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Newspaper Page TextMail Tribun The Weather Maximum yesterday 48 Minimum today 24 Predictions Fair tonight. Bain Friday. Dally Fifteenth Year. Weekly Fiftieth Year. MEDFORD, OREOOX, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1921 NO. 281 e OREGON AIR MAN, ALIVE Famous Aviator Given up for Dead, Rides Into Border Town After Two Days in the Wilderness Skill Handling Plane Saves Life Finds Food in Deserted Shack. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 17. Lieutenant Alexander Pearson's air plane landed In Mexico, five miles Mouth of the Klo Clrando and di rectly east of the extreme eaHtcrn part of Brewster county, Texas, according to Major H. C. Pratt, eighth corps urea air service officer. Ho returned this afternoon from Sanderson, where lie directed the hunt for Pearson, who arrived there last night, after being missing six 'days. Major Pratt said that Pearson wandered two days in Mexico, without knowing ho was out side of tho United States. EL, PASO, Texas, Feb. 17. Lieu tenant Alexander Pearson, Jr., arrived at Fort Bliss this afternoon from San derson, with Lieutenant E. D. Jones of Douglas, Ariz. The two lieutenants flew to the fort from Sanderson, Texas, where Lieutenant Pearson ap peared last night. Lieutenant Pearson, still worn nnd tired from his hazardous experiences, will rest at Fort Bliss tonight, and will go to Douglas tomorrow morning. Officers at-.air service headquarters said that It had not been determined whether tho lieutenant would again attempt his tmns-contlnental flight. Detachments from Sanderson will be sent 'out, it was announced at avia tion headquarters, to seek Lieutenant Pearson's plane, which was wrocked February 10, when he was flying to San Antonio from El Paso on his way to Pablo Beach, Fla., where he was to begin February 22 a flight to San Diego, Cal., in an effort to estab lish a trans-continental flying record. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 17. Luck and the determination, which made it possible for him to beat a field of America's fastest airmen in a cross-the-natlon flight, In 1919, enabled Lieutenant Alexander Pear son, Jr., to land his crippled airplane in the wilds of west Texas Thursday last, shortly after he had started on a flight from El Paso to San Antonio und later to make his way back to civilization. Tho famous aviator, who was to attempt a trans-continental flight February 22, rodo horseback into" the little town of Sanderson, situ ated on tho Mexican border, at 9 o'clock Wednesday night, bringing a thrilling story of two days and nights in the wilds of tho Itlo Grande valley country and of a desporoto effort to communicate with aviation headquar ters. His coming brought to a halt a search In which every aerial facility of hto bolder had been engaged und nfter ho had all but been given up for dead. Skill Saves Life. . Pearson's plane, his famous trans continental speedBter, in which he left El Paso nt 10 o'clock Thursday morn ing for San Antonio, developed mo tor troubles less than 260 miles cast of El Paso. He was flying over Rea gan canyon In Brewster county, known to the border airmen as the "suicide patrol" becauso of tho dangerous char actor of tho ground for landing. After hours of maneuvering, during which ho nursed the engine, giving it every advantage of his long experience nnd training as nn aviator, Pearson succeeded In mnking a landing almost on the banks of the Itlo Orande, near the postoffice of Bouqulllas. (Continued on Paee 81x F EXPOSED AS GERMAN SPY. PARIS, Feb. 17. Madame Louise Thulier, a Belgian school teacher, who was awarded the insignia of the Legion of Honor and the war cross during the great war, has chosen suicide, rather than face exposure ns a spy and a betrayer of patriotic friends, it is de clared by today's newspapers. The woman, about whom revolved one of the most stirring tragedies of the war, swallowed poison at her home near Mons yesterday when called to appear before a magistrate. Madame Thulier was associated with Edith Cavell, the English nurse who was executed by the Germans in Harding Willing to Name "Our George" If Senator Willing PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 17. President-elect Harding indi- ! cated at St. Augustine, Fla., to- X- day that he is willing to ap- point Senator Georgo E. Cham- berlu-foi of Oregon to the ship- ping board if Chamberlain will accept, according to a special to- day to the Portland Telegram from St. Augustine. Senator Chamberlain is reported to have informed friendB here he would take tho position if offered. Chamberlain retires as senator at the end of the present ses- eion. ! ' . UEISMSED Texas Democrats Stage an Uproar When Sumners At tacks Blanton Latter's At tempted Defense Is Roared Down by Colleagues. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. One of the wildest uproars in the houso of representatives in years occurred to day with a sensational attack on Rep resentative Blanton by Representa tive Sumners, both Texas democrats. When Blanton sought to reply, the members, democrats and republicans alike, howled him down nnd several times the lie was passed. The uproar began when Sumners sent to tho desk to bo read a letter Blanton had written Texas editors say ing members of congress wore at tempting to raid the treasury, through salary increases; that he alone had protested, and that tho press of the country should jump to the wheel to prevent tho grab. Rushing toward Blanton s seat and pointing his finger at him Sumners shouted: 'When you sent that statement to Texas, you knew it was as false us hell." Attempting to Interrupt tho speak er on personal privilege, Blanton was howled down. Then when" Sumners had concluded a thirty-minute at tack, tho members stood and cheered lustily, while many rushed forward to shako his hand. , Blanton Screams. Meanwhile Blanton was screaming for tho right to be heard nnd finally was given three minutes. He did not get far, however, beforo he clashed with Representative Campbell, demo crat, Pennsylvania, who, he said, had asked him to absent himself from tho house when Campbell called up tho salary increase. 'That is not true," shouted Camp bell. Blanton then declared that Repre sentative Strong, republican, Kansas. had asked him not to demand a record' vote on tho salary proposal. Strong rushed to the front. "It's not true," ho declared. "I want to say that the statement at tributed to me Is untrue." As a basis for tho attack on him, Blanton said Sumners expected to run for the senate from Texas. At this the whole membership stood un nnd shouted. "But somo papers have printed that I might also bo a candidate," Blan ton continued, nnd at this tho house, losing all attempt at order, fairly bel lowed. nn.conU in 1915 and with Countesr Joahenna de Beville, who was doomed to die by the Germans, but wnose sen tence was commuted through the inter vention of President Wilson. She, her .oir -! mi:(.n nrisoner by the Ger mans and was sentenced to death but King Alfonso of Spain made a plea in h.,, Lohoir nnd she was reprieved. During an investigation of espionage operations at .Mons, evidence was fonr.,1 ii la declared bv newspapers here, that Madame Thulier had be trayed a number of companions who were executed the day Miss Cavell faced the German firing squad. m CONGRESS WHEN TALENT EXP. AMD WIN, SALE Rep. Sheldon Wires That Fight for Appropriation Succeeds After, . Long Struggle Full Amounts Allowed by ... Ways and , Means Committee . MUVI 'it Thomas Bill Passes. HAIjKM, Or., Feb. 17. (Siieclal.) lacksou county wins Us fight on both the Talent, evperiment station appro priation njid appropriation for the Medford armory, both liavo been al lowed in full ..by., joint., ways and nicuiis committee. t lias lieen n liard fight but real merits of requests won for us. HEN V. SHIOMM). SALEM, Ore., Feb. 17. The sen ate lato yesterday passed tho Thomas bill relating to hearing petitions for change of name of irrigation dis tricts. Salem, Ore., Feb. 17. The Oregon legislature has passed bills regulat ing and licensing real estate brokers, prohibiting fraudulent bidding at ohoroughbred livestock sales, and making it unlawful to cut down, In jure nnd destroy trees along public highways. SALEM; Oro.Pdb. 17. The Ore gon house of representatives yester day passed a bill confirming convey ance of the Oregon building at the site of the Panama Pacific exposi tion at San Francisco to the com mander general of the ninth corps area. SALEM, Ore., Feb. 17. The houso yesterday killed Representative Ben nett's hill which sought to declare a policy of state ownership in lake bot toms. . J - SALEM, Ore., Feb. 17. Tho bill introduced by Senators Ryan and Vinton providing for a tax on all bonds except government bonds fail ed to pass the senate yesterday af ternoon. U. S. TREASURY IS WASHINGTON. Feb. 17. Prepara tions are underway by the treasury. Assistant Secretary LaPorte said to day, to launch the proposed $18,000,000' hospitalization expansion program for the benefit of disabled war veterans immediately the sums are made avail able by congress. Proceeding on the plan now before the senate for adoption, Mr. LaPorte explained, the treasury is making ready for the expansion of 15 existing hospitals and the election of five new plants in order that the work can Btart on short notice. This would provide accommodations fur