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MEDFORD, OUIXiOX, TUKSDAY, MAY
1921
XO. 3G
TMB
BERGDOLLESCAPE
AND POT OF GOLD
IS
General Harris Says Lawyers
. Wanted Money As Well As
Arch Slacker Man Who
Nominated Wilson Called to
; Testify.
WASHINGTON. May 3. Adjutant
General Harrlti, U. S. A., was recalled
today ftt the reopenlner of the house
committee's investigation of the
escape of Grovor C. Bergdoll,. Phila
delphia draft evader, from Korf Jay,
Kow York. " , '
Questioned as to Bergdoll's desire
to find money he claimed ho had
hurled, the general . said Bergdoll's
lawyers probably wanted some oC it,
adding that it was needed in perfect
ing an appeal.
"Did you think that Bergdoll want
ed the money to obtain hft release by
any means?" asked Representative
Johnson, -democrat. Kentucky. -The
genorRl said ho knew nothing on that
point.
Former Judge John W. Westcott of
New Jersey who ' placed Woodrow
Wilson in nomination at the Balti
more and St. Louis conventions and
one of Bergdoll'stattorneys, was sum
moned todujft to appear before , the
committee. .
General Peyton C. Mush, chief of
staff of the nrmy, also was bum
moned. ' ' "
. Judge Wcstco't sa!J to have, come
to Washington proviou.1 to the escape
to flee Sccrotary Baker to present an
appeal for the five-year sentence for
the draft dodger.
WASHINGTON, May 3. (Judge
John V. Wcstcott tf Haddonfildd, N.
J., denied flatly today before a house
committee testimony of Kamuel . T.
Ansoll, former acting Judge advocate
general of the army, that ho had dis-
cussed with Ansell and D. Clarence
Gibhoney tho appeal toMhe war le
partment for tlto releaso under fiiiaid
of Grovor C. -Bergdoll, Philadelphia
draft dodgor. ..
"Tho buried gold was not mentioned,'-
declared Westcott, referring
to the money Bergdoll was' supposed
to have burled in. tho West Virginia
mountains.
"If Gibboney or Ansell had told me
of tho burled treasure and what they
intended to do. - I would have told
them not to make fools of themselves.
I never saw Ansell from that dny until
this morning, when he would not
recognize me."
Gibboncy and Westcott, the witness
said, came to Washington to discuss
steps being taken to obtain a review
of Bergdoll's conviction.
"Mr. Westcott said he did not see
how the secretary of war could refuse
to overturn the verdict," said the wit
ness. "He told me among other
things that ho had nominated Mr. Wil
BOn for president."
At tho conference Ansell said Gib
boney told how Bergdoll bad visited
Washington and obtained $105,000 in
gold from the treasury for burial in
the mountains.
Gibhoney asked then, Ansell said, if
there was any way to get Bergdoll
out under bail to recover the gold.
"Westcott said he knew the secre
tary of war well and they agreed that
I should mention that he and Gibboney
Joined me In presenting the release
plea," the witness continued.
- Mr. Ansell denied that he had asked
the authorities to permit Bergdoll to
remain at Governor's Island instead of
being sent to Fort Leavenworth,
where five year men usually were con
fined. He also denied that he had
"received a large fee for nothing."
Samuel T. Ansell told the committee
that the story about Bergdoll having
buried gold in the mountains of West
Virginia "seemed reasonable" and that
ho believed It.
"The circumstances wero impres
sive," ho said, "and they impressed
General Harris when I laid the facts
before him."
The decision to ask the war depart
ment to release Bergdoll under the
. military guard to hunt for the gold
was reached, the witness said, at a
conference of counsel here between
Ansell. Clarence D. Gibboney and
Judge John Westcott declared he had
never been retained as counsel for
Bergdoll.
"If D. Clarence Gibboney stated that
he paid me J1200 for that purpose he
stated what was not true," Mr. West
cott said.
