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Newspaper Page Texts Medford Mail tribune The Weather Predictions Maximum yesterday 69 Minimum today 31.7 Fair. illv Sixteenth Year. 'Xiy-Kitty-First yo MEDFOKD, ORKGOX, MONDAY, MAliOII 28, 1921 'NO. 5 I, S. POLICE DRAWN INTO REDREVOLT Icommunist Uprising in Ameri can Bridgehead Area Brings Riot Call to Yankee Forces German Govt. Taking Hand in Aid of Security Police No Truce Expected. COBLNS, Mar. 28. (By tho As- Isoclated Press) A communist upris ing occurred this morning in the American bridgehead area at Montn baur, six miles northeast of Ehren breistcln. A riot call was answered by tho I provost marshal and American mili tary police were dispatched to Montu baur to restore order. HALLE, Germany, Mar. 28. (By I the Associated l'ress) Federal urtll lery was taking a prominent part to day in dealing with tho insurgent communists In this disturbed section lot Prussian Saxony. Tho artillery shelled the commu- Inlsts, who were grouped on the hills to the west of Eisleben, dispersing them. After a brief engagement tho town I of Sangerhausen, southwest of Elsle ben, was occupied liy federal forces, which now control that place. Police Disarmed by Hods. BERLIN, Mar. 28. (By the Asso ciated Press) Rioting uctlvitles In tho communlBt uprising in central Germany are concentrating now on Bitterfeld, where thu extremists have succeeded in disarming the local po lice and occupying the public build ings, according to an official com munique Issued shortly before noon today. During Sunday, the statement says, bandits looted tho bank and the postofftce at Sangerhausen and put the local telegraph office out of com mission. (A Halle dispatch today announced that Sangerhausen, southwest of Eis- leben, had been occupied and put under control by federal forces). Through trains, which normally traverse the Halle section are being rerouted, owing to the sabotaging of the trackage and bridges by tho com munists, who are continuing to spread terror as they proceed westward and northward from Hallo with the se curity police at their heels. The extent to which a general strike movement is likely to develop as a sequel to tho present outbreak could not be determined today as the workers everywhere are taking their Kaster hollduy. Troop reinforcements' 'are con stantly arriving nt different points in the riot area and the government an nounces that it docs not propose to enter into a truce and that it will also demand the' unconditional sur render of the arms and munitions held by tho communists. 1921 BERRY PRICES FIXED AT SALEM ' SALEM. Ore., Mar. 2J. Prices for loganberries will be fixed for the 1021 season at soven cents a pound, rasp berries at 12 cents, gooseberries nt seven cents and strawberries at nine cents. In case recommendations made by a committee of the growers ai meeting here finally are approved. The pnmmittpe was expected to hold a conference with buyers and report back to tho growers as an or ganization nt a meeting in Salem April 4. Joe Gorman. Portland feather weight and Frank Edwards of New York will meet in a fifteen round hout in Gotham tonight. BALTIMORE, Mar. 28. Tho body of Cardinal GibbonB was borne this Morning from the bed chamber in which he died last Thursday to the cathedral where it will He in state until Thursday, the day of the funeral. Arrayed in the mass vestments of an archbishop, the body rests on a catafalque erected at the head of the center aisle Immediately in front of 'he chancel. The cathedral within and without, Is draped In purple and black. Day and night until the hour of the funeral, guards of welve men, selected from the different Catholic laymen's societies, will stand by the tier and each day from early morn CONTINUOUS PROCESSION 1L PASS BEFORE GIBBON'S BIER FOR 3 DAYS Woman's Midnight Visit to Sidewalk Crypt Reveals Crime ' CHICAGO, Mar. 29. The mid- night visit of a well-dressed worn- un to a sidewalk crypt resulted in the discovery early today of the body of an unidentified niau, who had been dead about two months. In his hand he clasped a rosary. While Walter Jonas, a watch- man at a factory on the north- west side was making his rounds at midnight he saw a woman ap- preach the sidewalk adjoining a vacant