Medford mail tribune., October 22, 1921, Page 1, Image 1

.MEDFORD
The Weather
Maximum yesterday ...59
Minimum today 41)
Pre'dictioni
Unsettled weather.
Oally Sixteenth Year.
Weekly Fifty-Klrst Tear.
MEDFORD," OREO OX, SATURDAY, OCTOBER
1921
NO. 183
600,0000.
IN OPPOSE
STRIKE NOW
One-Fourth of Railroad Work
ers of .America Vote to Re
main at Work Pending De
cision By U. S. Labor Board
; Death Blow to Strike Is
Belief.
CHICAGO, Oct. 22. (By the
Associated Press) One-fourth of
the railroad workers ol Ameri
ca the 000.(1(1(1 members or the
federated shop crafts Unlay
went on record against n strike
and voted to remain at work,
pending, decision by tho United
SUUes railroad lalmr board In tho
rules and working conditions
case.
By their decision tiiey dealt tho
most serious blow recorded against
the big four brotherhoods and the
switchmen's union, which havo order
ed a walkout October 30. Tho shop
crafts, known as tho railway employes
department, American Federation of
Labor, are said to control more rail
way workers than an individual union.
Their action also is declared to bind
tho American Federation of Labor
against any active support of a rail
road walkout. ,
The shop crafts were first of all the
unions to vote on a strike, 435,000
votes being cast for a walkout, with
40,000 opposed to. a strike.
After the votes were . eunvussed,
President Jewell announced they
would awalt 'actlon by the labor board
ir the rules case.
S. P. Order Rescinded
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22. F. H.
Nemltz, vice president of the Order
of Railroad Conductors, who is in
charge of strike arrangements in the
western territory held conferences
with brotherhood leaders here today.
The Southern Pacific company an
nounced today that It had rescinded
an order that all Bhipipng hills and
bills of lading- be marked "at send
ers' risk' which was issued in con
templation of the threatened strike.
Nemltz said he was inclined to
doubt statements by the Southern
Pacific that non-organized help was
being signed up in encouraging num
bers antl that the company's pen
sioners could be relied upon to help
break the strike.
Strike Is Explained
CLEVELAND, Oct. 22. (Dy Associated-
Press.) Causes for the strike of
railroad workers set to begin in gen
eral at 6 a. m., October 30, are enumer
ated by VV. G. Leo, president of the
Brotherhood of Railwny Trainmen in a
statement to the Associated Press to
day. The statement was issued, Mr. Lee
explained, because the "public is rath
er confused" as to its causes, some
believing it is for higher wages.
Three causes were ascribed by Mr.
Lee:
The wage reduction of July 1.
Proposed further reductions.
Proposed elimination of rules which
would mean still further reductions.
The three local brotherhood chiefs,
Mr. Lee of the trainmen, Warren S.
Stone of the Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers, and W. S. Carter of the
Brotherhood of Firemen and Engine-
men, while preparing to obey the cita
tion to appear before the railroad
labor board in Chicago next Wednes
day were also going ahead with plans
to carry out the strike.
L. E. Sheppard, president of the
Order of Railway Conductors, arrived
last night
Public Confused
Mr. Leo's statement as to the causes
of the strike follows:
"The public is rather confused as to
the causes for the railway strike.
There is a belief on the part of some
that the strike is for higher wages and
is not understood to be a demonstra
tion against a wage reduction to which
has been added propositions further to
reduce wages and eliminate roles
which would mean still further reduc
tions. '
"Railroad transportation, employes
even when peak wages were paid did
not receive advances in keeping with
the advance in living costs. The daily
rate paid transportation men was fixed
for all classes in the United States in
3913 and regardless of the increased
costs of living there was no Increases
or wages for these employes until
January 191S and then only after
most searching investigation had been
made by the Lane commission.
"The rate for a freight brakeman
between Chicago nnd New York was
-( a day. which was referred to by
the railroads in their publicity cam-
250,000 Gallons of
Mash Confiscated in
Illinois Farm Dist.