treatment of about 30,000 patients dully. The five new hospitals, Mr. LaPorte explained will cost about $2,500,000 each, and three of them will contain 1000 beds each. Consideration now is being given to the choico of tho sites. Efforts will be made, Mr. LaPorte stated, to have the program In opera tion within a year. " Half Million P. OJ Robbery Toledo TOLEDO, O., Feb. 17. Estimates of the loss in the postoffice mall robbery early today, ranged as high as a half million dollars. The police said thr currency taken alone may aggregate betcween $300,000 and $400,000. -The five bandits escaped by automo bile with nine sacks of mull after holding up four employes of the main postoffice and compelling them to lie down on a loading platform while the robbery was executed. Later th automobile, a Btolen one. was found abandoned, but no further trace of the holdup men was found HOSrSIS Anti-Japanese Land Bill, Texas, Passed To Third Reading AUSTIN, Texas. Feb. 17. Tho anti-ullen land ownership bill by Senator Dudley of El Paso was engrossed and passed to third reading of tho Texas senate this morning. The con- stltutlonal rule requiring bills to be read on three separate days was suspended and final passage was being considered when a motion to detor action until the afternoon session was carried. The motion was made so the hill could be more fully discussed. WASiriNGTON, Feb. 17. Senate republican leaders agreed today to expedite, disposal of tho immigration exclusion legisla tion by giving the .bill priority rights as "unfinished business." v HARD FOR LIFE, SONATBEDSIDE NEW YORK, Feb. 17 Tho condition of Enrico Caruso, world famous grand opera singer, continues "unsatisfactory and critical," according to n statement "Issued by Dr. Fruncis J. Murray, one of his attending physicians, shortly after 9:30 o'clock this juorning. Word also reached the newspaper men that the singer had rallied from a second relapse early this morning, but was again very weak. Twelve tanks of oxygon It was learn ed, were sent up to the Caruso apart ments during the night. Mr. Caruso's 16 year old son who was called home from school at Culver Military academy, ' Indiana, arrived shortly before ten. Enrico, Jr., was crying and went immediately to his father's sick room. A telegram from Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to President Wilson, was re ceived at the Caruso apartment today, but the text was not made public. ' So many admirers have boen collect ing about the Vanderbilt hotel, where the singer is confined, that a special police guard had to be stationed this morning to keep the crowd moving. NEW YORK, Feb. 17. Enrico Caruso, grand opera tenor, held his own during the night in his valient bat tle against disease, his physicians an nounced early today. -While not min imizing the gravity of his Illness, the physicians indicated that If he passed the crisis today, he had a fair chance of recovery. The tenor was able to sleep some last night and his temperature was lower than at any time since he suf fered the serious heart attack, follow ing pleurisy, lato Tuesday night. He also was able to take light nourish ment. His grim determination not to die ns expressed to those at his bed side, Is helping prolong life, tho phy sicians declared. Messages of sympathy from all quar ters of the globe continued to pour Into the hotel and the offices of tho Metropolitan Opera company today. U. S. A. SUSPENDED TRIESTE, Feb. 16. Immigration from central Europe to the United States has been suspended and the eastern frontiers of Italy have been closed,- pending the cleaning up of the eanltary situation ho re. The most rigid regulations have been put into effect with regard to the movement of all emigration not covered by tho suspension order. '' The cases of typhus here are un der the strictest quarantine. No new cases were reported today. NEW YORK, Feb, 17. The rigid ity of inspection .of all Immigrant--! from the typhus Infected areas of Europe was demonstrated today when 650 immigrants from the steam ship Finland arrived on a special ttaln from 'Boston. Sixty-two men, 12 women and 15 -tibyg were held far delousing at a local hospital. STATE BOARD FLIMINATUM GETS KNIFE Olcott Vetoes Senate Bill Elimi nating Governor and State Officers From State Board- Teachers Tenure Bill Passes House Money for State Schools Allowed. ; -' SALBM, Oro., Feb. 17. Together with his objections, Governor Olcott iuto yesterday rolurnod to tho sennto his veto on senate bill 126, by Dell, proposing to ro-arrango tho personnel of tho state emergency board by elim inating tho governor, 'socretnry of stato and stuto treasurer und having nil of the membors cho3en from the v-ays and means