Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 16, 1924, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textfolvi'i11 M I The Weather . Promotion Fnlr I Maximum yesterdny 4:t Minimum today 30 Precipitation Traeo EDFORD J! IBUNE Weather Year Ago Maximum l Mluiiiuim 34 Pally Eighteenth Year. Weekly Fifty-Third Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1921 NO. 253 IK U.S.CRU1SER IX. COAST u. S- S. Tacoma Hits Reef Off Vera Cruz S. 0. S. for Help Broadcasted Cruiser Rich mond Dispatched From New Orleans to Give Aid Details Lacking. , GALVESTON, Texas, Jan. 16. The ''United States cruiser Tacoma is aground and in distress on the Blan quilla reefs, sixteen miles from Vera Cruz and is sending out distross calls, according to advices received at tho hydrographlc office here. Wireless messages intercepted by the naval station here sent out by the : Tacoma at 6:2a a. m. appealed to the i American consul at Vera Cruz for two strong tugs, saying that unless tho tugs arrived within two hours It might be too late to pull the warship off the reef. Whothcr there will be any danger to the crow of the Tacoma. was not ap parent from tho messages. The first message read: "Tacoma aground on Blanquilla reef. Vora Cruz, S.O.S., need help Immediately 6:2.5." The second addressed to the United States consul at Vera Cruz read: . "If two strong tugs or steamers come soon we may pull off the reef. If there Is two hours delay will be too late. 6:30 a. m." Blanquilla reef is sixteen miles off the entrance of Vera Cruz harbor. Every effort is being made by the hydrographlc office here to get in communication with the Tacoma. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. The light cruiser Richmond, enroute from New Orleans to Panama, has been Instruct ed vby radio to go .to tho assistance of the cruiser Tacoma, aground on Blan qulllu reef off Vera Cruz.;. . PARIS, Jan. 16. Tho reparation experts resumed their work this morning in the news tight vacuum of Colonel Logun's offlccH. . The agreement to give oul nothing for puhli'-at'on so fnr has been kept with remarkable unanimity. How ever, It is understood that the com mlttoe hns not yet started on Us real task of inquiring into Germany's re sources. SPEYER, Bavarian Palatlnnto. Jnn. 16. Major General G. S. Clive. Brit ish military governor In occupied territory today continued his Investi gation of disturbances connected with tho separatist movement - receiving representatives of the clergy who nro to give him . their opinion of conai tionn In the nnlatinnte. General Clive Is .accompanied by representatives of the Inter-allied high commission and by M. Fllhol, French consul at Bremen. Tho officials yesterday hoard two delegations, one of townspeople and the other of pennants. In general, tho former ore hostile to the separa tist movement, whllo the' latter favor It, asserting that only an autonomous government can prevent tho ruin of their country. The Daily Bank Robbery CHICAGO, Jan. 16. Six bandits held up and robbed the Lansing Btate bank of Lansing, III., a suburb, near Hammond, In'd., today, shot and perhaps fatally wounded John Beck- man of Hammond, who tried to pre vent their escape, and fled with $7,500. AOTO RIGHTS SALEM, Ore., Jan. 16. The traffic departments of Oregon and California reached an agreement at a conference attended by superintendents of motor vehicle departments of Washington, Oregon and California, In Sacramento, whereby motor vehicle dealers In border towns may cross the line to solicit business, but will not be per mitted to extent their activities boyond certain prescribed limits. DAWES PUTS LID ON PUBLICITY OF PARIS CONFERENCE De La Huerta Funds Held By Obregon, Are Turned Over to Wife MEXICO CITY, Jan. 18. (By radio via Fort Worth Star Tele- gram) (By Associated Press) The private funds of the rebel leader, Adolfo De La Huerta, which were held by the mone- tary commission, have been de- Hvered to Mrs. De La Huerta, who Is en route to the United States, under a guarantee of pro- 4 tection given by President Obre- gon. The order to give the reb- el leader's funds to his wife also were issued by the president. u IN 2ND QUAKE iL ONE Death List Reduced and Prop erty Damage Also By Latest Reports Govt. Fears Money Collapse Downfall New Cabinet Near. TOKIO, Jan. 16. (By the Associat ed Press.) Reports received here from tho country districts to the southwest of Yokohama near Fujiyama mountain have brought the known death toll in Tuesday's earthquake to approximately thirty. Hundreds of houses, chiefly