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V lib, Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Weather Year Ago Maximum .77 Minimum - ....24.7 Miction Fair FT. At O Pmum yvmwruay uc.c mum today 37.5 Mipltatlon 05 fcuhteenth Yflr. MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1923 NO. 26 -Firty-Tnira xear. P.? n CLE SAM I Mil or URDERESS State Dept. Opens Nego- s ns wnn Honduras to ilish Identity of Woman There, Believed to Be Clara Phillips, Hammer leress. NGTON,' April 21. As a pre sto a formal request for extra- K90 state department has de bt open negotiations with the it government to establish the 01' a suspect residing In Tegu- puid believed to be Mrs. Clara K convicted hammer murderess Med from Jail in Los Angeles. Apartment's decision was is a result of a request from Richardson of California. Mrs. Clara. Phillips Btep will be to request the government to hold the tndtng extradition. Such u was said today, will be the Tegucigalpa authorities perican minister there. One Divorce Not . Enough, Wife. Gets Two at One Time ...-... YAKIMA, Wash., April 21. One woman was granted dl- vorces from two men in superior court today. Mrs. Mary Jones- Bottorff testified her first bus- band, Jones, was reported miss- lug In the war. She then mar- rled Bottorff, who came to con- sole her when her son Hilly was killed in action. Bottorff be- gan planning how to Bpend Bil- ly's $10,000 government In- 4- surance about as Boon as the ceremony was completed and left when stopped, the woman testified. Later she heard that Jones was living. RAINS FOOD DOWN HEADS NORTHPORT, Mich., April ' 21. Edward Horn, one of three men who risked their lives to travel across slush Ice and open . water early this week and who reported nine men and a woman, on South Fox island were in danger of starvation, resulting ' in six airplanes being rushed to this part of the state to relieve the supposed sufferers, -today admitted to newspapermen that his story was a hoax. Horn admitted the starvation talc was part of a plan to obtain tobacco for the wood cutters on the island. A "tobacco rebellion' '-against Nels Ak, foreman of the camp prompted the tale, Horn said. The woodcutters, suffering through a month's curtail ment of tobacco and believing Ask had a supply for himself and would not share vlth them, delegated Horn nnd his two companions to cross the Ice, tell that the colony would not exist more than a week unless help came, and depend upon the expected food supplies to include rations of tobacco. l'lCSj ods. KXX) the; ENTO, Cal., April 21. detention of the traveling Is of the woman In Teguci- Iduras, believed to be Mrs. lips, has been requested by I department by Governor It was announced today ernor's office. reling companions, It he rn late yesterday are regis- sr the names of Mr. anu In,' and the man is believed Carson, a friend of Mrs. id himself wanted In Los answer to a charge of ouri sign? to Richard's . telegram f State Hughes said: i. . . . 'nl- J yo department re C i'fonduras authorities to pro-.oro-fl arrest and detain Clara find traveling companions Mtradition. She has been ihlnBS(f murder in California. iishes,(JxpInne(i at ti,0 governor's ea tojUnUg tlle united States has manyjft(on treaty with Honduras hcre.y,ected there would be no 14 obtaining custody of the undies'!'18 should prove to be Mrs. wered.! " 18 customary for most Ipin act of comity to surren tldeirons accused of murder. ;EASitDn to the governor's tele- Mtlnned on pane 1t.i NORTHPORT, April 21. (By Asso ciated Press). The wood cutters of South Fox Island are eating some thing besides "bread and black strap" today. Out of the Bky, heralded only by the roar of an airplane motor, bags of food rained down through the bleak' ness of a, late afternoon tog yesterday and were quickly retrieved and opened by the men and one woman of ' the marooned party. Northport has been the key point in the aerial effort to carry supplies to the Islanders, whose plight first be came known Wednesday when the three men reached here after a 48 hour battle to cross the 18 miles from the island: Planes of the United States army, of the mail service, of commercial companies and of individuals took the air in a race to succor the Islanders The first army plane which flew from Selfridge field, Mount Clemens, crashed through the ice In attempting a landing at Northport and was not pulled from the water until last night. The second Selfridge plane wrecked Its landing gear In landing near here yesterday. A craft