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Q Q U G I C Q U N "T" T 3 Independent Newepaper,
Comol'
Th Evening Newi and The Roeeburg Review,
Published 1t the Beat Intereeta of the People.
VOL. XXVII NO. 66 OF ROSEBO. '
ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1925.
VOL.XIL NO. 277 OF THE EVENING NEWS
i
LEGISLATORS
VOTE LOAN TOll
HELP FARMERS
$1,500,000 From" Soldiers
Bonus Fund to Purchase
New Seed Wheat
NOW UP TO GOVERNOR
New Bills Include One to
Send Bootleggers and
Drunken Drivers
to Rock Pile.
(Amclatrd Pro Lrntd wire.)
STATE HOUSE. Salem.. Ore.,
Fc-b. 2. House bill 261. providing
for a loan of Jl. 500.000 to past
ern Oregon farmers for obtaining
seed to replant wheat crops frozen
out a few weeks afro, passed the
house with only two dissenting
votes this morning. Cowgill . of
Jackson, and Klrkwood. of Multno
mah, voted against the measure.
The measure provides for loans
at the ratp of 6 percent to be cov
ered on first mortgages on crons.
the mortgages to run until the
loans are repaid. The money will
he obtained fom the state ex-ser
vice men's bonus fund. The state
board of control will act as the
loaning agency, making such rules
as necessary.
Klrkwood. onoosing the measure
declared that It was not yet too
late for Portland bankers and
nther private financial lnteresta
to work out a program for reliev
Ine the farmers.
"From, the standpoint of sound
business principles. It is a wrong
move for the state to loan this
" mnev." he said.
Klrkwood quoted President
Cleveland's statement made in ve
toing a measure, that, "it was the
bnslness of people to support the
government: not for the govern
ment to sunoort the people."
Rock Pile For Bootleqgers
A basketful of new bills poured
Into the house tnilnv, the last dnv
for Introducing hills without send
ing them throurh the legislative
committee. A total of 596 bills
had been introduced In the house
Saturday afternoon before ad
journment. A bill providing for a state tax
on moving nieture ticket sales and
for establishing a state board of
censorship Is scheduled to pop up
In the senate today.
Bootleggers and drunken drivers
of automobiles would have to work
on rock plies under the provisions
of a hill prepared by Renreseita
tlve Potter of Lane ronntv. The
hill would renuire sheriffs to see
that these two classes of law
breakers were enraged In this par
ticular type of jail vocations.
A scheme for providing a state
Insurance fund to protect against
building loss by fire Is to be pro
posed in bill bv Representative
Kilham. Multnomah countv. K11-
ham's hill would take $50,000 an
nually from the various budgets
for state institutions for seven
years. The sum of $350,000 raised
through the plan would be In
vested in bonds. Kilham points
out that state buildings are whol-i
ly unprotected from fire losses.
Governor Pierce has not yet de- j
elded whether he will veto the
Port of Portland bill or allow It to
become a law automatically with
out his approval. By the latter
method the bill would become a
law after the lapse of five days
from the time it reached the ex
(Contlnned on page s.
Sunday's Automobile Accidents
in California and Washington
Garner Total of Fifteen Lives
f AawvlatM Prm tea1 Wir-.l
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2 Fif
teen persons were killed yester
day In automobile accidents in
California and Washington.
Four men In an automobile rode
onto the grade crossing of the
Sacramento, when the machine
was rammed by a northbound
train killing the occupants of the
car. They were Matt Sahich. driv
er: Marian Sabich, John Pullz and
M. Bltanga. all of Sacramento.
At Los Angeles three women
were killed and 10 other persons.
Including five children, were ser
iously Injured. Mrs. W. J. Jam-
leson. wife of a physician, and her
mother, were killed when a Pa-
clflc Electric train struck their au
tomoblle at a crossing west of
there. Mrs. Sokikl Urushlbata. 29.
was crushed to death when she
was pinned beneath her overturn
ed automobilp. Walter Curamlngs.
15, was killed and his brother An
drew Cummines. was Injured,
when they were struck bv an nn-
known auto In the street while
J.Mf, Kon
OliMiO., lUKTiKiiEn
1
(Aeeoclated Prea Ldifd Win.)
PENDLETON, Ore., Feb.
