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Evening star., 1926-11-26
LAW HAS FAILED,
SAYS governor
Pierce of Oregon Predicts
Wet Days Will Return,
If Not Here Now.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SALEM, Greg, November 26.-Con-
stitutional prohibition is failure and
the wet" days are returning, says
Gov. Walter NJ. Pierce. long known
as an ardent dry worker, in an inter
view in the Capital Journal today.
The Oregon executive. who will retire
January Q, after serving for four
wears. summed up his opinions of pro-
hibition enforcement and other gov
ornamental problems. and wound up by
a asserting that no man who follows the
dictates of his conscience and says
what he honestly believes regarding
the conduct of public office can be re-
elected.
Declaring that prohibition by legis-
lation has not accomplished the re-
suits expected of 1t. and that the
wet" days are returning, "if not ac-
tually here" Pierce declared that we
must so back and start all over
again."
Go into the schools. the Sunday
schools and wherever else we can gain
access to the formulating minds Of the
coming generations and teach the eff
fects of alcohol upon the bone. the
muscle and the sinew OF the human
body. We cannot legislate people into
being moral and temperate" he said.
Gov. Pierce attracted attention
some time ago when he declared that
"a mans home is no longer his
castle"
His statement was made in cOnnec-
ton with a case of search of a Port
land home without a search warrant
on suspicion that it contained liquor.
Pierce, however, justified the search
holGing that there was justification of
the suspicion.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
BIOLOGISTS STUDY GAVE
OUTLAWS ONCE USED
Cavern Near Missouri River Was
Storing Place for Loot Seized
by Bandits.
BY the Associated Press.

ROCHEPORT, Mo-, Nov. 26.-
Rendezvous for student outings and
a subject of study for geological field
trips from the University of Missouri,
the Rockeport cave, near here, once
was the den of river bandits and the
haven for escaping horse thieves.
The cavern, deep recess in the
rolling hills of central Missouri, is not
far from the Missouri River, which
skirts Rocheport. The entrance, about
so feet high and half that wide, is
screened by heavy underbrush that in
Summer almost completely conceals
the opening.
In the crinoline days, when Roche
port was one Of the most important
river points between st. Louis and
Kansas City, folk lore records the
operations of a band of river pirates
who regularly stripped the wharves of
barrels of sorghum, boxes of provisions
and other commodities. The loot was
stored in the cave. A fight between
the river robbers and a posse of en-
ragged boatmen at the mouth Of the
cave Is said to have ended the career
of that band and the lives of several
Of it's members.
Horse thieves in later years would
hide in the cave when the vigilantes
pressed them too closely. 1t has many
chambers and winding tunnels.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
PLANTING OF TREES
WILL START soon
Recently Widened Streets to
Be Beautified, Unless
Cold Interferes.

Preparations for planting trees
along the recently widened stretch OF
Connecticut avenue between K and NJ
streets were started today by Clifford
Lanham, superintendent of trees and
parkings of the District. Unless cold
weather interferes Mr.. Lanham has
planned to start the actual planting
of the trees within two weeks.
Quercus rubra, better known as red
oak, will be planted on Connecticut
avenue. The red oak is used with the
American elm on all wide streets In
Washington, Mr.. Lanham pointed out,
because 1t is not attacked by insects
and there is little danger of breakage
by storms.
Stretch of Trees.
The trees and parkings department
IS now completing the planting OF
trees on Connecticut avenue from the
Calvert Street Bridge to Chevy Chase
Circle. Holes already have been dug
along this thoroughfare, and when
the trees are planted Connecticut
avenue will have an unbroken row of
pin oaks along the entire stretch from
lIlc AetlNcIl street IDElO6c " tIlC NiC.
Mr.. Lanham's Fall tree eplanting
program also includes the replacing
of the trees on Eleventh street be
tween Pennsylvania avenue and New
York avenue which were destroyed
when this street was widened.
f. Street Is Problem.
IF cold weather interteres, how
ever, this project will be postponed
until Spring.
Although Mr.. IAnham has planned
to replace the trees on E street be-
tween Fifth and Thirteenth streets
which also were destroyed when this
thoroughfare was widened, he has not
set a definite time for beginning the
work. The planting of trees on f
street will be difficult, he said, be-
cause no space for the trees has been
left in the sidewalk and these places
will have to be chiseled out of the
concrete.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
PROBE UNLIKELY NOW

