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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1924
NO. 285
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PRESIDENT'S
SECRETARY IS
SUBPOENAED
C. Bascom Slemp Ordered to
Appear Before Oil Commit
tee Monday To Be Asked
( About Conversations With
' Ex-Secy. Fall in Palm Beach,
. Florida, This Winter.
T "
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. (By
tlio AawxilaUxt Pj-chh ) O. Bhh
'.' com Slemp, secretary to President
Coordgo will bo otillcd before the
senate odl conuiUtteo probably
, Monday.
Senator WalHh, democrat; Mon
- tana, sulci today Unit micli a sum
. mom would be issued.
Mr. .Slemp. was. In Palm Beach.
In December and he probably will
be akcd If ho hud any conversa
tions there with K. B. McLean,
publisher of ' the ' Washington
Post, and former Secretary Fall.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Attorney
General Daugherty's refusal to retire
from off Ice-under fire led. to an open;
disagreement among- republican party
chiefs today as the senate prepared
to drive home the attack upon him.
Chairman Adams of the republican
national committee revealed that he
and other committee .officials agreed
with the attorney general that his
resignation without -a- thorough in
vestigation would be "absurd."
At the same time the republican
leaders of the senate who believe Mr.
Daugherty should get out, at once,
agreed with the democrats to place
at the head of the committee which
is to investigate his official acts some
other republican than Senator Brook
hart of Iowa, -one of the LaFollotte
: republican- insurgent , group, whoso
members repeatedly have attacked the
attorney general.
In the midst of the discussion Sen
ator Walsh, democrat, . Montana, who
has tuken the lead In prosecuting the
oil industry, ended a vacation - in
North Carolina, held a hurried con
ference with his colleagues, and an
nounced that unless further evidence
was forthcoming he opposed an in
quiry by the committee into the attor
ney general's reported dealings in
Sinclair oil stock.
That matter, he Indicated, could
well be left for examination by the
special commission authorized under
the resolution by Senator Wheeler,
democrat, Montana, or a sweeping in
quiry into Mr. Dougherty's adminis
tration of the department of Justice.
A favorable report on this resolu
tion was adopted by the audit com
mittee and its adoption In the senate
la expected Monday.
Subpoena Hurry Sinclair.
A subpoena will be Issued for Harry
F- Sinclair, Senator Walsh said, ad
ding that the possibility of the oil
magnate refusing to testify on the
same ground as did Albert B. Fall had
been given consideration. He said
that If M,r.. Sinclair, took that position
Ho attempt would be made to Influ
ence a ohango In his -attitude. V
Discussing the public statement of
Senator" Elkins, republican. West Vir
ginia, that he had traded In Sinclair
, oil stocks, Senator Walsh said the
committee's decision to await com-1
plete examination of the brokers'
books before following any individual j
"leads" was a wise one.
It will be interesting to know, Sen-
ntor Walsh said, not only the amount:
of the oil shares purchased by Senator;
jKlkins, but also the proportion these1
bear to total orders handled from
Washington at the same time and the!
dates of these transactions in re la-,
tion to the dates of the oil lease. He
took the position that the oil com
mittee should not take the Daugh
erty inquiry into Its province unless
- examination of the brokers books
showed definite transactions by the
attorney general in the oil stocks
which might Indicate a connection In
point of time with the .lease negotia
tions. ;.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22. Mrs.
Blanche Tullock of Schnectady, N. Y.,,
Is In Jefferson hospital for an opera
tion for the removal of a tooth which
has been lodged in her right lung for
three years. Surgeons plan to use tho
bronchoscope perfected by Dr. Chev
alier Jackson.
FIRM OF "PHONE US INC." SUSPENDS
ANSWERED QUESTIONS BUI GOT NO PAY
NEW YORK, Feb. 22. The firm
of l"hone-us. Inc., which opened of
fices in November, hnd announced
that for a fee of 130 annually it
would answer1 any question propound
ed over the telephone by subscribers.
Departure of tho officers, ostensibly
for Canada, however, left no one to
answer the questions of employes as
to how they were to collect their sal
aries and yesterday the fixtures of the
Lieutenant Again
Fails in Attempt
To Smash Record
DAYTON. Ohio, Feb. 22. Lieu-
tenant John A. MacReady today
4 failed in his second attempt In 4
two months to set a new world's
airplane altitude record. His Le- 4
pere biplane reached an actual 4
altitude of 34,983 feet, it was an-
nounced. It previously had been 4
f believed that the record was
broken when his instruments
showed an indicated altitude of
41,000 feet.
The present record of 36,555 fr
feet is held by the French aviator,
fr Sadl Lecointe.
