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ROSEBURC OREGON. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9. 1925.
- VOL. XXVI
NO. 300 ,
tOSEBURO REVIEW
VOU XIII NO. Ml OF THE EVENTS e
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Charges Again Hurled At
Bureaus at Resumption -of
Court Martial
OWN DEMOTION CITED
Declares That Out of 1820
Airplanes Only Nine
' Actually Ready
For War Use
' ' (Anwbtn) Prat Usied Win.)
. WASHINGTON, Nov. . Anoth
er reverberating cannonade of ac
cusations was turned loose today
by Colonel William Mitchell
against those lo charge of the mil
itary and naval air services.
Through his counsel, Represent
ative Frank R. Held, the Colonel
Informed the court martial trying;
him because of his previous utter
ances In the air controversy that
he was fully prepared to prove his
charge of criminal and almost trea
sonable negligence Id government
aviation.
Among the multitude of offenses
of which the defense counsel prom
ised to furnish proof were these:
That the Shenandoah went on
her fatal western trip against the
will of her commander, Zachary
Landsdowne.
That a naval officer sought to
lave Lansdowne's widow give false
testimony.
That those who arranged the un
tuccessrul Hawaiian flight of the
PN-9, No. 1, were incompetent
That high army and navy offi
cers had testified falsely before
committees of congress.'
That Colonel Mitchell himself,
was "demoted and transferred be
cause he told the truth." -
That government ' aviators are
put to unnecessary ' hazards and
many killed as a result.
That the government has failed
to thwart a project to give a for
eign flight organization a foothold
near the Panama Canal and to
have provided adequate air protec
tion to Hawaii and the Philippines.
"Army aeronautics is gradually
waiting itself away, under the
present administration of Ihe War
Department; said the statement of
the defense counsel.
"We will prove that Colonel
Mitchell, after exhausting every
usual means to safeguard the
aerial defense of the United Sta
tes, without result, took the only
way possible that would cause a
study of the true conditions of
national defense to be made.
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"We will prove that the bulk
Bfrviic wi inn pi vsriii iiiuo '9
either obsolete or oltsoleecent.
A total of 1820 planes Is used
oy ine-vtar ueparimem in com-i
pitting the strength, of the United
States in aircraft. Only 69 planes
are modern, up-to-date and de
signed for the purpose for which
they are Intended, and sixty are
being used for training purposes,
leaving nine available for use
ar'lnst an enemy.
"There Is not one single pursuit
plane, fully equipped for wartime
service, in the army air service.
"There Is not one single bom
bardment plane in Hawaii equipped
to carry 2.000 rombs.
"The general staff officers con
trolling aviation policies are not
qualified by training and experi
ence for this Job.
"There has been little or no gun
nery training In the army air serv
ice In seven years.
"There are 660 officers short
with the tactical units in the army
nle service, or 70 per cent.
"There are 114 planes short In
the United States and forelgnpo.
sessions and only one modern
plane on hand
"AU the figures are based on
peace time strength. Forty per
cent more 'would be required for
war time strength."
Witness Gives Oas Estimate.
Major General Amos A. Fries,
chief of the chemical warfare serv
ice, was the first witness called by
the defense. He described In de
tail his experiences In France.
"How much gas would It Iske to
gas an area the size nf the District
of Columbia?" Mr. Reld asked.
Colonel Sherman Moreland. the
prosecutor objected, but .the de
fense was sustained by the court
for the first tithe since the trial
began. General Fries answered
thst tha statementa made by Brl-
sadler General Hugh Drum, assist-
MITCHELL
LOOSE ANOTHER
WORDY VOLLEY
ant chief of the general staff, be-1 Railway entered the Fremont car
fore the bouse aircraft committee, barn, in the nor.hern part of the
were Inaccurate. General Drum 'dir. today to K ihe truck and a
said 1,400,000 pounds of gas would : Isrge amount of money It contain
be required to effectively gas such 'ed. .The loot was put at $9,000 to
an area, but the General Fries said S10.000.
a lesser quantity would serve. J The truck wss found empty five
Tha court's decision sustaining ' blocks away.- The street csr men
the defense was taken by the de-'were bound, gagged, and left on
fense counsel to Indicate that the the floor of the barn. The booty
(Continued on page I.) I was receipts on street carl.
w JtKStT BLUE.
