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The Weather
Maximum yesterday.... 70
Minimum today 44
Precipitation 08
Predictions
Fair tonight and Tuesday.
Tally Sixteenth Tear.
Weekly Fifty-First Vfar.
MEDFORD, ORlXiOX, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1921
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V Jy-JL JEL.IL ftl JLL, JLL V
J
OHNSON
RETURN AS
A
president Jacksonvile Bank
to .Return Under Guard on
, Wednesday, Declares Dep
uty Sheriff Is Received at
State Penitentiary Spends
Night in Cell.
SALEM, Ore, April 11. W. H.
Johnson, former president and cash
let of.lho Bank of Jacksonville, yes
terday cntcrcd a cell in the state peni
tentiary hero to start serving a term
of -Jen years, following his sentence
at Medford Saturday on charges
growing out of the bank's failure.
Johnson arrived at the prison
shortly before noon accompanied by
Deputy Sheriff McMahon of Jackson
county after being advised of the rules
governing tho penitentiary discipline
the.-prisoner was assigned to a re
ceiving coll whero he will remain
until Tuesday. Ho then will be for
mally "dressed in' and assigned to
some employment about tho institu
tion. Expected Long Sentence.
"I had expected a long sentence,"
Mr. Johnson said when questioned by
prison officials, "and I expect to
serve my term without a quibble."
Asked if ho expected any special
favors as a result of his good repu
tation In Jackson county, preceding
tho failure1 of the bank of which he
was president, Johnson said he did
not. . ., . , .
-. Warden Compton said he had not
ynt made up his mind regarding the
nature of the employment to which
Johnson would be assigned. Ho made
It . plain, however, that the former
banket would fare' the same as other
prisoners, and that he should not ex
pect any privileges .not accorded his
fellow convicts.
' Deputy Sheriff McMahon, before
departing for Medford today, said
that Johnson would Be summoned to
Medford Wednesday to appear as a
witness against other persons who arc
accuoed of being implicated in wreck
ing tho Jacksonville bank. A guard
from tho prison will accompany
Johnson to southern Oregon.
Plstrlct Attorney Moore said to-1
day that Johnson was probably being
railed. as witness In a civil action in
Grants Pass, as ho was not to be
brought here by the Btate at this
time. Owen's trial will como up at
the Mav term of court.
Sheriff on Bond.
Much surprise was created today
when it was learned that Sheriff Tor
rill' was on C. H. Owen's bail bond
of $5000 and it is understood that
this ball was furnished Saturday
night. Owen has been stopping at
the Hotel Medford over slnco ho ar
rived In the city Saturday morning
from Salt Lake city in custody of tho
sheriff.
It Is not known just when Owen
will bo arraigned in circuit court on
the charge of aiding and abetting a
cashier to defraud a bank, as Judgo
Calkins is out of town holding court
at Grants Pass. Tho April term of
court there haa 17 cases on the dock
et, and it is presumed that Judge
Calkins will be there in court at least
all this week.
County Prosecutor Rawles Moore,
when asked this forenoon, said that
ho did not know when Owen will be
arraigned, and had not seen the ac
cused since late Saturday afternoon
when his bail bond had been reduced
by Judgo Calkins from' $25,000 to
$5000. Inquiry at the county clerk's
office this noon developed the fact
that tha'-ahcrtff was on Owen's bond.
SAX FRANCISCO, April 11.
Wage differences between the Alas
ka .Packers association and the sea
men employed on its salmon fishing
fleet have been adjusted and the full
fleet, with the exception of one or
i-n vessels will clear from here for
Itristol bay within tho next two
weeks, the association announced
today.
WITNESS
IRISH ATTACK DUBLIN HOTEL WITH
BOMBS AND POISON GAS, 1 KILLED
DUBLIN, April 1. A battle raged
for 20 minutes thiB morning around
the 'Northwestern hotel in the north
Wall section here, when civilians
armed with bombs and firearms
fiercely attacked the hotel, where
government auxiliaries are quartered.
One of the assaulting party was kill
ed and several others wounded, two
of them seriously.
