Medford mail tribune., April 15, 1921, Page 1, Image 1

Medford I
The Weather
Maximum yesterday ...52
Minimum today 26.6
UNE
Predictions
Fair... Light to killing frost
Saturday morning.
Bally Sixleeulh Tear.
Weekly Flfty-Kirst Tear.
MEDFORD, OK' KG ON', FRIDAY, A1MML ir, l!)il
NO. 21
N LABOR
SPL
R. R, LABOR
TO
Eleventh Hour Announcement
by J. H. Thomas Throws
General Strike Out of Gear
Declaration Follows Lloyd
George's Notice That Com
promise Had Failed.
LONDON", April 15. The calling
of a conference of representatives of
the miners from all the coal fields
at a date to be fixed tomorrow was
decided upon by, the executive com
mittee of the minora' federation this
evening. It took this action after
hearing the decision of the railway
men and transport workers to can
cel their sympathetic strike.
Frank Hodges, the miners' secre
tary, when questioned regarding this
decision, said it meant the miners'
strike would continue.
"If I had resigned (as he was re
ported to have done) I should not bo
giving you this report," he added.
LONDON, April 15. (By the As
sociated .Press.) An unexpected and
sensational split in the ranks of the
powerful triple alliance of labor this
afternoon completely changed the
comploxlon of the blackest industrial
crisis Great Britain has ever faced
and averted the projected strike of
railway men and transport workers
in sympathy with the striking miners,
set for 10 o'clock tonight.
Events developed with such sud
den and startling changes as to leave
the public in amazement. Simultan
eously with the announcement in the
house of commons by Prime Minis
ter Lloyd George that the miners had
declined to accept his invitation to
open negotiations with the mine own
ers on the terms advanced last even
ing by Frank Hodges, the miners'
secretary, came the announcement
that the railway men and transport
workers had "cancelled" the strike
called for tonight.
Tt. H. StJ-iko Called Off
LONDON, April 15. (By tho As
sociated Press.) Announcement that
tho railwaymen's strike set for 10
o'clock tonight had been cancelled
was made shortly before 4 o'clock
this afternoon 'by J. H, Thomas, gen
eial secretary of tho railway men's
"union.
' ' No explanation was Immediately
available of the railroad men's action,
-'but it was thought In some quar
ters that it might indicate a split in
the triple alliance.
The transport workers' strike also
. has been called oft Air. Thomas an
nounced. "As far as the railway men and
transport workers are concerned, th
strike is cancelled," be said.
IXNDON, April 13. (By the As
sociated Press.) Premier Lloyd
George announced in the house of
commons this afternoon that the min
ers had refused to reopen negotia
tions for a settlement of their strike
on the basis that had been suggested.
The prime minister read a letter
(Continued on page six.)
REFUSES
WA
CAN DO BUI LITTLE DAMAGE
SAX FRANCISCO, April 25. Al
though unusually heavy frosts and
low temperatures were reported from
all interior points in the state today
the United StateB weather bureau said
no great damage to fruit or truck pro
ducts would result. Clear and warmer
weather was forecast for tonight and
tomorrow.
"Frost damage reports may be dis
counted to a considerable extent at
this time." G. W. Wlllsotr; official fore
caster said. "The fruit and other pro
ducts are now hardy enough to resist
frost to some extent and the weather
does not stay cold long enough to al
low the frost to work as destructively
as It would earlier in the year. Dis
turbed air conditions are also preva
Pikes Peak Region
Swept by a Record
Breaking Blizzard
. COIXJHADO SPRINGS, Colo..
April 15. A storm of record pro-
portions struck Colorado Springs
and the Pike's peak region at 11
o'clock last night. The snowfall
was preceded by a drizzling rain
and a drop in temperature that 4
coated telephone and telegraph
wires and Isolated the region
with the exception Qf one com-
mcrclal telegraph lino from the
outside world. Automobile roads
soon wore made impassablo but
trains were ablo to operate on
delayed schedules. At 11 o'clock
this morning the fall of snow at
Colorado' Springs and immediate
vicinity averaged fifteen inches
on the level and Luke Loralne, at
the head of the city water system
in the mountains west of the city
reported a fall of thirty inches.
