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Newspaper Page TextO 0 Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Prediction Gciieruly Tali Cooler tonight Mnmliniim yesterday 47.5 Minimum lodujr .to Weather Year Ago Maximum Ml M.iiliiiiiui Utt tMj Tw.ntl.th Teu. . MEDFORD. OBKnOX", AVKDXKSDAVT NOV KM I SKI 'J"), 1!)'jr NO. 'J 12 R.R. BANDIT IS PARDONED BY COQLIDGE Sentence of Gerald Chapman for Mail Robbery Commuted By Executive Order Action Clears Way for Execution of Notorious Slayer Defense Plans New Move. ' - ,, IIAKTFOUO. Conn., Nov. 25 (A. P.) Gerald Chapman, mall rob her and murderer, will be re prieve, from death sentence set for December 3, until March 3, l28, by Governor Ti'iimbull, probably tonight, by agreement reached x between Slate's Attor- 1 i new Alcorn and Joseph Freeman ! . of counsel for Chapman. I The date was agreed upon at a con ference Uiis afternoon and the neces sary pa pern to be offered the gover nor prepared. Meantime legal points to be rained In new angles in the Chapman case based upon the writ of habeas corpus and the refusal of Chapman to accept a commutation of Hen ten co as a mail robber will he taken to the United States supreme court. ; HARTFORD. Conn., Nov. 23. (A. Gerald Chnman Iiuh informed Ills counHcl thut lie will not accept presidential commutation of his sen tence. It is understood, in absenco of an official statement, that the commu tation of chaninnn'iT fnderul prison ncntcnce will he the state'H answer to the writ of hubcas corpus served, on Wnrden Scott late yesterduy. order- In him to produce Chapman before Fodcral judge 'Thomas in court at the state-prison next Monday. jartcr Lhristmas. where lie will engage amended coinpinlnt now chargeH Following action at tho state prison jn business. Mr. Gate Is-the bestKllcc with defrauding young Rhine Stale's Attorney Hugh M. ' Alcorn Known county agent and the oldest I lunitrr negatively, In -nut telling him admitted the order of commutation in Point of service in Oregon, nnd has tj,,. she-Avkf-Heffro Hlood. ' - viiud been 'signed . by. President Cool- long borne the reputation of being one j The now turn In the case is expected Idgo .Monday evening after a formal n tlle ablest of the state's county to necessitate further cross-oxamlna-Icuuest for such action had been "Bents. t!on of the plaintiff's witnesses. In- i. hi,,, .... i.. His resignation as county natliolo-.i.wii,, ii,ii.i..,. n..i. the nntine of a communication from ii.. ........ i. i.i . In uhiclulbc desires of the state of Connecticut were set forth and the , executive order was immediately signed The request of Mr. Alcorn had tho'men anU aK,.iCuUHrlsts of the"valley provn of Attorney C eneral bar- 011 learning of the tendered reslgna- nppr gent, who had given personal attention. WASHINGTON. Nov. 25 fA. P.V Department of justice officials here expect Gerald Chapman's attorneys to mm. uiiuiifcii inn cuuim uie iiucsiioii of whethor ho Is compollod to accept i..- ..v itiLiwii ui iijiiiiiiu nvuiuiiuu i:iillliui:iuil II lllliviug aulOUlOUIIO 0US1- signcd by President Coolldgo. , I ncss in that city. ( The department holds that there is it is generally felt that his place no law to oblige the government to I will bo hard to fill, as his Influence keep custody of a person whoso sont-!and advice to tho fruit growers, gen encn has been commuted, but never-1 ei al agriculturalists and livestock thoelss It was suid today that courts raisers has had much to do' with this would have lo pass upon It at the j community's prosperity, instance of the Chapman defense. Mr. Cate has been tho county a.;ent No conininnt was inndc cither at Iho here for tho past ton years, and for While House or the attorney general si iiuu:ii on iiiu uvuuu i:uiiiiihii.iiiuii itsolf. HAItTFOKD. (Vinn., Nov. '.'5. fA. I'. The federal sentence of (icnild Chapman bus been commuted -by President Coolldge. Tile executive orib-r terminating the sentence of twenty-five years Imposed in federal cuiirl tit New York for Ihc robbery of a mail truck was signed by the