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Newspaper Page TextMEDF Matt, Tutoi The Weather Maximum yesterday .90 Minimum today bl Prediction! Fair. Pally Sixteenth Year. Weekly Fifty-Klrst Tear. MEDFOKD, OREO OX, TUKSDAY, J I M A' :, I'rJl NO. 89 ORB m I P Kl I M f'.a Li F 4 . 1 M A fft CRISIS y. S. FLEET IS ORDERED lOTAMPICO Cruiser "Cleveland" and Gun Boat "Sacramento" Ordered to Oil Zone to Protect Amer ican Interests Labor Out break Feared Obrecjon Orders Help for Employes. WASHINGTON', July 5. The cruiser Cleveland ami tho gunboat Sacramento have been ordered to Tamplco, Mexico, to protect American Interests In the event that they are jeopardized because of labor troubles growing out of the unemployment situation, It was said today at the navy department. Tho Sacramento should reach Tam plco today from Galveston. The Cleveland was ordered from Cristo bal, Canal Zone, and probably will not reach Tamplco before Thursday. Iiith vessels are assigned to the American special service squadron in South and Central American wat ers, Hear Admiral 11. F. Bryan com manding. Unemployment. Menace It was explained ttt tho navy de partment that unemployment hud beer) couBtuntly Increasing in and around Tamplco .because of depres sion In the oil Industry there due to tile new tux system unci Incipient riots and Increasing labor troubles had re sulted In a decision to send the two war ships to the Mexican port to pro tect American interests. It was said however that the ves sels would take no action' unless u more serious situation arose. Reports from Tamplco yesterday that several ships of the Atlantic fleet had arrived were declared ut the de partment to be premnture. Obiegon Takes Action MEXICO CITY, July 5. Oil com panies which have closed down opera tions in the Btates of Tamaullpas and Vera Cruz "without sufficient justifi cation" are orderd, to pay indemni fication to employes thrown out of work in a decree Issued by President ' Obregon lust night. Reports from tho Tampico districts indicate there has bene a marked cessation of work during the past week especially among American concerns. Reports from the Vera Cruz fields Indicate British companies are speed ing up operations instead of decreas ing their working forces. At Puerto l.obos, where pipe line terminals are operated by Americans, work has been closed down. Coincident with reports of this situation in north eastern Mexico come dispatches from the state of Tubusco, farther south, that several oil gushers have been discovered there In the past few days and that the field gives indication of being very rich. Spanish Cabinet Resigns MADRID, July 5. (By Associated Press.) The cabinet of Premier Aliun de Salazar resigned today. There has been dissension In the cabinet for some time. The situation culminated yesterday in Manuel Arguelles, minis ter of finance, tendering his resigna tion on the ground that the new tariff law and the commercial treaties were Inimical to the Interests of labor. 8 DEAD, 36 INJURED, CHICAOO. July G. Eight men nro dead today, 3G others are injured, ton so uertously thnt they mny die and property damage Is unofficially esti mated at $2,000,000 as the result of yesterday's explosion In the Stand ard Oil company's refining plant at Whiting. Ind. Two huge steel stills hurst, the hrlck walls Inclosing them rumbled and a sheet of burning oil and gas spread for n radius of 20 yards, trap, ping the night force. Five men were burned to death, three died later In Only 14,992 People In N. Y. Wet Parade State Dry Leaders NEW YORK, July a. F'rohl- bltinn organizations are on the watch lest sentiment favorable to repeal of tho eighteenth amendment be exaggerated. The Anti-Saloon league an- nounced today that it had em- ployed accountants to make, a partial tally with adding ma- chines and other counting de- vices of everybody In the holiday "wet" parade on Fifth ave., and that there were actually 14,- persons in line, Including 4 922 bailsmen and 24 policemen. 