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. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1925
NO. 165
TEMPORARY
AGREEMENT
IS
Five Year Settlement Is Ar
ranged After Americans Re
fuse French Offer and French
Delegates Leave for Home
Permanent Agreement Is
Promised in 5 Year Period.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 Tho Franco-American
funding negotiations
wero concludod today with a tem
porary arrangomcnt covering a pe
riod of five years. The French pro
pared Immediately to leave for their
liomcs carrying with them an Amer
ican proposal which would cnablo
them to continue discussions for a
permanent decision at any time with
in tho pcViod.
Under the proposed arrangement,
Franco would pay flO.OOO.OOU a year
for tho next fivo years and would
resume negotiations (or full settle
ment during tho time when condi
tions warranted. Tho payments would
be considered as full intcrost on tho
total debt.
The French flnanco minister did
not sign an iron bound agreement,
becauso Jie questioned his own au
thority to do bo, holding that ho was
empowered only to settlo the debt in
full,
WASHINdTON, Oct. 1. (A. P.)
The French nnd American debt mis
sions met lata today in a session
which lasted only in minutes, after
which a discussion was held as to
the nature of announcement to bo
made. , - . . v'
The ' Immc'diato Indications wero
that Flnanco Minister C'nlllaux had
decided to refer tlnV question of tho
latost American proposals to Ills
government.
It was indicatod that the Ameri
cans had In their poaxcHsion sevoral
altcrnato plans with which to coun
ter any French propositions and tho
hope of a settlement hinged largely
on tho acceptance of one of them.
It was acceptod generally that tho
Americans still regarded tho initial
payments of tho French as too low.
One of tho suggestions mado by tho
American commission was that a tem
porary arrangement might be mado
covering payments by France for flvo
years, after which another meeting
of the missions would be held to work
out a permanent arrangement. A. fig
ure of $40,000,000 a year fur theso
five years was suggested In ono quar
ter as a possiblo solution.
French Offer Rejected.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. (A. P.)
The French proposal for settlement of
her war dout to tho United Suites lias
been found unacceptable.
Aftor a conference at tho Whlto
House today between President Cool
Idge and tho American debt commis
sion, a statement was Issued by Sec
retary Mollon for the commission,
which called on the president and
declared that no proposal had been
submitted to Mr. Coolldgo for bis ap
proval or disapproval.
The statement said:
"Tho representation In the press
on the supposed authority of a
member of the French commission
that agreement had been reached
and purporting to glvo tho terms
la ontirely incorroct. Such a
statement obviously did not como
from M. Calllaux, because before
the adjournment of the sub-committees
last evening tho French
members were Informed by the
American members that their pro
posals wero not likely to be ac
cepted. "Thore have been no differ
ences of opinion whatever among
members of the American com
mission. The visit to tho prosl
dent this morning was to inform
him of the position of negotia
tions. No proposal has been mado
acceptable to tho Amorlcan com
mission and none has boon sub
mitted to tho president for his
approval or disapproval."
Somo members of the American
commission were of tho opinion that
no possibility of an agreement with
the French was apparent at this
stage One member said that tho two
(Continued on page six
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FAIL 10 PUT
CHICAGO. Oct. 1- (A. P.) Bogus
survlvqrs of the Shenandoah disaster
have apiwared In two cities and today
repose In jail.
James F. Murphy of East SL Louis
told dramatically of the wreck of the
Ill-fated dirigible at a Champalgne,
III., Kieat- and recounted how he had
been "saved." Then he made the mis
take of telling his story to a news
paper, which Investigated. He went
to Jsiss as impostor.
Largest Hotel in
World to Be Built
On Vanderbilt Site
NEW VOltK. Oct. I. (A. P.)
The tallest hotel building In
the world, GO stories In height,
will be erected on tho sito of 4
tho Cornelius Vanderbilt cha-
tcnu on tho cornor of 07th
street nnd Fifth avenue, tho
New York Evening Post states.
4 Tho proposed structure which
will bo a combination transient
and apartment hotel, will cost
closo to 125,000,000.
E
Rear Admiral Jones Demands
Names of Men Who Told
Heinen of Valve Changes
and Fear of Trip Witness
Denies Men Were Drunk.
