Coolidge Flays
G.O.P.Chief
j
Speaks at
Ceremony
President at Unveiling of La
fayette Monument Defends
Supreme Court and
Constitution.
Stands Behind Ideals
Baltimore, Bept. «. — President
Coolldge called upon the American
people In a Lafayette day address
here today to take a stand against
"a deliberate and determined effort,”
which he said "la being made to
break down the guarantee* of our
fundamental law,” through a move
ment "to limit the Jurisdiction of our
domestic courts."
Speaking at the unveiling of a
etatue of Lafayette, the president
characterized the great Frenchman as
a true eon of world freedom” and as
serted that "this occasion is dedicated
to freedom."
"The question Is,” he declared,
"whether America will allow itself to
be degraded Into a communistic and
socialistic state, or whether it will re
main American. Those who want to
continue to enjoy the high estate of
American citizenship will resist all at
tempts to encroach upon their liber
ties by encroaching upon power of the
courts." •
Defends Court.
■While devoting his address primar
ily to a defense of the United States
supreme court, the president also
drew a lesson from the French leader,
who "Joined us in fighting for the
maintenance and extension of our in
slltutions," and proposed a policy of
service In foreign relations.
■ He pleaded also for the abolishment
of war hatreds and assistance in “the
restoration of the German people,
now shorn of militarism.”
Referring to the supreme court, Mr.
Coolldge said If Its authority "should
be broken down and Its powers
lodged with the congress, every
minority body that may be weak In
resources or unpopular In the public
estimation, also nearly every race and
religious belief would find themselves
practically without protection.
Mentions No Names.
The time for Americans to range
themselves firmly, squarely and un
compromisingly behind American
ideals is now,’ ’he asserted in “the
great body of our people have an
abiding faith in their own country.
The time has come when they should
supplement that faith with action. In
this contest there Is, but one place for
a real American to stand."
The president mentioned no names
in connection with the attack he de
scribed against the supreme court.
He characterized It as an assault up
on the constitution “with Its purpose
the confiscation of property and the
destruction of liberty.”
"Very little danger exists of an
open and avowed assault upon the
principle of individual freedom," he
said. "It Is more likely to be In peril
Indirectly, perhaps with the avowed
Intention of protecting It or enlarging
it.”
In hie discussion of foreign affairs.
Mr. Coolldge said “to he independent,
to my mind, does not mean to he
isolated. There Is no real indepen
dence save only as we secure It
through the law of service.”
While avoiding entanglements, he
pointed out that the United States
had pursued that policy in contribu
tions to foreign charities; in council
at the arbitration tables In Latln
Amerlca; In adjustment of war prob
lems In Europe; In the Washington
armament conference, and In the set
tlement of the reparations problem.
End of War.
“The effect these will have In
averting war and promoting peace,"
he added, "cannot possibly be over
estimated. They appear to be proper
ly to mark the end of the old order,
and the beginning of a new era. We
hope they are the end of aggressive
war and the beginning of permanent
Referring to the European situation
the president declared. "If we want
Frame and the other allies paid we
can best work towards that end by
assisting In the restoration of the Ger
man people, now shorn of militarism,
to their full place in the family of
peaceful mankind.
Speaking again of the supreme
court, as well as of the entire sys
tem of Independent Judiciary. Mr.
Coolldge ' said Its establishment
through the constitution "was one of
the great contributions which Ameri
ca made to the science of govern
ment."
"That tribunal," he continued. In
speaking specifically of the supremo
court, “has been made as Independent
and Impartial «s human nature could
devise. This action was taken with
the sole purpoee of protecting the
freedom of the Individual, of guard
ing his enrnlngs, his home, his life.
"It Is frequently charged that this
tribunal Is tyrannical, if the constl
tutlon of the United States be tyr
anny; If the rule that no one sbnlle be
convicted of crime save by a Jury of
his peers; that no orders of nobility
shall be granted; that slavery shall
not he permitted to exist In any state
or territory; that no one shall be de
prived of life, liberty or property with
out due process of law; If these and
many other provisions made by the
people be tyranny then the supreme
court when It makes decisions In ac
cordance with theae principles of our
fundamental law, Is tyrannical. Other
wlae, It Is exercising the power of
government for the preservation of
liberty. The fact Is that the constl
tutlon !s the source of our freedom.
