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MEDFOKD, OREGON", THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1923
NO. 191
Tribune
MEBFORB
DEBT CANT
BE REDUCED
SAYS PARIS
Poincare in Vigorous Speech
Condemns American Action
Toward Treaty of Versailles
and Tells Allies Just What
They Can Do Four Main
Topics Allowed.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1 Slate
moms attributed to IMvmirr
Folurnre in press advices from
Paris, Indicating the diwlro ot the
French (tovernmcnt to restrict
sharply tlie sce or the. proposed
expert. Jiniuli-y Into the repuru
tioiiH situation, huvo occasioned
eoiislk'mblu concern in official
quartern here.
It. was said authoritatively Hint
the restrictions outlined were not
' in accord with the suggestion for
an export eonunlwton put tor
ward by Secretary Hughes.
There was every Indication that
if Franco insisted upon a for
inula Unit would prevent a full
and complete iiKiuiry Into Ger
many's capacity to mako repara
tions payinents, the success or the
present negotiations would foe se
riously Jeopardized In tho eyes of
Washington.
PARIS, Nov. 1. (By the Associated
Press) Premier Poincare made a
speech at Nevers today in which, as
interpreted by tho French foreign of
fice ho recognized four points as
within the Jurisdiction of thij,. com
mittee of experts which is to make a
reparation Inquiry as a result of the
recent negotiations of the European
chancellories and the Washington
-government. - .' " - v
The premier, by his recognition, it
Is held, excluded consideration of any
other point. The four points indicat
ed are:
First Germany's prseent capacity
lor payment.
Second New methods of payment.
Third The renovation of Ger
many's finances. , '
Fourth A new monetary system.
This program, the foreign office
points out, Is In lino with that indi
cated in the American note 'to Lon
don. Premier Poincare, It is declar
ed, considers that Germany's debt to
the allies was fixed once for all nnd
cannot be changed any more thnn the
total amounts advanced by the United
States to the allies during the war
can be changed. .
"We do not intend," said the pre
mier, "that the relch shall harbor
ideas of revenge and go even as far
as America to conspire against Fronch
unity and protest against the restitu
tion of Alsace and Lorraine to the
mother country: nor that it recon
stitute Its military formations and
armaments, that Is all.
Dealing with the peace treaty the
premier said the victors In several
months had re-made tho map of the
world, resuscitated somo nations and
created others and had altered fron
tiers.
' "France," he ndded, ' "neither re
ceived nor asked any territorial ad
vantage in Europe. She simply re
covered what belonged to her what
had been stolon from her. But she
was told 'keep quiet, if you agree not
to remain too long on the Rhine we
will guarantee you against fresh ag
gression.' It was added: - Have no
fear; you shall be indemnified for all
the damage you have suffered.'
"She then signed with confidence,
a treaty which sho was not very well
satisfied with, but which she. count
ed at least as a minimum.
"Not many months passed before
the finest stones of the edifice crum
bled to dust. Our allies, who were the
most keen in demanding the prose
cution of the kaiser and his accom
plices, forgot their : intentions nnd
were astonished we reminded them.
Those who hnd insisted' on a reduc
tion of the duraticn of our occupa
tion and who had offered us guaran
tee pacts which incidentally were
far from suffi-lent withdrew, some
of them failing to ratify the treaty In
the making of which they had col
laborated and others repeating that
their offer wns dependent upon the
definite attitude of the former."
LOWERING POLITICAL TALK IS BUNK
OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 1. Declar
ing that Representative John W.
Summers has accepted much misin
formation concerning funds in this
state, Governor Louts F. Hart last
night made answer to a statement is
sued by Representative Summers yes
terday at Walla Walla, In which he
common ted .on a reported speceh of
the governor at Salem, Ore., last
week.
"I said then, and I say now, that
Okla. Governor Denies
Emperor Evans' Charge
That He Is Klansman
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oltla., Nov.
1. (By the Associated Press.)
William Joseph Simmons, em
peror of the Ku Klux Kino, con
ferred a life membership In the
klan upon Governor J. C. Walton,
'"in Just recognition of your con
stant loyalty," Governor Walton
declared In a statement issued to
day. The governor said he re
quested tho certificate of mem
bership bo not mailed him as he
was not In sympathy with klan
ideals.
Governor Walton reiterated
that he had never applied for
membership in tho klan and do
nied the statement of Imperial
Wizard Evans at Atlanta that he
Is a "klansman at largo."
"I would rather bo right anil
work in a ditch than to bo the
highest official of the invisible
empire and dwell in tho palace
of the king," tho governor de
clared. S.P.
