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Evening star., 1925-12-10

and had allocated certain types of
planes to certain factories. Il have a
set program of plans which will put
airplanes into production that are bet
ter than any other in the world"
Not since the early days of the
court, when defense witnesses hurled
grave charges in support of the ac-
cused statements of criminal negli-
gence," has an afternoon session of
the court been conducted amid such
excitement as prevailed yesterday 1t
was featured by charges of d prose.
cution witness. Capt. Howard G
Rath. Los Angeles. Calf, Air Serv-
ice Reserves. that Col. Mitchell, while
chief of Air Service of the First
American Army in France, ordered
day bombardment squadrons on mis-
sons in severe weather, resulting in
loss of life and planes; d grilling
cross-examination of the witness by
Mr. Reid on whether he was afraid
of anti-aircraft fire, which in his di.
rect examination he had declared to
be zone of the biggest menaces we
had; the objection by Brig. Gen.
f. l.. King to Mr.. Reid's ''insinuation
that the witness is a coward and
anti Mitchell outburStS among the
spectators.
Capt Rath had testified on direct
examination that Col Mitchell ordered
five planes on a mission Just before
dark, and although they returned over
the field, they were unframed for
night landings, and one officer was
killed in a crash. He declared pro-
tests had been made to Col. Mitchell
against sending the day bombardment
group, of which he was member,
out on missions when the British,
cf11 q
ground, but to no avail. Contrary to
the statements of every World War
pilot who had appeared for the de-
fense. Capt. Rath maintained anti
aircraft fire was very effective.
Gen. King Objects.
on cross-eXamination Mr.. Reid took
the stand the witness was afraid of
antiaircraft fire and cited his own
towns had been avoided. When the
witness shouted back, Il am not
afraid" Gen. King interrupted the
proceedings, addressing President
Howe: ''Mr President, object 20
insinuations that this witness is cow
ard. A man may do things even If
he has physical fear. Any soldier
who saws he is not afraid Is mistaken.
I object to this witness being ques-
toned this way Col. Winship
thought the witness could take care
of himself, and President Howe up
held Gen King by telling the wit
ness he must not be confused; take
your time and don't let your impulses
carry you away"
The witness declaration he was not
afraid" Of anti-afrcraft fire and Gen.
Kings defense of him drew outbursts
of applause among the spectators,
which caused President Howe to de-
mand order in the court" This
was the first demonstration against
the accused from the audience since
the trial began.
After two hours of cross-examina-
ton Mr. Reid forced the witness to
admit he thought he should mot be
sent out on a mission in time Of war
on account Of bad weather."
Evening star., 1925-12-10

had no advocate. and I was heartily
condemned for my belief. And he has
repaid me with fine record, good
job, steady work. an honest endeavor
to Justify my belief in him.
My opponents have counted and
published all my acts of executive
clemency as full pardons.
Record of Pardons.
Here is the truth: Since l have
been Governor Of Texas, up to De-
cember 5, l have granted 1873 fur
loughs, 81 paroles, 13l restorations of
citizenship, Is revocatpns of pardons
and furloughs, % forfeitures and re-
mission of bonds. % remissions of Jail
sentences. Z communications Of death
sentences to life Imprisonment, re-
prives, AGO conditional pardons and
just exactly 209 full pardons. Yet my
political enemies make capital of my
l,l26 'pardons," which happens to be
the sum of all those procla nations.
AS long as | am governor, as long
as | know that some father will be
more profit to the State of Texas out
feeding his little children than stay
ing in prison; as long as some sick
mother asks me for a visit from her
son, as long as some wife asks me for
a furlouGh for her beloved though err
ing husband. so long will | thank God
that l am unaf-aid of the political
VultureS who camp on my corral
fence. and so long will ! thank God
that woman, a wife. and a mother
sits in the governors chair to extend
mercy.
Copyright 1920
CTomorrow Gov. Ferguson will con
tniue her plea for the Vindication of
Evening star., 1925-12-10
PROPOSES PENALTY
IN IGNORING COURT
Walsh Would Empower Prop
erty Seizures When Wit
EesSeS Refuse Evidence.


