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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 3, 1922)
Weather Year Ago No prediction. Maximum ... Minimum .. Precipitation .... 4 32 ..Traee rribiufiHiiwn !. .ti.u"i" ti.tllv rt.-vrhti'Miih inr. (,My I irty-Nriiihil Vfur. MEDFOttlJ, OHKUOX, MONDA Y- AIMMI, V.Yl'l NO. 10 .ii l) ASK HARDING TO EXPLAIN DISMISSALS 28 Memcrs U. S. Bureau of Enoraving Call at White House and Demand Expla nationsDemocrats Behind Move Fire More, Suggests Senator Herrcld. WAHIIINUTON, April 3Juiifi. I.. WHmnth. director, ami other In cluded atumiR the 2 rbifi, unrln- tiniliiil and foremen of l tin buruii of engraving removed from office aeverel dva ago by presidential or der announced today after confer ring with democratic mrmlviiri of the hour ald they would appear nl tin-; Whit House at 3 o'clock anil demand j from I'miiioni ii.irdin a p.ii.ii,- - " - I lunation f their wmoval. Declaring that thn government de partment wnr "recking with illsloy tt'.ty to thn admtnisttatlnn," Senator Harri'ld, republican. Oklahoma, an nounced after a rail at the Whim IIoun today (hat h favored dlml aal of all government employ who wore not In thorough accord with the party responsible for the Rnvcrn ntent. "I hop thn president will keep It up." Mr. Harri'ld ink!, adding how ver, thai be bad not dlcutted thn din minim I of tho bureau of engraving employe with thn president. " " AHHINOTO.s, April 3. liivntl lirnuwnl toward Die (icnoa ronfnrrnre. cation by a apodal hoiiiw committor! Ho mn crM-toil with hi-r from thi to dotcrmino wlu-luer tbc dlamlaMl uy rrm'il'uil llar.llni latt rlday of frtAln offh UU at Ue hurMU of in - ttrVink anil nrlntlna wna Initi If it A " ' duced today by Repmentatlv Moor. democrat. Virginia. ' Mr. Moor asked that a committee be nppolnted by thn apenker to certain why thu nxncntlvn order waa ir in..rA a.U1 . 1.. i be nppolntnd by the apenkcr to a- Issued and to asceruin If any Investl- Ration via held prior to Its promul- j Ration. The Daily Dank Robbery VASIIINOTC. April 3. -The Merchants Pank and Trust romrunv, a new Institution, opened Its door today within a block of the -I'm".! States treasury and Invited the ;ii He to nmkn an Inspection of It quui tr. Four hour after l he doom awunt open an unidentified man en tered. Joined the other guests. h'it unlike the other, grabbed a package 0( bill, containing fa.ftOO as lio pnnaed thn paying toller' window. The paying teller leaped from be hind the counter and with a pistol pursued thn holdup mnn up Kth street, shooting In the air ns he went. Hundreds of government clerks, out for the noon hour, pursued the flee ing bandit and a pedestrian walking casually along heard the tumult, snw the running mnn coming and grabbed hint. He held until thn teller and po lice arrived. The I't.ono was recov ered and the uninvited guest at th4 hong's i, penlng was sent to police headiuurtora. . The prisoner told the police he wna Kdwnrd Roylon, 28, of Xew York. TEXARKANA, Ark.. April .1. The Alice thenter tit Hope, an I d to bo one of the most mngniricent In the aouth went and valued at $400,000, wna do ittroyed by fir todiiy, along with aev ernl other buildings which will bring the total lima to over a half million dollars. waa proposed In a resolution Intro-Uif MARSHAL JOFFRE ACCEPTS MEDFORD TO A wire to Pen Rhcldnn received this mortilfu front the Mat'stanl Joffre party, accepts the Invitation of tho Med ford Chamber nf Commerce nnil American Legion Post for an nuto Ide nliing thn Piictflc lllgliwuy when thn distinguished warrior passes through hero en rotito from Portland o Hon Francisco. Tho acceptance Is conditional tip oh' the marshal's health so fur as his personally leavltiK bis cur, but It Is expected thai the en tire parly of ten will bo given tlio 11AT1 Church Deacon Grabs Mask From Klansman Near Riot Results HKNIHON, Texii. April 3.A 4 tie iirun of til" church nnw mill minti hml the mask from the fin of a Kit K lux Klnnaman when 4 member nt the K In n visited 11 rut llnptlttt church liom 1'tnt night. 