The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980, December 21, 1924, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextI TWENTY PAGES TODAY Statesman ad da feature; croa word puzzle will be found on page six; daily feature hereafter. Not so easy to work -try it, r . , 'rmeiT neaportion ; east to ( f- l)l fr f -fC) (lf 1 M I I -fllT I 1 ffl I (ll fllT northeastgaies along coast. Saturday Max. 22; L ..V y JLv' L JLI I 'I I V f0 JLyi OJLvJLy LX sJO 4 Min. IS; Riv. 2.6 falling; snowfall 2 in.; Snow XO V Cii SS 'V ' U T ..W TT YY V,VV V; ;EVRNTY.'FOTTRTH YEAR5; i : SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1924 r t J , : ; - ! PRICE FIVE CENTS V V f ' J ; . F I Sr 4 i . jr- t y r i j i X K i w .'. i k r i 4 -1 k ft 4 s , ' jr . i - s i V. t - ' " wi . 1 : 1 . " s STATE TAX IS li EXCESS OF CUBREDTH J- ;; r-:'r Levy lor 125 Will Be $7, 492,761.47, an Increase of More Than $30,000 'Over Levy for 1924 rnARrorrs! share is TO BE LITTLE WORE Cdunty "Qudta, Reported to Clerk, Is $324,79342, . Gainf of $7,360.69 Toe state tax levy for 1925 will to 32;S94.4? in excess of the levy for 1924, 'according to a com pilatlon completed 'Saturday by the state tax commission. The levy "for "19 25 wlir be7,492.7Gl. x4 7 against j$7,460.170 rfpr this year. . ' f ' ' ; ' Several items not Included in : the recommendations of the state budget commission are included 'in the levy, such as a $500,000 building program; 165,000 for the public service commission ;' and '$50,000 for the industrial accident .'commission. The total to be raia 'ed forgeneral state purposes is $5,375,000 and for elementary -school purposes 22,117,761.47. 1- Income Tax Considered Of the totel levy $5,669,712.68 represents millage levies outside the 6 per bent limitation amend ment of the state constitution. tThls leaves $1,923,048.79 which -must be" -raised by a direct -levy within the; limitation amendment.' This figure represents the dlf f er ence between the total estimated 'expenses of the state for 1924 -within the 6 -per cent limitations, nrhlch is $'4;757,134.73 -and the estimated receipts Uhd traexpend 1 tilihces wblch fe placed t ; 2,13 4.1 05.9 4. Th estimated ex penses of tha state takes into con-. elJeratioh the income tax yet nn which amounts o ap- collected. Xiroilmate Marion county ' -chare of the 6Ut toxlfor.1925 "wUl be $332, 154.11 uzainst $324,73.42 tor ; 1924 or an increase t $7,860.69, accdrdlng to -figures tent to 4J. X3. Fund is Still Growing; : Number Families tieedyl Ieervinjc People Should fee Reported to Statesmaa .'; Offk-e-or-OwmnHtee Thel Jwlntry Weather causes lome people to think of Christ mas back east,; and others to think that the Christmas here ts going to be hard. There are a number of families who are not destitute but who are lack ing Christmas good cheer. It' Is precisely to "meet these cases" that The Statesman neighborly fund is being collected. ? The organizations that are looking after the poor are do ing very creditable work, and little -suffering is left uncared for. However, there are fam ilies that do not have the money for a real good Christmas, and . there are children who will be Skimped more than usual. The Christmas fund is to meet those eases. Such, If you know of any either report to The Statesman office or to Mrs. F. A. Elliott, . whose telephone number Js 1505. There is still time to contribute if you want In on this neighborly kindness and proper acknowledgments will be made. The list this morning is as -follows: D. A. White 5.00 Henry Jaquet I. L. McAdams . . . . , tEdls Belle Matheson Ida Mary Matheson Daniel J. Fry ...... 5.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 5.00! 5.00 5.00 2.00 2.00 6.00 5.00 10.00 1.00 25.00 6.00 5.00 6.00 5.00 5.00 2.00 5.00 100 3.00 3.00 5.00 5.00 1.00 20.00 5.00 6.00 5.00 Francis Roiiow Royal Neighbors of Am. J. I Ingrey A Friend Mrs. J, R. Chapman .... A Friend ........... .. Tom Kay... A Friend. Elmo S. White ........ C. A. Rhoten, ......... A Friend .... ........ W. H. Henderson ...... fW. C. Conner Cdw. T. Barber ...... Mrs. P. H. Strand Salem Women of KKK. . A Friend............ Theo. Sampson ........ F. A. Doerfler ........ J.II8C: ...... .... Mother Hubbard . . . . . . ''Xlse., -. ...""". ; , . . .j. . S. B. Morse. . . Employes Cashiers office of Accident Com'n... tllzabeth A. Downing. . ."Walter F, Downing. ... Total I.... $165.00 Warmer Weather Is Due and Cold Spell Broken by Snow Fall Saturday Dry snow; lacking the damp ness of that which covered the district Monday, started falling about 8:30 o'clock Saturday , mor ning and by midnight last night added nearly three inches to that which has blanketed the commun ity all week. The snow tell near ly all day. with & slight let-up around noon and again ; during the dinner hour last night. The snow 1 was accompanied by a corresponding rise in tempera ture and the mercury remained almost stationary during the day, ranging from 1& degrees to 28 de gress, a decided improvement over the previous day when 11 degree was recorded. ' Bobslcdding was enjoyed last night by numerous parties, 1 who hitched their sleds behind auto mobiles driven by obliging motor ists. The snow was packed as rapidly as it fell, making an ex cellent surface , for the sleds. Mayor John B. Giesy last night mm BETTER Agricultural Districts Show Encouraging Progress, , Report States WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. An encouraging picture of conditions in the agricultural regions was reported "to congress today in the annual summary of the war fi nance corporation. : i ; "Most of the important farming districts," the report said, "are in better shape than they have been for several "years. Bank deposits have Increased, "batfk 'reserves are being restored, business has .great ly improved 'and the farmers gen erally are 'making excellent pro gress in cleaning up the burden of Indebtedness f under which; they h a vo ; been laboring and In strengthening their economic situ ation;";. ;,- -.. r ' i The price of range cattle, the report said, has not followed the trend of prices of other agricul tural commodities and conditions in "the breeding end of the indus try "Were described as still unsat isfactory. Approval of 561 appli cations for agricultural and live stock loans ; totaling $12,240,000 was made by the corporation dur ing the year, ending November -30. The amount, the "report said, is a substantial reduction from 'the preceding . year and evidence of the general -improvement in the agricultural I situation as well as the condition of country banks. Of "the amount approved $4; 670,000 represented advances au thorized to 201 banking nd . fi nance institutions and $7,570,000 to 24 livestock loan companies. The last six months, the report said, have witnessed a noteworthy Improvement in -the agricultural situation which in ' turn has brought about substantial improve ment In the'; condition of many country banks. EiMTES Officials1 Fear Hijackers May Turn to More Serious Form of Robbery WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Coast guard officials have asked the de partment of justice for legal en lightenment! on the question of dealing with rum runners turned lijackers. j.J- ' s-. Although! the days of Captain Kidd have passed, the modern hi jacker of the sea has become so strong that coast guard officials rear his type may grow ; Into the tnore serious form of robbery of legitimate cargoes as well as those on rum row. The coast guard does not know how far it can go o it has asked the attorney gen eral whether it can apply the mailed fist to the hijackers. Officials explained today that there were Hal questions of state involved. Rum brow's tenants are said to be made up mostly of for eign flagships. The state depart ment, therefore, has been kept ad vised of what the coast guard is doing and most of the foreign na tions have been informed. PLACE IS HELD WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. The Muscle Shoals question remained at the head of the senate calendar when congress recessed today for the Christmas holidays. ijlll issued a warning regarding skat ing, holding that the ice in Mill creek in particular is dangerous. As the snow has covered the froz en surface, anticipated skating parties, for the most part, were abandoned. ; 'v. f '"M S By use -of the snow plow the street car tracks were kept clear during the day. j .' I Slippery sidewalks took a toll of pedestrians, though the number of accidents were f ew Stages maintained their regular schedule throughout the day. ar riving and departing on time ' at the stage Terminal. Extreme cau tion was exercised by - the stage drivers as well as other motorists who used the highways. J With the report from the wea ther man that the prediction was cldudy and warmer; with rain or snow in west portion,"' hope "was held last night that the week of cold weather, -which really began last Sunday night, would be ter minated. . , : :;. ; j .