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Newspaper Page TextMAIL TRIE UNE The Weather Maximum yesterday 68 Minimum today 37 Predictions Fair. Daily Sixteenth Tear. Weekly Fifty-First Tear. MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 3921 XO. 189 LEAGUE IN Independent Candidates Lead ing By Majority .of Approxi mately 25,000 Non Parti zan Strongholds May De crease Majority, But Defeat of Independents Unlikely. FAROO, N. D.. Oct. 20. (By the Associated Press) It. A. Nestos, in dependent was lending Governor Lynn J. Frazler, Non-Partizan, by nearly 25,000 in returns from 1103 of the state's 2,004 precincts, tubulated at midday by independent newspapers from yesterduy's recall election aimed at Governor Frazler and two other state officers Indorsed by tho Non Partisan league. . While tho independents wero rlntm ing victory for their candidates by majorities averaging 10,000, the Non partisan state headquarters here In sisted to tho Associated Press that further returns from the Missouri slope country, admittedly leaKue ter ritory would bo necessary before tho outcome could bo known definitely. Returns from 1,153 of the state's 2,094 precincts, compiled unofficially gave the standing of the gubernatorial contest just before noon today as K. A. Nestos, independent, 88.17S; Gov ernor Lynn J. Frazler, 63,497. These returns wero from all but lour counties in tho slope district. ' ' FAR-GO, . IN'.' I D.,; Oct: 29. R. A'. Nestos,; Independent, candidate for governor in yesterday's recall elecr i tlori, early today continued to. hold 'his lead 'Of more- .thqn' ;24,! iiOO .votes 6ver his opponent, Governor Lynn J. Frazler, Nonpartisan,' leaguer. The returns1 kvallahle 'wqre from' about one-third of the precincts in the state and were from independent strong holds mostly in tho 'northern cities. . .r,When tho precincts In theiwestern v part of the state on the .Missouri slope come trickling In the .''Non-Partisans are expected to gain . considerably. With 731 of the 2,094 precincts in the state reported unofficially, Nestos had 63,804 and Frazler .38,990 votes. ... The other candidates on the ballot, on the independent side, were main taining about the same ratio ns the head of the ticket. The unofficial returns as collected by . the Forum and several other In dependent newspapers showed that when 928 of the state's 2,094 pre cincts had been reported the count Blood: ( R. A. Nestos, Independent guber natorial candidate 78,301; Frazler, Non-Partisan, 49,711. Further returns from 1,016 out of 2,090 precincts In the state cut Nes tos' lead slightly the vote being: Nes tos 2,508; Frazler 65,747. No re turns have been received from Beven counties considered as Non-Partisan league strongholds. ' : - PEACE DELEGATIONS T i, WASHINGTON. Oct. 29. Foreign delegates and also press correspond ents attending the armament limita tion conference would be guests of the nation on a tour of the country, including the Pacific coast states, un der a resolution Introduced today by Senator Stanfield, republican, Oregon, authorizing the secretary of state to issue invitations for tho proposed trip. Itnbhl Gets Post. Washington, Oct. 29. Rabbi Joseph Saul Kornfeld, of Columbus, Ohio, was nominated by President Harding to be minister to Persia. . . SEATEN U. S. LABOR BOARD LAYS DOWN LAW AGAINST STRIKE WITHOUT ITS SANCTION CHICAGO, Oct. 29. (Dy the As sociated Press.) The United States railroad labor board today, in effect, forbade railroad union labor from striking without the board's permis sion and declared that all strikers who violated the order would be classed as outlaws who had volun tarily removed themselves from the protection of the transportation act. The hoard made three findings. These were: Governor Olcott Formally Denies Resignation Rumor 5ALEM, Ore., Oct. 29. A formal statement was made yes- i- terday by Governor Olcott for the purpose of setting at rest a rumor that he contemplates re- signing as governor to accept a federal appointment. The gov- ernor said that he has do sucb Inteatlon and sever has had. Political gossip had speculated upon .possibilities that he might - receive a $10,000 a year posi- tlon with