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P ARALYT i C
MURDERER
MUST
HANG
Supreme Court Upholds
Conviction of Arthur
Covell, Astrologer; Giles
Conviction Sustained.
Arthur Covell, bedfast paralytic
and fumed as an astrologer, must
die by the rope. Only action by
the governor can' save bin. from
the gallows.
In the lower court for Coos
county, Covell was convicted and
sentenced to be banged tor con
spiring with hta nephew, Alton
Covell, a minor, to kill Mrs. Eb'ja
Covell, wife of Dr. Fred Cov
ell. The doctor fa a brother of
the condemned man. Alton Covell,
the boy, who was found guilty of
doing the actual killing by suffo
cating the woman with ammonia,
was sentenced to life Imprison
ment.
The alleged crime was commit
ted September 3, 1923. For years
Arthur Covell has been a bedfast
Invalid, and throughout the years
that be has been in bed be has
made an exhaustive study of as
trology. This he has continued
during the many months that be
has lain on his cot at the state
penitentiary .
It will now be necessary to take
Covell back to Coos county so that
the death sentence can again be
passed upon hira. The opinion of
the supreme court was written by
Chief Justice McUride and it af
tiring the conviction of Judge John
C. Kendall's court.
Second Murder Case.
Another murder case was die
posed of today that of the state
igaiust John Knight Giles, alias
John Cyril Llard, alias Basil Halg.
Giles was convicteu of murder In
the second degree for the killing
of a traffic officer after Giles had
robbed a tender on the interstate
bridge, his conviction being In tin
court of the late Judge C. U. Gnu
tenbein about six years ago. The
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10 LIVES LOST
SOUTHERN FLOOD
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 20. With
the list of dead and missing stand
ing at 10, railroad and motor
traffic demoralized and a heavy
property loss sustained, the crout
of the flood, which has been acuU
In several southern states since
Saturday nigh, today was be
lieved passing.
In southern Georgia, where th
menace and damage probably has
been greatest, many streams were
receding.
No estimate of property damage
was available.
HUGHES UPHELD
BY PRESIDENT
Washington. Jan. 20. The
Hughes' statement denying that
the Paris agreement Involved the
United States In European com
mitments is held by President
Coolidge to cover the Issue which
has been raised by the Irreconcil
able group In tbe senate.
Tbe president holds no commit
ments were undertaken by the
United States under the settle
ment and that Secretary Hughes
has made clear the whole ques
tion. All that remains, the pres
ident feels can be considered as
unimportant gossip.
Mr. Cool idee previously has In
dicated that he regards the Parts
settlement as fair to the United
States In that It recognized the
justness of American claims for
war da maces and imposed no obli
gation beyond the receiving of
payments.
The Impression given at the
White House today was that the
president Is disposed to look upon
the Hughes statement as the clos
ing of the matter.
Capital,
PIERCE a
Governor Suffers First
Defeat When House
Follows Senate Lead In
Inheritance Exemption.
Governor Pierce this morning
suffered bis first decisive defeat
of the session when the bouse, fol
lowing the lead of the senate yes
terday afternoon, passed the ve
toed Dunn bill of the 1923 session
exempting from Inheritance taxes
estates left to established
charities.
The bill refers particularly to
the Bernard Daly estate of about
a million dollars, left aa a fund to
ass let students of Lake county In
getting an education In the state
university, agricultural college
'and the normal school.
Representative Pelrce and
Shumway cast the only negative
votes.
The bill Is the second to be
passed by the house. Woodward,
Hamilton, Cowgill, and Hammond
spoke in favor of the measure,
Pelrce arising to oppose Its pas
sage. The committee on medicine and
pharmacy reported In favor of
house bill 45 by Woodward,
Multnomah county, providing for
physical examination of children
in the elementary schools of the
state.
House bill 38 providing for re
peal of the six mill limitation In
taxation In school districts of
more than 100,000 waa reported
favorably by the committee on
assessment and taxation. The
measure was introduced by the
Multnomah county delegation. It
Is designed for the relief of Port
land school district No. 1.
The property qualification for
voters In school elections where
taxation or bonding measures are
to be acted upon would be re
moved by house bill 75 Introduced
by Woodward, Multnomah county.
The whipping post may appear
In Oregon with Its stalwart wield
er of cat o nine tails. Robert C.
Wright, a Portland attorney, has
written Representative Bennett,
Multnomah county, asking that he
Introduce a whipping post law to
be used In punishing mate nar
cotic peddlers and persons who,
carrying arms, enter building or
public places with Intent to rob.
Punishment would' not exceed
fifty lashes.
