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Newspaper Page TextTO DEMAND PROTECTION FOR AMERICANS CIRCUIATION Daily average net paid circulation for month ending September 30, 7077 Average dally distribution 7443. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations. FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR N o D8 DESTROYERS DERED 10 French Requested To See That Lives and Proper ty In Damascus Are Properly Safeguarded. Washington, Oct. 29. (A. P.) Ambassador Herrick iu Paris has uiiiUe representations to the French government for protection of American life and property in Damascus, Instructions for the ambassador to make the move were forwarded when word of the disorders in Syria was received. The Washing ton government also has sent two American destroyers from Gibral tar to Alexandria,, Egypt, where they are ready to proceed to Beirut should the situation quire further steps to safeguard Americans and their property. None Injured Yet It was estimated by officials here that about 150 Americans probably were in Damascus or its immediate vicinity, when the re volt against French authority oc curred in that city last week. Reports as to damage done by the bombardment of certain quar ters of Damascus by French artil lery nnrt airplanes have not dis closed the extent of any injury to American property. So far as known no Americans were hurt and the representations made in Paris were of a general and precautionary nature, es was the action of the-American consul In Damascus in advising Amer icans to take refuge at Beirut un til order had been restored. IRenort Damae-e Done London, Oct. 29. (A. P.) A Jerusalem dispatch to the Daily Telegraph says that homes of American residents and buildings of American companies in Damas cus wove destroyed during the in surrection of October 18 to 20 and that the American consul had presented a demand for redress to the French authorities. The dispatch says a large part of the Jewish quarter of Damascus was destroyed by the French artil Continued on Page Eleven) in OF DEAD GIRL TESTIFIES Noblesvllle. Ind., Oct. 29. (A p.) Mrs. George E. Oberholtzer, mother of the girl, Madge, for whose death D. C. Stephenson Earl lClenck and Earl Gentry are on trial here, took the stand today es the state's first witness. Charles E. Cox of the prosecu tion, in the opening statement, charged Stephenson, former grand drairon of the Ku Klux Klan, with having a dual personality and with being a veritable "Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde," and a "seducer of women.'' Mr. Cox said evidence would be Introduced to show how the girl was called to Stephenson's' home by a ruse, forced to drink, taken to a tmin and assaulted en rout to Hammond, Ind . The state nlso would show he said, how the girl had been offered an opportnnit to marry Stephenson the day fol lowing and that she refused. Em TiloYes of the Indiana hotel at Hammond. Cot said, would prove that Stephenpon and Gentry reg istered there but that St?phenpon used another name. "The principal wItnB for th state will be Madge Oberholtzer. th dead victim," said Mr. Cor. "TTnder an exception to the rul1 which generally preludes henrrx testimony. Mad OherhoJ-r will tell to von, so for ai possible 1 the circumstance. th atnrv nf rer pntrnpmnnt. of her bMn drueecd. kf dm Tied. r ion nit M beaten and" of thn tnWnff n? d- Tiolon which contributed In 1 death."' Capital 1926 GOOD EVENING WORDS and MUSIC By St ml dn rd King llEAITllFUJj 10XEHCISF, Somo -people to golf devote nil of tlit'li- lime Wlih'lt In all right for those who en- Joy it Some look for n mountain that no one enn cliinb, Or a record, In lioies to deslmy.lt. Some chase tne btitnc tennis mm over the courts. Sonic Ion! for the poker chip's clinking But I Imve not found any liand- Komer snorts Than the twin ones of silting and thinking, To set n new mark for the long distance Hit la my darling and uthnntc goal; would rather do that than run bases nnd hit. Or swim, or play checkers or howl Ami, while I nm sitting, no utuo- irvaiihed curd. No chessman or tlddledy-wlnk Shall I ever permit to divert or re tard My Infinite longing to think. Each man to his taste -there arc fellows I know Whom my sweet, simple program would uore; They want to have something to hit nt or throw. They want to wiivc pen mints and roar. Yet they will have nothing to show xor tneir pains But n medal or cun they have won: While 1 may have wrought, by the sweat, or my brains. A perfectly marvelous pun! The San Francisco gentleman who offered himself as parcel post matter for transportation to New York by airplane will, we expect begiven time to ponder over the deep and subtle riddle: '.'When Is an air male not an air male?" What, by the way, has become