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ROSEBURG, OREGON, MONDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1925.
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WAY OF JUDGE'S
Wallace McCamant's Name
Favorably Reported, But
Blocked in-Senate.
PARTY FEUD CAUSE
Daily Thrust at Prohi Law
and Action on Rubber i
, Monopoly Feature
, . ' Day's Session.
(AaoeUtrd Prtm Vmmi Win.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. The
nomination of Wallace McCamant
of Oregon as Judge of the ninth
circuit court was favorably report
ed today by the senate judiciary
committee. Confirmations of the
nomination bas been opposed by
Senator Johnson, Republican of
California.
McCamant Is serving In the po
sition at the present time by vir
tue of a recess appointment
That a man who violates his
promise to carry out the will of the
voters Is unfit to be a federal Judge
anil that McCamant did this In
falling to vote tor Johnson for
president after the statement Mc
Camant made In the official pamph
let sent to all the Republican prim
ary voters of Oregon in 1920 was
the declaration of Senator Johnson,
which was made to the committee
In executive session.
"I gave the committee my view
n the matter," said Senator John
son after the meeting, "and pre
sented a statement of the facts. I
do not believe that a man who has
pursued such a course should be
given high Judicial office. I con
sider him unfit, and gave the com
mittee my reasons for that conclu
sion." i
Dry Enforcement Rapped.
The house prohibition debate,
which has waited steadily and
warmly for several days, was re
sinned by that body today with Re-prt-Kcntatlve
Phillips. Republican,
of Pennsylvania, leading an on
slaught against present enforce
ment methods.
He declared that "lawless meth
ods," snd "underhand methods"
were being used In gathering evi
dence in prohibition cases. This,
he said, had resulted "in crimes
more shocking to the public con
science than the evasion of law."
He assailed "recent" constitu
tional amendments "as a series of
Innovations which have under
mined rather than strengthened
our government," describing prohi
bition as an experiment, "that
should have reasonable time to
demonstrate Its worth." He added,
however, "that as a conservative,"
house member he condemned "our
autocratic, high handed lawless
methods used In enforcing the 18th
amendment."
"Not only does the prohibition
law seek to make legally wrong
that which is not morally wrong,"
he said, "but it has caused so
much emphasis to be placed upon
this one law that other and more
Important laws have been over
shadowed and all but forgotten."
A new local option amendment
to the constitution to take the
place of the present prohibition
amendment was proposed today by
Senator Bruce; Democrat, Mary
land. It would permit the voters
of each county, parish, city or
town to decide at a special election
whether they wanted prohibition.
Probe Rubber Prices.
Investigation of an alleged
manipulation by the British colo
nial government of the price of
crude rubber and other ray mater
ials was ordered today by the
house.
A resolution directing the House
commerce committee to conduct
the Inquiry was adopted without a
roll call after Representative Hull
of Tennessee, former chairman of
the Democratic national committee,
had charged Great Britain with
"acting In bad faith" in the matter.
"The British government Is
laughing out loud at us." Mr. Hull
said. "It Is openly proclaiming
that It Intends to collect four bil
lion dollars from us In Increased
rubber prices to pay Its war debt.
"Europe Is laughing up its sleeve
at the way we are being held up
for rubber."
The resolution was Introduced
by Representative Tllson of Con
necticut, the Republican leader, af
ter a conference with Secretary
Hoover.
Representative Tllson supported
Mr. Hull's position declaring the
British hoped to pay their war debt
by the Increased prices before this
country could develop a source of
supply for the crude products.
Besides Inquiring into the situa
tion facing this country In the rub
ber problem, the committee also
will Inquire Into the situation with
respect to nitrates, potash, quinine,
(Continued on page elx.)
CONFIRMATION
o.rnetery Is
? ror Liauor
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(AmxUUd ma Uaad was.)
MEDFORD. Ore.. Dec. 21. Blden
and Williams this afternoon enter
ed pleas of guilty and were sent
enced to six months snd fined 1500,
the maximum penalty' for liquor
possession. The youths will serve
their Ume at Kelly Butte, romana.
MEDFORD. Ore.. Dee. II.
