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G O sW5 o o Medford Mail Tribune TV Vfi Weather Year Ago Maximum 54 I'mUctluu ....IiuTeaslng cluudi liieHH. Matt mum ycKU'rtUty a 7 MUi Lamm totbijr 25' Osllj Tumtlrth Twi. Alt rutT-tenrtb Ti MEDFORD, ORKflOX,' TUESDAY. DKCKMBKI? S, 92: NO. 222 URGES; CONGRESS TO WORK PRESIDENT BIG PROGRAM IS Chief Executive's Message Is Read to New Congress and Wheels ; Begin to Turn at Once Tax Reduction Is First On Calendar Many Nominations Are Introduced WASHINGTON', Dec. 8. (A. P.) A program of hard work was sug gested to the new congress today by President Coolidgo and the house. at least, took the hint. , Scarcely had the final words of the executive's annual message fallen from the lips of reading clerks In senate and house boforo the lepubli- inn managers called up for debato the gigantic tax reduction bill, as framed beforehand, to fulfill one of Mr. Coolidge's major recommenda tions. The more deliberate senate. I however, continued leisurely to mull ' uvor. the message and take its bear ings ufter the long recess. itcsldcs la reduction the presi dent asked for an expansion of aviu- Hon facilities, along the lines of the. findings of Ills air board, an lii-j creased administrative authority over, (be coal, industry, encouragement for co-operative marketing and ad herence to the world court. He ap ...,i.i i nnr..DU ami onnnlrv alike for better observation of problbl- tlon laws. ...... . , LJnilKC ills wo -miiiieumiu pitu cossors in office and contrary--to his own- practice on some occasions, Mr. Coolidge did not deliver his recom mendations by word of mouth to the two houses of congress. Shortly after his return from a speaking trip to Chicago ho dis patched the long message to Capitol Hill by messenger and along with it he sent more than 1000 nominations to public offices "and a batch of war debt agreements negotiated dur ing the summer. i - Itead simultaneously in senate and huuse the president's review of tin1 state of the union and his proposal of an administration program of legislation wore greeted by frequent bursts 'of handclapptng. Immediately at the conclusion the house turned to the tax bill while tiio senate' indulged In reading and referring to coinniittoo a deluge of bills and resolutions, me iiuii ... the work of .. . ... . . us ninciy-uou mem - bcrs during the lung recess. ,...,..-,J,.v. , ' , . . I WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. (A. P.) Hollowing a number of reconmienda-. tlons he nlroudy had made to con- gres.. ITesldeut Coolidge, in Ills annual message transmitted today UTI 10 me nouso anu sennie, oummu " comprehensive legislative program dealing with pressing domestic and International problems. His sugges-Light lions Included Tax reduction nlong lines map- ped out by the house Ways and Moans committee. Adherence to the world court. Continued effort to strengthen aviation, without rndlcnl change In tho organization of the army and I navy air services. c -nrtullmnnt .if iho fthfnnlnir board's powers with tho government fleet under the control of a Blnglc cxecu- live I . Increased authority for Uie prcsl- dent and departments of commerce and labor to deal with labor ells- , putos in the real Industry. Hncouragenicnt co-operative mar- ke.lng aid to agriculture. I The presblent devoted a to u.o pronimi.on uucsiion, ' ' lor law .observance by mo puouc (Continued on Pago Six ) PRINCE OF WALES REFUSES TO SET NEW STYLES SO HABERDASHERS GET BUSY IONIJON. Dec. 8. (A. P.) Klyles for men of 1Oii.li.n which for many years havo been wliat Edward, Prlnco of Wales, decided to wear, at present arc showing a littlcj independence. The leading haberdashers of the'wost end had waited fter tho prince re turned home from his South Afircan and South American tour for some Hew novelty In clothes to show their customers. In- this they have been disappointed. The prince has worn nothing new. Me still sticks to the clothes which College Girls