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Weather Year Ago
Prediction Fair
Maximum yetiUsrday 43
Minimum today S3
Maximum 63
Minimum 29
Pally Eighteenth Tear. '
Weekly Fifty-Third year.
MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1924
NO. 286
$115,000 Libel Suit
Against Henry Ford
Charge Politicians
$10 Per Minute for
Radio Broadcasting
American Dog Derby Won. by
Olcott Zarn, 16 Year Old 'Kid'
R.R.FREIGHT
Ordered Dismissed
nAIIHUFRTV
EFFORT IN
Pemocrats Join With G. 0. P,
' Regulars in Voting Down Ef
fort of Insurgents to Reim-
pose: Excess Profits Tax
; Beer Tax for Bonus Also Is
; Voted Down.
i WASHINGTON, Feb. 83. An at
tempt to restore the excess profits
tai was defeated today In the house.
; The vote was on an amendment to
tjte revenue bill offered by represen
tative Frear, republican Insurgent,
Wisconsin, which proposed reenact
meut of the law repealed In 1821
wlln slightly different rates.
',. The amendment was rejected, 157
to ,74. Republican insurgents favor
ing It had the support, of about half
the- democrats present.
,VA substitute amendment by Hen
reaentative Hill, republican, Mary
land, proposing to. allow beer con
taining 2.75 per cent of alcohol and
tq, levy tax of twenty cents a gallon
On It, was thrown out on a point of
order, sustained by the nouse, iu
to 8.
Representative Hill argued Buch a
tax would raise 500,000,000
annu-
ally and permit payment of a soldiers'
bonus.
- -New difficulties in fixing a proposed '
increased scale of rates tor the estate
fat, coupled with a break in republl-
Can ranks over the advisability of such
ai move, caused Chairman Oreen of
the ways and means committee to ask
tjidt this section be passed over today
fend -'taken up out of lis regular turn j
nxl week. . .
' Some-. republicans,., -including Mr.
Oreen.: favor tlie tnWoHse'Bnd a pro-
posed gift tax. The republicans de-1
fumed such 0. move in committee and
tqe democrats have sponsored it since, j
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CHICAGO, Feb. 23, Frederick
Wright, correspondent in Mexico City
for the Chicago Tribune, has been or-
dered deported from Mexico by the
secretary of the Interior, on charges
of "persistent misinterpretation of po
lltlcal news," according to a special
dispatch from lilm in today's Chicago
Tribune
The charge was made, the dispatch
slates, after an Investigation or an ar
ticle in the Tribune oil January 6 re
garding the destruction of the hacien
da of Mrs. Rosalie Evans in the state
of Puebla.
Wright knew nothing about the ar
ticle, which was written under date
of Monterey, Mexico, by Ralph Cam
eron, now In the United States, the
Tribune says.
The story told of Operations of Ob
regon troops under General Almazan
against the property of Mrs. Evans, a
native of Brownsville, Texas. The
buildings on the estate were burned
. -jpnd ' Mrs. Evans escaped because of
the fidelity of servants, although her
present whereabouts are unknown.
Mrs. Evans' case wag the subject of
special warning to Mexico from
Charles Beecher Warren, newly ap
pointed United States ambassador to
Mexico while he was in Mexico City
last summer on the claims convention
mission, the Tribune says.
Senator Greene Still Bettor.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Steady
Improvement continues todny In the
condition of Senator Frank L. Greene
of Vermont.
- "Senator Greene's condition Is Im
proved this morning and it Is more
encouraging than at any other time,"
Dr. Thomas Llnvllle said.
HOUSE FAILS
CORRESPONDENT 0
DEFEATED PEACE PRIZE CONTESTANT
NEW YORK. Feb. SS. A summons
and complaint for 11.100.000 dam
ages was filed against Edward W.
Bok, donor of the American peace
award, today by Frank Hendrjck, a
lawyer, who was one of the more than
22,000 persons to submit peace plans
in competition for a 1100,000 prite.
