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Daily Eighteenth Yrar.
-. Weekly Fifty-Third Year.
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1923
NO. 7
GOVERNOR IS
OUSTEDFROIVI
' GAME ASS'N
Forgot Promise in Appoint
v ments Charge, and Accused
of Lots of Things Resolu
tions Adopted Have Sting
Political Love Turns to
Hate.
SALEM, Oro., March 30. Gov
ernor Walter M. Plerco, on being in
formed today of the action of the
Jackson County Gnnio lrotectivo as
, Miclatlon in striking his name from
tin) membership rolls of that organi
zation as a protest against what the
OFHocuition claimed was a violation
of a promise to appoint A. L. Hill of
Modford to tlio state game commis-j
sion said lie luid no recollection of
hating mado that promise, and that
ho had appointed F. Boy Davis, chair
man of the Jackson county democrat
ic central committee, as a member
of tho game commission because he
hud received petitions in behalf of
Davis from Klamath and Josephine
counties as well as Independent peti
tions in favor of Davis from Jack
son county. Tlio go ernor had been
elected to honorary membership in
tho 'Jackson county organization
when ho addressed that body in Feb
ruary. The Jackson Game Protective as
sociation, through their officers and
past president In stinging resolutions
unanimously adopted, have ousted
Governor Walter M- Pierce from the
' life membership In the association,
which was voted unanimously at the
big banquet of tho association last
month at tho Hotel Medford when
the; govornor was-tho chief guest of
t honor and main speaker. '':
This uctlon has been taken by the
association because it Is claimed Gov
ernor PIoito both ' before and after
tho banquet, gave his word to lead
ing citizens and members of the as
sociation, both republicans and dem
ocrats, that ho would appoint tho as
sociation's candidate, A. L. Hill, ns
the southern Oregon member on the
state game commission to succeed
Louis Bean of Eugene, whose term
had expired; and then turned around
later and appointed F. Roy Davis,
also of this city.
This unexpected action by the
governor created a storm of indig
nation throughout tho association
membership, which is non-partisan
on politics; not because Mr. Davis.
who is chairman of tile Jackson
county democratih committee, Is not
well qualified for the position, but
owing to the fact that nt the time
tho alleged promise was made by the
Governor Mr. Davis was not known
to have entered tho race. Tho asso
ciation has no quarrel with Mr.
Davis. Mr. Hill did not want the
place.
Tho chief executive of the state of
Oregon Is charged with failure to
keep a "promise, voluntarily made,"
In tho making of an appointment,
which the resolution states, caused
"profound regret nnc'i amazement."
Ho Is thereby found "guilty of most
reprehensible, unpardonable, un
sportsmanlike and untrustworthy
conduct," not to mention an alleged
'deficiency n both knowledge and
practise of manly and honorable
dealing." '
The resolutions, a copy of which
' was sent to tho governor aro as fol
lows: The following resolution was unani
mously adopted at a meeting of the
officers and executive board of the
Jackson County Game Protective as
sociation, held in Medford, Oregon,
March 28, 1923 as follows;
Whoreas, tho Jackson County Game
Protective association, an organiza
tion interested In and devoted to the
protection, preservation and propaga
tion of tho wild life of the state, com-
(Continued on page eight)
IRAL
S FLAYS KLAN. AND
I
SAN" FRANCISCO, Mar. 30. Rear
Admiral Sims, U. S. N retired, speak
ing before the English-speaking union
here last night, launched a broadside
against the Ku Kliix Klan, political
farm blocs, Sinn Felners and Mayor
James R. Curley of Boston. The ad
miral also admitted charges made by
his critics that he was "pro-British."
"The Ku Klux Klan is the most per
nicious, most cowardly bloc," Admiral
Sims said. "It assumes the right to
Judge, Jury and executioner. Its
methods enable bands of criminals to
commit murder with comparative im
punity behind masks.
"But even such an organization, or
Governor Promises,
Auto Dealers Call
Off Gas Tax Vote
PORTLAND, Ore., Mar. 30.
Representatives of automobile In-
terests who had Instituted pro-
ceedlnes towards a referendum
against a law enacted by the
last legislature increasing the
tax on gasoline by one cent a gal-
Ion yesterday promised Governor
Walter M. Pierce that they would
abandon the effort.
