Hie JSalem. United State;
sJritiian i rainihej School At Chohnawa lo To Have A New CS40,0C0 Dormitorv
'',- t . i - - . . . , . - ;r 7! -" . ' rr : : : z " - ; 7.
WEATHER FORECAST: Fair In south!
portion; unsettled': la north portion with j
probably light rain in northwest portion; ;
gentle variable winds. Maximum yesterday,
SHOP EARLY Only 1 shopping flays
remain before Christmas, . Do your chop
ping arly and avoid the rush. ; You3 will
find a new delight In this early shopping
and also you'll bring .happiness to the
merchants and the post office clerks.
40: .minimum, 32; river, 4.0; rainfall. 0:
atmosphere, part cloudy; wind, :northwest.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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ftyyENTY-S.LZLTll YEAR J " . ' u ; " ( ? .-V- ' " r ? ' SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1926 -'
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NDUSTBLAST
PRIiJCET
Explosion V Occurs Shortly
After Men Lowered in
Shaft for Work
MANY SERIOUSLY BURNED
Emergency Hospital Established
. in Washroom and. Physicians
' and Norse Summoned
From City..
PRINCETON. Ind., Dee. 9.
(AP) Rescue workers, refreshed
by a three hour respite from their
. explorations in the 'subterranean
.passages of the Francisco -Coal
-company's No. 2 mine in which 21
;men were-killed by an explosion
; today, re-entered the shaft shortly
'before midnight to carry on fur
ther rescue work.
The- men came from the mine
shortly after the discovery of fire
in one of the south entries from
-which seven of the men entombed
.by the explosion escaped after
having been given up as lost
throughout the day. One Of them
-died before reaching the hospital.
. Five men 'remained in the an
.derground passages tonight.
. Federal and state officers held
out no hope that the five had sur
vived the explosion . and the fire
which was believed to be penetrat
ing remote passages in which they
might have taken refuge.
The mine, one of the largest in
the state, employed 300 miners.
The explosion occurred in the
southeastern part of iha shaft,
shortly after" five cage loads of
miners had been lowered for the
day's work.
An emergency hospital was es
tablished at the mine 'washroom
.. a. .
v p
-inoned
ana pnysicians ana nurses sum
moned from Princeton. After first
atment was given, the more
fously injured were rushed in
ambulances to the Methodist hos
pital here. MosUot-those rescued
v suffered severe burns about the
fpce and chest; In their efforts to
tare for the injured, rescue work
ers did not stop to Tecbrd the dead
and U was several hours before
even an approximation of the
death toil was available
As tbe victims were brought
from the mine ? mouth, -veteran
workmen stood at the top of the
shaft. T.-arning the. trapped men
: to cover their . faces . to escape
pneumonia through exposure
'Rescue workers'" experienced
great difficulty in reaching those,
-men known to be trapped in the
a,00-foot shaft, although the mine
fans were constantly pumping air
'into this part of the wrecked area.
Rescue teams had to be changed
every 15 minutes. 'This afternoon
it was necessary to call for volun
teers, and some of the workers
were exhausted.
Work of the rescuers proceeded
slowly this afternoon on account
'bf gas formations.. It was neees-
sary to block off sections of the
mine which, was emitting foul air.
Today was damp and dismal,
with a cold wind chilling, the hun
dreds of 'relatives and onlooker
- who pressed close to the roped-off
nrea around the mine mouth.
' The Francisco mine No. 2 Is
about three years old and this was
'iiLfirst accident, The mine Is
eijtltpped AWith: modern safety de
vices and apparently the explosion
not due to neglect.
tAR DENOUNCED
BY CHURCH MAN
CAXFMCT . WILL' RUI.V WORLD
V, DECLARES SPEAKER '
SyMewjjjnr Government Hnlen of
Liquor In Canada If old
Evil Prartlco ' Y
PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 9.
