Evening Star Newspaper, October 30, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER. (1. S, Weather Bureau Snow rain tonigh! colder: showly Temperatur pm day. or temperatu vesterdav;: Towest. 38 Full report on pag ature about -Highest, Forecast.) 1. somewhat 30 degrees: tomorrow 44, at At 6 a.m. e 3 Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28 Entered post_office, No. 20.767. as second Washing class matter WASHINGTON, ¢ Fhoeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION g Star. D. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER : 30, 1925 — SIX “From Press to Home Within the Hour” I'he Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular cdi- tion is delivered to Washingten homes as fast as the papers are printed Yesterday’s Circulation, 102,493 'Y PAGES. & (#) Means Associated Press. CALL FOR COOLIDGE AND DAVIS TO FACE MITCHELL IN COURT PROPOSED BY REID Defense Strategy Reaches Climax in Move to Sub- poena President and Sec-| retary as Accusers. BILL OF PARTICULARS IS REFUSED BY COURT Sessions Adjourned Until Monday After Sensational Maneuver of Colonel — Morning Produces Heated Debate At- torneys Over Procedure. Between Mitche the ving him the Ninety . has battied in his cha inch of climax Col. Willi who inning m since seneral court- Article of cteris viel sixth Wa tic manner for every ound day reached the of his fight he announced effort would be made 1o subpoena the Pres- the United States and the Scerctary of War to r beiore the court and personaily ac of his alleged offenses The background of his plan had vesterday afternoon contended that and Secretary when an appe. formation the court resident Coolidge Dayis were Col in overruling the motion of Repre- ative Frank R. Reid of Illinois, hief civilian defense that e procedure the counsel, up contrary the feading to 10 manual trials court-martial wa rules as laid down in the conduct of such At that t repeated the r the benefit “Secretary ing officer prosccutor The <tep came ing cached between <ides to adjourn until Monday morn- ative Reid the record ne Represe court that command- and his decision of of the Davis his is his accuser t the unusual the morn- agreement for rake the close of decision to session. when counsel ing in order 1o prepare and examine i fol- " Ihe adjournment al to the defense of a ticulars and the pleading to resses lowed a d hill of pa lead by Col. Mitchell of “not guilty each charge and specification. Reid Explains Move. tepresentative Reid. after the ses sion. said that since the court had ruled the President and the Secretary of War were his client’s accusers and that in all probability it sary for the accuser to face the s ensed when witnesses ave called, there 1« nothing to do but take the opening | left for him. A conference. however, was to be held later on in the day between hoth sides on the matter. Tt was learned authoritatively, however, that {f the decision is reached to have President Coolidge and Secretary Davis appear before the court as Col Mitchell's accusers, the will not make the move Tnder the regulations the Secre tary of War cannot convene a gen aral court-martial. This privilege is left to commanding officers of troops, but the President of the United States | such a body. | can at_any time call Tn the Mitchell case, neither his com manding officer in Texas nor his com- manding officer in the District of Columbia, Brig. Gen. Samuel D. Rockenbach, had anvthing to do with the investigation or the court itself. Adjutant General Acts. Instead brought out by the prosecution yesterday, Col. George A Nugent was directed by the judge ad vocate general of the Army to in vestigate statements of Col. Mitchell and prepare charges and specifica tions. The judze advocate zenera authority was the Secretary of War and the Secretarv of War's authority was President Coolidze. The court vesterday declared hoth President Coolidze and tary Davis are Col. Mitchel inanding officer Col. Mitchell” that Secre s com defense suffered ather blow today when the court nied him a Dill of particulars which he asked last evening just fore recess on the ground that charges and specifications were vague to form a case. Much of the morning session t under way minutes lat ven over to a three-cornered ment among Representative Reid, Col. Sherman Moreland, trial judge advocate. and Col. Blanton Winship on the existence of such » term in military courtsmartial. The argu ment finally was settled by the court which sustained Col Winship's opin fon an de for be- the which was arsu