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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 34
DAILY EAST CEEGONIAN. PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1922.
'NO. 10,317
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WHS ASKS FOR ' V' ( KELLER DROPS
FULL REPORT ON
ASTORIA'S FIRE
Secretary of War Wires for
Immediate Information From
Army Engineers in Portland.
MAY ADVISE EMERGENCY
MEASURE FOR CITY'S AID
Resolution Now Drawn Calls
for Million Dollars, to be
Changed to Conform to Need
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. (U. P.)
Secretary ot War Weeks lociii.v wir
ed the war department officials at
I'ortlund to give I1U11 an immediate
report of the situation In Astoria,
Ore., where 1!500 are homeless as a
result ot a $ 15,000,UI)U fire. If the re
port warrants, Weeks will urge a.i
emergency passage of a, joint resolu
tion through congress providing for
tho purcha.se of supplies, nuiiiicinus
and food. The resolution now drawn
provides for a million dollars, but Uiu
figures will 'be changed to conform to
tho reports frewn the army engineers
at tho disaster scene.
Kitunt.un t llicerfiil. . ...
" ASTORIA, lc.SC('u. V.) The
situation is far mora cheerful hero as
a result of .the .visit of the Portland
chamber of commeice cominisison
yesterday which pledged all aid pos
sible. Porland Investment companies
will aid the city and private! recon
struction without profit to themselves.
Wholesalers have not.'fied Astorians
they will not press those who lost
goods in the lire and new supplies
and goods arc available on extended
credit. The cold continues but there
is no suffering.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15. (IT.
P.) Mayor James Rolph and the Hun
Francisco chamber of commerce to
day -wired the California delegation at
Washington to support any measures
introduced aimed at giving relief to
fire-stricken Astoria, Ore.
Docemher grain closed at tl-Zi S-S.
May at $1.22 7-8 and July at $1.13
3-4 today. Yesterday's closings were
$1.25. $1.23 7-8 and $1.1 1 f.-S.
Following aro the notations
Wheat.
Open High Low Close
Pec
May
July
$1.24!-; $1,251, $1.23'i $1.2::;
1.23'A 1.24 1.22 1.22
1.14 Vj 1.I47J 1.13ib 1.13
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. (A. T.)
The Norrls bill to establish a $10n,
000,000 corporation to finance the
ffXo of agricultural products was or
dered reported favorably today by
tho senate agricultural committee.
JAPAN KSK OIJATE IN FACUSK
OSAKA, Japan, Dec. 15. A. P.)
An oratory contest in English has
been inaugurated in Osaka for stu
dents of schools throughout Japan,
under the auspices of the Osaka Mai
nichi and the Kwnnsci Oakuin.
.WEATHER
Reported ty Major Lee Moorhousa
weather observer.
Maximum ;n.
Minimum 10.
Barom-trr 33.2 S.
TODAY'S
FORECAST
Tonirht and
Saturday & n-
continual
w
il , i
lr v . iff -r"
gi x i r Stent
Here is shown the ascension to the caliphate, highest religious office in tho
Mohammedan world, of Abd u!-Medjid. He Succeeds Mohammed VI, whose
precipitate flight left vacant the Turk throncand caliphate. This pVtuie
shows the new ciiliph (left) at the Seraglio nalace, Constantinople. Hi'tVl
Pasha, governor of Constantinople and Rental's right hand man, is shown In
uniform. 1
WILL HAYS ORDERS HOLLYWOOD
DRUG RING SCANDAL PROBED TO
BOTTOM; STARS QUESTIONED
IyO ANi iEI .KS, Dec. 1;
-r. F.)
Wlll It Hays, movie arbiter, is here
cooperating whh leading producers in
-rtuie't,tTTrrtftTgauon or the Ohsrges m
wholesale use of liquor and drugs in
Holl.vwood; ' Producers have asiuire'l
Hays they will make a rigid proof
into tho private lives of stars and les
ser screen luminaries and take cor
rective steps. One leading actor sus
pected of being a drug addict was giv
en an extended examination. It was
found he was not an addict. Hays
wants tho investigation carried to the
bottom to head off rumors of criminal
dissipation in tho movie colonics.
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1 !
Children Play Large Part in
Programs in the Churches;
Plan Fitting" Services.
