CIRCULATION
THE WEATHER
Cloudy today and Thurs
day, possibly light rains to
day, continued cool; Max.
temp. Tuesday 42, Mia. 23,
river .4 JB feet.
Average
Distribution
.October, '81
Net paid, dally, Sunday 6714
Vsusa a. b. o. -
EIGHTY-FIRST YEAR
Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Moraing, November 25, 1931
No. 208
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PRUNE MARKET
PR CES RALLY
Slight but Steady Gain is
- Noted by Cooperative
Manager in Salem
Forty per Cent Dried Crop
Is Sold; Shipments of
Last Week Heavy
By GENEVIEVE MORGAN
The prune market Is now in the
most encouraging situation of the
season, -'with prices showing a
steady if small Increase the past
two weeks and demand unusually
promising, according to C. A.
Ratcllffe, secretary and general
manager of the Salem Cooperative
Prune Growers.
- Mr. Ratcllffe estimates that ap
proximately 40 per cent of the
prunes dried in Oregon this fall
have been sold, which is far above
earlier expectations on the market
at this time of year.
Large Shipments
Are Seat East t
The local cooperative has been
in operation the past two days
filling an order for About 300.000
pounds for shipment; to Hamburg
and New York. The crew of 25
working now will be on the Job
tomorrow and perhaps a bit long
er.
Fully 40 per cent of the 1,500,
000 pounds placed in the coopera
tive packing plant here will have
been disposed of when this order
goes out.
The North Pacific Prune Grow
ers' Co-op, with headquarters in
Portland, bandies sales for the Sa
lem and seven other cooperative
groups. The larger co-op had
charge of sales of 9,00,000
pounds of prunes for the season,
and estimated that It would sell
a third of this amount by Janu
ary 1. Already 3,500,000 pounds
have been sold, according to ad
vices received by Mr. Ratcllff.
Gain Noted Since
November Slump
-.These sales run into, almost
2,000,000 pounds since around
November 5, when the prune mar
ket hit its lowest level. Since that
date, the foreign market has
shown consistent improvement.
Men who have been watching
the local prune situation say other
local dealers have probably dis
posed of their holdings In about
the same ratio as the co-op group
has. , .
The foreign export through
Portland for October this year
reached five million pounds, as
compared to three million pounds
for the same period in 1930. The
entire prune crop in this country
was cleaned up in January last
year, with practically everything
shipped out of the country before
the end of February. The Oregon
dried prune yield for this year to
taled 64,000,000 pounds, compar
ed to 81,000.000 a year ago, ac
cording to federal bureau figures.
Airmail Flier
Crashes Earth
At Full Speed
SALT LAKE CITY. Nov. 24
(API The body of Norman W.
Potter. Oakland-Salt Lake City
airman flier, was found In his
wrecked plane today where he
had crashed more than 24 nours
before, within ten miles of his
home airport.
The speedometer, tasked at
110 miles per hour and the con
dition of the wreckage led inves
tigators to believe that Potter,
fighting a blinding snowstorm
over the last few miles of his
Sunday night flight had struck
. the earth at full cruising speed
r The propeller was badly twist-
ed and the motor was five yards
away from the rest of the
wreckage.
COURT ADJOURNED
: " ROSEBURG, Ore., Nov. 34.
(AP)--The November term of cir
cuit court was adjourned bere to
day because Judge J. W. Hamil
, ton,. senior circuit court judge of
' Oregon, became suddenly ill last
- night. Judge Hamilton is suffer
' ing from a severe cold which
" threatens "pneumonia, physicians
" said."';
Judge G. F. Skipworth, called
from Eugene, excused the jury
until December 14. At that time
he will be able to occupy the
bench in case Judge Hamilton la
still 111.
r WTND IS IN WEST
THE DALLES, Ore.. Nov. 24.-
- (AP) The wind switched to the
west here today and the tempera
ture dropped to the freezing point
while - dense - clouds presaged a
now storm. The minimum here
last night was 19 degrees.
, FARMERS VETO IT
' HILLSBORO, Ore., Nov. 24.
