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CIRCULATION Dally average net paid circulation tor month ending October 81, 1928 7352 Average dally distribution 7769. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations, FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR No. 274 FRENCH FACE PROSPECT OF Druse Tribes In Syria Re ported Mobolizing To Resist Persecution And Holy War Feared. London. Nov. 17. (A. p.) A dispatch from Beirut to the Even ing Nowe says that all automobiles in the city have been couimunaecr ed for conveying several thousand French troops to South Lebanon tho region southwest oC Damas cus, wlie.-e an important situation is developing. Beirut, Syria, Nov. 17. (A. P.) A definite revolutionary move ment appears to be developing from the hitherto sporadic out breaks against the French. The Druse leaders accuse the French authorities of trying to foment a religious war. Europeans here condemn the alleged action of the French In arming Christian civilians along th-3 Mediterranean coast and send lng them inland to oppose the Druse advance as tending to in flame old religious prejudices. The Druses are a religious sect arc nolther Christian nor Mohamme dan but acknowledge onlythe name Muahidin, or Unitarians. They aro very war-like and havo gaged in bloody conflicts with their Christian neighbors, tho Matron it es. There have been reports re cently that they were being join ed by the Moslems in their revolt against the French. rem For Christians Molsem leaders say they have given strict orders for their people nol to molest Christians but insist that they are unable to guarantee such protection unless the French discontinue their practice 01 arm Inrr volunteers. The Imams of Moslem priests, were hooted in the Mosques when they urged the worshippers to re main loyal to the 1 reach. Messages from Sidon say that a high French official is touring the hinterland urging the cnris- tlans, who are mostly Moron it es and of the 'Greek orthodox faith ti march against the Druses, whose strength is growing daily. This re sistance, the message say, is oc (continued on Page Nine) Ell IN FROM GUARD CUTTER'S CREV Shelburne, N. S.. Nov. 17. (A p,) Eight men of the crew of the United States coast guard cutter Morrill were drowned In the har bor here early .last night when sailboat in which they were re turning to the cutter after leave on shore, capsized during a heavy blow In the turbulent water. Only one man In tho boat was saved. He is C. T. Taylor, cngi neer. second class, who swam ashoro through the Icy' waters after the boat had drifted close In the rocks. Tavlor was exhausted and near ly crazed by his experience and the loss of his shipmates He gave the names of the men who, ny one, lie had seen lose his hold on the upturned craft and drop to their deaths into the cold water amid the darkness of night. The last man to take his death plunge sup ped off the 26 foot croft Just os Tavlor started hie swim to the ah ore. The Morrill, which la bound from Detroit for Boston, where she h to take up a post in the pro hlbltion enforcement fleet, waa at anchor" off Sandy Point, five mlleE distant from Shelburne. After a dav ashore, the aailora went aboard the aallboat. All went well until two and one half miles had been covered. Then a quail sent the boat on her beam and. Later she toppled over side wise. The seamen worked strenu ouely to cut the rigging and right the boat, but tne crart capsizea It was 6:30 o'clock when the ae eident occurred and It waa o'clock when the drifting craft bad reached a point fifty yard off shore from which Taylor made his awlm to safety. REVOLUTION Capita GOOD EVENING WORDS and MUSIC By Stoddard King Confessions of a Blcoiitciiarlnn You osk wfty I look, at two hun- urcii, So youthful and buoyant, and You ask why tho years, with their worries ami tears, Have not turned my ha I r even It Isn't a bit of a secret, mil in, I'nna u mi'ii. So here is the truth of perpetual JWUllI, If you'll listen a wlille to my song. When I was n youngster of 00, I luipnencil to my to my who; 'I see bv this ad that the Jouch liver iau Will add seven years to one's life." And she, like a thoughtful pro vider, Bought three when she went to tho store; " Thus 21 years, with their joys and weir icni'3, Were piled on the normal four score. If you would live 20 years longer," Another advertisement said, 'Just write us today, and we'll snow you a way To do It by cat lng oat bread." I edited oat bread to my diet. 1 ate It tlireu times every tiny. And two long decades in my ances tral Mimics I kept dissolution away. took up with all the devices ror umiinir to ones mortal sunn. Fresh vil amines, stewed, were my regular ioon, I swam mid I jumped and I ran; And now, nt the age of two hun dred, My cheeks with vitality Blow, And I've figured It out that I still have about A ceiilury longer lo go. Mr. Dobio, tho football coach, speak. gloomily of tho material at Cornell. "They're just a lot of scholars," ho says, "dressed up as atnietes, with tiietr minds of Phi Beta Kappa keys instead of inter ference." But Mr. Dobie mustn't forget that it takes an educated man to play football nowadays, wnat with tne demand lor signed articles, and all. It must also bo remembered that many football players nlny eolf during the summer, which gets them deep into higher mathematics and languages. . (Copyright 1925) ;e 23 FARM BODIES ARE DISCUSSED Mitchell, S. D., Nov. 17.