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The Weather
Prediction Unsettled
Probable occasional ruins
Maximum ji'sU'nliiy 75
Minimum tKluy 52.3
Precipitation 41
Weatfter Year Ago
viitutm 64
Minimum 34
MedFord
Pally Twentieth Year.
Weekly Fifty-third Year.
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TACKLE JOB
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President Doumergue at Last
Secures Volunteer to Bring
Order Out of Political Chaos
in France Socialists Ac
cept Arrangement, But Re
fuse All Responsibilities.
PARIS. April 15. (By tho Asso
ciated Press) Ex-Premier Paul
Painleve undertook this afternoon
the task of forming a cabinet to
fiuccecd the Horrlot ministry. Ho
notified President Doumergue that
ho would accept tho invitation and
at once set about tho effort to set
together a ministry that would com-
.nmnd a parliamentary majority.
It was at first believed that M.
Pajnlcvo would have his task simpli
fied or at least made moro clear
bv willingness on the part of the
socialists, a group in support of the
minltry which ho intended forming
to inform all members of their party
to enter the new cabinet. Announce
ment to this effect was mado this
afternoon.
Late today, however, tho socialist
national council voted to adhoro to
its previous policy of supporting tho
government but barring its mem
bers from accepting cabinet posts.
PARIS. April
elated Press) Official announce
ment was made shortly after fouri
o'clock this afternoon that cx-Pre-mlcr
Paul Painlevo who had been J
Invited by President Doumergue to
form a cabinet in succession to the
Herriot ministry, had accepted the
Invitation.
M. Palnleve's acceptance of the
task of forming a new ministry to
sonio extent haa dissipated, tho con
fusion reigning in the -French poli
tical world. Ho set about imme
diately on the problem beforo him
and promised to report what progress
ho makes during tho day to
dent Doumergue about ton o'clock
tonight.
M. Painleve said, however, that ho !
did not expect to have a cabinet i
Blate completed before tomorrow. :
Ills first steps wcro to consult with I
President DeSelves of tho sonato and
with tho presidents and reporters
of tho finance committees of the
1
sonato and houso. servant In the royal car were killed
M. Palnlovo arrived at tho palace and tho chauffeur was wounded,
of tho Els-see at 3:07 to glvo his dof-l In some quarters It is believed tho
inlte reply to President oDumorguo. 1 assailants were not aware that tho
His visit followed closely assurances king was in tho automobile and that
by tho socialists that they would the attack probably was connected
participate In his government. jwilh nn attempt of bandits to plun-
Joseph Caillaux, ox-premler, who'der nn omnibus, carrying passengers
recently re-entered politics after his and mails, the king's car just happen
rchabllitotion by tho amnesty act, ing to conic by at the time,
will arrive in Paris at 7 o'clock to-1 When tho chauffeur fell out of the
night from his country home, ac-U'ar the king took the wheel and tried
cording to reports In tho chamber to Ko on. but finding tho motor would
of deputies. - not start ho Jumped out and tried to
It was understood In the chamber 'return tho fire of tho attacking party,
that M. Caillaux is cominc to Purls h hi attendants at hlssldo.
in response to a summons from M.I
Palnlovo. but opinion is divided
whether the summons merolv was!
for a consultation, or whether
lreUK Us to bo offered a scat in tho
ctfbindt.
ARREST
OF GERM SELLER
E
CHICAGO. April 15. Twenty-four
hours before tho formal arraignment
tomorrow of William D. Shepherd,
charged with the murder of his foster
eon. William N. McCllntock, by ty
phoid Inoculation, a petition was filed
today for a writ of mandamus to
direct the clork of the criminal court
to issuo a capias for Charles C.
Falman, who was indicted with Shep
herd but has not been served with the
indictment. '
The petition for mandamus was
filed in the name of Eugene L. . Mc-
Garr, an attorney not connected with
the case, who sued as a citizen, asking
that Faiman be treated as any other
man charged with murder and turned
over to the sheriff and placed in jail.
