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Saka, Orejon, Tuesday Mornlar, December 31, 192f
English Tennis
Star to Marry
Welt Congrsmeini
ilaunch Drive For
Death Strikes ' 1
In Salem A gain
They Figvwin t
ProhiLarRow
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Large Number of Exhibits on
Display at Y. M. C. A.
Rooms nere
Boys and Adults Show Much
Interest in First An
nual Contest
Toiiy will be an tnxlona per
iod for the hundreds of boys who
bare entered exhibits . In the
ftchierement exposition which
opened Monday in the Y. M. C. A.
bttlldint, for Judging will start
early in the day and by tonight,
all will know how their entrlea
ranked In their respective diTl
aions. With interesting and attractive
exhibits artistically grouped
throughout the boys' and meii'i
lobbies and the upstairs dining
room, the exposition opened Mon
day afternoon at 1 o'clock -and
remained open until 9 o'clock at
night. It will be peri during the
same hours today and Wednesday.
Notable Present
At Evening Program
The event was given a big
endoff when the first erening
program was held Monday night,
with Mayor T. A. Livesley, Super
intendent of Schools George W.
Hug, Justice Harry Belt of the
Supreme court and President W.
I. Staley of the Y. M. C. A. as
speakers. Dr. David B. Hill pre
sided. Music was provided by the
Salem Indian school band, direct
ed by George Bent.
Tonight Fred Duncan will pre
side, and there will be no speak
ing, but music will be provided
by the Salem high school band
and a group of violinists taught
by Miss Elizabeth Levy. The pro
gram will start at 7:30 p.m.
Entertainment Wednesday
sight will include numbers by Dr.
H. C Epley's juvenile chorus, Ti
elin solos by Miss Levy's pupils, a
hoy scout exhibition and a Y. M.
C. A. gymnasium exhibition. '
ffubetantial X amber
Of Visitors Present
Many interested visitor passed
through the exhibit rooms 'Moa-
;day, and although there vrumo
' sr .
large crowa at any one time,. It
the attendance rnntfnnp at tit
'same rate today and Wednesday,
V gratifying proportion of Salem's
population will have seen the dis
play of boys' handicraft and hob
bies. I Outstanding among the exhibits
are those of the Y. M. C. A. sum
sner camp and the Boy Scouts.
jBoys who have attended the Y.
.camp set up one of the tents used
'en that occasion, fitted It with
a bed and other equipment typi
cal of the camp and surrounded
It with an extremely Ifle-like for
est, scene.
The Scouts' exhibit consists
Jtriinclpally of a replica, laid oat
to exact scale except as to elava
tions. of the Scouts' camp above
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Oregon
;
Grid Team; ThtrdSHigh
JjrieiSww School Lines up With Rebels
Willamette Grads Meet
' PORTLAND, Ore., Dec 0.
(AP) A reunion of students,
alnmnl and trustees of Willamette
university was held here tonight
In honor of the university football
Quad. More than 250 persons
attended.
Coach "Spec Keene, who was
to have been one ot the. guests of
nor, was unable to attend the
affair because of the previous ac
ceptance ot an Invitation to be In
Fsadena, CaL
Rebel Ranks Grow "
EUGENE, Ore., Dec 30. -?AP)
University high school of Eu
gene, will consider withdrawing
from the State High School Ath
letic association unless the, state
nigh school board of control
makes a special ruling to permit
s "cadet" coach with university
Student assistants to handle the
athletic teams ot that high school,
it was said today by R. U. Moore,
principal. .-. . -
Eugene high school and Salem
Ugh have already Indicated they
are favorable to withdrawal from
the 'association and formation of a
separate league, such as that ex
Ictant In Portland.
Auto Accident Fatal
PORTLAND,- Or,' Dec 80. -
'(AP) Frank A. Russell, Tl, pro-.
prietor of a hardware store her,
was instantly killed tonight when
truck by an automobile driven by
Raymond v Tomfohr, 18, . nigh
school student, at an East Side In
tersection. , " . 1 -"
, Charges Numerous
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec": 10.,
(AP) Guy Powers, 48, .was ar
rested today on a disorderly con
duct charge, afters police; charge,
he ' committed the following offenses:-
" - ' - " i
Threatened to kill his wife, Dor
othy, in her restaurant - x.
