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- r Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Prediction Fair Maximum yesterday 61 Minimum today 35 Weather Year Ago1 Maximum . 70 Minimum 35 'Jally Seventeenth Tear. i?e.-kly Fifty-Second Year. MEDFORD, OREO OX, TUESDAY, .MARCH 20, 1923 NO. 30G CIVIL WA F UJUfi Evidence Introduced at Foster Jrial Shows That American Bolsheviki Are for Armed Revolt to Destroy U. S. Cap italism Court Overrules Defense. ST. JOSEPH, Mich., Mar. 20. (By Associated Press.) The questionnaire which William Z. Poster Is charged with filling out when ho arrived at kllio communist national convention neia in mo snnci aunes near nere last August was. introduced in evidence to day by the state in Foster's trial for criminal syndicalism. The question naire lead to the jury said that "Bor den", the niimo Foster used at the convention, according to Francis Mor row, state witness, had been "active In the revolutionary movement for twenty-one years." "Borden" also wrote In answer to questions on the sheet that he was a paid employe of the communist party, with the title of industrial organizer; that be had, been a member of tin I. W. W., socialist party and several labor unions, had been arrested fre quently and had participated in scores of strikes. Morrow, who as "K-97," a depart ment of justice agent, attended the convention as a delegate from the Philadelphia and Cnmden district con tinued today to identify more of the papers seized when federal ngents raided the meeting. The morning session was marked by frequent clashes and the exchange of personalities between Frank. P. Walsh, chief of counsel for Foster, and Q. L. Smith,- assistant attorney general 'of Michigan. ' A bitter fight by the defense yester day and today to keep the communist program and constitution out of the evidence, failed when Judge Whlto ruled today It could be read to the jury. Korco Ik Ecssontinl "ny the use of force," the program states, "the proletariat destroys the machinery of the bourgeoisie state and establishes the proletarian dicta torship based on soviet power. "The proletarian revolution is a long process. It begins with the de struction of the capitalist state and the "establishment of the dictatorship and ends only with the complete transformation of the capitalistic sys tem Into the communist society." At another point under the heading of "mans action," too process of tho proposod revolution as described: "The revolutionary epoch upon which tho world has new entered," the party program says, "forces tho proletariat to resort to militant meth ods mass action, leading to direct collision with tho bourgeoisie state. "Mass action culminates in armed insurrection and civil war. This can be nothing else but a direct strug gle between the armed forces of the ipitallst state on the one hand and the armed forces of the proletarian revolution on the other. "The communist party will keep in the foreground the idea or the neces sity of violent revolution for the de struction of the capitalist state and the establishment of the dictatorship of tho proletariat based on soviet power. "The communist party will syste matically and persistently propagate the Idea of the Inevitability of and ne cessity for violent revolution and will prepare the workers lor armed insur- (Continued on page eight) FARRAR ;T NEW YORK, Mar. 20. An attitude of general indifference was displayed today by Arthur E. Schwartz, attorney for Lou Tellegcn, toward the testi mony Introduced against his clfent yesterday by witnesses for Ceraldine Harrar, former opera diva who U suing the actor for divorce. While the actor, who Is on a vnudo vlllo tour, nsserted he did not intend to defend himself ngalnst the charges brought ngalnst him his nttorney said tho outcome of Miss Kurrar's action Wnnlrf ,lnln,mln uhnl Mr. Tellcgen would do about the counter suit for a . no n..H i ..a u. - relations alleged to have been had be- f i BY Marshfield Rancher Convicted of Murder In the First Degree MARSHFIELD, Ore.. Mar. 20. L. W. Peare, a rancher, last night was found guilty of