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Or 'Jon H,r. Wan fRDBUNE Medford Mail Weather Year Ago Prediction ..... .........Rain Maximum ytrday.. SO Minimum today ............-...4t leiJUSP.ll.'UJ " '-' 1- I "tllV--Kt vi'iili-i'iilli Ynur. Weekly KltlyH(uiid Vesr, MEDFORD, OlllXJOX, SATURDAY, MAUCIl 1T, 1I2 NO. 3 The Weather Prediction rir Maximum yetrdy 55 Minimum today 2o PILOT ALONE F 1081 CRAFT SAVED 1 All Passengers 'Miss Miami' Lost at Sea When Propcllor Eilade Breaks Incoherent Tale of Two Days of Horror Told to Rescuers Wo,;itn Jump Overboard Deny Mystic Shrine Boat to Be "Wee BAN Fit ANCIHCO, March 25. Denial wan Hindi) hero toduy by 4 Albert Rebel, president of Iho Fnclflc-Alluullr Travel lluruuu, 4 I no., of recmitly puldlshiul re- 4 port tliHl tho Hi UUli steamer 4 KIuk Alexander chartered to 4 carry Mystic Hlirlno tourist 4 from Now Vork to Hotiolhlu 4 next June, would be equipped 4 4 with bum mid, American bur- 4 4 (en dor. 4 4 Ilebel said. Hid report wni lv- 4 4 en out by person interested In 4 4 tho solicitation of pussengcr 4 4 for tho voyage, who have no con- 4 4 nmtloii wild hi company which 4 bn chartered tho steamer, Tho 4 iMfli'-Attantlo Travel Ituroau, 4 Inc., h twilil, was In no Way r- 4 4 sponsible for unauthorised ilal- 4 4 meitts concerning plan for tho 4 4 trip. 4 4 4 MIAMI, Flu.. Mar. 25. T of lb" women passotiger of .Ut flying boat 1UU Miami which left burn Wedne lay for tho Island of Hlmtnl and wa forced dowa tn tho open ea by a bro ken jtwiwdler. dltd from fxnuiv and two other imaai'liKxra, crazed by expo mk, Jumped overboard Into tint Mo. trwi-dinK tt til" kUry told by Hubert Moore, pilot of tho Craft, Jo month;- of tho crew of tho steamer William Groen which rescued him last lilKltl from tint wracked hulk of tho bout. Tho fifth passenger, a man wbo name na well aa thorni of tho others Mooro could not give, llii quietly into tho sea early yeterUny after hav. lug become sxhaualed from clinging to, tho craft. Paasonget abourQ lh Ml Miami when alio li ft her wore Mr. and Mra. August Utilto and Mr. and Mr. Lawn-nee Hmltb, all of Kunsn I'lty and Mr. J. 11. Dickson of Mom-phi. FATTY 35 TODAY. GETS CHECKBOOK SAYS HE'S BROKE KANSAS CITY. Mar. 23-A dispatch received hero thla morning from Miami by thn milling company beaded by August Helte, ono of those missing In tho rwk of tho flying boot Mlaa Miami, aaya: "I'llot rescued. Delirious but luutublra passt'tiger gone on. Fvol there la atlll hope." Tbe sub-chatter IM arrived In ort shortly aft or ton o'clock Unlay aftor having transferred thn delirious pilot (mm tU steamer William Ciwb whli'U picked blin up. li wna rtialiod to ft boaplt!. Accordintt to bl dlacounoclod atnry. lolil during Intt-rruU ho waa rational, two woiimn dlol In hi arm from ox hauHtlon, two of tho paenKtr b- ramo panic atrlrkn and uniiii over- Once , Famous Comedian Sen Token By Unknown Donor No Use for One Any More Newspaper Men Testify of Interviews With Arbucklc FATE 4 PLY PACT 18 UP TO EUROPE May Defer Action Pending the Final Washington Move- France Apt to Seek Advan tages On Grounds of Bran degee Resolution New As saults in Senate. . NON-UNION MEN, miou ni ano n o ULHIu EFFECTS 200,000 General Suspension of Work Ordered 500,000 Union Men to Walk Out Spread to Northwest Sections Assistance Offered. WABIIINGTON. Mar, 25. Validity of the at-nute' ratification yi-aiorday of tho four power I'aclflc treaty wa i lnillcnitcd In th anal( today by Son utnr Hitchcock of Nobraka, ranking dt-niocmtlc mombor of tho 'iito for eign rotation commlttoo but waa de- fi tulcd aa vlgorouKly by Senator Lodge of ftaatiachuautU, republican tt-ader and Hfnutor lonroot, republican, Wis consin. TO CONFAB HAN A mom: KUANC1SCO, Mar, the birthday prvw Kottctx- ArlilKklv rm-rlvcd yeatorday jit blti tth aiittlvvriutry waa u fumy tlttxk Utiok fruui on unknown attune. ' "I don't why 1 almuld bo wnl a cht't-k book." ho told nuwupiipt-r itit-n at today'a at-Httlon trial for iimnnUuiilitr mnni'V vnttUKh ony more rvt'ti to make out turn ( lit-t k. much Ich ue a whole book." WASHINGTON, Mar. 25. Uly Aao elated Ire. Tho four power Pacific treaty to which tho senate lave it approval yesterday ba mill to run the gauntlet of another executive body. Diplomatic repreaentatlvo of