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ROSEBURG. OREGON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1925.
VOL. XIII NO. MS OF THE IVININO. MtW
Bjisewa
COLJITCHELtS
GUILTY
BY ARMY COURT
Suspension From Service
for Five Years Is the
' Penalty Imposed '
CASE UP TO COOLIDGE
Flier Expected to- Resign
and Become Candidate
i i for Senator From
Wisconsin.
(AwliM Fna Uul win.) '
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. Vigor
ous methods pursued by Colonel
Mitchell In ten years of criticism
of what he considered an inade
quate air defense hare resulted in
an army court martial verdict find
ing him guilty of insubordination
and suspending him from the serv
ice for fie years.
Still under technical arrest, the
Colonel marked time today while
the court's decision passed through
regular channels to the secretary
of war and thence to President
Coolldge for review and approval.
After deliberating less thsn
three hours late vesterday. the
court found Mitchell guilty of viol
ation of the 6th article of war.
"to the preludlre of good order and
military discipline." Eight apecl
. flcntlons In the charges were based
on the Colonel's published state
ments of September 6 and 8 In
which he accused the war and
navy departments of "Incompet
ency, criminal negligence and al
most treasonable" administration
of the national defense, "and dis
graceful administration of aero
- panties." -
. Mitchell Unperturbed.
In suspending Mitchell from
"rank, command and duty," In the
armv for five years, the court view
ed the "military record of the ac
cused during the world war" as a
mitigating factor and described the
sentence as "lenient." .
With the same nonchalance that
has marked him during the' long
controversy over the air service.
Colonel Mitchell received the ver
dict with a smile, his wire standing
beside him. While the court was
deliberating, Mitchell had munched
chocolate with Mrs. Mitchell and
her father and mother.
During the Interval he was noti
fied by Major Harry Leonard.
Judge advocate of the 8henandoah
court of inquiry, that he would be
asked to testify Monday when the
court reconvened. The colonel,
who oe before refused to appear
before the court, said he would
testify. It la likely that he will be
asked concerning his chargea that
the Shenandoah waa poorly condi
tioned for her last trip.
May Run For U. 8. Senate.
Colonel Mitchell's friends believe
he will remain silent until Presi
dent Cooldge takes final action on
the army court's verdict and that
he might offer his resignation .If
the suspension Is upheld. If his
reslgnstion should be accepted
these friends think Colonel Mit
chell might consider entering poll
tics next year in Wisconsin and
possibly try for a senate aeat In
opposition to Senator Lenroot who
Is un for re-election.
Although the trial of Mitchell
which began October 28 was con
cerned mainly with his published
charges of last September.-the of-
fleer's record of opposition to con
duct of the national defense dates
back to the pre-war days of 1915,
running a course nnparalleled In
American military history. These
are hleh lights of the controversy.
In 181S. as a captain on the gen
eral staff, Mitchell publicly pro
tested that the United States mili
tary establishment waa unprepared
for war.
In the World war he won distinc
tion aa an aviator and at one tints
commanded the largest air force
ever assembled over the western
front
He returned aa a brigadier gen
eral and was appointed assistant
chief of the army air service un
der Major General Charles T.
Menoher.
Differences grew between Mit
chell and Menoher and In October.
1919, before the house military
committee where Mitchell began
his crusade for a separate depart
ment of aeronautics.
Publicity Ban lonered.
By .Tnne. 1921. the Mitchell-Men-oher
dispute over a unified air
service had become so acute that
General Menoher nnpealed to Sec
retary Weeks to remove Mltrhell
as his assistant, but three months
later General Menoher, at bU own
reoneet, waa transferred to Hawaii.
Major General Mason M. Patrick
succeeded Menoher and after, a
lull Mitchell resented his criticism
of the air eenrlce. la magasinea
he charged that facta concerning
bombing testa held off the Virginia
capes hsd been suppressed bv the
(Continued on page two1).
FOUND
SEATTLE
V K A - . w
U 'A Prm laaatd Win.) . 4
8E.JlE. Dec. 18. Kim-
ball School of Theology of
Salem will be transferred to
Seattle If the recommends-
tions of 100 ministers and
laymen of the Methodist
Episcopal Church In Wash-
Ington, Oregon, Montana and
Idaho, meeting here y eater-
day, are carried out.
The proposal will be laid
before the board of trustees
of the school at a meeting in
Portland Monday and next
spring will be presented to
nine district church confer-
encea.