murder in tho first degree for the sluying of his wife and James Culver, a neighbor. The jury returned its verdict after deliberating two and a half hours. The trial had occupied seven days. Peare's defense was one of In- sanity. He pleaded on the stand that he had slain Culver but said he did not remember whether ho had killed his wife or not. Ho charged that too friendly rola- tions had existed between the two. "BEST EVER" IS Prelude to Chamber of Com merce Drive a Tremendous Success Vining Arouses Enthusiasm With Eloquent Appeal for Action. Approximately three hundred en thusiastic Chamber of Commerce boosters attended the big civic dinner at the Hotel Medford last night lit which Prof. I. E. Vining of Ashland was the principal speaktT. In nddltion to one of Mr. vining s excellent speeches delivered in his vivid and eloquent style thero wore talks by M. J.. Duryea of tho slate chamber of commerce und by Fuy Urngg und Frank Buchter of the Modford hlKh,,school debating team. A part of the' program was present ed by Hob Boyl and Cnrl Tongwald taking the parts of busy business man and tho Chamber of Commerce mem bership solicitor, respectively. C. C. Lcmmon assisted by Chester Barr, had charge of the Crater's part of the program. The big dining room was beauti fully decorated in sprigs of hemlock nnd blue nnd gold crepe paper cleverly arranged by Tom Swem. Special lighting effects nrranged by the power company mado the room give the appearance of a belated New Year's party with the varicolored paper surpentino forming a weblike maze in the rays of tho spotlights. A banquet, which truly did credit to Host Emil Mohr, was Bcrved nna every guest was provided with a half spring chicken in addition to all the accoutrements. The chicken was un usually delectable, as were the re mainder of the items on tho excel lent menu. M. J. Duryea, representing the Chamber of Commerce, spoke for a few moments on "Crossing tho Threshold." At tlio Threshold. "Medford is crossing tho threshold of 11123," said Duryea, "and from tho spirit evidenced hero tonight, I am sure will meet her problems, tasks nnd opportunities with Pro gressive vim nnd vigor ns never be fore. "A chamber of commerce stands for a united Medford and a Ifnlted Jackson county. The door of oppor tunity Is swinging open for Medford as It lias never swung before nnd a new era of prosperity is bound to dawn if you meet it with this won derful spirit. "There is no use to hope for Med ford to grow: to wait for Medford to gruw or to prny for Medford's growth unless those hopes and prayers nre barked by effort and work. Cities nre not built by the operations of na ture, but by tho activities of man. The Chnmber of Commerce Is tho (Continued on page eight) CLOSES -it tween Tellcgen nnd two actresses, one Miss Lorna Ambler, an Australian A the other an American, Miss "L," was given yesterday before j Referee Thomas H. Mahoney. ino name of a third, described as Bessie Clifford of San Francisco, was brought Into the original record, hut no testi mony was adduced against her yester day. The most sensational of the chnrges concerned Miss "L", an actress who was In tho cast of the play in which Tellcgen was a star in 1921. With yesterday's testimony Miss Fnrrnr closed her case. The referee . . nQ(nnomr,n. i oni,,r to to make an entry for the record. COMMENT DINNER Has Fate Smashed Gladys Deacon's Marriage &ot Fueo VAe orter i JLc , iow Mrs. K 5jL - x NEW YORK Reports that the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, the latter the former Gladys Deacon of New York, are contemplating a separation, are shocking society For many years the present duchess was the close friend of her predecessor, the one-time Consuelo Vanderbilt. When Consuelo married the duke, however, her mother. Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont, refused to allow the then Miss Deacon to attend the wedding because of an old scandal. When the duke fell in love with Gladys Deacon, Consuelo secured a divorce and her friend succeeded her ns Duchess of Marlborough. Thus, ironically, the very woman barred from the wedding married the Outw herself And now society hears the end of her romnnca is near PERCE NAME F. STO SALEM, Ore., March 20. Gov ernor Pierce his nppolntcd F. Hoy DaviB of Medforn, ns a member of the state gumo commission to succeed L. K. Ilean, of Eugene, whoso term has expired. Davis is a democrat. The appointment of Davis will meet with general satisfaction local ly, and was not unexpected. He has been an activo sportsman for years, has always taken an active interest in the betterment of fish and game conditions in southern Oregon, and is well acquainted from experiences In field and stream, with tho needs of this section. Mr. Davis, when appraised of his annnlntmonl tlila mn,nln. enfrl "T ............ ,,u, ii.itr,, ou. . (In not rnnnrfl m v anlpetinn In tlip ' light of politics, but for the good of the service." Mr. Davis Is offlclnl court steno grapher, and well nnd widely known throughout tho district, he repre sents. Help rut It Over IN UNITED STATES NEW YORK, March 20. A branch of tho Faclsti of Italy called tho Fas cist! of North America, was founded In this country two years ago and now has 20,000 members In branches In many of the leading cities In the United States and Canada, the New York Herald says today. Temporarily tho organization in this hemisphere la said to he under the direction of lT. Menlcucci, In countries other than Italy, Signor Menlcucci said, the fascist! are here to see that Italians understand the duties of Italian citizenship and obey the laws of tho country in which they live. "It will keep out of American poll tics." he added. Tho fnsclstl In the United Slates will stand principally for this order, h ttnlfl Thn Itnllnn vnfnfnna nf I1,n American and Italian armies will re-j eclve help, immigrants will be aided! and Americanization will bo ndvoca'.- ed. ' ROY DM THE GAME COM. To Her Friend's Husband? TO OUST ALIENS YAKIMA, Wash., March 20. A definlto campaign to prevent nn eva sion of tho state's antl-alion land ownership ruling on the Yakima In dian reservation was planned last night at a meeting of the Wapato post of tho American Legion, which was attended by about 75 business men and farmers. Tho gutherlng went on record ns unanimously In fa vor of a strict enforcement of tho anti-alien law, not only as it applies to Japanese but for other alien lessees of reservation lands nnd de cided to call a community mass meet ing for March 2S, when the matter will be put up to all residents of the reservation for Indorsement. L. W. Taylor was named chairman of tho committee to draft resolutions to be presented then and A. E. McCredy named head of an Investigation com mittee to ferret out any evasions of the ruling with the idea of bringing action ngalnst the violators. Make It I'nnnlmoUH WASHINGTON, Mnrch 19. Flvo cabinet officers, past or present, stand pledged as reserve officers to answer a call in tho colors. They are Secretary Weeks, Secretary Work, Newton T. linker, war tlmo secretary of war, Henry L. Htlmson, war secre tary under Taft, and Will H. Hays. Make '23 Best Ever Casualties of the Air Service RAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 20. Wyek ("hanilee, flying cadet of Brooks field, wiim killed here today when he was struck In tho head hy the jirnpellor of nn nlrplane. He did not hear the ship come up behind him. His skull wnn fractured. He lived nt (lainesvllle, Texas. EL PASO, Mar. 20. Jay C. lllchcn bach and Kenneth P. Brown, reserve officers of tho nlr service, were burned to dcuth at Fort Bliss yester day when their pluno cruBhcd to tho grouud, rST - fcF . K i e?