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Newspaper Page TextMedford Mail Tribune The Weather Maximum yesterday 58 Minimum today il.t Precipitation 02 Predictioni Fair and warmer. pally Sixteenth Year. Weekly Fifty-First Year. MEDFORD, OREGON', TUESDAY, APRIL .2(5, 10:21 NO. 30 f RICE If I R Briand to Require Payment of Gold May 1st, Whatever the Offers From Berlin Paris Convinced Bosche Offer Not in Good Faith Briand Is Sustained. UKPAIMTIOX TKIt.MS AI5K IMTOMSHILK SAYS i'AltlS PARIS, April 2(i. (By the Associated Press.) Germany's new reparation propositions as made public today, are consid ered here as unacceptable even as a basis for discussion, accord ing to well Informed opinion closo to the French foreign of fice. Copies of telegrams from Iler lln, giving the official summary of the ofier, were circulated in the chamber of deputies and the senate where the terms set forth were animatedly discussed. The general comment was that the offer was absurdly Insufficient. BERLIX, April 26. Germany, in her new reparations proposals, de clares that the present proposals are only capable of being carried out If the system of penalties in force is dis continued forthwith; that she is freed of all unproductive outlays now im posed on her and that she be given freedom of trade. . PARIS, April 2C. (By the Asso ciated Press) The possibility of ap plying penalties to Germany imme diately after Way 1 despite whatever propositions Germany may make re garding reparations in general, is being seriously considered, according to well-informed French circles today. Such action would be because of the German refusal to transfer ono billion marks to the Ithineland Or hand over the equivalent of that sum ns de manded by the reparations commis sion. Cash Dcmnndcd May 1. It is held in French official circles that the failure of the Germans to pay the balance of the twenty billion gold marks due May 1 under the provisions of articles 235 of the treaty of Ver sailles is entirely Independent of the negotiations regarding the sum total of tho reparations Hho must eventu ally pay. The treaty fixes absolutely this amount, which, being unpaid, Jus lifys the application of penalties, ac cording to this theory, whatever course may be taken regarding the fixing of the total amount. French officials aro convinced, it is declared, that the Germans are only seeking to delay the execution, of all clauses of tho treaty In the hope that the allies may split among themselves and make bargaining easier for Ger many later on. Briand Sustained PARIS, April 2li. (By the Asso ciated Press) Premier Briand told the chamber of deputies this after noon: "if on May 1 latisfactory proposals with acceptable guarantees are not made by tho German government, the Ruhr district will be occupied." After hearing the premier's state ment the chamber voted confidence in the government by a vote of 424 to 29, with 69 deputies abstaining from voting. LONDON, April 2C Allied offic- ls ben-nn to irnther hero today for lal pnnfnranfa nrnnnrnfnrv to tllG meet ing of the supreme allied council on .Saturday, which will discuss finally (Continued on page six.) LAWYERS IN A IE SINCE 1914, CAUSE NEAR RIOT LONDON, April 20. A riot was narrowly averted outside the Bow street court today at the luncheon ad journment of an Inquiry Into accusa tions of cruelty and atrocity against German army ofifcers. A great crowd of former service lien had assembled and several rush ed toward the German consul for the accused, Herr Schroder, and his friends. Constables succeeded In rescuing the Germans. LONDON, April 20. German law yers were present today for the first Big Race Scheduled Between Earth and Comet This Summer BERKELEY, Cal., April 2u. For a month this summer the earth will engage in a race with the periodic comet Pons-Win-necke and will endeavor, through its astral 'influences to "trip up" is gaseous rival, ac cording to a report made pub lic today by the observatory of the I'nlversity of California. The earth will not get Into the race until tho comet has a lead of between 12,01)0,0110 and 20,000,000 miles, but then It will "put everything It has into its test with tho comet. The earth influence will pull tho comet away from its course somewhat, but It will continuo to plunge ulong the cosmic speedway at. nn undiminished pace. On June 27 It flips its tail so hard against the earth that the impact will cause a meteoric shower. HUGHES CALLS IEIINMLLIED Secretary of State After Cabi net Meeting, Invites Ambas sadors to Meeting on Ger man Reparations Note Is Not Published. WASHINGTON, April 2G. Secre tary Hughes invited all ambassa dors of tho allied powers to meet him at the state department today following receipt of the new German reparations proposals, It was under stood Mr. Hughes desired to talk over the German proposals with them in formally. It was stressed that tho purpose