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MEDFORD. OREGON. THURSDAY, .TAXITARV 8. 192.1
NO. 2-16
UNDERWOOD
I
PASSIM
General Splitting of Party Lines
in Senate Over Leasing of
Muscle Shoals Stanfield
for It, McNary Not There
Up to House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Tho hcii
atc today voted to substituto tho Un
derwood bill, providing private opera
tion at Musclo Shoals, for tho Norris
government operation bill, but left
tho ' measure ponding subject to
amendment.'
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.--The son
ate today passed tho Underwood bill
for tho leasing of Muscle Shoals. The
vote was 48 to 37. .
There was a general splitting of
party, lines, thirty republican and
eighteen democrats voting for the
Underwood measure and Blxteen re
publicans, twenty democrats and one-
farmer-labor voting against it. ,
The Underwood bill, providing for
private leasing of the property then
formally was substituted for the mea
sure passed by the house lousing the
property to Henry Ford, by a viva
voce vote.
Mr. Ford has withdrawn his offer
for the property since the house act
ed. That body must now act again
on the subject.
The roll call follows:
For the Underwood bill:
Republicans Ball, Bursum, Butler,
Cameron, Curtis, Dale, Edge, Fcrmild,
Fess, Hale, Jones of Washington;
Keyes, Ladd, McCormick, McLean,
Means, Mctcalf, Oddie, Pepper,
Phlpps, Reed of Pennsylvania: Short
ridgo, Smoot, Stanfield, Sterling,
Wudsworth, Warren, Watson, Wcller
and Willis 30.
Democrats Ityynid, - Broussard,
.Bruce, Caraway, Dial, Edwards,
Fletcher. George, Gerry Harrison,
Heflln, King, Owen, Pittman, Robin
son, Shiolda, Stanley and Underwood
18.
Against the Underwood bill:
Republicans Borah, Brookhnrt,
Capper, Couzcns, Cummins, Ernst,
fruitier, Gooding, llarrold, Howell,
Johnson of California; LaFollctto.
McKinley, McNary, Norbcck and Nur
ris 16.
The vote was 48 to 37 and many
of those who voted believed they were
disposing of the problem so far as
the senate was concerned. After a
long parliamentary wrangle President
Cummins ruled tho action was merely
on substitution for the Norris bill.
Pairs wero announced as follows:
Spencer," Republican, Missouri, for.
with Ralston, Democrat, .Indiana,
against-. Moses, republican, New
.Hampshire, for, with Wheeler, demo
crat Montana, against; Stephens,
democrat, Mississippi for, with John
son, farmer-labor, Minnesota against.
Senators absent and unpaired wore:
Klkins, West Virginia: Lcnroo(, Wis-
cousin and Greene, Vermont, repub
licans, anil Reed, Missouri, dcmix rut, '
Democrats Ashurst, Copcland. Dill,1
Ferris. Glass, Harris. Jones of New J
Mexico: Kondrltk. McKellar, May
field, Neely. Overman, Ransdell,
Sheppard. Simmons. Smith. Kwanson, ,
Trammel Walsh of Massachusetts and
Walsh of Montana 20.
Farmer-labor, Shipstcad One.
Total 37.
Following the vole the senate tied
Itself Into a knot over the question of
whether it was merely on substitu
tion for the Norris measure or
amounted in fact to adoption. It was
pointed out that Senator Jones. Tie
publican, Washington, has pending a
substitute for both the Underwood
and Norris bills.
NEW ORLEANS. La., Jan. 8. Nel
lie Wright of Des Moines, la., will go
on trial before a jury in criminal court
probably Monday on a charge of re
ceiving the bank loot of her husband,
William "Wright, slain robber, it was
announced today by District Attorney
Robert Marr. who said reports that
the case against her would be dismiss
cd were erroneous.
One of the alienists o examined
the girl yesterday reported her sane
an dthe district attorney said he would
reduce her bond from $15,000 to $5000
If anyone offered to provide that.
BIQL'X FALLS. S. D.. Jan. 8. The
cross word puzzle craze has cost a lo
cal daily newspaper one of its oldest
subscribers,
A victim of the puzzle fad. he wrote
from his home near Garretson, S. D-,
and declared:
"I have taken your paper for 24
years and hitherto have found no
fault with It. When you began run
ning cross word puzzles they were
very good and possible to work, but
lately they have been harder and
OLDEST SUBSCRIBER QUITS PAPER
BECAUSE CROSS WORD PUZZLES HARD
Kid McCoy Sentenced
From One to 10 Years
New Trial Denied
X
I.OS ANGELES. Jan. 8.
