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1L. M M AIL TRIBUNE'' The Weather Prediction RiUn Maximum yesterday 5N Mlulniuin today 41.5 EDFOR.D Weather Year Ago Maximum 82 Mlalmiiiii 20 Dillt NliwtMlith Tnr. MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, HECEMHEU 1, 1924 NO. 213 Weekly r -tlttj-Wii Yetr. CONGRESS OPENS B8TH SESSIONS President to Transmit 1926 Budget Tomorrow Annual Message Wednesday Open ing Session Brief Jones Is Named Party Whip. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. After a conference today with senate and hoU9e londors. President Coolldge de cided to transmit to congress tomor row the 1H26 budget und his accom panying message and to send to that body on Wednesday Ills unnual mes sage. WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. The sixty eighth congress assembled today for Us farewell session with Utile pros pect for the transaction of nny im portant business beyond the passage of appropriation bills. The gavels fell at noon with Sen ator Cummins of Iowa, tho president pro tempore, presiding in the senate and Speaker Glllett in the house. Mr. Cooltdge regards the budget message as an elaboration on his an nual message and as such desires it to follow the document presenting his general recommendations to congress. Eighty-two of the ninety-five sena tors answered the opening roll call. In the house the cull showed 1 3G? members out of' 435 present. The house was In session fifty-five minutes, adjourning after adoption of resolutions of regret over the death during the recess of three represen tatives and three senators, , The opening sessions were brief. After prayer by the chaplain and quorum calls the oath of office was administered to . new members; com mittees were named to Inform Presi dent Coolldge that congress was ready to receive communications from him and resolutions- on the death of member!! (Turing the recess were presented and adopted. v Adjournment then was taken out of respect to th,e memories of departed senators and represntallvos. The adjournment was until noon tomorrow, but neither house will really begin work before the receipt Wednesday of President Coolldge's annual message which is to be trans mitted by messenger and read in the two houses separately. Tho annual budget currying the ad. ministration's recommendations for appropriations is to be received by congress Thursday. Meantime, how - ever, the house appropriations cgm mlttee has drafted several of tho de partmental supply bills and has ready the forst of them that for the inter ior department. The others will be In tho hands of the house within a few days. The senate has a calendur falrlv well crowded wlih general legislation of Important' character but Immedi ate actionals not contemplated. The republican steering committee will take up the order of considera tion of . pending subjects late this week. There were the usual crowded gal leries. Mrs. Coolldge and a p'urty of guests occupied the president's row in the senate galleries. The senate's opening session con sumed Jus: 20 minutes. Formally announcing, the death of Senator I,odge, the republican leader. Senator Walsh, democrat. Massachusetts, his colleague,' said Mr. Lodge "hud been or years the foremost figure In ihe dominant political party of Massehu setts and in recent "years one of, If not, indeed, the foremost figures in the congress of the United Stales." WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. Senator Wesley Jones of Washington today was. named republican whip in the Benate. The selection was made by Senator Curtis of Kansas, the newly elected leader of the majority. Senator Jones is chairman of the senate commerce commlttree and long has been high In the republican sennte councils. It will be his choice of duty to assist the leaders in maintaining quorums. . There had been a suggestion that Senator Watson of Indiana, recently chosen assistant leader, combine within that office, the duties of party Continued on Page 81) LADY GIVEN $500 DAMAGES IN SUIT AGAINST KIAN McMINNVILLE, Ore. , Dec. I Damages of 1500 were awarded to Mrs. Edna Cummins by a circuit court jury here yesterday In Mrs. Cummins' S 50.000 libel action against eleven members of the Newberg Ku Klux Klan. - Mrs. Cummins Instituted action on grounds that her character had been injured by alleged statements con cerning her made by delendante, Democracy Not to Punish Sen. Wheeler For His Tantrums WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. There Is to be no effort at this time to 4 formally read Senator Wheeler out of the democratic party. