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o o o o o o o o vVVvtl - MedfoeD) Maul Tribune Prediction Cloudy Probable rnlu Maximum yesu-rduy Minimum Kwluy Maximum Weather Year Ao Minimum - 44 Precipitation 02 D!ly Twentieth Tr. HwHr Fift) third Ycr. TEDFORH. OKEGON, MONDAY, MAY IS. 192") NO. 49 Secretary of War Weeks Suffers Acute Attack of Gall Colic Leopold, Combination Great Dane and Dachshund. - Wins Cup as Homliest Entrant in "Mutt" Show Real Beer at Five Cents a Glass Draws Thirsty Americans vy v Nm4, V PAYUPNOTE 0 IS RESENTED BY EUROPE France Refuses to Answer, While Italy Deplores De mand Claim Cancellation of Debts Would Do United States More Good De clare Money Spent in U. S. PARIS, May 18. Byd Associate Press.) America's requcHi far settle ment of the war debts Is ignored with striking unanimity by the principal morning newspapers, but Kxcclsior leuds n few of the smaller political organs in criticizing the Washington government for presenting its bill "when Fiance is floundering in a grave financial crisis." PARIS, May IS. (By Associated Press.) The action of tho United States In requesting funding proposals from its Kuropean debtors was fore seen in France and answered in ad vance, It 1h said in official circles, by the -ministerial declaration made after the cabinet mooting last Saturday. This was to tho effect that Finance Minister Caillaux and Foreign Minis ter Briand had been charged with the task of studying the inter-allied debt question with a view to its settlement. The Qua! d'Orsay received a cable gram from M. Daeschner, the French ambassador in Washington on Satur day giving full particulars of the American decision but this la said to have contained no information that might cause tho French government to precipitate negotiations other than those decided upon Friday. WASHINGTON, May 18. (By As sociated Press.) Tho Washington government Is awaiting with Interest some word of the reception accorded in the nine lSuropeun debtor nations to the news that this country desires to nrrnnge funding setilements with out undue delay. Meanwhile there 1b speculation as to' which will be the first to submit a proposal. France, whose debt to the United st.it Is the largest of tho lot, Is uni.,i .. the huh of the situation and it is known that officials would ! walcnme nn oiienlug move from that quarter. In view of that fact the statement of the French foreign office that no "note" on the subject has been re ceived from Washington Is regarded here merely as tho Htock diplomatic denial, based on a technicality. Both Ambassador Daeschner In Washington and Ambassador Herrick in Paris, have been fully advised of tho desires of tho American govern ment and both have reported fully to the Purls foreign office. Whether Purls is disposed to regard their com munications ns a "note" is held here to be a mere technical detail. IIOMB, May 18. (By Associated Press.) Italy Is entitled to have lenient treatment in the settlement of her war debts. Toinasco Tittonl, presi dent of the senate and foreign minis ter, declared yeslerdny In a speech at Vlterho. The occasion was the un veiling of a monument to men killed in the World war. The speech was made in the presence of the king, several members of the cabinet and . senators and deputies. Signor Tittonl pointed out that Austria owes Italy heavy debts for war reparations and expenses of oc cupation but that Italy has received no payments whalover. Ho quoted statements of ionic Englishmen and Americans to the effect that the can cellation of Intor-nllled debts would be chiefly advantageous to England nnd America themselves because It would accelerate Europe's purchas ing power and increase England's and America's exports. He declared that Italy hns every confidence in the feelings of Justice and equity which Inspired her credi tors. A message was rean irom mier, Mussolini expressing agreement ( with Tlttonl's views, Signor Tittonl had pointed out that the money borrowed by Itojy during the war from Englnnd and America was spent entirely In those countries for necessary war mnterials. Thus, he said, Italy's borrowings had gone to increase the profits of Englnnd and (Continued on Page Eight) JUDGE WEEPS AS