Medford Mail- Tribune
Twenty-Fifth Year
MEDFORIV ORKCiOX. SUNDAY. .JANTAIIY 2 VJ.U.
No. P,0:.
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By Arthur BrUban
A New Movie.
A New Idea.
Jack Dempsey's Hand.
Has She Seen Taglioni?
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i Copyright King Fettui
liOS AXOKIjKR
Feature! Synd., Inc.
fi, Cal., Jim.
23. More in the lienrt of
irtovio land, n now picture is
as important as the ononinf; of
.'! parliament ly Kiiiu fleoire.
5 "Trader Horn" was sliown
for the first time at the Chi
nese theater in Hollywood last
night. Thousands that could
not tot in, lined the streets on
hoth sides, waiting to see the
ureal, movie stars "apivar in
fj person" to attend the opcniiiR.
I Fiercely blazing lisrhts, made
lit easy to photograph the sup-?er-heinp;s
as they arrived, look
liiiff very beautiful and nnoon
Jseioiis of the fact that they
were observed, while high
i school boys and girls rusheil
f ont bejifjiiif; for autographs.
Ten dollars is a moderate
price for a seat at such a per
formance. You cannot imagine
the crowd's eagerness unless
you happened to sec the wait-
it iing New York .thousands when
! Consuelo Vandcrbilt married
jj the Iuke of Marlborough in a
if I Fifth Avenue church.
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f'i Aletro-(!olilwyn-Mayer spent
1,:JOO,000 making the picture
1 in Africa, and you ought to
i ! see and hear the four lions
t ' fighting, the rhinoceroses shot
down, the big ape slain by the
L j leopard. Above. .ull you must
(, J see. the sixteen year hid white
girl- who' rules the savage enn
L f nibals with a lash in hef hand.
j and her eyes wide open. She
really is a Vonder, blonde, skin
snow white, not the slightest
I j of tan, although she has-lived
t muter Alriea s tropical sun
J since she was a baby, walking
ff in her hare feet, wearing noth-
i ing but her own golden hair,
and a little girdle of monkey
fur around the waist.
i She falls in love with a young
white gentleman after having
lashed his face without making
him wince. Then she sudden
ly becomes feminine and he has
to carry her in his arms,
through miles and miles of
jimgle and wild animals. Wo
men are never what you ex
pect them to be.
Much the most important
news of many days, comes from
the scientific laboratory main
tained by the fioneral Klt;trie
company of which Owen D.
Young and (ierard Swope are
the responsible heads.
The new device, a thyrnlron.
makes It iKuwIble to send power
to dlHtauces hitherto unattainable.
In fact all nromid the earth at tin
equator, althounh that will never
he neceHsary or useful.'
The new device, a glann bulh
held In one hand representing the
equlvuleni of 10.000 horsepower,
taken the place of a lutKe rotary
converter that would fill two
flrelKht earn.
H
The new Invention, In too com
plicated for the lay mind, even
with the admirably clear explana
tion of C. V. Stone, General Klcc
trie engineer.
It may make available power
supplies now Kolnn to waste. Tor
Instance, a giant cataract In Uracil,
more powerful than Niagara. It
may harnem far away African cat
aructa to run machinery in those
new African copper mines. Some
thing more for American copper
men to think anout.
Even more important, this might
be the beginnlug of power trans
mission without wires, making It
possible for airplanes to take up
energy from the earth, aB an elec
tric engine takes it from a third
rail, making tuel tanks unneces
sary. , The nation Is Indebted to Its
" treat Industrial corporations for
their research work, adding bil
lions to the national wealth.
Man does these wonderful things
with electricity, not knowing what
electricity Is. and that amazes him.
lie does not know the nature of
U'ouiinned en P.ifio Twn
WAS 'HID'
FORMING
Link Ruthless Murder of
Ashland Officer to Rum
Ring Revenge Prose
cutor Gives Theory Credence-Prisoner
In Soli
tary Holds Silence.
Somo credence wns given last
evening by. District Attorney
George Codding to tho theory that
J. Adam, whoso true name is
believed to In Junius K. Kiugsley.
was a "hired killer" sent l.y a rum
ring to jnu thorn Oregon to slay
Sam 'Preseott, traffic officer mur
dered ly Adams yesterday morn
ing in lAMhlnnd.