4 Tin' Klunsmttn li inrU-'l out and 4 other persons quleiixl tlio affair, Homeono In tin- nutl nr struck the deacon In III" face. Tlio KlniiHinim was n Denlann 4 lniHliicitinun. iimnii attending the service declare. Fifty men robed tinil masked vlNltfil the HniiilHt uri'l Firm l'rnt lerlan j churches. Talk on morality wrn 4 made, T .British Premier Appears in ? House of Commons in Dra matic Role Asks Endorse mcnt of the Government's Policy Toward Conference. IINDON. Atirll 3. Illy Associate! Pre.) Print Minister Lloyd George appeared In the him of common to- day fur the first tlmn since Fobrunry ! 2K to auk from tin notnto nn rxim'Rxlon of ronlldi'nro In tlio Miiry of tlio fcov 'novt rnmnt lM mlif. Mr. I.loyd timrat. nld hi rtli tloiM mv thft twntw ftn oMrtunUjr of ni.nPMa.i 4iH.....Auir.u km , .1. thn llenoa conference, and the MI'ira utniiitt(tM IMH III' iiMinin 4444444 4 4 LLOYDGEOif MIES APPEAL FOR SUPPQR 1 nmkn up of the (lenoa deleKHtkm and!te dt nir 'that If the naiiitlon wer defeated lt!ln of I would b equivalent tu a vote of no carllt-st t at-'confidence In the Rovernment. Thel""n 'f prime mlnlter suld the official opiw t '"'!" 1 a . ... i . . confidence In the novornmeni. The""n.'f real i.rmluctlon entirely dn anion amendment changed not the ob i joct, hut the scope of the conference.' Mo did not IM-Ileve such a body as the ttienoii conference could properly con i slder the revision of existing treaties, even If II were desirable. ltrmrntion Xot Trouble The trouble In Kurope bad hivn .t ; trlhuted largely to the reparations exacted by the treaties, said Mr. I.loyd Pieorgn, hut the treaties did not cre ate the reparations. Their creation wna duo to the met that then was Jhomethlng to repair. If the treaty of Versatile were altered, ho declared Il would only transfer the hnrden from Germany to France. Mr. I.loyd tlenrge snlil there were two considerations In ' 'dealing with the question of reparations. The flrt was that If the puymenU were lnsl ti ed upon beyond the power of the war exhausted country, a crista wn'ild be precipitated w hich would not he con fined to (tormnny. The second was thut Germany's ultimate per capita capacity to pay must not be Judged by present capacity, when In common with the rest of Kurope she wiu struggling to recover front the ex haustion of the wnr. Nell her of these consliler ition i could properly he Judged at Genoa. They ought to bo Judged by the ma chinery ' of tho treaty, which was very clastic, trance, ho forecast, could not forego tho right to have nn adjudication In accordance with the treaty's condition. A Dying Ministry? Defending the Idea of tho confer ence of tho prlmo minister suld he linn neon told that tho coalition was dying. "Perhapa I may have tho prlvllec? of a dying minister to give my lntt word of advice," ho remarked. "I do (Continued nn tmg Rl RIDE ride, leaving the ten In nt flrnnts Pass and lioiiiillng It again lit Ashland. According to present plans, the party will pnss through during the afternoon of Thursday, April II. This ditto, by tho way, Is the anniversary of the entrance of tho United Hlntcs into the groat war. Tho local committee hopes to bo able to give tho school children of both Med ford nml Ashland a chance to see the ninrshtil. As plans arc ma tured, they will be given to the pub He through the press. HGHWAY WilHERS PUT BLARflE ON OPERATORS John L Lewis, President Mine Workers, Tells House Com mittee Mine Owners Have Broken" Promise to Hold Conference Railroad Men Made Idle By Walk Out. Illy thn AoMorlntcd l'f'n) 8unMiii of work In thn union 'iml mlnr of thn country Virttiull)' wim fniiiii't iottnv, iu'i ordliiR tit trporttt ri'i'i-lvol front union nourri' up to' noon luiil lnliim wi'ic nuiilf Hint tlio iiiIihih' iihik hud l.ncn utrfntsth i ih iI tiy wittkout In oino non union illNtrl" m. Mlni'm rlnlnicd complftn tlt ii It In Nnw Hlver flfld of Went VirKtnlu, nun- union tnrrltory hirt'tororn. Hirniilon ntitlirui'ltn minion il inn h t ri'po' ti'd iinif'nHlon Kill n-r (tit .ffictlvn with "0.000 turn and Imy Idle. Kanim openttor mdn no J-f-ford to opnratn mine, prndlntf confnrnncn of mlnnr and opi' rntor In Kantui City today to (Hmmim lndutrlnl t-ourt'a ordnr for thirty-day contlnuancn of old wnrklna itrrant'inic-nin. M'-ttlnR In Chko of rail Rrttup todiiv wna nxpnctfd to (tlM'UM nlutlon of rnllrond worker to thn ntlnnr' aupnn in of work. Itppn-wntntlvn of the thmn iinlhritilti- dltrlfia travnlml to Nrw York to rumi- wnun n-Ko. tlittlon with opt-rntor' ault rominlttnn. WAHINOTON, April S. ioal mlmm wno iitnnnea worn rwnurpnj- 111 thn nation' liltunilnnu uml utl ilhrilfUl, tivtn Wvr ilecUrrod udny 1 1.. k ,V Jtilin I... R. II TIIUVIIl 'I liiv Vnli.nl Minn Worknr of Amerlia. tojroated Its case. Dr. Ralton anid i- nut ti "atmiinir inn aiiuitpn - itinrt.tif ma at th pa 11 iaMt niMMihi dhro. hut the ri'Runin-1 Mr ' lA. i.(, ,n. .cwl nimbi this declaration house labor committee. whli It Is holding hearings on the niiintl resolution to direct appoint ment by the president A a commis sion to investigate thn coal Industry. Discussing thn resolution under con- Nlih'rntlon thn union nunc workers president assorted that his organlia tlon would "welcome itny Impartial investigation it the conditions In the bituminous and anthracite coal In dustries snd especially the facts re hying to wngea and profits, applica tion of uniform methods of safe guarding the limbs snd life of the wmkers nnd Industrial relations and conditions. "Nuch an Investigating body," he udded, "should he clothed with full power to ascertain the truth, to send for persons and papers and to take testimony under oath. The personnel of such a commission should be free from political equations and the mine worker should he given adequate representation thereon." Opposes r, S. Intervention. As to tho adjustment of contro versies between operators and mine workers we have been traditionally opposed to government Intervention," Mr. Lewis continued. "We have been convinced by experience that such adjustments tuny be mora effectively and equitably worked out, both in the Interest of the public and those en gaged In the Industry In a conference between representatives of the oper ators and mlno workers. All differ ences should have been settled by agreement, our experience with labor adjust- mcnt boards or commissions lias been thijt representatives of tho pub lic, not having n knnwledgo of the technique of tho coal mining Industry are not in A position to reach as sat isfactory a conclusion as those who are actively engaged In the practical operation of tho mine. The United Mine Worker regret nioro than any one else thu necessity for a suspen sion of work by the union coal miners of thn country. Wo have done everything humanely posslhlo to avoid the suspension. For months past we have fought hard to induce the bituminous eonl operators to keep! faith with us and tho government and meet us In a Joint conference bo that a new wage and working agreement! might be made thut would maintain Industrial pence and prevent public Inconvenience. "In n Joint conference held In tho city of New York on tho 3lst day of March, t!20, a two-year agreement wns signed covering wages and work ing conditions In thn mining Industry for thut period. In this basic agree ment, appears tho following pro vision: "'KesolVed, that an Inter-atnte Joint conference be held prior to April 1, 10aaf the tluio and place holding such meeting ns referred to a committee of two operators and two (Continued tin Pago six.) U. S. Minister to Poland on Honeymoon it vy ; III : if it 1 IL : " mi: . j ! Wl iimiiim win' I in lll'i mm i J (ktumrwa &A VuHhlnnton Im ouito the place to hi I whiil HiiKh Oiliwm. V. . Milnlater to nil the way there from Poland with hM NKW YORK. April 3-"A temporary j explosion of the brain," wuw advanced by the defense today as the cause of alaylng by .Mis Olivia M. P. Stone or Kltla luy Kinkead, former corporation counsel of Cincinnati. This particular brand of Insanty was developed by Dr. Kmma T. Ralston, a woman