The pledge was made at a con-
ference attended by the governor,
members of the state highway
commission and representatives
of the automobile Interests. It
was conditioned on a promise by
the governor that he would ap-
point a committee of five to for-
mulate a plan looking to a reduc-
Hon of license costs for automo-
biles more than three years old.
1
BY HISVICTIM
New York Social and Financial
Leader Led Double Life
Girl in Case Kills Then Ends
Own Life Tried to Break
Off Alliance.
KB WYORK," March 30. Fred
erick W. Burnham. 44, a contractor,
socially, financially and profession
ally prominent, died early today, the
victim of a gun in the hands of Miss
Ueleno Zolgler, 26, daughter ot well-to-do
Riverside drive family, who
killed herself after having mortally
wounded Burnham in his offices late
yesterday.
' The tragedy was believed to havo
followed the girl's discovery, ufter
a ton-year friendship with Burnham
that the contractor was married.
Miss Zelgler called at Burnham's
office in tho Grand Central terminal
yesterday, but he was too busy to see
her. She returned two hours later
and gained access to tho office, whilo
a friend who accompanied her,' Miss
Ida Mumhy. waited outside.
Miss Zelgler was inside fifteen
minutes when H. S. Coxo, the cm
Dloye who had admitted her and
Miss Murphy heard two shots. Miss
Murphy ran away and disappeared.
Coxe summoned M. K. Ames of Yonk
ers, one of Burnham's superinten
dents who had left tho office a short
time before.
They found Miss Zeigler dead, a
pistol wound in her right temple.
Burnham was shot In the right tem
ple, but was still breathing. He died
at a hospital about one o'clock this
morning without having regained
consciousness.
Mrs. Burnham, a , civic leader at
Dobhs Ferry, where she and her hus
band lived on their estate, Rli'erview
Manor, and nn active member of tho
Christian Science church there, and
tho girl's parents, were notified.
Tho story of tho tragedy was re
lated by acquaintances of both fami
lies. Burnham, they said mot Miss
Zeigler about the time of his mar
riage, ten years ago. Neither sho nor
her family knew of tho marriage.
Burnham frequently remained at one
of his Manhattan clubs for sovernl
days at a time and they accepted his
tulo that ho was a bachelor. .
Mrs. Zolgler said she had advised
1-Ieleno not to marry him, as sho as
serted ho had asked her, because he
drank.
Recently Burnhnm attempted to
discontinue his nffalr with Miss Zeig
ler. Ho told men friends that his
wife had learned of their relationship
and had declared he must renounce
either the girl or his family. Ho was
said to have made yesterday's ap
pointment for tho purpose of discuss
ing with the girl tho step ho was
about to take.
any one attempting minority rule, Is
less dangerous," the admiral contin
ued, "than one that systematically pol-
suus the minds of young men and
ignorant voters with hatred of a
friendly country."
The refusal of Mayor Curley to partici
pate in the meeting of the Loyal Coall
tlon of Boston recently, when in a tot
ter to the secretary of that organlxa-
tion Mayor Curley refused to sit upon
the same platform with a "Benedict
Arnold," was declared by Admiral
Sims to be an unwarranted attack
upon the society "which has as Its
mlpslnn tho promotion of American
Ideals."
BACHELOR
ONG
MARRIED
SLAIN
I'L DL
babe' mi$xSi i
ruth .((iiiiii,, n " ; Jm??4 . t
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' NEW YORK Boils, weak ankles, and illness have harrassed Babe Ruth for quite some time
and last week a suit for $50,000 filed by Miss Delores Dixon added to his troubles. With the Babe
in training quarters in the South, however, is Mrs. Ruth and daughter, Dorothy, who lend encourage
ment and support to his decision to fight the case in open court.
Miss Dixon charges Ruth is the father of the child expected to be born to her in May, and aski
t'30,000 for her support. She is an orphan, aged 19, and Mrs. Bnifcaja V. Escoo, was nppointcd her
ninrdian for the nurnoses of the suit.- J
SELF-DEFENSE IS
PLEA
MARION, III., March 30. (By tho
Associated Press) Tho defense in
the Herrln riots trial today continued
tho Introduction or testimony regnrd-
ine acts of ugm-ession on tlio part oi
the armed guards nt tho mine of tho
Southern Illinois Coal company im
mediately preceding the outbreuk last
June which resulted In tho slaying of
25 men.
Several of the witnesses described
the shooting at tho mine on June 21,
when three union miners woro killed.