Under the proposal the
school would be invited to
make Ita permanent home
here In a $100,000 building
to be provided by the Uni-
versity Methodist Episcopal
church and would be requir-
ed to pay only janitor ser- 41
vice costs, heat, lighta and
other Incidental expenses.
T
MITCHELL SAYS
Determination to ' Improvev
Nation's Air Defense
Is Not Affected
FRIENDS STANDING BY
Counsel Accuses Court of
- Arbitrary Procedure '.
,. . ...ttBUI in House'
One Outcome. , . .
(aaaxtated Pna Laura Win.)
WASHINGTON, Dec.- 18. The
friends and defenders of Colonel
William Mitchell set out today to
discredit the methods and overturn
the verdict of the general court
martial which yesterday stripped
the air crusader of rank and pay
for a period of five years.
Representative Frank K. Held of
Illinois, who waa the Colonel's
chief counsel during his long trial
for Insubordination, charged open
ly that the court martial proceed
ings had not followed ordinary
rules of procedure but that at the
beglnnln gthe word had been pass
ed down to "get Mitchell."
Another Mitchell supporter In
congress. Representative La Guard
la of New York. Introduced a bill
to prohibit court maruala from sua
heglnning the word had been pass
those found guilty under the arti
cle of war which Colonel Mitchell
waa held to have violated In pub
licly attacking government aviation
policies. .
Problem For Coo lido.
Another proposal which will
come before President Coolldge.
who must approve or disapprove
the findings of the court martial,
contemplatea reduction of the sus
pension sentence to two years to
expire at the time Colonel Mitchell
becomes eligible for voluntary re
tirement from the army.
This feature of the situation,
however. Is surrounded by many
legal technicalities. There la some
doubt whether the years an officer
Is under suspension can be counted
In fixing the time of his retirement.
It also Is discretionary with the
President whether an application
for voluntary retirement would be
granted or refused and the army's
legal authorities are not willing to
pass on the legality of an actual
resignation from the army during
a period of suspension.
Colonel Mitchell himself Is not
disclosing his plans, except to re
new his determination to secure a
greater air service. Through his
counsel. Representative Held, he
told the ' country today that the
fight would not be Interrupted by
the verdict of the court.
Colonel Mitchell haa put in near
ly 28 years of army service, which
counts toward retirement When
an officer has served go years he
may apply for voluntary retire
ment, but the application need not
be granted.
The possible status of Colonel
Mitchell ahould he decide to sub
mit his resignation la debatable.
There Is some doubt as to the le
gal authority of the President to
decline resignations of army or
navy officers In time of peace, but
br custom he had exercised that
right in many cases In the past.
Reld Accuses Court
WASHINGTON. Dec 18.
Charrea that "ordinary military
procedure" was not folowed In the
court martial of Colonel William
Mitchell and that the "court was
convened la order to 'get Mltrhell'
and get him quirk," were made to
day la a statement Issued by Re-
i (Continued on page two).
VEHDICTNOTTO
HAL
CRUSADE
DISARMAMENT
CONGRESS
J
Cooperation of All Nations
Deemed Necessary to
Success of Plan.
COMMON NEED VOICED
Agenda Synopsis Submitted
With Invitation Shows
! Scope Omitting No
Vital Factor. "
(AanrUttd nta Lel Win.)
WASH1NOTON. Deo. 18. The
Washington government has re
ceived from the League of Nations
council aa invitation to participate
officially In preliminary discus
sions at Geneva for a disarmament
conference and with It a notice
that solution of the problem will
depend upon Ita consideration "in
Its entirety and with the coopera
tion of all nations." ' -
An amplifying document, mailed
from Bern by Minister Gibson, giv
ing details of the workings of the
preparatory commission, is due to
arrive here next week and It is ex
pected that formulating of a reply
by President Coolldge and Secre
tary Kellogg will await Ita receipt.
The invitation disclosed that
every direct and related phaae of
land, sea and air armaments Is to
be studied by the commission,
making It clear that if an American
delegation attends the session It
must stake with t a large technical
staff of military and civilian ex
perts. . . . t i
, Outline Of Agenda.'
Specifically mentioned In the' In
tfiatlbn are the following' subjects
to be discussed by the preparatory
commission: ',
Factors upon which the . war
power of a country depends.
Whether ultimate war strength
or peace strength should be con
sidered In applying disarmament
measures.
