SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING DECEMBER 11, 1925
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WIOFFITiTO RECOVER
; Ex-Salem Police Chief Hit
f While-Chasing Speeding
l- Automobile -
YcLE STRUCK BY TRAIN
iSroo Late to Stop, Swing Down
f Track, Carrfcd W Pfet by
Engine, Tossed Aside,
1 Retting Well
First details of the accident In
which Verdon Mof fitt, former Sa
lem chief of police, was seriously
injured near Whittier, CaL, one
terday in the form of a graphic
I letter from his wire, giving fun
? details of The crash.
4 Traveling 50 miles an hour in
I a motorcycle chase after a speed
. ! ing autonJobile, Moffitt found he
1 could not clear an approaching
i Santa Fe train. He swerved, fol
lowing the track. Motorcycle and
man were picked up by the loco
motive, carried 75 feet and cast:
aside, the cycle bursting into
flames. -
" He will recover" and be unmark
ed. One hundred stitches were
taken, a. nieht and day nurse are
in attendance, bnt no serious
alarm Is felt for him. He is in
Memorial hospital. Whittier. Cal.
to h i mother. Mrs. A. T. Alouitt,
XU5 Hlgn street, ronows: rb i :;
'Verden didn't want' ivoui.td
know about it at all. and I was go
ing to wire you as soon as the
X-ray pictures-were taken to see If
he had a concussion or any bones
yr broken. He will get well and will
JJL not be
. y any ws
be an invalid or disfigured in
ay. '
V . ''Isn't that a miracle? His up-
? -. . . . . :.'
per up was burst ana, cut open,
. two front .teeth are gone and he
has a hole in his tongue, but. none
- of these injuries are jieriousi only
painful, and the surgeon did sucn
wonderful work that the scars will
not .be noticeable, it took more
f than 100 pitches.
"He was on his way home from
work when he saw a speeding car
and toot "after it. ;IIe had the
motor siren wide open and was go
ing about 50 mileS an hour and
was struck by a Santa Fe passen
ger train, j He d idnX-see .the train
' until too late, but hej tried to stop
, and swerved his motor in the same
direction the train was going, the
engine carrying him on the mo
torcycle about, 75 feet and then
I Jtnung them away, j
f" "That was all that saved his
V!Sjife.: fof had he hit the'engine
I straight' on he would have been
killed Instantly. As it is. It is a
wonder he wasn't ground beneath
the wheels. So yon se, only the
Divine Hand of the Lord saved
him. 'V i .
"Verden's motor caught fire, and
one ; foot was badly burned; also
other burns on the body, but none
of the burns are serious.' His body
is I covered with lacerations and
i bad bruises, bnt they will all heal
i and leave no scare- ; ;
I "As far as they, know he isn't
hurt internally, .but of course , he
has bad a bad shock and is awfully
il sore and in pain., All this will
leave a the davs-'ro bY.
"The head received the worst
hurts, but I'm so thankful that
they will heal alright. The scalp
was laid open from the eyebrows
to the crown of his head in seve
ral places, but" it didn't hurt the
skull or brain. He has a wonder
ful Idoctor and a special day and
night nurse with him-all the time
All expense will be taken care of
by the county and his pay goes on
. just the same. There is nothing
to worry about.
"He will not be able to go to
work for several weeks, so he has
i -V lots of time to rest and get well
V I SYerden says not to-worrybout
. ? fhlm for he la getting along nicely.
He will be in the hospital about
two weeks if all goes welt and
there is no reason why it shouldnJt
for he is healthy and his wounds
are not the kind to cause serious
trouble. (Signed) NELLIE.
LELAND CARL RESTING
HUBBARD YOUTH REPORTED
TO BE DOING WELL .
Leland Carl, who was seriously
injured Wednesday morning, was
reported resting comfortably last
evening.' He was, Injured 5a an
automobile crash Wednesday
morning about 10 o'clock, when
the roadster he was driving left
the road, turned completely over
in the ditch and then righted It
self. The accident happened close
to Horseshoe park.
LAUNDRY BOILER BURSTS
FORT COLLINS. Dec. 10r-(By
Associated Press.) One man was
killed and four other persona, in
lured seriously. !,a boiler explo
sion that wrecked the Lincoln , Wet
Wash' laundry here' late ' today.
