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Temperature
Hlgheat yesterday 68
Lowest this morning 33
Precipitation
To 5 p. m. yesterday. .. .....00
To & e. m. today .00
Forecait: Tonloht and Thursday,
unsettled; normal temperature.
TwentY-Fiftb Year
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By Arthur Brif bane
Douglas and Agua Prieta.
The Aimee Semple
Miracle.
A New Church Idea.
No More Apaches.
Copyright King Features Synd, I no.
DOWLAS, Ariz., and A riiii
Prit'tn, Mexico, Feb. 24. This
is written ueross the line from
Douglas, Ariz., in the direction
of the room of the Agua Prieta
bank, on an Kndcrwood type
writer, bought in the United j
States, and next to the bank's i
lianr-toii vault door, hunt by !
the Diebold Safe Company of
Canton, Ohio. Mexicans spend
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their money freely on our side,
of the border, we ought to re
ciprocate more generously.
And you, when westward '
bound, will do well lo ask for : into the Congressional Record yes-
I'nited States Route No. 80, j terda' u:om, a metropolitan news-
' I paper refer to me. I most cmphatl
known here as. the Broadway cally state that I never lobbied for
of America a n d stm to'01" aB"it "ny sugar tariff meas
oi .uneric.i, a n u snip i.ul.c. thal , haVB never Hpullcn to;
sec Douglas, world's richest anybody in congress or any one in '
Conner minino- distriM i)on-t ' government service aooui putting
copjier mining (tistn i. uon i.a riuy on sllKnr. ,na, npvPr r(1.
forget to cross to Cananea, ' eeived any money or anything of
Mexico, .ml get Mr. Weed, who j ''' f"rG"V "on" ""'
is boss there, to show yon his I "It is a contempt. hie lie, and 1
w i i i am glad that it is out in the open,
mine, with ore running as high j SQ tBhat thel maUor can be t'hor:
as 40 per cent copper. Arizona ! oughly investigated and the false
produces 40 per cent of U the j cLtn'iian Cara-
I nitcd States copper. way, they were Senators Walsh,
iv. 1 f i , Democrat, Montana; Blaine, KepMb-
Douglas, is first a copper ik.an, Wisconsin, and Robinson. Re
smelting city, and second a bat -! publican, Indiana.
4i . i i , 4i i i Pavis added to his prepared
tie center. Audit has the only ! ste-ment the assertion that ho
international airport in Amor-j would waive all rights of senalo
icn, covering 12.10 acres, part :' ry1' began immediately to
of it on each side of the border. . question him. asking him if he
t. ....I..: .. i:,., n,. knew B. C Dahlberg, president of
It. ranks in quality with the tin-; the Celotex comany:
C st airports in America. The Davis said ho knew him In a busl.
.. . i ... , , , , ' ness way, that he held stock in the
citizens pi Douglas built it and , thp mmmty worth .om t
the biuo'est dIhucs now. flvinir : tluo.oon. ..
can find room in its hangar.
Young Americans should fly j
Lore, motor and fly oa both
sides of the line, exnlore and :
niHke their fortunes, or try to.
Whoever huvs real estate in
D, i . i ' Davis suid as a result of "rum-
ouglas, wisely, now for in-, bllng8.. IatJt yeari he hu(l askL,d thu
stanee, will prow rieher as time Nye campaigu funds committee to
- run them down.
passes. t He denied he had accepted a
t t 'campaign contribution from Dahl-
From the beautiful wide air berg.
field vou see, just aeross the ! ',t' he Mt n.lt to,m,e , V,011'1
' ! havo accepted it in public," Davis
Mexican border.a a strange ; added.
mountain peak called "Nigger! After the brief examination of
Head,' and forever memorable
as the landmark lltat guided
Mrs. Aimeo Semple MitlMierson
home again from Mexico, and
the bad men that kidnaped her.
It is hard to blame them, when
you have seen how beaut ii'td
she is. Rut you forget all that
as you hear the story of her re
turn, front long wandering
through- the burning desert,
over mountains and through
oaetus. There the miracle he
gins, fit to be eompated with
Meshnch,. Shadracb and Abed
co, in their fiery furnace.
