MEDF01D MAIL TRIBUNE
The Weather
Maximum ysstsrdsy..,.. 32
Minimum today 09
Predictions
Pair and colder.
ttniiy siitMntb Tear.
Weakly flty-Pirat Tear.
MEDFOKD, OKECION, THURSDAY, JANUAKY 19, 1922
NO. 256
ENTIRE WEST
If! GRIP OF
FiZEJl
Oregon Temperatures Range
From 11 Below at Umatilla
to 17 Above in Portland
34- Below, Wyoming,' 7
Below Wenatchee, 4 Below
In Texas Freezing Tonight
PORTLAND. Or,. Jan. J9. The
colli wave continued throughout 0 ro
am today ullh prospect of slight
moderation within the next 2 4 houra,
according tu the weather bureau.
Temperatures here and through-
out tlm Willamette valley ranged
bout tlx same as yesterday morn
Inc. The minimum hro was 1"
above between 3 and G a. in. Malum
and Albany reported 11 and K,UKne
15.
Sub-tero temperatures prevailed
throughout eastern Oregon. I'aker
tbU morning reported 14 below, tho
lowest thorn Mtnrtt official record
have, been kept. Umatilla reported
11 blo.
8KATTI.E. Jan. 1. A soulhwrat
wlud that ttauld around from tho
northwest during the nlgbt brought
rising tnmperaturoa to the l'uift '
Hound district today with prospects '
lor warmer woathnr and either snow
t-r rain tonight, arrnrdlng to weather
burttail officials hore. "
In B-atlU the minimum lompvia-
lure during tho night was 21 drgrtx-s
b a toro, romparcd with )iwtr-(
flay s minimum of l degrea above
i4ro.
HAN KRANC1C0. 4an. 19.Jark
frost wllds the sci-pinr along thn 1'a-;
cine coast today. "Mariners wre
- warned last nlgbt to-look out for.
. northeast gnli from Ban Krnnrlsco ,
to Kumka and for a northwest blow;
anywhere betweonitatt ' Luis Obispo
und Kan 1Uko,
The wtrn portion of Washing
ton, whore rain or snow Is predicted
and tlm roast line of southern Call
fi rnla are tli only sfctlons alonw t hi
l'ttrlflr saliord between the t'nn.i
lines and Moisiran lines where fleec
ing, temperatures may not be expect
ed during the coming Zi hours.
KOKT WOUTH. Texas, Jan. 19
The winter's colt weather nvord wns
set here this morning wbn the mer
cury dropped to 19 degrees above
xero.
CIIJCAOO. Jan. 19. A cold wave,
hearing snow, reached eastward from
thn Itorkles today; leaving behind the
coldest weather known In Washing
ton And Oregon since 1909, and be
low xofo weather in the nearer weal
rn stat, it was expected to roach
Illinois by noon today. ITedlctlons
wero thnt the coldest weather of tho
winter would bo produced with a
minimum reading cf five above,
Two Abvs In Tea
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jnu. 19.
Tho winter drought prevalent
throughout tho midwest wheat belt
wsh lltt'e relieved by unow or othor
precipitation In the cold wave which
struck thn middle, west last night.
Knstern Nebraska, and Iowa got a
snow of from halt to two Inches but
MlMouri and Kansas received little
moro than a trace.
At Amarlllo, Texas, tho mercury
fell to two doRrooH above zero. Hos
well. N. M reported eight ahovo this
morning. Tho coldest weather of tho
1 season was rocordod tu Missouri, Kun
. sas and Okluhomu, with temperatures
ranging from two below tero at fciall
na to throo above at Kansas City, and
ten abovo at Oklahoma City,
A alight rise in temperature was
predicted.
(Continued on nugo alx.)
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GOLF COURSE FOR
ORGANIZED 8Y MISS IRl HUNS
NKW YORK, Jan, 19, (Uy A. P.)
w. Women golf devotwn hero have
launched the omanl&itlon of a club
and acquired an option on a alto for a
nourso on which women only will bo
permitted to play.