CHICAGO, Oct. 22. Eleven
men were arrested and 230,000
gallons of mash and 500 gallons
of wine and whiskey were confis-
3 cated and nine complete stills fr
were demolished in a series of
raids in northern St. Loui3 county
yesterday and last night by state
and federal agents who estimated
that they destroyed $200,000
worth of illicit liquor distilling
implements.
Three of those arrested were
farmers, officers said.
In a farm house, which the
agents described as the "assem-
bly plant" of tho liquor trust,
five circular vats, nine feet high,
and fifteen in diameter and 250,-
000 Bullous of mash were found.
Interstate Commerce Commis
sion Renders Important De-
i cision Reducing the Freight
Rates on Grain, Hay and
Products 15 Per Cent-
Railroads to Reduce Wages.
WASHINGTON, Oot. 22. In a
sweeping" decision involving the entire
railroad situation, the Interstate com
merce commission today ordered the
freight rates on grain, grain products
and hay throughout the western half
of tho United States reduced by an
average of approximately 1G per cent.
Notice was given the carriers that
tho commission expected tho reduc
tions to bo put into effect immediately
and that tho low state of railroad
earnings, whieh led to tho increases
in 1920, should hereafter be rectified
by reductions in wages and prices and
that a downward tendency should be
set for the rates.
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 22 Figures
illustrating what a 16 per cent reduc
tion in rates on grain and grain pro
ducts and hay would amount to were
furnished by local offices of the Spo
kane, Portland and Seattle rnllway
today.
The present rate on grain and
grain productions between Walla
Walla, Wash., and Portland is 20 'Ac
a hundred, and reduced 16 per cent
would make the rate 17 cents. The
rate on hay between the same points
is 23Jc, which reduced 16 per cent
would make it 20 cents.
Between Spokaho and Portland the
rate on grain and grain products is
27 cents, which reduced 16 per cent
would bo 22 c. Hay between these
points is 30 cents, and under the 16
per cent reduction' the rate would be
25 cents.
WASHINGTON, Oct. ' 22. Freight
rates on wheat and hay throughout the
middle west and west were ordered re
duced by the interstate commerce com
mission today, the reduction amount
ing to one-half of the increase given
the railroads in 1920.
The commission also found the pres
ent rates on coarse grain, including
oats, rye, corn and millet, to be unjust
and unreasonable and ordered them to
be fixed generally at ten per cent less
than the rate prescribed for wheat.
Rates on commodities recognized as
products of the named grains, includ
ing flour, feed and finished or seml
iinished manufactures, the commission
held, would be unjust and unreason
able, unless reduced to a relationship
corresponding to the rates on the raw
materials. Tho decreases, though
chiefly affecting producing territory in
the west, the commission stated, would
make rate reductions in certain portions-of
the eastern territory neces
sary.
The railroads were directed to make
the reductions "as soon as practicable
and not later than November 20, 1921."
OLE HANSON TAKES UP
250 ACRES OF LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 22. The sale
of 250 acres of land in the southern
nari nf Ixs Angeles city to Ole Hansen
former mayor of Seattle, Wash., for a
reported consideration of $500,000, was
announced here today by a syndicate.
Hanson said he planned to sub-divide
part of his new home.
BERLIN. Oct. 22. (By the As
sociated (Press.) Tho cabinet head
ed by Chancellor Wlrth resigned of
RAUL RATES
REDUCED BY
COMMISSION
R. R. LABOR
WALK OUT
IN TEXAS
In Spite of' Labor Board's
Order, Hundreds of Work
ers Dropped Tools at Noon
"I Am Powerless," Says
Union Chief Armed Guards
Called Trains to Operate
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 22. Armed
guards took up patrol duty at the In
ternational nnd Great Northern yards
here at noon, ns 150 trainmen, mem
hers of the brotherhood, abandoned
their work. Switching in tho yards
was at a standstill but operating offic
ials said all passenger train crews will
be maintained, the places of the strik
ers being filled by new men.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 22.-
Twq hundred and fifty brakemen nnd
switchmen of the International und
Great Northern railroad, San Antonio
division went on strike promptly at
noon today.
