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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER (5, 1923
NO. 220
ESIOENT OPPOSES SOLDIERS BONUS
E
E
Harding's Successor in First
Announcement of Policies,
Emphasizes Need of Tax
Reduction Throughout Land
Opposed to League, But
in Favor World Court.
WASHINGTON, Doe. 6. President
Coolldge addressed congress today for
the first time since he became chief
executive.
Appearing before a Joint session of
the house and senate, he presented
recommendations touching all of the
major problems confronting; the na
tion. ;
The Mellon tax reduction program
was given unqualified endorsement,
but the soldiers' bonus was disap
proved. "
Mr. Coolldge'B address broke the
studied silence ho has maintained on
public questions since he entered the
White House. His message had been
awaited not only because It definitely
outlined the legislative policy of the
administration, but because of the po
litical effect It may have both upon
his own fortunes and that of his
party. '
' In addressing; congress In person,
Mr. Coolldge adopted a custom re
established by Wilson and pursued by
Harding. He spoke; In the
chamber, standing at "the
hnnoe
Mark's
desk In front of the speaker's dlas
where he hod sat as vice-president on
the occasions that his-late chief ad
dressed congress. .
A Record-Breaking Crowd. ,
There was an unusual demand for
I
tickets to the house galleries to hear a certain age, and the pension paid to
the first speech of the hew president them should be adequate to fully sup
and even standing room was at a 'port them.
premium long before he began toj T tnerefore recommend that some
speak. ' legislation be enacted by congress to
Outside -on the capitol plaza an- increase the pensions of Civil War et
other large crowd heard the address erans and their widows, thereby more
' through an amplifier and at the sumo fUuy recognizing the debt the govern
tlme it was carried throughout the ment owes them for the service they
.country by wireless. ' performed in preventing the disrup-
On the floor of the house ItBelf the tlon of the union."
crush was so great that members The Interior secretary went Into no
complained they were unable to get further details, and he likewise dfs
to the seats to whlcli they were en- missed with brief comment the other
titled., points touched upon in his report
' House officers were . directed to one of the shortest ever submitted by
clear the floor of poisons not entitled a cabinet officer. He summarized In
to admission Just before mo presi-
" dent's arrival.
Mrs. Coolidge sat In the gallery.
She Mud arrived before the house as
' ..sembled at noon and received an ova
tion from the floor and galleries.
Senators, representatives anu sii-
...... io, i, io,i when the
president appeared. The applause concluded with a sentence .pointing
expanded into cheers from the repub- out that nltho the departments ap
Itcsn side when the president shook proprlatlon has been reduced by the
h'arl with speaker Olllett and bowed af cuTo7 $X
The 7hleef'Cexecutlve spoke -lowly 000,000. for the .coming year,
and deliberately without, effort atl Heclnmation In Bad Way
oratory. The first applause came Tho reclamation problem was do
when he declared the United States scribed by Mr. Work as presenting "a
saw no reason to limit its own free- critical situation."
dom and Independence of action by "The reclamation law." he said.
Joining the League of Notions. "provides that the cost of construction
The address i part follows: of each project shall be paid within a
Since the close of the last congress 20-year period In installments of fixed
the nation has lost President Harding. ! amounts, and also provides the annual
The world knew his kindness and his j maintenance cost. Including operation
humanity, his greatness and his char- shall be paid annually by the water
acter. He has left his mark upon his- users. Out of the 28 projects con-
tory. He has made Justice more cer- :
taln and peace more secure. The sur
passing tribute paid to his memory as
he was borne across tho continent to
rest at last at home revealed the place
he held in the hearts of the American
people. But this is not the occasion
for extended reference to the man or
his work. In this presence, among
tfllosa who knew" and loved him, that
Is unnecessary. But we who were as
sociated with him could not resume
together the functions of our office
without pausing for a moment, and In
his memory reconsecrating ourselves
to the service of our country. He is
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CAUGHT; LOS ANGELES MOTOR CAMP
L03 ANGELES, Dec. 6. The sher
iffs office today received telegraphic
-Instructions from the sheriff at Pen
dleton, Ore., to hold Elgin Pitt-nan.
arrested yesterday at an automobile
camp here and to forward photographs
of the woman with him and who as
serts she la his wife.
Bride of One Week
Drowned When Car
i Plunges- Into River
EUGENE, Ora., Dec. 6. Mrs.
