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EDFORD Mai l tribune The Weather Maximum yesterday 86 Minimum today ta Predictions Fair. l"slly Sixteenth Tear. Weekly Klfly-Kirst Tear. MEDFORD, OR KG OX, THURSDAY, JUNE !), 1021 NO. G8 COMMANDER JUL LEGION IS KILLED Col. F. ' W. Gailbraith, Jr., Meets Death in Motor Acci- ueiii til iiiuictiict(juiis ivi. j. i Foreman, National Commit teeman May Die Broken , Knuckle Cause. INDIASAPOLIS, Juno 9. The 'death of Colonel F. W. Gailbiuith, Jr., of Clnolnmitl, national com mander of tho American Legion, In a motor car accident hero today, threw into mourning the legion pouts throughout the nation. , Henry J. Ryan of IndiunapoliH. na tional director of tho legions Ameri canism commission and Milton J. Foreman of Chicago, national com mitteeman of tho legion from Illi nois, were injured, when an' autopio blle In which the three men were rid ing went over a steep emhunkmeut. The men were roturning to tho city from tho country club In Mr. Ryan's car. Tho car failed to make a slight turn in tho road and ran over the curbing, across the sidewalk and turned over several times, landing at the foot of a twonty-foot ombank mcnt. All three men were thrown clear of tho car as It went down. Mr. Gailbraith suffered a fractured skull in the fall and died on tho wuy to tho hospital. Coroner Paul F. Robinson, who made an investigation immediately after tho accident, said an examina tion of tho wrecked machine showed a brokon connection of the steering wheel. Mr. Foreman later . was found to havo sufforod a fracture of tho skull nnd injuries to "his back and shoul ders. Ho is In a serious condition. Burial In Cincinnati Mr. Gnlbralth's body will be remov ed in r.lneinnntl for burial as Boon AS arrangements can be completed. 'Ho was elected national commandor of the legion nt the convention hold last September at Cleveland. He was bom in tho Watertown arsenal, Mass. ' An election probably will be held here enrly next week to name Mr. Gal bralth's successor, it was announced nt national headquarters today. The new commander will be named by the legion's national executive committee. The national vice commanders, one of whom probably will bo elected, are John G. Emory, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Thomas Goldlngay, Newark, N. J.; ClandiiiB G. Pendlll, Racine, Wis.; J. O. Scrugham, Carson City, Nov., and B. Jackson Wlnslett, Birmingham, Ala. Ryan, who was driving the machine and who was said by hospital attaches to have been hysterical since the acci dent, said ho had been driving rapidly from the Indianapolis country club ' iinplli nt lha Mlv In n.rin, tn innnU 1in union station in time tor. Mr. Galbraith and Mr. Foreman to board a train for Chicago. .. Ho reduced his speed to about 20 miles an hour, he said, just before reaching tho point whoro tho ui;ciuciil uccuiieu. President Condoles WASHINGTON, June 9. President Harding telegraphed a niessago of sympathy today to Mrs. F. W. Gal braith, Jr., widow of the national com. mander of the American Legion, killed in an automobile accident early today. "Please know of my sympathy in the great and sudden sorrow which has come to you," the message said. "It was my fortune to know Colonel Galbraith not alone as the. national commander of tho American Legion, but as a fellow citizen of Ohio, and I have highly valued his commanding lcrsonallty, his tireless zeal and Ms intense devotion to country and his (Continued on Jrge Eight) ALL U: S. GOLF . PROFESSIONALS ARE fH.KNEAGLKS. Juno !). (Ity the Associated Press) All the American entrants vere eliminated from the thousand guineas professional golf tournament in the match play to day. Walter Hagon of Detroit, the former American' open champion, only American sun-Ivor from the first round, was defeated in the second round by T. G. Renouf, of Manchester 3 up and 2 to play. GLENEAGLES, June 9. (By the Associated Press) Walter Hagen, of Detroit, won his match In the first round of the thousand guineas pro fessional golf tournament on the links here today, defeating Josh Taylor. Great Hrltnin, four up and two to play. Hygienic Marriage and Legislative Bill Are Both Defeated PORTLAND. Ore., Juno 9. Complete returns from nearly all of the counties and partial returns from the remainder give tho soldiers' bonus amendment the majority of 4r..1 32. They also givo the emergency veto amendment a good major ity, but givo the womon's jurors bill a majority of only a few hundred, leaving it still in doubt. Latest figures compiled hore: Legislative regulation, yes 36,798; no GO, 510. Dolius, yes 70,5 1 1; no 30,- 9,'9. Veto, yes 43,569; no 30,394. llygonlc marriage, yes 48,- 232; no 53,814. Women jurors, yes, 50,362; no 50,321. 