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life 'THE ..WEATHER. The Statesman receives the leased wtre report ot the Associated Press, the greattt and coit re liable pre association la the world. Sunday fair east, rain west por tion; moderate winds mostly wes terly. - SEVENTIETH TEAR REPORT OF Rip BOARD IS Royalty. Suit Pending in Federal Court Seeks to " Recorer on More Than Million Square Yards HOME BIDDERS ARE GIVEN PREFERENCE TctaJ Mileage of Improve in'cnt and Aggregate Ex penditures Shown Of the total of 419.35 miles or pavement laid and under contract for the biennium of 1?1 and 1920 1 318.75 miles were of, the bitu-l llthic material on which the War ren Brothers company claimed a patent The patent expired May &. last, and up to that -date the highway department had laid a total of 1.221,702.7 square yards of bltulithie, or 38.65 per cent of the whole amount of bltulithie na iler contract during the blennum. On this total yardage the high way commission, under the act of the legislature of 1919. has paid bo royalty, and there Is now pend ing In the federal court in Port land a suit in which the Warren company seeks to collect the roy alty. Some months ago - former Attorney General Brown filed a motion that the case be trans ferred from the equity to the law lide of the court. The motion has tot yet been passed on.- That is the status of the case at the pres ent time. Offer to Settle Made -'The Warrens, upon refusal of the highway commission to pay a royalty, offered to. settle at 10 tents a yard, hat declared that if (hey brought suit they would seek to collect 25 cents & yard, which vas the amount of royalty charged ti the days when the state paid a loyalty.,-T - -'T '' ' ,! . These figures pertaining to i ilcage and yardage are set. put la the biennial report of the -com mMon, but.no mention is made cl th suit.. Aside from the raile ila of bitulltbic the report shows that of the total mileage of pave ment laid or under contract 58.5 miles are of concrete and 24.1 miles non-patented bituminous pinment. The report observes that the greater number of the contracts of the biennium were let in the spring and early summer of 1919 before the Increased prices which afterward became effective were reflected in the bids, "and it is thought that a material saving to the state has resulted from this policy." ' Local Contractors Favored. ; "The commission has consist ently encouraged local bidders by Clriding the work into small salts," says the report, "thus en abling them to compete with the larger construction . companies, which has resulted in securing close competition. All projects ivs been, extensively advertised with the result that a large num ber of bids have been secured on most of the projects. In the . erent that an insufficient num ber of proposals were received, or when the bid prices seemed to be excessive, the projects were re aivertlsd. which generally result i In reduced bids." The report calls attention to a Policy that has been adopted by tie department whereby all new trades are allowed to settle and be open for travel at least a year, ad preferably longer, before pav ag is laid. This, it is claimed, prevents early deterioration of .the pavement and explains why some raps In the main highways have been left unpaved. Article Rridges Built. ", ' Relative to bridges the report ays: f "The bridges which have been built are substantial structures of leasing design.' Concrete, steel ad timber structures hive-been constructed as seemed best adapt ed to the location. AH bridges oa the main highways Jiave been eesigned for 20-ton truck loading, A total expenditure of $1,311,300 s been made for bridges. The total number of bridges of 18 foot span or: over, completed or . anaer contract, is 162. and the Jotal estimated cost Is $2,047,460 The largest bridge under con truction is the Young's; bay fridge near Astoria, which is a double-leaf trunnion bascule tructure, the estimated cost of Jhlch is $318,500. Plana have been prepared for an arch, bridge torb the Willamette river at Oregon City, but arrangements for financing this project have not m been completed." . . Government Onerous t The government has been gen erous with nmn In the fnnlrl Nation ofr road building-material. fmiDniBnt aeirrecatinir a value Of 1. 400.000 having been given the -ie from surplus war material ?J of charge. The equipment !en the state includes 304 "eki, sSme of which were new. ISSUED (Continued pn page 7) HARDING HOME BRIGHT WITH HOLIDAY CHEER HUNDREDS OP PACKAGES ARE CAREFULLY UNTIED Betty and; Dorothy Sparkes Occupy Places of Honor at Senator's ' , Side at Dinner MARION. O., Dec. 25. It was a real Christmas today at the home of President-elect Harding. Immediately after dinner the senator and Mrs.