V w 0N ""ST W1
'WATERS TARGE
TARGET
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,rl AMBOY, ;N. J.,
. today have a list
of thousands of violators of
a Sunday blue law, framed
in colonial days, to present to
the grand 4ury Friday.
Throughout the Middlesex
county yesterday names were.
taken of persons who drove
motor cars, played golf, walk-
ed elsewhere than to church,
operated news or bootblack
stand, theatres, drug stores,
or engaged in any other ac-
tivitles prohibited by the old
vice and Immorality act.
v The campaign la a result
a of i movement started re-
cently by the Perth Amboy
v ministers association to close
motion picture theatres that
were open on Sunday. . Then-
ter proprietors protested that
it would be discriminating to
act against them and not
against other Sunday viola-
ters. .
i Doubt Is expressed that the
grand Jury will act on the
charges. It is generally un-
derstood that the whole pro-
ceding in another attempt
. to have the law stricken from
the books as obsolete.
TERM OF
CIRCUIT COURT
STARTS TODAY
British Subject Admitted to
Citizenship After Pass
ing Examination
LUMBER SUIT IS ON
Plaintiff Claims Purchaser
pf Property Used Lumber
' ,'Which Was Stored on
' Land Acquired ,
Circuit Court opned today In the
regular November term, which
this year promises to be very short.
The Jury called this morning will
probably not be required to remain
on the Job longer than this week,
as It Is believed that all cases now
for trial will be disposed of by the
end of the week.
The citizenship application of
Marlon Milton demons, a subject
of Great Britain, was the first mat
ter considered this morning. Mr.
demons was an applicant for final
papers at the last naturallrntion
riPw,ll 6 in every
Ilrespect except In his knowledge
respect except In his knowledge
of American government. He has
studied up on that subject and
passed an examination given by At-
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was admitted to citizenship.
The first case on the docket was
that of C. M. Slegel against Anton
Manfred. This Is an action for
money in the sum of $415. Slegel,
according to his statements, sold
some property to Mr. Manford and
left a quantity of lumber on the
land. He says that the lumber was
only stored there and was not a
part of the sale. Manfred, how.
ever, proceeded to use the lumber,
and Slegel now demands payment.
Manfred claims thst the lumber
was Included In . the sale of the
land and that It passed into his pos
session at the time nf the transfer
of the property. Sleeel Is repre
sented by Attorneys Rice and Or-
cult and the defendant by Attorney
B. L. Eddy.
The next case on ihe docket Is
an action brought by Louis Peiiand
against J. L. Chambers, this suit
j , tar' auntm In the sum of
.,ri c- .... ..mMi,.
accident.
SEATTLE DIBITS
SEATTLE. Nov. 9. Two srmed
men. appearing lust as a light
truck occupied by three employes
'of the Seattle Municipal Street
LIFT S9.0D0 CITY
STREET CAR FUNDS
ARMISTICE DAY
GEL T NT
BE BIG EVENT
Program Will Fill Every
Hour of Day With
Amusement
PARADE AT 10 A. M.
Insurance Taken . ' Against
, Rain in Order to Pro-;
tect Legion From ,
Financial Loss
Armistice Day Is to be featured
in Roseburg by a celebration
which without doubt will be one
of the best ever provided by the
local post of the American Legion,
Starting at 9 o'clock in the morn
ing, every hour of the day will
be filled brimful of entertain
ment. Tha street stunts between the
.1 u U I . vi UBilV V UWK. Will
Open the day'a celebration. The
stunts are under the direction of
Or. H. C. Church and Russell Lln
tott. They will be staged on
Jackson etreet between Cass and
Oak. The following stunts have
been arranged and two prizes will
oe awaraeo 10 me iirst ana sec
ond winners of each event:
Boy Roller skate race, 60 yds.
Womens wheelbarrow race
50 yards.
Girl's. 50 yard dash.
Boy's 60 yard dash.
Fat mans race 25 yards,
Womans race 25 yards.
Boys Scooter race Boys 6 to
9 years. 60 yards..
Sack race 60 yards. ,
-Boys' Bicycle race Cass street
to Washington and return.
The annual Armistice Day pa
rade Is to start promptly at 10
o'clock, and all entries are urged
to be in line by 9:45 a. m. The
parade will form on Kane and In
tersecting streets, and will march
west of Douglas to Jackson, south
on Jackson to Cass, vest on Cass
to Sheridan, south on Sheridan to
Lane and East on Lane to Jack
son.
i The parade will be led by the
j Officer of the Day, city officials,
colors, and band. The patriotic
i organizations will make up the
'first section of the parade. Cars
'driven by uniformed Boy Scouts
(will carry the members of the de
I lief corps and O. A. R. The Spa
Inish war veterans are making pre
parations to have all or their
members in line and will carry
their new colors.
