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Xb ford Mail Tribune The Weather Prediction IUiln Maximum yesterday 58 ' Minimum today 30 Weather Year Ago Maximum .......41 Minimum 29.5 Dally Eighteenth Tear. Weekly Fifty-Third Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1924 NO. 276 Med Sf WHEN SISTER DIES Double Tragedy Unearthed in . Local Homer-Half Brother of Miss Mina Hausman Kills Himself When Sister Passes Away Over $1000 Found . In Secret Drawer. Miss Mina Hausman, ago 72, ana Carl Stelburg, her half brother, ago 83, were found dead in their little home 'on Talent court this morning. The woman, was found stricken In bed, her half brother had committed sui cide by hanging himself In his work shop, indications point that Miss Hausman had died from natural causes, after a long illness, and that the man, depressed by the tragedy, had taken his own life in a fit of de spondency. The bodies, were discov ered by Mrs. W. H. Merrltt, at neigh bor. Coroner John A. Perl is inves tigating. ' In a box with a hidden drawer, and a secret button, disguised aB a sock hnw wan nt,m,4 1A70 In tnlln,a ami jn. n. .. i. k- been residents of the neighborhood , for ten years, shunned their nolgh- i bora, and had, it is said, a distrust of banks. The half brother was a cabinet maker and chair repairer and tho sis ter solicited small repair work from house to house tnklng articles in babv carriane. He left the yard but once In the last ten years, according to neighbors and that was when he 1 than a few miles outside of Wnsh- j r0(j j, progressed very faf the min Journeyed to Jacksonville two years ington. Only once have they been . ,sterg ha1 tQ fan back OI1 the 0id ago to register -for the primary elec tion.' Monday, Mrs. Court Hall went to the house, and receiving no answer to her knock loft, wondering what had befallen the -pair. ' The last seen- of the couplo' fnis hist Friday 'by' Mrs. Merrltt, who talked for a few min utes with the woman while she was hanging out her washing. .- ' , Planned. Trip East. The aged couplo planned a trip back east this spring, and Miss Hub man had talked with her few friends about It. She told them that her half has no Intention of accepting any ad brother had been married and had ajditional one until at least early in the family of five children in tho east, spring. Miss Hausman owned property in this' Tho address to be delivered tonight city, a record of real estate transfers has been carefully prepared by Mr. being found rolled, up in a box. Miss Coolidge. It is his first important ad Hausman had a fear that an attempt dress as president except his message would be made to secure her posses- to congress and while he does not re sions, according 'to neighbors. ,T. W. gard It as a political address its re Miles had acted as attorney for tho ceptlon by the country will be eagerly couple. . awaited by managers of his campaign Talont Court Is a short street run- for the republican nomination, nlng easterly off South Central, liear The president will speak about Ninth street, and In that section there eight o'clock and will be henrd by has always been rumors that the pair pnssessed large sums of money which they kept hidden about the house. The man had hanged himself by drlving a nail in the doorslll, and pulling on a rope. When found his toes were barely grazing the floor. i The coroner said the pair Bad been dead approximately 48 hours. An In- quest will be hold some time tomor row. WASHINGTON, Feb .12 A letter from Attorney General Daugherty to Senator Willis, republican, Ohio, re questing a hearing on the resolution by Senator Wheeler, democrat, Mon tana, calling for bis resignation, was made public and the Montana senator indicated he would move to comply with the request. A decision was de ferred until Thursday, however, due to the absence from the city of Sena tor Willis. ., Warren Bill Favored., WASHINGTON. Fab. 12 The War-ren-McFadden bill to extend, the life of the war finance corporation until next 'December 1, was ordered favor ably1-reported today 'hy- the house inajiKln'g committee, it was passed by the senate last -Saturday. ' 162,792 PERSONS ARE NOW ON HENRY FORO'S PAYROLL THROUGHOUT WORLD DETROIT. Feb. 12. Henry Ford I employs In his major Industries here and throughout the world 162.792 persons, it Is announced by the Ford Motor company. Of this number 121,214 are employed In manufactur ing plants In the United States and 24.J2 In the American branches. Employes In foreign lands number In addition to those employed by Theological Students Go On Strike; Kicked Out By the Sheriff '' HARTWICK SEMINARY, N. Y., Feb. 12. Sheriff Converse and three deputies today were called upon by President M. G. Rletz of Hnrtwick Seminary to remove forcibly from their rooms a number of students who re- fused to obey instructions to va- cate after all the students except one had gone on "strike." The seminary prepares ' stu- dents for the Lutheran ministry. PRESENT OFF FOR N. YORK TO Mr- and Mrs. Coolidge Leave Washington for First Time Since Inauguration Lin coln Day Speech Is Eagerly Awaited By Republicans. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Tho trip President and Mrs. Coolidge today w i r. - I night will address the national repub lican club is their first departure any distance from Washington since they entered tho Whlto House. Not since last August 11, when the nrpslflent nnri hia wife returned from 'the funeral of President Harding at Marion, Ohio, have they been more I outside the District of Columbia and! hn ....... Ins. foil when thhV went to the nearby Virginia city of , Alexandrln to attend the lavinir of tho cornerstone of tho National Masonic! memorial thore. ADDRESS , Numerous invitations have been ro-1 the "laborltes cheered when he arose ceived by Mr. Coolidge In tho ,half a ' to answer a question regarding the dozen months he has been president, j recognition of Russia. His answer but none which would take him outad(Ie(j nothing . to, what is already oi waHiiingiun nan oeen accepcea ex cept that to speak tonight before tho national republican clubs. He has let it be known that he several million people outside tne :mem0rlal being widely circulated, ap- banquet hall through the medium of, , ,i,i rornp on re- the radio, ills address Willie broad- Peall"B f"r a 7""! 1 cnsied by station WEAF Ih New York construction and whether this repre- and WCAP in Washington throughout . sented the policy of the government, a largo portion of the east. 1 He replied that the question was of far Several engagements, mostly of , too general Importance to be answered minor Importance, were listed for the jn t),g way. The government was president before his departure but tho aeaing with the details of such a set- ,, . y wa ....- tloment and he was glad to be able to celled. One cabinet member, Post-, ft prospects were promls- master General New, with Mrs. New, sar lm" l", 'ro"' m-mont is accompanying the president and' lB- He welcomed every movement Mra. Coolidge. Other members of tho to enlist support for this object, small party as announced were Rep-1 Tho premier announced that two resentatlve pnell of Ne York and important agreements must be ratl Mrs. Snell and C. Bascom Slcmp, sec- fjed, namely, the treaty of Lausanne, retury to tho president. ROSEBURG. Ore., Feb. 12 of this city will be called upon on I bbj(j "The government decided to rec March 19 to decide upon tho proposed ni'-e Russia and we had to watt un- issuance of bonds In a sum not to public Vibra,ryn,"Two sites have been proposed and one will give I the city a library and rest park In the center of the business district for about (12.000 and the other a fine l : i. i. ..:.,;.. i . i i t... from the center of town for 1 18.000. The voters will either approve or I2Li b-nd".J,a"d..W"1.. "X.VTT. iviMt uiu one m u. obtained, the Ford Motor company a total of J&6.5B5 mere are 2526 men em ployed on Ford's D. T. and I. railroad: 2282 workers In tbe Fordson coal mines; 720 men at work at the Henry I Ford trade school and 700 employed at the Henry Ford hospital here. The Highland Park (Detroit) plant remains the ace of the Ford Indus; tries, employing 68,285 men. T IS BY TORIES First Session of Parliament Under Labor Party Is a Stormy One Leaders Show Inexperience and Timidity Laughter Greets Queries Regarding Soviet. . LONDON, Feb. 12. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The new labor minis try had Us Initial experience In being grilled by the opposition today when the MacDonald cabinet made Its first appearance in the house of commons today. The chamber was crowded. The opposition benches were filled, ex-Premier Baldwin occupying the leader's seat. , The torles were clearly in a fight ing mood and opened hostilities by loud shots of "speak up!" when Ben Soor, chief government whip made a motion in a low tone. This was repeated with other min isters and is a departure from the for bearance usually given a new cabinet Feeling ran high during the ques tion period and controversal ques tions were hurled at the government from many quarters. The government bench continued to furnish weak voices as the session progressed, Before the question pe- formula, "I must ask for notice on that question," which evoked Ironical cheers from the opposition, . Premier MacDonald " entered the house without a demonstration though known. r . . There was loud laughter from the opposition when Commander Joseph Kenworthy asked the premier whether the government's condolences on the death of Lenlne had been conveyed to the soviet. 1 Mr. McDonald did not reply. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald answering a question on tho separat ist movement of German territory said ihe preferred to postpone a. detailed negotiations. Mr. MacDonald was asked whether his attention had been called to the with Turkey, and the treaty Deiweeu France and Spain to which Great Brit ain Is a party regarding the Tangier regime. At another point he said: "I am convinced that a complete agreement will be reached between employers and employes and that the question of labor an dproductlon will have been aurtpARAfllllV SOlVed." On the Russian question the premier 19,4 l0 take the first step m a W which is absolutely e.senUal for the revival oi uui r Peace With France England's relations with France, the prime minister said, had drifted nrfni th fn nservalivo Bovenuiwn, ... a manner that could have only n silted n a fresh European war ever. Ursomethmg very unforeseen hap , , i. i,r.oH cnmnletc peneo, o"' - agreement wouiu uv - the next few days on the question of the palatinate. Before they had ended, he contin ued, France and Great Britain should be wholehearted co-operators with other nations to establish the condl inn n Kurnnean settlement. Re parations were the first bar to a set tlement and when this question had been reported on It would be time for a resurvey of all questions, in cluding debts. There must be agreements in arma ments, the premier declared, and he would use all his energy to increase k. ..nrcntflMve cnaracier authority of the League of Nations. a. .on an America knew how the questions were being worked out he was confident it would no longer be (Continued on Fage Five) HECKLED Parents of Lieut. Griffis Receive the News That Germany Opened Prison for Bergdoll Kidnapper i iiksJSSnf Mil: Dr. and Mrs. Nneene 8. Grlllls were photographed JuHt after they had leu mud that their son, Lieut. Corliss H. Grifllis.- former Ameri can army of liter,' had been re leased from rirlson at Mosbach PATCHED UP BY ATLANTA. Oni, Feb. 12. Settle ment of nil differences between Wil liam Joseph Simmons, emperor and founder of the Ku Klux Klan and Hiram . Wesley " Evans, imperial wiz ard of the order ifor a consideration of (146,000 pnld to Colonel Simmons was reported by .r-Jtose . friends of the parties Involved, Saocdrding to a story appearing today in the Atlnnta Jour nal. ' The story . says tho terms ot the - hBtnnttiLiii no fni. Dsiantiauy ns iol-. compromise are su lcms- i. toionei Simmons sour nis cn- tract with the klan for $96,000. con- stltutln elKht vears' income at the rate of J1000 per month under the terms of his permanent agreement with the order. , 2. He nlso. r.eceived $50,000r for his rights in tho Knights Kamelia, an order similar to tho klan which' he founded recently. Imperial klan officials declared they had received information that Colonel Simmons has placed himself at the head of a new organization known as The Knight of the Flaming, Sword." Under the- terms of the contract he agreed to cease all opposition to the Ku Klux and the regime of Dr. Hiram Evans, and pledge himself against par ticipation in any movement to "disor ganize, disrupt or In any way inter fere with or canst dissatisfaction among members of the klan." Klankrest, the home which the klnn gave Colonol Simmons years ago on Peachtree road, Is to be retained by him ,the agreement is said to provide. The new organization, "The Knight of the flaming Sword," according to officials at the imperial klan palace here was formally organized with Col onel Simmons at its head at a meeting held in Jacksonville, Fla., Monday and which was attended by Colonel Sim mon b and klansmen. There was se vere criticism of the Evans roglmo at the meeting, tho imperial officers here said. 'EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 12. Mrs. Hat tie Newman, 35, wife of G. E. Newman, rancher, and her two year old daugh ter, died late yesterday as the result of burns received when their home two miles east of Lowell, was destroyed by flames. Mrs. Newman said that af ter putting the baby to sleep she went to a closet and struck a match to look for something she wanted. Later she went out to. the poultry yard and when she returned she found the house a mass of flames. She entered the burn ing building and rescued her child, but both were fatally burnod. They died while being taken to a hospital. Inu Family Recovering. PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 12 Two of the five members of the Rlgutto fam ily of Lents, who were stricken with trichinosis after eating pork sausago not sufficiently cooked several days ago. are now considered well by Dr. David Nelson, the attending physician. KLAN FIGHT IS PAYING$146,000 where he was serving a term for attempting to kidnap Grovur Cleveland ttergdoll, the draft dod ger. He ts on his way to his home In Huir.llton. O. DENBY TO STAY L PROOF OF GUILT SHOWN WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. rsl- WE dent Coolidge will take "no official . " ' "y " """ """ recognition" of the senate resolutions took part In various exorcises ar advising him to demand the reslgna- ""Bed by the schools and patriotic tion of secretary Donby because' of "d "'her organizations ... his connection with the leasing of tho a Cal Ing upon the "Influence ot naval oil reserves. . , . , Amer cu and the spirit o Abraham U'no Komnson re...uuu., . oa ... terday by a vote of 47 to 34, and sent! immediately to the Whlto House. Aj rti,. fn.tH,wt' statement announcing the presmeni a " ,, ' ,vn. ,.. ..j ,. i,nru ial . " " ,",', ...