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MEDFORD. OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1923 TWELVE PAGES TODAY
NO. 230
KING GEORGE OF GREECE FORCED OUT
M
Mail
GREEK KING
AGREES 10
OUITTHRONE
King George and Queen Eliza
beth Depart for Roumania at
Command of Premier and
Army Head Venizelos May
Take Up Reins of Govern
ment. ATHENS,
Dec. 18. (By the Asso-
elated Press.) King George
ami
Queen Elizabeth will leave Athens to
night for Roumania, it 1b announced
by the newspapers here today.
King George II ot Greece, eldest son
t of the late King Constantino, ascended
the throne on September 28, 1922, at
ter his father had been forced to abdi
cate by the Gonatas Plastlras revolu
tion. It became apparent almost im
mediately that George was to be a
monarch in name only, for the revolu
tionary regime gave Greece what was
virtually - a military dictatorship.
Nevertheless, there was no disposition
j to terminate the dynaBty, the govern-
ment leaders preferring to keep the
! young sovereign under close survell
' lance and allow him a semblance of
power.
i However, in the last fe wmontha, re-
niiiillnon and nm.Vanlrallat aAfiHmnnt
- In .Greece has been growing rapidly. --I
Last Saturday the longed for na
tional elections took place. The re
turns showed such a preponderance of
liberal 'republican sentiment that a
dynastic order seemed Inevitable and
apparently it has materialized.
Admiral Is Regent
LONDON, Dec. 18 An agency dis
patch from Athens says the king and
queen are leaving for RoumanU to
night without signing any decrees and
that Admiral Koundouriotls will be ap
pointed regent.
Another telegram reports that a del
egation representing the armv and
navy last evening Informed Co rnel
Plastlras that the officers of both si r
vlfs 'regarded the removal of tlw ily
nasty as a national necessity.
LONDON, Dec. 18. According to the
Athens correspondent ot the Dally
Mall, the liberal victors In Sunday's
election plan to urge the first meetins
of the national assembly to authorize
c plebiscite wiili a view to changing
the present regime.
The party proposes also to start a
discussion regarding the form of re
public to be established, the dispatch
adds. If the assembly decides to adopt
the French system, the noted banker,
Sir Basil Sarahoff, will be invited to
become the first president; If the'
United States plan Is accepted the post
will be offered to Venizelos.
' Premier Gonatas and Colonel Plas
. tiras, dispatches say, signed the letter
requesting the king to leave after they
had been interviewed by the military
and naval delegation and by represen
tatives of political and other organiza
tions in the provinces. All of these
irged removal of the dynasty. Pre
mier Gonatas also received petitions
signed by the officers and men of the
Athens garrison, asking that steps be
taken to remove the monarch.
JjM King Ordered to Go
The letter to King George, it is
said, was couched in stern language
and contained the intimation that his
departure by evening at the latest was
(Continued on Pane Six)
ALL OVER COUNTRY, LOSSES INCREASE
CHICAGO, Dec. 18. While prose
cutors here continue to search for
clues to the whereabouts of Leo
Koretz, missing promoter of an alleg
ed Panama J'oll bubble," investiga
tions have been extended to New
Tork, Denver, Colorado 8prings and
other cities, where investors are be
lieved to have added thousands of
dollars to the $5,000,000 or more
which KoreU Is charged with having
obtained. ' '
Neglecting Kettle of
Boiling Water Fatal
To Seattle Couple
SEATTLE, Dec. 18. Death of
Eugene A. Childe ot this city,
former member of the Washing-
4 ton state legislature and former
police court judge and Clara 4
Lien, beautiful divorcee, 20 years
old, whose bodies were found yes-
terday In a house that Childe bad
recently purchased, was attribut-
etj by the coroner today to leav-
ing a kettle of water over a gas
Jet.
The water boiled over, extln-
guishlng the flame and permit-
ting the gas to escape.
HOTEL OWNER
SHOT DOWN BY
Mar low Hotel Man Dead and
Negro Porter Dying As Re
sult of Attack By Anti-Negro
Gang Authorities Make No
Arrests.
MARLOW, Okla., Dec. 18. Search
for Marvin KIncannon, 20 years old,
member of a well known family here
and a party of young men who ate al
leged to liave left the city' last night
In a motor car, was started today by
Stephens county authorities as a re
sult of the killing last plght of A. L.
