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The Weather
Maximum yesterday 58
."Minimum today ao
Predictions
Fair. Light to heavy frost.
AVarmer Saturday.
Fiftieth Year. Daily Fifteenth Year.
MEDFORD, OREGOX, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1920.
NO. 28
M
AMUNDSEN
ARRIVES IN
E. SIBERIA
Discoverer of South Pole. After Dis
appearance of 19 Months Is Re
ported at Anadir. Siberia. Acrcss
N From Alaska Coast Plan Was to
Drift With Ice Floes and Take
Soundings of the Polar Seas
Planned Use of Airplanes.
NEW YORK, April 23. It Is quite
possible that Captain Raold Amund
sen whose landing has been reported
Anadir, eastern Siberia, may have
attained the North Pole in airplanes
he took with him on his exploring ex
pedition, according to Dr. Edmund O.
Hovey, of the American Museum of
Natural History.
iDr. Hovoy headed an expedition to
the relief of Explorer Donald McMil
lan who was stranded at Etah in
1915. and was himself frozen in tho
Arctic Ice for nearly two years in
Parkor Snow Bay, Just behind Capo
George on the way to the northwest
coast of Greenland.
NOME, Alaska, April 23. (By
Associated Press.) Captain Roald
Amundsen, explorer and discoverer
of the south pole, has arrived in far
eastern Siberia, according to a wire
less message dated Anadir received
here laBt night. The dispatch gave
no details of his arrival but suggest
ed he camo by ship.
For more than nineteen months
the silences of tho polar seas have
Shrouded the vessol that bore Roald
Amundsen and his shipmates in their
strange endeavor to reach tho North
pole.
Amundsen's vessel the Maud, took
on oil at Dlxson island in the White
sea, about Soptember 1, 19 1 S, and
soon after sailed off to tho northeast
thru the rapidly freezing Arctic. It
was the explorer's plan to drive the
ship as far northward as ho could,
then to lodge her in the Ice and
permit her to bo dragged along with
(he enbrmouB floes. Amundsen be
lieved his ship would be carried to
the vicinity of the Liakov islands, off
the delta of the' Lena river on ilio
northern Siberian coast. Here he be
lieved the Ice would be driven to the
northward and thought It would take
him near the north polo.
There is some uncertainty as to
the exact point reached by Amundsen
in Siberia. Anadir is not tho name
of a town, but of a river which rises
northwest of Kamchatka and flows
eastward, emptying Into tho Pacific.
To reach this river by the sea, ho
would have been forced to go thru
Bering strait between Siberia and
Alaska.
Trip by Land
There Is a Russian trading post
known as "Anadyrrsk" located on
tho Anadir river, about 300 miles
from tho mouth of tho stream, but
Amundsen could not reach it by ves
sel, ss Is understood In reports. If
he should have reached that town, it
Booms prbbable he landed on tho nor
thern coast of the continent and
made the trip southward by land.
The mouth of tho Anadir is about
3G00 miles east of Dixson island,
where Amundsen began his long Arc
tic voyage.
Amundsen's purpose was not pri
marily to reach the North Pole, but
to make scientific observations, take
soundings, Btudy the drift of polar
ice and collect Important data as to
oceanic conditions in the far north.
1.0S ANGELES, April 23 Putting
the big berries on top of the baskets
cost Bixteen Japanese strawberry
growers a total of S800 in Justice
court fines here today.
T"
AL ISON TO BE DRUM MAJOR IN
' OVERALL PARAQE. PRICES TUMBLE
XEW YORK, April 23. A nation
wide continuous drive against profit
eering! in wenrine apparel will be
started by the Cheese club at the con
clusion of Saturday's overall parade
on lirondwnv. it was announced to
day. The marchers will hold a mass
meeting nnd effect a permanent or
ganization, with which overall clubs
throughout the state will be invited
to affiliate.
"We are not going to let this thing
die with the pnnrde," said Waller J.
Kingsley, chairman of the parade
committee. "We are going to show
those who sneer nt us that the demon
stration is neither a fad nor a joke.''
