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MEDFORD, OR Eli ON', SATURDAY, MAY ",
r Wkly Ktfty-atiih Year
No. 44.
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Today
By Arthur Brisbane
Heart Disease, Beware.
What Is British?
Turtles 4 and 2-Legged
We Work in Twilight.
(Copyright; 1927. by New York
Evening Journal. Inc.)
The death of Alvin Kreeh, of
the Kiiitable Trust company,
stricken at his desk in New
York City, reminds this coun
try that heart disease becomes
more and more appalling in the
United States, causing twelve
in a hundred deaths.
... Money Improves us, so note
that henrt..disease costs in ac
tual money more than fifteen
hundred million dollars a year,
ot counting cost of caring for
heart cases, $104,000,000 more,
Dr. "White, of Huston Oen
cral hospital, surprises all, and
annoys, prohibitionists with a
statement that fat is more dim
geTous to the heart than alco
hol, tobacco and coffee com
bined. Millions of Americans that
know till about an automobile
engine, know nothing about tho
care of their own engine, beat
ing before birth and ending its
work after death.
Some Canadians want to
"keep Canada British"; don't
want their country to become
v "melting pot." Hut what is
''British?" The home country,
Great Britain, has been a melt
ing pot for ages, having melted
up Dunes, Normans, Scandina
vians, Ccults, Basques, Kehnuns,
Phoenicians, and many others.
Those races .have bceivtj ficput
lritniii what reinforcement is
to concrete.
And in Britain's melting pot
don't forget the Jewish race.
Jews, after Cromwell, did more
than any equal number of Sax
r.ns or Danes to build British
rommeree. And one Jew, Dis
raeli, who made Queen Victoria
Knipress of India, came back
from' Berlin bringing "peace
with honor" and beautiful Cy
press, which Britain still has.
On the Galapagos Islands
giant tortoises are dying out.
Vild dogs and pigs kill them
while young. One hundred and
nine tortoises, brought young
to the Bronx zoological garden,
will be fed until their shells
become so thick that wild dogs
"lid pigs w ill not bite through
iTu'iiv. Then they will be put
back on the far off islands,
where sailors depend on their
meat.
W'hv don't rich men have
some sort of zoo nursery for j
v their sons, keeping and train-1
ing them there until they be -
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come safe against biting attacks
of sharpers, boootleggers, night
clubs and other "wild dogs and
pigs" that bite through their I
financial shells? I
it. .1.1...:. ti..;i;L.i. .-..;, ,niJ
j ,11 1,1 ill, 1'iiimii ' ......
ister, .says a great religious re
vival is coming and he couldn't
carry on his work except for
invbe a million yfars hence
the Kingdom of God will spread
all over the world."
"We seem to work now in a
twilight or fog," says he. That's
how tiny creatures worked that
built the Coral island below the
water. Our human world will
rise into the sunshine of Civih-
, ,ntim, vnmP rlv. ns those Coral
" '
islnmU rose long ago above the
waves of the Pacific.
In ten months of this fiscal year :
the nation'stdebt has been reduced
one billion dollars. lavin-T only
nine and a half billions of Liberty
bonds outstanding. Secretary Mel
lon and the President, who sup
ports his-' policies, are to be con-
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PRESIDENT 1meport
iwn to i case
ci pm dm i SECRET SESSION
i Oluli D LL
Delegation of Farmers Csll
On Mr. Coolidge and Ask
Him to Sign McNary
Haugen Bill Claim His
Former Objections Have
Been Met-Equalization
Fee Essential.
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WASHINGTON. May
-.nesen,,,,, numerous;
nauunai nnu mwuio-wesicm larm
organizations, headed by Samuel was present when the committee-1
It Thompson, president of -llie! men assembled In a room at tho
American Kami Hureau Federation, jeourt house at nine o'clock this
urged President Coolldgo toduy to mon,lnB 10 continue tho near-
sign the Mc.Vury-Haugen farm re-
lief bill.
