Medford mail tribune., January 27, 1923, Page 1, Image 1

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Precipitation 22
Oally Seventeenth Year.
Weekly Fifty-Second Year.
MEDFORD, OKEGOX, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 192
NO. 202
Car Dashes Off Pike,
Falls 35 Feet Into
10
Epidemic of Grippe
Spreads Over Campus
University of Oregon
French Troops March Into Essen
OFFER
Creek, Five Killed
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Little Entente to Offer Media
tion Between France and
Germany, Paris Reports
Ruhr Situation Unchanged
Martial Law Virtually
Exists.
PARIS, Jan. 2". In tho numo of
the little entente, Caocho-Slovnkia Is
nbout to offer mediation between
Franco and Germany in settlement
114 III. ri'l4U HIIUII IJUl-SltUIl, UI.LlllUllld
to the newspaper Pravda, says the
Matin today.
Tho dispatch which comes from
Belgrade, adds that tho Czecho-Slo-vaklun
ministry to Germany has Just
arrived In that city In connection
with that plan.
MUNICH. Jan. 27. (By tho Asso
ciated PreBS) Liuvaria was under a
modified form of martial law today
as a means of preventing week-end
meetings of the national tfocialistn
and fascist!. , ,
Premier Vori Knillings request
that the leaders of these groups can
cel their plans for a series of out
door gatheriims met with refusal by ;
Herr Hitler, head of tho fascisti. f
whereupon "an exceptional state"
was proclaimed. The police and the;
relchswehr assured the premier that
uiey wuuiu eu-uiii-iuie w mi iiiu b
crnmont.
DUESSELDOUP, Jan. 27. (By
the Associated Press) A further
strengthening of German resistance
J -was generally anticipated by,... the
Krench ' today as an artormath . of
yesterday's meeting of tho Kuhr po
lice chiefs,' burgomasters and' state
officials, at which, it was said, meos
ures for parrying the occupation were
discussed. One immediate result of
tho conference was tho arrest of its
chairman. Dr. Cluctzner, president of
the province of Rhenish Prusnia.
Dr. fluetzner was later released
after Generol Simon had warned him.
The French are ready for any do-!
velopments and with additional
troops on the scene, have this city
practically under martial law. Pub
lic places such as hotels, cafes, cab
arets and theaters, closed last even
ing nt ten o'clock by the occupatlon
Ists while soldiers walked the beats
of the German police.
Keports that the French contem
plate summoning several military
classes suggesting the extent to which
the Paris government is preparing to
go in forcing the Germans into line.
It is thought likely that the next
important move will not come until
after January 31, tho time limit for
the 500.000.000 gold murks repara
tion payment.
Industry ond commerce are being
seriously affected by the rail strike,
w and the French are ready to try their
Prhand at operating the mines with the
assistance of tho 3500 rail workers
expected in the Iiuhr today.
Having established their own com
munications through Netiss junction
so as to avoid Cologne, the occupa
tion authorities have informed Mer
lin that they cannot move, civilian
food trains and thus tho question of
hunger may add to the situation.
Another court marital Is in prps
pect. Hiirgomaster Schmidt and Dr.
Oexel, the Duesseldorf police chief,
both of whom are under arrest as a
result of Thursday evening's disturb
ance, await trial at Mnyenece on
charges of failing to preserve law and
order.
Cloudy mid Kainy.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Weather
outlook for the week beginning
Monday:
Pacific states Considerable cloud
inewj with rains; temperatures normal.
GENERAL WOOD ASKS HARDING FOR
CASH TO AID RUSSIAN REFUGEE FLEET
MANILA, Jan. 27. (ny tho As
sociated Press) It Is reported hero
today thnt one ship of the Russian
' refugee fleet reported wrecked off
Formosa y'estordny. was small, hut It
Is not known how many persons were
nhonrd. All other vesseU of the fleet
either are In quarantine nt Mnrl
veles, Philippine, islands, or else are
reported en route from Formosa.
Admiral Stark, commander of the
exiles, said the four ships presumahly
on their way here, should arrive In
the next ' days unless stormy
weather compels them to take refu
ge nt some northern port. He added
that he had confidence In tho officers
if the 'four vessels nnd believed that
none rfad deserted.
Governor (lencral Wood question
ed Adnjral Stark today regarding
EUGENE, Ore., Jan. 27. A
wide spreading epidemic of
grippe Is spreading over the
campus of the University of
Oregon, according to university
physicians. None of the stu-
dents aro seriously 111, it Is an-
nottneed, but scores of them are
unable to attend classes.
