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8 nic UKKGON KI'atissmAN. SALEM OREGON. SATURDAY MORNING; NOVEMBER 26, 1927 ATMS BUREAU i i RELEASED ChlUCharles R, Forbes Com . pletes Term In Prison At Leavenworth tEAVEN WORTH. Kas.. Not. . (AP)-r-Colonel .Charles R. United! States " veterans bureau, . completed service on a two year teacm In the federal penitentiary nam and was released at midnight , Hfe was met by a friend and left immediately for St. Xouls. CbL Charles R- Forbes, under whose administration of the Unit- afi states veterans') bureau mil iums of dollars were alleged to Unto been wasted through graft &nja mismanagement, leaves the , fiad&ral penitentiary at Leaven- ' woxth, Kas. a confessed pauper. Declaring be was unable to pay tfia $10,000 ! fine imposed in Chi- sa when he wa sentenced ; to trmt years in prison. for defraud- Ins the government, Forbes elec- . tedlto take a paupers oath and to timid 30 additional days in the . penitentiary to satisfy the coyrt's , iudJiment. , " ' Had the former director oT the wetsrans' bureau paid the fine be - would hare been freed October 4 ha einirMrtn nf hia sen ' tence. His term automatically was . Deduced 14 4, days for good behav- - tor.. A parole had been denied . : fcJnu : Forbes was assigned to "work as - a draftsman and architect at the ntdaon, but was incapacitated at various times by Brighfs disease. Hi had not fully recovered from atroke of paralysis when he was oratnitted March 20. 1926. ; . Once an trny oftieeT with a Jscingulshed record in France, a tonfidant of . a president and the ebiaf of a government agency jpmervising the expenditure of asorly half va b!V5n. dollars a yean- for the relief of veterans of t&a World war, Forbes was sent tea the penitentiary on conviction ftoir accepting money in a conspir acy to defraud the government in ttta letting of contracts for veter ans" hospitals.- ' Testimony that debauchery, ' VRdfiery and extravagance existed muter his administration of the veterans bureau was given at his teffcil ta Chicago before a congres sional Investigating committee in Vaahfogton. JTorbes was appointed director ff the bureau by President Hard ing; ; The contracts, mentioned 'tek the charges were let to a St Spuria firm owned by James, W. Black and John W. Thompson. Both Black and Thompson are iitxul TIia lttfp- was oiiTir'fld . wtitQ, Forbes but died before he .WBan ordered to prison. - . Charles E. Cramer, one time . general counsel of the ; veterans' . Bureau, also was named as a party w the conspiracy. He died more then a year before the trial. ' Ellas HMr!mer, the govern ment's chief witness and self-con fessed "go-between and "fixer," testified concerning corrupt trans actions with Forbes, described lav ish parties given by the bureau bisector and charged that Forbes nadi broken up his home. Mrs. .-: Mfcstlmer later obtained a divorce fta Vbiladelphia. . . -. The trial of Forbes and Thomp son consumed nine weeks. Neither tfafandant took the stand to deny SOutimer's testimony. The prin cipal overt act alleged was the V aymeot of $5.000 -to Forbes by V SOmtlmer in a Chicago hotel, June 2ft, 1922. Mortimer testified he ws acting for Black. ,. ... l . Jaidge Evan A, trans in an opinion when the United States v efeeuit court of appeals at Chicago - sustained the conviction, summar lMa the conspiracy as follows: The scheme contemplated the astection of sites and building of marious hospitals; the submission bids that would Include in each nw-$150,000 far certain of the of ficials and a further division of tdha profits; the insertion in the . aid for a provision calling for - eafiy completion of the buildings ae that Forbes could let the con ; tract to Black and 1 Thompson though they were not the lowest ":" Forbes contended he was a vlc- tbaa of circumstances and of Mor timer's personal animosity. v Forbes was a drummer boy In th marine corps at the age of 12 TJQfe served two years and then at the age or 22 enlisted in the sig a corps. lie deserted, returned HOC WMreiniaieu, was prumuieu tite a sergeant in the Philippines ' suul received an honorable -dis- After his army experience he engaged In the construction bus! ' ses in the Pacific northwest, go- tn later to .Hawaii where he rose t be commissioner of public works. There he first met Hard tnafc who as senator from Ohio was making a tour of the islands. When the United States entered :"t5 world ; war, Forbes was com missioned a major. He served overseas, won a distinguished ser- uto medal and was made a lieu-tonant-colonel. After the, war he went baek to the construction business. After Harding's election . aDDOinted Forbes to the vet erans' bureau post. - C:I"Smokers Age Early, Says College Professor TTASniN'GTOM STATES .COL- I.r:aXJ, Nov. 2 5.