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Newspaper Page Textv P '1 . TheWeatlier 'OREGON m 1 Rain - with . PROTECTING TOCR MONEY 1, It; pays -you '..to -read Ihe a&reftis'emeita "and to know adrertlaed pfDdocta. j Baying j taem pro tects yoar money. r 1 inoderate temperature; strong-southely wind;' rales on' the. 'coast-.; Thursday Max, 52;sMim' j; River' 1. 2 rising; RalafaU ?i.04; .Atmos phere cloudy; Wind-south. , v i; SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR ... .. iPBICE FIVE CEOTS - ' - - r7" T."- . c t riir . AnwriAVT ctttiV irAniTTVTn 'Timnv o ior ' lillii Undersea ,Craft,, S-4& i Crashes Hon Rcicks , on Atlantic v Coast; - Distress Calls Are Received I r ; . r - i GRAVE FEARS EXPRESSED FOR SAFETY OF. -35 MEN Attempts v to Reach Vessel Fruitless; Snow and Gale I Canse Wreck , ; "T WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 0. Reports-that lights on the, stranded submarine-S-4 8 - had suddenly dis appeared from the view of coast guardsmen were taken at the navy I department here as indicating . probably only a failure of the stor age batteries. The department; however, "was "Informed ; hy the Portsmouth nary - yard that the vessel's position "was f'very danger ous.' ! " ' :- f ' H -. . . PORTSMOUTH, C .. Jan. 80. The submarine S-4 piled ton the. rocks off : Jaf fray's point-last. night and early today -was report ed by the Portsmouth navy yard to be in "a dangerous position.'" It was believed' that heavy seas had carried away her radio ap paratus. , ' No messages had been received since 11:51, and help sent to' the veesel had been unable to reach her. jL; - ' - The submarine 'went ashore in a heavy snowstorm driven by a full gale. Heavy seas prevented two tugs sent from the navy yard from reaching her. Coast guards men aided by United States trdOps from Fort Constitution,; struggled to get a breeches Truoy anT mortar over several miles of snow covered road to Fort Stark, oa. Jaf fray's point. J ' : - - v .-:-,L.-.; :.:-J . En rontaftom 'New' -London, Conn., With the S-51 and the' ten der Chewinky the 48; crashed tm the point, a rbeky ledge . at the north of the harbor entrance When SOS calls faded out and sud denly stopped at just .before. jii night,;; grave fears for 1 the safety of the craft and 'her crew of! 35 men were expressed. i : . j j llA message received, by jthe de partment iromuieT navy i Tarawa about 3 a. m. said It was hoped to run a breeches buoy, over jlhe submarine in an effort to talre off the crew within two hours. Any other means ofL assistance, 'either by tug: or life -guard, It was said. was rendered impossible' by "the heavy ! seas.4 :'L"-' ; '"'' ' LOSES L5ST1PE Both Washini?ton tHouses Vote Against Ratification - of Amendment OLYMPIA, tTash V "Jan: 2. The last Vestige of 'hope for rati fication of the child labor .amen d ment by this aession of the Wash in gton legislature 'vanished 'today when the house defeated, 67 to 30, a joint house resolution ratifying the measure and j tabled a, senate rcBolutlon rejecting the . amend ment. !-. - " : ; ' T This placed both houses on rec ord against ratification. .The : house yesterday killed the possi bility of ; the measure being pre sented to the people for vote by defeating a senate measure pro- ' Posine such action. An attempt to secure a reconsidefatiori6r'lheT Senator Westfall bill In the house failed when Representative " Mor ton's motion to reconsider -was I tabled. ; ? f:i ; .-;':,j ; r . The adverse vote of the house on the resolution for ratification came -after- a '- discussion which lasfedabout four hours today. . With the Question of the ratifi eatlen of the-child-'-labor amend ment out of the way, the legisla ture will proceed with Uhe con sideration and action ?o( the re niainder of Governor Roland II. Hartley's 10 point prdgram. lKAflI PENALTY ASKED SEATTLE, Jan. rf 2.-eath penalties win be asked UoF. JG Richardson, Floyd Slverly and Charles Falrchlld. charged ' with the ;murder;of "Rfccrt L." Litry, ' Sesltje - patrplmant- 6c ; tether J 5 CHILD BILL i. :.. l n .. : : ' . Eleven representatlva. ivvtt i Ifavor and six-against -the-passage i.me mamt road bill by Representative-Ford, which hras'ttnally approved by vote f of - 4 6 to 13 and two. hours of. argument in the house yesterday. The measure is known as HB No. 4. The proposed" law provides for a comprehensive local county road system, in connection with mar ket folds of adjoining counties; under, plans approved by the state highway, commission. Permanent improvements are stressed. The measure ' includes all' counties ; In the' state 'with the exception of Multnomah.!: j "To raise money for the road program a; state tax levy of one mill on U taxable property in the state, which may be matched with a' similar levy made by the. state and