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MEDFORP, OKKOON, TUESDAY, QCTOBEi; 20, 1iV2r
NO. 181
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PRESIDENT
READY FOR
' U.S.ACII0N
Chief Executive Favors a
Reduction of Land Arma
ments in Europe as Result
of Locarno Agreement
Hopes Europe Will Make
Such a Conference Possible''
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (A. P.)
President Coolldge believes a limita
tion of armaments conference -In
Kurope would be helpful and useful
and hopes the Locarno security .pact
will expedite the holding of audi u
conference.
If It is possible for Europe to reach
an agreement for the reduction of
land unnaments, It was said at the
White House today, Mr. CooIIiIkh
would favor such a step, fie believes
the United States has little, If any
thing, to offer in the way of reduction
of its land forces, but at the same
time holds that any question Involv- (
ing further limitation of naval anna-1
ments could be considered by u cou-
lerence in mis country wun a greater
hope of successful agreement.
Mr. Coolidge recognizes that no step
can be taken by the Washington gov
ernment in the direction of a naval
limitation conference until the inter
ested nations have been sounded out.
In the meantime, it was said at the
White House, he is willing that the ,
Washington government should do all
in its power, without jeopardizing the
national interests, to help In the
European situation presumably ' in
effecting an agreement on the ques
tion of land forces.
The Locarno pact is recognized by
President Coolidge as an exceedingly
gratifying convention. He has been
informed by Secretary Kellogg that
the state department expects within
a few days to begin a, careful analysis
of the document.
The fact- that the security pact was
drawn by statesmen who had political
considerations to keep in mind, aud
that they were able1 to reach the agree
ment, is held by the president to be
of outstanding importance. For that
reason, he contends, it is n step In
advance of the Dawes plan, which was
arrived nt by men who were freed
from political consideration and not
compelled to think of their own fu
ture as they worked.
Wall Street Report
NEW YORK, Oct. 20. (A. P.)
Speculators for the advance regained
control of the price movements In to
day's stock market by bidding up suc
cessfully the rail, motor, oil and
equipment shares. There was a
marked cessation of the bear selling
pressure which had characterized the
wild market of the previous three
days and trading was again back on
a normal basis. . Publication of the
Locarno agreements and the granting
of American credit to Belgium helped
to restore speculative confidence.
General Electric scored an extreme
advance of eight points and Mack
Truck, American Can. Wetern Union,
United. Cigar Stores, International
Harvester and Yellow Cab were
pushed up four to five points.
The closing was Btrong. Trading
was enlivened' by a spurt of 8-1 'A
points In General Railway Signal to
a new peak price at 374 and a jump
of 10 points In Jersey Central, while
American Can soared to a record high
at 251 Vj. Total sales approximated
2,100,000 shares.
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He's Usually Right.
KANSAS CITY. Secretary Hoover
thinks the population of the United
States Is likely to increase 40.000.000
in the next 25 years. He said so in
an address here.
The Mercurial Temperament.
NEW YOHK. The Scientific Amer
ican tells of the failure of scientists
after nearly a year's efforts to turn
mercury Into gold.
Thye Beat Jack Wood.
MARSHF1ELD, Ore., Oct. 20 (A.
p Ted Thye of Portland, claimant
of tjie world light-heavyweight wrest
ling championship, last night defeated
Sailor .lack Wood of Dallas. Texas,
here In jwo out of three falls.
DE WOLF HOPPER AT 69 TAKES HIS
6TH BRIDE. 40 YEARS YOUNGER
IIAMTFonD. Conn.,- Oct. 20. (A.
p ) DeWolf Hopper, well known
comedian of the American stage,
came from Boston today and after
securing a license, married his sixth
wife. Lillian fllaser, singer, aged 29.
who gave her home address us Oak
land. Cnl.
?!ie bridegroom gave his name as
WnMi DeWoir Hopper nna on m
marriage license It was set forth that
Speeding in Hearse
Causes Arrest of
Santa Ana Driver
SANTA ANA. Cnl.. Oct. 20.