18 BY FLOOD IN LA JUNTA, COL. First Official Report Shows Heavy Loss of Life in Coun try Districts Flood Water in Denver Recedes Dam age Appalling. PUEBLO, Colo., Juno 9. (By Asso ciated Press.) Eighteen persons are known to have been killed in the flood in the LaJunta district, according to Captain J. B. Mock, of the Colorado National Guard who arrived here to day after- a fifty hour battle against the elements. Captain Mocks roport was the first official statement of the situation around LaJunta. SAN 'ANTONIO, Texas, June 9. Equipment sufficient to provide coin fort for 2000 persons today was en- routo to the Colorado flood area in a truck train from Fort Sam Houston here.' A still larger caravan from Fort Bliss, El Paso, also is onrouto. DENVER, Colo., ujne 9. Tho South Plntto liver reached its crest In Den ver nnd Colorado last midnight. After flooding for Tour days two square miles of Denver's lowlands on tho west sldo nnd Inundating farming sections along its course through northern and northeastern Colorado, tho flood wat ers have begun to recedo. Tho recession of tho Platte Is ex pected to bo slow. "Intermittent rain fall In tho mountains has served to maae llio river rise unruly me msi lew days. It rained again last night, but not heavily. In Denvor hundreds of frame dwel lings and manufacturing plants wore surrounded and railroad yards sub merged by the water which was at Its highest yesterday at twelve feet, one inch. Tho second flood casualty occurred here, last night, members of the police safety patrol reported today. A cry for lielp late in the night was heard. Workmen found footprints on the riverbank, disappearing in tho waters. Mud torn up by the victim's hands, In dicated a struggle for life. Tho body has not been recovered. Farms in northern Colorado were Inundated. Bridges', by the score, arc washed out, highways are Impassable and railroad trackage torn and twist ed. Official estimates of tho damage indicate the loss will pass the million (Continued on Page Eight) E- Edward Hay of Oxhey. the British crack, holder of the American open championship, eliminated one of the two other Americans, who qualified for the match play in the tournament, Emmet French, of Youngstown, Ohio, in a-x close match. Kay defeated French by two up and one to play. The other American, Jock Hutchin son, of hirago, also was eliminated. being defeated by Abe Mitchell, Great Britain, in an even closer match, the Britisher wlnnlng'by one hole. Other matches amng the British competitors in the tournament re sulted as follows: A. G. Havers defeated James Braid by one hole. Jseph Kirkwood (if feated Harry Vardon at the nine teenth hole. DROWNED SENATE TO INVESTIGATE SIMS' TALK Upper House Aroused Over U. S. Admiral's Speech at London Luncheon Sims Stands fat Meant Every Word He Said Sees Nothing Un-American. WASHINGTON, June 9. Investi gation of the recent speech In Lon don by Rear Admiral , William S. Slins, touching on Irish sympathizers In this country was ordered by the senate today without a record vole. Tho resolution was offered by Sena tor Harrison, democrat, Mississippi. LONDON, Juno 9. (Ry the Asso ciated Press) Rear Admiral William S. Sims, u. N... Is quoted by the Press association today as saying this morning with regard to tho speech ho delivered on tile Irish .question here Tuesday: 'I stand by all I said, every word of it. 1 shan't repudiate a single word l saiu auu l sec nothing un-American in it, even if Senator McCorinick does." Admiral Sims, who this morning said he had not received the cable gram reported to have been sent him by Secretary of the Navy Denby, in quiring If tho admiral