- (A. P.) Plans for the merging farm or ganizationn representing 23 agri cultural states to provide a central ized program of activity were heard at the opening of the Na tlonal Formers Union convention here today. Discussion of the proposed mer ger of the farmers union, the Eiu Ity Cooperntlvo Exchange and the National Producers Alliance Into a single cooperative body was one of the matters subjected for early consideration at the sessions which will be concluded Thursday. An address by Governor G under son of South Dakota, opened an extensive program of speeches. Among states In the early dele gates are: Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minneso ta, Montana, Nebraska, North Da kota, Wisconsin, Washington, Ore gon and South Dakota. f You Were a . City Councilman? NOTE For the best letters of 300 words or less submitted during November the Capital Journal will give three prizes of $10, $5 and $2.50. The letters must be on "What You Would Do If You Were A Councilman" and should be addressed to the Contest Editor. The letters must be signed by the name and address of tho sender, but the letters will be published by num ber only, and the judges will Judge them before learning the names of the writers. Number Thirtv. Contest Editor: It seems to me that being a councilman would be a hard place to fill for there are those who kick, at what one does do and those who kick at what one does not do. . But it I held that honorable position I would turn my efforts to do what I could for the welfare of the oity, always with an eye on tho careful spend ing of public funds, for we must no; over-burden our people with taxes. I believe the councilmen should do all In their power to encourage VOTE TAX ON BEE 01 ran Proposed Levy Of One Cent Per Gallon On Ce real Beverages Approv ed By House Committee Washington, Nov. 17. (A. P.) A new tax oZ one-tenth of a cent a gallon on cereal beverages was approved today by the house ways and means committee in Its preparation of a revenue bill. Such a tax was asked for by pro hibition enforcement officials to give them power of inspection of breweries manufacturing near beer and to cheek the "flood of high powered beer. The committee turned down an alternative suggestion from Mr. Andrews that an occupational tax of $1000, annually be imposed on brewers. It was also decided by the com mittee today to insert no provision in the proposed bill which would allow retroactive refunds of taxes, the ground that euch action would open the door to inestimable losses in government revenue. PETTY DRY LAW ED. New York, Nov. 17. (.P.) The question whether prosecution of petty violators of the prohibition lav should be abandoned in order to punish the big ones Is leading to a prolonged long range debate between Wayne B. Wheeler, gen eral counsel for the Anti-Saloon League, and Emery R. Buckner, federal district attorney in New York, and padlock extraordinary Mr. Wheeler complained to Pres iuent Coolidge yesterday about Mr Buckner's policy of concentrating on big bootleggers. Fortwith Mr. Buckncr wrote Mr. Wheeler: "Please come over to New York and tell mo concretely just wha judges are to try the petty violat ors, just where the court rooms are to be located, and just where I am to get assistants to prosecute them without at the same time abandoning my drive on the rich restaurants who openly violate the law and drive on the wealthy boot loggers who have grown rich from law breaking." In explanation of his letter, Mr. Buckner said: "Put the big sellers out of busl ness and the waiters will have no more liquor to sell." $100,000 IN BONDS STOLEN Pasadona. Ca-.. Nov. 17. (A P. Theft of $100,000 In liberty bonds and $800 in currency vn: reported to Pasitlena police today by John R. Osbcrn, wealthy Los Angeles business man, who is guest at the Hotc' Maryland here. manufacturing concerns to come to Salem, for without them we can never have a large city. There must be soraetoing to bring peo ple here and then something to hold them when they get here, for the majority of the citizens work for a living so therefore must have cmploynnnt. As a councilman I would not vote (or any ordinance prohibiting the smoke from coming out the smokestacks of manufacturing plants or odora arising herefrom Next I would work for tne en Continued on Page Eleven) SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, ALL TROOPS 10 MALI FEUD Guardsmen Dispatched to Quell Disturbance In Mountains Arising Out Of Election Shooting, Hazard, Ky., Nov. 17 (AP) Leaving here at eix a. m; with 24 men, Captain James W. Wooten, 14!)th infantry, Kentucky nation al guard Is expected to arrive late today at Hyden, seat or Leslie county, in the mountain hinter land of Kentucky to which no roads lead, to disperse a mob re ported to be seeking the slayer of Sheriff Joe Morgan, killed Satur day. Dave Steel, accused of the Blay ng, is reported to be barricauea the Citizens' bank at Hyden, while friends of the dead man march up and down the streets, equally well armed, uttering threats of vengeance It they cap ture Steel. The slayer would surrender, it is declared, if he felt he would be given protection but fears he would fall into the hands of the mob. KiUine Starts War The slaying is said to have been the outcome of an election for tile successor ot the man lat er slain, Morgan's wlto having been defeated by two votes. 'Look me square in the eye, Morgan is said to havo greeted Steel Saturday, the shooting fol lowed immediately. They had come to talk over differences in regard to the election. Almost as the sheriff fell, his feudist faction began arming Steel partisans im mediately followed suit. Firing by the feudists Into tuc county court house and a wild ride by County Judge Jason Combs to this place to Inform Governor William J. Fields of the disorder, were immediate se quences. Telephone wires being down, no further communication has come to this place from the scene of the trouble, where it is declared hundreds ot armed men are prepairng for a pitched bat tle. Fraud Is Alleeed Sleel. accused ot tho slaying, an influential lumberman ot eastern Kentucky. Morgan's wife, ;in to succeed him hut was de feated by her republican oppon ent C. W. llcvis', by two votcB and Steel, as one of the precinct elec tion officers who retimed to count number of votes for Mrs. aior- iran on the ground that the bal lots were spoiled, was charged by the candidate's husband wiui 11- lneallv causing her tlcreal. he was preparing to contest tho elec tion when he met Steel and was killed. Former Sheriff J. Haggard re signed when a band of armed men rode Into Hyden and shot up the court house. So far as has heen learned. there has heen no bloodshed since Morgan's death. PRINCESS GHIKA BURNED 10 DEATH Grosswardein. Hungary, Nov 7 (A. P.) Princess Ghlka wife ot an adjutant of former King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, was burn ed to death today while cleaning a pair of gloves. Using benzine, she stood close 10 fire and the Rloves ignileu With her hands and luce and beau tlful long hair aflame Bhe ran, a living torch, to her husband's room, where a blanket was thrown over her. Aid was too late, how ever, and she died In a few min utes alter intensj suucrinB. She was formerly tho Russian Princess Uowova and was 23 years old. SECOND LOCARNO FOR RUSSIAN PACT SOUGHT Brussels, Nov. 17. (A. P.) "A second Locarno at which all Europe will maX an agreement with Russia to the great advan tage of both." was envisaged by Foreign Mlinster Vandervele In a speech before the chamber of dep uties today. IN KENTUCKY NOVEMBER 17, 1925 V : ... i. I II Ml ! .in I II I L I BBM m I . IF I WERE A COUNCILMAN Traffic Problems And Better Lights Are Most Stressed Dozens of suggestions have been eceived for tho benefit of city councilmen since the Journal, on November 1, started Its letter writ ing contest on tho subject of "If I Were A City Councilman?" Some of the letters have been written in facetious vein, but not many of them. Most of the writ ers are In earnest. Here are some of the things they advocate. Regulation of traffic is urged ore often than anything else in the letter.?, 15 of the 29 letters pub lished up to today making sugges tions bearing on the subject. This refers to everything from Jay walking to the regulation of rail way train.1. Tho rapid pace-habitually taken by delivery cars draws the fire of several writers. Heller IJulits Urged j!est in order of importance, as tho letter writers view of it, conies Portland, Nov. 17. (A. P.) Jos eph lieigemen, now in his second elective term as prosecuting at otrney for Polk county, hsa been appointed assistant federal prose cutor to succeed Allan Itynon, who will resign January 1 to enter pri vate practice. United States District Attorney George Xeuner today announced Ht-'c'ersnn's. acceptance of the ap pointment. ML ANGEL STILL CASE . . REOPENED IN COURT The tri.il of John Andrews, Lcs tnr Uicksun and Henry Johns chfiged Willi being Ml. Angel mor.nshiners. wil come up in cir cuit court this afternoon, probably before Judgo McMahan. W. t. Critohlow, attorney for the three men. arrived today to proceed with the trial. This will be a retrial of the case afl li'S-t sunn.'