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ni.-y 1." trr BTTfl MEDFORD 1 The Weather Prediction Knin Maximum yesterday 2 Minimum today - 32.5 Weather Year Ago Maximum 00 atiiilmum 38.5 Dsllv Eighteenth Tear. Weekly Fifty-Third Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH (5, 192-t NO. 296 yiAIL TRIBUNE PRESIDENT'S DRAGGED IN j Committee Unearths Two Telegrams From Coolidge to McLean Which President Explains Are Official and Personal and Not Related to Oil in Any Way. WASHINGTON. Mnrch The January 13 telegram, Senator Lodge said, today referring to "Prescotf was "perfectly trivial," and "per fectly explainable." The senator said that Slomp was In Florida; that, the president did not know his cxnct whereabouts and hud telegraphed McLean because ho as sumed McLean would know. The president, he added, hnd been unable to communicate with Mr. Prescott, chairman of the republican organization with whom he desired to consult on District of Columbia mat ters and know that Slomp would be able to tell him with whom he should confer. "That's the whole story In the tele gram," Senator Lodge declared. Senator Harrison, democrat, Missis sippi, asked whether Senator Lodge "thought it at all strange that Mc Lean should know the whereabouts of Slomp when the presldont himself did not." "I think he knew McLean had been with Slemp,"' replied Senator Lodge. "Then the president knew when Sleinp left for Florida that ho would see McLean?" persisted the Missis sippi senator. "I think It Is little short of an out rage," said Senator Lodge, "to bring the president's name in hero in a place where he cannot speak for. him self.' .." '"",. "I think ho shoutd'he " ilftod above' the debate that has been running here for several weeks, which has boon based on gatherings of the gutter, on whisperings of the corridors, on news paper reports every sort of rumor and calumny and false story, many of which have beon exposed as abso lutely false." WASHINGTON. Mar. 6. Two tele grams sent by President Coolidge to Edward B. McLean in Florida were read today into the record of 'the, oil committee. Immediately afterward the president issued a statement say ing that the matters referred to in the messages related to questions of local government in the Dl :trict of Columbia. Immediately after the reading of President Coolldge's m hush pes to Mc Lean, the White Houre announced the president was preparing a statement. President Coolidge issued this state ment: "The telegram related to the dis trict commissioner. Samuel J. rrea cott is the republican city chairman and the president desired to ennfer with him regarding district matters." "The telegrams 1 exchanged were similar -to others- resolved and sent out in that connection. It amounted simply to- an exchange of amenities." President Coolidge later made this statement relative to the second telc Atram nnt to J3. Tl McLean, Washing ton publisher, under date of February 12: "The telegram sent to Mr. Mclean on February 12 was in regard to a message from Mr. McLean congratu lating the president on his Lincoln's birthday Address in New York." C. liascom Slemp, secretary to Pres ident Coolidge later issued a state ment correcting tho' previous White House announcement with respect to the McLean telegram of February 12. The statement said: . "The telegram sent to Mr. McLean under date of February 12 was in an swer to a telegram received from Mc Lean congratulating the president on his statement with respect to the senate resolution calling 1 for the resignation of Kdwin Denby an secre tary of the navy." "Owing to tho date of the telegrams It was at first thought it related to the president's Lincoln day address at New York. An examination of the (Continued on 'Pair Eight) CONGRESSMAN DEC! IS RESPONSIBLE WASHINGTON, March 6. A bitter attack on Henry Ford was delivered ' In the house today by Representative I.aGuardla, republican, New York, during debate on the bill providing for acceptance of the Ford offer for Muscle Shoals. He declared that ir given Muscle Shoals. Mr. Ford would become the -industrial king of the nation," and that it was possible ,n time ' war that he might be 'bound on 'irToace Forbes Pleads Not Guilty; Bail $10,000; Trial Set Mar. 17tk WASHINGTON', March 6. Charles R. Forbes, former dlrec- tor of the veterans' bureau, plead- ed not guilty today before a Unl- ted States commissioner to the charges of fraud, conspiracy nnd bribery, handed down by a Chi- cago grand jury. Bond was fixed at $10,000, which Forbes immediately furn- Ished. Ho will appear In federal court at Chicago for trial on March 17. ACCUSHMSRAFT Dept. of Justice Called Upon to Name Congressmen Involv ed in Veteran Bureau Cor ruption Exact Charges Also