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I Ntkvs I MISSOURI COURT
BMpd ATTACKS CHANGE W
jg IN CONSTITUTION ft uf
By Paul Mallon
Copyright, 1935, by Paul Mall on.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 The prest
flTrr.'a playfulneas with hta associates
fered from the
recent pressure
of budget mak
ing, criticism
and unfavorable
political polls.
One day, this
week, was par
ticularly heavy.
His engagement
list contained a
dozen call era.
Also a budget
confer ence at
which there was
to be conslder-
AI.LON
able fuming and fretting. Mr. Roose
velt found time, however, to dictate
an unofficial letter to his military
aide. Colonel "Paw" Watson, along
these general llries:
The president will give Colonel
Watson Just twenty-four hours to
answer certain charges. These charges
are to the effect that you, Colonel
Watson, have been bragging that you
bagged two turkeys with one shot at
the Woodmont gun club a few weeks
ago, whereas the truth of the matter
Is the turkeys were blind, and you
are juat trying to Injure the reputa
tion of the club champion. Admiral
Cary Grayson, who never shoots tur
keys which are blind, but only those
which are tied.
Colonel Watson is supposed to have
Investigated and learned that the
charges against him were planted
with the president by that great
democratic planter, Bernard M. Ba
ruch. In his reply, the colonel con
tended that Mr. Baruch could not
bag a turkey, except with a fork,
after It had been cooked. He de
manded a court ot Inquiry, which, he
said, would prove that the turkeys
were blind because he shot both thru
the eyes with the same shot.
All of the inside crowd doubt that
a court of Inquiry will be held. There
Is a grave suspicion that a fair trial
would disclose a certain amount of
democratic propaganda In these con
tentions. The best shot In or near
the club Is known to be a republican,
and, worse, a Hoover republican
Larry Rlchey, former secretary to Mr.
Hoover. He never kills a turkey until
he has shot off all Its feathers, one
by one. This saves time in dressing
it.
The meeting of the federal reserve
board open market committee was
not as firm as Its published state
ment Indicated. More than one of
the authorities on the board are sup
posed to have suggested that the
logical time to increase reserve re
quirements and to impose margin re
strictions on banks, is now, before
the trouble starts. The four an
nounced reasons for delay should
have Included a fifth reason, which
was not mentioned. Tills is that the
terms of all board members expire in
about thirty days. The majority may
have been swayed as much by a de
sire to avoid commitments for the
new board as by anything else.
Also, all are supposed to be official
or unofficial candidates for reap
pointment.
For this sufficient fifth reason, the
best Informed authorities- on that
subject now expect no action until
the new board comn Into being.
A significant confidential story
Ites behind the Inconsequential In
surance announcement made th
other day by the navy department
The annoxincement said that, here
after, American insurance companies
will underwrite the full building risk
on American warships being con
structed in private yards.
No explanation came from an of
ficial source, but American Insurance
authorities feel that recent cases of
s .spec ted sabotage may h ave h ad
something to do with It. First there
was a fire In a shipyard where a most
modern fighting ship Is being con
structed, then a bad "accident" to
the machinery.
If foreign insurance eompRnles
hold the policies, they naturally
send expert a cents to Investigate the.
extent of the damage. Thus, the
ship might as well be constructed In
a goldfish bowl In Times Square, as
far as protection of construction
Ecciets Is concerned.
Foreign companies have done most
of the underwriting: in fact, about
85 per cent of It In the last ten
Ytars. The reason was that usually
;irge amounts are Involved, some
ttnes five million dollars on a
crui'er. Ametican companies can and
will now handle It.
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The per Hilar nickname of "P:w"
? is s Aardfxl to the White House
Sid. Colonrl Watson, when lie was
a cadet at West Potni. There were
t-to Watsons In his class. To dis
tincuish them, the enacts called one
' Pa' and ihe other "Mux "
(Ct4.u.ua jei Pi leu)
Wagner Bill Held Invalid
Federal Jurist Holds Res
olution Before Congress
Makes 'Citizen a Subject'
Authority Exceeded.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 31. (AP)
The Wagner labor act. enacted at
the last session of congress, was de-
cured unconstitutional tonight by
Judge Merrill E. Otis In federal dis
trict court.
It was the first court test of the
national labor relations act.
In his opinion. Judge Otis attacked
a resolution pending in congress to
amend the constitution, If enacted,
the resolution would make the Wag
ner act constitutional, he said, but In
that event the "citizen will have be
come a subject."
