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11 CONGRESS
e.M Fvnnclod OvGI
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leSIIO" " . ' ,
to Tribunal
1 STILL PROBLEM
,ocrat Again Leaclor of
Affirmative Force -
U GIVEN SUPPORT
La, w ol',, M"v0
turn
Imloiiclllli'llt
a.-i.iiI I'rrva)
..SuiidTOX. !" IT Tho
j tirt !" 'Innlly
Will
IV 'ITllilvu
MORNING REGISTER
, 'I'lto Wcuilicr
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Iliil'llH-ual, Kiiiki, i,r vi , 3 ,.,.,
KiiKcnc unit Vicinity
Hiiyn ilcclnii. ,iniK,aiii: l-'il.-mlly
llilluns mliiil phm r lvh '
I'llH" 3.
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Mntlmdlal Kim,, , ( hiiri h
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hi rriiaaliiii Ki nzlii ,. .11K
"K" liilifm iiwiiiiI.i1 lo nrvi'iilnnn
KlIK'Iln hlKll mlliiul allldciita.
I'iikc 0.
r.niiat incuts ri'pni'ii'ii iii
ctllili,.ii, allppllca
tlllllfll. I'llKI. a.
urri'iiii ii, ur miiri in h,i, ii,rr.
nililli,!! I, ui, .mi f B,, .UK 2
Kill iin r h II l,y nun, driven liy ami;
It'K unit nun liplliviil I, n, I;, n.
I'ttKu 3.
Ilupiiat i iiiiri h win l, mm jko.000
cdlllco iii Nliiih umi 1 1 mh. I'm;,.
(inn nl
r,-'iuli.
r,, bffnrf ill" iinii(n Indny
flmm,llaie m.lloulli.ns Hi. I
. .M la III tin renewed.
LkM tdni'Hinii i '
t . , in ilm aeniite urn
Z In much t)ir auiiie fashion
c" " .1........ ilm mintliM til
tvirt imi -- -
-i. uir Iho ruvmimil.
r , i.!,. ilm rnrcoa fur int
uitu in l ,n""n " """,J
I...- .If Vlll.ll, 1,1
iiitboroi in' i-i..i... -i
V'M nn in" i""
Cnxl ' I'i-" l-n lliinlliiK
Lu nihmluril """" l,r"
Ell Krtrunry. IK33. unit lni "
LitJ br l'rilonl CuoIIiIkc.
,1m hM uf""' nti (iciliin.
Bonll In Kon-tnmt
Vitllnf In ll fumfront n(
It wtwilni the "inn I" Hfnii
4I,I, lupulillrun at Mn ho.
lnu of rolnilon
Iitlltt, wlm " liromlprnl
I-i ih Iwrnui- Inn-tim-HnlilM.
UoM!M him urn Ilm rrmnnni
lm fun t"' '","',,,,' "f
L ttulon n Dm llopulillrnn
Lm u ' iimno I tiiiluy by
L. itwaiitftin wlilt ft tn-iarl
m iMUlrlnir ninrly ihroo
Li lor (MUiry. Il rnvluwuil
(mM ot lh onuri mill ron-
Im iiut ii wholly ii-
MmU o( lh lKU. uinitliiK
m iu own niuluto. Cruwili'il
itM to whirh U'onion irn
au!nl, (olliiw, hl mmoh
Ijiru) mm imiiiio npiiliiuan tin
fraHluitrd.
LlK ipfcli'iirx Imil Itoiwit for
ttiiiwni r fli'linlii, they woro
ol'J. At liln roqurni.
h Ititniiun wn not lnir
ii mi) whn li haJ on
i II fWluird that no Mn
(MrMl to iiuinilmi him or to
tin klm U iti iiiuniriit.
( WiWi Will Kimtk
ImIw Hornh iiiiiiuuhciiI how-
Ihll hr wolllil lllivn pxtomloil
lu lo muhf. Iiut Hint iiwiiik
Mlht onlil lie mnilil nnt'pm-
l ihli limn. hVnnlor Wanii,
iMitl or klimlniiH, kuvo notli i-
u would ilrllvrr tiimiirriiw i
tint of Ihroo Itinlnllllli'ntll nt
irpimfnt fur aillioalun to the
it
ixrwlll bt Jolnmt by Hnn'nrn
oi, Rrpulillrnn, Ciillfornlt
fit aumlirr nt oilier". The
Wlnu mny Mrm the mililwit
Urn. el' Iho nmilon m'nnle
li ol Bfriiiliir m Kollotto. -lria
or Wlaconeln, whnee
it wu one or tlm leuiiue lrri
whMM. The yiiunn eenntur
tlWiy he exnet'leit to nitiln-iw
mule on Hie rnurt. While
on the laliia ot the court and
m i renervntloni lo eupport
lunment Unit the t'nlted
l In mlherlnn In Iho prolncul
fl nl .hrromo nffllUU'Hl wlih
jlwue, Hennlor .Hwnnmin
WM In the Irmuo queeUon
411 hie erlilreM,
f Vlmlnln uMiiilnr. rnnklnn
tl on the tnrelitii reliillonii
"HlM, will the nitttenmnn who
Mint ireaiy of Vermillion hiul
fWKl iwo' nieiinH to reetrtt'n
t Imbiri or nation coven
rD4'lhi wnrlil nur1,
( worm In Iniiehlril for tho
rfflWhoilK lo iho vImIiiii, penluii.
wwlency ami rouriiKo r Wood
Kllmn. ho denlurpil.
