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"MEDFORD, ORK(iON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER '.", 1!)J1
NO. 211
MEDFORD
FAT NOT TO
BLAME 61
TOLD DOCTOR
Virginia Exonerated Jester Dr
Rumwell Says Injury Might
Have Been Caused by Alco
hol, Hysteria War Veteran
Called As Witness Arbuckle
Defense.
SAN KHA.N'CISCO, Nov. 20. Dr. M
E. Kuniwell will be placed on the wit
ness stand today in the Iloscoe Ar
buckle manslaughter trial to testify
that Miss Virginia Rappe exonerated
Arbuckle Tor her fatal injuries. It was
announced by Gavin McNab, the de-
fondant's chief counsel.
Both physicians testified that the
bladder rupturo of the nature suffered
by Miss Rappe might under certain
circumstances be caused sixjntnneous-
iy.
The prosecution contends that they
were caused by external force applied
by Arbuckle. Dr. Shields Illustrated
on the blackboard how alcoholism or
hysteria may cause such injuries.
Nat Sclimulowltz, defense attorney
whs threatened with contempt of court
when ho attempted to repeat a hypo
thetical question to Dr. Shields, which
had been ruled out by the judge.
Dr. Rumwell was the first physician
to give any detailed attention to .Miss
Kappe after the Arbuckle party.
Dr. Rumwell, according to McNab.
interviewed Miss Rappe in the cause
of her injuries while she was in full
possession of her faculties and she did
not mention Arbuckle as being in any
way responsible for such injuries.
Dr. Lloyd Bryan, Sun Francisco, de
fense medlcnl expert, was tho first
witness today.
Dr. George Franklin Shiels, San
Francisco, major In the medical corps
of the United States army during tho
Spanish-American and world wars,
and wearer of the congressional medal
of honor and the Croix de Guerre, was
the next defense witness.
The reaction of shock from a cold
bath might produce the injuries re
ferred to, he said. Miss Rappe was
given such bath at the time she is
alleged to have been injured.
Under cross-examination he admit
ted that there is a sharp difference of
opinion among authorities as to the
cause of bladder rupturo.
"Old fashioned Anglo-Saxon modes
ty," was given by Dr. Shiels as a con
tributing cuuse of tho type of bladder
rupture suffered by Miss Rappe.
However,' the bladder is a most re
markably reslstent organ, ho said, and
tho modesty which contributed to
bladder injuries was giving way to
new conditions calling for more atten
tion to personal health.
The jar of a railroad train or auto
mobile might cause rupture of an over
distended bladder, be said.
Dr. Fred 11. Zutuwalt, San Francisco
physician, followed Dr. Shiels to the
stand. Dr. Zuiuwalt said that at dif
ferent times ho had been called to at
tend Milton T. U'Reu, assistant dis
trict attorney, who is taking a leading
part in the Arbuckjo case. Ho had
never treated U'Ren for bladder trou
ble, however, he said. He admitted
having no personal knowledge of spon
taneous injuries of the type Involved
In the case.
Dr. Zumwnlt said bo has been advis
ing the defense on the medical phases
of tho case since Its Inception. He was
on the stand at tho noon recess.
FATAL TO WOMAN
YUKKA, Calif.. Nov. 21 Mrs. Flor
ence Charles died at Wood early
Wednesday morning under peculiar
elruuniHtutices that indicated poison
ing. Deceased had been one of a party
that, on its way from Metlford, had
"topped in Yreka Tuesday evening for
" short time, and had been evidently
in the best of health.