all unexpended amounts to be continued' to the following year and applied on market roads. If counties fail Uo Uke 'advantage of ' the act the remaining : money Is to- be. redistributed among those participating. It -was pointed out that counties taking advantage of the cooperation -offered jy the state have made' the most prog ress in road building.; I ; ; 'Opposing the measure, It was Gulf - Caused By i Security Speech Is Bridged; Con-; fidence Vote Given PARIS, Jan. 2& (By The As sociated Press.) Premier Herrlot adroitly walking j the parliamen tary slacks wire'has'succeeded in bridging, the gulf separating the political conceptions of the right and left groups in , the chamber, which ha had .arlrtonnA by hfa ee ciirity speech yesterday. ' Solidly behind except ,for, the com man ists parliament - today placed' the seal of its approval on his, foreign policy by the largest vote of con fidence vote he ever received 541-032. 1 1 ; . . '.'Although' hjs j elimination ' 61 party lines wagjabi Bnccess' for the' premier, ministerial circles are under no illusions '.as -to the dur ation of the reunion this achieved; theyknow that it applies wily to Questions" relating ' to France's security, and will be broken as soon as matters; of internal' poli tics are again broached. : r 'Nevertheless; the friends and op ponents of . the j government feel that M.', Herrlot scored a personal success, u .. ! . i i . j , The' parliamentary day opened with gloomy prospects for the'eab inet after the , feocialists -who form an Integral and necessary part lof his majority decided to abstain from voting for the post ing of M. Herriot's speech. Multnomah 'f County ; Local Measmes 'Acted -on;1 Wine New Bills Are Read "? Three ; bills were passed at third reading In yeeteMay's session of the senate, and: nine were read forthe flrsf time. All . the .meas ures securing ' passage were Intro duced by Multnomah county dele gates. 1 - Senate bill .No. 61, by Senator Joseph, pertains. the. drawing or W Jury list in ; Multnomah couaty. Bill No. 36, by the Molt nomah delegation, places the rer sponsibility of checking bridge plans n'tbe county judge, Instead nt ih a ''commissioners. A bill providing for the enter- IhgIhtoof "an agreement Between .nnnt fifmnilssioners of Mult nomah county, and the board of regents of the University of Ore gon medical i school. w p'' .......! .nil medical care, for the patrents'at the ' Multnomah hospl UI. also passed. r i v 6 a Woaaure introduced by.; Sen- it ftAm H. rown. ' preventing k rr Klens on highways. was returned fromthe road-and ..w- mniUteo with-the re- cohimWdatidn 'that . t--... ! uit?D:z:;,r. hkt fvn not New, blUS pres.em.c t. , -, : XCflayav4 S l UKITEOPAHTY iSBItiSlE ad Bill Is rov svin;n umeiit f - explained that the highway com mission was Superceding' the -work of the county courts and relegat ing it to second place. ' The prac tice Of "matching", money was held in the nature of a bribe, and that county courts In general were able to look after the welfare and work of 'the respective 'counties. The danger that' the' state'inlght take this opportunity ' to obtain addi tional funds for' the state highway development-program -Was anothT er objection raised.- A A few representatives Voted 5 In favor of the bill with the under standing that another hill was be ing .prepared for Introduction in the senate, and while there were some things 'objectionable in the house ; measure, 'when : the ' o!nt committee - gets together, ; favor able legislation to all will' be re commended in "the . nature of a compromise bill. Representatives taking the floor in behalf of the Ford bill were Hamilton, who - opened the argu ment; Woodward, ' McCallister, Shelton, Coffey, Roberts, A. f H Hunter, ' Reynolds, ;Mott, - Graham and Carkln. Those apeaking - in opposition r were Representatives Hammond. Swan,' Pierce,' Sbrockj Bailey" and Winslow. :Jt ; prison ma ts Standing" Room Only Signs Displayed Every: U ight; Crowds in Uproar . . - " - S. -' 1 "The prison show at the state penitentiary is without doubt the best entertainment in the vaude ville line that Salem; has witness ed for a great many months, and the fact that the familiar SRO sign is displayed :at t every per fprmnoa thnw.