BILLS ARE PASSED
NWOTON I.KtilKliATlltl.
HA8, BVHV DAY
IMk " . ' . -
..'V iim Atmni- nititi itihiii
WMPJA, Wiialf., "Den. 17.
P"I iiemlliy on throtmh n
eiiemlnr, Die laonnlu loilny
lr bllla ln.forr raccHaliiK
"i broro i o'cloi-k, to recon
UilO o'clock In a nlRht ao-
5iiT nouno pniwod two billH
in pianeil to third rondluK
""1 acilnn wllliout (IIhcuk-
H. 40, which liipreim mll
"IM Jil lilKliiir 'ciluontlonnl
25"n. nml H. II. 41, which
iJ "l" ll,n- "10 1,onrl o(
"Jiion lioH conainl of Ilm preel
Jllhc lliilvmally or Wnah
a ii,. w"lilHHlon Suite col
I"'""'!'"! of ono of the
ti.11'"1 'hoolM, to -lio elected
J' WlnclpnlM of hn uln In nnr-
f ih. "ife oiluciito appolnleil
(1 AFTER ,' POSITION
.'"IMCAN MAY fllCT 'l,CK
I """I'lNO llOAItl)
VjrriT!" """""'eil Preaa
Y.i ,w""h.. Dim, 17.
, '"l. Hepllhllciin of Hi-
N of ".ll,,i" by Hiiimtm-
Invfitdttirr riri'i)inity U tnld ly
lltiy HtoulM of linfip No. 3.
I'MU"
Vvim of fnp'lKM wurii vWvi uI(U vr;
I'uiil Kitri-liitnl nrw cuiiiiiiiiikIit.
1'iihi- 2.
Mum i runln il ly paper rull, h
ji.tliifutl)' iiijund yinicnlay. I'nuv
I. linn pliyolc-lintH ilrti I ir, 10. L.
InHiH'riiian pif-Ntilml of woe tit y.
I'iiko 2.
lllMlllHHC' (HvIhUhi of KmIkIUh of
1'ythUtM . (.. I (i. W. (liiffin pn-hl-
dint. I'iik"' 2.
I'd ruff In nt rut u in In rtulMl ly
ihillfrN of Cimrunty oil ront-
liiiny. I'nitn H.
Corpn ill'K(iin!i niinicil to nltond
V. It. i", loiivt'tniftn iii-xt Jiinc.
I'iikh 3.
I'.-T. A. Invlti-H ilniln lo atti-iul
next niffUiiK ut Uooni'vcti Junior
liltflt. I'iikc 3.
(')ioir to aline curotfi In lCtiK'ni! hn-
t ! loMiy t'tirlKlrnim nvi-. I'uk 2
RuKMto In ti'til In IiIkIi rt'ifdril till
ovrr ( outilry, wiy pi unltlnt of
niutp rhuinln-r. 3.
I'llpllH Of I'lllMldn m'hool will I'll-
toriiitit ioniKit and tomorrow
titifht. I'aitr 1.
Kin ilumtiiti'M John T, Kviium' ar-
iiKit on Allr trH, I'ukc 8.
KotKl Iivih til 40 illxtrlrU riKUird
l'uit 3.
l'roK'niu to lie nlvon liy HIIU
m hool iitllK or ChrlHtlun church
Tub.' 3.
HnHal work op nlnK Up In county
I'iiuk 3.
Doiiutloim m-ilviil by Mr. Ally
fur hrUtmuM -iwvr. rK
I-alMr In. .oren pnMty w ll oin
ployiU; Kuk""" niakd rvport
1'iiKf 2.
C.ub Ifrtdfrrf to vtult Coburff to
nUlil. I'nKi- J
LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18. 1925
NUMBER 60
lit
10 IIS PARLEY
All Nations Must Attend If
solution lio Coniplute,
Says Council
T
ARMOUR GRAIN COMPANY
TO ACT ON STATEMENT
( ii i,i,i:;h OF WIIKAT '
I'OH'I' MADK IIY umCKK
Chli'iiKo lUianl or 'I'nulu Kllnil
hi Am ion of MciiiIxt In
ArKciilIno Klliiallim
Preparatory Commission to
Meet In Geneva
MANY TOPICS MENTIONED
I .win- 'liilinlinl Ninrr Will lie
llioiilrcl ir MIkMoii Is Kcnl
In KilroM In Opinio,) f
Sliil, Ili'piirljiicnl
(liy Tin- A.N,:lnli.,l pri.RB)
WASIIIMITdN. I). (.. !,. 17.
