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Newspaper Page TextLib. Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Prediction Fair and cold Maximum yesterday 39 Minimum today 15.5 Weather Year Ago Maximum ...... .....37 Minimum 27 0"Uy Seventeenth Year, 'ctkly Fifty-Second Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1923 NO. 2C3 F. ARBtl Tfl filllT AQ iu vun nu FILK1 Corpulent Comedian Finds Public Sentiment Too Strong for Comeback On Screen Will Be Movie Director In- .1 stead Pauline Frederick's Suit Started. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31. Roscoo C. (Fatty) Arbucklo today was prepar ing to attempt hla "come back" along the now linos he announced yesterday that of a motion picture director. Ho said he had signed a contract to direct comedies for a new company for which Incorporation papers were filed at Trenton, N. J., yesterday, by Edgar Manuix and J. Thomas Conners of Los Angeles. He Issued a signed statement iu which he declared he was "done with acting," and that in the role of a di rector was his "chance to make good in the right way." After Will H. Hays, titular head of luo uiuuon picture imiusuy, uu nounced just before Christmas that Arbucklo, whose career was halted by bis three trials for manslaughter in connection with the death of Vir ginia Ilapiw, screen actress, was to "have another chance," the fat com edian announced plans for appearing again before the camera. Protests from various sources in all parts of the country, apparently caused him to chango his mind. Pauline Frederick Case Up LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31. Trial of a suit for $30,000 brought by George Edwin Joseph, New York attornoy, against Pauline Fredorick, octross of atago and screen and of her x cross suit for $40,617 against Joseph, was scheduled to open in tho Los Angeles superior court today. Joseph's suit based on an assigned claim brought by C. H. Sharklnow, al leges tho actress owes $30,000 as a fixed percentage of her earnings on a contract obtained for her with a motion picture company. ' Miss Frederick now in tho cast, as serts that of the $40,047 Bhe scekB from Joseph, $31,800 is due for pro fessional sorvlcos, not detailed; $10, 000 represents a sum she turned over to him to Invest in Liberty bonds for her; and $5,817 Is an amount ho col lected for her, but has not yet paid over. , UNIVERSITY STUDENT TAKEN OUT BY M MISSOULA. Mont., Jan. 31. Charles Gleeson of llulle, a student tu tho University of Montana here was taken from a fraternity houso at 1 1 p. m. Monday night by a band of masked men. Gleeson, tho second student kldnappod by muskod men within tho last flvo daB and later released, refusod today to mako any Btalemcnt regarding tho occurrence Irfw DockstndiT Punilywd. NEW BIU'-NSWICW, N. J.. Jan 31. Lew Dockslader. minstrel, to (lay is lying in a local hotelvirtually paralyzed. Mr. Dockslader slipped on the ice oinl fell last night. Physicians suid his spino was Injured and his condi tion serious. FLEET LOST MANILA. Jan. 31. (By tho Associ ated Pross.) With tho arrival hero to day of tbo steamship Purls, a belated member of the fleet of Russian ref ugees. It was learned that her sister ship had been sunk off Formosa last week with the loss of twenty lives. . The vessel collided with the Paris In a furious storm and because of the tremendous seas the Paris was un ablo to pick up any survivors. The Bister ship had twenty persons aboard and all arc believed to have been lost. Four other ships of the fleet also were caught In the Formosa storm but man aged to weather It. Tho Pails had left Formorsa with 31 aboard but arrived with 32. a child having been born enrotite. Chicago High School Senior Shoots Self, Drug Habit Cause CHICAGO, Jan. 31. George K. P. Koth, 10 year old high school senior today was iu n hospital here said by physicians to bo near death from a bullet wound self inflicted, because, hit mill lilu father, ho had form- cd an unconquerable drug habit that had forced him from school and denied htm tho privilcgo of graduating with his class to morrow. Ho told his father that