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Medford M The Weather Fair and continued cold. Maximum yesterday 43 Minimum today 19.5 Weather Year Ago Maximum 51 Minimum 20 n-Uv Seventeenth Vwp. (JvilS I'lfty-Seound Vear. . MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1922 NO. 228 PRESIDEN BUNE OF NATED NARUTOWICZ 18 SLAIN BY Successor to Pilsucski in Of fice Only Two Days Assas sinated By Artist in War saw Art Gallery Election Was Marked By Riots, 4 Killed, Over 100 Wounded. WARSAW, Dec. 10. (By the As sociated Press) Oabricl Narutowiez, first president ot Poland, was assas sinated today; M. Narutowiez waa killed while vtaillng an art exhibition. The assassination occurred exactly at noon. The president was shot, dying a few momenta later. M. Narutowiez was killed by an artist named Niowadomskl, who fired three shots. Every shot took effect. There have been continuous dis orders ever since President Naruto wlci was elected by the national as sembly one week ago today. There was tumultous clamor growing out ot hls unexpected choice to succeed General Pilsudski, the battle be tween the rival factions and .the po lice resulting in (our deaths and the Injury of more than one hundred persons. President iNurutowlcis took over the supremo executive authority from Marshal PilBUdskl only two days ago. the ceremony occurring at - noon Thursday at -tho Belvedere palace, the official homo of the president. The opposition to tho choice of M. Narutowiez as first president of Po land came mainly from the national ists, representing the puroly Polish population, the members of this party resenting tho election of a man who they declared represented the non-Polish and radical elements. Tho nationalist delegates after the election, announced officially that they would refuse to support M. Nar utowiez or any cabinot appointed by him. They' asserted lie was elected by the votes of tho Jews, Ukraniuns, Germans and Russians, receiving only ISti Polish votes, while 127 Polish votes wero cast for Count Zamoyski. Coder the constitution, the speak er of the house, Maciez KataJ, acts as president in caso of death of tho president and is required at once to v convoko the national assembly to k choose a new chief executive. M. ItataJ was elected spenker a week ago nnd Is a prominent member of the party supporting Former Pre mier WltOB. IJko McKlnlcy Tragedy. - President Narutowiez had Just con fftldcd an address formally opening the picture exhibition when Niowa dome stepped up to tho platform In tho line of people shaking the presi dent's hand and fired threo nhots from his revolver at tho executive nt close range. The president dropped, fatally wounded, while the crowd of horri fied spectators, after the first in slant of startled Immobility, pounced upon the artist assassin who w-as bad'.y beaten before tho authorities were ablo to drag him away. The circumstances of the shooting and tho rrest of tho murderer greatly resemhled those of the assas sin of President McKinley at Ittiffnlo by, Czolgosz. Nlewadomski, the ns sassln, has long been regarded by his associates as mentally deranged, nnd his act is looked upon as due to the motivation of his disordered mind, rnther than as a result of a definite Plot against the life of ' the newly elected president. : News of the trngedy spread like wildfire throughout the copl'nl, evok 1 Ing expressions of horror from all. 1 Including the political enemies nf the (Continued on Paw slx.l LAUSANNE, Dec. 16. (Dy the Associated Press) Drafting of the treaty of Lausanne now l 'n pro gress. . The cxeprts are working, however, on clauses that involvo dis puted points nnd although tho (uli commissions are making rnpl-l pro gress, ft seen- Impossible that any complete document can cve.l be init iated before Chi'ietmas. ' Rumors aro in clrctiiv.lnn that 1 January 24 hn- been fixed as the tentative date for signing the part. Any considerable vacation over Christmas seems unlikely, largely he cause of Turkey's determination that ART STUDENT TURKS 1H 250,000 TO -MARCH, SPOIL Sawdust Replaces T. N. T. in New Explosive F or Coast Farmers SEATTLE, Dec. 16. Discovery of a process to make for i nnt . a pound, dynamito that will do l" urK in stump blasting for which an. explosive costim? tr. cents a pound lias been required, Is announce;! by ProfeBsor Wil- Ham M.' Dehu, of e chemical tie- partment of tho University of Washington. Sawdust Instead of T. N. T. Is used In the process. He Is going to ask the legislature to have the new dynamite mnnu- fnctured by the state nnd sold to farmers at cost. PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 