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VOL. XXVI NO. 337 OF 'EBURQ REVIEW
ROSEBURC OREGON. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 22. 1925.
VOL. XIII NO. U OF THE EVENINO NEW
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VOLSTEAD Li
WILL NOT HALT
fiOUSe Votet Millions Atked
by Treasury Department
to Continue Work.
HOT DEBATE STAGED
Opponents Fail in Attempt
to Restrict Practices '
; of Agents in Quest
of Evidence,
(AmeUted Prtai Uutd Win.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. After
sharp debate, during which present
methods we're alternately assailed
and defended, the house today ap
proved the appropriations in the
treasury bill tor prohibition en
forcement for the next year.
A move led by Representative
Tucker, Democrat, Virginia, an
avowed dry, to place certain con
ditions about an appropriation of
$250,000 for the procurement" of
evidence was defeated 13$ to 17.
It would have stipulated that
"fraud, deceit or falsehood." should
not be used In obtaining evidence.
Although a fire of criticism waa
directed by a number of wet mem
bers at other appropriations, all
were retained.
Milliona Are Voted.
Besides the 1250.000 appropria
tion, other Items approved Included
124.213.000 for the coast guard,
which Is an Increase of $3,615,000
over current funds, to permit an
addition of 1.580 men to the en
Hated personnel and to maintain
, the present fleet combatting liquor
' smuggling; a direct appropriation
for dry law enforcement of $9,306,
000, and the sum of $50,000 for
posters displaying Information on
enforcement work.
As opponents to Tucker's pro
posal arose. Representative Blan
ton. Democrat, Texas, gave a loud
cheer 'and the drys applauded.
Wayne B. Wheeler of the antl
snlnnn league watched from the
gallery.
Although a drv. Tucker said he
' realized some things done In en
forcing the law did more harm than
good.
Agents Methods Scored.
He referred particularly to the
case In which a prohibition agent
spent nearly $1,000, partly for pur
chase of liquor In securing evi
dence against two employes at the
Mavflower hotel here.
"Such things are happening In
very community of the country.
It Isn't right. It hasn't an Amer
ican tinge to It.
"Philosophers and ministers are
wondering what has happened to
(Continued on page 6 )
Today is Shortest of. Year;
Winter Solstice Occurs at
12:37 a. m.; Weather Mild
The winter solstice Is over. That
annual event occurred this morning
at 12:37 o'clock, quietly and with-
out ostentation, unslgnalled ' and
unheralded. neglected and un-.for
known. The winter solstice Is that:
.time In the peregrination of the I
tipsy old world when It reaches,
the furthermost waypolnt on its gets all fed up and well clothed
itinerary. In other worda the win-i she'll go off on another spree, just
ter solstice occurs when the old girl the same as she has been doing for
In her dizzy gyrations around her ! millions of years,
hot papa gets her northern extretnl-1 So far, however, she has done
ties furtherest away from the. cen-1 pretty well. During 1925 she has
ter of her attraction. . i managed to keep at least one por-
The esrth for a good many mil- "on of her body, the I'mpqoa Val
llon yeara has followed the course I ley. Pretty warm. On the 15th of
which has recently been adopted ! December the coldest day waa ex
by the latter day moderns, those perlenced when the mercury went
bootleg flappers with the counter- j down to SI degrees. That Is the
felt label. I only day below the freeilng point
In the spring she works old j 'or the whole year thua far.
Mother Nature for a new dress. la rainfall aha hu i been quite
ni. .11 riiii t.n t.,.t. . . ! gentle, and at present Is slightly
smile and starts stepping out In albe,ow norm' "S' but "i
few months she gets sll het up, r . '
starts practicing the Charleston, . average mark. .
much to the disgust of the people I A R"'burg woman, who Is a
In Santa Barbara, Montana and I Tet,"ow" lo"r- "ho h. a
other suburbs of Los Angeles, and ; magnlflclent garden went out In-
becomes pretty much ot a warm!'? 'i ' "V. .
k.k .picked flowers of 2 different
""J v i
i nen sne puts on a lot of giaa
rags of which she soon gets tired.
so she sheds the most of her ral-
rnent. like the rest of the flappers
auu ..nun. " " ' " ""'i
psps a prodigal aaugaier.