10 MAKE
A TEST CASE OF
CITYFIREIVLAN
Chicago Fireman Discharged
Because of Klan Member
ship id Fight for Reinstate
ment High Klux Officials
Gather in Windy City.
CHICAGO. Jan. 27. Selection of
Chicago as the scene of tho first fur
inJ trial of the Invisible empire.
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. before
the bar of public opinion, was Indi
cated here today by developments
since the arrival of imperial officers
of the organization.
William II. Green, a city fireman,
whose suspension from the fire de
partment for his alleged klan -membership,
brought tho officers here,
yesterday repudfated statements that
he had resigned from the order. He
admitted his membership and assort
ed ho wished to stand trial for sus
pension before the Chicago civil ser
vice commission on that ground.
"We have decided to make an is
sue of this case to prove to the world
that the Ku Klux Klan Is u. law
abiding and legal organization and to
prove that any city employe ;ias a
perfectly legal right to it. If he wants
to Join," Green said.
Although he declined to ' Kay
whether be had been requested to
make this statement by the imperial
officers, it was known that Green had
been in conference with them.
At Green's suggestion, Kire Chief
Seyferlich drew a charge against
hiin for presentation at the civil ser
vice commission which in part reads
as follows:
"That the said William H. Green,
fireman, is an admitted member of
the M Ku Klux Klan and
that he has subscribed to an oath of
the said organization which is con
trary to the provisions of tho consti
tution of the United States of Ameri
ca and which is evidence of his unfit
ness to remain In the servrce of the
city of Chicago."
The civil service commission said
tho charge would come before it for
hearing February 2, when a date
'for Green's trial probably would be
set.
While tho klan was expected to
make its first stand hero to answer
charges ngainst tho organization, an
official of the American Unity league
announced a meeting "woufd be held
here beginning 'February 2G to form
the foundation of an organization op
posed to the klan."
P. 0. IS ROBBED
OSWEGO, Ore., Jnn. 27. Hurglars
some thue between midnight nnd
opening time this morning broke into
and robbed the local postoffice, car
rying off the safe. $309. 5H .in war
stamps nnd stamp money, all registry
books and money order blanks. En
trance was gained by Jimmying the
back door.
the tit lo of tho refugees to their
shins. Tho admiral Miiri thev hnd he
longed to tho Kerensky regime, the
last Russian hovernment which the
refugees recognized. He declared
that his men were hnlriinff thn ves
sels In trust for such stahle govern
ment as might be finally established
in Itussla. He cxpluined that the
Vladivostok exiles refused to recog
nize the soviet government.
According to the Russian officers
there is about $10,000 In American
cold nboard the shins.
flovernor fleneral Wood on his re
turn to Mnnlln from Marlvelrs, said
he would nsk the government nt
Washington to allot part of the Rus
sian relief fund for the refugees
here. lie added -that nothinir had
been determined regarding their final
disposition.
AN
tell ltjS , .
First pictures of the French army that is moving into Kssen to seize control of the mines In the iinhr (lis
let, in default of payment of reparations. French artillerymen are plct tired InspoctinR their gun prior to
trict,
starting on tho march to Kssen.
U.S.
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IN WAR DEBTS
SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 27. (By
tho Assocla.ted Press.) Stanley
Baldwin, chancellor oMhe exchequer,
returning on "the Olympic; today 'from
his debt mission to Washington, told
newspapermen thnt settlement Of the
debt question In tho. United States
was "In the hands of congress as the
representatives of the people," nnd
that tbls situation constituted "the
great differenco between America
and England."
Explaining that in America "you
may have an executive who is will
ing to do a great deal for you but
cannot because of difficulties en
countered In congress," Mr. Baldwin
said:
"In the early days tho secretary of
the treasury undoubtedly could have
arranged terms with the British gov
ernment, but tho situation now is
complicated because the matter is In
tho hands of the American congress.
Vou are not settling in America with
the cabinet at one end or with busi
ness men at tho other. You are set
tling with congress and the senate,
which represent the people of Amer
ica from one end of the country to
tho other., In England if any terms
are agreed on regarding the debt, the
government takes tho responsibility;
"On the other, hand what the exec
utives In Amorica have to do is to
endeavor to force anything of this
kind through congress and In doing
so they may be beaten.
