Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 18, 1922, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textr '4h Medford Mail Tribu The Weather Prediction Rain Maximum yesterday... 46 Minimum today 29.5 Weather Year Ago Maximum 34 Minimum 18 Precipitation Trace ( Dully Seventeenth Year. ft'euKly -KiCty-tsueund Yenr. MEDFORD, OREO OXi; MONDAY,. DECEMBER IS, 1922 NO. ne mmi STARTS QUIZ OF DRUB EVIL Film Idol Near Death, Drink v and Dope Weaken Star Who Wept Over ' Own Folly - California Probe Narcotic - Sales to Movie Folks Hays On Ground. . LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18. Tho condition ot Wallace Held, motion picture actor, who recently suffered a .nervous breakdown and who was reported to be on the verge of death lost night, Improved somewhat today and his wife, known In tho film world as Dorothy Davenport, said she was hopeful the crisis was past. "Wallace's doctors have about made up their minds it Is a case of Influenza," Mrs. Reld said. "The charts of the hospital where he has been under treatment, taken during the past week, show all the symp toms of this disease. If he can throw off this he will bo back at work as soon as his strength is regained. "He weights only 130 pounds now and he Is six foot two inches tall." ; Mrs. Reld said her . husband's breakdown, which came about six weeks ago, was, she believed, due to habits "peculiarly dangerous to one of Wallace's high strung tempera ment." ' ; "Wallace always drank to some ex tent," she said, -''and about two years ago began to use drugs. He was very ill at that time, but there was a great deal of work at his stu dio and he felt he must keep up some bow and he resorted to .tho artificial means which have so nearly been his undoing. . "Any talk of his having, been con nected with a 'dope ring,' ir. abso lutely absurd and .untrue. Nor did he frequent 'dope parties.' I think be did go to one or two such affairs, but he found them distasteful and nover went back. He liked a lively tlmo and cheerful companionship and whatever ho did was done openly. "Up to the time of his breakdown ho believed he had full control of himself. I am satisfied that he has won tho fight against the Influences which brought about his troublo and It ouly remains to overcome the com plications which have Bet In because of his weakened condition." The actor's contract with the Fa- jiimub i iuj-hi o-i,tiBii.v uui I'urmiuu iiaa two years to run, Mrs. Reld said. Ho expects to return to work at tho cor poration's studio, she said. LOR ANGELES, Doc. 18. Wal lace Reld, motion picture star, Is on the verge of death and for sovcral days was not expected to live, accord ing to Mrs. Wallace Reld (Dorothy Davenport), In nn lutorriow for the l.os Augnles Kxamlnor glven'at a Hollywood sanitarium last night. One of tho physicians, according to the Examiner, corroborated Mrs. old's statements, saying: "Mr.. Reld has been near death for the past five or six days. His tem perature has repeatedly reached 103 and his pulse 130, as against normal figures of temperature 98 and pulse 72. - His heart action Is Irregular and weak. He has fainted on an av erage of three times daily and has lost 70 pounds In weight. i "Laboratory findings at the pres ent time Indicate he is suffering from cither a complete exhaustive condi tion or influenza. "A re-lnfectlon of Influenza is pos sible at any tlmo and could cause his death. This Is not anticipated by at tending physicians but must be and is being considered. : The physician, describing the ac- or's Illness, according to tho Exam- lor said: "His present Illness has not cpn ction with over Indulgence In alco- 'ol or narcotics although such In- (Continued on Page six.) HEAVY SNOW BAD LUCK TRACKS LEAD SLUTHS TO HIDDEN STILLS TACOMA. Dec. H. The heavy snow that has covered tho outlying sections of Grays Harbor county, has resulted In the arrest of a number of alleged moonshiners, the capture of a dozen stills, and the .confiscation of hundreds of gallons fo liquo- and mash, according to announcement at prohibition headquarter here today. German Shoppers Gay, Berlin Dealers Sad, At Rise of Mark BERLIN, Dec. IS. (By the Associated Press.) In tho midst ot their Christmas Bhop- ping German consumers ot for- cign delicacies were jubilant today at tho unprecedented drop In the dollar, represented by mark exchange falling from 8300 to 5600 to the dollar in five days. This rise in the mark has already produced a drop of from 10 to 25 per cent In wholesale market prices. The retailers are relunctant to make reductions because they , are stocked up with goods