! the men wore irleu and a Jury disagreed after being out about 18 hours. Tho dis agreement came following convic tion of Joe Walker, on whose farm near Ml. Angel the giant still was found tor which the three men are now on trial tor operating. BINGER HERMANN ILL Portland, Or., Nov. 12. (A. P.) Dlneer Hermann of Itoseburg, Or., pionoer and formerly promi nent In stale pontics, m at m. Vino nt's hospltui here following a Rtirglcal operatic n. It was an nounced at the hospital that he was doing well today after a rest ful night. A dally newsrapcr In London fe now printed oa paper made entire ly ot straw. ' jccJe'd byhon onraal the better lighting of the city, nine of them urging that something be done to get Salem out of the dark. Highly significant of the way In which tho citizens of Salem are thinking along governmental lines are several letters thnt urge chang es In the system ot government These either ndvocnte the commit- nion form, or some other system whereby the city rulers are paid for their work and give all their time to It. Salem has outgrown the old aldermanic system, the writers seem to think. Six writers urge that the zoning system be employed In tho erec tion of new buildings and six others are for a municipally owned wa ter system. Most of the latter are for mountain water in addition. (continued on Pago Nino) SEEKS SHARE OF $250,000 ESTATE Astoria, Nov. 17 (AP) In junction suits aimed to prevent the distribution of tho $250,000 estate of the late Airs. Asmus I Brlx to her natural mother will be filed within a few days by the state of Oregon and K. lthodues of Salem, who are contesting the muinors Heirship in a three sid ed legal buttle. This was indi cated by attorneys hero today. Frau Margarieta Kraierson of Hamburg, Germany, mother or the late Mrs. Brlx, was designat ed us solo heir to tho Ilrix estate in an order filed In tho probate court by Judge T. 8. Cornelius. The petitions for injunctions will be ilcjl In the c ire Nit; court asking that Frau Frnlerson be restrained from securing tho es tate. One of those will bo filed on behalf of tho state of Oregon, which contends that the estate should be escheated to the state on the grounds mar. r rau f raicr son has no right to the estate. The second Injunction por tion will be filed by Ilusscll Sewall, Portland attorney, who represents tho lthodues family of Salem, who reared Mrs. Urlx, SUBMARINE POLICY NOT TO BE CHANGED Vashlngton. Nov. 17. (A. P.) The policy as to feiihmarlnes laid down by the Uathlngton govern mint at the time of arms confer ence here rem&iiA unchanged, al though President Coolidge le pre pared to listen with an open mind to suggestions fur further restric tions of that class of armament, Local: river 0.8; TDTnr rprr nrri (TOMmo ON TRAINS ANO NiCWB I IllVU 1 11 IViiD Health Officer Required To Report AH Details Of Contagious Diseases In Future- Alderman Fred A. will lame, nt the city council meeting last night, demanded that the ilty henlth officer bo called upon to file with the city recorder a de tailed report, on contagious dfj ensea In Salem. The report, ho declared, should show the num ber of contagious diseases, the number of cases of such disease. the number of quarantined cases and other details. Alderman Pur- vine added that tho names and addresses of all persons afflicted with contagious disease should be shown eo that the police depart ment could ascertain whether quarantines are b'iing maintain ed. Williams made a motion em- oooying uie demand and it car ried. Williams prefaced his re marks by saying that he had been informed a member of the postof- Cico force had gone around town several days and worked at the postoftice while afflicted with smallpox. Mayor Sacks Move "I am glad to see the council wake up," said Mayor Giesy after tho motion had been voted. "It Is up to tli ie1 body to eeo that the laws of the city all the laws are enforced." A proposal of II. Slelnbock to spend $10,000 on three new cor- ruguted iron buildings from Mr rion and Commercial streets, al most to Commercial and Center, on the Southern Pacific proper ty, which Steinboek will lease, was referred to tho committee on fire anil water. Corrugated iron buildings are not permitted In the fire limits and there is (Continued on Pago Ten) SENTENCE NOEL TO DEATH CHAIR NeWaiit, N. J., Nov. 17. (A. P. Ilumtion W. Noel, u youth who twice escaped from institu tions for tlie Iiih.jih.' and who cap ped his career by Hie murder Sep tember 3 and 4 In Montclalr of a negro la.l driver