' (AP) Washington county farm-
i, abont 2500 strong, met here
. Caraway Really First
Woman to Hold Senate Seat
Hattte.
TkElATEjfei Rebecca Fetcjm
In the loss of her husband, Senator
sas, Mrs. caraway has sained an
by any American woman In the
I -. -y Jt ' nX s I
comely o4-year-oid astute zeminine politician or Jonesboro, Arm.
Appointed as temporary successor to her husband In the U. 8.
senate, Mrs. Caraway will take her seat when congress convenes
on December 7 and hold the honor at least until January 12. On
that date a special election will be held in Arkansas to determine
who will complete Senator Caraway's unfinished term, which runs
until March, 1033. Mrs. Caraway was preceded In the senate by
only one woman, the late Mrs. Rebecca Latimer Felton, of Geor
gia, who held her honorary seat for only a few hoars.
BIG ALCOHOL HAUL
Truck With 193 Gallons on
Board is Captured and
Driver Arrested
City police made the coop of
the season last night when they
captured an Immense coupe load
ed to the hubs with a 1600-pound
careo of grain alcohol, 193 gal
lons, In one and five-pound tins.
Paul Satterwhlte, anas virgn nan
of Portland, driver of the car, was
arrested and lodged In the city
Jail.
How the police obtained mior
matlon leading to the arrest they
refused to reveal. The north
bound spiritous .cargo was cap
tured at North Winter and Center
According to Hall's own fig
ures, the 193 gallons of alcohol
are worth $579 wholesale, or $3
a gallon. The tpirita were con
tained in 31 five-gallon and SS
one-gallon cans. The small tins
were wrapped in San Francisco
and Jananese newspapers.
A man, whose name the police
withheld, was arrested along wun
Hall. It 1 believed he is not
Implicated In the transportation
of the alcohol and according to
police he probably will be released
today by the municipal juage.
NOTED GOLFER "WEDS
NEW YORK, Nov. 24. (AP)
Johnny Farrell. national open golf
champion in 1938, and Miss Cath
erine Hush of old Greenwich,
were married today in St. Joseph's
Roman Catholic church in Bronx
ville.
. VALUATIONS LOWER
KLAMATH FALLS. Nov. 34.
(AP) Assessed valuation of
Klamath county this year shows a
loss of $2,282,392, as compared
to the 1930 assessed valuation.
Judge Hamilton is ill
County Road tax Beaten
Snow Hinted at Dalles
Florence Barber Better
yesterday and refused to approve
a county road tax.
The levy previously had been
rejected at a meeting November
3.
Many of those present failed to
receive ballots on the 24-mlIl
levy, while others had several bal
lots. Chairman L. M. Hesse declar
ed the balloting Illegal and no ef
fort was made to count the votes.
COUNTY CLERK DIES
PENDLETON, Ore., Nov. 24.
(AP) Robert T. Brown. 1. Uma
tilla county clerk, died here to
day after an illness of three
weeks. He is survived by his
widow.
RECOVERY LIKELY
MARSHFIELD, Ore.. Nov. 24
(AP) Kramer Deal, 50, Florence
barber who was shot and serious
ly wounded last Friday, appeared
to hi ca Its read to recorder, hos-
p'tal r.tfeacfrnts at :orth Bsiid re-
ccrtid today. He wm uaav.e to
'Jeut'Jz ctihtr of two nee who
were arrested here last Filds7 in
connection with the shooting.
MADE OFFICERS
The Lat&SewatorCrawi
Thaddeus H. Caraway, of
honor never before experienced
full sense that It Is enjoyed by this
Some Families to be Hungry
While Others Feast,
Present Outlook
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving day.
It will be Turkey day In many
homes.
