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U. 8. REFUSES
10 MEDIAT
Secy. Hughes in 128 Words
Tells Germany U. S. A. Will
Not Act As Go-Between
Strongly Desires Resump
tion Negotiations and Urges
German Action.
WASHINGTON, April 22 The
United States "strongly desires" that
there should be a resumption of nego
tiations between Germany and tiio
allies regarding reparations. Secretary
Hughes said In a note yesterday to
Berlin refusing tne German request
that President Harding mediate in the
controversy and fix the sum Germany
must "pay.
Mr.' Hughes reiterates "the earnest
hope' of the American government
that Germany will formulate promptly
such proposals as would present a
proper basis for discussion and says if
Germany will take this course, the
United States will consider bringing
the matter to the attention of the
allleB.
The promptness with which Presi
dent Harding declined to undertake
the role of mediator occasioned little
surprise In Washington and was re
ceived with satisfaction by the allied
diplomats.
The answer contained just 128
- words.
Faced wltli the almost certain occu
pation of more territory by French
forces May 1, Germany will lose no
time in accepting America's offer, In
the opinion, of the representatives
here of both neutral and allied govern
ments. Their analysis of Secretary
Hughes' reply has convinced them,
however, that the United States has
no Intention of bringing about a situa
tion out of which Germany may
emerge with a greatly lessened bur
den. Official and unofficial reports from
Paris and London have fniled to Indi
cate that any modification' of the allies
demands will be considered.
Germany's desperate situation, it is
thought in some circles here, will
cause her to accept the American offer.-
1
England Pleased
LONDON, April 22 Dramatic ef
forts 6n the part of Germany to induce
tho: United States to arbitrate the re
parations question between Berlin and
the' entente governments and the re
fusal of the Washington government
to Bit In judgment on the problem have
lent new Interest to tho conference
Sunday between Premiers Ilriand of
France and Lloyd George of Great
Britain.
The expressed desire of the United
States that there he "an immediate
resumption ot negotiations" makes It
probable that Lloyd George and M.
Brland will find themselves called
upon to make some sort Of an answer.
It is known that military authorities
of France have perfected all plans
for the occupation of the cities and
towns in the Ruhr industrial district
of Germany and have formulated eco
nomic penalties.
France Disappointed
PARIS, April 22. (By the Associat
ed Press.) French official circles ex
pressed disappointment today that the
American reply to Germany's request
for mediation was not a categorical
refusal, as had been expected here.
The regrets were mitigated, however,
by satisfaction that the United States
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FRANCE DISCOVERS
OF
PARIS, April 22. When on May
nth, France observes the ccntennry
of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte
with a memorial mass at iNotre Dame
cathedral, It Is probable that in the
groat throng will bo a granddaughter
of the emperor says the Petit Pans
ton. That newspaper discovered the
discondant, Madame Mesnard Leon,
who Is a daughter of the natural son
or Napoleon and of Lleanore de La
Piilgne, maid of honor to Caroline
Muiat.
This son was born In 1S06 and re
solved from his father the title of
"Count Leon." While Imprisoned on
inc. Island of St. Helena, Napoleon
j;.ade a will in which he made pro
REPARATIONS
Claim High Tariff
Would Turn Market
U.S.A. Over to Japs
WASHINGTON, April 22 Rep
resentatives of importers attack
ed the emergency tariff bill today
before the senate finance commit
tee, asserting that currency re
valuation provisions of the, mea
sure would serve "to put more
government in business than ever
before and in direct opposition to
the advice of tho president."
Spokesmen for the National
Council of American Importers
told the committee that enact
ment of this provision would turn
the American market over to
Japan and set a virtual embargo
on shipments from the central
European states.
Discussing food imports, somo
ot the witnesses said increased
duties would simply mean that
the American people would pay n
higher price for commodities.
WITH L GEORGE,
E
LONDON, April 22. The confer
ence of the miners' delegates was
adjourned until tomorrow after a
short session in which a resolution
of complete confidence In Frank
Hodges, secretary' of the miners' un
ion and the other members of tho
miners' executive body was adopted.
LONDON, April 22. (By the As
sociated Press.) British mine own
ers and leaders ot the Miners' Feder
ation of Great Britain met Premier
Lloyd George this afternoon to dis
cuss the coal crisis. The meeting
was held at the invitation ot Mr.
