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SALEM, OREGON; WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 16, 1925
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TRAGEDY OF EMPTY STOCKING
FACED BY 200 SALEM HOMES
Statesman Famous Picture Is Inspiration for Sunday Story
Scrnion Preached to Children by Rev. E. II- Shanks
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Attack on Volstead Act by
New JerseySenator Opens
;! Sharp-Debate '
K ASKS TO LEGALIZE BEER
Modification to Permit Sale of
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Drys Launch Vigorous
Coantef Attack
.WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (By
AssocialjQd Press.) Prohibition
furnished the vehicle today for
the first extended debate In the
senate at this session.
or more thn three hours the
Volstead act was assailed and de
fended with a number of senators
Joining in the running fire of dis
cussion. !
JA rather large number of sena
tors and half filled galleries fol
lowed the debate, precipitated by
Senator Edge, . republican, , New
Jersey, who delivered a prepared
address, urging his bills to legal
ize 2.75 per cent beer and revise
the. .restriction on prescription
whiskey.
Before the senate turned to
other" subjects. Senator Bruce,
democrat, Maryland, had joined
forces t With the New Jersey sena
tor!' and Senators, Willis, republi
can, Ohio, . and Sheppard, democrat,-
Texas", - had vigorously at
tacked forces which they contend
ed i were : trying to break down
constitutional law in this country.
Both Senators Edge and Bruce
declared t he Volstead act was a.
failure and that Its operation had
been attended by general disre
spect for,' law. At one point the
Maryland penator asserted "pro
hibition is an insane experiment.
Senators Willis and Slieppard
disputed these contentions, the
former contending that, Senator
Edge's speech was only a group
of views of those opposing the
prohibition act. The Texas sena
tor resved notice that the pro
hibitionists of the country will not
permit any modification of the
'Volstead act, but would demand
that it be strengthened.
, The Ohio senator, wno was first
to' reply to senator .Edge. deaied
thtt there was a l"-indT0 on New Veif,s
ior mouuicauun ui me vuisieau
acts He declared that the plain
fact waW that "the underworld is
( I boldly challenging the forces of
f -law: end order in this cbantry."
I A declaration by Senator Wil-
t . lis' that prohibition had resulted
in a aecrease oi arunxenness,
brought Senator Bruce to his feet
with statistics from police chiefs
in all important cities showing
thai the , arrests for drunkenness
hare been increasing, steadily
since 1920, he first year after
" ratification of 'the ISth amend
ment, v - . ' :
In opening a discussion of the
' subject which promised to occupy
considerable attention in congress
' ' at this session.JJenator Edge pic
' tured what he" characterized as
the deplorable conditions of boot
jg legging and corruption under the
J) Volstead act. and declared mat
congress must amend the law if
kjf these conditions are to be im
j, proVed.
He asserted that a large pro
portion; of the people "violate the
law; without the slightest com
punction." '' - '
The New . Jersey senator said
frankly that he did'.'; not" know
whether his proposals would rem
edy the situation, but that at least
congress should undertake the ex
pertinent and write the 18th am
endment into the enforcement
act. In this connection, he argued
that in approving the amendment
the country had not intended that
congress should prohibit a bever
age of low alcoholic content
Replying with characteristic
vlsror.- Senator f Willis ; declared
that if the 2.7$ "per cent beer bill
were enacted into law, it would
mean nullification of the 18th am
endment. He urged that if such
sheer were produced there" would
hare to be a place for its sale, and
.'L that place would be "the old-
5 - fashioned saloon."
DILI IS REMOVED
WASHINGTON, Dee. .15. Sen
ator! Robinson,- democratic leader
of i the senate, . today . conf irmed
democratic changes' in committee
assignments. Senator Dill of
Washington was; - taken df tho
committee on territories and as
signed'" to" the committee on pat
ents, v- ' ; ' -
BUYSTAMPS
GlIRISTMAS SEAL STAMPS
ar now offered for Kale at
boolhs hi4 the post of rice. Mil
ler's Mercantile Co., Karoury
Brothers. Stiff .Furniture Co.
and the Bank of Commerce.
