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MEDFORD, OREGOX, TUESDAY, SEPT EM )Kll SO, 1924
NO. lG.r5
JAP CRISIS
E
BK LEAGUE
Compromise Agreeable to Japs
Is Reached at Geneva, Dr,
Benes Reports Japan Is
Given Right to Appeal to the
League Council On Domes
tic Questions.
Vi GENEVA. Sept. 30. (By tho As
sociated Press) Tho revised protocol
on arbitration and security, includ
ing modifications to satisfy the de
mand of the Japanese delegation for
an amendment, was ununimouHly
adopted this ufternoun by the arbitra
tion commission of the League of Na
tions and will be submitted to the
assembly for adoption tomorrow.
HI
GENEVA, Sept. 30. (By the Asso
ciated press) A complete accord
was reached this morning by the
three statesmen entrusted with the
task of finding a solution of the dif
ficulty brought about by the presen
tation by .Japanese of an amend-
V ment to thy.; protocol on arbitration
and ' security and tho agreement
reached Is ai Wactory to the Japa-
nese. This wA divulged by Louche ur,
French membVl of the committee.
The committee mot in private confer
ence in the palace of the League of
Nations and examined the various
formulas designed to solve tho Japa
nese difficulty which had been pre
pared during the night by each com
mittee. Signor Scialoia told the correspon
dents after this morning's, meeting
that the accord that had been reach
ed. .would be. presented to the- sub-
kvm committee of tho juridical commission
; sf today. A full meeting of the arbitra
tion commission has been convoked
for this afternoon.
Council Stives Day.
The broad basis -of the solution ar-
rived at, Dr. Benes of ' Czecho-Slovakia. '
informed the Associated Press, is that
the council of tho League ot Nations
always shall have the right to exam
ine all conflicts arising between na
tions with a view to the pacific set
tlement of such conflicts. He said
that tho Japanese had formally ac
cepted the compromise formula and
that they had agreed to withdraw,
their amendment to tho aggressor
clause which makes an aggressor of
afty state refusing to abide by a de
cision of the world court that the
matter involved is one o Internal ju
risdiction. The Japanese emphasized yester
day their objection to the covenant
aspermittlng Wn escape from an Inter
national Investigation under pretext
that tho matter Involved Is exclusively
within the'national competency of a
state. This is -true, tne Japanese ue
clared. even if the oucstlon Involved
strikes a blow' at the national honor
and vital Interests of the other coun-
W- . '
. dun view KJnminra.
They pointed out tlu.t the protocol (
wan (lujci-iiuiiuuie i otuji
fusing the possibility of Pacific pro-l
cedure to a stnte we case h:in
been thrown out of court, it'goos to
the extent of proclaiming this state as
nggresaor should it resort to measures
j to ueiend us lesiiiinmu uiiiTUHut. ini
,.athey claimed, would protect a country
which rejects fie supremacy of inter-
condemning ajnation which merely!
asks for Impartial application of jus
tice, t
League officials explain that the
controlling idea behind todny's com
mittee agreement concerns the right
to appea to the council. When the
.council 6r world court declares that
dis,iute Involves a matter within the
domestic Jurisdiction of ono party to
thl dispute the other interested state
wfn have the right to appeal to the
Council, not for a decision, but for
' amicable Intervention looking towards'
a peaceful solution. If this channel,
of mediation Is not sought then the.
party against whom the world court
ruled in declaring tne issue a domes
tic one will continue to be an aggres
sor. Any member of the council,
however, may bring up the question.
The attitude of the British domin
ions toward the compromise agree-
RELATIVES OF LOTTA CRABTREE START
FIGHT FOR MONEY LEFT TO CHARITY
BOSTON'. Sept: 3n. A contest over
the will of Lotta Crabtree, th actress
who left approximately 14.000,000 to
Charities, cutting off relatives with
1100,000. was Indicated today.
Relatives who were not mentioned
In the will. Mrs. Robert Glenn of New
York: Maude Louise Crabtree ot Bos
ton: Mrs. Charlotte L. Beitmuller, of
Newark. N. J.; Mrs. Ethel Harmon, of
ltcranion, Pa., and others, have either
Hctrd Surface On
Highway North of
Redding Is Opened
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Sept 30.
Another, detour has been ellm-
inated from the Pacific highway.
The California highway commis-
slon announces the opening to
traffic of ten miles of now pave
ment Just north of Bedding,
Shasta county, on the main trunk
line between the Sacramento val-
ley and the Oregon line.
,
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KELLAHER BILL
RULED OUT BY
El
Initiative Measure Calling for
Abolition of Public Service
Commission Won't Appear
On Ballot Sam Kozer Wins
Other Decisions.