(AP).--Caustic denunciation of
war, a plea for the enforcement
.of thenrohibit Ion - laws, a'chal
Ienge"to "make religion a thing
of action," and a call for ministers
.and laymen to "renew, their-faith
in evangelism" marked the open
ing here today of the. men's coun
cil of the Methodist Episcopal
church- .The-meeting, similar. to
the held In Seattle and Spokane,
X' jtmSbred by the Portland area
x0thm church, ..was . attended . by
tnore than t.SOO -churchmen - from
-Oregon, Washington and Idaho,
.The meetings are a part-of a, gen
eral campaign to enlist, according
to the Church leaders, i million
.men .makinsr the - mind of - the
Master , iafclr 1 main: motive and
: 'tnlssioni.iiirj ..-!r-v,Vipv
iA stirring . denunciation, of the
war system. -legalized, and ! al
lowed -to 'flourish--in- every nation
-f- the; world? was made by Ray
jnond Robins, international iocial
reformer: - "The last war left the
world bankdupt nd the .next -war
Mill destroy ciTi2ixatlon,rv If it
tomes,Dr. Roblas-- declared,
pointing out that the only way in
f "' v,
I
OP!
Father Spoils Party 1
STATTOX BOYS HALTED IX
4 MIDNIGHT ESCAPE
. STAYTON, Or., Dec. 9.
(Special to The Statesman.) -Armed
with two gunnysacks i
of ''grubstake," a .roll of bed
ding, two flashlights and a
spotted cay use. Delmer Cehlen
and Olin Davie, two 14-year-old
school boys. -made an at
tempt to run away from their
homes last night, but were in
tercepted by the father of one
of them, . who was . awakened ,
by the disturbance 'caused
when his son attempted to
climb out an upstairs window
at 2 o'clock in the morning.
When questioned as to their
plans, the boys said they in-
tended-to go to Canada.
ANNUAL REUNION
' OF COMPANY M
MEET THIS YEAH AT COrXTHY
CWTII TONIGHT
One of Most Efficient Units of Old
Third Oregon, Composed
of 150 Hoys
Old Company M is to have its
annual, reunion tonight at the
Country club. Ever since the war
this famous old company has each
year held a big get-together meet
ing in honor of the departure for
France in 1917 December 11.
'"Company M was composed of
ISO men, who were all Salem
boys. The famous company ;was
considered the most efficient com
pany in the old Third Oregon in
fantry and the Third Oregon 'in
fantry was one of the best units
In the entire United States, not
excepting the celebrated Rainbow
division. ' " . . . ,
The Honor Koll
.The honor, roll of members of
the company who were killed In
action or died, follows: Francis
Bants. Aubrey Jones, Jack Kirch
ner, Maurice Lawson, Geo. , Rare
don, Paul Rich, Welcome Putnam,
Oscar .Otto, Leo Sturdevant, Percy
Streyfeller, Hayward A. Fowe,
Kenneth Aspinwall, Lawrence
Hoppe, Wm. M. Smith and James.
Ewlng.' ' " "' -
Complete-Roster
tet (from official tecords) -tm7ttsTX&r'l.: . .
time the company, was at Catap
Withycombe::- 4- -W i.
" Captain James R. Neer, First
Lieutenant Dana H. Allen, Second
Lieutenant.' . Francis Banta.
First Sergeant Herman Mclaturff,
Supply Sergeant, Paul B. Wallace,
Mess Sergeant, Victor ;Taylor, Ser
geant Elmer Blank, Sergeant
FrVncis W. Mason, Sergeant
Verne F. Williams, Sergeant Rob
ert AJ Fraser- Sergeant Arvid V.
Peterson. Sergeant - Paul C. Mau
rer, ' Sergeant, -Richard Q. Han
sen, Corporal Malcolm L. Gilbert,
Corporal Samuel V. Stanley, Cor
poral Anton O'Neill Corporal Clif
ford W.- Cordier,. Corporal Harry
(Cootiaued on )ag 7.)
M0RLEY, HEIRS SQOFIE
1 ; " ; ' : - . ; f :
HANDWRITING EXPERT SAYS
SIGNATURE "ASSISTED
The heirs , of Jerome Morley
scored yesterday afternoon a
county court when Marritt Davis
handwriting expert. of the com
mercial department of the Salem
high school testified that he-believed
that the: signature on the
will, whereby Morley left $22,000
to the SUverton hospital showed
that It had been assisted by some
one at the time of Its signing.!
