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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1923
NO. 206
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TRIBUNE
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By SENATE
Oklahoma Governor Is Re
moved From Office By
Unanimous Vote On Charge
of Abusing Authority in
Pardon Case :Also Guilty
On Count Two.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Nov. 19.
. (By the Associated Press) Gover
nor J. C. Walton: was removed from
office by the state senate court of Im
peachment at 3:02 p. m. today.
The verdict was unanimous.
The conviction was on article nine
teen, charging abuse of the pardon
nd parole authority. ' Conviction o
Governor J. C. Walton
one count only was necessary for re
moval. The vote wus 41 to 0.
The court then prepared to vote on
article two, charging the governor
with placing his private chauffeur on
the state payroll.
A verdict of guilty was returned
also on article two. Six senators
voted for acquittal on this charge.
A member of Governor Walton's
counsel who re-entered the senate
chambers when the roll call on the
verdict was started entered exceptions
to the vote on both the counts. The
governor hail not been represented
since withdrew from the trial Satur
day. Tho charge that the governor pad
ded the state payroll-was sustained,
38 to 3. The defense again offered
exceptions.
The vote on article three charging
tho dispersal of a grand Jury was 39
to 1 for conviction.
Governor Walton was acquitted of
the charge of corruption in connec
tion with the purchase of his resi
dence here. The vote was 23 for con
viction and 18 against, which was less
hari the two-thirds majority needed
for conviction. , .
TO JAZZ TUNES
LANSING, Mich., Nov. 19. (By
Associated Press). Professors and
students of the Michigan Agricultural
college today laid aside their scholas
tic pursuits to become day laborers.
To the tune of lively music early to
day they tossed aside their coats and
started pecking at hard ground with
pickaxes. Co-eds 'dispensed coffee
and doughnuts.
It was "excavation week" for the
Aggies. Every man on the campus,
from President R. 8. Shaw down, has
been drafted to do his bit toward dig
ging the excavation fop' the proposed
half million dollar union memorial
building. - '
KICKED OUT
GOVERNOR AI CHURCH MEETING ASSAILS
OFFICERS WHO DRINK; GIVES NO NAMES
ROSEBURG. Ore., Nov. 19.
Speaking at a union mass meeting of
local church people hero last night.
Governor W. M. Pierce scored offic
ials who are lax In prohibition law
enforcement.
, "Many sheriffs, constables and po
lice of fleers, of Oregon are drinking
In private," the governor said, "and
consequently they are in no position
to arrest their fellow citizens who are
Form Third Party
Tomorrow fo Put
Ford in White House
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 19. An
4 attempt to amalgamate various t
i independent political factions
into a third party to enter the
national field of politics in the
1924 campaign with Henry Ford
as their standard bearer is to be
made here tomorrowy at a con-
fr ference of progressives, accord-
4 ing to Roy M. Harrop of Omaha, !
temporary chairman of the pro- t
gressive party. !
Harrop expressed belief that
Mr. Ford would accept a third
t party nomination for president "
v after progressive leaders had
convinced him they had built up
a political organization. '
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F
. PACHfPORI
Son of Evangelist Found With
Gas Tube in Mouth Father
Conducting Revival Services
in South Family Pastor
Repels Police.
CHARLESTON, S. C Nov. 19. -The
Rev. William A. Sunday who Is con
ducting a revival here and who is to
day celebrating his 61st birthday, has
received the following telegram from
his son, William A. Jr., concerning the
report sent out from Los. Angeles last
night as to George Sunday:
"Pay no attention to newspaper re
port concerning Ooorge. Absolutely
false. Congratulations on your birth
day. We love you, Dad. Bill.",
1
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 Two
brothers, George M. and William A.
Sunday, Jr., sons of the evangelist,
William A. Sunday, today wero re
covering from gas inhallatlon and gas
tritis, respectively, according to a re
port to the police, somewhat amplified
by their own statements. '
According to a roport to the police
l.'i'to veskTday, (eorge Sunday, a real
estate broker hero, was found uncon-wloi-s
in a grig filled bedroom it 1) a
home with the tube leading to' a wall
let leading to his mouth. Newssath
erers who hurried to the Sunday resi
dence, howover, were met at the door
by George M. Sunday, who explained
it was not a case of gas Inhalation at
all, but merely a little attack of gni
trills In his brother, Billy Sunday, .Tr.
Rev. John A. Eby, clergyman friend of
the brothers, said in corroboration:.
