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Evening star., 1923-09-25
STATE RESTS CASE
IN TRIAL OF WARD
Action by Prosecution Comes
! as Surprise-WiII Hear
Argument to Dismiss.
By the Associated Press.

WHITE PLAINS. N Y, September
25.-Shortly after the opening of
court today the state rested its case
in the prosecution of Walter s. Ward,
charged With numbering Clarence
Peters OF Haverhill, Mass, and the
court adjourned until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
The action on the part of the prose-
cution came unexpectedly. 1t had
been thought that presentation of
the states case would take at least
several days more. The announce
ment was made following a confer
ence in Justice Wagner's chambers,
at which Ralph Ward. brother OF the
accused man, was present.
Only one witness was called today.
ant district attorney of WestchesteT
county. who testified regarding some
county records In connection witt
the Ward case.
Supreme Court Justice Wagner to-
day denied a motion made by Isaac n
Mills, chief defense counsel in the
trial, for dismissal of the first degree
murder indictment against the son oi
the millionaire baker.
The extraordinary grand jury or
dered by Gov. Smith to investigate
the death of Peters reconvened this
morning and continued in session, de-
spite Adjournment of the trial.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
CIVIL WAR FEARED.
oklahomans Tense as Zero Hour
Approaches.
speclal Dispatch to Tie star.

Special Dispatch to Tie Star.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Septem-
ber 25.-Oklahoma today approached d
zero hour in Its history with misgiv-
ing.
Gov. Jack walton's shoot to kill"
all male citizens of the state between
the ages of twenty-one and forty five
ito hold themselves in readiness with
what arms they may possess or can
obtain" to carry out the order was a
complete surprise to all but his
shock not only to the fifty or more
legislators already here. but also to
the public.
The legislators. tersely and grimly.
reiterated they will meet tomorrow.
Fear Civil War.
Where there has been more or less
apathy in the situation there was to-
day tenseness that reminded one
strongly of the days just preceding
Americas entrance into the world
war.
On nearly every ones lips was the
statement:
THAT means civil war in the state
After the first amazement of the
public passed there was very appar-
ent a crystallization of feeling that
Walton had overstepped himself in
this latest act. Even some of his
friends and advisors 80 expressed
themselves. and by the time the news
had been flashed to all parts of the
state kilograms began pouring into
legislators, local newspapers and
civic organizations condemning the
act as unjustified.
Anti-Klan Man Leads Fight.
There is no question that Walton's
drastic announcement threw a scare
f,,Nr ~ l,A 10 snf Iz1s
islature, and for time there was
discussion of not going through
with the meeting program. But sucf
proposals were few and brief. And Il
was former Judge James r. Tolber
of Hobart. with a record of being
violently anti-Klan, a lifelong demo.
crat, but now opposed to Walton. whC
whipped the one or two milder mem
bers into line and brought the bes
semblance of organization and sys
tenn yet shown by the Walton oppo.
sition.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
LIFE TERM UPHELD
FOR MAI. COAR1
Georgia Supreme Court De.
nies New Murder Trial, But
ReappeaI Is Planned.
BY the Associated Press.


ATLANTA, September 25.---Counsel
for Maj. Lee II. Coart, retired Army
officer. today were preparing to Ale
a motion for rehearing by the Geor-
gia supreme court. following an opin-
ion handed down by that tribunal
| late yesterday denying Maj Coart a
new trial on a charge of murder
growing out of the death of A. B.
McNieec. county school superintend-
ent. at Talbotton, Ca. in October.
1921.
Maj: Coart was convicted ami SEN
fenced to serve life following one of
tho most sensational trials in Geor-
gia history. 1t became national in
prominence because the defense was
lcontending, that Coart killed McNiece
over Goarts wife, while the state
McNiece over McNiece's wife.
Alleged He Was infatuated.
| The former Army officer. married
TO member of prominent Georgia
family, according to evidence, shot
and killed the school official in the
latter's Office. The prosecution con-
tended Coart took McNiece's life be
cause of an abandoned infatua ton
Tor Celeste McNiece, going the length
even OF murder when Mrs. McNiece
told him that nothing but death
could part her from her husband e"
| That was why Coart killed, the
state said, claiming that he was in
fatuated enough to believe that with
| McNiece out of the way he could win
his wife. Coart in an unsworn state
ment to the Jury, declared he had
been to McNiece three times about
! his notorious conduct in regard to
/ Mrs. Coart," on the last of which vIs-
! Its he said McNiece. taunting him
| said: I'll tell you right now l love
your wife; we love each other, and
we are going together as much as
we please"
! Claimed He Was Menaced.
| Coart declared McNiece approached
him in menacing attitude and he
/ shot in self-defense
| Mrs. McNiece, a daughter of q
| prominent Georgia minister. told how
Maj. Coart had forced attentions upon
her in his home, from which attack
she was able to free herself only by
a struggle She testified she re-
Trained from telling her husband "be-
| cause she knew he would dye his
| hands in Coart's blood
I The opinion is said to be one OF
4 the most voluminous issued in many
| years. Coart's defense in the lower
I courts had been based, for the most
part, on the "unwritten law"
Evening star., 1923-09-25
FA|LS TO IMPEACH
MEDICAL WITNESS
Prosecutio.i in Army Doctors
. Trial Springs Surprise
by Attempt.

