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RICE If I
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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. ' "