CO. SUED-
OUT CIA EGGS
8AN FRANCISCO, April 15. The
Hemingway Produce company filed
suit in the federal court yesterday to
recover $2t486 .from th United
States shilling bol emergency
fleet, the United Slates government
and the Pacific Mall Steamship com
pany The amount represent the
vnlu3nf M00 rases of Chinese eggs
which tli! Hemingway -company
Tom Mix Presents
London Mayor With
A 5-Gallon Sombrero
KSaaffiL"-. 'Eafsss
"''nm Mix
LONDON, ApVil 15. Tom Mix,
American movie actor, visited the
mansion house, official homo of the
lord mayor of London today and pre
sented that dignitary with a five gal
lon sombrero, similar to tho one he
recently gave Governor Smith of Now
York.
A CLOSE SHAVE
2 AIDES KILLED
Bulgarian King Has Mustache
Clipped By Assassin's Bul
let, While M. Iltcheff and
Servant Are Killed in Mys
terious Assault.
SOFIA, JilllRarla, April IB. (By
tho Associated Press.) Considerable
1
BORIS
HAS
lresl-imJsle'y surrounds tho firing of bullots
at the automobile of King Horts as tho
monarch was proceeding In the dlroc-
,on f , .,, from ft ,)r6vnclal
town yesterday.
Tho king had a narrow escape, one
bullet grazing his moustache, carrying
somo of the hair with It. M. Iltcheff,
director of tho Sofia museum, and a
Tho identity of tho assailants Is not
known.
Virtually nt tho same time tho shots
Call-lwero fired at tho monarch. General
Ghcorghleff. one of tho leaders of tho
movement which brought about the
overthrow of the Stnmboullsky gov
ernment in 1923. was killed by assas
sins in a street of tho capital.
American
At Detroit. It. II. E.
Chicago '. 9 9 1
Detroit 6 11 0
Batteries: Robertson, Connally and
Schnlk; Whitehill, Holloway, Moore,
S toner, Johnson and Bossier.
At Philadelphia. R. 11.
Boston 3 5
Philadelphia S 16
E.
1
1
and
- Batteries: Fullerton, Buffing
Piclnlch; Gray and Cochrane.
;At St. Louis, rain.
National
At Cincinnati. i R.
H.
St. Louis 2 6.3
Cincinnati .-. 4 8 1
Batteries: Sothoron, Day and Gon
zales; Luque and and llargrave.
New York-Boston called 4th. rain.
ON THE HIGH SEAS
claims were stored too close to tb
engines of the .oamshlp Presiden
Taft on Wilch they arrived from
ShCighal. The result was that most
of them hatched out into chicks and
the res-sA-efe spoiled.
The food Inspectors at Angel IslanjJ
tww me iminen eggs inio m pay
and held up the small chicks because
there was no shipping order for them,
BASEBALL SCORES
MEDFORD. OREGON, WKDX USD A Y, APRIL 15, 1925
NOUEST IS
STARTED IN
GIRL'S CASE
Doctor Who Attended Miss
Oberholtzer, Testifies Be
fore Coroner's Jury Ex
Goblin of Klan Tries to
Quash Indictments Against
Him Funeral Tomorrow.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. April 16.
Dr. Georgo K. Kingsbury, first wit
ness today at the Inquest into the
death of Miss Madge Oberholtzer, 28,
related the details as told to him by
tho young woman of tho attack made
on her by D. C. Stephenson, formor
grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan.
Miss Oberholtzer died yesterday after
a long illness attributed to poison
taken following the alleged attack.
Miss Oberholtfcer's story, as repeat
ed by the physician told how sho had
been Induced to visit Stephenson's
home a few doors from her own resi
dence in the Butler college district,
how she had been attacked and how
she had threatened at one time to
kill Stephenson with his own revol
ver, and then end her life with the
weapon.
Arrangements woro completed to
day to hold funeral services tomorrow
for Miss Oberholtzer. The services
would be held at her homo which is
only a few doors from tho Stephenson
residence.
Stephenson is nt liberty under
$25,000 bond pending a ruling on mo
tions to quash the indictments against
him.
