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Cully Eighteenth Tear.
Wtwkly Fifty-Third Year.
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1923
NO. 37
NO POLITICS
ON HARDING
COASI IP
' 4 ", -7 -
President Reiterates .That He
Won't Make World Court a
Personal . Issue Trip Pri
marily to Get First Hand In
formation of Alaska May
Visit Canal.
WASHINGTON, . May . I Presi
dent Harding's unwillingness to make
a personal Issue of the world court
proposal was reiterated at the White
House today, but it was added that
Mr. Harding was firmly convinced no
president could leave the White
House with a belief that the United
States can or. should remain aloof
from the rest of the world.
WASHINGTON, May 4. President
Harding has - under ' consideration
among other plans for his western
trip a proposal advanced by Secre
tary Denby that he return from Alas
ka on a naval vessel by way of the
Panama Canal. and Porto Rico.. .
Secretary Denby said that he had
outlined such-.a trip -for -the presi
dent and had pointed out the advan
tages which would accrue, not only
in the way of rest for the executive
and Mrs. Harding; but also the op
portunity it would afford to visit
Porto Rico. '
So far as could be learned at the
White House today, however, the
president at present, is more inclined
to return overland after landing at
Seattle and to take advantage of the
return trans-continental trip to fur
ther enunciate the policies of his ad
ministration and to report to the peo
ple on its accomplishments.
The president, in discussing with
visitors his western trip, has always
made- it plain that its chief object
was not the speeches to be made in
the west, but the study of conditions
in Alaska. Those who have brought
up the question of a return to Wash
ington by water have pointed out
that such a route would permit the
president to Btudy also conditions in
Porto Rico, another possession which
during the past two years has pre
sented problems of administration
equally as important as those involv
ed in the government of Alaska. As
opposed to those who have advised
the president to return by boat are
a great number of senators and rep
resentatives, pol't'.cal leaders and
also cabinet members who believe the
president thould not throw aside the
opportunity to obtain information as
to the problems and the viewpoints
of the northwestern states.
The tentative schedule of the pres
ident's trip has always provided for a
return thrnueh the northwestern
Blates, beginning at Seattle and con
tinuing through such cities as Spo-
iane, Helena, Boise, Aberdeen, S. D.,
t. Paul or Minneapolis, Chicago,
South Bend, Ind'., and Detroit. -
SUDl MM
SALEM, Or., May 4 Senator McNary
upon his arrival here nDout May 20,
will oDen an office In Salem and will
devote much of his time during his
Btay In Oregon to vIbHb in all sections
of the state to acquaint himself witn
the needs and desires of his constit
uents. This announcement was made
here this morning by John McNary,
brother of the senator.
KIDNAPPED BOY REFUSES TO GO
E
V ATERTOWN, ' N'. ' Y.,' May 4.
Verner Alexandorson, kidnapped
Schnectady lad for whom a nation
wide search was conducted for 72
hours and who was found last night
In a shack on the Indian river near
Theresa, 25 miles from here, start
ed for home today after a Joyful re
union with his father and mother at
the home of .' Sheriff Ernest C. GII
lett. With him goes a dog, a present
from his kidnappers, the lad insisting
that unless his new pet accompanied
him be did not want to go.
Court Declares Girl,
May Clear Name in
Farrar Divorce Suit
NEW YORK, May 4. Geral-
dine Farrar's divorce suit 4
against Lou Tellegen, her actor
husband, which had been near-
ly completed before a referee
must be retried before a jury
the appellate division of the
supreme court ruled today in
order that Miss Stella Larrl-
more, one of the co-respondents
named by the diva, may have an
opportunity to clear her name
in public. v
COLLEGE YOUTH
CHICAGO, May 4. Questioning of
more than a score of 8:udents, for
mer students and one official of
Northwestern university by the staff
of the district attorney In connection
with the death of Leighton Mount,
former student, whose skeleton was
found underneath a pier on the lake
shore in Evanston, continued until an
early hour today.
The hearing closed a few hours
prior to the second session of the
inquest over the bleached bones,
called bv Oscar Wolff, coroner.
While tho coroner prepared to
open the Inquest with the testimony
of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Mount, parents
of the student who is believed to
have been killed accidentally ln the
class rush of sophmores and fresh
men on the night of September 21,
1921, forty more students, 20 mem
bers each of the freshman and soph
more class of 1921, were called for
today's session of the inquiry.
