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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.