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Newspaper Page Textm m Medporb Ma it, Tribune r The Weather Maximum yesterday 60 Minimum today 4b precipitation 06 inch Predictions Fair. t.j.iiv Sixteenth VvJiklv-Kifiy-K Yea r. Irst Year. MEDFORD, OKECiOX, THURSDAY, MAY , lm NO. 38 GREEK ROYALTY PEDDLE JEWELS 10 KEEP ALIVE Queen Olga Tries to Smuggle Brooch Into America By Greek Officer King and Queen and High Nabobs Feel Hard Times in Greece. TAIllS, May 0. Queen oiga, mother of King Constantino of Greece, iH in such circumstances thttt she is reported to have offered some of her jewels for sale, it lias Just become known hero that she recently sent a young Greek officer to the United States with u largo emerald brooch with Instructions to dispose uf it at the highest price. Upon arriving In Now York ho fail ed to dcclavo the Jewel and was ar rested and lniprlsonod for twenty days. Ho also was fined $700, the forclKn valuo put upon the brooch by tho customs authorities. Anti-royalists in Greece assert that the whole Greek royal family, com prising the klllB and uueen, seven princes and about thirty princesses, are feeling tile effect of the economic distress In Greece. Several weeks ngo officials of the United States customs service in New York seized a lavaliero with an onier nld studded pendant brooch, which they found in the possession of an electiicinn on board the steamship King Alexander. Tho Jewel was ap praised as having a value of more than 1,000 and is still held by the government. RAIL W!EN UNABLE 10 Ell CHICAGO, May 5. Charges that many railroad men's, families were under nourished and assertion that a wago reduction . order would bring chaos In the transportation industry were made bofore the railroad labor board today by B. M. Jewell, presi dent of hto railway employes depart ment of tho American Federation of Labor. Tho employes' arguments against tho railway executives' , wage decreaso proposals were summed up by Mr. Jewell. Mr. Jewell's exhibits were designed to show that many railroad employes . were not receiving sufficient pay to properly support their families. "My final table represents the ab . Rtract of expenditure accounts for February for 118 employes scattered through states west of tho Mississipp river." said Mr. Jewell. "The returns cover practically all occupations cov ercd by tho Brotherhood of Railway Clerks." C "The average earnings for the 118 men were $108.81 with which they ".met avreago-expenditures of $108.7!) '-'In these figures thero is an apparent saving of two cents a month, possible i annual snvlnirs of 24 cents and the : hone that after a century of toil $24 would bo saved for a rainy day." SEEK REGULATION WASHINGTON. May 6. federal regulation nf tho meat nacking Indus try is very "desirable now," to aid the livestock industry. Secretary Wallace Declared today before a nouse comnm tee holding hearings on proposed regu latorv lppialutlrtn The. nci-lrnltni-Hl secretary suggest cd that bin (lnnnrtment be charged : ith the administration of the law as it had n lurro number nf men familiar ith the industry and also that the armers felt it was closer to tnem mm :pos9lbiy any other government sency. PE LOSES HIS WIFE l-OKDOX, May 5. 'Mrs. Alys Whit "it I'earsall Russell was graniea Provisional divorce decree tod against the Honorable Bertrand PACKING INDUSTRY RSUWIPTIVE thur William Russell, heir presump tive to Earl Russell on the ground of nesertion and misconduct. The suit as undefended. Florida Solon Would Regulate Wicked Feet, Law Against Wiggling TALLAHASSHK. Kla.. Mav r,. I hose wicked feet which ven ture into wierd terpsichorian interpretations would have their activities curtailed bv a hill Introduced in tho state house of representatives bv ltepresentative Kiddies. His measure enumerates severul of the contortions which would come under a ban, including tho slmmny-she-wobble." buzzrd lope," "chicken switch," "rab hit hop," cheek to cheek," Philadelphia twist," and tlie turntable gallop." Colli. May The pay of a second lieutenant in the American army on the lthine is equivalent at present rates of exchange, to that of Marshal Koch. This may explain in part why the American army of 15.000 men costs Germany more than 80.000 French troops in the Mayence zone. It ac counts also for the exaggerated state ment from German sources that America's fighting force cost Ger many more than nil the ullled armies of occupation. Marshal Foclis salary is :;3,000 francs. A second lieutenant in the American forces in Germany receives 2,120 a year which extra allotments bring up to about $2,300. At the rat-.