Oeorge Howard will have tn
r stand trial on a charge of
reckless driving n hearse. When
arraigned in justice court yes-
terday Howard explained that
he had Just bought the hearse
from nn undertaker In Kscon-
dido and was giving his wife 4
and children a ride when a
4 motorcycle- officer nrrested him. 4
The officer declared Howard's
4 hearse was not only speeding. 4
4 hut was weaving erratically 4
4 from side to Ride on the high- 4
way. The court released the 4
4 defendant on $:iuu hail, pend-
4 Ing a hearing October 28.
KILLED HOLMAN
SAYS DEFENSE
States Charge That Convict
Shot Prison Guard Is Denied
by Attorney King Claim
Kelly Never Had a Gun
During Break
SALEM, Ore.. Oct. 20 With the
foundation for its case laid, the corpus
dllectl established and the scene of
the crime viewed by the jury prior to
adjournment of court yesterday, the
state this morning was prepared to
plunge Into the evidence by which it
hopes to prove Ellsworth Kelly and
James Wlllqs, convict partners of Tom
Murray," 'parties to' tMe 'criminal con
spiracy to break from the Oregon
state prison on the evening of August
12. which resulted in the killing of
James Milton Holmun and John
Sweeney, guards. -
Murray has already been convicted
of tiring the shot that brought death
to Sweeney and sentenced to hail.;,
and the state is asking the death pen
alty for Willos nud Kelly as parties
to that conspiracy.
Much of yesterday's examination of
the seven witnesses called by the
uluto wnti rlovoteH tn Innnlrv Into tliA
circumstances surrounding the death!
of Holman. who was found just out
side the prison walls where the con
victs escaped, with a shotgun charge
of buckshot through his head. In its
preliminary statement the state
charged that Holman was shot in cold
bli-oU. as he sat wounded against the
wall, by Kelly whom, it is alleged,
carried the shotgun away with him
and later hid it beneath a log in the
woods east of Salem.
The defense in reply alleges that
Kelly never was armed, did not shoot
a single shot Muring the break and
that Holman was killed either acci
dentally or by design by Bert (Ore
gon) Jones, convict, killed in the
break, as he jumped from the wall
to a point on the ground near where
Holman sat.
The seven witnesses examined be
fore adjournment last night were Mrs.
Lucille Sweeney, widow of the dead
guard; George Wcigle, photographer,
who took the pictures of the prison
premises, offered by the state as ex
hibits in its case: Lloyd T. Rigdon.
county coroner; Earl A. Paulson, em
balmer; Dr. W. Carlton Smith and
Dr. G. E. Prime, who examined and
removed bullets from the bodies of
the dead guards, and J. S. Murray,
chief clerk at the prison, who identi
fied the defendants as convicts at the
penitentiary.
The "Daily"
Bank Robbery
SPOKANE. Oct. 20 (A. P.) Ban
dits who robbed the Imperial bank at
Creston, B. C, just across the inter
national line on the Canadian Pacific
railway, escaped with 110,000 and are
believed to he headed for Bonners
Kerry, Idaho, said a report to railroad
officials here today.
he had been mnrrll five times and
that he had been divorced. He gave
his age as 69 and residence as New
York City. . .
Judge Wulter H. Clark of the pro
bate court, who rend the cemo-,
waived the requirement of n five
days notice under the state law.
Mr. and Mrs. Hopper left In nn
automobile Immediately after the
rerenAiy,
OREGON
JONES
GREEK POST
IS ATTACKED
BY BULGARIA
Hostilities Break Out on. Bul
garian Border, According to
London Disuatch . Greek
Officer With White Flag Is
Shot Down Situation
Tense Since August Last
LONDON, Oct. 20. (A. P.) An
Athens dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph says fighting has been in
progress for the past 18 hours on the
rireek-Hulgaiian frontier near Demlr
hlssar. There is no confirmation of
this report from other sources.
According to the dispatch Bulgar
ians attucked a Greek post near
Demirhissur, killing a Greek official.
When a Greek captain went out with
a white flag lie was shot dead. A
general engagement then followed.
