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nn-n The Weather Maximum yesterday 77 Minimum today 36 UNE Predictions Fair. Heavy frost In morning. Warmer Saturday. Dally Sixteenth Year. Weekly Flfly-Klrsl Year. MEDFORD, OUIXiOX, FIJI DAY, MAY 127, 19121 NO. 57 Medford Mail TS FI n T BIG TIMBER TRACT SOLD 10 1. OLDS 87,500,000 Feet in Crater Lake Forest Awarded to Local Owner Pacific and Eastern R. R. Deal Means Tremendous Development Medford's Lumber Industry. PORTLAND, Ore., May 27. Iii cretised development in Southern Oregon will be u ditoct result of the award nmdo to Allllnrd D. Olds of ,Medford by the forest service to !or 87,500.000 feet of tihiber in the Four bit tract of tho Crater national park. The salo, one of tho biggest for sev eral years, was tentatively culminated when Georgo Cecil, district forester, oponcd tho bids yesterday morning at tho new Postofflco building and made the award to. Olds. Situated 11 miles cast of Butte Falls, tho eastern terminus of the Pa cific '& Eastern railroad, which Olds Is reported to huvo purchased re cently, the stand consists of 81 per cent Western yellow and sugar pine Tho bid on tho yellow pine was $3.75 while that on tho remainder was 75 cents, Tho tract consists of 6300 acres. Other-species of timber included are white fir, Douglas fir and incense cedar. The contract makes it necessary for the buyer to begin cutting operations June 1, 1923, allowing two years in which to erect necessary apparatus and build a logging road. District Forester Cecil said today the contract would be formally awarded as soon as satisfactory statement of Mr. Olds' financial ability to carry out the terms was furnished. He explained that this was customary in all large timber con tracts. He said It was not the practice of his office to divulge whether there were other bidders. Facilties for lumbering are excel lent, T. T. Mungcr of the forest serv ice points out, for the country is of gentle topography that makes it pos slblo to log by what is known as horse logging. Tho expenditure of approximately $238,000 to extend tho tracks of the railroad to tho timbert site is one of tho greatest costs. Tho total cost of logging 1000 feet and delivering, at Butte Falls Is estimated at $11.20. From Butto Falls tho rail connection goes direct to Medford, where it makes.junctlun with the Southern Pa cific. "When shown tho above dispatch to day, G. L. Huhrninn, who represents the M. D. Olds interests in Southern Oregon, said . ho had no reason to doubt the authenticity of tho report, but the company had not been offic ially Informed of the award. "I am expecting Air. Olds in Mod , ford within the next two months," snid Mr. Buhrnmn, "and at that time ho will no doubt mnke. a public an nouncement concerning ' . his plans. Until then I havo nothing to, say, ex cept that If wo have the timber, we Jjwlll certainly cut It '-In fact, to hold tho timber, wo will : hayo to begin i 'operations on or before June, 1923." For some time there have been ru mors that tho Olds company, which now owns tho Pacific and Eastern railroad planned to build a large saw mill in Medford, extend the P. & E. to the yellow and sugar pine timber tract, and go into lumber operations on a large scale, and this dispatch seems to substantiate this rumor defi nitely. Mr. Olds Is ono of the larg est timber operators in Michigan, has extensive financial resources at his command, and this deal will un doubtedly mean that Medford will soon be tho center of one of tho - largest lumber producing sections in the Htate. The Brownlce plant, with a capac ity of 150,000 feet a day, is now near ing completion, and the Olds mill will undoubtedly bo as large If not larger. Certain freight considerations may (Continued on Page Eight) E; OMAHA, Neb., May 27. Eddie Kickenbaeker, American ace, arrived here at 11:53 a. in., from Cheyenne, Wyo., In an air mail plane. CHEYEXXE, "W.VO., May 27. Ed die Kickenbacker resumed his trans continental flight from this city at 6 o'clocV thij morning as a passenger In a mail plane piloted by C. V. IMckup. At Omaha Hiokenbaoker Intends to Inke command nf the ship and drive to Washington, nrrivlng there ftitur- N. W. Radicals Plot To Set Forest Fires To Make a