of tho conference was for informal dis cussion of tho German communica tion and not in any sense a diplo matic transmission by the United States of the German offer. Ambassador Uiccl of Italy and Ba ron Shidehara, ambassador from Japan, called on Mr. Hughes, confer ring with him during the afternoon and Ambassador Jusserand of France had an appointment to see tho secre tary before he left the state depart ment for the day. It was assumed that the new German proposals were discussed. Sir Auckland Geddes, the British ambassador, also conferred with Mr. Hughes briefly for a discussion of the German proposals, It was Baid that there was little probability that American reply to the German communication would go forward to night. WASHINGTON, April 2 0. The German counter proposals on repara tions were discussed at length today at the regular meeting of President Harding's cabinet, but if any decis ion was reached the fact was careful ly concealed. Those attending the meeting main tained absolute silence on the sub ject and would not say even that the German communication was taken up. It was known, however, that Secretary Hughes laid It before the president and his advisers. It was Btated at the stale depart ment that the text of tho German communication as received here would not be made public this after noon. LONDON, FIRST timo otnoo 1914 In the Bow street court when British soldiers who were prisoners of war gave testimon against German army officers ot otuelty and atrocity. The evidence given will be used in the trial of German "war criminals" ac Liepsic, under the provisions of the Versailles treaty. The men were examined here because they were un- nhla tn tin tn Lelnsic. Travels Humprey, of counsel for the British government stated the German government had accepted the charges against the accused officers and was acting In tU role of the prosecutor. AMBASSADORS NO PARTISAN ENDS urn SAYS PRES'T In Letter to Associated Press Luncheon, President Hard ing Descries Partisanship and Personal Aims Ex Ambassador Davis Urges Change in Treaty Vote. .NEW YORK, April 20. A letter fiom President Harding bespeaking a continuance of the lofty motives that aspired American newspapers during tho war was rend today at the annual luncheon of the Asso ciated Press at tho Waldorf-Astoria. .Regretting that he could not yield to Iho temptation to play truant and attend the luncheon ot fellow pub lishers, ho also expressed the hope' that the administration would lie able to deserve and retain the great meas ure of good will and confidence given it so far. Frank B. Noyes, president of the Associated Press, pledged support and sympathy to President Harding in the great tasks he is confronting and gave the only toast offered on these occasions: "Tho president of the United States." The guest of honor at the lunch, eon, which was held in connection with the annual meeting, was John W. Davis, formerly ambassador to Great Britain, who made his first op-' pearance before the members us geu-i eral counsel for the Associated Press.! Remarking that editorial comment was secondary to the news column In influence upon public opinion, he congratulated the Associated Press "because by the general verdict of mankind it has performed its duty without bias, without perjudlce and without partisanship and in an earn est pursuit of the truth where It might be found." Opposes Two-third Vote Foreseeing that foreign policy must become the most Important, fac tor in our national life, he gave per sonal views without, ho said, desiring to arouse controversy. He suggested that the constitutional requirement of a two-thirds vote In the senate to ratify a treaty be abrogated in favor o a majority vote and that diplomat ic and consular agents bo compen sated adequately. Ontimlsli Sounded In beginning his remarks Mr Noyes sounded an optimistic note say ing: "It Is in a troubled world that wa meet today, but least of all Is it a time for us to Indulge In pessimism. "The rising sun as It reaches in lis turn each vexed and burdened coun try; on this vexed and burdened globe is still a rising sun and we hope and believe that' each sunrise will find tho world a little more tranquil, a little moro at rest. ' "This betterment will not come au tomatically though. It must come by humaa effort and in that effort this nation of ours must play a great part. "It seems to me that the people of the United States arc singularly united in 'cordial support of our president, in full confldennce that he will find tho right path for us to follow in this world-wide welter of confusion. "I give you the only toast It is our wont to offer on these occasions: "The president ot the United States, Warren G. Harding." Letter From President. The following letter from Presi dent Harding was read: "Dear Mr. Noyes: "I would be very grateful If on the occasion of the annual luncheon of the Associated Press you would ex press to the gathering my great re gret that public engagements make It impossible for me to accept the Invitation to be present. The oppor tunity to mest so pleasantly a com pany of fellow newspaper men such as will there he gathered, presents a real temptation to play truant and join you, but It seems quite impos sible. "As a newspaper publisher I am disposed to arrogate to myself a bit of special qualifications to judge the service that the Journalistic press has rendered to our country In the diffi cult period through which we have passed and which is not ended. 