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VOL. XXVI NO. .. lOSEBURQ REVIEW
ROSEBURG. OREGON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1925.
VOL. XIII. NO. 22 or THE EVENING NtWt
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CONGRESS STRESSES LAW
ENF0RCEMEN1
Favor Disarmament, but Not in Concert With European
Countries; World Court Endorsed Because Doesn't
Require Membership in League of Nations; '
Negro Citizens Entitled to Justice. "
rAMM-Uted Ptcm Leued Win.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Renew
ing a number of recommendations
he already bad made to Congress,
President Coolldge, In his annual
message transmitted today to the
House and Senate, outlined a com
prehensive legislative program
dealing with pressing domestic and
International problems. His sug
gestions included:
Tax reduction along lines map
ped out by the House Ways and
Weans Committee.
Adherence to the World Court.
Continued effort to strengthen
aviution, without radical change in
the organization of the army and
navy air services.
Curtailment of the Shipping
uoaru s powers, witn tie govern-
nient fleet under the contract of a
single executive.
Increased authority for the Pres
ident snd Departments of Com
merce and Labor to deal with la
bor disputes In the coal industry.
Encouragement of cooperative
marketing, as an aid to agriculture.
The President devoted a section
to the prohibition question, appeal
ing for law observance by the pub
lic and vigorous action against vi
olators by enforcement officials.
He also renewed his advocacy of
railroad consolidation, and devel-
M'"'"" ; ' waterways, rec-;
v.,,,,,. Mum tcicuiiuii, lui tile pits
Sent, of property seized from aliens
During the war, reiterated that
fn, J .hi?,?H L OVr?M,t dTJFt'
,wd. Ut hor,lzfd-ndde-'the
claretl that states and local com-
munitie. must cooperate more with
the federal government in reclam-;
atlon work.
Muscle Shoals Small Matter.-
Urging .ale of Muscle Shoals to
the highest bidder who will agree
to produce nitrates primarily with
. power development incidental, he
contended that the Muscle Shoal.
rroDlem Had "assumed a place all ,
ut ot proportion wittt its real Im
portance. '
"It probably does not represent
In market value much more than
. a -first-clans battleship, "he add !,
"yet it has been discussed In the
over period ot years;
and for months at a time."
Income Tax Slash Enough.
Prefacing his recommendations
with a statement that "the conntry
"cr not appear to require radical
iiTttruirvs irura ine policies ai-i
rendy adopted so much as it needs
m iner attention or mese policies ties of the Coast Guard, revenue
and the Improvement of details" agents, district attorneys, and en
nnd an appeal for continued vigli- fnrcement agents effort Is being
ance against extravagant govern- made to prevent these violations,
mental expenditures, the Preslde.it ! But the Constitution also put. a
emphasized the need for further I concurrent dntv n the iix w
tax reduction and declared he ap-nred
K . L. i iMin.-iiH! uip oiu
, " "na ean. meir police, and the jurisdiction or .
committee. ! their court, to assist In enforce- j
In so far as Income-tax exemn-, ment. I request of the people ob-;
tlons are concerned." he continued ,'.orvanre. of the nubile officer.
It seem, to me the committee has
gone a. far a. It I. safe to go an.l
somewhat further than ' I should
have gone."
In a long discussion of foreign re
lations Mr. Coolldge made these as
sertion.: World Court Favored.
That the Locarno security agree-
ment. represent the success of the that railroad employers and em
pollcy of having European coun-1 p'oyes are In substantial agreement
tries settle their own political prob-1, to legislation necessary to reg-
1dm, -i,hn I.. . , t " i. ,
' " "
I? . .
That reduction of land arma-
ments not only is of prime Import-
ance but a problem peculiarly Eur-i'"
AnAan in fta n.."ii..i j
" -i-iti-, .uu, - - - ---
that "our country would look with couragement for development of j
particular gratltnde upon any ac-lwa,erPwer. He advocated Investl-,
tlon which those countries might i
tnke to reduce their own mllltarr !
foeees." . I whether too much money Is being
That "the general policy of our " for administration and urged
country I. for disarmament, and It Increased anthoritv for the Cover
ought not to hesitate to adopt anylnnr Pf ,h Philippines with a view
practical plan that might reason-i' Prepsrlng the islands for "ul
ahly be expected to succeed. But ,,ml" Independence."