-. Harding began to peep at what Santa Claus had been sending for the last two weeks. There were literally hun dreds of them, ranging from cig arettes to Georgia "possums". Not a single present was opened until this morning. Little Betty Sparkes, aged 6, and her sister Dorothy, agd 3 A daughters of one of the newpaper correspondents, were special guests of the president-elect and about them Senator Harding's Christmas celebration centered. The two little girls occupied a place of honor at the senator's side at dinner and later posed for moving pictures with the president-elect. With the newspaper correspondents, the youngsters spent most of the day at (be Hard in e home. Late in the afternoon Senator Harding made several calls on tamUyl riends- MINNESOTA IS . "WET PLACE v i i Prohi Agents Seize 30,445 Gallons Liquor in Five States in 8 Months MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. 25. Federal prohibition agents have seized 30,445 gallons of liquor, valued at; $70,941 by government estimates, in the five states of Minnesota. North Dakota, Iowa r.nd Nebraska, during, the eight months from April 1 to Novem-1 ber 30. Paul D. Keller, super-1 vising federal prohibition agent for this district, announced to night. Taxes and. penalties as sessed in the liquor cases total $2,099,433, Mr--Keller said. , .The number of violations which have been reported to the dis trict attorneys in the various etates as a result of the activi ties of federal agents axe 981 and the number of seizures of liquor 968, the value ot the - liquor, probably, would be greatly in creased if it were sold illegally, Mr. Keller declared. Minnesota is 'wetter" than Iowa, North Dakota, South Da kota. South Dakota and Nebraska combined, according to Mr. Kel ler's, figures. Four-fifths of the entire amount of liquor taken, or 24.955 gallons, have been seized in Minnesota. The value of thU liquor Is placed .at $64,042 of the total amount. A total of $1,376. 956 has been assessed in taxes and penalties in this state.' Federal prohibition agents have confiscated 55 automobiles dur ing, the eight months, of which 46 were taken in Minnesota, six in Iowa, two in South Dakota and one In North Dakota. There Aint No Santa Clans Says Father Fast in Chimney NEW YORK. Dec. 25 Santa Claus. in this particular Instance weighing 340 pounds, got stuck here today while "proving" to three children .that be is no myth and really comes down the cbimr ney. ; In tbe home of Alderman Frank J. Dotzler three youngsters- were caught peeping beneath the com forter keeping a hawk-eye on the fireplace and the stockings that bung from the mantelpiece. "I'll show 'em, said Santa. He fastened a pack of gifts on his back and started down the chimney. Halfway down his girth made further passage impossible. TT khnntfd for helo. A bricklayer removed part of the chimney, a pack of toys was thrown violently to the floor and Alderman Dotzler, removing his disguise, said: "You're right, kids; there ain't no Santa Claus.' Elements Overwhelm Youth is Found Dead in Woods WHITE SALMON. Wash., Dec. 25. A searching party that went into the mountains today to locate Oliver Davis. 20 years of age. who resided, four miles from White Salmon on the HuKum road, dis covered his dead body upon a trail four miles from home. Davis started into the hills last Thursday morning for a hunt. Dur ing tbe day a terrific storm broke In the mountains and the pre sumption is that the elements overwhelmed him and he died of exposure. LONDON MAKES LOAN' SANTIAGO, Chile. Dec. 25.-11 Is announced that the Rothschilds of London have offered a loan to Chile to be devoted to public Im- orovements and the new railway nrnlMt between - Santiago and Valparaiso. The offer is said to have been made through the Chilean charge d'affaires at Lon don. -No details are Siren. BLOCKADE OF FIUME RESENTED Italian Siege Already Draws Meshes of Food Scarcity About People of Arbe j Veglia and San Marcos POET DIRECTS STATE ! AND MILITARY ACTS Citizens Are Reluctant To ; Endure Privations for Independence ! Till EST. . Dec. - 25. Flame, Arbe. Veglia and San Marcos, un der blockade by the Italian fleet, are alreawy beginning to feel th,e scarcity of food, j Port IHrccts Fated City, f The greater part of. Gabrleie D'Annunzio's troops are remain ing in their barracks at Fium and their officers are In direct communication