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MEDFORD, OREGON", SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1923
NO. 216
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Secy. Hughes Refuses to Con
sider Second Request to Join
in Study German Repara
tions Prest. Poincare Sur
prised France Willing to
Make Concessions..
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. The Amer
ican government still Is unwilling to
participate In a restricted inquiry into
German finances and has so informed
James A. Logan, American observer
with the reparations commission in
Paris.
The communication outlining the
government's position was sent to Col
onel Logan after he bad informed the
state department that the reparations
commission favored American mem
bership on the two committees creat
ed by It to Investigate and report on
the Btate of German finances as re
lated to the ability of that government
to pay reparations.
PARIS, Dec. 1. (By the Associated
Press.) An Invitation to the United
States to appoit members of each of
the two committees which are to in
vestigate German finances has been
forwarded to Washington by Colonel
James A. Logan on behalf of the rep
arations commission.
. According to Information in repara
tions circles, the principal reason why
the door was left open by the repara
tions commission tor the American
government to Jie .represented, on the
committee was that the' French; Brit
ish,; Italian and Belgian governments
Were agreed that . American money
would be essential to any reasonable
p?an for restoration of the German
financial system.
Premier Poincare, It Is declared, did
not expect Secretary of State Hughes
to refuse so quickly the conditions in
sisted upon by Prance for the origin
ally proposed Inquiry Into Germany's
capacity, to pay reparations. M. Poin
care had though, It Is said, Hint a pe
riod of negotiations would take place
In which France would be 'prepared to
go much further in the direction of
the American views, nfnvjdlng some
concessions were made regarding her
debts to England 'and the United
States. "
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1. Defense
of the Monroe Doctrine and an en
dorsement of the administration's
oollcy of Isolation marked the ad
dress lust night hy Secretary of State
Hushes before a Joint meeting of the
American Academy of Political and
Social Science and the Philadelphia
forum In observance of tho centenary
of the doctrine. He said he was op
posed to any policy of aggression or
Intervention and declared the Mon
roe doctrine accorded with America's
foreign policy.
"With respect to Europe," he said.
I'our policy has continued to bo In
the phrase of Jefferson's 'peace; com
merce, honest friendship with all na
tions, entangling alliances with
none.' ,f
Scott High to Play Iowa
CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa. Dee. 1.
Washington high school today accept
ed the challenge of Scott high of
Toledo for a post season game on the
Ohio, gridiron for the prep school
title. The game will be played next
Saturday,
UNCLE SAM TO TALK
TONIGHT ACROSS
NEW TORK, Dec. 1. An Interna
tional dialogue, with American and
British speakers talking back and
forth across the Atlantic will be at
tempted tonight as the final demon
stration of a series of tests to estab
lish the practicability of trans-oceanic
conversation. It was announced
today by the experts who have been
supervising American participation In
the demonstration.
Speakers In a half dozen American
cities will speak simultaneously for
Report Heavy Frost
All Over Oregon Is
Later Than Usual
x PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 1.
The first heavy frost of the sea-
son which covered Oregon early
today was ten days later than
the average according to woath- 4
er bureau records. Freezing
temperatures were officially re- 4
ported from many points. Port- 4
4 land's record was 32, Eugene 27, 4
Salem 29. Umatilla 23, Baker 20. 4
4 The forecast was a slight modlfi-.4
4 cation tonight and tomorrow. 4
American Yeomen Officers Ac
cused of Insurance Gamble
and Fake Campaign for
Homes All Charges Denied
By President Frink.
DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 1 Al
legations against the officers and dt
rectors of the Brotherhood of Ameri
can Yeomen, contained in a petition
filed yesterday by insurance policy
holders of the society, were declared
false and. characterized as "just a lit
tie insurgency,' In a statement Joday
by George N. Frink of Des Moines,
president of the brotherhood and one
of those named as defendants by the
petition.
The petitioners, holders of policies
of the form issued under tbe original
founding plan of the company, seek
to enjoin ther.of fleers and directors
from enforcing forfeiture' of their.
memberships or policies in the so-j
ciety for failure to pay assessments
at higher rates than heretofore and
they contend that the society is try- (
ing to change from fraternal insur-'j
ance 10 om line insurance ana iu pen
alize members who prefer to keep
their policies In the original form.
Mr. Krlnk Hpnlared nn pffni't to
chnnge the form of policies had been'
made except insofar as the insurance-
commissioners of the states in which
the society operates have required it
to place its policies on an adequate
. rate basis.
