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j ' . . . - . . I SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAB : V : - ; SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 22, 1925 , , PRICE FIVE CENTS I T il 0 i i - : ' : ' . I JUSTICE CIST FEB BE lllffi Circuit Judge L.H. M'Mahan as Private Citizen, At- . tacks, System : ITEMS SAID ILLEGAL Over $100 la Fared From Total . Bill of f 11725; Custom De dared Started Many ;.'f Years Ago Questioning the legality of fees charged the county by the justice court of the Salem district. Circuit private citizen, yesterday present- 1 " ed :to the- county court a letter urging that the bills be disallowed f . In his letter Judge McMahan listed V"; 2S 'bills for fees wrnich he had : picked at random from the claims. According to the transcriot. ore- pared, a total of $117.25 ia fees was claimed by the Justice court from these 28 bills. In his com munication to the county court. V Air, MCManan declares mat over I $ 1 00 should be disallowed because j(. of Illegality. In the first bill, for example, listing 23 docket entries vat twenty-rive cents eacn, judge V, McMahan declares ; that the law Vites that only 21 of these ahoftld oo allowed. The bill originally entered asks for $5.75 for this ;Jtem. f Judge McMahan says that only fifty cents should be paid. This procedure. Mr. McMahan declares, has prevailed in the jus tice courts here for ten or twelve 5 oars, and has been f oilowei by all previous officers. In his ac tion, Judge McMahan stated; he Is not aiming at Brazier C. Small, present justice of the peace, but at the system in 'vogue here.. "In justice to the official claim ing the various amounts to the payment of which I. object; if is only fair to state that he has only followed precedents hoaTyl with age; that they are not established r by him, Judge McMahan; said. "However, an illegal claim can never i ripen into a legal one by lapse of time not wrongful- prece- dent become a guide for future roles. The measure of your au- JS thority to pay- any . claim is the law, and he who makes, a claim ciust be able to show that under , ' the law he is entitled to payment ' of the amount claimed. No pre sumptions can be indulged in.fav-H-f of the claim. On the contrary 7every doubt as to the validity of l'yie claim presented to you must be resolved against it. "It is apparently customary for police officers of this city to ar rest persona charged with some offense of which the recorder's court has jurisdiction, and the po lice officers often file these cases with the justice of the peace, and when they are disposed ot, the justice of the peace files claims in this court for fees," Mr. McMahan continues. "These cases should be tried in the police court of this city where the officers are all upon .salaries, thus making no expense whatever to the taxpayers. My in terpretation of the law is that these made and unnecessary ex penses are not properly a charge against the county. ' -1 "I also find that search war rants are issued, based upon in- formation and belief. I advise you that no search warrant can be legally issued in this state except V t (Continued b pg 2) TAX LAW CHANGE ASKED WER OF INVESTIGATION WOULD BE GIVEN, BOARD Vt WASHINGTON, Nor. 21. (By 1 7 Associated Press.) Widespread I powers of investigation of the ad ministration of the income and other federal Internal taxes would be given a select commission un der terms of the revenue bills pre- uared by the house ways and means committee. - While the select committee ap proved on motion of Representa tive Treadway, republican of Mas sachusetts and urged ,by. Professor Adams of Tale university, would r be directed to seek simplification i of the law, it also would be auth . ized to Investigate and recommend Improvements in its adminlstra tion. An exhaustive .investigation ; already has been conducted Into : the administration of the internal revenue bureau by a special senate committee and a report is now be ingr written by Chairman Couzens republican of Michigan. t Proposing many changes in the law as a result of theinvestigation Senator Cousens has declared .