those already damaged by the disastrous tremblers of, last September or struc tures of a temporary nature., hastily erected shelters after tne catastrophe were shaken down N or damaged, in Tuesday mornings tremblor. Normal railway traffic and other communications virtually have been restored. Great anxiety is manifest In finan cial circles over the probable effect the new quake destruction may have upon the exchange and loan situations. TOKIO. Jan. 16. (By the Associat ed Press.) After successfully complet ing a new cnbinnt, with the support of the Kenkyukal. ruling political group of tho house of peers. Viscount Kiy oura apparently is facing possible de struction of his ministry through the opposition of the Seiyukai, majority political parly of the lower hou.se of tho diet! , Viscount Takashi. president of the Selyukai, announced opposition to the Kiyoura ministry today, thus swinging the majority party against Viscount Kiyoura nnd leaving him without sup-pc-f. in the lewer house. Introduction of a resolution calling for a vote of lack of confidence in the cabinet in tho opening stages of the dlet session next week is being plnn- ned by soiyuxai representatives, n i understood. Passage of the resolution Is said to be assured. Under Riich circumstances, the Kiy oura ministry apparently will remain in office ovor the period of the wed Jl , II.. IMnnn TOnfTOtlt UlrnhltO . . , nn ....t.. t.., vtvhia nf set tor January uinj uj the suspension of the session or tne diet for the nuptials, immediately ai terward, it Is now anticipated, the cab Innt will rnsifrn. Viscount Takahashl declares that he will resign his viscouncy and enter the election campaign In May as a commoner. 1 nnn.non r.lnh House. Detroit. DETROIT, Jan. 16 A 32-story town club house costing $2,000,000 will be erected here. It was announced by me Aviation Town and Country club. It will have a roof hangar and an Indoor Jgolf course on which 75 persons maj - play at once. E IN THE TWO STATES The conference was called primarily for the purpose of formulating reci procal courtesies. Because of the small flat automobile license fee of $3 in California, officers expected that (hr would be a tendency on the part of resident of Oregon and Washing ton to license their cars In California and operate them In their home stales It not apprehended by omcers. CREATES OSS 2 WARSHIPS SENT BY Ul TO MEXICO United States Determined to Break Blockade of Tampico By De La Huerta Cable Service Must Be Opened Also Federals Claim Vic tory at Vera Cruz. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 Steps are being taken by tho Washington gov eminent to stop interference with American vessels off Tampico by the blockade set up by the De La Huerta revolutionary group and also to re open cable and wireless commumca- Hon with Mexico to commercial and other Interests in tho United States. De La Huerta as an Individual is to be informed by the state depart mont that tho United States cannot permit interruption of the legitimate, non-political commerce of Its na tionals and representations have been mnde to tho Obregon govern ment calling attention to the embar rassment of Americans by the closing of cable service between this country and' Vera Cruz. The Tacoma reportod her arrival at Vera Cruz (n dispatches received to dny. ' - The communication regarding the Tampico blockade was cabled yester clay to Vera Cruz and Consul John Wood is expected to lay It before De La Huerta today, Administration of ficials do not believe the insurrection leaders will carry out the blockade order against-American commerce in tho face of these representations which set forth that tho United States cannot tolcratei interference .with American commercial enterprises; Wnrwlllim Kntlt:. MEXICO CITY,. Jan. 16. (Via- rii aX tn iho irm-t Worth Ktiiro-Tclecram 1 The United States cruiser -Tacoma is proceeding toward vera wruz, ac nnrHinv in ii nnnitncomontft here yes terday. The purposo of the visit of the American cruiser waa nut nmuu known. George T. Summorlln, American .hflrmt .l'nffnfrn In MAYlrn Ckv Ves- teraay requesiea iwnnuniun ui mo Obregon government for two United States warships to visit Vera Cruz and Tuxnam. according to a foreign nrrln. n nnntmnnmpnt. Simultaneously It was reported the request was granted and that the Ta coma was proceeding toward vera Cruz. MEVien PITY. .Inn. 16. fVin. Ra dio to the Fort Worth 8tar-Telegram. By the Associated l'ross) rno co operista deputies, who havo been sup- nm-t ih. n T.n Huerta movemem. n.t a meetlnc vesterdav decided