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Newspaper Page Text00 M MAHIT EDFORD TheWeatfter " Prediction Cloudy tonight Fair Kuiulutr Mailmum yesterday Minimum loitay & MBUNE Weather Year Agol Maximum . Minimum 60 (tally Twntlrlb Vir. wHr t Hn fourth Tf it. MEDFOrin. ORECION. SATURDAY, AUGUST 1. IMS NO. 113 RUHR AREA REJOICES AT E AUA1N Suffering Along Polish Border, Due to Exile of Germans From Silesia, . On Other Front Paris Press Silent On Situation. NEW YORK, AUK. 1. (A. P.) While the populace of the Ruhr valley. In the western section of Clvrmnny, Is arranging fetes to celebrate the depar ture of the liiHt of the French occupa tional forces there Is misery unci suf fering near the Polish frontier In the northeastern corner of the country. The cause Is the arrival there of thou sands of Germans wh ohuve been vir tually expelled "rnin Poland because they voted In favor of Germany In the upper Slleslan plebiscite. Upper Silesia formerly belonged to Germany and the plebiscite, held in 1920, to determine the disposition of the territory was provided for In the Versailles peace treaty. 8chneiriemuhl Is the scene of a great encampment Where the evicted Germans are living temporarily ana ' dispatches from that plane describe their conditions as pitiable. They have been coming across the frontier In droves for the last two days, as tho : time limit for their voluntary depar-- ture expired at midnight. Rather than j take- the chance of forcible eviction j Ex-School Head of Multnomah Given Year for Forgery H1LLSBORO, Ore.. Aug. 1 It. P. Robinson, who for many vears was superintendent of , Multnomah county schools, was lodav civen a suspended sen- lence of one year In jail and a 4 fine of H000 following his con- vii tlon March .of being "lm- plicu'ed in uttering checks" on the Shorwond bank for which he had no funds deposited. Robinson was given until October 1 to settle Ills account with the bank. Execution of tho sentence was made contingent unon the character of the re- port made to the court on that 4 dnte. " DEMPSEY Hi MANAGER PARTCOMPANY Champion Paid x Heavily to Shake Off Kearns Is Belief Letter By Air, Tells Story See Bout With Wills Next Year. NEW YORK. Aug. 1. (A. P.) Spanish Inventor Exhibits "First Successful Helicopter" r : r .IW" "3.5-, , jf T. What Is declared to lie the first successful helicopter, or vertical-rising flvine; machine Is being exhibited in Spain. Aeronautical, experts of other nations are examining the claims of the inventor, Scnor l.a Ciera, son of a former Spanish cabinet minister. The machine is seen preparing to take ii,'". in a test flight at Cuatrn Vientos. In the inset it is shown in the air. PITCHER'S LOVE FOR A BEAUTY IS DESCRIBED McQuillan Flaunted v Admira tion for Affinity in Wife's Face,. Says Affidavit Giant Boss Told of Trysts Ath lete Deposes He Was Left Penniless. TlAYED IN WILL CASE REDMEN LOCAL VOTED OFFICERS IN STATE TENT Driver Hit in Head By Bird; Auto in Ditch, Injuring Pair . UMATILLA, Ore., Aug. 1 (A. P.) Bernard Snger, Pendleton. driving to Portland yesterday In a car minus top and windshield S slneo a recent accident, was struck on the forehead by a bird. 4 He ducked his head and fnvolun- tarlly swerved to the right, foul- 4 a car he was passing. It ran off t the rood and turned over, injur- 4 lug Its passengers, flarence lliienihllil. without. Sn, of frane. Ore., and O. M. O'Ncll. nnylon, Idaho. Rocnihlbl's back was badly hurt. o'Neirs nose anil face were cut and bruised, 4 SIMPLICITY IN TOMB FOR BRYAN BRITISH BONUS E 0 HA T I K Wooden Marker Above Grave of Commoner Plan Fit ting Monument Widow of Dead Leader Keeps Up Her Resolute Faith in Sad Hour. NEW YORK. Aug. 1. (A. P.) The ltiA tiilnv thA men and women loyal to Germany, with their children and air According to his own admission in ai the worldly possessions . they could