-?3US. ; We.dilin.4 JjJo io rt" JZ DtcKe and ANTI-GARB BILL IS HELD OP BY SALEM, Ore., Mar. 20. Provision In tho Oregon constitution that no : laws shall be passed impairing the ob I ligations of contracts may delay the application of the law passed by tho lust legislature forbidding tno wear ing of soctnriun garb by teachers In the public schools, according to Mury L. Fulkerson, county school superin tendent. Tho point has been raised In Marlon county, where seventeen Catholic ' nuns are employed as teachers In the I schools at St. Paul, Sublimity, Mount i Angel and St Ixiuis, ns to whether 1 these teachers will be required to quit i when tho new law goes Into effect, or I Bhnll he allowed to serve out the terms specified in their contracts. The prob lem will be submitted to the attorney general for his opinion. SALEM. Ore., Mar. 20. Dan Casey, who had been sentenced to hang fol lowing his conviction on the charge of first degrep murder for the killing of J. II. Phillips, railroad detective nt Portland Juno 14, 1021, lost his appeal to tho supreme court today by a de cision rendered today, Phillips died from wounds received In a fight with , suspected box enr robbers and the prosecution charged Casey fired the shots. Casey will have to bo re-son-' tenced. , Join tho C. of C. . Uncle Joe Given a Cigar Nearly Three Feet Long DANVILLE. Ind., Mnrch 20. The largeHt smokablo rigar ever ninnu- faclured has Just been presented to I'nele Joe Cannon by the Cigar Mnn ufnrturers' union of Now York. It is 2S inches in length, a foot In clr- cumferenee nnd is niadu of puro Ha i vnna Hbnde grown tobacco, filler and wrapper. Thn clgnr weighs a little more than five pounds nnd arrived packed In a special luind-mndo clgnr box. Both the box and the cigar bear the regulation wrapper nnd band, the box carrying n. special stamp. Mnko It Unanimous CHICAGO, March 20. Harold F. McCormlck and his bride, Ganna Walska, Polish opera singer, wero linrn nirnln tndnv. havlnir returned from California, where they spent a! delayed honeymoon with Mr. McCor-j mlck'a mother, I CONSTITUTION Two Men Dead, One Blind, One III As Result of Drinking I COLUMBUS, Cla., March 20. One soldier and ono civilian aira dead, another civilian Is I blind and an enlisted man is so- rlously ill, at tho stuto hospital, Fort Uonnlng, near hero, as a re- suits of drinking wood alcohol, It was announced today. Prlvato Aaron llarrell, 21, Doerun, tia., and electrician, Henry M. Davis of Vlcksburg, Miss., civilian, dted lato Monday, it becaino I known today. OF PRETTY GIRL Dorothy Keenan Case Takes Sensational Turn When Po lice Are Tipped Off That Model Had Letters From "Mr. Marshall." NEW YORK, March 20 The Dorothy Keenan murder case took a sharp turn today, when the police began investigating a tip that the model had been slain after she had refused to keep In a plot to blackmail the mysterious "Mr. Marshall," her elderly and wealthy admirer. A Bcore of detectives were dis patched to check up on confidential Information received by the police thnt despite tho ract that "Mr. Mar shall" wa'B reported to have exercised discretion In affulrs of tho heart, MIsb Kooiian bad in her possession a package of letters from him. This Information enmo as a sen sation after it had boen reported that "Mr. Marshall," reputed to bo a Bos ton manufacturer, who Identity has not been revealed by the district at torney's office, had kept ,hls real name from the girl. According to the Information sup plied tho police, tho letters from "Mr. Marshal" wero In Miss Keonan's apartment on West 57th street, the night before she was found dead In bed, with an empty chloroform bot tle nearby. Mako 23 Best Ever HARDINGS LEAVE FOR ST. AUGUSTINE PALM BEACH. Fla., March 10. President nnd Mrs. Harding und the vacation party today began n north ward crulso that will end Thursday or Friday nt St. Augustine, After a Sunday In Palm Beach, the members of tho party last night boarded the houseboat Pioneer, which hnj come up from Miami without its pusHen gers. Fishing tncklo nnd bait were nhnnrd the Plnneer when thn Inff hero today and It was thought prob- J nhlu that tho monotony of chugging up the indlnn nnd Halifax rivers might be varied by fishing. Tho tentative pinna for the ciulse northward do. not provide for so many stops fur golf as on the W'ay down,, but it Is regarded as likely that two or threo rounds will be played, Including ono over tho course at Dny tona. , SEE'BLACKMAIL'i PLOT! MURDER DEATH TOLL IN MIDDLE WEST STORM CHICAGO, Mnrch 20. Winter, theoretically ending threo months sway over the weather, today survey ed tho effects of one of