Pleads Not G Standing at ty. attention. with shoul ders erect and chin held high. Col Alitchell pleaded “not guilty” fo the weneral charge of violating the ninety sixth article of war and the eight enu merated speciications. all of which charged “conduct prejudicial to good order and m discipline. Tol. Moreland then read from the manual the crimes and offenses that would occur under the ninety-sixth article or what was termed us the gist of the offenses” and just before he was to make his opening statement the question of wiinesses was raised by Representative Reid. The defense counsel said he under stood three ‘Texas newspapermen to whom Col. Mitchell had famons San Antonio statements were present and he asked permission examine them before they were placed an the stand by the prosecution. Col \loreland explained they had just ar vived in the city and he. himself, had not met them and fi wis on his sug zestion the conrt recessed until Mon day to allow both sides to question the witnesses _The newspanermen (Cont present were , Coluthn 2. use him Mitchell's accusers, | the | was ! both | will be neces- | prosecution | too made his ! tol MILTON AILES DIES; RIGGS BANK HEAD ONCE A CHARBOY ure Succumbs Suddenly at Summer Home. {HELD NOTABLE PLACE IN CAPITAL ACTIVITIES | | ! Rapid Advancement One of Modern 1 Business Romances—Health Poor for Some Time. Milion E. Alles sident of Riggs { National Bank and a leading figure in | the tinancial and civie life of the Cap ital, died this morning at 10:30 o'clock W his Summer lodge. Bolivar Heights Harpers Ferry, W. Va., from a heart attack that in lasi night He died in the aims of Fleming and Hilleary G Hoskinson | officials the institution. who werest chunce, wers his dinner With him at the end was Perrs Harpers Ferrs 115 GVES FRANCE SYRIAN WAR DATA & i SHRRAI REFUSED 5= ministrations of medicine and his boy | hood environment, steadily improved Supplies Attack Details (;en.'Lff.‘i‘f.?.;;"fi:fli.“‘?é"{fi = Lfi‘if;“;?;".‘vfi‘\sfi eral Withheld Despite Urg- | “ieiar arcungements witl not be ent Orders of Chiefs. h. known until the family. now speeding i HARRIS-EWING o M ON E. AILES. et Robert of " guests tast to Harper's Ferry. are consulted. Rose From Charboy. My Ailes’ rise from a chai in the Treasury Department to a leading figure in the Capital's world of tinance was romantic. He obtained employ ment as a messenger in the Treasury when he was 18 vears old. using his ! meager earnings to defray the cost of his education in lsw In those days the T had no heating plani, and each office bind 1ts own stove or open graie. It fell to the lot of young Ailes to 1o the fire in his chief’s office diligently he performed his duties of carryving out ashes and bringing i hods of coal for the fireplace In after years, as first Assistant Sec asury, Mr Alles heartily enjoved recounting to friends incidents of his early service Son of Teacher. in Shelby County. Ohio 19, 1867, the son of Hezekiah and Jane Ailes, Mr. Ailes as a hoy had the advantage of having ax his father a teacher in the county schools. The son atiended the graded and high schools at Sidney, Ohlo. leaving his secondary studies to come { By the Associated Prose boy PARIS, October Americin 4l reports presented (o the Krench cign office by the American Em- 1ssy on instructions from Washing | ton have given the French government more information about the actions in Syria of Gen. Sarrail. the French high than Paris has received Sarvail himself, it asury building | commissioner from learned today The American reporis narrated in | considerable detail the which occurred during the French bombard- | | ment at Damascus on October 18 to | ana relatea amazing and extraordinary | incidents accompanying the bombard | ment. E Gen. Sarrail virtually has ignored | an urgent telegraphic message from the French government demanding a | full report of the Damascus He answered merely by sending a short dispatch, saving that he already had mailed a report on Tuesday last | which should arrive in Pafis in a day | or_two. The British foreign office has in formed the French government of the veports it has received from the | Rritish consul in Damascus describing “atrocities” of Gen. Sarrail’s regime. It is understood that the hizh com missioner has reported to Paris that | the Dritish consul has been one of | his bitterest opponents in Byria and | that the consul actually wrote some | seditious posters in the native lan zuage which have been used by in- Surgent leaders. “Ihe recall of Gen. Sarrail not vet