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SERVICE! V" WEATHER -v Unsettled " today; Inter mittent rain; Moderate temperature. 3Iax. l temper store Wednesday 51; MJn. S5; Rain 1.12; River 2.2. Jastcall 50O and one will be sent yon.' a once. Yonr complaint is appreciated as It help the paper give bet ter ti (Ice. .-1 4 ri c... ; rr-. r-ii cirt ii ih a. iw jui Marc tS. ISSt. SEVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning, December 27, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS BYRD REACHES Ifjj. DgLID Expedition to "Bottom of if World" Arrives at First : Landing Place Miff Higher Than Mast of Ship Viewed by Party on Christmas Day , NEW YORK, Dec. 26. (AP) Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd has Bent the following wireless message to Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur through the New York TimeB, the St. Louis Post Dispatch and associated .- news papers. "We have reached today the great mysterious tee barrier. It presents to us an ice cliff higher than the mast of the ship. On this Christmas day we are thank ful and proud to report that we have been able to carry the Amer ican flag several hundred miles farther south than it has ever been, and it seems fitting that an airplane, that instrument of good will, should reach its farthest south on Christmas day." "We are 2.400 statute miles from the nearest human dwelling in the only area in the world where a ship can get so far from civilization. That we are here safely is due to providence and ,V my loyal and stout-hearted shlp- mates who have worked together unselfishly as a unit. It will prob ably be some days before we get ashore on account of ice that will be In Bay of Whales." "Byrd." (By The Associated Press) Commander Richard E. Byrd, head of the expedition to the "bot tom of the world," Is at the thres hold of one of the greatest adven tures of this adventuresome cen tury. , Before him lies the last geo graphical challenge to science frigid, formidable Antarctica, a continent of 5,000.000 square miles, which is so little known that even a large part of its glacier-fringed coastline must be mapped by guess. Byrd commands a million dol lar expedition, equipped as few, if any, previous polar parties have been fitted out, and is prepared lo spend two years, if necessary, in wresting from the'vatf riahd of silence secrets that science long has wanted to know. Conditions For Flight Most Favorable Now WS Tne Py finds itself at the ,w Bay of Whales one of the gate- uy ways to the continent virtually ' ' at midsummer, when conditions "isaetjnost. favorable for the flying which Byrd plans to do. Whether he will attempt an Immediate aerial trip to the South Pole is regarded as doubtful. It is be lieved, rather, that he will post pone this spectacular part of his program until the expedition has its second wind on the storm swept tongue of ice that extends for an Indefinite distance into the continental indentation known as Ross sea. On the South American side of Antarctic is Sir George Hubert Wilkins, himself an aviator of (Turn to Page 2, Please.) A rousing campaign for - new members for Capitol Post No. 9 of the American Legion will be begun shortly after January 1 ac- cording to plans made Wednesday POST W1EN1BEHSH1P CAMPAIGN TO OPEN I night at a meeting of the execu tlve committee of the legion. ft Membership in the legion now V stands at 437 In contrast to '1112, fsj a point reached last August. The executive committee nlans now to recruit memberships to a point exceeding the record of last sum mer. The coming .of the state con vention to Salem next August I, 9 and 10 calls for the largest local membership ever attained. One ot the plans to be utilized to se cure new members will be the nse of group canvasses wherein dif ferent businesses In the city will be responsible for securing the membership ; of .: all their staff members eligible. Heads of State to Discuss Budget A. W. Norbald of Astoria and Ttalph Hamilton of Bend, slated for president of the senate and speaker of the house during the next legislature, will spend a day .in Salem within the ' next week studying, the budget of state ex penditures for the next biennium. It is likely that they will be accompanied by 8enator Staples ot Portland, slated for chairman of the senate ways and means com mittee. s The chairman of the : house ways and means commit. -tee , has not yet been : selected by Dr. Hamilton, v :. . Items in the