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the democratic leader, so. on- nounced today in response to in- quirles whethor senate demo- crats would follow the lead of the republicans who have ex- eluded from party councils Sena- tor LaFollotte of Wisconsin, with wrom Senator Wheeler was associated on the independent rr presidential ticket. Senator Robinson said there was no occasion for calling a conference of senate democrats, that there would bo a meeting only of the steering committee to fill vacancies on standing com- mittees of the senate. PAINTS MILITIA AS SACRIFICE TIME National Guard Bears Brunt of First Attack if Regular Army Clipped Yearly By Pacifists Secretary Weeks Talks at National Guard Convention. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1. The National Guard was pictured us the first line of defense, "in the form of public opinion" on questions relating to the national defense policy of the country -in an address here today by Hecretary Weeks at the convention of the National Guard association. Tho secretary urged officials of the organization and members of the National Guard to use their influence for tho preservation of the "balanced military policy," worked out in the national defense act and to defend the regular army from "chronic at tack" through which attempts were made to reduce Its strength year by year and thus cripple its efficiency. "If there is no regular army, or If that component (of the army of the United States) has been sapped by a long period of inadequate appro priations until it is insufficient for such a task (holding the first line of defense)" the secretary pointed out. "the hastily expanded National Guard will have to take the regular army's place In the front line and act as the covering force for the mobiliza tion of the man power of the country. "Then the officers and men of the guard will become the Innocent sac rifices which the United States offers for falling to carry out Its primary duty of Insuring Its own defense. "This sacrifice can be avoided if the wise provisions 'of the national defense .act of 1920 are carried into execution and if each component of the army of the United States is properly trained tor fits particular mission as a member of a balanced machine. "Therefore, I say to you that the preservation of a balanced military policy is ns vital for you as It Is for any member of the army of the Unit ed tSates; and I further say that your opportunity to Influence public opin ion In behalf of the preservation of such a force makes you, from a po litical standpoint, the natural first line of guardians In the forum of public opinion of the existing mili tary policy of the country. "I would not have you think that the regular army Is to be subjected to any acute attack. An acute at tack can be met and usually repulsed. It Is the chronic attack, attempts to lop off 2000 men this year and 3000 men the next year, which may weak en the regular army. "If the executive branch of the government Is to convince the coun try and congress of the wisdom of proposals affecting the regular army. the civilian components of the army, forgetting, If need be, their own Im mediate necessities, must undertake to educate public opinion In favor of such proposals. That Influence your I association should help to exert. F members of the Newberg klan. The action originally made the national klan organization defendant, but the court granted non-suit as to the na tlonal body. On the ground that the klan ns a whole Is responsible for acts of Its members, attorneys for Mrs. Cummins announced they would appeal the decision of the lower court, eliminating the national or ganization, as a defendant, to the state tupreme court. WAR OR SLANDER FINN REDS REVOLT, TRY TO IE REVAL Esthonian Premier Nearly Shot Armored Cars Quiet Mob Martial Law Proclaimed Efforts to Seize Depot and Postoffice Fail. REVAL. Dec. 1. (By the Asso ciated Press) Premier Akel of Es thonia narrowly escaped assassina tion by communists today. M. Akel. who also In foreign minister, had by a mere chance, left his residence shortly before communistic revolu tionaries surrounded the dwelling and forced their way In. An armored car came lip at this Juncture and routed- the Insurgents. The