Medford Mail" Tribune
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MEDFORD, OREfiOX, SUNDAY, UKCKMBKU 8, 392!).
Xo. 259.
Today
By Arthur Briabta
'Ife . Cheerful Detroit.
Which Business Biggest?
Ford Shows the Plant.
Paul Block to Publishers.
Copyright Kins Features Synd. Inc.
DETROIT, Midi., D'ec- 7
Detroit Times yesterday hiuujr
urutcd its new plant and ex
tremely liundsomc new build
jug. Nearly everybody was
there, 'to -congratulate 5Ir. An
drews, the publisher, and Mr.
Itearst, the owner, botli pros
cut.. The , Detroit Times, 'when
bought from its former owners
eight years ago, bad less than
20,000 circulation. Mt has close
to 300,000 now and sells at 3
cents n copy, instead of 2 cents,
the former price. ,
This
city, full of energy, is
not worrying about the recent
upset hi far ff Woll Street.
For instance, the new store of
the J. L. Hudson Company is
doing business at the rate of
, $75,000,000 a year, third biggest
dry goods store in the United
Stales.' That interests nier-
' chants.
K. H. Weber, who runs uiitl
owns the store with his three
brothers, wonders whether Mar
bhull Field in Chicago or Macy
,',iu New York have the biggest
retail business. Marshall Field,
with over a hundred millions
year, is probably in the lead.
Mncy, doing more than ninety
millions, is catching up rapid
ly. Everything gets bigger
and, bigger. .... , v ,
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The Hearst publications, a,
fact that interests publisher'',
do u business of two hundred
million a year.
When Hearst, . on leaving
Harvard, told his futher lie
wanted to go into the news
' paper business and run the Sun
Francisco Examiner, his father,
Senator, llea'rst,' replied : ,
"All right, but what 11 UAL
business do you want to ;co
into?" Any business can be
made a real business if you u.i
lerslaud it and attend to it.
Henry Ford, who was nt the
luncheon, with the editors and
llieir friends, took some of
them, including V. H. Hearst,
to the Ford factory. The;,
were the first to see the new
!)3U Ford motor coming down
the line, with deeper, narrower
radiators, changed mud guards,
lower roof, and lower price.
The visitors drove literally
for miles through Ford facto
rics, rolling mills, blast fur
naces, going in an automobile
to the second floor of tho vari
ous factories and riding the full
length.
They raw steamboats that the
government built and never aont to
scr bring cut Into piece, later to
bo melted and changed Into Ford
cars.
In the line bf moving uulom
biles, tho "lino of production," they
saw a now feature. Tho workmen
no lunger walk along the lino, kcip
lug tip with slowly moving, inn
chines. Tho floors' ore covered
'llli rubber, on which thoy stand,
moves with them.
The visitors also saw "Itueain"
In a large laboratory turned over
to engineers, mechanics, and drafts
men sent over by the Russian gov
eminent to learn bow automobile
nro made.
Extremely Intelligent men are
those rtupsians, cagor to take back
to their country tho Industrial tt
flclcncy of the United StateB. They
will do It.
Ono of them. concentrated
young Russian engineer, said:
"I hcr Americans y that our
government and thouc that run it
not be there ten rears hence.
"All that may be. Hut it least In
ten years our government, which
brlonga to the people, will make a
(Continued on Tsge Seven)
EUROPEAN
LANDS ARE
GALEJORN
Britain Swept By Worst
Storm of Years and Ship
ping Suffers Icy Blasts
And Snow In Mid-West
States Chicago Swath
ed In Darkness.
LONDON, Dee. 7. (JP) Forty
one ships and Innumerable fiKliln-;
boats and barges were In distress
j tonight off the coasts of Grout
Britain and Irclund after a sea
sonal hurricane that centered off
the British Isles and extended
as far north as Spain and Scan
dinavia. The fierce gale, which lushed
Britain for more than 24 hours
caused a loss of life that will run
Into scores when all the deaths
have been tabulated. It was one
of tho-' severest storms In many
years.