lot and which shelved about ten feet above the lot. Tho woman stooped, scraped away stones and cinders from .the eui- bankment, and crawled under the sidewalk. When she disappear- ed Jonas sought a policeman, who entered the hole. There he found the man's body but the woman had departed. Police are search- ing for her. GREEKS TAKE BAGDAD R. R. Constantine's Forces Capture One of Main Obectives in Of fensive Against Turkey- Turks Reported Evacuating Eski Shehr, Other Objective CONSTANTINOPLE, Mar. 28. (By Associated Press.) Announcement the fall of Afiun-Karahissar, the im portant junction point on the Bagdad railway whore tho branch from Smyr na joins the main line, was made here this afternoon. This is one of the two objectives at which the Greek offensive against the Turkish nationalists has been aimed the other being Eskir-Shehr, the junc tion point of the line to Angora. was reported from Greek sources last night that the Turkish troops wer evacuating Eski-Shehr. ATHENS, Mar. 28. Afiun-Karahis sar, an Important railway junction south of Eski-Shehr has been taken by Greek forces from tho Turkish nation aiists, a dispatch to the newspaper Nea Ellas says. Many prisoners and large quantities of war materials have been captured, the dispatch declares and the Turks are fleeing toward Kill- tayah, about fifty miles northward An official statement giving details of Saturday's fighting says that the army east of Smyrna pursued the Turks to within approximately four miles of Afiun-Karahissar, where the attack halted for the night It is said the Greek losses have been insignifi cant. The Greeks, east of Brussn, have ad vanced to north or biignui. i ne staio nient seems to Indicate that the Turks 21 years old must witness the exe this important city of Eski-Shehr. PORTLAND, Ore., Mar. 28 Jimmy Duffy, Oakland, Cal.. welterweight, who was scheduled to meet Dave Shade in a ten-round bout nt Mil waukie next Wednesday night, was today barred from boxing for one year by the Mllwaukie boxing com mission because ho had refused to go ahead with the match, according to announcement by Frank Kendall, matchmaker of the commission ing until late at night a "guard of prayer" from the "Daughters of Isa bella" will kneel in tne pews oiieinm prayers for the repose of the soul of the honored prelate. The six front pews had to ue re moved to make sufficient space for the bier and for the procession, which will be passing it continuously from 11 n. m. to 11 p. m. today, tomorrow nniT Wednesday, the time the public will he admitted to view tne Doay. The first ceremony of the funeral was requiem high mass this morning for children, celebrated by the Rev i.nuls It. Stlckney, rector of the cn thedral, assisted by priests of the late cardinal's household. JUNCTION AH BOARD E IN MAGES Appeals by 15 Labor Unions for Wage Increase on Short Lines Dismissed by U. S. Railroad Board 4000 Workers Effected. CHICAGO, Mar. 2S. The I'nited States railroad labor board today dis missed anneals for increased wattes filed with it last fall by fifteen rail-'. way labor unions against sixtyseven snort lines," throughout the country. Short lines which neccpled for their men the terms of tho 60o,000.0uo wage award of last July will not be Privileged to go back to the old scale, under today's action, however, the an nouncement of the board saying: This decision shall not be con sidered as affecting any wage in- reaso now in effect or any agreement regarding wages between nny -carriers :md their employes." 4000 KmiiloycH Kft'eeted. Approximately 4,000 employes on -sixty-seven railroads are affected by the board's decision. All the roadi are short lines, In some cases operat ing for only a few miles. ltepresentatives of fifteen em ployes organization are among the 40U0 men arrecteu. In a few cases employes belonging to all fifteen un ions are involved in the same road but on the larger part of the roads only a few classes of employes come under the decision for the reason tb the board's decision affects only those whose dispute was brought to tb' board. Disputes were originally certified to the board on the part of employes be longing to one or more of the fifteen unions on 1 0 :j railroads. Some of these roads, however, were electric line? md