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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1924
NO. 242
kly fifty-Third Tear.
i
I
II FIGHT
IN PORTLAND
OVER BOOZE
Dist. Atty. Meyers Refuses to
Issue Complaint Against
" A. G. Labbe and Orders Dry
Deputy Out of His Office-
Raid New Year's Party Is
Cause of Ruction.
.
' PORTLANtD, Ore., Jan. 3. DIs
rlct Attorney Myers today refused to
Issue a complaint against A. O. Labbe
Portland businessman, who was ar
rested at his home Monday in a raid
by state prohibition officers, ponding
disposal of a motion,, to qunsh the
search warrant under which the raid
was staged by state prohibition agents.
The motion had been filed earlier In
the day by attorneys for Labbe.
In the course of a dispute over the
case with Wlllard M. Houston, chief
deputy under State Prohibition Com
missioner George L. Cleaver; Myers
ordered Houston from his .office
State prohibition agents raided a
private social function at the home
of A. O. Labbe, head of the .Willam
ette & Steel Works, ai i015 Qulmby
street, shortly before midnight Mon
day and arrested Labbe on charges
of violating the prohibition law. Lab
he was taken to the county jail and
forced to deposit $500 bail.
Cleaver said that he held as evi
dence two qunrt bottles of liquor
labeled "James Catto, Extra Special
Liqueur," and two pint bottles mark
ed "Water," which is liquor of Borne
undefined nature.
Labbe and his guests characterized
the raid as a farce. They said that
nothing was found In the place but a
small flask, which had been carried
,.7," . fiZn:,,:ir;om.nent"in l
..... " i... i,ui.
ine poi.i.ii. - i
Iwero attending the function
.. .i i j - ui-
.u- .m ..niLifW nnd conduct-
ed solely for theatrical effect.
w rrt.
State Prohibition Commissioner lah. workmen continue to Join fedo
Cleaver, however. Issued a formal 1 color. Mexico City says.
typewritten statement In which no
gave the impression that there was a
considerable supply of- liquor in me
house. He admitted, however, that
Information that led to the raid was
received In the form of an anonymous
letter. On this tip the search warrant
was obtained.
The letter addressed to Ooorge L.
Cleaver, state prohibition commis
sioner, 1914 N. W. bank building,
Portland, Ore., reads in part as fol
lows: Can thirty or forty couples of
the best society people of the city
get away with a subscription
dance to be given at the homo of j
A. G. Labbe, 1015 Quimhy street,
on New Year's eve? The sub
scription fee is $15.00, the larger
part of which. It is openly boast
ed, will be spent for liquor.
The "lower" classes would be
raided under similar circum
stances. Wouldn't It be a good
idea to let the wealthy learn that
they, too, must obey the laws?
Publicity Is the only thing that
people of this class are a,frald of.
This set has been made bold by
the success of similar affairs
given in recent months.
A The writer will bo a partlcl-
pant on Monday night and will be
Interested to note whothor there
will be any results from this tip;
and It so. by which officer of tho
several that are being advised.
If there is any activity shown,
further Information that can be
fully relied upon will be forth
coming from time to time by "62
612." On the strength of this letter the!
state prohibition commissioner order-1 PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 3. John
ed his chief deputy to lcure a,
search warrant for this residence. ,.
At about 10:30 o'clock Officer!" f"d dead In bed at his home
Houston and five other men acting bore early today. Death was believed
for the state prohibition commissioner due to cerebral hemorrhage. He was
visited the residence of A. G. Labbe, born 72 years ago aboard hiB father's
1015 Qulmby street, 'and found ship off the Azores. Before coming to
fancy dress party in full blast w"
(Continued on Prge Eight
MINER OF HARRY
HIS RELEASE Fl
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3. Formor
Judge James Gay Gordon, counsel for
(Mrs. Mary Coplay Thaw, mother of
Harry K. Thaw, indicated today that
any attempt to have Thaw released
from the Pennsylvania hospital for
mental and nervous diseases would be
opposed.
NEW YORK. Jan. 3 Confirmation
of reports that Harry K. Thaw would
,eek his freedom from a Philadelphia
isylum to face charges of having
whipped Frederick Gumps, Jr.. of
Kansas City In a New York hotel tn
190,000 Licenses for
Oregon Automobiles
In 1924 Predicted
.
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 3. During
the'year 1924, automobiles oper-
ated by Oregon motorists will
carry over the state highways
and streets approximately 178,1
125 pounds of license plates.
A pair of the plates, which are
now being issued by the secre-
tary of state In large numbers
weighs 15 ounces. This year, in
the opinion of C. A. Laughrldge,
chief deputy In the secretary of
state's office, there will be about
190.000 cars licensed. These will
carry around 2,850,000 ounces of
plates alone.
