Secretary Hoorer. howerer, de dined the president s of fer on the ground that he felt his present office furnished him f with, greater opportunities ' for public service. and because of sereral programs or activity wjiicn ne nas oeen un- wie io compieic. ' (Coatina4 on pact 2) "Orecon Fo rains to the , Front" Is Topic Assigned to Speaker of House Denton G. Burdick, of Klamath Falls, soeaker of the house of rep- n resentatives, will address members JE. y the regular meeting Monday noon 2 t tne club rooms. ' "Oregon Forging to the Front' ts the topic selected by the speaTc eubject. Representative Burdick zk . nun i h an uuluii it w vu represents CrooK, nescnuies, j ferson, Klamath and Lake coun-l ties, comprising ajittlo inland cm- pire- lie stands very high in the mat- ler or continuous service at thejtween the United States andJEu Rtata loiriaintnm and has mado a I ,.v, whita man's pwer - - r-"- - record br his ability in political matters. Otto J. Wilson, a Marion county fcrember of the house, will intro duce Hon. Burdick and will pre side as chairman. J DIAMOND FOUND A lady lost a diamond. She advertised her loss in the classi fied columns of The Statesman. Late last evening The States man received a. teleDhone Call from a party who had found the diamond. Today it will be re stored to its owner. This is just one of the many services performed daily by the classified ads of The Statesman. Be sure to send or telephone your ad in early today and take advantage of the big Thrift Week offer of seren insertions for the price of three., j Transtt Is Favcijjed by Rail and tf;ater Companies NEW YORK, Jan. 16 . flail- road, steamship and expressTjo'pi panies stand ready to undertake air transportation as oon islthe ggQ.JaJrpJane or dirfgible i3 brought to a reasonable standard of pfcfTfcc- uon, a congressional subcommit tee InYestigating United Sta&J iir serrices was told today. II I f A. G. Smith of Greenwlchf on- T BUOa PreB1Qent or tne.American StPaTnRhin n.;..Ml,(li Ila of the Ward line, testified h f&hg bad awaited the time whem cr planes could profitably enter the f JeW of land, water and air tHn- jtin2L elopment ; would j eyolTe j izf hla country a- commercial ;air service that would cooperate and compete with other forms of transportation in earrying mail, specie, gold bul lion, important documental and iotner eXpresgaJ)le aiI oveg ng distances and at -rapid speed John Newlean, Tice president and treasurer of j the American Railway -Express j company i test! fled that for years he had -taenH Rights to Saritram Vater Privileges Aired Before State EngineerLuper I nearly zu witnesses were caea i . . . V. .1 in the Santiam irrigation conro- rersy here before Rhea uer, state engineer, during which iJrfral l, ;;No decision has yet .been .-,.a,1 anil h 'flnnt RAttlomnt ' " " taken Uuader S JulTisAinejttLi - Tho IBlEfflWISIB MM . outcome will decide wnetnerorKaisposiuon by congress of leglsla not a permit to appropriate water I snaii do grantea iienry u-ji-oneriniem in an inaepenaeni Dureau.wjjj ,1o0, I f ,r,i MtMutTMl w4 im, ,a invniWft tfnr . . ; Blinihp1. nf-"as-Jfor fllAH fnr -aratpr.. the land . 1 " I upon which they would use fthe Iter would-Include some of pxat In the project of the Willamette Valley Irrigated Land company and the Santiam Reclamation com- . ,The entire proceedings hare been In litigation siocethe first contract until late last f ar. Nearly 2,000 acres of landare owne1 h the Willamette Valley irrigated Land company and the development is near enough com pleted that It could irrigate nearly the entire acreage.: nights lostnia land .were settled - recently with E. L.r Thompson; w. . tr. uiasja.nu other Portland men as- owners. Mr. Thompson testified thatghis Miniumr hail Kncnt nearly $!& 0,- 000, and tnat tne sysiera ing expended as fast as it , culd " (Coatfaned on Pt S) j I'JIIITE PirS POWER IS WIG1 IN EP Co With OrienVMust Be tlstablisled on. Com mercial equality I SKAttLE, Jan. 16 Within 50 oj. 60 year8i the White 1 races ni . vnrM must carry on the lom- Itn the jar east on a fasla Ur commercial equality, the Same I a .