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MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1923
NO. 44
j. WILLARD
COMES BACK
WITH A K. 0.
For.rter Champion Stages Sen
sational Revival at N. Y.
Boxing Tournament, Knock
ing Out Johnson in Twelve
Rounds Firpo Slaughters
Jack McAuliffe.
RINOSIDE, May 12. Joss Wlllnrd,
a great hulk of n man from Kansas,
came back to pugilistic fame in the
Yankoo stadium today, defeating
jjloyd Johnson of Dos Moines, Iowa,
rf man only half his nge. Willard
Bent Johnson crashing to the canvas
in tho eleventh round with a right
uppercut, Johnson being unable to
return for tho twelfth round.
Willard had been tho aggressor
throughout tho cloven rounds of
fighting. Ho punished Johnson un
mercifully nnd It was romurkable tho
way the youngster assiinllnted tho
punches and came driving back for
more. Johnson was a wilting fighter,
but against tho groat giant from
Kansas he had no chance. Willard
came bflck to pugilism with a ven
geance. Wlllnrd weighed 248 pounds
and Johnson 195.
' Fight by Rounds.
Their appetites whetted by two
knockouts, tho crowd was keenly ex
pectant as Jess Willard former cham
pion and Floyd Johnson, youthful
lowan, entered the ring for tho final
. bout of the charity fund today. Tho
Kansan giant towered over his an
tagonist, having an advantage of 53
pounds In weight. Willard weighed
248 and Johnson 195. .
f Round One.
Wlllnrd's long loft found Johnson's
nose for tho first blow. Johnson
played for the body. Willard ap
peared in excellent shape. He took
two hard rights to the jaw. Willard
shook Johnson with a left to the face.
Round Two.
Willard attacked viciously, rocking
Johnson's head with rights and lefts.
Rights and lefts to head and body
staggered Johnson. Willard opened
an old cut over Johnson's left eye
with a straight right.
Round Three.
Johnson punched Willard's head
with raking rights nt closo quarters.
Willard launched several heavy rights
which fell short. Johnson's blows
did not seem to bother Willard, but
the Kansan's wind did not uppear
any too good.
Round Four.
Johnson punched awkwardly and
took many straight lofts to tho face.
Ho backed Wlllnrd into a corner, but
could not find bis head. Johnson at
tempted to rough ui the big Kansan.
Johnson landed many blows in the
round but few of them bad power.
Hound live.
Johnson kept close to Willard,
punching head nnd body with short
hooking rights, Willard Bhook John
son with straight left to face and a
right uppercut. Willard had John
son rocking with right uppercuta.
Johnson was staggering slightly as
the round ended.
Wlllnrd Jumped to tho assault and
V Vd rights and lofts to the body.
Willard sent hard rights to tho Jaw,
Johnson's ability to take punishment
being remarkable. Johnson's mouth
bled. Johnson rallied, punching Wll
lards head with left and right.
Round Seven.
Johnson worked his arms liko a
windmill, but tho big Kansan never
budged. Johnson hit Wlllnrd every
place, but apparently there wns noth
ing hurtful In his punch. The hnrder
Willard's punches tho harder John
son fought.
Hound Eight.
Johnson hooked a hnrd right to
Willard's Jaw. All of Johnson's
fighting wns nt close quarters. Wil
lard crashed a right to the Jaw. Wll
lird lnnded a left uppercut. Wil
lard pounded Johnson's head with
rights. Johnson, the youngster,
weathered the storm nicely.
Hound Nine.
Willard pounded Johnson's head
unmercifully with uppercuts, hooks,
and short punches and still Johnson
(Continued on Page Six)
ELDEST BROTHER
KILLED IN
BOISE, Idaho, May 12. Sydney
Stanfleld, eldest brother ot United
Slates Senator Robert N. Stanfield of
Oregon was Instantly killed near
Payette, Idaho, last night when the
car In which he was riding plunged
70 feet Into two feet of water In a
large Irrigation ditch.
V W. B. Miller of Ontario, OrB., who
accompanied Mr. Stanfleld, escaped
with serious Injuries to his face and
head and a badly Injured back.
