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Newspaper Page TextI'ulvcrsltj Library Medford . The Weather .Prediction: fair; contlnuccl cold Maximum yesterday 47 'Minimum today IS AIL UNE Weather Year Ago Maximum 4B Minimum 27.5 lly El cfily MEDFORD. OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1924 NO. 256 Fifty-Third Year. M TR B IN: OBREGON At Second Request of Secy, Hughes, Acting Governor of Lone Star State Acquiesces in Allowing Troops to Cross Thru State En Route to the Mexican Battle Front. ! ' ' : WASHINGTON, Jan. IB. -Tito ' cruiser Omaha and a lialf clown destroyera liavo . been ordered t Of m Panama waters to Vera Cruz. -Tho expectation hero Is that ' the warships will proceed imme diately to tlio Mexican port, which is headquarters for the Do, La Hncrta rebclH. , There they will Join the cruiser Richmond, duo in Vera Crux to day to take on board members of the stranded cruiser Taeonia. What their further movements will bo officials hero are not Ui a position to reveal. ..AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 19 Acting Governor T. W. Davidson today acquiesced in the request of President Obregoh'of Mexico for permission to transport troops across Texas soil, reJ Versing his decision of Friday at the urgent request of Secretary of State' Hughes. " In a telegram to Washington, acting Governor Davidson said 2000 Mexican federal troops would bo permitted to enter- Texas near El Paso, provided the American government assumed all responsibility for any damages result ing. . : , . President Obfegon modified his re-' quest -by asking that' his' troops be permitted to enter, the '.United Slntes near 1 Paso and go into 'Mexico at that' point Instead of at Laredo, as originally proposed.. I The change in the situation was caused by receipt of a telegram from Secretary Hughes at the executives' office here lute last night. The tele gram, read: j "Urgent. I beg to Inform you that the federal government hns given careful consideration to your reason for deeming It unwise to grant the re quest made in my telegram of Janu ary 16. However, the desire of the state of. Texas to co-operate In this matter has been noted and in view thereof and because an urgency exists Involving protection of American Hvcb and property in Mexico. 1 Rhull greatly appreciate receiving your as surances that It w 11 be agreeable to you that permission bo granted for the .two thousand Mexican troops to enter Mexico by way of El Paso, in stead of Laredo, provided such ar rangement is acceptable to tho Mexi can, government. This arrangement apparently would obviate your objec tions." EL PASO, Texas, Jan. 19. Mexican consular and military officers at. the border today wore jubilant over the announcement that federal troops would be permitted to pans through El Paso and detrain; at Juarez for service against tho rebels in the In terior. Little'.' difficulty is expected in transporting the troops ns trains car rying them can be routed directly to Juarez without tho soldiers leaving the cars.. It is expected that the troop movement will be as secret as possible In order to prevent attempts at vio lence on,' the part of rebel sympa thizers along tho border and lower El Paso.' PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 19. After checking up the result of his second 48-hour drive against lawlessness.: Brigadier General smedlcy D. Butler, director of public safety, started xhortlv before midnight on a per sonal tour of inspection of the various' police districts, "to keep the 4200 policemen and their commanders on their 'toes." Tho tour kept him oni the go far Into the early morning hours, and upon Its conclusion he ex- pressed himself as woll pleased with; conditions. i IS JUBILANT EXPLORING TOO EASY WITH AIRSHIP AND RADIO. STEFANSSON TO QUIT IT - SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 19. Ex ploring isn't what It used to bo, so i.... . ? J - ill ..! thrr thef vimjaimur oionunwu win mm DUNnvra. The noted Arctic explorer, who Is In Ban Francisco on a lecture tour, said that development of the airplane and dirigible airship had taken a lot of the Joy out of the life of an explorer. This, he said, was because discovery Itself was not the sole lure of the men who brave the dangers of far places. Modern inventions, bringing with French Fighters Can , No Longer Kiss Each Other, After