Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, November 09, 1925, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextMl 4V.1 C0 , O O ' ft n W t7 After o o c 0 O o Medforb: Mail Tribune o Weather Year Ago Maximum , 49 .Mlnfmum 38 OPmlltiUin .. 11,1 in Muilmuiii Tetdcruny n4 Minimum today. :t?.a 1'rciipiiallon "id plly Twentieth Teu. Wttklf rtfty-lourtfi 1m MEDFORl, OREGON", MONDAY, XOVIOMBKlt 0, lfl.2.') NO. 198 I CRITIC STANDS PAT ON CHARGES Col. Mitchell Says He Willi Prove There Was Criminal; and Almost Treasonable! Negligence in Government Aviation Also Claims That Higher-Ups "Lied." . WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. (A P.) Another revorbrallu;; cannonade of accusations was turned loose today by Colonel William Mitchell against those In charge of the inlllliiry mid naval air services. Through his counsel. Representa tive rYunk H. Held, the colonel in formed the court martial trying him lieeuiiBe of his previous utterances in the air controversy, that he was fully prepared to prove his charge of crim inal and almost treasonable negligence in government aviation. Among the multitude of offenses of which the defense counsel promised to furnish proof were these: That the Shenandoah went on her ' fatal western trip unfit and against the will of her commander, Kachary Lansdowne. That a naval officer sought to have I.ansdowne's widow give false testi mony. That plans arranged for the unsuc cessful Hawaiian flight of the PN 9 No. 1 were incomplete. That hl-sh army and navy officers had testified falsely before congres sional committees. That Cqlonel Mitchell himself was "demoted and transferred because he told the truth." That government aviators ore put to unnecessary hazards and many k'lled us a result." Thot the government has failed (o thwart a project to give a forelra flight organization a foothold near the Panama canal and to have provided adequate air protection to Hawaii and the Philippines. "There is not. one single pursuit plane, fully equipped for war time service in the army air service. "There is not one single bombard ment plane in Hawaii equipped to carry L'000 pound bombs. . "The general staff officers con trolling aviation policies are not qual ified by truinlng and experience for this Job. "There has been little or no gun nery training in the army ulr service in seven yeurs. "There are 6U0 officers short with the tactical units In the army all service, or seventy per cent. "There are 104 planes short In the United States and foreign possessions and only one modern plane on hand. "All the figures are based on pence time strength. Forty per cent more would he required for win- time strength." Major Ocneral Amos A. Fries, chief of the chemical warfare service, was the first witness called by the defense. it.. ...... i .laiull lilu pviiericnci'K In France. "How much gas would It take to gas an area the size of the District of Columbia?" Mr. Keid asked. Colonel' Sherman Morelnnd. the prosecutor objected, but the defense was sustained by the court for the first time since the trial began. (leneral Flies answered that the statements made by Brigndier Gen eral Hugh Drum, assistant chief of the general staff, before the house aircraft committee, were inaccurate. pounds of gas would be required to effectively gas such an area but !en eral Fries thought a smaller quantity would serve. Colonel Mitchell smiled broadly. tlcnem! Fries said neither he nur anyone else In the chemical warfare service hnd been consulted by (len eral' Drum when the latter made his statement before the ..congressional committee. "Many many tons of gas would be required to force the complete evacu ation of nn area the size of the Dis trict of Columbia.?" "Twenty tons of tenr gas. That would be several times the necessary Amount." (Continued on page l SUNDAY GOLF PLAYERS CALLED BEFORE GRAND PERTH AM ROY, X. J., Nov. 9. (A. I) Police today have n lift or thousands of violators of a Humlny hlue law. framed in colnnlnl days, to present to the grand Jury Friday. ThrotiKhout Middlesex county yes terday named were tnken of person who, drove motor cars, played golf, walked elsewhere thnn to