Told To Paint Cheeks From Inside Out NEW YORK, Dec. 8. (A. P.) "Paint your cheeks from the Inside out" is the advice given Barnard college girls In a health exhibit now on display in one of the student halls. Tennis rnc- quets, swimming suits and other athletic paraphernalia Is dls- played as a bint on how to go about It. One exhibit is labeled "antiques" and shows a heavy corset, a petti- fr coat, heavy underwear and a hair S switch. There is also an exhl- bition or what food Miss Too Pat. Miss Too Thin and Miss Just Right should eat. Democratic Leader irf Oregon I Wnillii Declare War On vvuuiu ucvia.t r n. : J 4 nllrlnn In- Act, ntJbiueni uuuiiuyc iui . ing Haney's Resignation From Shipping Board. PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 8. (A. P.) Dr. C. J. Smith, chairman of the democratic central committee of Ore- gon, in a statement explaining why .... . , "hall N. Dana of Portland, as a demo-. crat to be considered In the selection of a successor to Bert IS. Haney us a. member of the shipping board, de- dared his belief that democrats should Insist that Hancy bo retained I on the board. I OOC" SMITH IN FAVOR OF FIGHT ON IBM Dr. Smith suiu: -we unuersianu cover a wide scope, including uenui-Mi-. Hunev ls on the board by a re- ..inn of the military, economic and geo- cess appointment anS cannot .be re- moved until the senate confirms nis; power cf a country depends in war successor. Inasmuch us a majority time. of the senate is required to confirm I an annointoo we believe that there I ure 4!) senators who will refuse to be a party to displacing a man who has battled fur right and justice, ana organizations capante or military use unlit tbev do confirm a successor the ; fulness, the council asked the pro- man Oregon wants, and whom we champion, will remain on the board. To suggest a successor cuini-s with it an approval of the conduct of the president in attempting to get i-i,i i,r Mr. Ilaiiev and Inasmuch as -. ... ." - - - ----- . , r ul,.... - mm inn LI.IIU u nu nnuvi lllc II1HI1 lO lull lu in iiiv uvHfc no ,.viiittu ..-in tnke cuurazc in : the future and stand up and fight for I ., . .. . ' ', , further, that . ,.i, ,..,). i .him f.mtnirv Uml th(j kng ca do no wl.onK HI(1 lnasmuoh tho president Is In the ,vl.1)nK al i,y aecuslngf ilr. llaney ()f b,.cuking faith when In fact Hancy M(1 nol bl.Cttk his ,vord. It Is only and proper that the president undo the injustice." Dr. Smith s protest against Dana H.as w,-el to Senator .McNary of Orc- gon last week after XIcNury had sub milted the names of Dans and Frank L. Shull, republican, of Portland,, as ulleinato suggestions. Dana and shull had been picked as candidates to succeed Hancy by the Portlund chamber of commerce. V. 11. 1J. IJodson. manager of tho Portland chamber of commerce, In a message to McNury explained that Dunn, who Is associate editor of the Oregon Journal, was recommended as an energetic young man who would work bard and properly represent the northwest. ,. ,,. Hevcn.1 I "'" ',c "oc,,.lc "n tn0 J. " . ,,.,,,. to recommend "the Imr did not desire to recommend usual political or professional type,' without proven record for energy. ;he had before he left on his trip. The designers kept a watcniui eye for uiu prince's appearance in a winter cite in Iho hope of something new. The royal heir howevor, Is wearing last year's model. Of necessity the haberdashers have banded together and hired designers to bring out some new styles and pat terns independent of the prince. King Ooorgo, the Duke of York and Prince . .. Bii ,ir.u much too conserva tively to give birth to liny popular styles. U.S.1ITE0 TO JOIN IN ARM PARLEY League Nations Asks America, Russia and Germany to At tend Conference On World Disarmament President Coolidge Reserves Decision Until Proposal Is Studied. GENEVA, Dec. 8. (A. P.) The league of nations council decided to day to invite the United States, Rus sia and Germany to participate in the work of the special commission which is to prepare for an international dis armament conference. The decision, which was reached in Hecrct session, was not announced officially, as difficulty has arisen in agreeing unon the European states. 