bought when the mark was much lower. I LAKES JAKE TOLL OFLIVESJARGO 9 Vessels With $28,000,000 Valuation Battling Heavy Seas Grain for East On Board Zero Weather Im perils Passengers Missing CHICAGO, Dec. 18. (Dy Associated Press), nattling foot by foot through towering seas and freezing spray, the men who go down to the sea In ships are fighting an epochal battle across the Icy wastes of Lake Superior ,to keep navigation open ,far beyond its usual time and bring down the lakes the last cargo of the year; ' - . ' Already the fight has claimed Its toll ot lives and before the last ship has been accounted for or been given up for lost that toll may be greater. Nearly a dozen died a few days ago when a Canadian steamer was dashed to pieces within a stone's throw of safety at the mouth of tho Portage lake ship canal. Twenty-seven more were added to the probable death roll when survivors of the tug Reliance, wrecked last Wed nesday on Lizard Island, reached Satilt Ste Marie after almost incrediblo hardships. ' Navigation on tho upper lakes usual ly closes December 1. This year It was doclded to keep the waterways ocn until December 15, becauso tho coal and rail strikes had cut down tho coal shipped to tho northwest and do layed the movement of grain cast. As a result nine big freighters load ed with grain $28,000,000 worth of ships and cargo are fighting their way down Lake Superior toward that graveyard of gallant vessels, Whltoflsh Uay, trying to win through to Buffalo for winter storage. . In Mud I-ake, part or the St. Mary's river, another big fleet is Icebound, waiting for tho arrival of the nine which left For AVIlllam, Ont., threo days ago before Crying, with the assis stance of lcebreaking tugs, to win past Detour to the open waters of Lake Huron. At Eagle Harbor and Grand Marals, Whltefish Point and Detour, Alpena, Mackinac Island and Manistique, naval radio operators aro keeping vigil, guiding the freighters through the night with radio compass slgnalB, and waiting for the calls for help which may come. The story of the fate of the tug Reliance, owned by the Superior Paper company of Sault Sto Mnrie, was told yesterday when seven survivors reached Soo. Fivo days ago the tug with a crew of 14 and 22 passengers, was dashed to pieces on the rocks of lonely Lizard Island, 75 miles north of Point Aux Pins, tho western entrance to tho St. Mary's river, and 12 miles from tho mainland. The captain and 27 men took one boat and Mr. and Mrs. John liarten, and seven others took tho other. . " (Continued on Page sir.) T The drive was conductod hv federal agents and deputy sheriffs of Grays Harbor county, who In several in stance, were able tn follow track through the snow tn tho loali m of stills. Tho ralda were mnde In the wooded sections of the country where It had heretofore been impossible to locate the liquor manufacturing- ac tivities that were known to exist. STORM ON GREA Figures in Leading figures In tho Valparaiso university "Campus Triangle" in which Mrs. Anna M. Gant, wife of Prof. P. A. Gant, formerly of the Valparaiso university, Is charged by Mrs. ninnche Huston, 17 year old wife of Ernest Huston, with being a college vampire. Photo shows from loft to right, Emost Huston, his wlfo Blanche and tholr baby; Prof. P. A. Gant, Mrs. P. A. Gant, author of the "Psychic" Crises, and her daughter Lots. . IN LIBERAL STYLE F SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18. Sub scriptions in excess of $15,000 for the relief ot the Astoria fire victims were announced today by Mayor James Rolph at a meeting ot the com mittee named by htm to direct relief measures here. ' Three of 'the subscriptions ' were for $5,000 each, one from the Ham mond' Lumber company, , another from the Columbia River Packers' as sociation and tho third from the Standard Oil company. Tho committee requested the coun ty board of supervisors to make an appropriation for the relief fund. In a statement to the committee Mayor Kolph asked for small sub scriptions as well as largo, saying that It was up to San Francisco to make Astoria's Christmas as happy a one as possible. He read a letter from Wlllira F. Gilbert, chairman of the Astoria disaster relict commit tee, commending San Francisco for Its efforts to relievo the distress. LEGION ELECTION OF Marking the close of tho adminis tration headed by Elmer "Wilson ns cominander.r tho American Legion post tomorrow night will select u new set of officers. The retiring offirers have filled their position with credit both to themselves and the local post during the past year, tho legionnaires hav ing established