'The great difference between
America and this country," ho con
tinued, "Is that tho settlement of the
debt In America Is In tho hands of
politicians. We aro bound, In regard
to that debt to meet the most strin
gent demands you can possibly Im
agine. "The bulk of the people in Amer
ica have no acquaintance with Inter
national trade. PeoploMn . the west
merely sell wheat and bogs and other
produce and take no further Interest
in connection with the International
debt or international trade.
"The debt; can .only be funded -on
such terms as can bo got through
congress and the senate, and that Is
the root of difficulty with which we
are now faced."
YAKIMA, Wash., Jan.!" Three
prisoners held In the county Jail es
caped last night by sawing the bars of
one of the upper windows nnd drap
ing to tho ground. Tho Jailer, C. W.
Willed, was on duty but says he heard
no nolsa and did not discover the
escaiie until this morning's roll call.
The'mon who got out aro J. M. Evans,
sentenced to from 6 to 15 years at
Walla Walla; Joseph Sweeney, order
ed held for Investigation by the pollen,
and George Franklin, alleged Mexicnn
captured after a battle with the po
lice nnd awaiting trial In federal court
on a narcotic charge.
POLITICS
CAUSES TANGL
MEET
II
PENDLETOX. Ore., Jan. 27.
President Frank J. Hagenbnrth of
the National Wool Growers' associa
tion and F. R. Marshall, secretary of
tho national orB!inl.atlon, wore on
flib progiam for ndiiT'esses ? at' tho
opening session hero today of the
Oregon Wool Growers' association.
Many of tho leaders li: Iho wool In
dustry who nttunded the nntlonul
gathering at Hpokane this week ar
rived here for t lie meeting.'
Jay H. Dobbin of Joseph, Ore.,
president and Mac. Hoke, secretary of
tho Oregon body had their annual re
ports ready for presentation after the
formal welcome by Mayor J. A. Fee.
Tho outlook for 1S23 was the topic
nssigned to President Hngcnliarlh,
nnd Secretary MnrshnU's topic -was
"How Oregon Cnn Help tho National
Wool Growers' Association."
Tho afternoon progrnm included
addresses by officers of associations
of neighboring states, nnd reports on
the scab situation by J)r. .1. C. Ex
uinc ot Olympla. Wash., and Dr. J. H.
Lytic of Knlorii. Ore. E. N. Cnva
naugli of Portland was to discuss fac
tors entering into appraisal of rnngo
on forests. Thero will bo a banquet
tonight. Sunday the delegntes are
to confer with the forestry advisory
bonrd regarding application for per
mits. Today's Report '
on Bootlegging
SEATTLE, Jan. 27. Police, notic
ing a boat without lights discharging
a cargo at an unused wharf In West
Seattle early today, raided the wharf,
arresting the men ond seizing 120
cases of whiskey, said to be worth
$12,000 at current prices. Tho boat
escaped. The men when 'questioned,
implicated two former police officers
In the liquor running, according to
police.
4.,,,. 4 4
YAKIMA, Wash., Jan. 27.
After a Jury had considered the
case for two hours E. L. Capps
of Orandvlew was late yester-
day found guilty of having in-
toxlcatlng liquor In a trial con-
ducted In tho lower valloy town
and, on recommendation of the
Jury, fined $1. The trial was
conducted In a garage and dur-
Its progress on effigy, labelled
"Bootleggers Beware," Bwung
as from a gallows In tho door-
way. Grnndvlew folk wcro so
worked up ohout tho cose, It
was Impossible to get more than
five men to servo on the Jury,
that number being acceptable
by stipulation.
4 4Y
OFI'KIl Ti:l)I)Y noOKKVFXT. .111..
a. plait; os virrivitAN iioakd
CINCINNATI. Jan. S7. Colonel
Thi-odore P.onsevelt, Jr., assistnnt
secretary of tho navy, will receive the
offer of n post on tho national ex
ecutive committee of the Disabled
War Veternns It w-as announced here
today. Colonel Itnosevelt will bo
asked to fill the vnennejr caused by
(be resliination of C. L. Mitchell of
Washington, which was occepted. ,
mormon liinn
!UUL I UMB'R CONCERN
MODEL
101 10
BE ERECTED BY
L'ongvlew, Wn., Expects Pop
illation of 25,000 in Five
' ,YearsT0 Be' Ideal" City
With Modern Construction
. and All the Beauty Theories.
I.ONOVIEW, Wash.. 'Jan. .27.
Formally launching n made-to-order
city, the Longview .News, which be
gins publication hero today, prints
plans for the city which is being
established at tho confluence of tho
Cowlitz and Columbia rivers, mid
way between Portland and tho ocean.
