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! SEVENTT-FOUflTH YEAR
SLIDE BLOCKS I
RESCUE IRK;
HOPE EBBING
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Second Cave-In During Day
pauses i worjcer$ Jo pes
pair of Finding Victim
Alive m Cave v
COLLINS PARTLY BURIED
uNUER SHOWER OF ROCK
Relatives , and Friends Dis
heartened; Men Undecided '
As to Next Move
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SANp CAVE. Cave City, Ky..
eh. 4. (By the AP.r Flovd
'plilns has less chance of coming
Out of Sand Cave alive than at any
ilmp since he was trapped hy a
! &tl!ng boulder last Friday morn
hgjdurlng1 an' exploration tour of.
b'e jcayiB. . j
Another, -cave-in occurred to
night. 'blocking1 the passage' and"
tiling loose stone 'on Collins'
jj l Thwarted on every turn by one
obstacle or, another, Jaded rescu
ers Icante out of the cave at raid-
hht tonight admitting defeat for
jibe first time. . What was to be
rion;e next had, sot been decided.
Engineers went immediately into
the cavern to consider the possl
tyiliiy of timbering the passage
liil i jjThf r. was. same talk! of
again undertaking to drill a new
hole, but that was all. i
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jiXjAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. 4. An
Wther cave-In, the second of the
jayi:! occurred .tonight. 'blocking'
al I efforts of rescuers to reach
Floyd I Collins, imprisoned cave
Explorer, according to John Ger
lalds. ' ' ,
' Geralds had led, a party of six
int the cave at . 10:19- in hope
: of having Collins out in an hour.
A.! jcave-in which t occurred this
morning had been cleared out and
jtoef way seemed clear , to reach
tlie 'hapless victim. .
ijil All hope vanished on the part
of iColllns' kinsmen when they
learned what had happened. Ho
ftier Collins, a brother, started to
go in immediately but was dis
suaded by his aged father, Lee
Collins, and members of the res
cue party. i
1 1 Geralds, a friend of Collins,
emerged from the cave shortly
after midnight and announced that
the latest! cave-in had occurred
some 12 $r 15 feet from Collins.
i;TI am through." he said, visibly
Rejected over the latest turn of
Ijevents. '
I Small rock has burled part of
iCoHins"' body,1 Gerald said. He
added that rock continually fell
on him and the five men with
him and said Collins shouted to
him telling him to go home and to
bed.
What will be done had not been
decided. ' j - I
EIRLTELLSOF
KILLING
Canary poisoned By Flea
powder as txpenmeni 01
Death Reaction
IX) S ANQF.LES, Feb. 4. While
Los Angeies city and county in
vestigators today sought the slny-
er of two little girls- found hud
dled in ay shallow grave in the
suburbs, another child, . younger
than either of these was telling
for the third time how she carried
on a series of killings ranging
from the poisoning of a canary
Tilth flea powder to the Jnurder
of her twin sisters with ground
glass and the slaying of a woman
ruardian with ant paste.
She was eeven-year i old Alsa
Tbomp3dn,' who last Monday night
made a "confesion" to the police
that was branded ty her father
a absurd but- characterized by
members of the family with whom
she had, been boarding In keeping
with her alleged poisoning at
tempts . while under "their" obsr
vatlon. ' ;r? .. :r i '
Through two hours of question
ing sho clung to her original 'con
fession." he told again how sne
put grouud glass ; Into breakfast
food eaten by her twin, slaters
shortly before they nickened and
dl 3d at Dauphin, Man., two years
ago; how, after coming to Los
Angeles, she put ant paste in the
food of Miss Nettle Steele, who"
nuns
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Charges Are
Against Air Service
During
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4. A
flood of Information on the con
dition of the army and navy air
services was turned loose today
with unexpected suddenness be
fore the house committee investi
gating the aircraft , industry and
after the committee adjourned the
subject spread to the 'army and
navy departments and the floor of
the house. 1 ' .'.