Battle . PARIS, Jan. 19. The boxers' klS8 has been forbidden. For son time It has been the fash- Ion for two fighters to exchange kisses one on each check at the conclusion of a ring battle, but the 'French boxing federa- 4 tion has decided that for hy- glonic reasons the practice must 4 go and has issued an official de- t crce ordering its abolition. BILL ENDORSED WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. Approval of the McNary bill, proposing the crea tion of a $200,000,000 agricultural ex port corporation to dispose of surplus farm products abroad was given before the senate agriculture committee to day by representatives of Wheat grow ers In the northwest. The bill is tho third of the trio of major farm relief measures taken up by the committee which has Indicated Its Intention to expedite a report. PENDLETON, Ore., Jan. 19. W. Lair Thompson, vice president of the First National bank, of Portland, speaking before the wheat growers and businessmen' gathered in this city to form an Oregon export commission league backed the Wallace plan of marketing In an exhaustive renprt of that plan. Mr. Thompson denied that the plan called for government price fixing but that it is merely a reverse application of the tariff principal. And far from being class legislation, the plan mere ly makes the tariff apply to all claoncxi of American products instead of eliminating the agriculturists as is now the case. The plan is not a gov ernment subs!dy,said. Mr. Thompson, but the money involved is merely a re volving fund to be returned Intact when the emergency passes and the operations- of the export body cease. Mr. Thompson stated in supporting the plan that, at present the approxi mately 170,000.000 bushels of wheat sold abroad set the price for the 600, 000,000 bushels sold at homo. The en tire wheat raising argas of the United Stats are affected by the depression in wheat price which does not give the produces the proper value In buying power for his weat. Under the plan which is Incorporated in the McNary Haughon bill now before congress the export commission will operate as In thenreent when a national emer gency exists and will tend to establish (i nrnno- ratio hetwoen tho world prices and the domestic prices. The sneaker was emphatic in de claring that the remedy for the wheat price situation does not lie in curtail ing production since over a period of years, the effect of Htich a plan would be disastrous as it would cut short a needed world supply. The speaker touched lightly on the boycotting of Portland industries by Washington communities and declared that a simi lar action on the. part of the forming body for Oregon would be unwise. CUBA INVITES 8PANI8H WAR VETERANS TO MEET HAVANA HAVANA, Jan. 19 Spanish war veterans of the United States have been Invited by President Zayas to hold their 1924, convention In Havana in conjunction with the Cuban veter ans of that war, it became known to day. . Grand Jury Adjourns. The grand jury adjourned Friday, until Monday, without filing any re port or returning any Indictments In their three days' session. It Is expect ed that the body will complete Its work by Tuesday -noon. The subjects under probe have not been made pub lic. them ease, safety, comfort and- cer tainty of attainment, have made ex- pioratlon and discovery more or less humdrum pursuits, Mr. stcransson said, and added: "So I am through with exploring." Mr. stefansson expressed the belief that the dirigible airship Shenandoah proved her worth by her recent acci dent and that she would negotiate her proposed polar flight without mis hap and ndd the Arctics to the world's map. M NARYSWHEAT BY NORTHWEST ENEMY FLEET IS VICT0R1US IN .mm sea Navy Maneuvers Off Panama Canal Result in Victory of Attacking Force Defense By Air Fleet Good, But Forts Ineffective. COLON. Canal Zone, Jan. 19. The conclusion of the joint maneuvers be tween tho "blue" and "black" fleets of the American navy off the eastern gateway to the Panama canal finds the official umpires checking up the various theoretical actions in detail to determine Lhe effectiveness of the canal and Its defenses in standing off the operations of the Atlantic squad ron which acted the part of the en emy. - Just what the maneuvers showed the military and naval experts who observed them will not be known until the official report is