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A ail Tribune The Weather Prediction Fair Maximum yesterday. 34 Minimum today 3V2 Precipitation .....26 DFORD Weather Year Ago Maximum 60 Minimum 46 Precipitation .40 Oally Seventeenth Tear. 7eekly Flrty-Becona Yew. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1922 NO. 215 M 1 OF HOUSE DIES James R. Mann of Illinois Suc cumbs to Cold Which In . duced Pneumonia Best In formed Parliamentarian in History of Either House Washington Shocked. WASHINGTON', Dec. 1. Death last night ended the legislative career ot Representative James R. Mann of the second Illinois district, long rated as a gltatt or the house. rVUrni(g here two weeks ago for ta otawlaj; of the special session of murem, Mr. Main, who had served kai aaoata for upwards f a quarter of a ctury, took part 1 the preliminary work of the house. A week ago he was foictd to stay at home because of ciid, which ho failed to shake off. Jlai cotlitiog at first was not re gar as Serious and it was not util yeetersay aftcrtoon after peX'umonia had developed that it became alarm- LEADER SUDDENLY r JC Iff J' IWi- Early ia the evening hi rallied hut there was a ckae fer tke wowi as the night wore oa. Slwrtly before midejight, with his if aM l r?sfc inns at his- bedside. tao tai'a of many a coftgressI.'Mil battlt i'mt peacefully. Death Is a Sfrele News of Mr. Mann's death was shock to the house, for few of his most intimate friends knew of his illness, beyond the statement that he had been confined to his home by a cold. On the eve of the house vote Wednesday on the shipping bill, Mr. Mann wanted to get out of bed and go there to be counted on Its side. He was told to stay at home and that while his wise counsel would be helpful, there were votes enough in sight and he would be paired. ' Served for 26 Years Hut his thoughts were constantly on t the work of the house, where his J record of service through thirteen con secutive terms of 26 years had earned for him the reputation among friend nnd foe of the best Informed man on the details of government that ever sat in either branch of congress. He was sent back for a fourteenth term by the people of his district in the election last month. Minority leader In tli house during the eight years of democratic control Representative Mann saw the speaker ship go to Gillette of Massachusetts when his party again came Into power there, but It the failure of his party in caucus to select him as speaker left any tinge of bitterness with the veter nn member, his friends never saw an Indication of it. Declining then the proffered leadership of the majority, Representative Mann thereafter con- tinned to exercise a power equal to if not greater than that of the speaker himself as chairman of the committee (Continued on page eight) BOLSHEVIK! PLAN 10 SECURE E MOSCOW, Dec. 1. (fly the Asso ciated rrewO The third inti'rnn .tlonnle hns adopted a resolution de claring that the United States Is des lined to play an Important pnrt in the struggle of tho African race for llherty nnd thnt Inasmuch ns America today In tho center of the Negro cul ture of the world, It Is In thnt coun try thnt the communlKt campaign to bring freedom to the negroes of all countries should bo concentrated. Mad Monk lliador Arrives in U. S. A. ; to Join Baptist Church t8!.BSM,i.j,iaA; NEW YORK. Sergie Michailowltch Turfanoff, known as Iliadore, who was' exiled from Russia by Czar Nicholas,' landed here yesterday. Iliadore, for merly a monk, intends to become t. Ilaptist minister, he said. lliador, "Tho Mail Monk" of Russia, self-styled patriarch of the Ru:iea OtK'M, is on his way to America, teat will keva tht unuseyU oppprttnity of skiriaf rt two Tbatlisgiving festivals wltkia a few months. Last year, this navgeul cleric, was living i the fam- ia i'K of Russia, aid Had Urge ffroup of foltoiaers la tin city of TfcrfeWI' awl environs, where tk V4c of oJ ked ten almost as severs' ae (AMMM-a, Kazns, sad other ytrWie' MKicms. Wk'i fo nrrivail ia TzHti ze, uW tke American Keltof Adiais- trattain besin the sistrlbatioa of eom, im ;-.s mi tie ' goaKral fed-j iwjf elf rklldMa, Major failed hta aeo-.' le tavHker.. nnd cciaducked a