4 Kid McCoy, ex-prize fighter, con- r
victed of manslaughter hero last r
J week for tho murder last August 4
oft Mrs. Theresa W. Mors, was,
sentenced today to form ono to
4 ten years in San Quentin prison.
Superior Judgo Charles S.
r Crall, before pasHtng sentence.
denied tho defenso motion for a
new trial which containing
charges of 15 counts of error
during the trial. The most prom-
4 inent of the charges was direct-
ed at tho "compromise verdict"
of manslaughter. !
McCoy was Indicted for first
4 degreo murder. 4
r Attorney H. L. Geisler, who
defended McCoy, announced that
he would appeal to tho higher
4 courts.
LIBEL SUIT IS
Dearborn Weekly Charge of
, Jewish Conspiracy to Turn
U. S. Bolsheviki May Bring
Action for Million Co-operative
Marketing Bill Basis.
CHICAGO, Jan. S. A formal de
mand for retraction of certain state
Henry Ford's publication, the Dear
menta alleged to have been made in
born Independent, has been mudo by
Aaron Supiro, counsel for several
far mora' ij-operfiV-tve organization a,
preliminary to a projected libel suit
for $1,000,000 against Mr. Ford.
if retraction is not made within 30
days, the suit will bo filotl in Detroit,
Mr. Supiro declared.
In the notice of intention to bring:
suit the attorney named E. G. Heboid,
vice-president and treasurer of the
Dearborn publication company; W.
J. Cameron, editor, and the Ford Mo
tor company
Mr. Saplro alleged that his name
was linked in a series of urtides with
those or Julius Rosenwald, Otto Kahn.
Bernard Baruch, Albert D. Lasker and
LC. Meyer. Jr., in charging him with
participation in an alleged Jewish
conspiracy to control American agri
culture, "or to organize the farmers
of tho United States in the interests
of communism."
Mr. Ford was uccused by Mr. Ka
piro of approving "an attempt to de
stroy my participation In tho co-operative
marketing movement."
Tho attorney has been counsel for
numerous co-operative associations,
notably In California. He was for a
time counsel for tho American Farm
Lturcau federation and Is attorney for
co-operative associations led by Wal
ton put eel, formerly of Texas, William
Settle of Indiana and Frank O. Low
den, former governor of Illinois.
LOVE NOTES CLUE
HI CI II NO, Minn.. Jan. 8. Police
today had under examination more
than a score of letters written in a
feminine hand and found in a trunk
belonging to Francis X. Bernard, who
killed himself after wounding Miss
liaura Palmer, at Madison, Wis., yes
terday.
Tho letters were signed with dif
ferent name.4. police said, but .talr
were in tho same handwriting. They
found them in Bernard's rooming
house last night, but except to nay
they contained many afrectlonate
phrases, refused to reveal their con
tents. Recent letters had been mailed from
Madison, Win., while those of earlier
dates Included some mailed from
Paris.
harder, and now arc almost Impossible
to solve. Having written you. about
this matter and received no satisfac
tion I am compelled to abandon your
good newspaper and take another
which prints puzzles which can be
worked without staying up'all night.
Inasmuch as I can take only one
daly paper and not other crossword
puzzles than those 1 get In newspa
pers are available I am compelled to
find a paper which la satisfactory in
this department."
H i OR
II 10 FORD
OFFICIALS
UROEDAS
EXAMPLES
John D. Jr., Calls On President
to Present Resolution for
Law Enforcement Act As
They Talk Is Plea Arouse
Public Opinion to Aim.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. Law en
forcement was discussed today around
tho White House breakfast table.
The president's guests were Judge
Elbert II. Gary, John U. Rockefeller,
Jr., and other members of a special
committee representing the national
citizens committee of one thousand
and one law enforcement, which yes
terday in New York closed its annual
meeting with tho adoption of resolu
tions for presentation to the govern
ors of tho various states.