OF
2000 FOILED IN EFFORT
IE
INDIANAPOLIS. April 23.
Indianapolis was nitiet todnv fol
lowing riotous scenes Inst night
when tho police dispersed a mob
of more than 2000 persons bent
on lynching William Ruv, color
ed, who is alleged to have con
fessed to the murder of Martha
Huff, a young, white girl. Ono
person was shot in an exchange
of shots in the vicinity of the
Marion county iail, where Rnv
is confined, and the police made
fifteen arrests.
Rnv was arrested Into Wed
nesday niirht nnd is said to
have s:gned a written confes
sion of the crime which wns
conijuilted Monday night. Ilo
is alleged to have driven a
penknife into her. throat thirteen
times, stripped her of her cloth
ing and thrown her bodv into the
swollen waters of Kagle Creek,
west of the citv. Ruv entered a
plen of guilty when arraigned
in city court yestcrduv.
JOHNSON'S LEAD
THE 15,000 MARK
LINCOLN. Xch., April 23 The plu
rality polled bv United States Sena
tor Hiram W. Johnson of California
over Mn.jor General Leonard Wood
for republican presidential preference
in Tuesday's Nebraska primary has
increased to 15,021 according to re
turns compiled by the Lincoln Daily
Star.
- Figures from 77 of the stnte's 93
comities estimnted by the Star to rep
resent 80 per cent of the total vote in
the state give Johnson .r 1,808: Wood,
3(,787 nnd I'ershing 24,008 while
with approximately tho samo number
of precincts reported on democratic!
president- preference show United
States Senator (i. I.!t'l:"ock hns
30,452 as compared to 10,845 for his
ui:lv opponent, Robert Ross of Lex
ington, Neb.
William Jennings Brvan, in the con
test for delegate at large, to thu
democratic national convention, re
tains fourth place on the face of re
turns from 79 counties representing
a vote which tabulators hero figure
to be four-fifths of the state com
plete. With four to bo chosen, two
Hitchcock men were in first anil
second places, while one of the Brvnn
candidates was in third
E
QUIET IN BUTTE
HUTTK, Apr. 24 Associated Pros'!
Refore noon today tho patrol of
soldiers guarding Anaconda road,
where a clash occurred late Wednes
day afternoon betwene strikers nnd
a force of deputy sheriffs nnd po
licemen in which 10 men were shot,
were withdrawn. Other patrols were
called in, as the citv was timet and no
outbreak feared.
Later estimates show that a lerger
force of soldiers are here than was
at first reported. The colonel com
manding would not announce the
number, but it is understood there nie
four companies from Fort Wright and
three from Cnmn Lewis.
It is probable the number of march
ers will reach 20.000, officials of the
Cheese club said. Nationally famous
netiors nnd actresses will he among
those in the procession. Al JoNon
and Kd Winn will act as drum majors
for two of the overall bands.
Retail clothing merchants through
out the citv have commenced to dis
play cheaper grades of suits in then
show windows. Some firms have ad
vertised sharp price reductions in the
newspapers under the caption "why
wear overalls?"
The Waldorf Astoria hotel an
nounced that an overall wedding
would be solemnized tliere Saturday.
CHIEF JUSTICE
T
WHITE SLAVER
Mexican Dignatarv Arrested bv U. S.
Officers as He Steps Off Train at
Douglas. Arizona Youna Woman
Also Detained "Yes. Why Not?"
Inquires General Pesqueira.
DOUGLAS, Ariz., April 23 Igna
cio Pesciurien, chief justice of the
Mexico supreme court, said to have
been appointed military governor of
Sonorn, was arresteil by United
States officers as he stepped off a
train here today. A woman, said to
have been brought hero bv Posnuciru
from Mexico, wns detained.
Pesduoiru's arrest was said to be
in connection with bringing the woman
into the United States nnd transport
ing her here from Laredo, Texas.
Pesqueira is married and one of his
sons, Roberto Pusqueirn, was finan
cial agent for tho Carranza govern
ment nt Kl Paso.
