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The Weather
Prediction Fair and cold
Maximum yesterday 42
Minimum today..., 22
Weather Year Ago
Maximum 52
Minimum 36
Precipitation 05
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! ffftllv Seventeenth Year.
"tkly Kifty-St-cond Year.
AMBASSADOR
ILS.E
tit,
No Explanation Given, But Is
Believed to Be Due to Repa
ration Crisis Harding
Cabinet Summoned Ger
man Ambassador Is Also
Called in By President.
LONDON", Dec. lo. (By the Asso
ciated Press ) Ambassador Harvey
has, been called homo for consulta
tion, it was Btated at tho American
embassy thla afternopn. He will sail
on the Berngarvia, December 23. Hn
will not bo accompanied by Mrs.
Harvey, who will leavo on the pre
ceding day for a visit to Maderla.
Tho nature of the consultation for
which the ambassador was sum
moned was not known at the embas
sy, where it wan said tho message
calling him to Washington merely
said It was "for a consultation."
It Is presumed the discussions with
Secretary of State Hughes will cover
tho whole rango of European affairs,
Ambassador Harvey
including the allied debts,' repara
tions and kindred subjects.'
Ambassador Harvey, has been con
fined to his bed with a cold for two
or three days, but his condition is
not sufficiently serious to prevent
him from making definite plans for
sailing. "
Stanley Baldwin, the chancellor of
the exchequer, and tho other mem
$ftrs of the British mission which is
to visit Washington tor discussions
regarding the 'British debt to the
United States will sail for the United
States, December 27.
Xo Explanation
WASHINGTON', Dec. 15. (By the
Associated Press.) Although state
department officials confirmed today
the London announcement that Am
bassador Harvey had been called
home "for consultation," they de
clined to make, any explanation -as to
tha specific questions secretary
Hughes desired to diBciiso with him.
In the.abBence of an official ex-
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MINED
I
LEADER OF DAUGHERTY IMPEACHMENT
REFUSES TO APPEAR, HOUSE INDIGNANT
WASHINGTON, Dee. 1 5. Repre
sentative Keller, republican of Min
nesota, failed, to appear today hofore
tho holme Judiciary committeo In re
sponse to a fornml summons. At his
offiee afterward. It was Mated that he
hnd decided definitely not to respond
to tho nuhpoena served on him Inte
yeflterday after he had dramatically
nnnounced hlit withdrawal from fur
ther participation before thin com
mittee In the presentation of Ms im
peachment charge nuainat Attorney
General DaiiRherty.
Whether the committee will under
take' to compel his appearance or to
'Go Back to America!'
Peeved Britishers
Shout at Lady Astor
LONDON, Dec. 15. (By Associ-
uted Press.) Lady Astor was the
center of a stormy scene at the
v conference of tho national union-
ist association this afternoon be-
fore the arrival of Prime Minister
.- Bonar Law, when she made a
speech arousing so much Ire that
she was several times howled
down. One delegate shouted "go
back to America."
Descendent of Oregon City's
Founder Wires Sum for Re
lief Work Plan Formulated
to Rebuild City On Firm
Foundation.
ASTORIA, Dec. 15. Ono oi the
largest cash donations received or
announced at local relief headquar
ters Wednesday was the ono made by
Vincent Astor of New York, head of
the house of Astor, whoso Illustrious
forebear, flolm Jacob Astor, founded
this city in 1811. Astor telegraphed
$5000 to be used in general relief
work here. His messago follows:
"1 am forwarding you by Western
Union Telegraph $5000 to be ex
pended at your discretion for gen
eral relief. May I not express to you
and through you to tho citizens of
lAstoria my sinccrest sympathy in
this great catistrophe, with a convic
tion that the initiative resourceful
ness and energy displayed by your
city throughout the past shall over
come even the disaster and assure a
future of happiness and prosperity."
ASTORIA, Ore., Dec. 15.--A sur
vey with a view to.lnylng the foun
dations for the city on a permanent
basis, to replace the business district
built on piling which was destroyed
by the fire a week ago, has been
started with the cooperation of army
engineers.
Dredging from the river bed to
fill in the collapsed streets as plan
ned, it was said, will serve the dou
ble purpose of deepening the chan
nel of the Columbia river here and
filling in the mud flat over which the
city had been constructed in the early
days.
Building operations are already
under way. The Astoria Budget, af
ternoon newspaper, is rebuilding Its
fire swept structure. The walls re
main standing and workmen are busy
putting on a roof, a new front and
doing other necessary work.
Notwithstanding tho work going
cn here officials warn unemployed
outsiders from flocking here as the
large number of jobless men made
by the fire are available for the work
here at present, and the housing sit
uation would make it difficult to care
for an Influx of transients.
