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0rm Historic! e Medforb Mail Trebuhe The Weather Maximum ytstsrday 51 Minimum today .'....44 PrtclplUtlon Trace Predictions Rain, illlv.llitnth Tsar. MEDFOKD, 0 1 v K( J OX, A VK I JN KS DAY, DIX'EMBEIJ 28, 1921 -fifty-hirst Taw, KO. 2:58 DAUGHTER D Mrs. McCormick, Daughter of Oil King, Given Decree in Record Time Desertion . Charge Admitted By Hus bandCouple Have Lived Apart Eight Years. CHICAGO. Dec. 28. Mr, Edith U. McCormick, . daughter of 'John D. Rockefeller, 8r waa granted a divorce from Harold V. McCormick, president of tho International lUrvolr com pany. In autfrlr court today. No provision (or alimony waa In cluded In tb dlvorco decreo which w signed In court by Judge Charles A. McDonald, after Mra. McCormick had flM suit chaniliiK desortlon against Mr. McCormick. whose attor ney fllad an answer admitting the charge. Property 8ttllmnt Whllo uo announcement of any set--1 lenient waa lnado Id court, an agree Bient haa bwn reached between Mr. aad Mr. McCormick on a division of property according to Clarenr Iar row. one of counsel for Mr. McCor mick. Mra. McCormick appeared lu omo court with her lawyer and two wit nesses. .tor. McCormick waa not prcul al though hlit three lawyer were then. Otherwise tne courtroom waa desert ed. According to Mra. McConnlck'a tes timony; the McCormick were married la 1895 and lived together until 11. when aha alleges that Mr. McCormick dcarud her while they were atuylng It Zurich, d ItierUnd. "I have lived in Chicago lnco m7." Mra. McCormick testified. "On Nc vemlMr 28. 195. I waa married to Harold F. McCormick and lived with him continuously until May 27, 191H. At that time we were tn Zurich, Hwltxerland. when ho left me." Questioned by her counsel, Mra. Mc Cormick aald Mr. McCormick had not contributed to her support alnce the date he la alleged to have left her. "Old he give you any reaaon for Waving?" Mr. Cutting asked., "He did not and there waa none," Mra. McCormick answered. CHICAtiO. Dec. 28. Mrs. Edith IpM-keteller McCormick today filed suit for divorce lu auperlor court against Harold K. McCormick, presi dent of tho International Harvester company. Mra. McCormick la the only daugh ter of John D. Rockefeller. Sr. Bhe returned to this country a few week ago, after spending right year in Switzerland, t'lwn her return alio took up her residence In tho McCor mlck town house, whllo Mr. McCor mick moved to his estate at lJko Forest. Although they are jointly the backers and principal contributor to the Chicago Opera association und at tend nlmoat nightly, Mra. McCormick haa occupied box on one aldo of the house and 'Mr, McCormick and hi daughter, Muriel, on tho other. Mra. McCormick' suit alleges deser t Ion. Humors of tho Impending suit have been current ever since Mr. and Mr. McCormick returned from Europe last summer at the laimi time, but on different ship. Mra. .McCormick de nied at that time that divorce was contemplated whllo Mr. -McCormick Issued a laconic itatomout that ho hod moved his homo to tho country estate, Simultaneously with Mra. McCor- I Continued rm paaa elgbLi N Y. MILLIONAIRES : ENOUGH. JANITORS 0U1T THEIR JOBS NEW YORK. Dee. 28. (By Associ ated Press.) Tlie exclusive million-alro-janltor "Skyllno" colony that in habits the skyscraper tips of Lowr MnhlmttHn Im Hpllttliig up. As tho mil lionaires move In, tho janitors are moving out. The rensou is largely aoclul but it Isn't that the skyscraper zone, with Its eViborato nerlal bungalows and roof gardens Is becoming too exclusive for the Janitors. . The trouble I that, despite the in flux. of millionaires, the district hasn't enough social tono to suit the family of tho modern big building Janttor.more exclusive suburbs," Marries 7 Husbands Then Divorces Them To Boost Business GKNKVA, Hoc. 2H. Murrlugo Ih, for a woman, tho solution of tho problem of getting passiiori to vitrloua Kuropcan countries, 4 the dlfflciiltlea of which became 4 almost ItiHiiperubto after the wur, 4 4 a I.urernn business woman haa discovered. 4 4 Hefore tho war, this woman, 4 who Ih well educated and good 4 4 looking; earned anuo f 10,000 a 4 4 year by obtaining order for mil- 4 llnery and fura from royalty and 4 nrlstiic-rury In the several capitals of Europe to which alio traveled. 4 The war and poatwar paaaport 4 4 difficulties hurt her business. . 