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MEDFORD, OR KG OX, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1921
XO. 187
CRATER IAKE
ROAD 10 BE
CONSTRUCT'D
Ben Sheldon Returns From
Portland With Good News
Highway Commission Is to
Ask Contracts On Road
From Medford to Eagle
Point.
That tho state highway commis
sion, at its meeting in Portland yester
day, had taken steps which practical
ly assured the improvement ot the re
maining sections oE the Medford-Cra-ter
Lake highway, was the gratifying
report brought by Den Sheldon, presi
dent ot the Chamber ot Commerce,
who returned from Portland this
morning, where he went to present
this matter to the commission.
"The highway commission gave us
all that we asked for," stated Mr.
Sheldon this morning. "I believe that
it but reflects, the growing setiment
over tho state, that it is good busi
ness for us to open up, with good
roads, the two or three outstanding
scenic tourist attractions and of these
Crater lake and tho Columbia River
highway are in a class by themselves.
I am extremely gratified with the
reception the commission gave my re
quest for a completion of this road."
At the meeting of the commission
yesterday afternoon, orders were en
tered on the record instructing the
engineer to prepare estimates for sub
mission to contractors in calling for
bids on two pieces of improvement,
one the grading and rocking of the
road between the city limits of Med
ford and the top of. the Gingcade hill,
about a mile this side of Eagle Point,
connecting with the stretch of road
improved this past summer; and the
other being tho section of the high
way between Trail and Cascade
Gorge, at the head of tho Flounce
Rock grade and about six miles west
of Prospect. The commission an
nounced that they would undertake
to contract these two sections for con
struction during next summer.
The commission wants to rock the
six miles between Cascade Gorge and
Prospect, but muBt wait until the for
estry service is in a position to an
nounce to what extent it can cooper
ate on this work. Pending such im
provement the sprinkling done this
past season will be continued. For
estry funds heretofore authorized
have been exhausted, but the federal
highway bill, which has passed both
Souses of congress and is now in
conference, will provide an additional
sum for work by that bureau in Ore
gon of between $1.25 0,000 and 1,
500,000. Mr. Sheldon, with a com
mittee from the Portland- Chamber
of Commerce including president Van
Duser, managing-secretary Dodson
and R. H. Price of the Multnomah
Hotel, had a most satisfactory con
ference with District Forester Cecil
and were assured of liberal coopera
tion contingent only upon the final
passage, in substantially Us present
form, of the pending federal high
way act.
Road to Crescent Lake
Mr. Cecil also announced that his
bureau intended building a road
from the north boundary of Crater
Lake national park to Crescent lake,
a distance of about 3D miles. As
there are already roads from Bend to
Crescent lake and from Eugene to
Crescent lake, the building of this
link will mean a northorn. entrance
to the park and a vastly increased
travel to the lake.
Other matters taken up were the
letting of a boating privilege on Dia
mond lake, which howavcr would not
be an exclusive privilege, the keeping
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FOCH DELAYS ARRIVAL IN U. S. A. SO
HE CAN BE GREETED BY BLACK JACK
NEW YORK, Oct. 27. The steam
ship Paris, on the way to New York
from Paris with Marshal Foch, has
slowed down In order that the George
Washington, with General Pershing
as a passenger, may arrive here to
morrow first and the general may wel
come the marshal to the country, a
wireless reported today.
Greetings from Marshal Foch to the
American people have been sent by
radio. The message follows:
"I am overjoyed over my visit to
America, that glorious country which
Strikers Blow Up
Kansas Mine When
Hungry Men Work
PITTSBURG, Kas., Oct. 2 7.
The Gray Wolf mine, near
Gross, Kas., was wrecked ly
two charge3 of dynamite short
! ly before midnight last night.
' Tho Gray Wolf was worked
! yesterday. About eight miners
were there. At 4 p. m. a group
of 35 miners appeared at the
plant and demanded to know
! why the men were working.
"Because we are hungry,"
the working miners told the
marchers.
Sheriff Gould is in possession
!- of the names of several of the
marching miners and an inves-
ligation of the dynamiting is
proceeding.