Total receipts '"to date from
booth sale: $100.01 r received
in-mail.- 931r- r
JIMMIE'S CHRISTMAS
Jimmie lived in a very poor home. His father was sick and had
been out of work for a long time. Jlmmle's mother was not very
strong and she was not able to go out to work very often and the
few dollars she could earn were not enough for the necessities of
life. So the family was very poor.
Jimmie had often read about Santa Claud, and looked at the pic
tures of the good old statnt.'and knew about how he had .brought
nrPRPnts and eood things to children. Each year Jimmie had had
some sort of Christmas, butthis
ever before. . j, v
It was Christmas eve.and neither his father or mother had said a
word about Christmas, probably they, thought Jimmie would not
FRATERNAL PLAYERS
PLAN MUSICAL SHOW
PROFESSIONAL TALENT WILL
TAKE FOUR LEADS
December 30 and 31 Set as tle
, Dales; Many Loral Stars
- and Chorus Cast
Musical comedy and vaudeville
numbers will be offered to towns
people of Salem December 30 and
31 by the Fraternal Temple or
ganization, consisting of Wood
men of the World, Knights of
Pythias, Yeomen, ' Artisans and
Eagles.
-Four of the heavy leading parts
will be,ta"keti by professional tal
ent. Four of the lighter leading
parts will be taken by local tal
ent. The full chorus, consisting
of 14, will be comprised of local
girls.
Miss Gladys Raffety, daughter
of T. A. Raffety of the state traf
fic bureau, has the role of Molly;
Fred Stites will have the Juvenile
lead. .
. In addftion to the musical com
edy, which Is-a full three-act en
tertainment, there will be profes
sional vaudeville acts. The feat
ure of these will be a trained ani
mal act, including ponies, dogs
and monkeys.
A special 50-foot stage is to be
built for the occasion at the Sa
lem armory, where the entertain
ment will be given. A carload of
scenery, colored lighting equip
ment and decorations will be used.
There Will be two shows each
night; the, first at 7 o'clock and
the second at 9 o'clock. While
definite plans have not been laid,
the management is trying to ar
Seven young ladies, members of
the various organizations, . have
organized a ticket selling contest.,
The one disposing of the largest
number of tickets by the night of
December 29 will receive a cash
prize of $100. The girls trying
for the prize are Edna Shoemaker,
Gertrude Barkley, Gladys Raffety,
Mildred Harpole, Florence All
port, Lauretta Varley and Rose
Andresen.
All of the money cleared from
the entertainment will go into the
Fraternal Temple association
building fund, and will be used
for remodeling the temple on Lib
erty street between Court and
Chemeketa streets.
Rehearsals have started already
and are being held each evening.
C. F. Bulger is the producer of the
musical comedy. D. E. Christie
is the general manager of the
show for the five -organizations
that make up. the Fraternal Tem
ple association.
Tickets, which are to sell at a
popular price, will be good for
an or all of the four perform
ances. There will be but slight
changes in the musical numbers
at each show.
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KIWANIS CLUB ELECTS
ED SCHUKE IS NAMED PRES
IDENT OX SECWTD VOTE
Klwanians held their annual
election of officers at their lunchr
eon Tuesday noon. The first bal
lot ended it! a tie for the two can
didates for president, Ed Schunke
and James Nicholson. But in the
second vote cast, Ed Schunke won
out. .
Following are thoge elected:
Ed Schunke, president; Carl
Gabrieteon, vice president; O. P.
Coshow, district trustee; George
M. King, treasurer; Karl G. Becke,
Fred Ellis, Bert T. Ford and Al
fred J. Visk, directors.
Guy Gordno, prosecuting attor
ney of Douglas county, Charles F.
Hopkins, and R. E. Wimberly, all
Roseburg attorneys, were present
at the luncheon; and were railed
upon for short talks.
