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Medford
The Weather
. Prediction Rain
Maximum yesterday ....49
Minimum today.... 34
Precipitation ...09
il Tribune
Weather Year Ago
Maximum 43
Minimum ......j. 36
Precipitation 04
oliy Seventeenth Year.
ft'kly Fifty-Second Vear.
MEDFORD, OKfiUOX, FU IDA Y, DECEMHER 29, 1922
NO. 238
MA
Friends of Alleged Leader of
Mer : Rouge Outrage Sub
. scribe $100,000 May En
: gage Clarence Darrow
Details - of Double, Murder
Are Leaking Out.
I MONROE, La. Dec. 29. Sherlf:
Fred Carpenter of Morehouse parish
today declared . thero .would be nr.
rests In the .Morehouse kidnapping
Investigations upon the return o( the
federal Investigators who. were In
New Orleans yesterday . attending a
conference with state officials.
"I have no warrants as yet, but
theso are to be placed in my hands
vltnln the next few days as I under
stand that the chain of evidence has
been completed," 'the sheriff said.
Sheriff Carpenter said said that
while 45 citizens might be involved
In the plot be did not believe th's
many were actual participants in the
kidnaping of the Mer Rouge citizens
vnd tho deaths of Watt Daniels and
Thomas Richards.
Friends of Dr. '8. M.,McKolu in the
fifth congressional district of Louis
iana where a year ago he was prcsi
dentof the Medical Association, con
tinued to offer their assistance with
pledges of financial' and moral sup
port. 'Although most of the proffers
Citmo from physicians it Is stated that
plans are under way to raise $100,-
000 as a1-general fund to be used to
provide ball, to aid him-In his fight
to prevent extradition and as a means
. of defense,-shoultLho., bo ...brought
back to Louisiana to stand trial.,
:. Dr. McKpln Is charged with mur
der In connection with the Morehouse
kidnapping. . ; ' '
i Friends of Dr. McKoln are consid-
1 ring retaining Clarence Darrow, of
Chicago, as an attorney, for his dc
fonBe. . ....
Some of the. best law firms of the
south have been made attractive of
fers and It is predicted the defense
will present a brilliant array of legal
talent. Darrow defended "Big Bill"
Haywood, and other I. W. W. case?
and also the: McN'amara brothers,
convicted of dynamiting the Loa An
Belt Times building.-
"When the klan started many Mer
Rouge men joined. Mayor Dade of
Met Rogue,, brother-in-law of Watt
Daniels, was one of them.' He (I'M In
Disgust 'months ago. But the One ad
venturous character of the Mer
Rogue kluks was destined to bring
dipwn more Ignominy on bis bonofac
ors than he could hone to offset in
negotiable returns. . This was It. M.
McKoin, always spoken of with a de
termined click of the teeth, as "!'oc"
McKotn. The klan was no mere so
cial diversion to him. He caught tho
spirit with the same zest andV appe
tite as Old Skip. ;
Mysterious Notices Aro Sent
"You can- call me anything you
want to, call me Hicks," Bald a Mer
Rogue man, "because after this thing
has blown over I won't bo hero. . I
hope the klan gets busted to hell-and-gone,
but even If it does there is go
ing to be plenty of trouble. And If
it don't you can bet that even the
moss on the trees is going to be dyed
red...
VI joined the Mux, I couldn't tell
why. Soma of us Just did.: We knew
tliere.was good men In It and It seem
ed all Tight, I guess.
:"After the first meeting we put on
oiir. hoods and robes. .Then wo went
winning through the woods. You
know you can go for miles through
them moss tree woods without ever
setting a soul. And them trees has
long, spookly looking moss on them
and the moonlight kind of trickled
down , through the trees and danced
ob the hoods and robes of the klux
(Continued on Page Tare"
SENATOR BURSUM. OFFERS BILL TO
GERMANY
WASHINGTON, : Doc. i 0. Exten
sion of credits to Germany up to a
njiojlmum of a bil'.ion dollars for use
IHy buying foodstuffs. In the United
States' Is proposed. In a bill Intro
duced today by Senator Bursum, re
publican, New Mexico, and referred
to tfie flnanre committee.
