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Newspaper Page TextX ' 1 Medfor nn the Weather Maximum yesterday 78 Minimum today 44 I'RIBUNE Predictions Fair. Dally Sixteenth Tear. Weekly Kit ly-Flrst Year. MEDFORD, OKEGOX, TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1921 NO. , 60 Mail D AIR BOMB EXPLODES, 2 IN KILLED In Turning Airplane On Field at Aberdeen, Md., Proving Ground," Rudder Hits Bomb , and Explosion Follows Officer Has Eyes Blown Out 12 Men Injured. BALTIMORE, Mny 3t. Two sol diers wore killed und twelve. Includ ing three officers were injured, two perhaps finally by tile explosion of n bomb at the nrmy proving grounds lit Abrdeon, Md., today, according to .n brief .official statement issued by order of the commanding officer late j this afternoon. The following list of casualties was Included in the statement: The dead Privates A. W. Sherman ond E. H, Orlmmor, both of the fourteenth bombing squadron, ulr service. Probably fatally Injured Captain Joseph B. Hall, ulr service; Private Hamul Welnstok, 34th ordnance com pany. Those Injured less seriously First lieutenant Charles E. Elluson, air service of Hagerstown, Md., First Lieutenant L. It. C. Reece; Corporal li. F. Cohle, 34th ordnance company; Private F. F. Knabe, 34th ordnance company; Private L. F. Hltc, 14th bombing squadron; Private L. J. Blgelow, 34th ordnance company; Private E. W. Hall, 14th bombing squadron; Private C. J. O'Neill, 34th ordnance company; . Private M. D. Jilevlns, 14th bombing squadron; Robert M. Herr, Baltimore, a civilian employe. - Rudder lilts Bomb. Unofficial advices said that Captain Hall had Both -eyes blown out and that, Mr. Heir had his left leg blown off. The official report stated tllat three bombs, weighing 100 pounds each and one weighing fifty, pounds had been loaded upon an airplane for 'test's. As the plane was about to start Its flight it was decided to turn it around uud nil the injured and' dead wero at-cut .the big plane .helping in the opera tion. As thtf plane turned the fifty-pound bomb fell off and an Instant later it was struck by the rudder of the ma chine as It swung around. This caus ed the explosion in tho very midst of the men about tjie machine. WASHINGTON, May 31.t-Two en listed .men were killed outright, two officers and another enlisted man were Injured, perhaps' fatally, and nine others, Including one officer, were more dr less seriously hurt in the explosion of a bomb In' an airship at .the Aberdeen, Md., army proving ..rounds today, according to latest re ports to the war department. The bomb was one being used by the army air service In connection with tests preliminary to the Joint bombing experiments to be carried out oif the Virginia capes In June, and July by the army and the navy. WASHINGTON, May 31. Two en listed men were klllc'd and throe offi cers and nine enlisted men were injur ed in the explosion of a bomb today at the Aberdeen, Md., army proving grounds, according to private mes sages received from Aberdeen. Re ports to the war department said that three officers had been Injured, two seriously and eight enlisted men hurt These reports told of none killed. Airplane Wrecked BALTIMORE, May 31. The bomb which" exploded at the Aberdeen prov ing grounds today was being taken up in an airplane when the accident oc curred an officer at the proving grounds said over the telephone. As the machine started to ascend the bomb fell from Its fastenings. The three officers who were Injured were in the plane, he said. ' f Continued on Pae EUhtt NEW YORK, Mny 31. William Jennings Bryon will vote In Florida in the future. While ttere today he announced that his actual residence in that state would become his legal residence. He was influenced In mak ing the change, he enid. by the state of Mrs. Bryan's health, and in his new home expected to concern him self as much as ever vlth public af fairs. He said: "Mrs. Bryan's health Is such that It Is necessary for us to live In the France and England Reach Dead Center Silesian Question PARIS. May 31. (By Associates- ed Press.) The exchange of views between London and Paris re- garding a meeting ot the allied supreme council to consider the Silesian question, has reached a sort ot dead center. Mr. Lloyd George. Ilritlsh prime minister, is insisting that tho premiers meet previous to the creation of an ex- irt mission to , examine the Silesian problem. ' Premier Briand handed the British ambassador here last evening a note repeating the French argument and dwelling upon tho Impossibility of the pre- niters taking effective action pre- viousto the examination of the question by tho experts. . E FLARES AGAIN; Baltimore Ship Set Fire to and Matson Employees in San Francisco Attacked Port land Engineers Refuse the Latest Proposal. PORTLAND, Ore., May .11. The local union of the Marine Engineers Beneficial association last night voted unanimously against accepting the latest 