The Weather Prediction Rain Maximum yeslordny 44 Minimum today 22.5 edford Mail Weather Year Ago Maximum 40 Minimum . 28 Pally Eighteenth Tear. Weekly fifty-Third Tear. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DKCEMM-IU 11, 192:5 X0. M TRIBUNE U.S. EXPERTS RUHR PROBE President Coolidge 'Views With Favor' Plan to Have Ameri can Experts in Private Ca . pacity On Commission to In vestigate German Ability to Pay Reparations. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. The Washington government "would view with favor" the ' participation of American experts in the reparations commission inquiry now under con sideration, It was announced today at tho White House. It was emphasized that tho govern ment itself could not participate in any official way or appoint official representatives on the committees, but it was said participation by American economic experts in their private capacity would be approved. This statement was Issued at thS White House: "The government has been inform ed that tho reparation commission Is considering the establishment of two expert committees, ono to consider tho means of balancing the budget of Germany and the measures to bo taken to accomplish tho results De sired. All tho representatives of the governments members of tho commis sion have expressed the desire to have American experts on tho two com mittees. It is understood that the government of the United States is not in a position to bo represented on those committees and that the invi tation to the American experts will be extended dlroctly hy the reparation commission. . - ' ' ' "This government believes that tho, proposed inquiry will be of great; value and in view of its direct inter est as a creditor and of tho impor-i tanco of the economic recuperation in Europe, it would view with favor the acceptance by American experts of such nn invitation. "Tho Immediate proposal before the reparation oommisHlon has been made by the French dclcgato and president of the commission and has the sup port, It is understood of all the al lied governments. Tho British gov ernment has informed this govern ment of its desire that American ex perts should participate in tho in quiry. "The German government also has brought the matter to tho attention of this government sin tin; that it would be much appreciated if " American expert were to partlcipatu in the work of the fii'st committor! as above proposed, as it Is believed that in this way important progress could be made, toward th solution of the problems underlying economic recovery. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Dei-lar- Ing there hnd been enough of ncrret diplomacy, Senator Johnson of Cull- lornla, an avowed canoiuaio lor ine republican presidential nomination, said today In connection with the White House statement concerning American participation In an Inquiry Into tho German reparations situa tion that America should bo inform ed of all tlje facts regarding repara tions. L POItTLAND, Ore... Dec. 11. Sheriff C. E. Terrill of Jackson county and one of his deputies arrived horo today with exhibits gathored In the case of the holdup of the' Southern Pacific train In the Siskiyou mountains Octo ver It,-which the federal grand Jury here Is investigating. The federal caso la based upon the death of a mail clerk, one of tho four mon killed In the holdup. 1 PORTLAND AVIATORS TACOMA. Dec. 11 A. J. Davis and John Clements of Portland, the two aviators charged In stale and federal courts with illegally hunting ducks with an airplane on Willapa Harbor, have settled the cases against them, it was disclosed today. Checks for $75 each from the men have been received by Justice F. K. Wright of South Bend who fined the men that sum on the state charges against them. ,,..... The fines were paid after Wallace Mount, deputy United Statea attorney HUNTING DUCKS IN AN AIRPLANE Oregon Minister Is Indicted for Part in Klan Kidnaping CONDON, Ore.. Dec. 11. Rev. G. A. Cheney of Condon, Howard fr H. Stiles, a former detective, and 4 It. W. Sinclair of Pendleton were indicted here yesterday by the 4 grand jury on a charge of kid- naping. The charge grew out of the alleged abduction of Frank t Smith from his ranch at Clem, fr Ore., after he had been accused 4 of shooting up a meeting of the Ku Klux Klan In tho local hall 4 of that organization last sum- h 4 nicr. Not truo bills were returned 4 4 against jL. K. Fry and Floyd Dun- 4 lap, accused with the three men 4 4 Indicted. Fry and Dunlap tosti- 4 field beforo tho grand jury. 4 4- 4 4 I Country Bank, Near Eugene Is Held Up By Three Bandits and $6000 in Cash Taken Vice-President and Two