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Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Prediction rtnln Maximum yesterday so Minimum liMluy 1)9.5 Preiipiiailon II Weather Year Ago Maximum 44 Minimum 29 WnFORT). 01U-X10N. SATURDAY, JANUARY 24. W2Z XO. 2f.O 't thin Tm ECLIPSE OF UN VIEWED BY E Conditions for Phenomena Per fectAviation Gathers Data Day Turns Into Night 'Totality Lasts Half Minute Corona is a Magnificent Spectacle. ' . , (Br tho Associate! Press.) Dreams of astronomers of seeing a total eclipse of tho sun under Ideal Conditions were realized today In New York and New Knglnnd. In Michigan and Ontario and at Niagara Fala. however, clouds and low visibility frus trated scientific- tests. ' - Especially In New York City, wit nessing its first total cclipso In ll'J years, was tho spectacle magnificent, when the momentary blackness of midnight at 4:11 a. m. was accompa nied by the beautiful sight of the corona. Scientific observations were char- i acterlzed as the most successful ever I made hy Dr. K. 10. Free, who headed , a party at Kasthampton, Ing Island. . The weather bureau at Cornell not ed a. drop of 1.3 degrees In tempera ture. A drop of two degrees was re ported at Yonkers. . Shadow .bands wore noted at Yale one .lulnuto before and one minute after totality. Jupiter, Mercury and Venus ' wero clear at Yale but no comet was seen. Nearly three miles up In the air an army plane from Mitchell field. Long Iwland, took twelve pictures of tho racing shadow.. It will be several days before the re sults of the' observations and scientif ic. extent of the photographs Is deter mined. . It would be weeks before 11 was determined whether anything now had been discovered, the professor said. - . : '"-.T-v'-'V"'-" Not a cloud screened tho parsing of tho '.moan 'before the sun's disc, and all the attendant phenomena bally beads, the shadow , bind, and the pearly corona were observed by thousands who filled streets and housetops In the northern section of tho metropolis. ' Mercury. Jupiter and Venus were as clearly visible as at night. Green, gold and scarlet colors splashed the horizon, adding to the grand specta cle ' The corona of the sun was perfert. Tho shadow of trto total eclipse stole serosa tho snow covered landscape, visible about two minutes before and after the totality. The total eclipse lasted for about thirty seconds, as scientists had fore cast. A purple light gradually descended over the earth, forerunning the total darkness. There was n period of darker purple and black grey light, during whl.-h dancing waves of rrea centcd Ilght9 wovo a fantastic pat tern on snow fields, roadways and tho Bides of huildings. Bally beads,- Halving like drops of Mould of topaz strung on a sparkling thread, hung In the sky for just a mo mont before tho eclipse became to tall As they flickered out the shadow bands stood forth wlordly. It seemed like many minutes rather than a few seconds that darkness aat irxted earth and skv. except for that small portion where hung the dazzling circle of colorful fire. Then slowly the shadow bands ap peared on tho opposlto side of the so lar lunal conjunction. Bally beads spread their ochre crescent again a feature of tho spectacular eclipse about which the forecast of astrono mers had said littlo. By this time tho corona had sub Hided, chssed Into Invisibility by tho regatherlng splendor of the sun. A few minutes more and the spectacle turned Into the final stages, looking much ns It did In the Initial phase only In'the reverse like a quarter moon of su pernatural brilliance gradually evolv ing to full moon proportions. Twilight slowly camo daylight again. Clearing House Report. NEW YORK, Jan. 24. The actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows an excess in reserve of $41,611,310. This is a decrease of $28,615,987 com pared with last week; ROCK ROLLS THRU KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Jan. 24 A ten ton boulder, loosed from its mooring! on top of the mountain, three miles north of Algoma, crashed down the mountain siSe at exactly 1:00 o'clock this morning and struck