Any I'l riiili, ,, of ,.,)m,,,.lo ,.
on or l In, il Ihu i-iitu iix-iit iinihlcm
linn In 1 1 h ciiimliivmilDii -In itB
Ili'i'iy noil wlih ih,. l o.oiH.iiuii,,, r
"II iliiliiina." I Ik- council or the
liiiKiie or ihiiIiiiih dcclnred In ila In
vlliitlon o II,,. WunhinKini, Koy,.,n.
incut lo pnrtlr liiiin. ofriclully In Die
ili iiiiiilory coiiiiiiIhiiIiiii nt tlcnuva
lo aliiipi! pluna fur audi n conCer
encc. The ilocuniiiit wiih nuido public
IoiiIkIii hy tin, Mtiitn (Icpiirlincnt
wll hunt ininiiiciit. It contained u
Inli-r iiiniiiiiry or Urn work tho pre
imi.ilory coiiiuiIkhIoii will Iju called
upon to do. hIiowIiil: that every
llreci umi i, l,ii,., plniM, 0f land,
ma anil air ariiiaiiiiiita la to lie
aludled. Kor doliilla or Ilm ".,oiii
poMltlon anil workliiK or tlila com
iiill,,n" II,,. luvltiiilon ri fcrrcd the
I ' ii II .'it SlatcH Kovcrniiiciit to an
other iliiriiini.nl which htm not iim
yd reached WimhlnKtiin. The
aiiililiryliiK document nhould roach
hern next week.
I.ilillliilloiw Arc Considered
Tim aulijecta nieelfleally men
tioned In the invlltitlnn are:
"Kaclora upon which tho war
power or a country dependa.
"Whether ulllmatc war alreiiKth
or peace alrciiKth ehoiild he con
nldroil in applyliiK dlNarmaiimnt
umtiHiirea.
X'urlouH rorniH or liinftallon or
land, ecu and air rnivcn, hence reln
livn itdvanliiKea and dlnailvanlaKo&
or each rorm.
I'omDiIo HttindartN or uieaatiro
nmiit of aruiauienl of one country
iiKiilnat that of nnuther.
1'oMrfllillity of iiaHertalninK wheth
er ii country la armed purely for
defeiiHe or Iii a Mplrll of tiKgreH.
Bloll. . '
I'riiicliea tiutler which a relative
Hntall cumo itoea IhroiiLrh nil cotirla; wnle of iirmainent inlitht hi, druwn
Itul.eiiaielii liuaiiy pnya miu. , up cmnuiicrinK aucu inciora
blKh
I'litfn 3
CliliUilA Will he Klven by
achonl Klec lllll.a. Pace .'.
Typlmc nwuriU iniiile ut KuKene
llllfll achonl. I'llKn 3.
lin.Molay Imya elect their offl-
cera. I'nKe S.
Cliiiatiinia pinna inndo nt hlBh
achool. I'iikc 3.
l.unc I'oiiiny nnd Orck-im
Tux levy In SlirlliBlleld lo be 7.4
mllla lilKlier l nan iui i
I'UKO 11). , .
(hiiinber of roininerce nt prniK-
rield lo hir.o nmeliliB toiinj.
1'nifi li).
Honor aiudeiila iinmed In HprlnK-
flcld IllKh achool. I'iikc 10.
fnnlnln to he Klven ill Thurston
InnlKht. I'iikc 111..
Meihoillaia lo hold quarterly meet-
IliK In (ilcnwooil cniircn iuiiibih.
i.u... in
Mra. I.ilcy Woolen dlea nt HBO of
83 yenra. PnKO 13.
Club nt CnltnKn lirovo win oo-
acrve New Your a uny.
Many intend incellnu ot Conat
rorK I'linnci"
Dnretin. I'iikc 11. .
Church tiiblenii will he Klven n
CotliiKe llrove iinpiinia oi,.
n..n.. in
Car on aliiliiB "I Oakrldue cntchca
lire linn la i,'"""."-. , ,
llnln k-eea lo Monroe: Sprlimficld
principal i nnnot lltienn in,"""
mm n,i..i,iK. i iih.'
T, i u, . " "con ncri
NlM, , 5,, lnK," illipntch
'"uiif.. ."" toony Htnlei
"f tlomntlHaloni
... v,Hner nt r,n,i ... .. ....
"whlin . vniiiwrniii, ii win
J" iff li, V,oll,t tt "emihllenn
tC&,,B- No'lliwcat which
iiupulntion, reaourcea. fteoKraphi.-'al
Hituiitlon, fommunlcntiohH. vuluer
blllly or fruuta and dcluya necca-
anry to convert peaco urninincnts
lo war foolltlK.
