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PADEREWSKI BOYCOTTS D. C. IN CONCERT TOUR
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OFFICIAL WEATHER BUREAU REPORT
Rain this afternoon or tonight; colder
tonight; lowest temperature 28. Tempera
| ture yesterday—Highest, 54; lowest, 37.
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MITCHELL HAS THREE JUDGES
THROWN OUT AS PREJUDICED
* 4 * * * *. * * u . Bjfly MitcbeD
Qreco-Bulgarian Warfare
' . J Jury of Generals.
EACH SIDE
BLAMES.
OTHER-
. Greeks Halt Evacuation by
Troops Claiming Bulgars
Fired -on Them
By C. STEPHANOVE
InterOKtlon*! KeW Service
SOFIA, Oct. 28.—Gneeks con
tinue to shell Petrich and have
not withdrawn any of their
forces.
A clash between Greek and
Bulgarian forces occurred today
V, when Greek troops attempted to
W rush into Petrich and rescue the
body of a dead Greek soldier.
They were repulsed by a small
force of Bulgarians.
By International New* Service
LONDON, Oct. 28.—War has
•gain broken out along the Greco-
Bulgarian frontier, according to
advices received here today.
While evacuation of the Greek
troops from Bulgaria was under
way, in accordance with the
League of Nations council ulti
matum, a new clash occurred and
indications are that fighting may
be general.
A Salonika dispatch states that j
the Bulgarians attacked the
Greeks who were evacuating. An i
immediate halt was called to the
evacuation.
Sofia Blames Greeks
A Sofia dispatch states that the
. Greeks opened fire upon Bul-
* garians.
Thus dispatches from both coun
tries seem to confirm that fighting
is again in progress, with each side
placing responsibility on the other.
League Council Given
Promise Greek Troops
Will Withdraw at Once
By International News Service
PARIS, Oct. 28.—Greece has
continued her artillery fire against
Bulgarian troops and towns,
despite the league council’s or
ders, despite announced compli
ance with them and despite Bul
garia's desire to restore peace.
Bulgars Obey Council
This declaration was made to
the league council today by M.
Morioff, Bulgarian representative.
“We have given orders to with- i
draw troops, but the Greek artillery
fire continues." the Bulgarian rep
resentative declared.
The council of the Teague of
Nations convened after an hour’s
delay today, had just listened to a
telegram from Athens, read by the
Greek representative, Minister Kara
panos, agreeing to all the council’s
demands and assuring the body
that the withdrawal of troops from
Bulgarian territory would be car
ried out as directed.
Withdrawal Ordered
The delay in opening the meet
ing was occasioned by the arrival
of the Greek telegram and its de
coding. , , ,
“Orders have been given for the
troop withdrawal commencing the
mnrning of October 28 (today)’’ the
Greek telegram read.
Aristide Briand, president of the
council, called it to order at 11
a m., the scheduled hour. Fifteen
minutes Karapanos had not
appeared. Briand announced a
delay of a half-hour to permit the
♦ spokesman for Greece time to ar-
The Bulgarian rerpresentatlve
on Page 2, Column fj
Vigilants Revived
to Cope With
Bandits
ST. PAUL, Oct. 28.—The days
of the vigilantes who made
quick work of horse thieves in
the adventurous days of the
Northwest are being revived.
Bank and store bandits are
the object of the new organi
zation. A wave of bank rob
beries, following a quiet late
summer, has called the vigi
lantes to action before snow
halts the bandit acitvities by
making escape in autom'obiles
difficult. ,
In North Dakota, where one
of the boldest gang of bank
robbers in the Northwest was
broken up after sheriffs had
organized citizens and volun
teer night ’guards hadi;taks.z
their posts in many small, towns,
the vigilante system is de
daved a real success. |
NflF ABOLISH
DOWNTOWN
PARKING
Col. Moller Willing If All Mer
chants Are Shown to
Favor Plan
Differences of opinion as to the
. fairness of the regulaiton governing
parking in the congested area have
1 aroused Colonel I. C. Moller, assist
, ant director of traffic, who said
I today that he would not oppose
' abolishment of all downtown park
ing provided the merchants in the
congested area would show that
they were all ,in favor of such a
plan.
Commissioner Frederick A. Pen
ning has received a letter from the
Merchants and Manufacturers As
sociation requesting him to get a
report from Director of Traffic M.
O. Eldridge, on the possibility of re
vising the present parking regula
tions so that the final clause of the
parking regulation which provides
that the automobiles and trucks
may park more than six inches from
the curb while loading or unloading
merchandise so that “they do not
block traffic,” be stricken out.
Commissioner Penning said that
ihe would confer with Director
■ Eldridge with the idea of revising
I the regulation. Colonel Moller to
day proposed a regulation provi’’-
1 ing thirty feet on each block equl
' distant from the corners, for the
parking of commercial vehicles.