Dr. Kingsbury said ho had been
summoned1 to the Oberholtzer home
by a woman employed thore, who
told him Miss Oberholtzer had beon
injured in un ftu.tom.obilo accident..,
I went upstairs to her room, Dr.
Kingsbury testified, "and found Miss
Oberholtzer lying on tho bed. Her
dross wns open in front exposing
lacerations and bruises. There also
was an apparently bruised area on
her right cheek.
She was In a state of shock. Her
body "was cold and her pulse rapid.
She told mo that on two evenings
before Sunday evening previously-
she had been summoned by telephone
to tho homo of D. C. Stephenson and
had been escorted from her homo to
his place by somoono whoso name I
don't remember. She said that on
entering tho houso sho was euro she
had been trapped.
"Sho said sho was forced to drink
Hhree drinks. I don't know what it
was she didn't say. She said shortly
she felt weak and nauseated and sank
Into a chair; that she felt unable to
offer resistance.
"She said sho was then tnken to
the Union station by Mr. Stephenson
nnd two other men and taken up to
tho train and putIn a drawing room
or compartment."
Dr. Kingsbury then recounted Miss
Obcrholtzcr's statement that Stephen
son attacked her.
Continuing his nuotatlon . of her
story Dr. Kingsbury testified:
"She said as ho (Stephenson) fell
asleep that sho got up and took his
pearl-handled revolver from his hols
ter intending to kill him. Then she
had Jhought of her family and de
cided that the only thing for hor to
do was to kill herself."
The physician then told Miss Ober
holtzer's story of obtaining money to
buy a hat as sho had left homo bare
headed. Ho said sho had also ob
tained permission from tho man who
accompanied her to a millinery store
to stop at a drug store to buy some
cosmetics. At tho drug store sho ob
tained poison, the physician said the
young woman told him.
Daily Report on
the Crime Wave
LA GRANDE. Ore.. April 15. Two
masked meu last night entered the
Nowlln book storo as Mrs. Earl Lar
son, clork. was closing up tho snop.
They struck her above the eye when
she refused to open tho safe, knock
ing her unconscious and took three
rings, worth more than xioo trom ner
fingers. She was discovered about
nine o'clock by a girl who entered tho
store.
Police could find no trace of the
men.
Wall Street Report
F.V YORK. April 15. The clos
in was steady. The lato trading
was featured by the brisk accumula
tion of United states Steel common
which touched 117. a new high on
the current movement.
Alternate nerlods of heavlnia and
strength of today's stock marRcr
fleeted the play of oppong specu
lative forces. Ralls were strong
throughout and the Industrials
snonded to heavy short covering In
the lnte trading Sales opproxlmat-
ed 1,150,000 shares,
20,000 Dead Rats Testify to Skill
- of Pretty Professional Pied Pipers
Two younR and pretty modern "Pied Pipers," are endeavoring
to rid the U. S. of rats. Enthusiastic about their jobs, which are
among the strangest held by women, Helen Caldwell (left) of
Huntington, W. Va., and Anna' Wright of Portsmouth, Va work
with health authorities in various cities, in scientific campaigns
against rodents. In Marysville, where they began their California
campaign, they disposed of 20,000 in six days. The work has tin
Approval of the U. S. department of agriculture.
HUMAN
BUTCHER
PAYS PENALTY
AT GUILLOTINE
HANOVER. Germany, April 15.
iJlxt A uu,w.ti t swl Hcnuu "T inn irnfltv
gentlemen, but hard though it may
be, 1 want to dio as n man."
With these words, Fritz Haarmnnn;
Hanover butcher, convicted of tho
murder of 26 boys and men stepped
to tho 'guillotine early this morning
and a moment later his head was sov-
orod from his body. Ho was pale
and norvous, but ho maintained his
bravado.
In accordanco with German law,
twelvo highly respected citizens wore
chosen as official witnesses.