- he will seek their adoption at the coming session'. The committee rhich the house members would ppoint, however, would not be r- uired to report until January, 1 This committee would be com "sed of 15 members named by the resident and would include five embers of the house five mem rs of the Benate and five out Je experts.' It would serve with out pay.' - - " POTATO YIELD IS HIGH PROFIT OF 914:1,00ft REAL IZKD OX 200 ACRES . SPOKANE. Nov. 21. (By Associated Press.) Two hun dred acres of potatoes raised near Salmon. Idaho, will yield a profit of approximately $T43. 000 to the owners of the two trgcts making tip the 200 acres. Peter McKinney of Niel son & McKinney. owners of 120 acres, safd todaythat the yield on their tract averaged 33,000 pounds, or 330 sacks to an acre. He said the SO-acre tract owned by the Shenon Land company averaged 200 sack's an acre. The . combined yield of the two tracts was 63,600 sacks POSTMASTER BOUND IN HOME, OFFICE ROBBED BANDITS SECURE SAFE COM BINATION', GET $71,000 Member of Family Are Tied and Guarded While Haul in Stamp Is Made SUPERIOR, Wis., Nov. 21. ( By Associated Press. ) Robbers who engaged their victims in scholarly discussion of poets, music and arts were being sought by police tonight for the robbery from the local postoffice of $71.- 000 worth of postage stamps early today . Five men invaded the home of Charles J. McOill last night, made the entire family prisoners, ex tracted the combination of the post office vault from Mr. Mc Grill, assistant post master and then four of the men robbed the post office while one stood guard They obtained $71,157.04 in stamps' from the post office safe. but overlooked 177.000 in stamps in anothersafe. This is strictly business." the leader told McGill, his two sons, two daughters and another girl who resided with them. "We are not playing. Give us the infor mation we desire and we will not harm your daughters or your some." - The five men bound McGill and his son, Leon, they dd not bind the girls, but requested them to be seated on the sofa. Apparently acquainted with the number of members In the McGill family, they waited until the arrival - of Emmet McGill, -who came in near midnight from a theater. He also was bound. Freda Olson, a Super ior normal school Btudent, who resides with the McGills then en tered and seeing the masked men, fainted. - With the entire household as sembled, McGill was taken into the kitchen where two of the lour men pressed guns against mm and demanded the combina tion to the safe. McGill gave the men an erroneous combination and when they asked him to re peat it a few moments later he was unable to remember what numbers he had given. One of the bandits then pressed his gun against mm, and cursing, de manded he "come across." ' The bandit who aDDarentlv waa me leader of the group renri manded the cursing member. Mc Gill then -produced the corabina lion arter which :four , men left for the post office buildine and one remained as guard over the members of the family. MRS. BOLLING IS CALLED MOTHER OF MRS. WOODROW WILSON WAS 83 YEARS OLD .WAS H INOTON, Nov. 2 1 ( By Associated Press). Mrs. illiam H Boiling, 82 years old, mother of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, died here today after several months'-illness from heart disease. , Mrs. Boiling, who had been liv ing in Washington for 22 years, was stricken with pneumonia last June while in Atlantic City and since that time her condition had become worse steadily. Funeral services will be held to morrow in the home of Mrs. Wil son, where President Wilson died Burial will take place Monday In wytnevine, va., where she was born, and the body will be laid to rest beside that of her husband, Judge Willis m H. Boiling, who died some years ago. STOPS ON ROAD, ROBBED TWO MEN OFFER AID; MOTOR IST LOSES MONEY EUGENE, Or Nov. 21. A. E Lewis of Klamath Falls was held up and robbed of $55 on the high wsy ' north of Eugene late last night, according to. a report made to the sheriff here today. Lewis had stopped his car to repair tire he said, when two . men came along in ' another car . and asked if they could help him. When he replied he needed no assistance, one of the men drew a revolver and compelled him to throw up hie hands' and then took his money, according to his story. , . CASE TO CONTINUE WHITE PLAINS. -N. Y.V Nor. 21.