Hendrkk based his suit on the con-
,
NEW YORK, Feb. 23 Federal
Judge Knox today dismissed the
1115,000 writ of attachment ob-
tallied against Henry Ford by
Herman Bernstein, Jewish editor,
In Bernstein's 1200,000 libel suit
against the manufacturer.
The court held that Bernstein
had failed to show sufficient 4
proof to warrant the seizure and
retontion of the money under the
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DEFENSE OF All!
WASHINGTON, Fob. 23. C. Bas
com Slemp, secretary to President
Coolldge, agreed today to appear be
fore the senate oil fommittee Monday.
Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana,
chlof prosecutor In the oil scandal,
called Mr. Slemp on the telephone
and the secretary readjly agreod to
'appear.
I while
Senator Walsh declined to
'indicate the subject matter on which
I Mr. Slemp would be questioned. It
was understood that the committee
desires to ask about the extent of any
communication he has had with gov
ernment officials and others concorn-
lng the oil inquiry since the beginning
of the startling disclosures a month
ago.
Senator Walsh expectB to confer
late today with the chief accountant
who has been conducting the examln-
atlon of the books of Harry Payne
Whitney and, J. P. Benkard and com.
pany at New York
Chairman. Lenroot announced to-1
dav hb" would lay before the commit
tee the letter written him by B. L.
Doheny and demanding that Senator
wheeler, democrat. Montana, De
called to give tne racts on wnicn n
bases his recent reports In the senate
against Attorney General Dougherty.
The committee. Mr. Lenroot said,
could take whatever action It might
deem appropriate.
When his attention was directed to
the letter, Senator Wheeler said that
he would appear before the commit
tee if invited.
"This is merely an attempt by Do
heny." he said, "to drag a red herring
across the trnll for the Daugherty In
vestigation. What the people want is
an investigation of the attorney gen-
ernl himself. That is tho main Issue.
After that Is over they can Investigates
me ,l" they want to'
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GOES
GEN LDAUGHERTY
HABOR GOVERNMENT
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LONDON, .Feb. 23. (By -the Asso
ciated Press.) Anti-govcnment poll
t:cians and newspapers are mahtns
much of the difficulties of the gov
ernment's position in parliami-.ul shown
twict this week, first when lis defeat
oa'ii; to the pacifist expressions ot
t.He under secrtary for air. Willlim
Linch, was averted by the speaker;
secondly, when its adhesion to the late
gov;rnment's cruiser program aroused
pnn.i f.ts among the. labor rank and file
and it only triumphed through the
sunpcrl of the conservatives.
On the second occasion about : la
bc.rlus refused to vote and one voted
fjaiust the government. The hostile
r,f n.Kifcpers declare that the dissatis
tnctlcn. among labor with what th'T
re-r.-ird as the government's conces
sions to militarism, mantfebtei-. 1" II."
adoption of the air force and cruiser
schemes of the late administration, Is
growing bo rapidly that a crisis may
be expected and, they predict that the
government will not last, beyond mid
summer.
FOR OVER MILLION DOLI
tention that the plan submitted by
him. "if fairly considered." would
have been unanimously selected os
the prise winner. In some quarters here It Is pointed
The demand for $100,000 to for thlOUt that the refusal of clearances, If
prize offered by the former publisher carr)ed out too liberally, would mean a
nna me buiv iur ii,vuv,uuv ,w,,cnc.,w,
Hendrlck contends, the value of tha
publicity Mr. Bok has received as
result of the prize award. 1
unuuiiLiu i
MUST QUIT
SAYS BORAH
Idaho Senator Ready to Start
Impeachment Proceedings
Against Attorney General
Man of Highest Character
Needed at Head of Depart
ment of Justice.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Leadlnc
a renewed attack on Attorney Gene
ral Daugherty today In the senate,
Senator Borah republican, Idaho, de
clared he was willing to help lay the
foundation for Impeachment pro
ceedings to get- Mr. Daugherty out of
the cabinet.:
The senator's offer was made dur
ing a general debate in which the po
sition taken by the republican senate
leaders who have demanded Mr.