Guilty Banker Gets
Out of Prison By
Paying Up Losses
' TILLAMOOK, Ore, May 12.
Frank A. Howe, former president
ot the Nehalem Valley Bank of
Wheeler, Ore., which failed last
year was sentenced yesterday to
4 serve an indeterminate sentence
of ono to seven years In the penl-
tentlary upon his plea of guilty
to three indictments charging
embezzlement of the hank's
funds but was paroled by Judge
George It. Hagley upon stipulation
that he must repay all moneys
owing the bank nnd the port of
N'ehnlom, which also lost by acts
nnd that he pay a Tine of $2250.
Howe accepted the stipulations
and was released.
NAMES DATE FOR
WASHINGTON, May 12. Novem
ber 1, next, has been agreed upon as
the date of tho conferences to be
bold In Teklng by representatives of
tho powers under a resolution adopt
ed nt tho Washington arms confer-
once to assist in reforming the Chi
nese Judicial system.
Notifications to tho various gov
ernments participating have been
sent by Secretary Hughes, after re
ceipt of word from the Peking gov
ernment that the date of November
wo"M b agreeable.
Mr. Hughes explained that Invita
tions had been sent to Brazil, Den
niark, Norway, Peru, Spain and Swe
den because they possessed extra
territorial rights in China, although
they were not signatories of the -resolution
on that subject agreed to in
the armaments conference.
"- Tho meeting was to have taken
place within three months after the
Washington conference adjourned,
but nt the request of the Chinese gov
ernment a postponement was agreed J
upon. China desired additional time)
it was said, to prepare herself for ;
the discussions and to revise some '
of the laws dealing with the Judic
iary. .
SALT LAKE-CITY, May 12. City
Judge Noel I'ratt today, at the con
clusion of a preliminary hearing, or
dered Marriner and John Browning,
Jr., bound over to tho district court
for trial for murder in the second
degree as a result ot the shooting
here last April 9 of Benjamin F. Bal-
lantyne. The original complaint
against the Brownings charged mur
der in tho first degree. John Brown
ing is the son of the famous gun in
ventor, who resides nt Ogden. Utah,
and Marriner is a' nephew. Judge
Pratt asked bail of $25,000 for each
ot the defendants, and it was fur
nished by. John Browning, Sr., and
Matt Browning.
Marriner Browning has admitted
he fired the shot which killed Bal
Inntyne and John Browning, Jr., is
held as an accessory.
El
WINS MILE
DEAL, England, May 12. (By the
Associated Press.) Roger Wethered
is the new British amateur golf
champion. Ho won the title by de
feating Robert Harris in the final of
the championship tournament here
today, 7 and fl.
The accident occurred, according
to Coroner R. O. Payne of Ontario on
a curve. The Stanfleld car Btnushed
a fender of the Johnson car and went
over the Incline.
Stanfleld's body was taken from
under the rear wheel of the car and
was under water. Miller was thrown
clear ot the automobile before it
made Its plnge. Ho la reported In
a grave condition in the Ontario hos
pital.
Note From Major Pinger Held
By Bandits Shows Need of
Immediate Action Two
Boys Released Reach Their
Mothers in Tien Tsin. .
TIEN TSIN, May 1? (Ey the As
sociated PreBS.) Payment of ran
som or compliance with whatever
oilier terms ot t'.e Chinese train ban
dits of the Shantung hills might de
mand for the return of their foreign
captives, seemed today inoro than
over tho only foasiblo move, in view
of tlm urgent lotter ndvlsln such a
course, received hero from Major Ro
land Pinger, one of the two American
armv officers who wero taken to the
outlaws' stronghold with the other
passengers of- the Shanghai-Peking
eXDress train after It was derailed
near Suchow last Sunday.
Not only was the letter trom Major
Pinger received here from the ban
dits' retreat today but the young son
of Maior Pinger. Roland. Jr., also
arrived, released from captivity. He
came in company with another boy.
Robert Allen, Jr., tho son of Major
Allen, the other American officer held
for ransom.
