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VOL. XXVII. NO. 80 OF Rr
URG REVIEW
ROSEBURG NEWS-REVIEW W EDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 18. 1925.
VOL.XIL NO. 291 OF THE EVENING NEWS
EARTH CLOora for
IN OH RlIS
OF CI II
t
Dramatic Story of Collins
Ends as Cameras Whirr
and Hymns Sung.
MILLIONS INTERESTED
Newspapers of Nation Used
Story in Detail and Fight
to Save Collins
Enthralled All.
(AMOcUtat Ffm Lnied Win.)
CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. 18. The
leader of the Floyd Collins rescue
shaft crew, H. T. Carmtchael. gave
the coroner's Jury here last night
the official picture of the two
weeks effort as follows: ,
"I have been engaged In rescue
work at Sand Cave for two weeks
this coming Tuesday.
"It was Monflay night before I
learned Collins Was "entombed, I
sent Thomas Smith and ten men
to Sand Cave.
"They had been Inslructed to do
whatever they could and to advise
me as early as possible the condi
tions. "They reported about B:30 next
morning that the situation was
very serious and thre was more
or less confusion.
"I asked what they needed ' In
the rescue work. They said that
I. myself was needed. I arrived
at Sand Cave at 12 o'clock Tues
day. 1 got my first real Informa
tion from Casey Jones as to condi
tions In the cave. That Informa
tion was that there was no special
difficulty in, reaching Collins, but
that he was In a horribly tough
squeeze and that the hole was a
small one and particularly tight.
"Casey.told me he had reached
Collins and fed him. Collins told
Casey his foot was caught in a
crevice under a rock he guessed to
weigh about forty or fifty pounds.
"I understand that Collins said
he moved the rock.
"Jones and all of the men had
expressed some hope of getting
him out.
'By Tuesday night we were
somewhat discouraged.
"Everything went very well un
til Wednesday, during the early
hours of February 4.. I ' decided
Johnny Geralds was the real man
to get Collins out.
"Thursday morning early I ask
ed Gerald to pick a party to go
in.
'He told me no sane man would
attempt to go through the place af
ter he came out that time.
"M?n did things that all the
' money in the worid would not buy.
"Wednesday morning , February
4, a party came out and said that
conditions on this, side of Collins
were very critical, 'that here was
a ten or twelve foot space with a
rotten roof closing in every min
ute. This party went In and gave
Collins nourishment.
"To the best of my knowledge
they were not reaching Collins
early Thursday morning. The work
of timbering the tunnel was begun
and we found that it was impos
sible as the formation was treach
erous and dangerous.
"Mr. Anderson, Mr. Ford and
Lieutenant Wells made a survey
(Continued on page 3.)
"Taming of the Shrew" at
Antlers Thursday Night by
Famous Moroni-OIsen
. , , , , ... , j effective trimmings for the e
The looked forward-to returr l en- arine Is settled for life The inde- npw , nR haU Tne Ktiei1.
gagement of the Moronl-blsen Play- pendence of Bianca after marriage are brok(.n , , ,,
ers. under the auspices of the H. S. 'and the dependence of Katharine,- h . -tueir nn -h
P T. A., is Thursday, February 19. are developed In the Bard of Avon's J ;rh0a')nan(?p,"1 and some I
These popular players are making Inimitable manner. fim. (n rtr ,
the third tour of their territory in ; The part of Katharine Is taken by T ' .L.ii h.t. ... , I
Shakespeare's "Taming .of the! Janet Young, an Oregon girl who T " ".'I
Shrew." You who enjoyed them In ' had her first hlstronic training un- T K. . ,,m, X popu. r al T
"Kempy" will be more than deader Professor Reddle of the l'nlver-T 'v r ' "Ve- .
lighted with their interpretation of slty of Oregon. Since then she has.
this comedy, which is the most pop-
ular of Shakespeare's lighter plays. I form of the east and west and upon
Some one has said that "no one the professional stage ln New
has ever thought a thought, or York. Miss Young's gowns for this
spoken a word, or performed an play have been the subject of press
act, but that Shakespeare has some- comment, V especially the scarlet
where In his plays thought the creation In which she first enters,
thoucht more accurately spoken the "She makes a picture," says one no
word more convincingly, and per- lice, -"that has seldom been equal
formed tii act more perfectly." So led on any stage."