casualties of the outbreak were numbered about five. The chamber of deputies has been summoned to meet this evening. REVEL, Esthonia, Dec. 1. (By the Associated Press) Armed commu nists nttacked certain government and military buildings here at 6:30 this morning. According to the of ficials, the attack waR Immediately suppressed and order restored. No dispatches aro reported from the other towns or provinces. HELSINOFOnS, Finland, Dec. 1. (By the Associated Press) Accord ing to advices from Reval, the Estho nian capital, armed men occupied the railway station there today and attempted to capture the telegraph and telephone office. Several persons. Including a num ber of police, are reported to have been killed and others, Including M. Karlc, minister of communications, were wounded. - The minister was shot whlla on the way to the station. Order was restored by troops nftor scattered fights In which hund gre nades and machine guns were used. The troops recaptured the railway station later., , , - Martial hiw has been 'proclaimed, the advices say and all tho govern ment buildings are held by the troops. WASHINGTON, Dec. i. A com munistic uprising at Reval, Esthonia today resulted In tho death of the mlnlstqr of communications, seizure of the postoffice and railway station and street fighting, according to ad vices received here. Harold fl. Quarton, American con sul nt Reval reported, however, order was restored and martial law pro claimed so that at the time the dis patch was sent the Esthonian gov ernment had announced the situa tion was well under control. The consul said the communists at tacked the president's house and quarters of tho general staff. Gene ral Lindner was ordered to enforce martial law and the communists were routed. . This was followed by forty arrests. IN ROSE CITY PORTLAND, Ore., "Dec. 1. Five holdups and eighteen house entries or attempted robberies were reported to police over Sunday. One man a master rohher Is blamed for most of the crimes. He hrfs operated for several weeks and Is thought responsible for ut least fifty burglaries. At roll call Mondny morhlng. It took half an hour for Cnptaln John T. .Moore to read the list. It was the biggest dully total of crimes reported In years. One of the five holdups netted the robbers J45G. it was a daylight rob bery, perpetrated Sunday morning In a pool room. 3 MEN, A BOTTLE ROSEBURO, Ore., Dec. 1. D. R. Rowles, C. L. Vlning, Lloyd Harring ton and Miss Mabel Smith all of Marshfield were arrested hero last Saturday night by Night Officer Itousch who found a quart bottle partly filled with moonshine In their car. Rowles entered a plea of guilty to a charge of having liquor In his possession and transporting booze and wds fined $50 In the city court. Har rington was fined $2G for disorderly conduct and Vlning tie. The girl wis held by the Juvenile court for her father who will be hero this evening to take her home. More War Claims. PARIS, Dee. 1. (By the Associ ated Press) The reparation claims to be presented to the conference of the allied finance ministers In Janu ary probably will amount to some thing over two billion gold marks. It was estimated today In American cir cle here. API CRIME EPIDEMIC AND A MAID Fuller New Governor Of Massac huscUs. f A. .. IV v5p Lieut. Governor Alvan T Puller, Republican, of Massacbusetts. hat ben elected Ooveruoi of liial com monwealth. MEDFORD LADY KILLED BY TAX IN LOS ANGELS i Mrs. Gladys Rowan Victim of Tragedy Driver Held. On Manslaughter Charge Vic tim's Brother Lives in the Meadows District. I.OH, , ANGELPcl, vfe. , L ,'Mrft. Clladys Kowan 25, of Medford, Ore., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore loe of Bakersfteld, Cal., was struck and killed here yesterday by a - taxi cab driven by Lester J. Kemp, VI. Kemp was jailed' on suspicion of manslaughter. Mrs. Gladys Rowan, mentioned in the, above dispatch, was about 24 years of age, and formerly lived in this, city, where ahe was employed at the Hotel Medford and a local beauty parlor, she came here about a year ago, and left last month to visit her parents at Bakersfleld, Calif. A brother lives in the Meadows district. Two sons, age six and seven years, are with relatives near Corvallls, Ore gon." The husband Is thought to be at Bakersfield, Calif. Owing to the fact that there are two women, both named Gladys Kow an, residents of this city, "and both now in California, some confusion arose from -the news