16. Bur ton L. Stanford, former" teller of the United States National bank here was being sought today by authorities af ter a report brought here by hiB wife, who said he had disappeared Novem ber 23, at Rochester, N. V. Bank of ficers said an investigation of bis books showed that at least (10,000 was unaccounted for. Stanford left here with his wife for an eastern trip after resigning from the bank October 16. Mrs. Stanford said he vanished at Roches ter after cashing a $500 bond, and she feared that he had met with foul play. When sho reported her husband had disappeared the bank checked up Stanford's records and discovered the shortage according to announcement by officers. Stanford is about 35 years old and is admitted to the Oregon bar. Before entering tho employ of the bank ten years ago he was employed as secretary to one of the justices of the Oregon supreme court at Salem, Ore., and at all times during his em ployment in the bank, is said to have enjoyed the fullest confidence ot the officials. ACTING GOVERNOR SALEM, Ore.l Dec. 16. Acting Governor Roy W. llltncr yesterday granted a full pardon to Jesse P. Webb, received nt tho stato prison in 1911 under sentence of death for murder and whose sentence was commuted to life imprisonment by Former Governor West within five minutes of the timo Webb was to hang Ho was convicted of the mur der of William Johnson in Portland. It was subsequently developed that the men were in a drunken brnwl. Daily Report on the Crime Wave SEATTLE, Dec. 16. Robbers'who visited threo Seattle homes during last night, made away with loot val ued by the owners at approximately $5,000, according to reports to police today. The heaviest lo3er was George F. Thompson, who told . police tlie thieves had taken clothing, furs and Jewelry valued at $4,000 from his apartment. IN READY ALLIED CHRISTMAS there shall be no lull In the confer ence' until definite terms of pence arc agreed' upon at least In principle, or until It is clear that there can be no agreement. Jsmet Pasha has been Instructed by his government not to permit any break In the conference until some definite decision is reached. Turkoy has 250.000 men under arms and practically in the trenches. Sho does not propose to keep them in sus pense unnecessarily In order to allow western diplomats to spend Christmas-nnd New Years with their families. FORMER TELLER PORTLAND BANK SKIPS WITH COIN Ell K.K.K. FROM STATE BY STATUTE Governor Allen Tells Associ ates That Secret Masked Societies Will Not Be Al lowed a Charter in Kansas Violence Scored De clares K. K. Losing Ground- WHITE SULPHUR. SPRINGS, W. Va., Dec. 16. Kansas will not drive the Ku Klux Klan from the state by force but will expel it by refusing to permit it to do business within the state's boundaries. Governor Henry J. Allen declared in an address prepared for delivery today before the gover nors' conference. A writ being prepared in the Kansas supreme court, he said, would make disappear "the blazing cross and tho pasture parties where the men mask themselves and put on a fantastic, ceremony in the open field and terror ize an entire neighborhood." "In Kansas, we are seeking to expel the klan from the state," Governor Allen said. "I note by the press of the country that some misapprehen sion exists as to Just what we mean by expelling the order and the thought ; has been expressed that it is the in-j-tention of the state to drive otiof the state the members of the klan. "This is not at all what the action (before the supreme court presupposes, j Under the laws of Kansas every organ ization aoing Dusmess witnin tno state must bo chartered. The Ku Klux Klan has a charter under the laws of Geor gia and the action now pending in the supreme court of the state is for the purpose of securing a writ forbidding the klan to do business hereafter in Kansas. "The essence of our opposition to this organization is not in the fact that it fights the Catholic church or ex presses its antipathy to the Jew or the negro, but in the fact that it does this under the protection ot the mask and through the process of terrorism and violence, "It Is incredible that this country should have passed through its bap tism of heroic devotion which called it into action four years ago, only to sag back now into this most lamentable species of disorder." Sketching the progress of the klan, he continued: "It grows very rapidly when it strikes a community and its requires about a year of experience to convince its best members that the organiza tion has no real place of usefulness In America. It