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'MEDFORD, OREGON', .TUESDAY, "OCTOBJiU 25, IOl'I
NO. 185"-
EXPULSION
FACED BY
Texas Democrat Charged With
; Causing .'Obscene and In
; ! decent ' Language" to Be
Printed in . Congressional
Record Mortdell Introduces
ResolutionrDemocrat Col
. league Favor Censure.
. WASHINGTON,! Oct..' 25. Expul
sion from the huse. of representatives
of Thomas L. Wanton, democrat,
Texas, 'was; called .for in a losoliiUo-i
Introduced today by. . Roprosentatl o
Mondell- the republican leader. .
: The ground for the move to expel
was -publication in the Congressional
Record as part of, an extension, of re
marks by Blanton of an affidavit re
lating.' to a row 'at the- government
tirintlntf offieo which affidavit! wns
characterized by some house members
nii obscene and unfit for transmission
through the mails. ,
In- Blantoh's absence consideration
of the resolution was deferred until
Thursday. . ,
.-. -The- resolution offered by lyir. .Mon
deli follows: ; ,-',-"
''Whoreas.'.Thomas L, Blanton, rep
resentative from. the seventeenth dis
trict' of the state of Texas, dirt on Oc
tqber 4, 1921,l.ask .unanimous consent
ta extend his remarks in the Congres
tlpnal - Record 'upon 'tle . improve
ments In the government printing of-
fico' :: which consent vas granted by
tne -nouse; ana- - . "; -l -
V: "Whereas, under such' nermissinn
the, said' Thomas L. Blanton dll In
. sert and cause to be printed in the
iJohs,re8sronal Record for Saturday
Octobbr 221921, ; Brossly .'.Indecent
and obscerio ' language ihworthy' of a
- member of the house of representa
tives,., contrary to the rules of-the
house, ' derogatory to; Its dignity and
in violation of its . confidence, thorn-:
fore, be it: v ' " . -' :
''Resolved, that the said Thomas L.
Blanton -by his. conduct, as; a foresaid
."ibb forfeited all rights to sit as a rep
resentative In the sixty-seventh con
gress and is hereby oxpelled and de--'elared
to be no longer a member ot
this house." .......
, An announcement was mada that
the Texas delegation would meet to
n'orrow. to net on the Blanton ense.
There was a suggestion from i-rome
democrats that the .reaolutioa . of ex
pulsion bo amended to censure on'y.
EAT SALE
W.S.C.-U.C.
PORTLAND, Ore;, Oct. ; 25. Seats
for. the University of California-Washington
State college,-, football game
here n'ext Saturday ore reported to be
selling fast. Up to last night reserva
tidnp batf been made .for 2600 seats in
the- grandstand which has a capacity
of 3370; -.-' ...'' .
? The Multnomalj club is arrapging to
encircle the field with circus bleach
ers: Every terrace In the big bowl will
have its topping of seats. All told
there . wlil be a seating capacity for
approximately 11,000.
There will' be in addition, standing!
room for 5000. ,
7 WVJ
F
; , -BANDON, Ore., Oct. 25. Fire which
early todiy destroyed the Grand the
nter and damaged the Odd Fellows
block,' in .which the theater was locat
ed, causing loss estimated at $20,000.
The. fire threatened the business, sec
tion until' a tug pumping salt water
from the river checked the flames.
10 MILLION RUSSIANS FACE FAIVIINE.
H HOOVEFf ASKS FOR SURPLUS SUPPLIES
1 WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. Sugges
tion that congress authorize the war
department- to" donate surplus war
. supplies for use in relieving the fam
ine stricken peoples In Russia was
made today by Secretary Hoover In a
letter to Chairman Kahn of the house
nillttRry affairs committee. Relief
associations, the secretary said, had
Dot been able to command sufficient
Brumfield's Wounds
Heal Fast; Cheerful
Tho Gallows Yawn
ROSEDURO, Ore., Oct. 25. Dr.
R. M. Brumfield's . self-inflicted
wounds in his neck continued to
heal today. The physicians in at-
tendance stated that. there is only
a slight infection and that it is
not dangerous. Dr. Brumflcld ap-
pears cheerful, and talks about
everything except the murder
case and his attempt at suicide.
He does not seem worried over
the fact that next Monday he will
be sentenced lo death for the
murder of Dennis v Russell, of
which he was convicted last
week.
