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Newspaper Page Textmr.:::::.. l.vaJ I Conaolldatlea Th Evening Hm tad Th lUMkurfl Review . c( DOUGDkU" COUNTY " naWaenaamt Nwmuw Publlh4 fat the Bt Inttraat Mm hiHt ROSEBURG. OREGON. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 1 2. 1 925. EBURQ REVIEW VOL. XIII NO. 204 Or THE gv"""" " UNSC'eED AV . J 1,- VOL. XXVI '. f.' collision: FOG IS FATAL TO THIRTEEN St Louis Flyer Plunges Through Slow Train -in New Jersey PULLMAN CUT IN TWO Ramming Locomotive Keeps Rails Engineer D T M:i i Get Assistance (AinrUtn) Fna Uae-d wii.) . PLAINSBORO. N. J., Nor. 12. Thirteen persona were killed early today, when a St. Louis ex press train on the Pennsylvania railroad, bound (or New York, teleacoped another Pennsylvania train from Washington, also bound (or New York. Eleven bodies have been re covered from the wreckage of the two rear cars of the Washington train. Two more bodies are still In the wreckage. The bodies of the dead were sent by train to New Brunswick and Trenton. The Washington train, made up of six steel coaches and three Pullmans, was going at 10 miles an hour through a heavy fog. when the St. Louis flyer, making 10 miles an hour, ploughed thru it. One Pullman car was ram med through another and split In half. Most of the dead and In lured were In these two cars. The engine of the speeding train remained on the rails. The engineer, Timothy Carroll of Jer sey City, escaped serious Injury and ran to the nearest telephone, about two miles away, and sum moned aid. i - A corps of relief workers, doc tors and nurses from Mount Fran cis Hospital, Trenton, went to the scene In a special train. Thomas Wry, of Lynn, Mass., said to be a brakeman on train 166, receiv ed a broken back. He was taken to Middlesex Hospital, New Brunswick. i . o FUNERAL OF MRS. FISHER TO BE HELD 2 P.M. FRIDAY The (uneral of the late Mra. D. P. Fisher, who died very sud denly early yesterday morning, following an attack of acute In digestion, will be held on Friday afternoon at 2 oclock from the ram me ly? pastor or the f. TcXcK South, officiating. Interment will take place In the I. O. O. F. ccme- tery. Mrs. Fisher, who was B0 years of age. was born near Redmond, til hn..t It veor. of . when ahe moved with her parents to . near Tangent, Oregon. She was married there to Carter Sharpe, and two daughters were born. l,n.K a, III i ... Ifllluul Ktltnnsnn nf rnrvnllla and Alice A.eTer.orC TJou'U"ortX qh. , Dn.-hnri in loin and Tn' rns' w?. p riaher who also survive, her No child wero borTto this union ,h She was a member of the Re- bekah. and Neighbor of Woodcraft ih. mnA i . .,., k.. of friends to mourn her death. PREACHER TELLS OF FAMILY ROWS AT HUNTLEY TRIAL1 "" '- drivln Chang Tao-lln, Manchurlan war lord, back to the north and wreat-irAam-tatnl praat Ua-4 win.) ' Ing Peking and the central govern MEDFORD, Nov. 12. Rev. C. M. "wnt from hla control .apparently Dewey, who held the prayer meet- I" directly connected with the cue ing at the home of Hyman Huntley jtoms office. on the night Huntley is alleged to I No doubt is entertained by stu hav. slain Jesse James Olhbs in a dents here of Chinese conditions quarrel over alleged attentions that Marshal Wu determined-' to paid to Mrs. Hattle Huntley, was .make his assault because he de the chief witness at the morning aired to prevent Chang from ob seoslon of the trial of Huntlev on .talnlng the Increased grip that a cnarge oi nrsi aegree muraer. Dewey became confnaed. told two different stories snd asked the court for the right "to ask ques- lions of the attorneys." The court informed the witness he was sup- IB wu sup-I ask, ques - posed to anawer. not Hons. Dewey testified that he held the meeting that figures so largely In the trial, "to reconcile the Hunt-1 leya, whoae family lire, the de- fense says, was torn with domestic storms and told Hattle Hutnley "to read her Bible." Th. atata la enatiMf lAKba. lo,.. ca The detents has signified It will . , , , , ... amkahlv nleari "Ih. nnaHMan ' law," and self defense. Every session of the casa finds a crowded court room of listeners, mostly women. Including a number of Douglas and Coos county real - denu. - ,;rmarine with a an. a-fc m sr, w W ABOARD DIVES; v IS SEEN NO MORE 9 ' (AaocUted Tnm Louwd Win ) LONDON, Nov. li. The admiralty announced that the submarine Monitor M-l has not been seen since she dived IS miles south of Start Point, in the Orkney Islands, this morning. Every effort made to locate or establish com- munlcatlon with the M-l thus far has failed. It is believed the M-l was carrying her full complete- ment of sixty men and otfi- cers when she dived. nil ra of cm is PRISONER. REPORT Coup of Christian General Results in Heavy Loss to Foes and Ousts , Them From Power f AaKM-Uted Ptms Lea.Nl W!r..l SHANGHAI, Nov. 12. With an apparent censorship In effect, the North China . Dally News learns from private sources In Peking that jh hJ,"2 Lnl"""!!: I f1'' Is practically a prisoner in hands of Feng Yu-Hsiang, the "Christian general." The report coincides with an eastern news agency message from Peking that Feng decided to dis arm Tuan f'hljul's bodyguards with the object of taking Tuan In to custody on. the plea of guarding htm. There are contradictory reports regarding Feng's attitude, but the general belief is that he has defin itely broken with Chang Tso-Lln, while his most powerful lieuten ant. General Yueh Wei-Cbun, gov ernor of Ho-Nan, la reported to have thrown his lot with the allied Yangtze forcea. MUKDEN, Manchuria. Nov. 12. A communique Issued by the head quarters of Chang Tso-Lln admits that the losses of the Manchurlan forces In the recent righting In the region of Hsuchow and Kurhen were very heavy, two thousand be ing killed. The communique places the losses of the Cheklan enemy at two brigades. ' I . PEKING. Nov. 12. Some of the members of the cabinet have i - .i.i .-j rii.i. . dibutu, uu ' ' ' " ... ....... it,, ouif portera of .Marshal Chang Tao-LIn, the Manchurlan fled the capital. LONDON, Nov. 12. Anticipating coup by Feng Yu-Hsiang. the 'Christian general." in Peking, saya the Evening News Tokyo cor- ,0.nnnht ,u .,..., ..li... 7.J!lSSJ "'" ZT.;"r(. '.nen capital. - I It is reported, the correspondent i ten-yard line. A second pass was adds, that the navy is prepared for completed for the second tourh any emergency, with fast cruisers down. A kick made the score "dr to moTe Bt moment s no- tlce. - I 3-Cornered Struggle. boys were tiring rapidly and fell WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. Direct !eaay victims to a serlea of off officlal advlcea from Peking fall I tackle playa which carried the to throw additional light on the In-1 vo'vea nuusiion ID me lbibwb rap- Whether the movement of the three chief figures among the mill- jnr leader, of Chin. In th. pre - int triangular struggle for power h" hed Point where suspen- slonortheaDeclalcuatomsconrer - nce In Peking is to be expected is ," known nere. i ne government s nartlclDating in the conference I have manifested a desire to pro ceed as long as there was a Chin lese delegation representing the j central government to deal with? I The renewal or civil war i In China with Wu Pei-Fu, the aouth- war , would come witn realization or ine i li- uifiiuuui lat-itir iii iiiw iatlon Is the attitude of General .Feng Yu-Hslang. the Christian gen- oral, who bolda the balance of I power as between Wa and Chang. Advlcea from China stating that he J has virtually Imprisoned members of the central government aet up i ny ( hang indicate that he may oe launching an Independent bid for iiniMmi.. In Chin. Havkaif hv Ihe .nnrt a. ... h sin. ,vlt Russian sources. .. . .. . - - I Mr' .tvi Ur. u.rrie lbih who ' hav ,' b!n. aindlna thel? hoaer- have been spending their honey- ' come wnn munuun m "!, , hefora .he start of the game. object of the conference .which I. j n1 fTe M V.V In gooi XdUUm to Increase the customs' revenues!'"" ,...7 .,.,(. .y. available for the use of the central "he contest was witnessed government :liv a huge crowd or Interested The doubtful fsctor In the altu-1 ' . . " h re eas- i moon touring .In California, r.j(n , U,s reclamation out of 'turned lo thla city laat night. They IBe hands of the governor and 1 are occupying apartmeata In the 'place It nnder" the direction of tha jKohJhsgen building.