presi dent at six o'clock Monhiy evening end was made public today when Ihc document was iclellvered to V'rden 11. K. V. Scolt, for service on Chap man. The official document which ter minated federal Interest 111 Gerald Chapman was brought back to Hart ford bv Slate's Altoi-nev Huull. M. Alcorn and was delivered lo Warden ! Scott for service on chapman. The warden immediately prepared to do litis and the action marked another step in the efforts of tho slate of Connecticut to execute Chapman for the murder uf Policeman James SUelly of New Hrltltln, Oh October 12, 1924. - County Detective Kdward J. Illekey Assistant United States Attorney George II. Cohen and Attorney Jo seph M. Krcedman, the lust named being of counsel for Chapmen, -were present when the commutation paper was presented to Chapman. It is re- (Continued on I'ase five) MISHANDLING Kl'GKNK. Ore.. Nov. 25. Mayor K. II. Parks of Kugene. nt n special , meeting of the city council late lerdny afternoon, tendered his resig nation which was accepted. Iw rence 15. Simmons, president of the touncll. was automatically elevated 9 to the position of meyr-r. The resignation Is the outgrow of uiwumiun rut? inniuiiui regarding the alloged mishandling discussion rife throughout tne cn: EUGENE MAYOR RESIGNS UNDER FI, College Man Breaks Knee Bone Trying To Do Charleston IJKS MOINK8. Iowa. Nov. 2". (A. IV Tin Intrlcaclerf of 4 the Uharleston, latest fad dance will probably he mastered bet- tor by Melvin Kusterc of Dos Moines, when his knee is re- leased from splints in a few weeks than they wero yester- t day when Kuslcre, .graduate of Northwestern university and a f former ltllnols student uttempt- ed the danco at a house party hero. llo broke n knee bono r executing one of the more dlf- ficult steps of the dance. r GATE RESIGNS POSITION AS COUNTY AGENT Jackson County Loses Valued Pathologist After Ten Years' Service Effort to Change! Decision Futile Record Is An Enviable One. It is with much rogrut Unit the ' publfu will receive the news that Claude C. Cate, county agent, lius ro signed, tho resignation belne offleiullv announced toduy, although close friends have been aware that it took place over a week ago and that Mr. ana Mrs. Cnle and children will rc- "e to uienuaie, ual.. a day or so J"'"1; co,lnt; "sent and' local United states weather observer, was present ,'" , . ,. B, 1 ""i"' )m ; Ir.e some time ago and has boon ac cepted with regret. on, to prevail upon Mr. Cate to re- consider were fruitless. While he is oath to leave Medford and the county. ' lie aoes so tor tno reason lie wants a more remunerative vocation, in justice to himself nnd family. It is rumored ne win engage in nusiness wim ills brother at Glendalo. who has long. two years prior to that timo served. as county agent oi I'mon county iv compliment to ivir. uaio s amittyi "Ko ,f and tho general public satisfaction Mrs. Jones said lliat Itblticlandor's during his ten years of duty here Is , mcnnt nothing to her when sho paid when It is stated that the aver- flPM, met h)nit ,nat s,c Kn(w nothing age stay of any county agent 111 Ore- o( h wealth and soclnl position, gon counties is two years. No sue- she admitted that she had been de ccssor has yet been announced. I celved when he anl Alico went on -a The Kruit Growers' league, through motor trip through Now England. Its president, Puul A. Schoror, pays inWnls n(,r that a "Mr. and Mrs. tribute to Mr. Cate and his ten years', Mathews" wero with them as chapor work hero In tho following signed ones'. . communication: I -lorten used to wonder why II nv- "It Is with the most active regret cr mct tho Mnthows," Mrs. Jones said, that we are faced with tho necessity i Hll0 , tod how i,eonard had of having C. C. Cato leave our valley. 