10 FIGHT U. S.
ITREAS'Y EDICT
Wayne B. Wheeler Declares
Action Legalizing Medicinal
Wine and Beer Indefensible
Predicts Prompt Reaction
and New Law By Congress.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. Beer as
a medicine enjoys a full legal sta
tus today, thrqugh the unexpected ac
tion of the treasury department in
promulgating regulations permitting
its use for that purpose. Issued In
accordance' with an opinion submit
ted by former Attorney-General Palm
er'last -March 3, holding the medicinal
use of beer to be legal under the pro
hibition laws, and after, being with
held since then, in. anticipation of
early action by congress on the pend
mg anti-beor measure,. ' announce
ment of the beer regulations came as
a complete surprise to prohibition
leaders., .... ','.''!
.-'Predicting an immediate redaction
to the treasury's announcement in the
direction of increased pressure to ef
fect enactment of the anti-beer bill,
dry advocates in and out of congress
did not conceal their disapproval of
the department s action. Wayne B.
Wheeler, general counsel for the Anti-
Saloon league described it; as "less
defensible than at any other time."
. While the new rules, covering the
uso of wines and spirituous, liquors.
as medicines as well, as beer, fix a
limit of two and a half gallons, the
equivalent of a case, on the amount
of beer that may be prescribed to the
same person at one time, no arbitrary
limit is placed on the number pf pre
scriptions one person may obtain
within a given period.
Except that the amount for a sin
gle prescription is limited ' .to two
quarts, the wine regulations are the
same, while spirituous liquors are
limited to one pint within any ten day
period. .''...'
louisville; Ky.. Oct. 25. As
suming that brewers are permitted
to make beer under' regulations is
sued, by the treasury, it will not be
the "old fashioned kind," according
to John T. Drane, vice president of a
Lpnlsville beverage company. .
Only malt and hops are used in
making near beer, he said, whereas
a cereal is required for "real beer."
Even then, he said,, it will be three
weeks before the medicinal product
can be made. " 1
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 23. That the new
regulations which place no limit on
the number of prescriptions for beer
a doctor may issue would not create
a large demand was the consensus of
opinion abdng several representative
St. Louis browers last night. , They
expressed doubt that the new ruling
would cause the resumption of
brewing in large quantities.
Xo Beer in Chicago. ,
CHICAGO, Oct. 25. There may be
(Continued on page eight.)
I private charity "to cover even a por
Jtion of the great need."
From 6.000,000 to 10,000,000 peo
Ipleg In Russia must be destroyed un.
less they are given aid. according to
ja statement by Dr. Vernon KcllogK.
secretary of tho National Research
Council, made public by Mr. Hoover.
.Dr. Kellogg declared that in tho Volea
.fninlne area the lives of 15,000,000
! people were in Jeopardy . . .
DRY
PREPARE
LEGAL STEPS
RAIL STRIKE
OUTLINED
Department of Justice to Move
Fuel, Food and Passengers
in Case Strike Comes Pre
pare to Protect Public First
Union Heads to Meet
With Labor Boards.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. Discus
sions of details as to tho policy of the
department of Justice in c-vent of a
railroad strike was coinpfoted today
at a final conference between Attor
ney General Daughorty and district
attorneys fro)n five important rail
road citlos. - '
Hhe district attorneys on leaving
the conference were admonished by
Mr. Daugherty not to discuss the' de
partment's plans and the attorney
general likewise refused information.
Mr. Daugherty and the district at
torneys held their first' conference
yesterday and at its conclusion It was
announced that a program insuring
transportation of passengers, food
and fuel In case of a strike had been
worked out. . 1
On tho general question of the gov
ernment's right to act in event of a
strike the Justice department is un
derstood to take the position, on the
authorltj' of supreme court decisions,
that the employes of public utilities
bear a different relation to their
posts than workers In other lines be
cause of the duty owed by public util
ity servants to avoid any, interrup
tion of facilities upon which the pub
lic is dependent! Upon this principle
off icials";ald.',;' the department . was
prepared to' profect the. public fr6m a
cessation in the flow-' ot arteries of
commerce throughout the cbuntry.' ..'
. , CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 25. (By
the Associated Press.)-W.; S. Stone,
president of the Brotherhood .of Lo
comotive Engineers, today denied re
ports that he has advised the general
chairmen of the engineers that they
need not respond to the citation of
the railroad labor board to appear
before the1 board in Chicago" tomor
row by making public telegrams ex
changed between chairman R. M.
Barton of the board and the "big
'live" executives. '.'.
Chairman Barton last night-wired
(President Stone that the lioardfs or
der included: the general chairmen.
The executive's reply sent this morn
ing by the five - executives; advised
Chairman Barton that "it is evident
you have statements of the several
executives confused,", and explains
that the general ohairmen of the en
gineers have- not authority to act on
matters pertaining to settlement of
the proposed strike, this authority be
ing vested in the grand officers and
the executive oomralttee only.-.