' ."When a woman wants to piny golf
-w bo It Hnturday, Bunday r Fourth of
July, sho wants to play," sold one of
th organizers. "Always In tho pnst
( wo. have had to aheivn our clubs and
. take to our knitting so that John
Jon"" and Dill Hmlthi tied dnwn jn
American Violinist
Finally Succumbs ,
To Poison Tablets
PARIS, Jan. 19 -Uy tho
Associated I'i own ) Mm. Thou.
Stewart lt)un, widely known
American violinist, known hiro
professionally ns Mlas Audrey
Crelghlon, dld today In the
American hospital at Neullly.
She hud been suffering for sev
eral days from tho effect of
wallowing, pobrnn tablets.
MARSHALL FIELD
CLAIMS PROFIT
T
Famous Chicago Dept. Store
Issues Financial Statement
for First Time in History
Enters Political Arena By
Attacking Fordney Bill.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. Departing
from Its usual ruHtotn of issuing no
financial alstemeuls, Marshall Field j
and company of Chicago, in state
ment prcpnred by Its president, John!
U. Hhedd. and presenlod to the house
today by Itiniresentallvo Mann, repub
lican, Illinois, announced that during
the ear l'JL'0, its total net hiil-s were
f lal.GOO.OOU, net profits ftr the year
after payment of federal taxes amount
ing to S JU cunts on each dollar'a worth
of sales. j
The etntrmrnt ssld thst announce-nif-nt
of profits was made because of a
speech delivered In the house on Io-
cember 1 by Chairman rrdney of the
ways and means routmlttoo during'
w hich he charged that lmportora were
waging an unfair fluht on tho Amer
ican valuation plan, Incorporated In
Urn new tariff bill. ,
The statement declared that the
Congressional K"ird showed that Mr.
Kordney had rhaigvd thnt Marshall;
t'M and company made a profit of
3.900 per cent on the sale of a knife
purchssed In Germany fur 9.6 cents
snd sold at retail at $j and bad also
tun l huge prvftts on a number of
other Imported articles.
Iienytng "positively" Mr. Pordney's
charge about thn knife profit and pre
senting data U prove that ho had
made erroniMtus statements, the state- i
ment declared the knlfo was bought In ,!
America and rout 2S time the amount!
given by Mr. Kordney.
The statement also charged that Mr.
Kordney "as a government officer has!
sncurud and mado public records of
our prlvuto transactions which have
never been treated by a government
officer heretofore as other thaa strict
ly confidential."
"That tho American valu plan
neede such gross misrepresentation of
farts In order that It may be Juutlfled,"
thn statement continued, "should be
luifflclonl evidence that It is a nivuaure
that should not become, a law."
Commenting further on Its profits,
Mamhnll Field and company said that
tho return, on tho capital engaged In
business for the year 1920 quailed
only 6,3 per cent "or nu amount not
much In excess of a return on tin In
vestment in United States government
bonds."
Theso figures wcro tho result of the
company's en tint manufacturing,
wholeuule and retail business.
TORONTO, Jan. 19. The eimugo
ment of the Duko of York und lady
Mary Ashley, daughter of Irfidy
Hhaflsbury, liuly In waiting to tho
(Ueen, will be announced next month
nt tho wedding of 1'rlncess Mary and
Vlm-ouul ijiHinlli h, according to a
IOndon cnblu received hero by tho
Mull and Empire,
Tho dispatch gives ns tho source of
Its information "persons In high
standing nt tho court."
WOMEN ONLY IS
tho ol'flco nil week; could git in their
little gumo on Sundays and Saturdays
and so on."
MIhs Marlon Holllns of Weatbrook,
N. Y United States woman golf
1 chrunplon, is chairman ot tho organi
sation committee,
"We are forming the club not only
with the Idea ot having a place where
we can play unrestricted," Miss Hol
llns said today, "but also with a view
of building a course which will be a
real championship tost for tho sod."
N
E
New French Premier Demands
That Germany. Carry Out
Terms of Versailles Pact-
Imputation of Imperialism
Is Vigorously Denied Bri
and to Lead Opposition.
PA III. Jan. it. (By thr A
eoelaled I'm) Tho new Putn
cam government glvvw a
mnn of confidence by tlm cliam
be f deputies thin cveulng. The
vote wmt 471 tu 107.