It would not care to attend a con-1 H, Un 'Ped the view that
. ference which from Its location orj"1 ,lm hd rom' to eonslder civil
constituency would In all prohabil- l"'rvlr t'ttlon of all post
ty prove futile." ' (masters, collectors of customs snd
That American participation ln:,nlPrT,, re"!"1" Pniniiion
the World Court would not mean
Involvement In the League of Na'
tlons. but would "contribute great
Ir to the advancement or our
Ideals."
That debt settlements already
negotiated ''Impose no undue bur
d.n end are mutually beneficial"
n-id that "every reasonable effort!" ""'' " r-egro nice.
111 be msde to secure agreements I 7roT!? wh,,rh . ,n", h"
r... iio,.M..in. .1.1. ... . .1-1 I msde In all the arts of civilization
,.,',.,
cruntrles
Air 8rvlce Needs
jj
Turning to domestic Issues the,,,,,, nwl ,ymna,hri kindness, and
President advocated anew enact-! helpfulness. They need ressrur
ntent of a selaetlve service act for,anCe that tha requirements of the
mobilisation of materials as well as ,Oovernment snd society to deal out
reer, in emergencies. The report,
oi ine air Doanj ougm io om re-
pssnrlng. he declsred. adding thst
the rcpsrtments of War. Nary and
Commerce "should each be provld-
r l with sn aridllional assistant sec
rrtsry, not necessarily with stalu-
SLASH
lory duties, but who, would be
available under the direction of the
secretary to give especial attention
to air navigation.'
"We must have an air strength
worthy of America." he said. "Pro
vision should be made for two ad
ditional brigadier generals for the
army air service. Temporary rank
corresponding to their duties
should be awarded to active flying
officers In both army and navy."
Farmers Need Marketing Aid.
WSth reference to agriculture.
tne f resident regarded Its position
as a whole Improved although
many localities and Individuals stlU
sre m a distressing condition. In
his opinion farmers generally do
not ivicn meddling by the govern
ment or direct or indirect price
fixng "which would result from
permitting the government to op
erate in the agricultural markets"
snd power should be given the De
partment of Agriculture to aid mar
keting associations without undue
regulation.
In his analysis' of the merchant
marine problem, he took the Tlew
that while elimination of the re
gional representation feature of
the Shipping Board is not desira
ble, "it has become SDnarent that
without centralized executive ac-
t!on, roaent ofThT, at
fcuslnest, will flounder In en-
rapacity and languish under
di-
vision of council."
1'oll-fin.r )..., -.! 1
wvernment has little to deal, with
situation in the coal Industry,
ht, advocated authorltv for at
pn,ment ot temporary boards
wlh ,nthor,tv tn call fnT L ..
jes and documents, conciliate dif-
' fprPnrpB RtienttrnirB . a pi. 11 ,.I1a.
and In case of threatened scarcity
'exorcise control over distribution,
j Enforce Prohibition Law.
As for prohibition, the President
said:
It I. the law of the land. Tt 1.
the duty of all who come under ttsJ
Jurisdiction to observe the spirit
I of th.t law. and It is the dnty of
(the Department of Justice and the
I Treasury Department to enforce it.
I Action to prevent smuggling, llle-
gal transportation in Interstate
commerce, abuse In the use of per
mits, and existence of sources of
supply for Illegal traffic Is almost
entirely imposed upon the federal
government. .
Through treaties with foreign
(governments snd Increased activl-
their active and energetic co-ln
operation, the vigilant action or
.continuing efforts for enforcement.
nn m ine ongress isvoranie ac- ce. the witness replied: "Yes. they
tlon on the budget recommendation .are one of the most important ele
for the prosecution of this work." . nients of defense and offense."
wiin rrierence io ranroans ne ;
recommenneu auinoniy tor consol
idation, under the supervision of
the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion, pnd expressed gratification
mam n n m mnmvt tmip m nr nn.
shin
t.,, i . . .
Flllp no Indsnendenc.