Tho resolutions required the presi
dent and the governors to urge all of
ficials "of every rank and classifica
tion, appointive or eloctive, to Join
them by precept and persona oxnm
plo, and, so far as they may. by active
participation in all administration ef
forts in maintaining anions tho citi
zens of our republic tho high deter
mination to obey and enforce tho law
of tho land." A second resolution
"commends to the people of tho
United states and particularly to their
official representatives the nttlttude
of the president In his obedience to
the provisions of the eighteenth
amendment to tho constitution in tho
hopo that tho example of the first
citizen of our country may Induce
those who are now wilfully violation
tho prohibitory statute to accept his
leadership In conduct and endorse in
practice tho Integrity of his fidelity
hore to tho supremacy of law."
Members of the' committee in ad
dition to Judge Ciary and Mr. Rocke
feller, wore Robert Fulton Cutting, S.
S. Kresgo, V. TJvoi it Maey, George A.
Plimpton, 'William V. Cochran, Freder
ick A. Wallls. Clifford Nnrncs, Patrick
Henry Callahan and Fred 1J. Smith,
chairman of the national committee
The resolutions were presented by
Judge Gary, who declared enforce
ment of the prohibitory laws had be
come a problem largely of arousing
public opinion to the obligation of
obeying the laws. To meet this need
tho national citizens committee was
organized, he said, adding that the
committee was not sending out detec
tives to ferret out illicit liquors und
drugs and was not seeking to hall of
fenders into court.
Mr. Ruckcfcller elaborated Bomc
what on Judge Gary's statemont, and
short address also wero raailo by
Mr. Wnllla and Mr. Barnes.
The president welcomed receipt of
the resolutions and declared his sym
pathy with tho purposes of the na
tional citizens' committee.
HEIR TO FORTUNE
STAYS ON JOB
WILMINGTON. Del., Jan. S. In
horiliinrc of a fortune of $ I ." 7 . 0 ) 0
makes no difference in the life of
William Tracey. a young deckhand
on a Wilson line steamer plying be
tween this city and Philadelphia, who
received u letter yesterday stating n
check to his order for $11,000 had
been sent and the balance of the
estate remained at his disposal.
The letter, from a firm of attorneys
In I.os Angeles, notified Tracey .that
his father, James J. Tracey, 97 years
obi. a California fruit grower, had
died and left hint an estate valued at
$ I'm. 000. The young man Is the only
survivor of the fruit grower, sons
having been killed in Fruncc during
tho war. He also was a member of
the American expeditionary forces.
Tracey Is unmarried and said today
that he planned to continue working
as a deckhand ns long as he coma
hold his Job. Tho position, he said,
pays him 1120 n month, and ho is con
tented and satisfied.
IN ITALY WANES
HOME, Jah. 8. (By the Associ
ated Press) At a plenary meeting of
tho deputies of the Aventinc opposi
tion today It was decided to continue
to abstain from parliamentary work
as a sign of protest against the fas
cist government of Premier Musso
lini.
The meeting, attended by eighty
deputies, also sent out a message to
the country violently denouncing the
fascist regime and setting forth the
reasons of the opposition why the
coming elections should not be con
ducted by the present government.
Fritz Haarman, Hanover Slayer of 30 Youths,
and Accomplice, Both Sentenced To Die by Axe
AftiT a trini thill n roused nil
(iernuiny Imthiisi- or ihi revolting
nttltirt of Ihe ; mik. Huarniun.
Known an ihr -. arrh-niunlrn-r of
Imnovtr. wiih nii nonl to tile Uy
Ih.i nxe, br "h.b (iinntx, his a-
AUTO AND GAS
TAXESJLIKELY
Interest On Highway Bonds
Held First Obligation
High License Explained at
State C. of C. Meet 'Brass
Tacks' Delegates' Slogan.
PORTLAND, Jnn. 8. Any revision
of auto license fees or the state gaso
line tax must be made with due con
sideration of the requirements of tho
state highway bonded Indebtedness,
said Secretnry kit'tato Kozor in his
address beforo tho stato chanibor of
commerce, lio indicated that tho de
mands in 19l!5 In meeting this Indebt
edness will exhaust tho Income from
license and gasollno tax, leaving prac
tically nothing for additional exten
sion or maintenance
Answorlng criticism that tho Ore
gon license fees are higher than those
of Washington and California, he said
that the private properly tax in tlloso
states equalizes tho outlay by owners.