Along about Christmas time, bore two crops this year, and al
every year she decide she hss i together the fsll has been one of
hsd enough of the wayward life, the mildest and most open known
and decides to be a good girl and in recent years,
m hack home, snd at 12:27 thia Th writer nt tIW iImh will now
. - . , . , I - -
morning she hslted in her journey retire to the woodshed and pound
and turned her face hack, but It; vigorously on wood for the ensuing
will be a long, cold day before ebejflfteen minutes.
fAV BOOTBLACK IN
I Life-. V VRCOTIC DRAGNET
I Win.)
.dATH
FALLS, Or.,
if. Arrest of two men
hev nlKht la declared 1y fed-
eral operatlvea to have bro-
ken one of the moat ' air-
tight" narcotic rlnga In the
nortbweat. Those arretted
are Dr. R. B. Craver. local
physician, and Walter Davis,
negro bootblack. Davis con-
teased, officers say. Both
before U. 8. Commissioner
Bert Thomas, charged with
violation of the Harrison Mar-
cotlc laws.
According to the operatives
C raver has been the main
source of supply for dozene w
here.
Meeting Held at Sutherlin
and Officers Elected;
Information to Be
Given Growers.
The Douglas County Mint Gro
era Association, an organisation
composed of the peppermint grow
ers of the county, was formed Sat
urday night at a meeting held at
Sutherlin. A. C. Brown, one of the
pioneer mint growers of the coun
ty, waa elected president, B. W.
Cooney. Tice-presldent and Will J.
Hayner, secretary.
The organisation Is to be merely
a aervlce group, formed largely lor
the purpose of aiding the growers
in matters of production. It is the
plan to have the organisation ob
tain information from other places
where mint la grown, giving the
growers ldeaa for weed control,
better methods of growing and
handling; their oron. etc. ...
During the summer It is planned
to hold several field demonstra
tions, when growers will go Into
the mint fields and see actual work
done under expert supervision.
Present indications are that
there will be more than 300 acres
of mint grown In the county this
year. Three .commercial stills are
to be Installed and operated near
Sutherlin.
County Agent Cooney, who is
vice-president of the association,
is In charge of the task of dis
seminating the Information. He is
anxioua to obtain the names and
addresses of all mint growers In
the county. He has the names of
al who attended the meeting, there
being growers from Sutherlin, Look
lng Glass, Dlllard, Roseburg and
many other points present There
are some, however, who did not at
tend, and he la requesting that all
these, who desire to have their
names placed on the mailing list
for information concerning mint
growing, notify him at once of
I their present address.
I gets there,
In her remorse today was her
darkest hour the shortest day of
j the year. Now she la preparing
her New Year resolutions and
will soon be on ber way back to!
the joy time. But like all the rest
of the mortals, about the time she I
,.! k T . 1
out of doors.
u.. . w.h. thmnrh.
out ,h. clty m BOW bearing
bloom, Many .trawberry growers
nt(1 .trawberrles for Thanksgiving
and some berries are to be seen
even now. Several early sear trees
CHRISTMASTO
BE OBSERVED
By CHURCHES
Special Programs to B
Offered Wednesday and
Thursday Nights. '
ELKS SHOW THURSDAY
All Children of County In
vited to Be Guests of
LodgeTreats for
the Youngsters. '"
With the Christmas season welt
at hand much thought Is being
given the programs, entertain
ments and celebrations which
mark that sacred joyous day. On I
every hand one sees evidences of
Uie preparations being made, in
the homes. In the schools. In the
churches, business bouses, hotels.
snd public places one finda gaily
decorated trees, festoons, brilliant
lights, wreaths, bells, and other
symbols of the Christmas season.
Many activities are , planned to
mark the day.
For the community the Elks are
presenting a free show on Thurs
day afternoon for all the children
of the county. This show, starting
at 3 o'clock, will be held at the
Antlers theatre and a program con
sisting of a special feature film
and two good comedies will be of
fered. A treat of candy and fruit
will be given all who attend. The
program Is for all children under
14 years of age, and the Elks de
sire that It be understood that all
children in the county, - and not
lust Roseburg children alone, are
Invited. .....
On Christmas eve groups of carol
singers will visit the shut-Ins, the
Institutions, and will also sing on
the streets. Camp Fire girls, and
groups from the churches are act
ing Individually In this activity.
Many public entertainments are
being given by civic organizations;
and lodges and fraternal orders
are holding social meetings for
their member and families.
