T ! f i WELCOME, HOOPERS! The Statesman joins with THE WEATHER " Clootfy today with show-; . ersj probably rain ; Friday j' t May. Temp. Wednesday C3,f Min. 48. rain 1.29 inches,,1 river 3.6 feet, sooth wind, f , Tf n r. ri v' iL- f . all Salem In greeting the district championship bas ketball teams here for tte 12th state tournament. 1 1 I FOUNDED 1651 EIGHTIETH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Thursday Morning:, MarclT19, 1931 No. 2Z5 rfi SALEM QUIWTET IKES BOW Meets Myrtle Point at 4:30 In Game of Chief Local Interest to Date Benson Beats Pleasant Hill : and Ashland Swamps : i The Dalles Five STATE TOURNAMENT ; PROGRAM TODAY 0 : SO a. nu -Astoria vs. Mon- month (consolation). 10:SO a. inv Tillamook ts. Pendleton. 3:30 p. ra. Pleasant HOI ts. The.,. Dalles (consola tion). :SO p. m. Salem ts. Myr-. tie Point. ; v 7:SO p. m. Jefferson ts. Baker. 8:SO p. nu Benson ts. Asb- SCORES WEDNESDAY; Jeferson 33, Astoria 28. Baker 30, Monmouth 20. . Benson 35, Pleasant U1H 10. Ashland 49, The Dalles 10. By RALPH CURTIS , The twelve teams In the cham pionship flight of the twelfth Ore- . gon high school basketball . tour nament had narrowed down to a symmetrical eight when i the crowds wended homeward Wed nesday night, and four previously hopeful .Quintets had been rele gated to the Umbo of the .conso lation series. . ' Local interest today' centers In the Salem-Myrtle Point game at 4:30 in the afternoon, with Sa lem's chances slightly dimmed by word that Kitchen, all-state for ward, jras running a fever due to influenza a' I probably wouldn't be able to play. Even If he re corers rapidly, he .robably will not be use 1 today unless he is badly, needed. -t Biggest Village Beats Smallest '. -.--V ' The biggest town met the small-: est in the first night game Wed nesday, and while Benson defeat ed Pleasant HI-, 35 to 19, bear ing out the probabilities In the case, it Tas by bo means a walk away. Pleasant Hill made It a battle ' for two periods and was behind only one point when the third was welt along. The half time score was 13 to 10 for Ben son. : : For. another thing, - Pleasant : Hill appeare t to je off form, one player, Stutx, mlsslnj enough set ups gained through clerer pass ing, to win the game for the "Hill Billies. Eren so, Stut led his team with 12 points. Both teams, used a fast break ing system and the game was speedier than either of those in (Turn to page 2,. coL 1) Ketchikan Will Issue Challenge KETCHIKAN, Alaska, March 18 (AP) Denied the prlTilege of playing Fairbanks for the championship of Alaska because of an influents epidemic there and refused a series by the Wash ington state champions, the Ketchikan high school basketball team tonight sent a challenge to Oregon State winners for a series here. The local team is undefeat ed this season. ' PORTLAND, Ore.. March 18. (AP) - Howard Cantonwine. of Webster City, Iowa, defeated Bob Kruse, Portland, two out of three falls in wrestling bout here to-t night. They are-heaTyweights. . i Cantonwine won the first fall in one minute with a rererse arm bar and scissors and captured the third fall In lees than three min utes when he butted Kruse out of the ring,. Disabling him. Kruse took the second in 20 minutes with " a wristlock. Cantonwine weighed 220, Kruse 200. : .. . CHICAGO, 111-, March 18. 5 (AP) Jim Londps, claimant of -the world's heavyweight- wres tling - championship, tonight -threw Kuria Kwarlani, Russian, . so hard that the challenger was nnable to continue. Londoe was awarded the fall In mm hour- 24 minutes and SO seconds. LOS ANGELES, Cal... March 18. (AP) Ed "Strangler- Lewis, one-time claimant to the heary - weight wrestling championship, lanched a comeback by defeating ! cverett Marshall, La Junta, Colo.. trappier, in straight falls In an exhibition here. The main event "was preceded by a bout In which j v Joe Satoldl, former . Notre Dame grid start, made an auspicious lo cal debut by defeaUng Iran Zi koff, local behemoth. - SYRACUSE, N. March 18. (AP) Two former world's champions struggled through 2S minutes here tonight before Dick Shikat, the Ions; German, secured a fall over Stanislaus Zbyszko. A double wristlock turned the trick. 10 TDUBEYT Late Sports Convicts Set Fire i To Jo I i e t Pr iso n; None Make Escape Riot Holds-Sway for an Involved in the Destruction Totaling ; $300,000 Three Wounded t JOLIET, I1L, March 18. (AP) FUming riot held sway in the new Stateviile penitentiary for one! mad hour to day. 