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.