'proposal for settling tho ma rine strike on the basis of fifteen per eeht reduction, according to an nouncement today by Barney Dionne, financial secretary. He refused to verify the report given out unoffic ially Sunday that at n meeting Sat urday night tho union voted in favor of acceptance. Local shipping bonrd officers an nounced that the steamer Cnaxet would leave .for the Far East late to day witli a non-union crew. SAN FRANCISCO, Mny 31. Thom as A. Colleen, a chauffeur of tho Mat son Navigation company, was severely beaten today and five others received minor Injuries in what the police de scribed as a riot In the waterfront district between non-union marine workers and union sympathizers. An attack was made, the police said, on an automobile driven by Col leen containing eight non-union mn. BALTIMORE, May 31. Tho pas senger and freight steamer Buckeye State, one of the large liners plying botween Baltimore, San Francisco and Pacific ports, caught fire shortly after five o'clock while tied up at. a Baltimore and Ohio railroad , pier. Tho steamer is one of the shipping bonrd vessels affected by the marine strike. Tho blaze was confind t ihe boiler room where oil wnste was ignited by sparks, according to .re ports. ,,. BUENOS AIRES, May 31. (By the Associated I'ress) Fire of un known origin broko out this morning on board tho United States shipping board steamer. Martha Washington, but the bl.'rae was quickly ex tinguished. The strike nf longshoremen con tinues, but .'the employment of non union labor is increasing In the port area, which is being guarded by mili tary forces. INDIANAPOLIS, Mny 31. Tommy Milton, winner of the ninth BOO-mlle automobile race at the speedway yes terday In record-breaking time over n field of Internationally known drivers representing five countries, brought his American-made car through to victory by a margin much less thnn his three-lap lad on Roscoe Surles, second plnre finisher, indicated, it bo-' enme known today. Milton drove the Inst few miles of his race with only seven cylinders hitting nnd was on 'the verge of going out several times. south and having lived In Miami for eight years, we have chosen that city for our permanent linnip' For some time I have been, politically speaking, In a state of suspended animation, living In Florida, but voting in Ne braska. Bflng as much interested ns ever in the problems of government nnd desiring to make my remaining years as valuable to my country as possible. I have decided to transfer my citizenship to Florida, and thus make my nnuiu juniuvine my n-sii. residence also." IN ST! RIOTS TA DROP R. R, WAGES Slash By Railroad Labor Board to Take at Least $300,000, 000 From Payrolls Freight Rates to Be Cut to Meet Water Competition E. D. Chambers Testifies. . J'- ' S. P. TO KKIH'CK KHKIG'IIT 11ATKH OX D1SIKI) I'ltriT , . . SAX FRANCISCO, May 31. The Southern Pacific compuny : has decided) to reduce freight i- rntes on rice, barley, canned goods,' dried fruit, dried beans and dried peas from uCllfornia points to Ualvelton and New Orleans for export to Europe, it was announced today by the ! compuny. The reductions range from 13 per cent on rice ! to 43 per cent on dried fruit ! in boxes, the average being about 32 per cent. CHICAGO, May 31. The- United States railroad labor board today com pleted work on tho decision which it will hund down tomorrow, cutting the wages of employes of 104 railroads. Kventnnlly the new rates to be estab lished will apply to every road In the country Advance estimates of the slash to be ordered by the board pluce the figures somewhere between ten and fifteen per cent, with the general belief that it will be nearer tho lower figure than the higher. A ten per cent cut would subtract some $300,000,000 from the nation's railway wage bill. ' Tomorrow's decision will be effec tive July 1, just fourteen months after the $800,000,000 increase of last year took effect. Cut Freight Rates WASHINGTON. May 31. Trans continental railroad freight rates are being altered to meet ocean competl-. tlon via the Panama canal, Edward ChamherB, vice president of the Atch ison, Topeka and Santa Fe declared todny before the seftato committee In vestigating the railroad situation. "We shall fix the rates from San Francisco to New York to meet the water carriers," Mr. Chambers said, "and then modify the Interior rates structure so that Kansas, City, Chicago and Cincinnati, for Instance, will get the same rate "as that to New York and producers .In all parts will .be, placed on a competitive basis." -''' , 'What that means," said Chairman Cummins, "will be that, 'you will then be carrying freight from Chicago or Kansas City to' New York or vice versa, for nothing." Senator Pomereno, democrat, Ohio, read into the records a series of rates Showing that interior cities pay great er freight rates on a number of com modities than coast cities pay for longer hauls on the same