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arEDFOKD MATL TflTF.UXfl. MKWOnn, OI.'KCOy, FRIDAY. .lANTAKV Hi. liKM. SECRECY N 0 DRY M Hoover's Enforcement Com mission Silent Through Two Years of Investiga- tion Report Due Soon Recommendations Veiled. WASHINGTON WPl Anyone claimini; that u woman or ten men can't keep a nt'civt must look elsewhere than J 'resident Hoover's law enforcement com mission for corroboration. Drawing near the chine of two : years of the most extensive in vestigation ever made, into prohi bition, at least ten of the com miraion's members can point to an unmarred record of silence Its members include such fiR- u res as liuscoe Pound. Frank J l,oesch, Ada M. Comstock, William S. Kenyon. Kenneth 11. Macin tosh. Monte M . U'tnann, l'aul J McCoimack. William J- Cirubb, Newton D. Maker und Henry W. A ndersun. It was the eleventh member and chairman George W. Wickor sham, who I in pow.nl the secrecy rulo after the commission held its organization meeting May -S, lltLMt. Except for a few addresses dur-j inK 1U30, he himself has remain-; .U silent on the subject. j " Itpport Kxiwtexl Soon. J The commission report Is ex pected soon, but rumors and guesses as to what the members miht or might not recommend have flown so fast und covered such n wide range of possibilities that the commission issued a blanket statement saying none was the official view of the body. I'p until the very end of its prohibition deliberations, the com mission itself apparently has re frained from deciding cn the ma jor recommendations it would make concerning the dry law. Even In its preliminary report submitted last January the com mission added a proviso. In rec ommending six hills, ranging from those .. to decrease congestion in 1 he marts, to those to st lengthen padlock roceodliiKs and transfer prohibition enforcement from the treasury to the justice depart ment, it added: "Without prejudice to any ulti mate conclusions, we think that in the interest of promoting ob servance of and respoft for law the national prohibition lmv may well bo strengthened and its ef fectiveness increased in these Im portant particulars." During its long delving Into prohibition the commission has unias.ed the greatest Volume of material ever assembled dealing directly with this subject. In addition to the mass of ex pert verbal testimony Riven be fore it. dealing with every phase i of the question, and the volumi- nous reports of special , inveiHi-1 gators, the commission's library ; now holds statements and official! documents from governors, at-! torney generals. Judge and police chiefs from every part of the United States. ! Difficult to Atcc. I Then there has been the strug- pie to get the U highly individ ual minds of the commission to agree on one prog rum. Even before the long arguments which have marked tho closing days of this much-publicized pro hibit Ion deliberation, there has been apparent unanimity on one point the eommiswloners are weary of their job. They want more time for their own private pursuits, and desire the comparative peace that is ex pected to prevail at commission headquarters once the report has been delivered from their own hands to those of the man who set them their task President Hoover. ' TRAFFIC 10 HOLY CITY D AAA (Reported by Jackion County Abttract Co., Sixth Street and Central Avenue.) Circuit Court H. N. Taylor. Louise Walker and IX. A. Taylor incorporate as Dead Indian Lumber Company. Southern Oregon Credit Hureau vs. Walter H. Jones For money. George ". Porter vs. Theodore Noel. Jane Doe Noel and Jessie M. Minear Lien foreclosure. Oliver A. Colby vs. Margaret Col by Divorce. Oak Street Garage vs. Walter Willtock Chatel lien. Probate Court Estate of Karl James Cameron and Rob Roy Cameron, minors AdnUltcd to prolnuc Pilgrims to Mecca and Me dina Leave $25,000,000 in Coffers of Ibn Saud Season Starts in January, Subsides in May. Mutual Mill & Seed Co. Will close Saturday P. M., Jan. 17 at 8:00 In order that the employees may attend the Byrd lecture. Real Estate Transfers Lorinda Hall to Alive A. Hall et al Deed to lot 11, block 1, Lums- den's Add., Mcdford. Frank E. Anderson et ux to Frank G. Anderson W. D. to W"i or lot 1. V,4 ot lot 2, block 3, Cray's Add., Medford. .las. M. Hurley to Myrtle March ! W. 1). to lots 7 and 8, block 55, ; Central Point. ', i H. O. Stephenson ot ux to J. A. I Davis et ux Q. C. D. to lots S and I 17. block 9. College Hill Add., Med ford. Samuel V. Osborne to Alma L. Osborne W. 1). to land in Sec. 1-1, ; Twp. IIS S.. It. 2 W. : Theo J. Haines et ux to Uosetta ! I'beistcr Q. C. D. to lot 13, Stuart I Acros. ' Halih Mark et ux to Coar M. ' Mchl W. U. to WVj of Y, of Sec. 5, Twp. 10 S.. R. 3 K. W. E. Mooney et ux to Loren Fowler ". D. to land in Sec. 27, Twp. 32 S., R. 3 E. FREE! 20 - Votes -20 To Each Kiddie Attending Tomorrow Matinee at the 53 H l H H N m COME! Learn how these votes will help you get the Marvelous Talking Singing Doll Boys