The committee members arous
ed by charges that .army and navy
officers had been ", "muzzled" to
prevent their telling the truth
aboit the efficiency of aircraft in
war shifted rapidly at the hearing
of one phase of the situation to
another announced their intention
to strt the matter to the bottom.
i The x committee obtained and
made public a "confidential let
ter" in which ' Secretary Weeks
asked that General , Mitchell fur
nish, all facts on which he based
recent statements "seriously re
flecting" on, the army air service
and its administration in his tes
timony supporting unified control
of the government's air 'services.
It also considered in executive
session a resolution to place it on
record as regarding removal of
general Mitchell from his present
PIERCE ATTACK
E
Appointive Power Removed;
Two Game Commission
Bills Are Passed
Carrying ?ts attack against the
governor to the floor of the house,
two bills sponsored by the game
committee were passed, the first
of these removing the power to ap
pointment of the game commmis-
sion from the governor and plac
ing It in the hands of the board of
COntrot.';" I':""" ' '
"In speaking' in: behalf 1 the
measure. Representative Kirk-
wood explained that it was follow
ing out suggestions made by Gov
ernor pierce in his message to the
legislature, In which he recom
mended the entire control to be
invested in' the agricultural de
partment of OAC under the direc
tion of the board Of regents and
to remove it from politics. In as
much as the board of regents did
not want to take the responsibility
the committee then recommended
that it be placed in the hands of
the board of control, he said. The
measure was passed with 12 nega
tive votes being cast, 44 for the
bill and 4 absent.
This bill was offered Tuesday,
but withdrawn In the hopes that a
compromise could be made with
the governor, who had verbally
approved of the six main points set
forth in the measure. In the
event that he would oust R. W.
Price, of Portland, and place some
one agreeable to the sportsmen on
the board, the bill was to be defi
nitely tabled. .As this was not
done, the measure was dumped
upon the house to open the day's
business. '
Another measure making sever
al minor changes in the game code
was passed. The age limit before
requiring licenses was kept at 14
years, requiring girls and women
to take out licenses, $nd the clause
permitting pioneers who have been
in the state from 1860 to obtain
free licenses, was raised to in
clude , the pioneers between that
date and 1870 to obtain the same
courtesy. I
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GLIMPSES FROM BEHIND THE
j SCENES AT THE PRISON SHOW
By aj "Insider."
It is little crowded behind the
scenes here In the prison audi
torium, though perhaps no more
so than In a regular theater. An
hour before the curtain, and no
one seems hurried. Performers
and stage hands loaf in the wings
and at the barred windows, crack
ing jokes and holding post mortem
on last night's show. The mu
sicians' tune their instruments;
the comedians rehearse a varia
tion on their act; the dancers
practice delicately; at the sink the
baritone, , Impervious to raucous
witticisms,! gargles effeminately
In preparation for the 1 night's
work.;; -. j'
Time wears on; the house Is
filling; things quicken behind the
scenes. The subdued voice of the
stage manager becomes sharper.
The stage hands perspire faintly.
The electricians -Ue their posts.
The orchestra troops out to play
the overture. Then the curtain
goes up for the first number 'The
Brought
Investigation
post as deterimental to the army
service, but action on It went over
until tomorrow. Such a change
In General Mitchell's status would
return him to the rank of colonel.
Representative Perkins, repub
lican. New Jersey, the committee
examiner, announced that three
naval officers had asked not to be
summoned for testimony as they
could not give their honest views
for fear of being disciplined and
he stated later that he had been
Informed unofficially that Rear
Admiral Moffett, chief of the bu
reau of aeronautics of the navy
department, and Brigadier Gen
eral Mitchell, assistant chief of
the army air service, were to be
transferred from their present as
signments. Secretary Wilbur Issued alat
denial that the navy department
attempted to exercise any censor
ship whatever over the testimony
of naval officers testifying before
congressional committees.
