Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 01, 1921, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextIedford Mail I The Weather Maximum yesterday.... 71 Minimum today 34 gallv-Sixteenlh year, weekly Filly-Hrst Year. MEDFORD, OREGOX, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, .1921 NO. 9 RIBUNE SSEI!GER 1 1 ADMIRAL LINER GOVERNOF ID AND HARIlANDJTPOINI WILSON Mysterious Collision in Puget Souad at Midnight Results in Score Drowned and Nearly 300 Rescued Large Sum of Money Goes Down With Pacific Liner Officials Unable to Explain Catastrophe Without Warning and in Clear Weather Many Thrilling Rescues Death With Children. Governor 111 Kntoil. LOS ANGELES,. April 1. Steamship men here today re- called what they termed "the run of bad luck" which seem- ed to have marked the Givern- or since she entered the Pacific coast Bervice in 1907. This began with complaints by passengers of poor service, considerable publicity and even- tual changes in policy in 1909. In 1016 the Governor ran ashore in a fog but wns floated without having suffered much damage. , In 1917 she rammed and sank the U. S. S. McCulloch, a coast guard cutter loaded with muni- tions of war, off Santa Barbara. This accident, which also oc- curred In a fog, was followed iby a long federal Inquiry. In the same year she rammed a breakwater in Los Angeles harbor. In May, 1918, she was crip- pled at sea and was saved from sinking only by extraordinary measures. SEATTLE, April 1. Twenty-one !crsons, including 18 passengers and iree members of the crew of tho dmlral line steamship, Governor, ray nave lost their lives when tho g liner sank off Point Wilson, lush., early today after she had been mined by tho shipping board 'earner West Hartland. A check-up of survivors arriving on le West Hartland when tho freight I docked hero at 10 o'clock this VI I, lornlng, disclosed the fact that 21 V-rsonS carried on the passenger and lew lists of the Governor, were not jeeounted for. ' The revised list nf missing, as com piled by newspaper men from the ves sel's original passenger list and after 'j. cheek of those on tho West Hart ,'and, follows: . . ( Passengers J. Lister, Margaret '.t,. . AtrnAa ATr T .n nuh 1 1 n . Kllen rtVolrldge, C. J. Bauer, Mr. and Mrs. l' Duty, Mr. and Mrs. W. liyres, Mrs. yil-?iilMtli Tiflfl. V. RrUHonm. Gladys i. T? r Alnthwr Alfred Kt- vvnctf'-u'-n' r r-inm-v. Mrs. W. W. Wash burn', "eah liny. Wash.: Miss Sadie WaBhbum, Miss Olone .Washburn. Crewi Grant Christensen. second nsslstanit Junior engineer: C. M. Au brlttan, fireman; H. Webster, waiter. Officials said a re-check of tho original passenger list, which appear ed to' bo faulty In some respects, might' account for several of those listed 'I missing. I it Jfas an anxious crowd that athpi-ed at the Pacific Coast com pany's pier D, as the West Hartland, her 'heavy steel prow crumpled like ,)aDir and her deck crowded with a ul(idled throng of survivors in a mftlcy of blnnket and borrowed rl,Ithing warped slowly Into the slip. Then, in many cases, anxiety gave ,ny to merriment, which In turn be came hysteria, as friends recognized friends among those saved. Few Survivors Clothed. A. cold drizzling rain added to the misery of those on the big freighter's deck throughout most of the slow Journey from the scene of the colli 100 MM REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS NEWCOMERS 10 WASHINGTON, April 1. The old woman who lived in the shoe and who tried to put twenty kids to sleep in beds big enough only for eight, seemed to have no tougher night time job than a house committee which is trying to-pick places for about 300 republicans on less thnn a score of Important standing committees. But it will be done somehow, with indications that like tho children of the story book, they may scream and Vjck lustily. There arc so many republicans that tt is real problem to catter them I" IS SUNK BY WEST Described Mother Chooses! Few of thorn had been able to escape completely clothed. A num ber were in their night clothes and were wrapped in blankets loaned by members of the West Hartland's .crew, , Gang planks were sung aboard, and us the crowd filed down, a last chock was made. Automobiles and ambulances rush ed the survivors to nearby hotels. Ship's officers were reticent in speaking of the disaster, but declared order was maintained aboard the sinking vessel. Neither Captain R. P. llartlett. master of the Governor nor Captain John Alwen of tho West Hartland, would discuss tho affair. 'I am going before tho Inspectors this afternoon and I'll tell what 1 know about tho accident then," said Captain Bartlett. 