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MEDFORD, OR KO OX, 210XDAY, JUNK 1:5, 1921
NO. 71
Mail
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BANDIT HAS
80LAWAY
Roy Gardner's Pal Caught, But
. No Trace As Yet of Principal
in Sensational Escape U.
S. Marshals Give First Au
' thentic Account of Bandit's
. Escape.
Boy (iets $1(11) Reward
SAN FRANCISCO, Juno 13.
Federal officials today, ordered
the payment of a reward of
$100, to Floyd Carroll, the
Kelso, Wash., boy who was re
sponsible for tho capture of
Norris K. Pyron, who escaped
with Roy Gardner, mail bandit
at Castle Rock, In tho same
state, early Saturday morning.
Carroll saw Pyron acting in a
suspicious manner In the vicin
ity of Kelso, and notified the au
thorities. Acting on his In
formation W. A. Pratt, member
of a civilian posso, urrested
Pyhon.
KELSO, Wash., Junc 13. So many
nvenuos of escape are open to Gard
ner if lio is not within tho ring of
guards north of Kolso that officers
this morning, said, finding him would
bo a difficult task. Scores of officers'
and many civilians aro engaged in tho
search, which has caused more excite
ment in this section than any man
hunt since the chase for Harry Tracy
about twenty years ago,
A motor boat that went up the river
last night led somo hero to believe it
may have boon sont here by confede
rates of Gardner to aid In his escape.
PORTLAND, Ore., Juno 13. Unit
ed' States Marshal J. B. Holohan of
San Francisco, passed through here
early today en route to Kelso and
Castle Rock to take eharuo of the
hunt for Roy Gardner, mall robber,
who is at largo following his escape
Saturday morning.
Federal officers hero reported N.
H. Pyron, captured near Kelso yes
terday, would bo taken at once to Ale
Neil island from the Cowlitz county
jail.
KELSO, Wash., Juno IS. Deputy
sheriffs and possemen who last night
surrounded a swamp north of here
into wliirh a man, said to resemble
Roy Onrdner, escaped convict, was
seen slinking, still maintained their
vigil this morning and hoped to close
In on tho fugitive if ho was still with
in' tho cordon.
Norris H. Pyron, Gardner's confede
rate In tho daring escape from their
guards on a train'' early Saturday
morning, was put in j:tll hero last
night following his capture on the
outskirts of Kelso. Ho surrendered
without offering resistance when a
posse found him hiding In tho grass.
Pyron Soared Pink.
Pyron's captors said ho was terror
stricken and appeared greatly relieved
when he was put in a cell In the
county jail.
Pyron talked freely nnd said he did
not Intend to eseape, but was forced
to accompany Gardner under threat
of death. Pyron was taken to the of
fice of Prosecuting Attorney William
Stewart last night and gave a state
ment. He said ho left Gardner a short dis
tance south of Castle Rock, Gardner
itelling him to "bent it." He came
south and passed an automobile camp
in the early morning along the road.
After skirting tho camp he continued
along the highway remaining in the
brush far enough back to be con
cealed. He stopped in tho morning at
the ra'nrh of F. L. Stark, four miles
south of Castle Rock. Kc went to the
house nnd obtained some lunch. He
remained In tho vicinity until about
(Continued on page six.)
BILL TO EXEMPT U. S. COAST SHIPPING
FROM CANAL TOLLS, PASSES C0MIV11TTEE
WASHINGTON, June 13. Ameri
can coastwise shipping would be ex
empted from payment of Panama
canal tolls under a bill ordered fa
vorably reported todny by tho senate
interocoanic canals committee.
The committee vote was unanimous
after Senator Walsh, democrat. Mon
tana, had withdrawn a request that
hearings be held.
Chairman Borah, author of the bill,
said that since the question was the
subject of exhaustive hearings eight
years ngn. there were no need of hear
ings at this time.
Why Not Recall Col.
Harvey As Well As
Sims? Asks Senator
WASHINGTON'. Juno 13.