Bpecallst. in exiiert testimony presented shortly before the defense I - - - a w tun hii sniinrinic ram iniiinrarv pi . ... .... m 1 m t . . . woman suffering from "temporary ex 1 tttfittlnn nf ihn hrnin " mlht slit tr tt h. plosion of the brain." might slay with Anf irn'iuiii.a f nhn bka au out knowledge of what she was doing and remember nothing, of the event aflerwnrds. Such a mental condition llllcht Inst fmm two lionr In n -a!L' she aaid. defense. Her testimony ended the NKW VORK. April 3. because she had learned mother in TompkinsvKle, Agitated her a.sed Ky., had heard at last of her plight, Miss Oli via M. P. Stone resumed the witness stand fcr further cross-examination today at her trial for the killing of Kills Guy Kinkead, corporation coun sel of Cincinnati. Assistant District Attorney War busse reopened hla attack on her atory tf betrayal by Kinkead by de manding whether she knew James K. Clark, former I tilted States attor ney at Cincinnati. "1 don't know him, 1 don't know him," Miss Stone cried, bursting Into tears. "I'd rather you'd take my life than keep hounding me this way." Court wns adjourned for ten min utes while Miss Stone regained her composure. Then Mr. Warbnsxe pointed out Mr. Clark who sat in the court room and repented his question. Miss Stone insisted she did not know him. Opening his case Mr. Wnrhasse had Indicated Clark would be asked to tes tify, concerning a Mann net charge Miss Stone sought to brins against Kinkead. C!ark, ho aaid. declined to press the charge, telling Miss Stone there wns better ground for such n charge against her. Free Seeds Cut Out From Appropriation Bill By the Senate 444444444444444444 4. 4 4 WASHINGTON, April 3. Tho 4 4 ncrrletilturnt . nonrnnHnilnn hill A 4 carrying $35,808,000, but without 4 4 the Item of $330,000 for five seeds 4 4 was reported today to the senate. 4 4 As turned over to the senate, the 4 4 measure Is $116,300 larger than it 4 4 pnssod the house. - 4 4 Included In tho Items added 4 4 by the senate were appropriations 4 4 of $208,000 for Investigation of 4 4 the disease of tuberculosis among 4 4 animals and $.2,000 for lnves'tigtt- 4 4 tlon nnd Improvement of cereals. 4 Resides the froo seeds appro- 4 4 prlntion, tho senate committee 4 4 cut out, nn npproprlutlon of $75.- 4 of(l, ooo for prevention of spread of 4 4 the Kuropean corn borer. 4 4 A 444444444444444444 "I DON'T KNOW jTOKIO REPORTS HIM!" CRIES MISS; JAPAN AGREES STONE IN TEARS TO QUIT SIBERIA WAV1. 1 v m r tm 1, ml nni?'ii honeymoon, at Icaat that I'olund think for he ha journeyed bride to bm nd hia honeymoon. TOKIO, April 3. (By 7. I h ''A i - - the Asso-isit elated Press. 1 Immediate evacua tion of Siberia was decided upon at the last meeting of the Japanese cab inet, according to the Toklo newspa pers today. .The Asnhi Shlmhun, In publishing the report attribntes the decision to activity of the reds In the maritime province which it says places the Jap - !. ' J . PfIUO" OI naT," , . . . . , 1 a,u 1 ik 11 l a. u ar i in . i ou ihi ii i iiiiisr ' t 'ucr 1 10 eiim T japan ui suiier,, sayg the newspaper "If :?iey fight, the situation would become further complicated. If they shake bands. nance ot troops , or in five year loses Us significance. ' the last The Asahl alleges that the repre sentatives at Darlen have been noti fied of Japan's intention to evacuate. TOKIO. April 3. (P.y the Asso ciated Press.) Reports from Vlart. tvostok today said the red forces of the Chita government, advancing southward along the I suri railroad in pursuit of Vladivostok government troops, had reached Spasskoye. The Vladivostok 'troops as fast as they are forced to retire into territory guarded by the Japanese, are dis armed by the Japanese forces, dis patches said. Some thousands of reM troops are said t have invaded Jap anese neutral territory, the Japanese hesitating to open hostilities in view of the negotiations that have been pending some time at Darien between the Japanese government and the Chita soviet republic. Reports from Dutren said Japanese