Bennett has referred to pro
posed bills to the public health
and morals committee of the
house.
"I do not think the punishment
suggested too severe, but I fear
that many persons would question
the method," explained Bennett.
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OVERR I DDEN
Ma Ferguson Takes
Oath of Office as
Governor of Texas
Austin. Texan. Jan. 20. (By
Associated Press) A woman aita
today in the eat of power where
since the birth ot Texas only men
have sat.
A kiss bestowed on the state 'a
oldest official bible, an oath to
uphold the laws, a promise to con
secrate her lite to ner atate and
Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson of Tem
ple. Texas, became the first
woman governor of tbe Union 'a
largest state.
Team work la to be the motto of
the Ferguson administration.
Governor Miram A. Ferguson de
clared In her Inaugural address
here today.
"Recognizing and freely admit
ting rrfy Inexperience In govern
mental affairs," she aald, "I must
First Outpost of
Whites in Valley
In 1812 Located
A historical secret, located in1
the bosom of time for more than a 1
century, has been probed and
brought to light by Associate Jus
tice of the Supreme Court Oliver
P. Coshow In locating the exact
spot on which was established the
"Wallace House," the first outpost
of civilization In the Willamette
valley, according to Information
just received by the chamber of
commerce from J. Neilson Barry
of Portland, secretary of the Trail
Seekers. The Trail Seekers ie an
association Incorporated for the
purpose of ferreting out historic
places. Incidents and localities of
the past.
This first American settlement
in the Willamette valley, located
in 1812 by William W. Wallace, as
an official of the Astorlan expedi
tion, was on tbe Bush farm just
north of the dear school on the
Oregon Electric but a short dis
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BY THE SENATE
Washington, Jan. 20 After re
jecting a minority report, 42 to
28, the senate today adopted the
majority report on Its oil Inquiry
by a vote of 40 to 30.
The report adopted was that
drafted by Senator Walsh, demo
crat, Montana, the prosecutor of
the investigation, approved by all
members of the oil committee ex
cept five republicans.
The minority report signed by
five republicans held that Edwin
Denby and Theodore Roosevelt
were blameless In connection with
the naval oil reserves. Adminis
tration republicans voted solidly
for the minority report, while the
democrats and the republican In
surgents opposed it. The repub
licans who opposed the minority
report were , Senators Borah,
Brook hart, Couzens, Johnson, Cal
ifornia; Norbeck and Norris.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 20. Ne
braska's livestock may be placed
in the same category as any other
street vehicles. Insofar as traffic is
concerned, under a bill introduced
in the house of representatives by
Representative M. H. Brown. Tm
bill would require that all live
stock whether being driven In
herds or singly, at night on public
roads, be required to wear warn
ing lights' 'to bo displayed both lu
front and rear of tbe animal.
The purpose of the bill Is to pro
tect motorists from running Into
herds and to protect the livestock
a well.
ask the advice and counsel of
others. Perhaps tbla will not be
a bad Idea for others to adopt,
even though tbelr training and
learning may be more than mine.
I shall endeavor to make this ad
ministration a success by team
work. There Is so much to do tbat
no one mind can bring relief to
the people. What Texas needs
mora than anything else at this
time ia a strong pull, a steady
pull and a pull all together." . '
Progress In matters spiritual as
well aa material are to be atrived
for the first woman governor of
the state, she said.
The woman governor declared
that many women will be Invited
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1925
tance from Salem, according to the
discovery of Justice Coshow, who
has spent considerable time in
delving Into the matter, Mr. Barvy
w rites.
At thie post supplies were gath
ered ruch as venison and other
r.atural products which were pre
pared and sent to Astoria for the
support of tbe central establish-
ment ut the expedition as there
was not enough game near tbe
mouth of the Columbia to supply
the large number of Americans
gathered at that point.
The Wallace House was also the
place v.-here extra men were lent
when the number at Astoria was
greater than could be maintaturd
at that establishment, the Willain
ette valley being called by them
the "Garden of the Columbia."
For a century or more, Mr. Bar'
ry writes, the exact location of the
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SENATE PASSES
MEMORIAL FOR
Without a dissenting vote the
senate this morning passed the
house joint memorial approved In
tbe house yesterday memorializ
ing the Oregon delegation In con
gress to urge the establishment of
a 8 cent tariff on cherries.
The morning session of the up
per house was brief and adjourn
ment was taken until 2 o'clock.
Senator Staples Introduced a
hill to do away with constables
In Multnomah county and place
all their work under the sheriff's
office. He explains that under the
present system there are two
constables In Multnomah county,
each with a large retinue of sal
aried deputies.