issued, but when "hostilities" were concluded yesterday the "enemy fleet" had worsted the "blues" and was theoretically in con trol of the Car rl bean sea, although many units of the Pacific fleet had succeeded in passing from Balboa to tho northern gateway. As the final engagement started the "blue" battleships were behind the long breakwater that marks, the en trance to the canal from the Atlantic ocean. The submarines and destroy ers were outside, Admiral McCulIy, commanding the "black" fleet, came into the harbor with his main units behind a smoke screen laid down by the "black'? destroyers. He opened fire at a range of 6000 yards and so concentrated and effective was it that the "blue" battleships were unable to penetrate beyond the breakwater, de spite the supporting fire from Fort Sherman. Port Randolph, the impor tant defensive work that guards . the entrance to the canal from the north east, was captured by "black" ma rines on Thursday. - ' Vhen4h0 "black" fleet stood; of to. sea at noon, after an -engagement Uwt Ing three hours. It was the opinion of unofficial observers ' that tho "blues" had , been decisively, beaten and. that the "enemyV held the.Carribeun. The chief umpire assessing the "losses" which the defensive forces, sustained through the success of the marines in capturing Randolph and Coco Solo air station and submarine station on Thursday, points out that the "blacks'' would have been destroyed by the fire from Fort Sherman which held a superior force. Gatun lake, with Catun lock was theoretically under shell fire early in the maneuvers, and was visited by "black" aircraft in an effort to bomb the dreadnaughts as they passed thru. However the anti-aircraft batteries drove off tho "enemy" aircraft. In general the air forces of the defense were superior to those of the "blacks." 2. R. REPLIES TO PROTEST BYS.P. SALEM, Ore., Jan. 19. Tho public service commission today, issuedj a statement In reply to that of J. H. Mulchay, assistant traffic manager oT the Southern Paclflo company, print ed in morning newBpopers today, rel ative to the reduced freight rates on hay that become effective Monday. "With reference to the statement of J. 11. Mulchay. traffic manager. Southern Pacific company," says the statement, "the commission wishes to call attention to the fact that Its order Is a maximum rate order grad uated on distance and does not re quire that the rates set out therein shall be the minimum rates which may be charged on carload shipments of hay within this state. "The traffic officials of the rail roads of this state aro permitted under the order referred to, to establish such reasonable. Just and non-dlscrimlna- tory rates lower than the rate pre scribed In the oj-dor, when and where in their opinion, conditions local to their lines Justify such action. "One of tho functions of traffic manager of a railroad is to protect the railroad's local traffic, as well aa local shippers and consumers of com modities tributary to its lines." : The Noted Dead EUGENE, Ore., Jan. 19. Dr. Joseph Emery, 91, formerly president of Ore gon Agriculture colloge having been appointed In 1867, died yesterday at his home at Holllater, Cal. according to advices received here by bis son, James M. Emery. Dr. Emery was In dian agent and alio ted the lands on Klamath reservation during the admin istration ot President Benjamin Harrison. GRANDSON OF CHIEF JT78TICK TAFT CALLED CINCINNATI'S BEST DISPOSITIOXED BABY M 4 Lloyd Taft, one year old son ol Robert A. Taft and grand-son of Chief Justice William vHoward Taft who is called the best dispos Hloned baby In the city of Cincin nati. Little Lloyd has hardly evor cried and when he did for a very good reason. His six teeth are Jits mother's pride. Lloyd's first birthday waa Now Year's day. SALEM, Ore., Jan. 19. Sam A. Ko xer, secretary of state, has announced bis. candidacy for the republican re nomination and election tor that of fice. Kozer has been seoretary ot state since May 28, 1920, when he was appointed to the office by Governor 01 cott. PORTLAND, Jan. 19. PreJ T. Mer rill, former city councilman and once a candidate for mayor of Portland, was convicted by a jury In the federal court last yesterday of violation of tho prohibition law. ; Tho conviction was on three counts, having liquor in his possessionselling liquor and maintaining a nuisance in the