telegram to the Now York state take with them, departed for the Ger-; ; athletic commission, Jnck Sempsey, J-SnZZ- '"day .S his own manage, "An alr! ary'Bhelter and the authorities ore mail letter to the board," Dempsey 0ve of Hugh McQuillan, pitcher of faced with the . serious problem of wired . "contains conditions of clear- the Giants, for "Miss Bronx," the providing homes and employment for ,ng p'.'yffaim wit, jack Kearns." winner of a beauty QpnteBt represent- La .hni h., rtrcllnn in - The telegram also salj "Kea !,. n,... id.hnanrt rirartknn-a-riTuf'T'"&:i'f a'cPTor myae'ff' 1.,', ? Ua nnnpl nf.lntPI'- ' . . I 1 nn,tl ' I Cmnaou' nf ' UNtnlflvn 'lina llllllAr IMII. Illy pi OieMlUIIl CTIlBllSCllliiin. viuiroc; jt "i"0'ju Dehipsey's frank admission of cast- sitleration In separation proceedings ng Kearns nsi ie a.ier ni. Drotiglit by Mrs. whiiib i racy mcwiiti- , provo mll Bhe , n dnuBnlP nf r.o . 0 Worcester, mass. t.h.i i'.-iiira nn emit ed to arns now Insthat.J-on;ujl) Jtj JCu tyae'R'lorrsc!ribed,'in"'"affliravlts which Judge nitration verdict df the court of Inter national Justice; at The Hague, der ma n'y hna declared that she did not believe the expulsion order would be carried out, hut that liT It were she would take measures to return to Pol ish soil Poles who arb on Oerman ter ritory. " The Germans axe especially pleas ed over the new privilege of enjoying the radio. With the going of the for eign, troops, the ban on wireless com munication has been lifted; Court Denounces Woman Who Claims to Be Daughter' of Lotta Crabtree Perjury Is Charged Mrs. Blankenburg Plans- Long Legal Fight for Million. BOSTON;, Auj. J.). r.-TJipuh BramTetTi "as'.a r"brazen adventuress," Mrs. Ida M. Blankenlitirg of Tulsai clared today that she will carry ' her fight to .ilie highest, court In the land T. Perry Is Senior Saga more and Howard Glascock Great Keeper of the Wig wam Lee L. Jacobs Mem ber of Board of Appeals. . PARIS. Aug. . I. (A. P. Official announcement was made -this morn ing that. French evacuation of the Ruhr Is complete: that not n single French soldier remained In (ho mining and Industrial basin after midnight last night. The entry of the French forces into the Ruhr took place' January 11. J923. It caused much ink to flow and entire pages. of the newspapers were devoted to the report of the operations designed to bring nbout payment by Oermany of her reparations obliga tions. ' The evacuation which hna been go ing on for tho past month, however, has been totally Ignored by the Kronen press. ESSRN. Oermnny. Aug. 1. (A. P.) At 12 o'clock Inst night all church bells were chimed here to observe the official termination of the occupation of the Ruhr by allied troops which be ga .nearly In 1023. Kings were flown throughout the city and the Inhabit ants rejoiced. DIKES AT Ei RESIST FLOOD tract had still another year , to run McQllan flIluntea ,li8 ove or tho share In the actress' $3,(I0(I;0(I0 estate. n nl U lu n lIllDlntl In t lift tftlfUFI'fl ,tl tO i. i. ,n. . n.i rt J- ' """ -"y prize lieauiy, niiss neieue uoeuuei, iu After Judge Prest denounced Mrs. a lot of money being Involved, , wlfe.s fac6i mya am,lavit by mankenburg as a perjurer In Suffolk gave ' basis for speculation as to Mss May Trar,y, 6Bter of tne com. obate ,,0,, ne cltCd her and hor whether the heavyweight champion plainanti fled yesterday. 