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fi& :i j EUGENE, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1924. . . - : - NO. G-tt -
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iincar Will Follow FaBLead, Refusing To Testify
nunrii n n
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ONGHiUa
ISpoir
Senatorial Invcsiafion
(jrers Impcrus In Discovery
Of 200 Million Tax Refund
'el For Oil Magnate Are
ti To Challenge Probe
jtoaittee's - Right To In
puptte Their ' Client.
LiMtoB. March 21. Harry F. Sin-Hplti-millionairo
oil magnate who
li Trafcot Dome from Albert B.
( at on the witness stand betore tnc
Vail investigating committee for
.tan today and twiddled his thumbs
L li, Uvryere wrangled with the
JJm on the committee over whether
rtW to testify. " . . '
Vclusioa hud been reached at
Cal of two hours' legal give and
kH noon Sinclair stepred down
, tb tnd and the committee ad
until tomorrow when a decision
1 1 forthcoming as to the comniit
5i(ottm to compel Sinclair to tea
I, , , ...
SINCLAIR ONLY SMILES
f KENTNKTH CIABK' '
ft. If. S. Staff Correspondent)
r-U.An firi.lv Ol- Cnllnsri for
F. Sinclair challenged the right of
mile oil investigators today to in
ih the oil magnate concerning the
ITeipnt Dome which he accured
ttAIbtrt B. Fnll ns secretary of the
Mr himself smilingly occupied the
m stand while bin array of counsel,
fUag Martin W. Littleton of New
& Colonel J. W. Zevely and G. T.
lief, general counsel for the Sin-
Jterests argued that, the eommit
iri without power to- compel Sin
itttwtify. ' -
' ll Sixth Appearance. ; '
Itai fhe.oil magnate's sixth nppe-ir-th
stand in-nho' oir )nyestlgn
k tat the first time since liis return
tt Europe. It was during his absence
Irchie Roosevelt and other wlt
W "pried the lid off Teapot Dome,
ife oil man was apparently, in good
an- ud agrewbly posed for a bat
kilnories while waiting to resume
N( u a witness. -
iUttlrton challenged the whole power
I1 jiritdHioa' of the senate public
oaralltre.
tnittoa aid that the Walsh rcsolu-
Mtini annulment. of the naval re
al km "wns a complete, divesti
( powers of the committee end of
HI -.
tll tltt be true," Utrleton added,
toe ascertained .what you were
M to incertain, for you found Uiat
jiti and equities of the United
J the naval reserves are uiain-
I. OioUres Leaaet Void.
n resohttion declared "the leases
ad void. . . . . . , .
' 'wrting this right hi the gov.
Jlto the reserves you have nil
jtleicope of the resolution,
liwiaj remains for this committee,
."W. to investigate, 1
fcViT "'ready passed on the 1
Wn fR"ea ,hrou8l1 tbe AVl8n
IJiHomething you Beck to do has ill
JZSr onp l)y congress.""
f Mid tlmt- naTin iono its
w"8 nn jiistifiontion for con
eianunatinn of Sinclair.
V2u".by ll'iHi"t"on already fixed
government in regard
K ""I" "iat is, to keep the oil
"pound as a future reserve."
J Adams of Colorado, -Inter-,
. ,nnt congress wanted to
Z lepsliitive policy that would
CrlMwiimcnt officers' in the fu
ivi .1""! ""ervo hinds.
i "ny government office
kit nn- more reserves
Vin, reslutionV" interjected
. PECE reirns mini
L'IKon, March M.-ThirtvAnftr-
Pfire ih" K'rding the radio sta
fru. , IT'" .fr"m Tegin-ignlpa,
Wir y ueB"rtJiient was ad-
P Sikh '?''' ,l,at trnnouility had
WiIj .f .i "!,lhr '-"I'ital following
1 7 . uic OlUCJHCUctS.
PBJMAKTINI
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1
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b-w.'i . r ucmvui aim
attack upon the refunding of federal tax
es by the treasury department was
launched in the senate this afternoon
when Senator King, democrat of Utah,
and McKellar, . democrat of Tennessee,
demanded a publio Investigation of all
tax claims before their settlement.
MAKE NAMES PUBLIC
Washington, March 21. Fresh im
petus was giveu the senatorial investi
gation ot toe intern-.il revenue bureau to
day when evidence was turned over to
tlie speciid Oouzens committee showing
that $200,CKX),000 had been paid out by
the treasury department in the last
turee years on rotunds ot federal taxes.
