Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, November 23, 1921, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextI ""nan fnr The Weather Nhximum yesterday 58 Minimum today 33 Predictions Occasional rain tonight and Thursday. Oally Sixteenth Tear. tvetkH-Ftfty-Flrst Tr. MT.DFORD, ORIKIOX. Y KDNKSDAY. NOVKlIHKli l'VJl NO. 210 m m a IMIOT .LwjLJUP J AS IlJ THAW GIVES RELIEF SNOW BOUND AREA Marooned Passengers On All Stalled Trains Rescued By Boats Expect Mail Trains to Reach Portland Late To day Restore Wire Service to Spokane. PORTLAND, Ore., 'Nov. 2"i. Con ditions along the Columbia river gorgo, where snow anil ice and aval anches along the railroads tied up traffic, were Improved today as a result of a thaw last night. Emer gency forces of the railways were making progress toward clearing the lines and rescuing marooned train crews. Some hours will pass before train service along tho Columbia storm swept zone can be resumed. An Indirect telegraph wire on the Spokane, 1'ortland anil Seattle rail wav line as far east as Skamania. 31 miles up the river from Vancouver, was restored to service last night which enabled the operating officials to know what conditions now are along the blockaded railway. Tho eastbound rotary snow plow this morning reached the stalled pass enger train which left Spokane Sat urday night Tor Portland train No. 5 leaving Fallbrldge westbound Sun day morning. These stalled trains are at Cook, nearly opposite Hood River. Efforts are now centered upon digging two trains out of the snow and Ice and bringing them on 12 mi'.es to Stevenson, where relief boats will take off the passengers and bring them to Portland. Tho river steamer Portland left this city laBt night nt 10 o'clock, fol lowed this morning at S o'clock by the Undine, hound for Stevenson. Each vessel is carrying quantities of foodstuff, cooks and waiters to sup nlv the passengers with meals. Sev eral hundred additional workmen also were carried on the boat to Join crews working almost continuously to clear the line. Train No. i; Sat urday's train from Spokane, block aded at Roosevelt, Wash., was pulled out of its frozen position last night by the rotary plow gang and started back on its way to Portland via Pas co and Northern Pacific detour via Tacoma. This train with fresh sleeping cars provided at Pasco, will reach this city some time tonight. The Pendleton local train of the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation company, stalled at Lyle, on the North Bank line, in its detour to Portland, will be released by the rotary snow plow gang today and started on its -way to Portland. It is expected also that the only re maining passenger train on the main line of tho Spokane, Portlan 1 and Seattle Great Northern train 27 will be dug out of the blockade at Fall bridge today and sent back over Its own route. On tho Oregon Trunk train 102 of last Saturday, bound for Rend from Portland, Is still fast in a snowbank twenty-two feet deep six miles from Motolius. A relief engine from the south has been dug out but nothing further has been heard from the re lief engine at the north of the stalled i ruin fhia oneine was known to have reached miiepost 13 from Fall bridge. This morning two relief engines and a passenger car left Rend for the stalled train going via Metolius and South Junction over the Oregon Washington line. One of tho Oregon Electric's bridges is out at Dover, Just north of Albany. In addition 1200 feet of track is washed out. Two bridges, IB (ill feet and 225 feet in length are under construction with a large crew. NEW YORK, Nov. 23. Itenewed buying of Liberty bonds, in several instances at the year's highest prices, was the feature of the day on the stock exchange. Representative stocks were dull and again lacked a definite trend. Sales approximated f,.". 