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Newspaper Page TextiLT.:z i: ASSC i If Jli'rl il If Cniolldatlii of Ths tvwilnf Nwt ant) Aa lndpm4M NtwtMMr, Fubllshsd for jn riossnura nsvitw tti Bttt Inttrssta or xn trvspi. RAIN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY VOL. XXVI NO. 338 OF ROSEBURG REVIEW ROSEBURG, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23. 1925. vol. xiii no. m of the even;:; a r: HIGH FOR COFFEE NO THREATEN 0. S. Brazil Getting Ready . for Gouge Into Pocketbook , ' of American Users. ENGLAND BACKS PLAN Votes Big Loan to Bolster Market. When Brazil Is Turned by Warning From Hoover. (AsncUUS fnm Utmi WIN.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. With congress and Secretary Hoover ac tively seeking to rescue American consumers from high rubber prices, which have Great Britain's support, news now comes of the plans of the state of Sao Paolo, Brazil, to hold up the price of coffee, also with British financial backing. - Hesitating' to attempt loans In this country, largely because of the recent plea of Secretary Hoover that American bankers deny cred its to foreigners for such purposes. Sao Paolo expects to borrow ap proximately 35U.0O0.0O0 from Lon don bankers. The Brazilian legis lature has been asked to authorize the loan, which will be nsed to bolster the coffee market against iny material price declines. , However, the prospect that Americana may be asked to pay nigh prices for coffee as well as rubber finds congress and Mr. Hoover ready to develop retaliatory mesures. When congressional In vestigation into the rubber situa tion gets under way after the hol idays It simultaneously will delve ' ' Into the subJecUof the control of coffee prices In Brazil, as well as Into other similar foreign monopol ies. Hoover Plan Offset . Mr. Hoover himself has launch ed an attack on the rubber prices. In which he will enlist the coopera tion of American automobile users, and there is no doubt that he will reiterate his appeal to decrease consumption of coffee. Only recently the secretary de clared the prices charged Ameri cans for many foreign commodities were unfair and that steps must be taken to "defend ourselves against trade war being made upon us." He suggested that consumers or ganize in a strong sympathetic campaign to restrict their use of the products monopolized, and that American buyers be permitted through legislation to combine for the emergency against foreign mon opolies. Congress May Prob. Congress began a 12-day vacation today closing a busy two weeks In which it laid much of the ground work for a long and spirited ses sion.. ' Resuming deliberations on Janu ary4. both houses will have a num ber of major Issues with which to grapple. Including taxes, the world court, disarmament, the rubber and coffee price altuations, debt settlements, and the various appro priation bills. Working at top speed, the house has passed on to the senate the postofflce supply bill Immediately after reconvening. It also adopted a resolution calling for Investiga tion of alleged misappropriation of crude rubber prices by the English colonial government and of mono polies of the other commodities. Busy as it was, the lower cham ber took time to discuss prohibition to great length and from both sides, the drys predominating In the only vote on the subject. The senate passed only one ma jor measure, but It started several Issues on their way to extended de bate. It passed the administration bill creating a division of civilian aeronautics in the department of romWrc and enacted several min or measures In addition to confirm- lnr hundreds of nominations. Consideration of proposed Amer ican adherence to the world court will be resumed in the senste after the hnlldavs. while Its finance com mittee will begin work on ths tax bill. The foreign debt settements, which met opposition upon their first mention In the upper cham ber, also are likely to engage at tention when the tax bill Is clear ed away. English Prssa Comment LONDON. Dec. 23. The London newspapers have been chary of commenting editorially on the American resentment against th high British rubber prices, but to day some writers break their sil ence. Their main arguments are that the prices are as much against Rrltish consumers as American. . that It Is difficult to understand , how America, "the home of pro tection." can complain aaainst a protective scheme and that the Vnited States acted Identically re (Contnaea on rags I) CANADA MILLIONS LOST DURING WAR, GERMAN TRYING OIL - (Aaoetatea ma mm win.) ALEM, Ore.. Dec. 23.