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. MEDFORD, OKKGOX. MONDAY, DKCIvM liKi; 14," l!)i:
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OEB'l
K. FALLS IS
CLOSED UP
All Schools, Churches, Movies,
Dances and Public Gather
ings Closed By Health Au
' thorities in Effort to Stop
Spread of Spinal Meningitis
Epidemic.
KLAIl.MATIl FALLS. Ore., tJcc. 14.
Decision to close down nil public
schools, movies, churches, pool halls,
dunces und public meetings of every
description during tho present spinal
meninKiti.s r;ihlemit! was reached
shortly nt'ter noon today after a con
ference between Dr. (1. H. .S'.owsom,
county henlth officer and Klamath
Falls physicians. '
It wuh practically the unanimous
decision of the medical men that tho
situation is serious and that the pre
caution of putting the lid on all pub
lic gatherings should he taken as a
means of preventing a widespread
sweep of the dread malady.
Dr. Newsom telegraphed the slate
board of health Immediately follow
ing the conference asking for permis
sion to place a ban on all public
gatherings and expected to receive
telegraphic authority by three o'clock
this afternoon.
Thus far during the ten-day epi
demic five cases have been reported
with other suspicious cases said to be
under observation.
The proposed city-wide, quarantine
will also cause postponement of tho
scheduled boxing match Thursday
night In which Willie Keeler of Kel
logg, Idaho, and Jack JvlcGreer - of
lnllas, Texas, wcro to have been
featured in the ltl-round main event.
Up until two o'clock' this afternoon
.lucj-e,.. had .. beem .no l'ut'ther-iatifcllt ion
from the disease.''' '' "'
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Dec. 14.
If another citso of spinal meningitis
breaks out in Klamath. Palls during
I he next 24 hours all public schools,
churches, theaters and other public
meeting places will be closed indef
initely, according to announcement
last night by Dr. G. -N'ewsoin, county
health officer.
This decision followed the reporting
of another case last night nt the
Sacred Heart academy, where one of
the little girls was found to be afflict
ed with the disease. The entire acad
emy was immediately placed under
strict quarantine.
The city council will hold special
session this afternoon with the county
court, county health unit nntl local
physicians, at which time a proposal
will bo made" for the city and county
to appropriate sufficient funds for the
Immediate construction of an isola
tion hospital. Such a hospital would
be built on the unit system and the
first building would be rushed to. com
pletion within the week, according to
Health Officer N'ewsoin.
Although but five cases of the
malady had been rnported up to this
morning, health officials nre showing
grave concern, as nearly all the pa-
tents live in widely separated sections
of the city, and one, a hopiesteader.
who died Inst week, lived 30 miles
froirt hero.
School authorities this morning re
ported the rnnks of pupils badly de
pleted as many parents are refusing
In permit their children to attend
school until there is a break In the
epidemic.
Jack Eakln Resigns.
SALEM, Pre.. Dec. 14 Carl. C.
Dontighy, young Portland lawyer, will
become examiner for the stoAo corp
oration department on January 1.
Corporation Commissioner V. E.
Crews said today. Ho will succeed
Jack Eakin, who resigns to become
vice-president of tho Northwest Trust
cninpnny, Snrtland.
Queen Mother Very III
TUlilN. Italy Dec. 14. (A. P.)
Queen Mother Marghnritn is suffering
fro mnn nttnek of grippe with fever
and Professor Qulrlco, physician to j Yharrat, Moslem bandit leader. Forty
the royal house has arrived here hur- .men hnve been detailed to liehend M.
rledly from Rome. DeJouvennl French high cnmmls
The queen mother eelehrnted her Bluer In Syria. Hessan has written of
74th birthday on November 20. .his Intentions to a newspaper.
