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Newspaper Page TextVnT Librae - edford Mail lle Weather Prediction j. Rain Maximum yesterday 59 Minimum today 43.5 Weather Year Ago 'Maiimiini So '.Mlifliumii 24 Dally Eighteenth Tear. Weekly Fifty-Third Tear. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1923 NO. 201 lrnlv M NOW FEAR EX-KAISER Will FLEE England and Belgium Expect Kaiser Will Soon Be Follow ing Crown Prince Ger many Denies Kaiser Has Been Authorized to Return to Fatherland 6 BERLIN, Nov. 13. It la officially denied here that former Emperor Wil liam has been authorized to return to Germany. Denial was also made of a report that former Crown Prluce Frederick William visited Berlin secretly on his way from Holland to his estate in Upper Silesia. Frederick William stayed Saturday night at Holdescheim, Sunday night at GrosB Flatten in Mecklenberg with Count Bassewltz and last night With frktnds in the province of Branden burg. He is expected to arrive at Oels today. The visit to Berlin of Premier Von Knllllng of the Bavarian government has been postponed. BERLIN, Nov. 13. Former Crown Prince Frederick William arrived at his eBtate at Oels at 6 o'clock this evening, a message from Oels an nouncd. - BRUSSELS, Nov. 13. William Hoh enzollern, former emperor of Germany, was again a figure commanding world attention today as the governments of the powers made, efforts to learn more of his reported plans for returning to the fatherland. Equipped with passports for himself and members of his suite, he Is said bv a local newspaper to be prepared to establish himself or hlB son, former Crown Prince Frederick William, on the throne on December 4. There was no official confirmation of the activities at Doom house, nor was William's destination In Germany suggested. Private messages from the little Dutch village however, said that a courier yesterday delivered twelve passports permitting the ex-emperor and his entourage to rennter the fath erland after their five years in exile. Cipher messages are said to have been received at, the castle. It Is pointed out here that William has been, keeping in close tmicli with the monarchists In Germany and Hint he has hoped for some time that the Bituatlon would shape itself favorably for his return. It alno Is believed that he would regard Holland as perhaps an insecure place of refuge, In view of the 'protest lodged by the powers at the return of Frederick William. LONDON, Nov.. 13. Some or tho British newspapers are beginning to show anxiety over the possible return to Germany of former Emperor Wil liam, and last night's reports from Paris and Brussels that he bad obtain ed his passports are featured signifi cantly this morning. It is said the visit of Dr. Kan, Dutch official, at Doom yesterday, was to in form tho ex-kalser that the powers of Europe would not regard his return with Indifference. None of the London correspondents at Oels, Upper Silesia, or elsewhere Oiad been able to locate Crown Prince Frederick William up to midnight last night, thus discounting a previous dis patch that the prince had arrived at his estate yesterday morning. Interest in his return is now very feeble. The newspapers commenting on It hold that his reentry into Ger many is not an Incident of sufficient importance to Justify allied action, which seems to be favored In France. OHIO VISITOR IN LOS KILLED BY LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13. Richard F. Nagle, 45, of Columbus, Ohio, was shot and killed here early this morn ing by two bandits as he was driving towards Los Angeles from Culver City, a suburb, with his Brother Ed ward, a Culver City real estate man. The bandits obtained 1500, the pro ceeds of an American Legion carnival held at Culver City, that the brothers were bringing to Los Angeles. Shortly after leaving the carnival, Ranch Woman in Eastern Oregon Is Saved by 2 Dogs THE DALLES, Ore., Nov. 13. Mrs. Ruby Pottls, 63, who lives on a ranch at Sherar Bridge 4 near hero, told in a hospital here how her life had been saved by her two dogs, Jack and Pup. While driving a loaded wagon Sunday, the wagon upset In a 4 hollow, pinning her beneath the load. Sagacity of the dogs In ' digging a hole under her head 4 enabled her to breathe but she 4 was unable to oxtricate herself, 4 being forced to remain a prison 4 er for fifteen hours until yostor 4 day when a neighboring ranch 4 hand passing nearby heard the 4 barking of the dogs and was at 4 tracted to the spot and rescued 4 her. Mrs. Pettis was recovering today from exhaustion and 4 bruises. 4 4.4. 