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MEDFOUDf Oft KAON.' TUESDAY, SEPTKMMKU '2'-', 1925
NO. 157
MedwiedM
1 SERVICE
AS IS, SUITS
Wilbur' Wants Aviation Branch
Kept From Outside Influ
ences to Insure Efficiency
War Mission of Navy Out
lined. WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. (A. P.)
The weight of opinion of those
charged with administration of the
navy was thrown today into the scales
against any sweeping change In the
organization of tho nation's air de
fense. Testifying before the president's
air board. Secretary Wilbur, Rear
Admiral Edward W, Eborle', chief of
naval operations, and other high
ranking officers, vigorously opposed
the reorganization plan advanced by
Colonel William Mitchell.
M,r. Wilbur declared against a de
partment of national defense, pro
posed by Mitchell and favored by
Major General Mason M. Patrick, the
army air chief. He likewise opposed
an independent air corps, analogus to
the marine corps.
Admiral Ebcrle squarely lined up ,
with the views of his superior, which
are in accord with the position of tho j
war department.
. Without" mentioning names tlear
Admiral Wlllam A. Moffetl, the naval
air chief, told the board he welcomed
the opportunity to testify as many
erroneous and misleading statements
about the air service recently had
been given the country- He opposed
a separate air force, declaring the
naval air service went to sea "on the
back of tho fleet," and insisted that
although the building plan approved
by the service had not been carried
out because of Inadequate funds, "it
is considered that our navy has pro
gressed further in aviation develop
ment than any nation of tho world.
' WASHINGTON, Sept. '22. Mainte
nance of tho navy air service organi
sation In substantially its present
form was advocated today by Secre
tary Wilbur before the president's
air board. Called- as tho first wit
ness of the day by tho board which
Inquired into the policy of the war
department and the army air service,
Mr. Wilbur emphatically opposed cre
ation of a department of national
defense. Such a step, he declared,
would be a "well nigh irreparable
mistake."
"Air forces," he stated, "form an
essential part of the fabric of the
t navy itself and its administration
' and its organization like other ad
ministrative problems internal to the
navy, will, If unmolested by outside
' forces, be solved with tho same ef
flclcney and with the same happy
results as has been obtained in simi
lar problems In the past."
The secretary likewise voiced op
position to the naval air force as a
separate corps, analogus to the ma
rine corps and condemned a single
air service, maintained for national
defense but not under the army or
navy.
The navy, he satd, requires Its own
air force as "a vital element of ft
naval battle," adding that an inde
pendent air servlco would remove
from the naval commander that
"unify of command in time of bat
tie and that uniformity of training
in time of peace, which every war
has proved essential to victory."
Secretary Wilbur assured tho board
that all Information in tho possession
of the navy department or any of
Its officers 'tdeslrcd by you is . at
your disposal.1'
"We wish," he said, "to present
the matters Involved in the fullest
and fairest manner possible by those
qualified to give the Information,
Tho secretary thon launched Into
broad discussion of tho tactical re-l
lations or the air servlco to other.
military arrangements. H. Mohler, et al., "respondents and Mr. Butlor In declining a chnllengo
, "The mission of the army and navy appellants; and I. Holzman, respon- l debate tho subject with Rcprcsen
in peace or war," he said, "Is to sup- dent and cross-respondent, petition latlve William D. Upshaw of Georgia,
port and defend tho national poll-.
clos. The air servlco. oven If an
independent arm.-can have no other
or distinct mission. " If it should,
unhappily, become necessary to
maintain tho national nollclea by
force, tho army and navy operate1
under specific missions for each. I
"The urcat war mission of the
. -
(Continued nn Pm Rlchti
WAR TO GET
SALEM. Ore.. Sept. 23. A pas-
senger rate war Involving fares to
the Oregon state fair over all lines
entering Salem had developed be-
tween rallrds and stages with the Oregon Electric company today came I, OS A NO ELKS Pacific Stores,
railroads having the upper hand so In with a schedule offering round rnc. which operated nine depart
far, but the stages expected to make trips over all their lines Into a lent ment stores, was adjudged bankrupt,
another play before the fair opens for the price of a one-way ticket. In United States district court. As
next Monday. The stage lines filed which is a big cut under the special sets were estimated at $17,0Q0 and
with the Tubllc crvic commission
Adam Died of Gout,
Ancient Record Says,
No Apple a Day
LONDON. Sept. 82. (A. P.)
