TEeWeatlisr: OREGON rutin wen. Advertising brings to ycur home news cf cc:. fOrta njid conveniences, pt proven worth I "a your faith on advertised goods. .. ; V -; - - - ;- rain or snow. eas"rUon: moderate tempera- .ture southerly gales along, coast. Monday-nMaxV l48'-Mfn:'-3;4; Rlvef it.i falling; Rainfall .26; Atmosphere parr clondy;?Wlnd,'South West. mm S 5 -t V ; . SEVENTY-FOURTH tEAB, p t TT"TTl" . SALEM,- OREGON, TUESDAXtMOBNINGEBRUABy 10 1925 ; KiicnEiYiicnirrs . . . . , -: i Til 5i ? 'v;- . i-w ire BARED GYCOHM Stories of Unbelievable - Treatment Are iTokj By Former Prisoner ortexas Penitentiary ' - ' MAN STAMPED TO DEATH. BY GUAljD, BOAZ STATES F'our Prisoners Said to Have Been) Murdered By '. ' Guards; Probe On AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 9 . ( By Associated Press. -f-A tale of bru tality accounting for the death' of four Prisoners verifled.in part; by officials was unfolded today f by the joint legislature penitentiary r . . ? . J I 1 . . . v . A. Boa 2 of Memphis, Texas, a for mer prisoner and nephew of a Methodist bishop, who said he tes- tirre"dIn" the ""Interest 6fhuman- r "The death of Joe Purey, a pris oner stamped to death,.- it- was charged " beneath the feet- of ' a guard, formed the peak of Dr. Boaz "story of cruelty. Others who met violent deaths in the prison, according to testimony were C. T. DUlard "General Miles" an. aged negro, and aa unidenti fied negro"" '".' The witness said Dillard bled to death as a result of a "mistaken operation,' "General , Miles' he charged was poisoned and the ne gro, whose name he could not re call, received a broken neck when a guard struck him with an. iron single tree. - ; ' He told of punishment inflicted on prisoners who "ta.lked too free ly on conditions" of drunkeness within the prison system: where he charged - "the current rates for bootleg were less than' on the- out , side,,, of. thetteft or farm, vprc ' ducts and, . groceries the . disap pearance of drugs' and plumbing supplies. ' Dr. Boaz said, he is the.nephew of Bishop H. A. Boas of the Meth Ddist church South, whose home is in Dallas. . - The doctor was sent to the pris n on a plea of 1 guilty of man daughter. A subtle fear which is, said to come over prisoners, preventing themf romprnhg'acts of cruel-" ty"wlthfn"thtf prlsdn walls, was described by the witness. It was this fear, he said, that had pre Tented him from reporting these things while he was a prisoner. "I bear no grudge,! he said. (Continued en pica 2) JERSEY MEN SIfPy BEETIL'G Marion County Jersey Cattle Association Makes Plans for Ensuing-Year The, Marion county Jersey cattle association which met at the Sa lem chamber of commerce held one of the most enthusiastic meet ings of the season. It was an nounced. Definite plans for thel coming year were adopted. In lieu of the-usual program the Jersey cattlemen decided to Inaugurate a system of .local, shows, which are to be conducted under, the1 aus pices of representatives from, the American, Jersey; cattle' associa tion. ' ' ' - Legislative matters were , con sidered." The Marion county Jer sey cattlemen are In favor of the compulsory; tuberculosis lawf which is before the' "legislators at the present time.' They; do nothow eyer, favorrthe; bill whch la de signed Co' prevent the bagging of cows, thatistth distending of, the milch bagLprevious to a sale In or der to give' a wrong "impression ol the amount of milk the animal gives. , v Stanley Riches of Turner, In commenting upon the proposed law stated "the 'law would not eradicate an eviL Those that obey, the law would, he-placed at a dis advantage ot some who would laii to obey. A committee is to. be appointed which will confer withlhe legisla tors in an effort to see that the law is not passed. The Marion county association wen oq record as favoring "s th true name bill, which would pre vent the mislabeling of dairy products. OLD Heavy og sults in Two Deaths; Sixty Are. Injured NEW YORK, Feb. 9. Two per sons were killed and three score others injured in accidents today due to, dense fog that prevailed over the eastern seaboard today. The fog partly.: paralyzed New York's transit means and Caused a. general tieup of. traffic on land and