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SEVENTY-FIFra YEAR
! SALEM; OREGON. THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 5, 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SILETZ INDIAN AGENCY
COUNTY TAX RATIOS
SHOW LIGHT DECLINE
VISITORS "DROP IN" TO
DEMOCRATIC LEADER
SEVERAL NOTABLES ARE
PASSENGERS TO STATES
FIGITB HIDES
iransM
WILL BE DISCONTINUED
SEE RELATIVES IN CITY
REPORT SUCCESS
I
FORECASTS IW
I3IPORTAXT ACTIVITY IN EAR
PERCENTAGES ARE, FIXED BY
MONTESANO, WJT. YOUTHS FLY
FRENCH LINER ARRTTES AF
LY HISTORY ENDS
STATE COMMISSION
HERE IN TWO HOURS
TER STORMY VOYAGE
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LflRGER TAX CUT IS
lOFOMITTEE
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Roy Chapman Andrews An
nounces Discoveries of
Prehistoric Fossils
OBI DESERT SEARCHED
Orient lleptllian ana MMiunuum
Remains Found ; Pottery
, Said td Date Back 20,000
' . Yean
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 4.
(By the Associated Press.) Back
from the 'cradle ot life" in cen
tral Asia with several fossil speci
mens destined, to give a greater
; knowledge of antiquity, Roy Chap
man Andrews, noted explorer, i3
preparing to leave for New York
to submit' his findings, documen
tary and otherwise, to the Ameri
can Museum of Natural History.
Andrews arrived In San Francisco
today on the liner President Taft,
The staff of the expedition was
rom posed of 40 persons and: Its
. .1.1.. .i j ...Uh
if the Gobi desert of China. The
B' exicdttiontraveld 5000, miles,
22rt0 miles of which were in un
explored' country. " History of the
clone age was" uncovered Andrews
r said, in' two paleolithic" and one
Wlithie culture of exhibit of
hones were found. ;' f
"Clrude stone scrapers cohtempor
neons with the' Neanderthal man
cf other regions of antiquarian en
deavor v were found by the expe
dition. Evidences of "dune dwell
ers" were" found on the shores cf
ancient lakes, dating back an esti
mated 20,000 years. Ancient rep
tilian and mammalian life reveal
ed Itself in the finding of, 40 fos
silized dinosaur eggs. One deposit
showed six skulls of cretaceous
mammals; with one exception the
oldest mammal skulls In the world
and forming a' link between the
mammal and" reptile1 agesT; j Bones
of a large land mammal which was
believed to have boggedrdown at
least' 1.000,000 years ago were
recovered as one Andrews exhibit.
Evidences ot a great redwood
$ the -vast reach from Mukden to
Vladiros'ok were- also unearthsd
the composition of the trees reaem-
t bUrs that of the California ted-
f woods. Anomer una was m
skull of a two-horned, cloven foot-
Jed animal that could not be iden
tic J uii.i
J VJn the form of-a idongbllaft1 vuV
" 'iISfe with a wing spread of 9 ieet.
This bird will be turned over to
the New, York too. ..
The concentration of the reptile
and mammal life in the Gobi des
sert Is attributed by Andrews to
the f net that this is the oldest con
tinuously dry area In the .world,
I h&vinir never experienced glacial
activity. Charred bones and
wood, flint chips, crude nana maae
pottery, drills and other evidences
of. human activity among the ex
hibits will be studied to determine
whether they had any relation to a
supposed migration t of ; ancients
from Asia to the-mainland of the
western hemisphere." ' '
; FATHER' IS SHOT BY SON
' :AIJ1AXY MXS. MAY DIE FROM
"'"WOUNDS; ROY 13 HELD
ALBANY, Ore., Nov. 4 (By
Associated Press.) Joe Schwindt,
65,- a farmer residing east of Scio,
wa shot and gravely wounded by
. his son John., aged 1 5, this morn
ing when the youth; responding to
' his mother's cries, found his-fafh-
oeatlng his year older brother,
Joe.
f U4The wounded man was hurried
TV. w the hospital here where little
1 -hope was held for his recovery.
tha juvenile authorities and held
at the county Jail on a charge of
assault with a dangerous weapon.