There are no known facts to
bolster up the theory outside of
the murderer's wanton desire to
make sure the nffli-er was dead
and a report that Adams had
stopped at a service station a .short
distance north of Ashland to in
quire if present t wan vtill on duty
Jn Ashland. .Piweott had been
active in stopping lifluor ears in
this section. j
The .posf ihility has been express
ed that Adams may have been
given a description of the officer
or knew his man when Preseott
came up to usk for his ownership
papers. The theory will be thor
oughly investigated.
Adnmn is held in solitary con
finement in a "Pauley" cell in the
county jail and has done no talk
ins, outside of remarks he made
yesterday forenoon to District At
torney Odditis and at Ashland. In
the latter place he wild: "Some
time you will find out why I
killed him." but refused to explain
the statement.
When questioned by the district
attorney, he expressed no remorse
and was apparently resigned to his
fate, which he expects will .he the
sallows. M.
No Regrets
He Haul he did not feel sorry
for himself and Indicated he was
not sorry for his luckier victim.
Adams declared his actions and
the entire affair wan governed by
fate. It was too late to make
amends and whatever his feelings
may be, the dead would remain
dead, it was judged from his atti
tude was the theory.
"What do you do for a living?"
he was asked at the county jail.
"Now what would a fellow do
with a couple of suns.' he replied
and went on to say that he hail
been in trouble before. Tie said
he had held up business places
but refused to go into detail, ex
plalnins he would never be tried
on those charses.
Koiienites Youth
Adams said he had never seen
Earl Remington, 14) -year old Wen
atchee. Wash., youth, with him
during the shooting, until Friday
evening when he picked him up to
give him a ride a short distance
south of Kugeno. Ills story dove
tailed fairly well with the version
giwn by Kemington. indirectly re
sponsible for Adams' early appre
hension. Adams said he had left
Portland at (1:00 o'clock Kridul
evening and drove by himself un
til he picked up the youth. .
"Served Time"
Me said he had served time in
a reformatory and had escaped
from the Colorado stt peniten
tiary at Canon City. He claimed
that he still had time to serve
there. He told the officer he was
born in New York state. Ills par
ents have been dead for some
time and he has one brother ami
one sister, but said he did not
know where they lived. Adams
stated further he knew Prescott
was an officer before he shot him,
hut wanted only to wound him
with the first shot and then drive
on. Adams claimed that when he
saw the officer reiieh for his side
arm, he fired again and then look
u parting shot that took effect in
the Tierk.
"I didn't want to go to the police
station", was the only explanation
he gave.
Adams gave his statements oral
ly and was not a reluctant talker.
However, he refused to ign his
name to a written statement. He
did not call for the advice of a
lawyer and tilkd with some air
of ennfid. nee, without Ind tea tine
defiance.
He readllv admitted stealing the
rir, a De Soto sedan. In Salt Lake!
City three months ago. The car
was r-painted during '.hat time,
changing its color from green t'
blue. Its parking lights had red
lenaes and it in thought the ma
chine may have ben taken from
some law enforcement a gene v. It
had Washington license plates.
One w indow was broken from j
the door on the left side and1
Adams explained this had tn-en
shot out during a gun batllp up
north. A bullet hole in the car
was explained In similar manner. I
He pointed to his wrist marked (
with a deep scar and said it wa-:
received in u gun haitie In Hattl i
It was a Jagged wound and had j
healed. h" said, without reclvint
nv dii-al attention. Q
(Continued on Page Eight)
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE SHOW OPENS IN NEW YORK
5 JN"
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A view of a section of the ground floor ot Crana Central Palace.
Automobile show. The show is rated a biggest motor display ever
new car and chassis models are on view.
SPRING SKIRTS PEAR EXPORTS MOVIE THRILLS
TO BE LONGER
Formal Gowns Six Inches!
FrOm FlOOr, Waist Linej
Where It Should Be, and
No Changes In Silhouette j
Hard Times Affect.
PA IMS. Jan. 24. P Skirtsl
wont lower today in fashion Mhow-
' nt ,j eouturter house.
ints of small cout.lt tor . o use. .
, " " , .u
of Paris HprmgMyles. Tho length-j
enlng was slight, one to three.
incites ior sirei'i ureses n m-
for evening gowns.