I'i.hmI In lit y or dlHllnKillshinK be
tween military nnd civilian avintou.
Katinatc or inilliary value or rieuia,
Uellition between reKlolial ae-
citrlly and dlaarmanient nnd be
twccn rcKlonnl nnd Kencrul Uls-
arinanienl.
Uciily M smrtiii
At thn atnte delinrtlnent It was
anld Kulny that formulation of u
reply hnd not yet been taken up
Willi 'resident uoullilKo oy nccro
tnry KuIIok. There nro indicallona
(lull adinlnlstrallons policies will
not he shaped until tlio ninpllly
Iiik document Is received. Scopo of
the preliminary discussion Is so
wide, however, as to innko clear
Additional news nutea nnd person
ii Is. 1'iiBca I", n in"' '-
NiwielN
l.nrane club buakntlmll team wins
BUtnc rroni CoIIiikc drove. Inge
il. ,
Mulch between linipn iiiui."
Hob LniiBdon win i-
Oilkl'ldcc I'-rlday. I'iikc I..
"Wildcat I Vie" locates hero nlul
will wresllc. I'iikc .
Double main event la on
flKhl curd. Tuesday,
S3, 1'HBC
oniliiR
lieceniher
DISEASE APPEARS AGAIN
M.KITINU SK'KNI-yS TATAI,
TO UNNTON MAN
Illy Till" Ai'lale,l I'""'
.v.ii iii-ii Dec. 17.
num.. Jleknesa. one
TWO Clllies in ei. - - , .
of Iheni fnliil. ' '',
""' sr.. a rami
nenr l.lnnloii. "e' ".:. .
cenfa Hoanltnl nficr nn llhiesa ol
six days. . ,..
tVkSZw
rino.
EMBASSY PROBE ASKED
iviutllNdTON, Dec 17. DH'
hlbltlon lie " ''X ,n ,.r IU.m.k.-.
ss.M'siisJi
heir. furlher demnnil-
Th reno iillo" ri ' '"Y, ,,
ad lo know c ' " xM liquor
debt eonmil'H Ion 'i t i .
hll tl,l count lf promptly
nVar;:r,,T.re,Tc!,n!cMi"
would hnvo been.
(Hy The AMWInted I'm?)
CIIK'AfiO. III.. ne. 17. Tho
Armour drain ' compuny of Chieu
k wild tuiilKht It would ItiHue u
HtatoiiMint hooii, prohuhly tomor
row, about tho communication
from tho Argontino kWoii out yo
Ktrdny by (ii-orKo K, HaundorH, vice
iiri'Hldont of tho compuny.
Tho communication challenged.
an ArKoiiUuu govern men t wheat
report.
chlciiKo board or trndo omnium
would not comment tonlKht on the
AiK'iit lue reportn. Tho board haji a
biiHlncHH 'condticL commUleo with
powtM'H to lnvifHtlguto, control or
dim-lplino Uh inemberH. ThfH com
mill im; wiih uppoinled by tho hourd
after HUKKeHtioiiM by Secretary of
AKrlciilturo Jurdino lant Hummer
that tho Km I n body adopt rnea-
KtireH of Iih own mukliif; to curb
1'xct'nnlvo jiubllc Hpeculutlon, with
it h coiiHeouent wild prlco HWlnKH,
Hiich uh occurred luKt winter. Tho
KaunderH report on the Argentine
huH not como bcioro the conduct
coiuiiilttte.
!iilt Ih E.xprcHHctl
AVhethor it wuh Homethliiff that
the commltteo could take up wan
the Hithjeet or doubt tonight. L: A.
Kilt of tho United Stutea depart
ment of agriculture who Ih sup
ervisor of gruin futures trading on
the Chicago board, wild:
"Whether -the BaunderB com
munication would become a mai
ler for thi commltteo would de
pend upon development of the facts
upon which It wuh baHed. Ah the
conduct committee is new there
may be Home question how far
it h powers extend."
(iov4rimH'iii not Arthur
Mr. Fir, wild he had reported
the Saunders communication to
Ur. V. T. D. Duval of the depart
ment of agriculture at Watming
ton and that there was no Investi
gation now under way In his de
partment. If an investigation were
made, he thought the request for
it would come from tho state de
partment, because the Saunders
communication concerned crop re
porting in a foreign country.
HOUSE GIVES APPROVAL
TO TAX BILL CHANGES
FINAt, lASSA(;.; TO IIH AKKF.D
OF TODAY'S HUSSION
I'liHaciiKer AiilomohlJcH, Jewelry
mid 'Ihcutro TIcketH AinoiiK
Arllcli'H Acted Oil
ROAD ELECTION JAN. 25
I'IKUCi; GIVKS rilOCLAMA
TIOV hm LMPQVA JJISTR1CT
(Oy Tim AiHoclatetl Preiia)
nOSKBlTKG, Ore.. Dec. IT.