'J" ' . ' ' : ' : : A The short-lived mutiny by 1,800 howlinp; convicts, the volcanic climax, to a week of stifled rebellion, ended with five buildings prey to fire and three mutineers wounded. ' - o Damage was estimated at 300,- AT SEDlire: CDUBT Roy Brady, of Silverton, as Scoutmaster Receive " Silver Palm : i. A sllTer palm, one of the high est awards bestowed to Boy Scouts, was awarded Roy Brady, scoutmaster of troop. 20 at Sil Terton, last night at the regular monthly court of honor, held at the county court house. . Justice H. H. Belt presided and Justice! George Rossman . gave the ad dress. ) i ,: '. ; " - The largest group of boys up this winter eame before the court, with 32 appearing for merit awards, tw.o for second class awards, three for first class, - two for star and one for life awards. Commissioners for the court i were: F, D. Hawler,' A. E. Paige, William Richardson, Clyde Gi :s, T. C. Roake. all "of Salem; Roy Brady of Silrerton and Dr. A. J. McCannel of Dal las, i !- ' ' .' Awards to Boys v : . 1 ' - Are Numerous Boys receiving ; awards were: - Second elass -Robert Clark, Salem, and Raymond Johnston, Dallas: first class. Marion Palm er, SilTerton, Charles Fully, Dal las, and Robert Storgis, Salemr Star award Gordon Graber, Salem,, and Theodore Koelfgen, Dallas? .life award John ' Hay ward, Salem? silver palm Roy Brady. U ; :.' ";. -i- - "!--- , Merit ' badges Marlon Kum ler. Richard Hiday. Robert Law, Walter Bailey. John. Hayward, Charles : Roblin. Winston Wil liams and Phillips Ferris, all of troop two, Salem; Donald Arm priest, -Wallace Sprague, troop nine, Salem; George Harden, Myron Fouke, Gordon Black, James Croker, Loren Benjamin. Harold Duncan, Gordon Graber, Paul Snapp, Billy Holt, Raymond Miller, Robert L. Smith, Gerald Newton and Don Dourls, all of troop 12. Salem; Marlon Palmer, Goy HoBaugh, Wesley Williams, Ralph Langley, Roy Brady and Phtillip Klmmel, all of troop 20. Bilverton; Jimmy Allgood, troop 24; Rex Shelton, troop 25; and Theodore ; Koelfgen, troop 27, Dallas. TO ROLL OF HONOR Membership in The Statesman's roll of honor club went up by sev eral names yesterday as men and women throughout the Salem area Informed the paper that they had been Its consistent readers for at least 50 years. Several others re ported that they had resided in the state for at least 80 years ami deserve honors along with ' The Statesman which will' become an octogenarian March 28. In its special anniversary num ber ta ba published next week. The Statesman, will record these honor members of Its family and between now ' and the birthday, the newspaper Is very anxious to receive the name of every sub scriber who has been a Statesman reader for 50 years or who has lived in this area for at least 80 years.5 - '. -- -' Many other features will be in cluded In the number now being prepared for. the press. Pictures of yesteryear when streets were muddy, when the corner stone of the capitol was ; laid, when the railroad station was built will be among the' Interesting details which will till thi special edition with unusually interesting - edi torial material. . Amend Decision Does Not Hold; z Parties Yet Wed While the decision of Judge L. H. MeMahan was reyersed by the supreme court in the case of Marie Amend ts. Theodore C. Amend, the opinion by Justice Rand awards the dJTorco to neither ni-t in thi 'msa. The lower court gare the diTorce to the de fendant; and when the word of the reversal came, the account was published that a divorce nan been granted to the plaintiff. A study of the opinion reveals, how nTPr. that inch is not the case. - . The supreme court ruling does order the defendant to pay iiau n!t TrionAT. hnt makes BA-ehanre In the marriage status of the two AMES ARE ADDED parties. : .. Hour With 1 800 men ' The cowed remainder were! In their cells when the first com pany of state militia marched through the prison gate at 3:20 Surging Into a furious start In the prison' chair factory,; the re volt spread until nearly every convict out of his cell had joined to widen destruction. Before 3 p.