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7 '''.P&v REVIEW.
R08EBUR0, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1924.
VOL. XL. NO, 264, OF THE EVENINO NEWS,
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GASOLINE PHICE ITEMPEST IN TEAjGAKLANDMANIS
HE MAY SUCCEED
NIKOLAI LENINE
L Sudden Turn for the
jgm Which Lulmmaiea
in Paralym Stroke
Id been improving
,ociate of Premier An-
iounced He Would Soon
Be Able to Address
the Ministers.
Mortittd Press Leased Wire.)
SCOW. Jan. 22. Nicholal Len
premier of Soviet Russia Is
j unit at 5 r 50 oclock Mon-
iftpmoon. but the death was not
uted lor some time afterward.
start death occurred at hit
-r ril! near Moscow, where he
sees Urine In retirement. It
iftw a sudden turn for (he
tilsimtlne In a stroke which
4 hu respiratory organism
;owiment of his death was
trite All-liusaiun Soviet to
ns stlis death, while not ex-
riiotiose who had been closest
a. an unexpectedly to the
tjaritras the most recent re
M Iwn that he was consld-
; injroved In health. While
ha been continuous anxiety
ifondlilon since, he was strlck-
Jane, 1S22, public attention
l'flj been more directed to the
seel among the communist
leaders, and particularly to the
or Leon irotzky.who It was re-i
announced, was in poor
and had cone away tor a
:le has been said publicly in
' official quarters lately of
-' condition but that little
i to be of a hopeful nature,
t was not Ions ago that some
' a?Wi&tPft nf his nrfk'a riavo
rredictlar. that he would noon
ie to address the council or
:rs.
wsentatlveg of foreign dlplo
missions and others with
: the correspondent talked af-
e annOlinrempn? BffraoH In av-
the opinion that Lenine's
Would nroliahlv nrnH lino nn
al disquiet in Kussia. but nev-
would nave an Important po-
eueri. so long as he was
slthotich not actively partlci-
' In the ,nrnmant V.a a-oc
t In titular head and his death
opens the position to other
rs.
olal Lenlne. lawyer, pamphlete
id finally dictator nt oit p-
Fas the organizer and chief ex-
' me movement which be
known at Bolshevism, and
1 he characterized as "the great
"; the Dictatorship of the
arlat."
career of this short, plump.
uuie man. who turned
tonsy turvy and probably as
influenced the other nations
" Worla any other man of
was lull of adventure
BIS bovhnn ii
. - . Ixrf s revo-
n.i ol' at ,he demy.
--". ana ever afterward.
;"" real rime was Vladimir
Ulanoft. He was born
ii. 18,0 In the town of Sim-
1 a nmirpanl. ,.n -
m. Tartor strall. reflected
',.'' flt cWlt nes and
. ...uiiii. cynical ye,. His
was a responsible master at a
uai sehnnl at ci.li . .
.-i;uuirs ana was
Known .rn.. ,
n of hi. .
i-lf ...I jt . Ul'"ci. Lenlne
' U ,ne hlh "rtool at
his".!. . . ",r,"iKe colncid-
VmL.0,,r!vol",lnn m the
an schL, . 0 r''i"'ti!b- every
01 ' day,, and
"h some of h!
Slid tr. k.,
'of Kart ' mu?"fi the
"rhool .Z r . v "onll" in-
o-ir . V ' u'acoverv
tntM " t!,0""- have of
'kr t.lh " """"t'hles. M
t' 'htV.;7''c ""rwnwtlve
r When
M.rri..' 7. 'w'" brother.
' M hinVJ , " "'"fnced to
-tian A,'"nder III.
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CREASED TODAY
(Aaaoctatcd Pr teased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22. The
Shell and I'nlon Oil companies an
nounced today an increase of two
ciuta a gallon in the price of gaso
line and engine dls'tllate. The As
sociated Oil company was selling at
the old price today but expected to
meet the advance before nisht. The
Standard Oil company (California)
announced a two cent Increase iu
gasoline and engine distillate yes
terday and also an increase of 25c
a barrel In the price of crude and
fuel oil.