When Mrs. .Mcl'hernoii walked
Into DouKlax, pant the ahandoned
old adobe slaughter house her del
icate satin sllppera No. A-A were
absolutely uninjured by her wan-
(Contlnued on Pnee Four
Abe Martin
; netUs become blondes, but never
Th' trouble with heln thrifty Is blondes brunettes."
that when yoti do have t' pend a The platinum blonde wan char
dollar It nearly kill joti. Mm. nctpiized as the latest. In plain
Lib Pali lias A nctv paid in full Knullh It means an over-bleached
cJotlics wringer.
DAVIS HITS
BRIBE HINT
IN HEARING
"It's Contemptible Lie,"
Says Pennsylvania Solon
Admits Knowng Presi
dent of Celotex Co.
Never Talked Sugar
WASHINGTON, Fob. 26. (!)
Heuator Davis told the senate
lobby committee today that if the
P"t"tat a sena'r "ad received
14111 (Will finm n rinniHfifir sonar
company during consideration of
tho tariff hill were directed at him.
"it is a contemptible lie."
The Pennsylvania senator read
a prepared statement after taking
the stand. It saut:
"If tliH chat'irea which were rend
from a fellow Welshman.
Never Talked Tariff
Questioned by Caraway, he said
he never d,HCU88ed the 8Ugar tarlK
with Dahlberg, could not tell
. whether his company wanted a
high or a low rate, and did not
i even know the rate on sugar.
(Continued on Page 8, Story 1)
DEMOCRAT TRIQEAGLEPT.PHONE
FAVORS
RASKOB
WEI PROGRAM
NEW YORK, I'eb. 1!5. (A) Tin.
New York Times today said the
last three Democratic candidates
for president would support John
.1. Kaxkoh, chairman of the uat
tional committee, in a move to com
mit the party to a wet program.
Alfred K. Smith. John W. Davis
and James M. Cox, the Times said,
wfould attend the national com
mittee meeting March 5 to cham
pion a resolution declaring for flat
repeal of the 18th amendment or
for the returr. of the liquor traffic
to the states.
All three, the Times pointed out.
have expressed dissatisfaction with
the present prohibition laws and
have urged repeal or modification
in some form.
Platinum Blondes Latest
In Fashionable Favor Say
Hair Dressing Authorities
PHILADELPHIA. Fob. IT.. f
A i ep behind the scenes nt the
an mini convention of the Phila
delphia IHird refers association
now In session indicated strongly
that the girls are going blonde.
"Hardly any women nowadays
leave thf-ir hair as it is,' explained
Mi:s Kathleen Harris, presldpnt
the association. "They either touch
It dye it or hjearh it. Itru-
blonde head. It is considered quite
Prof. Threatens
Lie Detector F or
Book Borrowers
CHICAGO, Fob. 20. ()
Prof. Rodney II. Mott wants
his books bach.
Addressing his students ut !
the I'nlverslty ot Chicago he !
said: j
"I'll give you 24 hours to re-
turn the books of this depart- '
ment that have been taken '
from the library. !
"If they are not returned
then, each of you will be sub-
Jected to a test by the lie de-
tector."
The apparntus is supposed
to register fibs when an ac-
4 cused person is questioned.
Reports Branded Ridiculous
By Attorney Hanna Ap
peal to Supreme Court
Next in Order.
Attorneys for James K. Kingsley '
held in "murderers' row" nt the 1
Htate prison in Salem, upon convic
tion of murder in the first degree
for the slaying of Sam Prescott,
Ashland policeman, January 24, 1
hint, declared the legal decks today
for filing of an appeal to the
supreme court. action that will
automatically stay the execution of
Klngsley, set for Friday, April 3. t
Attorney Herbert K. Hanna, :
chief counsel for Kingsley, will .
file an order today with Circuit
Judge H. D. Norton, who is hold
ing court at Grants Tass, closing '
the recently filed motion for a new
trial, the granting of which Is held
unlikely.
Circuit Judge Norton has al
ready declined to grant a certifi- ;
cato of probable cause and Attor- '
m-y Hanna said he would go to the- j
HUpreme court for this document. :
lie said it was usually granted, an
a matter of form. The appeal to
the supreme court will be perfect
ed upon the certificate of cause
and must be filed within 60 days
after passing of the death sen
tence. Attorney Hanna said that he had '
heard reports that "gangster
money" was securing legnl services
for Kingsley. He designated this
report as "ridiculous in the ex- '
treme," and emphatically declared
that "m? and my associates are
acting solely because wo believe
that every man has the right to
expect all legal benefits guaran- :
toed him by the constitution, no .
matter what the crime, or the cir
cumstances.'' ( I
HEARING DATED
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 25. (Pi
Kleven hearings on matters In
volving public service supervision
were listed today by the commis
sion, Herbert Hauser, secuetary of
the eonrmUslon, announced. The
: hearings include:
Kagle Point, April 7. 10 .1. m.