Dnugherty's immediate retirement
was defended by Democratic Leader
Robinson who declured National
Chairman Adams by taking an oppos
ing position had sought only to con
fuse the issue.
"Mr. Daugherty should realize,'
said Senator Borah, "there are times
when a' man must muke personal sac
rifices for public good. I have no
present Interest in tho charges made
against him, but the situation calls
for a man at the head of that depart
ment of transcendent ability, physical
health and vigor and holding the ut
most public confidence.
"I look upon the .department of
justice as the key to the whole situa
tion as it now lies. It must be ap
parent that legal proceedings must
be had not only for recovery of prop
erty but for tho punishment of guilty!
j persons, .not only in tho oil lease cases,
I but In those relating to the veteran's
bureaui alien .prqperty and other mat-
it-ra. iia merely a matter Or PUDUC
duty to try to get at the head of the
department for handling these mat
ters a man who has the public confi
dence. . '
Imiwaclinicnt Only Way.
"The greatest evil flowing out of
tho matter under Investigation during
the past seven weeks hn not been th
I loss of some oil or the possible escape
or one or more guilty persons. It is
that from center to circumference the
people have come to doubt, tho effic
iency, the competency. If not the
cleanness of their government. Every
senator should be ready to sacrifice
not only his party, but himself to
correct the situation."
The only way for the senate to act,
he said, was by impeachment and ho for the democratic presidential nomin
added thot he was willing to joln-wlth ation declared himself for a policy of
anyone In laying the foundation for strict isolation for the United States
,,,' ,. ' I in foreign affairs and denounced gov-
Joining In the attack on Attorney Brnment officials who after leaving
General Daugherty, Senator Hcflln, ernment orclals- wn' oner leaving
democrat, Alabama, charged that ofrlce' accePted nrlvatJ employment
Harry F. Sinclair and E. L. "Doheny wlth " lnterests during the course of
hnd been rewarded with the naval n,s Washington day address here laBt
oil reserves, for campaign contribu-' night. ' The oil lease revelations Sen
Hons made .to the republican party, j ator Reed said, "have shocked the pub
, "Sinclair ; has got his," he said, lie conscience and almost destroyed
Doheny has got his. And they are the faith of the nation in its govern
both out for President Coolldge for m6nt
hr,!'!t,h,en;,l;?lertI, '"""i Former President Wilson was pra.s-
Ohio and Denby is slated to head the ed for his refuRal 10 Dracllce law "be
republican delegation from Mlchl- fore offlcers whom he had appointed."
gam" - -l: ' ' ' I In foreign affairs a policy of un-
H declared Fran If A. Vnn.wiin'comDromisinir isolation was favored bv
should be recalled by the oil commit -
tee for a more thorough questioning.
TQ AGREE TO U. S.
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OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 23. Renorts'
of Increased aotlvltles of rum runners
along the Atlantic coast have given!
rise t.o speculation here as to the nrob -
able date of the conclusion of the pact
between Canada and the i!nitH
Id ourU liquor smuggling. , "
i, About "a month ago the Canadian
government sent proposals to Wash
ington based on the discussions of the
Ottawa conference between represen
tatives of the two countries but It Is
understood Canada has been unable to
accept the measures suggested by the
CANADA UNABLE
BOOZE PROGRAM
united states. I um "it ,o..-
Th nnmininn , , ington Thursday, were held here this
uZ Jn . . BovernmeD- U 18 morning. The body, accompanied by
known, did not favor extradition of a ,arKe party of senators and repre
persons suspected of rum running. 'sentatlves and friends of -the dead
Canada also disapproved the request congressman, arrived from the . na
of the United States that clearances tlonal capital on on early morning
be refused ony ship thot might divert traln- Congressional delegations
its liquor to American ports, although wh,ch at,5,nded. 'he ,un!ra, ne"de,J
,,, rii..o,. '? Senators Ransdell and Broussard of
tne Ottawa government made some ..,, . H i,,o,n n...
cencessisons for the closer supervia-
Ion of clearance paper.
virtual embargo on the export of Cana
dian liquors to any country on the
North American continent
r 1 ' V' ll f
TV V x '
I.ydla Hutrhlnson 1lh Mny-A
was to have pHKil the twini tutor
ten of Mt)iitTC4il undiT Canadian co
Asliton,
Ida., today. Sickness of
draw.
