I,
j .... ..- ; i i t . .'.
' V " ' "
t Leather forecast: 'Fair'ziWttwesi
land cloudy and unsettled east and south poiv
It ions; moderate temperature; moderate north
""An excited tug boat captain .reports tee
fng a lot of seals gamboling around. In "Long ,
'Island soud.But. perhaps Itw-as onlya -bunch
it-New York athletes -all greased 'up ?
to swim the -channel.
ana - norcnwesi wiaas. . jnnximum .yesieraay,
61; minimum, 38; river, 7.8: rainfall, .08;
atmosphere,' clear; 'wind, northwest. ,
salm, Oregon, Thursday morning, march 3, 1927
-TEICE FIVE CENTS
i
FIIHIFEB
TO PfiY DEBTS
, IDETllJC
GovrnWtit Will Pay $t 0,
000,000 Out of Unfunded
:$4,025,000j000
TREASURY HEft'frPLEASfcD
Senate Expected to Follow Lead of
Homae'fn Ratifying Mellon.
BerengerAgreement on
-Pajinents
WASHINGTON,
"March ;
offer of
2.
the
iThe
text of "the
.Vrjnt h government to pay "$10,
00o.00 on its Unfounded $4,025.
.000,000 war debt was announced
at "the treasury ; today, together
witO the correspondence between
Secretary Mellon and Premier
Poincare. The payment; which is
acceptable to the treasury, will be
made on June 15, without preju
dice to ratification of the Mellon
Berenger accord by either country.
, The formal offer was made two
days ago, after Robert Lacourgay
et. French financial representa
tive, had conferred "With- treasury
officials. A payment of $20,000,
O00 as Interest on the $400,000,
00 war supplies debt-already has
been receiTed from the French
government.
Senate May Ratify;
Treasury off icials expressed the
opinion that the senate would' fol
low the lead of the house and rat
ify the! Mellon-Berenger agree
ment, and that French parliament
also would approve it. Should this
be the case, it was said, the in
terest -payments -probably 1 would
be, arpted with the forthcoming
araoucvas the 0,0 O0.OOH -annual
payment for 192 1. -
The French offer which, was ac-
"OmthMiB-eB-piKr4.) J
SENATE PASSfeS ,
"PRQH1:REV1ST0N
vote 'it to o bsr meASCre
' FOB 'REDRCJASlfcAl ION
Cloture Rulo in, Effect, But Xot
Xcwlcxl; 'Bill- Goes Back
to 'House
WASHINGTON, . March 2.
(AP) Operating under ,, rules
limiting debate, the, senate late to
day passed with" amendments the
house prohibition ' reorganization
bill. The vote was 71 to 6.
- Prohibition, the Anti-Salobn
League, and politicians came in
for scathing attacks as the meas
ure, 'Which would create 'bureaus
of prohibition and customs in the
treasury department,' was brought
to a vote with the aid of cloture
Minor amendments force a re
turn of the' pill to the hoHse for
concurrence. It has7 been -demanded
by Assistant "Secretary An
drews, chief of the dry forces.
In addition to separatlngprehl
bitioh
enforcement - from the in
ternal revenue bureau . It also
would i place dry -employes under
the civil service. -4 .
, The wets had ,a field day. as
the drys J kept silent,: hoping to
. get the only prohibition measure
of the 8eB8io'nto a vote. ; While
not much concerned with the bill
itself, the wets seized the -oppor
tunity to -condemn -the Volstead
act. : ... -, ' it , - :
, Senator Wadsworth.' republican
New York, was the only repubu
can voting against the bill. The
other obDonenta 6t the "measure
were Senators -"Brouaaiard, 'Bruce,
rjdwards, Gerry and -King, demo-
Several pronounced wets. In
( riuding Edge, republican. New
I Jersey ; Copeland, democrat. New
Ybrk. and lieed. "democrat, Mis-
mrl. voted for ' passage on the
I . eaAd that it would aid enforce-
"Wot of the Volstead act ;
The measure "was described re
peatedly as an Antl-Sal60fl League
hill 'and Senator King, ; democrat.