- i beine carried om ho ,Ana mr iuo , . - v - n. world is wain- !- according to FredfricK ,,, ailthor of South Sege ro xi r. O'Brien arriredhere tonieht on tne sieamui . tSaar and la to lcare tomorrow his home in Sausalito, "-'J "The White man is i'n;'" ing his superioritr over thFar The time, is not tar the-Far East must h on ?ra of commercial equamy. "! portatioa of loo.w l'BI"": d iea to the yMncsio the fraternizing 01 mo UH " rare . during he world warruir Rhir wiU bring a permaueui l the reiaiionsmj? -;v " . .. . halftDK IUH oi- - .. i.:;, racco. , w .ra. Mr. O Brien saia uj " 1 1 Tl 7 W1LU imnerialism"- in the Hawaiian and TWl-ppIue :i3taad3. prtation , an active part in organizations promoting flying. He also submit ted a long telegram from R. E. M. CoWie, 'president of the4 "express company, which set forth that the organization was closely watching aircraft development with a view to ?' contracting for the construc tion and establishment of an air express service, "when the neces sary degree of safety and reliabil ity; and of proper relation of load to cost 'was attained." f . i "Thus far no ship that meets these v requirements that would carry, business "for "us 'profitably has beeil developed,", said .Mr. Newlean., . ' We "would like espe cially to inaugurate an orernight express service between New York and Chicago. (''But these technical problems bust be measurably solved before prirate capital can be 'expected to invest 'in air 'transit systems..' , ; The first commerce undertaken would be an emergency express, said the witness. Then In mail,; finally in passepgers, Federal Prohibitidn'Cbmhiis sioner Expected to Hand ih Resignation ' . . . v , WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. 'Re tirement of Roy A. Haynes of Ohio as prohibition commissioner at an early date was Indicated to- dent. Coolidge has giren little at Itontfnn no -trot in- - - v,v, jl IXJbmmissioner - Haynes. -uendine tion to place prohibition enforco- Arthni- Uw. rfArmbu tHa! Imissioner of Maw Ynft hoi hwn sueeested to Presiriunt rAniirf aDDointment to the nlace. Commissioner Haynes. reDlvimr li . . . . .. " .f " - tonignt 10 questions as to tne likelihood of his early retirement from thepost he has held for three I ana a nan years, saia there was , notnmg to it. "It's all news to me." he as- serted. So far es known, the prohibition I (Continued1 en p 6) I E vunspnauy U I ? ACCepiing Bribe in Issuance of Par dons Is Charges ' TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 16 That former' Governor Jonathan M Davis and his son Russell G. Davis will waive preliminary hearing on charges of conspiracy of accepting a Dribe in tne issuance or a par Edward Rooney. assistant Shaw nee county attorney said AJ M Harry, - attorney for the Darises had agreed to 1 dispense with the preliminary trial which had been set for January 23. This would open the way to an early! jury trial in district court Mr. i Rooney said it was probable the bribery case could be advanced on the district 'docket so that ac tion could be had at the current term. No further complaints will be filed in the pardon' scandal until Paul Heinz, Shawnee county attor ney, is well enough to return to his office or unless Governor Ben S. Paulen Instructs Attorney Gen cral C. B- Griffith to act, Mr, Rooney safd. ; ' ; COXFI DEXCK VOTK GIVKN ROME, Jan. 16. (By theAP.) I fascist majority Jn the., chamber of deputies tonighL The rota was I 307 to 33, with no abstentions. J r GREAT -TaAKKS LOWER - i WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. That the general lerel of the Great iams is Demg siowiy dux con I . . , . . i nieiiijj wmsluo v 1 . . i testimony given toaay oeiore tne I 1 - , A I . . J lng hearings oti tT -prrd 'St jLawrence-to-the-Gulf waterway. WILL WAIVE 16 Oil CHARG immm Esteffe'--tayjor-fAifinoQfrces of rSaiiared" Circle: Will Marfy in June - f - WORLD'S ONSHIP . t - - - Miss Taylor to 'Qfri Up1Fiau Career for Lifefori . t i . . if Matri- motiial'Sea LbsANCELES, jn 16. Jack Ik Che" Dempsey is'thrbn'gh wit prize ring unless some one! can fix up a fight for him before ho 'marries Estelle Taylor, motion picture ac tress, which probably " will be next May , or June, the n heavyweight champion admitted heri 'tonight. 