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' ... ! i ' EIGHTIETH YEAR I f Salem, Oregon, Friday Morning, Janaary 16, 4931 1 i r r I ' 7r; j . -,; . l!Noi2G3 Sill ROAD W BE ISSUE iTi Mott Ready to act but Court's Agreement is Factor as Well Legislator Believes Time Us Ripe to Press for County's Welfare ! By SHELDON F. SACKETT Whether Marlon couotr Viu nek th addition of th North SntUm highway project to the Ut highway map at thla neislon of th lenUlatnre 1 a question &a yet undecided. "Jim" Mot?, legislator, made the addition of the North Santlam highway to the state program a plank In hla campaign for the re publican nomination last May. The people gaTe Mott the highest vote of any candidate for the legisla ture from this county. Until re cently Mott had every Intention of asking the 1931 legislature to add the road to the state highway pro gram. Thus he planned to fulfill both his pre-election promises and the specific "mandate of the peo ple." " A few. weeks ago. however, the county court secured the allot ment of $100,000 of federal for est road money for the North San tlam route between Detroit and the Linn county line. The court agreed to match this money with $100,000 of county funds and at the tin time, hsd a tacit, under standing with the highway com mission, that his bargain included an agreement not to ask the forth coming legislature to add the North Santlam, to the state high way program, i Sought to Avoid Additions Now The court was given to under stand by the commission that it was desirous of finishing the pres ent highway program without the addition of new roads. The divert ing the federal funds to the North Santlam project was a compromise method of hurrying the construe tion of this desired highway with out impeding construction, of oth er already approved highways. The county ! court acquiesced, both to secure the highway com mission's backing and also, be- i (Turn to page 2, col. 1) Blanket Blinds Pilot, He Hits i Mast Then Lake SEATTLE, Jan. 15. (AP) Blinded when a blanket was blown over his bead. United States Customs Inspector Roy Jones flew his seaplane into the topmast of the steamship Cura cao, and plunged Klnto Lake Union here late today. Henry Peterson. Curacao watchman, on the ship's bridge at the time of the crash, rescued Jones in a rowboat. He receaved only mi nor scratches. j One wing of the ppen cockpit plane was broken and the engine was damaged. It! was kept afloat by the pontoons. . Jones said he carried the blanket for protection against cold end that a sudden gust of wind tossed the coverlet about his face. IQqdn tfiefs ......Li FtRJ IS TOO HEAVY PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 15. fAP) An airplane piloted by Tex Rankin, noted aviator and carrying Admiral Richard E. Byrd from Portland to Eugene was forced to turn back to Port land thla afternoon on account of fog in the Willamette valley. After returning here Admiral Byrd and Rankin decided to make the trip to Eugene by au tomobile. They j left here at 4:25 o'clock. . SET HIGH RECORD CORVALLIS, Ore., Jan. 15. (AP) -A report prepared by Roger W. Morse, extension dairyman, today Isald the Yam hill county herd Improvement association made the highest production record among the 17 associations in the state in 1B30. : The association Includes 43 dairymen. "I -7 POLICEMAN CALLED :MEDFORD Ore., Jan. 15. (AP) Joe Cave, Medford po- Buy A Good Used Car Tarn to the classified col- anuu of thla paper and note the many good used cars of. i fered for ale by reliable ; dealers of this city. Now la an excellent time to bay the selection is . good and prices are low. ; : Look on pago nine and ' see : for yourself how much ; automobile you can bny for it few dollars. IIS SESSION Advises Meier . On Power Laws v ; . - .-! -sL" .', 7; Colonel Alfred E. dark of Port land has turn the confidante and legal advisor f Mr. 31elcr In framing ineaares rrgnlat Ing water power development and utility control. Asked yesterday If be would take the post of atilitj commissioner, if fcuch an office Is created, he emphatically answered: Xo. I BAIL IS F About $1000 to be Turned Over to Charity, is Chairman's Word According to a statement given out by Col. Thonits E. Rilea, chairman of the mayor's commit tee In charge of the Inaugural ball and reception for Monday night, following a final meting of the committee late Thursday after noon, there Is approximately $1000 to be turned o"er to the mayor to be held , by the city of Salem, such fund to te used for charitable purposes. About $1800 was, the amount taken In as re ceipts ot the ticket sale ; The excellent financial showing made comes as a pleasant sur prise and will be received with enthusiasm by many who attended the ball and surmised tha owing to the elaborateness