Probability Of the Senate campaign
funds investigating committee inquir-
ing into the charges of excessive
primary expenditures made by Gov.
Brewster of Maine against Arthur r.
Gould, Republican senatorial candi-
date in that State. seemed remote to-
day, at least before the election there
on Monday.
In the absence of members of the
committee from Washington, 1t was
understood that it's books on primary
Investigations in several States were
closed and 1t was preparing it's report
for the Senate. 1t was said at the
Capitol. however, that should any
situation develop warranting an in
Quiry in Maine, the committee might
go there, but with the election close at
hand it could not survey the situation
and make it's decision regarding the
trip before then.
The charges of Gov. Brewster
against the Republican candidate un-
doubtedly will come to the commit
tees notice in some manner, but
whether they will be investigated re-
manned froh the scattered members
Of the committee to decide. Chairman
Reed of the committee was said to be
in Kansas City, King of Utah in Los
Angeles. and others in various parts
of the country.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
My Impressions of America
BY Her Majesty the Queen of Rumania
Exclusively Other Members Of the North
American Newspaper Alliance

had this joy at least once every year
So Portland, you see, offered me
that evening a rare and appreciated
joy. With my keen, horse-loving eye
I took note Of every class that was
shown. I only did not agree with
the way the American class of riding
horse, which in England we call
hack holds it's tail. How on earth
any horse, except rocking horse,
can be taught to holds it's tail right
up in the air like an uncurled
ostrich plume stuck on the very
crown of q hat-a way, let me add,
that I for one would never wear my
plumes-is more than 1 can under
stand. Except for that, they We're
noble creatures and stepped out like
trotters, but I truly felt like telling
them that I pitied them for their tails.
I hope that by this criticism l am not
offending anybody.
Admires Giant Beasts.
There was a magnificent team of
six draught horses, beautifully dap
pied, with rounded launches and
their bright harness all ajinkle with
brass, which made my heart beat in
remembrance of how passionately as
child had adored this elephantine
type Of horse.
The horse, though, that I would
have liked to run away with was the
hunter that could take high jumps.
/ do not think that 1 was in bed
before 1 O'Clock that night, which did
not mean that 1 was not up again
at in the morning. because l had
been invited to view the, perhaps,
largest lumber mill in the world. A
new town with the name of LongvleW
is growing up around this plant. Here
like nowhere else did 1 have dem
onstration Of American forethought.
The town does not yet really exist,
but everything has been prepared for
the town of tomorrow-the straigk test
and most magnificent paved roads,
large spaces for parks, electricity
drainage and water; the whole thing
laid out with masterful knowledge OF
what today goes to make perfectly
planned modern city. The schools,
the Y. M. c.. A., the church and a
colossal hotel were already in place.
Indeed, you are a forethinking people.
I am amazed at this splendid capacity,
which will lead you right into the
future: you will become creators of
a new worlw indeed. and we from
slower, more tried Europe will come
in masses to you to learn how you
do 1t.
But for all that. you great builders
great strivers, great realizers, when
you want to rest. you will come to
our sleepy, ancient little corners,
which have a picturesqueness your
admirably throughout improvements
will never give you. Therefore shake
hands. We on both sides have some
thing to offer, and let us love each
other the more because Of that give
and take.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
New Zealand for Fishing.
Adventure Magazine

From the Adventure Magazine.
Fish stories in New Zealand are
more significant in score than Ameri-
can fish stories. The New Zealand
News mentions brown trOu' ""' "'ir-
bow taken with hook and line up to
20 pounds, and insists tnat 40 ..I.'. ~
pound trout are quite common, while
the swordfish, If one cares to go out
TO sea after the big game. may be
had up to 900 pounds and brought in
with reel and line, if one is an artist
in their handling.
And, to make the fish story varied.
it tells of one angler who hooked a
swordfish. broke his pole while fight
ing with the fish. but kept al the task
with the broken pole and landed big,
fighting fish that weighed 4S2 pounds
after a J0-mile run and contest last
ing rour hours. But that 20pound
rainbow trout may be expected to at
tract more attention from anglers.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
JAPAN NAVY OFFICIALS
RIDICULE HOGAN CHARGE
Deny Statement in Fall-Doheny
Trial OF Reason Behind Pearl
Harbor Storage Project.
BY the Associated Press.


