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Newspaper Page TextMedford Mail Tribune The Weather Prediction Probable .rain Maximum yesterday 62.3 Minimum today i...47 Precipitation -02 Weather Year Maximum 4a. . Precipitation 11 Minimum 35.2 Bally Eighteenth Tear. Weekly Fifty-Tbtrd Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1923 NO. 16 Most Valuable Player In Baseball May Never Play Again Aged Lothario Gets Marital Adventures of Morgan Sisters 2 Years in Pen For Extra Wife FRENCH DETAIN GERMAN CHIEFS PRESIDENT'S TRIP IS -HOT POLITICAL Harding May Visit Alaska This Summer Hopes Clouds of Campaign Will Roll Away Present Discussion Held Im mature Lasker May Lead Battle. WASHINGTON. April 10. Presl dent Harding hopes to visit Alaska this summer when lie goes "to the Pa ejric coast on his Bpeech-niakinff trip. Although definite arrangements have not been mnde. It was said at the White House today he probably would be ablo to leave (or the trip nbout Juno 20 and reach Alaska about July 15. . WASHINGTON, April 10. At the same time it was declared that the president would not make the trip as a political candidate. It was assert ed that he wanted to avoid fn every way possible the appearance of going into the west as a political figure. Much of the political discussion now going on, it was .intimated, by the White House spokesmen, is re garded by Mr. Harding as very pre mature. The president was described as unable to understand why a man elevated to the highest office in the gift of the nation, cannot serve at least three years of his term without being made the subject of political discussion. The president feels that he hns considerable work of "b. non-political nature yet to do. Personally there fore, he would be much gratified, it was suid, if the political clouds that have gathered suddenly during his vacation trip might be rolled away far at least from six to ton months. White House spokesmen said Mr. Harding wanted to make the Alaskan trip because so many controversies had arisen over Alaska that an inti mate knowledge of conditions was re quired to administer the territory. The trip made by Mr. Harding to Panama before his inauguration, it .was asserted, resulted in the saving of hundreds of thousands of dollars 'to the government because of the knowledge of conditions gained dur ing the stay theret In the same way the president was said to feel that many of tho diffi culties encountered in the adminis tration of Porto Rico, the Philippines and the Virgin Islands might be ob viated if the representatives of ex ecutive directly in charge were able to visit those pofisoHHiona and make a study. Since the profildcnt's return from Florida, it wns learned, several infor mal conferences have been held con cerning the Alnnktin trip, with the result thnt June 20 was Bottled upon aa nn approximate date when ho would be able to get away from Waphington. He will ask thorn mem ber oi the cabinet whose duties re Ih'k to Alaska to take the trip with hlni. In making knrvn the president's opinion that present political dHciH- siMi; is premature and ill-advised, White House officials made no direct mention of any o the public atnte-i Hients recently Issued predicting Mr. Harding's renomlrmtion and re-rlec-tit.-n. They did take ooension, how ever to deny published report that Ch&Iiman Lasker of the shipping bo'inl was belnt? considered to dlnn-t the 1924 campaign. Mr. Lasker's name, it was mid, never had been mentioned In official circles In that connection. Engineer Killed. ABILENE, Texas, April 10. Tex as and Pacific passenger train No. 3 ; westbound, was wrecked at Colo ludo, west of here today and Engi neer Price was killed. Only the loco motive left the rails and no passen gers were Injured. A split switch was given as the cauae of the acci dent. 10 LONDON, April 10. London Is com pleting plans for the wedding of the Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bows Lyon on April 26. The city also Is looking forward to the marriage of Lady Mary Cambridge to the Mnrquls (Vorcester this summer. Inclden-"-v?P nianJr ' 'ne Prince of Wales' relativel?rte getting married or en gaged that lliyttfitjfh public Is becom tng solicitous over 'Hi favorite's own chances of matrimony. The wedding festivities of Prince Albert and Lady Elizabeth will begin on April 23. when King George and Queen Mar' give a gala dinner nt Buckingham palace to 4,000 guests. ST. LOUIS, April 10. (By the Associated Press ) George Slaler i adjudged the best all- around player In the American League will undergo an opera- tlon for an Infected