Medford Mail Tribune
y-Sixth Year
In
oday
L Arthur Brisbane
Understands
infectious Idea.
I Vatican
the Oil Man- :
i . an4 Tno
,-htK'11'
Lay's troubles, the trou-
tnatr a-Hungary, anu
LpiiBle the "wise fin-
" , Just what it an
ikov cannot tell you.
trdina'ry individual sees
iinit nlainly.
Ly was beaten by the
tee-Lorraine and her
L taken from her. The
Lhra arranged a pleasant
L bv which they would
Lien from a beaten and
wished nation hundreds
lions in gold every year.
.minted like planning to
Ln pounds of flesh each
wo a sick kitten. Ihe
lid not work.
f how sick the kitten is,
is time, noooay Knows,
ttre is great power and
in Germany, and the
Jut the Versailles treaty
lied the Germans to dis-
me gigantic expenses lur
King army and navy must
iflped.
lips it will all pome out
My and smoothly in the
One fact seems estab
, namely, that we are not
to get back the ten bil
katffe lent to Europe,
that will not "break us"
be any vtry deep grief,
lope's nations will get on
feet, stop their hating,
M, throat cutting and
k and. make their gov-
nts act as decent citizens
brdeach other.
iverage American reads
satisfaction instructions
by President Hoover to
lary Stimson, who will
art in the conference of
in London.
secretary's instructions
interest himself in the
fOMIC QUESTIONS in-
nd, by implication, he
meted to keep out of po-
matters and any others
immediately concerning
Mr's present financial
rileged, authenticity not
P'fed, that when Calvin
W was asked his opin
' the suggested lnorato
' Europe, he replied:
M of thing is infec-
hcat on the farm nt 25
Is bushel, in somo places,
la cents a bushel,
ftorium has already been
tM hv fUM.,-u in...
wi iiiu) a, i uni
! ""an the right to discon
Payments on mort-
wes at banks, Intcrna
wester Cn lill Mo
'""her notice.
f " "infectious" idea,
""'not be adopted here.
tb: s. who used to Be
lioul ii b0l"',' 8l"-Prl8CB
U ""luc Association
tmmlZ ul lr,at "r farms
8My 0vent .. Rnd that
ltri, .... r ?" .than al,y
-,!armorB ow forty-
denatlon- nd the
s fntr ( and the
U Wporatlons are all
8'' iter's ca-
wlPhX. 8 allar where
wiebratea m. i.
ZfTJ- Te bomb, din-
H-n, "7J to the Vatl
hrt; Pl?de(l hours
f,;r ground, de-
be ""t'ul trees.
Uthnn.i. cm-
u k was crudely
tetaUmn govern.
muciBts. that
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MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY W, 1931.
No. 117.
TAXATION
Head Of Closed Babk
Reforms Patterned After In
diana Plans Urged By
Governor's Committee
Special Session and Auto
License Cut Favored
Would Woo New Capitol.
PORTLAND, Ore., July 18. (IP)
Establishment of a tax regulatory
system for the state for the pur
pose of reduction and retrench
ment In the expenditure of pub
lie funds and the reduction of
automobile license fees by one
third, was recommended today by
the executive committee of the
Oregon Taxpayers' Equalization
and Conservation league.
The committee met here today
at the request of Governor Meier
and spent the entire day in out
lining a plan of procedure and
drafting a report to the governor.
After the adoption of the reso
lution Governor Meier issued a
statement saying that u-pon his re
turn to Salem Monday he would
begin sounding sentiment among
the. members of the state leglala
tors with reference to the tax re
duction program outlined by the
committee here today.
"If I -find the legislators agree
able to the plan, I shall convene
them In special session," the gov
ernor said.
Briefly, the program outlined by
the committee was:
1. The calling of a' special ses
sion of the legislature to meet at
the pleasure of the governor to
consider tax reform.