Senator Harrison, democrat,
Mississippi, Introduced today a
resolution requesting Presidont
Harding to informer tho senate
whether "there is as much rea
son and justification for a repri
mand und recall of Ambassador
George Harvey for his Pilgrims
Day speech of May 19, 1921, as
for tho reprimand or recall of
Admiral William S. Sims for his
speech of June 7, 19921."
WIFE ACCUSED
BY MID-WIFE
Sensational Confession Made
to Police by Mrs. Calavito
Daughter Played Piano to
Drown Noise When Assas
sins Entered.
CLEVELAND, Juno 13. Four wom
en now aro formally charged with the
murder of Daniel F. Kaber, who was
stabbed twenty-four times by hired
assassins in his home In Lakc'wuod
two years ago.
Mrs. Ermlnla Colavito, 32, was
booked on a charge of murder early
today after she had mado startling
revelations to the police. Others
charged with the crime are Mrs. Eva
Catherine Kaber, widow of the slain
man, Miss Marian McArdle, her daugh
ter, and Mrs. Mary, Brickel, 09 years
old, mother of Mrs. Kabor.
Twelve persons have been named In
connection with tho murder.
Mrs. Colavito, who was known as a
niid-wiro was arrested -in - Sandusky
several days ago. In her statement
she told tho authorities how two days
before the murder Kaber's assassins
had tiptoed through his home to get
tho "lay of tho land" while Miss Mc
Ardle played a piano to drown tho
noise of their footsteps. '
Wife insisted on Murder
Sim also is alleged to have said thai
the assassins domanded $5000 for com
mitting tho crime, but that sMrs.
ICaber declared she would not pay It
unless her husband was killed with
some weapou so she could collect an
insurance policy.
Fivb hundred dollars had been given
to Mrs. Colavito she said in her alleg
ed confession, to bo paid tho assassins
in part.
According to officers who question
ed Mrs. Colavito her statement in part
reads as follows:
"It was on tho Wednesday before
the murder that wo went to inspect
the Kahor home, learn the arrange
ments of the rooms and find out where
Kaber slept. Two men known as Sam
and Tony who were to do the work,
were with me.
"When we reached the homo that
evening we were taken through the
halls and rooms. To help deaden the
noise niaVe as we tramped through the
house, Marian McArdle kept playing a
piano. The two men were shown the
door to Kaber's room.
"It was arranged that tho back door
was to be open and Mrs. Brickel was
to be on the porch at 11 o'clock the
next night as a signal that all was
well.
Daughter Gives Signal
"The minder was to take placo the
next night Thursday. On Friday
morning I received a call from the
two men. They said they had been at
the Kaber home the night before but
had found the back door locked and no
(Continued on page six.)
The decision to report out the Bo
rah bill, applicable only to Ameriean
coastwise ships, rather than the
Jones-Poindexter bills, which would
give all American shipping free canal
passage, was reached. committee
members said, because It was believed
It would be easier to pass a coastwise
shipping bill.
Another consideration, it was said,
was assurances to tho committee that
the British government conceded for
mally during the Taft administration
that the Hay-Pauncefote treaty au
thorized free tolls for coastwise
American ships.
KABFR MU
PEACE Bill
IS
BY HOUSE
Substitute to Knox Resolution
Carries After Delay Caused
By Democrats Rep. Bur
ton, Ex-Republican Senator,
Leads Fight Against Sepa
rate Peace Movement.
WASHINGTON, June 13. The Por
ter resolution terminating the state of
war was adopted today by the house
as a substitute for the senate resolu
tion repealing the declaration of war.
The measure now goes to conference.
WASHINGTON, June 13. Final
vote on tho peace resolution was de
layed in tho house late today by a
democratic motion to send it back to
committee with instructions to report
an amendment witli a special reserva
tion of tho Versailles trealy on the
subject of international disarmament.
Tho motion to recommit was rejected
by a viva voce vote but a roll call was
demanded.
Representative Burton, republican
of Ohio, supporting the resolution, said
it would have to be supplemented by
treaty provision and the simplest
course would be to ratify tho treaty of
Versailles with reservations.