ATiBUQl'KKQl'R X. M., Nov.
1. Ray, Roy and Hugh D'Autre
niont, siiHiH'clcd of the holdup of
a Southern Pacific passenger
train In Oregon on October 11
was seen in San Fidel and t'ubero
small towns along the highway In
Valcnchi county on Monday night
and Tuesday, according to re
ports which reached Albuqucrquo
today.
Tho report is that Mrs. O. G.
Rice, postmistress at Cubero,
prepared breakfast for tho three
young men Tuesday morning nnd
that sho Identified them from
pictures on n circular announcing,
n reward of $14,400 for their nr
rest which sho received a few
hours after they left. Tho three
boys formerly lived at Lakewood,
N. SI. They are traveling by
uittomobilc.
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 1. A dl-
unntnh frnm thn Port Orford. Ore..
I correspondent of the Portland Tele
' gram received late yesterday said Ray
, D'Autremont, one of the men suspect-
ed of participation in the Siakiyou
tunnel holdup and murders was seen
nt that place and Gold Bench, Ore.
Tho man, reported as Identified by a
Port Orford merchant, was declared
to be traveling in a light touring car
on tho seat of which beside him was
a highpowcrcd rifle and a revolver.
I There were no developments today
In the Siskiyou tunnel murder case,
which occurred three weeks ago to-
, day, but all tho agencies of Justice
j were still working relentlessly.
, Agents of the Southern Pacific an
nounced that men would be sent to
investigate the report that one of the
D'Autremont brothers had been seen
in an nuiu neur run umuiu, vieun.
Sheriff Terrlll, who has been active
on the case since its Inception,' said
this morning "there is nothing much
to do now, but wait for developments.
Wo have run down a million clues."
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. Railroad
executives representing nearly all the
trunk lines in the United States noti
fied the inter-state commerce commis
sion today that they would be unable
to grant a voluntary" reduction In
freight rates on grain for exiwrt which
President Coolidge recently asked of
them.
No mention was made in the rail
roads' announcement which was deliv
ered through a committee of trunk line
presidents of their conclusions on the
request of the president for a readjust
ment in rates of coal for export
SUSPECTS
n n w
REPORTED
MEXICO
T REPEATS THAT TAX
so long as the people continue to de
mand; additional governmental func
tions and higher standards of govern
mental service, taxes canont be low
ered," declared Governor Hart.
The governor took exception to the
statement of Representalve Summers
that general levy taxes have increas
ed more than 100 per cent in six years,
pointing out that the general fund tax
levy was 1.85 mills several years ago
and 1.75 mills this year.
K, K. WINS
FIRST IT
WITH uOV'R
Oklahoma Governor Loses Out
in Effort to Quash Charges
and Disqualify Members of
Court 22 Charges of Mis
. conduct Are Duly Presented
By House.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okln., Nov. 1.
(By tho Associated Tress) Gov
ernor J. O. Walton must stand trial on
Impeachment charges preferred by
ture before the entire membership
the lower house of tho state legisla
of tho state senate, it was decided in
the first tilt of the executive's trial
today.
Counr.el for tho governor lost their
fight to disqualify members of the
senate court of impeachment when
the issue was raised in the court this
afternoon.
Governor Walton began hjs do
fonso with a motion through his
counsel to quash all house Impeach
ment charges. This was denied.
Wnlton Asks Delay.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Nov. 1.
(By the Associated Press) Gov
ernor J. C. Walton, suspended gov
ernor was given until 1:30 p. m. today.
The senate court of impeachment
then recessed until 1:30 thlsaftcr
noon. Governor Walton appeared
personally accompanied by his five
attorneys who sought the delay in tho
arraignment. Tho house board of
managers urged an immediate plea.
Counsel for tho executive said that
an effort would be mado to disqual
ify Borne of tho members of the sen
ate court of impeachment and to
quash some of tho articles in tho im
peachment bill.
The court of Impeachment was
convened by Chief Justice Johnson
of the state supreme court. The
governor and his attorneys arrived
a moment later and then followed the
house board of managers who will
prosecute the case.
W. D. McBeo, speaker of the house,
took his seat with the house mana
gers. F. V. Riddle of Tulsa, .one of the
governor's counsel entered tho ap
pearance of the respondent and made
the plea for more tlmo In which to
prepare tho executive's ase.v Ho de
clared Governor Walton received his
first official notice of tho impeach
ment action last Saturday.
W. E. Disney, Muskogee, chairman
of the house board of managers, told
tho court tho houso wished tho trial
to be handled with as much speed as
possible and asked as to what the
governor's plea would be.