bo bought tho drugs from a youth who stood outsido tho high school and peddled to high school irlrls ami boys. MOVIE BILL IN LEGISLATURE !S LIKELY TO PASS SALEM, Ore.. Jan. 31. Unfavor able report on the bill providing pen alties lor hunters who shoot other hunters, introduced by Roprcsenta-I tlvo G. A. I.ovcjoy of Portland, nas boon prepared by the house Judic iary committee of the Oregon legis lature. The Fame committee is reported di vided on the bill of Iteprosentntlvo IJ. S. Heals of Douglas county, which adds insanity as a ground for di vorce. Majority and minority reports are expected tomorrow on the meas ure which permits divorce when on insane husband or wife is confined in an Oregon institution for tho insane. The bill provides exception in case where insanity has been caused, by tho plaintiff. j The hnuso commilleo on revision' of laws has reported favorably rep- !TM;ntaUvrt 15. D. .llurd's bill to pro htbit fixing of ntlmhssion prii'n for motion picture thentcra by producers ami iliHtributoi'H. The proposal of tho nUito audit com ml tiro to have h statu finanrn commission omitt-d by tho h'slHirt turo 1ms been nbtmdonod nnd tho amended bill to be submitted by tho joint com mitt oo on uHHcsHmeiit nnd taxutlon will. If passed, place tho su pervision of bond issues of municipal corporations, drainage districts nnd the like, under tho control of the cor poration commissioner. Members of both houses of tho legislature were in Eupenc today ns Buests of Ihe University of OroBon and tho Eugeno Chamber of Com merce. Daily Report on the Crime Wave EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 31. Mer chandise Valued at $2,. '"0 was Rtoleu some time during the night from tbo Grand leader drygoods store and the Iloeschar-llooton furniture atoie by burglars who entered tho two es tablishments through windows open ing on the one story annex of Uio Grand header. MIAMI, Fin., Jan. .11. lewolry valued at. $250,000, tho property or Mrs. Duvld G. Joyce, wife of a mil lionaire Chicago lumberman, was re ported stolen this afternoon. It Is believed tho jewels were sloliui from Mrs. Joyco's hod room nt thV Joyce winter mansion lust night while tho family was at dinner In tho dining room. BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. Jau. .10. j.uiki iieiiuruH name was louny ' added to Birmingham's nxe murder list. He died of injures received a week ago. Twelve of 28 persons similarly ai- taeked have died. WITH ALL ON BOARD Tho other three bolatcd vessels of Admiral Stark's Vladivostok exiles ar rived today at Bolinuo Cove. 200 miles north of Manila, according to a dis patch received at the office of Gov ernor General Wood. It waB under stood that officials at Uolinao had in structed the ships to proceed to Manila where they should arrlvo to morrow. The refugees now at Muriveles who arrived last week with Admiral Stark have been clothed by tho Ked Cross.' The women and children have been given clean quartors In the quaran- tine station. The Russians have no plans for the future but are awaiting word from Washington as to whether ! they will be allowed to remain In (definitely in the Philippines. FRENCH QUIT BRITISH TO HEIP TURKS British Delegtaion Enraged When France Refuses to Carry Out Agreement Re garding Departure From Lausanne France Is Op posed to Stern Measures, LAUSANNE. Jan. 31. (By the Associated I'ress.) Tho Fronch delegation's announcement that It would not consent' to leaving Lau sanne bo long ns there were pros pects of agreement with Turkey led lo complications among the allies which brought the Near East confer ence today to tho brink of a greater Impasse than had been anticipated for "Treaty Day." Tho French decision, which was understood to havo the support of the Italian delegation was further confirmed by a messago to M. Bom bard from Paris declaring that Franco wns willing to make further concessions to the Turks and that sho did not consider the allied treaty as definite. Tho British received the French announcement as "a flagrant viola tion of Iho mutual agreement arrived at by tho allies' plenipotentiaries only a few days