Cleanup SPOKA'XK. May 27. To ro Bist what they declare are plots on the part of radicals of the Pacific northwest to set fires in the forests, department of jus tice officials here today an nounced organization of a force of state and federal officers to cooperate with forest service of ficials tA protect standing timber during the forest fire season. Unemployment among woods workers, it was believed by de partment 'of justice officials making the announcement has given rise to plans among radi cals to provide work for them selves as fire fighters by setting fires. By this means, they de clared, it is planned to "make a stake of money, food and other supplies to provide against fur ther unemployment. CAMBRIDGE, Massi, May 27 The athletes of Harvard university com peting on their own grounds today led a field of 29 colleges in qualification for the final competitions tomorrow in the annual inter-collegiate track and field championship meeting. Tho small group of athletes who crossed tho country to carry the colors of California on eastern fields tied with tho University of Pennsylvania for second rank in the qualification rounds. Each advanced ten men, Cali fornia's strength being distributed through nine of tho 'eleven events, while Pennsylvania's was bunched in seven. Leland Stanford, with an even smal ler group of contestants, was high In the day's rankings, placing seven men in the same group with Princeton and Cornell. Yale with nine did not en tirely come up to expectations, while Penn State with eight, made an unex pectedly strong showing. Competition was keen hut developed no records. SEEN WEDNESDAY CENTRAMA, Wasli., May 27. A woman, believed to be Mrs. Kate E. Mahoney, for whom Seattle pollco havo instituted a natlon-wido search was a passenger on a train out of hero May 25, leaving the train at Aberdeen, Wash., according to po lice here. The woman was identified from a published photograph by Bert Tabor, a Centralla hotel man, police said. According to Tabor, sho was accompanied by two other women. SEATTLE, May 27. James E. Ma honey, held here on n chargo of first degree forgery while a search Is being conducted for his necond wife, Mrs. Kato Mahoney, who disappeared last April, wag married to his first wife in Tncoma, eight years ngo, and sub sequently divorced. Mrs. Nora Ma honey, mother of the prisoner, Is quoted as admitting in an Interview printed In the Times today. J MASON CITY, la., May 27. Build ings on a half doen farms were blown away and at least one man lost his life in a tornado which late yesterday afternoon swept a path almost a quar ter of a mile wide between Plymouth and Manly. Wires are down and it has been impossible to learn the full I extent of the damage wrought. AT IN MAIL PLANE dny night. Before taking off this morning IUckenbacker Inspected the machine he wrecked Inst night. Examination of the ground where he landed gave evidence of a good landing mad near the center of the field. After touching the ground his ship ran about 800 feet before it smashed into a gully, wrecking his landing gear. Officials -declared today that the flaming "T" placed for guidance at the end of the field was improperly located, causing llit-kenbai-kcr to land his ship tail to t lie wind. OF HONESTY. HALTS Mitt Judge Gary Declares Full Re turn to Prosperity Will Be Slow Until Principles Com mon Honesty and Decency Are Applied. NEW YORK, May 27. Full return to satisfactory business conditions will be slow until the minority of busl ness men and working men who have ignored the principles of common hon esty are aroused to tho necessity of Bound and decent standards of con duct, according to Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the United States Sloel corporation. Speaking today before the American Iron and Steel institute, of which he is president, Mr. Gary said the American people are not buying enough to sup ply themselves fully with the ordinary comforts of life, although they have the disKs!tlon and the means to do so. This, he explained, was duo lo the opinion of the purchasing public that there has not beeu complete and pro per readjustments of prices. "There is an abundance of new busi ness," ho said, "with both ability and Inclination to