.SEYENTy-THIRD YEAR j .
SALEM, OREGON. THURSDAY MORNING. JANUARY,17, 1924 J,
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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CORRUPTION
CHARGE IDE
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Teapot Dome Lease Is Sub
ject j of Speech by Ar
kansas SenatorAttacks
Attorney Gen. Daugherty
NAVAL RESERVE FUEL
GIVEN AWAY BY FALL
Former Secretary of Interior
Charged With Having De-
frauded Government
WASHINGTON, Jan 1 6. Cor
ruption fin connection with the
lease of the Teapot Dome naval
oil reserve to the Sinclair interests
was charged today in the senate
against jAlbert B. . Pall, former
secretary of the interior, by Sen
ator Caraway, Democrat, Arkan
sas.- ; i! .' '' : . I ..
f Moreover, Mr." Caraway assailed
Secretary " Denby and Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt In connection
with , their , approval of the , lease
and attacked Attorney General
Daugherty. He declared that as
long as!;Mr. Daugherty remained
at "the helm of the department of
justice they may sell the White
House and be absolutely Immune
from an? prosecution in the feder
al courtst" ; r'
Reviewing the, lease and dwell
ing on the several statements made
by Mr. Fall and Edward B. Mc
Lean, Washington newspaper pub-
. Usher,' as to the source of 'the
funds used by Mr. rail In enlarg-
1 ins and improving his New Mexico
ranch. Senator - Caraway . summed
op his address with this" declara
tion: ,!:, MfiivV'.S . r -1
- jj Trust Betrayed : :
' "We are faced with this humil
iating situation: for xthe first
time In the history of America, so
; j. far as, IJknow and I hope, It will,
be the last time a cabinet officer
, betrayed f the high trust.. Imposed
I in him mad for a corrupt .consider-.
' atlon aold the very means by which
our national defense is to be prol
, tected.". ji ; ... , : V,-- ' r . t
i 4. Senator Caraway declared that
f tar President , Harding . without
authority had transferred the nav
al oil reserves from control of
the. navy 'department to the inter
ior department, THr. Fall, ."without
notice to the. country negotiated
some kind of a deal with two oil
.people, and parted with the last
'gallon off America's naval re
serve fUe." ; , "r'"'C"i..f-
"The, investigating committee.
said Senator Caraway, referring to
the senate public lands committee
which was directed to inquire into
the lease, "finally commenced to
. inquire with reference to the sud
denly very vastly increased. appar
ent prosperity of Mr. Fall, and he
came .before the committee , and
made a statement. Other .; evi
dence was offered and then he de
' clined to go before the committee
but claimed the privilege of writ
ing a letter." .x- :
Salt Case Used
In this letter, since it has been
- positivelyj proven' that Mr. 'Fall
left here about the time he let his
friend Sinclair, have - the Teapot
Dome, he said he left Washington
with. 1100,000 and carried it down
to Texas land deposited it. : It
seems, he used he same kind of a
j conveyor Jf or cash that Gas Dick'
Addicks did when he came down to
.Delaware to 'try to corrupt the
state and come to the senate; he
; brought his money in a suit case.
A'; remember,' when they were
; buying city codncilmen -: in San
Francisco, that was the means of
I carrying about their money. ;
"Anyway, Mr. Fall made a state-
r ment, rather resentfully,, with ref
erence to ! where he obtained the
' money. He said he was preparing
to buy a ranch down In New Mex
ico and that the banking facilities
were limited and therefore he Just
;took along the cash. . He wound
up with a burst of Indignation by
. sayiag: . ny -y.,' r
a . nne genueman irom. wnomi
vcbtalned If referring , to ; the
Jioe.000 ' and who furnished me
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THE WEATHER
OREGON: Cloudy .Thursday
with ' rain i in the " northwest
portion; ; moderate southerly
winds.!! 'V;-v-v i
LOCAL WEATHER - s
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Maximum temperature, 49. - .
