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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1921
NO. 275
SENATE
S-;DENBY. RESIGNATION
I'nlvcrsKj Library
M
M
mm
RESOLUTION
PASSED BY
47-34 VOTE
Senator Robinson's Demand
That Prest. Coolidge Oust
Secy, of Navy Adopted After
Bitter Fight Denby Is Not
Legally Effected Expected
to Retain Post.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. The reso
lution asking President Coolidge to
call for the resignation of Secretary
Denby was adopted today, by the senate.-
.
Democratic senators supported the
resolution almost solidly and eifoush
republicans Joined them to override
the opposition of tho republican lead
ers. Some response rrom the White
House Ib expected shortly. Heretofore
officials close to the president have
taken the position that the question of
cabinet resignations is not one falling
within the province of the senate.
The vote on the final roll call was
47 to 34.
An amendment .by Senator Jones,
republican, Washington, which would
have made no request of the president
but merely have' declared that , the
public interest.would ba sewed, by the
resignation of Mr. Denby also was re
jected. . f
'.' The vote on the Jones amendment
waB 75 to 6.
At 5:16 p. m. tiie senate began vot
ing on the resolution In final form.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. Taking
Its first vote on amendments to the
resolution requesting the resignation
of Secretary Denby, the senate today
rofuBed to add to the request the quail-1
-i "it o,,mv nf mlofpnsniu-e
1J 1116 imiBoc i.
or malfeasance In office."
The amendment had been proposed
by Senator Howell, rnnublican, Ne
braska. The vote was 70 to 11.
,
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 Secretary
Weeks after a luncheon conference to-
day with President
which they discussed the Robinson
resolution requesting the president to
nsk for the resignation of Secretary
Denby, made this -statement:
"?o far as I know, the cabinet will
, ..,.. in,.. '
remain intact. .
"Adoption by the senate of the Hob-
Inson resolution will In my opinion a.-
feet no change in the situation." Mr.
Weeks said. "The senate Is authoriz-
.i n minntlnno nf cabinet
... .
oriicerB ana to nj iu ... "
mont fnr wronc doing.
otherwise it
has no authority over the tenure of
office of cabinet members.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11j Senator
'inu. nf nniifornla. candidate for
.the republican Pfeaioenu. w,
BDDOUnCcU III me net
that he would vote for the Denby res -
Ignation resolution.
. m -.. t-,u 11 whiio the'
vv AatiiiNij t ui, r y"- , '",. in
senate was concluding us re."
requesting his resignation Secretary
Denby sent out word to Inquirers at
his office that he would hare nothing
to say on the subject enner '""'s'"!.,!,. Louis Frances Boom oi uun
or any time in the immediate future. granduaughter of John p.. Bootn i.a
Openlng the debate Senator Spencer, nadian lumber magnate will leave
republican, Missouri, opposed the Rob-' wltn s bride this evening for New
inson resolution on the ground that it York, where m X.
was a "quasi Judicial decision upon an enmark on hslr hoeym qP
uncompleted inquiry," and grossly un they wm )lye ,n Call.
fair to the secretary. (orna, where they will take up orange
(Continued on Pig" Elght
JACK DEMPSEY F
CABARET
. v. 11 While! a great throng packed the street, un
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 11. m " . entrance.
Jack Dempsey. world's h,h federal agents visited all the
champion, last night-was visiting nis Not even the champion's table
old friend Pete Hertnan, one un.
world's bantamweight cnamii".
the ringside cabaret and restaurant,
said to ba owned by Herman, O. u.
Jackson, federal prohibition director
for Louisiana, sent eight of hlB men
to raid the place. ,
In honor of Dempsey, members or
the equared circle In New Orleans
rallied to the ringside In great num
bers. Tables were at a premium ana
Baby, Last Survivor
of Albany Dinner,
Buried With Mother
ALBANY. Ore., Feb. 11. Two
year old Horst Huohling, tho
twelfth victim of Albany's botul-
lnfsm poisoning case, died yes-
terdiiy morning: at the Ernst
lleitz home, six miles east of
Albany. Ills death came nearly 4
elk'ht days after he had been in-
fected and he had been ill for
nearly five days.
Burlul will be made this after-
noon. The boy's casket will bo
placed above that of his mother.