The churches of the city are
making elaborate preparations for
the observance of the day. Many
of them are holding their programs
on Thursday, Christmas eve.
The Sunday school of the Pres
byterisn church will give Its pro
gram In the church on Wednesday,
evening at 7:30. the program being
under the direction of Mesdamea
Roberta and Hamm. The children
have beenworkingon thia enter
tainment, and It promises to be
good. The general public is Invited.
The program is as follows:
Christmas carols, by the Olrla'
ohorus ''God Rest You Merry
Gentlemen:" vWe Three Men of
Orient Are": "The First Noel."
Christmas Lesson, Rev. McCullagh.
Exercises by .Primary Class: "Lu
ther's Cradle Hymn": "O, Little
Town of Bethlehem."
Christmas Son by Betty Shoe
maker. " ' 'f j
Recitation by Helen Newland.
Cradle song, by Helen, Alleen and
Nadlne Plnkerton.
Recitation by Harold Hall.
Whistling solo by El'low May Wil
son. Tsbleaux "The Light of Men", by
all departments.
Esch class of the school wilt pre-
sent gifts to be used In benevolent
work.
The prnrrams of the Baptist,
Methodist Episcopal, and Metho
dist church south, will be held on
Thursday evening.
The Baptist church la presenting
an original Christmas play. "Chrlst
mss In Joyville Junction." written
and coached by Miss Bltney, a fac
ulty member of the Roseburg high
school. The prlmsry classes, un
der the direction of Mrs. Clayte
Osborne and Miss Beulsh Jarvla
will apnear In several exercises.
Santa Claus will be present to dis
tribute trests to the children.
The Methodist church south. Is
to present a cantata, "Slumber
land," In which many of the child
ren and adults of the Bible school
will appear. This will be a charm
ing exercise and will be followed
by the distribution of treats for
the youngsters.
The Methodist Episcopal church
will offer a vailed program given
bv the children of the Sunday i
action!, preceded by a concert by I "lng, was the prevailing govern
the newly formed orchestra under snent, Gradually, he said the spirit
the direction of H. A. Canaday.
There will be a Christmas tree
from which Santa Clans will dis
tribute sifts to the children.
The Christian church gave out
Its Christmas treat to the children
on last Sunday. Ttie program will
be given on next Sunday evening.
In the form of a cantata - written
i ,u iup mm iu m m , u i.i. wriiinn
'by Dr. Moon, sonerlntendent of the
school, who Is being aided In the
j (Continued on pact S)
Non-Stop Airpkns
North Pole, Backed by Henry Ford,
Plan Awaiting Federal Sanction
(AssKktea nm tassel Whs.) I
NEW YORK. Dec. 22. A non
stop airplane flight across the
North Pole, possibly backed by
Henry Ford, la now In prospect,
according to reports current here..
rental suiistantlatlon of tlx
report is contained In admission1
by McCook Field authorities at
Dayton, Ohio, that two of the best
known fliers In the army bad
been InvHed to pilot a plane from
Point Barrow, Alaska, to Spits
bergen, across the top of , the
world. i
Vilhjalmur Stefaaaon, the noted
Arctle explorer. Is said to be the
moving spirit of the expedition,
bleb It Is thought will leave next
April or May. Those associated!
with him are George H. Wllklna,
English explorer, veteran of two
South Pole dashes and 8tefanson's
companion on previous expedi
tions; Doctor Isaiah Bowman, di
rector of the American Geograph
ical Society, and Malcolm Alex
ander Smith, 67-year old Alaskan
prospector and explorer. Wllklna
and 8mlth have gone to Detroit
to see Mr. Ford.
Lieutenants John A. MacReady
and James H. Doolittle of Mc
Cook Field have been Invited to
go on the polar trip. It Is under-
il.-:
BREAKffsGTKE LAVo
SAYSJUDGEGQSKu.V
Also Excels in MakingThem
Until Average Citizen r
Obeys Only Those He
Prefers to Obey.
8ALEM. Ore., Dee. 22. "We ex
cel the world In law making and
law breaking," Judge O. P. Coabow.
ui mo urvgon sisie supreme oourx,
in .u Buuraa oviors Oe
Salem chamber of commerce tieffc
this noon. "Our laws have - be
come so numerous, dealing with
man and beast in every possible
situation, that the average citisen
haa given up bone of obeying them
' om ,h.OM whl?5
meet with hla personal approval
The practice. Judge Coehow de
clared, la extremely dangerous .In
any government. i :
"If a law ia bad." he sadl, "It
ought to be repealed by enforce
ment, not by non-observance."