Minimum temperature," 35. ?
IHver.i4.talling::Vr
Rainfall,; none ' ' v I V:"
Atmosphere, partly- cloudy, . .
Wind, southwest,; :J
TODAY IS BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN; ALSO
THE OPENING OF THRIFT WEEK
tvarw w v or
REAM1X
Today is the birthday of Ben
jamin Franklin. And because
Benjamin Franklin was the father
of Thrift on the American conti
nent, today also is the first jday of
National Thrift week.
If Franklin were alive today he
would be 2 1 8 years old. And some
way the famous printer, philoso
pher, biographer, and the man who
caught a bit of Jupiter's lightning
on a kite and so discovered the
secret of electricity, seems very
much alive, for throughout all the
years since his death the American
people have loved to write and tell
the quaint stories of his thrift
and' not alone .his thrift, but his
greatness of heart as well. j
Thrift week, all over the Ration
has .been outlined in a definite
program. - , ! ,
; Today is Thrift or Bank day.
when everyone Is expected jto fix
upon some .definite scheme of sav
ing for , the year ahead. Friday,
jW 18, is? Budget day, when; folks
are encouraged to prepare a budg
et of estimated income and expen
.lUuresTjusf as 'municipalities' In
big corporations do. Saturday,
IK
Chemawa Indians Beaten By
Score of 32. to 26 Sec
ond Team Loses
: Salem high' school won : the
basketball game with Chemawa
last night by a score of 32 to 26.
Until the last quarter first one
team' and then the other was in
the lead but the high school quin
tet took the lead in the fourth
quarter.
i A preliminary game was played
between the second teams of the
two schools and Chemawa won by
a score of 26 to 18. This also was
close game up until the final
period when the Indians pushed
ahead., Mason was referee.
A game will be played in Salem
Friday between Silverton and the
local players with a preliminary
game between a Salem YMCA
team and a Silverton club team.
Newberg will play on the local
floor Saturday against Salem high
school and the preliminary game
will be between Washington Jun
ior high school and alumni play
ers, from Washington junior.
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MEMBERS LISTED
Navy Men Announce Names
of 21 Aboard Airship
on Wild Flight
; PHILADELPHIA, Jan., 16.
The names of 21 men aboard the
dirigible Shenandoah were s an
nounced by the Philadelphia navy
yard tonight as follows: r
Lieutenant Commander Maurice
O. Pierce: Lieutenant" Commander
J, L. Deam: Lieutenant E. H Kin-
kaid; "Lieutenant R. G. Mays,
radio gunner, J. L. RobertsonJ
Captain Anton Heinen, a Mr. Bur
'of the bnread of aeronautics:
Charles H. Broom, Lester K. Cole
man, Frank K. Moorman, John C
Brennen, Wilfred J. Roy, William
Hv'8tratley, Pasquale l Bettio,
Franklin S. Masters, Erwin P.
Reed, Clarence D. Estridge, all en
listed men of the navy; sergeants
prown HorshorU and Mackiewiei
and Corporal Douglas of the army-
n n
FKA-XKliy
Jan. 19, is Pay Bills Promptly day.
That is what Franklin taught;
and always experience is teaching
the same lesson, and the person
who defies experience often fares
badly.
January 20 is Share With Oth
ers day. That is Sunday, and it's
a good slogan for Sunday. Yes,
you can share with others and.
still be thrifty, and the man who
fails to share with others might
aa well cease the search for peace
and contentment, for therein is the
open secret of the satisfied life.
The Fatherhood of God, the broth
erhood of man the religion of
Jesus, are meaningless words to
those who fail to share with oth
ers. Monday, Jan. 21, is life insur
ance day. Life insurance is a bul
wark against, poverty for those one
may leave behind.
Tuesday, Jan. 2 2, is Own Your
Own Home day, a commendable
goal for any man.