Adam died of the gout, says
an ancient document held by
the Horald's college of London.
The document, the origin of
which is unknown, but which
was written in tho 16th century.
l professes to trace tho goncalogy
of the Saxon kings back to
Adam and Eve. Whether, It
Adam had continued to eat an
apple a day he would havo kept
the doctor away. Is not men-
Honed, i
I
WATER
Wind Dies Down After Loss Is
Million, and City Saved
Mexican Border Town Is
Visited By Worst Blaze In
Its History.
SAX DIEGO. Cal.. Sept. 22. (A.
P.) Flames starting in the Vernon
c.uu in Tijuana, early mis morning
swept through an entire block that
TUUANA RE SOR
SWEPT BY FIR
HAD
included some of the best known ro- Stories as told by civilian eye-wlt-.mt.
in iho i,nrrtnr -itv ,i.r .'nesseB to the special investigating
" ,
loss that businessmen of tho town
estimated would total nearly 31,000. -
00'
Reports from the border, town
were to the effect that the lire
broke out In the kitchen attached to
the vernon club shortly artcr lour
o'clock this morning. Fanned. Dy a'. The special board was told by some
moderate early morning wind the: farmers near the scene of the wreck
blaze 'quickly spreads to adjoining
structures and within a few minutes
one of tho worst fires in the ins-
tory of Tijuana was under full head-,
way. I
The Tijuana lire department, con-)
slstlng of one motor truck, with hose
and chemical tanks, were soon on
the scene, but within a few minutes
after the pumps were started - tho
water supply gave out anu mere was
then nothing for the inhabitants ot
the town to do but stand helplessly
by and watch the Bprcad of tho
flnmrH. - I
Thirty minutes after the start of
the fire practically all the structures,
in the block were ablaze.
Although lack of water made fight-
ing the fire lmnossible. a telephone
anneal for heln was sent to tho
Chula Vista firo department and a
chemical truck was dispatched from
thi-A n Tiiunnn
When the Chula Vista truck ar-
rived the firemen confined their ef-
,,.,. , -,.,. , .ir,,,.ira
opposite tho doomed block, chemical
ini,, i,-i ,,.i.i f.,- ihair. ..nr.
.)OBe
Shortly before five o'clock the
wind died out completely and It is
to this fact that the saving of the
balance of the city is attributed.
No serious casualties as a result qf
the fire Jjave been reported.
APPEAL DISMISSED i
IN LOCAL CASE
SALEM. Ore.. Sent. 22. The fol-
lowing opinions were handed down
today by the supreme court:
State Hall commission, appellant
and cross-respondent versus Sidney
for re-hearing denied in opinion by;ald his voluminous correspondence
- Justice Belt.
C. J. Haas versus William Scott,
et al., appellant; appeal from Jackson
county; motion to dismiss appeal al-
lowed in opinion by Justice Bean.
Thi8 suit Involved the sale of real
estate to Haas by Scott, and was won
by Haas in the circuit court. An
appeal was taken by Scott and dis
allowed in favor of Haas.
L!
STATE FAIR BUSINESS
an excursion1 schedule of fare and a
third for round trip which has been
tht ususl practice. To beat this the
Southern Pacific company and the
stage rates, . q
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DIRIGIBLE
ens CEILS
EXPANDED
New' Testimony On Loss of
Shenandoah Revealed at
Hearing Witnesses Differ
On Tragedy Details.
LAKEHUnST, N. J., Sept. 22. (A.
P.) A, new bit of toatlmony that
there was unusual expansion of the
gas cells before the airship Shenan
doah broke up was given today be
fore the naval court of inquiry in
vestigating the loss of the ship.
Lieutenant Thomas S. Hendley,
communication officer, testified that
he was awakened by tire pressure of
a gas cell on his face and likewise by
the unusual angle at which the ship
was riding. Previously testimony had
been that at this time the Shenan
doah was above her pressure height
that is, where the inside pressure
of gas equalled the outside pressure
of the air.