Another bill Introduced by
Staples today provides $5 a day
compensation for appraisers nf
estates. He declares that, particu
larly In Multnomah county, ap
praisers are paid exorbitant sums
for work of very short duration
and become a convenient politic
al facto..
The Banks bill providing for an
appeal to the circuit court from
orders of municipal officers re
voking licenses of soft drink es
tablishments, hotels, etc., which
were slated for third reading to
day, was re-referred to the judi
ciary committee for correction.
New York, Jan. 20, Anothor
$3,000,000 snowstorm swept New
York today, causing the marshal
ing of 417 plows and between 10,
000 and 12,000 shovelera to keep
the main tnoroughfare open. Th
snow was approaching a depth of
6 Inches before the full force whs
in action shortly before daylight
The work of removing the new
fall was made more difficult by
the fact that remnants of the lust
snow storm, which cost the city
approximately 13,000,000, re
mained In some side streets despite
the labor of the street cleatiinr.
forces.
PLAN TAX UPON
EXEMPT SECURITIES
Tax would be levied on tax ex
empt securities In event of their
inheritance under terms of houe
bill 70 Introduced this mornin by
German, Multnomah county. The
rate Is set by the terms of the
measure. The rate would ranc
from 1 to 12 per cnt dependent
on th aomunt inherited. On $10,
000 the rate would be 1 per cent:
on $20.0g0, 2 per cent; on $Ji,
000, I per cent; on $40,000. 4 per
cent; on $50,000, 5 per rent; on
$10 000. 6 per rnt: $70, 0M, 7
;i-r cent; $HO,00o, 8 pr reni;
90,000, 9 por cnt; Slbu.oun. u
ier rent; $20n.tfj0. 11 per cut;
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SPECIAL COPS
IS REQUESTED
District Attorneys Urge
Limit Re Placed Upon
Pierce's Power to Name
Irresponsible Agents.
By HARRY N. GRAIN
District attorneys of various
Oregon counties visiting the cap-
Itol building on one pretense or
another during the past week have
been drawing to the attention of
legislators the fact that in the
Introduction of corrective meas
ures dealhig with prohibition en
forcement they have yet made no
move to remedy the fundamental
evil of the existing system of en
forcement by special officers.
Abolition of the present prohi
bition enforcement department
will do little to relieve the abuses
that have grown out of the system
now In force unless some check Is
placed upon the governor's au
thority of Issuing commissions to
special agents, the prosecutors
point out.
Some Idea of the number of spe
clal commissions that have bean
granted by Govvtnor Pierce dur
ing his term of office may be
gleaned from the fact that Fred
L. Glfford, grand dragon ot the
Ku KIux Klan In the state. Vfa
terday walki-d Into the executive
offices and flung 15 special
agents' stars down on the gov
ernor's desk with the declaration,
'We're through."
Incidentally Clifford's action Is
said to mark the severance of the
last tlea between the governor and
the klan.
Promiscuous distribution of
state stars to amateur sleuths,
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PATCH HOLE ON
Work of patching the hole In
the hull of the Relief, river steam
er that sank in the Willamette
river a-t the foot of Court street
during the cold snap in December
waa started this afternoon. A ulv
cr sent under the boat this morn
lng reported that the hole in the
bottom ot the boat measured 15
feet long and 8 Inches wide, one
whole plank having been forced
loose by the Ice an J later floating
away.
The diver went down again this
afternoon, fastening a piece of
canvas over the hole. A plunk
will be fastened above the canvas,
and the water pumped out. The
ship was raised a considerable dis
tance yesterday. Officials In
charge of the project have stated
that the Relief will probably be
run to Portland unde. her own
power. The engines will be clean
ed a much as possible after being
pumped dry, and the trip down the
river will take place about Friday
morning.
Navy Needs a Driver
to Make Officers Work
Declares T. A. Edison
New York, Jnn. 20 Thomas A.
Edison came out today with a few
simple Idras for gun elevation of
American battleships at little ex
pens? and also for getting work
out of the navy's per mnel.
Gun eI"Viition could be obtain
ed, he siid at little expense by
adoption of the paravane principle.
The paravane, he explained, was
3 sort of lateral rudder or tin, by
whle a b.ittk h!p could be tilted
to alter the range of the guns,
murh af'cr the prlnrii le used by
ubmir.n In diving or coming
to the suifitce. The $4,500,000
snutyV in the naval appropriation
fur Kim elevation, he regards an
needh p
"A p'nn.d of mercury for eoeh
rlih-. v:ith the appaintu will
dii tlii 1 ir V " milA tfom lnaratin
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Senator Edwards of
New Jersey Implicated
By Prohibition Agents
CECIL OPPOSES
OPI
Geneva, Jan. 20. (By Aesocl
ated Press) After tonight's ad
journmcnt of the International
opium conference Viscount Cecil
of Chelwood told the press that
ne deemed the present situation
In the conference critical and de
clared he would oppose tbe Am
erican proposal to abolish opium
smoking in the Far East within
fifteen years.