The final day of Thrift week,
Wednesday, Jan. 23, is Make a
Will day. Some Very ractlcal ad
vice in those words.
Former Chief Meets With
Democratic Delegates at
His S Street Home
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. 1
Whatever be the differences
among democrats to the party's
standard bearers next summer and
fall, there were no evident sore
spots left over the award to New
York City of the 1924 convention
when the Democratic national com
mittee adjourned today. Members
tonizht were sneedinu home to
gird the democrat hosts for the
coming clash with their political
I foes and declaring for a vigorous
and intensive campaign.
Upon the adjournment of the
national committee when members
visited former president Wilson
and Mrs. Wilson at their S street
home, Mr. Wilson added his ap
probation to the choice of New
York. "I am very glad .the con-?
vention.was given to New York,"
Mr. Wilson told Chairman Hull
of the national committee adding
an expression of pleasure over the
results of the committee's work
here. ,
No move developed today in the
committee to change' the two
thirds voting rule of the conven
tion's choice of nominees. Neith
er was any change made in the
convention roll of 1,094 delegates
and alternates, but rne cmmittee
formally "recommended ' that one
half of all the delegates at large
should, be women.
Under the new plan, four of
the eight delegates at, large from
each state would: be women, but
all of such delegatf h, would have
only half a vote eachf This would
result in maintalnance of the pres
ent convention voting strength of
1094 but with some increases in
the number -of delegates and al
ternates at large where states act
to adopt the half and half policy
Another resolution adopted to
day would prohibit states from
sending to the convention more
delegates and alternates than pro
vided by their present quota. This
would prevent crowding the con
vention floor, with swollen dele
gations with, their members hav-
ine-a half,. fourth : or- even an
WILSON APPROVES
BOURBON CHOICE
eighth of a tote.
WORK STOPPED
BY TALKFEST
IN CONGRESS
Desire to Confer Prevents
Show Down on House
Rules Question 1
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. De
sire of house members to -iralk pre
vented another showdown today
on the rules question, but an
agreement was reached to have a
vote tomorrow on the main point
of contention how many names
should be required on petitions for
fthe discharge of committees.
Republican organization leaders
favor a minimum of 150 names
while the Republican insurgents
and Democrats have been advocat
ing a 100-name minimum.
The debate today for the. most
was of a political nature,
ta attacking the Republi
cans with occasional aid from an
insurgent while thn regular Re
publicans .spent most of their time
criticizing the views of the In
surgents and Democrats. ,
Ben Franklin's Anniversary
Is Recommended for Ob
servation Here
Mayor Giesy has issued the fol
lowing Thrift week proclamation
"in commemoration of the life
of Benjamin Franklin, that great
est American exponent of thrift,
the week of January 17 to 23 has
been designated throughout the
nation as National Thrift week.
"The habit of thrift is an essen
tial basis for individual progress
as well as for national progress.
Every citizen owes it to himself
and to his community not only tt
be industrious but thrifty, as well.
He should adopt a plan of syste
matic saving so that a maximum
benefit may be enjoyed from the
fruits of his labor. s
"The observance of National
Thrift week issppnsored ,bjrjth,
loung Men s Christian asalocia
tion. the purpose of which is to
encourage and stimulate every onr
to adopt habits of thrift in their
own personal and business affairs
"Let us one and all enthusias
tically join in the observance of
National Thrift week to the end
that it may be made a success in
every respect."
Parents Protest Organiza
tions to School Board in
University City
EUGEXE, Jan. lfi. Strong op
position to fraternities in the Eu
gene high school was voiced by a
large number, of parents at the
regular meeting of the school
board today. Reasons were given
that the fraternities were too ex
pensive for the students, that they
take too much time away from
studies and in general are not for
the best interests of the student
body. The board has taken no
action on the protest.
Income Tax Experts are
Coming to ValleyTJities
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PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 16.