Kranklln T. Griffith expressed a
belief that Oregon Is now on tho
threshold of the most tremendous in
dustrial development she has ever
experienced, but intimated that hydro
electric power development will not
be the magic key to cheap power that
sonio have predicted, pointing out
that the bulk of tho cost of power is
not in production but In transmission
and distribution.
This fact, ho held, makes It prob
able that steam gonerotod power will
for a long tlmo compnro favorably in
cost with hyd nil elect lie power.
President Irving T. Vinlng appoint
ed a resolutions committee which is
to report this afternoon. Automobile
legislation, and state funds to aid
Stato Chamber of Commerce work are
among subjects to be treated In reso
lutions. Knch delegate was given a badge
bearing tho inscription: "It is time to
i;et down tu brass tacks."
110 WILL PAY
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 8. The Mexi
can government is to devote $-12,000.-000
this year to payment of Interest
on Its foreign debt, It Is shown in tho
budget of expenditures which have
been approved by President Callcs
after long study.
The approved expenditures for 192S
ariluunt to $300,000,000 In addition to
the $42,000,000 for payment of Inter
est, representing an economy of $10,
000.000 as compared with expendi
tures In 1924. .
I
DK.N'VER. Jan. 8. Judges Charles
C. Itutler today granted William V.
Roberts an Injunction to restrain
Ilenry A. Hicks from interfering with
him in his discharge of duties as
president of the state civil service
commission from which office he was
forcibly ejected by National (iuard
officers December 31 foll-jwing his
refusal to' vacate In favor of Hicks,
an appointee of Governor Sweet.
The Injunction gives Roberts pos
session of the office until further
hearing to determine the legnllty of
Sweet'a appointment of Hicks.
NO REVISION OF
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t .
t'ompliiM in various n th mnr
'li'iN. ilnanimn. w ho rnlinly loM
of Ihi- Im-udiI nianiifi- in which le
killrij hi3 vU-rims. ii .shown aloo
at the rlKl't. ami GrutiU at tho
i-n.
IN THE DR. ROSS
KAI.E.M, Ore.. Jan. S. n. K. Clan-
ton, former- stato master fish warden
and superintendent of hatcheries in
here today perusing testimony that
was submitted at the hearing given
Iir. Thomas Ross some time ago fol
lowing tho attempt by Governor
Pierce to oust Ross as a member of
the fish commission.
Ross, in his testimony, assailed
Clanton, declaring that waste of
funds which he formerly had attrib
uted to Carl D. Shoemaker, ho had
discovered after becoming a member
of the commission were due to Clan
ton's management of tho hatcheries.
Clanton said today that later ho ex
pects to issue a state ment refuting
Iloss' testimony.
"I was with tho commission for
fifteen years," said Clanton, "under
sonic of the best commissioners tho
stato litis ever hud, and 1 fun going
to protect my' reputation." '
Tho governor has not yet announc
ed his decision as to whether he will
remove Ross. When first notified by
tho governor that ho hud been ro
moved, Ross refused to quit without
a hearing and at the conclusion of the
hearing the governor took tho caso
under advisement.
RAIL HEADS STILL
E
SAN FHANC1KCO, Jnn. g. Offlc;
ialR of the Southern Pacific, Northern
Pacific, t'nlrm pnciflc: unci Great Nor
thern railroads aro in conference here
today to fnrmulato an aiiflwer to the
report of ISxaniini'i Kephart of tho
Inter-fttate commerce commiHHlon
containing proponed plntiH for tho ex-'
tension of railroad iacllities In central
Oregon.
According to Ralph Hudtl, pi-enldent
of tho Great Northern nnd confereo
for that fcHtem, the reply nuiHt he In
Washington by January 17 and Hh
contentH will not ho divulged before
the rommiflHion has had a chanco to
examine it.
"The report of the examiner sug
gested certain changes In which my
line Ih not particularly interested,"
Mr. liudd, ho I do not know It h de
tails. I understand that it called par
ticularly for a road across tho state
from the east to the west."
Other conferees aro William
Kproule, president of tho Southern Pa
cific company; A. C. Spencer, attor
ney fop tho Union Pacific and Judge
C. H. Carey, representing the Nor
thern Pacific.
