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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1923
NO. 232
REBELS ABE
VERA CRUZ
Obregon in Official Note to As
sociated Press Declares the
Rebel Claims of Victory Are
Untrue and Rebellion Will
cSoon Be Crushed Little
" Fighting Since Tuesday.
(By the Associated Press.)
The rebel advance against Mexico
City from Vera Cruz apparently has
been checked, for the moment at
least, near San Marcos, 85 miles eaat
of the capital, whoro, in the words of
a Mexico City dispatch, the fate of the
rebellion Is being decided.
Revolutionary headquarters In Vera
' Cruz claims the federals have with
drawn toward the capital, but this Is
not borne out by newspaper corre
spondents on the scene, who report
that the situation has remained sta
tionary since Tuesday's fighting, with
the advance guards of the opposing
' forces In contact near San Marcos.
President Obregon in a message to
- the Associated Press brands the rebels
claims as false and says he has
"reason to believe that peace will be
restored very quickly."
A federal thrust from the Bouth In
an. effort to cut the railway line bo
tween Vera Cruz and the rebel armies
is reported in a movement by General
Juan Dominguez over the railway
from Santa Lucrecla, with Cordoba
and Orizaba as his objectives.
In the western area the Mexican
war department says the operations
against Guadalajara, tho rebel strong
hold, are "developing formally."
v MEXICO CITY, Dec. 19. (By As
sociated Press.) (Delayed.) ' Rebels
Attacking Villa Hermosa, capital of
the-state of Tabascov .have boen de
feated after a thirty hour battlo with
the loss of 200 killed and more than
that,-number wounded, according to
an official bulletin Issued by the war
department.
The defending federals under Gen
eral Vincente Gonzalez, military com
mander in Tobasco, fought gallantly
and suffered thirty casualties, accord
ing to his report.
The rebels fled, leaving their dead
and wounded and large quantities of
war material. .
General Eugene Martinez, com
manding a military column marching
upon Vera Cruz, "reports no furthor
developments during tho day" accord
ing to the war department commu
nique. General Matrinez is sending
to Mexico City 56 prisoners taken
during skirmishing about San Marcos.
"Military operations against Guada
lajara are developing formally." con
cludes the war department's state
ment. . VERA CRUZ. Dec. 20. News cor
respondents telegraphed from the
front last night that the Obregon
forces had not abandoned the line and
that they had not withdrawn to
Munoz station, as was stated by revo
lutionary headquarters here. The
correspondents also report the situa
tion as unchanged from Tuesday when
the rebel columns repained stationary
after the fighting at San Marcos.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 20: (By As
sociated Press). Enrique Colinga,
secretary of tho Interior, denying re
ports that Washington had offered to
mediate with those rebelling against
. the Obregon government, said "Mex
ico has not officially recoivod the pro
position which would have been re
jected as implying recognition of the
rebels belligerency.".
Continued on Pace Six)
" DETAILS OF SOVIET
RED FLAG WHITE HOUSE DIVULGED
0 WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Secretary
Hughes' disclosure of a Bovlet move
ment to overthrow the American gov
ernment was the subject of a senate
debate today In which the authentic
ity of the secretary's evidence wa3
questioned by senatora who have urg
ed recognition of the Russian soviet
government
Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, de
clared it was his opinion after mature
investigation that during the past
three years the soviet had not conniv
ed at any effort to overthrow the gov
ernment at Washington. He added
that if the department of justice or
anyone else could furnish him any
evidence he would conduct a public in
vestigation. WASHINGTON. Dec. JO Plana at
tributed to Russian soviet authorities
for organizing and training "fighting"
units among American Industrial
workers to "raise the red flag at the
Choice Cuts From
Prize Steer Sent
President Coolidge
CHICAGO, Doc. 20. Cholco
cuts from Broadus White Sox,
4- proclaimed the nation's chain-
pion steer at the recent Interna-
tlonal Livestock exposition' will
be sent President Coolidge. Tho
animal was butchered yesterday
by Professor M. D.- Helsor of tho
4 Iowa State Agricultural college. 4
Tho steer dressed 67.59 per cent.
Secretary of Agriculture Wal- 4
4 lace and Julius Rosenwald, presl- 4
k dent of Sears Roebuck and com- 4
pany which purchased tho anl- fr
4 mat, also will receive cuts of tho
4 beef. 4
Fear 'Serious Consequences'
As Result of Alien Land Law
Ruling Retaliatory Meas
ures By Japan Are Con
sidered, Says Tokio.