sea. : The fog waa responsible for three 'collisions on elevated rail roads,! a disruption of the ferry service, a; collision of two ocean going steamers in the lower har bor; a general delay, of train ser vice, a, surface car collision, and a number of minor jnlshapa. A dozen ocean liners bearing thousands from . foreign ' ports were Imprisoned at quarantine or delayed In getting to port. r - Predictions ' of. the ; weather bureau" that the fog would lift In the afternoon were not fulfilled. The most serious of the train accidents occurred at 219 th street station, of the" Interbctrough com pany's White Plains road exten sion in the Bronx. Here ' two waiting trains .were crashed into Warren J. Uncoln, Attorney Florist, Is Found Guilty, k ?! 'h of Murden.' r GENEVA, 111.; Feb. 9. (By the AP.)--Warren i. Lincoln, the.ee- centrio 'Aurora lawyer-florist who confessed he killed, his life and her brother, Byron Shoup,: burned their, bodies in his greenhouse fur nace and sealed their heads in a concrete block, tonight was, found guilty of the. murder of his wife by a jury which fixed his punish ment at life imprisonment. : S The 'Jury which has spent seve ral weeks hearing. the. jjvidence. deliberated, for three'hours and 25 minutes and took five ballots: The first ballot decided his guilt, ac cording; to reports' on the second the vole was 7 to 5 that the man was sane when the' crime was com mitted;. ; , ; f On the third ballot the Jury was reported to have voted unanimous ly that he is sane today, the fourth, ballot was rteported to have been 10 to J for life Imprisonment, two favoring the death penalty, and the fifth ballot was unanimous for life imprisonment. Lincoln, to all appearances, ac cepted 1 the sentence calmly. His son, John, who testified for him, burst into tears as the verdict was pronounced, then threw his arms about his father. "Don't cry, son, it's not so bad," Lincoln said", pat ting the youth" on the shoulder. Llncom't attorney, who - had asked the jury to 'find his client insane ' despite the fact, that Lin coln himself Insisted he was sane'. when he killed his wife and her brother, and la sane today, appar ently determined to" accept the verdict without appeal, as no mo tions were made. The state did not indicate to night whether It expected to try Lincoln also for the slaying of Shoupe. , '": - . : ' . W Reception to Be. Held Wed 7 nesday Night Following ;i Street Parade Last evening the regular month ly meeting of the;$alem Cherriana was bel at the Chamber of Com merce 'rooms with' 'King Blng' Jl C. Petry, officiating for the first time since his election to the of- f Ice., t --, ' ' ': -;' -.-. The 1 bie thing., considered last night' was the reception to'be ten dered 1 1 the Royal Rosarlans of Portland r when they, are. , to. arrive in Salem Wednesday" evening by special train. Th.ey"; are. coming as the guests of the Cherrians with the express purpose oi navmg -a good time', -v;"; - - - Following a parade on the. down town "streets,, headed' by-the fam ous Cherrian band the two organ izations will march to, the Capitol where they are td assemhla in the house to. confer honorary, degrees upon Governor Walter M. Pierce, and J. C. Perry, King BIng of the Cherrians. .The' ceremonies are. to start at 1 o'clock ednesday evening and LIFE SE JTEPICE OOHSOtWIOSI by a third train consisting of five wooden cars. " i Frank Ackerstrom the third train's motorman, and Giles Wan ai1B,aer 76 'ba only passenger In Ackerstrom's,r, were killed, v. Forty peruns were , hurt, .one of .them' seriously. Two Brooklyn-Manhattan com pany wooden car trains' came to gether on the , Fulton street' line In the East, New; York section of Brooklyn and a dozen , ; persons were severely, injured, 20 others suffering minor, hurts. ,r -"' A wpman, was seriously hurt and a half-dozen other passengers received lesser ;inju"rie,wlen, lhe first -car of an interborough train partially -telescoped, the rear car of a Brooklyn-Manhattan elevated train at the Blisg street station' of the . Corona avenue lime. : A aubway fire in the Manhat tan end of the Interborough tube under, the East; river caused a panic" which resulted in injuries to about a. score. , A. motor spark eet fire to creosote ties.