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O MW5F?RDi. OT?F,f!ONT, FriTD'AY? MAY 3, 1023 ' MEDF8RB mift fltTBUS, BABY HOME KEEPER HELD FOR CRUELTY ' NEW YORK, May S (Ry tho Ahho olated Press.) A lOmonthsold boy Inmate of a baby hospital, tho prop rietor of which, Mib. Helen Aimuste Uelspn-Volk, is held In JM.OiMJ bail for HlleKed baby substitution, illcd toiluy after havinK been removed to another liospltul An autopsy was ordered by the city authorities, who said they had received reports that numerous infants consigned to the woman's care hud died of malnutrition. AKents of the Society for the Pre tention of Cruelty to Children said var'ous nurses who had been employed In the place informed them that as r.any as 12 Infants hud died similarly in one month. Mrs. Gelsen-Volk, who is to be ex amined tomorrow, was arrested on Complaint of William Angorer of tho Bronx,- who charged her with having substituted a 4-monthsold child for his lO monthsold son, Stephen. The Angerer child was placed In the woman's charge last Kebiuary after Angerer's wife had suffered a nervous breakdown. Child welfare officials and attnohes of the. district attorney's office who Inspected the hospital said they found 13 Infants and five older .children there under the caro of one nurse and a servant girl, who served as cook. Although a card index system listed the names and other data of 15 chil dren, the officials said it was Impos sible to Identify any of the Inmates as no identification cards had been at tached to them. For this reason, they said, the child who died today could not be identified. They said they found that a number of the Infant inmates were suffering from various ailments and that others displayed unmistakable Bigns of mal nutrition. Assistant District Attorney White said the charge against tho woman probably would be changed to homicide. T MOTHER VICTIM OF POISON PLOT SET PRECEDENT IN LIQUOR CHICAGO, May . (My Associated I'renK.) A letter hearing the signa ture of Mrs. Marie Unburn of Huiih tfiii, Texas, and alleging that William N. McClintock believed that IiIh moth i cr, Mrs. Kininu. Nelnon McClintock j had been poisoned. 1m in the pohnch Hfun of Chief Justice Olson of the I municipal court. The juilKe waH the moving force In the coroner'M inmieMt at which ver dicts were returned by the coroner'n Jury holding that William l. Shep herd, young Mct'llntock s foster fath er, had murdered him by typhoid Inoculation, alno had Kin in .Mrs. Mc Clintock sixteen yearn ago by the ad mlniHtration of poison. The coroner's Jury also reeom mended that Shep herd's wife will be held ua an accom plice In both case. The writer aid in the letter that she had Keen "Hilly" MeClintock 'in Chicago In -1320 and 1921. The writer said: "1 wan formerly Mrs. If. 11. Nichols," adding that ahe wan dangerously ill In a Hospital and wrote the letter t to Judge Olson against her doctor'H orders. LOW FINANCES AND PRESS COUNTS IL PAC. TREIf LORS E PHILIPPINE DAMAGE SLIGHT FUGITIVE OONVICTS , WAsnr.Vf.TOX, May 8. (By the Associated Pi-ens.)- Passing from a scries of unscheduled and harrasslng events, the convention of the Interna- nal Council of Women came to grips today with nnother perplexing situation disclosed In a report that the I council's finances are tit ebb tide. The delegates had before them the (treasurer's statement and a report by the finance committee along with rec ommendations that revenue be pro vided from additional sources. Itemoval of peace literature from among exhimlts in the convention aui tori urn basement remained a live topic of conversation, refreshed by n state ment In behalf of Mrs. Henry Villard of New York, chairman of the wo men's peace society that the exhibit was 'placed with the permission of a convention committee chairman. The publications urged total und immediate disarmament. Newppaper accounts of the conven tion were criticised by I,. S. Howe, di rector general of the Pan-American union, who addressed the delegates last night. The press In "Washington, he said, "in an unfortunate attempt to he wit ty has utterly misconstrued your larger purposes." Mrs. Carrie Chapmnn Catt described the reception of the visitors ns "In hospitable and discourteous," nnd de clared "an alopogy and an explana tion is due you." I he treasurer's report as presented today