Coroner J. K. Turner hold an i"
lucst on the case yesterday and the
Jury, after listening to the testimony
of physicians, decided that death was
caused from convulsions resulting
from an overdose of cocaine. De
eoased had not been an addict, but
for some reason had taken n nunn
'ily of the drug, which seemed to
have caused her death.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23. Joe Lynch,
former world's bantamweight lwxins
'"amnion, will meet Midget Smith in
ten round contest tonight. J
Japs Use Nature
To Make "Pearls,"
Science Holds Real
TARIS, Nov. 2.V Pearls are
pearls, whether produced by the
Japanese method of artifically
stimulating their production in
oysters or formed in the usual
manner, so far as French science
can determine. M. Iloutan in a
report to tho Academy of
Science shows that the process
of formation Is the same in both
cases, and the only difference is
in the larger core of the "Jap
anese" pearl.
In the "Japaneso" method
some small object is placed In
the oyster which promptly pro
tects itself by depositing about
the intruder the pearl sub
stance, exactly as It does when
such un object gets into the
pearl shell accidentally. There
was no explanation as to why
"real" pearls aro found only
about small cores.
Too Serious for Talk Says
Premier of Ulster Lloyd
George Holds Conference
Sinn Fein Attitude Threatens
Resumption Warfare.
LONDON, Nov. 23. (By the Asso
elated Press.) As Premier Craig of
Ulster went into conference with
Prime Minister Lloyd George today it
wus admitted oft'iclaly that the Ir
ish peace negotiations had reached a
"gravo and critical stage."
A prominent member of the Sinn
Fein bore this out.
"The situation is too serious for
talk," he said. "Michael Collins and
George Duffy (the Sinn Fein dele
gates) have gone to Dublin to take
counsel with Mr. DeValera and the
Dail Klreann cabinet and to receive
instruction as to the attitude they
are to adopt. They will return to
London Saturday night to meet Mr.
Lloyd George after he has received
Sir James Craig's reply."
At today's interview Mr. Lloyd
George was unable to give Ulster as
surance that even if she agreed to his
proposal the Sinn Fein would admit
tho point of allegianco to tho king ns
tho king of Ireland. Se.nh an admis
sion has been refused by the Dail Klr
eann representatives who are declar
ed to view Ireland's posit'on solely as
an independent state, which, bowevur.
might make treaties with the other
slut. 1 f the British emp'vt: and pos
sinl." even acknowledge- tho i:ing as
he '.resident of a federation of froe
stales.
This is nothing like th; settlement
plan the British government had in
11 ;nd and it appears that if the Sinn
Fein maintains its uttitudo the nego
tiations must be broken orf with the
resumption of warfare an mmedinto
possibility.
After the conference the Ulster
premier satu ne was going 10 r.-euusi
tonight.
BELFAST'. iNov. 25. (By thj As
sociated Press.) Considerable forces
if irnr, and snecial nollcc were ex
pected to arrive here today to assist
n quelling the disorders which ha'.e
i.ged intermittently for the last flv-
ays. The death list for the scries of
inbreaks had reached twenty-seven
nut uiirhi after a dav marked by tho
bombing cf three tram cars and des-
Hiii-v shooting in which seven per
sons were killed and a number se
riously injured.
UFE1ER
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.".. -Two
men serving life fii-ntenet'S in federal
nitentiaries on murder charges
ere lealeased Thanksgiving day on
irdoas issued by President Hard-
James A. Keith, a soldier, who
killed a man at Fort Riley. Kas.( was
one of the men receiving the holiday
clemency while the second was
George Pestriakoff, an Alaskan of
Knssian and Indian blood, confined
McNeil Island penitentiary since
1 'jt'
IRISH FACTION
FIGHT MENKES
BRITISH PEACE
HOLIDAYPARDONS
HIROHITO
NAMED
T,
IN BADJEALTH
Boy of 20 Designated Ruler of
Japan Emperor's Illness
Brings Move Crown Prince
Democratic Yoshito Suf
fers Collapse.
TOKIO, Nov. 25. (By Associated
Press.) Crown Prince Illrohito has
been designated regent of Japan.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. (By As
sociated Press.) The announcement
from Tokio of the regency of Hir'ohlto
was expected in Japanese circles here
as the recent tour of the crown prince
to Kurope generally was understood to
have been tho first step in the court
arrangement to give liirohlto the con-
duet of the empire becauso of the con
tinued illness of the emperor.