Involving suspension of tariff of
the Columbia t'tilitles company fro
telephone Kervice. at Kaglo Point,
Untie Falls and Prospect.
OF
' CONFIRMED BY SENATE1
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i WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. fP)
The senate today confi.-med the
nomination of Kugcnc Mrypr, of
Nrw York to be governor of the
' federal reserve board.
smart and was derived from Jean
Harlow, screen star. Dark eye
lashes and eyebrows, dipped to
order and guaranteed to be perma
nent for three weeks, go with It,
Miss Harris said.
"And If you wenr ft national hair
bob." said Marcus Friede, chair
man of haircuttlng and finger
w:vtng competitions, "you can't
go wrong. It is the accept ed
thing. It reaches Just below the
nape of the neck. For evenings,
eurls or buns may be fastened on.
The hair shoiftd be 40 ft on the
forehead and well marcelled close
to the head for mag ladles, heavy
and fuller for taller ones.'
GANG HELP
FOR
K LEY
SAYS COUNSEL
BAN JOHNSON
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Byron Bancroft Johnson, for many years Dasetiairs dominant
figure, is critically III In a St. Louie hospital. Two pictures of the far
mtr American league president are shown here. Picture on right w.-i
taken recently when he was a patient at Hot Springs. Ark.
CAPONE TRIALjWORKERS GIVEN
LURES THRONG CHANCE 10 BUY
;0E CHICAGQANS;B!G NEWSPAPER
' !
(HK'AOO. Feb. 5. ("Scar
face Al" Capono went on trial to
day for contempt of federal court.
He returned from his Miami home
to face the charge ajid pleaded not
guilty.
. Appearance of the notorious
gang leader caused such a furore
that the federal building resembled
a besieged fortress. A cordon of
mounted policemen was thrown
about the building. Thousands of
persona lined the streets and news
reel camera trucks and other pho
tographers guarded every entrance.
The few persons allowed to enter
court were searched for weapons.
Capone slipped in, however, and
eluded the photographers. He went
quietly to the closely guarded court
room, talked affably with reporters
and then sat silently through the
court session.
Sickness a Ruse ,
The case. involves the gangster's '
appearance as a witness before a j
federal grand jury in 199. He was
in Florida at the time, and asked
his appearance be continued on the .
grounds that he was convalescing
from a serious Illness and the trip
north would endanger his health.
The government charges that he
was not sick, but was attending
races and boxing matches and that
he is therefore In contempt of
court.
The morning witnesses were all
residents of Florida who told of
having seen Capono during the
early months of 1929 and who said
that he did not appear to be III. 1
Capone announced before the '
trlnl started that he was ready to
face any charges against him, and
as the federal court recessed at;
noon he left with two detectives
who carried one of the "public en
emy" vagruncy warrants sworn out j
by Municipal Judge John II. byle.
First Appearance
He said he had no objection to
taking care of the vagrancy case
and arranging hond during the
two-hour recess.
It was his first appearance In a
Chicago court for a year, and he
was in a jovial mood. He laughed
at the widely published reports
that he had returned from Florida
to marshal his forces in the prl '
mary and aldermanic elections yes
terday. "Judge Lyle made an Issue of me
and the people answered him," he I
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GRANTS PASS. Ore., Feb. 25
Wi Heopenlnif of tho Columbia
old nilns in the Irnves. Crenk
district nenr herp was announced
today by f C. Younts of Scattif.
director and stockholder. Improve,
ments eostfiiK morp than $100,000,
and includln n dam to impound
Rpveml million Rnllrihs of water,
have already been started.
COMMITTEE TABLES
RUSS PRODUCTS BAN,
WASHINGTON, Feb. , 25. (A,y
The senate finance committee vot
ed, 8 to 6, today for indefinite
postponement of action on tho
hoiiHn bill to bar Importation after
Aprd I of products made, from
forced labor.
FIVE KILLED BY BLAST
W DOWNICAN PLANT
r .
