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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1923
NO. 284
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JDver 1000 Members of Gigan
tic Counterfeiting Ring Are
Gathered in Net Arrests in
Egypt, Italy Germany and
France Follow Raids in
United States.
NEW YOKK. Feb. 22. Interim-
'llfjnal rnmlf Lfif Innu nP v.,. I.......
- 1IU(JV tuun-
Jtcrfcltlng sysetms which secret scr
Vvicc operatives bared yesterday were
ilindicj
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Vvi'f Hi
indicated today when f Joseph A.
ma, secret service agent in charge
he Investigation announced that
15 arrests huvc been made abroad.
Persons have been arrested In
Kgypt, Liverpool, England;" Ham
burg, Germany; Havana, Cuba; Aus
tria, tho Bahamas, Naples, Italy and
France as a result of clues given the
police of tho foreign countries by se
cret service agents here. Palma said.
In Naples two men and a woman
wore arrested with $50,000 in spur
ious money in their possession but
one of them escaped, Palma said. The
dozen others taken into custody, he
said, were ull traced, as a result of the
investigation which culminated In the
arrest here of 28 persons Tuesday
night.
The leaders of tho band operating
in the United States are under arrest,
Mr. Palma said, but a number of
passers of bogus money aro being
sought. Already, he said, about 1000
passers have been, captured in Ameri
can cities and have been tried on such
charges
Direct oorui'V'Ucm between many
unsolved gang murders here during
the past few yours and, tho gigantic
counterfeiting system was Indicated
today when police began an Indepen
dent investigation into tho counterfeit
organization.
Several of tho murders aro believed
to have resulted from passage of tho
bogus money and from double cross
ing in tho ranks of the counterfeiters
the police suld.
Bootleggers Involved.
NEW YOKK, Feb. 22. Secret ser
vice men began today drawing In the
strings of a natlon-wldo net that they
expect will enmesh 1000 members of
an international counterfeiting con
spiracy that they believe has its ten
tacles gripped In every important city
of the country.
The ring Is behoved to havo manu
factured and distributed between one
and ten million dollars worth ot
bogus bills and spurious stamps.
Arrests nil over Iho country, with
raids, centering In .Chicago, Detroit,
fan Francisco und other big cities,
wero forecast today by those federal
officers who completed last night the
jailing of 64 alleged counterfeiters In
the metropolitan district. Meanwhile
the police of several countries will be
hunting the members ot tho band
Vhloh extended its operations over
three countries with amazing thor
oughness. Joseph A. Palma, chief of the spec
ial squad that burcd the conspiracy,
said that the 'chief avenue of distri
bution was through bootleggers and
drug peddlers. Much counterfeit
money was palmed off to "bootleg
row," while it swung ut anchor last
u month off Highlands, N. J., discharg
ing, he said.
Ignorant immigrants ot their own
blood were declared to hnve been
principal prey of the counterfeiters.
. whoso various headquarters
were
centered In Italian and
Jewish
centers.
The bogus stuff was sold ut from
CO to 70 cents on the dollar, the re
tailer getting most and tho manufac
turer least.
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WASHINGTON', Feb. 22. Secretary
Mellon was quoted today In tho house
by Chalrmun Fordney of the ways and
means committee as Btating that he
had no objection to use of money from
foreign debt settlements Tor tho pay
ment of a soldiers' bonus after the
money was In hand. .
Representative Blanton, democrat,
Texas, wanted to know If this did not
mean that the former service men
would have to wait 22 years, the lime
which the British loan Is to run.
"The gentleman knows better than
that," returned Mr. Fordney.
The committee chairman said Mr.
Mellon had told him he would prefer
that tho matter be taken up with
SEC Y MELLON DENIES HAS NO
TO SOLDIER S BONUS FROM
Theaphile Delcasse,
Ex-foreign Minister
Of France, Dies, Nice
PARIS, Feb. 22. (By tho
Associated Press.) Thoophilo
Delcasse, former minister of
foreign affairs, died suddenly
at Nice last evening. Ho loff.
his hotel during tho day to con-
vey his sympathy to Minister of
Marino HulUerti oh tho occasion
of the death ot the minister's
mother. After this visit M.
Delcasse, apparently In good
health, returned) to the hotel
whore ho had been passing sev-
eral months. Death camo sud-
! donly.
MISSING, FOUL
PLAYJSFEARED
Mrs. Ed Bland Daughter of
Wealthy Rancher of Suther
lin Disappears in Sacra
mento Clothes Found in
Boat Near -River.