SALEM, Ore., Sept. 30. Sam A.
Kozeiv secretary of state, will not be
required to placo on the ballot the
initiative bill providing for abolition
Of the nubile Service commission. The
supreme court so decided today by
sustaining a demurrer of tho defend
ant and dismissing the writ of man
damus in the case of Dan Kellahor
and others against Kozer. The Sec
rotary of State refused to file tho ini
tiative petitions on grounds that the
number of legal signatures on the pe
titions vero insufficient under the
law.
Othor opinions handed down, today
were:
A. L. Jeffries vs. charges F. Pan
cow, appellant, appeal from Tilla
mook county; case submitted on re
hearing; former opinion of supreme
Bug,ey sustulnod ln opln'lo by Jus.
tlce Bennett.
Sidney Smyth, administrator of the
estate of Harry Howard, deceased, vs.
Cleorge W. Bates and company, bank
ers, appellants, appeal from Multno
mah county; action for money. Opin
ion by the court. Judge George Taz
well reversed.
Anna S. shavelnnd appellant, vs.
J. B. Shaveland; appeal from Mult
nomah county; suit to establish a
trust. Opinion by Justice Brown.
Judge Percy R. Kelly affirmed.
First National Bank of Kedmond.
appellant vs. U. L. Anderson, et al;
appeal from Deschutes county, action
to collect on promissory note. Opin
ion by Justice Coshow. Judge T. K.
J. Duffy affirmed.
Petition for rehenrlng dcneld In
Wllson v
Oregon Mollne Plow com
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pany.
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Petltlon for re-hearine dented in
Oregon Lumber company and East
i,.,.,. ,..i...i ,.
Fork Irrigation company
Moton t0 tll,nl!)s don,;d ln Allams
va iennare.
"
The Noted Dead
I'OK TIjAND, Ore., Sept. 3U. AtlUl-
son Bennett, oldest anTl best known
pltal today, aged 78. from the effects
SP
i COURT
of a fall suffered at his home here.""""' u"i" B"iu unu suvei umu is i.v.
recently In which he fractured a hin.
Until the day of his accident, he had
been writing for tho Morning Ore
gonian. Before Joining the Oregon
inn's staff twenty years ago he was
editor of the Irrlgon Irrigator, of lr
rlgon, Ore. He began his newspaper
career in 1868 on the Wheeling, V.
Va., Intelligencer.
Mr. Bennett was well known in
southern Oregon, having often been
sent here to write articles for the
Oregonian
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 30. John
A. Reeves, former general freight
agent of the Oregon Short Line rail
road of the Union Pacific system and
well known In western railroad cir
cles, died here today. He was 65 years
old.
sent attorneys hero or have notified
counsel for Miss Crabtree of their in
tention to contest the document.
The $2,000,000 fund set nslde by the
actress for the relief if disabled
World wnr veterans and their depen
dents mny be matched in amount by
her provision for the promotion of
farming. The residue of the estate
was left to aid graduates of Massa
chusetts Agricultural college.
RECLAMATIN
IS ENDORSED
By CQOLIDGE
President Comes Out for Aid
to Development of Far West
Sees Population of 200,
000,000 Must Aid Spars
ley Settled Regions to Feed
tfte Country.
WASHINGTON. Eseptl. 30. Doctara
tion of Presient Coolldge's attitude to
ward development of water power and
reclamation is contained in a letter he
sent yesterday to tlie convention of the
American Mining Congress at Sacra
mento, Cal.
The president said It was time to
consider the larger of these projects
in the west which are of more difficult
and expensive engineering character
and called attention to proposals now
under consideration by. congress and
other government agencies.
Criticism of such a program of en
couragement on the ground that there
already is an overproduction in agri
cultural products, the president de
clared "lies in the lack of understand
ing that theae projects take many
years for development, that they fur-
nigH on,y ft smaU poptlon Qf the tota,
Inffonaa fnnH ni.nnlv ronnlfd ovan Iw
(.... 1nnren.sln TinnnHtion .that the
utilization of their supplies lie in the
development of the west itself."
"It is my purpose," he aded, "to un
remittingly stimulate and encourage
the development of these great pro
jects by every authority of the federal
government."
. sMr Conlidget expressed the hope that
fhtt trontv tipu-nttnf nri nnuvtir Pnlnrnrln
river bas;n states looking to adjust -
ment of differences over interstate)
water rights soon would be ratified'
and that the consequent development
of the Colorado river might he gotten
under way as proposed by the admin
istration. Similar proposals for devel
opment of natural resources and for
protection ln tho Sacramento river val
ley, ln the Columbia rivor basin and
oilier sections of tho west were de
tailed by him.
