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v1 o 0 o o o e Medford Mail Tribune 1 Westher Year A so Precipitation I4 Minimum 18 PrcdHcllc-ii Vnsoitlctl IVolwiblo RhIii , Mnxlitmm ycHiertlny 62 Minimum to-day 40,5 I fell; Twentieth Iw wtlTrif1T fourth T4t. TWELVE PAGES MEDFORD, 0KKU0X. TIIL'K'SDAV, NOVUM MKU 12, 19i" m 201 MI FREED f - OF MURDER Old Country Doctor Who Killed Imbecile Daughter 'for Love' Freed of All ChargesrWhen Jury Fails to Agree Vic tory for Law, State Declares L1TTLKTON, Coio.', Nov. 12. Hy Associated Press.) Dr. Harold Klnicr II Inzer today was cleared of all charge In connection with the death of his !M -year-old imbecile and crip pled daughter, Hazel on February 21 last. The action came less than an hour after tho jury hearing the charge an nounced it had not reached a verdict and' was discharged by Judge Samuel Johnson, Summoned hastily from his home. Prosecutor Joel E. Stone appeared before the presiding judge and made a motion for dismissal of all charges and the release of Dr. Blazer, who was taken' Into custody immediately after the jury wus discharged. "I do not feci 41 the province of the district attorney to persecute anyone,.' Stone deulurcd, "and In fairness to - the defendant and the people I now , ask the court, to dismiss tho charges against him 'J 1 "As a matter of humanity wc ought not to try thiH caso again motion granted." judge Johnson said. "Tho defendant now Is discharged and may go fi-ce. Upon formal motion of the district .attorney at any tlmo ' the charges pending will be nolle prossed." One- of tho Jurors, tho parent of mi .' invalid daughter' declared " ttTyf "It was a mistake to discharge the Jury." "I believe that' we would have re ported a -verdict with further delib- onit Ion. only one man held out for conviction and the rest of us believe he could have been dissuaded from his opinion with lunger discussion and deliberation. Homicide for Iiove? "Homicide for love," was the way Blazer's act wus characterized by the defense during the trial. "We grunt that he slew the girl but we deny that. - he did It with malice aforthoiifht or that he was sane when he did it." was the burden of the defense. The slaying was prompted by the fear that ho would be taken and that lazel would "become a burden" on someone else, Dr. Blazer declared In' letters which he wrote to explain his net. After tho slaying the old doctor made two unsuccessful uitempls to end his own life once with poison and another time by slashing his throat with a razor. The case gained nation-wide attention when the de fense announced It would contend the homicide wus no crime because Hazel Blazer, a horribly malformed Imbecile helpless since birth, was "not a hu tan being." and therefore hud no ' soul. This contention, however, was re moved during the closing hours of the trial when Judge Samuel Johnson overruled a defense motion for a di rected verdict dcclurhig that a "being born of woman Is legal In the eyes of the law." Itepurts from court officials assert ed that one Juror held out for Hie conviction of Dr. Blazer. The voto as reported won eleven to one. llow- ever. Prosecutor Stono said that his Information was that the vote wus !) to 3 for acquittal. Prosecutor Stone, In a statement to newspapermen said: "I want to say that this wns a victory for law and order In this state. Tho fact that the Jury fulled to .acquit tho .defendant should be u warping that crime of tills fort Is not sanctioned In ft do V.wvw Dividend for i. l. 1. NKW VORK, Nov. la,-(A. P.) lUrectors of the General Motors cor poration today declared nn extra divi dend of 95 a sliaro on the common sinck In addition to the regular quar terly payment of $1.60 SAI.K.M. Ore., Nov. 12. Contrails amountlnc to 139.474 for construc tion of a new stato nonnul sihool liulldliiK at Ashland were uwardod, ly tlio hoard of regents of the sWiool, litcetfttg heYe today. Construetlon of the lnilldliiR will liOBln within a few days. It was an nounced and the building completed bv June 1. O It will le made of reinforced con " ertle. with a stucco exterior and tile roof. It will measur J 41 feet In length l.v sixty feet In