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Dally Eighteenth Tear.
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MEDFORD, OliEGON, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1924
NO. 299
A
LIAR. SAYS
Oil King Declares Senator
Wheeler's Charge Is Abso
lutely False Gave No Aid
to Mexican Rebels, But
Loaned President Obregon
$5,000,000 to Aid Govt.
NEW YORK, March 10. Edward L.
Doheny, denying the charge of Sena
tor Wheeler that he with Sinclair nnd
other interests had financed a revolu
tion against the Mexican government
said today that he had loaned $5,000,
000 to the Obregon government which
enabled it to put down the rebellion.
Doheny said Wheeler's statement
was made with reckless disregard of
the (ruth. "I would have been a fool
to finance the gun runners in Mex
ico," he said.
"Senator Wheeler's statement as re
ported In the press, that he expects to
show, that E. L. Doheny -and others
furthered a revolution against the Ob-
regon government In Mexico," said
Doheny,. "is absolutely false, just as
false as his previous statement of
February 19, that Messrs. Sinclair, Mc-'
Lean and. 1 had held meetings in the
apartment of Attorney General Daugh-
ety:" .... I
WASHINGTON, ; March . lO.Edward
L. . Doheny, through his attorney,
Frank J. Hogan, today advised- President-Coolldge
that Inasmuch as the
government is declining to make fur-'
ther payments for construction on the
number two naval fuel'statlon at Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii, he has personally
guaranteed his companies against loss
by pursuing the work which will con
tinue. It has been stated that the construc
tion work, now 70 per cent complete,
would be a total loss bocause of its
peculiar nature if It were to be aban
doned during the pendancy of the liti
gation between the government and
the oil companies. The arrangement
has no referenec to the fuel station
number one, which is completed.
By arrangement between counsel
for the government and counsel for
Doheny, the United States district
court at Los Ange'cs will be asked to
impound the royalty oil revenue from
nazal reservoir number one, during the
litigation.
By the same agrecmont the court
will be asked to appoint a receiver to
operate the Doheny properties in. naval
reserve number one, while the suits
are pending. Efforts are being made
to agree upon a naval officer of high
rank acceptable to the litigants on both
sides.
The government's bill for cancella
tion of the. Doheny leHseB In reserve
Number one will allege that they were
made in consideration of "promise of
great reward." ' It will be Hied in Los
Angeles this week.
No Injunction to stop production of
oil will be sought but an injunction
against drilling any new wells will be
Snked and probably be uncontested.
Meanwhile royalties on production
will be Impounded in the proposed re
ceivership. Sentence Walter Tooze.
McMINNVILLE, Ore, March 10.
Sentence Is to be pronounced this af
ternoon upon Walter U Tooze. Jr.. re-'
publican state chairman for Oregon
and J. W. Templlu, McMinnvHle gnr-;
age man, who last week pleaded guil
ty to the charges of illegal possession
of liquor.
ALL THREE TRUSTIES
FROM SALEM,
SALEM, Ore., March 10. Three
more prisoners who escaped from the
state penitentiary last summer while
working outside the prison as trus
ties, have been located and will be
returned here. Warden Dalrympte said
today.
Frank Bay, one of the men. Is in
jail in San Francisco, Ed Canning Is
In Jail at Vancouver,. Wash., and Ed
ward Zellars is held at Marceline, Mo.
Buy and Canning both escaped from
the prison logging camp near Manama
on June 30, 1923. Bay was received
December 14, 1921, from Clatsop coun
ty, to serve five years on conviction
of assault with Intent to rob. He went
to San Francisco after his escape
SENATOR
MR.O0HENY
Tiniest Baby in the
World Is Born, Only
Weighs 12 Ounces
CHICAGO, March 10. Henry
Ganz, Jr., probably is the tiniest
baby in the world. He weighs
only twelve ounces and stretches
out to a bare eight inches. Henry
was born Saturday to Mrs. Henry
Ganz of Melrose Park.
"The boy is so small he can
rest easily in a cigar box," the
father said. The father Is 24 and
the mother 20.