The territory affected by the In
crease Includes California, Washing
ton, Oregon, Alaska, Nevada, Arl
jona. and the Hawaiian Islands. The
Shell Oil comapny announced, how
ever, that Its Increase would not be
effective In Vancouver, B. C.
There was a general increase of
25 cents a barrel in toe price of fuel
oil. but some of the companies were
maintaining; the old crude oil price.
Thomas LaugHead of Melrose was
anions; the residents of that vicinity
who spent the day In Roseburx attend
ing to business matters.
Because of the death of Nikolai
Lenine, Ruesian Soviet Premier,
changes are looming in the Soviet
Government. M. Kaminov, Lenlne'e
right-hand man for year, may as
sume the Premiership, with Karl Ra
dek, one of the shrewdest and most
cynical of revolutionary leaders, as
his adviser.
NEED A GOLD BANK.
PARIS. Jan. 2. The expert
committee under Brig)adier Gen-
era! Charles B. Dawes, investiga-
Uuk Germany's finances has
reached the conclusion that an
independent itold bank should be
established in Germany with
foreign cooperation, it announced
this afternoon.
BOK WILLING TO
MAKE NEW A'.'.'ARD
Directs Letter to Senator
Moses, Chairman of
Senate Committee.
POT DDI IS ONi
Albert Fall Issues Denial That
He Ever Received
Sinclair Money.
IS IN NEW ORLEANS
Declares That Harry Sinclair
Never Loaned or Donated
One Penny-Says In
formation Wrong.
I CAswrlsted ITrs Leaaed Wtr.)
I SAI.KM, Jan, 22. V. B. Kwtmf,
I of Oakland, UouKlaa county, yeaier
I day filed with the secretary of scute
I as a candidate for the democratic
nomination for congress from the
tlrst OreBon district. He is a ranch
er. His slogan Is "Farmer, favor In
come ta, federal banks, uniform
unchangeable ration of money '
"I'phold the principle of the gov
ernment lending money direct to th
farmer," he says in his platform, "at
a rate of Interest low enough that
they will be able to meet the pay
ment of principal and Intercut. Con
press should regulate the volume of
motcy Id circulation and keep such
Irr capita uniform and unchange
able so that prices can uot be lu
flu"(iced by contraction or Inflation.
I favor income tax, federal banks,
league of nations or world court,
equal nuffrage. I am opposed to
biKh tariff, profiteering, aud to Wall
etreet domination of ow monvy or
to any law that give special favors
ta the rich."
o
Deputy Sheriff Chad Daugheny and
fAssodatad Press leased Wlr.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 22. Sev
eral persona mentioned In connec
tion with the Teapot Home naval oil
reserve lease investigation hv fnlt-:
ed States senate committee recently !' brother McW. Uaugherty, also of
. I . .. . 1 V ,...... V n K Haw (M D.u.iklir.
PRIZE IS $100,000
Willing That Senate Com
mittee Should Select the
Judges and Will Turn
s Over 22, 1 64 Plans.
RELIGIOUS COir
FOR LIE COUNTY
( aciated preaa leaaed Wire.)
SALEM, Jan. 22. A gro .p of Dut
hobara, members of what is said to
be a rather strange religious faith,
were in conference with Governor
Fierce today in regard toytheir plun
to colonize near Kugene.
The namri of thi visitors today
were not learned. They talked only
through an Interpreter. They are
said to have colonized chiefly in
Canada.
The exact nature of their confer
ence with Governor P'crce could not
be learned.
SENATOR REED TO
BE A CANDIDATE
fAaaocinted Preaa Leased Wire.)
ATLANTA. Jan. 22. United
States Senator James Reed will be
a candidate In the Georgia presi
dential primary election March 19,
It was announced here today.
WASHINGTON", Jan. 22. Indi
cations were given at the White
Houae today that President Coolldge
would regard any surtax rate above
25 per cent as a change in the fund
amental principle of the Mellon tax
bill and as a basis for veto of any
such bill.
Tax revision was discussed at to
days cabinet meeting. It was made
plain that Mr. Coolldge stood square
ly behind the Mellon plan in Its
fundamental principles and would
agree cnly to amendments designed
to perfect It.