Comparing the system of law
enforcement used In, this country
with that In England, the spesker
stated "In England punishment for
crime is meted out with the Idea
In view of deterring the public
from committing the Crimea. In
thia country the sob sisters, with
their maudlin sentiment, have
come to wield such an Influence
that the purpose of 'punishment'
is to reform the criminal and let
the public be damned.
"We may well learn some court
practices from England. America
excels the world In many things,
but we have no monopoly on wis
dom." For years the tendency of legis
lation in this country, the judge
declared, has been to protect the
criminal when brought up to trial
rather than to protect society by
making It easy to ascertain wheth
er or not the defendant la guilty.
in ocotiana," ne said, "If a de
fendant wants to plea an alibi, or
self defense, or Insanity, he must
give due notice that such ia to be
hla plea. Then It la possible for the
state to Investigate and see wheth
er the defendant really was where
ne pretends to have been, or did
what he pretended to -do. Wbv
should It not be the same In this
countryT Here the state la kept In
the dark until the time of trial."
TDere were 11.000 homicides In
the United 8tatea In the year 1924,
the apeaker declared. "Thia Is
twice the number In Italy, the
home of the black hand, and nine
times the number In England, dur
ing the same period. There were
S murders In Chicago, a city of
2.000,000 Inhabitants, during the
year enough for one earn dsv
and seversl extra for the holidays.
The city of Philadelphia had 50
more murders during the year
than did the entire Dominion of
Canada.
"Why should there he an much
difference? Human nature Is
largely the same the world over."
The great trouble. Judge Coshow
declared, Is that the great nen-
dulum of governmental affairs has
swung from one extreme to the
other." At one time the mnn-
archy, with Its bigoted, autocratic
of freedom asserted itself, nntll
people have assumed to themselves
too much personal liberty and lit
tle or no regard for constituted au
thority." The speaker was Intel-ranted hr
appiause at seversl points
address.
in his
Roy Mathews, of Ollde, waa a
bualneas visitor In Roseburg yester
day, spending the afternoon here.
Flight Across
stood they have been asked to
visit Detroit to give their opinion
of the feasibility of the propose j
Might. They regard the flight as
practical and would like to under
take It.
Lieutenant MacReady with Li-
leutenant Oakley O. Kelly made
the first transcontinental airplane
flight of a few years ago. Lieute
nant Doolittle holds several air
records and won the recent Schnei
der cup race at Baltimore.
. The proposed route la 1,425
miles 800 miles from Point Bar
row to the Pole, and 626 miles
jover the tip pf the globe to Spits
enbergen on the other side.
WASHINGTON. Dec 32. A pro
ject for a polar flight has been pre
sented to the war department by
William D. Mayo, chief engineer
for Henry Ford, but officials have
decided congressional authority
would be necessary for government
participation.
- Mayo discussed with both Secre
tary Davis and Major General
Mason Patrick, chief of the army
air service, auggestlng the army
should lend flying equipment and
personnel. The question was re
ferred to the legal bureau result-
lng In an adverse opinion.
UES TO SMI
CODE OF HIS KLAI,
" St '
Trapped After 5 Failures,
He Battles Posse and
' Receives Wounds of
Fatal Nature. -
(AsnetaUd tnm Laued Win.)
PIKEVILLE. Ky.. Dec. 22. In
I the rocky fastness of Pike county.
Willie
Fleming, mountaineer and
nonntata "bad man.".. Is fighting
probably nil last fight and against
odds death being his toe.
Fleming, the descendant of a
line of picturesque feudal moun
taineers, has lived by fighting and
apparently he will die by flghltng
-die at the banda of the law he
ao long evaded.
Five times posses sought to cap-'
ture him alive and five times they
failed, but yesterday. In the gray
neaa of the early dawn, he was
trapped In hla mother's home,
deep in the mountains of Pike
county and not far from the line
that divides Pike county from Min
go county of West Virginia.
Sheriff J. M. Johnson of Pike'
county and a posse of 10 had
searched through the night for the
mountaineer to capture him and
bring him here to answer to Indict
ments charging murder and viola
tion of the prohibition laws. - .
They surrounded him In his hid
ing place, at his mother's home,
and railed on him to surrender, but
no Fleming surrenders. It Is said.