determined upon is < likely within a short time Rebel Bands Routed by French. BEIRUT. Syria, October 30 (#). Semi-official advices say rebel bands in the region southeast of Damascus have been routed by French cavalry alm prevails in the other regions. ! . WAITS FULL REPORT. was scenes Born August flair. | 5 of law, By sieady application to his books in the face of many difficulties he pushed his way through the legal course and was graduated from the ational law School and was ad mitted to the bar in 1830, The next vear he married Mary Gowans, who survives him | Preferring 1o pursue the | tunities_which seemed ahead of him |in the Treasury Department, he de {layed entering the practice of |and remained with the Treasury De- partment until 1903, when he resigned o become a vice president of the Riggs National Bank Advancement Rapid. E. oppor although garded His advancement through rious grades in the Treasury to the high post he held at the end of hi service there was rapid, due to his ambitious efforis. When not engaged on messenger dutles, for example, he delved in his law books or read the annual reports of the department. In this wav he gained a valuable fund of information that stood him in zood stead as he began to carve his way | damage during the French hombard. | (TOm messenger to stenographer and {ment of Damascus at $10,000,000 and | 10 _Private secretarv of Secretary of the loss of life at 1,000 persons have | the Treasury Lyman Jf. Gage. |reached Washington, but there have . At the time of his service in the {been no official reports of American | Secretary’s office he became {ntimately L e foreigners Amona iheokitan | acquainted with Frank A. Vanderlip, s b who was then an Assistant Secretarv Detailed information Is still awaited v,.[' the Treasury. This friendship con- {os to the damage done American | !inUed throughout their | property and it is expected formal husiness careers out of the Govern- | claims “will he presented in I ment service. | when complete data is at hand. | Considerable speculation has devel | oped in diplomatic and other quarters as 1o what the attitude of the Leag. jof Nations may be in connection with {the Damuscus incident and the gen |eral disturbance in Sy France holds the Syrian mandate from the league, and presumably with other league ~members protesting | against the methods employed to quell the Damascus uprising because of the danger to their nationals that result led. the league may find it expedient |to make some investigation and re. I port on its own account the va Will Delay Move to Collect Damages From France. Estimates placing the properiy Prominent Ci: Figure. Upon his entry into life of the Capital Mr. Afles became ctively interested in all the various civic movements advanced for the wel. {fare of the community. He was ac- tively identified with local charlties, particularly the Citizens' Rellef Asso- clation, of which he was treasurer for @ number of vears. As chairman of the executive com | mittee of the Washington Railwayv and Electric Co. he was n leading fig- ure in the solution of many of the city transportations problems. Wiih all of his capabilities in {he world of business. Mr. Ailes was lover of the out-of-doors. Havin, been reared in a small town, he had a steadfast liking tor ihe open ~cun- Red Cross Gives Aid. The quest American Red Cross. at of the State the re Department, ves. ! terday made funds available for relief | amonz American refuzees from Du- | [TV, away from the hum of indus- | imncia ne ot = tiry and a4 number of vears ago he | The money will he sent to the Amer. | purchased a farm on Bolivir Heights ican consul at Beirut, where, the Red | near Harper's Kerrv. On rthis 15- “ross has been informed, hundreds of | acre place he found relaxation f:om | refugees. including Americans, are ar. | office procedure over week ends and riving, and more are expected, 'he | after office hours. amount of the appropriation was not| His —Harpers Ferrv STUancel | whetted his desires for a really big i i farm, with a view 10 an actual ing 5 % at agrieulture, and “efore long he QUAKES FELT IN WEST. |had acauired “another place, com- * i prising nearly thousand :ncres in —_— | Loudoun Con Va. near Lees- burg. Found Farm Profitabl Firm in his conviction that farming ind farm lands were highly profitable w, Santa Barbara Shaken. But Damage Is Reported. SANTA RARBARA. Calif., October 30 ().