Medford mail tribune., June 16, 1921, Page 1, Image 1

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MEDFORD, OKKGOX, THURSDAY, JUXK 10, 3921
NO. 74
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Patrolman Takes Long Chance1
and Arrests Right Man
Stayed for Four Days Near
Scene of Escape Bandaged
Face to Escape Detection
Relieved at Capture.
CKNTIIAMA, Wash., Juno 10.
Hoy Gardner, fugitive bandit for
whom a posse has been searching
Cowlitz county, AVash., was captured
in Centralia shortly before noon to
day by Patrolman Louis Sonny. At
the city jail where he was taken,
Gardner admitted his identity.
' Gardner told officers he arrived at
Centralia Tuesday night on a freight
train from Castle Hock, Wash. He
registered at the Dale hotel under the
name of J. Platen, and since then
'has boen roaming the streets at will.
Last night he attended a home pro
ducts educational exhibit here.
He said that until he left Castlo
Hock, the scene of his escape last
week, to come to Centralia, he hud
not been more than a mile from the
town.
Face llamlngcd
Gardner's face was heavily ban
daged to make It appear that he had
been -In an accldont. Sonny, noting
that the man's general build was sim
ilar to that of Gardner as carried in
descriptions sent out by postoffieo de
partment agents "took a long chance"
he said, and arrested him.
Patrolman Suspicious.
Policeman Sonny first saw Gardner
early this morning. He had a bnn
1ukc about his face. Sonny watched
him purclia.se a newspaper and walk
to a park to read it. The patrolman
was suspicious and walked toward
Gardner. He looked him squarely in
the eye.
"It immediately flashed into my
mind the man was Gardner," Sonny
said.
"Sonny then went In search of
Chief of Police Hughes to tell him
of his suspicions. He Was unable to
find the chief. He then saw Gardner
go to the Oxford hotel, where he had
moved from the Dale hotel. Sonny
called the proprietor of the Oxford,
Marion Howell and the two went to
the suspect's room. Gardner, when
accosted In his room, declared ho was
from Tacoma, and said he had been
badly injured in a gasoline, explosion.
"You're the man I'm looking for,"
Sonny said, as lie began to remove
the bandage.
"Be. careful, my eye is awfully sore,"
Gnrdner said.
Sonny removed the- bandage and
found no injuries to the face.
Gardner Tiled lllul f.
Gardner then was placed under ar
rest. He was indignant, and asked if
Sonny was under bond.
"I'll sue the city for false arrest."
he declared. Sonny said that Gardner
seemed so earnest that for a minute
he almost believed he was making a
mistake. However, he searched him
and took him to jail. Gardner was
unarmed.
At the jail Gardner said to a by
stander: "How the devil did Unit
cop know I was Gardner?"
He then acknowledged his identity.
He had $15 on his person. He said
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IT
AM HUN
FGH
FOLLOWS GUN BATTLE SPOKANE RIVER
SPOKANE, Juno 1C. Crossing the
Spokane river at Lincoln, in Lin
coln county, three men believed to he
the robbers of the Addy State bank
traveled through Peach and Creston
last night and today were believed to
be somewhere in Douglas or Grant
county, Washington.
They eluded a posse under Sheriff
F. D. Rennle .of Lincoln county,
which was awaiting them at Rlver
liomes, following a gun battle with a
posse at Inchelium In which E. F.
Tucker, said to have been with them,
was captured. Sheriffs of Douglas
and Grant counties had ferries across
the Columbia river watched today In
nil effort to head off the bandits.
COLV1LLE, Wash., June 10.
Supplies for Oregon
State Institutions
Show Price Decline
; SALEM, Ore., June 1G. Some
wide changes in the cost of
commodities, favorable to the
consumer, compared with six
months ago. are shown in bids
5 opened by the state hoard of
control on supplies for state ill
's stitutions.
Beef has dropped from
$12.20 a hundred six months
ago to $8.9"i. Mutton from $1)
to $7, Hard wheat flour from
$S to $0.20 a barrel and soft
wheat from $7.51 to $5.01.