Threatened to Jump ' Into the
-Willamette river.
Wrote" a suicide note.-
Turned on the gas In his home.
Pretended to drink peison. v
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Betty Natball, EagUhd's yonthfal
tennis star, whose eagagement
to Dr. P. D. B. 8pence la re
ported. Dr. Spence Is also WeU
known on the !finls courts. .
Signs of Civilization Five
Million Years of Age
Seen in Nebraska
By OSCAR LEIDING
Associated Press Feature Service
Writer
DES MOINES,- Dee. 80. (AP)
The possibility that man lived
In western Nebraska 5,000,900
years ago was laid before the
American association for the ad
vancement ot science today.
Bones of extinct animals such
as the tiny, three toed horse, fa
shioned Into things that seem to
be human tools, were offered to
anthropologists by Harold J.
Cook, Colorado museum, Denver,
as evidence which, if authentic,
he said were the oldest traces of
man found in the world.
Implements are Found
Thousand Feet Deep
""The finds were made In Nebras
ka, north of Scotts Bluff ahd Mit
chell, where the Platte river has
made a valley more than $0 miles
wide and 1,000 feet deep.
"The evidence Is nit presented
as proof," Cook said, "but for the
consideration as pointing to very
old races of mankind that had
well developed brains and existed
before bison and mammoths
reached America.
"I cannot see the origin ot man
in America, but he seems, to have
been here earlier than ever sus
pected. Ancient bones have been
found which duplicate nearly ev
ery tool which has been accepted
from other parts of the world as
work of civilized, though primi
tive man.
Cook and parties of the Ameri-
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X
Willamette University Alumni
Held Celebration in Honor of
A police physician declared
Powers had not taken poison.
Officers said the motive for
Powers' strange behavior was that
his wife refused to let him eat tree
In her restaurant until he went to
work.
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'd-H Champ Honored
EUGENE, Ore., Dec 10. (AP)
Lois Bailey, Lane county's Na
tional 4-H club champion, will be
the guest ot honor at a banquet to
be held at Portland Wednesday
evening. January 21. In connection
with the annual bankers agricul
tural short (.course. It - was an
nounced here today. The banquet
will 4e held at the Multnomah
hoteL . , . ;
. ' Man 'shooU Self
ROSEBURG, Ore., Dec SO.
(AP) Ed Ware accidentally shot
and killed himself as he was get
ting Into his automobile in front
of the home of A. I. Saskey, about
two miles north of here, tonight
Ware, . who made a -practice of
leaving his automobile at c neigh
bor's, had dropped Into the Caskey
home to have a chat
; Aged OregonJUua Dies'
BAKER; ore., Dec SO. (AP)
Moses J. Reeves, 104, died yes
terday in Salt Lake City. Be had
lived in Baker until about two
f yean ago. .
t He attracted considerable at
tention July 4. 192, by dancing
arjig at the celebration here. Be
was then 101 years old.
. - Police Seek BargUr
SrLVERTON, Ore.," Dec 80.
(AP) Silverton police and offi
cials ot the Sliver Falls Lumber
company today were hunting for
a burglar and possible arsonist '
: The Intruder ' Sunday ' night
forced entry to the lumber com
pany's supply house, stole a Quan
tity of shirts," blankets,' tobacco
and other supplies and left a train
of burned paper torches and a
smouldering fire : in ' some 'lamp
wicks which threatened the build
ing and other mill -properties be
fore it was eortinguished.
Portland Police Circles t Are
: Stirred by Disappear- J
ances Monday -
One Young Woman Recov
ered and Given Expert
Medical Attention :
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec.- SO
(AP) Police today were inves
tigating three asserted kidnaping
eases.
Miss Enid Beemer, '. 80, was
found In an east side home short
ly after noon today several hours
after she had been kidnaped from
W. R. Daley, a relative, with
whom she had been riding. Her
condition was such that she re
ceived medical attention from a
police surgeon.