4 4 E WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. Although the door still Is open for Amorlcan helpfulness in the reparations problem President Coolldgo regards the latest movement in- that direction as having come definitely to an end.' The United States would find itself unable, in the view of the president to participate in reparations Inquiry pro posed by Premier Poincare for the same reason that it declined to enter the investigations suggested by Great Britain. This reason Is that the Amer ican government considers it useless and futile to make an Inquiry which is hedged about by restrictions as to its scope. ' Groat Britain, it is pointed out, has presented no invitation for participa tion' iy the United States In a repara tions Inquiry In wheh France would not be a party. Consequently ' that qucston Is not up for decision hero. - WASHINGTON, Nov. . 13. Without committing himself either to approval or disapproval of the treasury tax re vision program, President Coolldge today let It be known that he regards the proposal as a slop toward opening the way for meeting the demand of the country for lower taxes. TIMBER FRAUD CASE STARTS IN PORTLAND PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 13. L. R. Kaylor was placed on trial today be fore a jury In Judge Bean's depart ment of the federal court charged with using the malls to defraud. I Kaylor is charged by the govern-' ment with selling alleged relinquish ments on timber lands In southern! Josephine and northern Jackson conn-' Maa with mlantnroaantlnff tlia Inmto ! and with offering to file relinquish ments on land that was already open for homestead entries. He Is alleged to have defrauded ten or twelve per sons, six of whom appeared before Assistant United States Attorney Thomas Maguire as chief complaining witnesses. United Stages Marshal Hotchktss and deputies served be tween fifty and sixty persons with no tices to appear as witnesses. Ktorm Is Approaching. ' PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 13. South east storm warnings were ordered by the weather bureau today tor a se vere storm moving southeast from the north Pacific. Fresh to strong south to east gales may be expected north from Cape Blanco this after noon. It was said. IS BANDITS; $500 TAKEN the Nagles noticed a car following them. On arriving in Loi Angeles they were overtaken by the bandits, who, according to the police, after try ing to force them to the curb, fired three shots without warning. One of the bullets wounded Richard fatally and another pierced the clothing nf Edward, grazing his flesh. Then tak ing the $500 the two escaped. The dead man, a farmer, was here visiting bis brother and was unmar ried. IP L OFF FOR FIRST TRIPJOCOAST Aerial Coupe Carrying Both Passengers and Freight Leaves Dayton, Ohio, for San Francisco and Los An gelesFirst Stop, Iowa City DAYTON, Ohio, Nov. 13. With ideal flying weather the O W aorlal coupe carrying passengers and freight left this morning at 7:30 o'clock for Los Angeles with Howard Rlnchart as pi lot. The flight, It is hoped, will sot a new mark in aorlal transiiortatlon as the first freight and passenger ship to carry freight from the middle west to the Pacific coast The project developed from a sug gestion made In an address by Assist ant Secretary of War Davis in Dayton last week when he stressed the need for support, from business organiza tions for commercial air companies. It is expected that tho plane will reach Iowa City for tho night, pro ceeding from there over the route of the United States aerial mail service va Omaha, North Platte, Rock Springs, Cheyenne. Salt Lake, Reno, San Fran cisco, thence to Los Angeles. With good weather prevailing, Pilot Rlnehart expects to land his passen gers and freight cargo in Los Angeles In thirty flying hours. It requires about two weeks for the fastest trans continental freight to make the trip. E E HE PARIS, Nov. 13. (By the Associat ed Press.) The French chamber of deputies paBsed a vote of confidence In the Poincare government by a vote of 379 to 1 CH. PARIS, Nov. 13. (By the Assoclst ed Press.) Tho allied reparation com mission today decided to hear ropre' aentatlves of Germany regarding the capacity of the relch to pay repara tions. The date of the hearing will be flxod later. , A new factor has entered tho repara tions Bituatlon today as tho reparation committee met to decide whether Ger many's request for a financial hearing should be granted. The addition was Premier Polncare's own proposal that the commlssslon name a committee to Investigate thoroughly Germany's economic and financial condition with special view of determining means of bringing back to the relch Illegally exported German capital. It would arrive at an estimate of Germany's external resources: It would suggest how these might be used for her reparation accounts; It would determine what steps Germany should take towards reestablishing her finances; it would make overy effort to learn the location of the rclch's ex ported capital and would thon study means of returning it JOINED KU KLUX OKLAHOMA CITT, Okla., Nov. 13. Dr. W. T. Tilley, former cyclops of the Muskogee, Okla., Ku Klux Klan. testified before a legislative in vestige