Chairman' Barton's message to Mr.
Stone follows:
VWe are receiving word from chair
men that they"have been advised by
you they need not attend Wednesday.
This is not the meaning of the board's
order in view of your statement to
the board as to Importance of chair
men In present situation. The board
desires their presence." ' .
'.'We desire the presence of the gen
eral chairmen of the hortherhoods as
well as the executive officers,'' Chair
man Barton said. "There Is nothing
in any ot the messages sent out by
the board, summoning the labor men,
which could be construed otherwise."
CLEVELAND, Oct. 25.
Assoclaed Press.) The
-(By the
reply to
Chairman Barton's message follows:
"Very evident that you have the
statements of the several executives
confused. Mr? Lee stated It would
require action of chairmen and com
mittees of individual roads. 'Shep
pard, Cashen and Stone stated that
the executive committees and grand
officers had full power to represent
them and make satisfactory settle
ment. We have notified executive
committees to be present."
CHICAGO, bet. 25, Chairman R.
M. Barton of the labor board when
advised today that 'President Stone of
the engineers had advised his general
chairmen they need not respond to
the board's citation to appear here to
morrow, said he had no communica
tion with Mr. Stone on' the subject
and that he could not understand why
such an Order should be given.
"We shall. take this matter up a,t
once and correct 1t," Chairman Bar
ton said.
'CLEVELAND, Oct. 25. (By the
Associated Press.) Notwlthstand-
( Continued on Page Eight)
Four Leaders in Fight to Cut Rail Wages
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J&cvc-a.iaul J.Feltbvs AXbzvt J. Cou.tvty-
Here are four of the leading railroad
executives who iwe going abend with
preparations for another general re
duction in wagesignoring strike warn
ings of their employes. Above, from
left to right, aro Samuel L. Felton,
U.S. STEEL HELD
OF LABOR PEACE
If Corporation Removed From
Situation Turmoil Ended in
Six Months Says Untermyer
Favors Federal Licenses
to . Control Trusts in Testi
mony Before Senate ,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. Enact
ment of laws compelling corporations
doing an interstate business to obtain
federal licenses was urged today by
Harouel Untermyer, New York- lawyer,'
as a step toward solution of Industrial
controversies. . . ,
Testifying, before tho senate com
mittee Investigating the West Virginia
mine disorders, Mr. . Untermyer de
clared that only through a lleensinu
nystem could the federal Roverntnunt
impose such conditions upon corpora-,
tlons ns would maintain peace in in
dustry. .
One of the conditions which -Mr.
Untermyer said should bo imposed
was that employers should bargain
collectively with their workers'.
"I say candidly" ho continued!
"that thc open shop is tho Ideal plan
for it is more in harmony with Amer
ican principles. Hut I nay with cquul
candor that it cannot bo. The open
shop is not a possible thing."
Mr. L-ntermyer declared thc .United
States Steel corporation was "the
greatest- enemy of labor today.", and
asserted that tf It were removed from
the situation "there would be indus
trial peace in six monthH."
Discussion of the steel corporation
came in connection with stutcmentH
concerning its "enormous Intercuts"
in West Virginia tfonl lands. Mr.
Untermyer explained incidentally tint
be was the largest Individual holilrr
or stock in the Uethlehem Kteet cor
poration, but told tho comnili'cn he
was out of sympathy also n-lll: i,s
labor policies. .;..'.,
CALL BIDS FOR
OLYMPIA, Wash., Oct. 25. Post
master James Doherty of. Olympla
received Instructions today from
Chief Clerk William C. Ott at Wash
fngton' to' call for bids on distribution
pf malls by truck In the event of a
railway strike tie-up. The "entire
Thurston and Gray' Harbor cftntv
territory would bo served. Mr. Doh
erty stated Olymnia's point of supply
would be cither Seattle or Tacoma.
GREATEST ENEMY
president of tho Chicago Great Wes
tern! and Albei t J. County" vlco presi
dent of the Pennsylvania lines. Below
are John G. Hodgers, vice president of
the Pennsylvania, and Milton II. Smith
vice-presldont of the Louisville St
NnshvHle. 1
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OF
Alleged Lady Bluebeard Looks
Straight at Jury Box But
Voice Is - Barely Audible
. Admits Buying Insect Pow
der Flatly Denies Giving
Poison to Husband No. 4-.
TWIN FALLS, Idaho, Oct. 25, -With
eyes fixed dlrectly upon the
Jury and In a voice barely audible be
yond range of the attorneys Lyda
Meyer .Southard this morning on the
witness stand told her Btory 'of . the
death of. her fourth husband, Edward
P. Meyer, for the murder of whom
she Is now being tried. The calling
cf the defendant to the witness chair
came as an almost complote surprise.
