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SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING DECEMBER 11, 1925 PRICE FIVE CENTS ft' i -it 14 5 i IB- " 1 1 A. I " 1 6 41 4 if- n lis WIOFFITiTO RECOVER ; Ex-Salem Police Chief Hit f While-Chasing Speeding l- Automobile - YcLE STRUCK BY TRAIN iSroo Late to Stop, Swing Down f Track, Carrfcd W Pfet by Engine, Tossed Aside, 1 Retting Well First details of the accident In which Verdon Mof fitt, former Sa lem chief of police, was seriously injured near Whittier, CaL, one terday in the form of a graphic I letter from his wire, giving fun ? details of The crash. 4 Traveling 50 miles an hour in I a motorcycle chase after a speed . ! ing autonJobile, Moffitt found he 1 could not clear an approaching i Santa Fe train. He swerved, fol lowing the track. Motorcycle and man were picked up by the loco motive, carried 75 feet and cast: aside, the cycle bursting into flames. - " He will recover" and be unmark ed. One hundred stitches were taken, a. nieht and day nurse are in attendance, bnt no serious alarm Is felt for him. He is in Memorial hospital. Whittier. Cal. to h i mother. Mrs. A. T. Alouitt, XU5 Hlgn street, ronows: rb i :; 'Verden didn't want' ivoui.td know about it at all. and I was go ing to wire you as soon as the X-ray pictures-were taken to see If he had a concussion or any bones yr broken. He will get well and will JJL not be . y any ws be an invalid or disfigured in ay. ' V . ''Isn't that a miracle? His up- ? -. . . . . :.' per up was burst ana, cut open, . two front .teeth are gone and he has a hole in his tongue, but. none - of these injuries are jieriousi only painful, and the surgeon did sucn wonderful work that the scars will not .be noticeable, it took more f than 100 pitches. "He was on his way home from work when he saw a speeding car and toot "after it. ;IIe had the motor siren wide open and was go ing about 50 mileS an hour and was struck by a Santa Fe passen ger train, j He d idnX-see .the train ' until too late, but hej tried to stop , and swerved his motor in the same direction the train was going, the engine carrying him on the mo torcycle about, 75 feet and then I Jtnung them away, j f" "That was all that saved his V!Sjife.: fof had he hit the'engine I straight' on he would have been killed Instantly. As it is. It is a wonder he wasn't ground beneath the wheels. So yon se, only the Divine Hand of the Lord saved him. 'V i . "Verden's motor caught fire, and one ; foot was badly burned; also other burns on the body, but none of the burns are serious.' His body is I covered with lacerations and i bad bruises, bnt they will all heal i and leave no scare- ; ; I "As far as they, know he isn't hurt internally, .but of course , he has bad a bad shock and is awfully il sore and in pain., All this will leave a the davs-'ro bY. "The head received the worst hurts, but I'm so thankful that they will heal alright. The scalp was laid open from the eyebrows to the crown of his head in seve ral places, but" it didn't hurt the skull or brain. He has a wonder ful Idoctor and a special day and night nurse with him-all the time All expense will be taken care of by the county and his pay goes on . just the same. There is nothing to worry about. "He will not be able to go to work for several weeks, so he has i -V lots of time to rest and get well V I SYerden says not to-worrybout . ? fhlm for he la getting along nicely. He will be in the hospital about two weeks if all goes welt and there is no reason why it shouldnJt for he is healthy and his wounds are not the kind to cause serious trouble. (Signed) NELLIE. LELAND CARL RESTING HUBBARD YOUTH REPORTED TO BE DOING WELL . Leland Carl, who was seriously injured Wednesday morning, was reported resting comfortably last evening.' He was, Injured 5a an automobile crash Wednesday morning about 10 o'clock, when the roadster he was driving left the road, turned completely over in the ditch and then righted It self. The accident happened close to Horseshoe park. LAUNDRY BOILER BURSTS FORT COLLINS. Dec. 10r-(By Associated Press.) One man was killed and four other persona, in lured seriously. !,a boiler explo sion that wrecked the Lincoln , Wet Wash' laundry here' late ' today. WRAP PACKAGES WELL POSTOFFICK SEXDS CHRIST MAS MAILING RULES Here are the rules for wrapping Christmas pack ages for mailing as sent out by United States Postoff ice Department: "Fragile articles of . all kinds need the protection of a box or other outside con tainer in addition to paper used for cushioning. . "When- several loose arti cles are to be wrapped in a single package they should be first tied together to pre vent any 'play or shifting. 