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Medford Mail Temperature IIIsIipm ypMrnluy 40 Lowest thi nioriiitig 21! I'rit'ipluitioil Tn . 1 1. in. )-siiiluy no 'l'o n. in. iiMltiy iiu rorewist: Clomly nml unsettled lo uleht and Tnctluy. Slltctuly wanner tonight. Twenty-Fifth Year MEDF01U OUKdOX. MONDAY. .lANTAKV 19. 1!::i. No. 20'). The Weatki Tribute Todav By Arthur Briibase Difference in Climate. Difference in Hay Prices. When Drake Bought Grain. Catch The Grabbers. Copyright King Features 8ynd., Inc. . LOS ANGELES, Jan. IS. Tli is was written lit llndt;c on tlio Mojnve desert east of the G'njon Pass over tlie mountains. 00 miles from the Los Anireles Examiner offiee. Motoring to the pass from the oranpe proves, in blossom, .'nil the long rows of roses in full bloom, you pass automo biles eomiiif? the other way, down from Hear mountain. They carry bob sleds and to bogirans fastened across radia tor fronts, skis fastened to the running boards. Crowds no up to pass the week end in the '.snow, skiinvr, skating. Man likes change of climate and here he gets the extremes, in half a morning. Alfalfa grown under irriga tion on the desert, by this writ er and many other farmers, also lias its extremes. The best price offered here by the Southern Flour & (irain Co. of Atlanta, Ga., is .13.25 a ton. This indi vidual, who raises thorough bred horses at Allaire. X. J.. 3000 miles away, pays 45 a ton there. The difference is in freight and in the hay. At least 50 per cent better ulfalfa here than in the east, bright green in the bale with the blue flow ers still brilliant. This writer, having other enterprises, rertf niilnln ntii tf rinnu lint mnttnl' fXo sympathy requested; the hay will remain in fire proof storage. The most thankless job on earth is supplying for man or beast. Ask any farmer or Jas. Kinotto and bis wife. He runs a big dairy farm at I'hocnix, Ariz., delivers fine excellent milk at 10 cents a quart, certi fied milk at 25 cents a quart, and loses money regularly. How eau real farmers deliver milk to the dairy for 4 cents? Mr. .Minotto raises beef cattle on a 100,000-aere ranch north of I'hocnix and sells the steers is yearlings to save feed. He can tell Mr. Swift of Chicago that raising good cattle is pbi lanthrophy, not business. Jas. Minotto, who has lived all over the world, says be would rather lose money in the milk business in the climate of Arizona than make money banking in Chi cngo or New York. Tasles differ. Mr. Wiggin, president of the Chase Xational liimk, says be would rather (Continued on Tnea Seven) Abe" Martin J BREAD I hain't met one 1, hut Ihcj W (Iml "" oil-burner nlemiHi iIN"( th' vfy " fifteen nr lucno mnl.rnrnjiVlir?, Th Ihlnit ! gil- mo Is why n feller rnit't be n miihIcI hu-biind without Ih'Ims tiJCitl-IOCl A AND A E FOB RELIEF President Calls Upon Out standing Citizens in Ef fort to Raise Red Cross Drought Fund Fight With Congress Looms. W ASH 1 NO TO N, J a n . 1 1 --ivl ) The senate today approved the i Democratic proposal lor a $-,-OOO.Ooo n)propriation to the Red CroHS for relief work, after re - j jectlug an a mend men t stipulating that the federal funds he usee.' only in event the present I ted Cross drive for $ 1 o.omi.noo in vol-1 untary aid fails by Feb. !. i The federal appropriation was sponsored by Democratic leader Robinson and Senator 1! 1 a c k. Democrat, Alabama. i It is now up to the house, where Republican leaders doubt their ability to uphold President Hoover, wh is opposed to the government appropriaiion. i WANIIINCTUN, Jan. li Relief for the starving farm popu lations of drought slates became today the basis for a strah;ht-out ( 8lriif4Kle between the president j and congress. r Determined to make a success of the lied crotu drive for $10. OUO.Oiiu, .Mr. Hoover called upon a roup of outstanding citizens, led by Calvin Coolirtge and Alfred! K. Smith, to .sponsor the fund raising. Const-ess was equally set upon j enacting the proposal to hand the; lied Cross $iTf.iiOO,ooo out of the treasury. A vote approached i" the senate on a motion to defer confederation of the Item, which was passed and then reconsidered ' Saturday. There was no prospect of succcmh for deferment and house lenders were seekinn a