Audrey Kabor, 17, who was re
ported to have disappeared from
her home at Astoria under cir
cumstances which were said to
hare' Indicated she was taken
away by force, had not been trac
ed locally although several places
where It was believed she might
hare been were visited by offi
cers. Roy Ward, a resident ot this
city, informed police he had been
an eyewitness of a kidnaping at
an east side intersection. Be de
clared, he saw one automobile
force another to the curK Then,
he declared, an armed man got
out of the first automobile and
forced a woman to get out of the
second car and enter the first
Ward neglected to obtain ,the li
cense numbers, he sald..
E
Machine Goes Into Tailspin
Just Before Making Im
promptu Landing
AMARHXO, Tex., Dec 80-
(AP) Five persons were killed
late today when a plane piloted by
Lieut Robert H. Gray, manager
of the Amarlllo branch of the
Texaa Air Transport company,
crashed on the golf course of the
Hillcrest Country elub, shortly
after an lm prompt landing and
take-off on the course
The dead: Lieut Gray; Mrs.
Gray; H.' L. Allison, tire dealer;
Robert Moore, filling station
proprietor, and C. M. Dillon, man
ager ot an Amarlllo Oil company.
. All except Dillon were dead
when ambulances reaehed the
scene. Dillon, died before reaching
the hospital.
Mrs. Dillon had been In the
plane a short time before She
said Lieut Gray and the party
had been flying over the city for
about two hours. They , flew over
the country club, she said, and
made a landing there so she could
Join a party there.
After letting Mrs. Dillon out
the plane took off and flew around
for about IS minutes, then again
approached the field, as It to
make and landing. About 200 feet
from the ground the plane -went
into a spin and crashed. .
Golfers, hearing the crash,
rushed to the scene and ambu
lances were called.
HDTOBEHY
COEUR D'ALENE. Ida. Dec SO
(AP) Astonished, they said, at
the federal jury, verdict convicting
them as conspiring to violate the
prohibition laws, defendants in
the Mullaa ""whiskey rebellion'
case, set about today to free them
selves from impending Jail sen
tences or fines. v
R. W. Nuxem, attorney ? tor
Sheriff R. E. Welnger,- go-called
"arch conspirator," said that as
soon aa sentence is passed tomor
row, he would move tor a new
trial, and If that Is denied, : he
would appeal, to the United States
circuit 'court , of appeals.- He did
not lntlmatv upon what basis he
would press his new fight, Flte
persons, three men and two wom
en ware not convicted. '
' Nuiem's plan ot action was ac
cepted by attorneys for the other
28 men and ; women, Including
high Mullen officials, who were
convicted last nlght -Their -plans
must be carried from' scratch,
they said, as the verdict astonish
ed , them. : Even until , the time
Foreman Hassle . - informed : the
court that an agreement had been
reached, one of the' attorneys as
serted - he was sure an acquittal
would be announced, or at most
disagreement,'--. .
: ORANGE TEAM LOSES :
STOCKTON. CaL, Dec SO.
(AP) Led by the speedy sopho
more center, "Breeze" OTDale, the
College of the -. Pacific ' quintet
nosed ' out ' the Oregon State .col
lege basketball team here tonight,
28 to 24. .
mm
CRUSHES
4EHSE
IV:
Lloyd Curtis Fanner, WeU known
business man off this city, who
passed away hero Monday
morning.
Well Known Salem Resident
Passes Away Here Ear
ly Yesterday
The worldly finis" was written
early Monday morning to the life
of Lloyd C-rtis Farmer, one of
the city's best known young busi
ness men. Be was one ot the Juni
or members in the Ray L. Farmer
hardware firm, in which he was
associated with his father, Ray L.
Farmer, and two brothers, Ivan
L. and Clifford E. Farmer. As
word ot his death spread over the
city, expressions of deep regret
and shock wer voiced br those
who knew him.
