Medford Mail Tribune
Second Section
Six Pages
Second Section
Six Pages
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MEDFORD, OBEGOX, FRIDAY, DECEMBER "27, 192!).
No. 277.
WARNING BY
F
AN
HOT DEBATE
Note to President Dou
mergue in 1926 Against
Premature Evacuation of
Rhineland Read in Cham
ber of Deputies Briand
Reproaches Reader in
Bitter Remarks.
PARIS, Del. 27. P) Secret
warning by the lute Marshal Focli
utruinst premature evacuation oi"
the Rhineland was revealed in the
French chamber of deputies today
and precipitated a parliamentary
storm.
Aristide Briand, foreign minls
expressed amazement that he
had known nothing of the docu
ment. The marshal's warning was made
in a note to President Doumergue
and Premier Poincare in October,
1926.
M. Briand reproached M. Kelbel.
fnrmrr nnder-sccretnry of stat? for
tho liberated regions, for reading
the note. He said it created u
"sorry situation."
Marshal Koch. letter said that
Germany , dnily was becoming a
more populous and stronger "van
quished nation which wishes re
venge." Might is Kiglit.
"Guided by a temperament dlf-.
ferent from ours, for her might j
right." he wrote. "She remains
redoubtable neighbor and peace 1
will be maintained only by th J
risk she runs in revenge." t
The letter declared that th'
Uhtneland occupation guaranteed
France's security, but added that
when the French troops return .
their territory France would find
herself in an exceptionally grave
situation.
' The letter continued to explain
that lis the French ramy was be
ing erorganlzed and the fronf.ei
defended, the time of the evacua
tion provided for in the treaty of
Versaillies must not be advanced.
Hiiniul Indignant.
Foreign Minister Briand, Indig
nant nt the Interjection of thf.j
secret document into the debate,
said to M. Reibel:
"You wished to defend tho mem
ory of Foeh. "He was a great sol-
dier. The minister of foreign af
fairs who was his chief and with
whom' he worked fourt times a
week knows nothing of document
he drafted. H learns it here when
you pull out of your pocket a docu
ment concerning national defense.'
The foreign minister added tlw.t
he did not know how Reibel ob- j
to crush China In the Manehurirm
warfare.
Foreign Minister Inland then
renewed u demand that Franklin
Bouillon overthrow the cabinet If
he were dissatisfied with the ie
cent Hague ncgltiations.
SPOKAN
E
MAN
RESIGNS
FROM
.iBIN
Farmers In the Medford district
are now turning their euttlo on
pastures of Winter blue grass, the
newly developed forage crop in
this section. Due to the exception
ally dry fall the starting of this
grass was somewhat delayed, hut
since the welcome rains which
have fallen during the past throe
weeks the appearance of the win
ter blue grass district has changed
from fall to spring color and many
herds can he seen grazing on the
different ranches.
At the llaniey & Hoover ranch
they are grazing two' head of live
stock per acre and the cattle are
thriving exceptionally well, with
no other feed.
DOG LICENSE BRINGS :
$5400 LANE COUNTY
talnei the- paper and he didn't
know what would become of it.
The Foeh letter was produced
(Hiring a short skirmish t between
M. Frenklin-Bou'illon and M. Bri
and, when the former said tint
the Locarno pact had been signed
by Briand for fear of a Russo
German alliance which, he 'said,
nevertheless had been accomplish
ed and had Enabled Soviet Hiissi.i
KL'GKNK. Ore. (vP) Enforce
ment of the d og I icense la w In
Lane county has brought In $5400
this year. A total of 2388 dogs
have been lugged as compared to
1234 in 28.
Oregon Weather
Fair tonight and Saturday but
with valley fogs west portion; not
much change. In temperature. Gen
tle variable winds.
Johnston B. Campbell to Re
turn to Law Practice
' Had Backing of Farm In
terestsSuccessor From
Northwest G. 0. P.
faivd with a number of candidates
from the northwestern quarter of
the country whose claims for tho
t'ainphell vacancy, will be pressed,
though time has not yet allowed
these to develop. The political
balance on the commission Is ex
pected to require that tho new ap
pointee, whoever he Is, be aligned
with the Republican urty.
.
TEST TRAIN RETURNS
TO LEVEL TRACKAGE
TALKIES TEACH
PHILADELPHIA
E
roue
ROOKIES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.- I T)
Johnston .B. Campbell, member of
the Interstate commerce commis
sion since 1921, has tendered his
resignation to President Hoover,
and will retire from office as soon
as a successor has been selected.
Commissioner Campbell, whose
residence is in Spokane, Wash.,
will return to tho practice of law.
He was selected for tho commis
sion service during the Harding
administration, having been par
ticularly Indorsed by farm organi
zations of the country during the
more active period of controversy
over rail rates on agricultural
commodities.
Classified as a republican, his
official term on the commission
had two years to run before expi
ration. In view of the general attempt
to make the commission's mem
bership territorial, ft. is expected
that President Hoover will bo
WA UK MR, Ore, (P) The South
ern Pacific test train, under the
direction of Prof. Harry Uubeu
Wucnlg of the Purdue, university,
conducting tests for tho American
Railway association has returned
from brake testing operations In
the Siskiyou mountain area, near
Ashland, and has resumed tests on
the level nrea near here.