They said they witnessed the shooting
from tho tlpplo of anollier mine
about a mile away from tho pit owned
by W. J. I-estor.
Frank Renfrew testified that he
had gone "to the top of the tlpplo
shortly boforo noon and had soon a
crowd of 25 or 80 men moving toward
tho LcBtor mine. He said ho heard
two or - three volleys of shots fired
from the mine and 20 or 30 minutes
later scattered shots fired from tho
outside.
John Baker, a miner living at
Crenshaw Crossing, about half a mile
from the Lester mlno, said that ho
had watched tho men In tho mlno
place a gun In a mlno clump concenled
behind a bush. Ho testified ho later
heard firing and Identified tho sound
as coming from a muchlne gun.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., March 30.
Some thirty initiates In tho Scottlsn
Rite, forming a clnss hero In tho 21st
and 27th degrees, todny claimed tho
distinction of having boon nddrcsscd
directly by President Harding.
The president last night, accompa
nied by Brigadier General Sawyer,
slipped quietly away from tho hotel
and walked over to tho Scottish Rite
temple, where he remained for two
hours, witnessing the ceromonlnl and
at Its close addressing tho class. Tho
addresses to tho class also wero given
by General Sawyer and by W. A. Mc
Willtams, president ot tho Florida
state senate.
More golf and moro rest wns the
president's program for today. It
was considered probnblo that ho
would have a few conferences. In
cluding one with Attorney General
Daugherty.
NEW YORK The annual Income
from the stock owned by J. D. Roek
efeller, Jr., In nine Standard Oil com
panies, valued nt 1410, HH", '.)!!, Is estl
mated at 111,960,022.
LI I .
And Illness Faces
SOVIET
RULES
CATHOLIC
HEAD
SENTENCE HOLDS
Death for Zepliak Reduced to
Ten Years On Account of
Prejudice, But No Mercy for
Monsignor Condemned to
Die Council Decides.
MOSCOW. March 30. (By tho As
sociated Press) Tho death sentenco
recently imposed on Archbishop Ze
pliak head of tho Roman Catholic
church In Russia, was commuted to
day to ten years imprisonment under
strict Isolation.
Tho appeal of Vicar General But-
chkavttch for clemency was refused.
Tho cxccutlvo committee which mot
to consider requests for mitigation of
tho scntonccs, said in Its decision that
both prelates were deserving of tho
penalty Imposed by the Moscow court
but that commutation was ordered
in tho case of the archbishop because
a certain element, of, tho Catholic
citizens in Russia might exploit tho
sontence as being directed against tho
priests nnd their religion.
The committee said it regarded
that tho evidence In tho case of Mon
signor Butchkavltch showed his dl
roct treasonable connection with an
enemy of tho state. Tho decision was
signed by Presldont Kalinin and Sec
retary Saponoff. It read as follows:
"Tho court had fixed the guilt of
Citizen Zepliak who had been acting
contrary to the interests of the work
ing class nnd to tho fundamental
gains of tho proletarian revolution.
Hy consistently directed action he
had mado uso of tho laws which
guarantee equality for everyone and
froedom of religion.
"Thcso actions are very heavy
crimes In tho revolutionary republic,
which, as before, Is surrounded by
numerous enemies. There can not or
could not be another penalty except
that which wns fixed for Zepliak by
tho court.
"However, taking into considera
tion that Zepliak Is tho representative
of such a religion, which at tho time
of tho late csarlst government and
at tho time of tho bourgeoisie re
public wun suppressed, application to
him of a penalty very well enrned
might he Interpreted by a cortnin
backward element of the Cnthollc
citizens ot soviet Russia, whose I
llglous feelings he tried to exploit
and direct, as directed
against tho priests and their religion,
"We, therefore, na an exception
from the penalty policy of the repub
lic, have decided to chnngo the sen
tence fixed by the rourt to ten years
Imprisonment In strict Isolation.
"As regards Citizen Butchkavltch,
$50,000 Suit
DE
COLUMBUS, Ohio. March SO.
Five persons are known to huvo beon
killed nnd ninny wero injured, somo
seriously whon a fast Big Four Pull
man train, en routo from Boston to
Cincinnati, struck an nutomobllo at
a grade crossing at tlTe north elty
limits today.
Tho engine left the tracks and
turned over In tho ditch, four Pull
man sleepers piling on top ot it. All
of tho cars In tho train with tho ex
ception of a dining car, loft tho track.
