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Xb f The Weather Prediction Cloudy Maximum yesterday 58 Minimum today 34 Weather Year Ajo Muxlmuiu 65 Minimum 33 ftally Eighteenth Tsar. Wtwkiy Fifty-Tbtrd Year. MEDFORD, OREUON, ' "WEDNTCSDA i , NOVEMBER 21, VJi NO. 208 .IV BAND H EKA CLA11S LiUvkmiir Idltrarjr MEBF0RB l SUSPECTS LOOK LIKE ORE. TWINS County Officers in Eureka, California, Confident They Have D'Atitretnont Boys in Jail Descriptions ' Tally Is Claim Suspects Deny Any Knowledge of Crime. EUREKA, Col., Nov, 21. County officers here were confident they had in custody Ray . and Roy D'Au treniont, wanted in connection with the holdup of a Southern Pacific train at the California-Oregon line October 11 when four bandits dynamited a mail car and killed four trainmen. i ne two men were iitKen nere terday ' by Detective Harry Emmons of the Southern Pucific railway and Deputy Sheriff Wunderlich. They de nied they were the men wanted. They had registered at a hotel as G. Mut ton and E. G. Herl and daclared they left their home in Canada several weeks ago In search of employment, going as far south as Los Angeles. Officers said a close study of their faces and build compared with pho tographs and descriptions furnished, Bhowed only such discrepancies as would easily be accounted for by the lapse of the few months since the pic tures were taken atd the hardships endured since that time. The two men were photographed yesterday and Detective Klnmons left for Han Francisco to compare notes with headquarters. ROBBERY ASSAULT CHICAGO, Nov. 21 Charles Ream, 22, a taxi driver, is In a hospital today, a victim of a gland robbery which the attending physician anya was accom plished In a surgical manner. Ream, who drives at night, was on his way home on foot at 2:15 a. ni. About a block from. his home a tour ing cur with side curtains was stand ing at the curb. A masked man step, ped out, pointing a revolver at him. robbed him of sixty cents and then pushed him into the car. Ream's hands were tied behind him, he was blindfolded and gagged, and after about thirty minutes he told his physician, he was removed from the car struck orv the head and then some liquid was poured over his face and ho lost consciousness. Still in a dazed condition he was found wandering near South Chicago and was taken to a hospital. "It Is my opinion that he was rob bed of his glands for transplanting purposes," safd Dr Orlando Scott, the attending physician. WILD FOR WIFE 8AULT STB MARIE. Mich., Nov. 21. Because he liked the wild places of the earth while his wife preferred civilization, Charles 8. Osburn, former governor of Michigan, announced a contract of separation had been exe cuted. The former governor made the announcement In denying reports . that a divorce was contemplated. ESTACADA. OREGON, 8Y FIRE; BIG PORTLAND, Oref, Nov. 21 Losses estlmated,At about (225,000 was oc casioned by a fire wMch early this morning destroyed tha Paclflo Coast Coal company's main dock and coal bunkers here. The flames for a while threatened havoc along the north waterfront where the plant was locat ed. PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 21. Seven business bouses were destroyed and Horrors! College Girls Feet Increasing in Size; Girth Is Also COLUMRUS, Ohio, Nov. 21. The feet of the modern college girl are steadily increasing in size, according to Miss Lydia Clark, hiad of the women's de- partment of phyeicat education at Ohio State university. ' Miss Clark clain s that modern clothes' and the great Interest shown by the modern co-ed in outdoor activities are causes of t.he increase In size. Not only are nhelr foot In- creasing, but statistics show that the Increase is general. Figures from Vassar, Smith and Leland Stanford show that the average fr weight of tho college woman has Increased from 123. f pounds to 125.8 pnd that the waist line has increased on an average of 1.3 inches. Miss Clark saa. M'ADOO BEATS FORD BY A VOTE OF 0VER2 TO 1 Auto Magnate, Outdistanced By Wilson's Son-in-Law in South Dakota Election Goolidge Wins Five Coun-ties-r-Johnson Is Also Ran. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Nov. 21. (By tho Associated Press.) Claiming bet tor than a two to one victory in the county proposal conventions over sponsors of a state wide presidential campaign In behalf of Henry Ford, supporters of William G. McAdoo to day began work on a state platform which thoy hope may be carried Into the national arena by their candidate. Returns today from counties repre senting approximately three-fourtliB of the state voting power gave the Mc Adoo forces 30,000 votes in the state convention against less than 10,000 for the Ford men, according to leaders In the two campaigns. Republican and farmer-labor senti ment was less clearly indicated by the county proposal nominations to the state conventions at Pierre, December 4 but In both groups the battle lines are growing, In the republican camp between President Coolldge and Sena tor Hiram Johnson of California and In the third party betweon Henry Ford and Senator Robert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin. , President Coolldge and Senator Hi ram Johnson were the only presiden tial nominees considered at the sixty republican conventions, yet most of the county delegates were unlnstruct ed. The president received Instruc ted delegations from four counties and a fifth endorsed the national ad ministration. Three counties, lnclud ng two of the largest In the state, came out for the "favorite son." Ford was endorsed In two counties under the farmer-labor banner, other third party counties from which re ports have been received sending their delegations uninstructed. Three coun ties passed resolutions favoring form ation of a third party, but without naming a candidate. Two county democratic conventions endorsed proposals for coalition be tween the third party and the demo crats. Nino Injured at Long Beach LONG BEACH. Cal., Nov. 20 Ntne men were injured, at least two of them seriously in a gasoline explosion at the Union oil company refinery at Wilmington, near here today. .NEARLY DESTROYED BLAZE IN PORTLAND four others damaged by fire which swept through three-quarters of a block at Estacado, thirty miles east of here early today. For more than an hour the entire town was threat ened with destruction as the water system failed soon after the fire started, but the fire fighters gained control after two hours work. The fire originated In the Estacada phar macy from an undetermined cause. Early estimates placed the loss at about 140,000, MM IS AVOID Poincare Yields to Great Brit ain Regarding Ultimatum to Germany, Crown Prince and Application of Penalties England Allows Change of Word 'Consult.' PARIS, Nov. 21. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Tile allied council of ambassadors called - to con sider the text of the notes to be sent to Germany, reached a full accord at their meeting this af ternoon. The result was declared by the members leaving the coun cil and by Marshal Foch, to be particularly satisfactory. Tho United States was represented at the meeting by Laurence H. Norton secretary of the embassy, acting In place of Ambassador Myron. T. Her- rick, who Is ill abed with the grippe. LONDON, Nov. 21. (By the Asso dated; Press.) The 'British govern ment's final Instructions to ?xrd Crewe, the British ambassador, uf Paris, for handling the dedicate sit uation which during the last week has tlireateiLejljIjjexJsncfthe,-. tente, were forwarded to Paris early today. Foreign office officials ex pressed the hope that definite and permanent beneficial results for the entente Itself and for the entente's re lations with Germany would be achiev ed by the meeting of the council of ambassadors In Paris this afternoon. The French willingness to meet the British half way on the terms of the allied note to be dispatched to Ger many Is said here to have ben the sal vation of the situation, Premier Poin care having given way on three chief ponlts investigated during the nego tiations betwen Paris and London which terminated last night M. Poincare has assured the Brit ish, in the first place, that the ultima tum feature could be deleted from the German note; secondly that the re questlon for the expulsion of the ex crown prince from Germany could be dropped, and thirdly, that no definite penalties were to be threatened imme diately. Tho British believe an allied note along these lines will enable the Ger man government to accept the situa tion without endangering its position. " Fought Over One Word PARIS. Nov. 21. (By the Assoclat- o,i Prooa 1 fjird Crewe, the BrltiBh ambassador, received Instructions from London this morning regarding the note the allies are to send to Ger