A number of the auxiliaries are
believed to have been wounded dur
ing tho fighting. "
I
Ex-messenger Boy
Appointed Second
Assist. Postmaster
WASHINGTON, April 11.
Appointment of Colonel Kdward
11. Shauglinessy of Chicago as
second assistant postmaster gen
eral was announced today at the
White House.
CHICAGO, April 11. Colonel
Edward H. Shaughnessy appoint
ed second assistant postmaster
general today was a telegraph
messenger boy in Chicago 25
years ago and rose to be train
master of the Chicago and North
western. He obtained his title as
a lieutenant colonel in the A. K.
P., starting as a first lieutenant
in the 13th engineers and advanc
ing to superintendent of the
transportation corps (lining the
St. Mil) lei and Meuse-Argonne of-
fensives. He was given the dls-
tlnguished service medal for this
work.
JAPAN DEEPLY
IMPRESSED BY
Note Regarding Island of Yap
Regarded As Making New
Peace Conference Certain
Militarism in Official
Circles Denied.
TOKIO, April 11 (By Associated
Press.) Newspapers here have given
great prominence to the note from
Charles E. Hughes, American secre-'
tary of state, to the allies relativo to
the mandates and particularly that
over the Island of Yap. There has
been no official comment, but in re
sponsible unofficial circles the opinion
is held that the American note virtual
ly implies another peace conference.
Statements made by Vice Admiral
Tomosabura Kato, minister ot marine,
last month relative to the Japanese
nationa policy and regarded here as In
tended to answer charges that Japan
is incurably militaristic and in insist
ing upon naval expansion. These
statements which were made to the
Associated Press, are also looked upon
as paving the way for an international
discussion of national policies. Repre
sentative Japanese declared that if
the naval race between Great Britain
and the United States continues Japan
must be obliged eventually to drop
out because of financial considera
tions. Yukop Ozakl, former minister of
justice, and one ot the leaders In the
movement for a curtailment of Jap
anese naval expenditures delivered
lectures to great crowds In fifteen cit
ies recently, and he announced that
9G per cent of the people who heard
him expressed themselves in favor of
armament reductions.
Publishing Vice Admiral Kato's
statements to the Associated Press,
tho newspaper Nichl Nichl Shimbun of
this city, quoted naval officials as say
ing that tho minister of marine clearly
explained Japan's position. They were
of the opinion that President Harding
would call a naval conference, but
emphasized the fact that the real dif
ficulty would come In finding a for
mula for carrying out a reduction of
naval programs.
Tho Yoml-L'ri Shimbun of this city
declares it is convinced that M. Kato
consulted the cabinet before making
his statements and, therefore they can
ho interpreted as embodying the In
tentions of the government. The news
paper says that considering the mln-
(Continued on page eight.)
The attarkers began their on
slaught as the dock workers were
proceeding to their places of em
ployment. ISombs, poison gas mis
siles and bottles of petrol were hurled
into the hotel precincts, after which
rifles and revolvers were used freely
from three sides. The auxiliaries
taken by surprise, sprang to points
of vantage, some of them in pajamas
and engaged in a brisk 20 minute bat
tle until reinforcements arrived. Tin
attackers Mien withdrew, leaving a
quantity of bonihs.
HUGHES
POLIY
EX-EMPRESS
OF GERMANY
SUCCUMBS
Former Kaiserin Passes Away
on First Anniversary of
Heart Attack Former Kai
ser and Prince Adalbert at
Bedside Body to Be Taken
to Potsdam for Burial.
DOORN, Holland, April 11. I Ily As.
soclated i ress.) Former Empress
Augusta Victoria of Germany died
here at six o'clock this morning. By a
strange coincidence the end cuinc just
one year after she Buffered her first
serious attack of heart disease.
It was while she was preparing to
enter the house of Doom, the present
home of the former emperor of Ger
many, after her long residence at
Amerongen that she was stricken with
what at the time was believed to be a
fatal attack. That was on April 11,
Empress Victoria of Germany
1920. For a few days there were
reports that her death was momentar
ily expected, but she rallied and' ac
companied her husband to Doom May
15 fast.