of the tragedy. Mrs. J to wan was well known here. DEATH PENALTY MI.VEOLA. N. V., 1)pc. 1. John II. Slattery, convicted of murilnr In the first decree for the killing of lOrnoHt Ij. Whitman, who Wiis Hhot to death when the Flint Niitlomil Imnk of Dell niore wuh robbed last April, was sen tenced today to die In the electric chuir at Sing Sine In the week of January 4. "Thank you," said Slattery an Judtfe Smith pronounced tho sen tence. EUGENE, Ore., Dec, 1. Belloved crazed by tho critical lllnexH of nix wife and his own financial troublcH J. C. Henry, proprietor of a local garage, ended hln life here thla morn ing by sending a lullt crashing thru his brain. The suicide was commit ted at his home. Neighbors heard the shot, and found tho body In the woodshed, where he had evidently gone with the act of suicide In view. Air. Jlenry was 42 yenrs of age. News of his qct is being kept from Mrs. Henry, as physicians fenr that the shock might prove fatal. BEND, Ore., Dec. 1. McKenzIo pass will be opened within tpn days if plans of George Duke, manager of the Central Oregon Stage company are found feas:ile. Mr. Duke ha.1 Just returned from San Francisco where he purchased a sixty horso-power caterpillar snow plow which he will use on The Dnllcs-Cullfornla highway between Bend and Klamath Falls to keep thff highway open all winter, Mr. Duke hopes to work out the same plans on the Bond-Eugene, high way over the AfrKenzie pass and will leave for an Inspection trip to the pass within a few days. Oregon News : in Brief INFORMER STAND TELLS M SPLIT' Mortimer, Star Witness, Testi fies in Forbes Trial De fendant to Take Stand Many Witnesses Called in Veteran's Bureau Hearing. CHICAGO, Dec. 1. flty Afwoolntod ProsH.) Ttu alU'Kt'd uhrreMmnt by which foloiit'l ChurU'N H. Forlios was to receive part or profits of contrac tors in conHtructlon of veterans hos pltulH wlille Kurbea wits director of tho veteraiiH bureau In 1911, wus re lated on the wit newt mm ml today by Has 11. Mortimer, In tho trial of Forbes for defrauding iho govern ment. Mortimer, culled the "pnld Infor mant of the government," said that at an outing nt the Traynor hotel at Atlantic City. N. J., ho told Forbes ho would divide with him tho percentage of the profits ho would receive on contracts obtained by Thompson and ninck, St. Louis and Chicago contrac tors. J. W. Thompson, on trial with Forbes had agreed to glvo Mortimer 35 per cent of net profits on hospitals ho obtained, and of this Mortimer said, Forbes was to get half. CHIC0OO. Deo. 1. (By Associat ed Press.) Charles K. Forbes, for mer head of the United States Veter ans' bureau, and John W. Thompson, St. Louis contractor, will bo among the first defense witnesses In the trial of the two for conspiracy to defraud the United Slates government on veterans' hospitals, it was announced today by their counsel. Taking of government testimony started today after a week spent In selecting a jury and delivering the opening statements. lloth sides Indicated that a large number of witnesses had been sum moned. Several of the acts cited as evidence of a conspiracy to defraud, related to widely . scattered , eyents sucn as the salvago of the sunken tanker Good hell by Thomuson on tho Pacific 'joast, the purchaso of some of tho government's discarded war tlmo wooden vssels by Thompson and oth ers at Newport News, Va., tho North ampllon, Mass., and American Lake, Wash., hospital contracts and others. It was on this plea of difference In the number of witnesses that the de fense won separation of the bribery and fraud charges at the opening 'of tho trial. It Is the fraud indictment which is being tried now. Kllas H. Mortimer of Philadelphia described by .John W. II. Crlm, spec ial assistant attorney goneral as "the paid Informant," of the government was to be the first witness today, government counsel stated. I- CHICAGO, Dec. 1. The series of recent murders, the sudden increase In robberies and the number of kid naping in which women were ab ducted and attacked was blamed yes terday for the deaths Saturday night of one detective, the serious wounding of two others and the death yesterday of a laborer in an elevated station. Hugh Stewart, bank cashier, fired Into a police car In front of his homo. Detective William Perrin was killed. Detectives David Van Booven and Frank Warburton were wounded.. Stewart told police he thought the police car contained robbers. He wan held pending further investigation. Charles Hendricks, a laborer, was shot and killed at an elevated station yesterday by Luke Heeson, station agent, who told police ho thought Hendricks was a robber. Police said Heeson had been drinking. George Smith, negro, was arrested last night soon after he was alleged to have attacked three whito women. Tho women Identified him, police said. ' . 