Maney Blden. 21, of this city and
Vernon Williams. 20. of Gold
Hill, are held for alleged posses
sion of liquor. The youths were
arrested by State Officer Terry
Talent as they were leaving the
local cemetery, where they had a
moonshine cache, according to the
authorities. - A search or the
graveyard failed to reveal any
more than the gallon of moon
shine in their' automobile when
arrested. A girl friend of 'the
pair led the authorities . to the
b pot where the boys dug up the
liquor. In the. Justice court this
morning both men entered, pleas
of not guilty and were bound over
to the grand Jury.
CO. HAS OPTIOIV ON
Residence Mortuary to Be
Constructed as Soon as
Stock Sale Is Well
, Under Way. ,"
Authority and license to sell
stock have been received by the
Douglas Undertaking and Crema
torium company, and stock Is to be
offered for sale In the near future.
The company Is an Incorporated
concern, with 8. K. Sykes, H. 6.
Stearns and Roscoe Green as In
corporators. The capital stock Is
placed at ISO.000 and $16,000 worth
of stock la to be offered Imme
diately and as soon as that amount
la sold actual operation will start,
according to the officers.
An option has been secured on
the Gaddls property located at the
intersection of Pine and Lane
streets. A residence mortuary will
be built following the practice now
In vogue In the larger cities. The
building will be of a residential
style of architecture, with stock
rooms In the basement, chapel and
parlors on the first floor, and apart
ments for the undertaker on the
second floor. Mr. Stearns, one of
the Incorporators, who has been In
the undertaking business for the
past sixteen years and now has
parlors In Drain, Yoncalla and Oak
land, will be In charge of the bust
ness, and he and bis wife will oc
cupy the apartment, according to
present plans.
It is expected that approximately
130,000 will be spent on construc
tion, equipment and rolling stock.
GRESHAM CLOTHING
STORE LOOTED BY
BURGLARS IN AUTO
GRESHMAN, Ore., Dec. II.
Two burglars robbed the clothing
store of Alysworth and Martin last
night and made off with merchan
dise said to be worth about $500.
They were watched at work by a
woman restaurant proprietor
across the way, but she believed
them to be customers being served
by the proprietors of the store.'
The men took 12 suits of clothes,
four overcoats, four suit cases,
shoes, socks and a little cash.
They gained entrance to the
building through a Jimmied window
in the rear. They then opened
the front doors and carried (be
stolen goods to their coupe, parked
In front of the place.
EDITOR 18 FREED OF
CHARGES OF CONTEMPT
(Aaoebte Fn. LtaueJ Win.)
SANTA FE, N. M.. Dec. -21.
The state supreme court today or
dered dismissal of charges of con
tempt against Cart Magee, Albu
querque editor, instituted against
him in the district court of 8an Mi
guel county.
The decision was Issued on ap
plication for a writ of habeas cor
pus. Magee had "been pardoned by
the then Governor Hlnkle, but the
sheriff refused to reeognlie the
pardon on the ground that the ac
tlon was beyond executive power.
PURE BRED JERSEY SALE.
MEDFORD. Ore.. Dec. 21 Forty
two pure bred Jerseys were sold
here Saturday, the Noab Black
sale of registered stock, 29 of
which were purchased by Jackson
county buyers, and the remainder
by Klamath, Joseobtne and Doug
las county buyers. The average
price obtained was $100, tbe prices
ranging from the highest. 1285. ot
tbe lowest, 125 for young calf.
Mrs. Emma Faulkner, of this
cltrg) leaves Tuesday for Eugene,
where she will spend the Christ
mas holiday with ber son, Clyde.
COLLEGE PREXY
SWELLS CLAMOR
OF THE THIRSTY
Prof. Nicholas M. Butler
Says Prohibition Law
Wrong as Slavery.
REVISION IS PREDICTED
Files of Federal Dry Squad
Looted During Attack
on Volstead Act
in Congress.
(AasKktad Pms Lanes Win.)
NEW YORK. Dec II. The tide
of public opinion has definitely
turned against prohibition, in the
belief of Nicholas Murray Butler,
president of Columbia University.
last week a senate debate, start
ed by Senator Edge of New Jersey,
waa the beginning of what will be
a successful movement to reform
the "potent Intolerable situation,"
be tblnka.
Voluminous correspondence on
the subject, he said. In a letter
made public last night, showed
that thousands of men and women
who bad been sincere prohibition
ists have .-hanged their viewa and
are asking leadership In a move
ment to leform the present laws.
Dr. Butler a letter was written
to Mrs. Victor Seggennan of At
lantic Highlands. N. J... and con
tended that to "drive prohibition
out of the country has become a
moral issue."