Mr. Farmer had been ill since
December 21, when he -suffered
an 'attack of pneumonia, but re
fused to sire up work until he
was forced to do so four days
ater. Funeral services will be
held at 2 o'clock this afternoon
at the Rigdon Mortuary, with
Rot. Fred.C. Taylor officiating.
Interment will be made in the
Mt Crest. Abbey mausoleum.
All hardware stores in the city
will be closed today during the
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FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Dec. SO.
-(AP) Pilot Matt Niemenen,
who will guide the squad ot Cana-
oian airmen on their flight of
more than 400 miles from here
t the Bering Strait from where
they will carry on a search for the
missing fliers, Carl Ben Elelson
and Earl Borland, arrived here
late today.
Flying an open cockpit plane.
Niemenen, who served under Elel
son in the Alaska Airways service,
made two unsuccessful attempts
to penetrate the heavy, fog which
shrouded the field here, before
landing safely. He made the 200
mile hop from Anchorage In bitter
cold In the open plane On ground
here, the thermometer remained
at SO below sero all day.
The Canadians, under Chief Pi
lot Pat Reld, did not take their
three big Fairchild eabln planes
up for tests today and It the ex
treme cold spell continues they
will probably postpone the pro
Jeeted flight to Nome tomorrow.
Niemenen, who will fly one of
the three cabin planes, replaces
Pilot William Broatch, who left
yesterday tor Vancouver, B. C.
Pilots Clifford Swartman and
Reld will fly the other two planes
and each of the three will carry
a mechanic
NEW LONDON,. Conn,, Dec SO.
(AP) The coast guard investi
gation into the killing of three
ram runners in the foggy waters
of Long Island Sound early Sun
day morxiinf by the crew of the
patrol boat CG-S9 began today.
Nothing was made pnblie regard
ing the inquiry which Lieut Com
mander C. C Von Paulsen was in
structed to conduct, but it was
learned that several members ot
the crew, including Boatswain
A. C, Cornell, were questioned.
The crew, six In number, was
restricted to the confines ot the
base until the official report to
the' affair has been completed, -.
Cornell, who figured In the cap
ture ot the Beatrice X., a British
Mp, six weeks ago, ordered his
men to fire at the C-Sf 77, known
aa' the "Black Duck when the
boat, laden with 199 eases of 11-
ouor, failed to heed the sea com
mand to heate to.;A couple of
hundred yards away, at the en
trance of Narragansett Bay,- the
Black Suck I was v boarded, and
three men were found to be dead
and a fourth wounded..-" ...
LLOYD FARMER IS
CALLED BY DEATH
LEADER OF SEARCH
FOR FLYB1 ARRIVES
Extra-Territorial- Privileges
- In China Believed Due
For Alteration
American Government Makes
Plans With View to Al
tered Situation
WASHINGTON. Dec 80. (AP)
Physical evidence that the
United States Intends to abandon
Its extraterritorial policy in China
is shown In the plans for the con
sular building In Shanghai. In the
lew of Chairman Porter ot the
house foreign' affairs committee.
Porter said today that when the
original plans were drawn more
than two years ago, approximate
ly 84 per cent of the structure
was to have been devoted to quar
ters tor the court and a Jail. Be
added that in view of the express
ed desires of administration offi
cials eventually to abandon the
extraterritorial court, he had In
sisted that the place be altered
and quarters for the courts be el
iminated. By The Associated Press
American and British govern
ment officials expressed - the be
lief Monday that the courts of
their nations in which would con
tinue to administer the judicial
affairs to their countrymen after
January 1, despite the declaration
of the nationalist government
that all foreigners in China would
be subject to courts administered
by Chinese.
Prerious Drastic Measure
Is Somewhat Modified
Modifying somewhat the pre
vious drastic mandate of the Chi
nese government abolishing extra
territorial rights of all foreigners
Jn China effective January 1, for
eign Minister Wang said that Chi
na would begin the abrogation of
such rights New Tear's day but
that his government was "pre
pared to consider and discuss
within reasonable time represen
tations made . with reference to
the plan under , preparation at
Nanking.-.