many. It was then announced that tho council of ambassadors would meet this afternoon. Dim HtdB world. the word con sult" is what has been delaying final action by the council on tne note since Mnnrtnv It unnears from today's devel opments. The decision reached by the ambassadorn on that day was tnai tne nnto in Germany would set forth the allied demand that the mllitar?clau8es of the peacetreaty be compiled wun an dthat If Germany failed to satisfy that riomonrt the. allies would "consult' as to what action the situation called for. Ohlnctlnns to that word were raised In the French cabinet meeting Mon day. It was declared that the neces sity thus Imposed upon jrTance u nit" her allies every time action was required, was Just what Germany was relying upon that no step for ward would be made if after making the concession to the British govern ment on the elimination of any ref aranre. tn nanaltles the hands of .'he French government should still remain tied. Aftor mnnultatlon between juien Cambon and Lord Crewe, the British ambassador suggested another wora to his government which he thought might satisfly London and at the same time would remove the objections of the French cabinet. It Is understood tho itritinh accented the modification, which amounts to tacit acceptance of ths French reservation oi tne rigm iu not nenantelr If Germany's attitude should make action necessary. fifouth Pole From The Ai Will Look Like This To Captain Roald Amundsen above first photograph of the a.rctic region? made from an airplane; jnset. captain ' amundsen; in arctic garb. - NEW QSk&rEUU- ia .what. the.. NortbPole wilUookllike.jo. Ciptain Roald Amundsen when he embarks with Jtwaomradei in three airplanes next summer. i One of the planes will be piloted by Lieut. Ralph E. Davison, o( the United States Navy. The expedition will be transported north lo Spitzbergen on shipboard late next May, and base -of operation established, then by ship to the edge of the ice-pack, 400.' miles from the North Pole. The district from which the expedition will embark on the final wing of its flight to the Pole is shown in the above, obotcgrapk. the first to' show the .Arctic regions from ths. ait' 6 SI. CROSSING The city council at its mooting Inst night transacted a lnrge griHt of busi ness, and in addition discussed the Sixth street subway matter and made arrangements to keep the bUBlnetts streets cleaner from now on and for better lighting of North Bartlett and possibly other streets leading from the business section to the - new Armory; also Instructed Flro Chief Elliott and Police Chief Adams to put a stop to the parking of autos in front of the Rlalto theater, which practice by many car owners Is In vlolutlon qf state law and city ordinance and Is declared to be a fire menace. City Superintendent Davis and the city engineer were Instructed to begin work on establishing the new Sixth street- grade crossing the first of next week. Mayor Qaddls and the council men cautioned that this work be done very carefully and neatly, so as to make the much wanted Improvement aa sightly as possible In view of tho opposition shown in the past by the Southern Pacific company to a grade crossing over Its tracks at this loca tion, and the possibility of that com pany bringing an injunction suit to prevent its establishment. It is said that If such action should bo taken by the company It could delay in the. courts tho inauguration of such a crossing two or three years. .- After a discussion or dirty business streets the council instructed the superintendent of Btreets to hereafter flush those streets in the day time Instead of at night as heretofore, and declared that merchants and business men could help tho good work along by not sweeping their refuse into tha streets and letting It lie there to bo removed by the city. This was a gentle slap at the recent public kick published by tho retail merchants association about the con dition of the streets. It was ex plained that at present and for tho next five months the streols could not be flushed in the night time as here tofore, because the flushing water would freeze on the pavement.