of th affair, the committee would tw "In the red." Temporary Work Also Provided Not only will the -amount to bo turned over to the mayor b avail able for charitable purpo.es but considerable temporary employ ment was provided In preparing for the event. Salem business men report a general quickening of the business pulse, attributable In part to the activities in connec tion with the event. That the committee was able to make such a splendid showing is due la a large measure to the co operation of many of Sa!em's leading business houses. Special commendation was also directed to the state traffic department and Salem police department, which handled the parking and directed traffic. - The mayor's committee was composed of Colonel Thomas E. Rilea, Fritz HSlade, Ercel Kr, E. M. Page, Robert Boardman and Eric Butler. 1 HI Byrd Plane Forced Back Yamhill Cows top State Dehack Inquire now on Jewel Thief Sentenced llceman, who lssaldTto have fired a shot during the liquor raid in the Reese creek district when Everett Daback allegedly was killed, was called before the special grand Jury here today. W lllis W. Moore, assistant at torney general who Is directing the investigation, is ill and Was j not present at today's session. GCT THREE YEARS EUGENE, Ore., Jan. 15 (AP) j A man giving the name of ' Randolph Jennings, arrested at Roseburg, was sentenced today i to three years in the state pen itentiary. He allegedly robbed the Carter Jewelry store here Sunday night. wixn rpsETs barn f EUGENE, Ore., Jan. 15. (AP)- A bam on the Clayton Brown farm near Cobarg was overturned during a wind and hail storm this afternoon. Mrs. Brown, who was in the yard, was bowled over by the wind i and rolled against a fence. She was not Injured. Telephone company officials reported extensive wire trou ble. SWANS AT KLAMATH . KLAMATH FALLS, Ore,, Jan. 15 (AP) Great -flocks of "whistling" : swans, sometimes known as Arctic swans; are win tering on. upper Klamath lake. A few birds usually are seen on the lake during the winter but old residents here say that the present flock exceed In num ber those gathered atr aay one time during the past 2 years. The birds disturb th quiet of the night with their loud whtstl- ' 1 t AS AUTO HITS George W. Lucas Dies Few Hours After Struck by Laehr's Machine Head Injuries Cause of his Death; Stepped Into Danger, Report -. George W. Lucas, elder laborer said, employed by the Spauldlng Logging company, died at 11:30 o'clock last night at Salem Gener al hospital where he had been taken after: he was struck to the pavement at the Intersection of State and Commercial streets at 5:15 p.m. by a car driven by The odore Laehr, 556 Edgewater street. Laehr was going north on Com mercial street and crossing State when the elderly pedestrian step ped in front -of the oncoming ear and Laehr was unable to stop In time to prevent the, catastrophe, according to his report filed at police headquarters. The injured man was rushed by ambulance, to fhe hospital, where he was unconscious for a short time. Later he regained consciousness but was Irrational. He was suffering from head in juries which had not been diag nosed last night and also sustain ed a badly bruised leg. About 10:30 p.m.: he began to weaken and died an hour later. No x-ray had been taken to de termine the Injury exactly, but the attending physician was cer tain either the shock of the head bruises jor both were responsible for the man's death. Lucas is survived by his widow, Jennie E. Lucas. The remains were to be taken to the Terwilll ger funeral home. RICHFIELD ASSETS SUFFICIENT. HELD LOS ANGELES. Jan. 15 AP) The sensational rise of Rich field Oil Co.'o( California from a small organization to one of the largest gasoline and oil distrib utors on the Pacific coast in a period of five years ended in a receivership in equity today. The receivership0 came as a climax to rumors In the past week which sent Richfield com mon on the Los Angeles and San Francisco stock exchanges below $3 a share. The petition for a, receivership was filed by the Republic Supply Co. of California before Federal Judge William P. James. It was granted almost Immediately and William C. McDuffie, widely known oil expert, who took over presidency of Richfield three weeks ago, qualified as receiver with a bond of $3,500,000, the largest ever set in. federal court here. The petitioner alleged that Richfield, with assets of $120, 000,000 and liabilities of $35. 