ATT'Y GENERAL
' THE UMTS .DEN
Attorney General Daugherty
Springs Surprise On Senate
Foes By Taking Seat During
Reading of Washington's
Farewell Address.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Harry M.
Daugherty who threw clown the gaunt
let yesterday to senators seeking to
force him out of public life, today
walked calmly Into the senate cham
ber and spent an unperturbed half
hour in the midst of his bitterest foes.
Ho told inquirers he had come to
fulfill a lone-standing promise to listen
to the reading of Washington's fare
well address by Willis, of Ohio, one
of the few senators who publicly have
championed his cause throughout the'
storm of criticism that has come down
upon him.
The unexpected appearance of the
attorney general amazed his enemies,
created a stir in the galleries and
electrified what otherwise would have
been one of the quietest and most se
date of senate sessions.
Entering the lobby alone, he waited
there until the senate had convcued
ard then entered the chamber and was
gifetod by Senator WhiTim of Wyo
ming, one of the ro'iubli'.un pnriarchs
who shook hands wl"i him. Ho made
bit. way across the 'ii ipilicr and tcok
a seat on the loungo in a corntr in the
republican side. Senator Moses of
New Hampshire, chairman of the re
publican senatorial campaign commit,
ten, immediately toined him there and
later Senator Elkins, republican, West
Virginia, greeted him and too.t a seat
near him.
Mr. Daugherty Btood with tho sena
tors while tho 'chaplain delivered the
opening prayer. He then took a sat
acain at some distance from St-.nator
Lodge, of Massachusetts, republican,
one of the spokesmen for administra
tion senators urging that President
Coolldge ask for Mr. Daughtery's res
ignation. The attorney general had
been given a bound copy of Washing
ton's address and he followed closely
the reading by Senator Willis, occa
sionally marking passages In the
volume with a pencil.
In the midst of the reading, Sena
tor Wheeler, Montana, author of the
resolution for an investigation of Mr.
Daugherty's administration, came into
the chamber and conferred with-Senator
LaFollette of Wisconsin, leader
of the republican Insurgents and a
chief proponent of the Wheeler meas
ure. They still were In conference
when Mr. Daugherty departed alone by
a side door just as the reading was
concluded.
With the exception of Senators
Moses and Elkins, most of the sena
tors present remained in their seats
following the reading from copies of
the Washington address. Mr. Daugh
erty left so speedily that none of them
had opportunity to speak to him.
He appeared In high good humor.
west 43rd street offices were sold for
J320. The salary claims totalled $547.
The twenty-five telephones rang In
cessantly yesterday. A casual visitor (
wno answerea some ox tne cans at
random was asked:
"How old Is Mrs. Flske?"
"Who is John T. King?"
"How many wives has DeWoIfo
Hopper had?".
"What is the fifth dimension?"
MARCHES
INTO
WASHINGTON
LETTERS ARE
E
Private Correspondence of
George Washington Given
Out By Pierpont Morgan-
Show Father of His Country
' Had to Borrow Money
Glimpses of Character.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22. Intimate nnd
warmly human sidelights on the per
sonality of George Washington as a
young man, a soldier, a statesman and
head of a family are revealed In let
ters written by the' "father of his
country," now in the possession of the
Pierpont Morgan library, which has
been turned over to the public by J. P.
Morgan as a permanent memorial to
his father.
In a letter written September 23
1756, to Mrs. George William Fair
fax, Washington said in part:
"I have sent a piece of Irish linen, a
piece of cambric and shirt to measuro
by. Th eshirt fits tolerably well, yet
I would have this made with some
what narrow wristbands; ruffles larg
er by one half an Inch and the collars
by three-quarters of an Inch, which is
in other respects of proper bigness. If
Miss Nancy will do me the favor to
got thread and buttons suitable it will
oblige me much. I have really for
gotten to produce them myself."
In marked contrast is a letter
written in 1789 from Mount Vernon
to Captain Conway:
"Never till within these two years
have I experienced the want of money.
Short crops and other causes not en
tirely within- my control, make . me
feel It now very torrlbly. Under this
statement I am Inclined to what I
never expected to be reduced to the
necessity of doing, that, is to borrow
money on interest. Five hundred
pounds would enable me to discharge
what I owe in Alexandria, Va.
Having thus fully and candidly ex
pressed myself, permit me to ask
whether it Is within your power to sup
ply me with the above or a smaller
sum."
An important feature of the collec
tion consists of several letters which
Washington wrote abroad in the hope
of liberating LaFayetto from prison.
