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ItEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1923
NO. 35
FINAL OFFER
BY GERMANY
30 111
Berlin Announces Terms of
New Note to Allies Regard
ing Reparations Repre
sents Utmost Capacity
Favors Bryan Treaty With
France. ' L.
PARIS, Slay 8. (By tile Asso
ciated Press) Hie new German
propositions for a reparation set
tlement are so fur from accept- .
ijilo to France that u flat re
jection of them Is regarded hy
persons close to Premier Poln
cu.ro us inevitable. This rejeeUon,
it is suited, probuhly will be fol
lowed by an extension of the oe
cupution on the right bunk of the
Kliinc.
BERLIN, May 2. (By the Asso
ciated Proas) Germany in her repa
rations proposals today advances a
proposition that security as between
France and Germany be attained by
an agreement to submit any future
conflicts to arbitration or other con
ciliatory processes.
The German government, soys the
note, Is prepared as was Its intention
in proposing the conclusion of a
Rhine pact to accept any agreement,
calculated to secure peace based on
reciprocity.
The German government, It adds,
is prepared to accept any agreement
binding on both Germany and France
to submit all conflicts which cannot
bo settled In the usual diplomatio way
to some kind of peaceful lnterna-
tional procedure, "that is to say, ju
ridical conflicts, to arbitration and nil
other conflicts to a reconciliation pro
cess after the example of the Bryan
agreements."
(These agreements are the series
of arbitration treaties negotiated by
Secretary of State Bryan during the
Wilson administration with Great
Britain and other foreign govern
emnts).
Pny 30 IJIIIion.
BERLIN, May 2. (By the Asso
ciated Press) Germany's latest rep
aration offer proposes that the sum
total of her obligations in cash and
kind under the Versailles treaty be
fixed at 30,000,000,000 gold marks.
The German government in a note
made public here today simultan
eously with Us receipt by the entente
and Washington govern ments, pro
poses that twenty billions of the total
be raised before July 1, ,1927, by a
bond issue ut normal rates of inter
est on the international money mar
ket. I Five billion gold marks will be
raised before July 1, 192!), in the same
manner, and the remaining sum sim
ilarly before July 1, 1931.
The noto asserts that Germany, In
accordance with existing treaties, will
also make payments In kind which
are to bo credited to her account.
Germany's Utmost.
The note expresses the govern
ment's conviction that the new pro
posals represent the utmost of Ger
many's capacity to pay and expresses
grave doubt as to whether the offer
does not exceed her ability In view
of the heavy dislocation and weaken
ing of the relch's economic organiza
tion cnused by the Ruhr organization.
In case the creditor governments do
not share Germany's belief, that no
unprejudiced party could arrive at
higher estimates in view of her gene
ral condition, tlie Berlin government
proposes that the whole reparation
question be left to the decision of an
International commission, free from
every political influence, as suggest
ed by Secretary Hughes.
The noto asserts that Germany Is
making her offer without desisting
from her program of passive resis
tance, which will be continued until
the areas occupied In excess of the
stipulations of the Versailles treaty
are evacuated and until conditions on
the Rhine are restored.
(Continued on paste ir.
I
IN 24 YEARS,
FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta.,
May 2. Mrs. Florence Lassandra and
Emlllo PIccarillo were hanged today
for the murder of Constable Lawson
last September. Both protested their
Innocence on the gallows, PIccarillo
paid the penalty first, and forty-one
minutes later Mrs. Lassandra was exe
cuted. She was the first woman to be
hanged In Canada in 24 years and the
first since confederation.
Constable Lawson was slain at the
Coleman provincial police headquar
ters after an unsuccessful attempt by
the police to capture PIccarillo and
Portland Police
Wake Up, Prepare a '
List of Bootleggers
PORTLAND, Ore., May 2.
Police officers today were pre
paring a list of alleged bootleg
resorts which have records of
police raids and tJj-rcsts 'and
-which were operating when the
I. V. W. Btarted activities here
against liquor law violators.
Mayor George L. Baker, after
a tour of the section of the city
where most of those i-jsorts are
located, ordered the prepara
tion of the list with a view to
submitting it to the council for
revocation of soft drink licen
ses. Federal officers Jndlcuted
they would co-operate In the
clean-up movement.
President Babst of U. S. Sugar
Company Rounded Up By
Delegation of Irate Women
Denies Profits Excessive,
Deplores Boycott.