WAY 10
LONDON, May 3. Gold bar. said
to be worth approylmately 115,000.000
have just crossed Sweden and Norway
from Russian en route to the United
States says a Stockholm dispatch to
the Kxchange Telegraph rompnny
quoting rumors current In that city
YARN
Mad Convict Slashes
Cell Mate's Throat,
Recovery Expected
WALLA WALLA, Wash., May
3. Robert Lang, nurse in the
prison hospital at the peniten-
tiary, had his throat cut from
ear to ear at an early hour this
morning by Joseph Wagner, a
fellow convict, who had been
confined to the hospital ward
awaiting transportation nto the
insane asylum at Medical Lake.
Wagner bad secreted a knife
under his mattress, prison offi-
cials declare, and after Lang
had deposited his breakfast try
and turned to go, Wagner
sprang; on his back. Twenty-
nine stitches were taken in
Lang's throat. Physicians say
he will recover.
Lang is serving a short sen-
tence for forgery and comes
from Olympia while Wagner was
sentenced from Seattle for rob-
bery.
DEALT BLOW BY
L
Secy. Hoover Tells Weed of
Protection to U. S. Industry
Optical Glass Business Is
Ruined Undersell Steel in
Neutral Markets $12 Ton.
WASHINGTON. May 3. Declaring
that several lines of trade already had
been driven out by German competi
tors, Secretary Hoover told the house
ways and means committee today that
there was imperative need for pro
tection of American industries against
the inroads of revived German com
merce. ( The commerce secretary told how
optical glass makers of tho United
States had pone out of business "al
most entirely in the two years since
German manufacturers had again be
come active. He also said that in
neutral markets German bids on steel
were averaging $12 a ton under
American selling prices and that in
many instances markets, which had
been wholly American lately were in
control of tho Germans.
"I believe American industries must
have protection of a very largo order,''
Mr. Hoover said. "There is no guess
as to how long Germany can continue
to grind out paper money and Indi
rectly subsidize her industries. Mean
while, however, those industries are
striving to capture the markets of the
world and arc having a profound in
fluence on American prices.'
BY DEADLY PL AGUE
TOKIO. April 3. (Delayed) The
plague Is gaining in north Manchuria
and in parts of Siberia, according to
press advices. The number of deaths
at Harbin from the plague since its
inception has reached 1,000 with 793
in March.
The school for the children of Japa
nese residents at Harbin has been
closed and strenuous efforts are being
made by the residents to stamp out
the epidemic. All precautions are
being taken against the possibility of
the plague spreading to Vladivostok
and Uairen.
AUTO THEFT RING HEADS
GIVEN
DETROIT., Mich., May 3. Five
Bridgeport. Conn., and New York
men charged with conspiracy to de
feat the Dyer automobile act wpre
convicted by a Jury in federal district
court today. The five, Joseph Galbo,
Earl Linn and Douglas Mooro of De
troit; James G. Burroughs, automo
bile dealer of Bridgeport and Sven
Nyquist, New York and Brooklyn au
tomobile dealer, immediately were
sentenced to two years In Leaven
worth prison.
Five other persons, one a woman,
are serving sentences following pleas
of guilty and another is serving a sen
tence in state prison on another
charge.
The government charged a huge
conspiracy to steal and transport
overland to the east, automobiles,
many of which it wan allaged were
exported, to Scandinavian countries.
AMERICAN TRADE
GERMAN
VIVA
HARDING STARTS
ECONOMY DRIVE
AGAINST DEFICITS
''Dangerous Tendencies" of
Bureaus to Live Beyond Ap
propriations Fixed By Con
gress $216,000 Defic
iency Now Looms.
WASHINGTON, May 3. President
Harding launched a drive today
aKninst what he termed the "danger
ous tendency" of government depart
ments to live beyond the means pro
vided for them by confess and sub
mit requests for deficiency appropria
tions to cover deficits. In identical
letters to cabinet members, the presi
dent called attention to -tho fact that
calls for approximately $210,000, 000
in deficiency appropriations arc
pending "and that tho estimated de
ficiencies will run very much beyond
that sum."
The president said he was very
sure "that we can never fix ourselves
firmly on a basis of economy until
tho departments are conducted with
in the provisions made by congress."