place it, waiting for fur titer adjustments which will put costs of living, selling prices, wage rates and other general incomes on a rela tive parity. Courage and Patience "Patience, courage and a fair dispo sition will bring satisfactory condi tions In due time." Present steel selling prices, Mr. Gary declared, will not permit a re duction until wages are further de creased. It would he unjust, he said, to further reduce wage rates before tho costs of living are lowered. Retail price's for many commodities are much too high, declared Mr. Gary, adding that without justification work men's wages havo been advanced thru ro-classlflcation so as to designate them as skilled men. "I think," he continued, "there has been and still is charged and collected for certain commodities unreasonable and unfair, if not extortionate, prices. They apply to particular linos and per. sons. "The vast majority of business men and working men are sincere and fair uui mere is pernaps unu always win be a part that ignore the principles of common honesty." He urged that the observance and enforcement of law be insisted upon throughout tho world as a necessity to tho Improvement of the genoral situa tion. The speaker asserted that one of tho most hopeful signs of the times was the apparent disposition of the present administration at Washington to aid rather than obstruct tho natural and legitimate procgress of business. WASHINGTON, May 27 Oregon grew in population In the last ten-year period 110,62-1. Women increased greatly in the count during the decade. The details of the population as compared with ten years ago, as an nounced by the census bureau follows: The tolal population of the state. 783,389, comprises 416,334 males and 367,050 females. The corresponding figures for 1910 were: Total, 672,765; males 384,265, females 288,500. During the decado the total popula tion Increased by 16.4 per cent, the male population by 8.3 por cent and the female population by 27.2 per cent. SECY. OF MAVY TO WASHINGTON, May 27. Secretary of the Navy Denby says that he would lie able to decide tentatively as to the dates for his Alaskan and western trip in a few days. On his return from the Alaskan In spection it Is his plan to visit the ports of the Pacific and spend as much time as possible in each of the larger cen ters. Tentatively he will begin at Seattle and follow with his visits to Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San IMcgo in the order named, DISREGARD J. A. Stillman Denies Divorce Settlement, Will Continue Fight NEW YORK, .May 2 7. Conn- sol Tor James A. Stillman, New York banker, today issued u :- statement denying they had tak- en any part in negotiations for settlement 'of the divorce action he has brought against tho former Fifl Potter. Cornelius J. Sullivan of conn- 4- sol for Mr. Stillman, explained that it was the banker's inten- tion to go ahead with his fight for divorce. The next hearing, he said, would be held In Pough- kecpsie, June 1 and 2, before Referee Daniel J. Glcnsou, as scheduled. U. S. FLEET MAY BE LOCATED IN PACIFIGOCEAN Negotiations On Foot to Have English Navy Police Atlantic Allowing Entire U. S. Fleet to Concentrate Off the Pacific Coast. WASHINTON, Muy 27 (Tek-Krum Washington Bureau) An informal, but none the less definite understand ing is being approached by which tin; entiro United States navy may bo per manently concentrated In tho Pacific to guard the commerce of that great theater of commerce, while the At lantic will be policed by the fighting craft of Croat Britain. This proposed arrangement is pre dicted on advances made by the Brit ish government v and has received much encouragement at tho hands of the new administration. Xov' lp to Hughes. Just how far it has progressed none in authority will say, but It 1h known that tho propusal to place tno fighting craft of the United Ht'ites navy in Pacific wutoro awaits only tho sanction of Secretary of Btatrs Hughes and that thin depend? upon tho progress of tho mutual under sinnding between tho United Ktnted and Great Britain. Orders have boon fKuod l,y the navy dopartv.icnt to the Tt'iinosKen. newest and finest of tho battleships, to Join tho Pacific fleet as soon as practical and the last word In fighting ships will soon bo with the Now Mex ico and tho other units of thu Pa cific armada. World's Best Ship. Tho Tennessee wfll reach the West coast through the Panamn canal and should be nt her position station with in a few weeks. This movement Is lndop.