- to ths Wbrld war a tier- J resident of British Col- Nnbla named Albenaleben ao- cumulated by timber opera- tlons In that country a fortune of several million dolars. He lost It all during the war. Yes- terday Pete Rlnehart, a state traffic officer, stopped a mo- torlst on the Pacific highway near Woodbum tor having In- adequate brakes on his car. The man said he was Albens- leben. He told the officer that he Is now operating in oil In the southwest and that he ex- pects to make another for tune. Fair Prices, Not ' Salvation Advice, Wanted Export Corporation Plan Is Endorsed. (AmxUUi Tnm bwd Win.) DE8 MOINES. Iowa. Dec. 23. The execuftve committee of the American Council of Agriculture and the corn belt ' committee of farm organizations will soon "agree upon a measure which will present the export corporation In the aimplest form compatible with effectiveness and wii provide a stimulus to great cooperative move ment." a resolution adopted here by the committee states. "When terms for such a measure are agreed upon, the committee, which according to Its chairman, William Hirtb, editor of the Mis souri Rurallst, represents more than a million mid-west farmers, will ask farm organizations of the country to Join in asking tor its passage by the 69th congress." Until such time the committee expressed a wish that congress hold up further consideration of agricultural relief bills. Severe criticism of President Coolidge's recent Chicago address and his December 6 message to congress, aa far as It touched on agriculture, and expression of "amusement over Secretary of Agriculture Jardine'a agricultural relief bill came from the Joint com mittee in resolutions made public at the close of the two-day meet ing here. ' 1 Contrary to the assumption that the existing Fordney-McCumber tariff Is a great benefit to agricul ture, the resolutions stated that staggering burdens Imposed on consumers of the country through this act fall as heavy on the tann er as on any other class," while "on one hand the farmer pays his share of the tariff on practically everything he buys and on the oth er hand the price of his great sur plus of commodities Is fixed In the world markets." The farmers note with a degree of amusement that the new meas ure sponsored by Secretary Jardine is to prove a means of salvation to the farmer by supplying him with an expert fund of information about the mysterlea of cooperative marketing. Farmers, the resolu tion ssys, have more Information than they need in fact have but little else, and need "a fair price rather than more Information." ATLANTA, Ga.. Dec. 23. Dixie today was preparing to spend the kind of Christmas It often reads about, but experlencea only about once in a blue moon a white Christmas. Snow flurries were re ported at several points while one or two told of heavy falls. A variety of temperatures rang ed from 14 degrees at Louisville to 65 degrees at Miami. Both these readings were unofficial at one o'clock this morning. Atlanta was believed to be the farthest southern point having a snow fall. There were slight flur ries here early yesterday. Snow at Louisville starting early yesterday ceased about mid after noon. Various points In Kentucky reported a temperature early last night from IS degrees to 18 de grees and a snowfall of from one to three Inches. Memphis hsd ennw until about noon yesterday and reported a temperature of 22 degrees at 1 a. m. today. Kashvlll was shivering with 19 degrees and no snow at 1 o'clock thia morning. Snow flurries dur ing the night and a thermometer reading of 31 degrees at 1 a. m. was reported at Chattanooga, AGENTS WARNED TO NOT Undercover Plan I. O. K.d But Illegal Trapping Must Be Avoided. . , EDICT FROM ANDREWS General Butler Ousted from Philadelphia Clean-Up Job Because Mayor in Rear Seat.'. . (l-jocfetod Tnm bwl Win.