—This citv experienced a sharp | from nn inve Rt earthquake at 5:20 o'clock this morn. | (o work to farm hin-mow miane S5t ing. following a little jolt at 1:45|ghares, with the aid of a tenant, and o'clock. No damage was done. | his faith in agriculture was not shaken VENTURA, Calif.. October 30 (#).— ' in the latter experiment. He found A sharp earthquake shock of ‘Several| hig farm eminently profitable, and he conds’ duration was felt here at |was never happier than when he could 5:30 o'clock this morning. {leave his desk and inspect his farm, | discuss conditions or play host at a “hog killing." From time to time Mr. Ailes was a MANILA, October 30 ().—A band | contributor to magazines on financial of Moro outlaws in Lano Province |topics. He was at one time a member wonnded two constabulary officers | of the executive councll of the Amer- I during # fight with the officials. The |ican Bankers' Association and de- handits burned 2 schoolhouse and”a livered several addresses on financial constabulary patrol attempted to ar-|Subjects at the annual conventions of ,rest them, but they fled to the moun- | this organization. 3 {1ains. The officers are in pursui:. He helped organize the Commercial Club. now the City Club, and was its nregident for some time. He was ulso (Continued on Pag Column £) No | Moro Outlaws Wound Officers. | Radio PI‘ID‘;;THHI& —[-’:;ge +4. to Washington and take up the study | law | respective | the business | venture | Commanding Financial Fig- | MAYOR SURTAX REDUCTID HYTAN PLANSMEET FAVOR House Committee Members Also Indicate Approval of Cut in Inheritance Levy. General the House A commitier for substantial reductions in both the income inheritance es hus now become definitely up- parent from expressions given in the { public hearings on new tax legislation The committee, which will work in drafting a tax reduction bill next Wednesday, heard indorsement for such reductions vesterdav from Prof. Adams of Yale University, who wdvised with the Treasury in the framing of the first income 1ax law Secretary Mellon has asked redu tion of the maximum surtax rate from 40 to 20 per cent and repeal of the jinheritance levy. Many committee | members. ‘both Republicans and Dema crats, have expressed favor toward cutting the surtax 1o 25 per cent, and possibly 10 20 per cent Inheritance Tax Difficuliy. of the Treasury Secre | tary that the inheritance tax should be repealed and left entirely (o the States finds opposition in both rank | however, chiefly because of the loo ohle for’ evasion offered in the fact that Florida and Alabama have no such tax. At the same time pro. posals for reduction of the present rates with a maximum of 40 per cent {and for increasing the credit allowed for pavments on State inheritance taxes have found distinct favor among committee members : Proposals for reduction or repea! of the alcohol tax. which were opposed vesterday by the American Drug Man ufacturers’ Association. continued as the subject of discussion today at the commitiee bearings tavor among members of ways and m surtas and tax start Argument Asks Repeal of Levy. | _Repeal of the levy wa | Bugene C. Brockmeyer, the National nrged by representing Association of Retail | | | laying | listened | Druggists, in presenting a statement | | prepared by Frank | president. i “It would not only redound to the { benefit of the consuming public as well as pharmacy in all its branches, he said, “but it would serve to en courage retail druggists to return to the manufacture of their own alcoholic | medicinal preparations and thus tend to promote their professional develop- ment in the interest of the public health.” Alcohol withdrawn by retail gists is used for a number of pensable purposes.” the sald, including the compounding of prescriptions for liquid medicinal preparations, and the lax of $4.1% a wine gallon has added considerably to the costs of these products. Repeal or reduction of the tax on billiard tables and bowling allevs was urged todav by F. J. Cooper of Minneapolis, representing the N tional Council of the Y. M. C. A He pointed out this organization operated on a non-profit basis and the $50,000 assessed against Y. M 3 . annually by this tax was burden- some. Presenting the report of the na- tional industrial conference board, I.. R. Gottlieb of New York urged reduc- tion of the maximum surtax rate to 20 per cent. The report asked a normal rate of 1 per cent on the first $4,000 of taxable Income and 4 per cent on the remainder. immediate reduction of the inheritance levy und repeal of many of the special taxe Elimination of formal cedure by the Board of Tax Appeals and repeal of the publicity of come tax