The two lads, clad in Chinese cloth
ing, apparently were In good physi
cal condition, when returned to their
anxious mothers. Their mothers,
who were on the train but were not
taken into the hills by the bandits
had remained here awaiting word ot
their imperilled families. The hoys
were enthusiastic over the "adven
ture" am said the bandits had taken
quite a fancy to them, seeing that
they suffered no 111.
Tho Pinger and Allen boys report
ed two women still in the" hands of
the outlaws. They were unable to
identify the women but from their de
scriptions, it is believed that one Is
Scnora Manuel Anclra Verea, wife
of a prominent Mexican, who also Is
held.
Senora Verea was reported to have
refused to leave her husband when
the bandits offered to release her
with a number ot the other foreign
women.
There is no surmise here as to the
identity of the other woman mention
ed by the boys. .The boys added that
both of the foreign women were at
the bandits' headquarters and were
in Chinese dress.
It was reported here that the ban
dits had refused to treat with the
commander of the Chinese troops sur
rounding the mountains because of
a blood enmity between him and tho
bandit chief. Negotiations, however,
wore said to be proceeding haltingly
between the outlaws and a Kiongsu
general and It Is believed here that
if the troops are withdrawn the cap
tives will be freed soon.
Escaped Chinese prisoners said
they recognized among the leaders of
the bandits former officers cf Gen
eral Chang Ching Yao who was gov
ernor of the province of Hunan in
1920, when Rev. W. A. Relmert, an
American missionary, was murder
ed by Hunan troops. At the time
the Amerlcal legation demanded
that Chang bo held responsible.
One of the conditions said to have
been laid down by the bandits Is tho
restoration of their former status as
regular soldiers. They are describ
ed to have wrecked the express train
as a last resort when they were
pressed hotly by the troops.
It is estimated there are 8,000 ban
dits within a radius of fifty miles.
Those guarding the captives are en
trenched over a tunnelled fortress on
top of a mountain. They are admlr.
ably situated to resist a siege.
It Is reported from Llncheng that
these brigands are five- miles from
Tsaochung, with rescuers in close
communication. ,..
Jewels Xot Found
A Standard Oil company searching
party has not yet found tho family
jewels which were hlddon In a shoo
by Miss Lucy Aldrlch, sister-in-law
of J. D. Rockefeller, Jr., when she
was taken from tho train.- -
The American Chamber of Com
merce at Tien Tsin adopted a resolu
tion today expressing Indignation at
the innumerable acta of brigandage
throughout China culminating In the
present depredation. The resolution
evinces satisfaction at the decision ot
the American government to adopt
the strongest measures to assure the
safety of life and property In China.
The American minister Is offered the
support of each member Individually
In any step considered necessary to
release the captives and punish those
responsible. Heartiest support also
Is promised any armed forces requir
ed, whether provided by the Chinese
government or through any other me
dium.
Youth's Hopes Dashed
By Middleaged Fist
Floyd Johnson, heavyweight
aspirant Is shown above in ids
training quarters. Johnson was
regarded, us a, "comer," but was
given n, tocluiicnJ knockout by
)-x-iiumptoii .loss WlUard In New
York today when lie rcfiiwNl to
come buck for the liltli round.
' WASHINGTON, May 12. The only
motive Predldont Hoarding -has -'In
making his westorn trip this summer
Is to visit Alaska to obtain first hand
Information useful in dealing with
the problems ot that territory, It was
said at the Whito House today.
WASHINGTON, May 12. Presi
dent Harding's visit to Alaska during
his swing Into the west this summer
will give him at least two weeks In
the territory.
The Alaskan phase of the trip was
discussed with the president today
by Secretary Hoover, who with Sec
retaries Weeks and Wallace will ac
company lilm. Afterward It was
learned that the president plants to
be absent from territorial United
States about a month. .The voyages
to and trom Alaska will require five
or six days each, and according to
present plans will be made on a pas
senger steamer or transport.
