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MEDFORD, OREGON", MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1922
NO. 223
Tribune
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FRANCE Pill
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British Cabinet Rejects Meas
ure of Force for Ruhr Dis
trict Insisted Upon By Poin
care Only Hope for Peace-
ful Settlement Seems to Be
United States.
LONDON, Dec. H. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The conference of
allied premiers, called to arrange the
basis for an allied financial and rep
arations conference In Brussels, lias
broken down. It was announced at
6 o'clock this evening that the pre
miers had taken adjournment until
January 1.
LONDON, Dec. 11. (By tho Asso
ciated Press.) Adjournment of the
premier's conference " tonight for
eight days in order to avert an open
rupture between England and France
over the question of German repara
tions has been virtually decided upon,
It was learned today.
The British cabinet rejected the
measures of force for the Ruhr dis
trict upon which Premier Poincare.
insisted.
Prime minister Bonar Law inform
ed Premier Poincare that British
public opinion was overwhelmingly
opposed to any military measures
against Germany.
Poincare had made a demand for
the occupation of the Ruhr as a guar
antee for a German moratorium.
Resume in Eight Days
"The conference probably will re
sume its sessions in eight days in
London' or Paris. Meanwhile- it Is
hoped thai some guarantees may be
found which will. satisfy the. French
and at the same time make military
action unnecessary.
. It was stated in French circles
that the imminent adjournemnt was
merely a maneuver, to prevent an
open break between the allies partic
ularly between France and England
nnd that there was little likelihood
of finding a common basis between
England and Franco
It was further pointed out that in
spite of Premier Polncnre's desire to
cooperate with the new British gov
ernment he had been forcely largely
by tho political situation at home to
demand the Ruhr as the price of any
concosslsons to Germany.-
Tho meeting of the premiers sched
uled for this noon was postponed un
til 4 o'clock. It. was expected that
in the meantime prlvoto interviews
would take place among the pre
miers In an eleventh hour effort to
ebvo the conversations - from what
seemed this morning to be inevitable
postponement.
It was Btated in an authoritative
American quarter that the chief hope
of bringing British and French to
gether in the period of adjournment
to which the conference seems doom
ed, lies wtlh the United States. It
was said that England probably
would ask the American government
if It is willing to cancel the French
debt to the United States, provided
England in turn cancels the French
debt to Great Britain and enters a
definite agreement with the Ameri
can government ultimately to pay
tho British debt to America.
This suggestion was made Inform
ally last evening to a certain import
nt American now in London and it
Tlrobably will be presented directly to
Secretary Hughes this week.
Up to I'nltPd States
Great Britain Is said to look favor
ably on the cancellation of the
French debt due her, provided the
United States cancels the trench
debt to America. It is the belief of.
(Continued on Page alx.l
DURANGO, COLORADO,
DURANGO, Colo., Doc. 11. Rod S.
Day, editor of the Durango Democrat,
was found not guilty of the charge of
murder for which he was tried In con
nection with the death of William L.
Wood, city editor of the Durango
Herald, last April. The verdict was
returned at eight o'clock this morning
after thirteen ballots had been taken.
The verdict was given to the court
approximately 34 hours after tho case
went to the Jury, but it was reached
nbout nine o'clock last night when the
Jurors were locked lip for the night
with Instructions to return their ver
dict this morning.
ON CHARGE OF MURDERING RIVAL EDITOR
Kentucky Moonshine
Gang Kills Officer,
Sheriff Scared Off
4-
MOUNT STERLING, 'Ky.,
Dec. 11. Repulsed with the
death of one member of their
Posse who were endeavoring to
capture slayers of R. E. Duff,
killed by moonshiners Saturday,
federal and sheriff's forces
abandoned the attack today and
counseled with state authori
ties as to further steps. David
Troadway, tho member of the
posso who was killed, was shot
from ambush.
Bob and Charles Ballard,
brothers, and leaders of tho
Dullard gang, are sought.
$35,000 10 HELP
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 11. Port
land businessmen today at a meeting
subscribed $35,000 for relief of
Astoria's fire sufferers. A resolution
was adopted fixing $50,000 as the
amount to be raised. A committee
was appointed to co-operate with the
Astoria relief committee.