Berch, 38 years old, proprietor of a
hotel, and the fatal wounding of Rob
ert Journegan, negro porter. The ne
gro died today.
MARLOW. Okla., Dec. 18. Mar
low's unwritten law. exemplified by
prominent public signs bearing the
command: "Negro, don't ,let the sun
go . down on you here," caused the
death laat night of A. W. Birch, prom
inent hotel owner and the probable
fatal" wounding of the first negro who
has stnyed here more than a day In
years.
Last Saturday Birch brought Rob
ert Jernlgan, the negro, here to serve
ns a porter in his hotel. A few hours
later he received an anonymous com
munication ordering him to dismiss
the porter at once and drive him from
the city. Birch ignored the letter.
, A mob of more than fifteen men
went to the hotel early last evening,
Its members calling loudly for the
negro nnd announcing their intention
of hanging him on the spot. The
hotel proprietor, with Jernlgan at his
side, hurried Into the lobby to Inter
cede but was shot dead before he
cuutd speak. The negro also fell, crit
ically wounded. Their assailants then
fled.
Mrs. Birch who witnessed the
shooting said she thought she recog
nized the man who killed her husband
but authorities here today said they
had no clues as to the identity ot the
members of the mob.
They were not masked.
Casualties of the
Air Service
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Dec. 18.
Captain Harold E. Strucken, com
mander of the 47th school squadron
Brooks field, and Sergeant C. E.
Ryals, .were killed today when their
ship crashed at Pendleton, Texas.
They were enroute to Dallas. Captain
Sturcken's home was New Tork City,
Sergeant Ryals' home was Olenwood,
Ga.
According to Information which in
vestigators say they have. Koretz re
ceived an amount in New Tork equal
to that invested by his friends and
relatives hore.
Mrs. 8alo Auerbach, wife of a
wealthy theater owner who is said to
have invested 135,000 In the Bayno
River Trust company of Panama, ap
peared at the prosecutor's office last
night and denied any knowledge of
the place ot refuge of the missing
promoter.
OKLAHOMA MOB
REBEL CITY
I I
BY
San Marcos Falls in Presi
dent's Hands With Large
Supplies Victory May Be
Decisive Americans Aid
the Loyalists U. S. Recog
nition Obregon Reaffirmed.
(By the Associated Press)
The Mexican government forces
moving east from the capital have
come into direct contact with the
rebel columns operating from Vera
Cruz and fighting tor the possession
of Aplzaco, 70 miles east of Mexico
City, It is reported.
The battle went on all day yester
day, according to dispatches received
through Vera Cruz where the rebels
maintain their headquarters. Rebel
reinforcements are being hurried to
the scene. Dispatches to the border
say the rebels were completely routed.
Belated advices from Mexico City
say the rebels evacuated Puebla City,
southeast of the capital Inst night.
While not admitting the truth of this,
the rebels through their Vera Cruz
headquarters, announced a "change
In plan" where by their forces from
Puebla "advanced upon Aplzaco" for
the purpose ot consolidating railroad
communication. -
The rebels also admitted that fight
ing was proceeding at San MnrcoB.
the railroad center .east of Puebla and
southeast of Apizndo, which "might
Indicate thnt a body of federals had
succeeded In flanking the rebels In
Puebla City and thus forcing their
evacuation.
News regarding operations in the
zone west of Mexico City is lacking In
the government advices reaching the
United States, but the rebels say Ob
regon was compelled In the face of
superior forces to withdraw his troops
from Irapuato in Guanujuatn and
from the states of San Luis Potosi
and Tamaulipa8.
I
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. The revo
lutionary movement In Mexico has not
operated to change the policy of the
American government toward Mexico,
it was announced today at the White
House.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 17. By the As
sociated Press.) Revolutionary forces
evacuated Puebla tonight and federal
troops have occupied the city, accord
ing to a war department announce
ment. EL PASO, Dec. 17. Fighting for
possession of San Marcos had been un
der way for more than sixteen hours
before the rebels were forced to re
treat, Mr. Ruiz was advised. The fed
erals captured an Immense amount of
ammunition, small arms, a number of
cannon and several trains used; by the
rebel forces for transportation, Mr.
Ruiz was informed.