-"-?(AP.) Isaac N, Miles, coun sel for Leonard Kip Rhlnelander stated positively today -that the Rhinelander annulment suit would continue Monday, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO DRIVE FOR MEMBERS WHIRLWIND CAMrAKJX TO REGI.V MONDAY Three Divisions Plan to Iut S50 to 300 New Names on Chamber Roster With 2S0 to 300 new members as its objective, the Salem Cham ber of Commerce will launch a whirlwind drive, on Monday, with all work scheduled to be complete by Tuesday afternoon. - - A complimentary luncheon to members engaged in the drive will be given Monday noon, the work ers going immediately onto the street in an .attempt to gain the new names before nightfall. . Three divisions will enter the field, having as their leaders Ed ward Schunke. Fred D. Thielsen and Ross G. Miles. Each of these division heads w 11 have the serv ices of If. captains, while each captain will recruit three or four workers to aid him. A list of prospects will be furnished each team, which will find its work finished when the list suggestions has been exhausted. Competition will be introduced at the start, for each team will be seated at separate tables at the Monday luncheon, which is for workers only. Each point in the campaign will be explained so that no delay will be experienced in bringing it to a quick conclusion. Following is the division lead ers and their workers: Miles Brown. Crawford. Rey nolds, Sherwin,' Giese. Liljfluist, Paulus, Sissdn, Phillips, Schloss berg. Anunsen, Bateg, Kelson, Wil liamson and Lunsford. Thielsen Bell. Burns. Molloy, Eiker, Gregory, Hamilton, Kafou ry. Lynch. McGilchrist, Xeer, Orr, Smith. Staley, Vehrs, Barnes. Schunke Boardman, Shanks, King, Chadwick, Farrar, Gleason, Kennell, Laws, McAfee, Gregg, Myers, Patton, Jarman, Rankin, Rupert. AUTOIST DIES IN CRASH CAR TURNS OVER WHEN TWO WHEELS LEAVE PAVEMENT CLATSKANIE, Or.-.-NorTf jssr E. Robertson. 54. of Oak Point. Wash., was killed this afternoon when, his, automobile upset com ing aown me xsenaiem, mountain road about two miles south ot here. Efforts to eet the outside wheels back on the pavement caused the machine to swerve sud denly, overturning and crushing tne sole occupant of the automo bile. PIONEER WILL BE TRIED MEDFORD MAX SAID TO HAVE KILLED WIFE IN QUARREL MEDFORD, Ore., Nov. 21. Omar W. Murphy, a pioneer resi dent of this city, will go on trial in the circuit court Monday at Jacksonville, on a manslaughter charge growing out of ; the death of his wife. Ella, last spring, fol lowing an alleged beating during a family quarrel. i )r j T I SHOULD WORRyR $n WE i)U5T ENCrACrtO I "A COUPLE OF SMOOTH rX5?NSTl S LAWYERS AND - PPV three alienists !j RECQBD CROWDS AT titconi Armory Doors Closed at 10 O'Clock Last Night After Busy Three Days FAIR PROVES SUCCESS Community Exhibits Greatly Im proved; Free Ice Cream is Magnet for Countless Youngsters With a crowd flowing Into the Armory until the aisles were packed almost to a point where navigation was impossible for the last two hours, the Marion-Polk County Annual Corn Show, held under the auspices of the Salem Chamber of Commerce, drew to a successful but reluctant close at 10 o'clock last night. It is esti mated that Saturday night's crowd easily broke the Saturday night attendance record at the corn show. From the time the show opened on Thursday morning until' it closed last night the crowds have been packing ever heavily into the Armory, and it is estimated by of ficials of the local Chamber of Commerce that the attendance this years has been at least double that of last year. After the doors were closed the Armory was still the scene of a busy flurry. Men and women were rushing about in an endeavor to take down their community ex hibits. By Monday noon all of j the exhibits will have been re- j moved from the auditorium of the Armory and the framework of the booths will have been taken taken down. It is the general concensus of opinion that the community ex hibits this year have been without