width. There will be wo full floora .and a par CONTRACTS LET FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NORMAL SCHOOL AT ASHLAND Tin-Can Tourists Florida Form Own School Dist. in 4 KlSSIMKK. Kla . Nov. J 2. I ' iiillsiiiiiyiMl heea uw tho local nrhuiilH were overflowing with children of regular residents, "tin can tniirisls" hero have in- Hi it mod their own school from curriculum to campus. Following a mass nice tins attended hy 4 tourists, the tin cu liners decided to erect their own building, elect their own school honrd. employ their own teacher and prescribe, ihclr own course, of study. fr - REAL TORNADO Upper Willamette Valley Is Visited By Small, But Genu ine Twister Barns Blown Over, Trees Uprooted Fol lowed By Cloudburst. SAIJI.M, Ore.. Nov. 12. The near est thing ton real middle-western tor nado that bus ever been seen In this part of the northwest, crossed the dis trict two miles south of here between '10 and II o'clock yesterday forenoon. Barns, fruit dryers and smaller build ings of frame construction were re moved from their foundations or oth erwise badly damaged. Trees in sev eral orchards were uprooted and many large oak ami fir trees were twisted la two. . Telephone lines Were put out tifi cOminWalun, " ,; .' - ' - It Is estimated that the storm swept an area about tiiU feel wide, origin ating apparently somewhere in the extreme western part of the Willam ette valley. Witnesses of . the storm say It had much the same appearance as a regu lation middle western tornado and Its i roar could be heard five or ten mln- utes before Its arrival ut a given place. ' That greater damage was not uune was apparently due to the fact that the storm struck In comparatively frw places. It seems to huve struck j with greater force In hollows than on hills. The storm was easily visible at I a distance as large limbs frogi trees and other debris were swirled high Into the air and carried from a quar , to half a mile. Itcsldontft of the Lib erty district declare that fir limbs were foumf driven Into, the ground several feci at places a quarter of a mile from where any fir trees were growing. ' At Independence, the storm touched the Standard Oil plant and tore down the gates. At this point It lifted and followed the Willamette river for about three-miles, then as It passed over the river Into Marlon county, quantities of water and gravel were thrown high into in; air. Three miles below Independence the storm struck the Will Walker ranch, tore down the water tower, overturned bunk houses and moved eight hop dryers several feet off their foundations in a twisting motion. One . of them collapsed and tho others will I have to be turn do wit and rebuilt. I At the Davidson and Hedges hop ranch several large fir trees wero up rooted, one falling und crushing, the barn. Another tree struck the house, tearing away one corner. As far as reported today nt much I damage wail done as the storm passed farther east. ' The storm wus nceomponled by a severe downpour of rain. Official re ports here show that during tho 24 hours after 7 o'clock yesterday morn ing .!' of an Inch of rain fell. KUGKNK, Ore.. Nov. Is.-r-Knrly this morning Kugonoans were awsk- i ened by the wound of a veritable .cloudburst, as rain beat down in sheets for a brief space of time. Hull and sleet later mixed with the rain. I The Willamette river, which has been at a low record mark, came up 'a f"t ud half during the past day. tial basement. The Lull. Hoc will con tain nn auditorium capable of ac eominodatllllt 600 persons and havo 1" class rooms, a library und four recitation rooms. Contract were awarded to the fcil-lowlnft- firms: llcncral construetlon' Transhill and Parelhis Portland. $109. ! leatlnir and ventlluilnir Hush H0it-Hsstorf-I,ord company, of Port land. m.107. f Plumbing- Modern Plumbing and ftcntlng company. Medford. 