SCHOOL BUDGET IS HELD HI .IFE TERMER AT STATE RIS0N GRANTED PARDON NAVAL HEROES HONORED AT 150TH ANNIVERSARY MITCHELL: COURT ACTION is rtUNDR EDS' VISIT NE. ; IS TO BE OPENED TODAY HOME OF SALEM ELKS Kk . ..... . . . , . I . : MAX COX17CTED TIIREK TIMES EXTIRE FORCE OF UXITED STORM CENTER .OF US ARMY PUBLIC .RECEPTIOX IS HELD FOR 3IURDc.it,' FREED STATES GOES OX PARADE -J FACES COURT MARTIAL "FROM 7 TO 11 O'CLOCK 8 HEN FAST B Gil (B fkh mm TBI 11 UPHELD Estimated Requirements Are $20,000 Over Amount ' Allowed for Year SALARY INCREASE ITEM Several Teachers ' Are Added and IaiToU umpf 17,000; Spe cial Election May Bo 0. Necessary 9 The school board is confronted with the proposition of an In crease in ;the budget-that ia ex tremely, out of proportion to.. the amount of money that can be ob tained thU year by I taxes. t1 The estimates for the coming budget tall for about 120.000 more than last year, while the six per cent tax limitation will1 allow only 18000 more to be obtained through tax ation. - The biggest item in the increase la the increase in the total amount of teachers' salaries. Ten new teachers hare. been added to the Salem school system and several teachers who hare stayed over two years automatically obtained an in crease in pay of 15 a month. :This makes a total increase in the pay ro.l of the Salem school teachers of $17,000. In last year's budget 5216.750 was allowed for leach era' salaries. Not onlywill the school board be able to. get but '18000 increase in taxes over last year, but it is understood that the money coming from the state will :be less this stiila Iha Inltlnri Inramo will remain aooui iu - iiu' improvements, and maintenance account for the remainder of $20, 000 needed. , j. . . ..' , .It was intimated at the meeting Via anulal lertlnn mtffht have to be called to raise the extra money needed to complete the budget. One of the members sug gested that an attempt be made to Induce the legislature lift the six per cent limitation, but to this George Hug, city superintendent, repled that "I don't think there- Is any hope of abolishing the six per cent limitation. V If a special election is called to obtain the needed :money for the budget, the 'teachers have ex II WU UOll ter of a general rise In pay before the public. Frank- Neer reported that h ha met with teachers' committee and had suggested that they meet - with Superintendent Hug for the " purpose" of drawing up a definite schedule to propose to the public. f Director Gregory declared that &UV4 V v IIIVOklVU M w - n n-ftii Aorinn nnT wnnr mff .teachers ,are working for ridicul ously. small salaries, and that we are aaainc? ton mucn oi mem ior "the salaries we are paying them He declared that if the public would give a thought to the lite and living conditions of the teach ers, "they would not hesitate a moment to vote them the increase mey are asaing. am ior nimseu, he declared that he is willing to be taxed additionally in order that the' increase might become reality. w ' "A teacher is foolish to stay here at ; the ' presents salary," de clared Mr. Hug, stating that they can obtain jobs elsewhere for much more money. Mr. Neer re ported that business men with -(Coatian oa pe 8) -WRONG MAN IS DETAINED 3IIRDER SUSPECT KKSKMKLKS THE MAX WAN TED tACOMA. WashL. Oct. 27. ' William Charles, held on a charge of first degree murder in connec tion with the fatal shooting of Marshall La Plant ; of Eatonville Is not the nan wanted in Paints ;ville, Kyr, for the murder of Jess Caudill November 3,1924,;Hr B Adams, deputy sheriff frqm Ken , tueky, said after he interviewed Charles today. Adams was sent to Tacoroa with extradition papers ,to get Charles, v Charles bears remarkable resemblance to Henry Cook, the man wanted In "Ken . tucky, and admits that hev 1. from the same county in! Kentucky and knew Cook slightly, and had heard of the crime for which Cook is sought. . i MAN IS KILLED BY SAW JIBSmEXT OF HILLSBORO, 61 FALLS IXTO WOOnSAWV IIILIJSEORO.