TOKIO, Deo. 20. (By the Associat
ed Press.) In view of the numerous
Interpellations In the diet which
threaten It, the government issued a
statemont today tolling what It'had
done regarding the contract, or the
Federal Telegraph,' an American con
cern, with China, and with what it
had done regarding roccnt decisions of
tho supreme court of tho United States
on tho anti-alien land laws of Califor
nia and Washington.
The. statement says that as the ten
dency of China soems to be to con
firm the contract with the Fedoral
company, Japan has made a more reso
lute protest than Its former represen
tations to Poking and the government
was "resolved to do its best to protect
the rights legitimately acquired by
. the Mitsui company." The Mitsui
company is a Japanese concern which
' claims the right to erect wlroloss sta
tions in China and contends the con-
, trac t with tho Federal corporation pre-
' vents It from securing this.
As soon ns the judgments of tho su
premo court of America affirming tho
Ideality, of California and Washington
anti-alien land laws were made public,
the statement continues, "the cabinet
took steps to acquaint the American
government with the serious conse
quences with which the situation was
fraught."
The American government's reply
now 1b being awaited.
The statement mado it known that
consideration is being given to the
protection of the inlerests of Japanese
residents In Ante: lea and concludes
with the announconcnt that consider
ation also is belns; given to a proposed
revision of treaty relationships be
tween America and Japan, the revoca
tion of the dual nationality of Japan
ese who havo obtained American citi
zenship and enforcement of the alien
lend law of Japan.
Gnu Fatal to Family.
OAKLAND, Cnl., Doc. 20. Clns
escaping from a heating Btove today
! asphyxiated Mrs. James Collins, wife
of a butcher, and two of her children,
a ulrl aged three, and a boy, aged one,
at their home In El Cerrlto, north of
here.
PLOT TO PUT
White House," wero published today
on authority of the Btate department
to disclose definitely the basis of Sec.
retary Hughes' charge of revolution
ary propaganda In hlB refusal to enter
into negotiations with tho Moscow
government.
Detailed 'communist Instructions
from KUHHia to the workers' party of
America, tho authenticity of which
waa vouched for by the department of
justice, called for woekly "instruc
tions in shooting," for tho "fighting
units," In addition to "all other mat
tors." The plana outlined the docu
ment stated, wero designed to "give
enormous result in the sense of pre
paring thousands of new propagan
dists, future leaders of the military
forces of the party and faithful fight
ers during the social revolution."
Organization of units of ten, accord
ing to tho organization and nation
ality in factories, mills, plantations,
clubs, etc., was proposed in the In
structions which are credited to Zino.
viev, president of the communist in
ternntionale and of the Pctrograd so
viet.
JAPAN PROTESTS
ON DECISION OF
SUPREME COURT
FERVID PLEA
FOR LIFE OF
KK. KILLER
Both Sides Sum Up in Sensa
tional Trial of P. E. Fox,
Ex-Klan Editor, Charged
With Murder of W. S. Co
burn Case Expected to Go
to Jury Late Today.
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 20. (By the
Associated Press.) Jury deliberation
In the case of Philip E. Fox, former
klan editor, on trial for slaying Wil
liam S. Coburn, a klan attorney, will
start late tonight or early tomorrow
It was indicated this afternoon.
The prosecution's charge that Fox
planned to enter Coburn's office and
shoot the attorney through the back
was donounced by Allen. The fact that
Fox enterd the office and Bhot Coburn
while others were present waa indica
tive of Insanity, he contended, adding
that the defendant could have return
ed later and found his victim alone.
' "Fox's mind ceased to function
and he Is now neither accountable to
God nor to the law," Allen asserted.
Admitting, for the sake of argument,
he said that the testimony concern
ing Fox's alleged improper conduct
wero true, this feature, he continued,
was in direct support of tho contention
that Fox is insane.
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 20. (By the
Associated Pross;) Hundreds of per
sons today crowded into the Fulton su
perior court room at the trial of Phil
ip B. Fox, charged with the murder
of William S. Coburn, to hear Robert
W. Allen of DallaB, Texas, a member
of tho dofenBe counsel, make his ar
gument. The caBe was expected to go to the
jury about 3 p. m. '
'Fox knew nothing about his de
fense," Mr. Allen told tho jury. "IIo
was never consulted. His attorneys
havo only talked to him five minutes
since they began working on the.
case."
He made this statement In criticiz
ing William Schley Howard of the
prosecution, who charged last night
that Fox did not hoar "the void) of
God" In his alleged delusion that
prompted him to kill Coburn until af
ter his lawyers and alienists had con
sulted with him.