- Substitute Resolution Re- "places' ToozeT Measure; Saving "Expected - The measure for - consolidating state1 departments arose in the senate yesterday afternoon, result ing in the adoption of the major ity report, and the subsequent death of the resolution introduced by Senator Tooze. i ; . A debate In which many of tho members took part, In explaining the merits, of the two bills, pre ceded he final ballot In which the Tooze resolution-lost "by a vote of 14 to 1, ! . The Toose - measure, known as senate Joint Resolution No: 4, was given a minority report by the committee in favor of senate joint resolution 1 No. i4,' sponsored by Senators Banks, Corbett, Johnson and Rltner. 1 . , In upholding his measure, Sena tor. Tooze stated that a civil ad ministrative code has been adopt? ed in many states with great su cess. In the state of Washington 87 departments have been reduced to 10, with a subsequent saving of approximately 32,600,000 yearly. During, the first term of adminis tration in Washington under the new code, it is stated that a sur plus of over 14,000. 000 was ac counted for in the state treasury, while previous' to the adoption of the. code, a deficit had been ex perienced. ; -. !We need something definite to prevent this ; multiplication 'of state departments," Senator Tooze stated.' "Many of the boards over lap each other in their duties, and cooperation" is difficult or practi cally, "impossible. In the way things are ; going now,1 standards of efficiency and economy cannot be applied, nor responsibility for unsatisfactory service and results definitely fixed. Reorganization will increase the efficiency and reduce the expense of state gov ernment." " - ' Senator Hare stated that he be lieved the conalidation plans were "all bunk," "But if there is any virtue in it, let us by all means try it. If the consolidation plan, taking it generally, , is good, then the Tooze resolution provides the working machinery. I am not in favor of leaving the governor out of It, as some of the senators ad vocate. I want him to be in, . so that when he tarns his office over to his successor, he can not point the 'finger' .of scorn at this legis lature if it faMs In its attempt! to reduce state .expenses." - :. . .f t' A "discussion of' Senate Bill No. 114, relating to K the workmen's compensation acK was held during the" afternoon "session, but the measure . was again . referred back to the committee for amendments. , The, mea&ure to place the power of appointment of the fish com mission In the'hantfs of the board of, control,- -which was to hive come up 'yesterday, was continued Until "Wednesday :when it will come under special order of busi ness at 2:30 o'clock. - ' ' FARMER KILLED BY BULL " BELLING HAM, Wash., Feb 9. Fred Cameizend, "45, who was gored by a bull Sunday on the dairy farm of 'Frank Metier near Ferndale, died la a hospital here tonight as the result of his Injur ies. - ' . ' BIBLE' REIiDlilE Senate Passes Measure By Vote of 24 to 5: Commis sldn "Will; Select Passages for Class Use ? HOME HAS FAILED IN . WORK; GARLAND SAYS Need, of Religious Instruction in. Schools .'Is Declared. : Urgent i V "The home has failed to keep the youth of "our country in the right path,". Senator S. M. Gar land, declared on the floor of the senate yesterday morning. In sup port of his bill to provide Bible reading in the public schools of the state. The measure was pass ed by a vote' of 24 to 5, with one absent. . :' r ' ; ; "I, say it with shame, Senator Garland said, "that the agency of all agencies that should inculcate religious arid moral training In the minds and hearts of the children of the country has failed. I refer to the training in the home. Wom en are busy at pink teas, or bridge clubs, or jury duty. Fathers are not at home, j As a result the mor al training of the child Is neglect ed.' ; .-. . ,.