EDFORD MABL TRIBUNE
The Weather
Prediction Rain
Maximum yesterday 61
Minimum today 38
Weather Year Ago
Maximum .......31
Minimum 20
pally Sfivcntpnnth Year.
Weekly Flfty-Beound Yei
MEDPORD, OREGON,' MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 192:5
NO. 245'
M
IH WATER
NORTH
DOS
E
Train Service Demoralzied and
highways Inundated Cres'j
of Flood Passes Eugene
Homes and Farms Suffer
Columbia River Sections
Isolated.
PORTLAND, Oro., Jnn. 8. Two
bridges at Portland, tho Uurnsidu and
the Morrison street structures, were
dosed- to truffle today ns unsafe on
neeount of tile high wnter. This
caused traffic congestion on the three
1 other bridges.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 8. Flood
conditions In Oregon und southern
Washington today were still serious,
although it was believed in ninny
places that the crest of tho flood had
passed. Between lJortlund and Ku
gene and in the Hood River an The
Dalles areas the greatest damage has
been done, and it will bo several days
before the property loss can be
cheeked up.
Two persons' in Washington were
reported missing and two injured as
a result of a cloudburst which struck
the West Fork logging camp, four
miles west of Morton.
Rail connections on all four roads
lending toward Portland from Eu
gene were cut off Saturday night and
telegraph and telephone connections
to Portland Interrupted.
The main line of the Southern Pa
cific was washed out at Jefferson and
Bhedd. Hio Oregon Electric was out
at Jefferson. A bridge over the
Mary's river on the wost sido-lino was
out and a trestle nt Coburg ,on the
cast side line was gone. Trains were
run .from Portland via the west side
line to tjorvaiiis, men snuniea iu
V to Eugene. The north fork of the!
anllam yesterday afternoon was nt
the highest point , seen there since
1 BOS". .'.There woro- six feet of water
oyer tho Southern Pacific tracks at
lierry nnd part of tho Broitenbush
bridge wns washed out.
The river at Eugene Is tho highest
In tho memory of the oldest Inhabi
tants. . Hundreds of houses In the
north end section of the city were
under water and scores of farms
r AIIKll .V MUM llltril UUnil lllll llllllll
uooucu. Aitnougn incro nave oeen
no casualties reported, the loss of
nundreds of head of slock Is esti
mated. Eugene wns without .milk supply
as a result of the highways into the
city being washed out In places. The
Pacific and Maclvenzie highways
were both badly damaged. Farmers
were marooned on their lands, and
In some cases forced to take to the
upper stories of their, homes.
At Mapleton the business district
was Inundated. Tho highway and
railroad were badly damaged nnd the
Coos Hny trnin was stalled slnco Fri
day at Cushman. .
Trnin service wns at n standstill In
all directions from Tho Dalles. The
Deschutes river set a new record
Sllood 'stage nnd houses nnd lands that
wore considered, well nbovo the high
water mark were Inundated. The old
Moody toll bridge across the Des
chutes at Millers was washed away.
Doth the Oregon-Washington rail
road und. Navigation company nnd the
Spokane, Portland and Seattle to
Hend woro closed and both of the
O. M It. & N. trnlns wcro stalled
Sunday nnd without provisions north
of Mnupln. -
Some supplies were sent to the
trnin from The Dalles.
The flood had reached 23.2 feet In
the Willamette at Portland this
morning a rise of 3.7 feet In 24
hours nnd was still rising bb far
south as Albany. Tho river here to
day was nt the highest winter stage
since 1800. A further rise to 25 or
26 feet was forecast by tho weather
bureau. .
From Eugene a falling river was
reported.
The Columbia is rising ns fnr oast
ns Umatilla, where six tenths of n
foot rise wns reported. Tho great
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I DAI
IS
MISSING BANK CASHIER 10 GET
LIFE INSURXE. CASE
SAN FPANCISCO, Jan. 8. A
Judgment of tho United States dis
trict court of Washington state
awarding JSC, 000 Insurance on the
life of Frederick Stewart, former
cashier of the, Kelso Stnte bnnk to his
wife, Mrs. Maude K. Stewnrt, ns n
result of Stewart's mysterious disap
pearance while ho was crossing the
Columbia river In a tug March C.
l!':i. wns upheld today by the United
Stntes circuit court of nppenls. ,
The Prudential Insurance compnny
nnd the Mutual Life Insurance com
Pnny of New York which had issued
the policies, hint held in the action
Check Up Foreign
Legations at Capitol
For Liquor Surplus
' WASHINGTON, Jan. S. A
' close check lias been Inaugurnt-
ed by federal prohibition au-
I" tlvoritles on liquor shipments H
y consigned to foreign embassies
- and legations here with a view
' to determining whether dispro-
' portionate supplies are being
brought through the American
customs to these favored destin-
ations. f.
