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Mail The Weather Maximum yesterday 66 Minimum today 33Ji une Predictions Continued cooler. Pally Sixteenth Tear. Weekly Flity-Flrat Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 19121 NO. 191 Medfo Trie RD r; 5 V r m OVATION GIVEN FOCH BYJJ6I0R General Pershing Leads in Three Cheers for Marshal of France, Who Pays High Tribute to American Dough boysDistinguished Service . Medal Awarded to Galbraith. "OH, LOUD, I'M NOT WORTHY," SAYS FOCH KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 1. The military chioftains of France, Italy and Belgium paus- ed today In the mldBt of their activities in conenctlon with the American Legion's national convention to pay homage to 4 the Man of Calvary. Marshal Foch, General Diaz andt Baron Jacques cast aside military dignity and in the small private chapel at the resi- dence of Bishop Thomas Lillis celebrated an early morning mass. During the most solemn part of the religious ceremony, the grey headed marshal of France bowed low as he murmured:, . "Oh, Lord, I am not worthy." ; Following the mass. Bishop Lillis addressed Marshal Foch. , "You are the hero of the world. Thousands will pay you tribute today, but amid it all you have paused long enough to worship God. , "During the world war you fr stood out as the savior of civili- zation. But with all, you .were a true son of the church." .'",, ! i'-i V KANSAS CITY, Moil Novl'l -(By tho Associated Press) Tho American Legion received its war time . com? mandors Marshal Ferdinand Foch of Franco and General John J. Per shing, here today, with a welcome fit for the heroes of vlctoiious armies. The thousands of delegates and visit ors to the national convention of the American veterans gave the military leaders a tumultuous greeting that spoke the affection of tho American soldier and people for the two men. After hearing tho visitors the con vention adjourned at 10:80 a. m., until tomorrow morning- to permit the delegates and visitors to attend the dedication of Kansas City's mem orial to Its war dead and to partici pate in the big legion parade this afternoon. Marshal Focch brought to tho le gionnaires a personal declaration of comradeship and from his govern ment bore the official greetings of France. Just, the appearance of the mar shal was enough to throw the huge hall Into a frenzy of applause and acclaim and General Pershing was given an equal ovation by tho former soldiers who served under him. General Pershing announced that the war department had awarded the distinguished service medal, posthu mously, to the late Colonel Frederick W. Galbraith, Jr., commander of the American Legion at the time of his death last spring. General Pershing' led the conven tion in three cheers for the marshal of France. Ho did it with the enthusi asm of a college cheer leader, smil ing broadly. Marshal Foch concluded his ad dress as follows: "Your second army impatiently awaited to attack in its turn in tho direction of Metz, which already was stretching her arms to us for deliverance; but harassed and defeated, tho enemy laid down his arms. f," "A solemn hour, whch compensat- (Continued on Page Three) GEORGE WHITE TO BE 1 ST. LOVIS, Nov. 1. (By tho As sociated Press) Cordell Hull of Tennessee will be chosen chairman of the democratic national committee this afternoon to succeed George White of Marietta, Ohio, it was an nounced today. ST. I.OUIS. Nov. 1. (By the Asso ciated Press) Kefusal of Edward F. Goltra to resign as democratic na tional committeeman from Missouri to make way for Brerkenridge Long of St. Louis and Washington, D. C. n successor to National Chairman George White, was announced at noon. This left Oonloll Hull, com mitteeman from Tennessee, as the ' Salem Wholesale Grocery Is Burned Down, Loss $106,000 SALEM, Ore., iXov. 1. Fire starting from an undetermined cause in the second floor store- room of the wholesale grocery firm of Sliowalter and Jacobs early this morning destroyed the building and most of the stock before It was brought un- der control. Th damage is es- tlmated at $106,000. Two firemen were injured, ' but not seriously, In battling the flames. COAL MINERS I Union Miners in Ohio Walk Out in Protest Against Injunction Issued By Federal Judge Anderson Supreme Court Ruling Expected. ATHENS, Ohio, Nov. -1 Between 275 and 300 union miners employed at Mine No. 26 of the New York Coal company at Floodwood, this couuly, wont on strike this morning as a pro test against the check-off Injunction issued yesterday by Judge Anderson in federal court at indlauapolls. ; The strike, so far as it could be learned here, was not authorized by of ficials of the United Mine Workers of America and was instituted by the local miners on their own account. WASHINGTON. .Nov. 1. Justice