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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY. 29, 192J
NO. 203
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TURK WAR
Airplanes and Troops Hasten
ed to Mosul Oil Fields
Turks Belligerent Only a
Spark Needed to Bring Hos-
.tilities in Wear East Rus-
. sia Growls.
LONDON, Jan. 29. (By the
Associated Press.) In view of
the Turkish attitude at Lausanne
regarding the Mosul district, the
British military authorities in '
the Irak have dispatched a bat
talion of troops and also a few
airplanes to the area between
Mosul and Sherghat (65 miles
south of Mosul) as a precaution
ary measure.
BELGRADE, Jan. 29. The gov
ernment newspaper Tribuna says
today that Foreign Minister To
ri I tcherin of Russia and, Ismet
Pasha have made a secret agree
ment at Lausanna by which
Russia and Turkey will give each
other military support In the Near
East In case hostilities are re
sumed. The agreement which is
said to have been accepted by both
the soviet and Turkish govern
ments, stipulates that Russia will
send several divisions into Meso
potamia should the British and .
Turks take up arms.
. The newspaper also asserts that
under the terms of a special
agreement made at Lausanne be
tween Russia and Bulgaria, Rus
sian troops may be sent into west
ern Thrace across Bulgarian ter
ritory. Turkey agrees not to conclude
any agreement at Lausatme with
ous the previous consent of Russia,
the Tribuna adds.
Situation Is Tense
LAUSANNE. Jan. 29. (By the As
sociated Press.) A draft of the pro
posed treaty of peace which is to be
submitted to the Turks on Wednesday
was distributed soml-officially to all
delegations today. The document con
tains 1G0 articles, to which eight con
ventions are annexed.
. Thoro were no developments today
t show that tho Turks were moro
favorably .disposed toward signing.
Tho eight conventions doal respec
tively with the straits tho frontiers
of Thrace, tho status of foreigners In
Turkey, tho Albanian declaration re
" carding payment of tlio Ottoman debt,
tho conimorcinl agreement with
Turkey, tho armistice declaration and
the exchange of populations and ex
change of prisoners of war between
Turkey and Grocce which last two
Xwllr bo signed tomorrow by these two
'powers. - '
Tlio atmosphere about tho confer
ence was tenso today, tho chiefs of
tho allied delegations holding lengthy
consultations.
The Turkish representatives said
tho situation was so critical and dif
ficult that they would make no state
ment, although ono of 'the secretaries
expressed the hope that the speeches
brought out by the presentation of the
draft in the conference Wednesday
would bo of such a conciliatory na
ture that a rupture would bo avoided.
Belgrade Report Denied
LAUSAiv'NU, Jan. 29. (Hy the As
sociated Press.) The spokesman rit
the Russian delegation hero today
characterized as an invention the Bel-
(Continued on Pkb nx.
ARMENIANS TENDERED ASYLUM BY
LAUSANNE. Jun. 2!. (Uy the
AHHOolated ITrtHH) The nltuutlons
that have hounded tho Near Eat
conference since noon after ttn con
vornttoh more than two months ao.
still puroue U aft the time draws neur
for officially presenting tho allied
treaty to the TutUh.
A new crisis arose over the week
end throush the InplKtene of lsmet
I'asha and lllm Nur Hey thut the sue
ceas or failure of the conference de
pended on whether the ullies would
recognize the complete sovereignty of
Turkey. abolishing the .capitulation
and aitreehiK upon an equitable dis
tribution of the Ottoman debt.
The week-end saw the Armenlnn
acceptance of Klussiu's offer of asy
lum, thus remnviiiK troublesome
item. The r'"fM'fl of l"p Mnwoff
t-overnnient, regarded hi' re .as ft
Claims Heads Royal
Family Preserved in
Alcohol at Moscow
MANILLA. ( P.. Jan. 29.
I Uy the Associated Press.)
Tlio houds of the late Czar
Nicholas of Rusla and of Ills
family who mot death with him
at Kkiiterlnberg at the hands of
revolutionists are being pre- 4
Borvod In alcohol in tlio Krem
lin ut .Moscow, according to
Captain Flrmln, chief of staff of
the Hussiau refugee floet an
chorocd at tlio Muriveles quar
antine station near here.
