BRUTALITY 10
WES THE LOT OF
AMERICAN YETS
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AMERICAN LEGION IN CHARGES
AGAINST BUREAU TELL OF
MANY BARBARITIES
CRIPPLED SOLDIERS GET DOPE
Investigation Shows a Deplorable
State of Rottenness and Graft
in Hospital Management
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.—America’s
disabled veterans have been subjected
to brutality and curses in many of the
hospitals in charge of the Veterans'
Bureau, according to a charge made
today by American Legion officials in
a special report to the Investigating
Committee, who is grilling Charles
Forbes, director of the Bureau, over
alleged charges of graft and irregular
ities in conducting these institutions.;
The Legion representatives said at
the Camp Kearney, California, hospi-i
tal, there were evidences that ped-i
dlers of both liquors and drugs, hov
ered about the hospital, selling to
patients, who smuggled them into the
institution where others were made
addicts.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.—Lloyd George
returned to New York tonight, on his
way home.
ARRESTED 1 TIM
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 31.—
Three American sailors were arrested
by Turkish police for wearing their
naval uniform ashore after 5 p. m.
MISSOURI ■BELLS
■ESTEJQ FBI
BIG SUM TO VETS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31—Congres
sional inflence was brought to bear
to block the plan of the Veterans’;
Bureau to abandon the project for a
tuberculosis hospital at Excelsior
Springs, Mo., the Senate investigating
committee was told by R. L. Morse,
prominent in Republican politics in
Missouri, and nunager in that state ot
the I.owden campaign for the Repub-;
lican presiuer Gal nomination in lulll
Morse subserpi': uly sold his plant tc
the government for ?: 50.50'' It con
sisted or the Morse hoinestea 1 and t< a
acres of land.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Oct. 31.—James
T. Sims, 61, made a fool of the popular|
notion that a sheik is a young fellow
with shiny hair when he eloped with
Emily Hoyt, 18, and married.
The family suspected no love at-;
tachment between the grandfatherlv
admirer and the girl. Just before the
elopement the girl told her parents
she was going to a girls’ boarding
school in Virginia, so they had no
suspicion she planned to get mar
ried.
They intend to live in Des Moines.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 31.—Stand*;
ing near Independence Hall, Lloyd
George in a speech said: “If there is
another war, I would rather go into it
with the bell of liberty, even though it
wrere cracked, than with the tocsin of
autocracy.”
He paid a feeling tribute to An
drewr Bonar Law*, saving, ‘although
we had serious political diflcvnc^s,
our friendship never brok°, and it fills
me with sadness to think I shall nev
er see him again.’*
AKRON, O., Nov. 2.—All patents
and rights *o manufacture Zeppelin
dirigibles have been purchased by the
Goodyear Rubber Company it was
announced last night.
TRY THE DRUG STORE FIRST, tf
GOVERNMENT TO START SUIT PIT
SKINNER AND EDDY. SEATTLE CORPORATION
SEATTLE, Oct. 29.—The government announced it
will bring suit in the Federal Court here against Skinner
& Eddy for recovery of five to ten million dollars for the
return of excess profits. The concern is credited with hav
ing made $30,000,000 in constructing ships for war pur
poses.
DECLARE FOR INDEPENDENCE
AND REJECT FOREIGN
DOMINATION
WEISBADEN, Germany, Oct. 0.—
The provisional government of the
Rhineland republic has sent a mes
sage to all nations, saying that the
Rhenish people have taken in hand
the direction of its destinies by pro
claiming its full independence and
has definitely rejected foreign domi
nation.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—Politics is
no longer adjourned so far as attacks
on the administration of President
Coolidge is concerned. Two months
having elapsed since the new presi
dent took office the opposition in his
own party has come first from the ele
inents which hope to make an issue
of the discontent of the farmers and,
second, from the groups who believe
the administration is not sufficiently
“dry” on the prohibition question.
