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GERMAN SPY RELEASED
BUT WILL BE DEPORTED
KISS IS PAID LAWYER
FOR ACTRESS’ DIVORCE
Leuvenworth, Kans., Nov. 21.
— Luther Wlzke, convicted Gor
man spy, was released from
federal prison today. Ho Is to
be deported.
♦ Los Angeles, Nov. 21.—(I. N. 4
♦ 8.)—A kiss for a fee.
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That was what pretty, Impul- ♦
4 slve Alice Bigelow, vaudeville 4
4 actress, gave her attorney, Isa- 4
♦ dore Morris, just after ho had ♦
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4 Judge Summerfield’s court.
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4 just outside the courtroom. It -4
4 went smack! And Judge Sum- 4
4 merfield later declared he 4
4 heard it 100 feet away!
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“There, that’s your fee," 4
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4 Her decree was from Harry 4
4 Owen, of Chicago. Cruelty was 4
4 the ground for divorce.
The 4
4 plaintiff declared her husband 4
4 had tried to commit suicide and 4
4 once threatened to drive the 4
4 automobile in which they were 4
4 riding into Lake Michigan and 4
4 end both their lives.
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GERMANH EAGERLY RESUME
BUYING FRENCH LUXURIES
ELECTION NEXT .MONTH WILL
TEAMS TO RAIME ADVERTISING
Berlin, Nov. 21—(A. P.)—French
BE OVER CHOICE OF NA-
FI ND FOR CHAMBER ARE
wines, French perfumes and French
TION’H POLICY
LINED UP
food supplies of various sorts came
back into the German market with
a rush Immediately after tho an
nouncement of Chancellor Strese-
iniinn thnt the passive resistance in
the Ruhr was at an end. Bills of
Geovgu Halda and II. L. Bromley to fare In prominent cafes and restau Out come Causes Misgivings—Par
ties Are Split and Terriffic Fight
Is-ad Trams—laew-rs Mu»t Pro«
rants again are being written in
Is Expected
vide Dinner for Winners
French, and all the signs declaring
French and Belgians would not be
served have been removed.
London, Nov. 21.— (I. N. 8.)—Ac
Moat of the larger German hotels
The drive to fill the coffers of the
Chamber of Commerce advertising and cafes had extensive cellars filled cording to present plans the British
fund for the coming year so that Mie with French wines. Much of thiB i government will hold a general elec
work of advertising Josephine coun has been sold ns Italian or Spanish tion on December 5.
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The issue will be simple—a choice
ty can be carried on will start next wine during the passive resistance
Friday morning. Tho heads of tho period, but the Spunish and Italian by Great Britain between “Protec COOPERATIVE HELLING PROVEH
various teams have been chosen and labels have now been replaced by tion" and “Free Trade.”
HUCCEHHFUL IN PORTUGUAL
everything Is being put In readiness French labels, and customers who
Washington, Nov. 21.—(A. P.) —
This decision has followed on
for the start.
Edw. W. Miller, have been clamoring for French wine Premier Baldwin's declarations that A band of 100 Portuguese farmers,
chairman of the advertising fund are happlor.
the unemployment situation in Great who can neither read nor write Eng
committee, has hla plans worked out
Britain can only be cured by “pro lish and who are working out their
and yesterday afternoon met with I H. IIEAVIKHT PRODUCER
tecting the home markets." His aim economic freedom through coopera
OF PETROLEUM IN WORLD
the other members of the committee
is to assist British manufacturers by tive marketing, is engaging the At
and the teams. The budget has
preventing import of cheap foreign tention of the department of agricul
Washington, Nov. 21.— (A. P.) —
been prepared by Sam Baker, H. D.
goods, manufactured under the aegis ture.
Norton and Frank Mashburn and Tho United States produced almost of debased currencies.
Officials here say these Portu
will be submitted at the Thursday two-thirds of the world output of , The general scheme meets with guese, who live about Cape Cod in
petroleum last year, and Mexico
night meeting of the Chamber.
