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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
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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-
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