- Vy : ' i Y: Must Supplement Work -; "The Sunday schools do not fill the desired j requirement. They teach the same children, week af ter week, and do not reach the boys and. girls who need the' in struction most of all." 1 The ' bill" provides for the ap pointment of a commission of nine, to be. composed of represen tatives of the various religious sects. One shall be of Jewish faith., one a Catholic, and oie a Christian Scientist; The Protest ant . denominations 1 will, be , Repre sented by four members ox the codimlssiqn, and, nd two members shall, be of rthe same religious faithi The superintendent of pub lic instruction will act as chair man of the board, '. The commission is authorized to select passages 'from the Bible, itoh hn hft read " with abso- lntAiv nn 'sectarian ; comment;; and which shall favor no religion onore than another f; r1 ' To Teach Morality ; "The purpose of the law," Sen ator Garland stated, "is to teach morality, and respect for the laws of, the state and the United States, without sectarian ; influence j J was" surprised, ,to find, on a recent visit to the state penitentiary, that most of the inmates there are boys and.young men. Thirty years ago most of the prisoners were mioaie aged. A large percentage ot we boys of. today, are treading the paths to the penal institutions. The reform schools are, crowded; the, police . courts, and. city ana county Jails are' filled, with juve nile, offenders. Something must be done about it." - - L The bill was passed after a long discussion, . In which most ' of .the comment i was i favorable. Those. casting the adverse , votes," were Senators : Carsner. - Clark, Davis, Ritner, and Strayer. : eSnator Hall was absent. Senators Clark and Davis stated that they did not be lieve the passages from the Bible could : be read without sectarian commerfC: Senat.6S$2r; el plaining his vote, declared that. In his opinion, the measure would be declaredinconstltuuonal. . , , wmm. Such Will Be the Arnerican Legion Dance to Kay 501--dier-Monument Debp The biggest, dance-Salem ever saw. Fill be ; the one of Saturday night next, to 'be slresu by, Lthe American Legion, tq. raise. .rnc;ney to pay off the debt on the soiaier monument on the Marion county court-house grounds ' The Lesion: coming voluntarily to the relief of the .War Mothers. Biddy Bishop is giving, thW( hif I He" has secured almost every thing in" connection with the dance free-of cost.:, -" - ' i- i' Every cent paid for tu dance (CcT:t'3V4 ea pax SI StlafltD .1 t 1 i ' t ... - - . . . i 'CffllliUS Admits Filling " Prescription - That Caused Death; pap siifer ofStrycrihinefj Found INFORMATION: HELD BACK FOR. FEArT OR NOTORIETY run i Poison Tablets; Declared, Mis . taken forQninine; Reten- tioirr JLJeyjiandedi- COLUMBUS, "Ohio, Feb.' 9. Lewis Fish Canton, Ohio, tonight toid authorities investigating "the death of two" Ohio-state" university students and the serious illness ot many others from capsules of poi son, that he had filled the pre scription -of Davis Puskin, Can tcn. Ohio, student, at. the univer- sity's : laboratory. - Pnekin. died from poisoning. ; " ' Fish was arrested tonight be ing held for investigation. He told officials that he had entered the college dispensary v. f-hout au thority and filled a prescription for Puskin for "six R and W (six red or aspirin capsules and' six white, or quinine capsules" issued by Dr. R. Shindle Wingert, head of 1 the university health service. In addition to the strychnine capsule which.' caused, Puskin 'e death, another capsule was found in his possession, which wlfen analyzed, was. found - to, contain nothing but strychnine. ; l Fish who had been questioned by authorities at the , opening 'of the Investigation without divulg- any information declared tonight he had Vheld back" because he did not wish "notoriety" in" connection with, the Investigation. ' iFish, a -friend of Puekin's. said that Puskin had come to him coin plaining of a cold and that he vol tmteered to go to the college dis pensa7 and; get some medicine and when refused admission by attendants in charge, went in' an ether door and , got; the "quinine capsules." and. gave them to Pus kin. . Both boys are from Canton', Ohio, fl ' ' Fish maintained he obtained the capsules which he gave Puskin from the quinine bottle and that he was sures the poisonous cap sules which caused Puskin a death came from that bottle. ' Officials'" pointed out that, Fish was the first student to work in the dispensary during the week when .other strychnine cansules were ' issued. Fish also tcid of ficials he left Columbus last Fri day night, January ' 30, but that on his arrival at his' home in Can ton, he at once returned to Colum bus'..