Josephine Byers of Aberdeen,
Wash., a bride of one week was
drowned late last night at the
Harrlsburg ferry landing when a
car, driven by William J. Parks
of San Francisco, plunged Into 4
the Willamette river. Her hus-
band, Robert Byers of Los Ange-
les, had a narrow escape.
Mrs. Byers was formerly MIbs
4 JoHephino Goodman.
. '
I
FOR INCREASE IN
Secy, of Interior Urges Civil
War Veterans Be Given
More Financial Aid Rec
tarnation Work Declared to
Be in Critical Shape.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. An in
crease In Civil War pensions was ad
vocated by Secretary Work of the
Interior department in his annual re
port submitted today to the president.
- . "The ravages of time," Raid the sec-
retary. "have now overcome tneso
'survivors of the Civil War. nnd In
their old ago it Is my belief that the
pensioning of them should no longer
be based upon a showing of disability
due to wounds and disease. On the
contrary both the veterans and
w'idows, should receive a pension from
the government after having reached
a pnragmpn nis oirepeuicu uenuni-
tion for n new reclamation policy;
notified the president that he pro
posed soon to undertake a survey of
conditions in the patent office; asked
for additional facilities for Howard
university, a negro Institution here
under government supervision; anu
structea or in me course oi cunsu uu.-
tlon, . only ne of these projects has
fully complied with this requirement
notwithstanding that relief extending
time of payment on three occasions
has been granted by congress. A
number of them are in a state of
financial Insolvency, making it Impos
sible for the government to recover
the money Invested in them, while
other projects are in such a dubious
state that it Is difficult to presage at
the present time whether they will
ultimately pay out. In' order to ascer
tain the true condition I have ap
pointed a special committee of advis-
(Continued on Page 8lx)
A warrant was Issued last June for
Plttman, who was sought In connec
tion with the supposed Blaying of his
wife Edna. A body Identified tyy her
parents as that of their daughter, was
found In the Columbia river near Wnl
lula, Wash. The woman In company
with Plttman here said she was the
person tbougbt to have been slain.
SECRE
ARY WORK
WAR
PENSIONS
DEAD HUBBY
FOUND AlVE,
CALIFORNIA
Mysterious Sailstad Case in
Wisconsin Cleared Up By
Arrest of Deceased Hus
band for Whose Death Wife,
Married Again, Tried to
Collect $62,000 Insurance
SUPERIOR, Wis., Dec. 6. (By
the Associated Press.) Officials
who opened Allan McPhee's grave
near Lake Nebagamon found the '
grave to have been robbed of the
body, according to a communica
tion from District Attorney Ken
nedy. NAPA, Cal.. Dec. 0. (By the Asso
ciated Press) Miss Dorothy Ander
son, held 'here with Edward J. Sulls
tad In connection with an arson
chnrgo In EauClaire, Wis., today ad
fnitU'd to authorities full complicity
in the burning of tho house contain
ing the body of Allan McPheo in a
plot to collect insurance.
According to District Attorney
Thomas. C. Angllm of Napa, Miss An
derson admitted that she had accom
panied Sailstad to tho cemetery and
aided in disinterring the body. The
body was then taken to the cottage,
she said, and placed In a mattress,
after which Sailstad started the fire
which b.ui'nedJJ,liok..house.. ., .'.. ;..
NAPA, Cal., Dec. !. Miss Dorothy
Anderson, companion of Edward J.
Sailstad, confessed perpetrator of an
insurance honx at IJika Nebagamon,
Win In which he disinterred and
burned the body of a friend in order
to make It appear as his own, was sub
ipcteri to a lone: examination in a
hospital here today by District Attor
ney Thomas C. Angllm. The girl, who
also made a statement to the authori
ties" vetfirdav nn her friendship With
Sailstad, was questioned minutely as
to any knowledge she might have of
the crime.
Tim district attorney said that bo
nlnn Intended to suhiect Sailstad to
another examination today to clear up
phases of the crime that were not
fully revealed in the confession.
Miss Anderson, a sufferer from in
cipient tuberculosis was taken to the
hospital alter being taken Into cus-
tn.lv with Sailstad here. Sailstud is
to be kept here until officers arrive
from Wisconsin to return him for
trial.
napa Cn!'. Dee. fl. Edward J.