"A country growing as fast as Is
our own," the 'president said, "cannot
limit Its considerations to immediate
necessities. Many people ndw living
will see this a country of 200,000,000
Inhabitants. The national Interest
will be served by promoting the widest
diffusion of population. The national
security ,the best social development,
the widest utilisation of natural re
sources all demand this."
Recalling the depression ln the mln
Mm: industry, Mr. Coolidge told the
delegates the ultimate restoration of
the nreclous metals as basis of mone-
tarv circulation was ln sight, partlcu-, "tltution and bring loss to the Ameri
larly in view, of the recent great Hmn I-eoplo of most of their democ
. ,i ,i. ti, nnm,o ! i
, rehabmtgu'on and stabilization of
European countries. ' j
"As soon as the gold Btamlard Is
nealn generally In operation," he said, ' pointed out. are no longer owned by
"our stocks will be drawn upon to the few, citing that ono great service
meet the heeds of other countries. I corporation has nearly 400. DUO stock
Wlth the resumption of expansion of holders while another has more than
niliwtrv and trndn thrnuehnnt the
worl( n ,he n(,xt few yearSt we wm be '
"ble . nb,90rh I ,a m,UCh. I' V1"0-
demanded
"When nil Is said and done," he con
tinued, "the development of our great
resources must In a large sense rest
upon the courage and energy of our in
dividual citizens. Ours is not a coun
try of paternalism. It is a country
where the government finds Its best
service ln giving support In the solu
tion of those larger problems which
are Incapable of Individual solution In
maintaining the Initiative of our citi
zens ln the rightful application of
their talents and Industry."
BOSTON, Sept 30. The Waahins
fnn Senators, assured of the American
league pennant by their victory over
the Rprl Srx vestordav. let down today
BASEBALL SCORES
in the final game of the series and of"" mem w mun
the local season and Boston won a far
cical game 13 to 1. R. H. K.
Washington
19 7
IJoston
Batteries:
Ruel, Tate,
.13 16 0
Speece, Altrock and
Hargrave; Ferguson,
Ehmke and O'Nell.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 30. Con
tined heavy rain today washed away
the baseball season In Philadelphia,
the final games a double header be
tween the New York Yankees, de
throned champions of the American
league, and the Philadelphia Athletics,
i being cancelled I
Irish Boundry Line
Far From
ja-' OuirttoM, ""l
ULSTER IW IK sW
FREE STATE CZ3 2fj JVtl
FREE STATE cnt H SST jdl-
With Ulster still refusing to appoint a representative on the
Irish boundry commission, provided for in the Anglo-Irish trcuty,,
settlement of the boundry dispute is as far away as ever. . Sin
James Craig (above) refuses to have anything to do with the com-j
mission because Ulster was not a party to the treaty. O He hasj
offered to settle the matter by private agreement with President
Cosgrave of the Free State (below). , Cosgrave wants the com
mission to settle the Question.
unnufp
Ill
LAM AND
Secretary of Commerce in Ra
dio Speech Shows What
Would Follow if Radical Pro
gram Were Endorsed By the
People.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 30. Gov
ernment ownership of public utilities
would require re-wrltlng of tho con-
racy, Secretary Hoover declared last
night ln an addreSH broadcast from
fourteen radio stations throughout the
country.
iuu,uvu.
Going Into the political aspects of
government ownership, the secretary
declared that the purpose of the gov-
crnment would be chansed from res
ervation of basic human liberties to
that of milking money,
"Either congress must be the board
of directors for the forty billion dol
lar business or the project - divided
and placed under non-partlsun com
missions or government corporations:
somehow free from politics and the
dead hand of bureaucracy," ho de
clared. Neither alternative, the sec
retary said, will work.
In his address radioed west from
VashlnKton last ninht, Herbert Hoov
er, secretary of tho interior, upoko in
part as follows: ,
"Senator La Follette'B party pro
poses ffovernmont ownership and op
eration of railway and other, public
utilities. The senntnr emphasises this.
'I am for government ownership of
railroads and every other public
utility1 e very one' this means all
railways, power, litfht, telephone and
telegraph. The republican party
stands for private ownership, with the
prevention of abuse thru Kovernment
regulation of service and rates or pro
Either we are to remain on the road
of Individual Initiative, enterprise and
opportunity, regulated by law, on
which American institutions have so
far progressed, or we are to turn down
the road which leads thru nationaliza
tion of utilities to the ultimate ab
sorption Into government of all Indus
try and labor. What the senator pro
poses is far more than a transitory
experiment of government in busi
ness, it Is a change ln our social, eco
nomical and political principles that
will react to revolutionize our govern
ment Itself. In Its Immediate form
this Is a proposition that the govern
ment should buy and run the rail-
(Continued on Pfttf Eight)
UUILU
Dispute As
Settlement As Ever
MONEY STOLEN
MADRAS, Ore., Sept. 30. Slain ap
parently liiHt Friday, the body of Alvln
HobiiiHon, stock man and rancher was
found early today on a trail in the
timber three miles from IiIh home
which is located some 4 5 miles east of
here. Hp had been shot In the back.