4 Hhe then formed tho plan of marrying men of different tuitUm- 4 alltlea and paying them to let her 4 4 divorce them aa soon na ahe had 4 4 established a paaaport In her new 4 4 citizenship. , 4 4 Hhe at proaent ha seven ex- 4 4 husbands. , 4 4 4 170 Members of Secret Organ ization and Deposed Grand Goblins Ask Court Action Removal Imperial Kleagle Clarke Also Demanded. ATLANTA, t'n.. IVo. !. lto-ri-lwrship of all properly, funds, doc ument and rcordn of the Ku Klux Man Is sought in a petition filed today In the Fulton superior court by 170 persons describing themwlvcs as "uomifldo members' of the klan. The pi-tltolners are headed by Hurry It. Terrell. U..yd II. ollier. K. t. At K I n and A. J. 1'uUoli. Jr., d pom'il grnnd Kublina. I'poii filing of the petition Judge John T. IViidleton granted a tempo rary Injunction iieulnst the Klan, re straining the organization from dis posing of any of Its property and from disbursing any moneys except for ordinary expenses, which it is stipulated, must not Include aubiriea of officers and employes. Tim petition further seeks llio re niovul of Ldward Vouug Clurke. Im perial kleaiile of the Ktnn and Mrs. I'.lluibeth Tyler, he ml of the propaga tion department, both of whom ere inada co-defendants to the suit". An additional feature of the re straining order Is that the defend ant corporation and the two officers nnmcrt are prohibited front banishing, suspending, expelling or prosecuting the Klan members whose numoa np pi-ur on the petition as plaintiffs. LEGION POST PLAYS RELEASE OP DEBS DUN TON, Texas, Dec. 28. Resold lions conilemnlng the rcdoase from fed eraj prlaop of Kugeno V. Debs wero adopted hero last night at a apodal mooting of Arthur O. McNlUky pout, American Icglon. A copy of the reso luiions, telegraphed President Hard Inn said: 'To lot your official action Jo tin ehallongod by us would bo to brook faith with our fullou buddies," NOT CLASSY" who wears tho title of "bulldmg super intendent." J. H. Homon, department manager of a large downtown realty manage ment compnny snltl toduy It was bo coming harder and linrdor to find rest dent Btipurlntnndonta to occupy the apartments that moat of the older sky scrapers maintain for that purposo. "Tho typo of men Inking those Join la bocomlng higher and higher," he said, "as tho complexities of big build lng operation increaaes. That means that tho wives have social ambitions that they feel they cannot gratify down hore In the business district They prefer to live uptown, or In the RECEIVERSHIP 1 KLUX KIAN IS DEMANDED RATIFICATION OF IRISH PACT NOW CERT! Secret Meeting of Dail Eireann Leaders Insures Acceptance of Peace Treaty, London Reports Lloyd George De clares Opening of Discus sions Impossible. LONDON, Dec. 2. (By Aaaoclated Press ) It haa been learned from a reliable source, ttaye a Central News dispatch from Dublin today, that at secret meeting of the Dmll Eireann leaders, representing both the sup porter and opponents of the Anglo- Irish treaty, a compromise waa reach ed which will Insure the ratification of the pact. LONDON, Dec. (By Aaaoclated rreaa.) A atatement front Premier Lloyd-George waa Issued here today to the effect thut the government had gono to the utmost limit In the Irish treaty and that It was impossible to, r co lien tne discussion. Tho delay In raiflcallon In Ireland the atatement aald, waa holding up the working of tho cabinet committee ap pointed to arrange the evacuation of tho Ilrltish forces in Ireland, settle the terma of amnesty and tranafer execu tive resonslblllty to the Irish provis ional government. NAVAN. County Meath, Ireland Dec. 28. Tho urban council of Navan haa adopted a resolution favoring rati flcntion of the Anglo-Irish, peace treaty. IIELFAST, Dee. 2g.-(Dy Aaaoclated ress). A convention of Sinn Fein clubs of North Donegal, held at Hun- crana, ha adopted resolution by unanimous voto expressing aatlsfac- Ion with tho Irish peace treaty as embodying tho essentials of Ireland's freedom. The resolution called upon the alx Dull Klreann mombera representing tho district to use their Influence to ring about ratification. Failure to do this, tho resolution stated, would be regarded as betrayal of the beat Inter esta of tho country. PORTLAND LAND PORTLAND, Ore., Pee. 18. One of Portland's early land murks, the Odd Fellow Hull at First and Alder streets, which held tn Ita cupola the city's first town clock, wim wrecked by flro early today. Tho clock, bad been In aervlco since 1S69. The fire losa was estimated at $35,000. Hi-ve rul firemen were slightly injured. The Odd Fellows building damn was placed at $30,000 and the loi)e reported lta loss $5,00.0 in equipment and costumes. A market ooouuyliiK the street floor suffered $10,000 dam age. Tho