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Mail Tribune The Weather Maximum yesterday 66 Minimum today 48 Prediction! Fair. Dally Sixteenth Tear. Weekly Fifly-KIrst Year. MEDFORD, OliKOOX; FIJI DAY, JUXK 1,7, 1921 KO. 75 MEDFORD ATTEMPT TO UNSEAT NON UNION SUITS Effort Fails to Compel Dele- gates to A. F. L. Convention to Wear Union Made Clothes Wouldn't Be Bar rels Enough to Clothe Them, Declares. Opponent. DENVER, June 17. Efforts to un seat all male delegates who did not wear a union label on all articles of wearing apparel were dofeated by an overwhelming vote today In the an nual convention of the American Fed eration of Labor. The debate on tho proposal was long and stormy. Members of the union label committee contended that such a resolution could not be enforced as the federation was a voluntary organiza tion. Delegates of the tailors union argued for an ante-room exchange where delegates would be Inspected before they could enter the convention hull. Charles B. Nelson, secretary of tho Central Labor union of Kansas City, Mo., urged label Inspection, declaring that labor loadors themselves did not pay sufficient attention to the label movement. "It non-union garments were remov ed from delegates there wouldn't be enough barrels in town to clothe them in decency," John J. MaVinlng, secre tary of the union label league declared in opposing label inspection. President Sweeney of tho tailors union declared label inspection "im practical and opposed to fundamental liKhts of man to do as he chooses." Tho resolution was declared by Ben jamin Schlesslngcr, president of the " International Ladies' Garment Work ers as a discrimination against the women workers because it did not de mand labels on the garments of wom en delegates. 'Mr. Gompers Objects President QomperB took tho floor to officer personal objection " to certain terms in the report of tho committee on labels, his action resulting in re ferring it back for revision. Mr. Gompers objected to a compar ison between striko breakers and union men who buy non-union goods. Tho report said a union man commits the greater crime. ' 1 cannot agree in saying and in de claring for this convention that the strike breaker who outers a 'struck' shop as having any sort of courage,' Mr, .Gompers said. ','1 don't want any one, quote the American Federation of Labor in convention an saying the Btrike breaker has any-sort-of cour age." -:';(.! ' ' ' ! i ji .' (The dAlpgaffls btf'fesiilulJ6nj)jlqdpd themselves to' patronize ' ordy1" stores diKjilfyvingtho union shop card, to in HlstUmlWellverics through union driv ors find to buy only tobacco which car ries the union label. A resolution asking thn re-election of Samuel Gompers, president, adopt ed ,by tile Washington, D. C, central labor council, was read to the conven tion. NEW YORK. June 17. A further reduction by the Fedural Sugar Ile flniiiB company of fifteen points on fino granulated to the basis of . 5.60 cents a pound, today established the lowest level reached for more than five years. IS CITIZENS IN AMY AGAINST TURKEY KMVIIXA, June 17.--(By the As sociated Pros) American citisuyift are being impressed Into the Greek army by agents of the Athens gov ernment and George Horton, United btatcs consul general here, has made h. vigorous protest to Governor Gene ral Sterlades against the continuance of the practive. Kpr many months past, Americans, even men who serv ed in the army in Kratice, have been taken forcibly from their homes, or from vessels arriving from the United Mates and compelled to Jnin the Gretk forces. tme case is cited as tyjti-:il of many. J. Dempsey Is Named In Divorce Suit of Osage Indian Brave rAWIIUSKA, Okla., Juno 17. A petition stating that his wifo, Mrs. Lilly Iloulanger has been "carrying on a clandestine corro- i siHindenco with one. Jack Demp- sey of Los Angeles, Cal., who is a married man and known to the defendant as a married man," has been filed In district court hero by F. It. Boulanger, an Osage In- dian of this county, it becamo ! known today. It is a divorce action. Boulangor's attorneys J. declare tho Dempsey referred to in the petition was the heavy- 4 weight