ASHTON, Idaho, Foh. 23. Youth
was served with a. vengeance yester
day when 16 year old Olcott Zarn,
"The Kid" outfought and outmaneu
vered seven veterans of the snow
trails and won the 25 milo American
tdog derby in. two hours, 22 minutes
and 40 seconds. .
Zarn dashed In ono minute and 57
seconds ahead of Warren Cordlugley,
who placed second and ten minutes
nhend of the' red$l)tnble "Shorty"
Kinfiiii ui uiu-iibh, tiiu iici-
formed the, almost Impossible and
SENATOR REED ON
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PEORIA, 111., Feb. 23. Senator
James A. Reed of Missouri, candidate
; Senator Reed who called for a reaf-
firmation of the doctrines eunclated
by George Washington In his farewell
address. The candidate scored Wil
liam Olbbs McAdoo for his proposed
referendum on the question of partici
pation In world affairs.
The Noted Dead
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23. General
C. E. Adams, past commander in chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
dropped dead today while mowing the
lawn In front of his residence here. He
came 10 kB Angeles two years ago
' from Omaha, Neb. He was elected
head of the G. A. R. ot the Portland,
Ore., convention of 1918, holding the
office one year. He was a private In
the Civil war and during the World
war was active in the quartermaster
corps In Washington. .
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 23 Funeral
services for Henry Oarland Duprc,
member of congress from the second
berger of California.
Flrpo Bout Off Again.
BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 23. (By tha
associated Press.) The bout between
Lola Angel Flrpo and Farmer Lodge,
set for tonight, has been- postponed un
til Sunday because ot rain.
-Gnu. tho famous girl driver who
ill by Hit' Winter SiMirts Commit-
lors In -the Aim-riciin dog ilfrgy at
lny-A-(iau forced her to wltli-
brought his' leaderless string in fourth.
"Smoky" Gaston, ynst year's cham
pion took third: ' "Tud" Kent, -four
times winner of the race and favorite
this year, dropped out at the start of
the third and last lap, on account 'of
two almost exhausted dogs. . ,
. "The Kid" finished with an ex
hausted dog 1 his sledge. The record
for the course Is two hours and nine
miuutcs. . Tho dog shown above was
taken sick so' was withdrawn" "and
Miss Hutchison did not take part in
the race.
Oregon News
in Brief
PENDLETON, Ore., Fob. 23. Five
hundred members of tho Odd Fellows
lodge of Umatilla and Morrow ooun-
ties are gathered In Pendleton todayd
for their annual district convention.
A special session of the grand lodge
will he held nt one o'clock with a
parade scheduled for this nfternoon nt1
four o'clock. At six there will De a
banquet and at 7:30 there will be ex
enipllfiflcutlon of first degree work
featuring tenms of the various
lodges.
SALEM, Ore., Fob. 23. Milton A.
Miller, former Internal revenue col
lector at Portland, was this morning
appointed as a member ot the state
text book commission by Governor
pierce to succeed HarriBOn O. Piatt,
of Portland, resigned.
Governor Pierce also announced tho
appointment of A. C. , Marstors of
Itosuliurg to succeed himself on the
stuto fair board. .. - .