WASHINGTON, Juno 13. Debate
on the Porter resolution terminating
tho state of war with Germany and
Austria was resumed in the house to
day under a rule calling for a final
voto at 4:30 o'clock.
League Queries U. S. A,
PARIS, June 13. (By Associated
Press.) Tho United Stales govern
ment has been reminded through dip
lomatic channels that the League of
Nations has received no answer to its
invitation to the United States to send
a representative to discuss mandates.
Both the class A and B mandates
aro on tho agenda for the mooting of
tho council of the league to bo hold
Juno 17.
LONDON, Juno 13. (By Associated
Press.) Tho attitude of Great Britain
with regard to tho conflict between
tho Greeks nnd tho Turkish national
ists will ho one of strict neutrality,
Austen Chamborlaln, government lea
der In the house of commons, announc
ed today. .
STILL AT LARGE
SPOKANE, June' :!. Search by
deputy sheriffs for threo bandits who
robbed the State bank at Addy, Wash.,
early Saturday, after having hold the
cashier, Clarence Ostrum, and his wife
captive half the night, had been fruit
less, according to information receiv
ed here early today from Colvllle and
Sprlngdale, In which direction they
were reKir(ed to have escaped.
Officers were watching ferries over
tho Columbia river today In tho belief
that the men would attempt l make
their way over ono of the crossings
and into tho Colvlllo or the Spokane
Indian reservation.
The suggestion was advanced today
that they may have abandoned their
automobile for horses, and swum the
river. Once on either reservation, It
was declared, their capture in tho
rough country would be most difficult..
THREE TO TEN YEARS
TACOMA, June 13. Ole Larson.
president of tho Scandinavian Ameri-
an bank when it fnlled in January.
was today sentenced to a term of
three to ten years In the state peni
tentiary. Judge W. I. Askercn im
posed this sentence on each of the
two convictions of (.arson, but order
ed that the terms should run ioneur-
rentty. ltrson was found guilty last
month in two trials of making loans
aggregating J1S.000 to himself with
out authority of the directors of the
bnk.
flonl. Gomez Passe Away.
NEW VORK, Juno 1.1. flcneral
Jose M. Gomez, former president of
Cuba, died at tho hotel Plaza today.
P
American Navy Man
Reported Killed By
Irish Crown Force
LONDON, June. 13. (By tho
Associated Press.) A dispatch
to the London Press Association
from Dublin today said that
Thomas Rush, 31, said to bo an
American navy pensioner, was
shot to death yesterday evening
at Lisacul, near Casllereagh by
crown forces.
BELFAST, Ireland, Juno 13.
I By tho Associated Press.)
Rioting Inst night added four
more victims to Belfast's week
end death toll, threo being kill
ed in renewed disturbances In
York street and tho fourth be
ing shot during sniping activi
ties in Kashmir road ill tho
Fulls division of tho city.
THREE INJURED
NEAJJALENI
Moonshine Mixed With Gaso
line Results in Wrecking of
Ford Car Early Sunday
Morning Driver Arrested
Hearing This Afternoon.
Dan Ryon of Ashland Is in Jail, and
Joe Harrell of this city is suffering
from a fractured shoulder, as tho re
sult of an auto accident on tho Pa
cific Highway early Sunday morning
near Talent, yon was the driver
of tho car, lyrfd ran off the highway,
wrecking Jrfuf" Ih a chin's; Harrell was
able to Ifc about this afternoon.
TIo other occupantsVof tho car, a
Mrs. Schmyth and daughter, liene, age
12, escaped with bruises, and thu gill
received a cut lip. W. F. Randolph
the fifth occupant of the car escaped
unscathed.
According to the report made to
Sheriff C. 10. Ten-Ill, tho party camo to
this city lato Saturday night, and after
getting a meal at a local restaurant
started for home, going at a lively
clip down tho highway. Mrs. Kchmvth,
uncording to tho authorities, with
other members of thu party tried to
induco Ryon to throw his 'moonshine
overboard, It being noticeable in his
handling of the car. Near Talent tho
machine was driven off tho road and
badly wrecked. Sheriff Tonii: went
to Ashland at four o'clock Sunday
morning to investlgato tho accident,
and learned that tho liquor was pur
chased in Ashland.