series of tV-Misgiiv!g services in his chare,' wkick Were . ettvl lar it deep' fervor. D3. aWWTt JCaVkMN t!f H Killed rSrs. fiahoney, But Prosecutor Disregards Her Statement Convicted Man Nearly Breaks Down. SEATTLE, Dec. 1. A signed state ment by Mrs. Dolores Johnson that bIui kMlnrl Mm. Kate Mnoers Mahoney. for whoso murder James E. Mahoney j was hanged this morning at wana Walla is to be ignored by Prosecuting Attorney Malcom Douglas. Mr. Douglas announces that he will take no action against Mrs. Johnson ex cept to press for confirmation of her conviction of forging a power of at torney In Mrs. Mahoncy's name, used by herj husband, tho murderer, brother of Mrs. Johnson, to get pos session of property of the dead wo man. "The evidence showed plaintly that Mahoney planned tho murder care fully," said Mr. Douglas. "Two days before the murder he rented a row boat in which he took the body, In a trunk, out into Lake Union, sinking It. Iteforo the murder ho bought lime and rope that were put Into the trunk with the body. He made sev- fCnntlnned on Pago Three) IN U.S. A. OF One member of tho commission which drew up tho resolution wns an aged negro who hns been very nc tlvo In championing the cause f his rnce. Ho Is mild to hnvo been aided by several whites In tho United Stntes. Tho resolution pledges the mem bers of the International to strive for the equably of negroes and whites and for the full political nnd social free dom of the A friend nice. , LABOR MOB WRECKS CITY HALLIXICO 17 Men Killed, 18 Seriously Wounded, 33 Hurt, When Labor Union Parades in Pro test Against Water Famine Attack Municipal Building Election Called Off. MEXICO CITY, Dec. 1 The list of those less seriously Injured was augmented early this morning when a group of manlfestants attempting a demonstration before the residence of Aloruo Romero, president ot the city council, clashed with mounted police who . fiord several rounds. Eight injured persoas were taken into thf Roatero hoaia, for taeatet. MEXICO CITY, Die. 1. (By Associ ated Prss). Plral trps (aM badly battered municipal Btilrflag today while tk city cotuited tk ea ualti or a pitckrf Wtkt Minn tk police aid a ftmb ftklch atVevptad to storm the balldiac laet night. TV death Hit as a result of ike fiektaag stood t aeteobtew, wkite eightee par soag ar kanwa t aava bvaa verkwely ijrt aari 72 u&rMj kurt. It was tkougkt tlkat a cInw caw4t vigliA ra ve 1 furtker csnKias. The city, after a aigVt of sikk k citaaMatt, fowiri kss aaoia fiaea Or ataakiaal karia a sJwmMns ot broke gkss, ttaytav ad smm. The trevbae, vkkat inaksri for ma tka sJ kMrs, utartaa wknat j'cm H.vdwil to tlM city kvU te , pratasi aiiaift tke nmmma wlae are keU ae- woaeikk) for co4ltinB ead.Sng ko klae ti faMrs. T4te iKnMit9akiei intnHej by t)aa lakw imk)M3 that ga-aized it'as a jreoeatwi frM.aet, airi a aM was iaaM huioe Ikw mok89 pracete( ke tkta kail ts voJ liaam al verm aaatl.awnaa njmaar Vm ( U'aa Vm aiaami'iaol kiVIAng voesk Mrieei IVeo nw annJuia'tea im SaOO ata8e8. aMufiay kkn a4 kakrkra svnb aaaaJ atknr MiaA.fl Vkra eaw kmAnr amy, tf iko4 KWs kaM Ire eWMwA, kkw tk8 ew&Hto r tin oa?rnint key firkas rtfkm wr tke lewwls tit Hae fnqit. Wlkm iMMoaM anFoaxj Vkoe tka an awuM tmov tlae bi.Mk -fMg ttus rAri. alee krtlwc aimmi ft rirkw fih. Voott ami flewi wlA aataat ly effect. TkB doavecEtwters retired carrying vitk tbwn tkeilr iajured ojly to return in half a hoar. Several of their aumber entered the hall and began to set fire to Its contents. Valuable documents, some of which dated back several centuries, and city records were tossed Into the streets. By this time the federal troops had arrived but the Intruders were not ejected before the building had been fired in many places and the furniture wrecked. A line ot hose which the fire department was able to bring Into play despite the water shortage, was successful In holding back the crowds outside. Several sporadic attempts to con tinue tho demonstration were mate in the succeeding hours, but several hun dred soldiers protected the building and the crowd contented Itself with jeering and hooting. Election Called Off Several small groups of citizens marched through tho streets commit