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"""'-lO- Ubn Mail Tribune The Weather Weather Year Ajzo Prediction Fillr Maximum yesterday r4 Minimum tuilay 41 Maximum . fH Minimum 2(1 Dally Eighteenth Tear. R eekly l-'lf ty-Thlrd Tear. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, OOTOH.ER 30, 1923 NO. 180 Dempsey Bays L. !A. Apartment House With Firpo Prof its Hollywood's "Shushiftg" Crew Fails To Keep Lila Lee From Dad's Side, Accused Of Theft Princess Hermine Is LAST HITCH . ATTY. Hit in Ear By Stone, Kaiser Much Excited MEDFORD LAW I MOOR E IN 10 Pneumonia Fatal to Ex-Premier of Great Britain Who Had Been Suffering From pancer of the Throat Sud den and Unexpected Death Shock to England. LONDOX, Oct. 30. (Dy Associat ed Press). x Andrew Bonar Law, for seven months prime minister of Great Britain, died in his modest London homo at three o'clock this morning. Five months ago on May 20, ho re signed tho premiership because of a throat malady which for a long time had troubled him. Even then ho was reluctant to admit that his career was finished and retained his scat in the houHe of commons, whero ho since had made two or three appearances. Ten days ago Mr. Bonar Law re turned to London from Brighton after a sojourn of several weeks' and his Andrew IJoniir Law physician i-iKiied a tntemcnt lo the effect that ho had contrnrted a severe chill but the public did not KUHpoc-t that tho end was so near until they read in this morning's newspapers that he had developed septic pneu monia nnd a condition, that gave rise to considerable anxiety but soon after, extras appeared giving tho news of j his death. The ex-premier's daughter and his: two surviving sons, Anthony and I Richard were at his bodsldo when death came. Two of his sons were killed In the world war, sorrow from which Mr, Bonar Law never recov ered. In Poor Health "When tho Canadian Scotsman Ponnr Iaw was born in New Uruns wlck, Canada on September 16, 1858 accepted his office a year nso hiH friends well knew that his health was precarious. Outsido that close circle it wnn known only that he had con tracted a throat complaint which pre sented him- from speaking. Mr. Bonar Law won awaro of his own condition and promised the unionist party when he accepted its mandate that ho would resign if and when ho found his strength unequal to his work. Ho gave place to Stan ley Baldwin, his chancellor of the exchequer, almost before his now government was fairly organized, re tiring to tho country to safeguard his falling strength. jjo official statement as to the na ture of Mr. Bonar Law's illness was ever made, but the public drew an in ference from the fact that Dr. Thomas- Horder, who was attending him when he resigned and who has since (Continued on Page Klght) GOVERNOR WALTON TO OF IN OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Oct. 30r Believed to be preparing his de fense on the Ku Klux Klan issue. Governor J. C. Walton moved silently today to meet charges of official mis conduct when he is brought to trial Thursday before a senate court of Impeachment. The prosecutors, a board of man agers from the lower house of the state legislature which drafted the charges, are makli.g- final arrange ments to preuent their case. M . LOS ANGELKS. Oct. 30. Jack Dempsey's profits from Ills bout with Luis Firpo lmvo given him nnd his manager, Jack Kenrna, full titlo to a large npartmcnt house hero which tho pair took over early in tho year, according to an announcement today by tho bond house that handled tho deal. Tho fighter and his manager bought tho property subject to a bond issue. With tho recent - cleanup from tho Firpo bout Dempsey called in $100,000 of tho outstanding bonds, giving him and Kcarns full ownership of tho building. GOO P1NCH0T IS REBUKED BY SECTf IION Secy, of Treasury Declares Governor Pinchot's Criti cisms of Federal Dry Law Enforcement Unwarranted To Dry Up Chicago. WASHINGTON," Oct. 30. rowers which may bo invoked by the state authorities in improving prohibition enforcement conditions in Pennsyl vania were cited by Secretary Mellon in a letter published today to Gov ernor Plnchot in which ho declured the Pennsylvania executive's Mser tions' that the treasury was not co operating by every means to that end wen "gratituous and, not founded., on Iieply categorically to Mr. Pinchot's criticism of federal pronnnuon en forcement in his letter to Mr. Mellon on Sunday, the treasury head de clared In conclusion that it would be moro profitable "to expend energies' in an effort to anccrtaln tho "real facts, and better enforce tho law," than In unjustified criticism. While stating that while ho would