I.AKEIIURST, N. J., Oct. l.(A. P.)
-Benjamin O. Hercth, a Shenandoah
survivor, and James Work, chief
draughtsman at tho air station here,
were named today by Captain Anton
Heinen, Zeppelin pilot, as tho men
who gave, him tho information upon
which most of his testimony was
based. The witness furnished the
names on the direct ordor of the court,
Rear Admiral Jones, the prosident,
domandlng tho names, since the men
thomsclves had not como forward.
Heinen In withholding the names yos
torday snld ho thought they would be
permitted to volunteer tho Informa
tion. ,...!.,,. -..-
Tho witness said Hereth caino to
him nnd told him what happened as
the Shenandoah , broke up. Ho could
not say how long Horoth, a machin
ists' mate, had boon In the crow.
Work was the man, Holnen said,
that told him those at tho station had
been fighting the valve change on the
Shenandoah all along, but without
success.
Asked as to who In the crew told
him the men were afraid to make the
trip on the Shenandoah, Heinen said
a man named Rucl'ley at the air sta
tion had secretly told him this.' He
was unable to say whether Buckley
wan attached to the ship.
"Then, of your own knowledge you
know of no member of tho crow who
was afraid to mako tho trip?" asked
Admiral Jones.
"Unless Buckley was a member,
no," was tho reply.
"What was Hereth's condition as to
sobriety at tho time he talked to
you?" Inquired Lieutenant Commander
Rosondahl, senior surviving officer.
"Ho could havo sat hero In this
court with perfect propriety in the
condition he was In," Heinen returned.
Wall Street Report
NEW 'YORK, Oct. 1. Constructive
operations wero successfully resumed
In tho stock market today and a for
ward movement in prices of Indus
trial shares took pluco. Relief from
the recent money stringency Inciden
tal to tho largo October dividend and
interest disbursements and tho con
viction that the lowering of tho Eng
lish hank rate would forestall an
immediate alteration hero gave Im
petus to the advance.
Tho action of the rail shares was
disappointing In view of a further
bulge in freight traffic, but this influ
ence was offset by the Improved de
mand for Industrial leaders such as
United States Steel, American Can,
General Klectrlc, Baldwin, General
Motors, Muck Trucks, General Baking
und Harnett Leather, sovcial of
which rose to 4 to 6 points.
Tho closing was strong although
profit-taking broke out In a few Is
sues during tho final hour under
cover of a heavy buying movement in
tho motor shares.
General Motors attained a new
high record at 112. The general
improvement In sentiment also
brought a wild revival of buying In
tho rail Issues. Total sales approxi
mated 1.700,000 shares.
OVER
GAME, Ml
In Kancsvllle, Ohio, Earl H. Larson
of Los Angeles said he survived the
wreck and had been detailed to in
Vitate stealing parts of the wreck
age. He bad no funds or credentials.
Lakehurst naval station jyfftclals said
he as a fraud. In jail ne confessed
to desertion from the U. S. 8. Idaho
three months ago. He Is a Cherokee
Indian and has served nine years in
the navy. .
FORCE
GERMAN
PILOT TO NAM
HIS INFORMERS
mm
RAISE 8-51
Giant Cranes Exert Their Full
Strength, But Sunken U
Boat Refuses to Budge All
Hope of Rescue Abandoned
Witnesses Declare Six
Men Were in the Water.
U. 8. SUBMARINE BASIS, NEW
LONDON, Conn., Oct. 1. (By the
Associated Press) The Monarch and
Century failed in their attempt to
lift the S-Bl today, according' to an
official message from Rear Admi
ral Christy. .The full lifting strength
of the two giant cranes was applied
but tho submarine apparently did
not budge.
Ho said that the crash between the
S-51 and the City of Rome awoke
him. Ho got out of his bunk and at
the foot of the laddor loading Into the
conning tower hatch he saw the chief
signalman helping another man up.
He followed. When ho got up he
saw four men on the bridge. Tho
only ono whom ho recognized was
Lieutenant Rodney H. Dobson, com
innndcr.