'Taper-wrapped packages are subject to the following common-sense rules: "1. Strong, tough paper should be used the kind you cannot easily punch a hole through with your fin ger. "2. Pliable paper should be used the kind that does not crack when it is folded. j "3. New paper Is better than ! used. ''!" -: ; !' : "4. When used paper is em played it must be free from holes, cracks and tears. "5. The heavier the package and the greater the distance it is to travel, the thicker the paper should be or the great er the number of sheets to be used, and always strong, tough and pliable sheets. "6. Use two sheets, unless you are sure one is strong enough. "The twine used in tying should also be strong and should be drawn tight, be- ' cause much handling induces stretching. "The twine should be in one piece and each crossing should be knotted to prevent slipping. Long narrow pack ages should have several such crossings. Paper tape is permissible on parcel post packages only under certain conditions. Ask your pest- . master. ,. . "Just as important as wrap- : ping and tying is marking. 1 Never use lead pencil. Use waterproof crayon, ink or stencil, and mark plainly. "Always address to street and number.: Spell out the State.- - Precede return' ad dress with the word 'From. HOUSE INSURGENTS ARE AKEN FROM POSITIONS ALL BUT OXE ARE STRIPPED OF COMMITTEE RANK Representative Cooper of Wiscou sin Is Retained on, ' House List -t 1 WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. (By Associated Press). Housejrepub lican insurgents, with one excep tion, were swept from thf more important standing committees to day by the republican committee on committees. Representative Cooper of Wis- consini although removed from his ranking position on the for eign affairs committee, was re tained on its roll at the bottom of the republican list , of members. Despite the fact that be had been fhe candidate for speaker of the insurgent group, the republican eaders showed leniency in his case, itwas explained, because of his long service in the house of which -he is in this respect the 'dean." Representatives Lampert and Nelson of v isconsm, the only members of the insurgent group who held chairmanships, were ejected from these offices. Repre sentative Vestal of Indiana being named to succeed Mr. Lampert as head of the patents committee and Representative Vincent of Michi gan" being given air, ixeisun s place on the elections committee. Other members of the group af fected by the committee assign ments made today included Rep resentatives Browne, Wisconsin. removed from the foreign affairs committee; Voigt, Wisconsin, And Sinclair." North Dakota, taken from agricultural . committee; Peavey, removed from the rivers a n d "harbors committee and Schneider from the post office committee. - V ' Representatives fNelson and Frear of Wisconsin .were ejected from the rules "-and ways ' and means committee respectively when these were organized some time ago. Rpresentative Tilson of Connec ticut,! the republican floor? leader, said the committee on committees by its actldn today was carrying out the mandate of the republican caucus' of . last: spring to' remove supporters of the presidential can didacy of the late Robert M. La Follette from republican places on committees charged with .respon 6ibilityof carrying out the party's program; ins Die , WRIT FOR flPPESL Circuit Judge Percy R. Kelly Refuses to Sign Order of Probable Cause ONE MORE HOPE REMAINS Case Will Probably Be Placed Before Supreme Court Today In Attempt to Forestall V Hanging Tom Murray, 22 year old Ore gon desperado, had another hope for a stay of execution blasted yesterday when Circuit Judge Percy R. Kelly refused to sign a certificate of probable cause in the case, closing eae avenue of an appeal to the supreme court. But one more remains bringing the case directly to the attention of the supreme court itsell. If Justice T. A. McBride also refuses to sign a certificate, Murray must bang on Friday, December 18, as ordered by the court when he was sentenced to death on October 19 for the murder of James Sweeney, a prison guard killed during the break on