5 MbwctvMtm
Th. WEATHER
TODAY'S CIRCULATION OVEft
4,200
AND STILL GROWINO
Highest Yesterday
Lowest Last Nioht
Unsettled with probably rah
lomgni and Tuesday.
Consolidation of The Evtnlng Nw and The Roatburg Review
An Independent Newspaper, Published for th Best Interest ol the People
VOL. XXVH. NO. 112 OF R08u " 4-VJV,EW
ROSEBURG, OREGON. MONDAY. MARCH 30. 1925.
VOL. XIII NO. 13 OP THE EVENING NEWS
JAZZ
USE
ASA
GIRL MAY!
DEFENSE
Alienist to Picture Her tU
Person Mentally
Deranged.
GIRL IS WEAKENING
Actions Cause Shift in De
fense Plans Frequent
Collapses Strengthen
Insanity Belief.
(Anoclited Pna InieJ WlrO
SAN FRANCISCO. March SO.
Defense counsel in the case of
Dorothy Elllngson, presented to
Judge Louderback this morning a
motion to have the murder trial
of the 16-year old matricide halt
ed and the present Jury Instructed
to Inquire into her mental condi
tion. Judge Loudefback said the
court must be satisfied there was
basis for such a motion before he
could consider it.
Walter McGovern of defense
counsel, then read an affidavit by
Dr. Jau Don Ball, specialist, ex
pressing the belief that the girl
la Insane.
The court held the affidavit In
sufficient, but allowed the de
fense until 2 p. m., to call Dr.
Ball to testify and amplify the
deposition.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 30.
Judge- Harold Louderback post
poned today for 24 houra the mur
der trial of the 16-year old Do
rothy Elllngson, to Inquire Into
the present mental condition of
the girl who la charged with kil
ling her mother In the bedroom
of their home last January after
a dispute over the girl's pufsuit
of 1ari and Joy rides.
At the opening of the trial this
morning the defense moved that
the sanity Inquiry be made and
based the motion on an affidavit
by Dr. Jau Don Ball, a psychta
trlst, expressing the belief that the
girl at present was mentally in
competent. Jndee Louderback.
holding the affidavit in Itself In
sufficient, said he would allow Dr.
Ball to testify.
The Jury was excluded while the
motion was argued. The court
adjourned the Insanltr motion un
til 2 o'clock this afternoon so that
Dr. Ball could be summoned.
Judge Louderback explained
that he must be convinced that
there was basis for such a motion
before he could entertain It. He
added that the test whether a
person Accused of cYlme compre
hended the proceeding and was
able to present an Intelligible de
fense. Walter McCovero of defense
counsel offered to stipulate with
the state that the present Jury,
empanelled to try Miss Elllngson
on the charge of murder, might in
oulre Into the girl's sanity, should
the motion be granted.
"The district attornev'a office Is I
not stipulating anything at the
present time," said Assistant DIs-
trlct Attorney Tarmon D. Skillln.
"It Is for the defense first to make
a showing in support of Its mo-
tion."
SA IT
Mr. McOovern presenting Ms I his age, 75 years, makes more ser
motion said: ious.
The defense has been Impressed i "
since this trial started a week ago
that Dorothy Elllngson Is In a
phvslcally condition that renders
It practically Impossible "to pro
ceed. But the law makes no pro-
visions for such a condition. We 1
believe from reports of our ex- the flu epidemic which has been
perts that the defendants condt- sweeping through Klamath county
tion probably will become worse the past two weeks when Jacob
and that nothing could be served j Seengerle of Aspgrove succumbed
bv merelv postponing the case. .yesterday.
"We believe that at present I Enrollment In many of the
there Is a very decided mental schools Is down to BO percent be
condltlon to take into considers- j cause of the epidemic.
tion
"We think It advisable that the
case be stopped. If It ran be with
Justice both to the prosecution and
tho defense. We offer to stipu
late that the present Jury be di
rected to Inoulre Into- the glrl'e
mental condition"
"Do vou base your motion only
on what the court mav have ob-
served since the trial started?"
asked Jndre Louderback.
Mr. McOovern then read Dr.
Ball's affidavit which stated the
onlnlon that the girl "was incap
able of defending herself on the
charge of crime with which she
is accused."
Us thst your entire showing?"
tnnnlred the court.