The port sde of tho submarine was
rubbing against the starboard of the
steamer. Shortly afterward the sub
marine went down and ho was tan
gled In the clearing line and drawn
below. '
A fow minutes aftor he had count
ed the six men in tho water ho could
seo only four. Tho City of 1 Rome
camo toward him and threw out a
lighted ring buoy and a. little later
a boat from the stcumor picked him
up. i .'
The message said: .
.."Combined capacity of Mo'ny-"
arch and Century applied to
stern. Halvago air supply at
same time to compartments and
tanks with all hatches and main
inductions closed.
"Attompt failed to start 8-61.
This indicates engine room and
all forward rooms flooded. In- .
tend to cut small exploring hole
In engine room hatch."
In the opinion of naval officers at
tho baso tho admiral's message means
that there is no hope for the sub
marine's crew.
Officers explained that the explor
ing hole reforrcd to In the dispatch
would be of very small diameter
mado primarily for observation pur
poses and to dotormine positively
whother wator had reached tho en
gine room. It can quickly bo plugged
uguln if thcro. aro Indications that
some air remains in the compart
ment. Tho boring of tho hole will be
what officers consider the final step
in rescue operations.
BOSTON, Oct. 1. (A. P.) Alfred
Oeicr of Now Bedford, ono of the
survivors of the 8-61 disaster testi
fied at a hearing by the board of
naval Inspectors here today that
when he came to tho surface after
being carried through tho conning
tower and dragged down, he count
ed heads of six men struggling in
tho water.
U. 8. SUBMARINE BASE, NEW
LONDON, Conn., Oct. 1. (A. P.)
Rcscuo work on the submarine 8-6
Is progressing as planned. Rear Ad
miral II. H. Christy reported from
tho U. 8. S. Camden, In a message re
ceived at tho submarine baso today.
Tho weather Is favorable '
ON BOARD U. 8. 8. CAMDEN,
Oct. 1. (By Wireless to the Associat
ed Press.) Tho giant crane ships
Munarch and Century were attached
to the sunken aubmarlno 8-61 at
11:46 this morning and work was
Immediately begun to raise It.
Slings wero first attached to the
wrecking ship Monarch and about
halt an hour later the Century had
been moved Into position ready to do
her sharo of 'the work. It was planned
to hoist tho 8-61 by degrees In order
to mlnlmizo ' tho strain upon tho
wreckers.
It was expected It would tako sev
eral hours tq bring her to tho sur
faco. Weather conditions wore Ideal.
Tho sea was unsually smooth and tho
wreckers had comparatively little dif
ficulty in gottlng Into position.
NEWPORT, n. I., Oct. 1. (A. P.)
With the arrival of the derricks Mon
arch and Century early this morning
at tho sccno of tho sinking of the
8-61, preparations wero Immediately
begun to lift' tho stricken submarine
In an offort to determine tho fate of
Its crew, a wlroloss mossago picked
up at Fust Adams said today.
WeatRer conditions wero favorable
Tho messago read:
"Weather conditions have Im
proved. The derrloks Century and
Monarch have arrived from Newport,
divers are proceeding to adjust slings
and everything Is roady to attempt
to lift 8-11.
The message was Intercepted at
9:0 a. m.
The body of John L. Qlhson, the
first to be recovered from the 8-61,
I S FAILURE
Leader of Mexico's
Pursues Film
10-
WSUss B , P hOtOI
'Mexico is awaiting results of venture Into movies of Scnora
Dolores, del Rio, Immensely wealth; social leader in the Mexican
capital. She pwsund a Hollywood producer to give her a chaneft, .,
and arrived there with a retinue of servant and a $100,000
wardrobe. i' '
TURKEY CALLS
FLEET TO EAST
TROOPS: ENGLISH
Great Britain Denies That.ST" ZXSt
Fleet Orders Have Any Con
nAAtinn IMith Aor Mma in
nmtcly $50,000 Ihiw than the total
TlirkAV Rllt FurODean'f" y" ' d but $85, -
I UTKey, ,0M tUrOpean ovor
Statesmen Show Interest
LONDON, Oct. 1. (A. P.) Tho
report from Constantinople that tho
Turks aro calling further troops to
tho colors and the announcement In
London that tho Britlnh will maintain
a atroner fleet In Near Eastern waters
for tho next few weeks, are explained
In official British quarters as being
only a coincidence and as having no
significance. ;
As far as the fleet Is concerned, It
is only engaging In maneuvers, the
officials say.