returns also was proposed. T. Stone, its drug court pro- Brokers' Tax Repeal. W. R. Cralg. representing the New York Coffee and Sugay FExchange and the New York Cotton Exchange. proposed repeal of the brokers’ tax of these exchanges, and of the stamp tax of L cent on each $100 transac- tion. The latter levy amounted to a sales tax on necessary farm produce, Mr. Craig declared. Cotton farmers even- tually are forced to pay these taxes on cotton deals, he said. Representative Crisp, Democrat. of Georgla argued cotton farmers partici- pated in little more than 1 per cent of the Cotton Exchange transactions. Mr. Cralg_said it was impossible to | estimate this. Legitimate and necessa eds- | ing” by traders forces from 3 to 2 | sales of one bale of cofton. he sail, and a consequent number of tax levies_on_it. The tax In the final (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) \ s n-| amounting to $250 each to members | | had informed the Chief “Indis- | statement | | | i | | | | | | | | here 1AS DECLARED FOR Oxford Bags Atop Tree; Boy Beaten; Offic PUEBLO Dale Sechrist, & appeared at of s es Colo. 30 hizh school pupil classes wearing a pair 30 inch wd b Half an hour later he on_the school grounds unconscious his trousers were floating from the top 1 nearby tree. School authorities gating PHILADELPH THATBUTL was Iving are investi A ASKS ERSTAY {Mayor Kendrick Urges Cool- idge to Extend General's Leave for Two Years. The services of Brig. Gen. Smediey Butler. now on leave from the United ates Marine Corps. and serving as director of public safety in Philadel phia, are needed for two more vears. Mayor Kendrick of the Quaker City today informed P'resident Coolidge, in before him a direct request that the Marine officer be allowed to remain. The President. it was said intently to the mavor's re sume of conditions thai would face Philadelphia should Gen. Butler be withdrawn, and told him he would take the matier nnder advisement. In the conference were Senator Pep- per of Pennsylvania. who has strongly urged that Mavor Kendrick's request be granted: Chairman Madden of the House appropriations committee. Sena tor Swanson. Representative Kinson of Georgia. Secretary Wilbnr of the Navy Department and Ma). Gen. John A. Lejeune, commanding the Marine Corps. Senator Swanson and some of the others in the conference opposed a further extension of Gen. Butler's leave from the Marine Corps on the ground that it would set a bad prece dent TANMNMANY'S TICKE] FIRST REAL SNOW s Prebe OF SEASON FALLS Melts Immediately — Cold Tonight to Mark Passing of Frigid Spell. Snow. light and flaky, began (alling shortly after noon today, fulfilling the Weather Bureau prediction that there would be snow or rain for tonight with falling temperature Prospects, however. the Bureau said, were for warmer for tomorrow and Sunday After tonight the weather expect the temperature 1o hegin 1o climb, Warmer tomorrow, with even much more pleasant weather Sunday is the prospect now. 1t was not sg cold last night as the nizht before, $he temperature falling 1o only 3% degrees. ns compared to the 31 night before last. How much worse this weather is than the usual Fall in Washington was revealed by the actual figures at the Weather Bureau todayv. show that the normal for this month in Washington is 56.6 degrees. 2nd the Weather weather experts | normal for today is 51 degrees. | | | | | | action from | Colorado MERCURY RISE FORECAS Snowy Halloween Predicted, However, For West. By the Associated Press CHICAGO, October 30. A the cold wave in the Rocky Mountain and Central States was promised for today and tomorrow, though prospects would see snow. Seasonal tempera- tures were forecast for Sunday. This cheering information from the weather man balanced in part the sad stories from lowa, Minnesota and potato growers, whose un harvested crops suffered heavily from frost. Colorado cultivators of the spud suf. fered a loss of a half million dollars and prices jumped from $2.50 to $3 a hundred pounds. Government re- slow re | ports sald some 700 carloads of pota toes were ruined during the last fort- night. Growers near Davenport mated their Joss at about Minnesota's loss was less, sing Towa. esti- 70 per cent. the Mavor Kendrick. following his inter- | bylk of the crop has been harvested. view with the President. said that he Nebraska vesterday took from South cutive of Ipakota the doubtful honor of being the | the great problem that faced Philadel- | coldest spot in the country, | phia_next vear in handling enormous {don's unofficial thermometer reading crowds which were expected from all parts of the world in connection with the susquecentennial. He said there would be 170 conven tions in the city next vear, would draw millions of people. such a condition facing him. he told the President, he “did not want right arm cut off Gen. Butler's leave from the Marine Corps expires December 31, and plans had been made to place him on active duty with his military organization. SUBWAY AND ELEVAVTED ROBBERS GET ONLY $93 Four Stations Held Alike and Believed Planned by Up—Three Gang of Six Gunmen. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 30.—Four rob bheries of subway and elevated stations early today netted hold-up men only $93. Three of the robberies were com- mitted in rapid succession. The fact that two men staged each robbery and i that the methods were the same in all three cases led the police to believe ! that a band of six gunmen planned execution of the series with clocklike precision. The robbers in one hold-up, at the elevated _station at Forty-seventh street and Third avenue. fled without any loot when the azent in the change booth accidentally tipped over the tele- phone and the telephone operator sent in & robbery alarm. ARRESTED FOR LETTER. Man Alleged to Have Sent Obscene Epistle to Mellon. CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 30 (#). Robert 1. Williams, a draftsman, was arrested by Secret Service agents vesierday on charges of sending an alleged obscene letter to Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon last week. He was held under $2,000 bond | after a preliminary hearing. Post Office Inspector S. T. Siegfried said Williams wrote a similar letter to ederul Judge Blake Kennedy of Cheyenne. Wyo. aboui his trial of the Teapot Dome cases. | Ison City, | |at 9 o'clock and still was falling. his garage early this morning. 11 below zero. Montana led in heavy nowfall with more than 16 inches in 40 hours in some places. Ranchers face considerabla loss to crops and which | stock unless a moderating wind brings With | relief. Cold weather history continued 1o be his ' written in lowa and central and south ern Illinois. At Shelton, Perry and Ma- Towa, mercury dropped to 9.7 and 4 below. Snow to a depth of several jnches accompanied readings of around 12 above in central Illinois. Chicago had no more snow but con- tinued to shiver at around 7 below freezing. —.e 3-INCH MARYLAND SNOW. Fall Continues in Mountains Near Cumberland. Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md.. Ociober 30. Snow which began early this morning reached 3 inches in the mountains At points east of here the pracipitation was lighter, being 1 inch about Martinsburg and Brunswick, accord ing to railroad company reports. The average temperature was from ' 30 in the mountains west to 35. Charges Attack by Gunmen. BOSTON, October 30 (#).—Dr. Walter G. McGauley, candidate for Mavor of Boston, reported to the po- lice today that he had been fired upon three times by two men as he left He was not fnjured. 'BALKAN WAR OVER, which | were that Halloween | with Gor- | TWO CENTS. Works for 18 Years | Forks for 16 Years BERENCER SLATED From Solid Rock. 10 BECONE FRENCH - ANBASSADOR HERE SACRAMENTO, Calif October 30.—On lonely promontory in Eldorado County William M. Bow - i Daeschner Expected to Be Relieved Soon by Debt Mission Member. man, the zold davs, has spent the lust 18 tomh. A -vear-old pioneer of vears chiseling scooped from the with a coftin E “death house” constitute the old man’s work. He will live in the house until he fees the approach of death, when a1 white flag will tell hix friends that the tomb is eady 1o be sealed Erave fitted inclosed by a and CONFERENCE FAUX PAS INVOLVED IN CHANGE Critics in Paris Hold Envoy Lef* LEAGLE ADIOURNS 777 PRASING WILSON ...~ X October 30. 1t is learned on authority that Senas Victor Rerenger will be appointed shortly to succeed Emile Daeschner i“rench Ambassador to the United tes. The decision Change ambz closely high Henry or War President Is Lauded for Founding Body by Briand. in Speech. of the government ssadors in Washington related to the American fund stiations Foreizn Minister FBriand has im. pressed upon Premier Painleve and others of his colleagues in the cabines that another effort should be made 1« ettle the debt. Senator Berenger is regarded as the best man available to bring this about His financial authority in France his intimate acquaintance with the jsubject and the ideas he derived from his recent experiences in Washington 