Powerless Says Lee
CLEVELAND, Oct. 22. (By Associ
ated Press.) Referring to the strike
of approximately 680 members of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, at
noon today on the International and
Great Northern Railroad of Texas,
W. G. Lee, president of the trainmen,
said this morning:
"The--men .and commutes of the j
brotherhood on the railroad have voted
to withdraw from the service and
authority as vested In our constitution
has been given them and the matter Is
entirely out of my hands."
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 22.
Unless W. G. Lee, grand president of
the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
directs otherwise approximately COO
members of the brotherhood employed
by the International nnd Great Nor
thern railroad of Texas, will strike at
noon today, officials of the organiza
tion asserted this forenoon as last min
ute preparations for the walkout went
forward.
The most definite announcement to
that effect came from R. D. Grame,
chairman of the I. and G. N. brother
hood members who said that he was
greatly interested in the order of the
state's labor board yesterday that all
railroad men remain at their posts
pending the conference between rail
road heads and union chiefs nnd that
only an order from Mr. Leo would pre
vent the walkout.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. Instruc
tions covering the course of action to
bo pursued by federal authorities In
Texas if the strike of the International
and Great Northern railroad, called for
noon today, is carried out, were in
preparation this forenoon at the de
partment of justice.
E
UNTIL 'OCT. 31 ST
ROSEBURG, Ore., Oct. 22. Suf
fering, and in a very nervous condi
tion, Dr. R. M. Brtimfield, convicted
slayer of Dennis Russell, when ques
tioned today at first denied that he
knew anything about his attempt to
end his life by cutting his throat, but
when asked how he happened to take
out the bridgework of his teeth, ad
mitted to Sheriff Sam Starmer that
he might have Inflicted the gashes
with the sharp edge of the gold.
The convicted man was said today
not to be out of danger of complica
tions resulting from the wounds in
his throat.
Owing to Dr. Brumfiold's condition
no attempt was made to take him into
court today to be sentenced to hang
for the murder of Russell, of which
he was convicted Wednesday night.
If he recovers from his self-inflicted
injuries he will be sentenced October
31, acocrdlng to announcement to
day by Judge G. O. Bingham, who
presided at the trial.
Infection has developed In the self
inflicted wounds In tho throat of Dr.
Brumfleld, according to Doctors A. F.
Stether and Charles H. Wade, who
made an examination this afternoon
DELAY SENTENC
ID
American Fishing Schooner Beaten
by Canadian in the First Contest
'saX&y' III 1 1 !
-.Mi
HALIFAX, Oct. '22. Blue Nose of
Lunenburg today won tho first Inter
national fishermen's race in a rip
roaring wind, of twenty-seven knots
that carried away the foretopwast of
her rival, Elsie of Gloucester, Mass.,
after half the course had been covered.
HALIFAX, N. S., Oct. 22 Blue Nose
of Lunenburg was. leading Elsie, of
Gloucester by one; minute and four
seconds when the schooners readied
the half-way mark today in their first
C. H. OWEN CASE
DISMISSED BY
t
E
By a decision handed down in tho
federal court this morning by Tludgo
C. B. Wolverton. it was held that
Charles H. Owen, of Salt Lake City
could not he served with papers in a
civil action, when brought into tho
state on extradition papers, growing
out of his Indictment In- the Bank of
Jacksonville failure, and a civil suit
filed by Stnto Bank Superintendent V.
