Medford mail tribune., April 18, 1921, Page 1, Image 1

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The Weather
Maximum yesterday 58
Minimum today 42
Precipitation 17
Prediction!
Fair.
Dally Sixteenth Tear.
Weekly Flf ly-Klrsl Year.
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL IS, 1921
XO.
UNE
RAGE RIOTS
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T AT SEA
III Feeling Between U. S. Pas
- sengers and Sailors of Jap
anese Steamer "Siberia
Maru" Results in Call for
Police Detail When Vessel
Lands San Francisco.
SAX FRANCISCO, April 18. Ill
feeling between American passengers
und the officers anil Bailors of the
Japanese steamer Siberia Maru re
BUlted in the dispatching of a police
detail to the vessel when It arrived to
day from the Far West.
P. S. Crawley, exporter and im
porter, who has been In Siberia for
six years, was arrested on a charge of
battery for attacking a Japanese stew
ard, but was released on his own re
cognizance. Crawley told the police
that the Japanese tripped him up on
the deck while ho was carrying his
baby boy. Crawley was held on the
ship for a short time under police
guard.
A number of the American passen
gers joined In a written protest to the
Toyo Kisen Kaisha, owners of the
Siberia, regarding the treatment re
ceived from the crew since the vessel
left Yokohama.
The alleged mistreatment caused ill
feeling for the duration of the voyage
they said.
Li. P. Kent of Boston, a passenger,
told newspaper men thut lie was at
tacked by a Japanese rickshaw man
on the dek of the vessel in Kobe, and
the crew instead of assisting him mer
ely laughed.
Captain H. Nagano ran up the po
lice flag following the altercation be
tween Crawley and the steward, in
which tho steward was knocked to
the deck. The captain of the harbor
police station and a detail of patrol
men responded in a launch.
According to Crawley the killing of
Naval Lieutenant Langdon by a Japa
nese sentry lu Vladivostok was one of
the causes of the ill feling on board.
I
E, LOSES 13
SAN FRANCISCO, April
Standings of the clubs of the P;
18.
iclt'le
Coast Baseball league, Including
terday's game, follow:
IV. T..
Kan -Francisco 11 2
Sacramento 11 :i
Ios Angeles 8 4
.Seattle 5 7
Salt Lake 4 II
Oakland 4 (i
Vernon 6 8
I'ortlund 1 13
yes-
Trt.
.846
.786
.667
.417
.400
.400
.:iK5
.071
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MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 18 Ap
parently because the ruling allowing
the prescription of four and seven
eighths gallons of beer Is about to
be promulgated, the Milwaukee of
fice of the Internal revenue depart
ment has recevled orders from Wash
ington to get ready to supervise tho
manufacture of real beer by the
brewers of "Wisconsin, officials an
nounced today.
JAPANS
A
H. C. L. ON PACIFIC COAST DECREASED
WASHINGTON, April 18. Prices of
meats, butter cheese and sugar in
creased during the period from Febru
ary 15 to March 15, while retail costs
of many other commodities making up
the average family food budget de
creased, according to the monthly in
dex issued today by the department of
labor. An average decline of one per
cent In the retail cost of food was
estimated.
Decreases were recorded as follows:
Eggs, 13 percent; rice and prunes 7
per cent: bacon 6 per cent; lard 5 per
cent; oleomargarine, potatoes and
oranges 4 per cent; canned tomtatoes
S per cent; flour, navy beans and
canned corn 2 per cent; canned sal
mon, fresh milk, evaporated milk,
War Between Costa
Rica and Panama
Won't Be Tolerated
WASHINGTON, April IS. Re
sumption of hostilities between
Costa Hica and Panama will not
be tolerated by the United States,
it was learned officially today. It
is understood that both govern
ments have been given to under
stand that continued obduracy by
Panama over the acceptance of
the White award, which deter
mined the boundary between that
country and Costa Rica must not
be made the basis of war.
WASHINGTON, April 18
Guatemala, Honduras and Salva
dor, members of tho new Central
American union, are pledged to
declare war simultaneously with
Costa Rica against Panama, if
Costa Rica deems such action
necessary in view of the present
boundary dispute with Panama,
according to official advices re
ceived here today.