-of exchange of 14 francs anil a half to the dollar, the second lieutenant draws about 33,350 francs a year. The buck private receives $3fi a month; a corpora! $51.80; a sergeant $113; and a technical sergeant $74.20. The French poilu nt Mayence has to be content with 75 centimes a dav.-n corporal" received AO centimes and h"l rgeant two francs. With the rato of exchange about I to (15 marks to the dollar, the inerican soldier in Germany draws larger salary than many of I lie igh German officials. EG1N 10 DEFLATE NEW YOIIK, May 5. Indications of Increasing deflation of prices in the commodity markets imparted a buoy ant tone to the stock market today, dealings in tho first two hours exceed- ng in volume and extent gains for any miliar period so far tins year. Reduction of the commercial paper rate from 7 to 6 ',4 per cent by the local federal reserve bank was accepted as prelude to better business count tions. T AT IE, PREACHER -i.-i lvibt aimv K Two shots were fired' as the kev. William Maguire. for- ..i,loni of the Methodist Iliei wee - church in Ireland and his son-in law, the Rev. Frank MctiriCK, e,e the headquarters of the North Belfast mission last evening, i ne Mettrick received a wound in the rote head, while a passerby was wounded in the eve by fragments of glass from shattered door oi me w... r, ir vamiire is a prom inent orangeman and one of the best known clergymen in lisu-i. ATLANTIC bfR If' . T.--i,iml Mav a. H.V . .,'i The Harrison line Falmouth today- " " ' ss r;13. m"'S 10 cZ- The ingomawas senders and cre. bound from ,n die,S' V. while .he passen miles off Fa mo " of gers were as ee,.. " ' f lMr daneer and. hamg w 1 ..1moth for launching. r der full steam. OF VOOHY, DRAWS MEASLEY STIPEND ROT FIE E CAPITALIST IS Mrs. D. C. Corbin Set Fire to Home for. Insurance, Con fesses Say Police Feared Nephew Would Be Blamed for Blaze Gardener Held. SPOKAXK, May 5. Mrs. Anna L. Corbin, widow of the late 1). C. Cor bin, northwestern railroad builder, was held III the city jail today fol lowing her admission, uccordins to Prosecuting Attorney W. C. Meyer, that she conspired to set fire to her palatial home last Friday to collect the insurance. The house was damaged about $10,000, it was estimated. 'I-. K. I,ilge, .Mrs. Corbin's caretak er, also was being held at the police station in connection with the case. According to Prosecutor Meyer's statement of "Mrs. Corbin's reported confession, she said she consented 1-ilRO setting fire to her home after she had been urged by IJlge to do so. owing to tho difficulty she had ex perienced in maintaining it on her In come. Lilge denied having had anything to do with tho matter. She was induced to go to the po lice station and admit her part in the affair, she was declared to have told the prosecutor, through fear that her 15 year old nephew might be blamed for the fire. Mr. Corbin built the Spokane Falls and Northern railway, later taken over by the Northern Pacific and the Spokane International, now a part of the Canadian Pacific system. He also was interested in the Corbin Coal and Coko company and other Industrial concerns. IRISH AND ENGLISH OFFICIALS TALK LONDON', May 5. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Sir James Craig premier-designato for Ulster, and Professor Eamonn DeValera, the Irish republican leader, had a con ference on Irish affairs iu Dublin to day, it was announced officially. It was added that they exchanged their respective viewpoints. niJHMN, May 5. (By tho Asso ciated Press.) The meeting of Sir Jamea Craig and Professor DeValera today is regarded here as of great importance in view of Professor De Valera's proclamation to the Irish peoplo early this week in which ho referred to provision for such revolu tion In the administration of his home affairs as to mako for satisfaction and contentment. Sir James a few days ago expressed a wish to meet the republican leader. PI.ATTVIM.K, Wis., May 5. W. C. Tracy, manager of a motion pacture theater hero escaped conviction for operating his theater on Sunday when a jury failed to agree today, after con sidering his case. A month ago, on complaint of tho W. C, T. L, Tracy was tried and the jury disagreed. National League, f I K. H. E. Cincinnati 11 17 1! Chicago 7 12 2 flatteries: I. none. lircnton and Har- grave; Hanson, Chceves, Jones, liallcy and OTarrell, Killifer. , n. H. K. St. Louis 3 0 4 i'ittshurg 8 7 1 I'ertica, North and Clemons, Dll- hoefer; Cooper and Kchmidt. New York-Brooklyn game post poned, rain. I'hiladelphia-Boston game post poned, void. American League. It. II. K. Chicago 4 0 Cleveland 0 2 0 Kaher , and Kchalk; Baghy and O'Neill- I Washiriglon-Ncw York postponed. rain- Bofton-Philndelphla game post poind, ijiin. WIDOW SPOKAN HELD FOR ARSON BASEBALL SCORES Create Cabinet Job To Handle Overflow Arising From War WASHINGTON, May 5. A bill to create a