Official spokesmen point out that
tho Turkish -move is nothing to
cause uneasiness, but is merely in
accordance with Turkish military
policy for safeguarding tho fron
tiers.
Unofficial 'observers, however, ex
press the opinion that the Turks, In
calling up four classes to tho col6rs
are making a gesture possibly a
bluff with the Idea of getting a
favorable settlement ot tho Mosul
question. Theso observers also ex
press tho belief that tho Hrltlsh fleet
maneuvers In enstrrn Mediterranean
waters may not bo unconnected with
a desire to ''cull" tho Turkish hand.
All quarters In Iondon, however,
agree thut there Is no danger of a
clash of arms.
LONDON, Oct. 1. (A. P.) Strong
British naval forces will bo main
tained In Noar Eastern waters during
the next few weeks under amended
orders Issued by tho admiralty to tho
Mediterranean fleet.
Under tho new Instructions tho
third battle squadron, tho third crui
ser squadron and the fleet Hnd third
destroyer flotilla will concentrate In
Huda Bay, Crete, on October 8, to
remain a week.
After their depnrturo for Malta tho
battleship Queen Elizabeth will arrive
at Huda Bay Hnd she In turn will
leave for Malta October 20.
" Flro Wock Proclaimed.
SALEM, Ore., Oct. J. Governor
Pierce today Issued a proclamation
setting apart October 4 to 10 as fire
prevention week in Oregon. All civic
organizations are urged to observe the
week by co-operating In campaigns of
fire prevention.
Highest Society
Fame in Hollywood
CITY'S RECORD
I
of'
Cni.lnli.l,lt- llfl.l fltn lfll'ITAut tntfll
building permits In the . history of
Mcdford, $2:19,090 worth of permltB
ding to 4ho city building;
liartmont.
I .nut Tvtntitli'o f ntnl nvnnArla IVifl tl-
. .. i ,nn4iiai
..r in-ir. k,, tr.fi nn
It h imnrdxl -
lmlf n.m-h l-.2:t. nnd ia ovor
one-third of tho cntlro lotul ot 1024
which was $(117,304.
Two of the hit-gent pormlts ftp
plied for last month wero tho $116,
000 high school on Holly street and
tho $60,000 upartmcnt houso being
built on North Oakdalo by T. 13.
Schuler of tho Colonial garage. Othor
permits included tho Warner build
ing on Kust Main street and fho
Palm and Nchlcrmycr building on
Kront street at tho corner of 8th.
Numerous permits for tho erection
of residences, for repairing nnd for
remodeling wero also grunted.
METHODISTS VOTE
FOR UNIFICATION
KliCIBNK, Ore., Oct.- 1. My tho
overwhelming votn of tt.1 to 2. the 73rd
anniiHl conforonco of the Methodist
Kplsooiml church III Orccon wont on
record this nmrnlnK as fuvorlnn tho
proposed union bolwoen tho Methodist
HplncopHl church and the Method lut
tplscopal church, south.
ily a vote of 74 to 20, tho confer
onco voted to admit laymon to confer
ences with tho samo powor now hold
ouly by ministers.
Wire Report on
the Pear Market
NKW VonK, Oct. 1. Wodnosday:
Thlrly-thron C'Hllfnrnln; ono t'olora.
do; eleven Now York: 24 Oregon; 16
Washington; 20 Now York by boat.
Oregon bartletts four cars extras
best S4.2r?()j. GO; ordinary common
IJ.lSdf 3,r,; tiipa It .70 f? I SO; aver
age $1.40. Fancy I2.25S.60; top
11.35.
CHICAGO. Oct. 1. One California;
one Colorado; one Indiana; one New
York; four Oregon; ono Washington;
one Michigan by boat.