with the poet who looks after 'military as well as the ; political affairs of the bo leagured city. ... Immediately after official no tice ot the blockade was given to the "regency of , Quarnero." the Italian General Ferrario, who al ready had a group of . soldiers posted' around the Fiume fron tier, closed in upon the city, bar ring all exit on three sides. For about 100 yards out of the city the railway tracks were removed, stopping traffic into the city. The roads immediately outside were torn ud and those emssin? fhn frontiers were barred , with tree trunks and wire entanglements Here and there trenches have Wen dug from -which patrols are keeping a lookout. . Regular troops surround the blockade line at short intervals. Royal guards and carbineers hold the ?ea line while Alpine troons dominate the city from the north eastern-heights.. What -is i con sidered thr most 'dahgerous spot, however, is the mouth of tbe rjver Reoina, - t D'Annunzio, according to Infor mation leaking out of Fiume. is virtually taking no rest and is displaying great nervous activity in the work of defence. He is issuing orders, giving advice, writing proclamations and recit ing aloud. i The poet-commander is highly indignant about some of the con ditions in General Cavigalia's ul timatum, especially that pertain ing; to the disbandment of his troops. He considers it outrage ous to the independence of the regency which be declares had a right to form an army for its own defence, even P with foreign subjects, as France' and Holland have done in the case of their foreign legions.- . ; Meanwhile, the blockade has caused a great increase In the price of all necessaries, some; of which have reached fantistie sum, as owing to the danger of starvation, many of the people have purchased large etock3 of food. VHl7-ns Reluctant in Starving. : Tins of condensed milk, for in stance, ha ve entirely disappeared from tha market, while fresh milk i not coming' In from the neigh boring country: which is occupied by' Italian forces. Meat is a rood, of extraordinary luxury. Measures, however, have been adopted to punish shopkeep ers and food hoarders. Since tbe blockade ras insti tuted nobody has been able to enter Fiume. .Many have been obliged to turn back, some of them being parents desirous of entering the city so that they might persuade their sons to re turn to the regular army and to cease assisting 1n plans contrary to law. The number of persons requir ing to be fed in Flume is 52.000, approximately,' while the regency isi believed to have accumulated rations only sufficient lor 26.000 for two weeks. This has con tributed greatly to the depression of the citizens who are reluctant to endure privations and suffer ing even to insure independence. Thoroughbred Shetland Is Christmas Surprise One of the surprises of Christ mas morning was at the A. J. Ed wards home. 1134 Waller street. Mr. Edwards announces the birth of I VMidnight Boy," Shetland thor oughbred, to "Lady Maude Wolfe-,1 registered Shetland pony who has won two blue ribbons at the state fajr. The baby Shetland is sired by a stallion on. the Wolfe farm near Wood burn, j - ;Mr. Edwards' and family are Shetland fanciers and nave spe cialized in the little horses, but at the present time own only Lady j Maude and her Colt. The Edwards chjldren were thoroughly surprised ati (tin arrival fif the colt an it re - cejve It as one ot the delights of the Christmas season. r Mr. Edwards probably will reg- isfjer tbe little animal. - , SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY CRIMINALS-AT-LARGE SPEND DAY AT HOME BURGLAR WORKS AS SANTA, COMES DOWN CHIMNEY Unidentified' Man Is Found Nearly Dead Front Bullet Mound in ' Deserted Hallway NEW YORK. Dec. 25. New York's coterie ot ; criminabv-at-large with one exception, vpem Christmas at home, police repurLs indicated tonight. Police officials claimed the ap parent cessation of outlawry bore out the prediction of Commission er Enright that recent bustling activity of the lawless was noth ing more than a Christmas drive for "their wives and kiddies." '. One burglary, believed to have been committed this morning i at about the same lime Santa Claus was negotiating the last chimney, was reported. Diamonds, liberty bonds and money were taken from the. - safe of a wholesale clothing merchant in East Four teenth street, , An unidentified man found to night in a deserted hallway in Brooklyn when his croans at tracted a small boy. died before medical aid arrived. . An examination of the body re vealed a bnllet wound in the ab