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The Weather
Prediction Fair
Maximum yesterday ...38
Minimum today 31.5
Precipitation 23
Weather Year Ago
Maximum 50
Minimum 38
fcaUvRcvpntocnlll Year,
fc'eckly Flfty-Sccond Year.
MEDFORD, DREGOX, TUESDAY, DECEMBER J2, 1922
NO. 224
DIES AT RIPE
010 m 84
Merchant Prince Who Dies at
Ripe Old Age o! 84, Insured
for $3,000,000 Waged a
long and Gallant Fight
; Against Grim Reaper
Illustrious Career.
1 PHILADELPHIA.. Dec. K, John
TVanimaker died at his homo at
eight' a. m. '
' The world famous merchant and
former postmaster general passed
awny at, his town house, 2032 Walnut
Btrjeet." Ho . had been confined there
since early In November with a heavy
cold contracted at his country estate.
"Lyndonhurst," . at Jenklntown, near
here. Ho was 84 years old.
1 Mr. Wanamaker was active In his
business affairs up to tho time ho was
etriclcen.-' He spent much of last win
ter In Florida and was in this city all
slimmer hard at work with the ex
ception of an occasional surcease
from the duties of his office for a
day at the shoro.
lie was always an early riser and
was 'Usually In .his mercantile establishment-
before Its doors were opened.-,
i'Mr: Wanamaker is survived by
JOHN VWNAMAKER.
his sun, nodman, a resident of New
York city and two daughters, Mary
B., wife of Barclay H. Warburton,
and Elizabeth wife of .Norman Mac
Leod, both of Philadelphia.
After Mr. Wanamaker was brought
to his town house ho did, not improve,
and two weeks ago his' Condition be
came such as to cause anxiety. A
week ' ago, however1, ho showed
marked Improvement. At five o'clock
this morning ' ho was seized with a
violent coughing spull, his physician
stated, which resulted In extreme
heart weakness. Ho died peacefully
at eight o'clock this morning.
- When Mr. Wanamokor's condition
bwflhio grave during the night all the
members of tho family were sum
moned and all were present with the
oxceptlon of Hodman Wanamaker,
who arrived too late. .
The Wanamaker store horo and the
one In New York were not opened, a
notice stating that tho stores would
remain closed until further notice.
The death of Mr. Wanamaker, who
spent his entire life In Philadelphia
and was always a leader In civic
movements was received with . sorrow
by all Classes of citizens,'.
Sir. Wanamakor"s life "was insured
for more than $3,000,000.
Jap. Foreign Minister
New U. 5. Ambassador
TOKIO, Dec. 13: (By- Associated
Press). Appointment of Vice Foreign
nt'alstcr Hanlhara as ambassador t
Washington may be announced in a
few days. . Ambassador ShldeTinra has
been In Japan on a prolonged leave of
absence duo to ill health.
ToklchI Tanaka, chief' of the Infor
mation bureau, who recently visited
America, is slated to succeed Hanlhnru
os vice foreign minister. .
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SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS CALKINS;
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KALBM. Ore.. Dee. 'VII. (Special
lo Mall Tribune) The supreme court
todny affirmed Judge Calkins in'the
Jackson eounty case, state vs. James
(Shine) Edwards, appellant. Ap
peal from conviction for violation of
the prohibition law. , . :
This la one of the so-called boot
legging cases, and resulted In two
trials. In the circuit court, the Jury
disagreeing In tho first, and convict
ing In the second trial, and clears
from the records the last of the ac
tions arising from a scries of liquor
t.ilds. The others have served their
Pierce Names Son
Portland Journal
Editor, Secretary
PORTLAND, Ore., Doc. 12.
Ward Irvine of Portland baa ac-
cepted the appointment tender- 4
ed by Qovernor-elect Pierce to
become his private secretary.
For several years Irvine has
been a bember of the editorial
staff of The Journal, which
place lie will relinquish the first
of the year when ho assumes his
new duties in Salem.
After completing bis studies
at Jofferson high school Irvine
4- pursued studies at Oregon Agrl-
cultural college and Columbia 4
university. Ho was a member
of tho Journal staff for a period
4- prior to the war, In which he
was enlisted and assigned to the
navy Intelligence service.
