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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.
.
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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.
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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.
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