- BE PROSECUTED ; ' , ' i . i ! Prohibition Officer Returns More Liquor Than Was Seized From Ship PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 20. Recommendation that George L. Cleaver, eta te prohibition commis sioner, be prosecuted for violat ing the federal statutes and treat ies In raiding the British vessel London Mercban t, Wednesday night will be made in a report to be filed with the United States treasury department by 'Dr. E. C. McFarland, collector of customs the collector said tonight. United States Attorney Coke is disposed to ask the attorney gen eral to dismiss charm asralnat Cleaver, flled Thursday b Chlet Assistant Bynon with r Judge Coke's approval. - - J The two reports of the Incident and divergent "recommendations will go to Washington early next week It is expected, j The federal attorney agreed to make his recommendation tor dis missal at a conference at which Cleaver promised to Tetnm the liquors seized and to submit a let ter of apology to owners and the captain of the vessel raided.. Cleaver carried out his prom ises. The liquor ; was returned Friday night. Careful check of it was made today by customs offi cials. "We found all the liquor bad been taken back," Collector McFarland said. ' "We found also that Cleaver returned one more case of liquor than he took away, so the ships officers will probably make no complaint on that score." S fj B nnii Total of $447 Received By Three Kettles; Must Av erage $100 Daily Each of the three kettles in the down town section ; will have to average $100 apiece if the Salva tion Army fund of last year is equaled, It was announced last night. In spite of the cold and snow, faithful workers in' the army have been on -duty all day, faking turns at the kettles. Cash contributions through the kettles In the last 11 days, includ ing Saturday, were $447.70. I To this amount is added 8172 made out in checks from business firms and Individuals, bringing the to tal to $619.70. f j ; Saturday was the best finan cial day that the kettles have re ceived, a total of $90.95 being re ceived, an average of a few cents over $30 for each of the. kettles. December 12 was the poorest day, when only $26.16 , was received. The remainder of the days rang ed from approximately $27 to $60. The average daily contribu tions were around $40 it was re ported. U. OF W. DEAN INJURED SEATTLE. Dec. 20. Matthew Lyle Spencer, dean of journalism in the University of Washington, and his wife were among the in jured In a railroad wreck today at Chippewa Falls, Wis., and their baby was one of the nine killed, he stated in a telegram to the uni versity. ; . v: i -f -j i- t - . LEADERS SAY GOIRESSHAS Adjourn for Holidays; Legis lative Accomplishment for First Three Weeks Is Held Good THREE OUT OF NiNE SUPPLY BILLS PASS Navy and Soldiers' Bonus Measures are Carried : Over; Treaties Made WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Con gress adjourned today for over the Christmas holidavn after Attaining: !what leaders-; regard -as a good record of legislative accomplish ment, in the first three weeks of its present short session. Three of the nine annual sup ply bills were passed by the house and sent to the senate where com mittees have completed consider ation of one of them, and are well advanced with the work on a sec ond one. The senate passed two Import ant 'measures left over Trom the last session the $100,000,000 bill for -modernizing the Rattle fleet and the construction of eight additional light cruisers, and the $186,000,000 deficiency bill, car rying funds for putting the sol diers' bonus into operation and enacting a new reclamation policy. In addition congress approved the -war debt settlements with Po land and Lithuania and sent to the president a resolution appro priating $100,000 for use in curb ing the European fowl plague and other poultry diseases. ? Four new rum treaties those With France, Canada, the Nether lands and Panama were ratified by the senate and a number of measures of minor importance were passed by each house. , , After the: holiday recess, the house will turn to the postof flee and treasury appropriation bill, wTtrte-the" senatewlrf continue, con sideration of the 'Muscle Shoals question. Early in January,.lt wjj? act on the president's veto of the postal employes salary bill, and after the Muscle Shoals question; is disposed of.it will consider the Isle of Pines treaty, under a unan imous consent agreement for final action on this convention wth Cuba which has been pending for 20 years. Beyond action on these matters and the appropriation bills the senate's program is indefinite. POULTRY DISEASES TO BE COMBATTED House Appropriates $100, 000 to Finance Fight Against Infection WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Moving with unaccustomed speed congress today appropriated $100,000 to finance , a f!gh against poultry diseases and trans mitted the result of Its action to the White House for approval. The bill authorizing the expendi ture was not signed today because President Coolidge had left for' a week-end cruise on the Mayflow er. 1 The senate passed a resolution yesterday authorizing the expen diture and the house today quick ly gave its approval. With the money in hand, the department of agriculture will c declare quaran tines to prevent the spread of chicken