'brother, John W. Crabtree to appear was compelled to "dip deeply In his Tne affidavit Quotes McQuillan as , ...,.. ,.imllt charges next purse in order to shake off Kearns. savln(? tQ ,,, wlfe .,, cannot be happy . Tuesday. Dempsey declared ho had not yet ,,, rro,inm i .iiii., n r ni,nkn. agreed to fight anyone but Wills and , ca marry thl9 gir, Sn ,B the burgs attorneys withdrew from, the asked the Indulgence of the commls- only one that can make me nopiy. , Cllse sion in tne iimner oi in will pay yoti a certain sum at regular i am the daughter of Lotta Crab- pearance before It, but he failed to ntervais. I tree," (he woman said. "If they wont set forth his willingness to fight MrB McQuillan filed an affidavit to put me In Jail simply because I 3 i. amy i, ..,.Vuu. saying mat Manager Jonn racuraw . hnve refused to deny my own mother, nis press agent in os Angeics. tma ner agt Wnter that her husband ' Definite information Is at hand. nad Deen spending his nights with showing that steps have been taken some woman 111 the Bronx, to recognize Dempsey no longer as jt appears to tne," the nffidavll heavyweight champion and order an goe8 OIli "tmt my husband Is still a elimination series for the title. . member of the New York Giants only 'because the club is at present poorly EL PASO, Texas, Aug. 1 (A. P.) The crest of the flood In the Rio Orande reached El Paso late today. Dikes surrounding the city are hold ing, but fear is expressed that farms In the lower vnlleys would suffer from overflow NEW YORK, Aug. 1. (A. P.) eouinned with good pitchers. Significance was attached today to The ntcher deposed that his wife the expected visit to New York next deserted him. taking a check for $4400. week of Jack Kearns, manager of n)g snare 0f nt year's world's series Jnck Dempsey, In connection with' n)0ney, and leaving him penniless, the publication of tho text of tho Dempsey - Kearns contrnct covering the heavyweight champion's ring af fairs. Under this contract KearnB is ex clusively empowered to make matches for Dempsey until It expires on Au gust 3, 1930. If It Is still in force, as .It Is assumed to be, and Demp sey is to fight Harry Wills, his negro challenger, around July 4, 102C, as ho has announced, Kearns must do tho necessary signing, possibly ' next j Tuesday, when the New York stnte athletic commission Is slated to dis pose of the Dcmpsey-Wllls situation. Although Dempsey and Kearns are, understood to have a further agree- . i 1... i Bnn .J".....": .J. ' . Kort Vancouver, 100 years ago '? Lieutenant Kelly made tho flight 1 LT. KELLY ON LAST I LEG OF FLIGHT SAN FRANrtROO, Aug. 1 (A. P.) Lleulennnt Oakley -O. Kelly hopped off at liMG this afternoon on n. re turn flight to Vancouver, Wash., tak ing wltli hi in 25(1 hair dollars struck In commemoration of the founding of very well, but In the end, right will prevail." Before citing Mrs. Blankenburg and her brother in contempt. Judge Prest said: "The case of Ida May Blankenburg Is pock-marked with fraud. There is no mistaking It. The spots of fraud are as thick and as plainly vIsHile as the spots on the flyleaf nf the Bible on which n fraudulent entry recently written of Lottn's marriage and tho claimant's birth. . "This claimant swears thnt alio made extended trips with tolls yet she could not even Identify Lotta's lifelike photograph. fills woman swears that totla sang to her a lul laby and rend to her bedtime stories, "But In ifiy opinion she never suw tottu face to face, and since Lotto's death she has hennl stories that have made her and her agents lust for money stories that so influenced her ns to deny her-parents in order that she' might rob disabled veterans of the World war of tho benefits of the trust'fund In this estate "I Justify Ihese words that flay, on the ground that Ida May iiiunkennurg and her agents have corrupted, I be- lleve, some of the witnesses and that PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 1 (A, P.) The Improved Order of Redmen. In thirty-fourth annual state convention today elected officers, and decided to take care of orphans through homes rather than In Institutions. Portland was selected . for the . 