Special deputies from the office
of Clyde Huntley, collector of in
ternal revenue, will be in various
parts of Marion and Polk counties
between now and March 15 when
the income tax returns must be
filed.
These deputies will assist those
who desire help in making out
their tax returns.
A deputy will be in Salem from
February 21. to March 5. Other
dates in Marion county are Sil
verton February 18 to 20; Stayton
February 15 to 16; Woodburn
February 21 to 23.
Deputies will be in Polk county
towns as follows:
Dallas February 7 to 12; Inde
pendence February 13 to 14; Falls
City, February 15 to 16.
Governors Wife Is, III ...
In Portland Hospital
PORTLAND, Jmn. 16. Mrs.
Walter M. Pierce, wife of, Ore
gon's governor, ' is undergoing
treatment at a hospital here for
a nervous, lUness but is improv
ing it became -known today.-Governor
Pierce was here today In at
tendance upon' Mrs. Pierce.
Tiff Mil
HIGH SCHOOL FRAT
OPPOSED NEUGBIIE
UTAH MURDERER
LOSEI APPEAL
TO GOVERNOR
Omer R,,Wood3 of Salt Lake
City ust Face Firing
Squad Friday Morning
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SALT LAKE CITY, "Jan.' 16.
Omer R. Woods, convicted wife
slayer, must die Friday morning.
virtually : was decided today
when Governor Charles R. Mabey
refused to pgrant a reprieve. Gov
ernor Mabey and other members
Of the board of pardons placed no
credence in, the affidavit signed by
Franklin Whiteside," stating that
A.t C. Vadney, witness against
Woods, had confessed to the kill
ing of Mr.4; Woods. The pardon
board decided that the affidavit
was , made!; at the instigation of
Woods and' that it was worthless.
Wood was convicted of having
strangled his invalid wife and then
attempting to set fir to the apart
ment house-1n which he was liv
ing. Woods has maintained that
hig wife was killed by robbers, one
of whom he claimed to be Vadoey.
Woods has accepted his frequent
enialsefoij reprieve or eomruOta-
ton calmly, am stated today that
he was' "going, to be brave."
7f fi
1 DESIGN
Three Weeks Ffecess Prob
able While Ramsay Mac
Donald Forms Cabinet
Bt Ta AMoeuiad-Frm)
LONIibN. Jan. 16. A division
on theSlahor, party'Sj non-confir
dence amendment will be taken in
the house of. commons at 11
o'clock Monday night, it virtual
ly was decided today. This means
that the Baldwin government will
resign Tuesday, Parliament then
wiU adjourn, probably for three
weeks, to allow Ramsay MacDon
lid to form a cabinet and .get his
ministers versed in the routine
of their positions before they face
parliament again. - ;
The debate in the commons to
day for the' most part concerned
foreign affairs, especially British
relations with France and Ger
many in connection with repar
ations. When the debate was ad
journed tonight the Way was clear
for John Robert Clmes to move
as the first business tomorrow
labor's non-confftlence amend
ment. ' v '
Tariff Commission Said
To Have Much Dlssention
' WASHIN'GTON. Jan.. 16. No
tice of internal dissention in the
tariff commission was taken intt
congress today. Representative
Griffin, Democrat, New York, in
troduced a resolution calling ior
an investigation by the house
ways and means committee of "a
report" the the wif of a member
of the commission held an inter
est in a sugar corporation.
Th nrtifiii was taken 33 a re
sult of a row dunng the opening
hearings of the committee on the
suar tariff yesterday when Com
missioner Glassie said his wife and
members of las family were own
ers of a Louisiana sugar planta
tion and mill.
Last Day of Idaho Wool
Sale Brings Best Prices
PORTLAND. Jan. 16. The sec
ond and last day of the Idaho wool
sale here brought out better prices
than were realized at the first
day's sale. The top price paid was
44 1-8 cents for one of the best
clips grown in Idaho. ,
"While, the prices were not up
to what growers expected," said
Crawford Moore, president of the
First National bank of Bolse, Ida
ho, who attended the sale, "still
they were, higher than those pre
vailing a few months ago.