The full text of his letter folluws
"I am in receipt of a letter from
Chairman Warren of the senate com
mittee on appropriations calling my
attention to tho fact that estimates
now before tile congress call for ap
proximately 1216,000,000 of deficiency
appropriations and that the estimated
deficlences will run very much be
yond that sum. I do not know of any
more dnngorous tendency In the ad
ministration of governmental de
partments and I am very sure that we
can never fix ourselves firmly on a
basis of economy until tho depart
ments are conducted within the pro
visions made by congress.
"I wisli you would call this matter
to the attention of your bureau chiefs
so a like situation man not b0 reported
in future." , .
ALBANIANS TO WAR
OVER RELIGION
ATHENS, May 3. Serious out
breaks t have occurred between Al
banians and Greeks at' C'orltza, a city
on the border between Greek Mace
donia and Albany. Eleven Greeks
are reported to have been killed and
many wounded. Tho melee was a re
sult of an attack on a Greek Orthodox
church by Albanian officers and sol
diers, who aro alleged to have de
manded that tho service bo conduct
ed in tho Albanian language. In the
confusion the Greek bishop disap
peared and his fate is unknown.
Greek newspapers declare mo us-
turbanec was duo to French and Ital
ian influence and, it is said, the Greek
government considers sending an
army to occupy the disturbed area.
WASHINGTON, May 3. Chiili-niim
Benson of the shipping hoard will
look to naval reservists and discharg
ed navy seamen to keep American
trans-Atlantic mail Bblps in operation
during tho present wage dispute be
tween the board and marine workers
if their services are necessary.
The chairman announced today
that ho had asked tho commander of
'the navy yard at New York to lend
whatever assistance he could to move
the United States mails, hut that it
was not tho plan to man the govern
ment mall ships with naval seamen.
Ho also declared that there was no
intention to uso military force in the
controversy.
Rear Admiral Benson s request to
the navy yard commandant was
taken by board officinls to indicate
an Intention to use the I'nited Htates
navy to man the government mcr
chant ships In the event of continued
refusal by marine workers to accept
the board's fifteen per cent wage cut
AS
NKW YORK, May 3. James A.
Stlllman today resigned as president
of the National City bank. Charles K.
Mitchell, president of the National
City company was elected to succeed
him.
The resignation of Mr. Stlllman was
accepted at the regular weekly meet
ing of the bank's board of directors
It is understood that Mr. Stlllman will
continue as a director of the hank.
Oregon Gas Co., Loses
Suit California Court
For Money Recovery
i . .
SAN FRANCISCO. May 3.
A decision upholding a contract
in which William ('. Crittenden,
attorney, is named to receive
$07,000 and six per cent inter-
est for his Interest in the Oregon
Gas and Electric company of
Medford, Ore., from Wilbur E.
i- Ilonrdmau, capitalist, was henil-
cd down yesterday by tho dis-
trict court of appeal, lloardman
had claimed that tho contract
was obtained through "fraud,
duress and menace." 4
The contract was obtained, '
s- according to Crittenden's ac-
tion, after ho had invested In
the company on lloardman's
representation that it was worth
$126,000. Later he found it
was worth between 167.000
and SO,000 and induced Hoard-
man to sign the contract. Hoard-
man attacked the contract In tho
courts, tho action being first
i- heard In Alameda county, -
whoro Crittenden also was up-
held. Huardmun Is now in En-
rope.
PORTLAND, Ore., May 3. Fire
breaking out in the bunkers of the
Japanese steamer Tokuyo Marti
spread so rapidly late yesterday that
the crew and a few passengers were
obliged hastily to abandon tho vessel.
The steamer left herfc Sunday and at
4:30 fire was discovered aboard.
So rapid was the spread of the
flames that some of the sailors were
obliged to jump overboard to escape
death. The vessel, a freighter, carried
a few Japanese families returning to
Japan from the 'west coast of South
AmeVIca.
The Tokuyo Marti took 1,800,000 feet
of lumber from here, and her cargo
also Included .nitrates from South
America.
The tank steamer William F. Herrln
and the coast guard cutter Snohomish
went to assist the disabled craft at 7
o'clock last night. The fire was burn
ing fiercely and the steamer was ap
parently doomed. ' Ten minutes after
the Tokuyo Main sent her first call
for help, her wireless went out of com
mission. Four boatloads of survivors, includ
ing a number of Japanese, women and
children were taken aboard tho army
transport Buford.