arouses the intensest bitterness. Kansas Disrupted "In some communities whero I am acquainted with Its 'activities, friends of a life time have been estranged, families have been divided, men be came suspicious of their neighbors, bigotry and intolerance have thrived, poisoned pens and serpent tongues have been spreading scandals. Women and children have been taught to be lieve that their neighbors of a different religious faith are plotting their de struction. "The old American spirit of neigh borllness, co-operation and good will passes away under the blight of its bigoted teachings and the Bpirit of re ligious Intolerance, hatred and suspic ions enters Into every civic activity from the deliberations of the chamber of commerce to the political primaries. Sermons of hate are thundered from pulpits, where in other years . was taught the doctrine of the great com mandment." ' After referring to specific crimes of violence alleged to have been commit ted by members of tho klan in the south and the far west, he said: "The organization is as dangerous to the Protestant as It Is to the Cath olic, the Jew or the negro, because it exists only when the authority of gov ernment has been broken down and destroyed. It brings chaos and hatred and menace to every law abiding citi zen who may fall victim of the private quarrels and animosities of the men who hide their Identity behind a mask." Occasional Italns. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 Weather outlook for the week beginning Mon day: - Pacific States Considerable cloud iness with occasional rains, tempera ture near normal. British and Turk Leaders in Conference rww mm 1 Kir Charles llarlnjjton, Enpliwh lnlHtnry lender In tho Near Kaat, and liafet PnBha, Turkish national. t ntntenian In one of tho many noKotla liotiH and confabs that have taken place recently between the entente and Turkish leudera dining the Lusanne conference now In session. PORTLAND MAN IS OMAHA, Neb., Dec: 16. Forty-three persons, among them prominent New York, Chicago and Omaha business men, Including 2b wen known Nebras ka bankers, were indicted hero late yesterday by a federal grand jury which reported to United States Judge J. W. Woodrough, for alleged misuse of the mails and conspiracy to use the mails to defraud. The indictments aro the result of Investigations by federal and state authorities in connection with transactions which are alleged to have wrecked the Lion Bonding and Surety company of Omaha. Among the indicted is Joseph Trog gatt, hoad of the Joseph Troggatt Aud iting firm of New York City and J. Clarence Leonard also of New York, former secretary of the Lion Bonding and Surety company. Others indicted Include Edwin 11. Gurney, Fremont, Neb;, former president of the defunct company; Fred Volph, Scrlbner, Neb., former vice president; F. II. Lulkart, Rlverton, Wyo., former vice president; William O. VanWyck, Oklahoma City, Okla., former vice president; Philip H. Kohl, Wayne, Neb., fornfer treasur er; H. Clifford Leigh, Portland, Ore., former assistant secretary; Henry O. Meaty, Cbnrles C. Ilrant nnd Arthur S. Daty, all of Chicago; J. Wheeler, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, nnd Fred Hannl gan, McPherson, Kas. It is alleged that those Indicted had misrepresented the status of the com pany In various ways and had fraudu lently induced the sale, subscription and probate of the stock and bonds of the company. The Indictment con tains seventeen counts and fills about forty pages. The defendants are accused, some as officials of the company, some as friends of the company who gave ac commodation certificates of deposit and others as Btock salesmen. The charge is made that the mnils were used to carry out a plan to bols ter up the company's surplus, in order to obtain requisite standing with the government and issue bonds accept able in government business. Joseph Troggatt of New York and Daty of Chicago, one of his chief men, were snld to have been in charge of the audit which called attention to the needB of the company and increased surplus. Rev. Hamilton Called Away Rev. W. U. Hamilton of St. Mark's has been called suddenly to California and there will therefore be no service at the Episcopal church tomorrow, although the announcement of the ser vice Is printed In today's paper. NEW YORK. Dec. 16. The actual condition of clearing house banks nnd trust companies for the week show that they hold $40,320,030 In excess ot legal requirements. INVOLVED BIG BOND FRAUD S PS E rOHTLAND, Ore., Dec. 16 Bright sunshine with littlo wind ffavo Port land a fine winter day and the weather bureau promised another such tomorrow. Minimum tempera ture, hero was 20 above this morn InR and tho forecast was for about tho same tomorrow. . SPOKANE, . Dec. 16. Below zero temperatures with no immediato prospect of any material change were roported from western Washington points again today. Tho thermome ter stood at 15 degrees below hero this morning nnd tho same temperature wus reported from Yakima. "Wenalcheo reported a minimum of 12 below, with four below at 7 a. m., At Walla Walla tho mercury was nt zero.