E
POWER BILL TO
Super Power System Proposed
By Senate Insurgents to In
clude Muscle Shoals, Colo
rado River and Boulder Can
yon Cut Electricity Costs.
WASHINGTON. March 10. The
linking up of Muscle Shoals, Boulder
Canyon and the Colorado river in a
great public superpower system, func
tioning under government control, to
produce and sell electricity, fertilizer
and nitrates for explosives on a cost
basis and conservation and use of the
nation's resources, are the alms of a
bill introduced today in the senate by
Sonator Norris, republican, Nebraska,
and in the house by Representative
Keller, republican, Minnesota. 1
Creation ol a. fceral non-political
public .service commission to cooper
ate with the various states, municipal
ities, districts and other political sub
divisions In the development of the
system, with its members appointed
by the president, subject to the ap
proval of the senate, IS contemplated
under lite measure. The duties and
functions of the present federal power
commission would be assumed by the
proposed public service -commission.
Its first duty would be ot make a
comprehensive power survey. of the
resources of the nation and determine
the moRt economical and efficient
means of developing the super-power
system. I
A bond issue of $500,000,000 as a re
volving fund to carry on the initial
work and developments would be au
thorized. Meanwhile the eleven ex;st-
ing government-owned hydro-electric
power plants on the Irrigation pro
lee's In the west and the government
owned projects at Muscle Shoals con
stitute the nucleus of a public super
power system already to hand.
A statement from the office of Rep
resentative Keller declares:
"Ard here, by the way is a new and
very vital reason why Muscle Shoals
should not be allowed to slip out of
the hands of the government or bat
tered away," the statement continues.
"It Is tremeduotisly important as one
of the first units in the public super
power system, besides these power
resources already In the government's
hands, there are 2318 municipally own
ed electric power plants In the United
States which will fit in most advan
tageously as units of the public super
power sustem.
"Heretofore congress has appropri
ated vast sums of money for flood pro
tection without any thought of ever
getting it back. This bill will involve
an investment, every cent of-which
and more would come back to the gov
ernment. The same dam that protects
the Imperial Valley from flood will ir
rigate a million acres of desert land
(Continued on Pasre F.lehjl
where he was sent to prison for an
orfense the nature of which is not
known here and his term there will
expire March 20, when he will be re
turned here.
Canning was received June 28, 1922,
from Clatsop county, for obtaining
money by false pretenses, and was sen
tenced to serve not more than four
years.
Zellars was received February 28,
1923, from Multnomah county to serve
not over five years for assault with
Intent to rob. He escaped from a
wood camp on the farm of John H.
StotW May 15, 1923, and has been ap
prehended at Marceline, Mo. An of
ficer will be sent for blm at once.
IRI
CHECK FORD
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Retiring Secy, of Navy Given
Regular Ovation On Retire
ment As Result of Oil Probe
Sworn in As Major, Ma
rines May Be Candidate
for Senate.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 10. Secre
tary Denby's resignation became ef
fective today amid the tributes of his
associates in the navy dopartmcnt.
"I am trying," ho told the, "to die
with my face toward tho enemy."
Mr. Denby's retirement la the rirst
break in the cabinet during President
Coolidge'a ndministrntlon. His suc
cessor has not been selected, altho the
field is understood to have been nar
rowed considerably In the last few
days. "Until an appointment is made.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt will be
in charge of tho department as acting
secretary.
The list of oliglblos mentioned to
day to succeed Mr. Denby has dwin
dled to Governor Dixon of Montana;
James E. Davidson, republican .. na
tional committeeman from Michigan,
and former Representative Foss of
Illinois. The prcsidont Is expected
momentarily to announce his selec
tion. .....
The retiring secretary devoted his
time today to business of the depart
ment requiring his personal attention
and to taking the oath as a major in
the marine corps reserves, a, commis
sion he surrendered when he entered
the cabinet. His last minute work,
however, was frequently interrupted
by those who have served under htm i
for the last three years, calling to say
farewell. ' Ho will return to Detroit
shortly and Is expected to announce
then his plans for the future, particu
larly with reference to reports that he
Intends to seek the republican nomi
nation for Unitod States senator.