1.920 meeting tlreut chiefs' elected and Installed are: Sachem, Dr. F. O. Lehman, Portland; senior sagamore, J. T. Per ry Medford; junior sagamore,. Dr. Duane-Fellows, -Portland: prophet, 1A 1. Leinenweber, Astoria; chief of rec ords, Alvln SlOvers, Portland; keeper of waniiumf,J. Q. Huffman, LalMne; great trustees of Oregon, J. V. Lanln, lohn 1'Yellnger and John Jesson, Portland; great mlshlnewat Dr. J. L. Bonds. Portlnnd; great keeper of the forest, II. L. Sly, LnPlne; great keeper of the- wigwam. Howard Olascoak, Medford:. great finance committee of the state, L. H. Hamig, O. L. Dlckel, L. Mokler, Portland; great board of anpeuls, IS. D. Clilxon. Bend; Judge R. O. Morrow, Portland; L. L. Jacobs, Medford; orphans board, L. II. Ha mig, J. V. Lank I n and 11. Kwlnt, Port with the Now York boxing laws, pro- Vancouver In five hours and 45 "he and her brother. John W. Crab- vlrina thnt tnn phnnili nn receives ... ..luali ' ' two-thirds nnd Kenrns one-third. I The contract was executed hero August 3. 1923. a few weeks prior to tjie Dempsey-Flrpo battle. minutes, coming for the express pur pose of obtaining the, centennial coins.. He mnde only one' stop, halt ing briefly near Eugene. Just before the take-off. Lieutenant Kelly's machine sustained a puncture which delayed the departure for a short time. The machine was refuel- Near Auto Death SEASIDE, Ore.. Aug. I A. P.) Mr. nnd Mrs. P. A. Moser nnd Mr. nnd'H hrrB nn(t Lieutenant Kelly ate a nike on the Mexican side below .r. inompson, i-orimnn, narrowly henrtv dinner. Juarez gave way but the creation oi enciuieu ueain rnu.i? m wnm nevernl small new channels. It Is be- their cor went over an embankment lleved, will divert force of the water on the Senslde-Cannon Bench hlgh- from two sharp bends where pressure way and plunged to the Necnnlcum was the greatest and will avert se- River bed. Thompson nnd Mrs. rlous damage. - ''r we ut and bruised. FREEDOM TOO SEVERE SO 'LIFER' GOES BACK TO OLD CELL LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1. (A. P.) After servlnfe 3 5yr of a life sen tence In Folsotn prison, PHI Austin, 66 yearn of age found liberty presented difficulties with which he wos unfit ted to cope. Today he Ik on his way I PORTLAND AFTER A El iron, hnve Rwoin falsely." IF RIFFS LIKE WAR, PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 1 (A. P.) A channel 86 feet deep and BOO feet wide from Portland to the sea. In the abjective nf a campaign which hns been launched by the chamber of commerce, th commission of public works and the port of Portland com mission. ' . plnns are under way fo rn public coast. Paroled a fe wmonths ngo, ho was picked up as a vngrant but escnp-1 ed being returned to prison as a pa . T 1,1.70 inTl nromT,ed "- ' Mn offensive will take place soon K""lh.i Major Richard Coiner, engineer In Is supposed to mean the Fren ... v.. . . PARIS. Aug. I (A. P.) If Ahd-EI Krlm. leader of the warring Rlffinns In Morocco had rather fight than ne gotiate for peace the French and Spanish are ready to accommodate him. This was the eftect of a state ment made today by Premier I'nln leve of Frnnee. The premier declnred thnt the French marshal, Petnln, nnd General Prlmo de Rivera, head of the Hpon Ish military directorate, reached, nn ngreement at their recent conference in Morocco for Joint Franco-Spanish operations against Abd-EI-Krlm "If he prefers to fight rather than to ne gotiate." - M. Palnleve Intimated the combined This rench de- WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (A. P.) A simple wooden marker, setting aside withering clusters of blossoms that hid his grave, alone marked the last resting plnce of William Jennings Bryan In Arlington national cemetery. Just over the hill crest stand the row on row .of white head Btones above the soldier dead who lost their lives In France. Closer about the more Imposing monuments or the of ficer deaij with whom he keeps his lost encampment, and all nbout .are the signs of the orderly, reverent care with which the nation surrounds the last sleep of