4,4-
REBEL ADVANCES
MEXICO CITY
FULL SWING
Vera Cruz Announces Start of
Big Offensive Federals
Claim Many Victories and
One Defeat Workmen Join
Obregon Forces. -
(Associated Press Summary)
Mexico City announced rebel forces
threatening Pachuca, capital of Hi
dalgo, northeast of Mexico City, had
been defeated.
Vera Cruz, revolutionary headquar
ters, said the advance on Puebla and
Mexico City would begin today.
Mexico Cltv admitted the defeat
several days ugo of General Gardonas,
'edera, cavalry leader, before Guada.
aiara.
,lmErt thev defeat-
:and west of Mexico City and timt
there are many desertione from ti
truroa's forcea,
111 uuu uiimiimin, ixa w aa ..n.
VERA CRUZ, Jan. 3. The general
advance of the rebels on Puebla and
Mexico City will begin today, accord
ing to Insurgent headquarters. Gen
eral Guadalupe 6nnchez, mlUtnry
leader of the rebellion, has left here
to take command of the troops mass
cd on the Vera Cruz front. In con
function with Goneral Maycotto, he
will direct the forward movement.
Federal nnd Insurgent forces arc
reported to have been fighting yester
day around Puebla. The Obregon
iatas have advanced to Tehucan.
General Maran has assumed charge
of the operations which have as their
object the capture of Tampico. .
The Daily
Bank Robbery
i ,
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3. A' bank
in tho business district was held up
today and $600 taken.
The two bnndits kopt four of the
bank's customers. Its manager, J. H.
Toland, and four employes covered
while they rifled the vault and the
teller's drawers. With tho $000 in
a canvas sack, they then ran out to
the street, boarded a dilapidated
automobile and sped away before
anybody could get the number of the
machine.
The Noted Dead
Portland 32 years ago he was editor
of a New Zealand paper.
THAW 10 OPPOSE
1917, was followed today by an
nouncement that Gumps would agree
to settle a (650,000 civil damage suit
against Thaw out of court and Indi
cations that he would let the criminal
charge lapse.
NEW YORK. Jan. 3. Bartholomew
B. Coyne, a New York lawyer, who
for several years has represented
Harry K. Thaw, today definitely con
firmed reports that his client, the
slayer of Stanford White, now In
Philadelphia asylum would soon seek
hia freedom.
FILM
STAR
IN TRAGEDY
VEKK
Mabel Normand in Hospital
and Is Operated Upon for
Appendicitis Victim of
Shooting Improves Chauf
feur Denies Drugs, But
Admits Crimes.
LOS ANGELE8, Jan. 3. Mabel
Normand, film actress, was oper
ated on for appendicitis today and
Is resting easily, according to an
announcement made by her physi
cians this afternoon.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3. Courtland
Dines passed a satisfactory night here
in the Good Samaritan hospital and
was resting easily today, according to
attending physicians. They added that
his chances for recovery were good
Miss Normand, a patient in the same
hospital, Is Bald to be In a highly ner
vous state. She will be operated on
for appendicitis In a couple of days,
her phyBiclans said.
Greer again questioned tpday by the
police, flatly denied that he ever had
used habit-forming drugs. Ills state
ment on UiIb point was brought out as
the result of Dlne's allegation that
Greer must have been "full of hop-
when he fired the shots.
The chaffeur also went further lnte
his record as a rubber heel burglar.
He said he and a chance acquaintance,
James Gallagher, entered a store In
Oakland tn 1914 and that Gallagher
stole a pair of rubber heels, while lie
(Greer) was buying a pair of second
hand shoes. Greer said he was sen
tenced to ninety days, but that be es
caped from a prison road camp and
fled to Omaha, where his family then
was living.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3. What
drove Mabel Normand's chauffeur to
shoot Courtland 8. Dines, Denver oil
operator and clubman, in . Dines
apartment here New Year's night In
the presence of Miss Normand and
another motion picture actress, Edna
Purviance, today was a matter on
which those most intimately con
cerned In the shooting seemed utterly
unable to agree.
Horace A. Oreer, the chnuffeur.
also known as Joe Kelly, still Insisted
that he put a bullet through Dines'
lung in self defense. The police were
equally positive that Infatuation for
Miss Normand. coupled with an ambi
tion to be her hero and protector, led
Greer to shoot. Miss Normand, Ignor
ing her chauffeur's self defense plea,
ridiculed tho police theory of Infatua
tion with: "Impossible! The man
must have been Insane."