.Ifah, a proponent pf state pT6hI-iTkMo?-
declared that bad it not
'f cca for the insistence of the
'league such legislation-would not
'have received' attention by 'con
. . ;!greaj?.' . , " '':x.- i i
.Senator -Ed-wards, r. -'democrat,
; New Jersey,, charged -that' Wayne
B; AVhecler. '.general Counsel ;f
the, dry organization, wanted the
legislat ion becairse'-it wditld 'give
him mora lobs to fill. He also
I f ; asertdhat -Wheeler adt been
I I wielding the- lashoyer this- body
. f rbp the.Beaate: galleries and lh
;'rtceptiog roop??,
AMBITIOUS PLANS
coiifciTlbN projpict vs-
DER C6XSIDERATI0NT NOW
Great Demc4istratIon Farm May
' BcEstafellihcil; Tndustry
on Cp'grade
By W.C Conner
As --evidence -that the 'poultry
business of the Salem district is
growing -to -a most satisfactory
manner are the reports coming in
from the hatcheries -and poultry
men of the growing demand 'and
increased orders; for baby chicks
and hatching eggs. The feed -companies
also report a constantly in
creasing . demand for grain -and
mash feeds. New mammoth incu
bators hare been installed by
many hntcherymen to replace their
smaller, machines -,and dealers re
port a-great Increase in orders for
brooder equipment.
The output of ' 16cal 'hatcheries
for the past three years shows a
remarkable' annual - Increase -and
the proportion of home orders
demonstrates 'the "fact that the
poultry business is growing locally
as 'well as in the' other favorable
districts of the stater and northwest
from which large orders are re
ceived. The Salem district "has attracted
the attention df Tdultrymen from
various parts of the northwest and
California, 'froni the' fact that'the
climatic " conditions : here ' are ' less
rigorous than ' in many parts -' of
the northwest. 'wTifle the Callfor-
j . i
(CMtianed oB-pags 4.)
C0RS1CAN HOUSES FALL
Many - Believed 'Killed or Injured
tn Village Hit ' By Slide
PARIS, Mateh 2. (AP) The
collapse 6f numerous buildings In
the village of 'Blsinchi, fn the
Morosaglla district -of Corsica, Is
reported to ' the Matin, -irtth th
fear t-hat many persons were
killed or" Injured.' 'Blsinchi has
6 Q0 inhabitants. . .
Survivors, " panic-stricken, . are
said to have fled in. all -direction,
And neighboring-villagers are or
ganizing rescue -parties. The pre
fect and sub-prefect of Cdrte have
gone to ' Blsinchi " to give aid-
The collapse Is' believed to have
been due to landslides -similar to
those ' which caused a disaster at
RoqueMlllere, southern -France,
last November.
CRASH AT ALBANY FATAL
Kings Valley Woman Killed When
Car Overturns In Ditch
-ALBANY, Ore., March 2.
(APMrs. Leon 'Lester, '30, "6f
Kings Valley,1 met death and her
mother, -Mrs. Joseph Kizer - of
Brownsvine, was seriously Injured
today , -when their antdmobile
plunged from-the road' six miles
southeast of Albany and over
turned in a ditch filled with
water water.
' Mrs. Fred ! Klzer, 1 sister-in-law
of the' dead woman, and the Les
ter children, Elva, 1 0.- and -Eldon,
?, escaped without Injury. Mrs.
Lester's death was caused - front
drowning.
YESTERDAY
IN WASHINGTON
1 -A a toe ia td Prea
SThe text of the French debt
offer was published.
'
A bill to reapportion Its mem
bership was rejected by the house.
'
i 7 . , if
. -The war department announced
itj intention to purchase 590 air-
planes.
,'The house accepted s e n ate
amehdmen ts to the veterans' gov
ernment loans bills.
5 - "
I President Coolidge signed the
naval Supply bill -With Its ' three
cruiser "amen (fment.