2. Giving the state tax commis
sion, acting jointly with county
tax commissions regulatory con
trol over budgets, tax levies and
proposed future bond issues of
local tax-levying bodies.
3. The reduction of automobile
license fees 'by one-third and tho
increasing of the present gasoline
tax from four to five cents, ef
fective July 1, 11)32.
4. Calling upon all tax-levying
bodies to retrench and cut ex
penditures to effect. If possible, a
20 per cent tax reduction.
The committee's plin for tax
regulation was based upon the
system in effect in Indiana, which
was advocated by Governor Meyer
when he called the tax committee
together nt Salem recently.
The Indiana plan provides for
review of local budgets and levies
by a state body upon appeal from
a group of affected taxpayers. The
state body has authority to ap
prove or reduce the amounts of the
levy, it was said.
The tax league's plan proposed
that the state tax commisison and
the proposed county tax commis
sions should share Jurisdiction
over budgetj) ln any county anil
should pass on budgets prepared
by local tax-levying bodies. The
county tax commission, consisting
of three members, would he named
by the governor. A majority vote
of the joint commissions would de
cide the question nt issue.
The modification of the Indiana
plan was brought about by tho
apparently strong sentiment In the
state for "homo rule." The com
mittee indicated It recognized thst
effective tax reduction might be
hindered somewhat by constitu
tional limitations, but proposed no
Immediate constitutional changes.
The committee expressed the
opinion automobile owners were
entitled to relief through reduc
tion of license fees. The loss of
revenue would be made up through
a one-cent Increase ln the gasoline
tax.
"I consider the program indorsed
In the resolution as constructive
and. if enacted. It will go far to
ward reducing local taxes." Gov
ernor Meier said in his statement.
"It Is patterned after tho Indiana
plan but has been sufficiently mod
ified to make It applicable and
adaptable to Oregon conditions.
Involved In tho tax problem con
fronting us is not only the Immed
iate relief to Teal property owners
but also the future welfare of the
state. "Lower taxes will be neces
sary if we are to attract capital
to develop our resources, expand
our industries, add new Industries
and cause our stato to progress
generally.
"I wish to thank the executive
committee for the time and work
spent in connection with this mat
ter. I appreciate the work and
feel they have done a good service
to the state.
KL'GBNB, Ore.. July 15 W
Donald Gray Anderson, 2-year old
son of Mr. and Mm. Arthur And
erson, of Junction City, was struck
and killed instantly by ft north
bound passenger train late today.
The child was playing on the track
In front of his home south or
junction City depot. C. V. Simon,
county coroner. Investigated the
case and announced no Inquest
would be held.
The Weather
OTegon! Fair Sunday and Mon
day: no change In temperature:
moderate north winds offshore.
JOBS HELD
INVESTIGATE BEAUTY'S DEATH
t tr.
EXPOUNDED THAN TAXES
. I XVt-mW-'my S " -hS : .
Associated Prest Photo
Jacob Goldschmldt, one of Ger
many's leading financier!, who wai
managing director of the Darm
taedter und National bank In Bar.
Iln the collapse of which added to
Germany's financial troubles.
MILLION ASKED
BY MOTHER ON
FRAUD CHARGE
Portland Woman Alleges
She Was Victim of Ex
tortion Plot By Metropoli
tan Insurance Agents
Son Threatened With
Prison,
POFITLAND, Ore., July 18. (P)
The Metropolitan Life Insurance
company, C. II. Twisa and S. P.
Spierinff, its nsents, were named
defendants In a auit filed in circuit
court here today by Mrs. A. Louise
WehlKz In which ahe awks dam
ages aggregating $1,01,500 tot al
leged attempted extortion.
The plaintiff is the mother of
George H. Wehlitz, who prior to
June 12, l!t3fl, waa employed as
life insurance agent hy the de
fendant company. On or about
that dJite, the complaint recites.