'The announcement of. Wang
eelnekleeV wmHOpiatoaa.-exprossed
m foreign circles of Shanghai,
Tientsin and Pelping that China
would not attempt to make its
decree effective immediately. In
stead, It was believed, the govern
ment would restrict its immedi
ate operation to cities other than
treaty ports or other places in
which foreign nations hare con
cession districts or settlements.
In this latter category are Shang
hai Tientsin. Canton and Pelping,
among numerous other cities, and
in these it was expected that at
least six months would elapse be
fore China became pressing for
the end of extra-territorlality.
For more than 20, years foreign
nations have exercised the rights
In China. They hare been extend
ed to 21 nations.
WASHINGTON, Dec 80 (AP)
Incorporation ot the S 0.0 00.-
000 cotton marketing asssciauoa
by January IS and earlf selec
tion ot facilities and personnel for
the farmers national grain cor
poration was promised the feder
al farm board tonight as Chair
man Legge and Carl Williams
members representing. cotton, left
for conferences In Arkansas, Ok
lahoma and Texas.
Speaking for the growers' sub
committee on charter and bylaws,
Williams said counsel had com
pleted legal phases of the draft
that was expected to be submitted
to the board tonight.
"Unless some unforeseen diffi
culty arises," he said, "I see no
reason why the national market
ing association tor cotton eannot
be Incorporated by January 15.
Promise. of early developments
In the farmers national grain cor
poration was given by William 6.
Kellogg of Minneapolis, newly se
lected general manager. Prior to
leaving for Chicago to assume of
flee Wednesday. Kellogg said his
first step would be to acquire ne
cessary physical facilities and
personnel to hanoie me iijg
crop. .. - . . ;
Move to Abolish
v Official Opposed
'. Residents of road district No.
S 1 filed a . remonstrance petition
with the county, clerk Monday
against the more started to have
the district placed under county
supervision and the .position of
road -supervisor others abolished.
The petition with 42 signers from
the district urged the re-appoint
ment of T. L. Davidson as road
supervisor... '-z--'
i District SI adjoins Salem : en
the ; south east., extending east
ward from Twelfth ? street and
south Into the Pringle district It
Is estimated that there are about
2 S or 30 miles ot market, road In
WORK IS PUSHED BY
1 BDflRU GROUP
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Federal Judge Paul J. McCormlck
of Los Angeles (above) has
been given a verbal broadside
by Senator Harris of Georgia
(below).' The senator has de
manded that the Judge be dis
missed from President Hoover's
crime commission on the
ground that he is a wet par
tisan. John Hanna Gets More Than
Advertised for; Fight
-Told in Court -
A few days ago, John Hanna.
Silverton dairyman, inserted an
advertisement In a paper asking
tor a hired farm hand. R. J. Tay-
or, 82, answered that advertise
ment and Sunday took up his du
ties at the Hanna ranch, accord
ing to a story from justice court
here Monday following an assault
and battery charge tiled against
the hired man by Hanna.
Sunday night while the new
hired man was in his room and
Hanna was outside looking In the
window, Taylor was noticed exam
ining a pistol.' During the night
Hanna .became suspicious of the
man's actions and Monday morn
ing decided to question him re
garding the pistol.
But Taylor thought it none of
his employer's business and de
nied having handled a pistol on
the previous evening. A hot ar
gument ensued and a fight be
tween the two men resulted. It
was said that the hired man got
the best of the battle but Hanna
lapded the hardest blow when he
had Taylor placed In the county
Jail here on the assault charge.
Taylor was characterised as an
educational "nut" when he was
brought to court yesterday. He
claimed that he had attended O.
S. C, but said that the school he
attended by that name was located
in Albany Instead of Its rightful
place, Corrallis. He also declared
that he had attended Hill Military
academy, saying that the military
school was located In The Dalles,
although it is actually In Portland.
Taylor also said he. was an attor
ney and said that he had attended
Tale university. All these stories
were found to be untrue.
UTAH BEATS TJCLAS
LOS ANGELES, Dec. SO (AP)
The -University of Utah's bas
ketball artists defeated the Uni
versity of California at Los An
geles tonight 6 2 to 44.