'I have nothing to saw now: it will come out nt the inquiry," was Captain Alwen's answer to all questions. Wreck Not Kxplulned. The West Hartland struck tho Gov ernor In a slanting direction, accord ing to ship's officers. The great hole In tho freighter's bow is slightly to starboard, extending from a point about ten feet above tho water line the entire length of the stem. The Governor was struck on the stnrboard side amidships and cut almost in two by the collision. According to passengers, tho West Hartland partly supported the Gov ernor with her nose driven deeply into the Governor's side but as soon as the freighter backed clear, tile pas senger vessel began to sink. "We don't know how it happened," said one officer. "They Just hit us and we got off as quickly as possible." Purser Holzer of the Governor, saved only the log and the payroll of the ship's papers. All records, in cluding tho passenger list, went down in the purser's -safe, Which also con tained a considerable amount of money, Holzer said. liablcs Saved. Several children, at least two of them babes in arms, were included among tho survivors and were brought off the West Hartland swathed in blankets. Carl Taylor and C. A. Brockwell of Seattle, travelling freight nnd pas songer agents for the Southern Pa cific railroad wero in the stateroom, and were retiring. "The collision came about 12:04 o'clock," said Tay lor. "The blow almost cut the Gov ernor in hnlf and tho prow of the other boat drove Into her engines. Wo soon learned the danger and Brockwell nnd I hn.d no trouble get ting off. Every man that I saw obeyed the rule of women nnd chil dren first." Mrs. F. A. Hawthorne, of Tulare, Cal., was forced to como to Seattle with only $20 in her possession, when she was refused landing at Victoria B. C, under the immigration regu lation requiring immigrants to show $250 In cash. She was accompanied by her two children, Felix, 7, and Frank 4. "I had some difficulty in handling Felix going up the ladder," said Mrs Hawthorne. I was awakened by the collision, but did not know what had happened and started for tho upper deck. I asked a man wno passed to help me with Felix and he did. We were nil only hnlf clad. Wo lost all our clothing and other belongings nnd money." The two boys wero barefooted but (Continued on Fftee Eight) GET USUI END ,n.l u.hnrn thf.V mlfrllt fin the most good. There are only 132 demociats. They are outnumbered anout imce to one, but their committee represen tation sharply reduced they stand a chance of better picking than the ic- publicnn side, wnu-n win actually tnnia nntl lnc, the IhWD. Service counts first. The ma ni m- l.na will rnt nhend of anvhodv. SO to speak, and the new ones get what is left. But as a veteran oi tne puiiuc un,-l.a l-Anini-Uffl InflftV. till Ol'HW Ka sama imr flTlrl them il CIO fliS' crimination of the distribution of free seed for the folk back home. RECALL NON PARTIZANS DECIDED ON North Dakota Convention De cides to Initiate Recall Pro- ceedings Against Gov. Fra zier and Attorney General Lemke', and'J. N. Hagan, Labor Commissioner. DEVILS LAKE, N. D., April 1. Petitions calling for a recall election against three state officials, elected with Non-Partisan league indorsement. will be circulated soon, It was said to day following the decision last night of the anti-non-partisan convention hero in ordering such action. The election will be held on or before No-,1 vetuber 8, 1921. In addition to seeking the recall of Governor Lynn J. Frazler, William Lemke, attorney general, and J. N. Hagan, commissioner of agriculture and labor, who comprise the state in dustrial commission, the anti-non-pnr-tisans will have submitted to the vot ers nt tho same time a series of con stitutional amendments which would change the state-owned industrial pro gram. Liquidate State Bank . Principal among these would be li quidation of the Bank of North Da kota and abandonment of the state- owned industries with the exception of the Grand Forks Mill and Elevator. A bond issue of $5,000,000 to retire outstanding bonds and pay all debts and liabilities of the Hunk of North Dakota is provided for. Another bond issue of $2,000,000 would be used to clear up the affairs of the State Mill and Elevator associa tion and also provide for the mill at Grand Forks, while a third Issue or $250,000 would retire debts of, the Home Builders association. Limit State Debt It is also proposed to limit the bond ed indebtedness of the state to $7,750,- 000. R. A. Nestos, Minto, republican, is the choice of the antl-non-partisans for governor. Sveinbjorn Johnson, Grand Forks, chairman of the democratic stute central committee, wilt make the race for . attorney general: Au Amer ican Legion man ,wap recommended by the convention to be selected later as it candidate, for commissioner of agri culture. ', ..".