the board ruled these lines out Twenty-six other lines adopted the wage schedules protected by the trunk lines, laid down in what is known as decision No. 2, the wage awurd by the United States railroad board of July 20, 1920. The trunk lines in decision No. 2 were represented by the Association of Executives. Hearing Last Octoler. Following the application of de cision No. 2, employes on roads not ef fected began to file disputes with the board and the whole matter was taken up In a hearing known as the short line hearing October 18, 1920. The hearing consumed fourteen days over a period of more than a month. Tho short lines arc not parties to the present rules and working conditions hearings and In event they do not accept the bonfd's decision on rules, a separate healing on rules for short lines will also be necessary. Various scales of wages have been In effect on the sixty-seven roads. Some carriers paid tho standard scale established by tho United States rail road administration. Others paid ap proximately the same rates as those paid on the trunk lines in the sumo territory. Tho labor organizations include vir tually all those from operators to common labor. . Tho railroads concerned are mostly In the. cast. The western roads in clude: i Uutte, Anaconda and Pacific rail way; Pacific Const railroad; Spokane International railroad; Wood River Branch railroad. POLICY BY LONDON PAPER LONDON, Mar. 28. Agreement with the principles enunciated by Charles E. Hughes, American secre tary of state, in his reply to overtures for a trade agreement by tne Russian bolshevik government Is expressed by the Daily Mall, in commenting on tne situation. The newspaper says tne British government's attitude In con cluding an agreement for the opening of trade relations with soviet Russia contrasts strikingly with Americas decision. "President Harding," Ihe newspaper says, "distrusts bolshevik diplomacy and lost no tlmo in rejecting Leninc's overtures. It Is certain Great uruain will find herself at variance with the bolshevik! sooner or later. It Is obvi ous that Russia will have to be kept well up to her undertaking to abstain from hostile action and from spread ing propaganda against the British empire. Public opinion here will re main disquieted until the terms of the soviet treaty which touch India most nearlv those relating to Afghanistan have been fully disclosed. The world champion Cleveland In dlans are prepared to end training camp activities at Dallas tomorrow and start Wednesday on a barn storming tour. DENIES RAIS Five Days' Search Fails to Locate Missing Balloon PENSACOLA. Fla., March ! 28. Naval authorities here to- day entered on the fifth day of their search for truce of the na- val balloon which has been miss- Ing since last Tuesday when it took the air here with five pas- S- sengers. Although holding to ! the belief that the five men have been picked up by some fishing vessel, officials planned to eon- tlnue the search unremitting- lv. In arranging to send the dir- Igible C-7 out for a thorough hunt today over Day and Holmes counties, navul authorities were ! working on the theory that the balloon might havo carried far ' enough to reach land there be- fore descending if tho men had unhooked the busket and climb ed into tlie rigging. A steady shoreward wind they believed would havo carried the bag clear of tho gulf In thut di rection if tho weight had been thus reduced. A PAINLESS DEATH Fl CARSON CITY, Nov., March 2S. A bill providing for the use of lethal fms in executing the death penalty In Nevada was signed here today by Governor Roylo. Nevada Is the first state In the un ion to provide for the use of gas in Infliotlne: ennltal Dunlshmeut. Undor I the nl,t law condemned orisonei'B 1 could choose between hanging and shooting. Under tho present act tho death warrant must, designate the week In which the execution will take place. It must not be less than 110 nor more than 90 clays from dato of sentence. A suitable cell for in flicting the penalty will he provided and the warden, a competent physi cian and six other persons at least 21 year old must witness the exe cution. Tho bill gave no details concern ing the cell, but it is understood it is Intended to be air tight, fitted with dlndows