Tho train, duo in Cotumuus nt 7:50
o'clock, was moro than an hour- Into
and was reported running 05 to 70
miles an hour. It Is one of tho heav
iest and flnost trains operated by tho
Big Four. Tho automobile was
struck at tho Oakland Park avenue
crossing, tho wreckage piling up at
tho North Broadway crossing.
Tho known doad aro:
Horace Holbrook, Warren, Ohio,
publisher.
Karl W. Wilson, fireman, of Co
lumbus. J. W. Kleo, fireman of Clovolnnd.
Mrs. Frnnk S. Hommlngor of Co
lumbus, wlfo of nn attorney, who was
driving tho nutomobllo that was
struck.
Robert Hommlngor, aged 5, hor
son.
Infant Hommlngor.
Rescue workers said that othor
dend may bo found In tho wreckage.
Kvory availablo ambulanco and doc
tor was rushed to tho sceno nnd Boon
the Injured woro being received at
tho hospitals.
COL GREEN BETTER
SINCE 'OPERATION
NEW YORK, Mar. 30. Colonel Ed
ward II. It. Grcon, son of the la to
Hetty Green, cruising in Florida wat
ers Blnco ho undorwent tho Btolnach
"rejuvenation" operation last month,
has written friends hore that he Is
feeling bolter than he had In flftoon
years. It was learned today.
First nows of tho operation which
was doclared to have beon successful,
as published In tho New York Times,
declares that Colonel Green spent a
week In recuperating.
who in criminal activity on the
ground of religion, combined with
clear counter1 revolutionary notion
with a direct connection with an
enemy bourgeoisie, and who usod his
position as a priest to carry on a (II
root nnd nctlvn state trenson, the re
quest fur reprieve Is left without con
sequences."
"Suckers" Pay High
Tribute to "Slickers"
By Use of Mail
WASHINGTON. Mar. 30 As a
part of the department of justice
( campaign against the stock swln-
dlers begun last November, act-
ins Attorney General Seymour
has sent Assistant Attorney Gen-
eral Crliu to Fort Worth, Texas,
to prepare for trial a large num-
bor of cases charging mall frauds
fr In the selling of oil stocks. Mr.
Crim has rejiorted to the depart-
ment that "the amount mulcted
from tho public at this point
(Fort Worth) is not less than
$100,000 a day."
About 78 cases are pending in
the northern Texas district and
Mr. Seymour said they would be
4 pressod.
The northern Illinois district
attorney also has been directed
to bring to trial another alleged
stock swindling case in Florida
4 everglades lands and this has
been assigned for trial in May. -
The department's plans when
announced Bald that hundreds of
swindlers had "filched a total of
nearly $150,000,000 from tho pub-
Ho through fraudulent use of the
malls," with about BOO cases
pending throughout tlio country
and 900 persons arrested or in- 4
dieted.
'They'd Better Watch Out'
Says Shiek When Told of
; Indiana Decision Too
Much Notoriety Seeking
Wife Also Full of Ire.
NEW ORLEANS, March 80. A
tolcgram received by Rodolph Valen
tino today informing him that an as
sistant attorney of Indlnna had ox-
nr eased tho bol of that tlio marriages
license obtained in iJiko county by
Valentino and Winifred Hudnut was
lllognl, struck fire, according to the
New Orleans States today.
'Wo got tho nows by telegram on
tho train from Houston to Now Or
leans," tho nowspnpor quoted Valen
tino ns saying. "At first I thought
It so Idiotic a stntoment that I was
going to Ignore It. But I've been get
ting angrier and angrier as I havo
thought of It.
'They'd bettor watch out tney re
gottlng near tho dnnger point in this
persecution of my wlfo and mo."
Valentino said ha nati piacea me
matter in tho hands of his attorney,
A. B. Qrahnm of New York.
After going Into details concerning
tho socuring of the license In Lake
county, Valentino declared two Judges
ono assistant district uttornoy and a
lawyer told him tho Indiana mar
rluge was legal.
"They ought to know their busi
ness, ought'nt they?" ho continued.
"Whnt aro wo going to do about It?
Nothing. Wo nro legally married.
Sumo notoriety socking fool boooing
up nnd snylng wo'ro not doesn t make
any difference, does It?"
Miss Hudnut was equally run oi
Iro.
French Approve Iicttcr. .