It Is In "Katharine the Shrew." "Moroni Olsen, as Petrurhlo. the
Katharine Is the shrewest shrew wlfe.tamer. keeps the audience
created In or out of literature. Her amused, while Byron Foulger, as
beauty and wealth fall to secure a Grumlo. the clown of the play,
husband until Pelruchlo. the super- keeps the sudlence In gales of
wife-tamer, marries and subdues laughter." says a press comment,
her. Hts taming methods only a Special priow have been made for
Shakespeare could Invent, and only students and Kngllsh Instructors
a Shakespeare could fill the sltua- are riving credit for attendance,
tion with uproarlouj laughter. 'With these Inducements, it Is hop
Then there Is Bianca. the younc;- ed that no R. 1L S. student nor any-
er sister, the most besutiful and ex- one Interested In worth-while enter
quisite creation of Shakespeare; tafnments, will miss bearing Mor
and her suitor, who la compelled to onl-Olsen's Interpretation of this
wait until the cantankerous Kath , delightful comedy.
V '
, (AMTClatcd PfM Lurd Wirt.)
EUGENE. Ore., Feb. 18. A spec
ial meeting of the athletic commis
sion of the University of Oregon
will be held tonight to nam a suc
cessor to Bart Spellman, varsity
football line coach, who resigned
last week. It Is generally conced
ed that llasi T. (Base) Williams,
freshman coach at the University
has the inside track for the posi
tion. Base. Williams la an Oregon al
umnus.' While a student at Ore
gon he was a member of the foot
ball team playing guide and took
part in the 1916 game at Pasa
dena, when Oregon defeated Penn
state In the Tournament of Hoses
contest.
IDF
(Aanrlltxt Prra Uurd Win.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 18. The
American-Swedish News exchange
today announced that King Gus
tavo V of Sweden, had conferred
the rank of Knight of the Order
of the Sword upon Lieutenant
Eric Nelson, one of the American
aviators In the round-the-world
flight. Axel F. Wallenberg, Swe
dish minister In Washington, on
whose recommendation the de
coration was conferred, has ask
ed, through the state department
for the passage by congress of an
act authorizing Lieutenant Nelson
to wear the decoration. ,
BE BUILT FOR VETS
(Attnrlitffl Prttw Tuej Wire.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 Th
house veterans eommltte today
reported a $10,00(f.000 hospital
construction measure which would
permit the director of the veter
ans bureau to use the money
where needed.
Yi
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y.. Feb. 18.
Messages from Crescent City,
Fla.. brought news today of the
death last night of William Ry
an, former congressman from
New York a reputed founder of
the city of Denver, as well as
operator of the first printing
plant In Coloradonnd a banker at
Port Chester, N. Y.
fAMrwUtH Ftm Ltl Wlr.)
KINGSTON, St. Vincent, Feb.
18. Advices received here from
Grenada, 'ilrltish Island In the
windward group", announced that
a prolonged earthquake was ex
perienced there at 10:40 o'clock
last night. The advices made no
mention of casualties or damage.
Playe
appeared In the Chautauqua plat-
PMM1 RFPnBTR
uiiLicnun i;m uiiiu
BAB EARTHQUAKES
ENGLISH KING
IS, SUFFERING
ATTACK OF FLU
Official Bulletin This Morn
ing Says King George
Shows Improvement
ROYALTY IS WORRIED
Engagements Cancelled and
All Precautions Taken to
Prevent Bronchitis
Becoming Serious.
(AMoetsted Ptcm iued wire.)
LONDON. Feb. 18. Improve
ment in the condition of King
George, who Is suffering from
bronchitis following an attack of
influenza Is noted in an official
bulletin issued from Buckingham
Palace this morning.
The bulletin reads:
"The King had a fair night.