Lloyd George.
Official figures on unemployment,
made public last night, placed the
total at 1,(186,900, an increase of
71,200 over last week. It was Btated
in the coal exchange that several
cargoas of American coal were on
the way to British ports, that French
coal had already arrived and that Bel
gium was releasing coal tor England.
It was also asserted Germany was
offering coal at Swansea at half the
price of the best Welsh product. ,
Another fcrisls has arisen in the
engineering industry over proposed
wage cuts amounting to 12,000,000
pounds sterling and afefcting 300,000
workers. A conference ot employers
held here yesterday adjourned for a
week.
The Sottish trades unton congress,
in session at Aberdeen, has passed
resolutions supporting the miners and
recording the condemnation ot the
congress at tho government's treach
erous and bitter anti-labor attitude.
Demands were mado that a general
labor conference be called for the
pufpose of considering united ac
tion, r
T LYNCHING
INDICTMENTS, GA.
CAMILLA, C,a., April 22. Nine
Indictments have been returned by
the county grand jury in connection
with the lynching last January of
Jim Roland, a negro, said to be the
first such findings in the state under
what is known as the "mob violence
act." The charges are murder and
mob violence and all of the Indicted
men, except two, have been arrested
and released on $10,000 bond, to be
tried next week.
vision for tho son but the document
was never executed. Count Leon
married quite late in life and was the
father of a daughter, Madame Mes
nard Leon, and three sons, Charles
Gaston and Gernand. Fernand died
of exhaustion following hardships lie
endured during the great war, hav
Ing rejoined the colors as an officer.
Gaston lives in the Vosges region and
Charles died some years ago. Ma
dame Mesnard Leon is a school
teacher.
When interviewed regarding her
relationship to Napoleon, she said:
"I would like a little place at the
memorial mass, but who will think
of me?"
3 NEW YORKERS
CAN'T IDENTIFY
BOMB SUSPECT
Tito Ligi, Arrested in Scranton
As Driver of Wall Street
Death Wagon Held for
Evading the Draft Photo
Was Clue.
SCRANTON, Pa., April 22. Three
New Yorkers who came here at the be
hest of the department of justice
failed today to identify Tito Ligi,
under arrest here, as the driver of the
"death wagon" that figured In the
Wall street explosion last Septembor.
The trio who declared they had seen
the driver, had expressed belief, when
shown pictures of Ligi that he might
lie tho man. "
NEW YORK, April 22. A photo
graph of Tito Ligi, under arrest in
Scranton, Pa., has been Identified by
three persons as that of the American
I hey claim to have seen driving the
"bonib wagon" into Wall street Sep
tember 16 last, William J. Flynn, chief
of the department of justice said hero
today. Mr. Flynn arrived from Wash
ington last night.
The three who identified tho photo
graph are connected with well known
firms in tho financial district Mr.
Flynn said, adding that he was not at
liberty to make known their names.
He said they seemed positive In their
identifications. In their hunt for the
bomb plotters Chief Flynn and liisi
aides had gathered photographs of
many known and suspected radicals,
and these were shown to the three
persons before Ligi's arrest. Ligl's
photograph, which is said to have been
obtained through another alleged rad
ical in Paterson, N, J., was picked by
all three as that of the man they saw,
driving the bomb wagon, Mr. Flynn j
said.
SCRANTON; ' Pa., April 22. Tito
LIgl, who was arrested here last Tues
day on suspicion of complicity in tho
Wall street explosion of last Septem
ber was summoned before Federal
Commissioner Ellis (oday to answer to
a charge of evading the selective ser
vice during the war.
U. S. AIRPLANES
The three government air planes
on route from Mather field to Camp
Lewis, two of which returned to Med
ford last "Wednesday afternoon be
cause of the cloudy .condition over the
irinpUa divide, faiHt tjluj other being
rorecaj tne. ianu la nujes north of
Uoirut;ljivei ,hecaune,.of a fnHy? mo
tor, have since been unable to resume
the journey. Lieut.- Gardner, Ser
jeant Eckerson and Corporal Morrow
hoped that the clouds would lift omV
time today so .that-they, could leave
tho Medford aviation field for Camp
Lewis. - -
The other piano will be marooned
in Its landing place north of Rogue
River for a week or two, ag its motor
cannot bo fixed and a new one must
be brought by auto truck from Ma
ther Field. The army has no money
for transportation purposes, nor will
it have any until after next-July 1st,
hence it is necessary to bring the mo
tor by truck, it is explained.
