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Mail Tribun The Weather Maximum yesterday .58 Minimum today 4a Precipitation 01 Predictions Occasional rain. Pally Sixteenth Year. Weekly Fifty-First Year. MEDFORD, OREGON', THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1921 NO. 50 JUSTICE OF SUPREME C KM 16 Edward Douglass White, Chief Justice U..S. Supreme Court, Succumbs Following Opera tion Last Friday Taft and Sutherland Are Mentioned Among Possible Successors. . WASHINGTON', May 19. Pres ident Harding turned toduy from the world wide problems that crowded upon him long enough to carry in person to the sorrowing family word of his own and the nation's grief in the death of Edward Douglas White, chief justice of the United States. Accompanied iiy Mrs. Harding, the president drove to the White resi dence and his military aide, Colonel Sherrlll, curried their cards to the door, to be received by Justice White's niece who came out to the White House car and talked briefly with the distinguished visitors. Meanwhile messages of sympathy and grief were pouring In from all parts of the na tion, even of the world. . WASHINGTON, May 39 Funeral services for the late Edward Douglass White, chief justice of the United States, who died early today at a hos pital here, will be private, it was an nounced today. They will lie held Saturday 'morning at St. Matthews Catholic church and will be conducted by the rector, the Might llev. Monslg nor Lee. Interment will be in Oakhill cemetery, Georgetown. Justices of the supreme court will net as honorary pall pearers and mem bers of the cabinet and other high gov ernment officials will attend. ' As a mark of respect to the lalo chief justice, the senate( where he served a brief term, adjourned today immediately after convening, follow ing announcement by Senator Cum mins, president -pro tem, of Mr. White's death,' and a brief eulogy by Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the republican leader. The house was not In session today, having adjourned yesterday until to morrow. Senate Resolutions The senate adopted a resolution pro viding for a committee to represent It at the funeral. The committee includ ed Senator Lodge, Senator Underwood of Alabama, the democratic leader, Senators Ransdell and Hroussard of Louisiana, Mr. White's native state; and Senator Nelson, republican, Minnesota, and Overman, democrat, North Carolina, chairman and ranking democratic member, respectively of the' senate judiciary committee. Senator Lodge said a "loss had be fallen the country," in the death of the chief justice. "He filled one of the greatest offices which it is permitted to a man to hold," said Senator Lodge. "The late chief justice honored this place as much as the office honored him. Ho was devoted to his work, learned in the law, high minded, impartial, al ways fearless in every zone of life and a lover of his country in every fibre of his being. "His modesty was equal to the greatness of his place and no one who knew him, I believe, ever spoke of him without some accompanying word of affeciion." Operation Friday WASHINGTON, May 19 The-death here early this' morning of Edward Douglass White, veteran chief justice of the United States supreme court cast a shadow of sorrow today over (Continued on Page Eight) YAKIMAS GARDEN OF LE YAKIMA, Wash., May 19. Suits brought against Mrs. Eva Harper, the "Island Queen" of Palmito Del Verde off the coast of Mexico, have been dropped by W. L. Shearer and Sam Patterson following settlement of their claim against her. Shearer and Patterson, with about 300 other Yakima residents, bought land on the island, which was repre sented as a tropical garden of Kden. In all. according to Mrs. Harper, about 34,000 acres of the land were sold to valley residents at a cost of about 2'0,0A0. Shearer and Patterson In the suit Oregon Rivers Rise, 12,000 Acres Flooded In Eastern Oregon PORTLAND, Ore., May 19. The Columbia and Willamette rivers and other streams in the Columbia basin continued ris ing today due to ruins and warm weather melting snow in the foothills. Reports from eastern Oregon tell of 12,0110 acres be ing flooded in the vicinity of Union, where Catherine creek has inundated farms. , Lower dock levels were flood ed here today with the Willam ette at 17 feet and the weather bureau predicted a stage of 19.9 by Sunday. At The Dales, the Columbia was 30.5 today. The flood stage is 4 0 feet. Re ports from the upper reaches of the Columbia forecast further rise. State Dept. Makes New Ruling on Importation of Liquor Through Legations and Em bassies Stringent Rules Announced. WASHINGTON. May 19. (I!y Asso ciated Press.) The stato department has taken steps to guard more closely the only avenue by which alcoholic liquors for beverage use may enter the country. In a communication to the heads of the embassies and lega tions the department outlined new regulations governing