- - j sut land commissioner. . EUGENE TEAM BEATS LEGION ELEVEN 21 TO 0 Three Touchdowns Are Annexed by U. of O. Rooks in Game CONTEST EXCITING Local Team Misses Chance to Score When Runner Loses Footing in Dash For Goal Although the Umpqua Poat (ootball team waa defeated 21 to 0 by the University of Oregon freshman In yesterday's football game, the contest was interesting and exciting. Both teams played a hard game, and only the fact that they were better trained and conditioned than the Hoseburg team gave the visitors a victory. Eugene kicked off to Roseburg and Whipple ran the ball back or more than forty yards, tearing his way through a broken field. Roseburg drove the ball, on a aeries of line plunges, to within a few feet of the Eugene line, but miased a place kick. The Rooks In their turn carried the ball to within four yards of the Roseburg goal only to be held for downs In the shadow of the goal posts. The quarter ended without scoring. In the second quarter Rose burg started off with an aerial attack, but a Eugene runner In tercepted a pass and got away for a long run. ROBeburg broke up two attempted passes and then .lost got through for yardage. A serlea of off tackle playa carried the ball over the line for the first touchdown. The goal waa converted making the score 7 to 0. Roseburg misted a ready-made score in the opening of the second hair. The locals booted the ball from punt formation and the Eu gene quarter fumbled the ball. The pigskin bounded toward the visitors' goal line, with Brower of Roseburg In hot pursuit. With a clear field ahead of him, Brower scooped up the ball as it bounced i"VT.? Room foot high. His tremen dous' speed, however, caused him to become overbalanced and after iuiu, un.o l((olnf. about ten yar(ia, rrantlc lully striving to regain his foot ling, he tell riat on his race on JEugene's 30-yard line. Roseburg jtried desperately to push over a touchdown, but waa held without eain. , . . . , . . . , 'lttun.:hd .lr.,v!:. .J'i t . 3 line tossed a pss to Ro.'eburg's 14 to .0. In the final Quarter tho local ball from the center of the field wier ine rvhi iiiiv. Ro.eburg made a good return of the kick-off and then launched 1. aerie, of passe. The first on. j waa good ror thirty yards and the players tried frantically to score but three more desperate aerial attempts were grounded and the game .out-a who ... .,., genes' possession in the middle of the field. The local team was considcrsbly heavier than the visiting eleven and the line showed up well on defensive. Considering the small amount of practice the Roseburg learn has had fans agree that an excellent showing was msde, A decided weakness in pssaing waa exhibited, the bsll being heaved wildly on a number of attempts. Moth teams completed seversl long passes, but resorted chiefly to off tackle plays for their gains. Hoth teams aubatltuted fre quently, but no players were In jured, no time being taken out during the entire game for In jurlea. In aplte of the rain, which (ell lanei - lalnra "T ""?' ed In spite of the outcome. GOV. HARTLEY FACES L08S OF RECLAMATION POWER i , . i-tr -,u i mij . OLYMPIA Wash Nor 12 The first ria.h nf '.mhoritv he- - ... ... . i' '7or "mana M- Hartley iiii-inu.nl in inv irKmi.iuiR in jspeckfl session waa foreseen today ' " "v""'. 