thoso It has called to Its service. i One day a stone memorial will ha Labor WOrld IS erec,ed to lel1 ln graven lettering that """'"" " nere on this peace ful slope. But it is yet too soon for tho stricken widow, the brother, the children and the rrandrhlMrwn nf ,hA dead to have made their plans for that permanent testimonial-to their KITS TREASURY Mine Owners Get Government Aid to Meet Wage Demands of Miners to Avert Industrial Calamity Joyful Probe Coal Situation GUILTY PLEAS BY ? SOLON'S AIDES WASHINGTON, An. 1. (A. P.) lien L. Moses and Harry Battler of Pittsburg, Indicted last year with Representative Langluy of Kentucky on charges of conspiracy to lllegully withdraw liquor, pleaded guilty today in the DlHtrlct of Columbia supreme court. They wore sentenced to -serve two years nuelt In the ponltentlury hut were placed on probation lor mat time. A fine of $10,000 each was ussessed and they were allowed weak in which to raise Mir money,' LONDON, Aug. I. (A. P.) Not withstanding ' that tho financial as sistance which the government la to give to the mine owners will add, ac cording to unofficial figures, some thing like 10,000,000 pounds to the country's budget, there Is, a - great senso of relief that ft miners' strike, affecting more than a million men, has been prevented. Strike notlcm. had-boon. issued- aev- eraT'days ago to lake.effoct at mid night last night, and the carrying out "Of the threat was' averted only by the last minute offer of the gov ernment to givo financial aid to the Inlne owners to nld them to main tain the present wage scale. The agreement carrying the present scale of wages, was to havo expired at midnight nnd it was a new agree tnont proposed by the mine owners vnlvlng decreased wages and a longer working day that brought the strike thrent. Under the arrangements made yes. terday to prevent a strike which love. ine oroxen ramily circle was atlll In Washington today, gathering the threads of everyday things of life to which they must turn back. ' . Otherj members of the- . family nlunned to bau. ..nniki. - i , homes. ; Former Governor Charles w. ' Bryan expected to go direct to Omaha and prepare to fill the lecture engage ment ne has mnde tos-.th.- week slMtnri 'I . illhrtq 'nf t l.A-Vnll.. Mli;WLi -""--' n ... in JUlllltW to stay on a day Of two - with the mother.' . . . . ,TMn i,u Mtruiiiia step taaen among them towor da memorial to the dend leader, nor is It likely that the question will be opened until Mrs. Bryan has Indicated. her wishes. "Mrs. Bryan continues to be a! mar vel of resolution,-of faith, and trust," Walter, E. Thompson, , Mn 'Bryan's secretary said. "She Is deeply grieved but Is sustained In a wonderful' way In her sorrow by her great faith. She is quite cheerful." Today a group of ' the 'faithful friends and attendants of Mrl. Bryan Would have caused one of the worst In her hours or grief visited places of Industrial calamities In recent times, interest In the city as guests or the the miners will remain at work re- bereaved woman. The party Inoluded colvlng the same wages as they did Richard Rogers, In whose - (tome at under the old ngreement nnd remain Dayton, Tenn., Mr. Bryan died; Wal In the pits the same number of hours lace Haggard, Dayton attorney assoT each dny as at present. The gov-plated with the fundementallst leader ernment will grant financial help to in the prosecution of the Scopes' caae; the owners until May 1, 1920. - Kelso Rice, Chattanooga police of fleer If In any month the wages paid who came to Washington as a special to tte men exceed tho recognized guard for the ensket by request of ratio of division between wages and Mrs.' Bryan; William H. McCartney, profits are lower in any district than chauffeur of the Bryan ouaehotd. the wages payable at the minimum 'who dally carries the Invalid, widow percentage under the agreement the In his arms as she Is moved from exchequer will make up the de-J place to place, and Mrs. C. C, Stevens, flcincy. in any montn in wnicn tno mm. uryun nouseseeper. , estimated average profit of a district! ln which subvention Is payable ex ceeds fifteen pence por ton. the ex cess will be used ln the reduction of the amount of the subvention. ' Yesterdny's, victory for the minors, for they regarded It ns such,.