Such an allotment of space
would- allow truck drivers to stop
in close proximity to their destina
tions while they are loading or un
loading merchandise, he said.
SMALL INTEREST CASE
RULING AGAIN DELAYED
SPRINGFIELD, 111.. Oct. 28.
No decision in the famous “interest
suits.” against Governor Len Small
will be reached at least until the
December term of the supreme
court.
That was apparent today when
i the court adjourned the October
I term without action on Small’s
i appeal from the decision of the
1 Sangamon county circuit court
holding him liable for an account
ing of approximately ?1,000,0)0 In
terest alleged to have been received
I on State funds Small was charged
with loaning to the Grant Park
Bank during the war, which in
turn was said to have been loaned
■ to big meat packers at a high rate
» of interest.
Garage Looted of S4OO
A thief entered the office of a
1 garage,'•which had been left open,
at 1812 E street northwest, today
> and stole S4OO from the cash regis
_ ter. According to the police, Frank
H Logan, who was in charge of
the garage at the time of the rob
bery, had stepped out a minute,
Leaving the place unprotected.
WASHINGWTIMES
| NO. 13,383 £ WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1925. THREE CENTS [
WINTER IS
ON WAT
HERE
Chilling Rain Due to Freeze
and Turn D. C. Streets
Into Sheets of Ice
< Nip and tuck weather has ar
rived in Washington.
• The cold nips your nose and
toes; you tuck yourself under the
blankets.
Give the flivver a “nip” of al
cohol, to keep the radiator radiat
ing, an# tuck the coal in the jolly
old furnace.
After one of the most beautiful
nights of the fall, the Capital
awoke today iJnder a heavy sheet
of frost. Persimtnons were ripe.
And that’s not all. The Weather
Bureau’s forecasters agreed today
that real winter temperatures are
on the way, and that by tomorrow
morning the .weather will be
freezing.
Coming Here From West
The West is getting its share of
snow just now, but Washington is
in for a spell of chilly rain which,
after- one more cold night, will
transform the city's streets into a
skating rink.
The mercury, which has been
steadily going down,' last night
reached its low level at 7 o’clock
this morning, when it stood at 32
degrees. Then ft started on its
upward climb, favored by sunlight,
and At 9:40 o’clock the Observatory
mercury was hovering around 47,
with every indication of going still
further on its upward way with
the succeeding hours. *
Heavy Snows in Northwest
CHICAGO. Oct. 28.—Winter roared
out of the Northwest today and left
lowa. Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois
the Dakotas and the Northwestern
States under a blanket of snow and
ice. Temperature fell to two de
grees below zero fp Montana and
verged into warmer temperature in
Illinois and the Great Lakes region,
which was slightly below freezing.
Heavy snowstorms were reported
in the Great Lakes region and Col
orado. Nebraska. Wisconsin. Minne
sota. the Dakotas, lowa and north
ern Illinois. Eight inches fall was
reported in Montana, worst hit by
the cold wave.
PRISONER ESCAPES
EN ROUTE TO TRIAL
Nathan W. Wood, alias O. E.
Hawk, who was being taken from
Seattle. Wash., to Houston,
I Tex., to face trial for violation of
[customs laws, escaped from a
I United States marshal at Emporia,
I Kan., the Department of Justice
announced today.
I Wood, formerly of Youngstown.
. Ohio, was at one time president of
. the Ohio Real Estate Board.
He was indicted at Laredo, Tex.
Today’s Scratches
At lAiufaville
‘ FIRST RACE—FIag Lieutenant,
Ferguson, Black Deer, Rapid Day,
The Competition, Sizzle, Sunny
, Ducrow, Barracuda, Payman, Cap
‘ tain Donan, Great Beginner, Ray
Jr.
SECOND RACE-Joe Rudolph,
Kid Boots, Steinway, Jeb, Boot to
1 Boot.
’I FOURTH RACE—Pat Calhoun,
Turner, Ask Him, Miss Hume,
Shotwell, Torcher, Longport, Queen
of Allah and Shampoo.
i FIFTH RACE- The Runt.
SEVENTH RACE—Yoohoo.
r Weather, snowy; track, slow.
t At Youngstown
f FIRST RACE—Crystal Vennie,
- Illusionist, Evelyn White. Mahaley.
, FIFTH RACE—Black Ruler.
SEVENTH KACE—Wise Guy,
I ‘
IPIANIST TO
BOYCOTT
0.0.
Jan Ignace Paderewski Will
Not Play to Diplomats at
Paid Virtuoso
Never again will the adoring
ladies flutter around the stage
door of.a Washington theater to
greet Tgnace Paderewski, U
pelt him with flowers, or to kiss
him, boldly, admiringly.