Along with development of In-
navigation, the President
nt ' im k ii t)i 1 1 M ni vmt v nnsMinie en- i
gnuon ni eipennimres ann 'm- "'"CcmIMih made that statement r-
of law. in Alaska to determine
i"'" - ,nd """vocaled passage for
the District or Colombia or a moth-la.
era' pension law that would serve
a. a model o the states.
Justlce to the Neqro.
The President had this to say,
concerning the negroea:
"Nearlv one-tenth of our popula-
tin the last l vears Is almost be-
imi ie-iii. mr counirv. nas no
to them even-handed lustlre will
b raPt
fhav atioiiM he nrnteeted '
from all Tlnlence and sunpor'ed In
the peaceable enloyment of the
if mil. of their labor Those who i
do violence to them should be pun-
(Continued on page six.)
IZETTA JEWELL TO
MARRY VIRGINIA
UNIVERSITY DEAN
- .
(AiucUtfd Prew LmW Win.) '
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.
Friends learned today of the
engagement of Mrs. Uetta
Jewell Brown, former actress
widow of former Kepresenta-
tive William O. Brown of
West Virginia, and candidate
two years ago for the Demo-
cratlc nomination twr senator
from that state, to Dean
Hugh Miller, of the School
of Knglneerlng of George
Washington University. It Is
understood the marriage has
been fixed for an early date.
Mrs. Brown, who seconded
the nomination of John W.
Davis at the last Democratic
national convention, became
a feminist leader in politics
after the death of her hus-
hand in 1916.
y TAKES UP
DEFENSE IN THE
MITCHELL CASE
Independent Operation of
Air Service Opposed -,
by General Ely.
INFANTRY MAIN ARM
Expert Says Planes Can't
Hit and Hold, and Able
to Avoid Fight on
Mere Pretext.
WASHINGTON. Dee. ' 8 The
Army's reply to Colonel William
Mitchell's charge of Incompetent
neglect and near treason In the
conduct of aviation, was begun to
day before the army court martial
trying the air crusader.
Major General Hanson R. Ely,
commandant of the army war col-
ise, was caned uy me prosecution
counsel to open Its counter attack
while 10 other major generals, two
brigadiers, and a squad of lesser
ranking officers were held In re
serve. General Ely struck directly at
Colonel Mitchell's unified air serv
ice plan.
"I am opposed to the separate
air force." he said. "It wouid take
away power from the commander
of the whole which he needs to ac
complish the best results."
Asked his opinion of the "mob
psychology," which the accused air
officer .aid guided the Infantry in
battle. General Ely answered that
he had never "heard of the theory
those terms.
' He added that av
beat It" In a fight.
iators could
aylng something wa wrong with
the airplane and no one could say
to the contrary
Avrt ,J,..,..i.ii,.. ir .
realized the importance of air for-
i
Or I
Asked whether the air force
some other department would be ,
used first In time of war, General
Ely said:
"The Infantry would he first.
That I. the judgment of all mili
tary Informed people. The air
force can t hit and hold
. i
JT7 I V '" LTr
Mitchell, asked Genera Ely f he
believed "the development of air-
craft ,,,.., tllllt 'our ,,
dpfeni), mut ,pp,m,n(Hd, jf
nut uominaiea oy arianon.
N.n ,. Ba,d h( ,,)
pn'you know that ' President
. ... . . .
cpntly
"I don't rare who mrt lt.H
On motion of th prowcufion Hi!
rt'fprence Io tht prnldentUI ilate
tnnt wan Miirkn out.
BERENGER NAMED
AMBASSADOR TO
UNITED STATES
PATHS. Dec. 8. Senator Victor
Henry Berenger. whoae nomination
ambassador to the United States
1
,wa approved at a cabinet council!""' 'he senate for con-
today. Is going to Washington with 'flrmatlon today l.y President rwl-
the special mission or settling the Idge. Many or those already
French war debt to Amerira. It
was declared In official circles this !rere sppnlntment.
afternoon. j Among the name, sent tn the
PARIS, Dec. 8. The appoint-' capltol was that of one cabinet
ment of Senator Victor Henrv ! member. Herretatry Davis nf the
Berenger ss French ambassador to! War Department, spnolnted ln-e
the t nlted States wsa spproved eongres. adjourned last spring,
todsy by the council of ministers. (The President slsn. sent In Ihe
Senator Berenger la expected tni
lesve In Ihe near future Io relieve
Emlle Daeschner. the present am
bassador In Washington. The new
ambassador will have his appoint
ment renewed every six months
aa I. enalnm.rv tit fh e..a nt
members of parliament sent
abroad on diplomatic missions.