Tlio Iilll of Impeachment.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.. Nov. 1.
The twenty-two charges constitut
ing the bill of impeachment filed by
the lower house of the stale legisla
ture ngalnst Governor J. C. Walton
are as follows:
1 That ho Illegally appointed
Charles H. Baskln, a member of the
state legislature, as a district Judge.
2 That ho diverted state funds to
big private use by putting his per
sonal chauffeur on tho heulth depart
ment payroll.
3 That he prohibited the meeting
of a grand Jury here to Investigate his
official conduct.
' 4 That he used his official powers
to accumulate prlvato credit and
property.
5 That ho accepted a bribe to
pass a certain institutional appropria
tion. 6 That ho suspended the writ of
habeas corpus.
7 That he dispersed an assembly
of the state legislature with military
forces.
8 That ho placed Okmulgee
county under martial law without
cause.
9 That he placed the city of Tulsa
under martial law without cause.'
10 That he placed Tulsa county
under martial law without cause.
11 That he placed the entire state
under martial law without cause.
12 That he attempted to prevent a
state-wide election.
13 That he loaded the state pay
rolls with superfluous employes.
14 That he prevented execution of
the law providing for capital pun
ishment. 16 That he Issued a health defic
iency certificate without occasion.
16 That ho established a military
censorship over the press.
17 That he appointed hundreds of
special police officers without author
ity of law.
18 That he filed a fraudulent re
port of campaign expenses.
18 That he abused the pardon and
parole power.
20 That ho collected funds from
organizations and individuals for his
private benefit.
21 That he Issued an Institutional
deficiency certificate without occa
sion. 22 That he Is genorolly Incompe
tent. . . . ,
"Political Enemies," Forbes'
Reply To Booze Orgy Charges
Y Before Sen. Reed's Committee
Vl ' J'&rmSi roe
ABOVE: COLONEL CHARLES R. FORCES; INSET.
SENATOR REED.
WASHINGTON Sensational "booze orgy" amy graft charge
against Col. Charles R. Forbes, resigned head of the Veterans'
Bureau, arc the work of political enemies, according to Jorbes' reply,
jnadc before the senate investigating committee.
Wild drinking parties, in which "Forbes became so exhilarated
.that he and a woman jumped inlo a lake near Spokane, Wash., were
denied bv Forbes as the work of ''somebody's imagination."
Invcsligation to determine the presence of a conspiracy to de
fraud the government will be pushed thrqugli by Senator David A.
Reed, chairman of the, committee.
F
IN ROSE CITY
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. J. Port
land Is to loose Its new outdoor court
gallery of five bas relict figures of
nudo feminine forms in classic poso
adorning the facade of a build Ins In
course of erection on Alder streot, the
building's proprietor, Nicholas M. lin
ger, announcing today that ho had or
dered his architect to replace them
with moro prosaic subjects.
"I regret Indeed," he Bald, "that the
so-called Alder street gallery has pro
voked so much comment. Neither the
architects nor I had any Intention of
.corrupting the morals of Portland's
youth or offending the taste of .the
Portland public.
"The unusual situation of tho build
ing, which is located between two
largo skyscrapers, seemed to call for
an architectural doslgn which would
break the monotony of the sky line
with those adjoining buildings.
"While I am unable to agree with
more hostile critics I shall none the
less instruct my architect" to replace
the present facade with a more pro
saic design. I shall not do this bo
cause of any fear of stay ordinance
that may he enacted, but out of rever
ence for tho wisher of the many good
women of the city, whose opinion I
respect, to whom apparently the de
sign Is objectionable."
The architect said the idea had been
taken from) commercial buildings In
Paris.
At noon today a large sign was hung
up covering the figures boaring-these
words:
"Hon! Bolt Qui Mai y Penze." (Evil
to him who evil thinks.)
COCHRAN IS BEATEN
NEW TORK. Nov. I. (By tho As
sociated Prtfss) Erich Hagcnlncher
of Germany today defeated Welker
Cochran of Los Angeles 600 points to
323 In the sixth match for tho world's
IS.i balk line billiard championship.
Hagonlachcr ran out in 24 Innings
and set a new high run record for the
tournament with 157. Cochran had
been favored to win after his vic
tory over Willie Hoppo, tho cham
pion, last night, .
NUDE
ORDERED DOWN
BEG
SENATOR (MENS
RIDICULES I0EA
FORD PRESIDENT
DETROIT, Nov. 1. Ridiculing tho
candidacy of Henry Ford for . tho
presidency nnd questioning: tho mo
tives . of tho Detroit manufacturer In
his negotiations for Muscle Shoals,
L'nlled States Senator James Couzons
answered a recent criticism by Ford
on tho senator's announced stand on
flvo per cent beer, In a spoech last
night nt a dinner of tho Detroit Re
publican club. Tho two men worked
together In tho pioneer days of Ford's
manufacturing business and until a
few years ago were business associ
ate:. Although ho characterized Mr.