-SmokiBg Is jejj I rmful to girls, declares nr. is. C. Covinston, associate 'professor cT r-yslclogy at the state college. Zz U s;t only unbecomisg, but j -- j era look old before their t 3 contends. ;"!ect!2e tarns c!rls more than : -1" Lecissj the z.:zrszs sjUm of the former sex is more deli cate" Dr. Covington .explained. "Smoking affects the nerve end ings In our entire system and acts with paralyzing effect upon the emotions for a short time. Just where the nerve attaches Itself to the nerve ganglion receiving the Impulse is where ' the nicotine takes effect." ! . . PRISON REVOLT FAILS; SIX LEADERS ALL HELD . (Continued .from Page One) the mess hall, also for "the first time- since yesterday morning. They were not however, served in one group, prison authorities not desiring to risk -a new riot ' The prisoners were not fed un til late afternoon because it was impossible for prison authorities tq set up the kitchen forces and cook a ' sufficient , supply- sooner. When the revolt broke out all kit chen preparations and other work was halted and it required several hours to get thipgs moving -along in anything near an orderly man ner, r . r - Rooms Blood Stained Warden Smith does not expect the prison to be back on its rou tine schedule until Monday or Tuesday.- The library room and cell house where the men took refuge in their revolt and where the subsequent wholesale killings took place, must be cleaned be fore it can be used. And until this is accomplished all but the farm and garden trusty prisoners must stay in their cells, except to be freed by small groups at meal times. i Tonight all was quiet in the cell houses. , Warden Smith reported be had not: heard any complaints or expressions of animosity by the prisoners againet the leaders of the revolt which 'cost ; everyone their Thanksgiring dinner and in addition brought a night of cold and hardships to more than a thousand others. Prosecation Ijooms While the warden was busy straightening out his house and family; District Attorney Neil Mc Allister, with Guy P. "Johnson and Horace Frye, his assistants, were Investigating the activities of the six leaders in the revolt. The prosecutor and his aides questioned the sextet at length, and while Anthony Brown, the ac tual leader and; the terror gun-man.-admitted firing the shot that wounded Walter Neil, turnkey, in the leg, alj were very "close mouthed" about the entire affair. All denied knowledge of the cause of the death of Guard Ray Singleton, who was hit over the head, stabbed and finally brutally mutilated and disemboweled. Conspiracy Charged McAllister announced the six men, including Roy Estokes, Los Angeles burglar; James Gleason, Alameda robber; Robert E. Burke, 3acramen to robber; Albert Stew art, Los Angeles forger; James H. Gregg, Fresno murderer, will be charged with conspiracy to com mit murder as the outgrowth of the shooting of Neil and the kill ing of Singleton. ! This charge car ries the death penalty if a jury convicts,:,. j McAllister hopes to file a for mal complaint against the men the first of next week and arrange an immediate preliminary hearing at Folsom. If held for trial before the superior court the prosecutor announced no time will be lost in bringing them to an early trial. Murder Inside Hinted While McAllister is going ahead with this work, the bodies of the nine , convicts ; killed ; In , the r riot are being examined , by Warden Smith and Coroner James Garliek of Sacramento, to determine whether some could have been shot down by the leaders to en force their riot orders. : Warden Smith announced he has definite Information that George Baker, serving life under a sentence' impcaed , In Alameda county, was killed by Brown's re volver, but whether the shooting was accidental or Intentional . is not. known. '-1 " Shot In Back ; Baker dropped with a bullet in bis back just after Turnkey Neil had been shot In the leg by Brown when the guard slammed the door shut in the faces of the rushing mob : of ; prisoners. : The A first shot wounded Neil, but Brown's second missed and it Is believed by Smith that this is the one that caused Baker's death.- - . Warden Smith in his talks with the convicts has- uncovered added information proving there was a wholesale delivery contemplated. Smith announced that it was the intention of the'revolters to take him with them In their dash for liberty, which came to naught as none of them even reached the In ner yard. TWO WIVES BATTLE FOR ESTATE OF INVENTOR Mr w4f -'f v';:Vwv;v ; , ,v I . ) - . v v- P S ' ' - .-V-wr. - I . Jt; I ' ?. ' - , I ' . l I , I r ' :. :l .--;! h L. f I- ZJ- I - - ' - "1 ' 1 ' ' i f ' I a ' t uj ft - tii mMm.xX.Xm .