For many months, crews of men
have been at work building saw
mills here for tho Long-Hell Lumber
company and putting In tho ground
work of a city which Its promoters
expect to have a population of 26,
000 in five years and 60,000 In ton
years.
It. A. Long, chairman of tho bonrd
ot directors ot the company, which
is making this venturo in tho Pacific
northwest after 47 years of activity
In Knnsns nnd mlddlewest and south
western stales, In describing tho
work of building tho model city, says
in a statement prepared for tho Initial
edition of tho Longview Nows:
"We havo studied other clticB and
hope to profit by their experience.
We called to our assistance and were
fortunate In obtaining somo of 1hc
foremost and best known city plan
ners nnd builders, so that Longview
is planned along most modern lines
providing for reasonable building re
strictions, streets nnd alleys of propor
width, tho separation of dwelling
bouses to such an extent ns to glvo
t,ii,wL'im.n of nlr nnd vcntllntlon,
storm sewers nnd. sanitary sewers, n
waterworks system m supply 1110 ui-ni.
and purest water obtainable, parks,
boulevards, recreation centers, alto
gether an Ideal setting unsurpassed
by any town or city In America."
CREWSAMNTEE
ON JOBONLY A DAY
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 27. Josoph
Mlnton of Salem, who was appoint,
cd Thursday -ns assistant corpora
tion commissioner by W. E. Crews,
commissioner, has .resigned, doc1t
ing after one day In the office that
ho did not wont the appointment.
Crews had not filled tho place to
day. ' , ' ',. ' ,; ' )
DANISH PRINCE
,F.
BAN FRANCISCO, Jnn. 27. Prince
Waldemur, admiral of the Banish
navy, brother of Alexandria, dowager
nueen of England and uncle of the
Into Czar of Russia, arrived In Han
Francisco today on board the motor
ship Peru from Ban Podro. lie Is on
a pleasure tour around the world nnd
ij'nns to stay In this vicinity for sev
eral weokf.
CUMBERLAND. Md.. Jan. 27.
Flvo persons woro killed this
morning when an automobile
crashed through an iron fence
on tlie national plko and drop-
ped 3T feet Into Wll's creek
near here. Tho dead aro Mrs.
Clara McCullough, Eva Dundee,
Louise Dundee. William J. Fur-
rell, nil of Sumborlnnd, and Ed-
ward A. Flynn of llagerslown.
MOB RULE BY1
SPECIAL Ml
UNDER PROBE
Arkansas Committee Traveled
in Style to Lynching Union
Votes $10,000 for Relief of
Strikers Appeals to Presi
dent and Governor Made.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 27. (By the
Associated PresB.) Charges that a
"mob special" carrying armed men
wostun over the Missouri and North
Arkansas railroad for tho purpose
of Inflicting punishment uuon strik
ing employes of the railway were
niado In a statement made public to
day by D. B. Robertson, president of
tho Brothorhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Englnemen.
Mr. Robertson has communicated
with tho governor of Arkansas, osk
' lug a thorough Investigation of tho
recent trouble at Harrison and Heber
Springs ipvolvlng the lygehlng, of. a
striker by unidentified hien nnd the
expulsion of a number of other strik
ers by a "citizens" committee." lie
has promised the governor that his
organization would cooperate with
the state In bringing to Justice all
guilty parties regardless of who they
may bo. ' 1
Tho brothorhood directors havo
voted to sot aside $10,000 -for the
relief of striking firemen on the Mis
souri and North Arkansas line and
$f,flO also was voted to tho widow of
E. C. Oregor, tho union machinist
who was ' hanged at Harlrson, Ark.
"No definite stutoment has yet
hoen made ns to the position of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Englnemen concerning the re
cent outrages committed in the stato
of Arkansas when an armed mob was
corriod on a special train over the
Missouri mid North Arkansas rail
road for tho purposo of Inflicting
punishment upon employes and their
families who, about two years ago
left the service of the railroad and
engaged In a legal strike in protest
against an arbitrary and excessive re
duction In tholr wages mode effective
by the management In violation of
the transportation act," said tho
statement.
"Tho fact that our members and
tholr families have been driven
from their homes without food or
shelter nnd for several days were
without means of communication with
the outside world, has mado it impos
sible to' Issue, any authentic Btnto
ment with regard to the mattor until
tho present time."