But there will be many homes
in Salem which will be meatless
tomorrow unless provision comes
from the outside. Adjutant Par
sons of the Salvation Army says
that he knows many families
which have had no meat in the
house for weeks. He wants to
supply all of them he possibly
can tomorrow , with meat and oth
er good things to make Thanks-
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WILL DUE PAY
One day's pay a month for the
next five months will be donated
by department heads at the coun
ty courthouse. It was decided at a
meeting Tuesday morning In re
sponse to an appeal from the city
service committee. It Is believed
that all employee will follow the
example set by their superiors
The action taken was not made
mandatory, and those feeling that
they can not afford to will not be
asked to give. It la expected that
the sura realized by volunteer con
tributions will range from 3 2 B0 to
3300 a month. It was brought out
that many employes were already
donating to other charity organ
lzations.
County Judge Siegmund in call
ing the meeting to order declared
that since all the county offleals'
salaries came from taxes paid by
people all over the county, he be
lieved that the money raised
should be spent accordingly. It
was decided to spend the money
equally over the county, where-
ever the need was the greatest,
E
Sent north instead of south on
an erroneous fire call, the central
station sauad wagon, driven by
W. D. Edwards, struck a rear
fender of an automobile operated
by Mildred Forgard, 6C5 North
18th street, at Center and North
High streets yesterday evening
The Forgard car spun around and
struck the parked automobile
belonging to Robert Newberg.
Little damage was done to the
three cars.
The fire alarm, given as North
High street, should have been
2165 South High street, where
an automobile was afire. Youths
pouring gasoline into the vacuum
tank on the car Ignited the fluid
when ons of them struck a match.
The flames went out before the
tire truck arrived. No dam are
was done.
THOUGHT FOR NEEDY
1 HOLIDAY SOUGHT
COUNTY
OFFICIALS
FIRE WAGON HITS
AUTO: DO DAW
JAPAN STARTS
IIS
Will not ask League's Help
To Persuade Chang to
Withdraw Forces
First American Observer is
At Mukden; Fighting
Is not Extensive
(By the Associated Press)
A drive against 12,000 bandits
southwest of Mukden, started by
Japanese airplanes and troops
yesterday morning, cleared out
the area, Tokyo was Informed.
Japanese dispatches said the
bandits were driven west of the
Llao river.
Military authorities in Tokyo
denied the offensive was aimed in
any way at Chlnchow, where 60,-
000 Chinese troops are reported
to have been massed.
The Tokyo government decided
not to ask the League of Nations
to persuade Chang Hsueh-Llang,
deposed governor of Manchuria,
to remove a threat of futurencon
filets by withdrawing his forces
from Chlnchow ai it had Intend
ed.
Colonel Mrflroy
Arrive at Mukden
Colonel J. G. Mcllroy, the first
American army observer to reach
the scene of the Manchurlan con
flict, arrived at Mukden with oth
er Tokyo military attaches.
An encounter between Chinese
and Japanese troops at Kautal
shan originally reported by Jap
anese army headquarters to have
resulted In heavy fighting, turn
ed out to be a minor affair.
Shankhai learned that a Japan
ese cruiser, with fresh troops and
munitions .arrived at Chinwang
tao, on the gulf of Liaotung, just
south of the Manchurlan border.
A Chinese dispatch said the
Japanese were planning to sever
communications between Peiplng
and Manchuai.
Radio Story
Of Big Game
Now Assured
Arrangements for a play-by-play
broadcast of the Willamette-Whit
man northwest conference cham
pionship football game were com
pleted late yesterday in Portland.
KOIN will broadcast a complete
account of the game beginning
promptly at 3 p. m. Arthur Klrk
ham, sports editor of KOIN, will
personally conduct the broadcast,
the reports coming direct from
the field at Walla Walla. College
band music and songs will Inter
sperse the program and between
halves a talk on Willamette uni
versity will be made.
The broadcast Is being arranged
for by alumni leaders of the
school. In Portland Robert C. wot
son, president of the Willamette
Alumni association, is in charge,
with Dr. Carl Holllngworth and
Donald Grant assisting. Locally
the work of raising funds for the
broadcast is In eharge of Harold
E. Eakin, president of the local
group of Willamette alumni.
Eakin asked last night tnat an
backers of Willamette who can
donate $1 to pay for the broad
east see him at the First National
bank today. Funds to pay the
broadcast MIL which will be $135.
must be on hand early Thursday
morning.
