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Xb edford Mail Tribune The Weather Prediction ltalu .Miiiliniiiii yesterday Ul Mluimum toilny 4)1.5 Precipitation 71 Weather Year Kgo Iiixliiiiini ..84 .Minimum 20 ? " ' tlallr NlnitMnth Tear. $ J; Fiflr-tliiid YeH. MEDFORD, OR EG OX, TUESDAY, OCTOHKK 1924 NO. .187 tTnlvi-Mliy TITHrf M H PROSPERITY I ISSUE ! IN ELECTION ; Secretary of State Hughes Sums Up Factors Before the Voters Next Tuesday Do the People Want Congress to Elect President or Elect Him Themselves? f KANSAS CITY, Oct. 28. (By the Assocluted Press) An npncul to the voters of the nation to forestall "eon 's fusion and disaster" by making sure '; of the election of Calvin Coolidge at the polls November 4 was made by . Secretary of State (Hughes In an ud dress nt Convention hall hero lust I night. . Mr. Huthes declared there Is "no .? hope" of the election of John W. A Davis, the democratic presidential nominee and charged that the aim of ;; Senator Robert M. LaFollette is to prevent an election November 4, so j: that he may "control" the selection ". of a president in congress. .! In urging voters of all parties to 'Vnite "behind Mr. Coolidge" Secre t tary Hughes said: y "Every American who has not lo.st f;; his common sense in the confusion ' . of partisan tongues must realize that :' this Is the way to safeguard his in ...V terests." ', ;i "The' question Is simply whether or : not there shall be uu election No vember 4." said Mr. Hughes. "1C ' vember 4," said Mr. Hughes. "-'Saturday's game. It is thought that there Is an election on that day there j( tne contest with its chief rival, . cannot be the slightest doubt but Cornell, Is cancelled, that the Coltim Sthat it will be President Coolidge. If t)UV team will be disbanded for the - there Is not an election on that day 1 you W1U nave uncertainly unci v:un- Elusion; you. will have, a halting of enterprise and business depression be cause of impaired commence. Iliad returned him to tne hpuinbui. 'i Secretary Hughes pointed out that oc.CUpled from 11)08 to 1 9.1 U when his I '! congress does not meet until Febru- ( Harvard teams were models of giid , Vary 11 to canvass tho electoral vote jron efficiency.. ; . 'und declared that If after Novomhor It cnm0 whon he was apparently In i 4 it was found there had been no vi gorous health. He was 'stricken in efetlon Hhe ' country would fate I lhe gyninnsinm whfle donning his r l "stagnation" awaiting action by con-j foot))Hll Kuit t0 directf tlio practice ' B' ess. work of his squad. f LaUollottc's Scheme. The present season was Haughton s ' Asaertinir that LaFollette "has ,.e,,on,i ni Columbia, to which he had v. ' never hud any hope of election," Mr. '.i Hughes declared the Wisconsin son '.' ator "has sought to establish a bal cn nf nnwer for himself." "He wants to be 'master ot nis own government,' " the speaker continued "He wishes to prevent an election on - . ... . .1 K nlni'llllFI I - Iiovemiier i., to iiiiuw mc Into the house of representatives and defeating an election there, to iui the election of a vice-president by the senate, a vice-president who 'would thus become president." . The program of the LaFnllette ' Wheeler forces was described by Mr. V' Hughes as "fruitful of ngitution and disorder." , , major in toe i-nemnui .-.,. -- "It aims nt nothing short of the th0 ,vnr he i,ns been associated with overthrow of our system of govern- hanking interests at his home In Hos incnt through its attack on the con- , a connectlon which he still ninln Btitution and It endeavors to make tainc,i as he spent only tho spring and congress supreme," ho said. j fall at Columbia. : Mr. Hughes coupled with his decla-' Haughton was 49 years of age una ration that "there is no hope for elec- B survlved by his widow. -.