AN ABSOLUTE
JAP EXCLUSION
V. S. McCIatchy of California
Presents Latest Program
for Settlement Jap Question
Treat Japanese Here
Fairly, But Keep Others Out.
"WASHINGTON, April IS. Abso
lute exclusion for tho Hi Lure of all
Japancso Immigration with permis
sion allowed for only temporary resi
dence for tourists, students, commer
cial men, artists and teachers, was
proposed before tho house immigra
tion committee today by V. S. Mc
CIatchy of Sacramento, Cul as the
fundamental basis for permanent im
migration legislation.
Mr. McCIatchy presented a decla
ration of principles drafted by t lie
Japanese Exclusion league of Cali
fornia and approved by the California
legislature and eight other western
states, lie appeared as the official
spokesman for the league.
The declaration called first for ab
solute exclusion in tho future of all
Japanese immigration, "not only male
but female, as well as laborers, skill
ed and unskilled, and those of all
trades and professions, as recom
mended by former President Hoose-
velt.
Unitd States officials would en
force such exclusion under specific
laws and regulations and not as at
present, under an arrangement by
which Mr. McCIatchy declared the
United States surrendered control and
regulation to Japan.
Compliance with the constitution
on the part of all departments of the
federal government wns asked by the
witness who denounced ., what he
termed tho tendency to take advan
tage of phrases of that document,
particularly those having to do with
treaty making. He specially re
quested recommending the safe
guarding: of state rights and state
laws for control of lands and othor
matters "within the state's Jurisdic
tion," and laws to make impossible
the granting of American citizenship
'to races of yellow color, which are
made ineligible for such citizenship."
For the Japanese legally entitled to
residence in California, Mr. Mc
CIatchy asked fair treatment, protec
tion of property rights legally ac
quired and the privilege of engaging
in any business desired "except such
as may he now or hereafter denied to
all aliens, or to aliens ineligible to
citizenship, provided particularly they
f Continued on page six.)
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bread, baked beans, canned peas, tea,
coffee and raisins one per cent.
Tho average family expenditure for
food decreased in 39 cities and increas
ed in eleven cities from which the de
partment receives monthly figures.
The greatest decrease, four per
cent, was shown in Los Angeles and
Rochester. In Cleveland, Richmond
and San Francisco the decrease was 3
per cent In Illrmlngham, New York
and Portland, Ore., It was two per
cent; in Atlanta, Pittsburg, Salt Lake
and Seattle one per cent and in fiuttc,
Denver, St. Iouls and Washington
five-tenths of one per cent.
In Detroit and Omaha the Increase
was less than five-tenths of one per
cent. .
NOW DEMANDED
LILLE CALL
10
18 DENIED
French War Ministry Declares
Reports That 1918, 1919
Classes Have Been Called
for Action Against Germany
Baseless War Veterans
Appeal to Spirit of 1914.
BERLIN', April 18. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Tho reparations, com
mission has verbally notified the
president of the Gorman war burdens
commission that the gold reserves of
the Helchshunk and other (lenuaii
Issuing banks must be deposited be
fore May 1, either in Cologne or Cob
lenz as security for reparations. It was
scmi-officinlly announced today.
PARIS, April IS. Reports were
current in Lille today that the military
classes of 1918 and 1919 had been sum
moned to the colors for a period or
preliminary training before being
called upon to aid in the possible en
forcement of the allied reparations de
cision, hut these reports were declared
by the ministry of war to be baseless.
No call for the mobilization of these
classes for any reason whatsoever had
been sent out the ministry assorted.
PARIS, April 18. Orders calling to
the colors the military classes of 1918
and 1919 have been received in Lille,
says a report from there.
This order was forecast last week
when steps to be taken by Franco
against Germany, In case tho llorlln
government refused to meet repara
tion payments, .wore discussed.
Men belonging to the first army
corps will undergo a period of training
before being called upon to advance
Into the Ruhr district of Germany,
should such a drastic step bo finally
decided upon by this country.