sinus condl- tion probably Friday, It was learned this afternoon. The sinus condition has affected In some degree the Htur's vision, but the exact nature of the eyo trouble has nover been dlsclos- cd.. NEW ORLEANS, April 10. George Slsler, St. Louis Ameri- can first baseman and regarded ,as the most valuable played In organized baseball, probably 't will not be In the Browns' line- up this year and may never play hall again according to a story appearing today In the New Or- leans Times-Picayune. Sisler recently had an attack of the flu. .. . WALL ST. BANK Stuyvesant Fish, Foe of Har riman in Railroad Battle, Succumbs to Heart Failure Began Life As Clerk Worth Millions. NEW YORK,- April 10. Stuyvesant Fish, banker and former president of the Illinois Central railroad, died sud denly today. Mr. Fish, who was senior director of the National Park bank, collapsed as he entered the bank to attend a direc tors meeting this morning. He died almost instantly of heart trouble. Mr. Fish, whose financial hattlos many times attracted the keenest at tention of the business world, hud his lc.it big controversy over control of the Illinois Central railroad about 15 years ago. At that time he wns president of the road and locked horns with Edward H Hnrrlinnn as to whose interest should hold sway. The contest resulted In tho rotlre- ! ment of Mr. Fish as head of the 111 inoln Central, but It was understood thai he continued to maintain a large slock holding In that corporation. In recent years Mr. Pish hits been residing in Garrison, N. Y.p where he has n largo estate. . Mr. Fish was born here June 24, 1851, son of Hamilton Fish, who served in President Grant's cabinet as secretary of state. He began his business career in 1871, as a clerk I In the offices of the Illinois Central, becoming a director of the road In 1S77 and president In 1887. After his fight with Harriman ho centered most of his attention on banking and Insurance. At the time of his denth Mr. Fish was a director of the Missouri, Kan sas and Texas railway. National Park bank of New York, Park Union For eign Banking corporation and Union lank of Canada. Kxtraditc Pair. SACRAMENTO, Cal'., April 10. Luther Colton and Clarence J. Smith, alias George E. Williams, wnnted in connection with the holdup of a theater in Tacoma last October, will be returned from San Francisco under nuthority of nn extradition wnrrnnt issued today by Governor Ilichardson. They are alleged to have nbtnlned $1650 In the robbery. ENGLISH START PICE OF WALES This will be followed the noxt day by a similar function to be attended by the elect in court, state, diplomatic and society circles. On the eve of the wedding their majesties will give a banquet In honor of the bride and bridegroom. The ceremony will bo celebrated in Westminster Abbey, with the Prince of Wales as best man. The archbishop of Canterbury, who" has probably per formed more royal marriages than any other living prelate, will officiate. It Is understood that King George Intends to bestow on his son the Order of the ThlBtlo as a compliment to the nationality of the future duchess. NOTED FIGURE OF FINANCE DIES ON RUHR TRIP Stinnes and Wife Searched, May Have Been Joke Locked Up in Baggage Car Secy. Hamm Held On . Ground of Official Activity. BERLIN, April 10. (By the Asso- elated Press.) Whether the French merely Intended to perpetrate a joke en Hugo Stinnes when they held up and detained him with his wife as they we're entering the Ruhr region today or whether their purpose was to retain him as a hostage seriously agitated personal associates of the Industrialist here today. Ilorr Stinnes, who had just arriv ed In Berlin from his country home took the night train for Muelhelm, where his chief Industries are situat ed. When the train reached Scharn horst, which is the first rail point un der French control, four French railway guards entered the sleeper and demanded to know the number of the Stinnes compartment. They roused the Industrialist and his wife and led them to the baggage car, where the couple were locked up. This is Herr Stinnes' second trip to the Ruhr since the occupation The French authorities are said to have been watching for him and his agents and only recently they inter cepted one of his private couriers, seizing a private paper which the magnate was forwarding to his rep resentatives In Mulhelm. SCHARNHORST, Gormany, April 10. (By the Associated Press.) The French today arrested Herr Howard Hamm, secretary of the chan cellery of the Cuno cabinet; Adam Stegerwald,' former premier of Prus sia, and Reichstag