At the conclusion of the long In
quiry early today, students who had
been questioned by assistant state's
attorneys were ordered to report be
fore tho Muy errand jury Tuesday,
which will bo charged to Investigate
the mystery surrounding Mount's
denth, In acqulescenco to a formal
request Issued by the university au
thorities. . .
William McEIwaln and Thomas
Wolfe, members of a fraternity chap
ter of the university and members of
the university football team, testified
last night that they saw about 200
freshmen at the university gymna
sium the night of tho class rush. In
their testimony they mentioned a
student, reputed leader of the fresh
men, whom they said appeared wor
ried over Mount's disappearance.
That student, they said, is now
serving a sentence In a California
state prison for forgfngV checks.
The student, who roomed with the
two football players, according to
their testimony, "was frequently ask
ing about Mount and seemed wrought
up over his disappearance."
A telegram has been sent to prison
authorities to get the former stu
dent's story.
KILLS CONSTABLE
CALGARY, Alta, May 4. Consta
ble Charles Paris died last night of
Injuries received when he and Chief
of Police Fletcher went to arrest Ike
Prlderand Dan 13. Buchanan, suspect
ed of carrying whiskey in an auto
mobile. The officers Jumped . on the run
ning board and began shooting at the
tires and the engine. The driver
then steered the car Into a fence. A
two by four ran through the radiator,
split, passed through the hood and
penetrated Constable Paris' abdo
men. Paris wag formerly a member of
the Canadian Northwest Mounted po
lice. Prlder and 'Buchanan are in
jail:
' Harry Fairbanks of Ogdensburg
and stnnlev Crandall of Rochester
and Watertown, the alleged kidnap
pers have escaped into Lanaaa, it is
believed.
Mrs. H. D. Grennell of Alexandria
Bay, in whose charge the boy was
found, and who is said to be foster
mother of Fairbanks' wife, is at the
county Jail hero. At first she main
tained she did not know who placed
the child in her charge,, declaring
that they hired her to care for the
child at the secluded snack nair a
mile from nor home village.
NOW IN PEN IS
HAZING SUSPECT
MAN HELD
FOR DEATH
76 Year Old Watchman, Vete
ran of Two Wars, Must
Answer for Shooting of
Wobblie Picket Testimony
at Inquest Conflicting -Strike
Ends.
ABERDEEN, Wash., May 4. E. I.
Green. 76 yur old watchman at tho
Hay City mill will bo held to answer
for the death of William McKay
I. W. W. strike picket in a shooting
fray at tho mill gates Thursday
morning, although a coroner's Jury
today found that McKay camo to his
death by a gunshot wound inflicted
by Green while on duty as wntchman
of the mill property, and declined to
fix the blame. Prosecuting Attorney
A. E. Graham at once announced that
information will be filed against tho
aged mun, and that he will be held
in custody of the sheriff. Graham
has not decided whether he will
charge Green with murder or man
slaughter.
ABERDEEN, Wash., May 4. Con
fltcting toatlmony was presented at
the coroner's inquest today ln tho
fatal shooting at the Bay City mill
here yesterday when Watchman E. I.
Green, 76 years old, shot and killed
William McKay, an I. W. W. picket.
Green testified that he fired only
after he had been knocked down by
McKay and two others and beaten
about the head with a club. Dazed,
he said he drew his revolver and
fired into the -air. He aimed, he
thought, nt tho sky. Ho fired two
shots but remembers, ho testified, but
one. McKay .was hit but once, the
bullet entering his head at tho side
above tho ear and ranging in un up
ward direction. "Green testified that
he was a veteran of both the Civil
nnd Spanish Americun wars.
I. W. W. witnesses said Oreen was
standing up and took deliberate aim
at McKuy twice. The second time,
they said, ho leaned his gun on his
left arm while aiming. McKay then
was fleeing down the railroad tracks,
they testified. They admitted that
McKay had knocked Green down.
All testimony coincided on tho
point that McKay was nbout forty
feet down the track and running
away when the fatal shot was fired.
Tho coroner's jury is still deltborattng.
According to local reports the
I. W. W. walkout Is practically over
and no further trouble locally is an
ticipated. NOT ALLOWED BY
WASHINGTON, May 4. Head
quarters of the National Aeronauti
cal' association announced today that
because of a technicality it could not
fully recognize the non-stop distance
record set by Lieutenants Kelly and
MacReady in their flight from New
York to San Diego.