When llaarmann, garbed In n grey
prison uniform und handcuffed, faced
the Judges and witnesses ho nervous
ly changed from ono leg to tho other
and blinked Incessantly, but other
wlso showed no emotion. Ho listened
in silence as the prosecuting attorney
repeated the sentenco and tho. agree
ment of tho Judges to execution of
the verdict.
Only as the curtain before tho guil
lotine was withdrawn did tho realiza
tion of death seem to dawn on him
nnd for an Instant ho appeared to bo
paralyzed. But. as tho death bell
sounded he pulled himself together,
and in a few unemotional words
acknowledged himself guilty nnd
ready to have tho sentenco executed,
adding that ho felt sorry for his
actions. A few moments later the
blade was dropped.
The Noted Dead
TACOMA, April IB. W. H. Paul-
hamim, preniclfiit of tho Wotttorn
WashinBton Fair association, died at
his home In Sumner at ten o clock
last nlsht.
Tho cause of death was pernicious
anomla. Paulhamus had neon In poor
hen 1th for months hut became seri
ously ill shout six weeks ago.
Mr. Paulhanius was elected from
Pierce county to the state senatte In
1906 and served in the sessions or
1907. 909 and 1911 In the last ses
sion of his service heinR elected presi
dent of tho senate. Ho was success
ful In securlnK the rc-estnhllHhment
of the western Vahlnton experi
ment station of the state college near
Puyallup, which had heen closed for
some time, also tho soldiers home
colony at Orting.
Ho was a candidate for the norm
nation for governor on the proKres-
alve ticket In 1912 although he did
not make a campaign. Last year ho
filed at the last moment, for the re
publican nomination for- governor,
and ran third among eight candi
dates. .
SAN FRANCISCO, April 15.
Henry A. Jastro, Bakersfield, for
mer president of the National Llvo
stork association, dietf at the Palaco
hntrl here today after an Illness of
two montns.
Dr. Jastro was president, of the
National Livestock association five
times. His association with tho firm
oCarr and Haggin, predecessors of
the Kern County (Cal.) Land com
pany gave blm control over' 4fi0,000
acres of laffil In California; 610,000
n-es In New MexK-o; 225,000 acres
i W nn nrm in Ari
zona. He came to California from
Germany wheQ 13 yean old.
MOTHER FAINTS
CHICAGO, April 15. Mao Cunning
ham, only surviving daughter of Mrs.
"ma uunnniRiiam, cnargou at i,rown
Point, Ind., today with tho murder by
poisoning of her son Wultor, who died
in 1923, complained today of numbness
UL nuu u" '"
blood test, lieutenant William L.ang
of the state's attorney's otfico an-
nounced today.
CROWN POINT, Ind., April 15.
(By the Associated Pross.) A war
rant charging Mrs. Anna Cunningham
of (Inry with tho niurdnr of her son.
Walter, who died In VM3, by iiolaon
ing, was issued today by Justice of
the I'eaco N. H. Kemp. When served
with tho warrant In tho county Jail hy
Sheriff Hcnjamln II. Strong, Mrs.
Cunningham fainted.
Tho affidavit was signed by Hay-
mond Minns, a Jail attnndnnt In the
office of County Prosecutor August
Bremer, who earlior had announced
that murdor charges would be placed
against Mrs. Cunningham as a result
of the Investigation inU tho deaths of
her husband and four children within
n six-year period. She is expected to
ho arraigned tomorrow bclore Judgo
Martin J. Smith of tho Lake county
criminal court, sitting as an oxamln-
lng magistrate.
E
.EUGENE, Ore., April 16. A warm
rain, which ended a touch of spring
which lingered for moro than a week,
fell during tho night here. In the
early morning hours the showers
turned to a heavy downpour. Ear
lier In tho night lightning flashed for
a few minutes.
Today tho ruin was still falling in
termittently. Far mors are well
pleased with the rain.
PENDLETON, Ore., April 15.
Rain fell here last night and today
there is promise of moro with the
skies overcast and heavy. The pre
cipitation was sufficient to provo a
boon both to tho rapidly growing
wheat and tho range grass, which
has been suffering some from lack of
moisture. .