Tvviss and Splering. acting for
themselves and the Metropolitan
company, culled on Mr. Wehlitz
at her home and wrongfully ac
cused her son of emhezzling $5000
of company funds.
They told her, tho plaintiff al
leged. If she did not raln enough
money to cover tho alleged embez
zlement they would have her son
sent to the penitentiary. The com
plaint sayn the defendants knew
the accusations were fatae and
were made solely for the purpose
of extorting money from Mrs.
Wehlitz.
The thr.eats of -the defendants
ra u sed M rs. Weh 1 1 1 z to tu f f e r
nervous hysteria with the result
she became an Invalid and wa
forced to give up her employment.
She asks $50,000 general damage.
$1500 special damnges, and $1,
OOD.OOO punitive damaged.
HIT BY DECREES
HKltl.IN, July 18. (Pi With
Chancellor Bruoninu and KnrplRn
.Minister Curtlug In Pnrin attcmpt
inu o clear a way fur a stream
of International credit to slow
hack Into Ocrmany, President
Paul von lllndenhurB tonight la
sued decrees deslnned to pluir up
somo of the holes through which
Germany's own capital has heon
leaking out of tho country.
In a decree aimed at hoarders
of foreicn currencies, It was made
compulsory that every holder of
such currencies or drafts, cred
its or claims in forelxn curren
,,iP,,Ierlaro them at the Itelchs
hank. fnless thfl Itclchsl.ank
nKrees that the holder needs them
for essential economic purposes,
they will he converted hy the
Itei'hsbank Into Oerman marks
at the official rato of exchange.
DEMOCRATS SEE
NKW
James A
YORK. J1y IS- 4V
Knrley. chairman of the
... Ynrk Dnmocrallc state com-
mlt(M, inftued a statement today
declaring h had found on a tour
of the country a "universal foe -In
that th Democratic party Is
on the eve of a great national vic
tory." He had Juft returned from
a tour of twenty states.
Oregon Labor Chief Warns
Solons to Attend Special
Session Unshackled, and
Warns Against Present
Hysteria for Reduction
PORTLAND; Ore., July 18. VP)
' Ren T. Osborne, executive sec
retary of the Oregon Stato Feder
ation of Labor, today sent out let
tera to every member of tho Ore
gon state legislature urging that
they not agree to consider only
tax legislation in the event a spec
ial session of the stato legislature
is called.
The letter enld that unemploy
ment "looms a tho overshadow
ing problem" rather than taxation.
Osborne warned the legislators
against hasty tax legislation and
said there was danger "hysteria"
might deceive the people "into
surrendering fundamental righU
that have been established by our
ancestors through generations of
effort. "
Return of employment, Oeborn's
letter said, would give workers
money to spend und bring greater
profits to all than would a 20 per
cent tax reduction.
The letter urged every member
of the legislature not to "go to s.
special session with your hands
tied."
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FALL JOURNEYS HARBOR PLANS
10 PRISON N LOSE AGAIN TO
PHILLY BIDS FORiam AMRI II ANRF FRISCO I AWYFR
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W. UUNVtNllUN
WASHINGTON, July 18. VP)
Philadelphia opens the national
convention bidding on Monday
with an appeal ,to the 'Republicans
to go there for thoVr party meeting
next year.
Mayor Mackey of Philadelphia
with Senators need and Davis of
Pennsylvania and a delegation of
Philadelphia will lay the proposal
before Chairman Fesa of tho. Re
publican national commission.
.
2
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IN STAG E
I.A GRANDE, Ore., July IS. (P)
Two persons were killed and a
third injured seriously east of Un
ion today In tho collision of an
automobile and a westbound stage.
Louise Farrli. I,a Grande, and
herald C. Tumor, 25, Medical
Springs, were killed and lonard
Goble, Medical Springs, was in
jured. All were riding In the
automobile driven hy Miss Farrls.
None of the Mtago panaengcrs was
injured.