2. The heaviest seiVonee
ever given In Umatilla coun-
ty for violation of the law
prohibiting the ownership
and operation of a still was
Imposed Saturday afternoon
In the court of Justice How-
ton, at Freewater, when
Louis Wendt was sent to the
county jail for one year
and fined $3,000.
Wendt was one of the trio
of brothers who are alleged
to have been operating a
still for several years on
Government mountain.
Wendt'entered a plea of
guilty to the charge In the
court. If he does not pay
his fine of $3,000, he will
4 have a sentence of 5 years,
five months and twenty-five
days to serve In jail.
LATEST KILLING AT
HERRIN GIVEN O. K.
(AaaocUtH Pree Leaed Wire.)
HERRIN. Ills.. Feb. 2. With a
meeting of a grand Jury under way
today at Marlon. 111., It was prob
able a more thorough investiga
tion would be made into the slay
ing of Joseph Phillips In the Ly-
mar hotel dining room here yes
terday by Policeman Rufus Whit-
son who waa exonerated on
grounds that he discharged his du
ty as an officer. Phillips repre
sented himself as an officer seek
ing to arrest a klansman, after the
alleged officer had wounded Sim
Stephens, policeman, and terroris
ed the hotel employes.
A toll of 14 lives has been taken,
directly or Indirectly, In William
son county Klan and antl-Klan
warfare In less than a year. The
county was known as "Bloody
Williamson" even fifty years ago,
but first came prominently 'into
the national limelight as a result
of thp mine riots June 22, 1922, in
which 22 men were killed.
S. P. MACHINIST KILLED
DALLAS, Ore., Feb. 2 Harry
Gayner. 50, a machinist helper In
the - Southern Pacific railroad
roundhouse here, was killed this
morning when struck by a swtlch
engine in the railroad yards, with
Engineer Claude Richardson at the
throttle.
From Riddle
In this city this morning visiting
with friends and shopping was Mrs.
P. O. Swarts. Mis. Swarts resides
at Riddle.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PASSES RESOLUTION
The directors of the Rose-
burg Chamber of Commerce
this afternoon passed a resolu-
tion. addressed to the state
legislature, asking that body
to memorialize congress
against the Inclusion of Dia-
rtiond Lake In the national
park system. The matter of a
resolution to be presented at
the legislature which provides
that Diamond lake be deeded
to Oregon was discussed. It
was decided that such action
should not be asked of con-
gress. Thus far, congress has
refused to take any action to-
wards the annexation of Dia-
mond Lake with Crater Lake
National Park and In view of
the fine work being done by
the forestry department the
Roseburg chamber does not
desire to see that section un-
der the control of the state
fish and game commission as
the memorial provides. The
work of the forestry service
4 in the supervision of Diamond
Lake was lauded by the dlrec-
tors and It Is the desire of the
local organization to see the
continuation of the road con-
struction.
the youths were riding on their
bicycles near Reldly 30 miles
south of Fresno. The autolst fled.
An unidentified man was fatally
injured In Oakland last night, and
M. C. Morgan was held by the po
lice when an automobile he was
driving struck the man.
Three high shcool students re
turning from a basketball game
early yesterday morning were kill
ed at a grade crossing at Prosser.
Wash., when their automobile was
struck by an eastbound Northern
Pacific train. The dead: Marie
Miles, IS: Dorothy Wilson, 15, and
George Joensu, 18.
An automobile driven by John A.
'Peterson. Seattle Insurance man
and occupied also by Mrs. Peter
son and her aunt, Mrs. Sarah Fitch
of Toledo, Ohio, plunged off a
trestle into Elliott Bay yesterday,
drowning all three.
Ice on a mountain trail near On
tario. Calif.. caused Albert
Sweeney. 16, to slip and fall 200
feet to the floor of Icehouse Can-
yon. He died of a broken back-
F
IS
IN THE BALANCE
Dog Team Racing With Se
rum Overtaken by Bliz
zard 200 Miles Away.
FLUID MAY FREEZE
Temperature Below Zero,
Wind Velocity Grows
Diphtheria Now
Afflicts 28.
(Aaeoclated rrm Leaanl wie.)
NOME. Alaska. Feh srnithi
fleet-footed dogs, comprising the
fastest available team In the Arc
tic regions, were believed to be
speeding along over the blizzard
swept course of a frozen river to
day In a race against the advances
of a diphtheria epidemic here,
when the dog team under L. Sep
palla failed to deliver 300,000 units
of prized serum.