COLLEGE MEET PLANNED
STAFFS OF SCHOOL PAPERS TO
GATHER. IX ErGEXE
f was annon heed today. "At this
I I time thaf editor and managers of
: V student newspapers representing
practically all the colleges and
J universities on the Pacific coast
f will be In session.. J-
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jt-CklXa TO 31EET PARLIAMENT
OTTAWA. Ont.. Nov. 4. (AP)
Official announcement is made
that Premier MacKenile King will
- meet parliament which will be
convened at the earliest possible
date. '
Edwin L. Chalcraft, in Service for
41 Yeara, Is Going on
Retired List
The Sileti . confederated Indian
agency, confederated with the
Grand Ronde agency and includ
ing all the . scattered tribes in
western Oregon, will cease to ex
ist November 13.
And thus will end an activity
that was a most Important one in
the early days of Oregon's history,
and up to the past 15 to 20 years.
Edwin L. Chalcraft has been
Indian agent at Siletx fdr several
years. He entered the Indian ser
vice 41 years ago. He went into it
at Chehalls, promising to stay
there a year.; He remained there
over a dozen years, and has held
many Important posts In that ser
vice, including the superintend-
ency of the Salem Indian school at
Cheraawa. '
Some time ago, upon the ap
proach of the time when Mr. Chal-
craft should enter upon the re
tired list, he was" asked to report
upon the possibility of discontinu
ing the agency at SHetz, at the
time of hu. going on the retired
list. He made his report, without
recommendation. But the discon
tinuance was ordered to take place
November 13.
Some details of work that will
hang over will be transferred to
the supervision of Harwood Hall,
superintendent of the Salem In
dian school, and Charles E. Lar
sen. clerk, will remain for a time
at Silett to carry on in the trans
fer. -
Nearly everything that has need
ed attention has already been done
under the superintendency of Mr.
Cbalcraft.
Mr. Chalcraft was in Salem yes
terday. He will be jn this section
for some time, but will no doubt
spend a' good deal of his time In
Seattle,-where his sonE. P. Chal
craft, is in newspaper work, and
where Mr. Chalcraft owns a home.
WING THOUGHT, INSANE
IMPENDING DIVORCE SUIT? IS
THOUGHT RESPONSIBLE
OOLUMBCSl'- Ohio; No?ll
( By : Associated . Press. 1 I n RATI if
caused by the fact that his wife
waa about to sue him for divorce
led Shirley T. Wing, 32-year-old
itnoaes scholar, to wound his wife
and her father, Claude Meeker
broker politician, before he com
mitted suicide last ni-rhf.- Mrs
Marjorie Meeker Wing declared
from' her bed in a hospital here
today.
J. A. Murphy, coroner, and Pron
ecutlng Attorney John Kinr
agreed with Mrs Wins and the
coroner today returned a verdict
or suicide while temporarily in
sane. Charles If. Wing, father of the
dead man and president or & inral
bank, disputed Mrs. Wing's con
tention that her husband was un
balanced, blaming the young wo
man for Wing's action on the
ground that she was extravagant
and devoted too much time to
literary activities. Young Wingr,
me parent said, was extremely
fond of his younir daughter. Aud
rey, and was proud of Mrs. Wing's
literary ability.
Mrs. Wing and her father were
reported recovering from effects
Of the bullet wounds In their legs"
EXPOSITION IS PLANNED
PACIFIC NORTHWEST JS TO
HOLD SHOW IN NEW YORK
PORTLAND. Or.. Not.. 4. (By
Associated Press.) The Pacific
Northwest Industrial and Com
mercial exposition was definitely
assured today when industrial and
commercial leaders, meeting here
pledged their backing to the en
terprise which will be the first
unified effort of the Pacific north
west to exploitits industries and
natural resources.