Topping a long list of persons and cor
porations benefiting by the refunds were
found the names of .Mrs. Adelaide C.
Hlair, wife of Internal Uevenue Commis
sioner Duvid 11. Blair, several members
of her family, secretary of War John W.
Weeks and the G-ulf Itcfuiing company,
of which Secretary of the Treasury An
drew W. Mellon was a principal stock
holder. Demand Thorough Probe.
The refund records gave no indication
of wrongdoing, but the l-.irge totals and
the identity of beneficiaries led to a
demand by democratic senators fur a
thorough investigation of the eutirc ad
ministration of the bureau.
The list of refunds wns gathered from
official sources by Senator McKellar.
democrat of Tennessee and turned wer
to the C'ouzens committee for investiga
tion. The list included only those , re
funds in excess of $"J0.0OO but several of
repayments ranged above .$1,000,000. In
addition, McKellar informed Internation
al News Service, he had positive evi
dence showing that $:i,S00,000 wns re
paid to the Gulf liefining company and
its subsidiaries in 1W22.
While reporting the total of refunds
for each, of the last three yours. McKel
lar gave the. committee the names of in
dividuals and corporations which, bene
fited only during the years 1022 and
1(121. Tho annual total repayments were
$28,655,357 for 1021; $18.1:14,127 for
1022 and $123,000,000 for 1023. .
One Family Profits Much.
The official records', McKclbir saloy
ahntvn that Mrs. Blair, wife of the com
missioner, received u refund of $31,703
in 1022. Her home wns given as Winstom
Salem, N. C, aud the account carried
under her name as Adelaide C. Blair.
Four other members of her family in
cluding brothers and sisters, find cor
poration owned by the family, were also
given refunds in excess of $20,000.
Two refunds were paid to Secrctauy of
War Weeks during the same year, ac
cording to McKellar's figures. The
amounts were $21,151 and $0,300 or a
mini ot i,iui. - . , ,
The unrest individual hf.ncfh.inrv nn
der the 1022 tar refunds wns WSIllnri
Rockefeller, who wat. reitnid a tntnl of
$1,451,044 by the treasury. A close see-
w.d was William D. Hunt of Boston, who
received refunds totaling $1,007,774.
Cudahy Packing Leads AIL
The largest single amount refunded to
H corporation was $2,038,32(1 turned
oacK to tne l:uduhy racking company ot
Chicago. Three other refunds to the
Cudahy company gave them au addition
al return of $147,510.
Nationally known republican leaders
were found among the beneficiaries. An
outstanding example was Kdwin II. Vare.
lute republican leader in Pennsylvania,
who wns given the refund for the
amounts of $173,4!I0, $00,120 and $22,
212 a total of $204,822. Another was
tho refund of $50,220 to rroctoY and
Gumbln of Cincinnati, headed by Colonel
William C. Proctor.
Other individuals given big refunds
were E. G. Stilunan of New York, re
paid $264,387; the estate of Zcnas Crane
of New York, $306,448; Hodman Wnna
maker II of Philadelphia $25,500; th
estate of Hichard J. Iteynolds, Salem. N.
C tobacco king, $410,001, and Adolphus
Forstrann of Passaic, N. J., $34,714. .
Ilefunds to. corporations Included $104,
300 to Sears Hoebuck company of Chi
cago: $841,842 to tho Northwest Steel
company of Portland, Ore.; $80,001 to
the E. I. Dupont Do Nemours company;
$522,477 to the Kast Coast Car Ferry
' company of St. Augustine, Flu. ; $75,000
to the Singer Manufacturing coninanv:
1453,306 to Mans and Waldstein of New
York: o total of $.'MJ8,840 to the South
ern Pacifio company; $152,105 to the
liocomobile company of Bridgeport;
$210.540.to the Carnegie Steel company
nnd $308,477 to UurtlsB Slid company of
Wellstou, Mo. -
S. P. FILES FOR
FARE INCREASE
ON STREET LINE
New Rate Of 7 Cents Will Be
In Force April 22, If Road
Demand Upheld; Springfield
Fare To Be Increased, Also.
Salem, Ore., Mnrch 21. (I. N. S.)
Increase in street .railway fares in Eu
gene nd Salem from, six to seven coins
is provided for in a new tariff schedule
filed with tbe public service commission
toduy by the Boutuern racme company.