-nu Warden Henry C. Hill and prison guards had subdued the rioters and ty 3:30 firemen from Jollet had curbed the flames. " y -; t Outside the walls a cordon of highway patrolmen and city ; po lice kept guard against escapes and a hurried count of prisoners showed all were safely inside. The second major uprising - In a week, amplified duplicate of a rebellion at the old state, prison across the town, had Its incep tion among 180 convicts In the chair factory. , Judge G. F. Skipworth ot the Lane county ciurcuit court, ves terday was assigned by Chief Jus tice Bean of the state supreme court, to preside at the trial of Rhea Luper, ex-state engineer, who Is charged with appropriat ing to his own use approximately 84008 interest earned on irriga tion district funds under his Jur isdiction. The date of the trial has not yet, been set. s : ""Assignment of Judge Skipworth to , the ease followed Luper's ac tion in filing an affidavit of prej udice against Judge I II McMa han of the Marlon county circuit court. .' .Judge Hill of the Marlon coun ty circuit court has been assigned to the Lincoln - county circuit court, where he will report April 5. Judge Fred Wilson of Wasco county has been assigned to hold court at Condon for Judge Par ker. IS CAVE-IN VICTIM QUINCY, CaL, March 18. (AP) Two bodies, one identified as that of Arrld Falk. 45, Port land, Ore., and the other Impos sible to identify because of Its mangled condition, were recover ed from a railroad tunnel care-In near Keddie, CaL, tonight where three other men are entombed. Condition of Falk's and the un identified man's bodies obliterat ed hope any of the three others. would he found alive. Falk Is sur Tlved by his widow and a 18-year-old daughter in Portland. The other workers employed on the Western Pacific tunnel were Hokan Anderson, Hugo Johnson. G us -14 nd of Quincy, .and Aaron Edmondson, all except Lind being Itinerant, workmen. Swan Hedin, Quincy, was Injured slightly near the mouth of the tunnel. , The collapse occurred about 200 feet from the north end of a tunnel which the railroad is build ing as a part of the right of way that is to connect the ' Western Pacific with the Great Northern rallrpad between v Keddie , and Klamath Falls, Ore. Hour rains were blamed by contractors in Charge of the work. ? . . mm TO HEAR LUPER CASE ARGUED M Willi - i i w i i mm. I Tillamook Thors., 10:SO A. M. Pendleton : ' T .. . .; Jefferson 1 s Wed S:SO P. 1L Astoria , Monmouth Wed 4:80 P. M. Baker ii ' Benson Wed 7:SO P. M. Pleasant H1U J - 1 ' 4 Ashland r -Wedu, :30 P. M. The Dalles : . ; Salem 7 Tl Thurs., 4:&0 X- M. ; Myrtle Point akMMPMM mum. ES STATEKEfJT BOWLES DEATH Second Account Claimed by State jiot - Recalled : By Physician 0 r ;, - .- Prosecution to Rest Case Early Today, 1 Court V; Is Intormed : ; HILLSBORO. Ore., March 1 8 (AP) -Haying won , a tempest uous legal battle giving It the right to iuse a contradictory sUtement to "refresh" the wit ness' memory, the state today re ceived a setback : In the Bowles- Loucks murder trial here when Dr. Paul B. Cooper repudiated virtually everything in that state ment. - ' .! ' - Dr. ! Cooper appeared as a state's witness In the trial of Nel son C. Bowles, Portland million aire,, and Irma G. Loucks, his al leged mistress, charged with the knife murder of Bowles wife. The physician, -who Is j related to Bowles - by . marriage, attended Mrs. Leone C. Bowles after the knife had j pierced her breast In Miss Loucks' apartment. Second Statement j Said Now Made In first statement,! November 12. the day Mrs. Bowles died, Dr. Cooper said Mrs. Bowles was alive when he called an ambu lance hut that she died before It arrived. In a second : statement, made November 19, the state con tends', he said Mrs. Bowles died at least 20 minutes before he called an ambulance. At the cor oner's inquest and again on the stand here today he repudiated his second statement and de clared he called the ambulance while Mrs.' Bowles still lived. When the state finally gained permission today to question Dr. Cooper about his second state ment its questions were met by the laconic reply "I don't remem ber. . . I ;- m : State Will Beat ' Its Case Today Deputy j District- Attorney George Mowry told the court at adjournment , today - the state would rest its ease tomorrow tore noon, .j- . !j ' . In his ruling on Dr. Cooper's second statement Circuit 'Judge George Bagley said he would not allow the state to contradict Its witness hut that - it might, ques tion him -for the purpose of ."re freshing . his memory." ' Prosecutor Mowry then read from the statement of November 19.