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Newspaper Page Text'Prs' Lib,,,,., X.L Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Prediction .Fair Maximum yesterday fia MlnJmum today 3d Vreclpllatlon 07 Weather Year Ago Maximum 42 Minimum i 30 fully Eighteenth Tear. Wnekly Fifty-Third Yeu. MEDFORD, OREGON, "WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1923 TWELVE PAGES TODAY NO. 231 I'nfv HENRY FORD COMES our FOR CALVIN Auto Magnate to Work for Coolidget and Will Not Be a Candidate Against Him Under Any Circumstances Declares President's Elec tion Should Be Made Certain DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 19 (By the Associated Press.) Henry Ford today declared he "like a great majority of the American people," feels that the country Is "safe with Coolldge," and that he himself would never consider running against Mr. Coolldge on any ticket. "I believe it is the wise and natural thing for the people to agree on the nomination and election of Mr. Cool ldge," Mr. Ford said. "I am satisfied that ninety per cent of the people feel perfectly safe with Coolldge and I feel, too, the country is perfectly safe with blm. And If this is the feeling of the country, why change? "Mr. Coolldge has shown In these months of service a great many quali ties that should please his country men. I think they all feel that Mr. Coolldge means to do right. And when a man means to do right, so far as I have observed, it is usually quite easy far htm to find the way to do right. ; Make His Election Certain '-' "Some people seem disturbed over the conditions which business will face during the presidential election year. Of course there must be. an election Put there is no" reason why" business should be disturbed by it it the peo ple by common consent agree they will hold a good man while they have him. Public sentiment can be so formed long before the election that there need be no doubt about the election. "In addition to considering the in terests of the people, wo should con sider the Interests of the president, as head of the American government. President Coolldge has a position of the highest responsibility. He should not feel compelled to take any of his time or strength for any sort of politi cal campaigning, and for the sake of the country as well as for his own Bake he should not have In do so." Won't Oppose Coolldge Asked concerning the ur.e of his own name In connection with the presi dency, Mr. Ford said: 'No man has a rlirht In say he will never consider public office, nor ac cept nubile office.' No man can pre dict his own 1 acts and feollnus so strongly as that. But this I will say, that I would never for a moment think of running against Calvin Coolldge for president, on any ticket whatever In this present situation I am for Cool ldge." Regarding the numerous Ford-for-Presldent organizations and the recent Ford conference held here, persons close to the automobile manufacturer said he had given them "not half a moment's thought." "It was something Mr. Ford could not call In the police to stop," one of ficial asserted, "so the clubs contin ued to function, aJthpugli. none of them has the sanction or support of Mr. Ford." - - " Ford and Coolldge Entered LANSING, Mich., Dec. 19. (By the Associated Press.) Nominating peti tions entering Calvin Coolldge and Henry Ford as candidates In the pres idential primary next April were ac cepted by the department of state to day. The petitions naming President Coolldge on the republican ticket were filed by Horatio S. Earle. James W. Helme of Adrian offered the Ford pe--tltlon naming him on the democratic (Continued on Page Five) 51 YEAR OLD BRIDE GROOM ARE JERSEY CITY, N. J-, Dec. 19. Authorities today expressed the be lief that Burton 8. Tucker. If years old, and his wife, Mrs. Susan Simp aon Tucker, 61 years old, who were named in two indictments found yes terday charging conspiracy to violate the marriage laws and perjury, would voluntarily return to defend them selves. The Tuckers were reported to be enjoying the sports at Bouthern Pines, N. C. Tucker and Mrs. Simpson, a weal Klamath Co. Joins In Move to Test County Tax Law t, SALEM, Ore.. Doc. 19 Klam- ath Is the third Oregon county to come forward with a mandamus action agalnBt the county tax supervising and conservation commission because of items t eliminated from the county budget. Complaints will be heard at the same time as the com- plaint from Yamhill and Uma- tllla counties December 21. The government is Interested and will make an appearance as 4 among the items eliminated was that for a tax levy to pay Inter- est on an irrigation district bond issue. CLAIMS COWS SOLD 10 FALL AT FAIR PRICE WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. Investi gation into the leaslne of naval oil re serves, was resumed today before the senate public lands committee. Registered cattle shipped from Mr. Sinclair's farm in New Jersey for for mer Secretary Fall at Three Rivers, N. M-, were billed at the sume prices ns sales to other purchasers, Frank Raycraft, Mr. Sinclair's farm mana ger, the first witness todny, testified. The same class of cattle sold at pub lic auction, he said, had brought from $45 to $300 each and those shipped to Three Rivers were billed at $100 each, the total charge being $1,100. Previous witnesses had testified that the freight was between $800, and $900. ' Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana,' Introduced an express re ceipt for $1,115 issued to cover the shipment and asked the witness If he could explain how the sales price happened to offset almost exactly the transportation charges,.