throe foreign power in Washington have Intro keeping their home governnienli) cloaely atlvlaed of etery development In the conteat over the part In the I'nlteti State enate. Without any formal admlxition on t h nt olnt. It ha been tacitly under- alood In dlplomiitlc circle here that becaoao of the gvnulue doubt that ex ittted up to the last moment M to the CLEVELAND, March 25. Leader in the nation wide coat strike of union miner aet for April 1, turned again today toward winning 200,000 non-union minor to the walkout which seemed ured with united jiupport of tho half million union men. The program of striking in the non union field wa decided on enter day by tho general policy committee of the L'nlted Mine Workera or Amer ica, which also affirmed tbe union' policy of a general aiiKpension of work, with no wage contract being made for any aoft coal dlatrict until an agreement bad been reached for the central competitive field, boubt that the policy could long be main tained in some partly unionized field expressed by Frank Karringlon, the Illinois leader, who voted to sup port it, but declared the Illinois un ion would make a contract with oper ators whenever tbe strike began to crumble. j The committee meeting also wa marked by a private conference be tween John L. Lewi, the miners' president, and W. 8. Stone, president of tho Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer. Mr. Lewis announced that MY. -Stone had "proffered asBlnt- London Press Shocked By MacMahon Family Mur der and Reprisals Ulster Premier Firm Sunday Meetings Called to Reach Decision. Epidemic of Women Candidates in Iowa PEACE If! 4444444444444444 4 4 4 DE8 MOINES, Iowa, March 4 4 23. A score of small towns in 4 4 Iowa have women candidates for 4 4 mayor and In several caaes en- 4 4 tire ticket of women. Women 4 4 have raised the lisue in cv- 4 4 eral cities. 4 4 In Newmarket the campaign 4 4 Issue 1 :"hall we have pool 4 4 room?" I Women at Ames have 4 4 raised the question of Sunday 4 4 movie and at Lexington of tax- 4 4 ation. Cambridge women have 4 4 an independent party with a man 4 4 candidate. St. Charles, Babula 4 4 and Calamus have tickets en- 4 4 tirely of -women and In Iowa 4 4 Fall. Adair and other cities 4 4 there are women on some tick- 4 4 eta. 4 4 10 LONDON, Mar. 25. ll'.y tho Aa-not'luU-d rrewt) The colonial office received notification today that Arthur Griffith, president of the Doll Kl rearm and Kamon J. Duggan, min uter of home affairs would arrive in London on Monday, In compliance with the request of the Itrltlsh gov ernment for a conference on the crit ical Irish situation. Should thn I'lster government ac cept the invitation to the conference. it is expected the conferees will meet here on Tuesday. LONDON, Mar. 25. (Hy the As o luted I'ress) Michael Collins, heud of the provisional Irish free state government, waa reported, as preparing to leave Dublin for Lon don today In response to the Imperial iri.verniii! ill's invitation to a discus sion of the situation In Ireland Nothing had been heard from Sir James Craig. I'lster premier, who also was requested to come, except the statement overnight that he had not yet received the government's iiH'uKe. It was assumed, however, that he would be on hand tor the conference, which it Is hoped will IIFJT QUI Firing All Day Greco-Bulgar Frontier Turks Indifferent to Armistice, While Greeks Want It L. of N. May Take Control of Dardanelles to Quiet France and England. I AS PRESIDENT OF NON-PART. BODY SOFIA, Mar. 25. (By the Asso ciated I'ress Keporta from the Orelo-Bulgar frontier say that thsro was firing over the border all day yesterday. The Hulgarlan authori ties ordered that there should be no reply to the Greek fire. PARIS, Mar. 25. (By the Asso- ' elated I'ress) The League of Nation is likely to be asked to take control of the Dardanelles, it has become known, despite the secrecy with which the ailed foreign ministers have veiled their deliberations here. The rivalry between France nnd Great Britain in the Near East anT the constant friction which has es isted between them at Constanti nople, are pointed to in international Resignation for Vote of Con fidence Row in Organiza n UJ political circles here as showing the tion Over Adoption 01 inePracUcai