pugilist champion. Mrs. Boulanger filed a cross bill alleging cruelty. Sho was granted $50 temporary alimony and $150 expense money and $250 attorneys fees. - CHINA DYING IS Dr. Sin Yat Sen, Prest. Chinese Republic, Appeals to Presi dent Harding for Aid May Have to Yield to Japan's Demands. WASHINGTON, Juno 17. Dr. Sun Yat Sen, president of the Southern Chinese republic, has appealod to President Harding for recognition of his government. The text of the ap peal was made public; today by Ma Soo, Dr. Sun's personal representative in America. "Whether democracy triumphs or fails, much depends upon the decision of America," tho letter said. "Such is tho state of affairs iu China that un less America, her traditional friend and supporter, comes forward to lend a helping hand In this critical period, wo would bo coin)clled ngalnst our will to submit to tho twenty-ono de mands of Japan." Dr. Sun called attention to his re cent "manifesto to tho friendly na tions," in which he said ho had shown that the "so-called war between nor thern and southern China is not a war botweon tho difforont sections of the country, but a national strugglo be tween militarism and democracy and between treason and patriotism." The letter said International condi tions "had gone from bad to worse In China and charged that tho militar ists" had cornered food supplies around tho famine districts where mil lions wero dying and rejected offers of outside food, urging instead that money bo sept "for i ho sake of seir gain." WANTS U. S. VIEWS PAUIK, June 17 (fly the Asso ciated Press) Dr. CJastoa da Cunha, president of (he council of tho League of Nations has addressed identical notes to the prime ministers of France CSreat liritain, Italy and Japan with regard to the urgency of having the approval or the United State. in set tlement h between themselves before .decisions can ho taken by tho council on. mandate for the former German colonies. The contents of the note have been communicated to the Unit ed HtatfR .government. Private James Ttaftel of New York who was cited for bravery in the Ar- gonne campaign and who has been re reiving a disability allowance of $50 a month from the United States gov ernment, was recently arrested Greek authorities at Mltylene. He came to Greece as an American citl zen to be married, but was brought to Smyrna under guard. Ho escaped surveillance and appealed to the American consul general here, whose energetic a' tion resulted in the man'h Immediate release. Itaftel is now re turning to New York City with his wife. AMERICA ASKED FOR AID ENGLAND 10 NEVER JOIN AGAINST U.S Govt. Leader in House of Com mons States That Attitude Toward Anglo-Japanese Al- liance Never Will Be Party in any Action Against the United States. LONDON', Juno 17. (11- the As sociated I'ress.) Austin Chambor lafft, government leader In tho house of commons declared In tho house this afternoon with regard to the re newal of tho Anglo-Japanese treaty. "Although I do not In any way wish to pro-judgo the action of the Imperial conference, It Is right to say at oneo that we shall bo no party to any alllanco directed against Amer ica, or under which wo can bo called upon to act against America." Mr. Chamberlain made this state ment during debate on the agenda for the forthcoming Imperial conference. "I think it will be found possible." he continued, "to reconcile our desire for a perfect understanding and closo co-operation with the people of the United States and the continuance of our closo and Intimate friendship with an ally who acted so loyally on tho occasion when tho alliance be camo operative and rendered such valuable support to the empire dur ing the war. Must llo I'nderstjindlng "That, after all, must bo the ob ject of any British cabinet, any flrit ish minister, or any government of any of tho dominions or India. Sure ly It must bo tholr object to secure such confidence, such an understand ing and such co-operation among tho great Pacific powers ns may prevent that now competition in nrmamonts of which mention has been mndo, and to secure the peaco of that great ocean'and the lands abutting upon it." i Mr. Chamberlain, replying to