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Newspaper Page Text' sw alltkei:e:3t:: i i i rr 1 1 VVi ASSOCIATED TZZZZ leased siv::i Consolidation el Th Evening News i c( DOU COUNTY 3 An Independent Newspaper, Published fat ths pest Interests of h Peopla. THS ROMBUrg lltVISW ROSEBURG. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25. 1925. VOL. XIII NO. 215 OF THE EVENING NEW URQ REVIEW GENERALLY FAIR V VOU XXVI NO. SV ,e? I 5 i nr.. III. t; I. ui u, ELECTION AND SUPPER DEC. 14 Plans Made for Yearly Meeting of Commercial Organization. SPEAKER INVITED Prof. Jardine of O. A. C. Expected to Make Ad-' dress Committee to Attend Tax Meeting. The annual meeting of the Rose ' burg Chamber of Commerce will be held on December 14. accord Inn to arrangements made by the di rectors at their regular weekly meeting held yesterday afternoon. At this annual meeting the direc tors to serve for the ensuing year will be chosen, an evening dinner will be enjoyed, and an outside speaker will be 'brought in to talk on some subject of general Inter est Arrangements are in the hands of the house committee, composed of O. M. Berrle, Kenneth Quine. and James Goodman. They will take care of all details In connec tion with the dinner and program and will make their announcement of the place and time In the near future. It Is hoped to have Prof Jardine of the Oregon Agricultural College present to make the address of the evening, and he baa been invited to be here if possible. A new plan for electing directors has been proponed and will be brought before the membership for consideration. It Is proposed to In crease the directorate from seven to eight, with four elected for a one-year term and four elected for a two-year term. The plan also pro Tides that after a director has serv ed a two-year term he is not eligi ble for re-election for one year. This plan absolutely does away with any possibility of clique domi nation, according to Its sponsors, and also provides for frequent changes thus Insuring new ideas and new forms of management at frequent Intervals. At yesterday's meeting a com mittee composed of L. L. Crocker, R. A. Busenbark and T. H. Ness was appointed to represent the Chamber of Commerce at the meet ing of the taxpayers league on Saturday. The chamber was asked by the league to have a represen tation present to take up matters In which the organisation Is Inter ested and this committee will be empowered to represent the cham ber at the meeting. They will be Interested In the proposed county appropriation for library purposes, so that the public library may be opened free of charge to all resi dents of the county. The commit tee will also dlsciiss the proposed Inclusion of O. & C. lands In the forest area, will urge the continua tion of the North Umpqua road and will favor the continuation of the full time health unit. A committee composed of B. W. Bates and J. H. Booth was ap pointed to handle the matter of continuing the U. S. land ofrice in this city. H. S. JONES IS NEW VICE-PRESIDENT OF BYLLESBY-COPCO (AwnrlateJ Prl Lcsaed Wir-.l CHICAGO, Nov. 25. H. S. Jones has been elected vice president of the Western Gas Electric com pany and the California-Oregon Power company with headquarters in Stockton. California, the Bylles by Engineering and Management Corporation announced late yester day. Henry Genacher of the Byllesby Corporation will succeed Mr. Jones as assistant general manager In charge of the operation of the Northern States Power company at Minneapolis. For 14 years Mr. Jones was president and general manager of the fian Diego Consol idated Gas and Electric company. WASHINGTON SENATE ACTS AGAINST GOVERNOR'S WISH OLYMPIA. Wash . Nov. 25 A bill repealing a half mill levy for the reclamation revolving fund for reclamation work in Washington was filed in the house of the state legislature today by 39 representa tives. A measure transferring stale re clamation work from the depart ment of conservation and develop ment to the land