authorize in federal permits the in spection of breweries and distilleries by state authorities in Pennsylvania, the secretary called the governor's at tention to the "authority which you already have under the laws of your own state." Under this state au thority means oX obtaining search warrants were already availablo, the secretary said. To Dry Vp Oikngo. CHICAGO, Oct. 30. Chicago's "bone dry" area limited to tho city proper during Mayor Dover's dry law enforcement campaign, today is ex tending its territory to suburbs out sido tho city limits ns Federal Judge Adam C. Cllffo continues to act on injunction suits against violators of the Volstead law. Moro than a score of road houses and suburban soft drink parlors are closed tndiiy as a result of injunction orders issued yesterday nnd more than 150 peti tions for injunctions scaling for one year property used in violating the VolHtead law are to bo heard by Judge Cliffe during tho week. Many of the places which the gov ernment seeks to close nro located beyond tho jurisdiction of tho city police, in every case tho Injunction decrees enjoin uho of tho property for any purpose whatever for one year. "While the federal orders went out against outlying saloons and liquor resorts, a police order was issued re quiring proprietors of downtown cof fee shops to do away with swinging doors, bar rails nnd other fixtures reminiscent of the old-time saloon. PENDLETON, Ore., Oct. 30. John Moylan, residence unknown, about thirty years of ago, died a few hours after ho was taken to St. Anthony's hospital hero today. Ho was found wandering around the streets. Hos pital officials declare their belief thnt he died of alcoholism. An I. W. W. card was found on his person and headquarters of that organization have been notified In Portland. CALL IN VICTIMS IMPEACHMENT TRIAL The governor, it is predicted In political quarters, will make his .plea for acquittal on the grounds that the house is controlled by the Ku Klux Klan and that it conspired -to Impeach him through alleged efforts of - the secret organization to supplant con stitution government with 'invisible government." He will summon scores of victims of mob violence, it Is understood, to testify in support of his contention that mob rule has sup planted the constitutional authorities in Oklahoma. I In Letter to Governor Pierce, Prosecuting Atty. of Jackson County Hands in Resignation to Take Effect First of Month Sacrifice to Prac tice Too Great- Following out his Intention of ro cigning which District .Attorney Itawles Mooro has had In contempla tion for ho mo timo past, as was known to his Intimate friends, that official yesterday wrote a letter of resignation to Governor Pierce, and publicly an nounced hla resignation hero today with an explanation of his resigna tion to the pcoplo of Jackson county. It is understood that Mr. Mooro in his letter of resignation to tho gover nor stipulated tho resignation to take place tho latter part of October, which has only a few days to go yet. Mr Moore has been district attontey sinco January 21, 1920, having been elected to that office for a four years term. From the moment that he assumed office ho has been an exceptionally busy official with tho many impor tant cases hanging over and that have arisen in Jackson county since then, starting In with the Bank of Jackson villo prosecutions and othor impor tant matters in connection with that defunct institution. He has hardly had a breathing spell from this arduous work since, and things wero just beginning to become about normal in the office of district attorney when tho train 13 hold-up with four murders took place in the Siskiyous. Since that time Mr. Mooro has been busy night and day In the work of aiding in ferreting out. the identity and capturo of tho tunnel bandits. Having done nil he could in thin Hue, and with the capturo of tho ban dits problematical, Boemingly, at some tlmo In tho future he deemed it an opportune time to resign, nnd become acquainted with his family again. Tho explanation of Mr. Moore's resignation made public today is as follows: 1 have forwarded, to Governor Plorce my resignation as district at torney lor this county. A word of ex planation is due the voters of the county who have supported f", and to my many frlend3. 'I fully inteded resigning on Octo- lior 1st last, but tho work In tho office was such that I could not complete it by that tlmo. There has been an ab normal amount of work In the office since I took charge of it, and I have faithfully endeavored to discharge the many duties to tho best of my ability. The work Is constantly Increasing, and tho circumstances aro such that it is peculiarly difficult to porform my du ties to my satisfaction. Tho salary is Inadequate, and I cannot ask my fam ily to mako tho sacrifice any longer. "Moreover, there aro certain unsat isfactory working conditions, which 1 see no Immediate prospect of. better ing. 