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MEDFORP, OKEOON, TTirRSDAY, XOVKMREU IS), 192,')
NO. 207
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WORLD!
FLIGHT HERO
AIDS CRITIC
Lieutenant Wade Backs Mit
chell, So Does Rickenbacker
Protection for fliers In
adequate Air Service Ob
server Declares Army Is
Grossly Inefficient.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. (A. V.)
lieutenant H. W. Sheridan, an army
nlr service observer who was aboard
the aircraft carrier Langley during
the recent Hawaiian maneuver), told
the Mitchell court martial today that
the naval air units tnking part in the
maneuvers were Inefficient, poorly
organized and improperly command
ed. The witness said he had taken in
shorthand notes the words used by
Rear Admiral George W. "Williams in
his critique of the Hawaiian maneu
vers, and ho quoted the admiral as
saying:
"I had so little confidence in the
judgment of my aviation officers that
1 did not trouble to ask their advice;
so I was operating without tlvlr ad
vice." Assistant Judge Advocate Gu,lllon
said the prosecution did not waitt to
cross examine Lieutenant Sheridan
until a search of the war and navy
confidential reports could be made. j
"We believe," Major Gulllon said,
' "that this witness has made many In- :
accurate statements." I
The witness declared not a single 1
airplane' from the Langley landed on
Molokal Island and added that the
Langley's machines were "fitted for
the mission assigned them' and were
of "Inferior type."
"There were six. crashes out of
fourteen landings made on the deck !
of. the. carrier,", ho saidj ,.,, v;
Defense Near Kntl
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19. (A. P.)
The defense notified the Mitchell
court martial today that It expected
to complete presentation of its evi
dence tomorrow except for the testi
mony Colonel William Mitchell wil
give in his own behalf.
Representative Frank TV. Iteid,
chief defense counsel, indicated that
the colonel would require about two
days"for his testimony.
Reed M. Chambers of Detroit, who
won numerous decorations as an avi
ator In France, testified at todays
session that his plane never had been
hit by enemy ground guns, although
it had been within their range several
hundred.' hours. He declared reserve
air officers should be given at least
one hundred hours flying a year.
Lieutenant Leigh Wade, one of the
army world fliers told the army court
of various experiences during his 3000
hours flying in every type of plane
known to nny aviation personnel.
Regarding the Loening amphibian
machine, he said It was In the experi
mental stage and not, in his opinion,
suited for Arctic service.
Turning to the world flight, he said
he believed the circumstances which
..tended the hop from Scapa flow to
-Relani constituted "an undue hazard
of human life."
Lieutenant Wade replied In the af
firmative when asked whether he was
"considering leaving the army air
service."
"Why?"
"I feel there Is very little oppor
tunity offered me."
Plane Destroyed
The lieutenant was asked about his
rescue after he had fallen Intoi the
water In the North Atlantic during
the world flight. He said he was
picked up by a British vessel and that
an American naval vessel Inter ap
peared and "destroyed" his plane.
On cross examination he said the
nttltudo of the navy during the world
flight was one of "co-operation," and
that the destruction of his plane was
not "malicious," although ho would
not tall it an "accident."
Major Allen Gulllon, conducting ll.e
cross examination, Insisted that the
Vlane wns destroyed "by accldcn-."
when a boom lifting It aboard shtp
snapped under tho strain and l.rnke.
Mr. Held sought to have Lieutenant
Wade say whether the navy, by sta
tioning ships 200 miles apnit during
the ntlempted PN-9 No. 1 San Fran-e.-;co-llonilulu
flight subjected flying
(Continued on page
GE
CHEMNITZ, Snxony, flermnny. Nov.
19. (A. P.I A thousand beer glasses,
five hundred coffen mips and six hun
dred tallies and chairs were used as
arguments with smashing eflect In a
-i .. iAn f iia tonic. Lenine or
Hitler, staged
by
local fasclstl last
evening.
(Hitler Is
leader.)
the
Bavarian fascist
Wyoming Hi School
Teams Play at Night
Under Arc Lights
CASPER, Wyo.. Nov. 19. (A.
T.) Wyoming tonight will wit-
, ness Its first after-dark football
game when the Casper and Mid-
West high school elevens meet
here on a gridiron Illuminated by
open gas flares and arc lights.
Halo of electric lights and
2000-camllepnwer searchlights will
ndd their strength to the gas
flares and authorities predict
every
reller.
The
white.
play will he thrown into
football will be painted
4-
E
IN LIPEJIGHI
Father of President Failing
Gradually Doctor Declares
Still Hope That Rugged
Constitution Will Win Day
Old Home Is Guarded.