' Charges in the petition that the
projected Yeomen ppJldreiVs homo
sought by a score of cities In the mid
dle west, Is a finsco and that Its estab
lishment is being proposed only to
acquire memberships In the society
from the localities which seek the
site of the orphanage, were flatly de
nied by President Fpink, who de
clared the positive intent of the hoard
u( directors no only to select a site
at a meeting to be held here within a
t few days. but also to let the contract
for the home "within the next thirty
or sixty days."
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 1. The
melting of the deepest snow on rec
ord here for November was checked
early today hy freezing temperatures
but with warmer weather forecast In
most of the blanketed area for the
later hours.
A clinging wet blanket, which lay
nine Inches deep in Kansas City and
the surrounding regions and from 4
to 5 Inches deep, in southwestern Mis
souri and southeastern Kansas yester
day, had thinned appreciably.
Band Reserves Increase.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1. The actual
condition of clearing house banks and
trust companies for the week (five
days) shows an excess in reserve of
13.005.830. This is an Increase of
2,807,000.
TO JOHN BULL
ATLANTIC VIA RADIQ
five minutes, starting at ten o'clock
eastern standard time. The radio
phone will carry the American ac
cents to stations In England. Scotland
and Wales, and other countries that
may chance to Intercept them.
Then at 10:05, the Americans will
cease and the British speakers will
send their voices across the Atlantic
to the United States. The two sets of
speakers will alternate for five-minute
periods until 10:30 o'clock when
the week's tests officially will be
ended.
BIG FIGHT IN
YEOMAN ORDER
OVER POLICIES
NINE PLANES
U. S. AIRMEN
No trace of C. K. Vance, Air
Mail Pilot Reported at 3
P. M. Disappeared Near
Reno, Nevada, in Yester
day's Snow Storm En Route
West.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1. An air
plane was Been circling about at a
point 35 mfles west of Reno at 4:20
p. m. yesterday, the uir mail service
was advised today in a message from
E. . N. Angle, manager of the service
In Reno. The machine was bucking a
snow storm and a high wind and ai-
peared to be seeking a place to land,
the message said. It finally headed
north and quickly disappeared.
"If this machine waB driven by
Clare K. Vance, missing air mail pi
lot, he had evidently lost his bearings
In the storm," a service official said
Later an air mail plant left here to
join in the search. This made nine
army and air mail machines sent out
today from San Francisco and Reno
to locate the lost pilot.
COLFAX, Cal., Dec. 1. Airplanes,
believed to be United States air mail
machines from Reno circled over here
this morning, flying low. They did
not land here and it la not known
whether they1 obtained any Informa
tion as to Pilot Clair K. Vance's where
nbouts. There is no information here
that Vance might have landed In the
Colfax district.
, SAN FRANCISCO, Dee.. 1. Six
arthy airplanes left here nt 9:30 a, m.
t,.,1ir In of.l In ln conxlK fin 1ft I
E. Vance, air mall Bervlce pilot, who1
lias been missing since yesterday af
ternoon. Vance failed to arrive In
Reno after starting his regular mail
trip yesterday morning.
Nothing has been heard from him
since he left San Francisco except a
rumor that he might have been forced
down near Colfax, sixty miles west of
Reno, by a heavy snowstorm, accom
panied by high winds.
HONEYMOON COUPLE
STAND TRIAL
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1. Edward
II. and Jeanne Carlton, the young
honeymooners who, the police declare
last week set out to commit a burglary
and ended by killing a special deputy
sheriff were arraigned before Super
ior Judge Avery today on murder
charges and their joint trials set for
December 5. Their motions for sep
arate trials were denied.
Special Deputy Sheriff Magee was
shot to death and Detective Luke was
seriously wounded in a pistol battle
the night of November 21 when they,
togetner wun otner otncers cornered
burglars in a home in Wilshlre resi
dential district. Mrs. Jeanne Carlton
was arrested when she Jumped from
a second story window of the house
after the firing. Her husband was
arrested the next day at the harbor
after he hud boarded a steamer for
Han Francisco.
Football Scores
STADIUM. SEATTLE. Dec.
1.-
Score end first period: University of
Oregon 7; University of Washington 0.
Fair and Warner
WASHINGTON, Dec. l.jFalr to
night and Sunday, not so cold in east
portion tonight; moderate winds
mostly southerly.
Oregon Fair tonight and Sunday;
gentle variable winds.
