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MEBFO Tribune The Weather Maximum yesterday 78 Minimum today Ai Prediction! EJ .J Rain or snow, and colder. Pally Sixteenth Year. TYeetUy Klfty-Kirat Year. MEDFORD, OHIXiOX, Fill DAY, APRIL 2!), 1921 XO. 33 U.S.AWAITS NEW BY BERLIN Cabinet Discusses Repara ration Allies Divided on n r nupusctis nanus vviiiiuy to Consider Any Honest Move By Germany, Though Amount Disappoints. WASHINGTON. April 2!!. Presi dent Harding and his cabinet are understood to have discussed tlie Ger mun reparations proposals again to -day. Secretnry Hughes laid before litem the views of the principal al lied powers Willi regard to the .offer. Meantime the American reply to thy tlerman communication was held up. ' According to information in usually well-informed quarters, Secretary of tflate Hughes still is hopeful that ne gotiations between tho allies and CJer many can be re-opened. It is raid that even if a final decision is not reached before the French begin to move into additional German terri tory, the exchanges can continue attcr that time. While the cabinet was considering tho question, it became known that Oreat Britain and Italy had not defi nitely rejected the German offer as unacceptable as a basis for negotiations.- It was understood, however, that the French and Hetgian views us transmitted to Mr. Hugltes were that the terms were unacceptable. PARIS, April 29. (fly tho Asso ciated Press) Premier llrinnd, It was declared in official circles today, is going to London ready to consider any fleYious new proposals mado by the Germans, but not without having in hand further pledges as a guarantee that the proposals would be made Hfiuu. - Consequently, it was said, it was not expected any new offers Germany might make London .would prevent tl... nvtnnctnn nf I ll ft nrll I I1M f 1 nn f German territory. -: . The figures of 293,000,00(1,000 gold marks fixed by tho reparations com mission as the total amount due from Germany on account of war damages have proved disappointing to an ele ment in French politics Because of the effect of the present Unsettled Bituatlon upon American roinmcrc and industry, the United Stales, it is said, hopes for an early settlement of the reparations contro versy. ,6n the other hand, however, it ias been emphasized repeatedly that the United States stands squarely with the allies In their demand that Oe.r- miwiy pny to the limit of her ability. BRIAND TO CALL ' OUT 1919 CLASS PARIS, April 28. Premier Itriand left, for London early today to attend th meeting of the supreme allied council Saturday. He will appear be fore that body with the support of the French parliament, public and press, Which is unanimous in declaring for "direct action" in enforcing penalties ngnlhst Germany in default of her pay ment of reparations. "As soon as the supreme council reaches a decision," said the Kclair today, "which probably will be Sunday of Monday, the French government will take the necessary steps to mobil ize part of the class of 1919, which, it is understood, will bo replaced soon'by recruits from the class of 1921, who are now being trained. The advance Intel the Ruhr district will be complet- ed within two weeks after the declara tion in London." DISCIPLINE SAYS FORBES WASHINGTON. April 29. Discip linary powers over service men under going hospital treatment or educa tional training is needed by officers if the best results are to be obtained, Colonel H. C Forbes, newly appoint ed director of war risk" Insurance bu reau Bald today before a house roin mlttee. He appeared to advocate consolidating government agencies created to deal with disabled veterans. Vog Causes Wreck. m.OCK ISLAND, R. I., April 29. The Portuguese steamer Mormugao with 448 passengers, went ashore on Hlack Rock on the west side of Block Island in a thick fog today. The coast gusrd reported that the steamer was leaking slightly, but was not in a dangerous position. Nab Harvard Prof. For Operating Still Boston Bay Section nOSTON, April 29. Louis As assiz Shaw, assistant instructor in applied physiology nt the Har vard medical school, was arrest ed by federal authorities today charged with manufacturing liq uor at his home in the Hack Hay section ef the city. Prohibition agents who raided the house said they found an elaborate still in operation on the top floor in a room adjoining the bull room. They also seized five gallons of moonshine whiskey described as an excellent product. Fifty gal lons of mash was destroyed by the officers. Shaw pleaded not guilty at the federaf building and was released in $500 cash bail. The agents described the still