4 .The organizers of tho demon- stration telegraphed United States Senators Wadsworth and Culder that "the remarkable ! anti-prohibition parade of over 100,001V good citizens," would support them in opposition to the Volsteud act. J'ledges from men and women to march bad totaled 202, G70, the promoters say. I JAKES LEAD LONDON, July 5. (By the Asso ciated Press.) General Jan Chris tian Smuts, the premier of tho Uniou of South Africa', who is in Ireland On a mission of peace, today conferred with Eamonn DoVulera, republican leader, and Arthur Griffith, founder ot the Sinn Fein, according to a dis putch from Dublin to the Evening News. The topic of discussion was not mentioned. Conferences between Prime Minis ter Lloyd tleorge, Earl Midleton, one of the southern unlonsts, who conferred In Dublin with liamonn De Valera, the Irish republican leader, on Monday, and Sir James Craig, the Ulstert premier, and the arrival of General J. C. Smuts, tile South Afri can premier, in Dublin were the de velopments today In the Irish politi cal situution, following yesterday's conference in Dublin. Well informed circles in London are hopeful that the conference be tween Mr. DeValera and the southern unionists may presage a tacit cessa tion of provocative acts by the crown forces and Irish republican army pending the outcome of Mr. Lloyd George's effort to bring Mr. DeValera and Sir James Craig together In a conference here. Stop (lOvcmmcnt ltahls. On the government side word has gone forth that raids are to be con fined to those on premises where there is good reason to believe muni tions are stored, the orders directing that In case of doubt decision as to whether a raid is to bo made shall be left to "higher authority," In other words, to the Dublin castle authori ties. There Is no reciprocal act from the Irish republican chiefs so far as the government has been advised, but the impression prevails that both sides are disposed not to embarrass the possibilities of peace by any ag gressive acts. Great interest is manifest In the mission of General Smuts, there be ing a difference of opinion as to whether it was prompted by the gov ernment or undertaken at the Invita tion of the Irish leaders.. AS A RESULT I Chlrago hospitals and the condition of ten others Is serious. Most of those injured were caught in the shower of flame hut others were struck by. the falling brick and steel walls of the stills. Excessive pressure or a tiny leak of gas were the probable causes of the explosion ad vanced by those familiar with the operation of the stills, which are filled with crude oil under pressure in the manufacture of gasoline. Had the ex plosion occurred half an hour later, the day force of forty men would have J been ut work SMUTS IRISH PEACE J. 8. VILAS KILLED If) Prominent Medford Rancher Instantly Killed Early This Morning When Cleaning Guns at Ranch Home Loaded Winchester Falls From Bench. J. S. VihiH one of tho best known ranchers in tho Itoguti Itlver vnllcy was instantly killed about nine o'clock this morning at IiIh ranch homo north of tho city when a :ltl-:i.ri Win chester fell from a bench at his side arid exploded tho ball passing through the loft lung and tho healt. Mr. Vilas was engaged in denn ing bis guns, when tho tragic- accident occurred. Ho wnH seated In front of bis bunkhoUHe, ami was using a bench as a work stand. While clean ing a .22 riflo, tho Winchester loll off the bench, and it is presumed tiiat Mr. Vilas stooped to pick up the riflo and It exploded in some unaccount able manner. Ho toppled from his chair. Doatli was instantaneous. Tho shot was heard by the house maid, who rushed to his side, and called bis son Nod. Mrs. Vilas and son Oeorge, were in Central Point at tho time, being called by telephone. Dr. It; .T. Conroy was called, and in turn called Coroner John A Perl. Tho mechanism of the .:tf calibre rifle was peculiar, and they wore un able to open It. Mr. Vilas possessed a collection of guns, and six or seven were laying on the bench whore be was cleaning them. He told his fam ily Monday thnt he would spend his Fourth of July cleaning thoni. In stead, he went to Ashland and at tended tho wrestling match, and visit ed with friends, postponing the work until this morning. Joseph Stllwoll Vilas, victim of the distressing accident, Was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and was about CO years of age. He came from a prominent family, was related to the late Senator Vilas of Wisconsin and in his early days was very active in business and social circles in the oast. For many years he was Identified with the paper pulp and canning In dustry and was a commanding fig ure In tho commercial life of lite Mid dle West. In 1H07 he came to the Kogtie river valley, where he has since made his home on his orchard. Last winter his beautiful home was destroyed by fire, many costly