ting minor depredations. They called on all the newspaper offices and hoot ed and shouted before the residences of the city officials. The chamber of deputies adjourned when It received news of the sanguin ary encounter In the main plaza and a heavy guard was thrown around the building. i " ' ' It was said todny that the city elec tion scheduled for next Sunday would be postponed In view, ot last night's occurrence and the suggestion was made In many quarters that tho fed eral government take over the city administration temporarily. President Ohregon declined to comment on the affair until he had received the official report. Detroit Near Two Million Population, Figures On Subways DETROIT, Mich., Dec Immediate consideration of plans for a subway to link Detroit with its suburbs was urg ed by Mayor James Couzens, In an ad dress before tho newly organized High land Park Progressive Voters' associa tion. 1 Such a development, the mayor said, might well become a part ot the Great Frenchman Jt jj 1 1 j ' I j I 1 t I I fj lj jj r ,:illlyiil:8t t&vJ Oaersoi CHwaK itk Mrs. Hotn at the grave of Tieoeor kutM- nt Oysrw IWy, Lr UtaaA, m Novemlr lh. Tho sacrnr to Mr. mvnwasM is aionita a triwKk upo tk tko "Tipsjc f rVawe." ftiimisito Pa hatsik -Saab' WAWrwsrwiirH, Um. 1. ku wl lV.jKrtoi kwl rety taakiy a ?r kke pvapKNat U ks4eMla ; tke fiwubwU itetkoC at foaiaNeos, fcavai kkl at agMcaweat wltk senate lead ers on btk tke agriculture . and batlking committees and to be press ed with their support at tho short session of congress. , Approved at a conference yester day between President Harding, Sec retary Wallace and fifteen republi can senators, headed by Senator Lodge, majority senate leader, gnd Senator Watson of Indiana, who has been making an active survey of the question, the program contemplates utilization of the federal farm loan board as the agency for extension of larger and more liberal credits, both as to Interest rates and time, to meet the present agricultural necessity. Tho relief plan, designed to reach tho small farmer as woll as tho large cattle raisers and grain growors, was outlined in a statement following the conference by Secretary Wallace and Senator Lodge. It Is proposed by use of the farm loan board as the me dium of government relief to make it available to the thousands of small farmers who need It and who, In the opinion of those at the conference have not shared as have tho larger grain and cattle producers In the credit relief afforded by the war fi nance corporation becnuse of the lim itations under which it has operated. Specifically, the plan proposes an Increase in the maximum loan limit of the federal farm banks from $10, 000 to $35,000, amendment rf the farm loan act to provide for the re discount of agricultural production and marketing paper with a maxi mum credit period of threo years, and creation of a division In the farm bank system to. deal specifical ly with this class of credits. Pro vision for the voluntary creation of livestock and agricultural credit as sociations to deal primarily with live stock loans rlso Is proposed. metropolitan plan which advocates of efficient government are urging for Detroit. Detroit and vicinity will attain 2,000,000 population In the next few years, the mayor declared. . . Before any definite plan Is adopted the citizens should study carefully tho operation of metropolitan or olty- county governments In a number of American municipalities, tho mayor advised. He cited the borough plan of New York as one of the most sue cessful in operation. Pays ; i. Tribute to Roosevelt eaclosure. lasert. close-un va?w af T. J,OUlS, Dec. 1. (By tho Asho elated' Press) (iunricd by a dotaS of ie'o wlta riot guns at Joseph . Pu lltaer's country home', Gcwigcs Ckwi ewewta nrlet terfar wktto at. LoUlm pcnaae a nmat rccttic fr kiwi tantrw wkem he wU4 aVITor tke iwuttk mC k"H snots Amkw n tlfccKSMa. fca n eXfart to via Aanerican SMfctHfteep fer Jraw-O. TVe Tfer nrolted la his ftM-'eki! car fvm-t SViwffckJ, nlaiktlne at tho westera terminiM tf tho city to avoid crowds an jvas driven to tho Pulit zer homo. When ho reached tho Pulitzer hoAe Clomcnceau Insistod on giving an interview to