At a farowell dinner in his honor
last night, he told 200 navy and mar
ine officers that he had served thru
three wars- with Spain, the World
war and that revolving about the oil
investigation and declared "this
third war has boon more bitter than
any."
Roosevelt Pays Tribute
Admiral Coontz characterized him
as "upright, fair and everlastingly
honest," and Major General Lcjeune
of tho marine corps, found him
"white clean and pure, inside and
out."
To these tributes Mr. Roosevelt
added that he was "courageous and
his Integrity unswerving."
Officers of the navy and marine
corps also were present today in Mr.
Denby's office when he was sworn in
as a major In the marine service
corps. Tho oath was administered by
Major Gonerol Lcjeune, commandant
of the marine corps. '
Just as the ceremony was conclud
ed and Mr. Denby stood with upraised
hand repeating the words In which he
re-pledged himself to defend tho Unit
ed States "against all hor enemies."
tho marine band, grouped on the
street outside broke Into the strains
of tho marine corps march, Semper
Fidelia.
Tho retiring secretary's desk was
decorated profusely with flowers sent
by his friends and-admirers to grace
it on his last day as head of the navy
department. As his last official act
he received and greeted the naval
attaches from the embassies and lega
tions In Washington, who came in full
uniform and hundreds of civilian em
ployes of tho navy department who
passed in line to shake hands. and say
goodbye.
Radio's Farewell
Chief Clerdk F. S. Curtis, who has
been In the office of the secretary of
the navy for 33 years presented Mr.
Denby with a memorial signed by huft
dreds of the civilian personnel of the
department. It read as follows:
"To Hon. Edwin Denby: We the
undersigned civilian employes of the
navy department, submit to you this
declaration of . our high regard and
steadfast confidence and our appre
ciation of your uniform Justice and
considerate courtesy in all your acts
as secretary of the navy.
"We beg to express our hopes and
prayers for your future happiness.
Mr. Denby, visibly affected, respond
ed with a short address to the depart
ment clerks assuring them that he had
valued highly their faithful and loyal
services.
During the morning the retiring sec
retary broadcast this message to the
navy, marine corps and civilian person
nel of the navy establishment wher
ever they may be located:
"Goodbye and Ood bless you.
(Signed) "EDWIN DENBY.'
WrrfV. VtHntu HO 11111.
MANILA., March 10. Thirty bills
panned by the recent sesnlon of tho
Innular legislature were vetoed today
by Governor General Wood. Most of
the measures appropriated money
without provision for raising It. All
of tha bills vstoed were of local Im
portance only 9 , , - '
Son of Coco Cola
in $100,000
Mn. Clyde K. Byfield, and Inserts of Walter Candler and Mrs. Walter
, . Candler. ,
DECATUR, Ga., Mar. 10, A Jury
early today awarded ri verdict fn favor
of Walter T. Candler, Atlanta capital.
1st, growing out of $100,000 suit
brought against him by Mrs. Clyde K.
Byfield. She charged that Candler
attacked her on tho Hteamer Hercn
garia during tho summer of 1922.
UnhapptnoHH.
That Is all . the Candler millions
havo brought.
Last Juno Asa G. Candler, the
"Coca Cola King," married his stenog
rapher. He was sued for $500,000 for breach
of promise by another woman. He
won, but not until ho was a broken
man physically, broken on tho wheel
of notoriety.
I
CUTS BIOS ON
PORTLAND, Ore.. March 10. Tho
lowest bids on cement concrete high
way that tho state highway commis
sion has ever received, and much
lower bids than tho average on bitum
inous pavement, appear to havo re
sulted from tho struggle between the
cement concrete and "black-top" for
the contract on tho 9:5 miles that will
complete the road work between Al
bany and Corvallis, on which bids were
opened this morning.
The bids at the last meeting of the
commission on this bit of road were
withdrawn and re-advertisement or-
dered, on complaint that the advertis
ing was Illegal, inasmuch as It specl
field only the cement concrete.
