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MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1923
NO. 20
M
IV. WILSON
OPPOSED TO
GOP. PLAN
Former President Declares He
Is Opposed to Harding's
World Court Idea With
Reservations Thinks U. S.
Should Enter League of
Nations.
PHILADELPHIA, April 13.
Former President "Wilson Is opposed
to Harding's proposal for "condi
tional" American adhesion to the
permanent court of International jus-
fee established at The Hague under
ie auspices of the League of Na
tions, the Philadelphia Public Ledger
suys today In a copyrighted dispatch
from Washington.
Mr. Wilson expressed his views In
a letter to Arthur B. Rouse of Ken
tucky, chairman of the democratic
congressional campaign committee, In
response to Inquiry. The letter fol
lows:
"In reply to your letter of March
29, let me say that I approve not of
the 'conditional' but of the uncondi
tional adhesion of the United States
to the world court set up under the
auspices of the League of Nations,
though I think it would be moro con-
. nittent with tho name of- the United
States for candor and courage to be
come a member of the League of
Nations and share with the other
mcmbere the full responsibilities
which its covenant Involves."
DES MONIES, Iowa, April 14.
(By the Associated Press.) Efforts
to insert endorsement of the League
of Nations in tho war prevention res
olution of the National League of
W'omen Voters at the fourth annual
convention failed today for lack of a
Mwond to the motion made by Mrs.
Blanche McKelvy of Omaha, who de
clared that she was inspired to offer
Hie substitution by Lord Cecil's ad
dress of Friday night.
The league went on record as
favoring "participation by tho United
States in the permanent court of in
ternntional Justice, believing this to
he the first step toward the outlawry
of war." and urging the government
to take "further steps to eliminate
causes of war by association with
other nations for the maintenance of
abiding peace."
The lengue declined to go on
record n second time for tho calling
of an international affairs resolution
provides a policy of open diplomacy.
It also calls upon nl citizens to unite
in support of every constructive ef
fort toward permanent world pence
without regard to party affiliations.
Another resolution encourages the
firm continuance of state odmlnis
trution of minimum wuge laws.
The resolution took the form of a
message to the states now operating
minimum wage laws to continue in
!Ae firm enforcement of the laws.
Waving to orderly litigation the vali
dity of each state law. The resolu
tion also expressed tho hope that the
omen of the cpuntry shall take
unsel together "to decide what
steps should be taken to retain and
extend for women In ' Industry 'tho
necessary' protection afforded by
minimum wage legislation,"
BIG TIMBER SALE IN
LINCOLN COUNTY, ORE.
PORTLAND. Ore., April 14. An
additional purchase of timber In
Lincoln county, Oregon, hns Just been
made by the Pacific Spruce corpo
ration, according to announcement
today by C. D. Johnson, president.
The tract acquired from the Ham
mond Lumber company contnlns
0034 acres, with a stand of about
400,000.000 feet of Sitka spruce and
Douglns fir. This timber Is between
Vnquina Bny and the Sllotz river and
with other' tracts acquired recently
by the Pacific Spruce corporation,
gives it a compact forest of npproxl
motcly 760.000,000 feet of timber.
Options held on adjacent , acreage
Wll round out the company's posses
sions to about 1.800.000 feet.
HUNDREDS OF LIVFS
THAT SWEEPS COAST Ur
TOKIO. April 14. (By tho Asso
ciated Press) Four hundred per
sons, Including a large number of
fishermen, are missing as the result
f a tidal wave and storm on the east
const of Korea, according to advices
received in Toklo by the Japanese
navy department. The total numbor
f lives lost is uncertain, but It Is
believed to bo largo.
Reports from Hawaii last night
old of small tidal waves on vnrlous
coasts In the Islands none of which,
Siemens and Hooper
Not Guilty; Verdict
Klamath Bank Case
KLAMATH PALLS. Ore.. April
14. Selection nf n iitfv ... .1.
Sua today for the third time in
the first State and Savings bank
trials. In this case . W. Siemens
nm junn Siemens, Jr., are charg-
ed with having made a loan to
the Klamath Mining company, a
Siemens corporation, when the
bank's reserve was 'below legal
requirements.
In the firHt trtlll In UrMr.V. H,a A.
Siemens were chargod with mis-
application Of Mm llnnlf'n fnnria rf.
the jury disagreed. In the second
iimi, in which the Siemens and
Marshall Hooper, former vice
v president of the bank, were
4 Charged With nilllrlnv nn ovnno- x.
sive loan the jury Friday after-
noon returned a verdict of not
guilty.