The prosecution sprung a surprise
today in the general court-martial
trial of Maj. George W. Cook. Medi.
cal Corps. by making an unsuccessful
attempt to "impeach" it's own witness
Capt James r. Bibighaus, Medical
Corps.
Mai. Cook is charged by the gov
ernment with malpractice in the case
of Private Guy Pendleton, who lost
both legs by amputation after an &C.
cident at Fort Eustis, Va. and follow.
ing treatment at the station hospital
of which Maj. Cook was commanding
officer.
The prosecuting witness, Capt. Bi-
bighau who since Saturday had
been the only witness before the
court, had about completed his testi.
mony when the trial judge advocate
Humpry Biddle. started a line of ques'
tioning which. he told the. court, was
for the avowed purpose OF 'impeach-
ing" his own witness.
Defense Is Sustained.
He asked the witness If he had beer
questioned by the inspector general
and had made answers to those ques'
tions.
Capt. Biddle read what ne asked the
witness to identify as these questions
and answers, in an attempt to show G
variance between Capt Bibighaus' tes
timony before the court and his previ.
Gus answers to the inspector general.
On objection by the defense counsel
however, that the questions should moi
be answered by the witness as Il
whether he could identify the matter
read by the trial judge advocate, ths
court sustained the objection of the de-
Tense and the witness did not answer.
An attempt to make a statement
before the court concerning the mat.
ter by Capt. Bibighaus was prevented
by ruling of the court.
Nurse Is witness.
The answers which the trial judg,
advocate attempted to have the wit
ness identify concerned the treatment
of Private Pendleton.
Miss Pauline "A. Furnninger of ths
Army Nurse Corps. a ward nurse a.
Fort Eustis Station Hospital wheT
Pendleton was a patient there. 1too1
the stand shortly before noon ant
said she had given hypodermic in.
Jections to the. patient, but only OF
orders from the physician.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
POLICE WEED OUT
RUM-WAR JOINTS
Revocation of Soft Drink Ii
cenSes in Chicago-SIay-
ings Being investigated.
Rr the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 25.-Federal
and city authorities have combined
to put out of business by injunction
and revocation of license all saloons
where investigation of an alleged beer
runners war has revealed evidence
of law violation. Mayor Dever has
revoked more than 100 licenses of
soft drink parlors within a week and
it is announced the federal officers
will institute 100 injunctions a week
until the situation here has been
cleared up.
Charges of accessories after the
fact of murder were placed against
Walter O'Donnell, Joseph Bucher, Jo-
seph Larson and William Dickman
when they failed to disclose informa-
tion yesterday to the grand jury in
vestigating alleged beer war slayings
Larson also was charged with con-
tempt for failure to answer questions
At least three men-Jerry O'Connor
George Meegan and George Bucher-
have been killed in beer runners
clashes, according to the police.
Each week realty valued at $1,000
600 will be thrown out of use for a
year If the injunctiOns go through
Edwin A. Olson, federal district at
torney, said.
An assertion by Mayor Dever thai
police connivance was responsible fol
operation of one law-violating cafe
and that police guards at one of the
breweries under surveillance gave SAT,
conduct of Illicit beer is being in
vestigated by police department Off
cials.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
FEEL LACK OF TROOPS.
Bulgaria Crippled by Small Army
in Fighting Revolt.
Rr the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SOFIA, September % delayed in
transmission) The government an
nounced tonight Sunday that the
situation created by the communist
uprising, both in northern and south
ern Bulgaria., is in control of the mill
tary forces, aided by civilian volun-
teers Sporadic outbreaks are con-
tinuing, however, and the commu-
nists made an attempt last night to
cripple the telephone and telegraph
services by cutting the wires leading
from the central office at Sofia and
from the artillery barracks.
The authorities have discovered doc
umentary evidence indicating that
the design of. the turbulent COM
munists Is to exhaust Bulgaria's small
military force by constant alarms in
this city and various parts of tn e
country with the idea of leading the
volunteers to refuse duty on the
ground that the work Will be unavaii-
ing.
The government, It is stated. is i'm
pressed with the inadequacy Of the
present volunteer army to cope with
any situation menacing order on a
national scale. IT., therefore, has
broached to the allied authorities the
question of modifying the provisions
of the treaty under which Bulgaria
has been able to raise an armed force
of only 1900 men. Her desire Is to
obtain permission to strengthen the
seven regiments by the enlistment of
1 900 additional men for each by the
regular method.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
TURKS AND GREEKS
TO BEGIN EXCHANGE
U. S. to Have Unofficial Mem
bers on Body Supervising
Movement of 600, 900.
BY the Associa ted Press.


