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ROSEBURG. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25. 1925.
VOL. XIII NO. 215 OF THE EVENING NEW
URQ REVIEW
GENERALLY FAIR V
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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
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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.)
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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.
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' 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.