-ihaUiut Attend ance has been in Keeping with the quality - of the entertainment, j Every nght during the week, hundreds have been turned away, and the demand for tickets 'for the ' remainder of the week 4 Is heavy. The money realized from the "show is turned over , to the amusement fund of the inmates of the penitentiary. j The substitution of snappy 'vaudeville for the somewhat staid minstrel shows that have been presented ;in" years past, Is a wel come change. During the two- hour "performance the audience (ConUnned on pass 3) Information to Be Gathered By Willamette of Value to : Child lieaitn One of the' first steps of , the Mation county child health : de monstration will be to make a survey of health conditions in the county. This is necessary as a part of the preliminary survey, in order ' that the . exact conditions existing may be ascertained. n Con sequently, when it was discovered that the sociological survey to be made of Salem "by the sociology department of Willamette univer sity would gather certain informa tion useful to the officials fwho are to conduct the demonstration during the next five years, an of- fer was .made to cooperate. . Dr.. Walter H. Brown requested that a number of . tho preliminary staff of the organization be rushed to' Salem in order to take part in the work to be done t by ; . Willa mette unirersity. In; answer to tttis request workers are to arrive here within a short time to render every possible - assistance in the work. ' ;:- During' the. sociological survey every man. woman and CDiid in the city will be listed. Therefore the survey would enable the child health I demonstrators to secure the name of every child ia the city under five and one-half years of age. 'They are able to j reach the children of school age, but would have to make a survey for the younger children. Sonse quently, the Willamette survey will enable the - Marion county child health demonstrators to se cure Information that will be of vital interest to their organisation. A trained worker, in health sur vey Js,t o be sent to Salem withtn a Short It 13 afi$9S3Se3t CESS SURVEY OF SALEM USERIL TO COUflTY StiTEllL TAKE AGTiOH ! rt. ! . i I . . -. . T - T Final Vote on Rate Increase Measure ' Is Expected To- day; ' Amendments 'are fow. Disposed of BILL CARRIES CORRUPT. PRACTICE ACT AS RIDER Limitation 'of 'Expenditures of Candidates to Legis- 1 latiire Approved WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. With all amendments fc apparently dis posed of final action" on the pos tal pay and rate increase' bill went over in the senate jate today untjl tomorrow when an" early vote oh passage is expected by . leaders. , As it stands, the hill carries it rider,, a corrupt practices act lim iting ; expenditures 'Of candidates for the house to $2500 and tor the senate', to $10,000, ;wlth. detailed periodical , reports from every . pot litlcal ; committee and . under certain- conditions,! from individual contributors. The rider was offered by Sena tor -Walsh, democrat,' Massachus etts, and was approved by an over whelming vote. - Bill Modified , Modifications in the ; rate in crease were voted into the bill to day but the rate section as a whole withstood: two j separate attacks which would - have eliminated it entirely and left the bill in the) same form "as" that passed at the last session and vetoed by PresM dent Coolidge,. providing oply for; salary. increases. J l On motion of Senator Oddie, re publican Nevada, a proposed one- cent a pound Increase on adver tising matter of publication sub-i ject to first and second zone rates,' Was eliminated and Senator Moses. republican. New- Hampshire, inj charge -of the -bill, obtained the approval of the senate for 'with drawal of proposed slight increase es in fourth class mall. ' Provision "Defeated j An attempt by Senator Curtis of Kansas, the republican leader, to make the salary increases re troactive onlrio January l of this' year, instead oc July l, laz, as pjxvidedby the measure, was de- eatea Dy a ciose voie. oennwr Cfurtis said a sum of 338,000,000 was involved, - but opponents of the." proposal - insisted congress would not be keeping faith with postal employes if the effective date of the salary increase was changed. Speakers on both sides of the chamber expressed the opinion that If the .hill Is finally passed it will be rejected by' the house because of the rate increases which they 'argued violate the constitutional requirement that all revenue raising legislation origin ate in the house. In this connection the house ways and means committee, which has .control over such legislation, met today to consider its stand on the question whether the senate had exceeded authority with re spect to such legislation. -A sub-committee was named to study the question. " In -Its pres ent form. Senator Moses estimated the measure would raise $50,000. 