Bicycle AND OTHER PRIZES The Doll Will Sing and Play for You At the Craterian Saturday - . Lawrence Tibbett in NEW MOON 99 WaB:h this paper for large ad telling you where to get votes Be at the Craterian Saturday Ity .In iiu-s A. Mills. JEDWH, Killialum of the lel jaz lP) This kingdom, principal state of Arabia, ij. starting to collect its yearly revenue, esti mated at $25,000,000. from pil Kiim traffic to tlt sacred cities of Mecca and Medina. The money goes ito tbe public coffers of Ibn Saud who, besides beiiiK kins of tho lledjaz, is em peror of tbe Nejtl. As such be is leader ot tbe Wahibis, the fierce desert warriors who are the fun-1 ilumentalists ot the Mohammedan religion. Tho pilgrimage season starts In January, and from far corners of the -Moslem world, by steam ship or -train, on camel, horse or donkey, In ox-cart or automobile, or wearily afoot, faithful followers; of the prophet are beginning to stream into tbe country. The flood of visitors will not subside until May. .loldilll louring House. Anil this siiuatty. torrid town! on the burning shores of tho Itcd Sea is one of the chief clearing J houses for tho traffic. I Up normal population of 30,000 is bustling with the business ol ', caring for the vanguard of the 1981 pilgrimage, awaking from tho drowsy atmosphere that holds the place through tbe last seven months of each year. .leddah is tbe port ot Mecca. There are numerous foreign titcamship agencies here and nboiitl a hundred Kuropcans aro engaged j in tbe business of importing and exporting pilgrims. This year they have hud to over-j come effects of a tragedy of last ! Slay, when 000 pilgrims perished! In n tire aboard the steamer , "Asia." I Other Jluvrmie Slim. Were it not for tbe pilgrim traffic it is considered doubtful; if Ibn Saud could keep his gov ernment, going. Tho population, only a little more than that of New York City. is scattered over an area equal to one-third of the United States.! and there are great stretches ol j desert, barren plains and moun tainous waste in which not even the nomadic licdonins can keep' body and soul together. .The living which the tribesmen; make by breeding camels, horses.! sheep and goats, Is scant. There I Is little left for taxes or other! public revenue. So when followers of the l'rophct begin to stream Into tho country, the government seizes its opportunity. l'oes Anil Mow lees At .leddall. for example, each arrival must go through numan-' tine, paying a fee of Jil for the process of being thoroughly scrub-, bed. deloused and vaccinated. This takes place at a station culled Suakim. which was once a market place for the sale of slaves, eunuchs and concubines to wealthy merchants and desert sheiks of the east. Oui'e free of tbe iiu.'ir.nitlnc, I he, pilgrims start for Mecca or Me dina, the holy cities. The indi gent cross the burning sands by font, walking at night and ri-sl-ing through the heat of tbe day. tubers ride camels, horees or mules or sit hours on end In . creeping ox-carts. Hut the more affluent travel by motor-bus and tbe wealthy hire automobiles, mostly of Alner- . lean make. JOII. 11(111 In a Year. King Ibn Saud profits here, for hi. receives $.12 So as his share of each nutomoblle fare and $2 for each motor-bus passenger. There are nearly 700 ears and , buses engaged In the traffic. i Tile pilgrims have numbered as i high as 200.000 In one year and It is estimated that each leaves from J2T.0 to i.loo in the country. A large part of this goes Inlo the king s coffers. Ilesiiles the direct head taxis, he maintains a series of hospices, camps. ies- taurants and relief stations to, care for weary travelers who can not afford to speed across the desert. I llnl rurcly lli'llgious, Tbe basis of all this busiueisj Is religions. The devout Moham medan believes that a single visit to the huge blnek Kanba stone at Mecca und a drink from the wired well of Zntn Ziim wuvhis away his sins, while four visits to the holy of holies us-lires bit" n seut in Paradise. And t lift Mirslem paradise Is a real cne. It Is a place of "per fumed gardens, rilli-d with tall trees, fragrant flowers, luscious fruits, singing birds and eooi streams, where a man is waited iipun by t:my beautiful and vir tuous wives, each ns tall a a palm tree. . For 13 lliries the faithful h.P- been flocking tu tbe gate of this future life. Many. Indeed, spend years to reach their haven of spiritual salvation, .only to colliipe from exlmustlon al the end of the wean- trek. tult Siell(linir Money. SA I.Fl ill I). i:ng. oJ'i Sj I ford has locked the city pn'-kctbriok and throw the koy awaQ-fnr a year. The council voted to suspend all cnpitrtl expenditures for 12 nonlli' hi an effort to keep down triv- The Greatest - Most Sensational Buying Opportunity Ever Offered to Thrifty Southern Oregon Bargain Seekers (Iff lC' EXPANSION i . pl?. will WglWTWWTtiWWT pf A 1 5; ?j?r S r fiJLM mJZJL- Business Is Good With Us! 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