Geneva, Jan. 20. (By Associ
ated Press) Accusing Lord Ce
ell of Chelwood ot slandering the
American people when he alleg
ed they were consuming more
opium than the people of India.
Stephen G. Porter ot Pennsylva
nia today became the center of
the most dramatic session In the
international opium conference
yet held.
The stern rebuke administered
by the head of the American del
egation was followed by Lord Ce
cil's Immediate withdrawal ot his
allegation and expressing hi
profound regret that he had been
misled Into making an untrue
statement.
The conference had scarcely re
covered from the tension over the
Porter-Ceri Incident when It was
again thrilled by Mr. Porter's ap
peal for the west to cease exploi
tation of the east In opium and
by his solemn warning that the
world was threatened with bol
shevism. Col. Dosch Fractures Hip
Portland, Ore., Jan. 20. Col.
Henry E. Dosch, 84, state com
mander of the G. A. U. and secre
tary of the state board of horti
culture, suffered a fractured leg
near the hip yesterday when his
bell caught In a revolving door at
the First National bank and he
was thrown to the sidewalk. He
was taken to a hospital.
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He aided that hln plan had been
sent to Washington and repected
on the ground that It would cniifte
too much retardation of a ship In
notion.
"J Jo you know what the navy
needs down In Washington ?" he
nfked. "They ouh'. to have a fel-I-jw
about six feet tall and with a
big Jaw about elKht Inches acrons
from sonewhero out In a back
moods county of Kentucky or Mis
souri for a civilian bnm and make
the navy officers work. You know
'.he navy has go.d material, and
some fine fellows in It. but they
ought to have a driver to make
'em work.
"I'm 78 myself, and I work six
teen hours a day, but, do you
know, I'm almost dying of ennui
been ti ne I cannot get fn more work
Am. "
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New Jersey Senator De
clared Link Between
Bootleggers and Alleg
ed Master Mind.
Jersey City, N. J., Jan. 20.
Senator Edward I. Edwards oi
New Jersey was Implicated uJuy
in the New Jersey rum scand.il at
the trial ot 12 Weehawken police
men indicted for prohibition law
violations when two government
dry agents testified that the sena
tor had served as a link between
bootleg liquor buyers and William
F. Griffin, alleged "master mlud"
of the conspiracy.
Charles Hurlhurt. a general pro
Itlbition agent under Divisiontil
Chief Merrick In New York, testi
fied that on November 14, Dili.
he had given Senator Edwards
$3800 which was to be placed in
escrow to be held for payment for
Griffin for Sotcli whiskey to bi
delivered to him.
Griffin became suspicious, tin
witness said, the deal did not go
through and the money was re
turned.
Lionel Wilson, another agent,
corroborated Hurlburt's testimony.
George Cutley, counsel for tbe
defense, in his opening address t.
the jury said the present prosecu
tion was ' conceived in irauu ami
Iniquity," and "bolstered by
hatred and malice.'
Prior to the federal prohibltim.
law, he Baid, this and other com
munities w.tre "tranquil."
Passage cf the Volstead act. he
assi-rted .had Introduced a cata
clysm of injustice."
Griffin took the stand and de
nied that either ho or Senator Ed
wards was involved In the rum con
splracy. He admitted that Wilson
and Hurlbut had left a sum of
money of Senator Edwards stating
that it represented a business deol.
the nature ot which wan unknown
cither to himself or the senator.
Both ho and Mr. Edwards, he said,
later angrily repudiated the deal
on learning that Wilson and Hurl
but sought to purchase whiskey.
Arthur VnnTasscl. also a dry
agent, Inter corroborated Hurl
but'a testimony, declaring he had
neon Hurlbut and Wilson in con
ference with a man hollevert by
him to have been Senator Edwards
who Is president ot the Klist Nu
tlonnl Uink of Jersey City.
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Albany, Jan. 20 Mrs. P. T,
Long and Mrs. L. P. Evann, who
resided near Lebanon, Oregon
were drowned this morning when
an automobile In wlilrh they were
riding with their husbands went
off a road three mile southf.int of
Albany and plunged Into n drain
ogo canal. Iloth husbands, who
were riding in the front seat of
the car, escaped. The women and
their husbands were about 60 years
of nge.