Massachusetts and call themselves
slightly more than one-fifth, the geo much support throughout Britain. the Cape Cod Strawberry Growers’
Majors for tho drive are George
Even
the
hardiest
free
trader
is
in
logical survey reports. World pro
Association, understand the true
Sabin and Horace L. Bromley. Cap
duction was 954,889,000 barrels, of sympathy with the idea of prevent principles of cooperation. The sec
tains under Mr. Sabin are II. W.
ing
the
French
trader,
operating
un
which the United States supplied
ret of their success .is a higA qual
Clarke. Vallard Truax, Harry Couch
557,531,000 and Mexico 182,278,000 der the agency of the depreciated ity product, carefully graded and
and Al J. Martineau. Those under
franc,
successfully
competing
with
barrels.
packed which has created a demand
Bromley are C. D. Flos, James T.
In the 65 years, 1857-1922, world the home British manufacturer, But that takes practically all the berries
Chinnock, J. M. Isham and W. E
as
to
the
general
outcome
of
the
Newcombe. These men mot yester production of petroleum totaled 10,- scheme, much misgiving is felt. the association can market.
3C6.778.000 barrels. The United
This year more than a million
day with the general committee and
Slates furnished 62.3 percent, or “Protection" Is not popular In quarts of berries were marketed
it was decided that each captain
Britain
and
Its
wholehearted
accept
6,459,582,000 barrels.
should choose six workers, tho names
ance seems the necessarv sequence with a gross return of |133,000. The
association has been in existence
to be reported back today.
of Premier Baldwin's plans.
eight
years.
The office is making a division of
It is just twenty years ago since
prospects and the territory will be
the late Joseph Chamberlain split
divided between the foams on a geo Ambassador Crews T«l<l How to Con the entire fabric of British politics
clude
Paris
Negotiations
graphical basis, north and south on
by his campaign on behalf of pro
Sixth street. Tho two majors with
tection. He based his main plea on April Primaries in Nebraska Will
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London,
Nov.
21.
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(A.
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The
their teams will start soliciting on
Have Ford on Ballot
thé necessity of giving “preference"
either side Friday morning and will British government today forwarded to the British dominions. But he
report their progress at tho Monday to Ambassador Crews at Paris, final also used the unlucky phrase, ”!f
Omaha, Nov. 21.— (A. P.)—A
noon luncheon of the chamber. The i Instructions for handling the delicate you give 'preference' you must place Ford for president ticket will be
Sabin division has challenged the Hllnatjon which threatened the <m- a tax on food."
placed on the ballot in Nebraska for
;
Bromloy side to a contest. This was i tented existence. The foreign of-
the April primaries, according to
Thnt
phrase
re-echoes
more
strong-
accepted and the losers are to dim flee is optimistic because Poincare .ly today than ever. Twenty years Roy M. Harrop, temporary chairman
down In their pockets to provide a yielded on three of the chief points: ago it smashed the conservative of the progressive party.
dinner for the winning side. Tho First that the note to Germany is party and put the liberals in power,
teams will report at the meeting on not to be an ultimatum, second that with an unprecedented majority. But
Sioux Falls. S. D., Nov. 21.— (A.
Thursday night to get their supplies the request for the expulsion of the in those days living in Britain was P.)—McAdoo's supporters, claiming
and additional Information on the ex-crown prince be dropped, and cheap. Today it is officially 73 per better than a two to one victory in
third that no definite penalties be
campaign.
cent over pre-war standards, House- the county proposals convention over
Two special committees will be ap threatened immediately.
V wives gay that 173 per cent would Ford's sponsors, today began work
pointed today to solicit nev\ prospects
Paris. Nov. 21.—(A. P.)—The be a more accurate figure,
And on the state platform.
for the Chamber from among the council of ambassadors, called to whenever the housewife thinks about
business men of Grants Pass and consider the text of the note to Ger an election on this issue—women
vicinity, who are not already mem many, reached a full accord this af were not enfranchised In Britain 20
bers of the organization.