- Tho increases wilt become effective
Anril 22 unless susuended by the com
mission to pernut an investigation into
their reasonableness, strips of tour ticK-
ets for 25 cents nnd books o. 50 tickets
for $3.10 are nrovided.- . .
Hates nctween raigene ami nprmg
field will be increased- to -14 cents. Pro
vision wilt be made for sale of books of
100 tickets to bonafide students for $3.
two coupons to be pulled for. uach trip
between the two points.
CORVPiLUS WOMAN ADDRESSES WE
WILLAMETTE PRESBYTERIAL HERE
m ..... .r n.n hM.nM, fltirl nf the
IMJfiunn wi . . ..... ... -
11 secretaries of the Willamette I'rcs
bvterial society, coupled with ' tlie ad
dress of Mi s. A. W. Blackburn of Cor-,
vallis, president of the organization, fea
tured the session of he society at the
Central Presbyterian church this -morning.
Roll call of societies, messages from
: I Pnt.n fni 4h mis-
missiounr'cB. m " - :
Bionaries completed tlio worj. -of the
morning. - . .
1I11S OllCrilOOU ur.uiivun n
i ir. ti- n Mall nf P!itffonA. And
leo u ' ' v- - -- ' .
the meeting went into further reports
ana recomnipnuimiuiiM. touhiiu ...... ...
nrocrnm of entertainment and several
addresses.
More than 50 delegates to the orgon
Ization attended the opening session on
mi i n nuintu, nmra tirrived
today to join thein. The meeting will last
through -toflny. ann wnii cio- onimuaj.
worxer iwnninwi nm.
, , r..nnn.. . fontiircrl the
meeting Thursday afternoon. Jlrs. 11. n.
Husten of Corvnllis led the conferences
of the literature secretaries, and others
in attendance were Mrs. W. C. Hall of
Eugene, Mrs. H. Crowell of Albany, and
Mrs. J. J. Nnnn of Salem. The confer
eiiv on missionary education wns at
tended bv Mrs. Bruce J. Giffen of Eu
gene Mrs. If. Seeley of Portland and
Mrs.' II. Ileicher of Corvullis. Mrs. Chas.
Wiilllams of Portland was leader of the
conference on bettor methods In women's
societies. - 1 '
Summer conference nnd normal train
ing centers were talked over, and plans
were laid for tbe extension of the acti
vities of these phases of the work of the
organization, at tho missionary education
conference session. Interdenominational
classes and a program nf work for secc
retaries were also brought beforo tbe
conference. " - .
Diaoiat Training of Offloera.
The conference on better methods in
women's societies took up the training of
officers through x)erjutite committees
and discussed the, results attained by
these methods. Membership plans went
also taken up, and means to be employ
ed In increasing the Interest in the mis
sionary program wero talked over.
luring the evening session addresses
wero heard, Miss Roberta ' Hall, secre
tary of the national missionary society,
giving the principal talk of the evening.
She emphasized the need of the home
service missionary program, and told f
her 'experiences nnd 4lie various methods
necessary for success In this line of
church work.
A dinner wns given for the visitors nt
the church Thursday 'even.ng by the
women of the Fairmount Presbyterian
church.
Eugene Street; Railway
Said tTo Lose Money
Sulein, March 21. While the South
ern Pacific comtrmv was losing money
lust year in its street railway operations
in Eugene it was making good money in
Salem and West Linn,, according to the
annual report filed yesterday with the
public service .commission. - . - - -
In West Wun the compan? reports as
a result of its street railway service op
erating revenue of $6,557.54, operating
expenses of $35,208:17, ami. net operat
ing revenue of $30,25l.il7j - . '
In. Salem the operating revenue was
J 08,010.70, operating expense,
042.30. nnd not oiiemting Vevofiue. $20.
337.40. The - Intter figure- was $(1846.23
less tlion in-1022. , .
- In -Engeno the company's --operating
revenue wus $i:,107..n, operating ex
wine. $77.1170.02. and its loss $5802.(16.
The operating revenue was $11,421.50
ices tliun liM0.'2.
SPRINGFIELD HIGH
BUILDING ENTERED
Olive Thomas, 13, E.B.U. Student,
Dies As Result of Burns Received
mive Thomas. 13. a student of the
Girls' Junior college of the Eugene Bible
.... .!.,! ,.f tlin HuronO hosilitlll
.1.:.. tf tin. n.Miilt of burns
received on February 28, when her
clothing caught fire at bc dormitory of
the college.