4. 4.
GIFTS POUR IN
Priceless Jewels, Rare Curios
and Enough Gifts to Fill a
Dozen Houses Are Already
in Possession of Lady Eliza
beth.
LONDON, April 14 (By Associat
ed Press). When Lady Elizabeth
Bowes-Lyons takes up her abode with
the Duke of York after the wedding
on April 26, she will haye one of the
most sumptuous wardrobes in the
world as well as a wealth of priceless
jewels and enough furniture and gifts
to fill a dozen homes.
Modistes of New York, Paris, Lon
don, Rome and even far-off Australia
are contributing their skill In the crea
tion of the bride's trousseau, which
some persons sayjs richer than that
which was prepared for Princess
Mary. The future duchess already
has 35 gowns and an endless variety
of tea, evening and sport frocks, as
well as numberless furs and hats.
Even Americans and Canadians are
remembering the couple as evidence
of their friendship and good wishes.
On her wedding day tho bride wlll
wear a wreath of orange blossoms, the
gift of the Canadian club of Florida,
The most costly of the gifts is a
series of pearl and diamond necklaces
of unrivalled beauty and a wedding
ring of pure Australian gold which
have been bestowed on Lady Eliza
eth by the duke.
Most unusual of all presents Is a
clock which indicates the day of the
week and of the month and the phases
of the moon. After striking each hour
it plays a march. On the dial Is a
representation of Whitehall, while fig
ures of the king and the queen and all
members of the royal family pass
around In a gay procession.
As becomes a Scottish clock no
marches are played on Sunday nor is
there a procession. The clock Is the
gift of the city of Glasgow. It was
made in 1S04 for King George III.
Another novel gift is an illuminated
address of congratulations from 40,000
boys of the Young Men's Christian as
sociation. Fourteen huge wedding cakes with
the combined weight of 2800 pounds
have already been presented to the
bride and another is enrouto Trom
Montreal. It is believed that the king
will confer a royal title upon the bride
on the day of the wedding.
, King George Is now selecting the
hymns to be sung at the ceremony In
Woafmlnster abbey. One' of these
esneclallv favored is "The King of
Love My Shepherd Is."
LOST IN TIDAL
, rfM nnv dnmatrc. They
began about 1.40 p. m. and the sea
returned to normal hy three o clock.
The last serious tidal wave in me 1 -cltlc
occurred February 3 last and
made -Its worst effects felt In Hilo,
Island of Hnwail. There was con
siderable damage done and two lives
were lost. No damage was reported
nt that time from any other points In
tho Pacific. Seismologists said that
tho wave was the result of a subma
rine earthquake, location of which
never was ascertained.
ON BRIDE-TO-BE
DUKE OF YORK
FILE, BILLS
MOB CASES
31 Bills of Information Charg
ing Various Crimes Against
Capt. Skipworth, Dr. Mc-
Koin and Others Filed By
Atty. Genl. Coco at Bastrop,
Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS, April 14 Thirty-
one bills of information charging
moro than n dozen 'citizens of More
house purish with various crimes as
a result of the activities of masked
ImiMla In thn unt-luh Inut VPni Vtm
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draw,, by Attorney General (A; J'l
V UlU tlll(4 EIV1I I L 11 illOll HL miui 111.7 ,
David I. Garrett to be filed at Has-
trop, according to tho New Orleans!
Tlmes-l'icyaune today.
Among those whose names appear!
on the bills of information, accord-.
Ing to the published article, are Cnp
tain J. K. .skipwlth, exalted cyclops
of the Morehouse chapter of tho Ku
Dr. B. M. McKoln.
Klux Klan; his son, Oliver; Dr. B.
M. McKoln of Monroe; Laurie Cal
houn of Bastrop, former deputy sher
iff of Morehouse parish; W. P. Fltz
patrick. Kelly Harp. Newt Oray and
T. Jeff Burnett, former Morehouse
deputy sheriff.
At the hearing In Bastrop Inst
January witnesses testified they
recognized Burnett, Oliver Skipwlth
Copl. J. K. Skipwlth.
and Orny as members of tho masked
band which kidnaped Watt Daniel
and T. F. Hichnrd of Mor Kouge.
The bills, - the newspnper declares.
will charge conspiracy to commit as
sault, lying In wait with a dangerous
weapon on a public highway, con
spiracy to commit murder, damaging
or destroying telephone lines and
other offenses.
