Medford mail tribune., April 07, 1921, Page 1, Image 1

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The Weather
Maximum yesterday.... 5S
Minimum today 26j2
Predictions
Fair.
Heavy frost in morning.
Jolly Sixteenth Tear,
weekly Fifty-First Year.
MEDFORD, OKEGOX, THURSDAY, A VU I L 7, .1021
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PREPARE TO
USE FORCE
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British Navy Ordered to Be
Ready for Action May
Transfer Armed Forces in
; Ireland Premier Admits
Negotiations Have Broken
' Down.
LONDON, April 7 (By tho As-
'sociated Press) A complete breakup
of the conference between representa
tives -of. the miners, the ownera and
the government with the view to set
.tllng .tho coal strike, was announced
in tho house of commons by Premier
.Lloyd George this afternbon. '
Tho failure of the conference, Mr.
Lloyd George declared, came as a
consequence of the refusal of the
: miners' condition, of a national wage
system and a national profits pool
had been accepted. The premier
added that since it had been made
clear'the miners fedoration would not
consider any settlement except on the
conceding of their demands in full,
the government, relying on the nssis
tance of the great mass of the people,
must take every means in its power
to met th situation. The view of the
miners federation, Mr. Lloyd George
asserted, was that to permit the per
mit tho pumpers to return would bo
to relinquish tho weapon with which
the miners hoped to bring the govern
ment and tho mine owners to a
speedy acceptance of their terms.
Amidst cheers from the govern
ment benches the premier declared
that the issuo raised waB much wider
than that of what wages should be
paid. He had always kept an open
mind on the qustlon of wages and was
prepared to use his good offices in
reaching a solution. He regretted ex
tremely that the - miners had made
so gravo a decision, involving injury
nnd misery to their- fellow citizens
throughout the country us well as to
themselves.
K. It. Men Walk Out.
LONDON, April 7. (Dy tho As
sociated Press) Tho National Union
of Rallwaymcn today decided to sup
port the coal minors In their strike.
The executive body of the railway
men's union decided to consult im
mediately with tho transport workers
organization for the purpose of taking
tho most effective and immediate
steps to assist the miners.
Reports from many mining centers
Mid the strikers adopted a more ag
gressive attitude to make volunteers
cease the work of keeping tho col
lieries free from water. In numerous
instances force was used.. At Bor
rovstounnes, Scotland, miners today
threw bombs at a pit head in order
to Intimidate volunteer wokrers In
the mine. No material damago was
done.
i QUENSTOWN, Ireland, April 7.
Naval units here and at other home
Hports, have been instructed, as a ro
sul tof the strike of British miners,
to hold themselves in readiness for
emergency service. Shore- leave has
been curtailed, oven, officers being re
quired to return to their ships by 8:30
o'clock In the evening. Naval officials
view the situation as being filled
with tho gravest possibilities.
Shift Crown Forces.
. The question of shifting large num
bers of crown forces In Ireland to
Kngland, If disorders ensue, has been
fully considered, it is understood, and
if such steps should bo taken, the
forces transferred will probably in
clude many auxiliaries regarded as
especially qualified by their work in
Ireland to dacl with elements seeking
to stir up trouble.
Officials, however, are aware of the
possibility that the Irish republican
army may tako odvnntago of the op
portunity offered by disorders in Eng
land and military officials are reluc
tant to decreaso tho forces in Ire
land. .
Riots In Scotland.
LONDON, April 7. Now disturb-
(Contlnued on page six.)
POCKET.N.Y.COURT
NEW YORK, April 7. New York's
night court, busy as a result of the
police department's first drive at en
forcement of the state prohibition law,
adjourned temporarily in disorder to
day when a quart bottle of confiscated
liquor exploded in the pocket of a
detective.
Tne detective stood before the mag
istrate supporting a man, who, with
bowed head was confessing that he
had partaken too freely of the brew
that intoxicates.
COAL STRIK
jSTBiXPLODES IN DETECTIVES
Horrors! Heads of
London Johnnies Are
Growing Round
LONDON, April 7. Citizens
of London are growing round
headed, according to anthro
pologists, who say this change
Is due to the incursion of peo
ples from middle Europe.
It Is said this tendency to
ward globular formation of the
cranium has amounted to two
per cent within the last 200
years.
"The old British Inhabitants
were long headed and they
have) been supreme in initia
tive, governing capacity and
colonizing genius, says a com
mentator. "The round heads are lack
ing in initiative, but they have
a great capacity for patient la
bor." R. R. BOARD DENIES
WAGE REDUCTION
ON N. Y. CENTRAL
CHICAGO, April 7. Permission to
mako provisional reduction of the
wages of unskilled labor on tho New
York Central railroad was denied by
the railroad labor board here today.
