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MEDFORD, OREO OX, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2rt, 3921
NO. 18S
mEDFORD
LROAD
R.R.STRIKE
ORDER IS
CANCELLED
Big Four, After All Night Con
ference, Cancel Strike Order
for October 30th Assur
ance by Hooper of No Wage
; Reduction for Year Vital
Factor Is Claimed.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28. Tele
grama directing him to notify his sub
ordinates to suspend the recent order
of the railroad brotherhoods for a
strike on the morning of October 30,
were received today by F. H. NemiU,
a vice president of the Order of Rail
way Conductors, who was directing
strike arrangements in the territory
south of Portland, nqrth of El Paso
and west of Ogden. -' Notification to
the brotherhood chairmen under Ne
initz was sent out Immediately.
CHICAGO, .Oct. 28. (By the As
sociated Press.) The official recall
of the rail strike orders issued by
the switchmen, trainmen, conductors,
engineers and firemen, were dis
patched . today when leaders of the
"big five" flashed code messages to
their general chairmen. The chair
men will submit the messages to the
locals and tlje official order recalling
the strike will thus permeate the
country in a few hours. ' '
The vote ending the strike came
late last night after all day sessions
of the union leaders. Early in the
day general chairmen of each of the
five organizations 'conferred separate
ly. In the afternoon a joint session
was held which, was. addressed by
Ben "VV. Hooper of the labor board.
Mr. Hooper's appearance before the
board Is said by union leaders to
have marked the turning point which
led to the final, decision. .
.' , No Further Cuts
Mr. Hooner is said to-have stressed
the board's ' announcement that ho
fnrhor wAzn ruts for anv class of em'
ployes would be considered until
working conditions for that class of
employes have been settled, ho ib
also said to have emphasized the an
nouncement of the rail executives
made at Wednesday's hearing that
no changes in either wages or work
ing conditions, would, be. sought ex-.j
cept through the labor board as pro
vided by law. Union men said they
construed Mr: Hooper's remarks as
Indicating that nearly a year must
elapse before further wage cuts could
be made effective even If the roads
should apply for them at once and
the board should 'eventually approve
them. .
While the -vote -by -organizations
was said to have been unanimous,
union men asserted .today that the
vote In the various unions was close
and that the firemen, in particular,
long remained obdurate.-
Kveryono Pleased
The final decision seemed pleasing
to union men, rail executives and the
labor, board alike. Union leaders
pointed out that' theyliad' determined
that they could not strike without op
posing both the. government and the
labor board while they asserted their
real quarrel was with the roads.
; Railroad executives expressed sat
isfaction over the decision while mem
bers of the labor board characterized
the action as . one the unions will
never regret and which has averted
hardship and internal' industrial dis
pute on the eve of the international
conference at Washington on limita
tion of armament.
POSTMASTER GENERAL HAYS BADLY
. SHAKEN UP IN A RAILROAD WRECK
NEW YORK, Oct. 2S. Postmaster
General Hays and a score of passen
gers on the midnight express of the
Pennsylvania lines, for Washington
were badly shaken up early this morn
ing when the express crashed. In a
heavy fog, into the rearf a local train
at tho Manhattan traifsfer in New
Jersey.,
Pennsylvania officials declared
there had been no serious injuries,
Can't Force School
Children, to ,. Dance
Says Calif. Court
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Oct. 28.
Folk and other forms of danc
ing even though included In the
curriculum as part of the regu
lar course in physical education
or gulsed as exercises cannot le
gally be forced upon children at
tending the public schools of
California against the objections
and conscientious scruples of
tholr parents, neither does re
fusal to take part In such exer
cises afford sufficient ground
for the expulsion of pupils by
boards of school trustees. The
third district court of appeal
here so held today in reversing a
Judgment of the superior court
of Sacramento county.
KNOWTHE COS!
Dr. Charles Medbury Tells
Iowa Conference On Arms
Limitation Something About
Cost of Wars 92 Cents in
Every Dollar Spent.
DES MOINES, la., Oct. 28. "Lot
the people once thoroughly under
stand how much of the money they
pay to the federal government goes
lor war purposes and war's popular
ity will slump far below its present
low lever. Dr. Charles Medburg told
the Iowa conference on limitation of
armament, In the opening address of
the afternoon session.
