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. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2.-), 1923
NO. 2G0
D.UESSELDORF
FRENCH
QBE
MS
HANDS OFF!
SAYS RUSSIA
"TOTHEPOLES
Report That Poland Will Aid
France Arouses Soviet Press
Situation in Ruhr More
Alarming R. R. Traffic Is
Paralyzed By
Ruhr District-
Strike in
MOSCOW, Jan. 25. (By the
Associated Press.) The Russian
press continues to warn Poland
and the public that Russia might
be drawn Into a European war if
Poland attacked Germany. M.
Trotxky after a week In the coun
try returned to Moscow yester
day and plunged Into internal
rather than international affairs.
VKSKKMHKK, Jan. 25.
(By tlio Associated lross.)
Violent demonstration took
place in jjie streets of llucsscl
dorf tills evcniiur in connection
with a general two hour strike
called in protest against the
French occupation and as n
welcoming demonstration to
to Fritz Thysscn. Several shots
tvoro fired by the -French in
quelling the disorders and one
German was wounded.
The strike lasted from il to
7 p. in. Tin! French tonight
had s'atinned tanks at str:.:--Rlc
point ) ilironliout tlio city.
Machino limit were ho placed as
to command every public square
and fortes of cavalry and in
fantry were patrolling tins
streets.
LONDON, Jan. 25. A semi
official news agency in Berlin has
information from Warsaw that
the Polish war ministry has or
dered men of the Polish and
former German armies, whose
service time has expired and who
are familiar with the operation of
railways, mines, smelting works
and postal services to hold them
selves at the disposal of the
French government, says a Reu
ter's dispatch.
Ruhr Traffic Paralyzed
DUKSSBLDOKr', Jan. 25. (Hy the
Associated Press.) Virtually tlio en
tiro railway Bystem of tho Itnlir val
ley and tlio occupied territory Imme
diately adjoining was paralyzed today
by a strike of the railway men.
The disorganization of public utili
ties, which lins been slowly spreading
throughout the Ruhr since tlio begin
ning of tlio Franco-Ilelgian occupation,
thus received a great impetus.
The main rail lines on both the
right and left banks of the Rhine are
tied up along a stretch of nearly to
miles between Wesel to the north or
Duesseldorr and Cologne, south of this
city. Tho PuriB-Berlin and Warsaw
Paris expresses are stalled in the
Ducsseldorf station.' Two trains of
foodstuffs from Hollund represented
the only movement by rail into the In
terior of the Ruhr.
Tho telegraph and telephone em
ployes of the postal service Informed
Gonoral Denvlgiies today that the
presidents would strike at midnight.
The French commander replied that
the leaders would be sent to joll.
Tho mobile crew of telegraphers
which customarily follows President
(Continued on page eight)
BELGIAN
NATION EXTENDS A HEARTY
TO HOI
ANTWKRP, Jan. 25. (By tho As
sociated Press.) The transport St.
-Mihlel, with the last of tho Ameri
can troops from the Coblenz bridge
head on board, sailed for the United
States at 5:20 o'clock this after
noon. ANTWKRP, Jan. 25. (Uy the Asso
ciated Press.) A h party welcome
from the Belgian nation awaited the
homeward bound American troops
upon their arrival here today to board
the transport St. Mihlel. They arrived
in two special trains.
Allies Will Leave
Lausanne Whether
Or Not Turks Sign
LAUSANNE. Jan. 23. (By
the Associated Press.) The
allied draft of the peace treaty
with Turkey will be presented
to the Turks next Wednesday
and tho allied delegations will
leavo two days later, it was an-
nounced by the British delega-
tlon this afternoon. If the
Turks have not signed by that
time the allies will leave one
representative to supply infor-
mntlon to the Turkish dele-
gates.
Idaho Senator Decides to Re
new Proposal for a World
Economic Confab Secy.
Hughes Instructs Boyden to
Keep Still.-
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 Senator
Borah, republican, Idaho, said to
day that ho had decided to renew his
proposal for a world economic con
ference and would offer , probably
next -Monday a resolution requesting
the president to cull such a meeting.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. -Secretary
Hughes revealed today that lie
had Instructed Roland W. Boyden,
ROLAND W. flOYDKX
. U. S. Observer with allied reparations
Commission.
American observer with tho repara
tions comnilBulon not to express any
opinion regarding. a reparations set
tlement in the commission's discus
sions and to refrain "from urging
the consideration of his suggestions
in the ubsenro of instructions from
tho department."