HE YEAR OLD BOY BOTTSVILLE. Tfl.. May 14 (A. P.) William Cavalier,, 15 year old slayer of his grandmother for the purpose of. robbery, today wns sen tenced to die In the electric chair. Jo stood awkwardly before the court twlstin his hut find looking nt Ahe floor while sentence wns pro nounced by Judge K&h. Othcrw.se he showed no emotion. Cavalier's mother was not in the WASHINGTON, May 18. (By Associated I'reas. ) Secre- tary Weeks who him been conval- esclng at his home here from an r attack of thromhosiH since early In April, has suffered an acute attack of call bladder colic, and Is reported to be In n serious but not critical condllllon, PROBE ATTEMPT 10 F Woman Claiming to Be Repre sentative of Arbuckle's Brother, Demanded $12,500 and Was Paid $1000 Blackmail Is Denied. I.OS ANfiKLES, Hay IS. The dis trict attorney's office hero today washed Its hands of any further in terest In an investigation of the affairs of the film comedy director, Uoscoe (Fatty) Arbucklo who start ed his second honeymoon Saturday night with a so-called blackmail plot for one of his wedding gifts. v I.OS ANOEI.ES. May 18. An al leged attempt to blackmail Roacoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, former film co median, who married Doris Dean on Saturday, has been under Investiga tion by the district attorney's office for the past several days, the Los Vngeles lSxnminor says today. The .alleged demnnd upon the portly ex-comedian Is Bald by the Examiner to have been made by a Mrs. J. H. Murphy of San Francisco who f-epresented herself as acting in behalf of Arbuckle's brother, Arthur Arbuckle. A total of 112,500 was demanded, and, according to an agreement sign ed by Mrs. Murphy In the presence of Hoscoe Arbuckle and two district attorney's representatives who were present merely as Arbuckle's friends the money was to cover the losses sustained uy Artnur ArnucKie aurine the "trial and brother in San troubles" Francisco of his in 1921 and 1922. In addition to the agreement, writ ten at the bottom, it also wns agreed that "the name and character of Hoscoe Arbuckle shall not be assault ed or attacked In any manner before any club or organization newspaper or federation of women's clubs." Arbuckle gave the woman a check for $1000 as a first installment, the examiner says. Questioned at the district attor ney's office following the transac tlon. she denied any attempt at blackmail. She was not held. Future notion In connection with the alleged plot was left open pend ing the return of District Attorney Keyes to the city tomorrow. Arbuckle expressed confidence thnt his brother was not Involved in the case. FII IB BEDDING BEND, Ore., May IS. Ray Davis, detained in the Deschutea county Jail pending an insanity hearing, set fire to the bedding In his cell last night and then called for help. The other prisoners in tho Jail threw all of the water they had In the, other cells on. Davis and the burning bed ,llncr The hunks were still smok- ln(? wnen sheriff S. E. Roberts ar rived nt the Jail this morning. None of the prisoners was Injured, Davis was in a cell containing four bunks and he fired alt of them. He was brought In to the sheriff several days ago by neighbors from a ranch outside town. The neighbors com plolned that Davis whistled at mid night and annoyed them. SENTENCES 15 TO DIE nnnrt room. The justice visibly af .toH tidd the oy that he had lncn found culltv of fin murder with a reoommen pifmenrv but there ns no alter- native proving 1 by law to permit the imposition of nny than death. enlen- Counsel .for the boy Announced an Anneal wiHld be taken for a new trial. . - - BLACKMAIL ATTYARBUCKLE 0, II. c. Opening Volley Fired at Port land in Conflict Between State University and Agri cultural College Board of Higher Curricula Lays Down Rules for Both Combatants. PO liTLAND, Ore., May IS. The board of higher curricula of which Dr. C. J. Smith of Portlund Is chair man today heard the opening state ments in the controversy between the University of Oregon and Oregon Agricultural college which was pre cipitated by charges by the university that the board had established certain courses established by the board to the university, resulting In duplica tion. Dr. H. D. Sheldon