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MEDPORD. OREGON, MONDAY, DJSCEMBKR 24, 1923
NO. 235
t'nivereltjr lAh
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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.