15 WASHINOGTbN, Dec. 1 The first act of the house today after the for malities connected with tho opening was to pass and Fend to the senate a resolution proposing that Monday, December 15 be set aside for services in memory of Woodrow Wilson; Tho resolution, presented by Rep resentative Oarrett of Tennessee, the democratic leader, would authorize a Joint session, to which would be in vited the president, members of. the cabinet, the supremo court and oth ers In official life. Speaker Glllett appointed a com mittee on arrangements which includ ed Green, Iowa. Army Football Team Victories Credited to Prayers Before Games WKST POINT. S. V.. Dec. 1. The West Point football team 4 prayed before every game played in the past season, Captain Kd- 4 ward Oarbisch asserted In his last speech to the team. He attrlbut- ed the team's victories to tho prayers. f Standing on top of the stage f coach from which captains of army elevens havo traditionally made their last speeches to the 4 teams. Captain Oarbisch said yesterday: r s "Before every name this year. 4 whether that game seemed to be 4 4 a hard one or an easy one. every man of th squad prayed. We did not pray for victory only that 4 we might acquit ourselves like 4 fr men. And after the game Satur- 4 4 day every man on tho pleven tore 4 r off his headgear and thanked 4 4 Ood fervently for the victory." 4 4 The man who bent the Navy by 4 4 his four drop kicks Saturday was 4 4 wildly chered by the 1200 ca- 4 v dets who had gathered to wel- 4 4 come home tho players. 4 Girls Weep When Marshal Comes to Classroom Vil lage All Agog Bride Re fuses Gold After Twice De fying the Trustees. CANBY, Ore., Dec. 1. After twice defying tho school board whlc.'l!.l"rl Hay ' cuncollod her. teaching .con'tract because sho had been .married .to a 17-year-old pupil of tho high school, Mrs. Clifford Leroy Hamuelson, for merly Hosamond I.ee Shaw, today left her clnsa room when advised to do ho by Town Marshal Rothenburg, who went to the school huutto with the mombers of tho school 'board to oust tho teacher. ' .. The board members broujrht $lli0 In gold, which represented tho teacher's monthly salary, but she re fused to accept tho money. A chock In payment of her salary for the month ending December G had been tendered her Saturday, but she had refused to accept this on tho advice of her attorney. When she appeared this morning sho wns Informed by tho principal that she had been dismissed and that sho need not meet with her classes. "I was hired by the school board and will deal through tho board," she told Principal fiardncr, and ho re layed her reply to J. H. Vlnyard, chairman of the board. The chair man summoned Dr. H. A. Dedman, board member, and Mrs. Adum H. Knight, clerk, obtained 31G0 Ifrom the bank and taking along the mar shal marched to the school, Vinyard, Dr. Dedman and Mrs. Knight went to Mrs. Samuclson's room while the marshal waited In the principal's office. Tho teacher-bride niade no move to leave after the school officials had. made their re quest and sho declined tho proffered gold. Then Marshal Rothenburg was called In. Ho Informed her she hnd been dismissed and requested her to leave. The teacher made no objec tion. ' she said she would consult her attorney before announcing furtfior plnns. . Olrls in Mrs. Samuelson's domestic science class wept and tears stood In the teacher's eyes as sho stepped from her class room. Out on Bonds SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Dec? 1. (By Associated Press.) Bon I. Salinger. Jr , former vice president and general counsel for the defunct Midland Packing company of Sioux City, Is at liberty todny under bond of 125,000 following his sentence In federal court hero Saturday to four years In tho federal penltnetlary at Leaven worth, Kas., and a fine of 11000 for use of the malls to defraud In connec tion with the company's promotion. CANBY TEACHER QUITS POST ON BOARD'S ORDER ALBANY DEPUIY ADMITS HE WAS BRAINS OF PLOT TO ROB THE SHEDD. ORE. BANK ALBANY, Ore., Dec. 1. Clarence L. Boggle, of Lebanon, formerly