! At noon today a march of
striking coal miners on the
steam shovel pit at Gross ap-
peared Imminent.
OYSTER BAY LEADS
F
Tl'S
NEW YORK, Oct. 27. Civil, memor
ial and military organizations joined
today in celebrating the C3rd anniver
sary of Theodore Roosevelt's birth in a
series of ceremonies here and at Oys
ter Bay, the home of the former presi
dent. Tho program at Oyster Bay included
pilgrimages to Roosevelt's grave by
foreign government representatives,
delegations of Spanish and World War
veterans, Boy Scouts and school chil
dren of the village.
In New York the program began
with a birthday pageant at Carnegie
hall.
. The climax of .the day will be reach
ed at a dinner for Boy Scouts at which
Postmaster General Will Hays, Earl
Beatty, admiral of the British fleet,
and William Boyco Thompson, presi
dent of the Roosevelt Memorial associ
ation will speak.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 27. Po
litical orations and long-winded ora
tors will bo frowned upon at Memo
rial or Armistice day programs given
under the auspices of the American
Legion, according to rules announc
ed today ly the legion's committee
on ceremonies which held a session
preliminary to the national conven
tion of the legion here next week.
The committee held that Memorial
day ceremonies should always be of
a solemn nature, while Armistice day
with the exception of this year
should bo mado an occasion for re
joicing. The Folirth of July, in the com
mittee's opinion, should be so cele
brated as to emphasize tho glory of
the nation.
Boys in Gray Parade
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Oct. 27.
The boys who wore the gray in sixty
one turned out for their annual parade
today. It was the last big feature of
the annual reunion of the confederate
veterans, who last night elected Gen
eral Julian Carra, Durham, N. C, their
new commander in chief.
Costly Firo Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 2 7. Fire that
destroyed the yards of the Prock
randt Lumber company in St. Louis
Park, a suburb, early today, caused
a loss estimated at J75,00o. Half a
million feet of lumber, 72 0 tons of
coal and flour buildings belonging
to the company were destroyed.
! came so nobly to our help. I am par
I ticularly happy to know I shall meet
I again the great officers and soldiers
who fought so courageously and in
! such great numbers for our victory.
! "I am anxious to see those men
jwhom I have known in the conflict of
war, in victorious peace and in the
bosoms of their families. To do this
' 1 am going to see the entire country
1 from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great
i Lakes.
"From the bottom of my heart I
greet the American people.
; "Foch."
REP. BLANTON
CENSURED BUT
NO! EXPELLED
House Fails to Throw Out
' Democrat By Eight Votes
Blanton .Makes Dramatic
Plea for Mercy Galleries
Crowded With Women.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 7. The
house of representatives today voted
to censure and to direct the speaker
to reprimand publicly Itepresenta
tive Blantin, Democrat, Texas, after
a resolution to expel Mr. Blanton had
failed by the narrow margin of eight
votes.
When it was apparent the resolu
tion ot censure would be adopted by
a wide margin, Speaker Gillett an
nounced that he would reprimand
Blanton before his colleagues Imme
diately after the completion of the
v.ote.
Illanton Faints
The resolution of censure was
passed by a vote of 293 to 0, with 26
members voting "present." Repre
sentative Blanton was then taken be
fore the bar of the house by the sen-
geant at arm's and publicly censured
and reprimanded by Speaker Gil
lett. There were a few hisses from
tho republican side.
Speaker Gillett censured Blanton,
who walked from tho floor and faint
eu in the house lobby, falling upon his
face.
In pronouncing the censure Speak
er Gillett said:
"You have Inserted foul and ob
scene matter In tho Congressional
Record, matter which you could not
deliver on the floor of the house and
which could not be circulated in the
mails without violating the law. The
obscene matter," Speaker Gillette
said, "had. Ueen sent into thousands
of homes and libraries and worst of
all, to be read by children whose cu
riosity will be excited."
Speaker Gillett said in conclusion:
"I hereby pronounce upon you tho
censure of the house."
WASHINGTON, Oct. ,27. Tho
house defeated today a resolution to
expel Representative Blanton, demo
crat, Texas. This action forecast a
favorable vote on the resolution to
censure and to direct public repri
mand of the Texas representative.