If tho Investigation discloses -Si
that an embassy or legation is
receiving supplies out of pro-
portion to tho noeds of Its staff
for personul use und official en-
tertainlng, tho state depart-
ment will be asked to call the
situation to tho attention of the
foreign government Involved.
'.
HUGHES7PEACE
TOLDTO PARIS
Provides That World Bankers
Be Called in to Settle Repa
ration Muddle Comment
on French Reply Guarded
Mew Move 'Contemplated-
LONDON, Jan. 8. The Times corre
spondent at Berlin said after an inter
view with Willielm Cuno, German
chancellor, that proposals for a Rhine
peace pact made through Washington
may possibly again be made. "
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. The plan of
settlement of the reparations contro
versy uetween f ranee and England
outlined by Secretary Hughes .in his
New Haven address has been commu
nicated to the French . government
through official channels.
No final reply has been made by
Paris although It was learned today
that a preliminary answer had been
received here from the French foreign
office. It was said at the state depart
ment that the proposal was regarded
as still before the French government
lor decision. It was not stated when
the American communication was sent
but indications were that It was trans
mitted through diplomatic channels
before Mr. Hughe's delivered his ad
dress at New Haven.
It was said authoritatively that the
transmittal was "perfectly definite in
character" and it was indicated that it
revolved about the suggestion that
international financiers be called in to
formulate a reparations payments
plan.
Official comment as to the nature of
the reply already received from Paris
Was withheld. The statement that the
American suggestion still was definite
ly before the French government, how
ever, was interpreted to mean that the
French answer was not unqualified re
jection of the scheme.
PHONOGRAPH AGENT
T BY SPOUSE
WICHITA FALLS, Texas, .Inn. 8.
M. L. Lamar, phonograph salesman,
i was shot and killed in the doorwny
of a music store hero -early today.
' Major W. L. Culberson, attached to
j the ninth infantry, a National Ounrd
' Inspector for Texas and commander
of Put Carrlgnn post, American Le
gion, surrendered to Police Chief Mc
cormick. Domestic trouble caused
I the shooting, officers said.
UNSOLVED MYSTERY
thnt there hnd not been sufficient
proof of Stewart's death. Doth courts
found, however, thnt nil means had
been exhausted to prove that he was
alive, although there was somo evi
dence that he wns seen in Hnnford
and nlso In Pasadena, Cnl., after the
tug Incident.
Stewnrt hnd gone to Portland to
raise funds for his bonk, which had
been reported In n weak financial
condition by state bank examiners.
Later he visited n small town near
Portland nnd boarded the tug for the
trip ncross the river. When the tug
arrived nt its destination he was nol
aboard. I
PLAN Mil
She Bit Me," Charges Modiste,
; ' Suing Kitty Gordon's Daughter
f ' : ,
' NEW "YORK. When the daughter of Kilty Gordon, known as the Hon. Vera Bercsford, attempted
to walk out of her Sixth Avenue shop, witli an armlohd ot gowns still unpaid for, a lively hairpulling
match ensued' in which Hon. Vera soaked the modiste in the cycand left the print of her teeth in the
modiste's arm. .' ' . . . , , .,,",
This is sv, forth in a bill presented by the dressmaker, who is suing for the price of the gowns and
for damages to her person. According to the charges, Miss Beresford's action, followed the drssr
makers' refusal to accept a part payment check for $50 signed with Kitty Gordon's name but in hand
writitg v-Iiich was not Kitty Gordon's. .k- -
After the buttle royal, the Hon. Vera dissolved in tears and declared, it is alleged, that she needed
the, gowns for a stage act and had not the money to pay. In sympathy, the modiste presented her with
seveial of the gowns, but when she received no thanks, but further invective, decided to sue,?