-., n-.ila " Ilia nhnrifC. tlon Of jonn y. !"" - - : that Mr. Davis was "encouraging Ln :' Follette to defeat an election at tho ' polls." "We find the democratic leaders i. petting LaFollette," he said. "Mr. ! i; McAdoo from his sick room issues a f. ............,t n ninlse LnFollette's vi- brant and wholesome- movement;' a movement which happens to have the aim of overthrowing the constitution of the United States. ! "MrJ Davis, the cmlnenf lawyer who knows something of the constt .! tution, raises his voice to belittle, the growing opposition to LaFollette. t Then, somewhat fatigued by the mo i notony of his own attack. Mr. Davis V ..,. . unfortunate victim to l.se'lmre What is tne impui I defend and discovers Senator Wheeler i 'nTllJofan attempt nol to win., westerly wind which reached a ve- visible sign of an attempt tnde-Moclty of 28 miles, the hardest wind j JSft "S'on' vembe " I o b. recordedth,s year. RAIN IS GENERAL T ORE,, OVER SALEM, Ore., Oct. !8.-rractl-cally an Inch and a quarter of ruin fell here yesterday and last night, ac cording to the weather report of this mornlnir. The exact amount was 1.23 Inch. This brings the total Pres tation since Friday evening to 2-5t inches. Oct. 28. Breaking the ell In Bend since of have been kept, rain h i,,t night to the BEND, Ore., longest dry si flclnl records fell yesterday icty-flve hundredths of amount of nln an Inch, accord imr to the local weatn- Only eighty-one hun- r nliserver. Smoot Offers to Sell LaFollette His Sugar Stocks WASHINGTON', Oct. 28 Un- plying to repeated attacks by Sen- ator La Follette in connection with the sugar controversy, Sen- ator Reed Smoot of Utah, today offered to sell to Mr. La Follette' for $3 a share his stock in the Utah-Idaho Sugar company. He listed his holdings at 440 shares. HEART ATTACK NEW YORK, Oct. 2S. (By the Associated Press) Arrangements for the funeral of Percy D. liaughton, head football coach at Columbia and creator of the liaughton system, still In use at Harvard, who died suddenly yesterday from heart trouble, induced by acute Indigestion, will be made to- I day. Authorities of Columbia will also decide today whether the contest scheduled with Cornell next Satur day, and games with later opponents, including Army. New York university find svracusn will be played. It Is generally assumed that Dr.. Paul Withtngton. lino coach and medical adviser of the siiund, will take charge If gridiron work continues. Authorities nt Cornell, communi cated with last night by tho athletic committee of Columbia, replied that they would bo governed entirely by the wishes of Columbia in regard to Bcason, u., ,,,-l.fmi'a- rlenth mme tllst after the Impressive performance of his team against Williams last sniuruuy had returned him to tho spotlight he come in i u 23 to attempt the task of providing a winning football team at which his three immediate preuo cessors had failed. jn nis first season tne improvement W11S oniy noticeable, but this year triP,-e was a marked advance which ...... L...I....H,,., In t ll rlpfCllt llV In his first season the improvement cuiminuiu diuu' a large score of Williams, conqueror of Cornell. When seemingly n.." to repeat his . triumph at Harvard Haughton died. in 1916 he left Harvard to accept the presidency of the Boston Na tional league baseball club. Two years ii..,. ho entered tile service as a .... in ii.r. ,-hi-micsl corps. Since iKEAVY WIND AND T!OSF.BURfJ. Ore., Oct. 28. Rose- burg today experienced the worst storm to be felt for several fall sea sons. One inch of rain fell between 9 o'clock last night and 1 p. m. today, with a drop In temperature. Just lnrn.-A nnnn fivn hundredths Of BR rain fei, in a space of two i-i. nmmnanled by a south- 2 INCHES AT SALEM Bend during the more tlian seven I months since April 1, until yesterday. the records Bhow. The rain was reported to be general over central Oregon and extended up into the Cascades. EUGENE, Ore., Oct. 28. Threaten ing skies and occasional rain of the past few days blackened into a tor rent hero today, as rain beat down in sheets and the wind drove the water against iltruKgllng humanity. At eleven o'clock this morning a gale was sweeping the stendy downpour Into every open spnee. Autumn leaves mingled with the heavy rain drops FAMED GRIDIRON COACH VICTIM N ROSEBURG HHQUGHQUI J as the wind drove In. WILL IEST INCOME TAX PUBLICATION Attorney General Stone to Make Test Case So Printing of Income Tax Returns May Be Decided Law Declared Conflicting Cabinet Dis cusses Problem. WASHINGTON. Oe:.' 