Chief Justice Pesqueira was said to
have come here to "await the arrival
of Carranza troops in Sonorn," when
he wns to have assumed the duties
of chief executive in tho state, super
seding Governor Adolfo do In Huertn,
who headed the secession of Sonora
in its revolution against Cnrranzn.
General Pesqueira is from one of
the most widely known and wealthiest
families of Sonorn.
He has vast cattle nnd mining in
terests, it was said.
The young woman detained with
Pesqueira gave her name ns MuriA
Rodriguez, of Mexico City. This was
the second time she had accompanied
Chief Justice Pesqueira on trips to
the United States, according to a
statement Genoral Pesqueira made.
General Pesqueira showed no hesi
tancy in answering questions con
cerning his relations with the woman,
whom he had known since 1914, he
said. To one question lie answered:
"Yes, why not?"
General Pcsquoira said his fnmilv
lived in tho Arispe district of Sonora
nnd that he is the father of nine
children.
JAPS FIRE ON U. S.
WASHIXGTON, April 23 Official
reports received today bv tho war de
partment said that during tho recent
fighting between the Jnpancso nnd
Czechs at Hailar, Siberia, tho Japan
ese fired on tho Uirraeks of the
American inspector at Hailar. The
inspector is believed bv department
officials to bo attached to tho Ameri
can railway commission. Ho was not
injured.
It was said the Czechs were firod
upon while on ft train bound for
Vladivostok and tliBt one officer was
killed ond nnother officer and twelve
men wounded.
Officials here assumed tin's clash
was separate from that previously
reported from Hailar where Japanese!
troops who wire moving bolshevists
to the town of Manchuria when at
tacked by crowds of Czech and Chi
nese soldiers.
E,
WASHIXGTOX. April 23. The
house bill incrcasine pensions to civil
war veterans to $50 monthly and
those of tho widows of the veterans to
1-30 monthly was passed today bv the
senate and now goes to conference.
The increases' were provided to meet
the rising costs of living.
Census Returns
WASHINGTON, April 23. The
following census returns were re
ported today:
Springfield, Ohio, 60,840, Increase
13,919 or 29.7 per cent.
Webster City, la., 5657, increase
449 or 8.6 per cent.
Clinton, Mass., 12,964, Increase
111 or .8 per cent.
Weetflcld. Mass., 18,603, increase
2559 or 15.9 per cent.
Homestead, Pa., 20,452, Increase
1739 or 9.3 per cent.
Gadsden, Ala., 1 4,737, increase
4180 or 39.0 per cent. ' '
BAN COUR
E
BANISHED FOR 5 YEARS
LOSES lit RIGHTS
PARIS. April 24 The sen-
tence decided upon by the high
court for former Premier Cnil-
luux, it was learned this after-
noon, besides three years
prisonment and payment of the
costs of tho trial, includes ban-
ishment for five years and loss
of civic rights for ten years.
PARIS, April 23. Sentence
of threo vears imprisonment was
imposed today upon former Pre-
niicr Joseph Caillaux, convicted
by the high court yesterdnv of
commerce nnd correspondence
with tho enemy. The time dur-
ing which ho wns under arrest
will be deducted, however, leuv--
ing him but one month to servo.
Tho ex-premier was sentenced
also to pay the cost of tho trial.
LLOYD GEORGE IS
ANXIOUS FOR U. S.
SAX REMO. April 23 (By the As
sociatcd Press) Premier Llovd
George of Great Rrilain, in an in
formal talk today with the American
newspaper correspondents, said there.
was n real need of the participation
of tho United States in the discus
sions of tho Turkish problems. If the
United States did participate, her
views would ho likely to prevail, he
declared. Tho premier talked froclv
on other subjoets.
"The impression I formed from the
reports of Hritish officials within
Germany," tho premier said, "sub
stnnliully is tho importance of the
government. The limbs do not obey
the eentrnl authority. The situation
from within suggests that of a para
lytic recovering from a stroke. The
brain gives nn order and there is
cither no response, or only a pnrt'nl
one, by tho extremities."