Chairman Stgne
Reveals Facts
On Farm Board
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24
(AP) The farm board bared Its
operating secrets today in a bat
tle, for Its life before the senate
agriculture committee.
The spectacular story of a two-
year effort to help, the farmer
by gigantic stabilization opera
tions and cooperative marketing
was unfolded by Chairman Stone
to Justify the board's existence..
The quiet-mannered chairman
delivered facts and figures on
the board's operations In the
form of an annual report to con
gress.
Stock of Used Cars
Good; Prices
Are Lowest Ever
A swey of the need can
now in possession of the Sa
lem dealers show that they
have a very fine selection of
cars at remarkably low
prices.
One dealer made the state
ment that he had just tjone
through bis stock and reduc
ed prices from 910 to $120.
He also said that he had
more motor car for the dol
lar than ever before In the
history of his bn&lneem.
Jnst tarn to the classified
page today and look Over the
list of cars advertised. Of
course they are not all listed
here, bat some of the most
attractive bays may be
found.
Three Relief
Shows Billed
Late Tonight
Tonight at- Warner Bros. Cap
itol,' at the Hollywood and at the
Grand theatre a matinee .will be
given at 11:30 o'clock, the pro
ceeds from which will go in its
entirety to relief work in Salem.
The entire expense of the three
productions will be borne by lo
cal theatres in keeping with, the
nation wide action on the part
of theatres to do their share in
relieving the economic tragedies
of this winter.
Each member of the staff of
each theatre is giving his services
free of charge for this matinee
and from advertising to ticket
printing the work has been done
free of cost, and the running ex
penses for the pictures is being
borne by the theatres. With all
these expenses taken care of ev
ery cent expended in tickets will
go to the relief fund.
Seven thousand tickets were
printed and it is hoped that they
may all be sold. Relief organiza
tions and high school students
have been presenting them to the
public and a large number are
still available today. The public
Is urged to purchase the remain
der and thus swell the funds so
much needed tn the city, and ap
preciate the effort of Managers
Rice, Schmidt and Stumbo.
Sidney Miller of Woodburn
President; Others of
This County Named
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 24
(AP) Representatives of every
branch of the dairy Industry In
Oregon effected tentative organ
ization of a state dairy council
at a meeting here today.
The chief objective of the
Council will be to promote in
creased consumption of milk.
Sidney Miller of Woodburn,
Ore., was named president of the
group which as yet has neither
name nor constitution. Miller
heads an executive .committee oX
fcr 'men selected from a 'state-?
wide committee of 4 5.
Will W. Henry, of the Dairy
Co-operative association, was
chosen secretary and E. L. Wil
liamson, G. F. Wardin, H. C,
Raven and Martin Rostvold are
the other members of the execu
tive committee.
The state-wide committee of
45 Includes:
Coos Bay district: George
Hampton, of Argo; Rogue River
valley, J. R. McCracken, Ash
land; Douglas county, Fred Goff;
Lane county, F. E. Harlow, Jr.;
Linn county. Hector McPherson.
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FUEL CONTRACT OF
IS
E
When bids for next year's fuel
supply for the Salem schools were
opened at the board meeting last
night, the contract was awarded
to Allen Bellinger, who submit
ted the low figure. His bid of
13.89 per cord for 800 eords of
second growth fir was SI cents
lower than the high bid and 58
cents lower than the district paid
him for the present year's fuel
Although called for, no bids on
slab wood were submitted.
The board agreed to the pro
posal of R. R. Boardman of the
T. M. C. A. for the use on two
nights each week of the Parrlsh
Junior high school gymnasium for
practice by the Church league
Dasketball teams. Under the
terms of the agreement, the T.
M. C. A. will be responsible for
the use of the gymnasium and
pay the Janitor and special man
ror the evening work.
With 122 pupils graduating
rrom the Junior high schools In
January, the high school, now
crowded, will be even more con
gested. Superintendent George
tiug reported The board an
thorixed the supplies committee
to call for bids on as many more
armchairs for the high school as
will be needed to accommodate
the incoming class.