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Dec. 11.
The Bellingham Rotary club today vot
ed to raise a relief fund for the benefit
of victims of the fire at Astoria, Ore.
It was announced that a campaign for
$r000 would be launched today. Mayor
E. T. Mathes has issued an appeal to
the people of Bellingham in behalf of
Astoria.
ASTORIA. Ore.. Dec. 11. Asto-
rln'n nrnvisinnnl . government. In
charge ot a committee of ten under
the. leadership of Lieutenant Colonel
fi S Gilbert was functioning today.
and with the aid ot the American
Red Cross, represented here by i.
Kilpatrick and a hundred bluejack
ets from the coast guard cutters
Snohomish and Algonquin and the
destroyer Yarborough and a volun
teer nrcanlzatlon of ex-service men.
was taking care of relief and main
taining order.
Rigid regulations have been estan
ifoimt fni tha nrnteotlnn of the de
vastated area where fortunes lie be
neath the debris. Sailors patrol the
district and no person under any ex-
o ta normittnil in enter after 5
trol the residence district at night.
p. m.
Tho searchlight of the destroyor
nlavnft nnr.n thfl ruins last night. EX-
scrvtce men have undertaken to pa-
Whlle immccliato needs are pro
lrten in chargo of
relief reiterated today that hundreds
of persona nnd proprietors of small
business establishments whoso means
nf lli.olltinnd n-prn wined out. faCC a
period of difficulty until normal con
ditions are re-establlsnea nere.
The executive committee nns an
nmmoptl flint n nnroxlmatclv $75,000
is needed for immediate purposes.
Shipments or further supplies win w
requisitioned by tno tiea irons u
needed to prevent over-supply and
wnHto.
Survey of the temporary business
qunrtcr was begun today with a view-
to immediate construction.
Frank Branch Riley
At Wednesday Forum
Frank Brunch Riley the nationally
known orator and humorist, will be
tho speaker at the Medford Chamber
of Commerce forum luncheon at the
Medford Hotel on next Wednesday
noon.
Two years ago Mr. Riley delighted
the residents of Medford with his
Joyous description of our own Pa
cific northwest and no one can afford
to miss this hour of golden entertain
ment. The general public Is Invited.
EDITOR ACQUITTED
According to testimony given nt tho
trial, Day and Wood became enemies
through a newspaper controversy.
They met on the street early one mor
ning and heated words led to blows.
Day testifying in his own behalf, de
clared that Wood, a man considerably
his physical superior, refused his
peaceful advances and Btruck him in
the face. Fearing the consequences
of an impending assault, he said, he
drew Ills automollc pistol and shot
from the hip. The first bullet inflicted
a mortal wound. A second shot. Day
said, was fired by him unintentionally
in the excitement. 1
PORTLAND GIVES
ASM, ORE
1923 BUSINESS
OUTLOOKBRIGHT
ASSERTS HOOVER
Secy, of Commerce in Annual
Report, Says There Is No
Comparison With Condi
tions a Year Ago Tariff Is
Not Harmful to Trade-
WASHINGTON, Dec, 10. Ueor
gnnlzation of tho government ngen
eies dealing Willi commerce, mining,
manufacturing, shipping, fisheries
and transportation facilities into three
groups, each under an- assistant sec
retui-y, was recommended by Secre
tary Hoover today in his annual i
port to congress.
Whether these groups, which would
concern themselves respectively with
industry, trade and navigation, should
be brought into tho commerce de
purtment, lie declared was secondary
to the necessity for the grouping itself
in order to obtain concentration of
purpose to eliminate overlapping. A
direct saving o upwards o $1,000,
000 a year In administration would
be .possible under the plan, he esti
mated, while many times that amount
given to the public in increased
values and services.
Mr. Hoover reported among othar
things that investigation by his de
partment had disclosed that the
cuntry's domestic: sources of oil could
last only a generation, and that for
eign nations were rapidly pre-empting
the available foreign oil-bearing
territory. He added, however, that
through tho voluntary measures taken
by the oil industry to expand its hold
ings abroad there is measurable as
surance of futuro supplies under
Amerlcnn control.
