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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1923
NO. 4
DAUGHERTY
IS INVOLVED
'18CIDM
Son of Attorney General Now
Wanted As Witness in Dor
othy Keenan Case Gave
Model Check for 'Expenses'
Mrs. Mitchell Greets
Husband.
NEW YORK, March 27. Assist
ant District Attorney Pecora and Po
lice Inspector Coughlln today joined
in an active search for Draper M.
Daugherty, only son of the attorney
general of the United States to ques
tion him concerning reports that ho
was a friend of Dorothy Keenan,
murdered model, and that he might
know of a blackmailing ring using
her as a decoy.
Daugherty, who served for two
years with the British army before
America entered the war and then
became a major in the American ex
peditionary forces, was quoted by a
newspaper as saying that he knew
Miss Keenan well, had visited her
apartments several times and on one
occasion had given her a check to
pay a bill she told him was pressing.
'He began to suspect last Thursday,
after receiving a telephone call from
a New York club, that he, like 'the
mysterious "Air. Marshall," identified
Saturday as John Kearsley Mitchell,
wealthy and socially prominent Phil
adelphian, was marked for a pluck
ing by blackmailers, he was quoted
as saying.
This call, he said, came from a
man who had been close to Miss Kee
nan. The speaker, he said, asked
him how about the job he had prom
ised to get for him in the United
States department of justice which
Attorney General Daugherty, his
father, controlled.. , . . t..
Daugherty declared ho had no fear
that blackmailers could fasten any
thing discreditable upon him, as his
relations with the slain model had
heen most casual. Ho added that his
only regret was that his father's name
should have been drawn into the
Keenan cause, particularly in view of
the fact that both his father and his
mother are ill.
Daugherty was said to have been
acquainted with both of Miss Keen
an's brothers, John and Prank, and to
have employed one of them for a time
in his automobile insurance business
here.
WASHINGTON, March 27. J.
Kearsley Mitchell, the Philadelphia
millionaire who was the .mysterious
"Mr. Marsha!!" of the Keenan mur
der case in New York mot his wife
hn,.n t..r1t., fn thi.lt. fl,ut liilnrvlnw
since his connection with tho case
became luiblicly known.
The meeting took place at the
Union station upon tho arrival of
Mrs. Mitchell from Florida on tho
private car of her father, IS. T. Stotes
bury of Philadelphia. As bo came
up the steps of tho car she appear
ed in the doorway and held out both
her hands to him. '
Then they disappeared inside the
car. which later in the day was to
resume its journey northward.
FIRSTTIPRlARY
HELD IN LOUISIANA
BATON ROUGH. 1m.. March 27.
Tho first primary in Louisiana in
which the Ku Klux Klnn has been
Involved as a political issue is being
held today In the fifth district, con
sisting of twelve parishes to choose
an associate iustlco to fill the va
cancy caused by tho recent death of
Justice R. Held of Amite.
Judge H. F. Brunot, who Is said to
have received the support of persons
opposed to tho klan, Judgo Robert E
Kills of Amite, nnd Judgo Columbus
Held also of Amite, both of whom
arc believed to havo been given the
aiinnnrt of tho klan. are the ennrti
dates. '-ROnS
SOU THREATENS
i
TOKIO, Mar. 27. (By Associated
Press.) The soviet government of
Vladivostok has threatened to blow up
the Japanese cruiser Ntsshln-Nlsshin,
How In Vladivostok harbor, unless her
captain stops transmitting wireless
messages for Japanese merchants, ac
cording to advices received here.
It Is understood here that, following
the soviet charge against the cruiser's
captain and the threat to destroy the
vessel, the Japanese admiralty has
Fear Superintendent
Reduction Company
Run Thru Machinery
DETROIT, Mich., March
27. Acting on the theory that
Joseph A. Campbell, superin
tendent of a reduction company
who disappeared February 10,
was slain and his body destroy
ed by running it through ma-
chinery used in the manufacture
of fertilizer, county authorities
today detained George Roy-
nolds, night fireman at tho
plant. Investigation is said to
has disclosed that the grinding
machinery in the plant was in
operation from 11 p. m until 5
a. m. on the night of February
10. contrary to custom.
S0VIETACI1
Vatican Takes Up Matter of
Archbishop Zepliak and
Poland Also Protests
Make Every Effort to Save
Lives of Two Prelates.
