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MEDFORD, OREGON, "WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1924
NO. 289
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M'ADOOSON
IN 15
Senate Chairman Declares Son
of Democratic Candidate
X Sent Telegrams to McLean
at Palm Beach A. Mitchell
."Palmer, Wilson's Attorney
General, Also Implicated.
. WA8MIIMUTUN, Feb. -il. One
of the telegrams sent to Edward
B. McLean In Florida and laid be
fore the oil committee says that
A. Mitchell Palmer, counsel for
McLean, had "Underwood" use his
Influence with Senator Walsh,
democrat, M6ntana, to prevent the
calling of the Washington publish
er before the commltee.
Thla telegram Is followed In
the file, the senators said today,
by another message to McLean In
which the publisher was Informed
that all efforts to Influence Sena
tor Walsh had failed and that all
Indications were that McLean
would have to testify.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. Tele-
grams sent to Edward B. McLean, A.
B. Fall and others at Palm Beach, Fla.,
and relavant to the oil inquiry wore
read today into the record of the oil
committee.
The first from John Major at Wash
ington to McLean at Palm Beach, sug
gested a leased wire l'rnm the Wash
ington Post to McLean's cottage- In
Florida so the .publisher could have
"easy and quick access to the White
House."
The message 'said alsri.-tliat'' C; Ras
P' com Slemp, secretary to the president,
would be in Florida shortly. (Major Is
an employe of McLean here.)
Another message from Major to Mc
Lean said that Major had "had a talk
with Smlthers at the White House.
(E. W. Smithers is chief telegrapher
at the White House.)
In another message Major told Mc
Lean he had talked again with J. W.
Zevely, Palmer's law partner, "who
said the matter would be attended to
In a manner satisfactory to you."
A message said Fred Stnrek, a direc
tor of the war finance ronwitlnn was
anxious "to get In touch with McLean
on an Importnnt matter.
"Palmer and Zevely tnld me tonight
that under no circumstances should
you send a message to the committee."
said another message to McLean from
Major.
"They said," the message added
"that after the man at Wardam Park
(Fall's hotel) testifies and the .com
mittee wanted you they could take
care of you."
A message from the White House
signed E. W. Starling and addressed
to McLean said Starling had "wired
Wllklns at HopkinsvlUe, Ky." (Star
ling is of the White House secret ser
vice staff.)
McAdoo and Palmer Informed
-ani , MnTjian Mint he
vfif delivered a message "to McAdoo
. ; id Palmer as per your Instructions."
(In other messages ther eare refer
ences to Francis McAdoo of New York,
believed by the committee to be the
son of W. O. McAdoo.)
Under date of January 22, 1924, Ma
jor wired McLean' that A. Mitchell
Palmer (former attorney general and
counsel for McLean) had gained the
Impression from Senator Walsh that
McLean would not be called before
the committee. This message added
that "other people are working on
Walsh."
William Ducksteln, another employe
of McLean wired his employer that
"Smithers would like the job of op
erating the special wire." .
"Just like the secretary at warm....
.Park," Major wired to McLean,
(Continued on page three.)
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KL
ATLANTA. Oa., Feb. 27. The tem
porary governing board of the
Knights of the Mystic Clan." a new
organization launched here yesterday
nt a meeting of klansmen and former
klansmen opposed to the Knights or
the Ku Klux Klan and Its present aa
mlnlstration, met here today to revise
a temporary constitution adopted last
night and to present a plan of P""ce
dure for the new order. Nearly 20"
men, said by those In charge to repre
Belgian Government
Defeated, Result of
French Pact Vote
BRUSSELS, Fob. 27. (By the
Associated Press.) The Belgian
cabinet, headed by Premier Theu-
nis, resigned this evening as a
result of Its defeat in the cham-
ber of deputies today, 95 to 79.
over he Franco-Belgian economy
convention.
BRUSSELS. Feb. 27. (Bv the
Associated Press.) Premier
Theunis has announced that the
cabinet will place Us resignation
in the hands of the king tonight. 4
PUGET SOUND
REATTLK. Feb. 27. A wireless
message from the Norwegian steamer
Tatjne, reports that she went ashore
on the rocks off Carmansh point, near
the entrance to Pueot Sound at 6:30
this morning. The crew were going
ashore to stand by,- the message
stated.