'Hhnwn her the wedding ring scvornl Unfortunately, at tho present time we ,vrPKS i,cforo his marriage to Alice are not so situated as to ue auie to pay this office any amount commen surate with Mr. Gate's ability, and he has thereforo been forced to accept a mora lucrative position. "Probably we will not fully realize our loss until search Is Instituted for someone to fill Ills place, as his work has been notably successful. When he came tho industry was in a dis organized condition, each grower work ing out bis own Ideas in a more or less haphazard fashion. Pear blight was often considered to be the result of thunder storms; and the phases of the moon us well as an antagonistic Providence wero blamed for most dis asters. It is possibly .a flno veiled tribute to Mr. Gate's work that some fContlniied on Pnce Flv OF FUNDS CHARGED more than $13,000 In city warrants, whlchMvcrc obtained by Gcorgo W. Head, contractor, before they were due him, and which has been assign ed to the I'nlted Htates National bank. Head, had since disappeared. Mayor Pr has invited Investiga tion of the affair. He has been mayor for two andftne-half yearn and prior more than eight years. to mat nine councilman for ( AN GIRL WAS NEGRO Gilded Youth's Chauffeur Tes tifies He Told Him Girl Was Colored Plaintiff Wins the Right to Amend Complaint and Long Drawn Out Case Is Expected. WIHT10 PLAIN8, NVY.; Nov. 25. (A. P.) Three years before his mar riage to Alico Beatrice Jones, negro maid servant, Leonard Kip Jlhlnclnn dor was Informed that her father was part negro but answered that he didn't care, Hoss Chltlcker, former chauffeur for tho Rhlnclanders testi fied. Chltlcker said it was he that drove Alice and Leonard to the Hotel Marie Antoinette where they stayed a week as man and wife in December 1921. io said that he had visited Rhine- Inrif1rti In Jfnmfrn-H that unmn month mi was show' ft clock wwc ion- ara saia ne was going 10 present 10 Alice for Christmas. "Do you mean to tell me you are going to f;ive her a Christmas pres ent?" Chltlcker testified he asked, r: " 'Yes responded Ithinelander,' the witness said. "Then I .asked,: 'Don't you know her father is colored?' " "And ho answered: '1 don't care If he Is..' " Justice Morschauser this afternoon planted the plaintiff's request to umend the original complaint, th0 objection of defense counsel. The toW the colirt that he thought he i .i,i i, i,i i .oi ! now .n.- tentions in a short time. WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., Nov. 25. (A. P.) Mrs. George Jones, elderly white mother of Alice Iloatrice Jones, defendanP In the Ilhlnelander annul- i mnnt milt tnilnv tnnk tlin stand in i,i,ir i,- a,,u, n,i ,ii,i tlat she lla(1 ever heard Ance ay CB,m t0 beln wnlt0 It ha8 hoea onc of tle contentions of Uonard Kip iihlnplandpr the plaintiff i,, assured' him she was ' that Alice d assured him she was white In the ,,1.on0 lpr mnllmr "Mrs T Jones." said' I Parsons Davis, defenso attorney, "Rhlnolander says In substnncn that In your pres ence Alice told him she was white. Is that true?" "I nevor hoard that spoken of," suid tho witness. "Did you over hear Alico say slio was white.' "No." ' I.Hd Ithinelander ever iiuestlon vml laughter's colur In your prca- with the admonition: I don't want tho marriugo to bo while." known for a AGGIES WILL BE FIT FOR TROJANS COUVAM.IH, Or., Nov. 25---Coach Hchlssler called his Oregon Aggie rootball wpiad together last night for the first time stneo the Idaho game and gave It n light workout In pre paration for heavy training for the Southern California gamo L)ocember 5. Prnctlce consisted mulnly of ruo nlng back a half doKn kick-offs and was Important only In revealing that the formfdidile list of cripples was rapidly being reduced. With the ex ception "of one or to, the men have recuperated sufficiently to bo out In ,nults and by the end of the week the entire squad Is expected to bo back in fighting form. . , New Hewer voir for Ktigmo. KUOKNK, Ore., Nov. 2, Con- Irnrt for fhn rnnntriietlnn nf thh new Kugene water reservoir on Rklnner'P Unite has ben iarded to the II. C. Heydet company of Portland, on a bid o$l. I02.fi. Four other Port land bidders andflve Kugene con- tractlng firms made offers for the project. W Write Your Own Title to This Picture FRANCE FAILS TO GETCABINET I'ARIH. Nov. 25. i fA. France was still without