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Weekly Fifty-First Tr.
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1921
NO. 197
SHOT IN
s HOLD IIP OF
. i I. C. TRAIN
Most Daring Robbery in His-
tory of Middle West at Pax-
ton, Illinois, When New Or-
leans Limited Attacked By
Big Bandit Band Robbers
Drop $100,000.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.
Means of bringing an end to the
wave of postal robberies thra
' out tlio country were tllseu.ssotl
today by 'lrostlont Hording and
Ills cabinet, and it was indicated
After tlie meeting tliat Postmas
tcr Cionorul Hayes probably
would havo ft statement to inako
; in tho near future on the subject.
CHICAGO, (Nov. 8. E. A. Germer,
chief postal inspector, announced at
I noon that the loot obtained by six
'4, robbers who held up an Illinois Ccn
' tral train near Paxton, 111., last night,
fought a forty-five minute battle wtlh
the train crew and passengers,
, -wounding five men, dynamited and
lburned the mail car, will total ap
proximately $4 00.
, "They got two pouches of register
ed mail and overlooked two others,"
II r. Germer said.
C- One of those overlooked is said to
! have contalnod $100,000.
"In the two they took," Mr. Gcr
1 ; mer added, "there was nothing but
l the ordinary run of registered lol-
ters no bank shipments or other
' packages of special value. It will
take a week to sec each individual
i fender and check up the exact loss,
'but 1 estimate it at about $100."
1 PAXTON, 111., Nov. S. A mall pouch
V-niitnlnlntr S100.000 in cash was be-
I! Sieved to have been the object of ten
? 'armed and masked bandits who last
5. 'night held up tho New Orleans limited
1 on tiie Illinois Central line near here
S in one of the most spectacular train
jobberies in the middle west. Iron
ically enough, the bandits had the sack
. with the cash, but for sonio reason
'dropped it beside the tracks. After
l " inciting fire to the car the robbers
V it'.scaped in two automobiles with two
other sacks of registered mail.
i The bandits used firearms, explo
j -sives and torches to accomplish their
j jwork, firing a fusillade Into tho mail
fffcar door nnd when the clerks refused
to open it, they blew it in with two
charges of dynamite. After slugging
i iand overpowering the clerks, the rob
i I bers blew open tho safe und scooped
'' lout its contents and then fled.
Hundreds In Pursuit
PAXTON, 111., Nov. 8 Hundreds of
i men in posses early today were search
! ing for ten bandits who lost night held
ui the Illinois Central New' Orleans
J limited two miles south of here,
j wounded four train employes, stole
I two pouches of registered mail, and
J escaped after setting fire to the mail
i car-
No trace of the robbers had been
found early today. Tho train crew
declared the men started west In two
automobiles after robbing the mail
car. The passengers were not molest
ed, although one was grazed by throe
bullets which pierced his coat when he
and three companions went up to the
mail car and fired on the bandits while
they were fighting tho engine crew
and two mail clerks, barricaded in the
mail car.
The injured:
Arthur Moon, Chicago, colored train
(Continued on page eight)
ITALIAN BA1 TLESH1P
U.S.1
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8. The
Italian battleship Libia sent a request
to federal enforcement officials here
for the privilege of taking ten thou
sand gallons of California wine abroad.
The prohibition officials here could
not agree as to the exact status of
the Libia as "foreign territory" under
the law and referred the request to
Washington.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 8 The Italian
battleship Libia, in San Francisco bay
seeking to replenish her wine stores
'"'ill lUIHUrUltl llllite, "nfl -
Reliance" nf itninir sn was the comment
today of prohibition officials.
Peggy Joyce Gets
$80,000 Cash, Jewels
Valued at $800,000
CHICAGO, Nov. S. Peggy
Hopkins Joyce, former New
York chorus girl, will receive
a lump sum of $SO,000, two fur
coats and jewels valued at $S00,
000, acordlng to terms of a set
tlement reached outside of
court with her millionaire hus
band, J. Stanloy Joyce, Chicago
lumberman, and filed today
when hearing of his action to
annul the marriage was re-opened.