Oregon News
in Brief
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 8 Election
of officers und adoption of resolutions
will close, the convention of tho
Northwest fanners association here
this afternoon, following which the
delegates will he entertained at a ban
quet. Speakers on the program thin after
noon include 1'reston iMoKlnney, vice
president and secretary of the Can
ners League of California; Dr. K. K.
Fitzgerald of Chicago, and Dr. K. F.
M eyer of Sa n Fra ncisco. Discussion
of vegetable canning occupied the
convention this morning.
Preston McKinney, JO. K. Chase of
the National Canners' association, and
15. II. Scnsenich of Portland are to
speak at the banquet tonight.
KUOKXE, Ore., Jan. 8 An un
identified man was killed by a north
bound Southern Pacific train uhout a
quarter of a mile south of Walker at
10:10 o'clock thin morning, according
to word from Walker today. Details
of the accident were lacking.
Coroner W. W. Hranstetter hos left
for the nccne.
NO DECISION YET
FISH HULLABALOO
Hiccoughs for 12
Days; Then Calls
Doctor, and Stops
DorC.I.AS. Ariz.. Jan. S.
4. Vnr lui'lvo ,1:VH :iti,l liit!lit SI.
fi II. Taylor of Douglas, hiccoughed 4
4 as regularly as a cluck licks.
r Last night a few minutes after
I physicians said lie would not l
live, Taylor stopped hiccough- !
inir as suddenly as lie began. He
will recover.
.
Therefore Democrat Lost Race
Another Contest Filed in
Senate Against Iowa Radi
cal and G. 0. P. Deserter
Takes Seat Bursum Files
Contest in New Mexico.
NEW YORK, Jan. S. George Hos
ken, a campaign manager for Repre
sentative Nathan Pcrlman. republican
who was re-elected to congress from
the fourteenth New York district last
November today told lilslrlct Attor
ney Itaul'ili that he had been hired to
change the returns in I'crlinan's dis
trict so as to count out William I.
Slrovlch, democratic candidate and
re-elect Mr. Perlnian.
WASHINGTON, Jan. fi. A content
of the election of Senator Smith W.
Broolihnrt, republican. Iowa was filed
in the Nenato today on behalf of Dan
i' Steck, his democratic opponent.
Tho petit ion was filed by Senator
Robinson of Arkansas, tho democratic
leader. It will go to tho senate priv
ileges and electlun.M committee.
Action cannot be taken until the
new congroBM' convenes, since under
the law each congress Is tho ' sole
Judge of the qualifications of its mem
bers. Luther A. flrewer, republican,
also lias given notice that ho would
contest Senator Urookhart's election.
Krroi's und irregularll ies in count
ing tho ballots in each of tho ninety
nine counties of Iowa are charged by
Steck.
Notice of another contest camo into
the senate when a declaration sent by
Senator iJursum, republican, New
.Mexico to Senator-elect Samuel Iirat
ton, democrat, was presented by
President - Cummins. It was ordered
filed with the secretary.
ftKND, Ore., Jnn. 8. Lying In a
pool of blood, head cut and crushed,
an unidentified man was this morn
ing found dead in his cabin hero by
firemen in answer to a ca 11. Unof
ficial identification gives the man
name aa Alex Thelm, or Itoncjeck,
Russian, &T years old, employed tis a
mill hand at the Shein-IIixon mill.
Tho dead man was found just Inside
tho door of his cabin. Lying faco
downward, tho back of his hend
crushed in, ruts over the. left eye and
on tho Iff t side of the head, with the
right car cut off, lead police to tho
theory of murder. Polico hopo for
identification today.
Firemen believe the man was as
saulted as ho entered his house and
thn establishment then set on fire.
His lower clothing was burned. No
papers were found on his body.
Wall Street Report
I'OllTliAND, Ore., Jan. 8. Mike
Yokel, veteran light heavyweight
wrestler of Salt Ijike, won two out of
three falls from Tom (Irani, Spokane,
In their match hero last nUrht. Yokel
won the first nnd third falls and tho
second went to (Irani.