BALTIMORE, April 14. Suddenly
becoming half crazed from the strain
and oxhnustlon attendant upon a non
stop dancing contest here, Adam Con
rad had to be overpowered and taken
from the Garden theater ball room
this afternoon.
Tho other dancers paused only mo
mentarily and then continued their
grind. They had been dancing 44
Lours.
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DIVORCED WIFE OF
U. 3. TREA8URY HEAD
IS REMARRIED
1:' C$V:
Mrs. Nora McMullen Mellon, di
vorced wife of Andrew Mellon, Secre-
tary of the U. S. Treasury, who has
nlarrje,i Harry Arthur Lee, a New
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vni.r nnnni a nnn np niri mitimri. nc
cording to the llceiLBe is 14 years tlio'
it. tUl . . 1111
ri mr, ,u..r, ,,,, ,,
sbe was divorced by Mr. Mellon In
1912, it was said he had settled $3,000,-
000 on her, with additional alimony of
$30,000 a year.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., April 14
J. M. Baker of the contracting firm
of Dunn and Baker, engaged ln state
highway work near hero, was shot
in the leg last night when his auto
mobile was held up near Lamms Mill,
25 wiles-north of here.-J Tho sheriff
"iodtfy' was searching for tho -holdup
men, whom he believes aro lndinns.
Baker reported that three men
halted him and said they were fede
ral officers looking for contraband
liquor. One climbed on the running
board and Baker pushed him off and
started the car. When ho had gone
n. Rhnrt distnncn n.v sllnt. wns fired
through the rear of tho car, entering
his thigh. The assailants fled. Baker
had 5,000 dynamite caps in the car.
which were narrowly missed by the
bullet.
Two other cars were reported held
up in the Bame. manner in tho vi
cinity last night and officers believe
Intoxicated Indians posed as officers
in hopo of finding moro liquor.
LEFT IN SEATTLE,
BOOTLEG IS VILE
SEATTLE, April 14. There Is vir
tually no "good" whiskey on sale In
Seattle today and liquor being sold
is "The vilest kind of stuff virtually
poison," Ray C. Lylo, federal prohi
bition director for Washington, de
clared in a statement today. Action
of Canadian government authorities
a few days ago in stopping the is
suance of "deep sea" clearances from
British Columbia ports, he said, had
cut oTf the source of supply, and
bootleggers, to retain their custo
mers were selling alcohol, colored
with Iodine and other Ingredients,
some of it containing lye, fusel oil
and various. deleterious chemicals.
"This condition of affairs," Direc
tor Lyle said, "will sound the
death knell of tho bootlegger, who
cannot hopo to continue to sell
poisonous drinks. The tide of public
opinion, too, Is slowly turning against
continued violation of the liquor
laws.
ina Dooiiegger IB gelling little Or.
r.o Intoxicants from across tho Cana-
dlan border now and after he geU
through doctoring up the product of
Washington stills, which Is made un
scientifically and under unsanitary
conditions, he has nothing short of a
tiangerous concoction to market."
IIS EYE ON OREGON
NEW YORK, April 1 4. Illinois,
whero a legislative hill has been In
troduced to clamp tho lid on com
mercallzed sport and amusements on
Sundays, Is one of ten states mapped
by the Lord's Day alliance for con
centrated campaigns this year, Rer.
Harvey Rowlliy. Its executive head
said today. These slates include
Oregon.
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KLAMATH
MAN
SHOT BY INDIAN
HOLDUP DRUNKS
HIDE IS
NOW WIFE OF
'MAJOR'MAX
Rockefeller Heiress, Aged 18,
Was Secretly Married to
Middle-Aged Swiss Riding
Master Thursday Couple
Now On Honeymoon in the
Scottish Highlands.
CHICAGO, April 14 (Hy Associat
ed Press). Official confirmation of
tho marriage of Miss Mathilde McCor
niick and Major Max Oser, tho Swiss
Boldior, was given today by Harold F.
n,.uu .wuhj jj huu -
MCormlck, the bride's father and
chairman of the executive committee
of the International Harvester com
pany. Tho announcement said the
marrlngo occurred in "Loudon on
Thursday, April 12.
LONDON, April 14. (By Associated
Press). It was confirmed today at the
f
MILS. MAX OSKU
Itrwnt photograph or Mathilde
Mc'Cormni'k, who married Swiss
riding master Thursday.
registry office of Lowisham, an outer
suburb of London, that Miss Mathilde
McCormlck, daughter of Harold V.