At the ternoon. 'The result was declared by years ago—that phrase, “Tax on Trnln of 40 Cars of lOOO-mark Notes
Thursday night.mooting, matters of the members and by Marshal Foch food,” Is ringing in her head.
for Pound of Sausage
Interest are to be taken up, one of to be' particularily satisfactory. The
Nevertheless the Baldwin govern
the most Important being tho budget ambassadors adopted tho text of two ment is proceeding with the elect
Berlin, Nov. 21.—(A. P.)—Ger
for the coming year. This will be notes to Germany, one concerning ion. It is believed that Protection man financiers of statistical bent
fully explained. The meeting will the interallied military control and for Britain Is the only remedy for un figured it would require a freight
be held at the Woodman hall, start the other the return from Holland of employment. It cannot pass protect train of 40 cars to haul enough
ing at 8 o'clock.
the ex-crown prince.
ive legislation without an election, 1,000-mark notes to pay for a pound
because its hands are bound by the of sausage.
words of ex-Premler, Bonar Law. He
gave a general pledge when he suc
ceeded to office that he would not
make nny fundamental changes in German Finns Make Attempt to Se
LEADERS
IMPORT TARIFF NOT POPULAR
ARE APPOINTED
FINAL INSTRUCTIONS RIVER
FORD WILL BE1N TICKET
VALUE OF MARK ¥ FIGURED
FIRST POSTOFFICE WAS ESTABLISHED 284
YEARS AGO AT BOSTON BY GENERAL COURT
Bogton, Nov. 21.—(A. P.)—Two
hundred and eighty-four yearn ago
the first postoffice in the United
Staten wan established In Bonton,
and the celebration of the anniver
sary thin month recalled the man
ner of its founding.
It had been the cuntom In thono
days for the citizens of Boston to
troop on board tho packets which ar
rived from overseas in quest of let
ters and other tidings from England.
That was all very well for a while,
but an the population grew the ha
bit became a nuisance to the skip
pers, who objected to having their
decks made Impromptu delivory of
fices and tho none too spacious quar
ters below crowded with men and
women.
So tho general court (as the Mas
sachusetts legislature always has
been called) stepped in. In 1639 it
ruled that Richard Fairbanks (on
the site of whose home tho Boston
Globe building now stands) was to
take charge of and distribute letters
from abroad.
u. s. wil F not I ell ships
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SIR B. HARTWELL
"For preventing tho miscarriage
of letters," tho quaint order read,
"and it is ordered that notice bee
given that Richard Fairbanks his
house In Boston Is the place appoint
ed for all letters which are brought
from beyond the seas, or arc to bee
sent hither, are to bee brought un
to. And hee is to take care that
they bee delivered or sent according
to their directions, and heo is al
lowed for every such lettor a pently."
John Winthrop was governor when
Fairbanks was appointed. The lat
ter held a permit to sell “wine and
strong water," and over his bar the
men of Boston sipped their ale and
read their mail and talked of the
tidings from far away.
Fairbanks acted as postmaster un
til 1677. In January, 1673, tho gen
eral court made provision for a do
mestic postal service, the carriers to
be paid three pence per mile for their
services. Twenty years later the
American Postoffice was established
and In 1695 a coach and mall ser
vice was begun between Boston and
Hartford.
Sir Broderick Hartwell, Incumbent
of an Irish title over 400 years old, hae
openly avowed hla Intention to pro-
mote a transatlantic rum-running en
terprise.
WHOLE NU3IBER .’M IH.
WEDNEHDAY, NOVEMBER 21, I»ÍBI
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cure Cast Off War Vessels
Hamburg, Nov. 21.— (A. P.)—
America's decision not to sell any
cast-off warships to foreign buyers
on the ground that such action would
minimize war. has attracted much
attention in Europe. Several Ger
man firms made inquiries in Wash
ington concerning battleships which
were desired by them for the iron
and steel they contained.
About the time the policy of the
United States government was an
nounced, it was learned here that
several battleships upon which con
struction began during the Czar’s
regime, but which never were com
pleted, had been sold by the soviet
government to a British wrecking,
concern to be used as scrap iron and
melted down. Word to this effect
came from Petrograd to German
shipping companies who were inter
ested In the deal, but whom, it ap
pears' were out-bld by the British.
Included in this Russian sale were
15 warships and 5,000 locomotives,
some of which had been the pride of
the Russian state railway in the
days when the trans-Siberian express
was in Its prime.
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COURT DIHMIHHEH HIM AP
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Spokane, Nov. 21.— (A. P.)
—The first snow of the season
fell today at Spokane and El-
lensbnrg. Less than an inch
fell here. It was melting as it
fell at Ellensburg.