Mr. Davis testified that the last
name of the signer was not natural
and showed that seme assistance
thA rhmniflv w t nxrmr
had been given, according to his
opinion.
Other witnesses during the day
testified that they did not believe
that Morley was' able to transact
such business, due to hit -mental
condition. He' waa stricken by. a
cerebral hemorrhage which caused
partial paralysis. K t
YESTERDAY
(INWASHINGTQN
1 AssoeicUd Preaa
Edward L. Doheny testified in
his own defense at the oil con
spiracy trial after his wife and
son bad Occupied the stand.
- Pennsylvania and Illinois sena
torial primary expenditures came
under attack in the senate.
Increased salaries for the fed
eral judiciary were toted -.by ; the
house. " ,
- '--.I. J . .1.. '
Republicans were accused . in
the s house of playing politics on
tax 'reduction. ;---;-.
i : v. u .
The promised debate on prohibi
tion, began In the house with dry
appropriations : the - basis of 'the
argument. ' .- x
-;t?H v ---h ?.': , .V '----
House republican committee on
committees' refused 'chairmanship
to Representative Nelson,, Wiscon
sin insurgent leader.-- and - asked
for -more information as to insur
gents stand. ' -
Coast guard " commandant re
ported runt row. "effectively dis
sipated, ? v" y : r -1
IN R EL ATI
OIL DEIiCS
Loan to Fall Held "Friendly
Act to Help an Old Pros
pector Friend" "
CORRUPT INTENT DENIED
Elk Hills Xavnl Oil Reserve
Should Yield Profit of One
HuiHlred MiUioa, Says
Multi-Millionaire
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.- (AP)
The defense played its trumps
and aces today in the Fall-Doheny
oil conspiracy trial, weaving, into
the record one of the most color
ful and dramatic stories which has
ever gone before a jury in an Am
erican . criminal proceeding.'
Edward L. Doheny, 70-year-old
multi-millionaire oil man, in a
four-hour direct examination told
the story of his life irom the time
tie was av"shve-tail- mule driver"
in the old west until he found him
self defendant involving naval oil
reserve leases in which he had
estimated there might be a profit
Of $100,000,000; V.
His story wan an unqualified de
nial of all charges of wrong-doing,
unpatriotic intent, or corrupt pur
pose in the leasing. negotiations.
He repeated what he told the sen
ate oil committee three years ago
concerning his $100,000 loan to
Albert B. Fall, then secretary of
the interior in November, 1921,
when the oil reserve, policies still
were On the fire in the navy aad
interior departments "It was a
personal -transaction with an old
prospector .friend."
His personal interest in the
Pearl Harbpr, Hawaii, oil'storage
project,: which led . to the leasing
of the Elk Hills, :CaL, reserves,
grew out of the conversations with
a naval officer ; which convinced
""" ; , im
portance, be Jold the Jury.
v It was revealed -for- the first
time fodaynthttt Fall- had tendered
stocks valued at" $200,000 to Do
heny in March, 1925, as security
for the. loan, ion .which he had
been unahle, tip to that time, to
pay Interest.
Sitting with his oandaged in
fected arm toward the jury, and
frequently using It in forceful ges
tures, Dohenyr tohi his story in
tones of dignified calm and poise.
Only twice did his -gestures and
speech reveal emotloa--once when
he told of his agitation over what
he had learned from Rear Admiral
J. K. Rpbispn t regarding the
strategic situation in the Pacific,
and again when he described the
"water hole economics" of New
(Continued. pa paje 2.)
E
SIEGE OF SIAKFU
KILLS HUNDREDS
HUMAN FLESH SOLD TO WARD
OFF STARVATION
Nineteen Foreigners. Remaining Im
Stricken City; Only Two '
Americans Listed
PEKING, Dec. 9. (A.P.)