Dines, on his cot at the Good Sa
maritan hospital, said he didn't know
"why in the world that fool ever shot
me." but in the same breath declared,
"Ho must havo been full of hop."
The theory advanced by Miss Pur-
vianco was that Greer was foolishly
Jealous.
Meanwhile Oreer remained In the
city Jail on a charge of assault with a
deadly weapon. Dines was said to be
recoveiing at tho Good Samaritan
hospital; Miss Normand was in the
same hospital Buffering from .what
physicians termed a nervous break
down and Miss Purviance was resting
at home after announcing that re
ports of her engagement to Dines
were not entirely unfounded.
Kngagcd? Yes and No
"Mr. Dines and I were engaged
and yet we were not engaged, If you
understand what I mean," she told
newspapermen last night, explaining
that while tho Denver man naa
'never given me an engagement ring,
there was an understanding between
us that wo would bo married.
"I am not ashamed to say that I
am most torrlbly fond of him," sho
added.
Charles Chaplin, who starred Miss
Purviance recently In a picture of his
direction and who was reported to
have decided to uae her as feminine
lead in his next comedy, announced
today that it is possible someone else
may take the role, but denied that the
publicity arising from the Dines
shooting would Influence his choice,
"It was unfortunate for Miss Purvi
ance to be there," he Bald, but
certainly wouldn't discharge her for
something for which sho Is not in the
least to blame. Such a thing might
hannen to anyone."
Officials of the Sennett studios
here, with whom Miss Normand has
been working under one-picture
agreements, declined to say whether
or not her connection with the shoot
ing would have any effect on schod
uled showings of her pictures thruout
the country or on possible future
agreements with Sennett.
Greer re-iterated that Dines had
Interfered with hl efforts to assist
Miss Normand out of the Denver
man's apartment and was about to hit
him with a bottle when shot.
Calls Greer a- Liar
(Continued on Page Eight).
Trance's Six Loveliest,
Women To Carry Style Warv
Into. England and America
' '
& EJ$ss-. El y
MLLE.SPIXJJLLY;,
PARISC'cs't la guerre! -4
But not with bayonets. "'With frocks, and hats, and hose, and
shoes, ami leathers and (rills to delight the feminine heart.
Paris, where the franc is twenty to the dollar, will war on Amcr
"'ican dress designers who have dared to defy her domination of the
fashion world, by stmilnff six of the loveliest woman in. trance, two.
to -America, two to South America and two to England.
Mile. Spinetlv. French actress, will be one. She will bring to
America the laraest individual wardrobe ever to leave Paris.
PARIS FLOODED
WATER RISING
FEAR DISASTER
PAH1S, Jan. 3. (By the Associat
ed Press) Tho flood In tho Seine Is
assuming the proportions of a disas
ter in sections of Paris and its en
virons. The river rose fifteen Inches In tho
24 hours ended at noon today, adding
to the considerable damage already
done in the suburbs and along the
river In the departments of tho Seine
and Kclnc-Et-Oise and causing tho city
itself to suffer seriously.
Many bllildiliKS along both banks
of the rivor. notably the ministry of
foreign affairs and tho ministry of
finance, 'have had their tollarB flood
ed, and today a small army of ma
sons nnd bricklayers began filling up
all the entrances to the chamber of
deputies and foreign ministry to pro-
vent further Ingresa of tho waters.
The river Is rising fast and gaining
steadily on tho pumps, being fever
ishly worked to keep the subways
from being flooded and tho water
from further encroaching upon - tho
important buildings near tho river
bank.
The first fntnlitv in tho Pnrls re
gion from tho flood occurred today
when an automobile attempting to
cross a street along tho river at Con
flans wnB carried Into deep water by
the current and tho car and Its
driver Bwept away.
Tho firm Infiltration of tho Paris
subway system was reported al a
station nonr the chamber of- depu
ties. Tho Qui d'Orsay and Invnlldcs
railway stations are flooded and have
been shut down.
Daily Report on
the Crime Wave
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3. Two ban
dlts held up tho cashier and a sales
man of tho Challenge Cream and Mut
ter company In the center of the In
dustrial district today and escaped
with $21,000 In checks and $5,000 In
cash.
Bank Call In Oregon.
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 8, Frank
Bramwell. state superintendent of
banks, announced today he has Issued
a call for statement of conditions of
all hanks and trust companies at the
close of business December 81.
BERT HANEY TO
BEREPLAGED ON
SHIPPING BOARD
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. With
soloction of a new chairman for the
shipping bonrd virtually decided upon
President Coolidge is understood also
to havo worked out many of tho
points of his general policy with re
spect to tho nation's merchant marine.