A proclamation issued by Gov
ernor Pierce culling a special elec
tion In tho proposed "llmpqua
highway improvement district was
received hero today by County
Clerk Klddlo, who Is makmg the
necessury arrangements for tho
elecilon. The election, the first to
be held In the state under the law
passed by tho recent legislature,
Is to tnke place on Januury 25.
The residents of the northwest
ern section of the coun'y are par
ticularly Interested In tho comple
tion of the Drain-Ueedsporc sec
tion of the Umpoua highway. The
road can bo designated as a for
est highway nnd government co
operation secured if the state
highway commission will designate
the roud on tho forest highWtty
map.
Thm for AtiMnl Extended
8ALK.M. Ore., Dec. 17. Circuit
Judge Kelly today signed an order
extending tho time for filing tran
script on appeal to January 2 in
the cases of Tom Murray, James
Wlllos and Ellsworth. Kelley. sen
tenced to hang for the slaying of
nrlHon euards In an escape from
the penitentiary here some months
y The AHHocialtMl Vrt-nn)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Re
peal or reduction of most of the
exciso and occupational taxes, us
written into the revenue hill by
the ways und means committee
were upproved today hy the house,
A determined efrort to wipe out
entire the automobile passenger
car tax, which tho bill cuts from
five to three per cent was rejected
ins to itr..
' With virtually every rate sched
ule In the hill having been ap
proved and all amendments to the
measure mowed down by big
majorities, managers of tho non
partisan measure, announced to
night they would ask the house lo
puss It finally tomorrow.
Kill Now IiMiirt
The bill thus would be passed'
with Its provisions for a $325,-
000.000 cut In tuxes next year. In
tact as prepared by the ways and
mean committee.
The tax reductions provisions
which received approval today
were:
Reduction of the automobile
pafsenger car taxi from .five to
three pr cent.
Repeal of the levies on automo
bile trucks, tires, parts and acces
sories.
Repeal of the excise taxes on
jewelry, cameras and lenses, pho
tographic films and plates, fire
arms and ammunition,' smokers
articles!, coin -operated mnchines,
man jongg sets and works of art.
Gift Tax Included
Repeal of the gift tax.
Repeal of the levies on brokers,
howling alleys, pool and billiard
tables, shooting galleries and rid
ing academies, automobiles for
h're. robucco manufacturers, users
of yachts and motor boats.'
Repeal of the o tain p. tuxes on
deds nnd conveyances.
Reduction of all cigar levies.
Repeul of the admission tax as
applying to the spoken drama.
t'AntP, Claimed lo Bo Good, later
Admitted to lio Signed Willi
Forjccd Names, Sayg
Rank Examiner
SALEM STORE ROBBED
max iror,ns vv tiirfe clerks
AXD CUSTOMER
(By Tho Ansoeliited ProwO
KAUCM, Ore.. Dec. 17. A lone
masked man held up three clerks
and a customer In the C. M. Eppley
store here this evening at 6
o'clock, nnd escaped in an auto
mobile. He obtained between $75
and $80 in cash after forcing the
bookkeeper to open the cash reg
ister at . the point of a revolver. A
Woman customer in the store, see
hurjhe bandit, held up her hands,
hring'ing" a sh'aVp command from
the robber to "keep them down; I
don't want any fuss In here."
Police hnve been unable to find
any trace .of the man.
IDENTIFIED BANK
liV BAD CONDITION
Bramwell Investigation
Means of Revealing
Near Failure
E NOT
Worthless Bonds - Held By
bmall Institution
BOARD HEARS LETTERS
WORKMAN TAKES LIFE
ILTi HEALTH RELIEVED CAUSE
OP SUICIDE
(By Tho Associated Press)
BEND, Ore., Dec. 18. Despond
ency over III health and a recent
injury to his hand, is thought to
have been the reason for Andrew
h Tauscher taking his own life
here today. Besides his widow he
Is survived hy his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Tauscher of Kennewick,
Wash,; a sister, Mary Tauscher and
a brother. Albert Tauscher, both
of Portland. '
Tauscher has been married but
three months. He wus 37 years old
and was employed as a planer
feeder nt a local sawmill.
THE CHEER LEADER. J
SALEM", Ore., Dec. 17. The pre.
carious condition of a western Ore.
gon bank, unidentified in the
record to avoid publicity that
might be ruinous, was aired before
the state banking board today when
Frank C. Bramwell, state superin
tendent ot banks, went under in
vestlgution. The investigation is at
the Instigation of representatives of
the Portland National bank and the
unidentified email town bank came
Into the case at first In an inci
dental way, but later as the crux
of the entire inquiry. Irrigation
and local improvement bonds of Or;
state of Washington have hit it
hard.