"The growers sold 825,000
pounds and. rejected bids on about
400,000, pounds which will be held
in Portland for later sale. The
prices ranged from 36 1-3 cents
to 44 1-8 cents."
Forty and Eight Society
To Move Its Headquarters
CHICAGO,' Jan. 16. National
headquarters', of La Societes des
40 Hommeiet 8 Chevaux, or
"Forty and Eight" as it is known
will be moved from Seattle to In
dlanapolis January 24, beginning
operations in the Indiana city on
February ,i, according to a tele
gram today to state officials . o
the. society .htre from Lyle D. Ta
bar of Detroit, who is correspon
dint national?.
;The Forty and Eight is a secret
society within, the American le
gion, all the- officers of which'
bear French titles. '
GENT NAVY
BREAKS ITS
World's Largest Airship
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Storm is Swept Along Atlantic Coast During
High Wind-4-Wireless Messages Bring Word
of Safety of Dirigible Shenandoah.
, JVVASHINGTON. Jan. 17
tb lite ieround at LakehursL
department was informed fn a
ater. r - - -
, LAKEHURST. N. X. Jan.
The world's largest ;airsliip, the navy, dirigible Shenandoah,
which was torn Iodise front her moorinsr mast here early to
night and swept along-the '
rcacneu a mues .an nour was
nome snqrtiy oetoref miarugnt.
r or more than, an hour officials at the naval air, station
held out little hope that she ever would be brought back safe
ly. Finally, however, wireless messac.es indicated that the
sttip was under control and would ride out the storm.
LAKEHURST, 1 N. J.,
Shenandoah, largest airship in
ner inangar at z:3Up:ciocK this morning alter having been
torn! from her mooring mast and driven by a 72traile gale to
Newf York City. After a desperate struggle with the ele
ments, Captain lieinen, who
he craft against the wind and
Jurors. Object to Swearing
and being Called! boobs
By Mere Woman
PORTLAND. Jan. 16. Homely
cuss; words" used in profusion Jn
a circuit court jury room were re
sponsible for the excusing on her
own request of Mrs. Louise Palmer
Weber, club woman and prominent
fdomestic womeaVdrglnlzinonai
n
from! the1 January Jury panel. Mrs.
Weber was released from further
service as a juror following a con
ference in chambers of Presiding
Judge Tazwell today, attended by
Mrs. iWeber and the 11 other jur-
org who had sat with her in a dam
age trial held Monday, lit was her
request (hat she be excused.
I make no denial that I swore,"
said Mrs. Weber after the confer-
ence,
"I swore like a pirate, and
was justification: for it. If
'.here
the men of a jury are permitted to
smcke the cheapest cigars they
can buy until the air is blue and to
spit all over the place, I think
there) was nothing very wrong in
my swearing. I don't I know any
law against it, do you? I asked
the jjadge if he did, and he said
he didn't, but that some of the
other
jurors didn't like it.
"I
admit I called the other jur
ors ignoramuses, and -one man a
fool
iand another a boob, but if
you'll
look up the meaning of the
boob' in the dictionary. yon
word
will fpnd that I was right.''
Mr. Weber took an active part
in promoting the law whereby wo
men were made eligible for jury
duty n Oregon.
FINAL FLASHES I
NEW YORK, Jan. 1 16. Dis
covery of a serum, for scarlet fever
was ajnnounced tonight by Dr. A.
R. Dochez. associate professor of
medicine at the colleges of physi
cians I and surgeons, I Columbia
universiay. '
LEWISTOWN, Idahoi Jan. 16.
John Wilkinson, Lewistown
pioneer of 1878 and oae of the
organizers of the Vollmer-Clear-water
grain company died sud
denly i today.