exception far more artistic and more attractive than they were in the three corn shows held in pre ceding years. All of the communi ties exhibiting this year except Scotts Mills have exhibited form erly, and it was obvious that they have profited from experience in realizing how to make their ex hibits better. All in all the corn show was acclaimed to be the best .organized and themost at tractive ever to be held inMarion county. The various? exhibitors were heard to remarklwtth' satis faction concerning the show, and to express the hope that they will be able to exhibit again next year. One of the features that packed the Armory last night for the clos ing hours of the show was that put on by the Weatherly Ice Cream company, under the personal di rection of P. M. Gregory, proprie tor. Hundreds of Dixiecups, little cups containing ice cream, were given away, and Santa Claus was on hand to make the presentation. Three persons were kept busy filling the cups for Santa to dis tribute. The news of the whole sale handing out of ice cream spread rapidly among the youngs ters of the city, and it teas not long until a host of boys invaied the Armory. Practically every seat in the balcony was in con- (Continued on nr 8) WE MAY COME TO IT YET! PHL INCOME ' TMIS GI Treasury Receipts Indicate Increase in Revenues De spite Slashing BUREAU MAKES REPORTS Total Personal Tax Payments Show Gain of 3.7 Percent for Year of 1924, Over 1023 Incomes WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. (By Associated Press.) Despite a re duction in rates treasury receipts from personal incomes for 1924 are greater by $25, 482, $80 than for the previous year. The total personal tax payment for 1924 is $689,134,185, or a gain of 3.7 per cent over taxes on the 1923 incomes. The growth in the total receipts occurred not withstanding a decrease of nearly 400,000 in the number of returns filed, which to September 30 last was 7,289,481. Statistics of the 1924 income, made public tonight by the in ternal revenue bureau as the house ways and means committee neared completion of its work on a new tax law, showed an aggre gate personal net income of $25,023,210,893. That amount the bureau calculated, was about three fourths of one percent greater than the net income in 1923. Thousands of individuals found themselves aligned in new classes of incomes and subject to differ ent rates of tax as a result of the changed exemptions, personal credits and rates made effective by the present law, although the number of persons reporting in comes of $1,000,000 and over numbered 74 each of the years 1923 and 1924. This class in 1924 includes three with incomes above $5,000,000, three between $4, 000,000 and $5,000,000. four be tween $3,000,000 and $4,000,000, 15 between $2,000,000 and $3 000,000, 13 from $1,500,000 to $2,-000,000 and 36 from $1,000, 000 to $1,500,000. Deductions for losses in prior years amounted to $45,000,000 for-Ioeses, in 1922, $34,0fO,O00 in 1923 and only $15,769,000 in ?24. There were substantial decreas es in the number of returns for the classes with incomes from $1000 to $4000. For 1923 to a total of 2,215,324 filed returns on incomes of $1000 to $2000 while in 1924 to number was 2,350,494. There was a reduction from 2, 470,970 to 2,308, 862 in the num ber of returns on incomes from $2000 to $3000. Those between $3000 and $4000 decreased from 1,125,464 to 1,051,346. Increases were shown in the number of returns for the class beginning with incomes of $5000 and extending to the millionaire class. The 25 per cent credit for erned income reduced the govern ment's receipts by $27,538,273, on the basis of the incomplete figures. That credit was made 'Continued' on pne 81 USED CLOTHES PARTY TO MEET NEED OF POOR UNFORTUNATES Bundle of Clothing or Bedding to Admit Any Child Freeto Oregon Theater-Statesman Matinee Net Friday this invitation, and this appeal, is addressed to the chil dren of Salem, of Marion and Polk counties. You are all invited to attend a Used Clothes party to be given by the Oregon theatre and the Oregon Statesman on Friday afternoon, next, the day after Thanksgiving. Your only price of admission will be a