budget will be ex plained by Governor Patterson, state budget officer; and 8am- A. Korer, state budget director. The conference was suggested by Gov truer Patterson. r First Snowfall OfYinterHere :. Comes In Night Wet Flakes Look Like They Won't Stay But Prognos ticators Fooled ' The toew h4 bT"H la tfc g loan ing and lastly throat h th nlf kt .'" The poet described It exactly, at least up to the wee una' hours this morning, when huge flakes representing Salem's first snow, fall of the winter" were coming down busily, that's the word. Pedestrians on the streets short ly before 6 p. m. noticed .the first flakes and couldn't believe their senses. The snow developed grad ually out of a generous rain which had been falling all day with few interruptions. The government weather recorder reported that 1.12 Inches of rain had fallen in 24 hours Just preceding the first snowfall. The snow was 'quite wet, and within a few minutes was plaster ing Itself on the windshields of automobiles. Two minor collisions resulted. Predictions at first were sure that It would melt as fast as It fell on pavement and" earth al ready water soaked; but by mid night snow was lying more than in inch. deep. Generally stormy conditions prevailed all day Wednesday, and the river here rose two Inches from the Tuesday afternoon mark. Rain water flooded the gutters in many parts of the city. A recurrence of flood conditions which have prevailed in the past but were thought to have been eliminated by the new drainage system, was noted In southeast Salem, where basements were re torted to be flooded. It was said that this was due to a break in the newly built Trade street drain, age line. PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 26. (AP) Rain which had fallen In Portland throughout the day, turned to snow tonight; the first of the season. The large, soft flakes melted as they struck the ground. Portland Heights, Terwil liger and Burlingame, with their higher altitude, experienced a heavy snowfall. Heavy snows prevailed in the eastern section of Oregon and at McKenzie Pass, necessitating the closing of the pass highway and a portion of the Blue Mountain route. Twenty inches of new snow was reported at McKenzie Pass. C. W. Wanzer, state highway superin tendent at Bend, said the McKen- zie highway probably would be closed for the rest of the year. The Columbia river highway was said to be passable with a warm rain falling in the gorge. The Ashland-Klamath . Falls highway and the Dalles-California road were in suitable condition for fraffic. y The Siskiyou route was describ- 3d as in an icy condition, although safe without chains as far south as Hornbrook. From there to Weed heavy snow was reported but the highway was said to have been cleared. The Snoqualmie Pass was cov ered tonight with a foot of snow. similar reports were received here from other points In Washington. MAIL BULKS LARGE "All advice to mail early, ad dress plainly, and use. sufficient postage seems to have been of lit tle use," declared J. O. Benner of the Salem postoffice staff on Wed nesday. With a wave of his hand he indicated a pile .of several hun dred letters, cards" and parcels which the local office has been un able to deliver because of care lessness of senders. "It looks as though people Just wrapped their packages, shut their eyes, and mailed them without another thought.' he added. . Arthur Gibbard. assistant post master, reported Wednesday that 370,000 letters were handled by the Salem office in the 10-day per. lod Just before Christmas. This number Is several thousand more than has been handled by the lo cal office In a similar period any other year. -- When clerks-and carriers went to work Wednesday morning they found a carload ' of Christ mas packages which had arrived on Christmas day. Monday night all mall that had arrived daring the day had, been cleared away. The special delivery department worked until 10 o'clock Monday night to complete all Its deliveries. Postal officials declared that Christmas mail was unusually slow In being sent this year. Bermuda Nearly Votes Ten Autos To Double Total ' HAMILTON, Bermuda, Dee. 26. (AP) The Bermuda house as sembly baa refused by a margin of one vote to allow physicians of the colony to operate automobiles. Permission would bare about doubled the ten motor vehicles In the colony. ' . i Opponents - of the : measure argued that It would have been aa opening wedge that might re sult In so many. other