Secretary Weeks, however, re
fused to comment on the subject
although he indicated that when
General Mitchell's reply is before
him be will make a public state
ment announcing his decision and
setting forth reasons for it.
Assertion of Innocence Made
Two Years and $10f
000 Fine Imposed
CHICAGO, I-eb. 4. (By The
Associated Press.) Statements
denying their guilt of a conspiracy
to defraud the government for
which they were recently convicted
and sentenced today to two years
imprisonment and $10,000 fine,
were Issued today by Charles R.
Forbes, former head of the Veter
ans' bureau and John W. Thomp
son, wealthy St. Louis contractor.
Asserting his innocjnce of con
spiring wlth Thompson to give
Thompson and his assistants, all
the veterans' bureau hospital con
tracts, Forbes declared he was a
victim of circumstances and would
fight to the last ditch. Thompson
declared he was "incidentally
drawn into the maelstrom of Mor
timer's hate for Forbes." Elias H.
Mortimer, one of the alleged con
spirers, furnished the bulk of the
government's testimony upon
which the jury returned a verdict
of guilty last Friday.
Federal Judge G. A. Carpenter,
in overruling motions for a new
trial today said he was surprised
that neither Forbes nor Thompson
took the witness stand during the
trial and refused to permit them
to make a statement reviewing the
case. They were privileged. Judge
Carpenter said to their opinion of
the Jury's verdict or the judge's
fairness, before sentence was pass
ed upon them but would have to
go to the newspapers with stories
of their Innocence, since they de
clined to testify before the jury.
"The better - Forbes' war rec
ord," said Judge Carpenter, "the
more severe' he ? will find this
court. He offered bis life to his
country and then when placed in
a position of public responsibility
he betrayed his countrys trust."
Both Forbes and Thompson bit
terly condemned the "malice of
Mortimer" and Forbes denied hav-
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0. S. P. Syncopators, Jazz Expon
ents." ' i 1 ;V;: IV ... ? .f
The seven members of the jazz
band are grouped about the piano
cn the stage. There is color there"
as well as the promise of melody;
the black of tuxedos, the glitter
of the Instruments, all harmonized
and subdued by the soft glow of
colored lights. Ah. you will sy,
all this Is but a tawdry and mere
tricious attractiveness, symbolical
of that hectic and opprobrious
quality in modern life regarded as
the peculiar mental appanage of
a ' hundred million morons the
jazz mania. Well, we shall see.
The cornetlst plays an overture,
bar and with a crash they are off
to God knows what goal of musical
cal expression. The performers,
waiting their turns in the wings,
begin to writhe ecstatically. The
music swells up, now numbing the
very senses, .'then whipping to or
giastic pitch, every physical, sen-
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FORBES DENIES
FRAUD SCHEIE
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5,
POISON FOUND :;
IN CAPSULES;!
10 ARE DEAD
Students Die After Violent
Illness; Medicine Received
Through University Dis
pensary STRYCHNINE CAUSES
DEATHS; OTHERS ILL
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Crank Suspected of Intention'
al Plot of Wholesale
Murder at School
COLUMBUS, Feb. 4. (By The
Associated Press.) Definite trace
of strychnine found late today In
the stomach of David I. Pusken of
Canton, Ohio, Ohio state univer
sity student who died suddenly
Sunday, strengthened the belief of
university officials that the sudden
death of Pusken and another stu
dent in the last four days and the
violent illness of other students
was due to poison probably, inten
tionally placed in medicine pre
scribed on the -campus.
As a result, university officials
this afternoon- turned the official
investigation of the situation over
to Columbus police authorities. 7
University officials placed every
facility of the institution at the
disposal of the police and pledged
heartiest cooperation.
President Takes Charge
President W. O. Thompson, af
ter issuing a statement insisting
that there was no cause for alarm
or for parents withdrawing their
children from "the university, die
these things:
1. Directed that a complete
chemical analysis of all remaining
medicine of the kind issued to the
students affected should be made.
