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TtfEDFORD. OR KaOX, FRIDAY, A VEIL 10.
NO. 17
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FIND POISON
ENOUGH TO
KILL COUPLE
Chicago Coroner's Report De
clares Large Quantity of
Mercury Found in Body of
Mrs. McCIintock Supreme
Court Denies - Bail Net
Tightens.
-SPRINGFIELD, 111., April 10 By
Associated proas.) William D. Shep
herd, foster father of William N. Mc
CIintock, "millionaire orphan," was
denied a writ of habeas corpus by the
RUpreme court. The court offered no
comment.
The latest setback in the campaign
to free Shepherd on ball came less
than 24 hours after the coroner had
announced that Dr. W. D. McNally,
coroner's chomist, had found suffic
ient mercury in the vital organs of
Mrs. Emma Nelson McCIintock to
have caused death, and expressed the
opinion that Mrs. McCIintock was
murdered. She was the mother of
"Billy" McCIintock and died sixteen
years ago.
William Scott Stewart, counsel for
Shepherd after hearing the news
from Springfield, said he did not care
to announce future plans of the de
fense until after he has received a
copy of the official finding of the
supreme court.
May ApjKMil to lT. S. Courts
That the federal courts may be
asked to consider the case, presum
ably, upon constitutional grounds, was,
hinted ut by the attorney, who three
times prior to going to the state's
highest court, had sought and was
denied, in the criminal- courts, ball
for Shepherd.
The coroner prepared for a re
sumption of the inquest into the death
of '"Billy" McCIintock, who. the state
charges, was. killed by Shepherd by
Inoculation of typhoid germs and the
state's attorney showed interest in the
doath of Mrs. McCIintock.
CHICAGO. April 10 Enough mer
cury to have killed two persons has
been found in tho body of Mrs. Emma
McCIintock. mother of William Mc
CIintock. who William D. Shepherd,
his foster father is charged with kill
ing, with typhoid fever germs. Cor
oner Oscar Wolff said,' today.
The coroner's statement Issued
after his chemist reported results of
tests mado on the body, disinterred
after sixteen years burial, said the
poison In all probability was adminis
tered to her between ten and fifteen
days before her death.
When Mrs. McCIintock died in Chi
cago shortly after visiting tho Shep
herds in Texas, a will placed her son
under the guardianship of Mrs. Shep
herd, with whom she had attended a
Kansas college, with a fee of $15,000
a .year.
"It Is very evident,' said Cor
oner Wolff's statement, "that tho
poison was administered to Mrs.
.McCIintock In small doses, show
ing that maybe six or seven po
tions were given.
fv "Tho poison necessarily must
have been administered . by sub
terfuge, on food or' in medicine
and therefore it must have been
given by someone in Mrs. Mc-
Clintock's close confidence, or
-' iT one of her attendants.
" "The amount of mercury found
Is in itself proof that it was not
taken as medicine, or acciden
tally or with suicidal intent. If
that amount had been taken in
one dose resulting convulsions
would have been so violent as to
Indicate at once to the attend
ing physician that tho patient
" had been poisoned.
"Our investigation indicates there
was a bloated condition of the body
that seemed suspicious and to cause
one witness to believe at the time a
post mortem should have been per
formed." Dr. William D. McNally, coroner's
chemist who examined the body of
Mrs. McCIintock has not completed
analysis of the vital organs of Dr.
Oscar Olson, McCIintock family phy
sician whose body was disinterred at
the same time as that of Mrs. McClin-
tock.
Dr. Olson, brother of Harry Olson,
'' municipal court chief Justice and In
stigator of the Inquiry into William
McCllntock's death, died three years
(Continued on Page Eight)
KLAMATH DEBATERS HAVE FREE
, SH1EK CREASES TO DAZZLE ASHLAND
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore.. April 10.
When Klamath Falls high school's
boy debaters mount the rostrum In a
debate with Ashland high school at
shland tonight, they will at least bat
a hundred percent In the sartorial
league.
A local cleaning and pressing
M ah-Jong Company
Forced to the Wall
By Crossword Craze
NEW YORK, April 10. A re- 4
4 reiver has been appointed by
4 Federal Judge Wlnslow for tho
Pungchow company, Inc., form- 4
4 erly one of tho largest domestic 4
4 manufacturers of nuth-pong sets. 4
4 Tho petition listed liabilities of 4
4 $210,000 and assets totalling 4
about $20,000. I tis understood 4
4 that the company encpuntered f
4 financial troubles with the ad- 4
4 vent of the cross word puzzle 4
4 era 20. 4
4
CIGARET TAX 10
Salem Paper Declares There
Will Be No Effort to Enforce
New Law Until Referendum
. Matter .Is Finally Settled or
Abandoned.