of thick glass and equipped with valves which will regulate cir culation of air. It is planned to use the gas when the condemned man Is asleep, the gas being forced Into tho cell through special valves. SPARKS FROM TODAY'S WIRE SAN FHANCISCO, Mar. 28. Two unidentified Chtnam:n were found dead from pistol wounds In a Chi nese lodging house today, ihe result, uccordinK to the police, of a new tons war outbreak. A pistol wan found beside enrh man and tho policy be lieve they shot each other. MANILA, Mar. 28. Police armed with riot guns were placed today around all cigar factories affected by the clgarmakers strike here, follow ing a complaint that a number of workers desiring to return to work were threatened by violence by strikers. Ten thousand men are Idle as a result of tho strike. SOUTHPORT, England. Mar. 28. (By Associated Press.) .The indepen dent labor party in conference here today, rejected by an overwhelming majority, a proposal to accept Len- ine's twenty-one conditions for affilia tion with the third internationalo of Moscow. NEW YORK, Mar. 28. Former President Taft agreed today to inves tigate the affairs of tho American Smelting and Refining company suggested to the board of directors by the Guggenheim brothers who recent ly became involved in a controversy with independent shareholders regard Ing management of the company. WASHINGTON, Mar. 28. Claims of Wyoming to eighty acres of oil lands was upheld today by the supreme court in deciding a tltlo suit against the government. The lands were acquired for the support of schools on admission of Wyoming to the union and oil quantities were discovered later, causing the interior department to reject the list of state selections. The Boston Americans today left their spring training grounds at Hot Springs, Ark., beginning a trip through the estern central states, during which they will meet various minor league teams in exhibition games. MURDERERS IS NOW NEVADA LAW SENATOR m CLAIMS SUII IS Senator Cameron of Arizona Declares Alienation of Af fections of Mrs. McFarlin Plain Hold Up Game No Action Until Elected. WASHINGTON. March 2S. In a formal statement today Senator Halph H. Cameron of Arizona characterized us "sheer, unadulterated, plain black mall," a suit filed against him by Edwurd R. McFarlin of New York, asking $100,000 damages for alien ation of Mrs. MeFarlln's nferctlons. Papers in the case, Senator "Came ron's statement said, were filed first in 1918 and ho said no effort' nt ser vice on him was mado until last week. "Now that I have become a United Slates senator," Mr; Cameron said in his statement, "those behind this ri diculous suit have evidently decided to attack mo In tho hope of Injuring ue by giving widespread publicity to the absurd charges mado by them. I am prepared to fight this suit with both fists, fearlessely and In tho open. The statement said Senator Came ron had met Mrs. McFarlin once in tho observation cur of a train be tween Chicago and San Francisco in 1912 before her marriage, had met her twice since and met her husband once. NEW YORK, March 28. Tho for mal complaint against Senator Cam eron filed In tho supreme court here by Edward T. McFarlin, contains only a brief outline of the suit. I merely allegos that tho senator ex crteu unuue minionce over .urn. Margaret iucrarnn in isii nnu mat he "harbored and detained her." Little Is known here of the Mc Farllns. According to the complaint they wore married in 191.1 and lived in Stoneham, Mass., until 1916. BAD U.S BACON IN ARGENTINA BUKNOS AIRES. March 28. The bad bacon which comprised a part of tho 5,000,000 peso gift of foodstuffs and clothing from Argentine to Vien na, shipped on tho steamer Bahla Blanca to Hamburg, originated in the United States, it is asserted In a dis patch to tho La Nacion from .Ham burg today. ' vi Tho bacon totalled about 600 tons and the correspondent quotes the Shcnkcr company, which the Austrian government placed lil chargo of the consignment of foodstuffs, as say ing there was evidence that this bu- con was originally, intended for tho United States army and that trade marks of iNortli American firs were distinctly porceptible although the decomposition was such It was impos sible to read the lettering. A representative