Other comparative figures
are: Dairy Bait $21.5 0 and
$17.30; white beans $5.20 a
hundred and $3.95 ; rice 5 c
-mu 4.73 cents a pound; coffee
! 3 lie and 2Sc a pound.
5 KILLED WHEN
R. R. BRIDGE IN
Chicago Northwestern Flier
Goes in Ditch Near Whitney,
Nebraska Elmer B. Smith,
of Portland, Among 27
People Injured.
OMAHA, Neb., June 1C Five per
sons are known tohave been killed
and twenty-seven injured, a number
seriously, when a Chicago and North-,
western passenger train from Lander.
Wyo., to Omaha was wrecked last
night by the collapse of a bridge over
a creek near Whitney, Neb.
The dead, according to advices from
Chadron, which Is about twenty miles
from the scene of the wreck, are:
Robert Scott, Chadron, baggageman.
F: M. Stewart, Gordon, Neb.
Prank Dosner, Lander, Wyo.
C. M. Hnck, Grand Island, Neb.
The number of known dead was
later increased to five when B. F.
Skller, mail clerk of Chadron, died of
injuries.
All of the dead and injured, Chadron
advices said, were found in the smok
er and baggage cars.
Either a cloudburst or heavy up
stream pressure in the creel; caused
the bridge to give way. General Super
intendent Dickinson of the Northwes
tern lines here said, adding that there
had been no high water there this sea
son. . The engine cleared the bridge
but the baggage and mull cars plunged
Into the bank while the chair car was
thrown into the water, reports hero
said. The injured as given by Mr.
Dickinson included:
Charles Duntze. Cheyenne, Wyo.,
bead bruised; Elmer H. Smith, Port
land, Ore., body and leg bruised.
Wrecking crews were sent from Cas
per, Wyo., and Chadron, Neb., and it
was predicted by Jlr. Dickinson that
the line would be cleared by early to
night. A. Rounsovllle, of Chicngo, assistant
chief maintenance engineer for the
Northwestern was among the Pullman
passengers on the train and assisted
in the first relief work.
Three men believed by officers to be
tho men who robbed the Addy State
bank at Addy, Wash, df :i'J00 Sat
urday morning, crossed the Columbia
river at Geronie at 0:30 p. m. yester
day with a posse about three or four
hours In their rear, according to in
formation received this morning by
Sheriff W. 11. Graham. They are be
lieved to bo headed for the Spokano
Indian reservation or Into Lincoln
county, Washington. Their escape
followed a gun battle with a posse
last night at Inchelium which result
ed in the capture of E. F. Tucker of
Spokane. Tucker Is not believed by
officers to have been a party to the
robbery.
The posse Is headed by Deputy
Sheriffs Walt Woodward and Lidger-wood.
NEB. COLLAPSES
RELIEF FOR
UNEMPLOYED
IS DEMANDED
American Federation of Labor
Adopts Resolution Calling on
Congress to Appropriate
Money for Public Works So
Idle Men May Work Probe
. Ship Strike Demanded.
DENVER. Colo., June Hi. A
special committee of I'lvo to Investi
gate unemployment uml possible con
gressional relief was authorized io
iltiy by the convention of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor.
The resolution declared that "con
gress should appropriate money in
peace times for necessary puhlic
work for the unemployed."
Demand ship Probe.
DENVER, June lt. The Ameri
can federation of Labor today, by
resolution, called upon the I'lilted
States senate to adopt the La Kollette
bill providing for a federal investiga
tion of the nation-wide "lockout" of
seamen.
The resolution, introduced by the
lntei-nation.il Seamen's union declared
that a "combination of European and
American ship owners, aided by the
Culled Slates shipping board have up
to Ibis moment been busy thwarting
the American people in their legiti
mate desire and purpose to share in
the overseas commerce, and, in build
ing for America a sea power corres
ponding to the American seaboard."
The convention adopted a resolu
tion calling for "a congressional in
vestigation into conditions in the cot
ton mills of the south.