They are taken fighting. An ex
change of shots followed and when
the posse ceaaed filing, Willie
Fleming lay on the floor of his
mother's mountain home, critically
wounded. ,
The sheriff's posse Improvised a
stretcher of a door and a blanket
and bore him down the mountain
road to the home of hla brother,
John Fleming, situated on the bank
of Long Fork of Shelby creek.
where since childhood he had
roamed and lived by the mountain
law.
Physicians who examined the
'wounded' man said there waa no
hope for bis recovery.
CHANGE IS MADE
IN PROSECUTORS
STATE OF MONTANA
(AjaodaM tM Ummi Wtn.1
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22 At the
request of Senators Wslsh and
Wheeler the senste todsy did the
unusual by confirming Immediately
the nomination of Wellington D.
Rankin to be federal district attor
ney for the atate of Montana.
No explanation waa made for
the change, although Information
reaching here haa been that Mr.
Slattery was meeting some local
oppnaltkin In Montana.
Mr. Rankin I a brother of Mlsa
Jeannette Rankin, the first woman
to be elected to congress.
WASHINGTON Dec. 22. Well
ington D. Rankin was nominated
today to be United Stalea rilstrirt
attorney for the Montana district,
succeeding John L. Slattery, who
prosecuted Senator Burton K.
Wheeler In Montana and whose
term has expired.
HYMAN HUNTLEY ORDERED
TO PAY WIFE $100 IN SUIT
MEDFORD. Onv. Pec 21 A
court order signed Monday ill reels
Hyman Huntley, acquitted ut I list
degree murder last month, lo nay
.his wife 1100 for attorney's fees
In her divorce action. Huntley
was accused 1( alaylnr J-aae
James Glbbs. In a ausrrrl rvir his
alleged attentions to Mrs. Huntit-y
last September Ij this cltv.
MOUSEY, riOTEO
PUBLISHER, IS
DEAD, AGED 72
Entered New York City in
1882 With $40; Leaves
World Millionaire.
ARGOSY 1ST VENTURE
Acquired Many Magazines,
Consolidated Three of
Biggest Newspapers '
of Metropolis.
(Aauekted Prm Uut Win.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 22. Frank A.
Munaey, newapaper publisher, died
thia morning from peritonitis
which developed after an operation
for appendlcltia. He was 72 years
old.
Frank Andrew Munsey wss 21
years old and a telegraph operator
when be arrived In New York one
cold, bleak day In the winter ot
1862. He had come down to the
metropolis from Maine, bringing
all his property with him. It con
sisted ot a grip-full of manuscripts.
the clothes he had on, and 640 in
cash. He was going to start a pub
lishing bualness.
Seeking a focussing point for
what he felt certain, even at that
time, would one day be a great
enterprise, he engaged a little
room tor an office, bought an eight
dollar table and a couple of cheap
kitchen chairs, some pens and a
bottle of ink. and the $40 was sone.
Frank Munsey waa broke In the
world's greatest city, where even
the mighty must fight to hang on
With all his troubles ahead of
him, he started to work, and two
months later appeared the' first
number of the Argosy Msgazlne
then an Illustrated weekly paper
of elaht pages for boys and girls,
Horatio Alger, Jr., waa one of the
contributors. This wss the begin
ning of a struggle which has had
few If any parallels In the publish
ing world.
Forty years later, after one of
the most remarkable demonstra
tions of hewing success out of
failure ever aeen In that particular
bustneas, Frank Andrew Munaey
hsd become one of the" foremost
publishers In the United Ststes.
numbering his newspapers and tna
gaxlnes by the acore and his wealth
hv the milliona. It had been a
fight every atep of the way, and
not once did luck lend a hand with
the burden.
Hla moat notable achievement
In the newspaper field came In
February. 1920, when he acquired
the New York Herald, one of the
oldest newspapers in the country,
and merged with It the New York
Sun, the Herald's senior by two
yeara, which Mr. Mttnsey had pur
chased In 1916 and consolidated
with the New York Press. The
elder James flordon Bennett had
founded the Herald, and Charlea
A. Dana developed the Sun. The
merged publication was called The
Sun and The New York Herald for
time, and then changed simply
' Herald. At the same time
the Evening Sun, another Munsey
newspaper, was changed to the
Sun.