com promise plan. I'm "American Way" Th Jlod -Crow drle in It a firat week yielded only about $(100,000. Leaders of the organization com plained the congressional proposal i was having an adver.se effect j upon the campaign. Without ' mentioning the democrat ic-s'xm- j sored project upon which congress) is working. Mr. Hoover yesterday i referred to the voluntary sub-1 script ion method of raii'inK relief j funds as "the American way." He used the term in announc-' ins appointment of . his special ( committee. j ' It is essential." said the presi dent, "that we should maintain j the sound American tradition and. spirit of voluntary aid in mjcI-. . emergency and should not under-j mine that spirit which has made; our Red croHs the outstanding Kuardian of our people in time of disaster." Yolo Hinted There have been strons Intima tions that Mr. Hoover would speak even more plainly than that if j congress persists in its present plan, and a Veto has been hinted1 by his friends. With former President Coolidi;e. who has accepted the honorary j chairmanship, ihe special drive committee will have as vice chair-, men. Alfred K. Smith, and John W. Davis, last two Democratic presidential nominees, (lonoru j John J. Per.-hint; and Cenerar Ahel Davis, of Chicago. The proposal that the senate' defer consideration of its relief! plan came from Senator Reed, Republican, 1'ennsylvanln, w h o ursed this method of keepim; I ho fund from conflicting with the. Red Cross campaign. Yet Reed ; is anions the Republicans who' are ready to support the $25.001.-1 000 appropriation. Democratic spokesmen have voiced a denire to see the Red Cross drive mm - coed also, but they contend cili-) zens are without money to tribute. 1'AUIS, Jan. 191 The French government plans to fix the prlV of high grade wheat at K a bushel the Associated I'resa was informed at the ministry of agriculture to day. A bill to that effect has already been ure na red, and Minister of m v Agriculture Victor IJoret is conn- 1 dent it will be passed by parlin-! ,,,, , , ,i ment. It was said. I , 1 ! V A I.I.IS. ..,.. .Ian. n-W Kven at n bushel, taklnn into Afl'-r sp. n,llnK a niithl Mst n consideration hiKh costs of pro.luc- ! "- ''- ' ' , ""',k 0wl'". " tlon, French farmers will just f'l. f're , she'ter, :. bi.n, about break even. In the nion of Party ! fe pes,,,,- In.-lu.l.nu the mlnlMer. '""" S1"" V,';"' : 4 retutn-d lo C.ovallls today I n, SKM'ko ll Tclcl-lmi urn no ii and Ibree women suf- CIIU'ACKI. .Ian lfl lI'i Htm K fi led ybfhliy fioin evpiure. limitations will be broailcat by Mr. and Mr". Charles Troyei. television Monilay. .January :,. In fi-n-s M.irsaiol nnd Mildred an l it' riment to be conillK ted by Twei il and :y Caipenlep climb the "hiciiKii Dally N'Ws oer ed tile leak Hunday nnd left their television station W5XAP under lim.h In their automobile at the the direction of Clem K. Wade.' end of The mounlaln ro.nl. Ilatl; liri sldent of the iern T. levls- ne . ov. rliiol: tliem on their re. Ion company. 'tuin and thry l"st ihe trail. I ,To Aid Jobless 0 t NflBWWWWfc A asoctaled press PUo:o Will Rogers will contribute hit gift of humor on a speaking tour through Texas to raise funds for unemployed and drought-stricken farmers of. his native souhwest. PRETTY STENOG Note Indicates Suicide Pact Girl's Parents Had Forbidden Attentions of Candler Butler. ATLANTA, C.a.. Jan. 10. f The "Inst trick'" of Jose Cruz, 3(1-year-old Filipino ninutcur magician and butler of Asa (J. Candler, Jr., was written into DeKalh county records today as the murder of MisH Gladys Frix. pretty 19-year-old Kteuogrnpher, aud his. own sui cide. After tlie discovery of .the bod ies of tlie couple yesterday In a parked automobile on thu Candler estate, officers found a note jn the Filipino's room, scrawled on a child's slate, which said: "This is my last trick and I hope you've en joyed the performance." On Cruz's body was found an un signed note which said: "To Whom It May Concern: "fce Gladys Frix and Joe Cruz are taking our own lives because we love each other hut due to the objections of Louise Frix (sister of Gladys) and Mis. J. T. Clay (grand mother), we cannot find a way to he together in peace." The coroner's jury did not be lieve