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Newspaper Page Text" g. Weathei Year Agt Mulinum ....58 Mini mil m H Precipitation 38 edford Mail Tmbu The Weather Prediction . Fair Minimum yeKtcrduy !l Mluliimiii today i!4 Pally Eighteenth Tear. Weekly Fifty-Third Yer. MEDPORD. OREGON, MONDAY, DJSCEMBKR 24, 1923 NO. 235 t'nivereltjr lAh M RllCIF FORGES ARE WIPED 001 Federal Forces Claim Genl. Maycotte Lost Over 60 Per Cent of His Effectives in Capture of Pueblo 500 Casualties On Each Side Insurgents Being Pursued. MEXICO CITY. Dec. 23. (By the Associated Press.) Oeneral Maycotte lost over 60 per cent of his effectives as a result of the capture of Puehla by the federals, according to Genoral Mi guel Acosta, first under secretary of war, thus eliminating Maycotte as a serious factor. ..General : Acosta's latest attempts showed a thousand rebels were cap tured, 1000 dispersed and 500 casaul ties on both sides. Among Maycotte's losses was Gen eral Fernando Reyes, who was hilled. General A. Gomoz, governor of the state of Mexico reixirted today that a rebel detachment was repulsed and ten killed when it attacked Tenan cingo. Mexico City was given its first sight of hostilities, when an airplane return ing from a reconnoltering flight over Mroelos, crashed as a result of a mid air explosion. Both occupants of tho piano wore killed. Rebel Attack Repulsed. EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 24. Govern ment forces continue to gain ground in tho vicinity of Puebla and there Is little doubt of success, according to telegraphic dispatches received here today by Mexican Consul GoneraJ Ruiz. General Martinez, commander In charge of the movement against the rebels, advises Mr. Ruiz through Mex ico City that the chaso of rebel bands broken up In the attack on Puebla is continuing and many prisoners arc being taken. The loyalist troops ex perienced hut small losses In compari son with those of the rebel forces, the dispatch states. Oeneral Martinez is upon the ground and Is himself dire-ting the movement of federal forces in pursuit of the rebels. Goneral Estrada, cmman'lnr of rebels In the west, hns nttneii"'1 "-"nnlc but has been repulnod with heavy losses, Mr. Ruiz was srivirrd. President Obregnn hai heen advis ed by the International Association of Mechanics of America that resolutions favoring tho Obrecon regime have been drawn un nnd that ho has the full support of the body in his efforts to put down the revolt, I Laborers and members of the agra rlan class are joining the forces and little difficulty to be experienced in putting down the revolution now, Moxleo City advised. Traffic between Mexico City and Puebla wns renewed this morning and C.encral Martinez arrived here for tho purpose of conferring with President Obrogon. Trains bearing prisoners are en route to the capital, where ac cording to dispatches the enlisted men will be freod on account of having been coerced Into the movement. The officers however, will, be adjudged guilty of desertion, and desertion will be summarily court martlaled. The task of gathering up the dead and wounded at Puehla Is being rush ed. Tho latest estimates are that the fcdorals lost about 150 dead and one hundred woundod in four hours flght ! ing. Rebels Near Mexico City VERA CRU1Z, Dec. 24. (By the As sociated Press.) Rebel forces have made their nearest approach to Mexico fCnntlnued on Page Six) SALT CREEK OIL TOWN GUTTED BY FIRE STARTED BY BLACK HANOERS CASPER, Wyo., Dec 24. Losses totaling J110.000 were figurod up this morning following an Incendiary conflagration which last night de Htroyed one business block in the oil town of Lavoye In the Salt Creek field. No one was injured, the fire breaklns out shortly after seven o'clock In the evening. All fire Insurance In Lavoye was cancelled December 17 because the tflwn has to be moved according to a recent ruling of the Interior depart ment. The land on whlcn tne town in built has been awarded to the Ohio Man Wool wine Sent to Prison Offers to Give Sick Man Blood PARIS, Dec. 24. A man named L. Rappell, who said Thomna Leo Woolwine. former district attorney of Los Angeles. Oil., had sent him to prison, called at tho hotel hero where 4 Mr. Woolwine Is ill and offered to give a pint of blood to the man who once prosecuted him. Ilappoirs offer, however, was not accopted as tho doctors already fr had decided to take the blood from tho little hotel maid