Every assistance wns pledged by the
federation to United Textile Workers
now conducting a strike of more than
15.000 workers in these mills.
The resolution calling for an Inves
tigation of the seamen's "lockout" de
clared tho probe necessary lu order
that the "American people may know
the truth; that action may be taken
to thwart the international conspiracy
and that the hopes and purposes of
America to obtain its proper share
In the world's sea power may be pro
tected and realized."
"Union baiting is now used,' said
the resolution, "us a smoke screen to
hide the real purpose of the Interna
tional ship owners whose purpose is
to drive the American seamen from
the sea and American vessels from the
ocenn."
A resolution In behalf of tho Unit
ed Textile Workers for a campaign
to org.inizo the silk workers, espec
ially of Pennsylvania was adopted.
A resolution was adopted pledging
to the International Ladies' Garment
Workers financial and other assist
ance in' their ef torts to organize
workers in the small towns, outside
the garment centers.
Abolish. Color Line.
Another measure designed to nhnl
Ish the' "color line" in the federation
was adopted. It proclaimed the pro
gress already made in "breaking
down the barrier of race antipathy"
and declared to every man and woman
In the federation an equal opportu
nity to enjoy the benefits that ac
crued through collective bargaining.
Conditions In South.
In supporting the resolution de
manding an Investigation of southern
cotton mills, Thomas F. McMahon of
the Textile Workers declared that
thousands of women and young chil
dren are employed in the southern
mills.
"Never In my experience in the
textile industry," bu said, "have I
seen conditions so abominable as
those that exist today. I have been
in tho textile Industry forty-one
years."
Ho declared that profiteering wns
being carried on in the cotton mills
"near equalling tho peak profits of
1!I20." He said women's wages have
been cut in cases from $27 a week to
$7 a week and their hours Increased
to sixty and sixty-six hours a week. .
The convention authorized a resi
dent labor organizer 1 for Montana,
Colorado and Wyoming to combat the
"open shop" rampnign.
Attention Tyas called to tho unor
ganized condition of the laundry
workers nnd a nation-wide campnign
for organizing them was approved.
SMASH G. LEWIS
TACOMA, June 18. Private Ar
thur L. Havaux died this morning nt
Cnmp Lewis from injuries received at
midnight when an army bus crashed
into a stono bastion at the camp en
trance. There were thirty soldiers In
Charge Irish Rebels
With 568 Murders,
Crown Forces, Two
LONDON, Juno lti. ( l(y Assort-
elated Press.) Murders by
"rebels" in Ireland since July,
1920, huve totalled 60S, Sir 11a-
mar Greenwood, chief secretary
for Ireland stated in the house
of commons today. The number
of crown forces convicted for
murder In the same period, ho
added, was:
The military none; the royal
Irish constabulary one; and the
jKilice auxiliaries one, tho last
named being found to be Insane.
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GALLED TO PORT.
-Louis Ulrlcb, F. J. Flck, and An
drew Cantrall of Jacksonville lelt
Wednesday evening for Portland In
response to subpoenas to appear be
fore the federal grand jury now In
session In that city. All were de
positors in the defunct Hank of Jack
sonville, nnd it is said that they were
called as witnesses relative to the dis
appearance of Liberty Ponds de.
posited in that institution. Some of
the bonds have been traced, and some
recovered with their denominations
altered. Ever since the failure of the
bank there has been ft persistent ru
mor of a federal investigation of vio
lations coming under tho national
banking laws.
A federal indictment against W. II.
Johnson, now serving ten years at Sa
lem, for bis connection witli the bank
failure, would quash any pardon for
Johnson, and mean that be would
serve ' bis full term or face arrest
upon the federal eburge. Tbero has
been unconfirmed talk of late of ef
forts to secure a parole for the former
bank president.