000,000 had Insufficient cash on hand to meet its obligations and owed more than $19,000,000. The receivership will permit the company to continue as a going concern, whereas a receivership in bankruptcy would have neces sitated liquidation. New Plans Told B Postmaster General Brown WASHINGTON. Jan. 15 (AP) A new $4 5,000,000 plan for the federal building program was ad vocated today by Postmaster Gen eral Brown before, the house building committee; He endorsed the Kelly bill to authorize this amount for use over a five-year period for building and buying postoffice stations, branch es and garages. If passed, he said he would ask the budget bureau for immediate approval of only 515.000,000 for the next three years. Puget Sounders Beat Columbia Quintet 30 to 15 PORTLAND, Ore. Jan. 15. (AP) The College of Puget Sound basketball team, defeated bn Columbia University five, 34 to 1 5, here tonight. Te visitors were .leading' only lfJ to 7 at the half. In the last hair, however, the Loggers found th range and counted 20 points while the Irishmen icould gather d'.7 eight. ' Headrlck, C. P. ; S. forward, was aigh scorer with 12 points. Kf'gVy, center, was i second with 10 Points. CONTRACTS ARE LET j PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. 1$. AP)-The state highway .com mission at Its meeting here to dy awarded seven contracts-for hlgkTay or bridge construction and deferred action on a number of Others. I i 1 - U j . 1 - N hi m Pair Caught at Monmouth Held For Possession DALLAS. Jan. 15. Verd Shrunk,., deputy sheriff at Mon mouth, arrested C. Campbell and E. Jf. Russell at Monmouth. The two jwere carrying 10 gallons of alleged moonshine In the car and also had a loaded revolver. They were brought to Dallas and charg ed with unlawful transportation of liquor. They were held on a $500 bond and were placed In the county Jail, as they were unable to put up ball. Campbell, known also as Mark Broom, Is held on the liquor charge until Investigations are made about his record. It is tboulght that he is wanted in some other part of Oregon for breaking Jail. AS QUAKE VISITS At Least 12, Probably 25 Persons Killed, Says Incomplete Report MEXICO CITY, rJan. 18. (APj Soldiers were turning over ; the, wreckage of the thriv ing city "of Oaxaca tonight, car rying out the bodies of men and women who perished in the earthquake which ' last night rocked southern Mexico. At least twelve persons per ished and many more were in jured, but telegraphic communi cation was Impossible and radio messages irregular. The city It self was reported In ruins and the panic stricken people slept In the open despite intense cold. General Living In Automobile The only clear picture of the disaster came out of the ruined city In a message to President Ortlx Rubio from General Evar isto Perez, the military com mander in the state ot Oaxaca. He said at least 25 persons had been killed or injured. An. other message to the department of communications sail 12 had been killed. "It is impossible to describe the confusion here," the gen-, eral's message said. "The loss is incalculable." The general's home was de stroyed and he was living in his automobile, he said. The epicenter of the quake, which struck Oaxaca about 10 p. m., yesterday, was placed a few miles northeast of the city. Mex ico City itself was shaken for four : minutes. One person was" killed there and 25 Injured. There also waa considerable property damage. j E i WASHINGTON. Jan. 15 (AP) Wire tapping by the prohibition bureau to obtain evidence is to be scrutinised by the house expendi tures committee. j The committee adopted a mo tion by Representative Schafer, re publican, Wisconsin, an anti-prohibitionist, to that effect today. He had said the bureau was tap ping wires in violation of state laws, i The first hearing. Chairman Williamson announced; will be held January 29. The committee proposes to call Attorney Gener al Mitchell, Prohibition! Director Woodcock and J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Justice department investigation bureau. I Schafer read to the committee portions of a letter from the Cin cinnati and Suburban Bell Tele phone company, which said that last November the prohibition bureau- had agreed to cease tap ping wires, but that Since that time "three agents were appre hended" as they attempted to lis ten in on private lines. , "The telephone company's pro tests seem to be of no avail, Schafer said. K OLAGUER CHAMPION PORTLAND, Ore., Jfm. 15. (AP) Cecil Olaguer, Portland, won the Pacific northwest 18.2 balkline amateur billiard cham pionship here tonight by defeat, ing Conrad C. Wallgreni, Everett, defending champion, 250 to 160, in 28; innings. . - . The U HIT am mm TS Legislative Calendar SENATE MONDAY : Reconvenes at 11 a. m. : Expected Introduction of Meier utility and water-power measures. j Grist of bills from com mittees and senators ex pected. SENATE YESTERDAY : Appointment of Senator Charles K. Spauldlng to lm- ; portant committees was an nounced, i : Resolution was introduced f providing committee! report on one-year building pro gram for