2. Ordered that all further is
suance of such medicine remain
ing in the college pharmacy dispdk
sary where it was made up should
cease.
Columbus police officials to
night questioned Dean E. F. Mc
Campbell of the college of medi
cine. George D. Thompson, also of
Canton, the last student taken
violently 111 and arranged tomor
row to question all students in
the college of pharmacy who have
been on duty in the dispensary in
the last week. Discovery of defi
nite traces of strychnine in the
stomach of Pusken made it cer
tain that the poison was involved
in at least three of the five or
six more serious cases which have
developed since last Thursday. But
chemical tests of nearly two
thirds of the capsules issued for
treatment of colds failed to reveal
any trace of the poison except in
one capsule. This capsule, one of
a number issued to Timothy J.
McCarthy of Fremont, Ohio, var
sity football player, last week, was
fConttnncd on paga 3)
EDS ATTENTION
Mayor- Gresy Names Com
mittee to Provide Means
Financing Work
STREET (HUG
With Instructions to see If some
adequate method of ' financing a
scheme to provide money with
which to repair city streets. Mayor
J. B. Glesy has appointed a large
committee of representatives of
the" four banks, citizens, and
members of the city council. For
some time it has been known that
both Commercial and State were
In poor condition and must be re
surfaced in place and put in gen
eral repair, while other streets de
mand attention. It is to devise
means of obtaining this money
that the committee is appointed.
The personnel of the committee
consists of George J. Wenderotb,
B. teJ Herrick and E. B. Graben
horst, members of the street com
mittee of the city council; L. J.
Simeral, S. E. Purvlne and W. W.
Rosebraugh, members of the ways
and means committee of the coun
cil; Walter Low, street, commis
sioner; Hugh Rogers, city engi
neer; Dan J. Fry, of the First Na
tional bank; William Walton, of
the La4d & Bush bank; S. B. El
liott, of the ' Bank of Commerce,
and D. W. Eyre, bf the United
States National bank,' and the fol
lowing representatives of the city
at large: - B. Boise, A. N.
Moores, T. B. Kay and Homer
Smith. " ' : "
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LITTLE GIRLS
BODIES FOUND
Sisters,. Age 9 and 12, Re
ported Missing Since Aug
ust 23; Remains Discov
ered in Thicket
CHILDREN STRANGLED,
PHYSICIAN DECLARED
Dragnet Thrown Around City;
Degenerate Is Suspected
of Crime
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4. Two
little girls, who wandered away
from home here on August 23 last
with 65 cents taken from a baby
sister's bank, were found today,
dead, in a shallow brush covered
grave in the suburbs with indi
cations pointing to the conclusion
that they had been attacked and
then slain. 5"
Their names were May Martin,
aged 1 2, and Nina, 8.
They ; were the daughters of
Mrs. Paul Buus of Los Angeles.
Their fathet is Eddie Martin, who
was sought at the time of their
disappearance and was located in
Hoquiam, Wash., working In a
lumber yard.
Martin, when found at Hoquiam
September 15 said he was unable
to throw any light on the mys
tery of their disappearance. He
declared that he had not visited
California or his former wife dur
ing the past six months.
Disappearance Unsolved
Today the grief-Btricken grand
mother of -the little girls. Mrs.
Carrie Lovelace, for whose home
they had set out on s their last
journey, identified the badly de
composed bodies by their cloth
ing. . The gi-ls dropped from sight
shortly after theyhad leftr home
during their mother's absence. As
they walked down the street they
met two playmates, Dorothy and
Daisy Seville, and gave each a
dime from ; their hoard of money
taken from -the bank. Then they
walked on.'
That night about 11 o'clock a
neighbor, Mrs. Minnie Wideman,
said she heard a child's scream.
Another neighbor said that she
had seen two children who looked
like the little Martin sisters leav
ing a school playground in a
small automobile with two young
men. There the trail stopped.
Police and deputies combed the
hills in the neighborhood with
out result.!