GENEVA, September 25.-The ex-
change of soc. 900 Greeks in Turkey
and Turks in Greece will begin next
week under the guidance of a mixed
commission of eleven members. ap-
pointed jointly by Greece, Turkey
and the league of nations.
The United States cannot be Off
cially represented on the commission,
but at the suggestion of the league
of nations and the Turkish govern
ment the near east relief has agreed
to place several experienced Ameri-
cans on it's staff atthe disposal of
the commission to represent the COM
mission at the ports of embarkation.
The Americans will include James
A. Crutcher, Tuscaloosa, Ala; Miller
Davidson, Ashland, KY; Thomas
Hart, Brooklyn, n. Y, and Christie
pher Thurber. Los Angeles, Calf.
The work of the commission will
occupy two years, although it is
hoped the actual transfer of the
Greeks and Turks will be completed
IN four months.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
SOUTHAMPTON JURY
FOR GARRETT TRIAL
Men to Be Drawn Far From Scene
Of Staying of
Pastor.
snacial nl.nateh q rhe star.

Special Dispatch to The star
RICHMOND. va. September 25.--
Decision of. Judge 3. d. White. Sit
ting in the circuit court for Cumber-
land county for The trial of Robert D.
and Larkin C. Garrett, charged with
the murder Of Rev. Z. 8. Pierce OF
that county, June 5. to have the jury
summoned from Southampton county,
was announced by the Judge today.
Southampton is far removed from
Cumberland. There Is nothing in
common between the people, and
there is no way whereby the "atmos-
phere" OF Cumberland can affect the
men who will be brought in to try
the case the scene of the crime.
The case has been definitely set for
October i6. 1t is expected that the
case Will consume a week when IL
gets under way, and that Judge
White again will be designated to
preside.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
PRAY FIRST, THEN FLoG.
Masked Band Lashed Man After
Church.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
! TULSA. Okla. September 25.-The
whipping of Norman Ctesher, a
young married man of Mounds. Tulsa
county, by masked men. who fifteen
minutes before had attended church
services IN a body. was described in
testimony before the military court
of inquiry here. which was made pub
lie by an officer of the tribunal.
Mrs. Chesher. wife of the victim,
testified she did not witness the alb
duction. but learned OF his experience
when he returned home late at night
with his clothes torn and his back
a mase of bruises" She said he did
not Identify any of his assailants.
His nealth was broken by the fog
ging and other mistreatment he re-
ceived that night" she said. He
never has been well since then and
now is in Hot Springs, Ark, under
a Doctors care.
He told me that he had been hit
about twenty-five times with what
he thought to be a harness tug"
Evening star., 1923-09-25
WIDOW OF GEN. CAMPBELL
h DIES AT HOME HERE
Was Personal Friend of Abraham
Lincoln During Civil
War Days.

Mrs. Isabella w. Campbell, wife of
the late Gen. John Allen Campbell,
died Sunday, September %, at 1741 n
street northwest. Mrs. Campbell, who
was born in New Berlin, Pa, came to
washington in the civil war days,
and aside from a brief period had
continually made her residence in
this CITY. Her husband was the first
territorial governor of Wyoming.
Mrs. Campbell was a member Of the
Church of the Covenant and contin-
ued in the active work of the church
until the time of her death. Among
the many distinguished personal
friends gained by her long residence
in washington Mrs Campbell named
Abraham Lincoln as the foremost
She is survived by a daughter. Miss
Isabel Campbell. Funeral services
were held this afternoon at O'Clock
at Arlington national cemetery.
Evening star., 1923-09-25