2S. Without detei lu.nlng finally the legality of publication by newspapers of facts re luting to income tax payments. Attor ney tlenernl Stone announced today that the department of justice will have "an appropriate case presented in the courts" to secure a Judicial Luuaii ui iiiiii tii in hi , The attorney general declined to Indicate what .ptfoceilUre would be followed In the test case or what newspaper, editor or publisher would be selected as defendant. In a long statement Mr. Stone pointed out that the effect of one section of the law was to allow gen eral inspection of the ,tnx returns while on the contrary side stood a section specifically prohibiting their "publication." He said publication of this Information n "newspapers' was nowhere specfically provided for by the law, and he was not clear what purpose congress had In nilml WASHINGTON. Oct. 28. The fede ral governments attitude toward pub llcatlon of Income tax .returns was further beclouded today after the cabinet had discussed th equestion at its regular Tuesday meeting. Leaving the cabinet meeting. At torney General Stone said he nau found his colleagues In general agreement and would make some statement late In the day. Askca whether Secretary Mellon agreed as to the legality or illegality of pub lication, the attorney general replied In the affirmative. Mr. Mellon previously hns taken the position thaf publication is illegal. Some'tline after the meeting broke up, however, White House officials said President Coolidge was unaware of any decision as to a ruling for or against the legality of publishing 'the returns In newspapers. Mr. Coolidge. was raid to bo of the opinion that government officers must enforce the law, but that everyone must be presumed Innocent until proven guilty. WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. After a meeting of the cabinet today Attorney General Stone said a general agree-, ment had been reached on the ques tion of publication of income tax re turns and indicated that such publi cation was regarded as in violation of the lew. The attorney general said he would formally declare his position this afternoon. No statement was mado after the cabinet meeting. Mr. Stone limiting his comment to the remark that he found the members In general concur ring with him. The Daily Bank Robbery NEW OKL13ANS. Oct. ' 28. Tvo ma-lied men held up a branch of the Interstate Bank and Trust company here In a suburban district this after noon and escaped with $12,0110. The Noted Dead PEK1N. Oct. 28. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Edward Bell, the Amerirnn chnrie d'affaires here, died this morning as a result of a stroke suffered lost ntfcht. Ferdinand L. Mayer, first assistant nt the American egaltlon, will succeed Mr. Bell as charge fl'affalres in the absence of Dr. Jacob Gould Schur man. American minister, who Is In the rnited States. t ' PORTLAND, Ore.. Oct. 28. Chas. C. Hlndman, formerly deputy cliy attorney, died today at his home hero after several months illness. He was n member of the Portland dock commission. He represented Mult nomah county In the 1921 session of the legislature and was a candidate for that office at the coming election. Edward Bell was born In New York In August, 18R2. He was one of the experts and secretaries attached to the American delegation atrfhe nrni nment limitation conference in Wash ington in 1921 and also acted as American observer at the conversa tions between the Chinese and Jap anese representatives in regard to the Shantung question. He went to Peking two yenrs ngo as counsellor of the legation from Washington where he was chief of the division of current Information In the state department. His diploma tic serrlce Included posts in Ixindon, where he was secretary to the em bassy for six years, Japan, Egypt, Persia nad China. Prettiest Congressional Girl fig . , jR& t The "prettiest congressional .girl" is the designation