As to the general business situa
tion, the commerce secretary de
clared the outlook was "so Improved
over a year ago as to be incompar
able," despite the inequalities still
existing in the price levels between
various commodities rind between
wage . earners and farmers.
Kellof for Farmer.
"Somo relief," ho said, "could ' be
given to the farmer by readjustment
of. railway rates in such a fashion as
to impose larger burdens upon high
priced commodities and lower rates
on primary produce. A greater re
lief would be given if he were pro
vided with adequate transportation.
Further relief would be given by the
provision or an adequate credit sys
tem to neet his needs of loans for
periods In excess of federal reserve
facilities and at nearer tho commer
cial rates of interest."
Liberalization of the law with re
spect to trade associations was favor
ed by Mr. Hoover to the extent that
co-operative organizations generally,
as distinguished from capital consoli
dations, should bo permitted to file
with some appropriate government
agency the plan ot their operations,
tho functions they propose to carry
on, and tho objectives they proposed'
to reach, 'that upon approval such
of theso functions as did not appar
ently contravene public interest,
might be proceeded with; that upon
complaint, either by individuals or by
the government that theso functions
had reacted against the public inter
est, a hearing should be held before
some suitable tribunal and the right
to continue theso particular func
tions should, if the complaints were
found Justified, bo suspended.
Tnrirt Not Harmful. .
Discussing tho effects of the new
tariff law, Mr. Hoover asserted that
generally the volume of tho country's
exports Is likely to be increased by
the increasing prosperity nt home.
"Tho thcorletical assumption, he
said, "that the new tariff will so di
minish our imports as to strangle the
buying power of foreign countries for
our exports, does not seem to be
borne out by the critical examination
of the nctual factors Involved. Some
where between one-third nnd one
half of foreign buying power for our
exports is furnished by Invisible ex
change. Beyond this somewhere from
49 to 55 per cent of commodities
shipped to us from abroad nro upon
tho free list (based upon application
of the Fordney tariff to tho 1921-22
imports, where about 60 per cent
wero free) thus tho buying power is
untrnmmeled up to, say, 70 to 80 per
cent, Tho remnlnder of our imports
which are dutiable is in large part
such goods as will be imported in
any ovent, ns sugar, wool, luxuries,
etc. Therefore It would not seem that
the gross volume of exports would be
very greatly Influenced one way or
another- by the tariff."
In a (critical examination ' of the
rnllroad situation the. secretary de
scribed tho needs for revision of rail
way legislation to prevent the strang
ulation of .industry, and commerce
through a shortage of transporta
tion. .
"Wo must have lnfrenscd transpor
tation," ho snid, "If we are to main
tain our growing productivity. We
must therefore find u way out of the
cycle of systematic starvation of a
large part of our mileage nnd tho de
nudntlon of our railway mnnagers of
their responsibilities and initiative."
Slump In Shipping.
An extraordinary slump In ship
building was shown by the report of
D. II. Cnrson, commissioner of navi
gation, there being 105 vessels of
204.644 gross tons under construc
tion In American ship ynrds on June
20, 11)22. ns compared with 4,000,000
(Continued on Page six.)
WARREN MAY WED
UNMARRIED MOTHER
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Frank G. Warren, prominent lawyer
of Kansas City, it is said, will marry
Miss Nancy Jordan, the comely young
Englishwoman who was just permitted
to enter the country with her three
year old son. Miss Jordan asserts that
her friendship with Warren was never
anything serious, and that It is due to
the kindness of Mrs. Warren, who re
cently secured a divorce, that she, Miss
Jordan, and her son were allowed to
come Into the country. Photo shows
Mr. Warren and his divorced wife.
EDDIE DURNQ ILL,
POST-SEASON GAME
NOT YET DECIOED
Coach Eddie Durno, idol of the
local high school student body and
one of the most popular men in Med
ford was taken to the Community
hospital this forenoon shortly after
he stepped from the 9:17 train, and
was operated upon at 1:30 p. m. for
acute appendicitis.