Maintaining It, Interpreting It, and de
Blaring !t ar* the only methods by
whlih t»« constitution ran be pre
t» red and our lit ei'tlea guaranteed
"Somewhere ir.uat he lodged the
«ewcr ’c decline the oBPitltutlon. If
I be taken away frncu the court, It
•uet ge either to the executive or to
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the legislative branches of the gov
ernment. No on* so far as I know
has thought that It should go to the
executive. All those who advocate
changes propose, I belief*,' that' It
should he transferred In whole or In
part * to1 the congress. I have a vary
high regard for legislative assemblies.
W* Have put a very great emphasis
upon representative government. It
Is the only method by which due de
liberation can be secured. That Is a
great safeguard of liberty.
“But the legislature Is not judicial.
Along with what are submitted to b*
the merits of the question also what
Is supposed to be the popular demand
and the greatest partisan advantage
weighs vary heavily in making legis
lative decisions. It Is well known that
when the house of representatives sits
as a judicial body, to determine con
tested elections, it has a tendency to
decide In a partisan way.
It Is to be remembered also that
under recent political practice there
la a strong tendency for legislatures
to be very much Influenced by the
executive. Whether w« like this prac
tice or not, there Is no use denying
that it exists. With a dominant ex
ecutive and a subservient legislature,
the opportunity will be very Inviting
to aggrandizement and very dangerous
to liberty. That way leads toward
Imperialism.
"Some people do not seem to under
stand fully the purpose of our consti
tutional restraints. They are not for
protecting the majority either In or
out of congress. They can protect
themselves with their votes. W# have
adopted a written constitution In or
der that the minority, even down to
the most insignificant Individual,
might have their rights protected. So
long as our constitution remains in
force, no majority, no matter how
large, can deprive the Individual of
the right of life, liberty or property,
or prohibit the free exercise of re
ligion or the freedom of speech or
of the press. If the authority now
vested In the supreme court were
transferred to the congress any ma
jority, no matter what their motive,
could vote away any of these most
precious rights.
"Majorities are notoriously Ir
responsible. After Irreparable dam
age had been done the only remedy
that the people would have would be
the privilege of trying to defeat such
a majority at the next election. Every
minority body that may be weak in
resources or unpopular in the public
estimation, also nearly every race
and religious belief would find them
selves practically without protection
if the authority of the supreme court
should be broken down and Its pow
ers lodged with the congress.
Twilight Gone.
‘ The same reasoning that applies
td the Individual person applies to
the Individual state. A very broad
twilight zone exist* In which It le
difficult to distinguish where atate
right ends and federal right begins.
Deprived of the privilege of Its day
in court, each state would be com
pelled td submit to the exactions of
congress or resort to resistance by
force. On the other hand the legis
latures of states, and sometimes the
people,- through the Initatlve and re
fi-rendum, may pass laws which are
very Injurious to the minority resi
dents of that state, by attempting to
take away the privileges which they
hold under the federal constitution.
Except for the courts, such a min
ority would have no remedy for
wrong done them. Their ultimate
refuge is the supreme court of the
United States.
"At a time when all the world Is
seeking for the adjudication of dif
ferences between nations, not by war
hut by the suggestion that we should
limit the Jurisdiction of our domestic
courts is reactionary in the highest
degree. It would cast sslde the pro
gress of generations to begin again
the contest for supremacy between
executive and legislative. \\ hichever
side has won in that struggle, the
people have always lost.
Barriers.
"Our constitution has raised certain
barriers against too hasty change.
I believe such provision is wise. 1
dmdtd -if there has been any change
that has ever really been desired
by the people, which they have not
been able to secure. Stability of gov
ernment Is a very important asset.
If amendment be made easy, both
revolution and reaction, as well ss
orderly progress, also becomes easy.
The nation has lost little, but has
gained much, through the necessity of
due deliberation. The pressing need
of the present day is not to change
our constitutional rights, but to ob
serve our constitutional rights.
"A deliberate and determined ef
fort is being made to break down the
guarantees of our fundamental iaw.
It has for its purpose the confisca
tion of property and the destruction
of liberty. At the present time the
chief obstacle, besides the people, to
1 this effort, is ths supreme court of
the United fctates. In this contest
thers Is but one place for a real
American to stand. That la on the
side of ordered liberty under consti
tutional government. This Is not the
struggle of the rich end powerful.
They will be able to survive. It Is the
struggle of the common run of peo
ple, unless we can maintain our insti
tutions of liberty unimpaired, they
will see their savings swept awav,
their homes devastated, and their chit
dren perish from want and hunger.