state. . . , Special committee named to attend Ben Selling funer al. Adjournment made until 11 a. m. Monday, January 1 It. . - ' ; V FROM WINDOW Sits on Sill in Bedroom, Believed Taken ill; Inquest-Called F. Edson White one of big Figures in Packing In dustry of U. S. j CHICAGO. Jan. 15 (Ap)- P. Edson White 57, president of Armour and Co., was killed to night by a' fall from a bedroom window at his Northsltfe home.! The multimillionaire packer came to his death by accident, in the, opinion of Coroner P. J." Dwyer, and P. L. Reed, treasurer of Armour and company. Reed said he had been talking to White five minutes before he toppled from the . window. At that time White was kitting ori the sill "to get a little air," he explained to Reed. He was alone in the room at the time of the fall. 1 Believes Previous Injury to Blame Reed said he had retired from the room and returning, found White had disappeared. Looking out of the ' window, he saw the body Jammed against an areaway wall at the base of the house. It was Reed's belief an acci dental blow suffered by White at a banquet of Armour employes yesterday had caused him to be come dizzy and lose, his balance! (Turn to page 2, col. 4) PROHIBITION LAW ELEVEN YEARS OLD WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. (AP) Eleven years old at mid- night, prohibition ended the first year of its second decade today with flew prospects that its path would lead away from the tum-f ult and controvery that have dog ged its history. !- ! Buffeted by . foes and fought for by friends since that day in January, 1920, when the Nebras4 ka legislature became, the 36th state to ratify the 18th amend ment, the law faced three early decisions which may affect the course of its future history. They! were: j An early submission to Presi dent Hoover possibly upon pro-i hibition's birthdays of the dry law report of the Wlckershami law enforcement commission, ad mittedly controversy-laden. j A brewing storm upon capitol hill over the prohibition bureau's request for 500 additional dry Lagents and an added appropria tion of more than $2,000,000. j Argument within - a week in the supreme court over the re4 cent ruling of Judge Clark in New Jersey, holding the 18th amendment Invalid. Dry leaders tonight, although conceding few peaceful moments, for prohibi tion in its 12th year, nevertheless stood firm the law would remain. , Despite "imperfect observance and enforcement," Said a states ment tonight from the Womens Christian Temperance union; "prohibition already has increase ed the national purchasing pow4 er by -$6,000,000,000 a year." Narcotic Bills Will be Faced By Legislature PORTLAND, Ore.. Jan. 15. i (AP) The state narcotic com4 mission, In cooperation with the Anti-Narcotic association, will in-f troduce four bills at the present session: of the Oregon legislature, officers of the association said to- Lday. i . j une Din wouia proviae a prop-; er place for treatment of narcotic, addicts; A second would seek to harmonize the state law with the Harrison narcotic act. Another would provide that certain drugs can be sold only under a physi cian's prescription, 'while the fourth would provide for educa tional campaigns against the use of habit-forming drugs. I j HOUSE MONDAY' , Reconvenes In morning. . Appointmnet committee members, two new commit tees on utilities and re-apportionment. Announcement of Mrs. W. Carlton Smith's committee assignments. Expected introduction of Meier utility and water-power measures. ' . , HOUSE YESTERDAY Old-age pension bill Intro duced. Speaker Lonergan said he would announce special com mittees on utilities and on re-apportionment Monday. v Session adjourned until Monday. , i&owiLes iu i StaBBet ' .7 ' !', GUTTLE F DeKlelne Makes Report to Red Cross; Counties I Receiving Relief 405,000 Persons in Nation Being Cared for With Cash Grants, Word WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (AP) Word that thousands of mules and cattle would die of starvation In Arkansas unless feed is furnish ed at once came today to the Red Cross. In making public information telegraphed by Dr. William De Kleine from Arkansas, the . Red Cross said the final enactment of the feed and seed loan measure came at an opportune time. DeKlelne, national medical di rector of the organization, was sent into the drought state to re port conditions there. "The feed situation for animals is even more critical than for hu mans," DeKlelne said. All but nine of the 75 counties of Arkansas and one-third the area of Kentucky were said to be receiving food from the Red Cross. These two states were hardest hit, but the distress had extended to 383 counties in 21 states. Chairman John Barton Payne announced that 405,000 persons are now being cared for. - Cash grants, he said, have totaled $61, 781.80 and total expenditures for all types of aid $1,352,837.54. Fearing Increasing illness with winter weather Judge Payne dls patched the national medical di rector to Arkansas, first, with in structions to go into all the other critical drought centers as rapid- ly as possioie. 