relics being burned. Mr. Vilas, a widely traveled man, Bpont several years vis iting tho European countries, when a young man. He was a sterling citi zen much beloved, with a wide circle of friends. Ho wus a member of the Elks and other fraternal organiza tions. He Is survived by his son C.eorgo, connected with a trans-I'aclfic Bteam ship lino of Sun Kranclsco, now at home, and his sou Ned, and his widow and other relatives who have the sym pulhy of tho community In their be reavement. Tho funeral arrange ments will be announced later. PLACE FIRECRACKERS CinCAflO, July 5. Reports from all parts of tho world on Kourth of July celebrations lndl''ntc hat prole' ably the most intense old-fashioned American observance, with fireworks and explosives, was In tier many at "oldens, where American "dough boys" held forth with noise galore. Most cities of America reported more deaths from automobile acci dents and drowning and from ill timed explosions of firecrackers and iloimin candles. CHICAGO, July 5. I'ostmnster CJcneral Hays has signed an order di recting the reinstatement of ten of the eleven postal union leaders who were dismissed from the Chicago post of fire n year ago by former l'ostmastr fiencral Ihiileson because of their union activities. American Legion Commander Calls on President .. . - iv - ."-" ! mrXk fa ' .Vt; a ,vvj. is ompaulcd bv Assistant Kmerv. now .National Commander ot White House to liny bis respects to the late Colonel (iailbraith. TO SPEAK FRUIT PORTLAND, Ore., July . Kruit growers from six stales of the north west will luc'.einble here July 12, 12 and 13, for tho Western Fruit Mark eting conference, according to plani announced today. Problems con fronting tho Industry will bo dis cussed and a program for remedying the present evils is slated to be draft ed. P. O. Powell, secretary treasurer of the Oregon State Farm Uureuu, with headquarters in Portland, de clared tho program for threo days' sessions is sponsored by tho State Farm Uureaus of Oregon, Washing ton, California, .Montana, Idaho and Utah. tleorge A. Mansfield or Medford, president, of tho Oregon Slato Farm Uureau, is scheduled to speak on the amulagamutton of existing co-operative marketing associations and or ganization of additional units. NEW YORK, July 5. Ilaho Until clouted his thirty-first homo run of the season today In the sixth Inning of the Yankee's game Willi Philadelphia. There was no one on base. American At New York: It. II. R Philadelphia fi 111 I New York 7 12 U Hntterios: Hasty, Naylnr and Per kins; iloyt and Hchang. At lloston: Washington 7 KI 11 lloston 5 1 :i 2 Patleries: Mogrlilge, Scluiclit, Shaw and (iharrity; I'ennock, Meyers, Karr and Hud. Second game: Washington 4 13 2 lloston 1 ii 1 Datterles: Johnson and Picinicli; Myers and Ituel. At Cleveland: Chicago 4 13 3 Cleveland 10 13 II llatteries: Mtilrcniian, Davenport and Yaryan: .Sothoron ami Niinauiak er, Shlnnult. National At Pittsburg: H. II. K. St. Ixiuls 8 13 0 Pittsburg '! 1 ii llatteries: Walker and demons; Yellowhotse, Zinn and Schmidt. 1 At Philadelphia: lloston fill ft Philadelphia ( 9 i llatteries: Watson, McQuillan and O'Neill; Causey, Ilaumgartner, Hub bell and Uruggy. At Chicago: Cincinnati 2 9 1 Chicago 3 7 1 llatteries: HKey ami Wingo, Mar grave; Cheeves and Killifer, BASEBALL SCORES i 1 n i if v teel-etai'V of the Navv lloosevell. John .1. tlto Ainorioan Legion, culled ut the the president. Mr. Kmcry suc oded JULY 4 DICE MYRTLE POINT MAItSIIFll01.il, Ore., July fi. -Port !('linton, aged, 21, shot, and killed ' Fr ma Wugner, IS at Myrtle Point 'after a danco dosing tho Fourth of i.l illy celebration at that place early officers. Clinton killed himself. They had been sweethearts hut had become es- lien sweethearts but had become es tranged. JealoiiHy was given as I ho cause of tho shooting. iloth wero members of prominent families. FOIiKST ClItflVF., Oro.i July fi Two fires were discovered hero yes terday wliile most ot the popuh.t'.r.ii wus out of tho cily leleliralln.f; th holiday. One fire was up.;!. . a feed mill and another under -x pluaiitg mill. Chief of Police Mills reported dis covery of evidence of incendiarism at both fires. Paper, rags and kind ling which had been used to start tho fires had not been completely con Humed. Tliu. two fires were not nioro than 2011 feel apart. MISSOULA, Mont., July James M. Reynolds of lloulder, Mont., who was seriously injured at tho fair grounds race