- West side cilles reported milder weather with 26 above at Olympla and Everett. Hpnkano still was the center of tho high pressure area today and the local weather bureau held out no hope of relief from the extreme cold In the next 24 hours' TIKIJSNA, Mont., Dee. 10. Tem peratures in eastern nnd southern Montana will fall to 15 or 35 below zero In tho next 24 hours, according to a cnld wave forecast Issued here this' morning by tho weather bureau. Friday night tho mercury hovered near tho zoro mark at most points in tho stato and there was light snowfall at some places, including Helenn. SUP. CT. JUSTICE PITNEY WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. AssO cinto Juslico I'llney of tho supreme court today sent his resignation to President Harding to take effect January 1. The Daily Bank Robbery BREMEHTON, Wash., Dec. 16. An attempt of an unmasked bandit to hold up tho Hank of Charleston, at Charleston, near hero, at noon today, was frustrated when an employe ot the bank sounded a burglar nli.rm, frightening tho mnn nway, accord ing to a report to Kitsap county of ficials. , The mnn stepped up to a teller of tho bank Hnd demanded that he turn over . t5,000 "(fulek." The teller stepped Into the' vault, supposedly to get the money, but Instead sounded the alarm and tho bandit fled. Chorus Girls Go On Strike. "Spice of 22" Has to Close Shop CHICAGO, Dec. 1 fi. Prlnci- pals nnd chorus of tho play, ! "Spice of 1922," went on Btrike lust night because of alleged unpaid salurlcs aud refused to Blago their performance, mak- Ing it necessary for tho man- ngement to refund the audience: Its money. Miss Vnloska Suratt wus among those who demund- cd settlement, according to 're- portB. Jack Lalt, the author, was said to have pressed a claim ot 15, 000 for allogcd unpaid royalties. , LITTLE CHANCE GAME IN CITY Although every effort has been mado by Medford school officials, business men, high school students and others, it seemn that a gamo for Scott high school cannot be secured in Portland. Medford has offored to guarantee $2,000 If Portlund will guarantee $3000. Multnomah club has offered to allow Washington high school to use Multnomah field on Christmas. - Bay without . cost. A Medford business man has offered Portlund $3500 for the Christmas Day -game between Washington and Scott saying that he will tako the gatb receipts and glvo them. $3500 whether the gate amounts to that sum or not. Whon Informed of the latter plan by Mayor Gates, Mayor George L. Uaker was rather surprised at the Medford man's spirit. He Informed Mayor Gates last night that a meet ing of the school board would be hold today In regard to tho matter. No answor had reached Medford up until press timo on the findings of the school hoard. Washington high school's princi pal, H. J. Uoyd, called Superintend ent A. G. Smith this forenoon and stated that tho Washington team was out of condition and would not play. How a team could got out of condi tion in three or four days to such an extent that a week's practice would not put them back in shape 1b a mys tery locally. Four days ago Coach W. A. Kenstcrmacher was still trying to arrange a game for Washington and for Medford with Scott high. Now ho and Principal Hugh Boyd are both reported as being against tho contest. EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 10. Charles "Shy" Huntington, for the past five years head football ceuch at the Uni versity of Oregon, was re-elected for another year by the athletic council or the associated students last night. Ills salary will remain at $4,000. HILLSnOnO, Ore., Dec- 10. Frank Vanderzanden, 17, yesterday confessed that ho killed Jacob Dahln don, aged recluse, In his cabin five miles from Iianks, November 23 last, according to tho sheriff and district attorney. , His motive was robbery, he declared, but he said he lost his nerve and went away without enter ing tho cabin. He was charged with murder. WHITE RULPHCIt SPRINGS, W. Va., Dec. 16. The - chief executives of fifteen states attending the 14th annual conference of 'governors here W'oro