Oregon, Washington, Idaho.
Montana and Alaska wern renrn-
sented at the meeting;. The expo
sition was indorsed unanimously.
If was decided to hold it at the
new Madison Square Garden, New
York city. May 10 to 23. Presi
dent Cooltdge will be invited tc
open the exposition, which will be
the first heTd In the new garden.
1 ; Purposes were outlined by Dr.
O. M.- Lanstrum, exposition presi
dent of Helena, Mont., Edward P.
Kemmer, director general, Taco
ma; James M. Ashton, counsel.
Tacoma, and others. -; The : pur
poses are: To Interest eastern
capital through exhibition of Pa
cific northwest products In making
northwest Investments; to interest
potential purchasers of northwest
products in their quality; to in
terest persons , seeking new . loca
tions in coming to the Pacific
northwest, and to attract tourists
to the northwest scenic play
grounds. S
Treasury Department Ask
ed for More Data on
Probable Expenses
NEW ESTIMATE SOUGHT
President Coolklge Said to be In
Favor ot Going lieyond Mel
Ion Limit In Pruning
of Budget
WASHINGTON. Nov. 4. (By
Associated Press). Concentration
on tax reduction and appropriation
bills was agreed upon today at an
informal conference of republican
leaders as the tentative legislative
program for the house in the com
ing sessiou.
Representative Longworth. Ohio,
Who has been designated speaker
by the republican caucus and was
republican floor leader of the last
session, returned to the capital
today and held conferences with
leaders of both parties.
"We are determined first to
carry out the government's pro
gram of economy as provided in
the revenue and appropriation
measures," he said. "Beyond that
we have not looked."
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (By
Associated Press.) Desiring to
make the maximum possible re
duction In taxes the house ways
and .means committee today asked
the treasury which has suggested
a limit of $300, 000,000, to pre
sent additional data on probable
government expenses and receipts
for the next fiscal year so it can
determine for itself how far to go
in cutting levies.
This was the committee's first
move when it started work today
on the actual preparation of a tax
reduction bill after more than two
weeks of public hearings.
While Secretary Mellon proposed
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LIGHT LAW IN EFFECT
WASHINGTON DRIVERS WILL
BE BROUGHT INTO COURT -
OLYMPIA, Nov. "4. (By" Asso
ciated Press. ) - Havin g found
"peaceful persuasion" somewhat
Ineffective as a means of inducing
motor vehicle operators to com
ply with lighting laws, highway
patrolmen have been instructed to
ake violators to court from this
:ime forward, William Cole, super
visor of the highway patrol an
nounced today. A similar fate
awaits those found driving with
out operators' licenses. Cole said.
The previous determination to
arrest those operating motor ve
hicles without legal rights was
precipitated when highway patrol
man Ronald Jones was seriously
injured near Olympia recently by
a truck" which carried no lights. It
was said.
LAOV COULD Y v , " "Z
VA G1VE A POOR X m7r?s- ri' i"
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Marion County Listed at 50 per
cent While Polk Register
I 44 per cent
Tax ratios in the 36 counties of
the state are generally lower for
1925 jthan they were for 1924, ac
cording to a statement issued last
nightj by Earl Fisher, state tax
commissioner, following a two
day session of the state tax com
mission. The' ratios are the per
centages between the assessed
valuation of property and the ac
tual valuation.
Multnomah county, with a third
of the taxable property of the
state j has a ratio of 54 per cent,
a drop of one per cent over the
previous year. Gilliam county's
ratio is tlie highest, 90 per cent
while Clackamas county's is the
lowest, 40 per cent. Marlon
county is listed at 5t per cent,
while across the river. Polk coun
ty is' assessed at 44 per cent of
Us actual value and on the south.