Henry Ford’s broadside of criti
cism against Secretary Weeks for
selling the Gorgas plant at Mussel
Shoals, to the Alabama Power Com
pany, an act which the president has
defended, is in line with the cry of
the farmers for 5-cent fertilizer, which
Ford operation of the nitrogen plant
was to have obtained.
Gifford Pinchot’s vehement denun
ciation of the policy of the federal ad
ministration with respect to enforce
ment of the prohibition law is partly
politics and party dry campaigning.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—The sup
port of the Washington administra
tion was repledged to Gov. General
Leonard Wood’s regime in the Philip
pine islands in a cablegram sent him
recently by Secretary Weeks and
made public today.
“The personal sacrifice involved in
your acceptance of your present of
fice is proof of your desire to serve
the Filipino people as you have serv
ed the United States. You are enti
tled to the support of the administra
tion and you have it,” the message
said.
“The controversy with the legisla
tive leaders and certain executive oL
fices is at bottom a legal one. The
congress, after full consideration,1
vested the authority of control and
supervision over all departments and
bureaus in the governor general,
which makes these officials directly
responsible to him and not to the
legislature as in a parliamentary form
of government.
“The powers of the governor gen
eral have not been exceeded or mis
used by you in any instance of which
the war department is advised. * * *
“The veto power granted to the
governor general is applicable to all
legislation whether it be local or oth
erwise.”
ARRANGEMENTS!ME
FDR 38 IMS TO
HOLD CONFERENCE
NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—Willis H.
Booth, president of the International
Chamber of Commerce, sailed for
Paris to arrange for a conference of
delegates from 38 nations to make re-'
commendations regarding the propos
ed reparations discussion advocated
by Secretary Hughes.
BROTHER TO NOTORIOUS DRAFT
EVADER WILL NOT BE
FURTHER MOLESTED
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 30—Conspir
acy and draft evasion charges against
Edwin R., brother to Grover C. Berg
doll, the notorious army deserter,
have been dropped by the government
It was announced today.
Bergdoll has already served a term
in the Leavenworth penitentiary for
evasion of the draft.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.—A confer
ence of Pennsylvania republicans of
prominence in their efforts to secure
modification of the Volstead Act, has
just been held here to devise plans to
prevent Governor Gifford Pinchot from
securing the Pennsylvania delegation
in the next Republican convention. It
is alleged that their opposition is
based on Pinchot’s demand that the
government enforce the prohibition
laws.
Among those who sat in were An
drew W. Mellon, Senators Reed and
Pepper, and Chairman Baker of the
State committee.
CLEVELAND WITHDRAWS
AS CONTENDER 1024
NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—Cleveland
has withdrawn as a contender for the
next democratic national convention,
according to John R. Young, secretary
of the committee, which is seeking
to bring the gathering to New York.
Chicago withdrew several weeks
ago, abandoning all hope when it was
announced that New York intended to
raise a fund of at least $250,000 to
entertain the convention next sum
SERVICE MEDAL USD
CITATION DOES HOT
SEATTLE, Oct. SJ. -Richard E.
King’s distinguished service medal,
his citation by General Pershing and
Marshal Petain ot' France for bravery
on the field of battle, and a personal
letter from the King of Britain, did
not save the c vner today, wh**n he
was convicted in the Federal couj t
of smuggling opium.
Ml® 51 FISH” SI
STOPPING HOLES IS LIE
STEVENSON, Wn„ Oct. 30.—Goose
Lake, noted for the abundance of large
trout it contains and the beautiful
scenery surrounding it, in the Colum
bia national forest reserve, Skamania
county, almost became a dry lava bed
last week by the disappearance of the
■water through cracks and holes in
the bottom that have appeared lately.
When the lake became a pond and
thousands of fish were about to die,
game wardens and forest rangers
packed sacks of dirt and stopped the
leaks. There are four mountain
streams flowing into the lake and the
rains of the last few days have great
ly increased the water supply. It is
thought that recent earth disturbances
have cracked the lava rock.