H A NTO I K)M 1 Nf . I om In h a n
Republic, Feb. 2". -A't Five per
sons were suien ami injureu,
number seriously, in an explosion
at the Or a ma dtstlll$T In the sub
urb of Villa Itiarte today. The
damage was estimated at $100,000. j
SERIOUSLY ILL
NKW YORK, Feb. IT,. lp) Paul
lllock. publisher, today offered to
buy the New York World and give
employes 4f days in which to take
it over at the prlca he paid.
Mr. Block's offer was r-nde In
'writing to' the publishers f the
World and to the three sons of Jos.
Pulitzer wiio are trustees of his
estate.
Surrogate James A. Foley defer
red decision whether terms of the
will forbid sale of any kind.
Mr. itlock's offer was not made
to the surrogate but to the trus
tees. The trustees had Intended
to sell to the Scrlpps-Howard in
terests, who planned, to merge the
Morning, Kvening -and Sunday
Worlds with their New York Kve
ning Telegram nt a price said to
aggregate $6,uuo.ouo.
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I.OS ANCUI.KS, Cal., Feb. 25.
(P) Two women stood accused of
murder toduy In I no poison death
of August Uudstrom, 81, once
wealthy Arizona lumberman.
Mrs. Kstiier Carlson, 61, Llnd
Strom's former housekeeper at Lo
mlta, a Los Angeles suburb, und
Mrs. Anna Krlc.ksnn, 42, a neigh
bor, wore charged with murder
yesterday by the district attorney
following the coroner's jury verdict
that the lumberman had died from
poison "administered with homicid
al intent by a person or persons
unknown." The Jury recommended
the women be held.
Deputy District Attorney George
Stnhlman said he planned to send
Investigators to Hemet, Cal., today
to check on the deaths of Mrs.
Carlson's husband and of A. Ahl
zen, Hi).
ItOKKIit'IlO, Ore., Feb. 2fi (VP)
Iludsou-Pimrau & Co., of Port
land today announced the pur
chase, of properly here and erec
tion of a viirohoune for the whole
sale distribution of groceries. The
hnmrh will be conn'ctrd with
Marshfidd by truck line. Con
struction will hp started immed
iately. j GOVERNOR'S SALARY
IS SET Al
fiALKM, Ffb. 25 (i The gov
ernor's salary In the state of
Oregon has been set at $7,500,
and should be so observed accord
ing to the Htate constitution, stat
ed Mtorn"y General I. H. Van
VIi?kIp. in reply to a letter from
Governor JuIIum I Meier in whleh
h requested the validity of th
rut which cftabllfhed the salary.
CROISAN flEAPTOINTED
CUST8NS COLLECTOR
WASHINGTON. Ksb! 25. (y?j
President Hoover ty mf.tcd
KdwHrd M. Croist. r rai)olnt-
ment as customs collector lor Port
laud, Ore.
ACCUSE WOMEN
OF MURDERING
WEALTHY MAN
BIG BILL IS
VICTORIOUS'
in mm.fiM
Chicago's Master Showman i
, '
Has substantial Leau
Over Judge Lyle, Gang
Foe, As R e p u b I i can
Party's Choice
ClUCAdO, Feb. 2 6. (tP) Dr.
' Hermann Hunitesen, coroner of
Cook county and democratic lead
er, plunged into the contest for
mayor of Chlcngo today as an in
dependent candidate.
Scarcely awaiting the counting
of bulluts lu yesterday's mayoral
primary, which selected .Mayor
William Hale Thompson, republi
can and Anton J. Cermak, demo
crul. as enndldutes. Dr. Hundesen
addressed letters to his friends and
supporters announcing his entry
Into the race.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25. (IP) Mnyor
iVibiam Hale Thompson, pat mas
tor of the spectacular in politics,
was on top of the political heap
- In Chicago temporarily at least to
day. i "Hlg Hill." sometimes referred to
i as "The Huilder." Chicago's "Cow
boy Mayor," with hat lilted at a
i rakish angle, rode to victory
! through a tornado of political flre
! words In yesterday's Republican
primary for the mayoralty nomlna
: tion, crushing Jndge John H. Lyle,
t "gangster nemesis,' 'and other op
ponents. When 2987 precincts had report
ed unofficially the master show
ninu, who used aviation, talking
pictures nnd a jackass parade to
bolster up his campaign, had a to
tal of 2911,242 voloB compared lo
228,401 lor Judge Lyle. On tho
' basis of the same tabulation Alder
man A. F. Albert had 99,506, O. K.