The lengthening indicates a dor-!
inite .tendency on the part of,
Parisian dressmalters to pay scant
attention
the wail of Amerl -
can matrons for shorter skirUs andj
what they declaro to be more ofj
a youthful silhouette. j
Showing of the- largest dross-;
making houses, which really say
the final word on styles. begin '
next week. S'o far as small dress-j
makers are concerned women will
wear their spring wtroet clothes j
slightly longer than the medium,
length they have worn all winter.;
Skirts of formal afternoon dress-j
e- shown today were definitely j
longer, the most popular length:
OHIO; fix l eih hi niu in n
the floor.
Paris stylists predict two sil
houettes will he shown this spring
one for slender girls nnd the
oilier for less slender
matrons.
LonKer .-kills, belts fitted nt a
normal waistline and Jackets whieh
acii the hip hone nre the pre
dieted style for the youthful.
older women will place tlielr
waistline two or three inches lower
than their younuer sisters. wear
three. (uarter lenmh coal and
lonuer skirts.
Prediction. are for few rhanacs f
In the silhouette for sprinj!. Dress-
makers In Bencinl nitrec buelncss,
Is too uncertain at. present to
any drastic chanui'S iiv the mode
SAI.KM. Jan. 24. lPj rnlfnrm
motor legislation will he consid
ered by legislative committees
from five stiites at a meeting In
Portland February 7, It was an
nounced by the secretary of state.
'I he states sending committee
iiulude Washington, f i.llfornia.
Arizona. Montana and Oregon.
preceding the hearing In Port
hind. the ( omniltteeM will meet
with th" Joint road and high
ways committee of the Oregon
letfislature In Snbin. Preliminary
mcctincs were held in California
ami asnmgion '"- " '-"'
when tentative drafts or proposed
laws were diawn.
KLAMATH FALLS. Jan. 24
iV' At the refluent of Charles I'..
Sliii'klin, state engineer, a meet
ing of water user and thone who
have had Minus for Irrigation pur
poses in the watershed on this side
of the in-'unuiins, wan called here
today.
HOt-'LlirJKi. Jan. 24, 'At
Frank Timberlake, Mike Mccarty
and Jack Xasburg of Heed,, port
n ere brought to Kosburg today,
ha r ted with posnession of liquor
Officers ra idrd their homes and
ronf.e.iied 13 aalbm of whiskey,
and 12 gallnn- of heer.
PARISJhREES SHOWJTOEASEjCASH AND HURT
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UNIFORM COAST j
AUTOLAWS, AIM
FROMPORTLANDSTAKE TOLL OF
, P(mT,'ANn- ovc- 24 - -
land o far thiM season have leen
well above those in the corres
ponding period last season, said a
report issued today by the mer
chants' exchange.
So far this month 220.171 boxes
of apple have been shipped.
t brin'inK the season's total to L
j 4S3.:tT' boxes. The movement
24, ;p) Skirtsi during the fame period last sen-
during tno snnio permit ia m-o-
wui, ..... ..m,1..1
' ' "I"",' t"l-s.,n,u" ,"l
ftm,)Ul0 , 8-0 boxes. The to-j
' son was t7I.8Kr boxen.
Kresh pears shipped this month
, . ...
8G7 i,oXeK. against .l,r4 boxes in,
Ulo corresponding period last '-1
- pon.
Steamship operatots lueiun.
with the Kuropenn trade say
unless large nunntitioH of apples
are moved soon tno Hinpmenu.;
! prcbably will continue tnrougu
April
i
JKFKnnsON flTV, Slo., Jan.
24-
lA'i nffirlals and euards of
lnP Missouri iienitentiary InniKht
i ..,,,,., .. .iiho,.,!,... i "I" hall
ln!
I ..nai.(1 prison" Inside
t"''
'I"1
penitcnl lary. soon
after
troublo broke out. j
The trouble started about 0:30 i
p. ni., shortly before the annual !
governor's military ball was to
Bin nt the state capitnl, and at
7:4.ri p. in. penitenliary officials
nnn,.,., the outbreak had been
)ut ,iwn ,vith no one Injured,
T)l,. ,.(unK convlcls In the cell
I.ultdint;. in which 473 of the most
HARD CHENS'
MISSOURI 'SI'
STAGEOUTBREAKj
despei-ate inmalcH lire quartered, ! drive a spike while building a
overpowered three guards. Frank j tago set a tid st ruek himself In
Woimcyer, O. F. Douglas, and an-j the left eye, llonald iJieks, who
other named P.aiby, and took their, hired out as cumbatont fu a gen
pf.stols. With these they fired
eral nwlee, f, tinted from exliaus
from windows at guard towers on tlon during the fight and was In
a wall nearby. j jured.