"George Is an officer In my church.
He has been overworked. His Illness
is In the nature of a nervous break
down. You can absolutely depend r.n
my word; there was no gas poison
ing." . ' i
And then entered the same patrol
man who had answered the first: call
for assistance from the Sunday home,
back again to get the thing straight.
Was It George or Bill; gas or gas
tritis?" But George fled upstairs shouting In
his flight:
"Let the police report stand as It
Is." . -
The report on the blotter of the
Hollywood station, signed by Patrol
man A. C. Madon, reads as follows,
under the date of November 18:
"At 3:30 p. m., this date. Chauffeur
Hansel and myself answered an am
bulance cnll to 129 South Irving bou
levard where Mr. George Sunday, son
of Evangelist Bill Bunday, attempted
to commit suicide by Inhaling Illu
minating gas. He also made a bed
of blankets and pillows In the bath
tub and attached a rubber hose to the
gas Jet. Neighbors and Dr. James
Johnston, 3960 West Sixth street, re
vived him and when we left he ap
peared to be In good shape. Mr.
Sunday could talk and refused to go
to the receiving hospital, so there was
nothing else we could do."
breaking the laws of this great com
monwealth. "No judge can give a fair and Im
partial trial to a law offender when
he himself defies the law, In his pri
vate life.
"County and state officials who are
in sympathy with the wet element
constitute the grentest obstacle to the
enforcement of the prohibition laws
of Oregon. ,
SUNDAY
BOYS
DENY
SUICD
AGREEMENT
RUHR RULE
IS REACHED
France Expected to Approve of
Principles, But Firm and
Back Poincare's Stand
Send Protest to Germany
On Lack of Facilities to En
force Terms.
PARIS, Nov. 19. (By the Asso
ciated Press) An agreement in prln
cltiln was reached by the representa
tives of the allies assembled in the
council of ambassadors here today
and a break between Franco and
Great Britain op the question of tho
attitude to bo adopted toward Gor
many was averted at least tempora
rily. It was announced that the ambas
sadors had ngrcod in principle on tho
measures to be taken for resumption
of allied military control in Germany.
Tho agreement was subject to the ap
proval of the French and Belgian cab
inets at meetings culled for tne early
afternoon.
The French cabinet was expected to
approve the formula decided upon by
the ambassadors.
The Belgian ambassador got into
communication with Brussols and was
understood to be asking for his gov
ernment's decision on the now agree
ment. The understanding that tho agree
ment called, for sending Germnny a
protest for tho lack of facilities she-
was extending the military control
mission, but what further action the
allies might take in case Oermany
failed to give the required assurances
of protection for the mission was not
known.
PA'TUS, Nov.'-'lOi ThoNlrsl ' dele
gate to leave this morning's meeting
of the inter-alled council of ambas
sadors fluid that no rupture between
Great Britain nnd Franco had oc
curred. The ambassadors, it is stated,
agreed provisionally on measures re
garding the resumption 'of allied
military control In Germany.
The conference ' adjourned after
two hours of dtBcusslon. The ambas
sadors came out of the meeting room
looking much relieved. They wero
reticent, but agreed that a break had
been averted.
The agreement reached, it was
stated; would be submitted this after
noon to the French and Belgian cabi
nets. It was announced the confer
ence would meot again tonight to diB
cuss the ex-crown prince.
It was understood that a formula
was found furnishing an acceptable
compromise between the- British and
French points of view on military
control of Germany. The supposition
was that this agreement was based on
a suggestion that the ambassadors
send a protest against the lack of fa
cilities for the military control mis
sion, but without mentioning what
the allies might do in case Germany
refused to give the required assur
ance. LONDON, Nov. 19. (By the Asso
ciated Press) Franco's threat to Im
pose further penalties on Germany if
the relch does not agree to protect
the inter-allled tnlsHlon of military
control in regarded here as putting
Great Britain in a serious dilemma.
Premier Poincare's Sunday speech
at Neullly has been Interpreted In
some quarters as equivalent to a dec
laration that France intends to stay
in the Ruhr permanently.
PARIS, Nov. 19. (By the Asso
elated Press) The French cabinet,
called to" consider the agreement In
principle reached today by the allied
council of ambussadors regarding the
attitude to be adopted toward Ger
many, issued -a laconic communique
at the close of Its session thls'after
noon to the effect that "the cabinet
unanimously approved the attitude
taken by M. Polncare in the negotia
tions." LONDON. Nov. 19. The first de
fection In the ministerial ranks be
cause of the premier's tariff proposal
is announced by the conservative
newspajers today. Colonel Buck.ey.
parliamentary secretary of the over
seas trade department has resigned
his post on the ground that he has
been and Intends to remain a free
trader and that he disapproves of the
Baldwin fiscal policy.
