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ROSEBURG. OREGON, MONDAY. DECEMBER 28, 1 925.
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PACIFIC COAST
E FREE OF
TRY BLAST
Whole Region From Rockies
to Atlantic Chilled
By Icy Wind.
NEARLY 30 LIVES TOLL
Coal Strike and Tenement
Fires Add to Intense
mmmmt Suffering Among '
Poorer Class.
(Aaocuttd Tnm ttmmi Win.)
CHICAGO, Dec. 28. Astronom
ers with their eyes on sun spots
and other Bolar phenomenon and
weather prophets, who recently
warned of bitter cold weather the
latter part of December, hare seen
their predictions come true.
Sweeping out of the northwest
like valkyries bent on destruction,
the Icy winds of winter time have
invaded almost every section of
the United States and Canada,
leaving death and destruction as
a week-end aftermath.
From the Rocky Mountains to
the Atlantic seaboard, freezing
and sub-tero temperatures prevail
ed with virtually no relief in sight
- today but with some moderation
promised Tuesday. The cold break
from the northland pushed even
into the heart of Dixie and beyond
the northern reaches of Florida.
Life and Property Toll.
Nearly 30 deaths were attributed
to the cold, accidents were num
erous, property valued at several
millions was destroyed by fire and
great suffering was caused among
the poor and homeless. In the
east, parttularly, the low temper
atures brought home tne serious
ness of hard coal strikes, how in
Its seventeenth week. Below sero
temperatures were recorded In sev
eral parts of Pennsylvania and
Ither anthracite producing regions.
While most of the continent was
(n the grip of the cold wave, ele
mental manifestations of other
kinds were noted in other parts of
the world. Lightning Incidental to
a violent storm set fire to several
petroleum tanks at Buenos Aires,
causing damage estimated at one
million dollars. Severe earth
quakes were felt In several- locali
ties In Vera Cruz, Mexico, while
storms continued to exact a heavy
toll in France. At Larochelle a
fishing boat foundered, drowning
seven and melting snow gorged
the streams, causing several floods.
Visiting Eskimo Shivers.
At New York City where the
mercury hovered about seven above
Sunday, the wind was biting
enough to cause Robert Mayokowk,
a visiting Eskimo from Alaska and
points north, to say "Eet Is cold."
Most of Canada shivered with
the United States, the north com
monwealth experiencing one of the
coldest week-ends In years, with
the mercury 24 to 26 below in some
sections. One note of contrast,
however, was provided by West
Kootenap In British Columbia
which reported spring-like weath
er, a green Christmas and growing
grass. The cold westher directly
or Indirectly csused 13 deaths in
Chicago, while the mid-west metro
polls saw more than a million dol
lars worth of property destroyed
by fire In two days.
The fatalities Included four men
found frozen to death in the
streets.
Three deaths occurred In Ohio
and three in Kentucky, with other
casualties distributed as follows:
New York City, Rensselaer, New
York and Baltimore, two each;
Philadelphia, Worcester, Mass.,
Yonkers, New York and Toronto
one each. In Philadelphia an aged
lamp lighter died of exposure.
Ohio River Choked.
While below zero temperatures
sprinkled the entire weather map
Saturday night and Sunday the
record for extreme drops was held
by the northeast The low point
at Tupper Lake, N. Y., was 28.
The mercury at AInsworth, Neb
reached 19 below while such wide
ly separated points as Miles City,
Mont., and fault Ste. Marie, Mich,
tied at 16 minus. The cold wave
extended down into New Mexico,
whore readings of 15 to 20 degrees
shore were frequent In Missouri.
Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas the
mercury wss at the lowest of the
year. The Ohio river was choked
with Ire floes and water traffic was
tied up.-
Continued cold was predicted for
portions of Pennsylvania. New
York, and New England, with
snow flurries In msny places.
The south did not escape. While
no snow fell, chill winds brought a
breath of winter to the middle and
snth Atlantic states. At Ashe
ville, N. C, the reading was four
shove last night, while Roanoke,
Va.. reported eight The average
In th Csmltnaa was 20: In Geor
gia 2. while rold winds shoved i
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ALOIil
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POET
SPRINGFIELD, c.