SALEM, Ore., April 10. The Salem
Capital Journal will today state that
it has been definitely ascertained that
active steps will not ho taken for
enforcement of the new tobacco tax
law until it is known to a certainty
that the law will not be held up by
the referendum.
From an apparently authentic
Vsotircc which cannot be divulged, it is
learned that the law will probably be
attacked in the courts. It is said a
defective title to the act will prob
ably be among the allegations, while
other points will also bo urged
against Jho legnllty of tho measure.
Tho effective date of tho measure
Is May 28 hut there is provision that
it shall not ho applied until thirty
days after that dato. If the referen
dum is applied the net could not be
applied until after tho general elec
tion in 1926.
The act fixes a direct tax on cigar
ettes, cigarette papers, wrappers,
tubes, smoking tobacco and snuff, and
also provides a license of $2 for donl
ers, half of which goes to the county
and half to the state.
Locally the law Is enforced by
county courts and licenses aro issued
by the county clerk. Tho net makes
no provision for the expense of ad
ministering the law although an ap
propria! ion is made for the state
treasurer for that purpose.
Since no budget allowanco was
made for the purpose by counties it
will bo necessary for county clerks to
draw on tho general fund of the
county.
TO EXHUME BODY
PORTLAND, Ore., April 10. The
body of Freddie Jackson, Indian
rodeo rider, whose death at Chiloquin
Ore., recently has been Investigated
by officers at Klamath Falls, Is to be
exhumed for an examination, United
States District Attorney George
Neuner announced today. Jackson
died after a fall from a horse, and
suspicton has been hold by Klamath
county officers that he may have
been beaten before taking the fatal
ride. It was to clear up the mystery
that Neuner has decided to have the
body examined.
The "Daily'
Bank Robbery
LOS A NOBLES, A pril 1 0. M rs.
Frances Brock, wife of Harry Brock,
alias Stone, was arrested here to
day on charges of suspicion of rob
bery In connection with the attempt
ed holdup of the mercantile trust
company in San Francisco yester
day.
Mrs. Erock Is being held for tho
San Francisco bolice.
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establishment st Itself solid with the
youthful followers of Demosthenes
this morning when It sent word that
It would put a crease In the trousers
of the debaters that even, a shiek
would envy.
Needless to say. "the boys took up
the offer nnd Ashland tonight will
get mi eye-full as "11 as an ear-full.
IN ABEYANCE
BALFOUR IS
SAVED FROM
ARAB IBS
Ex-Prime Minister of England
Has a Narrow Escape from
Death When Mob of 6,000
People Attacks Hotel Po
lice Powerless, Army Arrives
in Nick of Time.
DAMASCUS, Syria, April 10j
(By Tho Associated Press.) Alger
ian ' cavalry galloping through the
streets of Damascus with drawn
swords and eight armored cars man
euvcring with the troops are cred
ited with having saved Lord Bal
four from the hostile mob of 6,000
people which attempted to attack
his hotel yesterday. Two were
killed and many injured befuro the
disturbance was quelled.
The mob almost succeeded In
reaching the. hotel' where the veter
an British statesman was staying,
tho efforts of tho Syrian police hav
ing failed completely to check tho
demonstration although extra pro
cautions had been taken because of
the attack ugainst his hotel-Wedncs-day
night.
Tho mounted troops and armored
cars soon scattered the crowds up
side streets. -
Tho demonstrations against Lord
Balfour ure due to his work in the
establishment of a national Jewish
home in Palestine. He is the au
thor of the Balfour declaration by
which Great Britain announced
support to the Zionist movement.
Lord Balfour went to Palestine re
cently to participate in the opening
ceremonies of the new Jewish unl-,
verslty on Mount Scopus. - !
Lord Balfour did not venture out
of his hotel yesterday becauso of!
tho disturbances of the night be-!
fore. When tho shouting crowds
approached tho building,' , tho French
gendarmes displayed tho utmost
coolness. A French officer, lying
almost full length upon his horse,
charged singly into tho mob as it
approached. rf It was a timely ef
fort, for the suddenness of his move
startled tho leader, .whilo tho troop
ers followed tho officer's example
and pushed the crowds back from
the immedlato vicinity of the build
ing. Pollco Aro Attacked
Tho day began in Damascus in an
atmosphere of ominous qujet. Near
ly every shop and office was closed
but crowds were surging about the
streets. Shortly after noon when
the mosques emptied, the first
shouts of the mob could" bo heard
from tho municipal square only a
quarter of a mile from the hotel.