'My latter of resignation was writ ten and ready to forward to the gov ernor when tho holdup and murder at Siskiyou took place, and 1 have de voted all my time In conection with the securing of evidence and prepar ing that case for presentation to the grand jury when the proper times comes. At this tlmo, tnore is nine further I can do until tho perpetrators of thoBO four murdors are apprehend ed. As the time of their arrest Is problematical, I do not feel that I can carry on tho other work until that ovent. "I had brought proceedings In the supreme court to tost tho logallty of the governor's appointment of a special prosecutor for tho county for I sin cerely believed the law does not con template two heads to the same of fice. Hut the holdup at Siskiyou, took place just as I was preparing to pro sent my views to the supreme court, and I was reluctantly compelled to abandon that- proceeding, for it can not be conducted except by the dis trict attorney. "I consider the office of district at torney one of the most important of fices In the state and I have endeav ored to respect Its duties accordingly. I consider it a distinct honor to have been permitted to serve the people of this county and in certain particulars regret that I cannot longer mako the financial sacrifice and risk the neces sary physical strain properly to oper ate the office. But In view of the tre mendous amount. of work the office has already been called upon to per form, and my willingness to cooperate with my suceeassor on all pending cases so far as he desires, I do not believe the people will expect me to (Continued on Page Eight) QUITS PUS V Will . ABOVE, LILA LEE AND HER HUSMAND. JAMES KIRK". VOOD. ON THEIR RECENT WEDDING DAY. CHjCAGO-The sibilant activities 61 ''suppress agent:,," those knights of the "shush" so lately energetic m behalf ol the personal affairs of Hollywood stars, failed to alter one jot the determination Lee. one of the youngest lights mi the film firmament, to "stand by" her father. Charles Aplel, charged with misappropriation oi funds in a Chicago court. The little screen actress, who -was born Augusta Apfel, and for a time was known as "Cuddles'" Edwards when G.tis Edwards adopted her and featured her in vaudeville, took the first train to her father's side. She- will back him in his fight to prove his innocence. BASWi E B.'TC-N IlOl'GK, Ln., Out- 30. "Tlio Associated Press wires from Atlunta only conrirm Infor-r mat Ion wo. had as to tlio presence of a Inrgo unrulier of fclun inves tigators doing their utmost, lo hulk Justice," Governor John M. Porker wild today In comment, ing on tlio deposition of 8. N. l.luliijolm of Atlanta In connec tion with tho llittoiihousu re eclviTshlp against tlio Ku Klux Klan. "And this was from nn organi zation wlili h had the audacity to claim' ilscir 1 per cent Ameri can nml to insist on tint enforce ment of tlio law. Further com ment It unnecessary." ATLANTA. Ga, Oct. 30. Assertion that J. J. Brnocwcll, a Ku Klux Klan investigator, had . told him when he wont to Ilnstrop, La., to investigate the disappearance nf two men "thoro wan no. uho for him to go to Mcr Rouge; that the two bodies found in the lako had been tied or 'spread eagled on logging cart wheels and rolled down the hill and that that was what crushed tho heads off tho two bodies," was Included In a depo sition by S. N. Ltttlojohri rend today nt the hearing of tho suit of . E. At. Hlttenhouse nnd others for receiver ship for the Knights of tho Ku Klux Klan. Llttlejohn Bald ho was employ ed at tho tlmo as an Investigator for the Ku Klux Klan. Ho was sent to Bastrop about January 12 to make the investigations. I.lttlcjohn said that Captain Sklp wlth at Mer Ilougo urged Imperial Wizard Evans to keep him (Little John) on the Job there. Littlojohn said that ho was detailed to work under tho direction of Captain Sklp- with and that all other investigators wero Bent awuy and that his instruc tions wero to work with- tho ond In view that there might bo no Indict ment. He said that when the grand Jury failed to return an indictment he sent a telegram to T. J. McKinnon. He said Vis instructions from McKinnon wero to keep Captain Skipwith quiet so as not to crowd the issue. Ho said McKinnon was afraid the captain would talk too much. ATLANTA, fla., Oct. 30. More af fldavits Intended to show efforts by the