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Fiftieth Year. Daily Fifteenth Tear.
MEDFORD, OEEGOX, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1920.
XO. 21
POLICE NAB
LEADERS IN
Rl STRIKE
Grunan. Leader of Insurgent Forces,
and Score of Others Arrested in
. Chlcap.0 bv Federal Aqents. Charg
ed With Violation of Lever Act
Crowds Yell Defiance as Men Are
Taken From Hall Newspaper Men
Called Spies 200 on Govt. List.
CHICAGO. April 15. Federal
agents raided a strike, meeting at
hendquurte'rs of the Yardmen's asso
ciation and arrested Orunau. who wok
speaking. Ilu was taken to the fede
ral building together with William E.
Rending, J. C. Logan and Shannon
Jones, who arc said to bo members of
the association.
CHICACIO, April 15 Six officials
of the "outlaw" railway unions wore
arrested this moraine bv United
States marshals on warrants issued
bv United States Commissioner Jin
son, charging them with violating the
Lever act.
Warrants have been issued for 24
other alleged leaders in the insur
gent railroad strike, it was said at the
federal building.
ill Warrants Issued
Those arrested are:
Joseph Scott, trustee of the Chi
cago Yardmen's association.
A. W. Casseday, secretary.
Martin J. Kcnnev, vice president of
Lodge No. 2, C. Y. A.
W. Larrabell, trustee of the asso
ciation. Fred L. Schultz, vice president of
the United Enginemen's association.
Michael Ellgns, treasurer of the
tnginemen's association.
.Department of justice agents ex
pect to arraign tb,o men todav before
Commissioner Mason.
Anions the twenty-four warrants
issued, but not yet served, is one for
Elmer Bidwcll, wlio was named yes
terday by Attorney General Palmer
ns haying replaced Grunou as leader
of the strikers Jicrc. Both Bidwcll
and Grunnu deny that the latter has
been displaced, or that Bidwell is tak
ing any part in directing the strike.
Men Cry Traitor
Deputies sent to Carpenter's hall
found James H. Dodgion nddrcssina
a meeting of 150 strikers. Thcv ar
rested Dodgion, Fred C. Lookwood,
II. E. Crcighton and Michael Putkc.
Reports at the federal building in
dicate the list of thirty for whom war
rants have already been issued is
only a starter, and that more thnn
200 members of the "outlaw" unions
oro marked for arrest,
Federal agents who culled the
crowd at Conwav hall where Grunan
was arrested, took Wiliam L, Bpndn
R. P. Murphv and II. W. Eadko to
tho federal building. . '
Ah tho men left the hall there wore,
cries of "traitor, traitor," from the
strikers. Thcv accused newspaper
men of pointing out the lenders to
tho federal men.
CHICAGO, April 15. Reports from
rail centers in the central west and
on tho Pacific coast todav bore out
assertions of brotherhood and rail
road officials that the recent railroad
strike was dying out in these sections
of tho country and that traffic con
ditions wero improved materially.
Strikers wero reported to be re
turning to work in n number of cities,
and in Chicago, where the unauthor
ized walk-out had its origin, brother
hood officials said tho backbone of
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OF
WASHINGTON, April 15. Presi
dent Wilson todav sent the following
telegram to Mrs. Roger C. Cullivan:
"You have mv deepest and wann
est sympathy. I shall never forget
what a good friend vour husband
was to me."
CHICAGO, April 15. Messages of
sympathy from public officials and
men prominent in public and political
life throughout the country todav
poured ino the home of Roger ('.
Sullivan, democratic leader, who died
here yestenftiy of bronchial pneu
monia. s
Mr, Sullivan, who was 09, was a
OF
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.,
April 15. One box factory has
ehut down here on account of
car shortage resulting from the
froight embargo consequent to
the railroad strike, and others
have reported they must close
down within two or three days
unless tho embargo Is lifted.
Tho busy Beason 1b just start-
ing and a general shutdown
would throw hundreds out of
employment. Sawmills will not
be affected for tho present.
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POLICE RESERVES
CALLED TO QUELL
N. Y. TEAM RIOTS
NEW YORK, April 15. Police of
ficers commanding the 100 reserves
doing strike dutv in the egg and but
ter market district this afternoon,
sent a call to headquarters for 200
reinforcements, ns reports were re
ceived of more trucks having been at
tacked. NEW YORK, April 15. Police re
served were sent to the West Side
market district today where several
hundred teamsters, chauffeurs and
porters had walked out at a time
when New York was virtually cut off
from its food supply bv rail. Several
trucks were attacked by strike sym
pathizers. The strike of the teamsters, chauf
feurs nifd porters has tended to ag
gravate tho already serious food situ
ation here. The men handled perish
able foods from the freight vards to
the market. They istruck because
their demands for higher pay had
been rejected.
