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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1923
NO. 209
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BORDEN IS
OPPOSED TO
PROHI AID
Dist. Attorney Borden Asks
Special Prosecutor Boggs to i
Be His Deputy Or Step Out
Boggs Declines Borden
Opposed to .Needless Ex
pense and Divided Authority.
-Local political and reform agitation
which has raged for months with the
district attorney's office as the storm
nenter ts brewing anew, over the
functioning of Attorney O. C. Boggs,
as "special prohibition prosecutor,"
an appointment given him 1st July
by Governor Pierce. Tho turmoil
arising from th(a appointment result
ed In Rawlea Moore resigning as dis
trict attorney and Newton W. Bor
den being named to fill the vacancy
taking office November 12th.
Regarding the situation, District
Attorney Borden today made the fol
lowing statement:
"Mr. Boggs was appointed special
prosecutor by Governor Fierce under
a law the constitutionality of which
Is in doubt, and which I view as a di
rect slap at the incumbent official. A
special prosecutor may be appointed
on grounds of incompetency and ne
glect, the law reads.
"I accepted the position, without
any solicitation upon my part, and
with no strings attached. I went in ,
to do my duty, fearlessly and with-
out favor, and to tho best of my abll-,
ltv
"As I see It, the retention of Mr. I
Boggs Is a reflection upon my ability
to handle the Job. I have not been in
office long enough as yet to deter-1
imine whether 1 am capable or In
capable. I believe I can attond to" the
duties of the .office , Without interference.-
1 . ' . .
"1 therefore went to the county
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i o 2 .;rj-ii T district here but discovered that Cari-
l tion was such no self-respecting man . . , . . , ...,,
...... i- v , j . . . . ton, accompanied by his wife's sister,
Z V If f, 1 ,Jll t hd ' ' "o'levcd they have
J uty district Sn y 7 d dth . Si 1"" Carlton 'who
. ... Jwat"ndr;edC0enven.ng
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being brought to bear by certain local
Interests to retain Mr. Boggs on the
job. and there has been considerable
' l'"'B uc" ,,n" '"""', "Ul
here is one thut will not accept the
'buck
"I told the county court that in tho
Interests of harmony and non-duplication
of authority In the district at
torney's office that Mr. Hoggs should
step out. It would also cut down the
exienscs.
' "I do not know what the outcome
will be. but I Intend to stand firm
for what 1 believe to be right and
Just.
"Defense attorneys In cases prose
cuted by Mr. Boggs contest his right
to do so, and already motions have
been filed In two cases questioning
his rights to do so. This is a matter
of concern to local peace and pocket-
book.
"It is my theory In this matter, that
the commission of Mr. Boggs' expired
with the resignation of Mr. Moore,
and there is no further need of a
specinl prohibition prosecutor in this
county.
"I have gono as fnr as any fair
minded man would be expocted to go,
by offering Mr. Boggs a deputy dis
trict attorneyship, which he refused,
and the attorney-general made a rul
ing that Mr. Boggs could not hold two
lucrative positions special prosecu
tor and deputy district attorney at
the same time. . There the matter
rests.
"I have at nil times expressed a
willingness to co-operate with Mr.
Boggs and bear but the friendliest
, of feelings towards him, and my pres
ent stand is one I conscientiously be
lieve to be for the best Interests of
law enforcement In Jackson county."
Several liquor cases are pending
before the grand Jury, which took a
recess todav and tho right of Mr.
Boggs to appear before that body Is
another point of contention. The law
specifically provides that only "the
district attorney and the witness being
examined shall appear in the grand
Jury room.
SHIPMENT OF FILMS
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22 Gurgling
noises coming from a packing case
ostensibly containing only silent film
dramas, which yesterday led to the
arrest of Joseph W. Engle. senior vice
president of the Metro Pictures cor
poration today found their echo in a
federal investigation of asserted
wholesale attempts to ship liquor from
New York to Hollywood in prepara
' tlon for Thanksgiving and the Chris
tmas holidays.