A radio message to the Associated
Press from Marshfleld at 7:15 p. m.
last night said that the last, two boat
loads of survivors had been trans
ferred to tho Huford and that others
had been rescued fronrthe Bea.
Many of the Japanese seized life
preservers and jumped Into the sea.
when they were rescued by the Btnall
boats of the rescue steamers.
The Tokuyo Marti la a new steamer.
built in Japan, and was homeward
bound on her first round voyage. She
had accommodations for a few passeri
sers.
AIDETO PURITYIS
HELD, BLACKMAIL
. KfcATTLE, May 3. .John 1.
WheeliT, mi id to be a confidential
anoint of tho United States inter-do-pnrtmontnl
hyBiono board, was ar
rested here today on federal war
rant rharpfng extortion of $500 from
two fcdprnl prisoners In Salt Jake
City In January, 1!120. Hail was fixed
at $:i,000. Federal agents said re
moval prorcedinps would be ljcun
Immediately to return Wheeler to Halt
Lake City for trial. .
American League.
It. -if. E.
New York 2 9 0
Uoston 0 10 0
I'iercey and Schang; Pennot-k, llus
sell and Hue!.
It. if. K.
fhlcaso 1 Of 3
Detroit 13 It -1
Kaber. Davenport, McHwceney, Wil
kinson nnd Schalk; Yaryan, Leonard
and llassler.
It. H. K.
Washlnuton 4 10 1
Philadelphia 2 10 .3
Zachery and Oharrlty; Moore,
Keefe and Perkins.
National League.
It. Jl. K
Boston 2 3
New York 7 ! :
Watson. Oeschger and O'Neill
Benton and Bnyder.
pitlsblirg-t'hlcayo postponed,
cold.
BASEBALL SCORES
FAIR DIPLOMACY
WILL NOT SETTLE
Baron Shidehara in Speech
Says Nothing Justifies Pes
simistic Forecast Tokio
Claims No Right to Send
Immigrants Here.
i.r, i-.i.a.m t, ,iay intterenccs
between the I'nited Slates and Japan
call fur ad justmcnt, but their exis
tence does not Justify apprehension or
pessimistic forecast,' Baron Shide
hara, the Japanese ambassador, de
dared today in an address before th
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce.
"Is there any question between us,
no -asked, "which cannot be set at
rest by the ordinary process of dis
cusaion? Faith and honest dlplo
macy backed by sense, reason, char
ity and mutual concession will alone
lend to the lasting settlement bf these
problems.
Declaring tile stability of the liu
man institutions upin the shoves of
tho Pacific depend upon the contlnu
uiire of harmony and understanding
between Japan and the I'nited State
"iiim eiiitienara sam a live respon
sibility rested upon tho United States
and Japan.
The ambassador repeated the decla
ration of his government "that Japan
claimed no light, nor has slio any in
tention In fact of sending emigrants
lotllts country."
"Kho has held consistently to th
policy oi placing restrictions upon
such emigration." be continued. "She
only asks for her nationals lawfully
resident in this country that Just and
equitable treatment which is in line
with the fine traditions of the Ameii
can people. She desires nothing more
nor can she be satisfied with any
thing less. -
"It is evident that muss Immigra
tion of aliens of a particular race, on
the one hand, and unfair discrimina
tory treatment of thorn, on tho other,
will equally tend to hamper their nat
ural process of nsslmllatlou. Neither
of such obstacles should be permitted
to exist if -assimilation is to lie en
couraged. And after all, there are
only 125,000 Japanese on the whole
mainland of tho United Slates."
Referring to tho' statement that the
Japaneso were not assimilable, the
ambassador said that when given the
opportunity and prlvelege," the Jap
anese were capable of Intellectual nnd
spiritual assimilations, which arc
compatible with good citizenship, dig
nified manhood and loyal service to
the community in which he resides.
"Hut does it seem quite fair," lie
asked, "to condemn men for keeping
nlivo old allegiances so long as they
nro denied the piivilexo of- having
new ones? Every man must have a
country and loyally to that country is
ono of tho supreme virtues."
