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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.