The National Veterans' union held a
meeting yesterday at which were
passed resolutions ' exhorting young
men called to the colors to "respond
as valiantly us did their elders in
1914."
London Is Calm
LONDON, April 18. (Ily Associated
Press.) Reports of drastic action con
templated by the allies against Ger
many, to be taken May 1, were charac
terized in Iliitish official circles today
as highly speculative and hypotheti
cal. These reports, it was pointed out,
were based on the assumption that
Germany neither intends to pay ade
quate reparations or to offer a new
and acceptable solution for the repara
tion problems and Ilrltish officials are
declining as yet to concur in any such
assumption.
However, should Germany not offer
n solution before May 1, the British
will, it is stated, consider that she is
deliberately blocking the treaty an I
the British will act wholeheartedly
with France in any action necessary
to enforce the pact.
A jury in tho JoHphinc county cir
cuit court at Grants Pans this after
noon returned a verdict for $26.1
against lien M. Collins, Grants Puss
auto dealer in the civil suit of the
state hank board for the collection of
$2262.80 alleged to be due on notes
und overdrafts arising from the fail
ure of the Punk of Jacksonville, The
verdict was for u promissory note Col
lins admitted owing.
The alleged overdraft from the
bank was for J 11 79.80 and rested en
tirely upon the figures and testimony
of W. 11. Johnson, cx-cashier of the
bank, brought back from the state
prison to testify.
The defense was represented by At
torney Gur Newbury of this city and
Jesse Johnson of Gi ants Pass, and
the plaintiff by Attorney George M.
Roberts of this city.
FARRELL SLATED FOR
US
T
WASHINGTON. April 18. fRy
the Associated Press) James A. Far
rMl. president of the t'nJted States
Steel corporation is expected by high
administration officials to be named
chairman of the new shinning
board, nominations for which will be
s-nt to the tmnt late this week by
President Harding,
JUDGMENT AGAINST
COLLINS FOR 1265
Probe of Bergdoll
Escape Authorized
By Upper House
WASHINGTON'. April IS.
Tho resolution authorizing an
investigation of the escape of
Grover Cleveland Horgdoll,
Philadelphia draft evader, who
is now in Germany, was adopted
today by the house without op
position after brief debate.
Chairman Campbell of the
rules committee, in calling up
the measure declared the Berg
doll tttory hud Umh u stench in
the nostrils of the American peo
ple and that his escape from a
military guard after his convic
tion and sentence to a five year
term "reflected very stMiously
upon somebody.
M EM PHIS, Tenn., April 1 8. Re
lief workers began clearing away de
bris today of the tornado which swept
east ward from Texas Sat urday and
took a toll of approximately 1UU lives,
injured several hundred persons and
wrecked a score or more villages and
farming settlements in six southern
states. The known death list stood at
ninety-four with several missing and
believed to have been killed.
Arkansas reported t;i dead; Texas
nine; Alabama 14 and Mississippi
eight.
Heavy rain and n sharp drop in
temperature which followd In the
wake of the storm contributed to the
suffering, but today the weather was
clear and temperatures returning to
normal.
In Arkansas relief work' was being
directed by Kcd Cross headquarters
at Texarkana.
DIR. SPEAKER
LINKS SINN FEIN
WASHINGTON',. April 18 National
safeguards against extreme radical
ism Americanization and related ques
tions formed the leading topic of tho
discussion on tho program for the
thirtieth continental congress for the
Da ugh ters of the A m e ilea n rvo I u -tion
convening here today to remain
in session throughout the week.
Mrs. George M. Minor, president
general, declared that character
building to foster "the solid, sturdy
qualities that built up th nation and
which alone can preserve it,' was the
task before the organization.
In the "whirlpool left by the world
war," she said. "America is forget
ting the Issue of the war, tho struggle
of right against might,-of good against
evil. America Is forgetting the hor
ror of what Germany did to the world.
"The German -Sinn Keln -socialist
combination in this country will have
to he met fairly and squarely by all
loyal Americans and overcomo once
for all if we are ever to find pea":e
from turmoil and unrest."