domen. Police said no firearms were found in the hallway. Th-i man was well dressed and about 22 years old. , MYSTERY JEILS OFHCERS DEATH i . j Investigation of Death of . James McGuinness is Demanded BAYONNE. N. J.. Dee. 25. J. F. McGuinness. whose body was found in Newark Bay yesterday with a hole through his head, committed suicide, police here stated tonight. The family of the dead man. who was a prohibition enforcement officer, believe that he was murdered. , WASHINGTON, Dec. 25. The bureau of investigation of the de partment of justice, under Instruc tions of Attorney-General Palmer, tonight began Investigation of the death ot James F. McGuinness, a prohibition enforcement agent at Bayonne, N. J.. yesterday. Special agents will be sent to New Jersey to co-operate with the local au thorities. The action was taken up on request of Joseph P. Tu multy, secretary to President Wil son, who Is a cousin ot Mrs. Mc Guinness. I Mr. Tumulty, according to an announcement tonight, also urged an investigation, in messages to day to chiefs of police, county prosecutors and department ot justice agents. "I am certain from the in formation now at hand." the tele grams said, "that McGuinness met with foul play. Every fact of his home life negatives nay other idea." Railroads Resume Pre-war Service PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 23. Railroads in this territory are re turning to pre-war service so far as the comfort ot passengers is concerned. Tbe Pennsylvania ha issued careful instructions for the heating of cars. Coaches in through service, says an order. must be heated to a temperature between 65 and 70 degrees; in suburban service. 60 to 65. Sleep ing cars between 10 p. m and 6 a. m. must hare temperature of about 60: in the daytime the temperature in sleepers and par lor cars should range between 65 and 70. Other orders Issued to trainmen Include: , Principal stations at which trains will - stop must be, an nounced in all coaches and diners before they leave terminals. Approaching stations, the name of the station must be announced at least twice. . Conductors must make frequent trips through sleeping cars at night to see that Pullman em ployee is on guard In each car In service. Wooden coaches or wooden combined cars must not be placed between steel cars, or between steel cars and tbe engine. Soliciting alms, distributing hotel cards, advertising matter or literature not directly connected with the business ot the company. must be prohibited. ;.X ESCAPES PRISON. FORT MADISON. Iowa. lcc. 25 James O'Kecfe. James Lane, James Cullen and Harry Smith, four members of a gang commit ted to the state prison here from Leinars. escaped this morning dur ing Christmas ceremonies. Posses searched for tbo men all day and were still out tonight. Because of a heavy snowstorm th! fugitives are not thought to have covered much ground. VAl'LT IS MMJTED. M1LWACKBE. Wis.. Dec. 25. Burglars looted the vault in tbe 1 thori ff'a nfTire at the rmintV tail j here some time last night and look I $1,750 placed there by Joseph. Zu- ber. turnkey, it was announced tonight. V ' MORNING, DECEMBER 26. 1D20 INCENDIARIES FIRE SEVEN BUILDINGS i .".- ARMED I'ATROIJ ARK ALERT FOR SUSPECTS Three Residence,' Two School House, Church mud IUra Are Found On Fire BROWNSVILLE. Pa.. Dec. 25. Seven fires, believed to have been the work of incendiaries, who have terrorized -this section for- three months, were reported to the authorities here today. The fires which started late last night or early today in three resld-nces. two school houses, a church and a barn located here, at Albany Hill and at Braznell. Jefferson township. . . In the saven fires reported to day, one redeace. that of Har vey Elliott, at Albany Hill, was destroyed. The other fires dam aged the South Brownsville schoolhouse and the- Brownsville Episcopal church in Brownsville, the Hell man farmhouse, the James Shearer farmhouse and barn ownd by James Clark at Albany Hill and the Brataell ptfbllc 'school at Braznell. Jeffer son township. . Soon, after reports of the fires were received tbe Fayette detail of police assisted by county offi cers, started Investigations. Armed patrols busy throughout this region tonight and tbe en tire district was on the alert looking for suspects in connec tion with the fires. NOT GUILTYIS HATilON PLEA Woman Charged With Mur der "Enjoys Freedom Un der $12,000 Bond ARDMORE. Okla., Dec. 25. Clara Smith Hamon, who has fig ured prominently in the newspa pers of the nation for a month., following the shooting of Jake L. Hamon. Republican