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Here Today
Sirs. K. E. Sandqulst who tesldos
in Elsarose. was in town today fot
several hours shopping and visiting
with friends.
To Glendale
F. 8. Jones, salesman for the C. A.
Lockwood Motor company spent the
day In Glendale looking after the in
terest of the company.
(Aaaoclated Preaa Leaaed Wire.
WASHIXGTO.V, Jan. 22. An of
fer to duplicate his $100,000 prize
to the author or any peace plan, se
lected by the senate select commit
tee Investigating propaganda as the
best to coine within it notice, was
made today by Edward W, ilok in a
letter to Senator Moses, republican.
New Hampshire, chairman of the
committee.
"I will also agree," Mr. Bok wrote,
"to defray the expenses of a nation
wide referendum. If desired, aud lu
all respects give the plan which your
committee selects the same financial
support accorded by me to the pres
ent plan."
Explaining that his offer had
been Influenced by the intimation In
yesterday's committee meeting, "Mr.
Bok denied that thli) was the case,
or that the Jury of award was se
lected with the same predisposition."
With regard to the cost of the
American Peace Award campaign.
Ita backer declared he did not have
the definite Information required by
the committee, but suggested that
Cornelius N. Bliss, treasurer of the
I award should tie summoned.
The text of Mr. Bok's letter to Sena
tor Moses follows in part:
"From the questions asked by some
of the members of your committee it
was strongly Intimated that t was
pre-dlsposed in favor of a particular
kind of plan. It was likewise suggest
ed that the Jury of award was also
selected with the same predisposi
tion. I "My absolute eonfidfioee in the Jury
I of the American Peace Award is
I such that T believe they carried out
the purpose of the award and aelect
led the most practicable plan that the
! United States may use to cooperate
with other nations and achieve peace
In the world.
"If however, you do not share my
confidence in Mr. Etihu Root, General
! James G. Harbord. Colonel Edward
M. House. Mias Ellen F. Pendleton,
Dean Itoscoe Pound, Mr. William Al
lien White and Mr. Brand Whitlock.
I I hereby make to your committee the
1 following proposal:
' "I will ask innd since the power Is
theirs, i ir.n only ak the policy com-l
today were in or near Sew Orleans.
A. B. Fall, former secretary of
the interior, who came here from
l Florida, and said ha had been in
telephonic communication with a
member of the senate investigating
committee, in a statement Issued to
newspaper men yesterday, reiterated
his denial that he had never re
ceived any money from anyone in
connection with the leasing of the
oil reserve to the Sinclair Interests.
"You can say for me emphatically
that Harry F. Sinclair has never
loaned or given me a penny In any
way,' Mr. Fall said la referring to!
portions of testimony before the
committee yesterday of Archie Roo
sevelt, in which the 'sitter told of
having beun Informed by W. H.
Whalherg, private secretary to Mr,
Sinclair that Wbalberg had cancel
led checks for ISS.otM) drawn by Mr.
Sinclair to the order of the foreman
of the ranch in New Mexico of Mr
Fall.
Mr. Fall talked with JT. Eevely. at
torney for Sinclair yesterday.
When Mr. Zevely's attention was
directed to testimony before the sen
ate committee he asserted he knew
of no irregularities in the oil lease.
"All I can say." be added, "Is that
the lease was the best the govern
ment had for the government not
for us.'
' K. L. Doheny, president of the
Mexican Petroleum Corporation, was
aboard his private car at Destrahan,
l.a., 15 miles aliove New Orleans.
He had issued no statement.
Meantime It was revealed that the
department of Justice, acting upon
the personal direction of President
Coolldge, is "observing" the course
of the senate Investigation.
The president Intends to toko no
other action however, as long as the
senate's Inquiry is taking place.
Voncalla, apent the day In Roaeeurg
looking after business affairs.
GIRL KILLED MAN BECAUSE HE .
