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MEDFORD The Weather Wlmum yesterday ..66 Minimum today 31 AIL TRIBUNE Predictions Fair. Heavy frott Thursday morning. .SUtcenth Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAliCII 31, 3021 XO. 8 m i iFlA RFPrans RFSHMHIN U,,,. . ..... I WHY, ADVANCE OF FORMER . I EMPEROR AT HEAD OF ARMY ! I' : ,. . I Unconfirmed and Conflicting Charles Has Succeeded in May Be Persuaded to Abdicate in Favor of Son, Prince Otto First Rebuff in Coup d'Etat Onlly Temporary Army at First Indifferent, Finally Goes Over to Legitimist Cause Republicans Continue to VIENNA, March 31. (By the lotlated Press.) Confirmation was telved In official quarlors here this illernoon that martial law had been declared in west .Hungary under the npporters of Ex-Emperor Charles. This caused an Intensified feeling of jravity In government circles over the situation. One unconfirmed report that Gen- tnl Lehar's command of 15,000 men )id revolted and openly Joined Charles and that there was growing dissatisfaction among other gnrrl ui throughout Hungary, reached Vienna today. . Another stated that Slelnamanger was beflftgged and that delegations were arriving for a dem mitration in favor of Charles. Other rumors say that Charles is almost prostrated by the strain of his recent idventures and the present situation. The resignation o Regent Horthy, lift reported, was actuated by grow Ins'disaffection In the army and its tlrtual refusal to support him longer. VIENNA, Mar. 31. (By Associated Press.) . It - is unofficially reported here that Admiral Horthy, the Hun garian regent, has resigned and will let events take their course, but the report Is not confirmed.. It also is reported that former Em peror Charles is on the way to Buda pest from the frontier and that the army adhering to his cause is on the move. Further reports are that 100,000 men from the West Hungarian garrl mns have rallied to the colora of Gen eral I.ehar, reputed to be the military lader in a movement from Steina mauger to cause the restoration of Charles. Anxjpty was expressed as to whether Admiral Horthy would be able to hold the southern contingents Inline.: STEINAMANGER, West Hungary, Mar. 31. (Via Budapest, noon). (By Associated Press.) Premier Teleky, and Count Andrassy, former foreign minister, have been in. debate a whole day :,here with former Emperor Charles on the conditions under which the latter would be willing to Bign a formal abdication. It Is, Bald Charles la Insisting tbat a stipulation of the validity of the claims of his son, Otto, shall be recognized' and embodied In the Hungarian law. '. Troop Rally to King IONDON, Mar. 31. (By Associated Pfess.) An Exchange Telegraph dis patch from Paris today says it is re ported the majority of the Hungarian troops have rallied to the Btandard of tie ex-emperor Charles, who will arcn on Budapest. Tbero Is do confirmation from other ourcea of the foregoing report that J-Emperor Charles contemplotes Bovine on Budapest. Direct advices from Hungary bo far have not indicat M any notable degree of support for toe cx-ruler from army circles, altlio it IfflU unlA o,nnnlnff nt SteinA- jf Hanger on the Austrian frontier of 'V 1. Hungary Charles had had hopes or Persuading the military, forces there w support his desire for restoration. Several anny leaders who had np- SEATTLE MURDERER CONFESSES, THEN WALLA WALLA, Wash., Mar. 31 Mn Schmidt, who will early tomor row morning be hanged for the mur der of two Seattle policemen, yester day afternoon sent for a priest and confessed his Bins, expressing repen tance for his deeds. His worldly goods 01 8.T he turned over to the priest ' 'be 'used for some "worthy cause" denying that he had a treasure cached "ear Seattle. Schmidt who was a I-utheran in Germany will bo taken into the Catholic faith this afternoon. Reports Indicate Ex-Emperor Staging Sensational Comeback Deny Reports. As-,peared inclined to place themselves in the service of the former emperor were placed under arrest by Admiral Horthy, the regent, semi-official ad vices from Budapest Wednesday de clared. It was ut first reported that General Lenur who commands the Hungarian army lorces at Steinaman ger, was supporting the former mon arch and will back bis claim with troops of the West Hungarian army but later advices asserted be was sup porting Regent Horthy. General Belitska, the Hungarian war minister, was quoted Wednesday ub saying: 'The former king is not supported by the troops. The army, as one man, is stunding behind Regent Horthy. Charles is a prisoner, rather than a guest at