'lt Is. yonr honor." said dofenae
counsel The Jnrv and witnesses
then were excused until 10 o clock
tomorrow morning. The Insanity
motion was expected to be dis
posed of this afteroon. "
The girl sat composedly while
her insanity was being discussed
but while being led awy trward
(Continued on paga iu)
e
ENDED;
riOOL IS CLOSED
DEA.
e (Aaoclatrd Pna Uwd Win.) e
PARIS. Mar. 30. After con-
forrlng with Premier Herrlot
until 2 o'clock this morning
the French minister of edu-
cation. Dr. Albert today sus-
pended Dr. Barthelmy, dean
of the Sorbonne'law faculty.
and closed the law school
' until further notice as a re-
ault of the rioting by Royal-
lata and conservative ropubli-
- ....... . i. .. . i ..
The cabinet ministers or-
der stated that Dr. Barthelmy
declared that he could not
Impose penalties on the par-
ticlpanta In Saturday's dem-
onstratlons against the ,ap- e
polntment of ProfeBsor
Georges Scelle to the chair of
International law.
Dr. Barthelmy also refused
to co-operate with the author-
ltles of the University of Par-
la who Insisted that classes
be held despite the views of
the protesting students, that
the ministerial order started.
If ?
BODIES OF TWO
ARE EXAMINED.
fAnacbted Pm Lxnd Win.)
CHICAGO, March 30. The
exhumed bodies of Dr. Oscar
e Olson and Mrs. Emma Nelson
McCllntock, physician and
e mother of the "millionaire
orphan," showed marked
chronic heart disease, accord-
ing to a report submitted to-
day by Dr. James Slmonds
of Northwestern University,
representing William D.
Shepherd in the post-mor-"w
tern. The swollen conditions
of Mrs. McCllntock's body
observed after death, which
excited the auspicions of the
Chief Justice Harry Olson of
the Municipal Court was at-
trlhuted by Dr. Slmonds as
due to edema or dropsy.
FORBES STRICKEN
WITH PARALYSIS
fAaoriataf Frew T.Miwd Wtr.)
nOSTON, March 30. The con
dition of Colonel Charles R. For
bes, who was stricken with para
lysis Friday night, remained vir
tually unchanged today, said a re
port from the Hart Hospital. Col
onel Forbes, who was formerly
director of the I'nlted States Vet
erans Bureau, was at the home
of 'his sister. Mrs. Harry Judkin
In the Brighton district, when he
suffered the paralytic attack.
POSTAL EMPLOYES
AKL KLIiNI AlLLTThe nlpht promises to be one of
WASHINGTON. March 30. j
directed the restoration to duty.
with demotion of each of the sec-
uuu pviitii BUiiviviauij uuiviain
suspended January 2. for their
connection with efforts to Influ
ence legislation at the time of
consideration of the postal pay
Increase bill.
ARCH-BISHOP IN
CRITICAL CONDITION
f AMnrlatM Vltm bw4 WK.
i ore Mar 0 I
Alexander Christie, i
Arch-Bishop
head of the
Catholic Church in
itholic Chnrrh in
d I in criUcal con-'
Vincent, ilo.pl"al
V" 1 .,
0r',n.,".i,."
'Oregon remained
dltlon at SL
here today, accordl
attendants. He Is suffering from
ja complication of diseases which
KLAMATH HAS FLU
EPIDEMIC; 7 DEAD
(AMMwt.tml Ptm !ar.1 Win.)
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore.. Mar.
30. Seven deaths was the total of
DEMURRER OVERRULED
rAanctatal Pna UuM Win.)
PORTLAND, Ore., Mnr. 30
Federal Judge Wolverton today ov
erruled the demurrer of John L.
lEtherldge to the Indictment
brought against him several
.months ago charging fraud In con
Inaction with the exploitation of
certain Seattle Improvement
bonds. The trial Is to begin April
6.
FAVORS BIRTH CONTROL
'lArarliM Pim I mil Win.)
NEW YORK. Mar. 30 Legaliz
ed birth control as a preventative
of nervous disorders arising from
ex suppression Is one of the greai
est necessities or civinistion
Dr.
W. F. Rle of Raldwlnvllle. Mass.,
told the International Neo-Mal-thuslan
and Birth control confer
ence. "Birth control Is harmless, relig
ious, human and it should be le
gal," be declared.