The violation of "fundamental In
the futile and law breaking attempt
to force a foolish and untruthful
law," bo wrote, la "the most Im
mortal undertaking en which aay
government ever eraoaricea.
"No Immoral na unreasonable
public act can long stand," be said.
"The same argument was made for
slavery 75 years ago that la made
for prohibition today. As slavery
was driven out of the constitution
and out of the country, so prohibi
tion will be, and we shall develop
a plan t abolish the saloon, to
suppress the liquor traffic and to
reduce drunkenness to a minimum
which will be In accordance both
with the traditions of Christianity
and the principles of the American
government."
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21. Prohl"
bltlon headquarters searched today
for government records stolen
from Its files, while dry advocates
"planned means of more easily
opening the doors of suspected
private homes to prohobltlon
agents.
The missing records concerned
the much discussed Mayflower Ho
tel liquor case. In wblcb an agent
spent nearly $1,000 In arresting two
men, who were subsequently ac
quitted and wblcb was the subject
of a long address in the bouse Sat
urday by -Representative Galllvan,
democrat, Massachusetts.
Prohibition Commissioner
IHaynes revealed that the papers
had been atolen just prior to tne
trial of the two men. Wayne B
Wheeler, general counsel for the
anti-saloon league, also knew, be
iftld last night, that the records bad
vanished but be declined to name
one or two men to whom be said
suspicion was directed.
In the course of a reply to Re
presentative Galllvan. Mr. Wheeler
wondered why the matter bad not
attracted the congressman's atten
tion. Scarcely had Mr. Wheeler added
his contribution to the week and
prohibition argument before his or
ganization and other dry agencies
were attacked from another quar
ter. Representative Berger, social
ist, Wisconsin, In a statement
charged the drys with "creating a
series of evils greater than the
one they Intended to remove."
He rapped certain legislators al
so for permitting "fanatics and the
anti-saloon league to create a sit
uatlon In which drunkenness is
more general than ever."
As a bappy medium, Mr. Berger
has Introduced a bill to legalise
four per cent beer and 12 per cent
wine.
MANCHUS BEATEN
BY PEOPLE'S ARMY
TOKYO. Dec. 21. Vernacular
newspaper correspondent from
Mukden unanimously report that
forces' of Generao Huo Sung-Llng.
commander of the national people's
army, have occupied Blnmlnfu. 20
miles northwest of Mukden, after
defeating Marshal Chang Tso-LIn,
dictator of -Manchuria.
NO SPECIAL SESSION.
m 1mm WHs.)
AUSTIN. Texaa. Dec. 21 Lee
Batterwhlte. speaker of the Texas
House of Representatives, today
declined to call special session
of tbe legislator.
President Coolidge Slioivs
Embryo Citizens Pathway
To Leadership Of World
WASHINGTON, Dec II. Preal-
dent Coolidge, In a Christmas
greeting today to the boys - ana
girls of tbe nation, pointed to the
value of unselfishness, obedleooa
and self control. I
Tbe greeting addressed "to the
Boy Scouts, the Lone Scouts and
tbe Four-H clubs:
'Aa you are representatives of
the organizations of boys and girls
ot America, who live la or ate la-
terested In the open with whldh
I come Into an official relation." he
said, "I want to extend to all f
you - a Christmas greeting. It
seems very short tins, ago that
I was a boy and In the midst el
farm life myself helping to do tbe
chores at the farm, working In tbe
corn and potato fields, getting In
the bay and In the spring Ume do
ing what most ot you have never
bad an opportunity to see making
maple sugar.
"I did not bave any chance to
profit by Joining a scout organisa
tion or a 4-H club. That-chance
ought to be a great help to the
boys and girls of the preseit day.
It brings them into association
with each other In a way- where
they learn to think not only for
themselves but of other people. It
teaches and gives them self-con
trol."
'A very wise, man gave as this
motto. 'Do the duty that Ilea near-
Ml IN EASTEFJi ; :
OTHER SECTIO
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Portland's 24-Hour Storrn
of 2.77 Inches Heaviest,
in 4 Years- Roosevelt
Highway Blocked.
' llili vmm wm, i
THE DALLES, Ore, Deo. 2l.-i
Beginning Sunday morning the
.irat snow of the season, covering
a depth of four and s half Inches,
fell in The Dalles and vicinity.
Moderate weather prevails today
with a maximum temperature of
40 degrees and a minimum of 81.
