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tuivcrsMT U,,r!lr Mail Tribune MEDFORD The Weather Prediction Fair and colder Maximum yesterday 57 Minimum today 28 Weather Year Ago Mnxlmum 63 Minimum 22 Oally Eighteenth Tear. Weekly Fifty-Third Tear. MEDFORD. OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1924 NO. 304 G. 0. P. CHIEF HAS FAITH IN HARRY Fair Play for Daugherty Asked Nothing Discreditable Re vealedSenate Probe Re solves Around Showing of i Dempsey-Carpentier' 1 Fight Films. Washington, March is. Belief that "nothing discreditable to Attorney- General Daugherty has been shown In the Benate investigation," was expressed today by Chairman Adams of tho republican national committee in a formal statement. "A great deal that is discreditable to his senate assailants has happen ed, however," the statement added. "The American people have a sense of Justice and fair play that is dan gerous for even senators to disre gard." - WASHINGTON, March 15. Inves tigation of tho department of justice and Attorney General Daugherty got off into less turbulent waters today in . comparison to tho explosives cs alons heretofore. It revolved around the story of "protection" for tho Bhowlng of tho Carpcntier-Dempsey prize fight films and alleged gun running on the Mex ican border In connection, with the uaucceasful Cantu revolution. F. C. Quimby, producer of the fight films, testified that he and Tex Kick- ard, the promoter, had no Intention of Bhowlng the films outside of the state of New Jersey and abroad be cause of the law prohibiting their inte'r-stnte transposition until Jap Muma, Will -H. Orr and Iko Martin camo to him and explained a plan to permit exiunition or mo nuns m various states without getting uuo trouble. Orr, Qulniby said, referred to the late Jess Smith. Attorney Gen eral Daughcrty's friend, as a friend of his, but he (Quimby) said he did not know the attorney general. Orr, Muma and Martin. Quimby testified. told him to eo ahead. 1 A lawyer named Urlon, Quimby said, retained by Orr, Muma and Mar- tin was to designate lawyers in va rious states who were to look after exhibitions of the films. The plan, as he outlined It, was that the films were to be shown in each state before some) "veterans " organization. WASHINGTON. Mar. 1 5. Sudden ' shift was made today In the Paugh- erty Investigation neither Gas-ton It. j .Means nor Miss Itoxle Stinson being recalled. ; Frank A. Vanderllp. the New York financier, who appeared in the Teapot Dome hearing was seated near the ; committee table as tho hearing ', opened. I Altho scheduled to begin hearings ; at ten o clock the committee was hair, on hour late In getting under way be cause of tho confusion caused by tho great crowd of spectators which in flated on forcing Its way into tho hear ting room. . F. C. Quinby, of New York, a moving-picture man who made tho films of the Carpentler-Dempsey fight was today the first witness. He told of his acquaintance with William Orr antl Jap' Muma, identified yesterday by Gaston Means as part owners of the Carpentler-Dempsey fight films, but said ho did not know Jess Smith. Quinby identified himself as a New York motion picture producer, head of the Quinby Film company. "You took tho pictures of tho Dempsey-Carpantlor fight?" asked Senutor Wheeler. .'1' was tho producer. "Aro you acquainted with Jack Kearns, the manager of Deinpsey?" Senator Wheeler proceeded. "Yes." "With Tex Ilickard?" 'Yes." Quinby said he made a contract in 192$. with Rickard to produce and soil films of tho fight. An agreement later was made be teen him and Rickard, ho said, for display of the films in other states. fContlnued on Page 8lx HARRY THAW RESUMES FIGHT TO GAIN LIBERTY; JURY TO PHILADELPHIA, Mar.' 16. Coun sel for Harry K. Thaw, slayer of Stan ford White today were preparing for his trial before a Jury in an effort to test his sanity and thereby gain his freedom from the Pennsylvania hos pital for mental and nervous disease to which lnatitution he waa committed In 1907 after being adjudged inaane by a local court. Judge J. Willis Martin yesterday granted Thaw'a pe tition for such a trial and unless un expected objections are raised to bringing about delay the trial will start April 10. . M'Adoo Tells His Position On Klan With Usual Skill MACON. Ga., March 15. "I stand four square with respect to this and every organization on the immutable questions of liber- ty contained in the first amend- ment of the constitution of the United States, namely freedom of religious worship.