Tho former aide to Washington was
impeached by the French assembly In
1792. He judged it best to leave
France and was captured by an Aus
trian patrol on crossing the frontier.
The Germans kept him In prison for
a year and turned him over to the Aub
trians. -
Washington determined the best
course would be to divest himself of
the character of president and appeal
ed to the emperor of Germany as an
individual.
In more cheerful vein Is a letter dat
ed February 10, 1796, to Miss .Eliza
beth Parke Curtis, his stepdaughter
"Betsy."
I . . assure you .that If
Mr. Law Is a man of your choice, of
which there can be no doubt as he had
merits to engage, your affections, and
you have declared that he has not only
done so, but that after careful exam
ination of your heart you cannot be
happy without him then your alliance
with him meets my appreciation yes,
Betsy, this approbation is accompa
nied with my fervent wishes that you
may be as happy in this mportant
event as your most sanguine Imagina
tion has ever presented to view along
with these wishes I "bestow on you my
choicest blessings."
Among the letters are a lock of
Washington's hair, a piece of lace and
one of silk from Martha Washing
ton's wedding dress.
Describing the surrender of York
town to General Green In 1782, he
said :
"This proposition led to
definite capitulation signed on the
19th, in which his lordship surrenders
himself and troop prisoners of war to
tjie American army, marched out with
colors cased and drums beating a
British march to a post In front of
their lines, here their arms were
grounded, the public stores, arms, mil
itary chests;, etc., delivered to the
American army: the ships, with their
guns, tackle, apparel, etc., with the
seamen, surrendered to the American
naval army under Count DcGrasse;
Lord Cornwallls, with a number of his
officers to have liberty to go on parole
to Europe, New York or any other
American maritime post In possession
of British forces at their option: his
troops tob kept in Virginia, Mary
land or Pennsylvania. These are tne
principal articles."
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PUBLIC
Famous "Jtttees" Console
One Another; Mrs. Coffin
And George Burton Engaged
MRS- COFFIN WHEN SHE WAS AN ATTENDANT AT
THE WEDDING OF A FRIEND; INSET, GEORGE BURTON.
NEW YORK When jilted, don't repine seek solace among,
those who can sympathize. ....
Such is the philosophy ol New York's most famous "jiltccs,'
Mrs. Grace Sands Montgomery Coffin, the lovely widow from whom
Count Salm turned-when his eyes fell upon pretty Millicent Rogers,
the $40,000,000 Standard, oil heiress, and of George Burton, whom
Charlotte Dcmorcst jilted to marry Count Zichy.
Mrs. Coffin and Mr. Burton will wed. They are finding it pos
' siblc to smile 1' jite of .their disappointment because, both the Count
and Countess Zichy : and 'the Count and Countess Salm are having
just ever to annoyjng a time trying to keep the wolf from the door
State Prosecuting
and Defending in
Dry Agent Murder
'
MARSH FIELD, Ore., Feb. 22.
Preliminary hearing of Paul
Mumpowor and A. E. Neill, the
t two special agents held on first'
degree murder charges for the
killing of Lawrence Hare In a
liquor raid In Curry county, will
take place tomorrow at Gold
Beach.
The stato is both prosecuting
and defending the case.
44i4t4444t
HEALTH 10 FIGHT
FOOD POISONING
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 22. The
state board of health decided late
yesterday to co-operate with tho state
board of medical examiners in draft
ing suitable laws to protect tho pub
lic "from apparently unscrupulous
persons who are not only endanger
ing the health of the community but
are depriving the sick In many cases
of timely treatment."
This action, according to mombers
of the bourdis not directed against
any cult or school of healers, but Is
designed to restrain persons from
practices that endanger patients and
the general welfare.
Resolutions were Introduced de
signed to safeguard statistics and
birth certificates from Inspection by
persons who desire to use them solely
for commercial purposos.
Tho health board adopted further
resolutions of warning to the public
against food poisoning in view of the
recent tragedy at Albany.
The Daily
Bank Robbery
VANCOUVER, Tl. C, Fob. 22.
Three arrned men hold up K. Ander
Hon, manager of the Fair view branch
of tho Imperial bank nf thlH city to
day, and PHojipcd with $32,000.
The robbery occurred In tho heart
of Vancouver, oa AnderHon, accom
panied by a mensenger, was on his
way from the main bank, to the
branch in an automobile. The money
was in a satchel.
The bandiUf leaped onto tho run
ning board of Anderson's car, fired
thice into the sky, seized the satchel
and escaped. -
II Ore.tfnn News : I
! in unci
'
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 23. Fu
neral services for ex-Governor T. T.