R. R. LABOR BOARD
PASSES U.S.SENATE
WASHINGTON, April 15. The
railroad labor board was confirmed
today by tho senate.
The vote on the nominations came
after four hours discussion behind
closed doors. Only one roll call, on
tho name of Wallace W. Hanger of
tho public group, was demanded. It
was reported to have resulted 31 to
24 in favor of confirmation, with
some democrats as welt as republi
cans voting in opposition. A few re
publicans were said to have favored
his confirmation.
TACOMA. April 15. School teach
ers and school supervisors of Ta
coma lust night were grunted a wage
increase of $121) a vear bv the school
board. The new wage schedulo wili
go into effect with the beginning of
the next school term in September.
The school board fixed n new mini
mum wage for grade teachers at
$1200 n vear, which will be paid be
ginners and $1500 for high school
teachers.
prominent figure in national and
state political circles for thirtv veers
ancl a commanding fgure in several
democratic national conventions. Il
wns Roger Sullivan who led the move
ment at the Baltimore convention in
1012, resulting in the nomination of
Woodrow Wilson for the presidency.
Although Sullivan was "read out"
of the democratic partv several times
by William J. Brvan and condemned
by his political enemies at home a
a "boss." he held the democra'ic
leadership in Illinois for some vears.
The city council was called in
special session todav to pass a reso
lution of condolence,
BIG SUE
BROKEN SAY
R.R.LEADERS
Men Returning to Work in All Sec
tions of Country Food Shortage
Now Most Serious Feature Only
Two New Walk-Outs Reported
Traffic on S. P. Nearly Normal-
Send Soldiers to Jersey City to
Move Freight Trains.
Latest Strike Kvents
Agents of tho federal govern-
ment In different sections of the
country acted today in tho
strike.
In New York a wholesale but-
tor dealer was taken into cub-
. tody on a chargo of making un-
Mfc profits during tho crisis.
Feflral agents also have an-
nounced they are investigating
delays of mail trains. Vigorous
action will be taken, it was said
where it is found tho law was
violated.
Army officers notified Penn-
sylvania railroad officials that
they would send soldiers to Jer-
sey City to movo froight con-
Bigned to tho army and that sol-
dlors also will man cars on
which bodies of soldiers recent-
ly brought to lloboken from
overseas will bo sent to their
homes.
Meanwhile railroads are ac-
, tively combatting effocts of tho
strike More walkouts aro ro-
ported at Camden, IN. J., and El-
mira, N. Y.
PORTLAND, Ore., April 15. Con
tinued improvement in tho railroad
Btrlko situation in Oregon was claim
od today by railroad officials. An
nouncement that embargoes on loss
than carload lots of freight would be
lifted within tho state, was made.
Lifting of omliargoes was effective
only for the 24 hour period, however.
All of the tormlnal yards hero and
nearby reported despatching of
freight trains with skeleton crews,
ample, however, rail officials declar
ed, to take care of what was now be
ing. handled. An ultimatum similar
to that posted by Southern 'Pacific
officials tho first of tho week, was
posted by S. P. tind S. officials yes
terday, men not reporting for work
by noon today to loso their senority
rights in caso they ever returned to
work for tho company.
STUTZ MOTOR ON
TO
NEW YORK, April 15. Slock of
the Stutz Motor-Car company, taken
off the New York stock exchange at
the reipiest of the company's chair
man, Allan A. Ryan, after the ex
change suspended trading in it, went
on sale on the curb todav and brought
higher prices than ever. The first
sales were 700 and 710 and ns high
as 730 was asked. The price when
the exchango stopped trading was
:01 and auction prices since then hud
been 700 and 701.
Ryan, whose resignation from the
exchange, tendered with accusations
that members of the board of gov
ernors were short in Stutz when trad
ing wus stopped in it, has not been
accepted, todav announced himself in
favor of incorporation of the ex
change. Census Returns
WASHINGTON, April 15 Census:
Kuston, Pa.. :i.'t,813, increase 5290
or 1 8.50 per cent.
Pouuhkecpsie, N. Y., 35,000 in
crease 7004 or 25.:) per cent.
Salisbury. N. C, lii.OJ.'l, increase
2503 or 24.5 per cent.
Harrison, N, J., 15,721, increase
1223 or 8.4 per cent.