Captain 1'lrmln who sorved
with Admiral Kolcliak's anti
bolshevik army In Siberia, as
serted that documents captured
by Kolchak troops at'Ekaterln
herg revealed that tho heads of
tlio murdered members of tho
Russian' royal family wero cut
off and preserved In alcohol and
tho trunks of tho bodies burned.
Harold Teegerstrom, Who Dis
appeared. From Bastrop,
Louisiana, Dec. 29, Sud
denly Appears at Morehouse
, Attorney General Acts-
MONllOl-;. La.. Jan. 29. Harold
Teegerstrom, who disappeared from
the bunkhouso of tho Southern Car
tifin rnmimnv1 near Bustron "the night
of December 29, and was sought in
connection with tlio open hearing into
hoiiHO parish, appeared on tho streets
or Monroe at noon ami uociarca iu
all his acquaintances ho was "back
to stay.
NEW ORLEANS,- La.. Jan. 29.
tttinirt Tonwrutrnm. whn nnneared
today at .Monroo as suddenly ns he
disappeared from the plant of the
Southern Carbon company near Bas
trop last month, will be arrested im
mediately as a material witness in
connection with the kidnaping and
slaying or wan j.'umei unu
lji..l,f,i-rl It i-fiu cnlrl tnrlnv lit the of
fice of Attorney General Coco here.
ARDMOUE. Okla..' .Ian. 29. (Ily
the Associated Press) left Smith
and J. I). (Curley) Smith, two of
the eleven defendants called for trinl
in district court hero todny on
charges of murder of Joo Carroll in
December. 1921, were granted sev
crenees by Judge W. V. Shocman.
Carroll was . shot when ho appeared
with a gun at tho door of his home
after being summoned- by a party of
masked men.
A motion was mado by counsel
for Jeff Smith asking for ft delay in
Ills' trial because his regular counsel
whs detained In Oklahoma City by
the serious illness of a child. Court
recessed while this motion was put
into writing.
Bebe Daniels Operated
On for Appendicitis
NEW YORK. Jan. 29. licbe Dan
iels, motion picture actress. under
went an operation for appendicitis
today at Roosevelt hospital.
Dr. John F. Erdmnnn. who per
formed the operation, said Miss Dan
iels' condition was "most satisfac
tory." The actress had been ill for
several weeks.
niurnu iin'iu i uiMiiii'it . "-wnmit-
plntes giving some 230.000 Arme
nians a home in thu Don and Kuban
valleys of southwestern Hussla. In re
turn tho Armenians must become
iiiipaiiui nunjui-in mm in upi mu m-
their own transportation. They will
tte, for thut belonws to the state; nel-
iner win iney im inrnmiea ui nuvt
an autonomous government.
i'iiiMi ui j utijoui uiiivui un --
nesday after presentation of the
i rt'Hiy is hp proKrum its u itw
wtands. The allies will auk the
iuir.il iu miri't uv ihimi; I'liiu ipi' "
of an agreement, whereupon the con
ference will adjourn, leaving experts
here to work out the details. If dip
lomatic channels are abl to affect an
accorn wiwi Aimnni, ine neuus 01 un
delegations will return to Lauwinnc
and sin the treaty.
ORDERS AH
'MISSING KLAN
TRiALWlfNESS
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France Censors All Reports, So
Little News Is Available
Strike Reported Growing,
Arrests Increasing Only
50,000 French Troops in
Ruhr, Says Jusserand.
(Uy tho Associated Tress)
Supervision of press dispatches
from tho, HliVV'.Valloy and tho other
parts of Gorman territory occupied
by tho French1 has been established
by tho . .Friieii ; government. Dis
patches regiifUcu xijy tho supervisor
a untrue and likely to cause mls
chle: are referred to tho minister of
the Interior,
Tug news from tho Ruhr was
meager today. Tho latest advices In
dicated tho railroad strike was con
tinuing effectively, with tho French
keeping up a conciliatory policy
toward the railroad workers.
Tho coal output of tho valley was
about two-thirds of tho normal on
Saturday, the last full working day
for which reports wero available.
Quiet prevailed throughout tho
volley Sunday.