"The constitution of ths United
•States has for its almost sol* pur
pose the protection of the freedom
of the people. We must combat every
attempt to break it down or to make
It easy under the pretended guise of
legal procedure, to throw open the
way to reaction of revolution. To
adopt any other course la to put In
Jeopardy the sacred right to life, liber
ty, property and the pursuit of hap
piness."
TECH GRADUATES
GUESTS AT CALVARY
The baccalaureate service* for the
graduating class of Technical High
school will be held at the Calvary
Baptist church Sunday morning st II.
The pnstnr of the church. Itev.
Howard Clarkson Whitcomb, will ad
dress the class on the theme, "The
Trusteeship of life." The church
chorus choir will resume its work
with this service after a vacation of
two months
Manuscript Relates Indian-Spanish Battle
Near Columbus in 1720; Excavations Begun
By WILL M. MAUPIN.
Columbus, Neb.. Sept. 6.—A long
hidden manuscript, examined by a
Frenchman and sent to Paris a few
months ago, has resulted In the dis
covery of the site of a battle fought
between Kanplards and Indians about
15 miles northwest of Columbus.
The manuscript. translated In
Paris, inspired E. E. Blackman,
curator of the Nebraska State Histor
ical society, to whom a copy was sent,
to make Investigation.
The manuscript relates that the In
dians and French trappers of the
Great Lakes region formed an expe
dition to Journey southwest to search
for mines and to wrest the New
Mexico region from the Spaniards. At
the earns time the Spaniards of the
southwest organized an expedition to
explore the Missouri country and
drive out the Frenrh.
Expedition* Meet, Rattle.
Unwittingly these two expeditions
marched toward* each other, the
Spaniards searching for the fabled
land of Qulvera, the French *nd In
dian* searching for mines of fabulous
wealth.
The two expeditions met August 11,
1720, on a vast plateau northwest of
this city, where there had for cen
turies. seeming, been In existence a
huge Indian city. In the battle an
entire Spanish legion was wiped out,
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I—Map of territory occupied by
ancient city of Quivera. Scene of
massacre of Spanish legion.
I—Spanish armor plate, chain used
to hold hits in mouths of Spanish
mounts. Indian kitchen and pocket
knives. Arrow points, found in great
numbers.
3—K. E. Blackman, curator Ne
braska State Historical society, who
has been making excavations.
together with all Its Indian re
tainers.
Mr. Blackman believe* that the
great Indian city, where the battle
was fought was In reality the City of
Quivera.
Pawnee Indians were friendly to
the Spanish: the Otoes were friendly
to the French. When the Spanards
reached the junction of the T.oup and
the Platte near Columbus, they were
met by a huge war party of Otoes.
Thinking they were Pawnee* the
Spaniards told ail their plan* for
wiping out the French and captur
ing the great north country. The
wily Otoes pretended friendship, and
supgested that the Spaniards stack
their arms nd accoutrements while
the Indians staged a freat danre for
their entertainment. The Spaniards
foil for the triek. and no sooner were
they disarmed than the Otoes mas
saered every Spaniard with the ex
eeptlon of two soldiers, who escaped
Columbus Brewery Made Real Beer
Instead of Near Variety, U. S. Charges
Information on 24 counts alleging
violation of the federal prohibition
act by the Columbus Beverage com
pany of Columbus, Neb., of which W,
J. Walter la president and George
Rambour Is secretary, was filed Pat
uiduy morning In federal court here
by United Bta4es District Attorney J.
C. Kinsler.
According to Kinsler, the brewery
was making real beer, instead of the
nonalcoholic variety termed "near
beer."
Agents From Washington.
With the Information on the 24
counts filed, which included manufac
ture of liquor which was more than
one half of 1 per cent slcohol without
a permit, unlawful possession of
liquor and maintenance of a nuisance,
an application for a temporary In
Junction to close the establishment,
together with complete evidence as
sent from ^Cashlngton on affidavits
made by General Prohibition Agents
H. L«. Duncan and J. W. Miller, who
conducted the Investigation, and the
federal chemist who examined the
liquor.
According to the evidence of the
prohibition agents, the liquor that
was found Jn various soft drink par
lore at Columbus and In the vats of
the company was shown to be be
tween 2 and S per cent alcohol. It
Is suspected that some of the llquot
manufactured hy the Columbus Bev
erage company was sold In Omaha,
said Mr. Kinsler.
Arrest Officers.