Judge Otis held the Wagner act
violates the "commerce clause" 'of the
constitution because it attempts to
extend the power of congress to regu
late Industries whose operations do
not affect Interstate commerce.
The case Involved the Majestic
flour mill of Aurora. Mo., a small
southwest Missouri town. Employes
formed a union and the owners, un
able to meet their demands, closed
the mill. This constituted an "of
fense" against the act and the own
en, Charles, Wanda and Alice Strout
of Tennessee, obtained a restraining
order to block & hearing ordered by
the national labor board.
The government moved for a dis
missal of the order and tonight's
opinion was a denial of the motion
and notice that a temporary Injunc
tion would be Issued against the
board.
Comment Hitter
Judge Otis asserted the Individual
Is dealt with as an "Incompetent"
under the act.
"He Is a ward of the United States
to be cared for by his guardian even
as If he were a -member of an un
civilized tribe of Indians or a recently
emancipated slave," he said. "The
government must protect him even
from himself. j
In biting comment the time is
visualized when the "citizen" may
become a "subject." Said Judge Otis:
"There Is now pending In congress
a resolution to amend the constitu
tion. The first section of the pro
posed amendment is this: The em
press shsll have power by laws uni
form In their geographical operation
to regulate commerce, business, in
dustry, finance, banking. Insurance,
manufacturers, transportation and the
production of national resources.'
'When that proposed amendment
has been submitted and ratified the
statute now under consideration, in
the respects considered here, If then
re-enacted, certainly will be consti
tutional. But not until then.
"Then, also, what yet remains of
the sovereignty of the states will
cense to be and the 'citizen' will have
become a "subject. "
The prime question involved, the
court SRld. was whether the act de
manding the mill owners bargain col
lectively with employes and prohibit
ing Individual bargaining. Is consti
tutional. r Continuing, Judge Otis
wrote:
Hold Poltlon Absurd
"Under the commerce clause con
gress has power to regulate one thing
only commerce among the several
states. ' But manufacturing Is not
commerce. None of Its parts. Includ
ing the relation between employes
and employers In manufacturing, can
be regulated by congress. The power
to regu'.ate does, indeed. Include the
power to shield commerce from any
thing which directly affects It by
burdening or obstructing It.
But It Is absurd to say that the
refusal of the owner of a flour mill
to bargain collectively with his em
ployes directly affects commerce
among the states."
IN HOUSE SEEN
WASHINGTON. Dec. 31 (UP)
House minority leader Bert rand
Snell and speaker of the house Jos
eph W. Byrns started off the annual
congressional fireworks tcnieht with
conflicting forecasts of the 1936
election.
Snell's forecast:
A minimum Republican gain ot
SO to 60 congressional seats; elec
tion of a Republican house If
'anriniirie develon for the Remtbll-
can nresidentlal candidate; but
better chance of e.ecting a Kepuo
ltcan house than of electing a Re-
j publican president.
Byrns" forecast:
Re-elf-tion cf President Roose
el: m ct a preponderant"
1 Democratic hou.-.
MAIN CONGRATULATED ON VICTORY
a i Vs. ,, j'PMl!',i",r f
Verner W. Main (right), Republican representative-elect from the
third Michigan district aa the result of a special election, congratu
lated by Floyd R. Moody (left), third district leader of the Townsend
plan, which Main advocated. (Associated Press Photo)
T WORD J
ON AAA LEGALITY
Most Important New Deal'
Decisions Handed Down!
Then . Justices Hold;
Secret Conference.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 31. (AP) A
decision on some if not all of the
new deal legislation argued In the
last two weeks was generally believed
tonight to have been reached by the
supreme court.
But unless the nine Justices at
their customary secret conference this
afternoon decided to dismiss one or
more of the cases for lack of Juris
diction, no announcement of the rul
ings Is expected before January 8.
Should the court have decided to
return any ot the suits already ar
gued to lower tribunals for" teVilcal
reasons, that action likely would be
announced Monday.
Four new deal canes possibly were
decided Involving attacks on consti
tutionality of the original and
amended agricultural adjustment
acts, the Bankhead compulsory cot
ton control measure, and the Ten
nesseee Valley law.
In addition, the court was belleyed
to have decided whether It wotild
pass upon the validity of the Guffey
act in cases appealed this week.
The customary conference of the
Justices may have beeu historical.