The railroad recently requested per
mission to put cuts of from 17 to 31
per cent into effect April 1. The dis
pute was taken to the labor board
after the railroad And employes had
conferred.
The dispute between the New York
Central and its unskilled workers over
a permanent reduction in wages will
be heard April IS in connection with
similar disputes which have been filed
by other railroads.
A resolution passed by the board in
connection with the New York Cen
tral decision states that the board will
also take up other carriers' disputes
at that time.
The board deemed it advisable to
consolidate tho hearing on the re
quests of the 26 roads In order to save
time, fnasmuc fias it, was expected
that the argument in caen case wouiu
be similar.
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FROST DAMAGES,
STONE FRUIT HIT
The predicted heavy frost of this
morning arrived, and consequently
there was smudging by all orchardlsts
who were prepared to do so. Another
heavy frost is predicted for Friday
morning.
"It is very hard to tell as yet just
how much damage has been, done by
the three heavy frosts that have so far
visited us," said Comity Agent C. C.
Cato this forenoon.
"However thero is no question that
they have caused Injury, especially to
tho stone fruits such as cherries,
peaches and apricots. In some of the
low lying parts of the valley a few of
the stone trees lost 90 per cent of the
crop.
"As to the early pear situation, the
D'Anjous are the worst hit, and in
some places in the valley the frosts
killed 90 per cent of their present
bloom, and 50 per cent of the present
bloom of the Bartletts and Howclls.
However, these trees were so heavy
set with blossoms that they can stand
to lose many, and yet give a big crop,
especially the Bartletts and Howells.
"We have had bad frosts other
years which killed many blossoms, and
an encouraging feature of the present
and future situation is that I have
never yet seen a genoral fruit crop
failure in the valley."
THROWN INTO PANIC
"Where's the evidence?" asked the
court.
The detective's hand moved toward
his pocket. Followed a loud report,
someone shouted "bomb" and a rush
for the exits began. The detective
was hurled to the floor, as was his
prisoner. The magistrate and others
in the court gathered outside, return
ing only when apprised of the cause of
tne explosion. The next defendant on
the docket, a father of ten. still trem
bling as a result of the explosion scare
took a pledge to abstain "forever and
ever."
MAIL ROBBERS
LOOT REACHES
$750,000 CASH
Money Wrappers in Discarded
Mail Sack Show Dearborn
St. Robbery One of Largest
in Criminal History Gang
Makes Escape.
CHICAGO, April 7. Indications
today were that the loot obtained in
the mail robbery at the Dearborn
street railway station would aggre
gate, an amount; between $500,000
and $750,000.
The evidence that the loss would
be largo was obtained when the po
lice recovered a mall pouch that had
been ripped open, rifled and thrown
aside. It contained moneywrappers
which showed there had been one
package of $100,000 in one thousand
dollar bills, another of $40,000 in one
dollar bills and a third of $50,000.
Tho pouch also contained five
sacks each holding five smaller bags
containing currency and consigned to
various federal reserve bank mem
bers. Most of the money was con
signed to Indianapolis banks.
The robbery was executed with
rapidity by four bandits. One story
was thnt the quartet had been play
ing ball for some time on a lot near
the station and suddenly rushed over
with revolvers and held up the sta
tion and truck employes. It Is de
clared the robbery did not require
more than a minute and a half, the
robbers demanding 'a particular reg
istered mail pouch which still was
on a mail truck.
The bandits fled with the sack to
an automobile and one of them fired
one shot, supposedly at one of his fel
lows whom he failed to recognize in
the excitement. They leaped into
the machine and escaped.
TO KILL ELWELL
BUFFALO, N. Y April 7. Al
though Roy B. Harris, alias 0. 13. B.
Leonard, who made a confession last
night that he and another man had
been hired by a woman for $5,000
to kill Joseph B. Elwell, New York
turf and club man last June, still held
to his story today, the police found
discrepancies In the confession.
The murder occurred June 1 1 but
Harris gave the date as Juno 12 in
his confession. Ho also said Elwell
was shot with a small caliber revol
ver, whereas the wound was caused
by a bullet of large caliber. He said
his pal, BUI Dunkin, fired the shot.
They were hired, he said, by a Mrs.
Fairchild."
Police here and In New York have
no record of any womiin of that name
known to Elwell, although ho had
numerous affairs with women.
Harris, known as Leonard, was ar
rested here on a forgery charge. His
wife said he often talked of New
York acquaintances.