Attorneys for C H. Owen of Salt
Lake City. Mrs. -Myrtle Illakeley, for
mer county treasurer, . ..D. Mines,
former vice-president of the Hank of
Jacksonville and Chester C. Kubll, in
dicted by tho last grand Jury on
charges Involving the bank failure,
Wednesday submitted -written argu
ments In support of tho demurrers to
tho Indict ments. The court will take
tho pleas for demurrers under con-
lUCl llllOM, IIIIII I l'llui-1 il in Linniii nun,,;
time beforo tho opening of the fall
term of court.
American
At Hoston R. II. E.
Detroit X 9 2
lloston 8 1.) 1
Batteries: Mlddloton, Moiling and
LasBler; Myers and Ituol.
At New York R. H. E.
Chicago H . 7 2
New York 7 14 . 1
Ilatteries: Wilkinson and Schalk;
Shawkey and Hoffman. .
At Philadelphia U. 31.' E.
Cleveland r! 11 0
Philadelplha 2 6 0
Uatlerles: Uhlo and Ntinamaker;
Naylor and Perkins.
At Washington R. H. E.
St. Louis 3 10 0
Washington 0 10 2
liutterics: Palmero, Vangllder and
Severeld; Collins, Ocosta and Ghar
rity. .
National
At Cincinnati R. II. E.
Philadelphia 7 14 0
Cincinnati .' '9 19 1
Batteries: Ilubbell, Keennn,
Detts, Wllhelm, lluumgartner and
llruggy; Murquurd, I.S'apler und Win
go. ' :
At PittBburg R. 1L E.
Hrooklyn 5 18 4
Pittsburg 6 10' 1
Ilatteries: Smith, Mammaux and
Miller, Kreiiger; Glazner, Adams.
Yellowhorse and Schmidt. - 17 in
nings. the car, and twelve are injured. Ha
vaux died from internal injuries. He
was a member of the ifilh coast artil
lery. Private Henry Allen Hlbbs of
the same organization Is believed to
tally hurt. '
Tho soldiers were returning from
a picnic nnd tho bus was unable to
make the turn Into cnmp. The car
was completely demolished by the im
pact. Private Eckb'R .Stills, driver .r
the bus. Is being held pending a mili
tary investigation that has been
ordered.
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WITNESSES
IE CALLED
Stillman Springs Surprise in
Divorce Case By Producing
Witnesses From Quebec
Camp Whereabouts of the
Maid Charged With Stealing
Letters Divulged.
POUGIIKEEPSIE, X. Y., June lti.
Counsel lor James A. Stlllmnn con
tered his court fight for divorce today
upon testimony regarding the rela
tions of Mrs. Stillman with Fred Ueait
vuis, the part Indian guide named by
the -New York bailker us co-respondent.
Shortly after noon they surprised
Mrs. Stillman and her attorneys by
producing four witnesses said to have
come from Canada. Tbreo of these
were women. Presumably they were
to tell of relations between the defen
dant and lleauvals at tho Stillman
cnmp near Three Rivers, Quebec. They
were expected to go on the stand later
today.
When the morning session opened,
Iternard Kelly, former superintendent
of tho Stillman estate In Hie Pocantlco
hills and his wife, Irene Kelly, were
taken into the building where the
hearings were held. Kelly's previous
testimony concerned his reading of a
letter alleged to have boen written to
Airs. Stillman by lleauvals.
Ilernard Kolly, It is understood, ad
mitted on cross-examination today
I hut he wilfully evaded answering a
question yesterday ns to his knowledge
of the whoreahouts of Mary Kelly, the
maid who is charged by Mrs. Still
man's lawyers with having stolen the
letters alleged to have been written to
Mrs. Stillman by Heanvnls.
Today It was learned that Kelly told
where Mary Kelly was living and ex
plained that ho had visited her several
tlnios recently. Efforts to call her ns
a witness probably will be niado by
the defense.
CASE AGAINST
IS
TWIN FALLS, Iduho, June 10.-
Revealing progressiva links In the
chain of evidence 'upon which Hie
state expects to convict Mrs. Lyda
Southard of the murder of Edward F.