NEW YRK. May 2. While women
leaders in the fight to boycott high
priced sugar discussed plans to ex
tend the strike nationally, they
analyzed statements made yesterday
by Earl D. Babst, president of the
American Sugar Refining; company,
when he was cornered in his offices
by a delegation led by Mrs. Louis
Welz Miller, deputy markets com
missioner. !
"Who put the price up?" the
women asked. i
"What are you doing to bring it
down? What do you consider a fair
price a pound? What does It cost to
produce, to refine, to distribute a
pound? Who gets the profit How
much sugar does your company
handle In a year? Are you afraid of
the boycott? Do you expect us
women to sit tight until the price
rises to 25 cents?"
After declaring that his company
supplied about one-fourth of the
country's sugar, Mr. Babst said:
"We have sold sugar on a margin
so narrow, over its cost to us, that
we are practically working for the
public. At no time does the com
pany make a profit of moro than
one-quarter cent on a pound, and so
far it has been considerably less.
Like the housewives, we are opposed
to speculation and also hoarding or
boycotting, which tend to interrupt
the free flow of supplies from the
tropics.
"Housewives in New York now
should be able to buy sugar at re
tail at not more than' eleven cents.
If the housewives become parties to
a boycott it will throw the whole ma
chinery out of control. The house
wife who htus fur has resisted propa
ganda should continue to resist It
and sit quiet In the boat."
All of which Mrs. Welz Miller
characterized as "ridiculous," while
she and her aides planned to ask
families to cut their weekly sugar ra
tions from five pounds to one-half
pound.
SKINNER AND EDDY CO.
SUES U.S. SHIPPING BD.
SEATTLE, May 2. The Skinner
and Eddy corporation which during
the world war developed a large ship
building plant here, has filed suit In
superior court for $9,129,401.14
against the United States shipping
board emergency fleet corporation,
alleging breach of contract.
PROTESTS INNOCENCE
1
his son, Steve, with an automobile
load of liquor which they were alleged
to have run through Crow's Nest pass.
PIccarillo and Mrs. Lassandra, wife of
one of his chauffeurs, appeared at the
Coleman police station, called the con
table out, and after a few words Mrs.
Lassandra shot him four times.
Desperate efforts were made to save
Mrs. Lassandra's life, protests against
her execution being sent the govern
ment by various organizations, declar
ing the execution of a woman would
place a stain on the good name of the
province.
SUGARMAGNATE
IS CORNERED BY
N.Y.HOUSEWIVES
G. BRITAIN'S
NAVAL EDICT
STIRS U.S.A.
'Command of All Seas' Speech
By First Lord of Admiralty
Arouses U. S. Navy Heads
May Mean Abandonment
of Policy Expressed By Lord
Balfour.
WASHINGTON. May 2. An
nouncement in parliament by the
first lord of tho British admiralty
that "command of all seas," Is tho
aim to bo sought by tho British gov
eminent was accepted in American
naval circles here today as a return
to tho traditional basic policy of
Gre.-.t Britain as contrasted with the
theory subscribed to by her spokes
men at tno Vtnsningion arms comer
ence. Tho official minutes of that con
ference unmoved by the British and
other ilek-gutluns before general pub
lication, quote Lord Balfour and his
associates us adhering unequivocally
to tlio principle of limitation to the
point at w hich tho British and Amer
ican nuvles became equal.
Under the spirit of the navy treaty
American officers maintain there
could be no naval superiority vested
in either country which would give it
"command of all seas."
So far as tho discussion In par
liament concerns establishment of a
British baso at Singapore, there is
no disposition In official circles to
criticlzo the Brltsh government. That
port lies outside the 110th meridian,
which was set by the conference as
the limit of fortifications during tho
holiday.
it was recalled that tho proposal
for limitation of fortifications In the
Pacific ombraced nn area which
would have Included Singapore, but
was revised on motion Vof the British
delegation to exclude that port, ,the
purpose ot establishing a prime base
there being then announced.
ltegardlcss of tho purpose of the
Singapore base, naval experts believe
It u'il) liava nn !m nnt-tn nt effnet on
the primary strategy of the Pacific. I
Hitherto considered by interna
tional students as the potential
theater of conflict between the na
tional policies of the United States
and Jnpan, completion of the Brit
ish program, is seen as drawing Great
Britain definitely into the Far East.
Since there Is no conflict between
American and British policies in the
Pacific, strategists here nro inclined
to study the British activity in rela
tion to that of Japan especially as
it bears upon tho defense of Aus
tralia and New Zealand.