WRONGED HER 10 THEN REFUSED
TO Hm HER, SAYS ATTORHEY
NORA ELLIS WORRIED OVER HER CONDITION, SHE SAYS, AND
THOUGHT ONLY WAV OUT WAS TO KILL THE MAN
WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE.
fAssocfnted Preaa Leaaed W'fra I
PBNDLETO.V, Jan. 22. That
Gordon Mettle had betrayed Nora
Kill after repeatedly promising to
marry her and that the knowledge
of her condition so worried her that
he believed that she must 'kill him
and then herself In order to eradi
cate the stain on her life was the
statement of the defonse counsel,
Colonel i. II. Raley In opening the
defendant'a case yesterday. Coun
sel for the defense admitted that hi
client had taken a shot at him once
nut try.
MIbs Ellis told Dr. BfcNary that
following s visit to PeadletoB In the
spring of 1922 where s'ae had see a
a doctor relative to her case, Ket
tle came to her and placing; his arm
about her kissed her. She tafd that
he decided to kill him at that time
and went to the kitchen to get her
riflo, pointed it at him, then decid
ed It would be onfalr and wsold have
been taking advantage o! him, Later
he told Dr. McNary she took a shot
at him, but missed, and prayed that
before. He described their relation "she might hare a chance to kill him.
mine leesgi
(Miss Kills
IETING TODAYS
NEW YORK, .Ian. 22. Specula
tive selling of Sinclair Oil bonds,
based on disclosures brought out by
the senate inquiry Into the leasing
of naval oil reserves, featured to
day's early bond dealings. Sinclair
Pipe Line B yielded about a point.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 22. When
informed today that he had been
subpoened by the senate public
lands committee Investigating the
Teapot Dome oil lease to appear be
fore It for further examination.
Former Secretary. Albert H. Fall told
newspaper men that upon receipt of
official information he would return
to Washington.
"I shall welcome the opportunity
to tell the committee all I know,"
he satd.
Mr. Fall was served with the sub
peouea at 1 i o'clock. He Immediat
ely called Washington on the lone
distance teleohone. Mr. Fall said he
desired to take his wife, who Is ill.
to El Paso before rolng to Wasn
Ington. The subpeonea is returnable Janu
ary 25.
Klan Resolutions Will Be
Discussed at Meeting, Say"
President Lewis.
sweethearts and said there had
lout bees an understanding betwera
them to tho effect that they were
to be married eventually.
The Jury picked late yesterday af
ternoon and the rest of the Beaaloa
was devoted to opening statements t
prosecution and defense and exam-
one witness by the state.
opening statement R. I.
strict attorney Mated to
that the state would prove I
( Miss Kills guilty of murder in the i
first degree. .
ness examined for the
Kottmelr, told of the
that he bad known the El
lis family and described his arrival
on the scene of the killing and rf
tfca finding of Mettle lopped over
the wheel with bis band still warm,
Mr. Kottmelre told how Mlsa Eltts
came out from the house with a six-
hooter In one band and a rlfto in
the other and said ihat nfter Inqulr-
She safd that she feared hitting aotts
innocent person who might ba la
the stage operated by Mettle broth
ers. Then she said there came nit
renlng when Gordon SfeMte went
alone on the track to Vklah and
when he returned next morning, ahe
shot him. She said she believed her
prayers answered and kiwd the
bullet before she fired It.
Following the shooting Miss El
lis said ahe believed herself posses
sed ef a dual personality and imag
ined herself attending Mettle's fun
eral, binding up Ms wounds and th
blood poured through her fingers
and p revealed her doing wo. She wa
also under fear that aha had killed
the wrong man accorolm t tn
testimony she offered.
Walker Ellis was the only wit
ness called by the defensa In tha
morning session end ottered Uttla
aave, that hi slater seemed, to im
agine that she was being followed
WAGE CONTRACTS UP
Are Represented Expect
Demonstration For
Reinstatement.
Five Thousand Local Unions women In the audience that over-
i flowed into the hall and occupied all
f available space.
( Mrs. Gordon .Mettle, wife of the
dead man sat through -the entire
day, a aad little figure in mournlnit.
The state rested Its ease In chief
aenlnat Nora F.Ula about 11:30 this
I morning after having heard a series
(of witnesses give testimony a w
the manner of Gordon Mettle comlm
to his death..