- In answer to questions, each of which began "for the purpose of refreshing your memory,". Dr. Cooper said he did not remember saying Mrs. Bowles was dead when he called an ambulance; that he did not call W. H. Cullers, Bowles' business partner, before he called an ambulance. Rain Wednesday Is Heaviest of Present Month Rainfall for Salem at Wednes day's reading was 1.29 Inches, the heaviest fall of the month. The reading was taken early In the morning, and so does not take in account th intermittent show ers during the day. ; Farmers,-; particularly, are ju bilant at the Increased, number of raindrops, and will make no ob jections to an even heavier down pour before the month is out. Hesse Discovers One Honest Man BEND, Ore., March 18 (AP) Two weeks agd E. E. Hesse, of Bend, went to Madras to obtain a marriage license, while there he lost his. wallet with $118 fn cash. . Today it was returned to him -by the finder. CHAMPIONSHIP COOPER Thnrs FrL, 4: Thnrs., Jefferson 33-28 . Thurs 7:80 P. ML, Baker 30-28 Benson 35-19 Than 8:S0 P. IL Ashland 49-19 Loses Position -As Flax Chief 1 col! w. b. bartram SflLEM WRESMRS WIN FIRST BOUTS PORTLAND. Ore.. March 18- (AP)-The Pacific northwest am ateur wrestling tournament open ed here - tonight, ' Semi-final and final bouts will be held tomorrow night. Results of the preliminaries In cluded: . . 115 pounds- John Moor, Mult nomah, defeated D. Doran, ' Eu gene -decision; C. E. Grelg. Sa lem Y. M. C. A., won fall from Al Houeland, Benson Tech, Port land: 2:33. 125 pounds Don Hendrie, Sa lem Y. M. C. A bye; George Pep Ion, Chemawa, won fall from E. Jones. Benson. Portland.! In 69 seconds, second 3-mInute over time neriod. V " ' 135 pounds Frank Dummont, Chemawa. fall -over C. Karambel as. Portland, 4:14; W. Bolland, Multnomah, decision over R. Mink. Willamette nniversitr. 145 pounds L. Glrod, Wil lamette university, fall from ir vine Ott. Multnomah. 8:55. ' - 155 pound P. McClUskey. Che mawa. brer J. Brown. Oregon State college, decision over T. Mountain. Eugene. 185 pounds H. Johnson, Reedsportdef eajed D. .SugaJUSa lem high, decision. . . MR picks ra A new public market commit tee consisting of David1 O'Hara, chairman, and Chris Kowitx and Henry Vandevort, was named yesterday by Mayor P. M. Greg ory. A motion for him to appoint the committee prevailed at the council meeting Monday night. Gregory said he would not ex pect the aldermen to submit their final report until the budget meeting of the council next fall. Sdme expenditure would be neces sary to get the market system op erative, the mayor anticipates, and he sees no way this can he met until another fiscal year. Meanwhile the - Investigation committee will be asked to ascer tain procedure and revenues ob tainable from public markets In other cities. i m i : ' . Indict German y On Charges of Causing Death PORTLAND, Ore., March 18 (AP) The Multnomah county grand Jury today indicted Fred W. German, chairman ot the Multno mah county board of county com missioners, on a charge of invol untary manslaughter. The indictment came as the re sult of the death of Louis Lam pert, 78, who) was fatally Injured here' Feb. 18 when he was struck by an automobile operated by German. - if.: i The indictment charged Gerr man had been driving at a "high, unreasonable, Imprudent and dangerous rate of speed." . , SERIES 10:SO A. M. SO P M. 7:80 P.-M. FrL, 4:SO Sat- 8:30 0 MET Thnrs 8:80 P. M. VrL, 8:80 P. M. Thnre 4:80 P. M. FrL, 8:80 FLAT OFFER TO IS Mayor Will Invoke "Home ; Rule'-' law if Kowitz Plan Turned Down - - Abstract of Appeal Filed With Supreme Court In - : V Bond Issue Case i Providing Alderman Kowitss resolution nrovidlne- that the eltr council offer 81,100,000 for the Oregon.-Washington Water Service company does not prevail at the adjourned meeting of the council neat Monday night; Mayor Greg ory will probably resubmit his re solution providing for a public hearing on water company affairs. Gregory said he had determined on - this course after interviewing many citizens following last Mon day council meeting. "I find no one who wants the council to make a flat offer to the water company, of 31,100.000. The people feel that the responsi bility v for . good water lies with the water company," said Gregory yesterday, "if the company does n't give that service it's up to the city to compel it, under its home rule prerogative, to do so." Appeal Abstract . Filed With Court During the day City Attorney Trlndle filed with the supreme court an abstract of the pleadings In the water purchase case In the cireult court. The next step In the appeal will; be the filing of a brief in behalf of the city, ap pellant In the action. Should the Kowitz motion prevail Monday, it would Include a section binding the city t odiscontinue the appeal of Its case on the legality ot the charter amendment of May IS, 19 jp, wherein the purchase of the water plant nere was authorised. Late Wednesday afternoon Mayor Gregory sent, by a special traffic officer, a letter to the Oregon-Washington Water Service company. - requesting