the evening of August 12. In refusing to sign the writ of probable cause necessary to an appeal the supreme court, Judge Kelly held that the circuit court was not in error and tbat the re cords of the trial were correct. Murray was represented by Judge Will R. King, and John Carson, district attorney and Allen Car son, assistant district attorney, representing the state. The hearing was held in Albany where Judge Kelly is holding court, as it was impossible for him to come to the Salem court house. It was intimated yesterday that Judge King would seek to place the case before Justice McBride today in an attempt to secure a writ enabling him to appeal the case to the supreme court, - What action -the supreme court will take is problematical. In some cases the writ has been is sued, and in others, denied. THUG VICTIM IS FOUND BEAVERTOX MAX IS FOUND uxcoxscrors ox road PORTLAND, Or; Dec. 10. (By Associated Press.) A man whom police believe to be Daniel Von Broon, of Beaverton, was taken tonight to a hospital here after he was found lying unconscious by the side of the Canyon Road just inside the city limits, with lacerations on his head that indi cated he had been the victim of foul play. He was still uncon scious at a late hour tonight. ( HERE'S WHERE YOU ) "Cv- fl ( AND I PART Vy5 SgZS) P W . company tor I r yCWmrm. ' ' "A- v WHILE j I HAVE' A f jUiMmM -vSw i - DATE WlT H THE I ZifZ r ; 'jflS A " , : : TJTZ -7, :v : - . "J " OPPOSITION IS FOUGHT IN TAX SLICE MEASURE BILL AGAIN STEERED SAFELY THROUGH' CHOPPY. SEA Xon-Partis&n Origin Does Much to Secure Friends to De bate in House WASHINGTON', Dec. 10. (By Associated Press.) Opposition to provisions of the tax reduction bill developed again today during another five hours .of debate on the measure in the house but its friends in both parties fought off the scattering attacks. Members of the ways and means committee, which drafted the bill so as to slash federal taxes by $3,25,000,000 next -year, again steered it through the day's dis cussion with words of approval. Pointing to the non-partisan manner in which it was framed, various committee members urged its approval, although disagreeing personally with some of its pro visions. The reductions in the maximum surtax and inheritance tax rates were the targets of attack by Rep resentative Frear; republican. Wis consin, and La Guardia, socialist. Xew York, both of whom appealed to the democrats for support to increase these schedules. Mr. La Guardia declared he would vote against the measure unless it was amended along these lines. Mr. Frear, who was .re moved from the ways and means committee by the republicans last spring 5s an insurgent, confined his remarks to a review of the bill's provisions, some of which he approved. Commenting on the non-partisan feature. Representative Bach arach of New Jersey, a republican member of the committee, declar ed taxation "is a matter too vital to the welfare of the government people to be considered from a partisan standpoint, rather than from a business standpoint." Representative Oldfield of Ar kansas, a democratic committee- (Continued on page 4.) ARMY PLANS CHRISTMAS TREE IX ARMORY TO HAVE PRESENTS FOR ALL In keeping with the yearly cus tom, the local Salvation Army will hold its Christmas tree at the Sa lem armory Thursday evening, De cember 24 The tree is for the children of poor families of the city. Mayor J. B. Giesy will preside for the evening. Dr. B. F- Pound, chairman of the local Salvation Army advisory board, will also be present. An elaborate (program is being planned. There will be candy, fruit and nuts for all, and each child will receive a gift. Applications are being received daily at Army headquarters for Christmas baskets. Last year the local army -distributed approxi mately 80 baskets. Members of the organization are endeavoring to beat the record this year. THE CHILDREN'S HOUR PITFALLS OF LE1SUE LISTED BV DELEGATE Viscount Cecil, Britain's Le gate to League of Nations, Gives Views JEALOUSY IS OBSTACLE Historic Suspicions and Internal Friction of Governmental Ma chines' Must Be Over come ' at Once GENEVA, Dec. 10. (By Asso ciated Press.) Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, Great Britain's repre sentative on the league of nations disarmament council, gave an in terview to The Associated Press tonight, summarizing the pitfalls on the road to a solution of the disarmament problem and 'of the forces which justify hope that the greajt issue will be grappled with successfully. "Undoubtedly the chief ob stacle to disarmament, he said, '"is the want of security,, due to historic suspicions and jealousies of nations and the consequence chauvinistic forms of nationalism. j-"ernaps the chier merit of our recent agreements has been the diminution they, have brought among some of the most import ant of European nations o this attitude of suspicion. "Again, the growing strength and prestige of . the league of na tions is an important element to ward security. The smoothness and rapidity with which the Greco-Bulgarian dispute was ad justed, shows a remarkable growth of international good Willi' When asked to define the do- i mestic difficulties in the way of disarmament. Lord Cecil declared that next to international suspi cion as an obstacle to disarma ment, he would "put internal fric tion' of the various government machines. He said the idea of disarmament is necessarily Gtraage and-mnattractive to mil itary and civil functionaries who have traditions of their own older than international relations. "They still think it more im portant to keep their- powder dry than to trust to God," Lord Cecil said. s He then emphasized the im mense practical difficulties in the way of land and air disarma ment and declared the technical problems of naval disarmament were comparatively simple, those of the army matters being much more complicated. "Even assuming that all na tionalities were equally brave r-a very large assumption it remains true mat in a muueru ai iuy guus f Continued on pugg 4) OLD COMPANY M HISTORY TOLD IN GRAPHIC STATESMAN SKETCH "Company Will Arrive ins Salem From Camp : Withycombe at ' Clackamas Saturday," Issue of October 18 "Salem's Own Company M. "From time to time, word reaches Is well, happy, contented and rounding, rapidly into shape; that the men the hoy3 who have spent their entire lives in our city are working hard to reach that point of military efficiency necessary to be attained before they will consider themselves fit to fill the part to which they will be-assigned in the European conflict." This extract from The Statesman's leading editorial of October 4, 1917, is reprinted here apropos of the annual reunion of Salem's own Company M, at the Armory -tonight, marking the anniversary of their departure overseas. Dramatic as drawn in old Issue of this paper "The boys are now doing guard duty in eastern" Oregon, with head quarters at The Dalles, and say that they are well fed; in fact, that RETURN OF SEIZED ALIEN PROPERTY ASKED IN BILL MEASURE PREPARED FOR IX TRODUCTIOX L CONGRESS Reimbursement to Germans and ' Austrians for Patent Rights Is Asked WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. (By Associated Press.) Comprehen sive plans for early return of seized German and Austrian property to its owners in a way assuring prompt payment of pri vate American war claims have been drafted for early submission to .congress by the administration. Secretary Mellon today, made public a program embodying a bond issue of J250.000.000 which with seized funds held by the alien property custodian would take care of the American claims against the central powers and en able the government to dispose almost wholly of the war time office of custodian. Within a few hou,rs after the treasury announcement was made Chairman Borah of the senate for ducedeign relations committee in troduced a bill in the senate which would accomplish the same pur pose insofar as a return of the property was concerned, but made no mention of the American claims. .The Borah bill and the admin istration plan both carried pro vision for the granting of com pensation to German owners for the use of the ships, radio stations, patents, etc. The American and German rights With respect to the seized property came up also in the su preme court during the. day where the chemical foundation case was being argued. The case was be fore the court on the govern ment's appeal in a contest of the sale by the alien property custo dian of German dye formula and trademarks. Mr. Mellon made public his pro gram for cleaning up the proper ty and claims question in a formal statement in which he insisted it was the historical policy of this government to recognize the property rights of individuals even though this nation was at war with their government when the property