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. Prohi bition agents were warned today that "reckless, unjustifiable ex penditures" during their work In the future would cause their dis missal from the enforcement service. In a letter to prohibition admin istrators, prompted by the recent Mayflower hotel case in which two agenta expended nearly $1,000, As sistant Secretary Andrews ot the treasury, declared money for trac ing down bootleggers must be used intelligently and economically and "never used without complete jus tification." Mr. Andrews saM that the May flower Incident, which for several daya baa furnished the subject of house debate, occurred In the early daya ot his administration and be fore he had taken any steps to ward reorganization. Ousting Threatened. "I do not feel therefore," his let ter said, "that it affords any oc casion ' for - severe discipline of those engaged. . I do feel that It affords a telling object lesson to the whole organization, however, and therefore I am bringing It to your attention with the understand ing that you will all give thla mat ter careful consideration and see to It that your operatives are In structed and your supervision of their work Is so careful that any thing of this kind cannot recur: with the added understanding that hereafter any case of reckless, un justifiable expenditure of public funds will meet with severe disci-' pline and generally speaking, with Immediate separation from the service." Under Cover O. K.'d. Mr. Andrews declared he regard ed under cover Investigations as probably the surest way to break up the bootleg industry, but he warned the agents that they should not conduct themselves In a way which would permit violators ot the law to plead entrapment as a defense. He added that reckless expendi tures were likely to Influence A Jury against the government's case. It would have been better, he said, to have handled the Mavflow er case by disclosing how the li quor was brought Into the city. Money spent Intelligently to accom plish this purpose, he said, would have been amply Justified. The Mayflower case Involved the arrest of two hotel employes who later were acquitted. Butler Without Job. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23. May or Kendrtck today formally dis missed General Butler aa director of public safety, effective at noon. "Well, I'm out," Butler exclaim ed. "The mayor has fired me. Now we can shoot at him. There's nothing to stop me now; I'm a free man." The general, who has seen fight ing service all over the world) add ed: "I'm going to my home In Over brook and I'm going to drive there In a car of the United States mar ine corps. The marines can take care of me. and I'd rather be In the marine corps than In fifteen million cities like Philadelphia." The general said he would re main here for a few days and, "there may be something doing In that time." The formal dismissal came as a result of the directors refussl to resign as requested hy the mayor. The general earlier announced he would leave his office todsy as "under suspension" and that the mayor would have to "fire" him. The mayor's letter of dismissal ssld: "I am not required by Isw to give a reason for dismissal of a director. In order to comply with your request, I may say that yon have not a proper appreciation of the obligation which yon. hold to the mayor aa your superior officer. "The confidence and harmnnloua relationship which would exist be tween oa as mayor and director of public safety bas been completely destroyed." Butler Strikes Bsck. Acknowledging 'he msyor's let ter of dismissal. General Butler sent a reply In which he charged the mayor with lack of moral cour age and ststed that the reason glv ICoBtlnued oa page I.) OVERSTEP LAW Freedom FromStatePrison ' Is Governor's Xmas Present To FormerReedsport Officer (AanHaM Fraa TUu-4 tM SALEM, Ore., Dec. 23. Releaa from the slate penitentiary and re storation to rull citizenship la th Christmas present given by Gores nor Pierce to Fred C. Schulte, for mer constable at Reedaport, Doug las county. Schulte waa convicted on a charge of accepting a bribe, alleged to have been tendered him while he was serving as constable. and In connection with prohibition law violations. Schulte waa aentenced to serve seven years In the state prison. His release comes about through a commutation of sentence to three years which Schulte has served. enabling him to leave the peniten tiary immediately. ., The commutation is baaed on the good record made by Schulte while in the prison and his service to the state as a skilled mechanic. Some of the finest pieces of furniture at the prison are his handiwork. Also clemency was recommended by Guy Cordon, of Roseburg, who aa district attorney proaecuted Schul- WREAKING COSTLY E Paris Nearly Isolated From Outside World Nine Workmen Drowned, Many