present administration of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan to "frame" 13. Y. Clarke, former head of Its propagation department were scheduled to he Introduced here to day In the suit of David M. Kitten- house and others for a receiver for the klan. . An electric train which supplies its own power has been Invented by 3outh African railway engineer. Km POSSES ON HQT OF S. P. ALBANY, Ore., 0:'t- 80. III formation was made publio hero today that mi automatic pistol found ut tho scene or tho South em I'neirio liold-np m tho Kls lilyouH a sold by a lm-a! gun Moro early In 1023. Tho pistol was bought by n man giving a Ktweiio address which has Itccn found to bo false. "Winter coming with rain nnd snow to the Kislilyous last night and this morning aided tho pursuit of tno Southern pnciflc train robbern and murderer suspects thought to bo hiding In thn timber 20 miles west of tho Siskiyou tunnoJ, the secno o tho ciu'i'lruplo murder and attempt ed hold up Thursday noon, October 11. Four men, accoi-ding to tho au thorltles have been definitely located In this sei-tion anil two posses, com posed of forest rangers, game war dcn.'l, experienced woodsmen, bended by postal Inspectors, and railway agents aro trailing them. Cold will force the suspected fugi tives to tho cover of tho few cabins anil eaves of tho vicinity, and snow will make their tracking through the woods easier. About 50 men aro now actively engaged In tlio pursuit, ac cording to Jjistrlct Attorney llawlcs Moore. All the roads and' trails from tho district where tho four aro believed to be lurking aro closely guarded, night and day. Tho authorities In charge of tho riian-hunt reported today thero wero no new developments. EUGENE, Ore. Oct. 30. (Special.) Paul DAutremont, father of Roy, Ray and Hugh, who are named as bus pects in the big hold up and murdors south of Ashland at tutinnl 13, has taken now hope in tho finding of tho boys' ritlo In tho socond Btory of tho D'Autrcmont heme near (.'hula Vista, The rifle, a high-power hunting weapon, was In tho same position has occupied for the past year, D'Autretnont says. Now ho comes for ward with the query, why should the boys buy guns to hold up trains they wero so inclined, when they had guns at homo. Mra. D'Autrcmont, stcpnnther of the trio of suspects, came on tho weapon Sunday while cleaning house. She Immediately told her husband, who announced the find today. Ir. Cook Must Bo Trleil FOTtT WOItTH. Texas, Oct. 30. Motion of attorneys for Dr. Frederick A. Cook, former explorer and thirteen other defendants in tho oil fraud trial hero thr.t the Jury be discharged was overruled today by Federal Judge KlllttU ML TRAIN ANDITS DOORN, Oct. 30. (By Asso- elated Press). A Btono thrown by an unknown hand inflicted a serious wound in the ear of Princess Hernilno whllo she was walking with her children last evening In a wood near tho ex- knlser's chateau. Tho polleo arrested several persons but said they did not get tho culprit. Wilhelm's entourage and tho entire village of Doom have been greatly exelted by tho incident. On Cross Examination by M lionaire's Attorneys, Mother of Accused Woman Forgets Date of Daughter's Birth and Gets Badly Mixed. NEW" YOUK, Oct. 30 Mrs. llolon Elwood Stokea was a student In the National Park seminary for young wo mon In Washington, D. C, In 190-1- 1005, during, which school year wit nesses for W. K. 1). Stokes had assort ed sho was seen In lluncoton. Mo., Mrs. Kmma Wood Miller, her mother, testi fied today at the retrial of tho wealthy hotel owner's suit for divorco. Mrs. , Stokes, her mothor doclared, hover had been in lluncoton, Mo., and at the tlmo of tho alleged visit to that city nevor traveled alone. .. , ," Mrs. Millor npaprently bocamo fcon fused on her chronology under cross examination. ' AT tor expressing uncertainly ns (o tho oxact ago of her daughter, sho testified- under dlroct examination that Helen first had been Introduced to Edgar T. Wallace, with whom her name had boon llnkod In lluncoton, In San Francisco in l'JOti by Senator Pit man of Nevada; that she then had gone to Europe and on her roturn had gone direct to tho National Park sem inary; that sho never had boon In Chi cago alono before hor mnrriago, nnd that sho never had been In llunceton. - Under cross examination, however, sho testified Mrs. Stokes had gono to Europe In 1904 and before going to the National Park Seminary had for a short time attended a school in Sycamore, 111., leaving suddenly be cause she did not like it. She alsii tes tified her daughter liad stopped off in St. Louis on hor way back to Donvor from Europo, although It has been