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ally Eighteenth Tear.
Weekly Fifty-Third Year.
MEDEORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1923
NO. 43
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61 FORCED
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U. f. Ambassador to China
Tells of Harrowing Expe
riences of Miss Lucy Aldrich
m Sister-in-Law of John D.
Rockefeller Hostages Not
Yet Released.
SHANGHAI, May 11. (By the As
sociated Press) How the sister-in-law
of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Miss
Lucy Aldrich, ono of the victims of
Hiihnw train bnmlit raid, was
forced to sleep In a dog kennel out
side a Chinese village, ravenous im
food, clad only in a nigni gown unu
dressing gown and without a single
person to befriend Tier,' was told to
the Associated Press today by TJr.
Jacob O. Schurman, American minis
ter to China..
Dr. Schurman met Miss Aldrich at
rputnnnp,i nftni hnr rpleasn hv the ban
dits and he re-iom 10 mo
Press the graphic story of her har
rowing experiences after the capture.
Miss Aldrich said when the train
'was derailed by the bandits she
thought at first it was an ordinary
wreck and thcn the thought flashed
through her mind tho commotion
might indicate an outbreak of one of
China's incipient wars.
Her first thought was for tho
Jewels she had with her family
heirlooms and these she was able to
hide before she . was seized by the
bandits.
"Then," said Miss Aldrich, "I was
marched off the train- and herded
outside with tho other pasaengors.
Wo were all cold in ordinary . night
dresses and gowns. Tho succeeding
hours were a night mare. There were
about twenty bandits In our convoy,
nil carrying bundles of loot.
"Dawn showed tho outlines of the
mountains ahead and my heart sank
as I contemplated the distance wo
had to go. strung out along the way
In single file.
Prisoner Shot Down.
"Just when I felt that I must drop
from exhaustion, one of tho Chinese
prisoners near me sank to tho ground
unable to rlso again. A bandit pour
ed out a torrent of oaths and abuse,
dropped his bundles of loot and fired
his rifle point blnnk into the man on
the ground.
"This act terrined tne romainoeri
of tho prisoners and we began to
realize our desperate plight.
"Wo trudged stolidly on, nobody
speaking and finally we reached tho
wooded foothills. Wo climbed up
ward nnd when wo reached tho top
1 sank down in my tracks. I
"A group of the gang's loaders held
a parley. Then one of them turned
to mo, pointed Into the dlstanco the
way wo had come and all marched
off. leaving me alone.
"I waited for solno time, fearing
that they would return, nnd then set
out on tho back trail. I
"My feet were so sore that I could
hardly walk and my wrists were
black and blue from being dragged
along by my captors.
"I trudged along throughout the
day, seeing only an occasional Inhabi
tant of the country and all theso in
variably fled nt my approach.
"Then It hecan to rain, but just as,
darkness fell I discerned a village
ahead. I managed to drag myself
painfully towards it, only to discover
that It was a walled community nnd
that tho gates evidently hud been
closed for the night.
Itcat on t'lty Gates.
"I feared I would not be able to
survive the hunger, pnln and expos
ure until another day nnd I beat upon
tho iratpn with stones to attract tho
attention of ho villagers. But it was
useless, Bitterly disappointed I stag-
imrn.l tv. mitulrln of lin wall
until I encountered what appeared to
be a dog konnel. "Fearfully I crept
Into it and thero I spent tho night.
"Dawn brought curious country
men, timidly at first, to look at mo.
Some of them ran away again, but I
permitted others to search mo they
Pl'lrlnntl.. ...tuf.n . 1nUn altflX T WaS
unarmed nnd when they thus were
reassured they escorted mo into ie
village, tho populaco turning out to
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DRY AGENTS ALREADY
HARD-JOB AT DE
HELENA, Mont., May 11. Proxim
ity to Canada and the anticipated
presence of bootleggers engaged In
the illicit disposal of liquor nt Shelby,
Mont, on July 4 when the Dempsey
Gibbons fight is scheduled, has caused
Addison K, Lnsk, federal prohibition
director for Montana to prepare for
Increased forces to curb liquor law
violations. In a statement issued to
day. Director Lusk says:
, "The Montana director lias already
Ambassador Harvey
Back Again, Denies
Resignation Report
NEW YORK, May 11. (By
the Associated Press.) George
Harvey, American ambassador
to Great Britain, declared upon
hlB arrival on the steamship
Goorge Washington today that
ho knew nothing about reports
that he had resigned or planned
to resign In order to direct a
cnmpalgn for the renomination
nnd reelection of President
Harding.
