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The Weather
Prediction ...Rain or snow
Maximum yesterday ...42
Minimum today 35
Precipitation 08
Weather Year Ago
Maximum 55
Minimum 30
Oslly Seventeenth Tear.
Weekly Fifty-Second tee.
, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1922
NO. 218
fCTED
FLEES JAIL
Clara Phillips, Notorious Ham-
mer flayer, Makes Daring
Escape in Early Morning-
Bars o? Cell Sawed Out-
Flees in Night Clothes-
Posses Sent in Pursuit.
' LOS ANOELES, Dec. D. Chun
rhlllipB climbed out o a window In
the women's section of the county
Jail nnd escaped early today. She
was under a sentence of ten yenrs to
life Imprisonment after conviction
lor the hammer murder of Alberta
Meadows. Sho wns held In tho Jail
pending formulation of an appeal.
With the aid of several steel saws,
her escape wns .effected at two a, m.,
according to a report to the sheriff
by tho Jailer. Belief was expressed
that sho had been aided by other in
mates, llnrs were sawed throUKh
nnd after crawling out the window
.she dropped to tho root of an adjoin
ing buildinK. climbed down the fire
escape and disappeared.
The escape was not discovered by
Jail authorities for scverul hours.
Tho matron then, in making her
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cant n'nd discovered the-sawed' and ,
twisted bars nnd notified tho Jailer.
MID
ERESS
The chorus girl who threo weeks!11"3 cllv ca3c a proiounn gloom over
ago was found guilty of what prose-! the community today. Death followed
ruling officials declared to be one of an emergency operation performed
the most brutal murders they have last Friday for appendicitis from
had to try, regained her liberty with whicn he la(j suffered several attacks
a' suddenness 'equul to that with
which the hammer slaying was re
vealed last July.- It was. believed she
escaped in nn automobile.
lias ;ool Sturl.
Mrs. Phillips had several hours'
start before the sheriff's office placed
a dragnet throughout southorn Cali
fornia. All southern California cities
have been notified and authorities at
the border warned In time, the sher
iff believes, to prevent the fugitive
reaching Mexico.
Orders were Issued by Sheriff W. I.
Tregor to bring into his offlco nil,
persons connected with the hammer I
murder in order to trace all plans of
the Jail break. All sheriff's deputies
nuve ueen cane a in anu pusses rusnuu
out.
Walks in Bare Foot
Threo steel bars across tleo win-
dow In Mrs. Phillips' cell were found during his many years of residence in
to bo neatly sawed through. There ' Medford had always been one of the
were evidences thnt . Bhe climbed leaders In constructive activity in this
through the window nnd walked community. He was modest and con
across the roof in her hare feet. servative in his demeanor, was helpful,
She was last seen at 2 a m.. when financIally and otherwise to those in
the matron, Mrs. J, D. Fisher, enter- ., ' , . , ,. ,
ed the cell on her rounds Just before double, was in short the very finest
she retired for the night. She said type of a loyal pulflic-spirlted Amer
that all was quiet at that time and ican citizen. Dr. Hart had been prom
Mrs. Phillips was apparently asleep. ( incntly identified with the First Na
Deputy sheriffs wore sent out to- tional bank for years and for some
day to interview Mndalynne Oben-1 tlme prior to his death was vice presi
chain, released from Jail lost night dent ot tnat institution and a momber
after dismissal of the case involving f , boar(, of dlrectorg. He was a
innShe 01! -ember of the Med fort Hodge of Elks
cell to Mrs. Phillips. Officers also, and of Bodley lodge, A. F. & A. M, and
were -dispatched to Interview Ola of the chapter and consistory, of
Weaver and Etta Jackson, sisters of Quincy, 111.
tho escaped chorus girl slayer, and to. He is survived by his wife, Anna C.
locate. If possible, her husband, Ar
mour Phillips.
Close examination of the cell win-
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liiu iiiv nu,- uiiin I'utvu II.
veui nnytraco oi rnc saw ihiiikm. huh,
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thntho bars may have been sawed!
through several dnys ago.
Gorman Beats lipoid.
-PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 6. Joe
Gorman won the referee's decision
over Kid Leopold of Oakland. Cal., in
a ten-round fight here Inst night.
Sailor Tom King of Australia gave
Battling Ortega a terrible lacing.
U. S. Team Wlnt Again
- OSAKA, Japan. Dec. 4. (By Associ
ated Press). The all-star American
baseball team today won over the
Kobe higher commercial school 17 to 5.
' Wanamaker Improving
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 5. John
WnnamBlra. Ill nf Ma hnma hnrf. van
reported improved by his physicians!
today, erated. -
iiliiliwT;iG
BELOW ZERO IN HELNA: STORMS COMING
CHICAGO, Dec. 6. Winter today
made Us first determined onslaught of
the. season, spreading zero tempera
tures through the northwest and plains
states and causing drops In tempera
tures as far aonth as Texas, the south
west and central area.
Helena, with a temperature around
16 below lero, was reported the cold
est place in the country. Sub-jero
temperature was recorded throughout
Montana, North Dakota and parts of
Minnesota with Havre announcing 5
below; Wllllston, N. D., flight below;
Grand Forks, N. D four degrees below;
Remove Safety Pin
F rom Stomach of
9-Months'Old Baby
SALEM, Ore., Dec. a. Sur- 4
geons who today removed from 4
the stomach of Terence Burns,
nine months old son of Mr. nnd 4
Mrs. T. K. Burns, of Salem, an
unclasped sarety pin which the
baby swallowed yesterday, an- 4
nounced this afternoon that the
operation was apparently sue-
cessful. The pin was removed
through an Incision In tho stom-
ach. 4.
The Infant swallowed tho pin
while playing in its crib, and
neither yesterday or today show-
ed any 111 effects. This morn-
ing, immediately prior to tho 4
4 operation, ho appeared in tin-
usually good spirits. 4
Despite the fact that the end had
been expected for 24 hours the death
last night at 11:20 o'clock at the
Sacred Heart hospital of Dr. Henry-
Hart, one of the leading physicians
f,mI ""Seoos of Medford and one of
the leaders In constructive activity of
in recent years.
Dr. Hart was 59 years, nine months
and 11 days old at the time of his
death and was born at West Point, 111.,
February 13th, 1863, He was a grad
uate of Chattuck college, school of
medicine, at Quincy, 111., and took post
.graduate work at the University- of
Chicago.
For twenty-two years he was, one of
the leading physicians and surgeons of
Quincy, Hi., and was chief of staff in
St. Mary's hospital of that city for a
period of fifteen years. His father and
brother were engaged in the practice
of mealcine a3 ia als0 one ot hls ,-,,.
Dr. Hart came to Medford in 1909
and purchased a home here and also
developed the Edgevale Orchards, and
Hart, and three sons who are Dr. John
F. Hart of the United States navy,
,t u.u -t j.irn..,4 nn.i uhm-
"
! C. Hart, a student at the Harvard
. - A-i rM
military academy of Los Angeles, Cal
Funeral services will be held at tho
Perl Funeral Home on Thursday, at
2:30 p. m. with Rev. Wm. B. Hamilton
officiating. Interment will be in the
j q. O. F. cemetery,
The pall bearers will be three doc
tors and three directors of the First
National bank as follows: Drs. R. J.
Conroy, Chas. T. Sweeney and J. J.
Emmens, and John C. TomUn, George
W. Dunn and C. M. English.
Greek .-neral Liberated.
ATHENS, Dec. 5. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) General Papoulas,
former commander in chief of the
Greek army and one of those arrested
bv tho revolutionary committee in
connection with the Greek military
disaster in Asia Minor, has been lib-
and Fargo, N. D., eight degrees below
The southern Rocky Mountain stutes
were warned by forecasters to preparo
for drops In temperature from IB to
20 degrees, attended by flurries of
snow.
Throughout the Mississippi valley
states the breath or winter was mani
fest In a biting wind that sent the
mercury scurrying toward lero. Weath
er forecasts indicated this wave would
spread Into the lower Iake,teglon and
to the Atlantic and east' gulf states
with the exception of the Florida pen
insula, by tonight or Wednesday.'