Dealing with thn proponed aniclo
French treuty, tho statement d
iliiri'.:
Wo would be vrry happy If a part
destined tu knp the (tears soon could
bo signed between Enaland and
France and wa do not doubt tht
iriamnuch a both counllres will bo
bepi-ritti-d. that one III be concluded ,
brtwvnn them on a basis of ported .
equality.
"Nrlthr do ws doubt that the
guarantees, present or future, that
the treaties acc-ord US will lx Integ
rally maintained."
Tho etatcmont refers to the rela
tions between Krunre and the Unit
ed States In a paragraph.
Iton'l Nifd Aid.
"We do not need aid. We seek to
maintain tho sironaest and most
friendly relation with alt the peo
ples who fought on our side for thn
rights of humanity, and especially
with tlio United Htatvs. whose co
operation contributed greatly to the
common victory and who has Just
given us a; the Washington confid
ence iiUr atrlklng proofs of her
noblo sentiments."
I'AHia, Jan. 1. Hy tho Aasoctat.
d I'res) Firm treatment of Ger
many and strict e.--utlon of tho
pence, treaties were demanded by Tre-mli-r
I'olncare totiny In presenting his
new cabinet to parliament and read
ing Its statement of policy In the
elmmber of deputies.
This platform, as the premier
voiced It, brought out an ovation from
tho elmmber approaching tho enthu
siasm Clemenceau was wont to arouse
In the dark duys of the war. The
chamber waa crowded, while outside
lingered a throng outnumbering
thoao who aucceedvd In gaining ad
mission. Mut Kuinil Treaty.
The ministerial declaration said the
problem of reparations dominates all
others and that If (Jermany falls to
fulfill her undertakings upon -such a
capital question, the French Darlls-I
ment must, after consultation with
the reparations commission, examine
iiienauns to
bo adopted to enforce
fulfillment.
Tho first of these measures, the
premier declared, will be the estab
lishment of serious and efficacious
control ef flermany'a budget, her is.
suance of paper money and her ex
ports. The declaration emphasised that
other clauses of the treaty of Versail
les, sucn aa disarmament and nuni.h.
mem or tnoso guilty of war crimes
must ba fulfilled.
PARIS, Jan. 18. (By Asaoclntw!
Prs.) "Respect for the treaties that
fixed the pwiee terms," Is tho platform
Premier Polncoro decided to present
for his cabinot before tho chamber this
afternoon. The declaration hlamna
"shameless propaganda" for tho pic
ture drawn abnad of Franco a "taint
ed With a sort of lmnerlallatln mn,l.
ness."
Of tho Genoa economic, conference,
the premier's statement says:
"We insist that the conditions of the
Canues protocol be accepted or reject
ed by tho delegates prior to any dis
cussion, bo that noue of tho stipula
tions of the treaties can be debated,
evnn ludirectly. Unions we have pre
cise guarantees on this point, we shall
bo compcllod to retain our liberty of
action."
FARI8, Jan. 19. (Dy Associated
I'ross.l Franco's new ministry made
its official bow to tho country today
with the reassembling of parliament
to hoar tho statement of policy framed
by I'mmlor Polncaro and his col
lenguoB in the cabinet recently formed
to succeed tho Hrtand ministry. A
substantial majority for the new gov
omniout, when tho question of confi
dence camo up, wa predicted by ex
perienced parliamentary iradors.
rot-rusts of the mlnlatry't statement
declared lt would voice the govern
ments determination to make the
treaty of Versailles tho basis of Its
policy, demanding of Germany "that
sho come to a decision to make good
the obllgatlona undertaken when she
signed that pact,"
M. llrland wqs unanimously chosen
(Continued on paRO rIk.)
PONCAR
0 RESTS
UPON TREATY
Beautiful Russian Refugee in London
pL rr ' -7,
-V if'
MN: v.. LJ,
Mme. Kousnersoff, one of the many
la reputed to be the okwI buaulUul of
uU capital.
