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Medforb Mail- Tribune
Twenty-Fifth Year
MEDFORIX ORIXIOX, SL'XDAV, JANTAKY 11. m
No- 291.
iTodavflfi STATFS!
I W Willi m Ik V
i,, rnnniminr
Big Country. Big
Wonders.
Meet Another Octopus.
Real For Him. He's Dead.
I'll Make You Love Him.
Copyright King Feature! 8ynd., Inc.
Nature ami rovi(U'iit-p inailc
this country on u M;; scale.
Some of the binccst things are
still unknown to u majority of
ns. I'ike's Peak, the .Mississip
li, Niagara Kails and the oil
deposits we all know. But few
know about the gigantic lime
stone caverns of Carlsbad in
New Mexico. An invitation to
.sec the snvcrns from President
Paul Shoup of the Southern
Pacific railroad gives this in
formation: "You can put the national
eapitol into the biggest cave,
so far discovered, and then
have a zeppelin sail over it
without touching the roof."
Oct your new ear, drive out
to see that cave, sec other
wonders in "New Mexico and
drive on to the Pacific coast
and see the biggest thing of all,
the Pacific ocean.
A new "octopus" is coming.
Messrs. Katon, of the Kepublij
Steel, Campbell, of the Youngs
ton company and Grace of
Bethlehem Steel arc in New
York planning a two billion
dollar steel merger.
Once upon a time that would
have set all the muck rakers
to raking violently. And the
supreme court would have said :
"You mustn't do it; you arc
growing too big." '
But we have passed that
stage, and have taken for our
motto "The bigger the better."
Many that read this call the
unemployment problem "a
passing thing," not too ser
ious. It was ipiitc serious for
Harry Drueker, Hungarian
shoemaker, who came to this
country after the world war,
found a job repairing fioes,
then opened a little store and
married. Twins were born,
everything was promising.
Now the twins are near
death, in a hospital where 1hc
father, who attempted to kill
them, is dying. The mother is
dead, killed by her husband.
Hard times closed the store,
work could not be found. He,
his wil'e and the twins starved
more or less for seven months,
now it is over.
No "theory" about that.
Russia is modern. Gigantic
agricultural machinery, "com
bines" such as few American
fanners have ever seen, travel
fifty or a hundred miles in a
straight line across immense
wheat fields. What the Rus
sians do, is done on a gigantic
scale. Now they are spending
45,(K)O,0UO on a powerful
broadcasting wireless plan,
j They will broadcast their theor-
ies on government, and the sins
of ."capitalism" and whether
you like thein or not, the theor
ies will come rattling into your
radio.
Making people listen, of cuurec.
will be another thlnK. Hut some
will listen, cleeially iu theso
times.
The effort of Stalin to make yon
llko h1n theories reminds you of
n-ederlck the Croat's fathi-r, chas
ing little hoys into a corner, and
heating them severely, saying "I'll
MAKK you love me."
Miticy Ir still lent In Wall!
Street "on call" at one t cent.
Two years ago nohody would have (
dreamed or such cheap inoncj.
A few vesrs henco many will
b wonder why they did not tal(e ad
vantage ot it.
Otto H. Kuhn. who really under
stand finance, said last Wednes
day: "Two years Irom now looking
back, you will not believe that It
was really possible to buy the
fjiest securities at the ridiculous
(Continued on Tae Two)
raunwiht m
N DRY LAW
Prohibition to Be Issue Be
fore Many Legislatures
Memorials to Congress
For Repeal Sought Pro
hibition Forces Rally to
Defend.
NEW YORK. Jan. 10. 'Pi
The prohibition Issue Is knocking
this year at the duo re of sixteen j
state legislatures.
In most of them the effort of
repeal forces to win it hearing for
their Issue 1m in a ncbutous singe,
hut In fourteen of 4 1 legislature
mooting this month attentiin will
be nought for measures lookhiK
either to repeal or state enforce
ment laws or the inemorializng
of the federal government, and
In all these states the drys are
preparing to defend gains won.
