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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1924
NO. 258
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Leader of Russian Revolution
and Most Picturesque World
Figure of Twentieth Century
Passes Away On Modest
Country Estate Overthrow
of Soviet Ndt Anticipated,
But Great Political Upheaval
Certain.
MOSCOW, Jan. 22. (By Associat
ed Press).' Nlcholai Lenlne, premier
of soviet Russia is dead.
,The end came at 5:60 o'clock Mon
day afternoon, but the death was not
announced for some time afterward.
Lenlne's death occurred at his coun
try villa near Moscow, where he had
been living in retirement. It came
after a sudden turn for the worse,
culminating In a stroke which para
lyzed his respiratory organism.
Announcement of his death was
made' by the All-Russian soviet today.
News of his death, while not An
expeetod' to those who have been
closest to him, came unexpectedly to
the great majority as the most recent
reports had been that he was consid
erably improved in health.
While there had been continuous
anxiety over his condition since he
was Htricken in June 1922, public at
tention has lately been more directed
to the differences among the com
munist party leaders, and particularly
the status of Leon Trotzky, who It wan
recently announced was in poor phys-,
ical health and had gone away for a
rest. . -
Fight for leadership
Little has been said publicly in
soviet official auarters lately of Len
lne's condition but that little
seemed to be of a hopeful nature, and
it was not long ago that bo me associ
ates of his active days were predicting
that he would soon be able to address
the council of ministers.
Representatives of foreign diploma
tic missions and others with whom
the correspondent talked after the an
nouncement agreed in expressing the
opinion that Lenine's $ death would
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OF
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22. The
Shell and Union Oil companies an
nounced today an Increase of two cents
a gallon in the price ot gasoline and
engine distillate. The Associated Oil
company was selling at the old price
today, but expected to meet the ad
vance before night. The Standard Oil
company (California) . announced a
two cent Increase In gasoline and en
gine distillate yesterday and also an
winniinu. in mil iiiiiiii """"T ' n wTTiii vim i ---
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Fatty Arbuckle to
Try to Get Films
Shown in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Jan.
22. Roscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle,
once famous movie star, accom-
panied by a physician and an at-
torney, arrived here today to np-
ply to the state supremo court
for a writ of prohibition to pre-
vent discrimination against Ar-
buckle's pictures in Missouri.
.
FALL ORDERED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. The sen
ate Teapot Dome committee today
continued its examination of Sinclair
Oil company officials, summoned
former Secretary A. H. Kail to appear
before It on Friday, and announced
it desired the presence of Harry F.
Sim lair, Who is In Kurope, at the
curliest possible moment.
. NEW ORLEANS, La., Jan. 22.
Whin informed today that he had
been subpoenaed by the senate public
lands committee investigating the
Teapot Dome oil reserve lease to ap
pear before it. Albert II. Fall told
newspapermen that upon receipt of
official information he would return
to Washington.
"I shall welcome the opportunity to
tell the committee all I know about
the Ku.se," he said.
' All. Full was served with the sub
poena at eleven o'clock. He immedi
ately called Washington on the long
distance telephone. Mr. Fall said he
dcfiired to take his wife, who is III
to El. Paso beforo going to Washing
ton. The subpoena is returnable Janu
ary 25.
The committee will ask him again
regarding the sources from which he
obtained $100,000 in 1921 to enlarge
his ranch holdings in New Mexico.
The former secretary is on record be
fore the committee as asserting he
obtained the money from Edward B.
McLean, the Washington newspaper
publisher, but . the latter has testi
fied that the checks he gave Mr.
Fall were returned unrashed.
Sinclair Atty. Testifies.
Grattan T. Stanford, counsel for
the Sinclair Oil interests, who hold
the Teapot Dome lease, was subpoe
naed to appear in today's hearing for
questioning about the alleged pay
ment of $t8,000 which figured in the
sensational testimony given yesterday
when Archie Koosevelt testified he
had been told by G. D. Wahlberg,
secretary to Harry F. Sinclair, that he
had seen cancelled checks for $68,
000 made out to the foreman of the
Fall ranch, but Mr. Wahlberg later
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SINCLAIR
AND
TOWASHINGTON
TWO HIS GALLON
Increase of 25 cents a barrel In the
price of crude and fuel oil.