28. Nicholas " . . 'y,
poet, returning ho-'today
after a tour of the west, de-
clared be had "sworn off go-
Ing to women's clubs."
"I prefer hostesss who do f
their own work and who also
read," he said.
"Almost any college pro-
feasor's wife is this sort, but
the women's clubs hate such
people with a deadly hatred.
They prefer to thrust me
among hostesses where there
Is much tea and a smother-
ing of servants. "
"If there are - husbands
present, they are the klud of
business men who find their
chief nourishment In the full
page advertisements of office
supplies.
"Their only idealism Is to
keep their wives like these
supplied with tea, poets and
servants, while tbey themsel-
ves, as good business men,
keep on attending peppy busi-
aess mens' banquets." ,
JEWELED SIEZED
IS ALLEGED HEAD
COUNTERFEITERS
Gang Flooded United States
and Canada With Nearly
' $50,000 Worth of
Spurious Bills.
'Wasx-Uted Prat Lnard Win.)
ELIZABETH, N. J., Dec. 28.
Police kere were informed today
that seven alleged international
counterfeiters in New York had
been arrested as a result of the
apprehension here yesterday of
Frank Weigand, on similar char-
Weigand, a former Newark
Jeweler, was taken into" custody
at his home by three secret ser
vice agents.
Fedral agnts said that the
eight arrests and three additional
ones, which they hoped to make
today, would dispose of a band of
counterfeiters whose operations
extended throughout the United
States and Canada.
Cameras and plates and other
apparatus for the manufacture of
spurious money were found at
Welgand's home and a partial con
fession was obtained, the officers
said.
The agents said that Instead
of printing presses, the counter
feiters employed a photo-engraving
process, importing a specially
prepared paper from England.
NEW YORK. Dec. 28. Arrest
of five alleged members of . a
counterfeiting band whose opera
tions included the printing and
distribution of fake stock certifi
cates and federal reserve notes,
was announced today by federal
agents. The gang's operations ex
tended Into Canada and the royal
mounted police assisted in the
roundup.
Secret service agents of the
treasury department, who made
the arrests, said all five men had
confessed. The agents said the
evidence they had gathered show
ed that operations of the band
totalled between $35,000 and $50.
000. Of this amount 125.000 in
counterfeit bills was distributed
in Canada.
The roundup was described as
the most important arrests of
counterfeiters In many months.
COUGAR ELEVEN
BEATS HONOLULU
f AamrtaM Tnm truM Wirt.)
HONOLULU. Dec. 18. The
Washington State College football
squad, flushed with it 24 to 7 vic
tory over the strong Honolulu
town team here Saturday, looked
forward today with confidence to
Its forthcoming contest with the
University of Hawaii next Satur
day. The unlveralty, champions of
the Honolulu senior lesgue, has
not been defeated this year. In ad
dition to victories over the local
team, the Rain bo wsquad defeated
Occidental In southern California
and also won over the visiting
Colorado Aggie.
STATE ENGINEER
CHAD WICK QUITS
SALEM. Ore., Dec. 28 H. M.
Chadwlck today resigned a assist
ant state engineer, the resignation
to be effective January 1. He will
become affiliated with a manufac
turing concern In Portland.
Mr. Chadwlck has been with the
stste engineering department since
lsrzx and has been la direct charge
of the construction of the Jordan
valley project which has lust been
completed with a saving, according
to engineering estimate, of 140.
000. He came to Oregon In 1920
as chief engineer for the Roeus
River Vsllev Csnsl company. His
successor has not yet been named.
WOMEN'S V
GIVEN l:i
BY WE3
GEfJ. PERSUING,
IN BAD HEALTH,
TO QUIT CHILE
Condition of Soldier Such
Return to United States
Becomes Imperative.
POSITION TRYING ONE
Dental trouble and Worry
Over Boundary Dispute
Combine to Bring on
Complications.
(AMnelNtMl Ptms LMant Wirt.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. Be
cause of failing health General
John J. Pershing is expected to re
turn here within the next month
from Arica. Chile, where he 1 rep
resenting President Coolldge in the
Chile-Peruvian arbitration over
the Tacna-Arlca dispute.