Whatever they decirtnd If anything
vitally affects the future of the new
deal.
SEEK MAINE JOB
ROCKPORT. Me., Dec. 31. (API
A third Townsend plan candidate for
the U. S. house of representatives en
tered the political picture tonight.
L. True Spear, former postmaster
here, was the second Republican to
announce his candidacy for the sec
ond district nomination on a Town
send platform. The Rev. J. Clarence
Leckemby of Plttafield made his an
announcement yesterday.
Arthur w. McIeod, former Old Or
chard Beach selectman, announced
tonight he would seek the Democratic
nomination for congress In the first
district as a Townsend advocate.
To date, none of the old age pen
sion plan's supporters has announced
aspirations for the third district's
( seat.
f ,
: Wheat Prices Drop
On Expert's Report
J CHICAGO. Dec. 31. ( AP) Influ
. tnced by bearlnh aspects of t.h Unlt
( ed States government crop report.
I Chicago wheat prices averaged lower
l e-irly today. The report Indicated
that the seeded area of domestic
winter wheat la 2.000.000 acres larger
;thsn the estimates of private expert
, a few dsya ago.
j Tnrk 5ek Air Fore
ANKARA. Turkey. Dec. 21. (AP)
1 The government submitted a bill to
! the national assembly today asking
rrec-Mf of 17 .100 0O0 for relnforcc-
ntcnt of tne air lorcc.
AL SI
ARISE AS THORNS
TO
Idaho Solon Makes Bid For
G.O.P: Liberals As Smith
Plans War On-New Deal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. (AP)
Threats of Inner strife confront both
major parties, endangering their soli
darity in the presidential campaign.
The assumption by Senator Borah
of leadership of the Republican lib
erals has abruptly pointed the con
flict between them and the conserva
tive wing. Maneuvers to head him
off from dominating the convention
in June are In the making.
While taking satisfaction from that
situation, the Democratic leadership
tonight found cause for reflection
Itself. It was in word from New
York that Alfred E. Smith Is prepar
ing to speak out again soon.
His opposition to much of the new
deal, considered In the light of his
following, Is hardly dismissed lightly
by many. Whether he plans to fol
low through to the convention floor,
or beyond, Is unknown.
There Is speculation whether Bo
rah's readiness to enter the contests
for delegates will affect former Presi
dent Hoover's strategy. They are gen
erally considered mutually antagonis
tic: but whether Hoover will oppose
Idahoan openly remains for the fu
ture to tell.
Hoover maintains that principles
and not personalities should domi
nate the pre-conventlon confedera
tions. The rub comes where he and
Borah differ on such fundamental
principles as monetary policy, the
senator being avowedly Intent on a
platorm to conform with his prin
ciples as shown by his record.
Whether they choose or not, each
now seems to personify an extreme In
the psrty.
FOR APPLES GAIN
WTNATCHEE. Wash., Dec. 21.
(UP) Improvement of the foreign
apple market today brought offers
as high as $1.70 a box from produce
dealers seeking to fill orders.
It was the highest price offered
this season. Dealers reported the
domestic apple market was In
seasonal slump and were unable t
predict how it might .react after the
holidays.
WITH RAIN SIGNS
Orpgon: Pntr Simrlny with local
valley toz or cloud; little change In
temperature; moderate easterly wind
off the coast.
SAN PRANC'IKCO. Dec. Jl (APl
The outlook for far western states
next week is fair weather with some
what hleher temperature eit'-ent ruin
) probably about m;l(U of week.
CODDING ELECTED
STATE PRESIDENT
BY PROSECUTORS
Urge Law to End 'Wishy
Washy' Murder Verdicts,
Repeal of Dart
License Law.
Game
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 31. (API-
George A. Codding of Jackson county j
was elected president or the Oregon
district attorneys as they and the
state sheriffs' organization wound up
their annual meetings here today.
C. C. Procbstel, Umatilla county,
was named vice-president, and James
R. Bain of Portland secretary-treasurer
of the prosecutors.
- The district attorneys unanimously
authorized a committee to draft leg
islation relative to false swearing in
legal proceedings.
This was one of a aeries of actions
by the prosecutors and sheriffs to
tighten law enforcement and to safe
guard law enforcrnt officers.
In a Joint sens on, the sheriffs and
prosecutors recot.imcnded an amend
ment making the slaying of a peace
officer in the discharge of his duty
a first-degree murder offense. This
was designed to prevent what the
group termed "wishy-washy" second
degree murder or manslaughter ver
dicts 1(& such cases.