At the outset of the formal hear
ing today the banking board and
the Portland National bank repre
sentatives and attorneys disagreed
as to what the inquiry was to bo
about. The board took the dosI-
tion that the bank representatives
at the informal hearing last Fri
day, had made, or at least inferred
charges against the abllltv and in
tegrity of Bramwell relative to his
attitude toward the unidentified
bank. Today J. N. Hart, attorney
for the Portland National, insisted
mat no charges had been made.
and that the. whole question was
whether the Portland National
bank was to be chartered by Bram
well as a reserve depository for
state banks. As the Inquiry pro
ceeded the testimony was along
tno unes demanded by the board,
State Treasurer Kay. a member of
the banking board, . declared that
the board already has enough tes
timony relative to whether the
Portland National bank should be
accorded authority to be a reserve
depository-and is ready to make its
ruling on lliat point. What this
wiii;Ue was not intimated. . .
Manager Is Offered
The Portland National represen
tatives last Friday introduced
letter written by Bramwell in No
vember to officials of the unidenti
fied bank in which he proposed
that an examiner of the state bank
ing Uopartmo.il take over the man
agement of the bank at a salary o
ViiO a month with the option of
buying the bank within 12 months,
'he stock In the meantime to be
placed In escrow with the super'
lutendent of banks. Under the op
. tion sale to any. other person was
to be barred until the consent of
the person holding the option was
.given. This proposal of Bramwell
. was declared by will B. Haine3.
.'president of the Portland National
bank, to have been unduly arm
trn ry. -,
oetendlng his action. Bramwell
today showed that the unidentified
bn.nk had been under surveillance
of his department for four years,
its precarious condition was at
trlbuted mainly to the fact that li
holds irrigation and local improve
ment bonds of the state of Wash
ington, which of late have been
under fire. Bramwell submitted
correspondence showing that the
cashier of the bank wrote a Seattl
attorney saynlg that "more than
half of our capital is invested In
those worthless bonds."
List of Bonds Given
Bramwell submitted a list of the
bonds and their present market
value as ascertained by submitting
them to two Portland bond houses
for the benoflt of the banking
board. Bramwell said that when
the bonds wero examined by the
Portland house they did not know
who held the bonds, or what the
purpose of the inquiry was. Should
the unidentified bank attempt to
liquidate,, said Bramwell. Its loss
would be about $27,000.
Another startling disclosure in
Bramwell's testimony was that
certain note held by the bank, and
which, when the bank was exam'
ined, the cashier claimed was
good, was later admitted by him at
a conference of his board of di
rectors, to be sigfted with forged
names. Bramwell said be had
list ot the bank's notes, but he com
mented only on the one.
Bramwell went into details lead'
Ing up to his proposal that a mem
bor of his department take over the
management of the bank, explain
ing that the condition of the bank
was such as to make nocossary a
readjustment or the sending: In of
a competent man to tnke ctiargo,
First, he Bald, it was proposed that
a levy of 100 per cent be madevon
the stockholders, iater tno oanK
officials wero instructed to put
competont banking man In charge,
to be named by the president of the
bank with the approval of the bunk
superintendent. At a conference
mter by Bramwell. two examiners,
four .directors of tho bank and the
cashlor, he nald, it was agroed that
a manager should be employed, the
100 per cent assessment to be held
in abeyance. It wan also agreed
that if the bank could not find a
proper manager, then the depart
ment should name one.
President Sends -Letter i
On July SI a letter, Introduced
In evidence by Bramwell, was re
ceived by him from tho bank presi
dent, thnnklng him for kindness
shown nnd asking him to select a
manager.
H. O. Voget, a bank examiner,
testified that the cashier of tho
bank proposed to him that he be
come manager, but ho declined to
entertain the proposal. Bramwell
Introduced a letter written by him
to 0. B. Kellogg, a former bilker
and Mosnr banking man, asking
APANESE TROOPS HOLD
MUKDEN ARMY SUPPLIES
RMED FORCES PROHIBITED
FROM ENTERING CITY
cnt nil ( hung Two -Lin will Not
Bo Allowed lo Return lo
Capital, Ih Order
my The Asnoclated Preiit)
LONDON. Dec. 17. Th Tinllv
Mull announces that Jaoanese
troops have occupied Mukden.
ihe Mulls Information comes
from its Tokyo correspondent,
who announced that the Japan
ese troops took possession of Muk-
ien Wednesday, notwithstanding
he indignant orotests of Chum?
Tso-Lin.
A later dispatch to the Mail
says:
"The city was virtually taken
over by the Japanese under an or-
er mat forbids the entry of anv
armed force."
The order also prohibits anv acts
of hostilities within six miles of
the Japanese railway from Chnnsr-
chun to Dalny, a distance of about
oo miles. The railway passes
Mukden at a distance of about
three miles.