Farmers Locked in Vault. EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 11. Three nn- masked bandits pushed Vice President Carl Bergman and two business visit- i Vi. .... n t i. t nA n U ..u.l, 1.1 Slate and Savings bank at Florence, FLORENC ore BANKRQBBED IN BROAD DAYLIGH 4U mites west ot nere mis morning. CHIHUAHUA C1TV, Dec. 11. Gov aml escaped Into the sandhills north I ernor Tgnncio Knrlqucz of the stato of ot the town with cash estimated at ' Chihuahua has been captured near about 16,000. Borgman took tho lock off the vault from tho inside in about fifteen min utes and released himself and two tanners In the bank on business when two of the bandits entered. After locking Bergman and the farmers into the six by six foot vault,) the bandits cleaned out the cash tray EL PASO, Texas. Dec. 11. Coinei and an open safe in the bank. The dnnt wi,h reports that Topic, capital wliole town was aroused In a Half hour ?1'hne1,M"x'nh8l''to ,f ,i?llya?t',,1had fallen Into tho hands of tho rebellious after Bergman released himself and a forccs 0cnornl j. a,mzlin Kacobar, manhunt was started. I commander of tho department com- Descriptions of the bandits are mca- prising the states of Durango and gp" (Inn was very tall, a second Coahulla was enroute with 200 troops r;.thcr short and their companion me- from Torrcon to cut off tho rear of dium in height. One woro a blue neral Juan Estrada, tho rebel coni- ... . ... . r ,., manlier at Guadalajara, military of- handkerchiof about his neck. One was ficiuls at JuarBZ learned la8t ni(.ht about forty years old, tho others 0niy meager reports of the uprising younger. against the Obregon government by Borgman this afternoon is leading supporters of Adolfo De La Huerta. posses scouring the sandhills north of presidential candidate, were available the cilv for the bandits The robbers ettr'y ay. due ' tne disrupted com , ' . , . . . ,,, ,. municatlon with the Interior of Mex- are believed to have entered he town lco utHpiltcnc8 from Nogalea, Sonora the night before Just at dusk In an au- that aH federal telegraph lines of tomobilc. All three are unshavon and Mazatlan through tho states of Nay are thought to have been In Borne out- arit and Jalisco were suspended and lying camp, EL PASO, MS EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 11. El Paso tqday was In the grip of one ot the worst blizzards In twonty years, ac- cording to statistics In tho weatnor' bureau. Snow had fallen steadily at 9 a m for more than twclvo hours, while a gale had caused damage to honied . . , i.,.. farms and other properties throughout, tho Rio Grande valley. j Snow and sleet also were cxperienc-j ed throughout west Toxas and the Pan- handle, while cold rains are railing ovor the northorn sections of tho state. Would Proho Stock KxcluinK. WASHINGTON, Dec. ii. reaora. investigotion of stock exchanges and bucket shops was proposed in a reso- lutlon today by Senator King, demo crat, Utah. PAY FINES FOR here, had notified the two aviators that the federal charges of violating tho migratory bird law would be dropped rf a settlement was reached on the state charges. Troy Brewster, South Bend hotel man. Is availing trial on similar charges. He is accused of accom panying the aviators when they flew over Willapa Harbor killing ducks. Frank Moss, Pacific county game warden, announced that the federal charges may be pressed against Brew ster, ;.. .... . RED IEADER OF IS 'The Lenine of Mexico' Shot Down By Mexican Rebels Reports Indicate Victories for Rebels All Along the Line Govt. Troops Reported to ) Be Deserting. SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Dec. 11. Moron Proal, somcttniCB called "the Lcnlno of Mexico," was executed by a firing squad in tho plaza at Vera Cruz Bhortly after the revolution broke, according to El Domocrata, Callista organ of Mexico City. Do La Huerta troops are reported to have directed the execution. Proal was tho president of tho Ingutllnos and took a prominent part in the communist convention in Mexico City in February, 1921. SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Doe. 11. J Alonzo Ulloa, Mexican consul at Brownsville, has disappeared from the consulate here and repeated ef forts by Consul General -Alejandro Lubbert, stationed in San Antonio, have failed to reveal his whereabouts NEW ORLEANS, Doc. 11 Roports that Topic, capital of tho state of Nayarit, had fallen into tho hands ot rebels were denied today at tho of- "cc of Arturio Blias, Mexican consul general. Air. ciios said nis aavices kE ;nM '"V n,ln ''"-'a a) Ithat "10 Harrison remained loyal and th(J ,nBUrgonta fcd from t,0 Cty loricon by Do ui Huerta