was correctly quoted in the press reports of bis speech, has arranged to havo the able message delivered to htm as soon as it renehes London. Speaking at a luncheon given by the English Speaking union at London on Tuesday, Admiral Sims was re ported to have made a bitter attack upon Irish sympathizers In America. He Is said to have declared: 'They are like zebras either black horses with white stripes or whit horses' with black stripes. tlut we know -thoy are not horses. they are asses. Each of these asses, however. bus a vote and there nre lots of them." lie declared that the persons he as sailed were Americans "when they want money, but Sinn Kelners when on tho platform," and atlded "they are making war on America today." according to cabled versions of the Admiral's remarks. IRISH SOVIET PACT LONDON, .lime 0. ( Uy the Asso ciated Press.) Tho government Is sued as a "white paper" this aflor- noon tho text of what purports to bo the draft of a proposed treaty be tween tho Russian soviet government and tho "republic of Ireland," which the government states was captured In Dublin. A covorlng letter, it was stated. captured at the same time signed "Dermot O'llegarty," described In tho whlto paper as one of tho Irish re publican parliament's secretaries, was addressed to Desmond Fitzger ald, Sinn Fein minister of propa ganda. This letter is dated Juno 15, 1020. A memorandum also accompanied the document, tho government states. This was alleged to havo been writ ten by Dr. McCarlln. The memorandum is quoted as say ing: "Tho understanding at prosnnt Is that I shall be In charge of the mis, sloii and John T. .Ryan of Uuffalo. will bo another member." TO ENFORCE IV10T0R Harry L. Griffith. Btato Inspector, who has charge of collecting auto licenses and enforcing tho Btato mo tor vehicle laws, is in Medford to day, conferring with, the sheriff and chief of police. He says the speed, lights, dimming, right of way and all other laws will be strictly enforc ed hereafter and the penalty for non compliance Is from $100 to J.'jOi) The county now has a special motor cycle police, Q. B. Millard, and state men will patrol highways and roads all the time. Mr. Griffith Is working under dl dection of Secretary of State Kozer R. D. Hlnes of Jacksonville and A. L. Simmons of Central Point, have been convicted of operating molorl vehicles without license, I President Obregon Can't Sign Treaty Proposed by U. S. A MEXICO CITY. Juno II. ( Hy the Associated Press.) Kornial signature of a treaty be tween Mexico and thu United States us a condition to recog nition of tho Obregon adminis tration by Washington Is Impos sible, said a statement issued at tho presidential office last night. Tho foreign office declared that a commercial treaty bc tweon tho I'nllcd States and Mexico was desirable, but that the Mexican president did not possess the right to concludo a treaty ot a political naturo such as was proposed by the U.nitcd States. " Li I E14 Orders from tho ml Jn I a n t general ordering Co. A, the local National Guard company to entrain Tuosday evening June H. for the annual two weeks' encampment at Camp Lewis have arrived and all members of the oiganlzatlon are on their toes getting ready and "raiin to go." Unless nil -signs fail this encamp ment will be the most onjoyahlo ever attended by Oregon Guardsmon. In slead of a wearisonio close-order drill, most of 'tho two weeks' period will ho spent ; on tho rifle ranges whoro young America's natural In clinntlon and ability to shoot will be fully gratified. There will be In structlon nnd firing with machine guns and with the wondorful Brown Ing auto-rifle, which fires 2 0 shots at. one pull of the trigger much faster than can be counted. Part of the .time will be spent In combat firing, the most interesting work the soldier has to do In pence times. Tactical situations will ho as sumed, tho companies advancing to the attack In regular buttle, forma tions and firing with ball cartridges cn partially hidden targets cut to rop resent enemy soldiers. While there will bo plonty of hnrd work, time for piny has been provided for. Every man attending camp will lio given a chance to visit Seattle, Tn comn and othor