"It has been computed," he Bald,
"that the average tax paid to the
government in 1920 by each person
was $43.64. How was this money
spent? Here is the answer: For
was past we spent 63.2 per cent of
the whole; In preparation for future
wars we spent 29.4 per cent of the
whole.
"Out of every dollar paid to his
government by the American citizen
in 1920, over 92 cents went to pur
poses of war. For civil departments
of our government we spent 4.8 per
cent. When we pass from war we
pass from billions.
"For public works we spent 1.4
per cent while rllstdn everyone who
believes In God and In his fellow man
for research and public health and
education and such lines of develop
ment of the people, we spent out of
each dollar 1.3 cents.
. "While, war is. costly In money the
supreme cost is not in money but in
lives, broken careers, shattered ideals
of men and nations. For the sake of
the soul of all our people there must
be a new and living way an emphasis
upon the cOBt of war."
CANAL CO. ESTABLISH
THREE MORE CAMPS
The Rogue River Canal company is
establishing three more construction
camps near the town of Lake Creek,
which are strung along the line of the
ditch. Fifty men will be employed
all winter nt each camp in enlarging
the old ditch and in putting In the
small diversion dams at the "north and
south forks of Little Butte creek.
This will make In all eleven camps
employing 450 men which the canal
company has strung along the ditch
between Little Butte intake and Med
ford. ' Of this number 150 men are
employed at the Fish Lake dam.
.although Mr. Hays expressed fear that
Rush Simmons, chief Inspector of the
postofflce department who had been
here with Mr.. Hays investigating the
$1,500,000 mail robbery, had been more
seriously hurt than this report indi
cated.
A physician who examined the post
master general said that aside from
some strained muscles and a general
shaking up he had suffered no harm.
IRS
1
WHEN THE PUBLIC
PROMISED IN
I
Motive of Murder of Father
Belknap Will Be Surprise
Declares State's Attorney
Country Wide Search v for
Andrew Rolanda, Young
Italian, and Girl Companion.
LEAD, S. D., Oct. 28. A request
for the apprehension of Andrew Rol
ando, 22 years old, was sent to enters
of police over the country today by
the state'B attorney, it was announced
at police headquarters here today.
Fred Westgate, of the state sehriff's
office at iPierre, S. D., who made the
announcement, said - Rolando was
wanted in connection with the death
of Father A. B. Belknap, Catholic
priest murdered here last Wednes
day morning.
The police announced that they be
lieved Rolando was accompanied by
"a girl with a red tarn o' shanter"
who is. wanted as an important wit
ness. Her name is withhold.
The men named by the police Bul
letin are: Andrew Rolando, Italian,
and Walter Pascal, an American, age
not given. The girl is described as
belnc from 15 tO' 17 years old. The
descriptions 'of the suspects as pub
llshed in the bulletin follow:
Rolan'do-'taluin, 22 years old. 6
feet 8 inches,, slender, light complex
ion; dark eyes, heavy brown hair;
brown shirt; dark cap.
Pascal American, 5 feet 8 Inches,
dark, smooth shaven; Roman nose;
age not given.
Unknown girl 15 to 18 years of
age; light complexion.
Rolando's name, which was given
out last night by error us Orlando, Is
not the only person sought In connec
tion with the priest's death, John
Heffron, former state's attorney, who
n assisting State's Attorney James
Fowler, said today. The names of
other persons sought are being with
held for the present, he said. .
Westgate said today last night was
spent by the authorities making se
cret Investigations and he declared
he was confident today he knew who
the slayer was and the motive for
killing the priest.
Westgate said several women were
gotten out of bed during the night
and their depositions taken.
"The motive will be a surprise
when it is announced," Westgate said,
who added it was not until early to
day that the authorities discovered it.
Fifteen persons were questioned un
der oath by Fowler and Heffron at
police headquarters last night with
regard to the movements of Rolando.
Mrs. Rose Bertolero, Rolando's land
lady and several of her boarders, tes
tified, it was announced, that a pis
tol and a hammer were found In Rol
and's room and that the man had
been missing since Wednesday after
noon. They also testified, according
to Fowler and Heffron, that a woman
called early yesterday morning and
asked for Rolando. The woman, ac
cording to the witnesses, seemed
greatly agitated.