new and Impressive quarters, and put tho organization on a financially sound basis. Following tho voting on new offi cers tomorrow night, tho port will enjoy a fine, program nnd banquet both features being nbove tho ordi nary run of legion affairs. Tho Ladles' Auxiliary wlU Join with tho men following the business sessions of both organizations nnd according to those In charge of the evening's program it will be one of tho biggest nights enjoyed by the ex service men and tho auxiliary In many months. WINTER WHEAT IS WASHINGTON. Dec. 18. Winter wheat was sown this fall on 46,069, 000 acres, Or 3.2 per cent less than tho revised estimated area sown In the fall of 1921, which was 47 11,- 000 acres, tho. department of agricul ture announced today. Tho condition of winter wheat on December 1 was 79.5 per cent of normal, compared with 76.0 a year ago, 87.9 In 1920 and 87.9 the ten year December 1 average condition. Miners Killed. DRUMHELLKR, Ala., Dec. 18. William McKenzio, fire boss and Har ry Recce, miner, were killed by a powder explosion at the Gibson syn dicate mine at midnight. Two others were Injured. V alparaiso's "Pshychic" Crises 50 BELOW IN CANADA.GALE ALONG COAST Zero Weather for East Pre dicted Silver Thaw Up- . state.. Threatened Low Temperatures in Mid-West -Two Freeze to Death Rain in Wn. Ends Cold Spell WASHINGTON, . Dec. 18. Temper ature ot fifty degrees below zero at White Rtver, Ont., was reported to day to the weather bureau which Is sued a cold wave warning for Now York, Pennsylvania and New Kng luud states. Other low temperatures woro: 38 below at Mediclno Hat; 26 below at Havre, Mont.; 18 bolow at Duluth, Minn.: 24 below nt Mnsun City, Iowa; 14 below at St. Paul: 20 below at BIs marck, N. 1).; 22 below at Charles City, Iowa, Miles City Mont., and Pierre, S. -D.; 14 bolow at Wausuu, Wis.; 10 below nt Sault Hto Mario, Mich.; .6 bolow at Des Moines, lowu, and 3 below at Chicago. PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 18. Tho cold wavo which has gripped Oregon nnd Washington Is duo to bo driven nway by a southeast storm which niready has reached the Oregon coast according to the weather bureau. A GO mite southeast wind wue blowing at tho mouth of tho Columbia river, driving warmer uir currents over the frost-gripped Pacific Northwest. ,This wurmer atmospheric strata early tills morning dropped rain and sleet, which for a time threatened a dread ed Oregon "silver thaw," as It froze on reaching the ground. According to the weather bureau, howevor, the storm, which had been caused by a low area central over Prince Itupnrt, H. C, will bring rising temperatures. Tho minimum here early today was 22. nnd at 9.30 the temperature had risen to 32. A minimum of 36- was forecast here for tomorrow. Corresponding moderation wns noted in eastern Oregon nnd tho. Wil lamette valley this morning. CHICAGO,- Dec. 18. TompcrnturcB lower than any previously reported this Vvlnter in tho northwest, the upper lake region tho great central valleys, the middle and west gulf states and the southern Itocky Mountain rcclon were recorded Inst night nnd todny as another cold wave spread over a gront portion of the United States wes tof tho Appalachian mountains, Tho mercury In Chicago went below zero for the first time this season. It was ono below heli cally today. Tho weather bureau reported .the cold wave has a general southeasterly trend across tho middlo slates and will bo followed by a slowly rising temperature today for tho middlo Mississippi valley. IIELL1NOHAM. Wash., Dec. 1. The cold spell of two weeks was broken here this morning by a Chi nook wind which sent tho mercury from 15 to 32 degrees above zero during the night. Street traffic was rendered dangerous early this morn ing by a "silver thnw," but continued rain during the day rapidly melted the Icy surface of twelve Inches of snow which was on the ground. Fears were entertained that the Ice In tho rivers might cause floods If the warm weather continues. GUARANTEED TO ALL F LAUSANN'E, Dec' 18. (By AbsocI ntod Press). Turkey formally enguged today before the Near East conference to accord Christian minorities, in all that concerns their life and liberty, the same rights and tho same protec tion as are enjoyed by the Turkish Imputation, with tho free exercise of their religion and tho right to estab lish' educationul, charitable and relig ious institutions. LAUSANNE, Dec. 18. (Hy Associat ed Press). Forolgn Minister Tchltch- erin of Russia proposed today to the Near East conference commission studying the status of tho Turkish straits a plan providing for an interna