the house owncrf by William Uhlman of Algoma,,. but occupied by the fami lies of 8teve Masters and Karl Krauss. The boulder passed completely thru five rooms of the residence and de molished furniture and everything In BABE UNHURT; FAMILY CAR ESCAPES Senate Discovers That Original of Treaty With Cuba, Missing WASHINGTON', Jan. 21. The original copy of the trcnty be- tween the United States and Cuba ceding sovereignty of the Isles of Pines to tho latter coun try has been lost, Senator Cope land, democrat, New York, de clared today in the senate. Intensive search of the slate department files by hlmsolf and Senator Borah of the foreign re- lntions committee. Senator Cope- land said, had failed to find u copy of the treaty which is now up for ratification In the senate. Senator Copoland offered a resolution calling upon the state department to furnish the senate with copies of the treaty, If pos- Bible, and also Ao submit copies of all data bearing upon it which might be found In the depart- mental files. The resolution was referred to tho foreign relations committee. STATE. PROHI OFFipKED Give Sheriffs Half of All Liquor Fines for Enforcement Work Rigid Regulation of Dance Halls Sought Officers to Attend Legislative Hearings. PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 24. Mem bers of the State Sherlfrs' association, holding their annual convention here today, conferred with A. V. Rushlight of Multnomah county concerning their resolutions asking abolition of the state prohibition enforcement office. Rushlight invited them to attend the hearings of the legislative committee which Is investigating the state pro hibition department. Formal resolutions were adopted this morning asking the legislature to abolish the office now held by State Prohibition Enforcement Officer G, L. Cleaver and asking the legislature to pass a law giving the sheriffs 50 per cent of fines collected from liqour law violators to make It possible for the sheriffs to employ more efficient help in the enforcement of the law. The sheriffs also went on record for legislation requiring more rigid regu lation of dance trails throughout the state. i Sheriff T. M. Hiirlhurt of Multnomah county was' re-elected president of the sheriffs' association late yesterday. Sherirf Cluisman of Wasco county was elected vice-president and Sheriff Aschim of Tillamook county was re clectcu secretary. ARMY SELLS BREAD AT 2 CENTS A LOAE BOSTOX, Jan. -24. Oread nt two cents a loaf went on sale In I3(fston todfiy. RnkPd fresh at the Fort Strong bakery, Boston, it was sold in sixteen ounce loaves at the army quartermaster sale stnres. The price, according to tho nuartormaHter de partment, is what it costs to make tho bread. Death Toll of the Automobile MOSEBURG. Ore., Jan; 24. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Leo of Portland were in jured this morning, just bofore noon. when their car skidded on the wet pavement and turned over in the ditch about 15 miles south of Roseburg. Mrs. Lee was badly bruised and Is In tho hospital here suffering consider ably from the shock and exposure. Her husband sustained a cut on the forehead but is not seriously hurt. HOUSE, HITS CRIB, its pth. It was a narrow escape for tho sleenlnir occupants. Tho rocK struck and demolished the crib occu pled by the Masters' baby, but In some manner the child escaped unnarmea The women occupants have not yet recovered from the shock. Th rock was about ten feet In diameter and after wrecking the house rolled outside and took off the corner of tht garage, but missed the car and crashed into tho woodshed where It came to rest. ABOLISHMENT U. S. ENTRY i IN COURT ! IS UPHELD President Reaffirms Stand in Address More Light on Diplomacy Urged Inter ests of Peace Demand It Physical . Force Settles No World Problems. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. The ad ministration's stand in favor of American participation in tho world court was rcaffircd today by Presi dent Coolidge in an address delivered at the White House to delegates at tending the national conference on the causo und cure of war. This step, the president character ized as the next move that should bo taken by the United Slates toward outlawing war. ' He suggested also that the nation and tho world should "turn tho light of more information and better understanding upon tho problems of diplomacy." ' Meantime, the president declared tho L'nited States should, In the inter est of peace, continue its readiness to j associate itself with whatever meas ures would tend to maintain sccu- rity, but should avoid the danger of u "super-government." "11 IB ior mo geilKiuuiui "ill .,...i. rfovi mnmirni of prevention. If wo fail in this, wo' apparel, particularly the wide- flowing shall deserve all the disaster which trouser legs and suspendcrless waiSt will surely be visited upon us becauso linen. of our failure. Every organized Throe members of tho American movement to keep alivo the realism- Hon of war's deatruotivcne.s serves a helpful purpose ' Tho .responsibility to end war was described by tho president as a na tional responslbilty. "That Question must bo answered hy us ns Americans for ourselves," he continued , "There may be toniptar tion at timos'tq Iniibli'e whether others have, played their part, but our r Hponsibility is' for ourselves alone, for doing the part ttiat falls tu us becuuso of our place in the world. "I believe that. Just as tho hrma nient conference was timely und con vincing co-operation on the political side, so the Dawes plan was a simi larly timely and effective effort fur rehabilitation on the economic side. "I believe that the next step which we may welt take is by way of par- ticipation in the permanent court of international justice. I believe that with our adherence to that tribunal, for which I earnestly hope, it will be-j come our medium in which may grad-1 ually be precipitated and crystallized a body of International law and pro cedure which, by avoiding the dangers that would attend the o"taM''im" j of a super-government, will ultimately command the respect ami approba tion of the world's public opinion and the co-opcratlon of the nations. "I am convinced that if our civili zation is worthy of its name, then physical force Is not the only author ity which mny enforce an anti-war policy. I feel strongly that public opinion, napen on proper inmrmaiion working through agencies that tho common man may see and under stand, mny be made the ultimate au thority among the nations." BURGLARS ENTER STEAL FIVE SUITS The Pantorlura Dye Works" CHtnb lishment on North Fir street, adjoin ing tho Mail Tribune building, wab entered by a burglar Borne time dur ing lunt night, and five huIIh of clothcu and a pair of trousers were taken. Entrance u.is gained by crawling over the roof and dropping down thru a Htnall aperture in trie rear. - From the fact that so little clothing wan taken from the many mcn't sulu hanging up in the cleaning eHtubllsh munt, and no iadics clothing or other garments wure taken, together with the fact that whoever committed the eit:ne was fnmllt;ir. with the premise and knew just where to enter and where to find the garments wanted f "aac, crre,L, me propricor i think that it was an amateur Job. At first the police were under the Impression that because lost week ki isalem, Ore., cleaning establishment was broken Into and practically all the men s and wumtn'a garments taken, that the Job might be the work PANT0RI1 AND of professionals, probably the name''" ' ' , vy one. who committed the Halem crime. ment8 ?l 8 c ,,w b?an rH"; Honors for Flyers WASHINGTON, Jan. U. Lieuten ant Kussell L. Maughn, pilot in the non-stop one-day. coast-to-coast flight would be advanced 500 flics and given a O. 8. M. under a. bill Intioduced today by IJcnntor Mmoot, republican, Utah. Giant Telescope at Yale Used to Observe ' This telescope, known us the I.oomls Memorial T'..sropc. Is ot tin- cocloMat ivpe. The lube is fc feel In lengtn and hns two lens..' ' iMiuiit cuts uui hUK wmm FOR THE PANIS WORN BY COLLEGIANS WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. President , Coolidge doos not think much of the : nrl,VI1lne atvles Prevailing stj les In ..nlln, almlnn) unw v whig" club of