The territory affected by the in
crease Includes California, Washing
ton, Oregon, Alaska, Nevada, Arizona
and the Hawaiian Island. The Shell
Oil company announced, however, that
Its Increase would not be effective In
Vancouver, B. C. There was a gen
eral increase of 25 cents a barrel In
the price of fuel oil, but some of (He
companies were maintaining the 'old
crude oil price.
KISSED THE
BULLET THAT
MAN
Story That Nora Ellis Told of
Killing Pendleton Stage
Driver Related to Jury by Dr.
McNary of Eastern Oregon
State Hospital Betrayal to
Be Defense.
PENDLETON, Ore., Jan. 22. The
state rested its chief case against
Nora Ellis about 11:30 this morning
after having neard a series ot witness
es give testimony. as to the manner of
Gordon Mettle coming to his death.
The high light of the morning session
was the testimony of Dr. W. D. Mc
Nary, superintendent of the Eastern
Oregon state hospital, who told the
jury the tale told him by Miss Ellis in
a three hour session at the state hoa
pital about two weeks ago.
In the direct examination after Dr.
McNary was called by the state, he
stated that Gordon Mettle hud in his
opinion come to his- death as the re
suit of gunshot wounds, and described
the account tfrjn-by-Mres Ellis as to
how she had ' watched and waitod for
Gordon Mottle with field glasses sweep
ing the road down which he must come
and how, when she was sure he was
alone, she had shot him as he passed.
According to Dr. McNnry's state
ment, Miss Ellis was sullen when
first asked about the case by Doctors
McNary and House, and: stated that
she had killed Mettle with a full appre
ciation ot what it would mean and
that above nil she did not want to be
considered Insane and sent to a hos
pital. She said that she was willing
for the state to have her ilfe any time
it cared to take it, according to the tes
timony of Dr. McNary.
Didn't Blame Mettle
In her recital to Dr. McNary she
described her acquaintance with Met
tle and stated that they had extended
over a period of years. She sald that
she did not blame Mettle for her be
trayal as she considered herself equal
ly guilty with him In their relations
which she said had extended over a
period of several months.
It developed in the testimony tak
ing that Miss Ellis believed that she
and Mettle were to be married and
that it was onty under this tentative
arrangement that she consented to his
proposals. '
During the winter of 1922-23 Met
tle left for a time and the defendant
hearjl that he intended marrying an
other girl. When he returned she ask
ed him about the point and he admit
ted that he Intended to do so and no
longer considered hlmsolf under any
obligation to her. 8he said that Bhe
contemplated suicide as Bhe believed
her health to be undergoing a change.
She stated to Dr. McNary that she
often contemplated attempting suicide
but fearing that she might make a
bad Job of it did not try.
Decided to Kill Him
Miss Ellis told Dr. McNary that fol
lowing a visit to Pendleton in the
spring of 1922 where she had seen a
doctor relative to her health, Mettle
came to see her and placing his arm
about her kissed her. She sald that
she decided to kill him at that time
and went to the kitchen to get her
rifle, pointed It at him and then de
cided It would be unfair and would
have been taking an advantage of him.
Later she told Dr. McNary she took
a shot at him but missed, then Bh
prayed that she might have a chance
to kill him. She said that she reared
hitting some innocent person who
might be In the stage operated by the
Mettle brothers. Then she said she
came to the evening when Gordon
went alone on the truck to Uklah and
when he returned next morning, she
shot him. She said she believed her
prayers answered and kissed the buY
let before she fired it.
Had Strange Vision
Following the shooting Miss Ellis
said she believed herself possessed of
a dual nersouality and Imagined her
self attending Mettle's funeral, blnd-
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Standard Oil Heiress And
Young American Steel Man
She Gave Up For A Count
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MISS ROGERS WALKING WITH .JAMES THOMPSON
AT ATLANTIC CITY; INSET," COUNT. SALM VON HOOC
STRAETEN. ; '
NEW YORK This is'Miss 'Mary Milliccnt Rogers, grand,
daughter of the late Henry H. Rogers and heiress to titty Standard
Oil millions, ill the happy days when she was the intended bride (if
fames M. Thompson, steel operative, and before she dreamed of
becoming the Countess Salm-von floogstraeteu.
It was the sudden breaking off of this match, announced as
"mutually agreeable.'! that left the little Rogers heiress chafing at
the parental bit and determined to marry whom she pleased. Kept
in Europe two years to avoid Thompson, she returned to America
a short time ago and married the 40-year-old Austrian nobleman
against her parents wishes.. "
MOVE TO RESCUE
N.