'The "federal "'reserve board
Te
ported thatbusiness conditions in
1928 "were unusually stable.
. . ;
vJerfy Tatbot" ' 6f world war
amnesic' fame "Was 'declared to be
a draft dodger with divers aliases.
lRcports;ihat;"American marines
in Nicaragua bad suffered casual
ties iprere denied by the state de
partment. ! n :
i M.y - .
The senate Bidetracked the Heed
campaign 'resolution to continue
consideration : of prohibition reor
ganixation-bill. , :
(The? prohibition r reorganization
bill was passed byH he senate. :
3 .
t President Coolidge r signed the
bill to elevate the guns of the bat
.Ueships Oklahoma, fg Jfevada,
BOOZE LEB
IKD1L0
iilliif
Man -Wanted 4ri ' Cdrt nebtion
With Moss Landing Fight '
on Federal Ship .
BOAT 'HEADED FOR PORT
Author! t lea Regard Bowen's Cap-
' tare ais "More Important
Thin Seizure Af Vessel '
With Rich Cargo
SAN -FRANCISCO,. March 2
(AP) -Confidential reports to
United States District Attorney
Hatfield here tonight 'said 'that
William H. Bowen, wealthy fugi
tive from justice, under Indictment
for murder and conspiracy In con
nection with the Moss landing rum
battle in 1925, was on board the
captured rum carrier1 Federalshlp.
Federal officials Issued . orders
for ' even " greater precautions In
guarding the'Federalstiip after re
ceipt of the news that Bowen was
on board. The vessel was reported
by radio ' to be about 120 miles
from the California coast tonight,
headed for 'land under guard of
four coast guard cutters.
Capture Important
The authorities regarded Bow-
en's possible capture as more im
portant that the seizure of the
Federalship with her 12,500 cases
of Scotch whiskey, valued at about
$1,000,000. The fugitive was re
puted chief of the Moss landing
band of hijackers and rum run
ners, and officials declared ' him
the most wanted man In the "his
tory of prohibition on the Pacific
coast. Bowen, with Ed Ferris and
John .May. .was charged directly
with the murder of Deputy Sheriff
N. H. Rader in the night machine
gun battle July 6. 1925.
Federal officers -here stated to
day that the seizure 6f the rum
carrier,' owned by Consolidated' Ex
porters, Inc., a! Caftadian firm, "had
been made with full knowledge
and sanctibn of treasury depart
ment officials at Washington.
CLftM DfetiERSAt V0RK
Big Season on Shellfish Expected
. by 'Long Beach- Packers
LONG BEACH, Wash., March 2
(AP) The commercial clam
season opened here today with
packers expecting a big Bedson 'due
to favorable weather conditions.
The season will close June 1.
Several ' hundred pounds of
clams were taken'loday. All dig
gers must possess licenses.
SAVING THE WORLD SEEMS TO BE HARDER THAN
THE JOB
i mi . "f 1 WHk. Jt- -n. . . .jr-i r . .m. r m i m m m- m w v
V1 ?f5'hs.y
HOUSE TO PROBE
TARBOT SCANDAL
SHELL SllOCKED VETERAN IS,
CALLED CROOK AND FRAUD
TruoStry of Alleged Hero's Life
"Unfolded by Chairman
Johnson
WASHINGTON, March 2 (AP)
The house veterans committee's
Inquiry into charges that . Jerry
Tarbot's claim of having served in
the world war is fraudulent, ter
minated tonight without 'reaching
an -answer .to the riddle which has
puzzled service men's organiza
tions for months.
WASHINGTON, March 2. (By
AP) The strange case of Jerry
Tarbot, who claims to have been
shell shocked out of his memory
during the world war, reached a
dramatic climax today when Chair
man Johnson suddenly called a
meeting of the ; house ' veterans'
committee to prove that the sup
posed veteran is a draft dodger,
a crook and a fraud.