The group also urged legalization
of the introduction of pictures, death
masks and similar evidence In homi
cide trials; repeal of a law making
it necessary to obtain a doctor's ex
amination in drunken driving cases;
a penalty for unlawful assemblage,
and making refusal to obey the law
ful command of a peace officer an
act fb disorderly conduct.
The district attorneys urged the
repeal of the law giving county courts
the right to license dart games.
Tliej: a'eo recommended that prosu-
cutoia be given as many peremptory
Jury challenges as the defense, and
that prosecutors b e permitted to
comment on the failure of a defend
ant to take the witness stand In his
own behalf.
Abolition of the minimum penalty
for drunken driving also was favored
by the attorneys. It was indicated
the action was designed to make It
easier to obtain convictions.
GALE SUBSIDES ON
WAVE HITS EAST
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 31. (AP)
The Oregon State Motor association
said tonight the galo which has raked
tho Columbia River highway for 48
hours was subsiding and that state
police had opened the road to traffic.
Patrolmen were placed on the high
way yesterday to warn motrlsts after
an 80-mile east wind had overturned
two trucks, unroofed a residence at
Crown Point, damaged the weather
station's apparatus there and tossed
boulders and trees across the orad.
Iry pavement still constituted a
menace tonight.
Clear, cold weather prevailed In
most of Oregon today.
CHICAGO. Dec. 31. (AP) Winter
took a slight breathing spell today
to gather fresh decoration for Its for
mal arrival Sunday.
Coming officially at 1:37 p. m. fK.
8. T.) tomorrow. It will bring new
snow flurries but generally milder
temperatures to most of the area
from the Allrghenles to the Rockies.
NEW ANGLE SEEN
pH ILADELPHI A
Dec. 21. (AP)
convrlEht story.
! The Record
, MyB federal agents today questioned
I the clerk of a Chester hotel, who re
I lated that a young man he believed
to be Cnleb J. Milne, IV., asserted
I kidnap victim, stopped at the hotel
last Tuesday nhrht.
The clerk, Philip McMahon, on
niKni amy at me nuici, saiu uic ut.n
j whs atone ana ajijmieuuy rn wiicii
he registered as Marry MriAUKnun
of Buffalo, N. Y." Tuesday. That
was three days after Milne disap
peared from his New York apart
ment and 24 huura before his bound,
nagged figure was found In a rosd
house ditch near Doylestown.
Hsrold O. Nathan, O-Man in charge
of the sound of federal agent, re
fused to affirm or deny the Record's
story. Asked If hla men had ques
tioned the clerk, he hesitated mo
ment:,: 1 1 v . then said; "1 can't com
ment ' mat."
FOR USE OREGON
, MATERIALS BRANDED ABSURD GRAND JURY QUIZ
Martin Blasts Plan to Hire
Outside Architects for
New Capitol Drawings
SALEM. Ore.. Doc. 31. (AP) Op
position to employing any outside or
supervisory architects from outside
Oregon for Oregon's new capitol was
voiced today by Governor Martin. The
governor said he not only opposed
the capitol commission's plan for the
drawings but also strongly irged pur
chase of all materials for the build
ing in the state.
"We have adequate materials and
there is no dearth of Oregon archi
tects and builders," the governor said.
Ho stotcd the specifications for tho
capitol could be so written to include
only Oregon materials.
"The trouble with Oregon Ja, that
we already send too much money out
side the state," Governor Martin con
tinued. "Our architects have been
starving for a number of years and
we now have an opportunity to assist
them. It would bo a tragedy for tho
capitol commission to employ non
resident architect.
"While I have no control over the
capitol commission, I hope the people
of Oregon will rise up and protest
any move to employ an architect or
builder outside the state. California
confines all Its publlo purchases to
that state and Oregon should do like
wise. "What we need Is a little team
work In Oregon. We havo.too much
Individualism at the present time.
The people of Oregon should demand
that all materials for the new capitol
building be purchased In Oregon."
-
IL DUCF. DEFIANT
OF SANCTIONS, TO
T TO
(P,,v fhe Associated Press)
Benito Mussolini, contemptuous ot
sanctlonlst nations, drove Italy at
full speed down the war path Sat
urday.