who attends tho Woplwine family. She was ono of several volun- toers. EFFORT 10 ACT Father Ruppert's Body, Guard ed By Faithful Dog. Found Near Nome, Alaska Eski mo Mushes 75 Miles for Aid Country Mourns- NOME, Alaska, Dec. 24 'By tho Associated Press) An Eskimo mush ed sovonty-flvc miles in two days to toll Nome today that tho Rev. F. J Kupport, S. J., pastor of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church In this city had yielded Ills life to tho cold while trylng to take oranges, apples and1 Christmas greetings cards to tho Hot Springs orphanage near the Pilgrim Over Father. Ruppert's body when it wus found eight days ago -on the bank of the river four miles from tho orphanage, stood Mink, the leader of his dog team. Mink ferociously re- polled those who came, to can y his dead master to tho orphanage, and hud to lio cuptured first. Search for Father Huppert hud been started when ono dog appeared at Iron creek, fifteen miles from Hot SprliiBB, soon after another arrived at the orphanage. Father Ruppert, who won tho love of tho north by the way ho worked for others without thought of himself in an influenza epidemic that wasted tho Eskimos and took many white's in this district several years ago, was burled Wednesday at the orphanage.- ! Carrying his Christmas choer for fifty persons. Including sisters and brothers of the orphans at the Insti-j tutlon.. Father Ruppert was contlnll-j ing his journey alone from Duffy O'Connor's road house, wnicn is on the' route to Hot Springs from Nome. It is believed that reindeer frightened his team and caused the dogs to siat- ter. inon-auoiiH un mi- inn ...... I Father Ruppert had followed the roaa PRIEST S AS SANTA CLAUS e Obregon nr,,,,,,naBC r , ., . , the Ulster constabulary and special I eSS ';7rrraa,hen,: he"Zy o'r. raided a meeting In London rtown ih.nl , . ?i ; ik. i ..iiiia derry yosterduy and arrest eight pcr- 'to the nrnhfinaRc for two miles after trull six miles from the orphanage and went into the brush on tho Pilgrim river. A temperature of 30 degrees below zero wns prevailing In that re glon. Father Ruppert seemed to nave laid down to rest Ho hud tuken oil his parka, or fur hood, folded neatly and clasped it between body and ono of his arms. It his Founded Ioyolo College. LOS ANGELES. Dec. 24.- -Rcv. Father F. J. Ruppert, who according to advices from Nomo was frozen to death on a northern till, founded Loyola collego hero about nine yours ago. Five years ago ho left for tho fur north nnd took charge of a school fori Eskimos at St. Michaels. Alaska. .. , -,,l..l,.ntH ln ra.ncr "iof the leading republicans who was scientific research an w . "Z I arrested here November 4. Tho gov in wireless, according to his colleagues nred that between here. His radio sot at St. Micnaeis is credited with having flushed tho first noVs to the "outside" of the Influenza epidemic there several years ago. Tho dead priest, so far as known, fContlnuod on Pago Six) Oil company after a lengthy litigation. Blackhand lottors were received by businessmen thero early this month threatening thnt the town would be destroyed. The troublo arose over the erection of a triangular garage In the main part of the town to which many residents objected. Tho heaviest losses were in the Tri angle garage whore fifteen cars were destroyed; Brown Jewelry company, 130,000; Mednick Brothers, clothing, S30.000: Goodman Hardware tom- nnny $15,000. and Johnson Drus store, 120,000. SICK LITTLE CHRISTMAS CAMDEN, N. J.. Dec. 24. The Christmas season brought to thirteen-' Hnl))1Uon tho glft 8ho most ncsii-oa, me ono im .v,tu ila(i prayed death. Racked for months by almost Intolerable pain duo to a ruptured heart tho result of a childish prank eight years ago the heroic little- glrr-iHeu yesterduy with i1Cr niothor's arms about her and Be- euro m tho bollef that sho would find a painless, perfect happinoss In the world beyond. Clasped tiithtly to her breast waB her favorite doll, which a,o asked bo burled with her. Her iast words were a prayer for death.. "Jesus, tako mo! Take mo Jesus!" i si,B said. JUST RELEASED, IN IE TOILS AGAIN BELFAST. Dec. 25. Members of sons present, Including a nationalist election agent. Four of tho prisoners hud returned north recently from In- tprnnionr In IIia frOn Rlnte. The . b,iv -" ,' wuro aeiiiciiiu. j no iuiu i. otnu huvo been sequel to a recent arrost and tho capture of documents and it la Intimated that startling develop ments aro expected. Those attending tho meeting de- fw hB dofcngo Qf tno mcn chllr(tcU with tho murder of Howard McKay during tho 1!I20 riotB. 