0.000 shares. NEW! YORrC, Nov. 23. Liberty bonds closed: SH's fffi.in: first 4's SS.OO bill: s-econd 4's 95.04: first 4 V s second 4'i's 05.30: third ! !"',xt: fourth 4U 'a n.i.us: lcioi YEAR'S HIGH PIE FOR LIBERTY BONDS 5Vs 99.K2; Victory 4 's S9.0. Willie Hoppe Loses Jake Schaefer Game; Billiard Title in Tie CHICAGO, Xr.v. 23. The world's IS. 2 balk line Millard championship will lie derided today when "Young Jake" Schaefer. son of "Old .lake," ! who was virtually Invincible years ago, "will try to repeat hia victory of lust night over Will In lk-ppe, present holder and for u decade looked on as unbeatable. Srhaefer overwhelmed the champion last night, 100 to 20, and went into a tie with him for first place in the international tournament held here. Tonight's match is nn extra contest to break the lie and will he at 500 points instead of 0o. as played in tho regular matches. Body Charged to Probe Ban dit's Connection With Mari copa Robbery Mrs. Gard ner in Court Early Trial to Be Given Probe All of Offenses. . l'HOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 23. Tho grand jury in the United States dis trict court here today was charged I by Judge William II. Sawtelle to in- 'estlgate t ho case of the United States again.st Ituy Gardner, escaped convict ed mail robber. After tile court's charye had been delivered to the jury, Thomas A. Flynn, United States district attorney. announced that ho would ask tho Ju rors to investigate not only the al leged attempt of Gardner to rob , a mnll car here a week ago last night, which resulted in his capture, but also to investigate to determine if Gardner was connected with the rob bery of a mail car at Maricopa, :10 miles south of here, early in Xovom ber. Mrs. Gardner was present when Judge Sawtelle charged tin! grand jury. rilOKXIX, Ariz., Xov. 23. The grand jury investigation of the latest charge of attempted mail robbery against ISoy Gardner, already twice convicted on Similar charges, is soiled tiled for today in the United States district court here. It also Is possible that. Gardner will go to trial on the charge today. The grand jury has been sum moned to report to the federal court here nt 9:30 o'clock this morning io investigate Gardner's latest offense here. In that attempt he was rup tured by Herman F. lnderlied. mail clerk in charge of the car. A panel of prospective trial Jurors also has been summoned to report to tho court at the same hour and in case of a grand Jury indictment early enough ill the day the trial probably will start Immediately, court officials said. FURTHER PROBE RAIL WASHINGTON' Nov. 2:1. A gen eral investigation to determine whether any further reductions In railroad rates could be required was crdered today by the interstate com merce commission. The measure is generally conced ed to be otilv a temporary one and the understanding now is that a new revision bill will have to be framed within a year or so. DIPLOMATIC CALL TO PAP.IS. Nov. 23. IMpIomntri rola- ions between the American nnd Ger- iman embassies here which were broken off in 1317 were re-established U-estcrdav afternoon when Ambassa dor llerrlck mad- a formal call or 'wilhelm Mnver Von Kauf l.euren, for- : ,,.,- Gennan amoc.ssauor. .. . ....t. O.. 1,,:. Aiiihnssnunr lierri-- ' in view of lierr "n - evil's diplomatic seniority In I arm. GARDNER FACES lfc . niiTSur TRAINJOBBERY ifflii m " . ATTEMPTED B80 Kct S Smn w it V., .1 :ft .t u. Nuisance and Transportation Taxes Repealed Also Ex cess Profits corporation Tax Increased House to Adjourn Sine Die G. 0. P. Opposition. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. Tho first and special session of the sixty seventh congress ended late today af ter President Harding bad visited the capitol and signed measures enacted in the closing hours. The house was the first to close up shop, adjourning sine die at 4:01, and at o'clock the senate quit. WASHIXC.TOX. Nov. 23. The tax revision bill became law late today. President Harding signing it at the cnpitol during the closing hour of the special session of congress. WASHINGTON. Nov. 23. Final enactment of the tax revision bill was accomplished today with the accept ance by tho senate of the conference report on the measure. The bill now goes to the president whose signature will make it law. The vote on agreeing to the confer ence report was !i to 2!1 .with six re publicans opposing t lie report and one democrat supporting it. Tim repub licans were Borah, I. add, I.nFollotte, Moses. Norbeek and Norris. The democrat wn3 llroussnrd. This is the bill which repeals the excess profits and transportation taxes, does away with most of the so-called nuisance and luxury taxes, reduces individual taxes all along the line and increases the corporation in come tax from 10 to I 2 Vj percent. WASHINGTON'., Nov. 23. The house today agreed to adjourn sine die before midnight, adopting the senate resolution tor adjournment without a record vote. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. Tin anti-medical here bill was signed to day by President Harding. Signature of the bill on which con gressional action wan completed last Friday automatically closed the gap in tho nation's prohibition laws re vealed last March by Attorney Gen eral Palmer in an opinion that there was nothing in the Volstead act to preclude the prescription of beer as medicine. Treasury regulations making pre scription of b"er possible were is sued last month, but only about half a dozen brewers have obtained per mits to manufacture beer for medical pu rposes. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. Declar ing that "lionB are still in the way," the federal council of the churches of Christ in America today Issued a second coll to its member churches to continue tho efforts to consolidate public opinion in support t f limita tion ot armament. nminncoen tc unuiLu mnu ma drddcdv 1 UUJlUfL00 UUM0! AniyiQ PfI IPV' mHIL IAUUULIU 'I IHMQIM TUrWAV 'Bicj Five' Discuss and Delib erate Without Definite Pol icy Premier Briand Satis fied With Outlook to Return Home Next Week Sub Committee Meets. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. ( Ity tho Associated Press. 1 The delegations of the five powers discussed land armament today, but no definite dec laration of policy resulted from their deliberations. None of the powers, it was under stood, presented any proposal ing toward a concrete pronounce-,, niein, supporting mo r reucu aiimuie. l toward army reduction, as outlined to the full conference in plenary ses sion Monday by Premier Driand. Tho debato led tho delegates Into a consideration of specific problems of land armaments and it was decided to appoint sub-commitlees to deal with such subjects as airplanes, poisonous gases and other auxiliary means of warfare. 'Premier Briand attending his last meeting of the armament group be fore his departure for France mado a brief presentation of the exact po - sition of his government find It was said that a general discussion follow ed along the lines of that in which the powers expressed general appre ciation of the French position at Monday's session. After the two hour and a hnlf ses sion was over tho French premier, di spite tho failure to make a joint declaration of policy, expressed gen eral satisfaction with the direction tho discussions ha'd taken. It was also indicated by the French delegates Unit M. Briand would re turn to France confident that his na tion's attitude had the sympathetic attention of the other national groups and that France had nothing to fear from subiciiuont negotiations on land armaments. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. (By Hie Associated Press. I The question of Chinese customs duties was consid ered by tho Far Kastern committee of the Washington conference today, particular attention being paid to means of increasing revenues accru ing to China from that source. PASAOKNA. Cel., Nov. 23. The case of the city of Pasadena against Judge Page Morris of the Tnlted States district court at IJuluth. Minn., in which Judge Morris was censed of violating the traffic regulations, wns continued Indefinitely In police court here today on a showing that Judge Morris was engaged In his judicial duties. Marine Guard Fires Through Door at Trio On Blind Re ports On Affair Indefinite One Man Jailed, Other Two Missing. PITTSIU'Itfl, Nov. 2.1. Two men were killed and another wounded while attempting to roll the Uultimore and Ohio mail train number 0, near Washington junction, Md., early to day, according to police reports. A member of the marine corps, guarding Italtiinore and Ohio mall train No. 9. from Washington to Pittsburg, early today at Washington .1 unction, Md., discovered two men at the door of a mall car. He fired on them with his shotgun. One man look-jdropped off the train and the other Iswuug 'out on' the hand rail of the lntm. wag ml brought to jail here. PAl.Tl.MOKi:. Md., Nov. 23. Operating officials at tho executive offices of the Baltlinorn nnd Ohio railroad denied reports that mail train No. 9. westbound, which was last midnight had been attacked by due at Washington Junction, Md., robbers. They said they would have been no tified Instantly of any such occur rence, and inquiry of the telegraph operator ul Washington Junction, Md., upon lb port being brought to Ills 1 attention, brought tho reply that bo knew nothing "i ucii occurience. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. Wash ington police wen- informed today by Hie Baltimore and Ohio yaiilnnister here that marine mall guards fired through the door of the mail car at lliri icn riding on Hie bumper of (the car and that one of the three was seen to Jump otr. .No mice m any ui Hie men bad been found up to noon today by the police, however. Postal Inspector Craighead nt Pittsburg advised postoffice depart ment o.iic ais. . ;' ' ""' clerk In charge of the train, report- ed two men Had been killed nnd another raptured by the marine guard and taken to Pittsburg. No further details) were given too ile- partuient. BOSTON. Nov. 23. The supreme court today dismissed a bill brought by Herbert W. Kustace and other trustees of the Christian Science Pub lishing society against Adam H. Dickey and others, directors of the First Church of Christ, Scientists, to restrain the latter from Interfering with the publishing society. Tho court dismissed the suggestion of the state attorney general that It hod no jurisdiction and that under deeds of Mrs. Eddy a public charit able truBt wafl created. The court held that the directors of tho church were wllhln thoir au thority In dismissing I.amont Row lands of Picayune, Miss., as a mem ber ot the hoard of directors, SCIENTISTS' CHURCH NORTH DAKOTA GETS UPHELD BY COURT GOVERNOR TODAY Princess' Choice of Husband Approved By London Journals l.OXIlOX. iXov. 2::. The morning newspapers express sat- isfaction at the betrothal of the ! Princess Mary to an English- man and equally approve her choice tit' a husband in the Vis- count l.uscelles. It einpha- sized that there would have been general disappointment If she had married a foreigner and thus have left England where she is universally popu lar. ller clu-ice. sas one news paper, will suit the democrat ic and n.maiitic instincts of the Itiitish people and the modern views of monarchy. The be trothal of the princess makes it easier to believe that the Prince of Wales In his turn will make a marriage which will appeal to tile same romantic and demo cratic sentiments of the nation." W. H.Johnson Serving 10-Year Sentence, Allowed Unusual Privileges Visits Friends I and Relatives Guard. HaS Private W. II. Johnson, former cashier of (he defunct Bank of Jacksonville, serv. ing ten years at Kaleni tor Ills part in the crash, spent last week In the city and valley as a prisoner de luxe, and a witness In the Owen case. Ilo return ed to Salem Saturday afternoon. A prison guard was along with Johnson, who was free front tho confining walls and bars of prison. All of which is no balm to the souls of Jacksonville people who put money in his bank, to their Borrow Tho convict banker visited friends lluuor." ho said. An unsigned state and relatives in Jacksonville, nnd in ment he is alleged to have, niado to company with his keoper visited on oc- tho district nltorney in which ho Bald casion the buslnesa district of his old """o was still In agony," was read by limm. m.n. irolmr bv the site of his 11,0 Prosecution. Ho admitted havlng late banli lie was dressed in n new suit, looked prosperous and happy, and came and went almost as ho pleased. When not. 1m tho wltnesS jo said today that bo did not be stand In the circuit court, ho was en- Heve he used tho word agony." Joying comforts not accorded gentle-' "You either mado or did not mako men, who plead guilty to wrecking the statement, which is It?" the court financial institutions. asked. Sheriff Torrill was not accorded the! T1' l"l"n.ent read today 1b not my custody of the ex-lmnker and said last, mm Ham)(! miulo b(Jt t night Hint 'I never snw him. He would (,(m.t (now wheln01. you woul(, cll lt havo stayed In tho can ir 1 had to re- K,.0nnB ,. i.ieklng or what it was," ceipt for hltn." I he answered in response, to a prosecu- Johnnon spent several months in the.tlon question. county Jail, and there was no love lost between tho sheriff and his prisoner, and no favorites played, Johnson when called as a witness In the Owen case showed an unwillingness to come, one of his reasons being a. distaste for the county jail under tho management of Sheriff Terrlll. It Is said that conces- sions were accorded him on til IB ground. The people of Jacksonville nro all excited about the gracious attitude of the state towards Johnson, and are go - ing to write a letter to the governor i about it. Tho same sentiment exlstH I in other sections Jackson county paid the expenses ot Johnson's holiday, and ho revealed that he was a trnslv at the Btate nris- on, and expected to be paroled within a short time. LISMACK, N. D., .Nov. 2S. R. A. Nestos of Mlnot. will bo Inaugurated us, North Dakota's thirteenth gov ernor here this afternoon. Sworn Into office with him will bo Svelnb John Johnson as attorney general and .To3eph A. Kitchen as commissioner of agriculture nnd labor, all ot whom were named to office at tho recnll election on October 2H. The three, elected with endorse ment of the independent voters asso ciation, will succeed Governor Lynn 'J. Frasler, Attorney General William Leinko, and Commissioner J. N. Ha gen, non-partisans. A petition charging the election was Illegal was denied yesterday by the slute supreme court, VIRGINIA 'DRUNK' IS PAL'S VIEW Fred Fischbach, Who Invited Virginia to Party, Testifies for Arbuckle Defense He Never Smoked or Drank Recites Fatal Incidents of Gay Party. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23. Fred Fischbach, friend of Roscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle, motion picture comedian, who occupied with Arbuckle Hie Hotel St. Francis room in which the come dian Is alleged to havo fatally injured Miss Virginia Rappe, took tho Bland today in the manslaughter trial of Arbuckle growing out of Miss Happe's death. He told of Inviting Miss Rappe and Mrs. Bnmblna Maude Polmont and Alfred Somnncher, friend of Miss Happe, to a party In the Arbuckle BUlto In the hotol September 0. The prose cution alleges that Arbuckle Inflicted tho fatal Injuries on Miss Rappe dur ing this party. After extending his invitations he went on nn automobile ride and re turned later to find Miss Rapiie in a hysterical condition on a bed in Ar- buckle's room, ho said and relieved 1101 liy nrr in n manner that would lessen tho blood pressure on her u'(,omc which she said was paining liter. Ilo then assisted In putting MIbb Rappe into a hath. She appeared to bo In a stupor nnd did not wish to bo put into the hath, he said. Ho told of summoning the hotel assistant manager and of continuing to administer to tho girl. He did not know whother tho bath into which Miss Rappe was put was hot, luke warm or cold. Tho door of tho rwini which lod Into tho corridor was open when ho left on tho ride, ho Bald. Flshbaeh said be never took a drink or smoko in his life. "Both myself and my wife have been Mr. Arbuckle's guests, which I considered an honor," ho said. Miss Uappe did not appear to bo in pain, but "seemed suffering from ' ,h 1 n. .., ........ a... I.... ...... itri...i 1. 1., ..,.,....; .. ' nut CXUC.V ..H ho mdo , originally." lie was still on the stand at tho noon recess. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23. Tho session of the manslaughter trial of lloscoe C. (Fatty) Arbucklo opened todny with an announcement of tho court that he bad selected Dr. I). M. Mrvln of San Francisco as one of tho three experts provided by stipulation of court nnd opposing counsel to ex- nmlno tho bladder of Miss Virginia Happe. The death of MIsb Itappe ' "'rough a rupture of this organ ro- sillieu in inu iniiiKu iib'iiiiBi Ar buckle. Dr. Olav Kaurbne was tho first wlt ncMi mile! l,v tho defense todnv. He testified to having attended Miss Kappe after tho party In Arbuckle's rooms in tho Hotel St. Francis at whi'-b she was alleged to havo been fatally Injured by Arbuckle. At tempts of the defenso to havo tho witness detail n conversation with Miss Kappo and Mrs. Hamblna Maudo Delmonl, who wus with her, wero ruled out upon objection of tho proBe eutlon. on the ground that such con versation would consttuto hearsay re garding the Injury. lie asked Miss Happe if she was Injured, ho testified, nnd she turned her head toward tho pillow in a man ner that he took to bo a negratlvo answer to his question. Ho observed no expressions of pnln on her face, ho said, and nn examination of her body revealed no special injury. Dr. Knarboo was not allowed to re pent a statement made by him to nil present In tho room while ho was at tending Miss Rappe. Sho appeared somewhat Intoxicated ho testified. He said he saw no bruises on the body. NO PAPER TOMORROW There will bo no issue of the Mall Tribuno tomorrow, Thanks- giving Day, In accordance with usual custom.