McCormlck of Chicago, was married
there to Max Oser, Swiss cavalry offi
cer, on Thursday.
CHICAGO, April 14. Mathilde Mc
Cormlck, 18 year old daughter of Har
old F. McCormlck and Edith Rockefel
ler McCormlck and heiress to the Mc
Cormlck and Rockefeller millions, was
married secrotly to Major Max Oser,
46 year old Swiss riding master In the
registry office at Lowisham, a suburb
of London, at 11:30 o'clock Thursday
morning, a copyrighted London dis
patch published here today by the Chi
cago Tribune stated. It was believed
that they departed Immediately after
the ceremony to spend their honey
moon In Scotland.
Miss McCormlck's engagement was
officially announced almoBt a year
ago.
Mrs. McCormlck opposed tho con
templated marriage and took legal
steps to have Mr. McCormlck, chair
man of the board of the International
Harvester" company deposed as guar
dian. A settlement was mode out of
court and It was generally understood
that Miss Mathilde would bo allowed
to marry when she attained her ma
jority. That occurred last Sunday.
Major Osor, the Tribune's dispatch
stated, lived for three weeks In the
Lowisham district In order to comply
with the English law governing mar
riage,
Alilmncrli the Knrfish law nnrmlts
, , mrr fh niro nf m. the
m,Perlntcndcnt of registry at Lewis-
ham asked Miss Mathilde for written
consent of her father which she pro
duced. Tho entries were as follows: .
"William (Gulllaume) Max Oser,
agod 40, bachelor; profession, mayor
Swiss army, residence 127 Ardgowan
road, Hither Green; father's name,
John Jakob Ruddolf, doceased; bis
profession, riding master,
"Mathilde McCormlck, aged 18,- a
spinster of Independent menna, resi
dence, Old Court Mansions, Kensing
ton, London."
Neither Mr. McCormlck or Mrs.
McCormlck would comment on tho
wedding last night.
Woman Ik Arqnltml.
I.OR ANOKLE8. Airll 14. Mrs.
Lillian llross was acquitted tndny of
tho murder of her husband, Oeorge
Bross, tho Jury being out about nn
hour and a half.
It 'Spas.
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Religious Freedom
of Thought Favored
By Episcopalians
.
OMAHA, Neb., April 14.
(Dy the Associated Press.)
The fourth annual educational
conference of the Protestant
Episcopal church In connection
with the question of freedom of
religious thought today went on
record aB opposed to that "nur
' rowor position which ignores
the fruit of modern knowledge
and tho results of scientific re-
Bcurch."
Such a position, said a reso-
lutlon unanimously adoptod, is
not that of the church. "But
It should bo remembored," the
resolution said, "thut this free-
dom does not permit the denial
of the articles of Christian
faith as contained In tho apos-
ties creed."
President Announces New
Plan Whereby Country May
Retain Merchant Marine
Either Privately Owned or
Operated By Government.
WASHINGTON. Anrll 14.-
Decision
was reached by President Harding and
members of the shipping board at a
two-hour conference today to proceed
at once to the consolidation of the
HARDING PLANS
m niwr n o a
IU UIVL U. 0. H.
MERCHANTFLEET;
board's foreign trade lines and then Premier Theunis and Foreign. Mlnla-
..-I- j .-.u ' .r....rr..TnanAW,nf tliWti,rt -With -rhalw art-
I 1st tel.-,incHu linos ;unu snips ,ior suiu
I under the authorization of the mer-
chant marine act of 1920, conditioned
on suitable guaranty of maintained nnd to General De Goutte, command
service. ing ln the Ruhr, outlining the devel-
The program decided on further pro- opment of tho policy of seizures of
vldes that if the government . finds coa. coke, merchandise and money
Itself unable to Bell the ships and lines nnd t,ie accounting system for the
without "Justifiable sacrifice," tho pol- u'sfibution of the resulting fund. 1
Icy then will be to proceed to direct T1,8 announcement that the two
government oporation. allies wore steadfast ln their decls-
Tho whole policy as sot forth In a 'on to leave the Ruhr only as Ger-
White House statement after tho con- many pays, came In the form of a
ference was declared to be builded reaffirmation of the resolution adofA-
upon the basic principle that the ad- ed ln Brussels last month.
ministration was determined that the
United Stntes should have a merchant
marine. It was added that ln further
ance of that purpose the Bupport of
the shipping interests, the shipping
publlo and the American people was
counted upon.