The Dally Mall ay today that
Lady Irene Curzon, eldest daughter
of the foreign minister. Is to stand as
an Independent candidate. The pros
pective constituency la not mentioned
The Noted Dead
SACRAMENTO, Cal.. Nov. 19.
Maralyn In caused the death here early
today of John 8. Chambers, manager
of the Sacramento branch of the
Bank of Italy, former atate controller
editor and politician,, who was recog
nized throuKhout the went ob an au
thority on taxation ana revenue,
A ntOPOSATi EVERY
mo milks she hiked
Jean Cordell, 20 years old, 1h pic
tured abovo in tho purli sho 'woro
during nor hike from Milwaukee to
Montana and back ngnin. Tho young
lady left early In June and reported
that she avoraged a proposal for every
hundred miles of the distance she
hiked.
The new grand Jury returned fts
first Indictment when late- Friday It
reported two counts ngalnst Georgo
Tucker of Medford for nllegod vio
lation of tho liquor law. One count
charges possession of liquor and the
other count with giving it away. A
bench warrant was at once IhsuoU,
Judge C. M. Thomas fixing the bull at
$2000.
Deputy Bhoriff Georgo AUlen serv
ed the warrant shortly afterward, and
took Tucker before County Pi-oho-cutor
Newton W. Borden In tho bit
tor's room at tho Hotel Medford for
questioning, after which Tucker was
incarcerated in the county Jail whore
he still is, in default of being able
to furnish the required bond. The
case will bo tried at the present term
of court. Early this afternoon
Tucker was arraigned and entered a
plea of not guilty.
Tho Indictment of Tucker on tho
alleged counts is tho result of tho fur.
nlxhlng of Intoxicating liquor to some
Medford high Bchool -boys about a
your ago. The Incident at the tlmo,
created wldo-spreAd comment about
town, and efforts were then mado to
bring about the Indictment of Tucker
before the grand Jury at that time.
That grand Jury Investigated the
charges, but did not return an Indict
ment for the reason, ns was reported
then, of being unnblo to find suffic
ient evidence to act..-
l!
CHICAGO, Nov. 19. Two men who
attempted forcibly to pay a call on
President Coolidgo at the Whlto
House were in custody today, en route
to their homes in tho west. Thoy wero
Lappas SoppOB of Provo, Utah, and
Louts Doggani, San Francisco, who
had attempted to "crash the gate"
at the executive mansion, according
to Captain C. C. Estes of the Wash
ington police, who paased through
here with the two men.
GEORGE TUCKER
Educational Week Proclamation
Pursuant to a proclamation of the President of the United States
wherein the week commencing November 18 . was designated as
National Educational Week and all citizens wero urged to cooperate
with their local authorities to secure Its wide-spread observance, and
this national movement having been sponsored by the American Legion,
National Educational Association and U. S. Uureau of Education, It Is
right and proper that we should lend our every effort to broaden and
Increase the effectiveness of our entire educational system.
It has been wisely said that knowledge and freedom go hand In hand.
If we are to perform our full duty as American citizens, we must ever
strive for the fullest enlightenment of all citizens and a most thorough
and effective educational system for' our children, for only by Buch
efforts can we help perpetuate our government; therefore let us readily
4 respond to the call and participate In any way we can In making this -
week a success, thereby advancing
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AUTO GOES
OFF BRIDGE
TWO KILLED
Big Touring Car Carrying Jazz
Orchestra Crashes Through
Bridge On Pacific Highway
Near Portland 2 Dead, 2
Seriously Injured, 2 Slightly
Hurt.
VANCOUVEIt, Wash.. Nov. 19.
Two persons were killed and two In
jured when a larn touring car wont
off tho Pacific hlKhway two miles
north of Vancouver today at tho
Iturnt Creek bridge, according to a
report telephoned to police hore tills
afternoon,
The automobile, a largo touring car
containing a party of Lob Angeles
people traveling south, skidded off
the wet pavement and went 100 feet
down a hill.
The dead
Mrs. Florence Tripp.
Bert Schwelnfurtor.