commissioner, was nassed by the house Monday and by the senate yesterday. The bill received sufficient votes In both chambers to override governor's veto. The half mill levy provides the money lor reclamation work In the ANNUAL V, OR OF EUGENE r.N4 M R Nf. ' . V "ANT TANGLE v . .4d Frcai Leased Wirt.) O ElK A'E, Ore.. Nov. 25. Mayor E. B. Parka, of Eugene, at a special meeting of the city council yesterday, tender- ed his resignation, which was accepted. Lawrence E. Sim- mons, president of the coun- cil, was automatically elevat- ed to the position of mayor. The resignation is the out- growth of discussion through- out the city regarding the al- leged mishandling of more than 13,000 In city warrants, which were obtained by George W. Read, contractor, before they were due him, and which have been assigned to the United States National Bank. Read has since disap- pea red. Mayor Parks has Invited In- vestlgatlon of the affair. He has been mayor for two and one-half years, and prior to that time was a councilman for more than eight years. Eli TESTIFIES FOR FATHER THEN MEDFORD, Ore., Not. !S. The testimony in the trial of Omar V. Murphy, well known lo cal resident, charged with man slaughter, as a result of an al leged beating administered to his wife. Ella, last March, ranged to day from the childish words of the 11-year old daughter of the defendant, and ponderous answers of medical men. to hypothetical questions that took three minutes to propound. The little girl, Erlene Murphy, when the cross examination by the defense started, cried and ran from the court room, after giv ing evidence for her father. The most damaging testimony given by the little Miss was or dered stricken from the records by the court upon objection of the defence. Erlene testified that she had been told to "tell the truth," and that her father had told her brother. Earl, in her presence: "I only gave her a spanking. She is just staying in bed for sympathy, and so the neighlors will know all about it." Earl, the brother, was a witness at the morning session. Expert testimony was given by Dr. V. S. Geary, county health of ficer; Dr. C. R. Moser, of Grants Pass, and Dr. E. A. Voods or Ashland. Each testified In response to a hypothetical question by the state, that all the vital organs being normal, as rhown by an autopsy, death could only be caused by an embollism. or hlood clot. An embollism, the physi cians explained, was . caused by bruises, and might not be detect ed In an autopsy, even with a microscope. An embollism follows the blood flow, and blocks the smaller veins, being fatal In three vital centers, the heart, the lungs and the brain. The state contends that Mrs. Murphy was severely beaten shout the hips and that an embollism was the cause of death. FLOODS IN GREECE UNCOVER 38 TOMBS AND KILL SCORES LONDON. Not. 25. More than one hundred persons are believed to have perished In the floods of Athens following a torrential rain of an hour and twenty minutes Tuesday, says a dispatch to the Dally Express. Many houses In the refugee settlement collapsed. The Inmates were burled In the ruins and many were swept away ' and drowned. Flood waters from Mount I.yka bettos washed up thirty-eight tombs. Five mummies and numer ous gold ornaments and rases were uncovered. DOUMER UNABLE TO FORM A CABINET; HERRIOT TRYING PARIS, Nov. 25. France waa still without a cabinet tonight to 'succeed the Palnleve ministry which resigned Sflnday following Ian adverse vote by the Chamber nf Deputies on the government's Ifinance bill. j Refusal of the various groups In the Chamber of Deputlea to prom ise support for his financial plans caused Senator Paul Doumer to day to decline the task of forming a new ministry aa It did M. Biiand yesterday. Former Premier Edhourd Her rfot. radical leader and president or the Chamber of Deputies, was summoned this afternoon by Presi dent Doumergue but failure of his .projected "concentration cabinet of the left la considered likely in iwell Informed circles. On leaving the Elysee Palace M iRerrlot said: "I will do my best i to meet the Wishes of the preii- !dent." HIS DEFENSE AT T Government Prepare For Rebuttal; 100 Officer Are in Readiness. 