Never again will the wizard of
the piano bow to presidents, cabi
net ministers and diplomats on
their home grounds here.
He will play in Hagerstown,
Baltimore —anywhere. But in
Washington? Never again! And i
why?
Hinges on Pocmcs
It is a strange story of artistic
'■sensibilities and politics, of tem
peramental aversions, piano keys,
and premferships.
When Paderewski went back to
his Polish homeland as the clouds
of the World War began to settie
over a rumbling world, he cast
aside his sensational career as a
musician to assume the mantle of
premier.
All over the world flashed the
news that the great Paderewski
would not touch a piano again un
til Poland was free. In his capa
city as premier, he treated with
the rulers of the world, Including
many who now grace the diplo
matic colony of Washington.
Returned to Concert
Now the Polish eagle screams,
tiiumphant from her eyrie, and
everybody’s happy. Paderewski has
limbered up his fingers and has
returned to the music world.
Just two years ago, under the
management of Mrs. Wilson-
Greene. he made a Southern tour
of the United States.
“Washington?” asked Mrs. Wil
son-Greene.
“No.” said the artist, and that
was all.
For two years nobody knew just
why he wouldn't play in Washing
ton. Before the war. his recitals
here were well- attended and he
I had expressed no dislike for the
city or his audiences.
But now again he is preparing
to fare on another Southern tour,
and again he has thwarted the
wishes of Washington’s music
lovers.
On November 20, he is to play
In Baltimore, and later he will ap
pear in Hagerstown. Then he will
go South to Richmond, Roanoke
and other cities, •
Delicate Point Involved
After roundabout questioning of
everybody who had anything to
do with the tour, it was learned
that Paderewski does not want to
, appear, as a paid artist, before the !
• distinguished gentlemen to whom i
he has been, since the war, solely
• an important figure in international
politics. It is a fine point of deli-
, cacy, and that’s why the. pianist
> has kept the secret so closely.
That also is why Mrs. Wilson
, Greene is preparing to use a motor
, bus to transport Washington music
i lovers to Baltimore on the night
of the concert.
So far as is known, Paderewski
is the only great pianist who has
declined to appear in Washington.
There are a few who either have
been frightened by the lying bug
, aboos of cold audiences here, or
have preferred New York to any
other place on earth and conse
quently stay there*
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In the upper photo, Colonel William Mitchell, stormy petrel of the army air service, is shown sur
rounded by his/ counsellors at the court-martial proceedings. Below is shown a small portion of the
crowd that thronged the entrance to the Emory building, where the court-martial fe being conducted.
PREMIERSHIP IS
OFFERED ID
TOE
French President Will Get
His Decision Later in
Day
By FREDERICK K. ABBOTT
International Mm Service
PARIS, Oct. 28. President
Domergue today invited M. Pain
leve to form a new cabinet, but
Painleve has withheld his decision
for a time.
M. Painleve was in conference
with President Domergue for
more than an hour, leaving the
presidential palace at 3.35 o’clock.
“I. shall return at 4:30 o’clock
this afternoon and give my answer
to the President, advising him
then whether I shall undertake
the task of forming a new cabi
net,” M. Painleve told the Inter
national News Service.
Capital Asked
Leaders of all the Left parties
j met today and passed a resolution
■ in favor of a financial platform in
cluding a plank insisting upon a
capital levy. A caucus of Left
members will be held this afternoon
to ratify the resolution.
Leon Blum, Socialist leader, con
firmed the prevalent belief that
Painleve would head the next ad
ministration when he came from
Elysee palace.
"President Doumergue’s Inter
views with the political leaders is
only a matter of form,” he said.
“I am certain he has already de
cided to ask Painleve to form a
new cabinet.”
AH tfie parties forming the left
bloc, controlling the Chamber of
Deputies, were ip session today in
Mrs. Mitchell Reads
The Times at Trial
of Husband
While Colonel “Billy” Mitchell
stood for an hour today at his
court-martial, listening to the
charges against him, Mrs.
Mitchell entertained herself by
reading a copy of The Washing
ton Times.
The flying Colonel’s wife
was keenly interested in The
Times’ first edition story of the
Mitchell trial.
Once Mrs. Mitchell tugged
her susband’s coat and pointed
to the headlines over The
Times story. He nodded and
smiled.
separate meetings to determine
policy and possible concessions.
Painleva May Take Finance
All these factions will meet in
joint caucus this afternoon and in
this importan’ meeting the complex
ion of the new administration prom
ises to be determined.
Political sooth sayers prophesy a
possible coalition of Painleve and
Herriot under a switch that would
let the former drop the portfolio
ot minister of war and take up that
of minister of finance. As the
ministry which has brought about
the present crisis and the fall of
his administration, Painleve would
want to have the finance portfolio
under his own hand.
He would retain the premiership,
of course.