No details were given with the j livmatllis developed after 'eo.
announcement the trouble was,niUKnH milnted his body to l"'1!,,
ended, except mat tour convicts.
a p patently Ihe ringleaders, had
n captured and had surrender-
d the guard'! pistols.
WKTCMPKA, Ala.. Jan. 24. fP
While fire consumed the 92-year-old
main building and left wing of
the Institution. 235 women and HL'7
men prisoner marched rapidly
from the state prison hero early
today without loss of life or injury.
The flames were discovered at
midnight on the third floor of the
main building, housing n garment
factory, and had gained headway
before the Wetumpka and Molil-i
gomery fire- departments could gl j
sufficient water pressure to fight
the blaze
POUTLA.VU, Ore. Jan. Jl. OP'
4 tela t Ives and friends of M i
Itose Soo, Chinese. who-e death
liolic have declared a -oiielde, to
day ported n rewar.l of ! . r 0 0 for
information hi dine to the arresi
and conviction f "the murderer."
l;uSF,l:l ItO. Jan.
I'rup'' buyers this w
M. U'i
were pur
chasing the la-t of thtyear
of Cmpriia va Ib y pi unes.
"PAYKTTI-:. Idilm. Jan. 24 Vi
The Cry t.-tl Oorne Oil company
e fix miles northeast of here
broke out of cont rol eai ly tuda y
and hurb-d dritliim equipment and
'.tebri hich in the air.
Tiimmm ! , ll RIIRNf5 nnromruV
New York C'i-y during the national
held in New York. More than 300
! Fifteen Accidents Daily Is
lilnxnlo Dnwc
nvc.auc a.nuui.a i ajo
Compensation for Zebra
Pranks,1 Hot Soup, The
Bites of Cats, Lobsters
and Insects.
.
8.N KI1ANC1SCO. Jim.. 84 -MV Knew all al.out tne cioinea sue
llehfuit the cee of those 'real-, hnuuht and lite mr rov nd
uuuU-vh wl.iel. uuirken the 'knew that she Couldn't do It on
pulse of America' movie ian
vnsivUH. fnr lllore rwi.
,,.., tlinf ,.lu (.(tHt (ll
.. .w .I'dollnrs. deothK and disahllities talked hor Into believing mat I
idcntif-edi nllL(nla Hirin'i ttmni nnv-
( in,lirieH . niotfon
,i,Huro production for the past
, monlH
industrial acci(lunt com -
lllUuillll tmnb-d
10.7IM. I'ilty-tlve were lataimeM nil t tint coum oe ueaiifd. vm
atnoiiir exli a. reeular nctoiS or ' pared to the luxury of her life.
studio workmen. The remainder
were listed umh-r p.-rmam-nt or
limnoriii-' initiries.
! An iiverciKi of in aeildiiils. suf-
j ni lently severe to be reported 1"
; th ninilsslon. occur dally In
!the iirodiictlon of nioilon pictured
! Uecords revealed these injuries
! resiilled from a multitude of
causes.
The filmiilir of Trader Horn on
location lit Tccate, Mexico, was
held responsible for two peculiar
Usability , cases. Donald ' iooch
wrenched his shoulder when a
hollered zebra Jerked away from
him wlilin an Africnn Junule scene
j W:1M belnK filnn d
A. Marshall,
an rKtm. was granted temporary
disability i:ompeiiatlon because
I an insect bit him,
A lobster pinched the upper
right eyo lid of Fred Metz as he
stooiu'd to niek up anot her while
J the filming of a comedy was In
progress.
I iu ring n snow scene A. Mez-
i avllle got some synthetic sn"w
I in his right eye. A doctor re-
moved ti small feather from hit,
I eve. Pny llammersley tried to
he part of an Hunan unu
Isabel
. MalolT's baby
bumped its head
iKJ, Inst her'H during a
rain scene'
"pain and
I eaiistnu considerable
""u""- t , u
viinei H i e(iuri.en nu urn
from hot Foup nuiiK wi ne i
tifipaiing in a um ur
si ruined hand from tVldng and
i l f t( tho tl)..,, lMf,r hav
on on the head auer im -
ing the hair elfppe.l to resemble
a Comanche Indian.