ns one of the finest that had come to their attention. They were told, they said, that the liquor was frequently served nt (lances and other social affairs. PORTLAND St UP, THEN OFF PORTLAND, Ore., April 29. Kngl neers who signed on vessels here yes terday and this morning signed off again before noon today on orders from the Marine Engineers' lleneficial association bringing the situation here to a deadlock. The engineers were permitted by a dispatch received yes terday from the executive council at Seattle to sign on vessels with the retroactive agreement providing that terms of settlement reached shall ap ply from the time of signing articles. The order was rescinded this mor ning and till engineers ordered to stay off snips whoso articles carried the clause. The same situation prevailed in the case of tho firemen and sailors. Sail ors who signed yesterday on the steamer West Nlmrod withdrew today. MEXICO CITY, April 29. Lands in tho states of Chihuahua, Sonora, Nuevo Leon, Coabuila and Tamauli- pas, valued at more than 20,000,000 pesos, confiscated during the revolu tlons In Mexico, were ordered return od to their owners yesterday by : presidential order, sent to tile govern ors of the states. Among the owner: of lands in the states mentioned are many owners who deserted their property under troublous times. Among the several conditions imposed for the return of the lands was one that irrigation, land development and projects under way when the. proper ties were deserted, he resumed, and that -Mexican labor be employed. The Oregon Granite Co. is another homo Institution that uses home pro ducts exclusively and employs ten people in their Medford plant and in the quarry. They have an inexhaust able supply of the best monumental granite on the Pacific coast in their quarry in this county that is said to equal the famous Barre granite, and costs far less. The company has been in business here 22 years, and has given every body a square deal and is ably man aged by Messrs. Kershaw & Hicks. FEDERAL AID TO FIGHT FOREST FIRES IN WEST WASHINGTON, April 29 Measures for protection against forest fires through state organizations have been stimulated by an appropriation of $400,000 from the federal government Colonel Greeley, chief forester, an nounced today on his return from a six weeks Inspection trip. More than $1,000,000 already has been approprl ated by the 23 states which have per fected organizations to assist In forest protection, he said. GERMAN APPEAL BASED UPON U 1 LOVE OF GOLD Von Bernstorff in Maiden Speech in Reichstag Says ' America Interested Seeing Europe Intact Sees Resur rection tf War. BERLIN, April 29. Criticism of the German cabinet's appeal to President Harding in tho reparations question was calculated to weaken still further the position of Herman, diplomacy ahroud, declared Count von Uernstorfl', former ambassador to tho United States, In his -maiden speech before the releasing yesterday. "The United States is actuated chiefly by economic moties in its treatment of European problems," he said.. "America cannot possibly In interested in seeing Germany dismem bered, or deprived of territory which is coveted in the-western quarters ot Europe. To expect far-reaching polit ical aid from the United States, 1 be lieve, would be an error. "The present issue, however, Is not purely political, but it involves the principle of firmly establishing the solidarity of the interests of all na tions. "The imposition of tho penalties with which we are threatened would be tantamount to a resurrection of the state of war. Under these conditions we leel we were Justified in making an eleventh hour appeal to arbitration BERLIN'. April 29. (By Associated Press.) During the discussion in the reichstag today on reparations, Dr. Simons, the foreign minister replied to critics who charged him with failure to fight out the question of war guilt with the British premier, Mr. Lloyd George, at the London conference. "I hold these reproaches to be un warranted," Dr. Simons declared. "Be fore me sat men who held In their hands documents containing our con fession of guilt. Granting that this confession was extorted, It behooved me to make the best I could of the sit uation, a protest on my part would im mediately have precluded further fi nancial negotiations with Mr. Lloyd George." Returning to the reparations Issues, the foreign minister Biiid, In reply to charges that he was late in appealing to President Harding, that he hud at tempted to put out n "feeler" weeks ago, but had failed. Therefore tho present direct action had been decided upon. ITALY PAYS TRIBUTE VENICE, April 