ROSEHURO, Ore., Fob. ' 23. Forty
six carloads of Broccoli have been
shipped to the coast and, eastern mar
kets up to the present' time, it was re
ported today. The crop Is coming on
slowly due to cool weather, but this
condition Is very acceptable to the
growers as the delay permltB the Cali
fornia crop of cauliflower to be ab
sorbed by tho market, and eliminates
It from competition. The price Is not
as good as hoped, but It Is expected
that this will, Improve, as the aCllfor
nia crop Is disposed of.
ROSEBURO, Ore., Feb. 23. Delega
tions f Cons Hay Pirates and Grants
Pass Cavemen were scheduled to ar
rive In Roseburg this evening for the
Initiation of the Umpqua Chiefs of
Roseburg Into the ranks of the humor
ous booster clubs of the state., The
ceremonies Blurt with a banquet-, at
5 o'clock at which only Umpqua- valley
products will be served. A., parade
takes place nt 7:30 p. m. followed. by
public Initiation and dance at. the
Armory.
Wire Report On '
Foreign Money
NEW YORK, Feb. 23. Sharp re
covery of French exchange today fol
lowed passage by the chamber of
deputies of Premier Poincare's entire
taxation and economy plan. The price
of the franc at the opening of the
market . soared 12V& points to,. 4. is
cents, almost thirty points above Its
recent record low level.
King Victor Has Fla
ROME, Feb. 23. (By Associated
Press). King Victor Emmanuel la
confined to his bed with influenza,
His projected trip to Flume in connec
tion with the annexation ot that city
to Italy has been postponed, -
NEW YORK, Feb. 23. A
charge of 910 a. minute will be 4
4 made of political campaigners t
fr who reach a radio audience thru
broadcasting station WEAF. of-
4 ficlals In charge of the station 4
4- said.
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SPOKANE, Fob. 23. Dlscovory of
a ledge of gold declared to vary from
16 to 40 feet In width and to aBsay
from $12 to $564 to the ton was an
nounced today by Louis Mayer, an old
time prospector and minor. It Is about
throe miles east of this city, on a tract
of 125 acres belonging to Mrs. Anna
11. Williams of Seattle.
Extent and gold content of the find
have been verified by a representative
of the Spokane Chronicle who visited
the slto and by an assay by chemists
of this city.
The ledge, Mr. Mayer said, has been
outcropplngii In various parts of tho
property. ITo Bald It Is easily accea-.
sible and of free milling nature.
. Mr. Mayor said the discovery 1b the
largest Knowing of gold tie has. ever
seen in thirty-five years of prospect
ing from the Klondike to ' South
America.
GUESTS FORCED TO
FLEE IN
Fl
' TACOMA, Feb. 23. All available
fire departments In the city fought a
fire tn a hotel and warehouse in the
business district this morning. At li
o'clock the fire was still beyond con
trol, and the loss at that time was
estimated at $160,000
Efforts wore
centered to keep the - blaze from
spreading to adjoining buildings. Fire
men were confident of preventing
spread of tho flames unless the
charred
walls of the hotel building
fall in.
Tk.'i.. ,., ,h hni.i hHHinr
wan used as a furniture warehouse by
the Stone-Fisher Department store,
The store renorted Its loss at S13S.0O0
which Includes the building and the
siorea lurnuure. ino nuiei uyuip.ii.iL
The fire Is believed to' have resulted
from an explosion In the basement.
The flames spread fast and numerous
hotel guests were forced to flee to tho
streets in tholr night clothes when
aroused at nine o'clock this morning.
Few of the guests saved any porsonal
affects.
A. large crowd of people hampered
the firemen in fighting the flames
which wore in tho heart of the retail
district.
LEAKING GAS PIPE -
KILLS FAMILY OF 4
. . r . . . . ,nin , r T. 1. o -1
mnihni- and three small children were
asphyxiated and thirteen other per -
sons suffered from the effects of in-
haling gas which leaked from a. main
here today. Members of four fam-
Hies wore rendered unconscious by the
fumes,
Thn limli Mrs. .Tnsenh Prenzl hor
son, Johp, 8 years; daughter, Clara, 3
years, and an Infant son, Daniel, eignt
months.