Geer, who dlod yesterday of paralysis,
will bo hold tomorrow at 2 p. m., from
the residence. Burial will be In Rose
City cemetery.
The Rev. W. G. Eliot, Jr., pastor of
First Unitarian church, will preach
the funeral sermon.
EUGENR, Ore., Feb. 22. An in
dictment returned' by tho grnnd Jury
yesterday charges James. Palmer, 17,
of Cottao Grove, with murder in the
second degree In stabbing to death
Ralph Lammcrs on January 10.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 22. Alma Lou
ise Wurtzbarger, who beat her hus
band to death with a hammer while
he slept in their homo at Cheinawa In
September, 1!)21, Is seriously ill with
asthma nt the state penitentiary,
where she Is serving a sentence of ten
years for the crime, and is not expected-
to live.
Recent attempts to-sccuro a pardon
for Mrs. Wurtzbargcr have been
fought by tho vetorns of the Spanish
American war of which organization
her husband was a mcmbor.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 22. Announce
ment wns nuido today by tho Oregon
(irowers Co-operative association that
Robert C. Pnulus, general manager of
the association, who Is now in the east
has closed an opt ton with one of the
largo chain store organizations for
several carloads of Oregon prunes of
the 40-00 size at six and a quarter
cents.
Tho options are provisioned upon
agreement of the purchaser to sell the
prunes through its stores at a retail
price of three pounds for- 25 cents, as
a means of popularizing Oregon
prunes.
EUGENE, Feb. 22. At a special
school election here rocently tho $250,
000 bond issue for the erection of two
new Junior high schools was' carried
by a vote of o7G to 459. Work Is ex
pected to bo started bn tho new build
ings during tho summer.
IS BETTER TODAY
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22. Further
Improvement in tho condition of Sfcn
ator Frank I, Greene of Vermont was
announced today.
Dr. Thomas LlnvIIIe Issued this
bulletin:
"Senator Oroene's condition is Im
proved and It is more hopefut."
Although the senator spent a rest
less night and had a slight tempera
ture his friends were moro cheerod
by the news from his bedside today
than at any time since he was shot
a week ago.
President Coolidge
Greets Jack Dempsey,
Comments On Punch
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Pres-
ldent Coolidge ' greeted Jack
Dempsep today as "one who has
been before the public longer
than I have." The world's heavy-
weight champion, accompanied by
jack Kearns, his manager, call-
ed at the White House and was
introduced to the president by
Secretary Slemp with the ex-
planatlon that the boxer could
knock out a man with a two Inch
punch.
"Well, that is two Inches more
of a punch than I should like to
got from you," the president re-
plied.
LEGION LEADER
John R. Quinn, Legiorf Com-
mnnrlor PlairriQ I ato Prpsi-
manaer, uaims aie rresi-
, ixir
dent MiSCalCUlated Regard-,
I
inCl COSt Of Soldiers' BOnUS
For Money Draft.
WINSTON SALEM, N. C, Fob. 22
"Mellon juggles figures and bis busi
ness sends a fow of Its hoarded profits
SAYS
ARD
WAS
DECEVED
to fight against tho passage of obll-i Both tho McAdoo forces, headed by
Rations which aro pledged to us by Samuel U. Amidon of Wichita, nation
tbe republican party," John R. Quinn, :al committeeman and the supporters
national commander of thq Amorican of Oovernor Davis as a favorite son
Legion, doclared here today In an ad-! candidate for president had, hold cau-di-oHs
to Amorican Legion ropi esonta-. cus and nreed upon uncompromising,
tives from southern states. stnnds when the matter was presented
. "Everyone except big business folt to tho mass meeting. The resolution
veterans' compensation was an ohll-' " adjourn, offerod hastily when the
gallon that was owing," ho said, ad-1 chairman asked what business there
Atn- that h -niit-nnria xo..r timA nn-lwas before the body, was seconded by
' t,....v. .i,..,n .H,.... ,.i!
ed largo sums and civil service .em
ployes received and Btlll receive
f bonuses.
Commander Qulnn said President
Harding was Induced to veto the com
pensation bill, "by an astounding mis
calculation." Ho quoted figures whi(i he said
came from a report by Represcnta
tlve A. Piatt Andrew of Massachusetts,
showing that tho government paid out
in the year the bill first passed $211,
000,000 more than the legal require
ment on the war debt and ended with
a balance of $370,000,000 to its credit
"This year," ho continued,
"when
the adjusted compensation issue
again came to the front, Secretary
Mellon could no longer disguise the
condition of the treasury bo he comes;
out with a slogan 'no tax cut If the
bonus passes.'
''This was tho cleverest political
trlok of the ago.