LABOR LEADER
President of Machinists Says
Association With Doheny
Renders His Availability
Doubtful Socialist Leader
Also Quits
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 11. William G
McAdoo's association with the Doheny
oil interests renders his availability as
a presidential candidate doubtful, ac
cording to William IT. Johnston,
president of tho International Associ
ation of 'Machinists. Mr. Johnston
presided at the opening session today
of tho three-day convention here of
the national conference for political
action.
"McAdoo did have the support of a
considerable portion of organized
labor but there is now a very serious
question of his availability as a eundl-
date,
said Mr. Johnston.
"There seems to have been nothing
illecal in McAdoo's service ior uie
I Doheny interests, but there Is a ques
, .
tion of the propriety of a rormer cnui
net officer, after leaving his post, ac
cepting employment with such inter
ests and then asking to ne nominated
for president." said Otto F. Branstet-
tor, secretary of the socialist party
national committee.
.-:S;
.Amerlcana foI. a thlrd paI.ty lt Was
Bl
Tne conference1 represents national
and international labor organizations,
many farm organizations, the socialist
party, advocates of single taxation and
cooperative" organizations. The pur-
co;terence Is to formulate
plang. for political action in the com.
lng campn. The present confer-
ence js to limit Its action to promul-
cation of a Platform. Candidates who
QUITS MADOO
FOR PRESIDENT
imiuanh-lmiiiiprlha to that platform will
be
- ,.,, ., ,. iirtPd.
. nui'i'' . .-
Plunks nronosed recommend: Pub
lic ownership of railroads and water
power; restriction of powers of courts
in granting injunctions; creation ui
national government marketing bu
reau intended to furnish direct con
tact between producer ana consumer
. of 8Urtax; restoration of the
i AvrpRX nroflts tax: taxation of
, undistributed to evade taxes;
a rapidly progressive tax on large tn-
heritanccs; strict public control and
o,nnont conservation of natural re-
i ,, JlftL Vnciiiilinir coal, iron ore, oil
., , " ;.
, and timber lands.
OTTAWA. Ont., Feb. 11. Prince
EHk o Denmnrk wno will today wed
growl ng. . .
SLEUTHS;
ONLY GINGER ALE
IS
i overlooked. One of the agents
nftrt Demnsey's glass, sniffed at its
ami nmnounced It ginger ale.
rmnrv took tne rum tu.......
treating it as a great Joke. The agents
reported they found a pitcher con
talnlng whiskey in the kitchen of the
cabaret. Mr. Jackson sold he would
determine tomorrow against whom
charges are to bo made.
KTkiu
2 officers
Warden and Overseer of Penn
sy I vania. Pen Killed in Out
break Preceded by Explosion
Which Wrecks Wall Many
Convicts Wounded' Before
Order Is Restored.
PITTSBURG, Fob. 11. Two prison
officers' were shot to death, and
number of convicts were wounded, In
a riot today In the Western Ponnsyl
vanla penitentiary. Aftor an hour's
fight, during which, rlott guns, tear
gas bombs, clubs and bricks were
used, the prison guards, assisted by
Pittsburg police, succeeded in quelling
the disturbance, which started when
the convicts used explosives in an ef
fort to dynamite their way to free
dam. No prisoners escaped.
The dead nre: William H. Pclffer,
assistant deputy warden, and J, A,
Cox. an overseer.
Warden J. M. Egan reported the
plot was born In tho minds of four or
five "bad men," recently transferred
to tho prison here from tho eastern
penitentiary to be disciplined. He ad
ded that he believed the plot was en
glneered by a quartet of convicts,
known as the "four horsemen." They
had help from tho outside, the war
den declared.
Prisoners numbering mora . than
1000 had Just been breakfasted .and
were Just ubout to go to their tasks
in the workshops when the blast rip
ped the main gates and a section of
the main wall away, rocked the en
tire district shattering windows and
causing residents to flee from their
homes.
Pelffer and Cox were nearby. They
started on a run for the hole In tho
wall, but were intercepted by fifteen
convicts' who disarmed them, beat
them and then shot the officers with
their own guns. The prison yard be
came a battle ground as other pris
oners and guards Joined in the fight.