" Four bids on bituminous concrete
were received today, all under tho
state engineer's estimates, while the
concrete contractors apparently
cut
to the bone-" on every item of their
estimates. Tlif dommisslnn adjourn
ed shortly 'before noon to meet at
three, o'clock and announce the award
of the1 contract. Force and Kerrigan
of Portland appeared tho lowest bid
dors in bituminous paving and J. C.
Comptqn of McMinnvHle, tn cement
concrete, In the general reading 4of
bids submitted this morning.
If Gilliam county can put across a
$76,000 bond Issue in tho election May
16, it will mean the completion of the
John Day highway by the improve
ment of tho remaining stretch between
Rase Line and a point six miles from
Condon.
J. D. Rums, Alexandor B. Robertson
and Judge L. E. Fowler from Condon
appeared this morning asking the com
mlsslson to promise state aid on tho
basis of a $50,000 bond Issue, express
ing the belief that they could swing
that amount in the coming election,
but doubtful If they could get favor
able action on a larger sum.
The estimated cost of the work Is
$226,000 and the commission was not
willing to consider less htan $75,000
from the county. The state will pro
ceed to advertise for bids and the Qll
11am county group will put the bond
PAVEMEN
WAR
U IS ROAD
King Is Acquitted
Assault Suit
1 '
It wasn't hlir' first .bit tor experience
A half dozen years ago ho was niado
a victlni , of a blacknuiil plot. Ho
didn't pay; ho took the case to court
and a man and. a woman woro san-j(Hy AMOoUltea- Press).. Eighteen bo'l
tonced to a year In Jail. - ios havo been recovered from tho
. A few days ago tho youthful wlfrf ' Utah Fuel company mino No. 2 at six
of tho Coca Cola Klng was arrested o'clock this morning. Many more
with tw'o prominent Atlanta men in a havo boon definitely located, accord
room in which thoro was a. bottlo of nB to reports coming to the surface,
liquor. The arrest has become a po- I Rescue work Is being rushed, and It is
iiticni issue in Aiiantn.
Mrs. llyflold accused Walter Cand-'
lor, son of Asa.candlor or having at
tucked her fn a stateroom-on tho S. S.
Uerengarla, bound for Paris. Mrs.
Walter Candler stood staunchly by
her hUHlmnd.
EX-KLAN CHIEF
PLEADS GUILtY
SLAVE CHARGE
HOUSTON, Texas, March 10. rid
ward Young Clarke of Atlanta, former
acting Imperial wizard of tho Ku Klux
Klan, pleaded guilty today In federal
court to a charge of violating the Mann
whito slnvo act and was fined $5000 by
Judge J. C. lltitchcson, Jr.
Tho Clarko plea dropped like a
bombshell Into tho court room which
was crowdod with spectators anticlpat-
ing a stiff legal buttle.
Clarko previously had entered a plea
of not guilty. -
The churgo Involved a young Hons-
ton woman,
It was alleged that
. i t n-t
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 10.
The $126,000 suit of II. W. Evans.' Im
perial wizard of tho Ku Klux Klan
' against Joseph Simmons, former e in
pnror of the klan for alleged libel, was
dismissed today on motion of the'-plain-tiff
and at the plaintiff's cost.
SEATTLE IRISH ASK
ut VALtKA's KtLtAbt
BRATTLE, March 10. Resolutions
addressed to J. Ramsay Macdonald
premier of Great Hrltaln asking the'
release from prison of Eamonn De
Vaiera and other political prisoners,
were adopted at a mass meeting hero
yesterday under tho auspices of the
Amorlcan society for the- Recognition
of the IrlMh Ropubllc. The mooting
was addressed by Potor MacSwlnoy,
brother of Tcronre MacSwIney, late
mayor of Cork. MacSwIney returned
recently from Japan, whero ho wont
to seek a sister living In a convent
there of whom nothing had beon
heard since tho earthquake last Sep
temher. He found her safe, he said.
Issne on the ballot. ' If it carries the
mnrir will crt mrvurii nr nnm nnn iri
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not, the commission will probably re-
ject all bids.