points of lntorost on Pugnt Sound. A field day will bo hold where men with athletic ability, muy compete for Valuable prizes. Co. A still has room for a fow more recruits and any young man who would enjoy a two wooks' vacation on Pugot Sound with pay at tho rnto of $l.r0 per day, flno grub ftirnlshod and all travel expenses paid should onllst nt once. Headquarters at tho Nat will be open every night from; now until Tuesday. Kx-servlco men may enlist for ono year. '' " BASEBALL SCORES' National n. ir. k, Philadelphia 2 8 1 Chicago 4.9 0 Batteries: Smith and 1'otcrs; Cheovers and Daly. H. It. 15. Boston 3 9 2 Pittsburg 5 9 0 Ilaltorles: Kllllnglm, Watson and Gowdy, O'Neill; Cpcr and Schmidt. II. H. K. Brooklyn 3 13 2 St. Louis 8 9 2 r'ndore. Bailey, and Miller; Haines and Clcmons. ' New York-Clncinnntl game post poned, rain. American n. it. !: Chicago 4 S O Philadelphia 5 12 2 Batteries: McWecney ami Schalk; Moore and Perkins. R. H. E. Cleveland 14 10 0 New York '4 r 5 Batteries: Caldwell and Nuna maker; Qulnn, Ferguson, Collins Sheehan and Schang. It. If. E. St. Louis 9 16 1 Boston 3 7 f, Batteries: Van Gilder and Col lins; Thormahlen, Neitzke and Ruel NEW YORK" Ineffective pitching, due to the elimination of freak delive ries is responsible for the Slugging of major league baseball clubs this year. according to Manager Tris Speaker of the world's champion Cleveland club, FEU L TRADE COMMISSION DENOUNCED Oregon Lumber Men Up in Arms Over Report of Combi nation On Pacific Coast to Keep Up Prices Not True Officials Declare Pincho ism Charged. PORTLAND, Ore., Juno !. Tho con clusions of tho federal trado commis sion aro untruo Insofar as they refor to tho lumber producers of Wlllainotte valley, declared l' (!. Donaldson, sec- rotary of tho Willamette Valley Lum bermen's association. L. A. Nelson, secretary of tho Ore gon district of tho West Const Lum bermen's association, said: "Tho find ings nro a part of a campaign of the Pinchot conservationists to put over tho Caliper bill now before congress to place government control over till for est products Industries." ' Speaking as an independent opera tor unaffiliated with any association of lumber producers, P. II. Hansom, nianagop of tho Hastern and Western Lumber company, ono of Portland's largest lumbor producers, said tho findings are propaganda against the efforts of tho lumbor Industry to ob tain a protective tariff on lumber tin portntions. " Lumber Prices Down "It is truo that fir lumber prices advanced last year beyond all preco dent just as everything else went up in price because of incroused cost of production. Hut lumber prlcos nro down now to a lower level than they were before the war. 'The federal trado commission should have Inquired from Duns or Ilradsl roets about tho financial condl tion of the lumber Industry. Tho com mission would have found ninny of the sawmills In this region closed down and in bankruptcy." "Mill operators are so eager for bus iness and so jealous of ono another that they will tako orders nt almost any price. "There is a mistaken Idea In the Mississippi valley that thoro is great lumber trust In tho Pacific north west, and 1 believe this notion had much to do in causing tho fedoral trade commission to reach orronootiB conclusions." Restrict Production WASHINGTON, Juno 9. Charges that loggers and lumber manufactur ers of tho "Douglas fir roglon" on tho Pacific coast, tho future chief source of tho country's lumbor supply," nro organized to fix lumber prices by "con certed restriction of production," aro in ado by the federal trade commission In a roport submitted today to con gress. , "Thoy havo been engaged In such activities for twenty years," tho report said, adding that evidence from which conclusions of the commission wore basod was procured from tho fllOB of "tho associations concerned with the production of Douglas fir." Fight conclusions nro presented, In addition to lengthy oxcerptn from cor resiiondence from which tho analysis was compiled. The first conclusion assorts that fir lumber quotations went up from 300 to BOO por cont be tween 1915 and 1920 and most Items doubled In price aftor the armlstlco. Desplto reductions In 1919 