In a letter sent to the senate for
eign relations committee, the secre
tary said that the memorandum sub
mitted by Mr. Boyden to the com
mission some weeks ago, and Inter-
(Continued on page eight)
M. Dcvcze, the mlnistor of war, paid
a tribute to America's pail in the
great conflict.
"Thanks to the American boys," ho
said, "the unjust aggressor of which
Belgium was the victim did not re
main unpunished. Belgium could not
therefore refrain from expressing her
gratitude at this moment of departure.
"The Belgians will keep in pious
memory those American heroes who
fell upon Belgium's soil. Wo will de
rive from our common endeavors and
our common bereavements a confiding
and reciprocal affection that distance
can never weaken."
BORAH 10 MAKE
ANOTHER EFFORT
FOR CONFERENCE
Marriage a
With
, j y NEW , YORK "Marrinco
1 vuw VADr 'm in-.
AUUVVAr vviiu uaa jiviiiva tiusii, icdviiij; liiu ciinuiuii jlui tllu vouri. LO (UKO Care OI. . -1
"Marriage is a failure," says Jane Burr. fominist and author, now on a trip around tho world
studying conditions under which women live and work. .' -
"Marriage if you keep trying is a big success," says Jerome Uhl, painter and opera sinecr.
.who has just married Mrs. Uhl for the third tiniJ in Paris."
E
6POKANB, Jan. 2D. Never before
has there been greater apreciatlon
throughout tho country of tho fun
damental importance of tho livestock
indumry und Its financial needs. 'Eu
gene Meyer, Jr., managing director
of the war finance corporation, de
clared today in a telegram sent K. It.
Marshall, secretary of the National
Wool Growers' association, for rend
ing beforo the 58th annual conven
tion of the association.
Today was the second day of the
convention.' The. program included
discussions of. grazing policies in na
tional forests, of co-operative meas
ures for protection of livestock und
predatory anlninlH, led by Dr. W. 11.
Bell of the United States hinlogienl
service; of livestock finunciiiK, led
by c, C. Colt, Portland, Ore., hunker;
and of the 19-3 wool situation.
Mr. Meyer In his telegram said in
part:
"During the past 16 months. 1 lie
war finance corporation hns had in
timate contnet with the difficulties
and problems of tho great livestock
industry of the west and it has been
the privilege of the director of th"
corporation to aid tho industry In
meetinK the grave emergency that
confronted it.
"Tho Industry Mill has Its dlffi:ul
ties duo in considerable part to
the fact thut It has never heen
financed on a proper basis, but
soon be corrected. Con
gress now has under consldera' Inn
legislation which In my opinion will
go far toward providing adequate
funds for putting tho livestock In
dustry on a sound business basis."
Kheep men attending tho conven
tion were uniformly optimistic over
prospective markets for the next 12
months. The mild winter was espec
ially stressed by lenders who talked
on general conditions, all western
wool states being represented in the
discussion.
Indications were today that Frank
J. iHagenbarth, head of the national
association since 1!H1, would be re
elected president and Mr. Marshall as
secretary-
Pick Pnnsles In Ogdcn.
OCtDEN, Utah. Jan. 25. Walla
Walla with its blooming peonies and
strawberry plants has nothing on
Ogden. One woman reported today
she has been picking pansies from a
plot in her front yard for two weeks.
OV
RlENfTO
FINANCING
VESTOCKIN
Failure? Try Again
Same Wife, Singer's Advice
; rn:t....A '-...,. t..j r Tij
is a, failure,; pny Judgo Ben Lindscy, of tho children's 'court In,
King Kleagle Opposes
Anti-Klan Bill in
' .' Wire to Governor
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 25.
Protest against antl-Ku Klux
Klan legislation was made to- 4
day by Luther I. Powell, Port-
land king klcaglq of tho Pa-
cific northwest domain of the
klan, in a telegram to Governor
Louis K. Hart. The governor
transmitted tho telegram to the
Judiciary committees of both
houses. Powell offers to appear
before the legislative commutes
to explain tho purposes of the
organization.. The telegram fol-
lows the recent introduction of
the McKinney bill in the house
which would bar the klan and
similar organizations from this
state.
BILL OFFERED
CREWS' OFFICE
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 25. Calling of a
stuto constitutional convention in 192"
by volo of the peoplo is proposed In a
Joint resolution prepared by Senator
W. G. Hare of Hlllsboro. Votors would
docldo at' tho general eloctlon In No
vember, 1(121, whothor tho convention
was to bo called and If favorahlo ver
dict was givon delegates would bo
elected In 1926 each county to be rep
resented as In the legislature. The
convention would assomble early In
1927.