Though there is as yet no change
in the bronchitis, the general con
dition of his Majesty shows im
provement." The first official
intimation that the King was indis
posed, was conveyed in a bulle
tin issued Monday evening, stat
ing that he had a feverish cold
and that his engagements for a
few days had been cancelled.
There was some mild anxiety
at first, but the succeeding hnlte-
tin issued by his three physicians
Trom Buckingham Palace have
allayed this feeling.
The Prince of Wales, who came
to London from Melton Mowbray,
his hunting headquarters return
ed there last night. Queen Mary
visited the London museum yes
terday afternoon and attended
concert last evening.
The three physicians. Lord Daw
son, Sir Mllsom Rees and Sir
Frederick Stanley Hewitt, visited
the royal patient yesterday morn
ing and later issued a bulletin air
nouncing that his majesty was
suffering from bronchitis. It is
understood that the King con
tracted a chill Friday evening,
when he accompanied the Queen
to the theatre. This was his last
public appearance before his 1 11
the International football game at
Twickenham between the English
and Irish teams on Saturday, but
as a precaution against the cold
developing, King George remain-,
ed in the Chapel of Busk
lngham Palace and held several
audiences on Monday.
The King's physicians visited
Buckingham Palace again this
evening. No bulletin was Issued
but It was stated the attack of
bronchitis las following a satis
factory course.
jot noutnern uaiuornia ana t;niver-
eiiy oi uregon, scneuuieu nere tor
FINES PAID FOR SELLING
CIGARETTES TO MINORS
C. F. McMullen and W. H. Mc
Allister, were each fined $10 In the
city court today for selling cigar
ettes to minors. The fines Impos
ed would have been heavier. City
Recorder Whipple stated, except
that McMullen was not a regular
employee of the place where the
cigarettes were sold, and Mc
Allister is a newcomer here, and
neither man knew the age of the
young man to whom the cigarettes
were sold.
EGGS ON NCW HATS
(Aarx-Utot Trrm Ueanl Wlrr.t
LONDON, Feb. 18 Mod
istes have founik use for or
! dlnary egg shells. They make
TtAnn is rtEnt cixo.
e f AMnrlitl fri teaM Win.)
HOT SPRINGS. Ark.. Feb.
. 18. "nobc" Ruth. In his
e) battle with wnLrht, has re-
dticed from 245J pounds to
e) 2.12. but still Is 17 pounds
over his objective which la
215.
Ruth devotes most of his
e) time now to "tubbing" and
e is said to melt away about
e) five pounds with each par
e boiling. But his appetite re-
mains and mot of the weight
e Is put on again between his e
e) tortuous visits to the vspor
w chambers, making the process w
of reducing slow work, but
with eery Indication that It
j e will be sure. e)
i
(AjanrkM Fm Lrued Wlr.I
RICHMOND. Mich., Feb. 18.
Harold "Red" Grange, football
star, is 'a very sick man." Dr. J.
F. McCarthy, who is attending
the all-Amerlcan halfback, an
nounced today. Grange Is suffer
ing from a relapse of a case of
mumps with which he was strick
en two weeks ago.
TO
THREE Villi
Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph Company to Make
Extensive Improvement.
ALL IN THIS STATE
Klamath Falls One of Cities
Where Large Sum of
Money to Be Spent
Enlarging System. .
fAMoeUted Tnm Ltaied Win.)
TORTLAND, Ore.. F"b. 18.
Plans for expenditure this vear of
$3,000,000 in Oregon by the 'Pacific
Telephone Telegraph company
were announced here to lay by C.
E. Hickman, division superintend
ent. Extensions and improvement
to plants and equipment In Port
land and several cities of th state
are Included, and long distance
lines are to be extended and re
placed in some sections,
Hesldes $500,000 to be spent In
outside plants and :h9 centr.il nf
I flee in Portland an I more than
$600,000 on new toll circuits r.nd
rebuilding present long distance
lines, the announcement told of
work planned in several cities, in
cluding Astoria, Klamath Falls.
! Salem and Eugene.
After referring to the need of
spending $100,000 in additions at
Astoria, -Mr. Hickman's statement
said:
"Klamath Falls Is another city
in Oregon where population has In.
creased beyond all estimates In
the past."