HARD LIQUOR: METRO OFFICER NABBEO
Oklahoma Senate
Takes Up Question
Of Anti-Klan Law
OKLAHOMA. CITY. Okla..
Nov. 22. (By Associated Press)
Tho state scnato today took up
tho question of antl-kjan lcgisla-
tlon In an effort to Incorporate
In one hill the best features of
several measures proposed.
- Argument Bwung promptly to
tho provisions of all tho bills
which would make it compulsory
for membership rolls of all secret
organizations to.be filed with
public officials. After an hour's
K diHrURnltin nn itnilslnn find linnii 4
reac"od-
E
CAPTURED BUT!
Honeymoon Crime in Los
Angeles Results in. Death of
Deputy Sheriff and Wound
ing of Detective Bride
Confesses.
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 22. Special
Deputy Sheriff Robert C. McGoe was
killod and Detective M. W. Luko was
seriously wounded by a honeymoon
burglar, according to the story told to
police today after an all night grilling
hZ ,he bride' arrested near the scene
of the killing. She gave her name as
M- Edward. M; CiJton ', thl clty'
She said her fugitivo husband was
a deserter from tho U. 8. S. Arizona
and according to the police, declared
that he fired the shots that killed
McOce and Injured Luke.
The girl. 22 years of age, said that
before her marriage last Monday her
namo was Jeanno M. Johnson vand
that her home was at Long Beach.
With the girl's address In thoir pos
sessiun
session, officers surrounded tho house
named as her homo in the residential
attire, carried a pistol but it had not
'rt,h,..prt
"My husband gave mo that," she
told the police, pointing at the weap
on, "and told mo to use It and end my
, ... . . ,,,,,,, , ,,.,
own life before submitting to arrest.
McOeo was slain and Luke wound
ed when police cornered a man and'a
woman burglar in a home in one of
the residential districts last night. The
man escaped by jumping from an up
stairs window but tho woman was
captured In a clump of bUHhcs near
by.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22. Search
for the burglar who shot and killed
Robert McGce, special deputy sheriff,
when McGec and two policemen last
night Interrupted an alleged attempt
t0 oot lne homo of J. Holding spread
today over the boulovards of southern
California along one of which it is be
lieved the slayer's car may bo speed
lug in an attempt to slip through th
net thrown out by the authorities
within a few mlnutos after the shoot
ing.
Shots fired - at a patrolman who
tried to halt an automobile easthound
several miles from tho scene of the
killing led to tho theory that the slay
er might bo headed east and south
toward. the Mexican border.
A woman who was captured when
she'attempted to escape from the Bold
ing residence after tho slaying gave
her name as Julia Johnson, 25, and
admitted according to the police, that
she and a male companion were en
gaged in looting the house when In
terrupted by McGee and the officers.
She would not divulge the man's name.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22. "Pep"
Webster won a decision over Gene
Cline in a fast four round mix here
last night and as a result laid claim to
tho wcltorwelght championship of the
Pacific coast.
PROVES TO BE
Engle was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Stephen O. Long
late yesterday on a charge of violating
the national prohibition act after
federal agents had found that a largo
packing case marked "films" and aa
dressed to him contained many thou
sands of dollars worth of bonded
liquor. He denied all knowledge of
the shipment and waa released
$2000 bail.
BID
BURGLAR
GROOM ESCAPES
BERLIN TO
CONTINUE IN
PEACE AIM
Chancellor Streseman Tells
Reichstag Germany Will Try
Again to Reach Agreement
With France, But Admits
Powerless to Force Conces
sions.
BERLIN, Nov. 22. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) In a vigorous dofense
of his administration before tho relch-
stag today Chancellor Stresemann
welcomed the renewed American In
terost In the reparation problem and
said he hoped an international con
ference would be convoked.