'Yes . It's true." said Dempsey 1 - rl tonight when for the thirtieth or fortieth time In thej! past several months-he was quitfeed; as to the accuracy of -a report that he and Miss Taylor, for- whom he acta as publicity and business;! manager, would be married 8fonj And Miss Taylor, whej was smil ingly present as -he made the ad mission, nodded' corroboration. "There hare been lots of stories going around about j our getting married," the champion! explained. "and we've decided wf might as well put a -'stop to I them all by coming out and announcing our engagement. I . "We have been withholding the announcement for a pong time," ho continued, because there were many things to consider. i 'There was Miss Taylor's mo tion picture career, and there was' my career as a fighter 'Marriage for me? ; you know, mean tne end OC my ring J 3 career. Wedding bells and the prize ring gong donft Harmonize The motion picture heiress ami her boxing business t manager ex changed affectionate! glances. After we are mafrifed," Demp sey continued, " I wjoulii not want Estelle to continue woiiking in the films. And since I expect that Of her, I can't very well insist on con tinuing my work in the ring.1 h1 ST. PAUL, MiniU Jan. 16. Tommy Gibbons, M. j Paul light heary weight boxer, Swijl claim the world's heavyweight championship if Jack Dempsey, present cham pion, carries out his intention to retire as reported (from Los An geles, Gibbons said here tonight. : LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16. There is no one Jack Dempsey would rather see wearing this heavy weight crown when ha gets ready to doff it, than Tommyf Gibbons of St. Paul the title hbldlr said here tonight OF SLAVERS ASKED i! Grand Jury Investigation of Robbery and Mu der Or- aerea; r-our Held ; - i KLAMATH -FALLS, Dr., Jan. 16 It was annou heed j today that the grand jury probe into the recent card room robbery and slaying of uscar u. isrickson would start to-f morrow instead of j next Monday, as was announced (yesterday, i ne district attorney ckpects to finish his inrestigation early next week and then will ask jforj an ImmedH ate trial of the four men now held on a cnarge of first pegree mur der and robbery. : I : i John O'Shea. reputed drirer of the automobile in which the out laws fled, will bp 4 uo back in Klamath Falls tohight. He was apprehended at iCottaee Grove while en route tofPoftland. John- Taylor, alleged confessed leader of the bandit gang, yesterday ac companied officers to a point short distance beyond; Keno where ne said he and j Sim Pate had thrown away theiij jmasks. It was understood, bowevel. that the search was without vail CABINETMKX CK1XG BERLIN. Jan. !16J (By Assd elated Press.) Dr. Hans Luther the new German i Chancellor, this afternofm -wnn still 'lacking 'four members of hi ca bidet. MB TEH 'tpECHNICALITY OF r LAW GttOUND FOR ! I RETRIAL OF CASE tH.;-H-?- - r:;:f-- -: Nuprerae Court Remands Booze Case; Rridenre Held Buffl- . ."