tional board of control on which would be repr sented Germany, the United States, France, England, Italy and all the states bordering on tho lllack son. LAUSANNE, Doc. 18. (Dy Associat ed Press). Tho Near EaHt conference entered Us fifth wook today with threo of its biggest problems still unsolved but with tho sub-committee to which they havo been entrusted making overy effort to reach settlements. Difficulties over tho control of tho Mosul oil roglons. tho nuostlon ot do porting tho Greek patriarch and tho status of tho Turkish capitulations havo caused tho conforonco many anx ious moments nnd tholr final settle ment still is hanging fire. Tho delegations bellovo that they virtually havo disposed of the perplex ing question of tho Dardanelles and that they havo overcome many of the obstacles in tho way of a solution of the minorities problem. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. Propo nents of the administration shipping bill won the first advantage in the senato today over tho move of oppo nents to dlsplnco the bill with the Norrls agriculture financing measure. When the senate met it had pending beforo it tho motion to dlsplnce tho ono bill with the other which was mado Saturday by Chairman Norrls of tho agriculture committee While supporters of tho Norrls mo tion woro attempting to got tho floor, Senator Ransdcll, of Louisiana, a (loin ocratic supporter of the ship measure, claimed recognition In uccordnnce with a notice given last week and launched Into a speech In behalf of the bill. lap Prince Has C'ntnrrhi TOKIO, JJec. 18. (Hy tho Asso ciated Press.) Tho prlnco regopt lllrohlto, has recovered from his re cent attack of measles, but now la suffering from an attack of bron chial catarrh, according to announce ment by tho director of tho Imporlal household. ' Quuko Recorded. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 18. A slight earthquake, apparently center ed In or near the West Indlos, was recorded at the Harvard college tels- mngrnphlc station today. Committee Approves Pierce Butler for Associate Justice WASHINGTON. Dec. 18 Tho nomination of Plorce Butler of Minnesota to bo associate Justice of the supreme court was-o-iiured reported to the senato today by an unanimous vote of tho judiciary committee.. The committee acted aftor re ceiving a report from a sub committee which inquired into opposition to the nomination and recommended favorable ac tion. ' -Chairman Nelson announced he would make tho report on the nomination at tho first execu tive Bcsslou of the senato and cull it UD at the first nnnnrtinil- ty. Senators LaFollotto of Wisconsin and Norrls, Nebraska, republicans, havo Indicated that they will fight confirmation. l 4 F BALLS OP PLANS State Athletic Board Adds to Conflusion By Reversing Self Too Much Delay Up state Branded As 'Portland Stall.' News thut tho Corvallis high school was dickering for a game with the Scott high school of Toledo, Ohio., and tho state athletic board ot con trol was upt to reverse Itself, woro the chief features of tho negotiations for til? securing of a Now Year's game here. Some finul decision Is cxpuct ed today. Curvnllls offered $4000 for tho game after Washington high of Port land withdrew as expected. .The aim seemB to bo to keep tho gunio upstate If possible, and Saturday's develop ments aro characterized as 'Port land stall." Alodford has also offored tho To ledo team $4000 for a game In Med ford on New Year's day. They have also offered to allow tho Corvallis team to have tho New Year's day dato and play tho Toledo team on soino other day bore. Neithor of these propositions lias received ap proval from Corvallis, howevor. This noon It was feared tbnt unless Medford and Corvallis came to terms and agreed to each play a ganio with tho Buckeyes that tho atato board would retract tho permission they had granted Medford and would not Issue permission to Corvallis. Superintendent A. O. Smith and Principal Campbell aro now In Grunts Pass explaining the situation to A. J. Misblcr, secretary of the stnto bonrd. The state board told tho Corvallis officials at tho time they asked per mission to piny a post-season game that they could not play unless Med ford abandoned tho proposition Medford has at no time dropped ne gotiations. Medford attempted to reach an ngrccment to hnve Corvallis play one of the games last Katurduy and at that tlmo Curvnllls wns preparing to grab the only game for herself. To stall off tho Medford advances, how ever, and to deluy any offer thut might bo mndo by Medford to tho Ohio tentn for one game, the Corval lis officials, according