The steamer Armente and life boats
from the Canadian station at Bam
field, near Carmanah point, and tho
United States coast guard cutter Sno
homish from Port Angeles. Wash.,
were proceeding to the assistance of
the Tatjana.
The Tatjana was bound from Muro
ran,( Japan, to Vancouver, B. C, under
charter to load lumber. Carmanah
point is on the west coast of Vancou
ver Island and at the north side of the
mouth of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
'Marine men here said that the
Tatjana must have been five miles off
her course, and attributed the acci
dent to fog.
The Tatjana is a BtoeJ screw steam
er of 532.9 gross tons.
. This Is prune Week t
IVIAX UNDER DEATH
PARIS, Feb. 26. Mrs. Max Under,
wife of the famous French cinema
actor, has telegraphed her mother
here that the story that she and her
husband were made III from overdose
of a sleeping potion If without foun
dation and was the work of publicity
agents of Viennese film makers.
PARIS. Feb. 26. Mux Under, mo
tion picture comedian, and his wife
are reported to be fully convalescing
In Vienna after their Bevere' illness
caused by an overdose of sleeping
powders, according to a dispatch to
Comoedln, a newspaper devoted ex
clusively to the affairs of the stage.
The paper adds:
"Llnder's accidental overdose of
sleeping potion certainly has kept his
friends awake for the last three day3."
This Is Prune Week
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Feb. 27
Under a terrific but changeable wind,
a forest fire burned over an eight mile
stretch in the foothills back of Mon
teclto and Santa Barbara last night
and until early this morning, destroy
ing Rancho La Pas, a small resort ho
tel, the home of Mrs. C. E. Lithgow,
and other buildings.
Montecity, millionaire colony, imme
diately to the east of Santa Barbara,
was In great danger nntil dawn this
morning.
Every available man on the streets
of Santa Barbara was conscripted last
niirht to fight the fire.
Hangers this morning believed the
fire to be under control. '
F
sent thirteen states, attended the
meeting. .
Kansas City, Mo., was named as
national headquarters. '
The order. It was set forth, will take
as members men "who are white and
.u nmti,.mnl Christian faith.
And who can qualify under the rules
of the order. mks ami kiij
to have na place In the "Knights of
the Mystic Clan," the resolution
stated.
STEAMER GOES
ON ROCKS NEAR
110
HARDING BY
SEC. HUGHES
Republicans and Democrats
Join in Memorial Services to
Late President A True
American Declares Secy, of
State An Aristocrat of the
Plain People.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. "Warren
Gamaliel Harding belonged to tho
aristocracy of the plain people of this
country,:'. Secretary iHughes said to
day, In delivering the eulogy of the
late president at the Joint session of
the senate and house which formed
the official memorial exercises for
President Harding.
"He was equipped for his task by
inheritance and training which were
completely and typically American-,"
Mr. Hughe's'suid. "He was neither
helped nor hampered by exceptional
environment. He suffered neither
from poverty nor riches. His endow
ment was a keen mind and a strong
body.
"Alert to opportunity, self-reliant,
facile and warm-hearted, he made his
own way. owing his success to his
tireless persistence and his unquench
able ardor In living."
Mr. Hughes said It was fitting thut
official tribute should be paid to the
memory of a president, but that the
significance of the gathering today
was far deeper than that.
"It'ls a tribute inspired by love of
country, as lying aside tho differences
and controversies which seem but
trivial In the face of man's adven
tures and "God's providence, we stand
united in the indissoluble bonds of a
common patriotism, knowing well
that, ungrateful republics cannot en
dure," he added.
.:The 'temples, 'of democracies will
be but Vain boastings of a vanished
faith if their altar fires ore not kept
burning by the memory of those who
have met the BUpreme test and have
laid down their lives In heroic fidel
ity and supreme sncrlflce."
Deep Arfectlon for Man.
A close personal touch marked that
portion of Mr. Hughes' address which
expressed the estimate of the dead
president's character which could be
formed only through association in
his cabinet.
"Above ull," the speaker said, "we
give the tribute of deep affection
which moves us to speak In tender
remembrance of a generous and
kindly spirit who counted human fel
lowship more preclouB than all the
pomp and circumstance of power.
"Not only those who had the privi
lege of intimacy, but the vast multi
tude who bowed In grief at his pass
ing, responded to the grace of his
gentleness and called him brother and
friend as well as president."