LONDON, March 2. (By the As
sociated Press) Ronald McP.eu
under-secretary for foreign affairs
told the house of commons today
that it was feared the soviet govern
ment would carry out the death sen
tences against Archbishop Zepliak
and the priests found guilty with him
within the next 48 hours.
Ho based his statement on a tele
gram from the British agent in Moscow,-
who reported that he had done
all in his power, under repeated In
structions from tho British govern
mont, to save the ecclesiastics.
ROME, March 27. (By tho Asso
ciated Press) Tho executions by the
soviet government of Archbishop ze
pllak, head of the Roman Catholic
church in Russia, nnd vicar General
Butchkavitch havo been set for
Thursday, according to a report from
Monslgnor Lorenzo Laurl, paper nun
cio In Warsaw, ns made public in a
semi-official statement from the vati
can this afternoon.
WARSAW, Mar. 27 When Premier
Sikorlski learned that Archbishop
Pepliak, head of the Roman Catholic
church in Russia, and tho sixteen
priests tried with him had been
found guilty by tho Moscow court, he
sent for Leonids Obolenskl, soviet
minister to Poland and informed him
that tho Polish government and popu
lation observed with anxiety tho
soviet attitude toward tho Catholic
church and the Polish minority.
Tho premier assorted that represen
tatives of the Russian government had
assured tho Polish minister at Mos
cow that the trial was only a formality
without Importance.
"The soviet judicial authorities,"
he continued, "loft the condemned
men at complete liberty for an entire
year, arresting them only ten days
ago. Then they pronounced the death
sentence to bo executed within 72
hours. The court arguments showed
the trial to be purely political.
"Acting not only as the head of the
Polish government, but as the spokes
man of tho civilized world which In
dignantly condemns this unprecedent
ed act of flagrant violation of liberty
of conscience and tho elementary
rights of cltlzons, I direct tho soviet
government's attontlon to the rcsion
sibllity It will assume by oxecution of
the sentence."
Premier Slkorskl asked that OlK
lenskl convey his objection to the
soviet government.
ROME, Mar. 27. (By Associated
Press.) The Vatican is deeply affect
ed by the death sentences passed uixin
Archbishop Zepliak and Monslgnor
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10 BLOW UP f
ordered the Xlsshln-Nlsshln to return
to Japan to avoid complications.
TOKIO. Mar. 27. (By Associated
Press). The diet was prorogued early
today In tho midst of a free fight, pre
cipitated by a motion of the opposition
to impeach the government. Trays
nnd In k stands were flying through
tho air when in the small hours of the
morning, the speaker declared tho ses
sion closed..
CATHOLICS ARE
AROUSED OVER
BERNHARDT S
DEATH SIS
FRENCH GOV'T
Cabinet Refuses to Grant State
Funeral for Famous Actress
Precedent Lacking, De
clare Officials James K.
Hackett Cables President
Harding Body in State.
PARIS, Mar. 27. The suggestion of
Mme Sarah Bernhardt's friends that
she be given a state funeral was not
taken up by the government at today's
cabinet meeting, as it was explained
there was no precedent for such a
ceremony for any except noted public
governmental personages. Official
action today took the form of the dis
patch by Minister of Fine Arts Berard
of an official representative to the
Bernhardt home to sign the register
and offer condolences.
France Is Stunned
PARIS, Mar. 27. (By Associated
Press). All France mourns today,
for her well beloved daughter, Sarah
Bernhardt, Is dead.
Paris is stunned, scarcely believing
that she who was regarded as almost
immortal in more than one sense of
the word has passed away. It seems
not too much to say that not since the
death of Victor Hugo has France been
stirred so deeply.
As the academician . DeFlors ob
serve in Figaro, Bernhardt probably
shares with Hugo and Pasteur the
distinction of being the most illustri
ous person in the last hundred years
of French history.
Divine Sarah was undoubtedly one
of tho greatest ambassadors of French
art and literature who ever lived.
It was thus befitting that the public
which idolized her and which she In
turn held so close to her heart, should
have lingered reverently in ,the soft
spring night outside the house in the
Boulevard Pereire, where she lived for
38 years, sharing the vigil with' the
family within. After midnight when
the theaters closed came the people
of the stage to pay tribute to their
illustrious comrade. Among them were
Sacha Guitry, the playwright, who had
a filial respect for Bernhardt; Cecile
Sorol, Rachel Boyer and a host of
other stars.
Hackett Cables Harding
Included in the number also was
James Hackett, who, according to
L'Eclalr, cabled President Harding
requesting him to announce officially
to the people of the United States the
death of the greatest artist in the
world.