Various forms of limitation of
land, sea and air forces; hence rel
ative advantages and disadvant
ages of each form.
Possible standards of armament
of one country against that of an
other. Possibility of ascertaining wheth
er a country is armed purely for
defense or In a spirit of aggres
sion.
Principles under which a relative
scale of armaments might be
drawn up considering such factors
as population, resources, geograph
ical situation, communications, vul
nerability of frontiers and delays
necessary to convert peace arma
ment to warfooting.
Possibility of distinguishing be
tween military and civilian avia
tion. Estimation of military value of
commercial fleets.
Relation between regional secur
ity and disarmament and between
regional and general disarmament
wants U. S. Cooperation.
The Invitation, bearing the sig
nature of M. Scialoja, acting pres
ident of the league council, declar
ed the league council believes the
time has come for studying the
practical possibilities of the reduc
tion and limitation of armaments
under the guidance and responsi
bility of tho governments.
It expressed the hope that "at
the moment when all the nations
of the world are conscious of a
common need. It will be able to
count on the full and direct coop
eration of the government of the
United States for a work whlrh so
closely concerns the peace of the
world. "-
One Congress or 8everal?
GENEVA, Dec. 18. Whether one
or several disarmament confer
ences will emerge from the forth
coming preparatory study to de
cidedly open to question, League of
Nationaa officials declared today
when the league published the
texts of the communications sent
to the United States, Germany
and Russia. The texta are identical,
except for the titles.
Indications are that differences
of opinions exist over the advis
ability of holding a separate con
ference on naval armaments,
England la believed here anxious
to please W aldington on this
question. '
The recent statement given to
the Assoclsted Press by Afranlo
Mello Franco, Braslllan member of
the league council, has attracted
great Interest as proving the prob
lem haa yet to be definitely Ironed
out by the members of the prepara
tory commission. Senior Mello
Franco advocsyd an entente cor
dial between the league and the
United States and the holding of
two conferences, the first a gener
sl land disarmament meeting In
Europe with the cooperation of the
United States and the second a na
val conference at Washington with
- (Continued on pate 3.) -
Frozen Livestock Credits and Big '
Runs Close Two National and Three
State Banks in Denver in Two Days
(AaneUUd rM laaeid Win.) "
DENVER. Cola, Dee. 1 18. Two
Denver banks the Capitol Hill
State Bank and the Metropolitan
State Bank failed to open their
doors today. Three other banking
institutions. Including two national
banks and a atate bank, were
closed yesterday. . j.
' State Bank Commissioner Grant
McFerson announced that his de
partment's examiners had taki
charge of the Metropolitan
Capitol Hill banks. Both" ai
small Institutions.
' Steady withdrawals from the
Metropolitan during the week and
a run on the Capitol Hill yesterday.
TAKE ACTION TO
EFT IMF US
wa aa fi w i
Alr rl,f : n : J
Ship Juice Instead of .
Crapes Prunes Are
Given Attention.
'
(Aanetattd fnm Leiard win.) S
MEDFORD. Ore.. Dec. 18 what
Is declared on all fides to be the
largest and moat aucceesful horti
cultural meeting ever held In the
state of Oregon and probably in
the entire nation, closes here .to
day after a three day aesslon. In
wmcn matters of vital Importance
to the pear Industry of the United
States were discussed, and resolu
tions adopted looking to Its im
provement and stabilization. .'
The folowing Important resolu
tions were adopted today by ac
clamation :
That the authorities at Washing
ton. D. C. and the grane growers
of California do all In their power
to secure the lutein of nn.. tn
ICalifornia before shipping, thus J.Wrnl rf. ni'Ml welfare Judge
nesslng refrigerator cars for the-i'-'enWns characterized . the entire
smpmeni or other perishable fruits
along the Pacific coast . .
Amendments to the horticultural
lawa of the state of Oregon tn .
orce orchard sanitation. . . -
tontinuatlon of the Purnell fund J hat third degree methods had
under which harvest, storage, and forced his confession of the mur
irrigation investigations r n der. ....
being conducted at the state exnor-
Iment stations. ....
Favoring the establishment of
standard rrariea In nmn.. .
ages will indicate to the purchase ihe aid- forced him to drink
nreclsely the quality and size of!" ""on ' vtLir without stopping
iron in me package purchased. ""u 'V', i . , j i
Urging the home consumption of ,he ,n,IS. -'onr window and an
prunes In Oregon - nnunce that he had committed sul-
Reouestlng Ihe'boaM nf. ni. lcld', "Br confessing.
of Oregon Agricultural Colleee to!
nrovlde adeouate i.n.i. .
cultural and economic experiment -
atlon at the eollege. .
inviting- the pomologlral society
of America to attend sessions of
the Pacific Coast Horticultural so
cieties in the future.