Due to the atorm electric lights
in tbe city were off from 9 o'clock
last night until S this morning.
Crews .of tbe local light company
were on duty alt night endeavoring
to discover the defects, which lay
between The Dallea . and Hood
River, and Hood River and White
Salmon.
Farmers the rejoicing over the
snow which is general In both
Wasco and Sherman counties as it
blankets tbe wh.es t at a time when
a hard freese was feared.
Only minor accidents, due to the
snow, bave been reported by ma
chines going over tbe Columbia
river highway.
LA GRANDE, Ore., Dec. 21.
Seven inches of snow fell here last
night practically assuring Union
county of a white Christmas.
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., Dec. 21
Fog covers this city .today, with
streets covered with ice following
a wet snow which fell Sunday. A
snow fall of about one foot is re
ported In mountain districts near
here.
PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 21. The
heaviest rain atorm In four years
visited Portland and vicinity yes
terday, the weather bureau record
ing a precipitation of 2.77 Inches
for the last 24 hours. Today the sky
Is overcast and more rain is pre
dicted. 8EASIDE, Ore.. Dec. 21. Over
flowing Its banks south of here the
Necanlcum river yesterday cover
ed the Roosevelt highway, making
travel Impossible. It will probably
be several days before the high
way Is again opened for although
the waters have receded logs sre
scattered about on the highway
for distance of a mile or more.
EUGENE, Ore., Dec. II. But .12
of an Inch of rainfall fell here yes
terday, and mutletoe and Christ
mas tree seekers were practically
untroubled by the weather through
out the day.
Though It Is cloudy this morn
ing, the rain is still holding bsck.
DENVER, Colo., Dec. 21. Snow
clsd regions and near aero weath
er were In prospect todsy for Han
ta Claus and his reindeers in Col
orado and Wyoming thla Cbrlut-
mas.
The storm which descended last
week broke anew yesterday, over
spresding Wyoming with snow and
bringing to Colorado a cold wave
wblcb reached Its greatest in tra
shy at Leadville, where tbe tem
perature was two below sero.
Ten Inches of snow was reported
aa Casper and central Wyoming.
ASTORIA, Ore.. Dee. II. The
Columbia River Highway is block
ed a mile east of Astoria by a
(Oratfeaes on rage S)
eat you.' It seems to me that this
Is the plan of all your organisa
tions. We need never fear that we
shall not be called on to do great
things In the future If we do small
things well at present. It Is the
boys and girls who work bard at
home who are sure to make the
best record when they go away
from home. It la the boys and
girls who stand well up towards
the head ot the class at school that
will be called on to hold the Im
portant places In pollltcal and bus
iness life when they go out Into the
word.
"There Is a time for a play as
well aa a time tor work. But even
In play It Is possible to cultivate
tbe art of well doing. Oamea are
useful to train tbe eye, the hand
and the muscles, and bring the bo
dy more completely under the con
trol of tbe mind. When thla la
done, Instead ot being, a waste ot
time play becomes a means of ed
ucation. - "It Is In all these waya that boys
and girls are learning to be men
and women, to be respectful to
their parents, to be patriotic to
their country and to be reverent
to God. It Is because of tbe great
chance that American boys and
girls have in all these directions
that to them more than to tbe
youth of any other country there
should be a merry Christmas."
!( ELKS SHOW
FOR CHILDREN TO.
All Youngsters of County
Under Age of 1 4 Years
' ' Invited to Be Guests
of Lodge at 2 p. m. .
The annual Elka show for the
children of the county will be held
on Thursday afternoon at I o'clock.
Each year It is the custom of the
local lodge to entertain all- of the
children of Roseburg at a free mo
tion picture show, where ' treats
are distributed following tbe enter
tainment. -
The. show Is free to all children
under the age of 14 years, and It
la especially urged the people from
the rural districts bring - their
youngsters In to attend the show
aa guests, of the lodge.
The management of the Antlers
theatre Is providing a special pro
gram containing two good come
dies. In addition to the regular fea
ture film booked for Thursday,
"The Unholy Three," featuring Lou
Chaney.
The show will start promptly at
I o'clock and will continue until 4
o'clock. The show will conclude
exactly at 4 p. m., so that parents
who take their children to the the
atre should call for them at that
hour. There will be a Santa Claua
present to distribute desirable
treats to all ot the children.