At Klamath Falls underground
extensions are planned In some of
tne oowntown sections and exten-
COf MKCLAIM ILLEGAL
sions are to De made In aerial fei,se that a search warrant must
'. ...... !'n setting out the place to be
Nearly $.,0,000 B to be spent at i searched, set out the description as
Salem Mr underground cables and , accurately as In a deed, so that
, for plant Improvement. Long dis- jth(,re can DP no nii8take. in this
tance lines out of Salem toward Al-1 particular warrant. It is claimed,
bany. Sllverton, Aurora and Mc-;tho property was described as "be
IMinnville are to be reconstructed, longing to Harris." The de-
1 o.im.ur cummi.His 10 iiiusb ex-
listing in Astoria anu
Klamath
Falls exist In Eugene, where the I
company has expended large sums
In the past year, and where it is 'capital Investment, said the an
necessary to provide additional I nouncement.
LE
T OF
- (Aaorlttnl tnm hiad Wlrr.)
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 18.-
ur. Marion L.e noy iiurton, pre-
sldent of the I'nlversltv of MIcM- ! Mr- Burton and a son and I man bearing one of the names glv
; gan. died here earlr today. Death daughter were at the bedside ' e0 him by Stokes had, as Stokes
icsme at the end of a long ftht when the end came. One daugh- guesied might be the case, mar-
during which Dr. Burton rallied ler' " George K. Stewart ofjre,i 0ne Al Austin, a "saloon
time after time from the 111 ef- Berkely,, Calif., failed to reach j ,,,,"
ifects of a complication nf diseases. 'Ann Arbor. Harrison said he learned from
I He suffered his first lllaess last Despite the years ln which he I correspondence that tho man who
May, hut recovered sufficiently to was before the public, little was !ha(1 approached him was Stokes
take his usual part In the June
I commencement exercises of the
: school. He spent Ihe summer In
' rest, broken only br the trip to
Cleveland, where he made-the
aneerh nomlnstlng Calvin Coot
Idge for president. He seemed
then to be returning to the abnn-1
Idant health which had carried
ihlm through 14 years as a college
hesri
In Sentember. president Burton
(ealn threw himself Into the rou-
Ine duties of his office, working
some times lft'hnnrs a dv. He
snffered a s'lght Illness, diagnos
ed a cold. In .October, from
which he araln rallied. His flnsl
llnes dsfe from en evenlee
esrlr In November, when he sn
rearet sf the school attHliorlnm
In'rndiiclnr Vllhtilmar Stefiwson 1
explorer. He enllansed following
his annearsnre on the nlatform
and physicians, hurriedly lum.
E
BILL IS RECALLED
(AMccUtd fnm uutt Win.)
WASHINGTON, D. C. .Feb. 18.
The senate today recalled from
the house the legislative approp
riation bill which it passed last
nip in containing a provision tor
jn increase In salaries of mem
bers of congress and the vice
president. Defense Maintains That
Warrant Was Not Within
Law and Will Appeal
WAIVE ARGUMENT
Harris Attorneys to Base
Entire Case on Warrant
Jury Finds Defen
dant Guilty.
Floyd Harris tried yesterday bc -
fore circuit court on a charge of ,
burglary, was found rillty late yes...
terday afternoon and will receive
his sentence on Friday, unless a
new trial is granted. The state's
case Is being attacked ' by the de
fense on the grounds that the
search warrant under which Har-
ri'.P,.l?. 7." "!.'!.T,,Ld' w.aaUlty;
iu ui m .riTO ii, uu
SPEND SEARCH MADE III
HARRIS TRIAL
upon whl h the sta es case Is bas- h tak Dlnind ft noU8e 0,
ed. should not be admitted. The de- , reputatlon ln uenver.
fense Is expected to ask for a new ' , instructed the reclp
trial upon that conten on. and. will , make , , , formor
carry the case to the supreme aU(lre8geg of A .s . Mer, party's
court upon that claim. I father," as to whether "party was
Harris Is alleged to have stolen , lwl U( t0 whom... It lni(tructed
household goods and furniture from, ,he .cl,,Hnt lo m to tn Denver
he 1 C. VUmsley home at oncal- !a(ldre,g 'of Mr8. ..s- anil fnd out
a. A truck was used to carry away wn ,ne i,.t.
the goods and the officers tracked;. and (rum .hcr(,
the truck by the tire Impressions to) .. haye ,oW me about
Lost Creek, 20 miles west of Oak-;Mp ... ..... ..id an.
land. Tln-y searched the place of
Harris' and there found some of the
articles.