The discussions today which result
ed from the failure of congress to pass
the administration shipping bill were
said to have developed that both the
president and the majority of the ship-
ping board membership were strongly
opposed to government operation, and
it was explained that such a course
would be entered upon only as a last
resort. 1 -
Chairman Lasker supplemented the
White House statement by predicting
hut nftoi. cnnonll.lnilnn nf tho lln0
and initiation of the gelling campaign,
it ought not to take more than 60 days
to ascertain whether the government
can dispose of Its fleet or will have to
go in operation of the ships itself as a
permanent proposition.
8eattle Bowlers Win
JJELLINGHAM, Wash.,. April 14.
The E. N. Brooks five man team of
Seattle last night won the champion
ship of its class In the Northwest
International bowling congress with a
score of 2708, the Butte toam No. 1,
taking second place with 2680. Doubles
ana singles win ue rouea today anu noadquartqrs says It Is unable to con
tonight and tho sweepstakes event firm or dony the report of the arrest
will be held tomorrow afternoon, 'of Countess Marklevicz.
IRISH PLOT TO ATTACK LONDON IS
I LONDON, April 14. (By the As
sociated Press) Documents roveal
Ing plots involving tho destruction of
llfo and proporty In London aro' re
ported to hnve come Into possession
Lof Scotland Yard as tho result of last
night's raid on tne residences or re
sorts of Irishmen or women suspect
ed of being republican supporters.
Among tho plans said to have been
revealed were plots to attack Lon
don's light and power sourcs tho
underground power stations efforts
to release Irish prisoners from Lon
don prisons and projected attempts
on the lives of high pollco officials.
It Is said that the plots had huge
ramifications In Great Britain and
particularly
In I.nnilon anA had
I reached such a stage that a delay of
SEIZE GOODS
IN GERMANY
1ATESLPLAK
French and Belgians Decide to
Adopt Sterner Methods in
Ruhr to Secure Reparations
Seize Merchandise and
Sell Spoils for Cash Both.
Countries Firm.
PARIS, April 14. (By the Asso
elated Press.) The French and Bel
gian governments decided today at
tho conference of their ministers
here to reimburse themselves for the
Ruhr occupation expenses out of
merchandise and money seized from
the Germans. The two allies again
emphasized their determination to
evacuate the Ruhr only as Germany
rays. .. . . .: , ..,
Any balance left afterthe military
and engineering expenses are paid
will he paid ln reparations to the
benefit of all the allies. The mer-
Ichsndlse seized will first be placed on
orders already placed with Germany
under the reparations schedule- tor
German payment in kind, the French
nnd the Belgians filling their own or
ders hy Compulsion if necessary.
When these Individual reparation
orders are tilled, the seized merchan
dise will be sold under joint Franco- .
Bolglan control. The proceeds will '',
be used with confiscated money, cash
obtained from fines and other re-
colPts. to pay the expenses of the.oc-
"Pyl"S forces as prior claims, only
lue surplus going 10 ne reparation
commlBsslon. , it, ,
Premier Polncare of France and
-
vlsers, approved new instructions to
tne Hhlneland high commissioner!
BLIZZARD RAGES
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V
DHILADELPHIA, April 14. -An
nhhfirnlrfnrl snnur stnrm niiinHiiAi4 hla
BOCtio of th midiiia-Atiantin .tnt..
today. More than three Inches of
snow covered the ground In Philadal-
phla, and vicinity.
Six inches fell St
Altoona.
BALTIMORE, April 14. Winter
returned to thlB vicinity last night on
.me crunL 01 a nuriiiwBBi Biorm uk
snow and rain, which continued
throughout the forenoon today. The
snowfull at this time was not unpre
cedented but was unusual, weather
bureau experts said. -
MARSH ALLTOWN, la., April 14.
This city la covered today with two
Inches of wot snow. '
PEROUS FALLS, Minn., April 14
About two Inches of snow fall here
today, most If it melting soon after
it struck tho ground.
DUBLIN, April 14 Free state s.rmy
BY
a week by the police might "have re
sulted In the scheme being put into
operation.
Among tho plans was one for at
tacking police offlcora In their homes.
A prominent formor cabinet minister
Is declnred to have been marked for
attack, .
Thore wns a well organized scheme
It is assorted, to raid a certain Lon
don prison, either for the purpose of
damaging It or of rescuing Irishmen
detained there. Irish prisoners also
were to bo rescued from prison vans
while being conveyed through Lon
don. ,
Preparations had been made for
some sort of an attack on the Old
Bnlley court and the underground
power stations had all boon marked
tor destruction.
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