-,.,'. , Women will play a prominent part In the proposed recall. They were granted recognition yesterday by the convention, which voted to increase the membership of tho committee of twenty-one to forty-two by adding twenty-one women. The committee of twenty-one called the convention which resulted in the recall being ordered. The committee of forty-two will select the candidate for cominls other campaign plans. Reports from Bismarck are to the effect that the non-partisan league legislative committee will Institute a counter recall against independent state officials. "Plow, plant nnd prosper," was the slogan given to the Amalgamated In dependent Voters, by Mr. O'Connor. The non-partisan recall slogan is "Summer-fallow and fight." JOB, KANSAS 101 I TOI'EKA. Kas.. April 1. The city clerk of Kiowa, Harber county, today asked Itichard J. Hopkins, attorney Kfineral, if a city election could bo dispense! with this year if the pres ent office con be induced to hold over. According to the clerk'B letter no candidates have been found who are willing to have their names placed on tho ticket at tho city elec tion next Monday. The election mut be held, the at torney general ruled. If no candidate appears, blank ballots will be printed and voters will writo in names of persons for whom they deire to vote. Young birds which have never Been men show no fear of man unless the parents are present when the man ap proaches the nest. First Move After Armistice, Purchase 235 War Airplanes WASHINGTON", April 1. The first important move sinco tho armistice toward rehabili tation of the army's air service was taken today when the war department placed orders for 200 Thomas Morse type pursuit airplanes and 35 Martin bomb ers. The pursuit j plane contract went to the Hoeing company of Seattle. Wash), and totalled about $l,4 00,iooo, Secretary Weeks announcied. The Martin type bombers were ordered from the L. W. F, company of Gar den City, L. (. , at a coat of about $211. 000 each. $23.0110 otic ! 10 WAGE CUT Seamen on American Vessels to Have Wage Scale Re duced Omaha Carpenters Walk Out When Wages Are Cut. WASHINGTON, April 1. Tenta tive approval was given by the ship ping board today to a reduction in the wages of seamen employed on Ameri can vessels on the Atlantic and Gulf coast. The question was up ut a conference between Chairman 'Benson and representatives of the American Steamship Owners' association. A specific plan outlining changes in hours and reductions in wages was presented by the steamship men. but the hoard only expressed its views on the general situation and did not approve any specific propos als. OMAHA, INeh., April 1. Some of the building trades lines workers in Omaha quit work today because of a 2 0 per cent wage reduction announc ed recently by some of tho city's con tractors. .1. M. G!bb, secretary of the building trades council, early today estimated the number of men af fected as 2,000 but later said but 400 men quit work. Mr. Glbb however described their action as a "lockout," and insisted the men would not recede from their nttitude against any greater than n 10 per cent wage cut this season. SIOUX CITY, Iowa, April 1. There is a technical strike In the building trades in Sioux City today. Builders announced a 20 per cent cut in wages and union men refused to accept It. The reduction goes into effect today. As there Is stugnatlon of building operations here caused by instability of labor conditions, the walkout was only on "paper." LATEST NEWS OF THE STATE POItTLAXD, Ore., April 1. A fire truck responding to uu alarm, and a street car which authorities say was speeding to make up time, collided here this morning. The truck war thrown against a telephono poio cm William inglesby, a hoseman, wbb hurled 25 feet from the rear platform of the truck Into a yard. Ho was taken to a hospital seriously Injured. II. Deveral, a hoseman, was also in jured. POUTLANI. Ore., April 1. Man agers of the Portland community chest drive for $850,000 for GO chari table organizations, announced today that the drive, originally set for .March. 28 to April 2 would be con tinued next week and until the sum had been raised. Subscriptions last night totulled $328,063. POP.TLAND, Ore.. April 1. Mult nomah Amateur Athletic club boxers and wrestlers carried off the majority of honors In tho annual Pacific Northwest Amateur association cham pionships held hern last night. In the wrestling events the Wing M gi-applers made a clean sweep. Multnomah boxers walked off with five P. N. A. titles, taking the 113, 125, 145, 158 and 175 pound clusscs. U.S. SHIPPING BOARD AGREES WIFE WINS IN SUM CASE DECREE Mrs. James A. Stillman Is Awarded Alimony of $7500 a Month, $12,500 Expenses and $35,000 Attorney Fees Confidential Letters From Wife and Guide Ruled Out. POLOHKEEPSlE. N. Y., April 1. Temporary alimony of $7500 and coun sel fees of $35,000 ami $i 2,500 for ex penses were fixed today for Mrs. Anne U. Stilluutn by Supremo Court Justice Joseph Morescbauser, in the suit for divorce Instituted against her by J a lues A. Stillman, president of the National City hank of New York. Mrs. Stillman had asked alimony of $10,000 a month and $75,000 counsel fees. Justice Morescliauser made pub lie his decision after he had transmit ted to the court clerk at White Plains along with affidavits and pleadings presented in tho case. In his decision the justice ruled out of the divorce suit as confidential and privileged the alleged '"confession" letter