1
SPORTPRDGRAM
NEXT SESSION
Ralph Hand and Paul
Amort to Give Main
- Event of Evening.
BOXING IS SCHEDULED
Local Youngsters to Give
Exhibition of Fistic Art
Following Installa
tion ant? Banquet.
In conjunction with Installa
tion of officers next Thursday
night, April 2, Roseburg Lodge of
Elks will stage another lively
smoker, featuring a card of ,
wrestling and amateur boxing
bouts. The nieht a nroeram will
open at 6:30 o'clock with a feed I
oi oaaea tninooK saimon, not
biscuits and all the trimmings.
TT' Wl L be mmed at,e'.y 'ollow-
ed by the ceremonial nductlon
of newly elected officers Into their
lodge will be entertained by the
B.u...r oi iiie squareu circle. -
Ralph Hand, formerly of Cot- i, : Z , ieit Dy ine ourgiars, it is evident
tage Grove, king of Oregon's!! 5, ?;?.": v . I that the robberies were done by
light heavyweight wrestlers, will T . h, , , .L. I ,niw mtn- or boy"- PParently of
be one of the principal, of the t "n" 'e,n' ,he. ov'- small build and probably tran
rlng headllner. His opponent will ! J11' njured." he asked. ;,..
be Paul Amort, well known local .ln the Me' n6, th pic- I u ta believed that they first
grappler. who
downed Farmer
Vance at the lodge smoker three
weeks ago. Hand, under the
terms of agreement, will endeavor
to throw Amort twice in 30 min
utes. This should mean a ratt
ling good bout. Hand has a weight
advantage of nearly ten pounds
and has been In the game a much
longer time, but Amort demon
strated in his tussle, with Vance,
that he has tire strength and
science to make any man near his
own size extend himself to the
limit. Hand has never appeared
before a Roseburg audience and
local 'wrestling enthusiasts are
eager to see him In action.
j There will bo a wrestling pre
I llmlnary between two members of
the lodge, also two or three glove
contests by fast local talent. The
full pT?onnpl of the card has not
yet been made up, but the com
mittee In chanre headed by re-
iiiiiiK r.Aturcu inner it. 11. ou'tir,
Is working rapidly to that end.
?' ,'1.'.,m..nA 'h.!.PLa""
I 1WI IV BJBUIW ilia UIKiiCSli UUS- ,
FORGERY CHARGE
IS INVESTIGATED
Aleck Fife, advertising solicitor,
was arrested Saturday ntght. and Is
being held ln the county Jail while
officers are Investigating a charge
of forgery. Fife, it is stated, was
operating an advertising scheme ln
which checks were to be made pay-
were 10 De maue pay-
able to Rev Clery of the local
Catholic church, to be held by him
until the contract was complete A
"Seek give hoover was u
led for the payment of a hotel bill.
ed ror the payment of a hotel pill, i r.. . --
Ulcers allege the priest's endor wnl-h lnpector-gen-
!m Prchaed for the abduc
i .hn,-,,-!,!- h. tion. The witness declared that he
ii"Uhr,.,;?.l,,,b'Ht;wa Proo.ll a l"ge sum ot
as yet no complaint has been filed.
WHKKLKK I.EAVF
KOK II IS TRIAL.
rAWtt Ptm. l.t Win.)
WASHINGTON. March 30.
Senator Burton K. Wheeler left
today for Montana, where he will
face trial at Great Falls on April
1R. on charge of practicing Illeg
ally before the Interior depart
ment ln a land case.
FORMER GOV. OF IDAHO
TASSES AWAY TODAY
fArw!tM Pn IshnI Win 1
MOSCOW, Idaho. March 30.
William J. McConnell, former
governor of Idaho and father-in-law
of I'nlted States Senator Wil
liam A. Borah, died at his home
here early today at the age of
8K years. He had complained of
not feeling well ten days ago.
Mr. McConnell went to Boise
In 1RB3 from Oregon. Later he
returned to that atate and In
1z waa president of the Oregon
state senate. He was governor
of Idaho from 193 to 189 and
f'nired States senator from Idaho
for three months In 1K90. when
the state wss admitted to the
Union. At the time of his death
he was I'nlted B'ates immigra-
tion inspector at Moscow.
He was horn In Commerce,
'Mlchlrsn. snd married Lo-,ls
j Brown In Yamhill. Ore.. In 18.