ROSEBURG, Ore., Fob. 22. "Ed
ward Bland mistreated and abused
.my daughter Bertha and threatened
her life and mine," said Mrs. Fred
j Pankonln of Sutherlln, Ore., today, to
; a correspondent of tho Associated
Pre3s, when informed that her
daughter's husband, Edward Bland,
had identified clothing found on a
boat as that of his wife,
j Mrs. Pankonln showed a letter she
' had received from Bland about a year
ogo 'in which ho stated that his wife
had dlsappcared-and added in part: .
! "I have not heard from her for sev
eral weeks. I think you have poison
ed her or made way with her in some
way. You are a dangerous woman,
' but I am only waiting for the day 1
,' moet you lace to face, Hulda. I will
settle it with you for onco and all.
You are making mo so crazy and
prazier every day. I am afraid you
might make a murderer out of mo. I
am afraid you will be the cause of
making me go to the electric chair, or
to hang by my neck or to go to prison
for life."
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Feb. 22.
Ed Bland, employe of a local restaur
ant today identified women's cloth
ing found early yesterday in a boat
on tho Surramento river near hore
as that of his wife, Bertha, who ho
declared had left him suddenly last
Saturday and had not been hoard
from since. Bland said his wlfo had
eloped with another-man, who, he
declared, had threatened to 'have her
or kill her." A photograph of tho
woman, found among her oftocts in
tho boat, bore on tho back tho namo
ot Goorgo Fessler, who is said to bo
owner of a mine at Allegheny, near
Nevada City, Cal. Fessler, according
to Bland, has a wife and baby at Sun
Jose.
Bland declared he had found Fess
ler and Blund's wife in San Fran
cisco last week and had knocked
Fessler to the ground, and then com
pelled his wlfo to return to Sacra
mento with him.
Mrs. Bland, according to her hus
band, is the only child of Fred Pank
onln, a wealthy fruitgrower ot Suth
erlln, Ore.
ROSEDURG, Ore., Feb. 22. Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Pankonln, parents of
Mrs. Bertha Bland, who have a fruit
(Continued on page eight)
en debt
President Harding beforo another
bonus bill was Introduced.
Secretary Mellon, when his atten
tion was culled .to the statement
made by Chairman Fordney, said he
could not recall having ever used
anything like tho language attributed
to him. Furthermore It was pointed
out at the treasury that the secretary
always had taken tho position that
the principal of the foreign debt, ut
least, must be used when repaid to
redeem Liberty bonds.
Later Mr. Fordney, after he had
been communicated with by Mr. Mel
lon, announced that he would with
draw his bonus statement to the
house. He said he would make an
explanation to the house at the first
opportunity.
RSEBR
If
KLAN FLAYED
IN FIGHT ON
K K SENATOR
Sweeping Charges Against
Secret Order Made Papers
Filed With U. S. Senate-
Challenge Right of Texas
Senator to Take Seat in
Upper House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. (By the
Associated Press.) SweepingH
charges against the Ku Klux Klan
and its officers were made today in
papers filed with the senate, chal
lenging the right of Earl B. Mayfield
to take his seat in the next congress
as a senator from Texas.
Tho election contest and its ac
companying charges wero filed by
Georgo E. B. Peddy, who ran for sen
ator last November in Texas as a re
publican and independent democrat
and who accused Mayfield during
bitter campaign with being the can
didate of the klan as well as of the
regular democratic organization.
Excessive and illegal expenditure
of money by the Mayfield forces,
fraud in counting the ballots and
other irregularities were charged in
the contest petition which asked for
a recount. It was contended that
Mr. Peddy actually was elected but
in the event tho senate does not so
docide, It was asked in the petition
that Mr. Mayfield nevertheless be
barred from taking his seat.
The Ku Klux Klan was charged In
the petition with concealing its real
designs under a cloak ot patriotic pre
tensions, In order Mo hide plans to
subject the government of tho con
stltution to the .'Invisible empire,' '
and with conspiracy to evade, violato
and defeat federal and stale, laws. It
was further charged that the organ
ization had attempted "prostitution
of, tho Christian religion," and had
rcsortod to use of "brute force," in
tiniidatlou and "Immoral and law
less practices."
Opening Gun in Bitter. Fight.