written to Mr. Stllltuun by his wife. He also ruled out letters alleged to have been written to Mrs. Stllltuun by Fred Henuvals, an Indian guide, who was named In thu bunker's .com plaint as co-respondent and accused of bein;t the father of Mrs. Stlllinnn's In fant son, Guy. i The decision set forth that Mrs. Stillman had pleaded rocriminatlons In her answer to the banker's com plaint and that both husband and wife made charges "founded upon an alle gation of adultery." A husband or wife is not competent m testify against the other on such allegations," tho decision said. Tho Justice decided that the affidavits to which the letters wore appended con tained mutters that Mr. Stillman could not testify to unci It was on this ground that tho communications were barred. Justice Morsclmuser pointed out tunt his inhibition ugalnst admitting the alleged messages from UeauvuU to Mrs. Stillman applied only to the mo tion under consideration, and that they might be offered aguln In connec tion with later motions. Wife's Letters Privileged Referring, to (he 'alleged letter writ ten to Mr. Ullltnan by his wire, to the admission 6f which Iter attorneys' ob jected and which It was charged by counsel for the banker she wrote "In a moment of hysteria, implicating her self," the decision said: .."Communications and transactions between husband and wife were early recognized as privileged, and neither could be compelled to disclose what took place between them and noitbor woh a competent witness to testify as to such transactions or communica tions of a confidential nature or in duced by the marital relation. "From experience It was found that far less evil would result from tho ex clusion of such testimony than from its admission. It may, in individual cases, work hardship, but destruction of confidence between husband and wifo would cause much misery und uf feet the marriage relation. Tills is fbunded upon sound public policy." Neither Entitled to Decree Referring to Mrs. Stlllniun's charge that her financier husband Is the father of a thirty months old son born to "Mrs. Florence II. Leeds," former musical revuo girl, tho docislon said: "The defendant has amended her pleadings nnd charges actB and con duct upon the part of the plaintiff of similar character as charged by him against her and such nets are support ed by affidavits of different persons. "She docs not seek a divorce but pleads recrimination against the de fendant as a defense. If the acts and conduct as charged against each other are sustained, neither will be entitled to a decree. "If these charges are established the plaintiff and defendant will find them selves In the same position as before the commencement of the action, ex cept that they will have, had their day In court, or porhaps several days, as to matters .Effecting them, and this means time, labor nnd expenditure of money." The decision said It was a "debat- ablu question," whether tho letters al- (Continued on Page Eight) ALLIES STAND READY WITH Al Y TO DRIVE BACK EX- i EMPEROR Reports From Hungary Still Conflicting, But Indicate That Charles' Attempted Return to Throne Has Failed Every thing Reported Quiet Along Frontier Both Big and Little Entente Ready to Advance Into Hungary if Danger Threatens Horthy Reported in Control With Troops Sup porting Him Against Charles. " : PARIS. April 1. (lly Associated Press.) Resolutions protesting against tho restoration of former Emperor Charles in Hungary and wnruing the Hungarian government that the con seiiuonces of such an event would bo disastrous, were adopted by the .coun cil of ambassadors hero today. The resolutions wero presonted by Julos Cumbou, acting in the inline of the French government. "The events of which Hungary Is the theater," tho resolutions rend, "place tho principal allied powers un der obligation to recall to the govern ment and the people of Hungary the terms of their declaration of February 4, 1920. (In this declaration the coun cil of ambassadors declared the prin cipal allied powers considered that restoration of the Hapsburg dynasty would not he consistent with tho prin ciples for which tho war had hceu fought und at variance with the whole basis of the puaco. settlement, and that such restoration 'would ho neither recognized nor.tdlerated. by them,') .. Suppress Rising "Faithful to tho principles enunciat ed In that declaration," continues the resolutions, "the allies have the duty to repeat that the restoration of the Hapsburgs would imperil the very foundation of tho peace and that It could bo neither recognized nor toler ated. "Tho allied powers count upon the Hungarian government, conscious of the gravity of the sltuallon that would be created by the return to the throne of the former sovereign, to take effica cious' means to suppress the attempts whose succesH, even momentary, could not but have disastrous consequences for Hungary. "This declaration will ho telegraph ed to the ullied high commissioner In Budapest and communicated