The executive plans to see all ex
cept the northwestern portion of
Alaska, visiting all the principal
towns and centers of government ac
tivity in the area covered. It Is at
present planned to traverse the whole
line ot the government railroad.
American.
At Chicago , R. H. 13.
Philadelphia 5 6 1
Chicago 0 4 0
Naylor and Perkins; Loveretto,
Thurston and Schalk.
At Detroit R. II. E.
Now York ..i 3 0
Detroit 2 11 0
Bush and Schang; Plllotta and
Woodnll.
Waslilngton-Cloveland
rain.
postponed;
At St LouIb: It. H. E.
Boston . 14 2
St. Louis 2 8 0
Batteries: Ehmke and PIclnlch;
Vangllder and Severeid.
National.
PHILADELPHIA, May 12. Cy
Williams of the Philadelphia Na-
tionalo, mado his thirteenth homer of
the season In tho fourth inning of
today's game with Cincinnati,
NEW YORK, May 12. Pat Dun
can, star outfielder of the Clncln
natl Natlonnls wns suspended today
for ten days by John A. llcydlcr,
president of tho National league "for
violation of playing rules nnd using
exceptionally obscene nnd Insulting
language" to Umpire Qulgley In Inst
Thursday's game between the Reds
and Braves at Boston.
At Philadelphia R. H. E.
Philadelphia 3 3
Cincinnati 12 13 0
Donohue nnd Wingo; Hubboll, Win
tors and Honllne.
At Brooklyn R. II. E.
Chicago g 11 t
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RUSSIA READY
FOR BREAK WITH
GREAT BRITAIN
Prefers Conference, But Not
Cowed By Ultimatum
Crowds March Through
Streets of Moscow Singing
Red Funeral March.
MOSCOW. May 12. (Dy tho Asso
elated Press) The Russian reply to
the British ultimatum wus banded
to tho British rcprescntntlvo hero lato
this afternoon nnd will bo sent to
London tonight. Its general tone
was reflected by Foreign Minister
Tchltcherln in his speech before tho
Moscow soviet this afternoon in
which ho declared that Russia would
proposo to Knglund that a confer-
once bo hold In an effort to avoid a
break.
MOSCOW, May 12. (By tho As
sociated Press) All government in
stitutions were closed this morning
to permit tho employes to. take part
In a great demonstration ugainst tho
British note. Surging crowds early
began to fill tho streets of tho city
Tho demonstrunts .seemed to bo
peaceful, but it appeared evident they
Intended to make tho demonstration
an impressive one.
The demonstrntors sang tho rovo
lutionary funeral march in memory
of Vorovsky, the soviet envoy slain
in Lausanne Thursday, as they
tramped the streets with banners
reading "Down with tho fasclBtt!"
"Down with the murderers ot Vor
ovsky!" From Leonid Krassin's interview
with the official press before his de
parture by airplane for Berlin and
London, it appears that Russia is
prepared for a break, and if it comes
will liquidate all the soviet business In
London, transferring it Ho other Eu
ropean capitals.
MOSCOW, May 12. (By tho As
sociated Press) Deputy Foreign
Minister Genotsky's declaration to
tho Moscow council of trades unions
that although Russia is willing to
confer with Great Britain over tho
differences between tho two coun
tries she "cannot accept such an ulti
matum," as was sot forth by Lord
Curzon, is taken hore as'an Indication
of the trend of official opinion toward
tho British ,noto.
Genotsky told the council that the
soviet government desired no brenk
with Britain.
"We say to England," he asserted,
"lot us talk tho matter over. But do
not dictate."
Genetsky's statement that "Russia
is against those who want to enslave
hor," found u refraction In the reso
lution published by tho council an
nouncing that Russia wns ready If
nocossary to respond with nrmed
force to those who try to Infringe
upon her independence.
The soviet reply, it is generally ex
pected, will go forward to London
aftor Foreign Minister Tchltchorin's
address to the special session of tho
Moscow soviet, which has boon sum
moned for today.
Tho nssasslnation of Vorovsky at
Lausanno has glvon rise to many ru
mors as to tho probable course of the
government but so far there has boon
no Indication of how the murdor is
viewed officially.