He also look tho occasion to duuy
tho reports published In the German
press that the government had boen
officially approached by American
financiers and added that ho had not
been Informed of any impending in
ternational financial action. ',
The address, which occupied two
hours In delivery, dealt at length with
both the" foreign and internal situa
tions and was wholly fn the nature of
a vindication of the chancellor's poli
cies. . w
The government la to demand a pos
itlve vote of confidence from tho
reachstag. the outcome of which Is
yet In doubt. Mr. Stresemann was lib
erally aplauded by the. threo govern
ment parties but their combined vote
is insufficient to give him a majority
vote.
The rolchstag was heavily plckoted
with security police In order to pre
vent the entry of the communist dep
uty, Reminele, who waa barred In con
sequence of his '.obstruct! tactics
yesterday.
To Continue Efforts
Dr. Stresemann said that despite
Germany's serious position, efforts
would bo made to continue negotia
tions with Franco because the Ger
man government desired to leave no
stono unturned in Its efforts to affect
an agremont and improvement In tho
situation. The rolchstag, however,
must not be led away with the Idea
that concessions to France would do
much to help Germany. The rolch waa
In too weak a condition to force conn
tcr concessions from France.
Germany will bleed to death over
the Rhine and Ruhr If tho wound is
forcibly kept open by France,' he
said. "The declaration by France that
our help to the hungry Gormans in
the Ruhr constitutes continuance or
passive resistance is untrue; Is shame
fill.
"if Germany permitted France to
take coal, not for reparations but for
other purposes, then Germany would
be acknowledging the Justice of the
Ruhr occupation. Germany had not
one creditor but the whole entente. It
was not right therefore that only ono
should pocket the money.
As to Germany's Internal condition
It could only be Improved byIntroduc
ing lor -jr working days.
Willing to Quit
LONDON. Nov. 22. In his address
before the relchBtag today Chancellor
Stresemann is quoted by agency dls-
nntchps from Berlin as declaring that
his government would relinquish of
fice If it wore considered necessary
and that ho hoped the rclchstag would
make up Its mind quickly so he might
know whether he should continue.
Ha declared Germany s Internal po
sition was hopeless and so far as he
could see there was not the slightest
prospect of effecting Improvement.
France had expressed iear oi sun
is German developments arising
from recent incidents, but he could as
sure France that any developments
that might occur would bo due entirely
to France herBelf.
The communist deputies constantly
Interrupted the chancellor.
The Noted Ulead
,.T, I -r. TTT1TT n til. Nov. 22.
Bishop Granville H. Sherwood, 45, of
the Springfield aiocese oi i"
pal church, died this afternoon at
. . . V . t . , 1. ! aiinnnNDfl
. . i hnnrt Hifiease.
IO nave Dtun i n .in- j -
He had been bishop of tne epringueia
diocese since
v rwrl fnl.! Vnv. 22. OeO.
a DAMnmn nviMf nf the Clarence
A. Wortham shows and one of the
best known show men In America,
died today following a nervous break
down. - Robinson was 49 yeara old and is
survived by a widow and a sister, Mrs.
Viola Stanton of Portland, Ore.
"Scalped" By Avalanche, On
Jungfrau Girl Will Return
' and Finish 14,000-Foot Climb
A"B0VE; MISS SHORT AS SHE LOOKS WITH AND
WITHOUT HER WIG. BELOW. PINNACLES NEAR TOP
OF JUNGFRAU . WHICH MISS SHORT WISHES . TO
CONQUER..
NEW -YORK Though nearly! scalped by an avalanche near, the
finish of her ascent of the Jungfrau, Miss Betty Short, 18-ycat-old
pianist, of San Francisco, will return to Switzerland next ycal to
.complete the climb.
Rocks dislodged by a party of mountain-climbers above" iicr
struck Miss phort, knocking her unconscious. Carried dow'.i the
mountain to & Uutr&r. it was- found Miss Short had "suffered an fl
inch gash in her scalp,' which will necessitate her wearing a wig
the. rest' of her life , .