Details of the general's illness
are not known here, but reports
reaching Washington have some
what alarmed his friends. There
has been a marked Increase in
blood pressure. In addition to com
plications resulting from infected j
teeth. He is in his 66th year.
Although Washington officials
declined to make any announce
ment regarding General Pershing's
return to the United States, there
were evidences that his departure
from South America would in no
sense be a diplomatic retreat from
an International situation, which
bss become embarrassing.
Steps will be taken to continue
so far as possible the work he has
been doing aivbead of the .Tttcna--
Arlca plebiscitary commission.
Chiefly Dental Trouble.
Except for minor troubles the
former commander of the Ameri
can World war army had enjoyed
unusually good health for a man of
his years up to the time of his de
parture last July for South Amer
ica. As a precaution, however. Major
Glenn I. Jones of the army medlaul
corps was detailed to accompany
him. Some weeks ago Major Jones
reported that the general should
make a trip to this country to have
some dental work done, but bis sit
uation was not considered suffi
ciently serious to make mandatory
his withdrawal from the tangled
Arica-Tacna controversy.
There Is no doubt among General
Pershing's intimates here that the
stress and worry of the Arica ne
gotiations have contributed great.
ly to the failure or health, raced
with the task of composing a generation-old
controversy between
the two South American countries,
he has expended freely of the vi
gor that has characterized his
whole career as a soldier.
Reports which have reached
Washington indicate that he has
been suffering severely for weeks
because of inability to receive pro
per dental attention. It is assumed
that this trouble has been a con
tributing cause to the more serious
development of the past few days.
FORD'S AIRPLANES
OFF FOR FLORIDA
BUSINESS VENTURE
fAsmrlsteJ Prea Leutd Win.)
DETROIT, 'Mich.. Dec. 28. The
first four airplanes msde by the
Stout all-metal airplane division of
the Ford Motor company and sold
for strictly commercial use took off
from the Ford Airport at Dearborn
this morning for Miami, Fla. The
planes are to be put Into operation
between Miami and Tampa, Fla.,
by the Florida Airways Corpora
tion. Henry and Edsel Ford, William
B. Mayo, chief engineer of the
Ford Motor company and William
B. Stout, designer of the plane and
director of airplane manufacture
for the plant, witnessed the take
off.
"It Is a very significant occa
sion.' Henry Ford said, "the es
tablishment of this air line Is an
Important step forward for Ameri
can aviation."
Mr. Mayo announced that plane
re now under construction for the
Western Air Express, to operste
between 8alt Lake City and 1m
Angeles and the National Air
Transport operating from Chicago
to Dallas, Texas.
2 HURT IN AUTO WRECK.
(AasneiatH tnm Uufd th.)
MEDFORD. Ore., Dec. 28 In a
head-on automobile collision tSii
morning between a car driven by
John Peter and one driven by Rob
ert W. 8mltb, on the Jacksonville
highway, Oney Varney and Clara
Hmallwood of Butt Fall, Ore.,
sustained cuts and bruises about
the head and face. The accident
was attributed to a heavv fot
which has hung over the valley for
the past two days.
Three Important Achievements by
Science, and Topay-Turvy Results
With Nature Mark Passing of 1925
(Aenclatsd Ptm iMMd Wire.) . laboratories of the Institute of
NEW YORK, Dec. 28. The I technology. It Is made from the
achievements of science lu IMS j globulin and albumin content of
are increased by three discoveries : beef and is produced In the form
announced aa the year enter Its i of a golden powder. Its food value
last week. ' was demonstrated by making It the
At Princeton Unlveralty, Dr. Wi 'sole protein In the diet of some
B. Scott, geologist, claims to have 'guinea pigs and while rats, which
settled a question that has divided thrived on It.