Demirhissar is in Macedonia, Bome
45 miles northeast of Saloniki.
The situation along the Greco-Bul-garian
frontier was reported tense
early in August in consequence of the
assassination of a Greek citizen, Jac
ques Nlcolaides at Stanlmaka, Bul
garia. Greece dispatched troops to
her frontier and made a vigorous pro
test to the Sofia government. The
latter denied that there was any cam
paign on foot for persecution of the
Greeks in Bulgaria and attributed
Nlcolaides' death to the act of a
criminal.
French Are Attacked.
DAMASCUS, Syria, Oct. 20. (A. P.)
An insurrection which broke out
here last night with infiltrating groups
of Druze tribesmen assisted by local
elements, ' has been put down by the
French forces. v
Bands of tribesmen filtered into the
southern section ot the city and were
joined by local inhabitants and at 9
o'clock last night suddenly attacked
the French occupants. The troops
managed to remain in possession of
the public utilities and buildings and
the military establishments, against
which the insurgents -directed a con
tinuous rifle fire.
The French artillery replied by
bombarding the insurgent headquar
ters throughout the . night and con
tinued today. Armored cars and tanks
were called Into action.
The Moslem section of the city suf
fered heavy damage both from rebel
Incendiaries and the French bombard
ment. The French say their own losses
were slight.
Late this afternoon Moslem insur
gent leaders accepted the terms of
surrender offered by General Sarrall,
the French high commissioner of
Syria, which called for the payment
of a heavy fine and the delivery of
several thousand rifles.
Oregon Supreme
Court Decisions
SALEM, Ore., Oct. 20. The follow
ing opinions were handed down today
by the supreme court:
Edmund Bergholtz versus Oregon
City, appellant; appeal from Clack
amas county, suit to recover archi
tect's fees. Opinion by Justice Brown.
Judge J. IT. Campbell affirmed.
In the matter of the estate of Jo
hanna Dletz Relnbrecht, appeal from
Marion county; suit fur accounting
over execution ot will. Opinion by
Justice Burnett. Judge George B.
llln.Tham reversed.
Outcault Advertising company, ap
pellant, versus Guy D. Jones. Appeal
from Multnomah county; suit to re
cover money. Opinion by Justice Co
show. Judge Walter H. Kvans af
firmed. City of Astoria, appellant, versus
Clatsop county. Appeal from Clatsop
county. Mandamus proceeding to
compel county court to levy tax.
Opinion by Justice Dean. Judi.e J. A.
Eakin reversed.
John Larson versus R. 7.. Duke, et
nl, appellant. Appeal from Multno
mah county. Suit to recover money
on note. Opinion by Justice Belt.
Judge Walter II, Evans affirmed.
Wyma Jungwlrth versus I'. B. Jung
wlrth, appellant; appeal from Klamath
county; suit for divorce. Opinion by
Justice, Belt. Judge C. F.. Stone af
firmed. Petitions for rehearing denied in
Llnebaugh versus Portland Mortgage
company and Itanip versus Osliorne.
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Nerd Xnt Boll Water.
Dr. E. B. Plck'el, city health
oflcer, received a very fntor ft
able report from the stute hoard
of health today, and announced
that the people of Medford need
not boll their water for drlitk-
Ing purposes unll further no-
4 tlce. Fretu4tt examinations of
the water are to lie made and
the public promptly Informed
regarding its condition.
Queen of Indian Summer
Ptf.3rV
Marin County, California, chose Miss Betty Zublcr of Lark
spur as its loveliest girl, and named ber to preside over the annual
Indian Summer festival.
MUTT AND JEFF
CARTOONIST TO
'Bud' Fisher Wins Rich .Widow
Through Her Son's; Fond
ness for His Comics Ex
pect to Live on Paris-New
York Liner
NEW YOHK, Oct. 20. Mutt and
Jeff now appear' In the rolo of
matchmakers.
Their creator. "Bud" Fisher, is go
ing to get married next week, and
he says Mutt and Jeff are partly
responsible.