The American Legion Auxili
ary and ex-service men will follow
the other veteran organizations
.after which will come the local
chapter of the Officers' Reserve
j Corps. 1 '
I Tha National Guard entry-is to
j be particularly Interesting. The
'guardsmen are to have all of
their horse drawn apparatus In
I the parade, and the public will be
'able to see the machine guns and
; equipment as they are transpdrt
;ed through the streets.
J The ITmpqua post drum corps
will follow the national guard,
after which will come the. chil
jdren of the schools. The school
.children will not be asked to
I march In the event of rain, but
otherwise will participate and will
'be awarded prizes on the basis of
'percentage of attendance.
I Fraternal, booster and civic or
ganizations will follow. The t'mp
ipua Chiefs and Squaws and the
; Business and Professional Wom
an's clubs hsve already announced
:that they will enter. The last
.section will consist of the com
mercial and industrial entries,
jwblch will Include floats entered
I by local business firms, displays
'of automobile dealers and exhi
bits made by manufacturing con-
cerns. The fire department will
bring up the end of the proces
sion. The marshal, city officials, col
ors, band, W. R. C, G. A. R. and
Spanish American war veterans
will form on Ksne street between
Douglas and Washington. The
high school will form on the north
side of Washington west of Kane,
and the Fullarlon school on the
couth aide of Washington West of
Kane. The Rose School will form
on the north aide of Washington
east or Ksne and the Benson
school on the south side. The
Central school will tske Its post,
tloa on the north side of Oak
street west of Ksne. '
I The auxiliary, ex-ervlr men
and officers reserve corps will
form on Kane street between
Washington and Oak. The Na
tional guard will fall In behind
these units, occupying also the
(north side of Oak street west of
'Kane. The fraternal, civic and
'booster clubs will tske up their
'position on the south side of Oak
i street west nf Kane.
1 Th trial MHnmrrlli and
auto exhibits wtlr form on both
' (Continued on page I.)
Auto Light Certificate ' ; !
Not Compulsory, but Bars
. Arrest, Rajfety Explains
SALEM, Nov. . At the re
quest of Captain Frank Ervln of
the traffic squad of the Portland
police department, T. A. Raffety.
chief state traffic officer, will to
night meet Ihe 10 motorcycle of
ficers In the Portland police gar
age and instruct tbem concern
ing the administration and en
forcement of the new motor ve
hicle light faw.
Chief Raffety claims that as far
as he knows there is no clash be
tween . his department and the
Portland police department and
he explains that a certificate
showing that lights have been ad
justed I not provided for in the
law, but Is provided for by a
ruling of the state department as
a convenience to officers and mo
torists. While the failure of a
motorist to show a certificate Is
not a cause for arrest, Raffety ex
plains, the possession of a certl-
BOOTLEGGERS AND
CATTLEIMEW STAGE
BATTLE IN DESERT
Man Killed on Each- Side
Is Report Sheriff
Starts Drive For
, Dry Cleaning 1
CAMOrialni Ptw l.urd Wire.)
SAN BBRNARDINO, Cal.. Nov.
9. Deputy Sheriffs Jack Brown
and Jesse Amariaa early today
were speeding over the long stret
ches of desert toward Government
Holes, 250 miles east of here,
where long standing -troubles be
tween cattle men and arrested
bootleggers yesterday resulted in
the reported killing of two men.
Brown and Amarias, men who
know the desert, are under orders
from 8herlff Shay of San Bernar
dino to pick up constables and de
sert men enroute and drive the
gunmen forever from the region.
j Reports. to Sheriff Shay yester
!day were that Matt Bert, believed
j to bead a gang of bootleggers, and
a reputed "two-gun man" had been
killed In a gun fight with cattle
men. The other may reported kill
ed is believed by officers here to
have been a cow man..
I Government Holes is a watering
spot In a sparsely settled district
of the Colorado desert. Rumors of
I feuds between rum runners and
.cattle men long have come from
the bleak hills and desert wastes
(about the waterhole where only the
Ifinger tips of the law hsve reach
led. County officers believe the
trouble Is a result nf resentment of
! rattle men over the presence of
'Illicit llnunr runners, who are re-
1 ported to have made their hesd-
nuarters near Government Holes
and to hare been active In smug
gling liquor across the Colorado
river into Arizona.