Mrs. Joyco relinquishes her
$250,000 home In Miami, Flu.,
returns $400,000 in Jewels pur
chased from a Paris Jeweler,
hut not paid for, and also re
leases title to temporary alimony
of $1,350 a month, awurded her
lust Bprlng, but nevor paid by
Joyce.
WESTERN R. R.'S
T
CUT JNJVAGES
Second Reduction Demand to
Be Presented to Labor
1 Board Traffic League to
Demand Corresponding Cut
in R. R. Rates.
CHICAGO, Nov. 8. Managers of
tho western group of railroads met
hero yesterdny and decided upon tho
lmpostlng of notices of wage reduc
tions of ten per cent, according to an
announcement today..
The roads represented at the meet
ing included the Santa Fe, Great
JA'estern, Hock Island, Northwestern,
Union Pacific, Northern Pacific and
Oreut Northern. In the proposed
cuts, all departments would be af
fected and committees were appoint
ed to draft tho notices immediately
so that the roads may go before tho
labor board and ask an early bearing.
Following this meeting the Na
tional Industrial Truffiu league an
nounced that meetings would be held
tomorrow and Thursday to ask that
the railroads press their claims for
wage reductions on the basis of rate
reductions to shippers.
Ask Halo ltediictloii.
The league represents many of the
Important shippers of tho country.
Resolutions for presentation to
roads already have been drawn and
includo three salient points:
That railroad wage scales bo put
on a level corresponding Willi those
of other Industries.
Thai wage reductions and rate re
ductions tuko place simultaneously.
Abrogation immediately of national
aeroiyiients, made effective during
the period of federal control.
Tho labor board has announced
that wage reductions will not be con
sidered until after it has passed upon
working rules and schedules, but the
roads decided to press their wage
regulation efforts so that these may
lie brought to the attention of the
board as early as possible, It was
said.
Settlement of the threatened rail
road strike, voted by the railroad
brotherhoods for October 31), followed
a statement by the railroad labor
board that wage reductions would not
be passed upon until after questions
regarding working conditions had
been decided.
Notre Dnnic Swamps Jtutgers.
NEW YOHK, Nov. 8. By a series
of dashing end runs and dazzling for
ward passes, Notre Dame whitewash
ed Rutgers 48 to 0 at tho Polo
Grounds today. Only once or twice
did tho Hutgers defense indlcato it
was not made of parchment.
OUT OF L
While the request for n ruling by
San Francisco prohibition officials as
to whether the Italian vessel is foreign
territory and can be supplied with
wine has not been received here, offic
ials said the law was clearly to the
! contrary.
The question of whether the ship
.,, fr.rniim territory, officials ex-
plained, would not enter into the mat
ter in any event as the eighteenth
oTOomininni. prohibits the manufacture,
' sale or transportation of Intoxicating
liquor for beverage purposes aim mine
it would not be illegal for the Italian
vessel to have wines aboard, the law
would prohibit the sole or transporta
tion of such beverages to the ship.
ASK 1 0 PERCEN
ANENDMENT
SIX KILLED,
5 WOUNDED
K'Y ELECT!
Defeated Democratic Candi
date for County Judge, Jack
son, Kentucky, tries to Give
Orders to Election Officers
Guns Drawn and Battle Fol
lows Rush Medical Aid.
JACKSON, Ky., Nov. 8. Six men
were killed and five others were
wounded in an election fight shortly
after the polls opened at the C'luyhole
voting precinct on Troublesomo creek,
Breathitt county about fifteen miles
from here, today.
The dead ure: Cleveland Combs,
.15; Leslie Combs, 37; Ejihern, Allen,
35; George Allen, 31; John Huberts.
30; George Mcintosh, 30.
The wounded: William Harnett.
