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Newspaper Page TextMe The Weather Maximum yesterday 78 Minimum today ..!; bforb Mail Tribun Predictions H Fair. fmllv Sixteenth Year. Weekly Ktfty-Kirst Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, "WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1921 NO. 61 RACE 01 UK lARILll DECLARED TO CHECK MOBS Assault By Black Upon Orphan Girl Starts Terror Reign ;: Armed Battle Follows . Scores Die in Homes Air planes Used in Disorder Negro Quarters Burned. TULSA, Okla.," June 1. Scattered firing was hoard in various sections of the city late this aftornoon after several hours of quiet. Reports to Mayor Evans at 3:15 o'clock said two more nogroes and one white man had heen killed In another outbreak. The report was unconfirmed. OKLAHOMA CITY, June 1 Martial law in Tulsa was ordered by Governor ltobertson at 11:15 a. m. today and Adjutant General Barrett placed In command of the city. The order was given over the long distanco tele phone. TULSA, Okla., June 1. Major Charles W. Daley of the police force tl.is afternoon estimated the number of dead fro nitho race clash here at 175. He gave It as his opinion that a number of negroes had burned to death when tlieir homes were swept by fire. TULSA, Okla., Juen 1. Martial law was declared in effect In this city and Tulsa county about noon today by Slate Adjutant General C. F. Barrett, following receipt of orders from Gov ernor J. B. A. Robertson, directing the military to take over the situa tion arising from a race clash that broke out last night and continued throughout tho night and early to day. It is estimated that six whites and fifty negroes have been killed in the fighting with scores wounded. TULSA, Okla., June 1. Nearly ten square blocks' of Hie south side of the negro "section of Tulsa, whero an aimed conflict has been In progress between white men and negroes since early last night, resulting in tho re ported deaths of six white and fifty nogroes and a rapidly increasing list of wounded, were in flames today. The fire was reported spreading and threatening to wipe out a white resi dence section In the Standplpe and Sunset hill additions. Detachments;, of guardsmen were scattered throughout tho city pre pared to meet alt emergencies with machine guns ready for action. Guards surrounded the armory whilo others assisted in rounding up tho ne groes and segregating thorn in the jail, convention hall, bawfcbnll park and other places, which had been turned into prison camps. . State troops under the command of Adjutant General C. F. Barrett ar rived at nine oclock to take charge of tho situation, augmenting local units of guardsmen who were called out last night. At this time there were reports of sporadic shooting and the situation seemed to be casing. After Howland, tno negro, mm irei-n lodged Jin jail last night, a crowd of about S00 negroes assembled outside the building. Armed white men soon began gathering. The first shot, ce far as known was fired soon after dark -.when a policeman killed a negro who he said resisted effor' i to disarm him. Tho body was left in the street more than three hours. A white man was killed shortly aftei ward near tho court house. The crowds meantime were aug mented and the authorities then com- 'Continued on Taae TClKhO JOHN D- STAGES AUBURN", N'.'f.. June 1. Speak ing to his grand children, who accom panied him to his boyhood home, now the Van Arsdale place, four miles north of Moravia, John D. Rockefel ler yesterday afternoon said: "Here is where I earned my first dollar," and he described to the children of John D. Jr., of how he had raised a flock of turkeys bark In 1S48 and sold them as his own enterprise. New System Counting Votes in Effect at Bonus Bill Election SALKM, Ore., Juno 1. The secretary of state today complet- ed the task of sending out sup- Piles for the social election to be hehl throughout Oregon Tucs- day. Theso supplies were sent direct to the county clerks, who later will distribute them among the voting precincts. It was estimated here today that tho cost of tho election would exceed $100,000, of which sum $15,000 will be paid by tho state. a Under a new law enacted at ! the last session of the legislature, county courts at next Tuesday's election may employ -socalled counting boards for the first time in the history of tho state. Tho law provides that these socalled second boards shall start count- ing when the first 20 ballots have been cast. Under ordinary