the federal reserve bank of San Francisco. DIGESTIVE UPSET F WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. Presi dent Harding received Marshal Foch in the blue room at tho White House today and formally welcomed the leader of the ullieU armies to the United States. The marshal, attended by a squad ron of cavalry and accompanied by Ambassador Jusserand, arrived ut the White House at ten o'clock. When the marshal called at the home of former President Wilson, Brigadier General W. D. Conner, hon orary aide to the marshal, was told that Mr." Wilson's physicians had given instructions that it would be in advisable to receive any visitors. The marshal thereupon sent in his card. The marshal upon calling at the home of the former president was in formed that Mr. Wilson was not re ceiving visitors. Inquiry later de veloped .tha$ tho former president had suffered a. slight digestive upset, The marshal returned to the White Houae for lunotyeon with President and Mrs. Harding.' j; ; : ASHLAND, Ore., Oct. 29. Following unavailing efforts , of, local police authorities and the sheriff's office for the past several weeks to apprehend the perpetrator of an attempt to extort $1000 from Dr. Francis G. Swedenburg, Ashland doctor now touring the south ern states, the physician's home is now guarded by armed men, according to statements by the police department. TO MEET, PORTLAND PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 29. The annual meeting of the State Asso ciation of Commercial Club' Secreta ries will be held in the rooms of .the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce November 7, It is announced. Many secretaries of commercial ore? nida tions will attend the Pacific Interna tional Livestock exposition, to be in progress at that time, and a large at tendance is expected at the meeting. W. A. Reid, secretary of the Corvallls Commercial club is president of the association and L. Antics, secretary of the I3end Commercial club, secretary. Rrinnd Sails for I. S. A. HAVRE, Oct. 29. (By tho Asso ciated Press) Premier Brian d of France, heading the French delega tion to the Washington conference on limitation of armaments and Far Eastern problems, sailed from this port for New York on tho liner La Fayette at six o'clock this evening. The other members of the French of ficial party accompanied the premier. Miss Kathryn Swem who has ben ill for the past week with tonsilitis has fully recovered. First That all such disputes must be referred to the board before any action is taken. Second That any Interruption of traffic would be a blow aimed at the peace, prosperity and safety of the entire nation. Third That any union going out on strike will forfeit its right and tho rights of its members In all ex isting contracts and lose all benefits ARMED MEN GUARD fflANDER'SlI accorded by the transportation act. RUSSIA OFFERS TO PAY DEBTS TO THEALLIES Chitcherin, Soviet Foreign Min ister, Makes Official An- nouncement to World Asks Recognition of Soviet in Return. RIGA, Oct. 29. (By the Associat ed Press.) Official confirmation that the Russian soviet government has agreed, under certain conditions, to recognize the foreign debts of the Imperial Russian governments was re ceived here today through the Rosta official bolshevik news agency. According to the Rosta dispatch, George Chitcherin, soviet foreign minister, yesterday dispatched a note to tho British, French, American, Italian and Japanese governments, saying .that the soviet government would agree to recognize old debts, incurred up to 1914, under the con dition that "Russia ho given certain privileges making possible the practi cal fulfillment of those obligations." Soviet Russia's recognition of the debts, Mr. Chltcherin's note said, is conditional upon the great powers concluding final peace with and rec ognizing the soviet republic. The foreign minister proposes the holding immediately of an Interna tional conference to consider the claims of all nations upon Russia and the. Russian claims upon them and to work out a final treaty of peace. EMBEZZLEMENT CASE ATKLANIATKFALLS Hearing of A. E. Newman, charged with alleged embezzlement of $137.50 of funds