church, op rntd news ur hoothlnrk stands, then tern. drugstores, or engaged in any other activities prohited by the old vice and immorality act. Monkey Trial Judge Claims Bryan Saved D arrow From a Fine NEW YORK. Nov. !). Judge Knulatnn nf the Scopes trial tiiUI Dr. Straton's congregation nhout Clarence Harrow's con- tempt of court. "It was Mr. Bryan who saved him," said the Judge. "Mr. m-ynn slipped I- tip beside the bench nH narrow stood there, trembling and beg- King fur mercy and whispered, 'Judge, be merciful.' " Program for Record-Breaking .Patriotic Celebration Ah npunced All Activities to Cease at 11 o'clock Football Game in Afternoon. i No Parking on Streets. No cars will be allowed on the following streets Armistice day during the parade, beginning at I" A. M.: Main street between 3 Oakdale anil Kiverside avenue, 4 Kiverside avenue between Main 4 and Sixth streets. Sixth street between Riverside and Bnrtlett, Hartlett street between Sixth street and Main street. The American Legion: parade com- ' mittee have all in readiness for. the largest parade ever held in Medford. Silver cups will be awarded for the bcrt patriotic' float, best fraternity float, best commercial float, best decorated Medford car, best decorated out-of-town car and a $10 cash prize rcr the best comic stunt or float, ' There will be the grand old veter nns of the civil war In line the vet erans of the Spanish-American war. veterans of the world war, and boys ready to be veterans, along witli others if their country calls, and the patriotic and fraternal organizations and civic societies of Medford. The American Legion asks that there shall be at exactly 11 o'clock a cessation of all activities throughout the town for two minutes, while 20 buglers sound taps in honor of those who sacrificed their lives in service I to our flag and to honor the unknown soldier lying buried In the capital' of our country. Tle parade will form at lOO A. M.I anil will move forward promptly at 11:115 A. M. Alex Sparrow, veteran of the Spanish-American war, has consented to act. as grand marshal of the day. I There will be floats, dozens of them, some of comic aspect and some of dazzling and - marvelous symbolic beauty. The California Oregon Power com Ipany and the Owen-Oregon Lumber .company will be represented. I Twelve motor and oil companies will be represented. Including the fol lowing: Armstrong Motor comnnny. Mason Motor company, Plerce-Hnrri-son Motor company. Gates Auto com pany, Hugglns & Robinson, Crnter Lake Auto comnnnv, Hupn Motor company, I'nlon, Shell. Associated and 'Standard Oil companies and the Gen eral Petroleum company. The following commercial organiza tions will have flonts: Paul's Electric store. Scott's1 Cycle Shop, Jackson County N'ewr., F.ads Transfer; Hansen Coal comnanv, Foster & Klelser, First Nat'onul liauk. Reddy & Co.. Hnmmett Plumbing comnany. Mnrsh grocery. The Tcegory, Louie's Cash -tracery, Heath Drug store. Crater Lake Con fectionery. Groceteria Seed A Feed store. Model Pharmacy, tlolden Rule store, Medford Furniture & Hardware company. Solder's Dairv, White Sew ing Machine company, Santford & Co., Kenney Furniture comnany. Monarch Seeil & Feed store. Hubbard tiros.. i Western Auto Supply company, Cozy fPontlnuen on page ftfft.Tt JURY IN NEW JERSEY The campaign In n result of n move ment started recently by the" Perth 'Aniboy Minister's association to clone 'motion picture theaters that were ope non Sunday. Theater proprietors 'protested thift it would he discrimin ating to act ngylnst them and not against other Humlny violators. I Doubt 1b expressed that the grand Jury wll lact nn the charge. It is generally understood thnt the whole nroceedlng In another attempt to have the law stricken from the books las obsolete. ARMISTICE DAY PARADE STARTS 1 1 :05 WEDN'OAY BAVARIAN it IP COUAPSES Plot to Restore Rupprecht to Throne Abandoned, Though Royalists Still Hopeful Re public Regime Erowns On Movement. It Kit LIN, Nov. 9. (A. P.) Plans for nn attempt to restore the Bavar ian throne with former Crown Prince Kupprecht uh king, have been shelv ed because the "time Is not ripe,' for such a coup, the Frankfurter zmung