tion committee that Governor J. C. Walton applied for membership in the klan, paid an Initiation fee of $10 and took the oath of the organization, according to a report of the commit tee made public today. The committee report quoted Dr. Tilley as Baying he administered the obligation to the governor in the executive offices here in the presence of Dr. E. A. Davenport, state health commissioner. Dr. Davenport was said to have testified before the com mittee in confirmation of Dr. Tllley's statement. No one else saw the oath administered, according to the testi mony. MOSCOW In an effort to stralgh ten out legal technicalities regarding Russian and American trade, due to the recent revival of the Russian co operative business, a commission of American lawyer! aaa reached Mos cow, MAN IS MISSIXO GI11IS ROMANCE LF.I) TO ALTAR, THEN CAFETERIA JOB NEW YORK. After n fourteen- hour courtship, Frieda Colbeck mar ried Ralph Tompkins, a one-logged vaudevlllo dancer, at Hudson, N. A Then she dropped from sight and her mother searched diligently for her nineteen-year-old daughter until she located her in a cafeteria in Times Square. Frieda revealed that sho had traveled with Tompkins until thoy reached East Chester, Pa., when ho confessed to her that he had been married three times beforo. He gave her $20 and she, penitent, disillu sioned and separated from her danc ing bridegroom, camo to Now York in search of work. FAKE GHOST ON E STARTS A RIOT TACOMA, Nov. 13. It required dozen policemen to conduct Dr. C. M Eddy through an angry throng In tho. roar of tho Tacoma theater last night after nn "ectonlasmlc ghost" was rudely bared to the audience as a young man covered with a white sheet. Dr. Eddy was giving his show to a crowded' houso when suddenly Hobort Day of Hcuttlo, a member of the Anierlenn Society for 1'sychlc "o search, rushed from up the wings to tho darkened stage and tore the shoot from the "ghost." The audience commenced to shout for the return of its admission money, and when Dr. Eddy rang down the curtnln a large part of the audience went to' tho stnge entrance to await him. Ho was safely conducted to tho police-station, where Day and Frod orlck P. Gorln, a Seattle attorney, sworo out a warrant charging fraudu lent advertising. This charge was dropped today on the promise of Dr. Eddy that ho would not again adver tise that he could materialize spirits. A Dr. Eddy once performed in Mod ford In so-called spiritualistic Beances and Is believed to be tho Dr. C. M. Eddy above. T FAIL TO OPEN ARDMORE, Okla., Nov. 13. The First National bank of Ardmore, established In 1880 and said to be the oldest national bank In Oklahoma, did not open for business today. The bank is capitalized at $200,000. Plans for reorganization are under way. NORFOLK, Va Nov. 13. Tho Atlas bank at Neleigh, Neb., one of the largest institutions In Nebraska did not open its doors today, accord ing to a special dispatch to the Nor folk Daily News.' State banking offic ials are In charge. The Noted Dead DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 13. (By the Assocated Press.) Clifford Thorne, noted Iowa attorney and a candidate last year for the United States senate died In London at 6:30 this morning according to a message received this morning by the Doe Moines Evening Tribune. Mr. Thorne died of pneumonia, the message said. He . was on a tour around the world with his wife and daughter. Mr. Thorno was 45 years old. One of tho outstanding authorities In the United States upon railway and tax questions, e was the author of several notable pieces of legislation In Iowa and was a central figure In a number of epochal legal battles cen terlng around the matters In which ho was an. expert. TACOMA STAG BIBLE CLASSES CLAIM CHEATING CONTEST Kansas City and Long Beach, California, Bible Classes Engage in Bitter Row Both Sides Charge Other Side With Cheating KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Nov. 13. Of ficers of the Kansas City men's bible class said today they would not con tinue the controversy growing out of the contest with tho business men's bible class of Long Beach, Cal., which brought charges of "cheating" on both bIUoh. M, W. Dibble, president of tho local class, which clalmtt the world's record fur attendance at a religious sorvico expressed regret thtit tho charges had become public declaring that the good accomplished by the race might be impaired. The first allegation of cheating came yesterday when ,J. W. Ijlngen- felter, a representative of the Kansas City class asserted at Los Angeles that Long Reach had padded Its atten dance figures for Inst Sunday. Lingen- felter said a check made under his direction by a score of private detec tives who used adding machines, showed the Long Beach attendance was only 13.030 whereas the total was announced as 31,034. The count at Kansas City was 52,121, according to calculations of