It was explained that although
there was no disposition to discredit
the feat of the two aviators, the regu
lations of the association require
that in every official test the plane
must return to its original base. Of
ficials said stops would be taken to
modify the rules so that similar sit
uations will not arise.
"While Lieutenants MacReady and
Kelly hold the world record for dis
tance, made at Dayton in April when
the T-2. made 2,615.55 miles during
a duration test," said F. P. Lahm,
chairman of the contest committee of
the association, "the federated aero
nautic bodies do not recognize the
for record long distance non-stop air
plane performances.
,"The flight to San Diego, there
tore, Is a test of airplane and person
nel by the army air service so far as
world recognition Is concorned."
At headquarters of the association
it was said that ln appreciation of
the record performance of MacReady
and Kelly and of Lieutenants Maugh
an, PearBon, Harris and Lockwood
of the army air service and Irvine of
the navy, a plan was set on foot to
present these filers ln the next
few weeks at a public ceremony In
Washington "material tokens to
mark their wonderful performances
In the air."
Liberty Bonds.
NEW YORK, May 4. Liberty
bonds closed: SH's 1101.80; second
4's $97.16: first 414 's $97.24; second
4's $97.10; third 4K'i $97.18;
fourth 4 14 'a $97.27; U. 8. Tronsury
4H's $99.90. , . ,
FIRST RADIO DEBATE
ON PROHIBITION IS i
e BROADCAST TO TANS
Millions hear Wayne B. Wheeler, Anti-Saloon League (rlsiO. vi
Hansom H. Oilett, counsel for association against amendment.
NEWARK Radio fans all over the country are followir 'rrj la
tense Interest the first debate on prohibition ever broadcast. ?.tw..vj M
Gilett, counsel for the association against prohibition amer.'.Kiwvt, ttf
his invisible audience that prohibition is making criminals oi'i a Wote
wise good citizens, while Wnyno B. Wheeler of the Antl-Sa.tci tr&
said that it hadMjrought prosperity to America and saved tboufivi-f
familios from starvation and disgrace. Millions heard tho l'0to sr. C
thousands have replied to the invitation to decide the Issue by adanaVb
nation VWEAV.. X, - !
0.
The Brownlee Lumber Mill in Mod
ford, with a capacity of 125,000 feet
every eight hours, has been sold to
M. D. Olas, owner' of the Pacific &
Eastern railroad, and will be operated
by Mr. Olds assisted by his son-in-law,
G. L. Buhrman. Although the rumor
of the sale has been current for some
time, it was only confirmed today.
Neither party to the sale would make
public the Consideration, but it is
known to involve a large Bum. The
transaction places the Olds interests
ln control of a large supply of timber,
transportation for the same, and a
mill to finish the raw product and
will undoubtedly mean a great deal to
the commercial development of Med
ford and Jackson county.
Mr. Olds is one of the largest timber
operators in Michigan, and while very
conservative and averse to publicity Is
known to be one of the moot efficient
and far-sighted operators in the coun
try today. Since purchasing the P. &
E. railroad the Olds interests have
spent hundreds of thousands of dollars
in making improvements and exten
sions, and when completed this line
will be one of the best logging rail
roads ln the state. Mr. Drownlce has
made no announcement concerning his
future plans but it is believed lie will
retain his Interest in the timber de
velopment of .southern Oregon, and
retain his residence in this city.
s
PARIS, May 4. (Ily the Asso
ciated Press.) Charles Paddock,
running Btnr of the University of
Southern California who is competing
in the International students' athletic
meet here today set a new world's
record for the 75 meter dash. Run
nlng in an offlcal trial he made the
distance in 8 2-5 seconds, or 4-5 of a
second under the record previously
established by Kngdahl of 8weden.
liOnlno Much Improved.
Moscow, Mny 4. Premier Lpnlno
Is so much Improved from his recent
Illness that he Is able to sit up, un
cording to tho Workers' Ouzettc. Ho
reviewed a parade Tuesday,
OLDS BUYS
1
EMU.
NORTHMEDFORD
American
CLEVELAND, May 4. Ken Wil
liams of the St. Louis Americans
made his sixth home run of the sea-
son today when he put the ball over
the right field wall' in the seventh
Inning, scoring Foster and Jacob-
son ahead of him. Durst, who re
placed McManus at first, followed
with his Becond home run of the game
and the fourth of the day, Speaker
having mado one In tho first inning.
t . ,, .