"Secretary Mellon proposod a re
duction of $330,000,000 If no bonus
passed and ho added to that by Ray
ing that If a bonus did pass taxes
probablM would go up nnd provent
any reductions for years to come. Wo
investigated) his figures .and found
that ho had estimated tho cost of the
adjusted compensation at approxi
mately $84,000,000 per year for the
first four years. We told him about
that, showing that tho adjusted com
pensation could be paid and still re
duce taxes $240,000,000. Wo showed
him thatthy reducing all tho taxes ex
cept tho surtax, that the money col
lected on surtaxes from 22,000 war
mado millionaires would pay the cost
of the bonus.
"I aay that taxes can be reduced
as much or even more than Secretary
Mellon contemplates without hardship
to any person, and you liavo heard the
figures that prove It. I leave the
Issue to your conscience. v
"Rut let me toll you, that before
the next war comes and I hope there
Is none, the American Legion will en
deavor to place on the statute books
of the United States a law. that will
draft men, money and means. If all
serve allko and receivo the same re
compense there will bo no war profi
teers and there will be no need of
adjusted compensation."
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
WASHINGTON, Fob. 22. Although
tho nonato and houso, pressed with ur
gent legislation, continued their ses
sions today all government depart
ments were closed to "commemorate
the birth of George Washington and
President Coolldge tonight will pay
his trlbuto in an address to be broad
cast by radio.
The president had no engagements
listed for the day except to witness the
NEWT. BAKER
FAVORS COX,
NOT MOO
Fellow Cabinet Member of Wil
son's Son-in-Law Declares
He Will Support Ex-Ohio
Governor for Nomination
Hot McAdoo Fight Shakes'
Kansas Democracy. ( -
CLEVELAND, Fob. 22. Newton D.
Bakor, former socretary of war, chah
man of the Cuyahoga county demo
cratic executive committee announced
j today that he will be a candidate to -
the New York national convention
from tho 22nd Ohio congressional dis
trict and that hiB support will be
pledged to former Oovernor James M.
Cox for the democratic presidential
nomination.
Ho also let lt.be known that he
hopes to be appointed on the conven-
tion's committee on resolutions, that
he may be able to fight for a League
i of Nations plank in the democratlo
Platform. As a fellow cabinet mem-
ber wlth McAd0(Ji Mr. Baker wag re.
garded here as a McAdoo supporter
before the oil investigation developed.
TOPEKA, Kas., Fob. 22. William
- McAdoo forces apparently won the
era of - Oovernor J. M. Davis as a fa- ,
vorito son candidate for the presiden
tial nomination when the annual mass
meeting of democrats here today ad
journed ' immediately after bolng
called to order to avoid a clash for
leadership which the Davis men
i threatened before the meeting.
Amidon in a brief talk and then
adopted.
Discussing the mass meetings un
expected adjournment, Governor
Davis told newspapermen that "Just
now I am a candidate only for the
governorship, but I believe I am on
titled to my home stato endorsement
.t tha nfaalrlnndnl nnmlnntlnn. It
, tho puI.p0I,0 of mjp friends to force
the issue at tonight's dinner. It It Is
turned down, wo have simply come to
the parting of the ways."
"That means, that if you fall to re
ceive an endorsement, or If one Is
given to McAdoo, that you may be
come an avowed candidate foe ' the
( presidency ?" the governor was asked.
"It Is very probable that would De
the result," responded the governor.
I can change my position. If need
be, and wilt probably do
if . the
issue is forced."
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UUI UUI1I L00L0 IU
SEATTLE MURDER
SEATTLE, Fob. 22. Cary Ryborg,
arrcHtcd here last night, today made
to Sheriff McCulloch of Snohomish
county a completo confession In which
a JirUIIIHlllMllVU IHUI1 IU IIIUIUV1- 41
and Mrs. Joshua Mummey In their
homo at Seattlo Heights! near hero
was admitted, the sheriff announced.
CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL
LOS ANGELES, Feb., 22. Mrtu
Merle Garnett, also known as Ruths
Curtis, , whose disappearance from
Medford, Ore., February 10 caused a
search for her In California was found
Wednesday at the general hospital,
where she la being treated for menial ,
trouble . . ''
TO GIVE RADIO
T
finish of a modified marathon race
conducted by the Washington Post,
and a call at noon from Jack Demp
sey, His address will be deltyered In
the White Houso study at 10 p. m.
eastern standard time and will bo
broadcast from stations WEAF, New
York, and WCAP, at Washington. Ha
was requested to make the address by
the International Rotary clubs which
are celebrating the nineteenth anni
versary of their founding,