scientists since 1891 by proving i a quantity of the new food
that the "Java man" found 84 year equalling the albumin content of
ago la a true link in the chain of the white of an egg can be pro
man's evolution from the lowest duced for a half cent Mixed with
forms of life. I egg yolks, It can make omelets and
Massachusetts Institute of Tech-1 scrambled eggs. - It Is useful for
nology announces that one of it tanning leather and for various in
professors has discovered a mean , dustrtal purposes,
of msking from beef serum a pro-
teln food which can be used for NEW HAVEN, Conn., Dec. 28.
food as a substitute for the' white Since time Immemorial the charael
of eggs and also provide a cheap : on has changed Its colors but It re
water proofing and adhesive mater-1 malned for the salamander, aided
ial. I by science, to be the first creature
Harvard announces the solution
of the ancient mystery of the May
an calendar. It has been found
that the central American Indiana
of the alxth century before Christ;
were excellent astronomer and)
calculated time by the movements.
of the planet Venus.
Boston's new food product Is thei
result of an experiment by Dr. J.i
W. M. Bunker In the biological
Public Warned of Renewal
of Design to Foment
. Revolt Against '
the British.
(Aaoclatrd Prw Uurd Win.)
LONDON. Dec. 28. A report
from Afghanistan that Russian
troops have made an unprovoked
attack upon and captured the
Afghan post of Durkbad, or Dur
kad, has aroused concern here.
In official circles, it is believed
If the report proves true, the ac
tion of the Russians will be re
garded as a significant step to
ward dealizatton of a movement
which Russian is alleged to be
secretly making toward India.
Stories of attempts by Russia
to gain possession of Afghanistan,
with a view to advancing through
that country to India, once caused
frequent excitement. Diplomatic
arrangements, however, brought
the scares to an end In 1907. af
ter which, until the Bolshevik re
volution In 1917, the bogey of a
Russian menace to Afghanistan
and India had not reared its head.
8lnce the revolution Russia's
central Asiatic provinces which
adjoin Afghanistan, have become
Soviet Republics, within the Rus
sian federation. Reports have been
constantly received of Moscow's
Intention to carry through .these
territories communistic propagan
da to the masses In India, with a
view to creating that revolution
in the east which Russian public
men declare is the ambition of the
great Soviet Republic.
Iulllc Of India Warned.
The annual statement prepared
for parliament by the director of
public information of the govern
ment of India, Just made public.
says:
"The traditional designs of Rus
sia, after being temporarily sus
pended, have now been resumed
in a new and formidable shape,
and a flood of antl-llritlsh propu -
ganda Is being directed against
impressionable points on the peri
metre of the British tones."
As the post of Darkbad and the
surrounding territory, which th-?
Russians are reported to have
seised, are at an Important cros-
sing of the Oxus River, suspicion
nas neen arousea pore mm in what thev deserve and these peo
lncident is likely to cause trouble. Ie Philadelphia are either get-
A oispaicn u-um nasnui, leimiK
of the capture of Darkbad said
the Afghan commander was killed
by the Russians and that the sur
rounding- country, consisting of
whole or part of an Island, form
ed by two branches of the river
Oxus northeast of Khanabad, had
been occupied by the Russians.
2 STATE PRISON I
CIIADnC Mot-eir'N"
UUAKUO 1T-31j11
SALEM. Ore., Dec. 28. Two
more changes In the guard person
nel at the state prison are an
nounced today by Warden J. W.
Lillle, who Is reorganizing his for
ces.
C. W. Llbby. of Bslem, an ex-
service msn. la named to aucceed
ICarl Green of Oregon City, re-
signed, as night chspel guard. , The
resignation of peter J. White,
guard who was In the turnkey's
office at the time of the Murray
Wlllos Kelly bresk of August 12
when Murray and Oregon Jones en
tered the office, put three guards
In rnnt and MmniiDilMrfd the
ne
arm with which they shot their
vjjty out of the prison, was also an-
nounced.
White wss a guard on the front
lawn, and his place has been made
unnecessary by the construction of
a guard tower at the main (ate,
, to change Its sex, the American
Society of Zoologists learned today
during the first meeting of its two
day session at Yale University.
Other scientific achievements re
ported included successful trans
plantation of hearts and eyes from
one species or salamander to an-
other and the amputation of fore-
limbs from living rat embryos
I while still unborn.