The high light of the morning ses
sion was the testimony of Dr. W. D.
Mrftary, superintendent of the East
ern Oregon state hospital, who told
the Jury the tale told him by Uim
Kills In a three hour session at the
state hospital about 2 weeks ago.
In the direct examination after
Dr. McNary was called by the state,
be slated that Gordon Mettle, had
In his opinion, come to his death
as the reaiilt of gnnahot wound,
and dMwriued the account givn by
Mlsa Ellis as to how abo had watched
and waited for Gordon Mettlo with
field glasses sweeping the road
whlrh be must come, and how wkB
he came, and she was sure that he
was alone, ahe bad shot him a he.
passed.
According fo Dr. Mc.Vary'a state
ment Miss Kills waa sullen when
first naked about the rase by Doc
tors McNary and House, and staled
at the time that she had killed Gor
don Mettle at a full appreciation of
what It meant and above all things
she did not want to be considered in
sane and sent to a hospital. She
said that she was willing for the
life any time It
tug whether or not Mettle was dead! '"r -
stated "he got what was coming tsf
him. There s another one too, bu
I do not know where he l."
TV.n entiTi rnnm waa tucked
what la considered the most sensa
tional trial in the history of Uma
tilla county with a large number of
rifiSEMAIDIS
SAID NOT GUILTY
f AaBortsted Preaa leaaed Wlra.)
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 22. luter-
national President, John L. Lewis. J
called the blemtlel convention of the
I'ntted Mine Workers of America to
order todny.
Hofore facing tho 1900 delegates,
representing the 6,000 local unions
and half a million niembirs of the
orgautiation Mr. Lewis talked with
newspaper men.
"There will be demonstrations,"
on said, "When Alexander Howat'
reinstatement 1 proposed, but there
In a difference between notHo and ac
tion. Only fifty of the 6,00( locals
have oent resolutions asking that he
bn tnken hack and district number
12 (Illinois) has withdrawn Its of
ficial support from him. That dis
trict gav him $1000.000 when his
fight was at Its height."
resident Lewi Indicated that he
hoped for a renewal of the wage con
tract whrh I(t in effect now. "There
have hr-en only a few resolutions.
said President Lewis, demanding ln-i-rcasesL
There are several demand
ing ahortcr woriefng hours.
''There are restitution from sev
eral stoles asking that the provision
of the constitution against member-1
(ship In the Kd KIux Klan be with
drawn. That ban was written in
r-hen the Klnn was first organlr'd ( tlMtt fo ,s (,r
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 22. Mlrt
B. Fall, former secretary of the in
terior, will leave tonlaht or tomor
row morning for Washington to ap
pear before the senate public l;.nds
committee investigating the Teapot
Dome oil lense, he Informed news
papermen this afternoon.
It provides expulsion as a penalty t ,,.j . i according to the
whenever Klan membership Is prov-1 jPB,nmany f (jr. McNary. In her re
ed, but who can prove It? citing to Dr. McNary she described
'There are also resolutions de- bp auIntance with Gordon Mnt
nonncin? the Klan In strong langu-jja mj ,1,,) that thev had extend
arc, Alt of them, pro and con wllijwj OVpr a p,riod of years. Bhe aald
be rf"m-d to the committee onj(hat .nn ,,,,, n0( 0onlo Mettle for
constitution." j (,,r betrayal as she considered her
,.,, . , !sir equally guilty with him In their
IXDTANAPOt.W. Jan. 22 A wage, ,ta,ton wh,Ph hP nt had extend-rg-reement
for a term of years, ef-( e( oynr 4 porttK 0f several months.
urinated WHII.MIl a Bins- .,- j , ,k ,.,!. ,u.