The delegation Included F. W
Murphy, president of the Ameri-
ii i . i. i
" ' , ,' ubiiiuiiuii,
Kilgore, president of the Americun
Cotton Growers' exchange; Oeorgu i
H. I-eek. chairman ot the commit-i
tee of 22: W. M. Hlrtb. chairninn I
of the corn belt committee; Charles
Hearst, president of the Iowa State
Farm Bureau Federation, and Wil
liam Settle, president of the Indi
ana Farm Uureau Federation.
Thompson read to President
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c aring hat the McNary-Ilaugen
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"""f " I
lTZ
nd suKKt'S
that can be
met without departing completely
i ruin nil- luimumviiiui 1" ""-'I'lvn
for which the farm group repre-
sented here and many other farm
organizations have been contend
ing for years."
The committee urged Mr. Cool
Idge to approve the bill, first as '
aylng the foundation for a national
farm policy, bringing renewed hope
and-encouragement to farmers In
every part of the Inited Sta es,l
-'" - i'" - d -
power ot the American farmers.,
which Is essential for permanent
national prosperity."
LB.
BY THE STATE
PORTLAND, Ore., May ii. .V)
Kinal till ule of wlate and clly
was pfiid today to Udgar U. Piper,
editor of the Oregonian, whose
death occurred Thursday.
State and city officials and hosts
of prominent men and women
gathered at the First Vnitaiinn
church, where services were held.
Musical selections that had been
his favorites were p Pa y e d by a
double stringed quartette of the
Portland Symphony orchestra, of
which Mr. Piper was president.
Great banks of f 1 o w e r s were
massed in the church. Rev. U. V,
Klltott, Jr., pastor of the church,
conducted the services. Private
services for the family were held
later at the Portland crematorium.
Governor I . L. J 'a tterson a nd
many state officials attended, the
stale house at Salem being closed
from 10 o'clock until noon. Mayor
o'w "k;'- eity offi-
their duties at the city hall at-
1te"de1 -
I lugs on public buildings and
many privute downtown buildings
remained at half must' today.
Casualties of the
Air Service
LONG POINT. Ont., May 5. (fP)
There was a mystery today as to
the identity of the occupant or oc-
cupants of a biplane which explod -
ed und plunged Into Lake Krie yes-
terday. It was of the United States
mail type.
The plane fell Into the water
halt' a mile from the .xng Point
Hsht house In view of the IiRht
house keeper, the captain of a tug
and several fishermen.
The englnv exploded before
boats could reach it, ltfavin.-? only
scattered hits of wreckage and a
j Jew ,,l.cle" of. "Mne, Search
sibte passengnrs failed.
I .A. Poc?. of w,n Painted Rrev
I wnn a nine strloe bearing the
oearing tne number a man
with the route from Itoston to CJil-ca--o
underlined and a felt hat were
uiuuj.g wie ciues lotinu.
Jonet Bill Paised
w AJslllNOTON. May 6. (A)
Without a record vote, the house
today passed the Jones-White ship
ping bill designed to develop a pri
vately owned American merchant
marine. U a now returned to the
senate.
Committee of Lawyers in
Executive Session to De
cide On Charges Against
Chief Justice Rand Ru
mor of Bolt.
PORTLAND, Ore.. May 1. P
The unofficial committee uf
lawyers Investigating charges mndc
?ottJtrJ?Zn,Z
went into executive session this
muming to formulate findings.
Tho first development of the day
was a report that one of tlio
committeemen had bolted from
- 0';hTh.
, ,.,.. nor justtc0 Rand.
Chairman Ijiwrence T. Harris I
Inuulred If any person cared tol Atlantic flyers, on tneir arrival ai
offer further information and'w,u''e they paid their last respect i
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wnen mere was no response, no
u t d t e commmce retire and
uhsuvuu mo mimiuiitc , , I
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ta,,cd to ""Vspapermen tha the
decision when prepared, would bo
given out in typewritten form.
Shortly after the committee ro-
I lrr.,1 U'lltlfim r l r"n1 ,,nh wait
seen to leave the room. Halt
K l.nuL novl loft thr ntnm und '
conferred with Justice. Kami in
a corridor. Lusk then returned
'hurriedly to tho committee room.
,U(, J voices could be hM1.d
coming from within the chamber.