DENVER, April 22. Twenty five
police officers today surrounded a
residence in the 1'ark Hill district and
captured a mnn who gave his name
as T. J. Coleman and who the police
say admitted a part in robbing mes
sengers of the Stockyards National
"Bank of $23,000 here April 12. A
woman companion also was detained.
About $3000 in cash was recovered.
TRY U. S. CHEN
llirjA. April 22.. Roy O. Koclcy.
an American who was arrested in
Moscow luBt spring. Is soon to be tried
before the hiKh revolutionary tribunal
in Moscow, according to the Moscow
papers of April 11. After reviewing
the cases of the Monshevikl pending
now, these newspapers announced
that Keeleys trial will be next. He
recently petitioned the authorities for
a speedy hearing.
Miss Alexa Stirling
Makes Fine Showing
But Fails to Win
Miss Alexa Stirling
r.rillHI.L. Knglund. April 22 (Ily
the Associated 1'rss) Miss AU'Xii
Stirling. tlu Ameiii-an wonmn golf
champion. roinpleU'il ht'r thirty-six
luilfs of medal play in tlu wonians
tournament here Vlny with a score of
161. Miss Stirling did the first 18
holes in 81. but bettered tills on the
second IS in the afternoon round,
turning In an 80.
BUitHILL, F.nglnnd, April 22.
(By the Associated Press.) Janet
Jackson, the Irish woman golf cham
pion today won the woman's golf
tournament for the championship of
fered by the Ciolf .Illustrated. Sho
turned in u score of 15S for the 3(i
holes of medley play. Miss Alexa
Stirling, the American champion,
made the 3G holes in llfi.
Alexn Stirling, American woman golf
champion, played excellent golf In the
first round of the tournament here
today, her card for 18 holes being 81,
against bogey 79. In the opinion of
exports, she has an ;excellent chance
of winning the tournament if she Is
able to do as well this a'turaoon.
Miss Stirling evidently has hit nor
stride and played steadily throughout
the morning. Mrs. Temple Dobell, her
opponent, had a score of 85, the three
next best cardB turned In being 87, 90
and 91 until one of the later starters,
Miss S. Marshall, turned In a score of
80, bettering Miss Stirling's mark for
the first 18 holes by a stroke.
PHILADKLPI1IA. April 22. Bube
Ruth made a home run In the fourth
Inning here today. It was his fourth
circuit drive this season.
National
W. L. P.C.
New York 1 M3
Pittsburg 6 2 .751)
Chicago :i V -600
Boston 4 I .500
Cincinnati 3 5 .375
Brooklyn 2 4 .333
Philadelphia 2 4 .333
S. Louis , 1 4 .167
. ' n. ii. k.
Boston 2 6 1
Brooklyn 4 7 1
Battorlcs Ocschger and O'Neill;
Mitchell and Miller.
R. IT. E.
Philadelphia ,. 1 G 1
Now York .1 2 5 1
Batteries Causey and Uruggy!
Barnes and Smith.
n. H. K.
Cincinnati 1 10 1
Pittsburg 6 10 3
Batteries Luquo and Wingo; Zlnn
and Schmidt.
Chicago St. Louis, postponed.
American
W. L. P.C.
Washington 6 2 .711
Now York 4 2 .GGB
Cleveland 4 3 .671
Detroit 2 2 .500
St. Louis 4 4 .500
Boston 2 4 .333
Philadelphia ' 2, 4 .333
Chicago 1 3 .250
R. H. E.
St. Louis 7 17 2
Cleveland 8 7 2
Butteries: Kolb, Harwell and Sev
ereld; Caldwell, Odenwald, Utile and
O'Neill.
R. H. K
New York 4 4 2
Philadelphia 11 13 2
Batteries: Hoyt, Ferguson and
Schang; Rommel and Perkins.
Chicago-Detroit game postponed;
rairi. '
Washington-Boston game postponed
rnln
BASEBALL SCORES
Ai RUSSIA
BEHIND $11
' " FEINREVOLT
Irish Attorney General De
clares He Has Evidence of
a Connection Between Bol
sheviki and Revolutionary
Outbreak in Ireland.