01 V' '.n,,Jl! Jrpnd J" l""d"ea bills In both nth friends of stste reclamation,, hnnae. aith ih. ..,,,i int.. jury Disagrees Doctor Blazer,' Accused of ,, Killing Imbecile Daughter (Amtrbtel riM Ussri wm.) ' LITTLETON. Col., Not. IS. Up- on motion of prosecutor Stone, the ense against Dr. K. JS. Blaier was dlamiaaed this afternoon 'and (he doctor was discharged from cost a- dy. ! "I do not feel it the province of th. district attorney to. persecute anyone," stone declared, "ana in 1.1..: h. ri.renri.nt sad the people I now ask the court to dis miss the charges asalnst him." . "As a matter of humanity we ought not to try this case again motion granted." Judge Johnson said. "The defendant now Is dis charged and may go free. Upon formal motion of the district attor ney at any time the charges pend ing will be nolle proased." . One of the Jurors, the parent 'of an Invalid daughter, declared that "it was a mistake to discharge the jury." "I believe that we would have re ported a verdict with further de liberation. "Only one man held out for con viction and the rest of us believe that he could have been dissuaded from his opinion with longer dis cussion and deliberation." Prosecutor Stone, in a statement to newspaper men, said: "I want to say that this was a victory (or law and order in mis siaie. i (act ,hat tae urT tailed to acquit lh. defendant should be a warning ... , ri o( ,hl ,ort lg not aaao tioned In Colorado.'; LITTLETON. Col., Nov. The leva! status of murder "com- miitori for love" still remains an- riainrmineri In Colorado criminal jurisprudence. Unneie.uiv deadlocked, the jtlry selected to try Dr. Harold Elmer Blazer on a charge of muroermg The Chrysanthemum Show, sKin aored annually by the. Benson Parent-Teacher Association, held this year In the show windows of the J. O. Newland and Son Oarage, on Armistice1 Day, had some of (he finest entries yet shown In this city. While there was not as many entries thla year as previously, the varieties entered were extraordi narily beautiful and of Immense sixes. Approximately sixty varieties were shown, among the most nota ble being the Cameos. Mrs. E. Ker- shaw. the white, yellow, pink snd bronte Turners, McKlnley, Titanic, i jNagirroc. Majestic, Elveron. Nerls-lover al and others. The first prlie, on give the solicitors tho pledge do the best collection of ohryanthe- elded upon. . mums, waa received by Mrs. Grant o Wilcox. Second prize was received BUSINESS METHODS by, H. B. Church and. mini pnzei went to I). H. Lennox.' The Judges were' Mrs.' W.. S. Hamilton. Mrs. Napoleon Rice, and Mrs. R. W. Marsters. First prize for the big gest bloom on exhibit waa received by Mra. Grant Wilcox, the bloom being a large Mra. E. Kershaw, which ia quite beautiful In coloring, having a golden brown exterior and a reddish brown center. The price of admission to the flower show waa only ten rcnta sid a esyvt attendance of Rose- burg people was had. The show was a very successful one snd the P' eclated oy all ine memners. association realized a fair sum from Others who parllcpated In the the show and the food sale held In Program were Gordon A. Cook with conjunction with the exhibits. The,wo piano aoloa: Miss Vcrua llou ladlea of the association were well I J"; """" tw "lo ,ml Mr' J"ck Pleased with the large attendance. Ollle favored the members with a Proceeds of the show will be ,o ,.,., .r- u, ne,u "' """' I grounds with shrubbery and flow-i. era. A fine atart has already been made this year but a good sum of money was needed to complete the Improvements. Mrs, T. n. Vlrden was chairman or Ihe chrysanrhf mum show, and Mrs. Elmer Mm Kean, Mrs. w. e. ott, Mra. irvin I the nevt meeting of Ihe Illghlwe'ka ofr. No one can safely say Brunn and Mra. R. L. Whipple had School Parent-Teachers Association what the miirket will be then, hut charge of the arrangements of thejm he held Tuesday evening. Nov. j II is a safe bel that the price on riowers. Those assisting with the, 17, that a feature nf Ihe program I choice hints will be well above Hie show and food sale were Mesdamns i would be a debate by two of the j .10 cent level. L. L. Crocker. 8. L. Kidder. Rovlhlah school debating teams on Ihe other Hnea of noullrr will also Catching. 