Police Work Hoax On News
paper Scribe in Qasper,
Wyoming, Which Startles
Country for a Time
Claim Mrs.' Phillips Found.
CASPEH, Wyo., Doc. 13. He
ports that a woman believed to be
Clara Phillips, . convicted hammer
slayer who escaped from the ' Los
Angeles city Jail, on December, 0 had
been arrested, lii "Casper, were traced
this morning to a pure houx perpe
trated, no a reporter for a morning
newspaper, who was denied permis
sion to talk to the woman and tup
plied with misinformation, -said to
have had its origin .in police circles.
'. The woman nrdund whom tho story
is based, was admitted this morning
by Police Captain Clayton when ho
put in a belated appearance ut head
quarters, to be a womun picked up at
a local dance hall last night. t-lio
says sho is Bcutrlco Craig, of Kirby,
Wyo., and efforts are now being made
to get In touch with relatives. She
has been employed at a locnl room
ing house during the threu weeks she
has been In Casper, It was established
by Investigation today.
CASPEH, Wyo., Dec. 12. Casper
police this morning wero Without
confirmation of their belief thut the
woman they -arrested shortly after
sho stepped from a Burlington pas
senger train at 8:10 last evening' Is
Mrs. Clara Phillips, convicted slayer
of Mrs. Alberta Meadows, who sawed
Her way to freedom from tho Los
Angeles city Jail, December 6.
At the police station this morning
it was stated that nothing had been
found to identify the woman posi
tively and that sho would not ' be
cross-examined. until after. ten
o'clock. At that hour William Clay
ton, captain of police, was scheduled
to arrive at the Jail and continue an
investigation started last night.
Tho woman suspected to be Clara
Phillips and who is said to answer
to her description In many details,
passed a quiet night In her cell at the
city Jail, tho desk sergeant stated.
Since being locked up in a private
cell after refusing to answer ques
tions, she has made no demonstra
tion. P.rcakfast was carried to her cell
at the same time the other Jail pris
oners wero served their morning meal
but the tray was , found untouched
when the officer returned. She was
non-cbmmftal.
Tho woman suspect was taken
from. a. taxi which she entered hur
riedly last night on leaving the train.
Police officers on watch at the sta
tion followed the taxi and stopped It.
at -the same tlmo losing trace of a
man who Is believed to have been with
the woman and who took another
car. He had not been apprehended
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sentences, been acquitted, or called by
death.
Kdwards was the operator of a
t'axi in this city, and was arrested on
evidence collected by a detective,
"Dad" Hates. The trial aroused high
feeling and was hard fought. Ed
wards was sentenced to serve three
months In the county Jail, and pay a
fine of 1400. He Is at liberty on
$1000 bonds.
The defendant Is now residing at
Weed. Calif., and as soon as the man
date Is received from Salem, Edwards
will h taken into custody by the
sheriff.
CUB REPORTER
IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR BIG STORY'
Cigar Stand Girl Swears1 She Will
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NEW YORK "I'm no vamp, just because I happen to he a motion picture actress," blazed Miss'.
Corliss Palmer, Titian-haired winner of a beauty contest held by one of Eufrene V. Brewster's movie1
magazines today. "Gene fell in love with me, and I with him, and that's all there is to it. Things like1
that .iust will happen in this world." .. -
Brewster's wife is suing him for separation and $18,000 yearly alimony, charcing he has Installed!
Miss Palmer, her mother and four younger brothers and sisters in a magnificent horde at Morristown,, V
N. J. where he also lives.
Stories circulated in Miss Palmer's home town, Macon, Georein,' that she and Brewster had been ' '
"aecretly married," were called absurd by Brewster; who asserted he was "not such a fool as to commit'
bigamy." Both say they'll marry when ho is free. ,
START DIGGING
ASTORIA RUINS
ASTORIA, Ore,. Dec 12.
Fifteen Kafoi had been opened
early this afternoon nnd In that
number, according to police ex
perts who Buperinumdcd llir
work, the contents of 00 per cent
hud been found destroyed by the
fire. Tho safcn, which wcie nil
small, had been gathered from
an area In the vicinity if Tenth
and Commercial streets.