committee. SALEM, Ore., Feb. 17. Undor the provisions of a bill Introduced by Representative Sheldon and passed by the house, all counties In the state are authorized to adopt the county unit plun of rural school su pervision, upon tho vote of tho citi zens of tho county. SALEM, Ore., Feb. 17. Upon re consideration today the senate passed tho Eddy bill to regulate the lssuunce of shares of . capital Btock without nominal or par vuluo by private cor porations. SAI.E.M, Ore., Feb. 17. Senator Eddy today introduced a Joint reso lution calling for a constitutional amendment empowering the govern or to veto Bingle Items In emergency hills without effecting tho remainder of the measure. Tho governor now has power to veto single Renin In ap proplration bills without effecting the other parts of the measure. SALEM, Ore., Feb. 17. The teach ers' tenure In office bill, amended In Bcverul particulars, was passed by the house late yesterday alter a prolong ed debate among members of the Multnomah delegation. Aid to State .Schools. SALEM, Ore., Feb. 17. Tho sen ate today passed ono of the moas- urcB introduced In accordance with a special moasuroofi tH& governor, out lining his' progruni p( Increasing the efficiency 'of state luiitltullons. This was the Patterson-Rltner bill author izing;1, diversion ol "mb-noy under the oita-fpurth mill road" tax for a period, of "two years to tho? construc tion of buildings needed nt tho Btnte institutions. Including tho establish ment of a new training school for hoys on tho cottage plun. 'For this purpose $2 80,000 would be appropriated by the bill, for the construction of a dormitory nt the feeble minded school $35,000 would bo provided, for buildings at the girls' industrial school $50,000, and for an additional wing at the eastern Oregon state hospital tor the insane, $160,000, SAIEM, Ore., Feb. 17. The son ate Judiciary committeo of which Senator Moser Is chairman today In traduced a bill requiring that all records, reports and other papers re quired to be kept by luw shall bo written In tho English language Darkey Boy Better Call a Truck WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. One hlin dred and ten pound watermelons! They have 'em in Egypt. Consular reports say so and consuls never err. But they keep 'em all at home. Thero is no export business. The consul at Alexandria noted the melons In the market there "all weighing from ten to 110 pounds and varying In price from 30 cents to $1.60." He also noted . that they had been given funny names such as "Hat tikh," and "Nlms" and "Yaffawl," and that only two melons grow to the plunt. Rats In full night In the dark will avoid threads stretched across their path. R. R. Labor Leader Warns Country of Grave Danger Ahead CHICAGO, Feb. 17 Frank P. Walsh, speaking for the rail- road employes before tho United States railroad labor board to- day issued a "solemn warning to this board und to tho coun- try" In tho climax'of a speech in which ho declared that It rail way executives were not re- Btroyed nnd wo shall have end's- Btroped nnd wo biiuII huvo end 's' less turmoil nnd instability In tho railroad Industry. CATHOLICS OF IRELAND DEFY PAPALACTION Not Even Most Devoted Catho lic in Ireland Will Accept Dictation From Rome, De clares Secy, of Irish Self Determination League. LONDON, Feb. 17. Groat indigna tion was caused among Irish Catholics in England by the pastoral lottor writ ten by Cardinal Uourno, archbishop of Westminster, which was road in Eng lish churches under his jurisdiction last Sunday, says a statement Issued here today by Art O'Brien, socretary of the Irish Self Determination league. Cardinal Bourne's lottor warned peo ple of his archdiocese not to allow themselves to become Implicated "by actlvo sympathy or even actual co operation In socioties and organiza tions which are in opposition to tho laws of God and the Catholic church." In the course of the letter, the car dinal referred to tho "horror and out rage In Ireland." . "His emlnonco," tho statement do clared, "may rest assured the only im pression left upon the Irish laity, as well as the Irish clergy in his arch diocese, by such lottors, Is one of dis gust at his narrow nnd unchristian at titude," Mr. O'Brien referred to Cardinal Bourne's attitude toward Sir Roger Casement, who was executod for high treason during the war, and character ized It as "not only uncathollc but antl- chrlstian." Ho said the cardinal had continuously refused to allow his name to bo used In ropudintlon of "British barbarities in Ireland." "Cardinal Bourne may hope," the statement continued, "thnt his parti san politics lecture will help the activ ities of his government nt tho Vatican, which during tho past year have been