representatives there had warned the Chita government against invasion of Japanese guarded territory. HUGHES TREATY PARIS. April 3. I, By Associated Press.) Tho Washington conference, especially the naval program, was sub ject to a spirited attack today. Deputy DeChappedelaine, speaking for the left republican group said tho Washington conference, instead of being an Instru ment of peace, had been nothing but nn instrument of war. Instead or re ducing naval armaments, he declared, the Washington conference had served only to stabilize tho most recent type of warships and had merely scrapped old vessels. , ' Deputy Lacour de Maison from the right benches, repeated the criticisms ho made last week to the effect that the French delegation went to Wash' ington unprepared and that France wus treated like a second rate power. Ho called on the chamber to reject the Washington agreements. C. S. Debt Decreases'. WASHINGTON. April 3. A do crease of $334,000,000 in the public debt during Mitreli wns announced today by thu treasury. FRENCH ffiPUTY URGES REJECTION Portland Ministers Condemn Sports at Salem Memorial Day ' TORTLAXD, Ore., April 3. The Portland Ministerial anaocia- 4 4 tlon panned a resolution today 4 4 condemning a program of aporta 4 4 tr b held at the ataU fair 4 4 ground at Salem Decoration day. 4 4 The action wan taken upon re- 4 4 quest of the Salem Ministerial 4 ! 4 association by long distance tle- 4 phone this morning. 4 Th resolution waa Intwluced 4 ! 4 by the Rev. E. A. Smith, a Span- 4 Ixh war veteran who aaid that the 4 : 4 veterans, the flrand Army men 4 t uitit lots iiiotrricuii ajkiou ure wf i 4 poed to iminK Decrtratlon day 4' 4 merely aa a picnic. 4! 4 4 444444444444444444 IS HALTED BY A NOVEL PLEA Illinois Governor Demands Women On Jury As Allowed SMALL S TRIAL By Law State Taken By,airm- j The accounts received here do not Surprise, AskS for Time tO whether the Colllna party waa Enter Argument. WAUKEOAX. Ill, April 3. (By the Associated Press) Oovernor Len Small today, demanded that women on the Jury which is to try him on charge of conspiracy to embezzle state funds. Through his attorney, he challeng ed the entire Jury list of Lake county because only men had been called Attorney. W. fkhrocder reading an affidavit, charging no women had been called for the Jury "thereby de priving said women voters of their j inherent right" to serve on the Jury. The demand of the 'defense that women be permitted to sit on the Jury was an unexpected surprise. Xo ef fort has been made in Illinois to use women Jurors in important cases. If Judge C. C. Edwards should up hold the governor's contention and order women caled for the Jury, a new problem will be raised aa he has alreisdy announced his intention of keeping the Jury locked up through out the trial, which is expected to lust anywhere from three to five months. Lake county has a large bedroom on the floor of the court house with twelve single beds, where Juries are kept during trials. The laws of Illi nois would prevent segregation of the men and women Jurors, lawyers in the case said. The defense completed its argu ment at 1:15 o'clock and the court re cessed while lawyers for tho state held a conference. The state obtained a continuance until Wednesday at 9:30 to prepare arguments against the motion. KILLED BY LOVER FRESNO, Cal., April 3. James Ran dol who last night shot and killed Mrs. Gertrude Holstln, wealthy Fresno widow, who often had spumed his at tempts at love, died in the county hos pital here today from a bullet wound in the head which he inflicted Imme diately afterwards. The slaying took place In thebby of a local hotel. Police reports today showed ' that Randol was "in dire poverty," while Mrs. Holstin was wealthy. SAX FRAlNCISCO. Cal.. April 3. W, M. Muirhead. an official of the Reaver Portland Cement company, living at 1125 Raleigh street. Port land, was Instrumental in the capture of an armed man suspected of rob bery in the downtown section. Muirhead had left his machine In a garage and