way of a roadhouse. r ' -. It was Merrill's second trial, the jury in the first case having disagreed. h J-u-i. -,, PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 19. Fred T. Morrill, convicted yesterday of vio lation of liquor laws, today advertised In a .Portland newspaper that his roadhouse and Portland home were tor sale, stating his family intended leaving ho state.. ASTORIA, Ore., Jan. 19. While grazing his? cow nlong the tracks of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle railroad - - near Prescott yesterday afternoon, J. Inglemnn, aged about seventy, -was run down by a west bound train and killed instantly. The trainmen saw tho men ahead, but whistle iind bell failed to awaken him to tho danger and he was run down before "the brakes checked the train's heodwny. PORTLAND,. Ore., Jan. 19. Hcariniinrtorft for United 'States Sena tor Charlos L. McNary, in his cam: paign -for the republican nomination for United States senator, will be opened in Portland next woek with Max l'age of Salem in charge, the Portland Telegram announced today. PORTLAND, ore., Jan. 19. Forty- two boys and two girls were taken Into custody last night by police en forcing tho curfew law. The youths wero questioned in the night -court. Parents of boys anil girls undor 18 violating the curfew law will be ar rested following the youngsters' sec and offense, it has been decided by the authorities. Mother and 3 Children . Burned in Farm Fire EMPORIUM, Pa., Jan. 19. The farm liouso of Jacob Smith, 25 miles from Emporium, was destroyed by fire ear ly today. Mrs. Smith and three child ren were burned to death and Smith was taken to the hospital at Rldgeway, Pa., In a critical condition.' "Ad" for Noblemen to Be Dancing Partners Brings Out Big List NEW YORK.' Jan. 19 An ad- vertisement In the local news- papers applying for the services of several gontlemen, "having bonaflde European titles" yester- day brought about twenty appll- cants to the manager of a new dancing pavilion who decided ho wanted noblemen for hosts and Instructors. Of the twenty, six j said they were Austrian counts, three claimed Drltish titles, three Russian, and one Qerman said he was a second cousin of the : former kaiser. All asserted they could prove their claims to blue blood. Three said they were willing to work for $20 a week, while one asserted he would not leave his present Job, which paid $23, for less than $26. Oregon NeWs in Brief TWO MEDFORD WOMEN HURT IN CAR ACCIDENT Mrs. Dora Garrison Is Nearly Drowned When Car Driven By Mrs. Edith Jones Goes Into Ditch Near Roseburg,' Oregon. . ROSEDURO, Ore., Jan. 19. Mrs. Dora Garrison of Medford was nearly drowned yesterday, when tho car in which she wns riding with Mrs. Edith llayden Jones, also of Medford, turned turtle in a ditch filled with water near Yoncalla. Tho two women were on their way to Portland after a visit In Roseburg, when the car skidded on a wot pave ment north of Yoncalla. Mrs. Garri son wns pinned down by tho machine with her heud under water, and was unconscious when rescued. Slio was revived and taken to the home of J. H. Kruse of Yoncalla whero sho is rocovorlng. Mrs. Dora Garrison Is an omployo of The Rogue confectionery, and Mrs. Jones is proprietesfl of tho "Kodak Shop" on West Main Btreet. They left for Portland in Mrs. Jones' Huiclc roadster. Intending to bring- back two of Mrs. Onrrlson's little boys. Mr, Garrison Ih employed by tho Davis Transfer Co. In this pity. Mrs. Gar rison is tho mother of five children, and has lived in this city for several years, where she Is well and widely known. Throe" children aro at home. Mrs. Jones hns lived in this city for about three years. Her husband for merly ran mi auto exchange buflinoss on tiouth Fir street. DESinON OF SALEM, Ore., Jan. 19. Ample funds are available for tho destructtoif of predatory animals In Oregon dur ing 1924, according to a statemont mado today by Dr. W. H. Lytle, state veterinarian and secretary of the state livestock sanitary board, which ad ministers the fund. The state legislature appropriated $40,Qf0 for the two years 1023 and 1924, the money to bo allotted to tho counties as matched by them, and no county to receive any of the funds unless it Is matched. Of the $40,000 the board allotted J17.000 for 1923, and of this amount (13,633 was used, leaving 13367 for the year. Of a total