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140 KILLED
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mm
Death List in Sofia Cathedral
Outrage Grows to Appaling
Proportions 30 Women
and Children Among Those
Slain Country in Uproar
Troops Called.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, April 17. (By
Associated PresH.) Latest figures
tshow that 140 persons. Including
twenty women, nnd ten children were
killed in the explosion of an Infernul
machine in the cathedral of Sveti
Krai during the funeral of General
Georghieff yesterday. Six generals
and thirty other officers were among
those killed. ,
Sofia today was in a state of fer
ment, the greatest excitement pre
vailing. Martial law has been pro
claimed throughout tho country while
the military authorities have ordered
a curfew established, the streets to
be cleared at 7:30 p. m.
Although all members of the gov
ernment were present at the funeral
services in the cathedral none was
seriously injured. Premier Tzankoff
was one of those injured but was able
to preside over a cabinet meeting
during Its emergency session today.
General Georghieff whose funeral
was being held when the explosion
occurred was assassinated In the
street here Tuesday night. Tho nssas
slnatlon closely followed un attempt
upon the life of King . Boris as he
wus motoring near Sofia.
The bomb apparently. was detonat
ed by clockwork mechanism. It had
been concealed under the roof in the
southern part of the cathedral and
spent most of its force , upon the
crowd in that part of the edifice.
In addition to the large number of
fatalities, it is estimated That about
200 persons were wounded. Upon
learning of the disaster the king lm7
mediately went to the scene.
The director of tho central prison
was assassinated In the street here
today, but otherwise there were no
disturbances last night or this morn
ing in either Sofia or the provinces.
Passengers on trains are being
searched rigorously. Citifeens are en
rolling and forming patrols to main
tain order under tho direction of the
war minister, General Voulkoff.
!.' PORTLAND, Ore., April 17. A
proposal by Carl D. Shoemaker, re
tiring manager of the state fish com
mission, made in behalf of B. M.
Jties. to turn over to the county ana
the forestry service part of a tract
of land at Eagle Creek on the Co
lumbia river highwny, purchased by
Kles and ussoclates from the flsll
commission in May, 1P24, for a con
sideration of $4,000, should be re
jected "as being wholly inadequate
and unfair to tho people of Ore
gon," suys a report prepared by
County Commissioner Taft, one of
the members of the committee ap
pointed by the coim: board to in
vestigate the transfer of the tract
to private ownership.
Taft said that Roadmaster Buck,
Another member of the committee,
flould sign the .report.
"Asthmatic Leans Too
Far From Window and
Stalls 3 Stories to Death
I,OS ANGELES, April 17. Charles
Smith, 66, an asthmatic, usually found
temporary relief from restricted
breathing by raising his window and
leaning far out over the sill, but this
, morning he leaned too far and fell
three stories to his death, neighbors
told police who answered an ambu
lance call. Smith died on the way to
the hospital. i
SHOEMAKER'S PLAN
c DECLARED UNJUST
CONVICTED WOLF OF LA SALLE ST.
REPORTED DYING. FLEES WITH CASH
LOS ANGELES. April 17 John W.
Worthlngton. "wolf of LaSalle street."
Chicago, believed to be dying here
as he faces a peflltentiary term fol
lowing his conviction In the cast of
fraudulent operations, disappeared
today when fresh charges of embez
zlement were laid against him by the
Los Angeles district atorney's office.
The Indictment was Issued by t
Los. Angeles district attorney's ofe
where was alleged that WorinV
Babe Ruth Rallies
From Operation; Will
Be in Bed 2 Weeks
NEW YORK, April 17. With
the removnl of an abscess from
Babe Ruth's buck this morning.
I 4 physicians honed that the home
4 run hitter's condition would
improve more rapidly than it
has since his return to New
4 York last week.
''The operation was success-
ful," said a statement Issued at
St. Vincent's hospital after Kuth
r had been returned to his room.
"and the patient Is resting
well." 1
The Babe was on the operat-
1 inn table for twenty minutes.
I Dr. Edward King said Huth
would not be nble to leave the
fr hospital for two weeks.