ASTORIA, Ore.. Dec. 12. First
systematic work of digging into Ihe
ruins of last Friday's fire which
wiped out the city's business district
started today with tho opening of
sates. Tho first safe opened was that
of the Astoria Budget, the afternoon
newspaper whose, new liiiiMitit; was
one of tho m.iny destroyed. Every
thing in the wifj was prwrved and
the books were not even chnrrod.
A committee of three cotrposed 01'
Dr. T. O. Wottors, It. II. C'nmitnc-rs
nnd J. E. Wick was appointed to iro
through the burned area and formally
Identify each safo .No safe will lie
opened until It has been Identified,
tho committee announced. Safes of
the city's four banks, which have
been under the guard of bluejackets,
will be opened under the direction 01
Lieut. Commander Oaylord Church.
An emergency bank has been open
ed In the courthouse, necessary fix
tures havo been Installed and this
temporary Institution will servo the
needs of the community until other
facilities are provided.
Tho city council will meet again
tonight and Is oxpectcd to receive the
report of n committee on the pro
posed widening of tho business thor
oughfares. UNEMPLOYED RAID IHE
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LONDON, Doc. 12. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) A turbulent, but
short lived scene was staged this af
ternoon in the great central hall ad
Joining the house of commons when
the police ejected a crowd of 50 un
employed men who had invaded the
place and begun singing "The. Red
Flag," and waving placards.
Farm Bloc Promises
, To Be Active Force
In State Legislature
WALLA WALLA, Wash.,
Dec. 12 Members of the stato
legislature at tho coming sea-
slon will bo forced lo contond
with an organization more
powerful ' than any which labor-
ed In that body In tho past, ac-
cording to, local .farm bureau
officials. A stato farm bloc, 4
composed for tho most part of
senators and representatives
from the "cow counties" aided
(ty by dolegatos from other conn-
ties, is now in procoss o form-
atlon, they stato.
"Through this bloc wo hopo
to obtain laws which the farm-
crs of the stato have been fight-
ing to obtain for years," said Si
quo of tho Interested farmers
- here today.
The Daily
Bank Robbery
CHICAGO, Dec. 12. Four bandits
held up a mesongor for tho Logan
Square Trust nnd Savings hank nnd
robbed him of 19,000 today in the
busy Logan- Square business district.
KUDO, Minn., Doc. 12. Two
masked men held up the bank hore
today, forced K. E. Carpenter, assist
ant cashier, and a customer, Into the
directors' room and escaped with be
tween $4,000 and $$3,000, costly in
cash.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 12. While
the main lobby of tho Livestock Ex
change building was filled with cat
tle commission men and stockyards
employes this afternoon, throe ban
dltB shot and probably fatally wound
od Thomas E. A. Honry, crodlt man
ager of tho Drovers National .bank
and escaped with loot reported to be
$40,000.
V. 8. Nov'lt 1'aws Away.
NORTHAMPTON, Doc. 12. Mrs.
Irene Osgood, novelist and play
wright, died at her homo hero today.
She was born in the United States
and retained her American citizen
ship. "
BUENOS AIRES The " Hrazlllan
government Informed Argentine that It
had abandoned plans for a tri partite
conference nn limitation of armament.
Marry Editor
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HALF A BILLION
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. President
Harding and his advisers have decided
that there Is no obligation on the part
of the administration to net on tho
application of Armour and company to
buy tho assots of Morris and company,
another of the Chicago "big flvo"
packers.
The decision in which Attorney-
General Daughcrty and Secretary Wal
lace of the department of agriculture,
concurred, was communicated to the
senate late today by Secretary Wallace
in response to a resolution of Inquiry.
The secretary said he had been study
ing the probable effects upon competi
tion If the socalled Armour-Morris
merger should become effective and
added "that as yet no occasion seems
to have ariBon which requires formal
action."
The opinion by Attorney General
Daugherty, also transmitted to the
sonato, held that Secretary Wallace
had power under tho packer control
act to investigate violations of the
law, should thore be any In the pro
posed purchase of tho Morris assets
by Armour and company.
CHICAGO, Doc. 12. Decision of
the administration that there was no
occasion for formal action on the pro-
IKisiil of J. Ogdon Armour, that Armour
and company buy Morris and company
and merge tho two packing concerns,
was Interpreted by local packing of
ficials as placing no obstacle In the
way of that half billion dollar merger.