50; Kd Davis, 45; Will Davis. 30:
French Combs, 35; Tom Mcintosh, 30.
A special train buy been sent from
Jackson with physicians to attend the
wounded.
Tho story of the affray as It reach
ed Jackson was to the effect that Ed
Combs, an unelo of the Combs boys,
and defeated democratic candidate In
the August primary for county judge,
was active in support of the republi
can nominee for the same office.
Combs, it was said, entered the poll
ing place today and attempted to give
orders to the election officers. Ills
relatives, according to the story, re
monstrated with him. and out of the
argument grew a fKlit in which pis
tols were drawn and the shooting be
came general.
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CHICAGO, Nov. 6. Big arrivals
of hogs here today and yesterday, the
most numerous with but one excep
tion since lust April, have forced
prices down sharply both in the hog
market and in the provision trade.
Hogs dropepd in value today 25
cents to 4 0 cents a hundredweight,
and almost as much more yesterday,
with all deliveries of lard and bacon
tumbling in consequence to tho low
est prices touched this season on the
Chicago board of trade.
It was surmised that farmers, as
a result of the low grain prices were
largoly holding back their ' wheat,
corn and oats, and were letting go of
their hogs as a means of obtaining
ready money.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. Opening
of Armistice week wus marked here
today with the planting of two.Ameri-r-an
elms on the grounds of the Lin
coln memorial. The trees, one for the
allied armies and one for the allied
navies, were dedicated by Charles
Lathrop Pack, president of the Amer
ican Forestry association.
Mrs. Harding presented her tree
planting trowel to members of the
American Legion who placed the
trees at the head of what will be an
international avenue of memorial
trees to be planted by various gov
ernments. WITH GERMAN LINES
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 Use of the
shipping board's best vessels on the
north Atlantic lines running from
New York to Plymouth, Cherbourg.
Bremen and Danzig, to meet threat
ened competition by German lines
was announced today by Chairman
Lasker.
The board plans to withdraw three
former German ships used on the
routes and to replace them with three
new "535-footei.l," fitted out with
special steerage facilities, Mr. Lasker
said.
ItiidlrnlH Given Hull.
SPIHNGFIELD, 111.. Nov. 8. Wil
liam P.ross Lloyd and seven other
members of tho communist labor
party, who were convicted of plotting
"reformation and overthrow of the
government," In September 1919
were ordered admitted to ball by Jus
tice Carter of the supreme court to
day. . ,
AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE
REPORTED ENGAGED TO
MISS ANNE MORGAN
-
Kvrtn T. j-leiTicla.
1, evi-limfve snrietv circles In Paris
there Is a report that Ambassador My-T-,i
1 lien-Irk i ciiunircd to murrv
Anno .Morgan. Aimuugn ucuiais
hnve Iteon m.'itle fill both Sides it l.S
stated that the engagement lias been
L-iinen iimnilLT the OXcltl.siV folk for
the past three weeks. Mr. llrlicK lias
been a widower for a year. Miss
Mitrirnn is siiiil to be in New York at
the present time. The photo is one
of tlie most recent ones ot I lie uaugn
ter of the late worlil-lamous ilnan
cier.
A
TO SCENE
OF JACKS' DEATH
Immediately After Completion
of Panel in Matthews Case
Jurors Are Taken to Eagle
Point to View Scene of
Fatal Shooting.
Selection of a Jury to try Ilaleigh
Matthews, charged with second degree
murder for tho alleged fatal shooting
of Wilbur (Wig) Jacks at Kagle Point
Inst September was completed in the
circuit court this morning. '
The jury as completed and accepted
by both sides is as follows:
L. A. Murphy, farmer, Perrydalo.
R. II. Jones, merchant, Modford.
H. L. Ferns, Tanner, Phoenix.
N. J. Garrett, farmer Modford.
Phil Hamill, farmer, Modford.
W. W. Gregory, fanner, Modford.
John J. Buchler, bookkeeper, Med
ford.