Representative Japanese today em
phasized how much this visit to west
ern countries had meant for Japan. It
was recalled that when the crown
prince returned to Tokio he made a
memorable speech to the people in
which he frankly admitted that Japan
had much to learn from western coun
tries and that nil the subjects of the
empire must strive their utmost to
bring Japan to tho high development
necessary for her national progress.
The regent, who Is only 20 years old,
has already accomplished a great deal
in establishing a more liberal under
standing between the imperial court
and the people of the empire. He has
already abandoned the ancient idea of
imperial aloofness and in striking con
trast to the earlier days when Jap
anese were not supposed to gaze uion
their emperor, Hirohito has recently
appeared at various public meetings in
quite nn informal mnuner and has
made a number of speeches.
Designation of Crown Prince Hiro
hito ns regent of Japan follows reports
which have been In circulation for
about a year that Emperor Yoshil'.Ito
was in bad physical condition. A dis
patch to a Honolulu newspaper in May
of last year reported that ho had dif
fered a mental and physical break
don 11.
Early last month a rumor that he
was dead was circulated In Tokio and
the imperial household in denyin.; it
at that time stated he was so ill it was
feared that he could not recover.
The emperor's physical and mental
condition had become aggravated, it
was said and the difficulty he hod ex
perienced In walking and holdln; con
versation had been augmented, while
his memory and capacity for atiention
had declined. Yoshihlto becam:: em
peror upon the death of his father, the
Emperor Mutsuhito on July HO. I'll.'.
T TO DEATH
BUTTE. Mont., Nov. Kut
SehiKinu, proprietor of the Harrison
hotel, n roadhoutjo on Himison n ve
nue. Just outside the corporate liniitu
of the city, was Hhot down by holdup
men early- this morning. Knur pa
trons of tho plucu, two men and two
women who wurc In' the dunce hall,
were held Up and robbed and the re
ceipts of the place for ThanksRivinK.
estimated to be several hundred dol
lars secured. Schilling was shot twice
a n (1 d fed a I m oat i n st a n t ly . R wus
.sail that he hud put up no resistance
and that, on the contrary, he offered
to give tho holdup men anything lie
had if they did not shoot. There were
four men in the party of bandits, but
only two entered the place, their part
ners remaining on guiird outside the
hotel. In the party held up and rob
bed were Dan and V. M. Crant of Dil
lon and Gladys Kelly and A!lcc En
gen of liutte. A tuxlcub driver, K.
Sabo, in an adjoining room, was over
looked by the bundll:i. officers were
at once notified and u seurch Mas be
gun for the murderers. So arrests
have yet been made. Schilling was
married and his wife, who lived In the
hotel, was by his side a moment after
ho died.
$200,000 Industrial l ire.
HL'NSVILLK. Ala., Nov. 2'.. Flic
early today destroyed the Spring City
Milling company. Kwlft nnd com
pany's plant, the W. !?. Smith Mercan
tile establishment and damaged
udjoilning structures, causing un esti
mated loss of $200,000.
BOSTON. .Nov. 25. F.rncst Wads
worth Longfellow, 70. artist and last
surviving son of the pcet. Longfel
low, died here yesterday after a pro
tracted Illness.
R EN
MIKADO
NEW JAP RULER
t ,
Prince Hirohito
ST.L
ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Nov. 25. O. V.
Halliiluy, a brokcj' whoso firm recently
went Into bankruptcy with liabilities
listed over $110,000, confessed today,
according to the police, that ho had
counterfeited $1,500,000 In Interim cer
tificates upon the French government
and that he had passed $03,000 worth
of them on St. Louis hanks in nn effort
to liquidate his losses. Harry Turner,
editor of n. bi-monthly mngazine here
and Paul Murphy; a magazine solicitor
are held in connection with the case.