The girl hod been standing by the fur
nace in the basement of the dormitory
on the morning of February 28, when her
clothing became inflamed from the ftre
... unn ah fpsrovered th:it
the dress was on fire, she ran to the
wosbroom. tearing on me arcs
ran. The blaze cnught in her other rto-
.twi .hi. rl.hed no three
iiMiiK. uuvin ..... ...w -
flights of stairs to a bathroom, where
rugs, she wrnppen iicm nuuui un ,
and the fire was finally put out.
The matron on the second floor of the
u..:t.i;nn -. Hip sirl running tin the
stairway, nnd followed ner. Catching up
rags, she wrapper incm uuoul inc ti.n,
and the fire was finelly put out.
The girl wns badly burncfl about the
body, though for ,n time it was believed
that her injuries .would not prove ser
ious, r
It was her second year nt the junior
college. She runic to Eugene from As
toria. Her father was nt the bedside" for the
past ten days.'
She is survived by her parents, Mr,
and Mrs. John 1. Thomas, of Los An
geles, Cal.: three brothers, Hale Thom
as of Los Angeles, Julian D. Thomas of
Killings, Mont., and Lynch Thomas of
Turner, and three sisters, Kuth. and
Frances Thomas of I Angeles, nd
Mr. Denwsrd of Astoria.
Her sister, Mrs, Tenwnrd. hail come
down from Astori' ! :f returned t her
home la4or when i- fer' seemed hettcr.
Funeral serv' b held at lite
Yratch chapel S':' !.v sttera.Ti nt 2r30
oVloi4t. Uev i'. ' . r.tvt o1 tf-? First
Christian vfistg. IH.rlnl will
be in the. .f.-imtiic cercetery.
Tells Of Plan To" '
Blow Up Housewife
-
Us Anieles. Cal.. Man n 21. .lose- Y
I r.nit. accused of attempting to r .ir-
ider his wife, her mother nnd brott V
Idvnsmiting the building In whi' iv-
Wercnimrtered. snickered "fit' ' O ;
..j.. ..i... Vrd Tt. his ai t, n
f'snadinn war veteran, luiii
an overpowering
la hive Led usmi ia vi
enm .
T..t.-.
- I i
'i, '.J
! t -M. . 1
vurr, Aid not. go through
ot t" jgreement and the
. ifa to be planted
t's ;- me. he informed both
I in the district attorney's
TMVt.
O '
i. -,E CALLED OFF o
hin Cuba., Jlnrch 21 The special
, e between Mountain Idssie and
tf scheduled for today, has
.lecl.ired off on account of bad
cotditiopa, . . . . .
FOR SECOND TIME
For (lie scrond time within a week
nnd a hulf, the Spi-lngticld Hrhool
mnidinir was entPred niurmmy niRuti
HeKkrt rnnstiokfHi hut nolliing tnUen. A
marauder, tmrnriHed by II. W. Smith,
junltor, who threw a giin on the man. got
away. Hraitli wns not fleet enoirgh of foot
o rtitrb him. and forcborc sliootina him.
Deputies Hodney Itoaeh and Van
Svarverud-are workinc on the cane,
which litis nsRiimed the npectH of quite
a minor myHtery. WJillc It ia evident,
bhvh Jmncipal j, K, Torhet. that rer
ords art heintr sought aa no auhHtnnthil
loot may be taken from the building, it
Hur prises m-hool aiithoritfen that tbe
marauder, or marauders, ' aa fur RH
known are not boyn. The perwon "caught
in the act" Thurndny nignt 1h detH-ribed
by Hinith ok being heavy act, about fivn
feet, eight inches . high, nnd of heavy
voi The Htartled grunt 4hnt enme frotn
the peraon wna not that of a youth,
Smith believes.
Three or four desk" of teftrhera were
rnn sacked, especially In the acience and
domestic science department. Kntrance
wan mnde through tbe same window as
formerly, nnd nt nhoiw I n ciock in thfi
morning. Hmilb has been slfi-ping in the
building of lute, protecUJig the prop
erty. ,
Attorneys Ask For ,
Vanderlip In .Trial
Of H. M. Daugherty
H. M. DAUGHERTY
AIDE ACCEPTED
BRIBE. CLAIMS
Trail Of Corruption,' Graft
Again Leads .To Attorney
General's Door, v But He Is
Not Directly Implicated.