ago." Thjis aigrecmut provided that If Turkey did not sign the treaty upon its presentation today the powers would withdraw, loavlng a few ex perts to supply the Angora represen tatives with any desired information, The plan. con tompln led the return or tho main -delegations If. and when tho Turks ngreod to sign. Italy Supports I'Ynnco Such a procedure, it was said, ap peared to Franco too much like an ultimatum, therefore constituting an obstacle In the way of peace, and the French delegates took tho ground that if Turkey requested timo for de liberation, tho allies should remain here. In this position M. Bom par d was Said to havo received the support of Italy. - Efforts to modlato the differences betweeu tho Turks and tho powers were coutluuo up to the last minunto, with Ambassador Child tuklug an active part In tbo consultation do- signed to save the conference. Tho Turks spent tho night formu lating counter proposals to tho treaty. They described the allied lerniH as worso than anything they had expected, calling particular at tention lo tho provision for a sys tem of "legal advisers." This, they said, "was absolutely unacceptable." Ismet Ak Two "Works LAUSANNE, Jan. 31. (Dy tho Associated PrcsB.) Ismet Pasha, head of the Turkish delegation to tho Near East conference, asked tho con ferenco today for a delay of two weeks- before tho slgnaluro of peace and a delay of eight days boforo a meeting of tho conference commis sion. The intorval would ho employod ho explained. In striving by every means to reach an agreement. Tho Turks desired tho delay of eight days so that they need not give n defiulln roply as to acceptance of tho treaty until that time expired. Tho session was suspended to al low the allies to reach an agrcmcnt on tho reply to bo made to Ismet. On tho resumption of tho confer ence session Lord Curzon announced it would be Impossible completely to satisfy tho Turkish requirements as to timo but personally he was ready to remain at Lausanne until Sunday evening. Curwn IVewnls Views LAUSANNE, Jan. 31. (Dy the Associated Press.) A long consul tation among (ho allied delegates in an endeavor tn maintain a united front against the Turks preccdod tho opening of tho Near East conference today. It was said the Ilrltlsh would probably be disposed to grant the Turks somo days for reflection. All the allied delegations, Includ ing the Americans, agreed that the negotiations could not be long pro tracted. Lord Curzon In beginning his ad dress today said tho primary object of the treaty wns to bring to on end the terrible war which had desolated eastern Europo and largo areas of Asia for, more, than eight years nnd thus enable 'ail Ihn various armies, whether allied, Turkish or Greek to go back to -their homes. The treaty also wai detognW, to enable thn state which was vanquished in the war (Continued on Pace Five) Senator Poindexter to Be Appointed U. S. Ambassador Peru WASHINGTON. Jan. St. lily the Associated Press) Inquiry has been made by the American government as to whether appointment of Sena tor Miles Poindexter of Washington as American ambassador to Peru would be acceptable to tho govern ment of that republic. Although no response has been re ceived, it Is tho expectation in of ficial ciicleB that the selection will be approved and that Mr. Poindexter, who retires from the weiiatc on March 4. will be nominated for 'ho post at Lima within the next f-w weeks. The place has been vacant for more than a year. llolh tho White Iloure and the MVLEPOINDEyTER. stnto department declined todav to diwuss the action, but it is known that for somo time Scnutor Poindex ter has been under consideration for somo position within tho appointive power of tho president. Homo of his friends have urged that ho be made a federal judgo and it is understood also that at one. time his name was Klven serious consideration in con neetion with' the governor general shlp of tho Philippines should Major General Wood deuide lo relinquish that position. M.r. Poindexter is a republican, was a follower-of Theodore Roose velt in the 1 9 14 ' campaign nnd is completion his