Tho discovery the forged certifi
cates was made by a clerk In the
Morgan firm's office, authorities say,
and local federal agents wore informed
that a plate for the bonds bad been
made here.
Tho difference between tho spurious
certificates and original are described
as follows:
"Border too dark; number hand
stamped in too light a color; those so
far presented bear a watermark
Stratniore Deed' Instead of "American
Bank Note Company' bond nnd have a
fac-simile signature instead, of hand
written."
RESUMED IN THE
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 25. Normal
train service was restored today on
tile Spokane, Portland and Seattle line
ifter bolng tied up since Saturday as
a result of heavy snow nnd sleet which
prostrated traffic along the Columbia
river.
The Oregon-Washington Railroad
and Navigation company was detour
ing its trains over the North Bank line
and officials believed several dnyB
would be neoded to open the tracks
along the south bank of the Columbia.
The Inst of the stalled trains which
had been marooned five days at Lylo,
Wash., arrived here Inst night.
Traffic between Portland and Bend
via the Deschutes canyon brunch of
the Spokane. Portland nnd Seattle
railroad was reported to be restored.
The Southern Pacific today lifted its
freight embargo which had been put
into effect as a result of the tie-up.
Another day at least will be required
to repair the earth fill and trestle ap
proaches to the Oregon Electric line
bridgo over the Satitlam, south of
Albany before through service can be
resumed to Eugene. Subsiding of flood
water at Corvallis has enabled the
resumption of train service on the
Albany-Corvallis branch.
Yesterday's Scores
I'nlvcrslty of Oregon 21; Multno
mah A. A. C. 7.
F.verott High 4S; Washington
High, Portland 7.
Montana 0; Gonzaga 0
Washington State 11; Washing
Ion 0.
Cornell 41; Pennsylvania 0.
Colgate 21; Columbia 11.
Penn State 0; Pittsburg 0.
Kansas 15; Missouri 9.
Idaho 3; Whitman 13.
Anthracite coal has been an article
of commerce exactly one century.
ABOLITION OF
LAND RIGHTS
CHINA FAVORED
Senator Lodge Heads Sub
Committee Give Right to
Try Own People Powers to
Surrender Territory and to
Abrogate Treaties.
WASHINC.TON, Nov. 23. (By As
soclated Press.) Appointment of a
sub-committee, headed by Senator
Lodge of the American il'dogatlou to
consider tho question of extra-terrr.or
inl rights In China was authorized to
day by the Pacific and Far Kasteru
committee of the Washington confer
ence. Tho Chlueso delegation nt the m's
sion of tho committee in oxocutivo
session presented a detailed statement
regarding China's position as to extra
territorial rights which statement was
characterized as "reasonable" by tho
representatives of the other powers.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. (By As
sociated Press.) Abolition of extra
territorial rights in China by which
various powers maintain their own
courts for trial of their own nationals,
was agreed to In principle today by the
Kwers represented in the Washington
conference on Pacific and Far Eastern
affairs.
The Chinese delegation presented to
the committee today a statement
strongly urging the abolishment of the
extra-territorial rights and sympa
thetic responses were said to have
been voiced by the representatives of
the other jiowers.
Belief was generally expressed, bow
ever, that the rights not he given up
immediately in view of conditions in
China, but that the abolition should
come as promptly as compatible with
the present situation nnd progress of
China.
Tho committee upon reaching the
general ugreoment authorized the ap
pointment of n sub-committee bonded
by Senator I nine of the American
delegation to preaont tho principle In
the coneroto form of a resolution.
Tho subcommittee also will work
out the details of the surrender by the
powers of their rights. This task will
include the consideration of a number
of treaties nnd for that reason the
time required for its accomplishment
was problematical.
The committee of the nluo powers
also took up nt today's session the
question of the CNnese postal service
and discussed the details In that con
nection until after one o'clock, when
it was decided that tho committee
should conclude its sitting for the day
and resumo tomorrow morning. No
decision wns taken respecting China
posts.