-Oro... Oct. 27- r ( By; Associated Press). Bernard A.lFegelde, 64, .of 'this city, was killed today by a woodsaw,, ;?Fer gelde -and George Tate were saw ing wood when a stick fell from the pile and knocked Fegelde backward jpnto the revolving, saw which 'cut deep into the base- of the brain' and into the spinal col umn. Death was Instantaneous. A. J. Weston. Found Cuiltv of Killing Robert Krug, Gets Clemency A. J. Weston, three times con victed - for second degree murder in connection with the death of Robert H. Krug, an aged resident q Sisters, Deschutes county, In 1919, and a life termer at the state prison, was granted a full pardon by Governor Pierce yester day. Weston, it is said, will prob ably be released from the peniten tiary today. .iThe governor re fused to comment on. the pardon ether than to say that he had in vestigated the facts connected with the case and believed Weston vas innocent. Evidence introduced by the prosecution during the three trials Indicated that the rinie tor which Weston "was convicted was one of the" most brutal killings recorded in Oregon. According to the tes timony, Krug was first struck over the head with a club and later tor tured in an' attempt to force him to reveal the Place where he was supposed to have a considerable sum of money hidden. After Krug had died his body was placed on a bed and the house was fired in an attempt to cover all traces of the killing. Weston was arrested in connec tion with the murder about 18 months after it had been commit ted. His detention was ;brought about by information furnished by Joe Wilson and George Slllwell, two men employed with Weston at a logging camp not far from the s ene of the crime. The first two trials took place n'Bend. . In each case the case was carried to the supreme court and both times the decision of the lower court was reversed , by Jus tice Brown. The next trial, was held in Wasco county- under a change of venue, and was again convicted of second degree murder in connection with, the killing and was sentenced to a life term in the state prison. He has served about a vear in the penitentiary since Ms third conviction; f )? Stlllwell, in his testimony, de- On tinned oa pr 2) DOOLITTLE AGAIN WINS AKRIATj ' SPEED . DEMOX . OF ARMY MAKES NEW RECORD , BATSHORE PARK, Baltimore, Md., Oct. 27. (By Associatea Press.) Another lanrel rests to night on the brow of Lieutenant James H. Doollttle of the united States army. ' Lieutenant Doollttle late today catapulted his black Curtlss racer across a three kilometer course in the fastest time ever made by a .seaplane r2 4 5.71 3 miles per hour. The mark will become the offi cial world's .record for maximum seaplane speed when recognized by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale. It was made on a special speed test which Lieut. Doolittle entered alone. . . .The dashing; army pilot made his premier mark under conditions that were by no means ideal, with a quartering wind .taking the course. He drove the same Cur tiss racer in Which yesterday he won the 350 kilometer Jacques Schneider trophy race in 56:06.36 an average speed of 232.573' miles per hour and in which he turned In a speed of 235.036 miles per hour for his last and fastest lap. Lieutenant Doolittle under the Federation Aeronautique Interna tionale .regulations, took the three kilometer course with a 1300-foot diving start. His official record was computed as the average of four consecutive flights across the distance, t in each direction, to eliminate wind advantage or dis advantage. i " v.' CROP DAMAGE IS FEARED V . I .- : . UXJIARVESTED SUGAR, BEETS MAY SUFFER FROM COLD DENVER. Colo., Oct. 27. (By Associated Press.) With south em. Montana under eight inches of snow'and the temperature lover irig.at nine above, $500,000 worth of unharvestedugar beets. 3.0 per cent ?of the season's crop, was in danger of destruction - by ithe,; cold tonight, while low temperatures ia northeastern; Colorado cansed business men and schoolchildren to leave desk, and school and rush to the aid of farmers attempting to save the beel crop there. , , , The,; unseasonably: cold wave struck Colorado, .today and -..the weather forecaster said tonight it threatens "to rea chf down into the northern portions of jNew Mexico and Arizona tomorrow or Thurs day . "'; About ten Inches of snow was recorded ; at. Helena,. Mont.. . Qon tlnued cold is forecast for, the en tire mountain . region tomorrow and Thursday. Recovery of Ten Others of Over Fifty' Injured Re garded as Doubtful RAIL DEFECT IS CAUSE Invisible Fissure in Track le- clared to Hare Derailed Train; Cars Topple Into Ravine MEMPHIS, Tenn... Oct. 27. By Associated Press) The death list as a result of the derailment near Victoria, Miss., early today of the Sunnyland, fast St. Louis - aa x..,, ' . uou tioj;i ni.u janiudu passenger train, tonight stood at 18. A to tal of 54 persons still were In hos pitals, 18 reported in a critical condition. Of the injured, 37 are white and 17 negroes.. Hospital reports in- d cate that the condition of . eight of the white injured was critical. Recovery of 10 of the negroes in jured was also regarded as doubt ful. Railroad officials tonight re ported the wreckage cleared from the right of way and traffic "re sumed. Four Pullman sleepers, a chair car, a combination negro coach and