- His explanation, for this ac tion, officials said, was. "I didn't want to stick around' Canton." ; IB BATTLE STA6E0 BV SHIPS Rum Runner and Revenue r Cgtter Fight for 36 Hours;1 masis uo uver NEW, YORK, Feb, 9. -Mark L. G ijber kipper, ot tb,e 1 5 0 00 ton rum snP.nd former. president of the Globe SteamshTp company was hefd'ln SOOOObaiCtoday ks' a fugitive: from justice. "V ! ' f.. ""Hetiandhls crew of 24. were captpred last.' Friday night after a 3 6 hour . battle with revenue cut ters' 25 mites off :Mon tank 1 Point which ; 'ended, - when the Home stead's nxaststwere shot away, her hull ' shattered and her ' engines cIpplea.w ' h :ll f Federal Judge ' Hand set the '!bair high on the-representatiOn of the prosecutors that Gilbert naa fled a federal indictment returned two .years ago for conaplracy to io&te the liquor Taws through ln- tfixnltliDaai; runt? smuggling oper- -satfdns and thatrhe alo was want- ed -by authorities in juassacnu setts. ,; ; L ,, . j Prbsecutofs ' said they under stoodTurther thatrGUbert alscrwas Hn2cled '."tith;, Charles,, -W, Morse and. others for, paddJng,the pay- roil oi ue unuea oiaies oaippms board." , 1 ' ' !":lf6rs( with the captain and 16 rotters awafti ' trlaL' on charges to I ........ . v.. c j n -L j . r. ucirauu. Two Divergeri - u I t- L . Keiectea lnyeMigaMe,i.le'aYer ed.Uy C Two reports were l receiv the joint legislative prohibition enforcement investigating commit tee last night. ' fi . i;j One of these was rejected as pel Ing too drastic. - j j "I ' j The : second was rejected; b cause it was too lenient. ' l After several, hours of dfecbs Sion the , committee' decided tcf place the drafting of the i report in the hands of two the committee, and their findings as . the port of the committee members j of win return official re-f i Tne meeting last, night wasi ;ai strictly executive session anldi newspapermen were barred attending. , Seeking to gain, entrance O the committee room, two newspfper- men drafted a communication, pointing out that the matter iini Question was not being considered perore a grand, jury and that the ress should be admitted, i J -Mj 1 Senator Johnson., answered the rav uu me uuor ana feeivea. ine communication. Governor Refuses to Bill Renewing Contracts With Book Firms Governor, Perce yesterday! plk$ ea, nts veto upon fin No. 9L a, measure providing for ;the renewal pf. contracts between, the state and; parlous book companies.! He! held that the measure, whlcjx was M produced by the committfee oijedn-l Cation, was in the Interest of the ichool book trust, i ; ; : tf 1 1 f J j The veto was i accompanied jb'y the message, which is glven i t iitl as follows:: r - '? ! II, j "This . .amendment ti seption 5340,- Orejgon laws brb poses toj Remedy "as sltuatfon rfslngf oy4r! the renewal of textbook f con tracts; whjch; will expire in jbne. liif'l says the veto message. I ".The pres ent lawr provides that the jSt4te! Iciiuuuk tuuimissign . nun if. auupi one-third of the textbo,oks at; path, biennial meeting. As .former adop tions were made every six yea. it follows that when the !contrajts expire .'next . June, there will j pie two-thirds of ., the textbooks un adopted. ' The law proyidedj fbr this Instating, 'All contracts! wiith publishers . for books not; changed Shall remain in force until t4f re adoption, replacementj or substi tution ,of said textbook. j trills means that a texthoojk comap t which has already enjoyed a fiicija tive' contract J for six f years- wpi have its contract extended fori two years. The state of Oregon stand p ready to comply with bs prdvls ibn of the law,' But I am 'inf ormfd by the5 state superlnteident' ' public Instruction" that the pnhr (ConUan4 on patfa 7) RELIEF MEASURE SOUGHT B v'S Malheur Man Comtng to' S- I lem I oday to Seek&oU : 000 Ai?propratonj The flood-stricken city of Va4. Malheur eounty. Is sending 4 rep will fiesentatlve v to Salemj who! arrive here today' to confer! jwfth Senator Davis.; and the ways and means committee ' relatiy-e .fes , r4j lief measures! for the stricken dis a ; t r a i! trict. '.A. to tar of $50,000 ikiM fover xne cost pi nereiiei, oe lievex Senator ! Davisi- and; this inm wouldTg!'M1thelbirying bf( carcasses and f the; policing of the Streets and jrdadsi&'i - -1 '!.