newspapermen, and then, accompanied by Mr. Pulitzer, publisher of the Post Dispatch, Mrs. rulltzer and9 their little son, went for a tramp about tho estate. The Tiger .launched Into a dofenso of France ngalnst charges om mlli tnrism and took another sido fling at Senator Hitchcock on tholr contro versy over tho question of whether black troops woro being used on the Rhine. Ho sold: "A young man" in tho senato "had almost said I lied Hitchcock said there woro black troops there. "I think Mr. Hitchcock must be young," ho added, "because he is most unreasonable," . Before hu got off tho train Clcm- enceau chatted with correspondents accompnnylng him, inquiring with in terest what was tho latest news from Europe. When ho wns told tho king of Oreece bad ' been reported virtually Imprisoned, ho said: "Theso scorn to bo bad days for governments; I am lucky I am out, They might have mo In jail." llonry I'asteau, n nursory man, ob tained an Interview with Clemenoenu when ho said ho had huntod with him In Franco thirty years ago. Clcmencenu Immediately recognized Pnstenu nnd they chatted about days long past. Fat Man Who Blocked Jail Escape Unpopular With Men Behind Him LiUBBOCK, Texas, Dec. (By I, N. 8. ) Prisoners confined In tho county jail, heeding tho call of tho "groat outdoors,", mnnnged to "crnsh" a nolo in the steel door of their coll. Through this four of them escaped. No such luck for tho rotund H. W. Hprnddllng, who was next in lino. Ho stuck In the hole and could make headway neither forward nor back ward, and was found firmly fnstened and nearly frozen to death by tho sheriff tho next morning. Spraddling is decidedly unpopu lar with those who wero behind him In line. 3 Above Ze-o In Fargo FARGO, N. D Dec. 1, The mercury dropped to three degrees above zero at Moorehead, Minn., laBt night. It went to four degrcos below at Willis ton, N. D., and ton bolow at Havre, Mont fUEMRIln m.mw Chief Justice Taft Called As Witness Against Dougherty WASHINGTON'. Dec. 1. Chief Justice Taft was named today in a statement to tho house Judiciary committee, by Representative Keller, republl- can, Minnesota, as a witness to be called In support of Ills de- mand for the Impeachment of Attorney General Daugherty. Tho chief justice was desired to tostify Mr. Keller wrote, that Attorney General Daugherty had appointed "untrustworthy, corrupt nnd dangeroiiB men," to high office, knowing at tho time that they were men of such char- ncter. George W. Wlckersham, form- or attormA general, Samuol Gompers, president of the Amor- lean Federation of Labor and Guy Oyster, Mr. Gompers sec- rotary, were also mentioned aa witnossUBhe would ask tho com- laiitfo to bikkw an to Uis par- 4- tlcalar nlkvatlc. tfrtym tewaAtr R&mnfc Pfr 111 fVfVK JtVASHING.T9N, ,?ec. The nanujs of tklrtoea senatars and 28 reeaAltoniw servmg aad elected, had kaew aanamgiwi as Intending to par ticipate la the regressive conference eaJAed ky Senator LaFollette, republl en, Wi!9fi and Representative Hahie, dencrat, Alabama, to asset "beiiai closed doors," here to toy to discuss legislation. . AlthMgh there had been no an naunceatent of the legislative pro posals to be discussed the confer ence was expected to adopt resolu tions outlining a definite program for the progressive "bloc." The se-' cret conference was preliminary to a public session tomorrow or national progressives,- with occommodatlons, for 800 which is expected to take up the program dopted today. Both meetings are being held un der the auspices of the people's legis lative service which will tender a dinner tomorrow night to the pro gressive senators, representatives and governors attending. Eight republicans, four democrats and one farmer-laborlte were on the list pf senators for today's confer ence, while 19 republicans and seven democrats made up the list of repre sentatives. Senator Norrls, republican of Ne braska, was elected chairman of to day's meeting, at which there were speeches by Senator LaFollette, Nor rls and Borah, republican of Idaho. Senator LaFollette In his address dis claimed specifically that there was any Intention of forming a third party, declaring the whole purpose was formation of a bi-partisan