Hundreds were dying daily in
Sianfu a fortnight ago, said a be
lated despatch received here to
day, which told of starvation in
the capital of Shensl province due
to the siege by provincial forces
which has lasted since April. : The
Kuominchun (people's army) de
fenders and the Chinese populace
of the city of more than 700,000
have eaten all the dogs and horses.
It is asserted that flesh of the
human dead has been sold to keep
alive the miserable Inhabitants.
Nineteen foreigners in Sianfu
were in a desperate condition on
November 19, when the last word
was received from them."
Reports that the beleaguering
forces of General Liu Chen-Ilua
have raised-the siege and retreat
ed .into Honan province, thus far
have not been confirmed. They
are allies of Marshal Chang Tso
Lin, who controls the Peking gov
ernment... The Kuominchun . de
fenders of Sianfu are a portion of
the armies of the government
which Chang Tso-Lin and other
militarists replaced last ApriL
The appalling conditions in Sian
Fu were described in a letter writ
ten Nov. 19 by Dr. C. J. Stockley
of the English Baptist mission
from inside the city, and forward
ed by an English missionary cor-
Continued n par 2.)
ELECTION FUNDS
. AIRED IN SENATE
SENATOR DILL OPENS FIGHT
OVER CAMPAIGN MONEY
Convention System of Nomination
Also Target of Pointed '"'
Remarks
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. (AP
The inevitable battle over sena
torial campaign expenditures be
gan today-in the senate. " ,
Unexpectedly Senator Dill? dein?
ocrat, AVashington, opened the
fight over the outlays in the Illi
nois and. Pennsylvania republican
primaries by offering resolutions,
on which action was deferred, de
claring William S. Vare and Frank
L. Smith disqualified as senators
elect from those two states.
Earlier the opening of a new
field for investigation was ,pro
posed -by John R. Ke&l, attorney
of Knoxville, Tenn., who charged
In a letter, to the senate elections
committee that Senator Tyspn,
democrat, Tennessee, had spent
$1,600,000 in his primary cam
paign two years ago. Neal re
quested an investigation.
Before the senate met, the spe
cial senate campaign expenditures
committee discussed future acti
vities behind dosed doors for 'an
(Continued on pax 3.)
ANOTHER CHRISTMAS CAROL
1
POLICE .GET SIX
IN JLIQUOR RAIDS
PARTY FOUND IN SALEM RESI
DENCE BY OFFICERS
Owner of House Absent When
Raid Occurs and Where-
about s Unknown
One man in jail on a posses
sion charge and two other men
and three girls, all ' charged with
disorderly conduct, "is the result
of a police raid on an alleged
"wild party" in a house on Knapp
street last night at about 10
o'clock.
Will Purdy is in jail because he
failed to furnish $100 ball asked
pf him on a charge of possession
of intoxicating liquor. Emil
Wickizer and L. S. Miller and the
three girls involved, whose names
were not given out by police of
ficers, are out on $10 bail apiece
on charges of disorderly conduct.
The house in which the party
occurred was unoccupied except
for the six persons arrested when
tbe . raid was made. .The owner
was absent, and his whereabouts
are unknown, according to police.
His name was not given.
A flask containing a half pint
of alleged moonshine, another
containing a pint and a hajf of
wipe, and several empty ones
were found when . the . raid was
made. No evidence of-drunkenness
wan found - on . any of the
party, policeallege.: -
The party was. dancing, shout
ing, and having a hilarious time,
police further allege, and two of
tbe men were giving one of the
girls a drink when the raid was
made, police stated.
FASCISTI WIELD
BASEBALL BATS
PARIS JUST GETTING OVER
PLAGUE OF BLUDGEONS
Blackshirts Administer Softening
Influence With Bis
Sticks
CHICAGO, Dec. 9. (AP).
The Romans had their - short
swords, the patriots of Lexington
their trusty muskets and the
fascisi'lbf " Italy "their American
baseball bats.
jBig sticks like Babe Ruth usee
were tbe weapons with which the
blackshirts administered a soften
ing influence on communist skulls,
David A. Shillinglaw, past com
mander of the Advertising .Men's
post of the American Legion, de
clared today.