The guards concentrated near tho
gates and) threatening the prisoners
with their sawed-off shotguns, order
ed them to their cells. But tho ex
plosion had signalized an attempt to
escape and with liberty In sight they
were stubborn and showed fight. Even
the prisoners In their cells added to
the confusion, shouting and beating
upon the walls and burs and crying
defiantly to the guards in the build
ing.
A call for help was sent to city and
county and a squad was sent to help
quell the disturbance. After a hand-to-hand
struggle in the yard, the pris
oners gave up. Thev were driven
bark into their cells and the leaders
of the revolt will bo punished with
out delay. -
Death Toll of -the
Automobile
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 11. Mrs.
Ethel Reicy. 86, was killed here last
night when the automobile In which
she waB riding crashed into a street
car while crossing Broadway bridge.
She was riding In tho rear seat of tho
machine and was thrown violently
against the back of the front seat
when the accident occurred, fractur
ing her skull.
A. M. Bennett, local automobile
salesman, and driver of tho car, is
being held under $5000 bail. He was
alleged by police to have been intoxi
cated at the time of the accident.
Deputy District Attorney Stockman
announced that a charge of Involun
tary manslaughter will be placed
against him.
Mrs. Lillian Olsen, 32 said to have
been with Mrs. Relcy in the rear seat
of the car and to have left the scene
immediately after the accident. Is be
lng held as a material wltnesB with
bonds fixed at $1500.
According to the police, a half-
emptied bottle of liquor was found in
the automobile.
Oregon Man Fined $2500
OMAHA, Neb., Fob. 11. Edwin II.
Guerny, former president of tho de
funct Lion Bonding and Surety com
pany of Omaha, which operated
nineteen middlewestern states, was
fined $2500 In federal court today
when he pleaded guilty to using the
malls to defraud In connection with
the concern. Mr. Ou.'ny is now vice-
president of the Baker White Pino
Lumber company of Baker, Ore.
EUGENE. Ore., Feb. 11. Plans for
the construction of a four story hotel
to cost approximately $300,000 were
announced here by A. H. McDonald
who Is organizing the hotel company
and financing the proposition.
Woman Who Won
King Is
jSw, 1
MRS. .ON'EZIM.V
ItrVG.-W" CANDLER.
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 11. Mrs. Asa
G. Candler, Sr., wife of the millionaire
Atlanta capitalist, must appear in po
lice court tomorrow morning to answer
charges growing out of the raid Satur
day in which she was arrested in an
apartment in company with two prom
inent businessmen, Recorder. R. B.
Johnson ruled today when the other
principals offered to waive her ap
nearance. W. J. Stoddard, president of the Na
tional Dry Cleaners' association and
O. ' W. Keeling, president of a brick
manufacturing company, appeared In
police court this morning and offered
LOCAL ATTORNEY
PAYS TRIBUTE TO
Thoro wns an impressive Wilson
Memorial service at tho Methodist
,.h.,,vh snn.lnv evening at which
Porter J. Neff wns tho principal
speaker.
Mr. Noff began his address by say
lng that ho was glad to speak of Wil
son, because no man had so pro
foundly influenced his thought nnd
political ideals In his luetime, as nuu
Woodrow Wilson.
'Wilson wns a Christian statesman
not one who waB a practicing Chris
tian and a statesman as two separate
things, but one who attempted to
apply Christian principles and ideals
to statecraft and the relations ot gov
ernment." 'Many people thought tho Christian
religion a pacifist religion, but thlB is
not true when righteousness or jus
tice nro at stake; there is nothing In
tho teaching of Christ that forbids
fighting. This was tho attitude' ot
Wilson. Ho tried to keep. America
from being drawn into the war with
Germany, but when the principles of
International ii. '.'.'? that It had taken
centuries to formulate were at stake,
he Insisted that they should bo de
fended, and It was his supremo faith
In the righteousness and Christianity
of this belief that raised him to the
spiritual and political leadership of
the world."
Tho others on the program of the
memorial service were tho church
mixed quartet, a solo by William
Brook, "In the Cross of Christ 1 glory"
and Kipling's Recessional, appropria
tely and well rendered by Ed An
drews. Tho service was well attended
and local greenhouses sent wreathes
and flowers to decorate for tho occa
sion. Schooner Near the Rocks.