The situation,, in the states
where prohibition is an isue this
year:
California A resolution by
Senator Tullcnt Hubby, San Fran
cisco memorializing congress to
repeal the eighteenth amendment
as a violation of state rights has
been referred to the senate com
mittee on federal relations.
Connecticut Governor Cross 1
has suggested memorials to cong-
rca for repeal of the Volstead
act and action with other staler
In -asking for a constitutional con
vention to repeal the eighteenth
amendment. Bills to repeal the
state prohibition law arc con
templated by ant l-pruhlhltion
groups.
Colorado Kills to repeal state
liquor law prohibition.
Delaware Two bills affecting
Du Klalr law (state enforcement
art) ure expected to be introduced
Monday. Olio would repeal the
statute. The other would amend
it to lighten restrictions on physi
cians and druggists dispensing it.
. Illinois Joint resolution num
ber one in the senate asks cong
ress t o ca 1 1 a co n ven lion to pro -pose
this a m e u d m cut to the
eighteenth amendment: "The ex
clusive power to tax, license, regu
late or suppress the manufacture,
sale, transportation, exportation 1
and Importation of intoxicating
liquors shall he vested in cong
ress. " Another bill would repeal;
the Illinois liquor laws.
Indiana One hill prepared for
introduction calls for repeal of the
"bone dry" law under which the
wile of alcoholic beverages In any
form. Including medical whiskey.
Is forbidden. Another calls for a
referendum on the liquor law and
a third seeks to legalize the sale
of medicinal whiskey.
Massachusetts - Governor Kly,
democrat, elected on a ' wet' plat
form, said iu his inaugural ad
drees that the legislature should
ask for modification of the Vol
stead act. A petition has been of
fered to have the legislature ask
congress tu end national control
of the liquor traffic and restore to
the states the, power to regulate
manufacture and sale.
Missouri--Represent a live George
ft. Calvin announced the prepara
tion of a bill to repeal all Mls-
souri prohibition laws. The anti-!
saloon league seeks no new legis
lation but will fight to retain the
present dry laws.
New Jersey Senator Emerson
L. Richardn seeks repeal of the
Hobart enforcement act.
New York Democratic and re-;
publican party platforms called
for repeal of the eighteenth;
amendment.
Ohio The first legislature in
troduced In " the Ohio assembly,
calls for a referendum on repeal
of the state prohibition amend
ment. The Ohio house Is regarded
ns dry. and the senate as doubt
ful. Rills for repeal of all statu
tory prohibition laws have been
prepared for Introduction next
week.
Pennsylvania Measures to re
peal the state enforcement act
are expected tn be Introduced but
Governor Pirn-hot. who has the
veto power. Is dry.
Rhode Island Republleans are
ttponHoring bills to Increase the
alcoholic content proscribed In the
state law from one-half of one
p.r cent to three and one-half
per cent, and to call upon Khodo
Island's natlonnl representatives
to work for repeal.
Wyoming Hill d mandlng re
pcal of the state liquor law ex
pected. Washington Referendum pro
posed. West Virginia Abolition of the
slate enforcement department ltM
an economy n -isurr
POHTLAND. Jan. 10. (IN
Dan K. Powers, attorney, was or-,
dered from the courtroom, today
by Circuit Judge Tn.well nfter
he had. In the opinion ofthe court,
failed to give satisfactory reason
why 'in accounting httd not been
made in an 11 -yesr-old estate
case. Th- court told him If n
accounting not givin by Wed-j
nesday arrest would he ordered.
PANAMA PRESIDENT OVERTHROWN
- J. ,11 it I'MKA fflillO
President Arosemena ot Pannma was overthrown in the Litest revolution in Central America. The
rebels captured the presidential palace (shown above) after a brief skirmish and forced the president to
resign.
STATE PRODUCEISALEM FELONS
ON STANDARD GIVEN PARDONS ON CASH BONUS DECLINE SHOWN
BASIS IS PLAN'AND TIME OFFSFOR INSURANCE
Orchardists and Farmers
Told They Must Syste
matize to Com pete
Committee of 15 Authori
zed to Secure Action
From Legislature. !
roHTI.AXIJ, Ore., Jan. 10. (!')