Thk hofirlnir vcstprrlnv Was
hearing yesterday
I marked by a near fist fight and
exchange uf epithets among Fonu
tor Joseph, Attorney Thomas Man-
, ,tllf t, ioH Whon
llm MU,cd down ar,cr
th0 dlslm.banc0 tcsUm0ny was
given concerning an option on
mining, property near Uaker, own
ed by Judge Hand. It developed:
V.'i n o
, tho 1)lln0 and had lnteP.
e8tod Wlckey In the deal,
but vl(.k hold 0 0,)tlon ahd
udL,p ,;,, uld dld ut kn,lw
0( Wicliey's conncctloii
will, thn'
. ,i
It in the Portland Telegram last
November. Justlco Hand then
withdrew from consideration of '
11, 1UI1 Ul
wZTJ'S0"' WhlC'-iw
YMckoy was a parti. .
SAI.KM. Ore., May 6. P) Mem -
bers of the state supreme court I
are on their way to Pendleton for
the May session of the court for
! eastern Oregon. The members who
will sit in Pendleton-are Chief Jus
tice Hand and Justices Itussman,
show.' Jusllcc Co-'! tended for use in tho waterworks I
at Pendleton on his system or Greenville, loday tho
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1 lean i'id Cosh
show will stop
return, Ironi u asninglon. v. c.
itasiiingion. v.
where he attended tho National
stltute.
Justice and Mrs. A. T. Mcllrlde
left yesterday for Pasadena. Calif.,
where Justice Mcltriilo will visit
his brother. Ir. Mclirlde, national-
ly known physician.
PORTLAND, Ore, May 5. MP)-
After retiring this morning to
reach a decision on charges con-
cerning Chief Justico John L. Rand,
a special committee of lawyers do-1
elded to get more Information ami
much of the (lay was spent In de
veloping facts concerning tho liti
gation over the estate of E. Henry
Wemme.
It was In connection with this
case that charges hud been made
against Judo Rand.
Animated discussion was heard
in the committee room after the
Investigators went into executive
session this morning and one of
the members left the room. He
returned Inter and took Dart In the
hcnrlng today.
E. C. Simmons, vice-president of
the United States National bank,
who was president and a director
of the E. Henry Wemme company
for six years, was called before
the probing committee today after
tlinL bnriv hull Arllnnrnnri tn rlelili.
! nraln nvn. laallmnnv nflaparf vna.
tcrday
Simmons said he hart resigned as
president of the Wemme company
because ho did not like the manner
In which E. W. Wickey had sold
the stock nf the company. H
produced letters showing how
v"ickey, who was a former officer
jof the alien property custodian's
office, had obtained through the
I aid of Dow Walker, of Portland,
stock In the Wemme company held
I by Portlanders.
Sammons aaid Attorney Mannlx
! had been representing the property
! custodian in the transaction and he.
j Sammons, also objected to the large
commission Mannlx was to receive
after which Mannfx had agreed to
take one-fnlrd of the amount.
The estate of K. Henry Wcnjme
I property custodian because of the
Intern in It of relatives in tier
: many.
New Ic Molar lleail
KANSAS CITY. Mo., Mny 5. I
IPi Elevation of John H. Olaxler.!
j "
Ne
York broker, to the post of
Ignind master councillor of the
Jrd'T of DeMoiay. was announceo
here t,dny by Frank H. Ijind, '
grand scribe of the Masonic order
for youths. ,
Mr. mazier succeeds the late!
Alexander fl. Cochran, of St. Louis.
who died May 2.
GOTHAM
Central Press telephoto of tho
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Dl DISASTER j
o AirnTrn
15 AVtKItU
RPFN NR P PF
I Ul UI1II1U 1 II lmJ
ii wiih kidnaped today by a man
! und woman in an automobile. f
Prompt Action Believed to . faiul K t
Have Prevented Serious!: X't-l
. . , . Tut1 him, lives in Yakima. Police
Uatastropne in iaoie wero ordered to watch the
Vancouver Interstate bridge
ROCk Dam, SOUth CarO- nnd the Columbia Ulver
i H hlgliwtiy In an effort to In-
, lina Farrows . Warned.
i
OKKUNVILl.E, S. C, May 5--(l)
Hone of saving tho Table ltuclt
f, ,,.. , ...1,, nn,l, ,,f l.t.p.t
h nnVnRwaen mvlncers
,.,,,i i i,. ,i, flnnil
l'lie. thus taking the pressure off
the breaks which developed under
the dam lute yesterday.