1 DURL1N, Doc. 24. (By tho Asso ciated Press) Tho freo stato govern ment today announced the release of Countess Ccorglnln Murklevlcz, ono - . - .. - .... Decomber 1 nnd December 31 polltl cal prisoners to tho number of 3481 had been liberated. LEO IN HONOLULU CHICAGO, Doc. 24. The soarch for Leo Koretz, missing promoter of Panama, oil stocks through which he is said to have swindled friends out of millions, was extended today to Honolulu. A telegram from tho of fices of State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe, asking the port authorities at Honolulu to watch all Incoming shlpB for Koretz, was aald to have been based on a new clue concerning the flight of the missing broker. A second new clue In the hands of the authorities Is said to Involve a former woman companion of Koretz in New York known as Mrs. Watson. The name was found among the office papers left by Koretz. PIDI 10 V UIILT I J EARS. OLD, PRESENT SHE PRAYED FOR DEATH Kor pale Hps had prayed that sho! niicht live until her birthday. No vomber 26. She had hoped to dio that day. When It passed sho ap- poured to rally, nut soon aiiuiwuru passed Into a lethargy from which she rarely was aroused. . The climax of her suffering came Saturday and 12 hours later she tohl her mother, Mrs. tonuna-Ttamlltonr a iddw, that she knew the end was near, "Take me In your lnp, mother." sho said. "I know this is tho end. I know that In a fow minutes I will dlo. I want to feel your anus around mo. I want to bo held close beforo I go." "Then," said Mrs. Hamilton, "her thin arms came around my neck, Threo times she kissed mo. Never LOST IN THE AIR, T TOULON, France, Dec. 24. Tho aviation authorities here are hopeful that the Dixmude may be located but are concerned over tho lack of news. Tho ship Is bolleved to be drifting over tho Tunis coast or tlio Gulf of Cubes. The French aro rocolvlng the co operation of the British at Malta and the Italians In Sardinia and on tho mainland. PARIS, Dec. 24. (By the Associated Press.) There appeared this morning to bo some hope of saving the French dirigible Dixmudo which with fifty of ficers and men aboard, has boon drlftr Ing helplessly for threo days over tho Gulf of Babes on tho north coast of Africa, and ovor the Interior of TunlB. Although nows recoivod In Paris haB been sparse, the latent advices said that the great ship had drifted well Inland, taking a nortliwostorly direc tion, was hovering in tho vicinity of Foum Tatahoulno, thirty miles south of Medln. Military authorities at Foum Tata houlne were reported to havo prepar ed a fair landing placo In case the ship was able to descend. Automobile headlights wore Bet to mark out the spot through the night. A strong forco of troops was also present. The Italian authorities In Tripoli have instructed all military posts to maintain a closo watch for the Dix mude and take all necessary steps to aid her should help be necessary. (Continued on Page Six) NO PAPEIl CHRISTMAS i In accordance with lta long established custom the Mall Trl- bune will not publish a paper Christmas Day, and takes this opportunity to wish lta readers a Merry One. 4 GETS have I known anything so swoot so terrible as tlioso kisses. I can novor forget them.' move and leaned over to bear. 'Dear, dear, Jesus," Bho was saying, 'I am Buffering so much, ploasc, please, take mo.' Then her hands stiffened. She was gone." - .. ... LHHo-Tlcien-s citse 'attracted nntldn- wide attention. When It became known "hat sho faced death with such fortitude and In poverty, a substantial fund was raised for her and gifts of all descriptions wore sont her from many pnrts of tho country. Sho will im burled Wodnosdav with her doll and in a white satin aross ana winw BatlnBhoes.ashhadJMted T BEFORE HE PLUNGES ATHENS. Dec. 24. (Ry Associated Press). Former Prime Minister Venl zelos has telegraphed from Paris to Colonel Plnstiras of the revolutionary committee, requesting information as to tho relutlvo strength of tho con tending parties In Greoco, it wus an-' by jj A chandler, took off for nounccd today. I Egbort, a few miles enst of the sceno Tho ex-preinler s requost follows ' , .. . , . . , tho sending last week of an Invitation f tho accident to pick up mail from to him to return to Greoco and