Tho purpose of tho Singapore base
also was the subject of conjecture
since It lies rather too far to tho east
of the principal Far Kast trado routes
and these are considered to bo ade
quately covered by tho Hong Kong
group of fortifications.
Experts who advised tho American
delegation at the same donferenco
were said today to have foreseen an
inevitable upward trend of other
Phases of naval preparations which
would follow an agreement to the
limit on capital ships.
CONSTANTINOPLE. May 2. (By
tho Associated Press) Tho French
chnrgo d'affnlres here yesterday
handed a note to the Turkish gov
ernment declaring that unless tho
concentrations of Turkish troops on
tho Syrian border were Immediately
withdrawn, France would abandon
the Lausanne conference.
Portland Woman Is
Struck By Lightning
ST. PAUL, Minn., May 2. One
death and five Injured besides prop
erty damage was the toll of severe
electrical storms In Minnesota yester
day. Arthur Trouth of Pilot Grove
township was killed when struck by
lightning.
Persons Injured Included:
Mrs. Hubert Lentz of Liyle Falls,
and Slater Bonaventura of Portland,
Ore., burned and stunned when light
ning struck the Lentz homo.
Kartliqunko ItoKrtwl.
VICTORIA, B. a. May 2. The
slesmograph at Gonzales observatory
here today recorded an earthquake
of moderate intensity, believed to
havo centerod 170 miles from Victo
ria. The record covered more than
one bour'a tlmo. I
FRANCE- THREATENS
TO QUIT TURKS
Wife, Man, Man's Affinity All Live
Together; All Are Apparently Happy
Mists ibi&wrJ fel :
Mr 9m ml
If MSik M
: WlWiWW :
Elina Kinnan (left) loves Fred Van-'.
der loan a locomotive engineer, so
does Mrs. Koso Vanderloan (at right),
wife of Fred, although she filed suit
against him asking a divorce. Fred ,
left Hose In St.Paul for Ellna. Rose '
went to Chicago and obtnlned a job as
waitress. Fred walked Into the res- i
taurant with Ellna on the day they j
arrived in Chicago, and nearly fainted
when friend wife came up to take his
order. Elina fell ill; Rose took her In, I
BOUND BROOK, N. J., May 2.
Police today sought the leaders of the
mob which caused 100 "holy rollers"
to barricade themselves In the Pillar
of Fire church last night after a melee
In which many women and men were
injured.
Moro than 600 men were In the at
tacking party which attempted to rush
the stairways leading to the second
floor.
The first floor was a wreck as a
result of the fight which began when
an unidentified Bpeaker extolled the
Ku Klux Klan.
Ellas Horn and Lawronce Winter,
members of the Pillar of Fire church
were arrested on charges of assault
and later were rescued from the mob.
Tho meeting had been advortised as a
movement for the organization ot a
chapter of the klan.
WASHINGTON, May 2. Everett
Scott, New York American league
shortstop, today played In his 1000th
consocutlvo gamo, having appeared
In every league contest engaged In by
his teammates since June 20, 1916.
Scott's record has never been ap
proached In major league baseball.
As the Yankees prepared, to take
their turn at bat In the gamoWlth
Washington, Secretary Denby of the
navy pinned on Scott's uniform a gold
medal presented by the American
league In testimony of the qualities
that enabled him to nchlevo his re
markable record. A tremendous
choer went up from the fans In trib
ute to the Yankee shortstop.
American
At Boston R. H. E.
Philadelphia 4 6 2
Boston ' .'-- 3 7 4
Batteries: Rommel and Perkins;
Murray and Plclnlch.
At Chicago R. H. E.
St. Louis 2 7-2
Chicago 4 4 0
Batteries: Vangllder, Pructt and
Severeld; Robertson and Schalk.
At Detroit R. H. E.
Clovoland 3 9 1
Detroit 4 71
Batteries: Morton, Motevler and
Myatt; Ptllette, Cole, Dauss and
Woodall.
.At Washington H. If. E.
New York 0 3 1
Washington 3 5 1
Batteries: Shawkey, Mays end
Schang; Johnson and Rucl.
National
At Cincinnati: ' R. II. E.
Chicago ..... 2 6 3
KLi MEETING
BROKEN UP BY
MOB;MANYHURT
and fed her, nursed her. becamo hor
firmest friend, despite the fact that
Klina Is soon to present Fred with a
child. When the divorce case reached
the calendar, Fred told the judge he
loved both women and asked what he
should do. The women both love Fred
so much thut they admit each would
take a third of the sentence It Fred
wore sent to jail for a year. The Judge
has taken thirty days to think over
the case.