Attacks of her fatal malady recurred
at frequent intervals, each sapping
her vitality and nullifying tho mea
sures taken hy specialists to restore
Iter health. When her son, former
Prince Joachim committed suicide In
Berlin last July she was In such a sor
ious condition that . news of his death i
was kept from her for a long time and
it is said she never learned he killed I
himself.
Last autumn the former empress'
condition gradually became worse,
and on several occasions her children
were called to Doom, hut her strength
was such that she rallied bravely and
when the end was believed Imminent.
Since the first of this year it had been
known that she was gradually sinking.
Kaiser at Bedside
Former Kruperor William and
Prince Adalbert were at the bedside
when the former empress died. They
had been called by Dr. Haesnor, who
attended the former empress through
out her residence in Holland.
The death came as a shock to the
dwellers in Doom castle as during last
week tho patient's condition had
seemed less serious. Nevertheless last
Saturday Dr. Haesnor after consulta
tions with a heart specialist, thought
it advisable to s;nd a message to Prin
cess Victoria Louise, the only daugh
ter of the former emperor and cm
press, calling her to Doom. The prin
cess who then was in Vienna, had not
reached Doom when her mother died.
Last night the patient was only semi
conscious. She was kept from suffer
ing by frequent hypodermic injections,
but her breathing appeared to become
hourly more difficult. As iho day
broke breathing became still more dif
ficult for the failing patient and her
pulse grew weaker.
It then was evident to the physic
ians that the end was near and Dr.
Hacsncr warned former Emperor Wil
liam and Prince Adalbert? of its ap
proach. The ex-empress became unconscious
and her breathing became fainter and
fainter until at six o'clock life left her
frail body.
The ex-emperor stood at the bedside
with bent head as death came to his
consort and he remained in the room
for some time afterward.
(Continued on i ro Eight)
Emperor of Japan
Regrets Son Can't
Visit in America
WASHINGTON. April 11.
Emperor Yoshlhito of Japan in a
letter transmitted today to
President Harding liy the Jap
anese embassy here expresses
keen regret that tho crown
prince of Japah can't visit the
I'nlted States.
'1 learn with sincere gratifi
cation." said the emperor, "that
your secretary of state recent
ly communicated to my ambas
sador at Washington, In an in
formal and considerate manner,
your willingness to extend an
invitation to the crown prince
to visit the United States. The
gracious thought which prompt
ed you to make this communi
cation is very highly appreciat
ed, and I keenly regret that cer
tain unavoidable circumstances
closely concerning myself should
preclude mo for tho present
from accepting on behalf of my
son the Invitation so courteous
ly otferod."
4 !
SETTLEMENT OF
L
STRIKE HOPEFUL
l.ONDO.Y, April 11. ItritiHh mlno
owiu'in and their MiiklnR employes
conferred for an hour at the bonrtl of
trade this morning: on a possible set
tlement of tho controversy which led
to tho miners' walkout Inst Wednes
day. Tho conference adjourned l
noon until this afternoon. Robert K.
Homo, chancellor .of tho exchequer,
prenided. . ,
The London Times today warned
its readerH npainst expectation that
i he negotiations would proceed
smoothly, or that work would be im
mediately resumed as the funda
mental differences between tho par
ties still remained acute.
Estimates of the cost of the miners
dispute to the country, Including the
loss of uumincd coal, unpaid vaes,
decreased railway traffic nnd the cost
of emergency measures, place the bill,
which tho country is paying because
of the strike at nearly 16,000,000
potindH sterling1 a week.
Leaders of the "triple allinnce," of
labor viewed the situation today as
being considerably improved, John
Robert Clynes, chairman of the par
liamentary party being quoted as say
ing he was satisfied a solution of the
problem could be found.
ho Daily Herald, organ of labor, de
clared, "the first round has been won
by labor," adding that reports of rail
men opposing the strike wero untrue
or grossly exaggerated.