products. Mr. Chambers discussed Panama canal competition, declaring that the water rates should be regulutcd by the inter-state commerce commission and that the rates should be high enough to allow the Panama canal to pay in terest on the costs of construction. WASHINGTON, May 31. Existing freight rates are not responsible for the stagnation in the building Industry and have not operated to curtail rail road construction, E. D. Chambers, vice president 6f tho Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe said today In resuming his testimony before the senate inter state commerce comniittee which Is Inquiring into the transportation sit uation. "In cities on the Pacific coast and through the west, south nnd cast," Mr. Chambers said, "conditions surround ing the building Industry appear to be about the same. The general report is that a comparatively ,mall amount of building Is being done. At San Fran cisco, Seattle and Portland where lumber Is at the door, conditions arc th(sume as" at Kansas City, Omaha, Chicago or Cleveland." WASHINGTON, May 31 With two men on bases "Babe' Ruth hit a home run in the ninth Inning of the game here between" th New. York and Washington Americans. 55:ichery was pitching. It was Ruth's fifteenth home run. NEW YORK Rocky Kansas wcr from Gene Delmont In twelve rounds. i mow 3 British Soldiers Killed Instantly By Sinn Fein Bombs CORK, May 31. (By the Associated Press.) Three sol diers were killed Instantly, three mortally wounded and others badly Injured when mines were exploded tills morning un der a party of soldiers who were proceedings from the Youghnl lmrracks here to the rifle range, sujs a statement issued by the military authori ties this evening. The men who exploded the mines ran oTf. TO E The military funeral given Russell Simon Huwk, one of Hie Jackson coun ty heroes who fell in battle at Chatouti Thierry, yesterday afternoon was so largely attended that not nearly nil tho crowd could get Into the Christian church whore at 2 p. m. tho sorvlces wore held. Tho funeral procession to tho cemetery was one of the largest in tho city's history, and another large crowd witnessed the military burial rites at the grave. Altogether this funeral made the Memorial day obser vance of Medford doubly impressive. At the church the sorvlces were In charge of Rev. D. li. Millard, tho sub ject of whose funeral address was "Glory of Our Hope," and the sorvlces nt the grave wero In charge of the American Legion. Intcrspersod with tho address nt the church were beautiful select Ions by a male quartet entitled "Sometime, Somewhere," nnd "A Beautiful Land." There was a wealth of floral tributes nnd on the flng-drnped and flower covered casket was a picture of Rus sell Simon Hawk (n his marine uni form. Scattered around among the floral tributes were some of the cita tions for bravery in action he had re ceived from the French and American governments. The picture on the cas ket showed him wearing one of these citations. In his eloquent funeral address Rev. Millard reviewed the career ond ser vices to his country of the Butte Fulls soldier and in line with his address subject, brought out the Idea that In the great world war and other wars the American soldiers were able to go Into battle unflinchingly led by their hope of reward for sacrificial deeds In the life beyond, if they fell. This hope also inspired the Christian nation In war, and was the Inspiration of that Inspiring song written during the war: "Hove You 8een Him In Flanders?" . The services over, the military fu neral procession marched to the cem etery to the strains of a solemn dirge played by the D. O. K. K. band, In tho following order: Band, escort of ex service sailors In uniform, American Legion officers and speakers, tho hearse with the pallbearers, all cx mnrlnes in uniform, relatives, the American Legion post, and finally many autos containing friends. Commander Frank P. Farrell of the Medford post assumed charge of the services at the grave and the Amer ican Legion ritual was observed with George Gates acting as chaplain. Lieu tenant Colonel K. E. Kelly pronounced an eloquent eulogy which was all the more Impressive through Ills giving a personal touch by relating incidents of the campaign and battles and hard ships In which Russell Simon Hawk and his comrades passed through prior to the fall of tho bravo Marine at Chateau Thierry. The sailor squad fired a salute, taps were sounded nnd thus concluded the tribute to the memory of the departed soldier. I LONDON, May 30. (By Associated Press.) The Borah resolution recently passed by tho United States senate, suggesting the calling of an Interna tional disarmament conference, to be participated In by representatives of Great Britain, Japan and the United Stales was under discussion in the house of commons today. Replying to a question regarding the passage of the Borah proposal, Mr. Lloyd George, tho prime minister, said he had observed the proceedings in the senate hut had not yet received any Invitation from President Harding to consider the mutual limitation of naval armaments', DIKE BREAKS 01 COM PEOPLE FLEE 5000 Acres Near Woodland, Washington Flooded Dam age Estimated at Half Mil lion Warning Is Given in Time to Prevent Loss of Life Water Spreading. WOODLAND, Wash., May 31 Flood waters or the Columbia river,, which broko through 7.1 feet of dike six miles north of here lust night, were spread Ing today lifter having flooded nearly fillOO acres to u depth of eight to ten feet. No loss of life was suffered as warning was given all residents of the flooded area. Damuge was chiefly to crops and was estimated at from fllutl,. 