1 know how earnestly and effectively the press tried to hold up the hands of all who were carrying forward our nation's activities" during the war. On the other hand, my service In pub lic life gave nrb Borne special Insight (Continued on pose sit.) Carl Tengwald Is Appointed Manager Crater Lake Lodge PORTLAND, 'Ore.. April 20. C. Y. Tengwald, for nine years manager of the Hotel Holland, was today elected manager of the Crater Luke lodge in charge of park concessions. Officers of the Crater lake National Park com- mission were announced us fol- lows: Eric V. Mauser, president, Richard V. Price, first vice presl- dent, V. T. Vuwter, second vice president and treasurer and M" George Thomas Collins of Med- ford secretary. ! T WOLGAMOTT TRIAL Much interest is being manifested both here and in Jacksonville in the trial tomorrow of Dud Wolgamolt, the Medford man who was arrested at the public dance nt Jacksonville last Fri day night by Deputy Sheriff J. J. Mc Mahon on the charge of intoxication. The trial begins in Justice Taylor's court at 10 a. m. Wednesday and will be before a Jury, ns tho accused man through his attorney, G. M. Roberts, entered a plea of not guilty Monday morning and demanded a jury trinl. It is anticipated that both the prose cution and defense will present many witnesses. Either County Prosecutor Rawles Moore or Assistant Prosecutor George Codding will represent tho prosecution. Deputy McMnhon declares that tho statement in the Mail Trlbuno's ac count of Wolgamott's arrest that he knocked Wolgamott down after the latter had made a pass at him, Is er roneous. "When Wolgamott struck at me nfter I placed him under arrest I simply jerked him around off his feet and his head struck the wall nt the head of the dance hall stairs," says McMahon. American R. II. K. Washington 5 11 3 New York 4 8 1 Batteries: Schncht, Acosta and Gharri ty; Qulnn, Schang. Collins, Iloyl and R. II. E. St. Louis 3 S 2 Chicago 10 2 Battelres: Shocker and Seyereld; Kerr nnd Schulk. R. H. E. Detroit S 17 0 Cleveland 9 15 4 Batteries: Cole, Ehmke, Oldham and Bassler; Caldwell, Clark, Perry. Odenwald, Morton, Bagby " and O'Neill, Nunamuker. It. II. E. Philadelphia 2 0 1 Boston 1 7 1 Batteries: Moore and Perkins; I'ennock nnd Ruftl. N'nlionnl R. M. E. New York . 1 8 1 Brooklyn 3 11 0 Batteries: Toney and Snyder; Smith and Miller. R. 11. E. Chicago 3 8 2 Cincinnati 5 7 1 Batteries: Freeman, Buiiey and O'Farrell; Luque and Wlngo. R. M. E. Boston 10 14 2 Philadelphia 6 15 0 Batteries: McQuillan und OVN'elll; Hubbell, Welnert. Betta, Smith and Bruggy. Mother, 4 Children , Burned to Death in Kerosene Explosion GREAT FALLS, Mont., April 20. Four children of Mr. and Mrs. John Lambert were burned to death and Mrs. Lambert was probably fatally burned early to- day when a can of kerosene with which a fire was being Btarted exploded and set fire to the Great Northern section house In which they resided. The father and a ten year old son jumped from tho burning building and tho latter saved his two year old sister who was asleep on the first floor. Mrs. Lambert died this after- noon as a result of her burns. Her husband was said to be In a critical condition. BASEBALL SCORES LUNG TO E ALLIED DEBT Germany, in Event Allies De . sire, Will Assume Ailed Ob ligations to U. S. A., to Ex tent of Ability to Pay Terms of New Offer Pub lished in Berlin. BERLIN, April 20. 'By Associated Press.) Germany, "in the event tho United States nnd tho allies so desire, is willing, according In the extent of her ability and capacity to assume the allied obligations to Iho United States," says a clause in her counter proposals, it was definitely learned hero today. With this exception tho counter pro posals forwarded to Washington, In cluding the offer of two hundred bil lion, gold marks aro virtually as fore cast In. yesterday's Associated Press diBpatches from thlu city. Arbitration Wanted BERLIN, April 20. -(By Associated Press.) An arbitration proposal by Germany to determine the total amount due from her on reparations Is contained in the reparations note for warded to Wauhington. A clause In this note says: " "Germany suggests tho appointment of an unbiased commission to fix the total Bum of her war reparations which she pledges to accept as bind ing and to curry out In