1 - C . I. 1 ...... I,.,. , nt .l,n council, who win be invited to partici- pate. These are almost certain to in- dude Finland, Holland, Poland and JllK0.gava but tnera ls aonlo doubt whether Rouinanla and Bulgaria will .. . Tn , t nvlte ArBcn. Una and Chile has been temporarily abandoned The reason assigned for this Is that the commission will concentrate its early efforts upon European disarma ment, henoe the Latin-American mem berslilp of Brazil and Uruguay It deemed sufficient at present. France and England Differ. - The council; In a private session. dscussed the program of disarma- .....v -, -;. mean8 of composing tho differences. between France and England on the question of tying up the subject of mutual assistance In the event of war Win that of disarmament. Tne matiers on which the disarma ment council is in complete accord graphical elements upon which the After arranging for an examination of neace-tline military, naval and aerial armaments, methods of recruit- ng and of military Instruction and posed preparatory commission whether it is possible to limit eventual war armaments or wneuiui .i.u should bo restricted to peace arma- ments. , Details Are wanieo. .... j. .,l rfl,- .IBIS UClVCU uureunno bhu ....c....... ..i - l.th.r II nnssihle to n, ,,,.,,,v., u , , -- distinculsh between commercial and military airplanes, and If so. how the miliinrv value nf commercial planes can be estimated In reckoning the strength nf air forces. Similarly It asks what value should be accorded to commercial ships In aunraislng total naval forces. Finally, the preparation commission will be asked to determine how far regional disarmaments can be realized once regional security Is attained, or whether all nlans for disarmament are doomed to failure unless tiiey are of a general nature. President' Delays Decision. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. (A. P. Definite comment by Washington offi cials on the league of nations decision to Invite the United States, Russia and Germany to participate in the work of a special commission on in ternational disarmament will wait a study of the text of the Invitation by President Coolidge. ' Congress In ratifying the German peace treaty ImnoBed limitations on the powers of the president to end dolegatns abroad for conferences and It will be necessary for tho Washing ton government to have very full knowledge of the purpose of tho pro posed disarmament conference as well as Its exact relationship to tho league of nations and to the Versailles treaty before deelslon fun be roachod on tho courso to bo followod. Russia la Sarcasle. MOSCOW. Dec. 8. (A. P.) Ad-droRsln-f the Moscow dlstrlrt com munist conference last night, Alexis I. Itykoff, prssldcnt of the council of commissars, declared that Russia was prepared to abolish the red army and scrap all ammunition factories and war Industries provided the bourge olse countries did likewise. "If any measures of disarmament are (proposed Russia (.111 be the first to lead the movement," he added. M. Itykoaf charged the league of nations as an Instrument of war and subjugation and it of liberation. The European powers In seeking to get Russia Into tjie league, hi said. wished ber tn make political capitula tions In the east and economic Sacri fices in the west. The Locarno (Continued on Page six.) Picked as One of ' Portrait of Miss Dorothy Hcvi.-r. Oakland. Calif., will W x !..(;icil in Salon d'Art at Srsqui-Ccnlciiiiin! l-'.xiositioii in I'lnla-K-liliia in as a result of lirr si-lcc-tioii as one of America s 2-3 most beautiful women. Otltcr beauties now arc being -lio.-3u. RED GRANGE HAS EYE ON BEING A Famous , football Star Sets Million Dollars As Goal Be fore He Returns to Wheaton and Settles Down As Rich and Influential Citizen. NEW YOItK, ' Dee 8.