000 to $500,000. At five o'clock this morning the water broke through a culvert on the Northern Pacific railroad fill, causing further spread of the Hood. Tho enl vert had been blocked up with sand bags against the rising waters during the night. Neither the town of Woodland, which Is on high ground, nor the rull road track, uppeured In any danger from the waters today. Crops of wheat, oats and Htutoes were destroy ed and some cattle wero endangered. Expect Water to Spread Tho water was expected to sprend today over additional laud to tho south ot this town as tho level of the water outsldo the break still is several feet above that inside. Warning was given all persons In the danger zone In time for them to escape shortly after the break at about 7 o'clock last night, and nbout 1000 men hurried to the flooding urea to render any iwssible aid. Hundreds of head of livestock wore rounded up and driven from the land upon which tho wators wero spreading. About a hundred head of cattle still were to be taken from tho flooded district today. Grant Burke son of Jiimos A. Burke pioneer furmor of Kahuna and Wood land, had a narrow escape from being carried away by the water when a pump house on the dike was washed away as the dike broko. Young Burke with his father and F.' C. Burke of Oregon City, was inspecting the dike when the break came and was Hi the pump house. Diking district number five In which the flood waters are spreading, In eludes from 0000 to 7000 acres. The dike Is eleven miles long nnd Is threo fourths of a mile inland from . the banks of the Columbia. ,: . .XiiUtinnl League. ,.(,.. ,. R. It. ,M. St. Louis ... .5 8 2 Cincinnati ' , .0 13 2 Walker nnd Cleinons; Luque and Wingo. R. H. E. Philadelphia .10 15 2 New York 5 9 3 Madows. Hubbell und Ili-tiggy; Bnrues, Bailee, Pciritt and Smith. R. ' H. E. Brooklyn '....... 4 1 0 Boston . . . ; 2 10 4 Orlmes and Miller: Fllllimlm. Beott nnd Gowdy. ' R. H. E. Chicago , 7 17 1 Pittsburg t 14 2 Vuughn and Daly; Cooper, Carlson, Hamilton und Schmidt. ; A met Iran League First game; R. H. E. Boston ...... 5 ? 10 1 Philadelphia 3 8 3 Myers and Walters; Harris and Perkins. Second game: It, If. E. Boston '. jl 11 0 Philadelphia . . . .' ...A 0 6 Pennock and lluel; llnsty and Per kins. , . ' , It. H. E. St. Louis 8 14 2 Chicago 7 10 s Kulp, Palmer, Shocker and Heve rold, Collins; Mulrennnn, Davncport, Frecmnn, Hodgo and Yoryan. II. Cleveland t 12 '0 Detroit 4 8 1 Mnlls and Thomas; Dauss and Aln smlth. ' R. H. E. New York 5 13 2 Washington 12 17 1 lloyt, Sbenbnn and anil Si-hang, Be voimer; Zachery nnd llhurrlty. Sen. McNary Starts Intervention Suit Henry Albers Case WASHINGTON, May 31. Senator McNary of Oregon, an- nounced today that he would file with the supreme court a 4 petition for leave to Intervene as a friend of the court In tho rase of Henry Albers, a wealthy ciizen of Portland, who was con- vlcted there of violations of the espionage act. When the enso wus appealed to the mi p renin court, the gov- eminent confessed error und the conviction was reversed, to be remanded, according to So- llcitor General Frlerson for a new trial. If the permission ho $ seeks Is granted, Mr. MoN'ary will ask tho court to vacate Its mandate and to hear the ap- peal. JAPAN PLACES! N. Y. Shipbuilding Corp., to Build Supply Ship of 20,000 ' Tons for Imperial Navy Evidence of Good Will, Says Jap. (By Iiitcrniittoiial Xcwh Service) . NKW YOUK. May 31. The first tiaVal contract placed In muny yeum by tho Imperial Japanese uovernment with nn American shipyard, haH been fllpnefl In tho offies of the New York Shipbuilding' corporation, ' accordiiiB to nn announcement inn do by Ca'ptnin M. Yokurn, 1. J. N., chairman ofthe Imperial Japanese Naval commis sion visiting tho United Htates on he half of CupWln Goto, chief of the Imperial Japunese Naval Inspector's Office, No. 1, Madison avenue. The contract was signed by Captain Yokuru and Captain (loto representing tho Imperial Japanese navy, and was accepted by Marvin A. Neeland, presi dent of tho New York Shipbuilding corporation. It calls for the construc tion of a unltiue type of vessel, a com bination coal and oil supply ship of 20.000 tons for fuelling the various units