local class officers. Then the mayor of Long Beach, who is presidont of tho class there, churgod that Kansas City had cheated in not observing tho rule that the classes must met In one place. Mr. Dibble answered tho allegation explaining that it was necessary to hold an overflow meeting because all the crowd could not be accommodat ed in Convention hall. In reality, he said, It was one class because the services were broadcast to those) who jammed the streets about the hall. The contest which hat), extended, over five weeks ended last Sdnday with Kansas City the vlctotv f ' ;, till SE SOLVED MANILA, Nov. 13. (By Associated Press). While there Is no disorder at present among the Moro tribes the situation requlros careful handling, Governor General Leonard Wood de clared upon his return here today after a three weeks trip of Inspection to tho island of Mindanao, where he investigated .reported . unrest among the natives. The greatest unrest now is meroly local and Is confined chiefly to Moros In the vicinity of Lake Lanao, where the tribesmen are demanding a larger representation In tho governmental activities, he declared. The Moros, who are Mohammedans object to being governed by Christian officials, the governor general said. At a conference which he held with Moro chieftains frho assembled from all parts of tho territory Governor General Wood informed them that American sovereignty still Is supreme in tho Philippines and that If the United States ever decides to relin quish control tho Moros will be offic ially notified bo fore any change is made. One of the demands of tho tribes men which is causing unrest is for Moro teachers instead of Christian Filipinos In the schools for girls, the executive said. The governor general expressod confidence the Moro situation would be settled peacefully. Pie announced that he had appolntod a commission, consisting of three members of his staff who have had long experience In tho Philippines to proceed to Min dlanao and Investigate the Moro com plaints. Salt or Sugar in Canned Goods Is Germ Preventative CHICAGO, Nov. 13. Food preserv ed in saturated solutions of either salt or sugar are proof against the deadly germs of botulism. Dr. John C. Qeiger, of the United States public health ser vice attached; to the University of Chicago declared today. Othor pro ducts put up In solutions neither de cidedly acid or alkaline, are susceptl ble to the germs he said. Dr. Gelger explained that most home presorved fruits were safe from the germ. Included in the Immune list are jellies, Jams and pickled and pre served fruits which have been put up In sugar solutions. Vegetables and meats are most Biisceptlble and should be boiled thoroughly before using, he said. P.F. E. to Spend Nine Millions to Handle Coast Fruit Crop OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 13. Pur- chase of 3057 refrigerator freight cars for the Pacific Fruit Express company, an expenditure of up- 4 proximately 19,000,000, to take 4 care of the increasing volume of 4 perishable food products produc- ed on the Pacific coast for move- 4 4 mont to eastern consuming cen- 4 4 tors, was announced here today 4 4 by H. M. Adams, vice president 4 of traffic of the Union Pacific 4 system, 4 NO U. S. PROTEST CROWN PICE WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. Presi dent Coolldgo believes the traditional policy of the American government would preclude it from Joining with the allied governments in protesting to Gormany against the return of Crown Prince Frederick William or his father, the former emperor or In measures to prevent tho ro-estubllBh-ment of tho monarchy. The chief executive feels that tho United Ktates should abide by its long established tenet that any nation Is within its right In establishing what ever foimi of government It desires. Ho had told visitors ho believed that policy should bo followed with, respect to all European countries, altho In South America the principles of tho Monroe doctrine frowning upon the establishment of monarchies should bo tho guide. The allied government, in the view of officials hero, have a right and a duty under tho treaty of Versailles to protest and tnko such measures as they deem desirable. Tho United Htates, nofc being a party to the treaty; is under no such obligation, TRIAL OF GIRL WHO KILLED BRIDEGROOM STARTED IN SEATTLE SEATTLE, Nov. 13. Thirty wit nesses for the stnte have been sub poenaed to testify in the trial of Miss Winifred Gibbons, 19 year old divor cee on a charge of fatally shooting Harry T. Lacolle, bridegroom of sev eral weeks, nt a road house near the city on October 7, it wns announced today before tho trial opened. Tho state will endeavor to show that Miss Gibbons shot down Lacelle while she was under the effect of In toxicating liquor and that the shoot ing happened between four and five o'clock In the morning on October 7 nfter a group of