condi- Hons tho votes in any precinct should be counted within an hour after tho polls are closed. GIVING UP HUMS, VON KM PEEVED BERLIN, Juno 1. Refusal of Pre mier Von Kahr pf Bavaria to disband civilian guards of that state, which has come up on the eve of Chancellor Wlrth's program speech before the relchstag, has caused great dissatisfac tion in government circles here. It Is viewed as embarrassing to tho new chancellor, who had intended to in form the German parliament that his cabinet was bending every effort to fulfill the condition of tho latest allied ultimatum. There is an impression hero, how ever, that Premier Von Kahr and his coalition cabinet were ready to yield to demands from Berlin but that local pressure was too powerful for them to take such a step. In his reply to the central govern ment, Premier Von Kahr is, hold to have placed all responsibility;, for the disbandnicnt of the civilian guards oi Chancellor Wirth and his colleagues. POLES RUN WHEN GERMANS AT ALONG THE OOER AN.N'ABKRG, Silesia, Juno 1. (By the Associated Press). Polish in surgents who attacked German de fense organizations in this little village, which Is located about 17 miles southeast of Oppeln and east of the Oder river, have been defeat ed and were retreating northeast ward during the night. Following repulse of the polish at tack, the Germans launched a counter offensive, driving, the Poles as far as Kalinow, about three miles to th-e northeast and reports were received during the night that the poles were evacuating the village of Schimis chow, about two miles west of Gross Strehlintz. A cement factory at Schlmischow is reported to havo been blown up and several houses burned. T Mr, Rockefeller came to Moravia with J.'fl. Van Duyne, a cousin, unu .ho,- ninmmil un the .hill over Owas- co,, where the oil magnate spent the happiest years of his chiidnooa. ai ,rinir through the old rooms and recalling familiar scenes, the party returned to Moravia, arter wnicn .nr. Rockefeller and his kin motored back to Wa'tklns Glen. nn Hnnnrtlne from Moravia he re warded the Van puyne youngsters with new shiny buffalo nickels. WHO SPENDING RAILROADWAG AND RATES CUT EFFECJiVEJULY 1 Average Decrease of 12 Per Cent Effects 2 Million Men Harding Works for the Modification of Fruit Rates Meets With I. C. C. elilCAGO, June- 1 1. Appro.vl mutely e wage increase two-tmrciH r the wage granted railroad employer last J uly by tho rail road labor board was ordered deducted beginning July 'l in the board's decision announced fc day. From tho wbo increa.se laHt year of $GOO,000,000 a year for rail road labor, nearly $400,000,000 will be cut. it is estimated. In the case of tho general class of maintenance of way laborers, tho en tire increase of SV- cents an hour was withdrawn. Tho decreases,, it is estimated, even tually will affect two million men The general average decrease 1h plac ed at twelve per cent, as compared with an average of 21 per cent in crease granted last July. 11. K. llyram, president of the Chi cago, Mihvuukee and St. Paul and S. M. Felton, president of tho Chicago, (treat Western, declared that the re ductions granted were "not sufficient to meet the demands of the situa tion." WASHINGTON', June 1. Down ward revision of railroad rates, par ticularly of those on necessities was discussed by President Harding foday with members of the inter-state com merce commission at an informal con ference ut the commission's head quarters. The president was under stood to have been assured that the whole subject wan Vinder review by the commission. Air. Harding Inquired particularly about, the prospect for modification of the rates on fruits. The com;ui sion officials are understood to have told him that they were mukin.r con siderable progress on a plar. for ob taining voluntary reductions in h mc ratos through concerted action by the carriers. ' " SAN FRANCISCO, June 1'. The third assistant onginecr and four fire men were taken from the .steamer liakersfleld at Balboa In the canal zone and placed In jail as a result of an Investigation of engine trouble which caused the vessel to put Into port on her trip from San Francisco to Antwerp, according to advices receiv ed today by tho marine department of tile San Francisco chamber of com merce. A survey of the vessel showed em ery dust In her -bearings, Jlio report said. LIFE TERMS GIVEN T i DENVER, 'June 1. Life sentences in the penitentiary were imposed to day on Reginald Locke, Thomas Mc- Glone and Charles