The defense claims that the
search warrant was defective ln
that It failed to definitely locate the
place to be searched, failed to state
that the goods were stolen, and al
so failed to definitely describe the
articles to be seized.
u ( the contention of the de-
rense contends that there is a num
ber , famnu., f the name of Har -
(Continued on page eight)
UVERSITT OF
, DIES EARLY M."S
I moned, found him suffering from
'an affected heart. It was this
'trouble which finally caused' his
death.
'owo or me nurion nenina tne
Kienes. ne was consianiiy upon
the platforn. but with little being
written or printed about him.
Marion Le Roy Burton was
born In Brooklyn, la..
August 30,
1871.
, '
' WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 Presl-
' C'oulidge. on learning today
or 'he death at Ann Arbor of Dr.
Marlon Le Ifoy Burton, sent a mes-
""" eyuiuuiny to .nr. iniruin
ln hl own and Mrs. Coolidge's
names.
The friendship between Mr.
Coolldge and Dr. Burton dated
back to the tini,t when the Univer
sity professor va . th't hi ad of
Smith college at North Ampton,
Mass.
Dr. and Mrs. Burton had on sev-
eral occasions been While House,
Kuests during tbe Coolldge admin-
Istrallon.
1 E. D. STOKES
A
Testimony Introduced To
day Showing Rich Man
Used Cowardly Tactics.
LETTERS ARE READ
Engaged in Conspiracy to
Defame Estranged Wife,
and Had Negro Make
Investigation.
(AuocUUd Tnm Lcued Wire 1
CHICAGO, Feb. 18. Letters un
derscored In green and red and
purporting to be written In 1920 by
W. E. D. Stokes, New York mil
lionaire to a confidential agent
making Investigations concerning
"our Helen," were read Into evi
dence today. In the trial of Mr.
Stokes, charged with conspiracy to
defame his estranged wife, Helen
Elwood Stokes of Denver.
The letters Identified by Benja
min Harrison, negro, the investi
gator, characterised as "nonsense"
Harrison's reports at certain per
sons mentioned by Stokes never
existed and reproached him for fall
ing to give satisfaction In develop
ing evidence against "our Helen."
..... . .1 .)... II.,.. ..I v .
l .L" A r
, varl.olored underscores. The
,,,,, howeve, ,ha, th,,T
were thus underscored when re
ceived. "Find out when and where those
pictures were taken," read a letter
with which apparently photographs
I, ..I I...,. .n.nuu,l a.lrllnw lliat In.
i formation had been received to the
,,,, . believed to
other letter.
"He never was In the steel busi
ness and he never left more than
$10,000."
"What I wanted you to do was
talk with the Miller's colored cook."
Tho witness said he gave Mr.
Stokes Information about a number
of persons, "but they did not seem
to be the right ones."
"Have you received the $2,000 Mr.
I Stokes proposed to pay you when
iyou started to work for him?" .
I "Not yet," said the witness.
CHICAGO, Feb. 18. That W. E.
D. Stokes, New York millionaire,
offered Benjamin Harrison, negro
buth house attendant, $2,000 for
! Investigations relating to woman
nanied Htlen was (he purport of
Harrison's testimony today In the
trial of Stokes, charged with con
spiracy to defame his wife, Helen
Kllwood Stokes, of Denver.
Harrison, whose wife was on the
stand yesterday, said she would
say "yes," to the question "Is your
husband honest even 'If he was
not" ami said Stol:s did not at
first disclose his identity, but rep
resented himself as an agent for
I Stokes seeking to settle some pro
Iperty to which the woman named
had fallen heir.