It is understood that the Russian
note in reply to the British ultima
tum will declare that most of the
charges regarding Russian pro pa
ganda In the east are based on In
formation furnished by false spies,
As to the Lausanne tragedy the ex
pressed belief of tho entire Moscow
press today Is that Vorosky was kill
ed at the direction of agents of the
"imperialistic, entente." because ot
his efforts to assist Turkey at the con
ference. LONDON, May 12. The Russian
trade delegation In London today re
ceived a telegram from Moscow say
ing that the supreme court quashed
the sentence of the lower court, which
had directed the confiscation of the
English trawler JamoB Johnson and
the imprisonment of her captain, or
dering the Imposition ot a fine of 60
pounds instead.. "
The captain and crew of the trawl
er, the message added, left for Troms,
Norway, last Tuesday.
German Mark Hit Zero
NEW YORK, May 12. Gorman
marks sold today at 123 a million, a
decrease of more than twenty per cent
last week.
The recent steady decline Ib Inter
preted by international bankers as an
Indication that the German govern
ment no longer is able or willing to
support Its depreciated currency.
Brooklyn 41. 14 4
Keen, Fussoll nnd O'Harrell; Reu
thor, Decatur,, Smith, Dickorman
and Taylor.
St. Louis Boston postponed; rain
Pittsburg-Now
ruin.
York postponed,
File Damage Suit
Against F. Johnson
Eve of Knockout
NEW YORK, May 12. A
writ of attachment on any
money Floyd Johnson may earn
from his bout with Jess Wllalrd
today was Blgned by Supreme
Court Justice Milton on upplica-
tlon of the Boston Arena Ath-
lotlc club which claimed it suf-
ferod $5,000 damages through
Johnson's failure to appear for
a bout with Fred Fulton In Uos-
ton recently. Tho writ was serv-
ed on Johnson at the Yankeo
stadium.
Charles Cook, Johnson's man-
ngor admitted the fightor had
been served In the action, when
4 Interviewed at the Yankeo Sta-
(Hum, but donlcd the Boston
club had any justlflublo claim
for damages.
BRIDGE EXPLOSION
.8.1
ESSEN, May 12. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) A French troop train
with a brigado of artillery on board
was stopped fifty yards short of dis
aster today near Osterfeld where a
big steel bridge across the Rhlno
Herne canal and the support on both
sides wore blown up by a heavy
charge of dynamite, as the train was
approaching.
Tho explosion was apparently tim
ed too quickly and the noise warned
tho engineer.
The burgomaster ot OBterfeld was
arrested and tho town was fined 100,
000,000 marks. The Inhabitants
have been forbidden to go upon the
eets at nignp.f .-.,,.. , i v.
A German suspected of sabotago
was shot and killed today by a sentry
along the railroad tracks at Gelsen-
klrchen.
75 PER CENT OREGON
WOOL HAS BEEN SOLD
WASHINGTON, May 12. Wool
growers In western states are report
ed by the department of agriculture
to he holding tholr clips for higher
prices, although somo states report
75 to 90 per cent of their clip sold
or under contract at prices ranging
from 3D to 55 conts a pound.
Sales have boon mado of approxi
mately 80 per cont of the Arizona
clip, 75 per cent of tho Oregon, 66
per cent of the Utah, 90 por cent of
the Washington and 55 per cent ot
the Wyoming wools. Soles In othor
range wool producing states are re
ported at 30 per cent or less of the
estimated clips.
Cent. Pacific Hearing
At Portland, August 3
SALEM, Ore., May 12. The Oro
gon public sorvlco commission was
Informed by the intor-stato commorco
commission yesterday that tho hear
ing on the Oregon commission's de
mand that tho Central Pacific com
pany build a line of railroad across
central Oregon, will be heard In Port
land August 3. Tho lino will connect
with the Wlllnmotto valley, probubly
by way of the Natron cut-off.
Logger Commits Rulfldc.