After considering other minor
business matters, the board ad
Journed.
White Russians
And Japan Plots
Moscow Report
MOSCOW, Nor. 24 (AP)
Moscow newspapers today pub
lished a Pelping report that Jap
anese in Manchuria planned to
aid White Russians In a plot to
seize the Chinese eastern railway
and set up buffer state In the
far east.
According to "trustworthy in
formation from Osaka," the re
port said, an official Japanese
military mission at Harbin has
gone to Mukden to report to the
Japanese command an agreement
with the Russians to seise the
railroad, which ls owned jointly
by China and soviet Russia.
DAIRY COUNCIL FOR
OREGON IS FORMED
SCHOOLS
MAD
SB
Carson, Goldstein and Mott
Appear Before Tribunal;
Will Take 2 Weeks
Coshow and Clancy Release
Statements Relating
To Firm's Status
By SHELDON F. SACKETT
Salient developments yesterday
in the Empire Holding corpora
tion's situation were these:
1. Grand Jury investigation
starts here, District Attorney Car
son, Special Prosecutor Goldstein
and Corporation Commissioner
Mott appearing before Jury, at
Marion county courthouse. Carson
announces that investigation will
be vigorously continued next Mon
day and that two weeks may be
needed to complete the probe of
the Empire's affairs.
2. Judge O. P. Coshow, presi
dent of Empire, releases a state
ment to all stockholders in his
corporation, saying the "whole
trouble" is Dr. R. W. Clancy, the
corporation's secretary, and plead
ing for stockholders to attend the
December 7 meeting In Portland.
The Statesman today prints Judge
Coshow's letter in full.
3. Dr. R. W. Clancy releases a
letter to all Empire Holding cor
poration stockholders, declaring
It Is a mortal shame that we are
In the position we now find our
selves." Clancy declares "the com
pany is over-officered, over-salar
ied, over-equipped and over office-
spaced. Clancy bids all stockhold
ers be present at the December 7
meeting of the company. Clancy's
letter is reprinted in full in to
day's Statesman.
Temporary delay In the grand
jury Investigation is to be made to
permit that body to complete cer
tain investigations now before It
including the one regarding Rhea
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LEGION WILL BACK
HEALTH MOVEMENT
Reductions in the budget of the
county health unit will be fought
by Capital Post No. 9, American
Legion, the members decided at
last night's meeting. To urge
against the reductions before the
county court and the city council,
a committee was appointed con
sisting of Arthur Bates, Dr. B. F.
Pound, Oliver B. Huston, Brazier
C. Small and R. S. Keene. This
committee also will draft resolu
tions on the matter to be present
ed to the court and the council.
Returns In the post membership
drive last night showed a total of
approximately 190 men who have
paid their 1932 dues. Onas Olson's
team still was In the lead.
Profits on the post's Armistice
day celebration will amount to
from 2750 to 3800, a sum at least
250 in excess of what had been
expected after the two days of
events were concluded, according
to a report made by Chairman L.
P. Campbell.
By vote of the post, all perman
ently disabled World war veter
ans In .hospitals who formerly be
longed to Capital Post No. 9 will
be given membership cards free
of charge, at the post's expense.
Reduced Light
Rate is Asked
The light committee of the city
council probably will meet today
to consider obtaining a contract
for reduced rates, Chairman F. L.
Wilkinson announced yesterday.
Aldermen George Averett and S.
A. Hughes are other members of
the committee.
Thanksgiving Services
Planned, Five Churches
Union Thanksgiving services in
five churches In convenient sec
tions of the city have been ar
ranged for Thursday morning at
10:30 o'clock sharp by the Salem
Ministerial association.