U. S. DESTROYERS
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WASHINGTON, May 11. A joint
inquiry by representatives of the for
eign governments In Peking as to the
causes which made possible the cap
ture of American and foreign citizens
in Shantung by Chinese bandits has
been agreed toby the Chinese govern
ment. The Investigation will be made
under direction of the council of min
isters which has decided that respon
sibility for the bandit operations
should he established and that it
should also be shown whether there
was any collusion between the ban
dits and Chinese government author
ities. Concentration of three divisions of
destroyers with attendant fuel and
repair craft at Tsing Tao, the former
German base on the Shantung penin
sula, was noted in naval orders pub
lished today, but was' declared official
ly to have no connection with the ban
dit raid.
Routine movement of naval ships,
it was said, called for the transfer of
the auxiliary flotillas In summer from
Philippine to China watere and their
return to the Islands in the winter.
Minister Sze said today that altho
he had no now advices regarding the
progress of negotiations for release of
the prisoners, he felt confident his
government was doing everything
possible and that definite results
would be obtained within another
twelve hours.
The minister pointed out that the
bandits were equipped In some cases
with automatic firearms that could
only have been obtained in violation
of the general agreement among the
powers that no arms would be per
mitted to reach lawless bands in
China. He suggested, therefore, that
the Poking government could not be
hold entirely responsible and that the
foreign governments should take
greater pains to enforce their pledge
against arms shipments.
American Released
PEKING, May 11. (By Associated
Press). J. A. Henley or San Francis
co, ono of tho Americans captured by
the Chinese bandits in the train raid
of last Saturday, has been released,
according to a dispatch from Lincheng
which reports hlB arrival there. Mr.
Henloy, it is added, declares the other
foreigners still held by tho bandits are
in good health.
WASHINGTON. May 11. Chinese
government officials have promised
Jacob Gould Schurman, the American
minister at Peking, that thoy win
"consider a ecnerul policy for tho ex
termination of bandits," in China as
soon as tho present situation growing
out of the capture of American and
foreign citizens by brigands In Shan
tung has been adjusted.
Minister Schurman reported the
promise in dispatches received today
by the state department, tolling of a
conversation he had had yesterday nt
Nanking with Military Governor Chi.
Tho governor, he pointod out, Is a
powerful adherent of Marshal Tsao
u-n "miin la the nrolf of tho Poking
! government along the lower Yangtze."
Governor Chi said tnat unerauun ui
tho foreigners held by the bandits was
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PREPARING FOR
made his plans to moot tho conditions
that will arise at the time of the prize
fight at Shelby on July 4. Divisional
. - t .1 ,.f Qnatttn haS
thlet can juuusuu - ---
promised help to the extent of his
entire force ana asnuiM
. - . .nnt fhn Uicnl force with
asKPu io -
at least twelve men, which will make
approximately so men u.
... j,. it i. hollpveri that
ol tne oirecmi. . -- -- - ,
such a force of men. properly dlrecton
should secure excellent results.
ARE
CHINES
WATERS
W1PSEY-GIBB0NS FIGHT
ASSASSIN OF
RUSSIAN IS
SWISS HERO
Maurice Conradi, Murderer of
Soviet Delegate at Lausanne
Mav Escape With Short
Prison Sentence Feel'ng
Against Russians Strong
Assassin Native of Russia.
GENEVA, May 11. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Maurice Conradi, the
assassin of the soviet delegate, Vor-
ovsky, may escape with a light sen
tence under the Swiss criminal laws,
which vary greatly In the different
cantons.
