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MITCHELL MAY CALL PRESIDENT CIRCUIATION Oally average net paid circulation for month ending September 30, 1826 7077 A vera go dally distribution 7443. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations. FORTY-SEVENTH 1 v NOT GUILTY PLEA FILED BY MITCHELL Air Service Critic Enters Formal Denial That Charges Were Violation of Discipline. Washington, Oct. 30. (A. P.) The question whether Colonel William Mitchell's defense counsel will ask his court-martial to sub poena President Cool hi ge, was taken under advisement today . by Representative Held of Illinois, Colonel Mitchell 's counsel. No subpoena can be issued before the court convenes Monday. The defense also Is considering the advisability of seeking a sub poena for Secretary of War Davis, since Colonel Mitchell 's counsel contends that the war secretary, as well as the president is the ac cuser in the trial of the air officer. Hcgardless of the decision of the defense in the matter of subpoenas the court martial, in the opinion cf army legal officers, probably will refuse a presidential sub poena. Precedent, they say, is all against such a course. Washington, Oct. 30. .(A. P.) Having lost every preliminary ef fort to halt the court martini pre coedlngs against him. Colono William Mitchell today pleads not guilty of the charges against him and informed the court was ready to stand trial. The air officer stood smiling ' answer the charges. He said "no guilty" as each of the charges an specifications were called in tur by the prosecuting officer. Details Are Denied. The plea did not deny the ac curacy of the charge that the col onel, had in hs Ran Antonio 3tat: mcnt, accused his superiors i criminal and alm,ost treasonab conduct In administering the ai services of the government, bu merely comprised a denial tha: this accusation constituted con duct in violation of goad ordei and discipline, as declared in th charge. The request for a hill of particu lars was thrown out by tho coir after a heated argument betwee counsel, in which Kepres?ntatr Reid of Illinois, . represcutiu Mitchell, declared the ehnrges worded by the war departmcn were "too vn.-e. Tpelinienlitv Overruled. The court's law officer held thn elnce the charger, were set out i the specifications alrea-ly E1I2 the request of the defense shou be denied. This finding the cou accented without objection fro. any member. After the pica of not guilty ha been entered, Mr. ttciu oujecie that the proceedings were not a- cording to the court manual, sine tho charges against the accuse had not l.ecn brought in the man nor fixed by the manual. This o lection the court overruled. little progress on the trial i self was mado. however, at todav snffllon. W t and Devotion of eetheart Allows Chicago, Oct. 30. lA. P.) A woman's wit and devotion and a man's ability to slip and shoot his way through the waiting hands of police are stories behind the de termined search for Martin J. Durkin, steel vested slayer of a federal agent and bane of police men in several cities. He is still at largo. To Betty Werner, his sweet heart, Durkin owes his freedom, If not his life. rJarly yesterday she knocked aside the shotgun of Sergeant H. L. Gray an Durkin slipped into a polices trap and hot his way out. Lmyd Austin, her uncle, died of bullets ex changed by Durkin and the defec tive, who ws wounded. Betty, the mother of a 15 C apitayfcjoiirnal R No. 259 GOOD EVENING WORDS and MUSIC By Stoililnrd King TO A BIRD OF PASSAGE Swallow, swallow, flying Boutli, As you've clone for genera thins, o me innu oi wit rnu n aim uruugm, lean, mid tourists on vucntlons, To oblige me, kindly greet Alt my friends whom you may meet. Tell them, swallow, that 1 face Snow, and mercury at zero, Willi the greatest oi good grncc. Like, In fuel, a blooming liero. Tell them I inn quite myopic Toward attractions that are tropic. Iko the swallow, ninny folk Suffer migratory yearnings When tlic cost of coal and coke Threatens to deplete their earn- Iiikk; And to them the happiest bourne Is Where there isn't nny furnace. dttlo bird, I think they're wrong (Though, of course, they won't ad mit It) And the burden of my song Will be, after I have writ It, That to seek a different clime Is, lu vhort, a waste of time. Swallow, swallow, flying south To the refuge of the chilly, Take to them by word of mouth My opinion that they're silly. Tell t hem that you saw me, nud Say that I was looking grand. It takes an up-and-coming hero of a novel to exhibit a brand new symptom of the devastating effects of lovo , But such a prodigy is to be found in one of the fall novels. His throat crackled," relates the author at the climax of an emotion al scene. Cancer, rheumatism and mastoid itis were common 4000 years ago, says an English scholar. Also, judge from a well-known passage "Julius Caesar," halitosis was common among the Roman plebs. Cooking