The slaying of Coburn by Fox was
an acl of an Insane man, and we have
l.ared his life's history from childhood
to tl.e present day to prove such Is the
case," Allen said. The state demand
ed conviction of murder In the first de-
L
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 30. Reported
negotiations for the purchase of ap
proximately liOO.OOO.OOO feet of tim
ber in the coaBt range mountains of
i tn....i Mi,inl.. hu the Yerrek Lod
ging company, at present operating a
logging rnllroad Into the Nehalein
country from me uoiumuia nvor,
.imj tnritiv hv 14. n Black
of Dallas, one of tho owners of tho
50 individual claims invuivea m mo
The consideration involved in the
deal amounted to arouna jsuuu wr
tn..i t tiAn nnn nr..
VUl 11 I'lUIUI, Ul tci ,
cording to Mr.. Black, who with B. W.
Jones of Portland, nanaiod me oc
talls of the deal for the claim ownors.
The timber is chiefly Douglas fir.
Hemlock and larch, with about a ten
per cent stand of cedar.
PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 20. The
Ycrrck Logging company, which has
purchased approximately 600.000,000
feet of timber in Lincoln county, Is
composed of logging lntorests which
have been- operating In the vicinity
of Kerry. Oregon, and the name of
tho new, corporation Is the reverse
spelling of Kerry with the addition of
the letter "E."
The company has also acquired
1440 acres of land adjoining that in
volved In the deal announced from
Salem today, the track having a stand
of approximately 120,000,000 feet of
timber, for which about $100,000 has
been paid to Salem, California and
Portland residents named Elgin, Cra
ven, Hartzeler. Oottem, Miller and
Baldwin, according to B. W. Jones of
Portland, who has been instrumental
in closing both deals.
Jazz? You Said It! Mary Of
Maryland willing to Prove She's
World's Harmonica Champ
mary kr1gier
harmonica.
and
,-. BALTIMORE Another world's title in jcopardyf
Miss Mary Krigicr. who, by her own admission, holds th
world's championship as a harmonica "jazz" ylaycr, i3 ut to
challenge the universe.
The shivery, syncopated strains Miss Krigier sends forth
from her little mouth organ arc guaranteed to make the spine of
the bluest bluedaw advocate "shimmy," it' is said.
Miss Krigicr met all comers at the Maryland harmonica contest).
and tool all honors with the "'Rip-Saw Blues."
OPINIONS VARY
AMONG BACKERS
OF HENRY FORD
Robert Pointer, Neighbor of
Auto Magnate, Says Effort
to Nominate Will Continue
Henry Will Change His Mind
Others Drop Out.
DETROIT, Mich., Doc. 20. (By the
Associated Press.) Honry Ford's
statement yestorday In which he de
clared the country is "Bafe with Cool
idge," and announcing that he will not
oppose president Coolidge "on any
ticket whatovcr," still was rebounding
in Michigan political circlos today.
The coterie of third party sponsors
In some cases worn Inclined to go
ahead with their planB despite Mr.
Ford's statement whllo others indicat
ed that the Ford statement Bottled It.
Rev; William Dawo of Dearborn,
where Mr. Ford lives, president of tho
original Ford-for-presldont club, has
takon the latter vlow. He bollevcs
the club now has nothing to do but
wind up Its affairs and disband.
Robort R. 'Pointer, neighbor and
friend of the automobile manufacturer,
said third party plans would go on de
spite Ford's announcement. "Mr.
Ford will live to change his mind In
regard to supporting Coolidge," he
Bald.
Edward Frensdorf, a leador among
democratic sponsors of tho Ford can
didacy aod active In circulation of pe
titions to hlvo his name placed on the
Michigan presidential primary ballot
next spring, Indicated he would aban
don the plan of "drafting" the Detroit
manufacturer. "He'a a free born
American citizen and cannot be made
to run if ho doesn't want to," ho said.
Daily Report on
the Crime Wave
LOH ANGELES, Dec. 20. Paul
Daedler and William Forrester, boys
of 14, charged with tho killing . of
tholr little playmate, six year old
Arthuro Martinez, at Pasadena, two
weeks ago today, wero ordered by tho
court confined In the prison school
at lone until they reach 21 years of
age. The body of the Martinez boy
wan found In an nbandoned factory
'after he had been shot and beaten.
Alt -4frV
SpC ' ft;
Mi i
RUDOLPH.'