UT'H'IM-W 111 .11." V nuiu-iii
fRcT fftat MIhs Kill bo)ifvrfi that nh&i
and MffHIe wt? to b marrM mn4
ibsi t itc a, mtlv tmiWr this tfntaUv'
. f ha unni.voaria'n niiriiir ' ' - " " - -- - -
n ' " . ' f n usir.. ii it i tl.fi aha fnnnintiM fO
' w'0'r,,r . ,",,",,. h. broad for six wk
mat me -.ivt - t
turned over to your cummin "
a committee of the senate or as
individual If. In the Judgment of . was not geepmr
our commltt there is found more: l"0 "! I""1 " rt
'praV.fc.We plan than the one select- . . wllhlj the near
'ed by the Jorv named above, by A'.:d by reporters ahou
or sus-
penion nf prodtictlnn, would be of
i-onstructlve help lu restoring sta
Mtffy to fhe Industry and would be
boon i the conI-wearld public.
svl, Inli.rnallmfl) rims! -
itint of the l ulled Mine Workers of
tmi rf. clamrt In his renort to; During tho winter of J22-2J l-
NFW YORK. Jan. 22, Harry t I ,hn h(,.nni) rr.nvetth n hre toilav. tl I-ft for a time ana tn oefenaam
Sinclair oil nnera'nr, who sailed fir Tt, ., wnve erre.-ment with heard that he Intended marrylnr
Furnne last Wednesday on th" ( lVl esrlre March SI. ; another girl. Wh' Q he
Stenmer Paris, fold newspaper men j "Were such an arrangement pns
do-k tnst n" expecieo to n .
rnturnod
she asked him aNnuf the point and
IM. It rwM demonstrate to trie pe niiiiitfen nat r- inienou in oo
,i ',..- in- nub'lr that the in- ud ronstd-red hln-.lf undor n
In a preiwred tn'ervtew bo sawi,,, ,T ,,. as mskltig in-er obligation to hr Mie naa mat
nil production in ti e Fnlted States t ., , , i,iacn lis house In order, rotitemptnfod milclitn as she nciier.-!
Judgment of, not keeping r' " ronsnmp-
(ConUnued on page J.)
i about the Tea-
(Contlnu'd oo Tag 3.)
r. i..h rinrefi "Srh a hr h(!ith to be undergoing a
null"- if rrrid out, would ellmln- chance. Rh afsted to Dr. McNary
ate th neccaslty for roal legiala- lht ha had often rontemplated at
tlnn by th federal congress or the, tempting sulctde, but tearing tha
various legislatures." she might make bad Job of it did
CAsaoctafei' Preaa Leaaed Wire.)
PORTLAND,. Jan. M. ''Not
guilty because of Insanity" w as tha
verdict of the circuit mart Jury last,
night In the case of Mayme Fuches,
it. nurse maid, who waa charged
with having stoles Pantol Madden,
jr., son or Mr. and Mrs. Daniel D.
Madden, on the afternoon of Septem
ber 15. The Jury recommended that
the young woman be enrolled to
someone who would be resptmsiVile
lor her. .
Judge Kendall, of Marshffera, who
presided at the trial, will make tha
appointment this afternoon whan tha
glrl'a father, a resident of Lebanon,
will confer with Lie officials.
BILL FOR LOANS
TO FARMS ENDORSED
f Aamx-lated Praa Leawd Wlr.
WASHINGTON, Jan. , Presi
dent Coolldge gave his unqualified
endorsement today to the Norbeek
Hortneaw bill for government loana
to torthwestern larmera lor pur
chase of livestock.
LEraisW
TO DITREMOIiTS
f Aaaoclated Press Laeil Wlr t
MElFOKD. Jan. 22. Accortt-
tng to Sheriff C. B. Terrtrf, a
new clue to the whereabouts of
the H'Atttremoot brothers Kay,
Itoy, and Hugh Indicted in Usta
county, and by the federal court
aa perpetrators of the Siskiyou
tunnel murdem and attempted
train robbery Oeotber It last, h&i
written from an unnamed town
In Oklahoma to the mother f
girl friend of one of the brothers
in Roseburg.
"The letter waa written to the
mother, and turned over to the
girl. That'a the way they work-
ed," said the sheriff.
A checkup of the letter waa fin-
mediately started by the author-
id. s According to the sheriff,' all
the mall received by tha parents
of the euspected youths At the
Fiigi-ne pnstofftce, (s first Inspeo
i,., br the postal aulboriliea, tha
parents agreeing to thla plaa
willingly aa a measa of tiaclns
their sons.
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