The dam, 700 tcet long. 145 feet
wide and 750 feet thic kat tho base,
with a 50-foot crown, held back
5.0110,000.000 gallons of water In-
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ln-l"'opped nine ami one-nan icet ami,,
while tho Rap widened, no pern
tililc rise was noted ill tho baluda
river below. '
Willie about .0,01111 persons aic
t" resmo 1:1 mo iiiun, um
pain llie water wouiu iuku mmm-i j(IHtnn 4 K 0
the dnin break, no great alarm Is j ,'lal,P1.;p';:"''sVmute"iiMii' 1.. Mew
felt, since ample warning had been mimilBi nirisa and llof
given. The valley Is very narrow
anil In most cases safety could be
I found within a few hundred fect of
the farm dwellings or hamlets. No
towns aro in danger. Most of those , naileries: Clbson, V'unglldcr and
in the area are built on bluffs nlnm? j WombiM: W'albci-g, P o - e i- s and
the river. Stretches ot lowlands cuchi-iiue.
would he Inundated.
Fear was expressed that other j 11. II. K.
power dams on the Saluda between ; Chicago 0 U 2
Table Hock cove and Columbia j New York 7 13 0
might be threatened If the dam i Ihttterles: lilankenshlp and Mc
glves away. Ollicinls saltl suffl-j Curdy; Pliigi-as and Ci-abowski.
cient warning had been given.
Reports that the dam had none 1
out were attributed to the fact that 1
sloughing on the back side of the j
1 structure, away from tho lukc. had
carried orr about half Its width. '
j The dam Is 750 feet wide and 700
I feet long and the sloughing bud not .
I reached the lake at noon but had
about 350 fect more to go before;
I creating a gap.
i Water In the dam stood nt ten :
' font helnw the crown of the dam)
' noplv Inilnv htlt nftnr Die DnnH .lilt !
was unlocked it began falling.
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TIME TO S. F. CUT
SAN KUANCLSCO, May 5. (VP)
Knn Francisco and Portbind will
he 22 hours a pa i t by t ra In a f ter
tomorrow, when a cut of 00 min
utes In the running time of the
Cascade. the Houthern Pacific
train leaving this city for the north
at 6: 20 o'clock each evening. I
put into effect.
Tho ii .. ,i. I..1.1
r-,... i in,n..,i , u f.nni.,...
to Ogden will be cut ut the same
am.. 1.. irirt. i.... ih,.n - i.,....-.
Fair Weather.
KAN FRANCISCO, .May 5. tA't
The W'-athvr outlook for the we.-k
i beginning May
6 whs nnnounri-d
i here todsy by the t tilled titate
weather bureau ns follows:
Far western states The outlook
Is for genetaily fair weather and
mild temperature but with consld-
I erahle clouds and fogs on north1
I coast.
WELCOMES BREMEN'S CREW
1
! SaLJr s ,Jw
forirtal wcb-onie of the crew of I lie
j-ennsyivuniiL station, New lurk city, from Washington, D. .'.,
to Floyd llcnnelt. North l'olo flyer. Numbered In tho 'photo are
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bnlen, i halrnmn of Iho reuep.lun.
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Five Year Old Boy 1
' Is Kidnaped on 1
1 O'OKTLAND. Ore., .May 4 1
h '-A) Smttehed fro m tho j
f Hi dt of his grandmother while
r valtlng at' u enrmsr for a
Ktret-t cur, Jackie Newliy, fi, i
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Baseball Scores
.Mltlonal licague
II. II. K.
' Philadelphia ' 1
! Chicago S s (I
1 llatterles: Miller and Wilson;
' Hoot and C.onzales.