Hit of the' District of .Columbia su preme court declined today to ' enjoin Attorney General Daugherty; ; United StateB Marshal Splaln aridi others from serving subpoenas or other legal pro cess on the National Coal association and John D. A. Morrow, its vlce'presi dent, to answer an Indictment return ed against the plaintiffs and 225 .oth ers in Indianapolis, for alleged conspir acy to violate the Sherman anti-trust law. WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 The salient features of the temporary order Issued by Federal Judge Anderson at Indian apolis yesterday restraining tho Unit ed Mine Workers of. America, probably will be passed upon by the supreme court in the near future, iu another case. OUT AN S. 0. S. CALL LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 1. J. E. Hart, secretary of the State Trade and Com merce department, today sent a bank examiner to take charge of the Far mers State bank of Springfield, Neb., following receipt of a message which said: - "We cannot make the grade. Send someone to take charge." NAVY LIEUT. KILLED SAM DIEGO, Cal., Oct. 31. Lleuteif ant Winthrop E. Blackwell was in stantly killed and Lieutenant Daniel W. Tomlinson had both arms broken, following a collision between two navy combat airplanes here this morning. SUCCEEDED BY AS only man acceptable to all factions for tho chairmanship. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 1. (By the As sociated Press) Indications were this morning that a successor to George M. White an chairman of the democratic national committee may be agreed upon by the various party elements before the committee meets at noon. ttrec ken ridge Long of Missouri and Washington, D. C, former third as sistant secretary of state, was said to be Acceptable but his selection was rnmineront upon the resignation of lit! wind F. Gnltra, ronimittf eman fro u Missouri. . STRIKE AGAiNST 0 RULING U.S.SGLDIERS HANGED WITH OUT A TRIAL Senator Watson of Georgia Makes Sensational Charge in Senate Produces Picture of Gallows Claims Dough boys Were Shot By Officers Charge Denied. WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. Investi gation by a special committee Into charges by Senator Watson, democrat, Georgia, that American soldiers in France were hanged without court martial or other trial was ordered by the senate today by unanimous vote. The committee will be appointed by the president of the senato and Sena tor Watson will be invited before It to produce proof. . WASHINGTON-, Nov. 1. Charges by Senator Watson, democrat, Geor gia, that American soldiers serving in France, were hanged without court martial, or other form of trial, pre cipitated a heated debate today in the senate. Chairman Watsworth of the military committee invited tho Geor gia senator to appear boforo his com mittee to produce eyldenco In support of his charges. Senator Watson produced a small photograph of an alleged hanging and insisted that his. charges were true. Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, said he had examined the photograph and had been told by two former serr vice men that the charges were true, but that he was "unwilling to proceed on such, evidence." Hanged Day After Day "How. many senators know," Sena tor Watsowhnd' asked, "that a private soldier was' frequently shot by his offi cers, because of some complaint against officers' insolence and ,. J.bat they had gallows , upon 'which'" men were hanged, day after day,' without courtmartlal or any othef " form of trial? I had and have the photograph of one of those gallows upon which 21 white boys already had bebn executed at sunrise when the photograph was taken; and there were others waiting in the camp Jails to be hanged morn ing after morning." Senator Wadsworth declared that his charge could not be lightly brushed aside, "nor could it be excused on grounds of excitability In debate." He demanded that Senator Watson produce the proof. Senator Watson replied that he re sented the "democrat" and would tell him foot to foot and shoulder to shoul der that he was equal to any senator, and assumed full responsibility for his charges. He said he would refuse to go before any committee with his evi dence, or to produce his witnesses an loss they were guaranteed immunity. Means What He Says "I mean 'every word I say, and I would not overpaint the picture. I have a photograph of tho gallows upon which white soldiers were banged and I can product witnesses who sat? the executions. "The men wer baagei Ilk 'la! I can produce men if it were safe, who saw men shot without trial. I cannot compel men to come to this uncertain danger. "The food was piled up mountain high in Franco and virtually given to the French when our men were starv ing. I can provo that our men were unnecessarily exposed and