I'uget Sound Increasing cloudi
ness, slightly warmer tonight, prob
ably followed by rain and warmer
Sunday; moderate southerly winds.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. Weather
outlook for the week beginning Mon
day: Pacific states Much cloudiness
and occasional rains; probably snow
In the mountains; temperature nor
mal or somewhat below.
Liberty Bonds.
NEW TORK, Dec. 1. Liberty
bonds closed: 8' 133.30: first 4'
$98.60; second'414's 198.40; third last night and suffered the third de
4Vi's 199.30; fourth 4',4's 198.80; feat of their hockey team, losing by
U. 8, government 4!4'e f 39.10. Ja score at 7 to 1, -
May Be Next White
William O. McAdoo. former secretary of t ho treasury, with Ills wifo,
the former Miss Ellen WllHon, daughter of former President Woodrow
Wilson. Visiting in the capital, the. former secretary essayed tho infor
mation that ho would likely enter the presidential campaign on his return
to his home in California.
L
STILL UNABLE
10 TELL STORY
VANCOUVER, B. C., Doc. 1. A
slight approach to clarity of mind by
Miss Noll Austin, (school teacher of
Seattlo who vanlshMundsy and was
found in this city WedMesdu: was re-
ported today by physicians. Hut they
,,...,, , ,,, (h-, ..,.,,.,
about her experiences since she left a
boarding house where she lived with
her sisters, Leila and Georgia, ostens
ibly to sing in a church choir.
VANCOUVER. B. C, Deo. 1. Miss
Nell Austin's own story ot how -she
disappeared from her Seattle home
last Sunday night and how sho came
to this city, where she was found un
conscious at the corner of Tomie
avenue and Marine drive Wednesday
night, remained untold early today.
Hospital officials refused to permit
the police authorities to question her
yesterday on account of her condition
which was reported to have Improved
but that the patient was still delirious.
The hospital attendants believed to
day that the Seattle school teacher,
formerly of Hugo, Okla., would re
cover rapidly if permitted to obtain a
needed rest.
Police authorities declared today
that there appeared a reluctance on
the part of the young woman's two
sisters. Misses Lie la and Oeorgio Aus
tin, who arrived hero Thursday, to
allow the girl to tell her story.
Daily Report on
the Crime Wave
BELLING HAM, Wash., Doc. "1.
Two 600-pound steel safes, ono owned
by the Maxwell Fuel company, anil
the other by tho Orange Warehouse
I company, containing more than $3500
. n cash, checks, notes and outstund-
ing accounts, were taken from the two
places of business last night and
whisked nwny by automobile truck
bandits. Officers today were without
clues except the marks left by the
automobile tires in the frost covered
streets.
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 1. Robert
Burdette of Crenota. Kas., was shot
and killed and Paul Wanser. also of
Crenola was arrested last night en a
farm near Verdon, Neb., following I
fight with officers after they are said
to have attempted to extort money
from Oscar Hartman, a farmer, while
posing as prohibition agents, accord
ing to a special dispatch telephoned
to the Omaha World-Herald., from
Verdoft.
Demagogue in Japan, Too.
HONOLULU. Dec. 1. (By the As
sociated Press) Hlroshl Halto, for
merly consul for Japan at Seattle who
Is here on his way to Now York to
become consul general, discussed here
todav Japanese-American relations.
Spcuklng before a luncheon the
Japanese declared he believed the
supreme court had Interpreted the
laws In question correctly but. ho ad
ded, "I am afraid of tho after ef
fects upon agltutors who do not hesi
tate to trade upon the race prejudices
of peoples."
Victoria Cougars Win
VICTORIA, B. C. Dec. 1 Saska
toon could not keep pace with tho
Victoria Cougars after the first period
MISSING
House Occupants
CITY CLERK ON
FVE OF ARREST
KILLS HIMSELF
ELLENSBUUQ, Wash.. Dec. 1. A
warrant for the orreBt of I). J Titus,
former city .clork of Ellensuurg, who
comihittoed suicide this forenoon In
Seattle, was telegraphed to Seattle
last night, charging forgery In connec
tion with tho alloged padding ot two
city payrolls. Alleged defalcations
amounting to approximately (10,000,
over a period of thirty months had
been uncovered by M. C. Remelln, Ti
tus' successor, according to a state
ment by It. C. Mnguire, prosecuting at
torney. Titus resigned last May 1 after hav
ing served as city clerk for eight
years. He was highly regarded both
personally and as to his integrity.