exemptions to the law against motors that the attractivenc sa of r the ; Island would be marred for ths 4 0,0 0 f tourists who visit each winter. - 1 MESSED BETTERMEWTIS Resolution to City r Council Framed by Legion Ex ecutive Meeting Company Will be Invited to Express Its Attitude at, Meeting Initial steps toward public eon sideratlon of Salem's water sup ply and the possibility of obtain ing a more' satisfactory source were taken Wednesday night by the executive committee of Capital Post No. 9, American Legion. A resolution was framed, first to be submitted to the post mem bershlp a large and then ad dressed to the city council, asking the city government "to take con structive action toward supplying the city with, pure, wholesome and palatable drinking water. Considerable debate preceded the framing of this resolution, in the course of which it was brought out that the American Legion of fleers had no Intention of antag onizing the water service company or even of criticizing it. , Invite Statement From Water Company The water company Is handling an aggravated situation as best it can with Its present facilities, members of the committee stated In reporting the discussion. The company will be asked to send a representative to the city council meeting at which the resolution comes up for consideration, to pre sent the company's attitude in the matter if it cares to havelt pre sented. The legionnaires said their sole purpose in taking the matter be fore the council was to put in tan gible form, sentiment which is be ing expressed generally through out the city. Members of the executive "com mittee of the American legion are: Douglas McKay, commander; Newell Williams, vice-commander; Jake Fuhrer, finance officer; R. H. Bassett, adjutant; committee men at large. Herman Brown, Carl Gabrielson, Paul Burris, Dave Shade,. H. G. Malsoh, Ernest Bone steel, sergeant-at-arms; Captain Earl Williams, -chaplain; L. A. Hamilton, historian; Don Wigging quartermaster. Sport Briefs PORTLAND, Dec. 26. (AP)- Al Karasick, Portland light heavyweight wrestler, took two out of three falls from Tom Al ley, Outlook, Mont., In a match here tonight scheduled to go to a two-hour limit. Karasick won the first and third falls, the first in 19 min utes, 40 seconds with a back ward drop, and the third in four minutes with a stand crotch hold. The 'second went to Alley In 13 minutes, 26 seconds 'with a double reverse arm scis sors. NEW YORK, Dec 26. (AP) Thefstory of the annual tour nament of roses with its climax, the University of California Georgia Tech football game, at Pasadena, Cal., New Year's day will be broadcast throughout the country over the WEAP and WJZ . networks, the National broadcasting company announ ced today, jj Beginning wjth a musical in troduction in the New York stu dio at 1:30 p. m., Pacific time, 'the event will continue on the air until about 4:30 p. m. Gra ham McNamee will give the des cription of the rose carnival which precedes the game. , VAUCOUVER, B. C.. Dec. 26. AP) The Vancouver Lions knocked down the 'Eskimos of Seattle 2 to 0 here tonight, shoving the American six along on its losing streak. It was the Eskimos' fifth defeat since they won a game In the Pacific coast hockey league. Help m UMiectmg w ages , Suggested as New Service By Commissioner of Labor Giving, authority to the state labor . commissioner to collect wage , claims and extending the scope of- the so-called pay day law to include additional occupations are among the outstanding recom mendations Included la the . bien nial report of CY H. Gram, state labor commissioner, which was completed here Wednesday. ' llr. Gram's report pointed out wage claim laws now operating In California and other states. "When a man sell his labor and is unable to realise for It, a wretched state of affairs is cre ated - read ' Mr. Gram's report- It Is an economic as well as a social problem, : The deprivation of his earnlnrs often brines suf fering on the worker and his family, to say nothing of the state 3f mind thus created la a person Lad Cites Values Of Prohibition In First Prize Plan Educational Methods Stress ed as Among Best Means of Enforcement NEW YORK, Dec. 2. (AP) Malcolm D. Almack of Palo Alto, Calif., author of the prohibi tlon enforcement plan that won the 15000 W. C. Durant prize of fered to high schools, believes that the three essentials of -im proving the effectiveness of the dry law are better knowledge of the law, greater respect for the