The send) or ha. for vears been
the foremost finsnrlsl authority
ln the npper house of parliament.
VOLSTEAD LAW
ED
BONE!
OP
Enemies in Congress Seek
Either Alteration or
Complete Repeal.
. ' . I
DRYS PLAN TO RESIST
Bills Introduced by Wefts
Presage Bitter Fight
Cooltdge Sends
in Nominations.
(AmeUtl
Win.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 With
the new congress only a few hours
old, the Volstead Act and Its par
ent law, the 18th amendment, al
ready have drawn a flood of pro
posals for amendment and repeal.
While the preponderance of
these are "liberalising" proposals
from the wet side, the dry. have
nearly balanced the scale with
their measures for tightening up
prohibition enforcement.
The house, first felt the agita
tion with the appearance of, more
than a score of prohibition bills
into the hopper at the opening ses
sion, but Senator Edge, republican
of New Jersey, moved today to
bring the senate Into the question.
The New Jer.ey senator had two
proposals, one oi inem io inrrea-e
the legal alcoholic content of bev
erage, from the present maximum
of one half of one per cent to 2.75
per cent by weight. Thl. wa. the
strength of wartime beer fixed by
presidential . 1 proclamation. He
would further amend the Volstead
act by repealing existing restrlt
tlons against physicians prescrib
ing more than one pint of liquor
for a patient during a period of 10
days.
The Edge bills will he referred
to the judiciary committee., wfeich
also will have before It later In
the session other measure for
smendment of the Volstead Act
and still other bills, sponsored by
the antl-saloon league, designed to
tighten up - prohibition enforce
ment. Legalization of light beer and 1
mild wine in line with the Edge
proposal In the senate also Is the
object of a number of the house
proposal.. The extreme of the wet
proposals there Is that of Repre
sentative Dwyer. republican of Mis
souri, for outright repeal of the na
tional prohibition act. In lieu of
that he would have congress legal
ize light alcoholic beverages.
One of the dry propo.!, a bill
by Representative Cramtnn. repub
lican of Michigan, to place enforce
ment agents under . civil service,
found a supporter In Representa
tive Tlnkham. republican, of Massa
chusetts, who Introduced a similar
bill.
Two Shipping IIIIIn. '
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. Two
measure, dealing with the na-
lion's shipping problem snd de-
,,n,J H , V. .Pn,..n. Y. I . h
. ' al,..d . hr,.h . r.nt
month, between the Willie House
and the shipping hoard were
Drought forward today In the
j senate.
I One of them snotisored ly
Chairman Jones of the commerce
...
"mmls.lon. author of the nier-
chsnt msriiin set of 1120 would
' pr ,L " rl 'r
"n.M nTe fleet cor!
!!'.? "5 """" ,h0 r"r
.... ..
i nder the messure all proper
ties would , be transferred to the
corporation and the hoard would
srlcn to the president the fifty
million dollar, of the fleet cor
poration .lock which It now hnM.
In the other measure 8enatnr
Edge. Renuhllran, New Jersey,
proposes abolition of the shipping
board and empowering of ,'
President to transfer all fleet
funntlnna' to the commerce de
partment. Plum Tree Mmken.
WASHINGTON.. Dec. . flev.
eral hundred nominations Io puli-
He office, mostly potmater.
named are holding office under
"ernes or sll members of the (II-
P'omsllc corps appointed during
the recess
Tnlted Htstea Til.lrlct Attorner:
George .1. Hatfield, northern dis
trict or California.
Hoyt K. Ray, northern district
of Idaho.
Flood Of Rills Reglnp.
WASHINOTOX. Dec. . The
fountain or leglslstlve proposal.
luouuuueu on page ..,
CONTENT ON
SCHOOL ELECTION 1
I VOTER NEED NOT !
! BE A taxpayer;
4
(AauclaUd tnm Userd Wl.)