Public Safety Director Sees j
Wnlnn t( ETilmo in Tpoininnl
vaiuc vi i iiiiio ill 1 1 a y
Police and Firemen
Record of Criminals Will
Be Made.
Turkeys Too Friendly
CIU ANTS PASS, Ore. ) After
j all the troublo the stale game, com
j mission has taken to HtocU Oregon
: with wild turkeys, several of the
I birds, yearning for the comforts of
I civilization, have taken up their
abode with . the domesticated fowls
of a G rn n t s Pa ss rn n ch y it rl .
By John M. Mariyn.
United Press Staff Correspondent.
PHILADULPHIA. (UP)
Complete equipment for producing
talking motion pictures will be in
stalled in tho Philadelphia police
training school, it was announced
by Director of Public Safety lem
Hi' I B. Schofleld.
The decision to install the 'ip-
paratus was reached after a con
ference between Schofleld and C.
D. Otterson, divisional manager of
Klectrical Research Products, Inc.,
when Instruction of police rookies
was discussed.
Tho director, who recently ob
tained conviction of a' highwayman
through Introduction of tho prison
er's "talkie" confession, believes
talking films will be of great valtio
In both police and firemen's train
ing schools and plans to have the
apparatus Installed by January 15.
"Films will be taken which will
show the recruits the best methods
of handling prisoners, how to ren
der first aid, proper handling of
firearms, the bst means of attack
or retreat under gun flro and a
thorough course of modern poller
methods," the director announced.
"In the school for the embryo fire
men tho talking film will greatly
assist in instruction of the use of
extension ladders, nonicn una
other fire-fighting apparatus.
"Tho equipment is portable and
may bo moved from place to place
with little effort. This will make
It poslble to use he same ma
chines in Instruction of. pollco nnJ
firemen, and if the occasion pre
sents Itself, can be taken Into a
court room to be used in present
ing evidence. It also Is tho inten
tion of the department of public
safety to use, thin equipment to
make a permanent record of eveiy
criminal arrested In the tity."
OREGON GEOLOGIST TO
RETURN EARLY IN YEAR
KL'GENK, Ore. &) Dr. Kdwiu
T. Hodge, professor of ocunumh'
geology at tho I'niversity of Ore
gon, who has spent (he past hull
year In geological research In
Africa, is expected ba-k on tin
campus some time early this year,
according to u letter received her
from him by Dr. Wurren ). Smith,
head of the department.
LANE COUNTY'S LEVY
REDUCED FIVE MILLS
Kl.'GENK. Ore. Taxpayers
of Lane county will huve their
1130 levy cut approximately five
mills this year. 1ahI year the
levy was 27.3 mills while tin
budget presented taxpayers this
year provides for ,n levy of
mills. . ;.
Invention of a crude oil ujtgiiio
for motor cars has been ivporie.l
to the department of ooninierrc.
sensational bef ore
coats and
inventory complete close-out of all
dresses.
STARTS
SATURDAY
MORNING
Now comes the
;
'S
Every Dress in our Stock Must Go
Values up to $39.75
Street, afternoon and evening dresses, dance frocks, ensembles
and one-piece gowns. All must go now at this ridiculously low
price ten dollars.
None Reserved None Held Back
Be Here at 8:30 Saturday Morning
..
We never carry over a single garment from one season to the
next, and this is the last, chance to buy winter garments.'
All Sales Cash No Approvals
Every Goat In Stock to Go at
HALF PRICE
m
Many months left to wear Winter Coats. We do not have many left in stock but every sport
and dress coat must go now.
Saturday Specials in All Departments--Pre-Inventory
Bargains
Pre Inventory I
iMIgai
ml Convenient
III Monthly jll
ODDS and
ENDS Cut
TO THE BONE AT
Only a Few
Bargains Listed
in This Ad
SEE THEM IN OUR WINDOWS!
Sale
Begins
Saturday
W have grouped odds
and Midi f furniture
in on big lot and OUT
THE PRICES TO THE
BONE in order to make
room for hew merchan
dise. Yott . will find
hundreds of bargains
, . , these prices will
give you an idea of the
values We are offering.
Look at These Drastic Reductions!
Davenport and Chair and
Rocker Mahogany Frame
I ! Regular $156.00 Value
$99.00
$24.00 Tea Wagon $12.95
I Walnut Library Table, $29.75 Val going at $16.50 j
EES
$36.50 Ivory Bed Now
$22.40
Ivory Chiffonier, $36.50 Value
$22.40
Ivory Dressing Table, $24.50 Value
$15.95
RADIO TABLES
$28.00 Values, Now
$14.95 .
$19.00 Values, Now
S12.40
Vanity Dresser, $39.00 Value, $24.40
Extension Table, 5 Chairs
and Carver, $89.00 value,
now .
$59
SALE BEGINS TOMORROW
MORNING AT 8 O'CLOCK