In speaking of the days In Ban
Francisco after President
Harding
had been stricken, Mr. Hughes said:
"Not long before, In Intimate con
verse, when Informed of the gravity
or his condition and of the probability
that if rescued from the lmmediute
peril, he would still be condemned to-
a life of invalidism which would pre
clude the resumption of his labors, he
had exclaimed:
"'Well, If that is so this story
might as well come to an end.1
. "That was true," Mr. Hughes con-
tinued. "The only life he desired,
mat or energy ana usefulness, ne,of first clcitree murder. This charge
could no longer hope to enjoy. Pain
lessly, without warning and In. a mo
ment of apparent refreshment, th"ro
was a slight movement and he was
gone. The cares of his stewardship
were uiiea ani ne wan ai rvn in
God's peace."
Secretary Hugnes told of tho entry
ot Mr. Harding into journalism with
the purchase of the Marion star.
Mad the American Spirit.
"Youiig Harding identified his suc
cess with that of his town," Mr.
Hughes sold. "He embodied the
American spirit, carrying Into the en
deavors of the town tho persistence
and cduruge ot his pioneer forebears,
who had made towns possible.
He was Great Heart In news
paperdom. He not only had Iris prin
ciples, but he codflled and enforced
them.
! Coming to the calling of the Wash-1
Ington conference for limitation of
armaments, Secretary Hughes quoted
from the addresses of President Hard
ing to Bhow that "his aspiration had
long been declared."
"The distinctive feature of the
Washington conference was the defi
nite and limited character of Its aim,"
Mr. Hughes continued. "As the pres
ident said, It did not seek to 'remake
humankln'd." It did not waste Its time
. i. l U
vanities of reiterated professions
..nnmnllihnwnl.
There will always be problems In the
Far East but It Is not too much to say
thall the Pacific and Far Eastern
questions, as they existed at the time
ot the conference with their menace
to the peace of the world, are no
In 'concluding hi address he said:
"Warren O. Harding gave his life
1
(Continued on Page Three) J
Ethel Barrymore's Ex-Hubby
And Follies Beauty Soon To
Try Matrimony, Rialto Hears
JESSIE REED. INSET,
NEW YORK Broadway remained calm yesterday despite
tvofd from CWcjW0 "lat beautiful Jessie Keed. of the ZicgWd I'Kollies''
road company., now playing there, will shortly marry Russell Grin
wold Colt, divorced husband of Ethel Barryiuorc.-
Miss Reed and Mr. Coll have been seen much in each other'
company oi late, ana rumors oi an impending marriage ceremony
have been fluttering around the Chicago "loop" district. Miss Kuril
Was divorced a year ago from
t-levelanrier
V
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GOLD BEACH, Ore., Feb. 27.
The Curry county grand Jury which
investigated the killing of Lawrence
Hare returned a not true bill here
last night after investigating the af
fair In connection with which Paul
Mumpower, state prohibition agentj
and K. A. Neill, his assistant, wore
held on manslaughter charges.
Hare was shot In the course of a
raid by Mumpower and Nelll at
Brookings, Ore., February 14 and a
coroner's jury returned a verdict that
the killing was justifiable. Later
friends of the slain man caused the
arrest of the Btate agents on charges
was reduced to second degree murder
and later to manslaughter.
Attorneys and witnesses gathered
at Gold Heach for the grand Jury
hearing which ended last night were
today- on their way to their homes.
"' This Is prune Week
SID BARBARIAN WINS
PORTLAND, Feb. 27. Sid Barbar
ian, Detroit southpaw, won a fierce
ten round fight here last night from
Vntitiff rn.n,an nt PnrHntwl ftfi fltn rlfi n
. . oolv. ,arW , ,,,.,
- ' "
Carmen was shaky in the sixth after
trying to slug with Barbarian and run
ning Into a couple of terrific punches,
but he came back strong In the next
round.
Carmen's best round was the tenth,
in which he plied all over the eastern
boy with lefts, rights and a right up-
percut, and had Barbarian swinging
It .1 1 .. it.- nlKnlinr'a Innil tuna t rwi
big, and Barbarian won tho unanimous
decision of tho referee and the Judges.
This Is Prune Week
Unit Onllfnmla Poultry
SALT LAKE CITV. Feb. 2T.-
-No
poultry of any kind from California
- catlon of the foot and mouth disease.