officially to the Hungarian delegation In Paris and tho representatives of the border ing states of Czecho-Slovakla, Jugo slavia, Rumania and Poland." Charles Issues Note' STEIN AM ANOEIl, Hungary, April 1 (11 a. m. by Associated Press.) For mer Emperor Charles declared hero this morning that his departure from Hungary would be conditioned upon permission to issue a proclamation to the Magyars explaining the "unfavor able circumstances" compelling his withdrawal and saying lie, as king, temporarily confirmed the regency of Admiral Horthy. The former ruler made this declara tion on receiving a refusal from Ad miral Horthy, the regent, that he bo allowed to return to Budapest, coupled with a threat of military measures against him. HUDAPEST. April 1 (Dy Associat ed Press.) Startling reports that for mer Emperor Charles was moving with troops towarti this city were of ficially denied last night. It was de clared Charles was safely guarded at Stelnomanger. Perfect order prevail ed In Budapest during the evening. Coup Not Confirmed PARIS, April 1. (By Associated BOGUS STOCK SELLING OUTFIT GETS $100,000, AND MORE IS C0M1NG1IH CHICAqO, April 1. An. alleged bogus Btock selling concern which had obtained more than $100,000 from 1,800 persons is said to have - been disclosed today by the issuance of a federal warrant charging misuse of the malls by Arthur Barry, for whom federal authorities are seeking. Four hundred kinds ot stocks wore o'ffered for sale, federal Investigators said, to persons on a "sucker list" ex tending from Massachusetts to Den ver, and records of the company, or ganized by Hurry, are said to have IF HE ADVANCES Press. The French charge d'affaires in Budapest telegraphed to the foreign office here today that he was unable to confirm various press reports of Hungarian troop movements, adding that absolute calm prevailed in the Hungarian capital. Count Teloky, said the charge's mes. sago, was at present in conference with former Empei'or Charles, for whom a safe conduct had been de manded of the Austrian government. The foreign office has failed to receive any confirmation of the reports that Charles was heading an army march ing on Budapest. Its latest dispatches t doclare that calm prevails at Stelna- miuiik;i iTiiuiu miliums now lu, except among a certain portion of the troops. Charles, tho advices state, is to be taken some distance from the camp to tho castle of Prince Batthyanl at Kor mend, to t'uo south ot Stelnamanger with Count Teleky accompanying him. VIENNA, April 1. (By Associated I'ress.) urnciai. information- was re ceived In this city last night that for; . mor Emperor Charles, who attempted Sunday to bring about a coup d'etat In Hungary, would leave that country. Following a visit to Chancellor Mayr by the Swiss minister it was stated Switzerland would be willing to grant Charles safe conduct over the Swiss frontier. ' i. '-.i., The developments tend to lessen the tension prevailing all day yester day as a result of sensational reports favorable to the monarchists' cause. Still In Hungary PARIS, April 1. Two ; autherititf' facts appear to stand out of the news of sensational rumors relative to thai attempt of former Emperor CharleB .'to re-instuto himself as head ot the Hun garian government. The first is that Charles Is still in Hungary and the second Is that the "little entente" com. prising Czecho-Slovakla, Rumania and Jugo-Slavla and the "big entente", ara ready to Btrike if the former emperor succeeds in his enterprise. ; ..' Premier Drland's newspaper, the Eclair, understands the entonte gov ernments are considering the Bteps they will take in the event that the Hungarian situation is not ' rapidly cleared up. Among these measures, it Is declared, the blockade of Hungary. Is being considered. Ivan Praznovsky, Hungarian minis ter to France, points out In a state- , niont printed In the Figaro, that com munications between Paris and Buda pest are Interrupted and that all news reaching this city must come by way of Vienna, and therefore Bhould be subjected to careful scrutiny. Coup Is Doubted - The minister declares his disbelief of reports that Charles has been suc cessful in his attempt and says the deluy in his departure from Hungary may be attributable to the necessity of obtaining the consent, nf the Austrian and Jugo-Slavinn governments to his passage across their territories.' Ha adds that If General Leliar had gone over to 'he side of Charles he would (Continued on Fake Eight) shown branch offices at times In Pittsburg, St. Louis and Denver. 'The Globe Securities Investment company1; The Motor Express company and the Chicago, Peoria and Quincy Traction company are some of the concerns in which Barry Is said to have sold stock, according to Investigations of nnn, n I antlin.ll tna Jacob Goldman, appointed receiv er for the Motor Express' company, said letters sent out by the company made such attractive offers that checks for Investment in the company are still coming in.