WRAP PACKAGES WELL
POSTOFFICK SEXDS CHRIST
MAS MAILING RULES
Here are the rules for
wrapping Christmas pack
ages for mailing as sent out
by United States Postoff ice
Department:
"Fragile articles of . all
kinds need the protection of
a box or other outside con
tainer in addition to paper
used for cushioning. .
"When- several loose arti
cles are to be wrapped in a
single package they should
be first tied together to pre
vent any 'play or shifting.
'Taper-wrapped packages
are subject to the following
common-sense rules:
"1. Strong, tough paper
should be used the kind
you cannot easily punch a
hole through with your fin
ger. "2. Pliable paper should be
used the kind that does not
crack when it is folded.
j "3. New paper Is better than
! used. ''!" -: ; !' :
"4. When used paper is em
played it must be free from
holes, cracks and tears.
"5. The heavier the package
and the greater the distance
it is to travel, the thicker the
paper should be or the great
er the number of sheets to be
used, and always strong,
tough and pliable sheets.
"6. Use two sheets, unless
you are sure one is strong
enough.
"The twine used in tying
should also be strong and
should be drawn tight, be-
' cause much handling induces
stretching.
"The twine should be in one
piece and each crossing
should be knotted to prevent
slipping. Long narrow pack
ages should have several
such crossings. Paper tape
is permissible on parcel post
packages only under certain
conditions. Ask your pest-
. master. ,. .
"Just as important as wrap-
: ping and tying is marking.
1 Never use lead pencil. Use
waterproof crayon, ink or
stencil, and mark plainly.
"Always address to street
and number.: Spell out the
State.- - Precede return' ad
dress with the word 'From.
HOUSE INSURGENTS ARE
AKEN FROM POSITIONS
ALL BUT OXE ARE STRIPPED
OF COMMITTEE RANK
Representative Cooper of Wiscou
sin Is Retained on,
' House List -t 1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. (By
Associated Press). Housejrepub
lican insurgents, with one excep
tion, were swept from thf more
important standing committees to
day by the republican committee
on committees.
Representative Cooper of Wis-
consini although removed from
his ranking position on the for
eign affairs committee, was re
tained on its roll at the bottom of
the republican list , of members.
Despite the fact that be had been
fhe candidate for speaker of the
insurgent group, the republican
eaders showed leniency in his
case, itwas explained, because of
his long service in the house of
which -he is in this respect the
'dean."
Representatives Lampert and
Nelson of v isconsm, the only
members of the insurgent group
who held chairmanships, were
ejected from these offices. Repre
sentative Vestal of Indiana being
named to succeed Mr. Lampert as
head of the patents committee and
Representative Vincent of Michi
gan" being given air, ixeisun s
place on the elections committee.
Other members of the group af
fected by the committee assign
ments made today included Rep
resentatives Browne, Wisconsin.
removed from the foreign affairs
committee; Voigt, Wisconsin, And
Sinclair." North Dakota, taken
from agricultural . committee;
Peavey, removed from the rivers
a n d "harbors committee and
Schneider from the post office
committee. - V
' Representatives fNelson and
Frear of Wisconsin .were ejected
from the rules "-and ways ' and
means committee respectively
when these were organized some
time ago.
Rpresentative Tilson of Connec
ticut,! the republican floor? leader,
said the committee on committees
by its actldn today was carrying
out the mandate of the republican
caucus' of . last: spring to' remove
supporters of the presidential can
didacy of the late Robert M. La
Follette from republican places on
committees charged with .respon
6ibilityof carrying out the party's
program;
ins Die ,
WRIT FOR flPPESL
Circuit Judge Percy R. Kelly
Refuses to Sign Order of
Probable Cause
ONE MORE HOPE REMAINS
Case Will Probably Be Placed
Before Supreme Court Today
In Attempt to Forestall V
Hanging
Tom Murray, 22 year old Ore
gon desperado, had another hope
for a stay of execution blasted
yesterday when Circuit Judge
Percy R. Kelly refused to sign a
certificate of probable cause in
the case, closing eae avenue of
an appeal to the supreme court.
But one more remains bringing
the case directly to the attention
of the supreme court itsell. If
Justice T. A. McBride also refuses
to sign a certificate, Murray must
bang on Friday, December 18, as
ordered by the court when he was
sentenced to death on October 19
for the murder of James Sweeney,
a prison guard killed during the
break on the evening of August
12.