Requested. . WASHINGTON, March 6. A reso lution calling upon the department of justice for the identity of two ho u so members charged with bribery in a Chicago grand jury report was reported today by the house rules committee. The department also is asked to give exact charges against the twoj members. The action of the com mittee was unanimous. WASHINGTON, Muih 6 A move ment gained ground in the house to day to establish the Identity of the two representatives charged in tho re port of a Chicago grand jury with being guilty of bribery. The situation was discussed at a conference attended by Spoaker Gll lett, republican leader, Representative Longworth. Chairman Srfell of the rules committee and Democratic Leader Garrett who has introduced a resolution of inquiry. Afterward Mr. Snell announced that tho rules committee, to which the Garrett resolution wns referred, woi.id meet later in the day. It was indicated the committee might take some action to obtain Information from the department of justice. Publication of reports that two un r amcd house members are charged wih wrong-doing has led to many fast flying rumors as to their Identity. As it stands in the view of many rep resentatives the entire membership of the house is under suspicion. L'ntil ioday Mr. Snell had taken th position that it would be inadvis able for the rules committee to net on the Oanrctt resolution as any such move might embarrass the depart ment of justice In its announced inten tion of laying the case before the grand jury here. Representative Crisp, democrat, Georgia, introduced a resolution to day calling on President Coolidge to inform the house of the names of the two representatives Involved. SEEN IN ROSEBURG PORTLAND, Ore., Mnr. 6. Lognn F. Hoe, messenger for tho Security Savings and TruHt company who dis appeared Monday after Rending sui cide notes to his mother and step father, spent Tuesday night in Rose burg, enroute to San Francisco, local police were Informed today. Deputy Sheriff Shambrook wired today that the clerk at the Douglas hotel there has positively identified the lad from photographs reproduced In Portland papers. FOR JEW MASSACRES ship trying to get the boys out of the trenches." He added that the only person Mr. Ford got out of the trenches in the last war was "his own son." Mr. Ford, Representative LaGuardia said "through insidious propaganda," was responsible for the massacre of the Jews In Poland in 1919 and 1920. To give him Muscle Shoals, he Bald, would "make Teapot Dome look like petit larceny. BE DEMANDS FOR INCOME TAX CUT ON "23 PROFITS Committee Favors Resolution to Apply 25 Per Cent Cut to Regular Income Tax Re ported March 15th Govt. Experts Declare New Tax Bill Costly One. WASHINGTON. Mar. 6. The sen ate finance committee decided today to seek Immediate enactment of a Joint resolution providing for a 25 per cent reduction in personal Income taxes payable this year so that it may apply on the installment due March 15. Provision for such a reduction was proposed by the house In the revenue bill. Bnactmcnt of that measure, however, is not possible before March 15, and leaders hope by passage of a Joint resolution to avoid the necessity of making refunds on first install ments, which now would havo to bo paid in full. Chairman Smoot was instructed to confer with Chairman Green of tho house ways and means committee on the prospects for such action, and Mr. Green gave his approval. The one-fourth reduction would ap ply to all personal income taxes of 1923 which are payable this year. The revenue bill was formally pre sented to. mo committee toaay, air. Smoot calling on Joseph McCoy, gov ernment actuary, for estimates of the effect on government receipts of the measure as passed by the house. The estimates wero that the measure would result in a loss of $446,270,000 In 1925, compared with the returns under tho present law.. Sonator Smoot - said this . would make a RhorUiffti of $100,000,000 In funds to carry on the ordinary oper ating expenses of the government, ex clusive of a soldier bonus or other special appropriations. Daily sessions of the committee will bo continued and Chairman Smoot predicted a -report In about three weeks. Secretary Mellon will appear to morrow. Oregon News in Brief BEND, Ore., March 6. Tho Dalles Pend pony express race, held for the first time last Juno, will probably be run again this year, according to Len Nichols of Prlnevllle, manager of the 1923 race. Nichols announced that he was receiving many inquiries about the possibilities of the race boing held this yenr. According to Nichols, sentiment seoms to favor reversing the race so as to have the rldors finish in Bend instead of The Dalles. A Fourth of .Inly celebration Is being