Preliminary press reports wero
somewhat vogue, Mr. Robertson said,
but Indicated that the Arkansas af
fair was the culmination of public
sontiinont against the Missouri and
North Arkansas strikers, but he de
clared It' seemed unbelievable, that
tho railroad management knew
nothing of tho running ot what he
(Continued on Page alx.V
SIMPLE CEREMONY
OF COBLENZ TO
COBLENZ, Jan. 27. (By the As
sociated Press.) The Coblenz area
ot occupied Germany, held by Ameri
can troops since tho establishment ot
the allied watch on the Rhine was
turned over to tho French at noon
today. ,
Major General Henry T. Allen,
commander In chief of tho American
forces In Gormany and General Mar
ty of the Krench army were the two
military officers Involved In the
transfer.
This final corcmony was of tho
simplest churactcr. Genornl Marty,
accompanied by a single French of
ficor Cttino to General Allen's hond
qunrters where the American com
mander and his full staff received
MOTOR FEES
Decrease in Car Licenses and
Increase in Gas Tax Pro
posed By State Motor As
sociation at Salem State
Finance Committee Plan Is
Favored.
SALEM, Oro., Jan. 27. In line
with tho - rocommenduttous of tho
state tax investigation commission
tho Joint legislative committee on as
sessment and taxation yostorday pre
sented a bill to provide for a stutn
finance committee of five members to
serve without pay and regulate tho
issue of bonds by. municipal 'corpora
tions of the state. Under Its pro
visions tho commission Is created to
promote the welfare, preserve the
credit and conserve the resources ot
such municipal corporations.
No bond issue would be valid un
less certified by this commission ap
pointed by the governor which also
has power to compel the levying -of
taxes to retire outstanding bonds and
the creation ot sinking funds: A tee
of one tenth of one per cent ot the
value of any bond Issue may be
charged for the services of the com- '
mission nnd used tor Its mainten
ance. 1'ut Fanners on Gome Commission
Senator S. II. Brown ot Qervals has
Introduced a bill to amend the state
game law so that two of the mem
bers of the game commission would
be farmers. Under the proposed act
a farmer would be appointed In both
district ininjbea; ono and. district
number two. . ; ' ' K'-'-''
Sennlor M. R. Klepper of Portland
Introduced a bill which would place
sheriffs and their deputies under tho
workmen's compensation act, but It
would not allow compensation If tho
officer were Injured or killed because
of wilful misconduct or gross negll--'
gence. j ,
Both houses adjourned yesterday
afternoon to Monday at 11 a. m.
Proposed changes In motor vehl-',
clo and fuol oil taxation was pro
posed by the Oregon State Motor as
sociation are incorporated In two
bills Introduced by Representative
Melndl. One would Impose a tax of
four cents a gallon Instead of the two ,
cent tax now collected, the act not to
becomo effective, however, until De
cember 31 o this year.
IccrnN Car Wcensos
The other hill would provide for
a decreaso In license fees, the ob
ject ot the bill being to shift more
of the burden over on to the gaso
line tax from the license tax.
Motor vhlcle licenses are cut from
$15 to $7.50 on automobiles weigh
ing 1700 pounds or less and vehicles
weighing more than. J 700 pounds are
placed on a flat rate of $12.50 In
stead of the sliding scale which runs
now from $22 up to as high ns $97.
An nmondment to the stato traffic
code has been proposed to require
nil locomotives to dim their lights
where railroad tracks parallel .pub
lic highways.
Another nmendment provides for
creation of a special stato board to .
servo without pay to examlno persons
defective In limb, sight or hearing
as to fitness for receiving license to
operate motor vehicles. The 'appli
cant would pay a fee of $5 to go into
tho state highway fund. Still another
amendment would permit children
under sixteen years of ago to drlvo
motor vehicles to and from school.
Tho present law does not allow,
children under sixteen to drive such
vehicles.
(Continued on Page tlx)
MARKS
them. Promptly at noon General Al
len turned over the area so long un
der tho control of his forces to the
French commander. The formal
transfer of authority took but a tew
moments. It was accompanied with
brief oxpresslonB of regret at the de- ,
parturo of tho Americans.
The assumption of control by the
French, it is stated, will be followed ,
Immediately by the application of tho
same-disciplinary measures that the
French hnve been Imposing upon tho
Prussian civil authorities elsewhere
In the Uhlnelnnd. This policy here
tofore has not been extended to tho
Cohlens area under the1 Americans
and nny Involvement of OoweraJ A1--ten
with the Gorman officials In this
connection has been avoided.
A