The police today announced that
bloodhounds taken to the boarding
house conducted by Mrs. Bertolero
where Rolando lived, Immediately
picked up a trail and followed it to
tho garage at the rear of Bishop J. J
Lawler's residence. Father Bel
knap's automobile was kept in the
garage.
ELKS' SMOKER BRINGS
The local Elks lodge smoker of last
night was an enjoyable affair partici
pated in by Beveral hundred members
of the lodge frm all parts of the val
ley, and many visiting Elks, Including
a delegation of about 40 from the
Ashland lodge.
The entertainment consisted of s
vaudeville and musical program. In
cluding a clever sleight of hand per
formance by little Webster Clark, who
was the lodge's guest, baritone solos
by Harry Scdugall, selections hy the
lodge's orchestra, four good boxing
bouts with Ben Dixon as referee and
Fred C'hamplin of Foots Creek a
timekeeper, and an exhibition boxing
bout. 1
Marshal Foch Given
Greeting on
NEW YORK, Oct. 28. A mighty
bombardment of cheers greeted Mar
shal Foch when he'aleamod into New
York today on tliplinoi' Paris to sit
wltli":his A'merTctin''''lmailTos'" at their
legion's convention In Kansas City.
Tumultous thousands lined tho water
front to welcome the gray-haired llttlo
man, soldier of France and citizen of
the world, who had held tho allies'
cards in the great gamo of war and
had turned the trick.
Up the harbor ho came escorted by
fleet destroyers and' soaring seaplanes
to tho boom of guns, from forts
guarding the harbor's mouth, great
WORKERS HELD
The only hold up In tho vicinity of
Modford for a long time past took
place last Tuesday night nt tho Irri
gation district construction camp of
the Rogue River Canal company close
to tho 401 ranch, , just off tho hill
road. The 25 employes at this camp
were .In their several tents just about
to leave off their evening's amuse
ment and retire when the camp was
visited between 9 and 10 o'clock by
two robbers.
"The first known of their presence
was when a man with his face mask
ed with a handkerchief, 'and brnnd
lEhlng a revolver, entered the tent
occupied by the four steam shovel
men, who are the pest paid employes,
and demanded that they fork over
their money., quickly and make no
noise under pennlty of death. His
companion robber was not seen then
by the victims but ho was heard
outside the tent and later talking
with the leading robber.
One after another the shovel men
handed over their money to the mask
ed man until ho had obtained alto
gether $300, several watches and
lome razors from them, ono man
alone parting with $207. The rob
ber was very cool but determined.
When one of the victims was too slow
about handing over his money the
robber shoved the revolver hard Into
his stomach to speed him up. Another
man lying on the bed with his trous
ers off fished In his pockets and
drawing out somo loose silver hand
ed It over with the remark that it was
all he had, although he well knew
that nestled In one of the pockets
were $30 In bills. "That don't go,"
said the robber. "Fork over your
big money."
"Well, if you don't believe me, look
through them yourself," said the man
is he tossed his trousers to the ban
dit. The bluff worked, ns the masked
man p-.ld no further attention to
the trousers. Another victim so
CANAL COMPANY
UP BY 2 BANDITS
Tumultuous
Landing in N. Y.
blasts from whistles afloat and ashore
and resounding cheers for the man
who had out-Nupoleoned Napoleon
as a tactician.
An hour earlier" OohoVill Pershing,
commander of America's millions of
sons who did tholr "bit" in tho world
war, had been greeted by a similarly
enthusiastic welcome. The general'B
ship, the Georgo Washington, had
raced to port in order that he might
arrive In time to participate In the
greeting to tho famous allied comman
der. When Marshal Foch stopped
ashore the general was the first to
grasp his hund.
W. P. DODGE, EARLY
DIES, AGED 78 YRS.
' Warren Paige Dodgo was born at
Hlnniker, New Hampshire, August
17, 1843 and when nine years of age
ho moved with his parents to Monti
cello, Iowa, whore on December 25,
1870, ho was married to Miss Delia
Somers. To this union were born six
children. Flvo of whom are still llv
Ing.. The eldest, a daughter, passed'
away in 1910. Mr. Dodge passed
away at his homo in Medford on Oc
tober 24th, 1921, at the age of 78
years, two months and seven dayB.