In a committee room packed
with a curious throng, Johnson
ur folded what he said was the
true story of Tarbot's life, declar
ing that his real name is Alexan
der' Dubois Jr., the son of a French
father and an Irish mother.
The chairman then bdgan exam
ination of long list of witnesses
through whom he said he would
fchow that In the days Tarbot had
Irsistedho was! fighting in'France
for his 'country, he actually was
'dealing automobiles In San
Francisco." Among them was a
department of justice agent who
htid looked ap Tarbot's record.
Across the table from the man
whose cas has attracted nation
wide attention and who has proved
$n enigma to member of congresj,
whose aid was solicited in obtain-
( Continued on page 5.)
McTIGtJE
vs
SHARKEY
The sfcnii-f irfal fight in
the heavyweight elimina
tions will start at 7 o'clock
this evening, Pacific coast
time, in New York Gity, and
at that hour -blow by blow
returns will begin coming in
to the"Statesman office over,
the Associated Press leased
wire.
The returns will- be an
nounced from the States
man building, so that Salem
fans may know what is hap-'
penirig just a few seconds
after those at the ringside..
Those who are unable to
come downtown may tele-
phone 23 after 8:00.
MM
1 Yu
COUNTY HIGHWAY
WORK PLANNED
PROGRAM CALLS FOR MACAD
AM CONSTRUCTION
Two Bridges Contemplated; Many
Stretches of Road to Be
Improved
. County road improvements, in
cluding 40 miles of macadamized
highway, were announced yester
day by County Judge J. T. Hunt
and Roadmaster W. J. Culver.
Complete and specific plans have
not yet been announced on all the
piojects, due to the uncertainty
of funds and capability of supply
ing necessary materials.
Definite improvements contem
plated are: Two miles of highway
southeast of Silverton to the Davis
school, containing some very steep
grades; three-mile stretch from
Union Hill towards Salem, and cer
tain roads leading into the Silver
Falls territory. Sections of the old
Facific highway known as the
Rosedale road, will "be Improved,
with turns straightened and many
cnts on the steeper grades. These
three jobs -will be'done'by contract
work, according to the report.
The Gervais-Parkerville road is
on the program for macadam.'
This improvement will fee contin
ued as far as Howell Prairie.
Other stretches slated ;for ma
cadam are two miles and a half
on the Silverton-Sublimity road;
five miles from the Pacific high
way, north of Jefferson towards
Talbot; sections of. the Salem-St.
Paul road; three miles on the road
from Aumsville to West Stayton;
two miles from Aurora to Boone's
Ferry, and a two-mile stretch be
tween Silverton and Silver Creek.
The Cliae bridge over the Pud
ding river will be completed -and
a new bridge will be constructed
over the same stream on the Sil-verton-Central
. Howell Prairie
road.
No paving will be put In this
year on the county program, mak-
inK room for many miles of ma
cadam which would otherwise 'be
reelected. County officials be-
peve that the macadam will be far
yiore practical until a later period
$f improvement.
DISBARMENT REQUESTED
Complaint Charges Willful Deceit
and Misconduct in Case
, Disbarment proceedings were
filed in the state supreme court
here yesterday .against William G.
Martin, Portland attorney. The
complaint charges willful deceit
and misconduct in connection with
a bankruptcy proceeding in the
United States district court in
Portland, proceedings against Mr
Martin were filed by the grievance
committee of the Multnomah coun
ty bar association.
An order was issued by the
supreme court citing Mr. Martin
to appear within the next 20 days
and show cause why he should not
be disbarred.
WHEN NOAH BOSSED
BILLDEFlPliES
EE1L1II5
Yamhill Delegation rpponsors
mm at a ap I -
rvietnoa Forming u omesuc
Companies1
BOND OF $25,000V ASKED
Bill By German AuthoHzes - Fra
ternal Societies to ; Issue
Benefit Certificate si on
Group Plan,,
A number ef bills wee passed
at the 34th session of tb?e legisla
ture, which affect the sta" te insur
ance department. One of '.the most
Important of these Is tjhat "bill
which defines and regulates motor
clubs. ; '
This bill was introduced hy
Senator Banks and provides that
motor clubs shall furnish a bond
in the amount of $25,000 to In
sure the faithful perf ormanda of
its services, contracts and pay
ment of any fines levied against
it for failure to comply with: the
act. These clubs heretofore have
not been under state regulation.