. Schmidt 11,223 and Eugene Mc
1 Caffrey BIS. i
Judge Lyle Silent . '
! The figures gave the man who
once said be would "bust King
Oeoi'Kn ofJCnglaud on the snoot" a
' plurality of 67,841 ovor Judge Lyle,
: Tho latter was silent about the re
sult, but promised a statement
later.
Although the 62-year-old bom
bastic three-term mayor of Chi
cago, rated by some political proph
ets not so iong ago as losing
ground In politics, came back with
a hang yesterday, there was a pos
sibility that he would face stiff
oppositioa In the April 7 election,
with Anton J. Cermak, chairman
, of the Cook county board, who was
I nominated by the Democrats vlr
' tually without opposition. Com
plete unofficial returns gavo Cer
mack 2:15,260 ugalnst 9829 for John
j De Voncy, his lone opponent,
j Independent Looms
Thoro was also a rumor rumb
ling ovor the political hoilzon that
Dr. Herman Hundesen, coroner of
! Cook county und a political power,
: would get Into the April election
' as an Independent candidate to
; contest with Thompson and Cor
, mak for the right to sit in the
mayor's chair during tho world's
fair In 19:13. The rumor hung on
that ho was only awaiting the prl
: mary result before announcing his
candidacy.
In addition to the mayoralty nom
inations, the voters selected alder
men in 23 wards and approved six
hond proposals for $37,000,000
; worth of municipal Improvements.
IT
I HOHTON, Feb. 25 P Disorder
broke out on IViston Common to
day when a spcond attempt was
made within the month to stai?o
! an unauthorized "nern ploy ment
! demonstration.
1 A thronfr estimated at more
than 10,000 Rnthcred about the
Park man handstand, use of which
Whs denied by. n police Kuard.
; Violence began when a man,
mounting the shoulders of fr'cnds,
alternated to address the crowd.
Firt Deitroya Pier
PaOVIDKNCK, R. I., Feb. 25.
(4') Tho Khodn Island stato lier
No. 1 was destroyed by a Bpectacti
lar fire of unknown origin early to
day. The plur cost $i00,00o to
balld In
Father Sacrifice? Self
For Widotr xrA Children
CINCINNATI, o.. Feb. 25 oT)
OeNcriblng himself as a 'Vserlflce"
Hint his family might revive life
Innurance worth $1,500,000, Law
rence Ach. 4't, former broker and
I one-time associate of his father In
the wholetuii millinery busirfu
here, yynmltled suicide last night.
Ho wtirt the son of Hamuel Ach,
'Hamilton county eommisioncr. Ho
ahut h!melf through tho head In
Giugstei 'dow
few j
I
KIP
Mrs. Ymtiiu. Klchinnn Mnro,
wlio fh-l New York when her lmi
liand wiiN slain by rival ga metiers,
HsertK licr willingness to iltst-usa
i he ens' with Ohio polhi', hut fears
to return to New York.
AT TOP PRICE
Valley
Product Brings
$3.30 Per Box Increase
Credited to Advertising 1
Campaign.
Medford district winter variety
pears aold yestorday on the New
York market for $3.30 per box
tho highest price per box for the
season and 40 cents per box more
than tho previous high price.
A goodly portion of tho Increase
Is attributed to nn advertising
campaign launched Sunday and
Monday in the metropolitan dis
trict, by newspaper and radio
broadcast, by tho New York Pear
committee.
The news was contained In a
telegram received late yesterday
by the Itoguo Hiver Traffic associ
ation. The advertising campaign Is
financed by a one cent per box
assessment recently approved by
the shippers.
Tho price secured yesterday Is
nbnut the only silver lining to ap
pear, on tho fruit industry cloud
since early Inst fall.
To Meet Saturday
At a meeting to bo held Satur
day In Portland attended by repre
sentatives of the Wenatchee, Hood
River, Yakima and Medford dis
tricts, plans for tho advertising
campaign continuation this year
will be threshed out. Tho present
(Continued on Paga 8. Story 2)
KILLING THREE
1
MOnil.K, Alu., Feb. 25. (P)'
j Thn locomotive unil comblna-j
tion hnKKUKfl nniI club enr of tho
! north hound Piin-Amerfenn traln(
' phuiKPri 40 f oct through tho open t
draw of tho Mohllo rlvor hrldKO
early today, carrying" three train-,
men to death and narrowly ml-r
; Ing 0 paimlng tugboat, j
! No paenKerH were reported In.