- freedom of speech, freedom of press and tho right of peaceable assembly," W. . McAdoo said here today when asked to state his position on the Ku KIux Klan. 4 Registered Mail Withdrawn As Part Scheme 9000 Cases of Whiskey Taken Most of Permits From New York Prohi Office Claimed Forged CHICAGO, March 15. Federal in dictments against 25 persons, one of a high prohibition official, charging them with complicity in the unlawful removal of $000,000 worth of Vhiskey from the Sibley warehouse anil hior age company here, are being prepared, according to tho Chicago Tribune. The official named was formerly connected with nrohlbition enforce ment in the Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin district. The government charges that byn Ineenlous withdrawal or registered matter from tho malls, more than 9000 cases of whiskey wore removed rrom the warehouse which was a federal concentration depot: that by coopera tion with twentv Chicago druggists. the liquor was sold without leaving trace of its disposal and that permits for tho removal of it were raised. The greater portion of the whiskey In an noosed to have been moved on ne-mlts from the New York prohibition office. According to regulations a liquor de pot when it receives a permit for the withdrawal of liquor must write. through registered mail to the issuing office, asking for verification of the permit. Investigation has disclosed, accord ing to operatives, that a letter from New York verifying tho permits was "ritten on stationery stolen from the New York prohibition director's office and that the letter is a forgery. BANDITS, FIANCEE TELLS OF CRIME THIS DALLES, Ore.. Mar. 15. Ted Mandrones. nlius "Ted the Greek," alias "Ted Travis." went on trial hero yesterday charged with grand larcony in connection with the Mosler bank robbery. C. R. Williams who Is alleg ed to have ndmitted a part In the robbery, and who later escaped from tho jail here after locking the jailer in a cell, was tho star witness for the state. According to Williams testimony, he. with Roy Vincent, alleged bandit who was killed by a posse In northern California. and Ted Mandrones. planned several raids in Oregon dur ing June. 1923. Ruth Cassidy Hildenbrand, who Is said by officers to have admitted hav ing been engaged to Williams, then took the stand. Her testimony con cerned an alleged conversation be tween Williams and Mandrones re garding robbery plans which she claimed to have overheard. DETERMINE SANITY Former Judge John J. Patterson, eounael for Thaw said that ho did not anticipate any objection from the cus todians of Thaw's estate or from the district attorney of New York, the former parties at interest. Should Thaw be declared sane he would automatically resume control of his estate, reported to be worth near ly (2.000.000. His attorney said he would face whatever issue that may be raised against him in New York, including the charge of aasault on Frederick Clump, Jr., formerly of Kansas City. HIGH DRY AIDE INDICTED BOOZE REMOVAL PLOT ATTACK ON INCOME TAK State Law Called Capricious By Lumber Firm Operating in Idaho Filing of Federal Tax Return Held Violation of Immunity Granted Confiden tial Matters. SALEM, Ore., March 15 Attack on the state Incomo tax passed at tho list general election was launched in circuit court here today by the Stand ard Lumbor company In proceedings asking for an Injunction against the state tax commission inhibiting it from enforcing the provisions of the act against: the company and also from enforcing any of tho commis sion's rules and regulations promul gated under the act. The Btatute is attacked on numer ous grounds. The company filing the complaint is incorporated under the laws of Oregon but operates its busi ness all within the state of Idaho. The complaint alleges that tho sys tem of graduated rates called for un der the act Is arbitrary and capricious "and the fact that the taxable net In come of one corporation Is larger than that of another furnishes no reason able basis for an Increased ration of taxation