-- - Having had nothing to do with payment of the freight, the witness replied, he had not taken it Into ac count when flxingthe price upon the rattle. A man was sent with a horse, given by Mr. Sinclair to the foreman at Three Rivers, he added, and It was possible that his fare was added to the transportation costs. Ills only instructions from the owner, Raycraft said, was to select some good milk stock and bill them at a fair price. - Secretary Fall was expected to take tho stand today, but the committee was advised by telegram that ho was "physically Incapable" of appearing nt-this Unit. Mr. Kail said he would advise the committee as soon as the trip to Washington was approved by his physicians. Jesse Livermore, Wall street ope rator, also failed to' answer to his name and Inquiry showed there had been no return upon the subpoena sent to the United States marshal In New York for service. IS AGAIN REPORTED DEAD LONDON, Dec. 19. Another report or the death of Mulal Ahmed Ralaull, the notorious brigand chief of Morocco, reached London today from the Tan giers correspondent of the. Daily Mail. There Is a suspicion. Bays the tele gram that Ralsuli was poisoned. Allowed to Remain in Hospital On His Honor ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 19. Russell K. Gockburn, a patient at the United States veterans hospital here, who has been ordered by the state supreme court turned over to Sheriff Flndley ot Des Moines, Iowa, where he is wanted on an embezzlement charge In connection with the alleged theft of $80,000 of municipal funds, will be permitted to remain at the hospital "on his honor" until his condition im proves, Sheriff Flndley announced here today. AND 17 YEAR OLD thy widow were married In Union Hill. N. J. The application for the license stated that Tucker was 21 yeaVs old and Mrs. Simpson, 46. RALEIGH, N. C, Dec. 19. Mrs. Burton S. Tucker,- and her youthful husband checked out of their hotel at Southern Pines, N. C. early today, according to a telephone' message re ceived here. The clerk of the hotel said he did not know whether the Tuckers were leaving Southern Pines. 0BRE60N IN RETREAT IS REBEI CLAIM De La Huerta Junta Claims Mexican President Defeated On San Marcos Front With Loss "of 100 Men Rebel Generals in Hot Pursuit. EL PASOi Texas, Dec. 19. Troops commanded by President Alvaro Ob regon, Secretary of War Francisco Serrano and General Eugenlo Marti nez havo been thrust back with heavy losses on the San Marcos front and are now attempting to re-organize, according to advices received here to day by the De La Huerta junta. Gencruls Vilia. Neuva. Claim and Gonzales, commanding the revolu tionary troops are pursing the re treating federal forces and have taken over the important railway Junction of San Marcos, the dispatches state. The federal troops lost over 1 00 men, while the rebel losses were small, the advices declare. . Armistice Reported VERA CRUZ, Dec. 19. A Vera Cruz newspaper correspondent tele graphing from Rinconada, fifteen miles east of San Marcos, reports that an armistice is being arranged be- i tween the rebel and federal forces .and that Huerta has communicated 'with General Matrinez, the Obregon ista, relative to a cessation of hostil ities. The Obregon forces lost 100 men in the unsuccessful sally against the revolutionists at San Marcos, says a communique Issued at revolutionary headquarters. The rebel casualties were placed at thirty.. I ' Newspaper correspondents say that from San' Marcos, are still along the railroad and have established their headquarters at Huanmntla, ten miles northeast of the city. A hum leans Detained JUAREZ, Dec. 19. (Uy Associated Press). Commanders of "home guard" units in the stute of Chihua hua are to meet' In Chihuahua City, the capital, today, to discuss plans for insuring peace in the state, which thus fur has been quiet, while travel ers brought belated reports of rebel lious activities south of here, mostly involving railway operations. General Lopez, garrison comman der at Lagoz, Jalisco, has been arrest ed on a charge of rebellion in connec tion with an alleged warning to rail road officials that he Intended to stop traffic, the travelers