now government do purtment of public welfare under a cabinet officer was introduced today by Senator Kenyon of Iowa after conference with Brigadier General Sawyer, President Hnr- ding's physician. It would take over virtually all government ! agencies dealing with former ser- S vice men and its functions would be divided into two general heads education; public welfare in- eluding public health; social ser- vice including the present chll- dren's bureau and veteran ser- ! vice. 5 LTEIS SENT BUN BY ENTENTE Occupation Ruhr Valley May 12 Unless German Govern ment Obeys Ultimatum Says Allied Heads Evasive Re ply Is Blocked Tral of War Criminals Demanded. LONDON', May 0. ( P.y the Asso ciated Press) The allied ultimatum iHHiiL'd to lieriminy today, Bummons her to roplly categorically by Miy 12 at tho latest time the wilt peri or m her unfilled obligations under 1 he. t rea t y of V o rsa i 11 en, p ri m a ri I y n s to tho payment of reparations to the al lied powers. Should Germany fail to comply the allies give notice that they will pro ceed on May 12 with the occupation of the Ruhr valley, and to undertake all other military and naval measures. The terms for Germany's payment of her debt to the allies are to he given her ly the allied reparations commission by tomorrow. Meanwhile, the allies, tho ultima tum states, arc to continue with all necessary preliminaries for ,the oc cupation of the Ituhr. Tho ultimatum was handed to Dr. Sthamer, the German amassalor in London this morning. It reads after reciting Germany's unfulfilled treaty obligations with regard to disarma ment, reparations, the trial of war criminals and other matters, in sub stance as follows: LONDON, May 6. (By tho Asso ciated Press) Tho text of tho allied ultimatum to Germany, after a brief introduction reciting Germany's ful filled treaty obligations with regard to disarmament, reparations, . the trial of war criminals and other mat ters, is in substance as" follows: "The allied powers have decided: "(a) To proceed from todny with all necessary preliminary measures for the occupation of the Bubr valley by allied troops on the lthine under the conditions laid down. "(b) In aeeordanee with artlele 2HG of tho Versailles treaty to Invite the allied reparations commission to notitfy the German government without delay of the lime and meth ods for the discharge by Germany of her debt and to announce its decis ion on this point to. the German gov ernment by May 6, at the latest. "c) To summon the German gov ernment to declare categorically within six days after receiving the above decision its determination : "(1) To executo without reserva tion or condition its obligations as de fined by the reparations commission: (2) to necept nnd realize without res ervation or condition in regard to its obligations tho guarantees prescribed by the reparations commission: (3) to execute without reservation or delay measures concerning military, naval and aerial disarmament, of which Germany was notified by the allied nations Jn their note of .innuary 20: thosp measures in the execution of which they have so far failed to corn lily with are to bo completed imme diately and the remainder on a date still to be fixed; (A) to proceed with out reservation or delay to the trial nf war criminal, and also wotli other parts of the Versailles treaty which have not as yet been fulfilled. "(d) To proceed on May 12 with the ocrupatlon of the Ruhr valley and to undertake all other military nnd naval measures should -the German government fall to comply with the foregoing conditions This occupation will Inst as long ns Germany contin ues her failure to fulfill the condi tions Inld down." Only a few ruins now exist Cumae, the oldest colony of Greeks In Italy. of. In medieval times metallic lead was used for writing on paper. TON CABINET RESIGNS, BLUFF TO EVADE FAILS New Ministry to Be Formed to Sign Reparation' Terms Briand Says Versailles Pact Wll Now Be Signed Change No Surprise. HKKLIN, Slay 5. illy Associated Press.) Tho cabinet of Chancellor Fehrenbach which last night tendered its resignation to President Kbert, was continuing to function today In com pliance with the president's request that it remain in office until a new ministry was organized. Informal conferences were in progress today among tho coalition party lenders. Whether the present party bloc will be able to send another cabinet to the government's bench iu the reichs tag to sign the entente reparations protocol is the subject of lively conjec ture in parliamentary circles. It Is known that Foreign Minister Simons counted himself out of office when the delay in the reply to his ap peal to President Harding indicated a negative answer. That Chancellor Kehrenbach and