OLD TOWN, .Maine, Jan. 19. A
hobo on Arctic trails who had with
him a notebook and other relics of
Dr. Cook's expedition of 14 years ago
is described in a letter received here
from Kenneth M. Clark, a Harvard
graduate, who is in the tlmberbtndsl
in the northern Quebec wilderness.
Exulorlna- a stranso trail with a
al.l. f lrl .. ha f.tiin1
rouah
igloo, nearly burled In snow, lnsido
Y?,,, I0"? Eklamo ,,r 7lfbroed -
clothed in furs. A notebook In a cor-
ner of the hut. toaethor with papers
and bits of metal, appurcntly parte of
U"i"X,Mn - CR,US.hl 'JLt Th.
name of Dr. Frederick A. Cook.
The pages contained notes
on
weather, conditions of ice floes and
ice noes ana
DR. COOK'S NOTE SAVf DOUGHBOY
BUOK FOUND ON "JLll
nnnn nr mrtrin PHATFA I TH FRDY,
i nuDU ur fiuiiu
i ii ii ii i niriiiivi mi n i i nil i mii iiii i
other memorandum. Eighty-nine de- bers of w blch urea at the command, continent unavoidable,
mrees latitude wns tho furthest nortlt ; Yarbrough said. "The soldier fell and j "The esecntlial points Involved,"
position decipherable, Clark wrote. j the officer walked over, felt his pulse xr. Relnsch continued, "are the eon
Clark said he learned that the lone ; for . moment, and turned away. Then trot of the Shantung railway, the
occupant of the igloo was a wanderer
of lho wilderness. He had been with
xn KOOK eipeuiuon, ne inuicatea
one of the few who stayed with thl
explorer after hi party had been .
epllt by blizzards, thinned by ecunty
provisions and forced to turn back
when tho dogs went mad.
Uofure leaving, tho man said, he
took the notebook and other articles
and had been carrying them since. T. A Sinclair, of Westville, Okla.,
It was in 1909 that Dr. Cook came testified bo saw three public eiecu
out ot the north with tho claim to ti0mt at Is-Sur-TUle. or one more thaa
, """"""y i
1 1908, which
mo poie on April zi
caused heated contro
versy with Admiral Peary, w ho char- I
acterlxed Cook's claim as a "gold
brick."
Clark wrote that he was bringing
tho notebook back to civilisation.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19. The
California-Oregon Power company
asked tho. railroad commission today
for authority to Issue $1,000,000
bonds to build a high tension trans
mission line aud tor other better
men ta ;
. ' .
Httgar tions Cp.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 19. The
price of refined cane sugar was ad
vanced ton ceuts today from $5.20
per hundred pounds to $5.30 accord
ing to announcement by the Califor
nia Tawalian Sugar refluery. , '
Kxplonlon in Shoe Factory.'
BROCKTON. Mass., Jan. 19. An
explosion at tho KUlott Shoe eom
pany'g plant shook the north end of
the city late this afternoon. Several
Jesser explosions followed.
King Gustav Has Flu
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 19.
tBy Associated Press.) King Gustav
today was reported to be - suffering
from a slight attack ot Influenza. He
Is confined to his bed and has some
fover,
CALIFORNIA-OREGON
ASK BOND
E
titled Russian refugees In London,
the refugees now residing at the Eng-
WASHINOTOX, Jan. 19. The ahoot- Far East,, Dr. Paul Relnsch, former
Ing of a soldier by a firing squad in minister to China, declared in an ad
France was described to the senate dreM today before the National
. . Popular Government league.
committee investigating alleged Illegal, ReiMCh ,.ho u now counsellor
executions today by George. W. Tar- to the Chinese government, asserted
brough of Roanoke, Ala., who said he that thf nthuaiaani with which this
country a signing of the treaty had
was an eye witness. (been received in "certain quarters."
During heavy shell fir near Cha-
teau TIeiT.v." said Yarbrough. "I was
going up the road with other men
when we saw a soldier, his hands tied
behind him, being marched toward the
;u8. The sight waa so unusual III
a,9lracted our attention. There was
nmr I IhHi-p hhi mainr. In.