Sailstad, who was arrested here last
niElit. nilmltted that he nut a body in
a cottage at Lake Nebagammon, Wis.,
and set fire to the building four years
ago in an effort to make It appear
that he had died in mo tire so nis
wife might collect $62,000 lnsuranco
money, according to District Attorney
Thomas C. Angllm of Napa.
With Sailstad when he was arrcsteu
was Miss Dorothy Anderson, who was
Snilstad's Btenoeranher when he was
a businessman In EauClaire. Wis., be
fore his supposed death and who, ac
cording to Angllm, admitted accom
panying him on his 'flight from Wis
consin. Miss Anderson waB detained
for further questioning today.
Ra stall Is Del ne neiu in jail nere uu
a charge of arson at the request of the
authorities of Superior, Wis. ;
Sailstad and Miss Anderson were
traveling In an expensive automobile
and told officials here that they had
been visiting various parts of the
fnuntrv rnnnirinz typewriters. At
first the young woman declared fier
name was Mary Brown and said she
met Sailstad, who has used the name
of Kingston since the Lake Nebagam
mon fire, in Chicago.
In Financial Difficulties
The district attorney said that af
tpr much nuestlonltiK Sailstad admit
ted he pill, the body of a man ot aoout
hi& nwn nb-.p. which he had stolen from
ita in-nvA. In the 'cottaee. Then, he
said, he set fire to the building and
fled.
aHvIcar from Runerior said that four
cottages were burned In the fire that
followed.
Aiirtim on I.I that Sailstad told him
that a EauClaire phonograph company
of which he was president faced fi
nancial difficulties and it was to solve
these as well as to cover his flight
with his stenographer, with whom he
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Delivers His Maiden Message,
3 -o-s; , " v u v.; j
PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE
STORY
BFRGDOLL
IS
TOLD IN COURT
MOSBACII, Baden, Doc. G (By the
Associated) (Press).) d-leutenant Cor
liss Hooven Griffis of Hamilton, Ohio,
unburdened hlnfself today before the
German court here trying him for the
part he played In the attempt to kid
nap Orover Cleveland llorgdoll, Amer
ican draft evader at Eberbach last
August. Orlffis related In detail how
and why ho conceived the plan to
capture Bergdoll and take him back
to America.
Grift'is repeatedly assorted ho was
the prime mover in the plot and that
while many American officers In
Paris were aware ot his plans, the
American Legion had nothing to do
with It.
His motives were purely patriotic,
Griffis asserted. Ho schemed, work
ed and thought out the details with the
aid of some other Americans but he
himself had no idea or any hope of
monetary reward once Bergdoll was in
the United States to face tho Ameri
can government's charges.
"One hundred million Americans,",
said Grirtis, "know the damnable
thlngB committed by Bergdoll, who Is
American born, whoHe father was
American born, and who betrayed his
country In time of war."
Physical Culture
Fast Fatal to Navy
Man in Med ford
John M. Elsenhour. of Water,
Cal., twenty-three years old, died
last night at tho Hacred Heart
hospital as the result of a thlrty-
five day fasti Discharged from
the navy about six monthR ago
after three years Bervlco Eisen-
hour came hero recently and
wns a sort of watchman at tho
Siskiyou mill. Suffering from
ill health and reading In a phys-
leal culture mttgazlne that fast-
lng would cure him, he fasted
for thirty-five days. When tho
rase was reported to the local
Red Cross Tuesday ho was re-
moved to the hospital where he
died next day. In spite of food
and care that was administered,
but too late. His mother resides
at Water, California.
KIDNAPPING
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HONG KONQ, Dec. . (By Associ
ated Press.) Marines from foreign
warships anchored oft Bhameen, the
foreign settlement of Canton, have
landed on the Bund and taken posses
sion of the custom house, fortifying
themselves - with machine guns, ac
cording to advices received here. !
Six foreign gunboats are known to
be nnchored off Hhameen. They In
clude the two American vessels, the
Ashevlllo and tho Pampangu, tho
British ships, - Cicala and Moorpen,
and tho French' guhboats Maliclense
and Craon'ne.
The British flotilla has been streng
thened by tho urrlvnl of the gunboats
Magnolia with Admiral Ievtson
aboard nnd the Tarantula, according
to later advices received hero.
Tho Japanese gunboat Matsu and
the destroyer Sugl also have arrived
at Canton, the advices state.