Washington, -March 21. A fresh sen-
action was sprunjr in the senate's inves-
titrnllrin nf Attiirnnv l.eni.i'nl llnrrv M.
Itougiierty today wlien John ioroni, a
New York wholesale druggist, testified
that David It. IKsperance a special as
sistant attorney genera' ot tlie united
Mates, received a cut in on tlie money
that was paid for the illegal withdrawal
of liquor in New York.
IEsperance is on duty in the district
attorney's office in New York.
Thus another trail of bribery and cor
ruption, plentifully sprinkled' with $1000
bills was blazed into tbe circle of At
torney General Harry M. Dnugherty's
friends tiy tlie sonata committee.
But, as on other days, the trail never
led directly to the attorney general
only to those who said they were "close"
to, him. ' , .
John Gorohl, vice-president of the
Elks Drug company. New York, testi
fied ho paid William A. Orr, who repre
sented himself as being "clqso" to
Daugherty, fifty thousand ' dollars'- in
thousand dollar bills to effect the with
drawal of BOO cases of whiskey,' lifter
Goroni had been turned- down by tbe
prohibition bureau. -
Goront said he handled the money for
John Lynn, who Inter hung himself. He
identified I.ynn ns handler of the with
drawals for five drug firms in ' New
York.
Orr and his friends, Howard Manning-
ton, and Jesse W. Mmilh, according to
Goroni,- divided , profits in tbe whiskey
wjthdrawals. .1. r -
They wore a part of the Columbus
crowd,' Goioni said, and in reply to n
question of ' Senator Wheeler ns to
whether they were a "tough crowd," Go
roni naively remarked they wero nnd
thit he wished he hnd "broken his arm
before ho- over signed a paper with
them." -
"Is L.Kspei-unce connected with the de
partiiieut now?" ;'. Henntor Jones asked
Ilowjund, attorney for Daugherty.
"Yes," said Howhind, "We'll have him
here." - - '
"Well, If Jills Btory about Iiiin is true,
he' should be disconnected at once." -
The "committee then adjourned until
10 o'clock tomorrow. ' -
More fireworks rtime ' wl'hln a few
minutes after the first witness took tho
stand William II. Hayes, a Cleveland
broker. Before his death. Jesse Smith,
Intc close friend of Attorney General
Daugherty, had established with Hayes'
film, a secret account for his divorced
wife. Whh Roxie Htinson. Hayes said,
Itnyes said he turned this account
over to MM Dougherty, brother of the
attorney general, after Smith's death.
"That was Miss Htinson's account nnd
you gave it to Mel.Iaiighcrty?" Henntor
Ashurst. democrat of Arizona charged.
"i can't pass on that," snld Hayes.
Ashurst Waxes Warm.
"Well, I think you are an unfaithful
trustee and I wouldn't trust, you with
ten cents," Ashurst shouted. "I think
you ought to be prosecuted for unlawful
conversion."
Hayes said Attorney General Dough
erty had no arx-ount with his firm.
The Smith-Htinson account, which to
taled $11,400, Is now being litigated In
Ohio courts and the . probate court at
Columbus has ruled tho money belonged
to Smith's estate. -,
Hayes wns closely questioned about
Hoxic Htinson's testimony that he told
her he once saw Jesse Hmlth with $75,
000 in thousand dollar bills. Hayes de
nied tbe statement. -
Huntington,
Maneruds In
New Fuel Co.
"Shy" Huntington, football coash at
the University of Oregon since 1018, has
bought in with Iwrence and Clifford
Mattered, operating as aiuncrud Brothers
Fuel company, and a new company lias
been formed to be known ns Munerud,
Huntington Fuel company, luc. With
Uic company Is consolidated the Sugene
Fuel corporation, purchased by Hunt
ington as his third interest In the firm.
This new concern is to be capitalized at
$10,000. . '
Plans for areatlv increased facilities
are also announced. Munerud brothers
will retain their Franklin boulevard yard.
and the High street yurd of the Eugene
vnni fNirimrntton win also ne rctameu tor
the present, but plans include a new and
larger yard on tne west siue wnere iuo
ennvpvnr svstpin will be installed to faci
litate the bundling of larger quantities of
fuel. .