that certain information be furnished him at the company's - earliest possible convenience. The" mayor said he would like toTiare the data in his hands by Saturday noon, if pas slble. " ' i Wants Data For Council Perusal The mayor stated In his letter that he wanted the information for presentation to the public and to the council at the meeting next Monday night. Information sought by the mayor from the company is: (1) A. copy of the inventory and appraisement prepared by your company's engineers at the time the appraisal was being made by Baar e Cunningham of Portland. (2) Originals or copies of all quantitative' analyses other than (Turn to page 2, col. 8) www iilUIlD IffiilAY BE HEIR ST. LOUIS. March 18 (AP) Preliminary to trial of the suit of Silas A. Lazarus, .51, sprinkling wagon driver of Corvallis, Ore., who seeks a son's share of one third of the 33,000.000 estate left by Sam Lazarus, late St. Louis railroad magnate, voluminous de positions were , filed - in federal court here today by both sides. One set of depositions seeks to prore the plaintiff was generally recognised in Shermanj Texas, about 50 years ago as the illegiti mate son of Lasarus. while the other depositions seek to. prove Lazarus was not the father of the chlldW - -.1-- ! - In behalf of the plaintiffs claim, which Is being opposed by LazarousV widow, Mrs. Lillie N. Lazarus, (he, depositions Include testimony of od Sherman resi dents, who said they understood the child, plaintiff In the suit, was borne by Winona Downs, music teacher of Sherman, and that Las arus was the father. P, P. M. P. L ITER FIRM cnoir urnii Bearcat Women Defeat Whitman In Debate Here Two Willamette university women defeated a Whitman col lege, Walla Walla, Wash., de bate squad - at Waller hall last night by a decision of two to one on the question, Resolved that "Gandhi Is beneficial to In dia. Kathleen Skinner and Doris i the affirmative .speak ers, represented Willamette. Shannon -Jlogue, . Salem high school debate coach, was critic judge and Raymond Lafky, chair man. .- -. . E AT STATE CAPITOL Lawrence Talked, ' Accident Commissioner;-Meier out j To get Efficiency Governor Julius LI Meier yes terday confirmed rumors of Im pending' "house cleaning" by stating that added resignations to those already announced from high state officials were Impend ing. Meier said the changes would be made "as soon as I can find high-class men to take the state Jobs." ,"I am looking for men who can come to Salem and take over the work of these various depart ments without thought of poli tics and with the view of giving Oregon a real business admlnls t ration, i I don't care a rap about their politics," emphasized the gorernof. Arthur; W. Lawrence, proprietor of a job printing establishment at Corvallis, was a visitor 'with the governor Thursday. Lawrence Is said to be In line for an appoint ment as state Industrial accident commissioner. At least two mem bers of the "commission are said to be slated for discard. ' : ' Lawrence Pushed Bf eier's Utility. Bill in House Lawrence was a tillicum of the governor through the legislative session where he represented Benton county. His name appear ed on the public utilities commis sioner act when It was Introduced In the ' house. ' ' ' Asked for his attitude on the flax Industry, as it effected the state penitentiary, Meier declared the first move he favored " would be the securing of trained per sonnel to handle the situation. "I'm not especially Interested In resurrecting the past just to bring skeletons to light," the gorernor commented. 'What we want now is efficiency in the future con duct ot the business." Meier to See Stock Of Flax Is Reduced -.. ' Meier said he would urge that Inventories of tow and flax be reduced. He said an eastern con nection ot his store wasameeting some success In securing'an out let for the surplus product now stored at the state plant. 