Mr.' Dodge is survived by his wife,
threo daughters,' Mrs. E. 'J. Dow,
Mrs. R. II. Dopp, Mrs. J. R. Tyrrell
J. M. and A. E. Dodge, all of Medford
le also leaves a brother, J. P. Dodge
of Ashland. Mr. Dodgo came to Med
ford with his family In 1889, where
he has since resl.ded. The funeral
services were held Wednesday after
noon at tho erl Funeral parlorB, Rev.
D. K. Millard officiating. The body
was laid to rest In the I. O. O. F.
cemetery.
pleaded with the robber not to take a
gold nugget keepsake watch charm
that it was handed back, although his
fine watch was kept.
Apparently satisfied with the $360,
watches and razors obtained In this
tent, the robbers did not visit the
other tents, the "occupants of which
wero unaware of .their presence In
the camp. The bandits were seen to
walk around the camp for a while,
after which they quietly walked away
down the road and disappeared.
No effort was mado at the camp
to notify Medford of the hold up un
til the next morning, although there
Is direct telephone connection from
the 401 ranch to tho city. On Wed
ncsday morning, the victims notified
Manager Ray Moran of the canal com
pnny, and ho in turn notified Sher
iff Terrlll. There Is no clue to the
Identity of the robbers.
The masked man was about 5 feet,
6 or 7 Inches tall, about 45 years old
with gray hair Bhowlng around his
temples beneath the cap ho wore,
and weighed about 150 peounds.
Retired Salem Farmer
And Colored Woman
Killed, Auto Accident
SALF.M, Ore., Oct. 2 8.
James II. Wilson, 62, a retired
farmer of ' Salem, and Miss
Ruth Worthnm, 54, a colored
missionary of San Bernardino,
Cal., lost their lives, apparently
from drowning, and Mrs. Wll-
son, wlfu of the dead man, Is
suffering from u crushed chest,
following nn accident In which
tho automobile. In which thoy
were riding catapaulted over a
steep embankment on the Jef-
forson road and landed In a
shallow creek, rive miles south
of Salem, at 1 2 : a 0 o'clock this
morning. .Mrs. Wilson will live.
MEDFORD 1AX
15 SAME
YEAR AS
LAST
Budget Committee Decide On
15.9 Mills for Municipal Pur
poses Keen's Opposition
Kills Proposed Increase of
One-Tenth Mill.
The annual tax levy for the city of
Medford . for next year .will bu.,tho
Mime as tho present year, 15.9 mills,
if the budget recommended by tho
budget committee Is adopted. This
tax levy of 15.9 mills is apportioned,
as follows in the tentative budget:
General fund 10 mills; sinking fund,
2.G mills; floating debt, 2.1 mills; and
public library fund 1.3 mills.
The budget committee comploted
Its -labors last night. The committoc
is composed of the members of tho
city council and tho following citi
zens: F. E. Merrick, A. L. Hill, John
A. Wcsterlund, O. C. BogBS, A.
C. Hubbard,' and Vernon 11. Vaw-
tor, Tho city council finance com
mittee at this meeting proposed an
additional levy of one-tenth of a mill
over last year's levy, but Councilman
Koene's firm opposition to this pro
posed increase-was successful.
ThlB recommended budget must
now bo advertised twice In 20 days
beforo tho public hearing is held on
It, and thon'tho city council will pass
an ordinance making whatever levy
in decided upon after, this hearing.
Tho date of tho hearing has not yet
been set.
The tontntlvo levy provides for tho
same salaries for city officers and em
ployes ns this year, and praatloally
tho samo apportionment to tho va
rious departments. A now item In tho
budget Is $1200 for tho .mainte
nance of tho city auto camp, nnd tho
fire department is given an lnoreaso
of $1750 over this year. A search
through this budgot shows that band
concerts in tho park is taken care of
In the Itom of $500 devoted to enter
tainment. Tho niayor and members of the
council point with prldo that this year
the council has retired $38,000 worth
of fire apparntus and trunk sewer
bonds, $4,000 of city hall bonus, anu
$11,000 of Improvement bonds.
Rtandnrd Oil fiefs I'lunl.