Information hos reached tho gov
ernment, says the London Times, that
everywhere in JPfeshirc the miners
are observing Instructions from their
officials not to- interfero with safety
measures and pumping which have
already begun In South Wales and
elsewhere.
Premier Lloyd George . suggested
during the conference today that the
owners give a full presentation of
their case, stating the reasons why
they considered the wage reductions
justified, after which tho miners'
counter claims could be fully pre
sented. He proposed that 'the miners
then delegate six represent all ves to
meet six representatives of tho mine
owners, with or without government
representatives present "to begin the
examination of possibilities and re
port to their respective constitu
encies." Mr. Lloyd Cienrgo told tho miners
and the owners:
"We have definitely concluded that
we could not recommend to parlia
ment that wc continue paying profits
to the owners, and tho owners to the
men, from the general taxes of the
country.
PREDICT HEAVY
FROST IN EAST
SAN FKANTWO, April 11.
"Warnings that freezing cold weather
and killing frosts may be expected to
morrow morning were sent today by
the t'nited States weather bureau to
stockmen and agriculturists through
put the plateau region cast of the Si
erra Nevada moun tains. The ther
mometer Is falling sharply in eastern
Washington and Oregon and through
Dut Idaho and Nevada, the bureau
said.
WASHINGTON. April 11. Con
tinned cold weather tonight with light
frost over states east ot the Mississip
pi and an far south as northern Flor
ldat was forecast today by the weather
bureau, iienernlly fair weather over
the whole region for the next two or
three days was predicted with tem
peratures starting up ngnln toward
Thursday,
OF
IS
Rep. Flood, Democrat, From
Virginia, Protests Seating
of Congressman Bird, Re-
pubican for Vioation Corrupt
Practice Act Protest, Over
ruled 67th Congress Opens
WASHINGTON. April 1. The
nt nicard E. lllrd. as a re
publican representative from the
.i..hih KnnraR district was protested
on tho floor of the house today by
Representative Flood, democrat, u
glnia. At his own suggestion, Mr
ninl stood aside until tho other mem
htwl been RWOm ill.
Mr. Flood charged that Mr. llird's
own sworn statement of campaign
nvnnmtiturCS showed that he had
spent more than $10,000, twice, tho
nmniint a candidate for ropresoum
tlvo was permitted to expend under
the federal corrupt practices act.
The house adopted a resolution
seating Mr. Illrd.
m ..,.1,1 Al ,IUli It. It. Hoard
WASHINGTON. Aprl 111. A bill
to abolish the railway labor board
nnd delegate Its functions to tho In
, ,..'..,,.... KmnttiiKlHOIl WHS
lei mutts i-wiiiiitv,
Introduce1; today hy Hopresentatlve
Thinner, venubliuan. Kansas.
Ropresentntlvo Tlnchor, In a state
ment said tho interstate commerce
Mmmlaainii was authorized to make
rates and it Bhould fix salaries as
iIioro formed all Important part of the
expenses which tho rates woro nxeu
In cover . . .
Hnnnior Polndoxter of Washing
ton announced that ho would reintro
duce his bill penalizing railroad
workers for any concerted effort, to
bring about a striku of railroad
workors.
.Soldiers lloniis Hill
WASHINGTON, April 11. Among
the numerous bills Introduced in
congress today was ono by Represen
tative Foster, republican, Ohio, for
the payment of civil war pensions
monthly instead of quarterly.
Other bills included:
Soldier bonus, hy Chairman Ford-
ney of the ways and means commit
tee.
The Johnson immigration bill pass
ed by tho last house nnd rejected by
tho senate.
A bill to consolidate In a "voter-
ana' bureau" in tho treasury depart
ment of all agencies dealing with
soldier aid hy Representative Swoot,
republican, Iowa.
To transfer compensation claims
from the war risk bureau to tho pon-
sion office.
Tho McArthur road hill, providing
for an annual appropriation of $70,
000,000 In each of tho next four
years as compared to $100,000,000
In tho bill which failed at the last
session.