3UZZARDS RAGE OVER
1U.C1PS, AIR IM HALTED
C1I1CAC.O, Dec. 14. (A. P.) Dliz
zards and snow storms virtually stop
ped the air mall In the Rocky moun
9 in district nnd railroads brought out
their snow plows In Colorado and
Wyoming today while colder weather
oversprend sections of tho mlddle-'.southwest drizzling rain Troze on
u'0Ht. - " wires and poles for fifty miles east,
Snow drifts In some western towns northeast nnd northwest of lOingps
piled up several feet In the streets. At City, Interrupting communication and
Laramie, Wyo the snowfall was re- (glazing tho streets,
ported as tin lncte, Cheyenne hnd Ten degrees above zero lis apre
fourteen Inches, and Denver five dieted Tor Wisconsin. The northwest
Inches. Tho temperature dropped to ;ereninlly had unusually cold weather.
Lady Ghost Appears
in S. England Again
, But Hair Is Bobbed
LONDON'. Dec. 14-(A. P.)
Humors Jhat a celebrated lady
ghost has re-upurured, this time
with bobbed hair, nre attract-
ing wide nttention in the south
of England.
The famous apparition pro-
sumohly has appeared for more
r than, two centuries to succeeding
generations in the same family.
Her long flowing hair and white
robe were outstanding marks of
Identification so folks who had
made iter acquaintance said,
This lady in while is reported
! to have stopped off at a bob
slfcop before materializing.
MORA SEARS
WIUS A WAGER.
BY LONG HIKE
Boston Society Bachelor, 40
Years Old, Walks From
Providence to Boston in 1 1
, .... ...
tlOUrS anil WINS VVatJtJI
Made in Pans a Year Ago.
rtOSTOX, Maw., Dee. 14. (A. P.)
Miss Hlnora. Sears, Boston society
leader; tennis player and nil around
athlete, today completed a walk from
Providence to her home in Boston to
win a wager. She covered tho 4 4
miles In n little over eleven hours, al
though the tlmo limit set by the terms
of the wager was fifteen hours,
BOSTON, Mass.. Dec. 14. (A.P.)
Mbs Kleanor Scnrs,r noted society
sporfswo'mnn, was nitemptlng to walk
44 miles in fifteen hours today to win
a bet.
She left Providence. H. I., nt 1 a.
.. nnd her early progress gave her
high hopes of being able to reach her
home in exclusive Beacon street, Bos
ton, within the stipulated period.
The amount of thejivager was with
held, but Miss Sears said she made It
year ego in Paris, with Howard Stur-
gis of Providence.
Miss Senrs. Boston nnd New York
social leader, "good fellow," and ath
lete extraordinary, for 20 yenrs has
kept her name among the leaders In
almost every line of amateur sport.
She has been a finalist In both the
women s singles and mixed .aounies
national tennis tournaments.
Vntil she sold her stables and shot
her favorite horses that no one else
might own them her performers were
consistent blue rlbhon winners. She
is an excellent swimmer, can handlo a
yacht, shoot with rifle or revolver,
skate nnd was the first American wo
man to fly overwater.
In 1 ft 1 2 sho bet $200 she could
walk the' 110 miles between Burlln-
game nnd Del Monte, .Calif.. In S.'i
hours. She hiked over the stretch In I
32 hours flat. I
Miss Sears, who is forty years of t
nge is a mcmnor or one oi toe iimesi i
iiiiiiiilt-s ill luisiini. fi-i nm iiiiiij- mint
1st 2. she has been reported engnged
to Harold Vnnderbilt, but to date she
has remained Boston's "society bach
elor girl."
Fnrclgll Money.
PARIS. Dec. 14 (A.P.) The
pound sterling renehed a high record
before the official bourse opened to
day, at 134.10 francs. 'The dollar
was quoted nt 27.63 francs. This,
however, was not a record, as the
mark of 28.13 francs was established
In March, 1024.
All Going the Same Way.
RRATTLB The tug Roosevelt, his.
lorlc nretlc exploration ship used by
Robert Kdwin Peary when he discov
ered the north pole In 10011, sailed for
Miami, Fla., with three barges in tow.
A Compliment for Frenchmen.
BKIItl'T Take It from llessnn
MIDDLE-WEST
zero In Leadvflle nnd was expected to
full to five degrees below zero In
northeastern Iowa tonight. .