The vote on the resolution was 203
for expulsion and 113 against and
one voting present. This lacked eight
votes of the necessary two-thirds to
expel tho Texan.
Mr. Blanton declared a New York
lawyer had Informed him that the
Record was not unmallable because
of the inclusion of alleged obsceno
matter. ,
Striking a dramatic pose, he shout
ed: .
"No man who ever went to the
scaffold suffered more than I have.
He said tho newspapers had called
him an enemy of labor. Reading a
newspaper clipping, he declared there
had been an effort to Inject politics
Into the affair with suggestions that
the Texas senatorship was at stake
He declared if he could be convinc
ed that he had done wrong he would
get on his knees and apologize to
each member of the house.
"But I have not," he added.
The galleries were crowded with
women.
Jie then declared, with a catch In
his throat, how he went to his wife
and. said, to her that he could not
carry on his fight against the "at
tempt to so.VIetlzo the country" with
out funds.
"She stood with me, and I sold our
home, spending every dollar we had
to keep up the fight. You have the
right to kick me out if you want, and
I'll take my medicine.
"Resign never.!"
Suddenly -Mn Blanton left the
chamber.
10
PORTLAND, Ore. Oct. 2T. Three
automobile park camp sites were do
nated today to the state highway
commission 20 acres on I'mpqua
river, near Rosebur, by Henry
Booth; eighty nrres at Rowena Dell,
on the Columbia river highway, be
tween Monier and The Dalles, by
Mark A. Meyers, and a large tract at
Rogue River Falls by Harry Wal
ther of the California and Oregon
rower company.
Mayor E. M. Strauss of Mosier of-
INTRODUCING "CAPTAIN BILL,"
LICENSED PILOT
,J-.U..a.:.f
Here is "Captain Hill," in private
life Mrs. Hannah Schuyler, of Far
Rockaway, N. Y., who has the distinc
tion of being the second woman to re
ceive a pilot's license from the New
York Board of Steamboat Inspectors.
Mrs. Schuyler passed the examination
with flying colors. Explaining her de
sire for the license, "Captain Bill"
said: "My husband takes out fishing
parties of men and, In addition, is
often asked to take out parties of
women who want to fish. But he has
often complained that when he tnkes
out women he finds that they talk too
much about everything In tho world
but fishing. Now he will take out tho
men, and I will take out the women,
blmple, isn't it?"
LITTLE ENTENTE
Ultimatum With 48 Hour Limit
Sent Hungary Demanding
Surrender- of Charles and
Demobilization of Army
s Troops Called to Arms.
PARIS, Oct. 2'7. (By tho Asso
elated Press) Tho allied council of
ambassadors today decided that for
mer Emperor Charles of Austria
Hungary and ex-Empress Zlta should
bo placed immediately upon a Brit
ish buttle cruiser in tho Danube
pending another mooting of tho coun
cil next Saturday when a final decis
ion regarding thert disposition is to
be mado.
. Tho ambassadors wcro unable to
reach a final decision today because
they were faced with tho disinclina
tion of various countries to furnish
asylum for the eic-monarchs. It was
said their final disposition was prov
ing to bo an awkward problem.
LONDON, Oct. 27. (By the Asso
elated- Press) The littlo entente,
composed of Rumania, Czccho-Slo-vakia
and Jugo-Slovakia, haH dls
patched a note to Hungary domand
ing the surrender of former Emperor
Charles, the demobilization of tho
Hungarian army and reparations suf
ficient to defray the expenses of the
littlo entente's mobilization, according
to a Vienna dispatch to the Central
News Agency today. Unless Hungary
l-enlies satisfactorily within two days,
tho little entente' troops will enter
Hungary, the dispatch said.
PARIS, Oct. 27. Mobilization
preparations are proceeding every
where in Czecho-Hlovnkia both in the
Czech nnd Slovak districts, Premior
Benes told tho chamber of deputies
In connection with tho little entontc's
ultimatum to Hungary, according to a
dispatch from Prague today to the
Havas agency.
SOFIA, Oct. 27. A state of siege
has been declared in this city and In
governmental departments along the
frontier between Jugo-Slavla and
Macedonin.