Chere, bandits who held up messengers of tho Stockyards bank here tiro months ago and tool, 123,000. - Locke was arrested In Los Angeles and confessed, implicating (he others. Chero was captured after a revolver fight in Erie, Pa. ; VISIT U. S. IN FALL SOFIA, Bulgaria, June 1. Pre mier Stanibullwsky of Bulgaria de clared here yesterday that King Boris would visit the United States during the fuming . autumn and that he would accompany Boris on the jour ney. "I am going to America with King Boris," declared the premier, "to visit the great American people who have done so much for Bulgarians." SENATE PASSES NAVY BILL WITH Alliance X With England and Japan Favored Republi cans Vote Against Move to Halt Warship Building Is Defeated. WASHINGTON, Juno 1 Tho senate finally passed today tho nuvy appro priation bill carrying about $I!H,0(I0, 000 and including tho Borah amend ment requesting the president lo init iate a disarmament conference be tween tho I'nitcd States, Great Bri tain and Japan. ' Tho measuro. which carries funds for the navy for the fiscal year be ginning July 1, goes to conference for consideration of ' increases aggregat ing $100,000,000 which were approved by tho senate, despite an economy drive. Only two reductions were made In the senate committee recommenda tions $1,000,000 ;from tho transporta tion fund and $1,500,000 proposed by the commlttoo for beginning work on a new Pacific coast naval base at Ala meda, Cal. Tho voto on passage was 51 to 17. Five republicans, Capper, Kansas; La Folletto and Lenroot, Wisconsin; Nor beck. South Dakftta and Norrts, Ne braska, voted aganist the bill. The twelve democratic opponents were: Dial, South Carolina; Glass, Virginia; Harris, Georgia; Harrison, Mississippi; Heflin, Alabama; Hitch cock, Nebraska; King, Utah; Ponier ene, Ohio; Sheppard, Texas; Stanley, Kentucky; Traniniell, Florida and Watson, Georgia. Proposals by Senator King, demo crat, Utah, to suspend construction of six battleships and five of tho six new battle cruisers were defeated today In the senate mithont a record voto. BASEBALL SCORES NEW YORK, June 1 George Kelly of the New York NationalH, today m;iflf bis ninth hump run .if tlin hd. son, tying with .Meusol of the PlUla- dclpnia isntlonals, who knocked out his ninth circuit clout yesterday. Keny a. Homer was made in .the fifth inning of today's game with Philadelphia, witli onv mniKon. National At Boston: R. II. E. Brooklyn 5 9 1 Boston 4 8 S Battories: Ructher and Miller; Wat son and O'Neill. At Now York: First gamo. R. H. E. Philadelphia 2 8. 1 New YorH : !) 8 1 Batteries: Ring and Druggy. Wheat; Ryan and Stilth, Snyder. Second game: Philadelphia 3 3 3 New York 8 12 3 Batteries: G. Smith, Baumgartner and Peters: Benton and E. Smith, Snyder. At Pittsburg: R. H. E. Chicago 2 8 1 Pittsburg 4 12 1 Batteries: Martin, York and Daly. O'Farrcll; Glazncr and Schmidt. R. ' 11. E. St. Louis 10 10 1 Cincinnati 4 12 1 BatterloH: Haines and Dllhoefor; Rixey, Napier and ilargravc. t American -At Philadelphia: Jl. II. E. Boston : (i 10 0 Philadelphia 3 7 1 i Battories: Jones and Wallers perry Naylor and Perkins. Second gamo. R. If. E. Boston ; - 2 111 Philadelphia .... 3 8 2 Batteries: Bush and llilnl; Rommel and Perkins. R. H. E. iN'ew York 7 9 3 Washington 8 12 1 Batteries: Mays and rSchang; Johnson and Gharrity. - HONRBUnO, Ore., Juno 1. Passing his store on his way homo about one o'clock this morning John Hatfield, lilxonvllle 'merchant and postmaster, heard someone within. He called neighbors' and surrounded tho store until officers arrived from Itoseburp. They turned nutnmohlie lights nn the More nml Hie uiiHi within walked out. DIAMCLAUSE ACQUIT DEWITT ON 1ST BALLOT E Jury Frees Ashland Jitney Driver On Manslaughter Charge, As Result of Death of Mrs. Nona Jennings Burglary Trial Tomorrow. A jury in tho circuit court this mor ning aciiuilted W. F. HeWltt, Ashland jitney driver of manslaughter, in con nection with tl)0 death of Mrs. Nona Jennings of this city, in an auto acci dent on the Pacific highway near Tal ent last Christmas eve, on the first ballot, afler ten minutes deliberation Tho defense contended that Mrs Jennings was killed as a result of an "unavoidablo accident," and the state held that the taxi driver had railed to exercise propor caution. Charactor witnesses, sonio of whom hnd known DcWitt for 35 years, testified to his worth and probity as a citizen, and Doputy Sheriff Joe McMnhon testified that ho was known among autoisls as a "careful driver.'" DeVY'ltl