In refusing to sign the writ of
probable cause necessary to an
appeal the supreme court, Judge
Kelly held that the circuit court
was not in error and tbat the re
cords of the trial were correct.
Murray was represented by Judge
Will R. King, and John Carson,
district attorney and Allen Car
son, assistant district attorney,
representing the state.
The hearing was held in Albany
where Judge Kelly is holding
court, as it was impossible for
him to come to the Salem court
house.
It was intimated yesterday that
Judge King would seek to place
the case before Justice McBride
today in an attempt to secure a
writ enabling him to appeal the
case to the supreme court,
- What action -the supreme court
will take is problematical. In
some cases the writ has been is
sued, and in others, denied.
THUG VICTIM IS FOUND
BEAVERTOX MAX IS FOUND
uxcoxscrors ox road
PORTLAND, Or; Dec. 10. (By
Associated Press.) A man whom
police believe to be Daniel Von
Broon, of Beaverton, was taken
tonight to a hospital here after
he was found lying unconscious
by the side of the Canyon Road
just inside the city limits, with
lacerations on his head that indi
cated he had been the victim of
foul play. He was still uncon
scious at a late hour tonight.
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OPPOSITION IS FOUGHT
IN TAX SLICE MEASURE
BILL AGAIN STEERED SAFELY
THROUGH' CHOPPY. SEA
Xon-Partis&n Origin Does Much
to Secure Friends to De
bate in House
WASHINGTON', Dec. 10. (By
Associated Press.) Opposition to
provisions of the tax reduction
bill developed again today during
another five hours .of debate on
the measure in the house but its
friends in both parties fought off
the scattering attacks.
Members of the ways and means
committee, which drafted the bill
so as to slash federal taxes by
$3,25,000,000 next -year, again
steered it through the day's dis
cussion with words of approval.
Pointing to the non-partisan
manner in which it was framed,
various committee members urged
its approval, although disagreeing
personally with some of its pro
visions. The reductions in the maximum
surtax and inheritance tax rates
were the targets of attack by Rep
resentative Frear; republican. Wis
consin, and La Guardia, socialist.
Xew York, both of whom appealed
to the democrats for support to
increase these schedules.
Mr. La Guardia declared he
would vote against the measure
unless it was amended along these
lines. Mr. Frear, who was .re
moved from the ways and means
committee by the republicans last
spring 5s an insurgent, confined
his remarks to a review of the
bill's provisions, some of which
he approved.
Commenting on the non-partisan
feature. Representative Bach
arach of New Jersey, a republican
member of the committee, declar
ed taxation "is a matter too vital
to the welfare of the government
people to be considered from a
partisan standpoint, rather than
from a business standpoint."
Representative Oldfield of Ar
kansas, a democratic committee-
(Continued on page 4.)
ARMY PLANS CHRISTMAS
TREE IX ARMORY TO HAVE
PRESENTS FOR ALL
In keeping with the yearly cus
tom, the local Salvation Army will
hold its Christmas tree at the Sa
lem armory Thursday evening, De
cember 24 The tree is for the
children of poor families of the
city.
Mayor J. B. Giesy will preside
for the evening. Dr. B. F- Pound,
chairman of the local Salvation
Army advisory board, will also be
present. An elaborate (program
is being planned. There will be
candy, fruit and nuts for all, and
each child will receive a gift.
Applications are being received
daily at Army headquarters for
Christmas baskets. Last year the
local army -distributed approxi
mately 80 baskets. Members of
the organization are endeavoring
to beat the record this year.
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR
PITFALLS OF LE1SUE
LISTED BV DELEGATE
Viscount Cecil, Britain's Le
gate to League of Nations,
Gives Views
JEALOUSY IS OBSTACLE
Historic Suspicions and Internal
Friction of Governmental Ma
chines' Must Be Over
come ' at Once
GENEVA, Dec. 10. (By Asso
ciated Press.) Viscount Cecil of
Chelwood, Great Britain's repre
sentative on the league of nations
disarmament council, gave an in
terview to The Associated Press
tonight, summarizing the pitfalls
on the road to a solution of the
disarmament problem and 'of the
forces which justify hope that the
greajt issue will be grappled with
successfully.