Inability Insurance Change
A' bill introduced by Represen
tative McCourt amends the pres
ent law permitting Insurance com
panies' to write fire, theft, proper
ty damage, collision and' personal
liability Insurance. Personal
liability insurance, under the pre
vious law, was required to be
written In -a separate policy. The
new law authorizes - companies
writing r automobile Insurance to
give complete coverage. - In event
coverage - is placed 'with - another
Company, both companies shall
appear in- the policy. -
The. act 'requires that liability
and Indemnity companies shall in
clude a clause tn their policies
subrogating those Injured by their
asBoreds the right to sue on the
insurance policy in event of the
insolvency or ' bankruptcy of the
latter.
-Yamhfll Preaenta Amendment
The Tamhill county -delegation
In the house caused to be passed
a bill providing the :method of or
ganization of domestic insurance
companies. It is provided In this
act that in case of companies not
having capital stock the articles
of Incorporation may be amended
(Continued on page 5.)
TWO ESCAPE SING SING
Slayer of "BIjrBill" Brennan One
of Men -Who Gets Away
OSSINrNO, N. Y., March 2-
(AP) Joseph Pioli, is, killer of
"Big Bill" Brennan, prize' fighter,
and Oemyge "Walmale, 48, escaped
from Sing Sing prison tonight.
Pioli, who 'was serving a 20
year term for manslaughter, shot
and ' killed "Brennan, the boxer,
who stayed 12 rounds with Demp
sey when the latter was champion,
in Brennan's "night club In New
York City In 1924.
Walmale, regarded as a less
dangerous criminal, was sent to
Sing Sing about a year ago to
erve a four year sentence -as a
second offender for carrying a
pistol.
M0TT SEEKS NOMINATION
Astoria lcgbtlutor Confirm; Story
of House .Candklary
ASTORIA, March 2. (AP)
James W. Mott, -local attorney and
a .member of the state legislature,
announced " here today that he
would seek the republican nomin
ation to congress and will oppose
W. C. JIawley, incumbent and vet
eran solon at Washington for the
past generation.
Mott's .announcement confirms
rumors 'published in Salem news
papers several Weeks ago that be
would oppose' Hawley. ' '
'Mott claims 'to ' have support
from several Counties "In the -state
backlng"hls candidacy.
CPMMISSIONER NAMED
Johnson Receives1 Appointment as
neputy .Tteal Estate Mjui r -
; Clyde V.' Johnson of Ppritan
yesterday was appointed j deputy
tate real estate commissioner to
-succeed SWIlWaCm 5A. Julian ;who
has resigned. Mr: Johhson served
as deputy"7 state- "real "estate eom
ml&sioner during, 'the Olctott rad
ministration. -
Since retiring' from' the office
he has been engaged In the real
estate bnslness n Poftlan -
DAUGHERTY 3URY
ST-IIiL UNAGREED
UOCKtO UP .FOR NIGHT -AT
1 1 -WITHOUT VPRDICT , i
Two Defendants : Still ; Confident
Of' Being'Pouad' Not GuUty
Of Fraud
NEW YORK, Mar. - 2. AP )
Thirty four hours after taking the
case,: the, Daugherty-Miller -Jury
was taken to a hotel tonight with
out having reported-a. verdict.
At 11 o'clock, the foreman of
the jury rapped on the juryroom
door and asked that they be lock
ed up' for the night. "
PEDEKAL COURT, Nefw; York,
Mar. 2.; (AP) Thnottgh' grimed
windows, . the 'Daugherty-Mifler
Jury was seen tonight still arguing
the question of the 'guilt -of In
nocence of the two former govern--ment
officials charged with "con
spiracy to defraud the 1 United
States. .