8A1.EM. Ore., Dec, 8. An
effort to quash a bond Issue
by Union high school district
! No. 1 of Baker county came to
v uctugiii luupy wuen ine eu- w
,i-mc court, in ma opinion ny w
Justice Coshow, affirmed
Judge C. H. McColloch of the
v lower court in the case of J.
E. McKhinon and others, ap-
pellants, against the school
district.
The rase hinged on the qual-
Ificatlons of sn elector. The
plaintiff, contended that In or-
der to qualify as sn elector tn
the election on the bond issue
the voter must either be a
taxpayer, or be the head of a
family In which there were
children ot school age.. The
defendant, claimed any per-
v son over 21 who had lived In 4
the district at least 30 days
prior to the election was qual-
I fled to vote. The defendants
demurred to the complaint
and the demurrer was sustain-
ed, dismissing the suit. The
plaintiffs appealed. 4
:
I.E.
PASTORS HELD IN
T pastors of the southern dis
trict of the Oregon Conference of
church
the Methodist Episcopal
met tocay In the First Methodist
church of thlii city. Bishop W. O.
Sltr'iard of Portland, presided. Be
sides the thirty-five pastors of the
district there were present the
four nlKlrict superintendents of
, ,(. 0,,.ron conference. Dr. A. 8.
Hlsey of Salem. Dr. A. L. Ho-
arth. of Portland. Dr. I). H. Leech
of Salem, and Dr. 3. P. Chaney of
Eugene. Dr. T. K. Elliott of Port
land, representing the Oregon con
ference claimants commission was
alsq present. During the day Inv
portaTit matters concerning the
work of the church were presented
and discussied. At noon the tallies
of the church served a delirious
luncheon. .
ROOSEVELT PARTY
IN ASIA BAG SOME
UNUSUAL ANIMALS
(AatorUtrd Prrta Iisrd Wlir.)
CIHCACiO. Hpc. 8. A world'a
record lbx wllh hornn meanurlnf?
r.9i Inches In total It-nRih hait bpn
baKEfd by Kermlt Koonevelt, ' ro
lfadr with hln brnthr. Colonel
Theodor, of th Jntneji Thorn pnon -TloosPTHlt
. expedition to central
Aula for the Field museum.
A letter from Colonel Roosevelt,
written September 26 from Kah
Kur, east Turkestan, kIvhb a de
Hcrlntlon of the rare animal obtain
ed In the Tien Shan mountain
hunt. In which the brothers en
KRKPd before banning the Marco
Volo ehepp. the Initial object Ive of
the expedition. They are now en
route to Kashmir, central India
and Nepal In qupat of the "armor
plated" Indian rhlnoceron. Kleven
apv'clmenn nf the ibex were .ecur
pd. Other bljr same fnrluded three
Tln Shan shepp, four Slbeilan
reindeer, aev-pral blue nhppp, two
AHlatlc brtiwn h"r, two unitpred
rrzpUp and othpr animal a well
an l.oon or more nklnn of hlrda and
amall animaln.
The letter nave an Indication of
th ruH'fd wllh which the liootfl
velta have travelled ntated that, "on
foot ami by pony we have travpled
over 2.00ft mllea alnce May an
average of almost Mil) mllea a
month.
Parachute Venus Who Drooped in
on French Forts Alleged Spv for
England; Press Comment Is Caustic
PATHS. Dec. S Some of the
newspaper, openly assert today
that tlreat Tirlialn Is the power for
jwblrh Marine Moreull, the !.r, year,
, . , '
old Psrlsenne and former nurse.
artlst'a model and parachute jump
er, was trying to obtain Informa
tion about Ihe French sir services.
The young woman I. under arrest,
charged with espionage snd there
also are In eusfodr Ihree men.
James leather. Fisher William,
end Frnest Oliver Phillips, who
."e alleged to have emnloved
Mile, Moreull. The newsnaners
a.sert that leather and Phl'llp.
are Englishmen, the former a lieu
tenant snd the other a non com
BrlllFh armv who have been de--t
inched Into the Intelligence perr. ,
,CP
Wkn. vie. Vnrcull wa. nues-
,,,,,, hv h.' p)i(.n wtlo pw ,he!"
hsd been extremely, srtlve 111 .nv-
Ing dtirlne the nssl few mnnlhs
she I. paid tn have (old lh"m nf I
trltp to Oner.. prrr"fen pnd 8tp-
Mji, avistlno base., snd to St. j
Narlre. Bordeaux and Avr. Ollh i
y she Is .aid tn have recounted
T... v.. n.t . ...II
ronf,.n a to hgv, ,h,
jnames of the three men, who, .be
AT
fiYIELDS BOOTY
WORTH
$10
Yeggs Take Securities and
' Bonds, but Money Vault
Is Not Reached.
