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Newspaper Page Textrd Mai MEDFO The Weather Maximum yesterday.- 65 Minimum today , 34 Precipitation 02 Predictions Rain tonight and Thursday. Colder tonight. I)ailv Sixteenth Tear. Wkl Fifty-First Year. MEDFORD, OEEGOX, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 192 1 NO. 20 JlLj GEN L LABOR IN ENGLAND JOIN STRIKE Eleventh Hour Effort by Lloyd George to Prevent Catastnr phe Fails Labor Leaders Attend Conference, But Re fuse . Terms 8,000000 Workers Involved. 1X)XD0X, April 14. (By the As sociated Press.) Resolutions ex pressing solidarity with the miners nnd the triple alliance in their pres ent movements were adopted to night at a meeting of the parliamen tary committee of the Trades Union Congress, the national executive of the labor party nnd the parliamen tary labor party, held at the house of commons During the conference this morn ing, It developed Mr. Lloyd George made a plea to the labor men that they resort to the ballot but suggest ing that they put their case to the nation and saying that the govern ment would do likewise with its case and let the nation decide the issue. "Starvation is not your only weapon," said the premier, "you have exactly the weapons you had before, the weapons of civilization persu sitasion, argument and reason. You can leave it to the nation to decide. You have your plan, we have ours. Put it to the nation and we will put ours to the nation. If the nation de cides that your plan is the right one, why should you starve your people in order to achieve something which you can achieve by reason, if reason Is on your side." These declarations were made by the prime minister when he was pointing out the impossibility of the government accepting the miners' de mand for a national pooling of pro fits, which he defined as nationaliza tion up to the point of meddling, and not of managing, "which is a worse form of nationalization." LONDON, April 14. (Dy the As sociated Press) The Federation of General "Workers, representing 1,500, 000 persons in more than 100 indus tries outside the triple alliance de cided today to support the triple al liance in its strike in the interest of the striking miners. LONDON, April 14. (ISy the As sociated Press) A conference thi morning between Premier Lloyd George and officials of the triple al llance, which has cal'.cd a sf.rike for Friduy night ' was concluded within two hours without any prepress ap parently having been made toward an adjustment of the grave labor situ ation. It was reported th premier made a lone statement appealing strongly to the railway men and transport workers, who with the miners make up the triple alliance, asking them to exercise restraint and not preclnitat a crisis. The situation this afternoon ap peared gloomy, ' LONDON, April ;4. (By the Asso ciated Press) Officials of the "triple alllanco of labor" visited Prime Min ister Lloyd George today and began a conference which may have a vital bearing on the industrial crisis con fronting the country. Journalists were told by J. II. Thomas, general secretary of the Na tional Union of Railway Men that the call upon the government leader was at the invitation of Lloyd George. That the call for a strike tomorrow night Issued by tho "triple alliance" will be universally observed remains doubtful. Statements printed by the Bally Graphic purport to show that f htc "triple alliance" strike should actu ally result and should last three weeks (Continued on page six.) 'S PARISApril 34. The text of Presi dent Harding's message had not yet reached Paris this morning and the newspapers based their comment on extracts from the message thus far re ceived. Some of the commentators notably those of L'Homme Libre and the Gaulois, criticized the lack of in formation possessed by France on the state of affairs in Washington. "Pertinax," political editor of the Echo de Paris said: . , "The clear, decisive langage of Mr. Harding renders us a great service." The communist Humanlte said: Camp Lewis Soldiers Confess to Assault, Penalty Is Hanging TACOMA, April 14. Laurence Dognrt and Everett Impyn, sol diers at Camp Lewis, today con fessed to an assault Monday night, upon Miss Eleanor Sheyer, a civilian nurse, camp officials announced. The men will be turned over to federal authorities tomorrow. It was said. Penalty for the offense under federal statutes Is death by hanging. The two men acknowledged in detail the story of the assault told by John Clifford, soldier escort of Miss Sheyer, officials said. Clifford was bound and trussed to a tree by the two soldiers, who then carried Miss Sheyer away. He was badly injured, and is now recovering from serious wounds in the Camp Lewis hospital. GOVT. V1NS IN STRUGGLE OTTAWA, Apnjl 14 Early this mor ning the house of commons voting under cloture rules sustained the MeiEhan government in its shipbuild ing program and granted the adminis tration an interim supply vote for carrying on public expenditures for the first part of the present fiscal year. The vote stood 