BUSINESS
MEN
E
COLLECT DEBTS
CHICAGO, Nov. 22. Everett Leon
ard, 55, Chattanooga manufacturer,
and his son Wlllard, 21, allogod to
have made Roger Naylor, a Chicago
distributor, a prisoner with handcuffs
and revolvors and held him for 25
days In their Chattanooga home In an
effort to collect a debt of ffl.OOO, today
were formall? charged with assault
with Intent to commit murder, carry
ing concealed wcaponB and kidnap
ping.
They were arrested yesterday out
side the building where Naylor has an
office and according to the police,
were armed with three revolvers, car
tridges and the handcuffs. They had
come, the pollco Bay thoy admitted,
to get "the money or get Naylor.'
The elder Leonard In his coll at tho
detective buronti tlonlod that Naylor
had been kidnapped. -
Naylor called the police yosterday
and said ho had received a telegram
that the Leonards wore coming to got
tho money or tako him back to Chat
tanooga. Across the street he said tho two
men were waiting. ino dbwuiw
went out and arrested them.
The story that Naylor told wan to
the effect that he hail business deal
ings with th Leonards. The elder
Leonard Bald Nnylor had been acting
as the distributor hero and was Indebt
ed to them for $9000. Naylor said
they came to his office on October 13
with guns and handcuffs.
In Chattanooga Naylor asBortod no
was held prisoner Tor 26 days in Mr.
Leonard's homo. Ho saltl ho wnH not
mistreated. ,
I waB hold a prisoner until I sign
ed a Bheaf of agreements promising
to pay Leonard specified sums at spec
ified periods," ho said.
Liberty Bonds.
NEW YORK, - Nov. 22. Liberty
hnnds clnBcd:
3V4's 99.23; Unit 4's 98; second
iU-H 97.29: third 4's 98.31; fourth
4's 97.31; ' U. S. Government 4's
99.15.
SEATTLE, Nov. 22. Players of the
Seattle Tiockey toanj won the third
Pacific Coast Hockey association gamo
here last night by beating Vancouver's
sextet in a hard-fought contest i to l
MPtOY-GUN TO
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Financial remuneration to tho
amount of J!ifj8.60 was awarded to
Thomas J. Fuson by a Jury Wednes
day afternoon, In his suit for J1000.
damages against Karl K. Knapp, a
former resident hero, now living at
Fresno, Calif. Tho Jury was , out
twenty minutes.
Tho case grew out of bad blood
that existed between the two men for
a long period, culminating In an alley
fight, on the eve of Knupp's departure
by auto for California.
Tho plaintiff was represented by
Attorney Gus Newbury, and tho do
fenso by Attorney E. E. Kelly.
. On an nfflilavit of. prcjudlco grant
ed by Judgo C. M. Thomas, on appli
cation of tho defense Judgo Leavltt
of Klamath county was called to hoal'
tho case. Beforo tlio Jury was called
to tho box, a motion for continuance
of tho case by the dofonso was denied
by tlio court. Knapp was not prosont.
Tho testimony in tho trial was con
fined by court ruling to tho actual
combat, and no evidence bearing on
other phase of tho suit wero brought
out.
PRESIDENT AND
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Senator
Rorah. republican, Idaho, conferred
with President Conlidgo today for
half an hour on tax rovlslon.
Tho proposal of Secretary Mollon
for a reduction averaging 25 per ceut
In Income tax and DO por cent In sur
taxes was talked over at length, but
the Idaho senator declined to discuss
thn details of tho conference. He in
dicated ho would make a statement
later.
Senator Ernst, republican. Ken
turky. also called at tho White House
and nnnounced that ho would favor a
reduction of taxes along the lines of
the Mellon plan or any other feasible
plan. He said ho was unnlterably
opposed to soldier bonus legislation.
IONDON. Harry Mason retained
the European lightweight champion
ship by defeating Ernie Rice on points
In twenty rounds.