I'llles Ol'ctfon will stundardi.c
her farm and orchard products
products
i. . . .
SlIO Cannot eXUCCt to CUllinetc III
torcign niarKets with netghiioringl
states, speakers told a meeting of!
far-ueif, orchardlsUj ami shippers
here today.
The meeting was called by Ihe
state chamber or commerce to dis
cuiis uniform standardization laws.
George K. Aiken, editor of tho On
tario Argus, presided at the meet
ing. Alkcn was given power to name
a committee of 1 5 to work out
plans to have the needs of giowt
ers a rid shippers brought before
the tfta'tc legislature.
Tile coni-i
mittee r-luil! consist of one editor,'
one hanker and 1 3 men engaged
In growing, packing and distribut
ing Oregon products.
SCORE HELD IN
OAKLAND. Cal.. Jan. 10. P)
Through an opening too small to!
accommodate his companions one J
of the 20 men Imprisoned in Camp
Mitchell tunnel crawled to safety
tonight. The other 10 wero safe
and could be touched by rescuers.
Hope of getting all the men out
Immediately led to tho erroneous
report ihiit the 20 were freed.
After Ow.ir Nclnon, smMlost
member of the trapped crew,
crawled through, another tried to
follow through the small opening,
but failed.
Some obslacle. which tho rrs
euers could not cut through, nec
essitated a detour of the four foot
rescue tunnd and delayed releas
ing the other 19 who had leen
Imprisoned moro than 2 4 hours
tonight.
4
DENIED NEW IPI
D! ; N I ; It. Jan. 1 0 nVt 1 Va 1 1
O' Lough 11 n, litis n -haired step
mother of Leo mi O'Loughlin, slain
ten year old child, today was de
nied a new trial oh a charge of
murdering the girl by Judge lien
leya Calvert. Formal sentence
life Imprisonment was passed.
The womsn's only comment
whs: "I can still say I am Innocent.'
TUNNEL CRASH
W AID NEAR
if " i II If I t , U U
Veteran Freed From Cell To
Go to Hospital Portland
Chinese Serving Life Get
Sentences Shortened
Governor C o n s i d,,e r s1,
Others.
MALK.M, ure., Jan. 1 0. IV)
Tlnw sfrilitiff fftinmiiliillniiM and
two conditional pardons in per- j
two conditional pardons lo per-
,,...!
OHN now crv hit l inn In in h a i
I
penitentiary were isHtictl by !ov
ernur A. W. Xorblad today.
Holier t Ijtero, received from
Portland October 22, 1 to
serve three years for burglary,
received a conditional pardon tin
der which he will be went to the
veterans hospital in Portland fori
medical treatment. He has bcen j a formal statement, the Tex
III most of the time he has served an IlHMcrtcd. "It Is now Incumbent
In the penitentiary ami the poHf ))on rant amj fn (,r the
land American legion pit reeotn- American I.eKlon and the Imllvld
mended his pardon. Ufl ,((SH f the American Legion
.JamcM 11. A n t h o n y, received tn trt j,,,,. ,M.mieiK of cniiKiess
from Porlland two years ago t"! know that this leiilslutlon is i
' ' "arH 'ooneiy, n-
.
ccmcii n conoiuoiuii paruon upon no Kn eonimaniler hhui i.en
recommendation fro m t'ircult , departments believe the nallonal
.Indue Walter H. Kvans and ' organization shoiihl sjMHiHor con
W. Dunn, the man he robbed. version legislation while 22 others
Commutation! of sentence were! j.ive . the , organization should
issued to Marry Chin and Hiiey ; n, jn actively In the nmvenient.
r nng, ( riiivse, serving lire sen-
j tem e fur first degree inurd'-r
cotivi't Ions In .Multnomah county.
