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Medfoed Mail Tribune The Weather Maximum ytaterday 62 Minimum today........ 3i Prediction Precipitation Rain. ..03 rmllv Hlit.'tinlh Year. Wawkly rirty-llral Y.ur, MEDFOUD, OKKOON, WEDNESDAY, KEBKUAItY 8, 1922 NO. 273 10 OF Powerful Interests at Work to Thwart Justice Declares , Authorities Movie Inter ests Aroused Try to Stop In quiryLittle Real Light On .Mystery Search for Sands 1XH ANUKLKti, Fob. I. indlea tlna that puworful Influcncea In thu mulinn picture world wura endvavvr lug to direct tht inquiry .about tho murder of William peainuiid Taylor Into certain llnva, and to prevent ita extension In other direction weru r ported today by olflrera empluyad on tha raaci. Taylor waa ahot and Instantly killed hnr lual Wediiaaday. Tho offlcrra aald today that ever alnco their Invee tlaatlun not under way they had been meeting unexpected obstacle, arid that than wero growing moro evident day ly duy. included In theae ohataclea were tho dumppcaianco of Mia of evidence. In cluding letter written tu Mr. Taylor by Mary Mil. Mlnler and Mabel Nor ntand, and which w-ere behaved to havo been In hla hum when ha wa ahut. Theaa lotirra were gono luimodl at.ly aft.r the shooting and report wera thry had been returned tu tho writer by soma unofficial agency. Mia Norninnd denied that aim had received har letter. Ml Mlnter waa In iwrliiKlofi. her reeldrnre guarded by dntrrtlvra but a denial laaued (or hrr alao. llaiikry IlnniK-ni, Another dlaappenrlng duo' a a handkerchief initialed "M' but which th itutlra did not bellevo waa tha properly uf Kdward K. HnU. former houaoman. now eought In eonnnetlon With tha rum, Tha polh ailld (hry believed thla handkerchief lu'lmiti-J to a motion pleura produ.-or and th. y wanlrd It mo Ih.y would hava noma- thin tmiKtl.la with hl. h to confront , him na a Imala for Interrogation. Kormer rfforta to nd tho wldo j publicity s,a tha iaa and tti-i 1 rnn.rtd with It .-ra al.o Intonal- flid yratoiday, r.prcaontatlvea of Mlaa Mlntor e.n..iiailv ...kl.iv in iullliutln of tha fat't that hrr homo waa undfr KUard, Urn' U-ltiT I'ubllKhwl. Tim I . AiiKoU'a Kaa minor twlay publlahi'd nnolhi'i' unalitiiod lettor of pnaalon, writ leu In a aimplo coda, and Upon atatlonory of a lorul holi-l, whli h una found nm. ma- i h rtf.,. i. t Tin lor. It dm-luhera aa followa: " 'lint almll I cull nu, you wund.r ful man? You aro atundliiK on tho lot, tha Idol of ii n udurlnff i-oniiany. You liavo JuNt romv vv.-r uml put your "Bt on my rhalr. I waul tu ro away with you, up In thn hllla or an)- lu'i'O, Juki no wo'd bo a4nii nil alone. In n briiutlful llttl" woodtniid loilgo you'd ho rook (aa I -nu only inn he ten) and fetch wuter and build ajiipt PROBE MURDER the fire, ' t,n h houHea of formvr fouuty In- "Wouldn't It bo Rloloua to alt In a !",u'r,or M't'"tt' and varloua other big corny roucli by a coy warm flin ''o"i'"ent uiiIoiiInIm In thu vicinity of and with tha wind whlMtliiiR uutnltltt f KnltKUI.n who wero abnotit at tho trylnR to harmoulio with tho f.ilut "' from their dwelling". Mti-ntiiH of mualc coming from our A Party of what nro known aa "A Vlctrolu? And then you'd havo to get Hiiorlula" waa ambuahod near Now up und tako off tho record. Of cotiran ' t0n "uller lam I'venlng by a lurgo 1 don't meiin that dear. lJld you really I l,nl''y of iirmed men. An vngugement auppono I Intended you to tuku euro Of mo llkn it biibyT "Oh, no, for thla la my part. I'd aw-ccp and dual (they mako thn awoet cat lilt lo duat culm, you know) and tin freah rlbhona on tho anowy white cur. tnlna and feed tho bird and fix tho flowora, and oh, yea, act tho tulilu and help you waali the tllahea and then In my apnea time I'd durn your aockn. "I'd ro lo my room and put on aonuthlnR aoft and flowing, then I'd lie on tlm couch und wult fro you. I might full