piloted by John Miller and carrying supplies from Wilson and company, Chicago packers, after drop ping food, was crippled In attempting to land. The plane which successfully land ed food on the island and returned to the mainland was piloted by Lieuten ant H. E. Woodbridge, Vlth Morrow Krum, a Chicago Tribune reporter, as passenger. The third Chicago plane, piloted by E. Hamilton Lee of the mail service, lost Its hearings and landed at Charlevoix last night. The planes of Lee and Woodrldge were ready today to fly to the island, assist in repairing the craft there and bring the party of wood cutters to the mainland. - - King WEALTHY N. Y. SOCIETY YOUTH WEDS QUEEN OF PARIS MODELS Leading ' British Advocate of League of Nations Has a Half Hour Conference With President Also Sees Borah Who Stands Pat Against Covenant. WASHINGTON, April 21. Lord Robert Cecil, one of the leading fig ures in the activities In the League of Nations, had a halt hour's conference today with President Harding, but do cllned later to discuss his visit except to say that the call had been most pleasant. Yesterday he called on ex-President Wilson. Lord Robert called at the White House after he had met Senator Borah of Idaho, one of the chief republican irreconcilables In the senate League of Nations fight, at breakfast at the home of Henry White. On leaving the White House, as on yesterday after his call on former President Wilson, he waved aside all questions. He only repeated he could say nothing when asked whether the president had brought up modifica tions of the league covenant or Amer ican membership In the permanent court of international justice. The discussions between Lord Rob ert and Senator Borah were under stood to have gone into numerous phases of the league question, Includ ing possible revision of the covenant. Afterward the senator said he still was of the opinion that the American people never would consent to en trance Into any political alliance with Europe.. . . . Senator orah called at the White House just as Lord Robert was leaving and had a short talk with President Harding. . - ' WASHINGTON, April 21. Presi dent Harding's proposal that the Unit ed States enter the international court set up by the League of NationB was given unreserved endorsement today by Senator Gillett who declared In a formal statement that- a misunder standing, was responsible for the oppo sition voiced by Representative Wood, chairman of the republican congres sional campaign commlnttee and oth WASHINGTON, April 21 President Harding promised Senator Borah to day that he would make an address in Idaho during his western speaking trip. The city Is yet to be selected. on W OLD BOY ASKS 10 PUT HIM ON Pi., April 21. There aro Igt that even the president iftt least and preserve the jhls high office. Dickinson Hague, 7 year old I Rev. Dr. Walter Dickinson fork, learned this today and Sg ambition to be a police- tie way of most boyhood 1 " " tr clay when ho was refused be York force he decided to l higher authority, his cou 2k this case, his cousin hap- THE POLICE FORCE pened to be the president of the United States. President Harding re plied promptly: "Dear Walter: I am afraid the York authorities would be doubtful about my right to Intrude In this matter. "I fear that a body as big aa you are ought to be thoroughly compe tent but it Is a little hard to get the regulations In such matters waived. "I think the best thing for you to do Is to wait until you grow about two feet taller and then you will probably be able to get on the force If you still want to do so." LONDON, April 21-r(By Associated Press). For the first time in its his- tory the house of commons yesterday debated a liquor prohibition bill and at the expiration of the arguments on it killed the measure by' rejecting Its Becond reading, 236 to 14. The bill was that recently introduc ed by Edwin Ccrymgeour of Dundee who has devoted his life to the cause of prohibition. Parliamentary experts say the fig ures of the vote clearly indicate that no party in the present house is inclined to Identify Itself with prohlbl tion. i The government attached so little Importance to the-dlscusslon that nono of the ministers took the -trouble to intervene and Indicate the. govern ment's attitude. . James Stewart, Scottish labor mem ber said that during a. nine months visit to the .United States he had not Been a town or a golf club where drinks were not readily obtainable and he read letters from relatives de scribing scenes of "frenzied drunken ness" such aa they, declared had never been witnessed before the country went dry. .. . At Brooklyn. R. H. E, New York . 