reported. Troop movements continued yester day from the northern military zone, including Chihuahua, which sent two train load a of cavalry south to the scene of operations. Insurance rates in Mexico have in creased materially, according to agents at El Paso, Texas. Americans in Mexico City are being detained, probably to prevent them from becoming caught between tho hostile armies, according to advices received in Han Antonio, Texas, from the American consul at Nueva Lare do. Itcbel Losses I,argo MEXICO CITV, Dec. 18. (By As sociated Press.) (Delayed). Press dispatches from Villa Hermosn, capi tal of the state of Tabasco, state that rebel forces commanded by General Carlos Green, ex-governor of Tabas co; Fernando Segovia and Marcelino Lucero, which have been attacking Villa Hermosa for the past two days, have suffered heavy losses in the bloodiest fighting of the present revo- I The forces of Generals Segovia and -, . i , i tt i 100. casualties Inflicted by General Vincente Gonzales, commanding fed eral forces within the city. Itcocls Take Merlda NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 19. Tho city of Merlda, capital of Cuitlan, I with a population of 100,000 was taken over by the rebels yesterday when General Larlga and the garri son declared for De La Huerta, It was announced today by the Mexican con sul general here. Indications were that the port of Progresso would fall Into rebel hands, It was Bald. At the outbreak of the revolt Gen-! eral Carlllo, a loyalist, arrested Lari- ! ga. However, he was released when he promised loyalty to Obregon. A few days later, the general dis affected the garrison and took posses sion of the city, the consular ' dis patches said. Progresso, which is expected to be in rebel control momentarily. Is the chief shipping 'point for the sisal growers of the Mexican peninsula and is viaited by many American ships. CHICAGO, Dec. 19. Only alligator swamps and Indians exist in the re gions of Panama given as the location of the "gushing oil wells of the Bay-' ano River Trust company, In which more than $5,000,000 was invested by! friends and relatives of Leo Koretz,, l fugitive promoter, acocrdlng to the ' Investors' committee which returned ' from Panama. ' Young'Baldwiri'May Figure .ln English Politics When Father Goes Out, Labor In ABOVE: OLIVER BALDWIN; INSET. LEFT. PREMIER BALDWIN; . RIGHT, RAMSAY MACDONALD. LONDON If Ramsay MacDonatd, head of the Labor 'Party, becomes England's next premier upon the passing out of the present government January 8, as now seems probable, he will have as one of his lieutenants the son of the present Premier, Olivet ' Baldwin, 22, an active member of the Labor Party. . Young Baldwin's speeches in the recent campaign were in support -f Labor Parljf glides and. against hit, father's regime.. SHOOTING NEAR WHEN It K. JURY IS APPROACHED ATLANTA, Go., Dec. 19. (By the Associated Press.) The state closed its case in the trial of Philip E. Fox, charged with the murder ot William S. Coburn, Klan attorney, this after noon. ' The close came after the prosecu tlon had Introduced rebuttal testimony in an effort to refute the defendant's plea of insanity. The defense announced It would in' troduce evidence in surrebuttal, and called Mayor Blalock of Dallas, Texas, to the stand. ATLANTA, Ga., Deo .19. (By tho Associated Press.) liaillffs in charge of the Jury sitting In the case of Phil ip E. Fox, on trial here for killing Wil liam S. Coburn, a Ku Klux Klan at torney, threatened to draw their pls tolB on Bix men who attempted to for cibly interfere with the jurors while they were taking outdoor exercise early today, the officers reported to court officials. The jurors were walking In double file formation on a street near the court house, the bailiffs stated. Six men rushed up to the jurors and be gan talking to them, the officers said. "We ordered them away," the bailiffs said. "When they refused, we made motions to draw our guns and they disappeared." . The jury has been under a double guard, but additional guards will be as signed to protect tho Jury, it was an nounced. Daily Report on the Crime Wave EVERETT, Wash., Dec. 19. Start ing at Snohomish at an early hour Wednesday morning robbers entered five establishments in four Snohomish county towns taking merchandise val ued at hundreds ot dollars. DENVER. Colo.. Dec. 19. Mrs. Carrie O'Mnllie. and her sister Miss Flora Hanaford were shot and killed this afternoon by William O'Mallle, husband of Mrs. O'Mallle, who then shot and killed himself in the apart ment of his wife In the downtown section of the city. The double mur der and suicide was carried out be fore the view of three minor children of the couple. Last Minute Bulletins ATHENS, Dec. 19 (By the As sociated Press.) King George and Queen Elizabeth, comnlvine with 1 the government's request that they leave Greece, embarked on the steamship Daphne for Rouma nla at 