Premier Stamboulisky yesterday
attributed the assassination of Alex
andre Dimltroff, minister of war, last
Saturday, to agents of Macedonian
elements endeavoring to form revolu
tionary hands to be sent Into Serbian
Macedonia.
fercd a tract at tho Mosler Creek
bridge for automobile parking. Res
olutions were adopted thanking the
donors.
Highway Engineer Herbert Nunn
was Instructed to romplle data on
other camp sites which tho commis
sion may seek through condemnation
proceedings.
Tho commission awarded contracts
for road work totalling 11.100.000. of
which the state contributes $800,000.
MOBILIZES FOR
HUNGARY WAR
FUR FLIES IN
CLOSING PLEAS
EDWARDS TRIAL
Lawyers for State and Defense
Make Charges and Counter
Charges at Conclusion of
Bootleg Case Moore Flays
the Moonshine Ring.
Chnrgcs and counter charges of
"frame-up" and "unfair tactics" were
hurled by counsel for both sides in
the arguments to the jury this morn
ing In the trial of James (Shine) Ed
wards, and bitterness cropped out in
tho state attorney's castigating the
witnesses for tho defense, and tho do
fonso dlreetinK tho heavy artillery of
their invectlvo and scorn against A. li.
Gates, star witness for the state and
special agent.
In his plea, tho district attorney
cnlled tho birthday party of Mrs.
Ella Till! as a "bootleggers ball,"
and referred to her as "that estimable
lady with a seven-room house and
one child.
The tactics adopted by A. B,
Gates, special nuent and star witness
for the state were defended by tho
prosecuting attorney, as "tlio only
way to trap tho gang. If tho Bhorlff
or tho police of Medford had at
tempted to procure evidence against
them, all would have been as peaceful
as a May day, but here was a travel
ling man, a good spender, and ho
played tho gamo so well that 'Shine'
Edwards hounded him to buy liquor.
Tho prosecutor 'also declared that
the only issue in the case was whether
"tho law or tho bootleggers would be
supreme."
Tho action of the defonso In plead
ing that they had been taken by sur
priso was labelled as "thoatrics."
The dofonse began their opening
argument at eleven o'clock, Attorney
Roberts being tho opening orator.
Attorney Roberts In his remarks
scouted the claim of the stato that
"there had been a framo-up" "and
fllod a counter charso of framo-up,
holding tho defonso witnesses .had not
been shaken in their testimony "whllo
Gates had told five or six different
stories on tho stand. Tho defense at
torney declared." Gates looked down
his noso and shifted his gaze, whllo
Shino looked at tho jury." Ho also
called him "low down" and "unprinci
pled" and hooted tho state's conten
tion "this wonderful private detec
tive" was gathering evidonco.
"What right has this man (Dates)
to got dead drunk," and "why not
have a raid of raiders, who Induco
Innocent taxlcab drlvors to commit
crimes."
Tho war record of Edwards Was
also presented to tho Jury.
Attorney ltoborts In closing his plea
said, "I horo nnd now insist and do
mand a grand Jury Investigation of
tho paid investigators of Jackson
county."
Attorney Gus Newbury mado tho
closing address to tho jury at tho
afternoon session, and Attorney
Mooro closed for tho. state.
Tho court warned tho Jury "not to
bo influenced by comment for coun
sel for either side, but to try tho caBO
on Its merits," and later, whon tutor
ing swept the audience, remarked,
"witnesses in tho back of the room,
aro trying to testify.
Mrs. Edwards Testifies. ,
Mrs. Edwards testified that while
getting ready for tho trip they had
driven to the homo of Mrs. Tull and
borrowed "some huts and a camera
and that Just boforo starting they
drove "two blocks down central ave
nue from Main streot, nnd that when
tho auto horn wns honked twlco, a
man camo and handed Mr. Gates a
package." Sho testified that after
wards sho discovered, this was moon
shine. Sho said alio took two or throe
drinks of It.
On cross examination, tho prose
cutor asked tho witness how much
sho could drink tho witness being in
definite on tho subject, and in re-'
sponso to another query did not know
whether tho horn had been sounded
"in front of Dud Wolgamott's house
or not."