belonging to the Artisto Stone company of Medford was started- In Justice Gaghagen's court just before noon. Newman, according to evidence introduced,' Was employed' la solicit stone work for the company on a com mission basis. While on the road to Medford, the car winch. Newman drove broke down near Crater Lake and for three days was out of service necessi tating repairs secured from Medford. Newman claims that he paid for the repairs out of money obtained on con tracts for monuments and when settle ment time came, the company only paid on the basis of ten per cent com mission while he understood 20 per cent. He claims that a dtuerence of $40 stands between him and the com pany. Klamath Falls Herald. ' KLAMATH FALLS, Oct. 2. A A chang ta schedule t Citk place In the management of th local tllvla ion of the California-Oregon Power company about the first of the year. It Is announced, when J. C. Thompson division manager for more than a year past, will return to the general office Htnff. His placo will be taken. It is understood, by John Hoyle, engi neer In charge of the Link Hiver dam construction. Mr. Thompson will be promoted to assistant treasurer and be located in Medford, which by tho flrHt of tho year will be tho location of the com pany's general office. He plans to make his home in Medford. Mr. Thompson was secretary for tho company for five years before coming here to take the division man agement when , Oeorge Walton re signed a year ago last August. Miiko Public Tax Returns. WASHINGTON, Oct. 2D. Income tax returns made to the treasury by corporations and Individuals would be open to Inspection at the request of either house of congress under an amendment to the tax revision bill adopted today by tho senate without a record vote. , , j.jf No Tax ItlU This Week. WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. Repub lican senate leaders concluded today that there was no possibility of pass ing the tax revision bill this week. They also Indicated that there was little prospect of maintaining a quo rum for a night session of tho senate tonight. Mrs. M. R. Ross, the early night ticket clerk and operator of the South ern Pacific depot, arrived home this morning from a ten days visit In Portland. 103, PROPOSES MARRIAGE TO TO WOMAN OF 100 Mrs: Francois Levupicsta, of Grunt City, Staten Island, colebrnted her one hundredth birthday. The other day Mrs. Levapresto received a letter, with a Baltimore postmark, containing a proposal of marriage. Tho writer, signing himself "F. Lindscy," said he had just celebrated his one hundred and third birthday and was sure ho and she would suit each other.- Mrs. Mrs. Levapresto said, A woman is never too old to get married;" but as yet she has not accepted the proposal. Mrs. Levnpresto's recipe for longevity is "work hard, keep at it, and take an occasional glass of wine." Despite her 100 years Mrs. Levapresto Is very Bpry and well able to do most of her houso- work. s . ' ,TWIN FALLS, Idaho, Oct. 29.-Ar tho probabto beginning of ' an effort' to' show the-hospital records in tho case of. -Kd ward I'V Meyoi. rdo mot agree "with' the evidence of tho attend ing physician and others with rospoct to all tho details of tho final HlnesH of thGr deceased, the jury In- the trial of Mrs." Lyda "Meyer Southard, charged with the murder of Meyer to day listenffd to another lengthy hy pothetical question rend by tho de fense attorney and built up about tho symptoms of the patient as shown by the chart data. The question also carried the as sumption of the chemical findings In the analysis of tho specimens from Meyer's body. ' "Assuming the foregoing facta t be true," aVked Attorney MIUh upon the conclusion of the question, "what in your opinion was the cause, of the patient's death?" A typical case of typhoid fever, complicated by infection of the gall bladder," answered Dr. O. S. Murphy from the witness stand. Practically the entire session was given tip to direct and cross-examlna-tion of the witness. No amount of questioning made any appreciable change in tho answers ot tho , wit ness. Attendance at the trial has fall ff to a marked extent. S. WILL BE ADDED TO The Sacred Heart hospital