Medford mail tribune., August 11, 1917, Page 6, Image 6

MEDFORT) MAIL TTtTBIXNTJ, MEDFORD, QT?EfiONT. SATURDAY, ATTfiUST It, ini7
PROSECUTIONFOR
BOARD SELLING
DRAFT RELEASES
New York Board Accused of Corrup
tion to Be Prosecuted Re-examination
for All Those Examined in
- District and Rectification by Dis
trict Board Ordered.
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WASHINGTON. Aiij;. ll.-Mcm-Ih-ih
of tin; New York loinl selective
board who were relieved veKlerdav
niter mi inquiry inlo t lie manner in
which (lischiiiifi'S from draft had
)ieen -rrn nt vt, will lie prosecuted, of-
iieials of t In' provost inarslial-f;eii-eral's
oflire Nil id toiiny.
So fur, tilt; Nisw York incident in
the only one where, any question as
to the (rood 1'n it li of a local hoard has
been raised. Officials said, however,
that prompt steps tu brinu offenders
to book would be taken on the
slightest suspicion of irregularities.
To .Make, an Ivvainplc.
Whiiluver action the . New York
board limy hnve taken improperly in
cases before it will he roctil'icd he
fore Hie district board. If it is shown
that fraud or bribery was employed
to obtain a discharge from the old
board, both Hie hoard members and
tile individual, would be liable to
prosecution mid the government
would seek to make such eases an
example against future attempts to
evade Hie draft bin'.
Officials have in preparation a
supplemental ruling as to discharge
for registered men mostly naturalized
aliens supporting relatives in Kuropc.
The difficulty is Unit the affidav
its rctpiircd cannot be obtained from
any foreign country in Hie time al
lowed.. This bad made necessary a
ruling to establish a policy.
Policy Kslnlillsc!.
Indications are that discharges
will not he graulcil in many cases of
this kind. For one thing, officials
say, Ibo soldier will have $2,"i a
month tit least to contribute to his
family during bis army service. Tim',
is more than the average foreigner
sends home. It can be argued also
that because of Hie war situation Hie
American dollar has almost double
its ohl purchasing power abroad.
Behind all Ibis, however, is the
fact that Hie nation's interests are
paramount. No family in Europe
can become a public charge of the
Vnited Slates, and it was thought
likelv the officials would not go he
bind Hint fact, as the interest of the
individual in Americn is not involvel,
but only the interest of the govern
men!.
AS PAPER DAY
FOR RED CROSS
The splendid result of Paper day
last May has encouraged the ladies
of the ((renter Medford club to make
another similar appeal to the patri
otic people of the city to assist them
for funds ill behalf of the local
chapter of the lied Cross. Accord
ingly, they have designated Tuesday,
August H, as I'nper day, und on
this day they will make . a mighty
drive to gather enough paper for a
carload shipment.
All who have old ewspers,
magazines, etc, no matter how few
are requested to send them to the
shed near the Washington school on
Tuesday or during the week, or to
give them to the collectors who will
call for (hem Tuesday.
The ladies would ask the children
to lend their kind assistance for the
collecting. Hindi of the success of
the previous campaign for paper was
due to the work of Hie children, who
so generously volunteered their ser
vices. Ihesc recruits will please
ome to the Washington school on
Tuesday at U o'clock a. m., mi that
thev may do their "bit" in the paper
drive.
Everv campaign undertaken for
the eoiinlry has but the one object in
view help America. Aiuing the
work of the Hell Cross if, an admir
able means to assist our country in
its needs. Let all co-operate with
the ways devised to increase itH
funds so that it may bo able, to do ef
ficient service for eoiinlry and Im
munity. Let Paper day have enlist
ments but no exemptions. This will
spell success.
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MOW YORK, Aug. 1 1. Three
members of lorul exempt ton board
No, 99, In the hciirt of the Hflst side
were siimiuiirUy removed Inst night
by licpnly Attorney (ienernl Conkllng
acting under orders ot Adjutant-General
Stotesbury, who Is ill chnrge of
the operation of the selective- draft
machlnory In New York state. Tlio
rocords of the board wore, placed In
charge of the police.