, The bill, which Henntor Bursum
nld was framed on "sound business
lines," would nuthor.llo the secretary
cf the treasury to pay American pro
St. Louis Has Canary
Bird That Can Sing
"Yankee Doodle"
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 29. A can-
ary bird which whistles "Yan-
kee Doodle," 'as truo as any
human whistler could hope to
accomplish, Is attracting atten-
tlon at the poultry and bird
show. The- bird is owned by
Mrs. J. J. Connors, who says It
Is the most accomplished sing-
lng canary In the United States.
She values Its voice at $1,000.
New York Digs Out of Blizzard
While Oregon Is Deluged
With Rain Willamette
River Reaches Its Highest
Point of Year.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 29. East
ern and southern Oregon were swept
yesterday by a rain and wind storm
which brought the Willamette river
up to the highest point of the year
at several points.
' Rain, followed by a heavy wind
storm, swept Umatilla county yester
day evening and lines of communica
tion were torn down. Window panes
were reported smashed In some of
the towns of the county but no se
rious damage' was done. The Uma
tilla rlevr was rlBing rapidly and all
creeks' were flowing' full. . , ', ..
-At Albany the Willamette river
reached the highest point of the win
ter when it went to the thirteen foot
mark. Heavy rains were responsible
hut the Btorm had ceased and the
weather was colder, which was ex
pected to check any further rise.
At Medford and vicinity an un
usual amount of rain fell this week.
More than 1.27 inches fell during the
past few days of which .75 of an inch
came in Tuesday night'B downpour.
Further rain was predicted for to
day. At Salem, the Willamette . river
reached the highest stage 'since the
Tlood of November, 1921. The river
had risen 13.3 feet since . Tuesday,
December 19. ' . '
The southerly blow of Wednesday
at the entrance to the Columbia river
quieted down during the night and
yesterday registered 26 miles an
hour, but dropped to a gait of 15
miles at noon.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29. Thousands
of volunteer snow handlers were
called to the Bhovels today to help
dig New York City out of Its first big
storm of the season a blizzard of
snow and sleet, which starting yes
terday under moderate temperatures,
became overnight an icy gale which
threatened to paralyze all transpor
tation. The storm took its toll of
hundreds of injured.
From early last 'night until day
break hospital , ambulances were
bringing In pedestrians with broken
arms, fractured lcgn or cracked
skulls, who had fallen on the ice
covered streets. Most hospitals were
crowded to capacity. Two persons
wore reported to have been killed in
falls.
. The wind reached high velocities.
Combined with the unaccustomed
burden of snow, It worked havoc with
abuve, ground power and telephone
lines; street car transmission cables,
roofs of buildings and large trees.
Lives of pedestrians In some see'
lions were endangered by falling
signs, tumbling chimneys and smoke
stacks. Thousands of dollars of
damage were believed to have been
sustained on Long and Staten islands.
(Continued on Page Three)
A
ducers of foodstuffs for their-commo.
dltlcs purchased by tho German gov.
ernmcnt. Germany In return, would
plnce ns securities bonds secured by
Industrial obligations and repay the
amount loaned within ten years snd
In the meantime pay Interest at Jive
nor cent.
The credits to be extended might
amount to fifty million dollars a
month. The Amcrlcnn treasury de
pnrtment would Issue bonds to cover
the credits.
STORMSiSWEEPig
COUNTRY FROM I
COASTTOCOAST
: Lpvers Who Murdered Husband Must
Hang; Wife's Last Appeal Denied
-ikl v- ;Ji -A1 r-frs,
; LONDON. MrsT Edith" Thompson," 29," found "guilty with her lover, Frederick By waters.'of "causing;;
.the. death of her husband, Percy Thompson, must die on the scaffold. '
The Lord Chief Justice has so ruled in denying the appeal of Bywaters'and Mrs7 Thompson". The
'condemned woman, who admitted frequent attempts to poison her husband, is about to become a mother.
jOn this ground it was expected leniency would be shown her and life imprisonment substituted for tho
death sentence. It was held that the state had no right to execute an unborn babe by sending the mother
,to the scaffold. ..,'"
One Jast hope'of life'remains to'the'guilty pair--appearto"the"Home ''Secretary:1. If Tthe death
sentence is revoked, it will be on the ground of Mrs. Thompson's delicate condition, JorjtheEnglish, both
men and women, have expressed no sympathy for her.' : '
.Bywatcrs. stabbed Thompson, after ground glass fed him by Mrs. Thompsoa bad failed to' take jsffect,;
RWS COSTS
$170,000 YEAR
POUTLAKD, Ore, Dec. 20. Re
duction of expenses of the Btnte hlRh
wny commission by $17(J,000 during
the coming year; duo to reduction in
tho onerntlnff force, wns announced
nt n meeting of the commission to
day by Highway Engineer Herbert
Nunn. An ndnltional reduction 01
$4000 a month in salary was recom
mended by Nunn, and was expected
to be provldod by tho commission.