will he added to the list of standardized hospi tals of Oregon, Wednesday evening, Oct. 2Cth at a meeting of the vialtlng staff of the hospital, n resolution was adopted in which the medical profession pledged themselves to fulfill all the require ments necessary to place the- Sacred Heart hospital among the standardized group of hospitals recognized hy the American College of Surgeons. Tho following physicians were to serve as members of tho advisory board: Doctors Pickel, Tbayor, Con- roy, Hayes, Clancy and Emmens. A vote of thanks was rendered Rev. Geo. Thompson of Portland, for his assistance In the organization of this work. The sisters of the hospital served a very delightful dinner, which was thor oughly enjoyed by all present. Rank Resources Increase. NEW YORK, Oct. 29. The actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows that they hold $16,374,120 reserve In excess of legal retirements. This is an increase of $18,ft09,5!i0 from last week. BLUEBEARD CASE IS DRAGGING ON tiiilNIERESTiDROPS SHINE EDWARDS TO REACHVERDICT After H Hours' Deliberation, Without Result, Judge Cal kins Discharges Jury Re port 8 to4 for Conviction Wolgamott Trial On. The Jury In Hie trial of .Tames (Shine) Edwards charged with selling Intoxicating liquor was discharged at 11 o'clock Friday night, being unable to ngroo on a verdb't, after 14 hours' deliberation. Tho jury stood eight for conviction and four for acquittal. The disagreement, according to court house talk, arose over a question of facts und the unwillingness of mem bers of tho Jury-to aecopt "stoolpig eon" testimony. Edwards will be tried at this term of court on a second indictment returned by tho grand Jury, and involving an alleged viola tion of the prohibition laws. Tho trial of Ernest S. (Dud) Wol gamott progressed rapidly the argu ments to tho Jury beginning this morning nt ten o'clock. Wolgnmott On Stand. Wolgamott took the stand in his own behalf, and denied tho claims of A. It. Gates, that ho had sold him whlHkcy. Gates previously testified that he hnd bought two bottles of yhiskey from Wolgnmott on August 4th. but one dropped out of his hip pocket nnd broke, and Gates said, Wolgamott then sold him tho socond bottle for $10. Tho defendant also denied that ho had sold nny whiskey on the Jackson street bridge to a man named Lewis, who is in the St. Vincent's hospital at Portland, re covering from bullot wounds. The chief witness for thu defense was Charles Bnrtlett, who testified that he was present at a converstlon between Wolgamott and Caples, In which the latter told Wolgamott: "I know they haven't got anything on you. I didn't see you on tho Jack son street bridge that night, 1 didn't ;hpb vou hand Lowi any bottlevI 'didn't seo any money chnngo hands." j : To1, rebut t .this, testimony the state ca,llect H. u. ranmier, wno uuum lexalnlnatlbri'-admlttcd that the- cohi versiitidrt1 might' have' taken place, but If if did It was within a spneo of -five 'minutes. ,i, .-; .-n ' ' -' 1 ; . ,",r'v Caples First Witness. , i'.-.The .first-, witness called . by the state In the case of Ernest S. (Dud) Wolgamott, charged with selling In toxicating liquor, was Ernest Caplos, a young man, employed by B. B. Sandlfcr, a state prohibition enforce ment officer. Tho witness Bald ho came to Medford tho early part of last August, at the direction of Sandlfer with a man named Lewis now sick In St. Vincent's hospital at Portland, for the purpose of securing evidence against alleged bootleggers. He said the first time ho saw Wol gamott was In front of the Rex Cafe in this city, and that ho was walking down the street at tho time with Lewis and a man named Penny, a resident of Medford. , He said ho knew Penny in Portland, and that Lewis and Penny had arranged for a "party'.' that night, and were endeav oring to procure soma liquor for tho occasion, and that there wore to bo girls on the trip. He Mid the trio cot In a Hudson car end drove to th Jackson street bridge, where tkey met mother, car, and that Lewis secured from the driver of the said car a bottle, which was Identified as the one offered In evidence hy the stato as purchased from the defendant. He said Lewis