The members of the board are
Louis I. Cherry, Dr. Henry M. Oroehl
and l)r. 8. J. Dcrnfold. The formal
ordor for lliclr removal announced
that the drastic Htep had been decid
ed upon by President Wilson "bo
cause of the iaregiilarltlcB reported to
have occurred." These charges have
been undor Investigation for several
days by the department ot Justice.
There havo boon reports that efforts
havo been made to bribe members of
exemption hoards In this city to grant
registrants exemption from service
The rcmovnl order directed "that
tho charges now made bo prosocuted
to tlio fullest extent."
Mr. Conkllng said that tho charges
which resulted In tho removal of the
board had come to his office several
days ago In tho form of anonymous
letters alleging that exemptions woro
being bought by men summoned for
examination. Tho letters were turn
ed ovor to the department of Justice.
All cases on which tho board has
acted will bo rc-oponed by the now
board, which will 1io appointed at
onco. Tho board has examined 666
registrants. Of this number 235
wnro exempted and 176 waived exemption.
The eyes of all I'ytliians in Ore
gon this week will be centered on
the conclave to be held at Crater
lake next Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. Advices already received
indicate a very large attendance of
knights from all parts of the state
und ninny from northern California.
A load of lumber and other equip
ment left for the lake this morning,
another load will go tomorrow nnd
on Monday several other loads of,1
equipment and the cooking outfit will,
he taken to the lake.
It is expected that the conclave,
which is being held under the nits-j
pices of Talisman lodge of iledford,
will be patronized and supported loy-
ally by all local knights, not only for
tho good of the order, hut also for
tho advertising that will result for
Crater lake, Medford and the valley.
The undertaking is a large one for
the local lodge, and taking into con
sideration the cost to all for the en
tertainment, the 170-mile ride, the
trip around the lake, tho five
nieuls served on the rim and the ride
around the rim as far as completed
all for $M the price is very low.
All knights who are in good stand
ing will he allowed to cross Hie lake
to Wizard island when Hie initiatory
work in the knight rank is put on. An
orchestra of nine pieces will furnish
music for the occusion. The trail
from the rim down to the water's
edgo has been altered to a more easy
erode, as has also the trail up Wizard
Isle to the crater.
The engineering corps of the local
lodge will leave Sunday morning to
prepare the grounds for the camp
and miliary work. The main body of
local knights will depart early Tues
day morning for the lake.
TAFllilG "
BUI VERY WEAK
' CLAY CENTER, Kas., Aug. 11.
'Connor President William II. Taft
spent a good night and tonight show.
od marked Improvement In the Illness
that has confined him to a hotel hero
slnco, Tuesday. Ills physician an
noiinrcd that he was continuing to
take nourishment, and was "feeling
docldedly better."
Dr. P. F. Morgan said today, "Mr,
Taft Is very weak and It will be some
time before he will be ablo to stand
his usual work."
Mr. Tuft has determined to give
up all his speaking engagements for
the remainder of this month in many
parts of the country, nnd from here
will gti to his summer home at Point
an Prince, Quebec, Can. Or. H. F.
Morgan, his physician, said today
Mr. Taft might leave here within five
or six davs, if he continued lo im
prove as be has recently.
WESTERN GOVERNORS ADDITIONAL MS
IE! TO DISCUSS
Auto tourist travel lo nnd thru
Medford is fast breaking all records
and is increasing daily. This morn
ing visiting ailtos were parked out
side the city's restaurants for hours
while their owners and guests were
getting breakfast. Nearly all the
garages have more business than
they can handle in Ihe way of re
pairs, und the sale of gnsoline ami
unto nccessories hits long since ns
siimcd immense proportions.
"1 have never seen the like of the
auto tourist travel of the past week,"
said C. E. Gates today. "They are
just simply rushing ns. It is a great
business asset to Medford, for Ihese
visitors spend much money in Hie
city for supplies of all kinds, und at
least half of them patronize the ho
tels and restaurants."
Crater lake is the greatest single
drawing attraction of tourists to
Medford, but not all the auto tourists
come here to visit the lake. In fact,
tho most of them who make stops in
the city are en route over the Pacific
highway in both directions oii general
touring trips. They come from all
parts of tho United Stales'.