-(A.I'.) j f 1 I'D ri rrrt uiVin hua nriiuuml nllifti emii' ni.ai iiun , fio ihi I,. hi,. i, ,., . tho n.iin,,1. ,.,, f,. ,..,, fnnthuir' M,or..t,- hi,, .ci r,n r.ir hlmscK ii. floo.ooo. in his dash for MILLIONAIRE tne new goal Red has stlll-arined love, " '"""V'"' ,,'"".' . ! miimi ., mi. ...... ... ..... or war. General Kly said: by his own admission. When ho "Wy total more than $10,000, said told them ol trips to Oners. Plerrofeu ..The nfalltry would be first. That makes hla "touchdown." he plans to C .1. Shedd. president of the hunk. and Strafnel-0 aviation bases and to ,H tho i,BmBlU of au mi'ary IB go back to Wheaton, 111., und be H The burglars entered by the front St. Nazalre. Bordeaux and Avro. Immeit em,e. Tho air force can't solid citizen, riding around In his ear. 'r "er working on the combl-l (slll.lv "be Is said I" have recounted ht an( h()( . Orange's slateinents as to bis future nation carefully placed a charge of her experiences, to have made a rull i rtopresentatlve Held, counsol , for , came aftor a day of signing papers nitroglycerin on the vault combina- confession, and to havo given ' Mitchell, asked Oonoral Ely If ho be which enriched Ills cause by soinciblng tlint. The conihlnatlon was blown ol r , names of the three men who, she )nveI, thn ,i0VBlo,,melll 0f aircraft like 37S.OO0. The Arrow Pictures and chisels wero then used to brenk assorts, had paid for her services. On n,lPMt011 ,lat our national defense corporation produced a chock for , "i o many or the safety deposit boxes, the strength of this, leather. Phllllim muiit )e b,,,,,,!,,,,,!, f uot dodllnHted 1300.000 for his appearance in motion Tbo robbers did not get into the and Williams, who conducted a radio , avallon'" ' piotures. Manufacturing firms con- trlbutcd $40,000 for tho use of his name In connection, with various ar ticles. Tho New York professional football management paid $33,000 for bis per formance in the game here Kuuday. Just before departing for Washing ton, where he plays again today, Grange said: "I told father that I was leaving college beforo graduating because 1 thought 1 could earn enough in pro- j zessional lootuall to repay nun lor what he had spent on my educutlon. Hut 1 got that much so quickly 1 fig ured Pd better go on and get set Cor life. With what I collected today I've already got salted away In tile bank nearly half a million dollars. "Of course, Mr. Pyle (hla manager) things break''rlKbt thla 'winter "will oir . ...mii.n wi.nn t .... that much 1 will go back homo and be a prominent citizen and ride uround in "No. I don't think Pll ever go Inlo politics. ,No, I'm not figuring on be- i,, nlnahj ....... i .ir,n'i ... .h .,.. n,i.i i.i.m. ....c i,.i ii.li,. w.n.i.i h..v. me." Passing of the Early Pi loneer, I.A GnANDIO, Ore.. Doc. 8. No's Schoonnver, 98, one nf tho oldest pio neers of Union county, died late yes terday at I'nion county. He came to the Grand Rondo valley after crossing the plains from Fort Wayne, Intl., in 1864. He drove a loam of mules to Oregon, thence to Idaho City, Idaho. He roturned later to Oregon, locating at Wallowa. In the arly days he operated a stage lino between I'nion and Wallowa. He was horn In Monroe county, Pennsylvania, May 24, 1838. Mary Prtftrt Mrs. Fairbanks. Kiiitf v ri n if u. ii,.i,rrH . views on tho use of her married nafnoi as told to Iwiuretto Taylor; "Y0.1 sec. LauroTte. I'm so litslo and our house' Is so big that I prefer to. be called Mrs. FaliOiAks at home. It'makes me feel more Important when I hve to Blwak to the butler." America's Prettiest SHEDD SAVINGS BANK IS ROBBED 0FS10JN10GASH . i Oregon Bank Vault Blown. Up in Early Morning As Resi dents Sleep Robbery Is Not Discovered Until Many Hours Later. , SHEDD, Ore., Dec. 8. The Sheild Savings bank was entered by robbers early this morning and after blowing the safe and deposit boxes they csenpod with bogds ami other nuRo- mam vauu wnoie uionuy u.. u.:.un.c