29. The body of Richard Cutts Fairfield, one of the flint two Americans killed in. Italy during the war, wns yesterday' trans ferred to the monument In the Mestre cemetery, near -Venice, purposely erected to receive It. . Fairfield left Harvard university at the age of 18, enlisted in the British Red Cross and came to Italy with one of the first con tingents. He was killed in 1916 by an Austrian bomb. Italian soldiers and sailors and a de tachment of American bluejackets ren dered military honors as the coffin, covered with American and Kalian flags, was carried to its last resting place hy a detachment of Italian sol diers and sailors. Fairfield's mother. Mrs. James Cummlngs Barr, of New York, witnessed the ceremonies. LLOYD GEORGE AIDE IN LEADER LONDON, April 2f. Conversation between the Karl of Derby and Irish Sinn Fein representatives will ho re sumed In a few days when the Karl returns to tho Inland, said the London Times today. He will take no written proposals from the British govern ment, hut will he empowered to speak for I'reniler Lloyd Cieorgf. The Karl had another Ions interview with Llnyd George yesterday. Assertion wad mnde by the Dally Mail that arrangements have beer made for the Karl of Derby to have n personal conversation with Kammon de Vnlera. In Wooly Iowa. DAVRNPOUT. la., April 20.--A bandit held up the People's Trust ut-fi Havings hank nt noon todH.v end escaped with about l,00u. Genl. Bundy's Friends Want to Know Why He Wasn't Promoted WASHINGTON, April 29. The war department is stronglv oil- '! posed to the adoption by the house of the Flood resolution asking why Rrlgadier General ! Omar Dundy was not recommcud- ed for promotion by President ! Harding, Secretary Weeks says In a letter to Chairman Kalin of I tin military committee, laid he's- fore tlie house 'today. 4 PLAN ROUS "Attempt of Senate to Dictate Harding's Foreign Policy,- Rushed Through Like Gas Franchise in City Council,' Says Hitchcock Vote Due Tomorrow. "WASHINGTON, April 2!t. Adop tion o!' tlie Knox pea re. resolution would be an attempt to dictate the international policies of lr'nllfnt Harding, Senator Hiteheoek of Ne braska, ranking demoerat on the for eign relations committee, ehargd to day in the senate. The Nebraska senator attacked th measure us "Idle und ineffective," und declared that it was being "ruilroad ed" through like u gas franehiue through a city council "when the votes can be depended cm." The reso lution Is to bo voted on tomorrow. Quoting from 1 'resident I lard lug's address to congress In which he op posed any statement of policy by con gress,. Senator Hitchcock said con gress In this resolution did "assume ihc function of the executive. " "The manner In which this matter has been handled In the senate Is perhaps without a precedent," he said. "It is apparently to be, put through by machinery. "A resolution involving the forelan policy of the United States und as suming to dictate to the president of the I'nited States Is to be pushed to a vote here without upparently any effort to explain its meaning or Jus tify its enactment." Senators Horah, republican, Idaho, and Reed, democrat, Missouri, denied Senator Hfekcock's assertion that the Knox resolution Interfered with func tions of the president. Senator Horah said that adoption of tho resolution clearly foil within the powers of con gress; Senator Heed suggested that the Nebraska senator overlooked "the direct Invitation" In President Hard ing's address to congress thai it con gressional resolution to end the state of war be adopted. American n. 1L K. Cleveland 0 2 S Chicago 1C0 Matterles: Itagliy and O'Neill; Fa ber and Srhalk. n. IT. E. St. Louis 3 (i 3 Detroit 5 10 1 Hatteries: Sothorn, Itaync, Kolp and Severeid; Sutherland and Alnsmlth. New York-lioslon game postponed, cold. 1 National Ijcnguc It. II. Chicago 0 t! Pittsburg :i 7 York and Sell midt. O'Knrrell; Cooper and Phllnde Iplilu-Ilrooklyn game post poned, rain. Boston, -New York game postponed, rain. GERMAN PAY DELEGATE PARIS, April 2!) (V.y the Ahso Hated PrewO Dr. Von Ocrtzpn, head nf th fJt-rnmn wht burdanK refused to attend a mpftlng of the rpai atlonrt cnmmlKNlnn today for de termination of the time and methods of the German payments. NO 1 BASEBALL SCORES FRENCH STAB AT RUHR MINES TO Foch Makes Plans for March Into Industrial Section England Wants Delay On Imposition of Mew Penalties New Berlin Proposals. LONDON. April 2!!. French occupa tion of tlie lluhr district of (!ennuiiy, it appears, will not begin iis soon ns wits expected. Details of the pinna formulated hy Marshal Koch und his subordinates will he discussed tomor row by tlie