Tho British steamer Itadyr
foundered in Bidcford Hay, Dev
onshire, with tho- loss of nit 21
hands. The, steamer Frances
Duncan went down on Lnnd's End
with a loss of 16 lives. The crew
of the Italian steamer Casmona '
abandoned ship after losing their
rudder and wcro rescued by th:
steamers Edinburgh Castlo and
Arlanzu.
Ships, of nil nationalities Were
among those in distress, British, ;
Norwegian,- Dutch, Hungarian, j
Spanish, French. and Italian, i
Somewhere in the Itay of B'seay
or the outer channel, the treas-j
uro ship Leonardo Da Vinci from
Italy was thought to be making
her way through tho storm t"j'
England where her cargo of pic-;
lures, valued nt, $70,000,000, Willi
be exhibited. ' , ' .,
The Leonardo Da Vinci has been i
sending - wireless reports of her I
progress every day, 'but has notv
been heard from since she report -j
od that sho had passed Olbrul
tar nt right o'clock last evening.!
The liner Andalucla Star, bound
for Modorla and South American'
ports, lost her rudder and had
difficulty making her way safely j
to the port of Flumouth. Engin
eers made emergency repairs af
ter the ship had sent out a cnll
for help.
Eight persons wore killed In the
Interior of tho British Isles, by.
falling chimneys, uprooted trees,
broken wiadows and falling walls.
The velocity of tho wind reach-1
ed 108 miles an hour today In
the Sicily Isles and then broke i
the recording Instrument. It wn
estimated that It went as high
as 112 miles nn hour, which lf
true establishes a new record fori
England, which lias heretofore
never felt more than 111 miles nni
hour. , ;
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CH1CAOO.. Dec. 7. (Pi A
fresh coverlet of snow drifted,
down over the west today ns thel
latest onslaught of winker drove
trmnernturcs down 12 degrees be
low zero In North' Dakota and
Minnesota.
The crest of the new cold wave
had reached Winnepeg today and
thermometers there registered 1"
below zero, but down below the
border states It seemed to be dis-
watMvmr weather was
wi,mi." tinu .....
on the way to the northwest slates
tonight.. A drop in temperature
was forecast for tho Chicago re
gion, Iowa, and Missouri tonight
with n reaction upward tomorrow.
Snow fell today In the northern,
states and was on the menu for,
most of the mlddlowest tonight.
A brief flurry occurred nt Chi-1
cago. where n freakish cloud
swathed the city In darkness for
more than on hour during th0
morning. Downtown Chicago took
on tho semblance of night ami f
electric power companies reported
the city used a peak load of elec
tricity.' .
Thief River Falls. .Minn..
Devils 1-akc. X. D.. were the cold
est points in the country today
nt 1! below xero.
HELENA. Mont., Dec. 7.---(li
Helena today was experiencing ii
heaviest snowstorm of, the year. I
Snow has been falling all day ouj
frozen ground. j
t lUiONKVIMJC. Ark., live'
fp, Hoy Houston. 10. one doubt
ful. Is now firmly convinced thut
one's tongue will stick on frosted
uteel. Ho tried It on a rail as a
locomotive approached. It w
so. Tho locomotive switched to
another track and steam wat
turnen on the rail till hp could
get his tongue off.
FIVE HELD FOR
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svsm raw
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Five men are under Indictment at Mountain View. Ark., tor the mutilation and burning alive of
Connie Franklin, 20. while he as en routs to be married to Tiller Rummer. Lett to right: Mrs. Sam
Johnson, wife ol sheriff; Tiller Rumlner; Joe White and Herman Greenway, two of tho five men in
dicted for the slaying.