Kilty. Gordon, jormtr stage star, resumed. Iter title of Lady Bercsford when she opened a teiuty1
shop r.ccently. .. . .; '.
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OLYMPIA, "Wash., Jan. 8. Tho
passing of appropriation bills to tAko
care of tho coats of this session of the
legislature, tho submission by the
governor of interim nppointments,
pnroloH nnd pardons, and vetoed
legislation from tho 1921 session and
eloction of officers wore tho main
matters of business to bo taken up by
the 1923 legislature at the opening
session today noon.
Committee assignments were not
to be made public today by Lieuten
ant governor W. J. Coylc, nor Mark
E. Iteed, who is slated to be speaker
of tho house, but will be held up until
tomorrow.
Tho address of Alvin Owsley, na
tional commander- of tho Amcricnn
Legion, before a joint session this
afternoon, meant the transaction of
little business beyond the regular
routine.
A sharp contest wns certain to de
velop over the speakership of the
houso this afternoon and nnother
was scheduled in the senato on the
election of a president, pro tern. A
senate caucus last night, however,
showed P. If. Cnrlyon, Thurston
county, would likely be tho senate
president as he had a safe margin
over D. V. Monthland, Yakima coun
ty, when an informal ballot was
taken. Heed's opposition In the house
lay in the Insurgent group, led by
Thomas F. Murphlne, King county.
The lieutenant governor will make
the He mite commltteo assignments ns
usual, it was determined last night
at the caucus, .although an effort was
made to remove from him this power.
E
EVERETT. Wash., .tin S N'nnh
Shakespeare ended a sorvlco of six
teen years as Justice of tho peace
here todav nnd riurfntr thnt nnrinH
nrara approximately lv.iiuu casoa.j
I ai r nr I on rimn nr Helen na nn inn
JudKo and part of the time as civil
justice. -
S- KlilpiH-rn Convene.
VANCOUVKll, U. C, Jnn. 8.
Fifty dcicKules representing trans
portation nnd shipping concerns In
California. Oregon, Washington nd
Hrltlsh Columbia, wore 4ierc today
fur the third session of the Pacific
Westbound conference.
Tho first bu si ncs session was held
tills morning. ,
THURSDAY IS
A
Occupation Jo Impress Ger
mans French in Earnest
Parliament to Be Called
Hold Force Only Argument
Germany Held in Default
Coal Deliveries From Ruhr
PAWS, Jnn. 8. (By the Asso
ciated Press) In a last effort to
save tho lto.hr valley from French
seizure, nn attempt was made last
Friday to arrange nn Interview In
Paris between Premier Polnoure nnd
Hugo Stlnncs, nt which tho hend of
the French government and the
chief of tho Oormnn capitalists might
mnko peace. Premier Polncuro re
jected tho offer.
PARIS, Jan. 8. (Uy, " Associated
Press). The occupation of Essen by a
small French force, accompanying
engineers and customs officers. Is now
slated for Thursday morning, it was
stated on good authority today.
IlelKlan and Italian engineers and
technical exports will accompany the
French but only the Bolglans, It Ib
understood, will contribute to the force
of occupation. '
PARIS, Jan. 8. (Hy Associated
Press.) Premier Polncaro will inform
parliament on Thursday regarding his
policy toward tho Ruhr district.
This was decided upon at today's'
council of ministers.
PARIS, Jan. 8. It soomed certain
this afternoon that the reparations
commission would voto Germany in
voluntary default on coal deliveries for
last year after the final hearing of tho
German experts, which wag set for
three o'clock this afternoon.
The appearance of the Germans was
considered a mero formality as their
objects are well known to tho commis
sion. The question would be decided,
It was forecast, by tho affirmatives of
France, Ilelglum and Italy, with Sir
John Ilradbury, the British member,
probably abstaining from voting.
It was uncertain whether tho vole
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DENVER SWEPT BY
FIRE IMPERILLED
DENVER, Jan! 8. Descending
upon the eastern slope of the Rocky
Mountain area last night, a severe
windstorm increasing in velocity
from about the normal rate of 3a
miles an hour to between 65 nnd 75
miles an hour, loft destruction and
havoc in Its wako in parts of Den
ver nnd nearly a score ot northern
Colorado towns and In farming sec
tions, according to general! reports
reaching Denver early today.