smoker, with the .baggage. express and mail cars hurtled down the embankment and into a ravine, telescoped and pounded by the impact into a mass of tangled wreckage. The three dy coaches were a tangled mass of wreckage. One of them dived headlong into the clay bank by the side of the track and the others rolled and jammed as they struck the bottom, piling the occupants into the tops and ends of the cars. Few of the passengers sleeping in the last three Pullmans suf fered serious injury, and it was these who directed the rescue and Irtaid work before relief trains arrived. J. H. Fraser, general manager of the St. Louis-San Francisco system, who was in Memphis when news of the wreck was received here went to the scene in his pri vate car and directed relief work and made an investigation as to the cause of the derailment. R E. Buchanan, general execptive agent of the road, accompanied Mr. Fraser. Their investigations determined that an invisible defect in the rail, a transverse fissure, caused the derailment They stated that any report that it might have been due to a spread rail was shown fContiwnM on Tg 4) Jury of Generals )innMW.'J'"HwnnMjw, Army board ' of 12. including some of highest officers in active service,-is preparing to court raar-t1al?Co!.-k William - A.-- Mitchell, former chief of air service,- for violating th aioety-eixtb articU .J$i ) jpr . - i .A " " - ' 'imm ' i ' " - i ' a " v ' 'v "'Tf, 1 ; fgj ; Fitting Ceremonies Are Observed For Former Leaders of Sea Service WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. (By Associated Press.) The 150th an niversary of the nary was ob served throughout the country to day with special exercises at which appeals were made for public sup port of the service and its spirit and traditions were extolled by numerous speakers. Falling upon the birthday of Theodore Roosevelt, vigorous ex ponent of an efticient navy, the service celebrated navy day by be ing "at home" to the public, with its ships at a score of ports on all coasts in full dress and its yards ' . K1. . . .v .and other establishments thrown open to inspection. " At cHric meetings and over the radio addresses were made by Secretary Wilbur, high navy orticr ers and prominent civilians, out lining the achievements of the service and bespeaking the na tion's continued support. The airj craft controversy also occupied a prominent place in some of the speeches, Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones, retired, president of the navy general board at Philadel phia and Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, chief of the navy bureau of aeronautics, at Des Moines, Iowa, especially contending for re tention of aviation as a branch of the navy and opposing a separate air force as advocated by Col. William Mitchell, Navy heroes of the past were not forgotten, the statues of John Paul Jones and Commodore John Barry of Revolutionary fame, to gether with those of Admirals Farragut and Du Pont in Wash ington, being decorated With wreaths. At Oyster Bay, Long Island, a wreath was placed on (Continued on page 8.) COLD SPELL CONTINUES LITTLE IMPROVEMENT SERS IX MID-WEST WEATHER CHICAGO, Oct. 2 7. (By Asso ciated Press.) The cold weather which has spread over the middle west in the last 48 hours will continue for another day at least, weather forecasts tonight indicat ed. Some snow and colder weather was indicated for tonight with temperatures below freezing. Thermometers in the extreme west early today hovered near the zero mark and snow was general in the Rocky mountains region. Snow was reported over Iowa, and in Billings, Mont., 70,000 tons of beets were endangered by the cold weather there. Assembled for Mitchell Court-Martial i mm a of war is attacking aviation poli cies' of the nation. "Members -of board are: Ma j, Gens. C.i Pf Sum mtrali, senior officer; R. L. Howie, l Wt laden, Douglas Nature of Disciplinary , Action Against Colonel Is to Be . "tVeclded WASHINGTON, j Oct. 27. (By Associated Press.). Colonel Wil liam Mitchell of the army air ser vice, will face a general court mar tial tomorrow on charges growing out of his use of such phrases as "criminal negligence" and "almost treasonable" in statements he is sued shortly after the Shenandoah disaster criticizing j the conduct of array and navy'aviation affairs. Charges specifying violation of the 96th article of war by Col. Mitchell tonight were in the hands of Col. Sherman Moreland, who as trial judge advocate, will present thc-m tomorrow to the court mar till which was appointed by direc tion of President Coolidge to de cide whether the ! air officer is guilty of "conduct to the prejudice