In Washington tho French embassy
announced that only about 50.000
French troops were engaged In the
Uuhr movement. It mado public a
list of the forces.
COHLEXZ, Jan. 29. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Railroad traffic In the
Rbtneland was brought almost to a
standstill at four o;clock this after
noon when tho partial strike which
has been in progress the last, few days
suddenly became general. .
. WASHINGTON',;-Jan.- 22. Insur
ing that despito published reports to
tho contrary "only about CO, 000'
French troops aro engaged in the
Uuhr movement, tho French embassy
today mado public the following list
of these forces:
Tho 32d corps, composed of two
infantry divisions; tho thirty-third
corps, composed of three Infantry di
visions; one cavalry division of four
brigades and one section of railway
engineers.
H was said tho Belgian troops en
gaged iu tho operations amounted to
five infantry battalions, two batteries
of artillery and a detachment of field
railway ongineers.
. Gorman Ilofuso to Obey.
DUKSSELDOKF, Jan. 29. ( Uy the
Associated Ureas)- The Uuhr occu
pation officials turned their atten
tion today to extending their control
of the railway lines. This operation
Is being hampered by tho refusal of
tho German workmen to toko orders
from tho Fronch.
Tho rail striko is completely effec
tive in Cohlenz. but two battalions of
French engineers have taken over
tho lines and placed hoavy guards at
important points.
The workers havo served notico
that they will not rosumo their jobs
while Fronch troops aro present.
Thoro is no communication bc
twern this city and Dulsburg and
Kssen, whilorycHU!rday only ono train
was operated to Mayenee.
A strike of tho forces at tho telo
pnVne and , ,U'H-raph central office,
called laMt,hlfthV,VlIV, protest against
tho troops ga'o the French another
problom to solve.
Tho Uuhr has been taken over ho
completely that today tho city or
Dortmund was the only open avenue
of communication with the remainder
of Germany. Tho closing of that en
trance, it is exported, will be follow
ed by other strikes.
Ilurgomastor Hchmldt, Chief of Po
lice Oexl and five other city officials
havo taken up their residence in
Klberfeld. Arrested Friday as a re
sult of Thursday's disturbances, tho
men were escorted out of tho occu
pied zono yesterday. Altogether, It
is estimated approximately 100 Ger
man officials In tho Ittihr havo been
expelled.
Tho cobI miners seem to he gene
rally at work for on Saturday two-
thirds of the normal output was
mined. Nearly 10.000 cars of the
15,0!y loaded Saturday were sent into
tho interior of Germany for local con
sumption.
The Hepnrturo of tho American
troops from Cohlenz has hod a mark
ed effect upon the people, who ore
showing tho now - occupying forces
tempers that contrast to those dis
played to the doughboys.
Close KcsuiurontM.
COUI,KNZ, Jan. 29. (By the As
sociated Press! As a result of dem
oust rations In Uhineland cities last
bight, the restaurants wero ordered
cIomimI at ten o'clock.
The railroad strike in this area Is
still effective. The French are able
to run a few trains with the aid of
the troops.
The deportations of German offic
lals continue and the men aro taken
acr.nss the frontier in automobiles
iriftead of trains. Tho Oermons have
moved the civil administration of
Wiesbaden to Frankfort.
The dollar wan quoted at Sl'OOO
rnnrits torlay.
Charley Announces
His Engagement to
Polish Film Star
DEL MONTK, Cal., Jan. 29 Uy
saying "we're engaged," Charlie
Chaplin, film comedinu. and Pola
Nesrl, Polish screen star, confirmed
persiBtent rumors hat they wer lo
bo married, although rumors current
in film ana newspaper circles Indl
cate the wedding will bo within a
short time. . . i ...
When tho film stars granted an in
terview to newspaper men, Charllo
bluntly said, "we're engaRod,"
whereupon Miss Negri affirmed Chap
lln'ri announcement. Then, accord
ing to" correspondents, they termin
ated the interview In a typical "close
up and fadeaway." - '
IS STILL AN INVALID
WASHINGTON', Jan. 29. Because
bis doctor advised him against CX'
posuro whllo he Is rocovorlng from
tho grippe, President Harding today
cancollcd an ungagemont to addrosB
government bureau heads la(o in the
afternoon nt their usual seml-annua)
budget conference.