6000 MILE FLIGHT i RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 15. (AP) Eleven swift Italian sea planes today completed the flight of more than 6000 miles wrich 14 began December 17 at Orbetello, Italy. General Italo Balbo, the 34-year-old Italian air minister, took the 11 ships off the water at Ba- hia at 8:17 o clock this morning (6:17 a. m., E.S.T.) and set them down upon beautiful Botafogo bay between 4:54 and 5 o'clock this afternoon (2:54 and 3 p. m., E. S.T.) completing the last lap of 747 miles. . The ships arrived over the Bra zilian capital at 3:40 p. m.. local time, but circled widely for more than an hour before skimming down to the bay. From early morning crowds gathered In front of newspaper of fices to watch the progress of the journey. v High Brazilian officials stdod on the dock of the Fluminese Yacht club while a launch bearing the Italian ambassador and a rep resentative of President Getullo Vargas went out to take General Balbo off his plane. Polish Youths Murder: all oi Near Relatives LUCK. Poland. Jan. 15.-(AP) Two brothers theatened with disinheritance by their family, which disapproved of their career as bandits, killed all their near relatives today. With an ax and bayonet , the brothers, Ivan and Michael Bon doruk. who had turned, from peas ants to brigands, slew six, includ ing their father, mother and grandmother. They were captured by police, who had difficulty in restraining a mob of villagers from reveng ing . the family. Negro, Robbers Tackle Wrong I- Ex-Policenian LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15. (AP)- Two negro robber sus pects v admit they made one ter-' rlble mistake, tonight when they attempted to hold up Jack -Phil-Hps, (225-pound retired policl sergeant. Phillips said he grabbed the negroes by their coat collars and banged their heads together.7 Be fore i they recovered from the shock: Phillips had them in a po-, sltion so they could not resist. They gave their names as Cur tis Kerby, 27, and John McMath. 18.. J; . I - AGING STARVATION IN ARKANSAS NOW SOMES FINISH Object Thought Wreck of Plane i Renews Search . i i , L ' i- j; SEATTLE, Jan. 15.(AP) An object Pilot Anscel Eckmann sighted from the air, which he believed a large piece of the wreckage of the Pilot Robin Renahan plane,! sent! United States and Canadian coast guard cutters to the west shores of Dukq Island today, information received here sald f Duke Island is about 20 miles south of Ketchikan, Alaska. Oth er wreckage and two I airplane (landing, wheels -found in the vi cinity have led to the belief Ren ahan, Sam i Clerf and Frank Hatcher- plunged Into the ocean and were lost October 28. They were flying to. search for the late Captain E. J. A. Burke and two companions, who later were res. cued. . . 7 - ' V -7 The Eckmann reports Indicated he saw the object from a consid erable height and was prevented from inspecting it more S minute ly - by high winds . and a : heavy sea, . . , ' ' . i i t L IS SLATED SUNDAY Portland Merchant fs ; Noted As Civic Leader; was 1 In State Senate PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 15 (AP)- Funeral services for Ben Selling', 78, prominent Portland merchant who died here today, will be held Sunday, members of the family said tonight, f i Selling had been ill from bronchial pneumonia for about a week. . " ''(' The deceased was born in San Francisco April 29, 1852, and came t to Portland with, his par ents ten years later. In 1880 he married Miss Tillle HesB, San Francisco. She survives him. . Selling operated first a shoe store and later a clothing store in Portland. He-also was active in republican politics and was a member of the state senate for eight years. In 1912 he was nom inated for the -United Stafe sen ate but was defeated vln the gen eral election. He was widely known for his charitable work arid civic activ ities. I Great Mails to Coach Tossers At Santa Clara ' " ! i SANTA CLARA, Cal.," Jan. 15 (AP) Walter Malls, former major league pitcher, . now with the Portland club' of the Pacific Coast league, was today named coach of .the University of Santa Clara baseball varsity. Mails succeeds Marvin "Freck Owen, the boy coach who directed the Broncos last season. He will assume his coaching duties on January 26 with 30 players ready to report to him. . TREMBLE BUNNIES I MERTON, Tex., Jan. 15. (AP) From 750 to 1,000 hunt ers are expected, to assemble here tomorrow for one of the largest rabbit drives ever held in the southwest. j- Ben Sellinp As Friend H. Steinboch, long-time friend of Ben Selling's, was deeply touched when be learned of his death. I Calling at The States man office Steinboch related nu merous cases where Mr. Selling had relieved distress and made a friend. . 