KlTiKNK, Ore., Jan. 21. (VPl
i Hut America must he amus'"-
rrnirp nTirnTourn
umlllo ruDuonta i
! NAMED PRESIDENT!
lien It. I.ltfln, publisher of The several broken hones. His condl
lallns Chronicle, was today elected I Hon was critical, hospital attend-
piesidniit of the Oregon newspaper
coiileiencf' In iinnnal session here
I VttmrKc Tmnbiill of the Journallsin
departmet ot thn I tilverslly of Ore-
mm, was re elected secretary.
A resolution urging liberalization
I nf Hip postal regulations pertulning
to puhlishing reports on socalleil
"lotteries" was recommended, with
the alternative, Mint the sutne law
he enforced In radio programs. Al
, h-ged discrimination hvtween the
radio and newspapers was ileplor
ed. O
inAiou niiTP DDCQincMTiAi nnuMroo nr
I iiii x miii xi ill .inn iviihi iiKiuir i ir
1 illHl.ll I I I I 1 1 m-viwi.il I III I 111 .1.1 III
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m mm bi
I ILL ULI HII L
ON COWBOY
From Her Cell. Ex-Secretary
of Clara Bow Tells How
Jobless Actor Got Her
Her Job Has Dreams of
Freedom and Stage Car-!
eer.
LOS A.VOKLLS, Jan. IN. I.-P) -On
the broad shoulders of Cowboy
Hex P.ell, Dainy Deboe placed the
blame today for her conviction of
the iheft of ts'it from Clara IU: -w.
Lex, ,-ihe said, went sunning for
her jot a.s secretary to the screen's
queen ot flappers and oug up tne
chargen to "get me out of the
way."
Daisy is "out of the way" for
the moment, at least. From be
hind the bars of the county jail
she talked freely with reporters.
She told about her plans and
thoughts and her fare oiiuo again
was all smiles.
Although tdio believes Pell re
sponsible for her fate, that is not
the most important thing In the
tide of event of the past two
weeks for her. Itlght now. she
wunlK to get out of jail and "fight
to a finish" the verdict of guilty,
which a jury returned against her
yesterday,
One to ten years in prison or
freedom on probation are the. pen
alties provided hy law for her
crime. She said she will not np-
nlv for prohiitlnn, hut will fill-
. of . wl)(.n H
of upponl when
hrouKht up for HPntonce on Mon-j
day before Jilill!' William Duian.
l)alHy' oxplnnutlon of how .she
Kot Into jn 1 1 l 11ml Bell's eon
trnet expired nl Htudio nnd ho.
h.nl no Job. lie Iwramo Clnrn's'
hoy friend ond doelded to get Duliiy,
I nut of the way so he mlsht have
her position. Daisy claimed Clara
. a weeK. nne mim v.i.
h(!P to buy what the wanted, but
hccnime (Mara "In Junt n kid." Ihdl
! ntole them
thing, no how could ! bo guilty?"
. JlllIt 1)n,BV BnUli sn.t a pIiro
'where she would want to stay very i
l.mir. The wirroundlntes are not)
wit h Clara and blue denim drcw.es
don't display pretty blonde to tno
nel nuvanuige,
When all or Ibis Is beiiinil tier,
she wnntri In start ruirllllnij a limn
cherished desire a earner on Iho
' staKC Slie first hopes to mako
some money in vnndeville. "or
somethini; llko it, you know," nnd
then upend It In study, after which
hor real rareer beclnn. Ho the
future doe not look so black to
, her today lis It did at 3:43 p. m.
' yesterday, becattee, for one thiliK,
It is nearer Monday and she Is
1 quite certain of rcUIiir out of Jail
then on bond.
OREGON AVIATOR,
STUDENT, INJURED
IN PLANE CRASH?
PfnTI(AN'h, Ore., Jan. 24.
Karl Poundern, veteran Port -
land flier, was Injured fatally and
Kief CoIum, Vancouver, W ah ,
aviation student, hurt severly when
the plane they were flying plung-
nt
mitddy stubble field
near here today.
pounder died several hours af
ter the accident as the result of
a skull fracture and internal in-
I Jurl
lfiolng suffered a frac
tured leg and hip and possible In
t,.rn(l injuries, hpllal attendants
:U.,id. Itolh men were unconscious
when taken from their wrecked
..i..,..
poltTLAN , Ore.. Jan. 24 W)
F.arl Pounder, I'ortlnnd, flyinK
instructor, was injured, perha p
fatally, and Kelg fiolngs, a stu
dent, was seriously hurt In a plane
crash near Portland late today.