impossibility of applying Balance of Power Plan State Politics. the scheme of internationalization to in .the straits that would suit all the al- llics. ' . I fate of the treaty In the senate some:. .. .... m,- i.i I,r," "" CU,"B nts thati . - . - . --""--order. yesterday "l lne"" oii'ioiiimic rvwreit-uw.w.:, to teflon the nature or the proposed: Ttl HAN KUAN CI SCO, Mar. 25. Two tx-.iiicr reporters took tho witness stand here today at the trial of Itom-oe C. (Fatly) Arbuckle. film comedian, board to their tleath and the remaining 'chnrgtul with manslaughter In eon male passenger finally slipped Into the ' neition with the death of Mlns Mr water Friday morning s result of.Blnla Happe. picture star, and test I kh l,..-,i..- fled that Arbuckle. while In U sheer exhaustion The incoherent story of the accident, a told to the member of the crew by tho pilot berore he lapsed Into n setul-ntinsrlous condition 1 to the ef fort that shortly after the Mlaa Miami left thla port Inst Wednesday morning broken profiler forced her don and abe rodo tho wave In anfety. drifting northward la tho Gulf stream. Nothing happened until morning when the hull of the flyer bo gnn to leak. Men and woiuun passen gers took turns at tho pump until all bees me. exhausted, and ono of tho women on Thursduy night Jumped overltonrd. A man who ho thought was her husband leaped after her find both disappeared, never to be seen ngaln. Tho fute o the man and wom an depressed the other two women and they fiilty awtiy but were sup ported by Uot Moore for seven and ft half botir when they died tn hi arms r-rftd' he gently dropped their bodle V Into the water. This left only I'llot Mooro nnd August Iiiilte. vlcu president of tho . Idirnbeo Flour Mills corporation of Kansas City who look turn manning i tho pump In an effort to keep the bout afloat. Tlioy kept this up until Friday morning when they were o exhausted thoy could no longor man tho pump. About thla time a hiiRo wave canio along uml overturned tho flyer. Iiultu and Moore scrambled over tho side of tho boat and Mooro fastened rope around himself to support him in case ho became unconscious. Htundlng on hi foot, hoVaved a whlto handker chief, keeping tliln up nil day long. After praying for hulp, Unite, realis ing his condition, took a roll of money contftlning $2000 from ttl pocket nnd bunded It to Moore, Saying: "You are I- OK Angeles before his arrest, declared he believed MIhs Itappe had taken a few drinks and "K"" craxy." Miss ltaiie's dt'uth followed u drinking party last Labor Kay In Ar Uuekle'a suite at the Hotel St. Francis here. Warden Woolard. one of the wit nesses, Interviewed Arbuckle for the Imh Angeles Times and showed him iiu,...i,-lifii frtim Ktin FrnnclNCO telling Ihursdiiy ! , ,... .,,,. a,.,,!!, mid Unking the comedian's name with the affair. liurlne the Interview, tho witness tes tified. Arbuckle made the remark about Mls Itappe going crniy una .......... I.. ,1 It In WlMilitl'll'H m-cM it...-, . i-. ..-. . . ence, over the telephone to the San Kronclst-o Chronicle. (ieoige H llvde. who Interviewed Arbuckle over the telephone for tho Chronicle, olso testified today and told of receiving tlu- statement. The newspaper men were put on the stand by the state. and admission of their testimony was protested un successfully by the defense. (Continued on page Rlr.) CAREY, PREST. OF STATE BAR SOCIETY rOHTLANI). Ore., Mar. 5. Charle II. Carey of Portland wa elected president of tho Oregon State Bar as soclatlon here today. Albert II. Kldge way, rortland, wna chosen secretary ami Hull Luck. Portland, treasurer Leulslntlon that would relieve tho crowded condition of tho Multnomah county circuit court docket was recom mended, Including luerettHtng tho num ber of circuit court Judges In the coun ty from seven to nine. have rather advised their government that it might be well to defer their own art log .on the treaty pending; de velopment in Washington. The British government If it follows n "Vi "? thlTf jtho ordinary course ran rive its assent r. "I haven t jt( (ho tn,al nhout reference to par liament by n mere order In privy council. The Japanese government i clothed with similar power for tho ratification f that country may be given by the council of peer, a very