Coolldge Gives Prslse,
WASHINGTON. lv?c. 2?.-President
Conlldge paid tribute to
Frank A. Munaey. publisher of the
New York Sun, whose death occur
red today. In a telegram to William
T. Dewart, general manager of the
Sun.
"The death of Frank Munaey. haa
taken one of the outstanding pub
lishers of our . time," he said.
"Through energy snd an Indomit
able will to succeed, typical of our
true American spirit, he conquered
all obstacles. As an editor he
reached a position of Influence In
the country. Hla auppoit of meas
ures appealing to his Judgment
waa strong snd unfaltering.
"Mr. Munsey waa a member of
hhe commission appointed hy me
to arrange for the celebration of
the 20(ii h anniversary of the birth
of George Washington. The swift
ness of his passing hss been the
more of a shock for very recently
he waa a guest at the cabinet din
ner." MME. SCHUMANN. HEINK
CUES PORTLAND PRODUCER
PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 22
Mme. Hrhumsnn Helnk, singer, to
dsy filed suit In the stile circuit
court here against J. J Fleming, a
nioilrn picture producer, to rwr
HhOon which she claim ah ad
vsnrfd to aid him In producing
nine five-reel plcturea. The con
fleet for the ;-rnductlonk was de-.-la-ii"
to have been made l,i Phi. a
le.nhla In November. 121.
Ferdinand Schumann ltclnk, son
of 'h singer, appeared In five of
the photoplays produced by Flem
ing at a studio near PortlsnJ. Ths
films were shown mostly In New
England states.
RADIO SUMMONS
SON TO BEDSIDE
OF DYING MOTHER!
(Aaorlitnl mm UM W
. -.
.8EATTLE, Deo. 22. Fear .
lng that a telegram would not
reach him soon eaough, Roy
W. Mitchell, Seattle, used
KJR, local radio broadcast-
lng atatlon, to call Joseph R.
'Mitchell, who lives 25 miles
from Bend, Ore., to csll him to
the bedside of bis dying moth-
er. Joseph was listening to
KJR when the call came. It
waa revealed here last- night
and took the first train to
Seattle. He reached his des-
tlnatlon before hla mother
died. -
Officer Quits Marines to
Aid City, Then Told by
Mayor Act Destroyed
Effectiveness.
(laocbUd rra Ui Win.)
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 22. Brig
adier General Smedley D. Butler
today announced he had resigned
from the marine corps In order to
remain In Philadelphia aa director
of public aafety. and an hour later
Mayor Kendrlck made known the
fact that he mon',1 not accept tie
general In the porltlon "as a re
signed officer ot tho ii.fciine corps "
The general was called Into con
ference with the mayor after hla
resignation became known. When
he left the mayor'a office, the gen
eral, hurried to his own room and
announced the mavor "refused to
accept me as a resigned officer of
the marine corps."
'Then vou don't want me?" But
ler said he asked the mavor.
"Not aa a resigned officer," he
quoted the mayor aa saying.. . . ,
"Now-we see who has, been smok
ed out," General Butler said.
He refused to elaborate. He said
hla realgnatlon from ' the Marine
corns could be recalled.
The general said he had sent his
resignation to Waahlngton last
night. Word of his action preceded
him to city hall and when- he
reached ther he found a message
summoning him to the mayor's of
fice. General Butler was accompanied
to the- mevor's conference bv
George D. Elliott, assistant director
of safety and slated aome time ago
to succeed Mr. Butler.
He hsd not been In the room
more than three mlnutea when he
came out with the remark:
"I've hn dismlaaed. Now we're
out In the open."
Genenl ButUr appeared to be
angry.
"That'a what I get when I'm will
ing to make the greatest sacrifice
of my career In order to atay here,"
he exclaimed later.
"Leaving the marine corps
meant giving up considerably more
than the mere prospects of my pen
sion," said Butler.
"Then I decided that It waa the
right thing and the courageous
thing to do. I asked my family
what they thought of It and they
agreed with me. I reached that
decision because I had determined
to stay snd fight this thing out
and stand bv the mayor.
"This Incident today la a terrific
let down."
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. Briga
dier General Smedley Butler haa
been asked by Major General l,e
ieune, commandant of the Marine
Corps, to come here thia week for
a ronferenre before any action Is
taken on hla resignation. .
General Butler replied hy tele
phone that he would come here In
a day or two, at which time the
nt-vy department through General
IJeune would urge him to recou
sliler his resignation.