Commissioners John B. Yeon and
W. 11. Bnrratt, who conducted to
day's session in the absence of Chair
man U. A. Booth, confined to his
home at Kugcnf by illness, said that
the announced reductions were part
of tho retrenchment policy, which has
been followed . throughout the pnst
year, and were made possible by the
completion of many projects, elimi
nating several district engineers.
They said tho reductions were not
made bocause the present commis
sioners were stepping out of office
with tho incoming of tho pew state
administration the first of the year.
The commissioner? present today
said they would stay on tho job a
reasonable length of time to Initiate
new m'embers to be appointed by
Oovernor-elect Walter M. Pierce and
to nsslxt the stiite legislature In de
liberations on highway matters.
HEAD MORRIS BROS.
PORTLAND, Ore, Dec. 2!). Fred
8. Morris, financier in this city for
tho pnst thirty years died nt a hos
pital enrly this morning. Ho was for1
merly prcHldont of Morris Brothers,
Inc., bond houso here, and built two
local rnllrond linos as WBll ns having
railroad Interests In tho enst. A
brother, James Morris, Is a bnnker In
Philadelphia.
S'
U. S. A.. SAYS OLCOn
LONG BEACH, Cal., Dec. 2.
Gov. Ben V. Olcott of Oregon, on the
way' homo from the conference of
governors at White Sulphur Springs,
W. V., has stopped hero with his
wife and three children to visit his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. II. V. Olcott.
Discussing general conditions, Gov
ernor Olcott declared the nation at
present Is too full of "Isms' and unrest.
NEAR EAST PEACE
CONFERENCE IS
E
LOXDO.V, J;c. 21). Tho has
ty return of thd British fleet to
Constantinople, from Malta at
tracts wide uttention hero. N'oth.
ing is forthcoming from official
flourccs to explain tho move, but
the obvious assumption that it in
connecUvl with tho uncompro
mising attitude of the Turks nt
Lausanne is everywhere adoptcil.
Thero aro 'still many foreign
ers in Constantinople and the
dispatch of tho warships Is re
garded as a necessary - precau
tion in view of the posslblo at
tltudo or tho Turks in that city
in the event that there is a
breakdown, in tho linusnnno ne
gotiations. LAUSANNE, Dec. 29 (By the
Associated PreBS.) The Near. East
peuce conference stood today on the
verge of failure. The danger of a
breakup fucing It from several
causes, chiefly over the ownership of
the Mosul oil fields and the question
of the capitulations.
The allies are stressing tho capitu
lation Issue, taking a firm stand
against the subjection of foreigners
In Turkey to the jurisdiction of the
Turkish courts and Insisting that
special courts with foreign Judges
sitting in them must pass upon cases
in which foreigners are Involved.
The Turks are strongly resisting
what they declare to be the Invasion
of Turkish sovereignty that would
thus be brought about, but their dele
gates Insist that it is not the question
of capitulations that presents the
gravest danger of a conference fail
ure. The oil Issue, they declare, is
the real one on which the allies ani
prepared to make a stand.
HISTORIC HOI
' ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 20. Heirs
of .Tames J. Hill, "the empire build
er," and his wife, have taken defi
nite steps to bring suit against Louis
W. Hill, chairman of the Great Nor
thern railway, In an attempt to take
from him North Oaks farm, the hlB'
torlc country home established by his
father near St. Paul, It was learned
here today from authoritative
sources.
Missing Hoys Found.
BRIDAL VEIL, Ore., Dec. 25.
Three boys who were being sought by
searchers on Lnrehvmnuntuln, near
here, arrived here litis afternoon.
ion
E
IS
E
MAKSUFIELD, Ore., Dec. 29.-1.