Linn; county assessed at 53 per
cent, j
Only four of the SC counties
are assessed 50 per cent or bawer
and five 80 per cent or more.
Following are the county tax
ratios for 1925:
fount! Per Cent County
Baker j 70I.ke
Bentod 501 Lane
Per Cpiu
69
Clackamas 40!Lincoln 85
Clatsop 781 Linn S3
Columbia .. 71( Malheur 59
Cook .j. 601 Marion r6
Crook i. .IKIMorrow 75
Curry U 80! Multnomah 54
Deschten
46Polk
Uouichin
Gillian;
Grant L...
65! Sherman ..
SOiTillamook
71rmatill ..
Harney
f3! Union
Hood River 641 Wallowa
Jaeknon filiWasto
Jeff prion - 71' WashinKton ..
Josephine 67( Wheeler 78
Klauiajh C6.!Yamhil! 54
FUNDING BASIS IS GOAL
AMERICAN AND ITALIAN DEL
EGATES STUDY PROBLEM
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. (By
Associated Press) Two joint sub
committees selected earlier in the
day !at a plenary seslon of the
Italian and American war debt
commissions went to work tonight
in an! effort to develop the detail?
of a funding agreement.
Distinct phases of the problem
of dealing with the debt which
is approximately $2,138,543,000,
were! assigned to each of the two
groups to facilitate the negotia
tions. The membership of these
committees" and the work they
are tjo do, however, were not dis
closed, although it was made
known that they would meet not
only ! tonight but again tomorrow,
probably early.
The American commission also
has been called together for a con
ference before noon tomorrow, but
no formal meeting between the
committees has been arranged
pending reports from the subcom
mittees.
Strict secrecy surrounded the
negotiations today.
FILLING STATIONS !
Trip From Missouri Recently
Completed; Weather Con
ditions Unfavorable
Responding to a standing invi
tation to "drop in" at any time.
R. O. and R. B. Howard, accom
panied, by a sister, Mrs. Vander-
pool, arrived in Salem via air
plane shortly before dark Tuesday
night and are visiting at the home
of their sister. Mrs. G. M. Roberts,
1015 Shipping street. The jeturn
trip will be made today. The trio
flew from' Montesano, Wash., to
Salem in two hours and 15 min
utes, including a stop at Vancou
ver. Arriving here they circled
low over the Roberts home and
then landed at the fair grounds
flying field, where Mr. Roberts
called for them in his automo
bile. R. B. Howard, 18, is the pilot
and R. O. Howard, 21, accompan
ies him. The elder brother was
enrolled at Willamette university
two winters ago, making his home
with Mrs. Roberts.
The two boys, after working for
nearly a year to obtain money to
purchase the aircraft, obtained a
license in May and left their home
at North River Minn., to engage
in commercial flying during the
summer in several of the middle
west states. A new motor was
installed and the westward flight
begun from Marshall, Mo., about
the middle of October. The route
followed the Missouri river to Mo-
bridge, S. D., and from that point
to Livingston, Mont. They were
snowbound at Helena for a week
Severe winds, electrical storms
and zero weather were encounter
ed during the flight over the
Rocky mountains. After leaving
Helena the remainder of the flight
was made by easy stages, and no
effort made to force the trip.
While the trip was made in ap
proximately two hours direct fly
ing time, adverse winds were en
countered and no attempt was
-nade to establish a speed record
between Montesano and Salem
The boys expect to make the re-
yrn trip in about the same time
Those who have made the trip by
autqijiobHesay It takes from six
to seven nours sieaay anving to
cover the distance between the
two cities.