learns on what it terms un Imnenc liable authority. The paper declares that two weeks ago Karon von soden-Fraunhofen, Itepprocht'u chief of cubinet, and IJenetal Muehle, former commander of the Bavarian government forces were asked what attitude they would adopt if Rupprecht were to proclaim himself king of pavaria. The time had come to act, they said, and va rious organizations formed by Gen' eral Moehle were ready. The Bavarian government, accord ing to the paper's account, appar ently gave Hupprecht'a advisers to understand that the step proposed by the monarchists, would be regarded ns an attempt at revolution and wou Id be opposed by every means, It also was pointed out that the contemplated putsch would inevitably mean the loss of the palatinate from Germany. Rupprecht's agents retired and In formed their chief, the paper said. that the time was not ripe for. a restoration of the Bavarian mon archy. LONDON. Nov.. 9. (A P.) An Exchange. Telegraph dispatch from Berlin says there are . Increasingly persistent rumors of an impending putsch in Bavaria, Prince Rupprecht seeking to seize the crown and, re cover his military powers. The monarchists fear that their supporters are gradually weakening with the passage of time and there' fore consider it necessary to act im mediately. The movement Is said to be head ed by the association of loyal Ba varians. Its success, the dispatch concludes Is regarded ns extremely doubtful. FRENCH RUTHLESS IN LONDON, Nov. 9. (A. P.)Largo crowds of the people of Damascus Sunday witnessed the public execu tion ly the French of three Arabs. according to advices from the Syrian city. Apparently in an effort to in still full respect for the mandatory power, the bodies of the men were left suspended on the ropes on which they were hanged, for six hourtt. 1 he Arabs were members of a party which some time ago attacked a con voy on Its way to Bagdad und Killed the French captain and wounded other members of the party. To each body was attached a large placard on which was printed a description of the crime for which the men wore hanged. A newspaper correspondent who made his way from Haifa to ImmiiH cus describes the destruction wrought by, the French bombardment In the city, which he said is extensive. The burning by the French of vari ous villages where support was not given mem and a similar (lesiructl.in for the same reason by the Druses of numerous villages, has resul'ed In large numbers of homeless nt.'n fin ing the rebels and constituting a force that now is a real menace. PARIS, Nov. 9. (A. P.) La Llberte's special correspondent in t'alru says telegrams arriving there from Syria indicate th'at a decisive battle Is Imminent between thi French and the rebels. A new and violent attack was di rected against Damascus Saturday night when 1000 rebels attempted to storm the city's defenses. For a mo ment It appeared they would force the lines but a vigorous counter at tack repulsed them, the correspon dent reports. The firing censed yester.day morn ing. Florida Fame Spreads. NICK. Private bothy! are being In stalled In hotels along the 111 vera be cause of the competition of Florida as a winter resort. The floral Iomctlc Problem. LONDON. One reason why Queen Mary is able to keep housemaids satis fied, she starts bank nccnunts for them ns soon as they are hired. PUTSCH Trained Army Men Bosses of U. mis 1 For the first time in some years, the. two highest civilian posts In the war department are held by "army men." Dwight W. Davis (right), secretary of war, and.Hanford MacNider, assistant secre tary of war, both. served in the world war as officers. jThcy ire, scent .conferring In tlie former's office in the war department. ' rr' AMERICAN MEN un m AGAINST RIFFS i U. S. Aviators Stop for Winter Season Declare! ' Their Warfare Has Been . "Hu mane" OnlV! Fortified Po sitions .WJPke.