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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
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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
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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. , '