Brown and his party are expect
ed to reach the scene of the fight
ing about noon today.
Tl
PORTLAND, Nov. 9. Lerny Han
sen, formerly a special policeman
went on trial here today on charge
of first degree murder of James
A. Day. Hansen, acconling to the
prosecution, shot and killed Day
In a fit of Jealous rage, after he
bad taken two shots at another
man. not Identified.
Both Day and Hansen lived In
an apartment house. Day lived up
stairs with his two children. Han
sen Hved wis) his wife in the base
menf. On August 16 Day borrowed an
electric Iron from Mrs. Hansei.
Hansen came home Just as a man
was returning It. Slate authorities
have never learned the name of the
man.
Hansen, the stale charges, shot
twice at the man. but missed.
Then he rushed upstairs in search
of Day, they declare.
He met Day In 'a hallway and
shot him twice In the bark. Ihe
state charges. He died too hours
later.
COAST PATROL FIRSB ON
POWDER-LADEN STEAMER
PORTLAND. Maine. Nov. 9 A
coast guard boat opened fire today
on a suspected rum runner, which
proved to be an army steamer
loaded with two tons of explosive
powder. " Two one-pound shells
passed close ta the army craft be
fore Its signals wen recognized.
flcate should he an Insurance
against arrest and up to this time
has been so considered, by the
state traffic officers.
Concerning this Raffety last
Saturday wrote Ervln as follows:
"The receipt or certificate is
sued by the 'adjuster Is simply
I some visible evidence of some step
! en the part of the motor vehicle
owner of an effort to confirm to
the law, as all law abiding citizens
usually wish t do. The receipt is
is well an aid to the enforcement
j officer. No one has ever claimed
j that It Is necessary that a motor
j vehicle owner must possess a re
iceipt or certificate of adjustment,
but only that it Is an aid in the
direction of the law 'and there
fore beneficial to all concerned."
j Captain Ervln was unable to at
j tend the state traffic officers' con-
ferenca here last week because of
jjllness. but -was represented by
'one of his officers. Shell Ingle.
E
Guard's Claim That Rifle
Failed Being Probed
' - Early Capture
, . . Is Probable
(aanciatod fraa Lrsasfl Wm.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Nov. .
Night Chief Turnkey A. Zandojl
ana Guard Sam M. Carrithers re
signed their positions at the state
penitentiary late this morning, fol
lowing Warden Long's Investiga
tes of their conduct during the
break Sunday morning when three
cnivlcta, made their escape over
the wall.
Warden Long stated that Zandell
In making his rounds, saw the con
victs preparing to leave the hospi
tal with their ladder, but Instead
of attacking them, or giving a gen
eral alarm, he passed guard Mc-
iCaulley at the entrance of the cell
building, with only " a muttered
("there's something doing" and then
iran to number 4 tower out of sight
'of the hospital, called for a ladder
'from the guard, and climbed to the
I top of the wall to advise the guards
and to get a gun. Both he and
McCaulley wore unarmed. This
gave the convicts about ten mln
iules more time during which they
.climbed over the wall. Carrllhers
'said he saw the last convict go ov
er but that bis gun stuck and he
I could not fire. Warden Long asked
him why he did not shoot one of
: his two other guns and he had no
ready answer.
I WALLA WALLA", Wash.. Nov. 9.
(--Receiving a report that three
.suspicious looking men had obtain
ied something to eat this morning
1 near Tourhet, Wash., 20 miles' west
I of here. Warden Clarence Ixng, of
Mho state penitentiary, ordered all
available forces of guards and de
puties to put their efforts in that
district and la hourly hoping for an
early capture of the three long
termers, one's murderer, who mado
a sensational escape from the pri
son at 12:50 o'clock Sunday morn
ing. The prisoners' whd escaped are:
Warren' Daniels, alias Warren
Mooney, sent up for life from King
county on Msy 27. 1922 on a charge
nf murder; Ernest iA. Browning,
alias Frisco Whiter. In April, 1922,
sentenced to ,10 to It years for
burglary, from Challetn eonnty?
and Frank Holmes, alias Martin
(llynn, sentenced In January, 1920
from King county, 10 to 20 years
for robbery.