there was a suicide pact since the note bore no murk from the girl. Testimony before the coro ner's jury showed that Miss Prix's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Frix, had forbidden Cruz to call at their I home or to Hte their daughter. Other testimony from relatives of the sirl said she had fenced Crux. She made her lulal date with him Saturday night. Cruz came to Atlanta from Ma nila about eight years ago. lie aud Miss Frix met about six months ago. 10 BEN SELLING I'lHiTI.AN'l.). Ore., Jan. 1 ( Men and women of all raees( and stations of life rilled Temple j lieih Israel to (he doors Sunday . paying tribute to the memory of I '.en Sellinu. 't it land en pita Hnt j and philanthropist, who died, Thuisday. a few days past hi. 7:ith birthday. Ciivernor .1 n Mils 1.. Meier ind . Mayor ;eorc,e h. linker were in . (be conn reuat Inn. Two rabbin. Herbert I'arzen and Mever Ituhir. l.artitipateil in the funeral serv ices. Kr.scire C Nelson, attorney, in his eiilouy. spoke of Selling's many benefaction?, which includ ed the endowment of a library at Kebr w I'nion college at On-clnuati. FILIPINO SLAYS IN LOVE TANGLE DAY HEADS M AN GGMMITTEE j fr si. tics wa in an unbroken t : line, but there now is a rift' Jackson County Solon isj.n n. im, h..m -wo feet . , , j from I .una Island. Named Chairman of Re- The c-shaped indentation ,. , -in the brink created by the apportionment Power sim-e is estimated to be 1.0 , - ...... n ' to 2 feel deep anil l.'.O feel and Grange Bills Will Be; in width. Introduced Tuesday, SAl.KM, Jan. 1H The com I bination of districts one and two, j noi t hern and southern sections j of the stale, is the only material j change proposed in (he enmmer-; cial fish bill which was dropped, into the legislative hopper of the! house today. The bill in tarsely; amendatory, codify ins the com -. mereial fish ins laws, smplifyns ' sc me parts and strengthening en-1 forcement. its sponsors declared. There is not bins in the bill con sidered controversial, nor does1 it mention the Rosue river situa tion. SALHM. Ore.. .I;yi. 1!. (tV) Members of (he two new house committees, (he public utilities and reapportionment, the former ex pected to handle the administra tion measures which as yet have not been introduced in the state egisluture, were announced this noon by Frank J. Lonergan, speak er of the house. The pending pow er and grange bills are expected! to be introduced tomorrow, those in touch with the administration program nnnounced. Ray Vv. Giii of Multnomah county was named chairman and Morton Tompkins of Yamhill vice chairman of the committee on utililies. The other members are John Manning. Multnomah; John II. Iewis, Nfult nomah; K. W. Snell, Gilliam; Da Tnylor, Clackamas; Herbert Gor vid G. Glass, Wasco; Gordon J. don. Mult noma ;li John A. Thorn burgh, Washington.. The majority of the members are declared favor able to the governor's program. Day Is Chairman I?, n. Day, .lacksnn county; heads the committee on reapportionment, with A. V. Swift of Rakor as vice chairman. Other members are Ho mer D. Angell, Multnomah; U D. Nash, Lincoln; James D. Chinnock, Josephine; Ralph Hamilton, ('rook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Klaninlh and Lake; H. H. Chindgren. Clacka mas; W. K. Stockdnle, Grnnt and Harney; Joseph PC. Scott, CmnlUla. The night sessions of the joint ways and means committee will start tonight and will bo held every j night during the session. Other im-' portant committee meetings will abo be started this week. Com-1 miltee sessions in the Oregon leg- j Mature are open to members of i the press. Much interest has been manifested In the open hearing for Wednesday night on the measure providing for ihe closing of the Rogue river to commercial fisher men. (Continued on Page 8, Story 1) FAKE "AL GAPONTi TAKES SPOTLIGHT' fllli'ACO, Jan. l ! UV) Thft audleni-e In a South State htrei-t theater saw something not on the program last night, but which gave them a momentary thrill without extra charge. A man in the crowd Jumped over the foot lights anil announc ed in no uncertain tones: "I'm Al Capone." The chr rus screamed and fled, leaving the stage to the newcom - j K In math Kails, aud prominent in 1 r. who than leaned over ami nsk-' southern Oregon, was today nett ed the orchestra to play some- teneed to 11 seven year term In thing. !y that time tho police prison for an alleged assault on n arrived and took him to a bos- young girl here. 1 fis attorneys pitnl for observation. 