-mdcnt of orders to transfer tho Atlantic tb.-et to the I'ncific which tiro cxiiectud lit an early dale. i BASEBALL SCORES National R. II. K. Cincinnati 4 10 2 Pittsburg 5 9 4 Batteries: Rixey and Hargrave; Cooper and Schmidt. New York 9 12 1 Boston 8 16 1 Batteries: Barnes, Ryan, Toncy and Snyder; Leo Townsend, Scott, llaxton Oesch'ger and Gowdy, Gibson. Brooklyn B 13 : Philadelphia 0 9 1 Batteries: Grimes and O. Mlllei Smith, Bnjjjngartnur and llruggy. St. Louis . 10 10 2 Chicago 7 15 0 Batteries: Doak, Sherdel and Clem on, Dllhoefer; Alexander, Freeman, Jones and O'Farrell. . American ,R. H. E. Chicago 3 8 0 Detroit 18 3 Batteries: Faber and Yaran; Leon ard and Iiasslcr. (10 innings.) New York 11 18 2 Washington 4 10 2 Batteries: Hoyt and Schang; Zach ary, Schacht, Shaw and Charrity. Tariff Bill Signed WASHINGTON, May 27 The emer gency tariff bill wan signed late today by President Harding. s The new law will become effective tomorrow. It will affect for a six months period most farm products and carries a provision, designed to pre vent the dumping nf foreign goods In lliis country. SECOND TRIAL E TO Woman Defendant Tells a Frank and Straight Forward Story On the Stand Lilji- quest Closes Argument for the State. Closing arguments In the retrial of Mrs. Myrtle W. Hlukoley, charged with malfeasnnco In office while county treasurer, began In the cir cuit, court this morning, after the defendant had testified in her own behalf the only witness for tho de fouso. The cuso wont to tho Jury this afternoon. 'Mrs. Blakeloy -testified as to her conduct of tho office, and was cross examined by Assistant Attorney General l.iljenulst In detail, upon technical points. .Mrs. Biakelcy tes tlfied that ono time sho was forced to take $10,000 in currency to her homo," because there was no safe place to keop It. She was visibly ox clted by tho ordeal, and answored all questions hurriedly, sometimes before her attorney could register objec tions. Sho told a candid and sin cere Btory of her official career. District Attorney Moore in his opening statement to the Jury said that thoro hud beeu a technical vio lation of the law, and that tho "de fendant had admitted her guilt on the witness stnnd." Attorney Giib Newnury for the de- fenso declnrod that no moral crime bad been committed, "but becnuso of an unusual situation, this little wo man is drnggod into court, and con fronted with the possibility of a prison torm." Ho doclared "that not a county treasurer In tho stato of Oregon but what could bo Indicted under the Bumo law." lie said it was 'ridiculous," and thut Mrs. Blake- ley "for a paltry $100 a month hnnd- led a million and a half dollors yeai' for Jackson county Without a blot on her good nnmo und efficien cy." It was also contonded that tho slate had fulled in Its case, and thnt tho method of handling county funds was fnultq. Attorney 'N'owhury also ridiculed tho claim that "tho busi ness nf JackHon county had boon Im paired, by Mrs. lllakoley's acts. In closing his appeal Attorney Newbury asked the Jury "to extend to tho lit tle woman on trial consideration for public service well rendered," and "return a brond minded verdict, tem pered by morcy." Attorney LHJoqulst closed for tho state and told tho jury that "ho cumo only as a duty," and 't'o be fair and Impartial allko to state and defense." His argument was devoted entirely to a discussion of tho legal phases of tho case. Thursday's Session At tho Thursday afternoon! session of tho circuit court, four witnosscB lor the state testified In tho ro-tl'lnl of Mrs. Myrtlo W. Blakeloy, former coun ty treasurer, charged with ful feasance in office. About tho testimony of E. M. Wil son, public accountant of this city, a storm of objections nnd spirited cross examination centered most of the afternoon. Wilson was called to give expert testimony on the conditions nnd methods employed In the books of the treasurer's office during tho re gime of Mrs. Illakelcy. On direct tes