Facing a frigid condition, Sep
palla was somewhere between
Unallkik, 200 miles from Nome,
and Safety, 21 miles away. His
exact whereabouts were Indefinite
as communications between way
stations along the dog team path
were difficult.
A blizzard raged along the
coast of the Bering sea yester
day which shot temperatures down
to 10 below zero with a wind of
Increasing velocity blowing along
the line taken by Seppalla, thus
rendering the time of IiIb arrival
here more uncertain than ever.
The danger of the 300,000 anti
toxin units being frozen and de.
stroyed through the breaking of
the glass containers In which thev
were put up. Increased every hour
the dog team remained on the
blizzard-beaten road.
Anticipating distress, teams of
picked dogs were waiting near
saiety, zi miles from Nome, to
take up the journey should the
Seppalla team pull In there.
Without the prize serum, the
health and medical organization
here was making a losing fight
today against the Inroads of the
epidemic, which now lists 28
cases.
Epidemic Stimulus To Air Plane
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. The
outbreak of diphtheria at Nome
and the efforts to rush anti toxin
there by dog team or by airplane
have spurred postoffice depart
ment officials In their plans for
developing air mall routes in the
territory.
Authorization has been granted
by congress effective July 1 to es
tablish air mall routes in Alaska,
provided the cost Is not greater
man Dy present methods. Paul
Henderson, second assistant post
master general, already has made
experiments between Fairbanks
and McGrath, which have demon
strated the superiority of the air
plane mall over other methods.
It is considered likely by postal
officials that the air mail ser
vice will be established In Alaska
the coming year and prove Invalu
able, especially In winter.
Seppalla Finnish Athlete
NEW YORK, Feb. 2. L. Sep
palla, famous musher, who is driv
ing a dog team to Nome with anti-toxin
to relieve a diphtheria epi
demic In the Alaska city. Is a
former Finnish athlete, endowed
with the same hardy stamina typi
fied by the famous runners of the
little Scandinavian nation Wlllia
Ritoia and Paavo Nurml.
According to friends here. Sep
palla was a wrestling champion In
Finland and possessed all around
athletic ability.
WOMAN SLAIN IN
CAB; SEARCH ON
FOR COMPANION
(AaocUtfd Pbb Uud Win.)
SEATTLE, Feb. 2. Coast Ion;
search was being made today for
Elmer F. Manheart, a contractor,
in connection with the slaying of
Mrs. Lillian Helen Morley, In a
taxlrab here yesterday.
Charles A. Wilkin, driver of
the cab, said that a man com
panion of Mrs. Morley jumped
from his car after firing four
shots and nrh to a parked auto.
The machine bore no license.
Mrs. Nellie O. Wright, owner
NOME
SURD
SUCCOR
NOW
of a hotel where Mrs. Morley ( wno wm through Sand Cave
lived, and her slater. Mrs. Molly i to Fi05.d Collins, chloroform the
Gonzales, said that the slain imprisoned man and amputate his
woman had accepted an Invita-; iPR was made today by Homer Coi
tion to dine with Manheart. ,nns. a brother, says a special dl-
e were fearful something
might happen to Helen." they
declared. "We were not in a po
Itlon to protest her going out,
hut we did warn her that he had
made threata against her life."
WRONGLY LABELED
THIEF TWICE, NOW
FACES BOOZE CASE
SPOKANE. Wash., Feb. 2.
Jack Klee, who says he has twice
been sentenced to penitentiaries
In as many states for offenses
which he did not commit, faces
a superior court Jury here to
morrow for trial on a bootlegg
ing charge of which Klee also
declares he Is Innocent. If he Is
convicted he declares his doctor
has said, he could not survive
the minimum sentence of a year
in the penitentiary.
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Platte, 'served three years In tbe
Illinois state penitentiary on a
charge of burglary before the
real perpetrator of the crime
confessed and Klee was liberat
ed, he said. Two years ago Klee
pleaded guilty at Grays Harbor,
Wash., to a charge of burglary of
which he declared himself Inno
cent, but after serving six months
in the penitentiary, the real facta
became known, he said, and he
was released.
Klee declares he has sold no
liquor, although he admits he
gave some to his friends.
BIBLE STUDY FOR
PUPILS OF PUBLIC
SCHOOLS PLANNED
fAMoclata. Prwi Lcitwd Wirt.)