Hare also has bills to abolish the
state corporation commission and the
insurance commissioner's office and
transfer their duties to the secretary
of stuto, to abolish the office of deputy
state sealer of weights and measures
and Impose Its duties upon the state
dairy and food commissioner, to abol
ish the bureau of mines and geology,
to abolish the desert land bourd and
transfer its functions to the state
land hoard, and to consolidate the
TO THROW OUT
HELP
COo.
JANITOR
.... . ' . '
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2D. (By
tho Aussoclated Press.) The ma
chinery of the federal government
has been set In motion to ascertain
whether any foreign embassies and
legations here have brought into the
country excessive shipments of liquor
which later wero diverted Into the
bootleg trade in the national capital.
As a result of recent disclosures
by' the Washington police, who
charged openly that some foreign en
voys were using their diplomatic Im
munity to supply bootloKgera, the
treasury department has sont a mem
orandum to the state department
which is understood to call attention
to cortain "unusual shipments" of
liquor coming to embassies and le
gations hero.
Whllo no formal protest was made,
high treasury officials said today
that several shipments in recent
weeks wore of such magnitude as to
attract the attention of prohibition
enforcement officers. The treasury
was represented as bellovtng that
moro liquor was coming In than was
"reasonably required" by the staff
of the foreign representatives horo.
Gov. General Wood to
Inspect Ru8s Refugees
MANILA. Jan. 25. (By tho Asso
ciated Press) Admiral Hturk, exile
anti-sovlct leader of Blborla, arrived
at MarivilcH quarantine station today
with five ships of his fleet of Husslsn
refugees. Klvo other vessels of the
homeless flotilla aro expected to ar
rive in a few days from China.
Governor Oeneral I,conard Wood,
who has left for an Inspection tour In
Kanihalps province, will Inspect the
ItUHxIuns before returning to Maniln.
with a view of determining what Is to
be done with them.
various officors having to do with the
enforcement of labor lnws.
Sweeping cuts in stuto officers' sal
aries are proposed In a bill Introduced
today by Representative Jt. J. Carsner
of Wheeler county. The governor
would be reduced from $7,600 to $5,000
nnrl other offices In proportion.
UNCLE SAM TO
PROBE EMBASSY
BOOTLEG RING
Girl Sues Father
and Stepmother for
$25 Maintenance
BILLINGS. Mont., Jan. 25.
Charging that her father and
stepmother have pursued a
course of cruelty againBt her
designed to force her to leave
homo and relieve them of her
support, Oweudola Hamlett, 16
yoars old high school girl, is
suing her paronts, Mr. and Mrs.
V. M. Hamlett, in the district
court hero for soparato main-
! tenanco. She asks $25 a month
and that Mrs. W. E. Cummings,
humane oflfcer, or Charles
Reno, bo appointed her guar-
dlan.
L
BILL DEFEATED
1LATURE
Third Measure Offered By
Woodward Laid On Table
Baptist Pastors Protest
Tax On Church Property
Garb Bill Modified.
SALEM, Oro., Jan. 25. Farmers
will be permitted to pcddlo produco
in cities and towns without obtaining
licenses if the bill bv Senator S. II.
Brown of Marlon county, which
pussed tlio senate today, is finally
enacted.
Double damages for.- Involuntary
(respuss would bo allowed timber
owners by tho bill of Benntor Fred
Fink of Kugeno, which passed the
senate today.
The senate also passed Senator W.
J. II. Clarke's bill providing tho stuto
lioarjl bourd of architect examiners
may remit a portion of foes when
ever a surplus exists in tho board's
funds and the bill of Senator Ous C.
Moser providing for protection of
property owners from errors by ab
stract companies.
Senator I. K. Staples of rortland
today introduced a concurrent, reso
lution calling for a Joint committee of
seven house members and six senate
members to confer with a similar
coinmltteo . from the Washington
leglslaturo concerning fishing In the
Columbia river.
Washington Not IlcJidy.
A communication from tho Wash
ington, stato senato read beforo the
state .senato today stating that the
Washlngon body was not yot ready to
accept on Invitation to confer with
delegations from the Oregon, Cali
fornia and Idaho legislatures rela
tive to uniformity In gasoline taxes
and other automobile legislation.
A letter from Portland Baptist
pastors was read before tho senate
today protesting against a bill to tnx
church property.
An Investigation of the financial
status of tho state highway depart
ment Is called for In a resolution In
troduced todny by Senator M. II.
Klepper of Portland.
Tho house today indefinitely post
poned action on Representative W.
II. Woodward's bill providing for
free schools for deaf children in all
districts In which mora than three
deaf children reside. This Is tho third
wheel bill by Woodward to meet de
feat In tho house.