Officials of local light, power and
telephone companies reported
fully one-half of the wires out of
commission.
EMBARGO ON U. S.
ARM SHIPMENTS
WASHINGTON' .April 13. Prolll-
"bition against the shipment of arms
and munitions to any country where
they might be used for revolutionary
purposes has been asked of congress
by tho state department.
Specifically"" the deportment re
quests an amendment to the act cf
1912, which prohibits such shipments
to- South American countries. The
senate foreiKn relations committee
considered todny the department'? le
quest, designed primarily, it wis mid
to stop munitions shipments to China.
Early enactment of an amendment is
proposed.
Some of the foreign powors. It wim
explained, have requested the United
States to join in tho effort to prevent
munitions shipments to all countries
where revolutions are in progress.
Members of the foreign relations
committee, said however, that it was
not indicated that conditions in Ire
land wero a factor In the proposed
revision.
4b ALIENS AWAITING.
DETROIT, Mich., April 13. Forty-
five aliens for whom deportation
warrantB are held have disappeared,
it was announced today. The aliens
have been at liberty under bond since
shortly after their arrest in tho de
partment of justice rams more man a
year ago. Oficers believe some of
them have secretly, left the country
Kiiwt steel Reduced.
(NEW YORK, April 15. Price re
ductions for sheet steel were an
nnimrfiH tnrlav hv the American Sheet
and Tin Plate company, a subsid
iary of the United States Steel cor-
nnrnt inn
The reductions varied from $7 to
$ 1 4 a ton on various products.
Earlier this week the United States
Steel corporation announced price
cuts affecting other lines.
lent at this season and this counter
acts the action of the frost greatly.
"The frosts are unusual for this late
date, but other conditions exist also
which rob them of much of their de
structive element."
DKNVER. Colo., April 15. A warm
spring rain that started falling thru
out the foothill region of eastern Colo
rado last night had turned to snow
this morning. An increasing northeast
wind, portending lower temperatures
was blowing in central Colorado while
in northern New Mexico a light wind
was blowing, accompanied by snow
and rain.
Continued snow and colder for today
and tomorrow was the forecast for the
Rocky mountain region.
HUGHES REQUESTS
BROKER
SUED
E
BY 2
Herbert Thornton Andrews, Al
leged to Have Been Living
With Two Wives in Jersey
' City Is Wanted by Neither
Woman.
NEW YORK, April 13. Counsel
for Herbert Thornton Andrews, New
York stock broker, who is alleged to
have lived in Jersey City with two
wives for Beveral months today an
nounced receipt of information that
both, spouses havo initiated action
to separate themselves from their
common husband.
Jacob Lazaroe, Andrews' counsel,
said that Mrs. Maud Andrews, to
whom his client was married several
years ago, and who Is the mother of
his two boys, had employed counsel
to file divorce action in the New .lot -sey
courts.
Mrs. Esther Andrews, with whom
Andrews recently went through the
marriage ceremony In Greenwich.
Conn., has employed counsel to start
annulment proceedings Mr. Lazaroe
said.
"I am also informed that Mrs.
Maud Andrews, acting on the advice
of counsel, ousted Mrs. Ksther An
drews from the Jersey City apart
ment and later ousted Mr. Herbert
Andrews," the lawyer continued.
"Mr. and Mrs. Andrews do not know
tho present whereabouts of Esther
Andrews and neither do I, nor neither
do T care."
The attorney denied reportB that
alimony had 'been provided by An
drews. Ho also denied the report
that his client had loft the anartment
with Mrs. Ksther, the younger of the!
two women. ,
He said he knew of no warrant
having been Issued by Greenwich.
Conn., authorities for the arrest of
Andrews on charges of bigamy and
perjury. If any such warrant Is is
sued, he added, his client would
gladly surrender himself and faco
any charges that may be filed against
him.
HOOVER 10 HELP.