limited body of of high official. The action likely to be taken by the French chamber la more doubtful and yesterday's fiery debate in that body on tho basis of a mere reference to the Washington treaty I regardod by some of the official hero a warrant- ng the closest study of the situation In I'arls. There have boon some sug gestions in diplomatic 'Circles here hat while thn French government eventually will give It approval to the treaties of Washington a a whole It would not be surprising If serious attempts wero mado to place reserva tion and even amendments upon them. The action of the American eenuto in adopting the Urandegvo reservation is referred to In diplomatic circle here, acquainted with tho French viewpoint, as likely to be selr.ed upon by some of the elements in Paris as a warrant for attaching further reserva Hons to one or more of the troutiea, if for no other purposo than to make it manifest to the world that France claims all the privileges of any other nation, In the construction of treaties to which she I a party Tho Invitations asked the heads of aid and Mr. Stone refused to make, the two Irish governments to bring any statement. I with them such colleagues as they Mr. Lewis said tie had no other conferences planned with the lead er of the thre other big four rail brotherhood which have headqttar tera in this city. !r. IewU' plan to strike tho non-union miner will be centered in Pennsylvania, where there are 200.000 worker. Other non-union field which are expected to be Invaded include Colorado and Wash Ington. 17 DEAD EXPLOSION might deem necessary parties to tn discuitsion. The London morning newspapers comment at length on tho situation. Kiu-.-iiilK- cxnressinc horror at the murder In Belfast of five members of the family of Owen MacMahon. latest reports from Belfast say the crime has profoundly shocked the conscience of every decent element of the city and It is feared more mur ders will occur as reprisal. Meanwhile nothing has been learn ed, so far as known here which will identify the murderers. COLORADO MINE 20 NEAR DEATH TRINIDAD. Colo.. Mar. 15. The total dead and mlHstng as a result of the explosion In Soprla mine No. 2 of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company neur here yesterday afternoon, today was fixed definitely at 17 by mine officials. Eight bodies were recovered from BELFAST. Mar. 25. (By the Asso ciated I'ress) CJunmen again were busy today. Three men ambushed John Bcretiford. a protesUtnt and an employe of a morning newspaper, He was wounded twice. Several men entered the home of a coul hawker in east Belfast, set it nfire and then shot a uuny and a donkey belonging to the hawker. David Christie was stopped In tne street by several men who Interro gated him regarding his religion. He turned and fled, escaping . Unhurt ulthougli a shot was fired at him. FARGO, X. D., March 23. (By the Associated Press.) A. C. Townley today announced that he would pre ttnf his resignation as president of the national non-partisan league to the tate meeting of the Minnesota organization in Minneapolis, March 31-..: - - ' ' This resignation must be submit ted to the national committee and its rejection would constitute a vote of confidence. Thl situation la similar to that of two years ago, when Mr. Townley refused to accept re-election by the national committee There are 14 or 1j states with league organizations, according to national league headquarters and each cf these states has the same number of members on the national committee, whose sessions are the equivalent of national conventions. Mr. DCBLIN. Mar. 25. (By the Asso dated I'ress) Arthur Griffith, presl dent of tho Dull Elreann and Eamonn J. Duggan, minister of home affairs in the Dall cabinet are plan the mine by rescue crews last night ning to go to London Monduy in re SEARCH EAST SIDE OF NEW YORK FOR TO A MILLION DISHWASHER 1 WASHINGTON. Mar. 26. With the four power Pacific treaty, carryiug the no alliunce reservation, ratified by a margin of four votes over the neces sury two-third administration leaders lu)Hd to see senate action on the pact completed today by ratification of the supplemental treaty reserving purely domoBttu Issues from tho scope of the agreement. Opponents of the four