;jThe father and five other children
were resuscitated by the police. .
iThe gas main was broken by fro.
and the freed gas followed a water
tatari,! unrio thn nnvAmnnt Into tho
cellars of two dwellings.
FIND
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MILES
ROM SPOKAN
NEBRASKA FARM-LABOR PARTY ASKS
LA FOLLETTE TO QUIT G. 0. P. AND RUN
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Feb. 23.
Progressive party members of ' Ne
braska recommended a slate of no
tional and state candidates for nom
ination at the state primary April 8,
selocted delegates to the national farmer-labor
political convention at SU
Paul, Minn., May 30, and called on
United States Senator LaFollette - of
Wisconsin to quit the republican
party at Inst night's session of their
state convention. -
II CAUSE
FARM LOSS
U. S. Railroads in Public State
ment, Deny Freight Rates
Factor in Low Farm Profits .
Supply and Demand Fixes
Prices Statistics Presented
to Support Claim.
WASHINOTON, Feb. 23. The rail
roads, through the bureau of railway
economics maintained by them here,
Issuod a statement designed to show
that freight rates on farm products are
not responsible for the fluctuations In
the prices paid to producers.
The statement presented the results
of a study ot the prices paid to pro
ducers on wheat, corn, oats, livestock
and was a reply to the contention of
Secretary Wallace that freight rates
to aid the agricultural situation.
I "The cost of living at present," said
the statement Is 72.1 per cent greater
than In i 1913. The average hourly
: wages of unionized workers Increased
1 93 per cent between 1913 and 1922,
I and have , Increased - from 6 to 10 per
I cent since 1922, so that union wages
I are now more than 100 per cent great
' er than In 1913. ; The hourly wages are
now more than 10 per oent greater
than -In 1913. - The hourly wages of
railway employes have Increased 133
per cent Blnce 1913, while their annual
earning have - Increased k97. pets cent,'
fTeisnx rates generally now are
64 per cent above 1913. According to
Secretary Wallace', ' freight rates . on
wheat -from country shipping points
j to primary markets are 45 per cent .
L above the prewar rates. Railway
taxes per miles are 160 per cent higher
now than In 1913. Because the- in
crease of living and In wages, it ts evi
dent that the cost ot transportation
service, considered as one factor of
distribution, Is lower relatively than
the cost of other services Involved In
producers and consumers." . '
Tho bureau declared Its study tend
ed to show that In marketing com-
lalUe 8uclJ wheat corn and oat8
I where supply and.demand is the meas-
"re of competition "and where freight
rates do not change the fluctuation of
far murlces upward and downward, is
due entirely to causes beyond the In-
rlU8nce 0f Io(jai fate costg.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. J8.-Local
authorities were lhformed today1 of
the arrest at Chicago of John Lingo
and George Martin, In whose posses
sion were found newspaper clippings,
giving details of the murder here two
years ago ot Mrs. Omer R. Woods for
whoso death the slain woman's hus-
band was xeouted last month. Lingo
'and Martin, according to Information
: to 'Salt lake authorities ore held for
! Investigation In Chicago,
It was the contention of Omer R.
woods, even wnen ne was neiore tne
I "r'ns squad, that two robbers, one of
: whom he thought A. C. Vadney of
Council, Idaho, and not he, killed hia
,wue. .
I MrB' Wooa8 was nn lnva"d. She
wns chocked to death as she lay In
I bed In tho Woods apartment homo
here and then an attempt made to sot
, fire to the bed.
! Woods was a' native of Tennessee
'and a former probate judge In Idaho.
After recommending W. J. Taylor
of Merna, as the party's candidate for
United- States senator, the delegates
adopted a resolution calling on La
Follette to "help lead the ever-rising
tide of revolt against the capitalists
Interests and join with us In the grow
ing farmor-labor movement."
The Rev. J. L. Beebe of Omaha,
chairman of the ' party's executive
committee was mode delegate it large
to the St. Paul convention.