W. Poaro, a rancher, flffod G7, was
held nt tho county jntl today on a
charge of killing IiIh wife and a
neiKhhor y out onlay, tho double trag
edy, according to officcrn, having
been duo to Pen re becoming crazy
drunk on moonHhlne whiskey. Peare
choked his wife to death at their
home fourteen mllea south of Myrtle
Point, killed all hid cnttt and dogs and
then went to tho homo of Jnmea Cul
ver, a bachelor, nhot and 'wounded
Culver, bent him and then blew hia
head off, according to sheriff's of
ficers. Ham Stevens, another neighbor,
told officers that Peare then camo to
his home, but Stevens overpowpred
him and held him tied for hours until
tho officers arrived. Peare was sober
today and apparently sane, officers
sold and they could lenrn of no rea
son for hlH nets of yesterday except
that he became violent after drinking
the liquor.
10
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. President
Hauling expects to sign tomorrow
commutation of sentences of twelve
or more "political" prisoners, It was
suld today by a White House spokes
man. Thero will, however, be no
"gcnornl amnesty" it was added.
Tho commutations It was explained,
will he In the nature of a New Year's
gift. Just prior to Christmas the presi
dent grantod throe commutations but
these wero not for offenders agnlnBt
war time laws.
I
I,
TALLAHA8HE, Fla., Dec. 29. Pick
ed from a train as a hobo, police today
are holding a man believed to be
Urovor Clevelund llergdoll, the Phila
delphia draft dodger. . Tho man gave
his name ns Hill Jones and his homo
as Krlo, Pa. Police sent finger prints
to Washington today and will hold him
until an Investigation Is made.
llergdoll was rejwrled recently to
have left Germany In an attempt to
enter the I'nltcd States.
MARSHFELD
MURDER
CAUS
Pocket Typewriter
Is New Invention of
Philadelphia Man
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 29.
' A typewriter weighing one
ounce and fitting in a vest
pocket was brought by Dr. H.
K. Wetherell of Philadelphia to
the meetings of the American
Association for tho 'Advance-
ment of Science. Hq devised
It for his own use.
Held between the fingers and
upon tho paper, the machine
writes by means of a wheel
equipped with rubber letters
which special devices bring In
4 contact with tho paper. Dr.
Wetherell said tho operation of
tho typewriter was slow in the
hands of a beginner but that an
experienced writer could obtain
1? words a minute. It Is al
most noiseless.
Idaho Senator On Receiving
Formal Assurance . Naval
Amendment Would Ernfear
rass Administration Agrees
to Call Fight Off. .
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. Advis
ed by administration lenders that his
naval bill amendment for an econ
omic conference would bo "harmful
to the administration's negotiations
to aid m the European aconomlc sit
uattoil, Senator Borah, Idaho, late to
day said in the Bennto that he would
Withdraw it. . , .
Senator Borah later announced
privately that he would hold his
amendment in abeyance, possibly to
add to a later bill if such action
should become necessary.
After Senator Watson, republican,
Indiana, had stated that the admin
istration has sent out "feelers' with
a view to action in European econ
omic affairs, Chairman Lodge of the
foreign relations commission added
that tor several months American
ambassadors and ministers In Europe
had been seeking information as to
what the United States could do to
aid Europe In an economic way.
Senator Borah asked Senator
Lodge if he believed the Borah pro
posal would be embarrassing to the
administration's negotiations, Sena
tor Lodge replied that it would be
"harmful" and Senator Borah said:
"Well, then, on the statement of
the chairman of the foreign relations
committee, I am willing to withdraw
my resolution."
- Senator Borah struck back at Sen
ator Johnson and other irrcconcil-
nbles opposing his plan, declaring
that every "so-called irreconcilable
had always stood In favor of confer
ences, although against any perma
nent obligations such as the Icaguo
would entail.
"If the situation In Europe be such
that we enn bo disinterested and can
escape the consequences of conditions
there," said Senator Borah, "then I
can well understand the position of
those who oppose any consideration
of the situation. But It Is such that
the United States must be interested.
not only from a humanitarian but
from un economic standpoint.
"I take It from the president's let
ter that was conceded, that the presi
dent was giving cureful considera
tlon to the entire subject. I also
understood from tho senator from
Massachusetts, Mr. Lodge, that actual
negotiations wero going on as to how
wo could adjust those conditions."
t Senator Borah said his mind was
open regarding procedure, but he be
lieved open procedure was tho best,
declaring that "secrecy or diplomatic"
conference eould not have attained
the naval limitation results of the
TOKIO. Dec. 29. (By the Asso
elated Press) Tho privy council to
day passed a' resolution condemning
the policy of the Knto cabinet. Huch
action is unprecedented in tho history
of Japanese politics.