power pact were prepurod to renew their assault when the supplemental declaration cume up for ratification toduy, Sena tor Robinson, democrat, Arkansas has announced his desire to present on amendment to the supplemental pact It was understood he would seek to amend the lutter so that the Island of Sukhalln, occupied by the Japanese would be excluded from the scope of the four power agreement. More than twenty unsuccessful at tempts to qualify seuute action by reservations or amendments distaste ful to the administration were made by tho irreconcilable element yester day before the treaty wan ratified by tho flnnl vote of G7 to 27. and tho body of the ninth was sight ed by workers but had not been re moved at un early hour today. According to a check of the em ployes' list by mine officials, the seventeen men now numbered as dead and missing were the only ones In the mine at the time of the explosion. moro than 200 members of the day shift having left the mine but a few minutes before the blast. It was first stated that 18 men were missing, but one of the men listed as, being In the mlno at the ttlmo V the blast appear ed during tho night. Hope that any of the men now In he mlno would be rescued alive practically has been abumloney members of the rescue crews. No . attempt has been made as yet to ascertain the cause of the explo sion. Kitonsc. to tne Uritisn government invitation to a conference on the un settled situation in Ireland. NEW VORK, Mar. 2S,-Acoompa-nlod by newspaper men familiar with the city, Mr. Graham Pnfflold of Chicago set out. again today to comb the east side for trace of hor 17-year-old son, Gordon, hulr to his unelo'N million, dollitr estate.. ' The buy suveral 'month aw ' run wuy (torn school ry tk'l4lUX'leV( & J-. nnd was reported to be washing dishes in a restaurant on the cunt side hero. For thn third time since her ar- rival Mrs. Dtiffltdd last night received a telephone call purporting to be from Jier son. lie did not give his whereabouts, but an attempt was made to trace the call to n. drug store on thj east luo, Victim Friendly Bout SIOUX CITY, Ia Mar. 25. Philip Tobln, 23, of 8toux Falls, S. I) ta In St. Joseph's hospital with a fracture of the skull us tho result of being knock od out of a third- story window In the Victoria hotel Friday night -following a friendly boxing mutch with a com panlnn. 'Uocrtirs. shy ho probably' will livo. by BELFAST. Mar. 25. (By the As sot-lated I'ress) Premier Sir James raisr today received a telegram from Winston Spencer Churchill, Imperial secretary for colonies. Inviting him to a conference In London on tho Irish situation. The premier replied that tho message would receive tho ear nest consideration of the northern government .and that a further reply would be sent shortly. Tho I'lster cabinet has been sum moned to meet Sunday for other busi ness and It Is understood Secretary Churchill's Invitation will bo ais- cuxsed ut the time.. The Noted Dead NEWTON, Va., Mar. 25. The death of George T. Costlgnn, who was a member of Admiral Peary's expe ditlon to tho north polo in 1S0! veteran of the Spanish-American war the Boxer uprising and tho 1'hlllp plno Insurrection, became known to day. Ho hud been in a hospital hen for a year and a half suffering- from tho effects of poisoning contracted while employed at the. Watortown arsenal. SPOKANE, Mar. 25.W-Slster Ulun dine, who came to tho Oregon terri tory 67 years ugo with the first flv sisters of Providence to enter tho Pacific northwest is dead at Montren Que., according to n. report received by slators at the Sacred Heart hospital hero whew she served as sister super ior for a time. For thirty years she served aa sister suiterlnr nf'nn nciu emy ut Wftlla Wallti. CONSTANTINOPLE. Mar. 25. (By the Associated Press) The pro- posal for an armistice between the Turks and Greeks in As Mnor. ad vanced by the allied foreign ministers. was received here with Indifference. Distrust is expressed by the news papers of all shades of opinion, which recall the armistice of Mudros, where they say the Turks were deeclved by the very, statesmen .who offer- to set- . tlo "tbt present trouble They J say there is danger of the Greeks not ful filling the armistice terms, but ln- stead using the Interval to