NEW YORK. Feb. 2. Cardinal
Patrick Hayes has endorsed a
plan for giving children religious
instructions in the churches of
their parents in connection with
their school work at a meeting of
an organization of Roman Catholic
public school teachers.
The body was formed for the
purpose of obtaining such a sys
tem of education here.
Instead of being antagonistic to
public education, which Is the
right and duty of the Btate, the
Catholic church is in sympathy
with It," the Cardinal said. "All
we ask is that the state may see
clearly that public education is
bound to fall unless it brings unto
the soul of the child a proper
ridea of his relation and obligation
to God." The meeting at which he
spoke was attended also by Rabbi
David Pool and the Rev. Walter
F. Howell, secretary of the Fed
eration of Churches, who, speak
ing for the Jews and Protestants,
respectively, expressed approval
of the plan.
BOAT HITS CABLE";
SALEMITE DROWNS
' f AMoefated Preea lu1 Wire )
SALEM. Ore., Feb. 2. That
Charles Pureell was drowned In
the Willamette river Saturday
night was established without a
doubt yesterday after a search
ing party led hy his Uncle N. S.
Nnde. and P. L. Turnldgc, com
panion of Pureell In the wreck
of a power boat, had made a sur
vey of the river near where their
boat was capsized.
Turnldge was rescued by W.
B. Oerth, of West Salem, who
went In his power boat to the
point across the river at which
Turnldge was clinging to some
willows.
Unequipped with lights, the
boat carrying the two men
struck a cable attached to a
gravel plant and was overturned.
The two men scrambled on the
small cable platform, but It sank
beneath them.
Turnldge waa successful In
getting clear and called for his
companion to follow him, but
Pureell suddenly met with some
difficulty in getting clear, be
lieves Turnldge. and was drown
ed.
Drill Races With Death for Man
Pinioned by Boulder in Cave as
Attempted Aid Seems Unavailing
(AMoclattd Pre Lcaanl Wire.)
CAVE CITY, Ky.. Feb. 2. Hope
came with the dawn today to Sand
Cave, wherein one of Its crooked
little crevices 300 feet from the
entrance, Floyd Collins, 35. has
lain pinioned by a huge bouldi r
since Friday morning.
A squad of men, with portable
drill, was to leave Louisville early
today. A truck was ready to trans- ;
port the equipment to the cave, six
miles away. With this drill the
rescuers hope to cut away enough
of the stone to release the victim.
His strength slowly ebbing, Col
lins devoted his conscious mo
ments to directing the workers
who for more than 40 hours have
been chipping tiny flakes from the
huge rock In a futile effort to re-
lease Collins' foot, all that was be
tween him and safety.
Collins' brothers, Marshall and
Homer, have worked Incessantly
since their brother was entombed.
In desperation yesterday, they of
fered a r,00 reward to anyone
who would rescue him, dead or
alive.
LOtriSVIT.I.R Ifv Feb 9
An offer nf f.on t nv .r,nn
patch to the Ixiulsvllle Post.
Homer Collins, grief stricken
and worn by exposure. led anoth- ,
er rescue party 300 feet Into the
narrow opening of the cave early
today, muttering through hla
KUYKEDIDALL OR LOCAL TEAMS
"SI" VICTORIOUS IN
SAYS STAWFIELD nmini r UFIinFR
(Aattrlated Preae Uwd Wire.)
SALEM, Ore.. Feb. 2.-
That either Robert B. Kuv-
kendall or George Neuner
will be
appointed United
' States Attorney for Oregon
la the lutest indications con-
tained In Information receiv-
here from Washington. These
two are the leading candi-
dates for the office and
State Senator Rltner has re-
ceived a wire from Senator
Stanfield saying that one of
the two probably would be
appointed. A few days ago,
when it appeared that a dead-
lock existed relative to the
choice between Neuner and
Kuykendall, a petition was
circulated by Rltner and oth-
era asking the Oregon sen-
ators to recommend the ap-
polntment of Louis E. Bean
of Eugene In the event it was
found Impossible to break the
deadlock.
Tl
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Feb.
2. Final arguments were under
way this afternoon in the trial of
Sim Pate, first of the defendants
to face trial on a charge of mur
dering Oscar Erlckson In the
gambling house robbery here on
January four. The case is ex
pected to rest with the Jurors by
late this afternoon.
The defense offered but five wit
nesses, whoso testimony chiefly
was an effort to discredit the
testimony of one state witness, F.