45 2 member of the Caillaux debt mis sion have persuaded the government that if something more is to be done | he is the man to do it. Daeschner Criticized. R e A PARIS he Leaz moned Mondav threatened hostilities «nd Bulgaria task accomplished Oficial notification from allied mili tary experts on the scene was sented at the final meeting that Greeks had completed their evacuation of Bulgarian soil efght hours before the time limit set by the council A commission of inquiry headed by Sir Horace Rumbold, now will proceed 1o the spot, investigate the incidents leading up to the Greek occupation of ters to criticize Ambass Bulgarfan territory, and report its for his dispatches to the foreign findings to the December meeting of | fice prior to the departure of the council. | Erench mission 2,.~ the United Stat a i it being declared that these advices Dedicated to Wilson. left M. Caillaux and his party under . misapprehension as to the real i ude of the American debt funding commission he usual inquiry enzer is persona 30 October te of N The council of tions, hurried um 1o prevent hetween Greece with its on tast adjourned today pre the here is a disposition in s The closing of this w k the thirty-sixth held by the council— was marked by a moving address Avistide Briand. the president, wh red the league's existence had been fully justified by this settlement alone. In reverent iones which thrilled his hearers, M. Briand dedicated the ses- sion just closed 1o the memory of Woodrow Wilson, who proposed #nd realized the lLeague of Nations and of l[eon Bourgeois, the French states- man who presided over the peace con- ference commission which adopted tha league covenant The members of the council went on record as insisting that all nations henceforth must follow the example of Bulgaria and Greece, submitting their disputes 1o the friendly offices of the league. Foreign Secretary Austen ¢Chamber- lain of Greal Britain declared a threat of war anvwhere would be regarded as a menace tg all, and that the coun- cil's handling” of the Balkan dispute was an example of how it would in the future use its powers, authorized by the league covenant, for concilia- tion. restoration of friendly relations, removal of canses of conflict and pres: ervation of world peace whether M. Ber Krata to the Amer ican Government as ambassador has not vet been made but is expected to follow in due course Senator Berenger, seen by the news paper men as he was about to leave town for the week end, said he had not the slightest knowledge of his prospec tive appointment as ambassador. Premier Painleve was at first dis posed to allow the American debt question to rest for the time being vegarding it less pressing thar other financial problems confronting the zovernment. Foreign Minister Briand. however, did not acquiesce in this view and insisted upon an en deavor to find an adjustment The premier is re-examinjng the problem with that purpose in mind and is said to have full confidence in M. Berenger’s initiative and resources CAUSES SURPRISE HERE. Overconfidence in U Debt Attitude Is Pointed Out. Br the Associated Press News of an impending change in French Ambassadors to Washington was received here with apparent sur- prise. So fa contacts ment all character, tri League Strengthened. A notable address was made by Vis count Tshii of Japan. who attributed the successful solution of the Balkan crisis to the immense influence of the security agreements negotiated at Lo- carno, which, he declared, had strengthened the league. The Versailles treaty had not con ferred true peace on the world. he continued. and to eliminate the night mare of war which invaded all chan cellories the statesmen had labored indefatigably for six vear: Their efforts had heen crowned by the agreements of Locarno, which, he said, effected peace in hoth iwestern and eastern Europe. Although Japan 1< disclosed M. Daeschner’s with the American Govern- have been of an agree and he has made many nds in American official life. re is no doubt, however, that in | one respect his mission to the United States has failed. It was generally understood when he succeeded Jules Jusserand that his major duty would be to pave the way for a settlement of the French war debt, and to that end he had many conferences with American officials. was only a spec tator because of he geographical situation.” Viscount Ishii added, “we rejoice that the pacific ideas we have disseminated in the league assembly have been incorporated in those (the Locarno) treaties and hope