8. D. Newland, R. B. Crawford and other laldes of the Benson P. T. A. Henry Speaker, of Wolf Creek, waa brought to Merry Ho-pltal Tuesday, In a critical condition. after an Illness of several riaya. jit was found necessary to operate immediately. Dr. (1. K. Honrs attended the young man. Miss Hazel Wade, former Roe bnrg girl, the daughter or Mr. and Mrs. A. Wsde, arrived here I - - ,h mr, from Portland. ,d1' win visit wnn ner narenia ana friends for a time. Miss Wade Is ' nurse and has been (working In Portlsnd for the psit graduate nurse and has hers few years. Roseburg. Drain and Vonralls lodg- Roy ftlearna, of Oakland, waanas. At p. m. a dinner waa served admitted to Merry Hospital Taes-tby the Eaatern Star lajfge, and the day for treatment. i I degree work was then continued. in Case of ' " ;.., . ' ' I : his daughter, Basel, the St-year-old "child woman." was discharged by Judge Samuel Johnson at 12 o'clock noon today. The jury had been out sine I:- 45 but night. Expense to the county for the trl.! has approximated 110,000 and Wjt A torn.y Joel E Stone , . , " ' Pv"i would ' bear the ex- pense of another trial. Letters Pour In From Afar. A world filled, with f'Dr. Blazers,' each of whom must bear his - or her ''cross" in the form of an in valid or imbecile relative, is re vealed In letters from all parts of the United States, - which have been received by the aged country doctor here since he has been on trial charged with the murder of his 34-year-old - "child-woman" daughter, Haiel. No sooner had the trial got un der way than letters began to pour In. Most of them were addressed to Dr. Harold E. Blazer, the de fendant Others have been ad dressed to the counsel in the case, and to Judge Johnson. "You did what was right," sev eral of the letters say. Most of them express sympathy for Dr. Mazer. The majority of them say that the writer is going through the same sorrows and hardships to which Dr. Illaier tes tifed he went through in caring for his invalid daughter, Haiel, whom, he testified be loved "apparently i more" than his other daughter. One writer has a crippled son, I another a hopelessly Invalid fath-, er-ln-law. Others have relatives, I close and distant to whom they J reel bound by the iron chain of lu T, or ine stronger cnain oi love afflicted with diseases or mental or physical disabilities of varying urgretn or seriuusness. COMMUNITY CHEST WORK CONTINUING REST OF WEEK rThe community cheat drive has now .- aonintiilated ' rerclpts total ling $6,285.30 In tho canvass of the business dls(rrt. Thla work hait been prrtctically completed und'ail rardit are expected to be In tonight. The work In the res ldentatl district starts tomorrow and will continue over into next week. , , , The city has been divided into five suctions. Section ono in cludes all of the city lying west of the river; Section Two Includes everything north of. Deer Creek; Section Three lies east of the river, south of Deer Creek and North of Oak Btreet; Section Four la south of Oak street, east of Stephens, and Section Five lies south of Oak and west of Step hens. KollcKors will start work . In sections four and five tomorrow. Residents of those districts who have not already contributed to the chest fund, are axked to lalk the matter und be roady to COMMITTEE ENTER TAINING TODAY The program at today', luncheon nf the Rotary club was In charge of the llitslnesa Methoda committee. Bid Fisher, chairman. The main speaker for the occasion was A. N. Hildebrand. president of the Rose burg lu m be r and Manufacturing Co., who explained In detail Ibe business methods as applied to his company. - Mr. Hildebrand a talk was very interesting and much ap- , -n-"- Mai llainm. alim-rlnlen.lent nf Ihe . ,,.., .,.,' ... ,.ii,i appointed ' for next! local public schools, was to prepare a program for next Thursday at which time the mem- hers sre to be served with lunch- eon by 1he domestic science das.il of the high school. I Foster litiiner announced that at subject, "Huhaidiea." He asked all Kolariana to he present and partici pate In the meeting. The birthday of Charley Ick wood ocrnrnd today and Ihe "fliv ver magnate" told the boys how