left to die on the road. 1 know ex-service men who saw these things and told me about them. Told me how letters were censored and stereotyped to conform to regulations and how soldiers who would not comply were subjected to barbarous treatment. These men will not go back to Europe again to fight. I have heard them state they would die before they would do so. The men were treated inhumanely and told me so themselves." Senator Wadsworth vigorously chal lenged the truth of Senator Watson's charges. Senator Wadsworth asserted heated ly that "not one man in our vast army was executed without a court martial." Senator Watson then produced his small photograph of an alleged illegal execution. It was parsed among the senators who examined it carefully. CITIZENS WHIP NEGROES WHO REFUSE TO WORK HAYNESVILLE. La.. Nov. 1 After they were severely whipped by a group of local citizens, nearly a Bcore of negroes were warned Sunday to go to work or leave town. The negroes were said by officials to be "undesirables" and the demonstration against them came as the beginning of a "cleanup" campaign here. WILLIAM E. CROW SUCCEEDS KNOX IN SENATE aw ' William K. Crow, of Uniontown, Pa, who has boen appointed by Governor Sproul as United States senator from Pennsylvania to fill the unoxpired term of the late Senator Knox, ending March, 1923. Senator Crow is a law yer, fifty-one yoars old, and has been a member of the Pennsylvania state senate since 1907. AT AIPARLEY President Harding Names List of Distinguished Americans to Act in Advisory Capacity 1 Four Prominent Women u Are: Appointed By:President, ASHhNGTON. Nov. l.-The acb- vlrioryt committee i of ! the- American delegation - tot. the 'armament confer ence as announced today'at the White House consists of 21 mombcrs, four of wohni are women. . -' " t ; I - One cabinet - member, Herbert Hoover, will bo a member. Others in cluded General Perslhng. Under Secretary Fletcher of the state de partment, Admiral W.' L. Rodgers, President Sampel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, and Stephen G. Porter, chairman of the house foreign affairs committee. . Former Senator George Sutherland of Utah, a former president of the American Bar association and for years a close personal friend of the presldont, will be chairman of the ad visory committee. The other members are: ; Governor John M. Parkor - of Louisiana. Assistant Secretaries Waingrlght of the war department and Roosevelt of the navy department. William Holes Thompson of New York. Former Senator Willard Saulobury of Delaware. Johs L. Lewis, president f tk tailed Min Workers ot Atierle. Walter George Smith of Philadel phia. CarmI A. Thompson of Ohio, form er secretary of the treasury. Charles S. Barrett, president of the National Farmers' union. Harold M. Sewcll of Maine. Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, president of tho National Federation of Wo men's clubs. Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird of Mas sachusetts. Mrs. Catherlno Phillips Edson of California. Mrs. Eleanor Franklin Egan of New York. . The Jury In the civil action of the State Hank of Talent against Clarke & Chllders, for the recovery of two Maxwell trucks, late Monday after noon returned a verdict in favor of the bank, allowing for possession of one of the trucks in litigation, and (500 award in case the second truck was not returned. The jury deliberated an hour. WASHINGTON. Nov. 1. President Harding was understood to have ex prefwed opposition during a confer ence with Chairman Sorter of the houpo foreign affair committee to passage of any resolution providing for immediate withdrawal of Ameri can troops from the Rhine, HOOVER NAMED COMMITTEE U.S. CONSUL AT LISBON IS BOMBED Infernal Machine Explodes On Staircase of Consulate in Portugal Capital Consul General Hollis Has Narrow Escape U. S. Department of Justice Launches Inquiry. WASHINGTON. Nov. 1. Invest! gating has been Instituted by tho de partment of Justice into threats be ing made by radicals in connection with the case of Sacco and Vanzulti, Italians convicted In MassachuBotU of the murder of n mill pnymastor. LISBON, Nov. 1. (Ily tho Aaso elated Press.) A bomb exploded thU morning on the staircase at the Amor lean consulate hero. No damngo was done, however. The police attrlbuto the outrage to agitation In connoctlon with tho cases of Sacco and Vnnzotti. Italians, under conviction of murdor In Massachusetts. Tho bomb had been placed before the door of tho quarters of the Amer ican consulate. It exploded after the consul in leaving tho quarters, hud givon it a push with his foot, but the Interval Intervening was sufficioiit to give hlin time to escape Officials reported that a note found nearby said the bomb was meant as a protest In tho Sacco-Vnnzotti cane. LIMA, Peru, Oct. 31. Tho Ameri can embassy has received a commu nication supposed to have been writ ten by local sympathizers with the Sacco-Vanzottl movement, which says: , "It,,thoso two . Innocent uelnga, .'are. put jto, (Ieajt h' J-o u t w I U pay, with, .your, ""I-",.