STEEL TRUST WILL
. CUT WAGES DEEP
: IS
XKW YORK, May 3. Wago rates
of day laborers at tho manufactur
ing plants of the United States Steel
corporation wil 1 bo ut about 20 per
cent May 16, Elbert 11. (lary, head of
the corporation, announced late to
day. .
Other rates, Including salaries, will
he adjusted equitably, added Mr.
Clary's statement, issued after a two
days' conference hore with exocutlve
heads of various subsidiary compa
nies. Announcement of the cut was ac
companied by tho following state
ment from Chairman Gary:
"After long and painstaking ef
fort we have not been able to find a
practical basis for the entire aban
donment of the I 2 hour duy or turn
In the Immediate future."
HIS NEWSBOY DAYS
ItOSTON. May 3. lleralllnff hid
days as newsboy and newspaper man.
In his letter to Harry K. HurroiiRhs of
this city today. President HardlnK
said that no incident of the 1020 cam
paign pleased him more than a call
he Veeelved from n delegation of for
mer newsboys of his own paper.
"The testimony of (heir friendship
and loyalty touched me very deeply,"
he wrote.
The president's letter expressed re
gret at his inability to attend a forth
coming reunion of tho Itoston ex
newshoy association.
"Organizations similar to your own
have Kiown up in many cities to the
advantage, of the newsboys and fclco
of llielr members," Hm president wild.
JAPAN
I
Di. D..S.L V L ;
UUOC JVULf I J UtIKCU
Out of Bath Tub to
Pay $27.15 Taxes
BOSTON. May .'!. Baseball
: fans the country over have
! known for two years that Babe -fr
Ruth had transferred his butting
New York, but city hall learned
of It officially only today.
Served in his hotel bath tub
! with a warrant for unpaid taxes
! of $27.21, on his automobile for
two years, Ruth protested that
ho had not bwn a resident of
this city since the fall of 1919.
Ills objection unavailing he
dressed in huste, took the con- !
! stable into his automobile and
whirled to city hal. The city
tax collector arranged for him
to certify that the assessment
was in error.
'
BERLIN TOLD TO
PAY BY HUGHES
Ask Proposals Without Quib
bling Action "Closed Door
to Washington" May 12
Limit Given for Answer
British Chiefs Bolt Premier.
LONDON, May 3. A'lne days re
main for Germany to Inform the en
ton to of her Intentions relative to the
payment of reparations and give
guarantees for tho execution of her
promises. She must deal directly
with tho allies, it was bollovod today
as Charles K. Hughes, American see
rotary of stato, was deemed to have
"closed tho door to Washington," In
tho nolo ho send to tho trerman cap
ital last night.
Mr. Hughes suggested that the
(iorman government rnrwnrtl imme
diately to the, allies, clear, definite
and adequate proposals which would
In all respects, meet its just obllga
lions.
The sum of 6,(100,000,000 pounds
sterling ( norma ly about $32,112,-
000,000) wns fixed yesterday as tho
principal of tho Gorman reparations
debt.
Oormany will bo nskod to either ac
knowlndgo or rcpudlnto this obliga
tion by May 12. Tho supremo coun
cil will send Its demand to Berlin
through tho allied reparations com
mission.
The London Times disclosed the
fact that yesterday's proceedings at
the session of the drafting commit
too and that of the supreme coun
cil were -again "vivacious.' it was
declared Winston Spencer Churchill
Austen Chamberlain and other Brit
ish ministers dissented in various de
tfToos from Mr. Lloyd George's unre
served support of of I'reuch callms.
Prince Sapasha, Polish foreign
minister, has arrived hero to appear
before tli'o supreme council in con
miction with decisions Incident to the
determination of . tho frontlor be
tween Poland and Germany In Upper
Sllosia.
IMMIGRATION BILE
PASSES SENATE
WASHINGTON, May 3 Tho Benato
today passed the emergency immigra
tion bill fixing admission of aliens to
thrco per cent of each nationality resi
dent in the United Suites in 1910. The
bill Is effective for fourteen month:
beginning fifteen days after enact
ment. The vote on passage was 78 to
1, Senator Keed, democrat, Missouri
opposing the measure.