tho argument that tho conditions which necessitated tho Anglo-.Iapanose al liance had passed away, said he agreed to this, but that it was nec essary to have regard to conditions In the future, lie refused to believe, he said, that the alliance bad given rise to any real misconception or mis apprehension in America, except among people who wero misinformed. but in any caso, ho declared, there was no reason for such apprehension or to mlsconcoivo Great nrltnln's de termination to maintain frjcndly rela tions with her American klnsmon. Kounil l"p Sinn Fein (XKW YORK. June 1 7. Assistant" United Stales Attorney Isaac Gross of Xewark, Investigating tho discov ery of nearly 500 machlno guns aboard the steamer East Side at Ilo- buken, declared tonight ho was work ing on tho assumption that tho arms wero placed on tho vessel by Sinn Fein agents, llo added that the gov ernment would seek to gather In its net the entire circle of Irish political asents in this country. "While wo are not able to prove It. at this time," Mr. Cross said, "the inj dicatlon is clear that the consignment or arms was Intended for tho lrisfi forces in arms against tho . British government. Whether this particu lar consignment was Intended for general distribution among the re publican forces or for use In some pre-arranged uprising or demonstra tion In Dublin cannot of course lie known, though tho fact that tho ship was bound for Dublin lends color to the latter supposition." L OLYMPIA, Wash., June 17. Attor ney General L. L. Thompson has been served with a copy of a jietltlon, filed in tho United States district court at Tacoma, Wash., for a writ enjoining him from enforcing the anti-alien land law passed by tho 1921 state legisla ture, it became known today. Hearing on the petition has been set for June 2i Tacoma. Frank Terrace, landlord and Xakat suki, renter of farm land in King coun ty, petitioned for the writ, alleging the law to be in violation of the state con stitution and the fourteenth amend ment of the federal constitution. The action is the first to lie brought n the test proceedings. Little Brown Bear Has Arrived, Wire Sent to Beauvais I'OrGHKKEPSIK, X. V., Juno 17. Testimony saying that Mrs. Anne U. Stiilnian on tho day that Guy Stillmiui was born directed her nurse to telegraph Fred Beauvais In Montreal a inessago reading: "Little brown bear has ar- rived." was understood to havo been introduced in tho .divorce suit brought by James Stillman, Xew York banker. This testimony was given by Mary Olive Gllligan, who was tho ! nurse at Guy's birth November 7, 1D1S and she added that Mr. Still- man did not appear that day at tho hospital where the Infant was - born. BEDFORD MAN SHOT THRU LUNG L Mysterious Shooting Scrape Near Jacksonville Puzzles Authorities Still Found in Cabin Where Shooting Oc curred Owner Arrested. r While investigating today Into a mysterious shooting affair of last night at a cnbin on the homestead of Thomas Williams, one mile from Jacksonville along Jackson creek, In which R. Carpenter was seriously wounded, Sheriff Terrlll today locat ed a homo made still in tho cabin and placed Williams under arrest. Carpenter Is in tho Sacred Heart hospital with a bullet In his left lung Tho missile narrowly escaped strik ing his heart. He is about .10 years old and Is said to be a resident of Medford. Ho will recover. Carpenter claims that ho was at the homestead doing some improve ment work there, and was standing by tho cabin last night when he was shot. Ho assorts that ho does not know who shot him nor whoro tho shot came from and that ho had had no troublo with Williams. Ho was brought to tho city, given first aid by Dr. Poolnitz and then taken to the hospital. Tho sheriff was notified of the shooting and on going to the homo sload today to investigate, found the home made still in Williams' cabin fashioned out of a coppor boiler, and another boiler was found filled with corn and peach mash. No whlskoy or liquor was found on tho premises. .Williams, who is about SO years old cm il sometimes goes by tho name of Uripps. was placed under arrest by Uio sheriff on chnrgos of manufac luring liquor nnd maintaining a