XMAS BUYERS SHOW
PREFERENCE FOR
JEWELRY AND FURS
PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 21.
Portland shoppers are heavier
purchasers this year than ever be
fore, money Is plentiful, Christ
mas business Is grester, better in
almost every line then It hss been
for some years past, declare local
merchants.
People are buying, and buying
the best there la In whstever line
they choose. Storekeepers state, for
Instance, furs and fur coats aro
selling wondrously well; dlsmonds
and costly Jewelry are being sold
In greater volume by a leading
house here then In years post.
Department stores are relllng
a great volume of popular prired
n-erchandl-u and specl-il gift
items.
8AWMILIA KHl'T DOWW
- FOIl HOLIDAY SKA SOX.
(AmxUtti Tnm Inirf Win.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 21.
The bolldsy suspension of the fir
lumber Industry stsrted In earnest
over the week end, when several
large sswmllls were closed, accord
ing to the Four L office here. A
large number of companies hsve
announced that they will resume
cutting Janusry 4. Practically all
mills and camps will he down
from December 24 to 2.
Msny mills, which at this time
will be closed only for the week
end will later be shut down for
repair and overhauling, and the
shut down for the lumber Industry
as a wbole will smount to a sus
pension of two weeks.
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CREW ABANDONS STEAMER.
llwkM rms Use 4 n )
LONDON, Dee. II Messages to
Lloyd's ' report ' tbst tbe Italian
steamer Marina. (3 119 tons) which
sailed from Phllsdelpbla December
I for Mediterranean ports wss
abandoned by ber crew Sunday
west of tbe A lores.
IF
ENGLAND TAKES
Statesman Advises Country
to Refuse the Mandate
, Voted by League,
LABORITES OPPOSED
Turkey Sure to Oppose Any
Effort to Deprive Her
of Sovereignty in
Rich Oil Area.
(AasKlaUd Tnm Lmm4 Win.)
LONDON. Dec. 21. Mosul, the
administration of which la coating
Great Britain $20,000,000 yearly,
still remains n burning question in
England. Former under secretary
tor foreign affairs Cevll Harms
worth Is of tbe opinion that It
would be made necessary for Great
Britain to take upon ber shoulders
for 25 years the Mosul mandate or
the risk of passive or active antag
onism between Great Britain "and
a formidable military power,"
when any moment might bring an
Incident, with the menace of war.
' Harmsworth waa In the foreign
office at tho time the mandates
for Mesopotamia and Palestine
were created. He urges the Brit
ish government to retreat from
what he terms Its dangerous "po
sition." "In my considered Judg
ment." he said, "the arrangements
Just concluded (the giving of the
mandate to Great Britain by the
council of the League of Nations)
opens no the most dangerous pros
pect tnat- has confronted this
country since the great war."
Mr. Harms wert a- argues that a
"frlendlv working agreement be
tween Great Britain and Turkey
would exceed In value to Meaopo
tanla more than anv ' boundary,
strstegl" or otherwise." In depre
cating the Idea that Turkey In her
stand may be bluffing, he recalls
how often such an Idea has led to
war and appeals to the government
to return to Its policy of quitting
Mesonotamla. as wss originally In
tended in 1928.
Labor Opposes Award.
LONDON, Dec. 21. The House
of Commons today waa debating
the Mosul question on a govern
ment motion asking the House to
apnrove the action of the British
delegates at Geneva in accenting
the League of Nations award In
the dispute between Turkey and
Great Britain. This' motion takes
the place of a proposed opnosltlnn
motion condemning the action
The government hss to combat
a good deal of hostility from the
laborltes. liberals an dsome of its
own followers.
John R. Clvnes. laborlte, speak
ing In the House of Commons,
stated tbst he would ask his party
to leave the house when the gov
ernment' motion rega'-d'ng Mosul
we reached. This wss In protest
sgsinst the government's nrocedure
In proposing a motion asking for
approval of Its Mosul policy Jnst
ss parliament was adjourning tor
the holidays thus giving the or.no
sltlon no chance tn consider
whether an amendment should be
proposed. - .
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LONDON. Dec. 21. Great Bri
tain Is anxious for the kingdom of
Irak, as a British mandatory stste,
to live In neighborly amltv with
Turkey, Premier Baldwin told the
House of Commons this evening.
In pursusnce of this policy he Is
to confer with the Turkish ambass
ador In London to ' discuss the
agreement regarding Mosul.