In both cases the sentences wen
commuted to 2.i years. UeconH
reveal that Chin and Pong were in
vol veil in I'ori la mi long ei i vines.
'bin was received In 1 W22 und
Pong in 1 f t S the state pardon
hoard, t rcretary of Ktate ilossand
prison officials recommended the
i commutations.
Clarence Boggle, received from
Linn county December 6. llt-l to
serve 1 ,"i years for robbery with
a dangerous weapon, received a
commutation to 1 0 years. After
deducting credit for good beha
vior Boggle will be subject to re
lease In IK months I tuiri'le. off I -
rh(1(( jnl), ahln(, , the rupture
(f n ,..,,,,,.,1 ,.(IIlViet and this
service Influenced prison of fi" la Is
in recommending tho com inula -lion.
The commutation also wan
recommended by the, trlat Judge
and Linn county officials.
ovcrnor Nor bind said he wa
onsiderlng other eommiit;iUnH
and conditional pardons but had
not yet reached any decision.
AST'ilIIA. Ore.. Jan. 10. l't
Clatsop eon nly building activities
are looking up for the coming
year.
j In A-tnriu the new St. Mary's
IhoM-tal. to eoft $2:tO.O0O, in under
ntriiction: a KO. 000 addition toi
the Presbyterian church will start.!
soon; and a 2. T.0.000 post office
building is expeyed to be under j
way he.- by May 1.
The Co-operative cannery in
f Warrenton plans a VJO.Uon aniii-.The
tion anil ISO. 000 are lo he spent which grounded tn Ui otummaj complete the nuiitiing, It la expect
hy the tHte at Camp Clatsop. Th yeotf-iday. reatJied the harborjed.
Itradley-Woodard Lumber company hern today undamaged. She stuck The hotel will he flanked by ft
i buiMlng a new milt at Clifton, durlnj; a fug. ' Kt course und gardens.
BY REVOLUTION
i
LEGION SPLIT
National Head Holds No
' Action Should Be Taken
; Before Congress Texas
Snlfin A;kJ Rank and1
OUIOII HoKo ndllK ttllU
File to Speak,
WASHINGTON. .Tun, 10. (A)
ltulph V. O'Neit, national com-
! mandcr tf the American Legion,
wumn ivi(. -
,v ' '
ho opinion that tn view or mc
'
aciion of its Hoi-ion convemmn
flic lgh.n should not lnitlateHt,uU woro ,to ,m fj,(1(1 for- lonffntK flogged in tho Jirosenco oc
sponsor any icgisiauou ir
caMi payment or eoinp'-nsaiion p)l0, c.gr.L'.l 34, Republicans 5,
certiricates. 7X3,60!!; farm labor, 1 81,87. oe-
Patman, a democrat, atlempting ;ilsts 37(3ai uI others 155.&19,
io lorco consmcrauon m priiiuwti
lo convert me vciciuiih tnim
catey, made the letter public to-
,jfiV
r, ,,,! oxpeeted."
.
FINAL REPORT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 0. T)
Secretary -Wilbur Will open m
Monday what In expected to be the
final meeting of Prenlilent Hoover's
public lands committee which will
decldo upon a final report to the
president on whether (hi1 public
domain should bo transferred to
tho Hliilu and the conditions for
transfer.
A tentative draft of the report,
providing for the. transfer und out
lining several conditions, chief of
which was re.- rvatlon by Hie gov
ernment of tlile lo non-mineral
lands was drawn at tin- last meet
ing of the committee held In Nov
ember. Thirteen members repi'-wnt the
elm-en public land states, Arizona.
Nevada, Wyoming. New Mexico,
t'tnh. Colorado, .Montana. Idaho.
( 'ah Torn in, iregon a nd Washing
ton, while sevcit me in be i m of Ihe
committee are from eastern Mates.
There are 17,(Mio,oao acres of
public lands remaining.
w p; nil 11
t regon i 'loudy Sunday and
Monday, probxbly oecaslonul rains
In west portions and lociil snows
in the mountains: no change In
temp' attire; moderate southerly
ii.iw!u ,rrii,,r
.' .