2 WEEKS ARE NEEDED Mitchell Refused Leave of Absence to Visit His Children Over Holiday. (AaorUtfd Tnm Uurd W.m) WASHINGTON, Not. 25. Colo nel William Mitchell waa denied permission today to visit Detroit to aee his baby daughter during the Thanksgiving recess of bis court martial. His request to the War Department waa returned, marked "disapproved." The Colonel has been ordered to remain in Washington throughout the duration of his trial. Colonel Mitchell rested big de fense today before the army court martial, exactly four weeks from the time he was hailed before that tribunal as m result of his chargea against the War and Navy Depart ments. ' The activity of the prosecution In arranging rebuttal testimony in dicates the end of the case is some distance away. It Is considered certain that Major General Charlea P. Summerall, commanding the second corps area, and former president of the court, will be brought in by the prosecution. The general, who quit the court after a protest had been lodged against him by the defense, haa been ordered to hold himself In readiness to appear. Colonel Herbert A. White, mili tary counsel of the defense, today resumed his reading of the volum inous official correspondence. Con gressional committee air service hearings, and reports taken from the war and navy departments' files regarding aviation questions generally. The prosecution, with 100 army and navy officers ordered to hold themselves In readiness to take the stand, announced Its readiness to proceed with rebuttal testimony. It was Indicated that at least two weeks would be necessary for the prosecution to conclude, even should the legal arguments which have characterized the case so far be eliminated. WASHINGTON. Not. 25. The navy's long Investigation of the Shenandoah disaster came to a iprovlsional end today, the proviso being based on the possible sum moning of Colonel William Mitchell who previously had declined to tes tify before the naval court of In quiry. As the court adjourned today, subject to call of Its president. Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones. It was announced by Judge Advocate lonard that should he find upon examination of Colonel Mitchell's testimony before the army court martial any matters germane to the Shenandoah Inquiry he would seek la process to bring the Colonel be I fore the naval tribunal. I n GALLOWS TO TAKE MURDERER LLOYD ON NEXT MONDAY DALLAS, Ore., Nov. 25 W. R. Lloyd, who was convicted of mur der in the first degree In October for the killing of Clint I.'Raun fit Independence, will be hanged at the penitentiary next Monday, un lesa executive clemency la extend ed. So fas as la known no move of Importance baa been made In his behalf. Attorney Will R. King has Inves tigated the case with some thought of filing an appeal. King Is under stood to have the backing of antl I capital punishment forces. W. W. 'Harcombe, attorney who defended Lloyd, has no Intention of seeking an appeal In the case. ONE KILLED. TWO INJURED IN CURRY COUNTY EXPLOSION BANDON. Ore.. Not. 25. One man waa Instantly killed and two othera seriously Injured on the Six .ea River In Curry county yesterday, iwhen a boiler exploded In the Oa rar Mather mill. Lewis Farrier, 19. waa Instantly killed, fleorge j Mather suffered a badly crushed leg and James Smith was badly scalded. I The three men were just start ing np to the mill when the acci dent occurred. No one knows the 1 exact cause. Later In the day. with no watchman present, the mall mill waa destroyed by fire. J The origin was not learned. I Divorce Suit And Flat Purse T oo Trif ling To Keep Actor TinneyFrom Wife's Table (AaorkM Praa LmmI Win.) NEW YORK, Nov. i 25. Mrs. Frank Tinney, whose uncontested suit for divorce Is pending, has a new boarder named Frank Tluney. At least, that' the