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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DKCEMM-IU 11, 192:5
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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,
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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
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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. , ,,..,..,