Steinamanger." "Alls Well" Says Charles GENEVA, Mar. 31. (By Associated Press.) "All Is well," read a telegram received lust night by former Empress Zita of Austria Hungury from ex- Emperor Charles. The message was dispatched from .einumanger on the frontier between Austria and Hungary .where the pres ence of the former ruler was last re ported. - PARIS, Mar. 31 Former Emperor Charles crossed the frontier between Hungary and Austria Saturday by pro ducing a foreign passport which rep resented him as a Red Cross official, a I lavas dispatch from Vienna says. March on Budapest VIENNA, Mar. 31 (By Associated Press.) Reports were received by various Wwspapers hero today thut ex-Emperor Charles bad proclaimed a military dictatorship at Steinamanger and that General Lehard was said to have prepared to march on Budapest to restore Charles to the Throne. VIENNA, Mar. 31. (By Associated Press.) Republicans In this city exul tantly declare thut the visit of former Emperor Charles to Budapest and the fiasco attending his attempt to regain power has dashed whatever chance may have existed for the restoration of the monarchy, either In Hungary or Austria. Monarchists reluctantly ad mit that a restoration seems impossi ble. This is not only due to the disap pointment which naturally follows failure but ns Hie details leak out there is a touch of the absurd attach ing to the whole adventure which has reacted sharply against the former emperor. It has also depressed the legitimatists who. while not desiring Charles to return, hoped for the future restoration of the Hapsburgs in the person of his son. The dramatic dec laration of Charle- to his friends here Friday that he would never leave Hungary alive, was repeated in Buda pest when Admiral Horthy, the regent of Hungary, remonstrated against his presence in that country, yet Premier Telekey found him a Tew hours later fleeing toward the border and taking refuge In the palace of Bishop Mikes ( Continued on Use Eight) ON EVE GIVES $8.74 TO .ffni,t la helnc erected on the north aide of the prison enclosure be tween the laundry and the walls. The rope, specially ordered irom o ' -rivo.t two weeks ago. j to the present plans of the new wPiden. who at midnight assumes charge of the prison, only the guard., the priest and a physician will be ad . .' . - has been excluded r.ne'state 'aw forbids a detailed ac . r tho pxecution. T.midt is calm today and shows none of the desperado. OF HANGING England Proclaims Emergency Because Of Coal Walk Out 4 UNI0 March 31. illy the Associated Press.) The government this evening, in 0011- noction with the coal crisis, pro claimed a suite of emergency under the emergency powers act of 192m. LONDON. March 31. By me Associated Press.) Tim coil miners began to leave tho : 4iits in various districts this af- ternooii In line with the decls- inn of the union executive com- imttea to .all a', strike at mid-; nignt tonight because of the failure to settle the miners' wage demands. The board of trade officials huve decided that coal for, expurt. shall be ra- tlpned rigidly. ... U. S. LABORERS 10 Meeting Called Behind Closed Qpors at Katonah, N. Y. Radicals and Parlor Bolshe viks Among Those Present Statement Tomorrow. KATOXAH, N. Y., Mar. 31. Labor leaders and educationalists, who an nounced that they are for a new so cial order, met here today in Hrook- wood school, behind closed doors, to plan the founding of the first resident workers college in America. "The plans to be discussed," said the official announcement of the eon-feiem-c-, "are bused on four funda mental tenets: "First, that a new social order b needed and is coming. in fact, thut it is already on the way. "Second, that education will not only hasten Its corning, but will re duce to a minimum and perhaps do away entirely with a resort to vio lent methods. "Third, that tho workers are the ones who will usher In this new order. "Fourth, that there Is inimedlute zieed for a workers college with broad curriculum, created . amidst healthy country surroundings where the students can completely apply themselves to tile tank iu hand." . Among those participating in the mooting, It was stated, are. John Fltz nairick: President of the Chicago Fed erntion of Labor, who' was chairman of the national committee for organi?. ing iron and steel workers, which Con ducted the steel strike: James Muu ier, president of the State Federu 'tlon of Labor of Pennsylvania; Wil liam Z. Foster, leader of the 1 !l 1 9 steel strike: John lirophy, district nnxMcnt l'nltcd Mine Worker of Aninrlrn: Jnv O. Brown of Seattle, in ternational