The festival of ChriHtmnw is to be
fittingly observed in I'rndh-ton
iehurehes which are alrrady ma ki tier
plans for serviees and for prora.ms.
Children will play a large part in the
( bervanee. and in most of the clvireh
es tho Sunday schools will have sjiec-'
ial programs.
Tho I'ttptNt church will have its
program on, Fridav ' rveninfr. ' There
'will le rpeitations and mtis.ori nuir.-
bers by the children of the Fun. lay
school. A lanre Christmas tree will
. in; a feature.
i The Methodist church will have a
sundny school program on the. FrU
I day evening heforo Christmas. The
(annual Chriutman choral protrrnm will
he Kivrn Sunday evening of this wee!;
ly the choir of the churehh.
Poor Innom(rmJ.
All churchns have through thir
donations piven hln in brincr'nT
cheer to the hom'-s of th- poor, and
in addition to th s the Falviitin Ar
ny w ill do a biff woi k. Their Chr st
zwhs program includes a larc1 ChriM-
mas tree for the jioor children of
Tendlrton.
! St. Marv Catholic church will a
(usual, hold midnight mat.- on Chrit
jmas Kvp. This will be h srh mas.
JwTth sper:nl Sirpinc. On ":iiri.str.ia
day th re will two mn-'s.
I A ';fvinir Chrihtmas' is th" n'm of
jthe christian church, and 1o thift end
j children a nd crown -it p ha" bf. n
af-kfd to donrte K'Vn which an- to .a
.distributed arrnnc th-- needy. T
church will have its ChrT'ias- r.r-.-tiru
m n h rit ' rr as Kvp. w ; t !i S : n -dfty
e hrn-.J children taking p; r;. K.
O. Iuar-.r in char.
To I?nf STlir..
The Church t th ll'-:-.-rrr will
hri ve i r?uTr hi'drr n' tr on
Sundav. Tc.vr . at Z p. m. In
th evfTiirc. ft? 11 rV.c' a cor -!:-
,:i.on service with ch 'r-l t ! rutk-n
will V- I 'M. 'a "hr-T3-
. th'-re w:!l b cmrr.rn:.-'n vn:r- at
a. m.
The ?ur..Ia;
sch'-o: f-: :i:e pe
fCnrtin-Jed on pn. S )
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MOONSHINERS, DRY
OFFICERS BATTLE TO .
f ' DEATH IN KENTUCKY
MOl'XT STKIiUNC, Ky
Jer. 1 5. Ho.slilitU'S w re re
mimrd in the mountains' of
Menifee county here between
moonshiners and prohibit lo c
4'ii force me nt ot f ieers. I :ob I Mil
lard, said to be the leader of the
outlaw K'iKi alir.t and Kill
ed and his brother, Charles, w.vi
severely wounded. 4luy CoK1,
dry aKnt of Howling Green,
was also killed. Total oaual
ties were brought to four, two
fjnvernnient apents haevlns; been
killed last week-end. li-'in-forcemenls
are beiiitf ri:she I 1
the dry agents. The nmon.
Kliiners ni mined with high
powered rTles. The nio.in.'d'.iM
era are retreating into ir.'jii' v
fast n esses.
era are retreating into ti
D
I
BOUGHT BY DESPAIN
j A bi'sinrss de.-tl wherf ity Charles
i Df-spain ltMonies the solo owner of t;ir
jTablrt Supply on Main street was ron
Isuniinited yesterday. Mr. Depiln
, has pnirhased the int' n st of his
J former partner, :harIfS W. . Good
;y'ar. anfl will conduct the business on
ihis own arcount in the future. The
; partaeihip whn-h w;.s 'ii(b-d yi:Mer
: day ha existed for a'oout to and
one-half years.
A grocery rnd meat bus ness aim
I the making of ice on a small scale
j conMit ltn the aetlvlly of the store,
j Practically ail of the equipment In the
j establishment, is new. It was added
rieently when the slorespaee was in-
crcased.
I'HOM.S IM iil.ir ITII.ITY?
SAI.n.M. Iior. 15. (P. P.) A"
furfl-.rr steps iu Its action against the
Pacific Tti phone company in t:ie
rate rct'iction procee'llng?1. the Ore.
gon Piib'ic Servirt; com mls.--.lon l;i"
asked Attorney Ceueral Van WinUe
to b;-nd down a d,rilon as to
whe-her the phone company is a
public utili'y and so under the coni-tr.i.-.-ion's
jun.-du tion.