the issuance and use of certificates under which members or employes of the missions may obtain liquor shipments, amend ment of existing rules apparently be ing for prevention of misuse of certifi cutes. The state department's communica tion said to the chiefs of missions it has the honor to inform the privileges will not continue except as hereinbe low, the certificates for use in the matter of clearing consignments (of liquor) intended for the personal use of members of the missions. "The secretary of state begs to in form the chiefs of missions that he will be glad if. when making requests for the free entry of such consign ments, they will, whenever it is neces sary to send a representative to clear them, advise the name or names of the respective missions which have been designated to receive the con signment. The department of state will then issue a certificate to be used in that specific instance. The name: of the person designated should ap pear either in the diplomatic list or in the list of employes In the embassies and legations in Washington not print ed in the diplomatic list. When the consignment shall have been cleared and brought to Washington the useful ness of the certificate will cease and the secretary of state has the honor to request that it be returned to the de partment of state. "The secretary of state also has the honor to request that nil certificates previously issued to members of the stnffs of missions and employes there of may be returned to the depart ment." Crude Oil Down Again Pittsburg, May p. The price of Pennsylvania crude oil was reduced from $3.50 to $3.25 a barrel, it was announced today by oil purchasing agencies here. EDEN PROVES TO BE they brought, asked that she return to them (448 and $700 which they bad paid down for their properties and cancel their notes for $1400 and $3:197. delimited in a Toppenish bank. They asserted that the land had been mis- represented and was anything but a J paradise and that in addition -Mrs. Harper did not have and could not Igive clear title to the properly. It is understood that the two men l lose the payments already made but i that their notes are cancelled. A num ber of Yakima colonists are now on the property and other suits are pend Ing. HUGHES ENTERS FIGHT AGAINST DRY VIOLATORS THER E . . A. Japanese Admiral En Route to United States Declares Se rious Trouble Between Japan and America Is Impossible Friendship Desired. HONOLULU, May 19. There will bo no conflict between the United States and Japan, It was declared by Admiral Sotokichl Uri of the Japan ese navy and R. Nakanlshl, chairman of the parliamentary party from the Japanese diet which left here today, continuing a journey to the United States. Admiral Uriu and the Japanese diet members were guests at a hun quet here lust night by Chinosuko Yada, Japanese consul general. "I believe in less diplomacy and more get-together spirit," said Ad miral Uriu. "There never will be any serious trouble between our two countries. If you got to the bottom ot all things, I think you will find that our hearts are just the same us yours." Chairman Nakanlshl declared: "All difficulties between Japan and America are due to misunder standings but in all of them there is no reason for conflict between the two countries. I hope from my heart that the intelligent citizens of America will assist and co-operate with us In the foitture. Consul General Yada, host at the banquet, said: "Japan has nothing for its pur pose other than cultivation of its own destiny, and, in accomplishing that purpose, Japan realizes with all sincerity the importance of maintain ing; the traditional friendship with the Unltp.d Stales." The Japanese parliamentary party is proceeding to the United States to study parliamentary conditions, and affairs In general. Admiral Uriu, graduate of Annapo lis naval academy In 1XX1, is going to Annapolis, to attend a class reun ion. SACHAMENTO, Cal., May 19. Steps will be taken, through Attor ney General U. S. Webb and officers of the Japanese Exclusion league of California to test the right of Jap anese under the treaty between th United States and Japan to buy cltv property, it was stated here today by State Senator J. M. lilman. Senator Inman spoke as chairman of a com mittee of Sacramento residents ap pointed at a meeting last night to protest against the recent purchase by a Japanese in the exclusive resi dence district of the city. ARRIVE !N UN The advance contingent, of 22 men. who will lie fltationed at the Med ford base of tho government air forest pa trol for the 1 02 1 summer and fall sea son arrived here by train last evening from Mather field. In the party were 1 1 men under command of Sergeant Kcknmn. Much of the equipment also nrilvetl during the day by freight train. The men were rather disappointed t.o not find Lieutenant? Samuel Car ter who will ho in charge of the Med ford base awaiting their