The future Mrs. Harris C. Fisher
is not only wonlthy, the winner of a
ParlH beauty prize in 11)2:!, but a
countess. Fellow passengers on the
Ievlathan, which arrived yesterdny.
who snw the cartoonist talking with
the Countess Aeditha do Beaumont,
did not suspect that they were dls
cussing . matrimony and a honey
moon. On landing. Fisher went to his
apartment and the countess regis
tered at n hotel with her seven-year-old
son, Pierre le Beaumont.
The bride-to-be says It all came
about through her son's fondness for
the Mutt nnd Jeff cartoons. "Nat
urally," she says, "when my hoy wns
so Interested It Increased my own
Interest."
The former Aedita Stuart of Paris
married the Count do Beaumont In
1917. Her father-in-law was re
puted, before his death, to be the
wealthiest nobleman in France. The
countess has lived In Paris since her
husband's death and It was there
thnt she met Fisher, three years ago.
Fisher, who was married In 111 12
to Pauline Welch, a vaudeville act
ress, nnd divorced by her In 11117.
returned six weeks ngo from a trip
to Paris, "expecting a decision." The
decision came by cable and he hur
ried to Paris. '
Fisher says thnt he and his bride
expect to live on a steamer between
New York and Paris. "You tan put
us down as commuters from Paris tn
New York." he said.'
Death Toll of
the Automobile
COUNTESS
LA GRAN'DK. Ore.. Oct. 20. James
Romlg, 27, of Baker, was Instantly
killed at 11:30 o'clock last night when
struck by an automobile driven hy
C. II. Oetchell oi the Old Oregon
Trail near Hot Lake, Ore.
According to officers who investi
gated the accident, Komlg had taken
a friend to Hot lake after an evnnlrt
siient In Ia Grande. He was return
ing to La Orsnde when he stopped the
machine. Presumably he was putting
water in the radiator when Gelchell's
car struck.
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ASTORIA WINS
-SUIT FOR TAXES
state Supreme Cqu1 Hods
City Is Entitled to County
Taxes for City Purposes
Lower Court Decision Is
Overruled
SALEM, Ore., Oct. 20. The city of
AHturia. today wun in the nupreme
court itH manriumuH proceedings
ngnfnat ClatRop county to compel the
1 county court to levy a road tax, a
iprirt of which would he available for
uhi by the city. The opinion, written
' hy Justice Hean, Ih a re vernal of
UudKc J. A. Kakin of the lower court
for Clatsop county.
I The opinion allown n writ of man
danutUH commanding the county
court to levy a tax for 1 26 nnd an
nualty thereafter, of not Ichs than one
mill nor more than ten mlllH on all
taxable property In the county. Since
the procecdinff wuh commenced the
time for the levylnff of the taxea for
lft;; 3 and 11)24 ban pawied, therefore
ft Ih not poHHlhle to make the writ
apply to thoHP ycai-H.
The law involved In the cane, pro
vldt'K that seventy per cent of the levy
Hhnll be apportioned to the aeveral
road dintriclH, IncludlnK dlHtrlctH com-
poncd of Incorporated oUlen and tuwnn
in Hiich proportion an the amount of
taxable property In each dlHtrlct tdinll
bear to the whole amount of taxable
property In the county, nnd the re
malning thirty per cent Khali be ap
plied to roads In nuch locality nn the
county court may direct.
'The county's brief allotted defective
title to th act, which contention 1h
not upheld by the mi pre nut court.
The money ncerulnn to the city
umb'r the biw may be lined for ntreet
bulIdlnK and tn;itntcnun'-v j
EUGENE STILL CLINGS
TO HOPE Of VICTORY
Kt'OtCNR. Ore., Oct. 20. Of nil Ku
rene, the Cnlvernlty of Oregon font
ball plnyrn themnelveH cling to th(
great phi hope to hold California when
the two teiimn meet In Portland next
Saturday. Home of the fitnn are weak
ening1, conceding that California ha
a chance to nnow Oregon under, but
the Webfnot team in cmu-edlng noth
ing at all.