Seriously Injured:
Miss EIoine Harllo, broken leg.
Andrew Schwelnfurter, cut about
head.
Injured slightly:
Jack Schwelnfurtor.
H. lilunmn.
All of the accident victims wero
members of tho Schwelnfurter broth
era orchestra, Los Angeles. Thoy were
onroute to Sulem, Ore., to glvo a per
fprnmnce tonight.
L
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WASHINGTON, Nov. III. A "pop
ular choice" by republican votors of
their candldato for president in 1024
was demanded today by Hiram John
son. Over a desk piled with telegrams
and lettors offerings support for his
candidacy, Senator Johnson told
callers today that ho would make a
fight In every stato possiblo against
the -"hand picking" of delegates to
the national convention.
"My plans are crystallizing," he
said, "but are not at present ontlroly
definite. For that reason I 'will not
discuss dotnils now, but I bollovo the
rank and file of the republican party
has tho right to oxpress their prefer
ence for their presidential candidate.
"I am seeking to have that perfer
ence expressed. I'll await the result
with equanimity but I insist the rank
and file shall determine tho candidate
of that party rather than a few poli
ticians." '
Aftor conferences hore and else
where the next fortnight, Senator
Johnson said he hoped to announce
details of his campaign, including
establishment of headquarters and
manngors.
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 19. A truck
laden with liquor was seized here
last night and following this officers
raided a harbor warehouse and con
fiscated another supply. Throe men
are under arrest. The truck contain
ed 34 cases of whiskey and 40 sacks
each containing a dozen or more
bottles of fancy liquors. In the
warehouse the officers -found 110
ensea of whiskey. Shots wore ex
changed with one of tho watchmen
at the warehouse, who won captured
after a chane acroBB harbor mud
flats.
the cause of education.
E. C. OADDIS, Mayor.
LIQUOR
Heavy Wind Holds
Up Air Pullman,
Cheyenne, Wyoming
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Nov. 19.
Owing to a heavy wind over
Sherman Hill, Pilot Rinehart, In
charge of the aerial coupe mak-
lng the ,trli from Dayton, Ohio,
4- to the Pacific coast, did not take
off here this morning for the
west, as lie had planned. -He Bald
today that ho probably would not
proceed until Tuesday or Wed-
nosday.
.
OF &ILP.1924
President and Hiram Reserve
Rooms at Congress Hotel
No Formal Announcement
Made Chewing Gum Mag
nate for Coast Candidate.
CHICAGO, Nov. 19. (Dy the Asso
ciated Press.) Although the renubll
can nutlonal committee will not for
mally decide on a convention city un
til next month, tentative hotel reser
vations for Coolidge headquarters and
for Johnson hoadquartors already have
been made and a mld-westorn Coolidge
headquarters was opened today by
filonds of the president at the same
hotel. ,
The midwestern Coolidge headquar
ters will be In charge of Dr. R. H. Tay
lor who with Oeorgo W. Dixon and
others recently formed the Coolidgo
for prosidont club here. .
tloBldos the tentntivo reservations
made by friends of President Coolidge
nnd Senator Hlrain Johnson of Califor
nia, about 400 rooms ut the same hotel
liavo been promised on tho same ba
sts to others expecting to attend the
convention, according to John Burke
manager of the Congress hotel. ,
James Reynolds, former secretary
ot the republican nut Ion ul committee,
made a tontntlve reservation for tho
Coolidge hoadquartors and Senator HI
rum Johnson who annoimcod his can
dldacy last Thursday In Chicago, made
a Blmllar reservation.
The Johnson hoadquartors were ex
pected to bo opened here about No
vember 27 when tho senator returns
from Washington t5 address the Cook
county real estate board. It was an
nounced Saturday by Hie senator that
William Wrlgley, millionaire Chicago
manufacturer, would be In charge of
the Johnson campaign In Illinois nnd
probably the entire central end north
western sections of the country.
IGNORE PRICE CUT
SIOUX FALLS, S. D-, Nov. 19. In
face of Governor McMastor's threat
to sell gasoline at twelve cents per
gullon .at filling stations In tho va
rious towns of the state If dealers
did not meet the state price of six
teen cents per gallon, all Standard
and Independent dealers except one
today maintained the seventeen ana
a half cents rate.