SAX REMO, April 23. Premier
Uoyd George of Great Britain would
approve of Anglo-French occupation
of the Ruhr district of Germany in
the event the Berlin government
should refuse suitably o live up to the
revised terms of the Versailles treaty.
says "Pcrtinax," political editor of
the Lclio de Pans. Ho says intimn
tion to this effect hns c6ine through
a member of the British premier's
suite, for the purpose of overcoming
Premier Millcrnnd's opposition to re
vision of tho German treaty.
"Maneuvers at San Homo." ns-
serls Pcrtinax, "having tho purpose of
overcoming French opposition to re
vision of tho treaty .aro tho culmina
tion of conversations which have
been going on at Borlin between of
ficials of the Germnn eovcrnmont and
certain allied representatives. The
arrival of the German note asking for
a permanent nrmv of 200,000 men is
not a mere coincidence."
SAX REMO, April 23. Premier
Lloyd George last evening gave a din
ner irt honor of Alevandro Millernnd.
the French premier nnd General Bcr
thelot, the French chief of staff. Enrl
Curzon, the British foreign secretary,
Arthur J. Balfour. British represen
tative on the executive council of the
League of Xntions, and some other
of the French and British representa
tives here, were present.
Following tho dinner Premiers
Lloyd George and Millernnd had op
portunity for n private conversation.
The tension between tho British and
French delegations is Raid, to have
been considerably lessened in conse
quence. 'LEAVES FOR SAN REMO
ROME, April 23. Robert Under
wood Johnson, American ambassador
to Italy, presented his credentials to
King Victor Emmnnuel todnv.
Mr. Johnson left later for Sun Re
mo, where he will meet the secretary
of the American embassy in Pari-,
who has been ordered bv the state de
partment at Washington to go to the
scene of the conference of (he su
preme allied council,
Mr. Johnson hod a cordial audi
ence with the sovereign for about 20
minutes. He then presented the p.r
onnel of the embassy, with whom the
(ting- conversed, '
U.S.
WARSHIPS
ARE
ORDERED
I
Cruiser Salem and U. S. Destrover
Dispatched to Mexican Waters by
Admiral Rodman Mexican GoV
ernnient Uraes Action for Protec
tion U. S. Citizens.
LOS AXGELES, Oil.. April 23.
The cruiser Salem and destrover No.
278 were ordered bv Admiral Hugh
Rodman, commanding the Pacific
licet, to sail immediately for Mexican
waters. It was announced the vessels
would stop nt Maznthin. It was ex
pected, nccord'ng to word from the
flagship Xew Mexico, that these orj
other vessels would also call at lnp
lobnmpo. Both vessels aro ut. San
Diego at present.
WASHINGTON, April 23. Amer
ican government representatives in
Mexico hnvo asked tor tho dispatch
of warships to that country to pro
tect American citizens and their pro
perty.
The requests came from Mazntlan
nnd Topolobnmpo on the Pacific
coast nnd Frontera, on tho Gulf
const. Officials of tho state, war and
navy departments are investigating
the requests, explaining that in times
of disturbances In tho southern re
public It Is not unusual to receive re
quests for warships when thcro is no
need for them.
(Details as to tho requests of the
Amorlcan agents wore not mado pub'
lie. Advices today said that 350
.Mexican federal troops with two can
non. had arrived at Mazatlan, but
thoro have been no reports of dlstur-
bances there or at the otaor two
ports.
Othor reports received today, how
ever, indicated a growing ferment
and it was said that .communication
with various points In Moxlco was bo-
lng Interfered with. --.
(Mexico City nowspupers yoslordny
contained no mention .of . develop
ments In the situation. Advices ro-
coivod hore today by General Salva
dor Alvarado, representative of So
nora, said thnt Colonol Rodolfo Gal-
legos, a former fedoral commander
In tho Btate of Tamaulipas, doteatod
a Carranzlstn forco under General
Rosalia Rodriguez at UnnroB and
that the federals retreated toward
Montorey.
It was also sutd that Carranza had
ordered a genoral conforenca of gov
ernors at Monterey.
