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, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1923
NO. 48
M
M
BUNE
IDEALS OF
MILTON
ARE URGED
President at Unveiling Statue
of First Treasury Secretary,
Asks Substitution of Hope
for Hate in International
. , Affairs Want Financial
' Honor. : ' iJ&i;
WASHINGTON. May 17. Alexan
der Hamilton's conception of finan
cial integrity and the sanctity of ob
ligation was invoked as a remedy for
present world conditions by Prest
t dent Harding In an addresB today at
the unveiling here of a statute of the
first treasury secretary. Such prin
ciples as Hamilton lived by, com
blned with "a leadership which
arises above prejudiced opinion,
whether that prejudiced opinion had
its beginnings in war or is emphasiz
ed by geographic divisions," the
president declared, "would turn hu
manity to the rational and only way
of restoration.
"There will be the substitution of
hope and resolution where hatred and
resentment are, now hindering re
covery," he added. "There will be
less thought of yesterday and more
of tomorrow.
"Without mentioning directly the
pressing problems incident to Inter
national financial obligations, Mr.
Harding dwelt particularly upon the
value of Hamilton's services in put
ting "the seal of sanctity upon the
financial honor" of the American re
public. I He stressed the rugged iionesly of
this patriot-statesman, "because hon
esty will cure ten thousand ills of to
day," and asserted that V honesty
among nations will dissolve their dif
ficulties so that new and laBting
friendships may be bound by the
ties of fraternity and mutual trust."
"Honesty of leadership will spare
us the popular misconceptions which
are ever menacing democracy, he
continued. Honesty in statecraft will
point the way to impregnable
heights . . . Honesty in politics
will reveal unerring public opinion
and honesty in public service every
where will diminish public waste and
extravagance.
"Honesty of manhood and woman
hood will abolish Iho sources of dis
content which threaten the world's
ctvlliatlon and will bring us to con
viction regarding the fundamentals
of tho social fabric, without which
i fundamentals there can be no human
progress."
The president deplored the devel
opment of factionalism and pointed
to the seemingly Inspired fear of fac
t tionallsm held by Hamilton who, he
said, "fought it in the making, and
warned us of today against its devel
opment." Despite this warning, Mr.
Harding said, factions have arisen
which would Invade the constitution
al rights of others or subvert the con
stitution Itself. '(
"We have our factions which seek
to promote this or that Interest with
out regard to the relationship to
others and without regard for the
common weal," said Mr. Harding.
"We have the factions of hatred and
prejudice and violence. We have
tir coalitions which would Invade the
constitutional rights of others or sub
vert the constitution itself. We have
our factions challenging both civil
and religious, .liberty, and. without
them both made everlastingly secure
there can be no real human liberty.
We have the factionalism which con
' templates obstruction to the execution
- of the laws.
' IX' .. 1 .. ... 1 1 .. .3 V. 11.1-
tyu uuuuii nil Bin vivtj wiiere lulu
factionalism Is endured. Hamilton j
warned us that however such combin-j
til ions or associations may now and.
then answer popular ends, tVjy are
likely themselves to usurp the relus
of government, fUttroylng the rc:y
(Continued on Page Six) "
an in run
OLYMPIA, Wash., May 17. Reins
of city government today were taken
over by students In the civics classes
of the local high school. Every office
In the municipal administration was
filled by a young man or young worn
1 an from the school, including plnces
on the City council, In the police and
fire departments and in the minor ad
ministrative offices. The Olympia
Injunction Launched
Stop, Payment Tax
Refunds to Astoria
PORTLAND, Ore., May 17.
Injunction proceedings designed
to stop payment by the. state of
Oregon of the tax refund, award
ed to Astoria by the last legisla
ture, weer to be filed In Marion
county today by a group of tax
payers represented by John W.
Kaste, Portland attorney, accord
ing to a statement made by Mr.
Kaste last night.
The injunction seeks to stop
Secretary of State Kozer front
Issuing a warrant for the refund
ing of $)I5,000, the installment
now due, to forbid State Treasur
er lloff from cashing it, and the
city of Astoria from receiving or
negotiating it.
FOR RICH IN
12 Bankers of Omaha and
Denver Found Guilty and
Sentenced to Leavenworth
Minister Among Those
Convicted.
OMAHA, Neb., May 17. After a
hearing extending over an eight weeks
period and a jury deliberation of over
2j hours, all but one of the 13 defen
dants in the Guaranty Securities mall
fraud case in federal court here were
found guilty 1 Wednesday afternoon.