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AMERICAN CO-ED SERIOUS,
SAYS OXFORD PROFESSOR NOTED
OF
Welletiley, Mass., Nov. 21.—(I. N.
S.)—The American college girl is a
serious-minded young person.
She is democratic and a "plngger.”
Take this from Professor Redvers
Deposing of Executive Will Be Tak Opie, who has jnst arrived from Ox
ford University to take charge of the
en to Supreme Court—Holds
department of economics at Welles
Himself Ready for Arrest
ley.
“Educational standards are high
Oklahoma City, Nov. 21.—(A. P.) er in America than I expected,” says
—The application of J. C. Walton, Professor Opie. “I thought the col
deposed governor of Oklahoma for lege girls would be mainly the
a restraining order against the sen daughters of the wealthy, who would
ate impeachment court verdict was I consider college in a frivolous fash
dismissed today by the United States ion.
district court. Walton announced
“Instead, rich and poor mingle in
that he would appeal to the United democratic fashion, all approaching
States supreme court. Walton ap their studies with a surprising de
peared in the county courthouse at gree of serious attention.
noon. He announced that he expect
“American college girls are eager
ed to be indicted by the county to do their own work, with a small,
grand jury and intended to be ready amount of direction from their pro
to submit to immediata arrest. He fessors. They are not afraid of
said he did not know what indict spending their time digging for
ment they would charge.
facts.”
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C. L. Goff was a Medford business
man in the city today.
CASE WILL BE APPEALED
MOTOR REGISTRATIONS HIGH
Oregon Has Large Number of Dri
ers and Chauffeurs
Up to October 31, 1923, there
were registered and licensed in Ore
gon 560 motor vehicle dealers, 13,-
824 chauffeurs, 258,381 motor ve
hicle operators, 3,101 motorcycles,
148,999 passenger and commercial
cars of less than one ton capacity,
and 13,201 truck and trailers, from
which the total license fees aggre
gated $4,031,141.92. The fees, less
administrative expenses, are dis
tributed one-fourth to the counties
from which the registrations are re
ceived and three-fourths to the state
highway fund for the prosecution of
road work throughout the state gen
erally.
The distribution of the 1923 regis
trations up to October 31, 1923,
shows that in Josephine county there
were licensed 9 motor vehicle deal
ers. 169 chauffeurs, 3,171 motor ve
hicle operators, 21 motorcycles. 1,902
passenger cars, 0 ambulances and
hearses, 8 busses and stages. 71
commercial cprs of less than one ton
capacity, 175 trucks of from one to
five tons capacity, and 0 trailers of
from one to five tons capacity, or a
total of 2,156 licensed passenger and
commercial vehicles. During 1922
there was a total of 1,725 passenger
and commercial motor vehicles li
censed in this county.
Between September 15, 1922, and
September 15, 1923, of the receipts
from motor vehicle licenses and fees
$967,492.19 was dfstributêd to the
counties of the state and there was
turned over or transferred to the
state highway fund $2,902,476.56
during that period. Josephine coun-
ty's share of the foregoing allotment
to the counties was $11,742.90.
REV. DANIFL J. DWYER
Rsv. Father Daniel J. Dwyer, Little
Rock, Ark., who, at the age of elxty-
Mven has been ordained to the Roman
Oatholio prieethood, fulfilling hie long-
delayed ambition.
GUILTY ON 12
COUNTS TODAY
EXPI j ORER
convicted
USING MAILS
DEFRAUD
TO
OTHER VERDICTS RETURNED
One of Defendants Acquitted at Fort
Worth—Oil Stocks Are Pro
moted Through Mail
Fort Worth, Tex., Nov 21.—(IA.
P.)—Dr. Frederick A. Cook, explor
er and oil man was convicted by a
federal jury today of using the mails
to defraud In the promotion of oil
companies. He was found guilty on
12 counts of the Indictment. The
jury was out 20 hours. Guilty ver
dicts were also returned against all
but one of the other defendants,
though not on as many counts as
Cook. A. M. Delcambre was acquit
ted on instructions from the judge.