A dcl.'illod Indictment of tho klan
was made in the petition, which was
regarded us the opening gun In n sun
ntorlal election contest of unparal
leled blttcrnoss. in addition to these
charges. Mr. Peddy based his clair
to the Texas senator-ship on an alb
gallon that 200,000 votus counted for
.Mayfield were "illegal and fraudu
lent" and that "several thousand
actually cast" for Peddy wero not
counted.
Expenditure of $160,000 in behalf
of Mayfield in tho Texus primary. In
violation of tho state law limiting ex
penditures to $10,000, was charged in
the petition, which declared also that
Mayfleld's namo was Illegally pluced
on the printed ballot and Peddy's
name Illegally denied a place so that
It had to ho written In by voters.
The printing of Mayfleld's name
was made Illegal, It w-as contended
by tho alleged illegal expenditures
nnd tho alleged "conspiracy" with the
Ku Klux Klun.
Muyficld' election was sought hy
tho Ku Klux Klan, thu petition con
tinued, to foster its purpose of se
curing political nnd commcrciol do
minion. It was declared tho alleged
conspiracy was assisted by "various
state and county officluls" of Texas.
Recount Is A-dicd.
Tho personul qualifications of Mny
fleld also were challenged because of
alleged violation of the corrupt prac
tices act; alleged "fulse testimony in
connection with tho 'Corslcana In
junction case." (involving n phase
of tho election fight); alleged "mis
use und abuse of his official powers
un railroad commissioner to compel
flnunclut and political support find
contributions by Individuals, corpo
rations, et til, having business with
the railroad commission of Texas."
and "his alleged membership in and
(Continued on page eight)
5 Princesses, Princes,
In N. Y., And Society
Can't Turn A Wheel!
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NEW YORK. Society was all set to shower with attention tho
former Mrs. William JJ. Leeds, widow of tiie tinplatc king, whom they
once snubbcrT; ovv that she is Princess 'Anastutia of Giccce, but tho
'death of King' Constantino threw the Greek party into mourning,
winch precludes society events. They have left lor .Palm Beach after
dinners nnd lcceplions costing thousands wero called olf. Mrs. Wil
liam Randolph liuai.st, who hud planned a characteristically gorgeous
m( expensive ull'aii , was forced to cancel it at the last moment alter,
thousands of dolluis hud been spent. , ,
THOMAS WYATT
OFSAMSVALLEY
KILL EOJY TREE
Thomns Wyatt, a resident of Sams
Valley, received injuries early yes
terday morning whtlo felling a tree
near his homo, which resulted in his
death shortly beforo midnight of the
samo evening, during which tinio he
regained consciousness.
Tho tree which Mr. Wyatt was cut
ting, was supporting a smaller tree,
the latter leaning agulnst tho one
being felled, and in somo way the
smaller tree look a different course
from that expected and Btruck tho
unfortunate man on the head, caus
ing concusssion. He was rushed to
the Medford hospital, but all efforts
to savo his life were unavailing.
Deceased was born at Fresno, Cal.,
Nov. 29, 1878. When ton years of
ago the family came to Oregon and
sottlod in Sams Valley, wlioro ho has
since resided.
On May 3, 1909, he was married
to Hortha Morrison, who with their
four children, whose ages range
from flvu to thirteen years, survlvo to
mourn the sad loss. The widow is
unusually afflicted, because she her
self is confined to tho hospital.
Ho also loaves besides his mother,
Mrs. Homer Wyalt, three brothers
and two sIsterB Mrs. Lucy Mce, Mrs.
ICninia Flcmmlng, James, Edward
and Homer Wyutt.
Komains aro at Congers Funeral
Parlors and services will bo held
Sunday at 1 1 a. m. at tho Sams Vol
ley cemetery under auspices ot Gold
Hill lodge I. O. O. F. of which he
was a member.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. S2. With the
Income hill passed tho senate and
practically ussured of a majority in
the house late thin afternoon, . and
with the consolidation measure the
only large problem beforo It. the
Blind session of the Oregon legisla
ture was sill cil ulid to udjourn sine
die late tonight. Home nf the mem
bers, however, are opposed to rush
ing things In the closing hours and
muy force a recess until tomorrow.
WASHINGTON'S
BIRTHDAY IS
CELEBRATED
SEATTLE, Feb. 22. Seattle's cclo
brallon of Washington's birthday was
to be marked by a parade in tho
forenoon opening tho sportsmen's
show. In the parado wero floats from
Hpoknne, Vukima, Everett, Port Or
chard, Uremerton, Sumner, Puyal
lup und Snonualmlo Falls.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Federal
government activities In all branches
with the exception of congress wore
suspended today for tho observance
of George Washington's birthday.