TOXIC, November 26.-Jdpan nav
III authorities ridicule the statement
of defense made by Attorney Hogan
in the Fan Doheny conspiracy trial
that the Pearl Harbor storage project
was undertaken after reports had
been received that Japan was
mobilizing its sea forces for an at
tack on Hawaii and the Philippine
Islands.
They declared the fleet mobiliza-
ton statement an absurdity and un-
deserving OF comment because 1t is
patiently untrue. They added that
there was no question between
America and Japan in 1921 and also
that Japan's economic condition
then made mobilization for a move
ment AGAINST America virtually i'm
possible even If 1t had been desired.
The press here dos not comment
on the mattr. apparently not regard
Evening star., 1926-11-26
Huge London Waste.

The amount of waste in a large city
was shown in a recent survey made
in London, where 100000 tons of
refuse are gathered and dumped each
year at cost of $3,500,000.
Scientific engineers told the coun-
cilmen there that If the waste were
treated scientifically about one-half
the cost would be avoided, important
by.products would be supplied, and.
If the dry refuse were burned, at least
1872 100000 units Of electrical power
could be produced.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
Denied Habeas Corpus.

NEW YORK, November 26 P).-
The writ of habeas corpus through
which Louis c. Mouquin. veteran
restaurant man, hoped to escape re-
moval to Omaha, Nebr., where an
indictment names Louis A. Moquin
in connection with conspiracy to vio-
late the Federal prohibition law, was
dismissed in Federal Court today.
Mouquin, who asserts the name IN
the Nebraska indictment does not
refer to him, can appeal today's
action.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
Big PRICES ON ARMY-NAvY
GAME TICKETS DENIED
Weather Makes Poor Market for
Scalpers, Brokers Say.
Seats $40 to $50.

Nv the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. November 26.--Regular
theater ticket brokers discredit reports
Of big profits being made on resale OF
tickets for the ArmyNavy game
The unsettled weather is making a
moor market for regular operators ana
one even worse for sCalpers with Wis
ions OF fabulous prices, brokers said
today.
Some single seats along the side
hines are reported selling at $50, quite
a reduction over recent quotations.
and prices as low as $50 each are
quoted on tickets for less desirable To-
cations.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
Kavala May Have Street Cars.

Kavala, the fourth largest city In
Greece, with a population Of more
than $4,000, is considering whether to
continue to depend on it's few taxis
for transportation or to have a street
car system. The streets are so mar
row that only a narrow-gauge one
track line could be built, but city Off
cials recognize that the influx Of refu
gees in the immediate vicinity has sc
greatly increased the population that
better transportation facilities are nee
Evening star., 1926-11-26
Bank EnlbeZzlers
Ordered Shot by
Soviet Authorities
NJ the Associated Press.

KIrZNETSK, Tomsk, Siberia, No
v<mber 26.-Seven local bank EN-
ployes. convicted of embezZlement.
today were condemned to be shot.
The sentence is in line with thea
Reneral Soviet campaign to eIlmE<
nate graft in public institutions.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
BRITISH DRINKS CHANGE.
Consumption Of Spirits Drops, But
Wine Grows.

LONDON Nov. 26 R.-Drink.
ing habits of British people have
undergone a change during the last
Is months, according to close OBJ
servers. There is less consumption of
beer and spirits, but a growing de-
mand for wine and light foreign beer.
The fall in consumption of spirits
is responsible for a report that dis
tillers are contemplating a reduction
of one third in their output this year.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
An Authority.
From the Charles

From the Charleston Daily Mail
A prominent London doctor says we
should take food in the dark, but per-
haps "Rastus" would be a better au-
thority on this than q London doctor.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
One Virtue.
From the Cleveland News.

From the Cleveland News.
Airplane and machinegun gang
sters of Herrin, ILL.,, can't be altogether
bad. 1--WE never fire on the Govern
ment," says roadhouse chief.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
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Evening star., 1926-11-26
A Reward.

From the Indianapolis Star.
The greatest political sensation of
the year is. the spectacle of Senator
Borah approving a presidential speech.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
Wealth Taken Calmly.