PLY MOUTH. Vt., Nov. 19. (A.P.)
Rome improvement in the condition
of Colonel John C. Coolidge, father of
the president, was noted today by his
physician. Dr. Albert M. Cram, af
ter a visit at his patient's bedside last
ing more than an hour and a half.
Dr. Cram found that the heart at
tacks suffered during the night had
bee nless severe than on the previous
day n'nd expressed the hope that the
complete rest which he has ordered
will rsult in a material change for the
better.
The patient's condition, however,
remains serious, he said.
Dr. Cram visited his patient shortly
after nine o'clock this morning and
remained for some lime. He issued
this statement:
"Colonel John C. Coolidge had
a. very comfortable night, rest
ing very well and had no pain
as on previous nights since his
acute Illness.
"His heart condition seems
' somewhat improved this morn
ing and as usual there was no
trouble during the night.
"While there have been a few
less severe attacks of heart
. block this morning these are
less frequent which is an en
couraging symptom. The Colonel
will spend most of his time In
bed today and it Is hoped the
rest and change in treatment
will accomplish the desired re
sult. He seems much eneour
nged this morning, rending the
' morning ' papers as usual.
ALBEiiT M. CRAM. M. D."
Dr. Cram said the Colonel wns
able to take some liquid nourishment
this morning.
Colonel Coolidge received with in
terest nccounts of his condition puh-
' lished in morning newspapers. '. He
said he expected to "listen in" by
rndio on the nddress to be delivered
by the president tonight In New
York.
PLYMOUTH. Vt.. Nov. 19. fA.P.)
Colonel John C. Coolidge. father of
the president, has lost ground in his
fight against "heart block," and blad
der trouble.
Dr. Albert M. Crnm. who Inst, night
added that his patient hnd failed
slightly, hopes thnt the rugged con
stitution which aided Colonel Coolidge
to quick recovery after nn operation
last June will again stand him in good
stead. Major James F. Coupal. presi
dential physician, who enme to Ply
mouth in connection with the earlier
Illness of the 82-eynr-old pntlent, is
keeping in touch with Dr. Cram.
The guard that watches the road
thnt lends to Ihe porch of the quaint
old farmhouse has been kept busy an
swering ouestlons. but to nil except
those whose missions arc urgent, he
refuses admission. There will be no
deonrture from this procedure until
Mr. Coolidge's health has -materially
Improved.
Tack Kn's Ocne.
WRNATCHKR. Wash., Nov. 19.
Jack C. Johnson. Everett, knocked out
Gene Franks. Portland. Ore., In the
second of a scheduled six round bout
here last night.
ELDER ID
OSING GROUND
MS. ONE KILL ED 60 INJURED
ik. uni mnar tmtttnrns over.
'sixty of the participants required
! pannages anu one w occc,
fhurt that ne men.
When the police reached the hall
tlirOUgn ine uroseil wiHimwn ...
garden. The nngieaners wnen m
rested were found to be armed with
clubi.
IN
DENIES HE IS
Gilded Youth Objects to Law
yer's Claim He Is a Mental
Deficient Graduated at the
Head of His Class and
Edited School Paper More
Letters Offered. ;
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y Nov. 19.
(A. P.) Counsel for Alice Beatrice
Jones, negro wife of Leonard Kip
Kiuneiander, wealthy member of an
old Huguenot family, who is seeking
annulment of their marriage, toduy
began on attempt to prove that the
youth was perfectly normal mentally
and physically and was not mentally
deficient, as intimated by his own
lawyers. ;
"You were a perfectly human fel
low, weren't you?" asked Lee Parsons
Davis of defense counsel, at the re
sumption of cross-examination this
morning.
"Yes," said Rhinelander.
Mr. Davis brought out that Leonard
graduated at the head of his class at
the ranch school in Arizona, that he
was the editor of, the school paper,
the lyaok, and that he had been a
frequent contributor of articles and
editorials to the paper.
Shifting again to the color question,
Mr. Davis asked Rhinelander about
his first meeting with Alice and her
sister, Grace, in 1921, bringing out
that Leonard had no suspicions as to
their color. Rhinelander admitted
that even now he could not see traces
of negro blood in the Jones family.
"When you first saw Alice," asked
Mr. Davis, "was there any indication
in your mind that there was negro
blood there?"
"No," responded the witness.
"Now that you know there is col
ored blood in the Jones family, do you
see traces of it?" - - .'. ;
There Ib a possibility thnt Philip
Rhinelander, Leonard's father who
tried to break up the friendship of
his son for the negro Housemaid, will
testify.
Asked whether the elder Rhine
lander would take the stand, Isaac N.