The Chlueso request for abolition
of tho oxtrn-terrltorlal privileges hold
by other nations wns understood to
have had the strong supiort of the
American delegation Secretary Hughus
declaring that I ho foreign courtB
should bo abolished as soon ns China
demonstrated her ability to administer
justice.
HEM OEM BELT
DUBUQUE. Iowa, Nov. 25. (Ily
the Associated Press.) Marshal Fer
dinand Koch of France was officially
welcomed to Iowa bore this morning
by one of the largest crowds thnt ovor
gathered In Dubuque.
A demonstration of welcome when
the marshal's train nrrlved lasted
several mlnutos 'and was joined by
several hands. A citizen's commit
tee presented .Marshal Foch with a
beautiful historic, memorial scroll,
mentioning Dubuque as the original
French settlement in the upper Mis
sissippi valley. Dubuquo was settled
In 1785 by Julian Dubukue, a French
man. WATER FRONT SHE
MOW ORLEANS. La., Nov. 20. The
port of New Orleans was completely
tied up today by a strike of between
12,000 and 15,000 cargo loaders and
handlers who walked out in sympathy
with the screw men, who quit work
Monday. About seventy ships are in
port awaiting cargoes. The public
cotton warehouse and ten private ware
houses were closed.
In 2074 Man to
Live 100 Years; Life
On An "Up" Trend
fr NEW YOItK, Nov. 25. Ono
hundred nnd fifty-three years
from now on. or In the year
2074, health conditions in this
country will he so good that tho
average person will live 100 4-
years according to several Hed
! Cross statistical authorities.
These statisticians based their 4
100 years Idea on what they
called the past passing out per-
formances. For instance, in
1910 in New York persons died
at tho average age of 35 and in
1120 at an average age of 3t.
This upward trend of life,
they claimed, has been in evi-
denco for many years, available
statistics from tho sixteenth
century showing tho span of life
to bo IS. By the eighteenth
century it had lengthened to 2S
years.
Briand Says Navy at Bottom
of Sea, But Land Forces Still
Menace Refuses to Reply
Lord Curzon Address No
Time for Argument.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2 0. Disclaim
ing aiiy. wish to reply to the address
In London yostordny of Lord Curzon,
tho British foreign minister, urging J
France not to pursue nn "Isoluted
and individualistic." policy, Proinier
Brlnntl of Franco declared before sail
ing for homo today that this was no!
tlmo for argument between "friends!
and allies."
Ho asserted that, notwithstanding'
tho "exceptional" situation of France
In Kurope, tho French government
was proposing to go further In limi
tation of armaments, both on laud
and sea, than any other nation.
"As regards disarmament," ho said,
"France will have gone as far along
this road as any other country with
out exception. In offect, on land, she
has. already spontaneously reduced
her "metropolitan army" by a third.
In spite of tho law which keeps threo
clnssos with tho colors, actually
there are only two. Furthermore,
tho government has Introduced a bill
In parliament reducing tho period of
sorvico by half and In consoquenco
the number of effectives In prepara
tion. "It has douo much more than the
other nations will do as regards na
vies since tho nnval roduction envis
aged docs not oxeced 4 0 per cont.
"Add this: That France, which
has GO, 000, 000 subjects in colonies
whose coasts are on three seas and
which consequently need a navy, has
seen her fleet of capital ships reduc
ed by tho effects of the war from
threo squadrons to a single squad
ron. She is prepared on this ground
to rcnllzo with her allies tho same
proportion of reductions.
"Consequently, In tho sum totals
of hor forces of national defense
(laud, army and sea army) It can be
said that Franco will have mudo nn
effort at reduction superior to that
of any other nation and Its merit will
bo greater because of tho Inevitable
danger.