'announced an appeal will be taken. Mud-Slinging By Daisy And Clara Hit By Court Theft Is Only Question LOH ANGKLKS, Jan. 'J.A') The court, in the person of Su perior Judge William Doran, took a pot shot at what it termed "mud slinging" In Ihe trial of Daisy Del toe on charges of gi nnd theft from her former employer, Clara llnw of the films. Judge Doran Interrupted Nathun Freedman. defense counsel, at the outset of his cross-Uestionlng of Mis Del'.op. who was slated to cunt in ne her revelations of inti mate details of M ins How's Iff. "The purpose of the trial is to ascertain the truth as speedily rind expeditiously ns possible," he, said. "The defendant In this case Is charged with grand theft ami has plended not guilty. The Issue here Is eciiT-cut. The uuestlon Is: Did she steal (bin money? I have in mind tbnt this issue should not be met by generalities and Indirec Famous Falls of Niagara Changed By Roch Slides NIAHA FALLS. N. Y.. j. Ui. im The famous iIoi-eh,lt falls between Coat L'and and the Canadian Suai shore had a new aspect today t because of rock slides during j th,. week end. 1 The l.Oiiti-font crest of the J American falls before the I HIGH SEAS FOR Wales and Brother Have Exciting Tourney Before Embarkation At Spanish Port. SAXTANDKU, Spain. Jan. lil. (AVAfter an exciting trip from 1'arls, the Prince of Wales and Ills youngest brother. Prince George, were en route today aboard the liner Oropewa on an lS.OfiO-mlle Journey which will culminate with their Inauguration of the British trade exhibition in Buenos AIich In March. The two princes were many h nu rs late in rea chins S.i n t a n d e r to board the Oropesa. The princes' trouble began late Saturday night whei their train was held up HU0 niikv below 'Bor deaux by the derailment of A north bound train from the Spanish fron tier. . - Q Ai'Tlenffnye, they transferred Tn motor -cars, beginning a dangerous ride over sloppy mountain roads to Sautander, watering place of the Spanish king. At Bilhna the auto mobile occupied by the Prince, of Wales cureened into that In which Prince George wa riding, but no one was hurt. F 0 Lnitiio KANSAS CITY, Jan. 1 fl . (P) The scrutiny of federal authorities was directed today tnwanl the ac tivities of the Ultlah Grape Pro ducts company. Inc., which was the target of a, week-end raid by prohibition officers. Agents arrested A. K, Burnett, Kansas City manager, and 22 em ployes. H. L. Duncan, who led the raid, said the firm's salesmen gave ver bal instructions to their customers as to the manner in which wine could be manufactured from the julee. .MAIiSlM',n;i.I). Ore., Jan. lit. iI'i I.ynn Nesmlth, formerly of tions, but by specific proofs." Tho evidence Introduced In the defense, he. said, should have some , definite probative value, "Heading tho accounts of this trial in the newspapers," he added, : "the public might well be in doubt as to who is on t rial." Fx pensive looking fur coats loomed today as Important figure In the trial. Miss Deltoe arrived in court ten minutes hefnQ the session opened and looked fresh and ready, as she said, to continue her witness stand recital of ti intite deUiils in Miss Mow's life. She posed for newspaper photo graphs, before the session opened, with two of th' coats one n light brow n fur. nnol her green with ; white fur oollatwwhich are exhib its in the case. , M iss Dcllnc took t he -stn nd nl a. in. ROYAL SONS ON 0 AIR A DETERMINE FAX LEVIES I uuuyui iaus iui jtu,t-t.c7 j Increase of $17,296 j Over Last Year De crease in limner re ceipts, Tax Delinquincies Jackson county will raise by taxation, for (me tat ion of county departments, the coming year tlie sum nf .-,-t0.-l!i. I!i. according to ( the WWW budget as approved. This, is an increase over the total for l!tl'!l of $l7."