HER
FACES A PROBE
BY COMMITTEE
Congressman Frear of Wis
consin Wants the Charges
. Against Governor Genl. of
Philippines Investigated
Some Ugly Rumors Rife,
WASHINGTON. Doc. 20. Demand
for a swot-ping inventlgatlon by the
hnuHe rules committee of the admin
intention in the Philippine of Gov
ernor Gc! nor ill Leonard Wood was
mnde in a resolution Introduced to
day by Representative Krear, repub
lican WlMconsin. Tho Inquiry, he
suggested, alho Hhould ack to estab
llnh whether the tlmo 1b rlpo to grunt
tho lcland'H Independence.
Kefcrrlnff to General Wood's enm
piiiKn In 1 !0 fdr the republican pres
idential nomination, Mr. Froar'H reso
lution declared "it has been re
peatedly and publicly ufleKcd Gov
ernor Wood's Helcctlon. for the post of
Kovernor Renoral would enablo him
to reciprocate favors extended to him
in the polltlral primary campaign of
l'J20 and that the a4tcf;cd usurpation
of authority and effort to extend ex
ploitation privileges would afford
recognition of unprecedented obliga
tions incurred in ho campaign."
"Individual -subscript Ions," tho res
olution continued, "which went to
make up tho $1,733,000 expended by
tho Wood campaign committeo in the
presidential campaign Included con
tributions from oil, banking, tobacco,
railway and other Interests that have
on interest, in the undeveloped re
sources of tho Philippines.
Tho I'otfolutlon proposed that "In
Justice to Governor Wood and those
who contributed to the political cam
paign tho Investigation should be ex
tended to Include charges to the ef
fect that rights In tho Philippines
given or proposed to American Inter
ests aro not related to such contribu
tions." Building Constructed
Without a Chimney
The new building on Main and
Bartlott, built by Mrs, E. M. Warner
and occupied by the Whito" Sewing
Marhlne company w,as finished a few
days ago and when tho company
moved in it was discovered that It
was Impossible to hoat the place be
cause chimneys had been omitted. The
chimneys are being constructed at
present but It Is feared will not be
ready for Santa Claua. Monday night.
VE1
GENERAL
WOOD
Forger Trying to
Escape From Train
Is Shot Five Times
4
TUCSON. Ariz.. Dec. 20.
Zeph Saunders, alleged forger,
being returned from El Paso to
Pasadena where he Ib wanted on
charges of forgery and burglary,
today waa shot five times and
oeverely Wounded by Officer
Robert O'Rourko after Saunders
hnd drawn a gun and demanded
his release. The shooting oc
curred on the Golden State Lim
lted on which SaunderB was be
Ing taken to the California city.
Saunders was removed from
the train to a hospital here on its
arrival this morning. Saunders
was captured noar tho interna-
f tional border at El Paso, while
t ho was trying to oscape Into
Mexico.
'
RCE BY NO.
E
10 WIFE NO. 2
Hollywood Movie Director Ac
cused By Wife of Trying to
Sell Her to Negro for $500,
000 Now Faces Bigamy
Charge.
LOS ANGRt.ES, Dec. 20. Eedoral
offleors today set on feet an lnvostl
rration of the caso of Klsler La Male,
whoso wife Helen yostorday Instituted
divorco proceedings hore, charging
him with having attempted to sell
her to Lou Harris Baker, said to be a
negro character of tho Juarez, Mexico
underworld. ' .
'.Department of Justice officials said
nt present they would make no at
tempt to locate olther La Male or his
wife, both of whom havo dipappoared,
but would confine their present in
quiries to determining whether there
had been any Infraction of the federal
laws, particularly of tho Mann act. -
LOS ANGELEs, Doc. 20. Grotes
quely conflicting statemonts by two
women in two widely saparated cities
yesterday and last night, made IilHlor
La Male, motion picture director and
theater man, a much sought after per
son today.
The first woman In a divorce com
plaint filed In the superior court 'yes
terday, gave her name as Helen La
Male of Long Deach, near bore, and
charged her husband, Elsier a Male,
with having attempted to sell her to
a wealthy negro of Juarez, Mexico, for
$500,000, $150,000 of which she was to
koop for herself. Her marriage to La
Malo took place In Santa Ana, Calif.,
nlno years ago, the complaint stated.
The second woman, who said she
was Mrs. Violet La Male, wife of El
sier La Male, motion picture man;
stated In El Paso last night (hat' she
knew of no divorce action against bor
husband, that they had always been
on the best of terms since their mar
riage in Dallas, Texas, three yoars ago
and that she expected him to return In
a fow days from Los Angeles, where
he had gone two weeks ago.
