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I 1 STRIKE
Insurgent Walk Out Spreads in
Eastern Part of Country and
Fresh Walk Outs Reported in Many
Localities President Calls First
Cabinet Meeting Since Illness to
Consider Situation Department of
Justice Secures Names of Strikers
WASHINGTON, April 13. Coin
cident with reports todnv of crow
ing seriousness of the rnilrond strike.
President Wilson today called a
meeting of his cabinet for tomorrow
to discuss "tlio general situation." It
will bo the first timo Mr. Wilson has
met with his official family since last
August.
Atlomov General Fulmcr had ex
pected to innko a decision today as lo
whether the government would inter
vene in the strike. Department of
justice officials refused to say
whether the cabinet meeting would
cause postponement of the decision
Simultaneously with the announce
ment of the cabinet meeting, the
White House made public the names
of tho new railroad labor hoard,
The department of justice today
sent telegrams to tho executive of-
ficinls of tho Pennsylvania and New
York Central railroads asking that
they supply tho names of the men on
striko on their lines, indicating the
leaders of tho movement.
Form New Union
Reports from field agents of the
department today said a new union
was being formed among the strikers
in i iiiMjurg una, vinculo, -too or
n:,,..i i mi..
'conization was identified as "tho rail
road workers' union" with temporary
headquarters in Chicago.
Department ugents at Chicago ad
vised that John Grunau had been de
posed as head of tho Chicago Yard
men's association. Efforts were made
to loam the identity of the new of
. licers whot the reports said, were af
' filiated with tho Industrial Workers
of the World.
Farther complications in the situa
tion were apparent from investiga
tions of federal agents, which As
sistant Attorney General Garvan said
indicated that the strike leaders were
attempting to secure tho co-operation
of railroad shop workers in tho walk
out. Propaganda urging tho shop
men to nnit their iobs has been circu
lated in at least five great railroad
centers, the telegrams from agents
said.
CHICAGO, April 13. Tho. main
strength of the striking railroad strik
ers today was oxorled in the section
east of Pittsburg and in the Pacific
Northwest, with conditions, according
to railroad brotherhood leaders and
railroad officials, in tho remainder of
the country townrd ft return to nor
mal. Around New York passenger
service was hard hit and in the
Pennsylvania steel and iron regions
thousands of workers were threatened
with enforced idleness.
At Jcrsoy City armed soldiers with
unnv motor trucks wero culled in to
handle mail. '
, Fresh difficulties wore encountered
bv the railroads at the Pacific north
west. Great Northern mid Northern
Pacifi,. switchmen at Everett, Wash..
"iiiKod out at midnight last night.
n'tiuiiiiftuu o.y uruiut:i muuu ,.
"s today the entire situation was:
West Vastly better.
Chicago Much improved.
East Vastly worse, particularly
York.
From the Ohio river to the const,
no brotherhood leaders said, the
strike was "burning out."
Chicago Improved
hiChieago, where tho strike start-
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FLARES BP
ONCE MORE
STARKWEATHER TO OPPOSE
CHAMBERLAIN, MRS. THOMPSON FILES
p01tTLAXD, Ore., April 14. Itar
Tv 0. Starkweather, for the last two
Vears chairman of tho democratic
state central committee in Oregon.
'n(nv announced that he was n candi
date for the democratic nomination
Ior Vnited States senator. He will
joose Senator George E. Chamber
n for the democratic nomination.
Niniillaneonsl.v .Mrs. Alexander
Wompson, prominent in what is
ER CAMPAIGN IN
OREGON IS OPENED BY
R. C. ELY OF N. MEXICO
I OKTI.ANI), Ore.. April l.X
Kalph C. Ely, former food ad
ministrator of New Mexico.
opened the campaign in Oregon
m nenaii ot tlio candidacy of
Herbert Hoover here todnv in an
address before the Hoover Re
publican club, lie declared Hoo
ver the greatest master of eco
nomic forces in this country
today, saving no man under con
sideration for the presidency
had dealt so coiirnirennslv nn.l
so independently with the nues-
lions allectmg the relations of
capital and labor as has Hoover.