a cabinet tonight to succeed the I'alnlove ministry which resigned Sunday following an adverse vote by the chamber of deputies on tho government's finance bill. Ucfusal of tho various groups in the chamber of deputies. to promise support for hl finqeviul Pluju mused Senator' l'aul Doumor today "to de clino tho task of forming u new min istry, as it did M. Hriand yesterday. Former Premier Kdouard J iorrlt, radical lender and president of the chamber of deputies, was summoned tills aflernooii by President Doumer kuo but failure of his projected "con cent rat I ion" cabinet of (he left is considered likely . in well Informed circles. Col Mitchell Rests Case; Not Allowed To Visit His Bcby WASHINGTON. Nov. 25. tA- !.) Cotonnl William Mitchell, 4 who rested his case today, was denied permission today to visit Detroit to sen his baby daughter during the 1 ImnkHgiving ronnss of his court martial. His request to tho war department was re turned marked ' disapproved. " 4 Tho colonel has been ordered 6 to remain In Washington through fr out tho duration of his trial. Wall Street Report NMW YORK, Nov. 23. (A. P.) Hlock prices made Impressive recov ery from recent weakness in today's market. Operators on the long side started to bid up prices from tho opening, beglnnlg with the rails and , gradually extending their operations to motors, steels, equipments, tobac cos, incrcantlles and chemicals. Pitts burg and West Virginia, control of which Is helng sought by at least two of tho larger systems, was bid up nonrly fifteen points to n new record high at 12014. Nearly twt) score issues had scorpd extreme gains of three lo ten points beforo the end of the third hour. The closing was strong. The buy ing movement continued unchecked thru the final deiillngs. Chrysler rallied over thirteen points and Gen eral III net lie, Uul'out, Hears Roebuck and Loo no Wiles Ulscult extended their gains eight to nine points. ITnll- 1 ed State's Hleel and General Motors were conspicuous in thf list of more m'odcritle advances. Kales approxi mated l.SOO.OOO shares. o Paper Tomorrow. Following its regular custom, thoro will be no Issue of Tho Mail Tribune tomorrow, Thanks- giving day. ' Not ConiplliiH-ntary to r. H, A. NKW YOIIK Feodor Chalinpln In perturbed over a misunderstanding In PaAu bcf0o leaving ,to sing In New York's opera. Ho ' Bald: "I found It necessary to t0v my ffoul to the devil." While the translation Is 1) torn I. he d. "colloqulsm sim ply means hard up and mutt make some money." HERRfOT CALLED POWELL GIVEN A BLACK EYF BY V I CTO 111 A , II. t , Nov. 1! 5. A Sharply crl(lc,ing the Kunsdlan Ku Klux Klun and Its organizers, Attorney (ieneral A. M. Manson. 1 speaking before tho legislature hero yesterday read letters which ho said wero received frflni "responsible peo ple" in Oregon regarding Major" Lu ther I. Poweil of Portland, a klan organizer.- .pnwyli wft. haured- from Canada, and tiien admittel for thirty days. ' " - ' - I one letter said P(well had boen. Idnn organizer In Oregon four 'years ago. ' . " "Major Powell," It 1 read, "figured in many scitsatlnmil episodes in Ore gon a nd Washln Kt fin a nd hel ed to promote the Portland Hkyllno cor-( rai ion and other notorious schemes . where klanHmen loyt more than . $100,000. Powell finally quarreled! with Clrand Uragon Fred X. OlTfford' und was banished fiom tho order several months ago." T. CHICAGO, Nov. 25. (A. P.) H. S. .(ones has been elected vice presi dent of the Western States fins and Klecirlc company and the California Orenon Power company with head fuitrtcrs fu Stuckton. Cub, tho Hylks1- by hnglnocring and corporation announced day. Henry' (ienaeher of Miinogemenl late yeslnr- Ibe Ityllenby corporation will succeed Mr. Jones ns assistant general manager In charge of operation of (he Ntirthern Stales Power company at Minneapolis. Kor fourteen years Mr. Jones was presi dent and general manager of the Han HI ego Consolidated Oas nnd ' Kloctric company. (Thjs creation of a new office of vice president does not af fect the present status of the Califor nia Oregon Power Co. In any way. according to local officials of tho company. . Cupco headtjunrters will re mum here.) IN GREECE FLOOD LONOON, Nov. 25; (A.P.) M'irc than 100 persons are believed to have perished in the floods In Athens, fol lowing n torrential rain of an hour and twenty mlnilles Tuesday, says a dispatch to Iho Daily Kxpress. , Many houses hi the refugee set tlement collapsed. 