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C.iverKltJ Library Mebford Mail Tribu The Weather Prediction: Generally fair to night. Cooler Wednesday. Minimum yesterday St Minimum today 44 Precipitation 1H Weather Year Ago Maximum 52 Minimum 23.7 Dally Eighteenth Tear. Weekly Klfty-Third Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1924 NO. 270 HALF HOLIDAY IN EGON PROCLAIMED NE OR i WEDNESDAY A HOLIDAY IN OREGON Governor Pierce Declares To morrow a Legal Holiday in Honor of Late President Wil son Plans for Funeral in Washington, D. C. Are Per fected. - SALEM, Ore., Feb., 6. Governor Pierce today announced a proclama tion declaring "Wednesday afternoon of this week a legal holiday in Oregon out of respect to the late ex-President Woodrow Wilson, whose funeral will be held tomorrow at Washington, D. C. This will have the effect of closing all public offices, banks, schools, etc., during the afternoon. The proclama tion follows: "Whereas, the funeral services for Woodrow Wilson are to be held at the national capital on the afternoon of Wednesday, February the sixth, 1924: "Whereas, memorial sorvlces at which the peoples of his country are to do our late president homage are to he held throughout the state of Ore gon and the United States of America; "Whereas, Woodrow Wilson . was our war president and one of the greatest Americans; "Now, therefore, I,' Walter M. Pierce, governor of Oregon, do hereby proclaim the afternoon of Wednesday, February the sixth, 19.24, a half holi day In order thatl.the people of the state of Oregon may do honor to tho memory of our fallen leader." The governor supplemented his proclamation by o, request to the schools of the state to observe a me morial to the late president with ser vices at their respective buildings. The statement said: "While Wednesday afternoon, Feb ruary 6, 1924, has been declared a legal half holiday in the state of Ore gon, it is obviously impossible for all of the school children of the state to , gain access to the , public meetings I that will be held In honor of the memory of America's war president. .'It is, therefore, my earnest request that provisions be made for a fitting memorial service at the various public schools of the state where the school children may go to pay their last re- ' spectB to the man who led our nation through the most perilous days of Its existence." j "Tommy" Wilson Remembered COLUMBIA, S. C, Feb. 6. Tommy Wilson's relatives and friends today sent to Washington their tribute to , the memory of Woodrow Wilson a blanket of gray moss and magnoltt leaves from a tree that once sheltered the play or a local scnooi uoy wnu long afterwards became a national figure. The blanket, fashioned with tender care to cover that once obscure boy In his last exalted sleep, was taken to tho capital, scene of his triumphs and death by Miss Katherlne Woodrow of Rock Hill, a cousin, nnd Colonel George McMaster of Columbia. Into Its weaving went many cherished 1 memories of the time when Tommy's" father, the Rev. J. R. Wil son, was a professor In tho Columbia theological seminary and preached In the First Presbyterian church In the grounds of which, Beveral years ago, he laid the body of his sister, Mrs. George Howe, beside those of his par ents. ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 6 The jury In the DeBouchel-Candler $500,000 breach of promise suit today returned a verdict In favor of Asa Candler, Sr., the defendant. LOS ANGELES CATS COCO COLA KING WINS DECISION STRINGS OF BELLS 10 WARN BIRDS LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5. Passage of an ordinance requiring the 60,000 or more cats Inhabiting Los Angeles homes and alleys to wear strings of bells about their necks to warn birds of the approach of their natural ene mies was urged in a letter received by Councilman Fred C. Wheeler from Mrs. Charles P. Hubbard add made public by trie councilman last night. Emil Coue Arrives , in Los Angeles and Many Claim Cures LO SANGELES, Fob. 6. Emll Coue, exponent of conscious auto- suggestion, arrived here today for a series of lectures on the phil- osophy embodied in his much dls- cussed and repeated formula: "Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better." That 4 the formula bad not lost its strength nor M. Coue bis cffec- tiveness was vouched for by a