--I ii j "it Vis statefh thatf tcl highway department wlli;c4re forjthe stock lhat died on ihe highways and tbe? f ailrqad company! wiR j bnvy all hat af e 'oil the 'VigBt of waysi i The tellef ineaaurp liwlll probably ; be introduced today, kr-Ir-UvM-l - : -- V"'' '" r Trustees tdjTaJce Action f- 0n;WilIaalieie Presidenpy Trustees' of !the i Willamette ual- ter8ity willj ineet; ati the First ilethodist MhWrch iin Portlaid at JO o'clock today. to hold the reg ular mid-winter meeting.. It !i3 4xpectedT tha 1 in .addition toj, the Regular" routine iustneia.f the! niaU er of the presidency will! be taken p and possibly disposed; oL ! J Ad-: flees 1 frota 'i V$9- ea.st jaxe : to the effect that Dr. Doney's health Is 5 - I t 1 I I 1 I ir s, r iRCElillllfliTIEl' IS USED AE1 ' DP1 1 8 BILLS I : i ! 1 ! I . II Siflri tfn in jrcrlsg.i as "was toped, - f i ' .- . : ! : t I- . : : - ft Report s What shall I do with the bom throw, them out?" he' asked the Sother . memhers of. the com? f VJioL" i replied Senator Eddy 'NoL" i replied Senator fK3sa 'them alt good-night.' iLike the two reports,--no action war taken upon either suggestion, but. be pair were not admitted, to tbJej opm. : Itjpon consideration. Senator 04fl4n!d told' the newspapermen that J their . communication would bej jialy .'filed with other records. : j Based upon action, taken by the cpinnilitee last night. ..it' Is prob able thjat those who have beeu de maiaifg Cleaver's head and his removalas head of the state pro hibition commission, will be dis appointed, while those who "have advocated - his ' complete vindica t4n wll. find, that ..at least the copjimisibner will be greati cen sprfed Ijfor hist activities J.and en fcHemjent of the law. ' - 4;; ' :T , Tb!ef report,! it 'is understood. wil bej made public tbday 'or Wed nesday at the latest. . - . , , , Hdiisp Has Light Day Fo! tpwipg Recess Qver.Week- tnd; Measure Is Vetoed eive house bills and, five . I - - - ; i. . ' senatej. bills were passed by the nouse 1 Monday while one was turnedj dpwnJ and one vetoed by the' governor. N Applicants for marriage licenses will ! present affidavits that both parties to the contract are free frobij infectious and venereal di seases instead of the man nresent Ihjg! a physician's certificate under Hi IB. iNo. 256. which was passed by the house yesterday with- three dlssejntlng - votes. , It' was pointed out at present that no physician had ever been prosecuted' for per jury and no applicants -refused a certificate. With both oarties fit lag! affidavits .It was held that neiiheif party would wish, to take thf j chance of committing perjury. j ' their- B.j No.' 1 bills passed included H 184, prescribing the. man- nerj. by which county commission ers must file their claims for com pensation; If. B. No. 195. prohi biting state-owned -machines from beinsr used for other than' state vusmess, placing a pan upon week-end trips; II. B. No. 214. changing the . date of removal of Jackson county courthouse from 90i days to one year In the event that voters approve of the transfer at a -special election: H. B. - No 228, extending the jurisdiction of th jcourt in cases involving point ing: a gun at another; Ii, B. No. 333, for the eradication and con trol of bovine tuberculosis in' Ben- .11' ton county; H. B. No. 109,provld ing ; mac .an applicant xor aivorce must be a resident of the county In which ' the " proceedings " are brought" for at' least sIx""m6"nthsT If. B. No. 254. pertaining to the sterilization 6f feeble' minded and insane upon conviction of certain crimesj .II. B. No. 257, requiring a four; year, course Instead of a three year course for chiropract ors, an 4, providing the charge for the coarse; ' II.'. B. .No 287, defin ing the laws of the road, and IL B. No. 288, relating to the obtaining ofj chauffers licenses. 