Before Lieutenant Hendley was
called, Lieutenant Charles E. Bauch,
watch officer on duty at the time,
declared inspection some time before
the accident showed that the gas pres
sure was not excessive.
Both Lieutenants Hendley and
Hauch, as well as Lieutenant Roland
G. Mayer, construction officer on
"?" agreeo wim omer witnesses
,. n0S8 WM sudden,y tlted
during a second rauld ascent.
up
naval board were summarised to the
court by Commander Jacob B. Klein,
, resldent of that board. He said the
'two most intelligent witnesses agreed
that the ,., broke at bottom.
others, less intelligent. Commander
Klein said, insisted that the craft
."humped up" and broke at the top.
that the wind was the strongest, they
nad ever experienced. Commander
Klein said it appeared that the wind
was coming from all directions at
once.
None of the witnesses saw any
lightning near the ship, Commander
Klein added, and there was no evi-
dence that there was any fire of any
kind, before, at the time of, or after
me crart nroxe up.
Lieutenant Mayer, construction of-
fleer on the Shenandoah, told the
court that he ship began to break up
after her terrific descent from high
altitude had 'been checked and her
nose suddenly started up again,
"There was terrific vibration of the
whole structure," he said. "I heard
cracking and then there was a ter-
rific crash. 1 saw a large hole In
front of me and saw the control car
go. I saw a man's hands reaching
I up and then he disappeared
At that time the gas bags were 96
Pr cent full. Lieutenant Mayer said.
and all engines were running except
No- 2. which had lost Its water. Lieu-
. tenant mayer was in tne lorwara
I section which broke away and assist-
ed Bettin 11 to the ground.
PROHIBITION VIEWS
VARY, BUT SOLONS
ARE STILL DRY
NEW YOIIK, Sept. 22. (A. P.)
Opposing views as to popular scnti-
mont against prohibition are held by
1 Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president
of Columbia university and Senator
inomaa J. vvnisn o Montana.
indicated the present prohibition pol
icy would lose five to threo in a
i national referendum.
Senator Walsh, who returned from
la European tour yesterday says that
while thoro Is much Imllyhoolng In
Now York not a wot whisper Is heard
in tne corridors oi Washington.
"If the' elected representative is
eager to reflect the opinions of his
constituency," ho said, "then there
is no sentiment against prohibition."
Dr. butler in a statement published
toduy. says that Representative Up-
show "shows no realization of the
fnct that an enormous number of
(. hrlKllsn men and women who aro-'
opposed to the eighteenth amend
ment and the Volstead act and who
do not Intend to rest until they obtain
their repeal, have no Interest In the
use of alcoholic liouors. They are.
however, profoundly concerned fur
preservation of the 'bill of rights."
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Chain Stores Bankrupt.
liabilities fct f 192,000.
UflOOfiOO Heiress Missing
. y ' - Sfy' Central PrMi Phot
Federal authorities are seeking Maude Lee Mudd-Gordon oi
Miami, OkJa., 16-year-old Seneca Indian heiress to $2,000,000, who
disappeared while on a honeymoon in California with, her husband,
Earl Gordon, salesman. Maude's mother, who recently- .sued fol
custody of the girl, denies she knows where Maude is.
HUNTLEYHELDON
MURDER CHARGE
FATAL STABBING
When arraigned before Judge
Glenn 0. Tayjo&estordoy afternoon.
Hyman Huntley, locat S. P. soctlon
laborer, vas bound' ovor to tho grand
Jury chni'ged with murder In the
2nd degree in connection with mo
killing of Jesse James Cllbbs early
Sunday morning. As in all murder i
cases, no ball-was sot; ts-
Huntley made no testimony. The
evidence, binding him ever, was given
by the arresting officers. His wife
was present during the .arrnfgnmfnt,
but like her husband, also made no
testimony. Tho tvidciico given yes
terday was similar to reports; already
printed. ' - - j
The coroner's Inquest will com
mence this evening at 7:30 at Con
ger's . Funeral parlors - with Deputy
District Attorney Moulton In charge.