10(111 Illlls Introduced
WASHINGTON, April 11. The
slxtly-seventh congress assembled
promptly at noon today at tho call of
President Harding for Its first se
Blon, expected to continue probably
until fall.
Except, for the re-organlzatlon of
the house and Introduction of fully a
thousand bills, congress marked
time awaiting President Harding's
first message tomorrow outlining bis
views as to the many Important
problems before tho national law
makers.
This congress Is the first con
trolled by tho republicans to meet
under a republican administration In
a decade. Tho senate previously
had been organi.ed at Its special ses
sion, which begnn last March 4 hut
the house proceeded to Us organiza
tion by re-electing Frederick II. Gil-
Ict of Massachusetts, over f'laude
Kltchin of North Carolina, democrat,
by the overwhelming republican ma
jority. Frank W. Mondell of Wyoming
was re-elected republican leader.
while Representative Kltchin became
tho democratic leader.
Woman Is Applauded
Nearly all of the 435 members
wero present for tho opening. The
crowded house galleries broke Into
applause when Miss Alice M. Robert
son, republican of the Second Okla
homa district, the only woman mem
ber of congress, appeared.
Miss Robertson was one of the
more than 100 new members, most ot
them republicans.
(Continued on rae Eight).
SEATING
0
Anti-Strike Bill
With Teeth Urged
By Secy, of Labor
WASHINGTON, April 11
Legislation to put "teeth" In la
bor department efforts to concil
iate labor disputes was urged to
day by Secretary Davis. Hoth
sides should he eoniH'lled to live
up to agreements reached or le-
cislons of arbitrators they have
! accepted, he said.
! "Thla is not compulsory nrbi-
tration." Mr. Davis said. 1 do
4 not believe it feasible to pass
laws against tl.o rigb ot work
men to strike but 1 believe there
should be laws to make all par-
ties to labor disputes try to get
together before strikes are
called ".
"I believe there should be a
law to compel both sides to live
up to tho terms of any agreement
they reach. If they ngree to ac-
cept the decision of an arbitrator,
I bellevo they should bo coni-
polled by law to live up to his
decisions."
GOV. OLCOTT IN
State Executive Lands in Med
ford With Major Arnold for
Gas and Oil Average One
Hundred Miles Per Hour
From Portland.
in the race between carrier pigeons
of Iho navy and marine corps and a
big Dellavlland piano driven by .Ma
jor Arnold, ill command of tho north
west division of the air service, with
Governor Ren Olcolt as passenger,
from Portland to San Francisco to
day, tho airplane arrived hero at
tho aviation grounds south ot the
city at 10:45 a. in., took on gas and
oil, and departed at 11:0 a. m.
iNaturally nothing had been seen
of the pigeons and they may have
been ahead of tho big Dellavlland or
far In Its roar, for all anybody hore
knows, as they will find their way to
San Frauclsco by the most direct air
route and do not have to stop to take
on gas or oil.
The DeHavlland made excellent
flying time hero, having made the
2 4 5 miles from .Portland, which city
It left at 8:15 this morning in two
hours nnd 30 minutes, an avorage
ol 100 miles an hour. Tho governor
and major wero both well ploased
with the trip so far. Tho plane
bucked up against a mild southwest
wind almost all tho way, and con
sumed 52 gnllons ot gas on tho flight
from Portland to Medford.
The highest elevation at which the
piano flew on the trip was 7.500 feet
coming over the mountains this Bide
ot Roseburg, and the Willamette val
ley was crossed at an elevation of
5,000. It was (iovernor Olcott's
third trip south from Portland or Sa
lem to California in an army plane
In the past two years, and ho stated
today that ho Is growing rabidly fond
of the flying sport.
When tho plane alighted at tho
aviation grounds the major and gov
ernor found as a reception committee
awaiting them, W. E. Walker and
Jerry Jerome of the Stnndard OH
company with 68 gallons of gasoline
and eight gallons of SCoroleno, which
were at once taken on hoard. Also
(Continued on Page Bight)
OF
10
PHILADELPHIA. April 11. "O'Cal
laghan will remain In this country
until he considers It safe to return to
Ireland," said Michael Francis Doyle,
attorney for the lord mayor of Cork,
hero today. "Notlco wa served on
tho department of labor," ho said,
"that a writ of habeas corpus would be
Immediately applied for if any effort
was made to deport the lord mayor."