At that time'the jurors' had had
the case more than twenty nine
hours of which! 18 "were' spent In
actual deliberations.
Harry M. Daugherty, former at
torney general, and Thomas W:
Miller, former alien property cus
todian stiJJ ? were confident they
would be found not guilty. They
are chargedwlth conspiracy to de
fraud - the .United -States - of their
honest land unbiased. services In
allowing, claims for $7,000,000
proceeds of . the sale of seized
shares the. American Metal com
pany. The government v alleged
they shared a bribe of $441,000
paid to effect the allowance.
Up ' to six o'clock tonight the
jury had returned ' to " the court
room twice; once ' for ; advice on
the rvalue of character Witness
tOotiMd u pw 4.)
VENETA BANDITS TRACED
Trail of - Blood I Leads 'Hant To
-ward 'Poolroom 'Bandits 3
EUGENE. March 2. (AP)
Members 6f ' the posse ' searching
for the two Veneta poolroom ban
dits accused of shooting William
Maddaogh'Sanday night and slay
ing f Lestln Hooker, a member of
the posse 'Tuesday afternoon, re
ported tonight that "they had
found a number of places "where
the two men had stopped to rest
and that at each place - there
were two. pools- of blood on the
ground, indicating that both -men
were wounded.
Frank Hooker, uncle of -Leston
Hooker, .had fired a -number pf
shots-at the men., one1 pf them be
lieved tdbe Alfred Brownley,' , ex
convict,' and the other- a -man by
the name of - Johnson. - It was be
lieved that the bandits would soon-
be overtaken, it was stated.
RUM -DEALER 'DEPORTED
Astoria's "Most ' Prominent ' Boot-
' legger' Sent to Greece
PORTLAND, March 2--(AP)
George Tslgris.' known too as Buck
Smith, and styled "Astoria's most
prominent bootlegger," will leave
tomorrow' for New York'enroute
to his native land of Greece. 'The
trip is being "made at' the" demand
of the immigration service.
Eight other aliens will also be
deported tomorrow" by "the" immi
gration department here. They
will be taken to Seattle and there
will Join a Washington group and
be transported, across the United
States in a prison -car.
ONE : FLIER ' STILL 11ATE
PbMe San "Antonio Henches .Ar
gentine City Well-JSchind
-.. ,: -.... - i
BUENOS ''AtRES. MaTclj '2.
(AP)-rThe . United Statesi army
Pan-American plane, San Antonio,
whieh Is" hastening ' to - overtake
the main; body of ' the v good-will
squadron' now at .'Asuncion, PaTa-f
guayr atrived5.late today at'Senii
Ios,' In ahe . territory bf Neuqaen,
Argentina! 1 ' 4
Arrival of 'the plane there com
plete' half of the hop hcrosathe
continent t6"Bahla',BIanca;-Argen-1
tina from Valdivia. Chfle.
BEND REPORTS' BIG'SNOW
. . ----- . ir - -
Bpads Blocked Ijeading South to
- Burns and Klamath Palls -. .
fBEND, Ore., Marcb 2.(AP)-1-:
Central Oregon is covered with a
blanket of snow which started fall,
.in g here this morning and eon-
uuuea mrougn me aay., :-s ,
i The Dalles-California I highway
btween.-Bend.aad-Klamath-4falls
was still blocked to traffie at noon
and it was not expected that the
rod south ."would be open 'until
Friday. 7 The toad1 between' Bend
and Burns .was reported to telh
a - virtually impassable condition".
Jack -Bain bridge a stage driver,
was'fonrtfayg xomlng from 'Bunts
to- Beo4,
moras
anyVcssel&cnEast Coast
'Reportea in Peril 'From
Furious -Tempest ; J
KING - DAVID r ITS tBEACH
ToIJghtahJps'AdrirfOffVlrKlnlaj
Shore; Ships Sending Dls- '
tress Calls; Liner Near, .