Oovernor Charles K. Mahcy i today
notified California authorities. Two
days ago livestock was banned.
nn n dcapu no
UULU ULnUJI Ui
AGENTS FREE ON
MURDER CHARG
RUSSELL GRISWOLD COLT
Dan Caswell, son of a wealth
Oregon News
in Brief
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 27. JameB Har
vey Graham Baker yesterday filed
with the secretary of state his dec
laration as candidate- for the demo
cratic nomination for congress from
the second district. Fred E. Schmidt
of Pendleton filed as a candidate for
the republican nomination for district
attorney for Umatilla county.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 27. M. S.
Shrock of Milwaukee filed today with
the secretary of state his declaration
as a candidate for the republican nom
ination for state representative from
Clackamas county. L"' ' .
"Reduce property taxes and automo
bile licenses, Increase the income and
gasoline taxes, enactment of a sever
ance tax and better markets," Is hlB
slogan.
SALEM, Oro., Feb. 27. Will H.
Moore, state Insurance commissioner
and fire marshal, said today that dur
lng 1923 his department secured 24
confessions of Incendiarism, repre
senting total fire losses of $54,000. In
vcstlgatolns by the department, he
said, have saved a total of about $G4,
000 to Insurance companies. .
WASCO, Ore., Feb. 27. Badly cut
and mutilated about the head and
face. Qcorge Champagne was found
dead beneath a gang plow he had
ocen running near nere yemerutiy, ac -
cording to jjr. wmara in. morse. , it
Is believed that Champagne may have
had a heart attack and fallen from
the plow, landing underneath. ' ' ,
The body was dragged by a Jwclvo
horse team for nenrly a mile. When
Champagno did not appear at the
farm houso at noon, Ifurryf Proud
foot, owner of the plow, went,, In
search of him. , '
This Is Prune Week' ' "
The Noted Dead
LONDON, Feb. 27. Prince Masoy
shl Matsukata Is dead, ccordlng 'to
advices from Toklo. .
Prince Matsukata was one of the
few remaining "elder statesmen," and
was regarded as the founder of Japa
nese finance. Ho was born In 1836
and Bcrved through the Japaneso civil
war of restoration and during his
long career served as a cabinet offlcerl Topping of the Republic just before
In many capacities. In September, I jnB casS came to a hearing and effect
1892. he-retired as lord keener of efl a compromise with William M. Wll
the privy seal and was elevated to , then comm,B8oner of lnternaI
the nrlncehooU. He wan erroneoHUiyi
reported having hden killed In tl.e-revenue and members of the tax re
Japanese earthquake last September. J vision boards. Due to this compro
Unknown Man Is
Reported Dying at
Asylum in Salem
SALEM, Ore., Fob. 27. Out at
the state hospital here a man Is
dying. One week ago he was re-
cetved at the asylum apparently
insane as a result of injuries be-
lleved to have been suffered In
an automobile accident.
Today Dr. R. E. Lee Stelner ap-
f pealed to the press to assist In a
Bearch for friends or relatives of
the man who gives his name as
Dan Murphy. No other Informs-
tlon can be elicited from him by
hospital authorities. The patient
was committed here February 20,
from Lane county. . "
T TELLS OF
OIL DISCLOSURE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. Senator
Smoot, republican, Utah, former chair
man of the oil committee, disclosed I
publicly today that he was advised In
advnnce that E. L. Doheny was com
lng to Washington to testify about his
$100,000 loan to Albert B. Fall. i
The Utah Benator said he received
the information from J. W. Zevely, per
sonal counsel to Harry F. Sinclair, who i
was at New Orleans at tho time with
Fall..
. The senator denied rumors current
at the capital that he had been In tele
graphic communication with Fall Blnce 1
the former secretary announced - In '
December that he had received the
$100,000 from Edward B. McLean, pub-1
Usher of the Washington Post: I
"The only communication I had
with Albert Fnll was when Zevely call
Ad me on the tolephone from New Or- i
leans and told me Doheny was coming!
to Washington and toll it all," said
Benator Smoot. . ''' '
"lie then said, 'Albert Fall Is here
and wants to talk to you.' ,
"Fall explained to me that his two
daughters were In New Orleans with
him; that one was ill and he wanted
to take her to his home in Three
Rivers, N. M. ' He explained that he
could get into Washington as speedily
from there as from Florida and he ask
ed me to explain to the committee the
reaBon why he found it necessary to
return to hlB home."