KEWYORK, Jan. 16. Two
steamships off the Jersey coast
and al barge off Long Island were
reported . in distress' tonight.
caueM in the storm that was
whipping the Atlantic coast.
GALVESTON. Texas. Jan. 16
vA tug is standing by; the U. S
cruiser Tacoma aground and -in
distress on the Blanquilla, reefs.
16 miles rom Vera Cruz, but the
heavy seas prevent it from draw,
lng alongside, according, to a mes
sage received at 8:30 o'clock by
the naval radio station at Point
Isabel
here.
and relayed to the station
WALLA WALLA, Jan, 16. A
man named Van Hoy employed at
the etlation of the Pacific Power
& Light company was electrocuted
Wednesday afternoon about three
o'clock when ie came nrcontact
with wires carrying 66.000 volts,
. TO CIBflRS
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BALLOON
MOORINGS
OFBfcGALE
Torn Loose s During
- The Shenandoah was brought
N. J.. at 3:20 a. m.. the navv
message received five minutes
. . .
16. (Bv Associated Press.,
Atlantic coast by a gale thaty
gananuy iigniing ner way
1 ,
Jan. 17. The navy dirigible
the world, was hovering over
was in command, maneuvered
brought her home.
'While it couW not be learned
definitely whether attempts would
be made to land ,her . tonight,
Lieutenant J. c. Sanderson, me
teorologist, said he believed- the
storm would die down before day
light and it might be possible to
bring the ship back to her hangar.
Every man at the station was or
dered to. Btand by ready to help
with the landing should the ship
return while- acres of land about
the station were illuminated with
huge searchlights.
j "Crew Overheard
Last reports said the dirigible
had passed over various. New Jer
sey cities, Including Newark, had
flown so low at one, point that the
voices of her crew could be heard
on the ground, had reached Staten
turned toward Lakehurst again.
Breaking away of the Shenan
doah, which was moored to the
massive mast in a 10 day test of
its capabilities in such a position.
cast a shadow over the station
The test was in preparation for 1
flight to the north pole and as the
giant craft, slipped away in the
rain . ana wina betore the very
eyes of the men who had helped
build her and had flown her, they
saw their hopes dash.
Then came messages by wire
less from Commander Pierce, who
with Captain Heinen, who helped
build the ship, was in command
when she tore away, assuring the
officers that "everything is O. K.
We will ride out the storm.,"
The Shenandoah tore loose with
crash. All day she had been
swayed to and fro by a strong
wind and there was considerable
speculation as to whether the ship
should be returned to her hangar.
Those in command, however, de
clared that the test was to deter
mine how strong a wind the ship
could stand and that thev were
confident she would remain aloft.
Captain McCrary and Command
er Weyerbacher both had been
aboard the Shenandoah a few mo
ments before she broke loose.
They hd descended, however, and
were at dinner when a crash in
formed them something was
wrong. - ,
Running to the field,, with
scores of other officers, and en
listed men, they saw the ship
sway from side to side, then rise
slowly in the air and be carried
away by the terrific southeast
wind. "They were showered with
debris as fragments of the craft's
outer rigging fell to the ground.
At first it was feared - the entire
structure might be a wreck. Field
glasses were turned upon the dir
igible. It was only a few moments
until she was out of sight.
Telephone and telegraph wires
were blown down by the storm and
it was many minutes before any
word whatsoever had been re
ceived concerning the Shenan
doah's fate. Finally, however,
there came a report that she was
overjWestfield, N. J., and that her
engines had beefl heard humming
over the cuy as the excited popu
lace -stood on housetops in the
blinding rain to watch the silvery
airship glide through the darkness.
Seattle Police to Wear , H
; White Belts at Night
SEATTLE. Jan. .16.- Orders
were given' out by the chief of
police today for .night traffic .po
licemen to 1 wear white belts
around their waists and use I a
flashlight in each hand in order
that motorists may. observe, the
policemen ' more . 'clearly i at a : the
street intersections.