Tbo president spent much of tho
day at work at his desk, however, and
It was said at the Whlto .Houso that
ho had virtually rogalnod tho
strength ho lost during the week he
was kept away from his desk by 111
ness.
Daily Report on
the Crime Wave
1.08 ANOKLKS, Jau. 211. A pistol
fight Saturday night with two ban
d'ls resulted In the death hero today
of William Kngler, 40 years old, a
pool hull owner.
Kngler was accostod at his roBl
dencn just as hn locked up his gar
age . He hesitated 111 oboylug the or
der to hold up his hands, believing
tho two men to be joking neighbors.
They shot him' and ho foil paralyzed
from tho waist down, but drawing
his pistol he fired at tho bundlts as
they fled.
The Noted Dead
ROME, Jan. 29. (Ily tho Associated
I'ress.) lilihu Vcddor, artist, died
hero today.
Kllhu Veddcr was born In New York
City February 20, 18116. He took up
his home residence In Home in 1867,
although he subHeniiently mado fre
quent visits to tho United States.
Ills best known work Includes five
panels and "Minerva," a mosaic In the
library of congress, a panel at How
doln collego and the Illustrations for
the Hublayat of Omar Khayyam. He
was the author of one novel and a
volumo of verse.
Snmv In C'allfornlii.
KA.V KHANC1HCO. Jim. !!. Itliln
mixed with snow vlidH'rt rentml and
northern California last night lenv
Ing a white covering -on the hlnh
peaks and swollen water courses In
the vnllcys.
few JP$0 ;4t
H1S
J.H.
W
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Local Representative Intro
duces New Income Tax
Measure in House Com
bines Features of Other
Measures Governor Op
poses Property Tax, Autos.
SAI.KM, Oro., Jan. 2 9. The third
income tax bill to appear at tho pres
ent reasloii of the legislaturo was In
troduced today by Representative J
H. Cnrkln of Medford, a member of
I ho National Tux association. The
bill combines features of tho flat
four per cent Income tax on Individ
uals und tho progressive tax, which
also includes corporations, and Ik
based on recommendations of tho Na
tional Tax asosclatlon.
A fourth measure to consolidate
sfhto government departments waB
to be Introduced today by Sonator II.
L. Corbott of Portland. It would es
tablish three departments, public af
fairs, fiscal affairs and welfare, each
presided over by an elective officer.
tho governor, secretary of state and
stato treasurer, beading departments
in the order named.
The public service commissioners
would bo appointed by the governor
instead of elected and the corpora
tion and insurance departments
would be consolidated and tho state
lax commission cut to ono member.
In the continued absence today of
Speaker K'lbll on account of illness
Representative C. W. Browncll 6t
Portland was olectod speaker pro
tempore at the opoiilug session of
the house today.
Governor W. 31. Pierce today an
nounced ho would ask Herbert
Nunu, state highway engineer, nnd
J. M. Ilovers, attorney for tho high
way department, for a conference as
to tho advisability of having the pro
visions in the laws of 1919 and 1921
relating to tho gasoline tax redraft
ed for tho purpose of protecting
them against attacks on thoir consti
tutionality. '
The governor said he was taking
this stop because of a decision re
cently , banded down by the supreme
court of Florida in which a similar
statute was held unconstitutional.
Governor Plorco today declared
himself against placing a property
tax upon automobiles as has been
broucbed during tho present session
of the legislaturo. I .would rather
seo the legislature double tho llconso
feo on automobiles," ho declared,
"thun to put a property tax upon
them." i
The governor said he would not
be surprised if tho llconso fee on
light cars Is placed nt t'JO lnstoad
of the prcsout $13 and foes on the
heavier cars raised proportionately.
3 YOUTHS KILLED
WHST PAI.M I'.ICACII.- Fla.; Jan.
29. Throe youths were killed und
five others were Injured when one
of them flrcd.a shot into sticks of
dynumltc which had been placed for
safekeeping In knnpsuek hanging
In a pulmelto true. They were on n
hiking trip at the time.
INNOCENT OF CRIME.