The Independent who" lowered the
price, met the 1 G Mi cents rate which
the governor ordored for Sioux Falls,
Policeman Slain. 1
BOULDER, Colo., ov. 19. Pa
trolman E. E. Cobb of the Boulder
police force, was fatally Bhot In a
gun battle with an unknown assail
ant early this morning about 200 feet
from the police station. He was shot
through the head, but was still alive
when found shortly before seven
o'clock. He died a halt hour later
In a hoBpltal.
FLOODED BY
CHICAGO LIKELY
MEETING PLACE
GASOLINE DEALERS
INCHES OF RAINFALL
MANILA, Nov. 19. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) A typhoon from the,
Paclflo ocean bas swept over Luzon.
Railroad and telegraphic communica
tion have been entirely suspended.
Manila Is partially under water as
a result of the torrential downpour,
boats replacing motor cars In some of
the' streets. The storm caused consid
AN
LAND
W
BY DECISION
Supreme Court Rules Aliens
Cannot Own Corporation
Stock or Enter Into Contract
' for Division of Crops Not
in Conflict With Treaty With
Japan. ' , ,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19. Two
more decisions upholding efforts to
curtail the land rights ot aliens In
California and Washington were re
turned today by the supreme court.
In on decision the court held that
nmlnw ,1m nllnn lnn.l Inma sif tha lw.
states recently held valid by the high
est tribunal, aliens Ineligible to citi
zenship cannot own stock in a land
owning corporation.
In the other it was decided that
aliens who cannot own or lease land
are likewise barred from entering Into
contracts with hand holders tor a di
vision of crops.
The Btock owning decision was In
the ease brought by Raymond U Frlck
and N. Sutow against California state
officials. Frlck owned stock In a cor
poration authorized to buy and sell
agricultural lands, which he desired
to sell to Satow. The federal district
court for northern California has held
stock ownership In an agricultural cor
poration constituted an Interest In ag
ricultural lands prohibited by the alien
land laws. '
The supreme court having recently
sustained the right of a Btate to pre
scribe the conditions under which
aliens may own or lease land, the only
question remaining for decision In tills
case was;-.whether stock In a land
holding voorporatlan owned by an
alien Ineligible to citizenship consti
tuted ownership of land prohibited by
the alien land laws. The supreme
court held that It did. . .
The second doclBlon brougjlt to an
end a case lodged against California
officials by J. J. O'Brien and J. In
ouye. O'Brien made a contract with
Inouye to farm certain land, agreeing
to shave the crops with him. The fed
eral district court for northern Cali
fornia held the contract valid, In that
It did not vest In Inouye any Interest
In real estate, but merely mada him
an employe, whose wages were paid In
crops Instead of money. !
Iu this view the supreme court dis
agreed, holding that the cropping con
tract was In effect substantially the
same as leasing or land to Ineligible
aliens which had been held invalid.
Justice Butler delivering the opin
ion on the "cropping" case, said the
legal barrier against crop contracts
was not in connlct with the treaty
with Japan. He held the contract In
quoBtlon would give the lessee control
over the land a situation clearly dis
tinguished from a case ot here em
ployment. : .'..:
At the same time the court held that
the alien land laws ot California and
Washington, sustained In an opinion
a week ago today, prohibits an alien
Ineligible to citizenship from owning
stock In a corporation formed to own
and deal in agricultural lands. " 1
This decision was In a case brought
by Raymond L. Frlck and N. Satow
against the attorney general of 'Cali
fornia and the district attorney of the
city and county ot San Francisco. ,
Kerosene Fatal Again
SPOKANE, Nov. 19. Mrs. Georgia
Belknap. 19, died today as the result
of burns she received while lighting a
. , . V. I .nUn fihA
I lire Wlin ReruMWiiw mm iwa,B.
. , . . . V. .. u..Knt.4 taBall
IB surviveu uy iivt
Bolknap and two small children,
LOS ANGELES Official praotlce
un QRnimlln Thnnkflfflvlhff 1 day
race begins on the Beverley Hills
speedway today. Drivers scheduled
for a preliminary whirl Include
Jimmy Murphy, Eddie Hearne, Cliff
Durant, Harry Harts, Ralph De
Palma, Earl Cooper and Bennett Hill.
Martin DeAlzaga, Argentine spesd
king. Is to arrive today.
16
erable damage to crops.: Rain total Inf
more than 16 Inches fell during the
last 48 hours and was accompanied by
high winds. The storm kept a number
of ships which were scheduled to sail.
In port here. Telegraph wires have
been torn down and roads washed out
In many sections of the Islands. The
storm had abated tonight.
DAYS