The team In drilling hard to get Into
nhnpe for the Catlfornlann. The
weather In aiding nnd Coach Dick
Smithy In driving hln men hard.
The 8unken City.
lirlT.AnKl.JIIA Kmmllntf tl Tint.
lor naya tlm town I "Biilmierged In
(me and flllli."
AGAINST COUNTY
Sacramento Society
Woman Fined $1000
On Liquor Charge
SACRAMENTO. Oct. 20. Mrs.
Alia Dwyer, prominent socioty
4 matron of Moretown and a mem- 4
4- ber of the board of school 4
trustees of that city, was fined
J 1000 In superior court at Oro-
4 vllle when she pleaded guilty to
4 a charge of sale of liquor In vio- 4
4- lntion of the Wright act.
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N.
Thirty Popular Cabarets Are
Closed Up by U. S. Attorney
Buckner Find Liquor Piped
in Del Fey Club Many
Bottles Smashed
NEW YORK. Oct. 20. (A. P.)
Broadway cabarets and supper clubs
wore the objective today of the most
sweeping prohibition drive yet waed
along the famous thoroughfare. Thirty
of the best known night resorts were
served with summons and complaint
by members of United States District
Attorney Huckner s staff.
Throughout last night and early to
day the federal prosecutor's men
visited the "all night" places and lett
papers requiring the owners to appear
In federal court to answer charges of
selling liquor.
Some of the places were off the
great white way, one being the Lido
Venice, exclusive BUpper club In East
Fifty-third atreet, near Fifth avenue.
The action against the 30 places
was Mr. Buckner's first step in his
announced- plan to padlook approxi
mately 100 of the leading Manhattan
resorts, mostly along Broadway, sus
pected of selling liquor.
. Included In today's, list of cabaretB
and supper clubs are the Del Key club,
near Times Square; the Piping Rock
and the Game Cock restaurants, east
of Fifth avenue; the Picadilty Hamp
ton Rendezvous, the Picadllly Supper
club, the Half Moon and the 'Hotsy
TotBy, In the Broadway district, and
the Golden Eagle In Greenwich village.
Some of the places were on what
Mr. Buckner termed his "encore Hst,M
their managements having been en
joined from ever again violating the
prohibition law. In such places all
waiters were summoned. Among these
were the Lido Venice, the Del Fey
club and the Piping Rock.
The walterB were ordered to appear
before the federal grand jury today.
Scenes of excitement prevailed in
some of the resorts upon the entry
of the government agents and police
men. I In some cases the process serving
I squads reported the crash of many
liquor bottles, which were hastily
broken to destroy evidence, was heard.
I Mr. Huckner today made known the
discovery that the Del Fey club sup
' plied Its customers with liquor through
a pipe connecting with another build
ing. Scotch, gin or champagne could
he obtained by turning a certain
faucet, the prosecutor said.
Mote AiitolniH Fine!.
Three traffic violation cuses came
up In Judge fllenn O. Taylor's court
today, one for speeding nnd two tor
Improper lights. The urrentn were
made by State Traffic Officer J. J.
McMahon. Andrew Iirnon of Cres
cent City, Calif., was fined $1& on his
I plea of guilty to speeding. L. R.
Hrnmer ana iJt m. wanna w, iocdi irurg
drivers, wet eeach fined $10 for
driving a truck at . night with no
headlights or rear light, respectively.
Shevlin Manager Dies.
11 END. Ore., Oct. 20. Thomas A.
McCann, vlcepresident of the Shevlin
Htxon company of Rend, and Its first
goueial nmuaKcr, died this morning
neur Yumu, Ariz., of acute dilation of
the heart.
Kind Catm-li In Hcml
. REND. Ore. Fossilized bones of
huge cameln. which roamed thin part
of the world ages ago. have been
found by Dr. L. . Packard of the
University of Oregon faculty.
WA8IIINOTON. Ort. 20. (A. P.)
A general court mnrtlnl for' trlul of
rolnni'l wllllnm Mltrhell. on i'hnrKiM
of violating the nlnety-iilxlli article
of war, w orilered loriny to con
vene In Washington, October 2S.