complete their preparations for further war fare. ' It Is stated that the Turks at any rate cannot accept the Idea of an armistice as long as the Greeks re tain the lines occupied by their troops In last year's offensive -which was started despite a warning from the powers. , , ATHENS, Mar. 25. The Greek oresa Is taking kindly to the idoa of Townley, the recognized Jan armistice in Asia Minor, proposed father of the non-partisan league movement," 'started the organlation In North Dakota In 1915, and has been active in the extension of the remlflcatlons to other states. Re cently he has met with considerable opposition in the attempts to swing the league sentiment to his proposed balance of power" plan, in state polities. The plan called for elimin ation of the strictly league ticket and substitution of endorsing of Individ ual candidates, regardless of party affiliations. by tho powers and general relief ts felt at tho prospect of peace. In responsibla circles It is believed the armistice proposals will be ac cepted by the Greek government without reservation. ARRESTED DODGED FLURRY OVER THE WEDDING EX-SEN. NEW YORK. Mar. 25 (By Associ ated Press.) Former Senator Henry F. Hollis of New Hampshire, who mar ried Miss Anna Hobbs in Italy this week, obtained an absolute divorce from Mrs. Grace B. Hollls iu the French courts within the last three months, it was said here today by his associate in law practice, Edward Thomas Moore. Mr. Moore said the statement issued by Mrs. Grace B. Hollis yesterday through counsel at Concord. N. H., In which she declared she had not been divorced from the former senator were "nothing but attempts to belittle Sena tor Hollis In the minds of the people." PARIS, March 23. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The allied council of ambassadors decided today that the allied troops occupying Scutari. Al bania, should be withdrawn. These forces are entirely Italian, although they are accupying the town In the name of tbe allies. The decision to withdraw the troops is understood to be due to civil strife existing in Albinla. ' . .. , MURDER 22 YEARS PRESIDENT LISTENS TO CONSUL CHARGE WASHINGTON. March 25. Judgo Charles C. Loblngier, of tho consu lar court of Shanghai. China, against whom charges of misconduct In of fice were filed by William F. Fleming, an American attorney, and head of a law firm in Shanghai, called today on 'President Harding. He declined to say whether his viBit concerned the charges against him. It was eald Attorney General Daugherty was re viewing evidence in the matter and probably would announce his finding next week. FIREWORKS DESTRUCTION DOYLESTOWN, Pa.. March 25. The man arrested at Quakerstown, few days ago on suspicion of having killed a constable 22 years ago in the Haycock mountains while resisting arrest was Identified today as Adam Weuver, the man charged with tho crime. The identification was made by Jamos Weaver of Philadelphia, who claims to be his son. Street Car Held Up EVERETT. Wash., Mar. 25. Three men who boarded an ln-bound "ono man" street car from this Dolts, flls tiict soon after midnight last night as passengers, held up the motorman, robbed him of $13 and then loft the car. No rassebBors were aboard. ' OF IS HALTED; DRY HEAD SPARES THIRSTY CJHICAGO, Mar. 23. Ten minutes before 350,000 gallons of beer, wine and whiskey were to be dumped into the Chicago river today by federal prohibition agents. Federal Prohibi tion Commissioner Roy A. Haynes at Washington ordered the wholesale unloading stopped on the grounds thai It was needlesg and harmful pub licity, and that it "incite tho on lookers to both regret and anger." The original plan of pouring the liquor confiscated in federal raids. was made to make more room In the warehouse for the results of a heavy drive, which Is being made and for the entertainment of J. E. Jones, an assistant federal prohibition agent from Washington. A few minutes before the party proceeded to the scene of tho over flow. Commissioner Haync wan called and his advice as to the appro priateness of the action solicited. Ho replied that tho move wa ostenta tious in the extreme and said that tho work of the ugent "should not be flaunted. before the people In such u manner as to arouse comment.'