was taken. The plan he said, would add no new burden to the treasury, al though it would necessitate a waiver by the treasury of the re imbursement now under way for expenditures incident to the oc cupation of the Rhine by-American officers and the direct trans fer .the -annual reparations pay ments of 45,000,000 gold marks to other proposed securities. LING TROOPS DEFEATED SEVERE SETBACK GIVEX TO GOVEBXOR'S SOLDIERS TOKYO, Dec. 11. (By Associ ated Press.) A -dispatch to the foreign, office from Tientsin says the forces of General .1 Ching Lin, civil governor of Chihll pro vince, have suffered a severe de feat. Dispatches from Peking to day said the army of the Kuomin chun, followers of General Yen Hsu-Yang and General Yuen Wei Chun of Honan, and that of Gene ral Li Ching-Ling were facing each other near Tientsin. Li is a sup porter 6f Marshal Chang-Tso-Lin of Manchuria. -1 . i . TIGER FLOWERS ; WINS BOSTON, Dec. 10. (By Asso ciated Press.) -Tiger Flowers of Atlanta, Ga., won a Judges' decis ion over Frank Moody of Wales In' their 10-round bout here to night, outpointing his rival in every round and knocking him through the ropes in the second round. - ' . . -' SCOTTS MILLS ELECTS City election at cotts Mills re sulted in naming the v following officials., . Mayor, J. O. Dixon ' - Treasurer, A." Lv Brougher, Recorder, C. A." Kent. Councilmen, E. W. Coulsen, N. Schmalu," Jr., and Albert Rich. -, us that M Company, of Salem, news picture of their training follow: ; 1 they could ask for nothing more "It has come to us that this company is one ot the most effi cient, from a standpoint of offic ers and enlisted men, in the third Oregon . infantry regiment and that the Third Oregon is one of the best units in the entire United States, not excepting the eel be rat ed Rainbow Division. This Is a fact of which we are justly proud. With the exception of 16 men, all of the 150 members of the or ganization are from Salem; and. last, but not least, M company has the smallest' mess fund in the en tire regiment. "This latter is a fact of which the citizens of Salem should' not be proud. There has been no con certed action on fhe part of the residents of Salem to furnish their company a single cent for their company fund. It may be added that the company fund, is used by companies in active service for the purpose of buying little ar ticles of food, athletic supplies, cooking utensils, and so forth, which are not furnished by the government. The government al lows them, 35 to 45 cents per day to feed each man. "Normally this may be enough; at times, however, it Is necessary to draw upon the company fund for things that are needed and not included in the articles which the government furnishes. ' "The greater part of the fund, which is small at best, has been provided by the organization it self, by giving dances, shows, mil itary tournaments, and so forth. Now that their entire time is tak en up with military matters, and duties," their Held isllmited to the bound prescribed by the war de partment, and their fund Is s!6w ly, but surely going onto the wrong side of the ledger, j "We reel that it would be a patriotic service for the citizens of Salem to provide M Company with a fund in. keeping with'their pride and love for the organiza tion in order that their own friends andl6vfed:ones, who make up the company,- may feel that there is someone at home who is willing to bear a share of the load while the boys themselves are giv ing their entire time and. offering any other service which their country may require of them to render." . October 18, 1917. "That the different fraternal organizations of Salem are wide awake on the subject of properly caring for the soldier boys of com pany M, soon to pass through Sa lem on their-way south, was evi denced by their joint action yes terday afternoon at a special meet ing held , in the city hall to ar range for the entertainment of Company M. in'IU brief stay, here Saturday; afternoon, to '.Sunday, October 20, to 21. L j i "According to a ! message ' re ceived from Lieutenant Colonel Carle Abrams last night, the com pany will arrive in Salem :. from camp Withycombe at Clackamas Saturday about It o'clock; They will leave camp, at 9:30 o'clock. According to. raports - received from Captain Ner yesterday,, the boys will remain, until Sunday (Contind on 4.) ANTHEM WRITER' COMING CARRIE B. ADAMS, WORLD FA MQCS, WILL HIXG . Carrie