A capias has been issued at tha
office of the United Ptstes marshal's
office for the immediate arrest of the
two officers of ths company, Walter
and Rambour. A deputy will be sent
to Columbus to make the arrests and
take them before the United States
commissioner at Norfolk, where they
will probably be placed under bonds
of $2,500 each as fixed by Judge
Woodrough.
"The Injunction filed Saturday
morning,” said Attorney Klnaler,
"will only prevent officers of the com
pany destroying the machinery or
moving It and prevent the manufac
ture of Intoxicating liquor. The
manufacture of soft drinks can con
tlnue. But we will ask that the
place be closed for a year at the time
of the hearing."
The Columbus Beverage company
was started on June 1, 1923.
CHINA MUST NAME
NEUTRAL ZONE
Pekin, Sept. S.—A Joint note from
th# government of Orest Britain,
France, Italy, Japan and the United
States was being drsfted today de
mending that the Chinese govern
ment establish a neutral sons In the
Chekiang Klangsu war sons extending
from Woosung on the coast to Klang
nan arsenal beyond Shanghai.
Previous r.esuranres of the Pekin
government of the safety of foreign
ers are deemed unsatisfactory by the
representatives of the five powers. It
Is feRred a naval attack on the Klang
nan arsenal would result In damage
to foreign properly In Shanghai and
Jeopardize tha live# of foreigners.
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One of thee* escaped soldiers man
aged to work his way back to St.
Louis, where he wrote the story. It
In this story’ that found its way back
to Paris, and later back to Mr.
Blackman.
Relics t'neartlied.
Mr. Blackman's excavations during
the summer have revealed a great
store of historical relics. He dis
covered that the City of Quivers had
semi paving, a primitive system of
waterworks and some knowledge of
Irrigation. He found Spanish armor
plates, brass chains and Spanish
arms.
The discoveries clearly show thnt
this Immediate section was a great
Indian settlement of more than a
million population, and that It was
the great Indian center of the con
tinent Specimens of pottery ex
cavated reveal that these Indians
used the More system of pottery mak
ing. common to northern Europe
in 1.000 A. I>.
The section v\ in re the** astound
ing discoveries were made has been
farmed for more than 40 years. The
great mound Is elevated above the
common level from six inches to
about three feet. Th* level of the
entire mesa Is about 200 feet above
th* level of the Loup rlv«r. The
mound was approximately fits feet
high before cultivation began.
Mr. Blackman declare* that his
discoveries prove that th* Indians
were one* highly civilized, and that
they have been a decadent rsc* for
mor* than a thousand years.
Scientists *11 over th* country are
showing great Interest In th* die
covsry. Many are planning to visit
tha scene In th* spring. Mr. Black
man will ask the coming legislature
for an appropriation to pay th* ex
penscs of an exhaustive study of the
great ruins. _
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Pair in Race for
if ■
Divorce Papers
Millard Farmer Beals Wife to
Clerk's Office by
3 Hours.
Laura and Thomas Thompson,
farmers near Mtllard, want a divorce.
They ran a race Friday to file peti
tions In district court.
Thomas got hla petition on file at
12:30. He alleged that Laura, "Im
mediately after marriage in June,|
1909, ahe began a course of cruel and
Inhuman treatment, has an ungovern
able temper and has threatened his
life."
Laura's attorney galloped Into court
at 4 In the afternoon and filed her
petition. It differs much from that
of Thomas.
"Ever sine# ths marriage she has
been a kind and loving wife and never
gave him the slightest cause for his
cruel and Inhuman treatment," she
says.
He called her vile names, threatened
her life, forced her to leave tha home
and encouraged his brothers to come
on the place and threaten her, she
charges.
to have custody of their child, Har
Each alleges that the other la unfit
old, 12.
CATHOLIC CHIEFS
IN CONVENTION
Des Moines, la., Sept. *—Represen
tatives of more than a score of or
ders engaged In Catholic church wel
fare work all over the United States
were arriving here today for the na
tional conference of Catholic charities
which opens tomorrow and will con
tinue through Thursday.
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Walnut Hill Methodist church held
its annunl congregational meeting Iasi
Wednesday evening, with the busi
ness of the church for the coming
year as the topic of discussion.
Addresses were delivered by La W.
Hoffman, O. E. Pearson, Frank
Gordon, Frank Ward and M. W.
Fritz.
J. J. Lamoreaux presided. The
pastor of the church was invited to
return for another year s work with
an increase of salary. The ladies of
the church served a dinner.
The church has shown great prog
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