diseases. . surveys to de termine the infected areas will be gin at once. The bureau of animal Industry expects to issue an order Monday prohibiting interstate shipments of diseased chickens and chicken coups and railroad cars not disin fected. Railroads will be request ed to hold up any cars not cleaned and certified. BRIBE IS CHARGED WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Of ficials 'of two postal workers' or ganizations charged today that a story of a bribe to a senate com mittee employe to influence votes for the postal bill had been con cocted by opponents of the legis lation to defeat it. NAVY RATES SAME WASHINGTON. Dec. 20. Navy yard civil service employees pay scales for the next calendar, year as approved by Assistant Secretary Robinson and made public . today at the navy department, disclosed no -Important general 'changes from the rates now in effect. GOOD RECORD . . ..' !''' lj uub nnuiisiAU 11 WILL GLEAM FROM CHRISTMAS TREE Salem CtuTriabs to Decorate Court lloufo Fir as Usual Again This , Year A large white star will be fit ted to the topmost limb of the big fir tree on the west side of the court house and numerous colored lights will be placed on the limbs to .make the Christmas display of the Salem Cherrians. The organization sponsor the dec orations every" year, and 'they -are not departing from this custom. Decorating will start immediately. It is estimated that about 2500 feet of electric wire will be used to carry the electricity to the 257 lamps. Red,! green, and white lamps are to be placed on the tree. ' The Salem Electric company has the contract for installing the wiring which "will be placed" soon. The lights are1 to bum until after the New Year Is ushered in. TRAIN WRECK Eight Others Seriously Hurt .When Passenger Train Plunges in River. CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis., Dec. 20. r(By The Associated Press.) Eight persons are dead or mlssJ ing, and eight are at a hospif here in a serious condition, t result of a wreck on the Minn polls, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Ma: railroad here today when the cafe observation car on a passenger train plunged into the icy. waters of the Chippewa river. Only four of the dead have been identified, Mrs. Harry Jones of Sioux City, Iowa; Charles Pardee of Minneapolis; the six months' old child of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Spencer of Washington, D. C, and Kenneth Henderson of Moose Jaw Sask. , Another -unidentified man died at a hospital here at ,3:30 p. m., making the total of dead and miss ing eight.':' . : :'.'' The; thermometer registered 10 degrees below when the wreck oc curred. , ffllCIIIN KILLED BY DFFICEfiS SHOT Member, of Police Vigilantes Mistakes Caretaker for Night Prowler ' - PORTLAND, Dec. 20. An un identified night watchman, known only as "Red," was shot and killed almost instantly early to night when he was mistaken for a burglar by Maynard Cole, promi nent business man and sergeant of the police vigilantes, a local organization formed .. to aid in criminal' suppression, k Cole was shot through the groin and seri ously, though' probably not fatally injured, by the night, watchman. The shooting occurred at the office of the Columbia Contract company. East Water and Salmon streets, after Cole had responded to a burglar alarm, . Not until af ter the shooting was it' found out that the dead man was. not a bur glar but the night watchman. It 'developed that Capt, M. R. Remington of the tug Romarts had gone to the office of the com pany to get his orders. - The build ing was locked and he finally found the night watchman, and the two gained entrance to the place by' means of a window. I Raise' in Gas Tax and Cut in License Fees Is Contem plated By Board PORTLAND, Or., ' Dec. 20. Oregon motorists " may be con fronted with a six cent tax on gasoline if a plan now being pre pared for the legislature which meets in January should be enact ed by the law makers. There is at present a three cent tax. The idea is beings debated by direct ors of the Oregon state motor as sociation and the most ardent-advocates of a higher gasoline tax are "some of the officials of , the organization. ' The plan is to cut motor vehicle license fees 50 per cent and make up the difference with an increas ed tax on gasoline. , . (LET IB III filOil TAXES nn niiiniir ini UULU WML 10 GENERAL! ER IH0LEIT1 Atlantic Seaboard Is Hit; Middlewest Gets Brunt of Storm; Pacific Coast Is Warmer ZERO WEATHER DOES CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE Fuel Shortage Is Felt in Some Districts; Storm May Break Soon CHICAGO, Dec. 20. (By The Associated Press.) Winters" lcy hand tonight held in ' its grasp nearly an entire nation. f The severe cold coming six days ago in