103 to 79 for the government. The divisioV in the house brought to a close one of the bitterest fights in the Canadian . parliament since 1913 when the opposition, ob structing the plan of Sir Robert Bor den to give financial aid to the British navy, kept the house in continuous session for two weeks. The present battle began Monday when the opposition objected to an item of $8,330,000 in the annual esti mates for the completion of the gov ernment's shipbuilding program and kept parliament sitting throughout the night and all day Tuesday with no respite but the usual dinner adjourn ments. STORE IDAHO WOO BOISE, Idaho, April 14. Nineteen twenty-one wool clip of Idaho and Oregon will be shipped to Portland and stored until market conditions improve, then will be sent to Boston via canal instead of rail, according to decision reached yesterday at a con ference of wool growers and bankers here called to devise means to finance growerB. It was explained it was ad visable- to store wool In Portland in stead of Boston because of the lower storage price. This method will elim inate commission merchant and effect savings for smaller srowers, said sheep men. AMBASSADOR HOTEL S. SANTA BARBARA, Cnl.. April 14 Decision as to re-building the Am bassador hotel, destroyed by fire late yesterday at an estimated loss of J 1. 500,000, has not been reached by the Ambassador Hotel corporation, the owner. "f.. llnplni,. mnorqffM vnmlltila IIS that the internationaie alone can pad- iy uie worm. LONDON, April 14. The most strik ing feature in connection with the newspaper comment on tho message of President Harding is tho absence of any expression of opinion by most of the leading journals of Great Bri tain. Only two of the big London newspapers, the Morning Post and the Daily Chronicle, have thus far ven tured to give tho message editorial consideration. FRENCH REPLY REGARDED AS j E Official Circles in Washington Pleased With Reply to Note on Mandates in Pacific Text of Communication Is Made Public. WASHINGTON. April 14. France's reply to Secretary Hughes' note of April 4 regarding the Japaneso man date over the Pacific Island of Yap is interpreted in official circles here as tantamount to acceptance of the prln ciple laid down by the American gov eminent that the United Stntes has surrendered none of its rights in the former German overseas possessions. PARIS, April 14. Premier Briand has dispatched to Washington a note acknowledging receipt of the commu nication from the American state de partment regarding the mandate over Pacific islands north of the equator given to Japan. The premier's note says a represen tative of France will take up the qties tion when it comes before the supreme allied council, with the most urdent desire to find a solution giving satis faction to tho United States. After acknowledging receipt of the American communication, Premier Briand's note says: "The memorandum, being addressed to Great Britain, Italy and Japan sim ultaneously, a reply cannot bo made until after an accord between the gov ernments of the four interested pow ers at tho next meeting of the supreme council. "I desire, however, to declare now that when the question conies before the supreme council the representa tives of France will approach the question with the most ardent desire to find a solution satisfactory to J.lie United States. Your excellency knows that already the government of the republic has done nil that depended upon it to give its aid In this question to the American government. "By the note of February IS, after having noted that the decision of May 7, 1919 carried with it no restriction concerning the attribution to Japan of a mandate for the islands of the nor thern Pacific my department explain ed your embassy, that however. Presi dent Wilson and Secretary of State Lansing, in the course of tho preced ing meeting had formulated in the presence of the Japanese representa tives categorical reservations on the subject of the Island of Yap, that Baron iwakino (Japaneso representa tive on the supreme council) had not refused to allow discussion of the question raised by the representatives of tho United States and that, conse quently, the Japanese government had knowledge of the American reserva tions. "The note concluded by saying that there, were contained in it elements for further conversation between the United States and - Japan which the government of the-republic would be happy to see result satisfactorily. "That note was the same day com municated tQ the Japanese embassy in Paris and your excellency was kind enough to express to my department' a lively satisfaction with the same and to give assurance that it would be par ticularly appreciated in Washington. EIGHT KILLED BY TORNADO IN T MELISSA, Texas, April 14 Citizens of Melissa today set about affording relief to a large number of families made homeless yesterday by a tornado and fire which swept this little town causing the death of eight persons and the injury of many more. Five of the eight dead are negroes. Five persons