law and better administration of the law His plan, made public today by the prize committee, was charac terized by Mr. Durant, in a letter to the youth, as the work of "a clear, earnest mind." The boy's effort won for himself a check for $1,000 and for his school, $4,000. The grand prize in the contest, $25,000, went to Major Chester P. Mills, former prohibition ad ministrator of the New York dis trict. Plans Submitted By, 104 Secondary Schools One hundred ninety-four high school were entered In the con test for the prize offered to such Institutions. They represented 41 states and the District of Colum bia, each school .submitting one plan. , , ; , Almack's plan, approximafjeir 1,500 words In length", was sdni-i marized by the boy in these seven proposals: 1. Teach what the law is. 2. Convince people that It is a good thing, and persuade them to support It tZTtl? to study the effect and adminis tration of the law. 4. Lead people to cooperate in tht enforcement of the law. 5. Provide an efficient and well-organized body of enforce ment officers. 6. Improve the courts through specializing duties, adding to the number of Judges and electing capable and honest persons. 7. Adopt supplementary en forcing .legislation in all the states." : Economic Valne Of Dry Law Stressed Almack stressed the economic value of prohibition which he would teach In history, civics, eco nomics and other school coursts. The benefits of prohibition to health he would have, set forth in courses in pnysicai eaucauon, physiology, biology, chemistry-, home economics. business and renerat science. ' He . advocated that the history of prohibition be taught aa a part of American his tory. . Prohibition, he wrote, has these economic and social benefits It prevents waste, makes labor more efficient, releases capital for nroductive enterprises, reduces the cost of government, and adds to savings, money spent for liquor cannot be spent for the necessi ties of lite. Prohibition reduces the worst kinds of crime, decreas es overly, prevents accidents, im proves character, prevents sick ness and Insures better .nourished children. EARTH'S CRUST IS By HOWARD W. BIAKESLEE Aasoclated Press Science Editor NEW YORK, Dec. 26. (AP) The earth's crust probably is not "dead" and finished in shape, the American association for the ad vancement of science was told to night by Dr. Bailey Willis of Stan ford university. Instead, even the stable bottom of the Atlantic ocean now may be heating up preparatory to causlne land shifts. The theory is that scores of miles down in the rocks that form the skin of mother earth great blisters form,- as big as whole states, and that as they melt the rocks, the resulting up thrusts make the earth's surface what it is. and whatever It may change to. . But there was nothing of pos sible' human . catastrophe In Dr. Willis' picture, for he spoke in the new time concept of science, bis changes requiring millions of years. He comfortingly named well known places where on the slow time scale such shifts actually seem now under way. , . and the loss "of , respect for our laws. The adjustment of unpaid wage "claims Is a public service well worth while. . .. "The Oregon laws are inade quate to enable the ' state labor commissioner to accomplish a full measure in the matter of wage collection s. Notwithstanding these - hand leaps, : we have been able " to adjust numerous claims through - no other ' medium than the prestige of the bureau, media tion and arbitration." . . , - : During the last' two. years the state labor commissioner adjust ed 1048; claims . involving $59.1 ed ,104S, claim Involalng $8t, 1 1 .1 2 was on account of claims presented by men making an average of 961.S2 per claim. The remainder, $2111.10 represented j (Turn to Page t, Please.) IB SL OWLY SETTLERIIfl LATIN ID Plan for Board of Arbitration Submitted to Both Governments Paraguay and Bolivia Each to Nominate Two Mem bers of New Body v WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. (AP) A concrete plan, formu lated by the Pan-American arbi tration conference, establishing an international panel of nine Judges to conciliate the Paraguayan-Bolivian boundary dispute today was before the Asunction and La Paz governments for their approval. The general terms of the medi ation protocol were drafted by the conference's special committee charged with this duty after word had been received from both Bo livia and Paraguay as to the con ditions under which