Senator Walsh. Democrat, of Mon
tana, prosecutor of the Teapot Dome
committee, today proposed Il law
which would smooth the pathway OF
Government counsel in future litiga
ton like that growing out of the oil
scandal.
He introduced a bill to empower
Federal courts to proceed against the
property in this country of persons
going abroad and refusing to testify
there when requested TO do so for the
American courts.
In presenting the measure the Sena
tor pointed out that when the Federal
court at Cheyenne sought to inquire
into the affairs of the Continental
Trading Co. in connection with thS
Teapot Dome lease certain Americans
then in France refused to testify.
The bill would permit American
courts to hold such persons in con.
tempt and impose fine up to 500,
900. to be collected by seizure of the
property of the witnesses in the
United States.
Evening star., 1925-12-10
ASKS BLOND BANDIT
FOR FEDERAL TRIAL
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROCHESTER,, n. Y. December 10
To settle the contest of cities over the
custody OF Elmore Reynolds. alias
John Jordan, selfstyled blond ban
dit" Assistant United States Attorney
Cuff yesterday suggested that he be
turned over to Federal authorities.
One of Reynolds score or more
burglaries in the past month. police
claim, was in branch post office in
Buffalo. A conviction would mean a
sentence of 25 years in Federal prison,
Mr.. Cuff explained.
Reynolds is being held at police
headquarters charged with the shoot
ing of a taXicab driver.
Reynolds confessed breaking from
the Wichita. kans.. Jail and to hold
ups in Kansas, Ohio, Missouri and the
District of Columbia
Evening star., 1925-12-10
HEADS PHILATELIC BODY.
W. A. Johnson Elected President
of Society at Meeting.

William a. Johnson was elected
president of the Washington Phila-
telic Society at a meeting of the 50
ciety at 1893 {; street last night. Other
officers elected were.
James r. Duhamel. first vice pres
ident; William y. Sahm, second vice
president; Philip s. Warren. treas
urer: Albert T.. Gorham. secretary;
Norris Sanbourn. exchange manager;
Col. William NJ. Mckelvey, chairman
exhibition committee: NJ. G.. Skinner,
librarian. and j. -. X. Smoot. auction
manager. Walter Plant. w. n. Sahm
and Col. W. NJ. McKelvey were elect
ed TO the governing board.
Evening star., 1925-12-10
Resolution for Recognizing Soviet.

Senator Borah OF Idaho, chairman
of the foreign. relations committee, to-
d3y introduced a resolution which. if
adopted, would declare the Senate
favorable to the recognition of the
Soviet government of Russia by the
limited States. Senator Borah asked
that the resolution be tabled, indicat-
ing that he will call it up at an early
date. The administration has been
opposed to the recognition OF the
Soviet government
Evening star., 1925-12-10
Give 81, 100000 to Y. W. C. A.

CHICAGO, December 10 R.-A gift
Of 81 100000 by Cyrus H. Mccormick
and his sons, Cyrus, jy., and Gordon.
TO the Young Woman's Christian AS
sociation, in memory of Mr.. McCor-
mick's wife, was announced today
The money will be used to construct
In Chicago residence hall for women
and girls.
Evening star., 1925-12-10

Swept forward on a rising tide of
husbandly indignation, there has de-
veloped a movement looking toward
the formation of an Association for
the Protection of Well Meaning Hus-
bands Drafted by Their Wives to Sc
lect Christmas Gifts for Relatives
This organization, from what can be
learned Of It at present. would have
number of objects, to wit:
1. Outright abolition of the prac-
tice of making husbands beasts of
burden during the Christmas gift
rush.
2. Pending complete abolition, an
act of Congress making it mandatory
on wives to accept whatever well
meaning husband brings home in
compliance with gift errand.
3. Sanctioning of the use of strong
and insulting language by we'll mean
ing husbands called upon to buy
n1ghtgowns for Aunt Emma, alphabet
blocks for little Oscar, next door, or
most anything-you know what
mean-for other in-laws or friends.
You know what we mean.
Would Justify Assault.
4. Legal justification of assault and
'ASSSiy cii "iSSo "LO, Dy state
ment or innuendo, express disapproval
or the Judgment of a we'll meaning
husband.
5. Provision that in rare cases of
agreement on the part of the well
meaning husband that his purchase
was, well, ill-advised, said purchase
shall be returned to the store by the
original cause of the difficulty-his
wife.
6. Suitable punishment of wives
who venture even to suggest that the
gift be taken back and exchanged by
the well meaning husband, the pen
atty, at the discretion of the latter,
to include exchange of all of hus-
bands Christmas neckties, suffocation
of the wife in fumes of cigars she
Evening star., 1925-12-10
D. C. Affairs Discussed.