good fuith." Germany, adds tho note, would wel. come any suggestions from the Amer ican government for further negotiu tlons or for changes In tho present proposals. As evidence of her good fdlth, says the note, Germany is prepared Imme diately to place at the disposal of the reparations . commission 150,000,000 marks In gold, silver and foreign ex change, und 850,000,000 gold murks in treasury notes, redeemable within three months In foreign exchange or foreign securities. Note Made Public The note to the Washington govern- ment, embodying the German propo sals, was made public here this niter noon. Tho text of the clause In the note stating the amount Germany Is ready to pay reads as follows: "Germany declares herself as ready to engage to pay for , reparations a total of 50,000,000,000 marks gold at thalr, present valuo. Germany Js equal ly ready to pay this amount In annu ities adapted to her productive capita ity to a total of 200,000,000,000 marks gold." ..... ...... "Germany proposes in tho note the issue of an international loan, the pro ceeds to bo placed at the disposition of the allies. On this loan Germany would pay interest at four per cent and provide for - amortization. The sum of the reparations total not cov ered by thlB international loan would be provided, to the limit of Gormnny's capacity by payments in goods, mater ials, etc. "Germany Is disposed," says tho note, "to allow tho allied powers to participate In Germany's economic and financial amelioration. Germany will co-operate with all her efforts In tho re-construction of tho devastated regions, so that she may acquit herself as quickly as possible of tho sums re maining unpaid." Will Pay In Cash Germany's offer of immediate pay ment represents 1,000.000,000 marks gold the noto says, made tip as fol lows: First one hundred nnd fifty million murks In gold, silver and bills receiv able. Second eight hundred and firty million marks In bills of exchange upon the treasury, which would be paid at the latest in three months in hills receivable nnd In foreign secur ities. As security for tho credits accorded her, the proposals slate, Germany IB willing to pledge public revenues nnd properties. In a manner to be deter mined between tho contracting par ties. Tho value of the German offer of 50,000,000,000 marks, with payment ex tended over a period of years, is placed at '200,000.000.000 marks by computing the interest, compounded annually. To check the German llgures It ob viously would he necessary to know the amount of the annuities and the rate of Interest, and these are as yet lacking. - I Game Wardens on Willamette River Attacked by Gang PORTLAND, Ore., April 20. Attacks were made upon dep uty game wardens near Oregon City last night by a gung of al leged poachers, according to a report today by Carl D. Shoe maker, state muster fish war den. Two boats operated by wardens on the Willamette river were attacked by men on nearby bluffs who hurled rocks und finally parties of the ulleg ed fish pirates put out on three bouts of their own und drove the officers from the river, accord ing to the official report. One shot was fired, and officers made one arrest. Reinforce menls were sent to I he scene by state officers loduy. CAPT.M. COOPER I). S. KOCIUSKO FLYERJSCAPES American Airman, Shot Down on Polish Front and Captured By Bolsheviki, Arrives in Riga After Escape From Prison April 12. mc. A, April 2fl. Ity tho Associat ed rrcHH) Captain Merlon C. Cooper of Jacksonville, Flu., tho Kosciusko squadron flyer who was Hhot down on tho Polish front nnd captured by the HiiHHlanH last July, osenped from a prison camp near Moscow April l:!, and arrived In Itiga. today. Cnptnln Cooper was accompanied hero by two Polish officers. The American aviator, while serving with tho Poles In their operations lust sum mer RKuiiiHt tho bolsheviki, disappear ed behind the soviet lin.se In Wallcia July 19. Captain Cooper had made nn ear lier attempt to escape and after being free for several days was recaptured. Mo was considered not a Polish, but an American prisoner. He was In several prison camps nnd tforked last winter shoveling snow on the rail ways, lie passed himself off us a corporal under an assumed name. Captain Cooper finally learned that his Identity was about to be revealed through tho efforts of some outsiders to secure his releaso and he decided to take a chance to escape, together with some Polish friends, with whom he was scarcely ablo to make himself understood becuu.se of language dif ference. Tho railway bridges on tho way to tho frontier were heavily guarded and tho llttlo party had to make long do tours ut every stream. Near the frontier they hid for 3 6 hours above a brick stove In a peasant's hut. They parted with their shoes and overcoats to speculators who aided In smuggling them Into hetvia. They had no com passes or money to buy a couple of pounds