Tho results of the president's study
of tho various martiio problems are
not expected to be made public for
sevoral days, but Chalrilian Jones of
the senate commerce committee, ono
of his principal advisers on the ques
tion 1b preparing, meanwhile for ox
pcditloUH action on nominations to fill
tho thl-oo shipping board vacancies to
permit an curly ro-orgnnizutlon of Its
personnel.
Ieigh C. Palmer, former chief of
tho navy department's bureau of nav
igation, is thought to bo tho presi
dent's choice for tho board chairman
ship. Tho nominations of Frederick I.
Thompson, of. Mobile, Jla., nnd Hert
E. Haney, of Portland, Oro., which
wro withdrawn when It becamo nec
essary to select a new chairman after
tho committee had voted their appro
val, will bo re-submitted. It Is under
stood, when tho name of Mr. Cool-
idgo's choice to fill tho third vacancy
and tako over tho chairmanship goes
forward. . ,
E
SUES DRY LEADER
WASHINGTON, Jan. it. Francis C.
Harley, former mayor of Astoria, Ore.,
who yefltorday Bued Wayne D. Whool
or and other dry loaders for $100,000
for libel, extended his offonBlvo today
to Include Representative Cramton, re
publican, of Michigan, ono of tho pro
hibition spokesman In the house.
Suit for $50,000 was entered against
Mr. Cramton on the charge that ho
made a libelous attack on Mr. Harley
from the floor of the hoime. The sultB
are art outgrowth of a' poll conducted
by tho National Liberal Alliance undor
Mr. Harley's direction on the prohlbl
tion question.
Russian Princess
Steals Jewels From
Week-End Hostess
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 3. The
Russinn Princess Olga Kaslows-
-fr ky, daughter of the lato Ueueral
Vladimir Koslowsky, Is under
fr arrest, charged with stealing
Jewels valued nt 16.000 kroner
-4 from a country houno near Elsl-
-I- nore, where ahe was a guest. 4
4 Tho arrest has caused a sonsa- -t-
t tlon in Copenhagen's social and
diplomatic circles.
Her father who was killed by -r
tho bolshevlkl was once enor- 4
utously wenlthy.but all his pro- -fr
porty was confiscated and his
widow nnd daughter woro mado
practically penniless.
ORDERED 10 CUT
ALL BOOZE
Representative Upshaw of
WASHINGTON IS
00
; moro than a hundred Injured In a ter
GeOrtJia CallS fOr ReSigna- j rlflc dust explosion at the starch plant
tion of Every Official in
Capital Who Drinks
Would Revoke Priveleges.
-Drastic
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-
nctlon to put a stop to alleged liquor.
drinking bv members of congress and
other high government officials and' Immediately after the explosion, a
to prevent leakage of "diplomatic" I call for help was sent to Peoria, 11
liquors Into bootleg cliannols was do-1 miles awny nnd Peoria firemen, doc
manded today by Representative Up-' tors and police, with ambulances,
shaw, democrat, Georgia. His df- were rushed to Pekln.
mand was embodied in a resolution' When. tho Pekln hospital waa filled
and speech. with Injured, the others were rushed -
Mr. UpBhaw said congress should to Peoria hospltnls as foBt as they
"clean around Its own door by pnBS- wore tnkon from tho wrecked plant.
Ing a resolution declaring persona An undetermined number of bodies
non grata to the floor of tho houso.,are believed to be In the ruins of the
any member, found under1 the influ-. wrecked starch - plant - buNdlng,--ao "
eni-O'Of liquor in tho apltol or house cording to unofficial reports' reaching
office building or known to have' hero by telephone. 1 '
liquor Illegally acquired in his of-.' Fire broke out after the explosion,
dee." ' I Rescuers could see the bodies of ap-
ille also suggested that nil foderal proximately between 25 nnd 35 vlc
nppolntees, Including cabinet offlc- tlms lying in the ruins but tho flames
lals, army and navy officers, and dip- prevented attompts to reach the
lomatlc and consular representatives bodies
abroad be required to givo a pledge. At sevon o'clock tho Pekln fire de
of total abstinence. Tho "executive pnrtment apparently had the fire
guillotine," he added, should be used under control and none of the other
on all government officials known to buildings of the big plnnt appeared
drink liquor. I in danger. ' . "
In reference to "diplomatic" liquor. With the estimates on the Known
Mr. UpBhaw said: . dead running ns high as 36, six men:
'.The flagrant abuses of diplomatic hud been identified as dead. Fire
Immunity on the partr-of many of tho kopt rescuers from removing bodies
attaches of foreign legations and em- .which could be seen In the blazing
basBlCB, puts into italics the necessity ruins and It Is feared many bodies
for revoking a privilege that should will bo burned. - -'.
never havo been allowed under ouri The Corn Products company plant,
national prohibition law. Recent In-, known as the sugar factory since It
vestlgatlons have convinced me that was built 24 years ago. was the prln
some of these diplomats would be clpal Industry of Pekln. It was built .
heartily glad to be relieved of tho ex- by tho Illinois Sugnr Refining com-
ponae and all their other troubles and
responsibilities from liquor Immunity,
I am Introducing a bill to relieve thorn
of their bacchanalian temptations in
our prohibition land."