opened tho case for the univorslty after the board had adjourned from Dr. Smith's office to the assembly hall In the school build ing of Temple Beth Israel. The- board at the outset, through Dr. Smith, announced that one speak er would be allowed to present the case for each side and that speakers following would be limited as to time. This Interfered in certain degree with plans of the university which had ar ranged to have the presentation of the case made by Dr. Sheldon and the argument upon tho merits of Its brief made by John C. Veatch, an alumus of the university. Under tho new ruling the univer sity was confined to Dr. Sheldon s statement which rested on tho brief filed last week. Dr. Sheldon was followed by Hector MacPheraon, spokesman for Oregon Agricultural college, whose talk took up the remainder of. the forenoon ses sion until noon adjournment. Colin Iyment,i dean' of fcbe college of science and arts at the University of Oregon, announced prior to- Mac Pherson's talk that he and Dean M. E. Smith of the school of basic arts and sciences In the agricultural col lege, had reached an understanding on some of the points contained in the University of Oregon protest which was filed last week, and that they will file recommendations em bodying those understandings in the future. ' History, modern languages and English, and an agreement as to fu ture requests for bachelor degrees from Jhe school of basic arts and sci ences, are covered in the-understanding and recommendations by Dyment and Smith. Details of ("his under standing were withheld by them pending filing of their statement with tho board. The University Case Dr. Sheldon In his presentation de clared that the university is in no sense challenging the larger propor tion of the wouk in tho college and that the demands in the brief do not touch the fundamental courses that have been assigned to the college under the board s ruling of 1913, He asserted, however, that there is apparent a tendency on the part of the college to extend under the guise of permissible "service courses untij its activities duplicate those of the university. "The outcome of this," he held will be that we will slowly but sure ly build up two state universities In iwo adjacent counties, witn no (in ference in their services to the state excepting that one of them will have a monopoly of certain technical courses. "If both institutions spread out thin over the whole field of activity, instead of adhering to the lines of de marcation laid down by the board of higher curricula In 1013, Instead of havlncr one series of distinguished courses covering the full field of edu cation, we shall have two parallel series, both of which will be impaired in efficiency. He held that the college is fully protected by the 1913 ruling In giving graduate work in its own lines, out that the graduate school Itself with the principal elements of advanced work, was assigned to the university. "It Is in the graduate school that duplication is most expensive and the injury done to the slate the most severe. "Our whole contention rests upon the ruling that the board has already handed down, and In the lnterpreta ilon of which the college has shown a Lendency to take an inch here and an inch there, until the effect begins to threaten the efficiency of higher edu cation in the state." MacPherson in his talk declared that of the 36 proposals made in the brief of the university many are blan ket proposals and are not sufficiently specific to admit of accurate answer. He spoke of the university as hav ing shown "audacity" in presuming to dictate to the board of higher cur rinnin nnd "handimr down from its WA S T to de8reeJMU,erior position of authority decis uTitlon ofion8 as to now mi.h and what . r f lum-ninn- is trimd for unvone. .-The effect of thel demands sim mered down to three points," he said. "First they would eliminate com merce entirely from the college and (Continued oo Fan Kltu Under the auspicrs of the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a dog show was held recently In Newark for unpvdlgreed bow-wows. No dog with any claim to blue blood was clegible. Theru were awards foi Burn oulstandiiiK clmructerlsiics us 'the niftiest wainc," "the IninJwM Clarence Darrow Believes Evo lution Will Be Advanced By Bryan As Christianity Was Advanced By Nero Pro tecting lgnpnce By Law. NEW YORK, Muy . '. 