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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-
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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
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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.