ADOPTS POPPY AS
NEW YORK, April The American
Legion has adopted the poppy as Its
Memorial iJay flower. On May HO
thousands of tiny red silk flowers lll
be distributed throughout America I y
the legion and other patriotic organi
zations. The poppies exact replicas of
those which "blow on Flanders
fields' were mnde by war orphans of
the American and French Children's
league. They were brought to Amer
ica by Mine. Anna K. Guerln who
founded the league for the purpose
of perpetuating the friendship be
tween the nations, which had its in
ception on the battlefield. The poppy
Is the league's national emblem and
tho children are the self-constituted
guardians of graves of the Ameri
can soldier dead in France.
WASHINGTON, April 18. The
original suit between North Dakota
nnst MlnnoHnln fii-nr Hnmnirn rntiiitt.
ring from the operation of tho Mun-
unka state canal wns ordered restored
f n t hp ralonfln r for re-nrmimnnt In.
Tdny by the supreme court. Action was
hr.ken rn permit the submittal of "sun-
plemental proofs,' Chief Justice White
euid,
JAP POLICY
IN PACIFIC
IS BARED
U. S. State Dept. Makes Pub
lic Japan's Reply to Wilson's
Note Last February Nip
pon Declares Her Exclusion
From Yap Would Be Act of
Bad Faith.
WASHINGTON, April IS. To main
tain its position regarding the Inland
of Ynp, the Amorlcuii government
would have "to prove not merely (lie
fact" that 1'reslilnnt Wilson made
reservations cuncei-iiinK It, but also
that the supreme council "docided in
favor of those views," the Japanese
government says in u note, under date
of last February iitl, made public today
by the state department with other
correspondence between the two gov
ernments regarding Yup.
"It must also be remembered" Japan
says, "that If a decision in favor of the
exclusion of tho Island of Ynp a
question of grave concern to Japan
ami ouo on which tho Japanese dele
gation Invariably maintained a firm
attitude had really been made, as It
is implied by the argument of the
United States government at tho moot
ing of (tho supreme council) May 7
(11)19) at which Japan was not repre
sented. It cotdd not but have been re
garded as an act of entirely bad faith."
It was to this nolo that Secretary
Hughes replied April 5, at the same
time sending similar notes to the
governments of Groat Britain, France
and Italy. lie declared tbat tho Unit
ed States was unable to ngreo with
Japan's contention thut In order to
maintain its position It would have "to
prove" not only that President Wilson
made reservations regarding Yap, but
ulso that the supreme council adopted
those views.
"As no trcnty has ever been conclud
ed with tho United States relating to
tho Island of Yap," Mr. Hughes added,
"and as no one has ever been author
ized to cede or surrender tho right or
interest of tho United States In the
lslnnd, this government must insist
that it has not Inst Its right or interest
as It existed prior to any action of the
supreme council or of the League of
Nations and cannot recognize the allo
cation of the Island or tho validity of
the mandate to Japan."
No Reply to Hughes
Japan has not as yet replied lo this
communication, so that to date the
correspondence consists of tho two
notes quoted above, another formal
noto sent by acting Secretary Davis
December 6, by direction of President
Wilson and two niomornndti with
which the exchanges were initiated
last November. , :
In the first memorandum, dated No
vember D, the secretary of state said
It was "tho clear understanding" of
the American government that the bu
preme council at the previous request
of President Wilson had reserved for
future consideration the final disposi
tion or the Inland in the hope that
somo agreement might bo reached to
place it under International control
and thus render It available as an
International cable station.
Japan replied under date of Novem
ber 19 that It was "the definite under
standing" of tho Japanese government
that the supremo council on Mny 7
came to a final decision to place under
mandate to Japan all of tho former
German Islands north of tho equator;
that the decision Involved "no reser
vations whatever In regard to the
Island of Yap," and that therefore the
Japanese government "would not be
able to consent to any proposition
which, reversing the decision of the
supreme council, would exclude the
Island of Ynp from the territory com
mitted to their charge.