"Undoubtedly the chief ob
stacle to disarmament, he said,
'"is the want of security,, due to
historic suspicions and jealousies
of nations and the consequence
chauvinistic forms of nationalism.
j-"ernaps the chier merit of our
recent agreements has been the
diminution they, have brought
among some of the most import
ant of European nations o this
attitude of suspicion.
"Again, the growing strength
and prestige of . the league of na
tions is an important element to
ward security. The smoothness
and rapidity with which the
Greco-Bulgarian dispute was ad
justed, shows a remarkable
growth of international good
Willi'
When asked to define the do-
i
mestic difficulties in the way of
disarmament. Lord Cecil declared
that next to international suspi
cion as an obstacle to disarma
ment, he would "put internal fric
tion' of the various government
machines. He said the idea of
disarmament is necessarily
Gtraage and-mnattractive to mil
itary and civil functionaries who
have traditions of their own older
than international relations.
"They still think it more im
portant to keep their- powder dry
than to trust to God," Lord Cecil
said. s
He then emphasized the im
mense practical difficulties in the
way of land and air disarma
ment and declared the technical
problems of naval disarmament
were comparatively simple, those
of the army matters being much
more complicated.
"Even assuming that all na
tionalities were equally brave r-a
very large assumption it remains
true mat in a muueru ai iuy guus
f Continued on pugg 4)
OLD COMPANY M HISTORY TOLD
IN GRAPHIC STATESMAN SKETCH
"Company Will Arrive ins Salem From Camp : Withycombe at
' Clackamas Saturday," Issue of October 18
"Salem's Own Company M.
"From time to time, word reaches
Is well, happy, contented and rounding, rapidly into shape; that the
men the hoy3 who have spent their entire lives in our city are
working hard to reach that point of military efficiency necessary to
be attained before they will consider themselves fit to fill the part
to which they will be-assigned in the European conflict."
This extract from The Statesman's leading editorial of October 4,
1917, is reprinted here apropos of the annual reunion of Salem's own
Company M, at the Armory -tonight, marking the anniversary of
their departure overseas. Dramatic
as drawn in old Issue of this paper
"The boys are now doing guard duty in eastern" Oregon, with head
quarters at The Dalles, and say that they are well fed; in fact, that
RETURN OF SEIZED ALIEN
PROPERTY ASKED IN BILL
MEASURE PREPARED FOR IX
TRODUCTIOX L CONGRESS
Reimbursement to Germans and
' Austrians for Patent Rights
Is Asked
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. (By
Associated Press.) Comprehen
sive plans for early return of
seized German and Austrian
property to its owners in a way
assuring prompt payment of pri
vate American war claims have
been drafted for early submission
to .congress by the administration.
Secretary Mellon today, made
public a program embodying a
bond issue of J250.000.000 which
with seized funds held by the
alien property custodian would
take care of the American claims
against the central powers and en
able the government to dispose
almost wholly of the war time
office of custodian.
Within a few hou,rs after the
treasury announcement was made
Chairman Borah of the senate for
ducedeign relations committee in
troduced a bill in the senate which
would accomplish the same pur
pose insofar as a return of the
property was concerned, but made
no mention of the American
claims.
.The Borah bill and the admin
istration plan both carried pro
vision for the granting of com
pensation to German owners for
the use of the ships, radio stations,
patents, etc.
The American and German
rights With respect to the seized
property came up also in the su
preme court during the. day where
the chemical foundation case was
being argued. The case was be
fore the court on the govern
ment's appeal in a contest of the
sale by the alien property custo
dian of German dye formula and
trademarks.
Mr. Mellon made public his pro
gram for cleaning up the proper
ty and claims question in a formal
statement in which he insisted it
was the historical policy of this
government to recognize the
property rights of individuals
even though this nation was at
war with their government when
the property was taken.
The plan he said, would add no
new burden to the treasury, al
though it would necessitate a
waiver by the treasury of the re
imbursement now under way for
expenditures incident to the oc
cupation of the Rhine by-American
officers and the direct trans
fer .the -annual reparations pay
ments of 45,000,000 gold marks
to other proposed securities.