"Our ICngllsli friends ought to rec
ogiiizo that tho Gorman fleet Is at
the bottom of tho sea and that con
sequently it Is no longer a menace
either for Knglnnd or fur us. But
the 7,000,000 men of tho (icrman
are si 111 there, very much alive und
dangerous. This Is a fact that
Franco must realize and consider."
TO SICK BED OF SON
FUNCHAL. Island of Madeira. Nov.
25. (By Associated Press.) Former
KinprcBS Zita of Austria-Hungary, who
was placed In exile here has expressed
tho wish to return to Switzerland to
be present at an operation on her son
for appendicitis. She will ask permis
sion of tho allied council of ambassa
dors through tho medium of tho Portu
guese government, to mako tho Jour-
FRENCH STILL
WORRIED OVER
GERMAN ARMY
REVISED NAVY
AIMS JAPAN
GIVEN PARLEY
Adjournment of Far East and
Armament Questions During
Holidays Loom Chinese
and British Clash Over Root
Principles in Treaties Ex
perts to Continue Labors.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. (Ily tllo
Associated Press) Kevised estimates
of Japan's naval tonnage have been
received from Tokio by the Japanesu
delegation and havo been submitted
to the delegations of the other powers
for examination.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 25. (By tho
Associated Press) An ngreement
was said to have been reached at to
day's meeting of the committee on
Pacific and Far Eastern questions of
the Washington conference providing
that an international commission of
Hirists shall bo sent to China next
year to report whether tho Chinese
system of Justice Is sufficient to war
runt abolition of other nations ex
traterritorial rights.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. (By tho
Associated 1'ress) A meeting of tho
American delegation was called late
today by Secretary Hughes. Tho pur
pose of tho meeting was not disclosed,
but it was understood that tho Ameri
can four desired to study over events
of tho lust few days' since they had
gotten together.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. (By the
Associated Press) Belief was gaining '
ground today among foreign delega
tions that tho armament und . Fur
Eastern conference might adjourn tho .
first fortnight of December to glv ;
tlmo to tho delegates to go homo for
Christmas.
Some members of the delegations''
have already secured passage aboard
the Aqullanlu, sailing from Now York
on December 13. On the Interval oC
tho adjournment the committees und
sub-committees of experts would con
tinue their work'to havo precise reso
lutions ready on the re-assembling of
the conference.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. (By the
Associated Press) Tho armament
conference discussion of Far ast ques
tions shifted today to tho possibility
of abridging tho system of extraterri
torial rights under which tho powers'
maintain their own Judicial Interests
In China for the trial of cases In which
their respective nationals aro in
volved. China wants tho cxtra-torrltorlnl
privilege abolished altogether, al
though hero delegates have Indicated
doubt whether the present Judicial
machinery of the Chinese government
would inaku It posslblu to withdraw
the foreign tribunals Immediately.
All thu other nations concerned
havo evidenced In tho main a feeling
that nothing of a very sweeping char
acter in that direction is warranted
Just now.
The session of tho nine delegates,
sitting as a conimltteo of the whole to
discuss the cxtra-terrltorlullly prob
lem, was tho only meeting on today'a
program.
Meantime tllo clash of opinion be
tween the Chinese and some .of tho
British spokesmen over tho meeting
of the four Boot principles continued
n subject of speculation in conversa
tions among individual delegates.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 25.
Southeast storm warnings aro flying
today along tho 1'aclflc coast from
Capo Mendocino northward to Capo
Flatten , according to announcement
by tho I'nited States weather bureau
hero. Strong southerly gales will
pound the Washington and Oregon
shore lines tonight and tomorrow.
Rain is tho prediction of the cast
region with the exception of Bouthorn
California.
TEXAS STRIKERS AT
HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 20. Fifty ',
trainmen on tho International and
Great Northern nt Houston and six
hundred on tho lino who walked out
October 22 wcro put back to work this
morning under orders ot the federal
court. Tho men go on a thirty &
prohntlon, . ?