disclosed that the council has about $20 in hank on March 31, 1925 extern point In the Phi 'a pines, felt tHo tremors, the record Tfiere allow ing the shocks as of intensity four and five. The ten ; Dalaguete, Cehu pro vince, reports that a number of con crete buings there were cracked by the earthquakes. No loss of life was reporiea in any region, v SALEJM, Ore., May 8. Justice of the Peace Hrazler 0. Small set a precedent for local courts here today when he refused to accept Frank T. Kerry nnd John RonetBch of Portland as bonds inen for John Andrews, Lester Dickson and. Henry Johimon, who are In Jail here on charges of possession of n still and manufacture of ' liquor. Small's reason for not accepting the Portland men as bondsmen was that as profeBRional bond brokers they put up ' large sums In bonds nnd conse quently their liabilities are too great. On the charge of possessing; n still Andrews, Dickson and Johnson have been, bound over to the grand jury with ball fixed at $3000 each, while on the manufacturing icharge their ball has been fixed at $1000 each. They today appealed on the latter charge from the justice to the circuit court The three men were, recently ar rested near Mount Angel by deputy sheriffs and federal prohibition agents and their still, believed to be the largest ever taken In the west, was confiscated. . Oregon News in Brief BRND, Ore., May 8. With the min imum temperature for last night down to 21 degrees above zero, ilend folk shivered and donned their overcoats, which had been discarded earlier In tho week when the minimum temper ature for the 24 hours readied as high as 44. Clear skies today gave promise of warmer weather following the cold rains of yesterday. SALEM. Ore., May 8. Wllllom S. Levins, , Btate prohibition commis sioner, has been elected by the Salem Klks to deliver the main address on the orcuslon of the laying of the cornerstone of the Klks Temple hero on Thursday evening, May 28. Le vins was district deputy grand ex alted ruler for Oregon and In Mint enpaclty dedicated the present Klkn building when It was dedicated about thirty years ago. Percy Young of Albany who is PARIS. May 8. (Hy Associated Press.) The situation in French Mo rocco, where Marshal Lyautey Is en deavoring to drive Kl-Krlm's Hlfflan invaders back into the .Spanish zone, is said In the latest dispatches to be as satisfactory as possible. The Klffians however,- are giving the French more trouble than expect ed and are reported to be receiving re inforcements,, notably on (he French left wing, which up to the present has not met with much difficulty. Tho assembling of large forees of Riffians has been observed In the re gion of Ouezzan indicating that Gen eral Col om bat's column Is likely to en counter greater opposition. ' (Ouezzan is sixty miles northeast of Fez and near the border.) . Advices from Totuan in the Spanish zone, show that the- Spanish troops are continuing to blockade the rebels and have captured several of their run voya. . ACCUSED BY GIRL BAIRD, Kas., May 8. Alexander sus miners' union, was nrrosted today on a statutory chargo. The complain- Ins witness Ib a 16-year-old tfirl who had been living nt the hnm nr Mnwna and his wife. Howutt gave bond or $1000 for nppenrance in court May 25. Tho alleged offense was , committed April 3 last. The girl was a student at a business college In Pittsburg. "There is absolutely no foundation for the charge, as will be shown when the matter comes to trial," Howutt said. now dlstrlrt grand exulted ruler for Oregon, south, will conduct the ritu alistic work at tho corner stone lay ing for the new temple and Charles R. Archurd, as chairman of the building committee will prestdo over the program. ROSEIUJRn. Ore., May 8. Walter, Louis Foard, former purser for the. Pacific Steamship company of Se-j attic who has been sought since the. first of the year by California nu-' thorltiea on' a charge of embezzle-, ment was arrested hero today by Sheriff Starmer upon receipt of a warrant from San Francisco. Foard. Sheriff Starmer says, n charged b California authorities with the em bexzlement of more than $4000 and a reward of $200 war offered by the American Surety company for his ar rest. The . man wan found residing on an Isolated farm about twenty miles west of Roach urg. He expressed a Willingness to waive