U. S. ZINC MINES
WASHINGTON, April 15. Surveys
of conditions In the zinc industry of
the world arc to be undertaken by
tho department of commerre. Beore
tary Hoover announced today. The
aituation in tho induHtry in this coun
try where there is nt present n seventy
per cent shut down Ib "pretty bod"
the secretary nutd. lie said he did
not know what could be done to
help tho situation, but tt was hoped
the surveye would disclose where
American Kino could bo moat profit
ably exported.
1VA8HINOTON, April 15. Conser
vation of the resources of Interior
waters will be considered at a con
ference called today by Secrotnry of
Commerce Hoover to meet in Fair
port, Iowa, June 8 to 10. The subject
lias been divided Into three topics, de
pletion of aquatic resources, value of
-swamp and ehoro areas and their
utilization as fish and game pre
serves, and further progress in conservation.-
iwo cm
PORT OL'SON. Miss.. April 13.
.Te!e Watts, murderer of Dr. 1). 8.
Alvurson, prominent VirksburR phy
sician, was hanged in the county jail
at nqon today.
WAIXKSKORO. Miss., April 15.
Lester dandy, 24 years old, convicted
of having robbed and murdered his
boyhood companion, Cleveland I tow.
was hanged shortly before noon today
in the Wayne county jail here.
t P. RrdiirpA Time.
MONTREAL. April 15. Approxt
mately 3,ft00 men employed in the
Canadian Pacific railway shops were
notified yesterday that the plant
would b operated on a basin of four
days per week until further notice.
FOR
DIVORC
WV
Stokes Case Rivals Stillman Suit '
The divorce suit af-W. E. D. Stokes,
multimillionaire of 70, is now being
heard in the New York supreme court.
Mrs. Stokes(pictured above) promises
she will "astound the world" with her
story. Stokes (left) names seven co
respondents, one of whom is Hal C.
BilHg (below), Mrs. Stokes' cousin.
The case rivals the Stillman divorce
suit with its changes, aod. counter
charges, Mrs. Stokes denies all
charges and promises "the most re
markable revelat ons ever heard in
any court."
LEADS ATTACK
PANAMA TREATY
WASrIINOTO.i', April IS. Republi
can senators of the progressive group
today, headed by Senator Johnson of
California, renowed the attack on the
pending Colombian treaty but admin
istration leaders sent word to Presi
dent Harding that It was assured of
ratification when the vote is taken
next Wednesday.
Senator Johnson said he could not
understand the "marvelous and over
night chango" of many republican sen
ators who opposed ratification in 1917.
This treaty, ho said, "would never
have been ratified during the life of
President Roosevelt."
The senator suggested that tho $-'5,-
(100,000 payment provided for by the
treaty be devoted instead "to stnrving
farmers facing old age after a life of
toil; to soldiers broken in the defense
of the nation and to alleviation of the
unemployed."
NEW YORK, April If,. Reduction
of twenty per cent In salaries of offic
ials and employes paid on other than a
daily basis, was announced today by
the I'tah, Ray, Chlno and Nevada Cop
per companies which recently sus
pended operations. The decreaso bo
conies effective May 1.
PETER A. JAY IS NAMED
MINISTER TO RUMANIA
WASHINGTON, April 15.- Pcier A.
Jay, of Rhode Island, now minister to
Salvador, has been selected by Presi
dent Harding to be minister lo Ru
mania. He has been In the diplomatic1
service since 1002 nnd was counsellor
of embassy at Rome In lfllfi, after hav
ing served previously as secretary of
the embassy at Paris. Constantinople
and Tokfo and as agent and consul
general at Cairo.
A
fad
ft
iERENCHCAlET
CONSIDERS POLICY
PARIS, April 15. Tho cabinet mot
today with President Mlllerand In
tho chair and with Marshal Koch and
(iencral Weygnnd present. Tho mln
Islnrs discussed with tho generals thu
question of the eventual extension of
military penalties (o be applied to
(lermany in case shn failed to give
by .May 1 satisfactory assurances of
the payment of reparations.