-. -. OUEZZAN.' Morocco, Nov. 9. (A. P.) sixteen- American aviators, who for two months have been operating against the rebellious Moorish tribes-J men in Morocco, carrying on with the French forces, but under the colors of the sultan of Morocco, "the most humane colonial wnr In his tory," are leaving north Africa this season's work having been com pleted. Notwithstanding the orders ot the state 'department at Washing ton last month to Consul General Blake at Tanglcra to inform the blrdmen that their service in Mo rocco' might Infringe upon the re vised stututes of the United Htutes, they have continued at their work, but now with the advent of the rainy season have decided to return to France. Franco contended that the airmen were not fighting lor France nnd that their activities con stituted nn affulr between them nnd the sultan. 1 The Americana often flew over the rebel lines and dropped bombs nnd used their machine guns. In de scribing the war as humane, they assert, however, that during all their 470 war missions. In . which they loosed 4s tons of bombs, their at tacks were upon fortified positions of rebel concentrations. - Altogether the men of the Shorlffinn anuuadron, as the American contingent is known had an aggregate of C43 hours in the air. Marshal retain, prior to his return to Fram lauded the Ameri cans for their work. Sues N. Y. Artist for $50,000 Because She Looked Like Venus . 4 cause she considers a statue fr T wnlen she noceu mano ner ions J. Ill,,, 1 ,1 tllln n n 1 ai 4 cuufled her In he a laUKhlntf HIOCK, V lOll'l llilUIHfllU, IIII Ml l r Html. -nt. Ih miiiiK the aculptor for $50.uno. JAY UPTON MAY RUN IF VIEWS ARE LIKED rOHTLANP. Ore. Nnv.,0 fA. P.) Jny II. ttin n liend, in n h-tter to the VoteraiiH Vptnn-for-Oovcrnnr clult. puhllshed here tuday, re l let to a (iPtitifin of thn cluh that he enter the race for trovernor with the huk geHtlnn that h meet the cluh mem hem ii nd other uinrtMH and Klve hln viewM of what a Kovcrnnr tdwtuld dn and fdiniild not An. lie IndicutcK that If the cluh endoi-HOB hlH vlewH he might comdder entcrlnK the race. No More Court Wcrtillnjrs. DBH MO IN KM. DlHtrlct JudRe flonner helleven marrlanea nhoiild le contracted under rollKlnuft Influence. He- will perforin no more ceremonies In the court room. Now Civilian S. War Department RUNNING GUARD AT WALLA WALLA QUITS AFTER LIFERS FLEE WALLA WALLA. Wash., Nov. 9. (A. P.) Night Chief Turnkey Znndell aUncred at n gathering uf wet nd nnd Guard Sam A. Cnrrithers resigned vocatea at Washington next January their positions nt the state penitun- 16. tlary lute this morning, following Johnson's information wns given out Warden Long's investigation of their j today by Dr. Krncst H. Cherrlngton, conduct during the break early Sun- I secrotnry of the World League Against day morning when three convicts j Alcoholism." one of the principal made their escape over the fall. speakers lit the Anto-Haloou lougue Warden Long slated that Zandell, convention in sessison here. . In making his rounds, saw the con- i The report of Pussyfood Johnson vlcts preparing to leave the hospital , follows: buHnstead or attacking them; or glv- "The' American ami demonstration ing a general alarm, ho passed (luui'd announced for Washington, D. C Jan McAulley at the entrance of the cell uary 10. will be engineered from Eu building with only a muttered : rope and finances for It will be pro "there's something doing," and then vided chiefly by European distillers ran to number four tower out of sight and brewers. of the hospital, called for a ladder from the guard and climbed to the top of the wall to advise the guardu and to get a sun. Uoth he and Ale- Aulley were unarmed. This gave the convicts nhout ten minutes more time dutiiiK which they climbed over the wall. Carrlthmn Mtld he Haw the last convict go over hut that hlH gun stuck and he could not. fire. Warden Long asked him why he did not Mhoot one of hlH two other guim und he had no ready answer. RAFFETY HOLDS A CONFERENCE ON L . by European dlstilleris and brekers. SALEM, Ore., Nov. 9. At the re? I "A finance committee la now at quest of Captain Frank Krvin of the work gathering funds for this pur traffic squad of the Portland police pose. . The committee Is made up of department T. A. Kaffety, chief state j Wllhelm Rosenkrontz, Franz lirauin traffic officer will tonight meot the and Wllhelm Kieseche of Berlin, but t en motorcycle , officers In the Port - land police deparmont