POItTLAND. ore.. Jan. in. (V:
Uelglan fnlKhter noiivier
PUBLIC LANDS
SSUE MONDAY
iDETROIT CRIME LIBERIA OSES PRFSIDFNT
QUIZ LEADS TOiWOMEN TO PAY
POLICE D00RS:DEBTS. CHARGE
Gang Rule Indicated By
Probe of Radio Murder
Grand Jury to Eye All
Phases of Official Activi
ty and Racketeering.
DKTKiilT. Jan. 10. V) AC'tiT
four aiid oiH'-lialf mtmttis of tn
vi'stlKiitlnn into Riiim- kllllnc.
rarkoU't'rtiiK and other rrime tn
Detroit ami Wayne county, u npe-
cial grand Jury of 22 men was
i ii ..r ,.ti..,. II-..H which
. - .... ..,.. i neous appcam iium ihiiw
leads to the doors of cit. countiblack
and state law enforcement offices. , ,lr0H uf a ,.,M,urt of an invest!-
The Kiiind Jury, which came ln-l nation comminsion cent there
to beln primarily tu Investigate, the request of the state depart-!
the slaying on July 2S, of Jerry
Ihukley. radio orator has decided!
to find out what tho
poliro were
ootinK and
doitiK while the shoot i tin
racketeering wero uolnK on.
Thi decision to carry on for ev-
eral muro weeks and scrutlnlo' loam or Indebtedness,
closely tho city police department, j "The commission finds that al
ine state police fore and tho, though classic slavery curry tuff
Wayne county sheriffs office cam the idea of slave markets and
just as tho public expected tho
jury to wind up its uctlvHtcs with
u final report
IN VOTES CAST
LAST ELECTION
WASIIINOTON. Jan. 10. OT
Thirteen pillilon fewer votes woro
, ' ...
cusi uil iiuu meuiiieiB in inu
...... ,.:u
iu.il eieviiou iiiuii in Ai'io. ,
- V.'llllsm.Tvhiv 1ki. booiw olo.k.
said today 24,770,838 vuto cast
.....
mm year an conil'uieu Willi uiut
3r,,ooo.ooo m .
Thoro were 13,070.80 votes cast
for lt(M.ubliean, candidates. 11-
tUH, 643 for Democratic candidates.
1 22 7 ,f.40 for farm labor, 23K.7H7 for
I 7 , Ti 4 0 for farm labor, 23 8,7117 for
. Hl)(.iniHtH
OiiaiiHlM,
o;8rii tor an others.
While hut third of tho senate
: t(M.ms 4ho i,(.1VOCrutlc candidates
making a total of 13,010.252.
A GENTLEMAN 10
AID MUSTY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 0.
y plan under which he wild Hiior
might be manufactured and sold
without repealing the ISih amend
ment lilnging upon the oath of
each purchaser that he would not
become Intoxicated was proposed
by Dr. J. J. Seelman of Mllwati
kle, a director of tho omoeiatton
Hgainnt tho prohibition amend
ment. Seelman argued the eighteenth
amendment "does not prohibit al
coholic liquors for lioverago pur
poHes when not Intoxicating." and
that liquor is not "Intoxicating
when moderutely consumed.'' Hetf 1350.000 and declared to bo
contended Its sale thercforo would
not be Illegal If used moderately.
To carry out this plan It would
bo necessary for congress to use
Its power to Interpret the term
"IntoxlciiUng liquors'" uh meaning
"llquorw Which Intoxicate." Heefc
mii n would use a permit system,
and have each permittee examin
ed and given Ihe oath. If he did
not keep the oath and became in
toxicated he would be liable to
punishment.
17-STORY HOTEL
POItTLAND. Ore., Jan. lo wT)
Contracts for the const ruction
of a 13,00(1.000 hotel In I'm timid
were awarded today by Ralph II.
Lloyd, of Los Angeles, to L. II.
Iloffni'in, Portland, and W. S. Din
widdle, Han Franelsco.