, Benator Smoot alBO to-.d of a confer-1
ence which he and Chairman Lenroot'
had with the former secretary at the
lntter's hotel hore a few days before
Fall sent the lottor to the committee
In which he said McLean had made the
$100,000 loan.
"We told him," Bald Mr. Smoot,
"that everything In the record had
been explained, except where he got
the money to Improve and enlarge his
ranch. He told us he bad borrowed
It from an old friend.,
"Senator Lenroot says that Fall said
as we were leaving that he got the
money from Edward B. McLean, but I
didn't hear him soy that" .
' This Is Prune Week
'! GRAVE OF
PARIH, Feb. 27. Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, wife of the former Amer
ican president, left for Chateau
Thlorry today to visit the grave of her
son. Quentin, who was killed while
BervnK aa nn aviator In 'July, 1918.
Hhe wag accompanied by her son.
t permit
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, Feb. 27.
William O. McAdoo,' secretary of the
treasury In the Wilson administration,
received a fee of $200,000 for Interven
tion In a tax refund case of the Repub
lic Iron and Steel company In 1920,
according to a copyrighted special
story published by the Youngstown
Vindicator today.
According to the story Mr. McAdoo
was engaged by Chairman . John A.
100
EARLY BREAK IN
M'ADOQ RECEIVED $200,000 FOR GETTING
j $2,000.000 REFUND FOR STEEL COMPANY
i
ATHGENl
LEAVES ON
TRIP WEST
Daugherty Quietly Ships Out
of Washington After Two
Conferences With President
Resignation Rumored As
Soon As Senate Probe Is
Concluded.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. Attorney
Qeneral Daugherty' left Washington to
day without announcing whether he
would reBlgn from the cabinet. He
boarded an afternoon westbound train
after his second conference of the day
with President Coolldge.
The greatest secrecy was observed
at the department of justice In connec
tion with bis departure His secretary
refused .to confirm or deny reports of
his departure.
It was indicated a statement would
be made later, but whether It would
bear on the question of bis retention
in the cabinet was not revealed. :
Tho attorney general left on a train
whose ultimate destination Is Chi
cago. - ' , '
. It was later "stated officially that
the attorney general had not resigned
and that his resignation had not been
requested. . j
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-r(By the
Associated Press.) An offer by Attor
ney General Daugherty to retire to pri
vate life when the senate completes Its
Investigation ot his official acts Is be
lieved In some administration circles
to-b-taimlnont."" v :.:' -. '
Under the plan he would step out of
the cabinet regardless of the outcome
of the Inquiry and would announce his
Intention to the country In advance. .
There Is a belief In some quarters
that It may end the bitter controversy
of which he has .become the center.
There are still some of President
Coolidge'a advisers who believe that
a promise to resign at a future date
will not satisfy the attorney general's
critics,
The attorney general bad his second
conference of the day with the presi
dent shortly after lunch. ' . ,
This is Prune Week ,
SEATTLE, Feb. 27. Bids were op
ened late yesterday In - the office of
Judge Reld, vice president ot the Wal
la Walla Valley Railway company, for
the joint building of five miles ot rail
road from Milton, Ore., to Umapine,
Ore., by the Union Pacific,. Northern
Pacific and , Walla Valley . railroads.
The new line will serve a large num
ber of orchardiBts In this section' qf
Oregon. , , ' -' '
"The contracts will be let within a
few days and work will start as soon
as possible, In order to have the line
finished In time for the next fruit
crop," Judge Reld stated. " Two miles
ot track will be built jointly by the
three railroads and the other three will
be constructed Jointly by the Union
Pacific and Northern Pnolflc Railway
companies.
mise, It Ib said, the Ropubllo received
a refund ot about $2,000,000 Immedi
ately. Mr. Williams, who Is a practicing at
torney In Washington refused to dis
cuss the case and inquirers at the
treasury department were told that the
officials are unable to locate the rec
ords. L08 ANGELES, Feb. 27. William
O. McAdoo, has no comment to make
on Youngstown, Ohio, reports that he
received a fee of $200,000 for Interven
tion in a tax refund case ot the Re
public Iron and Steel company In 1929,
It was said here today by Brlce Clag
ett, McAdoo's secretary,