MANILA, Jan. 29. (Hy Ihn As
sociated Press.) Lieutenant Com
mander Kugene P. Douglas,, paymas
ter of the flagship Huron of the
l.'nlted Slates Aslutlc rioet, commlt
led sulcldo yesterduy abourd the
flagship whllo despondent over dls
uppearanco of tho ship's slnri'B fr
which he was not responsible, accord
ing to a statement Issued by Captain
C. D. Htearns of tho Huron. Captain
BtcBrns paid a high tribute (o tho
(.ead officer's devotion to duty.
' SO A novo In Helllngliniii.
HKLLINflllAM, Wash., Jan. 211.
The thermometer Inst night register
ed 20 degrees above 7,ero following n
fn!l of three Inches of snow yester
day. The temperature was the
lowest of the yeiir. Hnow In parts
of the country war drifted this
morning so that some of the stages
were unable to get through,
Wally Reid's Widow
to Raise Funds for
Curing Drug Addicts
l.OS ANGEI.KS. Jan. 29.
Mrs. Dorothy Davenport Held,
widow of Wullaco Held, motion
picture actor, announced In do-
tall today plans for making a
film, the profits from which will
bo used to found a sanitarium
for treatment of drug addicts.
Her hiisbund died at Hollywood
on January 18, after a collapse
brought on by the uso of nar-
cotlcs. Tlio sanitarium, Mrs.
Held said will bo a memorial to
him.
Mrs. Reid, who has been
both stago and screen actress,
will bo the leading woman of
the film. Government officials,
motion picturo producers and
film playors who wero friends
of her husband will assist In
producing tho picture, which,
sbo said, will bo appropriated
to tho purposo for which It Is
planned.
POOR SIDE IS
CHICAGOJSRAET
Silent Boss in Big Bill Thomp
son's Machine Is Charged
With Big Insurance Swindle
Action Believed to End
Thompson's Rule.
t C'lIlCAflO, Jun. 29. Fred Lundln.
former" congressman ' ntid known iih
the silent power behind tho political
machine of Mayor Willikm Jlnlc
Thompson, and twenty-three others,
were named iu n blanket indictment
returned In court today by the special
grand Jury which Is Investigating
school board affairs.
Virtus ltohni, Lundln's nephew,
also was among the Indicted men.
who included several Indicted pre
viously by the same grand jury In
connection wtUh tho adiulnjlstratlon
Of school funds and property.
The indictment contains u blanket
conspiracy charge and contains 24
counts.
' Tho third count of the Indictment
charged conspiracy to obtain $1,000,
000 from tho City of Chicago and tho
fifth count charged a conspiracy to
obtain 11,000,000 from the stalo.
Tho thirteenth count charged con
spiracy for violation of duty in allow
ing contracts to be lot ut the Instance
ot Ludin, who with oihoni wus
charged with sharing tho profits.
Tho fifteenth count charged preven
tion of competition. The sixteenth
charged that $ 1,000, 000 was divert
ed to tho private use of various per
sons und firms by letting contracts
and making purchases at cxhobltant
prices.
Tho true bill was returned before
Chief Justice Mlcheul I.. McKinley of
the criminal court who set the bonds
of t lie defendants at lo,000 each.
Mr. l.imdin was reported to bo in
Cuba and Mr. ltobm was recently ro
portod to be in I.os Angeles.
Rohm Is In the Insurance business
nnd It was reported that ho and I,un
dln wero partners for a time and did
un enormous business In spot insur
ance. It was reported that this in
surance business wus bared before
tile spcrliil grand Jury mid that it
was iu connection with the Insurance
deals that the grand Jury acted In
connection with the C(ih,c of Lundin
nnd bis nephew.
Many of the others named in the
Indictment were past or present of-
(Continued on page eight)
INDICTED FOR
INVESTIGATION OF RACE RIOTS IN
4NDIANA LEADS
BLANroHl). Ind., Jan. 29. An
Investigation Into a report of the
out break of thu race troubles exist
ing horo resulted In a riot early to
day during which two unidentified
muu wore shot to death and Sher
iff Herry Newlnnd and un unldon
tlfled man woro wounded.