-1.,.-;;. : ' i r Mli I sffip&'&i'! ' 1 (By .tl'f , Associated ,Press. ) A, dispatch', from Consul General. Hollis .at Lisbon to day reported tho , bomb explosion In, the consulate there. . Tho consul gen-! eral said the Portuguese would mako efforts to apprehend those responsible for the affair.. Only trifling damage to the building was reported. WILL AID STATE I . "Why I have not asked the county court to employ an attorney to assist me In the prosecution of the booting cases In circuit court Is because It Is my duty to prosecute such cases with out incurring any needless oxponse to the taxpayers as long as I feol that I can successfully handle such cases," said District Attorney Rawles Moore la an iatervlew this soon. "It would k Hlffereat matter It I bad lost eev eral such cases end felt that I should have assistance In the prosecution of them. "Some misguided people ever slnoc circuit court opened and they learned that I was to be pitted In the Import ant bootleg cases against two attor neys for the defense became need lessly alarmed in my opinion, and be gan to ask me to request the county court to provido and assistant In the prosecution. Not only that but they began asking the county court to pro vide me an assistant prosecutor, and were Informed by tho court that such an assistant would bo provided if I asked for one. "The county court has always been very good to me In that way and I felt all the time that If I wanted an as sistant In the prosecution of tho boot leg cases all I had to do was to ask for it. In fact once or twice Influenc ed by outsiders, Judge Gardner camo to mo and offered such counsel. ".My position is that I am hired by all the taxpayors to perform tho du ties of county attorney without un necessary expense to them, and as long as I feel that I can look after tho public Interest without such an expense. Understand I do' not spurn extra legal help, but only the expense lc would entail. "Hut matters camo to a head this morning when interested people came to the county court and offered to pay the expense out of their own pockets for a competent legal assist ant for me In the prosecution of the bootleg cases, If I would accept such counsel. "I do accept the proposition, In fact wr-lcomo It, ns long as tho expense comes out of private pockets and not thd taxpayers generally." Hallowe'en Prank May Cause Death Of Portland Cop PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 1. A Hallowe'en prank was respon- slblo for the serious condition today of Motorcycle Policeman C. II. Ilex, who was In a hospital with a fractured skull. Injured back and broken Jaw, suffered last night when his motorcyclo with policeman J. C. Chauvln In the side car struck a garbage can which officers said been rolled Into a road down a hill by a gang of boys. The motor- cycle crashed and careened to a telephone pole. Chauvln was not seriously hurt. Five boys were arrested. DENIES ROSCOE WAS ALONE IN Lowell Sherman, Guest at St. Francis Party, Makes Affi davit in New York Dr. Rumwell Charged With Il legal Autopsy. NEW YORK, Nov. 1 Lowell Slier man, motion picture actor and a guest at tho party In. tho San FranciHco hotel npartmont of Roscoo (Fatty) Arbucklo which urecetled tho death of Virginia Rappe, another guest, to day made n sworn stutcmcnt, denying that Arbuckle at any time was In a room alone with tho grl. Arbuckle Is awaiting trial on a manslaughter charge The statement was In. tho form .of an affidavit made, before David 8. Muwr,. who was .commissioned by JiUdgo' LOuderback 'of the Han -Fran-clsco Btiperloi1 court1 to take testimony of, absent, witnesses.! Chat-lea Ji. llroni rian,! one '.of Arbuckle' jittornoy,..also was -presept,.,! -,. , .. ,, i i . '.:: Sherman declared tlint Miss Rnppo complained of being 111 and (Was car ried Into Ai'bubklo's bedroom hnd thn't Arbucklo Wns In the room only when others-were -present. '-'"' SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1. A war rant charging that ho porformed an unauthorized autopsy on tho body of Miss Virginia Rappe, motion picture aotresB in connoctlon with whose death Roscoo C. (Fatty) Arbucklo Is facing trial on a chargo of man slaughter, was Issued today for Dr. M. E, Rumwell, physician ot this city. Tho offonso Is a misdomoanor. (The warrant was sworn to by a de tective attached to the district attor ney's office. CASE ON TODAY The civil nctlon of Gcorgo Klnloy of Portland ngalnst tho nig Bond Milling company of thlB city, for tho rocovory of $3,000, alleged to bo duo os a commission