7 ' I '. He told how once after! bank. ing hours he had gone to the Selling store to cash a check Which jhe had Just taken in a collection. While there Selling Inquired what he was in town for and he told Selling he bad come to see a man for a loan of several' thousand! dollars which he needed to pay the bank next day. Steinboch returned to Sa lem without having gotten to see the other party about the loan. Next morning at ten Mr. Selling telephoned . him . from ' Portland, asked If he had gotten his mon ey,, told him to come duvn at once, Steinboch went and though protesting he did not ask him for the money Mr. SeUlng wrote him a check for $3000. - Steinboch told of how recently when in Portland he had gone with Selling to the courthouse where the latter had voluntarily cancelled mortgages he held against: persons unable to pay. A few weeks ago,: Selling dressed In. old clothes and stood in line at Grandma's kitchen, which he supported, to test: the food after he had heard complaints about its quality." j J . "He was the biggest friend 1' mm FBA .. . IS. HOWARD SUFFERS FB OH ' THREE IIDS - ! No Trace of Assailant is Found In Vicinity; Case is Mystery "I'll-. get you This Time", Quoted by Victim as Attacker's Words PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 15. fAP) Physicians attending Mrs. , H. W. Howard, 66, state's wit ness in the Bowles murder case who Was stabbed and beaten by an unidentified person today, ex-. pressed the opinion tonight Mrs. Howard would recover.! Her con--ditlon was still serious, however, they said. ' j Mrs. Howard was found la a semi-conscious condition a few . moments after the attack. She' was being cared for at her home tonight and physicians) said she had been stabbed', above the heart, slashed across her face j and struck across the1 back of the head with a blunt instru ment. . j Because of Mrs. Howard's con dition police were not allowed to question her closely. From what few words she had been able to speak, police said, they learned her assailant had exclaimed "I'll get you this time". Previous Attack L.' . . 11... Mrs. Howard had previously reported being , attacked and beaten In her home December by a man who threatened her with death if she told what she knew about the state's case against Nelson C. Bowles, Port land millionaire, and his former, Secretary, Irma O. Loucks, charged with the murder of Bowies' wife. Mrs. Bowles died : from a knife wound here last November.- ; J i - 1 Mrs. E. Brenchley and Mrs. George A. Robson, neighbors of Mrs. Howard, told police they heard her scream. They ran to the residence and found Mrs. 116-ard lying in the rear door way nearly unconscious. They called police and doctors. Mrs. Elizabeth Steinhauer, liv ing near, the Howard home, told detectives she had noticed 4 light gray coupe driving past her residence Just a few minutes be fore the attack. Other -neigh. bors said they had seen a sim ilar car parked near the Howard home about an hour before the attack. - ! -y-Follce said they had found prints of a man's boot in soft dirt In the Howard yard. They also said they found palm prints on the glass covering of an elec trometer on the porch and sim ilar prints on the wall of the porch. .i Mrs. Howard will jbe' ques tioned in detail tomorrow If her condition permits, police said. i' J .i COASTING FATAL LIBBY, Mont., Jan. 15 ( AP) Lyle Eggert, 12, coasted , h is sled into a. truck today and was killed, and his ' brother, , riding with him was hurt. Ljyle's bend was crushed. r is Praised I of Humanity ever 'bad," said Steinboch. 'There is nobody to take his place. Everybody's worry was his worry. There is no one West of the" Rocky mountains lik him.'.' r . ! : Steinboch was deeply moved himself and , told , how another man yesterday, a "gentile" j re coiled as though struck by a blow when told that Ben Selling was dead. Once years ago Selling- bad done him a good i'er1. i ' ! , Day in Washington (By the AssoclaU-d Press) President Hoover nfgned the 945,000,000 drought re lief appropriation bill and the . Stobbs- bill to I modify Jones "fire and tea"j act.. nouse expenditures com mittee decided to Investigate telephone and telegraph wire tapping by prohibition bureau agents. ' I Postmaster General Brown advocated IIS.OOO, OOO construction program for postof fires, branches and garages. House passed 1 140,02 1, OOO war department j appro priation bllL - Campaign funds commit tee excused . witnesses for Pennsylvania investigation on account of lack of funds. -I !