appropriation of $27,260 for the year, which is the $13,633 ap propriated by the counties and tho equal amount avallablo from tho state under tho mntch agreement $18,055.96 was expended, leaving a balance un expended of $9210.04. To this Is addod $3997.67. In receipts from fur sales, making tho unexpondod balance for the year $13,207.61. T WILLAMETTE VALLEY SALEM. Ore., Jan. 19. Fouf busi ness men of Albany, Ore., have filed with the state engineering department an application for authority to appro prlato water from Clear lake and tho north fork of McKcnzlo river for n municipal water supply for Halem, Albany, Eugene, Springfield, Indepen dence, Harrlsburg," Junction City, Creswell, Coburg and other Willam ette valley towns. A supply line 179 miles long would be necessary and the est! mated cost In from $6,000,000 to $7,000,000. The men who filed tho application are Waldo Anderson, C. O. Hall, W. S. Richards and Kobert, U Burkhart. Details of tho project are not known hero. FMISSI SOARE $2000 BBND, Ore., Jan. 10. Sheriff H. C. Topping of Jefferson county has sent In his badge and keys to county offic- Ills In tho county sent at Madras. The package containing them was marked, "from H. C. Topping, Culver, Ore." Sheriff Topping has been missing for some time, following the discov ery that he was short somo $2000 In his accounts. Jefferson county plans to collect the amount short from the companies in which Topping was bonded. Pocket Flasks Won't Be Good Form at Meeting of Wets ' WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 A warning that pockot flasks will 4 not be considered In good form at the anti-prohlbltion rally here Monday, was Issued today by O. C. Hinckley, secretary of the As- 8oclation Against the Prohibition Amendment, under whose nils- pices the meeting will be hold. "Our association is pledged to the observance of all laws, how- ever unwise or inexpedient some of them may bo, so long as they remain on the statute books," ho said. T KLAMATH FALLS PUZZLES POLICE KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.. Jan. 19 J. E. Bratton, formor under-sheriff, was shot to death in his home hore onrly today undor mysterious circum-' stances. Officers professed thoy be- j llovetl Bratton shot hlnmolf, though Mrs. Bratton declared a masked in-; truder fired the fatal shot. She said t when sho opened tho door of her room, adjoining that of her husband, tho man fired a shot nt her and fled. The fatnl Bhot was Inflicted in tho right side of Bratton's head, back of the car. His automatic pistol was found on tho floor and two empty cartridge shells, fitting tho gun wore found. An autopsy on tho body of Brat ton is to be performed today by Dr. Frank Mcnne, autopsy surgeon for the city of Portlund, who Is hero on busi ness. The inquost will bo held this ufternoon. , ' Authorities Imped to ascertain by the autopsy whether the tragedy wns murder or suicide. Officers said, after an Investigation today that he cause tho shooting ws dono with the victim's own gun and because there were no footprints on tho snow-covered porch over which Mpd. Bratton said the mayor fled, they wero inclined to tho Buicfdo theory. KLAN MEETS 10 PORTLAND, Ore., Jnn. 19. A meeting of tho Good Government league of Oregon here today brought together delegates from many parts of the state to endorse candidates for United States senator, representatives In congress and state offices to be voted on at tho May primaries. Dele gates to the league meetings are members of the Ku Klux Klan. K. K. Kubll of Portland was prominently mentioned as favorite among the del egates for endorsement for tho re publican nomination for United States senator. TO SETTLE IN US. A. DETROIT, . Jan. 19. Unhampored by immigration quota restrictions that restrict tho entrance of Europeans and Asiatics, Canndlnns are flocking into thlH country, taxing the Detroit immi gration office to Its utmoBt, It Is loarncd. . A ruslk from Oannda began beforo tho Christmas holidays, Immigration officials say and thoy ostlmate that 60000 Canadians have, entered the United States at this point by legiti mate ronton since then. CRAZY. SHOOTS RKDW'OOD C1TV. Cal.. Jan. 19. Archio C. McKendry. wenlthy rancher of Menlo I'ark. who set fire to a largo burn on his 200 acre ranch, and then hold police officors at bay with rifles and pistol from the top floor of his home, for several hours, - was finally captured hero last night after he had bcon shot down by a posse that en circled the place. Physicians at tho hospital to which he was sent here said that. McKen dry was suffering from a sudden fit NIGH MURDER WEALTHY CALIFORNIA RANCHER GOESIil DRY LAW 13 ASSAILED BY AGED SOLON Congressman Sherwood, Dem ocrat, of Ohio, Oldest Mem ber of House, Declares Vol stead Act Failure Cost Taxpayers Over . Thousand Million Dollars. WASHINGTON, Jan.