000 additional revenue and pro vide for an additional annual ex penditure of, $68,000,000 for In creases in postal employes' salar ies, i ';, v 'v;; .' '. Melange bf Entertainment Is ; "Presented by the Ameriic Club li ii in i l il ii i i ii i i i i i i i aaa Magician. -- Musicians, Tumblers, and lingers Play to ' Capacity : ? H ohse; Applause Is Generous as Athletes Perform . By AUDRED BUNCH I; Tumblers musicians, and magi cians mingled their varied arts for the . pleasure of a capacity bouse last night at the Bligh theater, the: entire entertainment, outside of the pictures, being under the sponsorship of the Amenic club. - Ensemble exhibitions In tumbl ing broke the house into a tumult of ' applause when two dozen "young huskies" shook back un ruly pompadours to build amaz ing human .formations to Prof. Lestle Sparks' summoning whistle?; Ronald Craven, tenor, and Gen? Parmentler, baritone, with, Lucille Anderson their accompanist, pleased their audience, as always, with their marked solo art. Mar garet Kastor and Peter FoelkeL violins, and Robert Alexander, ac companist, rave sprightjy.'um- berst 'If r Alexander prqvidlBf craiflT .. j I ft'". 1 v ' J r ;gIR Two Bills Introduced in House Would Place Ap . pointive Povyet With State Board of Control HEAD OF PRISON WOULD BE CONTROL APPOINTEE First Open Move Against Governor Appears Mar : ' ket Agent Happed ; Tw bills designed to take ap pointive powers out of ' the hands of the governor ; and place them in the hands of the state board of control were introduced in - the house Thursday,' the." first open move to appear-'against 'the ap pointive 'power of the governor, though the first bill introduced in the session seeks to do away with the office of the ' state market agent.' . , ..- . . , .. Under H, B. No. 224, Intro duced late in the. afternoon by Representative i Settlemier, of Woodburn, ' the board of control would be given full control over the Oregon state penitentiary in stead of the governor. The war den would be appointed by the board which would also, have jur isdiction over his ; activities and policies. , All other officers con nected 'with the -Institution would be appointed 'by the warden, who also holds the. power of dismissal, only with the ' sanction of , the board. - . r . . . i. ' . . . ' The other move against Gover nor Pierce's appointive powers was the introduction of H. B. No: 19S in the morning, j sponsored by the. game committee of the house This measure asks the creation of a state game commission of five members and providing that these and their successors be named by the board of control. , Under the provisions of this bill two members would be named from game . district No. : 1 ; two from district No. 2, and one from the state at large. The members shall be'elected for a term of from one to , five, years respectively, elect . a chairman and secretary and , meet once a month. The board is given power, to remove (Contlnned oa pm 3) ZOB EXPLAINED Fred W. German - Explains Present Portland Zoning Ordinance to Realtors "Fred W. German, past presii dent of the Portland realty board addressed the Marion-Polk county Realtors at their regular meeting in the Marion hotel yesterday on the various phases of city zoning as observed and worked out in the city of Portland. , In the framing of the Portland ordinance, it was stated, the Real tors put across the whole proposi tion at a cost of $3000, which was compared with the $16,800 spent by the city in securing the services of a zoning expert, . Whose work 1 (OoBtfnnad oa pass 8) some extra solos on the- piano. "Bunk plus bunk equals bunk" is the reasoning that the program recorded, " but ' in the opinion of the audience the . specialty, equal ed not "bunk" but huge amuse ment, especially Jack Harbison and his bear stories and Wynne Grier with his accordion, singing to "Susannah" like any two "coons." AH mysteries of the Yokl. wera revealed when, after Gene .Par- mentier's - solo, . Jack Spong and Edward Lewis with their para phernalia came onto the ' stage, After numerous candle. . handker chief, and. hidden egg tricks, the second " accomplice declded ho needed some assistance on the sUge until the society editor, hav Ing beeri ushered; tcthet very! front ?vfttla4 - ffv ) BY POBUD Ml La Follette Republican Party $leet WASHINGTON. Jan.! 29 Defi nite decision has been reached by republican, house leaders to bar Bl outspoken La Follette sup porters from the caucus which will - be ; held February 2 7 to de termine' the republican candidate for speaker and .the party's floor leader in the next congress. Invitations to the meeting went out-today,' but none was sent to the ten republican . members - of the house from Wisconsin, nor to Representatives Sinclair, Nqrth Dakota, and .Keller, Minnesota, who also showed" open hostility during the recent campaign to the republican 'national ticket. Announcement of the action which will - affect - the committee assignments of the barred ' repre sentatives and deprive those hold ing chairmanships of their posts was made on the house floor by Representative Wood, . Indiana, who Issued the caucus call. His authority 'to ignore any members re-elected : as republicans was challenged by Representative King republican,' Illinois and