The Wilson Attitude
Acting Secretary Davis then dis
patched a long formal note to Toklo,
setting for that tho American govern
ment could not agree that Yap was In
cluded In the decision of the supreme
council of May 7, 1919 as claimed, and
that even on the assumption that the
Island had been included In the man
date "all other powers should have
free access to the Island for the land
ing and operation of cables."
The Japanese reply on February 26
said that If the observation of the
American government with regard to
cables was put forth Irrespective of
the fact that the Island was within the
mandatory territory "then tho ques
tion seems to bo one which should be
freely settled by the nation which has
charge of the place, namely Japan."
If the observation was made owing
to the nature of the mandate, tho note
(Continued on page six.)
England Facing a
Coal Famine With
Strikers Stil! Out
liONDON, April IS. Govern
mental authorities were anxious
today to re-open negotiations be
tween the striking miners and
owners of the collieries through
out the United Kingdom. There
seemed little probability, how
ever, of any new moves before
Friday, when representatives of
Ilrltish miners will confer on the
situation in this city. In the
meantime Great Dritain is facing
u serious coul shortage.
A mnss meeting of members of
the coal porters union was held
yesterday and resolutions adopt
ed stating that. In view of the im
portance of American and Ger
man eoal, the union would refuse
from tomorrow to bunker any full
loads and also will deelluo to
transport Imported coal.
GARY URGES
Chairman U. S. Steel Corpo
ration in Address to Stock
holders Advocates Reason
able Govt Regulation for
Both Labor and Capital.
NRW YOU K, April IK. Elbert II.
Ciury, chairman of the United States
Steel corporation, told the .stock hold
ut'H at their annual meeting today he
whh Hi favor of "publieity, regulation
und reasonable control" of uuhIik'hh
through government n&encieH, an a
poKHlhlu anitdotu for anti-union move
ment, Declaring ho did not helievo in so
clallHin or in governmental manage
ment or operation, ho KUKKetited that
non-partlflun, non-Hoerotnrlan com
mlHHlons or departments render do
c'IhIodh, Htibject to review by tho hlh
est courtH.
Favors a TjulMr Ijiiw.
Continuing hit HUggeHtlon he wild:
''I-jiwh, clear, well-defined, prac
ticable and cany of comprehension
covering these matters, might he
passed, and If ho they should npply
to all economic organizations, groupM
bodies exceeding certain specified
numbers or amounts. Uoth organ
ized capital and organized labor
should ho placed under these laws.
Each should bo entitled to the same
protection and bo subject to tho sumo
restrictions and provisions.
Will Unions Consent?
"Will labor unions consent to this?
They have heretofore objected. Here
would bo a test. Labor union lenders
have before now asked and received
discriminatory exemptions. This is
ong and it would bo just as bad if
tho situation wero reversed. Km
ployers generally desire only tho same
treatment that Is accorded to labor
unions. The largo majority of work
men also would be satisfied with this
standard."
Mr. Clary devoted a considerable
portion of his nddreHs to labor unions,
and said "tho natural and certain ef
fects of lubor unionism arc expressed
by three words 'inefficiency, high
costs.' "
"I would not Intentionally do an
injustice to any union labor leader,
nor to a labor union," ho continued,
"hut I firmly believe complete union
ization of tho Industry of this coun
try would bo tho beginning of indus
trial decay.
"It seems to me," he said, "that the
natural, if not tho necessary result of
the contemplated progress of labor
unions, If successful, would he control
of shops, then of tho general man
agement of tho business, then of capi
tal and finally tho government."
No I'ko for Unions
Admitting that unions "may have
been justified In tho long past," he
cause workmen wero not treated just-
(Contlnued on page six.)
GOVT CONTROL
LABOR UNIONS
U. 3. FOREIGN TRADE FALLS NEARLY A
BILLION BELOW TRADE OF A YEAR AGO
WASHINGTON, April 18 "Ameri
ca's foreign trade last month was
nearly three quarters of a billion dol
lars less than In the same month last
year, figures mnde public today by
the department of commerce show.
Rxports for the month wero $3S I.