Eddie had been in Portland nnd all
but final arrangements had been
Wade with Washington high school
of that city for a game here Now
Year's Day with the Scott high school
of Toledo, Ohio. Now that Medford's
coach, the best that over coached a
Red and Black team, in the opinion
of many fans, is seriously ill it is in
definite as to the action that will be
taken by the local school authorities
As Eddie was taken to the hospital
this morning he said, "Co ahead and
play the game, "111 be out by Christ
mas Day." It Is felt by many fans
that the team with tho excellent in
struction It has received nil season
from Durno will bo able to make a
good showing, and under the circum
stances it is felt tho every man on
the squad will train to tho top-notch
and get himself in shape for the big
gamo should the school authorities
decide to go ahead and play.
A decision will not bo rendered for
a day or two according to Superin
tendent A. (1. Smith, as a reBUlt of
Dnrno's sudden Illness:
Even if Eddie were not coaching
the Medford high school team all the
people In Medford who are acquaint
ed with htm would feel the same as
thev do now. In addition to being one
of the. best high school coaches on the
coast Eddio has an exceedingly aim-
able personality and Is well liked and
admired by every acquaintance.
Whether tho game Is scheduled or
not he has hosts of friends who hope
for hla swift recovery.
13 BELOW ZERO-
SPOKANE, Dec. 11. Clear nnd cold
with snow ranging from half an Inch to
two feet, summarized weather condi
tions' over Washington, according to
reports received hero. Temperatures
ranged from 13 below zero nt Wennt
chee, to 27 above at Olympla. Wcnat
chee's tomperature, with 24 Inches of
Bnow on the ground was the coldest
December 11 In the history of the
valley.
Salem, Oregon, reported 35 above
nnd no snow. Medford, Oregon, was
enjoying normal temperature and no
snow.
U.S.AIR FORCES
SEARCHING FOR
2 LOST AiRMEN
Every Aircraft in Army Ser
vice and Three Troops of
- Cavalry Scour Mexican Line
for Colonel Marshall and
Lieutenant Webber.
EL PASO, Texas. Dee. 11. I!y
the Associated 1'ress) Every air
craft unit at the command of the
1'nltiHli Ntu'.es along tho IGOO-milo
bonier has been ns-signcd to a defi
nite part in the combing of the ter
ritory between Fort lluachuca i.nd
the Pacific coast In search of Colonel
Francis Marshall and Lieutenant
Charles 1 Webber, aviators lost since
last Thursday.
TUCSON, Ariz.,' Dec. 11. Request
has been made of the Mexican gov
ernment for permission for Ameri
can airplanes to cross tho border in
search for the missing army fliern.
As soon as permission is receive;! a
squadron of planes will start south.
NOGAI.ES, Ariz., Dec. 'II. Ten
planes under the command, of Cap
tain It. G. Krwin this morning start
ed an intensive search of tho desert
between Xogales and Tucson for
Colonel Francis Marshall and Lieu
tenant C. L. Webber, missing airmen.
Captain Erwln stated this morning
before taking off that tho territory
east and west of Gila llend hnd bosn
thoroughly searched as had tho des
ert of Yuma without uny trnce of the
men or their machine.
Colonel Francis Cutler Marshall,
lost with Llcutennnt Charles L. Web
ber of Denver, wns a brigadier gene
ral, commanding tho lGIUh hrigndo of
the 90th division during tho world
war until October, 1918 when he took
command of the second brigade first
division, until May, 1919. Ho was with
urn command wiin tno first Amur!-
can army at St. Mlhlel and the
Meuso-Argonno operations nnd with
the Hhlrd American army in the oc
cupation of Germany.
For war service ho received the
ci-olx de guerre with palm. t
Crtloncl Marshall was graduated
from tho United States military acad
emy In 1890. On September 6, 1894
ho married tho daughter of General
J. H. Page, U. S. A, nnd has held
commands In vnrious army divisions
since His official residence Is listed
at Darlington, Wis., although ho is
now officially stationed nt Washing
ton. D. C.
Three troops of the tenth cavalry
from Fort lluachuca have been sent
into the field and have established
headquarters at Patagonia, Ariz., and
at the Empire nnd Parker ranches In
this district. Mounted forces are
keeping in touch with Fort 'Hunchuca
by wireless from which point they
nro being directed In their search,
supplementing tho working of the
airplanes.