Herriot would be the dark horse
in a coalition cabinet, po’ltlcal
prophets agreed. Aristide Briand,
foreign minister in the Painleve
cabinet, would retain that post, if
for no other reason than to assure
ratification of the Locarno pact.
Important Juggling
But Herriott's friends say the for
mer prem’er will not accept the post
of minister of war. This leaves
Painleve with important jugglinc
to do, if a coalition is decided upon.
Newspapers opposed to Herriot t
depict him today as the white ele
phant that Painleve ie considering
taking on.
HOME
EDITION
ARREST DOCTOR
INOEtTHOF
NURSE
No Specific Charge Placed
Against Sanitarium
Physician
A second arrest is expected mo
mentarily today in the death 'of
Miss Mary E. De Voe at a private
sanitarium at Edgemoor, Md„ fol
lowing an operation. Montgomery
county officials are seeking a third
party, and meanwhile are holding
Doctor Henry Marshall Dixon,
fifty-four, of 2013 Eye street north
west, in the Rockville jail. At a
late hour today, no specific charge
had been placed against him, pend
ing further investigation.
Miss De Voe, twenty-six years
old, for the past six months had
been a nurse at Columbia Hospital
here. Her death occured at the
private sanitarium alst week, under
circumstancees which started a
probe by Maryland officials.
On a warrant charging him w’ith
being a fugitive from justice, Doc
tor Dixon was arrested at 1 o’clock
this morning at his home, and
taken to the Rockville jail. Dis
trict Attorney Joseph C. Cissel,
Sheriff Clay Plummer, —Deputy
Sheriff Stanley J. Gingell and Chief
of Police Aud are working on the
case.
At the home of Mrs.. Walter J.
Sale. 1337 Parkwood place north
west, where Miss De Voe had a
room, it was said she had lived
there about six months. Her par
ents live at Kendallville, Ind. Rela
tives are now on their way here.
At the house, It was also said the
cause of the girl’s death had been
reported as a clot on the brain.
PRESIDENT
DE COURT
LOSES
POST
I '
Summerall, Challenged, As
Result of Old Feud, Makes
Way for Howze
Colonel "Billy” Mitehell, the
'sShgrmy petrel of the army air
service, started off his court
martial on charges of conduct pre
judicial to discipline, in accusing
aviation heads of criminal negli
gence, with three victories.
On the ground that two of the
- generals sitting as his judges were
prejudiced against him, personally
and officially, he successfully chal
lenged their right to sit in judg
ment upon him, and they retired.
One of them was Major' General
Charles Summerall, the presiding
officer of the court; the other was
Brigadier General Albert Bowley.
House Presiding Officer
Bowley went first, after some con
sultation«am<2Xig the generals com
prising the court. Then Frank S.
Reid, civilian counsel for Mitchell,
challenged Summerall.
A few minutes later Mitchell ran
his string of tactical victories to
three by peremptorily challenging
the availability of Brigadier General
Fred W. Sladen. commandant at
West Point, to sit, and Sladen was
dismissed without further ado.
The retirement of General Sum
merall made Major General Robert
L. Howze the presiding officer of
the court.
Reid read a pqjrtion of the speech
in which Bowley criticized Mitchell
for his advocation of a separate air
service, and added:
"It is impossible for General Bow
ley to hold these views' and to say
he can sit here as a member of this
court without bias and hostility.”
General Bowley immediately arose
and admitted having made the
speech referred to by Reid.
Cites SummeraU’s Speech
"I am sure, however, that I can
sit on this court without prejudice
or bias to the defendant.” he added.
"The challenged member is ex
cused from the court,” said Sum
merall, the president of the court.
Reid then arose and created the
other sensation by challenging Gen
eral Summerall himself.
Reid declared Summerall had
shown prejudice in a speech made
to the military order of the world
war at a session in New York city
on September 24.
In this speech, Reid’said, Sum
merall had charged Mitchell was
guilty of "irresponsible talk” in
the latter’s criticism of the han
dling of military aviation.
"The statement by General Sum
merall shows prejudice and bias.”
said Reid, "and I challenge his
right to sit as a member of this
court.”
Charges Personal Prejudice
Reid challenged Summerall for
"personal prejudice” Ot Mitchell’s
own direction.
This prejudice. Reid continued,
was due to a report Mitchell ’ad
made while Assistant Chief of the
Army Air Service, condemning
Surrfmeralls handling of aviation
while in command of the Hawaiian
department. In his report, Mitchell
said Summerall "knew nothing of
aviation.”
Summerall immediately arose, ad
mitted he had criticised Mitchell
and asked to be excused from the
court.
The defense moves were made
shortly after the court had con
vened.
Until the challenge against Gen
eral Bowley was launched the
crowd of civilians present had be
come bored with the slow, tech
nical procedure.
Their only other thrill came from
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