All three were In the prison hos
pital, Daniels and Browning being
weakened tubercular patients and
Holmes suffering from "stomach
trouble."
They overpowered and tied up
the drug clerk, J. G. Hurley, and
four convict Inmates of the hos
pital: took a door from Its hinges
to make a ladder, with which they
went over the high wall"withln the
view of a guard tower occupied by
S. M. Carrithers, guard, who did
not fire a shot, claiming that his
gun stuck on him. Warden lying Is
Investigating the claim of this
guard, he sajd today. 1
j
IXM'tiLAM tiltll.l, I'MlHI D.
An attachment obtained by Ihe
Rexroad dairy against Ihe Douglas
Grill resulted in that popular eat
ing place being closed today. ' Kf
fort to settle the claim are now
under way.
SALCM BANK TO BUILD.
fAmlilnl rr- !a4 Wlte.)
i RALFM. Ore, Nov. 9. The First
National Rank of Salem today an
nounced plans for the erection of
a 10-story office and hank build
ing at State and Liberty street
here at a cost of I4A0.000. Con
struction will begin 1b June.
SYRIAN HORDE
NEARLY FORCES
FRENCH LINES
Vigorous Counter Attack
by Besieged Soldiers
Saves Damascus
REBELS NUMBER 1600
Arabs Hung and Suspended
6 Hours as Lesson Ire
. of Natives Aroused
by Use of Fire
(AanrUtnl Trtm Laued Wile.)
PARIS. Nov. .' La Llberte's
special correspondent In Cairo
says telegrams arrivng there from
Syria indicate that a decisive bat
tle Is Imminent between the!
rrencu and the Arabs.
A new and volent attack was
directed against Damascus Satur
day night when 100 reliels at
tempted to storm Ihe city's de
feases. For a moment It appear
ed they would force the lines, but
vigorous counter attack repuls
ed them, the correspondent re
ports.
The firing - ceased yesterday
morning. "" -
French Justice Fjlllliltttl...
LONDON. Kng Nov. 9. Large
crowds of the people of Damascus
Sunday wtnessed the public exe
cution by the French of three
Arabs, according to advices from
the Syrian city. Apparently In an
ofort to instill full respect for
the mandatory power, the bodies
of the men were left suspended
on the ropes on which they were
hanged, for six hours.
The Arabs were members of
a party which some time avo at
atcked a convoy on Its way -to
Bagdad and killed the French rap
tain and wounded other members
of Ihe party. ' ' "
"To earh body was attached - a
large placard on which was
printed a description of the crime
for which Ihe men were hanged.
A newspaper correspondent who
made his way from HnlTa to Da
mascus describes the destruction
wrought by French bombardment
in the city, which be Suva, Is ex-
tenitive. '
. Tho Imrnlnit Itv Ihn PrnnH nf 4
various villages where support was
not given ihem and a tlmllar fle-iUiaxer. elderly country physician,
true! Ion for the same reason by i today as he took the stand to tea
the Druses of numerons villages. Ufy in his own behalf at. the trial
has resulted In large numbers of where he Is charged with the slay-
homeless men Joining the rebels
and constituting a force that now
Is a real menace.
PLOTTED HEIST
MUSSOLINI TURNS
INFORMER, FREED
; - ' Laughter replaced the tearful
' iscenea among the spectators aev-lAiti-l
r I f.) ' Ural times as attorneys csme to
FLORKNCE, Italy, Nov. 9 The
T nlta Cattallcat today publishes a
dispatch from Rome saying that
Hlgnor Qusglia, editor of II Pnpolo
(anti-Fasclst paper), who was
talned In connection with the1 plot
against Premier Mussolini, was re
leased because he gave Ihe police
'Valuable Information regarding the
jconsplracy.
Hlgnor Quaglla had been a polit
ical friend of former Deputy Zanl
jhonl, (he principal figure In the
plot, for a long time, the dispatch
says, and learned of the letter's
plan when II had progressed no fur
jther thsn aimless talk.
