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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
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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.