18. Clai enco Darrow, Chlcngo lawyer, who la to op- pose William JennliiRS Bryan In a j TenneHaee evolution trial, came out i today with n few opinions about tho ! Commoner. Nero nnd Bryan were linked liy'. Darrow as men whoao 'ir rational opposition enhnnccd the sprend ' of ' great doctrines. Offers of Dar- , row and Dudley' Field ' Mulone of Now York to as-stat in the defense of J. T. ScopeH, Day ton,. Tenn., pu,blic si.hfml t a h o r OARZNCX WRROU charged with vio lation of law forbidding the teaching of evolution, have been accepted. Mr. Bryan Is to assist In the prosecution. Mr. Dorrow is here. "Noro he said, "tried to kill Chris tianity with persecution and law. Bryan would block enlightenment with law. Nero failed as will Bryan. More persons are studying evolution In Tennessee now than before the law was passed just as Nero's nets made Christians. Man mny he sure of his ideas but if he Is irftcllcgcnt he knows there Is room for doubt and debate and he welcomes both. Mr. Brym would . block both because of his views. He was brought up on certain beliefs which he has never questioned qr about which he has never sought to be enllghtenpd to tho end that he might be wrong. That is lack of In telligence. "Had Mr. Bryan's ideas of what a nan may do towards frcethlnklng ex isted throughout history we would still bo hanging and burning witches and punishing persons who thought the earth round," Mr. Darrow nnd Mr, Malono were willing to pay all the expenses of the Tennessee trial, "In order that day may I triumph over night. "Any' man of ordinary intelligence could topple Bryan in such a glght." he . continued. ' "The Tennessee lawyers are-good. They, will not need help." NEW YORK, May 1R. William Jennings Bryan, speaking in Brooklyn today under the auspices of a group of Presbyterian ministers, staunchly upheld the Tennessee law forbidding the teaching of the theory of evolu tion In the public schools. "Tho Tennessee law," he said, "is designed to prevent anyone from be traying the taxpayers of the state by teaching evolution. We supporters of the law believe that the hand that writes the pay check should decide what the schools shall teach." Mr. iiryan has announced thnt he would assist In the prosecution of J. T. Scopes, science teacher of Dayton. Tenn., for violation of the evolution statute. r "As long as our dollar bears the ' words 'In God we trust,' should we i permit anyone to teach in our schools ithat there Is no God?" .Mr. iiryan asked in bis iiildn-ss tnflnf "As long us we inquire "'ir president to take his oath i0 office on the Bible nhoull we permit anyone to teach our youth that the Bible la a He?" BRYAN1AN0THER1 NERO. DECLARES FAMOUS LAWYER SB. i v ' i . VV bark." "longest tall." "the shortest (all, etc. Itlbbons. meduls. dog collars and dog buscuits were among the prizes for which more than 60 boy owners' pets compet ed. The photograph fhows Jack C'allahaM. proud possessar of a cup which his charge won for him tor biiiiK the homliest entrant. PETTY GRAFT IN GAS MILEAGE TO SalCm TaX Payers tO PrObe , Abuse of State Officials Travelling in Autos at 10 PpntQ n MilpLtet nf Of- OKI Hi ct ' 1VIIIC L.I&1 Ul VI i mi j tenaers Nameir , - be investigated V 1 i ' '"'."'supplied" him with' cultures; believing RALEM Ore., Mny 18. State of- flclulH arid employes mako cigar money simply by traveling In their automobiles from one town to nn- other and ' charging the state the mlleage rate of ten cents a mile that Is allowed by law, according to accusations made in Salem. This hs come under tho observation of a commlttee of taxpayers who contem- plate an investigation of what tney, believe is an abuse of privilege, r in- ures and names of officials and cm- ployes have been compiled in sup- port of the contention. At the ten cents a mile rate it is found that some state officials havo collected ns much $100 in a mnlllll'o tlmn 1 The statistics that, have been com- i n.i t.i.i..,.. ui T4iillnv pnea snow mui i. m.,U: an,,' loTrcommLlon': bu.n the twelve Juror. ranBed from .Vr ThoLyrVthe-'erS