Representative Frank II. Funk of
Illinois, chairman of the subcommittee
on appropriations of the House Dis
trict committee, conferred today with
Engineer Commissioner Bell, The
Representative wanted to get ac-
quainted with the Engineer Commits
SiOner,
Evening star., 1925-12-10
POSTAL RESOLUTION
PASSED BY SENATE
Authorizes Continuation of Tempo
rary Rates Until Opening of
Next Session.

By the Associated Press.
The Senate today adopted a resolu-
ton introduced by Chairman Moses
of the Senate post office committee
authorizing continuation of the pres
ent temporary postal rates until the
opening of the next session of Con
gress. or until the committee now in
vestigating the rates completes its re-
port.
Evening star., 1925-12-10
D|SARM|NG HOPE
DEVOLVES ON j. S.
American Aid Essential, Says
Brazilian, Proposing Entente
With League of Nations.
By the Associated Press.

/ By the Associated Press.
| GENEVA, Switzerland, December
1O.-An entente cordiale between the
! League of Nations and the United
/ States for reduction of armaments
was advocated by Afranio Mello
| Franco, Brazilian member of the
League council in as tatement to the
Associated Press today.
| Under the proposed entente the
/ league would collaborate in Sec
, ond naval conference at Washington
and the United States would COOP
crate in the general land disarmaemnt
conference now being planned by the
! league.
! No Success Without L. :.
| 1t was fundamentally necessary, he
| said. that America take part in the
| disarmament plan, whose success
| which the whole world awaits as d Sc
quence to the treaty of Versailles and
| the treaties of Locarno-never can
| be attained without the participation
! of the United States"
! He did not know whether the Wash
! 1nSton Government would accept the
! invitation to sit in the proposed pre-
paratory disarmament commission
1 pul Salu every SbouN earnestly nOpeu 1t
| would, because they believed Amer
, ica's moral support Indispensable.
! Il think the problem of land and
/ air armaments should be examined
! in Europe" Senior Mello Franco
| said, because since the treaty of
| Versailles we have recognized the
usefulness of the League of Nations
special commissions which have made
| Il profound study of military matters.
| The world must profit by this mass
of Information.
"On the other hand. naval ques-
tions can best be handled by supple
menting the first Washington con-
ference by second conference there.
Both conferences, one in Europe and
| the other in the United States, must
go hand in hand, in cordial co-opera-
ton"
But otherwise, he added, if the
disarmament problem is to be solved.
there must be collaboration between
| Washington and the League of Ma
tions.
Says There Is Precedent.
He cited the opium conference as
precedent for the holding of two dis
armament conferences, the first OF
the opium meetings having been
composed of states concerned in the
production or consumption of the
drug. and the second, which included
the United States, being devoted to
striking a general blow at the opium
evil.
With disarmament. he said. one of
the conference should be held by
the states primarily interested in
naval problems. while the second
should be universal and, declaring
war crime, should boldly attack the
general problem of disarmament. In
particular. ii should concentrate upon
achieving reduction of the super
armaments in Europe with the assist
ance of the United States.
THE International economic, tinan-
cial and political situation makes
American collaboration essential if
the worlds dream is to come true.
he concluded.
Evening star., 1925-12-10
GOV. FERGUSON DEFENDS PARDON
RECORD ON GROUNDS OF MERCY
Poor, Sick and Needy Recipients of Her Humanity
She Says, Answering Critics-Flays Ministers
of Gospel Mixing in Politics.

tfH the fourth article Of the series,
git1no her side Of the battle against ina .
2%e"chmsnt. ne 1coman Governor of
JeE6s defends her pardon record. she
declares that she IS thankful for the
opportunity Of erfenfin0 mercy. and
criticized her
Evening star., 1925-12-10
Continues Embassy at Vatican.