4
UOSTOW, April 13. Major Gen
eral Leonard Wood today cancelled
tho leave of absence which he obtain
ed to make a campaign for tho repub
lican nomination tor president and
said ho would leave later in the day
tor Chicago to resume his duties as
commanding general of tho central
department. Ho stated that his ac
tion was duo to railroad striko con
ditions.
General Wood in making tho an
nouncement said:
Tlio situation of growing serious
ness in the country is such that I feel
it my duty to return to my district ot
command in Chicago. Tho situation
is not one which allows personal con
siderations to enter into the matter
in the least."
The general now is on a two months
leave which was granted him by the
war department March 20'.
CHICAGO, April 13. General
Leonard Wood's campaign for tho
presidential nomination will not bo
affected by his return to army duties
hero said his campaign managers this
oniing. The general will make Buch
short speaking tours as he can with
out interfering with his duties at cen
tral department headquarters.
Army officers hero have .neon
watching tho strike developments
closely for several days. Colonel
lumnhreys, chief of staff, loft Mon
day on a tour of tho eastern section
of the department.
L R. GRAY IS
ED DIRECTOR
OF 0.W1&N.
PORTLAND. April 13. Carl R.
Gray, president of tho Union Pacific
system, was tooay eiecieu u uhuhui
of tho Oregon-Washington Railroad
and Navigation compnny at tho an
nual meeting of stockholders hero.
Gray succeeds the late W. V. S.
Thome. All other directors were re
elected. J D. Farrcll, vice president of the
Union Pacific and C. E. Cochran, as
sistant secretary of the Oregon-Washington
cast the paxy votes for absent
shareholders, most of whom reside in
other states.
The directors re-elected were: J. D
Farrell, R. L. Gerry, W. A. Harrlman,
Marvin Hughitt, .Jr., Otto H Knhn,
Robert S. Lovett, C. A. Pcabody, Wil.
liam G. Rockefeller, J. H. Schiff, C
B Seger, C. C. Stillman and F. A.
Vanderllp
known as the "Wilson ring." of the
Orcon democratic party, announced
her candidacy for the democratic
nomination (or congress from the
third district. Nomination pe ition.-,
for both Mr. Starkweather and Mrs.
Thompson were to be filed this after
noon nt Salem, it was announced. An
active campaign is to be waged
tbrongho.it the state bv the ilson
adherents against the democratic sup
porters of Senator Chamberlain.
GENERAL WOOD 10
REIN 10 POST
CAUSE OF STRIKE
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1920.
BLUEBEARD
LIST WIVES
REACHES 27
Richard Huirt. Alias Walter Andrew
Watson Proves to Be Matrimonial
Sensation of Ane Dozen Wedding
Rings Found in Effects Said to
Be Homely Gent Cross Eyed and
Pock Marked Will Be Charged
Tomorrow.
ILOS ANGELES, April 13. "Wal
ter Andrew Watson," who has been
known to the police and sheriff's of
fice here as Richard Huirt, was slow
ly recovering today at the county hos-
pital from self inflicted wounds In his
nock and wrists, made in two at
tempts at suicide. Huirt was guard
ed by two deputy sheriffs and u hos
pital interne. It was hoped he would
bo sufficiently improved today to bo
questioned about the letters, memor
anda and articles found in his effects
which indicate, the officers soy, that
he has married at least twenty wom
en, of whom five are missing.
Deputy sheriffs were engaged in
sorting the documents, which task
thoy said, would occupy sevorul days.
Scores of receipts, wills, marriage
licenses and business instruments
wero found, in all of which feminine
names appeared.
'No formal chargo has yet been
placed against the man. It was said
one would bo filed today or tomor
row. An automobile and a camping out
fit owned by "Watson" wore found
yesterday at Santa Monica. The of
ficers believe the man has a room
somewhere In Los Angeles where
they will find further documents and
personal property. They wero search
ing for such a place today.