rnh;hr-s; z rxt:r .r re, rr March 23 he made the same , ,rtp ullStS A?.?, aT-and" VTZ "he f, n, veniremen who deCively "unrtlon fTlty to Portland and baek. maintained no prejudice . n. th. ''" y : , , la death pcnnlty or clrcunmtantlnl evl- charRimr the ate '"' "' 11,0 , d0ce was called Hhepherd leaned for total dlalance belnB 218 mlle. conferred with hl attorney,. Rtatc Tax ComnilpBloner r.ari Fisher la cited na hnvlnir put In a hill of $.1.10 on April 3 fur n trip' from Salem to Dnllaa and bnck. Ho could havo made the trip by alago for SI, round-trip. He put In a bill of ?10.G0 Tor a trip to Portland and, return, for which rnllroad faro would have been $2.60. On AprH 22 Hahr, May 18.-(By Asaociat- from Ba om .to OreBon ciy twont n8 and hack 77 milea, and turned in a i)mn a d()zen bill of 1 , . 'injured III automobile accldenta at V. A. Elliot , .Into "7'. rttj.oall en,mi throUKhout tho other who la beinK criticized, though , yeatcrday. for that matter the aamc crltlclrmi caun,y y0"u"my' could be mode, It . I holleven, oi . every atato department. On March 10 and 11 Elliott went from Halom to Portland by wny nf Mc.Mlnnvllle nr.A pntopn tn Cull.tn II (liHllincO Of t ' i...- t h ohnr.iT. ed the state $14 for automobile ex - . ...i u..iMm 10 , !"i . l' : " Z oi . i J , - t - u oa nii tax betterments nnd road improve rtlnnd and back on March 24 and ,i.iw, i,iu 25, Klllott charged $11. Similar statistics have been , torn- plied relative to trips made by the following: J. A. Raktn examiner for the state corporation department. Frank H. Wnrd, secretary of the board of pharmacy. Delia Pearson, registered nurse with state board of hcnlth. W. O. McLaren, member df state parole hoard, K. fJ, Hickman. of LaOrnmle. con nected wftli state highway depart ment. , C. P. Rmlth of Sesslde, employe of state game commission. W. C. Culbertson of Portland member of state bonus and loan commlsslon. Wllllam A. Alrd of stato bonus and loan commission. W. K. Johnson of Tillamook, With the state tM commission. ." F. CasHldy of the public service commission. V, (l. B altic, Oregfin Normal hcIiouI. Cnrl D. Shoemaker, state fish com- mission, - WIKDKOIE, Out.. May 18. 4 (A. P.) The prospect of a fc drink of real beer for five cents a glass without fear of breaking laws is i-auHlng thousands of 4 Canadians and Americans to be ea;er for next Thursday to 4 come. f An amendment to tho Onta- rlo dry act legulkdng 4 4 per cent beer goes into effect then. 4 Delivery of beer to hotels In an- f tlcipation of the opening rush began today. 4 There will be no bars and all drinks must be served at a 4 table. The beer will be 4.4 per 4- cent weight and 2.5 by volume. .. .t. 4 4 Alleged Germ Slayer Is Calm, But Shows Effects of Con finement State Declares it Will Seek the Death Penalty . for'Chicago Attorney. CHICAGO, May IS. (A. P.) L William Dar 11 in; Khenherd went on trial alone today charged with tho murder of his millionaire foster son. wnuam m. Biny) Mccmuoek. with the prosecution Indicating that U l,u Charles c. Falman, head of a 8thnnl of 9,'u'n,'t'". who was indicted wUh phmil,hord and confessed that I ho Instructed the latter in tho nd- i minitmuiui-..tyi)hoidV. ejcm wia that Shepherd planned to kill young "Billy" was granted a separato trial on motion of Htute's Attorney ltoh- ert K. Crowe. Kairman. who S"UI Shepherd had promised him a ro- ward of $100.00C which Falman said ho expected to recelvo if Shepherd . obtained "Billys" million dollar eHtttl 8latt' to bo tne fllar- wU ness of the prosecution. biiwu ... ! i - oners uock He was cleanshaven, but his suit showed lack of pressing. I ". Jll ..- nf. wife. hurri! forward and kissed her husband. rihe had n- iwiiuwu m mi UBHiiui imii, " stcud was given a seat across me a,Ble' Es Estimates of court attaches as to ..... ,,,. Un rt,,.A tn Death toll of J ; the Automobile The Noted Dead POKTL.AND, Ore., May 18 -Kun- . nl rvice for I. N . Day former state senator and worker for state tax betterments and road li ! vV.alt;niayi will be held tomorrow f oon ftt (Wf) D m. ' . . . . NOT TO SIGN HER NKW YORK, May 18. Stoutly af firming modernist views, tw promi nent New York clergymen yesterday warned the Presbyterian general ns- 'sembly meeting this week In Colum- j,UHi ohlo, not to expel New York presbytery nor tho 1500 liberal clergy n Ii:iin. of planing the "church's death warrant." Wlllinm 1'lernop Morrill, presching In Brick church. Flfih avenue, uptJtld the right of New Vork prewbytcry to Judge the fitness of ministerial caiidl- dates and served notice the presbytery will continue to admit men who fall SHEPHERD GOES ON TRIAL; WIFE GIVES HIM KISS WEAKENING Dangers to Blockade From Within Greater Than From Without Six Members Are Court Martialed for Boot legging, Three for Intoxica tion Men Don't Like Work NKW YORK, May 18. .