Be.lre his widow and Vr. Ho-
I rah he I. .nrvived two daurh -
ters. Mrs Ben Bnh" of Moscow
and Mrs Max I.lndermann of
; Portland Ore and a son. Wll -
I'am eV Sacramento. Cat., he was
'the author of a hltorv of the
I state of Idaho and of "episodes
of pioneer life.' q
TEX RICKARD IS "
GIVEN BIG FINE
(Aaortated PrM LNnd Wlre.1
NEWARK. N. J.. Mar. SO.
George L. (Tex) Rlckard. na-
tlonally known fight promot-
er today was fined $7,000 by
:a v..,..,-... t. ....... .... at I
' splracy to violate the law re-
I
gardlng illegal transportation
of prize fight films. Rickard
and four co-defendanta were
convicted In federal court In
Trenton on March 19 on the
charge, which waa brought in
at iinnui.tnn with ,h n.ruirtU. A
tion of the Dempsey-Carpen-
tier fignt films.
All five men were In court
to receive sentence. Fines
were given the four other con-
vlcted men as follows:
Fred Quimby, New York mo-
tion picture producer, $7,000;
Jasper C. (Jap) Muma, Wash-
Ington and New York newa-
paper man 17,000; Teddy f
Hayea of Los Angeles, for-
mer secretary to Dempsey s
11,000 and Frank B. Flournoy,
Madison Square Garden
matchmaker, $1,000.
e Rickard, Quimby and Muma s
were fined $5,000 each on the
e county charging conspiracy
and $1,000 on each of the two
count charging conspiracy
tion. Judge Bodlne fined
Hayes and Flournoy but $1.-
000 each aa they were held to 1
be employee of the leaders In
e the cnnsnlr&cv e
No appeals from the sen-
tence of Rckard and Muma ;
mi v .i w a a
.- n...... n. tTi-
COunsela said. Appeals of the
U olher ,en,eceB also are not
ordered. It waa Indicated.
Judge Bodine referred to
, th gentencint ag the ..last
., h ,aW he wag
f . h , . fll. :
T ,WBrr "own P""
w irptni, rii!ni mm T
the radio carried full accounts
of them, and movies token
within the stall's can be
shown. Nevertheless, a fed-
eral law was flouted and pun-
lshment must be meted out."
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a)
ATTFMPT VinWAP
"''"
nnlxClVl rW UIxl 1
(AaocUttd Pre LM4 Wire.)
BOMBAY, Mar. 30. Further de
tails of the attempted kidnaping of
the Indian nautch girl, Mumtaz Be-
Piim format, fnvn.ll. nf Ih. V. -i
, ,1,. win uahini. nt in-
dnr- were rpVMid during the
fourth day of the trial of the nine
men accused of having made the
attack OQ MaUbaP
Hill, January
12.
Mumtaz was rescued by four
n.iti.i. , v.
sailants: but the girl's companion.
1 . 1 i.ii i .
killed and Mumtnz herself, was
disfigured by knife slashes across
her face. It Is alleged that the at-
,ack was Instlsatr-d by the Ma-
iminjtt iu uiiiik muiuiHs uhck lu
his household from which she had
fled. Today an uncle of one of
the nine accused men. a shopkeep.
er In Ahmedabaad testified thst
one of the defendanta went to him
last year to obtain his assistance
In the kidnaping. He said the man
. . : , , , .
represeni iinnii -ii as navinn urrn
m b.,h,e. ,ndore Inspector-gen-
r 1 ""-.
The witness ..Id that the man.
"V"'r" "
ey to assist In the kidnaping but
he rejected the proposal.
SALEM TEAM TO
PLAY WEDNESDAY:
(Aanriatx! Pna UnH Win.)
CHICAOO, March 30. Forty
three basketball teams from 34
states are entered In the national
Inter-scolastlc tournament of the
University of Chicago, which will
opvn tomorrow morning.
The first round games will be
gin at 10 a. m., Tuesday and con
tinue until five p. m., Wednesday.
The drawings Included: Tuesday,
8 p. m., Franklin high. Portland.
Oregon, vs. Louisville, Ky.: Wed
nesday, 9 a. m., Salem, Oregon,
va. Torrlngton, Conn.
RUNAWAY HOUSE
FRIGHTENED THEM
( AnorUnd Pm Lnnd Win.)