UANOLJXK CAUSES K1HH
SEATTLE, Dec. 15. (Uy Asso
ciated Press.) Critically burned
when a can of gasoline exploded
in an antomobil paint shop here
this afternoon, Chris Federson.
mechanic who inhaled flames was
rn a hospital tonight. About $1,
000 worth of damage was done to
the shop. : ,
SCHOONER IS RAMMED
NORFOLK. Va,, Deer 1 5. (By
Awocatcd Press.) The four mast
ed schooner . James Howard prac
tically was cut in half in collision
with the Italian steamer Livenzo
last night about nine miles north
of' Ca'pcT, Lookout.' The crew- of
10 men was rescued, '
year his home was poorer than
:tntnK or it. so wnen ne wem up
to his bed in the little room at the
head of the stairs he took his
stocking and fastened it to the
wall next his bed with a ticket on
it addressed to Santa Claus.
The next morning Jimmie
awoke with a start. He had not
intended to sleep so late. He
jumped out of bed and ran to his
stocking and it-was empty.
He coull hardly believe that
Santa had, not come.
He did want a few things, not
much; but something as a giftfor
his Christmas. He wanted a
mouth organ, and jack knife and
some ren! store candy. And there
wan nothing in his stocking.
, He went back to his bed and
put his face in the bed clothes and
tried as if his heart would break.
Just then he heard a step on
the front porch. He . listened.
Could it be that Santa had come
at last? He heard his mother go
to the door. When she opened
the door there was a man down
the street a little ways who turn
ed and looked hack as the door
opened. And there before the
door was a basket.
Jimmie's motner called to him:
"Jimmie! Jimmie! are you
awake! Come here, quick." '
Jimmie ran down the stairs as
fast as he could and tlfere was the
big basket, his mother was bring
ing into the room.' What a sur
prise it was!
"In the basket there was a nice
dressed chicken, some cranber
ries, sweet potatoes, sugar, but
ter, eggs, bread raisins, apples,
and some great big yellow orang
es. : And that was not all, for
down in one corner there was a
little package aldressed to Jim
mie. When he opened it there
was a jack knife, a mouth organ
and some real stow candy. How
Jimmie's eyes dancM; and his feet
danced, too.
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A man told me ther other day
that there are about 200 little
brothers and Bisters of Jimmie's
living in. Salem this Christmas
time. How would you like to help
Santa Claus to bring some Christ
mas cheer to these little people,
who may be heart broken on
Christmas morning if you do not
help?
Gifts to The Statesman-Associated
Charities Christmas Cheer
fund:
' Salem Ad Club ....$10.00
Lane' Morley $1.00
Unknown SM.no
Tom's Wash Rack., . .$2.50
Anna S. Kantner ....$1.00
Cash 91.00
A Friend .$1.00
W. W. Hill S0.50
Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Pratt JWt.OO
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League of Nations Places
Mosul. Under Mandate of
United Kingdom
ENGLAND ACCEPTS OFFER
(Jrrat Britain Said to Have As
sured Council That She
Will Accept Prolonga
tion of Mandate
GENEVA, Dee. 15 (By Asso
ciated Press.) Mysterious Mosul
where the league of nations re
cently, saw oil spouting from na
tural wells and native Arabs hast
ily filling buckets to sell it to
owners of American made auto
mobiles, will go to Irak, which
means' to Great 'Britain, 'for Great
Britain has the mandate over
Irak..
Such is the decision reached by
the council of the "league, league
officials declared tonight, and
they added that everything would
be made public tomorrow.
The council held a secret ses
sion this evening and regretfully
noted the failure of its attempts
at mediation.
It Is reported that the British
cabinet has sent assurances to the
council that it will accept prolon
gation of the British mandate
over Irak.
Turkey, it is said, will get a
narrow strip to the north. In
other worda. the provisional fron
tier between Turkey and Irak
laid down at Brussels, will become
permanent, with slight modifica
tions. Irak, under British influ
ence, is expected to grant favor
able economic arrangements to
Turkey, whereby no customs bar
rier will exist between Turkey and
Irak, and Great Britain must for
mally accept the mandate for 25
years. Pending this the council's
decision is provisional.
While the officials were mak
ing this announcement, the Turk
ish delegates show a new bolt.