P. Willis (,IT I'AYPol I,
PHILADELPHIA. I c AP.l
p-'.'-: i-'r. in an sutoT,-.-,t-ii roM 'd
the r,is'- n.'--r of the Ki'j-1 Na'iorM
1 rnk :.t l.rt.v f f : r.t.a u-b.y wh'le
v.-,s f-ti.c he we-k:y p-ivr-.il t.-
A-:s and Coin:c-,nv. soao n!;,n'il:'".
purer. Harry M K-e. the nie. ne r.
c-.t in th- h-k bv si-Iin r jrb.sj.
f:o-rt the wm-Is'n.e'd h-t'ered by rob.
b' ! s I ;1 T, - 1 : I'd,: s -:.'-ar --1.
lll'I ICI MM -IIl'V
!'-P.c,.iyT'.'.V, V. V, . r 15
t'. P.. WVfe- r'k-r;;i nr,i r,.orr"
N'irre'il r-f :--.--e b, n ap-
pi.i I lv i'i w. t V:tc-:.ii t'ri"r-li-
A'h -tc .-r1 r.s . i. for ih-'-'
-t V.. t;.,..-C-nz--ra --.s! re..,n
f:-:r. T".. i.r two off:- i..ls !.
.-. .-.-.r i. -I
MPEACHMENT
Or DAuGHERTV
ii-. ii- a
Minnesota Representative Ac-
cuses Judiciarv Committee
of 'White-Washing' Charge.
COMMITTEE PLANS TO
COMPLETE HEARINGS
Congressmen Called on to Tes
tify for Attorney General in
Dropping War Fraud Cases
WAIr-'IIIN(3T(N, I'ec. 1,'.. (A. I'.) J
Representative Keller who yesterday
withdrew from prosecuting the
Iwughorty Impeachment rhnrges,
eharaetcrlzing the house judiciary
conmiltlee iroceedlngs as n "barefac
ed attempt to whitewash" tin- attorney
general, failed to appear today befm
the committee in response to the siun
inohs served on liim late yesterday by
the committeo which decided to go
ahead with the hearing despite lvel
'er's withdrawal.
Investigate; ( haracs
WAKIIIN'iTHN. Dec. If.. (I. N. S.I
The linwIIMnirneHa of Kepi; v. on i'lv
)Ci-fbMV 'of Minnesota, i'cttiMrc"an," To
ferther- Ills" Impeachment charges
ntaln.st Attoruey-Cenoral D.-uifhorty
will not end proceedings hut will re
sult in a more determined investiga
tion of the "high crimes ami mlsdea
monors" charged against Dauchorly,
Representative Volstead, tho conimlt
:ee chairman announces.
Congressmen Woodruff of Michigan
arid Ifoynl Johusin of South Dakota,
will be requested to tes'ifv on Daugh
erty's allegeil delay in prosootil ing the
war fraud cares. Keller charges the
committee is "parked"' nftalnst him
a.nd wants a new house judiciary com
mittee selected.
Executive Committee Decides
to Lay Questions Aside for
Topics Less in Public Eye.
wiriTi: sri.PHPit si'itiMis. w.
Va pec. K.. P. P.) The Oover
nors conference h'-re will refuse lo
take :i stand either on prohibition en
forcement or the Kit Klux Klan It was
definltt ly decided today by the leaders
of seventeen states executives attend
ing, flovernor Sproulu of Pennsyl
vania, chairman of the conference, and
othir everiilivcs attending
other members of Hip executive com
niiite,. flatly rejected t'le demand of
Coy, rnor Parker of I oMr"" th t
the enforemv adopt resolutions on
hot :i hll'.'jects.
CLASS GAMES DEVELOP
GOVERNORS Will ME
KO ACTION ON EITHER
KLAN OR DRY QUESTION
n a pirTn a 1 1 tii riiTi':sMni; ,h:,, r ,,tv '" selected de.
HuNiVi I nQI I I PI lN I ' c''" "V"n MiN,: Klu-hlmfs finlty. Th-U.'lull-I
U.'lLL lliE-LllI I woman la-wyer chargi-d that Miss Kit-
I'.sk-tb-ill l inns are rapidly taking
-hape. arid hopes a-e high for n ,-
champion team In th- Indoor sport.'