Deputy Giesberts: former minister of posts. The latter two were released but the French are continuing to hold Secretary Hamm on the ground that officials active In tho German government have .been forbidden to enter the occupied area DORTMUND, April 10. (By Asso elated Press). Hugo Stinnes and his wife arrived in thiB city today after having been detained at Scharnhorst by French military guards who took them from their berths In a night train. They were released after the offic ials had searched their baggage. The sleeper in which Herr Stinnes and his wife were traveling was at tached to the train from Berlin ,to Essen, on which they had left Berlin last night on their way to Mulheim. Scharnhorst Is the frontier station for the occupied zone. .. CHICAGO. April 10. Senator Si meon ii. Foss of Ohio duclared lusi night in a speech that President Harding will bo re-nomlnnted by the republican party noxt year without opposition and will be re-elected with a large majority on tho strength of the administration's achievements. Mr. Kess said he was expressing his personal opinion and had not been authorized to make a campaign speech for tho president. Tho cam paign next yean, he said, will be waged oh the basis of tho things done under President Harding and in the category ho llBted: Restoration of peaco and diplo matic and trade relations with for mer enemy countries. Adjustment of strained relations growing from tho Versailles trenty. Settlement of foreign controversies with South and Central America. Reduction, pt government expendi tures, i..;'. Reduction, of taxes. ' Restoration of liberty bonds to par, FOOL EMPLOYERS TACOMA, April 10. Two trusted employes of the Tacoma Grocery com pany, a wholesale house, and two other men are under arrest here todny charged with the systematic looting of thousands of dollars worth of goods over a term of years. The men under I arrest nro Max Lueckenotte. 32, city , sales manager of the company; F. H. ' Hpwa 3n )ilmilne r-lnrk' 1 I. IWLov jiS, and F. S. Mitchell, 22. i ? MIX Above are the three daughters, gan is the U. S. Consul General at verse, formerly Miss Thelma Morgan, divorce action against her husband .whom she mnrrled only last year. In the center is the Countess do Maupas. the former Consuelo Morgan, who recently obtained a Paris divorce decree. At the right Is Miss Glo ria Morgan, twin. Bister of Mrs. Converse who only a few weeks ago be came the bride of Reginald C. Vanderbllt. DON'T LIKE RULING OF S I Says ' Decision', On; -Minimum Wage Law Basely Sets I Forth Reactionary View pointJudge Taft Dissents and Is Praised. WASHINGTON, April 10. The supreme court's decision Invalidating the District of Columbia minimum wage law was declared today by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor to have "basoly" sot forth tho reaction ary employer viewpoint of wago earners. "Five justices, a bare majority of one," Mr. Gompers said In a formal statement, "have taken from the wo men and girl wago earners the pro tection that guaranteed them some thing approaching a fair wage and fair hours of work. "I recall no recent decision- which so basely sots forth -the reactionary employer viewpoint of wago earners. The court says that labor Is to be bought just as groceries are bought. To buy the labor of a woman in the district Is now like buying pigs' feet In a butchor Bhop, according to fhe learned Justice Sutherland, who wrote the decision. "Has the Justlco never read the Clayton act, which sayB: 'Tho labor of a human being Is not a commodity or article of commerce. "It Is noteworthy that Justice Taft dissented. That Justice Taft docs not hesitate to express his opinions was shown in tho child labor decision, but he finds this demeaning of women workers Impossible. The whole pro ceeding Is shocking and I trust that the coming congress will find some way to extend effective protection to the women workers of the District of Columbia and to all states that may hereafter exact such protective legis lation." Revive Report Hunt for Russian Crown Jewels Proceeding CHICAGO, April 10. A re- vlval of reports that federal treasury department agents still are Industriously on tho trail of reported lost Russian crown Jewels, which a few months ago were reported to have been bur- led In a Brooklyn cemetery, was in progress today as a result of a trip westward of William Williams, special gent of the do- partment. He reported on his way to Ivoa Angeles GOMPERS UPREWIE COUR of Mr. and Mrs. II. Morgan, (Mr. Mor Brussels) At loft, Mrs. James V. Con is reported from Paris Is preparing F R OF : M. F. H. BUILDING James A. O'Nclt, vice-president of the Pacific Savings & Loan associa tion of Spokane, Wash., who holds the. Hist mortgago on tho Medford building, is In the city and will apply to tho dint lict court this evening through his attorneys, Reatnes and Ronnies, to have a receiver appointed. I Thnrn hnvn linen vmnnrn nf thin flfi-' tion for somo tlmo, owing to tho fact ' that a number of liens have been filed against tho building by people, who worked on remodeling tho same. Mrs. Jano Ilnkeman, who has been in churgo of tho building loft two or threo days ago for California. O. S. llutler of Ashland holds tho second mortgugo on tho building. Tho total of tho two mortgages and in terest aro about $88,000 which does not includo tho liens. Tho building is four stories and basement, is one of the lnrgest and best buildings In tho city, Is centrally located and Is valued ut about $125,000. It Is also reported that Howard brothers, who traded their equity In tho building for a ranch in Utah, have also brought suit to set asldo tho trade, claiming tho ranch is not as represented. NEW YORK, April 10. Tho highest prico for raw sugar to bo re corded hero since tho high levels of 1!)20, was touched today at 6 7-8 cost and freight. The continued closing down of cen trals In Cuba showing nn outturn below expectations, pppourcd to re vive apprehension of a shortngo in supplies. A better Inquiry, was also reported for refined sugar, accom panied by renewed buying of Cubnn raws by European and Canndlan In terests. This brought tho domestic refineries Into tho market and a con siderable busineHS was reported. TARIFF CLEARED OF PRICE RISE WASHINGTON, April 10 Presi dent Hording hns received Informal assurances from the tariff commis sion thnt tho new tariff law has had no effect on tho prlro of sugar and It was Indicated nt the Whlto Houno today that tho commission would confer with him on tho subject somo tlmo during tho week. Mountain Named WASHINGTON, April 10. A peak In Glaclor National Park will be named Wynn mountain In honor of tho late Dr. Frank W. Wynn of Indian apolis, the Interior department an nounced todny. The peak selocted is situated at tho mouth of Canyon creek where the most popular trails In the j park nriglnato. Dr. Wynn lost his life la 1922 while climbing Mount Slyeh. PORTLAND, Ore., April 10. Captain J. B. Wetherall of Ba- ker, Ore., aged 78, today recelv- od a sentence of two years In the state penitentiary following his plea late yesterday of guilty of a charge of polygamy. Captain Wothorall admitted being mar- rled In Portland to Lillian E. Howies In 1914, while he had a wife, Cora Honry Wetherall, In Baker, having been married to her In 1902. The penitentiary sentence was Imposed whon attorneys for Wetherall said ho was unable to pay a fine of $2,500. Presiding 4- Judge Hewitt said he would recommend n pardon at any time that adequate provision 4 was made tor the second wife, who recently hnd her marriage annulled. 4 E BOOKS IN CAPIIRAIDS Literature of Radical Group Seized Meeting Held in Behalf of W. Z. Foster Is Broken Up Trap Officials of Workers' Party. , WASHINGTON, April 10. Tho Btate department has , cancelled Its authorization for a visa to permit Madame Kalinin, wife of the president ott the, Rusfiiun goerttmon,L' to vait tho United Statos. ' "The presence of Mine. Kalinin In this country," the department said In a formal statoment made public today, "Is rendered wholly undesirable by the deep feeling which has been aroused by the execution of Vicar General Butchkavltch." , WASHINGTON, April 10.-A plan for Implanting revolutionary doc trines within the government depart ments here was declared today by the police to havebeen disclosed In pa pers seized In raids last night during which seven men were arrested. A letter, which the authorities said was addressed to Edward Irvine, one of the men held, signed by William W. Memstone and dispatched on March 22 from the workers party of America in New York, told of the hopes hold for converting govern ment workers to revolution. WASHINGTON, April 10. Sevan persons were being held by the police today for Investigation, following a loundup of alleged radicals In two raids here last night In which depart ment of justlco agents participated. A quantity of radical literature seized vn being examined by the govern ment abents. In the first rnid, ten persons were taken to pnllco headquarters out of moro than a seoro who had guthored at tho Typographical temple to at tend a mooting In behalf of William Z. Foster, labor leader, under aus pices of labor defense counsel. Thoy woro apparently unaware that tho mooting, tho police wero Informed, hnd beon called off by officers of tho typographical union when thoy learn ed of Its nature. The flvo held on an investigation chnrgo out . off this group Included a ninn who gave his namo as Edward J. Irvino, secretary of the District of Columbia local of tho Workers Party of America. It was under tho auspices of the district local that James P. Cannon, chair man of tho workors party, addressed a meeting horo Vdnosdny night and was applauded for his rcmnrks in ap proval of tho action of tho Russian soviet govornmont in putting to death Vicar Oenernl Hutehkavitch. 