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 4. First
Baseman
McManus of the St. Louts
Americans was ejected from today's
gume by Umpire Hilderband after
McManus had grabbed the umpire,
butted him and took a halt swing at
him when Hlldorbrand called Mc
Manus out at the plate on a close de
cision in tho fourth inning. '
At New York R. H. B.
Philadelphia '. 2 14 0
Now York 6 10 3
Bnttorles: Harris, Kinney, Ogden
and Perkins; Hoyt, Mays, Jones and
Schang. ,
At Chicago It. H. E.
Detroit . 0 7 8
Chicago 4 10 1
Batteries: Francis, Moore and
Basslor; Faber and Scbalk.
At Cleveland R. H. B.
St. Louis 9 15 1
Cleveland : 5 11 2
Bnttorles: Shocker and Severeld;
Covoloskle, Metovier nnd O'Neill, '
National
At Pittsburg R. H. E.
Cincinnati 6 9 2
Pittsburg 11 17 1
Batteries: Rlxey, Couch, Ahratns,
Parry and Wingoi . Glazner, Baghy
and Schmidt. .- ir - "
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At Boston i y - M" Rl- HV E.
Brooklyn umx. 0 6 ;4
Boston i l: 9 13
Batteries: Reuther, Smith and
Taylor; Marquard and O'Neill. '
At Philadelphia: R.'IT. E.
Now York .......:........lt 16 I
Philadelphia 9 16 3
Batteries: Nohf, Jonnard, Scott, and
Snyder; Meadows, Hubell, Behan,
Welnert and Henline.
The Daily
Bank Robbery
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 4. (By
the Associated Press.) The two
banks of Buckner, Mo., about 18
miles from here were raided by fire
lmndlts shortly bofore noon today.
They oscapod in a motor car with
about $0,000 In ensh and $26,000 In
registered Liberty bonds. " 1
Portland I. W. W.'s
Win Decision in
Booze Picket Case
PORTLAND, Or., May 4. DIs-
orderly conduct charges against
two I. W. W. pickets, Mrs. D.
Hyde and MrB. P. Padly, who
were arrested Sunday In connec-
tion with an I. W. W. dqmonstra-
tion against a cafe chargod with
violating the prohibition law,
were indefinitely continued today
by Municipal Judge Edwall.
Attorneys B. A. Green for the
defense, argued that ln carrying
anti-bootleg bnnnors the women
had been no moro nt fault than
If they had seen someone assas-
slnated and shouted "murder." 4
10
PORTLAND, Ore.. May 4. The
Union Pacific system is willing to
bear one-half of the total expense of
moving its tracks in order to permit
the North Powder irrigation district
to proceed with Its contemplated pro
ject, it was announced today by
Arthur P. Davis, director of reclama
tion service of the United States, here
on an inspection trip.
The approximate cost of the reloca
tion of the railroad company's tracks
in Baker county, the site of the pro
posed reservoir, would be $380,000,
and the Union Pacific's share would
be $180,000.
Final decision of the matter has
been held up pending full considera
tion of this offer by tho secretary of
the interior at Washington.
The North Powder project is one of
four similar irrigation projects now
,t!idtng, Including I but at- American
Fulls, Idaho, the completion of which
would mean that the Union Pacific
system would be required to abandon
Its present right of way and construct
new tracks through the affected dis
trict With Director Davis are D. W.
Tlr, l..t , .... 4 II -
, ior, formerly governor of Idaho, and
Miles Cannon, field Irrigation commis-
Bioner. They were guests of the Port-
land chamber of commerce at lunch
eon today and are to leave tonight for
the Umatilla project, from which they
go to Bpokane.
At the Umatilla project the party
will Inspect the progress on the Mc
Kay creek reservoir plans, where
$230,000 probably will be spent this
year. The entire project represents
an expenditure of approximately
$3,000,000.
While In Portland a conference was
held with Percy Cupper, state ertgl
neer.
SALEM TRUSTIES FLEE
' Ff
SALEM, Ore., Mny 4. Escape of
three trustees from the state prison
wood camp Wednesday became known
today. Officers throughout the state
have been notified but no clue had
been reported today. -The fugitives
are Robert E. Leroy, John Pike nnd
fISlvin Nelson.