Harrison said Stokes told him
ould be hard to trace the wo
man as she had gone under the
name Helen Ellwood, Helen Under
wood and other names.
Harrison said at Stokes direc
tion he went to Denver: that he al
so consulted marriage rcorcds In
Chicago to ascertain whether a wo-
, himself. He identified numerous
letters signed by Stokes as recelv-
by nm .nVer.
'
e TO RE-SENTENCE MEN e
e f AOTrlat-H pm Uftwrf Win.) e)
e MARSHFIEI.D. Feb. 18
e Judge J. C. Kendall annnunc- e
ed today that he would have e
e L. W. I'eare and Arthur Co- e
) veil, whose convictions on e
e) charges of first degree mur-
e der have been upheld by the e)
4 Oregon Supreme Court, 0
e brought from Salem to Co- e)
nullle the same day early In
e) March, possibly Friday,
4 March 13, to pronounce new
e) date of execution. He ex- 4)
nects to sentence them to be
e) banged the same day.
HIRED
NEGRO
TO FOLLOW WIFE
11
SERiSLywDiiiifiiis
(Aaodated Tnm LaeMd Win.)
PORTLAND, Ore,. Feb. 18 J.
A. Fagerlle, a vice squad officer
known as "Handsome Hans" waa
In critical condition today from
a bullet wound suffered late yes
terday when he attempted to ar
rest a man and a woman on ooot;
legging charges. Hospital attend
ants said this afternoon that his
recovery was doubtful.
W. G. Smith, taxi driver. Is un
der arrest charged with doing the
shooting. Lillian Foley, alias Can
trell and Dan Keardon, the alleg
ed bootleggers also were arrested
by other officers after the shoot
lug which occurred ln llrst
street hotel.
RECITAL OF CRIME
(AemUtMl Prt-a Uuel Win.)
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Feb. 18.
Herbert Wilson, convict, murder
er and state's witness In the trial
o fhlmself and three others for the
looting of a mall truck here in
March, 1921, today continued his
recital of his life of crime with a
chapter on his part In handling the
explosives that wrecked the sec
tion of Wall Street, New York ln
18.20.
Wilson said that he and Joe
Bertsch, another defendant stole
the thirty quarts of nitro-glycerin
used in the explosion and sold
them to two men whose names ha
did not know. The price he said,
was $3,000.
REED8PORT COUPLE MARRIED
Roy Lee Andrews and Leora
H. Morse, both of Reedsport, were
united In marriage Wednesday af
ternoon at the parsonage of the
Baptist church with Rev. Caldwell
officiating. I Only the necessary
witnesses witnessed the ceremony.
Mr. Andrews is a member' of the
coast guard at Reedsport, and the
couple will make thpir home there.
DAMAGE ACTION 8ETTLED
e
The suit of Orvllle Pearce
against Harold Bellows for e
$2,700 damages was settled 4
out ofVourt today. Pearce e
e was attacked by Bellows sev-
e eral weeks ago, and brought e
e suit for Injuries sustained, e
for medical costs and for
damages to the taxi of which e
ho was the driver. The ac- e
e Hon was slated for the pres- e
ent term of circuit court, but e)
a motion for dismissal was e'
presented this afternoon.
e The amount of the settle.
nient was not made known
e
e GLORIA SWANSON ILL
4) e)
PARIS, Feb. 18. Gloria
Swanson, the moving picture e
stnr bad to be hurried to a 4
e) clinlo ln Auteuil last evening t
w- where she was operated upon
at midnight. The operation
was a sequel to one perform-
e) ed some months ago, after
which. It appears, she did not e
take sufficient rest before re- e
sutnlng her professional ac- e)
tlvitles. Her condition today
e was pronounced satisfactory. e
e Miss Swanson last month
4) was married here to the Mar- 4
quia Dcla Falalt De La Coud-
ray.
4
Canadian Rum Runner Nabbed
With Cargo of 10,000 Cases of
Liquor Aboard; Arrest Crew
(AiaorUtn! Prtm UmmI Win.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18.