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KLAMATH FALLS
RAHRQAD' VEIO
Mayor Goddard Refuses to
Sign Resolution Giving 0.,
C. and E. Exclusive Fran
chiseHot Battle. Is Ex
pected Monday.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., April 17.
Another drama in the fight for
railroad supremacy in Klamath coun
ty was staged here today when Mayor
Fred R. Goddard made public an
nouncement of his veto of a resolu
tion adopted by the city council Mon
day night wherein it was sought to
grant nn exclusive franchise to the
Oregon, California and Eastern rail
way to cross Sixth street to its Klam
ath Falls terminal. In his veto mes
sage to the council, which was filed
with tho city recorder, Mayor God
dard points out that "the effect of
this resolution is to bottle up the
town on behalf of the O. C. and E. so
that other roads trying to build to
our city could only do so under the
most adverse conditions."
It is further pointed out in the veto
message that the city chui-ler speci
fies that any railroad grant or fran
chise must be embodied In the form
of an ordinance, but that the council,
disregarding this provision, simply
rfdopted a resolution without setting
forth any of the conditions under
which the crant hail been made.
One pnjision of the resolution
which met with executive disapproval
was that which stated that the O. C.
and E. would not be compelled to put
In overhead crossings until such time
as other railroads entering the city
should likewise be compelled to do so.
Tho action of Mayor Goddard in
vetoing the resolution is expected to
precipitate a torrid council meeting
next Monday night, as attorneys for
the railroad are contending that the
mayor was without authority in veto
ing the resolution.
E'
HIS FIGHT FOR SEA!
DENVER, Colo., April 17. Judge
Ben B. Lindsey of Denver's Juve
nile court, retains the bench seat he
has held for more than 20 years.
Judge Julian H. Moore ruled in dis
trict court today In throwing out
the election contest suit brought by
Royal R. Graham, defeated candi
date for the office.
Moil Plane Arrives Chicago
CHICAGO. April 17. Tho air mail
plane making the test flight from
New Orleans to Chicago with letters
and registered mall valued at up
wards of $3,000,000 landed at the
Maywood flying field here about 4:26
o'clock tonight where It made con
nections with the trans-continental
air mall service.
James G. Love was among the busi
ness visitors in the city today from
Central Point.
FURORE
OVER
ton hnd backed Hnmue! F. P-nlontlne
and company of Los Angelfs with
$25,000 frorth of stolen bonds, be
lieved to have been part of the loot
of a Chicago mail robbery
It wan charged in the comprint In
which Bnlcntlne of the brokerage
llrm also was nnmed, that Worthlng
ton and Balentii had engaged In a
bond Juggling conspiracy here hich
had resulted in the embezzlement by
them of 150,000,
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REMOVAL OF
BEN OORRIS
IS DEPLORED
Local Sportsmen at Annual
Banquet Regret Discharge
of Lane County Man, But
Extend Good Wishes to His
Successor State Game
Officials Are Queried.
Near the end of the annual banquet
ot the Jackson County Game Protec
tive association here last night at the
Hotel Medford, attended by several
hundred sportsmen. Including delega
tions from Klamuth Falls, Koseburg,
Grants Pass, Portland, Ashland and
all the other sections of this county,
nn attempt was made by R. J. Kirk-
wood, president of the Multnomah
Anglers' and Hunters' club, to put the
state game commissioners present on
record regarding the removal of Ben
Dorris of Eugene from the commission
by Governor Pierce.
Mr. Kirkwood, after calling atten
tion to the fact that the majority of
members of the state game commis
sion were present, asked that these
members go on record as to whether
the governor's removal of Dorris from
the commission meant a change in
the commission's policies; whether It
means a coming change in the em
ployes of that body, particularly with
reference to Captain A. 13, Uerghduff,
stnto game warden.
Euch member, noticeably .embar
rassed and rather evasive, answered
in brief as follows:
Answers Are Evasive.
James Clifford of Prairie City,
president of the state commission:
"So far as I know there are no con
templated changes."