(By Asso ciated Press.) Internal troubles are proving handicaps to coast guards men blockading New York's rum row. Hix members of the coast guard have been courtmnrtlaled for smuggling1 Ihiuor and three for Intoxication, It was revealed today. Officers have refused to discuss the affair, but It is known that nineteen men have been confined for varying periods In the bounty Jail on Staton Island awaiting court martial, for various offenses. Six convicted of smuggling have been sentenced to six months imprisonment .and three got three months each for Intoxication. I A far greater handicap is the pro spect of a shortage of men in the fleet. Fully thirty per cent, it is said, , will not re-enllst when their service terminates July 1. Conditions on the const guard ships call for unusually hard work and few and brief shore leaves. Theso are sufficient to Induce the guardsmen to soek other occupu- , tlons. The coast guard has found in the speedy rum running bont Cigarette, I a foe which Is all but invincible. Bo cause of Its vastly superior speed the Cigarette outdistances the fastest of the dry navy's fleet. It is reported to have slipped through the lines sev eral nights ago and . to. have headed for the seu."v ' " f, ' I ' "The present blockade Ih continuing effectively, however and reports indi icate that within a short time fewer than half a dozen ships will remain of tho fifty odd two days ago. 1 A four day cruise of the rum run ning area by newspapermen showed that a billion dollar group of rum smugRlers was being combatted by a, $30,000,000 coast guard organization. To block off 386 foreign whiskey ships of all descriptions which have been on the row nt various times, tho prohibition navy has sixteen cutters, twenty dispatch boats, 203 patrol boats and 103 picket boats. FKEEPORT, N. Y.. May 18. Buses employed by "bottle flsher- , men" In their attempts to keep their I powerfully englned, liquor loaded speed boats out of the hands of the coast guard were made known here today by Lieutonant Commander' Ycandle, aide to the coast guard (commandant. One of the runner's favorite tricks, . Commander Ycandle said, was to drop old fishing nets in the path of pursuing government vessels In which their propellers would become ' nntti nrrlort A Tint hop frlrlr wnu the heaving overboard of oases of liquor wflich If struc kin darkness might cause the sinking of the rum chaser. "The one-pounders aboard Coast guard boats don't scare US," one Kreeport "bottle fisherman" told a newspaperman. "We can catch thoso balls in our gloved hands. But when they begin to whizz their maohino gun bullets in our direction, 'we felt downright uncomfortable." f Wall Street Report NKW YORK, May 18. The closing wns strong. Mack Trucks, West Penn Power, Utah Securities and Famous Players sold five to eight points higher before the close, but Virginia railway and Power broke to 13 points. Stock prices shot forward today un der the vigorous leadership of the public utility and motor shares, many of which soared to new high levels for the year. Sales approximated 1,400, 000 shares. OWN OFATH WARRANT to affirm th virgin birth, bodily res urrection and miracles. It is on this point that Chester, Pa., presbytery will ask tho general as sembly to exscind the New York presbytery. Dr. Henry Slonne Coffin, In the Madison avenue church said: "We dare not minimize tho gravity for our Presbyterian church of tho present crisis. Should the narrow and Intolerant counsels of certain d'ter- 1 mined leaders prevtill r chinch uuld be rnbhei o her already dam- ajTed power to minister to the better educated at home and abroad,"