Ford as a "kindly, lovable man," and
declared that ho "loved him as much
as It is possible for one man to love
another,' tho senator, referring to
Ford for president, said:
. "It is ridiculous. J low can a man
over sixty, who has done nothing ex
cept make motors, who has no train
ing or experience in government,
aspire to such an office
"Ford wants to be president," Sen
ator Couzens mild. "Ho will not with
draw his name."
1 "Why does Henry Ford refrain from
announcing his candidacy," tho sena
tor asked. "Ho is afraid It would be
as big a fiasco as his peace ship."
Touching on Ford's criticism of
Couzen's stand for flvo per cent beer
the speaker said "he has challenged
my Integrity and sincerity. Henry
Ford has mado more unfulfilled pro
mise, than any man In America."
Tho senator also touched on Ford's
recent statement regarding the sale
of the Qorgas power plant at Muscle
Shoals and his criticism of Secretary
of War Weeks. Couzons declared
Ford had used Muscle Shoals "more
for political purposes than from a de
sire to manufacture." Ho asserted
the charges against the secretary of
war came from the man "who spent
thousands of dollars to elect a demo
cratic president."
Discuss Demoralization
Of Prunes at Salem
SALEM, Ore., Nov. J. Prune pack
ers, bankers from prune producing
areas and others interested in the In
dustry in the northwest are meeting,
hero today to discuss causes and reme
dies for the demoralization of the
prune market, and to dovise means of
combatting price cutting activities of
some private packing corporations, -
E. O.'McCormick, Vice
President of S. P.,
Suddenly Stricken
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1. E.
O. McCormlck, vice president of
the Southern Pacific railway,
diod at his home hero todny ot
heart disoase after a short illness.
Mr. McCormlck had been with
tho Southern Pacific since 1899.
ilo was born in LaFayotte, Ind.
The news of Mr. McCormick's
death will come as a shock to
his many friends in tfmithorn
Orugon who did not know ho had
boon ill. Mr. McCormlck was a
frequent visitor to Medford nnd
Ashland, nnd for somo yenrs one
of his hobbies and been tho es
tablishment of a modern resort
hotel In the hitter city.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. Ewlng La
Porte ot Pittsburg, formor assistant
saoretary ot the treasury, explained to
the senate vetorans' committee today
why ho had rushed through an ngreo
mont just at the ond ot the Wilson
administration for leasing a hospital
site at Excolslor Springs, Mo., l'ron
E. L. Morso, prominent in republican
politics in Missouri.
"I rushed all sorts of things through
at that tlmo," I.aPorto said. "Thoso
veterans woro suffering nnd woro but
on tho streets and they hnd to be car
otl for. 1 had to provide beds for
thorn,, there wasn't uny appropriation
from congress tor building hospltuls
and wo had to do the best wo could
under a leasing Bystem." ,:
Oonoral O'Ryau switched the In
quiry back to the now famous trip ot
Charles II. Forbes, formor director ot
the bureau, and Mr. and Mrs. Ellas
H. Mortimer to the Paclflo coast In
the summer of 1922. John D. Milllken,
a former employe of tho vetorans' bu
reau, wns tho witness.
Milllken told tho committee lie did
not accompany tho party to Stockton,
Cnl,; Spokane or Haydon Lake. He
undorstood these wore more or less
social trips.
"I don't know how hectic the parties
were," Milllken said. "I was not on
any, nor was Dr. iMnohnrt."
Milllken was referring to Dr. Stan
ley Rlnohart who joined the party .in
the west to Inspect hospitals for the
government.
"I got tho belief there wns somo
drinking," the witness addod, "but 1
did not got tho improsslon that any
body becamo Intoxicated or that any
wild antics woro performed undor al
coholic influence." v
U. S JAIL AIR
' SEATTLE, Nov. 1. When .llorbort
Munter hastened to the hangar today
to make his flight with United States
mall from Seattle to Victoria, D. C.
his truBty machine wns gone. Ho
found it two miles awny, beached at
a flying field of the United Suites
navy, Sand Point. Officers of tho
company owning the plane Inclined to
the opinion that Its theft had been at
tempted as an Interference with the,
transmission of mall to tho Far East.