Princeton called on Mr. Coolidge today to ask him to speak E RULE OREGON CITIES AIM OF LEAGUE ' Movnp flf finlH iaJul Ul wu,u , . i Elected Hill Temporary Chairman Ob ject to Legislature Trying to Run Town 29 Municipali ties Represented. ' I'OHTIjAND. Ore,, Jan. 1'4. Steps toward submission of a constitutional amendment restoring to Oregon mu nicipalities the light of "homo rule" in at i let ly municipal nf fairs were (.,k0 at lne organization nveting nf tho League of Oregon Cities hero to day. Officials of 2!) Oregon cities at tended and ninny other municipal officers wrote letters subscribing to the organization but stating that It was Impossible for I hem-to bo here. Commissioner A. I. Ilarbur of Portland, father of the movement, was elected temporary chairman of the affsociuilon and Mayor W. H. Mil lar of Gold ilill was chosen temporary secretary. HcVPial apenkers complained of gradual reduction of municipal gov ernment by the legislature and Chris Schucbel of Oregui City, sugRested that a legislative committee, he named to vittlt the legislature and attempt to have the constitutional amendment which would give to tho cities su premo power to govern themselves within their own limitsi submitted to tho people by the legislature. E KLAMATH FALS. Ore., Jan. 21. Aftor a week of comparatively balmy weather the mercury took a sudden ilwin in Tflmnnth tnrlav find n tlirht snow beKan raing Iat0 th mornnB. ,,,,, predlclon!1 woro for more Bnow an(, co,dcr woathcr. . 7IEND, Ore, Jan. 24. A light Rnow fall lay on the ground this morning but was melting fast, having disap- ing again aooui iu o ciock. me suow was unaccompanied by wind. PENDLETON. Ore.. Jan. 21. A heavy snow commenced falling In 1 Pendleton at 7:45 this morning. It rained heavily last night and with the ground wet and warm (he snow was Diluting almost as fast as it fell. M FOR University That Was Eclipse of Sun Today .-' v- The photontrapmn lense is 16 in ches in dtnmeinr, and tht- visual It-nse 10 Inrhns. Il In located to he Yule observatory before tholr society., and when they h1 1-resonted the matter J ho presl- '"'"l ...,,..,.. . ........ .. -"W Hiiminnilevs They admitted thoy didn't and Mr. Coolidge told them that when his son came home from Morcershurg acadnmy similarly arrayed he promptly advised him to got some suspenders and hitch up his trousers a notch or two. POLICE TRAIL TO JAZZ GIRL .Ti j Dorothy Ellmgson Threatened t . ,i BY Hanging, Freezing' and ' l Rliminn in fill Matricide Dummy 111 UN IVIUI IUIUC llnHictnrhoH Ru P.rim I nf. unuiaiui mum u.j v.. i.. tecs One Signed K. K. K. SAN FRANCISCO Ian. 24. The, disposal of number of anonvmniis letters iiarrytng various threats against Dorothy Elllngson, tho IS year old matricide now awaiting trial here, occupied the police today. One of tho letters suggests: , "The girl who wantonly shot down her mother from behind ought to be taken out nnd boiled in oil. Why soil good rope?" , Another suggested that she bo con fined In an loo filled room for a cer tain period as a punishment. An inmatp of a state hospital,, hjin solf once held as a murder suspect hore, sent her a number of poems n nd asked that she send some to him In return. . Yesterday a. package containing a. hangman's noose, ' together with an' explanatory letter arrived at the Juli, The letter said: "You had courage enougn io kiii your inouier. now nave courage enough to. use this on your- self. The letter was signed "K. K. K." The girl has been permitted to see a number of the letters, but they failed to disturb her. Daily Report on the Crime Wave .VANCJOUVKK. K" C. Jan. 21. An armd strangrr entered the Prior street branch of the Hank of Montreal here today, occasioned a shooting af fray In which Teller C. K. Draper wounded Bookkeeper H. K. Klsleri In a leg. nnd went away afoot with $1200 of the Institution's money In his pockets. - Draper handed the Intruder the money when tho latter threatened to kill tho munager of the Institution, T. ft. II. James. If Draper did not slop shooting and start puymg. ' Tho Weather Rain west. , Rain or snow east of the Cascades tonight and Sunday. Moderate temperature, fresh and strong cast and southeasterly winds. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24. The weather outlook for. the week begin ning January 25. waB announced here today hy the United States weather bureau as follows: Washington and Oregon Unsettled weather with rain and snow. Low ( temperature. NOTES WRITTEN Coolidge Ardor for Work Undimmed by Eclipse of the Sun WASHINGTON. Jan. 24 President and Mrs. C'oolidgo with nieces of ordinary sni"k smudged window glass as their only scientific apparatus, viewed today's eclipse of the sun from the south lawn of the White House. The chief executive anil his wile appeared on the lawn a 8:40 o'clock, the president car i vlng a window pane with a big smoked snut In tho center. Mrs. Coolidge hud a smaller piece of glass similarly prepared. Mr. t'oolidge went to his of flee before the ellipse reached Its maximum und started to work evidently satisfied with his view of the preliminary pail of the spectacle. 4 4. f -l- ON NAVAL WORK 'Pulling Wool Over Our Eyes' l rinitvi l-inin nhior-ic tn BRITISH PROTEST R CONGRESS IQ,m " ""I""" '"be true relative to the port bill, Fleet Drill Near Hawaii . . . Demagogue Oratory Flayeci Ac PailQP flf War Vote MS ldUbC Ul VVdl vuko Aerial Fund Increase. WASHINGTON. J""- 24. Hy vote of "264 to 34 the house today passed a bill to authmizo Increasing the limit of cost of tho aircraft car- rlers l,exlnBton and Saratoga from fineasuro now (roes to tho senato. ' During debate on tho measuro Hep- rescn.atlve llrltten of Illinois, rank- ... lnK republican on tho naval commit- tee. produced a loiter which lip said 1 he had received "from a Japanese I peer." asking that ho use his Influ- encc with the American govornmont to stop the naval maneuvers at Ha- wall this year, because, he said, they wero menacing tno peace 01 ino J - a - clfk.. I Discussing British naval Blilps, nir. uiNcueiniiiK oiiitmi uttttu oi,.., ..... Hrlttcn said he wanted to know if (treat Hritain "Is million tho wool over our eyes again." He referred par- tculHrly to ,wo nnw lirllih vesiM.,8 'and questioned whether they were air I plane carrfbrs or capital ships. When wo attempt to elovato our guns," lie said, "ftroat Britain says it listed for sale to settlors at price nai ls a violation of tho treaty. Great Isfactory to director, requiring ongl Hritaln Is projecting herself all ovor neiring establishment of costs, au thc world by hor superior diplomacy." thorlty to issuo dralnago bonds to lie Itenreaenintlve fonnallv. democrat, held In abeyance until determination TcxaBi (,,n0( tHnt "Kngland has pulled tho wool over our eyes." and ed. remission or an immra, - Hepresenlatlvo Wlngo, democral. of payments now due tho state, repeal Arkansas, said tho time had come for ; of Interest guarantoo In state consti "nien In high places to at least meas- i tutlon. ure their words." He declared thoro The program for tho next tf 0.15s was no danger of war with Japan, includes the power measures that aie unless the passions of the two peo-Uo be lot i nduced by Senator JBePn; pie. were Inflamed hy demagogues." The fight looms In the house In bo Mr. Hrltten then again took the next fc- days over the banks i lice , e floor and said there was not the revocation appeal bill which lH slightest i.rosi.cct of war between this country and Japan and "there never will he as long as wo control the Pa cific." Representative Laguardla, repub lican, New York, Interjected that "if the men who do tho talking had roino consideration for the men who do the fighting, we would go a long way friwui-H tieiice " toward peaco. Members of Die house, ho added Bmu( t hV(, correspondence with uny f0.cB government, I " LONDON, Jan. 24. The favored political topic of the possibility of former Premier Asqtitth becoming a peer Is revived today by tho Dally rjxprcss wnicn prints a report tmu the, liberal loader has decided to ac cept tho honor. If .this proves true, tho paper says, It understands that tho title, Karl of Oxford will be re vived for him. Tho tltlo bocamn ex tinct In 18M with the death of the slxth earl, descendant nf the famous Tory