BY LOCAL POLICE
Oeorgo Tuckori alleged by the
sheriffs office, to be an assistant of
Prohibition Enforcement Officer S.
B. Sandefer, In the maintenance of
the drouth in this vicinity, was ar
rested by Night Officer Joe Cave
and Deputy Deane Terrlll about 4
o'clock Sunday morning, charged
with being intoxicated, and will be
given a preliminary hearing tomor
row morning nt 10 o'clock. Tucker is
said ,to have come to this city from
ltoseburg about a month ago.
O. Allen was also nabbed Sunday
morning for1 boing unsteady, it is nl
leged. Ho gave bonds for $75, writ
ing a check for the amount. Allen
departed, and tho chock turned out
to ho "N. O.," friends making It
good.
Doth arrests are said to be the
outgrowth of a country dance, at
which the proceedings, are reported
to have been onllvened by tt fistflght
between two young women.
REDUCED 1 5 CENTS
SAN FP.ANCISCO, Dec. - 11. Re
duction of fifteen cents per hundred
pounds for both enne nnd beet sugar,
effective today were announced here
by sugar refiners. Tho new prices
nro 17.50 per hundred for cano and
$7.30 for beet.
Circus Murder Trial Starts.
MOUNT HOLLY, N. J., Dec. 11,
Tho Jury to try Mrs Doris Mrunon and
her brother Harry C, Mohr on
chnrgo nf having killed John T, Rru-
nen, circus owner, wns obtained to
doy '
Labor Leader On
Visit to Portland
Scores President
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 11.
Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation of Labor
and WllUam J. Spencer, secretary
of the building trades department
arrived here today to make ar-
rangenients for the national con-
vention of the federation, to bo
held here next fall.
Morrison in a statcmont de-
nounced what ho declared to bo
"vicious propaganda" throughout
the nation to break wages and 4
smash trndo unions. Ho said !
there wns no justification for re-
ducing wages at tho present time,
that a "person must receive $1.70 !
whore he received $1 in 1914.
"The Harding administration
has been against labor in every
4 particular" he declared in anotli-
er part of his statomcnt.
KILLED BY MOB
Till
STKEKTMAN, Texas, Dec. 11.
fleorge Gay, 25, negro, arrested today
in connection with an alleged attack
on a young woman hero, was shot
and killed by a mob this afternoon.
FAIRFIELD, Texas, Dec. ill. A
negro, believed to have attacked a
white girl at her home at Streetman
today, was captured by n posse,, but
was not positively Identified by the
girl, nccordlng to reports here.
The negro, who said his namo was
nemun c.m
was taken to tho girl's
honu.. A mob of nbout 11.00 gathered
t Streetman. Tho man was locked
ln n Hmn 1ll)u,0 umicr heavy guard.
pending arrival of bloodhounds from
tho. suae penitentiary jtt Huntavilie,
which will be put on the negro's trail.
Tho girl's condition is not serious,
tho negro having been - frightened
nwny aftor throwing a sack over her
head and stuffing her mouth full ot
cotton. , '
While preparing to clean a loaded
Lugor automatic pistol yesterday
afternoon at his homo, George Bar
nuin, local garage owner, was shot
through tho knee Joint. ' Tho attend
ing physician states that ho does not
believe the injury-will be permanent
although the bullet passed through
a portion of the joint.
Darnum was sitting down disas
sembling the pistol which had a car
tridge in tho chamber. The weapon
slipped from his grip and fell to
wards tho floor. Barnum caught It
before it struck the floor, but Just as
ho caught it the cartridge was de
tonated. Tho bullet struck the upper
edge of his kneo cap nnd was divert
ed downwards through the thigh
above tho knee.
Barnum Bpent a painful night of
suffering nt the Sacred Heart hos
pital, but It was stated that he was
resting more easily today.
Proprietress Rooming
House Shoots 2 Men
ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 11.
Matt Polaskc, 35, wes killed nnd Nick
Phillips, 29,' wns seriously wounded
In a rooming houso brawl In South
Abordeen enrly this morning. Mrs.