4:45 o'clock tills afternoon. DIXON, 111., Dec. 19 The ex press car on Chicago, Burlington and Qulncy passenger train No. 49, bound from Chicago to the Pa cific coast, was robbed some where between Rochelle and Sn vanna today. The amount taken was not learned. LONDON, Dec. 19. A telegram from Angorla received in Constan tinople states that the commis Blouer of works yesterday notified the agent of Colonel Clayton Kennedy of the annulment ot the Chester concession for Anatolian development, says a Router dis patch Itrom Constantinople this afternoon. NEW YORK, Dec. 19. Leo A. Mergen, former cashier of the Union National bank at Belolt, Kas., was arrested at the Hotel McAlpIn charged with the embez zlement ot $50,000 from the Insti tution, It became known today when he was arraigned before Commissioner Hitchcock and held in $50,000 ball. BERLIN. Dec. 19. (By the As sociated Press.) The Munich cor respondent of the Vosslsche Zel tung reports the clrculation.of ru mors that a national socialist up rising Is Imminent there. SANTA BARBARA, Cab, Dec 19. M. A. Patterson of Chicago, general freight agent of the Rock Island rail road and for forty years an - active railroad man, died in a hospital here yesterday. LONDON, Dec. 19. (By Associated Presa). The Rev. John Henry Jowett noted clergyman, formerly pastor ot the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church In New York, died In Surrey today. NEW YORK. Dec. 19. The Rev. D r. John Henry Jowett, who died to. day In Surrey, England was for seven years pastor of the Fifth avenue Presbyterian church in New York, one of the largest of the denomina tion In the world. A native of Birmingham, England, where he was pastor of Carr's Lane Congregational church, he accepted the call to the New York pulpit In 1911. He resigned the post, which was reported to have paid him a sal ary of $18,000 a year to take the pul pit of Westminster chapel in London In 1917. The Noted Dead Alton Covell Sent To Life Term at State Penitentiary - COQUILXiE, Ore., Deo. 19. Alton Covell, facing life sentence in the stato penitentiary for the murder of his stepmother, Mrs. Ebba Covell, will be taken to Salem today. Sentence was pro- nounced yesterday following the sixteen-year-old boy's conviction by a circuit court Jury Saturday. His uncle, Arthur Covell, aHtrol- oger, is at the penitentiary awaiting the death penalty for instigating the orlme. The lat- ter'a case Is now on appeal to the Oregon supreme court. CITY 10 LEASE AUTO GAMP TO In addition to transacting a mass ot routine business, the most impor-. tant action tuken by tho city council last-night, in session from 7:30 until long after 11, was the decision to have the city no longer oporato the city auto camp, but to lease it to the man agement of tho Merrick Motor Inn, for two years, at $000 annually, with the privilege of the leasor having first crack at renewal at the end of that time; the city to retain general super vision over tho leased camp. Details of the loase will be threshed out later and be ready by the first council meeting in January when the transaction will be completed. It la understood that the Inn management among the big improvements whloh It will make on Its own plant by early spring will make from $1200 to $1500 worth ot improvements on the leased camp. , This combining of the two auto camps it is predicted will further add to 'Medford's fine reputation for the care of auto tourists, which was made by th Merrick Motor Inn during the past Beason. Hundreds of such tour IstB from all sections of the United Slates enthusiastically and voluntarily proclaimed last summer and fall that the Inn gave more and better accom modations at prices charged than standard auto camps in other states. The only fault with the inn was that It lacked room during the rush part of the season to accommodate the horde of tourists. I By the leasing of the city auto camp this fault will be remedied, for the two camps which practically ad join each other on opposite sides of Bear creek, will be operated as one and connected by a bridge across the creek just north of the Bear creek bridge with the entrance to the new bridge from the city auto camp under the Bear creek bridge. ' One big reason which influenced the council to make the loase Is that its members and the mayor think that the two camps cdmbined under private management will be better for tourists and the city, and will ob viate the necessity ot the city spend ing thousands of dollars to make the city auto camp a standard one. It was never the lntontlon of the city administrations, past and present, to operate the auto camp for gain, but mostly as an accommodation and necessity to the motor travoling pub lic, and to bo operated on as- near a paying basis as possible. It was thought that the Merrick Motor Inn with its; superior attractions could better cater to the public, especially if It had the additional