The storm extended generally over
nrihernand eastern Nebraska und
the western DnkoUis while In
the
pis n
PANIC OVER
CASK CRISIS
With Franc Falling to New
Low Levels, French People
Convert Money Into Prop
ertyNew Tax Plan Is
Doomed Establishment of
Dictatorship Gains Favor.
PAP.1S Dec. II. (A. P.) The fi
nance committee of the chamber of
deputies today voted, 1 4 to .O to re
turn' all of Flnanco Minister Loti
cheur's fiscnl measures to the gov
ernment. ,
The action of the committee In re
turning the bills is tnlamount to a
disavowal of tho finance minister.
Tho cabinet Is meeting tomorrow
morning to consider the situation. M.
Loueheur's resignation in the mean-
j time, Is thought extremely likely.
PARIS, Dec. 14. (A. P.) France's
ol' something like a panic, which Is
wns heightened by the series of
I sharp drops in the valuo of the franc
nJlc.lnr, '.narfket- ,
. ...u . ini i il ouiuc uunoi vcio,
signs are multiplying that the political
system is falling more nnd more Into
discredit These signs, however, they
aver, are lost on parliament, which
continues the slow and even tenor of
its way, oblivious to the movements
for the "sacred union" committee of
public financial safety and the like,
which are more and more drawing the
nttention of the general public im-
patient and nlarmed nt the continued
I postponement of a solution of the
v financial crisis. .
The franc, now, stands at -a -.lower
tevei tnun it ever has reached before
, and every Frenchman who is in pos
session of any quantity of them is
hastening to convert the money into
something tangible, houses, diamonds
and even raw gold and platinum.
Minister of Finance Loueheur's
seven bills with which he hopes to
bridge the financial situation, seem
ingly are disliked by everybody. This
dislike is beginning to find outward
'h''Tr','i 7.7 .-
' "' . Tj i i
sonne, assembled In solemn conclave,
bound themselves to withhold pay
ment, of nil taxes should M. Loueheur's
bills be adopted.
Politics Prevent Settlement.
Meanwhile, all attempts to speed up
a solution of the situation, be it good,
bad or indifferent, is being hampered
by political considerations, indeed, it
is charged that the root of the whole
evil is that which is purely a financial
crisis has dominated politics,
j An advisory committee to pass upon
all financial plans, announcement oi
.which was .made at the time of the
formation of the new llrland ministry,
i and which made nn excellent Impres
sion, has vanished and nothing more
is heard or it.
One thing seems certain, that. M.
Loueheur's principal bill the revenue
hill which Is in the hands of the
finnnf,
committee of the chamber,
will not pass as it Stands. Conse
quently It is helleved either M. Lon
clieur will withdraw from the ministry
nnd that there will be a fresh set of
proposals, or the bill will be remodeled
by the finance committee or M. Lou
clieur himself. In either casepolitical
observers opine, more importance will
he attached to political considerations
than to views of the financial experts.
Crisis Is at Hand.
The present week Is likely to prove
n momentous one In French political
history.
extraordinary fhnnges In
the manner in which Franco has been
governed I'or the Inst 55 years nre
regarded as Imminent by the preBs of
all political shades. Tho public,
anxiety Is being fnunett by extremely
daring articles In the newspnperj.
Some of these -demand and others
plead for changes In the governmental
regime, ranging from tho establish
ment of a dictatorship or "committee
of public safety," to the .more consti
tutional proposal that parliament sit
in secret while the financial bills are
being discussed and voted.
The Paris Midi, one of France's
foremost noonday pnpera of which
Finance Minister Iiucheflr is reported
to have acquired the ruling interests
some months ago, In a leading article
today oaks for the creation of a min
istry of national union and the ap
pointment of a committee in whlchJ
an classes ot me nation wouio ne
represented as eminent technical ex
Jierts.
r ti
Willi
IfUn
won
committee would collaborate1
i lie
with the flannce minister In framing
nclnl decrees These decrees
would become effective without rati
fications by parliament which, how
ever, would be allowed to discuss
them later in secret sessions.