Policeman Shoots
M an Running to
Catch Street Car
NEW YORK. Mar. 10 Alarm-
ed by tho resounding backfire
from a passing automobile which
he took for a piat shot. Patrol-
man Michael O'Hara late lat
night shot and seriously wound-
ed ono of a trio of men who were
running along Sixty-eighth street
to catch a street car. The patrol- f
man thought they were fleeing 4
after a holdup. Tho wounded
man. John Barlow, and his com-
panlons corroborated O'Hara's
tale of the backfire. The patrol-
man explained that he first
called to them to halt and then
observed Barlow stick his hand f
Into his pocket the man was t
reaching for hia carfare.
ESS ALIVE
24 Bodies Recovered at ftioon
' T" i i n ' WJll ii.
ABANDON HOPE
OF GETTING OUT
ioaay ana pescuers cpspi -u0uf using to make a S1
i j u nr- T-l.imnt4.-4ottiHn that ho proposed1, W
tO Find All 175 W0rKeir;.try'hW case in tho courts and notln
Dead Town Plunged
Woe and Mourning.
InfO
SALT LAKK CITY, March 10. Washington . late today for Wyoming
Reports reaching here stnto that 24 to put beforo the federal court thoro,
horiltiB havo been recovered from the application for, a temporary, restraln
Utah Fuel company mine No. 2 up to ing order SRalnst the Mammoth Oil
12:15 this afternoon. Mora are ox-1 company.' This company was form-
pocted at any moment.
18 Bodies Identified
PAHTT.n flATrc TTtnH T.Tnt. "1
expected that nightfall will see
major portion of tho mine investlgat-
ed. Indications aro that none of the me government continues us oiions
176 mon who were entombed by the , to cancel them entirely. .
triple explosion Saturday morning will i
bo found alive. nniighcity Trial starts. '
All available trucks have been WASHINGTON, March 10. With
called Inlo service to haul bodies. I witnesses arriving for the opening of
Ten undertakers aro working at the the sonnte Inquiry into the. admlnls-i
temporary morguo in the Knights of trntlon of Attorney General Daugh
Pythias hall. They say bodies can bo . erty, efforts to shake him from the
handled as fast as thoy are taken 1 cabinet, whllo apparently continuing
. n Ik. ... nr. I. .111. .4 k.nn.li, ma ttiir-
The names of those whose bodies
have been taken out of the mine fol
low: -
George Shurtliff.
John Kourgastis.
loron Fullmer.
- Oust Lucas.
John Buzas. .
Tony Mulax.
Alfred Rice. Jr.
W. A. Borry-
John Thorpe, mine Inspector.
- George Hnrrlson.
Norman Harrison.
W. W. Pollock.
Jim Kopakls.
George F. Jelsted.
Jim Criano. .
Joe Casselli.
Two unldontlflcd.
. Real headway In the rescue work
started about midnight and continued
until morning. The crews hold back
day 8undtty by flre ttnd cave.ln
begun work with renewed vigor at
about eight o'clock last night after
J thoy had successfully combatted the
fire. Refore nine o'clock a force ot
76 men was engaged In tho relief work
at ono time,
Poisonous gas, the arch enemy of
the roscue crews, was dissipating in
many portions of the mine, according
to reports.
Relief stations and first aid depots
have been established. Air lines and
water lines have been laid as the men
advanced and no chances are taken
on any members of the relief forces
being killed by the fumes.
Last night was one of gloom and
sorrow. Tho single street of the town
was crowded with relatives of those
entombed and with those who had
volunteered to aid In the relief work.
CONGRESSMAN KNUTSON, MiNNESU I A
IS 1AILED ON
WASHINGTON, March 10. A man
nrrestod late last night on the out
skirts of Washington was identified
ln pollco court at Arlington, Va., to
day as Representative IHarold Knut
son of Minnesota, and wns held with
out ball on a serious charge,
Leroy M- Hull, 29, and describing
h'imsolf as a war department clerk,
was arrested with him, and also Is In
the Arlington Jail.