Construction of the. hotel will
begin as soon as Los Angeles arch
itects can complete the plans,
Lloyd's announcement said.
I Thn hotel will be a 1 7 story
structure with a three story crown.
j r ineen monins win ne required 10
State Department Reports
Shows Slavery Exists In
African State Founded
As Refuge Natives
Forced Into Peonage.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. ill')
l,itierlu, founded ns u refUKo for
freed men upon whom Urn scars
of bondage rtlll were fresh, was
pietured to the world today us a
nation in which slavery was Im-
posed by whip and chains.
nieni. -inn ui'pimiuv.u
report jiuhlle tonight
ii)Uif. bpy'und slliV0 coditions,
the coiumlKsion investiKuteu inu,HotUed waft uncertain tonight. In
practice of "p a w n I n k." "'ltl,'ri tho eyes of tho enate there is ho
which relatives and particularly
women wero Riven as security for
1 slave dealers no longer exists as
such In the repuhlie of IJberlu
slavery as defined tn ttie 19-6
untl-slavery convention does not
exlxl Insofar a.s inter and Intra-, rra,i tlmt 10 wou, 0,,)0so any
111 bill doineclle slavery oxl'H-1 appropriation for salaries for tho
1'nwnhiK Is also recoBnlzed '" '"pi three commissioners when the sup
sorlal economy of the republic. lly bm carryng thc80 funds Is
The commission found no cvl- (nken up by ,ho 8Pnute.
dence that leadlnK cltlJcns par- Mr Hoover followed his brief
lielpated in domestic slavery but)formal noUco to ,), nato of do
that then' was cvldenco that nomo, clnaton to rotUrn tho nomlna-Amerleo-Llberlans
took natives on uons wltn a ataicmcnt to tho press
pawns and utilised the sjsiom
tuklnK women to attract laborers
to their land.
Systematic Intimidation and HI
treatment on the part ot novorn-
ment officials, messengers andthlm ..th ,iifni.,ii. f nwt- tn-
frontier soldiers was found lo;
nave ueen uneu tor nv:iu""o
('xed . labor for motor-roud coli-
slruellon, for bunuinn un tm.. .
,,Ii a,i military buriueks and
for nnrtrrilKe.
i- , ... . l,if
.TH feeble, efforts, qt onlof..
'' l""-'' ""lr ""Uvo", w""
frontier force ciimo to Rather
, , ... ...... ..i,n,,t hvi
Mll0 Hhown, th,ouj;hou'hro
,W,UI1 IU , ''.,,.
l,lin)' popuumonH 01
I died had been depleted to a mere
j " " ViL' in th reuort.
; t
ui c.,.n
1 u,,Ml 'l" i-'""'"
to yield men and Iioj-h for servl-
FAKE TICKETS
AGUA CALIENIE
EVENT SEIZED
Spurious Paper Valued at
$350,000 Seized In San
Diego Print Shops Pub
lic Warned Against Imi
tationsHuge Lot De
livered. SAN DILfiO. Cnl Jan. 10. P)
Seizure of Agua Callenle sweep
stake tickets ha vine a faco value.
emu lous, was mado today by op-
eratlves of tho district attorney's
office at two Sun Diego print
shopH,
one of ihe printers told Invest
igators that, ho hud already deliv
ered $50,000 worth of tickets, and
DlNlrlcl Attorney Thomas Whelan
Immediately Issued a warning to
the public to beware of purchas
ing nny of tho tickets. Counter
feits are uilcrly .-worthless; tho law
prohibits salo of any lottery tick
ets. In which class he said sweep
stake ticket full.
The tickets which hav been de
livered bear ho similarity to the
genuine, which nre watermarked
with thn words "Agua Calienlo"
and sell for II each. Tho Imita
tions are marked to sell for $2
each.
Information came to tho district
attorney's office during the day
that the tickets were being printed
hero.
HKATTLM, Jan. 1 0 ! Otto J.
Amberg was reelected president, J.