!Mi.0.t. when the total i was $;,2.i:t:i.i!). The increase Is attributed by the assessor's office, to full use of the ti per rent limitation pro visions, lack of unexpended bal ances in county funds, decrease in receipts. ( notably a decline in receipts from sale of government timber, from approximate ly in 1 !!. to ln4 year, the increase in school appropria tions, and tax delinquencies. The levy outside of hh school districts will be 17. it mills. Inside high school districts, Ll.ti mills. The Mtate levy is fixed at fi.il mills. The levies by funds, and the amounts they will raise are as follow FOR COUNT! Mllis Amount Cenenil state H1I2.2 I l.jili Ceneral c-ounty ii JKM'J"."!' County schools 2.S 101.ar.2.7SI IllKh 'schools 3 7 r.l.r.ST.ltl Library S ti.l!lir..7(l (Jeneral roads' I. ait.SL'S.r.:! I'ountv fair 2 7,2:M.41i Market road 1.2 4 :l. 1 :l ti .'- 1 Kniornonoy fund 4 H.17H.97 The Market road fund is match ed by a state appropriation. The levy is based upnnacoun- tv valuat on of t3lt. V 1 .12 1 The state, school, county, nnd city levy for the Incorporated towns and cities of the county lire 01ty""To'4i .Sell. ...21.8 ..Hi. 3 ..111.3 ..23.2 ,.i.r ..18.7 24.0 .23 1 2li.8 ..2U. 1 Ashland Untie Kails .... Central iol,it i:ale Point .. Cold 1)111 ...... ,lacl;,H,nvllie Medford Phoenix P.ohuo P.lver Talent 25.8 8 1. Ill 3 H. 2 8.3 24. n 10.7 27.1! l r,.r. 09.5 nu. II 114.2 r.o.8 B1.4 r,i;. r,8.2 B4.3 r(rp y M.4 m. 7 (The above totals include the state and county levy ol J.J.U mum. Ashlnnd Is exempt from llbrars anil road levy, as it is provided by ordinance. The county and slale levy there Is 12.4 mills). The blithest levy anioiiK the Incorporated towns Is Phoenix with a millanc of 4 . 3 mills. Cen tral Point 1 second with 84.2. Cold Hill third with 01.4 mills, and initio Falls fourth with ". mills. The lowest inlllni;o Is ne.d by Knulo Point, Willi f,n.8 mills. EXTENDED INDIA LONDON, Jan. 19. (P Ramsay MacOonald today brought tho In dian round table conference to a close, extending a welcoming hand to India an a dominion in the llrltish commonwealth of nations with full responsible self-government. The work begun at London will be continued without Interruption, he saiil, and the new Indian consti tution will bo passed through tho Hrllish parliament n soon as it is completed, I WEST LACKING IN NKW YORK. Jun. '.l.(flr) The awarding to Sinclair Lewis of the Nobel prize In literature meets with the approval of the congrega tion of Ht. Mark'H in the-Hoitwerlo. (Jeorgi! J. Hmlth. president of (he I'oelry Kocloty of A merit tt, sung Ihe. verdict to Lewis with theso words: " Main Street' k tho simple truth, that's all. There In n lor rlble dearth of culture, understand ing and knowledge in small Ameri can towns. An artistic desert pre vails. I do not think the Ameri cans ore tin artistic people, No great literature has ever come out of the west or south." RUBBER FISHING LINE T0oCAPTURE SHARKS NKVq VOHlS Jan. 19, Totigh on the nharks off tho I'.a hamas. Count Kehx Von Luckner Is going In his schooner with n new device fur catching them, a rubber rope Phi feet long with a two foot hook at the end. With any tuck at all the count expects to bounce (lie fish right on deck. Her Su. n Dies Associated Press Photo Mrs. Horace E. Dodge, jr., of the Detroit automobile family, Is re covering from a plastic operation I Interrupted when the surgeon, Dr Luis P. Berne, died while she wai on ine operating table, - "r --------- Portland Man Killed When Car Struck By Electric Train Skid is Fatal on Mt. Hood Road. roltTI.AND, Ore., Jan. OP) When his automobile collided with an inbound OreKon City electric train here yesterday, Chri Clesme, f.8. l'orlland, vnn killed. P. C. nth. conductor of the, train, tuld a deputy coroner that Oesme g Ul,,vnK nhout , nMfa ftn hour and mado no effort to Htop, The body was badly mangled and was ident if led by a driver's license found in a pocket. The RUtoiUDbUo was drained about 40 feet. Trainmen bad virtually to pull tho machine apiirt to free (lesme'M body. Clyde O. Tawney. 