W. Snyder, state prohibition of
ficer.
The state rested this morning
after John Taylor, confessed ac
cessory in the hold-up had con
cluded his testimony. Taylor's
story was almost identical in ev
ery detail to that given immed
iately following his arrest.
Taylors testimony was io win
effect that Glen Tracy had been
urged to go with them on the rob
bery bu thad declined to do bo. In
stead of going, Taylor testified,
Tracy gave them a 32 automatic,
and had Mrs. Tracy make them
two black masks. In his testimony
Saturday, Tracy had denied from
the wltnessB stand that he had
any knowledge of the Impending
robbery when Taylor and Pate vis
ited his home, nor did he know
why the masksk were wanted, he
told the Jurors.
The trial of Pete Sullivan, al
leged to have been the actual
slayer of Erlckson, is scheduled
to Btart tomorrow morning.
From Sutherlin
In today from points north of
town was Mrs. A. Vogelpohl. Mrs.
Vogelpohl is from Sutherlin, and
was here visiting with friends and
shopping.
'teeth "I'm going
! him."
there and get
After more than five hours of
chipping flinty limestone by the
light of gasoline torches, several
nf the ti. rt v ntrnln nr.ttenred lit the
surface, wet and grimy with rock !
dust, asking for more gasoline and
lights.
Collins was able to use his
hands,
The
and took some food.
Imprisoned man himself
blocks the best efforts of his res
cuers. He was trapped behind while
crawling toward the entrance of
the cave. All efforts to free him
must be made by men who work
'.f8rl h!m' hampered In their la-
fcor by the small passage wnicn
Collins nimseu nearly uiui-ks,
Nearly half of the distance be
tween Collins and the cave en
trance is a narrow passageway
through whlrh rescuers crawl head
foremost. Crevices In this pas
sage will admit only persons of
slender build. There Is ronstant
danger that sand and stone, may
fall, burying others, experienced
cave men declare.
If Collins Is saved. It will be
almost a miracle, says a staff
correspondent of the Post. The
water was rising slowly about
the entombed man at 8 o'clock
and If a drill rushed from
Louisville falls to arrive prompt
ly It Is feared Collins may be
li rr n. A.I tfa t. o WW n nl,l thllt
the drill Is expected soon.
"I can't stand it much lona-cr."
the Post correspondent quotes
him. I
IIIIIIIILL- IIL.niJL.ll
a. w "
Hieh School Wins From
Marshfield and Guard
Team Defeats Ashland.
GAME WAS EXCITING
Roseburg-Ashland Contest
One of Most Thrilling
to Be Played Here in
Many Years.
Basketball fans, who on Saturday
night attended the double-header
game at the Armory, witnessed one
of the fastest and most exciting
games to be seen in Roseburg In
many years, when the Roseburg na
tional guards defeated the Ashland
Elks by a score of 32 to 25. In the
first game of the evening Roseburg
high school defeated Marshfield 20
to 14.
Roseburg high school had hard
sledding ln,the opening game, and
nearly lost their encounter with the
Coos Bay aggregation. As Coqullle
had defeated Marshfield, and Rose
burg had beaten Coqullle, it looked
like soft pickings for the local bas
ket tossers, and the young warriors
of the second team entered the
lists against the visitors. Marsh
field quickly exhibited an ability to
locate the basket, and Roseburg'B
side of the score board was doing
little business. Roseburg's first
string men went galloping to the
relief of the youngsters, but Marsh
field had a good start and the local
boys, unused to the alick ' floor,
didn't get together until near the
end of the game, when they finally
nosed out by a narrow margalu. The
game was marked by poor passing
on both sides, and was rather slow
and uninteresting.
There was nothing slow, however
about the secoud game.
The two teams were made up of
some of the best players known in
the state basketball circles, and it
was a contest between expert vet
erans. The Ashland team was composed
of the same players who two years
ago won the state high school
championship, and who have been
playing together as an independ
ent squad, under the auspices of the
Ashland Elks lodge. The team had
all of Its old right and skill, and
every trick of the game was called
into use by both sides.
Roseburg's team was likewise
made up of players whose names
are well known to the basketball
fans of this city, who have watered
the game during the past few years.
The score ended 32 to 25 fur
Roseburg, but at no time during the
contest, except the last three mln
uteB of play, did more than forfr
pointB separate the two teams.