A dozen wedding rings and numer
ous articles of feminine jewelry' were
found In Watson's effects. His de
scription, as officially shown by the
sheriff's records, states:
'Age 32, five feet 7 inches, weight
135 pounds, blue eyes, brown hair,
sallow complexion, smooth shaven,
stoop shouldered, small scar-like
pock left cheek, walks on hcois, left
eye out of line, homely, English de
scent, wears one and one-halt carat
diamond ring on left hand, carries
watch in outside upper coat pocket.'
lAfter a morning spent in examin
ing Ilulrt's effects the sheriff's offi
cers engaged in the work announced
that they had found letters and docu
ments from which thoy coneludod
that they could add soven moro wives
to tho former list of twenty. Tho
names thoy gave out as those of worn-
on who had probably wed. Huirt were
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Milliken of Colo
rado; Mrs. M. Briggs and Mrs. Cath
erine Watson of Portland, Ore.; Mrs.
Sarah A. Durham, Mrs. Lillian plpher
and Mrs. Alma Estelle Snyder of Spo-
kano, and a woman referred to
"my dear little Alice," whoso identity
was undetermined.
A. E. KINNEY OUT FOR
A. E. Kinney of Ashland, has an
nounced as a candidate for county
commissioner on the republican
ticket. Mr. Kinney has lived in the
county a number of years, was a suc
cessful business man In Ashland for
several years, and is one of the coun
ty's substantial citizens. He has al
ways been for good roads not only
on the main highways but all over
the county, and promises, if nominat
ed and elected, to glvo the people a
practical, economical administration,
Dilano Named Receiver.
WASHINGTON, April 13. Fred-
crick A. Delano, of Chicago, was ap
pointed today by tho supreme court
as receiver in the lied river valley oil
land controversy between Oklahoma
end Texas.
Fulton to Box Negro.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 13. Fred
Fulton has been matched to box
Jack Thompson, negro, in Mjlwaukie,
Ore., on April 21, it was learned to
day. Thompson comes from Tulsa
Okla.
MFFALO. ApriV lXThe Even
ing Telegraph's Dublin correspondent
wires under a statement thnt the
cabinet is about to grant the de
mands of the Irish hunger strikers.
SALBM, Ore., April 13. United
States Senator Miles Polndexter to
day filed as a candidate for president
of the United States, his name to go
on the Oregon primary republican
ballot.
GENERAL IRISH STRIKE
CALLED AS A PROTEST
AGAINST GOVT. ACTION
LONDON. April 13. A gene
ral strike began in Ireland to
day in protest against the treat
ment of the political prisoner.-!
in Mount.iov jail at Dublin, who
are on a hunger strike.
Early reports to the Irish of
fice here said that the striko
bud gone into effect, but the of
ficials gave no details regarding
the scope of the movement. Tho
strike call eliminated employee
of newspapers, those in the telo
graph service, (he humanitarian
services, tho bakers and neces
sary workers caring for cattle
and horses.
The latest official report given
out here said the hunger strikers
all wero weak, and Homo were
Hearing the danger mark,
i
ST.
FOR FOURTH PLACE
(WASHINGTON, April 13. St
Louis, fourth city of tho country in
1910 had a population of 773,000
January first this year, and showed
an increaso of 85,971 or 12.5 per cent
over ten yoars ago, The rate of
growth during tho last ton years was
the smallest of any decade since the
founding of the city and tho increase
in number was smaller than in any
decade since that ending in 1880
when the rate of Increaso was 12.8
per cent. . i
u i inuiufi. Alir. - .13. Whether
St. Louis or Boston will rank as the
country s fourth largest city as a ro-
sult of the 1!)20 census added inter
est to the announcement today of St.
Louis' population. Boston's popula
tion has not vet been made public.
St. Louis ranked fourth in l'llO.
Since 11)10 Boston has annexed the
town of Hyde Park, having a popu
lation in 1910 of 15,507.
St. Louis nnd Boston wero the mil
cities within the G00.000 class in 11)10.