Due to the prominence of the defen
dants the trial attracted nation-wide
attention.
Vogel Gettler, 2S, Charleston, W.
Va., accountant, was the only one
acquitted.
Immediately after the return of the
verdicts, Federal Judge J. W. Wood
rough sentenced the defendants who
were convicted as follows:
Thomas H. Matters, Omaha attor
ney, five years In Leavenworth fed
eral penitentiary and fine of $10,000.
Walter L. Stlekel, Kearney. Neb.,
millionaire lumberman, two years in
federal penitentiary and $10,000 fine.
Willard V. Matthews, Omaha, for
mer president of the Guaranty Securi
ties company, five years in federal
penitentiary and $5000 fine.
Ralph E. Sunderland, former Omaha
coal merchant, one year and one day
In federal penitentiary and $10,000
fine.
Harold Crozier, Omaha accountant,
fined $1009.
George L. Roach, Denver accountant
fined $1000. .
L. Robert Eckelbom, Denver banker,
fined $1000.
Homer Molineaux, Denver banker,
fined $1000.
John 13. Hecox, Omaha banker, fined
$1000,
Luclan B. Fuller, tltlo examiner,
Kansas City and his brother, Harry L.
Fuller, accountant, Lincoln, Nob., and
the Rev. Charles -H. Rogers, Congrega
tional minister who were also found
guilty were not sentenced yesterday,
but will learn their fate when the fed
eral court convenes today at Lincoln.
All defendants announced that an
appeal would be made.
The Guaranty case was an Inquiry
into the promotion of the Colonial
Timber and Coal corporation, organ
ized by several of the defendants and
with headquarters at- Charleston, W.
Va. It claimed a title, in fee .simple,
to approximately 700,000 acres of
lands in that stnte, rich in timber, oil,
coal nnd gas. The corporation bonded
148,000 acres of the tract In the sum
of $3,000,000, marketing a portion of
the issue through the Guaranty Secur
ities company of three states and sev
eral subsidiary banks.
The government contended that the
(Continued on pace sis.)
m w ey high
Daily Recorder Is also being published
today by students,
Cleo Deckwlth took the office as
mayor and Wilbur McGuIre was sworn
In as chief of police. The officials
were selected after a stirring cam
paign and election at tho high school.
John G. Gerwlck, head of the high
school history department, and Mayor
George W. Graham of the city wore
responsible for the plan.
CELLS AND F NES
IN STOCK FRAUD
DEMOCRATIC
F.
IS
New Senator From Colorado
Not Approved By Wilson Or
McAdoo, But Good Man
Favors Farm Bloc Till Detri
mental and Endorses World
Court Plan.
DENVER. Colo., May 17. (By tho
Associated Press) Alva B. Adams of
Pueblo, is Colorado's new United
States senator. Ho was appointed to
day by Governor William B. Sweot.
Senator Adams, who Is a democrat,
will succeed the late Samuel D. ftlch
oIboh, republican, who died in April.
The new senator is ranked as a
conservative. He is an attorney. He
was born in Colorado and is a son of
Alva Adams, three times governor of
Colorado.
Governor Sweet Ignored . recom
mendutluns of ex-President Wilson,
William McAdoo and William J.
Bryan in making tho appointment.
Huston Thompson, a member of the
federal trade commission, was urged
by the former president, while Mr.
McAdoo and Mr. Bryan asked the
governor to appoint Morrison Shaf
roth, son of ex-Senator Shafroth, 1
Senator Adams will serve until
after the election to be held In the
fall of 1924, whon a senator will be
elected to complete Senator Nichol
son's term, which expires In 1926..
The appointment was carried thru
by Governor Sweot despite last min
uto efforts of a group of progressive
democrats who opposed Senator
dams. '
The hew senator Tuesday night
met a committee of five progressive
democrats who submitted the pro
gram of- the progressive element,
modelled along lines similar to those
advocated by United States. Senator
LaFollette. A portion of this pro
gram was accepted and endorsed by
Adams and somo of it was rejected.
As n result of the Tuesday night
meeting, the progressives were said
to have been divided.
Senator Adams Is 48 years old. He
was graduated- from Yale university
in 1880 and completed his law course
at Columbia university ln 1899. Re
turning to Pueblo, he practiced law
there. During tho world war. Mr.
Adams served as a major in the Judge
advocate's general department.