'Meier added that the production of flax would he cut In 1931 and manu facturing methods made more ef ficient, but all with the view of developing the flax industry with in the yaHey. . . ' : ' j Answering a ' question whether or not he liked the new job the people had given him. Meier de clared he did. "I'm here to run the state's business like one would run his own," said Meier. "I'm not - considering . myself : a leader' but rather an executive." j Meier vaid he had recently con ferred with several leaders in business in the state whom he was trying to interest in coming to Salem to take responsible po sitions in his governmental with the view of carrying ut his 'pro gram of business efficiency at the capital.. . "r-- ' - CROSS-STATE CASE APPEAL PERMITTED i PORTLAND, Ore.; March 18 (AP) An order allowing appeal ot the Oregon cross-state railroad case direct to the United States supreme court was .signed here today by Federal Judge John H. McNary. -vr-.v, : The appeal Is to be taken from the decision made last' January by the i district court of . Oregon which awarded the Oregon-Washington Railway and Navigation company an injunctidn enjoining the Interstate commerce commis sion from enforcing Its order re quiring the 'railroad to build a 180-mile line across central Ore gon from Crane, Harney county, to Crescent, Klamath county. ! The district court held the commission had exceeded its con stitutional power in Issuing the order. 11 Vote 2 to 1 With lZzyt . Lined up Alongside -' - ft Governor Meier Move Effective May, 1 With no Successor "T ' Yet Indicated Colonel W. B. Bartram, losjr the center of controversy as head of the state flax industry, was re moved from his position yester day by a two to one vote of the ; board of control. I ' ' Governor Meier, putting the motion for Bartram's removal, urged that he be released April' ' 1, but State- Treasurer, Kay ; amended the motion to relieve Bartram of his duties May 1. , Meier and' Kay voted for his re- ; moval; Secretary of State Hens ; and third member ot the board of control, dissented. U The board acted in opposition to the recommendations of Henry Meyersv superintendent of the penitentiary. He appeared before the boardrto declare that aa tar as he knew there was no other man of Bartram's qualification available for the su peri n tendency of the flax Industry at this time. Meyers declared that the situa tion was critical due to preaoet Industrial disturbances 'and un certain market conditions. Meyers Refuses to j Make Statement After the meeting Meyers wa asked for a statement but had none to make. Rumors were cur rent at the capitol that the. board's failure to sustain Super intendent Meyers in request that Bartram be retained would lead ; to Meyer's resignation. He re fused to confirm or deny an al- : leged statement made since- the i legislature began investigating j the flax industry, that If Bartram went he also would resign. Governor Meier commented aft-: er the meeting that tthe first thing be knew to do In 'regard-to i the muddled flax situation waa to i Change 'personnel and for this. reason he thought Colonel Bar-' tram's .removal imperative. Hoss, at the close of the meet ing. Issued the following state ment: "In view of the strong lhdorse meat of Colonel , Bertram by Henry Meyers, superintendent of the penitentiary, and his state ment-that the Industry is now at a very critical stage and abso lutely, dependent upon the servi ces of the manager of the indus trial department, I .voted with the penitentiary management and. against the dismissal ot Coleael Bartram".' Industry "In Red" ' Audits Disclose , Audits filed i with - GoTeraor Meier during the recent legisla tive , session indicated tbat the state flax industry had lost ap proximately 3300,000 since tta (Turn to page "2, col. 5) UMLOYEO KEI! : 1" L Fourteen men will be working on the job' of cutting wood at the Associated .Charities tract northwest of RIckreall today, it was -reported af the regular meeting of the Charities execu tive board held at the headqoart-j erg. 218 High street, last night. Effort is being made to secure more tools for the men now on the job, and, as soon as trans portation means can be arranged more men wtll be given the op portunity to work for food, wood and a small cash stipend. Urgent call is sent 1 out for shoes for children in two fami lies, one in which a boy of six and a girl five years old are go ing barefoot, and another in, which : three children are rolnr about in the rain with paste board soles in their shoes. There Is also need. for a mattress and bedding to fit up quarters for a sick ' person. Ircn Bars, Prison : XcSh, Ccn't Keep Alimony Lien Away! f The. warden of the state penitentiary has no author ity to prevent the service of summons upon convicts in civil suits or divorce actions where alimony or mowry coaslderalosi is involved, ac cording to aa opinion hand ed down by Attorney Gest era! VanWink'e. 1 Whether the convict doe or does not defend suits brought against htm Is not , a matter of concern to peni tentiary officials, the alter ney general held. Tlie opinion was request ed 1 j Henry Meyers, super intemlcnt of the state penitentiary.