arranged in Bend and It has been suggested the race be a feature of that celebration. SALEM. Ore., March 6. A. S. Rob ers of Tho Dalles, today filed his dec laration as a candidate for the repub lican nomination for state represen tative from Wasco county. PORTLAND, Ore., March 6 Harry V. Reed, chief deputy United States marshal, was arrested early today charged with drunkenness after his automobile had been wrecked In a collision with steel gtrders of Xlic Hawthorne bridge. Alex Davidson, an other deputy marshal, who was In the car, was badly cut in the crash and was attended at the emorgency hos pital. Reed was released on his own recognizance this morning to appear in the municipal court this afternoon. United States Marshal Hotchklss asked department of Justice agents hero to make a thorough investiga tion of the affair and report to him. PORTLAND, Ore., March 6. The trial of Albert and Joel H. Coe, for merly proprietors of the St. Nich olas cafeteria, charged with burning the restaurant November 9, started to day before Circuit Judge Rossian. It was alleged that the men burned the cafeteria for the purpose of collect ing Insurance. ASTORIA, Ore., March 6. Charles Thomas, 35, of Roseburg. Wash., has been missing since March 1, according . -rt mnrie hv his wife to the I local police. He came to Astoria last ' j t.innrt thpv have saiurnay. runm found that he made purchases here j u-a varai chprks. leading to HIIU - ; the belief that he had a considerable .nn, f mntlDV With him. Mrs. Thomas reported he had been in poor health for some time. Epiri&rd, French Champion, Which Will Race in United States This Year, Photographed at Paris PIVro Werthelmor's great thor oughbred will bo seen on American tracks this season. Tho owner has not announced his plans de finitely but It is likely that Kpln ard will be raced in somo of tho M'LEAN'S WIRE WASHINGTON, Mulch 6. Ono of the messages rend at tho open henr lng today wns sent from Palm Beach by Mr. McLean, December 28 to Francis MeAdoo. caro Miller, Oils and company, New York City. It said: "Mitchell Palmer Is going to give out a statement for nip today. 1 will havo It -read tot-yOrtf i.oitf. Washing ton. If you approve of it tell them to make it public. I.lo very careful, as Palmer is representing Fall nnd Sin clair and I do not want to havo my-; self used for their benefit. Wlro mo j results." I A telegram sent to Molcnn nt Pnlm ' Peach, January 2G, signed J. if. Fit?.- gerald (a MrLonn employe) was read by Mr. Walsh with tho explanation that the committee hnd decided it on the advice of another telegram from Fitzgerald for Sir Len n to "omit every other word." Omitting overy other word, tho telegram read: "Understand Montana man has stories printed yesterday, one tell your Illness nnd tho other you hnd been Dlegel's partner when he broke courso record Friday. If you want plan to straighten out what may bo embar rassing tanglo advise mo Harrington hotel and I'll put It on wire." From Palm Honrh on January 9 Fall telegraphed Chairman Ijonroot: "Am I to understand from recent telegrams you sent McLean that you hnve given Walsh authority to Btib poena me as witness?" Lenroot answered: "Thero In no such understanding. Walsh said he might wish to examine your secre tary." Passing of the Early Pioneer PENDLETON, Ore., March 6. Mrs. Mary C. Mossie, aged 79, a resident of this country for 38 yenrs and widow of tho late Jlenry Mossie, pio neer stockmnn of t'klnh, died last evening at 7:40 o'clock at her home, 717 Calvin street, death coming utter an illness of the past 'several years. Mrs. Mossie was horn November 9, 1844, in Monroe, Mleh. On April 3, 1864, occurred her marrlago to Henry Mossie, who was a soldier In tho civil war, being a member of tho Fifteenth Michigan volunteers. At tho closo of the war he returned homo safely, nl though ho had suffered severnl rnlnor woiinds. In the roll of 188(1 Mr. and Mrs. Mossie came to this country and settled near Ukiah. ROSEBURG, Ore., March 6 J. L. Clough, aged 79 years, ono of the pioneer stage drivers who drovo for many years between Canyonvllle and tho California line over the Oregon- California trail, died this morning alter a month s illness. When the railroad eliminated the old-time stage line Mr. Clough tok up a farm near Canyon ville, where he resided until death occurrod today. In tho old conven tion days he was a political leader in the democratic party, but during re cent yeare was not active. Ho never sought political office. He wag a native of Maine and came to Oregon when 18 years of age. A widow, a son. Huron, and daughter, noes, sur vive him. Barton Mnjr Succcoil Denny -WASHINGTON. Mar. 6. Theodore E. Burton, present member of the I house and former senator from Ohio. ' is one of those now being considered I by President Coolidge for appoint ment uh secretary of the navy 10 M100 JR.. IS M ADLPUBLIC British cup features before being shipped to this country for a aeries of meetings with Zev and the other claimants to championship honors. The photograph shows Eplhurd, with Jocky Hayncs up. 