returned to tho Hudson he was driv ing, and which belongs to Sandlfer, and placed tho bottle In the front pocket of the car, and that they then drove to a point on West Main street, and had'a couple of drinks. They then drove back down town, and the bottle was turned over to Sandlfer. Ho Identified marks ho placed on tho bottle at that time. Under cross-examination by Attor ney Gus Newbury, the witness denied that he was a squealer, and also stated that he took no drink from the bottle. He said the last drink he took . was tho night tho state went dry. . Tho witness denied that In a con versation at tho corner of Main and Front streets, a week ago In the presence of Wolgamott, and a man named Burtlett, he had said, after Wolgamott said: "You fellows have nothing on me," "I know It. I didn't see you In tho car that night on the Jackson street bridge. I didn't see you hand the bottle to Lewis." On redirect examination by the state the witness drew a map of the position of the cars on the Jackson street bridge. -' The Jury as finally selected for the trial of Ernest S. (Dud) Wolgamott on a charge of selling Intoxicating liquor is as follows: 0. E. Fox, Frank Miller, Peter Betz, Mike F. Hanlcy, L. H. Wilcox, Phil W. Hnmlll, H. E. Conger, R. H. JURY FA (Continued on page eight.) Mining Village in B. Columbia Wiped Out By Cloudburst VANCOUVER, 11. C.. Oct. 29. Thirty-five are dead or miss ing nt Hritannla Beach, B. C, a .mining villngo IS miles from here, as a result of a cloud burst and flood last night which swept away part of the town. The death list may reach B0, according to latest re ports today. Fifty out of lift houses were carried awny and several ore floating about the bay. The assay office at Britannia Beach bus been turned into a morgue, where tho dead are be ing identified. Contributing causes of the flood are described us continu ous rains for a month, a heavy snowfall on higher levels and n torrential downpour brought by a Clnook wind. HARVARD BEATEN By E CAMBRIDGE, .Mass.. Oct. 2(1. Centre college defeated Harvard here this afternoon, G to 0. The first quarter was a scoreless period of battling in which neither team seriously threatened. Tho play was largely confined between tho 20 yard linos except when punting was resorted to. Harvard's dofennu was strong. A forward pass, Jolmnnn t0 Mo comber, for fifteen yards nnd lino plunges took the ball td Centre's 13 yard lino early In tho second period nut there Harvard was stopped. Neither could scoro. -j ; ' f .- "Bo" McMillan of Centre took (lib ball on a piny on Harvard's KO-yurd lino In tho third period nnd dodging' (4joUw)onr.Mn,ninber un Kunbnngt, bit .ntu' a:'lhi lljn4.ni'iii( ol"(,i !jpu-n'-'idovi-n, (tjhJ Mifctf scocuf lot (thdl rgfthtiM Muruuu missed goal, wcore: contro BRdqttfculay ('ruiij Hur-iVa. had' bW'n penalised 'fitteon sards' t Or tripping. Xnter Centre was twice penalized ton ;yards. Tho quarter "ended with the score still 0 to 0 In favor of Centre, . ' Football Scores. NEW YORK, Oct. 2. Final Bonn Stnte, 28; Georgia Toch. 7. At Lincoln: End Becond period Nebraska 18; Oklahoma 0. At Princeton: Final score Princeton 34; Virginia 0. At INow Haven: End Bocond pe riod Yale 24; Brown 7. At Indianapolis: End second pe riod Indiana 7; Notre Dame 7. . Army 53; Susquehanna 0. Navy 21; Bethany 0. Michigan 3; Illinois 0. r Iowa 13 1 Perdue 0. . J.A.WESTERL John A. Westorlund has Just ship ped 75 boxes of choice apples to Port land to form an exhibit ut the Pacific Llvostock Exposition and leaves for Portland next Tuesday to arrange the exhibit and take personal charge of It. during the exposition. Tho local chamber of commerce is aiding him in tho financial end of tho undertaking. At thu closo of tho exposition, Mr. Wcsterlund will donuto the apple ex hibit to tho Oregon state building ns a permanent exhibit from tho Rogue River valley. The 75 boxes are mado up of Newtowns, Rome Beauties, Spltzenhergs, Arkansas blacks and other varieties. Vnln Man (IctH Plum. ! WASHINGTON, Oct. 29. (By the Associated :Press. ) Wesley W. Cav lness of Vulc, was nominated today by President Harding to bo surveyor general of Oregon. FOR 1922 WILL BEGIN NOVEMBER 1ST SALEM, Ore., Oct. 