they would be ready t have conciliation pro ceed. Peruvian Draws Up (Text of Protocol The actual text of the protocol Item was drawn up by Dr. Victor Maurtua of Peru, chairman of the special committee, in collabora tlon with the Bolivian and Para guayan delegates to the arbitra tion conference. Bolivia and Paraguay would nnmlnoto t xxrr Ttifo-ca oafih An conciliation court. Under the plan the arbitration conference then would turn over to the new body the settlement of the controversy. The conciliation court would hold Lits first meeting in Washington for organization purposes. The Jurisdiction of the concil iation body would be restricted to the Immediate controversy b e tween Bolivia and Paraguay over the frontier clashes which occur red this month. It would not deal with the larger problem of the general boundary relations be tween the two countries. Early Fire Department Driver Victim of Heart Trouble Wednesday George W. Thompson, former member and member-elect of the city council, died Wednesday af ternoon at 2:45 o'clock at the family home. 2266 North Fifth street, after an Illness of some time, the past few days of which he had been confined to his bed. Heart trouble was the cause of death. Mr. Thompson was born In Wis consin 62 years ago last October. He came to Salem "from Nevada about 35 years ago, since which time he has made his home here. About a year after hefirst came here, he-became driver of one of the first teams of Salem's first paid fire department, which posi tion he held two or three years, after which he turned to the car penter trade, which he had follow ed since. He had held the rank of master carpenter for years. Mr. Thompson was to have re sumed a seat in the elty council January 7.. having been elected for a four year term from the fifth ward last May. He served on the council most ot this year, having been elected by the aldermen to succeed B. F. Brunk. Sometime after his election for .the long term as successor to George J. Wenderoth, he resigned from the present council and Kenneth L. Randall was named to take his place. He indicated at that time that he would return to the coun cil In January. He had also serv ed on . the council six years ago. The city charter provides that a member of the council shall re main in office until his succes sor qualifies. The result In the present situation will be. accord ing to City Attorney Fred Wil liams, that Mr. Wenderoth will remain a member until the council declares the office vacant and elects a successor. Mr Thnmnunn had lonr been affiliated with the Woodmen of the World and the Odd Fellows and also became a member of the Salem Elks about four years ago. He Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Florence Thompson, and one daughter. Miss Jennie Thompson, both of - Salem. v Funeral services will be held at the Clough-Huston chapel Friday afternoon at 2 o' clock- Arrangements for the ser vices had not been completed last night. Vessel Lost on Northern Route SAN DIEGO, Bee. 26. (AP) A request for all vessels plying the northern route to the Orient to. look for the American steamer Gtlda Schuders has been sent out by headquarters of naval -.operations' In Washington." She Is re ported as long overdue on her way from Seattle- to Kobe.- On the the ory she may have broken down all vessels' using the northern route have . been, requested to keep i a sharp lookout. She left Seattle No vember is. ; . 1 GEORGE THOMPSON, COUNCWMIES Object of Mystery Pursuit : I L 9 r Central Press telephoto of r New York heiress who was born in Salem and received part of her education at Mount Angel. This picture. was snapped at San Fran cisco after she had completed a flight across the continent by train. pursued in an airplane by Dr. David O. Meeker of Kochcster, New York. Both are now headed eastward again. Tears Of Joy As Christmas Reach Needy Real Spirit of Day Portrayed in Culmination of Good Will Effort "Children shouted with glee as the boxes were delivered and their hopes for a merry Christmas ma- terializedLjreported Captain Earl M. Williams of the . Salvation Army Wednesday In commenting on the response of Salem's needy folk" to the Christmas boxes made possible through the good will will fund sponsored by the Army and the New Oregon Statesman. "In many of the homes the father or mother was seen to brush aside a tear as they thank ed the Army for its though fulness in remembering them, when the realisation came that Christmas E E