Mary llollUHkl, proprietress of the
houso, who is nlleged by the police
to havo done the shooting, Is ln Jail
on a chnrgo of murder.
According to the police Bho admits
tho shooting, but claims Bile fired In
self-defense.
S.P1P.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Hear
ings before tho Interstate Commerce
Commission on tho application of the
Southern Pacific to retnln control of
tho Central Pacific entered tho final
stages today when Introduction ot di
rect testimony wns completed. .
Attorneys representing tho vnrious
Interests concerned, however, ar
ranged to cnll new witnesses In re
buttal. ln addition, n tentative .ng-wmcnt
wus reached for extensive oral argu
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FARM LABOR
M BOTH
OLD PARTI ES
Socialists, Non-Partisans, Or
ganized Labor and Farmers
Plan Onslaught on Republi
can and Democratic Con
servativesGreat Victory
Seen in Recent Election.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 11. (By Associ.
ntod Press). Farmers nnd labor have
discovered their joint power through
the primary and "there is now hope
that our iwlitlcal and industrial futuro
Is safer than it ever was berore," Wil
liam II. Johnston, international presi
dent of the machinists' union declared
here in opening the conference for
progressive political action, over which
he is presiding. '
"Our first experiment is ended and
our first preliminary skirmish on be
half of equal and exact justice has
come to a close," President Johnston
declared summarizing the recent elec
tions. Through you, as a result of the
efforts niado by your associates and
neighbors, at - home, the American
people have Bpoken most emphatically.
Popular Wrath Let Loose
"On November 7 the stored up wrath
of the people was let loose, tho so
called captains of industry, the free
booters, profiteers, plunderers and po
litical prophets of tho discredited
Harding administration.
"On that day American citizens vot
ed more intelligently than they ever
did before. They voted with rare dis
crimination and magnificent indepen
dence. They not only brandished tho ,
.bju jjticli of. outraged indignation, bqt..
they used It that day most effectively,:
so 'thoroughly ' in fact that the predn
tory Interests in nnd out of the present ,
administration are still trembling with
pain from the wallopB they got and
they are quivering with fear as to what
is likely to happen to them when the
voting intelligence and independence
of the people develops In every legisla
tive and judicial district of our land.
Both Parties Scored
"You showed them how helpless
they were and how ineffective their
ballots were on election day If they
had no choice between two evils. The
first plnce to make a cholco is at the
primaries. You have exposed the
greatest inequity of the slight-oMiand
shell game ln Amerlcnn politics where
by candidates of both major party tlck
ots have heretofore been hand picked
by tho predatory un-American corpor
ate interests.
"A very deliberate and dishonest
propaganda of prejudice has been put
in circulation to foster mistrust among
the farm workers as against the city '
workers. Fortunately the dawn Is
breaking and we now Bee each other
more clearly. ' -
"We laboring people of the city and
country hnve no selfish program.- We '
would not and will not attempt to
benefit at the expense of others. What
we want and what we will have Is
Justice Justice in prices and wages;
justice In industrial and political con
trol. , ,
"We are not mendicants seeking
favor or blessing ot any other groups,
any pardon, any institution. We have
our limitations, but they are becoming
less, our shortcomings, but they are
becoming fewer.
"We have consecrated our lives to
the highest Ideals of fair play in indus
try and the proper, representation in
politics. By this there will be brought
together through understanding those
great constructive and productive
' forces upbn which the welfare of the
nation fundamentally rests."
200 Delegates Attend
CLEVELAND, Deo. 22. (By Associ
ated Press). The two day conference
for progressive political action opened
(Continued on Pag six.)
ment before the commission after the
briefs in tho enso havo been com
pleted and filed.
F. N. Finch, general superinten
dent of the Oregon-Washington rail
way nnd Navigation company, wns re
called today for cross examination by
tho Southern Pacific representatives.
At considerable length, Mr, Finch
wns questioned ns to libs assertions
that Joint use ot railroad facilities in
the northwest on any extensive scale
bad proved practical, efficient ' and
satisfactory to tho publi.c.
HEARINGS ON MERGER NEAR
DIRECT TESTIMONY COMPLETED