In a statement Issued following his
appointment Mr. Adams said:
'As ,10 tho operation of railroads,
it may bo that government owner
ship nnd control is the solution of the
transportation problem, but I believo
that a further test of private owner
ship of the roads, with continued
government supervision, should be
made before our system is changed
"Somo parts of the Esch-Cummlns
railroad bill I do not indorse and 1
think they ought to be repealed. 1
favor tho repeal of the clause creat
ing tho railroad labor board. It has
not worked well. Our railroad situ
ation is rather difficult. We like to
see the employes get good wages, but
wo also like to seo low rates.
"I am in favor of law enforcement
and that applies to the eighteenth
amendment. It is a part of tho con
stitution and should not be dodged.
Bootleggers are a menace, but they
are not so much of a menace ns tho
saloon. We should do something to
eliminate the bootlegger. There is
less drinking now than there wns be
fore prohibition and people generally
are more prosperous as a result.
"I om In sympathy with most of
the economic purposes of tho farm
bloc, but I do not 'think that blocs
should exert their influence to the
detriment of tho whole, and I doubt
their wisdom and propriety when
considered as political units rather
than as economic blocs.
"I nm in fnvor of on adequate and
effective lino of defense. We ought
to ie better prepared than we were in
1917.
"The international policies ot Sen
ator IaFollette and thoBe who agree
with him' do not meet my approval,
"Tho government should stop child
labor of the kind that stunts the
child's growth, denies him the oppor
tunity for education and robs him of
nis childhood.
'The courts have upheld the leg
islative right to limit hours of labor
In many occupations, but the United
Stntes sunremn enurt rAi-onti., t.aa
nied the right to fix a minimum wage
ror women, saying that the right of
private contract could not be ao
limited. I have difficulty In under
standing how a woman can be pro
tedted against being required, to
work for more than eight hours but
cannot be protected against working
for a wage upon which she cannot de
cently live,
"I hope thf( senato will give Its
consent to fio protocol establishing
United Rtatei membership In the In
ternational court of Justice."
LAl'SAN?E Preliminary stens
were taken fu? the negotiation of a
trentv of nmltv nmi
tween Turkey and tho United Btates.j
HUE
IGNORED
BEAUTIFUL PEERESSES
--"OF BRITAIN FIGHTING. ;
OVER LEITER ESTATE,
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IS ( ... ,v?rigmv--.-......
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LATY HYDE, COUNTESS OF SUFFOLK AND BERKS, WHO AC
CUSES HER liltOTHEH. JOSEPH LBITBR, OF MISMANAGEMENT
OF LEITER fcsTATB
LADY CYNTHIA MOSELY, DAUGHTER OF LORD CURZON,
AND A RESIDENT OF WASHINGTON, WHO 1U CO-DEFENDANT
WITH HER UNCLE, JOSEPH LEITER.
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CHICAGCV-Every effort is being made to keep secret details of tho
suit brought by Lady Hyde, Countess, of Suffolk and Rerks nKfttmrt-her'
brother, Joseph Letter of Chicago, for an accounting of tho Slu0,uw,0u0
estate of their father, Levi Z. Loiter. SUo is opposed In tho suit by her
niece, Lady Cynthia Mostly. .
Grave charges are made against Joseph Letter and another slft'i,
Mrs. Nancy Carver Campbell, of Santa Barbara. Cal. The beautiful Lady
Cynthia Mosely, duughler of Lord Curzon, whose mother was Mary
Leiter, is co-defendant with her unelo
WOMAN HELD IN
CHICAGO, May 17. - Charles
"Chuck" Palmer, well known north
western .football player, said to have
told a young woman that be knew
what became of Leighton Mount,
Northwestern university freBhman
who disappeared after a clasB rush In
September, 1 92 , was taken Into cub
today by attaches of the state's at
torney's oftlcei today according to
John Sbarbaro, assistant state's at
torney. The name of the woman, who Is
being held, Sbarbaro said. Is Mrs. Vio
let Dachman. She Is not a student
nor a former student, but was friend
ly with Mr. Palmer before her mar
riage, Sbarbard said.
The assistant attorney said she had
told him that shortly after Mount's
disappearance that Palmer told bor
he was safe. Later she asked him
about the case, according to the as
sistant state's attorney and Palmer
replied:
"Don't ask me, I can't tell you
anything."
Mrs. Dachman's name before she
married and at the time she know
Palmer Sbarbaro Bald, was MIsb Vio
let Lawson.
E RUI
VANNCYS. Cal., May 17. The
charred remains of a man's body was
found early today In the ruins of a
residence here that had been owned
and occupied by James E. Guernsey.