J. Moloney of Pendleton: "Tho
matter has not peon discussed form
ally by the commission or its Indivi
duals, and therefore I am not in a
IKisition to say as to the future course
in this regard."
R. W. Price of Portland: "It was
a surprise to me as well ns to all of
you. I am not interested in indivi
duals, but only 1n the best interests
of fish and game."
Earlier in the banquet President
Clifford had referred; to the Dorris
incident, which was uppermost In the
minds of the assemblage, as Dorris is
very popular with southern Oregon
sportsmen, but the tonstmnster, Paul
Scherer, kept the subject well under
wraps throughout. The other ' two
cdmmlssion members in their formal
speeches avoided any reference to the
subject.
The banqueters in the name of the
Jackson County Association of Sports
men unanimously adopted a resolution
praising the valuable work of Dorris
on the state game commission, and
stating that his "unexpected removal
from offico is a distinct loss to Ore
gon's sportsmen and the state in
general."
Other outside speakers at the ban
quet included Rodney Macleay of
Portland, the cannery man operating
on the lower Rogue river; Lloyd
Crocker, representative of the Rose
burg Sportsmen's organization; Wil
fred Allen, the Grants Pass editor and
representative of the Josephine county
sportsmen: Dr. W. J. Boyd, president
of the Klamath county sportsmen'B
Jjody, and R. J. Kirkwood, president
of ' the Multnomah Anglers' and
Hunters' club of Portland.
Closing the banquet with a verit
able scenic and educative treat was
the presentation of movlnB pictures
np mitrinnr life and fish and game of
'(Oregon by Otto Jones, education di
rector of the. stato fish and game com
mission. Best Banquet Ever Held.
In general the -banquet, although
there have been a number of notable
banquets In past years, was the most
Interesting and best all-around ban
quet in local sportsmen history. In
cluding such an appetizing and plenti
ful food repast that President Clifford
in his main sieech felt called upon to
"congratulate the hotel manager for
serving such a great meal for $1 a
plate."
The onlv untoward Incident was the
insult offered Wilfred Allen, the
Grants Pass newspaper man, by Paul
Scherer, the new president of the
association and presiding as toast
master, introducing Mr. Allen as a man
who "looked somewhat like Arthur
Perry." This . unexpected affront to
an honored banquet guest from a
neighboring city who has hitherto en
joyed an unimpeachable reputation,
was generally regretted by the local
banqueters.
This was the only bad breakmade
by the new president, who otherwise
gave promlBe with years of later ex
perience of becoming a polished and
clever presiding officer.
Another notable feature of last night
was that It was probably the 'only
banquet In the history of the world
where a toastmaster seven or eiwht
feet tall felt so small In the presence
of the great assemblage that In order
to be seen when he opened the ban
quet, mounted his chair at the
speakers' table.
Monument for James Berrii.
The sportsmen present paid tribute
to 4iromemory of tlitir former mem-
(Continued on page fgJjr
Beautiful Children of Ex-Empress Zita Who Have
Suffered Many Hardships in Short Lives in Exile:
S
Above is n recent photograph of
the sons and daughters or exliliii-
press Z.lta of Austria. These eight
children of the late Kins Chariot
HARVARD. PAPFR
IS SUPPRESSED'
BY CITHOLICE
Lampoon Ordered' Off All the
Newsstands , By Cambridge
Police Burlesque Picture
of Washington Crossing the
Delaware Cause of Action.
CAMBRIDGE, Mfss., April 17 Tho
latest issue of the Harvard Lampoon,
college humorous publication, was
ordered removed from all local news
stands by the police today nnilur
threat of prosecution If sales were
made. The Issue is a burlesque of a
weekly news magazine nnd the use of
the American flag on the front page
Is offensive,-the police say.
The front page design to which the
police took exception includes a bur
lesque picture of Washington crossing
the Delaware. Washington Is shown
with a hatchet In his right lmiid while
his left is held in the pose made
familiar by prints of Napoleon.
The flag is held by one of the eight
men with Washington in the boat.