Tho crisis increased rapidly and
the police wero unable to cope with
them. Each fresh arrival of police
only intensified the hostility and ex
citement. The police attempted to
establish a cordon around the hotel
but tho mob easily broke through
It and rushed toward the place
where Lord Balfour was believed to
bo -staying. Two streams of angry
Arans, roaring with excitment and
in the ugliest mood attacked the
police with stones and clubs. The
situation had assumed a serious as
pect when the French officer
charged and with his troopers sent
tno malcontents scurrying through
the side streets.
Earl Balfour and the French high
commissioner, Sarrail, 'drove way
from tho hotel yesterday for an
unknown destination. Meanwhile
scattered disturbances continued
throughout tho city nnd fire engines
with their hoses In play and air
planes with smoke bombs were re
quisitioned to clear the mobs from
the streets.
The civilian casualties from yes
terday's disturbances number about
fifty, of which fifteen are In hos
pitals. The police also suffered a
few casualties. '
Penniless Foundling
Now One of Richest
Girls in the World
MliNEOLA. N. T., April JO.
Joy Louise LeedR. In baby-
hood a foundling, . today at 12'
years of age, became one of
the wealthiest girls In the
world when, aa the adopted
daughter of the late Warner
H. Leeds, tin plate magnate.
she inherited the bulk of his
fortune estimated At- more
than $4,000,000. The (tlrl also
will come into another fortune
of $4,000,000 under the wHl of
h
adnMi
ve mother, Mrs. Lou-
in.
Hartflhnrne Ied-. who
plunged from a window two
years ogo and was kiMod.
The will of Mr, Leeds, filed
here today, gives the entire en-
tate to the girl, with the x-,tend
ceptlon of bequests totalling ;
about $400,000.
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Prominent, Women
. r- )
fw tht"M rfpras i&ik VV
I;--
Many well known club and
ly for the success of the first Woman's World's Fair, to be held in
Chicago, April 18-25. Mrs. Joseph T. Bowcn (upper left) is
chairman of the board of directors; Miss Helen Bennett (right) is
managing director. Below, left to right, Mrs. Edith Rockefeller
McCormick, directory Mrs. Joseph G. Coleman, honorary chair
man; and Mrs. Medill McCormick, general cxccittivc.tJOvcr fifty
different occupations in which women are engaged arc to be rep
resented and the 1'air has created much interest in all parts of this
country, in Europe and Canada. '
COOLIDGE TELLS SECRETARY WILL
FhHU UbblSlUN Nul, DISCHARGE
IDE IS FINAL PROJECT LEADFR
President However Is Willing
to Make ' Certain Observa
tions in Respect to Over
Tacna-Arica Award in Ef
for to Avoid Trouble.
WASHINGTON, April 10. -Presl
dent Conlldge has replied to tho Pe-
rucian memorial on his Tacna-Arica
award that as to both the Peruvian
contentions concerning tho plebiscite
provision and the requests for addi
tional guarantees in carrying out tho
plesiscito tho award must be consid
ered as final and without appeal.
The arbitrator is constrained so to
rule with respect to the Peruvian pro
Mentations, the president said, both un
der terms by which Peru and Chile
submitted their dispute to arbitration
and under the "general principles of
intornational law," while his roply
"well might end" with this ruling, the
KpreHident said in deferenco to tho na
tions Involvd and in tho interest of a
correct understanding and proper pro
ceduro under, the award he appended
"certain additional observations with
respect to the points raised In tho Pe
ruvian memorial."
"JAZZ"
A
NAPA, Cal., Ap-rll 10, Dorothy
Ellingson, yojjthful Sun Francisco
matricide who was declared Insane In
tho superior court at San Francisco
yesterday and brought to tho state
hospital here for treatment, will be
subjected to a new sanity examina
tion after thirty days observation.
This examination will be conducted
by the experts at the hospital under
direction of Dr. J. M. Hcanland, med
ical sunrintendent.
If found sane she will be returned
to San Franr-lsco for trial on the
charge rf having murdered her n"th
,er. The murder tiinl n-ux lnton-tntn.l
by tho ul,Vf mri-ins and thn miii
jnnnlry hearing look its phv-p.
The ietrl In In on of th nhwrrn-
tion cottages, situated in the midst of
the wfle lawns and groves that ex-
out from the main hnimitnl
building, she will be permitted no
visitors forhe thirtv dnv nhfiArvRtlnn
period, hut will he .allowed to Rterclse
in the cottage yard.