of the sale of timber In the Butte Falls district to I. N. Drownlco began in tho circuit court this morning, and most of tho sosslon was given ovor to the hoarlng of the tostlmony of Finley. Letters ex changed between him and tho Big Rend Milling company wero read. Tho case la expected to go to the Jury late today or tomorrow. Tho Jury selected to hoar tho evi dence Is as follows: John Matney, Ruch; Charles Nu- nnn, .Jacksonville ;L. W. Wilcox, Cen tral Point; Mason Lofland, Modford; Asbury Reall, Modford; Phil Ilamlll, Medford; N. Ji Gaxrott, Moiiford; Peter Betz., Eagle Point; J. II. Stan ley, Eagle Point; C. W. Ilorton, Iiogue River. Frank Miller, Modford and W. ai. Diddle, Medford. VIRGINIA S ROOM PARROT SINGS 'HELLO, COME IN!' WHEN WALLA WALLA, Wash., Nov. 1. When officers headed by Mayor Worthen of I'npco, raided tho resl-denco-of V. Vnlknian on tho east sldo of Pasco Saturday night in tho expec tation of finding not only bubbling moonshine, but decided resistance to their nocturnal visit as well, they were greeted with a cheery "hello, come in," inresponso to their knock. In answer to tho very cordial invita tion, the officers entered and found tho solo occupant of tho room to be a large parrot. Further Investigation brought to light, however, two com-plnte- stills which showed signs of re ONE KILLED AUTO SMASH Louis Segil of Oakland, Cal., Trying to Make New Non stop Record, Portland to San Francisco, Drives Off Bridge at 4.15 A. M. Left Portland at Ten P. M. ROSKDURO, Ore., Nov. 1. Louis C. Segil of Oakland, Cal., employe of tho Western Motor company ot San Francisco, wns killed early today nnd I Clark Rogers of San Frnnclsco, was injured when they plunged from tho approach to a brldgo near Oakland, Oio., while ninking nn enduninco run from Portland to Han FrnneiBco. Segil died from Injuries recoived when tho car wont through a lmlo In the railing which wns mistaken for the open road. Tho car fell 18 feet, turning completely over. SorII, who was driving tho car, was crushed bo nenth It ami Rogers was thrown clear. The car left Portland at ten last night. Tho accident occurred about 4:15 a. in. Oakland is about 180 nillos from Portland. Rogers said tho ear was traveling about 30 miles an hour when tho accident occurred-! Tho car carried an auxiliary tank of gaso llno nnd an effort wns being made for a non-Htop record, it was said. Segil was 29 .years old and has a mother living at Oakland, Cal. Rogers, who was merely bruised, managed to mako his way to a hotel where ho called a doctor. Segil's death, which occurred at 8 a. in., wns duo to Internal injuries. According to Ooorgo V. "Adams, local automobile man, Sogil nnd Rog ers wore returning to California after an attempt to establish a new record batwecn San' Francisco and Portland wlilclj nVso' wasuhsiicqessfu'l.rbecaiisa,. ; ... of an neci'dept near Redding,, Cal., r ... whon'thelr car Wcntf'tntd a dUch. ' ' ' ' r v BABIES DEPRIVED NEW YORK, Nov. 1. The first vlolenco marking Now York's milk strlko occurred this afternoon when, nftor a running fight In which nearly a dozen shots wore fired, the pollco arreBtod two mon alleged . to have overturned a grocer'B push cart load Od with bottled milk and to hav,o struck him over tho head with a milk bottle. ' ' NEW YORK, Nov. 1. -Approximate-' ly eight million people in Now York ' nnd surrounding cities found W milk . and cream at tholr back doors this morning. Tho Milk Wagon Drlvors , union wns on strike for . a wago in--croaso of $5 a week nnd annual vaca tions of two weeks with pay.- Dlstrlb-' uting corporations gave notice of their determination to put tho oped- shop policy Into effect Mayor Hylan, characterizing tho sit uation as intolerable today called upon leadors of the union and their employ ers to confer with him nt 3 p. m. In a statement in which he disclaim ed knowledge of tho merits of thd con troversy, II. S. Color, commissioner of public welfare, said: "In my opinion any efforf to' tako away milk from sick mothers and In fnnt children is nothing short of mur der." Fifty babies wore crying simultan eously In front of one Bronx milk sta tion whore mothers with Infants in ' arms and in carriages awaited their turn In a steady drizzle. These wero given preference. cent use nnd tho alleged owner of the stills, V. Volkmnn. Tho colls of tho stills woro enensod In two copper firo extinguishers and a flvo-gullon gaso line cnn. It was estimated by tho officers that tho outfit was capable of turning out about threo gallons of moonshlno a day. Following arraignment In police court, Volkman pleaded guilty to the charge of having liquor in his posses sion and was fined $200 and costs. When asked It he had anything to say, he replied: "No, only I'm going homo and wring that parrot's neck." .; DRIVERS ON STRiKEf 1