Dictatorship Demanded.
Le Matin In an article virtually
i amounting to a proclamation to ,thC
irrencn nation, ami i-. insransigeant.
ask for tje dissolution of parliament
and the establishment of a dictator-
I shin by a committee of pttbiic safety.
I The general solution proposed by
the more moderateOdement Is to have
lm and Mother Come From Europe
fh "Make Up" With Heiress Wife
Attempts at a reconciliation with Ins wife, the foriner-Millicent
Rogers, daughter of the Standard Oil multi-millionaire, are lieine;
made by Count Snlin-Hongstraetnn of Austria, now in Now York
with his mother, Dowager Countess Salm (right). The Salms were
-eparated in Europe soon after their runaway marriage. ''hey are
the parents of a child.
WMNCH
SALE
TRADE OF GAF
alley
Max GoDauor, owner of the
Candy company, Saturday close.il a
deal whereby lie becomes the owner
ot one of the largest irrigated bottom
land farms-in .luckson county. This
ranch js tho old Stanley farm located
at the town limits of Kngle Point, anil
now owned by George Barker, banker
of Butte Falls. One hundred anil
forty-five acres is in alfalfa and
meadow nnd is under a deeded state
water rights from Little llutte; the
balance of the ranch is Irrigated from
Kagle Point Irrigation project. The
ranch Is well located with building
site surrounded by a beautiful Incus,
grove, untl has one of the largest and
finest barns In the county.
In the deal two Eugene npnrtmcnt
houses, together with tile Shasta cafe,
Medford, were part of the consilient
Ion, which was In the neighborhood
of $50,000. Wnlter II. I.everotte. local
realtor, handled the transfer.
Casualties of the
Air Service
l-'ttKHXO, Calif,. Dec. 14. fleoi-KC
Orey of Taft, and Cecil It. fierow are
in a Taft hospital suffering from In
juries received when an airplane
which Orey wns piloting crashed l-'ii)
fet to tho ground. Orey's six yenr
old daiiRhter suffered a fractured el
bow hut was saved from more se
rious Injury hy her father who shield
ed her with his body.
HOOD RIVER TO GET
EXPERIMENTAL FARM
8AI-I3.M. Ore., Pee. 1 4. ThrnUKh
the nttorney peneral's nfflee n least-J
nns lieen executed hetwoen lined
River county nnd the Cahlweil
ifunhnm Investment company where
by the county Is to nciiulrn n trurt nt
land on the outskirts of Hood River
for an experimental farm -. to ' he
operated by Oregon Agricultural col-
's-e. '
The legislature of 1!)2B appropriat
ed $12,000 nnnually for the . mainten
ance nf tho farm, hut no pnrt4 this
money can he used for purchase of
utroumlK or 'buildings. nie land Is
valued nt 125.221), and the county did
not hnve the money to pay for It
without Incurring Oi Indebtedness In
excess of Iho $.1000 allowed by the
constitution. To get around this dif
ficulty tho nttorney general's 'office
mndcthe arrangement for a lease
agreement wheby tho' county will
appropriate a payment ench year for
flv years, and at the rnd that
period ttie county will acquire title. '
t Tnnirt'gitis to WIiIsimt.
LONDON .Memliers of Iho house.
prone to whisper thnt n speaker Vi a
hnlly old fool, or some such, mut be
careful now. Amplifiers hnvo been
initnllcd. -
WOLVES
Decisions of U. S.
Supreme Court
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-
Charlotte Anita Whitney,
nf violating the California
-(A. P.)
onvlcted
criminal
syndicalism law and whose appeal some "00 years before Columbus' re
reuently 'was --dismissed .by the. su- nowned 'vAynee but - ninny scientists"'
lirenie courl, today was urantod a re--'are skeptical of the find,
heni'lntf. ' I' Uncovered recently under n lime
' kiln here, Dr. C. .f. Sarle. former
WASHINGTON. Dee. 14. (A. P.)