they will serve as models for similar pacts in other parts of the world.” Replying to the Japanese states- man. M. Briand emphasized that if the delicate Locarno negotiations had succeeded it was because all the par- ticipants in the conference tock care to link them with the spirit of the league covenant “When I met Chancellor Luther (of Germany) in our first private inter view," safd M. Briand. “T told him we would succeed or fail accordingly as we perceived the magnitude of our task, and that if he talked as a Ger man and 1 as a Frenchman we per haps would not succeed at all. “We achfeved not only security be tween us, but also planted the germ of world peace. because, dropping our nationalities, we talked as Buro Indulged in Overconfidence. 1t was apparent, too, that when the French debt commission headed by Joseph Caillaux reached Washington it believed itself to have been fully informed through the French embassy here of the Amerlcan attitude, but found later that it had indulged in i overconfidence as to a settlement on acceptable terms. To what extent the Ambassador has heen held responsible for this situation and for the failure of the Washington funding negotiations remains to be disclosed. It is a subject on which neither the embassy nor the State De partment will comment. RUM TREATY” WITH U. S. IS FORESEEN IN CUBA Reported in_bl}ovem;-n:nt Quarters Negotiations Are Started to Stop Flow of Illicit Liquor. i ek Pillage Is Charged. . Bulgaria, October 30 (®).- The Sofia mewspapers print columns of “eve-witness” stories todey, charg- ing that the withdrawal of the Greek troops from Bulgarian soil was mark- ed by scenes of pillage and destruc tion. By the Associated Press. HAVANA, October 30.—It is re ported in some government quarters that negotiations have been started by the United States with the Cuban government for the arrangement of a “rum treaty” under which Cuba | would aid in the efforts to cease the 5 - flow of lllicit liquor from Cuban ports According to these accounts the [0V O WO DHLOD O Greeks took away food and clothing, | = even furniture and household utensils, | | ThE Princinal teavre of the pro- in some cases leaving behind them | DOSed treaty, b Is said, WLl embegy an et R:”d““"* of the homes | (i detain vessels loaded with liquor 2% i =t0ote { when there is suspicion that a false At the forelgn office it is declared | “en I : : Bulgaria will insist before the League ,‘r‘,::‘,,l“""”" Isteiisninitbegsnlpiayps of Nations’ Council that Greece make | P/ : : | reparation not only for the lives lost |, CUPAR llauor Interests will oppose | the treaty, the reports say, but the | qumost of these, it is alleged. being | (ypan state department is expected to |civillans—but also for all pProperty ! ruyor it, because, in exchange, it is [destroved orstolen. 7 e |hoped Lo oblain concessions on sugar | With this end in view the alleged | ,ng tobacco imported into the United States. (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) Rancher’s Wife Slays 140 Rattlesnakes In Desperate Two-Hour Battle for Life | By the Associated Press. FORT LUPTON, Colo., October 30.— Mrs. H. H. Slauterback, wife of a rancher near here, killed 140 rattle- snakes with a club yesterday, in a 2- hour battle for her life and that of her 3-year-old child. Mrs. Slauterback said she was riding on horseback through a pasture on her husband’s ranch and was carrying her child. Dismounting to open a gate, she heard the war ing rattle and saw a snake nearby She plcked up 2 stick and Kkifled ir. | Immediately a second snake ap { The state department is silent on the matter. " OFFICER KI LLS GUNMAN. in | peared. then a third. They came by | twos, threes, fours and finally by the dozen, she said. In a few minutes she | was hemmed in by scores of angry serpents, while her baby clung to the | horse nearby. | Gun Battle. JERSEY CITY, N. J., October 30 (#). ['v(lne man was shot and killed today | iCritically Wounded Himself by Police Lieut. Emil Fuhrmann in Union City during a pistol duel be- Frantically wielding the club, she dis- | tween three police officers and five posed of the snakes as they came, gunmen. Lieut. Fuhrmann was him- within reach. Mrs. Slauterback was | self critically wounded. not bitten. Two ranchers went to the | The shooting followed a chase Scene and verified Mrs, Slaughter. | through Unfon City, which was halted back's story. Photographs also have | when the gunmen’s car overturned. been token as evidence of the adven-| The men previously had held up a | ture woolen truck.