DR.HENRYHARTII
PASSESAWAYAT
LOCAL HOSPITAL
WAR
THREATENED
Turkey and Europe Drifting
Farther Apart and Resump
tion of Hostilities Feared
Only Hope of Peace Lies in
Exhaustion Turks Are
Backed Up By Russia.
COXSTAXTINOI'IK, Dec. 5.
(By tho Associated Press.)
Following tho action of tho Kent,
nlist police in confiscating tho
passports of 100 Armenians as
they wcro tibout to board ship
British troops today took pos
scsslson of tho customs hones
and mined with machine) Rims,
protected the embarkations of
tho rpfujrees.
LAUSANNE, Dec. 5. ( l)y Associat
ed Press). Turkey and Europe appar
ently have drifted so far apart on the
great issues of the Near East confer
ence that the pessimists have a fruit
ful field for unhappy prognostications
of a complete collapse of the pour par-
lers and the resumption of war in
southeastern Europe.
Such a culmination of the conference
discussions could easily be argued as u
strong possibility, but any such argu
ment based on a reasonable hypothe
sis would leave out the fact that
Europe needs peace and that Turkey
has constantly proclaimed her need of
capital to develop her immense re
sources. The frenzied character of yester
day's proceedings in which Russia
came to the fore as tho willing cham
pion of Turkish autonomy is indicative
of conditions which provoked genuine
despair on (he part of the conference
leaders.
So long as no actual break occurs,
there is hope that time will bring
conciliatory views. The worst is an
ticipated, however, as shown by the
appearance here of a suggestion that a
general war could be launched against
Turkey by the League of Nations.
Such a move, it is suggested, might
take the form of a crusade through the
issuance of an appeal for the help of
all nations. '
Russia Backs Turkey
The Turks are insisting that the
European powers should be the first to
set forth their desires in the Darda
nelles problem because the straits,
after all, belong to Turkey and tho
Turk Bhould be the master of his own
house. The nationalist delegates reit
erate their conciliatory Intentions.
Russia's proposal for the exclusion
of foreign warships from the Btraits,
which seems to correspond to the
Turkish position, undoubtedly will not
be acceptable. It is almost certain that
the powers will insist on the right of
free passage for war craft, although
they may perhaps be willing to restrict
tonnage.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 6. (By
Associated Press). The Kemallst po
lice today confiscated the passports of
100 Armenians as they were about to
board ships for Greece, Italy and
France and refused to permit them to
embark.
Tho Turkish authorities declared
they were Ottoman 'subjects. It is re
ported that in many Instances the
Kemallst police exacted payments ot
from S50 to 1100 from Individual Arme
nians before permitting them even to
approach the ships.
E
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. Members
of the new progressive bloc In con
gress won their first legislative vlc
tory today by1 obtaining from the sen
ate agricultural committee a favorable
report on a resolution to amend the
constitution to provide for direct elec
Hon of tho president and vice presi
dent.
The amendment also would change
presidential Inauguration day from
March 4 to the third Monday In Janu
ary and members of the senate and
house would begin their terms of office
the first Monday in January after the
biannual elections. Congress would
meet in regular session annually on
the first Monday in January.
CORK An airplane was brought
into action against tho Irregulars for
ihe first time, breaking up an am
bush. ' - ' ' ,'
IRELAND S FREE
STATE BECOMES
REALITYTONIGHT
Historic Event Due at Mid
night witnout pomp or
Ceremony President Cos
grove Thinks Troubles of
Irish People Are Over.
LONDON, Dec. G. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) King George this
evening gave royal sanction to the
legislation setting up tho Irish free
stuto as a dominion of the British em
pire. LONDON. Dee. 3. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Official announce
ment was made this afternoon of the
appointment of Timothy Henly as
first governor general of the Irish
free Btate.
