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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?