The Vimlnia highway Dollce who
made the arrests, said they found the
lwo lrl a parod automoDue. wnen
arr.,n,d ln court they asked that
two In a narked automobile. When
J tncy be permitted to employ counsel
H. SINCLAIR
DEPARTS FOR
BIG BATTLf
' J ll,m
Oil King With Battery of Six
Attorneys Leaves for ChjQfj
enne, Wyoming, to.'.filjht
. Cancellation of Teapot Lease
Daugherty Trial Readyeto
.o ufr:
Begin.
.'. siK
CHICAGO. March 10. (By.-.tbtr,!
soriutcd I'ress) Hurry SlnolaJr .r4
a buttery of six attorneys Adftoaittjifl
toiluy for Cheyenne. Wyo., ju:entHt
the government's action to cannflrMu
Teapot Dome oil lease. They express
ed confidence of ultimate vlqtody,ot
vindication. .';sihfla :J
Mrt Sinclair was accompirr!lo'!f,'by
.Colonel 'f, W. Zevely,; bis- chfet 'Mat
cnunsul and five other attorniiy'fHW
ar prepared to oppose the owrn
ment'a action which It Is underSfodft
will' start Thursday In 'Cheyennewwft
tho filing of a bill for an injunction5
I'to restrain; .taking- further oil rfta
I Tshnnk. .-
'"iWilftt that ho and his attorneys full?
VApL-uinu nuctTt-nn ill me uuutiB. . , f
Washington, March 10. Owon
J. Roberta nnd Atlce Pomerene, spec
ial counsel for the government in
prosecution of the oil suits, will leave
ed by Harry. F. Sinclair to take, over
ine icuBw. iiuBuiiuiua wun nun oy vi-
hort B. Fall as secretary-.pf the inte
nor, una signea ny juawin trenoy, k
'secretary of the navy, . They will go
tn llffM.nl. 1.n. . A 111, lnte'T 'rktvm llan.
nj'tlnn' Mirnlnnt tha Tn n-A mart on nfl-
trnleum eomnanv. for which. R. i Ij.
Dohenjl obtalnod the ieuse on naval
reserve No. 1 In that state. .
In both cases the attorneys expect
the court to grant the applications
, and hold tho leaSos in abeyance while
face developments.
In announcing today the calling ot
another witness, Harry 8. Obbon, for
mer mayor of Calexlco, Cal., it was
explained by Senator Wheeler, demo
crat, Montana, that the committee's
first inquiry would relate to the 1221'
revolution against Obregon in Lower
California, headed by Esteban Cantu,
a former governor, i
Senntor Wheeler said he expected
Information from Obbon and others
to show that Fall was the go-betvwean
In the use of a fund of ' 1, 000,000,
raised Inrgcly by American oil com
panlufl to finance the Cantu , revolu-s
tlon. The committee Is informed that
recognition for the revolutionary
government was promised ' contin
gently and that Fall and others held,
conferences looking to Us success.-- -.
Another line of Daugherty -investigation
disclosed today relates to Mr:
Taugherty's selection of federal
Judges. Senntor Wheeler said' th
committee was ndvised that a Judge
appointed in a middle-western state:
had been subjected to disbarment pro
ceedings and esenped only by ' plead
ing the statute of limitations. -
Senntor Wheeler and Chairman
Brookhnrt conferred today with seve-i
ral prospective witnesses. They hope
to open hearings' Wednesday , .or
Thursday. " ' '
DrpL of Justice Wins Point. ; '
WASHINGTON, March 10. Tho
house Judiciary committee decided to.
day that investigation ' of ' charges
against two representatives developed
bofore the Chicago grand Jury should:
he left in the hands of the depart-
ment of Justice.
A SERIOUS CHARGE
before pleading to the charge against
them and the case was continued
until tomorrow. , '
Meantime they are locked In a cell
with thirty other prisoners charged
with a miscellany of crimes., The dis
trict attorney said the question of bail
might be taken up this afternoon, but
that he would ask that a bond of at,
least 16000 be required for each. .
Knutson Is serving his fourth term
In the house. Last session he served
as republican whip, and he la the
preserrti vhairman of -the pensions
committee. He la about forty yean
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