Since leaving here he had been em
ployed by a gasoline company In Se
attle. Ho is survived by his wll'e,
thre'sons nnd n daughter. :
SEATTLE, Dec. l.D. K. Titus, un
til last May, city clerk of Ellensuurg,
Wash., shot and killed himself today
officers reported, when they wont to
his homo here to arrest him. A war
rant against Mr. Titus alleged a short
age of about $115. Asking permission
to say goodbye to his family before ac
companying the officers, he stopped
into another room from which a shot
was Immediately heard.
WASHINGTON. Doc. 1. Reappor
tionment of tho house of representa
tives on the basis of the 1920 census
without change In tho present number
of 435 Is proposed in a bill to be pre
sented by Representative Fairfield,
republican, Minnesota, who is senior
member of the committee. Califor
nia would gain three members. Michi
gan and Ohio would gain two each
nnd Connecticut, New Jersey, North
Carolina, Texas and Washington one
each. Missouri would lose two mem
bers and a loss of one each would be
suffered hy Indiana, Iowa, - Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Missis
sippi, Nebraska, Rhode Island and
Vermont.
Find Body of Man "',
. Missing-Since Nov. 14
TAOOMA, Dec. 1. The body of
James Smith, 72, pioneer resident of
Stellacoom, who had been missing
fro mhis homo since November 14, was
found entangled In the limbs of a
sunkon tree on the shore ot American
lake late yesterday afternoon, accord
ing to Coroner F. J. Stewart.. The
body was found by military police.
-According to Conorer Stewart the
old man evidently had been walking
along the shore of the lake and as he
climbed over the trunk of the tree,
which projected Into the water, he
slipped and fell Into the water.
Coroner Stewart believes he was
killed by exposure and shock rather
than drowning, as the water near the
tree was not deep. '
Democrats South'
Dakota Endorse
William McAdoo
HURON. S. D., Dec. 1. (By
Associated Press). An unquall-
4 fled endorsement of Willlnm G. 4
McAdoo for tho South Dakota
4 presidential primary nomination
was voiced today by the demo-
cratlc state chairman, W. W.
Howes of Wolsey, following a
conference with stato leaders
here in preparation for the party
4 proposal convention at Pierre
next Tuesday.
BELOW NEEDS OF
UNITEDTATES
Secy, of War Weeks in Annual
Report, Issues Warning to
- People Against Further Re
ductions in Force of Stand
ing Army.
WASHINGTON, Doc. 1. An ur
gent warning "against the slightest
cutting- of the budget" for tho army
Is contained in Secretary WeekB' an
nual report to congress.
Tho army not only Is "cut below
our vital needs," tho secretary said,
but Increased appropriations for na
tional defense soon would be neces
sary due to' tho consumption of war
stocks.
"We are not able oven now to make
the progress which Is necessary to In
sure fulfillment of the purposes of
national defense," the report con
tinued." Since 1921 tho total num
ber ot Individuals under military
training, or In military organizations,
has decreased from 519,041 to 504,010.
This does not spell progress, but
rather reaction.
"I am convinced that our peoplo as
a whole are In accord with the con
structlve policy under which we are
ondeavorlng to operate. I beltovo that
they will deoply approve tho construe
tlve statesmanship which demands
that this policy be fulfilled even at
the expense of tho natural complaints
on the part of the tax payers."
In specific terms, Secretary Weeks
reaffirmed his recommendutlons ot
former years that the enlisted
strength of tho regular army be In
creased from Its present limit of 126,-
000 men to 150,000 men "at tho ear
liest posslblo data."
"This strength Is considered the
minimum necessary to make effective
our national defense program," he
said. "The present strength is not
enough. Wo nro ulready cut to a dan
gerously low limit on our 'foreign gar
risons and these can not be cut fur
ther. On tho other hand tho enlisted
personnel On this country Is unduly
strained In tho effort to maintain tho
various training camps and to ope
rate them during the civilian train
ing periods In Bummer. As a result
the morale of tho regular army, the
force that should constitute our stand
aid of military efficiency. Is below
what we should demand of It." . .
' 'Mr. Weeks recommended repeal of
the law requiring proof ot age for
army enlistments which he said ob
structed efforts to recruit the army
and tended "to discredit tho service
which Bymbollzos our country and our
flag." lio urged also an lncrcuso In
the commissioned strength of the reg
ular army to 13,000 as comparod to
12,000, tho prosent limit.
Cost of Ir'iwirednett8.
The roport was devoted largely to
what Mr. Weeks called "a brief eco
nomic analysis of our national de
fense" His conclusions were: ;
"Military preparations cost us,
roughly, one-eighteenth of whut we
spend for luxuries, amusements and
mild vices.