Tewfik Rushdi Bey, the Turkish
foreign minister, sent an official
protest to the council accusing
Great Britain of Influencing the
council by circulating false charg
es that the Turks had atrociously
treated Christians. He f was re
plying to a document Published
tonight from a Chaldean Catholic
priest, which, like the report re
cently issued by General Laidoner,
special league commissioner, ac
cused the Turkish soldiers of mas
sacres. STAGE OPERATORS JOIN
To systematize stage schedules
and give maximum, service, indi
vidual stage operators plying be
tween Portland and Salem and
Salem and Itoseburg have banded
into an organization to be known
as the Oregon Stage Lines, Inc.
The company has a capital
stock of $300,000. Portland-Sa-lem
and Oregon Stage lines are
affected. ,The articles of .incor
poration were filed yesterday in
the state corporation department.
Incorporators are R. W. Lemen,
Earl A. Hadficld and Fritz Jacob-son.
THE PLEASURE OF GIVING!
"Sixth-Root" Race Appearing,
Said; Manifestations are
Predicted
L.OS ANGELES, Dec. 15. (By
Associated Press.) The Theoso-
phical order of the Star of the
East, organized 14 years ago to
prepare for the second visitation
of Christ to earth, is making ready
to greet the Savior in-the body of,
Krishnamurti. a vounc Hindu, at
Adyar, province of Madras, India,
and at Ommen, Holland.
This announcement was made
here today by Dr. Ernest Stone,
International secretary-treasurer
of the order.
The manifestations are looked
for during the coming Christmas
season when Krishnamurti, who is
ftow in India is to be hailed as the
human vehicle carrying the man
ifestation of Chrifit, witbr a mis
sion on earth a.s a world teacher.
I "A sixth-root" race, the Theoso-
hists said is making its appear
ance on the western slopes of this
hemisphere, and also in Australia.
Dr. Stone cited statistics given
out by the government ethnologi
cal department that new physical
characteristics have been perceiv
ed in children of the last gener
ations in support of his conten
tion. That a "new root" people
are about to take their place on
ea rth.
The "new Christ" he said would
appear as a teacher for this new
race. A new continent will rise
from the Pacific ocean, he con
tinued, on which the new "root
race" will establisbthemselves.
Fritz Kuntz, general represen
tative Dr. Stone said, will leave
Los Angeles June 1 for a four
months tour of the United States
in which he will lecture on the re
turn of Christ through the ve
hicle of Krishnamurti, as announc
ed by Dr. Annie Besant, president
of the International Theosophical
Society, at an international "star"
conference at Ommen, Holland,
last September.
A conference of Theosophists
will "be presented "and he believes
that the new world teacher will
manifest himself to this assembl
age. TO BAR, OR NOT TO BAR
CHERRIAXS TO BALLOT OX
LADIES' IXVITATIOX
Cherrians answered the call of
King Bing Perry last night to
consider a petition signed by 4 0
members to exclude ladies from
the annual banquet to be given on
January 5. The original vote
showed members 33 to 17 in
favor of inviting the ladies.
Ballots will be sent to the 85
members with the request that
each vote to invite or bar the
ladies, and return the ballots be
fore Christmas. Final decision
will rest on the outcome of this
poll. .
Amendments to Revenue Re-1
ducing Measure Ground
Underfoot in House ,
PUBLICATION ACT LOSES
Proposals to Continue Printing
Income Tax Returns Swept
Aside; Exemptions
Are Increased
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. (By
Associated Press). The tax re
duction bill held straight to Its
course in the house again today,
as proponents , trampled amend
ments to important provisions.
Without even a record vote, the
house swept aside an amendment
proposing to continue the publi
cation of income tax returns.
Stubborn fights were made on
the provisions for increasing per
sonal exemptions, but terms of
tho bill, as. framed by the ways
and means "committee to relieve
2,500,000 income tax payers from
federal taxation next year, were
accepted.
. The bill increases the exemption
from $1,000 to $1,500 for single
persons and from $2,500 to $3,500
for married persons. An amendr
ment by Representative Mary T.