and he ex plains that a certificate showing that lights have been adjusted Is not pro vided for In the law but Is provided for, by a ruling of the stale depart ment oh a convenience to officers and motorlMts. While the failure of a motorist to show a certificate Is not cause for arrest Kaffety explains, he possession of a certificate should he an Insurance ngulnst urrest, und up to tills time has been so considered by the state traffic officers. Concerning this Knffety last Satur day wrote Krvin ns follows: "The receipt or certificate issued ly the adjuster Is simply some visible evidence of some effort on the part of the vehicle owner to comply with the law as all Inwahidlng citizens usually wish lo do. The receipt is as well ,tn aid to the enforcement offl- ccr. "No one has ever claimed thnt II Is necessary that a motor vehicle- owner must possess a receipt or certificate of adjustment,, but only that 11 Is an aid In the administration of the law and therefore beneficial to all con cerned." Captain Krvin was unnhln to attend the state traffic officers conference here last week hecausu of illness hut was represented by onedf his officers, .Shell Ingle. COTTON BREAKS ON GOVT. REPORT . NEW YORK. Nov. 9. (A; P.) Cotton future broke 15 a .bale today on publication of the aeml-monthly government report estimating tho year's cotton crop nt 1 MK0.0IH) baloa, an increase of ICO.dnO bain over the etimatn of a'fortnlght ago. Decern- h.er contract old down to 19.32 rentB a pound nnd January to 18.80 cent. Minister Afraid to Accept Call to N. Y. Congregation Prays NEW YORK, Nov. 9. The Rev. Dr. Harris Elliott Kirk of Baltimore, is frightened by the might of New York Oily. Con- i gregatlons in Baltimore a n d New York prayed thai he should have Divine guidance In decid- log whether to accept a New York call. He told ubout his fear of the city in leading prayer here. F BEAT U. S. DRYS "Pussyfoot" Johnson Sounds Warning Against Wet Con vention in Washington, Jan uary 16 Claims Germany and France Financing It. CHICAGO, Nov. 9. (A. P.) Wil liam E. "Pussyfoot" Johnson, inter national temperance lecturer. Bays an Kurooean nlot against the American nrohlbition law Is forming to be I "Made desperato by the inroads that Ithe new American service for the elimination of run row have made on Kuropean . bootleKtfinp enterprises, German brewery and'dlritlllery Inter ests, flanked by the liquor Interests of IlclKltim, France nnd Czecho-Slova-kia, are preparing to lnuuch a far reaching effort to break down and dis credit the American prohibition law. This movement Is being led hy the International secretary for the Effort to Make Alcohol In TOvery Country. "This effort was launched on Hep tember 2, In a meeting held at Dort mund, Germany. The mooting was preside! over by Frederic Garnet, a wealthy distiller of lirussels and the preparations were made to launch an anti-prohibition demonstration In the City of Washington, January 10, 1020. "This Washington gathering will he bald nstpnalhlv under the direction of American organizations opposed to prohibition, but the real movement will be engineered from Europe and the finances will be provided chiefly - the liquor dealers of all the central European countries will combine their funds for this great drive into America. Berlin CVnUT of Plot, "The leading brewery Interest be hind the scenes Is centered around the Hchulthelss brewery concern of Ber lin. Mr. Fritz Schultheiss. director of this concern, nnd his nephew. Otto. have engineered several bootlegging enterprises In America, some of which hdvo enmo to grief lecently. "Ottor has made frequent trips to America recently, but never gets farther than the Atlantic coast, though his rest disponing agents are chiefly In Ht. Pstil and Minneapolis. His goods have been mostly, land "". ftl,nK Helawnro hay and from there s.