The advocate of the motto, "ijive
dangerously," spurned any thought
of peace In Ethiopia except at n.s
own trma. He pressed the fight
against the economical wall his fel
low nations and former allies have
bunt about him.
Italy went ahead despite the fact
Great Britain was rallying Mcdtter
ranean league members to' her aldo
In case she Is drawn Into a war
wllh Italy.
Brltleh officials were gravely con
cerned over thla delicate situation,
but turned once again to the policy
of sanctions one which aho launch
ed at Oeneva no vigorously last fall.
Rome's reaction was eagerly atufl
led and officials hope II Duce had
been sufficiently Impressed by the
lineup of Mediterranean powera be
hind Britain in case ot "a desperate
Italian act."
Britain went ahead with precau
tionary measures, after eecurlng
agreements from Turkey, CIreece.
Yugoslavia and Prance to help her
If need be. Spain debated her course
but a reliable authority said ahe
would fully support her obligations
under the lesgua covenant.
Britain's atand waa explained by
Neville Chsmberlsln, chancellor of
the exchequer,- In a speech at Bir
mingham: "The peace propossls are dead
and they have already been burled
at Cleneva. They will not be re
vived presently, and I auppose all
attempta at peaceful aettlement
must be considered at an end. We
must, therefore, go back to the
policy of sanctions.
"I trust the nations of the league
will show that they are prepared
to resist any attack which may be
made on any one of their number."
Although the government In Rome
reqtiorted quiet on the war front.
Ethiopia claimed two Important
successes.
A communique said northern
troops hsd captured Enda Sllaal.
only 30 mllea from the holy city
of Akaum. now In fascist handa.
and Dega Shsh, from the Itellans
Stale fair fate
SALEM Ore. Dec. 21. (UP) The
state fair will open on Labor
day, September 7, and close on the
following Sunday, the state agricul
tural board decided today. The gen
eral admission price, reduced to 3o
cents a few years ag-i, will be re
stored to the 50-cent level next
year.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., De 31. (AP)
A alight earthquake rattled dishes In
homes from Imperial Valley to Ban
Diego last nigh", but reports todsy
snowed no property damage.
JINGO SPEECH OF
NEVADA SENATOR THELMA TODD IN
Japanese Envoy Asks Amer
ica Not To Take Senator
Pittman Seriously No
Tokio Protest Likely.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. (UP)
Japanese Ambassador Hlrosl Sal to
tonight characterized possibility of
war between the United States and
Japan as "absurd."
Salto's statement was made in
the face of a reiteration by Sen
ator Key Pittman, (D., Nov.) chair
man of the senate foreign relations
committee, that Japan has launch
ed on a career of conquest which
threatens the future of the United
States.
Pittman 1 repeated the original
warning against Japan which drew
down a flurry of protest and
demand by peace advocates that the
government formally announce
whether Pittman was expressing the
administration's official policy.
Whether the Japanese government
would make any request for an ex
planation In view of the fresh on
slaught by Pittman was uncertain
Just before Ptttman'a second
statement, Salto aald he had cabled
a full report of the senator's re
marks to his government but that
he expected no protest to be made,
At the same time Salto expressed
hope that American citizens would
not place too serious an interpreta
tion upon the senator's remarks.
"I beg Americans to believe nie
when I say It Is the desire of Japan
to maintain the friendliest relations
with the United States and its peo
ple," Salto said . "It Is absurd to
think that we have any Intention
of attacking tho Philippine. Islands
or America or any of Its territory.
"War between Japan ' and tho
United States would bo the greatest
folly and we are fully conscious of
that. Japan buys more from Amer
ica than any other nation ' except
the British Empire. America In turn
Is Japan's greatest market."
With three ea-prlclous high pressure
arena hovering about m prospective
influences over Rogue valley weather,
the meteorological bureau last night
declined to rcnturo a prediction for
Christmas.
In fact the bureau declined to pro
ject Itself any farther Into the future
than tomorrow. Rather cautiously It
forecast fair weather for today and
probably tomorrow, with tho excep
tion of valley fog. Little change In
temperature waa expected.
Thta section Is now under the In
fluence of ft high pressure area cen
tered In the plateau region. There Is
also a high moving slowly southeast
ward from Alaska. There Is still an
other out over the Pacific from Cali
fornia.. Weather here depends largely
on what they do. tho bureau said.
Temperature late last night waa 20
defrreea aa compared with 31 at the
same hour the previous night. The
high mark yesterday wrs 40 as
against 48 the day before. Low yester
day waa 31 as against 19 Priday.