to re main in Meilco Citv desnlte threats of direct action made against them by federation syndicalist workers ir iney did not abandon the capital and Join tho revolutionists. V. S. Loan Is Reported. MKyim city. .Inn. 16. (Via Rn- ,lln In inn SVirl Worth Star-Telegram by the Associated Press) Reports are current hero that representatives of three banking establishments' of the United States are on tneir way iu Mnvlrn rMtv In negotiate n loan of 25,000,000 pesos to the Obregon gov ernment. It Is understood the plnn will be presented to administration nrri.lnla within n tnw rinvR bv George T. Summcrlln, United States charge d'affaires here. Another rnnort helnor clrculnted In th nitv is thnt nrent Britain has de cided to send a confidential agent to Mexico City to discuss resumption oi diplomatic relations. Federals Claim Victory. Mv.vicn PITY. Jan. 16. (Via Ra- .i ,n th. trnrt Worth HtAr-Teleffram by the Associated Press) The tlrst , . . 1 - . . 1 .... 1 nrfan.,,a ntfntnflt 1 1 i I L 1 1 Ul Lilt! ICUVlttl ,,,, " thn n, 1m Hiiertn revolutionists on tho Vera crus front, occurred yester day when General Francisco uroaieju, .npnnH In nnmmnnrf nf thn offensive . . . . , rfalaaln4 Ihn rnhol. nl TttiieflOA. Puebla, according to a war oepan- ment bulletin issued last nujiii. The rebels lost twenty killed and two wounded, according to Urbalejo's report to the war department. . The federal army advancing toward ir... f ... , .1 ii f nit t rr! art nttemnt nf the revolutionists under General Sanchez to surround the advancing Doay ot troops, according to special dis patches, the rebels fleeing when tne Obregon troops began entering the town. . . PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 16. Ap proximately one-third of ths big Idaho wool- pool-offered for sale on bids at the. municipal terminal here was disposed of the first day. Twelve of the. S3 clips were sold at prices ranging from 86 to 43 cents. Only one lot was withdrawn. Many buyers are present and Interest is keen. The pool totalling 1,085,000 pounds is worth about $400,000 at current prices. It was expected to be sold by tonlgth." - ! . . New $250,000 "Love Nest" For Eugene V. Brewster And His 18-Year-Old Inamorata THE NEW- MORRISTOW.V ESTATE BREWSTER; ABOVE. CORLISS PALMER. MORRISTOWN, N J. A-new "love nest" (or Eugene V. Brewster, wealthy magazine publisher, and his soul-mate. Miss Cor liss Palmer, winner of a beauty contest in Brewster's magazines who also won the elderly publisher's heart away from his second wife, has been purchased here for $250,000. vlt was the former estate, of Dudley. Olcott, anil is one of the '.'most palatial in theSctst. Brewster, Miss Palmer, her mother and younger sister -will move into their new home March 1. Mrs. Brewster No. 2 has consistently refused to give her hus band a divorce so that he may marry Miss Palmer, whom BrcwstcC wears he will wed "as-soon as the law permits." . U.S. AGENT: AND CAPTURES STILL A still, all ready for operation .und 250 gallons of mash, wore captured Tuesday afternoon on the Green Springs mountain road, by Fedcrnl Prohibition Enforcement Officer N. C. Chaney, and Deputy Georgo Alden. J. Tracey, the owner of the still, Is heid in, the county jail, and according to Deputy Forncrook, will enter a pica of guilty. Tho still according to report Is one of the largest captured In several months, and, Is the first joint arrest for liquor violations by federal offi cers and the sheriffs in this county, and, In ail probability the state, since the adoption last week in Portland at the sheriff's convention, of a resolu tion pledging federal co-operation with the regularly elected peace officers in the suppression of rum actlvltly. The location of the still and mash was In a cabin, a mile or so off the Green Springs mountain road, and ac cording to officors "back of the place of the, man who owns the black bear that walks on his hind legs." The mash was in the cabin, and the still outside in the brush. The arresting officers were forced to wade the snow, from ankle to knee deep, to reach the Tracey cabin, and surprised Tracey, who offered no re sistance, and made no comment. UNABLE TO AGREE PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 16. Tho circuit court jury before which Maemy Fuches, nursemaid was tried on a charge of kidnaping the five weeks old son of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Madden, disagreed today after an all night attempt to decide whether tho girl was sane or Insane at the time ot the kidnaping. Another Jury will take