Medford Mail Tribune
The Weather
Prediction Fair
Maximum yesterday ...45
Minimum today..... 32
Precipitation 12
Weather Year Ago
Maximum 38
Minimum 26
Dailv Kovpntepnth Von.
Weekly Fifty-Second Year.
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, PECEMIJEll 7, 1922
, NO. 220
1 KILLED IN
Upton Claims His
Election Certain,
' Deadlock Broken
Candle in Memory
of Caruso Expected
To Burn 1800 Years
She Is Boss of the Very Newest
Union the Manicurists of America
IS
MURDER
E
AT EUGENE
Mistaking Gasoline for Kero
sene, Results in Death of
Six Little Children and-
Mother Four Others Are
Badly Burned 4 Victims
Were Visitors at Home.
EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 7. Six small
children and one woman were dead
today and three grown persons and
one child were suffering from burns
received last night when a can ot
gasoline, mistaiien for kerosene, ex
ploded when tho contents were pour
ed into a stove to aid a smouldering
fire. Mrs. Iver Johnson, at whose
home in the outskirts of Eugene the
explosion occurred, and Hazel
Church, one of the severely injured
children, died early today, making
the total number of dead, seven. The
dead:
William Church, aged 6.
Orville Church, aged G.
Hazel Church, aged 4. '
Idaho Church, aged 3.
Marvel Johnson, aged 4.
T.oroy Johnson, aged 2.
Mrs. Iver Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. James Church, vis
itors from Radville, Saslt., at the
Johnson home, were severely injur
ed. They, with Iver Johnson and his
son Clifford, aged one, were taken to
the hospital, although the latter two
are not seriously burned. Iver John
son, foreman of the county rock
crusher, expected to leave the hos
pital today. ...X. ' ""
From the story related by the lat
ter, it appeared that Mrs. Johnson,
mistaking a can of gasoline tor one
of kerosene, which she had used ha
bitually in starting the fire, poured
the oil In the heater. Immediately
there was a blinding explosion, fol
lowed by flames which spread thru
out the house.
KILLEDJNSTORWl
MARSHFIELD, Ore., Dec. 7.
Frank E. Earnot was dead today
f rom injuries received from a limb ot
n tree blown down by the storm rag
ing in this district yesterday.
A barn was destroyed and a horse
killed in the storm. ,
PORTLAND SUFFERS
29 ABOVE ZERO
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 7. Cold
est weather of the winter so far of
Portland was recorded early today at
29 degrees. Snow remained on the
ground in the higher portions of the
cltv. Easterly winds which mean
cold weather, were predicted for to
night and tomorrow. Astoria today
reported the first snowfall Of the sea
son. ,
Ilinton Still riylnc
FARA, Brazil, Den. 7. (By the
Associated Tress) Lieutenant Wal
ter Ilinton resume'! his New Vork-to-Rio
Jnnelro nlrplnnc flight today. He
tirtcd for Maninhno, down the
ast, with tho intention of stnpplng
nt Prnggnnca to replenish Ills gaso
line supply.
VERDICT; THROWS
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 7. A Bensa
tlon was caused In federal court here
yesterday when Mrs. James Oliver
Dewell of McMlnnville, Ore., rose in
her seat among spectators In the court
room, emitted a wild shriek and' ton
pled over In a faint.
Mrs. Dewell s action followed Imme
diately upon the reading of a verdict
cot guilty in tho case of the govern
ment against James Dewell, her hus
band. Through a misunderstanding
Mrs. Dewell thought that the verdict
had been read as "guilty."
PENDLETON. Ore, Dec. 7.
Five eastern Oregon senators,
meeting here last night at the
home ot Senator Hoy W. Rlt
ner, decided to vote for Senator
Jay H. Upton ot Prineville as
president of the Oregon sen
ate. Those present were Rit
ner, Robertson, Dennis, Taylor
and Ellis. Senators Upton and
Strayer, the other members
from the eastern districts were
not present.
Supporters of Upton claimed
tho action taken at tho caucus
assures his election, giving him
1G votes, breaking the deadlock
in which Upton and Senator B.
L. Eddy of Roseburg have been
the contenders.
BURLINGTON, Va.. Dec. 7. An
award of $405,000 was made today
by the jury which for more than
forty hours had deliberated over the
million dollar claim ot Mis. Dorrit
Stevens Woodhouse against her
wealthy parents-nt-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Lorenzo 13. Woodhouse of New York
and this city, for tho alienntion of
the affections of her husband, Doug
als Woodhouse. The case had con
sumed five weeks in hearing.