given il Washington to Miss Ewin Davis She is the daughter of Repre sentative and Mrs. Ewin l.amar Dnvi's of Tennessee. M'ADOOANDCOX ENTER C1P1N TO BOOST DAVIS ICNOXVII.LK, Tenn., Oct. 28. Quoting Secretary of State (Onirics K. Hughes as having declared the 1 11 Li 4 campaign Issue to lie Culviu I'nnlidge. former Governor Jane's M Oox of Ohio, defeated presidential nominee of the democratic party in 11120. yes terday declared that if tho republican miiilliliitii anf ul Ihp in hlm't. inlile under President Harding and didn't' know what was going on, he was too stupid to bo president of the United States. Tho speaker charged that Senators Kendrlck and La l'VUutto both warned the prcHident-execllllve, while he was serving as vice-president, of what was going on, "but there are degrees 111 honesty, there Is a great difference between the unactive, unaggressive honesty of Calvfn Coolidge and the active, courageous and militant hon esty of John Davis," the speuker said. NEWTON, Kas., Oct. 28. (Uy tho Associated Press.) Support of John W. Davis, democratic, presidential nominee, was urged by William G. McAdoo, former secretary of tho treasury, In an address here late yes terday. The address delivered from the rear platform of a train enroule to California, was the first the war time director-general of tho railroads had made since he was released from John Hopkins hospital at Haltimore, where he recently underwent a major operation. Attacking the high protective tariff on the ground that It was "enacted primarily for the benefit of big busi ness and for the big men of the country," Mr. McAdoo declared that in order to have steady and continued progress In government, '"you will vole for Davis ami Bryan." "The democratic standard bearers,", Mr. McAdoo declared, "means to deal with tho tariff in such a way that It is not going to destroy good business, but see that business and agriculture get a square deal." MY, MAN KILLED LA GRANDE. Ore.. Oct. 28 Ernest Graham, 2-1, was killed early today In tho wreck of n logging train of the Bowman Hick Logging company twenty miles east of Wallowa, Ore. Tho train ran nw.iy on n hill and 20 ears plied up. Graham's chest was crushed. The other men on tne iruin escaped by Jumping. State Prohi Sleuth In Klamath Admits Taking Drink or Two KLAMATH FALS, Ore., W. E. Wolfe, stav prohibition officer was arrested here lato yesterday charged with driving an autnino- bile while Intoxicated, and also on a charge of reckless driving. He pleaded guilty to the reckless driving charge. The Intoxication charge will be tried Thursday. Wolfe told Justice of the Peace Emmltt he had taken "only a 4- drink or two." PIRATE' INFIELD TRADED TO CUBS PlTTSliritG, Oct. 2S. With start ling suddenness, tho Pittsburg anil Chicago National league baseball clubs. Hwimir - the "ltiost pretentious player deal, engineered In recent years when Walter "Itabhlt" Maranvlllo. shortstop and second baseman; Wil bur Cooper, star 'left-hand pitcher, and Charlie Grlmni, first baseman, wero traded to the Cubs for Victor Aldrldge, pitcher; George Grantham, inflcklcr, and Albert Nelhaus, recruit first baseman recently purchased from Chattanooga. There was 110 cash consideration. Grimm, Cooper and Maranville compose a trio that is famous in an nals of Pittsburg baseball. Because of the unsatisfactory show ing made by the team last season, Manager McKechnle said he recom mended the acquisition of new and younger blood. McKechnle will revamp his entire lineup next year, Eddie Moore will play second base, the brilliant show ing of the youthful star In the latter half of the season stamping him as deserving a place In the regular line up. Grantham will be used in the outfield. DAVIS STILL HIS FOR COOLIDGE VIEW ON KU KLUX KLAN JKIISRY CITY. N. .1.. Oct. 28. Speaking late last night In the crowd ed Fourth Regiment armory. John W. llavls, democralic candidate for president, Informed bis audience lli-il he had been unable to get any ie;uy from the While House egaiillinl President Coolldgc's attitude on the Ku Klux Klan question. "No reply has