It Is understood that a large num
ber of witnesses will be heard from
both sides by the Jurors.
After the inuuest the body will bo
taken In chargo by tho l'erl Fun era t
Home, where funeral arrangements
will be made.
Huntjey, "''who weighs nearly 200
pounds, appeared In court with one
side of his face completely black and
blue, caused from a blow given him
by Gibbs beforo tho latter was stab
bed to death by the former.
HUCKLEBERRY MT.
KLAMATH FA LL8, . Ore., Sept. 22
No trace has yet been found of
Martin owensliy. Morrill rancher who
has been'loHt on Huckleberry nioun-
tain, northwcHt ot Crater Lake, since
last Wednesday. r i
Beardilng parties took 'to tho
mountains yesterday for tho pur
pose of searchlnir tile 'wooded coun
try, but no report hud been received
from them by this afternoon, owens
by's. horse was found three diiys
after he disappeared, with his rifle
tied to tho saddle. - -r
Tho mlssInK man Is fifty years old
and has been living with Ills inoOier
near Merrill.
Wire Report on -the
Pear Market
NEW YOltK. Kept. 2. L H. Illl
roau cf -Markets.) Thllly-lllne rail
fornla; 2 IXdaware; 2 Idaho: 20 New
York; 41 Oregon: 2 Washington,
equivalent to 12 New York 'by bout.
' Market slightly stronger.
Oregon Ilarlletts ff435 box", best
. $n.00 In A. I f, : ordinary ripe 12. 1M
14.65; tops G0i'4f 2.0U: average 13. !(;
I fancy 2.2S 6.GG; top 60c f 2.25;
average $3.21.
CHICAOO, Kept. 22. l'. S. llureau
of Markets.) Klevon California; one
Colorado: 3 Illinois; 8 Indiana. 1 Mis
souri: 10 North Carolina: 17 Oregon;
81 Washington; equlvaliMt to 2 Mich
igan by boat.
Oregon llsr-letts 22 boxes, 12.00
C pSO; most f.:Q(f):ft
IMS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. (A. P.)
Manager Harris of tho champions
was spiked In tho right leg and
forced to rotiro from tho gamo.In
tho first inning of toduy's contest
with Cleveland. ,, ,
Tho accident occurred when Myatt
tagged Harris out ncafci'j third base.
Throe .of the mainstays of the cham
pions are now out of tho game, Peck
inpaugh injured his ankle und Waltor
Johnson being tho. victim , ..ot , a
sprained" leg tendon. ' L ; ( ,
, American. l'
First game: . n. H
Chicago .....6 14 1
Now. York It 8 1
Thurston. Kerr and Crouso; Hoyt,
Jones and llengough.
'" At Boston '
First game: R. H. E,
Detroit 11 15 a
Boston 8 15 G
Whilchlll and Bassler; Wing Hold
Adams and lilschoff.
Second game. R. H. E.
Detroit , 7 11 0
Boston 2 0 8
Batteries: Carroll and Bossier;
Zahnizcr, Fuhr nnd Stokes.
At Washington R. H. K.
Cleveland l 2 6 2
Washington .' 3 10 ' 0
Ievfioii and Myatt; Covoloskio and
Ruel. - .
Second game R. It. K.
Chicago .-. 4 0 1
New York 2 6 1
lllankenxhip and Rchalk; Johnson,
Shlolds and HenRouKh.
At 'Philadelphia R. H. E.
St. l.onis 1 11 0
Philadelphia 0 8 0
Uiiird and Margrave; Harries, Wal
liorg, Honimol anil Cochrane
National.
' At rhlciiKO. H. . E.
Brooklyn 2 4 I
ChlciiKo 3 111 2
Haltcrics: (irinicH anil Taylor;,
Alexander, Jones und llartnett, (Jon-
ZUlCM. ',
At PlttsbiiiK H. H. E.
Philadelphia 4 8!!
Pittsburg ....:.. ; 14 IB 1
KliiK. KniKht, Crumpler, Fiilmrg
and .Wendell, llonlliie; Krumor and
Oooch. ,
At clnclnnntl: Clnclnnnll-lloston
iicmtpuned; ruin. (
At Ht. Louis: New Ybrk-Ht, Loul
postpuni'd ; rain.