BEND, Ore., A prill 5. Tho first
electric storm of the season visited
Bend last night followed by a heavy
rain. The rain continued intermit -tentty
throughout the night and
early morning.
ROHEBCRO, Ore., April 1 5.
Starting about midnight last night, a
heavy rain fell untlS a. m. when the
local' weather bureau recorded .85
lnrh tit nrorioitrttfon durlns the five
hours i9rlod. Rain falling In s!wers
until 10 a. m. brought the total up to
.60 ofn inch.
Judge Refuses to
Grant Divorce On
Grounds of "Golf"
CHICAGO. April 15. "Golf
widowhood" was unsuccessfully i
pleaded today as grounds for
divorce. Tho petitioner said her
husband, though a hopeless
"duffer" with a wretched drlvo.
4 spent most of his tlmo on the 4
links.
"llolf Is not yet grounds for
a divorce." ruled Judgo Joseph
.1. Kabalh In denying the pell-
Hon. "It would bo n dangerous
nrecedent I play golf myself."
S.
FAMOUS ARTIST
American Portrait Painter Dies
Suddenly After Working On
Portrait of Princess Mary
and Viscount Lascelles
About to Sail Home.
LONDON, Aprl 15. (Ry tho As
sociated Press)) John Sargent, the
noted artist, died suddenly at Ills
homo In Chelsea this morning. Mr.
Sargent suffered a stroke at tliroo
o'clock and diod fow hours later.
John Singer Sargent, probably ono
of the best known portrait painters
of reeent times, was born In Flor
ence, Italy, In 1850, the son of Dr.
Fltzwillinin S. Sargent, Boston phy
clnn nnd author.
With tho exception of nntno half
dozen visits to tho United States, the
last of them in 192.1, ho has niiidn
! his homo in European capitals and
since 1884 had lived In London.
Ono of his host known nortraltH
fs tliat of Theodore JtnoHcvclt.
Sir Philip Kassoon was tho first
caller at tho Sargent homo aftor tho
painters death became known. Sir
'hlllp drovo to tho artist's resldonco
in his motor car nnd left a floral
tribute. Sargent had Intended to ex
hibit at tho Royal academy exhibition
opening early in May, and a number
of his paintings were taken from the
houso last week to bo shown at Bur
lington houso, whero tho exhibition
will he mado.
Tho noted Amorlcan nrtlst had been
In good health and was at work on
a picture as late na laat night. Ho
had hooked passago on a steamer
sailing for tho United states on Fri
day to complete his aecoratlvo work
In tho Boston museum of fine arts.
Sargent's last work, upon which ho
had been laboring recently and which
death loaves uncompleted, Is a paint
ing of Princess Mary and hor hus
band. Viscount Lascelles. Only yes
terday they sat two hours for him In
his Tito street studio.
KILLS HIMSELF
MARSHFIELD. Ore.. April 16.
Silas Richards, 52, Mnrshfleld resi
dent, shot himself through the head
this morning whllo his wife and sev
eral relatives wero near, tho police
rej)orted. He was rushed to a hospi
tal, but diod at noon. Ho had boon
despondent for some time owing to
in tiutihn, said members of his family,
ifcHtdca his widow, ho Is survived
by ten children, seven of whom uro In
Marshfield.
Passing of the Larly
Pioneer
PORTLAND, Oro., April 15. Mrs.
Mary A. Uoulo, who was born In Ore
gon City, February 6, 1853, dloU early
today at tier home here. Mrs. Houlo
was a daughter of Captain William K.
Thomas, a pioneer of 1851, and one
of thn first shipbuilders on tho
Wlllamctto and Columbia rivers.
WIFE "OF BARBER,
01
SARGENT
D ES IN LONDON
HAIR-IONIC KING, WANTS DIVORCE
DEH MOINES. Iowa. April 15.