been made to me," Mr. Davis said in answer to a ques tion asked from the floor. "If tho gentleman has been fortunate enough to reiejvc It from any other quarter he has more Information thu. 1 That Is one of the taboo topics In Washington, but there nro some other topics uboiit which the A-rer. lean pcuplo ought to have sum1? in formation and the first of those tuples Is where the republican nomi nee stands on the great question ot corruption In government." Mr. Davis said there were som5 topics "regarding which we an per fectly sure of the attitude o! "he it publican party through its accredited spokesmen." lie enumerated these as follows: ' "The supreme court, Mr. Roose velt, irrigation, electric, railways, the S5K-3, Christopher Columbus, forgct-nie-not day, Hampton institution, Henry Ford, Sam Lazarus, Charles Milgle ,the regulation of the radio, Navy day. thu American revolution, the Jewish new year, parking spaces and the Hmook Indluns. Fxlm 1'. S. Steel Dividend. NEW VOHK, Oct. 28. Directors of tho United States Steel corporation today declared an extra dividend of Til) cents a share on the common stock in addition to the regular quarterly payment of II. 2f, a share. This action maintains the rate which had been in effect for the three preceding quarters. Soviet Russia Is Given Recognition De Jure By France 4.4. PARIS, Oct. 28. ny tlio Asso- 4 elated Press.) Tho French gov- eminent today officially accord- ed de Jure recognition to the so- vlet government of Russia. The recognition was granted in a tele- gram the text of 'which was made 4 public this afternoon. 4 FATHER OF DICK DEATH EXPECTED CHlCAfJO. Oct. Albort Henry Loci), firsi vlro prosit) tMit ot Soars Koohuok ami company, father of Klchuril Iah'Ii, co-murderer with Na than Ijcopukl of Hubert Frank, dtetl at Ills homo last nlht after a lonK 1 11 iions. Members of tho family anil phyHic littis saltl his death was not hastened by the trial ami conviction of his son, now PorvinK life sentence in Juliet penitentiary. Whether tho son would attend tho funeral was considered doubtful, for, although the prison authorities ulwayn .permit prisoners tti attend funerals of near relatives tho crowds of curious that would Kather ma tie It likely no application for a permit would bo made, Mr. Loch last saw his son May 2fl when he 'was arrest etl at tho l.ooh home. The father was stricken May IS, three days before tho murder. UuritiK the trial Mr. Loeb was taken to tho family's summer homo at Charlevoix, Mich., where ho remain ed mail n fortnight uko. ' Mr. Locb begun his connection with the mall order firm In lltul as secretary ami later became vice pres itlnet and treasurer. Ho was credited wit h tie vising many of the Intricate, aystems now in general uso In tho business when) orders wero claHsl fted, filled and dispatched in a mini mum of time, lie was fiU years old and was born In Kockford, 111. Jle taught in a night achuol to raise funds to attend taw school ami was admitted to tho bar In 18119 but practiced only a fow weeks. Ills widow, four Hiios natl three brothers survive him. NEW YORK, Oct. 28. A third vic tim of gas poisoning in the research laboratory of the Standard Oil com pany at Hayway, N. J., died here to duy In a hospital. He was William Mc8wooncy of Elizabeth, N. J. lief ore his death, McSweeney became so vio lent that he was pluced In a straight jacket. Other victims also were affected In the same way. NEW YORK, Oct. 28. With two men dead, three others in a serious condition and an undetermined num ber of other employes ot the Bnyway, N. J., plunt of the Standard Oil com pany of New Jersey In a hospital as the result of poisoning In the loney gas lalKiratory of the plant, physicians toduy stilt professed themselves baf fled as to the cause of the mysterious affliction. Snow Fulls In Klninnth KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Oct. 28. Following a severe rainstorm slnco early last night during which the precipitation reached J. 42 In" twenty hours, a light snow began to fall In Klamath Kails this afternoon. Hills surrounding the