Polk County
Adopted At
DALLAS Dec SO. (Special)
The budget as prepared by the
members of the county court and
budget committee for: Polk coun
ty was adopted- without much
change at the tax' payers meeting
today. The allowance tor elections
was increase from 14000 to I4S00
following an explanation from H.
Oc Black eounty clerk.. Expense
for the court bouse proper was In
creased $800, making a total of
18,800. The" emergency fund which
Is lower than for many years past
was increased from. 13500 to
$8850, this ten per cent Increase
all that Is allowed by , law, over
the original estimate. The amount
in the general road fund was In
creased to-$55,000 from the orig
inal 150.000V ' -v
.rWith few exceptions the 20 taxpayers-who
attended the meeHg
found little' objection to the ms
. ot the budget R. W.' Hogc resid
BOSS ITJ ARGUMENT
Prohibition Usue Coming to Head as never Be
fore as Liquor Advocates Strike Back at
Supporters of 18th Amendment
By FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON
Associated Press Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, Dec 30. (AP) House wets took tbelv
first part in the capital's prohibition melee today with a pro
posal for Uffht wines and beer as a break' came in the serism
of warning statements by senate
istration enforcement methods.
Representative Cochran,
statement advocating "a
Never Before
Such an Annual
"Th ESIDKNT8 of Salem
JTL prond of their city
a city of beauty, a
city of industry. They
a right to be proud! , ;
The Oregon Statesman
proposed to tell the world of
the reasons for this Justifi
able pride. For weeks spe
cially trained men have
been planning, surTeying,
selecting, preparing materi
al about Salem and Its sur
rounding territory with a
view to attractive news
paper presentation. In pic
tures, in features, in inter
esting tales and informative
articles, In compiled statis
tics the story of Salem will
be told with a PUNCH!
The Statesman takes
pleasure In announcing Its
beet effort thus far in annu
al editions. The edition will
be off the press tomorrow
morning. Yon will - want
extra copies to send to
friends. The Statesman wiU
wrap and mail them at your
request, phone your order
to 500 now I
SE
WASHINGTON, Dec. SO. (AP)
Just like any jolly young peo
ple's party In an American home
was the dance given at the White
House tonight by Allan Hoover,
younger son of the president and
Mrs. Hoover. The party was char
acterised by informality and a
good time.
A limited number of young peo
ple from the official and presi
dential groups made up the guest
list. The affair had been hurried
ly arranged and verbal invitations
were given only a few days ago.
Pretjy debutantes In dainty
frocks danced with the president's
son and some of his Harvard
classmates who are home for the
holidays. A hotel orchestra played
jazs music. The marine band
played during supper, which was
served at midnight at small tables
In the state dining room.
The White House was decorated
with fresh flowers, Christmas
greens and poinsettias. The dance
began at 10 . o'clock and was end
ed soon after midnight to per
mit the guests with other engage
ments to go elsewhere.
Clean Whoopee
To Be Allowed
New Year's Eve
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. SO
(AP) Merry-makjng. dean .fun
and noise will be permitted to
morrow night when the New Tear
comes In, -hut no rowdyism will
be tolerated. Chief of Police L. V.
Jenkins announced tonight. .
The chief declared he has de
tailed 250 extra policemen to re
port shortly before midnight
Police officers will be assigned
to various theatres and down
town hotels, the chief declared.
Regular officers will patrol out
lying districts, he added.
's Budget Is
Annual Meet
ing on the Dallas-Salem highway,
objected to the item ot SlOQ.for
bee inspection, : but after - discus
sion and an explanation ef the
purpose of bee inspection; the Hem
was adopted. Another item that
came in for ; discussion .was : that
of the $5 00 appropriation to the
state chamber of commerce to be
used tor advertising. . Mr. Hogs
stated that the money would only
be wasted in expenses' for. some
on and that nothing would be ae
eompllshed. He also said that un
til the tarmerf here were receiv
ing rtetter prices .for their pro
duct L ' it was unsound to bring in
neT settlers, and the cost ot bring
ing them in. was too high.", ' . .
i .TJ. s: Grant, well known angora
nan, said he believed we needed
he help ot some organization lit
advertising our county. S. L Stew
art, t state 1 ; representative, i also
HELD
DUE II
I r (Concluded on Page 2, Column S.)
drys over the Hoover admfsv
democrat, Missouri, issued
dignified effort" by the wet bloc f
congress for modification or
the Volstead act to permit use
manufacture of beer and light
wines "not intoxicating in fact."