The plaintiff, daughter of n family
In modest circumstances, who were
neighbors of 'the wealthy Wood
houses here, contended that her par
ents at law had Inspired and 1 sup
ported her husband in a separation
from her that led to his going to
Reno, Nev., to- establish a residence
ns the basis for a divorce.
She had beon snubbed by them, she
submitted, and never had been given
adequate recognition ns the wifo of
their son.
AUTO EXHAUST !S
FATAL TO DRIVER
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 7. I. JC.
Moad, automobile driver, was as
phyxiated by carbon monoxide gas
from the engine of his car which he
was running in his private garage
late last night.
He was found unconscious by his
son and died at a hospital.
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
NEW YORK, Dec. 7. Tha Amer
ican people are buying $9,300,000,
000 of new lite Insurance this year,
according to the reports of 158 com
panies, submitted at the sixteenth an
nual convention at the Association of
Life Insurance Presidents here this
afternoon. This is $600,000,000
more than was bought In 1921, an In
crease regarded by leaders of the
convention as reflecting Improved
business and economic conditions for
tho current year.
Friend of Lincoln's Dies.
PELLINOHAM, Wash., Dec. 7.
K. C. Stewart, a neighbor and friend
of Abraham Lincoln nt Springfield.
III., in the CO's died nt his home in
Hamilton Mondny night, aged 88
years. Stewart was Lincoln's pho
tographer nt Springfield nnd served
as photographer In tho Union army
during the civil war. He had lived
at Hamilton since 1891.
FIT IN OPEN COURT
It was. only after the bailiff bad per
sonally assured her that the verdict
was the opposite ot what she thought
that the woman became calm.
Dewell, Southern Pacific company
agent at Dayton, Ore., during the time
the railroad Was under government
control, was accused of embezzling
$.113 during the summer of 1919. The
evidence showed that It was a desire
to trust his townsmen In accepting
freight shipments and a poor know
ledge of 'bookkeeping rather than crim
inality, that caused the shortage.
AWARD WOMAN
$465,000 FROM
MOTHER-IN-LAW
f
POEICE NET
Searchers in Mexico, Chicago,
and Along Union Pacific
Diligent, But Efforts Thus
far Fruitless Rumors Con
tinue to Pile in No Real
Clues As Yet. ,
SAN DIEOO, Cal., Dec. 7. Re
ports that Mrs. Clara Phillips, Los
Angeles murderess had been seen tn
Tlajuana, Mexico and that thoro was
a possibility that she had taken ref
uge in a cabin believed to be owned
by Ed (Gold Tooth) Johnson near
Point of ltocks, on tho ocean, proved
false litis morning uftor investigation
by Sheriff William Traegor of Los
Angeles and a posse.
Traeger and several deputies ar
rived early this morning from Los
Angeles and were Joined at the bor
der by Deputy Sheriff Frank Stein of
San Diego. The party crossed me
line at C o'clock and immediately
headed for the cabin near Point of
Rocks.
Arriving there they found the
place occupied by three men who
declared themselves the owners of
the- property. These men stated that
Johnson some time ago negotiated
for the sale of the property, but that
the deal fell through. They denied
that Mrs. Phillips had been at the
place and invited the officers to make
a thorough search, which was done,
Following the search and further in
vestigation of tho Tinjuana rumors,
Sheriff Traeger . declured himself
satisfied that Mrs. Phillips bad not
fled to this section.'
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Grab Girls in Chicago.
CHICAGO, Dec. 7. Miss Elsie Coc
' and Miss Clara Hutchins of Baltl
more were taken from the incoming
Los Angeles limited of tho Chicago
and Northwestern railroad tpday by
police seeking Mrs. Clara Phillips,
convicted murderess who escaped
from the Los Angeles county jail
The women satisfied the police of
their identity.
The women wore not placed under
arrest, but after being questioned,
were directed to go to a local hotel,
and the police suggested that they
remain in Chicago for 24 hours until
all suspicion was allayed. Sergeant
Ji.hn Hardy, who boarded tho train
in Maywood said Miss Coe bore a re
semblance to Mrs. Phillips If photo
graphs of the, latter were good like
nesses, but that he. was morally cer
tain neither of tho women was Mrs.
Phillips.