naleep, for a flro nlwaya mukea me dro way then I'd W'ako to find two Htrong urma around m nnd two llpa proHHud on mltm, a long awuct klaa." - (Contlnuad on Paa Kitut) it DIES AT RIPE OLD CA88 LAKH, Minn., Fob, 8. Ar rangeinontH wiro to be complutod to day for tho funoral of (la llo-NnU-flown-Wonco, Chlppowa Inillnn, Hnld to lie 137 yonra old, who died hero yoator tluy, It la planned to hold aorvlcnH In the Cathollo church hora on Thuradtiy. The okocI Indian, nlao known na "Wi1n kind Meat" nnd "John Bmltu," Joliiml tho church aovoral yoiits k. Accord ing; to pi'PHont plana there will bo only aimplo soi'vieoH. with no Incllun core-nioiiit', CHPPEWA CHIEF Limit National Park Fund to Maintenance For Economy 8 Sake WASHINGTON, Full. 8. Thn Interior department appro- 4 prlntlon bill, carrying $:'S5,22,. 4 112, wm reported today by the 4 houao appropriations commit- 4 4 ten, TIim total U 1,&73,. 037,37 lea Hi u n (Ihi amount up- proprlatrd for thn current flacal 4 4 year and $3, 714. 920 leas than 4 4 tha almmtit requcated lu tlia 4 4 budget eatlinatn. 4 4 The amoiinta carrlnd In th 4 4 hill for rurlummlon projt-cta ftl- 4 4 ready umliTtakfti jnrludwd: 4 4 I'malllla, Urtoti, 1500, 000; 4 4 Klamath, Oreijotj-Callfornlo, 4 4 1700. ugo.' 4 4 In rornmmrtullnR f 1 ,3 4 4.5 20 4 4 for national para acrvlre the 4 -fommltto In lu report (kid It 4 4 had made provlalona for main- 4 4 tnan and protxrilnn of tb 4 4 parka, but Inaufar aa poaalblo 4 4 had eliminated Ituma for new 4 4 tlxvi'lopDinnt, Iji'lltivinR thiy 4 4 khould wall "moro auaplcloua 4 i llmea."' 4 IRISHJURE-UP Raiders From County Gavan and Longford Enter County Tyrone Londonderry Exe cutions Given As Cause By Mike Collins. Itr.l.KANT, il. . Uly tho Aaa rlutvd l'r-iMi A lura-c number of tho leading uulonlata t( countlca Kur "'"nK" Tyrone In th l latcr ara ,r ',M"-4 '" " nomra nrly '"day and takrn to unknown dcatlnntlona. Klftwn rr-ata havo b'"n m"d" " "-" tho '''Jn'M'tii""- rhv "M'W am Iwllovrd to havo f""'! lountlfa tlavan and I-oiir. 'of. nrar.thn border. Tho fortva known aa tho "H Hpoclula'" wira mo-blllat-d toduy In Tyrono and Kr uwiiiKh and runlud to the at'rno of tha kldnuplnK. Tho timer sovcrnniont miiiiiiiiik d It h Intviitlon of tukliitf druNllo imnaunH. AmonR thoHa kidnaped waa Major Muurtry. aon of Mnlor Ankott-ll Mour ltr' ",',, ,hB Tyrono OraiiKomon. Tho nittjor atlffly realated and waa wounded. Former (lKh Kherlff Car aon of county Ki-rmitiiaKh. whoao liounn wiih raided, realnted alliKlo bunded for an hour until ho waa wounded mid curried off In a motor cur. Tho houno of Major Mooro Bl llel leek, KermanaKh waa attacked, but ,,n ",,'1l',d. Altucka wero ulao mudo reaulled In (limuiiltloa on both aldea. Whllo thla fight wiiM occuriing tho realdencea of coiiatublea of thu aiimo orgii n Init Ion wern vlaltod and u num ber of thn ronatulilca were klduupod and curried over tho border. Itt'llUN. Feb. (Ity the Aaao elated l'l-ean) Michael folllnw, head t.f tho provlnlonul government, inter viewed thla afternoon with reference to tho rnlda In north Ireland, wild: "It w-um what I feu red and whut any m-imllilo permm would expect. Naturally tho peoplca whoan feellnga wero outraged by tho Impending Lon donderry executions would take Home action of IIiIh kind, and tho blumo Ilea with thoao who dolayod Until the liiat moment u duclaion on tho futo of the. Londonderry prlHonora." r AGE OF 137 YEARS "Wilnklod Mont" diod. not of old aRe, but, from pneumonia contracted a wook iiki).' When tho end ciuna he lay on the floor, holding; out to Urn itRaliiHt bolnir placed In a bod, which ho contended was no iilnco for a husky warrior. Most of his life wna spent lu nor thern Minnesota In the vicinity of Cass Lake and his birthplace, near what Is now rokegnma. For 109 years of his llfo ho had been married, bavins hail olght wives. The only