HOMINY, Okla., April 7. A. W.
Weed, driver of a nitro glycerin truck
for a torpedo company of Pawhuska,
Okla., was instantly killed last night
when a hundred quarts of nltro-glycer-In
exploded, about five miles west of
here. With the exception of a frag
ment of a boot, picked up 200 yards
from the scene, no trace of the body
has been found.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7 General
automobile travel into Yosemite park
opened this year early this week,
nearly a month earlier than ever be
fore. The machines entering the
reservation go over the Coulterville
Road, which was opened early this
year through the efforts of the cham
bers of commerce of Stockton and Mo
desto and the management of Yosem
ite lodRe. ;
DRIVER DYNAMITE
WAGON BLOWN OP
Winter Wheat Crop
1921,4th Largest in
Country's History
WASHINGTON. April 7. A
winter wheat crop, fourth larg
est In the country's history, was
forecast today by the depart
ment of agriculture with a to
tal production of 021,000,000
bushels. This is 4 4.000,000
bushels more than hurvested
last year.
Tho condition of the crop
improved 3.1 per cent from last
December 1 to April 1, condi
tion being 91 per cent of a nor
mal. Tho crop of 1919 was the
largest of winter wheat ever
grown, with 729,000,000 bush
els. The area sown last fall was
40,605,000 acres and It is be
lieved the abandonment has
been small. The 1920 crop
was sown on 41,737,000 acres
of which 37,773,000 acres were
harvested, while tho record
crop of 1919 was harvested
from 499,105,000 acres.
DEVASTATED AREA
r.KULIX, April 7. ( Hy the Asho
oiated Press) Germany will submit
to the allied supreme council specific
proposals for re-construction of the
devastated regions of northern France
in a note being prepared and which
will bo dispatched before May 1, it
was announced officially today.
The note will reiterate Germany's
desire to soe the regions reconstruct
ed as quickly as possible and will of
fer German labor and material to
this end.
The German plan hns been worked
out by government officials, industrial
leaders and representatives of the
labor unions, who have reached a
complete accord regarding the meth
ods of re-building and tho use of
necessary material and labor,
"We want to demonstrate the sin
cerity of our purposes, which we
have often expressed and do what
ever is within our ability toward re
building the devastated district," an
official said in giving out the an
nouncement. P. 0,
RECEIPTS SHOW
A STEADY GAIN
An evidence of growth in Medford's
population the past year Is shown in
the fact that the gross receipts of the
Medford postofflce from Jan. 1st to
March 31st show a gain of 26 per cent
over those of the same period a year
ago. : '
While much of this increase is due
to the city filling up with people,
another contributing factor Is the
growing use of the parcel post since
the freight and express rales have be
come so high. So heavy has become
the incoming parcel post mail that the
postal department has just granted to
the Medford postofflce a large motor
cycle with commercial body carrying
attachment to aid In delivering the
packages throughout the city, and to
reinforce the bicycle, and two-wheeled
pushcart heretofore in use for this pur
pose. Another Indication shown in tho
local postofflce of the increase in
population Is that tho carriers' routes
the past few months have never been
so heavy, and it takes hard and fast
work on the part of the carriers to
enable them to cover their routes on
schedule time.
Sport B. V.Ds
NEW YORK, April 7. Joo Lynch,
world's bantamweight boxing cham
pion today was en route to Cleveland,
where he will meet Young Montreal
of Providence Friday night, While In
Cleveland Synch's manager will con
vey to Johnny Kllbane, world's feath
erweight title holder, an offer of .15,
000 by New York promoters to en
gage In a decision bout with Andy
Chancy of New York in an open
arena.
CHICAGO. April 7. The I. A. C.
and C, A. A. water polo teams will
play here tonight to determine tho
fhamplonnhip of the Amateur Ath
letic union. Th OH'mpic club of San
ranclsco and the New York Athle.it
club, defeated last night by the Illi
nois and Chicago clubs, respectively,
will play for third place.
BIG BUSINESS
IS
BY
Harry M. Daugherty Declares
Government, in Spite of the
Lever Act Decision, Must
Obey the Law Building
Trades Mentioned.
WASH INin O.N, April 7. A gen
eral warning to business that tho department-of
justice will countenance
no violations of tho law was sounded
today, by Attorney General Daugh
erty. The country, Mr. Daugherty said,
"should tako notice of n new day nnd
a new way," and mat those who had
been guilty of illegal practices
should not "close their eyes."
Ills statement ho added, was a
modest, but emphatic warning" to
those for whom it was intended nnd
could be regarded as an opportunity
for any of thoso who should mend
their wnyB to do so.