The automobile failed to negn
tlate a rlhi anulo turn In the
road and went over tbe bank, go
ing IntQ the water without over
turning. The machine quickly
.4tihnierged and the women, ritinjt
in the rear seat, wee trapped,
Ihe miHbunds managed to extri
cate themselves, but were uuublc
to savo their wives.
Mrs. Long's body was recovered
from tbe machine about twenty
minuter after tho accident by
Ifarry Bon hurt, but Mrs. Ivans'
body had not been removed at
n mtt. Long and Evans, bruised,
but not seriously hurt, were
PriiiiKht to Lebanon, Mre. Long's
body was brought to Albany.
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DRY AGENTS
SAY EDWARDS
BOOZELNK
Limit Trollers Catch
Representative Pelrce. Coos
and Curry counties, has prepar
ed a bill which would limit a trai
ler's catch on the Hogue river to
two salmon a da. Sportsmen
have complained that the com
morclal fishermen who work ne'
at nig lit descend on the riwr
during the day to roll or to "!!
their net caught fish to tourist
f tjt rman
THE WEATHER
OREGON: Unwilled, probably rain
tonight aad Wadneadajr- Slight temper
ature changes. Fresh aoutherly winda.
Local: Max. 64: mln. 41: rain. .IT:,
river, T.I: atmoa, cloudy; wind, aouib.
lO STANDS FIVE CENT!
OPEN PROBE
Sensations Promised But
Best Part Likely Not
To Reach Pablic Eull
Information Promised.
The prohibition Investigating
committee hint night. In the closed
session following lia open meeting
decided to have all meetings In.
executive setwlon during the In
quiry, with the exception that pub
lic meetings will be announced
from time to time. Newspapermen
will be Invited to attend all exe
cutive session, bat on the condi
tion that they aro to mnke publlo
only such matter as the investiga
tors designate, for reasons of pub
ic policy.
The committee has issued a sub
poena to George L. Cleaver, stats
prohibition commissioner, demand
Ing that he produce all the reo
ords of the department. An Invi
tation was sent to the district at
torneys ot the state to appear be
fore the committee.
W. J. Herwig, superintendent ot
the Oregon Antl-Huloon league,
declared that no Investigations
made by the league in any way in
volve a United States senator or
any other federal officer.
The committee will meet tonight
and the records of Mr. llerwig
will be examined.
Klamath and Grant countler
came In for some rough treutmen.
last night. Governor Pierce told
how Klamath county was utterly
without enforcement of the prohi
bition law owing to the lack of 1
nyinpithy on the part of county of
ficials, and how he and Mr. Her
wig had paved the way there by
holding a series of meetings with
the result thnt conditions are much
better. George L. Cleaver told
how when his men went Into
Grant county they found one of
the law enforcement oi fleers drunk
In Sci'ret Session
After hearing Cleaver, Pierce,
llerwig and Joseph Hclgeraon, Pollc
county district attorney, In an op
en seaalcn, tbe committee went In
to executive session, barring both
the audience and the press.
Tho purpo.se of the executive ses
sion was to outline the scope of
tbe Investigation and to arrange
an orderly procedure If possible.
The open meeting was called for
that purpose, but did not succeed.
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SHOALS BILL
!E
Washington, Jan. 20 Republi
can Iiounc butlers definitely decid
ed today to send the Underwood
Muscle Shoals bill to conference.
This deeittion reached at a meet
lug of the republican steering cons
ml t tee, put at rest reports tbat
tbe measure mik-ht be sent to the
house military committee. It was)
Indicated that the move to send the
bill to conference would be mad
tomorrow.
Tho resolution of Senator Norris
ropublli-an, Nebruska, culling for
an Investigation of an alleged
power truMt by the federal trad
commission today was referred to
the interstate commerce commit
too with Instructions to report It
out within six days. .
GRAND IuRYPROBT
OF BASEBALL SCANDAL
New York, Jan. 20. District
Attorney Han ton today ordered
an investigation of t'e hisuhall
scandal In which "(,uzy" Dn'nn
and Outrielder Jimmy O'Connell
of the New York Giant'" were al
leged to have attempted to bribe
Infielder Heinle Sand ot the
Philadelphia Nationals to "throw
the game."
Mr. lianton said the case would
be presented to the grand Jury 1$
his Inves: igatinn showed proced
ure to be warranted under a ep
rial New York state law epeclfto
ally covering baseball bribery
Tile district attorney said he hn(
received from Raseball Co mini
iloiicr l.itndis a transcript of al
the hrtwnony tnkro bv b lattsj
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