-Therefore the flushing will be done here after during the day, which means that many a parked auto will got Its wheels and some of its body wet. The matter of bettor lighting on North Bartlett and probably other 'reets leading to the new armory was (Continued en Page Biz) BFTTER MARKET FARMERS NEED SAYS PINCHOT OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 21. "Tho fun- damontul need" of tho farmer 1b 'a satlHfaclory market for hla products which enn be brought about, Governor PInnhot of Pennsylvania, told the con vention of tho furment union here today, by extension of co-oporative endeavor, conntruction of deep water ways and tho greater electrification of farms. VCo-operatlon, more than any other single remedy, points the way out," Governor Pinchot declared, lie em phasized that the farmers' market lies mainly at home In American towns and cities, the prosperity of which U essential to farm prosperity. A better market abroad, the governor said, can be hud by helping improve European conditions and by national legislation for special credit facilities for farm products. ' "A Prosperous Year" OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 21. A pros perous year for tho co-operative en terprises of tho farmers union was reported to the organization's nation al convention today by W. C. Lansdon, of Ha Una, Kas.t national organizer for the union, who declared tho union's livestock commission houses would have a volume of sales for 1923 amounting to two hundred million dollars' and would distribute $300,000 in shippers dividends on December 31. The union's enterprises Include those at Omaha, Hioux City, Iowa, .South Ht. Paul, Minnesota, Chicago, Kansas City, Wichita, Ht. Joseph, Mo., and Denver, Mr. Lansdon said. He added that "attempts on the pav't of regular or old lino commission houses to boycott or otherwise Interfere with the usefulness of our union houses have failed." All Indications are that next year will see still greater growth in the operations and In the value of the services of these enterprises, ho declared. Touching on the recent organiza tion at Chicago by former Governor Frank O. Low don of Illinois and others of the national advisory wheat committeo which was created to assist in the pooling of American wheat, Mr. Lansdon declared that If tnt enterprise Is to be a success It must have "the-confidence and active sup port of all Interests, agcloultural, or otherwise, that are interested In mak ing wheat farming profitable." Irene Castle Asks Permission to Move Liquor Supply Home NEW YORK, Nov. 21. Irene Castle wants to move hoi supply of liquor, valued at several thou- 4 sand dollars, from her former 4 home in Ithacu, N. Y., to her 4 residence hero. 8h made appll- 4 cation for the transfer yesterday 4 H to Prohibition Director Canfiold, 4 but refused to discuss her cellar. 4 4 Officials said the regulations 4 4 did not allow thorn to disclose 4 4 confidential information relating to such applications "because 4 fr certain applicants for such trans- 4 fer permits &r of such respect- 4 able standing lr. this communl- 4 ty" that they wore afraid such 4 disclosures might "shamefully 4 harm them." 4.4 4 4 Deposed Governor Expects In dictment and Is Ready to Submit to Arrest Appeal to U. S. District Court Is Denied. OKLAHOMA. CITY, Okln., Nov. 21. (By llieasbclatod J'ress.J. C" Walton, dopoued governor, appeared at the Oklahoma county court house at noon and announced that he expected to be Indicted by the grand jury and Intended to be ready to submit to Im mediate arrest. He said he did not know what the expected Indictment would charge. OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla., Nov. 21. (By AiiHoclated Press). Application of J. C. Walton1, doposed governor for a retraining order to set aside the verdict of a sennto impeachment court by which ho was removed from office, was dismissed today by Judgo John II. Cotteral In United States district court here. Walton announced an appeal to the United States supreme court. Dismissal was upon motion of Oeorgo F. Short, state attorney gen eral. As In a previous hearing at Lawton, Okla., the day before the former gov ernor's Impeachment trial opened. Judge Cotteral ruled that his court did not have jurisdiction In the case. Walton to l'ay Costs Costs of the federal court action were assessed against Walton. The formal notice of appeal will be filed at 3 p. ni. today. In dismissing the former executive's action, Judge Cotteral said ; "The ruling was made at the hear ing recently in Lnwton that the court did not have Jurisdiction. It is only necossary to say