POTATO PRICE HIGHEST
SPUDS SELL AT 5 PER HUN
DRED LY SAN" FRANCISCO
FRESNO, Cal., Nov. 4. (By
Associated Press). Selling at $5
per hundredweight retail, Irish
potatoes have reached the highest
price in local markets in 20 years
dealers said today. Freezing con
ditions in Washington and Idaho
last month and heavy snows
which will prevent the harvesting
of potatoes In eastern production
centers are responsible for the
shortage, according to wholesalers,
Chairman OfdTIeld Says Po
litical Bob Is to Change
Its Direction
MUCH ELATION IS FELT
Speaker Says "Misleading Prop--
ganda' Is at Bottom of Ad
ministration of the Re
publican Party
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. (By
Associated Press.) Chairman
Oldfield of the democratic con
gressional committee, declared t-
day in a statement that the elec
tions yesterday made it clear
that the pendulum had begun to
swing away from the republicans
and indicated the election of a
democratic congress in 1926 and
a, democratic president in 1928.
The statement follows:
"The sweeping, victory of demo
cratic candidates at the polls yes
terday makes it more apparent
than ever that the pendulum has
begun to swing the other way.
"The election of a democratic
congress in 1926 appears to be
certain, to be followed by the
election of a democratic presi
dent in 1928.
"While the elections of yester
day were not general but were of
important significance, such as
New York, New Jersey, congres
sional bye-elections in New Jerey
and Kentucky. The democrats
won in each instance except the
New Jersey congressional election
where the majority was greatly
reduced. '
"These results should be very
heartening to democrats through
out the country. They are not,
however, surprising. They are ev
idence that the people cannot long
be deceived and misled by the
husre mass of misleading propa
ganda exalting and glorifying the
Coolidge administration almost
beyond human imagination, such
as has been inflicted upon the
country from Washington and
other points for some time.
"It is also evidence that the
people are now more fully realiz
ing the outstanding and lasting
service which they received from
the recent eight-year democratic
administration. Democrats will
have as many o'pportunities to win
in the future as in the past and
they have but to engage in whole
hearted team work in order to
capitalize these opportunities:"
BLAZER TRIAL OPENED
KDLLIXG CRIPPLED DAUGHT
ER CHARGED AGED DOCTOR
DENVER, Colo., Nov. 4. (By
Ass6ciated Press.) Dr. Harold E.
Blazer, aged country physician to
day calmly watched state's attor
neys launch the first round of
their legal battle to convict him
for the murder of his 32-year-old
daughter. Hazel Blazer, helpless
ly crippled paralytic known as
the "child woman. "
The trial got under way this
morning in the plain, little court
room of the Arapahoe county dis
trict court at Littleton, near here.
Work of selecting a Jury pro
ceeded slowly and tonight not a
single talesman had been found
qualified for jury service.
When court adjourned late to
day, the state had used two per
emptory challenges and the de
fense only one.
The state charges Dr. Blazer
killed his daughter on February
24 by administering mercurial
poisoniffg.
The physician .failed in an at
tempt to" commit suicide at the
same time, and left a note saying
he feared he would die and leave
his crippled daughter a burden to
the community. Dr. Blazer is 61
years old.
DEATH TAKES STATE MEN
M ii i
FIVE PENNSYLVANIA POLITI
CIANS DD3 ON TUESDAY
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4.?
Death stalked among the politi
cians of Pennsylvania yesterday
and . placed his hand on no less
than five. They are?
John M. Patterson, republican
candidate for district attorney of
Philadelphia, who died in a hos
pital last night after an operation
as he was returned elected. "
William J. McCaig; Pittsburgh,
chairman of the ' Pennsylvania
house appropriations commission
died from a heart attack aa he
was returning from republican
headquarters.
William Brice, former associate
judge and prominent Bedford
county politician. died at Bedford
last night.
John C. Kolstee, Erie county
republican committeeman, died in
a hospital at Corry yesterday aft
er, an operation.
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Gloria Swanson, Paderewski and
Japaneee Nobility Reach .
New York .
NEW YORK, Nov: 4. (By the
Associated Press.) The French
liner Paris reached New York to
night, 24 hours late after ode of
the roughest voyages.it ever made.