of good order and military disci pline" and determine what, if any, disciplinary action! shall be taken against him. Most of the 13 officers selected to serve as members of the court had reached Washington tonight but none was willing to discuss the case they had been called from various sections of the country to pass judgment upon. Neither Col. Mitchell nor his counsel had any thing to add to their previous statements beyond the assertion that they were prepared for the trial. A wide divergence of opinion prevailed, however, regarding the procedure the court will follow after it disposes of the organiza tion and other preliminary duties. There were indications that, when the actual trial began. Major Gen eral Charles P. Summerall as pres ident of the court would conduct it with a view to determining by direct processes whether Col. Mitchell had made the charges set out in the specifications and whether that act'eonstituted con- -Juct. to the prejudice of military discipline. Such a course would set aside evidence which might tend to prove whether Col. Mitchell's state ment concerning the war and navy department policies and adminis tration of the national defense with special reference to aviation were true or false. The truth or falsity of such statements were not made part of the accusations against the air iorce. Colonel Mitchell has admitted fd . respo.ifeibili; for the state ments made public at San Anf;nio, September 5 and 0, which led the TontinnKl on' yn z 2) MacArthur, W. S. Graves Benja min Poore; Brig. Gens: A. J. Boley, E. U King,' F. R, McCoy, E. Winans, G. L. Irwin, E. E. Booth Action Taken by Principal Nelson Given Unanimous Approval Last Night DELAY REINSTATEMENT Members of Secret Club Will Be Barred Until Organization Is Known To Have Been s Dissolved The school board at its meeting last night voted unanimously to ratify the action of J. C. Nelson, principal of the Salem high school, In suspending members of the Tiars' ciud wntch was reorgan ized thjs week at theiigh school in violation, according to Mr. Nel son and the board, of the board's order that all secret societies be prohibited at the high school. The motion further instructed that the suspension of the boys, be pro longed until the principal and the city superintendent are convinced that the matter has been satisfac tonly cleared up, or in other words, until they are satisfied that the club is completely disbanded. Two offenses were committed by the boys, according to Director Frank Neer. First, violation of the pledges signed by them to re frain from entering such an or ganization, and second, open de fiance of the board's order. He said "They are either trying to kid themselves or to kid us, and it looks as if they were trying to kid us." He suggested that the sus pension be prolonged enough .to give the boys proper punishment for the offenses. The warm discussion as to whe ther or not the present Friars' club is legitimately organized un der the new order of the board that was anticipated for the meet ing failed to mature, as the boys who were present to speak on be half of the action of their organi sation were not granted a Tiearing The hoard was unanimously of the. opinion that . the organization is and that Mr. Nelson Was right in taking the action he did. " he whole discussion, which was indulged in only by the board members, covered a period of only .trout five minutes. It was brought to light that the members of the club have been contending for right to exist on the argument that the club is not! dissimilar to the DeMolay organi-J nation. It is understood that some of the boys belonging to the Friars are also DeMolay members, rnd it was. intimated at the meet ing of the board that these boys vould be called onto the carpet at the next meeting of the DeMolay and asked to. give cause why they brought that organization into the, discussion. The iioys present, led by Dick Schei, declared that Dr. H. H. Olinger, chairman of the board, had given them permission to be rresent at the meeting and that they thought they would be al lowed a hearing although it had not been promised to them. The resolution adopted by the scliool' board prior to the opening of school this fall abolishing sec ret societies and making it illegal for a student to belong to any such society while he is In high school was read by the board last right. It was brought to light that fr.'Nels6n was acting within Lis authority - in suspending the students, numbering 17, as he did. and bringing ' the matter to the ithool board for ratification. -. Y At the first of the present sein ester every organization in school voluntarily