This morning tho district attorney's
office swore out warrants against
Ryon, charging him with being In
toxicated while driving an nutomo
blle. Assistant Prosecutor George
Codding will go to Ashland this after
noon to conduct a preliminary hear
ing. Someone placed a sign on tho ruin
ed car, reading "Tho Wages of Sin Is
Death."
Tho car, a Ford, wob owned by Mrs.
Schmyth, who secured Ryon to drive
the car to Medford, so she could send
some telegrnms. According to the
authorities Ryon alone was indulging
in the moonshine.
National
At Pittsburg: R, II. K.
Philadelphia 5 in a
Pittsburg 12 17 2
Batterios: Baumgnrtner und Peters;
Hamilton and Schmidt.
At Cincinnati:
Brooklys 3 7 1
Cincinnati 1 12 1
Batteries: Cadorc, Mammaux and
Miller; Brcnton, Coumbe'nnd Wlngo,
llargrave.
At Chicago:
Boston 0 6 0
Chicago 5 8 0
Batteries: Braxton, Morgan and
Gowdy; York and Daly.
Anif-rit-au League.
At New York: 11. )r. K.
Detroit g 1.1 1
New York 13 15 1
Khtnke and Bassler; Ruth, Mays,
Ferguson and Hoffman.
At I'hlldelphla It. H. ;.
St. Louis 4 3 2
Philadelphia 7 9 1
Richmond, Rurweii nnd Collins;
Harris and Perkins.
At Boston: It. Tl.' K.
Chicago 6 13 1
Boston 4 11 0
Faher nnd ftehnlk; Jones, Thormfih
len, Bass and Ruel.
IN AUTO WRECK
LABOR EOSS
LAST YEAR
A. F. L. Report Shows Loss of
172,212 Members and $8,
462,175 Strike Costs Dis
armament Favored Non
Partizan Political Activity to
Be Continued.
By MILDRED NORRIS
International News Service Staff Cor
respondent. IIKNVF.R, Colo., June 13 The
American Federation of Labor lost
172,212 of- its 4,078,740 members dur
ing the past year and the bitter strife
with capital as manifested by strikes
cost organized labor within its ranks a
sum totalling more than $S, 102, 175, ac
cording to the annual report of the
executive council stihmittod to the
forty-first convention of tho great
labor body, which opened Its sessions
horo today confronted by tho gravest
crisis in its history.
Only once heforo has labor faced a
crisis anything llko it. That was
seventeen years ago, when It met in
this sumo city In tho wake of tho panic
of '93.
Tho loss In membership is laid to
tho great number of unemployed which
Is estimated at 0,000,000. A sum ap
proximating nearly 1.000,000, was
spent on unemployment benefits In
contrast to $00,020 reported expended
last year.
Strikes cost tho coal miners alone
$3,000,000, the building trade more
than $1,000,000, the iron moulders
$056,031.31, the cigarmakers $910,
070.00, und the machinists nearly
$850,000. Only partial Btrilto statis
tics are reported and thero Is no dofln-
Ito information as to the number of
workers out. Those Incomplete fig
ures show 1035 strikes during tho year
against 1255 last year.
"Our movement must now rally to a
militant offense against tho powers
that have sought our ruin," the report
says with a noto of warning.
Pernicious Individual Contracts
"Tho American trade union niovo
mont has gono through a year of unex
ampled struggle and difficulty.
"The enemies of labor and of human
progress have assailed us from every
shlo. The movement for tho reduction
of wages, the movement masquerading
under the fictitious slogan of tho 'open
shop,' and perhaps even most sinister
of all, tho revival as a part of the gen
eral, autl-lahnr campaign of tho vicious
enslaving Individual contract by which
workers aro bound to their employers
In unwilling sorvltudo havo boon mass
cd and concontralod against tho most
potential voluntury movomont of wage
earners of our country. Wo ntust al
ways expect and tolerate constructive
criticism, hut wo cannot and must not
fold our arms under tho flro of wan
tonly destructive movements directed
by avarlco and greed."