Police said Indications were that tho
building caught fire from the explo
sion of a still. They bellove the vic
tim was Guernsey,
Berlin Pay Day
BERLIN, May 17. The fourth pay
ment by Germany to meet the trea
sury bills advanced to Belgium for
settlement of Belgium's claims (luring
the last half of 197,2 was made by the
government yestordny. This Install
ment amounted to G8, 500,000 gold
marks,
ABDUCTION PLEA
OF WOMAN
SLEW BOOTLEGGER
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., May 17.
Declaring Robert Groer whom she ad
mits she killed at Summit Stage sta
tion Decembor 1 lost abducted her at
the point of a gun from her home la
Ellensburg, Wash., last October, Mrs.
Mabel Nichols, 23, told the story of
the shooting of Greer on the witness
stand today. The defendant was on
tho stand for an nour and a half fol
lowing the close of the state's case.
She finished her testimony and the
defense rested. When District Attor
ney Urovver, la opening tho final
argument showed tho Jury Greer's
blood-stained coat, tho defendant was
seized with violent nauBea and col
lapsed. The defendant said she became
acquainted with Groer when be came
frequently to her home to deliver
liquor to her husband. She took occa
sional drinks with him, she said. On
October 23 Greor came during her hus
band's absence and asked her to elope
with him. She refused and ho drew a
gun. He made her write a Bote say
ing she was going of her own free will.
She testified she surreptitiously en
deavored to write anothor note toiling
her husband she was forced away at
the point of a gun, but Groer discov
ered her and tore the note from her
and threw It ln the stove. Both notes
were Introduced. Tho witness declared
Greerinado her take a drink of liquor
and she knew no more until she found
herself in The Dalles.
MEMPHIS. Tenn.. May 17.-C!ar-
nnrn Himnrlf.rH. Iiroftlflent nf 1'ilZntV
Wlggly Stores,, Inc., would nolther
affirm nor deny today that tho Na
tional Tea compnny was tho pur
dinner of the Chicago unit of tho
I'lggty Wipgly, which Mr. Saunders
has announced had been disposed of
for a consideration of more than a
million dotiurs.
Canadian "Red Tape
Blocks Rifles at
Funeral of Gunner
WINDSOR, Ont, May 17. Ca
nadiun customs officials at
Walkerrilte yesterday refused to
permit a squad of United 8tatoa
marines, serving as a guard of 4
honor for E. 'Q, Bureauguord,
until his death, a gamier in the
American navy, from carrying
tholr rifles across the border
without special permit, Action
of the custom officials became
known yesterday when Canadian
veterans registered a sharp pro-
tost against "rod tape."
APPEAL SLATED
EARLYHEARING
Supreme Court to Decide if
National Laws Protect From
Price Juggling By Profiteers
New York Housewives
File Resolution.
WASHINGTON. May 17. Hearing
by the supreme court of the govern
ment's appeal in the sugar case is to
be pressed by the justice department
On the earliest day convenient to the
court. The department's motion, to
be presonted to the court Monday,
will declare that the injunction
against the New York sugar exchange
presents "a question vltul to the wel
fare of the American, public," t,
Tho court must decide, tho motion
will Bay, .whether under existing, atat-
uies mo Eiiveriinient nas rne power
to protect tho public agaiiiBt sudden
and artificial fluctuations In the
prices of necessities of Ufa directly
occasioned by purely speculative ope
rations of future exchanges.
"If tho power oxlBts," continues the
text of the motion as made public to
day, "It should be brought to boar on
tho sugar situation as early as prac
ticable, if t does not, congress should
be appraised of It before its next as
sembly, In ordor that It may give con
sideration to tho enactment of addi
tional legislation."
The court will bo told further that
tho conditions complained of stilt
obtain.
NEW YORK, May IT. An appeal
to President Harding to remove the
duty on sugar has been drawn by Mrs.
Louis Welsmulter, commtsHtonor of
markets and will bo submitted to a
vote before tho executive board of
the New York housewives sugar com
mittee. E
II
PORTLAND, Ore., May 17. Bert E.
Haney, former United States attorney
for tills district today had the endorse
ment of Portland business interests
and politicians, who had been asked
to recommend a successor to George
E. Chamberlain on the shipping board,
who will retire In June,
Following the action late yesterday
of the chamber of commerce In recom
mending Haney or Edgar W. Smith,
the latter today withdrew to give
Hanoy Ills support. Opposed to Haney
for the appointment will be a candi
date for Puget Sound, It was said here.