After the armistice, Shillinglaw
had the job of salvaging the left
over material that Uncle Sam had
accumulated in Europe. ' " ' :
.This, material included thous
ands of baseball bats. .
; Shillinglaw had just finished
disposing of several thousand
baseball bats to trusting natives
of France for use -as ""whiffle
trees, table legs, or-kindling and
was breathing, a sigh of relief
when, he received a telegram from
(Con tinned on pas S.)
KCN OlISTOill
ATTEMPT
TO MILT TRIP
Father of Star Witness in
McPherson Case to Put
Up Battle
CHARGES TO BE FILED
Long Missing Fugitive from Jus
tice Captured by Chicago De
tectives After They
Traced Letters
NEW YORK. Dec. 9. (AP)
The New York. American Kays Ken
neth G. Ormiston star witness in
the McPherson case, will fight ex
tradition to California.
Ormiston tonight was en route
to Chicago, the American says,
but on arriving there, will at once
take legal steps to prevent his re
moval to Los Angeles.
mmmms
1
Kenneth. G. Ormiston .
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SAN FRANCISCO, CaL, Dec. 9.
(AP) W. C. Ormiston, father
of Kenneth O.' Ormiston;declared
here tonight that he had r taken
up the gauge 'of battle in behalf
of his som
"I've stayed out of this case
for six months, but now I'm in it."
he asserted. "I'm going to put up
a battle. I. don't want them
planting any more evidence on
Kenneth.
"Why yesterday, when they
opened up the rear compartment
fContinnad ca paca -)
YMCA, MEMBERSHIP 2136
REPORT SHOWS 91,000 SHORT
OF CAMPAIGN GOAL
Total membership in the YMCA
or its subsidiary organizations in
Salem and Marion county is now
213 6, .according to the monthly re
port submitted ae a meeting of
the board of directors at noon
yesterday. The other activities of
the association and its present fin
anefal standing are also included
In the report.
-Nearly: $1800 is still needed to
reach the goal of $20,000 set in
the membership campaign, the re
port shows. ; Three chief events
in the coming program are open
house on New - Year s day. Thrift
week, and the visit of George Ir
ving, national religious secretary.
on. February 7-11.
THRIFT WEEK COMING
ORGANIZATIONS TO DECIDE
fON WORK THIS AFTERNOON
Salem's participation In this
year's annual Thrift week, from
February 17 tff 24, will be decided
at a meeting this afternoon in the
YMCA, to which delegates frpm
all the city's civic organizations
are invited. Last year over 20
of these groups took part; in the
observation. . ' ' ' i " '
Thrift week Is a national move
ment, originated in 1910 by the
YMCA, cooperating with 4 S other
national organizations: John A.
Goodell of New. York, a former
Oregon resident is national secre
tary. . ; ir .-, .1 ,-c.
JUDGES' PAY PAST HOUSE
HIGHER SALARIES . FOR JU
, DICIART UP TO COOLIDGE ,
-WASHINGTOIC-Dec. 9. (AP)
The bill providing substantial
salary increases for federal judges.
hanging fire since last session, was
approved today by the house.- 29 S
ot 39. It now roes to President
Coolidge, . who 'has --advocated - a
higher pay schedule for the Ju
diciary. -.' ; . ' -; - - i - i
The' measure,! passed by the sen
ate before the recent recess, drew
the fire in the house of a number
of Jt arm .bloc -members, .who . ex
pressed opposition - to salary in
creases - until - something-is -done
about. taxnl' relief, fi:, -j
1
.y .i-;Avv.K--;.A
The Statesman's ,
Christmas
Cheer Fund L
The Christmas Cheer Fund
is beginning to grow- as peo
ple become imbued with the
spirit of an unselfish Christ
mas. Santa Clans needs help
to bring joy and gladness to
lots of worthy - kiddies. He
wants your name on the list
of his good and true helpers.
CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND :
The Statesman ..... '. $25.00
Check No. 88 ....... .2.50
Maurice White 1.00
CHRISTMAS FUND
STARTS TO GROW
SANTA CLAUS NEEDS ASSIST
AXCE IN HIS WORK
Oregon's Merriest Yuletide Pos
sible by all. Shoeing Uu
ftelflsh Spirit-
The Christmas cheer crowd
grows as the donations for the
Statesman Christmas Cheer fund
beein to come in. So far onlv the
start has been made, and the idea
of an unselfish Yuletide is spread
ing rapidly. There has been talk
of making this Oregon's merriest
Christmas, but that can be dona
only by showing an unselfish spirit.
The Cheer people are awake to
that fact and so are shrine in or
der to bring joy to others.
And how happy they are mak
ing themselves. It does one's
heart good to see how cheerfully
and gladly the contributions are
made. They have caught the real
spirit of Christmas. They know
that Santa Claus' list of needv and
worthy people is growing by leaps
ana bounds, so they gladly volun
teer to be his assistant, Santa
needs help, too. He recognizes
that fact. and. so has asked the
peopie, tnrougn the columns of
The Statesman to cooperate with
Him.
Santa Claus knows that with his
present limited supply of essen
tials he will never be able to get
down every chimney In the com
munity. -Yet he. is not discourag
ed, oecause he knows the people
"e goipg; to. '.join' the Christmas
Cheer crowd and help make others
nappy oy eivine to the Christina
wneer xunrL : x- rm ,. -
Old'SaAta does not cam hnw
large or how smalt the contribn
tlon is. He just Wants it. (or no
matter the aize, he knows that
the giver is-his ally In the work
of making- this Oregon's merriest
wnristmaB.
Now is the time to brine in or
Bena in the contributions. If von
want to Bay how the money, is to
be spent, that is nerfeetlir all rlrh-
Incidenially we have a number of
wortny-children on the list here
at the office of the Christmas
Cheer editor.' If you want to take
some of them and. see : that they
are. maae happy this Christmas
you certainly will be helping Santa
iaus.
PARKING SIGNS ARRIVE
. , , ? - - r --
RESTRICTED DISTRICT TO
r HAVE THREE MARKERS
- Salem's one and twrt-nnne narV
Ing districts will go unmarked .but
mue, longer, for 144 new signs
have been received from the Port-
, . . . . . . y
ianu lactory ana win De installed
as soon as the posts are ready and
holes drilled in the sidewalks to
receive them. The city paving
gang will begin drilling- the holes
this morning, according to Walter
Low, city street commissioner. .
The. signs are circular, about a
foot and a half in diameter, and
are painted a bright yellow with
black ' letters large enough to be
plain. .-Three signs will s be put on
each side of each block in the re
stricted districts. -
POTATOES MIS-LABELED
' i . .
3 CARLOADS FROM. PORTLAND
V SEIZED IN SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal Dec. 9.
(API G;- J. "Morton, head f
the federal food inspection, bureau
here, said that the three carloads
of potatoes from Portland which
were seized at Stockton - today,
mm be regraded - and re-labeled
before theycan be nlaced on-tha
market. fThe potatoes are market-
aoje in every- respect except that
they have .blemishes which make
them unfit to conform to the high
"U.'S. Grade No. 1 label-with
which they were marked. '
STAMP TREASURES BURN
EXPLOSION DESTROYS COL-
Lt LECTION WORTH 3O0O
ILWACO. ; Wash.. TW ,0
(AP) A atamo collection 'worth
about S5000 .was destronui h-w
fire here today .when a ean of gas-
oHne exploded and burned the Lac
terior of the tailor ahop, oLX,; A
Helbo. Helbo was nslneihe ra-
oline to clean clothes and had
placed it too near the heatinr
stove. He was badly burned abont
the :-face. hands : and arms. . and
considerable clothing and ma
terials were damaged. -No insnr-
aace was carried. oa the property'.
WETS ASSAIL .