arrival. The lieutenant and Lieutenant Maxwo1:, who will be stationed at the Kugene bane, started by airptane yesterday for Medford and paused the train bearirur the party, en route, but It frt pre sumed hfid to turn back because of tho heavy eloudH over the Siskiyou, and are expoeted to arrive here as soon as tho weather clears up. Th rest of the Medford bane crew, and the ships that will fly from this base, a well as the ships that will ily from Kugene, are expected to reach this city within the next day or two, the majority coming Friday, when the state air. patrol service begins. DEATH OF GIRL LEADS TO DOUBLE SUICIDE CLINTON, Iowa, May 19. Grief stricken over the death of Miss Helen Pnrthon of Dewltt, whose funeral was held yesterday. Mrs. Carl Porthon mother, and Albert Bowman, fiance o," the dead girl, committed suicide lust night. Their bodies were found this morning. It NO JAP U WAR SAYSURIU . O. O. F. Gains 2033 Members n Oregon During Past Year ALBANY, Ore.. May 19. Final sessions were held here yesterday by th 1. O. O. F. grand lodge ml ,d the Rebekuh assembly of Oregon, closing the sixty-sixth Runuul convention of the assembly. A membership gain of 2033 since the convention of last year was reported by Grand .Master A. II. Johuson, who suid the to : tal membership of all lodges in Oregon is now 27,1 4 J. Drill teams competed for eight cups, of which four were 3 awarded to the best women's and four to I ho best men's drill teums. Officers for the Past Presl- dents' asosciation of the lie- bekuh assembly elected this year are: Mrs.xElla Metzger of : Mc.Mlnnville, chairman; Mrs. ! Nellie Wuttenberg of Klamath Falls, secretary1 and Miss A. Helle Helcher ot LuFuyette, ! treasurer. 4 I E STREET BOMB IS NEW YOllK, May 19. A federal warrant was issued today for Giuseppi IleFillppo, llayonne, N. J., truckman detained as a Wall street bomb plot suspect, charging him with having at tempted to destroy the United StateR assay office. The warrant was issued bv Commis sioner Hitchcock on comptulnt of Charles 11. Scully, head of the depart ment of justice headquarters in this city, who said DeFillppo hud been identified by peverul persons as the driver or the death cart that figured In the explosion. At the same time police announced that Thomas Smith, retired fireman, who several weeks ago identified Tito Llgi, a Scruntou suspect, as a man be bad seen tulklng to the driver of the death cart, had told them DeFillppo looked like the driver. Identification of DeFillppo as the bomb wagon driver, by three men was "positive" and the department of jus tice has no doubt it bus the right man this time, it was announced at the de partment's headquarters here. GET LIFE TERM THOMPSON' FALLS, Mont., May 19. Mrs. Mona May McCully, con victed bv a iurv In district court here of tho murder of her son-in-law, Leon Richardson; and her hushund, Fred McCnllv who nlcaricri eittltv last night to a charge of murdering Rich ardson, were sentenced by Judge l.entz this morning to Ufa terms in the state penitentiary. National R. II. E. Cincinnati : 1 6 2 Boston 6 11 1 Ilatteries: Marquard. Brcnton and Wingo; Watson and O'Neill. Pittsburg 7 14 3 Brooklyn 5 10 'I Butteries: Adams and Skiff; Smith and Krueger.'' Chicago 5 0 New York 3 6. 8 Batteries: Cheeves, York and O'Far rcll: Nchf, Douglas and Smith, Sny der. American League. II. H. K. .11 HI 1 .4 7 2 Mulrennan, Ncw York - Chicago Hoyt and Hclmng Hodge, Davenport and Schalk Yar- yan. . it. ir. e. Boston 2 0 1 Detroit ...3 8 0 Thormuhlcti, Itussell and Huel; Hulling, Middleton and Alnsmlth. It. If. E. Philadelphia ' 3 II 4 Cleveland 4 12 0 Perry and Perkins; Bughy and O'Neill. TACOMA, May 19. Martin Hottis; 65, who took up the present Bite of the town of Alder aa a homestead, committed s,ulcldc some time yestcr day by laying on a stick of dynnmite and exploding It. Ills head was torn off. , A ASHES FRANK K. LANE TO WESTWINDS Request of Late Secy, of In terior to Be Followed by Family Body Cremated, tp Be Scattered From El Cap tain Peak. rillCAO, May 10. Tho body of Franklin K. Ium fonnci- HeoiWury of the interim1 who died in llnrhxtor. Minn.. yesterday was ortniateil hn today and tho rrnmliiH will he taken to tho top of Kl Captain u;ik in the Yo.mMiiito valley. California, and .flat tered to tlui winds in conipliant o, with n request nut do by Mr. J.une prior to his death. Tielativps of Mr. I.nno explained- the unusual request ly saying that he had apetit nuieh of hift life1 in the Yo.se- mlto reKion and had jrrown to love- It so much that lie wished his remains to he taken there when he died. The body arrived here, UiLs morn ng from Uoehe.sler and was imme diately taken to (Jraoelund cemetery for cremation. There were no fu neral services, it not her request of Mr. Lane's and only the. Immediate family attended t tin cremation. The body was accompanied by Mrs. Kranklin K. Lane, the widow, and (1, W. I-.ano, a brother. Tho