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fmllv Sixteenth Year.
Weekly Ktfty-Kirst Year.
MEDFORD, OREGON, "WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1921
NO. 61
RACE
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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. .
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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.
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