schools for men are be ing? conducted by gas companies In various cities, but what the coun try really needs is men who can wash dishes. (Copyright 1023) Silt ASKED FOR FACTS UPON SYRIAN REVOLT Paris, Oct. BU. - (A. P.) Gen eral Sarrail, French hivh commis sioner in Syria, will be invited to come to Paris and submit detaile explanations of the recent events in Syria. Tins decision was reach ed tonight at a si ecial meeting o tho cabinet to consider the byrm; hiUiatiou. Paris, Oct. 30. (A. P.) 11 semi-official Havas agency sa; that Paul Moncour, a leader the socialist part and former mi istcr of labor, lias ben asked b20cme French high commissione in Syria, replacing General Sar rail. Havas says it lg probable tha General Sarrail will be recalled 1 Paris shortly to explain events Syria. A special cabinet cou::c to discuss the situation has he called for ton;ght. Denver, Colo. Testimony which the state expects to han Hay F. Shank, machinist, tor th murder of his wife and 17-year-ol son, was given in his trial by his own daughter, Ruth, 21-year-oll college 'radu?te. His Freedom months old baby by her husband Jack Werner, was in Sacramento, Cai., when Durkin on a previous occasion escaped from the author ities. This time he shot at policeman but missed and escape' through a window when left alone in an unguarded room. Now, Betty is in jail facin probable prosecution as on acces sory In the shootings that have marked Durkin 's escapes from ar rest. But she is unafraid, for Durkin. she soys, braved pursuing police to buy a new outfit for her bahy and to bring them from detective-guarded apartment to hotel, where they planned a nr life. Detective squads, searching for Durkin, havs pistols and shot- runs ready to kill him on sight AMBASSADOR N I RECALLED Berenger Is Selected To Represent France In Washington ; Shift Due To Debt Matter Is Paris, Oct. 30 (AP) It Is learned on high authority that Sen ator Victor Henry Berenger will be appointed shortly to succeed Emile Daeschner as French ambassador to the United Stages. The decision of the government to change ambassadors in Wash ington Is closely related to the Amerlcnn debt funding negotia tions. Foreign Minister Brland has Im pressed upon Premier Painleve and others of his colleagues In the cab inet that another effort should he made to settle the debt. Debt Question Involved Senator Berenger Is regarded as the best man available to bring this about. His financial authority in France, his Intimate acquaintance with the subject and the Ideas he derived from his recent experiences in Washington as a member of the Calllaux debt mission have persuad ed the government that if some thing more is to be done, he is the man to do it. There is a disposition In some quarters to criticise Ambassador Daeschner for his dispatches to the foreign office prior to the depar- ore of the French mission for the United States, it being declared that these advices left M. Calllaux and his party under mlsappresen sion as to the atiltudo of the Am erican debt funding commission. Formalities Pend The usual Inquiry whether M. Bere riser is persona grata to the American government as ambassa dor has not yet been made but Is expected to follow In due courso. Senator Berenger, seen by the newspaper men as he was about to leave town for tho week end, said ho had not the slightest know ledge of his prospective appoint ment. Change Surprise Washington, Oct. 30 (AP) News of an impending change in French ambassadors to Washing ton was received here with appar ent surprise. So far as disclosed, M. Daosch ner s contracts with tho American government have been of an agree able character, and he has made many friends In American official life. There Is no doubt, however, that in one respect the mission to the United States has failed. It was generally understood when he suc ceeded Jules Jusscrand that hifl major duty would be to pave the way for a settlement of the French war debt, and 'o that end he had many conferences with American officials. PROBATE OF WATT ESTATE IS ASKED t The name of Elizabeth P. Watt, which has been in probate court records for a number of years, storm center in litigation going to tho circuit and supremo courts, came back Into the probate records yesterday in a new form. Tnts time- it was to probate her JI0. 