Injured. " (Aaoclstnl firm Lea.nl Win.) PARIS. Dec. 23. The tempest ronunues to nowi in trance, leav. ing death and destruction In Itt trail. Nine passengers were drown- ed In the Seine last night at Rou - en. when a ferry boat capsized, .few miles south ot here, laat nigbL All the victims were working men.Arwo other miners are in a serious ine terryman was tne only psrMe1ndltion In a Bollalre hospital son saved. Paris noW is almost completely cut off by telegraph . from the outside world. One line only is working with Switzerland, Bel glum and England. There la no communication with Germany and Italy. As all wires except one with Havre and Brest down, cable dis patches between the United States and Parla are being badly delay ed. Owing to prostration of the wires everywhere, it will be some time before the full extent of the havoc wrought throughout the country Is known. In Paris more than a score of persons have been more or "less seriously hurt by flying debris. The railroad to Dieppe was put out of commission when telegraph poles rell across the track. TOKYO, Dec. 23. Twenty fish ing boats containing 150 fishermen are missing In a storm which struck northern Japan yesterday. A number of houses were wreck ed and forty vessels capsized. . VALENTINA, Ireland. Dec. 23. A message from the steemer Cor lnthlc reports- that the French tanker CI p. picked up a boat con taining 17 men from the Italian steamer Marina, which ssiled from Philadelphia December 8 for Med iterranean ports and was abandon ed near the Azores. A second boat with 1ft men was not located. A number of ships are searching for It. The captain of the Marina Is said to have been badly injured. MAHALA TROXEL RESIDENT SINCE 1853 IS DEAD Tfahala Troxel. who since ISIS hat been a resident of Roseburg. passed sway at Mercy Hospital Inst night after a long lllncs. She has been in Very poor health for more than a month and tor the part three weeks has been In the hospital receiving treatment, un dergoing a major operation. Be cause of her advanced sge she wss unable to recover from the operation. She was horn In Portland. .Tan. 21. 1853, the dauehter or Jamb and Jane Jones. In June of that year the family moved to Rose burg and took up a donation claim north of Roseburg. .She was married to Robert Troxel on January 26. 1871. Her husband and two son. survive here, the sons being Tilly and Ray Troxel. both of this city. She alro leaves two brothers. Mnrk snd Howard Jones, snd two jrrsnd children. Otto and Harlev Trnvel, all of Roseburg. The funeral services will be held on Thursday morning st 10:31) o'clock st the Undertaking I parlors. Rev II. F,. Mow, pa.tor of the Christian Church, officiat ing. The Interment wll take place I In the Jones cemetery. To Haines Miss Calvin left this afternoon for Haines, Oregon, where the wll visit over Chrlstmaa with rela tives. She Is one of the public school teachers. te, and by Judge J. W. Hamilton, who presided at the trial. Schulte waa aentenced to the state penitentiary Jointly with Jack Connolly, the master-mind of the old Reedsport liquor ring, who waa convicted of tendering the bribe to Schulte, for which crime he drew a penalty ot ten years. Evidence against the two men was furnished by three of their alleged partnera in the liquor traffic. One of them, Hoberta, a Reedsport hotel keeper, was also sentenced to Imprison ment, but waa pardoned by Gover nor Pierce. Another, W. S. Bur nett, was not prosecuted because he hsd previously served a term on a federal liquor charge. The third, Mark Broom, also escaped prose cution because of the evidence he furnished against the others. He has since figured In liquor cases in Lane county. Connolly is still In the peniten tiary, but it is reported that hla wife haa made application for his pardon. FIRE IN OHIO COAL MINE FATAL TO 9; 2 MORE MAY DIE Electric Light Line Short Circuited. Resulting in Blaze That Traps Eleven Men. (Am-titM Tnm Vmmi Win.) BELLA1RE. Ohio, Dec. 23. Fire, believed to have started when a fall of MI hr.rt.rlrniltpH .l.i-tc light lines, took a toll of nine liven im the Wnhh mine at Rhadvslrte. a suffering from shock and gas. The dead: A. O. Truax, Julius Oliver. Sam Kello, Alfonso Zaccl glnl, Edward Kennedy, Julius Tal bert, John Ferry and two unidenti fied miners. Rpscue parties early today had penetrated to all portions of the mine where the men were working when the fire started, and reported that no