Iloth senate and house remained at
their task of cleaning up tho legisla
tive Jam beforo adjournment of tho
session March 4.
The official celebration hero cen
tered in ceremonies nt Washington
monument nt which tho governors of
all states had been Invited to listen
In by radio. Laying of wreaths at
tho bnso of tho monument by Secre
tary Weeks and other high govern
ment officials us well as representa
tives of a number of patriotic organi
zations und tho pnying of military
honors to tho memory of tho first
president marked tho ceremonlul pro
gram. Senator Shortridgo of California
was tho principal Upcakor hn the
program arranged by tho local chup
ter of the Duughters of the Ameri
can Involution ut Continental Mem
orial hull, with other societies par
ticipating. Among those making tho annual
pllgrlmmage today to Mount Vernon
were COO Washington boy scouts, to
luy a wreath on tho tomb. A floral
tribute from Hlr Aucklund Oeddes,
the Itiitlsh ambassador, wusplaced
on tho tomb yesturduy by Churles
Chilton, counsellor of tho cmbussy,
acting for tho ambassador, who Is
confined with Illness. Mr. Chilton
was accompanied to Mount Vernon
by Mrs. William Cummlng Slorcy,
honorary president general of tho
IJ. A. U., who ulso placed a wreath
In tho Inner tomb.-
In a statement today, Federal Pro
hibition (,'ommlimloner llaynos de
clared thnt from tho churacter of
Georgo Washington the American
people should draw a lesson of pa
tlenco nnd confidence In overcoming
tho forces ot work against tho well
(Continued on page eight)
Prince George Has
Toe Cut Off So He
Can Dance Better
LONDON, Feb. 22. Prince
George underwent an opera-
lion in Buckingham palaco to-
day for tho removal ot tho
Binall too from each foot. Ho
had suffored from tho persist-
cut floxlon of tho toes known
as "hamnior too," which caused
him considerable Inconvenience.
in his naval duties and also in
dancing. Rocently ho under-
went an oporatlon for nppondi-
cilia.
BIG CACHE OF
Police Find 75 Gallons of
Moonshine in Basement of
Remington Residence
Federal Dry Agents Aid
Police in Search.
LOS ANGKLES, Feb. 22. Federal
prohibition agents today joined the
pollco In their search for the slayer of
Earlo Hominston, electrical engineer,
shot down in his own doorynrd a week
ago today. Their entry came after a
declaration by the pollco that tho
widow, Mrs. Virginia Lola Stone Rem
ington, had told them tho dead man
was "a society bootlegger," and after
the police had found, questioned and
temporarily roloased a man who ad
mitted having operated three stills for
the onglneer.
The iiolico also said they had locat
ed a large quantity of liquor said to
have been in Remington's possession,
and that ono of Remington's note
books, containing 200 names and rec
ords oC sales, had come into their
hands.
The police questioned several men
whoso names appeared in the Romlng
ton note book and stated they obtain
ed admissions of purchases ot liquor
from the engineer.
Tho offlcors took nearly 100 gullons
ot bootleg whiskey from the basement
ot the Romington residence and de
clared they had been told by the man
who admitted having operated stills
for tho slain man that one ot them,
with a capacity ot 70 gallons, had been
installed first in tho basoment of
Romington's business offico boro nnd
later moved to his runch near Chino,
folly miles cast of Los Angoles.
"Earlo had a terrlblo quarrel over
the tolophono with somebody I sup
pose a man two nights beforo the
tragedy," Mrs. Remington was quoted
by the pollco. "It was apparently an
argument over the price of some
goods. I heard Earlo threaten the
person with whom ho was talking
and, no doubt, tho other person threat
ened Earlo."
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22. Linking
ot a border claim and gun fight be
tween rum runnors and prohibition
enforcement agents during tho latter
part ot last year with tho Investiga
tion into tho mysterious Blaylng horo
last wook of Earlo Romington, oloctrl
cal engineer, was indicated today by
tho sliorift's offico. Deputy M. H.
Pritclmrd, In chnrgo ot dry Investiga
tion activities ot the sheriff's orrico
declared today that Remington's large
automobllo unsworod description of
tho car in which tho rum runnors
escaped after tho gun fight.