000 estate as a decedent. George W. Watt, a brother of Hohoken, and Elma A. Watt, a sister of Los Aneelcs. ru named as nearest re: atives. Thomas Ilelinan is named as administrator no will bavins been left. T. ll'sdon. brave Dra- ger and.U. G. Buyer are appointed appraisers. misalign which surrounded th ostate before tho woman's driatli revolved around who nhould act as euardian of her eptnte, Mrs. wa having been Adjudged an in".o'n- netent In connection with th litigation affidavits were filed by the score by Salem a most promt nent citizens testifying to Strang' mannerisms and characteristics of tho worn in. SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1925 JV SUCCESS 0 F Settlement of Bulgarian , Greek Controversy Is Declared Proof of Ef fectiveness. Paris, Oct. 30 (AP) Tho coun ell of the league of nations, hur riedly summoned on Monday last to prevent threatened hostilities be tween Greece and Bulgaria, ad Journed today with Its task accom pushed. Official notification from allied military experts on the scone was present at the final meeting that the Greeks had completed their evacuation of Bulgaria soil eight hours before the time limit set by the council. A commission of inquiry, head ed by Sir Horace Rumbold, now will proceed to the spot, lnvestigat ing the incidents leading up to the Greek occupation of Bulgarian ter rltory and report Its findings to the December meeting of the coun cil. The closing of this week's ses sion the thirty-sixth held by the council, was marked by a moving address by Aristldo Brland, the president, who declared the lea gue's existence had been fully jus tified by this settlement alone. In reverent tones, which thrilled his hearers, M. Brland dedicated the session just closed to the mem ory of Woodrow Wilson, who pro posed and realized the league of nations and of Leon Bourgeois, the French statesman, who presided over the peace conference commis sion wheh adopted the league cove nant. The members of tho council Went on record as insisting that all nations henceforth must follow the example of Bulgaria and Greece, submitting their disputes to tho friendly offices of the league. 2 CARS CARRYING BIG BOOZE CARGO noseburg, Or., Oct. 30. Fuder.il prohibition officers, under the di rection of A. B. llmnsr of Wash ington, U. C, who have been pa trolling the Pacific highway aor'.n and south of Ko&eburg and estab lishing a virtual blockade for the past two days, seized tlicir quarry today when they captured C. tf. King and W. II. Binder both ot a?r Francisco, and confiscated G5 gal lons of alcohol and 22 cuses of ?r.i, carried in two cars. Both msa were accompanied by their wivas. Following their arrest they wor: aignod before United Status Commissioner C. F. Hopkins, w'jj placed ball at $2500 each an.l bound thorn over to the leuerai grand jury at Portland. Having received a tip that twa booze cars were on the way nort.i from San Franclrco, six federal of ficers appeared in tho city on Wednesday and commenced stop ping cars from both the north nnl south. During she day time oniy suspicious cars were stopped, h.it at night every car passing alon-j the highway wr.s forced to hat1, and was subjected to a thorough search. This morning about 10 o'clock the two cars driven by King anl Snider were stopped just south -;f the city limits. King's car was found to contain 65 gallons of on re alcohol, there being n:ne cans of five-gallon capacity and 2fl rans nf nno irallon cana tiy. Ti nther machine carried ten full cases of gin an-I four half cas The limior cargo is valued approximately 11 500, In addition tho eovornhient will confiscate th two cars, one a Dodge coupe an l the other a Ktudehaker road;t-r. acrording to Mr Hamer. New York. Caruso lost rn nt :-f his vocal quality when h trio i sing in German. Otto H. Kntn rv veals in a pampbiet eipia'n':?? why the Metropolitan has .-in opora in English. LM IDEA CUUMD STILLMAN IS ACCUSED 88 88 88 88 WIFE WANTS DIVORCE JrflOr 1 ' Br New York, Oct. 30. (A. P.) I Mrs. Anne U. btillman, who de feated James A. Stillman s sensa tional, prolonged suit to divorci: her, has now begun Buit to divor.:c hi:n. Papers were filed in West Ches ter county more than a month ago and the action was kept secret. It Is expected that no witnesses will he introduced in Mrs. Still-1 man's suit, but that a certified transcript of the testimony in her husband's suit tj divorce r nud illecitimize Guy Stillman as thf son of Fred K. Ecauvais, a French Canadian Indian guide, will be or-i A.F.L MODEL FARMER DIES IN SLEEP A. Fletcher Lockwood, owner of a model farm between Su!?m and Turner, where he and his wtf ; have lived for the past six years, passed away whiie asleep in bed at his hunte at 11:20 o'clock lat nighi. He had recently completed construction of a barn with cor'; floor, steel supports, concreto anl tile af a cost or come $7000. He expected shortly to build a new house. The barn had not hem stocked with either horses or cdt- tle at the time Mr. Lock wood's death took place Mr. Lockwood was the neph of Andrew Fletcher, president of the W. & A. Fletcher company, steamship outfitters of Hohoken. New Jersey, end president of the American Locom-mve Works. He leaves a wit'ow, Huth, and no child. en. He was 44 years of ago. Buying the farm in a very or.l nary condition six years as-. Lockwood had improved it to sut-h an extent that it was consider-?:! model in the Willamette vnllsy, Its 80 acres were devoted almost entirely to prima trees. The exact caunc of his death