survivor, however, Is Tom Hmlth, ii atep son, nt whose homo bo Ulct, I will UN1UNISTS MM WRINKLED MA T BURNS, LINER IS WRECKED 'Northern Pacific' Destroyed By Fire Off Cape May. and Freighter Thistletoe Piled High On Cape Cod Beach No Loss of Life Reported On Either Ship. NEW YOUK, Feb, 8. The former trannport Northern Pacific, which last claimed headlines in It 19 when aim crashed onto a aand bar off Fire Ii-lnnd with 3,000 Amileao soldiers aha was. bringing back from France, today waa destroyed by fire 40 miles radio early this morning brought word radio early this morning brough word that tire bad brokan out aboard the swift stoamer and that she waa a n.aaa of flatuo. Later nieanagee reported that she had bevn abandoned by Captain Wil liam I. uml and her skeleton crew who were taking her to drydock In Chea ter, Pa. Heacue of all her crew by steam ships which bad ruabed to the scene was next recorded. The latest message atated that the v easel, blazing fiercely and listing hard to starboard, was driving south eastward. For several months the former transport was tied up in lloboken. Then, purcbaaed from the govern ment by the Admiral lln for service on the Pacific., she loft last night for Chester, under command of the man who bad tramped her bridge during the tlrTlurfdaf-s W thd war. "'She carried no pMuUgers. The tanker Herbert O. Wylle bound from Tamplco to Portland. Maine, and the steamer Transporta tion wort the first veaeels to reach the doomed craft Tboy promptly re ported by radio rescue of all the crew who had taken to small boats. AnMbiUncw Arrive The tanker ltalsey, bound south for Mexico, also reported for assist ance, but proceeded on her way when she found there was nothing ahe could do. From Cape May the coast Kuard cutter Klckapoo put out to the aid of the Northern Pacific. Officials of the Admiral Una were unable to state how many persona were on lioard the steamer. Iladlo message from the steamer Transportation and tho tanker Herbert O. Wylle indi cated, however, there were 27 mem bers of the crew and four employes of the Sun Shipbuilding corporation. "Twenty-two members of the ship's crow now on board," said the Trans portation's wireless. "Five on Tank er Herbert O. Wylle, that accounts for all hands in crew. Ship now burning throughout length. Impos sible, to board at this time." The Wylle radioed she had stood by tho burning vessel until daylight, seeking the four missing men but had not found them. The I'nlted States coast guard cut ter liresham left Staten Island to go to the burning steamer at 7:43 o'clock. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. The former transport Northern Taclflc, re ported to have been destroyed by fire early today off the Delaware capes waa turned over to the Pacific Steam ship company yesterday. It was an nounced at the shipping board. When that company. took posaesaaion, It was said, the pecuniary intereet ot the government in the vessel cloesd forth with. Freighter Wrecked HIGHLAND LIGHT. Mass., Feb. 8. Tho Furness line freighter Thistle more was piled high on Cape Cod beuch today, probably a total wreck with her crew endangered. Coast guards at the request ot Captain For tune rigged up their breeches bouy to take off the 60 men. Seas were running high. HOSTON. Feb. 8,The British steamer Thlstlotuore, aground on Peaked Hill bar waa breaking up amidships and apparently will not lust until daylight, according to a wireless message intercepted nt the naval radio station here at 4:45 a. m. Tho message, signed by the doom ed steamer's captain, asked that an attempt be made, to take off part ot the crew in boats. She went ashoro on Peaked Hill bar at the tip ot Capo Pod late yes terday, but owing to the high sea and tho gale, coast guards were unable to take tho crew off. The coast guard cutter Tnmjiii, wns Blnndlug by. , TRANSPOR k"Soulmate" of Garland Defies World I ' - 1' i " JsL . 