more men were In the mine. An unofficial check ot the force known to be working corro- Jmrated this assertion. Early today the fire was burning fiercely but little - effort having been made to check It until rescue work was completed. Only 79 men of the nominal force of more than six hundred were at work at six o'clock last night when the fire wass discovered. All maele their esrape except 11, who were trapped in one of the lower laterals. OPERATIONS GIVE SIGHT TO SISTERS BLIND SINCE BIRTH (AaavtatMl Tnm Tu.l Win.) HUNTINGTON, W. Vs.. Dec. 23. Two mountain girls, blind since birth, walked from a Huntington hoapltsl today and marvelled at the wonders they, gased upon. Their eight had been restored, a Chrlstmaa gift from their mountain neighbors aiuj a Huntington sur geon. 1 The girls, Fay Cook. 17, and her sister, Mayme, 24, auffered from congenital cataracts. In their re mote mountain home ot Lorado, Logan county, they had about given up hope of gaining use ot their eyes and were educating themselves In the methods of the blind when neighbors Interested Dr. C. M. Hawes of Huntington. The doctor said he was willing to perform the delicate operations necessary with out cost. The neighbors subscribed a fund to defray hospital expenses. The operation was a success. NOTABLES TO SERVE AT MUNSEY FUNERAL (Anoriabd Tnm Ua.nl Win.) NEW YORK. Dec. 23. The body of Frank A. Munsey, newspsner and magazine publisher, who died yesterday, was laid In state today In the cathedral of St. John the Divine. A guard of honor. Includ ing several employes who had been In Mr. Munsey's service for more than 30 years, stood beside the bier. Friends and associates h'gan to visit the cathedral soon after the body had been laid In stale. The funeral will he held tomor row with Bishop William T. Man ning, a close friend, officiating. Ths list of honorary pall bear era, announced todav follows: Elbert H. Gary. Charles Evans Hughes, Chsrles E. Mitchell. Al bert J. Beverldge, Thomas W. 1 mont: Charles If. Rabin. Clarence H. Mackay. James W. Gerard, Chauncey M Depew. Adnlpb 8. Ocba, Ogden Reld. John W. Davis, Otto H. Kahn and Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler. CHURCHES HOLD KPROGRA THQRS. NIGHT Interesting Entertainments to Be Offered by Sunday Schools or) Xmas Eve. TREATS PROMISED Santa Claus to 'Be Present to Provide Gifts for Chil dren Invitation Given Public to Attend. The churches of Roseburg have made elaborate preparations for the observance of Chrlstmaa. spe cial programs having been arrang ed by the Sunday, schools and adnlt departments. The Presby terian church program Is being given tonight, while the Metho dist-Episcopal church. Catholic Church, Baptist Church and Me thodist Church. South, will hold programs on Thursday night. The following programs are announced by the ministers of ths respective churches. Catholic (tiarrh. Christmas Eve, (Thursday) Midnight High Mass and Sermon at 13 o'clock. This Solemn Ser vice will commence with the sing ing of Hsyden's Hymn. "Holy Night," followed by Montani's "Asperges Me." D. H. Wilson's "Mlssa Noctls Sancttssimse," with "Gloria and Credo will be sung by the Choir, under the direction of Mrs. Loren Miller. Mrs. W. H. Kenny at the Organ. Novello's "Adesle Fldeles," will be sune at the "Offertory", and alto at the "Post Communion!" C h r I s t m a s Morning Mas ses at 8 and a. m. High Mass and Sermon at 10:30 a. m. The same choral singing aa nt the Midnight Mass on Christmas. Ser vices will conclude with Honed Ic tlon ot the M. B. 8. Thero will he no evening Devotions. O I n d a le Mass and Ser mon at 10:30 a. m. The Chrlstmaa family rejinlons. the merry-making, the universal geniality, the gift-giving are to be highly commended, -If the tame be largely stimulated by the REUN ION which God cemented on this day with the human race: by His "tidings of great Joy to all the people": by the great GIFT from Heaven which mankind received from Him, There would be no Christmas without Christ, Just as there would be no Batter. There fore In our amusements on this His Birthday let na not forget Him, Let us render homage to Him on this His dsy.' Worship Him. Think of Him In Church. Go to church. You are always welcome in the Catholic Church. REV. CLERY. Methodist KpUcnpal Church The general public are Invited to attend the Chrlstmaa Tree ex tremes at the First Methodist Church on Thursday evening at 7:30 p. m. Three numbers by our new or chestra. H. A.