CESSPOOL. SAYS.
GENERAL BUTLER
Should Be Deprived of City
Ciovernment Until They
Learn Its Use, He
Tells Hearers.
(Aaam-Utnl Fm Uunl Win.)
PITTSBURG, Dec. 28. Brlga
(lier General Smedler D. Butler,
Nlast bleat" and thia morning Is
In V. I. , 1 .. I 1 ll.
in Washington trying to get back
into the marines, from which he
resigned shortly before he was dis
missed last Wednesday by Mayor
V . Kreeland Kendrick as safety
director of Philadelphia. He left
Pittsburg late last night after de
livering an address in which he
flayed the "political bosses" of
Philadelphia; gave his version of
why he was 'fired"; described the
Quaker city as a cesspool and de
clared that "because the gang got
me fired, they didn't bluff me."
The general. In his talk, deliver
ed before a law enforcement body,
declared that Mayor Kendrick "Is
all right," but "that he Is Just
In a Jam, that's all. No hard
feelings toward him 'or anybody
else. It Is Just a war and, un
fortunately It came to the stsge
where I was not willing any
longer to carry on my shoulders
the stigma of not enforcing the
law on rich and poor, big and
I little all alike. I was determined
not to get out of Philadelphia un
til some of the big fellows wore
hit. I was sorry to go around
and grab the little saloon, but
there Is a big difference between
him and hitting at a five million
dollar hotel."
"What are you going to do
about it?" the general said, was
likely the natural question of his
audience.
"I say to you. In Philadelphia,
you have a cesspool, and if neces
sary, you should pass laws to take
the city government away from
l.h.m until thev know how to una
it."
He ssid his staff was not so
much Interested In trying to save
the people, but In trying to got
a square deal for the police, be
cause the people did not want to
be ssved. "and the people in a
Republican form of government.
either get what they want or get
ting what they want or what they
Jdeserve.
Hack With Marines.
WASHINOTON. Dec. 28. Bri
gadier General Smedley D. Butler
today withdrew his resignation
from the Marine Corps.
Although the leave under
which he has been serving as
director of public safety of Phlla-
rlolnhla. wniilrl nnt esnlre nntll
December St. General Huller Im-
mM'In,r reporien for tuny, in
w)1 rrtrn , phllsdelphls for
few days to arrange his private
affairs snd then come bsrk to
Wsshington. Lste In Jsnusry, he
will go to San Diego to take com
mand of the Marine base there.
STORK ROBBERS DO NOT
MOLEST POST OFFICE
(Aaxrtalnl Pma lsa4 Wit.)
DALLAS. Ore., Dec. 28 Robbers
I broke Into snd robbed the general
store of J. F. Welnert at Aairlie. In
southern Polk county, sometime
.last night and escaped with loot
estimated to he worth about I ISO.
i Including clothing and a small
amount of money.
Entrance to the store was sain
Ud by breaking a front window. The
Ipostofflce, housed In the ssme
Uoom, was not molested,
Sheriff Hooker, who Investigated
Ithe robbery, said that the robbers
I left no clues.
BARBER IS HELD
ON CHARGE OF
OWNING STILL
Companion Makes Getaway
Down Hotel Fire Escape
and Eludes Officers.
WOMAN IS WITNESS
Fugitive May Be Charged
With Violation of White
Slave Act Still and
Equipment Found.
Joe Nelson, a transient barber.
formerly located at Oakland, is un
der arreat, Emery Shirley, a com
panion, la a fugitive, and air, l.
K. Wilkinson is being detained aa
a witness, as a result oi a ram
made Saturday evening. Shirley,
wbo escaped the officer by going
down the fire escape of the hotel
where he waa staying, la being
sought. Government agents will
probably aid in the search for bun.
aa he will probably be charged
with white slavery a well aa vio
lation of the federal prohibition
law.
Officer last week located a 20-
gallon still and moonshinlng plant
east of Sutherlln, and are charging
Nelson and Shirley with posses
sion and conspiracy.
According to the atory told by
Sheriff Starmer the party of three
including Nelson. Shirley and Mrs.