In legal circles here today it was
said that if Conradi is convicted of
murder with extenuating circum
stances, which is thought probable,
he will be sentenced to five years' Im
prisonment and possibly less. Cap
ital punishment was long ago abol
ished In the canton of Vaud, of which
Lausanne is the capital. Public Bj m
pathy with Conradi appears to be
strong.
LAUSANNE, May 11. (By the As
sociated Press.) The murder of M.
Vorosky, head of the Russian soviet
delegation to the Near East confer
ence, by Maurice Alexander Conradi,
a Swiss who once served in the Rus
sian army, has stirred Switzerland as
has no single event since tho assess-
ination of Empress Elizabeth of Aus
tria in Geneva in 1898.
Conradi, who was seized by tho po
lice in the Hotel Cecil after he had
killed Vorosky and wounded two at-
tachees of the Russian delegation
continues to maintain that he acted
alone In an effort to avenga bis father
and uncle for the mistreatment they
received at the hands of the bolshe
vik! during the "red terror."
The general impression In Near
East conference circles is that excite
ment caused by last evening's events
will not directly afefct the course of
the negotiations. Vorovsky was not
regarded as an official Russian dele
gate. Switzerland keenly feels the
position in which Conradl's act places
her, and fears that world opinion
may hold local patriotic associations
morally or materially responsible in
asmuch as the Swiss fascist! organiza
tion recently ordered Vorovsky to
leave the country or take the conse
quences. llosed with Castor Oil
Tho implication in tho latter alter
native, spokesmen of the fascist! as
sert, meant nothing more Berlous
than that Vorosky would be dosed
with castor oil or run out of the coun
try as a penalty for his attacks on
the Swiss government for its refusal
to grant a vise for a soviet courier
to Lausanno.
Police inquiries have failed to con
nect Conradi with the fascisti at
Lausanne.
Russians in Lausanne were quick
to place responsibility for the crime
on local agitation against Vorosky.
They also attacked tho Swiss govern
ment for falling to protect the rep
resentative of Moscow and expressed
bitterness against the allies. A full
report of the tragedy has been sont
to Moscow.
Vorovsky with Herman Ahrens,
the Russian press agent at tho first
Lausanno conference and J. DidwII
kowski, Vorosky'g secretary, were at
a table in tho hotel dining room when
the tragedy occurrrod. Conradi who
was sitting not far from the Rus
sian party, leisurely finished his own
meal, arose from his chair and, walk
ing toward the threo, opened fire
with a revolver. Vorosky received
the first bullet In his back and col
lapsed across the tahlo, dying almost
instantly. Ahrens, drawing the
weapon he always carried, was re
strained by a waiter from firing, Just
as Dldwllkowskl was shot twice in the
abdomen. Almost Immediately Con
radi fired two bullets Into Ahren's
thigh and one in the shoulder. He
then sought out tho proprietor of tho
hotel to whom he turned over his re
volver with the announcement that
ho would await the police.
physicians said early today that
Ahrens probably would recover but
that Didwiiowsky's condition was
critical.
Krar for Swiss' Snfr-ty
Apprehension for tho safety of tho
Swiss residents of Russia, numbering
about 800, is expressed both by the
public nnd the press In consequence
ol Vorosky's assassination.
When Vorosky attacked the
Swiss government becAuso a bolshe
vik courier from Moscow was refus
ed a visa by the Swiss minister in
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WHAT WILL BE THE LOT
OF THE AMERICAN GIRL
WHO MARRIES A TITLE?
LADY ASHBURTON, FORMERLY MISS FRANCES DONNELLY
OF NEW YORK, ONE OP LONDON'S FAVORITE HOSTESSES (LEFT)
AND PRINCESS DU1ITRI GAL1TZ1NE WHO HAS RETURNED TO
AMERICA AFTER LOSING HER FORTUN1J IN RUSSIA.