Mr. Armour withhold any statement
for tho tlmo bolng, but Indicated that
ho might have some announcement
later.
DULUTH, Minn., Dec. 12. Porsons
rc U'rnlng from the lower points of tho
Iron river today reported no loss of
MEAT MERGER
OPPOSED
life had apparently been caused to set
tlers by the flood which swopt down
tho river early today whon the Mud
lake power dam went out, P. J. Bavago,
editor of the Iron Hlvor "(Wisconsin)
Pioneer, told tho Associated Press
over tho long dlstnnce tolophono.
With the dam went the pirjip house
and power house and the state high
way bridge over Iron river. The loss
Is estimated at about $75,000, with the
possibility of It running close to a
quarter of a million dollars,
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Girl Justice of Peace
Claims Election Was
Joke, But Must Serve
NICKER SON, Kas., Dec. 12.
Declaring she was eloctcd in the
recent election by clubwomen
who Jokingly wrote her name on
tho ballot, Miss Clara Arnold, 19
year old girl, protested yesterday 4
when asked to qualify for the
office of Justice of the peace and
police Judge, following the resig-
nation of Judge Joslyn, Nicker-
son's only live Justice. "It's a
Joke," sho said, "1 don't wnnt to
be called Judge Arnold."
Informed she must qualify or
be subject to prosecution, she
said: "I'll qualify but I don't want
the Job." friends declare Miss
Arnold Is the youngest, If not tho
only woman police Judge In Kan-
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BIG FREIGHTER
OFF TISH ROCK
British Ship 'Oteric,' En Route
to Eureka, Abandoned After
Fight to Save Cargo Ori
entals Ordered Off, White
Men Stand By-
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. .12. The
British freighter Orterlc, ' which
crashed on Pish Rock on the Califor-
nlt coast 70 mileB north of here hi
a donse tog last night, is to be aban
doned as the damage Is too serious
to attempt' a tow,- accordlng -to ti- ra
ti 16' message received' from the Or
terlc at 10:20 a. m. by tho Federal
Wlreloss company station hero. '
"Tho ship Is high on ' the rocks
with her holds filled," tho message
said. "We aro preparing to aban
don her as the damage is too sorlous
to attempt a tow."
Tho message was unsigned and
was apparently an aliswer by the Or
terlc fo radio Inquiries from other
ships regarding her position and
chances of salvage..
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12. The
crew of the British steamer Ortoric
which Is on the rocks at Fish Rock,
off the California coast ton miles
south of Point Arena, was being
transferred to the steamer Cotton
Plant at S a. in. according to a wire
less message received by the Federal
Telegraph company hero.
Simultaneous with tho arrival of
the mossage stating that the crow
was bolng taken off the Orterlc, the
coast guard cutter Shawnee left tho
harbor for the cene. She will deter
mine whether the Orterlc can be sal
vaged. Transfer of tho Asiatic membors
of the- Orteric's crew to the Cotton
Plant, was completed at 9:30 a. m
but the white members of the crew
were standing by the ship, according
to a radio message rocelved by the
marlno department of the Chamber
of Commerce here. The El Segundo,
which had been standing by the Or
terlc, departed for San Francisco at
9:30 a. "m.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12. The
British freight steamer Orterlc,
pounding against Fish Rock, off the
California coast about 70 miles
north of San Francisco, was reported
filling with water rapidly this morn
ing, but her crew of 55 was believed
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GOES ON ROCKS
MEDFORD MILDEST PLACE IN STATE
SALEM FREEZES, PORTLAND SHIVERS
PORTLAND, Oro., Dec. 12.
Portland, In common with tho rest of
the Pacific northwest, today felt tho
effoct of the cold wave, the tempera
ture dropping to a minimum ot 19
ahovo zoro. The weather bureau
predicted continued cold with possi
bly a minimum of 16 tonight. Eu
gene this morning reported 22; Al
bany and Salem 22. Umatilla, In
eastorn Oregon, roported two above,
and Bakor two below. Modford re
ported the high tempcratuvo of 31
ahovo as the minimum. , '
8ALEM, Ore., Dec. 12. Frown
wate pipes and automobile radia
tors greeted Salomltos when they
awoke this morning. , The thermom
GUARANTEE
WIRED FOR
BIGJnl
Medford High School Officials
Guarantee $1500 for Post
Season Game With Scott
High 'Shy' Huntington of
Eugene to Coach Until
. Durno Recovers.