JOB DOESN'T ALARM
Explosion That Forces Safe
Too Low to Arouse Town
and Criminals Make
Easy Getaway.
(AmrUttd hM Ummi Win )
8HED1), Ore., Dec. 8 The Shedd
Savings Bank was entered by rob
bers early this morning and after
blowing the safe and deposit boxes
they escaped with bonds and other
negotiable securities. The loot will
"probably toul more than 110.000,"
said C. J. Shedd, president ot the
bank.
The burglars entered by the front
door and after working on the com
bination carefully" placed a charge
of nltm-glycerin on the vault com
bination. The combination was
i D,own ott -"d ehlsels were then
ust-u io ureaic inio many or toe
safety deposit boxes.
The robbers did not get Into the
msln vault where money on de
posit was secreted.
According to Shedd tt will be
several days before an accurate
survey of total amount of the theft
may he made.
Job Comparatively Qultt.
"We closed at 4 o'clock as usual,
Monday," said Shedd this morning.
"The first we knew of the robbery
was early this morning when Mr.
Moul.en called me up at mr house
i and told me that the front door to
the bank waa open and that It look
ed an thouRh some one bad been
prowl In about within. I rushed
down ami aaw what had happened.
Papera were scattered about every
where and many valuable had
been dumped on the floor, the rob
bera (akin only such aecurltlea as
npppared to be as Rood aa cash."
Shedd broadcast the alarm and
hp vera I nearby realdenta advtued
hlni that they had heard a dull ex
plosion at 3 o'clock thin niomlna:.
No one paid any attention to It at
the time, bellevlnic Ihe shot to be
a torpedo placed on the railroad
track. A hasty examination of the
vault door failed to divulge any fin
er nrlnts. From the manner In
which the aafe waa blown. It la
believed the robhera were expert
and thla lad officer to believe
they may have worn arlovea to pre
vent flna-pr prints being left on the
door.
JOIIV It. IMIOTM IKAI
UmnrtorA rim t.wd Wire.)
OTTAWA. Dec. R. John Tl.
HnotH. ftS-year old pioneer Cans
dinn lumher mnsnate, died this
arterniMin. He had been unron.
I'lous nince yesterday. ,
I
VOLCANO 13 SPOUTINO.
1 AMrUlnl lrMi latml Wire.)
SAN JUAN DKI, RITATl. Nli'Bia-
ffila. Iec. II. The vnlcsno Omelepe
on like N'lrarssTiia I. showing ac
tivity. Heavy riimhllnic. from II
are heard frequently. Reveral
small earthnual-e. have been felt.
The streets of Itlvas are covered
with s-hes.
assert., had paid for her s-rvlce.
tin Ihe strength of this, Esther,
Williams and rhllllpn, wno con-
ducted a radio store, were arrested.
,, j ,j ,, ,.
All nf them denied the charge.
During the summer at Rennes
snd Nantes. Mile. Moreull achieved
notoriety by going up In airplanes
snd Jumping from them wllh a par
achute attached to her body. The
mllllsry authorities hsd given her
a card admitting her to flvlng
field..
The Petll Parlsen today asks If
governments are going to conlinue
In peace time the miserable game
of apylng anil ronnter-spylng wllh
la u.a..l I..IU. .
T-' ... ..
"The Iasue of Nations cnunell."
II adds, "haa met Io make peace be-
""'''n '-ngiisn and tne Ttirka.
' oort oppnrlunlly to add to
.Its seenda nesce between the :
'
Henry de Kerlllls, the sir expert
' 'he Echo De Paris, expresses
amusement over the situation He
remarks that If Mile, Moreull
sought Information at the placea
.mentioned .he waa wastina- Hmm
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TEXAS GOVERNOR
REFUSES TO CALL -SPECIAL
SESSION
(AsccUlrd rrc Leocrd Wtre.)