Norton, democrat, New Jersey, to
boost the exemptions to $2,500 for
single persons and to $5,000 for
married persons was defeated 207
to 64.
Representative Rainey of Illi
nois, a democratic member of the
ways and means committee, con
ducted a fight against any increase
in the exemptions for married
persons. This was lost without a
record vote. Later when another
of his amendments to prevent tax
payers with incomes over $20,000
from taking advantage of the
exemptions was mowed down by
a vote of 103 to 30, Mr. Rainey
said he had desired to show whe
ther "the Mellon machine, was so
well oiled as to prevent amend
ment of the bill."
Not an amendment, except sev
eral advanced by committee mem
bers to clarify sections of the ad-
niinistratiye ,jirovtsions,lias '.been.
accepted during the two days of
reading of the non partisan meas
ure. Six hours of reading today
brought the house half way
through the bill to a point where
tomorrow it will take up the con-
troversal inheritance tax ques
tion. There was little debate to
day and what there was centered
on the personal exemption and
publicity provisions.
OLD PRINCIPALS UPHELD
YOCXG LA FOLLETTE WILL
FOLLOW DAD'S WORDS
WASHINGTON. Dec. 15. (By
Associated Press.) Both before
and after the republican senate
committee today had accepted him
into the party fold. Senator La
Fbllette of Wisconsin gave pub
lic notice that he would adhere
to the "progressive principles'' of
his father, who was read out of
the party a year agfo by the sen
ate old guard.
His first notice was sent di
rectly to the party leaders in the
form of a letter to the committee
on committees which voted yester
day to recognize him as a repub
lican In making committee assign
ments. His second took the form
of an address at a banquet given
in his honor tonight by the offi
cers of Labor, a newspaper pub
lished by railroad workers.
Immediately upon receipt ofthe
young senator's letter, Chairman
Watson called a hasty meeting of
the commit te on committees. Af
ter hearing the letter, the mem
bers held that it was not to be
construed as changing Mr. La Fol
lette's party status, and within
an hour the senate approved with
out debate or a record vote his
assignment to committees as a re
publican. In his address tonight Senator
La Follette spoke largely of his
father, declaring it was fitting
that he should do so.
MAfCE HUGE LIQUOR RAID
VALUE OF EQUIPMENT AND
PRODUCT SET At f 20,000
SEATTLE, Dec. ltT. By As
sociated Press. ) Moonshining
equipment and products valued at
$20,000 were seized and four pris
oners arrested by federal prohi
bition administrator Roy C. Lyle
and his assistants in a double raid
today in Sno;iomisii county about
25 miles northeast of here.
Two stills, one a 500-galIon
triple, condenser, the other 160
gallon capacity, 4500 ' gallons of
mash, two tons of tracked corn
and corn meal. 25 sacks. of corn
sugar, coloring matter and a truck
were seized. Six 6 -'-gallon drums
of kerosene: fuel for the burners,
were aiso discovered. . r- . ? . . -
W. M. Zimmerman and Al Ray
were operating one of the stills,
officers said; . Clyde" Chandler
was- arrested o'rf the truck, while
Gus Anderson, the fourth man,
was taken In custody in Everett,
wltere part of the-moonshine, col
oring: matter and some glywrine
were found,1 the prohibition squad
reported. The glycerine was used
to put a bead on the fake whis
key, they explained. , Tho men ara
Panl Donmerguc, Radical Social
ist, Win Probably Be Given
Position .
PARIS. Dec. 15. (By Associat
ed Press.) M. Loucheur has re
signed from his . post at finance
minister, feeling hat it Is impos
sible to carry on in the face of
the hostilities of tho finance com
mittee of the chamber of deputies
and in the face of the clear dis
like of hjs financial measures on
the part of business interests
throughout . tho coantry. Paul
Doumergne. radical socialist and
former finance minister, . will
probably take" his place.
Premier Briand held a long
talk with Senator Doumer this
evening and is inclined to ask
him to take the portfolio. Noth
ing, however, will be' decided un
til after the cabinet meeting,
which M. Briand has summoned
for tomorrow morning.