and 1920, it continued, present quotations on substantial portions of tho production nre still more than double tho October 1915 prices. "And fir logs In May 1921 woro quot ed at prices identical with thoso which wore fixed .by the war Industries hoard an tho war time maximum." A Few Control Timber '. Ownership of standing timber In the teglon is "concentrated In tho hands of a comparatively fow strong con cerns," the reKrt states, "and control of timber Is the key to control of pro duction," which is In turn used to con trol prices. "Ordinary manufacturing profits tend to be absorlied In the price of logs," tho report declared, "and the valuation, of timber, particularly on falling wholesale lumber markets. The frequent nnd present claims ot tin, profitable mill prlcos are largely ex plained by the collusive action of log gem and timber owning mills In en hancing the value of logs and standing timber." . "Prompt" exchange of Information as to prices Is said to be carried on by fir manufacturers, and also between this group and southern plno manufac turers "for tho purpose and with the effect of securing harmonious price (Continued on F&r8 Sight). Disease Stalks in Pueblo, Number of Missing Reaches 437 1, PUEBLO. Col., Juno 9. (By tho Associated Press.) The lo- cal chapter of tho Ked Cross which is In charge of relief work in tho flood district In Tue- bio this afternoon, Issued a list of missing persons containing 4 ' 4:!7 names. Tho first unit of tho lingo rcfugeo camp being organized hero Is now in operation under supervision of tho Salvation Army. Thoro nro SI! cases of dipt ho- rla of which ill aro quaran- t'ned. A largo majority ot theso cases. Dr. Cornell said, have developed since tho flood. Tho scarlet fever caseB mini- ! her 14. Thoro aro two cases of typhoid fever, flvo of smallpox and ten of chicken pox. RED CROSS IS ENDORSED DY C. OF C. Speech By Mayor Gates Brings Unanimous Support Chari table Organization Future of Medford Bright Declares Speaker. Because of tho efficient manner in which the Medford Chapter of tho Rod Cross had dispensed charity in the bast and because of there being no othor organization in Boiithorn Oregon which has as Its object tho welfare ot humanity, tho locnl chapter was given unanltnous endorsement by tho forum of tho Medford Chamber of Commerce nt tho Modford Hotel yesterday noon, Tho resolution adopted approved, of tho work of tho Red Cross which it has been doing nnd endorsed any cam pnigu which may he mndo to properly finance this Institution to continue its efforts in tho future. There was general feeling that tho Red Cross was of such honeflt to tho community that It would bo folly to permit it to dis continue or in nny wny curtail Us ac tivities. This action tnkon, in behalf of tho Rod Cross, was tho result of tho opti mistic nddross ot Mayor Gatos. Ills analysis of conditions horo In 1911 nnd the succoodlug ton years, which in-' eludes tho wan period, was such that ho clearly showed that Modford today Is not sufforlng from tho offoctB of tho war as aro many othor communities. Modford never did havo any war pros perity for thoro woro no institutions horo that henofitod financially nor paid unheard ot wages which brought about tho reckless expenditure of money and high rents and thcroforo no readjustment was. necessary ns tho people In tho Rogue Rivor valley woro forced to savo during tho war nnd tho bank deposits today show that thlB Is being continued at tho present time. In his address on "Modford this year and tho years to follow" ho told of the dream of the peoplo that is now to become a reality that of Irrigation. Ho pointed to tho development of tho lumbor industry, which has long been realized as holng nn asset, yet did not contribute to tho prosperity as it will within a very fow months. There wnB ono other point brought out In which this valloy may never fear for adverso condition even though lumber mills may shut down and fruit destroyed hy frost, becauso diversified (Continued on Pngo Eight) FORUM BRITISH TROOPS CAPTURE SILESIA V A CITY, DRIV& OUT OPPELN, Juno 9. (By tho Asso ciated Press.) Kivo thousand Polish Insurgents havo been driven out of the city of