LITTLE HOCK, Ark.. Dec. " UP) Mrs. F. K. Marks of Ke,eb". Ark., said over long distance tele
phone todav that her husband, a traveling salesman, had found Connie Franklin, reputed victim of
brutal murder in Stone county. Mrs. Marks said her husband stopped at homo a few minutes before
going to Untcavilte with a youth hn says Is Franklin. He gave her no details, as to where Franklin
was found, she, said, but had a youth In his car who he said was Franklin. .
WALL ST. HEAPS HOTELS OPPOSECAL
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Resident of Eugene Nets
Millions In Speculation
" And Will Move to Calif or-.
nia Children Winners;
In 4-H Club Work to Get;
Their, Voices ;'Trained.
I'OUTLAND, Ore., Dec. 7. VP)
neuplng a fortune of between
J3.000.000 and $ 1,000,000 on tho
New York stork market; C. D.
Hatch, who, with Mis. Hatch nnd
their family of four children lived
for six years nenr Eugene on the
Lorane highway, 111 move to
California soon to enjoy their
good fortune. '
Guti-h made tho announcement
of his winnings in a long distuncj
message to a Eugene newspaper
today. The family has resided
here for the past several months
I, ut will move to either Rivensldo
or I.os Angeles during the Christ
mas holiiiuys.
The eldest son of the family,
rhilllp. 22, has given up his posi
tion In a bank hero to dovoto
himself to the cultivation of his
voire under a teacher nt Portland,
with whom tho younger son, !or
don. JO. Is also studying. , Tho
family's removal to the south
awaits the presentation of the two
hoys In n cnnlnta and radio con
cert on December 21, Gatch said
today.
Gordon Gatch, known In Lane
county for his 4-H club work,
under Arnold . Collier, was n
winner nt the state fair this year
for his bachelor sewing and tur
keys, placing first in both.
With his two sisters, Theodoras,
17. nnd Gloria Gay, 14. Gordon
won second and third In rabbli
Judging. The two girls second,
third and fourth in the state can
ning competition and have also
won variously In sewing und cook
ing. Mrs. Gnteh was their club
leader In tho rabbit work.
Gatch today said he had "soli!
a little property In Cincinnati an I
went east and Invested In the
stoek market." t
Gatch said he had been "Just
a little fortunate In speculating'
TEXAS AVIATOR FLYS
AIMI-KNI-;. Texan. Dec. 7. (JP
A speed of 300 miles an hour
over a 40. mile course between
the rlly limits of Hweetwaler and
Abilene. Tcxoh. was r bilmed to
day by I O. Krlta. Abilene pilot.
Fritz yesterday made the
miles between airport of the two
eltl's in exactly 14 minutes, n
speed of 210 miles an hour from
luke-off to landing. Airport of
ficials of the two cities vourhed
fur the tatter figures.
Krlti fmd himself on th trip
from city limit to city limit.
Tlk Weather
Unsettled Sunday with rains li
West portion; Monday probab.y
general rains; moderate temporn
lures; Increasing southerly winds
on the coast; termination ut
drought definitely Indicated.
BURNING OF ARKANSAS YOUTH
7 '&r,4i'r .
Favor Taxation For Organi
zations That Make Prac
tice . of Feeding Public,
- And No Contributions Til
Competition C e as es
Banner Year Ahead Says
Ide.
POKTLAND, Ore., iX-c. 7.-M1')--
Tax exempt IiiHtllutlons whL'ti
serve meals to the public In com
petition with hotels were sharply
criticised nt tho cloning sesalon of
tho 20th annual convention of tho
Oregon Ktato Hotelmcn's associa
tion hero today.
Tho association went on record
as opposing such practices In
adopting a resolution providing
that "until such tax frco organ
izations eoaao to unfairly compete,
hotel operators am justified In re
fusing to contribute to such of
fending organizations'
W. S. Culbertson, owner of ho
tels hero and throughout the Wtl
lametto valley, asked the associa
tion to go r step farther by !ts
calling on governmental agencl.
to put such competitive- organiza
tions on the tax rolls.