PRAGUE, Oct. 28. Contracts giv
ing tho Standard Franco-American
Oil company of Paris exeluslvo rlKhts
in developing oil territory throughout
the greater part of Czecho-Slovnkia
have been approved by tho cabinet.
This company is a subsidiary of the
Htundard OH company of New Jersey,
THIS
JAP SHIP SUNK, MANY DISABLED BY
TERRIFIC STORM IN IHE PACIFIC
SEATTLE, Oct. 28. The freighter
West Ivan was proceeding toward
Yokohama today with the crew and
passengers of tho Japanese steamship
Fukul Maru, reported sunk last night
in a hurricane 1200 miles west of Cape
Flattery,' Wash.
The Fukul Maru, a vessel of 3087
tons, was owned by the Yaniashlta
Risen Kalsha. She was proceeding to
Kobe, but had turned hack toward
Seattle Beveral days ago, in a disabled
condition, according to wlrelesB re
ports. News that Bho had foundered was
sent by the West Ivan early this morn
ing. All aboard were reported saved.
The Fukul Mnru Is believed to have
carried a small number of passengers.
ETON THAW
AMPIS 10
KILL HERSELF
Former Wife of Notorious
Pittsburger Swallows Mor
phine When Sheriff Tries to
Evict Her From Apartment
Tea Room Closed Will
Recover, Says Physician.
NEW YORK, Oct. 28 Evelyn Nos
blt, one-time wife cf Harry K. Thaw,
took an overdoso of morphine today
and screamed to a marshal posted
outsldo her apartment to evict her,
that sho had swallowed enough poi
son to kill twenty persons. ,
Sho will recover, however, a phy
sician said, after making a hurry cull
and using the stomach pump. Re
cently, her tea room was closed.
Tho famous ex-dancer made the at
tempt on her life after laborers, oper
ating under directions of the county
authorities, had begun moving her
furnlturo into. tho street.
As tho furniture was being moved
Into tho street,, hurried conversations
over tho telophono secured a few
hours extension of time in which to
puy overdue rents. But she failed to
locate a single friend who was able
or willing, to advanco tho necessary
cash. - , ' -
After announcing that sho had
taken poison Miss Nesblt snld "now I
don't care what you do."
.Au UJubulanco -arrWed, lnV a 'few
minutes and after antidotes hud boon
administered tho- ambulance surgeon
loft his patient, exacting from her ,a
promtao to walk up' and down tho
length , of her apartment,, supported
on either side by tho waltrosses. This,
the surgeon Impressed upon her at
tendants, was to keep Miss NeBblt .
from lapsing into unconsoiousness...
E
The Ashland-Medford football gamo
which will bu played at Anhlund to
morrow afternoon will be tho hardest
Kume of the season, and a large dele
gation of loyal Medford rooters Is ex
pected to attend. Several of Med-
roru a rirst string men who were out
of tho game last Saturday, when the
local team played Klamath Falls, will
again bo Heen In action.. The Aah-lund-Modford
games are always tho
most Interesting and the . hardest
fought games of the season and they
promise to be exceptionally interest-,
lng this year, as both schools have
first class teams. The ThankHglving
Day gamo will bo played on the Mod
ford field.
Medford's lineup: Ends, Bob John
ston and "Dutch" Welch. Tackles-
Mansfield and Prescott.. Guards,
Webster and Htockam. Center, Rudy
Hlnglcr. Halves, Paine and Daily.
Quarter, Beeny. Full, Richard Bin fi
ler. Portland Aids Idle.
PORTLAND, Oct. 28. Under the
direction of a civic committee, a corps
of volunteer trucks and automobiles
Monday wilt begin to gather donations
of old clothes shoes, underwoar, rub
ber, metal, bottles and other market
able waste, which is to be Used for
the relief of the unemployed of Port
land. PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 28. The
steam schooner Ernest H. Meyer la at
Astoria, having put In there two days
ago after her wireless was disabled In
a storm nt sea, according to advices to
the owners here. .
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct 28. Owing
to an accident to her steering gear t.he
steamer West Keats of the Columbia
Pacific Steamship company hag turned
back to the Columbia river after pro
ceeding 1000 miles out on the Pacific,
according to radio advices to the
Chamber of Commerce today. The
West Keats left here October 10 for
Far Eastern ports. ?