in corporations having a larg er net Income." For this reason, the complaint de clares, tho tax denies the plaintiff equal protection of the laws. The act, the complaint continues, provides exemptions from taxation to various individuals and corporations, such exemptions , being granted to banks, insurance companies, trust com panies and companies handling real estate Such exemptions also nre ar bitrary and capricious, states the complaint, and by reason of such ex emptions, the act does not operate uniformly. Under other provisions, says the complaint, a non-resident doing busi ness within the state is subject to tax ation under his net income derived within the state and the definition of such Income Includes the income re ceived from dividends. Such provis ion, discriminates without reasonable basis and is capricious and arbitrary, discriminating between corporations having non resident stockholders and thoso having no such non-resident stockholders, in that corporations pay ing dividends to non-residents may not deduct the same from their taxable net income. The plaintiff company says it has a number of non-resident stock holders to all of whom dividends were paid In 1923. Such provision also dis criminates without reasonable basis says tho complaint, against resident stockholders of corporations having non resident stockholders and in favor of residont stockholders in a corpora tion not having non-resldont stock holders. The complaint further avers that the act Imposes a tax upon tho entlro In come of residont Individuals and cor porations regardless of where and from what Hource the Income Is derived. The complaint contends that no part of the incomo of the plaintiff is derived from nronertv or business conducted with in the state of Oregon and thus denies to the plaintiff the equal protection Of the laws in that it taxes p'roperty not having a taxable situs within the state. The formula of the act for determln ing the taxable income of non-resident corporations Is abrltrary, unreasonanie and inexact, the complainants doclares and assorts such provisions of the law nr unconstitutional and void. A clause in the act providing that a taxpayer shall file with the state a cony of his fedoral tax return also is attacked In the complaint on the ground that it deprives the plaintiff of a valuable Immunity and property right veatod in it to have its federal tax returns confidential except when examined pursuant to tho procedure In the federal statutes. T LEAST RESTFUL WASHINGTON". March 15. In the midst of exploslona from the oil and Daugherty committee, aearches for k(n.. ntrin.-. nnri nil counsels. . President Coolldge was invited today to go lion hunting. MIhs Albertus T. Choner. a Casscllo. Colo., school teacher, sent the Invita tion and described lion hunting in the South Platto canyon as a truly royal I sport. LAUNCHED HIS WOULD BE AT rRKTTY OFKICF.1l PF I.KAP j YEAR Clilll IS 20 HITT HAS HAD ONLY FIVE I1IHTI1DAY3 Miss Helena Klefer of Columbus, O., charmlnjr . society debutante, has Just celebrated her fifth birth day. She is vice president of tho Leap Year Club which Is composed of people whose birthday fulls on February 29. Miss Klefer Is a leader of tho Ohio cupilal'a young er set. ID WEED, CALIF. Church Janitor and Wife Are Sought for Ghastly Crime Uncovered at Oqden. Utah Slain Woman Crammed Into Trunk. March 15. The OQDEN, Utah. body of a young woman, tho bead severed, was found in a trunk which u.m in iv v.u.m .....v.. reached Ogden today aboard a Union Pacific train from Wyoming and Cnlorndn points. Tho trunk was con- slgned to Weed, Cal., and had neon shipped from Denver yesterday morn-. Ing, according to police reports, i I When the trunk waa being trans- ferred to n Southern Pacific train for transit west, tho baggageman noticed blood on the hinges and called pollco officers. In the dead woman's throat waa stuffed a man's linen handkerchief, which bore tho Initial "F." Tho body waa scantily clad In a Bilk nightgown TRUNK SHIPPED HIDFS1RDER and light silk underwear and was cut triced his profession In Portland, Ha and bruised. (.knr Condon and Milton, according to Dr. Hoy Wilson Ogden city physic- thorough examination of tho body! that death occurred oomo tlmo parly' yoBterdny. There wore no marks of