TOKIO. Dec. 29. (By tho Asso
ciated Press) Tho Kato govern
ment's polley In Its dealings with
China was condemned today In a res
olution adopted by the privy council
snd addressed to the prince regent.
Such action Is unprecedented -In the
history of Japanese politics.
BORAH. ON WORD
OF LODGE. WI
DRAWS AMENDT
PRIVY COUNCIL
P
IS
E
Prominent St- Louis Brewer
Shoots Himself Third Sui
cide in Family in Last Few
Years Financial ; Losses-:
Due to Dry Law Believed
Cause of Self-Destruction.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20. (By the As
sociated Press) William J. Lemp,
president of tho William J. Lemp
Brewing company committed Buielde
today by shooting himself through
the heart. It won the third suicide In
the fumlly of the famous brewers, his
father and sister having taken their
own lives.
Tho William J. Lemp Brewing
company, Just before the advent of
prohibition was considered as one of
tho largest brewing concerns In. tho
world una was valued at $7,000,000.
It was sold at auction last June to
five different interests for a total of
I&KS.000. Lemp had been downcast
since. It wus said, as he had hoped
to get a much larger price for tho
property.
Lemp appeared at his office at 9
a. m., today as usual, it was stated,
and shortly thereafter Henry Vohl
kamp, vice-president of the company,
nrrlved and- greeted Lemp "well,
how do you feel toddy?"
"Oh, I'm feeling worse," Vohlkamp'
said Lemp replied. ..
. Vohlkamp stnted Lemp had been
extremely nervous for the past seve
ral months. Vohlkamp said ho went
to his office when Lemp's secretary,
Miss Olivia Berschek, arrived. " Miss
Berschek explained Lemp sent her
presently on an errand to another
part of tho building.: She had gona
only a short- way,', she added, -when,
she heard two ahotsC ' ."-
, Lemp was found lying on his back,
a 38 caliber revolver near his right
hand. A physician pronounced him
dend. Lemp's fnther, also . William
J., head of tho brewery during the
height of Its prosperity, . shot and
killed himself February 13, M04 at
tho ugo of 67. His slstor, Mrs. Elsa
Wright, committed suicide by shoot
ing March 20, 1920. .....
Lemp's son, William J. J., 25, was
notified nnd rushed to his father's
side. Ho knelt nnd cried. "You
know I know. I was afrnld this was
coming."
Ho declined to explain tho remark.
Lomp wns tho third nnd last head
of tho Lemp Brewing company, and :
up to tho time prohibition closed his
brewery, ho was Interested In Ice and
cold storage enterprises In Rl Paso,
Dftllns and Temple, Texas, nnd other
cities. , "
SIT IN N Y OFFICE
' NEW 'YORK; Dec. 29. An ami
cable arrangement which precludes
violence, but permits picketing, wns
in effect today at tho Irish consulnta
here, which hns been besieged by
Irish republicans since Wednesday,,
night when Lindsay Crawford, , free
state consul, took over tho office. '
Itobert Briscoe, who claims he Is
a member of the Irish army, oceu--pled
ono room of the offices for tho'
republicans and Mr. Crawford sat at
a desk In nnother room representing
tho freo state.
It was indicated that this arrange
ment would prevail until the matter
Is settled In the courts.
Washington conference nnd that slml
lnr exchanges now on economic prob-'
lems would be unavailing. Tho con
ferences In Europe which havo failed,
ho suld were not not of the character
ho proposed In which force of public
opinion could be experienced.
"I hnvo believed that the negotia
tions now going on," he suld, "were
designed to accomplish tho same
thing ns I havo proposed and that it
was simply a difference of opinion ns
to tho methods."
BY
Tho privy council's resolution will ,
bo presented to Crown Prince Hro-.:
hlto, the regent, with whom final do
clslon rests.
Ordlnnrlly such a resolution would
mean the tmmedlnte resignation ot
tho ministry, but under present dis
turbed conditions In China and with
the now yenr's holidays Imminent, the
cabinet, which meets Saturday, may
declda to present to the prlnco regent
a counter resolution explaining its,
policy nnd nwutt his decision befura
taking action. . ...
LEWI
BREWING CO
TWO IRISH CONSU
1ST TIME IN HISTORY