-. ' I in ! IT Ml tl I PS EXPRESSED : BY PI. COOLIDGE Matter of Treaties, With 0th ; er Nations Affected By Constitution - World's Greatest Tenor Pleases Salem Audience J Two women who claim to havgbeen legal wives of Herbert Melsterknecht, eccentric mechanic and in ventor who was murdered recently; at his Highlands (N. J.) home, are engaged in a court battle for hit fortune. They are lira.; Susan Meisterknecht, ef Yonkers,.N. and Mrs. Sophie. Melsterknecht,' with whom the inventor was living when he was . shot down while at work in a shop at his home Police are hunting a man alleged to have made threats against Meisterknecht's life Photos shew Mrs.' Susan. Meisterknecht and daughter, Martha; Melsterknecht, and the window ef the Inventor's werluhof throush which. the death bullet -wrt fired. . , ' : f Rumania's ''Iron Man" Given Funeral Honors BUCHAREST, . Rumania, Kov. 26 -(AP) Amid every sigh of national grief and mourning i; the body of Premier Ionel Bratianu was removed today to the Ante naeum palace where it will lie In state until his funeral Sunday.: Despite wintry weather,' the public flocked reverently to view the remains of the dead patriot, for he is recognized as a great pa triot even by newspapers that op posed his general policy. The press of all shades of. opinion have voiced their profound grief qver the deatn yesterday of the man who had dominated Rumanian politics for so long. Political Armistice Called I Tranquility continues every where, a sort of political truce be ing tacitly observed until after the funeral. This means only that no active steps are being taken to re organize the government but; this does not prevent many, informal talks and conferences by the var-J lous party leaders and organiza tions on the subject of the f liters government which seems to . bei shaping In the direction of a 'coa lition, i ;. r The dead premier's younger brother, Vintila Bratianu, mean time is carrying on the necessary duties of administration and at a cabinet council today, called to ar range details of the funeral, he described negotiations that!, had been opened with leaders of oppo sition parties for the formation of such a , coalition. When he left the cPuncil M. Bratianu appeared optimistic. He told press, repre sentatives that negotiations ' for 9 national cabinet were progressing favorably. WATER WORKS MEN Brooks Methodist Ladies To Give Play December 2 " B ROOKS, Nov, 25. ( Special ) . A play entitled .Too Much Bor rowing' will ; be ; given In sthe Brooks Methodist church on Fri day evening, December 1. by the Brooks Ladles Aid society. . - Ad mi6ion is free. After the play the ladles will sell their baiaar arti cles and have a cooked food sale. II. I Goode. '. principal of the Brooks' grade school was one of the speakers , at' the Marlon and Clackamas . county federation of clubs which was held in Salem re cently. . : Mrs. M. -I Jones of Labieh Mea dows was reported ill the past week. ! Corvallis Plans made to re build TTtitesM thctj dacjised if tin. --r-,:rr. BUCHAREST, Rumania, Not. 25. (AP). Premier Ionel Bra tianu. arch enemy of the exiled former Crown Prince Carol, died yesterday. , : The dying prime minister was eomrorted in bis last nours by visit from Carol's mother,.; the Dowager Queen Marie. Ionel's yeunger brother, Vintila, quickly appointed by the regency, rales in his stead with the army in readiness to deal with any dem onstrations by sympathizers with Carol. He will be acting premier until after the funeral which nasi been set tor Sunday, i, i Death . Follows Operation I The 83 year old premier f died from a complication of ailments, after an operation Intended to re lieve throat trouble.'; His death Is believed to have been hastened by the recent failure to . convict Ml hall Manolleacu, of plotting to re store Carol to . the throne."" as the acquittal, was hailedby his oppon ents as a Victory for Carol in" his desire to return to Rumania from France. Bratianu underwent an opera tion yesterday for an abscess of the throat due to tonsllitis. ;A sil ver tube was Inserted in his' wind pipe to aid In breathing. Late in the night however, the premier al most strangled. ! his temperature went up. and he experienced) con siderable pain. KHas Delirious Spells . In a last heroic effort to f ave the "Iron min, of Romania, t'.r geons bad- remoreS s '.diseased gland in the left side of the lower Jaw.' ; When the surgeons started to shave his beard he demurred at first.' and then .yielded. : He - was delirious at times but recognized those around him although too en feebled to speak to them. Mem bers of the ' cabinet were at , his bedside and Queeiili Marie, who visited him In the erenlng, kept in constant telephonic communica tion with those at the bedside, f , The premier, who recently had Influenza, suffered a recureSce ef nephritis, (laflamatlca ef the kid ney) after .the operation. . Later when his kidney refused to func tion . and septiclmia began to spread toward his heart and lungs, the physicians administered oxy gen. The 'king's physician, who was among those attending him, told 'the Associated Press that there was little hope of saving him