GIRL NOW
ASYLUM
FOR
30 DAY STUDY
Are Arranging
First Woman's World's Fair
society women are working earnest
Herbert D. Nevell to Stay on
Job, Secretary of Interior
Informs Klamath Settlers
Differences Are to Be Ironed
Out.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., April 10.
Herbert D. Newnil, project manager
for the reclamation service on the
Klamath Irrigation district, will not
bo deposed by Secretary of tho Inter
ior Work.
This was made plain by the cabinet
officer at a conference this morning
when he told directors of thn district
that he preferred to keep Newell at
his post and convert him into his idea
of how the work should bo done.
"When I first became secretary of
the interior, the entire 24 project
managers wero In sympathy with tho
former director of rclamalion," he
said. "I could have thrown thorn all
out of tho window had I so desired,
but Instead, I worked with them and
have convinced them that my policies
are for tho best Interests of tho set
tlers. "
This answer wns given In response
to a demand by the irrigation direc
tors yesterday thnt Manager Newell
bo relieved from his duties because of
tho disorder between his offlco and
the directors.
Secretary Work predicted that all
such differences could be ironed out
to tho satisfaction of tho: settlers on
the Klamath project.
Floyd Collins Body
Is Reached At La$t
By Searching Party
VAVR CITV, Ky., April 10.
Workers ondiiKed In a hoc- 4
ontl of fort to recover I ho body
of . Flnyrt Collins from Snnd
Cave, where ho was raUKht In -r
a rock fall January 30. reached
4- tho . body this afternoon and
found It In fair condition,
says a report reaching hero
from Hand Cave. Tho body will
I- n be removed today, however.
.
Plcrco lsi!f4 Requisition
SA LKM,, Ore., April 1 0. f ern
I'inrre today Issued a re qnifit fnn
on the governor of iiiTiiornia ior
the extradition to Ijine county ft
William Mattox. who escaped from
Itne county officers fahout a year
ago. He Is wanted In Lane county
m a charge of violating thn prohi
bition law. a
Monte Carlo Club
Reports Profits of
60 Million Francs
4.
PARIS, April 10. A stale-
! ment was made publu; today
showing- that tho sea bathing
4 and foreigners club of ".lon-
4 aco company," which Is tho
official name for the conu'itny 4
fr running the gambling casino at
f Monte Carlo, made profits dur- fr
4 Ing 1924 amounting to sixty 4
4 million francs. This Is more
than half of the total receipts
for tho year, which were 110.-
4 653,000 francs as compared 4
with I)!, 4112,000 francs in 1U23.
.)
School Election Call Post
poned Until Report of U. of
0. Experts is Submitted
Men to Arrive Tuesday
Better Feeling Prevails.
The situation in regard to the new
proposed $300,000 high school and
tho si to for that struct uro is now'
asKunifng shape to go before the
voters, accompanied by authorativc
information, much to the gratifica
tion of all sides of this controversial
question, Including the school board.
At an Informal mooting last night
between the school board and Hev.
J. B. Conn and Kmil Mohr, a com
mittee representing tho city planning
aommlsslon that had been appointed
by President (). C. Hoggs for this
purpose, the question of survey of the
proposed - Mgh school - building "(in
available sites by disinterested ex
perts employed by tho city planning
commission, was discussed, and the
school board readily agreed to co
operate in tho making of this survey,
which is supplemental to thn large
amount of Information already gath
ered by tho board in its investigations
for months past.
Hence the call for tHo special
school election to vote bonds for tho
first unit, which was to have been
issued today, has been deferred until
this survey has been completed and
the experts havo submitted their re
port. This course is satisfactory to
tho various groups of citizens divided
on the best policy to bo pursued In
submitting the high school question
to a vote; excopt, to possibly a few
hot heads who would rather have a
controversy than a peaceable solution
in which tho majority of tho" well
wishers of tho schools are united.
Tho experts chosen by the city
planning commission and who havo
agreed to servo aro Prof. Ilarl K.
Douglas and Dr. Italney, both of the
School of Administration of tho Uni
versity of Orogon, who In wire com
munication with Chairman Hoggs this
morning said they would arrive hore
next Tuesday morning to begln their
survey.
The school board and tho planning
commtHHlon will each have a commit
too of two members to glvo the ox
ports all the local, information they
may want.
Prof. Douglas Is professor of edu
cation of tho U. of O. school of ad
ministration, and Dr, Rainey Is an
authority on school finances, while
both are specialists on school mattors
In gom-ial.