TX8 ANOELES. March 30.
Because a California bunk-alow
ran away and frightened them,
Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Heat I y asks
$17,600 damages In suits on file
In the Bupeyor Court here touay
. asainsi iirm oi noum mu"-i".
According to the complaints tho
I defendant house movers careless-
ly allowed a bungalow to run
I amuck down a hill up which the
Heatty's were climbing In their
1 automobile. The sight of the hun
1 galow bounding down the slope
toward them threw such a fright
1 Into them, that they leaped tor
life out of tbelr machine, they
j allege, and sustained serious in-
Juries. "ven though the bungslow
tpaia not nil mem.
L
GET
PLACES ROBBED
Business Houses . Entered,
Money and Clothing
Secured.
BREAK SKYLIGHTS
Guns Stolen From Machine
Shop Pressing Plant,
Grocery and Cloth
ing Store Entered.
Four Roseburg business hou
ses were rollxd Saturday night,
or Sunday morning, the total loot
amounting to about $35, a couple
of pistols, two cartons of cigar
ettes. 3 suits of clfthea, shirts,
suitcases and other minor articles.
The places entered were W. O.
old Central Hotel building, the j
imperial gleaners- cleaning ana
pressing establishment, the Econ
omy Grocery, conducted by Oliver
Johnson and Wilder and Agee's
clothing store.
. ' ...-.
From tracks and other marks
enrered the machine shop, where
thpy obtained a .38 Co ts automa-
tic, and an old cap and ball pistol.
a leaf torn off a wall calendar.
and apparently used to wrap up
one of the guns, was found In the
grocery store, the torn sheet Tit-
ing perfectly with the stub at the
machine shon. Indicating that the
.shop was the first to be Entered.
It Is thought that the burglars
had the grocery store In mind
land thnt they blundered Into the
, cleaning shop adjoining.
Their tmckH were found lead-
In from the alley In tho rear of j
the Highway Service Rnrane, up
over the roof of the wash rack,
;and to the Hkylfjcht of the clean
injf shop. One glass pane waa re
moved from the 8kvlii:ht. and the
burglars apparently lowered them
selves by a rope.
rney evinenuy speni lime ume
there, searching the place well.
but finding nothing or value. They
finally left the building by the
rear way. and went up a llder
to the roof, and then entered the
grocery store, smashing out four
panes of glass in the skylight ln
Thcv robbed the till of about
130 which had been left In the
cash drawer, and took several
other articles. Including two car
tons of cigarettes, groceries and
several other things of little
vnlte.
Wilder and Agee's clothing store
was the last place visited for there
the burglars left their rone, bv
which thev had dropped through
tho .kvllvht. Thev ransacked the
" " - j .n
store thoroughly taking 5 in cash.
j lhreR 8U, of clothH,, al of . ,ilft
to rt o der ooys or men small in'
,,. Th ,ecur(.d complete
duiiiii m ciuiuihr. nu ...pn, m
,er , haVe an easy means of carry-
, thpr ,orft. ole two hand ba(!.
and a suitcase
Unt 'U"r,rry was discovered
1 outfits or clotning. ana men. in or-
Th robbery wan diRcovpred
early on Sunday morning by Mr.
John boh, whfn he went to the
Htore to do tome work on htft
bonk a. The officers were called
and mad an investigation, but
,,nah'6 totIMH;"r" 70UKh
prehend the guilty parties.
FOUR BANDITS GET
$15,000 IN LOOT
rAWM-tattd P t.w1 Win.)
CHICAOO, March 30. Four
robbers, one of whom carried a
sawed off shotgun, held up seven
offlc'als and employees of the
Ashland S.lrd Street Slate Bank
lodav and escaped with currency
estlmsted at between $10,000 and
$15,000.
LEVENS MOVES HIS
OCTTCr Tn CAT CM
UrrH-fc. lJ O ALE.1YI
t AwwHatMl Pn. "Tin )
RAT.EM. Ore.. March 30 Wil
liam H 1-evens. state prohibition
commissioner, said today that he
1
will move Into his offices In the General Mitchell wilt be assign
state house Wrdnesdav of this ed to the staff of Major-General
week and will probably attempt nin,i, commanding the eighth
to announce the names or some
of the assistants ho has apnointed..v. K u..im iH,nn, aid
to assist In law enforcement work, c'olorado and has Jurisdiction over
Mexican border patrols. While
TWELVE KILLED General Mitchell la known to have
,., . . A rrmrMT preferred assignment aa air ser
IIN AN AUUlJJtN 1 r)r officer attached to the ataff
of Major-General Hale, commend
CHICAGO. March 10. Twelve
persons were killed In aittomo-
bile accidents In and near Ch'cago
Runday. Eight of the fatalltlea
rsult'd when trains struck au-
lomounrs ai j.iuo ....!.