there wera indications - that the issue would be the -subject of further debate Star of Filmdom Sues Moth er f or Millions Said 'to Have Been Held LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29. Mary Miles Minter's quarrel with her mother over money, which has excited filmdom's gossips off and on for the past several years, fi nally got Int o court here today when, the motion picture actress sued lor an accounting of funds which she estimated . at . millions and which she alleges her mother received . as . her- guardian during her screen career. . Miss Minter's superior court complaint is filed under the-name of . Juliette Shelby, . "also known as Juliette Reilly," and gives her mother's name as Charlotte Shel by. "also known as Pearl Miles Reilly." The complaint recites that Miss Minter was . born April 1. 1902, and tha t from the time she. was six years old she worked on the stage or before the camera, living the while with her mother and allowing her mother to manage her affairs. From time to time, alleges the actress, her mother received large sums in her (Miss Minter's) be half but.expended. pr invested 'the money In her. own name, notably a total of $700,000 from the Fam ous Players - Lasky - corporation which Miss Minter was under con tract with during th e years 1920- 1923. PEB1BT BRIDGE ES Mayor Giesy" Wants 'Method Started to Save Tax Pay ers' Money Yearly A special bridge committee is to be'appointed by Mayor J. B. Giesy at the next regular meeting of the common council of Salem, next Monday evening, jn I his second step of the campaign for. perman ent bridges within the city limits of Salem. The committee will be added to the present regular coun cil committee on bridges. Just what step will be taken by the council In getting the" bridge program launched i is not known. There are two ways by whichthe desired results may be secured. One way favored by Mayor Giesy la the; voting of authority for the council " to ': make a small spec ial levy each year for bridge construc tion, which would enable a small amount of ; money to be available each year. Consequently when damage resulted from high water the bridges could be replaced by cement structures and the repair cut to a minimum. The other plan would be. the voting of bonds, the mayor states. which would necessitate a special election.!: Sentiment for this step Is shown by -aldermen and bust ness men, it K stated. ! The present wooden structures are : costly., the mayor maintains, and over $3000, damage was done r by 'the heavy snow. daring the. past season. In -the -instance of tne present concrete bridge over Com- merclal street "no I damage was ill IW COURT RED Party Is From -A-ttendinfi: on the floor and probably in-the caucus. , . . Mr. Wood, who as chairman. of the republican congressional cam paign committee, was - authorized to issue . the caucus ;( invitations, assailed the Wisconsin delegation and other's who openly supported the La Follette-Wheeler presiden tial : ticket and ; declared they sought to wipe out the republican organization plurality . in the bouse by urging the election of demo crats or socialists. : . -, I Mr. , Wood, who was the. target of questions from a dozen or. more members. . Including . democrats.-l launched into his attack on .the insurgent group after Represen tative Frear of Wisconsin had de fended, his campaign activities on behalf of the La . Follette tcket Frear ' explained that he was not aware that steps had been taken to bar him and his Wisconsin col leagues, from "the organization caucus,,' but had- taken the floor to reply to a recent speech of Rep resentative Longworth - of Ohio, the , republican " leader, Jn ; which banning of insurgents from party councils was advocated.. . , ' j Governor JPierce "Asks' 'Ap . prppnation of $1 ,500,- 000; Crops Ruined . Urging the necessity of passing an emergency ' legislation and an appropriation' of $1,500,000 to aid the farmers ' of the 'state whose crop. of wheat was .ruined . by the freeze,. Governor -Pierce made his initial appearance before-, a joint session of the house . and senate at noon, Thursday, the iirst since hi - annuatinessaga - to ithe law makers at the opening of the 33rd session.. -. .. , . , "Information has been, received that , 500.000 r acres of - winter wheat was frozen, which, added to the calamity of. growing wheat at a loss for the last few years, has forced, the farmers to mortgage their lands to the maximum, Governor Pierce v "said. - ".There should be a law enacted , author izing the board of. control to ad vance credit to "buy seed,- all loans to be secured by a first chattel mortgage, bearing 6 . per cent lac terest" and payable within i two years of the nassage of the law. Placing of the. public service commission under the supervision