C. Bramwell and the suit was dis
missed. After he had been returned to tho
State of Oregon and was In tho cus
tody of tho sheriff in Modford, Owun
was served in a civil suit. A motion
to quash the summon in tho Circuit
Court of Jackson county was filed nnd
argued, tho motion being based upon
the ground that - Owen was exempt
and immuncd from service in Oregon
because he was hrought Into tho
state for one purpose only, to answer
an indictment,- and was a competent
witness in his own behalf, and whilo
within the Jurisdiction of the court by
compulsory process hdi could not le
ffally be served.
The circuit court overruled the mo
tion and the case wag removed to tho
United States District Court and the
motion renewed. Tho time to re
move a caso to the. United States Dis
trict Court Is' within tho time in
which one is required to plead to a
complaint after service upon him.
J.
TO BE .SENTENCED
SALEM, Ore, Oct. 22. John
Rathie and Elvie Klrby, alias JamcH
Owen, will bo taken to Pendleton
Sunday, where on the following day
they will be re-sontenced to hanff for
tho pnrt they played In the murder of
Sheriff Til Taylor of Umatilla coun
ty. Two guards from the peniten
tiary will accompany tho prlBoners to
eastern Oregon.
Itathie and Kirby worn convicted
for the murder of Sheriff Taylor more
than a year ao and were wentenced
to ha rip. They later appealed to the
supreme court, with the result that
the verdict of tho lower court was af
firmed. It is now necessary to re
move them to Umatilla county where
they will bo re-sentenced and a new
date of execution fixed by the court.
PORTLAND MAN' ON TRIAL
TOR MVKDFH OF WIFE
PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 22. The
Jury was sworn in late yesterday to
try Joseph J. Henderson on the charge
of first degree murder of his wife,
Gertrude Henderson, today went to
the house where the tragedy occurred
to view the premises. Mrs. Hender-
nn T-r a atntiVifwt In Attath . tuUh n
'butcher knife August S,
FEDERA
in;
.-" - "new
race for thu nslicrmeu s sailing chain
plonshlp of the Nor'.h Atlantic.
HALIFAX, Oct. 22. The Gloucester
schooner Elsie led tho Nova Scotia
Bchoonor Blue Nose by a length in
crossing tho starting line of their 40-
mllo race today in tho first of the
series for the international champion.
ship of tho Atlantic fishing fleets.
The official starting times woro:
Elslo 9:00:10: Blue Nose 9:00:49.
Bluo Nose captured the first leg,
however, turning the Initial mark at
9:32-50 with Elsie following at 9:33:28.
IS
DEFEATED BY
CHICAGO 9-0
PRINCETON, Oct. 22. Chicago
scored on impressive victory over
Princeton's eleven today 9. to 0. Ronv
ney kicked n field goal In tho second
period and In the final quarter re
ceived a forward pass from Cole, on
tho Tigers' five yard line and scam
pored back of the goal posts for the
solitary touchdown. Captain McGulrc
filled to kick goal.
Chicago's victory Ovor Prlncoton to
day was the first defeat ever adminis
tered to one of the socalled big three
college teams of the east by a western
unlverslly eleven.
. Flint Period
Chicago won the to3s and Kock
kicked off against the wind. Start
ing from the 25 yard line Chicago
broke the Princeton line repeatedly.
With a foot to gain for a first down
on Princeton's 35 yard line Chicago
lost five yards for off-side, a forward
pass failed and Romney punted over
tho goal line. Princeton punted back
cn the first down and Cole ran It
back to Chicago's 45-yard line.'..',
Tho Tigers hit Fletchor for eight
yards then were sot back for offside
and a punt, hold back by the wind,
gave Chicago tho ball on Princeton's
45 yard line. Thomas took Tlmme's
place. Romney tried a field goal
from the 4 5 yard mark, hut was
short. '
With tho wind behind him Van
gerblg punted 6'5 yards. Hurlhut re
placed Bryan for Chicago. Princeton
made a first down, then Smith tried
a field goal from the center line, hut
the ball went under the bar.