Acting on a report thut persons
had fired ut two negroes, proprietors
of a store here. Sheriff Newlnnd
gathered a largo forco of deputies
and visited tho section near tlio store.
The officials entered a dance hall
nearby where a celebration was In
progress by a crowd of people, most
11 foreigners, and the celebrators aet
upon them. In the fight that follow
ed, Lho shooting became general.
Prosecuting Attorney W. A.' 8at-
STATE BILL
10 Mill
Fill
Measure Introduced in State
Legislature, to Prevent Film
Distributors From Fixing of
Prices at Oregon Movie
Theatres Garb Bill Passes
Senate
NAJ.KM, Ore., Jan. 20. Fol
lowing n iinifcrciKV todny - uf .
(Governor W. M. Plorco with Hcr- ..
bert Nunu, stale highway engi
neer, and J. M. lHwers, attorney
for the highway commission, H
wan announced that a blU will
Ih drawn pliuing an additional
tax of ono cent n gallon on gaso
line. This wilt makn a total of
three cents, one cent having boon
liiiHscl by tlio act of IHltf and
another cent by the act of 1921.
HAI.KM, Ore., Jan. 29. Tho antl
serturian garb bill passed thu senate'
today. This measure Is intended to,
pr'evrnt teachers In public sehools
nppcurltig In costume of any relig
ious order while teaching classes.
Two senators voted against it.
Producers or distributors of mo
tion pictures would bo prohibited
from fixing tbo price of ad mission to
be i harged by motion picture theaters
under tho terms of a bill introduced
today by Representative K. N. llurd
of Seaside. In support of Ills bill,
llurd called attention to tho caso of
a motion picturo house at Seaside
which operated for a time oh tho
"pay what you please" theory. Tho
manager, ho said, was refused films
from tho producers unless ho charg
ed tho designated admission price. -
, SAI.BM, Ore., Jan. 2i. A big
Miicpncru uog nniTiy navea ine- iivrn
of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Ackerman,
when, early this morning, the Yale
laundry and the O. K. rooming houso
bore burned to tho ground.. Mr. und
Mrs. Ackerman who aro sound sleep
ers wore on tho second floor- of the
building and tho fire wus well under
wny when they heard tho frantic
barklu gof the dog. Roused, Mr.
Ackerman drugged his wlfo from tho
building.
The structure wus a total loss.
R. W. BLISS NOMINATED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. nobort
Wood Hliss ot New York, third as
sistant secretary of stato, was nomi
nated by President Harding today to
bo mluistor to Sweden, succeeding Ira
Nelson Morris, who recently resigned.
J. Butler Wright of Wyoming, who
has been In tho diplomatic service for
a nutpbor of years, was nominated
third assistant secretary to succeed
Mr. Bliss.
FAMILY REFUSES TO
BELIEVE FATHER DEAD
I'HOHNIX, Aria., Jan. 2tt. With
tho null ntf of tho Hlxth day alncu
flcortfo Y, Stevenson paHHod Into an
i . 1. 1
' unruiiNi iiiun mil itr, mumiM-i .1 ui um
family, thlH afternoon eontlnuotl their
( watch hy hla hody and ud to the
nenei iniu movcnHon in im'ruiy in u
(411111' 01 miHiemit'u uiiimuuuii. '
I Tho hody Mett in a 1'iuicnlx under
taxing cHiHUUHiimeni, wnero u wuw
, removed hy order of Coroner Fred
I llllll UIltT III Ml- ihi 111-HI US IIUU
noimoert Htevonmm dead.
TO 2 MORE DEATHS
terleo Is expeclod to arrlvo today
from Clinton In tlmo for tho coron
er'H Inquest Into the deaths of tho
two men and probubly will tako
charge of tho locul Investigation.
Governor McCrny last week order
ed officials of the National Guard to
luvoetlgatn tint raco jtrouUlo hero
when all nogroes wore ordered to
lonvo town by tho white residents.
The negroes who wore fired upon
wore two of the few who did not
leave town last week a(ter tho race
trouble which is said to have been
a result of an attack on a young
white woman by a negro. The whlto
residents Informed the negroes that
they must either produco the negro
guilty of the attack or be out ot
town by noon of Inst Wednesday. '