'HELLO' GIRL ON STAND TELLS OF WASHINGTON, March 6. W. O. Ducksteln announced today that W. J. nurna permitted him to uso tho de partment of Justice codo to decipher messages from McLean. Another "Mary" mcssngo In code was urcmmteU. L,lko tho other it was addressed to W. O. Ducksteln, a Mc Lean employe nt Palm Beach. "Burns stnten," tho nioHHago said, "lawyer friendly to department said that nn Inquiry was on foot to ascer-( tain whether McLean wns regularly appointed a dollar a year man, and ! asked him to find out. "Department lawyer rnmo to Burns and Inquired. Burns said attorney goneral wns tho only porHon who could glvo Information regarding such appointment. "Evidently preparing for mudsllng Ing. Hums stales impossible to sny when he can get away. Boing kept hero on Dome hearing. Department liable to be cnllcd upon at any time for investigation nnd to prepare In junctions." Tho telegrams read also included another "Mnry" message. In which Mrs. Alnry Ducksteln, a secret agent of the department of Justice, Inform ed her husband, W. O. Ducksteln. a McLean omploye that "Burns" was uncertain when ho could get away from Washington. Mrs. Ducksteln wns placed on the stand when tho reading was conclud ed. She said that W. .1. Burns, chlof of tho Justice department's burcnu of Investigation, hnd changed previous plf,ns to go to Florida, because of a belief that the oil enmmittoo might need his assistance, but assorted that other expressions In her messages had neon personal uctwoen herself and her husband. Mary Qulgley, telephono operator for the Washington Post, mentioned In some of tho telegrams, was called. John Major of the post, wiring Mc Lean, hnd assorted she had listened on the lines while W. O. Duckstolll was talking. "1 repeated the conversation Duck steln hnd with his wife In nn off hand way," she snld, "not expecting them to bo. printed in every paper In tho land. I plugged n and out on the wlrct I heard hint say: 'I'm going down to Palm Bench tonight, l'vo got them all bowing to me now.' "Then I henrd Mrs. Ducksteln sny: 'Now. Billy, you've got tho right Idea at last.' "I didn't hear till tho conversation. He might havo been talking about anything. Pvo repeated a lot of things to Mr. Major from the wire. He has a sense of humor." Throughout a long cross-examination she clung stubbornly to hor story. Death Toll of the Automobile ASTORIA, Ore., March 6. Mrs. Peter Berg, 79, died In a hospital hero last night from Injuries received 24 hours before when ho was struck by an automobile. Rowling Uncord Smaxlird . CHICAGO, Mar. 6. Krank Knlr of Chicago broke the American bowling congress record In the singles today with a score of 732. The previous record of 729 was established by Wal ter l.undhcrg of Chicago In tho A. H. C. tournament at Toledo two years; ago. Kalr rolled games of 248, 275; nnd 211. . I LISTENING Grants Pass Farmer Killed By Boar, in Spite of Wife's Aid GRANTS PASS, Ore., March 6. Robert "C. Shipman, a farmer living two miles south of Grnnts Pass, was knocked down nnd klllod yestorday by a ferocious boar while ho was feeding his hogs. The boar bit Shipman on the log, severing tho femoral art- ery, which caused him to hleod profusely. Mrs. Shipman henrd her husband's crjes. but was un- able to summon help In time to 4- 4 save him from the attack of the hogs. F SPREADS; CALIF. Foot and Mouth Disease Jumps 12 Mile Gap in Alameda County Nearly 10,000 Animals Infected Child in San Pablo Victim. OAKLAND, Cnl., Mar. 6. Tho foot and mouth epidemic In contral Cali fornia has leaped a twelve mllo gap In lower Alnmeda. county and has atr tacked a herd of 360 cattlo on the Thompson and Alders ranch, It was reported today by tho exports In charge Two cattlo In tho herd wero, found to be lnfoctod, and wore Isolat ed for slaughter later. This was tho first instance of tho opldomlo break ing over the original lnfoctlon nroa. Tho number of infected herds was given .as 67 today, and 9468 nntmala were said to bo either infected or in Immediate danger of contracting tho disease. Thirty-nino of the lnfoctod herds havo been slaughtered. Bacteria was takon from a child near San Pablo who has symptoms of the rllscaso and an animal was Inocu lated with tho germs to observe tho effect. Tho rosult will bo made known In a fow days. Cattlo Kmbnrgo lit Canada. OTTAWA, ont., March 6 Importa tions Into Canada of livestock from any state of the