'f "-if jl "aV n.'-'Ji ii If J i ;; v- ' 7- t. Explaining her theories of love and life, Lillian Conrad, soul-twin of Charles Garland, the man who spurned a fortune, says: "I defy the whole world to move me from tho love I bear for Charles Garland. If he meets another woman whom ho loves more than he loves me I shall be content." Garland left hla wife and baby. .ANOTHER Bl- i morn OAimiiT GEISM1N1HS L. Zyglla, was fined $150 and sen tenced to three months in the county jail thla morning in Justice Taylor s court on a charge of bootlegging. The - - vi sauij. Zyglla waa placed under arrest last night when Special Agent S. defer. Uiiiliv Hheriff I 11 B. San- Millard Constable J. Hcmatrvet and night Patrolman Cavo and Leggltt made a search ot hla room at (35 N. Central, considered as possibly being Sands, In the search one bottle ot moon- was hectic one, according to navy ahlne waa discovered and confiscated .-"'h " KrdS' ln5ludlnK by the authorities. Night before last 0nOfra.bJC dl9Charge for emberzle Zyglla sold a gallon of moonshine J"0"1' " fraudulent enlistments and whiskey tor $10 und it waa upon thla tw leaertlona nil within a. period ot offense that he wo, arraigned. 'h' . 'V v!f th" "fi From tho houao where Zygila re- ' 1 (' td"aird ""l sided the aenrch continued to tho reel- ?"ydC."..0f M.arlon' hio' and dwrd denre of 'William Miller on South Itartlett. Miller waa arrested several days ago on tho suspicion that he was one of tho men who robbed the Huber tailor shop recently. The search at the Milter residence un covered a five gallon still. At first all that could bo found was the cop per kettle used to hold the liquid whllo being distilled. Tho aearch con tinued through the houao and Into the woodshed which had already been searched by several members of the party. IngenlouHly hidden behind two boards nulled agulnot the wall and giving the appearnnce of cleats, a copper lid with a amall pipe in the center was found. This lid fitted the copper vessel tightly and the spout in the center confirmed suHplclons that tho outfit waa a mill. Miller will come before Justice ot tho Peace Taylor thla afternoon to answer to tho chagro of complicity In tho Huber burglary. . . ' Hchaofcr Beats CouU. LOS ANUELKU, . Feb. 8. Jake Srhaefer, 18.2 balk line billiard cham pion, defeated liogor Contl, French champion. In a 1000 point exhibition match played at tho Los Angeles ath letla club, finishing tha block, of their 400 points hint night with an avor ago of slightly over 66 per inning. Contl'a total for tho three block play wns 31!. Mushes 15 Mile. 2 lira, 29 Mln. WINNIPEG, Feb. 8. Andrew Shields of tho Northern Lights Snow shoe club, Winnipeg, in the now mar athon snow-shoo champion of Canada. At the carnival yesterday ho mushed ovor tho 15-mllo course from St. Nor bort to Winnipeg In 3 hours, 29 min utes. Three minutes behind came H. D. Whcllama, unattached. a Search for Zey Provost, a key prose ctitlon witness who has been mlBsing from her home for three days cbntln nod today. The authorities will extend their search to Qtuer cities today, ,, ;j U MISSING VALET OF SLAIN DIRECTOR WASHINGTON. Feb. K The com plete description, finger print and specimens or me Handwriting or a naval deserted believed by naval of - to resemble closely Ldward F. , ,'m"" ouuer-eerrciary want- on wv .rsi anva oa ha ika i tion with tho killing of William D. Taylor, motion picture director were ent to the police of the California rl,y today by Rear Admiral Thomas asningion. cmer or tne bureau ot navigation of the navy department, t The naval career of the deserter Fltzw-tuiam Strathmore. ot Uoston, Mass. L CHICAGO. Feb. g.Chiet Justice Harry Olson of the municipal court here, in a statement made public today asserted that 12 out ot 30 men hanged