Bernhardt lies on her bed covered
by the flowers she loved so well. Tall
candles burn at either side and at the
foot of her couch, and in accordance
with French custom, a crucifix and a
bowl of holy water stand on a little
table nearby.
The family this morning was still
io overcome with grief to discuss the
funeral arrangements. Bernhardt oc
casionally expressed the desire to be
burled within the grounds of her
house at Belle Isle, a romantic spot
atop storm-torn cliffs that overlook
the Atlantic. It has not yet been de
cided whether she will be laid to rest
there or in the family tomb in Pere
La Chaise cemetery, Paris.
A National Funeral
In any event there will be an im
pressive ceremony in Paris on either
Thursday or Friday and there is a
strong sentiment in favor of holding
this at the expense of the nation. As
an officer of the legion of honor, Mme
Bernhardt Is entitled to burial with
military honors, but the public fools
that she should be interred with the
pomp befitting her Incalculable ser
vices to French art.
Tho newspapers print columns
about her. Many of the articles are
signed with well known names.
It was later arranged that the body
should lie In state at the home begin
ning at two o'clock this afternoon.
Tho funeral probably will bo held at
the Church of St. Francois de Sales,
but Inasmuch as this Is the week of
dead, preceding Easter, there can be
no high mass.
Bernhardt's most valuable personal
effects are being taken out of the
house by her son. Maurice and sent
elsewhere for safekeeping.
. Beauty of Youth
PARIS, Mar. 27. (Dy Associated
Press). The chamber In which Bern
hardt's body lies Is alroady filled with
the flowers brought by hundreds of
her admirers. The firnt bunch or
llllles was plated on. the bier in the
early morning hours by her grand
daughter.
Abbe Loulll, the great actress' close
(Continued on Tage Three)
Man in Fur Coat Demands
Arrest of John K. Mitchell
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NEW YORK, Mar. 27 Two theories
formed the background of today's po
lice investigation of the murder of
Dorothy Keenan.
The first was that a man intent on
blackmail chloroformed Miss Keenan
to obtain an endearing letter written
to her from Palm Beach by John
Kearsley Mitchell, the prominent Phll
adelphlan who was known until Satur
day as John Marshall of Boston.
The second was that a robber en
tered her 57th street apartment and
chloroformed her to got her jewels
and furs and escaped with the loot,
ignorant that he had murdered the
woman.
The police were surprised yesterday
to find some clothes and a purse of
Miss Keenan's in the apartment of her
mother, Mrs. Anna Keenan. The moth-
TULSA, Okla., March 27. The
chief of tho Tulsa aerial police with
a newspaperman left here today In
an airplano for tho wooded hills roar
Terlton, Okla., where Al Spencer,
long sought as the leader of a noto
rious band of outlaws, was roportcd
early today to be wounded but still
at the head of five members of his
band, now fighting a large posso.
Crawling slowly up the rugged hill
side a posse of forty men which was
held at bay all last night. Is gradual
ly closing In from four sides, making
the bandits retreat Impossible with
a withering rlflo fire.
Momentarily a report of Spencer's
death Is expected. Veteran officers
declare he will never bo taken alive.
Four men, supposed to have been
directed by Spencer, hold up and
robbed tho Mannford State bank at
Mannford, Okla., late yestorday.
Tbey fled In an automobile, closely
pursued by the posseo. Later their
machine broke down and one of tho
robbers was captured.
Tho other three men took to the
hiils. There they hid themselves In
the brushe and boulders and engaged
In several sharp sklrmtshos with the
possemcn. One of the bandit gang
was slain.
The two surviving robbers hold off
the possee all night and at dawn to
day three moro men, apparently re-
servo members of Spencer's band,
were seen to crawl Into the outlaw
camp. Immediately the posso sent
for 000 more men,
HUNT BANDITS
IN OKLAHOMA
VIA AIRPLANE
MARES
WEARlUQTflefaoo PCI!? v-'
coat porothyVimq"
or said she had taken tlunn home and
forgotten them. Tho purse particular
ly was wanted by the police who had
been informed that Miss Keenan had
placed the Palm Beach lotter in it
But it wasn't found.