remains will lie taken west im mediately, it was said. Noblest of Americans. CHICAGO. May in. The followim message of condolence over tho death of her husband was received today by Mrs. Franklin K. Uino from Orosve nor It. Clarkson, former director of the council of national defense of which Mr. Lane was a member, while secretary of tile Interior. "My deep and profound sympathy goes to you, a sympathy pervaded by the sense of losing the friendship of one of the noblest anil most human Americans of his time. From - the early duyii of the war und of tho eouh ell of national defense, of which your husband was a vital member, he always gave me counsel that was wise and sustaining and remarkable in Its understanding of the needs of the country .and of our allies and, above all, of the human heart In a time of war. His courage was exemplified by the blunt manner in which, on his own Initiative, he told nliout the actual losses caused by submarines when we were hut half awake to our part in the war. As illustrating his vision 1 recall distinctly that in the council or national defense meeting of March 24, 1017 he said plainly thut we would need 4,000,000 fighting men and that wo should provide for thum Immediately. "He was a superb servant of tho re public and no less so because ho was ulwuys for tho under dog. Ills mem ory should bo as warm and resonant and as colorful as whs his own attl tude toward life. "GTlOSVEXOIl II. CT.ArtK8.ON." FREE MATINEE PAGE -.fftir t rr- fThe Mall; Tribune and' Geo. A. Hunt & Co. liuve arranged to give Tree mat inees for children every other Satur day at 10:30 a. m. nt the Page theatro beginning this Saturday with "Mis Wiggins of tho Cabbage Patch," a very appropriate film. , Tho only requirement Is that each child clip a cnuKin from the Mull Trl bune and present the same at th door of the Page and they will bo ad mitted free. Homember you must have a coupon. SPARKS FROM TODAY'S WIRE WASHINGTON, May 19. Appoint ment or James M. Beck of New York as solicitor general was announced to day by Attorney General Duughorty. TACOMA, May 19. Captain H. M. Pierce, 74, one of tho best known hotel men In the state, died at his home in Olympla today. Ho was a Harvard graduate and practiced medlclno in Minnesota before coming to this state 32 years ago. He was a steamboat captain on the west coast for two de cades, NEW YOrtK, May 19. Kills Island today was placed under strict quaran tine because of the death there yester day of a boy from typhus. The 1700 Immigrants were removed to the de tention station. Kills Island will not be re-opened for 48 hours It was stat ed. WASHINGTON, May 19. The Im migration restriction hill was signed today by President Harding. Serious Charges Are Filed Against Air Officials On Coast CHICAGO. May 13. A tele- gram supporting the charges of alleged inefficiency here was re- ceived today by C. CY Kversole, the chief complainant, from William H. Jones, air mall pi- lot on the il'aciflc coast dlvis- ion. The telegram was present ed to the Investigating commit- tee by Kversole. Jones was formerly a dlrec- tor of the Pacific Coast Aero club. He stuted thut the same conditions which were cited by Kversole as obtaining In the cen- tral division of the service ex- Isted ou tho Pacific const. Crashes because of defective 4 parts and had engines were fre- 4 fluent, said Jones, as were drunkenness und Incompetency 4 on the part or officials. 4, .t. .. - Chairrnan Benson Asks if Arbi trary Power of Labor Lead ers Is to Be Allowed to De feat Purpose U. S. Merchant Marine. NEW YORK, May 18. Whether the "arbitrary exercise of. power under leaders' is to be permitted to dufeat the purposo of tho American people to maintain a .merchant marine Under their , own flag is tho funda mental issue lu tho present contro versy. over reduction of nuirlnb wages, Chairman Benson of tho shipping hoard declared In an address late yes terday before the National Associa tion of Manufacturers. Assorting the union heads had shown an "uncompromising attitude" on the question of the 10 per cent wage reduction, and while presenting ninny "irrelevant questions," had "re fused even to discuss tho necessa:-y wage reduction," Chairman Benson reiterated his determination to insist upon tho wage cut as "not only justi fied, but Imperative." "My appeal directly to the per sonnel of tho merchant marine has met with n very gratifying response," he said. "I have Hinted publicly -v.d uguln. reaffirm tho Intention of the shipping board to glvo fullest protec tion, both now and after tho settle ment ot tho controversy to all who come to Its aid. , Reports Kiienuragliig. "Reports from all ot our outlying districts continue to bo encouraging. A remarkable endorsement of the shipping board has come through the .reduction In marine wages which has 'just taken place In Great Brituln, the British scale being reduced about ) 12.15 a month. As nearly us can