torces ana b0,nK hc'" Prisoner, according to word received by legislators here to day. Governor Enrlqucz was return Ing to tho state capital from Mexico City whoro ho wont in an effort to prevent u rupture between l'luturco Callos and Adolfo Do La Huerta. that a strict censorship was in force. General Eugento Martinez, com mander of the northern military zifne, has ordered all troops in the northern zone held in readiness, according to military officers who Intimated he would probably dispatch strong forces to Durango and Zacatccas. Reports that tho Yaqul Indians at Bacalete we're about to go on the war path or that they had taken to the mountains In preparation for such action, wcro declared unfounded In tho Nogales dispatch. Obregon Troops withdraw VERA CRUZ, Dec. 11. (By Asso- dated Press). Tho forces of Adolfo De La Huerta and General Sanchez, which are advancing toward Mexico City, mot a detachment of federal troops yesterday near Itoca Del Monte on lne Vucbla-Vera Cruz bordor.VJ'he obregon soldiers retreated, reports of tne engagement say. after a brief skirmish with the rebel detachment, which was commanded by Colonel Celso Hernandez. Tho insurgent leu.ivr men viunvu iui i t:iiu,i.iiii. uebla, to cover the advance of troops which are to go forward today. Obregon soldiers are reported at rhalchicomula. state of Puchla. anil at otner polnla alonR the raliway They are under the com mand of General Topete, who yester day morning advanced with a military train to Esperanza. Ho later with drew. Travelers arriving here from the national capital say report were be ing circulated there to the effect that the loyal general. Almazan had ar rested Governor Maffjarrez of Puchla state becauBO he had declared himsolf against the president. Rebels Capture Towns VERA CRUZ. Dec. 11. (By Asso ciated Press). Tho gunboat Zarragoza is prepared to sail for Tamplco to asslBt in the attack on that city which is to be undertaken by the troops of Governbr Lopez de Lara of Tamaull pas, In conjunction with troops com manded by General Panuclo Martinez. The operation against Tamplco is to be directed by General Adolfo Do La Huerta. Advices received here say 'that Celaya, in the state 'of Quanajuato, (Continued on Page Six). MEXICO EXECUTED Anton Lang, Famous Christus Of Passion Play, Comes Here To Aid Sale of Wood Carvings ' ANTON LANG AS THE CHRISTUS IN THE PASSION FLAY. NEW YORK Anion Lang the Christus oC the Obcrammcipau passion plav. will arrive here shortly from Bremen to join the group of Obcramincreau nlavcrs already in. the United States, arranging an exhibition of. wood carvings and native embroideries to be liclil at Grand Central Palace. Hcrr Lanir is accompanied !v Guido Mayr. the greatest Judar, in the history ' the Passion Plav. . , The plaver' arc-prohibited bv -their vows from presenting: the. plav elsewhere than in Oberanimcrgau. but they hope to raise rvwey in this country bv selling their remarkable wood carving-; JUSTICE HARRIS RESIGNS PLACE Justice L. T. Harris SALEM, Ore., Doc. 11. I,. T. Harris, associate justice of the supremo court of Oregon, submitted his resignation to Govornor Pierce late this afternoon. His term of office does not explro for four yearB. WARHINGTON. Ir. 1 proprlatlon of 7,6O0,O00 for tho ro- construction of existing rmdn nn trails in national parks and tho build- Ing of new roads and bridges was recommended In a bin sunmmca to congress today by Nonrotary Work. Practically all roads In national parks, ho Bald, woro originally built for horse drawn traffic, but with tho advent of the automobllo those have been found inadequate. HALEM, Ore., Dec. 11. If congrec.i compllea with tho request of the American Association of Stato High way officials, from a convention of which Roy Klein, . secretary of tho Oregon commission, return..' today, and gives further federal xia .0 the extent of 1100,000,000 a year 1-r three years, Oregon's share annually will he about $1,200,000, according to Mr. Klein. ASK APPROPRIATION NAT! PARK ROXDS I. An up- 0. S. BUSINESS IMPROVING, IS HOOVER'S VIEW WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. tfetflflla Hon for revision of tho navlKatlon laws, for r.ontrol of traffic In tho air, hiu! for Btublllzatlon of radio service woro nmon tho recommondntlonii mud by Secretary Hoover today in the annual import of tho commerce dfMinrtmnnt. Tho rapid growth of aircraft and radio tranHtniHBion alike, ho Huid, had criMitnd a nood for ad ministration dovnlopmont, while tho navigation lawn, long under flnrutlny required adJiiHtment to tho Increased commercial expansion. Within tho department itaelf, Mr, Hoover recommended that congreHS