M. J. Norris, ftirmor, Phoenix.
George B. Fox, farmer, Central Point
John M. Must, ftirmor, Phoenix.
Carl Murphy, stockman, Ashland.
Frank Miller, retired, Medford.
Immediately after the acceptance of
the jury, tho Jury, accompanied by the
court and the sheriff, and the defen
dant and counsel left for Eaglo Point
by auto to view the scene of the trag
edy. The court, under a motion filed
by the district nttprney will poh't 01lt
to the jury the sccno and vital spots
in the shooting. The court warned the
Jury to use extreme caution, and to
allow no one to talk to them, nnd in
structed the bailiffs and the sheriff's
office to exercise their authority fully
and to the limit to keep tho crowd
that might gather, away from the
Jurors.
At the reconvening of court this
afternoon, the opening arguments will
be made by both sides, and the first
witness will be called to the stand
about 3 o'cloek this afternoon. The
case is expected to be finished and in
tho hands of the Jury by Thursday
afternoon. ,
The defendant sat with bowed head
luring most of the morning session
and appeared depressed by the ser
iousness of tho charge against him.
Ills father and brother were specta
tors. The Monday afternoon Besslon of
the circuit court was spent in the ex
amination of jurors to hear the cvl
ie.aco In the trial of Italelgn Matthews
charged with second degree murder
for the alleged fatal shooting of Wil
bur (Wig) Jacks at Eagle Point last
September.
Both state and defense questioned
the tentative Jurors closely on every
phase of the case, and regarding their!
acquaintance with the principals and
witnesses-to-be in tho case.
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JURY
MAKES
VST
SENATE ON
RECORD FOR
PUBLICITY
Resolution By Senator Harri
son, Democrat, Urging U. S.
Delegation to Work for Ad
mission of Newspaper Men,
Passes Secrecy at Paris
Conference Is Scored.
WASHINGTON. Nov. S. Tho
American delegation to tho arma
ment conference was requested in a
resolution offered by Senator IlarrI
son, democrat, Mississippi, and
adopted today by the senate, to uso
its influence for the muklng public
of tho record of conference proceed
ings and for admission of newspaper'
men to all meetings of tho full con
fcrence.
Tho resolution ns adopted follows:
"Whereas, the senate of the United
Stales wishes every buccoss for the
conference on limitation ot annul
ment, callod bv President Harding to
meet In the City of Washington on
tho eleventh day of November, 1921;
and
"Wheroas, tho senate of the Uni
ted States believes that tho greatest
publicity to which, in reason, consld
oration of the questions for which
the conference is called, will admit,
will tend toward tho success of the
conference, therefore bo It
"Itesolved that tho sonute of the
United States respectfully requests
tho representatives of tho government
of tho United States at tho conference
to uso their Influence to have tho
conference admit representatives of
tho press to the meetings of the full
conferenco whero the questions for
which tho conference was culled are
fntlRMnvftrl . .
"Itesolved further, tha" tho. senate
of tho United States respectfully ..'re.
quosts the representatives of tho gov
ernment of the United States at the
conference to uso their influence, to
have tho conference maintain and pre
serve a record containing tho pro
coodliiEB of tho conference when tho
matters for which the conforence was
called uro considered and acted
upon."
When tho vote was culled, most of
tho "yeas" came from tho democratic
side and a largo chorus of "noos
from the republican sldo, and the
mcasuro was declared adopted.
"It, is known that tho failure of
tho Versailles conferonco was because
of secrecy that shrouded its work
said Mr. Harrison. "If this confor-
enco Is a failure tho country wants to
know the reason why and they'll
never know If tho doors are closed.
Senator Johnson said publicity
would be tho armor ot the Amcrl
cun delegates. He declared that
former President Wilson at Paris
"failed not becauso his lntontlons
were not good, but bocause ho was
locked up In a room over thore."