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
HONORS LATE JUDGE
(tanliM Tnm VmmI Win.)
WALLA WALLA. Wah.. Dec.
21. Receipt of a IR.000 scholsrship
fund, the gift of Slone and Web
ster Corporation, to honor the late
Judge Thomas Burke waa an
nounced today bv officials of Whit
man College. Judge Burke was
chairman of Whitman overseers at
the time of his desth. The gift
may he combined with other girts
should Whitman undertake to build
a memorial to Judge Rurke, accord
ing to a proviso by thi donors.
NEC.RO WILL FACE
CHARGE OF MURDER
fAanebt.4 Praal Uunf Win.)
RPOKANE, Wash. Dec. 21
Prosecuting Attorney Charles H.
fLeavr announced today hla Inten
tion to file a charge of first degree
murder against Harris Lee John
son. 29. negro held for shooting
John Jones, 22, another negro. In a
pool hall Saturday evening. Jones
died yesterday. No motive . baa
been learned for tbe shooting.
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CERTAIN
MOSUL REGION
Jews Told By
Rabbi. Wise
"Jesus Was'
Atlata4 Pras Uunl Win.)
KKW YORK. Dec. 21.-- Accepting
Jesus of Nazareth, "not ns a myth
bus as a man," Rabbi Sttphon 3.
Wiue ot the Free Synagogue, be
lUvea that tbe doctrines ot the
Nasarene ' are basically those
taught by the Jewish elders. -
If Christianity is Impractical and
unattainable as the Jews feel It is,
Dr. Wise uld a congregation in
Carnegie Hall yesterday. It is be
cause Christians have failed to live
up to Its teachings. The doctrines
preached by Christ, he continued,
form a- code of ethics unpa railed
in the history of morality.
"Jesus was," said Rabbi Wise.
I accept this despite tbe notion I
had been led to believe earlier In
my life a notion that Jesus wss a
myth and never existed. I tell you
and I will repeat these words to
every Jew In the world if need be:
'Jesus was' and we must accept
this fact at once."
IN COUNTY OVER
THE WEEK Ef-D
Harrison Manning of Oak
land and B. W. Taylor
of Roseburg Lose
' Machines. -
Two cars were atolen and two re
covered yesterday, according to the
report from the sheriff s office this
morning. A Star sedan belonging
to Harrison Manning, of Oakland,
was stoles at that place yesterday.
and a car belonging to B. W. Tay
lor of this city waa taken from In
front of the Presbyterian church
last night Mr. Taylor's car was
rcrand a few hours later on Mosher
street. The light bulbs and a few
accessories had been taken srom
the machine. Mr. Taylor together
with Sheriff Starmer and Deputy
Sheriff Shambraok, drove to Grants
Pass, thinking that the car might
be on .the -highway and that the
thieves might be overtaken. Upon
their return home they found that
the car had been located.
The Nash car which was stolen
from R. S. Hartnell last Friday,
was recovered - yesterday near
Grants Pass. The machine had
been driven- Into an abandoned
road and left -there. Apparently the
thieves had expected to 'return to
It as they left It carefully locked
and in good condition: probably
expecting to wait until the hunt
had died down and then drive It on.
The machine waa not damaged.
SPOKAS'E. Wash.. Dm. 21.
Unaided by police or al.erirf's (le
nities, more than 30 fedorul pro
hibition enforcement officers from
various parts of the state conduct
ed a series of surprise raid of
suspected llnirir establishments
here at noon today, and arrested
scores of alleged prohibition vio
lators. The officers, armed with feder
al search warrants, were under
the personal direction of R. H. Mc-
Clure, federal prohibition admlnl
strstor for this state, and were
prompted, the officer said, by re
ported "wide open" conditions
here aa regards prohibition en
forcement. They were aimed at soft drink
estsbllahments, hotels and other
hualnew hotves, mainly on Main
and Trent Avenues, the former
bsr room dlalrli-t of the city.
Dozens of arrests were made on
various liquor charges.
KLAMATH INDIANS
DENIED TITLES TO
UNALLOTTED LAND
tAMneUM Vm Lfmml Wire.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 21 tle
canae Ihe President of the United
Stales hsd not proclaimed certain
lands In the Klamath Indian rcner
vatlim open to allottment. Judge
Bean today refused the plea of llo
sntla Crawford, Klamslh Indisn
womsn, to compel the federal au
thorities to grant her claim to res
ervation Isnds on which she hss
filed. Judge. Besn held that no
matter what action has been taken
by other gtrcrnment officials, the
Isw clearly ststes that "the-authority
to deslsnsle the Isnds tn be
allotted Is vested in the President,"
and the court stated that It had
not been shown thst the Isnd In
miostlnn hsd been so designated.