Permission to use the army hos
pital at Fort Stevens was granted in
a telegram received by the council
of ten today from the commanding
general of the ninth army corps at
San Francisco. Refitting of the
buJldlng, which has not been used
for some time, Is being accomplish
ed under direction of Dr. Joseph Mc-
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hail him beforo the bar of tho house
for contempt will not be decided be
fore? tomorrow, postponement of fur
thcr proceedings until that time
hnvlnff been taken nt tho request of
Attorney Jackson II. Itulston, who
Mated in ft letter to Hherman Vol
Mead that he wti representing the
Minnesota member.
Immediately there wan Inquiry an
to whether Mr. Keller would appear
tomorrow. James H. Vahcy, an at
torney of BoMon who presented Mr.
KnlMonV letter, said ho wa unable
to answer thnt question; that Mr.
Keller would net on advice of oouneel,
VINCENT ASTOR
GIVES $5000 TO
ASTORIA FUND
MEDFORD,
Klan Agitation Spreading East, Clergy Oppose and Defend It
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Gov. j. 1H.T. rJcetr
NEW YORK The" storm of discussion which has been brewing for some time in practically every
. state, has reached a crisis in New York where Eev. Oscar Haywood is continuing to organize the Ku
Klux Klan in the face of Mayor Hylan's older to police to "treat the. Klan ns you would 'Reds', or.
bolshevists.' "
Preachers are taking sides, for or against the Klan, in their sermons. A general uncloaking of
the defenders of the Klan, as well ns its enemies, following as the discussion grows hotter.
Law-enforcing bodies in a number of states a e making active war on the spread of tho "invisible
empire," and nt least two governors, John M. Parker of Louisinra and Governor Allen of Kansas1 are.
actively leading the movement to rout the organization out of their resnective state ,
PORTLAND STILL
AS
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 15.
Snappy, cold weather, with clear
skies early today gave way at noon to
overcast skies, but there was little
moderation In tho temperature, and
tho snow which covered the city yes
terday remained unmclted.
The weather bureau predicted fair
with cold for the next 2 4 hours but
could give no further forecast as to
the probable length of the cold wave.
Tho minimum this morning was 19
above and a minimum of 20 was fore
cast for tomorrow. Baker, in eastern
Oregon, reported a minimum of four
above today.
PORTLAND, Ore.,- Dec. 15. Rail
road and street car traffic in Port
land and the state generally was kept
going today by moans of snow plows
which were brought into commission
following a general snow storm over
the state yesterday. The Columbia
river.
Ashland was the only city to report
ideal sunny weather, while the east
ern part of the state reported below
zero weather. Business at Hood River
was paralyzed, while The Dalles Is
having a water shortage, due to a
slide In the watershed of tho creek
which suppliea the city.
Spokane Frozen I'll
SPOKANE. Dec. 15. No relief
from zero temperatures prevailing
over eastern Washington was seen to
day by E. M. Kcyser, local meteorol
oglst of the weather bureau. Ha said
Indications are that tno present con
ditions will continue for another 24
hours at least.
A high pressure nrea over Wash
ington was centered In Spokane nt
5 a. m. today, Mr. Keyser laid, with
a minimum of nlnn bnlow recorded
hero at 2 a. m. Reports received
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SNOWB OUND
MERCURY DROPS
OR EG OX, FRIDAY, DKCEMI5ER 15, 1922
The Daily
Bank Robbery
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15. Seven
men in an automobile rob bod the
bunk runner of the First National
hank of Darby of $10,800 today
while he was taking the weekly pay
roll to Fela and company, noap manu
facturers. JHarry McKee, tho run
ner, war fired nt nnd he Moved himself
phot until he reached a hospital,
where it was found that .flying nlans
from a windshield shattered by tho
bullet, had cut him deep in tho check.
The bandits escaped.
CADDO. Okla. Dec. 15. Five men
held up the Caddo Statu hank here
shortly before noon, locked fourteen
person! In the vault and escaped In
a largo motor car with approximately
$10,000 in Liberty bonds.
PHILADELPHIA, Dee. 15. Six
men in an automobile today held up
a bnnk messenger In Darby, a su
burb and robbed him of about $20,
000 after shooting him In the cheek.
Tho messenger was taking cash for
payrolls from tho First National hank
of Dnrhy to several industrial plants
in Philadelphia.
C.
PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 15.
Hearing ,of arguments for a classi
fication of grading costs on the
Mount Hood loop, contract held by
the A. T. Johnson company, occu
pled practically tho entlro morning
session ot the state highway commis
sion today. The controversy involv
ed approximately $16,000 and was
finally referred to the engineers for
report next week. ..