timony ho testified that "about one third of the total county funds were In the Bank of Jacksonville." "Can you teBtlfy from the records not your imagination that one cent of the-money In the Bank of Jackson ville belonged to Jackson county," asked Attorney Gus Newbury for the defense iiion cross examination. The witness answered "yes," nnd the defense attorney retorted "Then show It to me, so I can point It out to every man on tho Jury." The witness was unable to do this except in a general way, and brought from Attorney Newbury the surmise: "You can read, can't you, Mr. Wilson?" Defense It Cautioned , spirited exchange followed, the court cautioning tho defense counsel. Efforts to Induce the witness to admit "that he was drawing on his Imagina tion, and something he bad conjured up In his own mind," failed. The state questioned the witness at great length rclutlve to the dlstribu Hon of county funds, and read from s report he had made from the books of the treasurer's office, In August, 1920. The contention of the defense was that the money belonged lo the vari ous departments of Jackson county, but not to Jackson county as a cor poration as alleged. Mr. Wilson was on the stand for to hours, and his questioning Involved complicated points of law and accounting. The first witness culled after a day BLAKELEY A GOES JURY (Cvntlnue4 on r& Eight) Continued Rise of Columbia Threatens Disastrous Flood PORTLAND, Ore., May 27. Continued slow rise of the Col- umhia and lower AVIUanietto was forecast today by the woath- er bureau, with stage of 23.3 here Monday. Reports from the upper Columbia this morning showed further slight rise and there was a rise of four-tenths roported in tho Snuke river. V VANCOUVER, Wash., May 27. Rising water of the Colum- bia today washed 'out six feet on ono sldo of a cattlo run through tho embankment of an industrial road and paralleling " " """ v ',"nh "l"? f tll.'oa1 witln tw0 feet of the road's surface. The county engineer repaired tho damage with several loads of gravel. Authorities said that a rlso of a foot moro in tho river would cause considerable damage. E Thu Intent roHiilt (if tho Brent utini uliitinn in inliilDK hitereHt tn Jose phlnn und .lueltNon rountles brought about by tho rich dlHcovery of, ihfi MoHWoll mi no In tho Sucker Creek Hcctlon, and which It bringing hero nilnlnff men, from nil over lo proHpect tho hills ofl Southern Oregon, is tho formation of tho Howell KxtenHion (iolcl Minen company in which Mod ford and CirnntH Patm Men are inter ested, together with A. M. Knnpp, of Sun 1'YunciHco. who in u mining man of 25 years experience. Mr. Knnpp has Just returned to Modford from Carson City where he took preparatory stops to incorporate tho IJoswell Extension Gold Minos company, final papers for which will bo mailed tiuturduy. Interested with him in. tho company aro the Pago Hrossler corporation of Medford; CJorgo S. Harton, president of tho IJos well company: II. I. Norton, presi dnnt of tho Kirst National bnnk of Orunts Puss, and John Hroeding of CJ rants Pass. Tills new concern, which will bo a close corporation has purchased and paid for deeds to six claims linmo dlately adjoining tho Hoswoll mlno and extending to tho Cohen mines, owned and being developed by Se attlo men. In theso six claims tho men Interested bollevo they havo tho niothor lode that fed all tho rich placer territory In tho Illinois river section. Theso clnims consist of what is known ns tho "old Wlmor proporty,' und tho "old Hcaglo brothers property." Tho claims adjoin tho Hoswell mlno and It Is claimed the snmo rich oro ledge, If not a far richer one, runs through them, and extends to tho Co hen mine, where the first gold in Southern Oregon was discovered In 1847. . Tho new corporation plans to push development work nnd block out a largo ton nngo. of oro before construct ing a reduction plant. rtOSERUIU; Ore., May 27. Abo Olvons, aged 48, a homesteader, was found murdered In his cabin at No fog, abovo Peel, this morning. The slayer, according to reports to the sheriff's office, had tried unsuccess fully to burn th0 body. Officers are reported to be Investigating tho move ments of a stranger who had been in tho neighborhood. Caravans of camels passing