of tho Japanese nuvy. Captain Yokura, who with Captain Goto, represented the Japanese gov ornmont in placing this contract; stat ed that It was an evidence of the cor dial feoling which Japan has for the United Htates. Cuptaln Yokura fur ther pointed' out that the placing of this contract was proof of Japan's de sire to havo only the most friendly commercial relations with the grout nation of North America, which for ovor half a century has been Japan's true friend and ally. '"'After accepting the contract for his 'cbVporution, Mr. Neeland issued tho following statement: '' "it Is a matter of profound satis faction and pride to the entire or ganisation of New York Shipbuilding corporation that its plant has been selected us the medium for giving so tangible a proof of tho mutual 'good will between the two countries. No more convincing proof Is needed of the friendly relations between tho two countries than the fact that tho gov ernment of Japan has cntrustd the construction of an Important fleet unit to American shipbuilders." To I to KhK'trfruIly Driven. Oeorge J. Ilaldwln, chairman of the hoard of directors of tho New York Shipbuilding Corporation, said: "In the past Kngland alone hns been entrusted with such construc tion. ' The Impetus Riven to ship building In tho United States since 1014 has developed our old-line ship yards to a position which Is not gene rally appreciated In this country. It is an indication of tho changed In dustrial conditions of the world that Japan has como to this country for the construction of this naval vessel." Tim vessel will bo constructed with both oil nnd coal bunkrs, while a fea ture of tho new craft will bo the In stallation of an anti-torpedo bout battery. NAVY CONTRACT WITH AMERICA GREEN BAY ASKS WISCONSIN STATE TROOPS TO QUELL PAPER MILL RIOTS OHEEN HAY, Wis., Mny 31. All officials, office employes and strike breukem employed at .tho Northern Taper milla were turned away this morning when they sought to gain en trance to th mill, by more than 1000 Htrlkorn doing pleket duty nt the mill, according to Louis AHard. local nresl- 'dent of tho papermarker'a union. Kurller two men nald to bo strikers were Hlashed In an affray with four men declared to be mill employes. 0 MANCHURIA Russell Declares Chinese Boss in Richest Province Is Hand in Glove With Nippon Plans to Be Made King Under Japanese Protection Only Obstacle Is People. By CHARLES EDWARD RU9SELL. Special Correspondent of the Mail Tribune. Copyright, 1921, by the Mail Tribune. I'KKINf!, May 31. "Tho Chinese Kiuperor," said nn English friend at Shanghai, will he restored to his throno next Wednesday morning about sunrise. I got this information from tho best inside sources and you can dopeuil upon it absolutely. Kverythlu Charles Edward Rustell hns been arranged, and tbo republic Is done for." Thiswas on a Friday night. A mon arch kicked off his throne and then managing to crawl back to It Is rare in history and must be admitted to afford some ' spectacle. Therefore I took a train from Shanghai early Mon day morning for Peking to get a front seat at the Bhow. . ' - Alas, for the vanity of prophecy! There wasn't any show. "I went out to the Forbidden City' Wednesday morn ing and saw the house where dwellB the poor little neurotic descendant of a long line of Manchu'ktngs, and there wasn't any more sign of uprl8lng,"fe belllon, riot or rumpus than there la at a prayer meeting. The English press kindly' explained that as a restoration was the only logical and proper out come of the present situation It was certain to arrive some day, perhaps next week; but this being the eigh teenth time In three years that It bad been scheduled and had blown ' up 'without any rain checks the spectators have lost Interest and say It Is a punk entertainment. " .' '; " Still I cannot deny that many for eigners In Peking, Including all the Ilritlsh, and I think the Japanese, be lieve that monarchy Is on its way back. No doubt the thought has the same old familiar parentage In Wish. The British and Japanese want the empire back because to both It Is in their line of business; the British be ing against nil republics everywhere and the Japanese thinking they can the more easily get from a monarchy the concessions and other good ,thlngs they are after. ' : ' Japanese Own Chang Tso'1 1 Our Japanese friends, by the way, would.seem to the casual eye to be doing pretty well tinder the present management of the shop.' Helped by the Twenty-one Demands and the lib eral use of money they look like the Continued on Faro might) MADISON, Wis., May 31. Request was made of .Governor Illaine today by the sheriff ot Brown cbunty for Immediate dispatch of troops to Green Bay to quell disturbances which are said to have grown out of, a. strike In three paper mills there. Governor Blaine said ho would get In touch with Brown county officials at once nnd determine If state action, is necessary. ?Z&yr A