PORTLAND, Dec. 26. (AP) The legislative committee of the Oregon State teacher's association in annual convention here, tomor row will Introduce a resolution urging-a definite and permanent Income for school support to take the place of the present two-mill elementary school tax, should the law governing this tax be changed. The recommendation was framed in view of the plans for tax dis tribution to be presented to the state legislature by the state tax commission. Recommendations relating to Union high school districts and favoring provision for kindergar tens In school districts of the first class are included In resolutions prepared by the committee. At the election which will be held tomorrow, the only contested office is that of vice-president, for which several nominations usually are made. Miss Julia A. Spooner of 'Portland, vice-president of the association, will succeed to the of fice of president. H. E. Inlow, Pendleton, Is the outgoing execu tive officer. Mills Plan Good But Old Asserts Dry Law Officer NEW YORK, Dec 26. (AP) Maurice Campbell, successor to Chester P. Mills as prohibition ad ministrator of the New York dis trict said today that Mills' prize winning enforcement plan was not new, but was formulated and put Into operation by Lincoln C. An drews, former assistant secretary of 'the .treasury in charge of pro hibition enforcement. . "Major Mills has merely writ ten history. Campbell said, ,J am not going into a long story bat I do want to give credit to Gen-eraLAndrews- The plan of , Mills' has always been In operation since Andrews, time.: .e l;'.'- v- - ? - FIRES LACKING ; PORTLAND Ore., Dec.- f. CAP- For the first time la his tory, as far as tne records ot the fire marshal show, there were no Christmas tree fires ' in Portland this year. ': Ml HI INCH FOR SCHOOLS ASKED M Miss Ruth MrConnell, 2()-year-olil St ed Boxes Homes day would not be like every other day in their home, but that their children would have - Christmas goodies the same as other Salem children." The pleasure of seeing the tears of gratitude and bearing the ex pressions ot thankfulness from the poor, tbe sick and the unfor tunate, was ample reward for the effort that the Array had made Captain Williams said; and be added that donors to the good will fund should feel equally well repaid in the realization that their gifts were so visibly appre ciated. This year's effort to aid the needy folk of Salem at Christmas time reached a new high water mark in point of -contributions, the Salvation- Army leader said, the fund of $1556.94 being larg er by far than any ever collected previously by the Army for -Us Christmas dinners, "Freely ye have received, freely given, not grudgingly nor of necessity, for the Lord loveth a cheerful giver." "Thousands of people in Salem have been coooeratlnE with the New Oregon Statesman and the Salvation Army, during the past few weeks, n conveying good will to our less fortunate neighbors, and in such mutual helpfulness have found the real joy of living, and have given a practical demon stration that Salem indeed feels that it Is "Its brother's keeper," the welfare worker said. Ninety-three Christmas boxes were distributed by the Army Christmas eve, and several addi tional boxes were placed in homes where they were needed on Wed nesday. Captain Williams has not checked over the cost of these boxes" completely yet, but express ed his belief that there will be a considerable fund left over, which will be used in relief work for which thefre will be no dearth pf need this winter. DEVOURED - AT OIE ST. LOUIS. Dec. 26. (AP)- patron in a bar. room ate 13 sandwiches today in a vain effort to save his friend. Walter Benwell the bartender from arrest. Prohibition agents James Dil lon and Carol Byrd interrupted the patron Just as he had placed two one dollar bills on the coun-J ter In the barroom. j "What are you going to buy with that money?" asked Dillon. The customer first glanced at the bartender then replied: "sand wiches." "Two dollars worth of sand- wichesT Dillon asked Incredously." "That's right." the customer said staunchly. Vl'm hungry." The bartender began to pile up sandwiches on the bar saying that the . customer was a -"card and al ways ate "lots of sandwiches. v The loyal friend of the house ate two sandwiches, then a third, drank a "glass of water, and got away -with Nos. 4, I and. . The customer managed - to eat, according to Dillon, 13 sandwiches before he said in a rather stifled