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AH men having served In tho en
gineers ure requested to Bend their
numcH to Earl York, who has been
appointed a committee of one to or
ganize tho Engineers for tho Armis
tice Day parade. It Is not supposed
that men sending in their nurnes and
forming for the parade will be asked
to build portable bridges, pontoon
bridges, nor perform any other form
of hcuvy duty. Although the local
contingent of tho engineer corps Is
not as large as sonio" of the others and
notwithstanding the fact that the en
gineers were not the most spectacu
lar troops during the world war, It
is expected that this branch of the
service will show up some of the other
branches when tho competition nar
rows down Armlstleo Day.
All correspondence should be ad
dressed to Karl York, Medford, Ore.
McXAIlY
INTKODl'CES NEW
HEC'LAM.mo.Y BILL
WASHINGTON. Nov. 8. Appro
priation of $10,200,000 as a loan to
continue development of authorized
reclamation .projects was proposed In
a bill introduced today by Senator
McNary, republican, Oregon. He and
other western senators said funs
were urgently needed.
Yale dipt. Holds Hocord.
NEW YOHK, Nov. 7. C.ptnln Al
drlch of Yale has taken first position
In the Individual scorer In major col
lege, deposing Captain Robertson of
.Dartmouth. Aldrich has scored 70
points and Robertson C7,
Warren G. Harding,
Trick Rooster, Can
Smoke a Cigarette
PARIS, Ky., Nov. 8. Paris
has been able from tinio to time
to boast of freaks of tho animal
kingdom, including five legged
culvos and three legged chick
ens, but for the first time it has
as its guest a rooster that
smokes cigarettes.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl 11. Wilson
and Mr. and Mi-s. Orion Scheie
of Columbus, Ohio, who stopped
in Paris today, on their way to
Florida, had with them two
White Wyandotte roosters,
"William G. Harding," and
".limmio Cox." both of which
have been trained to do a few
tricks.
"Warren G," numbers among
his accomplishments tho ability
to smoko a clgaretlo.
OF 30 MINUTES
Retailers' Bureau Unanimously
Adopt Report of Traffic
Regulations Committee of
Chamber of Commerce
Aid Given Rural Buyers.
The Retail Merchants rturcuu of tho
Modford Chamber of commerce unan
imously adopted the report of tho traf
fic regulation committee of tho cham
ber which embodies recommendutlons
as to traffic regulations for this com
munity. In tho making of this report nnd
also in tho endorsement of it by tho
niorchnnts, the solo purposo of the
regulations were for tho accommoda
tion of tho rural rosldontB who do thoir
shopping in Modford.
Parking limits of thirty minutes uro
embodied In the rocommondatlons ns
well as tho designation of streets upon
which these regulations uro to bo on
forced. Jay walking is condemned and
tho painting of streets, showing tho
unglo at which autos nro permitted to
park and the painting of walks at in
tersections for the safety of pedes
trians are included in tho report.
In arriving at tho various conclu
sions in tho report, regulations in
other communities tho size of Medford
wore taken into consideration, so that
tho tourist may not be confronted with
a lot of differont rules and regulations
here than are found in othor munici
palities. The traffic problem in Medford has
long boen a serious question and one
that has affected tho retailer more
than any other class of citizens. Itural
rosldents In coming to town to do their
shopping have been forced many times
to park their cam two and three
blocks from tho placo they desired to
trade and tho thirty inlnulo parking
limit will do much towurd accommo
dating the farmer.
E
IN LOAN TREATY
ANGORA. Nov. 8. (Bv the Asso
ciated Press.) After ail exchange of
ratifications of the treaty between
franco and tho Turkish nationalist
government tho national assembly
has authorized tho finance minister
to contrnct a loan In France of ten
mlHion Turkish pounds to moot army
requirements.
(A Turkish pound normally is
worth about $4. 3D.)