12895. Wiring iaiionni r.ir":nii- -" i"y Portland, (4500. HITS OREGON IN SALEM DISTRICT WAR DEBT WITH ITALY IS SETTLED Funding Agreement Reached at Washington for Payment of Over 2 Billions 5 Million a Year Required for First 5 Years, Then Payments to Increase- WASHINGTON. NOV. 12. (A. P) The Italian and American debt commissions today came to an agree ment for funding of Italy's war debt to the United States on tho basis of fl.C4S.U0U.0U0 plus accrued interest to date. Italy was granted sixty-two years In which to pay tho amount which was calculated at $2 042,000,000. No Interest payment will -be required during tho first five years. There after tho interest rate Will bo one- eighth of one per cent for ten years and then increase during successive ten-year periods to one-fourth of one per tent. One-half of one per cent, three-fourths of one per cent and one per cent and during tho last seven years two per cent. WASHINGTON Nov. 12. (A. P.) Under the funding agreement reached here today for settlement of the Italian war debt, tho Italians are understood to have agreed to a total debt of 2,042,000,000. Payment will be at the rate of $5,000,000 a year for the first five years, increasing thereafter each year. Tho total of $2,042,000,000 repre sents -.the loans mado to Italy and the interest to dute at 4 VI. per cent. WASHINGTON. Nov. 12. (A. P.) A n agreement was roachod today for funding the Italian war debt. Announcement of the settlement followed a conference- by memberrs of the American debt commission and President Coolldgo and a later meet ing by tho Italian delegation and tho American commission. Details wore not disclosed. Members of the two commissions said they wero bound to socrecy pending the issuanco of an official treasury statement not expected until late in the afternoon. The reason for this extraordinary procedure was as close a secret us the settlement terms themselves. There were indications that tho settlement took very liberal account of Italy's financial troubles, not only providing for an extended delay In payments, but making substantial concessions also as to interest terms. Arrangements wero made for the actual signing of tho compact next Saturday. A few details of the text arc yet to bo worked out. Wall Street Report MOW YORK. Nov. 12. (By the As sociated Press. ) Construct ivo forces wero again at work In today's stock market, sharp recoveries taking place throughout tho list. Speculative In terest was again focused largely on the motors. Impresslvo strength also developed In a number, of high priced issues. Mack Trucks, Virginia Hallway and Power, Sears Itoobuek and Rail way Steel- Springs all selling four to five and a half points higher. United States Rubber crossed 91 to tho highest price in five years, for a gain of about four points. Tho closing wan strong. Wide fluc tuations market tho afternoon trad- .ng. Auruciea uy tno Cnyn1Bn rv els bear traders launched another selling attack which drovo DuPont down twenty points, Chrysler ten and' Hudson, General Motors and United States east Irion Plpo five to six points from tho day's peaks, while S. S. Kressgo crumbled 35 points. Strong support again appeared, however, and toward the close the market once more moved forward under the leader ship of United States Rubber and Oenernl Electric, which rallied six and a half and ten points respectively. Sales approximated 2.30U.OOO shares. NKW YOHK. Nov. 12. (fly tho Associated Press) With the eyes of Wall street focused on today's meet Ing of the federal reserve directors, the New York hank voted to rejaln lis 3A per . cent rediscount rate whh-h has been In effect since Feb riuiry 27. Tho action came as i balm to tho nerves of the financial district which hud been put on edge by the advance in tho ralo and tho resultant crash In the stock market. Casualties of the Air S ervicc PASO ItUIII.KH. Cal.. Nov.i2. , Three mon dli In nn airplane crash during the Armistice, Day celebration Here. Their airplane fell MO feet and landed In a backyard outside the city, Floyd 8. Kelso, former army aviator of Kanta Cru. Jlarry Wright and Percy tiuulrea. I",h 19. of Paso Itohlca, were the victims. Q Chaplin, Living With Wife, Brands Rumors of Follies Romance False ' 'Stories linking tlic names of Chnrlr Clmplin, sercen enmrtlinrt, nfid Louise Brooks, Vollics heauty, in a. romnnce, nrc heinc: indig nantly denied in Los Angeles, wlicrc Chaplin is livinjr with his wife and their son. Charles Speneer Chaplin, Jr. It isstatcd, however, that Miss H rooks may be the comedian's leading woman in his next picture. 