now that tho court is of the same opinion. Tho motion to dismiss tho original bill of complaint and the supplemental bill will be sustained." The Daily Bank Robbery LOS A NOBLES, Col., Nov. 21. A solitary bandit, unmasked but armed, held up the South San Pedro street brancU of the California bank here shortly after noon today and escaped with $1,600 In cash, according to a report to the police. WORST YET TO COilNGOVi WALTON'S CASE HENRY FORD AND COMPLETE TICKET ; IS TO BE VOTED ON IN NEBRASKA OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 21. (By the Associated Press) A Ford-for-pres- Ident ticket will be placed on tho bal lot In Nebraska at the' April prima ries according 'to an announcement made at a small gathering of pro gressives, farmer-laborltes and Inde pendents In the office of Hoy M. Har- rop, national temporary chairman of the progressive party, here today. This announcement followed an last night that this group of new party men, led by Mr. Harrop, has gone over to the Ford-for-presldcnt banner and would be represented at the Ford conference on December 12 In De GUILTY OF OILJMT Man Who Discovered North Pole With Fountain Pen Is Found Guilty On 12 Counts in Sensational Texas Oil Graft Case All But One Defendant Guilty. FORT WORTH. Texas., Not. 21. Dr. Frederick A. Cook, explorer and oil man, was found guilty by a federal court Jury this afternoon of using the malls to de'raud In the promotion of oil companies. Me was found guilty on twelve of the counts tn the Indict ment against him. The Jury was out twenty hours. Guilty verdicts also were returned against all but one of the other de fondants, though not on as many counts us Cook. 8. B. J. Cox was found guilty on eight counts. A. M. Delcambre was acquitted on Instructions from the Judge. Verdicts against other defendants tried with Cook are ns follows: T. O. Turner, guilty, twelve counts. Ji. A. McKocher, guilty twelve counts. Fred K. Smith, guilty, twelve counts. ...j. , , , . i) . . a . ti 1.. . o- loiimiiKur, 'BUUiy, ', twelve counts. ... . , W. P. Welty, guilty, twelve countn. R. L. Maxwell, guilty, twelve counts. A. E. J. Cox, guilty eight counts; not guilty four founts. W. L. Ilradlsli,. guilty, twelve counts. E. J. Ilowen, guilty, twelve counts. S. L. Mess, guilty, twelve counts. C. W. Sleete, guilty, twelve counts. Arthur R. Eackman, guilty, twelve counts. . Dr. Cook's Csresr Dr. Frederick A. Cook first became Internationally known In April, 1908, when, upon arriving In Copenhagen from a trip into the far north, he an nounced that he had discovered the North Pole. Ills story was aocepted as true and he was received there with high honors. Upon returning to this country Dr. Cook published reports of his Journey and wide credence was given his nar rations for some months. Since then his claims have been disputed, fend he ultimately was branded as a faker, but In the meantime he was the recipient of many honors. He was made presi dent of the Explorers club. New York, and a member of the Kings County Medical society, the American and National Goographlcal societies, the American Ethnological society, the American Alpine club and lesser or ganizations. , Dr, Cook was graduated with a de gree of doctor from the New York University College of Medicine In 1800 and the following year was ap pointed surgeon to the Peary Antartic expedition. Two years later he led a party up the west coast of Greenland, and the next year he explored the Bouth portion of the same Inland. In 1897 Dr. Cook was appointed sur geon to the Belgian Antarctic expedi tion and as a result he received' nu merous decorations including the Or der of Leopold, the gold medals of the Belgian Royal Society and the Muni cipality of Brussels, and the silver medal of the Belgian Royal Geographi cal society. (Continued on Page 81) troit. The mooting last night was held In the Bingle rooln of the Ameri can Economic league of which Har rop is tho head. Mr. Harrop stated this morning that .fourteen men were present at last night's meeting, eaoh representing a different state In the union. "Mr. Ford's name Is already on the ballot In Nebraska by petition, and this petition has 2000 signatures to it," Mr. Hkirrop said this morning. "We will place a complete ticket In the field with candidates Including United States senator and all state .officers from governor down In the April primaries,"