Unitod States was prohibited by tho Canadian govern ment today as a further protection against the foot and mouth discuse. PArtia, Mar. . (By Associated Press.) Premier Polncar will place the resignation of his cabinet In the hands of President MUlcrand unless tho flnnnco committee of tho sonate approves tho fiscal measures for econ omy and Increased taxation as voted by the chamber of deputies and signi fies Its readiness to discuss them by next Tuesday. This ultimatum was delivered by tho premier to the fl nanco committee this evening. WARIIINOTON, Mar. 6. Procla mntion of now tariff rates on wheat nrul wheat prodiictH baHcd on tho tar iff commlHHion'n rorent inquiry haH linon rlHayrd until tomorrow by Presl dont Coolfdjje. - Tho prenlriont had Intended to sUrn tho proclamation today, but was pre vented hy inability to check tho fig ures presented hy tho commission. COMMITTEE CLAIMS CONTROLS THE WASHINGTON, March 6. Tho Anti-Saloon league was charged today with boing a representative of big business instead of tho Christian churches, in an open letter sent to members of congress by the joint leg islative commlttoo for modifying the Volstead act. Tho committee charged that the league had "broadcast" that it con trolled congress, and urged congress to Investigate where the money for the league came from. It quoted from A OY NFECTED POiNCARE AGAIN THREATENS TO QUIT BRING 511 10 CANCEL OIL LEASES Government Counsel to File Bills of Equity Next Week Demanding Return of Oil Lands Injunctions Against Further Oil Drilling to Be Asked. ' 'i WASHINGTON? March 6. Cancel lation of the government oil leases to tho Doheny and Sinclair Interests will be sought In bills of equity to be filed by the government oil counsel next week. The bills will ask for re turn of the naval reserves to the gov ernment on the ground that "fraud and Illegality wore involved." Injunctions also will be asked against further drilling and withdraw al of oil by Sinclair nnd Doheny com panies and the court will be requested to name rocelvers to control the prop erties pending completion of the liti gation. At the request of the special counsel, a special grand Jury will be empanelled here about April 1 to con sider the evidence so far brought out In the oil Inquiry. The bills for Injunctions being pre pared by Atloe Pomerone and Owen J. Roberts will bo filed in the federal district courts for Wyoming apd southern California. Thursday, March 13, has been sot by the federal judge at Cheyenne for a preliminary hearing on the Sinclair contracts, at which time the govern ment coucsel will be present. ' ' :. ' wt. CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 6. Judge T. Blake Kennedy of the United States district -court for Wyoming, today sot Thursday, March 13, at 10 a. m., for appearance before- him here of Atlee Pomorene and Owen J. Roberts, gov ernment oil counsel, to argue a mo tion in a government suit for annul ment of the Mammoth Oil company's lease on tho Teapot Dome naval oil . rc-Bervo. The date was set on tele- graphic request of the - government counsel and was accepted by them. Thero was no Information available here today concerning when the gov ernment suit will be filed. , U.S, ARCHBISHOPS ROME, March 6. (By the Associat ed Press.) Archbishop Hayes of New York and Archbishop Mundeleln ol Chicago havo been nominated aa card inals. , , j , ROME, March 8. Archbishop Hayes of New York and Archbishop Mundeloln of Chicago will probably bo nomlnnted as cardinals, according to the vlow taken In well Informod vntlcnn quartors. Up to this '--time, however, nn official decision has been mado public and so far as cah: be learned, no positive -determination ' aa to the appointments hns been reached. AGREE TO REPORT 1VAHHINOTON, . Mar. 6. Agree ment to report a soldier bonus bJU was voted 16 to 4 today by the house ways and means committee. .. ., No action was taken on the form of tho bill to bo reported. Representa tive Bacharach, republican. New Jer- ftey, presented his plan for limiting v compensation to paid-up Insurance v and other plans were discussed, but .; tho committee decided to go into all of. those submitted tomorrow. y j., ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE a letter signed by 8. 8. Kresge. chair man of the manufacturing and busi ness committee of the league, with the remark that it showed the league to represent "big business for- selfish purposes only to help them to make more money," as Kresge phrases it, "by keeping the liquor bloodsucker off decent trade." Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel of the league, was charged In the let ter with trying to block "every move ment to expose the corrupting Influ encoH in prohibition enforcement.' m