, The fulled states lost In the su-,
1 prenie court In Its effort to prevent
I American holders of tlennnn treas-
.. l.ui y notes rrotn sausiyini; ineir ciiiwns
out of funds of the c.ermnn Rovern-
ment, seized
custodian.
by the alien property
rhe Noted Dead
I'illl.AIJKIJ'lllA. Dee. H. .Major
General Harry I., lingers,' retired,,
General Tershlng's thief iiuartermns-
tor In the American 'Expeditionary
forces, died In his npnrtment here
late Sunday night, It became known
toriiiv. ,. had been ill for a long
ti,,,.. '
ilcncral Uogers suffered from
hen
dlscase and came here several
months ngo for
alment hy spec-
ialfsls. Mo lived In seclusion because
nf hla serious condition,
(Jeneral Rogers a few mnntha ago
filed eertain ehm-aes with the iwur
department n gainst Major (Jeneral
William 11. Hart, his successor in
the nrmy, The eharges, u is unner-
stood were withdrawn a short time
later.
C.enernl Rogers was horn In Wash-
Ington nnd sow servhe with General
I'uiiHton in Mexico In 1DM and With
Cenentl I'eiMhlng In Mexico in IDlfi.
Wall Street Report
NKf YORK, Dec. 14. ( Ily the
Associated I'ress) Kpcctilalors for
the advance regained control of the
price. nioveient In today's murket
despite sporadic waves of hear aell
iuig and jiroflt taking. Thero was
heavy ncctiniulatlon of railroad
shares, Ilnek Island being hid up
over three points while Chosnpoakn
and ohl". Ht. Louis Houlbwestern,
Chluigo nnd Northwestern, IJrle com
mon andr Peoria and ICastern were
elevated to .new )ilgh levels for tho
year. ,.'
Heiiorls of roi'ord-breaklnff holl
nay trade stimulated demand for tho
merchandising .issues, s. t. Kresgo
standing nut with ti gain of 15
points. The closing was strong, HaleB
apprriximnted 1,1100,000 sliares. .
a llnhlt Is Tim Stiiin
NKW VOItK. Lnrene Lynch, drlv
cr for n grain firm, has had his first
day off in fifty yenrs, lie observed
It by lounging around his employer's
slnble.
Valentino Aided Ily Army.
ISO.MK. The fasclstl have prevtl.
ed a boycott proposed agnlnst Valen
tino films because of Itudy's Intention
tit l.ni,.mn a iWIv.ki nl if... fnl...!
ffl ' '"" 'J""'"
Titntes. .Militia In tho theaters per
mitted no noise but applause.
WAM.A WAI.t.A Mayor Hen F.
Hill say nn exhibition of the "ChrtrloN
toni 'last ngihi. Nm mnr for Walla
Willi" lie nfif keil. A dare hall
proprietor Is going nhend with pinna
for nn. announced exhibition next
week despite tho mayor.
Portland Judge
Says Hip Pockets
May Be Searched
M M M 4
4
! I'OUTLANU. Ore.. IVr. l-l.
(A. 1'.) UulKiriK hip pnrkotH H
mny ho invpHtiKiiKMl hy nruhlbi-
tlim oflVl;ilw. official namMlon
was nivpn toilay by Tuitrd
States Disirli-t .luduo It. S. ltean
ti wai-fh hip pockois if iluy
look KUKploinUS.
"Tho rotiHiitut inn tluos not
prohibit all search hut only suoh J
I n.aroh as may bo unroaminahlo," !
doolarod tho jutltfo In tleciriiiig a
motion In tho cn.so of iho I'nitoil
4 States ani I list Jo Witoil anil
Alv!n Lund is, fi'hn ' demanded
lhat certain testimony he thrown
out because the hip pocket t
J Kearch of Landis had been made
in an unconstitutional manner. S
AMERICA IN 775
Arizona Professor Finds Im
plements Which Indicate
America Was Discovered
700 Years Before Columbus
Landed Scientific Opinion
niviHoH
UiviULU.