tho worst Mnrch storms over known to the Mississippi valley ns ho prepared to vucntn his post to spring, duo to ar rive tomorrow. Weather reports Indlcntcil thnt he would not end his ruin today without n parting shot, however, predicting light snows today In Chlcagn. The storm that swept Into tho Mississippi vnlley yeMcrduy shatter ing nil records for this tlmo of year ns fur south ns Texas nnd Florida, the weather bureau said, has moved into Canada with increased Intensity. With thnt disturbance now hurtl ing toward the Atlantlo const tho weather bureau reported another of wide extent nnd marked Intensity coming down out of tho nprthwest at- TRIAL BOND EX-WIZARD FORFEITED Edward Young Clarke Fails to Appear in Court to Answer Charge of Using Mails to Defraud Bench Warrant Issued Ohio Klan Wins Case. ATLANTA. On., March 20. Ed ward Young Clarke, former acting imperial wizard of tho Knights of tho Ku Klux Klan, failed to appear for trial in tho United States court today on chnrga of using tho mails to defraud. His bond of ?500 was ordered forfeited by Judge Oeorgo Sibley and it was stated a bench war rant for his arrest would bo issued later. When Clarke's case was called, his counsel requested a continuance on the ground that Mr. Clarke's leading counsel was engaged In another court. Ho disclaimed knowledge of Clarke's whereabouts, but stated he thought ho co.uld bo produced if the case was continued until' next week. On tho request of District Attorney Clint C. Hagnr. Clarke's bond was forfeited. The charges against Clarke of using tho mails to defraud grew out of alleged actions in connection with tho propnR-ntion department of tho Ku Klux Klan in which Clarko is nl- t leged to have sent letters to officers of tho klnn, advising them it would bo necessary to make bond and call ing for a premium of $5 each to bo sent to him. Sovornl of these prem iums were sent In, the government charges but no bonds wero issued for thorn, it is alleged. w - ..,', : OMAHA, Nob., March 20. Edgar t Fuller, former kloagle of the Ku Klux Klan, realm of north Califor nia, announced today ho is organizing "tho fnsclstl of America," to supplant . tho klan. Incorporation papers will be filed shortly, ho said, adding thnt the new order will not permit hoods, but that black shirts will be worn. SPRINGFIELD, Ohio. March 20. Motions mado by tho defense to dis miss tho defendant, return the prop erty seized and to throw out all evi dence nnd testimony offered by the state wero sustained by Judge Gol den Davis In police court today In the case of W. M. Cortner, Ku Klux Klan kleagle and organizer, charged with riotous conspiracy. In sustaining the motions, Judge. Davis said that tho prosocution might take the case to the grand Jury on Its own initiative. ' Tho prosecution did not Indicate what action It would take. Join tho C. of C. IS NOW MRS. HALE It Is reported thnt J. F. Hale, prin cipal figure in tho recent ntghtrldlng trlnls was married Inst week in 8an Francisco to Miss Itufjerta Pierce, also a state witness In the recent trinls. Although tho report has not been definitely confirmed It Is reported by employes In the county clerk's office Mint a letter for the recording of a deed for Miss Pierce reached the of fice recently nnd that sho signed her self, Mrs. J. F. Hale. S ) fc'wjW tended by rising temperature In the Missouri valley stnteg Itocky Mountain nnd ptntenu regions, and precipitation from tho Northern Pacifio cons: cast ward to Minnesota. Winter's last day saw th-s. entire upper Missouri valley in some parts enjoying fair weather, digging Itself out of snow drifts nnd restoring transportation nnd communication. Itnilronds wore busily working to cieur the snowbound tracks and cities wero cleaning up their streets. Tho storm's death toll was nine. Two deaths were reported nt Itock ford, III., three near Baxter, Colo., ono at Chicago, ono at Waukesha, Wis., one near Kutch, Colorado and one at Whiting,- lnd. In the central Mississippi and lower Mississippi valley, agricultural authorities estimated that the crop dnmngo extended Into millions ot dollars, :