'Hie Inmates were burled In (ho ruin's and nruny wero swept nway and drowned. ' Flood water from Mount Lykabettos washed up thirtyciuht tombs In An aKnbstnpoulons street here. Five mumlntes and numerous gold orna tncnls and viihch were uncovered. : MAN KILLED IN CURRY BANDO.V. Ore, NovTp. (A. !',) One man was Instautly killed and two 1 others seriously injured on the Mixes r.er-in Coj-ry county yesterday when a bol)er xoloded in -the Oscar Mathr, Aim. - Lnuin rarrarri, i. was Instant ly killed; fleorge Mather suffered a badly crushed leg nnd James Smith wns badly aided. OREG. KLUXERS All Japan Awaiting Birth of Royal Heir To Princess Nagako 4 TOKYO. Nov. ii.rt. ( A. I'.) Tho accouchement of Princess Na&iko Is expected soon and all 4 Japan "is awaiting the event with Joyful expectation. The rovnl iinrseK and Imiierlal nhv- slelans are in attendance day fr 4 and, night. f The news will ho broadcast 4 throughout .lnpan by radio. It 4 was announced this evening that the great Imperial cannon which is fired only at noon dally will be fired once If the 4 child Is u boy and twice If It is a girl, provided tho birth f occurs between 7 and y o'clock In tho evening. TINNEY TAKEN New York Comedian Down and Out, Is Given Another Chance Girl in Case Goes Abroad Frank Borrows Taxi Fare at Elks. NKW YORK, Nov. 2fi, (A. P.) Mrs. Krank Tlnney, -whose uncontest ed suit for divorce Is pending, has a new boarder named Frank Xl""'" At least, that's tho way the comedian described himself when ho went to his wife's ho iir Island home after his return Monday from London. As for that divorce "What . dl voruo?" demands. Frank '; Tinucy blandly, every' time ho Is asked about it. ,' ... Mr. ami Mrs. Tlnney went shopping yesterday accompanied by seven year old Frank Tlnney. Jr.. but Mrs. Tln ney did most of the buying. Frank says he is broke. Afterward M rs. Tlnney drove homo anil the comedian hied himself lo the Flks' club where he borrowed in dollar from tho door man to pay his taxi fare. As for anybody named Imogeue Wilson, the Tinneys don't mention her. Imogene, or "itubbles," as Frank UHcd to call her. was tho causo of Mis. Prank's suit. Imogene, a chorus girl, Is now abroad. Mrs. Myron Kllas, Mrs. Tlnney's daughter, explained the present rela tionship of her mother nnd step father, as not. quite a reconciliation. "They have agreed to beln all over again on a fifty-fifty basis," she said. "Mother wants to see him established on Broadway again." Mi. Tlnney confirmed this by say ing she wanted to give him a chance on a fifty-fifty basis, but as for drop ping the divorce suit, "things have not gone that far-yet. " Mrs. Tlnney's name in exported to blossom In electric lights over a Hrotidwny vaudeville house next week. Frank Is ready lo Klartle llroadway with his horu-rlmmed glasses and bluo raincoat from Lon don. GO ON SALE FI The sale of tuberculosis Christmas seals, sponsored annually by the Jackson County Health association as a branch ut the Orenon Tubercu losis association, will open immedi ately after Thanksgiving to contlnuo for a. week or 10 days following, ac cording (o an announcement ma do today by Mrs. Alice llolloway, chair man of the committee In charge. A meeting was held last Friday to out line plans for conducting I he sale. Announcing the 1 1th annual sale, Christmas sen! posters are" making their appearance in display windows nf local stores, they having been dis tributed by the committee, assisted by the Hoy Scouts. The posters aro regarded as being blighter and more colorful than ever bifor. BACK BY WIFE ON 50-50 BASIS EAGLE POINT WILL HAVE TO WAIT . A WHILE FOR INTEREST EXTENSION HALF.M, Ore., Nov. 25. The Kaglo Point Irrigation district of Jackson County will have to waft u little longer before tho state Irrigation securities commission promises lo extend tho guarantee- of interest on Its $100,000 bonf.H. Tho commission told repre sentatives of -thfl district yesterday tnht It would do so If tho coo pe nit ion of the people of Jackson county can be obtained. An extension of one and ono-half years In the guarantee la SYRIAN WAR I30NAGAIN. U.SJJNEASY American Citizens Escape to Beirut With Tales of Druse Atrocities U. S. Military Attache Arrives in War Zone to Investigate British Woman' Captured.