supreme allied council, but it nppenreil probable today that the march Into Germany's conl And Indus trial region, if ordered, would not be initiated until late next week. Germany's reparations proposals will not lie formally discussed hy the supreme council, it was indicated. Pre mier lirland had an engagement to confer with l'rlme .Minister Lloyd George Immediately after his arrival here from Paris and it seemed prob able an informal meeting of allied rep resentatives might he held during the day. Advices from Berlin have reflected a readiness on the part of tho German government to mnko new proposals in place of those sent to Washington for possible dispatch to tho nllles. The framing of these new tonus was said to he conditioned upon suggestions to Hint cITect being received in llerlin from Washington. . PAIUS, April 29. Prime Minister Lloyd George of Great lliltnln would consent to the occupation or the Ruhr district of Oerninny only after on ultl inntnm granting a certain amount of delay had been sent to Germany, the London correspondent or the Matin says. It it declared he takes this atti tude in order to "appease those In clined against, penalties." WARNS IRISH THAT E tlKLFAST. Irulnnd. April 29. Car dinal Liigue, primate of Ireland, spunking at u confirmation sorvico In Clonoe, county Tyrone, yesterday, warned the people against the com mission of any crime. According to reports of his talk, ha wild n great ninny persons both In Ireland und I'lnglund, including some with infill oneo wore making every effort' to establish pence, and that he knew for a Jact (if ' tli ('ftioolc, of Irelani ji l.n nrlmwi.l. Vrlma tht.i.1 ,i,t.l ..l.l.tln anything thit .-was1 necessui-y; .for Ui country. ' JTe said' If tlio Irish got a full incasuro ot... self-government, Willi control of tho taxes, that would triVe.them nil they -asked f.or. .. - -l LEACH CROSS GETS PORTLAND, Ore., April 2fl. Ijfueh CroHH, veteran New Vorlt liisht weltfht, euniG haek with a Iihhm: last nitfht, fighting a terrtfli! ton-round draw nKainat Joe Oormun of Port land. C'ro.sH had all the better of ihc bout and newHpaper men wera nnanl moiiK In awarding him ?ever, ol the ten rounds. One jud-jn gave It to C'roHH and the other eu'lid it a dnw. The referee called it n rnv, so it will go down In tho record books r.s an even verdle. ' . f'rosH started tho bout nt as fast a puce, ns Gorman and finished ' as strong as his younger opponent. TO U. S. INTERESTS TOKIO, April Ti. (Delayed) Ac cording to advices from the .lapanose embassy at Washington the forth coming visit nf a delegation front the diet to the United Ht files is looked for ward to with Interest because it will afford nn opportunity for an ex change of views on many nwestlons. including those of naval restriction, the feague of Nations and the gene ral problem of Immigration. Tho party expects to leave from Yo kohama, May 8 on the Japanese steamer Mhlnyo Marn. Th visit will last about three mouths. AWATNEWNHNE Boy Movie Kings Steal Films and House; Do Business With Pennies CHICAGO. April 2s. Three small boys, their plans of careers on moving picture house man agers suddenly interrupted, were held today by the police, while the hopes of several hundred chil dren of witnessing screen dramas at greatly reduced prices were likewise brought to an abrupt ter mination. The youths.'uged 13. 12 anil 11 years, had gained entrance to a neighborhood theater which was closed for remodeling, according to the polleo, broke open a draw er containing films and then opened the house for business charging two cents admission. Several hoys were employed as musicians. Two policemen passing the place and hearing music, investi gated and found a largo number of youthful spectators enjoying tho program. Upon tho appear ance of tho police the patrons fled. Tho boy's wore Baid to have de stroyed several hundred dollars worth of film while operating the machine. ALLIES ACCEPT U. S. VIEWS ON The full text of the Italian note followa: "Italy Is fully convinced Hint tho United Stales are not nsklug for any prlvlloKo In tho Island of Yap which Is not oquslly srantod to every other nation, Including Japan. Italy Is also convinced that tho United States In tend to protect their Interest In the Island or Yap with full consideration tor tho Interests of other nations." "Italy therefore has not hesitated to express herself In a way which com pletely ngroes with the text of the American note of tho fifth or April instant, concerning tho equality or right among mandatories in the exer cise of their mandates. "Ituly wishes and trusts that the Jusf rights of everybody concorned be