Citizens of the vicinity in which
the missing sisters had lived and
played, held a mass meeting to
prosecute the search further.
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Representative Hammond to
Face Federal Charges
After Session Ends
Phillip Hammond, Oregon City
attorney and Clackamas county
representative to the legislature,
was arrested in Portland yesterday
on a charge of violating the war
risk insurance act. Representa
tive Hammond presented himself
at the United States marshal's of
fice upon learning of the federal
indictment; and posted 1000 bail.
The charge will not be pressed
until after the legislative session
ends. : ?'.;'
Overcharging by 30 times the
maximum allowed for making out
applications for compensation due
clients because of the death of a
son Is the; specific charge. He is
alleged to have taken 9100 each
from Thomas and Mary J. Mooney
of F Clackamas county while the
biggest charge under the law is
$3. The son, John L. Mooney.
died June 23, 1918, at Camp Fre
mont, Cal.
Representative Hammond is an
ex-service - man, enlisting in 1917
and being discharged a year later
with the rank of second lieuten
ant, after which he was admitted
to the bar. Though making his
home in Gladstone, his offices are
In Oregon City. He was graduated
from the University of Oregon in
1912 and Is a, Mason. Elk and Odd
Fellow as well as belonging to the
American Legion. Representative
Hammond was born in Seneca, 111
In 1890. v
0 G FT URGE
1925
Followers of Seer ess
Await Destruction of j
World With Calmness
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 4. The
belief of followers of Mrs. Mar
garet W. Rowen, prophetess of
the Seventh Day Adventist Re
formed church, that the world will
come to an end some time next
Friday with the return to earth of
Christ, at Hollywood, will result
in no additional commissions to
Los Angeles real estate dealers.
Firm in their trust in the pre
diction of Mrs. Rowen, they awaii
the millenlum which they believe
to be but a matter of hours, with
out hysteria and without outward
signs of preparation.
No real estate will be sold and
no hillsides will be mounted to
welcome the arrival of the Savior,
members of the Tteformed AdvenA
tist church have made decisively
clear. ; i '
"There Is no need for fear or
anguish over the end of th world."
asserted Dr. B. E. Fullmer,1 head
of the church here, as he1 pointed
out scriptural passages which he
declared confirm Mrs. Rowen's
prophesy.
Right of President to Nego
, tiate Paris Settlement
Is Questioned
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. -The
authority of President jCoolidge
to negotiate the Paris reparations
settlement without the sanction of
congress was challenged today In
the senate by Senator Johnson,
republican, California, one of the
irreconcilables Jin the Versailles
treaty fight. j
Moreover, Senator Johnson pre
dicted that In the years to come
statesmen would Insist on ' their
view that the agreement carried
the United States, in. the European
affair despite the statement of
Secretary Hughes that It had
bound this country neither legal
ly nor morally to take the steps
for the collection of the German
debt. 1 ;
"And when they do," he added,
"we have exchanged amity,: good
will and friendliness for! perplex
ity, confusion, ill-will and hostil
ity. ;
"That is what we got Sat Paris
for 2 1-4 per cent of something
that may not, probably never will,
be paid. That is the, price we got
for altering the policy of Ameri
ca, If we did alter it then, as these
Europeans claim. That is the
price we got for changing the pol
icy of America which had been
America's policy ever since the
United States had been a nation."
With characteristic vigor and
ardor, Senator Johnson! pleaded
with the senate to make a positive
declaration that the Paris agree
ment did not bind his country to
"go back 'over there' or to become
in any way embroiled in European r
affairs." ; ! J
CHARGES DISMISSED
1 WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.- A mil
itary court martial of the district
of Washington today exonerated
Major Furman E. McCatnmon of
charges of befng $25,000 short in
his accounts as military attache of
the American embassy at Santia
go, Chile. ; I
COOLIDBEM
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PHYSICAL CULTURE CLASS
STAGES
By AUDRED BUNCH
Over four hundred girls took
part in the physical education
demonstration j last night at the
Parrish Junior high school, with
a throng of interested friends and
parents completely filling the bal
cony and all available seats, with
entrances blocked with spectators
Btanding. j
The entire physical education
group took part in the opening
marching drill which was follow
ed by folk dances and formal
work in groups of forty-five and
fifty, this by seventh grade girls.