CHICAGO, Jan. 22. Representatives
ol the financial powers of the govern
ment, named by President Coolldge,
were at their task today, after confer
ences lasting until midnight in efforts
to find prompt and effectual means of
boltsering up the credit of the' north
west. Chicago and mid-western banking
representatives from several states in
cluding the Dakotas and Minnesota
met with the federal officials.
Although Comptroller Henry M.
Dawes In charge has applied himself
to the banking problems of the north
west since he and his party arrived
he has withheld Snaking any public
statement of just how It was planned
to alleviate conditions In South Da
kota where a dozen batiks have been
closed since January 1, two of them
yesterday In Montana, whore a simi
lar condition prevails, and whero two
banks were closed today, and in Min
nesota and Nebraska.
Before leaving Washington, It was
stated that the Dawes party members
had been designed by President Cool
ldge himself to go to the relief of the
western banking situation.
Death Toll of
the Automobile
PORTLAND. Ore., Jnn. 22. Elsie
Jane Johnson, five of Tlgard, was run
down and fatally Injured yomerday
afternoon by a heavy IrmK. The ac
cident occurred on the Pacific high
way. Bhe died last nlEht at a hospital
here. ' . s
PORTLAND, Ore.; Jan. 22. Four
Oregon News
in Brief
POflTLAND, Ore., Jan. 22. Ouao
line prices at filling Btntlons went up
two cents a gnllon hero toduy to
twenty cents, including three cents
stnte tax. The Standard Oil company
advanced fuel oil 25 cents a barrel.
SALEM, Oro., Jun. 22. A group of
Dukhobors, members of a religious
sect, wore In conference with Gover
nor Pierce today in regard to their
plan to colonize nenr Eugene.
The names of the visitors todny
were not learned. They talked only
through an interpreter. They are said
to have colonized chlofly In Canada.
The exact nature of their confer
ence with Governor Pierce could not
lie learned.
SALEM, Ore., Jnn. 22. Permission
to ceaso operation of the Astoria
street railway company today waB
asked of the public sorvlce commls
sonl liy the Pacific Power and Light
conipuny, of Portland.
' The commission was told In a letter
that the development of the automo
bile in the last few years had made
the operation of street cars In Asto
ria difficult from a financial stand
point. WASHINGTON, Jnn. 22 Construc
tion of a veterans' hospital ot Port
land, Ore., at a cost of (000.000 would
bo authorized under a bill intro
duced today by Senator McNary, re
publican, .Oregon. ,
OAKLAND, Col., jnn. 22. Arch
bishop Alexander Christie of the
Catholic archdiocese of Oregon who
Is seriously ill here, was reported by
his physician to bo somewhat wenker
today. There was no Indication that
the rrlHis in his condition had been
pasHod.
year-old Gloria Joy Oathes, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Oathes, was
killed by an automobllo on a down
town street here- todny when she
darted ahead of her mother to cross
the street.
LABOR
INSTALLED
"Hell Maria" Dawes
Says Gold Bank in
Germany, Necessary
4
' PARIS, Jan. 22. (Ily the Asso-
frclated Pi-mis.) The expert com-
mlttee tinder Brigadier General 4
Charles G. Dawes, investigating 4
Germany's finances, has reached 4
the conclusion that an lndepond- 4
4 ent gold bank should bo estnb- 4
4 llshod In Germany with foreign 4
4 cooperation. It nnnottncod this af- 4
4 ternoon. 4
LOH ANGELES, Jnn. 22. Thnt
"there appears to be a conspiracy
to suppress evidence In tho hearing
of Hornco A. Greer, chnuffour for
Mabel Normnnd, film acitress, charged
with Hhooting Courtlnnd 8. Dines,
Denver oil' man, New Yeiy'B night,
wan the utatement made from the
bench today by Judtfu a. Walter Ilan
by, hearing the cqho. Judge Hnnby
ald :
"I am not at all HUtiHfk-d with the
testimony that has been given in thlB
cone. There appears to be a con
spiracy on tho part of tho witnosHea
who have already testified to keep
from the court many things that the
court should know about this case."
' LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22: Having
shaken hands with Courtlnnd S. Dines,
Denver oil man whom he shot and se
riously woundod here New Year's
night and having hoard Dines say
with a smile, "that's all right, old
man," Horace ' Greer, chauffeur to
Mabel Normand, screen actress, . pre
pared today to sit through what was
expected to be the concluding .ses
sion of his preliminary Ufa ling on a
charge of attempting to kill the Den
ver man with Miss Normand's 25
culiber uutoinutic pistol.