OSON AWARDED
S558
DAMAGES
KNAPP
SUIT
2 Eureka Suspects
Not D'Autremonts,
Officials Declare
EUREKA, Cnl, Nov. 22. Two
men hold here on tho theory that
they were Roy and Ray D'Autrc-
mout who are sought in eonnoc-
tlon with the Southorn Taclflc
train holdup nt the California-
Oregon Btato lino Octobor 11,
4 Were found not to be tho men
wanted, county officers nnnounc-
ed last night. This conclusion
was reached, it was said, after a
check with photographs of the
D'Autremont twins. The men
4- still are being hold on local
charges.
SENTENCED 10 9
YEARS IN JAIL
Fake Discoverer of North Pole
Given Fine of $12,000,
Scathing Denunciation From
. Bench and Is Locked in
Jail.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 22.
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, s. E. J. Cox,
and eleven others convicted yesterday
DOCTOR COOK S
In the federal district court and boh- ' lornoy. nuwovoi, mi. ,.ulo,. ,v
toncod by Judge J. M. Kllllts to servo my desire that you push the prosecu
ponitentiur'y sentences and pay fines tlon against all. Including Mr; Stokes,
ranging from 1000 to 112.000, will Bnd can you not do this upon my arrl
have to remain In Tarrant county Jail vat , Chicago as I am anxious to get
lor two nioniiis, even n mey sue-,
ceed In mklng appeul bonds.
VORT WORTH. Tpxuh, Nov. 22.
HhotMi of any ytory that may a cur no
bncauHG of hiinHprtdtamilhr oil prorno-
tlonu and his colorful ridvonturo to
tho ico-prlpped roRinnn of tho polo,
Dr. Frederick A. Cook ptioen a coll In
the Tarrant county Jnll today, Hln
Inst oil promotion, tho Petroleum
rod u corn' association, wis his un
doing.
La to yesterday Dr. Cook was sen
tenced to fourteen years and nine
months In Iavcnworth , penitentiary
"rr:
Ohio, who tried his case. Added to
the sentence Is a flue of $12,000.
Tho defendant was charged with
using tho malls to defruud. If ho
appeals his case ho must arrango
bond of $7G,000, perhaps tho largest
ever named In Texas.
Joseph Weldon Bailey, his senior'
counsel, said he could not provide the
sum demanded and If ho cannot, Dr.
Cook must stay In jail until his appeal
Is heard. ' ' '
In Jail with Dr. Cook are thirteen
of his former associates. Among them
Is S. E. Cox, ono of the moHt colorful
oil promoters Texas has ever known.
Ho must servo eight years In the peni
tentiary and pay a fine of $8000.
Cook loft the court room with the
most stinging denunciation ever heard
in a Texas court room ringing In hi.!;" w," 'cr"ed ," nK0nn ItTn
v that a trust fund of $800,000 had boen
ears.
After ho had accused Dr. Cook of
robbing widows and orphans. the
aged and destitute, Judge Klllltts
said;
Cook, have you no decency at all?
Are you not hauntod at night by those
pitiable figures you have robbed?
How can you sleep?"
Dr. Cook said nothing. Ho stood
loaning against the clerk's desk, his
oyos to tho floor. Not a muscle
twitched nor did any signs of omotlpn
pass ovor his face. .
'Cook, this deal nf "yours Is so
damnably rotten that It soems to mo
that your attorneys must have boon
forced to hold their handkerchiefs to
their noses to have represented you,"
the Judgo said. "Tho way I feel about
you, I wish I were not so circumscribed
You should not be allowed to run at
large at all.
I know you have your III gotten
gains put away. Your counsel came
to me and asked what your bond
would be. I set It too low. Thoy said
they could not mako it, but It is shoer
wasto of sense to say you can't. Thoy
must bo under the spoil of your pecu
liar personality."