Mills, counsel for the plaintiff, said:
wait until we come to that.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., Nov. 19.
(A. P.) Introduction of one of the
mystery" letters written by Leonard
Kip Rhinelander to his negro bride,
Alice Beatrice Jones, today was fol
lowed immediately for a recess by
Lee Parson Davis of defense counsel.
During the wait Justice Morse-
hauser, Mr. Davis and Isaac N. Mills,
Rhineiander's counsel, went into con
ference In the judge's chambers.
The letter was merely shown to
Rhinelander for his examination and
was not read. It was produced after
Davis had led young Rhinelander
through a long series of Intimate
questions ag to his pre-marital rela
tions with Alice.
Previously four photographs were
introduced, one Bhowlng Leonard In
pajamas, another showing Alice in a
nightgown, both taken at the Hotel
Marie Antionette, where they stayed
for a week in December, 1921.
During the conference there was a
hum of surprise in the' courtroom.
further increased when Justice Morse-
hauser returned to the bench and an
nonnced adjournment of the trial until
tomorrow morning. In response to a
question Mr. Mills said:
There has been no withdrawal of
the case and there will not be."
NEW YORK, .Nov. 19. (A. P.)
Irving Berlin, song writer, today fol
lowed Al Jolson, blackface comedian,
in denying that he had ever met Alice
Beatrice JoneB, negro wife of Leonard
Kip Rhinelander, who Is suing her for
annulment of their marriage. Berlin,
returning to New York from BoBton,
said today that he was In Europe at
the time the girl wrote young Rhine
lander that she had met him at a
summer camp.
Jolson. who was montioned In one
of the girl's letters as staying at the
same place, took the witness stand in
White Plains Tuesday and denied that
he had ever met her.
Wall Street Report
NEW YORK, Nov. 19. (By the
Associated Press) Htock prices
made brisk ' recovery from recent
weakness under the leadership of
the railroad shares In today's mar
ket. Hails were under steady accu
mulation, over thirty Issues being
lifted one to four points above last
night's closing quotations before tho
end of the third hour. The closing
was strong. Rallying tendencies be
came more pronounced In the late
dealings when Industrial shares were
given another upward whirl. . I
American Waterworks and Ameri
can Can Jflmped six points and Hull-j
way Hteel RurlnKS advanced flve.
Hitumlnnus -onl carriers continued
to lend the recovery In the rails, j
gains of 4 to i points registering;
by Chesapeake and Ohio, Norfolk
and Western' and Pittsburg and1
West Vlrgltfta. - Sales approximated
2,000,000 shares, j
HALF WIRED
Just Won't Stay at Home
( - ! " '
Ag-
Joan Hope, daughter of J, Fitz.ilcn Hope, deputy speaker in
liouse of commons, will run for parliament herself if wanderlust
doesn't take her nway from London in the meantime. She is called
Britain's most traveled womanhaving seen more of the earth Chan
the Prince of Wales. J ' .
HARVARD SQUAD
EJECLTED FROM
I
E
. , "
Were Not Drunk and Head
Coach Fisher Demands In
vestigation of Outrage
Frolic in Lobby Cause.
BOSTON," Nov. 19. (A. P.) Har
vard todav was agog over tho ex
pulsion of thirty members of its
ON T HEAT R
varsity football squad, three days house in Holland, where former Em
before the annual battle with Yale, peror Wam of Germany ha hl8
from, the lobby of the Tremont the-
ater abode, may not be a palace, but never-
Head Coach Robert T. Kisher, who theless It Js beautifully furnished and
termed the Incident the "dirtiest, withal It smacks of the regal. The
lowest insult" he ever knew, ' will one-time ruler of Germany does not
conduct a rigid investigation to de- suggest the weary exile, pining to re
termlne who charged the squad with turn to his homeland. Notwlthstand
belng "half drunk." as they entered Ing his white beard which becomes
the theater lobby last evening. I him well, he looks younger than he
Last evening tho largest masa
meeting ever held in Cambridge, ac
companled by snake dances to the
dormitories, wns staged by the stu
dents. From the rally the football
squad went directly to the theater.
Joe Crosby slipped on the tiled
floor and the other players began
to Jest with shouts. Manager Albert
M. Bheehan of the theater Interfered
and ordered the lobby policeman to
eject them.
The gridiron men became Indig
nant' when the officer ordered them
out.' They sny he charged them
with being "half fried." They took
the matter to a nearby police sta
tion where Captain "Dolph" Cheek
had Lieutenant Dobbins inspect cuch
mnn.
"They are sober, all right," wns
the police officer's verdict. "But 1
can't do anything about it."