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'Philadelphia 11 1 2 I
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(IIU.-A.rso, May 6.-fP-Aficr a
long series of bombings, some po-
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.w.i.,.,. i.v.. ,.r....-t.i t -
V, !',.(, ' i..uuii..n..n
spurred In two cases by rewards
totalling $73,000, these aro the
first urrestH made with the excep
tion of persons pit J'-d up for ques
Honing. The men held are Joseph Czaja,
a plastering contractor, and Stan
ley Kenbzaer. They were taken In
i.,
luir iiin'-n '""i
to i-uslody following the Immblng
of a building under construction
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..vxn ,, , ii.n i.
ii' ii never niuioi tins nouse, -
i Wci-jynskt -aid lie was tub! by men
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Hrlng conjiiiit. "It will be blown
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I The Interlii'r of the bungi.low wasl,""'kt nf Wl,,"r "d cleaning tho,nB (lKhtlng.
: demolished by the bomb. , WU,H " tn lr Forcing The on,y mcnn, of coinmunlca-
! .. her lo her knees, the man bran- ,. .,,. i.-uln,. nn.l Tsinan.
Oregonian Man Itlcs
' PoltrLA.VO. Ore.. Mny 5. op)
Clink Willlmiis, vi'ti-i-an news -
. Itaper mun. cnnei-ted with the
1 Oregonian during the past 25
i years, died today at his home nt
'Jladstnne, suburb. Me had been
In poor health for shout six
months.
tserman plane, llrenien, trans-
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N.Y. MARATHON
ON LAST LAP
John Salo Is First in Chi
cagoFinn Midget, Hit
By Auto, Gets Third Place
in Spite of Broken Rib.
clircAUO, May B. (fll John
.Salo. Passaic, N. .1., led ,C. C.
Pyle's bunliineers from Juliet Into
Chicago today lu the sixty-third
control of the ti-anscontlnenlal
foot race, covering tho 43.2 miles
lu 5:05:07.
Salo, by . uri-lvlng first nt the
First KcHlmenl armory, retained
third place In tho cruss country
run with an elapse d time of
4L'fi:"i3:4li for 2402. 3 miles.
OUI Wanttincn, 90-pound New
York Finn, the smallest man In
line ueriiy. was struck down by a
hit-and-run automobile driver as
RUNNERS
NOW
.he was entering Chicago, suffering
n ti-acii.r.-d rib. Uesplie the mjury
Wnnttlncn. after rest, went on
and was third in to the armory in
5 hullrK 3., mml,.,, M(m ., .
n nds, retaining tenth position with
an rl.'ipscd timo of 4!i4:47:24.
Phillip Granville, 11 n mi Hon,
Out., was the second man In with
it time of 5 : t! : li 5, and an elnpsed
time of 4.11:41:17.
WIFE TELLS OF
KILLED LOVER
WALLACE. Idaho, May 5. (fif
Mrs. Angelina Constuuzo, 22.
today told a gruesome talc of
how her husband. Joe Constanzo.
4:1. killed her admirer with un
luxe and threw tho body Into a
flume, then forced her to swear
i upon the crucifix that she would
1 nut tell.
I Prosecutor C. . Horning, In
,, ,,,.,,,,,, ,hc ;,;., ,llU..,',ent, I gardlng the fighting at Tsinan
said that a murder charge would:'""1 Ken011 .bcllovcd '? "
be filed aualnft her IiiihIii.ii.i for
'llll. wllivil,.' ,.f IM,,. r',.n.lu,n 'fil '
:on Aorll 1 ti. The constanzos' are!"' exceptionally heavy Jupanese
not related vldo't ImwIv was
; found In a flumo yesterday.
Mrs. Constunzo suld that jeal
ousy wns tho motive. Her lius
Imnd, enniged at tho ullrged af
fair between Angelina Constunzo
11 nd Vldo, grasped un axe In rago
when his knock was heard ut Iho
I dour of their hnmn nt Kelloific.
. ;
April 18, tne woman averrea.: lf f Consul Price and Vice-
1 " "" her by the hand. !,., ,,, n(1 otl)nr AmCrl-
!Hh ieiked wnv. she mild, cbisiied , .
ii i
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I '"T"' where sliu remained nil
11 gilt.