national com mitteeman of Oklahoma. Is to night enjoying the freedom pro vided iii a $12,000 bond. In the office of the sheriff of Carter county, Mrs. Hamon. who returned bene at noon today to answer a charge of murder, was released on bond shortly after 1 o'clock. i Mrs. Hamon pleaded "not guilty." . She intends td spend a number of days with her relatives at Wil son and soon thereafter may re turn to El Paso, where her par ents live, and remain there until her trial comes up in district court. U. of C. and Ohio Squads Hold Secret Practices PASADENA. Cal.. Dec. 25. The University of California football squad, which arrived here today for its game New. Year's day with Ohio State, put in two hours this afternoon in secret ; practice on Tournament field, where the east versus west contest will be staged. The Bear party, consisting of twenty-nine players, five coaches, and trainers, headed by Andy Smith, and an Oakland sports writer." left the train at Los An geles and motored from there to Pasadena. A small group of California alumni and represent atives ot the Tournament of Roses association greeted the California players. "Crip" Toomey. halfback, left the train at Fresno to pas Christ mas with his father, tbe mayor of that city. He will arrive here to morrow. The Bears are making their headquarters at tbe hotel Mary land, . while the Buckeyes are quartered at the hotel Raymond. Andy Smith offered no predic tions as to tbe outcome of tbe game, but lost no time in getting his men into practice. The Californians had the first chance at Tournament field for practice today. When they bad finished, the Ohioans took pos session and barred all spectators. The Buckeyes were guests bt honor tonight at a reception at their hotel given by the Ohio State Alumni association of South ern California. This followed a sight-seeing trip about Los An geles and a Christmas dinner here. Both teams expect to "get down to hard practice" Monday, accord ing to their coaches. QUIET DAY IS SPENT. BALTIMORE. Dec, 25. Cardi nal Gibbons celebrated Christmas in his sickroom at the home of Robert T. Shritcr near Westmin ster. Md.. today Willi mcmoers his household. He was able to eat some of the Christmas dinner but visitors were denied him. . Mass was said in his room early in the day by the Reverend Father A. F. Smith, the cardinal's secre tary. SEATTLE IS WIVM:i; VICTORIA. B. C. Pee. r5. Se attle's Metropolitan hockey team won an uphill content from the Victoria Aristocrats by a score of 4 to 3 in an extra period in the first main came of the winon here today. Victoria scored to soals In the first period, one In the sec ond and Seattle tied it up In the third, maklnr the winninr noint In overtime, after a few minutes1 of play. I- . MONTESANO SHAKEN. BY EXPLOSION Entire Town is Aroused by Report, of Bomb Which Policy Believe Was Plot to Wreck County Jail I- tl BOMB EXPLODES IN ' PREMATURE MANNER : i . Jail . Harbors Convicts of Armistice Day Shooting' at Centralia MONTESANO. Wash.. Dec. 25. An explosion which shook the entire town ot Montesano and brought out the populace early to night is believed by the police to be a miscarriage of a plot td wreck the Grays Harbor county Jail here, in which are incar cerated seven men convicted last March of complicity in the Cen tralia. Wash.. Arm Is tic Day mur ders of November 11. 1919. Tbe explosion occurred ander a tree in a vacant lot aiear the Northern Pacific station and with in 100 feet ot the mala street of the town. The tree was shattered by the blast. The police theory of a possible plot on the county jail is based upon reports ot the presence of a J stranger louerinc aooai tue jau during the day. The man carried a leather traveling bag and pieces ot such a bag with a short length of fuse were picked up near tbe scene of the explosion by Marshal W. C. McAloon. It is. the marshal's belief that the bomb was ' cached near the tree -and prematurely exploded. No damage resulted. Moonshine in the Air Gives Police Long Wait "There's moonshine In the afr. So thought Police Officer Brown Christmas eve, as he made his nightly rouada of the city. A Chevrolet car. parked on Com mercial street near Court, attract ed his attention. With the:rightful authority of a policeman; he made an investi gation. And, there sure enough was a gallon ot Christmas eneer In the form ot sour wine. Now the sour wine was not good and besides, that was not what the officer wanted, nnless accompan ied Wy the owner. So Brown hunted up Policeman Victor and they, decided they would keep an eye on that car until it was