Robinson was forty years old, mar
ried and the father of threo children.
First indication of a tragody was
received yesterday afternoon when
Robinson's saddle and pack horses re
turned to the Hoblnson home with tho
saddle covered with blood. Jesse
Kilts, a neighbor telephoned to the
authorities in Madras, and Sheriff
Gurd and Deputy Sheriff Dussault;
went to the Robinson ranch last even
ing.
After senrrhlng alt night Sheriff
Gard discovered Robinson's body at
daybreak.
Hoblnson was known to have been
to Antelope Friday and to have re
ceived a sum of money and It Is pre
Humed he was slain by robbers. Sher
iff (lard, after fading the body, rode
to Antelope-and reported tho mittter
to District Attorney Hoyland who With
Coroner MaAnn and Attorney liernard
Ramsey, went to the scene of the
murder where an inquest Is being
held this afternoon,
Robinson was last seen nt noon Fri
day, at the Dcgler ranch, a fev milfls
from where his body was found. oHe
was nlone at the time and said he
expected to reach his homo late that
afternoon.
Hoblnson was never known to have
had any trouble, was not quarrelsome
and was well liked by his neighbors.
The authorities this afternoon had no
clue to the slayer.
E IS FELT
IN PORTLAND, JIE
PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. 30 A
slight earthqiiako was felt here early
today and reports from Rockland and
other Maine points indicate that the
movement was apparent over a large
area.
In Rockland two distinct shocks were
reported, tho first at 3:50 o'cloclf,
rocked buildings, while the second,
five minutes later, was slighter.
finvrrimr Hum Holds Own.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 30. The
condition ' of Governor William B.
Ross of Wyoming who under went an
abdominal operation lost Wednesday
and who yesterday was reported to be
gravely HI was described as unchang
ed in a statement issued nt the hos
pital at 7:30 o'clock this morning.
Last night a slight improvement In
his condition was reported. I
IDLES MADRAS STOCK
MAN MURDERED
Premier MacDonald
Starts Campaign to
Solve Irish Tangle
LONDON. Sept. 30. ( Hy the
Associated Press.) Prinio II in-
ister AlacDonald moved second
H- reading In the house of commons !
of the bill providing for the creu-
tion of an Irish boundary com-
miBslon without the participation
of Ulster. (
In making tho motion, tho pre-
mieir declared lie resented the
charge that the government's
move was uu attempt to coerce
Ulster.
Herbert Asqnllh, former pre-
nilor and liberal leader, declared
that liberals would give the lr-
Ish bill their hearty and uudl-
vided aupjHrt.
I.S.
TO
TAKE JER JOB
Governor Neff Wires Secretary
Wallace to Take Charge of
Foot and Mouth Epidemic
Pinch of Quarantine Is Felt
Already Embargo Issued.
AUSTIN, Texas. Sent. 30 Gover
nor Pat M. Neff of Texas today asked
the federal government 'to take over
complete charge of the work of con
trolling the foot and mouth disease
near Houston. In a teiegram to Henry
Q. vWnllaee, secretary of agriculture,
ho said that this would bo tho most
efficient method.
; HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. ,10. Small
farmers und truck raisers as well as
cattle men ami others with largo in
terests are beginning to feel the pinch
of tho quarantine against the foot and
mouth disease. Tho livestock sani
tary commission will, enforcement of
tho qurauntino ln charge, is dally do
luged with requests for relief from
scores of farmers who are held on
the premises with no market for their
products.
The head of a family of four in
tho Infected section, notified the com
mission inasmuch us he could move
nothing lie had grown on his farm,
he muiJt either depend upon charity
or a chance to earn dally broad in
Houston at other work. Tho com
mission ruled that if he had not ac
tually been in tho Infected territory
ho would bo glvun a permit to seek
work horo.
The commission takes the view that
every precaution should be taken to
prevent spread of the disease.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept 10. Act
ing Governor Frank B. Lucas today
issued a proclamation forbidding the
entrance Info Wyoming of livestock
and livestock products from Texas be
cause of the existence in , Texas of
foot and mouth disease. ; .
i
II END, Ore., Sept. 31). Two forest
lookouts were put back on the job to
day by the local forestry office, after
having been called off duty a week
ago. Thoy are located at Black Butte
and Walkor mountain.