A special recess of ten minutes Was
apked for by the attorneys for the de
fense for the purpose of conference.
A witness previously asked for was
being sought by the bailiff!. At the
close of the recess announcement was
made that this particular witness was
not then required.
"Call your next witness," directed
the court. At a word from counsel
Mrs. Southard got up and walked to.
the witness stand. .
A buzz of conversation broke eut
among the spectators as she took her
scat. v
The defendant detnilod her story
of the final illness of Mr. Meyer up
tu the time of his 'death. She admit
ted buying two packages of Inspect
extcrmlnutin' at tho I'lsher Drug
company store, and denied. that she
had purchased more than that
amount. She declared that lmr hus
band was taken to the Twin Falls
county hospital at her , orders, and
that ho was not noticeably III during
the trip. .......
Asked directly if she had ever ad
ministered poison to Edward F.
Meyer, the defendant replied:
"I did not no, I didn't." .-.., -
F
BERLIN, Oct 25. (fly Associated
Press.) Joseph Wlrth, Vho resigned
from tho office of the German chancel
lor last Saturday, has been designated
by President Ebert to form a" new
cabinet,
LADY BLUEBEARD
ONSTAND TELLS
MEYERS
END
i r t rt i
Kjamoung ueoi rata
by Check May Be
Recovered, England
LONDON, Oct. 125. A far-
reaching and, for England, sen-
satlonal decision has been ren-
dered by the house ot lords In a
ruling that money paid by chock
In settlement of a gambling debt
Is recoverable by the loser.
T dulsio oteis an, avtiue
fer possible litigation livolviac
hundreds of thousands of
pounds sterling and the book-
makers who do a big business at
all tho race meetings doclaro
they may be ruined financially.
They have called a special meot-
Ing to consider the situation.'
Resignation Wired to Local Di
rectors October 13 Will Be
Accepted at Next Meeting
Says J. A. Perry Report
Work Progressing.1 '
D. C. Henny, consulting engineer bf
tho Medford Irrigation 'district and
one of the most prominent hydraulic
engineers- on tho I'neiflc const, re
signed that position on October 1:1.
This fact only became -known yester
day. According to J. A. Perry, presi
dent ot the dlBtrlut board of directors
Mr, Ilenny'a resignation will bo ac
cepted at tho next regular meeting.
7.,"We-do- not expect.-to appoint- an
engineer to tnke ' Mr. Henny's place
uhless it, should. seem necessary," snld
Mr. Perry today. "Tho work at the
dlim ;ls progressing -Satisfactorily, on
plans approved by , both Mr. Honny
and Stuto Englpoer Cupper. " With
Mr. Cowgill. district onglnoer ; in
charge, (I believe tho Intorosts of the
land owners' will' bo fully protected."
Mr. Henny's resignation, wired
from Akron, Ohio,- October 13, wns
prompted by the fact that nt that
time, the board of directors had ap
pointed no district engineer, us sug
gested both by Mr. Henny and state
onglnoer Cupper, His talogram-follows:
. "Stato Engineer Cupper wires'
' you have not yet appointed dls
. trtct engineer. Repeated disre
gard of my advice intended to In
sure safety, permanency and. ade
quacy of district work, induces
.mo to resign as your, consulting
' onglnoor.".
It la bolleve'd tho, appointment, of
Cowgill has romoved tho main causo
of Henny's action, for In a letter to
tho board following his rosignatjon,
jiu nutu; my present action nas no
aonnectlon with the character and
ability of other 'englneors whose ap
polntment I understand you are now
considering and with whom it would
have., been a pleasure -for mo to co
operate." On Mr. Henny's return from tho
cast, J. A. Perry wrote him explaining
that a district engineer had been ap
pointed about the time of his resig
nation, but In his reply Mr. Honny
merely confirmed his action without
comment.
District Engineer Cowgill Is now
at the dam, whero tho pouring co
njont is now under way . and It 1b
hoped will bo comploted by tho end of
tho week, says Mr. Perry. His as
sistant, Herman Powell Is ill with
tonsllltls, hut is expected to be nblo to
resume his duties within a few days.