-. , HKIRUT, Syria, Nov. 25. (A. P.) Hourteon naturalized American citi zens who reachod Beirut today with about 2000 refugees from Rashoiyu, west of DumuHciia, whore fierce Druse attacks were ended yesterday by tho relief of the French garrison, say that in the hand-to-hand lighting betweon the Druses and Christian volunteers the rebel tribpsmen killed many, women and children. Martial law has been proclaimed In the districts of Damascus und Hauran as the result of numerous, recent actH of brigandage. The authorities ex plained that the step was not taken because of any recrudescence in the activities of the rebels, but merely to permit the government to restore ordor more rapidly. Tho French reinforcements yester day fought through the valley of Kl Hlka, near Mount Lebanon, and reach od Kusheiya from the north after suf fering comparatively small losses. The Druses used'machlne guns against tho French in the fighting but uro reported to have lost heavily. Further spirited Druse outbreaks In south Lebanon aro reported today. Colonel Robert C. Foy, American mili tary attache In Constantinople, has arrived at the scene of the fighting and Is preparing a report for tho war department In Washinloa on. Uig mill- tnty-Hituutioh. ' ' - I LONDOaN, Nov.' 25. (A.- P.--Tlte only white womun In the area of the presont troublo in Syria, south Leb anon. Miss Lillian Cave, a member of tho British Syrian m!ss!nn. is held prisoner by the Druses ut Hasboiya, their headquarters, according to ad vicos received by the mission's head , quarters in London. - Miss Cavo Is reported to he well treated and ullnwed to walk about the town freely. She has benti a mission ary in this r&gion for 25 years and .alwuys has been treated with affec Uion and respect by the Druses. She t has done wonderful work with the natives and especially with , their children. TITI F N BASEBALL GO When the Lincoln school glrl baseball team won the . baseball game with tho Washington senooi Monday cvejilng by a aeowi of 21 to fi, they also became champions of the grade school tournament, which had lasted over a period of threo weeks.' The winning team was presented with a new. ball and bat after the gamo by Miss Miles, who encouraged their aim toward good sportsmanship In all activities. Tho winning teum was coached by Miss Anneto Gray, while the Washington tea mwas coached by Miss Merle Cbicey. J The heavy hitters for the champions aro given as Knora Whitn and Fay I HarbauKh, they having knocked a number of home runs through the I seuHon. They ulso received (he credit for winning the deriding game. I Tho lineups for .the respective teams , are as follows: I Lincoln Capt. Hay HUrbaugh. Knora White, Josephine Anderson. Allso Vaux. Kern Harhaugh, Marjorle Gebhardt, lluth Maussom, clam Kus kqI, Dorothy Davis, Kuth Carter. Washington Capt. Huth , Beckett. Ohelma Sullivan, Maurlne J, Marirucr Ite M Alloono Plerson, Hilly Kvanson, Helen Jones, Margaret llonneyf, Urnt Kirkpatiick. Helen Wilson. v asked, Increasing the present guaran tee to five years. Tho commission rocelved crop csH males from Jackson county projects sltowlng that crop returns this year from the Medford irrigation district were Su,r00.000 nnd from the Talent district $1)00,000. Tho former pro Jn was dovclopcd at a cost of $10. 000,000, and the latter at $1,286,000. It was declared that the Kaglo Point district should mako an even better showing considering the devel opment cdst.