When mornlnir canie. she Mid.
returned home to find her
iliiislmnd washlna tho axe In n1
dished the axe and made herj.,r t,cMurrav reported was by
swenr upon the cross that she, mii(lrv wireless at
I would not reveal what had hall -
pened. she mid. Tho bloody door fnK ,t,n,,u.y and did not give a
of their home and the axe 'r ; complete account of what had oc
held as evidence by tho officers (.yrred,
when the two were arrested j The' japanMe casualties wera
shortly after the discovery of thej.
body. I (ConUnusd on Pig Bill
SITUATION IS oi Avimn nr
STILL SERIOUS
Atrocities Against Japanese;
in Tsinan Area Continue j
All Foreigners Reported;
Safe Chinese Protest!
Military Action.
TOKYO, May 5. () All Japa
nese and other foreign residences
at Tsinan, with the exception of
those inside the settlement which
the Japanese troops are defending,
are being looted systematically
amid the most gruesome scenes,
according to messaged from that
city.
The bodies of six more Japa
nese, residents of the area outside
the settlement, Including so mo
women, have been discovered, alt
bearing signs of tho most brutal
atrocities.
There hus bene no fighting at
Tsinan since this morning, nccord-
ing to messages
from tiiat city.
received hero
LONDON, May 6. W) Official
nationalist sources at Tslnnn-Fu
havo Informed tho Ilrltlsh foreign
offlco that tho Ilrltlsh consul gen
eral and other Ilrltlsh residents
there are alive and safe.
TOKYO. May 5. OP) A mes
sage received from Tientsin today
said that It was officially reported
from Tslnnn that moro- than 300
Japanese residents were killed
when nationalist forces looted tho
city. There .was no mention of
foreign casualties and tho exact
figures of Japanese casualties were
still unknown.
PEKING. May 5. (IP) Scant
advices from Tslnnn, battleground
ot Chinese nationalists and Japa
nese troops, who formed a pro
tective cordon around foreigners
concentrated there, toduy indi
cated that the situation continued
to lie oxtremley serious,
(Word was received at Shang
hai from tho Tsinan cunsu'lutu that
all Americans wero safe)
The firing which continued all
day. yesterday, howovor, ceased
at 7 p. m. Four hours later
a nuwwigo from Tsinan said there
A d v ccs sa id several' J a panose
women were assaulted and killed
by the southerners (nationalists).
Tho Japanese captured from the
nationalists two mountain guns,
20,000 shells, 2,000.000 rounds of
rifle ammunition und 2000 hand
grenades.
The last information put the
Japanese military casuultles, up
to 10 a. 111. ycsterduy, ut 10
killed und 32 wounded.
The northern government pro
tested to the Japanese legation
o gainst the sending of Japanese
i troops into Tsinan on tho ground
that tho Chinese authorities were
abln to maintain order.
Tho Japanese and foreigners at
Tsinan wero still beleagured and
Hcmt-lr'louted today,
Japanese reinforcements wero
heading for the city from Tslng
tuo und Manchuria.
Tho defeated northerners wer-j
struggling through east urn Hhun
lung. Jspaneso civilians evacu
ated Weihslen, about 1 50 mites
east of Tsinan. Japanese ma
rlnes lunded ut Lungkow on the
eastern const uf Shantung.
The American, Ungllsh and Jap
anese consuls and naval officers
at Chefoo conferred on methods
to bo used to maintain order
there.
The extent to which the Chlneso
got beyond control of their com
manders was indicated In a re
port from Tsinan today. It said
(hat Colonel Kusuki, tho Japanese
officer who had been conducting
negotiations with the nationalist
commander, General Chiang Kal
Khek wus torn from, his escort.
fe wus robbed amL bound and
Utood against the wan to bo fhot.
Staff officers from Chlanga head
quarters rescued him.
LONDON. May ' 5. CP) neu
ters Tokyo advices suy tho Jap
anese wnr offlco Is reticent re-
Wlinnoiuing llie lauis.
This Isi
becaiise of fear that publication
civilian losses, will novo a iletri-
mental effect politically through-
out the country.
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WAsniNr TON. M..y
Americun Minister MacM.rray
Peking te egruphed, to the state ,
departmen today that he was,
Jrylng to learn through tho Jap-
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I I nil ri.siiivuis iiuiii i,,-i ins UUUUb ou,
reported in Tsmnn.