! clent r to Conirict OLYMPIA, Wash., j Jan. 16 Because ' the prosecuting attorney that the cpramented on the fact defendant In a liquor case prose cution failed to denyj th charges the supreme court today remand ed for retrail ' the case ol ' the! eity of Spokane against si N. Roberts. While the high - court declared that there was ample; evidence of a rery convincing nature! to ;con rlct the appellant, it ruled 'that the trial court 'erred In not strik ing from the recdrd the statement of the prosecuting attorney that there is no testimony here coming from ! the defendant to show that he is:not guilty. klf j u The supreme court set aside an assessment made by George FJ De- giaff, treasurer of Spokane county Iri'Tulhig on an appeal of thefUn- lon Trust 'companyi i 'from ! the Judgement of 'the Spokane county superior court, in 'connection with development of the Camhop Irri- gaiion oistriet, near aponane. The court said; "The ii assess ment having been made apparent ly! upon an unsound and Illegal basis in law, the district is held to have acted arbitarlly and fraud ulently and the ( assessment; is therefore set aside the ' matter re turned to the authorities of i the district to make the proper assess- mfen 1HI iV. S. C. BEATS GOXZAGA SPOKANE, Jan. : 116.- Coming from behind in the second half the Washington State college bas ketball team defeated j Gonaga university 42 "to 33 hefel: tonight In the second northwest I confer ence game between the two teams. ITS OPPOSE "PBESIDHUT iCbolidse's i Position US on Naval Program Is Not Fa vored m Discuss on WASHINGAON, Jan. 16, Pres ident f Coolidge's position : against the "elevation of the big gans on American battleships drew consid erable fire-today from the demo cratic side of the senate. 1 H-'i i; ; With the annual naval appro priation bill as a vehicle, minority senators not only 'demanded that congress direct gun elevation, but MeasUre Given preferential Status: Action to Be Urged Constantly WASHINGTON, Jan j 16. The ....... , v . .; 1 - I fi combination postal salary and rate increase bill put forward by : the administration before "the senate sustained the president's veto of the "pay "measu re 'passed "at the last session, "will be called j; np in the senate next- Thursday; I Leaders said they planned to keep it al most continuously to the front un til there ?was action: The measure was given prefer ential status on a motion today by Senator Moses, republiCah, New Hampshire, who has it in charge. The rote was 5T to 9,' or 13 more than the twothis majbrltyj ne cessary adder the j: rules. Eight democrats and one"i-epubliean op posed the -motion, It was at first announced that 10 Vbtes'had been cist fai opposition but later Beaa- ter Gerry, democrat,. Rhode Is land, had the secretary change his vdte from "no" to f'aye" explain ing , that : his 'ballot had been er roneously counted. 'I 1 ' ' I ' - Chair iand Sterling ' of the post office committee paid the rOte was an Indication of the "sincere de sire" of a "great majority of the senate for early action." ; He ' ex pects a final rote In the near fu ture but Senator Moses and other leaders are less optimistic. : They know that sharp fights will be made on many features of the pos tal rate section and; expect It to be amended' in "sereral toportadt par-ticnlars'-J i ;1 i: ;:itj - '- -: j Publishers of newspapers and periodicals are expected to -lend rigortras sapport tb "the? amend ment offered by Senator Oddie, republican, "Nevada'to eliminate thermae cent a pound increase pro posed on second cls mail matter subject to 'first and .second zone rates, SETJATE DE MOC! I - ! I i, r (Costfhtied n paga 5) ' ! i POSTAL BILL i i IS AT FRONT Capitol Architect Gets Miniature Monuments , Made from Mosaic Used in 1860ln G&tbl Wing if u 1H 5 4 I vWwX-:-:-:-:-:w:-s---'-: v .v.-Xjt - '.-.v.-."'i. -v--. .',-.1. . . . ., a t j-r. ! ; David Tjrnri. urcnitect or tne capitol in Washington, is shown in his office with two miniature monuments presented to him by Joseph . Sullivan, an inspector In the Washington lire department. and .Thomas Ball The miniature PUBLICITY IfJ SESSIONS AIM Secret Meetings of Commit tees Rapped: Child Labor Measure Read OLYMPIA, Publicity for lash., Jan. 16. it proceedings, an lnnoration suggested by Lieuten ant Gorernor I W. - Loa - Johnson. was ordered fby the senate rules committee a tthp titth jconyening day of the WashnGn TegislatHse today. , Somel bi la hare beenajl mitted to the ca endar and! others shut out