- Efforts to roach either party to tho
divorce suit filed here had not met
with success at an early hour today,
but C. E. Hush, attorney for the plain
tiff, said he was sure both wero
"somowhere In Long Uonch.' He said
be was not aware that there was a
Mrs. Violet aL Malo in El Paso, but
that Mrs. lalon La Malo had mention
ed to him the name of "Violet Hollor
of El Paso," In connection with her di
vorce action.
SENATE OVERRIDES
DIVG
WIFESURPRIS
T NOMINATI
WASHINOTON, Dec. 20. Decision
of the senate commerce committee to
day to report adversely the nomina
tion of Edward P. Farley as chairman
of the shipping' board waa followed
by withdrawal by Presidont Coolidge
of the nominations of Frederick I.
Thompson of Alabama and Bert B.
Haney of Oregon as members of the
board '
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. The nom
ination of Edward P. Farley as chair
man of tho shipping board will be re
ported adversely to the senate under
a decision today of the commerce com
mittee. The committee's action was based
entirely, members said, upon provis
ions of the law which allot only one
member of the board to states touch
ing on the Great Lakes. Mr. Farley
Is from Chicago and the lakes sec
FROZEN TO
DEATH ON
Frank Fletcher, 53 Years Old,
Famous Globe Trotter, Is
, Found Frozen to Death
Was to Have Received $10,
000 On Return; to San
Francisco. i " .
SUPERIOR, Wis., Dec. 20. Tho
body of a man frozen to death in a
hay stack at Oliver,' Wis., a suburb,
has been Identified as that of Frank
Fletcher, famous globe' trotter. ..who
started out from San Francisco In
June, 1919, to walk to Buenos Aires
and circle the United States before
June, 1929. ,
The American Athletic association
had posted $10,000 for Fletcher In
case he should complete the trip suc
cessfully, according to papers found
In a knapsack, not far from the hay
stack.
The proviso In this wager that
Fletcher must always sleep under the
open sky is believed to have caused
his death last Saturday night, whicn
was bitter cold.
Hundreds of letters from tho may
ors and pollco chlofs of cities visited
by Fletcher were found In his knap
sack. Fletcher was 63 years old.
Fletcher it is believed made his way
to Buonos- Aires and back again and
was engaged In circling the United
States when he came to his tragic end.
According to examination by physic
ians It-is believed he. fell asleep too
near the end of the hap stack, re
ceived little protection from the bitter
cold weather and probably died with
out awakening. , ...... . .
.Fletcher was discovered by-a local
resident last Thursday In an out-of-
tho way street. He complained of
feeling 111 and was taken to a local
hospital where he was given a medical
examination.' He left the hospital the
following day. ' "
His. body was found Sunday. " The
knapsack wits found yesterday. t :
' EUGENE, Ore.; Dec. 20. Herbert
Egbert of The Dalles, was unanimous
ly elected president of the Farmers
Union of Oregon In convention here
today. R. P. Laird, president of the
Lane county union, was chosen vice
president and Mrs. O. B. Jones of
Monmouth, was re-elected treasurer.
A, B. Swift of Baker waa again
chosen national delegate,' with W. M.
"Richards of The Dalles alternate.
A. O. Rompel of Rlckroall, retiring
vice president, and IL B. Davidson Df
Joseph, were elected to the executive
commlttoe. . The three day convention
i i . t. , 11...l ., .r In.inl.
enueu mis auvi uuuu mm. i..p, ......... .
Wion of officers.
Wire Report On V
Foreign ; M oney
NEW YORK, Dec. ' 20'. Slackened
demand for French exchange In the
New York stock exchange caused fur
ther recessions in the quoted values in
bills on Paris today, francs sliding off
to another, new low for all time at
6.15 cents. . -
PRESIDENT
OF E. P. FARLEY
tion already Is represented by Com
missioner T. V.- O'Coflnor of Buffalo.'
Rv itn ftoiinn the committee over.-
ruled President Coolldge'a contention,
that , senate confirmation of A. D.
Lasker of Chicago as board chairman
lc 1921 constituted a precldent for
similar approval of the Farley liom
(nation. '" ' ' ; ;
. Favorable reports were ordered by
the committee upon the nominations
o! Frederick I. Thompson of Alabama
and Bert E. Haney of Oregon.' reap
pointed as members of the board.
The vote in the committee against
Farley was said by members to be un
animous, i . "
Senator Harrison, democrat. Mis
sissippi, announced that he would ask
that the nomination be considered In
open sessions when it was brought be
fore the senate. a
LONG
IE
NAME DALLES MAN