president of the Timber Workers, and former secretary or tne steel orcanlzing committee; A. J Muste, executive Hcorclar oi inc Amalgamated Textile Workers of America and Bishop Schlossberg. sec retary of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America. An official statement Is to be issued ut the close of the sessions tomorrow. E noSEBCItC Ore. Mar. 31. Doug las countv will vote on n road bond issue of 1,100,000 Instead of J1.000, 000 as a result of action nt a meeting of representatives of 62 road districts yesterday. Two programs were sub mitted, one calling for $1,000,000 and the other for JUGO"0- The larger schedule was arranged to accommo date several sections which were omitted from the first list. Hie larger amount was approved. ROSEBrHG, Ore.. Mar. 31. Dele gates from 60 road districts, repre 'setlng practically every section of the county, and nearly all of them farm ers, yesterday indorsed a proposed bond issue of $1,100,000 for road 1m- "umhcr of .l-o attended the meeting and 'he bond issue was almost proved, only two or three dissenting. FORM m SOCIAL ORDER BERGDOLL KIDNAPPERS RELEASED Carl Neuf and! Franz Zimmer Given Freedom by German Authorities Following Vigor ous Presentation by Hard ing Administration Sen tences Are Remitted. WASHINGTON, March 31. The war department . today announced that Carl Neuf' and Franz Zimmer, the two Americans imprisoned In Germany for an attempt to kidnap Grover C. liergdoll, American draft deserter, were released at noon to day. The release was ordered by the Berlin foreign office. Brigadier General 11. T. Allen, commanding at Coblenz, reported. The German com missioner at Coblenz after a telephone conversation with Berlin notified General Allen at noon today that the sentence had been remitted "pending good behavior," and that the men would probably reach Coblenz tomor row. This action followed a vigorous presentation of the case by the Hard Ing administration that the two Americans be released. Secretary of War Weeks also announced even- effort would he. -made to secure, the return of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, but that any success liv. this quarter would probably,: have to wait upon the end of n state of war between Germany and the United States. MOSBACH, Germany, March 31. (By the Associated Press.) Carl Neuf and Frauz Zimmer were releas ed from imprisonment here today. The sentences of Neuf and .limner, both attached to the American army of occupation and under confinement here for their attempt to arivsi Grover C. Bergdoll, the American draft evader, have been remitted by the Berlin government. L SALEM, March 31. A return, of 2.4 per cent on its capital investment for m:!0 is shown In the report of the Home Telephone & Telegraph company of Southern Oregon, a sub sidiary of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company, in Its annual re port filed with the public service commission tills morning. The report shows net ' operating revenues of $52,8112.20, an Increase oi $11,760.55 over -the net business of the previous year. '.In the same period the net operating; expenses of the company amounted to $37, 149. OS, an Increase of s,487.3o over the previous year. Tuxes ofthe company amounted to $4,008.70, leaving $11 706.42 as the return on tho capital Investment, a gain of $2,2Sr.22 over tho year 1919. Gander Quits, Ox Gives up Ghost GREENSBORO, Ala., Mar. 31. The blind ox, famous as the protege of a stately gander on the J. A. Holcroft plantation, near here, is dead and those on the farm believe his death Is due directly to enforced separation from his guardian. Recently It became necessary to transfer the ox to another pasture. The gander was unable to follow. The separation was too much for the ox and he pined and drooped, refused food and drink, and finally laid down and died. The ox and gander lately attracted widespread attention by their strong companionship. Each day at regular Intervals the gander would lead the ox to water by strutting ahead of him hoqklng loudly bo that bis afflicted ward could follow the sound. If other cattle approached, th fowl would fly furiously at them and drive the Intru ders out of range. Police Barracks in Ireland Blown Up, 14 Missing, 5 Killed COKK, March ill. An attack made this morning upon the police barracks at Hoss Carbery, county Cork; resulted in serious : casualties to the occupants of Hie barracks. Fourteen of tho police are missing and it is be- lieved five wero killed. An official "report of the af- fair says the attack was made by civilians. Tho front wall of the barracks