of. the governor and members ap pointed, instead , of elected, ..was urged. Governor Pierce charged valuation and rate fixing, and. that the policy, of the commission' had been to serve public-utilities rath er than the public. The, .commis sion did not make a single de crease In rates in 1924, he de clared. :- . .' - ' . i Enacting of laws designating the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company as a common carrier; more equitable distribution of the tar burden; a law to allow dis tricts to develop hydro-electric power for municipal purposes, and a policy of reforestation of burned and cut-over lands, were also ad vocated. ELKS HOLD FORTH Class of Neophytes. Taken Through Mystenes i of Order at Meeting i Over 300 members of the BPOE gathered last night at their club rooms to hear Percy A. Young, of Albany, district deputy of the grand exalted ruler, and to wel come a class of 30 neophytes, who were taken . Into the ranks of the order! yesterday. Frank Cohan secretary of the State Elks asso ciation, was also In attendance. The newly elected members of the Elks are Robert C. Aiken Max Abst,' Kenneth Bell,- Henry L Barr, A. H. Berg, H. Canning, Ben S. Drake, M. J. Doerfler. Frank S. Ellis, J. Waldo Finn, O. E. Fry slie, ,D. A. Grant, D. F. Gilliam, Paul N. Green, Fred J. HI1L Wii liam Jefferson, D. G. Knight, W. Malley; F. "M. Parkhlll, M. A, Reed, W. J, Rahlston, C. R. Shel don. A. Simkinsr orge .VIesko. R, Wehl. W. S. Watkins and M. ' G. I FOR ERii GLEIER DHY AGENTS ? HOUSE CHIEF Attempt; to :GerV:Burfjick Reveated fin Testimony; Lbnergan1 Forces 'Contra dictory Statements CLHAVER IS CAOGhT.IFJ MANY MISSTATEMENTS Prohibition "inforciement Scan dal TDraws Maze of De nials From Agents After giving positive denial to the question that he ' had taken part in political activities, deorge L. Cleaver, state' prohibition com missioner, under Investigation of a legislative committee, last night was forced to. contradict, his state ments and in reply to Representa tive Longergan, admitted that he bad attampted to "get"; Jtepresen- tative, Denton G. Burdick of Klam ath county, speaker of the home. when a letter to the contrary. signed by Cleaver, .was read. Cleaver denied that he had his agents trailing- Mr. Murdiek - for three weeks, but admitted to three days. Gave "Wild" Parties "Mr Burdick was reported as having, given scandalous parties". Mr. Cleaver said.. "I have nothing against: Mr. .Burdick but,! would put agents on violation of the pro hibition .laws even If j done by United States Senator McNary." While Mr-Cleaver said he:had nothing against Mr. Burdick, he said that he did not want mm; a member oflhe 6 use If he were guilty' of the charges. ' 'I ' am satisfied that is Is the concensus of opinion of this com mittee that Mr, Cleaver has been too active in prohibition politics In the state'. Senator Garland said. There was no contradictory remarks. Prior to this time La ronda "Pierce had told of invest! gating' Mr. Gilbert, candidate fot sheriff and Mr. Famham, candi date for district attorney, in Des chutes county, upon request of Mr. . Cleaver.. . . ... .. ' Governor Suggested Probes Investigation of Officials was made .at the suggestion of Gover nor. ;Pierce or the anti-saloon league, Mr. Cleaver told " the. com mittee, i He was advised totake counsel of W. J. Herwig, superin tendent of the anti-saloon league and'E", A. Raker, Its attorney. The letter of apoldgy written after the liquor had been restored to the ship was written, by . Mr. Baker, handed) to; him and - then signed under, protest, Mr. Cleaver said. : Mr.' Cleaver said that he al ways attempted to 'follow the, wishes of the governor and -while willing to assume the. burden, of blame for his share ' of mistakes, all could not be placed upon his shoulders. ..'; . . . . . Mr.. Herwig was requested .by Senator Butler to explain his state ment in the Thursday morning paper in which these differed from those made at the hearing the pre vious -night. "He modified his statements to read that while Mr. Cleaver was all right at heart, his office bad been so severely crit icized and demands made for in- GUllTffi MM Ex-Convict Captured By Lo cal Officers, Following Roboery of Stcre Bert Foltx, an ex-convict from the Salem penitentiary. was" cap- tured this morning at about 3 o'clock, after he had robbed the Goodwin store on the" Fairgrounds road. , . .. . He was taken by Officers Wilds and Brennerman as he was escape ing through the front door. - He had in his possession about $5 in stamps, a quantity of change, and two sacks of groceries. . "Folts was ent up frozn The Dalles In 1918, after sliootlrs a man in an attempted robbery of a store. He bears the reputation cf a" "ganner.".'- and was released from the r'ttatlary last Dec:.:- tsr, ' - -- ,