From their 20. yard mark the Ma
roons advanced 19 yards. An ex
change of punts sent the ball back
to Chicago's 25 yard line, Cole com
ing back 13 yards. Romney on a
fake kick sprinted around Tuson to
Princeton's 20 yard line. Three at
tempts gained only five yards and
Romney drop-kicked a field goal from
the 13 yard mark.
I.eatherman went to right guard
for Chicago. The Maroons kicked oif
and an exchange of punts Cole being
thrown on his 25 yard line at the
period ended.
King kicked off for the third pe
riod and Euwar ran back to the 30
yard line. Vangorblg on the tfnl
lineup punted over Hurlburt's Head
and he was downed on the Chicago
10 yard line. a
The Princeton line proved as Vnl!
r.erablo as In the first half, Thomas,
Colo and Hurlhut taking turns at
smashing the guard and center or
turning tho ends for short gains that
netted first down on the Maroons' 36
yard mark.
At New Haven: Final score, Yale
14; Army 7.
At Boston: Final score, Detroit 28;
j Boston college 0.
PRINCETON
Japanese Ship Is
Hit By Terrific
Cyclone, All Safe
ABOARD THE STEAMSHIP
KAS111M A .MAR IT, Oct. 22.
(By radio to tho Associated
Press.) A terrific cyclone
characterized by the ship's com-
mander, Captain Itsuno, as tho
worst In his 30 years' experlonco
at sea, Thursday struck this
ship, carrying among other pas-
sengers tho principal delegates
! of tho Japanoso mission to the
Washington conference.
Prince Tokugawa, head of the
delegation, narrowly escaped In-
jury when a tremendous wave
mashed the door of his room to
splinters and hurled fragments
of the brokon mirror in his bu-
rea flying about tho compart-
nicnt.
JURY VERDICT
IS AGAINST BIG
Full Amount Asked By Mc-Comber-Savidge
Company
Is Awarded By Jury in Fede
ral Court Case to Be Ap
pealed. A ury in tho federal court this
noon in tho civil action of the Mo-
Comber-Savldgo Lumber company "of
Sun Francisco, against the Big Pines
Lumber company, roturncd a verdict
In favor of the plaintiff, after two
hours' deliberation. Tho suit will
probably bo appealed to tho United
States Court of Appeals. Tho suit
was for tho coloctlon of $29,227.80
alleged to be duo for non-fulfillment
of contract, and this was the Jury's
award.
Tho suit has been on all week in
the federal court, and the arguments
were made last night. The instruc
tions of tho court woro given to the
jury this morning. The verdict came
as a surprise and disappointment to
many people '
It was the. contention ot the de
fense that the plaintiffs gave no or
ders for shipping the lumber, and
that for this reason they were forced
to try and sell it on the open market.
They also contended that the falling
prices ot lumber after the war, caus
ed the plaintiff to refuse it, and that
they had used all methods employed
In practical sawmllllng to comply
with the contract. The lumber In
the controversy was manufactured
by the Southern Oregon Lumber
company.
The plaintiffs contended that the
defendnnt company had failed to
properly cover the lumber to keep It
from staining and "blueing," and that
their specifications for sawing sizes
wer not compiled with.
SEATTLE MAGNATE
PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 22. W. H.
Klepper, former president of the 8e
nttlo bnncball club announced here
today' that ho had purchased the
Portland club of the Pacific ConHt
league for J150.000. Associated with
Mr. Klepper is another Seattlo man,
J. R. Browster, nlso connected with
tho Scnttlo club until a short time
ago. Papers completing tho deal
were signed October 14.
W. W. McCrcdle and his nephew,
Walter McCrertlo havo owned the
Portland club for 17. years.
Canadian Treaty Signed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. Secre
tary Hughes and Ambassador Geddes
signed todny a special treaty extend
ing to Canada provisions of tho treaty
of 1899 with Great Britnin applying
to the tonuro and disposition of real
and personal proporty by the na
tionals of each country in tho terri
tory of tho other.