claimed. . A1out 11 o'clock one of the I men took up dm station inj a shadowy stairway, wbero he kept up the watch. Turn about, the officers alternately patrolled the City and kept their ilcnt vigil ai tbe hours dracged slowly by. Possibly there was once a time alone about niornin; when the owner nticht have snccceded in aetting his antomohil away un molested. Mr. Victor was not leaping at his poft. for lie was kitting on the stairway. At 4 o'clock tbe officer de rided the owner ot tbe car was ( going to make a nicht of it. and took the automobile, rarco and all to the police sOition where it remained until morning. Ben G. Wolke and Frnk Wolke ot Marion were arretted yeMer- dsy. charged with having intoxi - csiing liquor in their poeaion. and thftir automobile, which had been confiscated Friday nicht. was returned to theni. They each deposited a bond of $25 for their appearance Jfpnday to answer to the charge. Car Skids When Passing Auto Without Ughls BAKERSFIELD. Cal.. Dec. 25. John H. Howard. ae 32. electrical worker and returned soldier, was probably fatally Injured early to day when an automobile In which he was riding overturned on the state highway near Delano, thirty miles north ot Bakersfield. The car, in turninc out to avoid a flcht Ie?s car, skidded In the mud be side the highway. W. Berna and W. RuckIos. who were riding in tbj front seat with Howard. c raped without injuries. Howard came to It.ikerf ield from MilMale. 1'rnn.. a few mouth a;C FROM KAMM TO CHURCH Philadelphia.. Ik-e. 23. Emp tier saloons in the west are bring donaft-d and boiicht by MethodUt ministers to be rebuilt Into c'lnrrhes and parsonages. District superintendents fmm towns in the west made this re port to the Board of Home Mis sions and Church Extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church at a meeting here. More than twenty churches and parsonages bate heeu built fmm old saloons In western Wisconsin alone. It was reported. Fifteen parsonages were . equipped with thw oak furniture from a hotel at tledforiy Wisconsin. ACT OF MERCY ENDS IN MRS. JENNiNG'S DEATH TWO CARS IX DITCH WHEN TAAI HITS WOMAN Tragedy Orrars Wheat Mrs Stop tm Cite Aid to Car la IMtch, RUsm To lie Fixed Monday MKI'KOltU. Or.. Dw. 25. Mrs. Luke Jennings, Medtord. 35, a sister of Milton A. Mlll-r. inter nal revenue collector. Portland, was instantly killed la aa auto mobile accident, on the Pacific huhvay near bera Christmas eve sD? was standing beside a car with Mrs. W. H.IIvans of Ash land. Or., when a tax lea b driven by W. L. Dewltt of Ashlaad rrashed int ) them. Two cars had cone Ints the ditch previously and the two women were waiting for their husbands, who wer? aiding la pettier the ditched cars back rn the road. Coroner John A. Perl, who was aa eye witness of the tragedy win rail aa Inquest Monday to fix tha blame. LIEUT. BRATTEN TAKES TROPHY U. S. Army Ariator Wins 100 Mile Free-for-all Race at Daugherty Field LONG BEACH. Cal.. Dee. 25. Flying at a speed of IK S miles aa hour. Lieutenant E. E. Brat t-n. I. S, army aviator, won the ine. mile free-for-all race tor the Albert II. Hays challenge trophy. the opening event today of the lhre--day national winter air tournament at Daugherty field here. Thirteen filers started la the race, twelve being army tn-a and II finished. Lieutenant Brattea's time for ih 106 miles flows ovr a trian gular course, was 40 minutes, 52 s-coad. The order la which the others finished and their time were: Captain L. II. Smith. 41 min utes. 37 seconds: Lieutenant Har. old Brand. 42 minutes flat: Lieu tenant T. A. Pitts. 42 tnlnut-s. 24 seconds: Lieutenant Milo N Clark. 42 minutes'. 49 seconds: Sergeant T. J. Robblns. 4 3 min utes. 1 second: Lieutenant W. D. Coney. 43 minutes. 29 seconds: Cadet L. II. Scott. 4 3 minutes. 47 seconds: Lieutenant R. X. Scott. 4 4 mlutes. 27 seconds: Frank Clark, civilian Los Anxeles. 47 minutes. 39 seconds; Lieutenant Frank Siefert. 47 minutes. 