Ulppey Backfires.
Bort rtlppcy, husband of Fay lllp
pey, who tostiflod Wednesday thnt sho
was a guest at Mrs. Tull's birthday
party, was called to the stand by tho
stato In rebuttal, and sprung n Bur
prlso by "backfiring" on tho testimony
expected of him. Tho state attempt
ed to Impeach him, by unking ques
tions relative to statements mado in
front of tho Iloguo Itlver Cnnal com
pany office Wednesday evening. lllp
pey flatly denied that he had told
tho prosecutor in tho presence of
Gates that ho had soon Edwards at
Mrs. Tull's birthday party and denied
thnt there was anything to drink.
Ho said ho had talked about the
caso to his wife and Attorney Rob
erts. On cross examination by Attor
ney Roberts ho said hlB testimony had
not been Influenced In any way.
Gates was called In rebuttal and
testified that "there was plenty to
drink" at Mrs. Tull's.
The first witness for tho defense at
this morning's session was Mrs,
Frankle Edwards of Klamath Falls,
a resident of this city.
Sho testified she first met Gates in
Edward's taxlcab on Main street on
(Continued on page al;,)
Presidents' Addresses
On Negro Censured
By 2 Southerners
WASHINGTON', Oct. 27.
President Harding's address in
Birmingham on the race ques-
tion was described as an "un-
fortunate and mischievous ut-
torance," by Senator Harrison ot
Mississippi, one of tile democrat-
ic leaders of tho senate, In a !
formal statement Issued today.
Senator Watson, democrat. 4
Georgia, also issued a statement ,
c in which no declared it was a i
great pity that a northern man,
holding tho highest offlco on 1
earth, should go down into tho ;
south and plant thero fatal
germs In tho minds of tho black
race."
Rumored That Rail
Men Won't Walk Out
But Not Confirmed
CHICAGO, Oct. 27. The meet
ing of the leaders of the "big five"...
rail unions at which It was hoped
the strike order for a walkout
October 30 would be cancelled was
forced to adjourn at 5:08 p. m.
today without action because the
conference hall had been rented to
Other parties for the night. Com
mittees Immediately were sent out
to seek new quarters. The confer
ences between committees of the
union members and members of
the labor board were disbanded at
the same time. There Is nothing
new In the situation, but It Is
rumored the railroad men will not
walk out.
"The situatlop is absolutely un
changed, for wo have done noth
ing," said W. S. Stone, head of tho
engineers, as he came out of the
conference room. At that moment
a photographer took a picture of
Mr. Stone and the union chief
jumped on tho camera man, pum
melling him with his fists. Several
other persons joined In tho fight,
but It vas quickly ended by the
spectators.
GERMANY ACCEPTS THE
BERLIN, Oct. 27. (By tho Asso
ciated Press) The German rolchstag,
having voted confldonco in tho now
cabinet, whoso porsonnel wns an
nounced yesterday by Chancellor
Wirth, has adjournod sessions until
November 3.
Beforo adjourning tho rejehstag re
jected by a vote of 213 to 152 a reso
lution presented by tho Gorman na
tional and German peoples parties
vigorously protesting against the re
cent decision of tho council ot tlio
Lcuguo of Nations on tho partition of
Upper Silesia.
IY MISS!
ANCOX, Peru, Oct. 2 7. Fisher
men discovered near here yesterday
a skeleton, which from tho clothing
still clinging to It, was identified as
that of Joso Romauet, a French avia
tor, whoso airplane was lost at sea
September 27. Tho romalns were
taken to Limn where they will he
buried with military honors.
.lap Princes Arrive N. V.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27. A training
squadron of tho Japanese navy, con
sisting of the first class cruisers ldzu
mo and Yakumo, which left Jupan
last August on a world cruise, arrived
hero today to remain until November
8. Among tho cadets aro Prinzes III
gashl, Fusbiml and Kunl.