5 IB 1 Brooklyn - 0 9 Batteries: McQuillan and Snyder Mammaux, Dickerman and Deberry ., V At Boston. R. H. E Philadelphia 1 9 Boston 14 17 Batteries: Hubbell, Mitchell, Grant 'i A recent photo of "Hebe", formerly employed as a dress model by the Parisian dressmaking house or Moiy neaux called by leading art critics the most magnificently formed woman in the world with whom it is report ed from Paris, Harold L. Kingsland wealthy young society man of New York and Paris has eloped. It is re ported that after their marriage they went to Fontalnebleu, where they are spending their honeymoon. A NON-SUIT IN KUKLUXiKLAN TRIAL DENIED 3 AIRMEN nr iii i rn . mi IVILLtU j amm tm a mm m m AT DAYTON i Oregon Service Man, Victim Shell Shock, Suicides, Wisconsin Big Martin Bomber Falls Into Miami River When Pilot Swerves Machine to Avoid Hitting Bridge Fear Two Other Fliers Fatally Injured in Crash. MADISON, Wis., April 21. Morris MacKay of Forest Grove, Ore., Inmate of the Wisconsin phychlatrlc institute, suffering from shell shock due to war ex- ' porlences, was found dead on the shore of Lake Mendona here today. He was shot through the bead and dlod, officials said, from a self inflicted wound. PORTLAND.' Ore.,'April 21. Fred L. Glfford nnd Luther I. Powell, through their attorney, K. Kollock, todny asked for a non-suic in tne J62.D00 damage action urougnt uy Thomas Garland against Gilford, Powell, Charles Hall, It. K. Coster, "and other members of the Ku Klux Klan." i Kollock argued that Garland nnfl failed to connect Gifford nnd Powell with any overt act In connection with his allegation that he had been in jured by the publication of his name in a list of voters who were charged with having voted illegally in tne May primaries last year In which Ben W. Olcott defeated Cnarles Hall for the republican ' nomination for governor. The list of which Garland com plains was Issued In connection with recount proceedings instituted In be half of Hall. Circuit Judge Roasman took the motion of Kollock under advisement. Judge Rossman later overruled the motion for a non-suit nnd ordered taking of testimony to proceed. Ham ilton Johnstone was called as a wit ness tor tho plaintiff and his exami nation by Garland, acting as his own attorney was marked by repeated in terruptions by counsel for the de fense. , - . Johnstone's testimony in substance was that he had signed some kind of an application blank, the contents of of which ho could not now recall, purporting to relate to tho Ku Klux Klan. He also testified that he la not a member of the klnn. John stone could not recall positively If the application raised tho question of his religious faith, but he believed it did and added that he had never "been afraid or ashamed to declare" his religion. Johnstone's name had been listed among the members of the exocutlve commltteo of the Public Defense league which Investigated tho Hall Olcott recount and Garland attempt ed to show that tho league and the Ku Klux Klan were Identical. Efforts of Garland to link up two local publications with the caso; by showing that one was tho official publication of the Klan In Oregon and that tho other was sympathetic with the organization, led Judge Ilossman to rulo out a portion of the testi mony offered. "It doesn't seme to me," said Judge Rossman, "that the Ku Klux Klan Is on trial so much as the question of whether you were libeled by a conspiracy." DAYTON, Ohio, April 21. Three flyers were killed almost instantly and two others probably fatally In jured at 12:30 p. m. today when a Martin air service bomber which was leaving McCook field here fell into the Great Miami river. One com missioned officer, Captain Lawson and five enlisted men were In the plane. Captain Lawson and Sergeant Bidwell were among the dead taken from the river. It Is understood the machine was on its way from Rantoul, III., to Langley Field, Virginia, and stopped off at McCook Field. The ship had just taken off from McCook field. When a few hundred feet In the air the pilot saw he would be unable, to clear the Herman ave nue bridge which adjoins McCook flold and swerved his machine around to avoid crashing Into the bridge. The plane turned over In the air and fell Into the river. The. identified dead and injured as reported from McCook field, follow: Dead Captain Wt, R. Lawson, pi lot, Langley meia;. Tecnnicat sor peant Bldwell, Langley Floldf Tech nical Sergeant V. II. Rowland', Self ridge, Michigan. ... Seriously Injured Civilian Hugh Mitch, bureau of standards, Wash ington; Serg. W. B. Shaw, Selfridge Field. ' And llenllne, Wilson; McNamara and O'Neill. American At Cleveland. R. H. E. Chicago . 