Second Election Necessary
in Germany as Candidates
Did Not Receive a Majority
(AaucUMd Pmt Leued Win.)
BERLIN, Mar. 30. Final re
turns from yesterday's presidential
election in Germany, announced
this morning, shows that none of
the seven candidates received a
majority as required by the con
stitution making a second election
necessary. The second polling day
has been fixed for April 26. On
this occasion, the candidate hav
ing the highest number of votes
will be declared elected.
The polling of the various can
dldatea yesterday were as follows:
Dr. Karl Jarres, candidateof the
combined nationalist and conserva
tive burgeois parties, 10.3X7,323.
Otto Uraun, socialist, 7.736,678.
Former Chancellor Marx, cen'
trlst, 3,8X3.670.
Ernst Thaelmann, communist.
1,89,&53.
Premier Sellpach of Baden, dem
ocratic party, 1,566,136.
Dr. Held, Bavarian peoples party,
1,003.278.
General Ludendotrff, fascistl
party. 284.471.
Void ballots 34,162.
The total vote. In excess of 26.-
812,000. Is slightly less than 69 per
BASEBALL FANS
WAIT FOR TICKETS
f Anortetnl Fma land Win.)
DETROIT. Mich., March 30.
Several hundred baseball enthu
siasts including women, gnthered
at Navln Field, early today to
await the opening of the first
ticket sale. Seats for the open
ing game, April 14. went on sale
and Boon after midnight crowds
began to gather.
ASK BIDS FOR
ELECTRIC POWER
WASHINGTON, March SO.
Bld for the purchase of hydro
electric power developed by the
Wilson dam at Muscle Shoals
Ala., will be Invited by Secretary
Weeks.
Estimates given the war secre
tary by army engineers reveal
that the Wilson dam will begin
development about July 1, of 100,
000 horsepower dally. The docl
elon to sell the power was made
because of the failure of congress
to dispose of the Muscle Shosts
development through legislation
t covering that phase of the Ala-
bama project.
LONGVIEWTO GET.
MORE BIG MILLS
.Ann4l.tM PrN Lnwd Wlr..)
LOXfiVIEW Wh Mnr SO
starting work on the project at an
oary ,jotei the weverhaeuser Tlm-
b,.r company will build extensive
manufacturing plants In Longvlew,
according to announcement made
bv 0K)rg s Kenora, mnI,.
ager of ,e Wevprhaeu,er company
, . i,, . D . . . ,i-.r,
of the directors of the Iing-Hell
Lumber company, now ln Long
view who made the letter public.
The announcement followed a
conference Saturday of Long-Bell
and Weyerhaeuser officials. In
his letter Mr. Long said It was the
Intention of his company to push
wo
much
,r"1 "V" , ;
, The Planta will be located on a
""e on the west side of Oregon
site on the west side of Oregon
., . . .,,.
-'-"""'-'''""
,bla nie'-
'
ZtZY"T". tV.'l J."
- r . .
circulated throughout the n
west fr P" - '
probability of the company I
! t various other pi
-;; -
to the
build-
aces.
The Weyerhaeuser Timber com
pany has about 34.000.000,000 feet
of timber located In the Cowlitz
river watershed.
MITCHELL TRANS
FERRED TO TEXAS
fAwnrl.lMl.Pmi lunt Win.)
WASHINGTON. Mar. 30 Brig
adier General William Mitchell,
assistant chief of the army air ser-
vice will pe assigned on April 2ft
as air service officer of tho eighth
corps area with headquarters at
Fort Sam Houston, Sun Antonio,
Tex.
Secretary Weeks approved today
the orders for Oeneral Mitchell's
transfer, effective upon the expira
tion of his present tour of duty.