disbanded, and it was thought by the board and by Mr. Nelson that Uhe. trouble was set tled then and there. Mr. Nlson however, predicted that such an evasion as now. attempted by the Friars club might; be looked, for, although he at that time expressed the opinion that such an evasion would be contrary to the purport cf the school board, and would be frowned on by the public. At the meeting it was revealed that net-, ther the memoers of the "board, the city superintendent , nor the principal have received one word (Centinned on ps 6.) OLD 'FORD MOTOR Uslb - ' ' ii- - Si" XO. .WW PROA1DES TOW- : ER FOR MOTORBOAT More 1 than i0,00.obo motors hate ; been, turned out, from the Ford factory at Detroit, Mich-, since No. 958 made its appearance, yetthe, old. reliable is still work in gtfori' Al Christensen. owner 'of a motorb'oat on Lake Siltcoos.- ilh fact It basoutUved ..two -other motorboat , .engines ' and is "stfll faithf ully performing its duty. ;' ' , . rThe Old Xo. 958 never fails to respond to the throttle."- de clares its -owner, as ho pridefully points to the primer on each of tbt cylinder f i tectnral Triumph of W'il- -lamettp Valley " By AUDRED BUNCH The new I175.X100 Elks temnle was the city's social mecca last night from 7 to 11 o'clock when members of the order were hosts for the pleasure of all townspeo ple, who have awaited with great Interest an opportunity to acquaint themselves with the interior ot one of. the architectural triumphs of Willamette ralley. Flowers, not too many, and music by the Elks' orchestra pro vided festive touches for the re ception without detracting from what the public came to see the lodge hall itself. Arriving over a mahogany en trance, ..the guests were notably surprised at the sound-absorbing qualities of the floor, finished with a. rubber tiling, set in diago nal squares. One of the most beautiful grand stairway entrances imaginable features two choice pieces of Italian Btatuary. femi nine figures by Balchi, the one. on the left with eyes open and ques tioning as the dawn, symbolizing the Goddess of Day; the one on the right, with sleeping eyes, the Goddess of Night. ; Leaving the vestibule, one ar rives upon the billiard and card rooms, on opposite ends of the building from the bar, while on the right the main lounging room is fitted with a matchless mingl ing of simplicity and grandeur. The coloring in the walls, the draperies, and the Imperial Bund- ahr Wilton rug on the floor all combina the warm neutral shades. The massive fire place and fix tures called forth a wealth of ap proving comment. The dining room, also on the lower floor, combined utility .with a charming scheme ot decoration. To the lady visitors of last night there was probably no room quits so appealing as the beautifully ap pointed ladies' waiting room ad joining the dining room, --.The en tire finish is tiffany gold. ; One of the most attractive features of all was the lighting scheme-for the full-length mirror- one light glowing at the base. The lighting system throughout the temple proved one of the most interesting as well as practicable installations of fixtures exer noted. The whole effect is brought about by high-lighting, by which means no direct rays ever strike the eyes. A second room that delighted the feminine eye was found oh the second floor. This waiting room is a study in fiber work and Italian fixtures. ' The main lodge room is a strik ingly pleasing, auditorium, V with stations and tables in carved ma hogany . and a special balcony at the' back. The. sun-burst .center ceiling . fixture won many com ments of admiration. The whole feeling was one of splendidly achieved massiveness and .ease. The decks of opera chairs are of carved mahogany, as are the sta tions.. . - The lodge , auditorium was a revelation to the most discrimin ating. Nothing has been left un done toward the making of this' spacious part of the hall the equiv alent of a ballroom. English In laid linoleum fits this floor ad mirably for dancing, .while the stage curtain. is a handsome thing of green velvet ' velour. The walls are -an artistic achievement in a stippled treatment of soft green and buff. . A beautiful frlez of fruits and flowers In natnral color border the walls. In the broad, lower hall; the beautiful ' piece of Imported, tapes try, depicting an English hunting scene, must not go without men tion. No more must the handsome grandfather's clock, which has (Csatiaoad pf 2) GIRL MEMBER OF ROSE CULVER COXFESSES TO BAD CHECK OPER.TIOX8 , ' SE ATTLEdcti.i ?.