were injured possibly fatally, while more than fifty received less serious hurts. Tho tornado struck the town from the southwest, demolishing virtually every building in the business district and razing many houses. Fire broke out soon afterward. WHEAT FALLS BELOW KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 11 Wheat for July deliveries sold below a dollar a bushel today for the first time since 1911. Today's closing price wus 9S cents, a drop of 2Vt cents since yesterday, AN ACCOM U. S. Unit in Turkey Cut Off, Stars and Stripes Fired Upon . ( CONSTANTINOPLE, April 13. Skirmishing, is going on between Turks und Greeks in the- Barditug region of Asia Minor, wljji're it is reported neither otathe combatants is re specting "(jUie American flag hoisted over the Near East re lief station's, shots havinng been fired at the American Women's hospital unit in charge of Mrs. Mabel Nickerson. Miss Bernice Everett of the Wcllesley college unit has been rut off iu Brnsa, although the orphans in hor care havo been transferred from that placu to Uardizug. 8 STATES NOW HAVE 'ANTI-JAP E Seventeen States to Join in Move Started by California to Secure Uniform Basis for Government Action Toward Alien Races. WASHINGTON. April 14. (Tele grain Washington Bureau). V. S. Mc Clatchey of Sacramento, Cal., told tho California delegation in congress Mon day the insldo of the California anti Japanese land campaign, and as a re sult of the meeting It Is expected thut a joint conference of senators and congressmen from the states which plan or now hu-v-tanM-alicn land laws will be held within a few days to for mulate a policy of co-operation and perhaps the placing of a memorial be fore the stato department asking that no federal action be taken which will in any way diminish or neutralize the attitude of the various slates as to alien land holdings. From tho Information developed at tho meeting today it was learned that several stales have now the Banie or similar anti-alien land laws as those recently passed by the stato of Cali fornia. These states, which now bar alien land-owning, are Washington, Nevada, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado and Delaware. In Nebraska a similar bill has passed one house of the legislature nnd the same course has been followed in Ore gon and Idaho. Oklahoma has. for a number of years absolutely prohibited alien land owning. Other States Rules Illinois permits an alien to hold land for six years but at the end of the period he must have become a naturalized citizen or the title to the land' reverts to the state, and as Jap anese cannot be-naturalized, this bars them. Indiana has a similar provis ion, where the limit Is 320 acres and the alien must become a citizen with in five years. Missouri permits only the holding of land by aliens whose country per mits similar privilege to Americans by treaty provisions. Missouri laws also provide no cor poration whose alien stockholders hold more than 20 per cent of tho cap ital may hold land. Pennsylvania has a low prohibiting more than a certain acreage and limiting the annual pro fits. Kansas reserves to Its legisla ture tho right to prescribe the proper ty holding rights of aliens. Expect Joint Action Kentucky permits aliens to hold property for twenty-five years for business purposes only, and no real estate for any other purposo. Min nesota limits the land holdings of aliens to 90,000 square feet and also provides that no company having more than 20 per cent of tho stock owned by aliens may hold real estate. In view of all this mass of alien land holding prohibition it Is probabie that Concerted action will be taken within a few days for the closer union of all these states having similar laws and the agreement to take common action when necessary to secure fed eral policy In line w'th the state legis lation. Information regarding Delaware only came In today, when advices were received In Washington that the bill had become a law. Portland Flour Fall PORTLAND, Ore., April 14. A de cline of 40 cents a barrel on family patent flour was announced by local millers today. This brings the bost grades down to $8.20 a barrel at the mills. linkers' flour was reduced 60 cents a barrel with princes ranging from $6 to 7,50. LAWS IN SUSPECTED ROBBING BANK ARECAPTUREO Police Certain ''Dutch Pete" and Frank Kodat, Arrested Yesterday, Are Yeggs Who Attempted to Rob Gold Hill Bank Tuesday. A strange feature of the attempted robbery of the Gold Hill bunk late Tuesday niyht lit that it took place jtiKt as tho president of the hank. 