4 3, was killed and Otto HaKen, 2(i, ski Jumper, wuh serlm.sly Injured when their automobfle skidded off tho Mount Hood loop highway near Hrlnht Wfod, Ore., and burst Into flam ph. linden said ico on the highway caused the wreck. Both lived at Weill me. Ore. I lagen was caught under tho machine and badly burned about the legs before being rescued. I N15W YOltK, Jan. 111. (fl The New Vork A mei iean ays today that Oeno Tunney is to explore over the trail of Marco I'olo, leav ing New Vork next Thursday for a threo years' expedition. Mrs. Tunney will accompany him as far as Cairo. Dr. John Olive; LeGorce, vice-president of the National ideo graphic society, and other scient ists will be In the expedition, which will have eight automobiles for a party of 3.'i. Syria, A rabla, Irak and Tibet will be among the places explored. LOCATE BODY OF FORT MORGAN. Colo.. Jnn. 1!. (! Tint body of Miss Kuld Mar riott, 1!S year-old Wiggins, Colo., school teacher, who has been miss ing since last Kovemonr lt, whs found today, Tho body was found undor Ihe ice of (he HIJmi Irrigation canal five miles west of Fort Morgan. The euuiil hns been searched for the last two days since tho an est of Marry K. Moore, n road worker, who had been charged with n.bdtic Hon. SALF.M, Ore.. Jan. 19. Pi Three of tho six route proposed for n shortcut highwiiy from Port land to the sea. were eliminated ns desired projects by the report of W. D. Clarke, division engineer, to the stale highway commission, re leased today. The i IdgeQotite, which terml nutes on Ihe Roosevelt highway halfway between Seaside nnd Tllla mnok was rated lis the most de simhiWJ. onto from tho practlcnbll- lty standpoint, Clarke slated. nriT k i mirn utttin. imuniu TOLL IN SUNDAY AUTO MISHAPS REPORT TO HOOVER ON PROHI LAW Wickersham C o m m i s sion Concludes Studies of En forcement Carries No Recommendations for Re peal or Modifications. WASHIXOTO.V. Jan. 9.W) Tho law iMifnreemem commission's prohibition report was submitted to lM-csi.lent Hoover today. chairman Wli'kersham arrived ut the White House proper jut be- Associated Pra$ Phot Geo. W. Wickersham. for n a. m. Ho carried the long awaited document in a bulky en velope. The president In expected to sub mit the commission's findings to cinj;reHfi without delay, possibly Tuesday, , , At that 'tlhto Jl vf-ril be "available for publication. The report of tho commission fis a whole- haft haen ' described as lamely factual, but embracing reo- ,.,,. '' , " , h IT- I(I1Uona (n eonnectfon yZ', enforcement. Fiumh t'nrimilMtict!. Tho word ha been given that no recommendation for repeal or modification Is included In thin main report, nt leant. Sources close to the commission said no effort !s made to gloss over facts either favorable or unfavorable to tho dry huvH, however. The report iia submitted includes Individual opinions from among the 11 commlHftionerg, How many dissented from the majority re port Is expected to be mado known only through publication or tho documents 'themselves. From tho commissioners them selves In recent woek have come assertion that unanimity could not be hoped for, I'ndcr tho plan upon which tho report finally was drafted the mem bers have written separate reports or op nlons to take care of theno divet rtcncles. lyOllff Stud)'. The task of studying and report ing: on nil tho nation's lawn wan put in the hands of the commis sion nnd George Wickersham, the 72-year-old chairman, exnetly 19 month and 23 days ago. Now thut tho prohibition report Is out of lt hnnds, the comm'wdon Is to concentrate on other phases of Its study. A final report la ex pected to be made In the Hprinp, At the W hit House tho an nouncement came thut President Hoover . had begun to study tho prohibition report. IHh engagement list wn held to th very minimum In order that he might devote tho entire day to the task. He expects to send It to congress tomorrow noon. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 19. (JP) The validity of first degree murder Indictments charging Nelson C. Howies and Irma Loucks with the fatal stabbing of Mrs. Leone Howies, hinged on one point ns court ndjourned for the noon re cess today. The henring Is on de fense motion to quash 4he Indict ments. The argument finnlly centered on one point whether or not the statements of witnesses read to tho grand Jury, were taken under oath. If they were taken under onth, and the names of the witnesses who matte them do not appear on the Indictments, the court Intimat ed tho indictments would be udJoudKed faulty. - r cf , - . , . BOWLES URGES DISMISSAL ON POINT OF LAW