the rest of the cabinet would automatically disappear with Simons was a forgone conclusion. LONDON', May 5. (By Associaled Press.) Members of the supremo al lied council, shortly after ten o'clock this morning signed an ultimatum to be dispatched to Germany, which env bodied the definite reparation terms of tho entente, gave details of the tonus to ho exacted and donianded that Gerninny accept or reject the al lied ternrs before May 12. Dr. Sthamer, German nmhnssndnr here, was immediately summoned to Downing street und uism his arrival was handed a document containing the ultimatum to Germany. While the ultimatum and Iho protocol signed by the council today were in tho form of one document, only tho former was given the Gorman representative. The allied reparations commission will however, doliver tho whole document to tho Gorman wnr burdens commis sion in Paris tomorrow. Prlmo Minister Lloyd Goorgo and M. Jaspar, Belgian foreign minister, signed the English and French texts of tho ultimatum first nnd were fol lowed by Premier Briand of France Count Sforza, Italian foreign minister ami Baron Ilayashi, Japanese ambas sador to Groat Britain. rim resignation of tho Pehrenhiich ministry at Ilorlin on the eve of the signing of the ultimatum has brought a new element into tho situation, al though littlo surprise was caused. It was said last night that tho German president had asked Chancellor Fell renbach's cabinet to continue to func tion in dealing with "current affairs." This tho cabinet consented to do. Dr. Giistav Strussmann, leader of the people's party in Germany, was mentioned as being tho probable suc cessor of Konstantine Kchrenbach b chancellor. At the conclusion of last night's mooting of the cduncil, Premier Bri and of Franco said to a representative of the Havas News agency: "Our deliberations have had the re sult of bringing about the resignation of the German cabinet. Now the Gor man government will be obliged to carry out the Versailles treaty." BALL PLAYERS ARE FINED FOR FIGHT KAN FRANCISCO, May 6. First finei nKainKt players of tho Pacific Coast HnHclml) loaKtiu this scanon wero impoHcd today ly President W, II. McCarthy upon "Jillly" J,ane, Ho nttle ucntorfleldf r, and Itnymuud French, Vernon nhortHtop. The men wero finod $10 each for fighting In tho third Inning In tho gamo at 80 attlo yeHterduy. WYOMING BLACKMAILER f'ASI'KU, Wyo., .May B. J. 1). Miller, alleged ex-convict of Montana, wns convicted In district court here Inst night on a charge of an ntlempt Ho blackmail A. .1. Cunningham, local tnejv,anker. in letters written In Febru ary and Mnrch Mr. Cunningham was asked for Ja.000 on pain of death. The Jury was out thre( hours. Sen tence will be proiinuiii-ed Halllrday, Good By! Fly Swatter Kentucky Tree Gives Forth Better Poison WASHINGTON. May Fly swatters and screens will be relegated to the junk pile if tho i- I'nlted States department of ug- rlculturo finds merit in tho fly ! killing properties claimed for a sapling grown from the seed of a Kentucky coffee tree by the late Professor George F. Holmes of the I'nlversity of Virginia. : The sapling has beno sent here by the university for a test. -I- Professor ilulmes asserted thut tho tree gave off a pectt- : liar poison fatal to flies. AGEO 'DEFENDER IEI MADISON, Wis., May 5 The family of John Dletz appeared before Gover nor Blaino yesterday to make a final plea for his pardon, llo is serving a 20 year sentence. They recounted tgnin the tale of their struggles in the northern Wisconsin woods at the Canv eron dam, of their trouble with the Chlppowa Lumbor and Boom company which brought on increasing differ ences and finally a pitched battle be tweon the family and a sheriff's posse. After listening to the ploadlngs of Mrs. Dletz and her four children, tho governor indicated that his decision would free tho "defender of Cameron dam" from serving the full sentenco to which he was convicted for tho nlloged killing of Oscar Harp, a deputy sher iff, the night ot October S, 1911. Dletz now is 04 years old. Clarence, Leslie and Mini, with their mother, wont ovor many of tho incidents which occurred during tho six years trouble, llolen, a .fourth child, was not present. They said Dlotz was not responsible for the breaking of Cameron dam, which was cut following tho breaking of two dams up the river. ALBANY, Ore., May 5. Cyrus 11. Walker, prominent pioneer, died al his homo hero today. He was the second whlto child horn west of tho Hock mountnins. Walker was ono of the plcturestiuo characters of plonoer history. His parents, the Kev. and Mrs. lOlkanah Walker came west In 1838 to assist Dr. .Marcus Whitman in his missionary work, and their son was born on December 7, shortly af ter the arrival of his