The derlalon In this esse afferta
five others filed In the local feder
al court by Klamath Indians.
LIQUOR RUN
SPOKANE RESULTS
If. MANY ARRESTS
MITCHELL BAGFJ
AS WITNESS
Called to Account for Hi '
References to Wreck
of ShenandoaK '
WEIGHT MOOT POINT
Suspended Flier Asks for.
New York Police Berth. t
but Non-Residence ,!
- Disqualifies. j
(AaoclatM Praw Uuti Win.)
WASHINGTON Dec. II. Major
Heiry Leonard, Judge advocate of
the Shenandoah naval court, rest
ed the case today before the court
"without summation, without ar
gument, without comment"
Major Leonard came Into the
case only recently after Captain
Paul Foley bad been relieved at but
own request aa Judge advocate
when hla motives bad been Ques
tioned in Interviewing Mrs. Kach
ary Lansdowne, widow ot tho
Shenandoah's commander, prevloua '
to her appearance before the court .
as a witness. Captain Foley waa
subsequently exonerated by the '
court
Investigator Neutral.
After asserting that there are
those "who will decry the results
of your labors," Major Leonard
told the court that be had "labor-
ed to lay before you all the facta
as they have come to my knowl
edge." The' government, be assert
ed, "baa no one aspect ot thla case
which it seeks to establish; no
state! ot facta as contra-distinguished
from any other slate .of facte -which
it desires to set up; no .
phase of the testimony upon which ,'
it especially relies or places em-.
phasis; no person or persona whom -It
desires to Inculpate or excul
pate." "Small glory to him. If any there
be," he said, "who for selfish or
ulterior purpose shall traduce those
(the Shenandoah dead) or subtract
from the honor accruing to those,
who survive."
Court 8ole Judge.
"In the language of religion," he
said, "this is truly a case where,
the facts are various and compli
cated. A great airship ot the navy
set nut from her base in New Jer
sey on a mission to the west. Id.
a few short hours she lay on the
ground a tangled mass of wreck
age, with 14 of her crew, Including.
her gallant commander, .cold In
death and tbe 29 saved for careenr
of further usefulness In their cbos-'
f.n profession by that daring skill
and devotion to duty which have
rvtr characterised men of tbe navy
In the honr of peril. . .
"Tc your lot has fallen the oner
ous task of determining the cause
of this tragic event and ot assess
ing nd apportioning the blame. It
any. which shall attain to persona .
in the naval service by reason of
the unhappy occurrence. To thai
end you have heard at the bar ot
this court, sixty-five minutes and
have received In evidence 111 doc
uments." '
He added that he "knows of
neither credible witness or rele
vsnt documentary evidence which
may further aid In setting before
you sll that msy be known," of tbe
Shenandoah disaster.
WASHINGTON. Dec. II Heed
less of the advice of his counsel.
Colonel William Mitchell appeared
as a witness today before the na
val court Inquiring Into the She
nandoah disaster.
Before taking the stand. Colo
nel Mitchell offered a written
statement, which Rear Admiral P.
Jones, president of the court, de
clined to accept until after the air
officer had been sworn.
. "Then," the Colonel said, "f
will offer the statement to the
court." He did so, the admiral
accepting but not reading the do- .
rument, In which Colonel Mitchell
called attention to his recent sen
tence . of five years suspension
from lite army because ot his at-,
tacks on government aviation
policies, hut pointed out that the
sentence "Is not In effect until
approved," by the president. "Un
til such approval la given, be said,
his statutory rights should not be
abridged."
Country Dluwtisflml.
The witness then waa question
ed by Major Henry Leonard, the
Judge advocate of the naval tri
bunal, almut his charges that thn
Shenandoah was not properly pre
pared and equipped for the west
ern trip that ended with her de
struction in a thunder.-ttorm over
Ohio. These charges were con
tained In the rolonel'u San Anto
nio statement which led to his
trial by court martial. The Colo
nel conceded that he waa not a
qualified rigid airship pilot, or a
constructor of such craft. He ad
ded that be had bad a "good
(Continued on page I.)
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