Pounder WfiH unconscious In the
front cockpit when ho was taken
from the wrecked plane. At tho
hospital whero lie was taken it wn
said his skull was fractured, that
he was Injured Internally ami hnd
nnlM nam
Oofngs, whose home Is In Van
couver. Wash., was In the rear
cockpit of the plane. His left leg
and hip were broken. He with un
conscious, The force of (he head-on dlvo
Into a muddy stubble field triid
Ihe motor deep In the groom
HALKM, Jan. 24. (iover
nor Julius U. Meier left for port-
land today, expecting to return
here early Monday.
IKS AT PIER
'Mayflower' Historic Craft
Destroyed By Fire and
Explosion at Philadelphia
Navy Yard Origin Un
known. I 1 1 1 LA D I : LP 1 1 1 A . Jan. 24 (tV
The M:iy flower, famous as the
I presidential yacht, of five Amer
ican presidents, sank in "4 feet
of water at her pier at the Phila
delphia navy yard tonight after
! fire had destroyed her. Then she
t listed and went to the. bottom of
' the Delaware.
I Vivo from an undetermined
I cruise burst from the .Mayflower
snoniy oeioro iu o chick, an ox
j plotdou tearttiK hutches away and
i sciiiUiu' out I'louds of Hiooko and
. ,. ,,,,
All the fin fij-htin apparatus in
the navy yard was sent to (he
scene, and virtually every marine
and pallor in the. yards fought the
flro with hose linen and extinguish
ers. The Philadelphia department
sent several engines to the yard
and atso rusheil a firehoat down
the Delaware: river to fisht "the
fire from the water Bide of the
vessel.
Five- saitors were overcome by
smoke and fumes from paint con
tainers and acid tanks that ex
ploited and were treated at the
na vy y a i d h op i t a I . Kn u i p m en t
was beintf transferred to the May
flower from the NiaRnra, but the
vetwls wero cut npnrt and the
Niagara escaped damage.
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HAWLEY FATHERS
CURB ON ALIEN
I
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WAPHINnTON
Jan. 241
I PlnnH for eatabliHhing a national
policy to prevent importation of
enforced labor products in com
petition with those of American
free labor nrn to be taken up hy
the hotiHe ways nnd means com
mittee with a view to action at
'",.?"
man Hnwley announced to-
day that the Kendall bill to re
strict lmportntlons of enforced In
mft pro(,n(..H wou(, e conHred
hl.lu.niiH ,Pforo thn committee
within a few days.
Uusslan productH, tho Oregon
member said, not only wore threat
ening American foreign mttrketH
but were injuring domestic mar
kets, particularly wheat, putpwood
and petroleum.
I Karller In tho day Hawley nt
i tended n meeting called hy Chalr
jman Fish of tho communist com
I mlttee to dlscusH means of combat
ing tho reported menace to the
lumber Industry of HtiHslun im
ports. About 15 members of the
house and Senator Gould, Republi
can, Maine, attended.
Hawley said tariff or prohibi
tion against products of forced or
Indentured labor which takes ef
fect January 1, 1032, must bo In
eluded In tho commltlee'H efforts.
JIo said there was forced labor till
over Kussla.
"I have under consideration bills
to movo tho effective date of the
mbargo ngnlnst products of forc
ed or indentured labor forward to
April 1," ho said. "Wo are also
considering legislation to bring re
lief from Itussian competition by
transferring to burden of proof in
connection with convict and fore
1 ed labor to tho importer before the
'cargo is landed'
ON VET'S BONDS
WASHINGTON', Jan. 24. P)
Tho demand for cash payments
on veterans' compensation certifi
cates has become so Insistent some
oppentw are w(ndet lng if a com-
promiwo would not be the bent
j wnv ollt
Sentiment among the veterans
for cashing the certificates ha
been augmented so the executive
committer of the American Iegion
is meeting in Indianapolis. Sunday
to settle tho dispute over the
organization's position tnken nt
the lloston convention last fall.
POItTLAM). Jen. 24
Traffic nccldents took two lives
here. Kdward I Moylan of Oresh
am was killed when his automo
bile collided with an electric
train. Mrs. Charles It. Larson lf
Portland died from injuries re
ceived In an accident Jan. 20.