took tho stand In his own behalf, and mado a good witness. A largo number of witnesses were examined by both sides nnent tho ac cident, and the position of tho cars when the tragedy occurred. Conflict ing testimony anise, as did tho condi tion of Hie weather on tho fateful evening. The stato was represented by District Attorney Rawlos Moore, and tho defenso by Attorney George Roberts. DeWItt was indloted by the grand jury on a manslaughter charge, aftor a coroner's inquest hnd returned a ver dict accusing him of carelessnoBs. The accident that 1'O.snlte in tho death of Mrs. Nona Jennings occurred about one quarter milo from Talent, and was prdcedod by a minor accident that re sulted In two auto8 being ditched. It was while extricating theso cars that a car driven by DeWitt crushed Into tho rear of an auto behind which Mrs. Jennings and her friend Mrs. Evans of Ashland woro standing for protec tion from the wind, crushing Mrs. Jen nings and causing injuries that result ed in her death a few hours later. The circuit court tomorrow will lionr tho case of Frank Kodat and Peter Stauff, indicted jointly by tho grand jury for burglary of the Gold Hill bank. Kodat is defended by Attorney William Urlggs of Ashland, appointed by the court, and Staurr by Attorney O. S. Blanchard of Grants Pass. E POUGI1KEEPSIE, N. Y Juno 1. Hearings In tho divorce suit Instituted by James A. Stlllman, New York hankor, ngftlnst tho former Flfl Pot ter! woro postponed until June 8, shortly ufter tho attorneys had gath ered here for a' scheduled session. Tho postponement wns requested by counsel for Mrs. Stlllman, o said that she was ill at her homo In Xew York and that ono of her attor neys could not tako part in tho pro cecdings. ' ' Mr. Stlllman's counsel nnnouncod Hint the banker was opposed to any further delays and Intended to carry on his fight. . i 1 T LA GRANDE, Ore., Juno 1. Dop uly Sheriff J. H. McLachlln was wounded by a shot In tho back yes terday by officers who mistook him for a highwayman as he was sitting with his gun across his knees. The officprs had been warned that a rob ber was operating on the Pendleton road out of La Grande, and when they ordered McLachlln to put his hands up -ho" dlil not hear them and thoy fired. The error was discovered aft ter the shot was fired. McLachlln explained he was waiting for two sus pected bootleggers. Officers re mained on the scene and aprehonded the two suspects, rapturing twenty cases of whiskey. AGC DENTBLAM Huge Sea Lion Takes To Land; Farm Hand Frightened, But Sober SAX JOE, Cal., Juno l.A big sea lion, weighing from 300 to 400 pounds was found today calm ly wandering in a field near Sunnyvale, one milo and a half from nny water. It was discovered by a Torto llican laborer of a farm who rushed to the foreman exclaiming lie had found "a big, big pig with wings." The animal is thought to havo left tho waters of tho bay and becoming confused, wandered in tho wrong direction. BV PROIIM WASHINGTON, Juno 1. Passage of the prohibition ameudmunt served to annul various internal rovenuo laws covering tho liquor traffic tho su premo court held today. Congress did not Intend to preserve tho old penal tics, the court said. As approved tho bill would also make tho Volstead enforcement net apply to Hawaii and the Virgin Islands but not to the Philippines. Tho court's decision was given in tho caso of Bozo Yuglnovltch and cou sin Bozo Yuglnovltch, Indicted in Ore gon for violation of tho Internal rov enuo laws in falling to pay the re quired tax on distilled spirits. A do murrer to the indictment wns bus tallied on the ground thnt It did not allege a violation of tho oightoonth amendment, which the lower court said was tho ruling statute todny. OUTBREAK TELLS OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Juno 1. Muto cvldenco of tho fury of tho race clash at Tulsa was borne iy a St. Louis and San Francisco passen ger train which arrived today from tho eat. Many windows In ono of the conches had bene shot out and the sldos of the coaches were scarred by bullets. None of thi) passengers was Injured. J. E. Lucas, a tunvollng salesman, gave u vivid account of the fighting In the vicinity of tho St, Louis nnd San Francisco depot at Tulsa. 