Another is shown about to hurl a
snowball. In the bow a man is seen
shoving a boat hook into a shark's
mouth and in the stern a fourth Is
Bmoking a pipe and reading a news
paper. On the port side a man with
a landing net is salvaging a bottle
from the river and on the starboard
another Is feeding lump sugar to a
polar bear.
On the shore of the Delaware Is a
sign reading:
"Welcome to Trenton.. Board of
Trade." :
Daily Report on
the Crime Wave
SACRAMENTO, Cat., April 17.
H . J. Lltzberg, a cfothing merchant
In the west end of Sacramento, was
shot and killed by one of two ban
dits early today when he grappled
with one bandit as the pair-were
holding up Lltstberg's partner In tho
store. Tho slayers escaped.
Shortly after tho killing the police
began working on the theory thut
the two bandits wero Frank Halt
and Joseph Tanko, recently escaped
murderers from San Quentln prison.
The theory was based on tho fact
that the description of the slayers
appeared to tally with those of the
convicts and also of the fact that
Lltzberg was slain with a rifle which
was carried away by the bandits.
The escaped convicts have been re
ported to carry a rifle.
Mary Pickford Loses'
a Diamond Bracelet;
' Film Fans Suspected
4
HOLLY WOOD, Cal., April 17.
Police and private detectives
are searching today for a platl-
num bracelet reported lost by
4 Mary Pickford. The screen star
said she believed tho ormanment, H
which was Hot with 36 diamonds 4
4 and valued at nhnut $5000. fell 4
4 or was takrn from hor wrist at a 4
4 recent huniw. Hnuvenir hunt- 4
4 Ing film fans are sUHpected. 4
4 4
Kalrm Man Is Named
8ALEM, fQti., April 16. Charles
A. Park of Hnhm was yesterday re
appointed by state board of con
trolfut a member of the state board
of horticulture tor the second district.
huvo seen ninny harrlHhtpa. living
I tlrsl In exile with their father uni
since his death having beun bur-,
feted aldng the ways of charity.
10
DEATH IN FIRE
Five Members of One Fam
ily Perish When Frame
Building in Coos Bay City
Burns Business Firms Suf
ferLoss Over $50,000.
MAItSHFIKLD, Oro., April -17,
Five members of one family were
burned to death In a fire which de
stroyed a frame building hero this
morning.
The dead: II. II. IIopps, 62; Mm.
fHopps, Gf; Vernon IIopps, 17; Huth
II op j)s, 13; Herman Hgpps, 10.
The bodies were burned beyond
recognition. The victims were appar
ently suffocated before the fire.
Hopps came here two years, ago
from Floronco, Ore., where another
daughter, Mrs. H. M. Peterson, re
sides. The family camo originally
from New York City.
Mrs. Henry Hegdahl nnd hor moth
er, Mrs. Watson, were Injured when
they leaped from tho window. Mrs.
Watson Is In a critical condition.
The lower floor of the building
housed business concerns, Including
tho Broadway cafe, where the blaze Is
believed to have started. The Marsh
fieM grocery store was completely de
stroyed and tho Going Furniture com
pany suffered heavy loss. The total
loss was estimated at $50,000.
f-Hopps worked until nine o'clock
Inst, night at the Nicholson phar
macy, doing some special decorating
In the new store.
-Vernon was a sophmore in the
Marshfleld high school. Apparently
the family had roused as four of
the bodies were practically together.
The fifth was apparently burned in
bed.
Property damage was later esti
mated at about $75,000 with most
of the losses covered by Insurance.
The heaviest loserB were:
Harry Noble, owner of the build
ing. -
The Broadway cafe.
The Towers grocery stort.
The Broadway apartments.
The Going Furniture company suf
fered about $25,000 damage by water
and fire. '
The Coos Bay Times was en
dangered for a time as was also tho
big Motor Inn gnrage. About fifty
cars were rushed out of tho garage.
The "Daily"
Bank Robbery
EVERETT, Wash., April 17. Two
young men, apparently about 19
years old, at 10:30 this morning held
up tho State bank of MuryHvllle, ten
miles north of here, and obtained
$2000 In currency. They escaped by
automobile and are now believed to
he In tho Getchell district, northeast
of Marysvllle. Posses are trying to
corner them.