- BjfAsso-' elated Press.) Rose Culver, ar rested here'Su n day as a burgUr and check suspect,:? confessed to L police to'day that she bad partici pated in uie iicruuus vi o khuk of burglars and had assisted. them in . passing i twenty " ":wortalass checks in Seattle. ' .- , -' 'The girl4' confession Implicated Elsie and Alfred Trimble and Ben and Meivln lxwery in the passing of the checks and in some, twenty burglaries" committed fa King and Yakima counties.'-The ' fear men, three of who'm - afe - declared ? to have confessed, are being held1 in yakima pending -trial. The girl was 'recently ' given a 1 suspended sentence In -the Yakima' court' fol- Inwlng1' her conviction on aT bur glary charge. ' A1 charge of first degree - forgery -is, - to .' be ' fHed against, her in superior court to morrow - ' Interior of Building Said ArcbJ. Premier and Cabinet Present Resignations; Reliable Majority to Back Nev Ministry Is Lacking CAILLAUX CAUSES' BREAK Policy of Finance 3Iinistr IUultt la DownfaU of Government ; Condition Said "fT;v: Serloas , PARIS, Oct. 27. (By .Asfo- cfated Press.) M.: Palnlvti laIn-', tstry which w-as constituted "April - 16. last, and took up the ad min Is- - tration of France's complicated af fairs to succeed the Herri et cab inet, ended Its careertodaVVhea I the premier submitted his resigna tion and that of his colleagues to -President Doumergue. " The fall ot the ministry wag due to M. Caillaux' financial policy, his resistance to a capital levy, - to which M. Fainleve rallied after th radical conTentlon at Nice "bad adopted a resolution faTbrlng'it. One of the most difficult political crisis in its history now faces the French republic. President poo merge has the task of picking a man to form a new government without a reliable, majority id sup port it. The . president ; hurried formalities incident to the' forma tion of the new cabinet, conferring this afternoon with most of the persons usually consulted In a "cab inet crisis and dwelling chiefly on (he financial situation in his talks. M. Caillaux was the first to b received by M. Doumergue afUr the cabinet resigned a most un usual proceedure. . The , minister. or finance, however, was, not sum moned for the purpose of Consult ing -with.: him regarding the new ministry; .was received "at his own request, taking with him a voluminous fil of The presidents of the senate and chamber, "M.' Deselres and M.'. Her-' ' riot and the chairman of the finan ce I committees of the senate and Chamber were later coanected be fore the president and questioned him regarding the financial situa tion and expressed the ;hope that the situation ' would be cleared quickly. ,,The pwident will'seeil.'Caiabi, president ot the. radical group to morrow morning after which. It Is expected he. will summon the jnan chosen to orm the new 1 govern ment. . The general impression is that it will be M. Painleve. The premier, in the new com bination Will' likely have h -a1. laboration or active: support of M-Herriotv-, and M.. Briand probably vrill be asked to remain, as minister to foreign affairs. ' . " ' The meetings held br the'dif- ferent political irrouns of the cham"' ter this afternoon 1 developed a wide divergency of views as tolhe t'nlnlln , tJi - iif j u.uwuu vi mo n icis nun cxiu wins that the new eabinet. however: constltutfd, will have to maheu-r ver delicately to find 'a majoritr. Thore was much talk of a political stalemate, -which jwould retrulre Qis'solution ' of the -" chamber : and iiew elections in order to bring out a majority to support a stible ov-f , ernment. The 'socialists , ard charged by other groups with maneuvering to " force new elections under the. pres- vropynionai . ,rcprcseu tatlon system in. the hope of galninK . ciiunsa teais .. in ine . coamMr tn and enable them to takepower, They are now. name riraily the s sc ond party in the lower Iiffinawlth 105, seats as .cotrared wuh tt5 for the radicals, and I0i or the national bIoc,x Th3y,rcount upon electing 180 member If new tAfir. tions occur under; the present sys tern. :-'ii-: -, A t-r -4 WEALTHY' i" 4 PUBLISHER SUF. ;v FERIXG FROM : IXFECTIOX ATL'ATA.t Ga Oct ziX-'iBy Associated' Press I Cornelfus Van derb'ilt, ; Jr., ' "wealthy ..newspaper publisher and haUohally tknawn busmessrnannfs confined to.tsis room at a ;Jocal '"hotel buffering . from an infected jiw bone. Ilia condition is not believed" serious, physicians said. . r It was ; learned today that Mr. VahderbUt " bad been - under . the t care of Atlanta surgeons or the past ' Wee kT because of', tbeinfec tion,. which is said .to.have. beea, caused when he was gassed dnricj' the VWotid ;wa?P Although, Us condition t showed Imtrover today;- it 'was said that It wou! i probably be several days before 1. 1 could leave bis room, ;