MERCHANTS ASK
PARKING
LIT
BLIZZARD SWEEPS THE MIDDLE WEST
OMAHA, Nob., Nov. 8. A snow
storm prevailed In parts of Nebraska,
Iowa and South Dakota today. Tem
peratures went down, although they
woro not as low as the Omaha weath
er bureau anticipated yesterday when
It predicted tho storm. Twenty-two
above zero at Valentino was the low
est officially reported for Nebraska.
Omaha has 35 at 7 p. m but later
It hocamo colder with predictions for
a further drop tonight.
The fall was tho first of the season
here. It wus quite heavy In Oinuhti
LAX BILL IS
PASSED BY
U.S. SENATE
Expect Measure Will Go to
President Late This Month
Few Material Changes
Expected in Conference
Sur Tax Reduced, Nuisance
Taxes Eliminated.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. The tax
revision bill now faces Its third re
writing, tills tlmo by tho house and
senate cunfereos.
Tho moasuro finally was passed by
the senate today 38 to 24 at tho entl of
a continuous session lasting nearly
sixteen hours. It will be returned to
tho house when that chamber con
venes tomorrow and leaders thoro
plan to send it to conferonco Thurs
day. It may reach the president for
his approval Into in tho month.
Reduce Tax Toll
At a rough cstfmato treasury ex
ports say tho hill in Its present form
would net approximately $3,250,000,000
or $200,000,000 loss than the prosent
and about tho amount of rovonue
which tho treasury officers have Bald
tho govornmont must have. Eventual
ly tho bill, tho exports assert, would
reduce tho nation's tax toll by about
?7G0,000,000 a year. Whllo they un
doubtedly will make many changes in
tho measuro, tho conferoos are not
expected materially to altor tho rev
enue total. As the bill stands thoro
nro Just throo major provisions on
which tho house and sennto agree.
They are repeal of tho oxccbb profits
tax and the transportation tuxes on
noxt January 1 nnd tho retention ot
tho present tax on corporation capital
stock.
Features of Bill ' -Othor
outstanding provisions of tho
bill nro:
A reduction in tho maximum surtax
rato from 05 per cent on all over
$1,000,000 to CO per cent on all over
$200,000 nB against the house reduc
tion to 32 per cent on all over $09,000.
Hotontloii of tho houso provision
granting lncroaaod normal exemptions
of $500 to bonds of families having net
Incomes of $5000 or less and $200, on
account of dependents.
Hopcal of tho $2000 normal exemp
tion to coriHiratlons except In the case
of those having not Incomes of $2b,000
or less.
Drop Nuisance Taxes
An incroaso in tho estate tax max
imum into from 25 per cent on all over
$10,000,000 to fifty per cent on all over
$100,000,000.
Increased taxes on medicinal beer,
wine and whiskey.
A proviBlon taxing gifts of property
by any porson at rates ranging from
ono per cent of tho amount between
$20,000 and $50,000 to 25 per cent on
all over $10,000,000.
Repeal of the excise taxos on chew
ing gum, sporting goods, musical In
struments, electric funs and many
othor articles as well as the stamp
i taxes on proprietary medicines and
toilet preparations. The levies on
fountain drinks und Ico cream also are
out.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. Y. Bryan
Yamashlta, representing the Japanese
peace Bocloty has arrived In Washing
ton to attend tho conference on limita
tion of armament. Mr. Yanmshita
canio to the United States at the age
of 19, and, he said, received his. educa
tion "ut tho hands or' former Secre
tary of State William J. Bryan, then
an Instructor at the University ot Ne
braska. TO
and other parts of eastern Nebraska
and western Iowa, but no Interrup
tion to railroad or wire traffic was re
ported. Tho storm Is moving east
and south, tho bureau said.
Snow In Wisconsin
LA CROSSE, Wis., Nov. 8. Five
inches of snow fell in La Crosse dur
ing the night and the Btorm was- still
In progross at nine o'clock this morn
ing. This is the earliest heavy snow
I. a Crosse has had in many years.
I