Ashland held the lead most of the
game, if It could be called a lead.
Much of the time the score was tied
and only on a few occasions did
one team have more than two
points over the other. Back and
forth the score swung, both teams
battling at a speed which only the
most thoroughly trained athlete
could endure. The first half ended
lit to 9 In favor of Ashland, but as
the second frame opened, Rose
burg quickly shot two baskets and
evened the score. Then back and
forth went the guagn of victory.
Both sides were playing at the
highest of speed and one brilliant
play followed another In such
"l'td succession that the fans were
kept at the highest point of excite
ment.
Then with three minutes to play
I Roseburg made three baskets in
succession, anu snacnea a narrow
victory.
It was one of the most thrilling
contests ever witnessed here and
kept the? audience highly excited
from start to finish.
Whipple was high point man for
Roseburg, with Larson a close sec
ond. Wally Rapp and George Single
ton at forward played a perfect
game on floor work, and broke up
play after play which apparently
was good for a basket.
Ilur and Gutherie for Ashland
were shooting baskets from almost
any place on the floor. If given half
a chance, often placing difficult
shots from a zeenilngly impossible
position.
The Ashland Elks are on their
way north and will play at Eugene,
Salem, Corvallis and Portland. On
their return trip they will stop In
Roseburg again, and will play an
other game with the guard team on
I next Saturday night. This game
! should be one which no fan will
want to miss. The guards are en
deavorlng lo arrange for a good
1'ast preliminary.
The lineup for the high school,
game, between Roseburg andlness man of Han Francisco. As i
(Continued on page (.)
14-YEAR OLD SOVIET
CHAMPION DAZZLES
NEW YORK AUDIENCE
. .
(AaocUtrd FT Imtri Witt.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 2. A
boy of 14 held an audience of
15,000 men and women spell-
bound last night in Madison
Square Garden, while he ex-
horted them to bring about a
fullflllment of the plans of e
Nlcolal Lenlne, in whose
memory the meeting had
been called.
Morris Spector, a public
school student, received an
ovation when he shouted
"down with capitalism, down
with its system, up with the
soviet republic."
The audience, Including
400 boys and girls, rose, wav-
ing red handkerchiefs.
The meeting demanded the
recognition of the soviet re-
public and chanted the "In-
ternationale" , again and
again.
Five thousand persona
were turned away from the
meeting and 200 policemen
were on hand.
ALCOHOL FORTUNE
SKIMMED FROM SEA
(AjeocUted Prtu Leaied Win.)
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2.
Eigteen hundred gallons of grain
alcohll, skimmed from tbe ocean
waves, will be offered to druggists
here Wednesday at $4 a gallon.
The alcohol, 250 cases of It, was
found floating on the sea near San
Clemente Island last month. Of
ficers of the coast guard cutter
that Btumbled on to the strange
find, while looking for rum run
ners turned the salvaged cases ov
er to the collector of customs, who
will conduct Wednesday's bargain
counter.
DEMPSEY TO MEET
GIBBONS IN JUNE
(AMoelittd Frew leafed Wire.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 2. Tom Gib
bons, St. Paul heavyweight, today
came to definite terms with Tex
Rlckard for a title match with
Jack Dempsey about June 1,
either In New York City or Jersey
City, with an understanding that
the winner will oppose Harry
Wills, negro contender in Septem
ber. Rlckard announced his plans
for two title heavyweight shows
this year after an hour's confer
ence with Gibbons and the lat
ter's manager, Eddie Kane. At
the same time the promoter as
serted confidence that he would
have little or no difficulty signing
Dempsey for the title holders part
ot the program.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2. Tom
Gibbons and Harry Wills will both
have an opportunity to meet Jack
Dempsey this summer. It waa de
clared here today by Jack Kearns,
manager for the heavyweight
champion.
Kearns made this announce
ment after being advised of the
report from New York that Gib
bons had come to terms with Tex
Rlckard for a match wleh Demp
sey. Kearns said he had nothing
further to say on the New York
report.
NEW TEST FOR FLIER
(AaocUtad rreea Uaard Wirt.)
LAKEHITRST, N. J., Feb. 2.
Commander J. H. Kline, Jr., ex
ecutive officer of the naval air
station here, announced that the
dirigible Los Angeles probably
would depart about noon toduy for
an all night test flight over New
Jorsey, lower New York, Phila
delphia and cities wjjhln 200 miles
of its base.