-Canaday. director. Twenty minutes, exercises by the Primary department. Firteen minute pageant by the Junior department. Special feature by a number of classes, Including Mrs. Csnaday'l class: Mrs. Dalton't clasa; Mr. Redden's class; Mr. nott's class; Dr. Hanks' class; Mrs. Banks' class. One of the Jolllest ot Santa Clauses ever known will lie on hand with a splendid treat for all. REV. JOS. K NOTTS lie p 1st Chlirrti. A Christmas plsy will be given at the Baptist Church on Thurs day evening at 7:30. The young people of the church and Sunday School have been working on the play for some time. Mrs. llltney hst written the play and has been coaching the young people. She has much experience in these things, and an unusnally good time la anticipated. The play Is entitled "Christmas at Joyvllle Junction.' The children of the Primary Department will also have con siderable part In the program with songs, recltntlons. and read ings. Miss Reutah Jnrvls and Mrs. Clsyte Oshorns havo been directing the primary work and preparstlnn. .Mr. Carlos Page, flupt. of the Sunday School says that Santa Clans Is expecting to I on hsnd and will pass out the trent for the children. All child -en who are there will receive fnndy whe ther they are members of the Baptist Sunday School or not. Those who are not enrolled In any Hunrlar School are especially In vited, and the children who would otherwise find little Chrlstmaa cheer are especially Invited. The public la Invited. REV. H. 8. CALDWELL. ARTIST GETS DEATH NOTICE; AUDIENCE GETS HIS SMILES - . ) . (AaretauS Tnm UuN win.) w SIOUX CITY. Iowa. Dec 13. 4 One ot life's tragedies was enacted before the unsuspect- lng eyes of an audience at a theater last night as they listened to J. Rlnaldo, billed aa "The Wandering Violinist" As Rlnaldo was preparing to make his bow to the audience, an usher brought him a tele- gram telling of the death ot 4 hla wife in Pasadena, Calif., after a long Illness. A moment later he was be- fore the audience smiling and beginning ths first strains of 4 his violin solo. The smile rw maloed all through the act for every "trouper" knows that his audience demands a cheery face. . . . IN CLOSE GAME Score of 23 to 2 1 in Favor of Former School Stars in Opening Contest of the Season.' ' The basketball season opened last night with a close and excit ing game between the high school team and the team composed of former high school stars. The gam waa very close throughout and ended with a score ot 23 to 21 In favor of the alumni team. During the first half both teams fought hard with honors - about even, the half ending 8 to 7 In fa vor of ths high school. In the third quarter both teams went out for a victory and the crowd was brought up standing frequently by brilliant flashes of play. The quarter ended with the alumni team leading 17 to is - The- last - quarter was fought desperately. The high school team waa plugging steadily, annexing a basket at almost regular Intervals. The alumni team was tiring and In the middle ot the quarter an en tire new team went in. In the last few minutes of play with the score practically even, both teams ought to the limit of their strength to gain a victory. The final whistle ended the gam while the score stood 23 to 21 In favor of the alumni. The high school this year has an exceptionally light and small team. The players are all small and the average weight will run far under the normal tor high school teams Nevertheless the team Is full of fight and is exceptionally ' good on defensive play. Bruton, Jackson and Ray Bell at guard, broke up play after play last night, showing an unusual ability to halt apparently success ful drives against the goal. It waa seldom that the alumni forwards got by the high school guards, most of the shots being from the center of the floor. ' , Wally Rapp waa high point man for the Alumni team, annexing IS of the 23 points. On the high school team every player scored except Moftltt, Jackson and Hunt The line-up waa as follows: High School (21) Alumni (23) Giles (7) Rapp (16) P. Singleton (3) Fields Helliwell Jost Irwin (2) Beckley (2) Young Thurston Perrin Bacon (2) M. Bell (2) Webber (2) Motrin Bruton (2) Jackson -R. Bell (3) Hunt O. Singleton Referee, t. C. Flnlay; timekeep er, M. 8. Hamm; Scorer, Earl Burr. CHAMPION OF WETS WILL RENEW FIGHT IN SENATE WASHINGTON. Dec. 23. Sena tor Edge, republican. New Jersey, has abandoned the