Kearny, N. J 20,724, increase
8005 or 43.2 per cent.
Ilion, N. Y., 10,10!) increase 3581
or 54.4 per cent.
Oneida, N. Y., 10,511, increase
222 or 20.7 per cent,
HOOVER PLANE FLIES
10 SALEM WITH LIST
OF
SALEM. Ore., April 15. -Landing
in the river in the heart
of tho city at exactly 12:15
fiftv minutes after starting from
Portland the seaplane piloted
bv Victor Vernon and bearing
Chester G. Murphv, state cam
paign manager for Herbert Hoo
ver, arrived with the presiden
tial nominating petition that will
ho filed with the secretary of
state this afternoon.
For about four minutes be
fore landing tho piano circled
over the city dropping Hoover
propaganda. Thousands of per.
sons thronged the inter-countv
bridge and the river banks while
awaiting the arrival of the plane.
It is understood that lilot
Vernon will take Governor 01
cott up for a short spin this
afternoon.
Los Angeles Bluebeard Described
Himself as Neat. Courteous With
a Nice Bank Account Recovery Is
Now Regarded Certain Started on
Career in Massachusetts.
1.US AiNUhJLEB, April is. inves
tigation of the career of Richard
Huirt, held under guard la a hospi
tal hero on suspicion of bigamy and
possibly other charges, was progress
ing slowly today, with the officers
continuing to chock tho list of
"wives" with a view to vorifylng tho
various marriage records or facts in
dicating their existence. Tho off!
cers said today that to the best of
their belief the list now numbered
not less than twenty-five, after elim
inating those who donied that they
had married the man, altho evidence
of their marriages was found.
Other developments wero tho dis
covery, in storage, of a lot of furni
ture and wearing apparel believed to
have been tho property of Nina Leo
Delonoy, who Is missing. Tho goods
wero shipped hero from Kureka,
Mont., last Novembor, and wore stor
ed by C. -N. Harvey. This was one of
the names it has been established
Huirt used at times.
Property In Seattle
Sheriff Cllno hore was also noti
fied by Chiof .1. F. Warren of the
Seattle police forco, that tho lattor
had located property In Seattle cov
ered by claim checks found on Huirt
at tho time of his arrest, tho checks
covering some household effects and
numerous women's photographs, tho
household goods believed to havo
been tho property of Alice Ludvlgson,
another missing wife.
Two supposed wives, Mrs. Kdlth L.
Williams of Sacramento and Mrs.
Katherino Wombaehor of Spokane,
are horo, and Mrs. J. P. Watson of
Salem, Ore., is oxpocted today or to
morrow. Nono of them has yet scon
Huirt, who is confined to a hospital
bed as tho result of attempts at sui
cide when he was arrested.
iPhysicians said today that after a
turn for tho worse Tuesday, llulrt
was again Improving and would
doubtless recover. Tho deputy sher
iffs investigating his case are await
ing his improvement so they may
talk with him.
Pleased to Correspond
No new names wero added to his
list of aliases yesterday but addition
al facts which came to light led the
investigators to believe that the
man's true name is Charles Newton
Harvey, and that his first business
operations were conducted at Sher
borne Falls, .Mass., about fifteen
years ago. He went thence to Que
bec, and then to Spokane and the
coast cities, it is believed.
A form for a matrimonial personal
and several clippings of the same
personal from different papers, were
found yesterday. In them tha adver
tiser described himself as of "neat
appearance, courteous disposition.
well connected In a business way,
also connected with several corpora
tions, and has a nice bank account,
as well as nice roll of government
bonds," and said ho would be "pleas
ed to correspond with refined young
lady or widow; object matrimony."
PERSONAL ITEM
METHOD.CAUGHT
Hi 25 FRAUS
CONGRESS IS
AFTER ASS T.
LABOR SECT
Resolution Looking to Impeachment
of Assistant Secretary of Labor
Post Introduced bv Representative
Hock of Kansas Investigate
Charges bv Chairman Immigration
Committee Rcgardino Post's Atti
tude Toward Deported Radicals.
WASHINGTON, April 15. A reso
liitiou looking to the impeachment of
Assistant Secretary Post of tho la
bor department, for bis altitude
toward the deportation of radicals,
was introduced todav bv Representa
tive Hoch, republican, Kansas, alter
a conference with republican leaders.
The resolution would direct the ju
diciary committee to investigate
charges made against Post Chairman
Johnson, of the immigration commit
tee, and others, and if the evidence
warranted to report a resolution pro
posing impeachment.