LING TROOPS DEFEATED
SEVERE SETBACK GIVEX TO
GOVEBXOR'S SOLDIERS
TOKYO, Dec. 11. (By Associ
ated Press.) A -dispatch to the
foreign, office from Tientsin says
the forces of General .1 Ching
Lin, civil governor of Chihll pro
vince, have suffered a severe de
feat. Dispatches from Peking to
day said the army of the Kuomin
chun, followers of General Yen
Hsu-Yang and General Yuen Wei
Chun of Honan, and that of Gene
ral Li Ching-Ling were facing each
other near Tientsin. Li is a sup
porter 6f Marshal Chang-Tso-Lin
of Manchuria. -1 . i .
TIGER FLOWERS ; WINS
BOSTON, Dec. 10. (By Asso
ciated Press.) -Tiger Flowers of
Atlanta, Ga., won a Judges' decis
ion over Frank Moody of Wales
In' their 10-round bout here to
night, outpointing his rival in
every round and knocking him
through the ropes in the second
round. - ' . . -'
SCOTTS MILLS ELECTS
City election at cotts Mills re
sulted in naming the v following
officials.,
. Mayor, J. O. Dixon ' -
Treasurer, A." Lv Brougher,
Recorder, C. A." Kent.
Councilmen, E. W. Coulsen, N.
Schmalu," Jr., and Albert Rich. -,
us that M Company, of Salem,
news picture of their training
follow: ; 1
they could ask for nothing more
"It has come to us that this
company is one ot the most effi
cient, from a standpoint of offic
ers and enlisted men, in the third
Oregon . infantry regiment and
that the Third Oregon is one of
the best units in the entire United
States, not excepting the eel be rat
ed Rainbow Division. This Is a
fact of which we are justly proud.
With the exception of 16 men, all
of the 150 members of the or
ganization are from Salem; and.
last, but not least, M company has
the smallest' mess fund in the en
tire regiment.
"This latter is a fact of which
the citizens of Salem should' not
be proud. There has been no con
certed action on fhe part of the
residents of Salem to furnish their
company a single cent for their
company fund. It may be added
that the company fund, is used by
companies in active service for
the purpose of buying little ar
ticles of food, athletic supplies,
cooking utensils, and so forth,
which are not furnished by the
government. The government al
lows them, 35 to 45 cents per day
to feed each man.
"Normally this may be enough;
at times, however, it Is necessary
to draw upon the company fund
for things that are needed and
not included in the articles which
the government furnishes. '
"The greater part of the fund,
which is small at best, has been
provided by the organization it
self, by giving dances, shows, mil
itary tournaments, and so forth.
Now that their entire time is tak
en up with military matters, and
duties," their Held isllmited to the
bound prescribed by the war de
partment, and their fund Is s!6w
ly, but surely going onto the
wrong side of the ledger, j
"We reel that it would be a
patriotic service for the citizens
of Salem to provide M Company
with a fund in. keeping with'their
pride and love for the organiza
tion in order that their own
friends andl6vfed:ones, who make
up the company,- may feel that
there is someone at home who is
willing to bear a share of the load
while the boys themselves are giv
ing their entire time and. offering
any other service which their
country may require of them to
render." .
October 18, 1917.
"That the different fraternal
organizations of Salem are wide
awake on the subject of properly
caring for the soldier boys of com
pany M, soon to pass through Sa
lem on their-way south, was evi
denced by their joint action yes
terday afternoon at a special meet
ing held , in the city hall to ar
range for the entertainment of
Company M. in'IU brief stay, here
Saturday; afternoon, to '.Sunday,
October 20, to 21. L j i
"According to a ! message ' re
ceived from Lieutenant Colonel
Carle Abrams last night, the com
pany will arrive in Salem :. from
camp Withycombe at Clackamas
Saturday about It o'clock; They
will leave camp, at 9:30 o'clock.
According to. raports - received
from Captain Ner yesterday,, the
boys will remain, until Sunday
(Contind on 4.)
ANTHEM WRITER' COMING
CARRIE B. ADAMS, WORLD FA
MQCS, WILL HIXG .
Carrie B. Adams, one. of Ameri
ca's outstanding community song
leaders, will :be present at the Sa
lem Chamber -of Commerce lunch
eon next Monday to lead the mem
bers In singing. .
She has "written and published
over 4000 anthems, 12 church can
tatas, 10 short cantatas for chil
dren, and six song books for pub
lic school use. She -i3 now devot
ing her attention to the writing of
operettes. Her latest is "See Am4
erica First.'f She was the first
American woman to direct Han
del's oratorio, "The Messiah." She
is also associate editor of the Choir
Herald, national periodical pub
lished at Dayton, Ohio.