Idea of seeking Joint congressional hearings on the various senste and house proposals for mortification of tha prohibition act. After the holidays. Senator Edge expects to request Chairman Cum mins nt the Judiciary committee to name a subcommittee which will hear evidence on his proposals tor 2.75 percent beer and removal of the 60 restrictions on prescription whiskey. A number of writers and educa tors who have made surveys of prohibition enforcement will be heard, as will labor union leaders and others. The sub-committee will give full opportunity for the dry forces to present their esse. BREAKS HUNGER STRIKE. HAVANA, Cubs. Dee. 23. Julio Antonio Melts, held In connection with a bomb throwing Incident, to day ended the hunger strike which he hsd continued for nineteen days. He was persuaded to break his fast by his wife. He will pro bably recover. HI DEFEATS HIGHSGHOOLTEAM nunc HTE3S, FETE- BLOTS' OUT . LIVES OF THREE Victims Are Children VtlsO Are Trampled in Rath , for Arena Exits. -1 5,000 IN SCRAMBLE Bench Collapses, Children Scream' and in Instant .' Place Becomes One of Pandemonium. ; (AmetaUd ina teasel Win.) ERIE, Pa.. Dec. 23. The Joy ful Christmas holiday haa been suddenly turned Into a period of ', grim tragedy In three Erie homes, where today mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters are mourning the untimely termination of three little lives the deaths of a trio ot youthful Yuletld celebrants who were crushed to death in panla at a community tree obearvanea her late yesterday. Seven others ; were injured. The dead: William Wagner. S. - -Eileen Rlckrod. . ' Raymond Knpotlnskl, 11. Five thousand children ot grsdo school age had gathered la th Erie arena when suddenly th supports of a bench collapsed and with It came a crash and thai acreams of several children who had been precipitated to th floor. In an Instant there waa a pants wild shrieking, 'horror-strickea criesand a mad dash for exits. Attendsnts and policemen strove vainly to stay th rash, but their gestures and shouts only added to the confusion. , And then; 'after 49 mlhtnes," when th arena waa finally clear ed, the bodies of three youngsters were found, the last spark of life trampled from them. Th Injured? were rushed to a hospital, and to day Is waa said that all would probably recover. . OREGON TRUCK MEN , FIGHT LICENSE LAW, (Aaoclated Tnm Leusa Whs.) PORTLAND, Or., Dec. '23. Truck lines using the Oregon high ways filed suit today In th federal court here aeeklng to restrain t state from collecting license fee) for the operation of motor vehicle on the roads. The constitutionality of th li cense law la attacked on grounds that It la the exaction of a toll and that tolls for use of roads on which the government has contributed funds ara prohibited by th con stitution. The suit Is brought at this Urn In hopes that a temporary . order will be granted ao the 1928 fee wilt not have to be paid. If paid af all. before the legal battle Is settled. The plaintiffs are Portland-Hood Rivet1 truck line. Interstate Track Service. Alert Transfer and Stor age Company and th Reddaway Truck Line, Inc. ... r . FORD EMPLOYES TO GET 8 PCT. MELON (lankM Tnm tot Wire.) DETROIT. Mich.. Dec. 23. Th Ford Motor Company announced today It will distribute 81,744,000 next month toholdern of Ford em ployes' Investment certlflcstes. A, total of perrons will share In the distribution which represent eight per cent on their Investment. An eight per cent return also waa received last July. The Ford Company discontinued Issuing the certificates April (. . sfter 825,000.000 had been pur chased. . t KLAN PROTEST AGAINST PSEUOO SANTA SUCCEEDS SAL LAKE CITY. Utah. Dec. Protests filed with th city com mission and chief of police by the) Ku Klux Klsn hsve resulted In tha unmssklng of Santa Clauses on th streets of Salt Lake. Wearing of masks upon the public thorough fares of the city Is prohibited by ordlnsnce. - Several days ago men wearing the leaendary garb of Saint Nicho las were stationed at various cor. ners by organisations seeking funds to assist them In aiding th poor at Christmas time. CHRISTMAS TREES YIELD HUGE PROFIT OLYMPIA. Wash.. Dec. JJ Chrlstmaa tree shipments from the state of Washington this sea son amounted to 260 carloads, con. talnlng approximately 70,000 trees, and Lrought about 8334.IKX) to the shippers. It wss announced this morning by George C. Joy. state supervisor of forestry.