(former premier) belonged. is no
longer represented in the ministry"
The official version of the situation
in Bulgaria, as set forth in dispatches
received by the Bulgarian legation
here today, is as follows:
The soviet movement is scattered.
being confined to small settlements
among which there is no cohesion and
which have little power of resistance.
The work of repression is very diff
cult because the movement is most
general in the mountainous regions
and the small Bulgarian army has
insufficient strength to deal with such
scattered uprislngs over widespread
area.
When troops are able to reach the
scene of an outbreak the communists
surrender Immediately, and generally
it is not necessary for the troops to
use violence.
The life of the soviet regime in
the localities where 1T has been
established has been between two and
fourteen hours in length.
Northern Bulgaria is now the
region most affected. The soviets in
the south appear to have been dis
couraged by the prompt action of
the authorities. Their last attempt
at asserting power was when they
cut the communications between Sofia
and Constantinople, but these lines
have been re-established and order
has been restored.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
KING BENJAMIN TRAIL
LOST IN AUSTRALIA
Melbourne officials Plan No &c
ton on Reports of
Fugitive.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
MELBOURNE, September 25.-The
authorities here say no request has
come for the apprehension Of King
BENJAMIN PurnelI of the House of Da-
yid colony in Michigan, who is reported
to have come to Melbourne as fugitive
from justice.
The chief OF the criminal investiga-
tion department here says Purnell is
unknown to him and that no search is
being made for him here or elsewhere
in Victoria. Further inquiries are be-
ing made at Sydney. where there is
said to be a branch OF the House OF
David.
Purnell visited Melbourne in 1904 and
then I oceeded to America with about
ninety Australian converts. These in
cluded Leslie PAIGE and members of his
family, who later returned and now re-
side here.
The Melbourne Herald and the Even
ing Sun have published lengthy ac-
counts of Purneli's operations in this
country and America, but there is moth
ing known as to his present where's
&oouts or clues to his movements.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
MAY CALL GOVERNOR
AS LASH CASE WITNESS
Alabama Attorney to Press Probe
Despite Opposition of
Executive.

By the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala. September IS.
Gov. w. w. Brandon may be called
to testify before the Jefferson county
grand jury investigating alleged bru-
rtalities to convicts at the Banner
coal mine, near here, according to
James Davis, circuit court solicitor.
The chief executive has expressed
himself against the grand jury inves-
tigating, but Davis has laid the re-
ported logging Of a number of con-
victs before the county grand jury.
The governor also has obtained a
restraining order preventing the So
licitor from calling four convicts at
the Banner mines as witnesses.
Mr.. Davis has taken a stand that he
will not be bluffed by the executives
attitude, and that he intends to air
what the governor and others are at
tempting to keep secret.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
REPORT FIVE MORE
BALLOONS LANDED
Swiss, French, British, Bel
gian and Spanish Entrants
End Flights Far Apart.
Nv IN. Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BRUSSELS. September 25.-The
Swiss balloon Helvetia, competitor in
the James Gordon Bennett cup race,
has landed in northern Schleswig.
near the Danish. frontier, according
20 word received here today. The
He1vetia was piloted by Armbruster.
The French balloon Picardy. piloted
by BiennimesA has landed near osna-
bruck, in Hanover. The report that
she was seen over Norway last evel-
ing seems to have been erroneous.
Only one of the five carrier pigeons
which Pilot Venstra had aboard the
Belgian Prince Ii opold has come
back. and this Is taken as good
sign.
DISqualify British Balloon.
The British balloon Margaret. which
fell into the sea near Skagen. Dem
mark, will be disqualined, in con-
rormity with the rule forbidding the
contestants to alight on the sea.
Pilots Allen and Berry, in the Mar
garets car. were saved.
The bodies OF Lieuts Robert 8.
lean Army officers who were killed
in tho wreck of the balloon SIS, have
been given into the possession OF the
American ambassador at The Hague,
who will take charge ofsending them
direct to the United States from a
Dutch port
King Albert sent his aide-de- camp
to the American and Spanish en-
bassies and to the Swiss legation to
express his sorrow at the death of
the five aeronauts.
Plaa Military HOnors.
Military honors will be accorded to
the victims of the accidents. The
funerals will be held either Wednes-
day or Thursday.
A telephone message from Amster-
dam today revealed another accident
in the race. Maj. Baldwin, plotting
the British balloon Banshee III, and
his aide, Capt. Dunville. were badly
injured on thoig heads and legs in
making a difficult landing at Eersel
Holland. Sunday evening. The basket
of the balloon caught on the roof OF
building. throwing the occupants
to the ground.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
MISSIONARIES AND SAGES
SAY END OF WORLD Is DUE