he launched out Into the business world, after earning his first dol lar. President Booth presented him with an appropriate gill In honor of the occasion. MASONS INITIATE THREE ' CANDIDATES ARMISTICE DAY. . . , .. . aon. ,rom in-ain, roncaiia ano ; '.i.u, m-i wnn i.n nnm awim lo lodge yesterday In an afternoon land evening meeting.. Msster d' 1 and arvenlng meeiing. . Master rte - Ifw was conferred on three csn- rildatea, the work being put on by ens will u n i n TiiDicvc IIULU lUIIIALIU rnn niiniriTiiin i .... i . . i Only Old And Mature Birds To Be Killed For Thanksgiving YOUNG TOMS NOT FAT With Prices Expected to Be High Crowers Will Hold and Fatten Fowls Be fore Selling Unleaa the Thanksgiving turkey market Is unusually high, the ma jority of the Umpqua Valley birds will be held over until Christmas, according to those who are In close touch with the situation. Growers report that their birds this year are above the average In stee, but aro not yet fully fattened. As the Christmas price Is usually aa high as the Thanksgiving market, the growers In many Instances clan to noin tnelr turkeys nntll they have put on more weight. Old birds snd young hena will predominate In the local receipts for Thanksgiving. The hens ma- ture faster than young toms. and those ready for market will doubt less be killed, but where birds can be made to put on more weight be- tween Thanksgiving and Christmas they will probably be held until the latter time. Turkey Day has been set for FH dny, November 20. It Is possible that some will he received prior to that date for distant shlpmei while others tnav be purchased on Thursday the 19th: The outside buyers and local rep resentatives of wholesale houses, however, are announcing that they will buv on Frldav. No prices have as yet been an nounced. A- few advancei snles have been made at 3d and 3 cents, hut none of these are considered Indicative nf the Thanksgiving mar ket. It Is thought that thii price quoted hv buyers on Turkey Day will start at about 40 cents and In the event of strong " competition may go rs hlsh aa 4! cents. Retail Pries Hiqh. . PORTION!), Nov. 12. House wives who are planning on having guests for Thanksgiving dinner had belter .hold off a while longer In hopes that they may be fortunate enough to receive an Invitation out for the holiday feed. From present Indications the na tional bird will "hang high" this year. Surveys aclnallv being made of producing sections disclose, with out a doubt, a shortage of turkeys. The birds are large and or fine quality, hut the flocks are smaller than In former years. Reports from ljine and Douglas counties, two of the principal sec tions supplying thla market. Indi cate a very light crop. Nor can Eastern Oregon and Idaho be de pended on this year in ship turkeys to the. local market. Eastern buy ers have already Invaded thai sec tion and lined up shipments to go east. Ordinarily several carloads of the Eastern Oregon and Idaho birds come lo this market at Thanksgiving and Christmas. . luteal dealers aro really much concerned about the situation and some or the larger Mrms hsve ac tually sent their agents out Into the country In an effort to line up lurkeya. They rnturn with very pessimistic reports. Iieslers say lhat every enort will Ib - made to get suopllea here for ' nanasgiving, Dili no noi give oil! encouragement In regard to prices, A few birds are coming Into the wholesi quickly absorbed and the market continues firm. Relall prices range from 47 to SO cents for fancy young tnrna and Thanksalvlng la only two be high. Crops or rhickeas, ducks, and geese are about normal this year, but with turkeys extremely hlvh. there will lie a hesvler de mand on other blrda and Ihe mar ket will automatically go higher. Yes. II looks like Irish stew again this year. o :MI IVi'llKM ftp H'OW OX MrKKN.IK I'AHM. BEND; Ore., Nov. 12 Thirty Inches or annw waa reported on the McKcnzle Pass at Ihe llend- i" " 'im Kligcne Stage Depot today. Tha tags to Eugene broka an avle til