President Obregon himself Is direct
ing the federal troops and Is com
manding the .pursuit of the rebel
forces In an effort to make the victory
even more compelte.
The message was from General
Francisco Serrano, secretary of war
who expressed confidence that the
rebellion would end shortly. '
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 17. (By the
Associated Press.. The revolution
aries evacuated Puebla tonight, the
war department announced. Federal
forces occupied Almaza and Lucas
Gonzales.
EL PASO, Dec. 17. Wealthy Ameri
cans Interested in mining In the state
of Durango are financing an Organi
zation of defense units to oppose tho
revolution, according to telegrams re
ceived here.
EL PASO, Texas, Doc. 18. Federal
troops have1 taken San Marcos, the Im
portant strategic points between Vera
Cruz and Mexico City and are advanc
ing steadily toward the seaport strong
hold, of the rebels, according to advices
received today by Mexican Consul Gen
eral Ruiz.
Rebel Rout Expected
JUAREZ, Mexico, Dec. 18. (By the
Associated Press.) Complete rout of
the reactionary forces in Vera Cruz Is
expected momentarily, said a message
received here early today by Colonel
Roman Lopez, garrison commander,
-(Continued on Page Biz)
Eats 53 Hot Dogs;
New York By consuming fifty-throe frankfurters nt the annual Thanks
giving day hot dog championship contest of the J. W. dates association,
John Huni hung up a new world's record, and ncidemly won the fur-lined
brown derby and hand-painted leather vest awarded to the winner. .Huni,
disdaining any of the condiments usually associated with tho dellcncy,
toqk them "raw" and soon outdistanced a large field.- Vol Menges, last
year's title holder, collapsed at the forty-fourth round.
F
BANK
GAVE HIIVI
EUGENE, Ore., Dec. 18. Sheriff
Fred -G. Stickles had hi custody here
todny Charles P. Blazier, a home
steader living north of Florence, who
the sheriff sulci, admitted he had re
ceived $200 from the-three bandits
who a week ago held up the Lane
county State and HuvinRS hank at'
Florence, for aiding' them In their
flight. Jack Harlng and Nels Ber
kren, farmers of the Mercer Lake
country, ten miles north of Florence,
also are under arrest on charges of
having aided tho bandits.
The Bheriff reported Blazier told
him he left his homestead north of
Florence Saturday on his way to Eu
gene to attend the far mem conven
tion. That evening he arrived at the
home of Berkren and was met by a
strange man who told him that he
was a member of tho posse that was
looking for the robbers. While the
two were talking, two more men
came in and ho was covered with a
revolver, he said. Ho was then told
that the three men were bank robbers
and that if ho wanted to llVc-he hiyd
better help them get away. Blazier
agreed and the four left the Berken
ranch. He said they passed through
the edge of Florence and walked to
Cushman where ho thought the three
robbers boarded a train for Coos Bay.
Daily Report on
the Crime Wave
TACOMA, Dec. 18. The gang of
robbers that has been stealing and
plundering safes In tills vicinity for
the past ten days stole two safes last
night, and attempted to batter open a
third. The robbers obtained about
$1000 from the safes obtained from an
automobile agency, a cigar store and
a pool room. The police have not yet
found the stolen safes. Tho robbers
telephoned a misleading call to the po
lice station and most of the available
force went to the south end of the city.
Standard Oil Is
Awarded Big Sum
Against Germany
WASHINGTON, Dec. - 18.
Twelve awards totalling approxi-
mately $1,000,000 were announc-
ed this morning by the mixed
claims commission in favor of
American claimants against Ger-
many for property losses bus-
tained during the war. The larg-
est awards were to the Standard
Oil company of New York MOO,
000 and the Remington Type-
writer company, 101,800. .
ARMER ADMITS
ROBBERS
Wins World Title
DtFENSE CLOSES
IN TRIAL OF KU
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 18. -(By As
sociated Press). The defense In tljfc
ense of Philip E. Fox, on trial here
for the murder of William S. Coburn,
rested its case today. The defense
rested at the conclusion of the expert
testimony, of Dr. J. N. Brawner, .one
of the three alienists who declared
Fox to be a paranoiac. The defense
has entered a plea of Insanity.
ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 18. (By As
ooclated Press). Philip E. Fox, for
mer Ku Klux Klan editor, will not
take the stand to testify In his own
behalf during his trial here on a
chnrge of the murder of William S.
Coburn,. a klan attorney, it was an
nounced today by a person closely
associated with the defense. Fox has
entered an insanity plea.-
"Fox Is able to converse Intelligent
ly on many subjects," the Informant
declared", "but defense counsel, after
lengthy deliberation, has decided it
would not bo wise to have him make
a statement In his own behalf. His
counsel feels that they cannot place
any dependence on his possible action
while on the stand.
"For Illustration, Fox today will
converse with you on varlouB topics,"
the informant mild, "but when you
asked him If he had to slay Coburn
over again if he would do It he
would say 'why, certainly I would
have It to do. The voice of Qod told
me to do It. I still hear that voice
and It tells me that I jdid right.' "
STATE OF OREGON
RECOGNIZES THE
C.
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 18. For the first
time In history, the state of Oregon to
day officially recognized the common
law marriage.
, The stato Industrial accident com
mission this morning allowed a claim
of a woman who, for fourteen years,
had lived with a man to whom she was
not married. Five children, born out
of wedlock, will be benefitted by the
commission's action. Seven dollars a
month will be allowed the family. .
"The , validity of the common law
marriage has never been passed on by
the Oregon supreme court," D. A. El
kins, industrial accident commissioner,
pointed out "The pension bureau, at
Washington, D. C, however, has al
lowed pensions to common law widows
in this state."
1)111 for Voto on War.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. A war
referendum amendmont to the con
stitution was proposed today by Sen
ator Dill, democrat, Washington.
Under It" congress would declare war
without a special election only In case
of invasion or rebelllbn. ' '
KLUXlffiPl
Secretary Hughes
Turns Down Plea
Of Soviet Russia
WASHINGTON, Deo. 18.
i Secretary Hughes informed Rub-
slan soviet officers todny In a
statement transmitted through
the American consul at Reval
that "there aeemB to.be at this 4
time no reason for negotiations,"
with the soviet government such
as suggested ' in the message
from the foreign minister re-
ceived yesterday at the White
House.
The secretary's statement said
that the American government
r "Is not proposing to. barter away
Its principles."
E IS ALSO
DEADLOCKED BY
L
Attempt to Transact Little
Business Fails When Sol
dier's Bonus Bill Is Con
sideredScare Off Admin
istration Leaders.
FARM B
OCKERS
WAIIHINOTON, Doc. 18. Repub-j yesterday. Senator Smith, democrat,
Ucan leaders of tho house who por-lgcth Carolina, led the field with 39;'
feoted their committee organization SenatQr . Cummins, republican. Iowa,
?.y ".,ter a.i.y NVeIk!:had 37 and Couzens 14. Smith lacked
viivuuiiioi u. noii nv i. uov.iv viwwj
when they made their first attempt
to begin the session s legislative bust
ness.
A meeting of the ways and means
cbnimlttbi at which tho admlnlstra-
tlon managers hail planned to take
up the Mellon tax program ahead of
the soldier bonus question was sud
denly cancelled.
The republican leaders made no ex
planation of the upset of plans, but
some of the democrats declared the
delay was due to a fear that Insuf
ficient votes could he mustered be
hind the proposal to put taxation
ahead of the bonus.
Demands for priority for a bonus
bill have been made both by Repre
sentative Ralncy of Illinois, a demo
cratic member of the committee and
Representative Frcar, Wisconsin, a
republican member belonging to those
followers of Robert LaFolletto who
delayed organization of tho house and
still are holding the senate In dead
lock over the election of a chairman
of the Inter-state ; commerce com
mittee. Loaders Scared Off.
Whether there was any real pros
pect of a democratlc-lnBurgent combi
nation against the republican tax
pluns was not revealed, but It was
apparent the republican leaders were
moving cautiously, In the light of
their experiences of the first two
weeks of the new congress. .
The sudden cancellation of, the
ways and means committee meeting
was followed by hurried conferences
between republicans on tho committee
and majority leaders in the house and
It wna determined that Chairman
Green should propose at a meeting
to be held probably tomorrow that
tho committee proceed with a study
of the purely administrative changes
In tho tax law recommended by Sec
retary Mellon. Thiti, It was con
tended, would enable the committee
to ascertain how much could be saved
by the government by amending pro
visions of the law, which now affords
loopholes for rich taxpayers to escape
heavy assessments. - i
Chorus Girl Kulcldea.
' PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 18. Mrs.'
Hazel Oblander, a chorus girl at a , of the liberal party this afternoon at
local theater, was found shot to death which Lloyd George and practically
In her room this morning. Police every liberal member of parliament
learned she had been In ill health, was present, declared the liberals In
following a breakdown and Bald It tend to remain free, from alliances
was a ense of suicide. with other parties.
PEACE AFTER TALK
SUPERIOR. Wis.. Dec. 18. The
"peace that passeth understanding."
came last night to Edward J. 8ailstad,
In the Douglas county jail where he is
awaiting trial on a charge of arson
and he went to bed unworrled and
even cheerful.
Sailstad and his "sunshine girl,"
Dorothy Anderson, his former secre
tary, when he was head of a phono
graph manufacturing company at
Eau Claire, Wis., yesterday asked for
and received spiritual guidance from
the pastor of the church Sailstad at
tended here as a boy, the minister
remaining with the couple in the
sheriff's office more than an hour.
DEADLOCK
IN SENATE
Senator Smith, Democrat,
Passes Cummins, But Fails
to Get Majority Hiram
Johnson Switches to Cou
zens With Farm Bloc Vote
Again Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. The sen
ate failed again today to break the
deadlock over election of a chairman
of the inter-state commerce commit
tee. The vote on the last ballot taken
' before today's adjournment, the 25th
since the voting began, stood:
Smith, democrat, South Carolina 42;
Cummins, republican, Iowa 37; Cou
zens, republican, Michigan 11; Smith
was four short of a majority.
Voting will be resumed tomorrow.
The republican Insurgents and the
two farmer-labor senators again voted
for Senator Couzens, republican, Mich
igan, whoBo totals showed a gain of
two as compared with the last ballot
six ot the majority necessary to elect.
Johnson Leaves Cummin
Senators Johnson, republican, Call-
! fornhu and. Capper,, republican;. Kah--
( 80s, switched their votes froth Cunv
mnB t0 Couzens on this bdllot. Others
supporting Couzens were Borah and
Gooding, Idaho; Brookhart, Iowa;
Cummins; Frazlen and Ladd, North
Dakota; Howell and Norrls, Nebraska;
and Norbeck, South Dakota and Jones
fo Washington, republicans, and John
son and Shlpstead, farmer labor, Min
nesota. .
The lineup of the 16th ballot was
precisely the same as on the fifteenth.
The same lines held on the seven
teenth. Smith getting 39. Cummins 31
and Couzens 14. Senator Bruce, dem
ocrat, Maryland, was voting for Cum
mins. The only change on the eigh
teenth was that Senator Borah switch
ed his vote from Couzens to Senator
Fess, republican, Ohio. ' 8enator
Smith had 39 and Cummins 37, while
Couzens had 13 and Fess one.
The twentieth ballot , showed Smith
39; Cummins 36; Couzer.s 12; Fes 3.
Frazier switched to Smith on the
21st, but the democratic candidate's
total of 40 was five short ot a major
ity. Cummins got 36; Couzens 11, and
Fess 2. ' " - " ,
The two farmer-labor senators Join
ed with Frazier in voting for Smith on
the 22 ballot, but the democrat still
was four short of the necessary ma
jority polling 42 votes to 3V for Cunv
mlnB, and 11 for Couzens and 1 for
Fess.
LONDON. Dec. 18. (By Associated
Press). Former Premier Asqulth,
speaking at a meeting of the members
WITH FAMILY PASTOR
Mrs. Augusta. Sailstad, aged mother
of the prisoner, brought the church-'
man to the jail and her - pleasant
greeting to Dorothy and her son set
at rest fears which had worried tKem'
for years, fears which had found ex
pression In their first Interview here.;
the night they arrived and were
whisked away to Jail to avoid a large
crowd of the curious.
Another cause for relief to Sailstad
was the news -that his wife, Mrs.
Leona Sallatad-RIchardson whom he
deserted to elope with the "sunshine
girl" had returned to her home at
, Eau Claire." . - - - - - ' .-.
CONTINUES
NO COALITION IS
ASPIS POLICY