The flight Is to determine the
fitness of the Los Angeles for a
flight to Bermuda about February
14. If the Bermuda trip Is suc
cessful the Los Angelee may visit
Buenos Hires later.
German Boy, 1 5, Leaps Into Sea as
Climax of Hide-and-Seek Affair
With U. S. Immigration Officials
(Aaeoclatnl Pma Lraan) Wire.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 2 What
may be a final episode In the ad
ventureoua life of Hans linger, 15,
son of a wealthy German manu
facturer, was told In a telegram
received here from San Francisco.
Tbe message, sent to the head
quarters of the North German
Lloyd SteamBhip lines stated that
the boy had escaped from the im
migration station on Angel Is
land, In San Francisco Bay, and
that the authorities there fear he
drowned in an attempt to swim
ashore.
The boy's father, John Unger,
ot Welsbaden, Is said to be on his
way here.
8lnre he came to New York.
lest October, the boy has led Im-
mlgrstlon official a long chase
which carried him across the
country.
When he arrived here he was
accompanied by a cousin, Ootl-
fried Kruger. said to be a busl
jthe boy was under 16, he was or
BANK RECORDS
ISTISil
10 TAX AGENTS
"Confidential" Relation to
Depositors No Bar Says
Supreme Court
ACT ON OTHER CASES
Morse Pair Lose Fight to
Illegalize Arrest on
Fraud Charge New ...
Liquor Ruling.
(Aaaoclated Preai Leaaed Win.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. Bank
records are open to inspection by
the federal government in the as
sesment of Income taxes, the su
preme court declared in effect to
day, In affirming the lower courts
in a case brought by the First Na
tional Bank at Mobile, Alabama.
The bank refused to permit an
internal revenue collector to ex
amine the accounts of two taxpay
ers, contending that its records
were confidential. The lower fed
eral courts, however, sustained the
government.
Liquor License Law Valid
A Btate law requiring- a license
for the sale of intoxicating liquor
is valid and can be enforced not
withstanding the federal prohibi
tion amendment, the supremo
court held today In a case from
New Jersey..
The conviction In the lower
courts of Anthony Colora, charged
with selling Intoxicating liquor
without a state license, waa af
firmed. Arrest of Morse Legal
- Benjamin . W. and Harry F.
Morse, sons of the shipbuilder
Charles W. Morse, today lost in
the supreme court their contest
against the legality of their arrest
some months ago in New York
City.
The Morses had been Indicted In
New York City with twenty one
others on the charge of conspiring
to use the, malls to defraud and
they passed through from New
England to Washington to stand
trial on a separate Indictment
pending against them here. They
contended they were Immune
while proceeding to answer to
charges against them in another
Judicial district, but both the low
er courts and the supreme court
held that their arrest had been
legal.
Oil Indictment Assailed
Counsel for Harry F. Sinclair
today attacked his Indictment for
contempt of the senate growing
out of the naval oil leases at a
hearing before the District ot Co
lumbia court of appeal. He con
tended that the senate has no pow
er to compel testimony or the pro
duction of documents when acting
in Its legislative capacity.
The power of the senate to com
pel testimony, it was argued, is on
ly in the course of the exercise ot
those Judicial functions committed
to the senate by the constitution,
namely, to punish its own mem
bers for disorderly conduct or for
failure to attend sessions, the de
cision of cases of contested elec
tions to the senate, the determina
tion of the qualification of its
members and the trial of impeach
ment. Myers Case Revived
The power of the president to
remove postmasters without ob
taining the approval of the sen
ate, Involved In a case brought
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dered to Ellis Island until he
could establish his guardianship.
Fearing that he was to be de
ported the boy Jumped from the
ship In the night after his arriv
al. He spent the night after hla
arrest In a Hoboken hotel and
then bought a railroad ticket to
tbe west.
When It was found that he bad
disappeared, the North German
Lloyd Steamship company started
a search for him to avoid a $1,000
fine for allowing him to escape.
Hans was next heard from In
New Orleans, where police detain
ed him. He convinced them, how
ever, that he could be arrested on
ly on a warrant from the secretary
of labor and was freed.
Finally he was located near San
Francisco and was taken to the
'station on Angel Island. He was
I released when his father sent a
;uu Dona out was later accused
or forging checks and was once
more taken to the Island. His
desperate attempt to eacape from
there may have resultd In his
death, it is feared.