The measure was referred" to the
house rules committee, which will de
cide whether it should be nuulo a
special order of business before the
house. There was no indication when
tho rules committee would act.
WASHINGTON, April 15. Plan
for introducing a resolution in the
bouse today looking to tho impeach
ment of Assistant Secretary Post of
the labor department for his attitude
toward deportation of radicals, went
suddenly awry when the house met
todav and tho resolution prepared bv
Hopresentntive Hock, republican of
Kansas, was withheld nt the rcouest
of Republican Floor Leader MondclJ.
Speaker Gillette hud arranged to
rocogni.o Representative Iloclc for
the introduction of tho resolution ami
called on him twice for the purpose.
I lock, however, withheld his resolu
tion and Mr. Mondell announced that
the .republican lenders wanted I"
sludv it further. Hock said he would
introduce it later.
,F
NKW YOHK, April l." . Piwlitrnl
inothods in American forests nnu
paper mills huho hrnutrhi the industry
nnd the ronsumiiiLpullw! laco to fuctt
with an nlnrmimr paper KhortaRe
which can he remedied nnlv hv adon
ticin of n comprehensive policy oC
forest protection, (icorire V. ttisson,
Jr.. president of the American I'an -r
and lnlp association, deeiared in his
address before the association an
nual convention here today.
Air. Sisson deplored intimations
from Canada, that export of pulp
wood - from private lauds miL'lit he
curtailed, hinting that retaliatory
measures iaiuht he souirht hv Ameri
cans in the event of such action.
"Canadian industry must linvo
coal," he said.
BO! BURNS AT STAKE
GIRL TO THE RESCUE
I.ANC'ASTKK, O.. April 15. Police
today were searching for five older
boys who last evening attacked
Charles Knellcr, a ten-year-old news
boy, bound him to a stake, piled
kindling and papers about him and
after starting a fire, left him to hid
fate.
A small gill called Mrs. A. F. How
cry, living ncarbv and she rescued the
boy, who was badlv burned.
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WIFE OREGON EDITOR
LOSES EKE, IS HIT BY
SPEEDING GOLF BALL
COItVALLIS, Ore., April IT,.
Mis. C. IS. Ingalls, wlfo of tho
editor of the Guzetto-Tlmos
hero, and president of tho Ore-
gun Slato Press association,
underwent an operation today
for tho removal of an eye, tho
eyeball being completely crush-
od yesterday by a swiftly mov-
Ing golf ball. The 'operation
v was successful, it Is understood.
e y. s.
RAVISHED BY 15
JUAREZ MEXICANS
I'.L PASO. Texas, April 15. Mis.
I!. j. Sanl'ord, 25 years old, wife of
a horseshoer of the eighth cavalry, V..
S. A., l'"ort liliss, was kidnaped by
two Mexicans near an HI Paso park
entrance vesterdnv and taken to
Juarez, where, according to her story
told in a nervous way, today, sbo was
mistreated bv fifteen Mexicans.
Mlrs. Sunford said she was aban
doned in the street' late at night,
where, being discovered bv police, she
wns seized and taken to inil. She w.-it
released todav and crossed the Rio
Grande and told her story, which is
being investigated.
LATEST NEWS
OF THE STATE
(PORTLAND, April 1'5 Miss Mary
Frances Isom, county librarian hero
for many years, who saw sorvlco in
France with the American Library
association, died at her homo hero
today, after an illness of many
months, altho sho had attondod to
her duties until recently, atlss Isom
was probably one of the best known
librarians on tho Pacific coaBt and
was a formor student nt Wellcsloy.
WASHINGTON, April in. John
(toed, an American magazine writer,
reported rocently to navo ueon exe
cuted In Finland, Is alive and well,
according to an official report re
ceived at tho state department today
from tho Finnish government. Reed
Is under indictment at Chicago charg
ed with conspiracy to advocate tho
overthrow of tho government by
forco.
EUOBNB, Oro., April 15. With
tho favorabio decision of tho stnto
supremo court nllowlng tho state fish
and game commission to purchase
the Reddish farm near XOiigcno for a
game farm, plans for its Improvo
mont and enlargement will now be
cnrrled out, according to Louis 13.
Bonn, member of tho stato loglBla
ture from Lane county. , ,
When tho plans of tho ('pmmlsslon
aro completed, said Dean, It Is ex
pected that 20,000 phoasunts yonrly
will be liberated from theso farms.
IIOOI) RJVKH, Ore, April 15.