second term in the senate. In- tho November elections ho wus defeated for re-election. Ho fore ho eutered tho senate ho was a member of tho houso and before that served as a superior court 1uu- In Spokane county, Washington. SEATTLE, Jan. 31. Lloutenant Stewart W. Tornoy, In tho aviation branch of tho army, died Friday of pneumonia nq Cbauuto. Fluid, 111., and wns -burled Monday in Arlington cemetery, according to udvioes re ceived hero today. Ho attended grammar schools hero and high schools at Medford, Ore., and enlist ed jtiBt before Iho United States de clared war against Germany. Stewart. Tornoy llvod with his par ents In this city for several years and his father was a mining engl neer, who operated In tho Palmer crock district. Stewart wns a student at the. Mod ford high school, nnd was a member of tho football and basketball teams, and to this day la credited with be ing the best basketball guard, over developed In this section. He played on the. 1910 team, and, like most of Its personnel enlisted in the avia tion corps, at the flint appearance of war clouds In 1917, while attend ing school. Early In 1917. his family moved to Washington stato. Tornoy participated In tho trans continental aeroplane flight in 1919. and was a close contestant in that thrilling contest. Ills untimely death will bring regret and sorrow to scores of friends In this city. FAIR DATES SET BY ASSOCIATION VANCOUVElt. It. C. Jon. 30. Dates for fairs In Oregon. Washing ton nnd Ilrltlsh Columbia cities and eonimunltlcs wero set today by the 1'neifie Northwest Fair association. In sewlon hero ns follows: Multnomah county. , Oregon. Au gust 1-6: Spokane, Washington. Sep. tombor fl-15: Salem, Oregon. Octo bor 1-0; Vancouver, I), C, August 11-18. Officers will be elected at tho clos Ing session this afternoon. Tbo financial report of tho asso ciation showed a large surplus on hand. G. BRITAIN ACCEPTS U.S. DEBT OFFER British Cabinet Decides to Ac cept America's Plan for Set tlement of War Debt Harding Administration Is Delighted Stocks Rise On News of Favorable Action LONDON, Jan. 31. (By the Asso elated Press) Great Urllaln has dc elded to accept tho American offer in gnrd lo the funding of tho Drltiah war debt to tho United States. Tho government's decision was i-onehetl nt a cabinet meeting this afternoon. There was a full ntten dance of the ministers nnd they entered the meeting with the doels Ion already formed to follow tho recommendation of tho chancellor of the exochequer as the session lasted on'v a few minutes. The terms arc three per cent for ten years and three and one-half per cent thereafter. No reservation was mndo regarding Great Ilrltulu's being allowed to pay tbo total sum nftor tho ten year period. WASHINGTON. Jan. 31. (Dy th Associated PrewO The Ilrltlsh decis ion to accept tho American debt fund Ing suKKcstions'was said today by Secretary Mellon to open tho way for iminedinte drafting of recommenda tions to the prcKidont fr changes In tlqns to the president for changes In suggested in tho American proposi lion. While tho secretary, expjalned that no public movo would be mado by the American commission pending receipt; of official notification of th decision, which - must coma through tho Ilrltlsh embassy, he cxplalne that the American commission was 1 a position to begin at once nn outllno of details which the president could transmit to congress. The nature of the ' recommenda tions which the commission may mako wns not dtaclosod but Indica tions were that a broadening of the commission's authority would be re quested so that It would carry the negotiations to an early conclusion with a hope of final settlement 00 foro congress ends its session on March 4. ECALK! ELECTED HEAD OF Although Judgo F. M. Calkins Is still sojourning In southern Califor nia and-A. L. 11111 was unable to be present tho other members of tho new city water commission recently appointed by Mnyor GnddlB hold a meeting last .night in tho city re corder's office and organized. Mr. Hill had previously given his sanc tion to tho program put through last night. Thn members present wore