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The Weather
Prediction Rain
Maximum yesterday... 46
Minimum today 29.5
Weather Year Ago
Maximum 34
Minimum 18
Precipitation Trace
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Dully Seventeenth Year.
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MEDFORD, OREO OXi; MONDAY,. DECEMBER IS, 1922
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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-
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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.
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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. . "
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.