Ndw- iintnwii .offices ara. now Doing
negotiated for," that niore room may be
had. Increased equipment will also bo
iirnvtilf.il nnd nil vehicles of the com
panies involved put into ono floet. Tlicse
win oe painted reu.
Olio now company will dispose of the
outout of the Fischer -Lumber company.
tvmi Tjiinber coninanv. Coast Range
Lumber company and Jonnson anil jouu-
son Lumber comnnnv. -
Huntiueton will become nctlvo with tho
firm upon the closn of spring term at
the University of Oregon, when his con
tract with that institution closes. This
new company Is composed of three-who
have made reputations here as excep
tional athletes. Huntington played qimr-
tnrhnf!c nn vnrsitv tennis tin to the. time
lie took over the coaching job. Clifford,
(Skrot) Munerud gained national fame in
the Oregon-Harvard game at Pnsodena
In New Year s day, wnen ne re-
nlnoed "Hin Hill" Htoers at Quarter. Law
rence (l'ink) Slonorud was a star bane
hnll nlaver at Kucene high school sev
eral yoars ago. All ure ex-University of
Oregon men. - -
W. C. Anderson, who owned the An
derson; .Kucl Corporation. ,- has been in
business here for the past several years,
Washington. Msirh 2I.Tlie Dai'gh
erty investigation started off ri a bhue
of fireworks todnr when counsel for At
tcinrr Genersl Daugherty dein.inded at
the outset of the hearing that the In
''stigation committee Immediately issue
a Btibpoens for Frank A. Vanderup, New
Yorlf financier, and "hold him hern" until
they have had an opportunity to examine
him on the wltuesn stnnd.
Vanderlip recently came to Washing
ton and volunteered his nervines to the
eonimitfee nnd during his stay issue.l ru
mi roup, statements, implying grae nrjin
dflN (n the government.
The eommi'tce Indicated Vniiderlip
wouhl be rjmmoncd.
ATTORNEY MAKES DENIAL
New York, March 1. An emphatic de
nial that be hnd ever accepted money an
a bribe in connection with withdrawal nf
llounr as testified today in W.-nlilimlon
before a senatorial investigating commit
tee by John G.ironl. wns mnde tbs aft
ernoon by Major Ihivld L'lisperniire. a
special United States attorney general.
L. A. Dry Chief Is"
Notified To Quit
San Kraih-lsio, Mhrrh 21. Suspension
of Harold II. Dollcr. chief field prohibi
tion director in California, ordered by
Commissioner Blair, bend of the bureau
of internal revenue, Washington, was re
voked torhiy In a telegram to Director
Samuel F. Hutier here.
TO HEAR WILL H. HAYS
New York. Mnrch 21. -Will H. Hays.
formerly thnlrmnn of the republican na
tional committee lert ,ew iork tuts
morning to testify before the senate oil
lease invest lacti ting committee at Wash
ington. He declined to m:ike any statement.
STUVKS QI IT HKH IIdTAO
Berlin. March 21. Hnao Htlnnea, fler
inany's foremost Industrial and finan
cial mairnnte, resigned bis retchslns
seat this afternoon. He was a mem
ber of the fjcrriinn 'People's psrtv.
fltlnnes Is 111 and his physician advised
htm to ptlve op business and political
affairs. He baa just hen suecawfnll-r
operated on tor trail stcies.
ORDERED SUSPENDED
Los Angeles, Cal., March 21. Harold
If. Dolley chief stnte prohibition
agent, was to be informed today that he
has been temporarily suspended by Com
missioner Blair of the internal revenue
department, Dolley, who Is alleged to
hnva tanned telephone wires !ti securing
evidence on liinior violators .and accus
ed of other Irregularities in office, hss
been under Investigation by the grand
jury here for some time, but his suspen
sion came ns a surprise.
IRISH TROUBLE ENDING
Dublin. March 21. Troubles over the
attempted mutiny of the free state army
which threatened to disrupt the govern
ment began to simmer down today,
FEAR TRAFFIC STRIKE
London, Mnrch 21. findnn'n trnffic
system Is threatened with complete psrn
lysis an n result of threats of 40.000
street rnilwny and automobile' bus em
ployes to strike for higher wngen. The
government is attempting to avert the
walkout. ;
K TO
: CROSS SEA STRETCH
Seattle. Wash.. March 21: The Unl
ted States army round-the-world filers,
who landed here' naifelv yesterday after
noon, completing the first-leg of their
iobe tour, were at Band I'oint Held to
ay insnectlni their planes and eoulu
ment in preparation for the hop to
Trlnce Rupert, II. C, on April 1. and
thenpa nernsn the Pnnlfle. ' ; ' .