LEADER JAP ENVOYS
IS READY TO CUT' ARMAMENT
ABOARD STEAMSHIP KASHLMA
jMARU, Oct. 2C (fly Radio to tho
Associated Press). Japan stands
ready to cut down her navy i? tho
powers, reach an. understanding at tho
forthcoming conference at Washing
ton on limitation of nrmaments and
Far Eastern questions, according to
Vice-Admiral Tomosaburo Kato, a
momber of tho Japaneso delegation
to Washington, which is traveling to
America aboard this ship.
Tho vice-admiral, who is Japan's
naval minister, mado his statement in
an address to tho passengers.
Ho declared that, although he
would bo criticized as the man re
sponsible for Japan's elght-and-eight
naval building program, and there
fore, lonth to undo his work, yt
P PARIEY
FAILS NO
FAULT U.S.
President Harding Tells People
of Georgia That Only Out
side Influences Can Defeat
Armament Reduction Pro
gram Pays Tribute to
Henry Grady and Roosevelt.
Atlanta go.. Oct. 27.-A gospn
of understand ng and good will, not
ion!v binding north and south In closer
union, but bringing all tho nations or
the world Into co-operation and endur
ing amity, was preached by President
Harding today in nn address here, out
lining some of his conceptions of tho
coining armament conference.
Speaking at tho statue ot Henry W.
Grady, southern apostle of national re
union, the president declared America
would enter the conference so imbued
with the desire for international
friendship that tho blame must rest
elsewhoro should the negotiations for
reduction of armamont result in fall
uro. "I bellove it wholly consistent," tho
president said, "to preach peace and
its triumphs In that convincing sincer
ity which an unselfish nation com
mands, and yet make sure about our
proper defense."
Tribute to Roosevelt
With his praise ot Grady, the presi
dent coupled a tribute to Theodore
Roosevelt of whose Georgia lineage he
declared the wholo south should be
proud. The address follows In part:
"To come to Georgia is to come to
the hoart of the south, to come to
Georgia w this, of atl 'daya of the year
the birth of Roosevelt Is to realize
that the heart of tho south throbs for
all the nation.
"So It Is good In greeting you men
nnd women of Georgia, to recall the
career of that outstanding American
who in Ills life, as in his lineage,
taught us how much we are prospered
and exalted because of being united.
And coming thus among ub, it is' par
ticularly a satisfaction to speak from
the shadow of tho shaft which you
have reared to tho memory of one who
taught a re-unlted nation Its duties, its
obligations, its possibilities. For, I
recall tho thrill with which I read, as a
young man, the address of Henry W.
Grady to tho New England club; that
most famous oration, I think, of its
generation; that Inspiring call to a
nation to awaken to Itself, to undor
stand that yosterdny was dead, Its to
morrow pregnant with magnificent op
portunity. Little Bitterness Shown
"The other day there came Into my
hands a volume of the letters ot a
group of eminent Georgians of tho
Civil war and reconstruction period.
In the main they represented the cor
respondence of Alexander H. Stophens
Howell Cobb, Robert Toombs and Gov
ernor Joo Brown. Especially was I
interested In tho extensive correspon
dence between those southern leaders
ami prominent men of the north, which
waa carried on at that period. It was
nothing less than astonlBhlng to noto
how little of bitterness, ot resentment
of hatred end recnlcltrancewas mani
fested on either side. They were all
back in tho harness,' .working for tho
restoration of their state, tholr people,
their preserved country..
"We would rather have one Immi
grant from tho north than fifty from
Europe," wrotd one, a few years aftor
Appomattox;and ho urgod his nor
ther) friend to ninko the northern peo
ple understand how welcome thoy
(Continued on page six.)
DECLARES JAPAN
nothing was farther from tho truth.
VicoAdmlrnl Kato nssertod that his
position had been clearly outlined In
an interview given to the Associated
Press nt Tokio last year and ho mado
tho claim that Japan was the first ot
tho powers to definitely sot a limit to
which she was willing to cut her
navy.
On tho other hand, tho Japanese
dclognte said, if no national accord Is
reached at Washington, Japan would
not and could not curtail her navy
program a single inch.
Ho sold that ho regarded tho ques
tion of limitation of armaments as tho
paramount question to be discussed
nt Washington and that tho Far
Eastern questions, although Import
ant, were secondary to the armament
problem,