The attorney general said tho de
partment of Justice did not intend to
harass business In any way, but that
it did intend to enrorce tho law. lie
pointed out that while tho profiteer
ing sections of tho I.ever act had
been declared unconstitutional, the
department still could proceed un
der the Sherman auti-trust law.
Mr. Daugherty was discussing Bpe
clfically the situation in the building
materials industry, which he declared
reports to the department showed to
be "intolerable." He said tho depart
ment of Justice would ak for more
aid from the outside thnn it hnd re
ceived heretofore and thnt lawyers
representing firms should regard them
solves as agents of the department of
justice in upholding the law.
The attorney general announced
that it was tho purpose of investigat
ing conditions in the building material
trades wherever an inquiry was war
ranted. Indictments already have
been returned In New York npd Chica
go, he said and complaints have come
from Pittsburg, St. Louis, Cleveland
and other cities.
COVINGTON, On.. April 7. lohn
a. Williams, plantation owner, on
trial for tho murder of ono of eleven
negro farm hands alleged to have
been killed through fear(of exposure
01 peonage conditions on nin larm,
took tho stand here today In his own
behalf.
"Llko most farmers," ho said, "I
have bonded out nogroes and work
ed them," adding that "most Georgia
farmers" were technical? guilty of
peonage under definitions of that
term given him by federal agents.
The witness denied knowlcdgo of
the killing of Peterson, Preston and
Price, three of the dead farm hands
said by Clyde Manning, Williams' ne
gro farm boss and star witness for the
slate, to have been bound and thrown
into a river with sacks of rocks tied
to them by Williams' orders. Dis
covery of tho bodies of Peterson and
Preston In the river led to the pres
ent trial.
Whoever put tho bodies In tho
river did It for a purpose," Williams
said. "If I had done this crime, gen
tlomen, 1 would have had lenty of
time to get where they couldi not
have put their hands on mo."
The defense rested without calling
any other witnesses.
SOMKKSET, Ky., April 7. An In
vestlgatlon of the wreck of the Uoyal
Palm limited of tho Queen and Cres
cent route, wrecked yesterday near
New Klver, Tenn., with tho loss of
four lives and thirty injured, today
was being pushed by officials of the
Southern railroad. That the great
damage was caused by rock ledges
near the track dropping upon the day
coaches was the opinion of Biirvivors
here today.
The train, hound from Jacksonville,
Fla to Chicago was on ncurvo when
spreading rails or a buckling track
derailed three coaches and three Pull
man rats.
WARNED
ATTORNEY GEN
16-Year-Old Eureka
Jail Breaker Caught
By Station Agent
Kl'KKKA. Cal April 7.
William Clark, 1G year old ban
dit suspect, who has been sought
by an armed posse since his es
capo from tho county jail Sun
day night, was taken from a
train at Dyervllle, 50 miles
south of here today, after hav
ing been cowed by a broadside
from the gun of tho station
agent.
When discovered Clark leap
ed from tho train and attempted
to escape but was quickly taken
Into custody.
Clark said that he would
make no further attempts to
escapo from Jail, but would
wait until ho is sent to tho re
form school where ho hns been
committed because
would be easy then.'
"escapo
OREGON CAN GET
rOKTI,A.D, Ore., April 7. Loca
tion of tho north end of The Dnllcs
Cnlifornia highway between Tho
Dalles nnd Madras was made, by the
stato highway commission ycstonlny.
It will probably cost 1,500.000 to build
the road. t
As located tho highway will start
from Tho Dalles go to Wilful-, Klngsloy
Tygh valley, Maupln, Criterion down
Cow Creek canyon, missing Gateway
a few miles and landing at Madras in
Jefferson county. From Madras to
the California lino the highway has
been located and considerable work
has been done on it.
To Sherman county tho commission
added a new road Shorman high
way running from Biggs, on tho Co
lumbia river highway, south to Shan
tko. A connection will bo built from
Shnniko to Criterion to Tho Daiio.i
Cailfornia hlghwny.
The commission established a policy
of allowing eac h county $150,000 for
tho next two yenra from tho $5,000,
000 available to tho commission dur
ing tho blennlum.
R. R BROTHERHOCf)
T
JOPLIN, Mo., April 7. I.ocal union
officials In chnrgo of tho strlko of em
ployes of tho Missouri and North
Arkansas railroad are trying to localo
a group of railroad brotherhood lead
ors who left Harrison, Ark., lato yes
terday after a committee of citizens
had asked that they depart. Reports
here wero that the party might bo
oxpectcd In Joplln, tho northom tor-
minus of tho line. Early today no
word hnd been received from tho men
nnd inquiries at nearby points failed
to reveal a trace of them.