ItUKNOH AIltKS, May 3.- Four
persons were killed nnd 24 wounded
in a riot and (iunloguaychu, a city In
northern Argentina, May day. This
was the only serious disorder In this
roflntry during the day and occurred
when a parade of workers clashed
with one formed by the local chapter
of tho Argentine patriotic league.
Iater, tho workers in (lunlegtiaychu
dcnred a general strike.
N YANKEE NOTE
GERMANPORTSTO
BE BLOCKED BY
F8ENCHJLEET
Paris Views Supreme Courci's
Move As Briand Vhtory
No Naval Action WiUn.-t U.
S. Consent Foch Plans
Circling Move in Ruhr.
PARIS, May 3. The Echo de Paris
declared today that plans for tho
blockade of Hamburg, Bremen, Lubeclc
and Stettin had already been pre
pared. Tho French warships chosen
to participate In the action the news
paper said would he commanded by
Vice Admiral Sagot-Duvauroux.
This morning's newspapers express
ed liveliest satisfaction over the con
clusions reached by the supreme coun
cil In London yesterday, declaring the
esult was a triumph for Premier Bri
and. The question of guarantees ap
peared to be the only doubtful point In
the situation.
LONDON, May 3. (By Associated
'rcss.) The allied supreme council
today decided to take no naval action
against Germany without consulting
ho United States.
Tills was agreed to after a rather
full discussion by the council members
with Admiral Ueatty of England and
Admiral Grasset of France regarding
iliins for naval pressure upon Ger
many.
LONDON, May 3. (By Associated
Press.) Premier Briand read the toxt
of the note sent by Secretary of State
Hughes to Germany, urging the gov
ernment oi that country to make
clear, definite and adequate proposals
to the allied governments, this morn
ing. He said he was greatly pltased
with the note.
The committee of financial exports.
at this morning's session, ropurted on
the plnn worked out concerning' guar
antees to be domanded of Germany for
tho payment of reparations and the
council will consider It this afternoon.
Occupation of the Ruhr basin In the
event such action Bhould become noc
essary was considered .by the council
with the military representatives of
the allies. .
The council then adjourned until
this afternoon. It' is expected the
council will finish Its lahots today.
Jour suggestions wore examined by
the council this i. morning, namely. '
blockade of the German ports, a par
tial blockade, a demonstration without
a blockade and seizure ot theoustonis
receipts In German ports. . i f' ,
1 ho unanimous opinion was that
nothing further should be done at
present- concerning naval action until
the views of the Washington govern
ment were learned and only as addi
tional means of compulsion In the
event that occupation ot the Ruhr, If
carried out, should not prove, sufficient
to cause a surrender by Germany. ... .
Mr., Lloyd George, the British, pre;,
mler; M.. Briand, the .French, premier.
Count Srorza, the Italian foreign mln-.
later, aid M.' Jaspur,' the'Bplglan for
eign 'minister were agreed that Amer-!
lean susceptibilities must be carefully,
considered. The British anil French
governments will continue to examine
means for a naval action after final
adjournment of the council.
Unofficial copies of the American
note of Monday to Germany were 'cir
culated informally among the minis
ters and It was wholly approved.
The representatives ot the four gov
ernments are agreed that the United
States must be invited to send a repre
sentative to the supreme council, tho
council of ambassadors meeting regu
larly in Paijs and the reparations
commission. It has been thought wise
not to urge the Washington govern
ment to enter these bodies until after
May 12 when the results , of the pres
ent decision of the supreme council
have been seen.
Marshal Foch, who participated In
today's meeting said he could encircle
the Ruhr region with troops In one
day and that only six or seven divis
ions would be necessary. The occupa
tion could bo completed on the second
day, he declared by sending patrols
into the interior to take railway cen
ters and strategic crossroads. . .
STEEL TRUST CHIEFS
T
XEW YOHK. May 2. Presidents of
the various subsidiary compsntcs of
the t'nited Htates Steel corporation
conferred today with Chairman E. H.
Gary. While no announcement was
mado regarding the object of the con
ference. It was understood that the
question of revised wage schedules
would receivo chief attention.