dozen persons who announced from the platform after hiB in- ltial lecture and demonstrations today that they had been relieved of . sundry ailments, Including neuritis, partial paraysla and rheumatism. - TRAIN CRUSHES CHICAGO STREET CAR; 2 KILLED Crowded Street Car Smashed By Train at Kedzie Ave., and 49th Street Scores Injured Many Fatally Crews Are Arrested. CHICAGO, Feb. 5. Two men were killed and a score or more passengers were injured today when a crowded street car was struck by a freight train on the Indiana Harbor belt rail way at Kedzlo avenue and 4Dth stVeet on the southwest side. The dead: William Hebel, street car passenger. Undentlfied man, street car pas senger. A dozen injured, eleven men, and one woman, were taken to a hospital and eight others less seriously hurt, were taken to the Crane company's emergency hospital. Police and firemen reported that the railway crossing gates were up and that the conductor of the street car said his car was so crowded with early morning rush hour passengers that he was unable to get off to ob serve the tracks. The car, according to the police, started forward over the sleet covered tracks as the train bore down upon it. Seeing a crash imminent the motor man threw on all his power, but It was insufficient, the heavy train strik ing the enr squarely, crushing It and dragging it 75 feet or more as pas sengers were hurled through the air and dropped about like - so many bricks in a building collapse. Every police ambulance on . the south sit was rushed to the scene and fire apparatus was called out. Firemen jacked up part of the wreckage in order to extricate many of the injured. Hebel and the other dead man were lifeless when removed from the wreckage. The injured, a number of whom were seriously, some fatally hurt, were nearly all workers on their way to places of employment and to the downtown district. The freight train was bound for the stockyards and carried mixed freight. Charles Dewltt, conductor and Her man Schenk, motorman of the car; Otto Rock, Hammond, Ind., engineer; Chester Hayes, Hammond, Ind., con ductor; Louis T. Boyer, Hammond, Ind., switchman, and Charles Mioch, Chicago, towerman for the Grand trunk railroad, over whose tracks the train was proceeding, were all taken Into custody for questioning by the nollce. Conductor Dewltt told the ponce that he did not see the train and gave the motorman a signal to go ahead. Mioch. the towerman, said he saw the train but not until the car started for ward and was unable to warn the car. Twenty-five of the passengers were unconscious when picked up. A num ber of others riding on the rear plat form escaped injury by jumping MAY HAVE TO WEAR Relating how one day she saw eight cats stalking mocking birds through her back yard, and pointing out that in one home on her street no less than 23 kittens were born laBt year, Mrs. Hubbard's letter begged the council men to work for the correction of this "alarming situation confronting the mocking birds," DEATH TOLL OF BUZZARD MOUNTING Millions in Property Damage and Scores of Lives Lost in East and Middle West As Result of One of the Worst Snow Storms in Recent History. MILWAUKEE, Wis-, Feb. 5. Three persons are dead, a dozen injured and property damage esti mated at $1,000,000 Is the result of the most paralyzing snowstorm In 40 years, which began yester day at noon and continued through out the night John Greltls, 40, Joseph Doyle 52, and Carl Anderson, 32, died during the night from exhaustion caused by battles with the bliz zard In an attempt to reach their homes. Many pthera fought the elements during the night after street cars and taxlcabs had given up the battle, while hundred crowded the downtown hotels, not attempting to leave the business district. Three Dead In Michigan NEW YORK, Feb. 5. Weather that today ran the gamut from mild tem peratures In sections -of lower Michi gan to drirted snowa further north, and sleeted streets, wires and rails, brought a total of at least throe dead, damage that is roughly estimated nt upwards of a million dollars and de moralized traffic and communication in many places. Motor and rail traffic was made haz ardous throughout lower Michican by the sleet that made the entire section a virtual sea of Ice. Virgil McLean of Fline, was killed early today when the auto he was driv ing