Wilkinson, - came to Hoseburg
about 10 'day ago. Suspicion was
directed toward them following aa
automobile accident., anr an officer
following the two men, the sheriff
states, located the site or tne still
On Christmas day two deputies
visited the moonshine factory find
ing it located on a small stream.
a tributary of the Calapoola, about
fifteen miles east of Sutherlln.
The officer brought in a still
fully equipped with a gasoline
stove and air pump, the worm,
condenser and other necessary ap
paratus for the manufacture of
moonshine. They also found, they
claim, two barrels of mash, which
waa not yet sour enough for the
run-off.
On Saturday night, after procur
ing "John Doe" warrant, the offi
cers went to the lodging house
wheie the trio were staying. On a
pretext of questioning Shirley re
garding the automobile accident
and his failure to report It, two of
the officers went to the room
which he and the woman were oc
cupying. They were not positive
that he was the man wanted, and
desired to see him before placing
him under arrest.
After questioning him for a
short time, they returned to the
lobby, where Nelson was under ar
reat to have a talk with him, and
in the meantime, being left un
guarded for. a moment, Shirley
went out the window and down the
fire scape and ha disappeared.
It Is claimed that he brought
the woman to Roseburg and the
sheriff says that evidence of com
mercialised vice can be brought
against the pair. It is intimated
that a vagrancy charge will be
brought against the woman.
Nelson Is lodged In the county
Jail, and Mrs. Wilkinson Is also In
custody aa a witness. Federal au
thorities will probably be notified
at once and asked to assist In (he
search for Shirley.
U. S. FORBEARANCE
WITH CUBA BRINGS
AMUSING COMMENT
(AnoeUtM Press Leued Win.)
MADRID, Dec. 28. Opining that
the United States would not be
greatly Interested In annexing Cu
ba, Kl Sol, local newspaper. In an
editorial on the subject today, says
Cuban patriotism Is a guarantee
that the International and republic
will allow no pretext for further
American Intervention.
Nor will the Cubans permit
their country to get Into such a
precarious economic situation as to
force a request for annexation as
the only solution of the problem.
El hoi points out.
If the American attitude were
that "big fish eat little ones," or
that the tlghty engulf the weak,
El Sol continues, "the United
State would have abundant rea
son to Impose Its will upon the Cu
bans, even though It Is certain the
Cubans would defend their Inter
ests with greet heroism.
'The United States apparently
Is convinced thst only by scrupul
ously respecting the rights of th
wesk csn she maintain her world
prestige." says El 8ol. It remarks
that Americana general appear
lo be convinced "Aie United Slates
was unjust to Spain In 1898,
CANADIAN LINER
SINKS FREIGHTER
IN FOG; NO DEATHS
AsMMstfd rm Usaad Win.) w
VANCOUVER. B. C. Iec.
28. In profound fog 40 miles.
north of here, the Lady Cyn- w
thia, a passenger liner, last
night rammed and sank the
Cowlchan, a freighter.
The Cowlchan sank In 11
minutes after the clash. , The
Cynthia saved ber 14 passen-
gers and 31 personnel.
The Cynthia, after hitting
the Cowlchan In Welcome
Pass, kept her nose pressed
against the freighter's side,
and began hustling the peo-
4 pie of the Cowlchan aboard.
When all were safe, the Cyn-
thia backed away, and the
Cowlchan went down Imme-
dlately.
AND SET Oil FIRE
a t .1 wt .a m a)
Merchandise worth More
Than $ 1 .000 Taken Dur
ing Early Hours Sun
day Morning:'
The R. D. Bridges general mer
chandise store of Oakland waa
robbed of merchandise valued at
approximately $1,000 early Sun
day morning, and an uttempt then
mad to fire the building. The
crime i believed to have been
commlted by the same person who
nas robbed stores at Roseburg,
Myrtle Creek, Canyonvllle and
possibly elsewhere.
Entrance waa gained by bor
ing a bole In the panel of a rear
door. A one-Inch bit was used the
same as has been used In the rob
bery of the Bernler Tailor shop,
and store in Myrtle Creek and
Canyonvllle.