U. M. C.f Winchester and U. S.
Ammunition at Graefs. tf
MAJOR G0TWAL8
SHIES SERVICE
ENGINEER OF ALASKA RAILROAD
SAYS DAMAGE GREATER
THAN FIRST SUPPOSED
BRIDGE AT GLACIER OBSTACLE
Train Crews Have Accomplished Mir
acles in Way of Repair Work
on Grades and Bridges
Major John C. Gotwals, who passed
through Seward last night on his way
' to Juneau, states that in his opinion
normal traffic on the Alaska railroad
i will be resumed by November 6. He
I declared that the damage was much
greater than at first supposed and
that while the bridge crews and re
pairmen had worked miracles in fix
ing up the damage it would require
some little time yet to repair the big
bridge at Mile 54, near Spencer gla
cier, where the rails and trestle were
carried away.
Major Gotwals said that the line is
clear at all points today expect at
Mile 54, and that about 200 feet of
trestle had to be replaced at this
point, construction depending on the
piledriver crews.
Major Gotwals will return to Seward
on the Alaska, and it is said will go
over the road with Manager Landis
in a gas car.
Ill ILL mUUilmiUL. Iain
KILLED WHILE HUNTING
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SEATTLE, Oct. 30.—James E. Dyal,
Seattle district manager for the Pru
dential Insurance Company of Ameri
ca, was killed while on a hunting
trip yesterday, by the accidental dis
charge of his shotgun.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3!.—Dean A.
Spenser, of Santa Monica, had both
legs broken, and fil’ictn others were
injured tonight, when a speeding po
lice car was struck by a fire dopart
j ment truck, the force of the collision
throwing a score through the windows
of department stores
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SEATTIE GIRL
One of the prettiest weddings of the
fall season was solemnized recently in
Seattle, when Miss Bessie Hansen be
came the bride of Ben G. Poindexter,
of Seward, Alaska, says the Seattle
Times. The marriage took place at
the home of the bride’s mother, Rev.
Harry Pratt, officiating. The home
was beautifully decorated in masses of
autumn leaves, dahlias, and zinnias.
The bride wore a dress of white geor
gette crepe trimmed with princess
lace and carried a shower bouquet of
bride’s roses and lilies of the valley,
j She was given away by William Alls
ton, an intimate friend of the family
Miss Ruth Hansen, sister of the bride
was maid of honor and wore a gowr
of jade green georgette and satir
crepe. David Sullivan, of Seattle, was
best man. After the ceremony a buf
fet supper wras served
Mrs. Poindexter is a daughter ol
Mrs. Johanna Hansen.
Mr. Poindexter is a wrell known oil
operator at Cold Bay.
Mr. and Mrs. Poindexter left for the
East to spend the winter in Washing
ton, D. C.. and New York.
LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 2.—
When William Kollender, adjutant of
the American Legion Post, was select
ed to lead the Armistice Day parade,
and learned that Jack Dempsey was
to participate, he declined, saying, “I
won’t ride in the same parade with
Dempsey."
It was the champion’9 war record
he objected to, he explained.
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i
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High-power rifles:
You can always count on the sure
action and rugged strength of
these rifles.
The smashing .303; the amaz
ing .22 hi-power; the deadly .250
3000; the powerful Savage .300,
and the old favorite .30-30—a
line-up that will take care of any
thing from woodchuck to moose.
.22 repeating rifles:
There’s the Sporter—the latest
sensation among “gun-cranks.”
The gilt-edge accuracy of the fin
est target rifle built into a sport
ing model.
Or take the Model 1914—the
Savage slide-action repeater. Solid
breech—solid top—no exposed
parts. Sturdy and accurate to a
degree.