"We arc big tax Vayers and for
years havo permitted ourselves lJ
bo discriminated against," he de
clared. "It Is timo that we do
something to protect ourselves
against institutions that do not
pay taxes but yet serve pica Is to
the public and otherwise compete
with us."
Despite Culbertson s plea the cr-
Izlnfll YHllJttnn VL-am nrlmttrwl n '
drafted.
W. O. Ide, manager of the Ore
gon state Chamber of Commerce,
was one of tho principal spenkers
at tho closing session of the asso
ciation. He said the year 1930 should
be tho greatest In Oregon's hit
lory and It is "within our power
to rnako it so."
Milton A. Miller appeared befor"
the convention to ask Its nop port
In r&lslng a fund of $125,000 :
matoh a federal appropriation for
erection of a memorial building at
(.'hnmpoeg.
Tho annual gathering closed to
night with a banquet at the ilen
son hotel here.
FOR LOST LIQUOR
I'.KN'U, Ore.. Dec. ". (Pi I!--cause
of "boisterous and unseem'y
conduit" following the disappear
ance of half a gallon of mom,
shine llnuor from a Jury room,
where It was taken as evldonee.
William K. Kpangler. circuit court
liiror. was fined 2S today by
Judge T. I-:. J. Duffy. The Juror
was charged with contempt of
court. '
Tho maximum penalty for tlie j
offense is a fine uf 9S00 or six
months In Jail or both, Rpsngler
was reminded.
SILENT ON
HE. EYES
BERTH
Ex-President Urged To Seek
Massachusetts Post, Bos
ton Paper Says Report
'! Willing to Make Race If
vField Cleared.,. ,.
NORTHAMPTON; Muss., Dec: 7.
(P) Calvin Coolldge, former
president, remained uucummuul
calc tonight regarding publlbhcd
reports that he would be n can
didate for the Unljed Slates sen
ate In 1930. Mr. Coolldgc's com
ment of "I have nothing further
to any" .was delivered by his sec
retary, who called attention to the
forme president's recent state
ment that "any reporter that
wants to get a scoop may do so
by denying any published rumnra
regarding my intentions."
Tho lioslou Transrript today
said advices from unimpeachable
sources In Washington were to th"
effect that high officials close l'i
tho administration wero trying to
Induce Mr. Coolldgo to become a
candidate for tho senate.
Tho Transcript also said tho ad
ministration officiuls'wcro working
In conjunction with prominent
Massachusetts leaders In thoir ef
forts to gain his consent to seek
tho office. It further said that,
despite all reports to the contrarv,
there was a reason to believe M
Coolldgo might bo willing to hove
his nnme used providing ho cou'd
be suro tho field would be cleared
for him. B
Tho senatorial situation as ap
plying to Massaphuselts had drawn
considerable attention within re
rent weeks. Senator Charles JI.
Olilctt. who has been one nf
Massachuselt's representatives at
Washington for many years, re
cently announced that he woul 1
retire when his term of office x
pired In 1930. Former Governor
Alvan T. fuller was Immediately
pointed out as a possible succes
sor. Aa yet Mr. Fuller has not
announced his candidacy Hlthough
in a recent statement he announc
ed what ho would do If ho were
a candidate. Htato Henatur TCbcn
Drapcn has already announce!
that ho will seek to flit the va
rancy canned by his retirement of
Senator Oillett.
The Noted Dead
ATLANTA. Dec. 7. P( U K.
"Kusr.y" Woodruff, 43. of the edi
torial staff of tho Atlanta Jour
nal and widely known a a sports
authority, died today.
"Fuixy." as ho signed his ar
tlrlrs and ns ho was known l
friends and readers, was born in
Montgomery, Ala., where he be
gan his newspaper career In M'07.
STATE PRISON HAS
POPULATION OF 804
HALUM. Ore., Dec. 7. UP) The
population uf thu state prison yes
terday Jumped to 804. Tho accom
modation of the prison to take
'are of the rapidly Increasing num
ber of convicts is taxed, and there
will bo no relief until a dormitory
for trusties, now being constructed,
Is completed.