GUILTY, BLACKMAIL
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 22 (A. P.)
John J. McXamnra, Ishor lesdor, was
today found guilty of blackmail by a
Jury In criminal court, sho Jury, out
only two and one-half hours, was
composed of eleven business and pro
fessional men and ono ce tne lory
sexton.
McNamnrn. who served a prison
sentence In California, for participa
tion In the Los Angeles Times dyna
miting fourteen years ago, was ac
cused of lnterferiMr with workmen
on the Elks club building here In
1923. Tho state contended he Intimi
dated worked to force them away
from the job so that Ironworkers
could obtain the employment. ,
Irate Female Walkers
Use Fists On Cops,
And Balk at Bail
( SKATTM3. Kept. 22. (A. P.)
tMt in court of new traf-
tic regulation in Seattle, coin-
nelltnir pedestrians to wait for
signals beforo crossing (ntersec-
tlons loomed today. . Yesterday
two women were arrested. One
doubled up" her fist and hit
4 Patrolman Hnckler on the jaw
4 when ordered to retrace her
4 steps afti-r crossing a street
I against a signal. The other was
4 put in a cell when she refused
to post $2 ball. After 35 min-
utes h)h reconsidered. Her bus-
band declared he would tako
tho case to the supreme court.
City Engineer a Voluntary
Prisoner Following Warrant
Issued By A. Ruric Todd
Hearing and Developments
Tonight-
KKLSO, Wash., Sept. 22. (A. P.)
George Noriis, city engineer of Kelso
was la the county jail today, n volun
tary prisoner, awaiting hearing to
night beforo Juslico McCoy, in Vastlo
Hock on a chargo of murder pre
ferred by A. It u ric Todd, - deposed
mayor of tho city. - Norris late yos
terday Insisted that the charge bo
pressed to a hearing, "despite the rul
ing of County Prosecutor Hlto Imus
that the warrant was Improperly 1h
sued'aml unfounded on" evidence; 1 ':
Todd, for -whom a- warrant chargr
Ing malicious persecution has been
Issued, was not seon here today, tho
reports wore current that ho had re-1
turned from Olympla, where he mado
unsuccessful efforts yesterday to find
Governor Hnrtley. If Todd Is not
found during the day tho warrant
against him will he served when ho
appears as a wHiichs against Norris
tonight, Sheriff Studcbakor an
nounced, Todd charged Norris .with murder
in connection with the shooting of
Thomas Dovery, editor of a newspaper-which
supported Todd. Todd
wanted to get Governor Hartley tu
nppolnt n special prosecutor to take
chargo of the Dovery Investigation.
STRICKEN IN AUTO
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Kept. 22.
(A. P.) Picked up on tho Pacific
highway, flfteon miles north of Van
couver last night, a man blind, paral
yzed and unconscious was taken to a
hospital at Itidgefleld, Wash., and on
recovering consciousness today gavo
his name as Dr. Nathaniel Itelch, pro
fcHHor qf ICgyptology nt the University
of Pennsylvania. He said he had been
the victim of a heart attack while
traveling on a bus hctweon Tacoma
and Portland and hud asked to be lot
off along the road.
He said ho gavo his purse, contain
ing $18. to two strangers, asking them
to procure medicine for him, and that
he lost consrlousncHH while waiting
for them to return. He said a brother.
William, resides on lice avenue, In
Philadelphia. He was . still at the
hospital today, and though he had re
covered consciousness, he was still un
uhlo tu se or to use his limbs.
I'lxlty of Purpose.,
WASHINGTON, D. C. A prohibi
tion agent hns been fired because ho
("pent considerable time and money
pursuing a womtm motorist In Now
Orleans to find a pint flask one-third
full.
Oregon Weatlwr.
Fiilr tonight and Wednesday. Oon
tle northennt and rant winds.