PARIS, December 10 R.-The
French Chamber of Deputies today
voted, 2S0 to 10S, to maintain the
credits for the upkeep of the French
embassy at the Vatican.
Evening star., 1925-12-10

In a recent New Zealand election
Miss Melville G. Lynn was elected as
the first woman member Of Parlia-
ment.:
Evening star., 1925-12-10

continued from First fdSe.l
vention. If they had known, it would
not have been necessary for them
first to run to Senator Borah of Idaho
and then to Gov. LoWden of Illinois
and then to keep the wires hot to
Washington appealing to Secretary
Hoover and then back to Lowdeu un-
til they found that no one else would
take the nomination and they offered
it to the present presiding officer of
the Senate"
Again the Senate laughed, particu-
larly the Democrats.
Senator Harrison defended the pres
ent rules of the Senate. declaring that
they guarded the interests of the
people and provided for full and free
consideration of the important mat
ters which came before the Senate. He
referred to the fact that in the early
days of the Senate there had been a
cloture rule and that it had been
abandoned after being in effect II
years.
Warns Against Mistake.
Senator Harrison warned the Vice
President against miStaking the
laughter of the American people for
applause, and the cheers of the people
for their sentiment. The Mississippi
Senator said that he would close with
| parable.
There was once a horse, or perhaps
mule. whose owner had trouble
with it," said Senator Harrison. THE
owner tied a bell about the neck of
the mule. The mule heard the bell
| and ran away to the city and when he
was in the city the people laughed at
him, and the mule mistook their
. laughter for applause"
Senator Harrison said that the Vice
President apparently had kept his
formula for a reform of the rules a
secret.
Il wonder when the idea first oc-
Cured to our gracious and well poised
presiding officer?' said Senator Har-
rison. Perhaps it was on that ia
nous March 4, 1925. The President of
the United States was here, who him
self had so long enforced the Sena te
rules. 1t was then that the Vice
President snatched the bridegroom S
/ robes and plastered his name on the
| first pages of the newspapers with
his attack on the Senate rules
When Senator Harrison concluded
discussion of the Senate rules was
abandoned, Senator Hefiin of Ala bama
discussing the estimating of the cot
ton crop by the Government.
Evening star., 1925-12-10
by MIRIAM 4. FERGUSON,
Governor of Texas
ARTICLE Nv.
The Opposition to My Pardon Record.

.
AUSTIN, Tex, December 10.-They
would impeach me in Texas because 1
| have been mercifui.
They go around bowling that | am
emptying the prisons.
L challenge them. as | have chal-
lenGed them before, to show an in
stance in which a pardon has not been
gra nted because l wish to show mercy
And they answer me with one shout:
Numbers"
L should perhaps explain at the first
mat L succeeded a governor whose
rardon policy had been very stringent.
In four years in the governors office
Mr.. Neff issued 1879 pardons. He abol-
1shed the pardon board
1t was thus that l inherited a large
number of convicts whose records
were clear, who had been in prison
for years, who were old, friendless,
sick.
Evening star., 1925-12-10
HARRISON ASSAILS
DAWES SENATE RULE
REFORM CAMPAIGN

CONTINUED from First Pagel
Evening star., 1925-12-10

(Tomorrow Gov. Ferguson will con
tniue her plea for the vindication OF
her recrod in office)
Evening star., 1925-12-10
PATRICK SUSTAINS
PART OF MITCHELL'S
CHARGES AS WITNESS

Continued from First PaGe)
The Washington times., 1925-11-10
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look fit to your finger-tips. But
you may not realize how lar
from beautiful you appear in
low-cut dinner or theater frocn.
Then the neck-line of your bath
ing suit of last summer is sharp
ly outlined on your neck ana
shoulders by line Of demarcation
where the leathery tanned or
freckled look of your skin ends
and it's natural white begins.
Moreover, the sun through your
sweater has doubtless burned an
interesting design on your
shoulders.
Another summer, you sternly
resolve you will use tons OF cold
cream, if necessary, to prevent
this leathery ugliness OF your
skin, especially over your neck
and shoulders.
Meantime, it may take weeks
to restore your skin to its natural
fairness and smoothness, unless
you help the slow process of
nature. You can hasten this
bleaching by applying the follow
ing lotion each night before you
retire:
CHARACTERISTICS of one small
cucumber.
Mill-One- half pint,
Squeeze the cucumber juice into
the milk. Sponge the mixture
The Washington times., 1925-11-10
Written Your Neck for
Low Cut FrOcks

over your skin, wherever it is
freckled, burned, or tanned, with
absorbent cotton. Let 1t dry On,
then remove with cold cream.
Rub the cream in well and. re-
move the excess with more alb
sorbent cotton.
Now that you are no longer
swimming and playing tennis
each day, you will, IL you are
wise, practice some such exercise
as the following each morning to
keep the lines of your chin. neck,
and shoulders firm and rounded,
neither overplump nor scrawny:
Lie crosswise on your bed on
your right side with your head
and neck hanging over the edge
but held firmly on a line parallel
with your body. Now raise up
your head sidewise toward your
left shoulder as high and as far
as you can.
Return to first position and re-
peat the movement ten times.
Now, reverse-that is, lying on
your left side, with your head
over the edge of the bed, raise
your head as far as you can to-
ward your right shoulder, repeat
aing the movement ten times.
This exercise in combination
with the bleaching process have
suggested should soon whiten
your skin and bring out all the
beauty of your neck and should
0r0.
The Washington times., 1925-11-10