"No ono can reasonably contend
that we spend more than an ex
tremely small proportionate amount
for national dofenso. We could af
ford to spend many times what we do.
(Continued on Page Six)
ARMY NOW CUT
5-YEAR-OLD GIRL LOST IN WOODS FOUND
BY POSSE; CHILLED BUT UNHARMED
TACOMA, Dee. 1. Maxine Bruno,
five years old, Katonvllle girl was
found at 0:16 o'clock this morning
walking In a field after forty men had
hunted for her all night. The little
girl, who disappeared yesterday after
noon, was Buffering from cold and
exposure but her condition Is not re
garded serious.
EATONVILLB, Wash., Dec. 1.
Lost somewhere in the heavy timber
country west of Eutonvlllo, Maxine
Bruno, five year old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. D. J. Bruno of this city, was
being sought by posses of citizens last
night.
PROGRESSIVE
BLOC LOSES
TO
Speaker Gillett Endorsed for
Speakership By Vote of 187
to 26 for Other Candidates-Senate
Progressives Refuse
to Attend Conference, Lodge
Re-elected.
WASHINGTON, Deo. 1. Speaker
Gillett was endorsed by house repub
licans for re-election to the speaker
ship today, over tho opposition of
members of the progressive bloc.
Mr. Gillett received 187 votes
against 16 for Representative Cooper
of Wisconsin, nine for Representative
Madden of Illinois and one for Repre
sentative Llttlo ot Kansas.
Tho republican conference . then
elected Representative Longworth of
Ohio the party floor leader. The elec
tion was made without a roll call with
a roar of "ayes," and a scattering of
"noes."
Representative Anderson ot Min
nesota, eleceted chairman of the con
ference, ruled that the decisions taken
would not be regnrded as binding, an
assurance which the progressive bloc
members asked for If they were to
take nny part In the proceedings.
Ater Representative Cooper had
been placed In nomination for speak
er hy Representative Browne of Wis
consin and Mr. Gillett had been nom
inated by Representative1 Kahn of
California, Representative Reid of
Illinois presented the name of Rep
resentative Madden of Illinois for the
speakership.
After demanding assurances that
no action by the conference should be
regarded as binding upon republican
house members, the bloc presented
the name of Representative Cooper of
Wisconsin for speaker in opposition to
Speaker Gillett.
Lodge- Rottlcctrtl, - ' '
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. All mem- ;
bers of the senuto progressive bloc
absented themselves today from the
republican senate conference at which
the pnrty organization was speedily
effected with the re-election of Sena
tor Lodge of Mas'suchusctts as leader.
The question of the election ot a
president of the senate did not come
before tho conference which adhered
to the plan to proceed on the assump
tion thnt Senator Cummins of Iowa
retains his office ns president pro
tern without the necessity of a for
mal election. He will call the senate
to order at tho opening session Mon
day, '
Senator Curtis ot Kansas was re
elected vice-chairman of the confer-,
once ,nnd party whip and Senator
Wadsworth of New ' York was again
selected as secretary. Senator Lodge
was authorized to appoint a commit
tee on committees.
Party candidates for all senate of
fices oxcept that of president pro torn
wcro selected as follows;
Secretary, George A. Sanderson;
sergeant at arms David S. Barry and
chaplain, the Rev. Dr. J. J. Mulr.
Members of the progressive bloc
who did not attend the conference
wore senators LaFollette of Wiscon
sin, tho recognized leader, who is con
fined to his home by Illness; Norrls,
Nebraska; Brook hart, Iowa; Frazler,
North Dakota and Ladd, North Da
kotn. Senator Borah of Idaho and six
others also were absent.
Worry Causes Famous
Scientist to Suicide
PITT8BURO, Deo. i. Mr. . James
B. Dowel), whose body was found late
yesterday In the workshop where . he
directed the making of some of the
most '- Important astronomical dis
coveries In tho world, ended his life
by taking poison, according to a bur
ial certificate Issued today. Worry
over the completion of a 26-Inch lens
for Yule university observatory was
given by close friends as the cause.
m - '1 1 1
Bloodhounds were called from the
sheriff's office In Seattle by telephone
by the mayor of Eatonvllle, who stat
ed half ot the town were engaged In
the search.
The four children of the Brunos
had been left with Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Dessa, who live on the Van
Eaton farm, while the parent visited
In Tacoma.
. With the two Dessa children, the
other left for the Mashel river late in
the afternoon and according to ac
counts of the others Maxine caught
her dress In a bush and the others
went on ahead.
REGULARS