SEATTLE, Fob. 11. Hidden In
thick weather, nn unidentified sailing
schooner was today'bnttllng a 40-mlle
wind dangerously nenr the rocky
coast of Vancouver Island, according
to reports received here, -
Coco Cola
Involved in Raid
BOUCHKLLE: INSET. MRS. MA ft.
10 Kiuceim wiui uie u mi ui uie cases nf tne ,orcos o( Adol(o De La, Huerta,
In which Mrs. Candler and the two rebel leader, hore to oppose him. Tho
men are charged with being occupants federals entered tho city quietly,
of a, "dive." I General Martinez Informed tho As-
' Upon the statement of Police Cap- sociatod Press that tho federals hold
tain A. J. Holcombe that he had n.j0''ll!a1"1' Cordoba and Soledad.
formed Mrs. Candler the case would NEW ORlEANS, Fob. 11. Cable
bo called tomorrow morning, a eontln-! service between Vera Cruz mid Now
uance was granted until that time. I Orleans, Interrupted during rebel oc
Mrs. Candler could not bo located cupatlon of tho fornior city, was re-
today elthor at the homo of the mil
lionaire capitalist or at the home of
her mother. Above are shown Mrs.
Candler and Mrs. DeDouchello, the lat
ter being Jilted by Candler for the
fornlfer.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 11. Tomorrow,!
Lincoln's birthday. Is a non-Judicial
day In Oregon, but not a legal holiday.
It Is, however, a school holiday. Offices
In the state house win close or remain
open at tho discretion of heads of the
departments. Governor Pierce snld to
day that his office Will be closed In
the afternoon. The supremo court will
not hand down opinions, as Is usual on
Tuesdays, but' will defer them until
Wednesday.
ASTORIA, Ore., Feb. 11. A south
wind which reached a maximum veloc
ity last night of sixty miles an hour,
was continuing with the same force at
8 a. m. Rain fell throughout the
storm. No damage has been reported.
- ASTORIA, Ore., Feb. 11. Astoria's
street rebuilding program In tho
burned area of tho city was retarded
last night when 150 feet of thq con-'
crete retaining wall collapsed. . The
block In which tho accident occurred
wns tne iirsi one on wnu-n iming wu
started. Tho fill was brought to com
pletion In the block where the brenk
occurred a short time before tho wall
collapsed. An extraordinary, meeting
of tho city commission . has , -.been
called for today to consider the :slt-
uation and to tuke stnpa for tho con
tinuation of the filling. ; i
L
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. Officials
of three railroad labor organizations
appeared before the senate oil com
mittee toduy to oppose the nomination
of Atlee 1'omerene of Ohio as special
counsel for the government In the oil
lease suits.
After they had concluded - their
statements, the commlttoo called both
Mr. Pomerene and his colleague, Silas
H, Straw n ot Chicago before 1U
Oregon News
in Brief .
Murder Record Is
Broken in St. Louis;
Five in Six Hours
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 11. A new
criminal record was said to have
been established In St, Louis yes-
torday when five murders were
reported to police in six hours.
William 11. Anderson, a police-
man, was found on a sidewalk, his
body riddled by bullets. Sam
Urockman wns shot to death by
highwaymen. Nathaniel Wll-
Hams and Charles Berry, negroes,
and James Nick were stabbed to
death In three street fights. , 4
VERA CRUZ
IS
BY
Important Seaport Taken
By
Loyalists Cable
ggpyjrjg I
Restored Rebels Routed in
Jalisco Leave 4000 Dead
On Battlefield.
VERA CRUZ, .Feb.- 11. Mexican
government troops arrived In Vera
Cruz at 4:46 o'clock this morning tak
ing possession of the city after Its
recent evacimtfon by the rebels.
. General Kugenlo Martinez was In
command of tho six thousand troops
loyal to Presidont Obregon who occu-
opened today, lt was announced
tho Mexican consulute hore.
at
MEXICO CITY, Fob. 11. (Via
Radio to Fort Worth Star-Telegram).
(By Associated Press). Reports are
being received from all sectors of tho
western front announcing a tremen
dous victory by tho federals over the
-rebels at Ocotlan, state of Jnlisco.
t Federal troops drove tho insurrec
tionists out of positions that were
' considered Impregnable and the latter
jure reported to have retreated to Pon
cltlan. whore tho next Important en-
gagemont is expected. Estimates of
, " rebel losses In dead, wounuea ana
prisoners are as high as 4000. It was
the worst reverse tho rol-eis have suf
fered on tho western front.