Among the passengers were Gloria
Swanson and her husband, the
Marquis .de la Falaise de la Goud
raye, Ignace Paderewski and the
Prince and Princess Asaka of the
Japanese royal house.. -
Gloria' Swanson said she had
been much worried by the: ac
counts of her. having been fined
for contempt of court for ignoring
a summons to appear as a witness
in the divorce suit of Janet Beech
er, actress, and Dr. R. A. Hoff
man. Miss Swanson said she did
not receive the summons, and
knew nothing of the court order.
Ignace Paderewski, pianist and
at one time premier of Poland,
who arrived for another concert
tour in this country, volunteered
during the voyage to play for the
ship's concert. The Paris at the
time was in the midst of a storm
and many of the passengers were
dislodged from their chairs in the
main solon during the concert, but
the famous composer completed
his program.
The Prince and Princess Asaka,
the latter a sister of the Japanese
emperor, were, met at the pier by
the Japanese ambassador to the
United States, Tsuneo Matsudaira
and his attaches, attired in full
military and naval regalia. The
prince and princess have been ab
sent from Japan for three years,
for the most part in Europe where
they studied international prob
lems. They plan to. leave for
Washington the first of next week
and then go to Chicago, and from
there to San Francisco wherethey
will sail for Yokohama in Janu
ary. JAPANESE PEACE, TOPIC
PRINCE URGES CONTINUED
AMITY BETWEEN NATIONS
1 NEW YORK Not. 4 (By As
sociated Press). Confidence in
the moral purpose of the United
States to maintain peaceful rela
tlons with Japan in spite of occa
sional "darkening clouds of . mis
understanding," was expressed at
a dinner tonight of the Japanese
society by his Imperial Highness
Prince Asaka, representing the
Japanese ruling dynasty.
"We have always been admir
ing," Hironi Saite, Japanese con
sul general, translated for the
prince, "the marvelous power and
efficiency of the American people.
Combined with your traditional
idealism and moral vision such
power and efficiency are moulding
a great nation, whose chief aim is,
I firmly believe, the establishment
ot an enduring peace upon, this
earth. .'
, "That lofty aspiration, of yours",
we of Japan .share to the" fullest
measure and herein we see a "com
mon bedrock upon which, I be
lieve, we can build an indestruct
ible structure .of peace and friend
ship for all time to come.
i "Japan highly prizes the friend
ship of America, a friendship that
is marked by great historical
events and which has never been
found wanting in time of need.
We are happy to know that Japan
Is doing the splendid work in the
promotion of friendship between
the two nations. In bringing
Americans and Japan face to face
in social contact it is effectively
dissipating the darkening clouds
of misunderstanding not infre
quent in international relations.
Your task is noble and far reach
ing and we are sincerely rejoiced
that your endeavors are yearly
bearing big fruits of good will on
all sides. ' .
"The old era of international
strifes is .fast' yielding its place to
a new era ot international coop
eration." ' ; 1 ; .
GUN TOTER BEING HELD
XAGEL SORHUS WILL ANSWER
TO GRAND JURY
Nagel Sorhus of Portland, .ar
rested here on a charge of plac
ing a loaded revolver in the prison
yard, was bound ovejf to await:' the
action of the grand jury .when, he
appeared In the justice court yes
terday. Bail was placed at $7000,
and he is now in jail. :
: Sorhui is said to have intended
to lea've the gun for Frank Falon,
a prisoner in the penitentiary, and
officers believe' Falon intended to
pass it on to Tom Murray who was
then on .trial for his life. ; Falon
waa: to have appeared as a witness
in the case day after the gun was
found by officers. ' .'.:' , -A..
-The grand jury has been called
for Friday- There are several "iai
pof tact, cases- before-the body ac
cording to John IL Carson, district
attorney.