ground and facilities of the city camp. Since It was established the city has expended on the municipal camp be tween $8000 and $9000. Including cost of land and Improvements. During the past season up to the last of Sep tember the receipts to the city from the camp, at fifty cents a day per car, were $800, and since September the camp, had proved a losing propo sition. Liberty Bonds. NEW YORK, Dec. 19. Liberty bonds closed: 3V4's 99.27; second 4's 98.10; first 4V4's 98.11; second 4Vi's 98.10; third 4's 99.7; fourth 4'4'b 98.11; U. El. Government 4Vi'B 99.17. N. P. Dividend Declared, NEW YORK, Dec. 19. Directors of the Northern Pacific railroad today, declared the regular quarterly dlvident , of 1 per cent on common stock. ' CHICAGO. Dec. 19. (By Associat ed Press). Cancelled cashier's checks on the Old Fort Dearborn National bank, totaling more than $18,000,000 alleged to have been purchased by the late Edward C. Curtis of Grant Park with state money provided by Gover nor Len Small during his second term as state treasurer, were laid before Howard Rice, former assistant audi tor of the bank. I Interest alleged to have been col lected on this money totaling $16,- MERRICK $16,000,000 IN CI AT GOVERNOR EFFORT TO HALT BLOC Senate, After Two More In conclusive Ballots, Gives Up Effort to Elect a Chairman I. C. C- Commitee Demo crats Proceed to Enjoy Ora torical Field Day "." '; WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. After two more Inconclusive ballots today tho senate put over until after the holidays its deadlock over the election of chairman of the Inter-state com merce committee. Then, for the first time this ses sion, the flood gates were opened for democratic oratory, directed against full ure of the republican leaders to complete thb organization of the new congress. : Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri, declnred the Inter-state commerce committee could function without a chnirman If need be and that It was time tho senate was getting down to business.' He gave notice that when congress re-convenes on January 3 he will move to take up other matters If the deadlock romalns unbroken. Assorting that the people of a number of stntes had repudiated the transportation act at the polls, Sen ator Wheeler, democrat, Montana, In his maiden Speech, declared It was Important to have at the head of the committee a man opposed to that act.. He disagreed that the balloting was "child's play" and inquired of the re publican lenders why they ,would not permit the election aa chairman oft Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin, the' republican insurgent .loader, . who Is tne ranKtng memner. , - There was no reply ana tnen sen- UlUr llowwi nnivcM uu, mill vc ma,.,u 'result, why the, mnjorlty could not agree on Senator Couzens, republican,. Michigan, or Senator Smith, demo crat, South Carolina. All three of these senators have been publicly endorsed for the place by Senator LaFollette. . ATTEMPT TO BRIBE CLEANUP DIVULGED SEATTLE, Dec. 19. An attempt to bribe a member' of a grand Jury of the King county superior court that tor a month has been Investigating law enforcement in Seattle nas oeen made, James McCabe, foreman of the -jury, announced today. He said that $2000 had been offered the Juror thru a friend but was spurned . without ' learning the name of the man making, the tender. .. Prosecuting Attorney' Malcolm' Douglas, who announced a' week ago' Willi ilia tiling u. uamiiiuni fiuvwu--. In.... Bivnlnal fnii.taan nlania In ljnttli that the county authorities were starting to clear the city of bootleg ging, gambling and other disorders, is planning a sweeping investigation ot the police department, Ewing D. Col vln, one of his deputies, declared. Mr. Colvln said that evidence had been obtained for the grand Jury that a complete system of collecting tribute for policemen had grown up. Federal prohibition agents were witnesses before the grand Jury today. Mr. McCable said a stranger had ap-. proached the uror's friend and In-' duced the latter to act as a go between. The Juror, according to' the' foroman, heatedly rejected the tender, of the $2000 and when he latter at tempted to find out the source of the offer was unable to do so. ; Funeral Notice. The funeral ot Mra."Luctnda Reames who died Monday will be held at Con ger's chapel tomorrow afternoon at 3 p. m. Interment In Jacksonville. SMALL S CIVIL TRIAL 8811,000 which Attorney General Brundnge says -was used- almost' en tirely to buy packers' notes, contrib uted toward the two million dollars which It la alleged Governor Small and Curtis, In conspiracy, unlawfully withheld from the state treasury. An accounting of this two million dollars la the demand of the "civil suits." The hearing today was opened be- fore Master In Chancery Harry A.. Riley, acting aa commissioner of tha Sangamon, county circuit oourt, wher, the autta are to be tried.