Passing of the Early
. Pioneer
THE DALLES. Ore., Nov. 19. Mrs.
Mary Cunning, said to be the oldest
resident of eastern Oergon, died here
yesterdny. Uhe was 93 years old ami
had been a continuous resident of lhl
.netlnn fir ?& .vouch Hh. u-na th.
widow of Mllo M. Cashing, who built
the first hotel In enstern Oregon. Hbe
Is survived by two of her seven child
ren, Mllo dishing of Senttle, and W.
H. Cushlng of The Dnllcs.
Death Toll of '
the Automobile
SALT LA KB CITY. Nov. 19.
Two young men were killed and an
other critically hurt In a grade cross
tng accident. Witnesses say the boyThe Philadelphia federal reserve
tried to bent the train to the cross -
Ing. The accident occurred at. Ben-
nlon, ten miles souiV ot this city,
EX-KAISER IS
.lIMilKE A.
KING AT DOORN
Deposed Monarch Visited By
urn tngnsn menu, anuws
No Sign of Broken Spirit
Wife Declared Charming
Old Pomp in Evidence. .
LONDON, Nov. 19. (A. P.) Doom
uici in isu, a your Deiore the com
mencement of the world war. which
culminated in his undoing.
This is what Alexander Montgomery
Carlysle, an old-time friend, who has
paid a visit to Doom liouse, has to
say of William II. Mr. Carlysle said
"7 mm i . ir. uanysio said
1 ''e B'and erect, talks i vivaciously and
retains his old dignity and bearing.
In his exile William , continues to
wear his showy uniforms and decora
tions and there Is much of tho old
Potsdam regularity at Doom house.
Ae has mellowed hlin somewhat and
he showed a tendency to forget the
bitterness of the world war.
It seemed natural, as his visitor
was an Englishman, that William in
his talk mostly referred to England,
for he said he always had friendly
feelings toward that country.
Referring to Orent llrltaln's out
look, the former kaiser said:
"Her future Is terribly insecure;
her financial burden would appear to
he Intolerable. She has to pay untold
millions to the United States each
year while her allies are not paying
her their debts."
Mr. Carlysle describes Princess
Hormlne, the wife of William II, who
was magnificently gowned when he
saw her, as a charming woman and
devoted to her husband. He said the
two daughters of the princess were
splendid children and that the former
emperor was most happy In the com
pany or llcrniine and the girls.
I A" li" tB' ,of William II at Doom
house wear full uniforms. His lord
chamberlain was even more dignified
than In the days at Potsdam before
the wnr.
- After n BiimptuouB Sunday dinner,
described by Mr. C.'arlyslo as a most
Btntely uffalr and which reminded hlin
of pre-war days In llerlln when he
visited the emperor, he and William
were left alone and William from his
seat at the fireside desired to know
everything about his one-time friends
in England.
Rediscount Rate Raised.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 19. (X. P.I
(,ank announced .today that Its rodls
count ratn hiul been raised from hb
to 4 per cent.
Buried Fortune of
$47,260 Unearthed
On Nebraska Farm
4
UNCOLN. Neb.. Nor. 19. (A.
P.) Under the direction of
county authorities, a burled for-
tune of 47,260 was unearthed
yesterday and today on the farm
1 of Charles and Robert Strehlow,
1 octogenarian brothers, 1G miles
1 south of here. The money was
1 found in a Btable.
The men. fearful of the safoty
of banks since a 'financial crash
4 of a Lincoln bank 33 years ovgo,
boarded their money. Recently
Robert Dlx and a nephew, know- 4
ins of the money, charged
Charles was mentally incapable
of taking care of tho money and
I the search was instituted.
IN EUGENE OVER
INSANITY CASE
Delegation of Citizens Call On
Dr. Steiner and Charge
Prof. Johnstone Too Hasty
in Having Wife Committed
to Insane Asylum.
SALEM, Ore., Nov. ,19. Charging
that Professor J. E. Johnstone, mem
ber of the faculty at the University
of Oregon, has been too hasty In
having his wife committed to the
state hospital for the Insane and that
she should not have been sent to the
Institution, a delegation from Eu
gene appeared before Superintendent
H. E. Lee Steiner und his assistant,
Dr. L. Griffith, yesterday to pro
test" tJTtf commitment. . Mrs.. John
stone was received at the hospital
Tuesday of this week.
University fnculty members and
neighbors of the Johnstone's were
In the delegation of half a dozen
persons, Including Dean Eric' Allen
of the college of Journalism.
The Johnstones are said to bo
newcomers at the university and to
have come from England. Htate
ments made at the heurlng yester
day Indicated tliat Professor John
stone Is 13 years younger than his
wife.