Admiral Frochat of the French
navy Is inboard the Craonne.
Canton, military objective of the
north China forces of General Chen
Chiung-Ming, and stronghold of Hun
Yet Hen, south China leader, his foe,
has been the scene of much Internal
disturbance during tho pant few
months, as Chen's forces menaced
neurby towns. Martial law recently
was declared thruout the city. 1
Last month Chen's army was re
ported only twenty miles from Canton
and Hun's forces prepared for an en
gagement in defense of the city by
entrenching thomselvos. In" the hills
six miles from Canton. Defections
from Sun's army have been reported
to be numerous for several weeks and
banditry Is said to have been preva
lent for some time, despite rigid re
strictions Imposed by authorities,
throughout ('anion.
Death Toll of
the Automobile
LOS ANOELEH, Dec. 6. Misses
Myrtle and Bessie Woodman sisters,
aged 40 and 38 respectively, and
Oscar Myrendo, 6, were killed In au
tomobile accidents here yesterday.
Drivers of the two curs which fig
ured wero arrested. ' . .
Tki.tlttlinflii In Oiliffirnla.
SACRAMENTO, Deo. 6. Calling
attention to tho fact that 338 cases of
diphtheria were reported in me simo
I , V. n ulnta hrtnrl nf 'hplllth
kt.llatln 1,,o luatlA1 -nttvlKPM that
111 IV Mill,'
.. in r... ur.tpnf n ltmiM be
i uvei y -,iu .. '-
I given anti-toxin Immediately. It Is
I , . . l. .,... nn n.itilnmln
ueiix'ii iiuwvvwr, maw -
threatens.
First Reports Show
Liberal, Labor Gain
In British Election
LONDON, Dec 6. The first
result from the parliamentary
olnctlon was a liberal gain In the
exchange division of Manchester
where K. M. Uarcluy, liberal, de-
feated the conservative free trad-
er, Sir Edwin Stockton.
The second result was a gain
for the labnrltes at Wakefield,
where C. O. Sherwood was eltced
over the conservative member, G.
4- Ellin.
PORTLAND ISHIT
BY WINDSTORM
El
Nearly Inch and Half of Rain
Falls in 24 Hours Wind
Does Damage Blizzard in
tAirvhinrrtAn Clof a ' O Cant
WaSllinyiOn Oiaie O reel,
I
SnOW FallS. ,
PORTLAND, Ore., Doc. 6. Heavy
south winds driving almost steady
rainfall gave Oregon a severe storm
last nlglvt. Only minor damage was
done at Portland. Plnte glass win
dows, were broken, A trolley .wire was
snapped and radio aerials were tan
gled masses In some sections. Tele
graph wires in the state were crip
pled. The precipitation here for 24
hours ending at 6 a. m. was 1.21
Inches.
At North Hoad, at tho mouth of the
Columbia river, the hlgjiest wind ve
locity of the season was recorded, 84
miles an hour during the night. This
morning It had dropped to 48 miles an
hour. .
The steam schooner Oregon, which
put Into the Columbia river late yes-
torday leaking, was expected to pro
ceed to Portland for repairs.
WENATCHEB, Wash., Dec. 6.
Wenatchco awoko today to find the
ground covered with four lushes of
the "beautiful white" after an all
night's snow fall. It turned to rain
this morning. ,
ELLKNSBURG, Wash., Dec. 6.
Rain to the extent of .72 Inches fell
here all lust night, an unusual occur
rence for any time of the year In the
Kittitas valley. Reports to railway
officials, here this morning stated that
tep Inches of snow foil in Snoqualmle
pass last night with a heavy rain on
the weBt side ot the Cascades.
Threa Feet of 8now
EVERETT, Wash., Deo. 6. Today
and yesterday three feet of snow fell
in the Cascade mountains along the
Groat Northern right of way and It Is
still snowing. In the prevailing storm
telegraph wires east ot Index have
gone down and a flood stage In rivers
is threatened by tomorrow. High ten
sion electric wires leading Into Ever
ett went down this morning and the
city la now depending upon an auxil
iary steam plant for light and eloctrlc
power. Repairs are being made upon
the Sultnn river pipe, line, which was
broken In two places yesterday by
slides In the Sultan canyon, but noth
ing Is known regarding progress of
the work as telephone lines are down
A water shortage Is not feared how
ever.