the northwest neared the Atlantic seaboard. , The brunt 6f the zero weather was felt in the middle-west while in the northwest and Pacific coast 're gions temperatures were moderat ing. In the wake of storms,' follow ed by general near-zero, sub-zero temperatures was left a trail of upwards 'of a score of dead, badly disrupted wire communication, delayed train service, suffering on the part of humans and livestock State peratures, i ;,j ' be expected tomorrow. ight KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 20. Temperatures moderated through out the southwest somewhat to day but train service seemed to get worse rather than to improve and wire communication shows no signs of improvement over its re cent demoralized state. ; The listJot, deaths due'indlrect iy to the storm and low temper atures increased to 11 in the southwest ! today. ... ,- . PORTLAND, Or., ' Dec. 20. Driven by a strong east wind, snow began falling intermittent ly in Portland this afternoon with prospects that it would continue throughout the night. ' Reports from western Oregon points to day were that the temperature had risen slightly and that snow was falling generally. ; ! T Eastern Oregon continued in the gsip of the cold wave, with sub-zero temperatures recorded at many points. Heavy snowfall occompanied by a driving gale was said to have rendered the Columbia highway virtually im passable. The Deschutes river in eastern Oregon wa frozen over for the first time in years and great mass es of floating ice were floating down the Columbia river. In Portland the wind drove the snow blizzard-like over the city and street car traffic was serious ly crippled because of the drifts. EUGENE, Or., Dec. .20. Fivie inches - of snow fell here Joday, and more was falling at 10 o'clock tonight; The snow broke the five day cold spell, during Which time the temperature has hung near the zero mark, but freezing weath er continues. SHOPPER Mrs. Newton Alien Taken to Home of Relatives Fol lowing Accident : Mrs. Newton Alien age 50, of Lyons,' suffered a fracture of her right arm and a dislocated shoul der when she fell on the icy pave ment yesterday. Mrs. 'Allen was in Salem to do Christmas shop ping, but met with , the accident on the sidewalk on State , near Liberty. She was taken to the home of relatives, where she is resting as easy as could be ex pected under the circumstances. -- Many other persons were unable to keep their footing and , falls were frequent in the shopping dis trict yesterday, though a majority escaped with a shaking up ancl few of the Injuries were painful. MONTANA IS COLD LEWISTON, Mont., Dec. 20. The nrntmnm temrierature for 24 hours ending at 6 p. m. was 22 below zero nd the maximum 2 below. At 8 p. m. It was 12 be low and steadily growing colder. FRACTURES AH ADED BRITAINS INVENT GAME TO SPEED UP DANCES "Ballroom Busting' Is Latest In door Sport In England; Polo Is Help LONDON. Dee. 20. The latest stunt at London society dances Is "ballroom busting," which has taken like wildfire. Men dancers tie four balloons to their partner's ankles, and as the dancing proceeds, the men attempt hto .-burst as many balloons as pos sible while keeping those' of their partners intact. A good deal of skill la necessary for this latest craze and it i3 said polo players have come off best, probably because they arer used to quick turning and breathless rush es. It makes also for a consider able increase in noise because of the popping of balloons, and the excited shrieks of the women. MUCH NEEDED Japanese Ambassador De plores Unf6rtunate Re marks of Politicians LONDON. Dec. 20. Baron Hayashi, Japanese ambassador to - " ..... ttomont In - , "jsume ' -gon- 4 ,v4-'id the -u - ms have tver iten i.. ... cordial and promising,' Only the closest working friendship between Great Britain, the United States, Japan and the other powers can main tain a so badly-needed era of peace. '.'I wish once for all that the Jingo elements in the various na tions of the world, mine includ ed, would not always go-out of their way to interpret the actions of Japan and the United States. Perhaps It is not giving away a secret to say that Secretary Hughes. "When in London, made it clear that it was the duty of all of us to disregard the unfortu nate remarks made by some poll ticians." FALLING TREE : CRUSHES FIVE Five Persons are Instantly : Killed When Motor Stage Is Struck By Tree . CHEHALIS, Wash.. Dec. 20. Five persons were killed and three persons were injured, two of them seriously, when a tree fell today upon a Morto-to-Chehalis auto mobile stage and. a motor truck 23 miles southeast of here. ' The. iead: ' Daniel Schuler and his son, age 7, of Mossy Rock. Boyd "Ruck" Balcher of Mossy Rock. F. W. Kisser of Ajlune. S. L." Chapman, Harmony dis trict teacher, near. Mossy Rock. The seriously injured were Mrs. Osborn of Centralia and E. N. Belcher, brother of Buck Belcher; W. V. Collins, driver of the stage, suffered slight injuries., The - bodies of the four dead men and the boy were brought here together with the injured. Witnesses declared the stage was waiting at a turn near Silver Creek, Lewis county, for a motor truck to pas3 when' a tree fell without warning and pinned the passengers beneath. The truck driver, seeing the tree falling, jumped to safety. The truck and stage were demolished. FOREST BILL SOUGHT WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. A 20 year program under which $40. 