NEW YORK President Harding
has been called upon by the citizens
committee of America to aid disabled
veterans who wll be doprlvod of aid
with tho lapse of the federal rehabili
tation period.
UNION
PACIFIC
WILLING
OREGON PROJECT
PRESIDENT AIDS SOUTHERNER TO PLACE
! WREATH ON GRAVE OF UNION GENERAL
WASHINGTON, May 4. Touched
by an unusual endeavor to show grutl
tudo President Harding has directed
the war department to ascertain tho
burial place of General Edwnrd R, S,
Canby, an officer in the union army
during the civil war, who was killed
in 1873 during some Indian troubles ln
northern California.
The president acted upon receipt of
a letter from Charles Hall, an aged
attorney of Bay Minnotto, Ala., who
wrote that he wanted to place a
wreath on the grave of General Canby.
"General Canby was in command of
the federal army at Fort Blakely ln
Baldwin county, Alabama," the Ala
baman wrote the president. The con
federate Boldlorg nt Port Ulnkeloy sur
rendered to him on April 9, 1806. On
the morning ot April 16, 1805, General
1IC
TH.S.
Earl Bernard, Ashland High
School Student, Indicted By
Grand Jury for Carrying
Concealed Weapons Ac
tion Outgrowth of Death of
Miss Ruby Dollar.
Earl Barnard, aged 18 years, a
high school student of Ashland was
Indicted by the grand Jury Thursday,
charged with carrying a, concealed
weapon. The true bill is the out
growth of a tragedy at Ashland Sep
tember, 29, 1922, wherein Miss
Ruby Dollar, of Tolo, a high school
girl was instantly killed.
The facts in the case, as reported
at the time, are as follows: Miss
Dollar was a student in the Ashland
high school, and boarded at the Barn
ard home, and was a close friend of
the Indicted youth.
After school on the afternoon of
Friday, September 29, they left the
Barnard home, for a stroll, each with
,32 calibre revolver. In play
they staged a mimic hold-up on the
sidewalk in front of the Barnard resi
dence. While laughingly snapping
the triggers, and commanding "handB
un." tb; i came a crash of a ' tplo
8k.:, an ' Miss Barnard ci'jl.. d to
the sidewalk, a ghastly wound ln her
breast. ' Death came within five min
utes.
'Barnard said he did not know the
gun wbb "loaded.' . An Investigation
afterwards showed one cartridge in
his pistol, and none in the weapon
carried by the girl. "
A coroner's inquest was held, and
resulted In no action against' the
youth.
Many witnesses were called from
Ashland to testify before the grand
Jury. . . ,
The grand jury will close Its ses
sion today, and, according to the
county clerk's office will file its re
port late this afternoon, today's ses
sion being devoted to the preparation
of that report.
The present grand jury may hold a
short Bessison the last of the monh
before impanelling a new grand Jury
for the May term of court.
SUGAR COLLAPSES
NEW YORK, May 4. Raw sugar
futures prices continued to tumble on
the New York sugar and coffee ex
change today as 25,000 women wero
being marshaled for a protest parade
against the high prices on the refined
product
Struck by a flood of selling orders
that came ln overnight as a result of
yesterday's drop, futures fell 26 to 35
points ln the forenoon trading. Oper
ators showed uneasiness and offerings
of Cuban, cost and freight) were made
as low as 614 cents. ' , r ..
TOPEKA, Kas., May 4. A publlo
proclamation urging a "sugar boycott"
because of prevailing prices, wai 1b
sued today by Governor J. A. Davis.
He advocated that "it be carried out
in the spirit of our forefathers of Bos
ton tea party days," and extended his
request not only to the residents of
Kansas but to those of the nation as
well.
Canby was In Fort Dlakeley and on
that day, my father and I went to
Blakeley to see Canby to ask him for
something to eat as everything my
father owned at that time waa de
stroyed by the federal soldiers. We
went Into Blakeley ln a one-horse
wagon and General Canby had the
wagon filled with the best kind of
food. I am now In my 69th year and
I want to place a wreath on his grave
before I pass away. General Canby
gave ua food for we were hungry."
INDIANAPOLIS, May 4. Th graTe
of General Edward Richard Sprigs
Canby Is here In Crownhlll cemetery.
General Canby was the son of I. T.
Canby, who was a candidate for gover
nor ot Indiana in 1828 and he spent his
boyhood ln this state. ' ""
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