Reports of tho accident Kaid
Miss Farrls hnd passed another
car and met tho stage head-on.
1
LOS ANGELES, July IK. (P
The screen'B perfect lover and
Its dashing smart lady, John Gil
bert and Ina Claire, have failed
to find In real lire tho beautiful
fancies of love they enacted with
such success ln films.
L Miss Claire, In a suit for divorce
filed In superior court totlay,
charged mental cruelty. Tho tem
peraments of tho screen's stylist
and Its Don Juan did not make
for happiness, the actress said.
Filing of the action brought to
a definite close the. romance that
began In a sensational manner
more than two years ago.
Hollywood predicted an Ideal
romance but In her complaint
Miss Claire said, tho bliss ended
after tho first six months. From
then on to the day they separated
In October. 1931. Gilbert, she said,
was cruel habitually, causing her
mental anguish and pain.
I.AKEPORT. Calif., July 18.
(IP) a man giving his name
J. B. Bossett, sought since his re
ported drowning In the Columbia
river proved unfounded, wai In
likeport today, authorities mid.
The man was reported to have
cancelled postofflce for his mall
to bo forwarded to Seattle.
MEMPHIS, July 18. (UP) A
new wrinkle was found In the
bootlegging Industry here when
police captured Albert Htricklln.
negro, who was "taking liquor or
ders" In m house-to-house canvass.
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if f fn) ' ! lit
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Aimee's Mother Smilingly
Passes Sanity Tests, and
Enjoyed Them Charged
With Delusions, Wearing
Short Dresses and Trying
To Appear Young.
MENTALITY HUPES FOR
OF 'MA' ISSTABIL1TY
UNDER FIRE OF EUROPE
French Objections to Ger
man Loan Plan Fade Af
ter Cordial Paris Parley
-Washington Hears Good
Will Needed More Than
Money By Central Powers
Associated Praaa Photo
Officials were Inveitlgatlnfl the death of Mrs. Marlon Day Berrien
(Inset), widow of a navy officer and former "Follies" actress, whosa
charred body was found on the sun porch of her flro-swept house In
Forest Hills, N. Y. Police who went to guard the ruins stumbled on th
body under a wicker porch set The radio was playing when firemen
answered tha alarm.
Ex-Cabinet Officer Expect
ed to Enter Call Today,
After Spending Night at
vCllancha-Neighbors Cry as
Drama Unfolds in Background.
KL PASO. Tnx., July 18. (ZD
Albert B. Fall, former wcrtary of
the Interior, hKan his Journey o
the New Mexico penitentiary at
Santa Kc late today.
While bin wife anil (InuKhtcm,
weepinfp, and a group of friends
stood near, ho wan nnHlHtel down
the roar stepa of hla nig red brick
mansion and Into an ambulance,
which then left for his ranch at
Three KlvorH. N. M. It wan be
lieved he would upend the nlKht
there and continue to Santa Fo
tomorrow.
Kail will inervo a nentpncp of a
year and a day on a conviction of
accepting a bribe of $10(1,000 from
K. j. Dohony whllo a member of
President HnrdlnK' cabinet.
Shortly before 0:00 o'clock, n
ambulanre turnerl Into a driveway
at tho rear of tho Kail houno. A
dosson photoKiapherrt and repftrterw
who had waited at tho residence
day and night for pearly a week,
Htood In Kllencc.
A motfircycle policeman stopped
his machlnn In tho Rtroct out Hide
tho driveway. In many windows
of adjacent Iioiihck appeared facoH
of men, -women and children,
sonift of whom had been Fall's
neighbors for twenty yearn and
more, Othem , tood on curbH
nearby. Many worn crying.