51 sec onds. Lieutenants A. Lee Foster and R. 8. Worthlngton. the other starters, were forced to descend because of engine trouble, each making a safe landing. The fliers were aided on the long slie of the coune . by strong tall wind. On 'the other lers they w-re protected from the wind by hills. The first six ma chines to finish were American- built, equipped with 4 0-horse power Liberty motors. Leah in Gas Tube Causes Two Deaths SANTA ANA. Cal.. Dec. 2S Mrs. M. N. Putnam, wife of a Los Angeles dentist, and her 15-year-old son. found dead In their beds last night by Dr. Putnam, died from asphyxiation, according to a belief expressed tonight by physi cians who examined tbe bodies. Tbe physicians said they found a five inch slit In a rubber gas tube connection, with gss eMcapisg from tbe bole in a room near the bedrooms. Stars and Stripes Give Germany Ray of Ughl FRANKFORT. Germany. Dec. 2 - 5. Ir. Walter Simon, tbe Ger man foreign minister, in an ar ticle in the Frankfort Zeitnng. .avj that In the night which eov rr Germany, be sees only one ray of lisht and "that comes from tbe land of the Stars and Stripes. He expresses the belief that Senator Harding will "not delay the establishment of a peace be tween Germany and America. and thinks that this, more than aii)thing else, would tend to re tire the spirit and economic life of the nation. WISCONSIN GIRL ANXIOUS TO FIND MOTHER AND BROTHER WHO MAY BE UVING IN SALEM Mis.f Ruby E. Moore, of Okauchce. Wis., is anxioas to find her mother, Mrs. Cora Moore, who, she eayn, vaa home time airo a patient at the Salem hospital, and also her brother. Robert L. Moore, w ho was a soldier at Fort McDowell, Calif. Miss Moore writes The Statesman the followinu letter: "Is there any way through your daily papers yoti can aid me in finding my nsother, Cora Moore, who was a patient at the Salem hospital and who was discharspd as well omc time ago, and from whom I have not heard for the last year? Also a brother, Robert L. Moore, who was a soldier at Fort McDowell, Calif., with the 17th company? I have written to Washington and have been informed he was discharged. "I thought eince my mother had been in Salem they may have ?ettlct somewhere there, so 1 am asking you to help me, and may God grant you a merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. I remain a lonely and broken-hearted girL TRICE: FIVE CUNTS SPIRIT OF REVOLUTION JAKES FORM Strong Increase is Noted Li ReToIationary Temper of French People at Social ist Party Congress socialism Gains IN FARM DISTRICTS Delegates Representing S Or- 000 Members Faror Mos cow Internationale TOCR3. France. Dec. 25. What was termed the strosg ln- creas la the revolutionary temper of the French people as! prelim inary indications that the French socialists favor afflliaUoa with the Third (Moscow) IsUraaUos ale three to one, were the out standing features of reports resd at the f.rst session of the French socialist party congress today. A significant paste ot the reports was the statement that the social ist and revolutionary spirit has galaed great strength la the agri cultural districts ot France. Revolutionary Spirit Grows The congress opened this morn ing with 359 delegates represent ing 19.000 members. It was de cided to take up Immediately the question of joining tbe Moscow Internationale. although this question was last on the program. The delegates will vote by man date, having received their in structions from their constituents. Opposition to the parliamentary group which is composed et sixty socialist members ot the chamber et deputies, continues to grow, and It appears certain the party will be split when final action on the motion to accept uncondition ally adhesion until the Interna tionale comes up. . The delegates attributed the la crease la the revolutionary spirit to . the general disturbed condi tions, world wide unrest, and dis content with things as they are. Officials Receive Crust of Dry Bread as Present CHICAGO, Dee. 25 A large crust of dry bread spread one inch thick with butter to which was at tached a card bearing the words "Here's something for needy gov ernment employes.' was found in a package from a mysterious "Un cle Sam" opened at tbe Federal bo lid In g today. Powtoffios officials said this was tbe thirtieth similar package received within the last three months. The post office authorities are of the opinion, they said, that the person sending the packages la a crank. They added that he had wasted severs! dollars la stamps. Premier American Ace Is Taken lor Faker COLUMBUS. Ohio. Dec. 25. Eddie Riekenbacker. premier American ace. rata "wlihia aa see of spending Christmas la a Chicago jail. Instead of with his mother la this city, he told friends here today. m En mute east from California. Riekenbacker registered at a Chl- c,Kr) t,0e!. The clerk believing him to be the fake "Eddie P. U-ken- backer." who was married fa Jacksonville. Fl early this week and who was alleced to have dis appeared later after having em bexsled several thousand dollars, called the house detective la ar rest him. After much explaining. Rieken backer convinced the police that he was the real Eddie Rieken backer and he was finally released