IS BURIED ALIVE
IN 85 FOOT WELL
SEATTLE. April 23. Caught in
the bottom of an 85-foot well which
ho was digging when its walls caved
in, Robert Schneider, 23, of Richmond
Bench, Wash., was buried alive last
evening and K. II. Marklev, a com
panion, narrowly escaped the same
fate when n second cave-in occurred,
while ho wns working to save his
friend. Mnrkley was digging fran
tically and hud succeeded in uncover.
ing Schneider's head when tho walls
began to crumble nguin and Markclev
barclv managed to escape. Schnoi
dcr's bodv was buried under 45 feet
of earth. The accident is believed
to have been caused by Schneider
striking (iiiicksund while digging.
FREIGHT NORMAL
PORTLAND, Ore., April 23.
Fortv switching crews out of n maxi
mum of 03 lire now at work in local
railroad terminals, according to rail
road officials. Embargoes on all
lines, except the S. P. nnd S. system
bavo been lilted and tho congestion
of freight is being rapidly cleared, the
officials HBV.
JAPS AND. RUSSIANS
DEFEAT BOLSHEVIK)
TOKIO. April 10. Bolshevik at
tempts to threaten China bv advanc
ing from the Ingoda valley, north
west of Chilli, have been entirely
frustrated by Japanese and o ll-II nn -
sinn forces as a result of a battle
fought nt Wcrkne'nskoje April 12,
according t a report issued from the
war pllicc here today,
Ml
CA
OUST SENATOR REED AS
CONVENTION DELEGATE
JOI'LIX, Mo.. April 23. Tho
democratic state convention in
session here this morning voted
to reject the selection of United
Stntes Senator James A. Heed
ns district dcleguto to the nn
tional convention and to return
his mum- to the fifth district
caucus, which nominated him.
The vote was 1070 to 100, four
not voting. It enmo ns the cli
max to an nil-night session of
the convention in which wrangl
ing nnd filibustering plaved n
prominent purt.
Spirited debate preceded tho
roll call.
Tho fifth district delegation
(Kansas Citv and Jackson coun
ty) and the St. Louis delegation
with the exception of two wards,
cast their ballots against tho
measure.
Tho convciit'on adioui-ncd sino
die at 8:2,r o'clock this morning.
BLUE BEARD GIVES
OVER $4000 TO 2
OF HIS 21 IVES
LOS ANGELAS, April 23. James
It. Huirt, alleged bigamist, who has
bocn hovoring between Hfo and death
hore for some time as the result of
two nttompts nt sulcido, declared
today that he wanted to recover, and
his physicians said he would do so.
Huirt hold a brief lntervlow yostor
day with two of his "wives," Mrs.
i.atliorino Wombachor Andrew of
this city, nnd Mrs. Katherlno Kruso
Williamson of Sacramento, aftor
which ho authorized his attorney to
make a financial settlement of tholr
claims, which amounted to about
J 1 000. Huirt was bellevod to have
cash and proporty worth In a'! shout
(4000.
lLocal officors also found ovldonco,
they said, that Mrs. Maud Goldon
smith of Wallace, Idaho, was among
tne women Huirt Is alleged to have
wed, but telegrams to Wallace
brought no response from her or
from tho oi fleers there.
Deputy sheriffs announced thoy
would ask Mann act warrants from
tho federal authorities, but It was
said at tho offlco of tho United
Statos district attorney today that no
such warrant had been requested,
nor hajl any fedoral chargo boon
lodged against Huirt.
AT
HELENA, Mont., April 23. At
noon today thruout Montana votorB
will begin Indicating their presiden
tial preferences at the Btuto-wlde
primary. Reports from , over the
state Indlcato that fair weather will
favor a large vote. The republicans
will express a choice for president,
having five candidates to select from.
They aro Warren G. Harding, Her
bert C. Iloovor, Hiram W. Johnson,
Frank O. Iowden and Leonard Wood.
No democratic presidential candi
dates appear on tho ballot of hat
party, but the namo of Governor
Sainuol V. Stowart for vice president
Ib offered.
SUICIDE ON BOARD HIS BATTLESHIP
WASHINGTON, April 23. Roar
Admiral Carlo B. Hrlttaln, chlof of
staff of Admiral Henry B. Wilson,
commander of tho Atlantic fleet,
committed sulcido by shooting him
self yesterday while on duty with the
fleet In Cuban waters.