Construction of public works by the
government are demanded for tho
Immediate relief of tho unemployed ns
provided for In bills now before con
gross.
"A national commission to Investi
gate the present railroad crlslB and to
mako recommendations to congress
for action with a membership chosen
proportionately from tho public, tho
railroad security holders nnd tho rail
road unions, Is recommended in the
report. Tho Cummlns-Ksch transpor
tation act creating tho railroad labor
board Is branded "a mlstako and a
failure." Tho report declares "tho
folly and Impracticability" of the
board now stands proved and "Us
breakdown complete."
To Continue Non-Partisan Activities
It mentions the proosItlon of tho
security holders for a national corpor
atlon to operate tho railroads under
the Joint control of thp public, (he
stockholders and labor and says: "Or
ganized labor Is open to tho considera
tion of all serious projmsals."
Reviewing tho present congress, the
report says:
"It is difficult to appraise accurately
tho temperament and altitude of many
of the men elected to both the house
of representatives and the senate."
The convention Is called on to con
tinue labor's nonpartisan political
activities.
Speaking of labor's enemies, the re
port declares the "open shop" cam
paign has gained no headway.
"It Is true the organized employers
are still making strenuous efforts to
destroy trade unionism and that In
many directions the campaign to re
duce wages continues," says the re
port. "What Is equally true Is that
these movoments continue with con
(Continued on pago six.)
Reckless Autoist Is
Given 6 Months to
20 Years in the Pen
SPOKANK. Juno 13. P.
('live lleddle, convicted of man-
slaughter in collection with a
collision botwoen an autonio-
bile which be was driving and a ''
street car here March IS, result
ing in tho deaths of threo occu
pants of tho automobile, was
sentenced by Superior Judge
lluneko today to a term of six
mouths to twenty years in tho
slato reformatory at Monroo,
HALF MILLION
IS NEEDED TO
Colorado Offficials Send Call
to U. S. Chamber of Com
merce for Prompt Assist
anceContributions Slow
in Coming in.
PUF.BLO, Colo., Juno 13. (By As
sociated Press.) Appeal to the Hulled
States Chamber of Commerce for re
lief subscriptions for Pueblo will be
mado Unlay by Governor Shoup, James
L. I.ovcrn, president of the city coun
cil of Pueblo; G. L. Gann, presidont of
tho Pueblo Commercial club, and J. P.
Keating, chairman of tho Pueblo chap
ter of tho American lied Cross.
The text of tho appeal as given out
by the local chapter of tho Red Cross
follows:
"Fivo hundred thousand dollars is
urgently needed as a bnio minimum
sum to do most necessary relief and
rehabilitation work In tho city of Pu
eblo, according to n conservative and
careful estimate.
"On behalf of tho Btrlcken citizens
of Piiohlo tho undersigned carnostly
appeal to tho gonorosity and tho sym
pathy of tlie nation to assist in moot
ing tho situation which Ib entlroly be
yond the resources of the community,
by sending in tholr contributions.
"Moro than 1500 families already
havo boon listed by tho Red Cross con
stis as being in nocd of holp. Many of
these havo lost all they possessed
Theso families roprosent an approx
imate total of Bovon thousand persons
and tho census is not yet complolo;
"Hundreds of dealers, largo and
small, havo been paralyzed by the
flood, which completely wiped out
their stocks and rulnod tho buildings
in Which they wore housed.
Damage- $25,000,000
"Tho damago Is estimated at be
tween $15,000,000 and $25;000,()00 ex
clusive of tho loss to municipal nnd
railroad properly as well as to high
ways.
"Tho flood victims must bo helped
to regain normal economic existence
before tho city can return to lis posi
tion as n self supporting community.
"Upon Invitation of tho governor of
Colorado and tho city of Pueblo the
American Red Cross has undertaken
the task of rehabilitation and Is In
charge of all rollef work.
"Destitute futnllles aro now being
taken euro of In refugee camps and
thousands aro being fed dully at field
kitchens maintained under Red Cross
direction.