Neither do all the tourists to the
city come in ailtos, as there is an un
usually heavy travel to the city by
train. The Crater lake stages had
a busy week of it taking tourists up
to that famous scenic wonder and
back.
This morning a party of seven wo
men from Hichmond, Ya., stepped off
Hie southbound train nnd at once de
parted for Crater lake by stage. An
extra car had to be added to the
stage route this morning to take
ten tourists to the lake, for whom
there were no accommodations in the
regulur stages.
PORTLAND, Aug. 11. Governors
of western and northwestern states
met here today to plan for joint ac
tion In stimulating production, block
ing unlawful activities of Industrial
Workers of the World and settling all
Internal trouble
Ernest Lister, governor of Wash
ington, presided. The following gov
ernors expected to be present: James
Wthycombe, Oregon; Emmet Boyle,
Nevada; Moses Alexander, Idaho;
Sam Stewart, Montana, and Simon
Hamburger, Utah.
Governor Withycombo enme to the
conference with tho announced in
tention of asking the governors to go
on record against Food Administra
tor Herbert Hoover's recent decision
to bar mutton from hotel and restau
rant tables Such action discriminat
ed against western sheep men. the
Oregon executive explained.
Recently Governor Alexander an
nounced Oregon, Washington, Idaho,
and Utah had formed an alliance to
settle Internal troubles. It was ex
pected the alliance would be strength
ened at the meeting today.
MELBOrRN'K, Australia, Aug. 11.
Additional customs and excise du
ties were announced by the Austral
ian government today. The chief in
crease in the customs arc three shil
lings n gallon on exported spirits and
ono penny a gallon in excise duty.
The excise on beer, it is estimated,
will increase tho revenue by tidOJJOO
pounds.
ZAPATA TRYING TO
MEXICO. CITY, Aiur. 11. The
rebel leuder, Kmiliano Zapata, has
sent another emissary to "Colonel
Keyes, formerly of the federal army,
to treat with President Carranza.
The former emissary, Enrique Bon
illa, who failed in his mission, was
expected by Genornl Zapata on his
return, it is reported. Colonel Reyes
has not yet seen the president.
DIILUT11, Minn., Aug. 11. Com
missioners of St. Louis county, .Min
nesota, the county In which Duluth Is
located, today adopted a resolution
barring from employment by tWe
county any person connected with the
Industrial Workers of the World.
About 200 men will be affected-.
LONDON, Aug. 11. Sinn Feiners
today won another parliamentary by
election when they captured tho seat
for Kilkenny. Willium Cosgravc,
the Sinn Fein candidate, dcfeatcdli!!
nndependent-niitionnlist, ex - llayor
McCiuinnoss, by JiSO votes, receiving
722 votes to Mi-Guinness' 3!12.
RUSSIANS HALT TEUTONS
(Continued from Page On.)
CAMP FREMONT, Menlo Park,
Cal., Aug. 11. Four companies of
the Third Oregon infantry arrived at
Camp Fremont today. Tlio battalion,
in cumimurd of Ma3orEugene Moss
berger, arrived ill two special trains
of ten curs each shortly before 0
o'clock.
All the officers of the h'00 men in
the battalion are seasoned fighters,
having served in the Philippines dur
ing the Spanish-American war nnd
on the Mexicnn border last year. The
battalion is recruited to within fif
teen men of war strength and all of
its members are snid to be from
Portland.
inns, who until recently conducted an
offensive, nre now losing ground at
nil points.
Field Marshal von Muekensen's
thrust in the neighborhood of Hie
Fokshani is the most serious of the
operations being carried out by the
German troops, and tho furious re
sistance of the allies is not meeting
with success.
The enemy's passage of the Sueh
itza. reuorted yesterday, is regarded
as placing in immediate jeopardy the
Maria Sesti .Inaction railroad, the
possession of which is of immense
importance to the Russians und Ru
manians. Attention is called hero to tho ab
sence of the Russian official state
ment yesterday, while it is remarked
that the Rumanian report does not
appear to deal with the latest events.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 11 Cipri
ani) Castro,, former dictator oX Ven
ezuela, who has landed at Vera Cruz,
is reported to havo engaged passage
back to New York, but it is an
nounced the government here will
have no objection to his remaining in
Mexico if be desires.
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