' Endorsing the work now being
carried on at agricultural experl-
DIIUI BtailODB.
WOMAN CONFESSES
SETTING FIRE TO
NEIGHBOR'S HOME
MEDFOBD. Ore.. Deo. 18 Mr.
Oeorge Whelpy. of Ashland, 60
years old. confessed todsv. ac
cording to Prosecuting Attorney
Newton Chanev, that on the night
of December 12, she set fire to the
home of her neighbor. Mrs. Jane
McCoy. 70 yesrs old. because she
wanted "to get Mrs. McCoy out of
town."
The fire, accordlnr In Mr.
Whelpy, was set on the bark porch
with. kerosene, during Mrs. Mc-j from where she hsd been staying.
Coy's absence. The fire waa ex-t9 hla own home last night Local
tlngulshed by the Ashland fire de-1 suthorltles. on hearing of the ac
partment after daman, eatlniatiwt I tlnn aeenrpd an order from the
at 8125 hsd resulted. Mrs. Whelpy
u nem io tne grand Jury on a1 tody of his cniid ana sne was re
charge of arson. Kn .vnl.n.tu- tnmH tn remain with friends. Er
of her enmltv .toward Mrs. McCov
'ven otner than that she did
not like the woman.
; Today's Features in Congress . .
'(Associated Press Leased Wire.)
v WASHINGTON, Dee. 18. Investigation of the project to dam
the Columbia river near Priest rsplds, for a power plsnt, was ask
ed today by (snstor Stsnfisld, wha asserted that the proposed
dam would destroy half the fish spawning area of the whole river.
, Extension for five yesrs of the time for converting war risk
Insurance has bean recommended to the house veterans eom.nlt
tee by Director Hinsa of the veterane bureau. Under existing law
war risk policies, carried with the government en a monthly pay.
msnt plan, would expire July next unless) converted into policies
with commercial Insurance eompsnlss.
The house today approved the following Items ef the tax
' bill; Reducing the alcohol tax Zi ner cent en January 1, 1(27, and
an additional 29 per cent a yssr later; taxing confiscated alcohol
from other countries; imposing a tax of ene tsnth of one esnt a
' gallon en eereal beversgsa
A resolution U restore Colonel William Mitchell to his proper
rank In the army, and to suspend for five years Major Oeneral
Patrick Nolan and Brigadier Oeneral Hugh A. Drum was Intra.
duced In the hovse today by Representative! Blanton, democrat,
Texas. .
were Instrumental In the closing,
officials said.
The banks closed yesterday were
the Broadway National, the Drov:
ers National and the North Denver
Bank, the latter a state In-tltu.
tion. These three banks had de-
iHUllta nf B nnrnvllilalulu t. RltO AAft
The Broadway National waa the
'B"t. wiiu uepoBiia totalling
about S2.6OO.O0O.
Impairment of Capital and froi
en paper In livestock loans were
ascribed as the reasona for the
dosing of the two national banks.
Gordon Hollis waa president' of
the two national banks and his
wife, Mrs. M. E. Hollla, waa presi
dent of the North Denver bank.
Diabolical Third ' Decree
; Methods Used on Him
Bring Criticism
. . From Judge.'
CHE8TEH. 111.. Dee. 18. Ira' r.
Perry, Jr.. son of a Chicago manu
facturer, waa back in the peniten
tiary today after 47 days of free
dom, on parole, from a life sen
tence for murder.
Fearful of being killed by detec
tives hunting him on old Indict
ments and afraid of possible ven
geance by five youths sentenced
with him, he sought and obtained
Incarceration In the Statevllle pri
son here rather than the Jollet
penitentiary, to which he was ori
ginally sent three years ago. '
Paroled to Iowa after his release,
Perry was returned to prison un
der arrangements made by his
father with Judge Chauncey R.