over the problem Monday, when the case will be started anew before Circuit Judge Kendall of Marshfleld, sitting In Port land. The case went to the Jury yesterday at 3 p. m. At 10 a. -m. today It re turned to the court room with a re port that It was hopelessly divided. DEPUTY SHERIFF EUGENE Oregon News in Brief mr.r n t , , SALEM, Ore., Jan. 1. If Oregon OF logannerry growers are io sun men- jt ls ),ls wish that after the reror fruit In the east and middlowost they ondum tho national ossombly shall must abandon the dried berry and the ' dissolve and tho country hold now juice form of marketing their product elections In which the royalist oppo ..,, , , . sltlon unrepresented ln tho present and offer thn berries in canned form govornmonti may participate, ut prices that will meet tho compel!- Vcnlzclos has telegraphed Ismct tlon of other canned berries, accord- paBhRi Turkish premier, assuring him Ing to John H. Race, of tho Oregon that ho wlll b0 nnp,y to co-oporato urowcrs uo-upuiuuvu mn;,ai.ui., who has Just roturnod from a selling tour OL thoso sections. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 16. Tho threo federal judges who yestorday hoard arguments on tho state's motion to dismiss Injunction proceedings against tho stato compulsory school law today bad tho mutter under ad visement after granting the plaintiff's ton days In which to fllo briefs. Tho arguments occupied all of yos terday. RAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18. Alio Meier, Portland merchant, who was taken seriously ill a few days ago wni o nei o o u. v wu . . ported nearly well and planning to, leave soon for Portland. . . SALEM, Ore., Jnn. 10. All rail- roads operating In Oregon havo Join- ed In a petition to tho public service commission, asking the cancellation of half laro return ruics noi. granted attendant a- '-..mpanyit, one carload shipments of flvestoc-k to va- I ..m.J ,.,hin state. liriSErtlTRC.. Oro.. Jan. 16. W. A. Crow, who wandered away from h's home in Portland during a spell of mental derangement, was picked up hero today and will bo returned to his home. Relatives havo been noiiirco- and will como hero for him. SALEM, Ore., Jan. 16. Governor Pierce, In a letter to the fuct-flndlng rommltteo appointed by Socrotary Work of the,' interior department to Investigate reclamation in the United States, asks that tho commlttco como to Oregon and hold a special hear ing nt Klamath Falls relative to the Klamath Irrlgtlon. The governor saia yesterday thnt if the committee came to Oregon, It will also bo asked to hold a hearing at Hcrmlston. Tho letter was at the requset of a com mltteo of KlnmatH Falls business men. " '. - Congressman Hawley Pledges Support to Soldiers' Bonus Bill ASTORIA, Ore., Jan. 16. W. C. Hawley, representative In con- .4 gross, pledged himself to tho support of the veterans' adjusted r compensation bill when It comes before the houso of repre,senta- tives, and even If President Cool- 4 idgo vetoes tho measure, in a communication to Clatsop post 4 of the American Legion. Haw- ley predicted that the bill would pass congress without difficulty and that It could even be passed ovor tho president's veto, if this 4 Is Invoked against it. 4 FATE OF GREEK (ING LEFT TO POPULAR VOTE : ! that for a corrupt consideration." , , ' The Arkansas senator likened Mr. VeniZelOS, AlUlO in FaVOr Of Fall to Uenedlct Arnold. He demand ed to know how much more "lnfa k'inn'c Rptlirn Will I Pt mous" It was to soil "every gallon of lung s neium, win uei reBorw oll (or the tlrst no of the r, . r.; j , i TUnl nation's dofonse than it was "for PeOPle DeClde InSIStS mat Benedict Arnold to sell a rocky for- ..... , tress on the Hudson." Off ICer S League Which "If it en not for my friend, tho prosent attorney general," ho cop- Ousted King, Be Disbanded- , lTLX S of the department of justice," he added, "they may sell the White ATHENS, Jnn. 16. (liy tho Asso- Houso and bo immune from a prose elated Press) Premier Venlzclos to- cutlon in tho federal courts." day told foreign newspaper corres- "Albert B. Fall sold the American pondenis that- ho did not Intend to re- fuel, every gallon of it to American call King tleorgo before the plebiscite oil speculators," Caraway continued, which Is to determine tho future gov- nnd one of them boasted he was going ornment of ('.recce. 100.000.000 out of his share strongly disapprove the sending of " l00t- - away or mo King, wim-ii i ivmuu-nn a slap In the fnco of tho Greek peo"! pie," ho asserted. "I am not a dlc tutor or a revolutionist; 1 am a con ciliator. havo decided on a plebiscite as tho best method for giving the pcopla an opportunity to decide I t '" a- mona.