was struck by a train at that place. An ice coated windshield that dimmed his view is blamed. Victor Compton, 60, was probably fatally injured at Fline, when he was run down by a truck. Icy rails that prevented an lnterur- ban car from stopping In time, caused the death of Mrs. Esther Wilson, 45, and Mrs. Doris Ruhn, 40, late last night nt a grade crossing near Ypsilantl. Their auto was demolished and the women were klled instantly Rain and sleet driven by a high wind caused considerable discomfort In New York City and reports from op state indicated the storm was in creasing. , " nt-nr a nn Vah R The central anj i middle western states from Minnesota tn Tcian nr dlcelnc themselves out of snow drifts today after one of the worst blizzards In years, wnicn ilea r.u raiimnd tmffln nnd wrought havoc with communication with estimatel of losses of several million dollars. V" cago Is almost Isolated. rta chinnen office of the AsfcOCIat- ed Press, the largest news relay point in the world, was compeuea w radio to broadcast the news for liorn- ing papers that filtered in over reuno, about circuits. ' Ordinarily the hub for wires Carry ing Aianllatcil Press dtSDBtChSS to xt, vr.,i Vttw Orleans. San Fran cisco and northwest points, unicxgo re ceived outside news alter a wwo ut tour was made to pass around sections where communications were severed. The wires were so routed to leea vir qiiv avorv Amnrlcan city to de Pa cific coast and back again Wore touching Chicago. Starting a "New od through Wash- r -i Ineton. Atlanta. New urieaM i in ifonnio r. iv. Ok anonu v,nr ra. ..j at Paul before their bur den of news was finally landed In Chi cago. San Francisco and oiner ra tine coast points also were served from this route. Di.iiun Snowbound Pollef trains, many of then sum moned by radio when ordinary com munication failed, are endeavtnn i i flvhl trains reacn passengers auu ...- which are snow hound at various points In Minnesota and Wisconsin. most of the italled trains were enabled to obtain shel ter for the night at towns ana iuu nninia where they wen m- rooned. One train at Waupaca, Wis., (Continued on Page 8lx J Lillian Gish May Marry Husband of Woman Who Was Social Patron At Newport MISS G1SH AND MRS. DUELL IN 'FRIENDLY POSK BEFORE THE.RIRT APPEARED IN TH E JJUKU&S M ATR N MONIAL LUTE;- INSET. C. H. DUELL, ' NEW YORK.-Whcn the C.Hi Duells, of Newport, first bios-'' somcd oul as movie magnates, with. Lillian Gish as their star, Mrs Duell was the social mentor and patron ol the actress, whom she chaperoned al Newport in an attempt to effect her entrance into society. Now Mrs. "Duel! has been granted a Paris divorce, and Mr Buell is expected to marry Miss Gish. Both the star' and her em ployer arc in Italy where they may open. a moving-picture studio. Mr. Duell comes of an old New York family; he is a cousin of Elihu Root, a son ol the late Judge Charles H. Duell, and a Yale grad-iatc He was a close friend of the late President Roosevelt and managed his campaign tour in 1912. PORTLAND MILK vw DECLARED PRICE SLASHED PORTLAND, Ore., Fob. 5. War between' tbe Associated Creameries, recently organized and a number of dairies here, has resulted In a reduc tion In the price of milk to groceries of 7 cents a quart, compared with a price of 12 cents a quart before the first slash was made a few weeks ago. The retail price has been cut to 11 cents a quart when paid in advance. The first clash came after the Asso ciated Creameries came Into existence. Milk prices to the grocers were re duced from 12 to 11 cents, according to K. C. Eldrl(;o, manager and prin cipal organizer of the Associated Creameries. The dairies then cut prices to the grocers and restaurants to 10 cents and finally, on February 1, to 8& cents, with gallons at 30 cents. Then Eldrldge states, he cut his price to 7 cents. The Daily Bank Robbery SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6. The Eureka valley branch of the Bank of Italy at Seventeenth and Castro streets was entered by three young bandits todny and robbed of approx imately $0000 In coin and currency after four employes of the bank had been locked In the vault and another In a closet. The bandits escaped In an automobile. The three men entered the bank with drawn pistols and demanded all of tho money In sight. They were re fused. They then herded the