Tl'CHON'. Ariz, Dee. 14. (A.P.)
A disconnected stnry in Latin nnd lle-
brew inscriptions on leaden crosses
nnd Implements of war, said to date
bach to the eighth or ninth century,
may telt of a discovery of America
prof essor of peoloy n t the Un i ver
slty of Arizona-and director nf the
excavation work, asserts taht the rel
ics may shed new llht on the enrly
history of America.
Dr. Parle hns constructed r theory
that a Kroup of Romnn Jews lunded
In America about 77 5 n. m.. joined
Iwllh natives of the southwest either
by alliance or by conquest, nnd estab
lished a Kinptiom mat nisi npproxi-
! mtilnlif inn wnneu iitlinn Vin nnllipnu on.
(,,,....., t. Mv,,,r,.
I ; " ' ' ' ' "" ; '"'
voihhi ami overinrew me iniinn
MKBSK
IEWS MED IN
i hi. ni in nn inn won pjgiiteen games. Inst five nnd tied
eovery however, from various sections ,nl.,,p, Th,H vea. nI.my WM ,h
of the nation enmo ritihlors opinions frst lenl)) to 01.rk Nalt.e rm 19..4 I
from nrchneologists nnd scientists ns champion, defeating them L'S tii 0 The i
to the validity nf the find. I West Point tenm was defeated hv i
Two University nf Arizona tfof-sy. ve 28 ,0 7 , nU(,ky rtlnei anil '
fors Indicnted concurrence with I!won from the nnvy In their hig game '
Rnrle's views lis to the nnllqully of the 10 , 3 S
relics, according to their stntements , ..cptnn McEwnn Is a member of
nubile Inst night. Dr. Myron th1 nntlonnl rules committee," M.il-
With the announcement nf the dip
-""""". "'';" '" ui. ur.:.me..,nKy .11-
, ' " ' i i "r """ ""
"'- ' "" "
"closely re semblert that In use nbnu t
I II A. U.
Professor Frank Fowler, head of
the university of rlaslc languaKcs Is
reported to have trsnslated the In
scriptions on the crosses nnd other
roji,-n which tell of being cnrlred out
to sen and nf discovering a new Innd.
A dynnsty of kings Is referred to be-
ginning with Tbeodorus nnd Including
neven Isrnels. A number nf the relics
were said to have borne Instrlptions
dealing principally with wnrand hat-
,IR' the only tlmo he could get all the
members of both committees to nl-
Disabled War Veterans nri.
t I The meeting wns a complete sur-
Gtven Free Licenses nrBp to tudenta nnd members of
the fnculty who thought the selection
I of a coach would he held over until
nfter tho hnlidnys because of examln
rOIlTLANIl, Ore, Dec. ll.-fA. P.) utmns.
All dlsnliled war veternns who nrn , . . ,
entitled to government compensation I
after Mny 2R, l!i2li, will ho Issued fne
hunting and fishing ticenscB in Ore
gon, the Htnto gntne conitnlsslon de
cided today at its regular meeting, ;
.InmcM TnvlH llcslgns.
. WAHIIINflTON, nee. 14. (A,.I.)
-.lames tl. Davis, director general of
railroads presented his resignation
I to president Coolldgo today, having
completed his work of winding up
the arfairs of the office,
"
HOUSE APPROVES INCOME TAX CUTS
OLD SURTAX RATE IS CUT IN HALF
WAHHIXfJTfif;, T)e 14. (A. P.)
Tie house today approved the normal
and surtax Income rates contained In
the new. tax bill.
Reduction!!) surtax rntcs from n
maximum of forty to a maximum of
twenty per cent was approved after a
threo hour fight. rb normal Income
t0tes wero. accepted without' chal
lenge. An amendment by Representative
Halney, mocrrit, Illinois, to make
h maximum surtnx rate twenty-five
ll!f cent wns rejected Iflfl to 117
Tnolher by Repinntntlvo Latluar-
0RE60N CETS
M'EWAN OF
WEST POINI
Military Academy Football
Mentor Engaged to Coach
at University of Oregon for,
Five Years Comes With
Excellent Record of Victo
ries Decision Rushed.