or the man who used to carry patent clgnr lighter nround with him and demonstrate it to uninter ested friends? (Copyright 1925) E IE That a $2000 note against the estate of Adole Minger is not only forgery, but that her husband John Minger, well known ao- horticulturist of Salem, was th man who forged her name to t:U' note, wore opinions expressed W. I. Staley and Harold Eakin handwriting experts in circu court. Staley ;e head of the Ca;i: tal Business college and Hnro' Eakin ie assistant cashier of th' First National bank. Each of the experts examined a number of checks of Adele Minger, the signatures on winch were al milted to be her genuine signa tures, nnd compared such sign tures witli that on the promissory nolo which Minger presented Louis Ashliman, executor of th1 estate, fn advancing his claim $2000 payment from the funi of the estate. The defense sharply cross exam Ined the handwriting experts to various characteristics of Adei Minger's handwriting in Li checks which the defense contend is evident in the alleged for( promissory note. The case consumed all day yes terdny in circuit court and It is expected it will use up the ba' anee of the day. fnlc1 Lasky Loses Choice Stock of Pre-War Liquor to Hijackers New York. Oct. 29 (AP) Fourteen barrels of liquors, his en tire private atock. guarded since pre prohibition dnys, have been stolen by hijackerj from Jesse I Lasky, vice-president of the Famous Play ers Lasky corporation. The liquors, worth $10,000 at pre-war prices, and uninsured, were intermingled wltii other barrel containing silver and household goods In a box car In the Pennsyl vania freight yardc. The hijackers also got four barrels of silver worth IT.000. A detective waa guarding the consignment which had been ship ped from Hollywood under a per- mlt nnd was awaiting transfer to j.Mr. Loky'a new Fifth avenue Mi 5 IS S EXTENDED Demonstration By Friars Delays Reinstatement ; Irate Parents Threaten Legal Action. F-R-I-A-R-S Friars Rah Rah Rah!" Oh look, here cornea Mama Holt. Did you get fired too?" TheBe and similar yells, consti tuting a general demonstration staged across Church Btreet from the Salem high school building, and convincing high school author itles that the Friara fraternity was taking Its suspension from school very lightly, this morning resulted In their suspension being extended for two more days. The demon stration was staged yesterday after noon at the time one of the Friars, Garten Simpson, was Inside the high school building negotiating with Principal Nelson and Superin tendent Hug for the final settle ment of the controversy which be gan with the suspension of 17 boys last Monday for violation of the school board's order. Return Conditional In case no further demons trA tlons are Indulged In, the boys will be permitted to return to school Monday, Mr. Nelson stated thin morning. If anything more de velops to show the same general frame of mind as evidenced yes-1 terday afternoon, the suspension will become permanent, Nelson states. The school board, at ita meeting Tuesday, gave Nelson au thority to mete out whatever pun ishment he considered necessary In dealing with the situation. A group of Irate parents waited on Mr. Nelson this morning, insist ing that their boys should be rein stated in school, and threatening. according to reports given out ater the interview, to start legal pro ceedings which would result in the club being allowed to continue on school as In the past. Other par ents are known to have blamed the boys and Insisted that the club should be abolished. The parents who waited on Nelson this morn ing based a part of their claim for reinstatement on the contention that "it may cost a whole extra year of school." The entire suspen sion period amounts to one week, which the students will be required to make up upon their return to school. Petition Abandoned A petition which the boys were circulating among local business men, demanding a hearing for the boys, will not be presented to the board as originally planned, It was announced this morning. Cecil Edwards, emtwhlle presi dent of the student body at high school, presents a different sltun tion than that of the others. In the continuation of his suspension, Mildred Pugh, vice president, will assume his duties aa student body president. Although Edwards stated at ti e outset of the nfafir that he had not participated In any of the fraternity's meetings, nnd some of the Friars stated last Monday that Continued on Page Eleven) home. As three vans drove into the yards at noon yesterday to got the consignment, three or four masked men leaped upon the driv ers and the detective, forced them into an empty box car and locked t-he door, then set about removing the liquors, silver and some fine paintings In a leisurely manner. At the time of the theft an In spector for the railroad was look ing for Mr. Lasky to collect $241 additional freight because of the value of the shipment. "Oh, really It was pity," mourn ed Mrs. Lasky. "It was all pre-war stuff. Ther.e were auch fine wines and champagne and cordial and such good liquors that one could get before the war." OFSTUDEN SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1925 GUNMEN Kill ONE, WOUND GET $93,000 Armored Bank Car Loot ed By Bandits After Battle Through Streets of Buffalo. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 29. (A. P.) Desperate gunmen today swooped down upon au armored bank automobile, killed the driver, wounded a guard and a messenger and escaped with $93,000 in cash. witnesses told the police that one of the gunmen resembled a photograph of Harry Harris, alias Garfield, who skipped his bail in Detroit after having been arrested there charged with participation in several Buffalo payroll rob beries. Charles Clifford, driver of the car, was shot and killed. Lewis M. Yarrlngton, a bank guard, and John H. Myers, messenger, were seriously wounded. The bank car contained about $117,000 which was being trans ferred from the Federal Reserve bank to the Bank of Buffalo, three blocks away, The police were told that three men In a large closed- automobile started firing without warning as soon as the bank car had drawn up at the Bank of Buffalo. The bank employes returned the. fire. Three other bandits who had neen loitering about opened fire and snatched bundles containing money from the messengers. They then leaped on the running board of the gunmen's machine nnd dis appeared. The Marine Trust company, af filiated with the Bank of Buffalo, offered a reward of $10,000 for Information leading to the arrest and conviction of the murderers. EAST OF ROCKIES Chicago, Oct. 29. (A. P.) A proposal to change the uame In dian" summer to "Eskimo" won id find no objection today in vliu shivering mountain states and mid-west while the east also mi, be persuaded in its favor by ur mcnts of snow and cold. The Christmas weather belt 'o day extended from the llockloi, where from Rap it! City, S. D., ther mometers stood at 14 below zir to New York where overcoats wcr In order after rain, hall and gale sent the mercury skidding. Mure nov was indicated f jr today in most western sections with flurries in the east, but lief was promised, however, for to morrow in the Ohio valley, the ea; gulf and the middle Atlantic etaUa and southern New England. The enow in the east that fell lightly in Washington, nssunic almost blizzard proportions i eastern Ohio and West Virginii forciifg down three army pianos, one of which was wrecked. Navigation on the upper Missis sippi has been brought to a cIj by near zero temperatures. The tobogganing weather g;ii weather observers delving mi musty records and tabulating new ow marks. Chicago b is uegr above zero was the lowest sine 18S7: Ranid City's mark set a U cet for future cold snaps to hi and other noints furnished goji weather stories for coming oldwi inhabitants. Iowa. Montana and Nt broak also experienced sub-zero wcailur rn Iowa, Webster Lily n-po"; 1 Mt degrees below and Fort Dud Cedar Rapids and M.on Cit one, two and tbree above, rcspec lively. Tlrirlo-a Plane Annrovpd. Washington, Oct. 29. (A. P.)- Plane drawn by the state of Wash Ington for a bridge across the C;' lumbia river near "Vantage f?rrv between Kittitas and Grant cou ties, hare been approved by arai engineers. LJtourna U GREEKS SAY I -1 COURT HF10 2: EVACUATION 'jism IFTTTI QUALIFIED COMPLETED tp1 Wmi TO TRY CASE Bulgarians Deny Blame For Fighting; Brother of Premier Tzankoff Assassinated. Petrich, Bulgaria, Oct, (A, P.) The Greek troops evacu ated Bulgarian territory at one o clock this morning or seven hours before the time limit fixed by the league of nations council. Bulgarian forces will re-occupy the evacuated region tomorrow. Paris, Oct. 29. (A. P.) The hostilities along the Greco-Bulgarian frontier have ceased and the troops of the two nations are withdrawing behind their respec tive boundaries, making it pos sible for the league of nations council to proceed with a settle ment of the dispute. Investigation Ordered This announcement, was made in a report drawn up by the British foreign secretary, Austen Chamberlain, which was read and approved at a session of the council convened Bhortly after five o'clock this afternoon. The council will send a commis sion of investigation to the scene, headed by Sih Horace Rumbold, English diplomat, and including a French officer and Italian of ficer, a Swedish civilian and a Dutch civllion. Sofia. Bulgaria, Oct. 29. (A. P.) The Bulgarian Telegraph Agency today issued an