PLAYER LEADS
Iff!
SANDWICH, May 2. (By tho As
sociated Press) Dr. O. F. Willing ot
Portland. Ore. and Kobort A. Card
ner of Chlcugo, came through with
tho two lowest scores In tho first
round of tho stroke competition for
the Royal St. George's challenge cup
heVe todny. Dr. Willing negotiated
tho 18 holes in 74, Gardner in 75.
Frances Ouimct of Boston tied with
Roger Wothcrod nnd Mlchaol Scott
of England for third place with 70.
Dr. Wtlllng's card follows:
Out 4, 5, 3, 6, 4, 3, 4, 3, 436
In 5, 4, 4, 6, 6, 5, 3, 4, 4,-74
Dr. Willing, whoso brilliant score
cnused surprise, played around with
Colonel C. D. Hnnnay and was with
out a gallery. The American's drives
were Invariably straight down the
course nnd his approach shots were
marvelous In their nccuracy.
On ten of the 18 holes ho was
down with ono putt.
Fred wrlght, Los Angeles 39-45-84;
Cyril Tolley, Knglnnd 71).
Dr. VH. D. Gillies of England, fin
ished In 79. Jess Swcotsor, tho
American amateur champion, took
81 for tho round. '
Godfrey Twedall, tho Lancaster
champion had n card of 78. Freddie
Powell, another Englishman, who
pluyed against tho Americans at Rye,
was tied with Tolley at 79.
Harrison H. Johnston of St. Paul
had a card of 8.1 and Muxwoll It.
Muston of Philadelphia 82.
TACOMA, May 2. D, Emerson
Corrlgan yesterday enterod a ploa of
guilty to second degree murder In the
killing ot George Marsh, a Seattle
tnxicab driver, near hero on April 3.
Judge E. M, Card sentenced Corrl
gan to a lite term in tho stato peni
tentiary. Cincinnati Ill
Batteries: OBborno, Keen and
O'Farroll; Luque and Hurgravo.
At Philadelphia: R. II. E.
Boston 11 17 1
Philadelphia 7 13 2
Batteries: Genewlch, Filllnglm,
Ocschger and Oowdyj Winters, Weln
prt and llcnllne.
At New York: R. II. E.
Brooklyn 6 12 0
Now York-.- 7 16 4
Batteries: Vance, Mnmmaux and
Taylor; Ryan, Jonnard, J. Barnes and
Smith, Gaston.
At 8t Louis: R. H. E.
Pittsburg . 18 3
St. Louis - 12 17 0
Batteries: Morrison, Kunz, Boehlor
and Schmidt; Plotter and Alnsmlth.
PORTLAND GOLF
IR
SCRACKS
Britain Protests
Turk Concessions
To United States
LONDON, May 2 (By the
Associated Press.) The British
high commissioner In Constan-
tlnople has been Instructed to
registor an emphatic protest
aguinst the grant by the Turks
of rights within the kingdom ot
Irak (Mesopotamia) and to de-
clare that Grout Britain cannot
recognize the validity of such
grant. This was announced In
the house of commons today in
a statement of the Chester con-
cessions by Lieutenant Colonel
Albert Buckloy, speaking for
the foreign office.
PORTLAND THE
Rose City Plans Greatest Cele
bration in History of State
Chamber of Commerce
Calls Special Meeting
- Itinerary Outlined.
PORTLAND, Ore., May 2. Seeing
the possibility in tho announcement
from Washington that President
Harding would bo In Portland July
4, of making It tho greatest holiday
In tho history of tho city, the chanv
bor of commorco callod af meeting of
Its bourd of1 directors today to start
celebration plans. A state-wide com
mittee, embracing tho state's official
family and representatives of many
civic organizations, will bo selected,
It was announced.
An address by tho president and a
pnrado Including bluejackets and
soldlors from Vancouver barracks
wore among plans outlined.
WASHINGTON, May 2. Tho ten
tative schedule for President Hard
Ing'a western trip as now arranged
will permit him to spend tho Fourth
of July In Portland, Ore. Tho day
following, the president plans to sail
for Alaska.
Several phases of tho trip wero dis
cussed by tho prosldont today with
Senator McNary, republican, Oregon,
and Hurry Chandler, publisher ot tho
Los Angeles Times. During his dls
cusnlon with Mr. Chandler, tho prosl
dent was understood to have Inquired
as to tho possibility of visiting Yoso
mite nntlonnl park during his stay
In California.