und u little girl, ru-Jes death In tho electric chair. A jury which yesterday convict ed him or murder in the first de gree spent n hour and ten min utes In reaching n verdict. Sentence will bo pronounced noxt Monday. The death poiiully Is mandatory. Invention or a device which will point out the louitfon of subter ranean nieial dtpotdia Is claimed by six members of tho University of Wisconsin fuci'liy. JUUAKANIINES WOMANTOLD TO BE LISTED SAYS COUNCIL Electric Range and Other Prizes Listed In Journal Contest The cuke bakers of Salem are going to have an opportunity to win an o:ectric ran go next week. All that is necessary for them to do is to bako the best cake in The Capital Journal baking con test to bo held at tho Armory Wednesday, November 25. The contest will bo the closing event of the Capital Journal's cooking school to be presided over by Miss Dcrnlce Lowcn, expert cook. Miss Lowcn, who was giv en similar scries In Portland will presont three afternoons of lec tures and demonstrations ot cook ing. ThoBo will bo free to the public and promise to be educa tional, even for cooks who have had much practice. Bread Not to Compete Each year there are fewer wo men who bake their own bread, and there are always many who make cakes. Each housewife, practically, has her ravorlte cake recipe and her friends will urge RAIN TONIGHT and Wednesday, moderate temperature, fresh and strong southerly winds. Max., 51; min., 48; rain, 26; atmos., cloudy; wind, south. - STANDS PIVB CENTS BY FOLEY TO Counsel For Shenandoah Commander's Widow Is Ejected From Court During Hearing. Washington, Nov. 17. (A, P.) Mrs. Margaret Lansdowne told the Shenandoah coitrt today thnt she had not need tho expression "faise testimony in describing in a newspaper interview the efforts she eaid wore m?do to guide her testimony befor-j the court. After once refusing to tesiifv because her attorney had been ex- . eluded from the court room by a marine guard, she reversed her decison and eaid that what ehs had charged that. Captain Paul Foley, formerly (be court's judge advocate, sought to have her "twist the facts." Attorney Thrown Out. Her lawyer. Jct:enh Duvies. had been ejected aft?r the court had overruled his plea that even though ehe occupied no status m the court except thut of a witness, the widow of the commander of the Shenandoah was en ti lied to counsel. As soon ag slu. took the stand,' Judge Advocate Leonard objected to Mrs. Lonsdowne reading a memorandum. "I respect fully decline to testi fy," she replied. "And now I advise the witness that she should not testify," said Dav lea. A marine, under orders, then led the attorney from the room. The judge advocate declined hi excuse the witnit-e, however, und went on with hia questioning. Statement Inaccurate. "Did you make tJie statement attributed to yo i in the article?" he asked, prescnt-.i.g a story dis tributed by the I'uiversal Service, quoting her as oav.ng that Captain Kolsy had sought to have her give false testimony. "I did not maire all of the state ment," Mrs. Laredo wne replied. "I did not use tbe expression 'false testimony.' Wha'. I said was an attempt h"Cii made to make me twist the facts." Mrs. LaiiHdowiie pointed out several things in the utory which she said were no, strictly accurate. Previously the iuiihor of the arti cle, Charles U. Parmer, hud testi fied that Mrs. Ln.nstlowiic had made uil the statement he attri buted to her, and in that language. Describing Caytaln Foley's visit to her before she appeared in court the first time, Mrs. Iiii(owno said thac those proetmt included Mrs. Foley and Dr. and Mrs. Will iam B. Mason, an uncle and aunt. Relates Conversation "The firnt h ilf hour was taken up with social conversation, " shj said. "1 got very bored and final ly said: 'Well. Captain Foley, what's the court k'oing to do with me?' He replied- 'What are you going to do to th 3 court?' "I told Captain Foley 1 per ferred to tell the court whul I had (continued on Page Nine) her to enter It in the competition. To the one who wins will go a Hot point electric range and to others in the cako and pie divi sion will go an electric grill do nated by the Brow noli Electrla Co., a quantity ot canned goods from the Willamette Grocery. Nine, six and three pound cans of Crisco. Several pounds of Mar ion butter and Marion cheese do nated by the Marlon Creamer company and many other prliea that will bo listed at a furthor date In their rotation and for the contest they represent. When the contest Ib concluded the Associated Charities will takt over all of the articles and con duct a sale. Here wil be an op portunity for those who do not cook to obtain some real home baked cakes and pies. The pro ceeds will go to one of the.several charitlps of the club. (continued on Page Nine) TWIST FACTS