recognized always and everywhere, In the Island of Yap, as well ns In every other pluco and clrciiinstanqo, with perfect equality and Justice." If KEATTLB. April 2d. There Is evi dence in Yokohama, of nn nrgunii'.a tlo.n enmiged in tho smuggling of JapnncHn und other aliens into the United Htnti's, but the .lupancso gov ernment and tlie stpamshlp compa nies are doing all In their power to curtail Us activities Henry M. White, I'nitod Mates Immigration commis sioner for tiiiH district declared today upon his return from a three months trip in tho Far East where lie was sent on a npeclul mission by thj de partment of labor. ' WAHII1NC1TON. April 29. Seine 'lion ol John .T. Adams of Iowa, vice Vhalrmun of the republican nutlonal committee, to succeed Postmaster '(lenerul Will Hays as chairman is expected by many republican leaders in Congress. Tho natlonul commit tee meeting to elect a new chnlrniau will bo held early in June, it was suid. Supporters of Air. Adnms candi dacy snld President Harding appeared n view tho Iowa mun with favor, pimer Dover of Washington also lias 'been urged for tho post. LAKR CHAItLKS, La., April 29. Joseph Uurry, negro, who "Is to be hnnged here May 6 for murder, has requested that the scaffold In the Jail yard for his execution be painted snow white In keeping with the white suit, shoes, tlo and socks he Is to wear the day of tho hanging. He also naked that the executioner and attending deputies he clnthed In white. 1 UFi.W.W.ALL Real Leaders War Conspiracy Convicted, Make Escape Three Hold "Cabinet Posi tions" in Soviet Russia and Still Agitating Revolution. CHICAGO, April 29. Tho real lead ers In the group ot Industrial Workers of the World convicted for nntl-govern- ment war time conspiracies have jumped their bond and are believed to be furthering revolutionary Ideas, fed eral authorities said today after a final cheek up of the 47 men who were to report to the Leavenworth, Has., penitentiary, following refusal of the United States supreme court to review their eases. Nine convicted men are at liberty, the others having readied the peniten tiary or being on their way, It was said. " ' . Of the nine who are free, six are looked on as chief Instigators of the nntl-wnr activities. Three of these six under 20-year sentences, are believed' lo he holding "cabinet" positions In tlie Russian soviet government. "Uig Hill" Haywood is authoritative ly reported to be mlnlBtor of propa ganda for the Bovlet government. Of ficials have virtually lost hope that Haywood will return to this country. Vludimir Losslef Is in Petrograd, according to information here, and has been appointed commissioner ot immi gration. . . Charles Rothflsor la enroute . to Czecho-Slovakin, according to informa tion received by federal officials and will represent the soviet government In that country. : , Oeorge Andreytchine, also under a 20-year sentence, Fred Jukkola and Leo Lnukka are mlsBlng. ; . : Tho six men were tho men' who actually organized I. V. W. anti-war. activities according to District Attor noy uiyne. Patrick J. Urennan, chief of the fed eral bureau of Investigation here said no wns prepared ror u-ouoie, Sunday but did not expect any here. . A parade Is scheduled but the chief of police baa barred the red flat though permitting the carrying ot -soviet slogans. Circulars , advocating overthrow of the government and a May day revolution were distributed in Aurora, Illinois, secretly Wednes day night and In Gary, Iud., last night. BEAT MAY T STRIKE DALTIMORK, April 29. Sailing dates advanced on outgoing steam ships, urgent hnsto In loading cargoes and unusual efforts to Blgn up crews in advance of the threatened strike of marine workers Saturday marked shipping activities here today.' Instruc tions from the United States shipping board, It was stated, speeded Up tho actions of agents which operated gov. ernment-owned vesselB. ' ' SAN FHANCISCO, April 39. A circular signed by tho "United Com munist Labor Purty," urging over throw ot governmental Institutions May 1 bus caused orders to the pollca to suppress rigidly all disturbances and demonstrations that day.. CHICAGO POUCE WARNS AGAINST RED FLAG MAY 1 CHICAOO, April 29. In granting a permit for nn international labor parade Sunday, May 1, to a represen tative of tho social 1st party of Cook county yesterday, Chief of Police Fttzmorris mado It plain that any ef fort to display tho red flag would re sult In "somebody getting huc$," Dodgers bearing radical legends such as "hall soviet Russia, May day," and "long live tho communtat Inter natfonale." have been circulated by the hundreds throughout the oily,1 ABROAD