Military circles say tho main body
of tho troops moving to Vera Cruz Is
within 26 kilometers of tho port. The
federal advance is said to bo along
threo lines, General Allmazan trying
to reach the objective via Jalapa,
General Martinez marching along tho
Moxlcan railroad whllo another fed
eral column Is marching by wuy of
Sierra Blanca.
OTTAWA, Ont., Feb. 11
Miss Lois
Frances Booth of Ottawa and Prince
, f;r)t COUHln f ,
nmnrK,
"" ""I"""
. , . . , n.l.
lsh kings, were married nt four o clock
this afternoon m tho quaint church
of All Saints. Tho ceremony was per-
formed by Bishop Ropor of the An-
gllcnn diocese of Ottawa assisted by
the Rev. c. o. Hepburn, rector ot i
All Saints.
RECAPTURED
OBREGON
FORCE
SPITE OF WILSON INCIDENT BARUCH
GIVES $5000 TO AID GERMAN CHILDREN
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. Major
General Henry T. Allen, chairman of
the American committee for relief of
German children, made public a letter
from Bornard M. Baruch, close friend
of Woodrow Wilson In which Mr.
Baruch urged that the German em
bassy flag Incident not be allowed to
affect tho raising of funds In tho Unit
ed States for starving German chil
dren. "While the indignation of the Unit
ed States against the stupidity, bad
noooiL
STORY TOLD
IN DETAIL
Former Secy, of Treasury
Gives Lengthy Account of.
His Connection With Doheny
Denies Connection With
Oil Leases Senator Reed
Started Probe of McAdoo.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. William
G. McAdoo, former secretary of the
treasury and candidate for the demo
cratic nomination for president, em
phasized before the senate oil Investi
gating committee that bis professional
relations with E. L. Doheny, recently
terminated were "In good faith," and
I had nothing to do with the leasing ot
nuvul oil reserves.
Mr. McAdoo appeared at his own re
quest because ot testimony given by
TVTM Ci MtAOOO '
Mr. Doheny as to his employment In
connection with Mexican oil matters. ;
Asserting taht "the faith of tbe peo
ple In their own government "is shak
en, because of the developments In the
oil Industry, he declared "this ques
tion transcends political parties and
considerations," and that "the first
duty, the Imperative duty of tbe hour.
Is mercilessly to uncover and bring to
public view and scorn and punishment '
everyone who has betrayed the publlo
trust or who has been guilty of wrong
doing In this humiliating and danger
oub affair. "' ' '
"It would be a crime against the ,
public," he said, "if the dragging of In
nocent people Into this affair should di
vert attention from the guilty, to pre
vent the discovery of those' who have
betrayed the publlo Interest." '
Ills statement, which was In the na
ture of an elaboration of his recent let
ter to Chairman Lenroot of the com
mittee, dealing with his services as
counsel to the Doheny companies, fol
lows In part: ; .
"I am Informed by your chairman
that already there has been inserted lu
the record the letter I addressed to
' him on February 7, 1924, setting; forth
in detail the facts concerning the pro
fessional services rendered by my
i former law firm In New York, Messrs.
McAdoo. Cotton and Franklin, and
subBequently by myself In Lbs An-
gelogj jn
connectlon with ' Mexican
; - rvhonv' pnfflnanlAH. It
.Ulutra.u u. ' j .
. : ... . . ,.-- ,J
" ' .i..
the testimony before the committee
that neither they nor I had any rela-
Hon whatever to the leases made ot
the Teapot Dome and California naval
I'
fOnntlnniMf on Ftge EIhO
taste and official obtusenessi. ot some
members of the German government
and press is wholly comprehenstblo to
me," Mr. Baruch wrote, "I sincerely
trust that Its effect will not be an ob
struction to the necessary and human
itarian work your committee Is do
ing." '
"Mr. Wilson's heart," Mr. Baruch
said, "never knew hate tor the Ger
man people; only compassion and a
desire for Justice." He Included w)th
tbe letter a, check, for $5000,