PARIS, March 30. (By tho Asso
ciated Press) Tho French govorn
mont today approved tho lottor
drawn up by tho nlllod delegates In
London in reply to the Turkish coun
tor proposals in tho Lausanne draft
treaty. Tho nlllod reply which admits
of tho resumption of tho negotiations
begun at Ijausunno, now will bo dls
pntehed to the AnKora government.
L
RODOLPH
MAD
ABOUT
SECOND
WEDDING
MUSS
SWEET, AND NOTHING FOR BLACKMAIL
NEW YORK, March 30. J. Koars
ley Mitcholl of Philadelphia was nov
or worried about being blackmailed
because of lottors ho had written
Dorothy Keonan, slain modol, his at
torney, Nollion Olcott, today told re
porters. Mr. Olcott mado this assertion in a
statement issuod after ho had called
Upon District Attorney Ilanton and
had been closoted with him for some
time. His statement followed a po
llre announcement that examination
of loiters left by Miss Koenan in her
sufo doposlt box, whilo indicating sho
had many wealthy admirers, were not
of a nature to afford basis for black
mail. Tho district attorney's office has
been working on the- theory that the
API AMP
uni Lnuuu
ififiii
PROTESTED
401 Ranch Leased By Cali
fornia Japs Report, Take
Charge April 1 Local Elks
Back Up Legion in Legal
. Fight Other Bodies , to
Take Action.
There was considerable quiot. in
dignation expressed on the streets
today and yesterday when it became
rumored that the Sacramento Invest
ment company of Sacramento, Calif.,
ownors of tho large 401 Orchard,
was going to supplant the present
large force of employes ot that or
chard with is large annual payroll
with a force of '40 Japanese laborers.
The facts of the matter as near as
can bo learned are that the secretary
of the company arrived here this
week and notified Ben Moller, super- ."
iutendent of the orchard, and all or
the other presont employes, said to
number 21, to cease their services at
tho close of the month tomorrow, .
when they will bo supplanted hy a
crew of Japanese, numbering 40 men, .
who have taken a lease, it is claimed,
on tho orchard, and will, operate it
on and after April 1st.
This Jap crew Is understood to be
on the way here hy automobile from .
California.
On receipt of this news the execu
tive committee of the American Le
gion post of Medford convened in ex
ecutive session yesterday afternoon,.
apprised the state American Legion ,
hoadquartors at Portland ana uoy
ernor Piorce at Salem of the matter,
by wire, and took action to at once ,
notify the business and fraternal or- .
ganlzations of tho city and city offi- ;
clals.
This morning a wire was received
from the state American Legion
headquarters advising the local post
to use all honorable and legal meth
ods to prevent the taking over of tho
4 01 orchard by the Japs as report
ed, and stating thnt in so doing the
post would have the unanimous and
hearty moral and financial support (
of the state legion. . .
The local Elks lodge last night af-
ter a short discussion ot tho subject
unanimously adopted a resolution
against the reported coming of the
body of Japanese laborers, and to
bringing any moro Japs here.
It is understood that the mayor .
and city council will take action on
the matter- at the council meeting
next Tuesday night, and also tho
Chamber of Commerce and othor
business, social and fratornal bodies,
ns fast as. they meet in regular ses
sion. SLAY HIS. ME
LOS ANGELES, Mnrch 29. How
ard Boohmo, 40, shot his wife, Olllo,
33, In tho breast, then killed himself
by firing a bullet through his head
In tho presenco of sovoral hundroa
persons nt Fourth and Main streets
this aftornoon. Tho womnn was
taken to tho recolvlng hospital In a
serious condition. J. R- Tallcy, 63,
ot Lankoishlm, Cal., was wounded by
n stray bullet.
girl was slain by a ring after she had
refused to aid them in blackmalnlng
her men friends.
"Mr. Mltchetl," said Mr. Olcott,
"never gave a thought to tho letters
ho had sent to the girl. To my
knowlodgo ho had novor dlBcusaoa
them with John H. Jackson, his con
fidential attorney and had nover con
sidered them as a source ot danger
or scandal. They woro signed by a
fictitious name, and excopt for aftoc
tlonate salutations and endings, con
tained nothing, to my knowledge,
which might have beon used against
Mr. Mitchell.
"The theory that Mr. Jackson ac
companied Mr. Mitcholl to Miss Keo
nan's apartment soveral hours before
the murder in order to recover Mr,
Mitchell's letters Is absurd."
CROWD SEES HE
ETTERS TO DOROM NOT