preparing to leavo for Washlng 'ton after the final session todny for 'ft luncheon conference with President ! Harding at tho White House Monday presumably on the subject of prohi bition enforcement. Governors Sproul of Pennsylvania and Preus of Minnesota, through whom the president personally ex tended his Invitation for tho confer ence to the other governors of tho conference, last night said Mr. Hard ing had not indicated to them the ouestlnns to bo discussed. As tho chief executive, however, had pre viously announced his Intention of calling the governors to Washington to discuss tho lltiuor question next month, the opinion seemed to prevail among those here today that oither OF POSTSEASON RESIGNS BEN OLCOTT AMONG GOVERNORS CALLED TO WASHINGTON TO LUNCH WITH PREST CLAIM THAT LODGE WAS NOT ELECTED Massachusetts Liberals File Action With Vice-President Irregularities Charged ' in ' Recent Election Ballots Are Requested Lodge Is Worse Than Piatt Or Quay. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 The pro ceedings begun In Massachusetts challenging tho re-election to the Kenato of Henry Cabot Lodge, the re publican leader, today were trans ferred to the senate itself. "A protest and challenge," against the election of Senator Lodgo was re ceived, by Vice-President Cooltdge from Conrad W. Crooker, attorney for John A. Nichols, defeated prohibition cnmlldato and representative of the liberal republican league of Massa chusetts. . : - - " "Flagrant Irregularities" in the November 7 aonatorlul election were charged; In Mr. Crooker'B , petition, which declared Senator. Lodge was a "minority" winner and , had been . "repudiated." ,', , . Mr. Crooker asked for tin Immedi ate hearing.' (' , , ' The papers are to bo reifQrred to tho senate privileges nnd elections conimltteo of which Senator Dil lingham, . republican, ; Vermont,, la chairman, i it .Is . not-; customary' for the commlttep or the senate to take action on election contests until the convening of tho pow congress which they affect and senate loaders indi cated today that dospito the request for. immediate action, the . Crooker proceedings would lie dormant until March 4,, .i ' . .. .:. ". ,, Hoports that Vice-President' Cool ldgo might make a preliminary ref erence of his petition to Senators I Lodgo and Walsh in accordance with a senate custom today led Mr. Crook j er to send Vice-President Coolidgo i a protest against any such move. He declared that tho Impropriety of ref erring his papor to Senator Lodge was "obvious." Claim Evidence. Mr. Crooker's statement said tho llbernl republican league represented more than 100,000 Massachusetts re publicans. Ho added that hiB protest against tho validity of Mr. Lodge's ro-eloctlon was justified by "abun dant evidence and also by the over whelming demonstration of Massa chusetts public sentiment at the 'polls In tho recent election." , "Massachusetts has repudiated Lodge and all tho reactionary ob struction thnt ho stands for," the statement said, Tho tolal vote for senator was 873, 172, It was declared, and Senator " Lodge rocolvcd on the face of returns 414,130 and was thus a "minority candidate," it was added that no two tabulations of tho vote agree. Worso Tlmn Quay Or Piatt, '' "Flagrant irregularities in the con duct of the election occurred all over tho state," Mr. Crooker said, "and the result as tabulated by tho governor and council ns tho basis for the Issu ance of n certificate to I,odge Is a re sult that cannot be accepted as rep resentative of a legal olectlon, I am hero to obtain an lmmodlate opportu nity to prove It." Mr. Crocker said his fight was not In behalf of William A. Gaston, the democratic candidate and was not n, pnrtlsan move, but was designed to "unseat the man who has accom- (Contlnued on Page sll.1 tho date of that conferonco had been, advanced or the meeting Monday had. been called as a possible preliminary to tho January sosslon, ' . ' ' Tho governors definitely accepting tho invitation wore: Kllby of Ala bama: Campbell of Arlsona: Denny of Delaware; Davis of Idaho: McCray of Indiana; Allen of Kansas. Cox of Massachusetts; Kltchis of Maryland;. Preus of Minnesota: Hyde of Mis souri: McKelvlo of Nebraska: Olcott of Oregon: Sproul of Pennsylvania; Hartness of Vermont and 'Trlnkle of Virginia. . , ' Governor Morrison of North Caro lina, who at the conference' took sharp exception to the statement ot Governor Parker of Louisiana that prohibition had proved a . farce t throughout tho country,, said h v-ould be unable to attend, as did : Governor Pnrker, Hardee-of Florl-' da and Morgan of West Virginia.