Wall Street Report
NEW YORK, April 17. The cloning
was firm. Bullish movements In the'
motor Issues featured the late trading,
Maxwell Motors K twine pushod up
flv( points adn Mack Truck four.
Stock prlcfs made Irregular recov
eries today with buying Influenced by
higher grain prices and a resumption
of pool operations In the motor issues.
InveBtmentrails developed a strong
undertone but many Industrials were
reactionary an a result of the declining
tendency of 'basic commodity prices.
Total sales approbated 1,200,000
shares. q
FIV BURNED
MARSHFIELD
Muriel Vanderbilt
Engaged to Marry
Ex-Harvard Athlete
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NEW YORK, April 17. The
engagement of Miss Muriel
Vanderbilt, 25 year old heircus,
to Frederic Cameron Church of
Boston, Insurance broker and
former Harvard athlete, was
4 announced today.
Miss Vanderbilt
Is a great
granddaughter of
Commodore 4
Vanderbilt and a granddaughter 4
of tho late Senator James Fair. 4
Her father .is a well known 4
sportsman and her mother is 4
the owner of a racing stable 4
headeU by Sarazen. 4
Mr. Church, who In 27, Is a 4
member of a prominent and 4
4 wealthy Lowell, Mass., family. 4
4 He was graduated from Har- 4
V vard In lJ20. 4
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M. CAILLAUX IS
STORM CENTER
NEWCABI.NET
New Finance Minister, Exiled
for Alleged Treason During
War to Be Opposed By
Poincare New Cabinet
Not Expected to Last Long.
PARIS, April 17. (By the Asso
ciated Press) Rarely has a French
cabinet been so difficult to form as
that completed by Paul Painleve to
succeed the fallen Iferrlot ministry.
Several times during the negotla
tMns the task appeared quite 1m
poaalblo, but M. Painleve persevered
and was able to submit the follow
ing list:
President of the council and min
ister of war, M. Painleve.
Foreign minister, Aristldo Brland.
Financo, Joseph Catllaux.
Justice, , and vice-president of the
council, Jules Steeg.
Public Instruction, Anatolo deMon-
zle.
Interior, A. Schrameck.
Commerce, Charles Chaumet.
Marino, Emllo Borol.
Colonies, Andre Hesse.
Agriculture, Jean Durand, v
Public works, Pierre .Laval.
Labor, Antolne Durafour.
Pensions, Louis Anterlou.
The main obstacle In forming the
ministry was the divergence between
Catllaux and Brland. The latter
wanted Louis Loucheur to be a mom
ber of tho cabinet, but M. Loucheur
was not In agroomont with Catllaux
on various questions and hesitated
a long timo. Then he accepted tly
portfolio of commerce, only to
change his mind at the last moment
and abstain.
The two former premiers' also are
represented as being by no means
of one mind regarding a financial
policy. Altogether, tho opinion ex
pressed In political circles is that
the ministry's life will be about oa
difficult ns its birth and it will not
be a long one.
The new cabinet will command
about the same majority In the
chamber of deputies as the outgoing
cabinet but It cannot count on so
cialist support for when the socialist
party endorsed M. Herrlot during his
promiership , it reserved the right
to ; withdraw Its support whenever
this appears necessary.
M. Briand's handling of the rnll
road strike when premier in 1910 in
curred him the bitter enmity of the
socialists.
In the senate the ministry will
meet with considerable opposition,
owing principally to the appointment
of ' M. Cnlllaux. Former Premier
Pojncare, on learning of Caillaux's
appointment Is reported to have ex
claimed:
"Caillaux Is a challenge to the sen
ate." i
Will Hunk Klu-lk Snlil
' CONSTANTINOPLE, April 17.
Sheik Hnld, leader of the Kurdish
rebels who was captured at Chodj on
Wednesday, today was sentenced to
be hangeif. Ho will bo taken to An
gora for execution along with several
of his chief followers, suys an Ex
change Telegraph message.