29. An nouncement is made from the stale automobile registration department that the registration of motor vohl- clos for 192 2 will begin not lntor than Tuesday, November 1. Blank ap plication forms have been mailed to about 117,000 motor vehicle owners, 3200 motorcycle owners, 625 dealers and 6500 chauffeurs. Beginning with 1922 the license 1 i AIM Prince Tokugawa, Leader of Jap Delegation, On Arrival at Vancouver, B. C, Gives Associated Press Interview Dodges Race Equality Issue For Open Covenants VICTORIA, B. a, Oct. 29 (By Asso ciated Press.) Desirability for peace ful co-operation with tho United States was the fundamental point made -by Prince Tokugawa In an Interview with the Associated Press during the voy age from Japan. He dwelt on the ur gency of the removal of all misunder standings nnd causes of misunder standings between nations because he believed that if such misunderstand ings were permitted to continue they might lead to unfortunate clrcum stnnces, even to war. Ho added: "But personally, I have never dream ed of the possibility of war with the United States." Prince Tokugawa Bald he looked for ward to his work at Washington as be ing of the very highest iniimrtance In connection with tho futuro happy con cord among nations, more particularly between tho United States and Japan. "Genorally speaking" said the prince "personally, I hope that the question between China and Japan will be kept out of the Washington conference be cause it is hotter to solve these ques tions directly between tho countries concerned." - ; Avoids Racial Equality -.' ' .. Ho realized that the American. immi gration question was a difficult prob lem and he was ready to admit even that some- of the Japanese1 hnmlgrariti in California wero not always doing as resldoiitsaof -America1 what fnlghtjbo expected of tllem. Coricei'iling -'the gen eral; question1 of racial equality he Had atiiresont no opinion to'offeh" 'MC'' "What about niiliUrlsinr-'-,'7;-: o The- prince replied: "I thliili "evei'i body'.who knows my "wbrk' lh ' Jitpa'd' realizes that -I' am opposed to mllitni' lam as the world popularly conceives I tho term militarism. My country ; is not In need of nrmnments for offense. All that Is necessary for Japan to have is an army and navy adequate for her defense. Japan is by nature a peace ful land. Our population Is Increasing und we hnve grave problems like that of finding raw materials nocessnry for our manufactures and the problem ot food supply. We are energetic people and are naturally looking forward to economic development such as is nec essary to meet the needs of oiir grow ing empire.' In the Far East hich 1s naturally our special field of interest we trust that the nations will be able to reach some understanding so that' causes of conflict In the future will be avoided. That Is why in addition to the question of armament on which the world is anxiously waiting some understanding I think It Ib of :,thel. greatest importance that the Interest-! ed powers should come together and reach ; some accord and practical, understanding concerning our respec-' tive Interests In the Pacific and the Far East. If, as I hope, the conference is conducted In a spirit of candor and frankness I have no doubt about Its ultimate success. At all events can dor and frankness will be the keynote oi the Japanese attitude." Prince Tokugawa modestly explain ed that all three delegates were of an equal standing, Admiral Baron Kato and Ambassador Shidehara were in polnttof court rank both above him be cause tho position of presidont of the house of peers came after that ot a member of tho cabinet or an ambassa dor. There was a heavy fog this morning the second of the aeason, which lasted well Into the forenoon. Fair weather Is the prediction for Sunday. fee on passenger cars is to be based on the weight of the vehicle. With the blanks that have been sent out by the department were inclosed printed schedules of the weights of the various models ot the make of car that heretofore has been regis tered by each owner It It has' been possible to obtain these. This is to aid the owner in determining the li cense fee required for h'B car.