II. L. Walthor, Oleu Arnsplger and Polroy Getchcll. Judgo Calkins was elected chair man of Iho commission, and II. L- Wullhor, vico chairman. Olon Arn splger served as chairman pro tern at tbo meeting. Ily the torms of tho ordinance creating tho commission tho city recorder and city treasurer, are named as clerk of tho commis sion and treasurer respectively, and City Recorder Alford waa present Inst night In that capacity. The commission Is anxious to get started on Us duties of taking over and operating tho city water works as soon as possible, and honco the calling of the mooting Inst night, In sleud of waiting for the return of Judgo Calkins. , Beyond choosing the above officers and talking over Iho water situation luformnly) noltjilng else was done, nor will onytblng fur ther be done until Judge Calkins comes back. Efforts will bn made to Get In touch with him it once. Another Star OiMTnted On. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8t. Viola Dann, motion picture actress, under went nn operation for appendicitis today nt a local hospital. The opcr atlon w-as ft success and Mis Dana's condition Is satisfactory, her physic Ian said. . Pnnnlon BUI I'll Again. WASHINGTON. Jan. HI. The llursum pension bill ns modified after tho recent veto of President Hard ing, was reported favorably today by the senate pensions committee after elimination of some of tho provisions A New Klan Stunt; Minister Presented With Bunch Flowers WALLA WALLA. Wash., Jan. 31. An usher bearing a wreath of white flowers en- circling a cross of red, halted tho Bormon of Dr. Charles Reign Scovill, an evangelist, hero last night, when tho flow- ors wero offered to tho minis ter. A note of explanation stated It was from tbo K11 Klux 4- Klan of this city, nnd said tho errorts of tho preacher to en- courago law enforcement hero was highly appreciated. K.K.K.1R1G MONROE. La.. Jan. 31. Federal Authorities, It was learned hero to day probably will be asked to take somo action In conectlon with re ceipt yesterday of a threatening let ter by Robert L. Dade, mayor of Mer Rouge, In which the mayor was warned to leavo the town within ten days or "bocome a corpse." Tho communication, dated Jan uary 28 uud slgnod "Law Abiding," bore a Hot Springs. Ark., postmurk. It was Intimated that tho authorities would call tho letter to tho atteutlon of tho department of Justlco agents who aro still In Morehouse pnrlsh gatherlug nddltloual ovidenco In con nection with last summer's kldnnp plngs. The wrllor warned the mayor to "pack up and got out of town within ton days of receipt of this notice Mr. Dado, was an important wlt nosg for tho Mate" at' the "Bastrop hearing. AnriMOHE! Okln .Tnn 31. ( Bv tho Associated Press.) Jeff Smith of Healdtnu was lo take the stand in his own defensn Indav at his trial on a chargo of slaying Joe Carroll, who wua nbnt ilnwn liv a bund of masked men at his homo In Wilson n year ago. Indications were that tho caso would go to the Jury before night. Ton other men nro to be trlod on similar charges. ' T A GREAT BENEFIT Tl ' WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. Inaugu ration of the eight hour day by the Standard OH company of California has proven nn economic benollt, K U. Kingsbury, president of tho com pany, asserted today at the senate oil Inquiry. Mr. Kingsbury described his coin pany lis tho pioneer in establishment of the eight hour day In inn oil in (lUHtiy, having abandoned tho twelve hour shift in 1817 "What was the effect of tho chonge," the eonimltlco attorney asked. "It has been eminently benellclul" tho witness replied "It has added to tbo efficiency, tbo osprit do corps and the morale, of the men. . Mr. Kingsbury added that in Iho cane of drillers, although the chnngo added fifty per rent to the total pay roll. It was found thnt Ihe overngo cost of drilling wells, deeronsed dur ing tho first six months tho now scule was In cffei NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Jan. 31. Charged with tho holdup and robbery of a $93,000 army payroll In front of tho First Notional bank at Hampton yesterday. Corporals John 8. Wood and James