4 Senate bills ' meeting approval weire.S B. . No. 2,- pro Wbiting; the placing, of spring-guns; S.: B. No. 74 amending section 172, Oregon laws,s relating' to exceptions; S. B. Nd. 76, fixing the salaries of coun ty officials in Umatilla county; S. B. No. 91; changing the title, tru ant officer to attendance 'of fleer, and Si B. No.! 127,' prescribing the levy of assessments ands collec tions in irrigation districts. ; H. B. No. ,111, . providing, fpr livestock- inspection in Linn1 coun ty, was , vetoed, bjr the governor, who' held, fhe ;measuretofie too drastic If. B", NoV29j. "seeking; to amend the "dog license law, was rejected by the ; representatives after; 'some 'discussion regarding definitions and clauses. The house: adjourned at'. Silo o'clock until io" o'clock this morn ing. ;'-':r ;H;': - -?: - PIERCE DEFENDS FORCE PORTLAND, Feb, 9. Governor Walter Pierce in an. address, here tonight before the Rose City; .Park community ' church members, , de clared that. the. 'attacks - on . tne state prohibition . department re sulting In an . investigation by a committee wasintended" merely, aa propaganda by enemieaofprohl-" bitiou. . . . , . . . , y : ,. , L.vraLxxii, Cflttli'lffi'd J! Respiration Given As 22 to r 2 Jimes a .T.ljnute; Chi cago. Physician J f.! :,';c3 Hew Experiments INVESTIGATJON'. OF RUMORS TO BE f'ADE Hope Grows That -Man Jlay , Be Rescued After Ten ' Days"Entoir.bmcnt, CAVE CITY. ICy.." Feb. 9. (By the;AP')rAs' preparation ot un der, way late today for a military investigation of the situation at Band Cave, where 'Floyd Collins. has" been "entom'bed since Friilay, " Jan. 30, miners digging; . new entrance "tothe cave reached ap proximately ; the,, half-way point. Tests with teound amplifiers indi cating, that Collins lives," despite nis more than; 10 days', entombment,.-revived, hopes that, the im prisoned man may-yet be rescued allvp.. ' y.:- ' , ; ' ' ' A military court, called by. Gov ernor Fields, will meet tomorrow morning at 10, o'clock to make in quiry Into rescue work dorie and circumstances " surrounding Col lins Imprisonment. Brigadier General' HII. DenhaVdt, who Is In command of the situation, will conduct the.. Inquiry," M.'E," Posey, persona representative of, tho governor, said.' ' Rumors Are Rife All witnesses available will b heard in an endeavor to get at the bottom of the many rumors and charges that have been current here as the rescue work progres sed. vv ,;-;. As night settled over the Bar ren county hills the uapperj were digging at around 33 feet. The test drill had reached a depth of Td feet when the testing was di continued for the present. IXar4 rock .had been struck at that depth. . - , . The probability that Collins 'still was alive "was given credence lat today when Dr. William Ilazlett ot Chicago stated that Collins was alive -and -that he was not 'suffer Ing from" pneumonia. '- -. ; Dr. Ha2lett made the statement after the sounds amplifier had been "attached; to the electric wirings-leading back to the victim's head and a 'test made. Respiration Fast "The test proved conclusively that Collins was breathing at the rate of ,22 to 26 tinies a minute, Said the surgeon. "Normal res piration is 16 times a minute. It is natural that a person gasping CContianed oa pc S) MONDAY The "senate; authorized an.I- quiry into the so-called "tobacco trust." : - Investigation of the General Electric company was ordered .by the senate. ' . , j Pullman surcharges, were up held, by the. inter state commerce commission.. Secretary Weeks made recom mendations, for Chicago's with drawal of . Lake Michigan w?t'-,- The senate foreign re!at.'.-3 committee considered the Turl:3li treaty at a brief session.; The nouse agricultural com: ; sion heard the advice of mem! r?j ofPreslden'tCooiidge's asr! !- tural commission. ' - The nomlriation.. of CharlE.3 I'. Warren to be attorney r - ".I was; discussed, tjy 'th4 se&at u j i- clary committee. The Van Swerlngen ra!!. : I consolidation. proposal, car f pre. the Interstate cocimercj t mission as ' an' ; explanatlci ; plan' to' build new lines 'in C A house sub-committee that evidence It had receiv; i t not warrant Ira jeachment C "- eral Judge Baker of., tha c West Virginia district. " ' Decision of 'Secretary V, : the retention of Brigadier i Mitchell as asslsnt ch!ef array air srv i will not t : until the" Lei uj'e' cormitti: eludes I? iDT" " . (ContlBBrt oa ysgs S -