A. Lyon was elected treasurer and
U, M. Clifton corporate secretary
of of tho Northwest Branch, As
sociated General Contractors of
America at tho close of their two
day convention here today. All
three men are of Spokane.
Tl'ISA, okla., Jan. 10. W) A
baby girl held as security for a
$16 board and lodging bill was
restored to the mother today by.
Judge 8. J. Clendlnnlng In com -
mon plean court.
FLAYS HIS
S
Action of Senate On Power
Commission Appointtees
Irks Hoover Steps Tak
en to Cut Red Tape
Around Drouth Relief
Funds.
WASHINGTON, Jan. !G
President Hoover today refused the
senate's request lor return of the
nimnatoni of thre0 of lnc f iv9
members of the new power com-
nilsnlon, ,
Tho 8enat0 promptly voted to
replace their nnmes on Its calendar
of unfinished business.
Jufit how the mpuSHe is to bo
,)oWer commission. President Hoo
ver pavo notice tho three commis
sioners In dispute Chairman
Smith, Marcel Ciarsaud and Cluudo
L. Draper would carry on under
their previous confirmation by tho
senate'.
Senator Wheeler, Democrat,
Montana, notified the senate after
m- nOOVcr' messaco hod been
! asserting he was resisting by his
action an encroachment by tho
legislative upon ' tho cxecutlvo
branch of tho government. Ho also
scored any attempt to symbolizo
tcrests if I rofuso to sacrifice three-
outstanding public servants, or to
allow tho senate to dictate to an
administrative board the appoint-
in eh t ot Its subordinates, and If X
refUso toallow fundamental en
croachment b the senate upon tho
constitutional independence of tho
executive."- ( -t
in his laler: abatement to the
press, the president gave his views
at greater length and concluded:
"I regret that the government
should . be absorbed upon such
questions as the action of tho pow
er commission In employment of
two subordinate officials at a tlmo
when tho condition of the country
requires . every constructive
energy." t . , .
WASIIINOTON, Jan. 10
Plans for reliovlng tho suffering;
caused by -the drought took form
today by both tho senate, house
and capltol.
A public appeal for $10,000,000
with which to purchase and dis
tribute food, clothing and other
necessities to strlckon farmers was
recommended to President Hoover
by Chairman Payno of tho Red
Cross. ' . ,
Meanwhile, administration lead
ers In tho houso took steps to un
tangle the legislative snarl that
has kept tho $60,000,000 drought
loan appropriation bill In a pigeon
hole for jicarly a week.
After a conference with tho
president, Payne said rapidly In
creasing domands for help within
the last ten days made tho appeal
for contributions necessary. Ther
havo boen many applications for
food for livestock, particularly ki
Kentucky and Tennessee ho added
Thcso havo been granted. He set
the total of state requiring; assist
ance at 21.
Senator Caraway, Democrat, Ar
kansas, ono of tho leading; spon
sors of the state's food loan
amendment, said "It Is' at a lata
dato that they are finding out peo
ple are starving." Tho admlnlstraf
tlon had "Information that a cal
amity was Impending last Decem
ber," he addod.
Senator Watson, of Indiana, tho
Republican lender, predicted a
quick responso to tho uppeal for
contributions. , .
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TANKER STUCK !
PORTLAND, Ore.. .Tun. 10. fl)
Radio reports from thn Union OU
Tanker Warwick to tho marine
editor of the Oregonlan tonight
said the Warwick was still fast tn
tho mud about 20 miles down
stream from Portland. "'
The tanker grounded . Frldoy
morning while Inbound from San
1'Yanelsco, Company' officials hore
last night said they wero Informed
part of her cargo had been trans
ferred to a barge and she bad
freed herself. v
Tlvreo tugs will attempt to free
tho Warwick Sunday morning, tho
radio message said. Should alt
these efforts fall, dredging will be
reported to.
Tho Belgian steamer Rollvlor,
which grounded near tho Warwick
hutt night, was pulled off this
morning and proceeded to Tort
iand. ttho was said to bo untfam-
aged.