tako , the wrecked Bhlp. tho political situation In hand, with-) Moore was coming woBtward In tho out any restrictions upon his liberty teeth of a fifty mile gale and probably of action. The Invitation was sont:waa flying low because of poor vIbI by tho revolutionary comnilttoo nt tho ' blm M tho a,r ma tMd her6 sur. request of the council of ministers. , mBg von ma(,e th(t tho accaont ATHENS, Dec. 24. (By Associated Press). If former President Vonlzelos returns a nogativo reply to tho ro qucst of tho council of ministers that ho return to Greoco, tho ropubllcans suggest that a coalition government I bo formed to be composed of tho four I lemllnir nnrtlnN tho renilllllcanB. the i)CralH tn0 rcpublican-llheruls slid the refugee group headed by Dr. Doxiados, minister of public, relief. George Rouhsos, former Oreok mln- lstor at Washington and new chief of tho republican liberals. -Is ono or tne several political loaders favoring the coalition. However, many 01 tne leading liberals opposo such a stop, preferring to allow tho republicans to havo their fling at tho difficult task of govornlng Greece. Tho feeling Is that tho republicans aro suro to bo quickly discredited and thnt tho people will hn obliged to call the liberals to powor. The week end wa dovotod to con ferences at which tho party chieftains endeavored to dotormlno their futuro lino of action. M. Rousaos, roturnlng from Egypt on Saturday, conforrod with M. PupanastaBlon. which Is bolng talked of bb the next premier. Afterward both statesmen hold a con ference with Colonol Plastlrus at which it was announced that Roubsos was against the revolutionary govern ment relinquishing its power until Venlzclos' answer had boon received. Auto Starter Pleads Guilty LOS ANGELES, Doc. 24. Frank Lowrey, automobile raco official who' some tlmo ago pleadod guilty to ft burglary charge today was sentenced to from one to fifteen years In San Quentln prison by Superior Judge Keetcb. Christians Celebrate Christmas Same Day First Time, 350 Years CHICAOO, Dec. 24. Christ- 4 mas this year is unique from the fact that for the first time In 350 yenrs almost all of Christendom In thoory will celebrate the day on December 25. This means that 125,000,000 people connect- 4 ed with tho eastern orthodox t national churches, of which the t Oreok and Russian are chief, will join in tho occasion with the others of the Christian world. Until thla year members of those churches have followed the Julian calendar, which causes a gap of fourteen days between fr Christmas as observed in eastern 4 nnd western churches. Now tho fr Gregorian calendar of westorn churches has been adopted. U.S. PILOT INJURIES FATAL 'Dinty' Moore, One of Best Known Aviators in Mail Vipp Killprl Whpn PlanP VICe Mliea VVIien ridlie .. . . NOSe-UlVeS in llaie Near Cheyenne, Wyoming. CHEYENN13, Wyo., Doc. 24. James P. (Dinty) , Moore, mall pilot, whose plane crashed near Hums, Wyo., this morning, died In a Rums hospital a few minutes after a plane sent from hore and cttrrying Dr. C. Y. Beard, rcftcll0(1 llrn8 from choyenne. The fall of Moore'B plane was ob- aurvuu uy a ruiimuu nouuuu uiew. iuo machine, the crewv reported, appeared to be flying low, alrmt one and ono- hair mllos south of the Union Pacific j mcl when It suddenlynoBOd down- , T 88ctlon rrew naatened to w"a' 1110 8ctl0 ,cwsa"anea , ' -co.H. and extricated Moore and tho mnlll from the wreck. They car- rled Moore to the railroad and took him to Burns on a Bpeedor. They took tho mall to Egbert. I . - mn.iHarod nno tho 1 mo8t oxpert pliots n the ar mni aer. H() s BUrT,ved by a wl()ow Bnd j one child at North Platte. He was I. about 27 years old. CHEYENNE, Wyo., Doc. 24. An air mail ship piloted by James P. "Dinty" Moore and on route from North Platte, Neb., to Choyenne. crashed about three mlleB east of Burns, thirty miles east of Choyenne, at 9:15 o'clock this morning. Moore, unconscious, was nicked up by a passing motorist and taken to a hospital at Bums where Dr. 11. M. Hanson gave him emergency at tention. At 10:26 o'clock Dr. C. Y. Beard left the air mall field here for Burns, in a Bhlp piloted by Frank Yeager. A few minutes lotor anothor ship, pllot- may havo boon caused ratner oy Moore's gasollno supply becoming ex hausted or tho suddenly nosing to ourth In Its fight with the gnle. Fanioiis Burkarnn Burlcr PENDLETON, Oro., Dec. 24 Word was rocelvcd hero today from Sweet water, Idaho, to tho