13 KILLED IN RAILROAD CRASH, MANY INJURED Rear-End Collision On Penn sylvania Results in Frightful Disaster Majority of Vic tims in Pullman Cars On the First Train Engineer Escapes- PLAlN-SnORO, X. J-. Nov. 12. (A. P.) Thirteen persons wero killed cur ly today when ii St. Louis express train on the Pennsylvania railroad bound for New- York, teles-roped an other Pennsylvania train from 'Wash ington, Also hound for New York. Eleven bodleshave been recovered from the wreekage of the two rear cars of the "Washington train. Two more bodies are still In the wreckage. Tho boiMeft of the dead were sent by tral nto New lirunswlek and Trenton. The Washington train, made up of six steel coaches and three i'uRmsnK, was going at ten miles an hour thru a heavy fog when tho St. Louis filer, making 50 miles nn hour, ploughed through it. The Cullman ear Mur held wns rammed through the car ,n half Mo(jt of d , ln0HC I tw.n ,r. 'in nf ,h HIlM!(IlllIf two cars. Tho eniilno of tho spec train romalncd on the rails. The Klneer, Timothy Carroll of Jersey City, escaped serious Injury und ran to tho nearest telephone, about two miles aw-ay and summoned aid. FOOTBALL FILMS AT COPCO, PLEASE CROWD The "free itmvli'H.' whl"h wore put on nt I be t'fipcu building lust evening drew- a huge attendwrne in spite of the rain. The Kidcwulk wus puck'-d with spcclators, both young and old, !,. l.r,.ri. f tVi. iifiiisi'ii mi utui'tnil tit 7.3)) m m4iny n.fnH!llnR lU tlM, vUtHlt ( TUft lh.tur(.H W(.(. whWM ,y tll,.;tH of a spncii.l tranr Ipurent screen hung In the Copco show window, l he rihoM iieing projected from IukIiIc the building and showtnit through the A-rccn to the crowd out side. 9 A iiuiiibcr of interesting pictures of local Interest were presenied In the jl npco. Current r.vcnts, inclutllng the .leilfoiJ-;riinls Pass and Metlfurd- .Marshlield football games, rccif auto races at the Jackson County Fair Grounds. Copco No. 2 dedication and other films. It was announced that the pictures of the Armistice parade, Modfurd-Ashland game anil other Items of interest which w0 taken yeslerdiiy will appear at an early dale. ' Mediums Fail to Give ( Countersign NKW YORK. Nov. 12. (A. P.) Noiirly 30D mediums who as Hcrted their belief that they re roivnd mpsHHenn frnin J hn Into Mrs. J. Allen Gilbert of Portland, f Ore., failed to present the secret cnunterslKn uKroed upon with her husband Iret'ore her death. ( T' i no nuieuuiic jvuioncan, wiimi t asslHtVd In tho tost, superin-) 4 tended the opening today of the r scores of masHRKOB presented In the effort to win $000. offered by Dr. Gilbert,, und announced none or mom approacneu mo t ugrccd countersign. , BRITISH SUBMARINE FAILS-TO COME UP ,,,..,. v,.. ,., ,. ,, Ti,Jwltli tho girl were Intorrupled shortly ad niml nnn. uMced'Tl at lie s i 1 thereafter by an Bftr.nl of his father's. admiralty annouueeu tnal mo suu. ..,,.ii, marine .Monitor .M-l lias noi oeen seen since she dived 15. utiles south of Htart Point this morning. Kvory .effort made to lonutn or establish eommuulcation with tho M-L thus far has fulled. Tho M-l Is ono of the largest and newest ' subniarines In tho Itritlsh Uiuvy, -tho distinguish tng leaiuro oi her chisfj, being inui mey encii ran one 12-inch gun. Hhn Is much larger thnn tho American H-M which went down off I thick island recently. Her usual compleiiieift is jxty officors and men. . , t TURKEYS TILL MS ltnKi;m:it!. Hit., Nov. 12- Unless the Tlftiliksglvliii; turkey market Is unusually hli;h, Ihc loiilm-ily of the Cnipuuii valley bird will be held over 1111III f'hriMuiuH, according lo lliose who arc In clone touch witli the Hltutt IImii. Cnnyor report tluil llinlr blrde tbis year are shove Ilic av'creKO Id size toil are not yet fully rattened. Am the I'hrtslmas price Is usually as high as III" Thanksgiving market, the growers in many Instances plan lo hold their turkeys until Uic y put on more weight. Voung hens will predominate In t tin local rcceljilM for Thanksgiving. Tile hens mature faxlcr than the young lotus and those ready for liiarket