Cleveland, Baltimore and Pittsburt
ranking sixth, seventh 'and eight h
were the only cities within tho 500,-
(11)0 class. A change in thai? rank in
for 1920 is not improbable, nnd Dc
troit, Buflalo and Sun Francisco,
ranking ninth, tenth nnd eleventh, the
only cities within the 400,000 class,
may advance into different rank. The
population of none of theso has" been
announced. '
St. Louis 773,000, increase 85,071
or 12.5 per cent.
Perth Amboy. N. J.'. 41.707. in
crease 958(1 or 29.8 per cent.
uniontown. rn., 1D.U09, increase
22(i.) or 17 per cent.
jiias.suoii, unio, j increase
3519 or 25.(1 per cent.
C'liillicothc, Ohio, 15,831, incrense
132.1 or 9.1 per cent.
Vinita, Okla., (revised) 5010, in
crease 928 or 22.7 per cent.
Watertown, N. Y., 31,2(13, increase
4.1.1.1 or 1 per cent.
Galesburg, III., 23,785, increase
109(1 or 7.7 per cent.-
Charleston, W. Va., 39.008, in
crease 10,(112 or 72.2 per cent. .
West Iloboken. N. J., 40.0(i8. in
crease 4005 or 13.2 per cent.
wuoucsni, I'a., j!),ul, increase
3284 or 20.9 per cent.
Helluiro, O., 15,001, increase 2115
or 10.3 per cent.
Martin's Ferry, O., 11,634, increase
2501 or 27.4 per cent.
Tamnouia. Pa., 12,363, increase
2901 or 30.7 per cent.
Burglars entered the home of I).
W. Driskel at 83(1 East Main street
last Sunday night while the family
was in attendance at the Christian
church services, and after thoroughly
ransacking the house, pulling' out
drawers and overhauling everything.
carried awnv with them a lady's gold
watch, a lady's gold neck chain, a
hair watch chain ornnmented with
gold, and other articles to the viiluc
of about $200.
The police arc vet without a clue
although circumstances lead them to
believe Hint Hip burglars were ama
teurs. . ..-
R. R, LABOR
IS
President Wilson Names Members of
Board Created bv Cummins Bill to
Act as Court of Last Resort in All
Disputes Between Roads and Em
ployesMeet at Once to Effect
Settlement Present Walk Out All
Factions Represented.
WASHINGTON, April 13. The
railroad labor board was uppoiutcd
today by President Wilson.
The members are:
licprcsenting the public George W.
Hanger, Washington, 1). C; Henry
Hunt, Cincinnati; U. M. Burton,
Tennessee. ,
Representing the railroads Hor
ace linker. J. II. Elliott and William
L. Park.
Representing Ihe employes Albert
Phillips, A. 0. Wharton and James J.
Forrester.
Tho board will bo authorized to
meet in Washington at onco to take
up the grievances of the railroad em
ployes now on strike. The nomina
tions went to tho senate at noon to
day and prompt action bv that body
is expected.
Former Cincinnati Mayor
Mr. Hunt, one of tho public repre
sentatives is appointed for one year.
Ho is a former mayor of Cincinnati.
and u former member of the Ohio
house of representatives. During the
war he was a captain in the national
army. Since 1915 he has been n mem
ber of the board of trustees of Cin
cinnati Southern railway, a city
owned utility.
Mr. Hanger another representative
of the public, is appointed fur tw
years. He is assistant commissioner
hot' the United Stntcs board of mediir-
tion and conciliation and as a mem
ber of that body has had considerable
experience in handling Inbor disputed.
Judge Barton, Ihe third member, is
a former judge of the Tennessee court
of appeals and is appointed for three
years.
Horace Baker, who is appointed to
represent tho railroad executives for
a. three-vear term, is a former geno
ral manager of the C'neinnnti, Now
Orleans and Texas Pacific rnilrond.
J. II. Elliot, ol'Tcxss, appointed for
two years, formerly was general man
ager of the Texas and Pacific rail
road, and subsequently was a colonel
in Ihe transportation corps of the
American expeditionary forces.
Mr. Park is vice president of thr,
I luciigo Great Western railroad nnd
is appointed for ono year.