NEW YORK Varying lots befall American girls who have married
titled foreigners. Not all of them have enjoyed pure happiness In the
acquisition of nobility, while many have stepped into positions of cnvlablo
social prominence. Of the latter class Lady Ashburton, wife of Major
Lord Ashburtbn; Bfth toron, nnd formerly Miss Trances Donnelly Of
New York, Is on example. Lady Ashburton Is one of London's most
beautiful American-born women of title, as well us ono of her favorite
On tho other hand is Princess Dlmltrl Gnlltzlne, who was Miss
Frances Stevens of New York, before her marriage to tho Russian navnl
ofneer. During the new rule in Russia the Galitzinc fortune and all that
the princess had, disappeared, and she has returned to New York just in
time to save her mother from sacrificing all that remains to her hero,
In an effort to help her daughter, while Prince Galitzlno studies in Paris
to be a carpenter. -
TO
!S
LONDON, May 11. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Brevity and lncisive
ness are the features of Great Brit-aln's-newest
note to Germany on the
reparations quostlon, which now Is
complete. The document, consisting
of two typewritten pages, avoids tech
nical details, points out in simple lan
guage tho Inadequacy from the Brit
ish viewpoint of Germany s propos
als and urges her to try again.
The note probably will be delivered
to the German ambassador here to
morrow or Sunday, copies meantime
being transmitted to France and
Belgium as an act of courtesy.
As already indicated, Italy's reply
follows the same general lines as the
English response and will be pre
sented to Berlin simultaneously.
As tho United States is not directly
concerned with reparations, the Brit
ish government has not entered into
conversations with Washington re
garding the reply to Berlin and' no
advance copies of the cabinet's note
will go to tho United States.
British officials hero, howover, aro
much interested In the views of tho
Amoricaii government and are anx
ious to see whether the United States
has any new suggestions for the so
lution of the reparation problem.
PHILADELPHIA, May 11. Urg
ing an equltahlo settlement of the
question of German reparations, Dr.
F. L. Hoffman of Bathson institute
said today at the annual meeting of
the American Acadomy of Political
nnd Social Science that "French im
perialism Is as much a menace to
mankind as German ImporlaliBm."
"The world's sympathies are with
France," he said, "but the world's
Judgment Is clearly against tho
course she has taken in socking by
force of arms what would have been
yielded to her by proper political and
economic pressure."
I. C. C. Mptnlicr NnmotL
WASHINGTON, May 11. Urcst
dent Harding today appointed Frank
Mc.Vamy of the District ot Columbia
to be a member of the inter-state
commerce commission In the place ot
W, M. Daniels, resigned.
LF
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EVADES POLITIC:
ATLANTA. Ga., Mny 11. Tho
resolution endorsing adjudication by
orderly judicial procedure of Interna
tional controverlos was adopted today
by the general federation of women's
clubs In mld-blennlal council Bosslon
hero, without opposition. Tho con
vention took this action after a
speech by Mrs. Percy Ponnybaker of
Austin, Texas, urging that the whole
matter be placed above partisanship
The convention by thin action car
ried out tho wishes of Mrs. Thomas
G. Winter, president, and other lead
ers and avoided mentioning any spe
cific plan for American adhorenco to
an international court of Justice
Twelve other resolutions, with
varloty of subjects relative to tho ac
tivities of the federation wore adopt
ed unanimously. Ono, concerning
prison labor syslom was on appeal for
hotter labor and housing conditions,
Tho proposal to convert tho feder
ation into a foundation with a five
million dollar endowment, which was
schedulod to como before tho conn
ell, will ho first referred to directors
for recommendations, leaders said.
A telegram was rocelvcd from Mrs.
W. G. Harding, commending tho
council on Its activities and express
Ing gratitude for expressions of sym
pathy during her rocont Illness.
RORF.BUIta, Ore., Mny 11.
Nlnotymllllon feet of timber owned
by tho federnl government In Coos,
Doiiglns, Jackson, Josephlno nnd
Ijino counties was sold today at tho
Roseburg land office. Tho sale net
ted approximately $200.000. ,
A few scattering quarter sections
were not taken, but tho bulk of tho
timber offered wns sold at the ap
praised value, which wns fixed by tho
land department as tho minimum
price. The Paciflo States lumber
company of Mnrshfield was the heav
iest buyer, paying moro thnn s 7,
000 for one section In Coos county,
LOCAL TIMBER SOLO
AT ROSEBURG SALE
Sugar Prices Drop
On Report of New
Probe By U. S. Govt.