GREAT ADO
OVER AGED
LEGALFUSS
Disbarment Trials of State's
Leading Disputants Opens
Tomorrow Joseph and
Mannix Accuse Each
Other, and Involve High
Court Justices In Liquor
Accusations valley
Bench and Bar Members
Officiate. .
SAU1-:.M. Ore, Dec. 7. W) Tho
hall of representatives In tho sta'.c
capitol has taken on nil the ap
pearance of a court room, in read
iness for the disbarment trials in
volving Ocorue Joseph and Thomas
Mannix of Portland, which are tu
open Monday.
The Icuislallve desks have ucSn
so arranced as to form a square
space, within which will bo sealed
attorneys, tho principals In the
cases, and newspapermen. At the
left of tho clerk's desk will lie
placed n chair to servo as a wit
ness box. Tho three referees will
probably bo seated behind the
desk of tho speaker of tho house
on tho rostrum.
Tho referees will be Circuit
Judges Ooorifo P. Shlpworth of
Kuiieno, prcsldlnR. Fred W. Wilson
of Tho Dalles and II. D. Norton
of Grants Pass. An order was
signed today by Chief Justice
Coshow of tho supremo court nu
thorixing tho presiding referee tt)
appoint bailiffs. .
' The case of lannlx against
Joseph will bo heard first, sln,-o
it was tho first to bo filed In the
suurems rourl... The case of Jm-
eph asalnst Mannix 'will 'follow1. iCi
soon aa tho first caso Is concluded.
iMannlx charges Joseph, among
other things, of trying to intlml
dato tho supremo court, nnd with
conspiring to plant liquor In th".
homo of Justice John T. Itund dur
ing a political campaign In whlcn
Hand was a candidate. Among
Joseph's charges against Mannix
aro that tho latter had Improper
business rontons with Justice Hand
whllo tho Wommo endowment fund
cases woro pending In tho supreme
court, and that ho tried to cor
rupt Jusllco T. A. McHrldo with
llnuor.
Attorneys appointed by the su
promo court to represent the slate
In prosecuting Joseph aro W. T.a'r
Thompson of Portland. Oscar Hay
ler of Dallas and John II. Carson
of Salem. To prosecute Mannix
tho court lias named Kvan Hoames
of Medford. Arthur Clark of Cor-
vallls and Arthur K. McMahnn of
Albany. Tho court first appointed
the first threo abovo named lo
proscculo In both cases, but Jos
eph protested against Thompson
serving In tho Mannix caso on
grounds thnt ho would put forth
more effort In defenso of Justice
Mcllrldo than for tho prosecution
of Mannix.
On tho basis of testimony re
ceived In tho hearings the referees
will mako rocommendntlons to the
supremo court as to whothcr ellhnr
or both of tho attorneys should
lie disbarred. Then both sides
will have opportunity to arguo the
eases before the supremo court.
Klnal decision will bo 'by opinion
of tho supreme court. '
INT
I.A C'llOSHI-:. Wis., Dec. 7. (Pr
Playlng checkers In public, piano
has been forbidden by Mayor Jonn
B. Lnngdon In hl cnnumUn
ugainst gambling devices.
"If we closed up all other games
and let checkers stay," he said,
"tho pool rooms soon would bo
gambling on checkers."
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ALBANY PLAN FOR
CITY WELL FADES
AM1AXY, Ore., Dec. 7. (1V
This city's hopes for nn ndeqimh
miiniclpftl supply of well wnler re
ceived scant attention from the
report of A. M. Piper, of tho Unit
ed Htstes biologies I survey, who
InvestlR-Hted tho district at the re
quest of city authorities.
Piper's report stated that in this
vicinity soils ifonerally Included to"
much clay to permit freo flow of
water into wells and that bedrock
conditions aro not generally fav
orable to the sinking of wells.