Union V. Jresident Nnmed
Mr. Phillips is vice president of Ihe
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fircinon
nnd Engincnicn. lie is appointed for
three yenrs.
. Mr. Wharton of Missouri is nn of
ficial of Ihe railroad employes -de
partinrnt of the American Federation
of Labor and a member of the boarii
of ruilwnv wages and working eon
ditibns of the United Stntcs rnilrond
administration. His term is for two
years.
Mr. Forrester is president of the
Brotherhood of Itnilwnv Steamship
Clerks, Freight Handlers', Express nnd
Station Employes. His term is for
one year.
Under the transportation act :he
railroad labor board .is the court of
Inst resort in disputes between the
roads and their employes. Its first
work alter considering the present
strike, will be to tnko up the whole
railroad wage ciucstion which has
been pending for nearly n year.
i. C. Walker is the only one seek
ing the nomination for county treas
urer on the republican ticket, so fur.
his announcement appearing today.
Mr. Walker has lived in the vnllcv
several years, is at present a depute
assessor nnd possesses the necessary
qualifications to fill that office in A
practical, business way.
Harts Won't Return.
COBLENZ. April 13. The Ameri-
can lorccs in Germunv have been
notified bv the war deportment thut
Brigadier General William W. llnrls.
chief of staff of the armv of occu
pation, will not return from the Unit
ed Slates lo resume Unit post.
A
AP
I
COMPLETELY TIED OP
BY UNOFFICIAL STRIKE
PITTSBURG, Kus.. April 13.
Almost complete pnralvsis of the
Kansas coal industry is reported
todav. Tire announcement at the
headquarters of the cftol opera
tors as to operations said that
only four steam shovels were
working. No deep miner were
working.
The report shows that lio
more than 2110 miners out of tho
more Ihnn 12,000 in the district
lire at work. No striko has been
culled and the men lire refrain
ing from work on their own nc
count, so far as the records
show.
SULTAN DECLARES A
IHE NATIONALISTS
COXSTANTINOPLR, April 12.
(By Associated Press). Sultan Moh
mod VI., ot Turkey, has thrown all
his political nnd religious powor into
tho balance as a final measure In
combatting the nationalist movement
in Asia Minor. '
"Wrath of J leaven nnd eternal tor
monts of hell," are called down on
the heads of all Moslems who do not
support the sultnn, by Uurrizudo Ab
dullah Bffendi, the now slielk-ul-islam.
Ho excoriatos the ' national
ists and declares "all Miissulmcn who
kill nationalists will bo blessed by
Allah and all who dto fighting the
robels earn domd! glory lierouftor."
Mobilization ot the sultan's adher
ents has begun In the inlands in the
Son ot Marmora and along tho shores
of tho (Black Boa.
There is littlo disposition on the
part of the Turks In this city to join
Hie sultan's forces. They say thoir
fathers and brothers aro fighting in
Mustuplia Komnl's army, and thoy
will not engago in a civil war.
LATEST NEWS
OF THE STATE
OREGON CITY, Oro April 13.
Tho Clackamas county grand. Jury
Monday roturned'' an indlotmoiit
charging arson against C. A. Klwell,
former poslmnslcr nnd merchant at
Jennings Lodge.
It Is alleged that Krwoll, who con
ducted tho storo at Jennings Lodge
on December 2(1, 101!), burned tho
building and tho contents.
ASTORIA, Oro., April 13. Oliver
Milton Weekly, 18, was arrested hero
last night for robbery of loggers In
tho bunk house nt tho Holland, liriggB
and Avery logging camp on Grays
rlvor, Wtash., early Sunday night.
Wcokly was arrested hero by. Sher
iff 'Nelson whoa ho arrived on the
steamer Butto. Tho youth, who was
armed with a 45 caliber army revol
ver, at first refused to glvo hlB namo
and said ho know nothing of the rob
bery. Later, however, when tho offi
cers found $l!l5.2.ri 111 ensh and one
of tho logging company's tlmo chocks
for $39.1 G In Ills possession ho con
fessed, the sheriff said.