At Urbana, 111.: Final score
Wisconsin 19; Illinois 0.
At Ames, Iowa: Final score
Kansas university 14; Iowa State
college 7,
At Ann Arbor: Final score Ohio
State 14; Michigan 0.
At Providence, R. I.: Final score
Brown 0; Springfield 0.
At Cambridge Harvard 21 J Penn
State 21, final score.
PINES LIB
EMPEROR
10 MAnnuihin
ON BUDAPEST
Charles of Austria Again At
tempts Come Back Lands
With Wife in Burgenland
From Airplanes-Troops Pro
claim Deposed Monarch As
King Horthy Flees Capital.
VIENNA, Oct. 22. (By Associated
Press.) Former Emperor Charles of
Austria Hungary arrived at Oedenburg
Burgonland, Friday afternoon in an
airplane from Switzerland, according
to an Oedenburg message today and
is roportod to bo proceeding toward
Budapest, escorted by Oestenburg
troops.
A provisional government, the ad
vices state, has been formed in Bur
genlund in tho ex-emperor's interest,
under Count Julius Andrassy, former
Austro-Hnngurlan foreign minister.
A message which reached the en
tento mission hero tills forenoon con
firmed the ndvices that former Em
peror Chnrles had arrived at Oeden
burg in an airplane. This message
places the time of his arrival at Thurs
day afternoon.
The Oestenburg forces immediately
went ovor to Chnrles upon his arrival
at Oedenburg and he was proclaimed
king, according to the message.' '.
PARIS, Oct. 22. The ' Hungarian
government will act as it did on- the
occasion of the previous attempt' ot
former Emperor Charles to resume lUe
throne in Hungary, according to Infor
mation obtained here todny, and will
take irieaBiires to expel the former
monnVch from Hungarian territory, It
Is declared. '
LONDON, Oct. 22. (By the Associ
ated Press.) Former Empress Zlta of
Austria-Hungary is reported in a Cen
tral News dispatch from Vienna ; ip
have arrived at Oedenburg in the air
plane with her husband. . . .
VIENNA, Oct. 22. (By Associated.
Press.) Admiral Horthy, the Hungar
ian regent, is rumored here to have
fled from Budapest this morning, fol
lowing news of the nrrival of ex
Emperor Charles in his former do
main. Budapest advices state that a
legitimist government has been form
ed thore. , '
S:P:
E
ON SHIPMENTS
Consternation reigned la fruit ship
ping circles and among the orchurdisti
thiB morning on learning that South
ern Pacific Agent Montgomery had re
ceived orders from the Southern Pa
cific headquarters at San Francisco
that beginning with this morning that
railroad was putting a practical em
bargo on fruit shipments from Med
ford, by ordering that all fruit cars be
labeled sent at owners risk because of
the threatening Btrike of Oct. 30th on
the S. P. and connecting carriers.
This noon much relief was afforded
In fruit and business circles when the
news came by the Associated Press
from San Francisco that the Southern
Pacific had rescinded this order, al
though stating no reasons for the
change made. It is presumed, how
ever, that the countermanding ot the
morning order was caused by more
favorable news about the strike.
Had the "owners risk" order been
kept in force It would have paralyzed
tho fruit packing and shipping indus
try in the valley, at least temporarily.
After careful consideration ot the
"owner's risk order C. C. Lemmon,
local manager of the Oregon Growers
Cooperative association, at once gave
orders that all packing and shipping
cease at the association's packing
houses In Medford, Talent, Phoenix,
Gold Hill and Grants Pass. He had
decided to store tho apples until the
strike situation was cleared, but on,
learning of the rescinding ot the rail
road order. Issued orders for the pack
ing houses to at once resume packing
and shipping. -'!
None of the other fruit shippers had
made up their minds as to what to do
before the rescinding order was reced
ed, but It was general talk tflat they;
would follow Lemmoa'B lead..
(Continued on paa Biz.)
fice today.