offtcl.il and categorical denial of the Greek report that an attack on Bulgarian forces was responsible for yesterday s fighting near the frontier. Premier's Brother Shot. Vienna, Oct. 29. (A. P.) Dancz Tzankoff, brother of Pre mier Alexander Tzankoff of Bui- aria, has been dhot and killed in Sofia while walking on the slraa. Dispatches from Sofia described the motive for the crime as un- cstabltehcd. The slayer escjnel Tzankoff was walking with his wife and sister-in-law when shot. The Tzankoff brothers were estranged. Dancz Tzankoff was a member of the sobranje. Leamie Apprehensive. Paris. Oct. 29. (A. P.) Ap prehension in league of nation:; quarters over the reported rcnow- ul of fichting along the urtio- Bulgarian frontier was relieve J today by receipt of an otriciai 'lis natch from Athens stating that despite "tho Bulgarian attack t!i3 Greek government had issued definite orders hastening ihe eva:- Continued on Page Eleven) Nw York, Oct. 29. (A. P.) King Nana Anion III, ruler of the Fanti, a section of the Gold Coast of West Africa, went back to u' people today, convinced that tbr; treatment accorded negroes n America Is better than in any oth civilized country, except France. The king came here a mouth for a Btudy of conditions in Amc ican cities, where large negro pop ulations have congregated. H sailed today aboard the Cuni-d liner Bert;iiana, for England, c.i route to Africa. The king said he never had ad vorated emigration of the neg! from America to Africa. "The black people in Ameru'i should be proud of he fact that they are Africans and they slioul; adopt the name of African and it," he said. "I think the plae for the African In America i America, where through educat'oi and Industrial advancement tht-y will In the future generations b. of great' assistance to America. h. f H fC5 vr' Plea of Immunity From bv V ' H - Military Trial Over- F Jr' Ari T-Q iu,ed B-SecretVotc m of Court Martial. 29, I - . --v,r-.-vr- ILATrr-vrlVtMTXI MTACTaitrO I TOSTfSl TK OfTICE H Painleve, Himself, Fills Portfolio of Finance In Place of Caillaux In New Ministry. Paris, Oct. 20 (AP) Premier Painleve. accompanied by the mem bers of his new cabinet, arrived at the Elyseo palace early this after noon for the customary presenta tions to the president of the re public, i The new cabinet Is constituted as follows: Premier and minister of finance M. Painleve. Minister of foreign affairs, Aris tide Brinnd. Minister of Justice, Camlllc Chnutemns. Minister of the interior, A. Schrameek. Minister of works, Anatole dc Monzlc. Minister of war, Edouard Dala- dier. Minister of commerce, Daniel Vincent. Minister of agriculture, Jean Du ra nd. Minister of Instruction, Yvon Dcl- phos. Minister for the colonies, Leon Perrier. Minister of labor, Antolne Dura- four. Minister of pensions, Louis An terlou. The cabinet also contains a new portfolio, that oC. m in Inter of bud' get which will be filled by Georges Bonnet, former under secretary of state to the present of the conn ell. Retirement of M. Robineau from the governorship of the bank In fa vor of M. Caumet, who was minis ter of commerce in tho retiring ministry, Is regarded as a conces sion by Premier Painleve to M. Merrlot, the radical leader. The new cnblnet Is received gen erally with suspending Judgment, everybody apparently waiting to soe what Painleve Is able to do as flnnnco minister, which portfolio he has taken In addition to the premiership. The combination as it stands Is regarded ns containing no new ele ment of strength and whether the departure of Finance Minister Cnlllaux proves an element of weak ness is what political circles and the general public are waiting for. PL OT REVEALED Moscow, Oft. 29. (A. P.) Discovery of daring plans for thr il",t met inn (if ftiilwnVH. lirtdKin. airdrome and military depot in soviet Kiif-sia is claimed oy me state politkul police, formerly known as the Chtka. Tho r.lnt ftrcordinir tn the Ti.l- Itce, was to ba engineered by a counter - revolutionary espionage nrc-Riiiznttnn on behalf nf the ffen- eral staff of a bordering state. The n.1ffrt nllorra Hint Ihlfl nnr.mlr.ri t Inn has been collecting milHary and political information for one cf the great powers. Local: river, 2.6; DDT1T7 TtlPT?!? PMTa ON TRAINS AND NEWS ritlliu InKIjlJ LCilNlO STANDS FIVB cents CiaiC.