bundle of used clothing, or a bundle of bedding that will , really help some body keep warm. . , The more children who come to the party, the better the Oregon theatre and this paper will be pleased. This appeal is not made in the name of the theatre or in the name of -.this paper. It is made in the name of the Associated Charities which yesterday spoke of the poor children and poor elderly people, who do not have enough clothing tp keep them warm, whose shoes are worn and leaky, or., who have insufficient covering on their beds at night. CALIFORNIA BEARS ARE PUT TO ROUT BY NEVERS DASHING STANFORD CAPTAIN HERO OF THRILLING GAME Palo Alto Eleven Victor Over Berkeley Team by Soore of 26 to 14 STANFORD STADIUM, TALO ALTO. Cal.( Nov. 21. (By Asso ciated Press.) This is the saga of Nevers of Stanford. Neither myth nor legend but a whirling, crashing hurricane that split asunder the University of Califor nia eleven, backed the fighting Golden Bear upon his haunches, knocked him over his own goal line four times and laid him pros trate on the gridiron in (the 32nd renewal of the annual colorful and picturesque "big game" spectacle of Pacific coast football before approximately 75,000 persons. The score was: Stanford LC; California 14. The victory was Stanford's first ever the Bear since 1905 in Amer ican football but it was obtained only after one of the most sensa tional last quarter rallies ever seen on any gridiron. The BerKeiey hosts, seemingly routed complete ly by the red shirts of Stanford in .the first and second quarters when Nevers and his cohorts accumu lated three touehdowns, rallied ar ter half time and during the clos ing quarter pushed over two touch downs and came within two yards of another' before losing the ball through Nevers' tight secondary defense. Only with the closing gun did the apprehension ot Stanford that California might repeat Stanford's achievement of last year when the Cardinals tied the score in the final period, disappear. And then the red shirts celebrated cele brated the victorv that the men of tne Stanford red have been hop ing and praying might come in each of the past six years, ever since 1919 when Stanford resumed American football. After serpen tining over the gridiron, the Card inal rooters' gathered in front of the blue and gold section and ex ulted. And, to one man Captain Nevers the 200 pound fair-haired boy from Santa Rosa, triple threat man supreme, can the long awaited Stanford triumph be laid. Although Nevers on offense was a terror to the blue and gold, al though he handled the ball in tome fashion on virtually every at tack, the red men launched; al though he punted for an average of more than 40 yards; although he gained 122 yards from scrim mage and was on the throwing end of four Stanford passes, all of which were completed; it was on (Continued on page 4) LIVE TISSUE GROWING PIECE OF CHICKEN HEART DOUBLES EACH 24 HOURS NEW YORK, Nov. 21. (By As sociated Press.) Live tissue tak en from the heart of a chicken in 1913 by Dr. Alexis Carrel is still growing under caref Rockefeller institute ' experts. If it had not been pared down each day, it now would be "a colossal monster," overspreading the entire city of New York, tlyy said today. The growth of the tissue is so treat that it doubles every 24 hours. Motion pictures showing this growth have been taken and are being studied by scientists. As long as the tissue is nurtured and irrigated it cannot die, institute pf ficials said. THREE HURT IN CRASH AMBULANCE AXIXMILK TRUCK COLLIDE; DRIVER HELD PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 21. Three persons were injured to nlsrht when an ambulance and a milk truck collided. Frank Rob ertson, 78, occupant of the ara tinianee - was removed to a hos pital in a serious condition as a result of the crash. Victor Straice helDer of the milk truck, suffered fractured skull, and Charles Winters, driver of the ambulance suffered cuts .and bruises. Henry Freheer, driver of the truck, es- caned unhurt and wa3 arrested by oolice on an open charge. Robertson, -was being taken to a hispital with ft fractured right leg received when he was run over by an automobile