Tho action was taken because the
woods have been drying out rapidly
and one or two small fires In the Inst
two days havo gained some headway,
threatening considerable dntnage, ac
cording to If. U Plumb, supervisor of!
the Deschutes national forest.
TEXAS ASKS L
GOVERNMENT
BOBBED HAIR AND SHORT SKIRTS
CHICACIO, Bept. 30. Bob holr,
short skirts and songs like "Yes, Wo
Have No Bananas," were defended
against banged hair, hoop skirts and
"Pharaoh on tho Fence, l.ltrte Moses
In tho Pool," by Bishop Edwin Holt
Hughes of the Methodist Kpiscopul
church In an address nt a reception
tendered him and Mrs, Hughes last
night.
"Wn criticize their hair, their skin,
their stockings, their shoes, skirts,
cosmotlcs and manners," said Bishop
,'llughes, speaking of modern young
people. "1 suppose when you mlildlc
aged people were young to hear some
of you talk, you would think you were
FLOODS IN
EAST BIG
DESTRUCTION
Six Lives Lost in Pennsylvania,
iu L.uai wiiiics nuuucu-
Railroads Washed Out -Baltimore,
Maryland, Suf
fers Serious Damage As
Rivers Overflow Their Banks
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 30. ttleavy
rain during the Inst 48 hours has
caused rivers and other streams to
Ise rapidly in eastern Pennsylvania.
Flood conditions were reported from
several places with six deaths. Hazel
ton reports 18 of 37 anthracite coal
mines In that vicinity flooded. Mines
in other parts of the hard coal fields
wore Idle because ot water In the
workings or working short handed.
Knllroad washouts and the flooding
of country, ronds necessitating detours
wero reported. . (;
BALTIMORE, Md., Sept. 30.-
Floods causing tamage which may
run Into six figures accompanied the
storm which drenched TJaltimoro and
neighboring communities today.
Tho Severn. Potasnsco and othor
streams overflowed their banks, in
undating homes along the river front.
ln Baltimore harbor the waters
rose to within six inches of Pratt
street level, tho highest in years. .-,
NELSON CLAIMS
SEATTLE, Sept. 30. Abandoning
the planes in which they completed
tho first circumnavigation of the globa
six United Stales army lltoutenants
were prepared to leave Seattlo at 0:30
o'clock this morning by trnln for
Dayton, Ohio, lo witness the interna'
tional air races. The airmen plan to
return here later to claim their planes
at Hand Point aviation field.
"1 didn't say goodbye to my ma
chine, just said au revolr," ' declared
Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith, com
mander of tho expedition, and pilot of
tho flag plane Chicago.
Prior to leaving Seattle Lieutenant
Smith said he came "as close to crying
when 1 saw a monument, commemor-
atlng tho world flight, unveiled at
Sand Point yesterday, as I ever had
becauso I wasn't expecting it and
never thought of a monument with
my namo on it until my head waa un
der it."
Tho Seattle chamber of commerce
presented each flier with a small
metal replica of the monument.
A sido light of the world flight was
rovealed by Lieutenant Wade who 11
stated that the trip Influenced the
growth of hair.
"Most of us who had fine heads of -hair
whon we left Seattle last April'
have lost some," he said. "My hair
had been coming out rather fast. '
Lieutenant Nelson, who was consid
ered baldheaded at tho start of the
flight, completed the Journey with a
thick and general growth of fine, little
hairs and Lieutenant Smith came
home with grey hairs faintly streak
ing bin dark head. A few grey hairs
have crept into the heads of several
of us."
Tho fliers are to be routed over the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul rail
road to Chicago and thence to Dayton, '
Ohio. One scheduled stop of 45 min
utes at Spokane, Wash., Is the only
one arranged as yet by officials.
angels, sitting round on sofas with
your hands folded on your laps.
"We never had a finer sot of young
peoplo In the Methodist church than
wo have today. More than 30,00(1 of
them attended Inntltutes this summer
and OH per cent of tho number listen
ed with nttentlon to serious lectures.
"Don't you remember when tho
young people used to bang their hnlr
lot It fall all over the forehead?
As between banged hnlr and bobbed
hnlr I tnke tho bobbed variety.
"Remember those balloon skirts?
When two Vomen on the sidewalk
met, ono had to step off and let tho
other pass. As between the old hoop
skirts and the present styles, give m
the short skirt of today."
mm FLIGHT
CURED BALDNESS