1 Mr. Mm-Murray said tho Jopan-
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they had offered
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OLHIIMUUI
B1LLTAYL0R
Folsom Convict Claims He
Murdered William Des-
mond Taylor, Whose
Death Caused Sensation
in Movie Circles Several
Years Ago Man's Story
Doubted By Police.
FOIOM PHIHON, Cal., May
5. (P) Ucorge llarrett, long term
convict 'hero today told Warden
Court Smith that he shot and
killed William Desmond Taylor,
l.os Angeles motion picture di
rector in I.os Angeles, acting; as
a gunman for an attorney by thu
name of Karl H. Miller, whom ho
claimed he met In New York City..
Harrett told the warden that ho ,
first met Miller In front ot tho
nroadway hotel In New York City.
He was hired by him to go to
Los Angeles, where he spent two
months wutohlng Taylor. Harrett
says he went to .a show after
shooting Taylor.
Shortly after he was arrested on
another charge and sentenced to
San Qulnten. Later he wan sent
to Folsom.
llarrett said tho reason for the
sluylng was that Miller represented
a number ot moving picture stars
whom Taylor was preparing . to
expose in a newspaper story.
SAN FltANCISCO, May 6. Ml
J. CI.- llarrett, prisoner at. Fol
som prison supposed to have con
fessed to tho murder of William
Desmond Taylor in Los Angeles
six years ago, Is mentally Incom
petent, In tho opinion of Warden
Court Smith ot Folsom, Mr.. Smith
told the Bulletin this today in a
long distance telephone communi
cation. -.. , . , ..
(Smith said that ' Darrott. sent
In i,rlsnn. nfter hnln convicted on
I ,. tt,.nna luroony charge in Los
Anireles. but mow serving a en-
, tenc0 0( ono year to llfo for nu
attempt to escape. Is "gifted with
a wild ImaglnnMo
7X)H ANGELIJS, May G. (&)
A letter stating that J. U. llurnctt,
a prisoner ut Folsom prison. Cull-,
fornln, had confessed the killing
hero several years ago of William
Desmond Taylor, motion picture di
rector, -WUH turned over to the dis
trict attorney's offlco hero toduy.
The nume of the mun who received
the letter here was not divulged.
Tho alleged confession of Bur
nett, said to bo serving u long
term ut Folsom, , would, If true,
clear up what long ugo was put
down In official records here ns
the outstanding murder mystery in
the history of southern California.
The motion ptcturo director was
found shot to dcuth in his bun-
j gutuw lu the fushlonublo West
..ulce park district. A bullet hud
entered his back. . .
Tho district attorney's Investiga
tion included the calling to his
offlco for questioning of Mabel
Xormand and Mury Miles Mlntur,
at that tlmo two of the most
prominent actresses In the film
colony. Roth wero said to have
been close friends of Taylor. Miss
Xormand said she had visited the
director a few hours before his
death, and so far as known was
the last person to, have seen him
alive.
MAN CRAZED 8Y
! v0
RTLAND, Ore.. Mny S. (VPI
Residents of a west side nelgh-
borhood wero terrorlecd this
, morning by a mun who after being
chased from house to house tried
to jump from a third story window
of un apurlment h o u (t'e with a.
woman In his arms. Tho woman
b,,kfl from hi9 hoJ(l nnd hQ mB(0
Ue Jump on0t breaking both,
no h
t arresting him. said
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; nM
tfnM n .1 l,, I.... i
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be 1 ' , ,.. 'in
I half an hour residents In
the vicinity ot Twenty-first and
Lovejoy streets pursued the man,
" " een in mo sucii.-ii
homo, shouting "Save me.
m':" .,da"he? from ,ho
house und fled through an apurt-
ment house, bolng flnulty located
on the third floor of nnother
bulldlng. Miller sclicd Mrs. J. S.
Malesky and tried to drug her to
the window. Hhe managed to
break from his grasp and he broke
the window pane and Jumped.
Police found him In a moving van
In Mont of tho apartment, buttered
and bruised. Police charged him
with drunkenness and disorderly
conduct.
LIQUOR