KI'f!KN13. Ore.,
John J. MeKwan,
the I'nlted States
for the last three
Dec. 14. Paplain
football coach at
Military neadeiuy
years will be the
new ranch at Ori'Knn. After a lenmby
discussion this mornlm; attended by
the combined athletic committees
nnd executive council Captain Mr
lOwnn was chosen from a list of more
than inn mentors nil over the I'nlteil
States who were considered for the
post, It was nnnouneed by lyarl On
thnnk. executive secretary of the
university, nnd Walter Malcolm,
chairman of the nthletlc committee
and executive council and president
of tho student body.
'Captain MeKwan will be on the
enmpus next year, but he will poach
football only," said Viritll D. Karl, di
rector of athletics, who recomniendd
MeKwan. 'Me is nt present at Porto
,HI,, ftnd 11 wm a for
him to wind up his nffuh-H, nut ho
W,M " "ere for Hllrinff li'nctiee. Can-
tllin MeKwan will hnve to resign from
the army.
I "While nt the nrmy Hehool Captain
Muluvnn made nn envlable-reeonl. In
tho Kfnio with the navy, the Mr one
for the cnuets, a scoreless (In resulted
and the nrmy won the Heooml 10 to 3,"
Mr. Onthnnk declared. "We gnvo 'lIrr
a five years' contntct. Ft l nnr fu
ture poliey to iut nthletlcB on a firm
, hnKltf'ntl w ir irnlna to tflyo pptnln
MeKwuii every, onporttmlly to m:ike
good," ' ', t, ,,,,..
- rtefore. hecom1nff' hemi"' enneh !rt
1A2J.. Captain McFIwnn wni nuRlHtniK
for four years to Major Duly, now ad
visory coach ni Ilfirvard; Captain
MeKwan Btnrted hlH enreer in l!Ul as ,
a player on the University nf Minne
sota team. In ID 12. 1013 nnd 11)14 he
played at West Point. He was In the
World wnr from 1H15 to UH8. return
Inp in 1 f ) 1 0 to become assistant to
Major Daly.
As soon as Mnjor Dnly was trans-
forred to Hiirvard
' . .
MclSwnn was ap-
.pointed couch
unaer nts leadership the nrmy hns i
,. remnrked In discussing the mer-
Its of the new conch. "I feel certain
mat tne student body wi heartily npj'
nrove our eh o ire ' ' 1
llecnuse this Is examination week,
the regular procedure of first having
tho athletic committee sift through
the names of prospective conches and
select one to go to the executive coun-'
cltl nnd then hnve the cnnncll finally
vote .on him. and employ him. if sat
isfactory to that hody, wns done nwny
with 'nnd Instead the athletic nnd ex
ecutive bodies met together. The
meeting wns cnlled early this morn
ing. Malcolm exnlnlned ns' that wns'
NEW YOniv Dec. 14 (A. P.)
Oiptnln ,Iohn ,1. McKwnn has been
head football conch nt West Point
for the Inst threo yenrs, during which
his elevens have, twice beaten nnd
once tied Iheir historic rival, tho
Nnvnl nendemy.
MrRwim gnlned famo lis' a cadet,
plnylng with the nrmy lenms nt
llll.l, 1014, lOlfi nnd 11)10. during
which four year period the , West
(Continued on Pago Klght.)
din. soclnllst of New York, to make It
thirty per cent was defeated over
whelmingly. The new rates ar ono nnd one-hnlf
per cent on tho first $4000 ot taxable
Income, three per cent on tho next
f400ii nnd G per cent on the remain:
der instead of 2.4 nnd 6 per cent re
spectively ns In tho present law. The
house nlsn approved without discus
slon tho section of tho hill providing
thnt the limit of Income on which the
2fi per cent deduction for "earned In
come" applies shall he IncrenaeU from
910,000 lo 120,000.
(Continued on Pago Eight.)
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