-Chy or a repmmc. , i noi -u- Vhch h obtained funds for fenlargo- -cite will be under my personal dliec- ment ro.Btocklng of yhlp - Newvn tlon, for nobody elso could carry out Moxlco rancn. ' , a referendum today in tho present The cnarge mau0 by the Mon- stato of affairs." t(lna B8nat0r upon his return to One of tho conditions under which Washington from Florida where ho he agreed to return to Greece, Pro- examnort Kdward B. .McLean, the ., mlor Venlzelos said, was that tho of- -Washington newspaper publisher with ricci-B Icaguo which cuuscd the ban-' regard to the $100 ,000 loan which Mr. Ishment of the king bo dissolved. ya mi$ be had obtained frm.him "I am delnylng tho plehlsclto two (or ranch improvements, or three months," ho continued, "tor "The records of the . committee the purpose of making certain that the show." said Mr. WalBh, "that Mr. Fall league is dlshnncled and that its mom - ,, ln ,hi miiiirv duties." (n tn(J fathtul 0XOCUtlon Of tllo LSU- Bnnno ,roniy re-establishing nolgh- l.nhnn.llv- rnlnllnns hntwenn the two countrlos and strengthening peace. UmvV. r)ly roclprocatod, M. Voni- zoOH ,ontlnionts. j . District Atty. Asks Governor to Send Special Prosecutor SALEM. Ore... Jan. 16. The , t t roquOHt recevu by aov. 4 1 . , . or ''I01 fr "'8 appoint- ment of a special prosecutor to assist a district attorney- in a crlinlnnl case camo todny from . Grant county, whore E. P. Trues- joll, tho county prosecutor, wants ' ,10,p n th trn, , CInl,e Amo3i . . Tho trial Is sot for Fobruary 8. District Attorney TruoBdoll sent a telegram to Mrs. Pearl Pruolx of Hlllsboro, Bister of tho murder- ed man, asking for assistance ln a the caso. MrsPruelx wrote the governor. Tho circumstancos of I. ....A.A... ACTRESS' ENGAGEMENT TO MOVIE MANi! DIVULGES A SECRET WAR MARRIAGE SAN. FRANCISCO, Jan. 16. Belle Ilonnott, actress, whoso contract mar riage to Jack Geller, Los Angoles mo tion picture director. Is being Investi gated by tho bureau of Investigation of tho department of justice, told In- , tervlewers here that she would con sult an attorney todny to defend her self against the claims of Geller that he was united to her In a Catholic wedding ceremony. She Is engaged to Fred C. Wlndinore, also a motion plc- Jturo director. j SAYS FAIL 13 II Court Action Would Be Taken Against Ex-Secretary Fall, Democratic Senator De clares, if It Were Not for Daugherty Fall Likened to Benedict Arnold. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Albeit Tl. Kail, former secretary of the Inter- ' lor, was accused today In tho senate by Senntor Caraway, democrat,' Ar- kansas, of "botruying the high trust Imposed upon him." by leasing tho Tnnnnt Dnmn nnvitl nil rpsorvn ''mill Misled Committee WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. Former Secretary Albert n. Fall was charged today by Senator Wash, democrat, Montana, with having misled tho son- ate public lands committee whon It was inquiring Into tho Teapot Domo- lnv0f,ugaUon Into the source from 1 misled the committee when It was iimi inin th nnrce from which ho obtained funds for ranch improve ments. As I see It he must dotormlne whether ho desires to come before tho commltlee and correct the testimony ho gave." CRIME EPIDEMIC ' PENDLETON, Ore.. Jan. ' 16. Four business establishments were broken Into at Htnnfleld last night by d bond of yeggs, according to advices received hero. A drygoods store ex perienced the loss of Bomo clothing. , a drug storo reported loss -of Jewelry nnd some cash whllo the offices of two lumbor companies wore broken Into but nothing stolon. EUGENE, Ore.. Jnn. 16. That this city should look forward toward the adoption of a managerial or commis sion form of government In the near futuro ls tho, recommendation mado by Mayor E. B. Marks ln his annual . messogo to the city council. Tho ' mayor suggests that the proposal ' might come before the people at the May election " ' Goller asserted that Miss1 Bennett accepted allotmonts from tho United Statos navy as bis wife while he was ln tho service during the war. The actress denied this. The chief mtor est of the department of justice Is to determine whether Miss Bennett ac cepted allotments fraudulently. . - ' Investigators of the bureau went to Miss Bennett's abode , on Belvedere uinnrl across the, bav from San Fran cisco to question her. last night, but sho was not at home. , TRAITOR COUNTRY EUGENE MAYOR FOR COMMISSION FORM J?