at this time.' ; Writes Hopeful Note Just as the , physicians were abandoning hope Bratianu, with supreme courage and unable to speak because; of the silver tube motioned for a pad of paper, and wrote the following note to his young secretary, Fotlno: . "Do not be impatient, I shall make a good fight." ' The dying man then fell asleep after renewed inhalations of oxy gen. . j " When the physicians came to; the conclusion that only a miracle could save Bratianu,' last rites were administered and his nearest relatives bade him farewell. As a last resort surgeons creat ed an artificial nicer on a leg in a" unsuccessful . effort to deflect poisons from the diseased facial glands, and tonsils. Words Exchanged When the Queen visited Bratia nu. a rew hours before his death, she said softly in French to the man who, more than any other, was responsible for the exile of her son: ,. "Do you feel better?". , The premier raised his arm and feebly grasped the queen's hand. He said haltingly, despite the tube "Yes, your majesty. How good and gracious it is of you to come here at such an -hour." , Queen Marie smiled at him, and the premier's eyes became , suf fused with tears. . She, who Bnew more than anyone else how much confidence the late . King . Ferdi nand reposed in Bratianu, turned to the court physician and aaid: "It is less than tour months since the king died, and another great figure is in the shadow of death. Poor Rumania has many crosses to bear." ; ;, , . " She then took leave of the At- Ing statesman, and kissed and con-1 eoled Madame Bratianu. -.; JTE TUIElf HEBE J. W. Heiwick, vice president and general manager; A. L. Gram, chief engineer, and Amer Stolp, purchasing agent of the Oregon- Washington Water Service com-1 pany, spent Thanksgiving with J. D. Beebe, district manager, and were guests at the Beebe home, 230 South 21st street, for Thanks giving dinner. These heads of the company owning and operating the Salem water system are well pleased with" their business here, which Is having a steady growth of water users. . Under the 1928 budget, now being considered, they expect to make a lot of Improvements and extensions in Salem.' PULP MILL $3,000,000 Capacity of New St. Helens Plant lOOi Tons Daily " ST. HELENS, Nov. 25. (AP) --H. F. McCornick, rice president of the Charles R. McCornick. com pany) announced tonight that the erection heTe of a sulphate pulp mill with a capacity-of 100 tons dally, appeared assured.. The en terprise will be incorporated with a capital stock of 13,000,000 Mc cormick said. "we are not ready to make a detailed announcement until - the articles' of Incorporation are fil ed," he continued, 'but present plans contemplate the manufac ture of sulphate pulp, and It Is possible we may go into the man ufacture of paper later. We hope to complete our organization so that actual .construction can be started by the first of the year. : Financing of the enterprise Is said to be in the.hands of New York and Wisconsin capitalists. . It Is proposed to establish the new pulp mill on the site of the McCormlck Lumber mill which was destroyed by fire three years WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -(AP -Anxious to discuss with world powers proposals for the Outlaw ing: of war, : "President Coolldge feels nevertheless that the consti tution of the United States pre sents a serious difficulty in the way of a binding treaty. V It i was recalled today at the White House that as the consti tution places with, congress the responsibility . of declaring-- war, Mr. Coolidge believes congress cannot therefore." be deprived of this power by any treaty, but he does, think a treaty expressing a declaration of policy is possible.. Conversations Wanted The president . indicated . a de sire to engage in conversation with other nations about such treaties, believing considerable good would come from public con centration upon the subject. However, he does not see the way clear for a general confer ence ; of the nations on the sub -Ject of outlawing war. It treaties are to be negotiated, he thinks they! should be made separately between governments. In this connocetion, Chairman Borah Of the senate foreign rela tions committee today advocated that the principle of the proposed treaty to outlaw war between France and this country be ex tended to negotiations with" alt other leading world powers, in eluding Great Britain, Italy, Jap an and Germany. There are indi cations that a general office Oi these nations on - this subject would be desired by some con gressional leaders. Silent About Copper While there was no direct com ment at the White House in the proposal, of senator capper, te- pubiican, Kansas, that America enter Into a treaty agreeing to ab stain from trading with any na tion waging aggressive warfare. it was indicated that the president saw : dangers in such a