Oregon bartlerU 26 boxes extra
fanny S2.IO0l.aO; mostly 13.20 fji
1.40. ,
Woolworth Pearls
Worth a Million
Stolen at Plaza
NEW YORK. Oct. 1. (A. P.)
The New York Evening Tclo-
grom says $1,000,000 worth of
Jewelry was stolen last night
from tho apartment of Mrs. Jos-
sie Woolworth Donoliue, dnugh-
tcr of the late Frank W. Wool-
worth at the Plata hotel.
The valuables stolen, the Tol-
egram says. Included a pearl
nocklaeo valuod at $450,000, a
separate ring of pearls valued
nt $260,000, assorted rings and
broochos worth $200,000 and
other valuables, $10,000.
EX-CAPTAIN OF
German Pilot Admits U. S.
Captain Was Efficient, But
SHENANDOAH IS
CROSSEXAmlNED
. . , ... ii the first of whom, Lieutenant Com
ClaimS Disaster WaS ReSUIt mander R. R. Paunack of the naval
bureau of aeronautics, urged creation
Of Error in Judgment of a separate air corps in the navy
and recommended establishing an ad-
Danger Signals Not Heeded. uZZrbooi for tralnlng naval '"
About 60 or 70 per cent of naval
fliers, ho said, favor a Boparato nlr
I.AKEllUItST, N. .1., Oct. 1. (A. corps, but tho desire for an independ
r.) The sign which tho stprni B"v0.,alr BorVlCe "na Iadod away" on-,
to tho airship Shenandoah before shoi ' Dissatisfaction Exists.
was wrcckod la ono ot tho greatest Mch dissatisfaction exists, he con
danger signals In tho nlr, Captain tnlled over the preBant naval ' air
Anton llolncn, toriner German Slop- organizati0n because pilots want con
pollu pilot, dicbuod today ucforo tr0, of tne avatioa affairs placed In
tho nuval court of inquiry hero, I the hands of flying men. '
"Whon iJoui. inant Andcrsun said, Tn0 navai a(r reserve force leads
ho raw storm clouds going uppar- a hand-to-mouth existence and is short
ently against tlM wind," Hoinon said, !f personnel and equipment," ho
"ho was observing ono ot tho biggest testified,
danger signals Mi know of In tho alr. . Although thore. Iff- growing tnnil
' "This is uiio ulgn most feared by .0ney In favor ot aviation among high
nrshlp men. I have seen this eovo- naval officers, continued Paunack,
ml timos in my past experience and they are careful to see that It does
nothing is mmo certain than that not "overstep Its bounds" Bt the ox
tlio course of the ship should bo . ponse of other naval units,
chu'ngod at once." Before Commander Paunack began,
It was when Anderson obBorved Dwlght W. Morrow, board chairman,
this sign that ho advised Commander read a letter from Secretary Wilbur
SSachary Ijinsdowno to turn to the made public Monday, calling attention
Bouth, but tho captain decided to to a doniro by the department to havo
hold his course until there was "a all officers freely express their por
dofinito concroto danger sign." jaonal views. .
Asked as to what he thought of The chairman expressed apprecla
Commandor Lansdowno as an aorolo-ltlon for the co-operation extended the
gist, Holnen said that of floor was, board by the war and navy depart-
...-it i I- . a,.KInnf Uii nn mnntn. " '
this occasion ho mado a mistake
In judgment bocause he had not a
. ....
wmo enough experience mnis past,
"What Is your opinion of Com-
n.nn.lni. Lansdowno as a nllot?" asked
Hosendahl.
My opinion was of tho highest
ana niui ib.
l Hwncning duck u ma wvu,
I"enda,il aimed.
1 , 4,o you con-lder it ufa to fly
through a thunder atorm.'
" certainly do not," lloinen ro-
, tl,"11od'
The wllnosB snld two courses wero
opon at the tlmo the dnnKor signals
wore said to he observed, first, by
Htooring a course so tho ship would
stay without drift; socond, to lot
the ship under all ulrcumstancos
drift to Iho left.
"Was thoro any pilot In the Unltod
Rtatcs except yourself who could
have saved tho Bhonandoah?" askod
Honcndnhl.