in Chicago last year had given advance notice that they were killers. "The records of the court's psycho pathic laboratory show each one of them had been examined before they committed murder. Every one was found to have been sub-normal and criminally inclined. Nothing has been done to prevent others of their type from killing. "We must examine our school chil dren and set aside those who are not normal. These must be given special teaching and watched carefully so that unless they change before they become adults we can take the proper steps to protect society." Pope Desolated That O'Connell Was Absent UOMfc. Feb. 8. (By tho Associat ed I'resa) Pope Plus XI has let It be known that ho was profoundly dls trcsaed and disappointed that Ameri ca was not represented at the con clave 'which elected him Monday, rutting his arms around Cardinal O'Connell ot BoMton, the new pontiff said:. - "It was a great personal aorrow that you were not present,"- j-4 r s l'ojui'a.c NAVY DESERTER PREVENT CRIME BY SCHOO REGULATION Wife Held Prisoner By Husband s Slayer In Wisconsin Wilds ............... 4 MANITOWISH, Wis., Feb. 8. 4 John Donahue, alleged aelf 4 confessed slayer of Jack Powers, who held Powers' wife prisoner for eight days after the killing, waa being besieged late today in his small cabin at Big Lake, 18 miles from here by a posae of 15 armed men, led by Sheriff P. 3. Gaffner, of Eagle River. POPE PiUS XI LOVEFOR U.S. New Catholic Prelate Declares Unbounded Admiration for America Cardinal 0'Con nell Much Impressed By Character and Ability. ROME, Feb. 8. (By Associated Press.) The reason for bis choice of the name "Plus" was explained by the new pontiff yesterday to Cardinal Lu aldL "I waa born under a Pius; I came to Rome under a Pius; Pius is the name of peace then Plus shall be my name" be said. ROME. Feb. . (By Associated Press.) Pope Piua XI expressed "un bounded admiration" for the American people and voiced hla deep Interest In the work of the Washington confer ence at his reception ot Cardinal O'Connell of Boston yesterday. ' "I was nappy to see your country taking the first atep toward ameliora tion of this monstrous evil of arma ment," the pontiff said. . "Like my illustrious and lamented predecessor, I have unbounded admira tion for the energy and charity and the great heart ot your people." Then, laying hla hand on the Amer ican cardinal's shoulder, he , added slowly: "You Americans are young in years, but old in wisdom, worldly prudence and foresight. Tour innate qualities ot fairness, justice and peace, your 1 great moral and spiritual stability and j your Infinite riches make you the hope and anchorsheet of the world. The pope expressed his profound disappointment that America had not been represented at the conclave which elected him saying: "It waa a great personal sorrow that you were not present" Cardinal O'Connell told the corre spondent that the holy father was much like an American. Amiability, modesty and sweetness of manner were his dominant traits and hla man ner waa most democratic. The cardi nal added: "He ia a man of the common people and has all the human qualities which made the world love Pius X. . He has a cultivated mind and an alert manner, a discerning judgment. He has spent his life with books; waa librarian at Milan and at the Vatican; he ia a very close student of nature and an indefa tigable worker." Deniea U. S. Gift The cardinal denied a story publish ed In the Rome newspapers that he had brought 12,000,000 from America as a gift to the Vatican. "I did not bring a cent," he added. "I had enough to do to bring sufficient money to pay the expenses of such a long and arduous trip." WIU Hays Is Wise. MILWAUKEE. Feb. 8. Will H. Hays, poKtmaster general, who will reaign next month to become head ot the National Association