CHECKERS CRIW
Governor Comes
To Medford For
Week-End Visit
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Governor I. I- Patterson, ao-
compunied by C. 13. Gates, state
highway commissioner, nnd Floyd
Cook of Portland, arrived hero last
ovening. Tho party camd to this
city from Eugene, after attending
tho dedication yesterday of thi
state highway brldRO near there.
They made the trip by automobile.
Tho chief executive will return
to Salem Sunday evening by train.
after spending the day visiting old
friends.
Governor Patterson is registered
at tho Hotel Medford.
Tho visit to this city and vnlley,
was unannounced and unexpected.
and was mado to gain a short
period of relaxation, from official
cares, and enjoy Southern Oregon
sunshine. In previous years, Gov-
ornor Pattorson has always spent
a few days In this section In the
fait of tho year, und his present
call Ih "keeping tho record clear.'
EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 7. (P)
Flvo hundred peoplo today wit
nessed tho dedication coromonleji
nt tho now state- highway bridge
over tho Wlllametto river between
lCugene and Springfield, H. 3.
Vim Duzer, chairman of tho state
highway commission, presented the
span to tho peoplo of tho state
and Governor I. I Patterson ac
cepted It in behalf of tho people.
Mayor Tyson, Springfield, presided
at tho ceremonies. Mayor Wilder,
VUigenrv also sr'oko. Prior to tho
"dedication ooremoiWcs' state -offic
ials wcro guests nt a banquet
hero. '- ;
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DETECTIVE'S VIEW
SAN FItANCISCO. Dec. 7. (fl1)
Members of tho San Francisco
tenter lienrd sonio hand, words
about prisons from Duncan Math
eiton, former chief of detectives
hero and former president of tho
Amcrlftin Instltuto of criminal law
and Criminology.
"Prisons aro coming to bo like
comfortable clubs, with no Initia
tion fees and no dues for resi
dence, conducted for the purpose
of making scoundrels." said Muth
cson. "Tho safest placo In tho world
to commit murder Is within the
walls, of n prison, because the
convlcta protect each other. They
dure not glvo out either advanco
Infortr.utlon or Information after
ward, for four of being killed
themselves.
"Tho riots In prison aro not
general, but are confined to small
groups of the prisoners and to the
young ones. The older convicts, In
fact, should be separated from
tho y(oungir ones, as it is tho lat
ter who aro tho real mischief
makers. "
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FACES JAIL CELL
OMAHA. Dec. 7. (IP) C. 'J
Hammond, W. ut Yankton, H, D
who lectures on "Crime and Crim
inals," faces tho opportunity to
get some first hnnd information on
his subject.
lie pleuded guilty In federal
court today to a charge of violat
ing the Mann act. Judgo J. ',V.
U'nodrough paroled him for thirty
days.
"If you violato your parole I
will send you tu prison and give
you a chance to get some first
linnrl Information on criminals."
the Judge told llummond, who nd
mltted thut Ills private accrotary
nml ticket seller, Miss Gladys Pet
crson, 24, of Mason City, Iowa, oc
ciiiilcd Ilie same room, "To save
expenses," nn a lecture route.
HOtlt'K UIVKIl, Ore, Dec. 7.
(Special) J. B. Carey lias rented
tho store building In tho confer of
thu town belonging to Ham Mathls
and Is putting In a pool hall. Mr.
Carey owned the pool hall which
was destroyed by fire last Hallowe'en.
SELF RULE
FOR
Planes and Marines Sent to
Stormy Isle U. S. Pro
tectorate Ends Soon
President's Commission
To Recommend Future
Cause Present Trouble
Due to Agitators.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. (rt'f
The navy department today des
patched two marl no airplanes
Quantlco, Va.,' to Port Au ivlmc,
Haiti.