claimed Mrs. Stokos nevor had boon In St. Louis. . PORTLAND, Cr., Oct. 30. Four mon and a woman have been arrested here charged with theft of four auto mobiles in Portland and numerous au tomobile parts and complete automo biles at points between Hlllshoro, Ore., and Spoknnc, jiollco announced today. Tho woman, Ilyrlo Wngnor, alias Pearl Lane, Is cighteon. Kxtra IXvfrlcnd I'. S. Stool. NEW YOUK, Oct. 30. Directors of tho United Htatcs Hteol corporation today declared an extra dlvldond of one-fourth or ono per cent on tho common stock in addition to tho reg ular qunrtorly dividends of 1A per cent on common and 1 per cent on preferred BY DKS MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 30. An exposition of a succescful oporatlon made In a Chicago hospital sevoml months ago which promises a euro for angina pectoris was made at this afternoon's session of the Trl-Stato Medical association by representatives of the faculty of the medical school of Northwestern university of Chi cago. ! Fearing an onslnught of those af flicted with tho disease, Dr. Holmes, assistant professor of medicine of Northwestern, who made the exposi tion, was reluctant to give publicity MOTHER OF MRS. STOKES WEAK IN TESTIMONY PUN Conference of Experts Is Now Assured With Acceptance by England of French Terms Coolidge Asked to Name U. S. Experts at Once U. S. 'Advance Agent' Sails. LONDON, Oct. 30. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Great Britain accept od the terms specified by Premier Poincare of France for a conference of experts to consider "the reparation question. The American government will bo acquainted with the willingness of all the eountrlos concerned In the repara tions problem to participate in the ' conference and will bo asked Imme diately to designate Its mombors of the committee of experts. PARIS. Oct. 30. (Ily the Associat ed Pross.) Somo hitch In transmis sion appears to have delayed tho queries which, accordlng( to reports from London, the British cabinet sent to Premier Poincare last night as to how tho committee of oxports to ex nmino Germany's capacity to pay would be composed, whon It would mot, nnd which powers would be In vited to name delegates. According to the London dispatches the replies to these queries wore awaited by the British cabinet which adjourned until this afternoon to con sider them. ; - It was said that generally speaking' Tremlor Poincare was willing to ac cept any decision of tlio"; repnratloif" commission on those points, so king 'tis any action takon remained within the scopo of the treaty of Versailles. LONDON, Oct 30. (By the Asbo-' clatod Press.) Ponding the receipt of further elucidations ; of tho reserva tions mado by Premlor Poincare, the: British cabinet which met today de cided to dofor a final decision regard ing the holding of the proposed rep aration Inquiry. Sir John Bradbury, British member of the reparation commission, who Is in Paris, Is en deavoring to obtain for the cabinet more precise Information regarding the Fronch government's restrictions. In the meantlmo tho belief continues In government circles that the confer ence will ho hold and that tho United States and the othor Interested na tions will be Invited Boon to appoint mombors of tho proposed commission of Inquiry. Death Toll of the Automobile SPOKANE, Oct. 30. Lack of a headlight on the locomotive . of a freight train that struck a closed auto moblld, near Cheney, in this county last night, was responsible for tho ac cident, Coroner A. C. Blako, reported, today. Mrs. Amelia Owens was killed and hor two nleceB, Mlssos Anna and Ger trude Owens wore sorlously Injured. Their father, Albert E. Owens, the driver, escaped with minor Injuries. At tho hospital today It was stated that MIsb Gertrude Owen's recovory Is doubtful but that hor Bistor probably will survive. Insurrection In Montenegro . PARIS, Oct. 30. An insurrection ' has broken out In Montenegro and is reported to bo Bproadlng, says a mos- sngo from Rome, quoting n dispatch to the Corrlore d'ltalla from Bar!, an Italian port on the southern Adriatic. I to the dlscovory. It was learned, howevor, that the surglcnf operation was made by Dr. Shackelton pf the Wesley Memorial 'hospital of Chicago during tho latter part of last Juno. Dr. Holmes Btatod that pain had boon . completely relieved in the case by an ; operation on tho loft cerevieal aympa. ' thectomy nerve. . The operation was performed on a woman t4 years old who was suffer- 4 Ing from nn advanced condition of tho ! drended affliction. At the present time she is In perfect health am) : since the delicate operation, has ex ': perlcnced no pain. , '