SUGAR GOUGING
WILL HAYS, MOTION PICTURE HEAD, AMONG
INDIANAPOLIS, May 17. (By As
sociated Press). Presbyterian church
leaders representing 301 synods tn
America and 22 foreign missions
opened their 135th annual general as
sembly today, partook ot the sacra
ment of the Lord's supper, ant heard
the annual sermon of the retiring
moderator, the Iter. Calvin C. Hays. -This
afternoon they will select his
successor, organize their convention
and appoint standing and special com
mittees. Tonight Will 11, Hays, presldont of
the) Motion Picture Producers' and
Distributors ot America, will address
the first "popular meeting" and launcn
ft campaign to ratBO a laymen's fund
of 1S,000,000 to add to the endowment
FEAR BANDIT
DEFEAT WILL
ENOCAPTIVES
Anxiety Over Fate of Foreign
Hostages increased Chi
nese Outlaws Withdraw to
Hills Pekin Regime is
Blamed for Situation Dip
lomats Worried.
(By the Associated Preas"
Anxiety over the foreign captives
hold In tho Shantung hills by Chinese
bandits was heightened today (Thurs
day! when word reached Tien Tain
from Tsao Chwang of a clash between
troops of the Chinese government and
members of the outlaw band.
A detachment of bandits, attempt
ing to loin the main body at the
Paotzaku mountain stronghold, was
Bald to have been driven back, after
a sharp fight with the soldiers. Thla
incident, it is feared, may add fuel to
thj smouldering vindlctiveness of the
bandits, who already are described la
an unconfirmed report to have buried
three Chinese captives over a cliff to
their death as a warning to the au
thorities. The brigands repeatedly
have threatened to kill all their pris
oners It the troops Investing the hllia
wero not withdrawn and the bandits,
in accord with the terms drafted by
their chieftain, granted Immunity and
enrolled In the natfona! army.
Further advices from Tsao Chwang
confirmed the report that the bandits
had moved their captives further
back Into the mountain wilderness.
Troops had not withdrawn today, but
remained surrounding the territory
occupied by the bandits, and commu
nication with the captives was be
coming increasingly difficult. '
The American consuls at Llncheng
and Tsao Chwang have Imposed a
eenorHhii. On ail outgoing telegram
and letters. . c
The bandits are reported to blame
the Peking government for temporis
ing in .the promised withdrawal of
troops. The Turbun of Shantung
province renewed his assurance that
the troops would be moved away, bat
the bandits are quoted as saying they
will hold the captives two weeks
longer. .......
Another phase of the situation
which is causing worry in official cir
cles Is dissatisfaction among the gov
ernment soldiers, many . of whom
have not been paid for more than
year and are on short rations.
Paotiuku mountain, to which their
foreign hostages is thirty mites from.
Tsao Chwang. The latest message
from there was from Leon Friedman,
a captive and said: "Don't expect
release for several weeks.: Negotia
tions progressing slowly , Health
good."
In Poking tho diolomatlo corns
sent tho Chinese government another
urgent communication expressing
natonlshmom. at Its failure to obtain
results and repeating a previous no- '
tlflcatlon that the government would
be hold responsible, while further de
lay In effecting the release of the for
eigners would cause additional penal
ties to be exacted. Reports to Pe
king were not optimistic. Negotia
tions with the bandits were reported
at deadlock. .
Tho bandit chief war said to be
communicating with the notorious
bandits of Honan province, with the
object of combining and thus further
Intimidating the government. Indef
inite delay In the liberation of the
captives is feared In diplomatic
circles, . .
PEKING, May 17. fBy Associated
Press). , V. Barube, a Frenchman, who
was among the captives held by the
Suchow bandits, has been released on
parole and has arrived at Tsao
Chwang with further-demands frost
the captors for the removal ot the
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of the board ot ministerial relief and
suBtentatlon.
Mr. Hays, an elder of the. church In,
hit borne tows of Sullivan, lad., is a
delegate to the assembly. H Is on
of five men three ministers and two
laymen most prominently mentioned
as a possible successor to Dr. Calvis
C. Hays as moderator.
The other four are William J. Bryan,
former secretary ot state; Dr. Charles
F. Wtshart, president ot Wooatsr col
lege, Wooster Ohio; Dr.-William H.
Foulkes of New York, genera) secre
tary ot the New Era. movement; and
Dr. Hugo Kelso Walker, pastor ot the
First Presbyterian church ot Los An
geles. '
The pro-convention gossip favored
Dr. Wtshart as the probable choice.