The burglao took, about TO dress
shirts, a quantity of ladlea silk
hose, a number of heavy wool
macktnawa, overslls, underwear
and other valuable merchandise
Including considerable groceries.
After looting the store they
took the wood which had been
broken out If the rear panel and
cut It Into fine kindling. Kerosene
waa then taken from a barrel
standing nearby and poured over
the floor.
The blase was seen by a tele
phone operator serosa the street
and she called Mr. Bridges who
put out the fire with a small
hand extinguisher. The fire did
considerable damage by covering
the goods in the store with black
soot, although the building Itself
was not damaged to any great
extent. s
(AanrlaM Frns Ltlavd Who.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 28. Jap
anese plaintiffs In damage suits
aggregating S12r,00n, graving out
of the deportation last July of Jap
aneae mill workers from Toledo.
Ore., scored a second point today
In Federal Court. Judge ('. E. Wol-
verton overruled the motion of the
defendant cltlzena of Toledo that a
clause of a treaty between the
United States and Japan guaran
teeing protection to cliiien and
subjects of the two natlona be
stricken from the complaint. Re
cently the plaintiffs scored when
the court overruled the defendants'
motion to require the Japanese to
provide bonds guarsnteelng pay
ment of costs of the case.
B. A. Green, attorney for the To
ledo defendants, declared that the
treaty could have no Spli alln to
a "brawl," as he characterised the
occurrence upon which the suit is
based.
The five Japanese are suing nine
cltliens of Toledo charged with
Ing lesders of a mob that forced
the Japanese to leave Toledo,
where they were employed In a
mill.
HIGH SCHOOL BOVS FORMING.
NEW SERVICE ORGANIZATION
A new organisation among high
school boys to be known s the I
super scouts, will be formed soon, j
The club is to be made up of Boy j
Scouts and former membera of that
organisation and will be created
for the purpose of serving the stu
dent body. It will sponsor various '
activities and carry on such work J
as It msy find to benefit the stu-1
dents and the school. Thirty four
boys hare already signified their '
Intention of becoming members
and Maynanl Bell has been named
temporary chairman. He has sp-
pointed a nominating committee
and officer will be elected as noon
school reconvenes. The club Is
not a secret organisation.
SHERIFF rilLli
GARRY WDPLEf
TO GRAND JURY
Turned Down by County
Court, Starmer Will Try
Other Authority.'
INVITES FULL PROES
Great Increase in Volume o?
Work Make Employment
of Salaried Deputy , :
a Necessity. T
Claiming that the county court
Is deliberately attempting to hin
der th work of the sheriff's of
fice and slow up law enforcement.
Sheriff Starmer stated this morn
ing that he will go before the neat
grand Jury with a request for aa
Investigation of the work or th
sheriff's office. He stste that ha '
will ask the grand Jury to go over
the books and records of hi of
fice In a careful manner and then
It they find his request for addi
tional helo advisable that . they
Include such a recommendation la
their report. -
"During the past fifteen year
the work of the sherirt's office ha
grown to such an extent that -it
cannot he done efficiently with
the money provided," the sberirr
saya. "I asked the county court
to provide additional funda to
employ a regular deputy to aid
In the outside work, but without
asking my reasons, calling me
Into conference or in any war
consulting me regarding the rea
sons for such an application the
court arbitrarily eliminated th
requested amount from the ten
tative budget. '-
"I explained the requet in de
tail to the tax league and a re
commendation to the county
court that the approprtatfoV be
allowed waa voted unanimously,"
but again the county court with-i
out investigation or Inquiry re--fused
to include the sum which
I requested In the budget. "
"The sheriffs office, in Douglas'
county Is being forced to operate-
on a budget which Is from 8 to ID-
thousand dollars lower than any
other county in the state of equal
population. When It la taken into,
consideration that Douglas Coun
ty Is one of the most difficult In
the western part of the state to
cover It may readily be seen that
the office la greatly handicapped.
"Conditions during the past
fifteen years have 'changed mater-"
tally. -The prohibition law has
(Continued on page S.V '
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