- has brought Joy to the entire labor world and the .labor leaders attributed It to the solid support given to the miners by tho trtido union movement. The coal Industry Is to undergo a noinplelo Investigation while tho gov ernment's subvention Is ln effect. DRY AIDES FATALLY CONFESSES HE SLEW SCOTT'S VICTIM v " J . r.. .n enninlet. hi. sen- '. he would stay sober. This condition '." .""-" ?''"'" "u,"'".- l 1 ; . ..,-,.- - Ai.uiin ... ,uniieu mates- army, ni wnicn nrgu- oeioro low rumy nrnwn vyutuM n I'"'. , . .'. t . SP , ,t ?-?d! t. too hard and I ments will he presented showing the mences In October and during which -v n.iin ton. ennv cted a ouarter of n ' "Life outside was too hard anil . . in i,. i.., ft "- : ..ii ...mn .m hi... .nd di.rouraied." he. ex- necessiiy lor a wmer aim ueepcr ..........y .... ... '-"century ago oi NiiimB . ti- . , , channel i unn.n.iu, ure., Aug. i a. Many lightning bolts struck - Ih the Mount. Hood region In an electrical storm last night, but forest lookouts hud reported only one fire this morn ing. The fire was on Cedar Swamp .creek, nnd was expected to be brought under control today. The new Wind River fire,' at tMlnl Knob, Wash., had burned over 300 acres late yesterday. A crew of '118 men ' were fighting the blase.' This fire was believed to have been started by n smoker. WICHITA, Kns., Aug. t. (A. P.) The old Wind River fire, which has Jnhn ri.ir.lnn hat.l h.u phdr.M humeri OVer atlOUt 4000 BCrSS. Wflfl HAVKB .UK uitALK. Met., Aug. i. 0 rnt degree robbery, kidnaping reported today practically under eon (A. P.) John Burgoere, was shot ,, rrmnil amaUlt today made a trol. nnd fatally wounded today when ""..confession to the county attorney . Fire which broke out Thursday failed o stop at the command of "that he had killed Joseph Maurer, night burned over logging slashing of I'"""" --. " cntcngo drug clerk, tor wnose mur- mv .u.-n irr. mjBk...b tuimi.ii suing him through tho street, The luMHn Hcott was condemned In near. Vernonla and went Into an old shot Is alleged to have been fired h(ng am, )H avanng a gnnity hear- burn. Two donkey engine and a by prohibition Agent Joseph A. 'f-'mg. police doubt Gordon's story. . I railway trestle were damaged. liushaw oi Washington, wno was ar rested. ''.- CAN'T GOVERN HIS WIFE. SO TRY ARKANSAS, SAYS WILL u.t,. in'a brawl on Sen Franclaco'i Barbary Jplolned to parole officers possible. TEXAS TOWNS RAZED, BYJ1TLY FIRE HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 1. (A. P.) snhi the Liberty. Texas, fire had lust ' The comedian T.i.s invited to enter Arkansassand that's the last wort I burned Itself out with an estimated the race by the Rogers Klwnnls club, towns. Regards to the' town Jestei loss of 1100.000. Telephone lines , to which received the following reply: Tom Morgan. Good luck. ; -i.n.rtv wor down. ' , ."Thanks for your offer to govern! (Sinned) "WII.I. KOOERH." ln addition to a. block of stores Arkansas. That's one stale 1 could I Mrs. Rogers -Is a native of this rl ithe ' Southern Pacific frame dopot not govern. I got the best part of Ar- while Will Rogers home town la viai It reported to have been .burned. ... kansaa here now, 1ju I hay never more, Okla, imm.TiH Ark.. Aiirr-l (A P.I been nble to govern her. but I do thank ...... n . j--,. .. i.. . .. Arkansas, esiierlally Rogers, for fur candidate for governor of Arkansas, ninMnir me a anvernor for eights years. Rogers Is the Claremore