Intereh... L-,m.. have blrtui:ht t'.
lifht mo, 1. ,., mat. i i ll wld, h l.rnm- ;
i'-w
im . wejl. S4,ine new suits und 1-0100-mert
bai" 1,e n ordered r tii,-co-ic'i.
and will be hire in time ioi- toe
f.rt-t (came.
The juniors rm to bai-e a el ar
f.dd for scho'-l chatnp'onship in all
three te.-,p,s, with th" rooks, iopho.
t. lores and wi.b r. following in ord r.
Th" rook pdd- t and Intel mediate
'-.-) -s -,on oit-r the s-nior teauu- :.iid
1h Jui. o r li.I.ri v .liai-s er I i"
fiolitMnf-r in th- p'.mi s plavci
Ttierd-.y iTioriiir.s-
.1 li,:or Inldg Is, loot; -ei.iors a''
rv.or s n.i-rn w on in t'e I, a -l. t".:, II
atuii" -.t,rd-,v cfTej- s,-ho,l. A"!
y.p... f..-t ai.d Miooi snm-
i ,: r. on Hi" .at
T' g i:r h'-.-ii tie lor
o er the sopr-onwr s !H th" first
l,t jr hi.v T'.n 'he, : : ir
Igermany preparing for
'
;NEXT WAR WITH DEADLY
:
i GASES, TORPEDO PLANESi
PARIS, Deo. 15. (V. P.)
CtTmaiiy is in'opurinK the (U'ltd
lifst past's able to penetrate any
mask ami a, specially destR-neil
fiHhtin and torpedo planes for
the next war, Andre Miehelin
i eliard today spcakln.s? before
tn.- unag r i,uiiua d m-
'
Funeral services for Karl W. t'outts
who met his death by drowning in
tho L'niatilla river Thursday after
noon between Ifermlston and l'nia
tilla, will be held tomorrow after
noon at II o'clock tit Kolsom's chapel.
Tho Itev. O. D. Clark, will be in
charge of tho services.
A coroner's jury yesterday after
noon returned , a verdict that the
death of the local man was acciden
tal and was caused by drowning.
Witnesses who testified at tho in
quest, which was conducted by J. T.
Drown, county coroner, were Ony
Wyriclt, Trace 1 hiker, flpence Dent
ley, Fred Lumpkin, llonry, J lit t of
liernilston and K. F. Avorlll.
Four of the witnesses were hunting
in tho same general vicinity with the
deceased when ho .broke through the
lee, and Mr. Hltt and Mr. Averlll
vvcro in the party that found the
body.
Interment will be made in Olney
cemetery. The pall bearers who will
serve are Fred J.anipkln, Otty Wy-
rlJUUS-JJJ3.te
(Jlehrv Hltt of liernilston and Arthur
Spinning of Umatilla.
Ml ltDFKIOIt IIAXfil:i
" NTIAC, 111., Dec. IT.. (1. N. S)
Myron Corliridgo, twenty-two, mur
derer of "Sol" Jones was hanged to
day, lie displayed granite stoicism,
reading a poem and denying his guilt
on the scjiffohl. His last wish to see
b's broiher came true. He committed
i lie murder when in the state reformn
torv school where Jones was a guard.
He had siient half the years of Ills life
in reformatory schools.
! rmvKsi-; imm.wns
j ToKIO. Dec. 1 5. (A. P.) Chines,'
T'rtg.'imls In Hoiian provinro have re
leased all the captive foreigners rx
eept a French en-rinepr. The outlaws
havin-; received fn.nmi fMexIcan) for
each one liberated, the Japaneso con
sul at Ilanknnv reported.
IN
K.iM Oregonian Special.)
POA KPMAN. Dec. 15. Tho cold
est night of the present cold weather
was experienced here last night when
the thermometers dropped to the low
mark of 10 below zero. Water pipes
were frozen In many of the hollies,
even those pipes that were left open
to insure against freezing. All of Ihe
water fountains in the school build
ing wero frozen also. It is hoped
that it will not be necessary to close
school although colder weather is
likely to make such action necessary.