LONDON, April 22. F.vidcneo of a
connection between f tho bolshevik
government ot Russia and the Sinn
Fein movement in Ireland, has been
tound declared Dennis Itaney, attor
ney generul for Ireland, In reply
ing to a written question by Senator
winium ii. Davison in tne House oi
eoimnnhH tnduv. Mr Itimrv iiilileil
that he hoped to pluce this evidence
before the house ill a few days.
DUBLIN, April 22. (By tho As
sociated Press. ) What is deicrlbed
as an eleventh hour attempt to bring
Sinn Fein lenders and the govern
ment into negotiations before the
election of tho new Irish parliament
Is being made hero.
For the last month tho would be
mediators are said to havo boon
working without interruption. They
include business men, prominent
members of tho clergy and unoffi
cial representatives of the govern
ment. Following the recent visits to Ire
land of Lord Huldano and Sir Wil
liam Sutherland, there arrived In
Dublin lust evening another roputed
emissary ot the government, the
Earl of Derby.
Information from republican
sources Is that tho altltudu of Dull
10 i reaim remains unchanged. It is
asserted that its representatives are
not averso to meeting accredited
representatives of tho government,
but that discussions regarding pouce
will not be entered Into until a dot!'
nito offer from the government Is re
ceived .
DUBLIN, April 22. For tho first
time in the history of the troubles In
Ireland, raiders have executed a man
in the presence of a priest who was
summoned to administer last rites.
Ho was John Rellly, former soldier,
who was taken from his home at
Ballycar by armed men Wednesday
night and shot to death. A label was
pinned on tho body reudlng:
"Executed by the Irish republican
army. Beware."
C-OFC. INCOMETO
E
A very successful membership cam
palsn .clotted yesterday and the Med
ford Chamber of Commorce hus added
a substantial number of citizens to Us
roster list. Through the efforts of the
committee in charge, tho collection ot
dues and budget subscriptions was
brought to more than $2500 for the
month.
During tho three days of the cam
paign, a total of six hours was devoted
to the work and more than one-half of
the prospects could not ho reached In
that space of time. The executive
committee havo made a careful Btirvey
of this condition and are submitting a
plan to the board of directors, which
if adopted, will solve future campaigns
such as was just conducted, to a con
siderable extent.
Whether Alox Sparrow will have to
turn over his spavined maro to Stan
dard Oil Walker, or whether Oily
Walker loses his fllver, will be an
nounced at the forum next Wednes
day. The competition has been very
keen during the entire campaign and
has been enlivened by the friendly
charges of unfairness nnd oily meth
ods employed.
U: S. TENNIS STAR : '
WINS IN ENGLAND
ROKHAMPTON, England, April 22
. W. H. llotsford, young American
tennis star, defeated A. A. Fyzee In
tho semi-final of the Surrey hard
court tennlc championship meet here
todny. The score was 6-0, 1-6. 9-7.
In the other senii-flnnl match, F. O.
Lowe of England beat B. I. C. Norton
of South Africa in strulKht sets, 7-5.
7-5. Kotsford will meet Lowe for the
championship.
John L. Etheridge
Granted a Pardon
By N. Jersey Board
PORTLAND, Ore., April 22.
John L. Etheridge. Former
head of the bond house of
Morris Brothers. Inc., was grant
ed a pardon by tho New Jersey
court of pardons last week for
offenses committed by him In
1905 nnd 1907 in INew Jersey,
according to announcement
hero today by his attorney, W.
P. Larocho. Etheridge served
terms in tho New Jersey prison
ill connection with each case.
I-aroche explained that the
pardon was not esentlal to
Etherldge's enjoyment of the
rights of nn elector as the of
fense, which consisted of Is
suing checks for $45 nnd $15
without sufficient funds in hnnk,
did not involve moral turpitude
under the New Jersey constitu
tion, but tho pardon was grant
ed so Etheridge "could not bo
made to suffer further embar
rassment from these offenses
committed when ho was in his
early twenties."
SPECULATION IN
WASHINGTON. April 22. Specu
lation In farm products through sales
on future exchanges without actual
ownership of tho commodity would
bo made a felony undcf a bill en
dorsed today by the Nutlonul Farm
er's Union convention at liu session
here. It wan announced thut the
measure would be introduced In con
gress and would have the united sup
port of tho cotton and grain mem
bernhip of tho farmers' union.