-nt to Minnesota. While he speaks English. - French and German fluently, in America he pretends to HUSBAND FOR VIENNA, Nov. !. ( A. P.) Lady fleorglana Douglas, divorced wife of lrd flhollo-Dnugbw. non of (he eighth Marqula of Queennberry. la aulng her huaband. Prince Hurhan, non of the t late Abdul Hamid of Turkey "for the return n( friiio and liilO.uun fin non." charging thnt the prince committed fraud when he mnrrled her. I Uiiy Douglan. who la Dutch hy birth, met the prince nn the Itlverlo, and allege that he unknowingly went through an Illegal marriage ceremony with him In VrFnna hint May. Whin the prince epenl the money he had given him, he charge, he told her to go nnd bring more, I On her return to Vienna from ton- SEES A GERMAN RENCH PLOT TO fCnntiniid nn vnwm Mx. IADY SH0LT0 DOUGLAS SUES TURKISH- TELLS WHY HE KILLED HIS CHILD Old-Fashioned Country Doc tor, Charged With Murder, Tells Why He Killed Imbecile Daughter Recovery Im possible and Life a Burden Couldn't Walk Or Talk- LITTLETON. Colo., Nov. 9. (A. P.) An old-fashioned country doc tor, Dr. Harold E. Blazer, be for a crowded court room, took the stand today at the opening of court In his own defense at his trial where he la charged with slaying his own daugh ter, Hazel, the 34-year-old "child woman." Dr. Blazer was the cynosure of the I court room, jammed to capacity. He walked to the witness stand with a firm tread and he was sworn. In a low but clearly distinct voice, Dr. Blazer answered the usual perfunc tory questions of defense counsel, H. W. Spangler, relating to his educa tion for the medical profession. "Hazel was born ' at DUlonvnle, Ohio, In May, 1891," he testified. "At the age o'f six weeks she was stricken with spinal meningitis that left her a hopeless Invalid without a mind, as far as t could tell." He spoke without visible emotion as he described his helpless; Imbecile daughter. "She couldn't walk, talk, . feed or help herself In any fashion. She could roll about on the floor that was all. "She couldn't even Indicate If she was In pain. And often I could not discover where It wns. Then she -would go Into convulsions and be come . rig UL , iler . syae i would .turn,,, back in her hend. ''' "She had mouth and teeth, but j could not successfully masticate her t food. It had to be liquid or else j soft, chopped up food, I "Hur legs, feet, arms nnd hands were less devoloped than those of a six year old child. Her body was larger, but greatly malformed and the Hplne was twisted almost into. the ah a ire of the letter S. I "Her cheat bones and ribs pro truded so as to be visible through ! the skin. She could rattle a piece of paper and, occasionally would amuse herself by tearing the paper to pieces.. She did this by rolling on top of the paper and then pulling It with her left hand. . "Although she weighed about 90 poundH, she was as helpless as an In fant of two months." YEAR IS LIGHT PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. (A. P.) The turkey crop tributary to Portland Is smaller this year than usual, ac cording to reports from the various producing sections and it how looks like the holiday bird will hang high. (Idaho turkeys are going to move east. A pool of ten carloads have been sold to Chicago buyers at prices ranging from 35 to 4E cents. 'This cuts off part of the supply that us ually comes to this market. ' I Douglas and Lune counties report the turkey crop considerably lighter than a year ago. Out of town buyers ;are coming into Roaeburg and Eugene although It Is still early for much activity. In eastern Oregon, Pilot Rock Is expected to ship two carloads between now and Christmas besides ' several minor express shipments. In this district alone the crop Is larger than last year. Weather conditions have been fa vorable for the growing birds and a larger percentage than usual Will run 'to number one turkeys. RETURN OF FORTUNE don Prince Burnhnn refuaed to r aume relation with her or even to ' see her. Vlonnene society i much aglated over the tnclden.t . LONDON, Nov. 9. (A. P.) Lady Douglas la ouoted In an Interview printed In the Dally Mail a having said that her marriage to Prince Bur han of Turkey had been ughappy and thnt she left the prince last August, three mogths after their ceremony at Mnrlenbnd. Khe wns obliged, she said, lo coni pfcUn nf h attention to a wealthy American wonian. . Bhe declared her mnrrrage to the prince was legal and regular and thnt she would resist all his attempt to have U annulled.