from consideration In previous secret I sessions of the! committee with jnot a clerk pres ent. I.: ' C: I ! A new ruies committee voted to make the secretary of the senate ana inree in x.ne nouse, one was sponsored by Senator Westfall of Spokane to place the child labor amendment before the electorate of the state in the- general election m 19Z6. iti was sent to tne ju diciary committee. Senator Daris of Pierce county! proposed to; sub mit to the voterk a constitutional amendment whijh would empower the legislature to classify property for taxation and to include mixed and intangible' property. 1 j itepresentaure jraisner or jiing county introduced a bill to j pen alize the solicitation of ricttms of accidents by jagents of lawyers. Senator Murphy of Snohomish presented a bill! to abolish a half mlll lery for capitol building con struction, vf ALblll to punish at tacks on train crews by hoboes as second degree; assault was tiled by Senator Morgan lot Spokane. ! A bill outlawing Hens arising under 'Inheritance tax laws after fire years was Introduced by Rep resentative Hall! of Clarke, j The senate Tyas in session 16 minutes and prior to ad week end. the! house 14 minutes ournment orer the L Three Coast States to Ask Congress for Appropria tions or Ports i i PORTLAND, United action ! Oi1., -Jan. 16. by legislatures of Oregon, Wrasshington and Califor nia in memoruliiing .congress - to make ' an adequate appropriation for ' development of lumber! har bors on the Pacific coast Is expect ed to be the;outgrowth of the con ference called here by Gorernor Pierce to consider a program of port development and a plan for demanding federal raid in the work.-': vit 'Hn i'lv;-;:' viA committee consisting of one representative f rom each Of the ports represented and including al so I. N.vDay of Portland, I and fLoul3E.tBeanbf 'rEngene,j chair man ot'tho Session was -appointed today to draw inp resolutions for submission ; to ! the three legbla tares urging tia tnemorlallslng of congress. Thli committee will MB HARBORS ARE RE COMMENDED if p t " : ' - A i s presented by Sullivan is built of 14 kinds of mosaic collected by his father while he-wa employed as a laborer -on the construction of the wings of 1859 to 1860. the Capitol- from Diver Due Today to Place Chains Under! Hull; :Pas- sengerTrip ostponed ! v.. .11- " ;? Due to the death of Captain Ed wards, inspector ofj hulls for the United " States government, the "Northwestern" will; be unable to take passengers down the Will a mette Monday morning, - There w1irbeadehow0Terfan inspec tion of the . "NortnWestern" Mon day afternoon and! the ressel will be able to carry -a passenger list Wednesday morning. The "George Wj Bates" is tied up at the Court street docks with two scows which are to be used to raise the "Relief,' which was crushed and sent to the bottom of the river during the recent " Ice flow. A diver frot Portland will arrive this morning to put thd chains - under' the sunken : ressel and it will be a simple matter to raise the "Relief' jio the surface. A few patches are to'be put on the steamer and she will be sent down the rirer to a Portland shipyard and a new hull put tinder the decks. The Northwestern" t Friday morning with 1501 tons of cargo alter nanng brought up a cargo of 85 tons Thursday .morning. The patronage of the Salem merchants is encouraging, but; the steamer of ficials tant to secure the govern ment minimum of cargo in order to be able to use the Oregon CUy locks and to secure the water rate for the Salem merchants LINER RAMMED AT SEA; FIWHST Ship Leaking Badly as Re sult ot uollision; Cutter Speeds to Rescue 1 : CHATHAM, Mass 4 Jan. 17. The station here of the Radio cor poration of America, early today Intercepted messages reporting ! a collision at 2 a. in. between the Mnnson liner Collier Munalbro and the; steam Robin Adair. The Munalbro was leaking and had re quested the -aid! of, the cutter Acushhet. ii i : , BOSTON, Jan. 11 