The Japanese action is a seauet
to the request ot the foreign con
suls renewed on Monday that Ja
pan protect ner nationals ana the
consulates at Mukden.
The c.ty contains Chang Tso-
Lin's stores and arsenals. Mar
shal Chang, who has recently been
operating with his army southwest
of Mukden, will be notified that he
will not be allowed to return to
the capital, where his headquart
ers Is situated, unless he comes as
complete victor.
General Kuo Sung-Ling. allv of
General Feng Yu-Hsiang, head of
the national people s army, has
also been informed that he will not
be permitted to pursue Chang to
ward Mukden, if his entry into the
city would be likely to involve
fighting..
Tokyo dispatches of December
5 announced that the war office
was dispatching to Manchuria
000 displacement troops from Ko
rea and 2500 from the Island of
Kyushu for the protection ofj Jap
anese Interests believed to be en
dangered in the Chinese warfare.
The Korean troops, the war office
explained, would return to their
original stations as soon as the
Kyushu troops arrived..
The Portsmouth peace treaty. ot
September 6, 1905, transferred to
Japan considerable territory in
Manchuria and the aouth ' Man
churla railway. China- officially
recognized this transfer and grant
ed Japan the right to extend the
railway from Mukden to Antung.
A Shanghai dispatch of Decern
ber 16 reported Japan's positions
in Manchuria as seriously com
promised by the action ot General
Kuo Bung-Ling, who- as uenerai
Feng Yu-Hslang's ally, ordered
Marshal Chang Tso -Lin to quit
Mukden. : .v: ,
COURT DECLARES -MITCHELL
GUILTY
Colonel ' Will Be Suspended
From Army For Period :
of Five Years ' '..
SENTENCE HELD LENIENT
Brilliant Military Record In
; War Pointed Out
CASE TO BE: REVIEWED
MAN ADMITS ROBBERIES
PART OF LOOT SAID HIDDEN
IN PORTLAND HOTEL
(By The Associated Press)
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 2. Picked
up by the police at 1:30 o clock
this morning while he and a com
panion were prowling about a
south Salem residential district, a
man giving his name as George C.
Rider told the police authorities
here that he was responsible for at
least eight burglaries in Portland
recently and that part of the loot
from those robberies Is still hidden
his room in Eaton hotel of
Portland.
When arrested Rider had a re
volver In his possession, which he
admits having stolen in one of the
robberies.
G. A. Bodlne, who gave his resi
dence as Long view. Wash., at the
time of the arrest, is being held
for Investigation in connection
with a series of robberies which
have transpired here recently.
Rider said he met Bodine here last
night for the first time.
Rider is being held for the Port
land police.
SCHOOL MAY BE MOVED
SEATTLE FAVORED FOR NEW
METHODIST STRUCTURE
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Wash... Dec. 17.
Transfer of the Kimball school of
theology from Salem, Ore., to Se
attle was recommended unani
mously by 100 ministers and lay
men from MethodlBt Episcopal
churches in Washington, Oregon,
Montana, and Idaho after an all-
day meeting hero today. Dr. J. E.
Crowther, pastor of the Univer
sity Methodist Episcopal church
announced tonight.
Tho proposal will be presented
to the board of trustees of the
school at a meeting in Portland,
Monday, and also to nine district
church conferences next Bprlng.
The school would be housed In
a $100,000 educational building to
be built by the Methodist Episco
pal church next spring. The edu
cational structure Is part or $350,
000 church and educational build
ing program to be begun next
March.
GOLD BRICKS POPULAR
MANY JEWEI.EKS VICTIMS OF
SALESMAN'S TRICK
(Continued on pngo 4, column 2.)
(Br Tho Associated Freo,)
POCATELtiO, Idaho, Dec. 17.
faul i.eo, anna yaux TnomDson.
high prcsaure salesman, who sold
four I'ocatello pawnbrokers "bab
bit gold bricks" last Saturday and
landed in the city jail as a result
of business sagacity, has confessed
to having carried on a regular
trade of selling the Alaskan slugs
for the past two years, victims,
chief of Detectives Balderson said.
Thompson told him today. Include
n long list of jewelers and pawn
shop morchnnts In Halt Lake, Off-
rlen, Tncoma, Seattle, and a score
or more smaller cities In utnh
Idaho, Oregon and wnshlngton.
' Grwlcjr Is Knilomcd
(Ily Tho Annoclated Pre
MADISON, Wis.. Dec. 17. Tht)
society of American foresters to.
dny sont n telegram to William B.
Greeley, chief federal forester, en
doming continuance of control by
tho . socretary of agriculture over
Verdict WIU Not Take Effect Vn-
til Findings Are Approved by
War Department and . ,
. Cliief Executive '.