of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors, in a telegram to the Milwaukee Jour- i nal today declined to comment on the Taylor murder caso at Hollywood, Cal. FAIRPORT, Ohio, Feb. 8. Mayor Amy Kaukonen from the window of her office noticed a wagon load ot potatoes entering Falrport recently and was puzzled to know why farm ers were bringing in potatoes, when the town already was glutted with! them. She stopped the wagon to in vestigate and the woman driver, leap ing from her seat, piled into a nearby automobile and left Falrport in a swirl of dust, ' EXPRESSES HIS OMAN BOOTLEGGER CONTAINERS OF WHISKEY I US.TREASURY IS FIRE SWEPT Flames in Roof of Capitot Structure Holding Millions Upon Millions All Danger Passed Marines Rushed to Scene Explosion Heard Heavy Smoke Pall Rises. WASHINGTON", Feb. 8. Fire broke oat on the root ot the treasury late this afternoon but after a tew minutes of efforts by all the fire fighting apparatus In the downtown portion of the capital the blaze waa believed to have been brought under control. The fire was caused by overturn ing ot some sort of heating appara tus used by workmen who have been engaged In repairing and raising the roof of the building which holds mil lions upon millions of dollars in cur rency. Employes numbering several thousand were released from thetr work and left the building without disorder. The fire burned a part of the su perstructure on the root of a small room used as a laboratory. Materials used by the workmen, including tar red paper, were "burned and while the fare was confined to a small space the nature of the material caused a great deal ot smoke which was seen from many parts ot the city and added thousands of specta tors to the thousands ot clerks who had left the bnildlng. Two squads of marines from the marine barracks were mshed to the treasury to co-operate with the' po llce ot the building, The Washington police and secret service men in guarding the doors. Flames could still be seen at 4 o'clock, but firemen expressed the belief that all danger ot a spread of the blaze waa passed. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. Fire brlke out this afternoon on the root, of the treasury building where re pairs were being made. Two alarms were turned in. Another alarm was turned in a few minutes later. The fire at first did not appear dangerous, the blaze being confined to some scaffolding on the I oof. Employes of the treasury were or dered released from their work and all fire fighting apparatus in the downtown part ot the capital was rushed to the scene. Soon after the tire was discovered some sort of an explosion occurred, presumably some of the material being used by work men who tor several weeks have been' engaged in raising the roof. ELK DIGNATARY TO T George Nucncr. Jr., of Koseburg. district deputy grand exalted rule.- uf the Elks lodge will visit tho local lodge Thursday evening, und a lnrgo attendance Is d'.-s'.red of local Flks. Mr. Nuener Is on :i tcor of the lodges In his district. Other iinpoin.nt mat ters will be discussed. Spokane Pioneer Doad SPOKANE, Feb. 8. Samuel Din nick, 71, who came to Spokane forty years ago and freighted between j Walla Walla and Falouse before tha arrival of the railroad, died laat night at his home here. For several years he served as an Indian scout under General Howard. Ho Is survived by jhis widow, two sons and one daugh ter. 6 The potatoes were dumped and in' the midst of them were six containers of whiskey, which the mayor de stroyed. Steve Tomton of Concord, who accompanied the load, was ar rested. Mayor Kaukonen and the sheriff pursued and arrested the woman at her farm. Her name ia Elizabeth Duka. She was arraigned with Tom ton and pleaded guilty ot violating the Crabbe transportation act. She waa fined 11,000 and Tomton 2 000. VST HURSDAY 1 HAULS N SPUD WAGON