was walking toward the Palace hotel when two men rushed out of the Alexander building. They were acting suspiciously and separat ed. Muirhead chased one of them, who jumped on and off cars In an effort to elude pursuit. Finally with the aid of an autojnobilist, Muirhead trailed the man to a pool room and later followed him again aa he board ed a street car. Finally In tho Mis sion district Muirhead obtained the assistance of Special Policeman Gar WEALTHY WOMAN IS GOLD HILL MAN ROBBER SAN IRISH ffil ON RAf AGE nmoio Mrnn Collins Meeting Broken Up By Rebellious Soldiers, 'Women Shot Hundreds of Soldiers Desert Government and Out rages Continue Expect Sensational Developments. DITILIX, April 3. The mcctlni? ad-, dressed by Michael Collins at Caatlo liar, county Mayo, last night, waa stop ped by members of the fourth western division of the Irish republican army after stormy scenes In which a woman was wounded by a bullet, according: to accounts reaching Dublin this morn in. The chief of the provisional govern-, ment and his party returned to their hotel ami the officer who had pro claimed the meeting at an end follow ed, declaring that none would be al lowed to leave until Mr. Collin and his friends had surrendered their I disarmed, merely saying mat some people who left the hotel were reach ed." ' The telegraph wires around Castle Bar were out and when the newspaper correspondents there boarded a train for Athlone, they were ordered by two officers to go to the barracks. - Admit Shooting Firat j , The newspapermen -were conveyed to the barracks in automobiles where they found A. McCabe, a member of the Dail Eireann, with Commandant Ktlror and bis staff. The commandant stated that McCabe bad admitted he was the first to draw a revolver at the meeting. Mr. McCabe then. In the presence of the correspondents said he believed he was the first to draw, the dispatches say. A Dublin man,' said to be Charles Brj ne, a member of the Collins party was arrested and accused of the shoot ings Mr. Collins subsequently told th. representative of the Irish ' Indepen dent, Dublin newspaper, that he had visited Bryne in the barracks and found him In a cell with only a plank, for a bed and no bedding. He said ha had asked Commandant Kllroy to pa role Mr. Bryne, Mr. Colllna to be re sponsible, but that the request wi. refused. . . Mrs. Fogarty, proprietress of the Commercial Hotel. Castle Bar, was wounded in the shoulder, presumably by the bullet fired at the meeting. The correspondent of the London Evening .News says all the roads to Castle Bar were blocked by trees and that automobiles moving toward the town were stopped by armed men,, w ho even ripped up the railroad tracks to prevent the arrival of the special trains from the surrounding towns. The meeting consequently was delayed until 7 p. m. The crowd numbered" 2,000 per sons, among them many hostile to Collins. Collins frequently was. In terrupted and then an attempt was made to rush the lorry which sup ported his platform, says tho account, and a supporter of Collins drew a re volver. Others produced revolvers also upon which the crowd stamped ed, women fainting and several per sons' were trampled upon. ' A num ber of shots were fired. At this point, adds the correspondent, an o( ficer jumped upon the platform and (Continued on Page tilx.i FRANCI E rison and together they arrested the suspect, who was found armed with a loaded revolver. He was booked on a felony charge. , Jacob Graffner, elevator man In the Alexander building, was attacked by two men when he refused to hand over his keys at their demand. It Is presumed that one of them was tho man trailed by Muirhead. hut he has not yet been positively Identified. Muirhead registered here March 3, and is on a business trip. Mr. Muirhead is manager of the cement plant at Gold Hill, and Is welt known in this city. He was fomerly a star track athlete at the University of Oregon, and played one game wth tho American Legion basketbnll toam In this city last winter. ' CAPTURES ARMED CHS