. . j ,a un
' started to shoot the soldier, a white
boy about 10 years old, he asked that
' he be not blindfolded.
rUl " '".l
l was close to the squad, ail mem-
he ordered the souad to more on."
I yM thre anything about the exe -
cutkm to make rou beUeve lt WM an
.
b,U!! of . err Chairman Brandegee
uorvvu, i
"Nothing whatever,' but I felt that It
they had detailed a squad to kill a man
they coulJ have detailed a squad to
' bury him.'
shown there by the war department'
recoru- Sinclair gnew 01 no uiegai
i execution.
Robort E. O'Brien of Des Moines,
corroborated the testimony of Sinclair
as to three executions at ls-Sur-TUle.
"UarA Hollc.it" Smith mraln emnt
Into inquiry, Charlies Leslie ot Roches-
.
ter, N. Y., a lieutenant at the camp
with Smith testifying that ho never
beard of a soldier being killed there
with clubs.
TO
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Jan. 19. De
claring that more congonial and bene,
flclol employment could be found for
girls at the Grand Mound training
school than taking caro ot barns and
cuttle, Governor Hart today an
nounced that the dairy herd at the
school would bo abolished. Milk and
cream for the institution will be sup
plied from tho herd at the boys' train
ing school at Chehalls, it waa said
The governor's action followed
visit yesterday to both schools.
"Tho cows will bo replaced with
about 3000 ohlckena which can easily
be cared for by the girls and tho train
log will be worth something In later
life,", eald tho governor.
"The consolidation of" the dairy
hords, I believe, will make for greater
I never liked the idea of
economy.
gifls worklngr around barns anj-woy'J
GOVERNOR OBJECTS
GIRLS
CARING
pftn n i tti rn rtiini
rUKbAIILtbAKIibVi
Secretary Hoover
Sees Stage Set for
General Coal Strike
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. Seo-
retary Hoover declared today the
atage appears to be set tnr a gen-
era! atrlke in the bltuminoug coal
industry at the end of March,
when existing wago contracts
expire.
Mr. Hoover Indicated that nego-
tlations carried on by admlnlstra- 4
tlon officials with representatives
4 of both aides in the coal industry
bad not produced any concrete
4 results and the Impression u 4
4 given that further negotiations 4
4 were not contemplated at present. 4
4 4
1
POINT
CHiNjneiY
Former U. S. Ambassador to
China Warns People Not to
Be Too Optimistic Concern
ing Four Power Pact
Danger Not Over.
WASHINOTON. Jan. 19. The wria
dom of American participation in the
four power treaty adopted at the
Washington conference to preserve
! peace In the Pacific can be judged
only by the results obtained in its
disposal of remaining questions in the
should give warning of "expectation
or hope that the United Btates there-
by "will support or at least condone,
p" i
TZj."
8U8p,eion th6
couM b counteracted only by such
e.. r h. r.i.in.
,k.t Mm,. .. win m.k. it main
that a more favorable and equitable
policy will be folowed. and paricu.
j
i mr,jr JBn
tinued. wlU Inevitably make war on
. . ..r,' maVa wr on
abolition of sphere of International
'nl special prt1lege In China and
the actual and Immediate Wlhtdrmwat
of Japanese military from China and
xheso tha po4nU on
which the conference must stand or
fail," he warned.
Asserting he did not believe the
American people sufficiently realised
that the "future ot democracy in east,
era Asia la at stake." Dr. Relnsch
added: 4
"Free government and one democ
racy In that region have had scant
encourftg.ment from the great pow
Bnd mo9t persistent obstruction
from Japan. The voice of the Chl-
neae people has a ade itself heard at
'this conference. Yet many people
still believe It Is incumbent on the
'powers to "set Up a BtaDJO govern.
: . I.. r-V. It. o Thn.
ment in China.' Tho Chinese people
are about to do that for themselves If
they are let alone."
Arrhbtshop Dies.
OTTAWA, One., Jan. 19. Arch
bishop Charles Hugh Gauthier, 78, ot
the metropolitan province ot Ottawa,
died today after a long illness.