BY Cable to The Star and Philadelphia Public
Ledger. Copyright, 1928.
SHANGHAI, September 25.-The end
of the world is due, according to some
foreign missionaries, backed by vari-
Gus Chinese sagess
The missionaries base their pro-
nouncement on the Book of Daniel,
while Chinese superstition regards this
year as one of tremendous calamities,
being the terminus of a cycle in Cathay.
The. Christian prophecies and the
earthquakes and 1andslides have cre-
ated fear among the populaee.
The year. according to the Chinese
calendar, opened in February with
thunder and lightning, confirming the
opinion Of those believing in supernatu-
raj intervention.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
BROKER LEAPS TO DEATH
John L. Cochran Had Been in III
Health for Year.

: CHICAGO, September 25. - John
Lewis Cochran, sixty-five years old
a prominent real estate broker
slmped from seventhfioor window
of a Lake Shore drive apartment ho-
tel and was killed today. He had
f,een in i'll health for the last year
A nurse entered the room in time
to see him plunge from the window
He was born in Sacramento. CALI.
and in 1892 married Alice Vanuxanl
of Philadelphia, who. with two sons
survives.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
LEAGUE Rejects
ARTICLE X CHANGE
Interpretation Designed to
Attract U. S. Is Blocked
by Persia's Vote.
BY the AssociA ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, September 25.--The pro-
posed resolution for the interpreta-
tion of article X of the league OF
nations covenant was rejected by the
league assembly In plenary session to-
day. Persia alone voted against the
resolution but a unanimous vote was
necessary to obtain the assembly's
approval.
The resolution provided that the
constitutional authorities of each
state alone should have the right to
determine to what extent military as
sistance should be accorded other ma
tions II their integrity were threat
ened.
In the debate before the vote the
representatives of both Persia and
Panama spoke against the resolution.
The Persian delegate. however. said his
country was willing to have the reso-
luton submitted to the permanent court
of industrial justice for an advisory
committee.
The Canadian spokesman favored
the resolution and the French repre-
sentative, Prof. Joseph Barthelemy. in
an eloquent address also approved II.
The Frenchman remarked that the
impression existed among some of the
| delegates that with Article X thus
Interpreted tie entrance OF the United
States into The league might be
hastened. L. so, he added, it was SO
much the better.
Negative" and "melahchoiic" were
the words employed by delegates at
the meeting of the league commission
on disarmament in referring to a re-
cent communication from the United
States government explaining the
reasons why it cannot adhere to the
convention for the control of traffic
| In arms.
This convention, known as the
treaty of st. Germain, has been rati-
| fed by many countries, and the league
asked the United States whether 1t
could also subscribe. When the ques-
| tion was raised Lord Robert Cecil re-
marked that the commission had re-
ceived a letter from the United States
government which. he was sorry to
! say, was negative in character.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
CALLS G. 0. P. MEETING.

Chairman John T. Adams of the
called a regional conference of the
members of the national committee
and the chairmen of state committees
for the Rocky mountain states to
meet at the Brown Palace Hotel,
Denver, October IL.
Evening star., 1923-09-25

property of the citizens of Oklahoma
who arc not aiding and abetting said
pretended assembly or otherwise CIV
ing aid and comfort to the said In
visible Empire or ku Klux Khan.
(Signed) ~. c. WALTON.
Governor of the State OF Oklahoma
and Commander in -chief OF the
Military Forces of the State of
Oklahoma"
Evening star., 1923-09-25
5O7 TRAFFIC DEATHS
CAUSE CHICAGO ALARM

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. September 25.-A spe-
cial session of the Illinois legislature
to enact a law to provide for a COM
pulsory mental and physical exarni-
nation of motorists. was advocated
today by members of the mayors
safety commission and others arous-
ed by automobile fatalities in Chica-
go. The list of deaths since January
had reached .5o7 today.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
II Nations Ask
Loan of Visiting
Morgan Partner
By the Associated Press.

~ '''S EhNS3CIuENU ITtHHs
NEW YORK, September 25.--E.
T. Stotesbury of J. p. Morgan 4
Co.. returning today on the Levia-
than after several months In Eu-
rope. said that in fourteen coun-
tries he had been approached by
government officials in regard to
loans. but declined to discuss any
definite proposals with them.
Evening star., 1923-09-25
REUNION AT LAW SCHOOL.

An informal reunion of the alumni
and students will feature the opening
tomorrow evening of the Washington
collegiate year. Addresses will be
made by members OF the faculty. The
class of 1924 will serve refreshments.