way the come dian described himself when he went to his wife's Long Island home after his return Monday from London. As for that divorce "what di vorce?" demanda Frank Tinney blandly every time be la asked about It. Mr. and Mrs. Tinney went shop ping yesterday, accompanied by seven-year-old Frank Tinney, Jr.. but Mrs. Tinney did most of the buying. Frank says be la broke. Afterward Mrs. Tinney drove home and the comedian hied himself to the Elks' Club, where he borrowed a dollar from the doorman to pay his taxi fare. Aa for anybody named Imogene Wilson, the Tlnneys don't mention her. Imogene, or "Bubbles' aa IRELAND NEARING - l w . kI, , rt ANOTHER CRISIS I?""HAN ON BOUNDARY ROW! CHINA..AFLA.l5?.. (Aanrtat-d ITrw Lnues Wirt.) itrdl-fi r,To BELFAST, TCorth Ireland. Not. 25. Special armed police of the Ulster government in the Clady district, near Strabane, In county Tyrone, and facing the territory ! lord. Marshal Chang Tso-lln, who which by the reported award of the are flghling each other at Lwan Irish boundary commission would choir and Chinwangtao, In eastern be transferred to Ulster, have er- Chili, along the Peking-Mukden ected sand bags at their outposts, LONDON. Not. 25. The British cabinet is expected today to con - slder the question of making pub-'eral, has raptured Mukden, the cap lie the report on the Irish bound- titsl. and Imprisoned Chang, while ary over the signatures of Justice pothers assert that Chang's loyal Feethara, chairman of the bound- troops have broken the railway at ary commission, and Joseph RjH'hinwangtao to hinder an advance tisher, representing the UlaterfMbv-Kiio Sung-Lien against Mukden. government, despite the resigns1 tion from the commission of Dr. Eoin MacNeill, the free state com- missloner. The belief prevails that the British governments legal ad- visera are confident that the Doundary report, signed by a ma- jorlty of the commission, would be legally binding but that important legal considerations- are to he weighed. A Dublin dispatch to .the West- minster Gazette says that If the British government insists upon a ! report by two members of the com- mission, a crisis of first magnitude wm ne proouceo. a oounuary una- ins by two commissioners, the dis- , patch adds, "would give the forces , of revolution the Impetus for which , they have been waiting for three years. It would be exploited as an ' example of bad faith and double dealing on the part of Great Bri tain and everybody having an in-; terest In the situation regards such an eventuality with feelings of dread. The Free State govern- ment la . quietly , measuring its strength and resources against pos - sible reactionary Influences. THANKSGIVING TO I SEE CONTESTS ON j EASTERN GRIDS t.Waiainl rm wit...) 'Jackson roiuily will have to wait NEW YOItK, Nov. 25 The an- a llltle longer before the slain Ir nual battle of Cornell and Pcnn.yl- rlgallon securllles commission vanlaat Philadelphia Is tomorrow s promises to extend the guarantee eastern gridiron feature. A ver airn -Itlnomv" Cil rhihle Cornell coach, made the pre-gaiiR statement that Pennsylvania would beat his team, and Pennsylvania did 20 to 0. Tkbie In Mllcnt about tnntnrrow. His tenm nan had a ftood naMou except for the air onslaught at I art tnout h whrn t here wen many footballs In the air that his j.u ,hnwnK that crop returns men were all at sea. (h year from the Mi-dlord Irrlga- Plttsburgh and Penn Slate are llnn (,r(.t were t2,roo.nnn snd primed for their annual bailie al from the Talent district S'jifO.oiiii. Pittsburgh. A capacity throng Is The former proj-ct was developed expected at Pittsburgh's new bIhcI- at a cost of Ilii.iiOO.dO'l and the turn. latter at 1 1. 