LONDON, pec. 0. (By tho Asso
elated Press) Without pomp oi
ceremony the Irish free state will
come into being after midnight
night. i
By a specal order in council, the
full administration of the cnuntrv
already has Jbcen handed over to the
vm. cosr.nAVE
Ireland's firal official, I'rcc-Statc
prusHli-nt.
provisional government. Therefore,
when the constitution comes into ex
istence tomorrow, there will bo no
ceremony ot any kind to mark the
fulfillment of tho treaty mndu be
tween tho British and Irish govern
ments.
LONDON, Dec. 6. (By tho Aso
ciated Press) Autonomous govern
ment for Ireland today lacked only
the formal assent of King Georgo to
the Irish constitution bill.
Tho Anglo-Irish treaty expires to
morrow when tho provisional gov
ernment will cense to function and
tho free state government officially
will take charge. Tho first meeting
of the Dull Erleann as tho . lower
house of tho Olreachtas or Irish par
liament, has been fixed for 6 p. m.,
Wednesday.
Whllo tho Dnll will set privately to
chooso thirty members of tho Sca
nnd Elrennn, or senate, tho choice
will bo made from about 150 candi
dates nnd the selection will bo an
nounced tomorrow.
Writers Am Honored.
The Dally Mall's Dublin corres
pondent says that tho appointees of
William Cosgrave, president of the
Dnll, Include the well known writers,
William Butler Yeats and Goorgo
Russell; nso the Knrl of Dunraven.
the Knrl of Wlcklow, Lord Glonavy
better known as Mir James Camp
bell, tho former Irish lord chancel
lor and possibly lord Declcs, the
husband of Vivian Oould.
Timothy Henly, who yesterday con
firmed In nn interview, his accep
tance of the governor-generalship of
tho Irish free state, returned to Dub
lin on the night hnnt, after consul
tations at'tbc colonial office.
It Is considered noteworthy thnt
Mr. Henly Is tho first untitled person
to be chosen ns the king's representa
tive in any British domain.
It Is also understood thnt unlike
other viceroys the prospective gov
ernor-general's aides will bo officers
from the nrmy.
British Troops Leave,
Arrangements for the evscuntlon of
all British troops remaining, In free
(Continued on page eight) ,
GIRLS BREAK
LOOSE AGAIN
AT1IPIA
17 Inmates of Training School
Attack Matron, Break Win-
dOW and ESCape Third
Outbreak in One Year
Nine Girls Recaptured
Eight Still at Large.
OI.Y.MP1A, aWsh., Doc. 5. Seven
teen girl inmntcH of the training
school at (irumlnuuind overpowered
ihe matron lute lu.st night and escap
ed from tho Institution. The breuu
was evidently well planned In ad
vance -as the girls had cut telephone
wires from the Institution making it
impossible to notify authorities of
nearhy towns for some time after the
escape was mndo. I'olice of all near
by towns have been notified to keep
a lookout for the girls,
W. J. Hays, director of business
control here, was Informed today that
three of the girls voluntarily return
ed to the institution about midnight,
wet and cold, and partly exhausted.
Two others were reported to be in
jail at Chehalls. .
The escape was mnde shortly after
the meal hour last night, It was learn
ed, the girls attacking tho matron
and taking her keys. A window on
the' gvound floor was broken and the
fugitives climbed through, making
tuelr esrupo in the durkness. It ap
peared that no preparation had been
mnde for tho flight as the girls were
dud in light every-dny clothes.
This is tho third disturbance at the
Grand Mound school In the last year.
Last winter 26 girls barricaded them
selves in tho kitchen and dining room
of llalnhow hall and defied authori
ties for thirty-six hours beforo sur
rendering. Dumago ns tho result of
the outbrenk amounted 'to several
thousand dollars. 'Mix girls overpower
ed a matron a few months ugo and
escaped,' but all were recaptured. .
A later report from Chehalls today
said that four more girls had been
captured, leaving eight to bo ac
counted for. The girls at Chehalls
will be returned to the Institution, It
wns said.