Jsaklns, director of the atate do-
'affair as a "Chicago 'cops' Roman
I holiday" as the 26 year-old prisoner
s stsrted .for. Statevllle last
night after making charges In
iJudge Jenkins' Springfield office
Perry . declared that he ' was
starved and beaten by Chicago de-
!,ec,lvM a,l8r nl" rre,t. eleven
months after the murder. Once,
fa,n8r' wno .uTd .... .
confess to escape further III treat-
mmi - w ,0 bl" tm' ,,orJr-
Judge Jenkins asserted his be-
lief in Perry's Innocence. He said
the methods used In obtaining hta
confession were "as diabolical aa
the ingenuity of a policeman could
contrive."
Perry'a father atarted for him
with Illinois parole officers Sunday
night They went to Des Moines
and learned he bad fled to St
Louis. Iieavlng a message for the
father In St. Iuls. ypung Perry
went to Hannibal, Mo., where he
waa found. Hla surrender to state
parole officers at Qulncy followed
yesterday morning.
WIFE SPANKER MUST '
GIVE UP DAUGHTER
MEDFORD. Ore.. Dec. 18. Omar
Murphy, local resident out on $4.
000 bail pending his appeal to the
state supreme court on conviction
of manslaughter, as the result of
the death of his wife following
Isonnklna administered by himself.
1 look his daughter Erlene, aged 11,
j court forbidding Murphy the cus-
lene was the only member of the
Murphy family to testify against
'her father at his recent trial.
PAROLED YOUTH
PREFERS PRISON
TO PERSECUTION
COAL STRIKE IS
BASIS FOR RAP
AT PRESIDEHT
Senator' LaFollette Uses
Magazine to Denounce
Do-Nothing Policy.
UNFAIRNESS ALLEGED
On Othei1 Hand. Owner
Charges Pinchot With
' Prolonging Strike
for Own Ends.
' Oam-tated Piws Laiead Wire.)
MADISON. Wis., Pec. 18. Pres
ident Coolldge is criticised by Sen-
ator Robert La Foliette, Jr.. Wis
consin. In an editorial In the cur
rent Issue of La Toilette's magazine
for hia reported attitude toward
suspension of anthracite coal pro
duction. Another editorial, signed
by Senator La Foliette, sets forth
refusal of the Wisconsin delega
tion In the houae of representatives
to compromise or to bargain" with
Speaker Longworth or with "any
other member of the house."
After reviewing the anthracite
situation briefly. Senator La Fol
iette writes:
"The possibility of a soft coal
strike hangs over the country.
President Lewis haa written Cool
ldge In strong but respectful terms,
calling attention to the critical sit
uatlon In the soft coal fields by
violation of the so-called Jackson
vllle agreement by many operators.
."Mr. Lewis directs the . Presl-
oenrs attention to the fact that
the administration waa made vir
tually a party to this agreement
through participation, of Uscretsry
of Commerce Hoover and Secre
tary of Labor Davla. As a matter
of fact, the Coolldge administration
has proclaimed the Jacksonville
agreement as one of the greatest
achievements. Mr. Lewis proper
ly asks the president whether he
win use his Influence to maintain
the validity of this contract for
which the administration was re
sponsible or whether the coal min
ers are to be forced to take steps
to secure Its enforcement.
President "True to Form."
' "President Coolldge baa not an
swered. Through the mysterious
'White House spokesman' It la an
nounced that the President was
terribly Insulted that he should be
asked Jhls embarrassing question.
It Is announced that he intends to
do nothing to Influence maintenance-
of the Jacksonville agree
ment "In this entire coal atrlke situa
tion. It is clear to those who know
the true history of the Boston po
lice strike that President Coolldge
Is running true to form. At that
time, according to an official re
port of a committee headed by
James J. Storrow, the Boston bank
er. Coolldge persistently refused to
act until riot and bloodshed bad
aroused the atate. Then, when or
der had been restored by Mayor
Peters, Coolldge sent the militia
and claimed credit for restoring
law and order." "
"Anthmclte rosl cannot be had
at any price. Bituminous coal sells
at famine prices and heaps up rich
profits, particularly for non-union
operators In Virginia and Kentuc
ky. These operators have been
granted low freight rates by the
Interstste Commerce Commission.
Meantime the commission gravely
considers whether It should raise
the freight rates on far products.
"The irony Is that John L. Lewis
wss the only labor leader of nation
al prominence who supported Cal
vin Coolldge In the last campaign."
Pinohot Is Criticised.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 18 'The
only practical effect," of Governor
Plnchot's course In offering his
proposal to end the anthracite sus
pension and in making coal one of
the subjects for consideration by
the extra session of the legislature.