Someone carried a few articles
into the ambulance. An attendant
sent with tho ambulance arranged
the pillow on the bed on which
Fall wa to He. Mrs. Jouett Kl
liott. Fall's daughter, appeared on
a small back porch with a hand
kerchief to her oyen. Then Fall
appeared, leaning heayjly on a
cane and supported on each side
by two men friends of t he fam
ily. He waa dressed In pajamas,
which gleamed white "hcnAjtt h a
green smoking Jacket, fin hin white
hair was preed a white hat. The
big black felt in whb h h Ik moat
readily Identified had been laid
acide. Ktpnl"g down lowly, at
taut hR reached the ambulance, lie
was lifted in. nlmost bodily, and
laid on the Iwd.
Then the ambulance backed out
the driveway, and preceded by the
pollreman on his motorcycle, drove,
rapidly away.
Court of Appeals Upholds
Right to Whaler Island In
Crescent City Harbor
.interior . Department Will
Appeal Again.
T.OH A.N'f'.KLBS July 11. W
fiilbert Of?lor, IS, pufforft Inter
nal Injurlnn tnniKht whon thn alr
pUnfl hfl vnn flying rolljipiwfl ni
hff matlo a nhnrn hank nnl ffll
300 fwt. Atlonrtanta at Iho h'u
pttal whr ho waa takm al!
thcra wan Httlft hojM for hla rft-crvery.
BAKER. Ore.. July 11 (II
Klmer Mtrea, 42. waa Injured fa
tally while iinloa.HnK Ina from
a truck at the. flrand llnn'le Pine
company'a plant at l'omloaa today.
JULY ID. Th Oregon cixiat
loop caravan whlrh left HortlanJ
Friday mornlntr arrived In Aatorla
today.
WASIUMdTON, July 18. (P)
Eric I.ydors, Ban Franclaco law
yer, haa been granted a second
RUHtnlnlnR decreo to hla Valentino
acrlpt rlftht to Whaler Inland by
tho dlatrlct of Columbia court of
appeala.
A 3 14 -aero land strip, 83.1 yards
from tho ahoro In Crescent 'lty
harbor, California, Whaler Island
had been Involved In harbor Im
provement plans set forth In six
reports to conKI'ess between 1767
to 1915.
Tho Improvement, ui-Kod as a
storm-refuKo lo Ihe extended coast
between Han Kranctsco and the
mouth of tho Columbia river, was
authorized In DIK.
Uvdcrs filed for the land In
January, 1027 under the Valentino
Script act of 1x72, by vlrtuo of
which In 1S76 Thomas II. Valen
tine found, and applied for U. H.
lands in tho boundaries of the
Kurt hrarborn reservation, within
corporate limits of tho City of
Chicago. Valentino had been au
thorized to lako enual iuanlliy
palcnls for lands surrendered.
I.ydcis claimed Whaler Island had
never been occupied hy Iho gov
ernment camo under public land
laws.
The Interior department, claimed
Del Norte county had vested right
to the Island for payments made
on ImprovemenlB pursuant to har
bor development. Congress pasaed
a law sustaining tho Interior de
partment, l.ydera' stand waa sus
tained by com. decree, which
stood up In the court of appeals,
was appealed again on a techni
cally, and now has been sustain
ed a second time.
The interior department will
wend the case agalnt tothe court
of appeals.
U'HAY, Va., July H. UP)
I'resldenl Hoover ai rived at his
Itapldan camp shortly after B:00
o'clock today and planned to stay
until tomorrow afternoon.
lie will then return lo Washing
ton In order lo keep In etoe. touch
with tho conference. In Ixmdon
Mondsy on tho German financial
crisis.
Thn president's guests for the
week-end had all preceded hint to
tho camp. After his arrival, he
at on the front porch of what Is
known as the town hall and chat
ted with them until dinner time
l'AWTUCKKT, It. 1 July 18.
(I'I'I Within 111 days, IMgar V.
Slorom celebrated his flint birth
day Anniversary, his 35th wedding
anniversary, and the 80th anni
versary of hut appointment ns a
letter carrier.