Should the cabinet approve the
cnolce or M. Doumer he may
formally be appointed at noon to
take over the ministry at once.
M. Loucheur failed, as did Call
laux, to propose solutions that the
principal elements of the govern
ment majority in the chamber of
deputies would accept and was
obliged to resign, after receiving
from the finance committee of the
chamber the second rebuff in two
days.
The opposition to M. Loucheur
came from the- same groups that
obliged- M. Caillaux to retire,
namely, the socialists and extreme
radicals while Painleve suc
cumbed to the moderate conserv
ative groups with a few dissent
ing radicals.
The socialists were the most
uncompromising adversaries of
the minister leading the fight
against any consideration of the
measures he proposed.
In a letter to" M. Briand the
finance minister, confirming his
resignation admits that his meas
ures, twice rejected by the finance
committee, "involved heavy sac
rifices," but affirms that "they
were ia our opinion necessary."
RAIL BRIEFS ARE FILED
OREGON TRUNK APPLICATION
IS BEING CONSIDERED
'"Vv-ASHlNtSTON; Vec." i5. (By
Associated Press.) -Briefs for and
against the application of the Ore
gon Trunk for permission to ex
tend its Central Oregon railway
from Bend to Klamath Falls were
filed today with the interstate
commerce commission. Oral argu
ments to be heard soon by the
commission ,will be the next step
in the controversy in which the
Southern Pacific has been trying
to prevent the entry of the north
ern lines into the -Klamath Falls
country.
The Oregon Trunk brief stress
es the point that the Southern Pa
cific seeks to have a monopoly of
the traffic of the Klamath basin,
while the Southern Pacific con
tends that if the Northern iine is
permitted to enter the region it
will "peril and ruin" the Southern
Pacific's proposed connections in
the region. The Southern Pacif
ic declared it would give adequate
service to all the Oregon territory
and would provide a line between
Klamath Falls and Chicago, 200
mile's shorter than the proposed
northern route.
The Northern line's brief declar
es that its proposal will brlng. de
velopment and encourage lumber
manufacturing and that the South
ern Pacific, wilt benefit as well as
the northern . lines., I.t expressed
willingness to enter into any joint
use of agreement as to the pew
line, and it does not oppose the
Southern Pacific building' plan.
BATTLING S1K1 KILLEfl
SENEGALESE FIOIITER IS VIC
TIM OF STREET lilt AWL
NEW YORK, Dec. if.. (By As
sociated Press). Battling Siki
the Senegalese pugilist, never one
to confine his love of combat to
the squared circle, fought his last
fight, early- today on a "Heirs
Kitchnf sidewalk. '
Twelve honfs after discovery7 of
his body with; two ballet wounds
in t ha. back, the former bar room
boy, decorated World cwar veteran,
and participant in cotmtless street
and bar worn brawlst lay in a
morgue toiiigbt. while; police
combed haunts of the underworld
for his slayer. . - '
The authorities 'were 'working1
on the theory Siki had become in
volved in a n argu nient' in : one ot
the numerous night clubs near
where his body was picked np and
that be was followed1 Into . the
street and slain. No important
clew to his murderer has been
found. ,: ."- j- :- -
Siki's body' was found and iden
tified, by patrolman.. In the
gutter nearby was found revolv
er with two exploded shells in the
chambers. .....
AUTOI8T. IS DROWNED'
SEATTLE, Dec.- 15. (By As
sociated Press. ).lbert Larson
of Rose -Hill, near here, was
drowned n two feet of water to
night three miles south of Kirk
land when he was- pitmed under
aa.overturnci o'j'opi;
Varied Opinions Expressed
' as to Antiquity of Lead 1
' Artifacts
INSCRIPTIONS ARE READ
Attempted Explanations Fall to
Convince; Scientists Unable
to Agree On- Ago '
of Platrt
TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 15. (By
Associated Press.) The battle of
conflicting opinion over the relics
unearthed at Nine - Mile Water
Hole by C. E. Menier,-and asso
ciates was unabated? today with
the discoverers finding uddltion
al support as well as being at-'
tacked anew from different quar
ters. ' '"
Prominent amony the defend
ers of the discoverers claims, was
G. M. Butler, dean ot the college
of mines and engineering at the
University of Arizona, . who de
clared there was "no doubt in
the minds of geologists that the
strata of . caliche in . wnicn tne
relics were found accumulated
very slowly." , : ; . - " . , . ;
He declared the slowness of
the formation of the caliche pre
cluded any possibility that the
relics could have been placed. In
tho rock since white men came
to this section of the country. . ;
F. s Blair. Tucson attorney
and graduate of Coraetlr however
declared that the inscriptions on
the leaden crosses and war imple
ments bore striking resemblance
to quotations from Caesar's' P
Bello - Gallco" and otherwise
scouted their authenticity.