1 "Tho fighting seemed to- center around tho station," ho said, "The place was virtually besieged from 10 o'clock last night until 2 o'clock this morning. A number of women, and chlldern huddled terror stricken In tho women's rest roon and crouched behind niaiilo wainscoting. , "Pullman cars standing In the yards woro fired on and tho windows shottored. Passengers ' clft their berths and law on tho floor In the aisles. "There was a lull In tho firing when a passenger train pulled In and women and children nllghtud. Thon tho firing liegnu again," DEMPSEY LOVES THE GARPENTiER TEARS SEAT OF ATLANTIC, CITY, X. J., Juno 1. If Jack JJompsey, world'n heavy weight champion, hnn nny woukncHH, it (b nn affection for the "kids" t-riKKed, cHrty-faced or drenud up. DernpHcy today cherinhcH letterH he hit received from children whoHO home.- are acattcred nil over tho coun try wlNhinK him Huccess In his mutch with OeortfCK Carpentier. Tho title holder receives hundreds of letters dally from admirers, nil over the world, but tho miHslves ho reads nnd saves coma from children, written in tho typical handwriting of a child, hip, hold letters, with nhout a dojten words InhoiioiiHly scrawled lo n pnyo. NEW CHINA 616 PERIL FOR JAPAN Russell Declares People of China Are Real Source of Power and Are Going to Get What They Want How Japan Aroused Chinese' to Action. By CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL Special Correspondent of the Mail Tribune. - ; Copyright, 1921, by the Mall Tribune. PEKING, Juno 1. "In China," Bays a wlso old American, many years resi dent in Shanghai, "In China, govern ment proeoeds from tho bottom up; lu Japan It proceeds from tho top down. Tho Japanese don't see this differ ence; nineteen in twenty of tho other foreigners don't see it. But it is tho fact, nevertheless, tho biggest fact in the situation and will some day Bottlo it. No matter what else you may hear, stick to this, that the people of China are tho only real source of power here, and they aro going to get what they want. They mny not get It right oft tho reel, but they will got It." ' Certainly, this agrcos with every thing I havo seen and is the only key that will fit evory part of the problem. It then It la true that the old China 6t tradition, the China thnt never chang ed, China the hard-baker product ot centuries of one habit of- thought,' If that China is dissolving and a, new China is taking Its plnco, I should think that gentlemen like ' those ot Groat Britain who count on the perma nent return of monarchy and tlid good old days ot privilege, might be In for a Jolt. , '.'. As to this wo may now profitably consider a tow facts like these: 1. It has always been Bald ot these Chlneso people that they would not work together, had no sense of cohe sion or cooperation, had no faculty tor united action, so that you could kick them in the face at Hong Kong, or Woi-hal-wel or Shangtung and none of tho rest of them would care a rap.,.'. ', Everybody said this; everybody be lieved it: and doubtless the same no tion was strong upon Jopan when It presented Twenty-one Demands, which were as hard a kick In the face as any nation over endured. . : , V The Japanese Boycott ," Tho flaccid or crooked Chinese. ad ministration received It with meek ness anil, when Japan, pistol In hand, said "Sign on the dotted line," signed with neatness nnd dispatch. Ihit will; you kindly observe what the'.'peoplo did about ' It? They didn't recognize!, any of this bunk but ot thoir own mo tion and without leadership,' without even any advice or suggestion from their press, they started the. word and passed It around to boycott Japanese goods, nnd the next thing Japan knew it couldn't sell five sons worth of any thing anywhere In China. Japanese nierchnnts and exporters were caught . with millions' of dollars worth of stuff they could do nothing with. People would not have It for a gift. , Tho movement swept all China, swopt it with a swiftness that consid ering the poor meanB ot communica tion seems astounding. No matter how much folks might be divided about North nnd South they were of one mind about this. Japan complained (Continued on Pae Eight) .WORLD OF KIDS: MANHA8SET, N. Y., June 1. Barbed wlro, when connected with troupers, hns been declared unde sirable by Georges Carpontier, . and the entanglements about his training camp, placed thero to keep curious visitors away, will bo removed, Man uger Descanips nnnounccd today- GeorgeH recently sat on a fence, nbout which some of the wire Is placed, and let his feet idly danglo while ho watched passing motorists. Tho French boxing champion lost his balance, and as ho picked himself up he ruefully glanced at tattered bits of the seat of his trousers nan Ring upon tno wire. til 4i