The commercial clerks, truck driv-
ers. steamfitters, electricians and the
like composing the jury also have
declared they do not mind a de-
fendant who is rich. Mr.. Doheny
has been pictured to them as poor
boy, who by dint of hard work has
amassed himself a huge fortune. The
clerks, Steamfitters, etc, rather rel
ished the idea of trying a multi
millionaire: at least they relished 1t
until they suddenly discovered, after
being sworn that they were to be
locked up from now until nearly
Christmas.
Those among the jurors who failed
to do their Christmas shopping early
are certainly out of luck. The jurors
hope to be out of the trenches by
the merry Yuletide season, but with
SO many lawyers on either side OF
the case. it Is difficult to see how
that much speed can be made. The
Government may consider its case
simple The defense regards its
position as more complex. 1t only
took about 20 minutes to outline the
Governments case to the jury. The
defense took nine times that long.
Wherefore, if the Government con-
cludes its case in one week, nobody
knows when the defense will be
through.
Copyright. 1o26D
Evening star., 1926-11-26
Between Girls

""This painting of your chum is al
aWfully accurate likeness"
Eyes, / th Ne artist had E
grudge against her." -
Evening star., 1926-11-26
Liquor For Medicinal Use.
Refers to Other States.

The charge was met promptly by
an explanation from Daniel F. Field
chairman of the state Republican
committee that the whisky was for
medicinal purposes and had been car
ried untouched by Gould throughout
his Canadian trip.
About a week ago Redman asserted
that Gould several years ago bribed
former premier of New brunswick
with 100000 gift in connection
with building a provincial railroad
in which Gould and a number of as
sociates were interested
The republican nominee countered
the allegation with q declaration that
the story was old. and the money
had beer paid without his knowledge
as q political Camnnign Gift
Evening star., 1926-11-26
"SLUSH" CHARGES
TO GOV. BREWSTER
IN FIGHT ON GOULD

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star., 1926-11-26

lican platform during this campaign" :"
Gould, he said, was in the position of
man receiving "stolen goods"
The statement accuses Gould of
having benefited by expenditures of
sums considerably in excess of the
legal limit and points out that even If
such payments were made without the
knowledge of the candidate they were
illegal.
Refers to Other States.
Referring to "the shadow of Penn
sylvania and Illinois upon the Senate
the statement says, ''the president of
the United States is presumably as
vitality interested in election of Repub-
lican Senators as any other member
Of the Republican party.
"Yet he has refused, during the last
campaign and the present one, 10 give
any indication of his desires or issue
any appeal, with one exception. anu
that of a very personal character;
Meanwhile, he has been Wldeiy
quoted as viewing with abhorence the
expenditures in Illinois. The governor
of the State of Maine is not more con-
cerned with a Republican Senator
from this State than Is he, or more
directly Interested in the welfare OIL
the Republican party as a whole.
Statement Holly Resented.
Gould termed the governors state
ment malicious, slanderous and un'
true"
Gould's reply says in regard to
Brewster:
"He has lost his sense of proportion
bv his connections with and subJec.
ton to Imperial Wizard Evans ana
others of his lesser satellites In that
hooded organization known as the
Ku Klux Klan of which he has long
been suspected of being member,
which affiliat ation is now self evident.
Redman denied he had ever asked
aid from the Klan and asserted that
although he occasionally visited his
wife's home in New Jersey, he pre-
ferred to live in Maine, his native
State.
Edward II. Emery of Waterville
State superintendent of the Christian
Civic League. circularized members
with the statement that Gould had
once been fined for attempting to
bring liquor into this country from
Canada
Evening star., 1926-11-26
DEFENDANTSFACE
NON--PO[|T|CAL Jury
Fall and Doheny Panel Also
Have No PreiudiCeS on
Question of Wealth.
BY ROBERT T. SMALL:

Although he Teapot Dome and Elk
Hills OIL cases have been surcharged
with politics from the beginning, the
defendants in the present proceed
tngs, Albert b. Fall and Edward L.
Doheny. are being tried by the most
non-political jury which could he
found in any part of the United
States.
Washington is the political head
quarters of the Nation, but the aver
age Washingtonian, qualified to serve
on a jury, knows no politics. Only
one man on the Fall-Doheny panel
ever has cast a vote. FIe once eXer-
cised his suffra ge in Baltimore. Coun-
sci for the Government and State
were 80 surprised to find a voter
among the i2 good men and true
they forgot to ask whether he voted
Republican or Democrat. wet or dry.
A prospective juror who admitted
having voted for TEDDY" in 1912
was promptly excused by the Govern
ment This man voted in Montgom-
cry County. Nd.
Most Of the jurors, who are lock-
ed up each day and night while the
defendants go free, have lived in
Washington all Of their lives. They
may be theoretical Democrats or Re-
publicans or eXBull Moosers, but
they have no opportunity of declar-
ing their principles or their purposes.
No Federal Employe Taken.
In the selection of the jury care was
taken to avoid any one even remotely
connected with the Government serv-
ice. One man who said he had two
sisters in one of the Government de-
oartments was challenged for "cause." "
The nearest approach to a Government
connection among the jurors is Henry
]. Briggs, an architect, who at one
time was employed in the Bureau of
Yards and Docks at the Navy Depart
ment. This bureau drew up the plans
TOR the Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. oil tanks
and storage base which caused all the
trouble in the present proceedings. but
ali this occurred after Mr.. Briggs left.
This eX Coy ernmont employe was ac-
cepted by both sides as being at least
one man calculated to know something
of the technical side of the big legal
controversy.
Most of the jurors said they We're
not Interested il politics one way or
the other. II made no difference to
them who was President. They said
they would give no special Importance
to the testimony of man who hap
pened to be a Senator or a Representa-
tive or who happened to hold any
other position of trust or power. Those
things evidently mean nothing in the
life Of the average resident Washing
tonian. OF course there are plenty of
persons in the Capital who owe their
poSiti0nS AT tine moment to pOliticS to
intensive politics, but none of these
happened to be drawn on the jury
panel.
Evening star., 1926-11-26
Empbasizes Word Resumed"

was informed Mr.. Doheny would
like to make a statement. Mr'
Hogan then read from the record the
subhcad In the report. Testimony Re,
sumed." with emphasis on the second
word. Then Mr.. Hogan read thai
senator Walsh had asked Mr.. Doheny
If he had been sworn when he ap
peared before, and on receiving an al,
flrmative reply the witness was told
to proceed.
Hogan. that Mr.. Doheny testified un-
der oath administered at previous
meeting" Mr.. Hogan declared that
the testimony Of January "a was
resumption Of testimony given When
he was under a subpoena For tnat
reason he objected to the adm1ssloHlty
Of that reported testimony or MS
client by reason Of section S59, Re-
vised Statutes. now section 634. United
States Code Mr.. Hogan then launched
into a detailed history of the law III
support Of his objection.
Mr.. Hogan declared that while sec
ton S59 has been on the statute books
for some 60 years, there has not yet
been a precedent bearing on it before
court. 1t has always been accepted
for what it is, he said.
Disputes L. >. COntentlOh'
Mr.. Hogan disputed the contention
Of the Government that there Is di'
rect connection between the statutes
and the fifth amendment to the Con-
sitution. which protects a witness
from giving discriminating evidence
against himself under compulsion.
If the defendant had wanted to
stand on his rights, Hogan declared
that section $50 would not have
amounted to more than a scrap of
paper.
1T has absolutely nothing to do
with respect to the claim Of immunity
under the constitutional amendment
he said.
Section $50, he emphasized, relates
to testimony and provides that any
testimony given not by compulsion or
extortion before any congressional
committee cannot be used against the
witness in any criminal proceeding.
The defense counsel contended that
the testimony which the Government
desired to offer was directed against
one defendant only. that defendant
being Doheny.
Taking up the question of conspir-
acy, he said IT had been proposed to
offer testimony given after the con-
spiracy was supposed to have been
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-02-12
Death Penalty for Laziness

The Incas were great agricultural
people, and the remains Of their
canals and aQueducts may be seen In
many places along the coasts of Peru.
They had no rich and no poor. The
state did everything for its subjects.
interfering in all things. even in the
affairs of private life. There were
three classes-the royal family. the
priests, and the people. The chief
priest and the head Of the army were
drawn from the royal house. Every
man of twenty-one and every girl of
eighteen was compelled to marry. To
every child piece of land was given
"a boy getting more than a girl. All
the work was done by the people
and every persOn-man, woman. and
rhild-had his or her allotted share Of
work to do. No one was permitted
to be overworked, but no one dare be
lazy under penalty Of death.