very vigorous, and which, it was hoped recently, would produco fruit in 'papal condemnation of the republican move- meat in Ireland. If his eminence has any hopes In this direction It would be well for him and leading EngllBh Cath olics who nro sharing his hopes to understand that not even tho most de voted Catholic In Ireland or among the Irish throughout the world will accept political guidance or dictation from Rome." WOULD SOLVE J EOF! WASHINGTON, Feb. 17. There Is hope In the near future of a constitu tional monarchy and later a democracy In Russia, John II. Hammond declared today before the house foreign affairs committee. Mr. Hammond, who sev eral times was called to Russia by the old government to investigate natural resources, said with "the Prussian presBttre" on Russia removed "the pyramid" built up by the bolshovikl would fall nnd then tho "snno people" would be able to organize a better government. "I don't think Russia will go back to czar rule and I hope not," said he. . The situation with respect to devel opment of trade with Russia In the very near future, was described by Mr. Hammond as hopeless. Discussing the possibilities of expan sion ot Japanese activities in Siberia, TIRPITZ II E German Admiral, Director of Submarine Warfare, De clares Battleship Won the World War and Will Win the Next War U-Boat Develop ment Restricted by Motor. SAID BLA3IEN, Baden, Feb. 16.- (By Associated Press.) Battleships won tho world war, and will win futuro wars, In the opinion of Admiral Von Tlrpitz, at one time head of tho Ger man rieet and minister of the navy during the critical period of the his toric struggle. Ho reaffirmed his faltlt In above wuter craft during an inter view here today and declared that strangely enough, owing to the peculi arities of the war, the submarine had been given greater importance than was warranted by the facts. England, Japan and the United Stntes recognized the fact, he said, that In the world Btruggle for suprem acy outside of Europe hind forces would be secondary. - Ho asserted such a struggle must necessarily bo one ot sea supremacy, but added that the sort ot maritime forces to be constructed, In the light of the experiences of the latest war, was a groat open question. "There was no decisive engagement between opposing fleets during tho war," he said, "because In misconceiv ing the political situation and poorly assessing the Inherent power of the German fleet, tho Berlin government did not risk It during the decisive first years of the conflict. When the fa vorable time for naval action was past, England had to suffer directly only from German submarines. Against t..em she had no preparation. English Fleet Won "In reality, tho war, so far as the Bea was concorned, was won by the Eng lish high seas fleet and the verdict could have been reversed only through battleships." Admiral Von Tlrpitz said he had little patience with the controversy, now raging "In England over the sub marine and the surface warship, and declared it was largely due to a lack of Information concerning many dis putants, a conflict of personal Interests and a desire on the part of the English cabinet to keep the world Ignorant ot tho real official views." "Willie submarine engines had be. come somowhut stronger and the boats somowhat more enduring," said the ad miral, "the Germans, In the main, car ried on their submarine campaign for years with virtually the same craft they perfected In 1913. Further devel-. opment of the submarine will be much hampered until an efficient and uni form motor can bo developed for trav eling above and below the surface. After this is solved there will be a question whether a vessel fitted for tiudcr-wnter traveling can, in the long run, compete in general performance with a surface vessel. I believe the ship constructor will think the surface warship will always show a better gen eral performance." E BY Mr. Hammond said Japan should have an outlet for its population and trade. He advocated sale by Russia to Japan ot a tract In Siberia about the size ot California. This territory is rich in iron and coal, badly needed by Japan, he added, and Is climatically fitted for colonization. Money Russia would receive for this tract, the committee was told, could be used to construct a railway from Lake Baikal to some seaport, in the vicinity of Peking. Such a road, he auded, would aid materially in the de velopment of China. "I have always been In sympathy with Japan's ambitions in the Far East," the witness continued, "but aha probably has overplayed her hand a bit in an effort to get a grip on main land markets. Japan, however, never will dare to use military force to em deavor to keep other nations out,"