parents at Whit man mlslson, then- known as Wail atpu, Oregon territory, near the pros ent city ot Wala Walla. Mrs. Kllzabelh Spauldlng Warren, daughter of tho Rev. nnd Mrs. H. H Spauldlng, wus the first white child horn in tho far west, a few months before tho birth of Wulker. Mrs. Warren died four years ago. Walker was a farmer and promln ent In Grange affairs. He was well known In CI. A. It. Circles, and was past commander of tho Veterans of Indian Wars, which he assisted in founding. EX-GOV. FLORIDA JACKSONVILI.K, Fla May 6. The Mcv. Sydney J. Catts, whoBe term ns governor of Florida expired Inst Jan nary 3 was Indicted in connection with bribery charges by tho Bradford conn ty grand Jury at Starko late yesterday, according to advices received here to day. The Noted Dead OltLAND, Fla May 5. Charles H. Morse of tho Fairbanks Morse com pany, Chicago, died today at his winter home here. CHICAGO, May 5. Jonas Kuppen holmer, 67, for many years president and one of the founders of tho clothing firm bearing his name, died at his homo hero yesterday. LOVE LETTERS OF IS. STILLMAN TO INDIAN READ Banker Scores Point in In fidelity Charges, After Pro longed Argument Buffalo' Physician Testifies to Con versations' With Wife. NEW YOIIK, May 5. James A; Htillmnn, American banker, today gained a point in the proceedings for divorce, which ho has Instituted against tho former Fifl Potter, whom bo charges with infidelity and who In' turn, makes a similar charge against him. After prolonged arguments,' Ttef- ereo Gleason admitted into evidence a letter alleged to have been written to Mrs. Htillnian by Fred Ueauvals, In dian guide, named as co-respondent and said to havo contained terms of endearment. Supremo Court Justice Sforschauscr at previous hearings on alimony mo tions hud barred this letter and seve ral others accredited to the guide, on the ground that they had been pre sented on the affidavit of tho plaintiff who wns not a competent witness in the action against his wife. NEW YOUIC, May B. Dr. Hugh itussell of Buffalo was called as a wit ness todny nt tho resumption of the reforeea hearing in the divorce action brought by James A. Stillman, Now York hanker. Dr. Itussell was for three years tha: Slillmnns family physician. Ho was called by counsel for Mr. Stillman and Is expected to bo questioned concern ing conversations ho had with Mrs. Stillman, who is charged with In fidelity. It was expected Hint during tho day Bernard Kelly for threa years super intendent of tho Stillman country place near pleasantville, N, Y., would bo recalled. Yesterday he waa said to have Identified tho handwrltting ot I'reu uoauvats, Indian guide named as co-rospondent, in certain letters. When noon recess was taken Mr. Gleason had not decided whether ho would admit tho other letters, which. the plaintiff Is seeking to introduce Into tho enso. The letters are al leged to havo been written to Mrs. Stillman In this country by Ueauvats, then In Canada. Two witnesses from Buffalo were in tho stand this morning. Ono was Dr. Hugh Itussell, family physician and the other a Buffalo hotel clerk, whoso name was not learned. Dr. Itussell, who was to bo recalled this nftcrnoon for cross examination, wns understood to have rocounted a conversation ho had with Mrs. Still man, Tho clerk, It was understood, had been called in an effort to show that Mrs. Stillman once had engaged two rooms at the hotel for herself and ono of her children at a time when Benuvals was said to havo been in Buffulo. Mrs. Stillman again attended tho hoarlng, which was behind dlosed doors. ItOCK srRINOS, Wyo May 5. ' Walter M. Bunting, a mail serviea aviator, was burned to death early to day when his airplane overturned and crashed to the ground, while he was taking off for a flight to Cheyenne with mnil. Bunting, who was 26 yenrs old, was scveroly injured at Omaha, Neb., December 34, last, when : his piano fell to the ground. Bunting resumed flying four weeks ago, following his Omaha accident, which sent him to a hospital for seven weeks. He originally entered the mail service In November last. Tho aviator was carrying eight sacks of mall from the west, . These wero destroyed. T PHONE RATE CASE -' 'l? PORTLAND, Ore., May 5. A new petition for re-hearing of the tele phone rate case was on file with tho public service commislson today. It was filed by lCdward M. Consln, act ing for Linn, Lane, Lincoln and eBn ton countios. The petition empha sized the effect of the recent rata rises on rural communities, particu larly at Milwaukie, Oak Grove and Oswego. The farmer line service is declared to be burdensome and very unsatis factory and the commislson Is charg ed with failing to forsce the results of Its order increasing rains. 3 5'-- :