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Dally Eighteenth Tear.
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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