Rosonbcrg, northeast of here hy British forces, and last night the Poles were reported to bo re treating In a southeasterly direction. The Poles made a show of resist ance, hut the British did not fire a shot in taking possession of Rosen berg. When the British entered the city, the Poles dropped a fow poorly, aimed shells behind them, and there was a scattering of rifle shots from the Polish positions. The Poles then picked up their machine guns, which had, been set up In a road and fled. 3 DEAD AS RESULT OF BOARD BILL Refusal of Thomas Kelley to Pay Board Bill Results in His Death and Death of Two Policemen Pitched Battle Fought in Streets of Toledo. Ohio. : ; TOLKDO, O.. Juno 9. Thomas Kel ley, 48, of Oklahoma, was killed by po lice this morning following a battle, which lasted two nours nnd in which machine guns and hand grenades had been used to dislodge him from"htp barricade room in the attic of htp boarding house at 611 Walnut street.- ltefore ho was killed Kelley' shot1 and killed Patrolmen Harry Dowel! and Harold Mossbrueger,- who had been called to tho houso to subduu him, after ho hnd refused to pay hoard bill and had flourished a i volver and threatened his landlady. Mrs. Nelly Key and hor son, Alien Tho roof of tho houso .was partly- shot away by machine gun fire and. hundreds ot shots were exchanged: between tho officers and tho solitary1 unman before he was finally killed.' Two maehlno guns wero sent front' central police station and high prca! sure fire hose was used In an offorC; to cave in the walls of the house-, Sulphur candles wero lighted In the dwelling nnd other chemicals dropped; into the attic through a skylight. in a'n effort to smoke the rebel out. ' ; !'; Pntrolman Mossbrueger cqurage'-V ously mounted to tho roof - of a three--! story brick building, crossed its top- undor fire, swung- his legs over a tra.pt? door for a flvo-foot drop to tho floor' of tho attic and was killed by kelley: on tho instant his feet touched the floor. ' . ' , The body of Patrolman Dowell lay for two hours on tho sidewalk' in front of the house whoro he felt while 4 a i tho battle went on. Hundreds of shots wero exchanged between tho offlcors arid the solitary' gunninn who was a roomer in thai homo of Mrs. Nolllo Key. 8he said1 t. 8he sildt from Okla-r house wasf Kelley camo horo recently home. Later tho roof of tho being domollshod by machine guns nnd hnnd grenades. Two nowspaperk roportors caught in tho lower part qt tho houso, woro unnblo to got Out bl cause of the continuous fire kept ul) by tho police nnd tho fugitive and it ported developments of tho fight a telephone. i " Thousands of porsons watched tire battle from points of vantage ' ' PORTLAND MARKET! POKTtjAND, Oro.i June , There was a "strawberry riot at, tn puouc market hero today nn the result of an-fc nounccniont by ono grower that he would BtU strawberries at 90 cents at J... 1 I I A 1 ..M.. ......J t.75. ; . Women thronged so thickly that po- llco wero called. -The supply of .'901 cent borrios was quickly, exhaustei and Market Mastor' ' fiastmanV. wa forced to mount a box arid haranca Ihn multitude ' nxnlalnfoir ' whv othe booths at the market could not' sehl strawberries at 90 cents. : .'' SEATTLE Johnny Flak of It-xkj Island. III., fought four-rounds to w draw Inst night with Joe Harrnhuri oil Seattle. Thoy aro lightweights. VANCOUVER, B. C. Jack I'ritlon welterweight boxing chiriplon, artdJ Prank Harrloau of Vancouver. fcughtS ton rounds to a draw last night. POLISH INSURGENTS -. , - .'i f When tho British marched lit th ,J ' found a Polish commandor. wlth gO'JCn, men. The commander was diroctedira to leave the city within an hour anefcta . to evacuate the district before Wodadl nesday night. Tho Polo said this wa Impossible and ho was warned thal'J i every insurgent found In Rosenberg V at the expiration of an hour would bdtS, , hold for examination. A search-'il'ht- i the city later in tho evening Bhowgrf I . 'j that all the Insurgents had departed f -.-on time. , 'f r' The people ot Rosenberg gave tb. O.lll.h on nv.tlnn alH. Irvlnr rl tV" kiss the soldiers and old womei weeping as the British marched through the streets, . : 1 j i-' i"--. Cm. I 14--