Tho Oeorgia representative express -
cd the opinion that tho state depart -
ment should respectfully requent that
all foreign governments discontinue.
somllng to this country diplomatic
and consular representatives who
exert a demoralizing Influence upon gaK j0 n8 follow workers for nearly
our official nnd social llfo by dlspons-an hour t0 cam them am) wnBn the
ing from tbelr residences and offices j aat r(Jtreat wag cut offi he Junlpe(l.
intoxicating HquorB prohibited by our.
laws to American citizens."
I l, luorn nrralctenl biiIH Mr. Iln-
Bhiiw. ho "would declare without do-1 floor when the explosion occurred. He
lay or equivocation, that tho White . has a good voice and some of'htB com'
House shall be dry, the president! panions went to their death with the
shall he dry, all his nppointoes shall gtrains of songs In their memory. He
bo dry. and I here and now call for;dld not jump untll all tne mea who
the immediate resignation of every ;gm Mg ,eaye ,he floor had done
liquor hat has been outlawed by the Injury to his eyes and Is in a hospital
constitution of our country." here. '
A sorlos of resolutions presented to- The plant eiPplned about 800 men.
day by Uoprcsontatlve lllanton, domo- The 250 at work iu the starch house
crat, Toxas, would call for removal of ! when the explosion occurred wero
all government officials who violate
the prohibition amendmont, rottirn to
(Contlnuod on Pago Eight)
OF HARDING'S TOMB
MARION, Ohio, Jan. 3 Soldiers
guarding tho vault whero tho body of
President Harding Is entombed have
boon given orders to Bhoot directly at
persons who havo been caUBlng dis
turbances around tho tomb at night,
Lieutenant R. H. Hnrrlman, In com
mand of tho soldier guard announced
today.
Lieutenant Harrlman said that over
since the guard has been stationed at
the tomb certain . Individual have
boen annoying the detachment. - At
first It wnB thought it wns Btnnll boys.
35 KILLED
IN FACTORY
EXPLOSION
Dust Explosion in Corn Pro
ducts Plant, Pekin, Illinois,
Fatal to Scores Over 100
Injured Fire Adds to Hor:
ror Aid Rushed From Pe
oria, Illinois. v;
PEKIN, III., Jan. 3. Dumb sor
row and horror held the little city :
of Pekln in its grasp at noon to
day as the list of dead or missing
in the dust explosion at Corn Pro
ducts company plant here mount- .
ed and perhaps may pass the num
ber of forty.
PEOHIA. 111.. Jan. 3.-Between 25
'and 35 men are believed dead and
. or the uorn t'roaucia conipuny -i".
Pekln today. . ,. i..
It was estimated It would bo seve
ral hours before tho ruins could be
penetrated nnd the bodies removed. .
ElKhty Injured, many of them
badly munglod, hnd been removed
from the wreckage by eight o'clock
nnd taken to hospltnls In Pekln and
Peoria.
Two hundred and fifty men wore
working in tho plnnt.
pany. adoui ewnunu years
plant was sold to the Corn Products
-company and since has been enlarged
ninny times.
J The factory recently was enlarged
! at a com or n,,. "
, guuracn by an me Known saiuty. v-
pllanr.es. .,.,;,.
Sings to Aid Fallows-,,, . ,
Trapped on the third floor of the
building, Frank Llchtmelss, 22, Peoria, -
from a window of the blazing building.
LlctltWelSS W8B at Work OH the ttllrrt
. members of the night shift.
. Tho cause of the blast has not yit
f Continued on Page Right)
ORDERED TO
but when tho disturbance kept up the
guard took It more seriously, . '
Tho dlBturbances have conslstod of
throwing stones at two small guard
houses on each side of the entrance
to the vault. A bugle has been
blown In remote parts of the ceme- ,
tory about tho midnight hour- ' ' -
Riot guns have boen sent from Fort
Hayes, Columbus headquarters tor
the guard detachment here and these
loaded with buckshot will be used If
the disturbances continue, Llouten
ant Harrlman said.
No cause for the disturbances Is
known. v ji 4 .-.
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