After tho resignation of R. W. Ren,
State Engineer Cupper and Consult
ing Engineer Honny camo to Medford,
lookod over tho situation und on their
return recommended tho appointment
of Mr. Dlllnrd of tho Talent District
to roplaco Re"a. Directors Perry and
Colcman communicated with Dlllnrd
but as he could not glvo his 'cnttro
timo to tho project, did not offor him
, Cnntlnnpi1 on Mae Eight)
hew. resigns;
as consulting;
dis'e engineer
U. S. SENATOR CAMERON OF ARIZONA
PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 25. Infor
mation regarding tho specific offonso
or offenHes on which tho charge of
perjury was based In the Indictment
returned ngnlnst Ralph H. Cameron,
Junior United Htntcs senator from
Arizona, by the last federal grand
Jury here, still was lacking 'today.
The fact that th0 Indictment was
returned was learned yostorday when
an entry relating to the matter was
found in the minute book of the
court. Th0 entry stated that tho In
dictment charged Senator Cameron
with "violation of section 125 of the
penal code, lKlOrperJury," -
EX-EIWPEROR
CHARLES TO
BE BANISHED
Failing in Attempt at Suicide
King and Queen Are Cap
tured and Confined in Ester
hazy Castle Will Be Treat
ed As Napoleon Was Treated
Dy rienuii.
BUDAPEST, Oct. 25! i (By Associat
ed Press.) Former Emperor. Charles
whose attempt to re-establish himself
upon tho Magyard throne met with dis
mal failure, yesterday attempted to
eitmmlt otltf.l.la liir uhnneni, fnlli,ttr
his arrest near Komoran. Former Em
press ZIta saw him preparing to shoot
himself and prevented him from carry
ing out his Intention.
The former emperor and empress
aro prisoners "in the Esterhazy castle
nt Tata Tovaros. and Thomas Beau
mont Hohler, British high commission
er In Hungary, is hurrying there, with
the representatives of other nations, to
insure the safety of tho prisoners.
Horthy Defeats Coup
Orders sent to the rebellious troops
by Admiral Horthy, the Hungarian re
gent, spelled the. doom of Charles' at
tempt to regain at least a part of his
former empire. The regent reminded
the soldiers of their oath of allegiance
to him and demanded thoir. uncondi
tional obedience.-addlng that the Suc
cess of their undertaking would mean
the ruin ol the country. The 'firm stand
of Admiral Horthy had its effect, and
the' royalist forces scattered. Latest
advices from the section of country
around Komornn Indicated tho govern
ment troops continued the pursuit of
the royalist 9 and that the, Jfnrllst pre-
mle'r, - M. Aakbvsky" and - Caitlttv Am
drnssy, were among the supporters ot
the former monarch, captured '-'bV' ths
loyal 'troops'. ' ' :. ';';'." '
The Hungarian government Wilt' pro.
bnbly await' notion by the allied Dow
ers regarding Charles' fuiui-e place ot
residence. It is known' that' Switzer
land will not again give h!m refuge
and it is possible that he will he re
moved to some place where ho will be
virtually a prisoner of the allied pow
ers. -. ' . .'-..' ,
The followers of the former emperor
are reported, to have lost half their
number In attempting to retreat from
Bicske to Tata Tovaros, Peasants out
off their retreat toward the south.
Capture of .Gtistav Gratz, -former
minister of foreign affairs, who was
Involved in the monarchist attempt,
is reported.
8ent to Fortress ' .
PARIS, Oct. 26. (By ' Associated
Press.) The allied policy' for the fu
ture treatment of ex-Emperor Charles
of: Austria-Hungary has been decided
only as to one polrA-that he must be .
put in a position where he will be ab
solutely unable again ,to disturb the
tranquility of Europe, it waa declared
in French official circles today, i: ;
The council of ambassadors . will
probably at its next meeting take up
the. problem of providing him with a.
home whore hla security and the tran
quility of Europe, so far as any menace
to It from him is concerned, will' be
equally assured. : ' '
One solution suggested here is that
he bo kept In a fortress until the polit
ical situation in Europe has been stab
ilized. . ,. . -
Noted Character Dnid.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2G.-W. B. (Bat)
Mustcrson, former sheriff in tho
southwest and in recent years a sport- .
ing editor of the Morning Telegraph
died of heart disease while nt work
at his desk today. He was b'fl jvars
old A
Tennis halls for ahlnmnnt overseas
aro sealed In cans to prevent them
'from going dead.
ND1CMNT OF
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. Attorney
General Daugherty declined today to
entor into any extended discussion of
the Indictment by the federal grand
Jury at Phoenix, Ariz., of Ralph H.
Cameron, United States senator from
Arizona. .
The attorney general, in response
to Jnnulrles, said there was ,a "sus
plclon" that an Indictment had been
brought against Senator Cameron and
that a lot of people were evidently at
tempting to get some Information, but
the department of justice hnd nothing '
to say In connection ' with tho mat-.
ter at this time, '