- , the ' Tho dismissal of on officer of the government, such as is contemplated ." "xciunivc.jr tive function," he declared ' Only when "special counsel can ad vise mo as to the logallty of those leases and assemble for mo the' per tinent facts in the various transac tions," ho said, "wilt I take such c tion as seems necessary for the pub lic Interest, promising entire Justice to all parties concerned. "I do not propose to sacrifice any Innocent man for my own welfare," he asserted, "nor do I propose to re tain in office any unfit man for my own welfare." Hocretary Donby made nd state ment last night on the senate's action which came as the climax of a day charged with dramatld development In the oil inquiry nt tho capltol. , RAISE ELFCTRIC RATES UOSEHUnO, Or, Feb. 12. Tho city of Rnseburg will enter a formnl protest against any Increaso in the electrical rates of the California-Oregon Power company, and, going fur ther than that, will fllo with the pub lic service . commission a. petition In which It is set forth that the existing rates are too high und will ask that tho present tariff bo lowered. - This action was determined upon last night by tho city 'council, which Instructed City , Attorney Carl T. Wlmhorly to represent the city at lito hearing to be held at Medford on February 19, at which time tho public servlco com mission will hear the power company's application for a new late schodiile, which .will be uniform over Jackson, Josephine, Klamath and Douglas counties. , The city attorney of Roseburg'was instructed to communicate with tho olty attorneys in the other munici palities served by the company, and endeavor to arrnngo some united and co-operative effort to bring about a uniform reduction rather than an in crease. The Noted Dead HAMILTON, Bermuda, Fob. 12. (By Aseoclato1 Pross). Dr. Jacques Locb, widely known scientist, head ot the division ot physiology of the Rockefolter Institute for medical re search, of Now York, died here last night after . brief Illness from heart trouble, , ROSEBURG Wl FIGH Kansas Earthquake Proves to Be Nitro Glycerine Blow Up CHERRY VALE. Kns.. Foh. 12. A man believed to bo Hurry Perclval of Independence, Kas., 4 was killed Instantly today when 4 a motortruck heavily loaded with nitro-glycerlno was blown up three miles north of Altoona. ! 4 Ha Is snld to have been an em- 4 ploye of the American Supply company of Independence. f 4 The shock of the explosion was 4 4 felt for miles around Altoona, . reports said, and at first was 4 supposed to be an earthquake. 4 LINCOLN SPIRIT CALLED UPON TO REDEEM WORLD Speaking at Memorial Servicesutrrt,onuTlothde in Congress, Representative RathDOne HopeS America Will Fix Moral Standards for World Justice, and Peace. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 Tho cap ital's celebration of tho birth of Abra ham Lincoln centored today In a memorial program In tho houso and;el adversely a bill which would have tho departure of President Coolidge j carried forward the leasing arrange tn Ntm, Y.ii-w t,. mirtifsa thn Lincoln's 1 ment by allotting royalties among -the klrthday dinner of tho National Ro- V ..... publican club. , , V ba,reds of tho nast'.AlbqM,q.u. N, M.. Mornlne . Jour- h , " brighter and bettor W; Hopresontative Rath bone of 1,1Ino,B, tne memonnl speaKer in xne 1 house, described the Washington arms conference as "epoch making," . nnd ' suggested that furthor bounds be set "ln(,alltv of nation, in niling 'he evar higher and higher the expense of armaments. "Just as Abraham Lincoln has more than any other statesman sot tho moral standard for mon," he do. clared, "so we hope and believe that America, more than any other land, will fix the moral stnndnrd for oil nations." ' Roculllng that his parents wore the young engaged couplo. Major Rath bone and Miss Harris, the daughter of United States Senator Ira Harris ot New York, who drove that fateful night of April 14. 1865. with the President and Mrs. Lincoln in the car riage to J"ord's theater and sat with them In the box, when the bullet of the assassin cut short the life of tho president, the speaker recited many Incldonts In the life of Lincoln. "I am ablo to say with the utmost assurance of truth," said Mr. Rath bono, "that) his groat heart held noth lng but kindness and good will toward his countrymen, and that In his last moments he wna looking forward with tho highest hope to an ora of happiness nnd prosperity for all his boloved people north and south alike." He also displayed two cherished .Lincoln relics having mndo a trip to Chicago to bring them hero for the occasion, one a letter written by Lin coln to a political friend shortly after his defeat by Douglas for the