was oecm.ici. According to Shedd, It will bo sev - ornl days beforo an accurate survoy of total-amount of the thelt may be made. "We closed ai 4 o'clock as usual, Monday,' said Shedd this morning, "The first we knew of the robbory was curly this morning, whon a Mr. Moulsoli called mo up at my house and told me that the front door to the bank was open and that It looked as though someone had been prowling about within. "I rushed down at once nnd sawln,(i8, "wlshos to bring peace between what, had happened. Papers wore scattered about everywhere and many valuables had been dumped on the floor, tho rubbers taking on'y such securities as appeared to be as good Shedd broadcast the alarm and sev- ' oral nearby residents advised him '.n,oy,n"", ncHm,H """ exiioi"ii 'Bl . o ciocic cum in... II I II ui.w !.,. lanv attention to It ul the time, be- "eving rn. o. c ... i....iu .. on the railroad track. A hasty examination of the vault idoor. failed lo disclose any finger I prints. From tho.. manner In which the safo was blown It Is believed the'n radical mnga.lne of arts anil letters Irobbnrs were exports and this leads officers to believe I boy may have worn gloves to prevent fingerprints being left on the door. "Red" Grange Falls Down in Scoring, But His Team Wins . - WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. (A . P.) Without any material assist- anco from their star. "Red" Grange, tho Chicago Hears today 4 4 defeated a (Washington all-star 4 professional football team. 190. Orange failed to get away on any 4 ? "'" famous long runs anil nis only communion to tne scaring w" K""1 kick, after aJouchdown. 'e fourih quarter ilrange "" similar try. Several mousanu spectators watcnen tne t ) me; .-'"- ' ' 'Ma' Ferguson Refuses To Call a Special Session Legislature Al'STIX. Texas, Dec. 8. (A. P.l Governor .Miriam A. For- guson today issui-d a statement 4- dec-hiring that she will not call a special session of the leglsln- lure ns rcciuested by Speaker Leo Satterwhlto and other mem- bers of tho house. She said there was no nec-es- slty for iiuttlng the people of Texas to this expense as -every 4. effort should be made to' hold 4. government appropriations In 4 clue bounds of economy.' f HELD AS A SPY FOR GI. BRITAIN Paris Greatly Excited Over Arrest of Marthe Morevil and Three Englishmen Com panionsGirl Accused of Getting Air Secrets. PAK1S, Dec. S. (A. 1M Some oM tho newspapers openly , nsHort, toclRy that Cireat Britain Is the power for which Mnrtho lioruull. tho 25-yoar-old Pudiilnnna n-til Inrinor mirua nrtlHtK model ami pamchutQ jumper, was rryinn to oimun iniunnaiion huoui French air services. Tho ymuiK woman Is under arrest, charged with espionage and there also are in ens today three men, James Ijeathor, Fisher Williams and Krnnst Oliver Phillips, who nro alleged to have em ployed Mile. Moieiil. The newspapers assert that 1-eutlier and Phillips are Englishmen, tho former a lieutenant and tho other a noncommissioned olflcer of the regular British army, who have been detached Into the in- telllgence service. , When Mile. Alnreull was questioned liv the police, who said she had neon. extremely active In spyln.',' during Hio sioro, wero arrested, nil oi iiicm wu- nieu ino cnarge. 1 I,, ii,, sunimer at Ilonnes nnd Nantes. Mile. Moroull received nolor- . inty by going up in airplnncs and I Jumping rrom them with a parachute attached to her body. , Tho military authorities had g'ven her a card ad mlttlng her to flying fields, The Petit Parlslen today nsks If governments' nre going In continue In peace time the mlsornble game nf spying and counlnrspylr.7 with Its iong record of swindles and hoaxes "The league of nations council, n,e KhkMhIi and Turks; it is a good opportunity to add to Its agenda nonce between the espionage services." Henrv DnKorlllls, the air expert of) the Echo do Paris, expresses amuse-. that II' Mile. Moreuil sought Infoinia- tlon at iho idaeeB mentioned she was RENCH BEAUTY wasting time, for all the facta Ihero tne stocg exenange. j j . aro public properly. - J. t J Italy Itatiries IH'bt Part V They Can Use It. HOME. Dec. 8. (A. P.) the -Hal- NEW YORK. Home of the Inherited bin senate today ratified the Italp wealth whlrh Charles Garland nf Bos- j A .icrlcan debt funding accord I ' and ton rorused to accept for himself la to also Iho $100.11110.000 loan arranged to n.n.i 1.1 i.n U.o S'nw Musses, with iho Morgan firm by' .