SALBM, Oro., April 13. -Declaring
that they would leavo their work
and the institution bofore they would
work with nn ex-convlct, forty em
ployes at the Insane asylum hero this
morning presented a petition and ul
timatum to Dr. R. K. Leo Stoiner,
superintendent demanding the re
moval from tho forco of tho former
convict. Threo employes wore dis
charged by tho hospital head and tho
others wore Invited to come in for
their tlmo, but up to noon nothing
has developed.
STATE SUPREME COURT
OF
SALKM, Ore.. April 13 Tho stuta
supreme court today, in an opinion
written bv Justice Johns, placed its
stamp of approval on the purchase of
the Reddish farm near Kugene bv the
state fish nnd fame commission bv
reversing the ease of II. A. Holmes
against Hen W. Olcott. as secretary
of slntc, O. P. Hoff, ptate trensnrer.
nnd the fish and game commission.
XO. 19
SETTLEMENT
FISH FIGHT
State Fish and Game Commission
Takes No Action on Macleay Set
tlement Reuulations of Lentith of
Season anil Fishinq Methods Are
Not Approved Will Call in Fish
and Legal Experts Shoemaker
Resigns to Become Secretary of
Commission.
PORTLAND, April 13. Comploto
segregation of tho commercial and
game Interests hitherto handled front
one offico of tho stato fish and gamo
commission and tho uppoinnicnt of
two new heads of tho latter depart
ment woro uccompllRhod nt tho meet-
ing of the Joint commission yester
day. . r
State Oamo Warden Carl D. Shoe
maker tendered his resignation, eN
recti vo May 1, in ordor that he might
become oxocutivo secretary of the fish,
commission and Captain A. K. Burglu
duff, overseas veteran, was appointed
to take his place. The position of
state biologist, which has boen va
cant sinco tho dismissal of William L.
Klnloy last December, will bo filled;
by Stanley Jowott, who for the past
ton years has been with, tho United
Statos biological survey.
A largo Bharo of tho aftornoon wad
given ovor to the discussion ot tha
Rogue River fish controversy and A
settlement. An agreement submitted
by various interests on the river sug
gesting change in. the length of sea?
son and regulating methods ot .fish
ing did not meet with entire approval
and the attorney goneral, a represen
tative of the United. States bureau
of fisheries and porsons on the. rlVep
who did not figure in tho petition will
first be consulted. -f !
Other important buslnoBS that waa
put thru during the day inoludOB ap
propriations for the dovotopmont o$
trout hatchorlos. . M
FRENCH AFTER A
BUFFER STATE ON
HKRt-rN, April 13. A seml-offic-lal
Btntonrant published hero quotog
from what purports to"bo a report b
n conforenco of Kronen officers oC
high rank, rocontly hold at Mayonce,
at which It was said to havo boen
agreed that tho "line of the Hhine"
was necessary for tho protection of
Frnnco against tho "revenge ideas ot
Gorman military circles." It was
thoroforo considered, adds the roport
Hint a buffer stato must be croatod
which should Includo that part of tho
right bank of tho Rhino comprising
DiiBsoldorf Industrial district, the;
Ruhr roglon, and Frankfort ond its)
neighborhood. ,
Wvory ombnrrassmont ot Cormany
should, tho report says, bo oxploltod
to tho host advantage. i
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.. Don't Forget to Register.
Registration books for the
primary election close April 20.
f you haven't ulready register-
od and did not voto at the last
general election, do so at onco.
1 vou dont know vour place of
registration, call The Mail Trib-
une, and the information yvill be
iriven von. !
HOLDS THE
FARM LEGAL
The court henrd the enso en banc.
The decreo means that the secretary!
of stato mnv now audit an intt'nl
claim of $2,000 as first payment on.
the farm, ultimately u total of 7,680,
the amount to be pnid for the fniru,
nnd that the state treasurer will bo
renuired o pay the amounts.
The opinion is a reversal of a decree-
bv Judge Oeorge 51. Dilham oS
the lower court for Marion county,
POSTPONED