White House officials In discussing
tho trip some time ago, said Mr.
Harding desired to reach Alaska
about July 10, and then It was
pointed out today that arrival In the
territory on thlB date would be pos
sible through departure from Port
land on July 6.
On roturnlng from Alaska, the
president expocta to land at Seattle
and then proceed enstward over the
northern routo, with half dozon or
more addresses on the way.
TEN LIVES LOST
MANILA, May 2. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Ten lives wore lost
when the British bark Amy Turner
was wrecked In the vicinity of Guam
March 27, according to a telegram
received here today from the provin
cial commander ot Surtgao, Island of
Mindanao, P. I.
The message said that Charles
West and three other members of the
crew succeeded In reaching Hlnatuan,
Surigao, on April 20.
The bark was carrying coal from
New Castle to Australia.
PIGGLY WIGGLY CHIEF
HOME TOWN TO
MEMPHIS, Tcnn., May 2. Clar
ence Saunders, Memphis groceryman
nnd president of the Plggly Wlggly
Stores, Inc., fluctuations of which
stock recently created a sensation on
tho Now York stock exchango, result
ing In short sellers being caught
short on thousands of shnres of class
"A" stock, In an advertisement pub
lished today, calls on Memphis people
to aid In his stock soiling campaign,
the fnlluro ot which would result In
wiping out his private fortune.
PRESIDENT IN
FOURTH OF JULY
Alii FLIGHT
TO PACIFIC
IS
Second Attempt to Make Non
stop Trip From Coast to
Coast By Kelly and Mac
Ready Two Gallons of
Coffee On Board Confi
dent of Success.
HEMPSTEAD, N. Y., May 2.
Lieutenants John A. MacReady and
Oakley 0. Kelly, took oft today from
Roosevelt field In the army mono
piane T-2, hoping to make a non
stop trans-continental flight to San
Diego, Cal., within 23 hours. ,
The airmen, who failed to fly the
continent from west to east, hoped
off on their second attempt at 12:37,
eastern standard time. They had ac
cepted an Invitation to dine with the
American Legion In San Diego tomor
row night.
Weather reports received at the
field showed clear weather through
out the east with rain In Arkansas.
Locally the sky was free of clouds be
low 3500 feet and the birdmen plan
ned to maintain a good altitude most
of tho trip.
The T-2 carried 780 gallons of gas
oline, 32 gallons of oil and 25 gallons
of water for the 425 horsepower Lib
erty motor. The total weight' ot the
ship with pilots was 10,860 pounds.
With the weight steadily decreas
ing as the plane flew west, because
of consumption Jf motor supplies, the
aviators were confident ot negotiat
ing the mountains of the west. The
highest In their contemplated path
was one near St. John's, Ariz., which
Is 8,500 feet above sea level.
Starting at Rosevelt field instead
of Mitchell, because of greater free
dom from obstructions, the airmen
planned to rise fifty feet at the end
ot the first mile and then, mount
ing gradually, pass over New York at
2000.
The filers carried two days' rations.
Their supplies Included two gallons
of cotfeet.
SELECT A SUCCESSOR
DETROIT,-May 2. A special con
vention of the Michigan diocese ot
the Protestant Episcopal church will
assemble here May 15, to select a suc
cessor to the late Bishop Charles W,
Williams. i
To date five bishops and a dozen
priests of the church have been men
tioned as a possible successor to the
late bishop. The bishop whose name
is most frequently mentioned by the
churchmen Is Right Rev. Henry St.
George Tucker, until recently bishop
of Klota, Japan.
L.
LOS ANGELES, May 2. Complete
returns from 568 of 787 precincts In
yesterday's special election In the
tenth congressional district gave
John D. Frederick's 21,082; H. Z. Os
borne 13,017; Miss Lloy Balpln, 10,
250; Alfred L. Bartlett 7,265; Frank
A. McDonald 4486, and John C. Bell
1433.
The names of all the candidates ap
peared on the ballot as Independents.
Miss Galpln Is registered as a demo
crat, McDonald as a prohibitionist
and the remainder as republicans.
APPEALS TO
SAVE HIS FORTUNE
"I did not go Into the market oper
ations to make money," the state
ment says, "but to save money for
others, and, as Wall street says. It
I am unable to sell the stock which
I have on hand na a sequence, there
Is only one outcome. That Is, my per
sons! fortune'wtll be wiped out."
The advertisement conclude by
announcing in bold type:
' "The New York stock exchange law
suit will be undertaken and settled
lntor,"
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