ACCUSER KEISO
MURDER SOUGHT
AS PERSECUTOR'
LAWYER GAVE LADY JURORS RIDE IN
POIITI.ANO. Ore, Sept. 22. Cir
cuit Judge Iiawllt dismissed the
nearly complotcd IriaP of George'
Helm, charged with burglary, here
today and ordered a new trial OVhen
he learned that Hani Silverman,
Helm's attorney, had taken W.vo 9om
en Jurors In the case to their homes
In his car. O
WEED BIKER
T AS
Joe Coffman Implicated in
Confession of Partner and
Woman, Wanted for Mur
der Lured Logger to Barn
for Robbery Accused Is
Known Here.
KIjAMATH FALLS. Ore.Bopt. 22.
Joe Coffman, well known light
weight boxer is belnc sought by Sis
kiyou county, California, authorities
on a charge of first degree murder.
Tho crime for which tho young pu
gilist Is sought waa committed In
Weed last month when an unidenti
fied ogger was choked to death In a
reputed robbery plot.
Two persons ore now held In . tho
county jail at Yreka, Cal., in con
nection with the alleged murder.
"Murder" posters urging tho ap
prehension of Coffman and his de
tention without ball have been mailed
to peace officers throughout the
northwest Tty Sheriff Calkins of Sis
kiyou county. Ono of these posters
was received hero yesterday by Sher
iff Hawkins.
Tho photograph of Coffman shows
him In his fighting togs and gives
a detailed description of the young
pugilist.
A deputy in tho office of Sheriff
Calkins at Yreka admitted over long
distance telephone that Coffman Is
being sought on a murder charge.
Every effort has been - made by Sis
kiyou county .officials , to keep tho
facts from tho public. - : - -
Tho two. persons, now hold, at
Yreka on tentative murder charges
in connection with ,tho crime are
Oscar Schuler and a, womati,, B.vinK
tho namo of Mabel Arant, A. roport
from Yreka this morning stated that
.Helm lor Is. said to havo mado' a coin -pleto.
confessison to Sheriff Calkins
and wilt turn state's ' evidence- in tho
event Coffman is captured.
According to Schuler's story, he
and Coffman and tho woman aro
alleged to Imvo lurod . tho .unknown
logger Into a barn owned by Dr. W.
K. Tebbo at Wood about three weeks
ago for tho purposo of robbing him
Coffman, according to Schulor'a pur
ported confession undertook to stran
gle the logger into submission. The
victim fell unconscious - and i died
from his Injuries. .
Faced with evidence -which tho
Siskiyou shoriff had amassed," Schu
ler is said to havo broken down and
told tho complote story of tho- crlmo
nnd of Coffman's alleged participa
tion. It was admitted by a Siskiyou
deputy today that Coffman had been
sought for more than a. week. Ho Is
reported to havo been seen at' Rose
burg a week ago but since then all
trace of him has been lost.
Coffman went to Weed from Klam
ath Falls. Ho was here for morn
than two months this summer and
engaged In soveral bouts More. Tho
woman who is under arrest at Yreka
is said to. havo com from Uils city,
but sho In hot known hero by tho
name under which sho Is hold at
Yreka. . .
Coffman Is known In this city, and
fought bouts with Johnny Carlson
at Klamath Falls last spring.
ARMY PLANES DUE
OVER CITY THiS P. M.
EUCiKNE, Ore.. Sept. ' 22. Army
aiyilanes- onrnuto from' Bpokano,
Wash., to their homo stations at
Crlssey field, Han Francisco, and
Kelley field, Hun Antonio, Texss,
hoppod off hero early this hfternoon
aftor remaining at tho Eugone avia
tion field ovor night.
Included In Iho party of aviators
was Captain H. H. Wright, Lieutenants
John H. (Irlffilh and J. P. Hlchter and
Sergeants C. CI. Travis, McClusky. C.
W. Kowlrr and Loo Forvler and Pri
vate E. W. flravea.
Although, Hllvermnn was not In nny
way accused of tampering- with the
Jurors, Judge Hewitt charactcrlzM
Silverman's action an 'lndlscroot,"
end ssld that "our courts oaiyot tol-
ato such things." The attorney
admitted, according to the judge, he
had offered the two women a ride in
his automohllrj) but denied hf had
discussed the case with them. ,
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