old clock fell Into the wreck ape, but the skeleton of tho cupopi remained standing. Acquitted of Murder Wife Charges Spouse With White Slavery TACO.MA. Dec. 28. Maudo Moore Htubbs. recently uctiuitted In Knox vllle, Tcnn., of the murder of Lcroy llurth ,an automobile dealer, was In biding toduy following tho arrest of her hUHbund, William Stubbs. on a white sluvery charge. Ktubbs was urrosted Monday night on compiulnt of his wife, who alleged that upon her return from Kuoxvllle last week, following her acqulttul, sho found "uuother woman" Installed In her plueo, Tho complaint charges that Ktubba asked his wife to lead a life of nhuino, mid when she refused held her whllo tho othor womun kicked and bent her. Ktubbs, In tho city Jail, until ho Is ublo to raise $5000 bull, refused to comment toduy beyond saying "this Is gratitude for you." Ho bo Id ho put up the money to freo his wife. Cut Wages 10 Per Cont. SAM KRANCISOO, Dec. 58. A 10 per cent wage cut and the open shop plan are to bo put into effect in a number of foundartos In the San Kranslco bay district January 1, and approximately 2,000 weu will be ef fected, . MARK BURNED Mr. and Mrs. Harold McCormick Who Were Divorced Today Ml v'a, y I CROPS SHRINK KNOCKED OUT 561111,1920 BY RAW HOOCH WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. The coun try's important farm crops were val ued this year at $5,C75,877,0iM) based on prices paid to farmers on December 1, the department of agriculture an nounced today in Its final estimatea. Tho same crops, which comprise about ninety per cont of the value of all farm crops, were valued last year at 19,075,- 3S8.OO0. Tho area devoted to the Important crops this year 349.33G.OOO acres compared with. 349.067,000 acres last year. Final estimates of production and value announced Included: Corn Production 3,081,251,000 busU- ela: value )1.305,C24.00O. Winter wheat 087,032,000 and valued at $568,725,000. Smlng wheat production 207,861,000 and value $17,343,000. All wheat production 794,893.000, valued $735,068,000. Oats 1.060.737.000 and $321,540,000. Hurley 151.7SW00 and $63,788,000. Rye 57,918,000 and $40680.000. Potatoes 346,823.000 and $385,192,000 Hay (tame) 81,667,000 and $989,693, 000. Hay (wild) 15,235.000 and $101,083. 000. Apples 96,881,000 and $163,215,000. Poaches 32.733,000 and $52,176,000. Oranges 30,700.000 und $63,850,000. LA. COP IS SUICIDE PRKSCOTT. Arlx., IVc. i'S. Earl Winton, wanted in Los Augeloa in con nection with the murder of a police man there, shot and killed himself yes terday morning when he was sur rounded by a posse in a section fore man's houso nine miles west of Ash- fork, Ariz., according to word received hero. Wtuton, before he died, made a short statement to Sheriff W. P. Mahoney of Mohavo county und othor officers in which ho declared that ho fired no shots wheu tho Ios Angeles policeman was killed. Ho suid he was riding on the rear seat of tho automobile from which the shots were fired.- 64) Injured Trolley Wreck. DETROIT, Mich., Dec. 20. Be tween 40 and 60 persons were Injur ed, sonio of them seriously, when a south bound Detroit I'nitod Railway limited interurbun tipped up ou its side as it rounded acurve at the southern outskirts of Lake Orion, 40 miles northwest of here, shortly be fore noon today. Ambuluncos have been sent to the sceno from Flint, Mich. 444444444444444 GOV. OLCOTT YKTOKS 4 4 HUM'S KXliMPTlOX 4 4 SALEM, Ore.. Dec. 28. Gov- ernor vlcott todny signed seven -4 4 bills passed at the special sos- 4 4 slon. Yesterday he signed the 4 4 three road measures und vetoed 4 4 the bill exempting bonus pay- 4 4 ments or loans from debts con- 4 4 traded previous to the effective 4 4 date of the bonus law. . -4 4444444444444444 MURDERER DF SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28. Four United States prohibition enforce ment agents have been poisoned in the past three weeks from illicit brandy which they consumed In the course of duty, out none was made seriously ill, it was announced today from the office of E. Forest Mitchell district prohibition enforcement of ficer. It waa necessary for William Jordan and Frank Strohm, two of the agents to go to hospitals. D. M Rinckel and John O'Tole, the other agents who were poisoned are recov ering at their homes. "It is sometimes necessary for the agents to drink this poisoned liquor In order to get evidence against the distiller or seller," Thomas A. Brown, assistant enforcement officer said. "Sometimes the agents carry anti dotes to counteract the effect of the stuff they are compelled to drink. The symptoms of the poisoning are a general lassitude, loss of appetite and a desire to rest." ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., Dec. 28. What federal agents declare is the biggest prohibition raid ever under taken in Wyoming Is going on today in Rock Springs, Green River and Su perior. Up to noon 4 0 persons had been arrested in Rock Springs and hundreds of gallons of Illicit liquor confiscated. The district Is described by prohi bition agents as tho "wettest spot in western America." The raiders, lead by State Prohibi tion Director Carl D. Jackson, with 40 deputies, arrived here in a special car, immediately starting out In cou ples. It was but a few minute he- fore they began returning to the car with prisoners and confiscated liquor. As fast as the liquor was selxed it was tested by F. B. Strebling, chem ist of Denver, lu a complete labora tory testing outfit with which the special car was equipped. F WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. Charges thut the Kustmun Kodak company. through a monopoly of tho produc tion of "raw" films, will bo able to control the entire motion picture in dustry In the United States have been mudo before the svnute finunco com mittee by the International Kllm Her vice company, inc., through its coun sol. .William A. DcKord of NewYork City. Mr. IX' Ford und other rupee Bcntuttvea of motlou picture . pro posed twenty per cent duty on unex posed films, claiming this duty would bo prohibitive. Mr. IX-Ford charged that the East man company bud forced Indepen dent laboratories bundling films to agree to uso only .American-made lilms. lie askeu tho committee to in vesttgute an agreement which ho stilted hud been entered Into botwoon , imu luasuuuii i-oiiipttiiy aim iitu moor- 1 ntories. Suicide Attempt Succeeds' 'SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28. Al bert Gatto, 19, who threw himself from a second story window last night according to the authorities, af ter he had been forbidden by his father to leave the house, died at hospital today.' , CHARGES EASTMAN NTRL ILIiIS r25 Bandits Capture Kentucky Distillery And 325 Cases Booze 444444444444 4 4 LOCI3VILLE, Ky., Dec. 2g. 4 4 (By Associated Press.) Twenty- 4 4 five bandits swooped down upon 4 4 the Hlue Ribbon distillery at 4 4 Eminence, Ky., early today, lock- 4 4 ed five guards in the office of the 4 4 plant and stole 325 cases of 4 4 bottlod-ln bond whiskey, valued at 4 4 30,00, according to a report to 4 4 Louisville polk. 4 The report said all of the rob- 4 4 bers were masked and heavily 4 4 armed. Automobile trucks were 4 4 used to haul the liquor away. 4 Boon after the bandits departed 4 4 the five guards, who T-sre bound 4 4 with ropes, released themselves 4 4 and notified the authorities. 4 4 4 Women Commemorating 65th Birthday of Ex-President, Name Date to Raise Wilson Fund Anonymous Tele gram Reaches Woodrow. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 Former President Wilson today quietly cele brated his sixty-fifth birthday at his home here. While no deviation from the dally program of the Wilson household was planned, many cablegrams, telegrams and letters containing greetings were delivered at the Wilson home on S street during the day. - Several of the mote Intimate friends of Mr. Wilson called to extend their greetings in person. NEW YORK. Dec. 28. Women from all over the United States were here today to attend a luncheon commemor ating the birthday of Woodrow Wil son. At the same time they were to celebrate the first anniversary of the plan to honor the former president through a permanent foundation. Plans for raising at least $1,000,000 as a fund to endow periodic awards for "meritorious service to democracy, public welfare, liberal thought or peace through justice, were announc ed to be making progress. The cam paign for this fund will begin on Janu ary 16, the period between noon and one o'clock p. m. on that day being designated as 'Wilson hour." LOS ANGELES. Dec. 28. A tele gram without any personal designs tion merely addressed "The Man Unto Whom Humanity Is Most Indebted for a Codo of Practical, Unselfish World Wide Rules of Action Which Will Vlti mately Lead to Peace on Earth and Good Will Among the Nations Thereof, Washington, D. C." safely reached former President Wilson to whom it was iutended. The telegram was sent Christmas eve by Edward F.'Goitra, democratic national committeeman from Missouri, and confirmation of its delivery was made in Wilson's reply, made public by Mr. Goltra today. The