Ufcnlling.the dfiy when nhe sold hair
tonic from hou.e to noting to aid her
husband in bulb) ing up a business
t-it since yAh made him a millionaire
Mrs. Lettle Fitch,. wife of F. W. Fitch,
filed suit for divorce here today and
obtained a court order attaching
stock In th Fitch inufacturlng
company to guarantee 20,000 tem
NO. 21
U.S.A. FLEET
Mightiest Armada Ever As
sembled Under American
Flag, Steams Through Gol
den Gate to 'War' Thous
ands Cheer Inspiring Spec
tacleBattle Line 25 Miles
SAN FRANCISCO. April 15. (By
the Associated Press) Tho grand
fleet mightiest concentration of sea
power, over asembled under the flag
of the United States steamed out
today to "war" across tho broad Ta
cifie. Through tho Golden Gato and into
tho ocean tho fighting ships of tho
nation inovod exactly as they would
proceed if their mission of captur
ing tho Island of Oahu, chief of tho
Hawaiian group, and tho country's
western outpost of defense, were real
instead of imaginary.
Kadlo sllenco and "darkened ship"
wero to bo maintained on all units
as soon as the last vessel filed out
of the gate.
Tho assemblage 172 vessels of all
classes In a procession estimated to
bo 26 miles In length: was a spec
taclo as impressive and imposing as
was tho floot'H arrival on April 5.
Tho hills that crown tho bay wore
dotted with thousands of residents
of tho region who gathered, to bid
farewell to the guardians of the
country's coasts.
At tho request of Admlrnl S. 8.
Hoblson, commander In chief of the .
battle fleet, who la directing tho at
tack on Oahu, army authorities dis
patched a squadron of airplanes out
sido tho Golden Gato on reconnais-
i sanco to ascertain whether any
"enemy" submarines were lying . in
ambush outside tho harbor ana
awaiting tho fleet.
As would bo the case in war, mo
long concentration of the nation a
mightiest arms of defense was led
bv tho mine sweeper force of the
fleet, reinforced by the mine sweep
ers of the twelfth naval district,
which returned later to port.
Tho sweepers combed the bay and
proeeoded past tho Golden Gato,
whoro they spread out In a hugo riro
anil cleared tho sea ovor tho path
followed by the fleet "In order that
all mines laid by tho enemy, might
bo collected without damaging . tho
concentration units."
Thon came the destroyors, long,
lean-bodied greyhounds of the foot,
cruisers, armored .und light, some
of them with a sped of 33 knots
which makes them among the fast-,
est craft afloat.
followed then the ships of tho
truln, known as the fleet base force,
the less romantic, but highly im
portant auxiliaries, such as hospital,
repair, supply ships, collieries, tugs
and tankers.
Then came tho prldo of the fleot
tho backbone of tho navy the bat
tleships tho squat, wide-beamed
bulldogs of tho sea. Serene, indif
ferent und unruffled by the stir their
appearance created among tho crowd
of spectators, tho floating fortresses,
each an armored, bristling houso of
steel,, steamed slowly out to sea. -
Prospector Cashes
a Big Gold Nugget
At Portland Bank
I'OHTLANn, Ore., April 15.
4 A gold nugget tipping tho scales 4
at moro than four ounces, pen-
4 nywelght, has bocn received by
tha United BtnteB National bank
of Portland for conversion Into
ensh for a customor In eastern
Oregon. Tho nugget was said
to havo been found In placor
operations last season on Pine 4
creek, Jn Baker county,
Managua Volcano Kruptrt.
MANAGUA. Nicaragua, April 15.
Tho eruption of tho volcano Omo
tcpo In the Lake Nicaragua, Is show
oring aHhes upon nonrby agricultu
ral districts and ruining tho crops.
Dischargee of lava were flowing
from the crater today.
WHO MADE
porary alimony. Sho seeks a total
alimony of $17r..non.
Mrs. Fiti'h df-Hared It was she who
conceived the Idea of manufacturing
barber supplies.
Sho alleges that Mr. Fitch estab
lished residence In Reno early this
year with a view to divorcing her
under the Nevada laws.
Mr. Fitch Is charged with crueltyf
They were married in 1892.
SAILS AWAY
FOR HAWAII