"Yea, Commander Lansdowno, for
one," was tho reply.
Coming back to tho valves and he-
Until. Itnxftllfllllll WlinlPfl tO knOW
Heinen during his tlmo with the He expressed dissatisfaction ovor
Hhennndonh, had ever noticed a lies- the present navy system of transfor.
ItHiiry to vulvo helium." rlng officers to tho air sorvlco for
"Kvcn in my own brain," the wit-1 brief periods. The navy, he said,
ncB wild, "thcro wns registered the needs an advanced air officers' train
necessity to save helium and not to Ing school, adding that tho rosorvs
valvo up to thu lust posulblo mo
ment," "Thon It wns a question of Judg
ment when lo valve?"
"Yos."
"Were you or anoyne called to
account for valvlng helium?"
"Not In tho upon."
Cuptuln llolncn dlsngreod with Col-
(Contlnued nn page six.)
BEAUTIFUL BUT DUMB DESCRIBES
PRETTY GIRLS IN AMERICA TODAY
HHATTl'.K, Ocf. 1. Beautiful but
dumb, that was Iho Indictmont hurl
od against many of Amorlc-a'a pret
tiest by a man who has had a lot of
experlonco.
Armand T. Nichols, dlroctor gen
eral of tho Atlantic city beauty
pagoant for four years, sot forth his
views of women while at a hotif
hero last night.
"'The old saying of beautiful, but
dumb,' Is true," he said.
"You can quote me to mat etroci
If you wish. Most of IM pretty girls
t have met have heads as empty as
their faces ara beautiful."
MITCHELL'S
CRITICISMS
SUPPORTED
Naval Air Officers Testify That
Separate Air Corps Wanted
and Free Speech Is Cur
tailed By Higher-Ups Rank
and File Discouraged Over
Air Situation.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1. CA. P.)
Naval air officers told the president's
air board today that there Is a hesi
tancy among some junior officers to
freely express their views before In
vestigating bodies. Existence of this
condition was charged yesterday by
Colonel William Mitchell, Instigator of
tho present aircraft controversy. It
was developed by Senator Bingham or
Connecticut in questioning witnesses,
Returning to the reluctance of navy
officers to tostlfy, the w tness said
fi.ltn urn nn nrav.lfliil nmnnST
a great number of offlcors and that
he believed it to be not justified.
MeUlenaM Mjmmanaer i. i. xmri'
lott of the naval war college was
asked by Senator Bingham: -
"Do you know of any reluotance by
navy officers ovor expressing personal
views?"
"Not before this board," answered
Barftett.
"Bolbre other bodies?"
"Yes, Blr."
Airmen Discouraged.
"Is the feeling prevalent or con-'
flnod to a few?" . i
"A small number, I think."
"Rear Admiral Moffott, naval air
chief, has lestiried," Senator Bingham
continued, "that thoro is unrest In tho
service."
"I would call It discouragement,"
said Bartlett.
"Over what?" ' '
"Not progressing ss It should.'
Commander Bartlett endorsed a
senarate air corns In the navy, de
claring 90 por cent of naval air forcos
If'hwn tka nvnnmal
torco Is Inadequate
Abd Krim's Houso Is Burning '
MADRID, Oct. 1. (A. P.) AJdlr.
tho capital of Abd-13l-Krlm Is burn
ing. Oencral Prlmo do Rlverla, tho
Spanish commander-in-chief reported
to tho government In a tologram to
day. Tho Rlfflan chieftain's own
residence was aflro, the telegram
said. .
Scanty clothes, bobbed hair, cos.
metlcs and wild parties play too Im
portant a part In tho makeup of the
girl today, Nichols declared.
Bobbod hair will go out. h pre
dicted. "Olrls have their hair bob
bod bocause they're too laxy to tako
caro ot It or morely because thoy
want to boJn the swim."
Nichols pro reused to see a return
to pre-tTapper days In sight.
"I think the limit has beon reach
ed." he predicted. "That tho sweet,
modest girl of old la coming baok.
Bobbed hair Is going out, it's only
passing fsd. Modesty of dress will
return without sacrifice of comfort."
(Continued on pag tlx.)