000,000 us compared with $820,000,
D00 In March, 1!20, while imports
wero only $262,000,000 as compared
with $524,00,000. This left a trade
balance for the month ot $132,000,
0(10 as against $296,000,000 In March,
1920.
, For the nine months ending with
IRISH FIGHT
WON, STATES
E. DE VALERA
National Convention of U. S.
Irish Opened in Chcago by
Message of Victory From
Irish President Money Is
Great Need Hundred Mil
lions Wanted.
WASHINGTON", April 18. A reso
lution designed to prevent the depor
tation of Donnl J. O'Callaghan, lord
mayor ot Cork, who come to the Uni
ted Suites in January aa a stowaway,
was Introduced today by Representa
tive Sabath, democrat, Illinois. The
resolution would authorize O'Cal
lnghnn to remain.
A resolution addressed to President
Harding and asking Intervention ot
tho United States In the quarrel be
tweon England and Ireland waB pass
ed by the resolutions committee and
will be presented to the convention
for action tomorrow.
CHICAGO, April 18. Messages
from field leaders In Ireland's fight
a Kiii ii st England to Enmonn do Va
Icda declaring that tho Irish virtually
had won, wero read today by Harry
.1. lloland, secretary at tho first na
tional convention of the American
Association for tho Recognition of the
Irish Republic.
Tho mcsHugcs camo from De Valero,
"president of tho Irish republic," arid
Michael Collins, who are In Ireland.
leValera's message said
"Tho terror will break long before
thero will bo any weakening of our
people Tho nation has taken a now
resolve and tho timo hns arrived when
wo can, without undue optimism,
safely predict, that.'
Terror Has Failed.
"Ireland Is In better position now
than she has ever been," wrote Mi
chael Collins. "The people are har
dening in their determination. The
British terror has failed and Ireland
goes forward with unflinching deter
mination to tho final strugglo."
CHICAGO, April 18. IrlBh Ameri
cans from,.nll sections of the country
wero hero today for tho opening of
tho first national convention of the
American Association for tho Recog
nition of the Irish Republic.
l-enders In tho movement to gain
American recognition for Ireland
wero on tho program for the two-day
assembly.
Tho session opened with the Invocat
ion by a representative of ArchbiBhop
Mundelein of Chicago. Mayor Thomp
son welcomed the delegates. Other
speakers today included Harry J. Bo
land, nsslstant to Eamonn DeValern:
Frank P. Walsh., counsel for the as
sociation, and Donald O'Callaghan,
lord mayor of Cork. Miss Mary Mar
Swlnoy, sister of the late lord mayoi'
C Cork was on tonight's program,
' Only Asks Freedom,
"Wo seek for lroland," Mr. Boland
said, "the application of those noble
principles for which you fought the
war. Wo seek your support so the
age-long struggle may be conium-
nted In the recognition of Ireland by
tho United States. The struggle has
resolvd ltsolf Into a question ot
money. We will come to you again
for a new loan for the republic. This
convention must resolve today so to
organize that when the call comes you
will bo prepared to supply one hun
dred million dollars should Ireland
ask It In the name of liberty.
"An effort Is being made In Amerl
i to create th Impression that Ire
land Is unreasonable In her demands.
Ireland Insists on only one right the
right of tho Irish people to determine
for themselves how they shall be gov
erned. This Is all Ireland asks this
id peace with honor."
WASHINGTON. April 18. The su
preme court reaffirmed today Its re
cent decision that appreciation of
capital assets is taxable as lncomo In
deciding a cose brought by Herbert
Darlington against internal revenue
officials of the Chicago district.
March exports aggregated $5,509,000,
000 and Imports $3,009,000, while for
the corresponding period of last year
exports totnled $8,060,000,000 and im
ports $3,769,000,000.
Rxports In gold In March were
$700,000 and imports $106,000,000
against exports of $47,000,000 and Im
ports of $17,000,000 In March a year
ago.
For the nine months ending with
March, gold exports were $131,000,
000 and imports $481,000,000, com
pared with exports of $409,000,000
and Imports of $60,000,000 for the
corresponding period last year.