1 8 ,1 Cleveland E 11 0 Batteries: Robertson and Schalk; Uhle and O'Neill. At Now York. R. H. E. Boston ...... 6 13 0 New York 7 8 0 Batteries: O'Doul, Fullerton, Mur ray and Devormerl Mays, Jones and Schang. R. At Philadelphia: Washington ' Philadelphia Zachnry, Russell and Gharrlty; Rommel, Harris and Perkins. H. t 18 LEAD 3 VICTIMS TO THE HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, April 21. Tho grimmer side of America's dancing record vogue loomed up today when three victims, a man and two women were sent to a hospital here after collapsing at the end of about 48 hours' dancing In one of tho two. contests now under way in the cap! tel. About an hour later two othors, Mr. and ' Mrs. Wallace Mcndenhall, who had been dancing In the same contest which bogan Wednesday night, collapsed and were Bent to the hospital for observation. Attending physicians suld they be lieved the three, were suffering from acute exhaustion. Undismayed by the report of these three participants, six of the original 87 entries In the two contests here, one of them a woman, Mrs. Elsie Weber, who established in Baltimore last week what was thon a record of 67 hours, wero still on their feet to day. One of the remaining contest- nntR Is Aubrey Gilbert, a marine from Clarksdale, Miss., who was pro nounced In "fighting form" by marine officers from the barracks here who examined him last night and told him not to report until he captured tho "bacon." Oilhert nnd his dancing partner, Josef BoUtrosky, termor cavalryman, now have tho floor to themselves at the largor hall, where 26 started. The Daily Bank Robbery , WOODLAND, Cal., April 21. Two men who, according to the officers, admitted they had held up and rob bed-the Citizens' bank of Winters at noon yesterday, were approhonded at 3 a. m. today whon they walked Into a cabin seven miles northeast of Winters, where throe Yolo county deputy sheriffs were waiting, and asked for Bheltor. Thoy were hungry and dtsheartoned and mado only fee ble efforts at resistance. The money silver and currency, they had taken from the bank, was recovered. The bandits gave their names as II. Merrltt and William Crum, both of Los Angelea. Both said they were 25 years old. Itrd Trial Itcccw. 8T. JOSEPH. Mich., April 21 (By tho Associated Press) The trial of Charles K. Hulhenhorg of Clove Innd, charged with criminal syndlcal Ism, was In a recess today. RECOGNITION OF PRES. OBREGON DECLARED NEAR WASHINGTON CREW WINS WASHINGTON, April 21. The long controvery betweon the United States and the Obregon government in, Mex ico has reached a stage regarded In Borne official quarters as forecasting an early complete agreement Renewed assurances regarding the protection of the rights of foreigners in the southern republic, all along the chief stumbling block in the way of recognition of Obregon by this govern ment, have been sent to Washington, and apparently have been received by officials here as an important step in the right direction--" The views of Washington on the subject have been made known to Charge Summerlln of the American embassy in Mexico City and diBCUs slonB are in progress there which are expected to lead to a public announce ment within a few days. Ever since 1921 a draft treaty, pro posing a renewal of good relations between Washington and Mexico and Involving recognition of the Obregon regime by the United States, has been In Mr. Summerlin's hands, awaiting signature at the moment satisfactory guarantees have been given In regard to American rights. Whether that time has come, officials here will not Bay. It Ib known, however, that legis lation pending in the Mexican cham ber of deputies, designed to so apply article 27 of the Mexican constitution that it will not be retroactive Is re garded by Obregon officials at least as embodying the sort of guarantee the United States has requested. That opinion has ben made known to thlB government through the Mexican em bassy here in a comprehensive re statement of the whole Mexican side of the case. FINAL ARGUMENTS MATH TRIAL KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., April 21. Final arguments wore being mado today In the trial of J. W. Siemens and John Siemens, charged with mis application of funds of the First State and Savings