TACOMA, May 12. Victor Carlson,
42, a logger of Aberdeen, Wash.,
ended his Ufa hero this morning by
looping sixty feot from the walkway
undor the Eleventh street bridge to
tho railroad tracks below. Ho was on
... . ... . .
a rrlond, Matt Kullstrom, also or i - "
Aberdeen, when ho suddenly mndo tho fond the way was clear for the govern
death plungo. He had 200 on his ment to npponl the case at once to the
porson. ' United States supreme court.
KERMIT ROOSEVELT
RINGSIDE, May 12. A colorful
gntherlng of society folk, fistic nnd
othor notables wore grouped In the
ringside section at the Yankeo sta
dium today. Kormlt Roosovolt, son
of the lnte president, was among the
onlookers. Prominent among ring
figures wero Jim Corbett, former
heavyweight champion and Mike Mc
Tlgue, newly crowned world's light
heavyweight title holder.
There wns a light sprinkling of
women In tho $2 section, but they
POISON PEN
CLIO
f
Head of Society U. S. Com
posers Indicted By Grand
Jury for Sending Obscene
Matter Through Mails
Women Are Victims Allen
Ryan to Prosecute.
NEW YORK, May 12. The grand
jury which has Indicted George Max
well, president of the American Soci
ety of Composers, authors and pub
lishers, for sending obscene missives
through the mails, has evidence
against eight other prominent mem
bers of a poison pen clique which Is
alleged to have victimized 140 wealthy
soclty people here. In Philadelphia,
Buffalo, Pittsburg and other cities,
District Attorney Blanton disclosed
today.
Eighty of the alleged victims al
ready have testified before the grand
jury, which is still In session. Mr.
Blanton revealed that their state
ments had led to the uncovering of
147 poison pen letters and to the dis
covery that nine well known families
had been broken up, a man and wom
an had died Bhortly after receiving
vicious missives and another woman
had gone Insane.
Maxwell's attorney here announced
that Maxwell had cabled from Europe
a denial of J-lie charges. Maxwell him
self received several obBcene letters
from the clique, said the attorneys.
He would hasten home to face his ac
cusers. Allen A. Ryan, the financier, whoso
wife was nar.ed ht liters resulting in
the grifnd Jury disclosures declared!
she also would -return from Europe
nnd that he would prosecute tho
writer of the letters if It took his
entire fortune.
Tho poison pen clique's methods,
according to the authorities, was to
send letters to middle-aged women,
endeavoring to entice them Into af
fairs with members of the group. After
several months the writers would send
letters to the husbands, brothers or
other male relatives of the women to
whom they had written.
Members ot the society which Max
well headed, say It is Inconceivable
that he could have been connected
with such a plot.
The lotters that Ryan turned over
to the authorities were received by
Mrs. Ryan more than a month ago.
All wero typewritten and unsigned but
In the upper left corner of each were
typed the names and addresses ot sev
eral bankers and club men.
The characters made by one type
writer have figured In the Investiga
tion. '
U. S. SUGAR INJUNCTION
new YORK. Mav 12. An ngree-
.' ment eliminating a long drawn out
attempt by tho government to obtain
an Injunction in federal district court
restraining tho New York coffee and
sugar exchange and Its clearing asso
ciation from dealing in futures was
reached today between counsel for
the government and the defendant!.
David A. L'Esperance, Bpeclal as
sistant to Attornoy General Dangh
erty, announced that It had been
agreed to treat the affidavits and
pleadings on the temporary Injunc
tion petition, rejected by the circuit
'court, as though they had been taken
In the final hearing ot the case.
As a rosult, he said, the circuit
court had dismissed the government's
nr1tlnn fftp n normanonr. InllinnMnn
AND N. Y. SOCIETY
T
had como In bad woathor attire, like
their malo bleacher companions.
By one o'clock, an hour before the .
first bout; the right field bleacher
hnd been packed and It was estimated
that 15.000 early arrival had put In
an appearance.
Harry Wills,, New Orleans negro,
whoso ehnllenge for a match with
Jack Dompsey is still on filo with tho
athlctla domm'lBslon, lrf another
notable of tho world ot wallop to put
in appearance. '