Or Savage repeating shotgun:
Fills the bags with the same sure
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SAVAGE ARMS CORPORATION
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Owners and operators of the], Stevens Arms Company
SECRETARY OF TREASURY DOES
NOT TAKE KINDLY TO SUG
GESTION OF GOVERNOR
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—Governor
Gifford Pinchot was advised in a let
ter sent him today by Secretary Mel
lon that the Treasury Department
was invoking every available means
for prohibition enforcement and that
statements to the contrary by the gov
ernor in a letter addressed to Mellon
are gratuitous, and not found in fact.,
Secretary Mellon was one of a com
mute of republicans who met recently
to devise plans to prevent Governor
Pinchot from receiving the support of
the Pennsylvania Republican delega
tion, on account of Pinchot’s pro
nounced dry views.
FORD TRYING TO HUM
PUBLIC, BUS GOETHALS
PORT ARTHUR, Texas, Oct. 29
Henry Ford, in an effort to get con-:
trol of Mussel Shoals is scheming to
fool the American public on a whole
sale basis, said Col. Goethals, builder
of the Panama Canal, in a speech last
night.
TWIN FALLS, Ida., Oct. 31.—Albert
Lee, aged 77, was found dead today:
from exposure and starvation, and his
wife, aged 72, was found lying beside'
him in their automobile, at the point |
of death. The aged couple had been
auto vagabonding, and had run out of j
money, gas and provisions, and had
become stalled in an out of the way1
section.
REPUDIATES STATEMENT THAT
KLAN CAUSE OF RESIGNATION
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.— Grand
Commander Cowles, of the Scottish
Rites Masons repudiated his state
ment recently disseminated that at
the recent meeting of the Council at
Washington of George Moore as in
spector general of Alabama, following
a heated discussion of the K. K. K.
He declared there was no discussion
ol the Klan and the resignation was
not from any such discussion.
School Shoes for boys; made of
leather. Brown & Hawkins. tf
SAYS DEVELOPMENTS AT SEW
ARD HAVE MORE THAN LOCAL
SIGNIFICANCE
The Standard Oil Company has is
sued a handsomely printed and illus
trated prospectus, entitled “When the
U. S. S. Henderson lay at Seward.” It
gives the town a good boost as fol
lows:
“When the U. S. S. Henderson lay
at Seward, Alaska, a few weeks ago,
the Presidential Party aboard the na
val transport heard the sharp rat-a
tat of a rivetting machine.
“The Secretary of Commerce asked
what was building i nthat far-off
place, which lies in the shadow of the
Arctic Circle.
“He was told that it was the Stan
dard Oil Company erecting a distrib
uting plant. And so it was—our men
adding a new outpost to the great mar
keting system which supplies the pe
troleum requirements of people of the
Pacific Coast, of Hawaii, and of Alas
ka. No place too remote, no spot too
far.
“Until lately, petroleum products
have been taken to Seward in barrels
by freight, from San Francisco and
Seattle—a costly procedure, for it is
a long haul and it costs money to han
dle barrels. We have now put in
large bulk storage tanks. A new tank
ship—a most modern, electric-driven
tanker, built for the Alaska trade,
carries products in large quantity to
these tanks.
The cost of distribution has been
greatiy reduced, and in consequence
the price of gasoline in Seward has
fallen approximately twenty-five cents
a gallon, and other products show a
proportionate decrease.
“Members of the Presidential party
were amazed to find gasoline cheaper
at Seward, Alaska, than in Washing
ton, D. C.
“Lower prices will inevitably be of
vast benefit to the region which we
serve from Seward, as it has been to
areas supplied from the seven other
stations we have heretofore establish
ed in Alaska.
“Developments at Seward have
more than local significance. They
furnish an example of what the exten
sion of modern, efficient, and econom
ical distribution will do—an example
of what has been happening all these
years, on the Pacific Coast since 1878,
when this Company started in busi
ness with headquarters in San Fran
cisco.
“The Far West has grown rapidly,
stupendously—and to each new cen
ter of population and consumption we
have forever taken our wares—eco
nomically, efficiently. It might be
said that we have had had something
to do with the development of the
Pacific Coast."