men of which Lacelle was one, had declined to help repair her automobile, Prosecutor Douglas stated prior to the opening of the trial this morning. According to Miss Cllbbnns attor ney the defendant will declare that sho blandished a pistol to frighten a group of men at the road house Into helping her with her automobile and that the gun was accidentally dis charged. RHINELAND STATE BERLIN, Nov. 18. (By Associated Press). The German government will proclaim an autonomous Ithineland stato In the immediate future, it was stated on good authority hore this afternoon. Pasadena Doctor Ttonnred STOCKHOLM, Bwedon, Nov. 13. The Nobel prize for physics has been awarded to Dr. Robert Androws Mllll kan of PaBadena, Cal. AMERICAN BUSINESS BETTER NOW ; THAN ANY TIME SINCE THE WAR OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 13. Financial conditions generaly are Improving rapidly and the nation Is on a more stable basis than at any time since the close of the world war, Hubert Work, secretary of the Interior, de clared here lost night while en route to Washington from his home In Pue blo, CoL The volume of business has increas ed greatly. The automobile industry bag doubled and savings deposits also, OR. SAWYER IS BLAMED BY FORBES Politics and President Hard ing's Personal Physician Declared Responsible for Charges of Graft and Mis conduct Against Former Di rector of Veterans Bureau WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. A "con spiracy to encompass my destruction by means of perjury, subornation of perjury and the suppression of mate rial facta and documents," was charg ed by Charles It. Forbes, former di rector of tho veterans' bureau, In tes timony today before the Benate veter ans' committee. Taking the' stand in his own de fense, before a crowded committee, room, the former director entered a general, sweeping and absolute de nial" of charges made by other wit nesses reflecting upon his honesty. The denial was directed, the wit ness said against "every charge, state ment, innuendo and Insinuation which in any manner whatsoever re filets upon the honesty and Integrity of my official or personal conduct while I occupied the office of director of war risk insurance or director of the veterans' bureau." Most of the deficiencies In the ad ministration of the laws providing for relief to disabled veterans, he declared "hud been due to politics and Saw yer." He referred to Brigadier Gen ajul Charles E. " Sawyer, personal friend and physician of President Harding. '. Forbes then flatly denied the state ment made before the committee by Dr. Sawyer that he was dismissed by Presidont Harding for Insubordina tion in connection with the sale of sur plus property at Perryvllle, Md. "Long before tho president finally decided to issue his second temporary' order stopping the delivery pf goods at Porryville," the former director said, "I frankly told the president that I could not continue to serve It Gen eral Suwyer was to continue In my office, and it became simply a choice botween Sawyer and myself, and I re lieved the president of any possible embarrassment by tendering my res ignation." At the outsot ForbeB read a prepar ed statement in which he earnestly re quested the committee members to question him more searchlngly as to all matters within the scope of the Investigation and the testimony here tofore given and which be was to give. "I feel that I cannot refrain from expressing to the committee at this time," Forbes said, "my growing be lief, finally resulting In conviction on my part which I expect by the testi mony of disinterested witnesses to es tablish, that an attempt has been made to mislead this committee, and that a conspiracy has been on foot, the purpose of which Is to encompasg my destruction by means of perjury, sub-' ornntlon of perjury, attempted subor nation of perjury and the suppression of material facts and documents bear ing not only upon my personal conduct as director of the veterans' bureau but also upon the official conduct of the affairs of the bureau by myself and my subordinates. ' "I deny generally and shall here after deny specifically and In detail,' the utterly false and groundless charges of official and personal neg lect, dlshoncBty, graft, liquor drinking loose conduct and any other derelic tion, official or personal which ha been ascribed to me either by the wit ness Mortimer . and .Williams and (Continued on Page Eight) - have almost doubled In volume In the lost few years, he declared, adding that "radicalism does not constitute sr lows menace In national politics." . Referring to talk of unrest among farmers, the secretary said: .; .' "I have only heard of this unrest I have not seen it The farmers I have seen are prosperous and contented. Production of farm products la greater than they have been since the close ot the war. Conditions generaly are be coming adjusted more rapidly."