driven by J. t,. Richards, at the time tne amou lance and track; crashed. This Used Clothes Party is given in the name of these un fortunates. , Remember the day Friday, day after Thanksgiving. Come before 3:30. o'clock. Deposit your bundle of used clothing or of bedding In one of the containers the Associat ed Charities will have placed there for that purpose. Then go into the theater and have the best time ever. Admission will cost yoi no money. You will have helped someone who could not afford a Thanks giving celebration, to be truly Lgrateful during the cold nights and wet days that will follow Thanksgiving. V Any child can come to this party. Talk to your mother about it. She will tell you of an old hat, some . outgrown stockings, some serticable underwear, an old coat .or a discarded suit, that is lying around the house some where. , The Associated' Chariiie want all these , things. Woman's hats are retrimmed. Clothing too worn to be used in any other way, is made into quilts and used for bed ding. Most of all, shoes and out grown suits and dresses are wanted. . . In the attics and cellars of Sa lem, in old trunks and closets, there is today enough used cloth ing to give the Associated Chari ties an inexhaustible supply; Start now, make, up a big bundle and plan to attend the party at the Oregon. "We want this theatre filled to overflowing. said J. C. Stille. manager of the Oregon, "that morecan be given to thedeserv ing poor. We are going' to have a fine children's picture on that day. We want you all to come. Remember, bring a bundle of clothing that people can use, and get here before 3:30 o'clock. There is -need in Salem. With the coming of winter, this need will become greater; By attend ing this Used Clothes Party, the children of Salem can keep poor people warm, and give the Asso ciated Charities a large enough supply to meet all demands. Plan now to come.- BUTLER QUITS OFFICE POLITICIANS AHE FLAYED IX RED-HOT ANNOUNCEMENT -MlL,AUELPHIA, Nov. 21. (By Associated Press. )-Brigadier General Smedley D. Butler, for the last two years director of public eta f . . J TIL ! 1 . I . ""'j n i nuaaeipnia, m going back to the marines. He made the announcement definitely today for the first time in an address be- iure me .ew Century chib and declared to his audience of women that his job here "is not worth Staying for a waste of time"- He asked that complete support he given to Assistant Director Geo. Elliott, who, is slated to succeed him. when, his leave of absence from the marines expires Decem- oer 31. "I was brought here at the In stance of your - leading porTtical men, saia General Butler. was toid that you were dirty, filthy; that yon needed a cleaning. Alter I came everyone ran' away except your mayor. They insulted me, kicked me around and you sat Dack and let thenu Pwe shed more blood for ray cpnnrry and your country than all the hnlitie ians in seven generations. I have teamed a lot" of things, and . no one can ever persuade me to serve m a public office again except in war time." , : ,; . - PRESIDENT ASKS VISIT COOLIDGE WISHES, FATHER TO COME TO CAPITAL " PLYMOUTH, Vt., Xot. zl-WBy Associated Press)-. Major - James F. Coupa!, who Is here at the di rection of President Coolid;e to persuade his father, Colonel John C. Coolidge,'to 8end the winter in Washington, broached the subject of his mission today, but It was tearnea mat no -decision . was reached. : - . : Colonel Coolidge received tke representations of 4his : son's per sona! physician with an open mind. It was understood, and probably will continue tomorrow to weigh the factors involved. .