I When Ihe plot reached such a
point, however, that Its accomp
lishment seemed Imminent, Quag-
lia found himself fared with the
dilemma nf either knowingly per-
;mltllng the assassination or nf de-
nounclng his friend. He chose the "She couldn't even Indicate i If
latter alternative and determined, jhe was In pain. And often' I
as soon as he arrived In Rome, to couldn't discover where It wss.
go to Ihe central police office and ,Then she would go Into ronvul
give Ihe authorities Information of jslons and become rigid. Her eyes
the plot. would turn back In her hesd.
j The newspaer dispatch asserts ) "She had mouth antl teeth, but
jthat Zanlhonl had been aided fl- could not successfully msslicatn
jnsnrlally for a long limn from ah or food. It bad to be liquid or
! French source, the money coming else soft, chopped up food,
through Pnpplno Garibaldi and "Her legs, feet, arms and hands
General Cappelln. This aid appar-jwere less developed than those of
(ently ceased recently, but the dls-la six-year-old child. He body was
patch adds, "presumshly money larger, but greatly malformed and
continued In he furnished through the spine was twisted almost Into
.the Italian Masons." (the shspe nf Ihn letter 8.
j o I Ifsr chest, bones snd ribs pro-
BANKS CLOSE NOON HOUR
TO LESSEN ROBBERY RISK
--
CIlirAGO. Nov. 9. Some Illinois
banks are closing at Ihe noon hour
and other an hour earlier In the
afternoon, to reduce robbery hsx-
ards. It was disclosed today. The
protective department of Ihe lltl -
ntds Hankers Association has rec-
tommended the rule to its members,
RUM FLEET, WITH ,
HOUDAY HOOTCH.
WORKS NEW TRICK
0 NEW YORK, Nov. 9. -
Fourteen ships of the ram
row fleet have reappeared oft
the New York coast laden
with holiday drinks.
New tactlca hare been w
evolved to meet any repetl-
tlon of the coast guard block-
ade of last summer that
drove away the vessels anch-
ored there. The new flot-
tills doea not anchor, when-
ever the Coast Guard vessels
make their appearance, the 4
liquor armament takes to its
heels until the pursuers run
out of fuel and have to go
w to port for replenishment; w
Business goes on during their
absence. .
s Skippers returning from the
sea report that not only has 4
the group oft New York
w grown to 14 In number, but
that four vessels are hover-
Ing near Boston, and others 4
4 further south. 4
The first of the 13 one-
hundred foot patrol boats 4
under construction for the
coast guard at Bay City,
Mich., ia on the way for
service in New York waters.
'STALE
BRINGS TEARS
TO LISTENERS
Pathetic Description of 34
Year "Human Husk"
Giveri, to Jury
LIFE ONE OF TORMENT
Helpless as Infant, Prey to
Convulsion After
. Meningitis, af ,6
, .Weeks of Age ,
LITTLETON, Colo, Nov.. I ,r-Ha-
xrl Blazer had a soul.
He did not slay die 24-year-old
"child .woman."
If he ever made such a state
ment he does not remember It.
These were the salient points of
the testimony of Dr. Harold Elmer
ling of the "Human husk.
In a' firm tone, the doctor paint
ed a gruesome picture of his first
born child and a touching atory of
the care and devotion he lavished
on tho Imbecile and malformed
girl. . , ,
He clung doggedly to his state
menta that be "knew nothing" of
Ihe tragedy until "several days la
ter," and that ho "remembered
nothing" of events In the period
Immediately surrounding the find
ing of his daughter's body In the
same room with himself, In the
face of strenuous cross-examination
I by Proseculor Joel Stone.
verbal blows, after allemnla of
'stone "to Impeach the witness."
.Throughout the doctor's recital his
daughter. Mrs. Frances Bishop, sat
DOCTOR
de-!jnst outside the 'railing with her
face burled In her hands snd her
body was shaken several times
with sobs.
Nature's Travesty.
' "Hasel was horn at Dlllnnvale,
Ohio .In May, 1X91." Dr. Dlaxer tes
tified.' "At the age of six weeks
she was stricken with spinal men
Ingltles that left her a hopeless In
validwithout a mind, ' far as I
could tell," he said. He spoke
without visible emotion as he de
scribed bis helpless, linbeclllc
tlsughter.
"Hhe couldn't walk, talk, feed or
help herself In any fashion. Hhe
coultl roll about the floor that was
all.
'trudrd so a to be visible through
Ihe skin
I "Hhe could rattle a piece nf pa-
per. and occasionally would amuse
herself hv tearing Ihe paper to
pieces. She did this by rolling on
top of Ihe psper and ihen pulling
It with her left hand,
1 "Although she weighed about 90
pounds, she was as helpless as an
infant of two months." '
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FORCED (ID
Pussyfoot Johnson Sovis
Alarm at Congress ct
' . Drys in Chkao '
FOUR NATIONS
German Brewing Interests
Alleged to be Leading .