through AfKhanlstan sometimes number 120,000 lad on beasts. HUNTER WINS GOLF CH1P1IP; ;; SMOTHERING GRAHAM BY TWELVE UP HOYLAKK. May 27. (By the As sociated Press) W. I. Hunter of Wulmer and Klngsdown won the Brit ish amateur Rolf championship here today. In the It 6 -hole finals Hunter defeated Allan Graham, Hoyal Liver pool In a' one-sided match by 12 up and 1 1 to play. HOVLAKK, May 27. W. I. Hunter tho young golfer of Walmer nnd Kingfldown, raced away from Allen Graham of the Hoyal Liverpool club In the first half of their match today fop tho British amateur golf cham pionship, lie completed tho lttth BERGDOLL PROPERTY ' IS SEIZED U. S. Alien Property Custodian Springs Surprise By Taking Over Slacker's Property in U. S. A., Valued at $850,000 Grover Will Have to Work or Come Home. PHILADELPHIA, May 27. All of tho property in this city of Grover C. Hergdoll, convicted draft evador und army deserter, now in Germany, valued at about $850,000 was seized today by Colonel Thomas W. Miller, alien property custodian of tho United States. It consists of real estate and money on deposit in four locul bank ing institutions. Tho property was held by Mrs. Emma C. Hergdoll, Grover's mother, under a power of attorney. Tho seizure, Colonel ' Miller -announced, was by direction of tha president and under the authority o tho trading with tho enemy act. K is tho first seizure since June 1019. Accompanied by Major Vincent. A, Carroll, his personal attorney, Colonel Miller seized tho "Hergdoll castle" on the outskirts of this city where Mrs. iiergdull lives. This property was left to 'Grovor by his fathor.1 Mrs. Hergdoll owns a resldonco in the city in a section locally known as "Hrow- ytown." . . ' , President Schmldeheisor - of the Oergdoll Browing company was se'v- ed with a similar order tlcing t.p Grover's holdings in that company. It is expected tho seizure will cut off nil funds Grover may. bo receiv ing from the United States und ;h row. him upon his own resources In Ger many. Held As Enemy. WASHINGTON, May 27 Grover Hergdoll, by reason of his escape, to Germany Is now held by the Ameri can govornmont to bo " an 'ftnoijiy' within tho meaning of the "trading with tho onomy act." This Is explain-: ed in a statement by Thomas H. Mil ler, alien, property custodian, . which was made public today at his office horo. ' v - J- "This move has been In contempla tion for aoveral weeks and has been tho subjects of conferences between tho president, tho attorney general, and tho ullon property custodian' tho statement said. , "Tho stato department has amend ed tho genoral war trade board II censo of October 2, 1920, which per mitted Hergdoll to enjoy the benefit of his property in this country. "Hergdoll, in addition to his other crimes against this country by reason of his evasion of the draft laws and subsequent escape Is today an enemy under tho trading with the enemy act. ' Tho intention of the alien property custodian Is to administer tho prop orty seized today as thnt of Any other onemy's until congress directs what disposition is to bo mnde of the enemy property in tho hands of the cus todian." 1 .. - - THYE WRESTLES MILLER TO DECISION TONIGHT LOS ANGELES, May 27. Ted Thye, claimant or the middleweight wrestling championship, and .Walter Miller, aspirant for the . title, .will meet in a bout at the Los Angeled athletic club tonight. Conditions qt the match call for a decision by Judgos at the end of three hours ot wrestling, if a fall should not be scored within that time.- Tho men recently wrestled to a draw. Mail Under Wins, BELMONT PARK, N. Y.. May 27. The Metropolitan handicap at one milo, the first big event of the local racing season, was won here- today by Mad Matter. ' '.:::; hole nine up. He had been six up nt tho ninth hole. In the afternoon, play Graham's ball, at the third hole struck a spec tator. Hunter played the hole beau tifully and won It four against five,, making him oleven up. Hunter wot. the seventh In a fine three against Graham's four and with it won the match, inflicting a record defeat on ah opponent In the final tor the ama teur championship. Graham's play was adversely af fected by tho sudden grave Illness o his father who is not expected to re -cover