4 LITTLE TOTS AND ROUND UP REDS El DIE IN COUNTRY HOM SIOUX CITY, Iowa, April 10. A roan and four small children were burned to death In a flro which de stroyed the Colonel Babb farm home near Sioux City early today. The four children were sons and (laughters ot Colonel Babb. The dead i John Babb, 41 years old, brother of Colonel Bubb. Harvey Babb, 13; Bossle Babb 11; Opal Babb 9, and James Babb 2, Colonel and Mrs. Babb, with five other -children surforod sovere burns, but escaped with their lives. The (Ire broke out while the fam FAMILY ROW Nephew of Inventor of the Browning Gun Admits Firing Shot in Self Defense Wife Involved in Affair Liquor Plays Role Salt Lake Po- lice Investigate. , SALT LAKE CITY, April 10. In vestigation Into the circumstances surrounding the slaying late yesterday of Benjamin G. Ballantyne, former teller at a local bank, was continued today by the police following their announcement Inst night that Mariner F. Browning, nephew of John M. Browning, gun Inventor, had admitted he killed Ballantyne in self defense. The shooting occurred In the presence of the Ballantyne family at their homo in a fashionable part of the city. Mr, Ballantyne died at a hospital a few hours after he was Bhot- John Brown ing, Jr., son of the Inventor, who lives at Ogden, Utah, nnd Mariner Brown ing, both were held In the city jail to day pending the outcome of the police investigation. They were booked for "investigation." . , Mariner, according to the police, confessed he killed Ballantyne follow-; Ing a quarrel when the latter drew a revolver from a book case. - - " '""- --v Ttrownlnc. Jr.. tliA nnlloA rinrlnrnd. nn he handed them a pistol, "He beat me to It." i In a dying statement to police offic ials Ballantyne declared he was un armed and had no revolver In his ; reach atf'the time he was shot Atked whether he had been drinking he re- nltoit "v.a " hut ahnnlr hln hanf tn tnA . question were you uruns. i The Brownings went to the Ballan- . tyne home yesterday with W. H. Reeder, Jr., attorney of Ogden, Bhortly after arriving In Salt Lake, according to the police. Both John and Mariner, the police said, maintained that they had come to take Mrs. Ballantype to her father's home In Ogden, following I domestic troubles In the Ballantyne family. Mrs. Ballantyne Is the daugh ter of the gun inventor. - A family statement was Issued last night by James E. Ballantyne, father of the slain man In which he denied there had been any trouble between his son and Mrs. Ballantyne. He declared a complete Investiga tion would bo made and that the slayer would be prosecuted. Ballantyne resigned two weeks ago as teller of tho Utah State National bank, He Is survived by three chil dren. Shortly before noon today, an nouncement was made from the Salt Lake county attorney s ortlce that Is suance of complaints, It' any, In the case would have to await further in vestigation. Officials of the attorney's office spent the entire morning con sidering reports of the affair. E TO TALK TACOMA, April 10. Dr. Henry 8u zallo, president ot the University of Washington, collapsed with ptomaine poisoning last night at a banquet oC clothing dealers In the Scottish Rite cathedral. Dr. Suzzallo was unable to speak to the 600 guests present, but he was nine to return to Seattle unattend ed after a physician had pronounced him not dangerously 111. TUflD DCOPIICD 1 1 ILm lL0bULI r ni i7P l ni na DLHLL ily was asleep and had gained such headway that tho children were trap ped on the second floor of the build ing. Seoing that there was little probability of the children being able to make their way from the biasing structure unasslBted, John Babb tubbed Into the building and made his way to the second floor. A mo ment later ho appeared at a window with the children. : Thon suddonly they disappeared from view as the second floor crash ed to a pit of flames. The horrlftod parents watched nom ine yara.