' Move for "Liberty
" in America" ;
VOLSTEAD
(Ambtrd trtm UsmJ W.)" -
CHICAGO, Nov. t: William
K. ( "Pussyfoot") Johnson, inter national
temperance lecturer, sara
an European plot against the Am-
ericaa prohibition law ia formiae
to be launched at a gathering of ;
wet advocates at Washington next '
January is. 1 - r '!.'
Johnson' informatloa , was t
glvaa out today by Dr. Krneat H,
Cherrlngtoa. secretary of thaj .
World League agalast alcoholism.
one of the priaclpal speaker at
ine anti-aatooa league contention
in session Here.
The report of Pussyfoot John
son was:.' ... .- '
'The Aatertcan" anti-DrohtkUton
demonstration announced f or -
Washington. D. C. January IS.'
will be egtnneered from Europe
and financea for It will be provid
ed chiefly by European distillers ,
ana brewers.
"Made desperate by the Inroad .
that the new American service
for Ihe ellmlnatioa of ram row
have made oa European bootleg
ging enterprise, Oerman brewery
and distillery interests, flanked by
rthe lliDtr interest of- Belgines,
France and Cserho-Hlovakia, are
preparing to launch a far-reaching
efort to break .down and dls ' .
ored It the American . prlhlbltloa
law. This movement Is being led
by Ihe Internatonaler. Vereln iiVr'..
Hebung, der Krelen Alkohot Er- 1 .
seugung (International Secretary
for Ihe Liberty lo Make Alcohol
In every country.), . , . ' r'
Uremia llr4 Movement. . -
"This drive waa launched oa .
September 21 In a. general me-..
Ing of the society held at'Dorte
mund, Oermany. The meeting was .
presided over- by Frederick Oare i
not. B wealthy- distiller of Hrus-
sets, and' there preparations were
made to launch an anll-prohltil-tion
In the city of Washington
January 10,-191S, ; ,
"This Washington gathering . ,
will be held ostensibly under-thai . .
direction of America - organisa
tions opposed to prohibition, but .
Ihe real movement will be engine. .
ered from Europe and Ihe finances
will be provided chiefly by Euro
pean distillers and brewer.' ,. r
"A finance committee Is now at -
work gathering funds for this pur. ,
pose. The committee la made up
of Wllhelm Rosenkraas, Kraai
Hratim and Wllhelm Klesech .. of i
llerlln. bat the liquor dealer at ,
all of Ihe central European coua- ..
tries will combine their fund for ;
this -great drive Into America, ., :'
I leer Hear hen Inlaatl.
' "The leading brewery -Interest 4 ,
behind Ihe schemes la centered -
around the aVhultstlss Hrewery
concern of Her I In. Mr. Frits ;
Hchttlthelss director of thl coa-.
certr and hla nephew. Otto, have
engineered several bootlegging, en
terprises In America, some of ',
which have come to grief recently
"Otto has mad freqaeat trip , .
lo America recently but never ,
gets farther than the Atlantic
cossl, though his real disposing -events
are chiefly In St. Paul and
Minneapolis.
"Mis goods have been mostly
landed, along Ihe Delaware Day
and from there sent to Minnesota.
While he spesks English, French
and Herman fluently. In America
he pretends to know nothing of.,
the Herman language. . ,
"The Dortmund meeting I tha
fourth general gathering of tha .
fnternatlnnaler Vereln, .In open
ing Ihn meeting. Chairman Oarnot
launched a protest against, the-' .'
dry laws of America snd Iceland.
"He declared thst the cnunlrle
were all the time talking about1
liberty when there waa no liber- '
ty. A resolution was passed "de
claring that II will be a shame If
America does not enjoy Its free-
jdnm In a short time,' and all aid
I was pledged to help In this ef
'fort.' -
NAMED ON SHIP BOARD. .;
f Altf rni Leunl Wire.) '
WAHHINOTON. Nov. 9 Joh'.l
Henry Walsh of New Or lean to
day was appointed a member of
Ihe shipping board, succeeding;
Frederick I. Thompsoa, resigned.
Rsturo Mom - . - t -
Mrs. Dan Wells and baby, of
Axalea. were dismissed thl. morn
ing trom Mercy Hospital and . re
turned born., ,' . ., , , ,v
o