hu; not been deffntcly determined, but is presumed to he heart disaas-j. His wife heard him choking whiie lying in bed last night, but ha wm dead when she ra bed him. COOT Tho campaign for funds for th Salem hoy scouts, started in the city yesterday, reached a succss ful conclusion-today, it was an nounced this noon by Fred Thlel- sen, who had charge of the cam pafgn. "We'll have the entire $3000 in by tonight," said Thielsen. "If we had found everybody in we would have finished yesterday." The final report last night was that 924U0 of the anticipated had been raised nt lliat time, nr cord ing to Mr. T h i e !sc n . All re maining to be done today was to make a number of return calls. With the successful comple tion of the drive, a continuation of the boy scout program in Sa lem, and clearing the organiza tion of its present few hundred dollars Indebtedness, is assured. 88 88 - 88 fered aB evidence. Mrs. Stillman fought her hus band's null by countering that he had misconducted himself with Mrs. Florence IJ Leeds, that hcv son. Jav Ward Leeds, was in real ity tho son of Stillman and that Mrs. Leeds actually was Florence Lawler, an actress, who quiite.1 Broadway for sudden affluence, PI E Portland. Oct. 30 ( AP) Sub stltution of historical pageants for i-mind-uns and rodeos, was reco-n mended by the Oregon Congren of Parents and Teachers when In it concluding grist of resolutions, it adonted one disapproving the "wild western" type of entertainment. "Wo do hereby express our dis approval of tlie.se purformancrs, and wo protest to those cities and towns in our state which sponsor them against any recurrence,' snid the resolution, which was introduc ed by tho secretory, Mrs. Lillle B. Thomas, "We further desire to express tr Ihelr managers our belief that these occasions could be made much more Interesting and attrac tive through the elaboration of the' pageantry features wbli-h would rive in wonderful colorful detail the picturesque development of the Oregon country from Its earliest pioneer days." Motion picture distributors were urged in another resolution to re move the block-booking system on the ground that this system held up the showing of good films and forced upon the public many films otherwise unsalable nnd unfit for distribution. Judge D'Arcy Visits San Francisco Which He Saw 70 Years Ago Tho Sun Frnnciarn Itullotln of October 9 contains the following concerning Judge P. II. D'Arcy of Salem, then paying a sentimental visit to San Francisco. "Seventy yrars and 2n days ngo little P. If. D'Arcy, too young to know what it was nil about, ar rived In S.in Francisco from Nw York. "Six yen rs bf-fore a man nam ed .Marshall had picked up a nug get of gold beneath a mil! wheel, nd had brought ndvonturers from all four corners of tho world lo a new empire. "young D'Arry knew nothing and cird less about any sii-h mat ter when he rt-ar-hed this rmigh and ready settlement, a tmby in arms. He didn't know that 24 days after his arrlvnl the first Ifwue of The Bulletin came out. TO STAND COL! 'T 31 TtJTfT? nPUP1?l? PT?MT3 ON TRAINS AND NEWS irtil(jUj JntVCiCj ViMNiO STANDS - FIVE) CENTS HI ; X PIERCE SAKS KELLEYAND WESTON CASE WILLOS SAY IS MED TRIALS FAIR Governor Declares Man Pardoned Was Victim of False Evidence In Murder Trial. The full pardon granted A. J. westou by Governor Pierce was based on the theory that no min der was committed and that Hob en w. ivrug, tne dead man, was burned to death accidentally his cabin near Sisters, Or., accord ing to a statement relative to 'he pardon that was Issued by Gov ernor Pierce today. The governor says frankly that he does not be lieve the story told by George Etil wcll, one of the witnesses, whom the governor refers to as a "drunk en sheepherder and illicit distill- The governor declares his be lief that Weston "has been the victim of as cold-blooded a frame up as was ever known in the rec ords of western criminal procel- are." Tne statement in full fol lows: Convinced of Innocence. "I granted a full pardon to J :i c li Weston after becoming thorougn- ly convinced that '1C was innocent of the murder of Krug. Special investigations have continued over a period of nearly one year. Nu merous reports have been submit tod to me; I have had many inter views with Ja"k Weston and with various other people. Some be lieved Weston inno-.ent nnd others believed him guilty. I interview ed Stilwell nt length. I read a.id re-read the testimony in tho vari ous trials. The verdict of two juries convicting Weston woro set aside by the supreme court, 1 have no doubt that the third con viction would have been treated in like manner had Weston possessed tho necessary fund: for perfecting an appeal. "These exhaustive investiga tions have i on Yi need mo that Krug was not muidered. He wa: an old recluse, living in a lonely mountain cabin, with only dug.; for companion?. Ileing an in veterate cignretts smoker, he often