The war secretary said the assign
ment had been made for two rea-
BQns: ine eignin corps area nan
grater air servlre activities than
any other area and Oeneral Mitch
ell has seniority of service. Upon
asKumlng his new duty Oeneral
Mitchell's rank will revert to that
cf colonel.
rorps which
Inr-lnile. Oklatmnm.
ing the sixth corps area with head
quarters at Chicago, he failed to
make application for that post and
was given wbsl the war depart,
ment regarda aa On most import
ant field place.
cent of the qualified electorate.
The greatest gainers In the elec
tion were the socialists, who profit
ed at the expense of the commu
nlsta. Only at Halle, where the
communists campaign was Inaugu
rated by a shooting affair at a mass
meeting were the communists the
gainers, their vote there increas
ing 30 per cent over last Decem
ber's parliamentary polling.
On the face of the returns It
would seem likely that the three
middle parties the socialists, cen
trists and democrats could carry
the second electlo nlf they com
bined on a common candidate, even
if the votes which yesterday went
to Dr. Held and General Luden-
dorft fall to the parties of the
right.
On the whole, election day pass
ed off quietly, but young men
barely of voting age leagued In the
monarchist "steel helmet" or the
republican "retchsbanner" organi
sations could not resist the temp
tation to challenge each other in
street brawls, with communist
youths occasionally Joining In the
frays. These Incidents had no se
rious results.
FLEET TO SALUTE
PRINCE OF WALES
(AMnHatMl Ptm LNd Wm.
ON BOARD 8. M. 8. REPULSE.
March SO. Tho British Atlantic
fleet, which Is enroute homeward
from the combined fleet exercises
In the Mediterranean, altered Its
course today to the request of the
Frlnce of Wales to salute the Re
pulse, on which the Prince Is
traveling on his voyage to South
Africa and South America.
MOOSE CONVENTION
PLANS DISCUSSED
(AancUtal Tnm land WIk.)
PORTLAND, Ore.. Mar.' 30.
Plans for the northwest convention
of the Loyal Order of Moose, at
Spokane June 4, 5 and 6 were dis
cussed at a meeting of Oregon
members of the order here yester
day attended by Rodney H. Bran
don, of Monaeheart, 111., executive
secretary. . The meeting also con
sidered the beginning of new ser
vice by the order, by which aid to
needy members and famlliea will
be provided In the home communi
ties rather than exclusively in the
two homes conducted by the lodge.
One of these homes Is at Moose
henrt, HI., for children and the
!hBr at Mnoaehaven, Florida, for
party left today for Seattle.
DIAMONDS STOLEN
FROMN. Y. FIRM
rAanHitxl Ptmi lal Win.)
NEW YORK, March 30. Four
men today raided the offlcea of -
Sobel and Kaleko, diamond brok-
ers of 45 Mnlden Lane and escap-
ed with unset diamonds valued at
between 150.000 and $100,000.
The robbery was opposite the new
Federal Reserve Hank building.
DOUBLE-HEADER
urnrCTI nii nil t I men on, una iu ure u
WRESTLING KILL, rierted a hot drive with his glove
rAwnHatM Pm Win.)
PORTLAND. Ore.. Mar. 30.
: Louis Perxantaa. Frank Pilling and
,, ' ,, , . . ,
"y iciarnin an .u.nai.ru iu
meet in a dmihle-header wrestling
r,..,un, n...i
'I'P'-j1 to-
Iu"' "
to meet Perg-
anlas and McCarroll Is to take on
Mike Yokel.
I'LAXK HAS m:v WINfiH.
tAMnrlttrd PnM Lmnd Win.)
LONDON, March 30. Ne
giant air expres now being built
for the Imperial air ways to ply
between Iindnn and the conti
nent, will have especially design
ed wing flaps which can be raised
or lowered from the pilot's seat.
When tire flaps are lowered the
i,i. , ih. r,i
wlth
heavy load and alight at
a very low speed while the flaps
and the machine Is In the air.
head reslstence Is lowered and the
machine becomes capable of high
speed.
WILL WHITE BOOK
OF HIS TROUBLES.
fAMeol.tMt Pna m4 Win.)
NEW YORK, March 80 Harry
M. Daugherty, former Attorney-
n.M.,.1 .n!. I,.,. InHov fhet he I
.Jna.in i. MMhiuh hnnk
which would contain "the whole
truth about everything." and
would "serve to answer all my
ei,i. w fWHneri to discuss
the hnnk In detnll or to give anv
Indication when or
would be pif.illshed.
by whom It
V.KillT A HE KIl.LEIt.