General Aid Slight
"Initial Blcps to rehabilitate the tin
fortunate persona havo been started
so that they may again bocomo pro
ductive citizens and not continuo ob
jects of charity. Homes must bo re
built, productivity restored, with the
principle always adhere to of making
(Continued on page six.)
I W0RR1
LONDON, Juno 13. (By Associated
Press.) Rear Admiral William S. Sims
said this morning he had not recolvod
the cable messago from Secretary of
the Navy Denby cancelling tho re
mainder of his ioavo ot absence nnd
ordering him to reixirt as soon as
possible in Washington,
He left his hotel early In order to
fulfill a day of crowded social engage
ments. He is to sail for home Wed
nesday. The admiral told an Interviewer
that he believed Secretary Denby's
second message had been dispatched
because of Admiral's Sims' delayed re
SUP, COURT
BY LABOR
. F. L Asks That Laws
Passed . By Congress Be
Above Jurisdiction, of Su
preme Tribunal Also Asks
Right to Combine On Wage
Regulation.
NMXVER, Col., Juno 13. An
amendment to the constitution pro
hibiting tho United States supreme
court or other federal court from
passing on tho constitutionality of an
net of congress uftor it becomes a
law will bo asked by organized labor
following a recommendation madn to
day by the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor.
Under the proposed amendment
any bill or resolution passed by con
gress and made a law would be held
valid under tho constitution.
Tho exocutlve council in Its re
port declares the power of the fodorai
courts to pass on the constitutional
ity of laws made by congress "Is one
of tho greatest mennces to moasures
Intended to remedy evils In our gov
ernment." Union picketing and other strike
tactics which they used will be lc
gailized under the federal law and
courts prohibited from granting in
junctions in any ense growing out of
n dispute over conditions of labor or
terms of employment, If another
measure recommondod today by the
executive council and to be sponsor
ed in congress by organized labor-becomes
a law. The measure also pro
vides immunity from Indictment or
prosecution of any persons who en
ters into an ugreemont or combina
tion for the purpose of regulating
wages, hours or working conditions.
Tho proposed law Is designed to
rostore tho "labor rights" eliminated
by the siiprome court In Its recent de
cision on the Clayton act and to pro
tect the unions in event, the court's
decision In tho case of the Coronadn
Coal company against the Unitod
Mlno Workers of America Is unfa
vorable to Inbor. IL-the decision sus
tains the grounds of tho suit the col
lective bargain will become unlawful,
and employors will have the right to
solze union funds as strike damages,
according to the minimi report of tho
oxncutlvo council, which roviews tho
enso.
It declnros suits will bo begun in
every state whore coal Is mined and
charges that tho1 coal operators of
sevorul states have already refused
to oporato machlnory provided for in
the agreomonts with the coal minors
for tho collection of assessments to
aid the striking minors In West Vir
ginia. The council recommends that the
American (Federation of Labor pledge t
full support and aid to John L. Lewis, ,
head of tho United Mine Worokrs,
und the other officials ot the organi
zation, who aro undor Indictment In
Ind-'nnapolis In proceedings which
grew out of the coal strike.
Protest Lumber Tariff
WASHINGTON, June 13. The.Mln
nesota delegation In the house arrang
ed to protest todny to President Hard
ing against the reported refusal of the
ways and means committee to put
lumber on tho free list In the new tar
iff bill.
NKW YORK. Juno 13. Besides
pitching for tho first time this season
llabo Ruth made his twentieth home
run of tho year In tho third inning
with none on, In today's game with
Detroit.
Ruth mado his twenty-first home
run in the seventh inning with one
man on base. - - -
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sponse to tho first one asking if be
had been correctly quoted In his ad
dress here last week, In which he
criticized Americans in sympathy
with the Irish republic. Admiral Sims
Insisted that tho delay In his reply
was due only to delay in transmission
and declared that he made his roply
within an hour after receipt of the
cablegram.
Admiral and Mrs. Sims have been
Invited to dine this evening with Unit
ed States Ambassador and Mrs. Har
vey. The Duke of Connaught - and
other notable personages are among
the Invited guests,