was blown in by explosives ami bombs wero thrown into the Interior while a heavy rifle flro was maintain- on tho building. The police held the liurracks until the room In which they were concentrated took fire. -A lew escaped by un upper win- dow. - ' NEXT GET TO UP District Attorney to Query W H. Johnson Regarding C. H Owens, the Master Mind in Bank Case Search Thus Far Fruitless. The indictment against C. H. Ow ens, alleged to be the "muster mind" oi the bunk failure still stands, but the county utithorltics have not the slightest Idea where be Is. lie Is charged with having an overdraft of $21,000, hut this amount has been trebled by further Investigations Into the bank affairs. Owens is al leged to have Interested W. II. John son, ex-cashler of the bunk In a Ne vada land promotion scheme, and lo have bilked him systematically. It Is said that Johnson sent Owens $750 weekly for several months, the checks being cashed by Portland ho tels. As soon as Johnson recovers from his attack of tho flue he will bo questioned on this point by the district attorney. A review of the legal action In the circuit court relntive to the failure of the Bank of Jacksonville, at the term concluded Wednesday In the hearing of two crlmlniil actions, dhd three civil actions, Is as follows: ., Mrs. "Myrtle B.lakeley, , forinpr county treasurer, 'tried fori malfeas ance In office, jury-disagreed, will be retried ori sumo charge at' the May term of court. 'i' -i " Ben 'M. Collins of Grants Va."A, charged with aiding and abetting a cashier to defraud a bank, acquit ted. Indictments, baBed largely on over drafts, against J. B. Bartlett, K. E. Qulglcy and S. T. Johnston, dismiss ed on grounds lit insufficiency of cause for action. Criminal Indictments against Ches ter C. Kubll and K. D. Hities, revert ed to May session of grand jury for new Indictments. In tho civil actions Instituted iby the state bank board with Attorney George M. Roberts In charge, Judg ments were obtained ns follows: Against Chester C. Kubll, for $42, 203.72, a jury returned a verdict for tho full amount. Against J. K. Uartlett for $3, K0S.35, a Jury returned a verdict of $2,543.14. Against A. W. Walker for $40, 3S9.95, a jury roturned a verdict for $9,948.50. Suits aforementioned were based on promissory notes and overdrafts on the defunct Bank of Jacksonville. The total amount of the awards were $54,695.30, and the total amount asked In the complaints was $86,402.92. The judgment against A. W. Walker is protected by a $16,000 lien and against Kubll by a Hen on real property In the Applegate part of an estate. In the Bartlett ver dict, there Is no protecting collateral. Civil suits are pending against Ben M. Collins or Grants Pass for $19u0 alleged lo be due on overdrafts, and 8.' T. Johnston of Thompson Creek on an alleged overdraft of $3750. Other civil actions will be instituted, unless promises to remit are fulfilled, Attorney Roberts said this morning MOVE HIGHER BANK CASE RELIGOUS SPECTACLE 'S FUNERAL OF Tremendous Army of Mourners NATION Country and All Religions Gather in Baltimore to Do Honor to Great Catholic Leader Honors Hitherto Granted Only in Cistine Chapel, Rome, Bestowed in American Cathedral Sacred Rites of Middle Ages Join in Tribute With Ceremo nies of Modern World. BALTIMOHK, Mar. Ill With nil the splendor of a ceremony centuries old, the Roman Catholic church today laid to rest one of Its most revered and faithful servants Cardinal James Gibbons, archbishop of Baltlmoru and the second American to ho elevated to the cardinalute. Archbishop John itonzano, npostoilc delegate at Washington, celebrated a pontifical requiem muss in the cathe dral of tho Blessed Virgin Mary, with seminaries chanting Gregorian music never before beard outside tho Sis tino chapel In Rome. Archbishop John J. Glennon of St. LOtils delivered the funeral sermon. During his eulogy of tho dead there remained scarcely a dry eye among bis hearers whoso memories went back to the kindly, gentle old man who led with power of spirit ns well as power of mind. The service was llko a scono from OAT?D1HAIjIBBON. j the middle ages, like an altar piece come to life. Numberless priests In a seemingly endless procession filed into the church and In their stately robes of tho varied colors of their orders, moved forward to tho cata falque on which rested the late cardl nal in his archbishop's vestments of purple. In a few moments the body of the church was filled with this army of clergy and tho atmosphere of the 20th century was dispelled. Thero was a harmony of color and sound, ns the light of tho