doubtlcHH will be killed. NKW YORK. Nov; 12. fA. I'.) Frederick A. Wallls. correction com- mlssiiinor of Itrooklyn, said today thut' 20 acres of liashneslwannibaa Indica.'iiun liv Inlecting lui-afflu under ihnlused to lake out the seams and fur- ono of the most deadly of hublt rorm-'skln to fill up hollows and wrinkles rowa of his faco melted am run ln. drugs, has been discovered by havo ussumed their .l lime look be-land Jawa. ( police growing near the CJiiociik foithe paraffin slipped. As the man was well known l county, court Iiouk within tlio en-l one notable case was the husband Purls his case waa a groat tragedy vlronajif New York fMty. of a well known actress. The wffo In- for the "face llftors." Tho demand- TheTlniK was found fuiwIiir on an slsted that he should have "his face for tho paraffin treatment bocamn al oltl dump heap, coverlii an area of n9ape9so that ho would not bo ; most nil and Investigators went to six city Mocks. It long had been re- fi.rce dto get a divorce from him. Hhd iwork to discover a non-skid way. This garded ns weeds. 'said he looked too old when he up-1 they now affirm, they have found.. High School Boys Steal Moonshine; Two Near Death KKDIMNC;, fill.. N"V. Vi. Tliroo IiIkIi Bchool hoys raided n cui-he of "moonsltinn liquor' and two of thorn am Kerinusly ill from poisoning. Tho third hoy is sliKlitly affected. Authorities in si'ttivliin fur tho men who own tho liquor. LOVE LETTERS AREJISSING Counsel Jor Negress Loses Letters in Court Room During Two-Minute Recess Defense Case Weakened Remaining Letters Read. WHITE PLAIN'S, N. Y.. Nov. 12. (A. P.) Sixty lovo letters to wealthy young Leonard "Kip" Rhinetandor from his nettresn hride have vanished. Carefully guarded hr evidence in his annulment suit, they have Rono from possession of his eounael. When Khinohindnr testified yester day hi ills own hehalf, six out nf 42l lnttoi-R in tho possession of hlH at torney were Introduced. Isaac: N. Mills, chief counsel, called for more letters and lcon It. Jacohs, associate counsel, .fumbled nervously uiioukii unini:i in nrowii uiivoiopcn on a table lookliw for them. "They're gone, ho whlspnred, with RHINELANDER an ojuculnUon. "1 hoy wero right hero ng that Fonff dec.iOP(i to dlsunri Tuan before the last recess und now they're cht-Jul's body guard with the object gone. They haven't been out of my(f tnking Tuan ntfl-custody, on tho minim i..r H .'. ju-iiil worn in a vault, und now I leave thorn for a, nil Tint o nd rpmn bank tfF-find'! theni guiin." Attorneys said If the letters were 4(not round the plaintiffs caso n.lKht l. uoL,,,,,,,! l Anion Hie letters aro some that caused tlw prosldlnK JikIko to rmnnrn Mini nil vrtiinir iinm-ln wntild ho i n. ..' barred from the courtroom. A sentence in one letter Introduced read: "Well. swoothe;irt, how did ymi Rot 'liotno after such wild excitement i with me? Asked ' to explain, tho bridcfiroom gaid: ) "Wliy. T believe Unit wns the niKht 1 we W(1t tn H CHharet. with snmo friends and had a few drinks und be- K(in to rfi0i r(l(,nr frlskr.'' Annthnr letter said: "You have treated me like a sister. And Ijoonurd, dear, I shall never for get it." i Ulilnel.'indHi', Hlul levin.;, test f find that a inonllv aTter this was written. Alice .lones, as she (hen was, told him she whh going tn spend the night at a hotel in New York 11 ml that it look him W mtntitoH to persuade her to let him Join her." I never hud an experience like that linfnrn " Im I nut If iofl lit a rilHt Innn . Included a long stay at a ranch school In , Arizona. Twice he escaped his guardians anil returned to tho girl, ho testified, on receiving word from her that she was III. At this stage of his testimony court rnucased until today. WIIITI-J I'l.AINH, N. V.. Nov. 12. (A, i Alice Itealrlce Jones repre sented herself to hint as of Hpanlsh exlraetliiii when the iiueslion of her sault because he ileslrcil to provonl race arose. Leonard Kip Hblnelander .Chang from obtaining tho Increased testified today In his suit to win an-'grip that would come with realisation nulment or his nian liiKc lo tlio C the object of the conferonco, which daughter ot a negro. ' lis to Increase the