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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.'
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