'Lcm Smith, had been tipped off that U would, and as he in turn late lust week had informed the sheriffs oft'li-'i and tho Medford police, and In spit" of the fact thnt he had made ar rangement.! to frustrate tho planned robbery by placing Win. Wise, d resi dent of Gold Hill, as guard in tile bank nightly. " The two alleged robbers wero cap tured in Medtord yesterday after. moil and are now In tho county Jail. They are Pete Lester, alias "Dutch Pete." who It is claimed has served six years In the Oregon penitentiary and Is known as a bad man, and Frank Ko dat, who claims to be a bridge worker by occupation, but who has not worked for six months. Kiieh man Is about 45 years old. Tho pair canio here from Portland a week ago and had stopped at different local rooming houses. It seems that they had been llmbr close Blirveillanco by Deputy Sheriff Joe McMahon and the Medford po lice sinco their arrival here, and so tlm local authorities knew Just who to look for as soon as they heard of the attempted Gold Hill bank rob bery. The 1'i-isoliers Identified. "Dutch Pete" was arrested at the corner of .Main and Front sts at about 3:30 yesterday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff MeMuhon and Patrol man (Mias. Adams. An hour later Kodat was picked up by Deputy Hher Uf McMahon ulono at another Main street corner. Neither offered any resistance, William Wise, the Gold Hill bank guard, who bad a one-sided gun battle with the burglars, positively identifies "Dutch Pete" and Kodat us the two burglars. In nddltlon, IJep- uty Sboriff McMahon and Chief Tim othy nnd Patrolmen Henipstreet and Adams, who had been watching the pair for days in the city, claim to havo positive evidence as to lllelr guilt. The two men were Inst seen m me city together early Tuesday evening. conferring on a down town corner. J nivstery to tho authorities so far Is how they got to Gold 1 1111 from here. The bank burglary occurred at 1 a. m. Wednesday. It hnd been learned that no revolvers were found on either prisoner, nor at their rooms. Each of tho two bank burglars had entered tho bank with a revolver In each band. Tho authorities Halm that "Dutch Pete" and Kodat cached their guns somo placo when they fled from the bank. Althounh both prisoners talk freely on most subject, they deny knowing anything' about tho Gold Hill affair, and are evaslvo on close questioning as to tholr movements all during Tuesday night. "Dutch Peto" smiles and says to his questioners fre quently "You've got me wrong. He does not know that tho althorltles have his criminal record, and have had for several days his penitentiary photograph, KxelUmient anil Shooting. Tho real story of what happened in tho bank when tho burglars entorcd was told after tho arrest of "Dutch Pete" and Kodat. It seemB that Guard Wise was con cealed in a cupboard in a corner of the banking room when ho heard the burglars breaking into the hack door at 1 a. m. Wednesday. Falling In their efforts to forco the door, they broko tho glnsa In tho upper part of it, reached In and forced the lock back. "Dutch rcto" first entered with a revolver In each hand, according to Wise, and went over at once to the 'safe or vault. Wise decided to shoot at the other mnn first as ho camo In, as he would havo the first man cor nered. Tho banking room was dimly Illuminated by a light, which burned In the back room. When tho second burglar entered, also armed with a gun in each hand, Wise fired a shot at him from his 46 cnliber Colt revolver, which struck the hack of a chair between them. Wise at once shot ngain, but did not fire any moro shots for the rcation that tho room was bo filled with powder smoke as to obstruct his vision. Both burglars by this time wero almost breaking their necks getting out of tho bank. They had disappeared completely when alarmed citizens, at tracted by the noise of the shoot ing, rushed to the scene with arms a moment later. Neither burglar fired back at Wise. Dl'LUTH, Minn., April 14. Since its cat pal was killed recently by a street car, n Scotch collie stands guard by a certain corner here each .lutiy, n-i,n nn nui- ....... ...... j ,ages to catch tho trolley rope in his ') teeth, pulling the pole from tho wire Woman's Will Gives $50,000 to Humane Society of Oregon PORTLAND, Ore., April 14 A bequest, valued at approximately $50,000, is made to the Oregon Humane society for the usu and benefit of dumb animals in the will of the late Mrs. Nina Larowo on file for probate in the circuit ! court today. fr A brick building valued at ap- proximately $25,000 and leased on condition that at least $25,000 on ! Improvements be made within six years, constitutes the greater part of the estate, and this Is willed to the Humane society. A few small bequests are made to friends in California and New Jersey and the rest of the estate is left to the Salvation Army. MOVEMENT IS A TRADE CONSPIRACY NEW YORK, April 14 Denial that the open shop movement was in any sense n conspiracy of employers was made today by George W. Sisson, pre sident of the American Pulp and Paper association in nddressing the conven tion of that organization. "I believo," ho said, "that tho rapid spread and spontaneous support of tho open shop movement is but a natural reaction to the extremes of conduct and assertions, local and national, of closed shop unionists. It is not in any sense a 'conspiracy of employers' but flows from an Increasingly insis tent and very significant popular de mand for the return and restoration of such principles as become our Insti