smoked in bed. Testimony ohowr" that he frequently set fire to his bedding. Eviclftncfi Held False. "Stilwell's story as told m. 1 so iinproh-ihl? that I do not believe it. It differed in many particu lars from bin stories on tho wit ness stand. His evidence at th various trials also varied. Wos- ton was convieU-d solely on the evidence of Stilwell and Wilcon. I have had the careers of all thrc' men carefully investigated. J-ic.t Weston was for several years a well known, trusted officer of the law in central Oregon. At on lime he had mil to a little fortune Simple c-'iulioti, to say nothing of his high typo of intelligcir.y, would have pi evented Westo-i from committing such an indL creet act as to force the unwilling drunken sheephcnler and ill hi I distiller, Kill well, to accompany i Continued on Pago Kevon.l 'The little D'An-y boy was t;ik by his parents to Salem, Ore., In 1 K j". There ho at quired most of the honors that city could give him. Now he's bii'-k in Kan Fran cisco for a visit, clear-eyed, erect and as mentnlly and ) hyslcally ac tive ns If In the span of bin life time nn grf.'tt metropolitan city had Hjinnig up on the sand lots where he played threescore nnd ten years " 'Kv;ry so often. Judge D'Arcy ffald today, 'I have to make my jilltrilinage to San j'ranclsco. It is a trip almost exclusively sentimen tal. I liko to think that, baby though I was, I became one of the real pioneers of this state. " I lovo San Francisco ns If It were my birthplace nnd I nave watched It surge to the front rankthff r.:tI.Pmi,,ls for policies decldm I i7n;in-ieri on ru Kouri :' ntddo parliament. lUt 1925 LiBFtUDY TONIGHT And Saturday, normal temperature, light westerly winds. Local: Max., 63: min., 41; rain traces atmos., cloudy; wind, south. Both Deny Intention To Kill In Break From Prison; Appeals Ar? To Be Taken. Ellsworth Kettey nnd James Wlt 9, convicts at the state peniten tiary who were Implicated In the prison break of August 12 last In which two guards, John Sweeney and J. M. Holman, were killed. were today sentenced by Judge Percy R. Keiloy to be hanged Fri day, January 8. Tom Murray, lead In the prison delivery, whose gun killed Sweeney nnd Beriously wounded Lute Savage, another guard, Is under sentence to be exe cuted Friday, December 18. Bert (Oregon) Jones, a fourth prisoner involved, was killed in the break. probably committing suicide after he had been wounded. Neither Nervous Kelley knd Wlltos were a deject ed appearing pair when brought before Judge Kelly early today. They did not seem nervous, and both made rather extended state ments, hut both were unshaven and palo. Willos' pallor was particu larly noticeable because normally he Is of ruddy complexion. Kelley was the first to be sen tenced. Heforo Judge Kelly pro nounced tho grim words. "You shnll bo hanged by the neck until you aro dead, and may God have mercy on your soul," he gave each man opportunity to speak. Denies Killing Holman "I wnnt to say," said Kelley, that as far ns the Jury is con cerned I have had as fair a trial ne could bo expected under tho cir cumstances. But without apology I want to say that I am a victim of circumstances. I did not kill Holman ns tho stato has tried to show, and In time It will be proven that I did not kill him. That's all I have to say." Wiling also said his trial had beet fair. "Hut I am not guilty of murdct in the firat degree," he added. "I never harmed any man during the get-away, nnd never had the least idea of harming anyone, I am verj (Continued on Pago Seven) SIDESTEP DEBT IE Paris, Oct. 30 (AP) Premier Painleve, having taken over in his newly formed cabinet tho port folio of minister of finance from which Joseph Calllaux was depos ed by tho resignation of the minis try, is to sidetrack for the present tho question of France's debt to the Cnltrd States. M. Painleve will devote his at tention to untangling tho snarled skein of Frnnco's other debts nnd financial complications. Whllo he has not made any statement to this effect, It Is asserted that ho regards the American debt question of lest pressing importance than the fin ancial problems at home. It is asserted that M. Painleve realizes that the proffer of a smaP or sum to the United Htat-s than was mentioned in the tentative agreement reached by M. Calllaux at Washington with tho American debt funding commission would not 1)0 nenoptnblo to tho American gov ernment nnd that he Is of the op inion that the French people would not back himself and hw ministers up In offering a larger sum. The premier and his new cabinet already have heard what is In store for th'-in nt tho hands of groups of the coalition If they fail to tnk extreme measures to strnlphten nut the financial troubles of the country. They have been told that tho support of theso groups will be lacking if the j-nvernmcnt falls t follow a policy of national Con ! . t . th-, ,iemrinds or. 1 and rejects (no