B. Adams, one. of Ameri ca's outstanding community song leaders, will :be present at the Sa lem Chamber -of Commerce lunch eon next Monday to lead the mem bers In singing. . She has "written and published over 4000 anthems, 12 church can tatas, 10 short cantatas for chil dren, and six song books for pub lic school use. She -i3 now devot ing her attention to the writing of operettes. Her latest is "See Am4 erica First.'f She was the first American woman to direct Han del's oratorio, "The Messiah." She is also associate editor of the Choir Herald, national periodical pub lished at Dayton, Ohio. .Every Sunday,. It is said, some 40,000 church choirs" In America sing her anthems. More . than 500,000 choir singers render her' anthems or. cantatas .weekly. Her operettas are coming, rapidly into vogue. ' Miss Adams is now direct or of music' at the Flr,t Coiigre gatiouul church cf : Portland; Gas Explosion in Birming ham. Coal Shafts Takes Heavy Toll of Life; Rescue Workers Still Unable-to Enter Tunnels ;' . "Ji. V-.-' ALL HOPE IS GIVEN UP Presence of Deadly Qaaea Preclude . Any Possibility That MiBr May Escape Death, Workers Bay i IRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec; 10. -(By Associated Press:) Sixty-one coal' miners lost their lives today when a gas explosion occurred in the- workings of Overton Mine No. 2, of the Alabama Fuel and Iron company in the'Cahaba fields out of Birmingham, Fif teen men escaped' injury and five are In a hospital suffer ing from serious injuries. The explosion took- -place- - a short time after the day" shift had started work at 8 o'clock. Accord;' ing to the , mine . superintendent 108 men checked in At the time of .the accident, 27 wera beyond the range of the explosion, Of ' the 61 in the mine at the time of the blast 15 came forth unscathed and t five were injured;- Th- rs- malnder are either k&owa.to be dead in the Improvised morgue in the bath - house or axe still on lower levels. Most of the-lives were lost on the seventh leveL""; Most of the bodies recovered have been uaen trom the slxm level. Hescue workers who have re turueu 10 uie surface, many ot tuem exhausted and struggling foi oreac.it, declare iney aota no now xor any man sUli la tne wonunt wiuord HPoweU and" Chant Edith, members at one of the res cue squads, 'returned to the mine mouth eany tonlgnt oppaag over upon reaching fresh air. not cof- tee. and oxygen revived them aad tney pleaded Xor another, chance to attempt; rescue, work. AUouga , tne ventilating equipment oX tu Overton mine has not been dam aged by the explosion, the mine suil contains a great .volume of gas. .-'-:; -f; : -y-: Officials of the company- and United States mint- inspectors an- nounced tonight that rescue work: would be continued until all bod ies are recovered and that all gas will be drawn from the shafts.be-' fore any attempt is' made to re sume operations. , UQUQR PLANT; IS' M1!1ED OFFICIALS DISCOVER l.OOO EX TRA CASES OX VESSEL . SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 10., (By Associated Press.) Customs 1 officials in charge of the unload ing 'of the suspected rum runner ; Coal Harbor, after an unofficial re-check ot the ship's cargo, dla covered today that approximately 1,000 (rases of Uquof in excess of the amount listed in the vessel's' . manifest, was on board. The man ifest. of the Coal Harbor,, 'seized., outside the Golden Gate last Jan uary, called ior , 9.959 ' cases of nquor, but as the unloading oper- , atlons Beared comoletion. customs' officials noticed, the? fxtra cargo. - i ne unloading of the letted liquor will be completed tomorrow when - an official check will be made. i SMITH1 FUNERAL SET BERKELEY, CaL, Dec. 10. Funeral ; services will be held at Sti Michaels' Luthern church here tomorrow for Charles A. Smith, president ot the Coos Bay Lumber company and 'pioneer iumberman.; of the west, who died at his home 1 here, yesterday.' f-i 7 -" ' " " " COMFROMISS BILL SIGNED r OLYMPIA, Wasn., , Dec 10. (AP.) GoTemot Hartley today signed a," compromise bill on rec lamation activities. - HONESTY "REWARDED,f MAW RETURNS CHECK FOH - $1402, GIVES 5 CHXT3 v SEATTLE, Dee. 10. Bjr Associated Press) Finding a check for $1,462 while looking for work-Charlee A. Harris to day returned ft to P.J. Glenn on to whom it was pay&bld. Glen non care BnrrH f lve cent b srawiBt he, had spent in t ia phoning; to determine the own ership of the check. . , ,