235,000. West Virginia and Washington It. was declared that the Eagle and Jefferson clash In Morgan- Point district should make an even town. Syracuse and Columbia meet better showing considering the de al the Polo Grounds where Harlan velopment cost. Carr and "Shrimp" Foley will tempt to outrun the New York speedster. Captain George Pea. Jackson Keefer. flashy halfbsi k will lead Brown against Colgate at Providence. The east's leading scorer. Cap tain Kddle Tryon, la expected to jUge a brilliant. Individual tussle with Keefer. The army and the navy are put ting finishing touches on the elevens that meet In th" annual service classic In New York unlay. Hat- o ness, following which he was ale 8ENEFIEL OFF TO ARRANGE 'pointed postmaster which office he EAST-WEST FOOTBALL CAME held about eleven years, his last e - term expiring in jsl. He then El'tlKNE, Ore., Nov. 25. For moved to Portland where he has the purpose of selecting an eastern resided since. t team and arranging for lie I'a-s Mr. Hasard waa a' highly re dena east-west football contest spected rltlxen and was a member with Ihe team selected, Jack Bene- of Ihe Masonic and Odd Fcllnas ffel, graduate manayeer of the I'nl- orders. verslty of Oregon, haa left lor Ihe east. He will be gone approii Oiately0wo week. Benefleld baa charge of the ar rangementa for the annual Rose tournament game this year. No Intimation waa given here as to Ihe teams be Is considering to grandchildren, who reside in Port represent the east in the big gsmc. land. Frank used to call ber, was the cause of Mrs. Frank'a suit. Imogene, a chorus girl, is Dow abroad. Mrs. Myron Ellis, Mrs. Tlnney'a daughter, explained the present re lationship of her mother and step father as not quite a reconcilia tion. . ( They have agreed to begin all lover again, on a fifty-fifty basis." 'she said. "Mother wants to see him established on Broadway again." Mrs. Tinney confirmed thla by i saying she wanted to give him a ickauce ou a fifty-fifty basis, but as .for dropping the divorce suit, I "things have not gone that far !yet." j Mrs. Tlnney'a name Is expected to blossom In electrio lights over a Broadway vaudeville house next 'week. Frank is ready to atartle jltroadway with his hnrn-rlmmed glasses and blue raincoat from 'London. oiii.i. SLirrinu (Aanrtabd rnm U4 Wm.) PEKING. Nov. 25. A serious re volt has occurred among the sup porters of the Manchurlan war railway. The claims of the various parties, however, are conflicting. Some quarters assert that Gener- 'al Kuo Sung-Lien. Manchurlan gen- - wt Chlng-lin. the civil governor 'of Chfhli, is preparing to declare himself Independent of Mukden and also la reported to have draf led a tf legram urging Chang to retire. It ti considered certain that the Muk- den party has collapsed, at least temporarily, thus strengthening the hands of Feng Yu-llsiang, the "Christian general."' ' I The trouble In Mukden Is ex- peeled to lead to changes In the cabinet in Pi king, since Chang Tmh lln Is the principal supporter of the nresent retime. It is believed that the members of the government be- longing to the Anfu parly of which the present chief executive, Tuan fhi-Jul, is the chief, will be com pelled to resign, aid also tho rep resentatives nt Mukden. Tills, It is expected, will' be followed by the Installation of a cabinet repre senting the Kuominchun group, or "nationalist army" party, which acanowiwiges jiarsnai v, u rei ru leader. ' o- " - ' STATE ASKS EAGLE j poiWT REGION FOR BETTER SHOWING (A-nrl.M Pm IMr-l Wl.) SAI.MM. Ore.. Nov. 2J The Ea gle Point irrigation district of mieresi on us .n.u.uui. oonus. i nw commission mm reru!"-i". tives of Ihe district yesterday that ""' " 'h" P;ton ' "i"!'1" Vi? yearn in the Kiiaranit-e In auked. In- rreanlnn Ihe pn-nt guarantee to five yearn. The rmntnlPHlnn received crop entlmaten (nun Jackxnit rnunly pro FORMER RESIDENT OF DRAIN DIES AT ST. LOUIS, MO. DRAIN. Nov. 25. (Special lo the News-ltevlcw). Word waa celved here yesterday of the d'alh of Charles K. Hasard who was a former resident of Drain for many years, but the past nine years a resident of Portland. He first re- sided on a farm near here and lal' er engaged In the mercantile bmi. His death occurred at SI. I-otlls. Mo., while he was nn a vttdt to his boyhood home In that stale and burial may take