Tho convention also appointed a
commltteo to draft A co-oporutive
banking code, which would enable the
farmers to deposit their money under
their control and decide themselves
how surplus shall be allotted to other
lines of business.
W A S H I NOT ON, April 22 .Work
on farmer relief and kindred legisla
tion was begun today by tho senate
agriculture committee.
Senator Capper's bill to legalize co
operative marketing was referred to
Secretary Wallace.
Tho .packer control bill, ro-intro-duced
by Chairman Norris of the sen
ate committee, was referred to a suh
eommlttoo Headed by Senator Norris,
which will moet tomorrow. Tho com
mittee decided not to havo further
hoarlngs on tho measure.
PLUMBERS GRAF! IN
SEATTLE SCHOOLS
SEATTLE, April 22. Charges by
Richard Wlasor, former member of
the Seattle school board that bids for
plumbing contracts' here wore con
trolled by a combine of contractors,
and that the school district had been
defrauded of thousands of dollars thru
tho maintenance of high bids will be
Investigated by agents of the depart
ment of justice here, Federal District
Attorney Robert C. Saunders an
nounced, i
Reports of the investigation will be
mado to Attorney General Gaugherty,
who will decide whether prosecutions
will follow, Mr. Saunders said.
YAKIMA, Wash., April 22. After
50 years of married life, during which
ho hecamo tho father of thirteen chil
dren, Abrnham Lincoln was today
sued for divorce by Melvina Lincoln,
the grounds being non-support. Tho
nnmesnko of tho martyr president is
n member of tho Ynklma tribe and
was given his name when ho wns mar
ried at Old Fort Slmcoo in 1872.
MIGRATION RESTRICTION BILL
PASSES HOUSE BY BIG MAJORITY
WASHINGTON, April 22. The im
migration restriction bill was passed
today by the house. By an over
whelming vote tho house rejected an
amendment under which political
refugees from foreign countries would
havo been permitted to enter the
United states.
Another amendment permitting
Donald J O'Callaghan, lord mayor ot
Cork, to remain hero, was thrown out
on a point of order.
Representative Mnndell of Wyo
ming, republican loader, pleading for
UK BILL
HAYWOOD IS
IN HIDING
Federal Officials Start Ex
haustive Search for I. W. W.
Leader Reported to Have
Landed in Russia Engi
neering May 1 Plot Is
Feared.
CHICAGO, April 22. Federal offic
ials today announced that they wer
requesting exhaustive Investigations
of headquarters of radicals In various
cities throughout the country in tho
belief thnt "Big Bill" Haywood, I. W.
W. chief reported yesterday to have
fled to Russia as he was about to be
gin n 20-year penitentiary sentence,
was being concealed in this country
-
ItKJ HILL HAYWOOIV.', ;
In connection with alleged plans 'for a
May day demonstration. ,
Haywood must surrender, befora
Monday or his $15,000 bonds will bs
forfeited and he will officially become
a fugitive from justice, the district
Haywood's counsel received . word
yesterday that Haywood had reached
Russia, but Bald they thought he. bad
gono on a porsonal mission. Efforts
are being made to reach him person
ally by cable. ':;..
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WASHINGTON, April 22. Applica
tion for full pardons for four I. W. W.'s
convicted In Chicago with William D.
Haywood were made today to the de
partment of justice by their counsel,
Harry Weinberger of New York, who
declared there "was not a scintilla ot
evidence" against them. .
These men are Charles Ashlelgh ot
New York; Jack Law of Pittsburg,
Vincent St. John of Chicago, and Gio
vanni Baidazzl of New York who are
ordered to begin their ' sentence at
Leavenworth Monday. . . . ' ,
FARGO, N. D April 22. Liquor.
aminrirlliiir hntwnnn fn nailti A n it .
North Dakota has been, reduced to
fivo per cent of what it was a yeai'
ago, according to Lane Maloney, chief
of the prohibition office here.
tho defeat of the political refuge
amendment, declared Its adoption
would open the gates "not only to
William, the Damned, but the empe
ror of Austria and alljhe hordes from
Russia and elsewhere."
The measure went through Without
a roll call and ffocB to the senate,
where early action will be urged.
rope will bn limited for. 14- months
after next May 30, to three per cent
of nationalities In this country at tho
time of the 1910 census.
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