000,000 would be appropriated for purchase of forest land and for forest conservation under th-Ciark-McNary law and other con servation measures would be au thorized under a bill introduced today-in the senate by Senator SIcNary. republican. Oregon, and in i the house by Representative Woodruff, republican, Michigan. 3 DEAD IN CROSSING WRECK LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20. Two men were killed and three others were injured when a Pacific elec tric internrban train struck an au tomobile at Carmelite crossing, a few miles south of here, today, j The dead are George Thomas, a teamster, owner and driver of the machine. William C. White, 17, of Torrence. , -, . - ". J RA PEACE OREG0IH1 PLACED FIR THRDGDU Eastern and New England States Distanced for Firct ; Time; Washington 'and !' California are Low INFANTRY TROPHY. WILL1 REMAIN IN WASHINGTON Rifle Team Award Too Ccstly and Fragile for Ship ment to State First place in the United Stale? in relative strength is now held by the Oregon National Guard, according to a report received by Brigadier Ger eral George- A. White -from the war department. This is the first time Oregon has distanced all the eastern and New England states although it took first place in mobilization in the Mexican border trouble and again the following, year in the world war. Washinjrton stands twenty first and California thirty-sixth on the list. For the la;jt four years the Oregon troops have- placed first in the group of states, in -the Ninth corps area and long in sec ond place in the United State.i. The lead was taken August 21 and has been held ever since al though the fact did not become known until the "war departnu at tabulations were completed re cently, - : ; Surplus Is GrUer In addition to hafjng the larg est national guard in porporticn to population, the Oregon citl a soldiery also scored- a second na tional "first" In having the larg est surplus of enlisted strength a bove the basic federa 1-requirements. At present the Oregc i National Guard is recruited cp 140 percent of the government maintenance streneht that in re quired by the waf department f -.the.'aUotrnent'of federal -drill ?v. The United Ftates Infantr.r trophy, won by the Oreeon Na tioal Guard, in a sensational r nn petition with the regular armv in. national matched at Camp Perry, Ohio, in October, -will cr t come to Oregon but will be place on exhibition in Washington. D.C. according :to an agreement be tween Brfeadier General White, commanding the Oreeon Guards men, and Mijor General Georgre C. Rickards. head of the National guard in the United States. ' Trophy Stays East Because- or the danger of breakage in shipment, it was re quested by the war department that the big trophy remain in the national capitol rather than te sent to the coast. The trophy, which cost $10,000, weights ap proximately 1000 pounds and 13 competed fir annually and can not be replaced by the war de partment. ; it has always been ex hibited' in the office of the chief of infantry of the army, the reg ular army infantry won the trophy in all the previous matches. It will be on display in the national guard section of the war depart ment. . Major General Rickards has been designated by General Whit 3 as custodian of the trophy while (Continued en Pg 2) SATURDAY IN WASHINGTON Congress recessed until Decem ber 29. "- The senate continued its Muscle Shoals debate. . House and Senate agreed on a $100,000 appropriation to fight poultry disease. '. A $40,000,000 forestry bill we 3 introduced to both house and sen ate. .-,:. The War Finance corporation filed a report on conditions In ag riculture. , The census bureau reported an increase in cancer deaths and a decrease in deaths from tubercu losis. - Representative Britten, repub lican, Illinois, introduced a reso lution to ask the state department for information on the interna tional status-of gun elevation. Vice Chairman Plummer den'ri that the Shipping board his vote .1 down a resolution to carry c t President Coolidpe's recommend -tions for separation of the hoar! and -fleet corporation. lillifi