The order for the court martini
wn liiaued nt the war department hy
direction of president Coolidge and
NT
BIN
YORK RAIDED
BY DRY SQUADS
Major General Charles V. Hutumerall
commanding the second corps area
QoveiAir's Island, N. Y., senior ottl-
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BRITAIN TO
CALL TROOPS
E
Locarno Agreement Leads to
Quick Action by England
Cologne Forces to Be Re
duced by Half Text of
New Agreement Printed in
London Luther May Fall
LONDON. Oct. 20. (A. P.) The
first practical result of the Locarno
security pact will be the withdrawal
of the British troops from the Co
logne bridgehead, It is stated In offic
ial quarters and thin should be ac
complished within three months.
(This serves to corroborate unoffic
ial expressions made tn Paris yester
day, based on the Interview there be
tween the British foreign secretary,
Austen Chamberlain, and the French
premier, M. Painleve.
The authorities in London expect
that Germany, taking advantage of
the terms of the pact will shortly
hand to Great Britain a report on the
conditions In the Cologne area, after
which It Is anticipated the British
government will order the removal of
Its 9000 occupational troops to other
arean held by the allies along the
Rhine.
1 Great Britain will not- withdraw
from the Rhine, It In slated, but will
continue to he represented with the
French and Belgians an long an
troops are kept on German soil. The
British force of 9000, however, prob
ably will be reduced by half. , K
Text Is Printed
LONDON, Oct, 20. (A. P.) - Lon
don awoke today to find emblazoned
(on the front pages of the newspapers
the text of the momentous decision
(reached at Locarno,, whtqh .virtually
J makes further warn in Europe Im
possible.
The security pact guarantees In-
vioiaDiiuy oi me r xenon, Belgian ana
German frontiers. There are also six
treaties between Oermany and
France: Be lei urn and Enirlnnd and
'Czecho-Hlovakia, nnd between France
and her eastern allies, Poland and
VKL'UIIU-niUVHKItt.
Germany In to set up machinery for
the arbitration of disputes which can
not be Ironed out through ordinary
diplomatic handling. -
The engagements between France
and Poland and Czec ho -Slovak la. pro
vide that If Germany shall have re
course to arms against any of the
three countries, they shall Immediate
ly go to the aid of one another, ; ,,
The treaty mutually guaranteed by
Germany and Belgium and France,
states that Germany must never in
vade the soil of France or Belgium
or attempt to create war In the de
militarized zone, and France and Bel
glum engage never to violate Ger
many's western frontier. If either one
of the countries should violate the
pant it will be the duty of Great Bri
tain and Italy to lend aid to the ag
grieved party.
Compulsory Arbitration
Arbitration of all disputes Is neces
sary. None of the agreements Outlaw
war. It in clearly stated that In some
clrcumntances war in legitimatized
but that the treaties seek to evade
war as far an possible and prevent It
from arising.
Nowhere In today's papers are the
treaties hailed as absolutely necurlng
future peace of Europe. They are
described an a "promising attempt to
return to the old family party of
Europe und to arrange quarrels on
"the basin of reason.
Confidence Is "expressed by the
writers that the treaties will receive
the ratification of the various parlia
ments concerned, especially In view
of Lhe fact that they can not be
I amended. . 1
Luther May Fall
By some writers it Is foreseen that
the (lermun nationalism possibly wilt
be able to overthrow the ministry ot
Chancellor Luther.
President Coolldge'n hint that the
United States would be willing to do
something more toward limitation of
armaments In regarded in some quar
tern an among the mont Important re
sults of the Locarno negotiations. The
Westminster (tazette urges the Euro-
fCmttlnuen' nn nag els.) .
I
cer In the army lists, was appointed
tiroalflenl of the court
1 Five other major generals, six brig
adier generals and one colonel were
named ns members of the court mar
tial which will consider the charges
nglnxt the former assistant chief of
the rnmy air service, growing out of
his statements that the Shenandoah
toss was a result of almost treason
able and criminal conduct ot the war
,and navy departmenta.
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