OH AHA, Neb.. Jan. 19. Tempera
tures in Nebraska today ranged from
IS below at ValenUn to five below In
Omaha, with the cold wave moving
eastward, the United States weather
bureau reported.
ILESALE PRICES
SHANTUNG R
PER CENT LOWER THAN LAST YEA3
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. The gen
eral level of wholesale prices remained
stationary through November and De
cember, the bureau of labor statistics
announced today. The bureau's index
number, with the 1913 price level de
noted by one hundred, stood at 149 in
thoso two months with the price of
327 commodities considered.,
Foodstuffs, farm products, clothing,
chemicals and drugs showed a declin
ing tendency which was most pro-
nounced In such articles as cattle, hay,
nop", peanuts, butter, eg, cheese.
WITNESSES
F.
F
State Recalls Zey Prevost
From Stand When She Can't
Remember a Number of
Salient Points In Previous
Testimony State Detained
Witness, Is Charge.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 19. Mini
Zey Provost was suddenly recalled
from the stand today when the prose
cution declared that It waa "surprised",
at her testimony In the manslaughter
trial of Koscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle.
Miss Prevost testified that aha did not
"remember" a number of salient point
In her testimony at a previous trial oC
the action.
Adjournment was taken until 1:30
p. m. to give the court opportunity to
look Into the "surprise" features of
Miss Prevost' s testimony, and also on
account of failure of certain w Unease
to appear. '
Efforts of the prosecution to elicit
evidence from her wa characterlxed
as "dentistry" by Gavin McNab, chief
defense counseL
The witness said she made an effort
to force her way. with a number of
other guests, into a room in which
Arbuckle waa alone with Miss Rappe
during the party. Arbuckle opened th
door and It was seen that he waa clad
only la bath robe and pajamas. Mis
Rappe, she said, was tossing on a bea
and moaning "I am dying."
The defendant Jokingly tried to pre.
senav Miss Rappe from tearing her
clothes off," the witness said.
The witness wa one of those who
tried to assist Miss Rappe, she said.
. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19. What
the defense in the second . Roeooe
Arbuckle manslaughter trial proposed
to do as a result of testimony yester
day that two prosecution witnesses
had been detained at the home of an
attache of the diatrlct attorney's of
fice, was a major topic of conversation
around the court room today.
Miss Alice Blake, a participant in
the narty at the Hotel St Francla
i hon. at which Arhuckla la accused of
j Inflicting fatal injuries on Miss Vlr-
j nj. juppe, testified yesterday that
i gu ana ctVj nut uo x. ucmi wrcu uvvu-
she and Zey Provost had been aetaineo
at tne noma or an suscue n
trlct attorney a on ice against mwr
will. . -
Asked whether she had been coerced
regarding her testimony the witness
said she "would rather not state."
LONDON. Jan. 19. (By the Ajuc
c la ted Preo) Pope Benedict' tever
la somewhat diminish. 3, but absolute
rest and quiet ars t)H ntceseary ftr
him. a Central News dispatch from
Rome today quote Dr. Ettore Mar
chlafava, In attendance upon hi holt,
nesa, aa stating: The pope is troubled
by persistent coughing, pains In the
head and chest, and by weakness, but
continued In high spirits, the state
ment adds.
ROME, Jan. 19. Report from
the bedside ot Pope Benedict, who
ha the grippe, stated today that bis
..nrlltlnn un, uni-hanffiul. Ha hl &
relatively high temperature yester
day, but so tar as is known, serious
symptoms have not appeared.
A bulletin Issued later by the phy
sicians attending the pope said that
his bronchial catarrh had not spread
.and that hi temperature had dlmln
-tatted.
IN GENERAL 21
lard, lemons, oranges and sugar. Fuel
prices showed a alight increase and
building materials advanced three per
cent in December over the November
level.
An increase for the month of two per
cent waa reported In the group of mis
cellaneous commodities Including
bran, mill feed, linseed meal, lubricat
ing oil, paper, manlla rope, Mexican
sisal and tankage. ' . ' - v '
The general level of wholesale
prices in December, according to the
announcement was 21 per cent lower
than it was one year before.
ARBUCKLE
CASE
POPE BENEDICT
VICIIMOFFLU