of tho firm, tho dispatch continues, declared tho Ar gentine government must hnve been the victim of deception when it pur chased the bacon which was in such a stato of purification that It would not be possible, he Bald, to use it even In the manufacture of soap, for which purpose the Austrian government had directed that it be sold. The Austrian consul general at Hamburg has conflred tho reports of the bad condition of the bacon, ac cording to tho correspondent, who adds that he himself personally Inves tigated the matter and found evidence ot attempts to obliterate tho labels and dates but the mark "New York" was easily distinguishable. The revelations concerning the bad condition of portions of the food shipment are continuing the sensa tion of the hour in Argentina. Thus Tar the government officials have not been quoted In any comment on the subject, although It Is understood a rigid Investigation is in progress. Liberty Bond Prices NEW YORK, Mar. 28. Liberty bonds closed: ' 3Vj's 90; first 4's 87.10 hid; second 4's 86.80; first 4Vi's 87.40; Becond 4K's 87.10; third 4'4'b 90.22; fourth 4V4's 87.18; Victory 3's 97.60; Vic tory 4's 97.60. 1 Carl Tremaine of Cleveland and Ja- bez White of Albany, bantamweights meet in a ten round bout at Detroit tonight, BLACKMAIL Ex-Y.M. C. A. Secy Found Guilty of Forging Pay Checks k SALT LAKE CITY, March 2 8. Fred N. Morris, formerly Y. M. C. A. secretary nt Pocatello, and later at Central City, Neb., has been found guilty of forging two checks belonging to form- er soldierB and sentenced to ten months In jail at Iduho Falls, Idaho, according to William II. Davenport of the I'nited States secret servico who has return- ed from Idaho Falls. The of- fenses were committed while Morris was In Pocatello. It was charged that Morris received the lettors containing bonus checks S for tho men and through having received their discharge papers ho was able to forge tho slgnii- lures to the checks. A. Difficulty Experienced in Se curing Jury Amended Complaint Brings the Total Amount to Approximately . $40,000 Fight Expected. Tedious work was encountered this morning in the circuit court In select ing a jury to hear tho civil action of F. C. Bramwell, acting tor the state bank examiners against A. W. Walker, Medford auto dealer, for tho collection ot promissory notes and overdrafts ag gregating $40,000 alleged to be due the Bank of Jacksonville. A special venire of 15 jurors h"9 been called, with eight ot tho old list to hoar tho case, which promises to he bitterly contested. The defenso is represented by Attorney Gus Newbury nnd E. E. Kellcy, and the plaintiff by Attorney George M. Roberts. William Vawter, n prospective juror was excused by the defense, after ob jections had been filed and overruled by the court, on a direct chnllongo. Vawter In response to questions admit ted a decided leaning towards the cor rectness of the stute banking board, that plaintiff's attorney was an inti mate friend, and had been the family lawyer. Vawter was questioned at length by the court to uphold his con tention that he could be fair. Jurors were asked by tho plaintiff, If thoy entertained any prejudice against tho Hunk of Jacksonville books, and Its former cnshlor, who will be tho star witness. For the third lime within a week, Frank H. Ray was excused from the box by the plaintiff. An amended complaint was filed by Ihe plaintiff, fixing the amount of the alleged overdraft nt $37,759.95, and three promissory notes or $850, 830 and $9D0, with Interest and attorney's fees, as causes for action. The jury was selected at 11:30 as follows: W. F. Blnckert, K. P. NIms, B. J. Trowbridge, T. 13. Kddlngton, S. W, Hutchinson, Irving K Vlnlng, W. M. Stump, Tom Carlton, Charles Stacy, H. H. Godward, Nick Klmo and F. W York. C. If. Chamber dend, LONDON, Mar. 28. Charles Had don Chambers, journalist, novelist nnd dramatic author, died here to day. He was born In Sydney. Alls- tralla, April 22, 18110. Among his best known workB were "Captain Swift," "The Old I-ny," "The Impos slble Woman," and tho "Tyrnnny of Tears." CIVIL ACTION mm WALKER STARTS FRUIT CROP IN MIDDLE WEST BADLY DAMAGED BY A TERRIFIC FREEZE CHICAGO, Mar. 2S. Tho cold wave, which today was moving enst wurd over the Mississippi