Sl'.ATTLi:, Jan. 21. wvJ. C.
Penney, chairman of the '.joardQpf
d I recto i'h of the J. C Penne com-
pany. ac(ompanlel hy headw of
five department of the company,
. arrived pore today iron. hi. raui
on a business vis t.
UNDER
Sen. Wheeler In Debate On
Beer Bill Vote Says Mr.
Hoover 'Moist To Say
The Least' Two Secre
taries and Press Quoted.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 0P)
Amid debate on whether President
Hoover favored modification of tho
dry laws to mako them lesa op
more stringent, the senate today
approached the first vote it has
had on four per cent beer since
national prohibition became ef
fective. Senator 'Wheeler. Democrat,
Montana, said friends of the presi
dent had "passed out the word
secretly that the president is moist
on the prohibition issue." He bas
ed his statement on newspaper
stories ho read to the senate.
Whilo administration leaders
kept out of the discussion. Senator
Itroukhart, Republican, Iowa, said
he interpreted the stories purport
ing to show the president has an
open mind on prohibition to mean
that he is for revision to make the
dry law more enforceable.
Senator Bingham, Republican,
Connecticut, offered the bill to
legalize four per cent beer. He
asked for a record vote and ap
peared to be in position to get the
first test of this kind In the senate
since national prohibition became
effective. Bingham said he did
not believe President Hoover fav
ored his proposal..
Bingham's bill was offered as a
mibstitute for the pending Howell
hill establishing a drastic enforce
ment net for the District of Col
umbia. The Howell bill, under at
tack from the outset by both drya
and wets, opened the flood gates
of prohibition oratory. It waa still
pending tonight and offered an
opening for much future discussion
on prohibition.
The Bingham beer measure was
sidetracked for ' disposition of an
umehdment by Senator Blaine, Re
publican, Wisconsinto strike from
the Howell bill provisions allowing
search and seizures In homes upon
evidence that stills are operating
in them or that liquor Is delivered
to them or removed from them.
It was this provision which was
condemned by drys as well as wets.
Senator Howell, Republican, Ne
braska, author of the bill, said It.
was necessary to keep Washington
from continuing as "the sanctuary
of bootleggers." He conceded that
Attorney General .Mitchell had op
posed tho provision. ...
Senator Wheeler read news
paper stories published recently
purporting to show that Walter
Newton, executive secretary to the
president, and Secretary Hurley
had Bald Mr. Hoover's message to
congress on the law enforcement
commission report was being mis
interpreted and that Mr. Hoover
had an open mind on revision.
"They are secretly giving the Im
pression,'' said Wheeler, "that the
president Is moist to say the least."
"These newspapers," argue Sen
ator Brook hart, "can frame up
most any kind of story. All . I
make out of them Is that the presi
dent favors revision to make pro
hibition more effective. I am with
him."
"Yes,'' continued Wheeler, "I
understand the senator from Iowa
wants to think the president as
dry us he Is. Ho surely will be as
much disappointed in the presi
dent's dryness as he was In tho
president's progress! venesH two
years ago. -
When Senator Bingham offered
his beer proposal, Senator Wheeler
asked him if President Hoover fa
vored It. '
"I Judge not from his message."
replied Bingham, "but I have not
talked to him.' '
Later Senator Copeland, Demo
crat, New York, asserted he under
stood that Mr. Hoover as good ad
ministrator during the war "went
farther nnd made a very strong
argument that beer was not Intoi
lcatlng.'1 t
SEATTLE. Jan. 24. P) It.
W.
Hlnes, branch manager of the
urd Mot nt (torn nan v. un A .Imlnv
construction of the new $3,000,-
ooo Ford assembly plant here
would be started immedlatelv.
Bidder, who won enntrneta fni
about 12,000,000 worth of the work
will be announced Monday,
added.
he
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Jan. 24.
A i The biggest blast furnace In
the world, a new stack owned hy
Trumbull Cliffs company at War
ren, Ohio, went Into operation to-
lay for the Republican Steel cor
poration. Its capacity Is 1,200 tons
of pig iron a day.
Tlio Weather
Oregon: Cloudy Sun. lay with
rain In the west portion; Monday
rain; moderate temperati:A: strong
snutlQIy galen offshore.
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