NEW YORK, May 11. Inves-
tlgatlon by a federal grand jury
of the trading in raw sugar tu-
tures on the New York coffee
and sugar exchango was fore-
cast today when the several op- 4
erators In raw sugar were serv-
ed with subpoenas by agents of
the department of justice.
Federal attorneys Investlgat-
Ing the high cost of sugar refus-
ed to affirm or deny that the
subpoenas wore for appearance
before the grand Jury. Whllo
4- none of the sugar men subpoe-
naed will disclose the nature of
the summons, tho news spread
through the exchange and caus-
od a general liquidation of raw
sugar futures, prices closing at
29 to 35 points lower than yeB-
torday's closo.
"CY" WILLIAMS
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PHILADELPHIA, May 11 Three
home runs in one game was the per
formance today of Cy Williams, cen
ter fielder on the Philadelphia Na
tionals game with the St. Louis club,
bringing his total to 12 for the sea
son. One was made In the third In
ning with one man on base, one in
the seventh with a man on and one
In the eighth, scoring two runners
ahead of his.
There were ton home runs in the
game, including two by Mokan of the
Phillies and two by Mann of St.
Louis. This Is said to bo a record for
homo runo In one gnmo.
The Phillies won 20 to If. Thoy
made' IS lilts and St. Louis '2 2.
At Philadelphia R. H.E.
St. Louis 14 23 2
Philadelphia; - -20 18 0
"Batteries: Haines, Sherdoll, Bar
foot, Stuart, North nnd Alnsmlth,
McCurdy; Behan, Welnert, Meadows
and Henllne.
At New York R. H. E.
Chicago 4 6 3
New York 7 10 1
Batteries: N. Duniovlch, Cheoves,
Fussell and O'Far'rell; Scott and Sny
der. At Brooklyn R. H. E.
Pittsburg 6 11 3
Brooklyn 7 10 3
, Batteries: Bagby, Kunz, Hamil
ton, Olazner and Schmidt, Goochi
Grimes and Taylor.
At Boston R.
Cincinnati 4
Boston 5
Batteries: Luque, Keck,
H. E.
7 2
13 3
Couch
and Hargrave, Wlngo;
O'Noill.
Marquard and
American
At Dotrolt R
H. E.
Washington 4 9 0
Detroit 15 2
Battortos: Zacbary and Ghnrrlty;
Collins, Colo and Woodall.
CHICAGO, May 11. Boston-Chicago,
postponed, rain.
CLEVELAND, May 11. New
York-Clovoland postponed, rain.
Rods Condemn Killing.
BASLE. Switzerland, May 11.
(By the Associated Pross.) The ex
ecutive conimltoo of tho Swiss com
mttlst party has sont out a call for
demonstration agaiitBt tho assassina
tion ot Varosky.
Yale Beats Notre Dame
NEW HAVEN, May 11. Yalo de
feated Notro Dame in a dual track
meet horo today 94 to 41.
SUP. COURT
OLYMPIA, Wash., May 11. John
Burke, John Morrison and C. L. Pot
ter, convlctod of first degree burg
lary In tho Benton county superior
court In connection with the robbory
of tho First Bank of Whlto Bluffs, are
entitled to a new trial, the supreme
Court decided today.
Whore In a criminal case experi
ments are made by the Jury to ascer
tain fncts which aro not Included In
the evidence submitted tho verdict
Is rold, the decision said. The court
found that the tmltlft bad supplied
MAKES 3
1
RUNS ONE GAM
AMERICANS
PUT OUT IN
SEMI-FINALS
Ouimet and Douglas Grant,
Last Hope of U. S. Victory
in Goif Tourney at Deal, De
feated Ouimet Puts Out
Tolley, But Is Beaten By
Roger Wethered, 2 and 1.