customs revenues lie said the ouislloll of Alice's col- available ror the uso of tho.cclitrul or had ailscii during (lie months government".. ( liillocillately previous to their noil- Tho iloubtful raelor 111 tho sltuatloll rlago lust October, chiefly because of Is the attitude of tleneral Feng Yil I lie niairliigo i,r her oldest sister, llslang. the Christian general, 'who llmlly. to Hubert llronks. a negro hut- holds the balance of power a bo bT. Illilnelander lestiried that Mrs. t'weeu Wu and Chung. Advices from Jones and Alice luiilv assured him I hey China stnilng that he has virtually were nol negroes hut were r'ngllsh Imprisoned members of tho central people of Spanish extraction. They government set up by ('bung Indicate said they had done everything In their that lie may be launching an Indepen powcr to prevent Kmlly's marriage to dent bid for supremacy in China, Itrooks nod bad denied the couple Hie hacked by support ho may receive house fin- two years. fro nisnvlet Hussion sources. BEAUTY DOCTORS JOB IN PARIS EASY f A It l:f, Nov- l:f. tA. I. I - -Non- peared In public with her. She her skiddlng parafin Is the latest 'hope ! self had been worked back Into a which I'ntiM beauty doctors are hold- eoiitlngf young girl under the log out to those with old faci a .who deslro t' be made young looking. Many of the faces rejuvenated .years JAPAN MAY TAKEA HAND, CIA WAR Cabinet Called in Special Ses sion to Consider Action Navy Ready to Sail Chang Cabinet Flees Pekin Presi dent Tuan Held a Prisoner. LONDON, Nuv. 12. (A. P.) An ticipating a coup, by Krnjs Yu-HslanB, the Christian Rnneral, in' Peking, says the Evening News Tokyo correspon dent, the Japanese cabinet was called In extraordinary session today to con sider, tho protection of Japanese Uvea and property in the Chinese capital. It' Is reported, tho correspondent adds, that the navy Is preparod for any emergency with fast cruisers ready to movo at a moment's notice PUKING, Nov. 12. (A. P.) Some of tho members of the cabinet have resigned, and sovoral officials, supporters- of Marshal Chang Tso-L,ln, the Mnnchurlan war lord, have fled' the capital. SHANGHAI, Nov. 12 (A. P.) With all apparont censorship In effect tho North China Dally News learns from private sources in- Poking -that -the chief executive, Tuan Chl-Jul, In prao tli'ullv a nrlHoncr In the hands of I VcnK yU.jisittng, tho Christian gen- eral. The report coincides with air oaat- Lrn neWH -enr.y messaKO from "Pek- . . f .......hi..- kim. , There ure conlrtMUotoryrepwta ro- 1 -Kurding Fens's attitude but tho gen eral belief Is thut ho Jius doflnltoly jroken wh ch Tso-Lln. while his t poww.fu, lieutenant, Yeul-Hun. governor nf Ho-Nan, is reported to have thrown his lot with the allied Yangtze forces. MUKDEN, Manchuria. Nov. 13. (A. P.) A communique Issued by tho hcudquurters of Marshal Chang Tso Lln admits that the losses of the Man-, c Inula n forces in tho recent fighting In the region of llsuchow and Kuchen were very heavy, two thousand being killed. The communique places tho losses of tho Chekiung enemy at two brigades. ' WASHINGTON. Nov. 1 a. ( A. P.) Direct official advices from Peking fall to throw additional light on tho involved situation In tho Chinese cap ital. Whether tho movement of tho threo chief figures among tho mili tary leaders of China in tho present triangular struggle for power has reached a point where suspension of the special customs conference In Peking Is to be expected Is not known here. Tho governments participating In tho conference have manifested 'desire to proceed ns long aa thero was ' Chinese delegation representing tho cnnliii iiovcrnmenl to dca w til. I The reneweal r civil warraro in China with Wu Pel-Fu. the southern chieftain alining at driving Chang 'Tso-Un. Manchurlan war lord, hack 'ho nrth ami wresting Peking and .the central government from nis con trol, apparently is directly connected with, tho customs conference. No doubt is entertained by students here of chlneso conditions that Mar shal Wu determined to mako his us- : skillful" methods or 1110 beauty uoo- tors, Th Ihusbiind underwent the , necessary treatment, nut. tun puruiiin