Dr. Frederick A. Cook first became
internationally known in 1909, when
upon arriving in Copenhagen from a
trip into the far north, he an
nounced that he had discovered the
North Pole the April previous. His
story was accepted as true and he
was received there with high honors.
Upon returning to this country.
Dr. Cook published reports of his
journey and wide credence was giv
Roseburg Organization May Accept en his narrations for some months.
Since then his claims have been dis
Cavemen’s Invitation
puted, and he ultimately was brand
ed a faker, but in the meantime he
Rosebnrg. Ore., Nov. 21.—(Spe was the recipient of many honors.
cial)—Booster organizations from He was made president of the Ex
other cities in the state are swamp plorers Club, New York, and a mem
ing the local Umpqua Chiefs with in ber of the Kings County Medical So
vitations to visit there meetings for
ciety, the American and National
suitable get-together ceremonies and
Geographical Societies, the Ameri
today A. T. Lawrence received the
can Ethnological Society, the lAmerl-
following letter from the Grants Pass j
j can Alpine Club and lesser organl-
Cavemen:
; zatlons.
"At a meeting of the Cavemen, a
Dr. Cook was graduated with a de-
booster organization of the Grants
Pass Chamber of Commerce, on last gree of doctor from the New York
Thursday night, I was instructed to , University College of Medicine in
get in touch With th« Umpqua Chiefs 1893 and the following year was ap-
which we understand is the name of i pointed surgeon to the Peary Antarc
your new booster organization. Mr. tic expedition. Two years later he
Gale, one of our members, suggested led a party up the west coast of
that you were very prominent in the Greenland, and the next year he ex
organization of this tribe, hence plored the south portion of the same
knowing no one else, I am addressing Island.
you in this matter. Our ‘Wild Men’
Tn 1897 'Dr. Cook was appointed
are desirious of inviting your tribe surgeon to the Belgian Antarctic ex
here for a consideration of the tribal
pedition and as a result he received
territory over a pipe of peace or else numerous decorations including the
desirous of meeting you and your Order of Leopold, the gold medals
tribe in Roseburg. Will you kindly
of the Belgian Royal Society and the
get me in tpuch with the proper par
municipality of Brussels, and the
ties to bring about this 'Smoke
silver medal of the Belgian Royal
Fest.’ Yours truly, A. M. Simmons,
Geographical Society.
Wingfeather.”
Again yielding to the lure of the
The Umpqua Chiefs, while not ful
ly organized, hope to don their tur North, Dr. Cook, In 1903, undertook
key feathers in the near future and an expedition to reach the summit of
will no doubt take advantage of this Mount McKinley, the highest point
invitation to meet the “Wild Men” on the American continent, more than
of Grants Pass.
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UMPQUA CHIEFS ARE COMING
SUPREME COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
ORGANIZED IN UNITED STATES AFTER WAR
Washington, Nov. 21.— (A. P.) —
Tnrough the completion of a reor
ganization program begun immedi
ately after the world war, the United
States at last has a Supreme Coun
cil of National Defense which is de
clared by service experts to be the
most efficient ever effected.
An even half dozen officers, three
army and three navy men, comprise
the council, officially termed the
joint board. Appointments are all
ex-officio, the detail of an officer to
a certain bureau carrying with it
membership on the board. The pres
ent organization includes General
John J. Pershing, chief of staff; Ma
jor. Gen. John L. Hines, deputy
chief and head of the army war plane
division, and Brig. Gen. Briant H.
Wells, for the land forces, and the
chief of naval operations, Admiral
E. W. Eberle; the director of war
plans of the navy. Rear Admiral W.
R. Shoemaker, and the assistant
chief of operations, Rear Admiral
R. H. Jackson, for the navy.
To this board is finally referred
every major problem involving the
national security, and all items of
information and all rumors which
may have a remote bearing upon the
national defense. The new organ
ization extends in a network over the
entire country, having representation
in every naval district and army
corps area, where pfficers of the
two services meet regularly to dis
cuss the defense of the section un
der their charge and its relation to
the national strategic plan.
The joint aeronautical board has
been made virtually an adjunct of
the super-council through an order
which requires its recommendation
to be referred to the higher tribu
nal. A similar restriction upon the
jail munitions board, composed of
the assistant secretaries of war and
navy, brings this agency of defense
under the same directing control.