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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.