French Troops aritf 'Rebels
Engage in Lively Skirm4
ish on Frontiers ,vj;'
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RAIL TRAFFIC CUT OFR
Rebel Bands Destroy Railroad;
Two Cities Isolated In Terri
tory Surrounding.
Damascus 1
LONDON, Nov. 4.-(Br Aiso-.
elated Press.) There was fight
ing yesterday afternoon In the gar
dens in the eastern outskirts: ot
Damascus between French troops
and rebel bands, says a dispatch
to the Daily mail. Artillery-was
used, but details of the engage
ment are lacking. No rebels en
tered the city. The Haifa railroad
a few miles out of Damascus was
being torn up Tuesday by rebel
forces and French airplanes were
sent out to bomb them. News .
from the north indicates that the
situation is becoming worse, fall
traffic being suspended. Horns .
and Palmyra are entirely isolated
from the south. "Last (Monday)
night," adds the correspondent,
"Damascus was like a city in the
war ione barbed wire entangle
ments and sand; bag barricades
across every street and French,
sentries charging every one. . The
government is expecting attacks
by Druses and brigands having
learned that 4.000 rebels are con
centrated about 15 miles north of
Damascus. i .
"The French are so short; of
troops and police that they - are
raising Kurdish and other natives
to attack the; capital. There waa
a big exodus in the direction1 of
Beirut yesterday, the people fear
ing a massacre of christians. The'
whole area' northward front Da
mascus to Aleppo Is in the hands
of Brigands. Horns is seething
with insurrection.
LONDON, Not. 4. (By Asso-;,,
ciated Press.) Prominent Druse
leaders who discussed the Da-"
mascus situation with the'Rueter
correspondent there said: j ' ' '
"We have not received any con
slderatlon under the French man-
date. The bulk of the government
officials have been selected from
officials have been selected from
the Maronites which have- been
persistently ignored and treated as
though non-existent. The French
have never forgiven us forX80.f
This reference to the year 18(0
was explained by the Druses, who .
are a distinct nationality with "a
separate religion which they say fs
a mixture of Christianity , and .
Mohammedanism. Between 1840.
and 1860 the' Maronites who..re
Christians under: Rome, fought
constantly with the D-fuseav
.Finally there was a great mas'-,
sacre of Maronites in I860 the
outcome being a gathering of the
powers which authorized . the ,
French to send an army into Syria
and punish the Druses.. Bnt the
Druses retreated into the desert '
and. the French forces wer un
able to overtake them. - - Jt
Th Druse leaders did not speak
with special .sharpness about Gen
eral Sarrail, the French high com- "
(CoDtinued oi pift 6)
DEMPSEY DENIES REPORT
PLANS FOR WILLS MATCH TO
GO ON, CHAMP STATES -
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Nor. 4.
(By Associated Press.) Jack
Dempsey, heavyweight boxing
champion, declared here tonight
that he expected his proposed boot
with Harry Wills, negro challeng
er, to go through under the man
agement of , Floyd iFItxsimmons,
Michigan City, -Ind., . promoter
with whom he has signed a con
tract. ',"v; sflj:: .',:. ;-;',: ;.'
' The champion arrived here to
night by automobile from Laredo,
Texas, following exhibition bouts
In Mexico City and Monterey,
Mexico. - . ' . 1 ,
He plans to leave for Los An
geles tomorrow.
"You can say for me that my
tight with Wills is going through,
said Dempsey with posftlveness.
"I don't know, anything about
these reports and that's the reason
I am hurrying back to Los Angeles.
I am going to get into communica
tion , with Floyd Fitzsiramons at
once. , I have no fear that he will
not be able, to put the fight across "
and I have no doubt that it will'
take place in Indiana.'
Tin through with Kearns
Said Dempsey, "There's nobody
managing Jack Dempsey or going
to manage Jack Dempsey ; other
than Jack Dempsey himself. And
a to the light going: to take place
In New York there's nothing to.
that," .