Fire, fanned by tho gale, wrought
terror in parts of Denver during tho
night and virtually every department
in the city was engaged in battling
more than a score of blazes. Several
residences, stores, two downtown
buildings and a hotel reported fires,
none of which proved serious. Thu
damage, however, was expected to
run into thousands of dollars.
The storm, which camo from the
western Rocky mountains,, swept
down upon southern Wyoming and
northern Colorado late yesterduy, un
roofing houses nnd demolishing nu
merous frame structures. No loss of
life was reported. Farmers lost heav
ily in damage to farm properties, it
was reported.
Moving south, the storm struck
Denveri after 9 o'clock last 'night.
Telegraph and telephone communica
tion to points north wns demoralized,
scores of poles having been blown
down. ,
LEGION TAKES FALL
OUT QF CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. ConKrosn
has been nuked hy the Anierlcun
Legion to take notion before March 4
on th4 Bnrsum bill providing for the
retirement ot disabled emergency
army officers.
The letter said thnt failure to act on
the measure, which had been awaiting
final action for more than three years,
was a "Bhnmeful example of the in
ability of consress to function."
Ouirii'ldiT Sold.
- CLEVELAND, Jnn. 8. Outfielder
Joe Kvans nf the Cleveland American
league tenni, has been traded to the
Wiudilnirton club In exchnnKo for
Outrivldi-r V. W. llrower, K. 8. Iler
qurd, itreKident of, the local team, an
nounced today.
Center of Seattle
Dance Hall Reform
Controversy Is Shot
SEATTLE, Jan. 8. On tho
eve of a public hearing by the
licence committee of the city
council Into tlanco hull condi
tions here, Poy Thornton, pro
prietor of the Liberty dance
hall, center of a recent contro
versy between Mayor E. .1.
Drown and ministers of the city,
was shot and wounded In his
home yesterday, It becaino
lrtiown today. The wound wns
not serious.
No report of the shooting was
made at pollen headquaitors.
Chief Severans admitting that
he had Instructed officers o
make no written report pending
full investigation. Thornton,
It was said, could furnish no
clue to his assailant.
Tho public hearing on the
conduct of dnnco halft began
this morning.
EYE WITNESSES
TO TAKE STAND
Exalted Cyclops of Klan,
Mayor of Mer Rouge and
Deputy Sheriff Named As
Outrage 'Participants To
. Prove Brutality
. BASTUOP, La., Jan. . 8. Twelvo
wltnosHeH, men- who' were held up by
tho name blue It hondett band that kid
mi pod" Vutf Daniel und Thon;aa
iEu'Wu'tla, 'Others' who fomut . thu
bullion of tho two men floating In
Jjako aFouroho nnd BGveraU - the
purport of wIioho testimony could not
bo liHcortalnod, will bo called to tho
wltnoHS Htnnd at-tomorrow'! Hoasion
of tho open hearing invcHtlgation of
masked band depredations In Moro
luniHo pariah
BASTKOP; La., Jan. 8. With u
lapHO of a day in the open court
hearing In observance of n Htato holi
iday Attorney General A. V. Coco nnd
his corpH of MiHHlntantH directing tho
state's investigation In the kidnaping
and Hlaying of .Watt Daniel and
Thomas F. RlehnrdH and other
aked band depredations in Moro
houno pnrlHh, turned their nttentlon
today to n digest of evidence Intend
ed to cstabllnh by scientific deduction
nnd physical exhibits that the two
men were subjected to extreme cruel
ties heforo they were put to denth.
Htato Investigatory contllnued the
assembling of evidence on which It Is
expected n score or moro of mon,
members of ,tho black hooded band
alleged to bo responsible for the kid
naping nnd slnylng, will bo placed on
trial. H Is generally expected that
lssunnco of warrants will como before
tho end of this week.
Testimony Implicating others ns
members of hooded bands who hnvo
opernted In this and other paTlshes
was expected to bo developed during
tho next few dnys. Tho names of
Ihreo prominent Morehouno citizens
hnvo nlrendy boon mentioned ns par
ticipating In a mob action early In
August when Watt Daniel wan tic
costed, but unharmed.