RANGE FROM $1.75
CHICAGO, Dec. 6. Although the po
tato market In the principal cities out
side of Chicago remained firm during
the week ending yestordny, local
prices were down ten to fifteen cents,
according to the weekly fruit and veg
etable market review Issued by the
unitod states bureau of markets.
uiner trutts and vegetables were
steady to firm, with cabbage and
onions showing a good advance. New
York Danish typo cabbage was $20 to
$30 a ton bulk In' city markets and $1.1
to $18 at shipping points. Onions were
up 25 to 75 cents in the city markets
In the leading markets New York
Baldwin apples were $4 to $4.76 a bar
rel and $3.85 and $4 at shipping points.
Locnl prices on middle-western Jona
thans were $5.50 to $6. Northwestern
extra fancy boxed Jonathans were
$1.75 to $2.25 In most markets except
Kansas City, where the price ranged
from $2.25 to $2.50.
PORTLAND HAS ITS
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 8. Pnow
which fell during the night and this
morning covered the ground hero to
day. This wns tho second snowfall
of tho season In Portland. Tho tom-
peraturo, which dropped to 37 In the
night, moderated after daylight.
Man 98 Yean Old
Gets Third Set of
Teeth, Youth Returns
LONDON, Dec. G. Harry Oard-
nor turned his 88th year today
4 possessed of a third set of teeth 4
nnd rejuvenated eyesight. A year 4
4 ago Mr. Gardner was forced to 4
4 cat soft foods and wear glasses,
4 but the only physical dofnet from 4
4 which he now suffers is poor 4
4 hearing. 4
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Big Storm Is On Its
Way; Pacific Coast
Points Are Warned
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4 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5.
4 Coast shipping from Point Reyes,
4 Cul., to Cape Flattery, Wash., was
warned by the United States 4
weather bureau here today that a 4
4 big storm Is approaching from 4
4 tho north Pacific and is due to 4
4 strike the coast with its full force 4
4 tonight or tomorrow. High south- 4
orly winds nro expected oft the 4
4 California coast, whllo northeast-
4 flrlv irnles are In nrnsnect for the
Oregon and Washington coasts.
I The barometer is falling rapid-
ly today at Point Reyes, Eureka,
(.ape r lattery anu eisewnere
. 4 along the coast.
S.P.
IS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. Increased
competition in railroad service along
the Pacific coast would result from
separation of the Southern Pacific
and Central Pacific systems, which
has been ordered by the supreme
court, Van Bernard, chairman of the
executive committee of the California
Producers and Shippers association,
told the Inter stltte commerce com
mission today during its hearing on
the application ot the Southern Pa
cific for retention ot the Central Pa
cific system.
During exchanges on cross exam
ination with Fred H. Wood, counsel
for the Southern Pacific, Mr. Bern
ard agreed that he was "getting
wages" from the Union Pacific for
organizing producers to urge the
separation. ,
-at, Bernard asserted that railroad
competition, particularly In Califor
nia terlrtory, would reduce car short
age and expand markets for produc
era of the stato. The Southern Pa-
SEPARATION
ADVOCATED
BY CALIFORNIAN
ctfic after being ordered by the su- by Germany In 1898 as indemnity
preme court to give up control of, for losses In the Boxer uprising. At
the Central Pacific, had started a (he outbreak ot the world war, Japan
campaign all over th west to lnflu-1 captured and was awarded it' at the
enco public opinion and had used, peace of Versailles but in conversa
threals of discrimination in car sup- t'.ons with China at the Washington
ply against Bhlppera to force them to conference agreed to turn It back
its support,
Mr. Wood by questions which he
Indicated he belloved tho Union Pa
cific to be entirely responsible for the
creation of Mr. Bernard's objections
went into Its expenditures at consid
erable length, showing publication of
newspaper advertisements and is
suance of literature.
"As tar as I know, all the bills
contracted by the Producers' asso
ciation have been paid by the Union
Pacific, Mr. Bernard testified, "and
they have made no secret about it."
The Daily
Bank Robbery
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec. 5.
Two men giving their names as Carl
Hager and . Wallace Edger wore ar
rested this morning In Dayton by the
Columbia sheriff there on a charge
of having robbed the Starbuck,
Wash., bank late yestordny after
noon. ' The bank robbers held up the
cashier and escaped with $500. 'Both
suspects arrested at Dayton are said
to bo resident, of LaCrosso, while
Hagor was formerly a tailor In Day
ton. Another Oil Dividend
NEW YORK, Dec. 5. Directors of
tho Vacuum Oil company today de
clared a S00 percent stock dividend,
transferring $45,000,000 from its sur
plus to the capital stock
SEATTLE MAYOR'S DANCES DECLARED
HELLISH, SO CHURCH WILL HOLD THEM
SATTTLE,
Dec. 5.