nuls- nnno. i Williams, like ' Carpenter, claims he knows nothing about how tho latter camo to bo shot. the circumstances or both cases wero placed before Goorgo Codding, assistant county prosocutor, this noon, nnd the latter officer Is also conducting aa investigation. Wil liams will have his preliminary hear ing in Justice Taylor's court Saturday forenoon. National At Pittsburg: It. Brooklyn 8 Pittsburg 3 Batteries: Cadoro and Miller; litem, Ponder, Zlnn and Schmidt. At Cincinnati: Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 11 Batteries: Keenan, Hubbell Druggy, Peters; Ilrenton and grave. At Chicago: Xew York 13 Chicago 11 Batteries: Ryau, Sallee, Nchf Snyder; Tyler, Chceves, Jones, tin and O'Farroll. H. E, 10 0 6 2 llnni- 0 3 11 nnd liar- 13 3 10 and Mar- American At Boston: It. H. E Detroit - ill 1 Boston 5 13 0 Batteries: Perrlt, Khinke and Ain- smlth! Pennock and Rucl. (10 In nlngs.) Second game: Detroit i 7 i Boston 6 12 1 Batteries: Khmke, Holllng and Dass- ler, M union: Bush and Walters. At Philadelphia: Clpveland-Phlladel- phla game postponed; rain. At Xew York: New York Chicago game postponed; rain, RECOVER BASEBALL SCORES REFUSES 10 Mail Bandit Now Safely in Prison, Declines Wife's Ap peal to Tell Who Gave Him Revolver Thinks Chicken Bones Brought Him Bad Luck. TACOMA, Juno 17. liny Gardner, beginning service of IiIh fii'iy-year term at .McNeil Islam! federal peni tentiary near hero today, was rupidly adjusting himself to prison life. Officers .said Gardner was in good humor nnd seemed unperturbed by his confinement. lie ate an espec ially hearty breakfast Hits morning and slept well following his arrival at tho prison from Centralia at S o'clock lust evening. The prison physician, , after exam ining tho captured Immlit this morn ing, declared ho was one of the finest physical specimens ho Iiuh Hoen. Warden Thomas Maloney was not at tho penitentiary this morning, and until he returns Gardner will not be assigned to his line of work. He was registered, put Into prison clothes and otherwise forced to enter tho rou tino of convict life. PORTLAND, Ore., Juno 17. Be fore ltoy Gardner, mall train robber who was captured at Centralia yester day, after a chase of six days, entered McNeil Island prison last night to begin serving two sentences aggregat ing fifty years, he was handed a tele gram from his wife, which read: "Dear Daddy. Ho a good boy now I lovo you still and havo been ac cused of giving you gun. Clear that up. Love Dollio." "Well, ltoy, aro you going to clear that up 7" asked United States Mar sbal J. It. Uolnbnn of Han Francisco, who headed a strong guard which took Gardner to the prison. "I'll have to think that over, Holo han," was tho reply. Later while chatting with the of ficers as tho launch neared tho .prison Island, Gardner said tho prisoners in San Francisco jail put up $1,000 to havo two guns smuggled Into tho Jail and ho' got one of them. "Hut It would causa too much troublo If I told," said Gardner, refus ing to mako, further revelation. "All 1 will say. Is that clear little woman, my wife, didn't know ono thing about it. She is a good, true woman, and wants to bo decent, too." 'On tho train a woman gave (iard nor a 'ploco of plo. After sho lort tho car Gardner wanted to give her a souvenir. Ho reached into his coat pocket and pulled out five tiny chicken wishbones. ' "I should havo given her one of these," ho mused, "hut hero Holohnn, tko ono for lurk thoy, hoodoood mo." I Thon ho gavo ono to Post Office Inspector G. 11. Austin of San Frnn nisc.o. to lako to Mrs. Gardnor. Tho others woro handed to M. L. Stock uny, speclnl agent of tho Groat INorth ern, tho rnllroad conduction and tho Portland Telegram reporter, who was tho only ono of the "Castlo Rock war correspondents" to accompany the prisoner to McNeil Island. Chickens Had Luck "I believe In charms," musod Gardnor, "so I savod thoso llttlo wish bones, but all they brought mo was trouble. Then he explalnod that ho didn't steal tho chlckons, which was all ho had to cat, savo ono spoonful of mush, from tho night of his escape until Wednesday. "I didn't got thoso chickens out of anyone's yard or barn," he said "But they were strolling around loose In the road, so they were anybody's property." At Centrnlla, along with thn ban dages ho tried to hldo himself behind ho purchased khaki trousers, a wool en shirt nnd a cap. . On tho train someone told him ho had on an I. W. W. shirt. "Let mo take it off right here," ho exclaimed.' ' Hold ItoncN with Mary ' Then ho told of serving in tho 21st Infantry, going to the Philippines in the early UOs. During the war ho worked in n Seattlo shipyard, whore he was active selling Liberty bonds. "Mary Pickford and I staged a bond selling contest one day up in tho yard," ho stated, and of course she won. But the boys told me after wards that they thought I heat her. Mary sent mo her photograph after wards." , Tho prisoner spoko of his old homo In Trenton, Mo., where he was born; of being In jail at Boonesville, Mo.; of living in Oklahoma City; of his marriage to Miss Dnllie Nelson at Vallejo, of tholr four years old daugh ter Jean, and of train holdups. Then he told of getting the revolver nt Hie Fan Francisco Jai,' Hail Stones Beat A Montana Florist Into Insensibility HILLINGS, Mont., Juno 17. Suffering from what was bolloved 4- for a time to havo been a frac- tared skull as a result of being hit on tho head by a hailstone, John Partington, a local florist, was taken to a hospital ln'o yes- tordny afternoon. After tho storm ho was found at tho rear of his greenhouse, unconscious and evl- denlly had lain exposed to tho terrific, onslaught of the storm 4- through Its 15 minutes duration. His body was badly bruised by tho hailstones, some of which were almost as largo as hen eggs. Property damage In tho city, mostly broken windows and street lights, will total sevoral hundred dollars. HERO ARRIVES Fl Body of Artemas Spooner Met at Train By Legion Com rades Deceased Received Special Mention From Gene ral J. J. Pershing. Tho body of another of M Gilford's war heroes who piiHHod uwny in Franco, arrived home on tho morninff l rain from tho north today, that of Arte mus Spooner, waiyoner in tho 66th artlllory, and onn of tho mout hers of tho Sovonth Compnny, who loft Medford in July, 1917, for Horvico in tho ureat world war. Tho arrival homo of tho remains today was peculiarly pathetic, and at tho depot quite a deleRation of Amer ican legion men, including ho vera 1 HorgcantH and other comrades of tho old Hoventh Company, tenderly lift ed tho flaK-draped casket from tho bnpKatfo car to tho hearse. Tho dead Holdler'H mother and other relatives wero present. Tho remains wero ac companied from I'orttand by a Unit od States Boldler from tho Vancouver barracks. Tho funoral services will ho held Monday at 2 p. m., at tho Perl Kunoral Homo, under auspices of tho Med ford post of thn Amoricnn JhcKton. Rev. Win. II. Hamilton will conduct tho services. Tho burial will bo a military ono. 'Artomas nolliiiH Spoonor wns born at J-IlffhKiito Center, Vt., in 18110, and at an early ko camo to Medford with his parents and attended tho public schools prior to his enlistment In tho Seventh Company, C. A. C, at tho outbreak of tho war. At tho tlmo of his death ho was aged 21 years, threo months and nlno days. After serving seven months with the Seventh Company, at - Forts Columbia and Stephens, Wagoner Spooner was as signed to Hattery K,, of tho RfHh ar tillery with which organization ho left Fort Slovens February 2U, 191H, for overseas, ThlH youthful floldlcr saw much hard servlro and was In somo of tho hoavlost of tho fighting In France, having been in tho battles of St. Ml chlel, Argonne, Verdun, Bols ' do Forges, and Pont a Mousson. Ho dlod of pneumonia Docomber 8, 1 Hi)8, at Mobile Hospital No. It at Donjeux, France, and was buried in tho American cemetery at Uimecourt, Haute Marne, December 10, 1018. A number of his comrades who acted us pall bearers and members of tho firing squad on this occasion will of flcfato In tho samo capacity Mon day. "Wagoner Spooner was ono of tho most popular niombeiH of bis bat tery. His pleasing personality and cheerful disposition endeared him to everyono and no ono could havo loft a greater vacancy or a larger clrclo of frfneds. Wagoner Spooner Jb survived by Ills