Roclnl invitations have been declined
with thanks, not because the fliers aren't
desirous of partaking of Seattle's hospi
tality, but because they are anxious 'to
pat their planes ia shupe and keep them
selves fit.
The great pontoons, which will add
750 pounds to the weight of each of the
four machines, will be fitted on here for
tbe ocean journey across tbe Bacifta.
Tired, but cheerful, the eight men wno
will maka tlie epochal flight, got to jbed
early Inst night, after spending the Aft
ernoon at the field where they were -welcomed
by thousands of citisens. Karly
this morning, curhms visitors f were
streaming to the field noxious to net a
peep at tlie giant planes that will make
history. .
; ' i . :
Says Slain Doctor
Lived In Constant
Fear Before Death
AS L
STARTS FIGHT;
Department Auditor Declare ,
It Means Hia Jod al ; ,
Tells Too Much; Does Not ;
Commend Fellow Dry Meiv (
' ' . "- .. nf C..Aattn1in' '
Washington, Jinrcn "V .,-
that there is a move f gT
ternal revenue bureau to balk an. tuvw
tin ion of its nctivltlon w mad t ll
afternoon when a senate .hwwWWv
committee called A. J. Bradley, .dor ,
'"JJl.ES S .e-nhere"' ask-'
cd Senator Couicns, republi'-aa pt ?Cc.h-, y
ig,,n'. Testimony Mwm PMtttaR. .4L J5,',.)
- "I'm not nfniid of an thing. BrnOIfT
respbiided, .J'But my testimony inay. meaa .
mf"ltw yoa iny objection to thin inan ,
tellina-af onv iiWtoomliigK of the bit
reauor W making nugireHtlons for .Im-.
nrovcnientr" asked Senator Couen iot
Asshtnnt Cammissioner Cbns. It- asu..
"None" Nash said. - -
1 "If the 'committee elicits, information ,.
from me detrimental to the department. v ,
Bradley asked, "I might, be framed. In
fact I've, had an intimation. i
Seasrtor Wiitsonv chairman, demand -;
the' source of the intimation.
."I niimt ask to 1e fXcused.fronj.H
ing the Mim," said Bradley,, t, -
WaSTtiero any siioiv im v'"'1""
. "Soy ' ' ... j. ' "
,' Launches Bureau Attack. v -
Bradley ilaunehcd t once into an- at
tack on cbureau of ficials. i
i "Never . had I come in contact -wlt .
greater pinhendK,"- he said. . , ,
Himator Watson asked . just. wliat. d(fi ,
nartipcnt hends he meant. ... .
"All of them,"-Biudley anidv with.',,-..
sweep of his arm. '. ' -
"They are riot looking for ability, , ha
continued, "nor for constructive aotwn.
They're merely job holders with tlio.otoa ,
aim of porpctuntlnc their Jobs: -
- Bradler admitted to Watson that ha
had "kicked right, along" because be duf
not get salary iucrcasea bo expected .
"Have vou itskcd for Increases or pyr
motions?" .
"No." ;
" -Watsori asked liim to define "a. piojr
head" and Bradley Bald: . '
"A pinhend In one without the .Intel
loctiml capacity to hold down his job,". J
Bradley aald his record for work, wap
"splendid" but lie had not' been; prdt 't .
motid. ...-.-'.' . ( .
"To what do you attributo that?" Watv
son asked. - . : i, . f
"Well, senator, I have a personality, .
temperament, that falls to wln.. T.i '
Bradley aald he bad been quite sue. ,
ccssf ill ana business man before the vm r, .
but continued to hold a $2,000 -Job -with..:
the bureau for the last three and a hulf -yearn.
, . i
"Why?" asked Watson. " W f
' "Well,-. I came to Washington, during -,
the war. I hesitated to return M, bnal-
neas because this work has robbed me of -
initiative." - - W. f ,
i Knows of ComiptfM. ' ''
' A. V. Adams, a mechanical, engineer,
-who with 21 other engineers, was ili- i
missed for "Inefficiency and to ut ex-'
penses," took the stnnd, snyiug he could
tell of graft and corruption,
Adams said he worked ill the amorti-
zatlon unit of the 4ureau. One company v
would fllo an amortimtlon claim and get
a 3 per cent reduction in assessment,
he said, -and another , with equal vinitus '
might get-, an 80 per cent cut.- rkj,
" ; ::.t -
Kansas (sly. Mo., March.' 21. Dr.'