reply fol lows: "Mrs. Wilson and I warmly appre ciate tho message you were - kind enough to send and I take tho liberty of sending through you to tho demo crats of Missouri my most cordial greetings and my confident prediction of triumphant success of tho party in the new year and the years immediate ly to follow." - LOS ANUELE3. Dec. 28. Herbert Cox of Los Angeles und Herbert Wil son, formerly of Drownsvllle, Ore gon, both of whom wero taken into custody hero yesterday by federal and county authorities, wero tnado de- fendunta in a series of attachments, brought luto yesterduy by Hule Brothers, lncorporuted, of San Fran cisco, the pluintlft compuny complain ing thut the defendants wore Indebt ed to them In the sum of $29,000 which the store lost by robbery De cember 7, 1920. Cox and Wilson were held hero whllo the authorities continued to In vesttgute tholr probable connection HYiyOON, DESIGNATED AS "WILSON HOUR" BROWNSVILLE OREGON FOR 29.000 RANGE SUB STAND (WAY HALT PURIFY Both England and Japan, After Opposing French Insistence On Increased U-Boat Ton nage, Declare Intention to Reserve Action On Naval' Ratio, if Point Carries. 444444444 4 4 HUQHE8 AND BALFOUR 4 4 RAP FRENCH 8TAND 4 4 WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. (By 4 Associated Press.) A proposal 4 4 presented by former Senator 4 Elihu Root to the naval commit- 4 tee when it resumed its session 4 this afternoon to apply certain 4 4 rule of International law to the 4 4 use of submarines in warfare was 4 4 referred to a sub-committee for 4 4 consideration. 4 During the afternoon it leaked 4 out that after M. Sassaut had pre- 4 sented the French demand for -4 4 90,000 tons of submarines and an- 4 4 nounced rejection by his nation 4 4 of tho American compromise pro- 4 4 posal, Arthur J. Balfour, head of 4 4 the British delegation and Secre- 4 4 tary Hughes, head of the Amer- 4 4 lean delegation, responded in lan- 4 4 guage which, while diplomatic, 4 4 struck hard at the French post- 4 4 tion. One of the delegates said 4 4 both Mr. Balfour and Secretary 4 Hughes stated they "deplored" 4 the attitude of France. 4 4 444444444444444 WASHINGTON, Dec' 28. (By the Associated Presto.) Hope for an agreement to limit submarine ton nage was declared to have been aban doned today at the meeting of tho arms conference navay committee. A demand by France for a mini mum submarine tonnage . of ninety thousand tons was declared by dele gates to have closed the door to any , agreement, the American compro mose proposal having been rejected finally and completely by the French Casting aside the possibility mt harmonizing views on submarine ton nage the American delegation brought forth a new proposal to limit the size of submarines and other auxiliary craft to a maximum of 10,000 tons. The presentation of the French viewpoint, based on calculations of her naval experts and reinforced by approval of the French cabinet meet ing yesterday In Paris waa followed by lengthy discussions, the commit tee adjourning the session after two hours' debate to meet again at 3 o'clock. French. Stand Firm Albert Sarraut, head of the French delegation, it was annuonnced, pre sented with an air of finality the dec laration that France could not accept less than 310,000 tons of auxiliary tonnage, including a submarine ton nange of 90,000. The-American com promise would have given France about 31.000 tons of submarines. The British and Japanese delega tions are understood to have stated that, In view of tho French stand on submarines, they would both feal compelled to reserve action on tho tonnage ratio for auxiliary craft al loted Great Britain and Japan under the American plan. Italy Joins Opposition, Italian spokesmen! following pre sentation of the French demand, it was said, expressed regret that France had not seen its way .clear to (Continued on Page Eight) with a series of postal and safo-blow-lng robberies In which a prdbablo totul of more than $SI,&00,ttU0 wum scheduled as lost by the government, and private concerns. Tho attachments wero ' served on four bunks where the two defctidunti; hud checking uccountsv four autoino- biles were uttached in downtown gu- niges.-uiul three pieces of real estate,; were ulso attached, two of theso being occupied as homes by fumllles) ot the defendants. The - amounts In. the various banks was not given out. Tho attachments were served 'by tho I sheriff of Los Angelea county at the - telegraphic request of the sheriff of Jthe city, and county of Ban Francisco, MAN ARRESTED ROBBERY CALIFORNIA