niothor., Mrs. M. F..,Spoonor, of 134 South Ivy street. Tho following testimonial on the AT PARIS, Juno 17. (By Associated Press.) Raymond Polncaro, former president of Franco, writing in tho Rovuo des Deux Mondcs concerning an alllanco between Great Britain and Franco, which ha been discussed in political circles for the past fow weeks says: "Such an alliance, which might have tho gravest consequences at some future date and upon which some day war or peace might hang, can only be ANOTHER WAR W OVERSEA ABSOLUTE EXCLUSION DEMANDED Organized Labor Offers Most Drastic Measure in History Regarding Orientals Anti Lease Law of California Up heldAction Endorsed By California Citizens. DENVER, Juno 17. Demand that -congress tako action to protect tho nation's Interest against tho "growing menace of Japanese immigration and colonization," is made in a resolution submitted today to tho annual con- -vontion of tho American Federation of JLabor. Tho dcularation, submitted by M. J. MoGuiro of tho San Francisco labor council, has tho approval of tho Japa--nesc Exclusion league of California, Los Angeles Anti-Asiatic association, and tho Japanese Exclusion league of Washington, various patriotic, civic and fraternal bodies on tho Pacific coast, "Jjibor leaders dcclaro that tho resolution Is the most drastic measure on tho Japanese question over con sidered by organized labor. It calls for: '.'Absolute exclusion in tho futuro '. of Japanese Immigration, not only male, but femalo and not only labor ers skilled and unskilled, but farmers and men of small trades and profes sions, as recommended by Theodore Rooacvoit. Permission " for tempo rary residence only for tourists, stu dents, artists, commercial men, teach ers and others. Such exclusion to be enforced by United 8tatos officials under United States laws and regula tions as done with immigration ad mitted, or excluded,--from another countries and not as at present under an arrangement whereby control and regulation Is surrendered by Us to Japan, , Abandon Threats. "Compliance on the part of all de partments of tho federal government with tho constitution and abandon ment of threat, or attempt to tako ndvantage of cortaln phrasing of that document as to treaties, which It Is clalmod gives tho treaty making pow s or authority to violate plain provis ions of tho constitution and Btatutea In tho following matters: "A To nullify stato rights and state laws for control of land and of matters plainly within tho state's Ju rlHdlctlon. , R To grant American citizenship to Orientals. "Fair treatment protection In prop erty rights, legally acquirod for Japa nese legally entitled to residence In California and tho privilege of engag ing In any business dosiroa, except ; such na may now bo or hereafter 'bo ,' denied by law provided particularly1 ' they inay not hereafter buy or leaffo; agricultural lands." ' ,:' it CiiHllt LONDON, June 17. (By the Asso- . luted Press) An eleventh hour sen- sutlon was sprung on tho followers ot polo this aftornoon when It became Konornlly known that there wero ' doubts of Devoreaux Mllburn. captain of tho American team bolnff ablo to play In tomorrow's opening interna- i tlonnl mutch at Hurlingham on no-' count of a sprained back. ' death of this Medford Boldlor WBB written by Uenoral Pershlns: , "United States Army, , "In memory of "Wagoner Artomas R. Spooner.' Hattory E, 65th Artlllory Corps who dlod December 8, 1918. He bravely laid down his Ufo for the cause of his country. Hla namo will ever re main fresh In tho hcartB of "his friends and comrades. The record Ot his honorablo service will bo presorv- , ed In the archives of tho Amorlcan Expeditionary Forces. - ; "JOHN J. PERSHINO, ' "Commander in Chief."' DF.fi WITH E! definitely decided upon after nialure reflection. "We are friends of Japan but Eng land Is the ally ot the Mikado', gov ernment. Tomorrow a thousand ques tions may arise in the Pacific between the United States and Japan, which, would Intensify racial strife. "How far would England be drawn in by her alliance? Nobody can Bay. It Is then, our duty to preserve our liberty, so a not to be ourselves In volved In entanglements,"