candles around the bier fell on tho brilliant ceremonial robes of the priests and the auditorium echoed to tho mea sured chant of tiro prayers. BALTIMORE, Md., Mar. 31. The greatest assemblage of church digni taries ever assembled on this coast gathered today for tho funeral of Car dinal James Gibbons. They came from the east, west, north, south and from across tho bor der to mourn tho loss of tho leader. Entire City Mourns By nine o'clock, an hour before the time for the ceremony, streets sur SCHOLARS DISCOVER THE DELUGE, WAS ONLY A FLY BRUSH BALTIMORE, Mnr. 31. Tho rain bow ufter tho deluge, described In tho book of genesis, IX, J3, was not a rainbow after all, but a collodion of great fly brushes of the ancient orien tal gods, declares Professor Paul llaupt, of Johns Hopkins university. Announcement of his discovery was mode by Dr. Haupt at Gaucher college at a session of the American Oriental society, which Is holding Its 133rd an nual conclave In this city. ; Tho mistake In Genesis, Professor tlaupt said, probably Is due to a mis understanding of a character on one of the old cuneoform tablets. The word for "bow" could very easily be HISTORY ATTENDS CARDINAL GIBBONS Representing All Sections of rounding tho cathedral were so crowd ed with clergy and laity that not' ft square inch of pavement could be seen. At ten o'clock the whole city, by gubernatorial und mayoral procla mation were urged to drop every ac tivity for a minute in respect to a Mian numbered . among most distinguished citizens. Every motor, street car and wagon was directed to stop In Its track wuen the clocks of the city tolled ten. Early iu tho morning tho clergy begun forming In front of Calvert Hull college, diagonally opposite the cathe dral for the processional. Spectacle Is Impressive H was an Impressive spectacle, reg ular clergy In the colors of their re spective orders headed the line, and beside them the secular clergy, fol lowed by tho monslgnori, Cardinals O'Connell and Begin and Archbishop John Bonzano, apostolic delegute and celebrant of the mass. All the higher church dignitaries wore mournlnt ' color of purple. . nslde the cathedral, under the gild-- ed domo at tllo foot of the center aisle lay the body of Cardinal James Gib-' bona, archbishop of Baltimore. ,. He, . rested on a purple-covered catafalque,' dressed In his archbishop's robes. Wearing on his head his archblshop'B mitre and on one finger the ring that ' '' so many thousands had kissed during-' '" his life. .-.)' The rays of tall white candles light ed his benign features. At the foot of the bier was the cardinal's hat of. red. It was obvious that only a small part of the thousands who sought entry to tlus cathedral would be able to piisb the groat portico, with its tall columns draped in- purple and blaok.' Most of tho space was allotted to the clergy and admittance was by ticket only. ,,:,.. Army of Mourner ; : But this did not shake the great, army of mourners in their hope of at tending the mass, or at least, massed'"' around the great stone pile of catching ' the strains of church music that might -' be wafted to them. Disappointment " starring them in the face, they stood : their ground with the same determin ation that had been displayed by the -tens of thousands who yesterday' pressed their way Into- the edifice to' view the body of their devoted leader. . .Today really held two ceremonies.: One was the great church assemblage at mass the church bestowing . her honors on one who long had served.) her faithfully. The other was the simple burial service in the crypt of white marble under the cathedral, snnctunry tho relatives and close friends taking leave of one dear to them. , Cardinal Gibbons is tho seventh sol dier of the church to be burled In thla vault and to him was allotted a place, on the north side. The last time the crypt was opened was In 1872 when Archbishop Spalding was buried there. t Continued on Page Slight) RAINBOW AFTER mistaken for "fly brush," he ' 'said.' These huge feather brushes were in vogue among the old rulers In Assyria '. and Egypt and were regarded as an dent symbols of sovereignty in the ' Orient. ' ' - According to Dr. Haupt, the an cients naturally gave their gods credit for having fly brushes and in fact In the flood tablet the word "fly brush" appears as big as life. The passage says thati "when Istar sees the gods gather around the offerer like a swarm of flies (because there had been no I Offerings during the floods) she is SO Incensed that she takes the great fly brushes of her father, Anu (king ol the gods) to drive away the gads."