I.OS ANGEI.KS, July 18. (IF)
Mrs. Minnlo Kennedy, mother of
Aitnee Weinplo Mcl'herson, tho
ovangollst, late today weathered
smilingly and with tho compli
ments of psychiarisla an examina
tion as to her mental condition.
Tho tests, occurring nt the Hor-
mosa Bench cottago whore stto
retired after tho Initiation of pro
ceedings to annul her recent mar
riage to Cluy K. Hudson, wore or
dered by II. J. Gormly, aocretary
of tho county lunacy commission,
and resulted in tho formal state
ment from Dr. Victor Parkin of
Los Angeles, ono of the examiners
that "Mrs. Konnedy's condition at
tho present time doeB not war
rant her being taken to the psy
chopathlo ward."
Mrs. Kennedy, who relinquished
her lingering claim to Hudson
when Mrs. L. Margaret Newton
Hudson filed a divorce action
against him, received tho psy
chiatrists in a now black" gown
with a marcel which she obtained
for tho occasion after she hart
been Informed that the tests had
been ordered. Present besides Dr.
Parkin were Dr. J. O. Wilkey and
O. L. Lindsay of Hermosa Beach;
Uermly, and Mrs. Kennedy's at
torney. Krank Lober. Tho Her
mosa Beach, physlolans represent-'
ed Mrs. Kennedy.
Dr. Parkin announced no con
tinuance of the tests.
'I enjoyed 'the examination,"
Mrs. Kennedy said after the lec
tors had withdrawn. "Tho psychi
atrists acted as gentlemen, and 1
had a very nice chat with them."
To which Lober added, "Mrs.
Kennedy .ottino through It boautl-fullv."
aormlv said ho ordorcd the
examination after B. V. Clear
tor, an officer of Angelus Tem
ple, of which Mrs. McPheraon Is
the head and with which Mrs.
Kennedy was connoctcd for years
before an estrangement with her
doughtcr, hart submitted an affi
davit claiming that ho was act
ing for Mrs. Kennedy's own pro
tection In seeking a toBt of her
mental condition.
Tho nffldnvit claimed that Mrs.
Kennedy Is senile and ch'tftlsh.
suffers Inpacs of memory, Is sub
ject to dehiHlons of persecution,
dresses fantastically and wears
short dresses In an attempt to ap
pear youthful and that "she Is
likely to be Imposed on by de
signing and unscrupulous por
sons." 1,OB ANUKLKH, July 18. (P)
Mm. Minnie (Ma) Kennedy, who
within the past week has gone
from tho heights of honeymoon
Joy to the depths of annulment
proceedlngH was ordered examined
by two psychiatrists 'by II. J. lor
mely, county lunucy commission
secretary, today.
An nffldavlt was filed with the
commission hy H. V. Clearwater,
special Angnltw Temple officer,
who charged Mrs. Kennedy was
"senllo and afflicted with childish
delusions." (lormely refused to Is
suo a warrant until Mrs, Kennedy
could bo examined.
The secretary appointed Dr. E.
H. Kteel and Dr. Victor Parkin,
Los Angeles psychiatrists, to ex
amine Mrs. Kennedy at her Her
mosa Hench cottage where Bho
took refuge since filing her an
nulment action against O. Kdward
lludHon.
Clearwater charged Mrs. Ken
nedy "has lapses of memory in
which she does not recognlw) her
oldext frlendo. She has delusions
or persecution and walks In the
vicinity of he,r home accoBtlng
men on the street and telling them
to move on."
!ormlcy said the status of the
affidavit ws questionable until
the outcome of the examination.
Thfl examiners left for the
beach cottago thin afternoon. Mrs.
LONDON. July 18. P) Ad
vices from Paris that France
would attend a meeting of minis
ters of principal creditor nations
and Germany' Monday evening
hero tonight had apparently olear
ed tho road for an International
mooting of first Importance.