-1 InnAce which will have no editorials. BEX; BAGS HUNT CHICAGO. Dec. X. 1. P.l A world's record Ibex Willi horns meas uring t'.k Inches 111 tolal length bus l.een iMKgeil by Kel ll'ilt Hoose vell, ro-leiulei with his brolher. Coliinel Tbeoilnie, of the James Tllompson-ltHosevelt expedition to ccsral Asia for the Field ajuseum. A letter from l'....n.. l;..n.evelt. wrltien H.-pteini.cr ?o from KTshgnr, east Turkestan, gea a description ol the rnro anlmnf) ..litalnicl In the Tlenshan mountnln hunt, In which the hrnihors ejigiii)l before bagging tho Marco Pofw sheep, tho Initial oh. 2000 miles alnce May Is, an -avar-Joctlvo of the expedition. ,Xhcy are nve of almost 000 nillea a month, ii (MIDGE IS DRAWN IN I HEARING Witness Disputes Truth : pf Statement Credited to Pres ident, But Court Rules Out Evidence General Ely Fires Hot Shot at Mitchell's- Uni fied Air Plan. , J - . WASHINGTON, Deo. 8. f A, P.) The army's reply to Colonel WUHaiia Mitchell's charges of Incompetency, iieKlect and near treason In the con I net of aviation, was beun today, in the army court martial trying tho air crusmier. . Major General Hanson E. Kly, com mandant of the urmy war college, wan called by the prosecution counsel to open Its counter-attack, while ten other major generals, two brigadiers, and a squad of lesser ranking officers were held In reserve. General Kly struck directly, jtt Colonel Mitchell's unified air plan. "I am opKJsed to the separate , air force," he said. "It would take away power from the commandeer of the whole which he needs to accomplish tho best results.' " ' , ' '" u. u. HUla Ki,i(i the Infantry' In battls. (i0neral Kly answered that he had ' never "hoard of the theory In .those terms. , He added Hint aviators could , "beat . If In-a fight, saylnn sompthlB(r " wrong with the? airplane ancj no pna could say to the contrary! ',V'.'. When Coolnel Sherman .Mo're'anU, the trial Judge ndvocato. asked, the general for an opinion as to the 'effbet of conduct like Colonel ' Mitchell's "upon the discipline and morale of the army." defense counsel objected? ftijcl the court ruled tho question out. Asked on cross-examination If he realised the Importance of air forces, the witness replied: "Yes, they aro one of the most Irt portant elements of defense and offense." - '- Asked whether tho air force or some ! other arm would he used first In time "N0," said tho aenoral. i "Do you know that President Cool- (, , thnt ,,,atomPnt rocontly?" ..( ,jon care who made It.'' ()n molm f the prnseciihon "'ail refernn(.0 t) the presidential state- .,'," " .....i,. '! The Noted Dad OTTAWA, Ont., Dec. 8. l.i. ' P.)" it John II. Ilooth. 98-year-old plon-'et' ' Canadian lumber magnate, dtntl this afternoon. Ho bad beon unconcions since yestordny. ,, i, H , ' NEW YOItK. Dee. 8. ( A.H.)Tti Rev. William Wilkinson, known as the "iilsiiou or wan street, uicu at icnu yeaterdny nftcr a long Illness. Nwa-of his doath was flashed immediate))-,. 0 .Minister Volpl during his American trip. ARMOR PLATED RHINO now eft route to Kashmir: etntral India, and Nepal 111 quest of. the "armor plated" Indian rhinoceros. Eleven specimens of tho Ibejt were secyired. other big game Included three Tlenshnn sheep; four Siberia's reindeer, several blue sheep, two Asiatic brown bear, two goltered Ba rdie und other animals as well lono or nioro skins of birds, and small animals. T ; TlW letter gnvenn Indication .1 or the s'rd with which tho Itoosevelte have traveled, stating that "oOKfeot and by pey we have Iravolet 'over a o