statesman, ftohert Harley. MAID FLEES REFORM SCHOOL, -"ELIZA GROSSING THE ICE" S1UNT i FALLS CITY. Neb., Jam 24. How Cora Dupols, IB year old Indian girl, out-footed a detail of officers, who camo to an Indian reservation near here to return her to the Kansas In dustrial home at Bcloit. by taking off her shoes and stockings and running over the Ico and snow, was revealed here today. It Is believed by the of ficers that tho girl kept right on going until ho arrived some place In Okla homa. Headed by TIarrv Boll, a prohibi tion officer from Uelolt, the posse COfMI'E OFFERED ON MAJOR BILLS Legislature Willing to Grant Gov. Pierce Concessions on Power to Appoint Recla mation Up Next Week Epidemic of Fights Loom at Session. STATU IIOl'SK, SAI,KM, Jan. 24. By the end of tho coming week tho setting, will be pretty well fixed fur the big grappling matches of the ,-g-Islatlvo session's latter days, and most of the bills that are to furnish tho Issues will have been Introduced. The fish, game and port measures are scheduled for Introduction some time prior to next Saturday. These will provide that appointment of members of the fish and game com missions and the port of Portland commission he taken away from the governor and vested In the legislature. A canvass of the members of both houses indicates ennigh votes to sus tain the veto of tho governor, if the fish and game bills pass and reach the executive. Pusslblj The governor has been approached iwltb a proposal of compromise on these measures. The nature of this proposal ims not been divulged. Feei- mg over me ini-ec h-iiuiuk t,i"." trifle chaotic at present and ln- .,,, nf uie bills, if they attempt in lake all his present authority from the Kovernor, will bo the slunnl for counter measures to placo the appoih- I live power for all threo commissions In the. hands of tho atalo board ; of Lu"""':. . . ,, ,oiriKll,rton' to ))0 it,.0,UCod tho comliiR woow AlllUUK uui" ""I'"1 - " wm' bo several irrigation bills. ! Of particular imiiini win . a . ... Hnarlnff slRnlflcimtly on reclama- Hon In OrcRon is tho sot ot rooom- meildn.lons flled Thursday in lho-.m- nto by Senator Davis and coiulnir f oin (he Bpccll cnnimttce appointed hv rjnvernor Pierce to study tho suh- jcct , un(ior authority of the session of . n ;3 Briefly, these recommendations urK tllu creation Of office of stato director of land reclamation, placing tho ,,ii0rnoy cenorai's offlco at call of , the director; placing me auuo i"cr umlcl. ,i,e reclamation director aa far ns engineering aaia ir. as lar an ccrned. giving n nnmlov dlstr! the director auinoruy rlct managers, that dis- trlc.ts asking state aid supply .data rel,ltlvo to productive and non-lrrlg- able area, empowering state omcinis I to ro;uii o minimum of thirty per cem of land In a district asking am to oa Is reached whether dralnago la noed- '."'" i nirine the last week tho Investiga tion of the prohibition department h:ib been a ccntor of Interest. . A blow at the prohibition enforce ment department Is contained in tho North bill which would deprlvo tho department of Its zt per com snaio fm0 an(1 turn ttU ot fu , to tll0 COUIlly troas- I urers. : One of the big measures of the ses sion so far is that intioduced in tho senate yesterday by a largo number of eastern Oregon members of both In uses which wnuU appropriate J300.000 us a fund to furnish seed wheat to farmers whose winter wheat , C.0ps have been frozen out this wm- tcr. Trench Knvoy Arrives . SV.W YUKK, Jan. .34. Knillfi Daeschner, who will succoed the re tired Jules Jussernnd, as French am bassador at. Washington, arrived - dav accompanied by his wile ana io ' daughters. ' - - canie to a houso on the reservation whore the girl, together with a white girl friend, was. staying. Bell at tempted to grab tho girl, but was foiled by an Indian who disarmed him. Then tho posse pursued Cora and her companion, tho trail leading over tho dangerous Icy wastes of tho Nemaha river. The whlto girl was captured, but Cora escaped Whon eho pulled off her shoes and stockings, took a last glimpse of her pursuers and showed her fast flying hoels to the posse.