place there. He .is about 6 years of age and Is survived by his widow sti.one daughter, Mrs. Wm. I'len ami iwo ALICE'S NEGRO BLOOD TOLD TO KVP IN ADVANCE Chauffeur Testifies That Rhinelander Told Him He Did Not Care. SUIT TITLE CHANGED Sister of Alice Says She Was Kip's Companion Before Transfer . of Affections. (AasKlated Freai Uaard Win.) WHITE PLAINS. N. Y.. Nov. 25. Three years before his marriage to Alice Beatrice Jones, negro maid servant, Leonard Kip Rhinelander waa informed that her father was part negro hut answered that be didn't care, Rosa Chttirker. former chauffeur for the Rblnelandera tes tified. Chltlcker aald that It was be who drove Alice and Leonard lo the hotel Marie Anlonlnette where they stayed a week aa man and wife in December 1921. He aaid that be had visited Rhinelander In Stam ford that same month and waa shown a clock which Leonard said he was going to present to Alice for Christmas. "Do you mean to tell me you are going to give her a Christmas present?" Chltlcker testified he asked. "Yes." ' responded Rhinelander, the witness said. "Then I asked. 'Don't you know her father la colored?' and he an swered, 1 don't care If be Is.' " The court's permission for an amendment to the complaint in young Khlnelander'a annulment suit, charging Alice wllh negative fraud In not telling him she hnd negro blood In her veins, caused his return to the stand for further cross-examination.' The plaintiff said that he knew that the amend ment charged Alice wi'b remain ing silent on the color question, but that he still insisted she had told hiiu definitely that she was white. H was then asked to Identify the clock he gave Alice for Christ mas In 1931. Fraud Charge Allowed. Justice Morschauser this after noon granted the plaintiff's re quest to amend, the original com plaint over the objections of de fense counsel. Thu amended com plaint now charges Alice with de frauding young Ithlnelander nega tively. In not telling him sho waa of negro blood. Mr. Davis objected on Ihe ground that tlie amendment had - been made too lale In- Ihe action and lhat It did not constitute a proper cause of action. Justice Morschaus er, however cited the legal preced ents under which he granted tho motions anil told Mr. Davis Hint ho would he given ample time to meet Ihe new issilt-s., The new turn In Ihe case la ex pected to necessitate further cross examination of Ihe plaintiff's wit nesses, -Including young Ithlneland nr. Davfri told Ihe court that hi thought he would bo ahlo to meet the new contentions In a short time. Alice's Mother On Stand. WIIITK- PLAINS. N. Y., Nov. 25. Mrs. (leorge Jones, elderly white molher of Alice Ileal rhie; Jones, de fendant In the Ithlnelander annul ment suit, totlay took the stand in behalf of her daughter, and denied that alio had ever heard Alice lay claim to being while. It has been one of the contentions of lonnril Kip Ithlnelander, the plaintiff, that Alice had assured him she was while in tho presence of her moth er. "Mrs. Jones," said I.e parsons ftavls. defense attorney, "Ithin lander says In siibstanre that In your presence, AIIch told him bImj was while, la that true?" "I never heard that spoken of," ssld the wluiess. "Did you ever hear Alice say she was while " "No." "Did Ilhlnelaiulcr ever question your daughter's color In your pres. ence?" . ' ' ? , "No." - Mrs. Jones said lhat Ithlneland er's name meant nothing to her when she first met him. that she knew nothing of his wealth and so- iclal position. She admitted lhat she had been deceived when he and Alice went on a motor trip through New Eng land, telling her that a "Mr. and r. Mathews" were with them aa msperones. "I often used to won- r why I never met the Mathews," Mrs. Jones ssld. Hhe aho told how' Leonsrrl bad shown her the wedding ring sever al weeks before bis marriage to Alice with the admonition: "I don't want the marriage to be (Continued on page 3.) ' CHURCHES WILL' HOLD THANKSGIVING SERVICE TOMORROW . 