city wero covered with a light blanket of snow during the night. LOEB PASSES ON, CECIL OE HE AND MOVE STARS HAVE CLOSE CALL IN RAINIER BLIZZARD TACO.MA, Oct. 8. Narrow escapes In a blizzard sweeping down from the summit of Mount Rainier ami tho loss of $22,000 In film equipment were suf fered by a party headed by Cecil Do Mllle that was engaged in filming Al pine scenes on the moutnnin Sunday afternoon. Tho ntirtv una nn N'lnnuallv elector when the blizzard suddenly broke. I Three guides Immediately divided the party Into three) sections and ubnn- donlng all property conducted them fron) the glacier. Miss Lillian Rich and two other women In the party , wore carried with difficulty by the PERSIA IS ANXIOUS 10 PLEASEU.S. Teheran Government to Send Envoy Extraordinary to the United States Hope to Re lieve Sension State Dept. Not Inclined to Accept Any thing But Executions. WASHINGTON', Oct. 2S. (By the Associated I'ress.) An effort to ex plain to the satisfaction of the United States Us position with respect to the punishment of the chief instigators of the murder of Vice Consul Robert W. Imhrlo of Teheran will be mado by the Persian government through an "eX' truordinury envoy." Announcing! the decision to com mission the extraordinary envoy in an attempt to relieve tiny tension result ing from the apparent failure of Per sian authorities to execute the death sentence in the ease of Waghor y, Kuzeinl, charge d'affaires here, empha sized that friendship with the United States was one of "the essential poli cies" of his government. in a slutement Issued after he had notified Acting Secretary of State Jo soph C. drew of the course planned, Charge Kazenil asserted that his gov ernment had not spared a moment ot their time, effort und power from see ing to It that the guilty persons are brought to justice and punished accord ingly und to "bring about satisfaction of the state department as well us that of the widow." Comment on thu mutter was with held by tho state department but In Informed quarters It was doubted that a special envoy would bo able to sat isfy the American government with re spect to what, in the opinion of gome observers appeared to be procractlna tlon in execution the two men found guilty of the crime by Persian mili tary and other courts. Insistence upon firm application ot the Persian laws in the cuse Is expected to he the Amer ican course in view of the opinion here that the safety ot other diplomatic representatives und Christians in Near Eastern countries depends lnrgely upon the outcome. BE SECY. AGRICULTURE WASHINGTON.Oct. 28. In view of the death of Secretary Wallace, the investigation of agricultural con ditions proposed by President Cool-, Idgc, now Is expected to be held up until ha names a new secretary of. agriculture. Early aetlun on the appointment of a successor to Mr. Wallace Is looked for because of the Importance the president attaches to the Investiga tion and tho proposel preliminary agricultural conference but he . does not plan to give much consideration to the problem of making a selection before tomorrow when burial ser vices for the late secretary will be held In Des Moines, Iowa. Among thoso mentioned for the of fice here are Frank O. Lowden, for- -liter governor ot Illinois; John Leo Coulter, president ot North Dukota Agricultural college, and who has been selected to serve on the proposed agriculture commission nad Samuel Adams, publisher and former presi dent of the Agricultural Editors as sociation. men who were rendered numb by the Icy winds. Two guides who went to the scene yesterday brought back word that the property had been blown away or cov ered with snow and debris. Eight men were left by Mr. De Mille to attempt to salvage the valuable cameras and other equipment and they will work with the eight forest rangers and three guides that are on duty at the moun tain. ' ' The blizazrd was reported by Mr. De Mllle when he reached here from Mcttnt Rainier by stage last evening, Mo and his party left early this morn ing for Los Angeles. 1 (1 red t lis of an luch ot rain leii