-GCK. EOTVIJT TZ. BOOTH SON OF PAROLE Eli Allan McLaren, Portland yu.uh who is under sentence to the stV'j penitentiary for rape and who was due to arrive at Die prison toe a was today granted a reprieve ot '40 days by Governor Pierce, datlr from today. Governor Pierce i in Eugciiu and his office woul iimke no staicucut of the reus'); for the reprieve. Gladwyn Liiwpaugh, ano'lu- youth convicted In conne:lun with the an in o cuh'j, has begun t serve bis slate prison sentence, an Archie Uvingnt-m, a third offend or, was paroled from the bench by Judge J. U. Campbell of Orp'n City, according to informal io: here. The three were convicted i Clackamas county. McLaren i? a yon of W. G. McLaren, a nieinbo of the slate parole board. Luwpaugh was sen lanced servo fivo years. McLaren fan years and Livingston two years. It Is rumored hero that the eblr McLaren will resign from t!i parole board. Madrid Spain is buying corres pondence of Columbus and Ferdin and nnj Isabella for $215,000, one half what American collectors offer. Steel Vested Thief And Slayer Escapes Under Rain of Shots Chicago, Oct. 29. (A. P. Martin J. DurkJn, Bteel vested tomohiie thief and slayer, ia.V. nig lit met witli his ready pistol an attempt to arrest him in his sweet heart s apartment and elud'.'d a pojse trap after fatally wouudinx Lloyd Auutin, his betrayer, and shooting a dele. tlve. Sought since he killed -Kdward Shanahau. federal agent, October 11, and wanted fur wounding two policemen iu t'acramento, Ca . several months ngi, Uurkin faced the blazing Binuyuns and pistols of the policemen, Jrmped from a see ond story window and vanished. Riot Bquads scoured the neigh borhood until dawn, but founl no traco of the slayer, whose protec tive vest was believed to have flared him as at the time ot t),t Shanahan shooting. The ambush lout night was laid after Information was obtain. 1 from Austin that Durkin and Aus tin's niece, Betty Andrews Wm CLOUDY TONIGHT And Friday; no change in temperature; light westerly winds. Max., 64; mln., 44; rain, none; atmos., clear; wind, BW. Washington. Oct 2fl ( P i - Colonel William Mitchell failed to day in two attempts to halt '.he court martini proceedings agafnt; lit m. The court overruled successively an objection to ftp jurisdiction and an exception to tho form in will-;.! the case was prepared. Washington, Oct. 29 AP- Colonel Wilt lam Mitchell's plea of Immunity from military trial on tho charges pending against him ' was overruled today In the general - court-martial proceedings against him. Tho court's law officer ruled that when Colonel Mitchell charg ed war and navy department offl- clals with "criminal" nnd "almost treasonable" conduct in adminis tering tho air services," ho commit- , ted an offenso against military dis cipline, and could not take refuge from punishment In the constitu tional guarantees of f.ee speech, as he had sought to do." Opinion Sustained This opinion, whose effect is merely to sustain the jurisdiction of the court nnd make it possible ' to proceed with tho trinl, was ap proved by the court Itself after a short consultation. In secret. The law officer, Colonel Blanton Winshlp, gavo bis opinion after tMo court, the prosecution and the defense had ngrecd to leave the point to him, but In rendering his decision he aflkod that specific court approval be given. An effort to have the court voto on that ap proval In public was blocked by an objection by Brigadier General Frank It. McCoy, commander of the third Jnfantry brigade, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Cotonel Mit chell's last station. The court then retired nnd took a secret vote, re turning only a short Interval to an nounce its approval. Oilier Pleas Denied The ruling' applied specifically only to til. 'it specification In the charge. which applied to Colonel Mitchell's first Han Antonio state ment eriticbdng tho conduct of the air service, hut it was in the nnturo of a test, nnd one by one tho court proceeded In rnpld order to over rule Mitchell's objections to Us right to try him on the remaining COtllllB. Representative Held of Illinois, counsel for Colonel Mitchell, then moved that all tho charges bo stricken out. Ho said the court's record failed to show that ho com manding officer accused had order e(i tho charges against tho defend ant investigated or hnd himself Continued on Pago Eleven) nor, might come there for elothin-j in preparation for a flight f r mi the city. Austin was ordered to greet Durkin and Invite him in on ins arrival when the detectives would close in. Serjeant Gray, who was wound ed, was recognized by the sluyi-r neiore Austin ciuid give the .ire- arranged warning und he and iijr kin hptri-n firfni Tho u-nnuni at tempted to putvh down Gray's shot gun md AiiKtin not into the ihie of fire, receiving eleven wounds from which be died early today. i.'ii tki n leaped iniouga an open window as Gray fell and dod?3-l detectives waiting bolow. They fired at him twlco. Police beliovo Durkin's armoured vest again stood him in good stead. Prev'oun to setting the trap, r tectlves raided tho home of Dm kln's mother and Holzed oriental rugs, furniture and radio sets, valued at $400 which they aaltl bad been stolen In California.