policy. jjennmon or the word "ag gressor" was sen as the stumbl ing block and it was felt that the necessity of determining which nation was the aggressor would be apt to lead this country into actual hostilities. A similar Tiew has been ex pressed by some members of con gress. - - - - ' By RoxelU Bancfa : Such a concert as Salem mnsdc lovers have seldom had the priv ilege of hearing fcwas given last night 1 at the Elsinore theater by Edward . Johnson, the .world's greatest tenor, and his : able ac companist. Mr. Blalre Neale. Mr. Johnson . took instantaneous pos session of the audience that tilted the theatre. ; 'Opening the evening's program wHh an Italian group, this superb singer proceeded to English song, to French, and back once more to Italian. ' . : - ' :The audience was delighted with every; number of the varied program and wild with enthus iasm clamored without stint for ejicore after encore. Not less than three encores followed each gToup arranged for the evening, the ar tist returned to the stage with his charming smile and gracious manner and winning a lasting place in every listener's heart His opening number,..an aria, '.Co r.. c. SIX SCHOOLS CHALLENGE Grant Team of Portland Invited to ; Settle State Title . PORTLAND, Nov. 25 (AP) Six challengers representing the flower of high school football . in various parts of the state, have expressed a desire to compete with Grant high school . in a post sea son game for the recognized cham pionship of Oregon.- The schools which have for warded challenges are: McLough lin. The Dalles, Tillamook, West Linn, Lebanon and Medford. , , The final decision as to which of these teams is most entitled to Dlav Grant, the Portland cham pions, rests with offlcals of the state high school football aseocla tion. On the other hand, it a not vet assured that a post season game will be arranged. ' MORE PARALYSIS PORTLAND, Nor. 25. (AP) Two more cases of Infantile paral lels were-reported here today,. making ten cases In the city.; Joan Budhda, 7. and Natalie Henry 5 were the victims. "La Fleur Que Tu II' Avals Jette" from Carmen was delivered with finesse, impassioned eloquence, with style, and Imagination. Blair Neale, accompanist for Mr.. Johnson, also captivated hts , delighted audience with his two piano groups. A The first two numbers of th . opening group were from Chopin and the third "Rhapsody O Mln-1 or Brahms; all played wlth: a "' masterful touch ' and complete understanding. ', ? His second group included the "Introduction-and Rondo Oapric clo8o'. hv" Mendelssohn which wa erecutcdjfflth exquisite techniqu as were the numerous encores which he so pleasantly granted. The audience was particularly delighted with the beautiful sing ing of the -familiar ballad. '"Who Is Sylvia," (Schubert) by Mr. ; Johnson. - " A group of German melodies followed and the fourth group op ened wkh the "Passerby" sung ex- -quisitely in French. "A Page's Road Song" was so beautifully sung, ending as it dors wkh exquisitely clear tones, that the audience begged' to hear it once again, the request being gra ciously observed by the con-sum-mate master of the art of singing. "To Athens" also won pro longed applause for it was sung with the personal quality' that glorifies all of, Mr. Johnsons (singing. ; - - The audience was unsalaried even with two closing encores and finally were appeased with - the timely hint. "Go on Home," a negro ballad written by Lily Strlc Hn. : ' . The singing last night of Ed ward Johnson was truly magnifi cent. Mr, Johnson scored .a com plete triumph and Salem music lovers can only hope to hear more of Mr. Johnson's sublime art in the future. - ARTS BALL GETS GOOD RECEPTION AT CrtiCAGO (Continued from Page One) ion that the traffic congestion would not admit of a horseback ride, decreed that Lady God in should appear in a gilt picture frame. . ' Lady Godiva, announced the committee as ticket prices Jump ed from S3 to 115. will wear nothing except long blond tresses and possibly an embarrassed ex pression. Miss Hightower, In pr! rate life Mrs. Melvyn Hesselbert; and the mother ..of a child, ha-s told curious reporters however that she is an artist and that a nude causes her no more em har assment than an unclothed cow. SUICIDES BEFORE GLASS Twenty-Four Tear ' old Theater Director Dies at Own Hand VIENNA. Nor. 25. tAP) Seated before a .mirror and wit a a copy of Oscae Wilde's "Dorian Gray" on his knees. Wolfram Wer ner, 24. brilliant' director of the city theater' at Innsbruck, took poison and watched himself die. The Cbok was opened ..At a P&se where suicide was being discuss ed. ;: ' . . , ,, '.V -' ' Read the Classified Ads Hue Greatest GIFT v, t H ft PHOTOoKA PH i Call 951 Today Appointment for Oregon Building OMeskal Eesimlfe The Odds are WMh:o U-- ! 'AchieveMemis Prove- It . ; ' -' .. . 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