AUSTIN, Texaa, Pec. 9.
Governor Miriam A. Fergu-
aon today tmtuec) a statement
! declaring that the will not
) call a a pedal aeaalon of the
legislature as rmiueateit by
Speaker Lee Satterwhtie and
other members of the House.
She said there waa no ne-
ceanlty for putting the people
of Texas to this expense as
"every effort should be made
to hold government appropti-
14 atlons within due bounds of
economy." .
DANA WAS FOR
HAWEY'S SAKE
Democrats Want No Implied
1 Approval of Removal
by Coolidge. .
HANEY DEEMED O. K.
Statement Issued by State
Chairman Smith Swats
- - Belief "King Can
Do No Wrong."
(A-tx-UM pre. lmd Win.)
PORTLAND. Ore.. Deo. t. Dr. r
J. Smith, chairman ot the Democra
tic Central Committee or Oreaon,
In a statement explaining; why he
opposed the submission to Presi
dent CoolUlaw of the name of Mar
snail it. liana, or Portland, as a
dwuiocrat to be considered In Ihe
selection of a successor to Bert E.
Haney as a member of the shipping
ooa re. declared bis belief that dem
ocrals should Insist that Haney be
retained on the board. Dr. Smith
.aid:
"e understand Mr. Haney I.
on Ihe board by a recess appoint
ment and cannot be removed nnlll
the aenate confirms his successor.
Inasmuch as a majority of the sen
ate I. required tn confirm an , ap
pointee we believe that there are
49 senators who will refuse to ha
a party In displacing- a man who
has battled for right and Justice,
and until they do. confirm a suc
cessor the man Oregon wants, and
whom we champion, will remain on
tne board.
Avoids Wronging Hansy,
"To suggest a successor carries
with It sn approval of the conduct
of the President In attempting to
get rid of Mr. Haney. and Inas
much as Mr. roolidge Is In the
wrong we consider thin the time
and Haney the man to rally to In
the hope that more public servants
will take con rase In the future and
.land up and fight for that which
Is right. .
"I.ct me say this further, that
there Is no snrh rule In thla coun
try that the king ran do wrong and
Inasmuch a. the President I. In the
wrong snd by srruslng Mr. Hsney
of breaking faith when In fart
Haney did not break hi. won). It Is
only right and proper Hint Ihe Pre..
Idi-nt undo Ihe Injustice."
Dsns Wsll Qualified. .
Dr. Smith's protest against Dana
was wln'd In Henalnr MeNary of
Oregon last week after MeNary
had .iihniltted the name, of Dana
and Frank L. Shull, republican, of
Portland, as slternate suggestions.
Dsns snd Hhull had been picked as
candidates to succeed Haney, by
the Portland Chamber of Com
merce. W. D. R Dohsnn. manager of Ihe
Portland Chamber of Commerce, In
a message tn MeNary explained
that Dsns Vhn la associate, editor
of ihe Oregon Journal, was recom
mended aa an energetic young
man "who would work hard and
prniierly repreaent the northweat."
Several prominent democratic bna-
Inesa nu n had refused Io let their
name, be considered, and the
chamber did not desire to recom
mend the "usual political or pro
fessional type without proven rec
ord for energy."
HH.OIt wtmim TOMHFM
III HNS TWO KTIIAKIHT.
rrwjriM.K. Ore., Dec. .
Frank llurna of Mlrhtnan wss de
feated by Ssllnr Jack Woods, of
Coo. Bay. last night In two
straight fall. In a wrestling match
here. Both fall, were won by
headlork, the first In R0 minutes
and I ho second In eight.
riKNVHII. Colo , Dec 's. Ed
Strsneler" lwls, clslmsnt to
Ihe world's hesvywelght wrestling
rhamnlon-hln snd Wsroe (Bill
Munn. Nrhrssks collegian, will
Bieet here tonight In a finish
tna'rh st the Cl'y Auditorium.
Both wrestlers have etpre'djl
confidence la the outcome.
OPPOSITION TO
LEAGUE ISSUES
INVITATIOUS
T
America, Russia, Gerrnany
Wanted at Disanaatnent -.
Commission Meet, ",' .
U. S. REPLY DEFERRTD
Soviet Spokesman Impugns
Motives of League, but ' :.