DI.TP.STS MOl-:v
Ni:V YORK. Doe. 15. Miss Kdith
H. Kitohtng, of Hrookbn has a posi
tive aversion for mone. according to
the. petition filed in a local court by
Miss pcr'ha tteinbatinh, an attorney
l ching In a recent trip to Kurope gave
lawav most of hr large fortune and
' has left only Hn,nori.
'
i ii f.ll. in l.ll r i ,iinir.i
M.'A' YOPK. Ix-e. I',. If.
,. .
' ' 1
Mrs. Anna Cataldo. thirty and her son
t red, nsftl 9, were murdered in theirj
nnev Island home early today by an
! unknown assassin, who stabbed them
, to de,
, h.nis-
ith and then s t fin- to
the
:i'T. TO All 40HI.P.SS !
LONDON. Ix-c. IK. f.. P.) King
Oeoree in Mire-h prolonghigjtarlia-ni'-iit
until February 13 stro-d the
rro for thi economic reha Sanation
'f V:oro-,e. f't .'tl.so's.-iid 'be eovern
1'iert wouM do all In its power to al
leviate th,. unemployment situvlon.
tt"sr0S l(Mi: IM ISIIAM S
T'KI" l. D-c. 1.1. A. P Th.
Konn; from customs dorps for Sen.
of n.-ieial'tur.V-r was J.ltT.772 vrn. accordlPi
.to - the fi.ii ce ef --. Compared Tlth
'the .'orrespnndirg p ri'sl last year.jcholce stm erven fifty, eight: hogs. .
it tl.ti-.-s. in liicnsase of 7,3:1.511 yen sheep steady, eggs, butter firm.
PARTICIPA1I ON
EUROPEAN REPARATIONS CLASH
HELD IMMINENT BY OFFICIALS
Ambassador's Return From Court of St. James for Consul-
tation Taken in Official Circles to Mean United States
Intervention; Hope to Settle Big Problems Among Nations.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. (U. P.) The United Press was
authoritatively informed today that American intervention in
the European crisis is imminent. A major step of far-reaching
importance is contemplated shortly. Ambassador Harvey was
summoned to return to Washington immediately for consulta
tion regarding Europe.
Harvey will sail for New York December 23 to report direct
ly to President Harding upon general reparations and the eco
nomic situation, of Anglo-French divergencies, and to confer
cn the subject of American intervention based on the outcome
of the premier's conference which is to be resumed at Paris Jan
uary 2.
, : Program Outlined . ,
PARIS, Dec.
15. (U. 1'.) France
laid Canada today signed a treaty nf
commercial accord, till- agreement.
gives Canada advantages of tariff
treatment, whilo Franco secures the
aiitlu'iL"Viniw -and-.ex
port facilities.
HAD I llti: IV CA.WON CITY
CANYON CITY, Dee. 15. (A. P.)
Flro threatening the business dis
trict of John Pay destroyed a rest
aurant, lodging house, meat market
and damaged a garage. Tho fire
men then checked tho blaze.
PENDLETON WILL RAISE
Board of Managers of Com
mercial Assn. This Afternoon
Voted to Help Stricken City.
Pendleton will raise a minimum
fund of JiOOO for the aid of Astoria.
I recently stricken when the heart of
'the city was destroyed by fire, accord
ing to a decision taken by the board
of managers of the Pendleton Cora
merc'al association this afternoon.
Subscriptions will be taken at the
office of the association and by a spe
cial committee which was appointed
at this afternoon's meeting.
The committeo Includes Charles
Marsh. J. W. Maloney, George Wal
lace, liobert Simpson and Chauncoy
liishop.
The Fast Oregonian will match tho
largest Individual gift made In Pen
flletc.n. There Is urgent need of a large re
lief fund for the stricken city because
thousands of workers have been ou
off from their sources of Income In
the dead of winter. Hundreds were
rendered homeless but tbes have
been provided w'llb temporary quar
ters and nlfiut "jnoo daily are 'being
fed at the nrmy kitchen set up by the
relief organization. Immediate relief
has beon provided In abundance 'but
those in chartre say many hundreds of
families will have lo be aided during
the winter with food and fuel. With
the i nt're business district In ruins
and many Industrial plants wiped out
the blow falls heavily on Jnen. wnm-
I en and girls w ho an- cut off from
. . .
their pay clucks.