effoct that Jack son Sundown, famous Indian buck aroo, nnd the only Indian ever to win tho world's championship bucking content at the Pendloton roundup was burled In that cltv on December 20. KUndown won the championship In 1919 riding tho famous twister Lomj Tom. ' BOOZE POLICE WASHINGTON. Doc. 24. With the' mystery of the whereabouts of tho list of 2.600 namca reported seiz ed during the roundup of alleged members of a local, bootlegging syn dicate growing dcopor. Investigators aro said to be working on information which they describe, as pointing to the Involvomont of ono or more bankers In tho financing of the enter prise. The list of alleged purchasers, how ever, remained the chief point of in terest In tho investigation as far as residents of tho capital wore con MAIL CRASHES FOUR MEN ARE JOT IN BOOZr RAID i ' Over 75 Alleged Violators of Dry Law in Marion,' Illinois, Arrested By Special Force of Deputies Official Claims Klansmen and Knights of . Columbus Assisted in Raid. MARION. 111., Deo. 24. Four men -were shot, one seriously-, la a roundup .of alleged moonshiners and . bootleg- gors in Williamson- county Saturday night and yosterduy. Thirteen persons .wore held In the Franklin county Jail at Benton and 62 were at liberty on bonds ranging from (200 to $6000. All were charged with violating the federal prohibition law. I ' Tho volunteer raiders wore led by o. j. simons of Washington, d. c, i.who was sent here by Prohibition Dl- Ser-('res:7 "ttyn ; If!Tfnl; " I assisted in the raids which were con- ductcd without the knowledge of county authorities.- Otis Clark, the first man Indicted In connection with the Herrln mine killings, was among those arrested. ' The raiders swooped down on all nearby towns almost simultaneously and early yesterday there was great excitement In Benton It being esti mated that moro than 3000 persons were gathered In the town square. Klhn and K. C. Ad. CHICAOOi Doc. 14. The story of the raid of the federal prohibition forces in Williamson county Saturday night and Sunday Was told in official reports today to the local enfor"e'""t headquarters By uus j. Simons, a, neia chief working under the Vv oshuigtuu prohibition unit. Simons' reports, corroborated by J. Lcffler and. V- L.-Artnltge lqca.1 aRontB- made -no mention of tho.co- operation of member. pf tho klan In roundul,; Whl reportl! make no mention of the active co-operation of Williamson county officers In the roundup, Simons said Sheriff Owens of FranKlln county, adjoining, gave every posslblo help to tho federal of- iceia. many 01 mo voiuiiicki- iun.o of 450 cltlzons were union miners of Wllllnmson county, who were depu tized after the federal officers had called for men "prepared to die in this undertaking." , Aflked later if there was klan co operation Simons said Knights of Co lumbus and other organizations as well aa klansmen participated and that the klan did not participate as an organization and was not officially recognized. ' Where were two to five revolvers and two or throe automatic shotguns In each of the 66 places raided," said Simons. "A battle at Freeman lasted an hour and a half and there were 1500 shots fired out of Joo Tollerto's place alone. Folr men were wornded." The affair at Herrln was quiet, said Simons. "We- took Herrln without bloodshed as Grant took Richmond, despite the fact that one man fired It shots nt us. Ho used up tho charges In his notched automatic and then ho was no good." " T F- NEW YORK," Dec. 24. Prohibition officials announced today they had uncovered one nt the greatest rum running 'Conspiracies since prohibition wont Into.offoct when they arrested Robert Graham, an Englishman tfnd five others on a thirty ton motorboat off Fire Island. .Graham had 44S.356 In his possession and lists of names of suspected bootleggers all over the country. 1 ' h ' ' LIST AND DISAPPEARS f REVENUE DEPT. cerned, many of whom felt more Com petent . to enjoy th holidays after reading this morning's papers. The Anti-Saloon league and the As sociation Against the Prohibition Amendment, among other agencies were demanding the news and Assist ant District Attorney Presmont had announced he would submit them to the grand Jury for possible Indict ments on conspiracy charges, but po lice Insisted they had turned over all evidence seized In the raid to Inter nal revenue bureau Investigators nd the latter Insisted they were not In possession of tho list.