NEW CASTLE. Eng.. March SO.
Clutching a protecting ridge
near the roof of the mine eight
miners were trapped by a flood
In the Montague Colliery at Scots
wood, near here tndnv. Two hun
dred mn were In the pit when
the Inrush of wsler occurred, but
all got awav except eight. One spring", ria., scneoiuea m.i e
man who came out ssfely, said I -on. Today they stopped at San
ih. water was un to his neck I ford, Fla.. having an engagement
I when he eicapea.
BIG LEAGUERS
START TREKTO
E
Spring Training Ends and
Team. Filled With
Lots of Pep.
FEW NEW FACES
New Foe for American
League Fence Appears in
Yankee Lineup Is
Rival to Ruth.
(Aamlitfd Pna Ltuei Win.)
NEW YORK. March 30. Evi
dence that a new foe for Ameri
can league fence builders had ap
peared In the Yankee's lineup waa
apparent yesterday at Montgom
ery, Ala., aa the Hugglns brigade
struggled through tee lnnnlngs to
victory over Brooklyn 6 to 4.
After four scorelosa frames.
Earl Coombs, the young outfiel
der, hit his third home run of the
training trip, scoring Dugan. The
drive waa a Ruthian wallop of
490 feet from home plate to
deep center.
Earl's departure mad way for
a new bid to distinction on the
part of Hen Paschal, native Ala
bamlan, who Inserted the winn
ing blow of the battle in the extra
Inning. His single brought the
deciding run of the game. - H
also got a triple.
Six pitchers were used by both
teams and were hit freely. '
Ruth had a brace of double to
his credit.
DETROIT, March 30. Mana
ger Cobb, expects to send PttcheT
Edwln Wells the full route against
the Richmond, Va.. club at Rich
mond, today. The Richmond club
has msde a good record against
Major league teama this season
and the Detroit club Is expected to
get one of the severe tests of the
training season today. Tomorrow
the squad goea to Norfolk, Va..
for one game and from there to
Asigusta, Ga., for four days. .
WASHINGTON. March 30. '
The Renatora were taking a much
tichter grip on their bate today
with determination to better their
record of one victory and three
defeats In their series with the
Olants. Manager Harris waa
planning to rely on tire veterans
of his pitching staff to turn the
trick In 'the game today at Jack
lonvllle.
In romping away with tho game
with the Toledo American Asso
ciation Club at St. Augustine yes
terday, 9 to 1, the champions put
on a novel triple play with three
men on, Ogden in tne oox, ne-
to McNally at short, who caught
the ball In a dive and tossed It
to Harris at aecond, who got It to
Judge at first for the third out.
ST. LOUIS, March 30. Man
ager George 8isler, of the St.
Louis Browns, who last year was
badly hindered by Sinners trou
ble, today declared himself more
nearly normal at tire bat than he
bad dared to hope when the
ISrowns began spring training this
year at Tarpon n Springs. Fla. Ex
pressing confidence in his catch
ing and pitching atnffs. Staler
added that his own fielding had
Improved with his baiting.
BOSTON, March 30. The Red
Sox today will break their train
ing camp at New Orleans and
start the trek which will bring
them home. The first stop will be
at Mobile. They defeated New Or
leans yesiernay, o lo n, biuiuhhu
for four Innings the Pelicans had
Dasty Vance for pitcher.
PHILADELPHIA. March 30.
The Athletics, homeward bound
from their Southern training
ramp, are In Eustls. Fla., today,
for an exhibition game with the
Baltimore infernatlnnals. Mana
ger Mack plans to start Oroves In
the box against his former team
mates.
rt snorts from the Phllllea traln-
: tnr ciiDD at Hradentown,
Mi,
; said that Manager r etcher has
denied reports that Jimmy Ring,
owe of his leading pitchers, might
I f o to Brooklyn, In a trade.
He
said th
t manager Robinson had
offered him either Johnson or
Stock for Ring, but thst Ring was
not In the market. Fletcher has
disposed of five Rookies.
ST. LOUIS. March 30. Regu
lars on the St. Louis Cardinals,
had left Stockton, California, to
day and parlred their bags tor a
week In San Francisco, before be
ginning the trip hack to St. Louis.
The Browns also have entrain
ed, with no return to Tarpoon
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