The steamship Coal Harbour, of
284 tens registry which sailed
from Vancouver, February 4, with
a large cargo of liquor for South
American ports was captured hy
the coast guurd cutter Cahokia
near Ilollnas Bay last night while
attempting to unload liquor and
towed Into port at daybreak.
The Coal Harbour has been
standing forty miles outsufo the
golden gate for the past three
days.
The Cahokia has been watching
for an attempt to land her cargo.
The Coal Harbour according to
Seattle reports, was operated by
the Canadliin-Mexlran Shipping
Company Ltd., of Vancouver, H.
C, owners of the Quadra, which
was selied of this port recently,
with a 1500.000 cargo of liquor
and of flic Ill-fated Speedway,
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 18
The Canadian steamer Coal Har
bour, aelxed ss a liquor runner by
the coast guard cutter Cahokia
near Ilollnas Bay last night, was
towed Into port here today, the 14
members of her crew placed In
custody aboard the vessel and the
CONFERENCE Oil
E
Has Been Waiting an Op
portune Time to Make
Suggestions on Anns.
LIMIT CAPITAL SHIPS
Extension of Washington
Treaty on Naval Affairs
Is Plan of Meeting ,..
No Comment.
(AencUtod Tnm Uwl Win.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. Th8
principal powers have been ap
proachd by the United States on
the subject ot new arms confer
ence. Thus far the discnsslont havn
not yet reached the advanced
point characterised by diplomat
as formal negotiations" but they
have been followed up quietly and
persistently In Milt the principal
capitals of the World.
Officials here will not discuss
what obstacles may have been en
countered, or what measure of suc
cess may appear to be held out by
the exchanges up to the present.
The state department after being
advised that an announcement
that the motive had been made by
Foreign Secretary Chamberlain ln
the house of Commona in London
revealed that similar conversa
tions had taken place ln Paris, To
klo and other capitals but would
not comment further.
The "feelers" that have been put
out by Washington are Intended
to develop whether there haa been
any change In the attitude ot for
eign countries who blocked at the .
time of the Washington confer
ence the limitation of any class of
land or sea armament except cap
ital ships.
It Is the first desire ot President
Coolldge to secure an agreement
which will end competition ln aux
iliary naval craft. If something
can be done too, to limit land arm
aments, such a step would be wel
come here: but the Washington
government Is Inclined to regard
. that problem as an European ques
tion.
It was emphasized today at the
White House that the Informal dis
cussions now In progress do - not
mean a departure from the policy
'announced long ago by Mr. Cool
ldge. He told congress last.De:
icember he would call a conference
If an opportune moment presentad
Itself, but at that time preferred ttT
awalt the outcome of the confer
ence project launched by the
League of Nations,
All recent indications from
European capitals have been that
the move contemplated by Geneva
has diminishing chances of suc
cess and now faces a possibility of
postponement in support at least-
These circumstances, American'
diplomatic representatives have
asked In an Informal way for an
expression of view. It was de
clared at the White House that
It would be Incorrect to say that
the conversations have been any
more definite, or had gone any fur
ther. LONDON. Feb. 18. A new ar
mament conference, which Presi
dent Coolldge would summon has
(Conlnned or. page S.)
work of checking her cargo begun.
A preliminary esetmate by cus
toms officials placed tbe cargo at
10.000 cases of liquor, valued ln
market prices at more than $600,
000. Captain C. P. Johnsen of the
coast guard cutter related details
of the rapture. He said the cut
ter came alongside the Coa Har
bour after an hour's chase.
Two other ships which be be
lieved to be mm runners, one de
scribed as a large ressel capable of
20 knots came close to the gone,
took In the situation with Its
searchlight and steamed quickly
away.
The cutter had little difficulty
In taking the Coal Harbour, he e
I lalned and could not deal with
the other ships.
The Coal Harbour Is said to
have been operated by the Canad-
Ian Mexican Shipping company,
I Ltd. of Vancouver, N. O. She sall
ied from Vancouver February 4
with liquor billed for South Ameri
can porta. The same company
I owns the Quadra, seised with liq
uor off San Francisco recently and
the Speedway, burned In the
Straits of Juan De Fuca not long
i ago.
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