track yesterday after noon in an aiitomohllo accident In which llurncll l,lslou of Missoula was killed, had not regained consciousness up lo a late hour today. Little hope was held for his rncovery. The car which Reynolds was drlv Ing in a 'JT, mile race and on which Listen was mechanician, left the track and plunged through the side of a barn. CHICAdO, July a. August (leb hurdl's poor eyesight led him into an error yesterday which almost proved disastrous. He hung up two flags in front of his house in honor of Inde pendence day but boys in the neigh borhood Identified them as flags of the former Ccriuan empire. They had succeeded In pulling ono down and burning it when (lebliardt came out and started a fight. Convinced lhat because of his failing eyesight he had hunv up (leruian Instead of American flags, (lebhurt tore down tliu other and burned it, replacing both with the Sars and Stripes. SPOKANK, Wash.. July fi. I)essm dent, uccording to her statement to the police, over failing health, Mrs. Irene Weber today shot and killed her two year old daughter as she lay sleeping In bed. She then called her husband. Joe Weber, from his work and went to the police station with a friend of the family. She told the of ficers that she had Intended to kill herself also "but Just couldn't do it." She had written a note to her hus band in which she advised him to "don't bother over us, Joe, but go on being happy." The Webers were married three years ago. The wife is held in the elly jail, charged with murder. murder closes G. CARPENTIER WANTS TOMMY GIBBONS NEXT Defeated French Champion Is Under Doctor's Care, How ever and Can't Meet Gib bons Labor Day Champ ion Enjoys Holiday, M A X 1 1 A HS KT, .1 u ly T. C,eorir Carpenller will Kpt'iul the next nev ral weeks following the tlnctnr'K or rtern, MiUKitfer I teni-amps annoiineed today. The hoxer'n hand, broken Sat urday, probably will take about nix weeks to heal, his physh lan has esti mated, and it was not believed the Kuropean rhamplou roiitd do nny ItoxiiiK before that time. This, l)es-ampH mild, precluded the, possibility of a bout between Carpen (iei and Tommy Clhhoiix in the hi; arena on Labor day. Tex Ulekard nunoum-ed last nlKht that he might arrange a bout for Labor day, but said he had not ennferreil with any onirialM nf tin I'YelH'hinan'N ennip. 1 a'seampH tmid ho waa highly In favor of thy mateh as noon as (ieorgeH hand is healed and ho has had auiTielent time to train. "There must he nix weeks of rest," IeseampH nald. "aeeordiritf to tho or ders of the dot-tor and then OeoiKen would need about hIx weekH of train ing to bo in the best possible condition Tor Tom (libbonn or any other oppo nent. "CibbotiH and Oarpentier would ninku a great mulch," continued the manager. The weight wiih too much for tieorgcH Saturday, but CilhhmiN in nearer' his size, a clever boxer and a ron I contender fop tho llght-lieavy-weight chain ploiiHhip, 'arpentler'H plann aro Homewhat In definite., but ltvas learned that he In Heriounly considering taking a trip to France before he engages In another bout. The defeated challenger shows no moronenesH over bin defeat, but on the contrary In patiently awaiting the time when ho can appear lu tho ring to defend his own t It lo. I lo Iiuh re ceived hundredH on hundreds of mes sages congratulating him upon his game light. Ik'nipsey Has Holiday. NRW YOUK, July n. Jack 3)emp Hcy today is enjoying his title with tho abandon of a school boy on a vaca tion. Since Jack stepped into the ring at Toledo two years ago yesterday and look the title from Jess Wlllard, he haa been a buny man with no time for playing In his program. Now he has eliminated another title contender In Georges Carpentler, and has cast worry and care to tho winds and la playing, ile will con tinue to follow this program In and about New York for a few days, but probably at the end of the week will be found on hoard a train, westward bound. In Salt Lake City, Utah, his destination, Mrs. C'ella iJempney, his mother, will bo wailing for htm. Dempsey declared ho was anxious to get back to his homo and especially anxious to see his mother. Tho threo Ilelglan police dogn that were his com panions at Atlantic City already aro on their way. Manager Jack Kearns was busy to day sol t Hug up business affairs and taking care of iJeuipscy's share of tho $ l,0-':i,:iK lhat proved to bo tho total gate receiptH of Saturday's bout. Tho champion's