T. Messages from Munalbro were Intercepted here by the Tropical Radio cor poration reporting; that the colli sion at 2: 02 a. mil knocked a foot wide hole In her No.: 2 hold and that she was leaking badly. , An other message reported that the United : States destroyer Cashin was speeding to the Munalbro. GRAFT PROBE CONTINUED CHICAGO, Jan.! 16 The Vet erans' bureau conspiracy trial wai resumed today after a six-day re cess. Lewis T.'Gfuot, San Fran Cisco contractor and former man ager of the reterans' bureau dis trict office there,' told of the risit of Charles R. Fotbes, former, dl rector of the veterans' bureau, to BIKER fSSEL TO BE USED NTH MI GIRL ARE W I POLICE i!ET Members of f Jight Life' Or chestras Held on Charges; Investigators Make Leng thy Examination SLAYER OF MOTH Eft HOT PERM iTTrlD AT FUTIER AL Rbbbery Is 'Now Held Motive By Brother of ;Sixteen Year Old Girl : SAN FRANCISCO, Jn. 18 A police net was spread "tonight for additional male companions of Dorothy Ellingson, 16-year-old slayer of her; mother; Mrs. Anna Ellingson, as; the result of , new revelations made, by her girl chum May Fitzgerald, in the coarse Of a lengthy examination by investigat ing detectives. , i Already three ; men areln cus- ' tody accused j of statutory offense involving , the girl. They are David. Stein, host at the party where Dorothy jazzed the night through while : her mother lay dead at the j morgue, and Harry Chlnetz, a musician, both of whom are in custody here, and Keith Lord, under arrest inLos Angeles. A detective lef ; here tonight to bring Lord back to San Francisco. ; Robbery Held Motiro - While It was because her moth er threatened toj lock her out and notify the police if she attended Stein's party that she f Iew Into a rags and 'committed the mur der, according to the girl, "her brother. Earl Ellingson, declared today that he Was convinced that robbery also ! actuated 'her, point- Ing to the fact that she had taken ererythlng she could lay her hands on. He and hia father. Joseph El lingson were the chief mourners at a simple ! funeral today when the wife and mother was laid tr rest. Dorothy was not permitted to attend, and (while expresslni . regret over ithat fact, said shl preferred to Remember her mothei as. she was let Hie. ' Tomorrow the girl slayer wij face a crowd 'of the be forced to curious at tike toroner's inquest. As no arrangements so iar nave been made by the family for' a lawyer, it .is lexpeeted that Public Defender Frank JEgan will appear in her behalf He announced that he was ready to defend her. So far Dorothy Ellingson Has had no tastef of real prison life. She "was kept too busy today be- (Contlnmsd ea pat White Honse denied another arms conference would be called soon. Early retirementof Prohibition Commissioner Haynes was indi cated at White House. The senate debated the question of naral policy and gun deration. The senate agreed to giro the postal increase bill right of way next Tuesday. The public debt of the United States at the end of 1922 was 130,845,626,000, the census "bur eau announced.) ; ivr - . ,The. house commerce commis sion endorsed ajbiil for civil aero nautics in the commerce depart ment. . j Captains of lake' freighters tes tified before a senate Committee on the effects "of diversion of Great Lakea waters. .. A bill to give the federal trade commission greater powers to pre vent misbranding of goods was re ported to. the; house. v ., ; - It was announced that President Coolidge believes proposals mak ing Jail aentences 'mandatory for prohibition law-offenders involves excessive punishment. 5 President! ; Coolidge -offered j to transfer Secretary Hoorer to ihe department Of agri'cultarebut'the secretary announced he trefcrred his present post. " ' i " :"CtaIrinaa.; Cduzecs cf ths'sc.-.ata coiaiaitteo laTcstlsatins -prohiM-" tion enforce r:. e n t critkiid the prohibition r:, :t3" haiullir..? cf the r leiscnraaca . l c ast ccr;t.i2y t.c::i- I FRIDAY