OF happiness lost. What a bless
ing it Is that some Of these hours
of separation can be spent in the
sweet Oblivion of sleep. Sleep fill
ed with happy dreams in which
you, my beloved, are always with
me. And then the joy OF that
first waking thought, ell see
him today"
I sometimes look back on the
days before knew you, dearest,
and wonder what there could
have been. to make life worth
while. l suppose only thought
it so because l didn't know there
was you" Now that / do
know, it is impossible to imagine
any joy without you. But / will
not allow myself to think of ever
T being without you. The very
thought is like a black cloud de-
scending to envelop me in eternal
woe.
AS a last goodnight, I'm going
to add a little love-verse written
all for you. Then I'll slip out
and drop this letter in the box
so youth get it in the first mail
tomorrow, for a good-morning
from your beloved.
There is no thought within my
heart,
OF which, dear one, you're not a
part;
There is no wish or longing there,
For anything you may not share:
And life can hold no joy divine,
Like that Of knowing you are
mine.
Until tomorrow evening, an
eternity away-NELLIE.
beloved:
ID Last night as the pale Ha-
waiian moon shone down, 1 sat
on deck and dreamed anew of
another evening when a glorious
moon, glorious girl and a happy,
carefree man counted millions of
stars and compared them to the
future years Of happiness in store
for them. Never to be
separated. And now less than
two months have gone by and
am a thousand miles away on a
pleasure cruise" Oh, sweetheart!
what irony Of fate! What tools
we are in her hands!
The future. What can it hold
for either Of us? You have my
oath that I will come from the
ends Of the earth should you ever
Is over and forgiven, If not for
gotten.
With a prayer in my heart and
a kiss on my lips for you, Your
own DON.
The Washington times., 1925-11-10
CRANBERRIES
ARE HERE
BY Hannah Wing

YNHE kitchens OF this country
are gradually waking up to
the general usefulness OF the
cranberry. Each season mas
more new uses for this, the only
berry of the fall and winter sea
son. This year we shall discover
the cranberry safely tucked away
with the stuffing inside the tur-
key instead of merely being
served with it. This cranberry
stuffing is equally nice with roast
pork, veal or mock duck roasts or
meat. It is made this way:
Mix three tabIespoonfuls Of
melted butter with two cups of
soft bread crumbs: add a we'll
beaten egg, a teaspoonful Of salt.
n half teaspoonful of poultry sea-
soning and two-thirds of . cup or
cranberry sauce. A half cup Of
seedless raisins or one tart apple,
finely chopped, may be added to
the stuffing when desired.
The young hostess who serves
a Sunday night rabbit can give
her guests a pleasant surprise il
she varies the contents as well as
the color of the dish by using this
recipe, which also includes cram
berries:
Heat one-haIf cup of milk in
double boiler or chatting dish or
grill. Add one-ha1f cup of grated
cheese and two tablespoonfuls of
butter. When these have melted
heat an egg and mix with it a
half teaspoonful each of mustard
and salt. Add this to the milk
and cheese and cook until smooth
and thick. This is now the time
to add half a cupful of thick cram
berry sauce, which has been
rubbed through a sieve. Stir and
serve at once while the color IN
bright on hot toast with curls of
carefully broiled bacon.
Another good hostess dish in
which the cranberry plays novel
part is one of those new hot
sandwiches. In it slices of cold,
boiled ham are Drowned in a little
butter or other fat and placed on
slices of hot buttered toast. Add
hot cranberry sauce, sprinkle
with Parmesan cheese, garnish
with parsley and serve at once.
A particularly nice variation OF
the cabbage salad uses cranber-
ries to give a sparkle of color as
we'll as flavor. A pint of finely
shredded cabbage, three-fourths
of a cup of shredded pineapple.
a third of a cupful of chopped
nuts and a half cupful of jel-
lied cranberries are lightly tossed
in mayonnaise dressing and
served in cups of lettuce leaves.