senate In 18BS. predicting that ho would sink out of sight politically, but saying he was glad ho had made tho race bo cause of the opportunity given him to champion principles In which he be lieved. Tho other was a copy in Lin coln's handwriting of his favorite poem, "O, why should tho spirit of mortal he proud?" which according to tho slory that goes with It, was his only source of comfort while he griev ed f'ir Ann Itutledge. TUT S BODY REVEALED AT LAST IN f GORGEOUS LUXOR, Egypt, Feb. 12. (By the Associated Press.) The lid of Tut - AnkhAmiln'a anutntinD,,. ,n 1 i today. It Is understood tho body of the king was found within. Mr. Cartor opened the tomb at 10:15 a. m. 3hortly afterward the police guard above tho tomb came to atten tion as the undor secretary for public works accompanied by the provincial governor arrived. At Mr. Carter's In vitation the officials entered the tomb where they Inspected the sarcophagus and the gear In readiness for the lift ing of the lid, afterward visiting the laboratory in the tomb of Setl II. r The government's decision to keep today's operation private caused dlsappoint - SEARCHLIGHT IS TURNED ON FALL AGAIN Ex-Secretary's Leasing of In dian Lands Condemned Standard Oil Group Involved in Newspaper Purchase McAdoo's Secretary Brought Into Oil Deal. - WASHINGTON. Feb. U.HavInK placed on (lie at the Whlto House Its unavailing demand for the Immediate reainatlon of Secretary-'tDenby, tho flonatd today turned Ita inqulHltorlal apotlight once more on the affairs of former Secretary Fall. Before the oil committee a aucces- southwest In an effort by committee mem bora to dolve further into Mr, Poll's nnnnnrtfnna find nnnnnlnHnna during that period ot hia career which recently haB come so prominently undor public scrutiny. .. . An Indian affairs sub-committee of the house also took a hand In the controversy revolving about the for mer Interior secretary's leasing poli cies by questioning the legality of his action in leasing unallotted ' Indian lands for the mining of coal and other ' minerals. The sub-committee report- Deneuciaries. ' Hn taw na tho a n , So far as the senate's action yester day regarding Secretary Denby was concerned, both the White House' and the secretary himself appeared to re gard the Incident as closed. Purchase of Newspaper. . -: 'Much of the testimony before the senate committee today dealt with financial transactions . relating to the Magoe who purchased the paper from Fall in 1920 and sold It to Sidney M. Well In 1922.. ' It was Mageo's testimony some few weeks ago, that started the commit- toe Investigation into Fill's financial affairs; Today Magee told of his efforts to sell the Journal, particularly of offers from the Los Angeles Herald which ho asserted represented "Doheny monoy," " : ( Ho was told, he said, that , the Hearst interests also wanted to buy the paper, but that he "did not want to have anything to do with Hearst." Tho witness said the Denver (Colo.) Post sent a man down to see about the sale, but he told the committee he did not want to have anything to do with Frederick O. Bonflls and H. H. Tammen, publishers of that paper. "1 was told I was a damned fool," he snld, "that I would make 'more than I ever made before in my life." Magoo said Well came to him later and asked nbout the purchase of the paper. He testified that at that time he was making an Investigation re garding some blooded- stock - which' had been shipped to Fall at Three Rivers. . ..... "1 wired the Denver Post,, but got no answer," ho said, a f'lThaVlJI wired, the . Chicago TrlbuMqKind-'itney'! sa(t Fall's old friend, Edward B.1 MaeLeah had shlppod it. Then rumors .reached mo about 1100,000 In. a Suitcase run ning around in New Mextco." , .;' Halo Kept Secret. 1 'Vv; .' When he sold the paper to Weil, Magee snld, ho wanted, to close the deal In Albuquerque, but It was agreed to deposit tho sale agreement In the First Trust and Savings bonk ot Chi cago instend. . Molvln A. Traylor, flrcsldent of this bank previously had testified that his Institution is "really the Chlragb bank of tho Standard Oil company of Indiana," and .that both it and the First National bank of Chi cago did business with that company, Magoe said that Well wanted the transaction closed In Chicago so that (Continued on Page Five) GILDED MUMMY ment among archaeologists 'working it : Thebes, whom Mr. Cartor h.ri i.ih to attend the opening of the coffin, . When the lid was raised there was revealed the most splendid mummy case ever found in Egypt It is about three meters long. The mummy case bears an effigy in relief of the king wearing the gems or sacred headdress like that of the Sphynx, decorated with the head of a hawk and a serpent in pure gold set with lapsislasuli. The hands are cross ed, one bearing a crooked Sceptre and I the other a flail. j , ; A, pathetic touch Is given the effigy by a little crown of withered natural j flowers set about the gotd headdress. CASE rvn