4 The usual Thanksgiving church services will be held at the Christian church tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock, ao- cording to arrangements made by the ministerial union. The Christian church is now en- v- gaged in an evangelistic cam- palgn and the evangelist. Rev. Kellems, will speak on a suit- 4 4 able Thanksgiving topic, and all of the churches of the city 4 will join In the union service. 4 The schools are observing 4 their holiday today. In nearly 4 every grade ehort programs w were held. At the high school a general assembly waa call- ed this afternoon and an ad- dress made by Dr. Banks. Schools were dismissed this w 4 afternoon and will not con- vene again until Monday. Practically all stores will be closed tomorrow, all day. The post office will observe the usual holiday mall service. . 4 SYRIAN CITY OF E (Asn-bUd m Uaard WM.) BEIRUT, Syria. Not. 25 Four teen naturalized American citizens who reached Beirut today with about 2,000 refugees from Rashe- ya. west of Damascus, where fierce 'DruBe attacks were ended yesterday by the relief of the French garrison, say that In the hand to hand fighting between the Druses and Christian Tolunteera the rebel tribesmen killed many women and children. Martini law has been acclaimed In the districts of Damascus and llauran as the result of numerous recent acta of brigandage. ; The authorltlea announce that the atep waa not taken because of any reorudeaence In the activities of the rebels, but morely to permit the government to restore order more rapidly. i The French relnforcemenla yes terday fought through' the valley of Kl Bika. near Mount Ijebanon, and reached Rashelya from the north after Buffering comparatively small losses. The Druses used ma chine guns against tho French In this flghling, hut are reported to have lost heavily. . . - i Further spirited Druse outbreaks In south Lebanon are reported to day. Colonel Robert C. ' Foy, American military attache in Con stantinople, has arrived at the scene of-lhe fighting and Is prepar ing a report for the War Depart ment in Waahlngtnn on the mili tary situation. (ImhUd rna Iurd WM.) , LONDON. Nov. 25. The only white woman In tho area of the present trouble In Syria, South Le banon. Miss Lillian Cave, a mem ber of tho British Syrian mission. Is held prisoner by the Drusca at Hasbelya, their headquarters, ac cording to advices received by tho mission's headquarters In Iondon. Miss Cave Is reported to bo well treated and allowed to walk about the town freely. Hhn has been a missionary In this . region for 25 yeara and always has been treated wllh affection and respect by the llr,ld,.M Uh l.uM ,l,.tw. w,.n,lpr..l ' work with the nnltve anil eMiieetMl. ly with Ihelr children. PERSHING FACING HARD JOB IN CHILE M-asH laf I'roM Mr. Wire. ) ARICA. rhlle. Nov. 25. General John J. iVrnliitiK. head of the Tac-na-Arlra 1'lehlf.eltary rniiiinlnnlon, mild today that denpltn grave dlf ferenren In the attltuden and npln Innn of the Chilean and Peruvian representative hope wan ntlll en tert nlned that diHrtiMMlnii won Id lead to a nnlutUm of ih rn!rover hv and enable a ennllnuanre of the plebiscite cnnimlAHlnn'a Inbom. Allhourh niirh official optimism wan considered fneouraRintr. nb nervrn annerted thnr thev would not feme the, end of th threaten ed d'-adlork which nlnre laM Knt urday haa a r rem I'd the work: of the co mm if ion. One of tho hiVheKt of lh Chilean pi' hlHcltary official aaid he could nee nn nolution and ho authorized a Ktatcment that the deadlock wan hopHenH unlenn tho American grunted the demand In AftUMtln Kdward'a notw notifying the plebis cite coniinliotlnn which would be notified of tho withdrawal of the Chilean delegation. Thin ntatemenf. It In Ihonghf, mtiHt he Interpreted In the light of the probable content of General I'erfhtngn renpnntw to Kenor r.d- ward a note, but It aeemn undoubt ed thai the I'hileann Intend to 'niand firm upon th"lr demanda for 'the Immediate promulgation of election lawH, the commcnecmpnt !of x gtntratlon and the holding