Cecause of the short time available
and the largo volume of work to ha
handled, the plans for a Joint meet
ing with federal engineers and offl
c regarding Crater Lake High
way nas oeen anannonea until a later
1 meeting.
S .CALLED
PROSPECTS
N.
Prospects for a New Year's day
game with Scott high school of Toledo
Ohio became bright today when Mayor
C. B. dates of Medford opened negotia
tions with Mayor George L. Daker of
Portland and requested that gentle
man to use his influence with Wash
ington high school officials and with
officials of Multnomnli Athletic club
In order to secure a flat guarantee of
SSOOO from. Portland.
It is felt that as George L. Raker Is
behind the project that it will go
through. Medford will gunrantee $2000
If Portland will guarantee the $3000
neenssnry to completo tho $5000 to
bring the tea mto the coast
Washington high will play the Ruck
eyes Christmas Day and Medford will
play them New Year's Day should the
denl go through and should It not be
successful Dnkorsfield, Stockton, San
Mnteo and other California schools
will have a chance to meet the Ohloans
on Christmas Day.
Berkeley wired the local high school
today that the Borkeloy high wag not
Interested in football games beyond Its
nresent schedule. The Toledo team
wired that they would come to Med
ford for $1000 instead of $5000 if only
the one game were to bo played.
Medford, however, Is unable ' to
shoulder the $4000 load although the
football gnme In Everett, Wash., last
yoar between Scott and Everett made
tho Washington state school 4duu,
Moilford Is able, however, to put up
the $2000 of the $5000 necossary for
the two games.
The following paragraphs are L. H
Gregory's opinion on the matter in
vesterday's Oregoninn. Gregory is the
Oregoninn's sport Writer and his opin
ion Is usually given weighty consider
nHnn?
The Washington high ot Portlnnd-
Scotl high of Toledo, O., post-season
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FOR
YEARS
GAME
BRIGHT
AGAIN
Hope Is Abandoned
of Finding Missing
U. S. Army Aviators
NOOALES, Ariz.. Doc. 15.
4- Virtually all hopo ot finding
Colonel Francis C. Marshall and
Lieutenant C. L. Webber, missing
aviators, or their bodies have
been abandoned, it was stated to- 4-
day by officers at Camp Stephen
1). .Little, from which place the
S- search has been conducted for
4 more than a week. '
Arrangements were mado today
to have two planes re enter Mex-
ico to investigate a report that
tho lost aviators had boon seen
several days ago flying over
4 Point Libertad, but little reliance
was placed in these reportB and
4 slight belief was held that the ex-
panslon would be fruitful.
STRANGE CLUE
Police Find Blood Spattered
Car With License Issued to
Walter Phillips Claim Car
Owned By Los Angeles Brick
Layer- . ' -
CINCINNATI" -jjcoT ' .'15. Tolfco
authorities of ihlH.elly have vtalons
heforo tliem today of the escape from
tho Los Angeles county jntl ten (lays
ago of Mrs. Clara Phillips, convicted
"hammer murderess" following tho
finding ot an abandoned, mud-spat-tercd
touring automobile In which
was a pool of blond, ncur Lincoln
Park last night. There were no 11
cciibo tags on tho car, hut In the
pockut of tho machine wus found u
certificate ot registration undor tho
California regulations Issued to "Wal
ter Phillips, 11B6 Wall street, Los
Angelas." Thero also was a motor
vnhlclo operator's license No. 726,033,
issued September 21, 1021, to Walter
Phillips, 048 Kohlcr street Los Ango
les. Tho car bore every evidence of
having traveled far and hard. Under
tho rcur scat was a trowel, hatchet
and hammer on which wero drops ot
blood.
Tho discovery of the car caused
the police to suspect that some occu
pant of it had been shot or stabbed
and then thrown into Lincoln park
lake. With this In mind the officers
obtained hooked poles nnd searched
nlong tho bottom of tho lake. The
search was fruitless. ' -
Detective Kmmott Keegan, . who
took charge of tho Investigation to
day advanced a theory that the car
might hnvo been driven from near
Newcastle, Ind., by tho slayers of
William C. Bhaffer and his wife last
Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES, Doc. 16. Walter
Phillips, brick layer, left here seve
ral months ago with his wife, plan
ning to travel by automobile to New
York, working his way nt his trade
cn route. ,He was the owner of the
automobile found in Cincinnati last
night, according to records here and
neighbors to tho Wall street bunga
low whoro tho Phillips' formerly
lived.