SHENANDOAH
BREAK SHOCK
Polar Exploration Flight Was
Planned .for Coming Year
Following Pacific . Coast
Trip :A- :
PRO J ECT 'R ESTED U P()M.
EFFICIENCY OF TESTS
LighterThan Air "Craft Vas
Damn Triarl rtut !n In flmi
m vii ly iiivu vui ill jumaj
Moorings Experiment
WASHINGTON,: I JaW.. 16.;'
Word that the airship Shenandoah
had gone adirlfty and Jras' being .
blown northwa'rd f romLakehur8t .
station before a. strong sale, came
aa a shock to navy officials to
night They were inclined to fee
exirt raely vhopeful that , the .ship
ai)d. Uer crewjwould come through
safely, however, as it U ah. axiom
of the llghter-than-air. service that
sn olroVitn to ma oftAn r a In air
in a storm than ahe would be any
where else but In hecv,hangar...,
., Plans -jf or ..the completion., of
preparation Jto use the, Shenan
doah in . the y polar, exploration
flight this summer were tinder dis
cussion today at the regular 'week
ly conference, of bureau . chiefs
with, the hiet of. naval operations.
It was explained that the Shenan
doah had been moored at her mast
at Lakehurst! since Saturday in
the 10 day test of the mooring
apparatus. u. ' - .
Test Being Made
. The ship was scheduled,' accord
Ins to the program reported to
admiral Eberle, chief of operations
to leave the mast moorings during
the day for a test of the.hign pow
er radio compass. Installation' put
m wumn tne last tew nays in prep
aration for the flight to the Pa-
'' Alaska base selected, for the polar
expedition. At the conclusion of
that test, the I Shenandoah was to
have- returned to spend the night
at her mooring mast. . - f
Km ernerta fnnnd It dlfftnli
to explain how the Bhip wen!
adrift, the mooring attachment
by which the huge gas bag is made
fast" nose-on to the steel ring and
swivel attachment , at the mast
head being - connected, with the
metal framework of the ship so
that the strain is distributed over
practically the complete structure
of the vesseL'k:v' -; "
.. The whole .naval exploration
project rested to1 a large extent
upon the efficiency of the moor
ing mast attachments and the test
at Lakehurst was to have been in,
the nature oti a final, demonstra- -tion
of the success of this method
of mooring big - airships In the,
open air. 1
Should the Shenandoah be def
initely lost or seriously damaged,
it appears, that the polar flight
plan might be postponed It not
abandoned. The planning board
had in mind possible accidents to
the ship, boweyer, In r command
ing that she be used for the ex
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Wednesday in Congress
Another offer for Muscle Shoals
was received at the war depart
ment. , - ,! .-
The Democratic national com
mittee visited- Wood row Wilson,
completed unfinished business and
adjourned. ,.' ,
;' . , t
Edward N. Hurley of Chicago
was nominated by President Cool
idge as a democratic member of
the debt funding commission. '
Augustas - Thomas, playrlght,
urged abolishment of theater ad
mission taxes before the house
wars and means committee. ' '.
Senator Borah, Republican,'
Idaho, assailed France for failure
to adjust its debt to the Tilted
States. ' I - i ...
' ; -w?i4-V.''; i
. 1 .
The house immigration commit
tee v approved a provision ' of the
Johnson bill which - would bar
orientals from the United States.
! .
Former; Secretary Fall was accused-
of having "betrayed 'the
high trust Imposed In him' in a
speech by Senator Caraway, Dem
ocrat, Arkansas,' dealing' with the
Teapot Dome i naval oil reserve
lease. 4 ' ' '
" t t j ,
i President ' Coolidge,' addressing
delegates to the antiaaloon league
convehtion said ( there waj ."no
such thing at liberty without oIk
servance of - the law,-