Admiral Wilson in advising the
navy department of Admiral Brlt
taln's death gave no reason for the
admiral's act. The body will be
brought to the 1'nllod States on the
hospital ship Solace. Admiral Brit
tain's home was at Richmond, Ky.
Admiral Brlttain was born at Plne
vllle, Ky., 63 years ago, and was
graduated, from the nnvnt acadomy
GRUNAU IS
CONVINCED
OF DEFEAT
Leader of Insurgent Union Admits
Failure of Strike Can't Flaht U.
S. Government. But Fiaht for New
Union Will Continue Men Uneasy
but Traffic Conditions Improve
New Effort to Form New Organiza
tion of R. R. Workers Is Started.
CHICAGO, April 23. StrikinS
railronders meeting hero this after
noon adjourned without taking action
toward calling off tho outlaw strikes.
Adjournment was taken whon it de
veloped that railroad manngers had
ignored nn invitation to attend and
discuss tho men's demands.
The manngers have refused to treat
with the "outlaws" as all wore mom
bers of the established brotherhood
with which the roads havo contracts.
ST. LOUIS. Mo., April 23. Strik
ing yardmen in the St. Louis district
today voted to rcmuin on strike nnd
press their demands for increase.il
wages. The vote was unanimous it
was said.
Switchmen who aro demanding an
increase of from $4.72 to $7.00 a dav.
voted to increaso tho domunds to $f)
if it were not met by Monday, and
nn .additional dollar for each succeed
ing week the demand is ignored.
NEW YORK. April 23. Railroad
inanugors todnv flatly rejected ft di
rect uppeal of strikers in the New
York district that thov be restored to
duty with full seniority rights nnd tho
strike, be settled "in the public- in
terest." i
CHICAGO, - ApH! ' 23. Striking
switchmen and englnemen mot today
at tho call of Insurgent union offlc
Inln In nnother attempt to - bring
about a settlement of the unauthor
ized walkout In tho Chicago district.
Admitting defeat of tho outlaw
movement, John Oruiiau, president
of tho Chicago Yardmon's- associa
tion, said he would adviso the men to
return to work. ' '
""Wo could fight the railway broth
erhoods and railroad officials,." said
Urunau, "but wo cannot fight the
govornmont. So far as our Immedi
ate demands for wage Increases are
concerned tho strike has been a fail
ure." Grunau doclarod however the fight
for permanent maintenance of the in
surgent unions would be carried on.
Federal officials, Including Judge,
K, M. Landls doclinod Invitations to
bo presont nt the mass meeting. Rail
road officials took no action toward
accopting a similar Invitation. -'
Return of additional strikers, rail
road officials said, brought freight
movement in Chicago to 80 per cent
of normal. Elsewhere thruout -tha
wost to tho Pacific coast freight traf
fic was reported returning to normal.
Form New Organization '
WASIU'.NiGTON, April 23 Forma
tion or a new national organization
of rallroau men has been undertaken
by representatives here of the strik
ing switchmen In Chicago, New York,
Cleveland, St. Louis and other cities.
R. J. Mitchell of Chicago, said efforts
H'ould be made to enroll workers la
all railroad crafts both in the United
States and Canada.
Ho estimated that the membership
would be 75,000 at the start.
J. P. Foley, of the Cleveland Yard
mon's association, said tho commit
toes now In Washington represented
(Continued on Page Bight)
in 1883. During the Spanish-American
war he served on the cruisers;
Newark and Brooklyn and the auxil
iary Badger with the rank of lieuten
ant. For his services aboard tha
Newark in the battle of Santiago, he
was awarded the Sampson medal.
From 1900 to 1903 he was station
ed In the Philippines and from 190S
to 1907 he was on the staff of the)
commander of the north Atlantic
tleot. Other sea service. Included
commander of the battleships Massa
chusetts and Michigan. Ha was made
a rear admiral In 1914 and assigned
to the staff of Admiral Wilson when
the latter was placed In command of.
tha Atlantic fleet.