Hurvey were held under military guard nt Langlry Field to day pending a decision ns to whether they will be tried before civil or military court. It nppenrcd probable that tho two men would bo brought before u court martial. Of the amount missing BO0O wns said to have been In silver and tltl-t tho mon are believed to have been forced to abandon. When arrested last night after a search by military and county authorities, tho men were said to have had tho notes, compris ing most of the money tukon, con coaled about tholr person. MAYOR OF MER ROUGE RECEIVES rt. . $93,000 'ARMY PAYROLL HOLD-UP D0NE;r' BY 2 ARMY CORPORALS, BOTH ARRESTED ULTIMATUM: NEXT ME France and Belgium to Give Germans Last Chance To night to Stop Strike and Agree to Pay Reparations Situation Growing Worse in Ruhr Basin. LONDON, Jan. 31. (By tho As sociated Press.) Apparently basing (heir statements upon General Do Goutte's warning to Gormany, somo of the English correspondents at Dnesseldorf nsort that the French almost immediately will sond Berlin a notification, equivalent in spirit, 11 not In form, to an ultimatum, do mandintr reversal of Wllhelmstras- bc'b policy regarding the Ruhr. Germunv In tn bn told, the Post's Ducsseldorf correspondent says, that Franco, will not tolerate passive hos tility supported and financed by the German envernment and that if & satisfactory reply is not given, dras tic measures will be taken exceed ing any already In operation. ,' Dispatches to tho telegraph say this notification will probably be for- wavtit tt riermnnv this nfternOOU. Tho correspondent adds that it is not known what form tho tbreateneu mptiHllrna will tnVp. hut R&VH thev are not likely to Involve further occu pation of territory. , DUESSELDORF, Jau. 31. The Cologne-Berlin malu trunk line tolo phouo and telegraph cable was again ,c,ut..oda(.v..,in several places near Es sen, i nii cuy is cuuipivmiy uui v from tho remainder Of Gormany. ' ..A message from Cohleni ; an nounces that 34 German civil officers wero being expelled today from tbo Rhlnelond under tho orders Issued yesterday , by tho Rhlnoland high commission. s . Coal lhwluction Fulls DUESSELDORF, Jan. 31. (By tho Associated Press.) Coal pro duction lu the Ruhr valley Is rapidly decreasing. Only 10.461 coal cars wore loaded Monday instead of 22. 000, the normal number. Tho scar city of empty .cars is -becoming acute. Coal is accumulating at tho pit heads. BERLIN, Jan. 31. The cabinet of Saxony resigned today after fall ing to obtain a voto of confidence In Horr Llpluskl, tho minister of tho interior. The vote was carried b,y tbo non-socialist and communist pare tics. BERLIN, Jan. 31. An apparently Inspired statement issued by a semi official news agoney says it Is tho (ask of the Gorman poople to reduce PromloT! Polncarp's calculations (6 an absurdity. Tho statement con cludes: "Not until France realizes that Poincare's action In tho Ruhr Is not only unjust but - also mistake which must bo mado good, oan tho path to negotiations becoino freo. - BERLIN, Jan. 31. Hugo Stlnncs has repudiated the contract for con struction work in the devastated area of Franco which he concluded sev eral months ago with Marquis Luber sac, Bays the Deutsche Bergorkszol tung.. 11 u nil rows of carloads of building material have been sont Into north ern France under the provisions of tho agreement. Search for tho men began ' wh-rt Cnptaln Norman U. Colt, chief fi nance officer, his assistant, chauf feur and a guard of two enlisted men wero found bound, gagged and tied to trees In tho woods near Big Betel, about 80 miles from here. They said they had been held up in front cf tho bunk at Hampton, placed In their automobile and taken on a drlvo with the curtains down, which ended in the ditching of tho machine near tho spot where they were found. They said during the drive they recognized Wood and Hurvey. . Several persons who saw tho hold up later said they thought they wero witnessing only an arrust by military authorities. Army records give Corporal Har vey's home as Philadelphia and Cor poral Wood's as lloldvllib, Tcnn. , objected lo by tho president.