At the Good Samaritan hospiltal
late yesterday Dines testifying from
his bed at an - extraordinary session
of Justice Walter Hanby's court, de
clared he did not remember what
Greer said when ho saw him Now
Year's night; did not see any pistol
In the chauffeur's hand; did not re
member whether or not he plcktd up
a bottle when Greer entered his apart
ment and sought to persuade Miss
Normand, Dines' guest to leave; and
could not say of his own knowledge
that It was Greer who shot him.
"I remember Oroer 'came In." he
said, "and I remember hearing one
shot, that's all, and the next thing I
knew X was one the floor.
I "No, I don't know of my own
knowledge that Greer shot mo "
Oroer was present and when tho
hearing was over he stepped to Dines
bedside and extended his hand. The
wounded man grasped It cordially
and smiled:
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COAL MINERS URGED
I
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 22. (By tho
Associated Press) A wago agree
ment for a term of .years, effectuated
without a strike or suspension of pro
duction, would be of constructive holp
In restoring stability to tho Industry
and would be a boon to the coal-woar-led
public, John L. Lewis, Interna
tional president of tho United Mine
Workers of America declared In his
report to the biennial convention hore
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COURT SEES A
CONSPIRACY IN
NORMAND CASE
T IS
FOR FIRST
E. ENGLISH HISTORY
Premier Baldwin Resigns and
Asks King George to Sum
mon Labor Leader Mao
Donald Accepts Royal Invi
tation to Form Cabinet
Self-Educated and Self
Made Man Takes Highest
Office in Great Britain.
LONDON, Jan. 22. (By the Asso
elated Press) Prime Minister Bald
win shortly before noon today ten
dered the resignation of his ministers
to King Oeorgo and advised the sov
ereign to Bend for James Ramsay
MacDonald.
The king accepted Mr.. Baldwin's
advice and summoned Mr. MacDon
ald. the labor loader, for an audience .
at noon.
Mr. MacDonald's audience with the
king lasted an hour.. The king in
vited htm to form a government and
Mr. MacDonnld accepted,.,.. .....
Mr. MiicDuunld, it was stated this,
ahetnoon, win combine the foreign :
office with tho premiership.- . '
James Ttnmsay MacDonald Is se
lected by King George to form a cab
inet by virtue of his position as head
of the parliamentary labor ' party,
which by its numerical strength In
the houHe of commons hna been his.
mujesty's official opposition;
Irvmler Kclf-cducated.
Tho premier-designate Is 57 years
old and self-educated. Although the
loador of the lnhorites, he has never
been a manual worker, having achiev
ed his position by virtue of his aca
demical knowledge of Industrial af-fnli-a
gained through close study: As
the son of a Scotch peasant, however,
ho early In life learned the privations
of the nverage laboror's. lot. .
MacDonald Bcldom laughs and the
set of his Jaws bears out his char
acterization as "the greyheaded
fighter." '
Ho had an active part, In the or
ganization of tho independent, labor
party In 1893 when but 27 years of
ago and has since devoted himself to
tho labor party's Interests. From
the beginning he championed the cap-
Hal levy as the best means ot solv
ing England's Industrial problems. He
has also been staunchly In favor of
industrial peace and publicly opposed
England's entry Into the World war.
When the nation was once In the
fight, however, he made the best of
the situation and served as an ambu
lance driver In France. He also sup-,
ported the government as a member
of parliament on all the big war ques
tions. Like many big men ot England his
sole relaxation Is golf.
Adjourn for Three Weeks
Mr. Baldwin said his cabinet would
retain their seats until the new cab
inet members were appointed.
The new prime minister has not an
nounced when he will name his cab
inet, but unofficially it Is stated It will .
be Thursday.
Mr. Baldwin, on the reassembling of
the house ot commons, announced the
government's resignation and the
king's acceptance. There were ho la
bor cheers.
The retiring premier moved the ad
journment of parliament until Febru
ary 12, which date he said, had been
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BY LEADER NOT
I
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today. The present wage agreement
with the operators expires May 81.
. "Were fiuch an arrangement pos
sible, it would demonstrate to the
coal consuming public that the Indus
try . Itself was making a sincere at
tempt to place its house In order,";
President Lewis declared. "Such a
policy, if enrried out, would eliminate
the necessity for- oal legislation by
the federal congress or the various
state legislatures."
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