VICTORIA, B. C, Dee. 6. Herbert
Munter, American mall aviator who
left Seattle at 4 o'clock yesterday af-
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AND H
V AIN
2000 DEAD AND W0UN0EO LEFT IN 1
TOWN SACKED BY CHINESE BANDITS
PEKING, Dec. . (By Associat
ed Press). Bandits scaled the walls
of Llkwankla In southwestern Honan
province and looted and burned the
town some days ago, according to ad
vices from a mission station at Lacho
kow, Hupeh province, across the
boundary line from the burned town.
S.P.
REPORTED IN
PI
Mexico and Henderson, Ky.,
Report D'Autremonts' Ar
rest Three Suspects In Lat
ter Town Mexico Officials
Claim Boys Are in Hiding in
Pueblo.
JUAREZ, Mexico, Dec. 6. Mexican
state and federal officers are taking
up the hunt for the D'Autremont
brothers, Hoy, Hay and Hugh want
ed In connection with the holdup ot
a Southern pacific train in southern
Oregon October 11. American detec
tives are working with the Mexican
officials and are In possession of in
formation that indicates the three
refugees nre In hiding In Mexico. They
were reported at Puebia, capital of
the state of that name.
HENDEBSON, Ky., Dec. 6.- Three
men arrested today by detectives are
being questioned regarding the holdup
of a Southern Pacific railroad .pas-
M nA.. ,Dhl.nJ A.n nn
October 11 when 3 trainmen and a
malt clerk were killed.
County Buys D'Autremont Car
The Nash car, belonging to Roy
D'Autremont and used, the authori
ties say, by the three brother Siskiyou
tunnel bandit suspects, In making at
least ono trip to the vicinity of the
crime scene, before the attempted
Mrtibery of October 1 1, was purchas ed
Wednesday by Jackson county
from tho Burnslde Auto Exchange of
Portland, for $(00. . .
The enr was held by the sheriff's
office .in a Jacksonville garage as
evidence, where it hud been brought
from Eugene, Oregon, where one of
the brothers left It, a day or two be
fore the hold up, the evidence shows.
As the result ot a collision . with
a brindle steer, belonging to a man
by tho name of High, on the Neil
Creek road, about seven miles from
Siskiyou, heavy 'repairs were neces
sary, and It was up to the county
court to either pay for these repairs,
or buy the vehicle. They choose the
latter course, retaining, the car as evl
dence, and having an auto for use by
the sheriff's office, which needs one,
and It will also come In handy for "
prohibition enforcement, eliminating
taxi bills. - "
The car, which played a leading
role. In the opening chapters of the
atrocious crime, according to official
data and evidence, was purchased by
Roy De Autrcmont, August 30th, last I
all the brothers being presont, but
Roy signing a contract, and conduct
ing the negotiations. He agreed to
pay 69.7& a month, for a year, until
the cur was paid for.
The authorities claim that the Nash
car was driven from Portland to Eu- .
gene, and Inter to the cabin near the
scene of the hold-up with supplies,
etc., on their alleged psuedo hunting
trip. On one of their Jaunts, they
are thought to have broken the hind
leg of Mr. High's brindle steer, put-,
ting the engine and other delicate ,
mechanism of the motor out of com- .
mission, (temporary repalns being
made at the Park Oarage In Ashland.
This done, one of the brothers, the
evidence shows, drove the car back
to Eugene, and stored it In his
father's garage, returning to this city,
and Joining the others.
. Harry fleliriB and George Bads, ac- .
cording to the sheriff's office, think'
the two twinB called at the Denny
Fruit company packing" house, about
securing a ride to Ashland, operat
ing an apple, while the other chatted!
. The movements ot the suspects
after this Incident have not been defi
nitely traced but it Is thought they
"picked up" a ride from a passing
tourist to the Siskivous. , . ... ;
MEXICO CITY. Dec. 0. (By the
Associated Press) it Is stated semi
officially that the marine forces at
Vera Crus have. Joined General San
chez, chief of military operations, in
repudiating the central government.
Two thousand dead and wounded
were- left behind when the. bandits
abandoned the smoking ruins of the
town, the advices said. Although the
ottack occurred In mid-November,
details of It were delayed In reaching
the rest of the world by the Isolated
position of Llkwankla, far up a tribu
tary ot the Kanklang river.