Menier, the discoverer, tonignt
asserted that no . trace ot early
Mormon Influence was" to ' be
found on the relics. .
A different view was taken by -
Gordon Kimball, first councillor
to the presiding elder, of the
Mormon church , here. - He 'be
lieves tho artifacts were left oere
by a group that wandered front
Camorah Hill. N. Y.. w nere ft leg- ,
endary band of .Mormons left the
book of mormon piates.
1 Men1ers onlnfOn' waif" brought -
forth hv a statement from M. J.
Sjodahl" Mormon editor that th
inscriptions on the v artifacts . ;
tend to provfr them truth f-MoiVv
mon beliefs that two races oi '
Euroneans settled in America sev
eral hundred years betbre the
birth of Christ. "NO ecientisx
who, has examined the artifacts -can
find any religions influence
other than the Hebrew," be said.;
"Although the race tnat lert me
crosses appears to - have . been.
religious there is no reference to
either Christianity or Mormonism -
except In the use or A. in giv-;
ing dates. The names ot tne
Vines iriven in the inscriptions '
correspond te" a certain extent- to
the names ol early traditional
Mormon leaders, but they aiso
correspond to' those of the early
Hebrews.
"The dates on the artifacts do
riot correspond with" the '- dates -
given in the bopk oi Mormon. Ac
cording to these teaching the .
Nefites and Lamanites came to
America about 600 D.-C. and the
Nefites who were a white peo
ple were exterminated la - 421
A. D. During this time there was
no communication with the Euro- . -pean
people and the Nefites If"
they had left, crosses -would not
have used Latin inscriptions.' The"
pltaes from which the Boole of
Mormon was taken were lnscnbea
in Egyptian.". ' . - r---.
. Mormon church officials.' here,
however; are inclined to .believe
that when the, band that left the ,
book - ot Mormon plates' under1 ,
Cumoralt Hill In New York: was
extcnnlntead, other groups were
left in America! and that one- of
these groups left the leaden afti- '
facts. - -
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 15.
(By Associated Press). For "tbiO
present at least, high officials of
; (Con tinned n pf 7.) ,
FIVE KILLED IN" BLAST
i . . .
3HNERS DD3 FROM OAS Fblbli
ED FOLLOWING EXPLOSION
SEATTLE. Dec. 1 5.--tBy "X
sociated Press.) Five miners
were killed and a sixth was severe
ly: burned in an explosion yester
day at the Wilkeson coal and coke
company, 31 miles southeast of
TacomS,' if was revealed Art ai spe- '
eiat dispatch to the Seattle Post
Intelligencer tonight. . . -..
Officials of the mine had not re
ported the cause of the blast to-
night. ., . . . .
: T09 foTIbwlB; itiig UstpJ s
dead: ' y: ''
iohn Horoski. 19; single. Buck
ley; Roy Woolsey. lu, married.
Carbonado; Emanuel Chrlstell, 12,
single, Wilkeson j Tony Ed-ker. is,
single, rWilkeson;- M.' George, Zt,
married, WUkeson.
C. Ei FarreH,-.SSi Is te theTTs
conia general hospiui suffering se
vere burns About the ; face and
arms. lie said 20 men were work
ins; when ait explosion! occurred at
about 8:30 a.m., Monday.
The fire mea were killed when
they Inhaled gas which forinci af
i?r t3 Wast, dbjatch safaf