of bread. "We adopted tho American hobo methods to our circumstances," said Captain Cooper. "Wo jumped freight troinH at night when wo could, and walked through the woods when wo couldn't get a ride, sleeping mostly In tho daytime. Kverywhero tho peas ants were kind to us." MILWAUKR, Wis., April 26. Floods threatened several parts of Mllwuykeo today nnd residents of the south shore faced the loss of their homes through continued crumbling of the shore as tho result of rains tho last 2 4 hours and tho weather fore caster's predictions of continued downpours today nnd tonight At mid-day however, tho rain ceased. STATE AUTHORITIES UP IN THE AIR CHICAGO, April' 26. Private Infor mation that several ot tho men Indict ed In connection with the 1919 world series baseball scandal have fled to Mexico has been received and an ap peal will be made to federal officials In Washington In the nopo that some way may be found by which they can bo extradlcted, It was announced at the United States attorney's office to day. The officials refined to divulge the names of the men they believe have left tho country. Iluck Weaver, Claude Williams, Joe Jackson and Carl Zork have given bond. Attorneys for tho other White Sox players said today that they "could produce their clients within GEN'L WOOD STOPSPANIC ID-OCEAN Speech to Passengers on Dis abled "Wenatchee" Quiets All Fears Ship Arrives in Yokohama Towed Ry Erd more U. S. General Given Ovation. YOKOHAMA, April 56. (By the Associated Press.) The American steamer Wenatchee, bringing Major General Leonard Wood to Jupan on his way to the Philippines, arrived hero at 0:30 o'clock this evening In tow or the steamer Edmore after a series of mishaps to her machinery. The Wenatchee some days ago was forced to send out calls for aid and the tedmoro went to her assistance. General Wood, at the height of the Irritating mishups, addressed the passengers in tho salon and his calm ing words soothed them and remov ed their fears. The trouble to the Wenatchee, which according to the passengers nnd officials of the steam ship compnny resulted from under sized and 111-ndapated pumps feeding tho hollers and from leaky pipes through which suit water reached and clogged the turbines, began when the vessel was two days uot of Seattle. Genoral Wood and W. Cam eron Forbes, former governor gen eral of the .Philippines accompanied him, declared there was absolutely no panic, and praised the conduct ot tho crew. If the women were alarm ed, he said, they did not Bhow It. Ill view ot the growing apprehension on the part of some ot the passengers, however, the nature of the accident was described to them and General Wood followed ' with patriotic re marks which allayed the passen ger's fears. Aftor that the time was passed In dancing and giving con certs. The Edmoro's work of towing the Wenatchee was made difficult by the constant breaking of hawsorB, three of which parted last night, leaving the Wonatchce without aid until this mor ning.. General Wood, on his arrival, was received by Major Nlshlbara, aide to General Tanaka, the war minister and Secretary Iwute of the foreign office, after which he was photographed and Interviewed by a small army of Jap anese newspaper men. To 'the latter Genoral Wood voiced his plpasure at the Invitation to visit Japan after fin-, ishlng his work In the Philippines, where he Is going as President Har ding's representative to Investigate conditions, . Tonight, General Wood was to be the guest of several hundred Amer icans of Toklo and Yokohama at a dinner In his honor. ' YOKOHAMA. April 26. The new United States shipping board steamer Wenatchee disabled several days ago onroute hero on her maiden trans pacific voyage arrived tonight under . tow of the Admiral line freighter Ed more, Mujor General Leonard Wood, W. Cameron Forbes, of President Har ding's mission to study the Philippines situation and a number ot other not ablo passengers were on board. WASHINGTON", April 20. Briga dier General John H. Sherburne of Boston was named today as special 'counsel by the house committee ap-. pointed to Investigate the escape of tlrovcr C. Bergdoll, Philadelphia draft dodger. Chairman PeterB an nounced that the time for hearing witnesses would be determined later in tho week. FLEE 10 eighteen hours and would produce them In timo to give bond and stand trial." v. CLEVELAND. April 26. President B. B. Johnson, ot the American league who arrived here today to attend in the raising of the American league championship pennant, announced he would leave for Washington Immedi ately after today's game to arrange tor extradition of several men wanted in connection with the 1919 world series betting scandal, several ot whom have fled to Mexico, be said. President Johnson said he expected hearty co-operation from federal offic ials at Washington. . "No mercy will be shown the gnra biers," he said. ' "