.PARIS, April 15. Warning has
been given tho Austrinn government
by the French minister to that coun
try that if tho government Is unable
to render inefficacious plans looking
to tho fusion of Austria and Oor
many, Franco will suspend any con
templatod assistance to Austria, It
is said in a incssago recoived here
from Vienna. In addition, the minis
ter Is said to have declared that In
such case the allied reparations com
mission would receive restored au
thority In the republic.
ALLEGED 'SHADOW
CASE EALLS ELAT
PORTLAND, Ore, April 15. Ceo
Hillings, alias Joo Drady, under arrest
since January 24, was freed today
after a jury returned a verdict of not
guilty of tho charge that he had pick
ed up $35 which a Portland resident
had dropped on the street following a
telephone conversation with a purport
ed burglar offering to return a stolen
ring. Nothing cumn out at the trial
to fasten any suspicion upon Hillings
that he. had anything to do with thn
operations of the "talkative burglar"
or "Shadow."
All charges against him will be dls
missed, said authorities. Hillings was
arrested at Seattle.
asks i;i:(;o schools to
OHSKHVK IIOUACIO .MANN DAY
PORTLAND. Ore.. April 15. J. A
Churchill, stale Huporintemlent of
schools, has addrfsed n letter to all
i-ounly superintendents of the state
ealllng upon them to .have May 4.
next, the 12-"th anniversary of the
birth at Horace Mann, appropriately
celebrated iri the ncIiooIh of Oregon.
Maintains Saviour
Commanded Him to
Get 4 Bootleggers
TACOMA. April 15. Four nl
leged jointists were today con
victed of bootlegging on evi
dence obtained by divine inspira
tion and given by II. K. War
ren, for many years ouo of the
leading wholesale merchants
here.
Mr. Warren testified against
tho four men, and when asked
by their attorney who hod re
quested him to obtain tho ovl
ilenco, ho answered:
"I should say tho Lord, Jesus
Christ. Christ came to me nnd
commanded mo to get evidence
against these men who aro vio
lating our constitution."
Mr. Warren told how ho and
a friend visited ono soft drink
parlor after another, purchased
the liquor and drank it.
"I had to gulp tho stuff
down, he said, "though I had
novor tasted whiskey before.
except in medical preparations."
R. R. LABOR BOARD
WASHINGTON. April 15. Both
rnilrond executives nnd labor leaders
declared today the decision of tho
I'allroad labor board abrogating the
national agreements would mnterailly
advance. the efforts to arrive at an
agreement satisfactory to nil parties.
The board directed Individual roads
and their employes to confer and
agree upon new working rules by
July l. Labor representatives said
of the sixteen basic principles laid
down 1n tho bonrds decision to govern
the conferences on new working
agreements, especially tho eight-hour
day and the right of tho employes to
organize nnd Hclcct their own repre
sentatives, fncludo principles they
have been fighting for. Itailway ex
ecutives said that tho decision recog
nized their contention that many of
the rules should not havo national ap
plication. Tho decision affects members of
18 unions including all thoso affiliat
ed with tho railway department of
tho Amerlcnn Federation of Labor.
Tho decision camo just boforo tho
terms of threo members of tho board
expired at midnight last night. These
"men, appointed for one year when tho
hoard was organized, aro Honry Hunt,
Cincinnati, ono of tho representatives
of tho genernl public; W. L. Park.
Chicago, a railway representative, and
.1 .J. Forreator, Washington, D. C. junc
of the labor men. Their successors
have not been appointed.
Last night's decision had nothing
to do with the various wago confer
ences which havo been instituted by
various railroads' within tho last few
wcekH.
NEW YORK, April 15. Leo Hllsch,
porter, who essayed the role of "Good
Samnrltnn" and placed whiskey to the
lips of a plain clothes policeman who
feigned collapse before tho. door of a
saloon, was held in $500 bond today.
The maglstrato said ho appreciated
tho porter's good Intentions, but that
oven "Good Samaritans" were for
bidden before tho now law from hav
ing liquor In their possession on tho
street.