.Meyer, her fourth husband, Prosecut
ing Attorney Frank L. Stophan at the
onset of the preliminary examination
before Probate Judge O. P. Duvall
here this morning Introduced testi
mony of H. Granville Halght, mana
ger of the Who Lakes ranch where
Meyer was employed, to the effect
that Mrs. Southard, a fortnight after
her marriage to Meyer, came to make
her home with him and Introduced
the use of a typo of poison fly pa
per, alleged to have been used In
causing Meyer's death. Two days
later Halght testified, on August 2fi,
1920, Meyer was stricken nnd died
September 7 at a hospital here where
he was taken, Halght stated, over
the objection of Mrs. Southard, who,
he said, declared sho would "rather
have him hero where I can take care
ot.him."
E
HAX FRANCISCO, Juno 10. Op-
position to a cash bonus for nil ex-
Hcrvlce, men "Irrespective of their
iblllty to Kuin a livelihood," was x-
pressed In a rcnotutlm adopted here
today at the 2Cth annual ronventlon
of the National AHKor-iatlon of Credit
Men. "Immediate nnd adequate pro
vision for our permanently disabled
ex-service men must continue," the
resolution Raid. "The men who In
tho service of the nation have Buf
fered penianent physical or mental
(Usabilities should rerelve every ex-
preHNlon of regard and every rare pos
sible for tho uutlon to glvu."
Governor Olcott
Issues Ukase to
Eat Oregon Cheese
I'OUTLANO, Ore, Juno lti.
Tho consumption of cheese in
Oregon is "only ono-U-uh what it
should he," says (lovernor Olcott
in an official proclamation deain
athiK tho week of Juno 10 to 2I
"cheeso consumption week."
I'mler direction of the Oregon
dairy council nil cheeso manu
facturers of tho Btate have com
bined to furnish cheeso of tho
ItijihcHt grade nt the lowest pos
sible cost, officials of (he council
announce. Tho aid of merchants
and restaurant owners also has
been enlisted In n campaign to
encourage tho use of cheoso.
T AGAINSTl
REFEREEERTLE
Dempsey's Manager Opposes
Selection of IM. J. Boxing
Commission Arena Nearly
Finished Dempsey Starts
Actual Training Again.
ATLANTIC CITY, June 10. -After
a four days layoff. Jack Dempsey re
Hiuned training today witli the pror
peets of continuing bis grind without
further interruption until tho wlndup,
two weeks from tomorrow.
Dempsey's sparring partners have
taken advantage of the champion's
layoff to prepare themselves for tho
strenuous two weeks ahead of thoni.
Martin llurke, tho lanky Heavy
weight from New Orleans, will no
longer be available as a sparring
partner because of a badly swollen
ear. llurke will undergo an opera
tion In New York, but will return to
camp as Dempsey's guest for tho bal
ance of tho training.
Fight Over Jlr-fcree.
Tho threat of tho New Jersey box
ing com mission to name the referee
today whether Kearns attended tho
meeting or not brought a sharp reply
from tho chnmplon's manager.
"Tho fact that tho comi.ilsslrn
names n referee doesn't necessarily
moan that liu will referee," said
Kearns. "In my opinion tho New
Jersey commission Is overstepping ltB
authority when it attempts to fasten
any one candidate on Hickard, Des
camps and myself whether tho selec
tion meets with our approval or not.
"t know nothing about capabilities
of Harry Ertlo who is said to bo the
commission's popular choice, and 1
do not care to risk tho world's cham
pionship held by Dempsey In a fight
refereed by a man whose nbillty lias
not been proven to me."
MANHASSET, N. Y Juno 10.
Georges Carpentlnr probably will re
main in his training camp until a few
hours before tho right with Dempsey
July 2 and go by motor to tho aronn.
One plan undor consideration was to
take Carpentler to Jersey City on the
morning of July 2, rent rooms in a
quiet hotel and remain until tlmo for
the bout. On this day Carpentler will
be barred to all visitors.
Another plan was to remain In the
camp hero until noon of the clay or the
bout, then motor to the arena.