.Every Sunday,. It is said, some
40,000 church choirs" In America
sing her anthems. More . than
500,000 choir singers render her'
anthems or. cantatas .weekly. Her
operettas are coming, rapidly into
vogue. ' Miss Adams is now direct
or of music' at the Flr,t Coiigre
gatiouul church cf : Portland;
Gas Explosion in Birming
ham. Coal Shafts Takes
Heavy Toll of Life; Rescue
Workers Still Unable-to
Enter Tunnels ;'
. "Ji. V-.-'
ALL HOPE IS GIVEN UP
Presence of Deadly Qaaea Preclude
. Any Possibility That MiBr
May Escape Death,
Workers Bay i
IRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec;
10. -(By Associated Press:)
Sixty-one coal' miners lost
their lives today when a gas
explosion occurred in the-
workings of Overton Mine No.
2, of the Alabama Fuel and
Iron company in the'Cahaba
fields out of Birmingham, Fif
teen men escaped' injury and
five are In a hospital suffer
ing from serious injuries.
The explosion took- -place- - a
short time after the day" shift had
started work at 8 o'clock. Accord;'
ing to the , mine . superintendent
108 men checked in At the time
of .the accident, 27 wera beyond
the range of the explosion, Of '
the 61 in the mine at the time of
the blast 15 came forth unscathed
and t five were injured;- Th- rs-
malnder are either k&owa.to be
dead in the Improvised morgue in
the bath - house or axe still on
lower levels. Most of the-lives
were lost on the seventh leveL"";
Most of the bodies recovered
have been uaen trom the slxm
level.
Hescue workers who have re
turueu 10 uie surface, many ot
tuem exhausted and struggling foi
oreac.it, declare iney aota no now
xor any man sUli la tne wonunt
wiuord HPoweU and" Chant
Edith, members at one of the res
cue squads, 'returned to the mine
mouth eany tonlgnt oppaag over
upon reaching fresh air. not cof-
tee. and oxygen revived them aad
tney pleaded Xor another, chance
to attempt; rescue, work. AUouga ,
tne ventilating equipment oX tu
Overton mine has not been dam
aged by the explosion, the mine
suil contains a great .volume of
gas. .-'-:; -f; : -y-:
Officials of the company- and
United States mint- inspectors an-
nounced tonight that rescue work:
would be continued until all bod
ies are recovered and that all gas
will be drawn from the shafts.be-'
fore any attempt is' made to re
sume operations. ,
UQUQR PLANT; IS' M1!1ED
OFFICIALS DISCOVER l.OOO EX
TRA CASES OX VESSEL .
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 10.,
(By Associated Press.) Customs 1
officials in charge of the unload
ing 'of the suspected rum runner ;
Coal Harbor, after an unofficial
re-check ot the ship's cargo, dla
covered today that approximately
1,000 (rases of Uquof in excess of
the amount listed in the vessel's' .
manifest, was on board. The man
ifest. of the Coal Harbor,, 'seized.,
outside the Golden Gate last Jan
uary, called ior , 9.959 ' cases of
nquor, but as the unloading oper- ,
atlons Beared comoletion. customs'
officials noticed, the? fxtra cargo. -
i ne unloading of the letted liquor
will be completed tomorrow when -
an official check will be made.
i SMITH1 FUNERAL SET
BERKELEY, CaL, Dec. 10.
Funeral ; services will be held at
Sti Michaels' Luthern church here
tomorrow for Charles A. Smith,
president ot the Coos Bay Lumber
company and 'pioneer iumberman.;
of the west, who died at his home 1
here, yesterday.' f-i 7 -" ' " " "
COMFROMISS BILL SIGNED
r OLYMPIA, Wasn., , Dec 10.
(AP.) GoTemot Hartley today
signed a," compromise bill on rec
lamation activities. -
HONESTY "REWARDED,f
MAW RETURNS CHECK FOH
- $1402, GIVES 5 CHXT3
v SEATTLE, Dee. 10. Bjr
Associated Press) Finding a
check for $1,462 while looking
for work-Charlee A. Harris to
day returned ft to P.J. Glenn on
to whom it was pay&bld. Glen
non care BnrrH f lve cent b
srawiBt he, had spent in t ia
phoning; to determine the own
ership of the check. . , ,