Search V. P. Trains.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Deo. 7 Search
here of the Union Pacific train cn
which Mrs. Clara Phillips, convicted
murderer of Mrs. Alberta Meadows
in Los Angeles, was reported to be a
passenger, following her escape from
the Los Angeles county Jail Tuesday,
failed to show that she was on board.
One woman remotely resembled the
description of Mrs. Phillips, but after
questioning her, tho police did not
actain her.
Tho woman admitted she had beon
in Ixis Angeles recently, but insisted
she boarded the train at Ogdcn, Utah.
She had a ticket from Ogden to Bal
timore, Md. She appeared somewhat
older than tho ago given tor Mrs,
Phillips. - -
Search for Mrs. Phillips here was
Hampered because most of the pas
sengers were Btllt In their berths
when the train arrlvod In Cheyenne,
shortly after five o'clock this morn
ing.
LARAMIE, Wyo., Dee. 7. Search
of two eastbound Union Pacific trains
passing through here early this
morning failed to reveal anyone
answering tho description of Mrs
Clara Phillips, convicted "hammer
murderess" who escaped from the
Los Angeles county Jail early 'Tues
day. Local police, who mado the
search, also questioned members of
the train crew without learning any
thing of Mrs. Phillips' whereabouts.
2 YEAR OLD BABY.
AFTON, Wyo,, Dec. 7. The two-year-old
son of Mr, and Mrs. Francis
Astlo Orover died a few hours after
receiving Inliirles from pigs Tues-
y. The child had wandered Into
tho pig pen and wns mortally Injured
before his mother, attracted by the
unusual commotion and noise, could
rescue him. He died without regain
ing consciousness.
d'AnnunzIo Is III.
LONDON, Dec. 7. Oabrlelo d'An
nunzIo Is seriously III, It was report
ed to the Central News ngency from
Rome today.
Mnyme Schwindler of New York City, who Is Hie "boss" or president of
the Manicurists of America, the very latest union formed. The union will
hold its first convention nt the Druggists' Show in Madison Square Garden,
Feb. 19 to 22.
SECY. WALLACE
' TO SELL WHEAT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. The sec
retary of agriculture would be au
thorized to buy, Bell nnd store wheat
to secure uird maintain, to the pro
ducer n reasonable price for wheat
and to the consumer a reasonable
prico for bread, under a bill intro
duced today by Representative jLitlle
republican, Kansas.
It would create the office of n su
perintendent of grain and bread in
the department of agriculture, with
power from timo to timo to sell
wheut at not less than tho market
price nt Minneapolis, liuffalo, Kansas
City, Chicago and New York, "as he
deems for the best interests of the
country."
The scriuiury of agriculture would
bo authorized to buy wheat at a price
not exceeding- $1.10 a bushel. When
it cannot l.c bought at Chicago r
New Yotk for less than $1.85 a bushel
the secretary shall sell as much out
ol stornfcu as .he deems wiiu. and at
prices he rieemt to be to thj beat in
terests of the nation.
T
EUOENB, Ore.. Dec. 7. The
bodies of George D. Linn, proprietor
of the Eugene Sand and o ravel com
pany, and Henry Nestle, an employe,
were swept down the Willamette
river when a boat capsized oppoHlte
the gravel plant today.
The two men were stringing a cable
across the river. Mrs. C, H. Nestle,
who lives on tho bank of tho river,
heard the cries of her father-in-law,
and Linn. Hhe looked out saw the
boat drifting upside down and the
head of one of the men In the muddy
waters a few yards abend of the boat.
This was tho last seen of the two.
Neither body had been found at
noon.
EIS
ON ROAD 10 RECOVERY
GARDEN CITY N. Y.. Dec. 7.
The ultimate recovery of Mmo. Ernes
tine Srhiimann-Helnke, noted con
tralto, who Is ill with bronchial pneu
monia at her homo here, was pre
dicted today by her physician. Her
condition improved greatly Inst night
N. P. Orders 3000 Box Cnrs.
TACOMA, Dec. 7. Orders 7or
3000 box cars and 49 locomotives in
addition to orders recently announc
ed for 2000 cars, have been Riven by
the Northern Pacific railway. Italph
T. Brots, assistant general freight nnd
passenger agent, stated today. The
new equipment will create a demand
for IS, 000.000 feet of Northwest lum
ber, he said.
T
FLOUR MERGER
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 7. Prop
erty ot the Portland Flour Mills com
pany In the city was sold nt sheriff's
mortgage foreclosure sale today to
enable the concern to transfer own
ership In the Sperry Flour Mills com
pany ot San Francisco.