OIL BOOM TOWN STARTS TO MOVE
LAVOYR, Wyo., April 17.LnVoye
tho little oil town whone right to
Its pl.e on Wyoming's m;ip recently
.was denied by a fed r nil court, to
day meekly tlared Fir the end ot
Its earthly existence, tn accordance
with the mandate of the law that
the townspeople, numbering almost
1800, who were held In trespass on
LaVoye's site because the Ohio OH
company holds a government lease
on the soil, were deliberating plans
for dismantling buildings and homes
U.S. SENATOR
RULED
I H OhVJCASE
Senator Burton K. Wheeler
Fails in Effort to Have Evi
dence of Former Employee
Ruled Out Senator Walsh
Fights Hard for Client
Many Permits Taken Out.
, GREAT FALLS, Mont., April 17.
(By Associated Press.) The first evl- 1
dence touching directly on tho Indict
ment which charges Senator Burton
K. Wheeler of Montana with appear
ing on behalf of a client before the
department of the Interior after his
election to the senate, was read Into
the record at the Montana senator's
trial hero today.
James MacGowan, former employe
of Gordon Campbell, Montana oil
operator, for whom Senator Wheeler
Is accusod, of appearing, told on the'
witness stand of encouraging several
persons to take out applications for
oil prospering leases. He said many
of these applications were left blank.
When MncGowan was called to the
stand all other witnesses tn the case
were excused from the court room by
Judge Dietrich on the motion ot W.
F. O'Leary of defense counsel.
MacGowan said he was employed
by Campbell for two years, beginning
In June 1920. District Attorney John
L. Slattery then asked him If he had
lnducod many persons to take out
permits and assign them to Campbell.
I "1 object, said Senator Walsh and
his contention.
I Mr. Slattery then told the court
that-he expected to show that the de
fense obtained the blank permits for
assignment to Campbell. .
VWo object again," snld , Senator
Walsh. '
"That Is the substance of another
indictment in another court which we
shall moet later."
Judge Dietrich however, held that
the government need not be ham
pered In this case by the Indictment
Un the other court and permitted Mac
Gowan to tell of other permits which
were made assignable at Campbell's
suggestion.
American
At Now York. R. H. B.
Washington 6 9 1
Now York 1.10 0
Battorlen: Ruether and Ruel:
Shawkey, FranclB, H. Johnson and
O'Neill. ,
At Detroit. R. II. E.
Chlcngo 3 11 3 i
Detroit 9 18 0
UatterlCH: Blankennhlp, Lyona,
Connally. Manfium, Ash and Schulk,
CrouHe; Dausa and Basuler.
At Philadelphia. R. It. E.
Ronton 4 6 1
Philadelphia 1 7 0
Batteries: Qutnn and Plcinlch;
GroveH, Walherg and Cochrane. .'
Called In fifth inning, rain.
At St. Louis. R. H. E.
Cleveland 1 6 0
Bt. Louis 0 4 0
Batteries: Shaute and Myatt; Gas
ton and Dixon.
National
At Boston. , R. H. E.
New York 2 9 0
Boston 0 ' 4 1
Batteries: Dean and Devlne; Gen
wlch, Graham, Marquard and Gibson.
At Chlcogo. R. II. E.
Pittsburg 0
Chicago '9 13 1
Batteries: Morrison, Koupal, b8on
gcr and Goo'ch; Kauffman and Ilurt
nett. c'lIICAGO. April 17. Gabby Hart
nett, Cubs' catcher, smashed out his
fourth home run In three days today,
driving the ball Into the bleachers in
the third inning of the Chlcago-Pitts-burg
game.
T
; and for moving all they founded,
, heroj In the frantic oil rush of 1920.
j The h tim let ' business leaders, at
' an Impromptu meeting last night,
voted almost unanimously Its de
cision to abide with fhe law's decree.
The doclsion was a surprise, for on
March 6. last, when Federal Judge
T. Blake Kennedy ordered the m
habltants to vacate within sixty days,
there was a hostile feeling of re
sentment and an almost unanimous
sentfcnent to resist the ouster
I BASEBALL SCORES