Zeo Zoo Wllkins, pretty divorcee, who
was slain in her "mystery home!' here,
lived the Inst, few weeks nf her. life in
constant fear that one of two men would
murder her, Jesse James Jr., her r.ttor
ney, told a coroner's inquest here today,
- James wns tho first witness to be cull
ed. He nomes Chnrles Wllkins, a bro
ther of tho slain woman, as one of the
men his i-licnt ssid she feared. Wilklnn
is held by police aud was to testify at
the Inquent later.
James refused to name the other Innn,
snylng he hnd told L. D.. Wnlatnn, chief
of detectives, of his Identity. The other
man is not -under .arrest, the witness
saitl. Dr. Wilkin feared the ' men be
cause she hnd refused to comnly with
certain requests they had made. :
ISLAND COIWEmTIOIJ
i
MOVES FOR FREED!?"
I - 1 1 i ii , r : i-- 1 i
Killing Frost Is
, Promised Tonight
Tl .. 1 , . ' . r , .. .
s uruniMl, .1 rre., .1:ircn 1,-11, .i. IS.
A killing frost tonight in the WUIam
elte valley nnd noitthern Oregon wns
predicted today by E. L. Wells, I'nltcd
lln,ne n- n.. . I. n h n. ...1.1 . L. -
....... v i.t nn,.., . nillll lllc
frost might nip peaches and apricots in
tho valley and pears in the Itogtie Hlver
country, A temperature of 80 degrees
was bis forecast for Portland tonight.
CAR GROUND; DRIVER SAFE i
f.'hlcago. March 21. Kdwnrd A. l'olkn.
official of the Valentine Seavers Furni
ture company, escaped unscathed when
his automobile was around to tills l,n.
ween two "L" trains enrly tmhiy.
' I ' ll timrt n.aa alwi.1 1. u .1 f
. " -o n.,u.n u, an rnniuouil.l
train, which burled it in tbe path of one
westbound, s
oianua, .iinrcn 1 -i.-rnie. .- vmertna- r .
iii'iuiiivitit iprriioniii convcniioii aqe- -r,
ed resolution toddy; culling ,frai T
li'nited Stntcs for tha ado'prldt' tt tb4 .
LiiiiowiiiK iiiucpcnuence uroaTaraS' ' f (
..VIW.. ... IH.KHUUH. IU IflMIMW -
American forces. ' .
Hecognltinn of rhlllppine Independ'ntca '
when constitiirinttil convention ndtapta-
constitution which in the preaideatyi
opinion "can maintain government and '
adequately protect personal und natm i
erty ' rights.'1 -, i - . s
Thla HAnn nee.e,llt.a (a K t
treaties would bo drawn up (nverninir
the future relations and glvjof thf C'-ol-"
ted Htntes power through, dtplomatid '
yearn to suspend Philippine Itrftntoetoa r
.... .en,.. i-uirriiL-r oriiacrenae W posies,
rtebt and also the conduct of - fnrnin re -
also estnbUHhinent of naval basM od -
tliA itltin .... - . , ..T. . ... 1 ?
TWO MORE Fltl' " ' "
Chnrles JI'iH of Msrshfield and Bruce
Dijnnln of Ii Grande, repiibllcsna, want -to
return to the statq senate, Ther file J '. '
thele dnelnenf Inn. e. : e'',VVv.
, " ..-.,.e mn . iiu.iifiaien lor TH l
nomination with Secretary cl Htafe Ko-i
jer today. Dennis represents Y'nlnaV ami :
T fnntllld AAltn.l n-4 ll.lli. -a:... i . , ;..
. ........... ...,...,. .. n 'liavifiav -
icludes Coos and Cui-ry conntlea,,. f ' "
CALIFORNIA CSTS RaVn ' ' '
. .... ....... .,,,, reven in
ches of anew at Summit, a good fall ef 1
rain in Fresno and vicinity and -llaira !
showers in southern. California- falUna
veaterdiiv anl laB .k, i it Sk. . . " f !.
i - . . ' . , '"n"1' ia an inai mav -
be expected of the . .California ..lorm '
which ushered In spring-, beyond lew
snnoklea (his nfteruwn,