Every girl wore the uniform garb
of the gym floor, dark . bloomers
and white middies with a flash of
red for a tie. Well executed com
petitions were introduced, and
dances on beautifully poised toes.
Delightfully done was the clover
leaf schottische by a group of
forty-three girls In rhythm. The
candle stick relay and the human
hurdle relay had their thrills. The
sixty-seven girls of period seven
followed with folk dancing. : The
sleighbell schottische was preced
ed and followed by groups of typ
ical gym floor games demonstrat
ive the Immense possibilities - ia -
"Every one expects to die some
time, and it does not of necessity
bring panic. . Then, why be pan
icky, if It comes on.a certain day.
Every: christian should' so have
lived that he would be ready to
meet his God at any time." - j -
j Dr. Fullmer has " not Sold his
home, for, he asks, why should he
sell property which he believes
that he will not be able to deliver
to another. Nor has he counseled
others-to sell, but he added that
it mighjt be -right to sell and use
the money to further the kingdom
in. the brief time which remains.
"But Friday morning what will
you" do? How will you meet the
day Will you gather on a hill
clad in white?" he was asked. -
; "No, nor will we have motion
picture cameras to take our pic
lures,'' he replied.
Some members of the church
have talked of gathering together,
but others think that the day
should be met quietly at home,
and4in the latter view both. Mrs.
Rowen 'and Dr. Fullmer concur.
SPEED LIT
NOT CHANGED
Attempt to Increase to 35
Miles Defeated; Road
Bills Come Up
! Efforts to increase the speed,
limit of -motor vehicles on public
highways to 35 miles-an hour fell
by the wayside yesterday when a
motion to consider, the question
as a committee of the whole, was
lost in the house. Several" bills
pertaining to highway legislation
were approved,- the measure be
ing introduced at the "request of
the governor's special . committee
by the roads and highway com
mittee, -j." a'.,.---;
Because of balloon tires vehicles
f so equipped which traveled in ex
cess of 25 miles an hour were
breaking the law. The change In
the law places motor vehicles de
signed not to carry more than
seven passengers at 30' miles an
hour, the same asat present, while
other pneumatic equipped ma
chines with more than 14 and less
than 28 inches of tire width at
25 miles an hour,. and those over
28 inches at 20 miles an hour.
Solid-tired machines are placed in
a separate classification.
.' j Farmer operating trucks in
certain sections of the state during
seven months of the year owing
to "road conditions will be able to
Obtain a seasonable license fos
two-thirds of the present amount.
It was felt that this class needed
aid to further develop agricultural
sections off the main highways
that are hampered by natural con
ditions. The measure was opposed
on the ground that it was class
legislation. . '- ;
The third bill of the groups re-
ported upon- favorably by the com
mittee regulates the weight of
light trucks. Because Ford trucks
bear the greater portion of their
burden on the rear axle, the sec
tion limiting the weight to 400
pounds for each inch of tire width
was extended to 500 pounds upon
an amendment made on the floor
after it had been pointed out that
by equipping such' a truck with
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FINE EXHIBITION
euch work as Is supervised every
day by Miss Etta White. vj
Special orchestra features were
given in the interlude before the
final' "event" consisting of pictur
esque folk 4ahces by sixty girls
in costume costumes which they
made, for the moat part, by them
selves. A rainbow of pastel shades
was shown in these quaint Kate
Greena way .peasant frocks, their
wearers. Interpreting In charming
ly ordered succession, (a) "Tide-well's-
Processional, (b) Rufty
Tufty, (c) Sellenger's Round and
(d.) The Old Mole. :
'. The ocbestra of the school,
directed by Miss Alice Thompson,
contributed notably to the even
ing's success. . Those playing" in
the orchestra are: violins ilel
vina Craig. Mildred1 Roberts, Joan
Evans. Robert Needham, Donald
Seigmund.. Ernest Mars, Clyde
Cooley, George Stcner. Cornets
Fred Remington, Clinton Standish
Vernon Trahm, ' Marshall Snyder.