7 8teamers Fast In lea
SAULT 8TB MARIE, Dec. 16. With
seven steamers fast in the Ice at Sand
Island, six In difficulties above the
locks nnd three being hold here, It ap
peared today that the government or
the Lake Carriers' association would
be called upon to make a channel thru
the Ice flolds.
TO MURDERESS
INI1AII
MRS. HARRISON. U. S. WAR CORRESPONDENT
AGAIN FACES TERM IN SOVIET PRISON .
LONDON, Dec. IB. A Routei's
dispatch from Chita, reporting the
arrest of Mrs. Margucrlto E. Harrison
ot Baltimore, nn American newspaper
writer says she Is bolng taken to
Moscow under escort. Tho 'charges
against Mrs. Harrison, who was re
leased from a Moscow prison more
than a year ago. wero not specified.
Her arrest at Chltn, the dispatch
says, was on orders from the soviet
government.
Reports that Mrs. Harrison had
been arrested at Chita reached this
NO. 227
ME
H ov
FLAYS K. K.
AS MENACE
In Stirring Speech at Meeting
of Governors, Olcott Chal
lenges Secret Order to Un
mask North Carolina Gov
ernor Defends Klan and Op
poses Anti-K. K. Resolution.
WHITE SULPHL'K SPRINGS, W.
Va., Dec. 16. State executives at
tending tho 14th annual conference
of governoi-s hero todny turned from
their conference discussions to an in
spection of coal mines near Beckley
after engaging until after midnight
in the first flurry ot debate which
has marked the sessions.
Prohibition and tho Ku Klux Klan
wero the two questions which brought
a clnsh of views when tho meeting
was thrown open to debate shortly
before midnight after an address by
Governor Olcott of Oregon In which
ho assailed the klan. as a national
menace. .
Governor Morrison of North Caro
lina, taking the floor, declared ho op
posed introduction. Into the confer
ence of, either the klan - or prohibi
tion questions which previously had
been brought up by Governor , Tar-.
Uer of Louisiana in an address In
which' ho declared prohibition was nt
most a farce and that tho klan should
bo curbed by federal legislation.; ".
Resolutions Opposed. ' .
Particularly,. dirt ho,, object. - Mr.. . ..
"Morrison- said, to "Governor Parker's 'T""
proposal thut the conference adopt
resolutions on thoo questions, He
declared be disagreed with Governors
Parker and Olcott on their proposed
methods for fighting' the klan. which. -he
said could not bo legislated" out
of existence, but could bo met of fee- .
tlvely only by argument.
While he did not menn to defend ' '
the klan and deplored Its posslblo
danger to tho country In arousing
the spirit of religious Intolerance and.
racial feeling, Governor Morrison
suld ho could relato muny acts of "
benevolence attributed to tha secret
organization. - ,'
Govornor Kilby of Alnbama asked
how It wus possible to argue with a
masked man. Mr. Morrison replied
that hlghwnymen wero masked but.-1
that tho states know how to argue
with them. ' , . - . n
Olrott Flays Klnn. '
Governor Olcott challenged the
klansmen to unmask.
"It 1b largely a political organlza-
tlon," ho said, "founded for certain ,
objects nnd purposes. Let it be spe
cific. Let it throw down its gaga
of battlo in tho open lists so the tour
nament may be fought Undor tho
eycB of nil mankind.
"In Oregon we have had an ex- ;
ample of what may become a na- .
tlonal crisis. We hnve soen tho in-
Junctions ot our forefathers disobey-,.,,
od, we have seen class arrayed against .
class, neighbor against neighbor! wo
hnve seon families divided, communl-.
ties split; wo hnve seen cities, whero .
for yonrs nothing but peace and .
amity had existed, torn Into contend
ing factions, whoro men wont armed
with guns, where deeds ot violence .'
wore perpetrated under tho guise, of
law enforcement nnd where nil that
once had been peace and harmony
and trustfulnenss was turned into sus
picion and hate.
"Aro theso things to spread or are
they to dlo under a resurrection of
common sense? Is tho heart of
America to be truo to first principles,
or Is It to beat to now and strange
Ideals and follow false gods to de
struction? '
"When I rotor to whnt I consider,
ono of the gravest menaces ever con
fronting our national life I refer to
tho Ku Klux Klan." ,
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
country early this month. Her de
tention Is tho third such experience
sho has had In Russia in the last
threo yours. Aftor bolng held In Mos
cow from November, 1020, to Janu
ary, HI2t, she was again confined
near Moscow in May. 1921. This time
sho wus Incarcerated until Senator
Franco, who wus then In Russia, ob
tained nor relenso on July 30 of that
year. Later In the summer she
came to tho United States and late
last August was reported in Toklo on
her way to Investigate the govern
ment of tho far eastern republic.
W.
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