The mon, Martin C. Carey, Port
Huron, Mich., representing tho Broth
crhood of Hallway Conductors; W. J
Potts, Little Hock, Dispatchers associ
ation; L. M. Eddy, San Francisco,
Order Hallway Telegraphers; W. 1C.
Horne, Kansas City and Joseph F.
Sajte, Fort Worth, Texas, had been
here several weeks directing the
strike.
AXTI-PHOl'lTF.KIl SOt'IKTV
OHGANIZKI) IX CHICAGO
CHICAGO, April 7. Organization
of tho so-called middle clnsnesto pre
sent a solid front ngninst all forms of
profiteering was announced today us
a new aim of the Chicago Tenants
Protective league. Plans for co-operative
home building by members also
was announced.
LEGI
BERGDOLL
INDIANAPOLIS, April 7 Hundreds
of tolograms and letters voicing a
sentiment for the return to this coun
try of Grover C. llcrgdoll, convicted
Philadelphia draft evader in Gorniany,
are being received at national head
quarters of the American Legion, of
ficials announced here today.
The general public Is leading the de
mand for Bergdoll's return, the legion
officers say.
Legion posts on the Pacific coast
have started a fund to further the
movement nnd Kansas legionnaires
MORE CIVIL
ACTIONS III
RANK CASE
State Supt. Bramwell Declares
if 25 or 30 Depositors With
Jverdrafts Jacksonville Bank
Don't Pay Up, Proceedings
Will Be Instituted Roberts
to Handle Cases.
SALEM, Ore., April 7. Unless per
sons having overdrafts In the Bank of
.Jacksonville iit tho 'time. Its doors'
were closed three months ago effect .
satisfactory settlements of, their obli
gations, as many as 25 and possibly
30 civil actions will bo Instituted by
the state banking department within
tho next few weeks to recover funds
alleged to be due the defunct deposi
tory. This was announced here by
Frank Itrnmwell that tho criminal
prosecution of the men alleged to
havo been responsible for tho wreck
ing of the bank would be carried on
without fear or favor. To this end,
Mr. Bramwell recently procured the
services of A. .1. Llljequlst, nsslstant
attorney general, who will co-operate
wgh Itnwles Moore, district attorney
of Jackson cotinty.
Bringing of civil actions against
persons having overdrafts in tho bank
has been placed in tho hands of
George Hobcrts, Medford attorney.
It Is now the intention of tho state
banking department, according to Mr,
Brnniwell, to submit much of the tes
timony given at tho previous hearing
at the May term of tho grand jury In
Jackson county.
10
NEW FISCAL YEAR
WASHINGTON. April 7. Sugges
tions for rnlslng tho four billion dol
lars revenue necessary to run the na
tional government during the next
fiscal year win be sent to congress
oarly noxt week, Secretary Mellon,
said toduy. . Discussion of sources
which may bo tapped by the new tax
program will bo concludod probably
Saturday by tho treasury secretary .
and his staff of advisors.
Thus far, it was started, definite de '
cision has been reached on only ono
question aifectlng tax revision. Mr.
Mellon will recommend repeal of the
excess profits tax, but he has not do-, ..
cldetl what form of lovy, will supplant
that war tlmo provision, :;.--. ,r.' 7-,
1 " null :titi
WASHINGTON, April T. Kxemp i
tlon of the; profits of ' Amerlcanon
corns; .doing, tyuslness In; foro!irii."j5ooii,''
tries from .the. American excess' profits '
and income 'lax laws was i J advocated. '.
todajt by Secretary Hoover,-., .-.
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TO GET TOGETHER
Tho program outlined for Hatur
rifiv. Am-il 0. will make a very Inter
esting day for nil thoso Interested In
tho dairy Industry In tho valloy. V.
C. Dickson, a prominent Jersey
breeder of Shedd, Ore., will talk on
better siren nnd tho breeding up of
rinliv herds. There will be other sub
jects touched upon affecting the prob
lems or the dairyman.
TO KEEP UP FIGHT
IS BEHIND THE BARS
have wired that they will support any
plans for bringing Bergdoll back. :
F. W. Galbralth, Jr., national com
mander of tho legion, telegraphed to
day from Washington where he is In
conference with President Harding's
committee for relief of disabled ser
vice men, the following message: '
"I am bringing every argument to
bear on government officials to has
ten the demand for Bergdoll. The le
gion cannot rest until this paragon of
the disloyal Is once more behind prison
bars. I think that the (Ime Is not far
away." " ' '