Frederick E. Goldsmith, attorney for
Albert E. Guimares, the "man in the
fur coat," challenged the authorities
to connect his client with either the
murder or the supposed blackmailing
scheme. Ho said Guimares resented
insinuations concerning him; declared
that Guimares lavished more money
on Miss Keenan than did the son-in-
law of E. T. Stotosbtiry; chided the
authorities for throwing a "smoke
screon" over Mitchell, and urged them
to place the Philadolphian under bond
as a material witness. Above Is a pic
ture of Miss Keenan and Guimares
the man In the fur coat.
NOW BILL HART
IS ACCUSED OF
LOS ANGELES March 27. Wll
Ham S. Hart, motion plcturo actor.
accused by a young woman of Boston
of being tho father of her child, exe
cutcd a trust to pay (bO a month for
the support of the Infant, It was said
today by AJia Keyos, chief deputy dis
trict attorney. Tho accusation was
mado December 6, 1918 and tho de
tails camo to light In a story printed
today In tho Los Angeles Kxumlnor.
Tho namo of Hart's accuser was
withheld.
Tho uctor declined to commont
upon the matter, saying "1 neovr
answer this sort of thing." But from
a transcript of the accusation kept
In the district attorney's office, it ap
pears that Hart denied tho young
womun's statement oven whtlo exe
cuting tho trust for tho child.
According to tho transcript th
woman says she went to District At
torney Woolwlno In Dccombor, 191s
and told him she became acquainted
with Hart about two years before
after writing to I; I in about thoatrl
cal mutters. Hho was on a visit to
Los Angeles she said, and visited the
actor in his npartmonts here. Th
child was born Boptaniber 3, 1917, In
Now York City and was later loft In
chargo of a woman In Boston,
When tho mother dime to Loi
Angeles In 191 sho said Hurt refused
to mco her. Then she went to Mr,
Woolwlno, who summoned Hurt to
his office, where the couple confront
ed eah other. Hart, who was ac
companied by an attorney, ended th
matter by executing tho trust for the
child, thv transcript asserts.
BEING
SEDUCER
M'Adoo Endorses
Shaf froth for Senate
Spite of Papa-in-Law
DENVER, Colo., March 27.
William G. McAdoo, secretary
of the treasury In the Wilson
administration, today tele-
graphed Governor Swoet of
Colorado urging the governor
to appoint Morrison Shaffroth 4
of Dcnvor, son of former United
Stntcs Senator Shaffroth to the
vacancy In the United States fr
senate caused by the death of
Samuel D. Nicholson.
Yesterday former President
Wilson telegraphed to Sweet
asking the governor to appoint
Haston Thompson, now a mem-
ber of the federal trade commis-
slon. Thompson was one of
McAdoo's ardent supporters for
president at the last democratic
convention at San Francisco.
Joseph Bernhardt Has No Sor
row. Or Pity at News of
Sister's Demise Never Can
Forgive Actress for Her
Treatment.
JMT.B9TI3H. Okla.. March 27.
T. k Aaanrlain PrAMiA fltnlV
thof rinlvpn hnnlr Intn thA mists that
obscure the early life of Mme. Sarah
Bernhardt is told By oia josopu
nn.nhn,t whn him mended Mo-
Alester's. stoves. Ad JtWJBtWt8.Jo.V.Jho
last quarter century.
JOBcph Bernhardt says the famous
actress was his half sistor. They
Bitrnnm mnnv VMHI HBO hO
tolls It and pottering about his little
shop loaay he avowea no
row at the news of tho passing of
tho "divino Sarah."
The Bernhardts are a strong tem
pered people, says old Joseph, and he
declared he cannot forgive Sarah for
her treatment of him as a youth
vhnn nhn could have extended to him
'Mhn hud nn nnnnrtunllv to -maKO
something of me, but she turned me
Hnwn " i m ntrpri Frenchman saia
with bitterness. "I have no pity, nor
sorrow."
Joseph Bernhardt told the story
of his blood relationship to the fa
mous actress when he came to c
Alcster 26 years ago, and it has stood
unrefutcd.
Bncnli nnrnhnrrit Wfin the SOCOnd
daughter of Plero Bnnhardt, born of
his first wife, according to Joseph.
Ho givos the nistory oi mo cerniiurui
family as follows:
"Tho father, l'lcrro Bernhardt, was
of Swiss descent. Thcro was two
daughters, Jcanns and Sarah, born of
his first wife, Rachel nnd myself wero
born of his second wife. My mother
died whon I was born. Itachol was
two yours older than I and Sarah was
6 years older than mysolf. Jcanno
was two years older than I. "
"Both of Plorro Bernhardt's wives
wero of Gorman doscont. I was told
that Sarah was born while her
mother and father wero on a visit In
dormnny.