PRESIDENT WON'T STOP
'S
WASHINGTON. April 10. Having
turned over Gerald Chapman, Atlanta
penitentiary convict, to Connecticut
state authorities for trial on tho
chHrjre of murder President Coolldge
sees no reason for tho federal Kov
erment to Interfere with tho execu
tion of tho death Hentenco aa tho re
sult of that trial.
M KTirPlIKX. New Jersey. April
10. Mctuchcn was :;ng today at the
Hinht of bachelor who had won
a bet and bride, but who ("bowed
no Inclination to collect his debt.
Philip Kreps, owner of three
taxicabs wagered his machines
against the restaftnnt operated hy
William A. Klchbiftm that without
having any particular girl In mind
he cou1dj)securo a brldo lit 30 hours.
SCHOOL BOARD
10 COOPERATE
WITH EXPERTS
BACHELOR WHO WON BRIDE BET
SHOWS NO INCLINATION TO COLLECT
HERRIOT IS
THROWN OUT
By SENATE
Led by Premier Poincare
French Government Is Ov
erthrown by Senate for
Third Time in History
Vote Is 156 to 134 Fi
nancial Situation Is the
Principal Cause.
PARIS, April 10. Tho Herrlot
government was overthrown today,
tho senato led by former Premier
Poincare, who cast the weight of
his authority against tho ministry,
defeating a motion of confidence by
n vote of 15C to 134.
Tho government hud been waver
ing for days bocause of the disclos
ures of inflation nnd government
borrowing and tho final push was
given It this evening when Poin
care carried tho senate with him
after a bitter duel with Herrlot
over his government's record.
This wns tho third time in French
parliamentary history that a gov
ernment has been overthrown by
tho senate.
During his speech, when accusing
Premier Herrlot of not himself gov- ,
ernlng but allowing tho socialists to
do so. Senator Francois-Marsal cited
a recent uttcranco by President
Coolldge.
"I call to witness." s'd the sena
tor, "one of tho greatest Internation
al authorities of tho modern world,
President Coolldge, who said:
" 'Let there be no equivocal situa
tion. If wo want to overthrow tho
existing codes of law let there bo
no equivocation. Let us say so for
mally nnd come before the nation
on un entirely socialistic platform:
but we cannot under tho pretext of
Additional taxation present a-,, purely
socialistic program.'! .' J.
Hui-I'lOt DcfOlldH ItllllM-lf
TAHIS, April 10. (By Tho Asso.
elated I'ross.) "If this bo war, let
us havo It out rlcht horo," said
Premier Herrlot arising In tho sen-'
nte this afternoon to reply to tho
most scnthlnfr nrralKnmont to which
his government has boon subjected
durlnB Its ten months llfo.
The delmto bad tho senato In such
a state of of forvesconco as is sel
dom seen among tho staid and stnb!"
senators. Sentiment seemed evenly
divided nnd parliamentary prophots
predicted tho vote would bo close,
Premier Herrlot In his reply nsaln
mentioned Franco's foroinn debts
as weighing heavily upon tho coun.
try's foreign policy nnd nt times ac
tually hnmporing her negotiators.
Tho present situation of tho trea
sury, said M. Hnrrlott, wns oxplnined
by tho fact that tho source of In
ternal loans had been dried up,
whilo when his predecessors wero In
offlco money hnd flowed In froely.
Tho premier repeated many of tho
arguments ho hnd advanced In tho
chamber of deputies yesterduy.'
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'TJARCELONA, Spain, April 30.
(By Associated Press.)- The death
list of tho wreck caused by an elec
tric train crashing Into tho wall of it
tunnel at Sorrla. on tho outskirts of
Harcelona yesterday, numhors 24, all
of whom, aro Spanish. About 'ISO
holy week excursionists were on tho
train, which was going down hill, ap
proaching a tunnel entrance when
tho cars loft the track. Slore than
100 were injured.
The Noted Dead
PORTLAND, Ore., April 10.
John L. Hartmnn, Portland roal es
tate operator, who was for 35 years ,
manager of tho Portland clearing
houso association, died at his homo
hero today. He had been In a seri
ous condition for the last ten days
following a breakdown of his health.
New Ji'i-sey laws require that 48
hours must elapse between the ob
taining of a marriage license and
the marriage. The ceremony was
performed outside tho state yester
day. Kreps spent tho evening bowling,
showing no interest in the restaur
ant, saying he knew nothing about ,
serving of . beans, and, Mrs. Krepsj
could not be located,