(Bit Tho AMOclatod Pren) -
WASHINGTON. D. C Deo. 17. "
A verdict of guilty on all specifi
cations and the - general charge
coupled with a, sentence of sus
pension for. live years from, "rank. '
command and duty" in tne- army.
was round tonight against Colonel
William Mitchell by the court .
martial which has been conduct-
mg his trial for insubordination
since- October 28.
"The military record of the ac4
cused during the world war" prob- . .
ably saved him from a more se-
vere sentence. That was Indicated v
by the court when It armonnce-i .
that the finding '-Is thus lenient."
- Court Closes at S:40
Major General Robert- - Li -
Howze. president of the court and
the nine other members closed the
court at 3:40 o'clock this after-
noon' for -findings. At precisely -
6:34, or two hours and 54 minutes -later,
the sentence and verdict
were announced in these words: -: .
'The court upon secret-written ,
ballots, two-thirds of the members
present at the time the vote was -taken
concurring In each finding
of guilt, finds the aocused. guilty
of all specifications : and the
charge' upon secret-written bal- '
'The Court, .-sentences, -'the a-
cused to be suspended from rank, :
command -and . duty;, with - for- ';
felture of pay .and. allowances for:,
five -years. . .
"The court 'Is thus -lenient be
cause of the military record of the .
accused during .'.the ; world - war,
two-thirds - of the members., who.
were at .present , at the .time - ihe ,
vote, was taken, concurring." ',
-. -.Sentence Brings Smile i
'Colonel '.Mitchell, standing as the
decision, was read, Mrs. Mitchell at ---.
his sldei smliea. w . -. ,
Adjournment. of the' trial auto-.
matlcaliy transferred the- Mitchell -case
from ithe old brlcjc building -near
.the capital to the war depart'- '.
ment. There '1t will be forwarded
by ' the '' adjutant , general " or .thp
army to the. board'of review in' the
judge advocate' general's office, tp '
be checked -for Inaccuracies. Later .--the
board will pass It on to Secre
tary Davis, yho, tn turn; will sub- ',
mit the voluminous trial record to
President Coolidge Mr ' final re
view and approval.' ,
Meanwhile1 Colonel Mitchell 're
mains in the status of an officer
under technical arrest, - since -the
court's verdict can only be made - ;
effective by President Coolldge's
endorsement. In view of this sit
uation and the flat refusal of the -.
accused to -comment publicly con
cerning his future-plans until after
the nresldent has taken final ac
tion there was some belief on -the .
part of the colonel's closest friends .
that he wouta qu:etiy await tne
outcome; and If that failed to re
lieve hm from the five years' sus
pension, he might offer the presi
dent his - resignation from : -;the .
army. -' .f- ' - '.-.'..v
BBtn Article vtouwea - - ,
The general . charge -on -- which
the . court . based its findings of -
guilty,-was (hat Colonel. Mitchell ,.,
had violated, the 96th .article- of
war "to the prejudice of good or
der and military discipline.'! u The
eight specifications set out In tne
appended charge sheets were,,-,,
founded ' "on particular .-. charges -.-,
against the war and navy depart-
ments made oy tne air omcer in
his-published statements of Sep
tember 6 and 9. These accused . ,
tho two 'departments of "lncompe- .,
tency, criminal negligence and. al- '
most treasonable" administration
of the national defense and "dis
graceful administration of aerd-
nautics."
At tne opening or me iorenoon
session, Colonel Mitchell thrust
Into the record a statement tnac
his trial was the culmination of
efforts of the army general staff v
and -the navy '-general board to .
keep aircraft power in an auxllt- '
ary position "which absolutely
compromises our whole system of
national defense."
Silence Is Maintained
It was on this statement that '
Mitchell ohose finally to rest his
case. Invitations from the court '
and tho - prosecutions oh the ar- .
guments of Major Allen Gulllon,
assistant trial judge advocate and-
bv Colnnol Sherman - Morelanu,
chief of prosecution counsel, failed
to alter his decision to do noining
nmro than sit silently by as the op
nosltlon spokesmen assailed him
and his chief defender, Represen
tative Frank R. Reld of Illinois. ,
Major Qulllon wont into action -.
as soon. aB Colonel Mitcneii naa
read ' his .. announcement. His
sweeping arraignment of the do- V
fendant included a demand for his
dismissal from the army, a '
s:aunbh defense ot the navy and
Its aviation policies, repeated rei-
erencesyto Mr. Reld, and cutting
characterizations of defense wit
nesses 1
The afternoon session started
with a second Invltalon to Colonel ,
Mitchell to reply to Major Oulllon. -It
met with the same declination
and it was not until Oeneral
Howie ' domnnded that Colonel
Herbert A. White, ' military de
fense counsel, Inform the court as ,
to the intentions of the defense to
participate In the argument that
the invitation was answerod.
Colonel White said that under
Colonel Mitchell's orders, "none
of the ' defense counsel was lo
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