WASHINGTON, April II. Under
orders issued today by Secretary
Davis, Donnl J. O'Cnllaghan, lord may
or of Cork, who arrived in this country
as a stowaway January 4, may be de
ported by immigration officials any
AIRPLANE RACE
WITH PICK
HAYWOOD
MUST GO
10 PRISON
U. S. Supreme Court Refuses
to Review Conviction I. W.
W. Leader Only Presiden
tial Pardon Can Prevent
Penitentiary Term Texas-
Oklahoma Boundary Fixed.
WASHINGTON, April 11. Tho
supremo court today refused to re
view tho conviction of William D
Haywood and moro than 79 other
members of the I. W. 'W. on charges
ol having conspired to obstruct tho
war activities of the government.
Refusal of tho supremo court to
h'terfero. closes the long fight to
save Haywood and Ills associates from
prison. Only a presidential pardon
can now prevent their entering upon
tho sentences Imposed.
Petition for review was based on
the contention that tho federal agents
in conducting raids on tho homes and
offices of officials of tho I. W. W.
on September 5, 1917, acted without
search warrants and that tho evl
denco thus obtained was Illegal, un
der recent ruling of tho supremo
court.
Tho cases wero tried botoro Judgo
I.andls In Chicago and sentences
ranging from ono to 20 years were
Imposed. Most of tho men were
given their liberty on ball: bonds ag
gregating $.10, 000 ponding tho 'put-,
como ot tho appeals.
. Rod River Douiiilary :'
WASHINGTON, April 11. Tho!
bouudary between Oklrihoma and
Texas follows tho south bank of tho
Red river, tho supremo court held to
day In deciding tho disputo between
tho two states.
Tho . treaty of 1810 between the
United States and Spain made tho
southern hank . tho boundary, tho
court said, citing negotiations be
tween Secretary ot State Adams and
tho Spanish envoy at that tlmo when
Toxaa was a part ot Mexico.
By "ovory consideration" the court
added, that definition of . the boun
dary was Just and legal.
Oil lands In the Red river valley
valued at many millions of dollars
wero involved in the suit. The lands
have been in the hands of a receiver
appointed by the supreme court a
year ago on motion of tho government
which intervened In the disputo he-
V. V. Patent Cancelled ' .
WASHINGTON, April 11. Tom-,
pornry cancellation of patont
granted to the Northern Pacifio rall-i
road covering 5,0 SO acres of land In
uHiiuiur cuuuiy, moniuua, was or
dered today by the supreme court.
The road was given the right, how-!
ever, to produce further evidence to
TllA rui pnma tn thn flniirt n an
appeal from a decision o flowor courts
upholding tho road's claim. The
government contended (that before
the road's claim was filed the land
had been wilhrlrnwn nenHtiitr itatnr.
mlnation of the advisability of in-
""6 iiiuui in a iittLiuuiti luresi. re
servo. Through some inadvertence,
however, n patent was Issued by the
land office.
WASHINGTON, April 1 1. Con
vlctlon of tho Misosuri Pacific Rail
road company for violation of
Missouri freight discrimination
the
law
was sustained today by the supreme
'Continued on Prb Eight)
OF DEFT OF I
time otter June 5 should he not leave
the country before that time.
The Irish official is given sixty days
to leavo the country from tho date ot
the decision of the state department
holding that ho was not entitled to
asylum na a political refugee.' This
decision, It was disclosed, waaihandcil
down April 6.
Secretary Davis stated that he ac
cepted the ruling ot his predecessor
that O'Callaghan was a seaman and aa
such entitled to a reasonable time la
which to re-shlp for a foreign port.
O'Cnllaghan was here today but had
no statement to nine, according to hlai
counsol, ,