la aide of Ihe paaa yeaterday nnd Is still stalled there awaiting nrt , m ,Bed there aws ;ttle ,ow plow from Eugene, ac cording to officials at tha stsge depot here. No stsge left Wend todsy and no stage has arrived from Eugene sines Tuesdsy. ITALY AND U. S. AGREE ON TERMS OF FUNDING DEBT ; 4 4 1 (Awriatrri rm d WU.) ' WASHINGTON. Nov. "ll. Under the funding agreement reached her today for settle 4 ment of the Italian war debt, the Italians are understood to have agreed to a total debt of $2,042,000,000. Payment will be at the rate of $5,000,000 a year for the first five years, Increasing therefore each f) year. The total of $2,042,000,000 represents the loans msde to Italy and the Interest to date at 4a per cent. . . SAYS P.1ErJE0RY OF Captain Foley, U. S. Navy, Accused at Mitchell '-. Trial of Writing Mean Letter WASHINGTON. Nov. 12. Called lo substantiate Colonel Mitchell's charge that improper attempts had been made to Influence her testi mony before the Shenandoah board of Inquiry,. Mrs. Zachary Lana- downe, widow of the dirigible's commander, testified In the- Mit chell court martial today that Cap tain Paul Foley of the naval board had sent her a letter which wss 'an Insult" to tha memory of her husband. ... Defense coanael sought to prove- by ner testimony that a navy offi cer endeavored to have her give false testimony before, the Shensn doah board of Inquiry by retract ing her formal statement that Commander Lanadowne waa order ed to take tho Shenandoah on her fatal flight to the middleweat over hla prntesL -. " Repreacntatlva Frank R. ReW. chief defense counsel, said nor ev idence also would support Mit chell's charge that the navy de partment had been guilty of "crlm lnal negligence" one of the accus ations which led to bis. trial. Letter Dsatroyed. , Mrs. Landsdowna testified that the letter from Captain Foley." waa given her by Mra. George W. Steele, Jr., wife of Captain Steele of the navy, who Is commander of the Ijakehurst air station and of the dirigible Los Angeles. The witness said ahe could not produce the letter because, she had destroyed it. 1 Colonel Sherman Moreland, the nrosecutor, objected when Mr. Reld asked the witness what was In the communication she destroy ed. Tha defense attorney ssld he ssked the question because Cnlonel Mitchell had charged that the navy would "whltewaah the Shenandoah catastrophe," and he wanted to prove that charge. The court, after some discussion aa to the admissibility nf Mra. Ijinsdowne's testimony,' directed her to answer the question. War Craft For Politics. ' "The letter aald," Mrs. Lana downe contlnned, "that my hua- hand regarded the Shenandoah as a man nf war and had not cared lo take It on flights of polllral na ture being always ready to take the Shenandoah on a military mis sion. "It said also lhat I waa willing to have the naval court, aa a com petent authority, to take charge of the Investigation." "'Was Ihst statement true or falser "False "How in was It falae?" "It waa an Insult to my hus band'a memory." The defense then Introduced co plea of Ihe letter exchanged be tween Commander !anadnwnn and Ihe Navy Department relating to plans for tho Shenandoah's Isst flight. Mra. Lansrinwne further testified that Ihe letter Captain Foley sent her suggested thst ahe atate her willingness to wslve legal defense on behalf of her huahand, and au thorize the naval court to act ror him. 'What did Captain Foley any lo you when he visited you?" Mr. Held asked. "He Impressed me with the Im portance ol Ihe court. He aald Ihe solemnity nf my appearance waa very great and asked me what 1 expected to tell tho court. 'I told him I would emphasize Ihe fact that the court bad evad- d that Ihe Shenandoah had been sent on a political flight, despite Secretary Wllbur'a denial. Captain Foley said I had no rlght to aay It was a political flight, aa the taxpayers had a right to ace Ihelr property." W. 1 Thnmaa. a former resi dent or thla city, who recentlv has been located at Timber, la leaving in the morning for San Franclaro. where h will enter th Southern Pacific hospital tn receive medical treatment. An operation may he necessary. Mra. Thnmaa and daughter ara accom panying him. 