Mrs. Johnstone' came to the hos
pital under a regular commitment
from the Lane county court.
"Of course, we do not know at
present whether or not the commit
ment was legally obtained," Bald Dr.
Steiner. "Tho case will be handled
by us as all cases are. Mrs. John
stone Is under observation and will
be for some time. At present 1
have nothing to say about Mrs.
Johnstone's condition. The delega
tion from Eugene came In good
faith, and I think went away satis
fled that Justice will be done as far
as the hospital Is concerned."
EUGENE, Ore., Nov. 19. Dean Eric
Allen of the University of Oregon to
day made the following statement
concerning the Johnstone case:
"The delegation consisted of a
few friends who were anxious to
have Mrs. Johnstone feel that
others were Interested in her
comfort and welfare, and who
wanted to find out if anything
could be done for her. The ladles
In the party spent the greater
part of the afternoon with her and
returned home more than satis
fied with the attitude of the
hospital authorities. . Events had
moved rapidly at Eugene, but so
far as I know no one questioned
the act of any official person.
Nothing was In anyone's mind thnt
could be correctly described as
'charges.' - As Dr. Steiner says,
the party went in good faith and .
camti away satisfied, both with
the Interview with the authorities
and with the Impression they
gained from Mrs. Johnstone her
self,;' ' Chinese City Captured.
PEKINO, Nov. 19. (A. P.) Pno-tlng-Fu.
provincial capital of Chlhll,
100 miles southwest of Poking, lias
been captured by an army under Gen
eral Teng Pao-Han of the group op
posed to Marshal Chang Tso-Lln. The
city fell aftor considerable fighting
with the retiring forces of the Man
churlan leader.
SCANDAL BREAKS
700 LIVES LOST IN WORST CYCLONE
BOMBAY, British India, Nov. 19.
(A. P.) Tho loss of life In the
cyclonic "storm which swept the
coast of India last week Is now
ytlmatcd at 700 and the damage at
100.000 pounds.
The Malabar coast was especially
EX-HENf
ENGLAND IS
NFARJ3EATH
Dowager Queen Alexandria Is
Reported Dying Heart At
tack Expected to Be Fatal
King George and Queen
Mary at Bedside-Frequent
Bulletins Issued By Royal
Physicians- . - ',
K.
LONDON, Nov. 19. (A. P.) Queen
Alexandra's condition .was unchanged
at 6 o'clock tonight.
A message from Sandringham re
ceived at Marlborough house tonight
stated that no further bulletins would
be issued regarding the royal patient's
condition until after the doctors have
visited her tomorrow at 10 A. M.
LONDON, Nov. 19. (A. P.) Dow
ager Queen Alexandra, mother of
Kinir George. Is crltlcallv 111 from a
'heart attack, it is officially announced.-
-
j The queen, whose 81st birthday
falls on December 1, suffered the at
tack this morning. The statement
i I
3W si
issued from her home, Sandringham
castle, this afternoon, reads as fol
lows: "Her majesty, Queen Alexandra,
who for some time past has been
falling In health, suffered a Bevere
heart attack this morning. - Her
majesty's condition Is critical.
(Signed) "K. J. Williams,
j "Sir Thomas Hordor."
I King George and Queen Mary are
I at Sandringham where they have been
staying at York cottage since last Sat
urday. , It Is recalled that Alexandra
t wbb reported late In June to have
developed heart trouble and that a
rumor of her death was circulated in
London on October 16. The grave
nature of today's official statement
has led London to expect the worst In
view of her advnnced age.
Queen Alexandra's strength has
been falling for a long time end for
a considerable period she has .been
living In the quiet of Sandringham.
While able on most days to take little
rides in the country, her health has
been so poor that she has been forced
More than a year ago. It was an
nounced that Bhe would not appear at
any further public functions and last
year for the first time she was unable
to appear on Alexandra, rose day,
which lias long been a feature ot her
life. ,''
Tho queen mother has hnd constant
visits from members ot the royal
family in her retirement. One ot the
first acts of the Prince of Wales upon
his return from South America was
to visit his grandmother, with whom
he has boon a great favorite. As far
as Is kpnwn officially, the presence
of the king and Queen Mary at Sand
ringham today had nothing to do with
any anticipated crisis, but is one of
their customary visits. i .
This afternoon's visit by the queen
rrontlnued on PSKP nx.
OF
hard lilt. The storm was the most
severe experienced In India within
memory.
. First reports from Madras, on No
vember 13. sali It was feared sixty
fishing boat had been lost. The
slorm caused floods Inland and Im
peded coistnunlcatlons.
" i '