Saxaphones Glen (Wilbur and
George Bass. - Trombone Wesley
Helse. - French horn Tom Downs
and Clyde Strausbaugh. Zyla
phone Barbara ' Barham and ac
companist, Edith Fladley. -
! f PRICE FIVE CENTS
SHERIFF BOWEB
DECLARED LAX
our law
Several Other County Offi
cers Show Little Interest
in Enforcing Prohibition
Cleaver Says
COMMITTEE TO REPORT
UPON FINDINGS TODAY
Executive Session Called, for
T O'Clock; Cleaver Makes
Statement
Sheriff Oscar D. Bower of Mar
Ion county is one or the six sheriffs-and
two district attorneys of
the.state who have not vigorously
enforced the prohibition law, Geo.
L. Cleaver, state prohibition com
missioner, told members of the
joint investigating committee at
the! conclusion of the proceedings
Wednesday. Other county officials
named were Sheriff Houser of
Umatilla county; Sheriff Si Bing
ham of Grant county; Sheriff
Lowe of Klamath county; Sheriff
Wilson of Clackamas county while
some trouble was experienced with
Sheriff Slusher of Clatsop county.
District Attorney Truesdale of.
Grant county and District Attor-"
ney Moore of Jackson county were
also very lax. Though complaints
were received against the charac
ter; of District Attorney Johnston
of Lane county, he was vigorous
in his prosecutions.
Will Report Today
In order to have an opportun
ity; to consider the evidence and
compile a reort, which will fol
low the original wording of the
resolution calling for the investi
gation, no meetings will be held
until h o'clock today when' the
committee goes into strict execu-;
tiye session from which the press
is baTred.-ft fs expected that thl
report will be completed In a shorl
time, as it Is understood that a
majority of the members havb ah
ready made up their minds and a
least one has prepared a writte
report. If the opinion of the com
mittee is harmonious the final
report will be given in short' oft
der. In view of the sentiment ex
pressed, it is doubtful If any re
commendations will be made re
garding a change-in the law, as
the committee will consider the
activities of the prohibition com
missioner and his enforcement of
the law. In reporting upon an
audit of Mr. Cleaver's books. Sen
ator Johnson said that they were
in order but that several amounts
paid out from the special accumu
lated fund should have been
charged against the $25,000 al
lowed by the state.
. Asked About Politics
Further questioning regarding
political activities of Mr. Cleaver
while in office, was made. The
trip to Bend was made on busi
ness, he said, but he attended a
political meeting. Whed Mr. Gil
bert announced his candidacy for
office he made the public state
ment that he hoped an ardent
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WEDNESDAY
IN WASHINGTON
A new postal pay and rate in- .
crease bill was reported to the
house.
1 Additional government agents
appeared before the federal grand
jury In the Wheeler case.
'.
Investigation of the wheat,
flour and .bread industry was
asked by Senator Cameron of Ari
zona. j A delegation of women urged
the equal rights ; constitutional
amendment before a house com
mittee. ..
A navy bill containing a request
for a disarmament conference was
sent to the White House.
.
1 Senator Johnson of California
told the senate that for 24 per
cent of "speculative reparations"
America had risked the good will
of Europe.
. j Republican senate leaders as
sured President Coolidge that'
earnest effort would be made to
press legislation ricommeadai ty
the agricultural commission.
The senate voted after a wran
gle to consider in open exec:th i
session tomorrow the nomfr. tl i
of Attorney General Stone to Le n
supreme coiirt. Justice.
UPON
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