follow the renorai reorKanlzntlon plan prepared under tho Hardin na ministration, and mako three admin istratlvo KVOiipliiKH to deal respective ly with Industry, trade, and navlptt Hon. He like wine ured coiiKresHion al fifffrmatlon for the actH by which PreHldent Hardlntr created Alaskan fisheries reserveH. and HiiKKestcd relief from federal taxation for American residents abroad and cima'ed in fur- therliiir American commerce Much of tho report dealt with tho special enterprise, in which tho com merce department has engaged dur ing tho year, designed to atandardlzo commodity and material specifica tions, to collect facts about world agricultural production, and to deter mine the character of organization abroad by which it hits been charged thuL American consumers have been threatened with unduly high prices. In this connection, likewise, tho re- p()rl (1(.Kt w1) , f()1.,.lKrl .,lfl t. jlmOI)i nn( thc si,ucK made under k,r Hoover's direction of determining tno fnnnc0i 8iuiitlon of tho United Htatos ns left by tnido balances In "visible" and "Invisible" exports and Imports. It was noted that during the period under review tho fiscal year 1922-2.1 commerce In general had revived, prices had firmed somewhat, and tho nation hud experienced pros perity. "Through the hugo export balances of the last few years, wo have shifted from a debtor to a creditor nation." said Mr. Hoover, "and tho theory Ib now more or less generally accepted that our hitherto normal excess of cx portH over Imports must ultimately shift to an excess of Imports, as wo havo largo balances to receive in pay ment of interest. Tho gradual reduc tion of tho monthly export excess In 1922, culminating In tho spring of 1923 In four consecutlvo mnntha In which Imports wcro larger than ox ports, does not necessarily mean that this time ha arrived." Ia revlowlng business conditions, Mr. Hoover declared activity had in creased from month to month during (Continued on Page Six) Governor Pierce to Prevent Cigaret Ads In Oregon, if He Can SALEM, Ore., Dec. 11. Gov- ernor Plorco will propose to the next session of tho Oregon legls- lature thnt all forms of cigarette advertising be prohibited by law In the stnte. In a letter to Wil- llam N. Tnft, of this city, made public today Govornor Pierce 4- says: "I have received your letter and I realize hhw much therein Is true. 1 am going to propose to tho next leglslnturo that we for- bid cigarette advertising in tho stato bill billboards and through iiinvBiuuiers. Unquestionably It does much harm." IS OF At Opening Session of National n -a nu- n i- Committee, Chicago Retires . ... .... and Des Moines Virtually Does Likewise Harding Is Lauded. WASHINOTON, Doc. 1 1 Develop- nienta in tho republican content for shadows tho nomination in 1924 over work of the opening kcbhIou today of tho republican national committee. Tho support- given by administra tion leadens to Cleveland's bid for the convqntion a chnnce which nppears CLEVELAND VIRTUALLY SURE HON to he Buio of ratification by tho com- holding two such Important posts as mltteo promised to take much of the hold by Sonator Cummins. UBiml uncertainty from tho commit-. , . , ., .... toe's proceeding Hehind the scones, I The vote as subsequently announe howevor. with the camnalirn man- od, wss 76 to 9. Those voting against ngers of both President CoolldRe and Sonntor Johnson of California busily onmiKod In conference, the real con- test of 1024 wna stnrtiiiK into full Stride. Action on the plnco and dato for the 1024 convention and issuance of the call aro tho principal business beforo the national committee which will ond Its sessions tomorrow with a luncheon at the White House. anT.cstaUveB'-'orDer MoTZ and Sun Francisco were civon an op- portunity today to press their claims for the convention. Ios Angeles also had a bid beforo the committor), for- wardod by mall, but leaders appeared indlsposod to consider it favorably .because of tho city', plan to sell tickets to moot the convention ex- ponses. The opening committee nessfon also was occupied with tho question of aj memorial to the late President Hard ing. While the national committee was holding its morning session former Governor Frank O. Lowdon. who was one of tho "bit? threo" candidates for the presidential nomination in 1920. talked with President Coolidge at the White Ilotiso. In reply to questions afterward tho governor declared that no activities doslgned to bring for ward hlB namo as a candldato next yoar were being engaged In with hlB sanction. Mr. Ijowdeh described his call on the president as a "visit of respect." Ho also said that Mr. Coolldge's mes sage to congress