Because of tho hesitancy of the
French government for the Mon
day meeting, It had been doubted
whether the London conference
on relet to dcrmany would be
hold, and the rollef provalled that,
If It were held, Its works would
be' Impaired by the absence of
French statesmen.- '
The npparont harmony' which
reigned over the discussions In
Paris today occasioned some Bur
prise here.
(Continued on Page Two) (
PoflTLAND. Ore., July 18. (Pi
Raymond Allen, 21, Portland,
drowned In Iho Willamette river
hero'today when a canoe In which
he was riding capslced. Ills body
was recovered.
Allen was canoeing with Kohert
McKeo, H. High wind and rough
water capsized their canoe. McKee
tried to pull Allen lo a log raft
100 feet away but Allen's strug
gles exhausted him and he had
to abandon the attempt In order
to save himself.
By Arno Boseh-Flcurot
(Copyright, 1931, by tho Associated
Prose)
PAHIS, July 18. P) The 'ob
stacles In the way of French par
ticipation In the conference -ot
major statesmen In London Mon
day were swept away today In
conversations between the heads of
tho French and German govern
ments. " ''
Premlor Laval decided, after
discussing tho Gorman crisis with
Chancellor Bruenlng and Foreign
Minister Curtlus, his separate ne
gotiations with Germany were suf
ficiently advanced to remove the
French objections to taking part
in the London meeting. - "'
. The French decision remained In
doubt until a communique waa Is
sued at . the conclusion of the
Franco-German conversations, and
evon then 'It was set forth Indtr-t
ectly" In connctlon "with" a reTSY
ence to a meeting tomorrow of tne
representatives of the powers that
will be present at the British cap
ital. ,' ,'."
M. I,avai made It clear lie con
sidered the atmosphere cordial
during hla talk with Herr Bruen
lng and Chancellor Curtlus and
during the larger conference which
followed and at which the way
was opjned for Franco-Gerrtian
cooperation In (he future.
Tho French and tho Germane
were wholly frank, It was under
stood, the Germans setting forth,
tho details of the crisis ln thnlr
country and sayjng, In . effect,
'What l tho world going to de
about It?"
The result was many pleasant
references, during the Franco
German conversations today, to co
operation between the two nations
and vague . mentions of political
understanding, It was authorlta
lively reported. . ...
There was an evident deelre on
both sides to avoid any clashes In
Paris over prickly political ques
tions, suoh as the guarantee of the
Polloh frontiers and Austro-Ger-man
union, but the veiled refer
ences to these problems were un
derstood by all participants.
Tho political aspects to the con
ference over Gormany'a financial
state are expected to bo put aside
In one way or another by cooper
ation for the welfare of Europe,
which will be decided upon be
twoen tho French and Germans
tomorrow. This would leavo the
financial problem to the London
parleys.
WASHINGTON. July 18. UP
Material modification of the
French plan for a ; loan to Ger
many nppeared certain tonight as
trans-Atlantic discussions contin
ued to pave the way for the seven
powers1 conference In 1ondon :on
Monday.
The French proposal that such
a loan be guaranteed by the Unit
ed Htates, Great Britain and France
Is regardod here as wholly unac
ceptable, and Secretary Stlmsoa
has mo informed the k rench pre
mier. Certain other conditions of -the
propoeal, having to do In part with
guarantees to 'be given by Germany
herself, likewise are looked upon in
Washington with skepticism, i
Some hope of an effective agree
ment is seen, however, In the fact
Francs actually Is discussing real
relief measures, the American rep
resentatives, Secretaries . Stimson
and Mellon, are expected to enter
the london conference with con
fldnce a compromise will be pos
sible. , Some advices Teaching govern
mental circles say the problem of
Germany's salvation no longer cen
ters entirely around an actual
money advance, but' turns rather
upon an International accord
which will restore confidence in
German Institution"!. The Ameri
can embassy In Berlin has reported
that economic conditions already
are Improving, although they re
main uncertain.
Thin situation greatly magnifies
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