I "Is to prolong the strike. Increase
: the public's Inconvenience, add to
the distress suffered by Ihe mine
I workers leaders, whom he has
industry and the whole anthracite
region." said a statement Issued
today by William W. lnglla of the
j operators.
j "He assumes aa he has done In
I the past." said the statement, "that
the office of governor carries with
It the rlsht and privilege of sum
marily disposing of Industrial dis
putes from the standpoint of polit
ical expediency."
"The simple and effective way
of ending the trouble." the atatn
ment concluded, "would have been
for the governor to advise the mine
iwlrkrrs lesders, who mhe haa
'merely huoved up by falsa hopes,
I thst their best course waa to let
the men go to work at the old
wages snd leave disputed points to
.arbitration. If thev could not be
'settled In negotiation between Ihe
, parties." ,
I Union mine workers are pre pa r
llnf for a finish flabt with the an
' (Continued on pas L
CROSS WORD PUZZLE I
ADDICT SHOOTS HIS
WIFE AND SUICIDES
- . ' - - -
(AHoclstfd rraai Utiad Wtn,
' NEW YORK, Dee. 1.
Angered because his bride or e
17 months would not help
him solve a cross pussle,
Theodore Koerner, an ardent
devotee of the pastime, sen-
ously wounded her and kll-
led himself. ' .
Koerner laat night asked
Mrs. Koerner for help in
solving a particularly dim- e
cult combination of letters..
"I have a headache." ahe
replied. "I think I'll go and
lie down."
4) , A moment later as she waa
In the bedroom of their apart-
ment Koerner appeared at
4 the door with a pistol In his e
hand. He fired without apeak-
ins- and the bullet struck v
Mre. Koerner in - the right
temple. ' As she fled Koerner
. fired another shot at her.
4 which missed Its target, and
then turned the pistol on
himself. . w
4) He had had two nervous
4 breakdowns since summer
and waa on atck leave from
his work. . .
GUILTLESS OF
VEILED CHARGE
State Banking Board Putt
O. K. on His Action in
Case at Issue.,
HAINES' BANK WAITS
Board Will Rule Later dn
.' i Its Application ' for
Charter to Handle .
State Moneys.
(Aanelatn! Freai Utmi Win.)
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 18 The atate
banking board late yesterday clear
ed Frank c. Bramweii, state bank
superintendent, of Inferred charges
brought by Portland National
Bank officials, that he had been
arbitrary and coercive In hia ef
forts 1o reorganize a certain west
ern Oregon bank that waa on the
verge of collapse. On the Question
whether a charter will he Issued
by Bramweii to the Portland Na
tional Bank to serve; aa a .-eserve
depository for atate banks, no de
cision hss yet been reached. Bram
weii aald that he would act on hte
application as soon as It Is com
pleted. Should his ruling be un
favorable and the bank wishes to
sppeal to the board, the latter man
ifested a wlllngness to take np the
case without delay.
Bramweii was cleared relative to
his business dealings with the uni
dentified bank when the board un
animously adopted a resolution
prepared bv state treasurer Kay.
The incident that brought Bram
well under fire was a letter sign
ed by himself aa superintendent of
bsnks, proposing thst the waver
ing bank be revived by placing
members of this department In
charge with a 12 months' option to
buy the bank, hla aalary to be 8200
a month and the bank stock to be
placed In escrow with the state
hank superintendent During the
forenoon aesslon yesterday Bram
well revealed the details leading
np to the letter and showed that
It was a proposal that could be
either accepted or rejected by the
hank. In the afternoon he showed
that It waa not accepted and that
other means of readjusting the
bank, were agreed upon by his de-
nartment and the bank officials.
He al'o Introduced testimony to
show thst similar steps hsd been
taken with respect to snother wsv-
erlng bsnk, and that It hsd made
much Improvement In the two
two years since.
When Will B. Haines, president
of the Portland National Bantr.
waa placed on the stand, he said
he still believed "there are dlscrep-
sncles In the hanking department,
but ssiil he could not give hla res-
sons bersuse of the confidential
nature of the Information coming
to him.
Although Governor Pierre voted
for Ihe resolution exonerating
Bramweii he dictated a statement
for the record mildly reprimand
ing llramwell and cautioning him
In the fut'ire to exercise greater
rare In official letters, to avoid
bringing suspicion upon the depart
ment.