Following hlo usual custom at all of
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MISS ALEXA STIRLNG
GOLF GAME, LOSES
FONTAINEBLEAU, June 10. (Dy
the Associated Press) Miss Alexa
Stirling of Atlanta, American woman
golf champion, was eliminated from
the women's French open golf cham
pionship tournament today by Miss
Joyce Wethcrcd, the English player,
who won by flvo up and four to play.
Miss Stirling's game showed a com
plete reversal of form. Sbo drove
from one side of tho fairway to the
other and wns always in the rough.
She mado some beautiful recoveries,
however, but was weak on tho greens.
On tho other hand Miss Wethered
played her usual steady game.
Miss Stirling won only ono hole, the
eleventh, when her opponent foozled
badly and then lost her ball in a clus
ter of trees.
Miss Cecil Leitch, tho Drltlsh cham
KEARNS START
F
T
RED POLICY
Affiliation of A. F. L. With In
ternational Federation Is
Demanded at Denver
President's Opposition to
Reds in Europe Descried
Chinese Smuggling Opposed
DENVKH, Colo., June Two In
ternational unions huve demanded
(hat the convention of tho American
Federation of LalMir lit session here,
Instruct President Samuel Gompers to
Immediately re-affiliate the federation
with the Iutcrmitloual Federation of
Trade Unions.
This became known today whon
resolutions presented by the Interna
tional Association of Machinists and
Firemen nnd Oilers' union were made
public, lloth practically call for a
repudiation by tho delegates of the
action of President Gompers and the
executive council in severing relations
with tho European labor movement,
becanso of. Its "revolutionary activ
ities." As both resolutions were referred to
(he committee on International rela
tions which Is headed by Presldont
Gompers, labor leaders predicted that
they would bo reported unfavorably
nnd the action or the federation's of-'
ftclals upheld.
"We will probably make a fight for
our resolution," said Fred Hewitt,;
chairman of the machinists' union
delegation.
R. R. Labor to Fight
Tho United Brotherhood of Main
tenance of Way Employes and Rail
road Shop Laborers, comprising a
membership of 250,000 will make a
right on the convention floor for re
instatement in the federation, it was
learnod today. The union was sus
pended in 1!I19 hecauso ot a jurisdic
tional dispute with the United Broth
erhood ot Carpenters and Joiners.
The entire controversy will be
brought before the convention in a
resolution presented by the railroad
organizations which declares that the '
claims of the carpenters' union "can
not be sustained by any method ot
intelligent reasoning nor by prece
dent." Presldont E. C. Grnblo nnd Vice
President James Malloy of the Main
tenance of Way union, nre here in sup
port or the resolution, which the car
penlors have announced their Inten
tion to opiioso. ,
Oppose Smuggling Chinese
The San Francisco labor council in
a resolution demanded that protest bo -made
to the department ot lubor
against "tho leniency that permits tho
smuggling Into the United States ot
five hundred or more Chinamen every
month." ,
Tho executive council Is asked to op
poso any attempt in congress to
change the exclusion laws so that they
would permit the admission of Chinese
Into the country.
CongresB Is also called upon to "In
dignantly refuse the appeal ot the
Hawaiian legislature In the Interests
ot tho sugar planters to modify or
amend In nny manner whatever the
laws that were enacted after years ot "
agitation to forever exclude the Chi-
SUFFERS SLUMP IN m
TO MISS WETHERED
pion eliminated Miss Molly Griffiths,
another English golfer, by one up nt
tho eighteenth hole.
FONTAINE riLK ALT, France, Juno 16
(Ily tho Associated Press) Miss
Alexa Stirling, of Atlanta, Oa., to
day defeated Mrs. Thursday Wright
of Pittsburg, S up nnd 6 to play In
tho fourth round of tho women's
French open golf championship tour
nament. Miss Joyce Wethered, of England,
defeated Miss Lucy Hnnchett of San
Frnnclsco, eight up and seven to play.
Miss Cecil Lciteh defeated Miss
Chrlstlno Clark six up and four to
play, and Miss Molly Griffiths wns
victor over Miss Phyllis Lobbett, four
up and three to play.
Theso players were English.
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