had been received very favorably both In tho mlddlewest and in the east.. The national committee was opened by Chairman Adams with a brief ad dress In eulogy of President Harding. Fred W. I'pham, formally announc ing the withdrawal of Chlcngo, Bald he came to Washington with a "paint ing of wonderful Chicago sunrise em blazoned with 37 pledged votes." "Then I called on a number gentlomon from Boston," said of Mr. Uphain, "and thoy said, 'you people of the west don't understand much about art. Turn over tho picture. It's perfectly clear to us that that is a sunsot lnstend of a stlnrlso, So what F FREEZE; M SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Tho iHfMt u-eathAi- nt this winter waa ex perienced In California last night. Some soctlons wore visited by froox ing temperatures and killing frosts and undetermined damago was done to tho Valencia orange crop of the lower San Joaquin vulloy. Paso Roblos reported a tempera tune of 17 degrees abovo. In San Francisco the lowest was 43 above. ' I.OS ANGELES, Doc. 11. High winds and low temperatures of tho last three days have left their mark on the fruit crop of southern Cali fornia, but how great the damage Is FARM BLOC AGAIN HOLDS ypjpE Another Day Wasted in Effort to Break Deadlock Over Cummins Election Mag nus Johnson to Fore, But Fails to Prevent F. B. Kel logg's Confirmation. WASHINGTON, D90. 11. The son ate again found Itself In a deadlock as it resumed balloting today tor the elec tion of a chairman of the inter-Btate commerce commlBBlon. On tho second ballot Cummins again was short three votes of the nec essary majority. La Follette held his seven votes; Cummins got 41 again and Smith 39. Cummins' vote dropped to 39 on the third ballot, Smoth holding his U9 and Wlth CUmmins four short ot & ma. Jority, the senate went Into executive 8esS0n and Iater adjourned until to- morrow when there will be more bal- I Supporting I,Follette were tho same Bovon senators who brought about tho deadlock yesterday after Senator Wheeler, democrat, Montana, a member of tho inter-state commerce committee, had forced a separate vote on the chairmanship. , They were 1 Brookhart, Iowa; Ladd and Frazler, ! North Dakota, and Norris and Howell, Nebraska, republicans, and siupsteau and Johnson, farmer-labor, Minnesota. These senators want repeal 8r revlB-. Ion of tho transportation act and some' of them are opposed to one senator confirmation were Bookhart, Iowa; Frazler, North Dakota; Noma, N6- braBka, republicans; Copeland, New York; D1u, Washington; Ferris, Mich- . 1 t.l.l. ' llAnlnnn rlnn.fi. ""u "". -. orals; and Shipstead and Johnson, farmer-labor, Minnesota. i WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. After a I contest in executive session the nom- of Frank B. Kellogg former Vntteil States senator from Minnesota, to bo ambassador to Great Britain, was confirmed today by the senate. ' ; Both of the farmer-labor Senators Pr., Min.ntr, Johnson and Bhio- fl , th6r8 are un(ler. ";"'.., mnrlrm. iu f -"- - atlon. they lost their fight, however. on a roll call vote, . Short Hani mil Offered. WASHINGTON. Doc. 11. A blll to n...nn.l Ihn trnnHnnrtlltlnn laws SO SS prohibit a greater charge for a Bhort thnn a , nau, ,.,n caBes where a short haul 1b comprised In the long." was Introduced today by Senator Borah, republican, Idaho. Would Cut Out Turkey. ; WASHINOTON, Dee. -11. A reso lution to place tho Benate on record aa opposed to resumption of diplomatic relations with Turkey until the rights of Armenia have been adequately protected was offered today by Sena tor King, democrat, Utah. . could wo Chlcagoans do but withdraw our Invitation. . "Chicago owes much to the com mittee in tho past in Bonding five 'con ventions to our city. We bow with good grace." J Des Moines' ease waa presented by former Senator Charles Rawson, but he Indicated that he thought the com- mltteo already had made Its choice I for next year, and extended lnvlta-. Hons from Dos Moines for the 1935 convention. ' "Maybe by that time they will be looking for western votes a little .more," said Mr. Rawson. ' BY 1017 E will not be known until January 1, when tho survey of--conditions la ex pected to be completed,, according to tho California Fruit Growers' Ex change here. . 1 Considerable loss Is expected to be shown by fruit blown down by the wind while other fruit bruised and otherwise damagod is expected to show dotcrloratton as the orop ap proaches maturity. Tulare county has had three nights of low temperature, according to the exchange and there the damago Is ex pected to run to a substantial figure. Last night thermometers reache,d as low ns 18 degrees. , ,,..,..,