It bocamo known today that Rom
ington's namo was in tho possession
of the fedoral prohibition enforce
ment agents for Investigation prior to
tho murder lust Thursduy night. H.
(Continued on page eight)
Y
BOOTLEG FOUND
VICTIM'S HOME
CO-STARS START A MOVIE REVOLT
LOS AXGELES. Feb. 22. Informal
organization of a group of motion pic
ture nctors to combat commercial,
lam" nml thn "resultant dwarflnif of
artistic growth," in film productions
was completed at a conference which
onded horo early this morning with
Mary Plckford, Norma Talmadge, Con
innpn Tulmnilan. DomrlaH Fairbanks.
Charles Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and
David Work Orlirith, or their repro
.nulluii. ulennra of a "declaration
of Independence," from producers and
exhibitors of "machine mauo nuns,
according to 8 story the Los Angeles
Times published today.
INCOME TAX
BACK IN THE
HQUSEAGAIN
Senate Passes Measure With
Many Amendments, Final
Action Is Expected Today
Two Important Bills By Car
kin Now Up to Governor
Pierce.
SAI.KM, Ore., I'eb. 2S Ily n
chorus of negatlvo votes, but '
without a roll call, tho liouso to- .
day killed, Senator Bruce Ian
nis' bill providing for a flat JO
kt cent rcductolit In tax levies
of nil political subdivisions of the
state lit l2t und lr, compared
with tho levies or 102:1.
ATler a heated debuto In committee-
of tho whole, tho liouso to
day imssetl a bill placing a tax
of flvo ikt cent on tho cross In
come from motion picture film
licenses. The bill was prepared
by tho attorney general at tlio
request of Governor W. M.
Pierce
Tho Bciuito in committee of tho
Yvholo today was considering
liouso bill II20, tho consolidation
measure. An attempt tills morn
ing to nmi iiil tho bill so that the
dairy nnd food commission would
reaiu elex'tive, fulled
Senator Ellis moved to ' postpone
tho entire bill Indefinitely, but did
not receive a second. ...
Tho house took up the Income tax
bill passed by tho senate- last night.
The first tight came on a motion to
go Into- committee of the whole - to
amend tho measure so that real
estate tax receipts might bo credited
against income tax paid by owners of
real property, but this was defeated,
and tho liouso proceeded to discuss
amendments niado by tho senate.
SALEM, Ore., Fob. 22. With the''
consolidation and the income tax is
sues still to bo finally disposed of as
final adjournment approachod, tho
Orogon legislature today cleared Its
desk of soveral measures which had
been ponding.
Tho senate passed house bill 167,
croatlng a Btato finance commission.
It was first passed last Friday and
Inter recalled from the house for
amendment.
The senate today defeated a house
bill to create a state board of naturo
pathic examiners. The Iioubo into
yostorday defeated a senate bill to
ercato a stuto board ot osteopathic
examiners. 1 .
House bill 261 introduced by Rep
resentative R. J. Carsner of Spray at
tho roquest of the Orogon Wool
Growors' association, providing tor
the Hunter system ot destroying pre
datory animals, was killed today by
tho sonato. Strayor of Baker assail
ed the measure, declaring It would
build up an insidious machine.
Tho senate killed a resolution pro
viding that all bills for introduction
In tho legislature horoatter be filod
with the secretary of state at least 30
days prior to the oponlng of the ses
sion. . 1
Among bills finally passed by both
houses and ready for tho governor's
consideration today woro:
Carkln, providing that half the
road tax lovied by county courts go
back Into districts whore levied and
half to gonoral county roads fund,
not affecting market road funds.
Carkln, allowing sub-doalers on
state borders to sell gasoline outsldo
state without tax.
Jackson, creating tho offico of
state market agent at salary ofJI,
000 a year. '
Mott, to allow trolling outsldo tho
throo mllo limit.
Curkin, increasing gasoline tax to
threo cents.
(Continued on page eight)
Tho toxt of the declaration follows:
"Cortaln combinations, and groups
of persons und corporations are bolus
formed In tho motion plcturo business
which will dwarf tho artistic growth
of tho motion picture, and we, who
nro directly responsible to the public
for tho morit of our productions and
having a profound regard for this re-
i sponsihllity docm nocessnry at this
tlmo to form nn organisation which
will protect the Indopondcnt producer
nnd the independent oxhibltor against
theso commercial combinations and
enablo us to koep faith wkh tho pub
lic." ' . I..,. .,.;,( ,
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