F. T. B'VNOtDS Hr-ADIS
- OREGON FRUIT GROWERS
rAanelalfd rl UaaNf Wk.t
MEHFOHD. Ore.. Dec. IT. At
this afternoon's session of the Ore
gon State Horticultural oelet an
nual meeting here, Floyd T. Reyn
olds of Salem wa elected preat-
B1IELL1LQ
TIS:iEl3
HELD BY LED
OFFtTODl
Over Thirty Million Feet o
, Timber in Two Counties
, Dupoaed Of. ; ; ;
VALUE ! OVER tSO.CCi
Nine . Tracts ' in Coos and
Lane . Counties Sold
Today Edggest Sale ' j'
Be Held Jan. 18 '
Timber from ihe tract of
landa In Coo and Lai eountlea
waa sold today at the government
land office here, the govern meat
disposing . of over thirty aaillloat
feet of timber and realising $,-
280.83. . I
Approximately 1.000 acres or ta
be exact .J acres of land,
were Involved la the transact!.
The largest purchase wa asadat
by The Coo Bay Lumber Coat
pany of Marahfleld, which boagkt
ten and one-half mllllc feet C
red and yellow fir and whit ptwei
from 280 acre of wagon ro 1 '
grant landa in Coos County. Ta
price paid waa 22.tlS.8. A. H.
Powers personally represented the i
company In making this purchase.
The W. A.. Woodward Lam bar
Company of Cottage Orove boagkt
two tracts, each containing ISO ',
acres, the first bearing 8,870.009
feet of fir and eedar timber,
which sold for 17.818.11. Two
second tract had 46.000 feet (
rea nr ana eeaar ana soia tor
88.T4t.80. The tracts are adjoin
ing In Lane county, .
The Lewi Petera. Lumber Coew
pany procured 1,850.000 feet of '
red fir. white 'fir and cedar locat
ed near Dearer In Lan conctyt
paying $3,880.11. . ' '
Mast Brothers of Lee, Coo
County, purchased 3.480.001 feet
of fir and hmlock timber a 40
acres of waa-oo road (rant lands.
paving is.fiQ.ij.
: Snellston Brothers of Noll, -lar
Lane county, were purchasers nf
820,000 feet of timber on 49
acres, the purchase pries being
11.043.88. .-
Oeorge J. Steven, of Walton.
Lane county, paid fl,808.80 for
000.000 feet of fir timber on
78.83 acre of O. and C. lands.
Fred Fischer of Mareola bought
4.870.000 feet of fir and cedar
timber on 120 acre of railroad
grant land tn Lan county,
Frank Heath of Marahfleld pur
chased -1.020.000 feet or fir and
cedar timber on 40 acres of wa
gon road grant land for $2,414.--$2.
... '
The biggest timber sale ever
held by the Roeeburg land offUe
Is now advertised for Jannary IS.
The timber at Ita an praised vahfe
will bring over 8400,000. . ', ,
ACCUSED ARMY OFFICER "
FOUND BADLY WOUNDtf
SAN FRANCISCO. Dee. 17.--Lleutenant
Beard J. Dnpree of the
California National Guard, who is
facing court martial on chargea of
having posed aa a war hero and for
Wearing the distinguished service
cross and the crolz de guerre with
out authority, was found shot and
severely wounded laat night In the
stste armorv. Nearby lay en army
revolver. Dupree waa rushed to
Laterman General Hospital and la
being attended by army surgeons.
dent; C. A. Reed of Hood River,
vice president, and Clayton L
Long of Corvallla waa re-elected
sec. -treasurer. Paul Bcherer, Bert
Anderson and 8. M. Tuttle. loeat
orchardlst. were recommended to
Governor -Pierce as three out of
which one Is to be appointed trus
tee for th- society.
8TATR INCOMR TAX TO
IIH T.AKK.N IS CWTJiTT.
Names of fifteen Donglae 4
4 County residents aj?d corpo-
4 rations delinquent In their
state Income tax, have been
4 presented to the county clerk '
to be entered npon the Judg-
ment docket. Sums ranging
all the way from 81.14 to
$380 are given, the total s
amount dellnnnent In the
county being $970.03. The
state tax commission haa
Instructed all county sheriff e
to collect the amounts due. 4
The sheriff after receiving
the notices of dellnnuencv e
4 Is required to file a ropy of
esrh with Ihe county clerk.
who enters It on the Judg-
ment docket. The tag then
becomes lien against the
property and can be collected
the same as though the Judg-
ment hsd been obtained
through th naaal form of
legal execution.
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