pro gressive group to work in co-operation for progressive legislation. "If this meeting Is tor the purpose of making a practical organization to promote progressive legislation then I am in thorough sympathy with it," Senator Borah told the confer ence. "But If It Is a political gathering to deal with political subjects and presidential possibilities then I do not believe this Is the place to do it." (Continued cn Page Two) 1924; PUBLIC WILL PALO ALTO, Cnl., Doc. 1. Tho re publican presidential candidate In 11)24 "obviously will bo Warren O. Harding," Secretary of Commerce Hoover said in an interview nt his homo here today. "Moroover ,by thnt time (1924) Mr. Hoover said "tho public will bo highly appreciative of tho rogresslvo char netor of the policies that will hnvo brought this country through tho re construction period." Discussing nntlonnl ' rehabilitation nnd reconstruction of the activities af fected by tho world war, Mr. Hoover said: "Tho nation, is catching up on Us 3 IN DIE PORTLAND HOTEL BLAZE Earl Morning Fire in Rose City Hostelry Causes $75,000 Loss and Death of Three Employees, Ben Hur Hotel, Oregon and Benson Hotels Endangered- PORTLAND, Ore., Doc, 1. Three men lost tkolr lives and property da );: lauitt at $73,000 was ivtutri l a ffca wkteh early today wi tW Km Utr'kotol, a thren OUtrt tmmrnt ttnmtwa cm. Oak street r.ri awt Jie. TV atari: ChFitw KvfaiMMA, ufiM 24; TliB Can, awed 26, "and J. J. -Thj4).M. XlmfltuHKig and Oirlno were FIHkvs nfaptayeil at bus hoys in a ne.aitkcc4nT McDonald's ' a-iMHess IumI not 6en learned early teJtay. Th Hew sfcwflsd tit ' the furnace Hr;- af ae1cciXl-aniJ swept up to the roef ha-vKaJ gfaAnM blp headway be fore It was. fr&comned. A patrolman ai sevMaJ 'teainVo drivers rushed talw Mm butfiMrflg: ajid warned the gwessa, sn.v-te& many lives An ex vtosima haj;e4 fhela rfforts. Heaviest pfnanclal loss waB suffer ed ky a firm of furniture dealers who occwahed the ' ground floor, : Neigh boring btalldYngs alsn suffered; loss. The hotel was leased by Mrs. Gold stein, who Is at present visiting In San Francisco. '''. r . i The guests at (he Benson and Ore gon hotels, two of the principal, hoe- tlorles here,' adjoining the", burning building, were aroused by the 'man agement and warned to be prepared to leave In case the fire could not be checked. Many left., J. J. McDonald, one of the fire vlc time, was 46 years old, unmarried and had two sisters living In Lgs Angeles and one in British Columbia, according to information obtained by the coron er's office from friends of the dead man He was a foreman for a con struction company. ABOLITION OF 12 NEW YORK, Dec. 1. President Harding favors abolition ot the twelve hour day It Is revealed in a statement by him issued today by the Federated Engineering societies. The statement follows: , " ';, ' .'. "I rojoice to note the conclusions of this great body of experts are Identical with those which I have reached from a purely social viewpoint. "It hns seemed to me for a long time that the twelve hour day and the type of worker.lt produces have outlived their usefulness and their part in American life in the Interests ot good citizenship, of good business and eco nomic stability. '',.; "The old' order must give way to a hotter and wiser form ot organization so that the proper family life may be enjoyed suitably by all our people. "This clear and convincing report of the Engineers must prove exceed ingly helpful In showing that this much-to-be-desired result can be achieved without either economic or financial disturbance to the progress of American Industry." i nn I APPRECIATE HIMTHEN building program. The Improvement of credits Is ono cause, and the no tion of the department of commerce in behalf ot the builderB In getting out a building codo is anothor. In most communities, the building code is gotten out for the benefit ot tho building dealers. The department of commerce codo Is being generally adopted. ' ' '' "A great deal of work Is being' done In the standardization ot lumber. On tho Pnciflc coaat conditions are much better In this regnrd than In tho east. "Engineering projects arc going ahead fast In oil lines oj.-cept the railroads."