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MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1923
NO. 26
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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.
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ods.
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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.
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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.