Wallace McCammant, attorney,
representing 98 per cent of the hold
ers of the $3 000,000 bond lsBUe of
the local concern, bought In the prop-
erty situated in Portland. His bids
aggregated $1,172,670.
McCammant during the past
month has bid in the other mill prop-
erties in Oregon and tomorrow a
court In Washington Is expected to
assent to the sale of nearly three
score' mills and elevators In that
state.
Ily the middle of January McCain-
mant expects to have the property In
condition to complete the sale to the
Sperry Interests.
APPLE SHIPMENTS
E
CIIICAOO, Dec 7. (Weekly Fruit
and Vegetable Survey) Shipments of
principal fruits and vegetables de
creased 4000 cars for tho week, end
Ing Saturday, Docember 2, compared
with the previous week, without any
nlarmlng advance in prices nccording
to tho weekly fruit nnd vegetablo re
view issued by tho United States bu
reau of mnrkots. Tho heaviest do
creases, tho reports stated, occurred
in shipments of apples, celery, grapes,
sweet and while potatcs.
Onions continued to ndvanco.
nlthough tho storngo for futuru ship
ments nt present amounts to 2000
mora than on hand at this timo last
year. Apple shipments decreased
1300 cars, under last week, but the
market roninined about tho same.
10 1 OF 'KAISER'
noSTON, Dec. 7. Radio mes
sages today Indicated that the Brit
ish steamer Tyrrhenla, bound from
New York for Genoa was proceeding
to tho assistance of tho German
sleamer Hclnrlch Kalsar, reported In
need ot assistance last night, 600
miles east of Cape May. Tho Tyrr
lienia was 2!0 mile from the dis
tressed vessel at 9:30 o'clock last
night.
Tho Kaiser Is bound from Savan
nah and Norfolk lor Bremen and
Hamburg. .
NEW YORK, Dec. 7. A can
dlo of chemically treated bees
wax, five faot In circumference
nt tho base, sixteen feet high
and weighing one ton, known as
tho Enrico Caruso memorial
candle, has been completed In
the studios of Antonio Ajello
and brother and will be ship-
pod to Pompeii, Italy, within a
few days. It cost $3,700 and
was mado on tho order of an or-
phnn asylum in New York ot
which Caruso was a generous
benefactor.
The candle will be placed In
the Church of Our I.ndy of
Pompeii where Caruso last wor-
shipped. It is expected to last
eighteen centuries, burning at
the suggestion of Cardinal Van-
n t ol 1 1 24 hours on each All
Soulsdny, November 24.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Separation
of the Central Pacific and the South
ern Pacific systems would "blast the
last hopo left in the hearts of tho peo
ple of Idaho," for better railroad ser
vice, Senator Gooding, republican of
that state assorted today before the
inter-state commerce commission. Ap
pearing In his own behalf, he asserted
the commission should grunt the
Southern Pacific authority to continue
its present control of the Central Pa
cific lines even though a supreme
court decree has been entered order
ing their, separation. -r-
Idaho Was faced with a practical
monopoly of transportation by the
Union Pacific railroad and Its subsid
iaries, Senator Oooding said, and the
policy . of that railroad system had
"wrecked and ruined the state of Idaho
by maintaining high rates. If the Cen
tral Pacific should be separated from
the Southern Pacific, he asserted, it
would pass under control of the Union
Pacific directly or indirectly.
"Wo know exactly-what to expect
if tho Union Pacific is allowod to
dominate tho Central Pnv-iflc," Sen
ator Oooding declared. "Rates will
Continue to be the highest that there
is in the country. You can reallzo
what is tho matter with-Idaho now
when you rend the freight rate sched
ules. We have just a hope that tho
Southern Pacific, retaining the Cen
tral Pacific will some duy build up
Into Idaho from Ogdcn, Utah, and
give ub competition. I am moved in
this mutter to urge the continued
unity of tho two roads solely by a de
sire to soe my state great In tho fu
ture." PRIZE
LIVESTOCK
CHICAGO, Dec. 7. t.'llluf emnng
honors distributed tod-iy nt the In
ternational Llvosuirk show, was the
award to Miss Justin-.! Alosse, Kunsus
unlvornlty graduate of h r champion
ship for her Chester White tow.
In tho Aberdeen-Angus breeding
division. I. I.. Jones, Raymond, H. D.,
won the championship with his bull.
Bar Marshall. Tho reserve award
went to C'ongdon nnd Battles, Yaki
ma, Wash.