CAMPAIGN BOSS
NOW ADMITS HE
CHANGED VOTES
NAVY CHIEF SAYS ECONOMY POLICY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Although
ho declared tho navy department
wanted a navy that would be In ac
cord with tho -6-6-3 ratio all down
tho line. Secretary Wilbur told the
house naval committee today that be
cause of the administration's economy
policy ho could not recommend a gun
elevation program nor endorse a
pending 70. 000,003 1)111 for new con
struction. Mr. "Wilbur declined to mako any
statement as to whether the Ameri
can navy, all factors considered, is
equal to that of Client Hi I tn In. hut
naval experts had made exhaustive
studies which he would bo Kind to
REALTORS
- ANGRY AT
PRESIDENT
War Time Rents to End in
I .anitn s I rirkQ tn Knnst
WMflWI V I J ivnv www
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. President
Coolldgo at tho November election
was given a four year extension of his
loaso on the White House, hut never
theless ho is having plenty of trouble
these days with Washington landlords.
by initiating stops to bring nbout
permanent government regulation of
residence rentals In tho District of Co
lumbia, Mr. Coolidge, whoso own
homo In Northampton, Mass., Is tho
rented half of a douhlo house, has
brought down upon his hend tho
wrath of Washington real estate men.
Tho result has been to fill tho air
here with statements and counter
slntomenls regarding rents, tho inser
tion of half ingo advertisements In
newspapers by the real cstato inter
ests and by broadcasting by tho real
tors of urgent appeals for aid from
their associates in other cities.
President Coolldgo entered tho lists
about two weeks ago on tho sldo of
the tcnanln by requesting Itlchard
Whaley, chairman of tho District of
Columbia rent commission, and a for
mer member of tho house from North
Carolina to draw up a regulatory bill
based on tho polico power of tho fed
eral government to maintain sanitary
and moral conditions in tho district.
The now legislation renuestod by
tho president would tuko the place of
tho oxisllng Hall rent act. first passed
In 1 ft 1 1 nnd since twico extended,
setting up a commission to detormino
lair rentals on application either of
tie tonunl or the owner.-
'This law enacted as a war emer
gency, expires next May and sinco
lust Juno has boon inopcrutive : by
court decision affirming to tho con
tention of tho real estate men that tho
war emergency had ceased to oxlst.
The president previously 'had ord
ered tho department of Justice to In
vestigate tho ronlal situation in Wash
ington, particularly regarding charges
of pyramiding of mortgages and of
fictitious sales for the purposo of rais
ing valuos. In addition to asking
Chairman Whaley to draft new legis
lation, tho president instructed the
department of commcrco to make a
survey, through tho city polico of
vacant houses and apartments.
When Mr. Whaley complotod his
bill, ho president sent It to congross
without passing on Its merits, hut
with tho request that It be given seri
ous consideration. Tho hill would
create a permanent commission to
reguluto rentals "because of tho dan
gers to public health and burdens to
public employes, and to clotho all
buildings In tho district with u public
intorost." It nlso requested a standard
form of lease; that tho commission
promulgnto rules governing mainten
ance nnd operation of proporties and
rentals charged In excoss of those
established by tho commission would
subject tho ownor to either both fine
and Imprisonment.
Tho position of tho president Is
that tho District of Columbia has
unique, characteristics In that it was
set apart for tho transaction of tho
business of thn government und that
thoso employed by tho government
must of necessity Ilvo there, and
thcreforo, it is tho duty of tho govern
ment to guarantco that tho govern
ment employes can livo In comfort
ublo circumstances at moderate cost.
Tho president also holds that tho
finest ion is of moro than local Impor
tance on tho ground that Incroased
rentals would nccessltato demand for
hioronscd salaries for government em
ployes and tills would lead to general
wage Increases and advances In tho
cost of living all over tho country.
Resigns, Is Senator
HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 8. Gov
ernor Hiram liinghnm resignod today
less than 24 hours af(or his inaugura
tion yesterday und was sworn in us
ITnlted States senator.
furnish the conimltteo In strict confi
dence. Discussing the speed question ho
declared that after ull tho mobility
of a fleet is determined by its slow
vessels nnd that Great Britain had
several capital ships unable to muvo
at high speed.
pressed for a further statement on
gun elevation, the secretary said tho
navy department had neither the dis
position nor tho right to ask for nn
appropriation in violation of tho pres
ident's financial program. He ttgreed,
however, that elevation of guns would
bo "a distinct addition to the fighting
power of the fleet,"
vaiues unanjea rear uen
eral Rise in Living Costs j
War Starts in Press. !