Kniployors are
standing bac k "f their woikers to the
bet of their ability b it as few busi
ness places were Insured for more
Itban 50 per cent Miluatlon and suf-
fered total loss they cannot
carry.
their worktrs during Hi'1
period oi j
; Idleness while rebuilding Is gottcnun-
d'-rway.
1 Federal aid Is ls-inc sought with ' a
'view to caring for the needy and also
!ln itrnnM ruction but It Is yet uncer-t.-dn
whoth'r tho desired legislation
,cap ls secured.
I Portland lias raised over jr.'l.aanfQr
the r 1 ef fund and other towns and
cliiis are contri'.ntlng in proportion.
iiih.s. siii.K.1' sti:i
PiiP.TI.AND. Ilee. 15. (.V.
P.-
'Cattle twen'v five, fifty higher,
Whatever come; however, , these
will be. the policies that will form the
basis for United States action; Ger
man reparations probloms must be
settled Immediately; Germany must
liny to thu utmost of her ability, but
Indemnity figures must not bo fixed
beyond her capacity to' pay, and.- the
present fUrnres of 132,000,000,000 goW
marks or 30,000,000,000 AmcncAil
dollars Is too much; drastic actions
of coercion such as the ITrendh occu
pation of tho Ruhr would 6iily"dofo.t
tho allies own purpose, retard recon
struction and throw Kurope ngnln In
to turmoil;", white" thtr present imparit-i
lions figure must be reduced, such
reduction must be definitely fixed be
fore Germany enn return to wdrk and
any help ba offered in the shape, of an
international loan; accompanying '-a
definite settlement of the German re
parations there must bo a wllllnffness
of the part of the Kuropean nations
mostly concerned to reduce, their
armies.
Morgan promises Loon
Tho Fiench threat to invade tho
liuhr valley, and the failure of the
premiers Ixindon conference, together
with tho reparations crisis, and tho
talk of a huge loan to Germany pre
cipitated official federal conference
here to which Harvey will report.
Morgan and company, knowing tho
Pulled Slates government loan to
Germany out of the Question, will
make the loan they announced only
after an adequate settlement of the
reparations problem. ;
The Kuropean reparations tangle la
understood to have been discussed- bi'
President Harding and his cabinet to
day. I-Veiich Threaten Jtuh
PAH1S, Hoc. 15. (I. N. S.) Inde
pendent French action against Ger
many,, with occupation of part of tho
lluhr basin, was threatened by Pre
mier Polnrivre Ln his declaration' ot
policy of the chamber of deputies.
"France wishes to proeecd "With til
allies in tin- fullest cooperation, but If
necessary, France' will Act - alone,"
Poinetiro statei. , t - - ,
He says France will install her own
mining engineers but will reserve
Places for r.ritish Rngtneerit and offi
cials If they go In later. Franco can
not pay her debts duo the allies until
Germany pays her indemnity, Poln
care nsserls. ' t
Poincare faced ihe crisis today when
lie went before the chambor of depu
ties and explained France's policy re
garding the German reparations- -.
"France will greatly regret act In if
alone but If forced to do mo, she will,"
Poincare told the deputies: ."What
ever happens when the premier meet
here January "th I am sure the En.,
tents will not bo broken," .
Polnrp May Resign
PA IMS, Iec. IS. (A. P.) Premier
Point-are. after sketching the prorree
of the reparations and Turkish peace
negotiations told tho chamber of depu
ties today he was ready to withdrav
"gracefully" If the chamber thought
It had ready any other cabinet Writer
qualified than his to do the work tor
France. , . . ,
;rt i: it .wiATons
Nim3A1.ES. Ariz., Dec. IE. (A. V.
Virtually all hepe of finding Colonel
Frsnels -. Marshall and Lieutenant
C. Ij. Webber, missing aviators or
their trodies has been abandoned, said
officers at Camp Stephen D. Little
from which place the seareh for over
s week has lreen rendm-ted.
it(Ms ivisiuna.
CHICAGO. Deo. 15. (IT. P.
Federal" Judge Page today declared
forfeited $2O."0v in bond" posted for
big Dill Haywood and IT. y tt -h.
fi.rhtr: charge with vtohitVi f t!
ejiplonaga act, who CsJ tw ii 'ss to
oscapo trial. .