Friday's temperature of 10 equaled
the the all-time low for December
20 since 1011 when records first were
kept here. It also equalled th lowest
mark for this season, the mercury
h a vl n d ropped to 10 twice be f o re
thi year, both tlmea in October, ,
The all-time low for any date Is
10 degree below rro, registered on
December 13, 1019, bureau records
show. The lowest recorded tempera
ture for Ohrlstmaa Is 18 degrees, es
tablished In 1018.
FOUR-YEAR SLEEP
FOLKESTONE. Eng., Dec. 31 (AP)
Awakened from a four-year sleep.
Victor Cleave said today he and his
family would celebrate on Christmas
what his friends call his "coming
back from the dead."
Cleave, ft railway employe suffer
ing from shellshock In the world war,
began to doze over his meals In 10:il.
Then he fell asleep. Doctors, un
able to rouse him. had to Inject
nourishment Into his body. The
beating of hie heart waa one of the
few evidences he contitnued to live.
Wsking recently. Cleave did not
recognize his owa children.
3 HIGH PRESSURE
AREAS GIVE SIGNS
WEATHER CHANGE
PRIVATE LIFE OF
Love Angles and Business
Deals Eyed in Strange
Death of Movie Queen.
Las ANGELES. Dec. 31. fTTPl
Tho into Thelma Todd's private Ufa
ner morrlage. her romances, her
friendships, her enmities, her busi
ness activities will be on narade
before the Los Angeles grand Jury
when It meets Monday to examine
possibilities of murder in the death
of tho blonde screen comedian.
deputy district attorney George
Johnson said today.
i be inquiry will be the moat
searching of the several Investiga
tions wnich followed, tho strance
death of the actress In an auto
mobile In a closed garago near her
Santa Monica sidewalk cafe either
Sunday or Monday morning.
ii tnere naa been a murder, wo
must find tho motive," Johnson
said In revealing his plans.
i no two men who were moat
prominent in the former Massachus
etts school teacher's last few years
of life are cast for roles in tho
true-life film which will bo un
rolled before the county Inquisitor
ial body.
One Is Roland West, one-time
stage and movie director, now s
"landlord" In his own description of
himself. Ho waa the glamorous
blonde's partner in "Thelma Todd'a
sidewalk cafe," and he had a room
in the apartment above the- cafo
where Thelma also had living quar
ters. At & coroner's Inquest last woe
the question of West's personal re
lations with Miss Todd were touch
ed on briefly. A questioner asked
him whether ho had been intimate
with the actress. He replied "8he
was one or my ' best' friends?
The grand Jury la expected 9
press thla angle more thoroughly
as Johnson said "All possible angle
of love, romance, money. Jealousy
and hatred will be investigated."
It was Intimated at the coroner
Inquest that Miss Todd waa plan
ning to break off her friendship
with West and return to Pasquale
dl Clcco, actor's agent whom she
married in an Arizona elopement
and then divorced a few years ago.
Dl Clcco has been located in New
York. He has agreed to return to
Hollywood for the grand Jury In
vestigation, although foreman Oeo.
Rochester Informed him his pres
ence would not be required before
Friday. Dl Clcco assured the Jury
of hla full co-operation.
The theory generally accepted
explaining the death of the com
edienne Is that she had been lock
ed out of the apartment, had gone
to the garage to sleep, and had
started the automobile motor to
keep warm. Overcome by the fumea
she slumped down on the front, seat
and lay with her head against the
door, according to this theory.
The. Ashland recorder tangle be
came somewhat unraveled yesterday
with the announcement that W. B.
Whiting had relinquished hie Job of
Installing a new accounting system
and would return to Portland to ac
cept employment as statistician In the
office of Martin T. Pratt, sheriff of
Multnomah county.
Recorder J. Q. Adorns, who woe th
storm center of a public hearing four
nights last week on charges of care
lessness and Inefficiency, blamed Mr.
Whiting for rmtch of his distress,
averring that the Portland account
ant was largely responsible for the
filing of the charges.
The public hearing ended without
decision early Friday morning when
the city council voted four to two
against ft motion to dismiss the
clin res against Mr. Adams. With the
matter thus Wtt up In the air. It was
then believed the council would sub
mit the question to the publlo rn a
referendum vote.
Yesterday, however, this phase of
the matter wt made more compli
cated when the legality of aubmlt-
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