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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.
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