Coach "Shy" HuntiiiBloni; famous
University of Oregon football men
tor will leave tonight from Eugeno
to arrive in Medford tomorrow
morning on Southorn Taclflc train
No, 13 for the purposo ot taking in
hand the Medford high school foot
ball cloven until Eddie Durno is
again able to be out and around.
Principal O. 11. Campbell and Su
perintendent A. O. Smith of the local
high school wired this morning to
Coach W A. Fenstcrmacher of Wash
ington high in Portland guaranteeing
the $1500 asked by him for a game
here New Year's day between Scott
high of Toledo and the local eleven.
forvailis and Aberdeen are both
very desirous of securing; tho contest
but as .Medford secured permission
to play it. from the stato'board be
fore CorvaUls, did and as Modford
posted ' a. $1500 . guarantee 'boforo
Aberdeen Vlld tho game Is practically
assured for Now four's day here
What' tliiii Toledo Chamber ot'Com
mereoUlilnks of (ho advertising valuo
of such a gamo is shown when it Is
stated ' that the Toledo Chamber ' of
Commerce dqnittcd . $2600 . that tho
team might . make tho trip 'west. The
trip 1025,111011 will cost $7600 and
tne remaining uuou win uo spin oe-twden'-.
Washington high of Tortland
and Medford high. V '..- , ;, '-.
."Medford 'ihas vhung' up a.. 'nifty
record .on-the . grid .this year," says
thcPoutUinct Telegram,, ".and .should
Kiv'o. thiwohlo tuaui it hard, ba-ttle:"-,,
It is 'stated that the .Toledo team
holds the cliamplopsli'lp of tho oast . '
and middle West 'and should Medford
or Wash Itigtrni' defeat them,,, either : '
school would 'havo ' the undisputed i',
claim to tho" United States .champion
ship. . :. , :' i1' '..:'' ' V
The Medford post of tho Amorlcan
Legion will Join hands with the hlKh
school in making this a great event
for the city nnd valley. Tho plans for
the day call for a parade of an un
usual naturo whllo a huge football :
dance and mldniKht cabaret are
scheduled for tho evening at the Le
gion's Oriental ballroom with mem
bers of both teams as the guests of
honor.
Coach Durno, who was oporated
upon yesterday nftornoon ut tho
Community hospital for acute nppen
dlcitls Ib doing ns well as can bo ex
pected nnd under favorablo condi
tions should bo out and around again
in two weeks.
In the mcantimo the members of
tho team most of whom aro exceed
ingly enthusiastic over tho coming
contest, - have pledged ' themselves
to show the. stuff they aro made of '
and train rigidly.
Huntington, it is felt, Is the only
man wiio can carry on the work so
ably dono all season by Durno, and
local school officials are ' delighted
that he has agreed to come' Accord
ing to principal Campbell nothing on "
enrth could have pleased Durno mvio
than "Shy's", assenting to tuke the .'
Medford eleven In charge.
PENDLETON, OREGON
: PENDLETON, Ore.. Doc. 12. Cit
izens of Helix reported threo distinct
oarthquake shocks In tho district
18 miles: from here' this morning.
One shock '.was said to have been
sharp. No damago was reported.
eter stood at 20 above ut ti o'clock
with clear skies nnd a northeast
wind Indicating continued cold,'
WALL A WALLA, WnBh., Dec. 13.
Temperatures hero last night wero
the lowest of the winter, the mer
cury remaining at .one above zoro
from a a. m. until well after sunup.
BBLLt.INGHAM, Wash., Doe. 12,
The coldest Docember vwoathor
during-tho past nine years hold Bell
Ingham In Its Icy grip last night, tho
minimum temperature being eight
degrees above sero. according tu the
local woather bureau.- At 10 o'clock
this morning a slight moderstlbn fol
lowed eloarlng skies with a light
easterly wind. ' ' '