In the downtown section, ser
vices will be held at the Ameri
can Lutheran church. . Church
between Chemeketa and Center,
with Rev. Hugh B. Fouke, Jr., of
Jason Lee church preaching on
"Thanksgiving A Moral Vic
tory". The Thanksgiving procla
mations of both President Hoov
er and Governor Meier will be
read by Rev. P. W. Eriksen, the
pastor. Special musie will include:
contralto solo, "My Heart Ever
Faithful? (Bach) by Mrs. Albert
J. Sholseth; and anthem by
choir, "We Thank Thee"., Wil
liam McGIlehrlst, Sr., directing.
For West Salem residents, ser
vices will be held in the Ford
Memorial church there, with Rot.
B. F. Shoemaker of the Court
street Christian ehureh talking
on "Thanksgiving. Mrs. Guy
Newgent will be the soloist and
Mrs: Lyle Thomas accompanist.
Mandamus Complain
Mott; Answer Givee
O
Pantages Jury
Locked up With
No Verdict Yet
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 24
(AP) A Jury which at C p. m.,
today began deliberating the case
of Alexander Pantages, theatre
magnate accused of a criminal
attack more than two years ago
on Eunice Prlngle, young dancer,
was locked up for the night at
10:20 p. m.
The Jurors spent two and one
half hours in actual deliberation.
At 10 p. m., the usual time lor
removal of a jury to a hotel In
prolonged consideration of a case.
they asked for more time and a
verdict was expected, but 20 min
utes later they scJ: out word
that there was np hope of agree
ment tonight.
Willamette Group Going is
As Large as Contingent
Sent toi1929 Game
The drive ito find sufficient
people to go to Walla Walla for
the Whitman football game, met
with success, and Tuesday the
excursion was definitely assured
with the prospect that even more
might decide to go.
The number of students going
is as large as it was last time
due principally to the fact that
over half of the expenses of band
members Is being paid for them
A large number of students were
forced to remain home on ac
count of finances, but they plan
to do their part by staging a big
sendoff for the team at the train
tonight.
The train loads up at Lausanne
hall, leaving from there at 8
o'clock, but not leaving from the
S. P. station until 8:24. Port
land will be reached at 10:45
and the university band will dis
embark and play some of the
Willamette songs. A number of
students and friends of Willam
ette will be at the Portland sta
tion to see the special train and
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Free Turkey
KYouCatch
It, is Offer
Live turkeys, : free If you catch
'em.
The Salem Ad club, which is
sponsoring "Open House" for
Salem stores en Friday night
next, announces "free turkeys" as
one of the stunts of the occasion.
A number of white turkeys will
be released from a designated
point to become the property of
anyone agile enough to catch
them.
"Open House" will launch the
Christmas trading season In Sa
lem. Stores will be open for the
display of merchandise but not
for selling of goods. People are
cordially Invited to come down
town. Inspect the stocks, see what
preparations the merchants have
made for the Christmas trade
this year, and enjoy an evening
of diversion. i
Santa Claus will arrive in state
and traverse the principal streets.
The hours for "Open House" are
from 7:30 to 9 o'clock.
The offering wllj go to the Y. W.
C. A. of Salem to aid unemployed
girls and women.
People In the eastern part of
the city will go to the Church of
the Naxarene, where Dr. C. C.
Poling of the Evangelical church
will speak on "Praise for Thanks
giving". Rev. Fletcher Galloway
reports that special music will
consist of a choir selection, "Jes
us Died to Pay It", Tillemas. .
North Salem residents will wor
ship Thursday morning at the
Seventh Day Adventlst church,
with Rev. B. Earle Cochran de
livering the sermon. Special mus
ical features have been planned
by the pastor. Ret. Mark Comer.
Rev. J. R. SImosds of the First
Congregational church will give
the sermon at the Leslie Memorial
M. E. church In South Salem.
His subject, will be "The Chal
lenge of Thanksgiving", Music
will Include vocal solos, "Grate
ful O Lord Am V, Caro Roma, by
Mrs. Mason Bishop; and a trio
selection, "Praise the Lord for
His Goodness, F. Lorenx. by Mrs.
Irene Love, Mrs. Mason Bishop
and Mrs. A. C. Bohrnstedt.