X-RAY KING TUT TO Fl
SECRET OF GLAND TRANSFUSION
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SEATTLE, Nov. 22. An effort to take of King Tutankhamun will re
complete tho chain of scientific I veal some greatly desired scientific
knowlcdeo concerning the transfusion information regarding gland tranafu-
of elands thousands of vears ago will
bo mado by taking X-ray photographs
of King Tutankhamun at Luxor,
Egypt, doclared Dr. J. It. Brtnkloy of
MIlfoKd, Kas., noted American gland
surgeon, before sailing today on the
steamship Presldont Jofforson . for
China and thence to Egypt.
"Since the glands of tho human
system are the last to suffer from do
cny after death It Is highly probable
that X-Ray photographs I hope to
IS SETTLED,
FIGHT OVER
Notorious Divorce Action Ter
minated at Last By Separa
tion Agreement Wife to
Get $800,000 Trust Fund
and Gives Up Dower Rights
Wants Name Cleared.
CHICAGO. Nov. 22. Mrs. Helen El
wood Stokes, who today In New York
City effected a settlement of the liti
gation with hor husband over their
marital troubles, In a telegram to her
Chicago counsel today urged that he
"push the prosecution" in the case In
which hor husband, W, E. D. Stokes,
one of his New York attorneys, Daniel
Nugent, and five othors, wore indlctod
here a few weeks ago charged with
conspiring to durante Mrs. Stokes.
"I am more concerned In the vin
dication of my good name than I am
In Mr.-Stokes' money," said hor tole
giam, as made public by her attornoy,
Charles' E. Erbsteln. "Yon unearth
ed the conspiracy agalnBt mo and I
know that even if I had a desire to.
,n,i nnv nf these cases that It
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NEW YORK, Nov. 22. W. E. D.
Ptokes, -wealthy hotel man and nl,
wlfo, Mrs. Helen EUvbod Stakes,,'. for
merly of Denver, today ended their
legal nffrny of several years' stundlng
through an agreement by which Mrs.
Stokes was. .formally granted a do
crco of separation. .
Supreme Court Justice Wasservogel
dismissed tho complaint In Stokes'
suit for a divorce which a Jury re
fused to grant him on a re-trial. The
seunrution decree provides thai
8teB 8houW huve access at all times
' children, who are to remain in
the custody of thoir mother, where
thdy were placed by a Denver court.
The docree does not set forth the ,
terms agreed upon for the support of
Mrs. Stokes and her children, but
merely confirms "an agreement'1 pro.
vlillng for such support.
Statements by opposing counsel
mudo It clear that not only have the
divorce and separation proceedings
been ended but that Mrs. Stokes had
released her claim for dower and that
suits for slander and libel brought by
her against her husband's son by his
first marriage, have been dropped.
As to the criminal proceedings
pending In Chicago they remain Just
where they were. In the hands of the
prosecuting attorney of Cook county.
auinomy
created. The Income is to be used
for tho maintenance of Mrs. Stokes
and her two children. Upon hor
death, tho principal Is to goto her
children.
Mrs. Stokes Is to have no Interest
whatsoever In Mr. stokes' estate In
tho event of his death. She has re
leased her dower rights to all of
Stokes' property, Including 76 par
cels In Now York, the Pntchon Wilkes
breeding furm In Kentucky and prop
erty in Long Branch, N. J,'
Mr. Stokes is not to appeal the dl
vorco or separation issues, nor Is
either party to appeal from the terms
agreed upon. ,
The agreement was signed last
night.
Cmim-d Tomators Fatal.
CUNNIHON, Colo., Nov. 22. Two
children nro dead, a third Is reported
dying and the mother of the three Is
in a critical condition as a result, phy
sicians said, of food poisoning in proi
served tomatoes. " ' ' '-' ' '
The mother, and the children had
been ill since Monday, according to
medicul attendants.
sion thousands of years ago." Dr.
Brlnkloy stated. "Knowledgo of ,the
benefits of glands has Increased so
rapidly that wo are able by examina
tion of children's glands to determine
thoso character weaknesses which
later devolop In twin and women
found In penitentiaries.
"All the children referred to except
the Imbecile, can be turned Into nor
mnl paths of life by proper feeding
of glands right from the stockyards."-