DEAL. Englnnd. May 11. (By tho
Associated Press) Francis Ouimet,
last hope of tho visiting American
golfers in- tho British amateur cham
pionship tournament, went down to
dofent this afternoon after a gallant
uphill struggle.
Roger Wethered, tho Oxford ex
port, took the Bostonian's measure in
the semi-finals, 2 and 1, after Ouimet
had overwhelmed Cyril Tolley, con
sidered England's best bet, four and
three in tho morning round.
The last trace of American color
to the championship affray was lost
through the result of tho other semi
final match, In which Robert Harris
i of the Royal and Ancient, defeated
Douglas Grant, American resident in
England, five and four.
Ouimet was two down to Wethered
nt tho turn and four down on the
thirteenth, but he rallied gallantly
winning the fourteenth and fifteenth.
Tho best he could do was halvo the
next, howover, thus losing tho match,
with Wethered two up and one tr
play. The cads: '
Wothered out 4 4
Ouimet out . 6 4
6 4 5
6 2 6
4 4 4
4 4 8 638
4 6 8 6 39
6 6 4
Wothered In 4 8
Ouimet in 4 6
6
4 6 4
Douglas Grant,
American resident
of England, was defeated by Robert
Harris. Royal and Ancient, in the
soml-flnnls, 6 and 4. "
t. , Oulv-tiPMcotK "Totllir.- - (
DEl, England. May 1 lA-(By the
Associated Press) Francis Ouimet
of Boston won his way into tho seml-
finnls of the British amateur golf
championship by defeating Britain's
favorite, Cyril Tolley, 4 nnd 8, in tho
sixth round this morning. The Amer-
Icnn, using both woods and irons with
that superb artistry for which ho Is
renowned, took the lead at the fourth
hole and nover let ago.
Douglas Orant, American resident
of England, also remained in the
running, defeating R. P. Humphries
of Stourbridge.
Oulmot pushed a pair of birdies
.Into the mips on the outward Journey
against Tnlloy and made the turn
ono up after losing the ninth, where
he took a six. IHls second shot found
such a bad rough that ho was unable
to get to tho green with his third on
this hole.
Tolley won only one other nolo In
the match, tho second where hs laid
Ouimet a stymie
Ouimet was never headed by Tol
ley. The Bnstonlan took the lead at
tho fourth holo nnd was ono up at
tho turn. Thereafter ho clinched the
match by playing six holos In onj
under fours.
Tho cards:
Ouinirrt. O't 4 6 6
Tolley, out 6 4 5
Ouimet, In 4 4 4
Tolloy, in 6 5 4
2 6
3 6
4 3
6 3
6 8 638
6 3 639
HURNHAM. Englnnd, Mny 11.
(By tho Associated Press) Miss
Doris Chnmbors of Wlrral, Cheshire,
won tho British Women's open golf
championship horo today, defeating
Mrs. Alan McBoth In -the final of 38
holes by ono tip. Mrs. McBoth, then
Miss Muriel Dodd, won tho cham
pionship in 1913 and creatod sur
prise yesterday by eliminating the
titloholdcr, Miss Joyco Wothorod.
O. A. C. and Oregon Losa
SEATTLE, May 11. Visiting play
prs fared badly in the first matches
a! of tho Pacific coast oonforonce Inter.
collegiate tonnls tournament hero to
day, Langle of the University of Wash
ington defoatlng Wilcox, University
of Oregon, 6-1, 6 1, while Johnson of
O. A. C, was defoatod by JIoHkoUi, .
Washington, also In Btralght sets, 6-1,
6-1. .
ALLOWS NEW. TRIAL
tho Jurors In the case with a magni
fying glass without authority.
According to an affidavit from a
Jury member, one of the Jurors had
discovered what was -believed to be
fresh saw marks on a sledge hammer
found In the bank and also fine saw
dust on ono of the hack saws found
In possession of defendants. After
glass had boon used, the Jury brought
In a verdict of guilty although an
other affidavit was submitted to th
effect that the Jury had not beon In
fluenced by use of tho glass.