Garh Bill Modified.
SALEM. Oro., Jan. 20. It is an
nounced that the committeo on edu
cation of tho state houso of repre
sentatives has rouehed un agrcomcnt
with relation to tho non-sectarian,
gnrb bill which was Introduced In
tho house by Representative Wood
ward. The fine and imprisonment
clause, as it relntes to teachers who
may viuluto tho act has been elimi
nated. In lieu of a bill now pending before
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ANOTHER SCHOO
IN LE I
FOR FIRST TIME IN OVER A WEEK
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. Prosldont
Harding roturned to his dosk today
for tho first tinio since ho was taken
III with grlppo more than a weok ugo.
During his absonce he was confined to
his bed for soveral days and subse
quently remained In his room under
orders of the White House physician,
Brigadier General C. E. Sawyer.
The past few dayB, however, he has
K. KLUX KLAN
RESPONSIBLE
FOR CRIMES
Attorney Gen'l. of Louisiana
Places Responsibility for
Outrages Directly on Klan
Claims Crimes Commit
ted in Name of Order Under
Protection of Its Regalia.
BASTROP, I,n., Jan. 25. (Uy tho
Associated Press) The Ku Klux
Klun was charged with responsibility
for numerous outrages in Morehouse
parish in a statement to tho court
today by A. V. Coco, attorney gene
rat of Louisiana, at tho conclusion
of the hearing into activities of
masked bands.
"It Is my very painful nnd humil
iating duty to refer to tho deplorable
conditions In this parish as revealed
by the evidence," tho statement said
in part. "The proof is convincing
that since tho advent of the Ku Klux
Klnn In this parish there has gradu
arisen a condition of disorder and
lawlessness, which has ripened Into
a supercession of constituted authori
ties by the Ku Klux Klan .and tho
establishment of a government of Its
own from which a reign of terror and
chaos have resulted, and tho parish
was on tho brink of riot and blood
shed when tho governor sent tho
militia hero and these proceedings
wero initiated.
Crimen In Name of Klan.
"Whllo It may bo conceded that
many klansmen did not actually par
ticipate or encourugo theso many
acts of lawlessness und crlmo, they
may nevertheless bo doemedj respon
sible therefore by .reason of their si
lence nnd Inaction. Theso 'offenses
and crimes wero committed '"in the
name of the order, under tho protec
tion of its regalia and In tlio use of
Its recognized methods nnd practices
und under; tho leadership of its of
ficers, tho principal of which has for
the lust six months at least brought
about a condition in this parish which
is a blot upon our civilization and
brings into question the proud tltlo
of citizenship. The flogging of citi
zens, their deportation and banish
ment and other kindred offenses wero
but moro pastimes and of such fre
quent occurrence that they wero ac
cepted as commonplace things, tlio
protest, ngnlnst which wns Itself suf
ficient ground for deportation. Tho
conclusions wo havo reached Is Hint
many persons havo been ldontlfiod
and connected with theso many acts
of violence and orinio and it Is tho
purpose of the stuto to present this
evidence to tho grand Jury for its
consideration and uction as soon as
we can get a transcript of It."
Jones last summer was en routo
from Ilrockenrldge, Texus. to his
home in Mississippi In an uUtomoblle
and because of bad roads, came via
Monroe, La., and Bastrop. He . was
moving, and his machine a touring
car. was heavily loaded with house
hold goods nnd a camping outfit.
Upon leaving Bastrop he ran
through Mer Rougo to Oak Ridge.
"What happened to your ear dur
ing thut day?" Jones was nuked.
"A mulo and wngon met . nio on
tho road," ho testified. "Tho . mule
reared and turned across thu roud. t
put on my cmorgency brake and
stripped the hub. The car wris out
of commission. I was about three
quarters of a mile from the ferry at
tho lake, it was about .noon."
Jones waited all day for tho rc
pairing part which another itutolst
had taken to he welded. Tho ma
chino broku down In tho center of
the highway and remained In thut
position until It was ready to run
again two dnys later. " -
"When you wero stopped thoro
during any night, did you see nny
cars with masked men?" Jonos wus
asked.
Scon Klnn Iurty.
"Yea," it was tho first night. . The
mosqultos were bud and we couldn't
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TO
virtually been In normal condition,
according to Dr. Sawyer, but has beon
kept from work bocauso it was desired
that ho take a rest after a strenuous
year without a vacation.
The presldont reached the oxecutive
offices at 10:30 a. m. and immediately
delved into accumulated official pa
pers. Dr. Sawyer said ho would not
be restricted in the amount of work
he did, ,