of jthe plrhlHclte hy Kphruary X. , The withdrawal of the Teruvlan delegation In thought to ba Impend ling owing to a ronort by Colonel 'Marrband, commander of the Cart :hlnern. In which Peruvian boundary delegation la accuned of Inntlgatlna; the jnurdot o( carlbiner, ' CI16i.E) REPRIEVE; flEW LEGAL POINT UP Coolidge Commutes PruorJ 1 ' Sentence, Murderer ;, ". . Turn It Down. THUS AVOIDS NOOSS Federal and State Lawyer Now to Contend, With ' Life of Criminal in the Balance. . ' (lancUtid Pms.Leutd Win.) HARTFORD, Conn., Not. 25.. Gerald Chapman haa informed bia counsel that be will not accept presidential commutation of nil robbery aentenee. HARTFORD. Conn.. Nor. iS Gerald Chapman, mall robber and murderer, will be reprieved from death sentence set for December 3 until March 3. 1926. by Governor Trumball probably tonight, by. agreement reached between States Attorney Alcorn and Joseph Free man of counsel for Chapman. The date waa agreed upon at a . conference thla afternoon and the , necessary papers to be offered the governor prepared. Meantime le gal points to be raised In new an gles In the Chapman case baaed upon the writ of habeas corpus and. the refusal of Chapman to accept a presidential commutation of sentence aa a mall robber will be taken to the - United States su preme court. , , . ,,,'..;.. i. HARTFORD.. Conn., Not. J5. The federal sentence of Gerald Chapman has been commuted by ITesldent Coolidge.- The exeentlvw order terminating the sentence of 25 years - Imposed in federal court at New York for the robbery of ay mall track, waa signed by the Pres ident Monday and was made publics .today when the document was de. Ilvered to Warden H. K. W. Scott for service on Chapman. Tho artion marked another stett In the efforts of the state of Coni nectlcut to execute Chapman for the murder of Policeman James Hkelley of New Britain, on October 12, 1924. . It Is understood; In absence- of official statement, that the com mutation will be the state's answer to the writ of habeas corpus served on Warden Scott yeaterday, order ing him to produce Chapman be fore Federal Judge Thomas in rourt at the state prison next Mon day. , '' Qusstlon For Court" " ' WASHINGTON. Nov. 25. De parlinent of Justice officials here expect Gerald Chapman'a attorneys to fight through the courts the question of whether he Is compell ed to accept the commutation of fiileral sentence signed by Presi dent Coolidge. . . The Department bnlds that there Is mi law to oblige the government to keep custody of a person wbosa senienre haa been commuted, but nevertheless It was aald today that tlm courts would bave to pass on II at the Instance of the Chapman defense. - No comment was made either at the White House or at the Attor ney General's office on the action of the commutation itself, i ; MESSAGE FROM THIEF TELLS WHERE AUTO WAS LEFT ' "Hy the side of the Dlllard Tnipiia llrldgn stands a llitle tin dud on wheels, tag 1.1,521. A man w hen he haa to, ateals. - "Ashland F.x." , The above notlre carefully printed on a government postcard, mailed on Ihe Kouthern Pacific train between Dillard and A'hland nnd addressed to Chief of Police Ketch at Itoseburg, waa received hv Ihe officer this morning. Act ing upon the Information thu Chief of Police and Constable Tll lard went to the bridge nnd t'-ero found an abandoned Ford rar, liearing the license plates aa de- . scribed. The car was towed to ('imw Junction and is being held there while an effort, la .being mud to locate the owner. The Ashland authorities were notified and are endeavoring to trace the sender of the missive, but aa the handwriting was well disguised. laud the card was mailed on the train. It la a difficult clue to follow. , Charles oleson, Klgamae ranch er, waa a business visitor hi this city for a few hours yesterday. ' -, Mrs. John Snyder, of Oakland, who has been recuperating from a major operation at Mercy Hos pital for the past Iwo wceav has sufficiently recovered to return to her, home yesterday evening.