Weekly j
dances in
his church Is the answer
of the Rev. Dr. Chauncey F, Hawkins, i
pastor ot the Plymouth Congrega
tional church of this city, after Inves
tigating dance halls permitted to
open here by Mayor Edwin J. Brown
to "get the loggers' money."
Dr. Hawkins and the Rev. George
V. McClure of the Columbia Congre-
gatlonal .church gave their Sunday
congregations some' of the impres-j constituted each member an lpvestl
slons they got by vIsitB to the dance gator. '
balls fostered by tho mayor.
"Tho bouncers that tho mayor says
are stationed in tho dance halls to
keep order are chiefly old men," ob-
TSING TAO
IS CAPTURED
BY
Chinese Outlaws Swoop Down
On Kiaochow Port On Eve
of Its Return to China, After
24 Years of Foreign Rule
Looting Begins Residents
Flee.
TIENTSIN, China, Dec. 5. (By
the Associated Press.) Reports re
ceived here sav that Chinese bandits
have tnkon control of Tslng Tao, the
Kiaochow port whoso stormy career
in war and diplomacy was to culmin
ate today in Its return to China after
2 4 years of alien rule, the first six
teen under Germany and the last
eight under Japan. The population
is reported fleeing from the city.
Trains from Tsintao are said to be
crowded with refugees.
Chinese police sent from Peking
to take over the city are reported to
have been driven out of their bar
racks. The bandits, according to the tele
grams, demanded $500,000 ransom
for the delivery of government offl
c'.als and for the delivery of govern
ment police in their hands.
The outlaws also hold out for the
appointment of their chief as govern
or of the nort.
Shops and -residences are being
lootod nightly, the dispatches say.
Tho 20,000 Japanese who remain
In Tslng Tao, unorganized for de
fending the city, apparently are im
potent in face ot the bandits.
This was the day set for the actual
4ellvery of the Klao Chow territory
from Japan to. China under the
terms of the Washington armament
conference. The region was seized
this winter.
U. S. KLAMATH AID
. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. On re
clamation projects a total of $12,250,
000 would be spent, by the govern
ment during the coming fiscal year If
recommendations contained In the
the budget submitted to congress are
accepted.
Amounts recommended for the fis
cal year 1924 for other projects In-'
eluded: . v
Boise, Idaho, $1,390,000;,-king
Hill, Idaho, $35,000; .Minidoka,.
Idaho, $685,000; Huntley, Montana,
$115,000; Milk River, Mout , $140,
000; Sun River, Montana, $145,000:
lower Yellowstone, Montana-North
Dakota, $120,000; ' Baker, Oregon,
$500,000; Umatilla, Oregon, $900,
000; Klamath, ..Oregon-California,
$700,000; Okanogan, Wn $65,000;
Yakima, Wash., $1,310,000.
Bootlegger Is Killed.
SEATTLE, Dec. 5. H. W.
Thompson, alleged liquor smuggler,
who was wounded In a battle last
night between the launch L-443 and
the coast guard cutter Areata, died
in a hospital here today.
served Dr. Hawkins. "They could
i.. . . . .
no.LPounce, 0 nl-
i inese uanue nulls
are one-slx-
toontn
ot
an Inch nearer hell than
any place I ever visited before," re
ported Mr. McClure. r
"Reports .made by the Pacific fleet
last summer show that Seattle Is the
cleanest city on the coast except
Portland," answered Mayor Brown.
The police announce that the Ku
Klu Ktan has turned In a list ot
-places needing attention,'" and has
The dances at Dr. Hawkins' church
are t h0 in charge- of Marguerite
Jergenson and are ' to start next
month.' '
BANDITS
$700,000 IS LISTED
:.',i.Ji-''''h,