J. L. Dnnlcl testified Saturdny thnt
his son told him ho recognized from
beneath their hoods, J. K, Hklpworlh,
exalted cyclops of the Morehouse Ku
Klux Klan, Dr. B. M. McKoln, former
mayor of Mor Kouge, and Lnurie Cnl
noun, a Morehouso deputy sheriff.
However tho Identity of members
of tho August 24 hooded band snld
to hnvo boon responsible for tho kld
nnplng nnd murder of Daniel nnd
Itlchnrdn hnvo not been revenled In
testimony so fnr.
BASTROP, I,n., Jnn. 8. State mili
tary forces pn duty In .MorehoUHO
parish' wore reduced today to two
units n cavalry troop and a nmchlno
gun detachment with tho Issuance
of ah order for company A of tho In
fantry to entrain for Its homo in Alex
andria. Infantry compnny O of Monroe wns
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BOY EXPLODED BY
AMSTERDAM, N. Y., Jan. S. Su
premo Court Justice diorBt todny dis
missed the aclloilSof Evun Burrows
Fontaine, dancer, against Cornelius
Vanderhllt Whitney, son of Harry
Puyno Whitney ot New York, to re
cover $1,000,000 for breach ot
promise. Ho held thnt tho testimony
Of the plaintiff was without credence
MASKED ATTACK
DANCER'S CHARGES AGAINST RICH MAN'S
I OPENING OE -i
LEGISLATURE
1
Eleventh Hour Move to Defeat
Upton for Senate Presidency
Kubli Named Speaker
Gov. Pierce Waits to Deliver
Inaugural Speech, and Gov.
Olcott His Farewell.
SAtiKM, Ore, .Ian. " 8. Fonvmli
tios nttonclinK tho cipcnlfiff of the 32nd
h'KiHluiivo session hire. today ver
Hoincwhat jarred hy tho flood ooiidi- ;
Hons in tin r.tato, for Sonator . U.
Kddy of KoHfhui'K. rontenrit'r against
Ht'mtm' .lay II. t'pton for tho proi
di'iicy of tho senato, waa marooned
at Albany and his follower here
made an eleventh hour effort to de
teat I'pton'.ny notifying Senator Gus
( MuhIh'p. temioraiv president, ftaafc
they would Hitpport anv other jerfa--tor
thai iI usher might wleet.
OUR NEW GOVERNOR
Walter M. Pierce
. I'endlnK tho organization Of . tho
senale. Oovernnr-elecl Walter M.
I'lorco was- wauinB ror ills lnauffura-.
tifin: llnrl ilininHnnllv tn Hnllfflp hla
ImiUKiinit mcssugc, and nen W. Ol
cott, rctlrlnR governor, wns waiting,
to deliver his farewell. 1-
Jiist boforo , noon, onough senators
were nfUHtorod together to call tho.
senate together for temporary organi
zation ana Aloser of. Portland was
chOKon temporary ( president. ;
In a brief spich he urged the
members to forget political dlffer-
nnma n,,,t In wnulf (nirn,hni tr lim.-'
mony. .. .
The house was ready ' to proceed
and effect permanent organization,
Iv. K. Kubli of Portland was unani
mously chosen speaker.
Lpton was reported to X have
pledges of 18 votes necessnry for his
election, but tho followers' of Eddy,
reported to number 14, were making
a determined stand against Uptori.
Temporary President Moser, after
nAnfnn'Inir uOI, l,wlrt.a u,n,nrtHti..
Senator Upton of Prinovillo, rejected
the Kddy followers' compromlso pro-'
posnl. Senator Kddy nrrived early
this afternoon and Immediately went
Into consultation with his supporters.
LONDON, Jan. 8. (fly Associated
Press.) The secretary for home af
fairs, William C. Hridgeman, stated
this aftornoon that he could not depart
In both tho cases of Mrs. Edith Thomp
son nnd Frederick Bywnters, convicted
of the murder of the woman's husband,
Percy Thomnson. Conseauentlv tha
executions which will be by hanging
UIll tin nniiln(l Aiit tAtnnnwini
HIGH COURT'S RULING
and he did not. believe there was
ever anv promise of marriage or thut
young Whitney was the father of her
child ns alleged In tho complaint,
At Nynck last woek Justice Thomp
son vacated the annualment of Miss
Fontaine's marriage to Sterling Adair
and ordered tho matter referred to a
grand Jury wllll a view to prosecn-'
tions for perjury.
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