to Superinten dent Smith "pluyed politics" and stated that they hud no idea of play ing a itumo with Scott IiIkIi as their team had turned in their suits and as the men' were out of condition. - At tho time that tho Corvallis of f ir In I wns telling Mr. Smith this fairy tnlo the Corvallis business men were raising tho $4000 guarantoo so that tho northern tenm mlKht get the only (Continued on Page six) CORVALLIS ENTRY ORTOLEDOGAME FROM GROVE TO TESTIFY TO BARBARISM MARION, 111., Doc. IS. Shot down and left to dlo on a lonoly roadsldo, Dan C'Kourko returned today to toll his story at the trial ot fivo men charged with murder In connection with the Herrln mine slaylngs. That O'Roiirke, who still bears tho scars loft hy his Injuries, had come back from tho very shadow of tho grave to testify for tho prosecution was an nounced by counsel for the atato at the opening ot court today. O'Kourke was ono of the six men whom other witnesses have testified were shot down before the Herrln rlly cemetery after they had "been DENVER MINI p i BY 2 BANDITS Seize $200,000 in $5 Gold Pieces After Wounding Guard Shoot Without Any Warning Believe Thug ' Shot 'While Escaping in Auto Fast Work Feature. DENVER, Col., Dec. 18. Leaping from an automobile which had drawn up alongside of a Federal Reserve de livery wagon at the main entrance ot tho Denver mint, and shooting to ward four Federal Reserve guards who were emerging from the build ing carrying 1 $200,000 In $3 gold pieces, two bandits at 10:40 this morning shot and probably fatally in jured Charles Linton, one ot the guards, seized the entire consignment of money, jumped into their car and escaped. Tho third member of the bandit group remained at the wheel of the machine. One of tho bandits Is be lieved to have been shot whilo get ting away. So quickly did the bandits Work that persons In the Immediate vicin ity were unaware of what had hap pened until guards from within the mint rushed to the windows and out ol the main entrance tiring at the es caping highwaymen. Linton, who was assisting In guard ing the car, fell at the first shot from tho bandits' guns. The bandits, de scribed" by guards at the mint who saw them, woro apparently about 28 years of ago. Llpton hudbecn, em-, ployed by tho Federal' RcserVo "baiik for many years as a guard. ' ' " All pollco In Deliver hive been arm ed with riot guns and an Intensive search of tho hospitals of Denver and suburbs is now under way In an effort to locato tho bandit who is believed to have been shot as ho waa entering the waiting automobile ''.to make his escape. . ; ' All roads out of Donvor aro being guarded and word ot the holdup has been sent to all outside counties. The car bore a Colorado license, No.' 80,-, 001. " Tho holdup occurred In West Col fax avonuo, dlroctly In front of tho main entranco ot tho mint. The main building is bound on tho cast by Cherokoo strcot and on tho west by Delaware. It fronts on West Colfax avenue. Tho robbery occurred at' 10:40 o'clock, a few minutes attor tho gov ornmont employes had begun to load tho gold Into tho Federal Reserve truck. While the loading was In progress, an automobile drew up In front ot tho mint building. Three masked' robbers sprang from It. . Beforo tho govornmont employes know what had happoned tho bandits opened tiro from high powered rifles.. The robbers seized the gold and sprang Into a large automobile. As their car sped away armed govorn mont guards Inside the mint building flrod from the windows of the mint at tho robbers. Tho entire Denver police force quickly was called Into action tn an effort to apprehend the robbers. Tho money was the property of tho federal reserve bunk and wai being ti-ansferred from the mint to the main bank office here for distri bution tcp Denver, Colorado and Wyr-' mlng banks, according to K. J. Grant, director of tho mint. The funds of tho reserve bank aro held In vaults ut tho mint for tho bank because of the lack of secure bank vaults In tho headquarter of (Continued on Page alx.T . ' v ' ;'.. : . -v ' :' ': '' ' '. - . ' marchod through, the town by a sing ing. Joorlng mob, One witness has told ot Seeing tho six dead and badly wounded men lu tho road, thro of them still breath ing and all bound together by a ropo about tholr necks. Another testi fied ot trying to take a drink ot wator to two of the sufferers and ot being ordored away by one of the de fendants. . According to prosecuting attor neys, one of these men was O'Rourko and the othor waa Howard Hoffman', who died two days later In a hos pital. ' O'Rourke was loft here today under heavy guard.