und Ohio river valleys, caused widespread dam ago to Borne of tho fruit raising sec tion of tho middle west. The dainnge was especially aevoro In southeastern Missouri and southern Illinois, where fruit trees were in bud and winter wheat was without a protecting blanket of the winter snows. Freezing temperatures were report ed from all sections north of the Kansas-Oklahoma boundary, ther mometers registering from 32 degrees to as low as 12 degrees above zero. CAPITALTAX UPHELD BY SUPREICI Increase in Value of Capital In vestment Taxable as In come Holds Supreme Court of United States Increase in Value of Bonds Also De- ' dared Taxable. WASHINGTON. March 2S. The government won a string of victories today in Income tux decisions handed down by the supreme court. Solicitor General Frlorson declared the government's position had been upheld completely. The effect of the rulings, he udded, was that any gain derived from corporate bond or cap ital assets Investments was taxable aB Income, tho amount of ' Income subject to such luxation still to be es timated from March 1, 1913. WASHINGTON, Mar. 28. Increase in value of a capital investment Is tax- . able as incomo under the revenue act of 191(1, the supreme court today held. The court ruled thut the transac tion showing an actual loss could not be taxed since there was no "gain' derived. Tho court's -decision was glvon in tho appeal of David M. Goodrich, from a ruling of tho Internal revenue bureau asesslng him upon the in creased value of stocks purchased prior to .1913. Action of the revenue officials was affirmed by the Rupreme court in tho transaction showing -a. gain. Trust Fund Taxublo. WASHINGTON, Mar. 28. Profits realized from the sale of assets of a trust fund are taxable under income excess profits law, tho supreme court held today. The doclsion of the court! directly affects several cases now in litigation and Indirectly affects thous ands of trust funds. It was given In the uppeul brought by the Merchant's Ijouii und Trust company as trustees of tho estnto ot Arthur Ryerson, a citizen of Illinois. Bond Increase Taxable. WASHINGTON, Mar. 28. Increase In the value of corporato bonds, orlg. inally acquired and held for Invest ment, Is taxable under the revenue net of 1916, tho supreme court also ruled today. Tho supreme court reversed the de cision of federnt courts of Connecti cut, which held against the govern ment on tho question of whether an Increase in tho value of securities pur chased and hold as an Investment, but ruled that the tax could only be Im posed on tho actual guln. Thousands of cases of Income as sessments come within this doclsion - of tho court, upon which depended tho necessity of tho government re funding millions of dollars in taxes. . ..Review Dividend Case WASHINGTON, Mar. 28.The su premo .court agreed today to review decisions ot Now York courts holding; that "dividends applied by credit in partial payment of stipulated prem iums did not constitute Income," and also that "docllne in market value ot securities owned by tho taxpayer con stituted 'depreciation of property." " Tho decision of the lower court was rendered in favor of the New York; Life Insurance company In suits filed by that company against Charles W. Anderson, collector of Internal reve nue, for tho second New York district. WASHINGTON, Mar. 28. The su premo court today sustained Cali fornia courts in a doclsion growing out of the condemnation by the gov ernment of lands on North Island ill San Diego bay, for a naval aviation site. Tho Coronado Land company,, owners of tho land taken, won a ver-' diet for $6,000,000 with interest from tho data of award. The government took an appeal on the ground that the (Continued on page bIx.) In Chicago an Icy blast out of the north shifted to the northeast and sent tho government! thermometers down to 21 degrees at 10 a. m. In tho next hour, however, there was a, raise of three degrees. The heavy winds were one of the saving factors in some fruit sections. While ice formed on trees overnight the wintry blasts dried the trees rap Idly this morning. TOrEKA, Kas., Mar. SS.Fruit crops, with the possible exception of apples, were probably destroyed by the low temperature here last night, local horticulturists Bay.