BANK CASHIER REPELS ATTACK, 6 YEGGS
CHICAGO, April 15. S. B. Witows
kl, cashier of tho State bank of Cicero,
a suburb, shot up and defeated a gang
of Blx automobile bandits todny. Ho
killed ono robber, wounded two, cap
tured two and only the driver ol the
car, who remained outside the bank,
escaped.
The six men drove up to the bank
and five of them entered with drawn
revolver-
The leader approached tne cage oc
cupied by Witowskl and ordered him
to the rear of the bank. The uther
bandits compelled ten other persons
who wero In the bank, including C. C.
Stoffel, vice president, to follow Wi
Will RAISE
8211,000 f OR
CRATER LAKE
Crater Lake Committee Comes
to Definite Agreement With
A. L. Parkhurst Latter
Gives Option on Crater Lake
Concession for $80,000 in
Return for Assistance.
At un all day session here yesterday
of the Crater Lako betterment commit
tee of the Portland chamber of com
merce, Governor Ben Olcott, represen
tatives of the Medford chamber of
commerce, nnd Alfred L. Parkhurst,'
owner of the Crater Lake national
park concessions, stops toward the de
velopment of Crater Lake on a practi
cal basis as a famous tourist resort
wore taken and an agreement reached
with Parkhurst which brings to an
end the much mooted Crater Lake con
cessions question.
This agreement will be drawn up in
the form of a contract to be signed
next Monday by the committee, Mr.
Parkhurst and M. P. Albright, field
assistant to the superintendent of na
tional parks. The approval of the fed
eral park board will be necessary for
the carrying out of the agreement, bnt
it Is declared that this will be prompt
ly forthcoming. ,
The agreement embodjed in the. pro
position made to the committee Thy
Mr. Parkhurst and accepted by It, la in
the main as follows: .,'
In consideration of the committee
raising and furnishing him $20,000 ..to
be expended this season on permanent
Improvements, which the committee
itself will decide on and direct, the
JJ0.000 to be secured by mortgage
notes on the hotel and all of Mr. Park
hurst's other. Crater Lake property
and concessions, payable Oct. 1st,
1922, 1923 and 1924. he will give the
committee an option until March 1st,
1922, to purchase the Crater Lake con
cessions and property for (80,000.
An executive committee consisting
of soven members of the general com
mittee will have sole charge ot operat
ing tho concessions and of the expend
ing of the $20,000, which is to be rais
ed by May 15th, 1921, the selection of
A manager and the supervision of tho
running of tho hotel. This executive
committoets composed of Vernon H.
Vawter, of Medford, as chairman; R.
W. Chllds, manager of the Portland
hotel, Portland;' Krla V. Hauser, own
er and manager of the Multnomah
hotel, Portland; R. W. Price, manager
of the Mallory hotel, Portland; George
T. Collins of Medford; John Siemons,
Jr., of Klamath Falls, and. Alfred L.
Parkhurst of Portland. -
The above mentioned members of
the general and executive committees
with the exception of Mr. Slemona
were present at yesterday's sessions,
as were also Rodney K. Qllson of Port
land, and Lester Butler of Hood River,
members of the general committee,
and Wm. F. Isaacs and Ben C. Shel
don, Medford Chamber representa
tives, and Alex Sparrow, superintend
aent ot Crator National park. L. R.
Wheeler of Portland, member of the
general committee, was represented
by proxy by David Hazen, the well
known Portland newspaper man.
All parties concerned are greatly
(Continued on page tlx.)
towskl. The bandits then opened the
vault and forced their captives Into it.
While two of the bandits stood
guard the other three scooped $40,000
from the cashier's cage into a black;
bag. As they turned to escape, Wi
towskl pushed the door of the vault
ajar and filed through the aperture.
One bandit fell with a bullet through,
his heart and two more staggered to
the floor seriously wounded.
Meanwhile the Cicero police had re
sponded to the bank's burglar alarm,
arriving Just In time to fire upon the
fleeing bandit who had been watting
outside In the automobile.
The other robbers were captured
after a running fn,ht of two blocks, '