Blue Nose Again Wins
: Sailing Championship
HALIFAX, N. 8., Nov. 1. The
Lunenherg schooner Blue Nose today
defeated the Columbia, out of Glou
cester, in a forty mile race and thoro
by rotuined the championship of the
North Atlantic fishing fleets for an
other year.
ADIT DRINKS
BUT DENIES ANY
ONE WAS DRUNK
A PETTY SQUABBLF. SAYS JUDGE
ATLANTA, Oa., Nov. 1. Judge Jjjhn
A Humphreys today, denied the peti
tion of David M. ntttenhouse and oth
ers for the appointment of a receiver
for the Ku Klux Klan. He also denied
the petition for an Injunction to pre
vent the distribution of klan funds un
til . after the next klonvocation.
The petition for receivership was
donlod on the ground that the evi
dence did not ristlfy the appointment
WIFE TELLS
HER SIDE OF
LOVE STORY
Mrs. W. E. D. Stokes Takes
Stand in Own Defense at
Retrial of Notorious Divorce
Case Photographs On the
Beach at San Francisco Are
Explained.
NEW YORK. Nov. 1. Supreme
Court Justice Mahoney, presiding at
tho retrial of tho divorce suit Insti
tuted by W. 10. D. Stokes, wealthy
realty owner, today granted motions
for a Joint commission to take fur
ther testimony at Bunceton, Mo., and
liethel, Conn.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1. Mrs. Helen
Elwuod Stokes today took tho witness
stand In her own defense at the re
trial of W. E. D. Stokes' suit for di
vorce. She reviewed at considerable length
her acquaintance with Edgur T. Wal
lace, named as the chief co-respondent
and made a denial of her hus
band's allegations. She denied she
had ever visited Wallace at Bunceton,
Mo., as had been alleged by Mr.
Stokes.
"In your visits to Now York before
your marrlnge, wero you always ac
companied by someone ?" asked her
counsel, Samuel Untermyer.
"Alwnys chaperoned."
Tho family traveled west, she said,
visiting California In 1906 and stop
ping nt tho Falaco hotel, San Fran
cisco, "I think wo were at tho Palace
hotel two or three weeks when Hum
boldt Qates, or his sister, Mrs. Pltt-
iiiuu, i no who ot auiiuiui' j-iiiniu.il ui
Nevada; introduced me to Mr. Wal
lace" sho said. . . .. -.
"How frequently did you Bee Mr,
Wallace?" . r-
i "Three or four times. It might
have boen more or less."
"Where did you generally meet
him?" ,
. "Usually on the beach where w
wore taking my young sisters and
brothor down to wade.V
boach?"
"Yes, thero was always a crowd of
nurses, mothers and young people."
"IMd you get to know Mr. Wallace
quite well?"
"I don't know what you mean by
that wo were always good friends.'
, Photos Arc Kx plained.
Mrs. Stokes was then handed the
photograph of herself and Wallace
on the beach at San Francisco. Asked
If she roeognizedk the ' picture, she
smiled and said she did, adding as
she studied it: "I think I was throw
ing sand at him and he grabbed my
hand to stop me. Mother snapped
the picture.'
She identified another photograph
of herself and Wallace taken at the
samo beach and identified two other
persons In the group as her sister,
Beatrice and Humboldt Gates.
"Did you ever meet Wallace at
.Bunceton?" sho wus asked.
"No,. I nover heard of Bunceton
until this trial," sho replied.
Mrs. Stokes testified she never met
any of Wallaco's family; that sho
never was In Bunceton and never had
a tally-ho ride there. Asked If she
ever met Clarence McCornlck at Bun
ceton, she said she never saw him
until this trial.
Mrs. Stokes admitted she had
asked Wallace to call on her at her J
homo In Denver and was then ques
tioned concerning a ring he was said
to have given her.
She said Wallace had loaned her
tho ring In 1908 because she had ad
mired It. Sho added she had return
ed In Now York a few months after
he had given It to her. She testi
fied sho never had seen hlnv between
1920 and 1931, when he testified for
her In the first trial of her divorce
suit.
TACOMA, Nov. 1. A lone bandit
held up a United States mail truck,
disarmed the driver and escaped with
a small package or letters here early
this morning. There was no register
ed mall In the truck, night employes at
the postofflce stated.
ot a receiver and the Injunction be
cause "there-was no Immediate, pos
itive, alleged act to be enjoined." ,
Instructing attorneys to draw tip
a formal order setting forth this decis
Inon, Judge Humphrels said:
"It seemed to be an Inside fight by
about 300 members against one and
one-half million othor members."
Attorneys for the Rlttenhouse fac
tion announced they would appeal to
tho supreme court . . vs. i