"Tho first time I over remember
seeing my father was when he came
to toko mo to my grandmother."
Kntorcd Show UiutlnctM.
At six Bernhardt says, ho entered a
show, doubling ns a boy nnd girl.
Within a year he was brought to
America and turned ovor to Chnrlos
A. Tocffel In Now York, who nctcd
as his guardian.
"After I was older," he continued.
"I had tho wanderlust and went into
tho show business. I sketched thirty
five plays. Borne of them I read to
Sarah and sho afterward appropri
ated them.
'It was in Whcollng, W. Vo., that
Sarah and I had our big fight. It
camo near being moro than a fight
with words. Sarah is just as high
tompored as I am.
(Continued on ipage Three)
BERLIN, March 27. (By tho As
sociated Press) Foreigners are run
ning from Oormany as cattlo before
a storm. High prices and special
taxes on non-Oormnns are creating
hovoo with tourists and folks who
settled In Oormany because of lower
living costs which foreigners enjoyed
by virtue of the mark's low price.
Only 12,375 foreigners came to
Berlin hotels In February, as against
eight tlmos that many In February,
'Wh The city of Berlin .has Im
BROTHER m
BERNHARDT IS
NDT A MOURNER
MOONSHINE
BATTLE ON,
EASTERN ORE.
Heppner, Oregon Bootleggers
Repulse Deputy Sheriff and
Dist. Attorney in Gun Fight
Posse Organized to Cap
ture Outlaws No Casual
ties Reported.
HEPPNER, Ore., March 27. A
posse was being organized this morn
ing by Paul McDuffe of the Morrow
county sheriff's office, to start In
pursuit of a band of four suspected
moonshiners who routed T. E. Chid
sey, deputy sheriff, and S. E. Notson,
district attorney, in a gun battle yes
terday afternoon In the fastnesses of
Juniper canyon, 20 miles from Hepp
ner. Working on a "tip" received sev
eral days ago that moonshiners had
an outfit in the canyon, the two offi
cials set out from Heppner yesterday
afternoon. Approaching within fifty
yards of the spot where the still ws
said to be working full blast "In a
hole in the ground," the men were
surprised by the suspected moonshin
ers, who opened fire from a ditch.
After a battle in which they were out
numbered and In which their ammu
nition became exhausted, Chldsey
apd Notson retreated to call rein
forcements. McDuffe left immeat
ately for the scene, but upon his ar
rival the officers decided that he and
Notson should return to Heppner to
organize a larger band and prepare
for another raid today.
Chldsey remained In the vicinity
of tho still during the night to keep
a chock' on IWa' otlflawa' movements. '
Although many shots were exchanged
during the fight none of the partici
pants was believed to have been in
jured since plenty of protection was
afforded by the ditches and gullies.
The men are not Heppner residents,
in tho belief of McDuffee.
The city water board held its first
meeting last nlgbt In the city hall
since Its organization meeting, with
Judgo F. M. Calkins still absent in
California. As soon as the judge,
who Is chairman and legal advlBor of
the board, returns, which Is expect
ed to be within the next week, the
board will assume Its functions of
taking over and running the water
department of the city.
At present the board Is devoting its
time to acquiring all the information
posslblo about the water department
situation and Its past. The meeting
last night was In furtherance of this
purpose, and to gain information
from the water committee of the
former city council. Dr. J. M. Keene
and T. W. Miles, those former offi
cials were present by Invitation.
Mayor Gaddls, District Water Com
missioner Fred Cummlngs and Water
Superintendent Davis were also pres
ent. The water board members present
wore II. U Waither, who Is vice pres
ident of the board, A. L. Hill, Delroy
Getcholl and Olen Arnsplgor. The
board will probably meet with tho
city council at Its next meeting the
first Tuesday In April, when if Judge
Calkins has arrived home, Important
action may be taken as to the board's
assuming charge of the water de
partment. OF;
E
posed a tax of 80 per cent upon the
room costs of outsiders living In
first class hotels and the charge
grades down in accordance with tho
class of the hotel or pension. Hotel
keepers havo advanced their room
charges to such an extent that the 80
per cent city tax raises prices above
London and Paris rates.
Dresden imposes a tax on foreign
ers of only 30 per cent. In Munich
tho tax is forty per cent. Several
of tho towns on the Rhine Impose a
tax of only ten per cent.