identification on the trunk. Tho re mains of two labels which had been scraped off wore to bo noted. The body had been jammed Into the trunk and waa held In position by ropes. Around the head was tied a tmiall ruff. Dr. "Wilson said that in his opinion the woman had been choked to death and then her body mutilated. The woman's upper teeth wore false and they wore found broken In two. It was the belief of J)r. Wilson that tho woman waa about 30 or 35 years old. Measurements of tho body shoW craft company caao, as Means charg sho was four feet ten Inches in height ed yesterday before tho Daugherty In- and weighed ono hundred pounds. She hnd blue eyes, dark brown hair and was of medium complexion. Polico said tho manner in which the body was packed in the trunk In dicated the job waa not hastily done. Tho trunk la of metal, 32 Inches long, 19 Inches wide and 22 Inches flcinls In Japan knew nothing con deep, yet the body wns forced into cerning the alleged payment of $100, so email n nneo ns to normlt tho ' 000 to Means, and believe It la not trunk till being put in place. A now! ciotnesiinc was tied arouna tno trunn. DKNVEIt. Colo.. March 15. Police! threw out a dragnet todoyl to find tnrew out a aragnec loaoy to una Fred Jnmssen. formerly a church Jan - ur, ror quosuonniR in conneeuuii in with the finding of the body of a woman in a trunk at Ogdon, Utah, to day. Jam twon and his wlfo, a sales woman for a department store have been missing from their apartment since last Thursday night. E E SALEM, Ore., April 15. Frosis have dono no damage to either trees cr plants In this section of the state, ac cording to local fruit and produce growers. They point out, on the other hand, that the cold nights have served to retard too rapid development of their products and have acted to pro tect them from the usual dangers of an early season. Minimum tempera ture here last night was 31 above. MILTON DENTIST ADMITS ARSON, POISMOIES Dr. Kenyon Set Fire to Home Because Physician Slighted Wife Confession Made Newspaper Gives Clue -Heavy Financial Losses. PENDLETON'. Ore., March 15. The threo confesisons from Dr. J. O. Kon- yon of Milton secured yesterday by II II. I'omoroy, stato firo marshal; Will J. Iester, deputy firo marshal and Earl Mclnroe and L. J. Hrlce, city detectives of Walln Walla, came after an exhaus I tivo Investigation of tho dentist had I been made, according to statements 1 yesterday afternoon by tho officers, fol i lowing thoir return to Pendleton. Dr. Kenyon confessed the author- snip oi inree anonymous loiters, two to Dr. A. D. Woodmansee and one to Dr. Gillls. He also admitted having set the two fires that caused damage of approximately $1500 to tho contents of Dr. Woodmanseo's office November S. 1923, and January 31, 1924. The dentist was arraigned hero in the court of Justice Joo II. I'arkes yes terday afternoon, waived examination and was hound over to nwait tho ac tlon of the grnnd jury under bond of $1,000, which he furnished. Photographs of tho anonymous let tors were taken by the oftlcors, and these photographs wore enlarged! and compared to similar developments of writing known to havo been dono by Dr. Kenyon. Dr. Kenyon declared in Ills confes sion that hn net the fires because he thought Dr. Woodmanseo had slighted his wlfo and because he thought ho coum provide m bettor fashion for his wife and family in the event Dr. Wood mansee should leave Milton after the firo. . He carried korosono to the fire Jan- 31- Tll contninor was wrapped j in a newspaper. Ho pried open the window with a small plnchhar, he said . !"" uij ivo.uno.,o tu ... ..... tumisnings, ignited a pari oi uio ia- per and then ned nacK to nis own oi- flee. Later, he returned to tho fire, ho Bald. A part of the newspaper that did not . ,. ,kK-- j f tho Unr. erort hv the ur. Kenyon Baiu no is o yew a um. Ho wsb born in Harney county, men went to Ilaker as a youth, and attond- e( college In Portland. Ho has prac- hl8 confoB9lon.. TOICIO, March IS. ( Ily tho Aaso clated Press) Denial that any pay ments of money ever had boon given to Oaston H. Means in an effort to halt orosecutlon of tho Standard Air- vestiiratlnir committee waa made to day by the Mitsui nuaaan Kalsha through its principal offlco hero. Records bearing on tho Standard Aircraft matter were destroyed in tho 1 earthquake of tho Mitsui company. He declared however, that Mitsui of- possible that such a payment over wn nmuu. . The Mltaul Buaaan Kalsha owned halt of the Mlnndaid Alrcratt Bnares imn m ui o.... ...... . . jYasukawa added, but the a rcraft ... im. ........ ...... - ed and its records wore shipped to n...i.i k . .1..... ......... 1,,mi l the firo and quake. PISTOL BATTLE ENDS PHOENIX. Ariz., Mur. 16 A pistol battle between a band of desperadoes and police officers on tho bank of a canal in northeast Phoenix early to day ended In tho capture of four men alleged to bo members of a 1 gang which la blamed for many robberloa In thla city. Moro than fifty shots were fired In the fight. Carlos ltosaa, 22, alleged lcador of tho band waa ahot In tho leg. No officers were Injured. The fight camo as a climax to a 48-hour search by the police who found tho band encamped in tenta near the canal whore a cache for stolen goods waa said to have been found. JAP CONCERN DENIES MONEY PAYMENT N GANG S CAPTURE Kelso Wife Slayer Says "Spells" Filled Him With Murder KELSO, Wash., March 15. Al- bert Elden Hutchinson, brought here from Pilot Rock, Ore., where ! he was turned over to authorities ' by relatives, has given detailed j confeBslson of the slaying of his wife here February 4, and descrip- ' tlon of his subsequent move- : ments. Tho confession follows in j gonoral lines of previous stato- ments he had made to officers at Pcndloton. Speaking of the "spells" from 1 which he suffered, he Bald, one ; solzod him when he saw a girl j at Springfield, Oro., and he do- i sired to slay her, but she eluded ; hlin. He said. tho doslre for aj victim again seized him when he j saw a lonely house In his flight 1 up tho McKenzIo river. He said fr ho watched the house for a long tlmo In the hopos of seeing a proB- pectlvo victim but was finally able to force himself to walk and 1 tho feeling left him. AT SALEM PUT NEW BASIS Uniform Ordered and Privi- . . ,., i leaeS CUt DOWn Warden ' SayS They Will KnOW They Are in Pricnn MfinPV ffir n 15)0,1 ""Ulley ,UI Luxuries Limited - - 4 1 SALEM, Ore., March 16. Women prisoners at tho stato penitentiary aro tQ bo droHHOtl , uniform garb In tho future, Deputy Warden J. W. Lillle said yesterday, and otherwise 1 . they will bo deprived of many of tho privtleKcs that havo heretofore beon allowed them and placed on about an oqual basis with tho men prisoners, Tho reason for thla is tho Increasing number of women, Thcro aro now1 seven In. tho prlaon, all fedoral prla onors for whom tho government pays the stato 40 a month each. "So far," said Doputy Lillle, "tho women prlaonora havo hardly known thev were in rirlaon. They have dreas- ed as they plenacd, which waa all right aa long aa wo had only two or three of them. Hut now wo have seven with prospocta of more very soon." Home tlmo ago' tho practice of re lieving' women prlaonora of ejwolry, Including rlnga. waa adopted. Orad- uallv moro restrictions are being placed upon them. There haB beon little restriction In amount of money these womon wore allowed to spend for luxurlea each month, and this has become considerable of a burden to Mrs. T. K. Cornelius, matron, who makes the purchasea. Horenftor the women will bo limited to ' 2.60 a month aa aro the men. Hereafter tho womon will bo required to uae prlaon stationery for their letter writ ing. Thcro Is llttlo work for tho womon to do at the prison, other than aoino scrubbing and keeping their quarters in condition. Tho women are taken on short walks for exercise at regu lar Intervals. If only one or two go nt a tlmo the matron alone accom panics them, but If there aro more or a woman la considered dangerous guurd iH sent along. Vet lluhllal X'lls SEATTLE, Mar. 15. Kifty nervous and mnntal patieuls, composing the first detachment of disabled veterans i world war wero to be rocelved world war, w " ' , today at tho now $1,400,000 voterana' bureau hospital on tho i , Am01.,can Ulkc B()Utn ,)f shores or Tacoma, I Wnh according to word given out , lno vol- rana bureau nero. FOR PROHIBITION i w iwitn, .,, .-.. ' - ji.ilu.nj n - amierlntendnnt Of ,tho Anil-Saloon lenguo'a metropolitan .district, or, nnniuui li. nam,....,. chargoa that salaries wero kept rrom employes of tho league, In aomo caaea lh-.n n,nn(li. l.een UNA Of the funda aubscrlbed for prohibition work1 . . i . .. 