Would Scrap Army 1 ; i
' ' Conditionally.' ; -
d-nUH Pita- UuH WlnvX."''
GENEVA. Dee. I. The Leagus
of Nations Councils today decided '
o Invite the United Stales, Ross la
and Germany to participate la the)
worn or the special commission
which is to prepare for aa ialrma
tlooal disarmament conference.
The derlsloa. which waa reached
I nsecret eessioa. waa sot snasaar '
ed officially, aa dkTflcnlty baa arts,
en In agreeing npoa the Enropeaa
slates, members of the leaco Vat
not of the coo noli, who will Mr hv
vlted to participate.
Tnese are almost certain ta In.
elude Finland. Holland, Potaad and
Juan-Hlavla but there Is soma doabt
whether Rumania aad Bulgaria will
be added. The plan to Invite Ar
gentlna and Chile has bees tear ,
pnrarily abandoned.
The reason assigned for thla M
that the commisstoa will cewcea
trale lis early efforts upon Euro
pean disarmament, benea the Laei
tin-American membership of Bra
ill and Uruguay Is deemed ssfl-'
clent at -present., . f
The council, lq a private session. ,
dl.rns.ed the program of disarm 1
imnt klildir nMttlned hv tha die. '
srmsment council (conncfl nvmber .
two) seeking means nf composlnc
the differences between Prane aad
England on the question of tying ,
up the subject of mutual assistance
In the event of war with that or
dlsarmameat. ,'
The matters nn which the dis
armament council la In complete
accord cover a wide scope. Includ
ing definition of the military, econ- "
omfc and geographical elements
upon which the power of country
depends In war time.
War Or Peaee Feetlnaf' -----
Aner arranging tor an examina
tion of peace time military, naval
and serial armaments, methods of
recruiting and or military Instrae- ,
Hon and organizations capable of
mllltarr usefulness, the council
asked the proposed pre pass (new
commission whether It Is possible)
Io limit eventual war . armafltenTa
nr whether the study should be rq-
stneten jo peace armaments. .
It- was tn know whst difference)
exists between defensive and, bf-
fen.lve armaments; whether -U Is
pos.lhle to distinguish berareea :
commercial and military alrpfaa""
and tr sn how the mllllsry value fit
commercial planes can be eliminat
ed In reckoning the strength of air
forces. ' :
Similarly It a.ka what vslhe1
I should be accorded to commercial
ishlps In appraising total naval for.
Ice".
Finally the preparatory cmnmis.-
slnn will be asked tn determine
how far regional disarmaments ran
be realised once regional secnrltr
I. attained, or whether all- plans
. for disarmament are doomed tn
failure unles. they are of a general
'nature. J
Russia Pessimistic
MOSCOW. Dec. 8 Addressing
the Moscow district communist
conterence last nlsht. Alexis I. Ry
koff. nresldent of Ihe council of
commissi-., declsred that Russia
was prepared to abolish tha red
army and scrap all ammunition fac
tories and war Industries penvWed
the hniirgeolse countries did llke
wl-e. " . '
"If anv measures nf disarmament
pre proposed Russia will be the
flrt to lead the movement." ,h
niM-d. ' - '
M. Rvknff characterised tha
Tsime or Nations as an Instru
ment or war and snhjugstlna and
not of liberation. The European
powers. In seeking to get Russia
Into the Tsgiie. he added, wished
her to mske political capitulations
in Ihe east and economic eacrtrice
In the west: The I-ncarno aire-'
menls were as aselesa s. , the
l.espne , tn aeenre peace fnr the
world, he ssld.
It was contended h M. Rvkoff
that the T'nlted Slatf. dominates
Europe.
Amerles Awaits Text,
WASHINGTON. Dee TVrin
Ite comment by Washington offl
clU nn the T-earoie of Nations de
rision to Invite the ITnlled Sf.fes,
u.-la and flermsn to nerlleltwle
In the work of-s sneelal pommls-
.Ion on Inlern.tlonal riiasrmsroent
will wlt a studv the text or the
ln-itf!n be pr.tdent Coolldre.
Con-rea. In eatirylng the flermsii
peace trealv Imposed limitations
(Continued oa aaca a.)
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