bank, and the case was expected to go to the Jury this after noon. Testimony in this trlnl followed the general lines of that In the first In which the Jury disagreed. ' BDTHRAGES California Outclassed On River By Huskies Varsity Race Won By Six Lengths, Fresh man, Three Result Means Washington Will Go East Again. . OAICLAND, Calif., April 21. The University of Washington won the Intercollegiate crew championship of the Pacific coast here today by de feating the University of California crew. Washington's victory today means that the Huskies will represent the west In the national Intercollegiate crew raco at Poughkeepsle In June. Washington represented the west last year and placed second to the navy, and California represented the weBt In 1921, and placed second to the navy. The official tlmo of the race was 18: 0B. Tho record for the course Is 15:35. D. Walling of Bellingham,. Wash., stroke on the Washington crew, col lapsed at the end of the race, but re covered Immediately. The Washington and California freshmen began to line up for their race Immediately after the varsity race ended. . . Washington's lead over California at the finish of the 'varsity race was about Blx lengths. - -, California Leads at Start ' The varsity crews began lining up at the Webster street bridge at 10:05 a. m. The unofficial time of the start was JO:05V4. ) California, took , a half length lead In the first two minutos, rowing along the south side of the estuary. Both crews were rowing 34 strokes to the minute. California had lost most of Its lead at Moore's shipyards. Both crews moved the stroke to 36 and Washington forged", ahead. Washington at this stage showed a superior speed and was able to maln tMn an even stroke. Washington passed the California crew shortly af ter passing Moore's shipyard. Within seven minutes of the start Washington was a full length ahead. The official starting time was 10:12. - Washington Fresh Win. The freshmen crews were called back for a new start which wbb made at 10:47 unofficial time. The California freshmen hugged the south Bhore closely tor the smooth water. Washington kept close to the CubB' shell. The wind was Increasing during the whole ot the freshmen race. . Washington drew abreast of the California crew opposite Peralta street. Washington continued to pull ahead, rowing 34 strokes to the minutes, California 33, ' At Market street Washington had passed California and was more than a length ahead. Two blocks further this lead had been Increased to two lengths. Washington was rowing the clean si stroke, California lifting some water. Approaching Moore's ship yards Washington! had gone three lengths ahead and was still gaining. KLAMATH I. W. W.'S VOTE FOR STRIKE KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., April 21. Local members ot the I. W. W. and delegatoa In conference here voted yesterday to strike May 1 it a strike order Is issued. OAKLAND, Cal., April 21. The official tlmo for the varsity and fresh men Washington-California was as follows: Washington 'varsity 10:05 2-5; California 18:40. Washington freshment 8:67; Cali fornia freshmen 10:07. HARRINGTON, Wash.. April 21. Erik K. Moen, aged 58, father of 12 children,' was killed near here today when he was struck by westbound Oreat Northern passenger train No. 39. Moon wns a section laborer. CANADIAN DISTRICT NEAR WINNIPEG 4 FLOODED, GREAT DESTRUCTION FEARED WINNIPEG, April 21. Tho en tire west ond of tbe city of Portage La Prolrle, forty miles west of here, was under water this morning nnd the flood was making rapid strides toward tho center ot tho city, being at ten o'clock within a block of tho city hall, according to a long distance telephone message received todny. All trains, both east and west were held up in the Portage yards and the Canadian Natlonnl station was flood ed with the waters pouring down tracks from the west. A bridge al the south approach to the city was washed away by the swirling wntors. Residents In the west end ot the city wero traveling by boat this morn ing with hundreds of homes Isolated and conditions assuming a more se rious aspect hourly. House founda tions were reported weakening under the force of tho heavy flood and It was feared that some might collapse. TORTAGE LA PRAIRIB, Man., April 21. A bank ot the Asslnlbolne river broke southwest ot here at two o'clock this morning and loosed a torrent upon this city. The railway yards were Inundated nnd the resi dential sections Invaded. House holders began packing up to leave at any minutes.