voice:: "I think this will bold me until supper." -; ,Ul Byrd and Dillon then produced a search warrant, seized a quan tity of beer and liquor and arrest ed the bartender. The customer gloomily shook bis bead. ' 13 SAHIB ARE COAST'S CITIES Concerted Fight ; Against ; Company1 Way Develop at; -Big Conference Portland Issues Call and Re ceives Answers From Many Sections PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 26. (AP) Portland today issued a call for a conference of all Paci fic coast cities to consider a plan of action in the move agint present rates and charges ot tbe Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company. The conference will be held here at 10 a. m.. January ?. Commissioner Mann of Port land reported to the city council that he had wrlttten to practie- ' ally all of the Pacific coast cities and had received replies from ten, assuring him that they would be represented at any such meeting. In view of the circumstance that California bay cities plan a simi lar conference on Jan. 15 to meet their particular problem, the con ference here was set ahead. Mann said that "practically all ..replies indicate keen Interest In the tele phone question and a desire to meet in conference and cooperate in any other way which may seem most feasible. Mayor Live&ley of Salem Sends Reply Replies to the letters were re-. ceived from Dion R. Holm, spe cial counsel, rate litigation, . Ran Francisco; Loren A. Butts, City Attorney, Fresno; C. B. Goodwin. San Jose; Preston Higglns. City Attorney. Oakland; Charles F. Watson, City Clerk and Treasurer, Olympla; Otto A. Case.. chairman. department efficiency committee. Seattle; J. B. Messick, Mayor, Baker, Ore.; J. C. Tenbrook, May or, Astoria; T. A. Livesley, May or, Salem, and 3. M. Calkins. City Attorney, Eugene. The action of the counoil fol lows the refusal of the telephone company to accept a franchise Which had been approved by the people and submitted to the com. pany, providing for a 25 per cent reduction in rates. No definite program of action has been outlined for the confer ence, but it is expected by v tb Portland city council that the city representatives attending will take up with their respective states a suggestion that -all of tb Pacifle coast states appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commisstos. for an Investigation of the tele, phone situation In the territory covered by the Pacific company. Criminal Intent Lacking in Act, Verdict Declares in Portland Case PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 2. (AP) A coroner's Jury here to-, day, after 15 minutes' dellbera-"" tion, found that Bennle Howard. 17, struck down and killed- bis brother, George 19, but without criminal intent, and in defense of his mother. George was killed last Saturday in a quarrel which started at the breakfast table, and which sped from angry words to . blows, and ended in death. The exoneration required little more time than that taken In writing a formal report. What action w6uld be taken In the case by the district attorney's office had not been determined tonight. The District Attonwy said that "some action may be deemed necessary in the case." At the inquest today the family related how George Howard bad become abusive when he was told - that there was no milk for his tea. and that what little there was was for two-tiny members of the fam ily. George was the eldest of eight - children. When George continued to quar rel, his mother, who is ill, threw a cup at him; cutting his ear. Tha youth -leaped toward his mother; Ben Intercepted him and received - a blow on the Jaw. He' reached down, grabbed a stick; of stove wood and struck George, who died two hours later without regaining , consciousness. - Tonight Bennle was back In Me sorrow-touched home. Statesman Carriers9 Z Christmas Present Is Y. Membership Every carrier boy employ ed by v the New - Oregon Statesman baa been " gives membership In the Y, 3L' C A. as a Christmas present 'from the. Statesman Pvbliah ing company. Through spe cial arrangement with C A. Kella, , general secretary ' of the Y., a Statesman carrier, dab will be organized. Too carriers will have : all , tbe privileges of regular, mem bership In the , assoclatlosi and -. win also have : their dab meetings once a week It la the plan of Gas Hlxom, circulation manager to mako the Statesman Carrier club on of the strongest at the y. - ., . . JURY CONVICTS LID OF KILLING BROTHER u 'C : ii i J J '1 "