Forelin Money.
NISW YOlilv. Hoc. It ritprllnrr flv-
change estiililLtned anntl-er new high
record tnflnv rlnmnnrl III lilt t,MlntF
quoted at $4.16U, or IMc nbovo yes
terdays top price.
The normal rnto of tho pound la
4.614.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. IUising
later than his usual habit after the
strenuous day of yesterday nnd a
night address which kept him up
lato, Ocorges Clemencenu today
faced a comparative lull In tho pro
gram which tins kept him on tho
whirl since ho brought his campaign
for France to tho American cnpltnl
last Mondny, Luncheon with Presi
dent Hnrdlng at the White House nt
1:30 o clock wns the only scheduled
event on his program for the day.
uicmcncesu lay abed today until
eight o'clock four hours after Ms
usual rising time.
During the morning ho received
several visitors, ntnong them Theo
dore Roosevelt) assistant secretary
SEES RUIN FOR
IDAHO IF U. P.
GAINS CONTROL
CLEMENCEAU'S MEETING WITH EX-PREST.
WILSON IS CORDIAL AND AFFECTIONATE
RAMPANT IN
One Member of New Irish
Parliament killed, Another
Seriously Injured En Route
to First Session Rebels
Capture Barracks Bombs
Are Thrown..
DUBLIN. Dec. 7. (By tho Asso
ciated Press) President Cosgravo
announced to the parliament this
afternoon that Deputy Sean Hales
had been shot and killed and Deputy
Patrick O'.Mallle, who was deputy
speaker had been wounaed .whllo
they were on their way to the parlia
ment session.
The two victims were on a jnunting
ear proceeding along the nuayB when
they were attacked with revolvers.
Deputy Hpeuker O'Maille's wound in
serious.
After the announcement Mlnt"ter
of Defense Mulcahy roso and said:
"These men did not have a priest,
nor wore they asked if they would
see their relatives."
All tho members of the parliament
roso as a mark of sympathy.
These aro "tho first acts of violence
reported since the inauguration of
tho free stutc government. -
. O'Muillc wus deputy speaker of the
Dail, or lower house of tho free stnto.
parliament, at yesterday's session,
when the members took tho oath of
allegiance.- -' -
Hales was returned from south
Cork in tho ; last, parliamentary elec
tions, running as a pro-treaty candi
date on the Ipnnel ticket framed by
' Rebels Capture barracks.
CORK, Dec. 7. (By tho Asso
ciateaj Press) Two hundred rebels
captured tho barracks at Ballymn
keora, - near Maeroom - yesterday,
killing one man and wounding 16.
Tho rebels took 80 prisoners, Includ
ing Conimandunt McMoney, after a
fight lasting several hours, but re
leased them later.
The fight was the fiercest yet re
ported in county Cork. ' Before ad
vancing on the barracks, tho Irregu
lars captured an armored car at
Brandon, which they used, together
with twenty machine guns and bombs
in their attack on' the troops defend
ing the village,
Tho free stato military wns eventu
ally outnumbered and forced to sur
render. CORK, Dec. 7. (By the Asso
ciated Press) A powerful bomb was
thrown at a military car this morn
ing. .The missile did not reach its
mark, but exploded nearby wounding
two men and two women. The bomb
thrower escaped. '. .,.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 7. Four of the six
children of Joseph and Veronlo Uuaak
were burned to death and the parents
nnd their two remaining children were
severely burned In a fire early today
that partially destroyed their home.
It wa believed by firemen that the
blaze .was started by an overheated
stove I,
Owi of the dead children was a ten
months qld girl. Heat from the flames
awoke the elder son and the father.
who ran to warn Mrs. Dudak and the
children sleeping. In a rear bedroom.
but the flames soon enveloped the
rear of the house. The father was
severely burned In the attempt.
of tho navy; John Hays Hammond
and Colonel E. M. House, who ar
ranged his 'tour.
He plans to leave for Philadelphia
almost Immediately after concluding
his address here tomorrow, deliver
ing another there Saturday and then
moving to Chicago for his final
speech there Mondny. -
The Tiger wound up a crowded dny
yestordny which Included a qunrtcr
of an hour visit with firmer Presi
dent Wilson, described by M. Clem
enceau as n meeting of the utmost
cordiality nnd affection, with nn ad
dress Inst night before tho southern
society In continental memorial hall,
delivered as a message to the south,
nfter being ohllged to cancel his trip
to that section.