tutions." . Mr. Sis-on declared It was "tlnio to call a halt on tho tendency to govern ment interference In industry." PORTLAND. Ore., April 14. Mem bers of the Pioneer Association of Oregon will gather for their forty ninth annual reunion June 10 at the auditorium hero, according to an nouncement by tho directors of tho organization. Tho annual address will he delivered by Justice Charles A. Johns, of Salem. The Rev. P. R. Bur net, of Eugene, will serve as -chaplain, and T. C. Belcher, of Portland will bo grand marshal. Tho committee on ar rangements consists of Miss Ellen Chamberlain, John W. Baker and Geo. 11. Himcs. Tho directors choso May 2 for the annual celebration of pioneers at Champocg, tho official birthplace of Oregon as a stato. IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, April 14. With the Bnow scarcely an melted off the ground from a blizzard ton days ago, another snowstorm struck here this morning accompanied by high winds. These storms follow one of the mildest winters in history. IDAHO FALLS. Idaho, April 14. The Idaho exhibitors convention closed here last night after adopting resolutions declaring against motion picture censorship und immoral pictures. GREAT BIl ABANDONS FOR PRESENT E TO CUT DOWN U. S. LONDON'. April 14. Lord Chal mers, secretary of tho treasury will not sail for tho United States Satur day, in connection with jthe HrltUh indebtedness to tho United States, nn reported and no similar mission is being arranged, according to official circles hero today. WASHINGTON, April 14. Heports from London that Lord Chalmers, permanent secretary of the treasury, would sail Saturday to begin negotia tions hero for tho funding of tho British war deht to tho United States, although subsequently denied, drew from Secretary Mellon today a etute- PRESIDENT'S SELECTION IS American Legion of Wyoming Protests Nomination of A. D. Walton of Cheyenne as U. S. Attorney Refusal to Fight Charge 30 Appoint ments Made. SIIBRIDAiN, Wyo., April 14. Telegrams asking that the United States senate refuse to confirm the nomination of A. D. Walton of Chey onne, as United States attorney for the district of Wyoming, which was sent to the senate today by President Harding, wore forwarded to mem bers of the Wyoming congressional delegation today and to Attorney General Daugherty today by Valentine Colonna, state adjutant of the Ameri can Legion. Colonna's message stated that American Legion posts objected to Walton's appointment on the ground that he had "refused a captain's com mission." WASHINGTON, April 14. Nom inations of George Harvey of New York to be ambassador to Great Brit ain and Myron T. Herrlck of Ohio to be ambassador to France, were Bent to the senate today by President Harding. At the same time the president transmitted more than 30 names of men he had given temporary ap pointments while congress was in re cess. The list included the name of 'John J. Ksch of Wisconsin, to be a member of the inter-state commerce commission, whose confirmation was held up by opposition at the last ses sion, -i. Among tho new nominations were: '. A. D. Walton to be United States attorney for tho district of Wyoming. Joseph Montgomery to be register of the land office at Lewistowu, Mont. Charles G. Dawes of Chicago, who served as brigadier genearl in the American expeditionary force and re cently headed a committee which in vestigated governmental relations to service men, was, nominated for tho rang of brigadier general in the of ficers' reserve corps. Tho following were nominated to be receivers of public moneys: William Ashley at Coeur d'Aleno, Idaho, nnd Roy Henry Fuller- at Havre, Mont. The president also sent to the senate the names of Captain Julian L. Latimer to be judge advocate of the navy and of Captain David Pot ter to be paymaster general of the navy. The list of promotions of gen eral officers of the army was not transmitted, however. It was .Indl ciated that this list would go for ward within a few days. PRICES ON ALL STEEL CHICAGO, April 14. Basing its ac tion on the recent reduction in steel prices announced by the United States Steel corporation, the International Harvester company today announced a straight ten per cent reduction, effec tive next year, on products in which, steel is the principal raw material. The reduction applies chiefly to har vesting machines. "The reduction on steel came after our year's product had been provided for and will have no bearing on the cost of machines we sell this year," the announcement said. ment that tho treasury department was expecting early resumption of tho negotiations. There are no arrangements yet for funding conferences with other na tions, Mr. Mellon said, but they will be held separately. Under the present authority, Mr. Mellon said, Great Britain's debt can not bo funded beyond the limits of tho longest dated Liberty bonds -1947. He added, however, that this did not mean that maturities might not be extended to a later date through legislation which might permit a fur ther extension of Liberty bond ma tuiitles.