be estimated the uverago reduction ap proximates tho 15 per cent reduction proposed here. When the present labor trouble threatened a serious tleup of Amerl can shipping, Chulrtnan Benson said -'tho shipping hoard was faced with tho, question of whether It should stop Its advertising or go ahead full force. It unhesitatingly choso tho latter uoursc." he said. Tho results of tho continued campaign of advertising, tho chairman added, hnd borne out that judgment. "The new reduced wage sealo Is in effect," the chairman said In conclu sion, "and tile shipping board will continue to niuko use of all Its re niircH In keen Its shins movliiu and prevent tho success of this effort to idefent tho ncrmunent ro-establlsh I ment of the American merchant ma rine." E WIND JAMMERS. WASHINGTON, Muy 1!). Early witnesses today In tho tux hearings before the senate finance committee were subjected to grilling by Chair man Penrose who declared the hear ings hnd gone on too long already. "That doesn't mean anything," the chairman asserted when W. M. Clark said he bad been authorized by the four railroad brotherhoods to speak for them but did not produce specific credentials which the chairman bad asked for. Benjamin C. Marsh, asked for his credentials, said he had represented the Peoples Reconstruction league and MS SCORED FOR ATTITUDE ON WAGE CUT ARE BLAMED FOR POLE REVOLT Daughter of Henry White, Member U. S. Delegation at Versailles Scores French Tactics in Plebiscite Area Briand Asks Why Germans Should Have Coal. , LONDON', May 10. (By Associated Press.) Order cannot he restored In I'pper Silesia while General Lorond. or any other Frenchman, commands tho Inler-allled forces to whom is en trusted the execution of the Versailles treaty, said Countess Scherr-Thoss who arrived yesterday with other ref ugees who had escaped from the area utrccted by the Polish insurrection in the plebiscite area. The countess is It daughter of Henry White, member Of the American delegation at the Ver sailles peace couferonce. v "The French have permitted the Poles to have arms," uho asserted, "and assisted them in every possible way lu their preparations for overrun ning Upper Silesia. They even with drew the. guards from railway bridges so that the Poles could dynamite them and cut off communication with Ger many. . Atrocities Committed "In the country overrun by ' the Poles persons of all classes who had voted in favor ot Germuny were perse cuted. Schoolmasters in particular were attacked. . At Rauden, near Rati bor, they tortured a schoolmaster to death, and subjected his daughters to horrible indignities. The aged Duke and Duchess of Ratibor were robbed and mistreated but were flnuliy- saved, by Jtallun officers. ;., '. . . .V. "After plundering the houses 'of land owners and peasants, the Polea burned and destroyed what they could not carry away. Women and children, fled before their advance In terror, having been given no protection by the French. Near Gogolln, where the PoleB attempted May 13 to capture a railway, a French Bergcnnt In full uni form was found among tho dead left by the retreating Poles." Countess Scherr-Thoss conducted women and children of forty families from her home village of Kosnochau, the journey being made in carls," Berlin Fears Danzig Raid AMSTERDAM, May 19.- Accord Hie to the Berlin Kreuz Zeltung there has been a large movement of - PoJIsh troops in the direction of Danzig In the last few days. The newspaper adds that a number of bridges over tho Vistula river have been blowa;,un and that the Germans believe a Polish raid on Danzig is intended.; LONDON, May 19. Information re ceived in official circles regarding Up per Silesia states that the Polish con mil general at Beuthen has Informed the inter-ullled plebiscite commission that Adalbert Korfanty has issued a proclamation to the people of Upper Silesia to surrender their arms, re sume work and avoid military contact with the Hermans. He declares also that 10,000 men have have been de mobilized. France Reiterates 8tand ' ni t, PAKIS, May 19. (By Associated Proas.) Ftance insists upon the exe cution of the Versailles treaty in draw Ing tho frontier line between Germany and' Poland in Upper Silesia, Premier Briand declared last night Upon receiv ing newspaper correspondents. He re iterated his declaration ot last Satur- f Continued on rM Right) I OF FARMER IS GRILLED the Farmers National council and that he was speaking for more people than "anybody who has been here." "There's no evidence of that," Sena tor Pcnroso retorted. Senator Smoot, republican of Utah, asked for details of the reconstruction league. Mr. Marsh attempted to give them and Mr. Smoot said: "Oh, you're just one of those that farm the far mers?" . Later, Mr. Marsh attacked the muni tion makers of the country as spread ers of propaganda, j l "Oh, cut that, out,"-exclaimed the chairman, "we've heard tUat stuff over and over again, i