'mm SAYS WIFE LIB; flUT IIEULF Part Negress CUmavJ j Had SpanLi DIood, U His Testimony BLACK TACIT CZNZi Sixty j Letters IntrocL at Trial Reveal Wild ' Escapades Prior ' to Marriage - WH1TB PLAINS. N. Y.-. Nov.! is. Alice Beatrice Jones represented erseii to mm aa of Bpanian ex- traction wnen tho question of her race arose, Leonard Kip Khlne iaader testified today In his salt to win annulment of his marriage to the daughter of a negro coach man. He said that the ancatlaa of Alice's color had arisen daring th monies immeuiateiy previous to their marriage hut October, caM: ly because of tha marriage of haa olden slater, Emily, to Robert Brooks, a negro butler. Rhine. lander testified that Mrs. Joaea and Alice had mui Mtm imr were jpaJfoe8. but were nc- ttsh people of Spanish extraction. They said they had don every thing in their power to prevent Emily's marriage to Brooks, and had denied the couple th house tor two years. Of course rat not colored." Alice told him. Rhlaelaaaar ts ti lled. "I never associated with col ored people and never will." - isaao N. Mills, tha olalatltra at torney, told the court he would produce a letter in which Alice as sured her future . husband that she was of Spanish blood. Sixty letters from Mra. Rhine- lander to her husband which war reported lost by the plaintiff's at torneys yesterday, turned un to day, having been misplaced among other papers. i . . . The rest of tho ' morning was taken up in reading Alice's letters to youns Ithinelander. . moat ot which repealed her love for him and her Jaitlloeas brcauqeH of his aoaence. , , , Lee Parsons Davis, counsel fo Mrs. Ithinelander, objected to reading of certain portions of tha letters, which he described aa 'filthy' 'but Justice' Morschaucer overruled hint. ... Wild Eacapadaa Shown, Among the letters are torn that caused Ihe presiding judge to aw nounce that all young people would be barred from the court room. ' A sentence in one letter Intro duced read: "Well, aweefheartt how did you get home after sutrj Asked to explain, the ' Suing bridegroom aald: ' 'Why, 1 believe that wu the night we went lo a cabaret' with Home frlenda and had a few drinks and began to feel rather frisky."" Another letter said: "You have treated ma like a slater. And Ionard, dear, I shall never forget it." Ithinelander, stuttering, testified that a month after this waa writ ten, Alice Jones, as she then was. told him ahe was going to spend the night at a hotel In New York nd that It took him 20 minutes to persuade her to let him Join Her. 1 never had an experience like. lhat before." he testified. - His re latione with the girl were Inter rupted shortly thereafter by an agent nf his fathers. Then began a two years' tour, which included) a long slsv at a -ranch school In I Arizona. Twice he escaped his guardiana snd return, d to the girl. 'he testified, on receiving word from her that she waa 111. IMII.NKIt ritovium HAIL . . IN M ill OK HI.immi AMI IH (JIVK TK.MItMt.AIIV MIIKIITV Chan Uarner, who waa arrested recently charged with possession of Intoxicating liquor, has rurn Ished hall In the sum or 11,000 and has been given hla liberty until the case can be tried, which will probably be some time next week, rnllowlng circuit court. Darner was arrested here two eks ago, when federal officers cnnflrated his csr and its con tents of 111 gallons of alcohol. The federal grand Jury held It to be a elate raae. ao Sheriff Star- inter took (lamer In cuatody and brought him before Justice of tha Penre George Jones, where a plea or not guilty was entered. Hall waa fixed in the sum of H.OnO snd through ' Portland ' friends Osrner hsa ralaed Ihe necessary amount tn obtain hi freedom pending Ihe trial. Rudy Riltman. former dealdent of thla city, spent Armistice Day here visiting with old friends. H la now rsaldlng In Portland.