USURE FOfl
PROHI FOilS
. ... j; i
Flood of Oratory Almost
Submerges Treasury Ap
' propriation Bill "
GALLIVAN GETS BITTER
Representative .Blanton Defends
Prihlbitiou. Amendment ami Ac
Uous of Wayne AVheeler,
Dry Lender J
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. (AP)
A prohibition storm broke- iu
ttiA'hoiisn tfidav th -flood of st
and dry -oratory unloosed almost
bud merging me measure that caua
ed It, the treasury appropriation
bill carrying approximately $13.
000.000 for enforcement hv tho
prohibition unit. The measure al
so carries more than $15,000,000
for' tne coast guard to! 'combat
rum running. - j
Wets outnumbered the . drys
four: to two before the speaker's
dais, and between them they in
voked virtually all popular argu
ments for, and against the en
forcement act.
.The attack began with a scath
ing denunciation of prohibition
in all its phases by Representative
Gallivan, democrat, Massachusetts
who was particularly vehement
when he assailed Wayne B. Whee
ler.and the Anti-Saloon. league.
Representative ;BIantpn," demo
crat, Texas, rose to the defense
of prohibition and Wheeler, al
though he-said, "Wheeler need
no defense by me he can defend:
himself." - Representative Luce,
republican. Masachusetts, also up
held the 'dry side. " ;-
Declaring he owed !f td his con
stituency, his conscience , and 1 h ta
manhood to vote against the pro
hibition appropriation, Mr. Galli
van said he was opposed "to giv
ing "one single thin dime" for
enforcement. - - ,
"Because I object 'to wasting
money in feeding the jackals and
turkey buzzards of prohibition 2'
he said he w.ould vote against any
appropriation "designed to contin
ue this futile farce of enforcing
a non-enforceable law and taxing
my fellow citizens to swell ,th
volume of lawlessness, depravity,
corruption and dishonesty now; be
fouling and debouching the Amer
ican republic." . "- ' ;
To get the "prohibition alley cat
off : the backs of so-called 'American-
statesmen." Gallivan said hA
was willing to compromise "and
vote a liberal pension to Wheeler,
provided -he was sent to .Mexico
or Russia." . i .
DEMOCRATS BACK
REVENUE RELIEF
" ' " - - I
BYRNE DECLARES DEPART-
Republicans Accused of "Playing
r row ics" on Tax Kednctton
. -,, Legislation -
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. (AP)
The concerted move by . demo
crats in congress for tax reduction
at. this session was taken to tho
house, floor todav bv one nf tfc
party's financial spokesmen. Rep
resentative Byrns of Tennessee,
ranking minority member on Xhe
appropriations committee.
He accused republicans wwith
playing politics" on tax reduction,
charged. them with attempting to
postpone a revenue cut until the
eve of the 1928 presidential elec
tion and Indorsed the $335,000,
000 democratic tax " tnonQiin itn.
troduced yesterday by Representa
tive Garner of Texas.
Byrns. said tax rates ''essflT"
could be raised or lawnu
adoption of a Joint resolution and
tnai it was "ridiculous to say that
it cannot be done at this session,,"
?The, widespread Impression"
that national expenditures - have -decreased,
to "allped
the present administration." wa
declared fanltv hv Ttvrna k .ni
eerted ,all .governmental depart
ments except the interior had in
creased expenditures since. Pres
ident Coolidae - took attic"' no-
ductions r by the interior depart
ment were due. be said, to de
creases In Civil war pensions.
-Mr.'Bvms asserted thaV vtita'
President Coolidge -Is persistently
mcinxea aa.tne greatest economist
who ever sat In tha Whit Ttn ac ¬
he nevertheless "has . spent more
Of -the oeonla'fl monev tnr
household expenses, care, opkeep,
and nolicina- of the WTiit hadm
and under the. head of traveling
expenses, tnan any or his prede
cessors." .
"No president." ha added. ha
ever spent quite so much, except
in the one sinzla Tur and
year when President Wilson made
two trips to Paris to write a .treaty
of, peace. . v . i . .
. ROCKEFELLER ARRTYES
' - ' -
ORMOND, Fla., Dec. 9. (AP)
-John D... Rockefeller, ,Sr., Or.
mood's leading citizen, arrive.!
here late today to spend the win
ter, ....