Jured or killed but the LouIkvIIIb'
and llaohvllle railways officials
.paid a rnreful check would be;
nerpHHary to determine definitely
whether there had been any pans-,
enRers lounging In tho club car. j
! 11. P. Ilenron, aoslKtant super.
I Intendent of the Mnblle-New Or
; leans dlvlalon of tho railway. Mild
, ho wan at n loss to account for
1 the accident ax an automatic block
1 K'unal should havo kIV'" warning
of ih" open draw fully a mile
the downtown office of Max Ktern,
a friend. t
Ach left four letters, all address-'
ed to relatives. In which he cited
financial reverses fought on by,
"wild speculation" as a contrihut-1
Ing cause for ending hi life. The'
Insurance policies, he wrote, would!
pay obligations of more than $500.-1
000 and nfford a futuro for his1
widow and children.
WNIER
PEARS
W
YORK
A
PLUNGES
THROUGH
DRAW
POLICE BILL
E
TOMORROW
Meier Measure For Consoli
dation of Law Enforcing
Agencies Deferred
Prison Improvement
Measure Passes House.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 25. (P)
Consideration of the state police
measure, together with committee
reports of the majority that It do
not pnss and the minority that it
pass, wan put ovr until special
order of business at 10 o'clock to
morrow morning. The bill 1 an
administration measure and was
debated for some time before the
motion to defer action was made.
The house this morning defeated
the measure which would prohibit
the permanent commitment of a
child to a state institution by the
county court until the child wel
fare commission has had sixty
days notice in order that It might
file for consideration of the court
information regarding the status
of the child.
Pass Prison Bill
Following a short debate the
house passed the measure appro
priating $75,000 for Installation of
fire prevention and sanitation
systems at the state penitentiary.
The measure was Introduced by a
group of representatives and sena
tors, urging the appropriation as a
safety precaution against a 'fire
disaster similar. to the one In Ohio
recently. The vote was 46 to 14.
Those opposed to the appropria
tionsome explaining their votes
as favoring the construction of a
new penitentiary rather than add
to the present one, were ' Repre
sentatives Allen, Deuel,' Eckley.
Fisher. Hellberg, Hill. Johnson,
Nash, Snell, Swift, Temple, Thorn
burgh, Weatherford, Yates. ' ' -Utility
Act Looms
The senate expects to reach the
house utility commissioner bill on
the calondar late today. The. bill
was delayed from yesterday when
adjournment was taken before Its
consideration had been reached.
Tho majority report on the state
police bill signed by Senators
Bailey, Franctacovlch, Strayor and
Hall recommended that the bill
not pass, while Senator B. L. Eddy
returned a minority report recom
mending that It pass.
Eddy Immediately moved that
the minority report be substituted
for the majority report. After this
motion had been supported In
speeches by himself. Senators Wil
liam V. Woodward, J. E. Bennett
and James W. Crawford the argu
ment was ended by Senator J. O.
Bailey moving that the bill and the
reports be tabled and made a
special order Thursday.
Economy Stressed l
Senator Eddy In the debate
stressed the expense of the 'present
system, and read figures showing
that over $1,000,000 a year Is ex
pended In policing by state depart
ments. Out of consideration for
those anxious as to the welfare of
prohibition, game protection and
other Interests Senator Eddy said
the department would be In divi
sions, and that the head of the
department, if he chose, could de
tail men to work without uni
forms. He stressed the measure
from the angle of economy. ... .
Stressing the subject of law en
forcement he said that the prin
ciple of nullification, that law can
be defied and nullified through Its
non-observance, was growing, in
the nation, and was being promul
gated by many classes of persons
"from college presidents down to
men who work with the pick and
shovel." This threat against law
(Continued on Page 8, Story 3)
Will
ROGERS
.Says:
HEVERLY HILLS, Cal., Fob.
23. The president has what is .
culled the "pocket veto." If a
bill !h paused it comes to him.
And lie has 10 dnys to carry it
in hi.s pneket and think it over. ,
Itnl eoiifri'i'HH luimi't K''t 10 days
Id iso, .so Iiu can't "pokct veto"
iiny more, for his pockets are
full now. Mnssells Shoals is ono
of 'em. If the government runs
it, we lose money, if somebody
runs it they mnke money, so
let's keep it as it is, a tribute
to our engineers, a constant ar
gument to our statesmen, and
a nightmare to our taxpayers.
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DEBATE D
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