- ": The eighty year old patient who has been suffering from - heart block, . had the best day In two Weeks,; Mrs. May Johnson, hi9 nurse, reported.' There were sev eral - recurrences of the Intermit tent pulse which has been noted throughout the course of the case i hut at no time, were they serious. MB? MEM Red and Black Football Team Defeats Corvallis High 7 to 0 Saturady . TEAMS EXHIBIT FIGHT Salem Forced to Fight to Keep Home Team From Crossing? Goal; Fumble Mars, ChajK-e to Tie , CORVALLIS. Or., Nov. 21. (Special to The Statesman. -Tmk-tng advantage of every opportunity and with orLady Luck herself aa mascot, the Salem high' school football team cinched the- 192& Willamette valley championship on Bell field at Corvallis this af- " ternoon by defeating the Corvallis high school eleven " to 0. . .. ., Overestimating their ability and keyed up to a, high pitch, Corval lis received the kickoff. touched the pigskin and permitted Salem to recover. Heartened by tfte turn of arfairs Salem started a march down -the field from its 28-yard line and be fore Corvallis ould collect its senses and block the advancing Red and Black warriors the ball was taken across the goal line by R. Lyons, fhe attempt to convert failed, but an off-side on Corval lis gave the Salem team the extra point, the only score of the game. Seldom have two teams been more evenly matched. Both made consistent gains through the op ponents' llneshtttrwere jweak on the defensive. Twice Corrallls threatened, once dropping the ball after it had been pounded, across Salem's line where it was recover ed by Kelly and then booted to safety. The second ehance pre-' sented itself in the closing min utes of play when Corvallis, fol lowing an aerial attack, came down the field and a pass was muffed on Salem's five-yard line with the way clear to the goal. Salem threatened in the final canto when it. attempted o drop kick from the 20-yard line In the last three minutes. Another Cor-., -vallis march was nipped when Sa lem braced on the five-yard line In the second period alter Cor vallis came down, the Held, mak ing, four and six yards at a down. J. Dracer brought both sides ta their feet early in the second quar tejr when he clocked off 30 yards from a punt formation. The final quarter was the most exciting, a Corvallis pounding ot tne line netting good rains until a wild pass from center stopped tne advancing team on Salem's 28 yard line. The feat was repeated and it waa first down -with 11' yards to go. The third dowi found the teams lined up on tha two-yard line when the dishearten- ing fumble occurred, losine for Corvallis an opportunity to at least tie the score. - - - . , -. The punt-out found the teams lined up on the 42-yard line, and after gains by Noeske, the sphere was kicked from CorTalUs fire yard line to the 40-yard line. Af ter the wide drop kick Corvallis took possession of the 6all on the 20-yard line and started passing. One good "pass. Salem, penalised five yards; two more passes and the ball was in the center -of tne (Continued n pfe 2V . . COURT WITNESSKILLED GAN-CfWERS INVADE COURT ROOM; 8 LAYER CAPTURED CHICAGO. Nov. 21. (By As sociated Press.) Gang warfare invaded a coroner's inquest ii -Chicago today when Sam Vinci. attending an inquest into the death of his brother. Mike, slatn yesterday, shot to death John Mln- atti, a witness. - . For a moment after the crack of the pistol shfct. the court room eat amazed as MinattJ.--k-i- his chair. Then thef . ! scramble for exits: t"V. Kitting near-Vinci graH to l. His indictraenr will be sought on M7 .day. ' Joseph and Petsrl inci. brothers of the slayer and all members . of the Vinci family were arre-jtci. Vinci told the. police he believed Minatti had kill?d his brother MIks yesterday. He also maintained that Minatti was implicated in the aeatn ot another vincl brother. t lain a year ago. Vinci shot lust as -Minatti de nied knowing Mike Vin-jior, the nUn who shot him. ''.When he Jcnied knowing my brother, Vlo- clsald, "I waa sure he had killed: Mike and I killed him.' I aimed straight at his heart. I looked around and I was careful ' i bat I did not hit anyone else. There la nothing to be sorry for.- His death .was nothing more than vriat aav poor brother had to buf-' fer." - , OFFICERS ARE RECEIVED DRY AGENTS WERE THOUGHT ' TO BE CUSTOMERS - : IfMEDFORD, Or., JiorA tl1n a raid on a ranch In the 8am valley- district early this morning, state and federal 'authorities solzed a 25-gallon still, 300 gal lons of corn mash. 42, quarts or high-proof moonshine and arrest i W L. Blakeley. owner of the place. Blakely, according to tha e 'Hears, thought the raiding carty j were customers, znA inylted theni ;iiUo:the parlor. ; i