BEARCAT
THA N IS
Purpose is to Force oui
Building and Loan
Supervisor
Prudential Officials aixj
Plaintiffs in Port
land Case
Mandamns nroceedins'B ti)
Tuesday in the Multnomah county
dircult court, demanding that
James W. Mott, state corporation
commissioner illiKliim t n
, a
Callahan, building and loan super.
visor ior me department, and Oe
car Peterson, auditor, will be vig
orousiy iougm by Mott. ae ti
nounced here late yesterday after
noon.
Carl Johnston, ex-president of
the Prudential Rineornantinn
and the Prudential Loan and Sav
lngs association, and C. A. De-
i ... .
urace, a airector in tne two cen
cerns, were named as plaintiff
in me legal proceeaing.
ine complaint charged thai
Callahan, while a director of the
Federal Union Savings and Loan
association in 1929, entered late
a transaction, whereby property
was illeKallv tr&nsfferrcwt rrnm
Grant Phegley, also a director, te
the Savings and Loan association.
won, in a statement Issued last
night, branded the mandamus
proceeding as a belated attempt 19
charge Callahan with illegal act
and to discredit "the only real
savings and loan supervisor the
state has ever had."
Attempt to Cloud ,:
Issue is Response
"This action filed by Johnston
and DeGrace is simply a lame ef
fort to becloud the real Issue and
divert attention from their own
operations," Uott's statement
continued.
"This proceeding was brought
for the ostensible purpose of com
pelling the state corporation com
missioner to discharge Mr. Caila
ban. The dlacharr nf an mmim.
is a matter entirely in the dis
cretion nf tha mrnnnHA.
missioner. Attorneys for these
plaintiffs knew at tha n fil
ing the action that mandaniun
would not lie for this purpose.
"Obviously, the suit i (ncn.
tuted for the purpose of getting
their alterations intn tha
cord and thereby gaining publi
city, which otherwise could not be
obtained.
Investigation Shows
Acts Within Law
"The alleged charges against
Mr. Callahan were presented te
me on ixovemDer 7, and I Imme
diately lnstltntcui a. i.i..
- . uiicaiig
Uon, which, although not yet com
pleted, has proceeded far enough
to convince me that the acts com-
piamea 01 were entirely within .
the law as they existed, and tbat
the whole transaction which is the
basis for the romnlafnt .
that time approved by the lege
1 1 urn 10 page z, col. 8)
Posse Mushing
rhrough Snow;
Bandits Sought
OROFINO. Idaho, Nov. 24 .
(AP) A sheriff's posse toal.hJi
mushed through decn mi
searching for two men whn
robbed Charles O. Johnson, hinv
berjack. shot him six time. d
escaped. Johnson's condition waa
saia 10 te critical.
Gust Homlund said he and
Johnson were asleep In their
cabin a half mile from Pierce
when the men entered. Horn rand
said he was forced out into the
snow In his underclothing, while
the' two men robbed Johnson ef
$100. Then one of the robbers,
Homlund said, emptied a pistol
Into his partner's body.
Late Sports
PORTLAND, Ore., Nor.
(AP) Paddy Smlllvan, of Loa
Angeles, outpointed Harry
Ketchell, Tacoma, to win a els
round main event fight here
tonight. They weighed each
124 pounds.
Sullivan's boxing superiority
was marked bat Ketchell
fought gamely. He was unable,
however, to connect with hie,
famous right hand.
CHICAGO, Nov. 24 (AP)
Gus Sonnenberg, Boston heavy
weight wrestler, defeated Karel
Zbyssko, Poland, In the main
event of a card at the Chicago
stadium tonight, when the latter
was unable to come up for the
final fall after being bounced out
of the ring by Sonnenberg's fly
ing tackle.
SPOKANE, Nov. 24 (AP)
Dr. Carl Sarpolis, 213, of
Cleveland, won a two fall fea
ture wrestling exhibition from -Casey
ODale, 215 of Georgia "
here tonight- Sarpolis applied,
his flying scissors bold so Tig'
oronsly in the fifth round thai
0Dale was unable to con thine
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