three men clerks and one woman clerk Into the vault and locked the janitor in a closet. The Janitor broke from tho closet after a few minutes and called the nollce. The others were llberat ed from the vault. The bandits scooped up approximately )G000, but they overlooked a large quantity of silver. FRESNO. Cal.. Feb. 6. Two un masked men held up the 'First State bank of Clovii, eleven miles from Ex-College Professor Is Declared Winner Of Bok Peace Prize -. PHILADELPHIA. ' Feb. 6. Charles Herbert Levermore of New York, Btudent of Interna- tlonal relations, writer and form- er college professor . was an- nounced as the winner of the $100,000 prize offered by Edward Bok for the best plan to preserve peace among the nations of the world. Levermore was announced as the winner by John Davis of the policy committee of the Amerl- can peace award. Davis also pre- sented him with $50,000, halt of Bok's prize, and the remainder 't will be given only if the plan Is accepted by congress. Levermore'8 plan was number 14G9 In a total of 22,105 re- celved. The Noted Dead WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Rear Ad mlral Selfrldge, retired, died at bis home here today of heart disease.' He would have passed his 88th birthday Wednesday. ' Admiral Selfrldge and his father, who bore the same name and attain ed the same rank, served the navy for 106 years, the elder enlisting in J818 The younger man achieved fame In the Civil war. here, locked Cashier Thomas Howl- son In the vault and escaped In nn automobile with a sum estimated at $25,000 today. .. . Officials of the sheriff's office were Immediately notified and posses began searching for the robbers. Assistant Cashloc Emory Rayhurn, returning from lunch released Howl- son. DES MOINES, la., Feb. 0. Bandtts held up and robbed the university State bank here this afternoon and escaped in an automobile with ap proximately $4000 in cash. The rob bery occurred after the bank had closed for the day, bull while em ployes were still nt their books. En trance was gained through a back door. Huerta and Staff Flee By Steamer From Vera Cruz NEW YORK. Feb. 6. Adolfo De La Huerta, leader of the Mexican revolution and his stuff have left Vera Cruz on a steam- er for an unknown destination, f according to information recelv- ed here this afternoon from a re- liable quarter. The rebel troops, advices stated, were evacuating the city. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 Evac- uation of Vera Cruz by the De La Huerta insurr ectlontsts ngalnBt the Obregon government 4 4 was 'reported today In consular 4 advices received by the Btate department. Physicians Fear Iwo or Three More Will Die 'As Result of Eating Home Canned Beans All But One at Dinner Stricken. ALBANY,, Ore., Feb. 5. Mrs. Relnhold Qorber, who up to to day had shown little effect of pole- ' onlng which caused the death of ignt persons who ate dinner to gather Saturday, was today taken seriously III and physicians at noon roported her dying. Her three year old granddaughter, Margaret Qerblg, who has been seriously Hi from poisoning, was reported near death at noon to day. This lea'ves only 'one mem-, ber of the party of twelve at the dinner not in danger, a two year old boy. ALBANY, Ore, Fob. 6. Tho death of Esther Oerblg, thirteen months old toduy brought the number of dead from eating poisonous food at a fam ily reunion dinner Haturday to eight. Tho child's father, Paul aerblg, was In a critical condition, and phystclanB did not expect him to live through the day. HotullnuH In home preserved beans was believed by investigators to have caused the poisoning. Margaret Qerblg, aged, three, who was this morning believed out of dan ger, suffered a relapse today and her condition was so serious physicians doubted she could recover. At present only Mrs. Relnhold Oor ber the, chleld's grandmother, and two year old Horst Kuehling, whose par ents died yesterday, and who 1b be lieved to have escaped eating any of the poisoned food are not ill. The death list Included Mrs. Paul Onrbig, aged 34; llda Qerblg, 10; Mnrle Oerblg, 7; Qottried Ruehllng; Mrs. Ootfrled Ruehllng; Werner Yunker, 10; Relnhold Qerber and Esther Oerblg ' Slato Holidays Dtvlared. SANTA FE, N. M., Feb. 6. Gov ernor Hlnkle today directed all state offices, banks and business houses to close tomorrow out of respect to Woodrow Wilson. . PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 6. A proc lamation declaring tomorrow a pub lic holiday in Arizona, as a tribute .to the late Woodrow Wilson was Issued today by Governor Hunt of Arizona. Pass Dry Enforcement Bill. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. The hoiiBB today approved a section of tho treas ury appropriation bill which would provide $10,629,770 for prohibition en forcement In the United States during the coming fiBcal year. ITALY SHEDS ME 1 FROM HDMECAN BEANS ALBANY NEWSPAPER COMMENT IS BITTER nOMB, .Feb. U. (By the Associat ed PresB) Scant eulogy appears In the newspapers for Woodrow Wilson. Most of the journals recall the va riance of his views with those of the Italian. The fascist organ, Impero, ends a long editorial article as fol lows: "On the tomb of Wilson we Bhed no tears nor place s. flower, One can forgive, but not forgot," . The Epoca says the former presi dent believed In abstract formulas, REVOLUTION IN MEDICINE IS FORSEEN Dr. William Mayo Predicts Great Upheaval in Medical Science As Result of Dis coveries of Minute Organ isms X-Ray Great Factor in Discoveries. TACOMA, Feb. 5. An immense up-. hcaval In the accepted medical doc trines Is coming In the near future as a result of the study of minute "or ganlzatlons,M invisible even, under the microscope, according to Dr. William J. Mayo, member of the Mayo brothers clinic at Rochester, Minn., and one of the most famous surgeons In the country. Dr. Mayo spoke be fore the Klwanls club at noon. "Medical science Is on the verge of some marvelous discoveries in bio physics," said Dr. Mayo. "We have studied nearly all that can be seen with tho eye and through the micros cope and are Just beginning to under stand the action of the minute or ganizations which are beyond, the range of sight. The effect of these organizations on the kidneys, 'liver' and' Bpleen and on human digestion' and human 'life In' general are of the most Importance. We have1 barely begun to realize just how large a, part they play. In lite, as-our knowledge-grows we will see an Immense upheaval In the doctrines ye have held for years." ' ' Dr. Mayo explained how; with the aid of the X-ray the smallest organ isms, too small to be seen or to be af fected by gravitation, can be Btudled and analyzed. He has devoted con siderable lime of late years to the study of these minute organisms. "The field for research along these linos 1b immense," he said. . "We are Just) beginning to realize how -vast It, is and how much can be explained by' tlie action of the atom, the electron and other minute bodies." Dr. Mayo Is accompanied by Dr. Franklin H. Martin of Chicago, di rector general of tho American cot lego of BurgeonB. They are on - their way to Australia to make a study of tropical diseases. - . . , ANOTHER 2 CENTS PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 5. Gaso line went up another two cents J,oday, bringing the price here to 23 cents. Including three cents state 'fax. ... The price of .gasoline In Medford, went to 26 cents this forenoon, in cluding war tax and distillate to 23 cents. It is rumored here by some that the threatened closing of the Teapot Dome fields and the capping of smaller wells In California, which lowers the production, are the causa of this raise In price, but the prevail ing opinion Is the raise merely marks the opening -of tourist travel ' and greater demand for gasoline. The Union Oil company did not raise Its price In Medford, but Is expected to do so In a few days. Klamath Men Get Life. KLAMATH FALLS. Ore.,,Feb. 5. Damaclo Cadena and Alfonso Raygozo, hnva haen .AntanrAf! tn Hfn Imnrlinn. I nient after pleading guilty to the 'charge of killing Jose R. Felix, De- cember 4. They changed their plea irom not guuiy 10 guiuy or muruer in the second degree. NO TEARS FOR WILSON. rather than . national realities, "and died in solitude." IlMonda alone In Its editorial gives t touch of reverence for the dead statesman. "Today, on his deathbed,'" It says, "we wish to remember htm as the faithful interpreter of the gen erous sentiments of the American people. He hastened the defeat of German Imperialism and secured vlc tory for those principles of humanity and democracy for which all free men suffer hardships and endure untold dangers," - 1 -."'