Ilaving lost their bees Inst winter, a
number of local orehurdists tho past
week received shipments from -tho
Santa Clara valley, C'ul., A. O. W'lig.
Harrctt grower, yesterday .received
one of the heaviest shipments, an ex
press lot of 2r pounds. Kach pound,
it was estimated, contained 5(100 hecs.
With the lot Mr. Wing received twelve
nuceiiH.
SAI-KXr, Ore, April 15. Colonel
(Icorgc A. White, who was given leave
of absence as state adjutant general
to enter war service, todav resumed
that office, succeeding Conrad Staf
rin of Dallas, who has held the posi
tion temporarily.
. YEAR OLD GIRL
STUHENVILLE. O., April 15.
Harry Miller, aged 20 of Akron, was
held in the Jefferson county iail here
today, after having publicly confessed
to tho murder of 11-vcnr-old Fran
ces South, during a revival service
last night nt a little church ut Bench
Hottotn W. Vn near here.
Miller went to the church altar and
with his hands raised he prayed to
God to have mercy on his soul for the
death of the little girl. He said be
found relief in telling all to God.
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FIRST BLOOD
Troops Under General Flores Cross
Border and Capture San Bias
Carranza Forces Reported Retreat
ing in Disorder Commanders Gov
ernment Gunboats Desert to So
norm Followed bv Crews Martial
Law Proclaimed in Agua Prieta
District.
NOOAt.F.S, Ariz., April 15. So
norn, Mexico, has won her first fight
for freedom. Cioneral Angel Flores,
of tho independent forces, this
morning fought his wnv ncross tho
Sinalo.a border, taking San Bias, on
the boundary line, nnd is proceeding
with '2,500 men, 1,000 of whom are
Yacpii Indians, toward Culincan, capi
tal of the state.
According; to special advices from
Ilermosillo, capital of Sonora. federal
troops are deserting the commnnd ot
General Ramon Iturbe, chief of mili
tary oiHM'ations in Sinnloa and Tepic.
General Juan Carrasco, acting chiei
of staff to Iturbe. unablo to steal
the tide of tho rebel ndvnncc, is re
treating with his men in wild disorder,
according to advices.
AOUA PRIETA, Sonora, Apri 15.
(Ify tho Associated Press)
Troops of the new republic of Sonora
havo invaded Sinaloa, tho nd.ioinina
stato to tho south and nro marching
on Culincan, tho capital of Sinaloa,
according to an official dispatch re
ceived hero todav from General P.
Klins Calles, commander in chief at
tho Sonora forces, .... ,n - m. 11
y.t,y
AGUA PRIETA, Sonorni April'. 15
Martial law was proclaimed in
Agua Prieta todav in preparation for.
n possible attack bv Carranza forCM
should tho Mexican president's troops
break through tho barrier of Boldiers
the new republic has stationed be
tween hero nnd tho Chihuahun-So-
nnra boundary. v
Carranza troops were reported at
Casus Grandcs, 200 miles from horc,
making rnndv to march into SondM
nnd toward this border point.
At militnrv headnuartors liero, it'
was foreenst today that the national
elections in Mexico would not be hotd
in July unless the Sonora situation
had been settled previously, ' s
AGUA PRIETA. Sonora. April 15.
The commanders and crews of the
gunboats Guerrero nnd Chinas, have
deserted to tho Sonora repnblio, and
have been placed nt the disposal of
General P. Elias Calles, commander
of tho Sonorn forces, according to
word roeieved nt military Ileadtiunr
ttrs here. ' . 1
FRENCH -TRAINER JOB
PARIS, April 15. "Jim" Duncan,
former holder of tho world's record
for throwing tho discus, has been of
fered tho position of trainer ot
French athletes proparlng for tho
Olympic gnmos at Antwerp this sum
mon Duncan, who wus a lieutenant
In the American army was discharg
ed hore and has since oponed a gym
nasium In this city. :
PORTLAND, Ore.. April 15. No
temporary successor to tho Into
Ilishop Mutt S. Hughes wilt be named
prior to tho meeting of tho general
conference of the Methodist Episco
pal church in lies Moines in May.1
AT CHURCH REVIVAL
Members of tho congregation took
Miller to Sheriff J. R, Litton ot
Rrooks county. West Virginia, who
believes the man to be slightly de
mented. Slicriff Litten said that during th
night Miller confessed to beating tho
South girl over tho. head with a re
volver nt n lonely spot neat the girl's
home nt Adenn. Ohio. He told tho
sheriff he killed the girl because ot
something she said while he was keep
ing company with her sister.- . ,
WA