dep uty sheriff. Is held In Jail here In con nection with the bank robbery at Shedd Saturday afternoon. Ho was arrested as tho fourth suspect and has confessed his part of tho crime, offi cers said. BogKle is said by officers to havo hid in a field while bis three compan ions robbed tho bank by holding up the enshier. securing about 400. After robbing the bank the trio joined Bog gle who was familiar with the country. EATING OF OPIUM IN L.OFN.ROW England Upholds India and America Asks Full Probe of Habit Not in Agenda Bring Up Use of Coca Leaf in Peru Right of Full Dis cussion Sought. GENEVA, Dec. 1. (By tho Asso ciated Prows) England came out strongly in support of India todny at the International opium conference, contending that Representative Ste phen O. Porter, head of the American delegation to tho conference, had glvn a clear Impression that the question of the domestic use of opium in India would not be pressed, as the Americans now were attempting to press It. Sir Malcolm fielevlgne read extracts from tho records of meetings of the opium advisory committee last year to Bhow that both ho (Delevlgne) and Sir John Jordan had made statements that in conversations with Mr. Por terthey had been led to believe that the American delegation had no in tention of Interfering with the inter nal practics of India or any other country, like Bolivia and Peru, where the coca leaf is eaten. Sir Malcolm Insisted the matter was entirely outsido the scope of tho agenda niul if tho Americans insisted upon its consideration there was dan ger of the conference not achieving helpful results on other questions, such as limiting tho manufacture of narcotic drugs. The American delegation has been seeking the right to discuss the pro duction of opium in all Its aspects, whether tho opium is lntendod for ox port or for domestic use. Saturday ; 1 ml Li . charged the 'Americans. 'Wd," .agreed not to raise, tho . question of opium eating. Dclegnte Van Wettum of Holland, following Sir Malcolm, said ho backed tho position sketched by the British delegato. For Japan, Delegate Suglmura, de clared that tho conference could not be bound by alleged private conver sations. Ho emphasized tho fact that last week the conference had declared Itself competent to dlsouss heroin, as suggested by tho Americans, although heroin did not figure In the agenda and ho considered thece was nq rea Bon why it could not discuss opium and cocaine, Mr. Slgmura conceded humanity as engaged in a kind of holy- war under tho leadership of America and he besought nil tho nations to con tribute nil the religious and. moral force so the victory might be achieved. Poland also supported the Amer ican view. Following Alfred Sze of China, who warmly supported the American po sition, Representative Porter ad dressed the conference,, denying any intention of Interfering with the In ternal affairs of any government. He asked for a roll call on the compe tency of the question "because he wanted, xo put the delegations on record regarding the Issue. v GENEVA, Dec. 1. (By Associated Press... President Znhle of the Inter national opium conferencesumming up the debate on the American pro prosal that the domestic use of opium In India should be considered by the present meeting. rinninraH si,i it ,na Lhis personal view that this proposal. came wunin tne scope of the confer ence ngenda. Tho conference voted to 8endthe American proposal' to the first com mission as requested by the American delegation. Twenty-six states voted In favor of referring the proposal to the commis sion. India voted against it and nine states abstained from voting. The delegation from India also announced it reserved the right to re-open the question before the next assembly of the League of Nations. Sunday Traffic Toll. LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Dec. 1 Three persons were killed and six other seriously Injured -In traffic accidents In and about Los Angeles yesterday. the four crossing fields to seek suit able hiding places. Three giving their names atfC. Crop-' logle, 17; L. Nelson, 24, and M. Sidter.' 24, were captured shortiy after the robbory. Boggio evaded capture by hiding In a nearby slough. Lnter when Boggle went to the home of Frank Shumnke and, phrr ed to a Lebanon mall carrier, asking him to come for 'him, the small, son of Shu make heard the conversation and gave the tip that Boggle might have been connected with the robbery, (