- Bad Shoals I "
j NORTOEJC, iVa., March S
(AP) 'The British feteamer'lCIng
David which' last night sent out
SOS caUs, -saying she Awns tasbore
off Cape Henry and 'was in- danger
of -breaking i up, was i floated at
it 20 o'clock this morning and proceeded-
into Jlampton Roads, : The
vessel, whichr got out of the chan
nel .ashort distance tf the Cape
Henry lighthouse and ttm.ton a
sand -. bar, -was pulled otfihy the
coast guard cutter Carrabassett.
NEW YORKMarch-2-(AP)
Nine veseels -late r tonight -were
helpless in a .northeast gale which
swept the -south .-Atlantic coast
with ever-increasing force.
In 'answer- to-the radio call of
SOS, -other ships hastened to their
assistance ' through ragtns seas
while coast-guards strove Ao reach
two shlps that -had bees driven oa
the- rocks. . . ' '. x t
. The vessels reported ground
were the .British steamer -rJClne
David, which cleared tfrpm r New
York- yesterday for, the Canal zone
and was aground Just outside Cape
Henry, Va., and the Pirmore, from
Daiquiri for. Baltimore, whose po-
sltlon was 4ot,giren. . L - . -
t .DiMrees Signals- Sent
.Others Sending out distress' sig
nals rwere tthe crack coastwise'
passenger Hnar,Cltyr!of -St..Lonis,
which "ras reported dangerously
near .the treacherous -.Hatteras
shfals; the '.Charles ?and iWinter-l
quarter, two government Might-'
Ships, torn from their heavy chain
moorings' off tthe 'Virginia voast;
the .Sulanierco, -San Pedro' C-foi
NewarkN. J.,-ndthe Maracaibo,
CuraccaT-for New .York. ) -
Two coal barges, tthe Bangor
and Armlsted,' each with five -men
.auasd oa pc A.)' ,J - i,
LINWlEtKREED 3& i
"BYGRANDJURY
CHARGES MADE J BY ''T3TATKX'
'AGAINST DIRECTOR LOST
Total of 25 Witnesses' Examined
in Connection -With Boot- ; - ;
- ' . legDeal J
PORTLAND.'March 2 (APjf
Dr. J. A. Llnvlile. former federal
prohibition director., for J.he Port
land district, and Frank 13. Mitch
ell.': who served as his legal aide,
were exonerated of all charges o
dealings with bootleggers and mal
feasance-in office as preferred by, i
James W. Staten, himself- a- con- f
fessed bootlegger. -when-the fed- i
eral grand lry returned today a
not true' bill in their report to
Federal Judge Bean.
: The" jury examined' 25 witness
es, ranging from bootleggers to
ministers, and heads of prohibition
organizations I In i addition to; a
number of reports from various
governmental of flroK and apanriMJ
1 1 1n Its report the grand lory de- M
clared that it could find nothing '
qn which the sensational charges
or' proof of. any action on which J
action might be bssd. ; -i f
! Stateh is In the county. '-Jail, hav-
ing been there 'since" he was re-j
turned from Georgia last fall to J
answer -to charges of contempt of '
court -for failing "to-rappear as a !
witness In the-'.nbtftd Christensen-
Smith liquor conspiracy , case in
Febrtfary of j 12?. .. V.J' .V- .,'
Last month he came into conrt
With Elton Watkins' as his attor
ney and tfiei latter read a lengthy
aruaavit in which Staten charged?
that Arthur Cbristensen and Rob-
ert and Al C Smith, former prohl-1
bitian agents, had been rtrailroad-4
ed," and that Mitchell whfle In the l
government service Jias been the i
czar" of the'hoollegglnr activity
here, had .sold Jthousaads of gal
lons of government alcohol to
bootleggers - and -had . accepted
theusands of dollars In protection
as j being In league with hii, legal
adviser Iff these practices.
These allegations, the fedcru !
grand " jury rfound "today, v x:
baseless.