share was $:((), 000. No definite plans for the future have been made by Jjempsey. Ilo has re ceived offers from motion picture and theatrical concerns both In tho (Tutted States and Kuropc, Kearns said, hut has accepted nunu of them so far. Haiti SavcH Corn. NOItKOLK, Neti., July fi. A two flay rain Sunday and Monday, which extended to virtually all portions of Norlh Nebraska ami South Dakota, was hailed today as having "saved the corn crop," STRIKE WON'T CIIIOAfiO. July 5. Ttatlway labor chtefH In conference here today to contdder action on tho wane cut, an nounced by tho United Ktate.s railway labor hoard effective July 1, entered today's Heion with tho decision com plete, except for minor details. An nouncement of tho plain of the unions Is expected this evening, following a meeting of repreaentntives of nil rraftH at which tho program will be Huhmlttcd for formal approval. "There H no essential disagreement uid all that rernainn to be done 1h to nettle on the phraseology of our ac tion," lan ('orrigan, vice grand chief and veteran grand officer of tho ARREST OF J. DEM DEMANDED International Reformers Also Seek Impeachment of Gov ernor Edwards and Other State Officials Who Saw the Big Fight On War Path to Give Prize Fights Knockout. JKltSKY CITY, July 5. Some hi:tly it) Knini; to he arrested on ac count or the reninsey-Caflcntlor bout, Dr. Wilhur I'". Crafts, superin tendent of the International Iteform Unreal! said today after u conference with officials of the organization. Ho declared a test case would he brought before tho end of the week to deter mine whether the bout was lllognl. Ile also said he would seek the Im peachment of Governor Edwards and other stato officials who witnessed tho fight. He said ho would charge tho governor witli malfeasance of of fice and witli attending a lawhrenklng exhibition after being warned by the lerormors. lie proclaimed that ho was on the war path to givo prize fights a knock out blow and said he would attempt to repeal tho state boxing law. He said also he would try to stop any other matches in the arena at Hoyle's thirty acres. -: .' . 'i'lio reform bureau announced. that ill: campaign is constructive, no't de structive. , "Wo will press this constructive campaign harder now," Dr. Crafts . said. "Community organizations will be suggested to provide proper re creation In place of such dangerous forms of amusement as unrestricted motion pltcures, public dances and automobile rides. People go to prize fights, cheek and choek dunces and immoral motion pictures only bocausa there is no constructive plun for bet ter recreation." JKHSEY CITY, N. J. July d. De tails of the plan for tho prosecution of public officials in New Jersey were dlscussod today by officials of tho International iteform bureau, who vainly attempted to prevent the stag ing of the IJempsey-Carpentler contest last Saturday. The officials declared they would take legal action against officials whom they considered had permitted an Infraction ot the luw. . The bureau has already demundeil the arrest of Jack Dempsey, the vic torious champion, on o charge of as sault unci battery upon Carpentler. Dr. Wilbur K. Crafts, superintendent of tho bureau, has also declureiKthat Coventor Edwards violated the law, nti well as many other Btato officials. Tho soino UII.OOU spectators who flocked Into the great arena are also cltted by tho reformers as law break era. They huso their contentions upon tho assertion that the spectacle witnessesed Saturday was- a pri7.e fight, which Is prohibited under tho New Jersey luw. Asked what steps tho league In tended taking toward tho punishment of thoso responsible for the fight Dr. Crufts said: "We cannot make public our plans at present." Dr. Crafts announced the bureau was making a crusudo aguinst the ex- f Continued on T&e HHKhtV BE CALLED. IS REPORT Itrotherhood of Locomotive Engineers wild today. Strike talk has practically disap peared nnd ft conciliatory attitude watt expected to ho shown by tho workers' program. connkivim.k. rn., July r. Approximately 7,000 coke workers In tho Independent plants of the Con nelsville coke region were affected to day by a ten per cent reduction In wages, the second announced this' year. The new rate Is nbout 33 1-3 per cent below the rate paid January 1. hut according to coke men, 45 per cent higher than tho prevailing rate In lltia. Only about seven per cent of the ovens are In operation.