1 r II wero coiivenva m.u a- Hut ... " Anderson not to exceed $7500. An dcraon was convicted of forgory and resigned aa state superintendent of the league recently. . . .-I .. , .1 ..I U . Tl- , JinO CUUOO Bivuu uutLtaiiy Hamilton's discharge waa hostility to ine PUNCH'S U IIIO ICUHUU, OHIIU4- tnneously the leaguo retracted yostot- UNCONVICTS ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE HEAD USED FUND TEAM WORK 1 nr nnrnrnnn K FIVE WINS . Defeat La Grande 35 to 20 in Impressive Fashion at Sa lemAllen and Chastain High Point Makers Ma chinelike Play Defeats Fast Quintet. SALEM, Marsh 16. End third quarter: Eugene 15; McMlnnvllle 7. SALEM, March 16. The Modford Indepcndencc game of tho semi-finals of the stato tourney will start at three o'clock. ' I SALEM. March 15. (Special) By la aroro of 35 to 20, Mcdford won Its first same In tho state basketball , tournament hi.it night from the fast 'iJitlrnndo quintet, In Impressive fash ion. Although Chastain was high point man for Medford with 14 points land Allen a close second with 13. j Medford has never won a game which I brought more credit to the team aa a , whole, and particularly to Coach Cal- llson. Medford won, not on Individ ual brilllanco, but on team play. From j tho opening gun tho locnl boya work ed like a perfect unit, and while Chaa taln and Allen were outstanding alars. every man on me it-uin imu a. nitu the victory, and Coach Calllaon every man on the team had a nana certainly bad soverul hands and a head in It. All Interest today contora In tho contest with Independence. three o'clock thia afternoon. The gonoral sonlimont Is that If Medford enn' eliminate Independence. her chances for. winning tho atato hoop title will bo bright. SALEM, Oro., March 16. McMlnn- vlllo, Medford, Eugene and Indepen dence high school banket ball teams w, thl, afternoon and tonight bat- tie for tho state lnter-scholastlo bas i .....m..v.... etto gymnasium- as a result of the ye(lterday ftfternoon and last niBnt which eliminated the North Bend. fU. 'Helens, La Grando and IaMi1i flkamnlnnaliln In kn . In W. wond rives irom the tournamem. les- icrnay b neon's were; McMlnnvllle, 82; North Bend 24. Eugene, 83; St. Helens 18. Medford, 36; La Orande 20.' t Independence 26; Bend 10. In the semi-finals this afternoon, the Eugene toasers will vio with Mc Mlnnvllle and Medford will meet In dependence. Tonight the winners of these games will clash in the finals for posscatdon of the Stato Interscholas tic Athletic association trophy. , Medford Backs Team Indicating the great Joy felt through out the city last night and today, the following 62 telegramB of congratula tion, via the Western Union company, over Medford High's victory at 8alem last night over La Orande high were sent late last night or this morning to the team at Balem, these telegrams also wishing, the boys- good luck all through the tournament and hoping they would win the state champion-' ship: Mayor B. C. Gaddls, The Rip Van Winkles, Chamber of Commerce (Har der president), Rotary Club, Brown nnd Brown bnrber shop, The Toggery, Reddy'B Jewelry, John C. Mann, C. M. Kldd & Co., Crater Lake Hardware company, Paul B. McDonald, American Legion; Medford Pharmacy, Star Market, The Rogue. C. E. Whitman; Modford Auto Co., The Pantorlum. Holland Hotel; Mall Tribune. L. D. Minklors' Radio headquarters. The Bootery. The Rex and Optimo cares. Crowsena, The Men's Shop, Dan's Lunch, ThoB J. Fuson, Herb Grey, C. B. Gates Auto Co., Medford National Bank.- Flrat National Bank, Browna Lunch (II. B. Adkins), Al Hagen, Copco (Mr. Walther), People'B Eieo- fCnMlnned on Page Sl AS "GIFT. " CHARGED day a statement criticizing District Attorney Banton.. Dr. Hamilton said ho was not hos tile to tho policies of the leaguo. but to the llttlo group whom he considered Jointly responalble with Andoraon for . ... i..o0.,,-. itirrtcultles. "The little group." Dr. Hamilton said, "allowed Andoraon to continue hia deak room and office space in our headquarters after his conviction of a crime and alx weeks aftor ho waa asked to resign." Rev. W. H. Morgan, former pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church of Baltimore succeeds Dr. Hamilton. - - ' '