Jazs Tempo Declared Only
True American Music; Will
Be Future Operatic Motif
f AtmrUtMl prMi Leawd Wlrr.)
NEW YOHK, Den. 22 The sug
gestion of Arluro Bodanzkl, Vlen
ne ronductnr of the Metropolitan
Opera Company, that jazz may yet
find a place as a dance form In
grand opera, haa stirred creators
of Jaxz.
They Inslxt that at least for the
present jats wanla no place in the
Metropolitan. They even declared
that such a place would be fatal
to lass.
"The hesf way lo ruin Jars Is
to dress It up In sn opera cape and
ptit It on the diamond horseshoe of
the Metropolitan," aays Ted Lew
Is, exponent of true jszx. The oth
er jaitites agree heartily with Mr.
Iywls. They think jazs Justifies It
self, Is characteristic of America,
HOOVEIilZEO
RUBBER TIRES,
PLEA TO HAM
Commerce Secretary Aims
Blow at High Price of
British Product. ,
MAKE 'EM LAST LONG
Reduction of Consumption
to Meet Extortion Is
Object "Nonsense" ' '
' England Replies. ' ' " -!
Win.)
WASHINGTON. - Dec. 22. A
movement to cut down American
consumption of rubber haa been or
ganised with the backing ot Secre
tary Herbert Hoover and repre
sentatives of the principal rubber
consuming trades. -
Within a few hours after the
house had ordered an Inquiry Into
charges of a British monopoly of
the sources of rubber production
Mr. Hoover conferred laat nlghr.
with spokesmen for the National
Rubber associstlon and the Nation. :
al Automobile Chamber of Com
merce and laid out a program to
arouse the nubile to the necessity
ot economising. . '
Every automobile user and every
garage and service station mana
ger waa aaked by Mr. Hoover to-,
day to cooperate In obtaining long
er mileage for tires and more use ,
or retreaded tires and reclaiming
of old rubber.
"We can reduce our consumption
of rubber bv 25 per cent without '
decreasing the use of our ears."
Bald the commerce secretary,. "If
we will alfnplv repair our tires In
time and use them carefully.
"Tires are like clothes, a patch . -In
time ssves nine."
The sepretsry- declared" nearly
$706,000,000 a' year was being ex
acted from the public by the Brit
ish East Indian rubber combina
tion. . .
Originally the producers fixed XS
cents a pound aa a reasonable
price, but under a successful
scheme to restrict production, Mr.
Hoover asserted, prices have been '
raised to three times the original
fleiire. He estimated from 130 to ,
70 per year was being exscted
from every automobile user.
The campaign to economize In
rubber will be extended to other
robber trades In case It Is found
necesssrv to hrlng down the nrloe.
The secretary haa repeatedlv at
tacked the British rubber combina
tion and recent Iv be sounded a
warning that unless there was a
chsnae of poller, steps would be
taken to meet the situation. In or
dering an Investigation yesterday
the house acted on a reaolutlon by
the Renuhllcan leader, Representa
tive Tilson of Connecticut, and '
with the support of ranking mem
bers of the minority party. . . ..
The resolution directed the com
mittee to lnciu'i-1 Into il'e sltuetto I
aa regards other products. Includ
ing coffee and pulp wood, and the
campaign launched today by Secre
tary Hoover apparently was Intend
ed partly aa a warning of what
might b3 done In other Industries.
"Nonsense," Says England. ,
LONDON, Dec 22 Officials of
the British government today de
nied the government has been
"manipulating" prices of crude rub
ber and said the suggestion made
In the United Stalea that Great
Britain la endeavoring to pav her
war debt out of rubber profits Is
nonsense.
A feeling of regret predominated y
both In official circles and in the
rubber market at the tone of acer
bity inlerted Into the rubber situs-
(Continued on page stx.
and a highly developed musical
form as It stands.
Twelve years sko Irving Berlin
determined to write a rag time op
era, but since that time he haa
changed hla mind. "I don't believe
j now that any man ever will con-
actentlmisly write a Jazz opera," he
jaald. "I do believe, however, that
some day a great composition will
i be written l.i jazz tempo. .
"When that happens we will
have a true American opera. If
J American composer writes the
opera In the standard foreign forms
ilt will not be an American opera.
An American opera will have to be
I a jazz tempo, for Jazs tempo Is the
only true American musical ex
jressloa."