extradition, the sheriff stated." , San Francisco officers havo been notified of tho arrest. j Terrorists Doomed. ' SOFIA, May S. (Hy the Associated Press.) r Bulgarlnn military courts invo passed 20 death sentences on 'nnnni tutors nun Inst the Hi ate til the ecent outrages. The nteitres have1 nil yvi u:t:n oi'i'i' l lie sentences nave i roved liy the king, they will be com- M 'isonment, ULs '''illlllli'iMNIMIMII Introducing Peter Paint He knows Paint. He knows Wall Paper. Follow his advice and you will never go wrong. WFeter rant, our ex- pert decorator, says Wm i If . f o 1 k s are re- I J A quired by law to rrfl protect their fnm- Ik I lly's health, morals mrm nnd everything, a HJ law ought to be rj .L. enacted compelling p y folks to protect I ' their property with III j paint. Wo handle J artists' supplies I J MANILA, May s. (By the Asso 'clntod Presn) A new ecrles of earth quakes huvinit their oriBin "far out in tho Pacific ocean' Hhook. Albany, Kumar and Camarines provinces this morninK. Dlnputches received from linis. Oc cidental Negroa island, report the wnarr tnorc was badly damaged Dy the temblors, preventlnK ships from: landing. a flood tide during the; day was also caused by tho shocks, I it was believed. ' ' Father Selga, director of the uureau. emphasized nts be lief that geologic disturbances in the Pacific caused the latest temblors and they were In no way connected with volcanic activity being antici pated by residents of the town of Tho fiatag lighthouse, the most QUIXCY, Cal., Mny 8. Joe Tanko and Floyd Hall, escaped murderers from Kan Quenlin -state prison, are reported to have passed through Sat-, tloy. Kierra county, about 35 miles sduthoast of here yesterday. Posses , from Sierra. Nevada, Jassen and . Plumas counties are riding the state' line in the hope of intercepting the ' suspects. ! Sattley is In tho hill country about' 20 miles from the Nevada line. Reports that the pair were believed to be hiding between Calpine and; Mohawk valley- in thfs country are also receiving the attention of the authorities. STAR MEAT MARKET SATURDAY SPECIALS Choice Beef Pot Roast ...15c Choice Shoulder Pork Roast. ..... .25c Good Bacon .30c Beef Stew WAc Choice Chickens and Rabbits Free Delivery Phone 273 WTTH MF.DFOBD TRADE W MKDFORD MAD WEATHER TO DELAY FLIGHT TO POLE OSLO. Norway. May 8. (Iy Asso ciated Press.) Dispatches from the north report unfavorable weather conditions that probably will delay for several days the attempt of Cap tain Rnoid Amundsen to fly to the I north pole. A continuous snowfall Is expected during the next few days In tho re- Klon where AmundHen expects to Btart tho dispatches said. Meanwhile the auxiliary ship Fram, one of the two ships that carry the party to the point from which the airplane da.ih to tho polo will start, Is moored in the lco between Danes Island and .Spitsbergen as ice condi tions in Seal Jlay aro not favorable' for a starting place. Physician Advises People "My wife: Buffered for years with1 stomach trouble, which did not yield ! to any treatment. She took a dose of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy lost Saturday with wondeitful results. I have practiced medicine for 20 years and never have seen anything like it before. I have recommended Mayr's Wonderful Hemedy to several i that I know need this ' treatment." It removes tho catarrhal mucous from the intestinal tract nnd allays the inflammation which causes prac tically all stomach, liver and intes tinal nil men ts, including appendi citis. One doso will convince or money refunded. At all druggists. Adv. One M ore ; Mann's Fifth Annaul SATURDAY IS THE LAST BIG DAY! One of the most successful Shirt Sales in our history Arrow, Manhattan, Greenwood Shirts 98c Regular $1.50 values. Collar attached shirts and dress shirts. $2.19 Regular $2.50 to $3.00 values. Collar attached shirts. $3.15 Regular $3.50 to $4.00 values. Arrow, Greenhood, Manhattan dress shirts and collar attached shirts. $1.59 v Collar attached and neckband shirts. Blue, tan, grey, white and stripes. $1.98 Regular $2.50 to $2.75 values. Arrow and Manhattan shirts. $4.35 Sold from $5.00 to $7.50. Silk and pongee shirts. "THE OD ;on. THE STORE' FOR EVERYBODY" 36-4-87 , MEDFORD.OREC ENTRANCE ON MAIN STREETT NEAR CENTRAL AVENUE nd It Is believed , ' 'CI IIII HUted to Hfct Imprisonment,