With word from the White
Hons
e mat president Hoover i
going to be drawn Into
ublle discussion of the 10-v
oit
prohibition law, It was said
the same place that the presi
dent today received a letter from
Senator Borah, of Idaho, who has)
so severely attacked present eav
forcement methods.
Contents of Letter
Not Made Public
This letter is understood to fol
low up the public condemnation)
made on Saturday by the Idaho
dry champion with suggestions tar
remedies. Neither the White
House nor the office of Senator
Borah would make public the let
ter. After the f weekend bombard
ment of the! administration en
forcement program by Senates
Borah; his letter threatened to
night to provide fuel for another
outburst In the warfare between)
the. other republican prohibition)
leaders in the senate and the ot&
spoken Idahoan.
Senator Jones, of Washington,
a republican dry spokesman who
has appealed, for united support of
the Hoover administration by taw
drys, called on the law enforce
ment commission and after a two
hour visit, announced he wousi
have something to say later in
week.
Commission's Report
May Be Awaited
The next Outbreak in the
hlbitlod discussion may await the).,
promised report of the president's)
law enforcement commission, how
ever. That report will be made)
as soon as the house approves the
senate's resolution for the ap
pointment of a Joint congressional
committee to study methods ot mv
arganizlng the prohibition
forcement machinery.
The declaration by Senator Bo
rah that "open saloons' are run
ning throughout the country a&4
that a "scandal" exists In the tdf ,
ministration of the alcohol permit
system has gone unchallenged
Borah has Indicated that it tno
prohibition subject comes up tor
debate when the 'sen ate reassess
bles next week, he will be ready tm
take a prominent part
Wisconsin Republican
Makes Vicious Attack
Representative Schafer, repub
lican, Wisconsin, joined In the
day's statement making from tfcat
wing of the capital with the ?
presslon that "the recent whines
and. walls of the dry leaders ar
comparable to rats -leaving a sink
ing ship." : He said thedrys "are
attempting to open up an avenue :
of escape from their untenable s
sition by attacking those charged
with enforcing the federal prohi
bition laws.! ,
This was countered by "a state
ment by Represents tire KeUy, re
publican, Pennsylvania, appealing
for support of President Hoover
and declaring the 10 years of pro
hibition have proved "the deter
mination of the peoplejas a whale
to retain the 18 th amendment and
to secure Its enforcement ' ,
He said tne "task now con
fronting us is to follow the lead
ership of -a president who recog
nizes his responsibilities and who
has challenged all Americans to
assist him.' - ' v:
STED MOID
Reports " were ' current here -,
Monday that 'a group, of promln- v
ent Willamette Talley 'cltixess ,'
would confer later In tie week
with Dr. R. E. Leo Steiner, super- .
intendent of the Oregon state aos-
pltal, and urge hba4o . become a
candidate" for governor at the re-
publican primary, election.: ,
Dr.. Steiner has eerved. st su
perintendent of. the Oregon state
hospital for more than 20 years
and Tls well tknown throughout .
the entire, state He has never t
been a candidate for elective, cf- -
flCe..- v '. -5-.- .",.. i - -- ' v
; I Persons lose In touch with the
political situation here expressed -the
opinion i that Dr. ., Steiner j
Would Jde4ine .They i . asserted - -
pose Thomas 3. Kay, state treas-
urer, la case the later decided to ,
make' the racc-:tfw.: . -
i Mr. Kay spent virtually the en- -tire
day In the state treasury--
partment dictating :- letters .and
transacting other official kunl
ness . i.-i ; .
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