- 19. Flour ishing an empty flask and assailing the activities of the anti-saloon league and Representative Upshaw, democrat of Georgia, Representative Sherwood, democrat, Ohio, 88 years old veteran of tho house 'of representatives told his colleagues today that "up to 1924, It Is Kunerally concedod that prohibi tion enforcement officors have failed to enforce tho law," and also charged that the use of narcotics had increas ed enormously since enactment of the dry laws.- Declaring that whon he was only 12 years old, ho had signed a tem perance pledge and would ."vote for no law which tolerated Intoxicating liquor aB a beverage," he Insisted that prohililtlon had , failed 'to pronioii. although It had cost the taxpayers "over a thousand million aouars m revenue In the last two years." . ' "Attorney General Daugherty con cedes tho fnlluro," he Bald. "He con-' cedes tho fnlluro to onforco the law, when ho asks for an appropriation of $20,000,000 by congroBs to build a fleet of vessels to enforce the law on' the Atlantic const, only." He cited figures to show that there was a mounting consumption of Brit ish liquors In the United States, plao.-, lug the 1923 exports from that coun try at '5.000.000, gallons, compared with' 22,000,000 gallons the yoar'bo---fore. ' . - ' '".'. . Booxo Drinking Increases.. "B'.neo the passage by congress of , the Volstead act," suid Mr. Sherwood, "Thoro has been a large Increaso In . booze drinking among young men and , young girls. It hns become a men- , ace to ordorly Bocloty. I "Men who never Indulged In liquor beforo are now carrying flasks In hip , pockets loaded with moonshine or bootleg whiskey, and young girls are . induced to drink the vile stuff in dance halls and automobiles parked along lonesome roods. It Is a moral menace now and It Is growing worse." - When the eighteenth amendment was proposed, ho asserted, the antl saloon leaguo promised that "It would . ..in. in the minimum, would largely reduce the divorce evil, would abolish drunkenness,. woum mane HtininnM iirnnneritv bv Inducing the earnings of the Industrial classes to go into hoineB instead of Into Intoxicants, , and would empty our Jails and peni- , tcntlarles." Crlmu Has Increased. "After four years of experience," he suid, "we find that not one single promise made by tho proponents of , prohibition has been kept. Crime has Increased forty per cent; divorces in some fifty cities havo Increased 35 . por cent; and murdora havo increased forty per cent. And worse tha.n all the calamities that have happoned since the Volstead act Is tho fearful . record of the dope fiends, or narootlo nddicts, now numbering nearly a mil lion victims, as representated by the' highest medical authorities." Charging Representative 'Upshaw with 'skyrocket oratory," Mr. Sher-' wood said his Georgia colleague' had ' "failed to point out a slnglo benotlt to ; olther an Individual or to the state," because of prohibition. "This bold attltudo required the gall of a cur- ' mudgeon, and the audacity of a Chl ncso bandit," ho declared, character izing Mr.: Upshaw as "the reincarna tion of, tho old Puritans of .tho 17th century,, who hung Quakers In Con necticut and burned witches In Massa chusetts." ' , Ijcague Is Scored. ' "If tho anti-saloon leaguo should induco this congress to amend the Volstoad act by , adding the twelve ' amendments suggested by the gentle man from Oeorgla," ho added, , ")t ', rcnntlnuert on Page Six) UP SHERIFF S POSSE of insanity.. He was stricken simi larly two years ago, local' reports Show. . - ' The man wns shot down and cap tured when he emergod from the houso to engage In battle' with' the officers. Before he was wounded he managed to break the windshield and tear tho top oft the machine brought by Sheriff T. C. McOovern with rifle bullets. .... ' - McKendry received two wounds 'in the leg and one in the hip. ' Ho will recover. ;