Tho airplanes, which uro am
p)ibians, left during tho ufternoon
for Miami, Flo., where they were
scheduled to arrive tonight and
aro to fly to Haiti tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. (fl'j
The apoclat commission which
President Hoover proposes to send
lo Haiti will huvo tho task of
recommending whether tho Ameri
can government' should contiuuo
its self-protootorato for a genera
tion or withdraw entirely from
participation in tho atfuli-H of tho
republc.
A long rango study of the situ- '
ntlon haa brought administration'
officials to tho viow that ono
courao or tho other -must bo do- :
tbrmlncd upon well 1n advance of '.
tho expiration In 1936 of tho pros- :
out treaty under which tho United ,
Utates is maintaining Its forces in -tho
West Indian island.
Tho policy is ono which In tho
last, analysis ' must bo fixed by
congress. For that reason both
houses of congress will havo rep
resentatlon on the commission
which will, bo charged with an '
exhaustive study of tho conditions
as they now oxlst In Haiti.
- Tho problem : confrontlnB-i-tliiv
American 6Vocnihen Is regarded
by officials tin nn oxtremoly dif
ficult ono. lit Its solution muni '
bo tnkon Into consideration ef
fects 'which aro likely to carry
far beyond tho borders of tho' lit
tle republic and. havo a .bearing 1
upon rotations betweon tho United
litutes and othor countries.
Tho policy . of continued oecu-
pntlon during tho past ten years
has boon subjected to attack both
In tho United States' and In some '
of tho Latln-Amorlcan ropubllcs.
Tho subject often has been de
bated In congross and In congress
and many resolutions dcclnrln .
for withdrawal of tho marines
have been presontod.
Thoso who havo opposed occu
pation havo charged that where
as the 1015 treaty with Haiti
moroly culled for American off I
rials to aorvo as "advisers" to tho
Haitian government, those offi
cials havo In fuct taken complolo
control of the government. Tho
charge also has been mado thut
during American occupation popu
lar control over tho Haitian presi
dent has been abolished, and the
Haitian legislature replaced by a .
council of stato appointed by th
president with authority to legis
late and to elect a chief executive.
There also havo boon allegations
of oppression by thoso In power
as woll as tho exploitation of the
population, tho groat mass of
which consists of illltornto . no
groca Inhabitation rural section!
almost exclusively.
rOMT-AU-PtUNCK. Hultl. Doc. '
7.(p) with- dramatic swiftness
the apparently tranquil situation
throughout tho republic of Haiti
was shattered yostorday afternoon .
by first bloodshed In tho repulse
of a band of 1,000 Haitians from
tho Interior Who clashed with n
V. 8. Marino patrol on tho out
skirts of th olty of Aux Cuyes.
In the encounter five HBltlnns
woro killed end twonty woundod.
Thoro wore no American casual
ties except ono marlno who was
hurt In a hand-to-hPnd encounter
with tho leader of tho band.
Aux Cayos was reported qulot
today. But 1n great fear ot fur
ther attempt at Invasion. The to-'
eal magistrate nsscrted that the
repulse of the band prohnhly hart
saved the city from looting as an
old enmity WI exists betweert the
cities and the peasants In tho out-.
lying districts. ,i
In addition to tho clash nour, .
Aux Cayes It wai discovered that
thoro was evldenco In tho city ot
Jacmel Indicating an extensive
smuggling In arms was In prog-,
ress. Tho remainder of tho'coun
try was reported quiet.
NOnKOI.K. Va., Dee. 7.- P A
battalion of 490 marines In roni
mand of Major Louis F. Fngnn,
Snd. sailed from tho Hamplon
lloads naval operating base tntl.iv
at noon for Port Au Vrlne, Haiti,
to Ret as reinforcements for th-
700 marines already on duty l i
the little West Indian republic.
The U. 8. 8, Wright, flagship of
tho aircraft aquadrons of the
scouting fleet, is aorvlng as marina
transport to carry the marines to
Haiti. ,
A
PROPOSED