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Medford Mail Tribune the Weather Weather Year Ago No Prediction. Maximum ... 6 Minimum ..;..-31 Precipitation Trace Prediction . Mulmuffl tttrdK Fair 61 Minimum today . 38 Precipitation 01 MEDFOItD, OHKOOX, WKDNKSDAY, A Willi W22 NO. 12 AT n MO Will PROBE qninnmnr nr OF kME 30 VAHut U 0. HR0SC0: Wealthy Theatrical Manager to Face Investigation Fol- lowing Marriage With Los Angeles Actress 3 Days Alter Being Granted Divorce Collusion Is Suspected. DKTROIT. Mich.. April J. luvc-j ligation of the residence of f'livir, Won. vii, theatrical producer, wluti was married i Rant Aim, (al . Hat-' urday to Mis Bolma I'sley. I.oi An-j tele actress, hill Ihree daya after he was It ran I ml a decree of dlvoren heie i I runt hi firut wife, win ordered to-1 day by Circuit Judge Harry J. Hingi man of ih'troii. F.dward I'okfrtiev. frlt-nil of the i rourl, wao Inntnirii'il to make thn Investigation In an of fort to Wain whether collusion existed. Murouro filed dlvorco proceodlnii latitat bio flrnt wife. Anna 1'. .Mltrhelt, several mouth ago, unlna l.in fam'ly name, Oliver Mitchell, and K'v'tn ht rliniye aa lUoomfl' ld, a Ilmit iuhutbaii dln'rlct. In hi hill t.t fimnlklnl ha rhnrfflkit hi wlfM with "nacln" blm. casting retlec Washington. April j.-private tona on hi liVllli'li Ohlllty ami ;trr-t"l""l'""', "f railroad puonUm lu 1 1 1 at to lud him to Uer will." Tin lh Iranoiiortntliin .rol..'m II wlf fllid a rrow bill for dlvorr. ! 'h rrtcr nr (iwn a fulr rhant-v, li-win rrunlty and lnfld'liy ind nuv- hnnii-l Willard. prpnideni r tho iu.it I -InK oro-riftnii til, MIm I'atr. ho,rff Rnt m,,,, raiio.-.. dat.il today .. . 1 VI l t in - m ...it, .....iiwi. MotoHco niui i toil mi riri wm. m fan KranflM-o. Itcimhr 15. 1M7. Hi ban a tnu Wnlirr. J3 yiar old It U lltldrr.tOO.1 hl-ro that Moroiu-O,10 ta fuM i:ii0,0(ia on hu firi it If ll.'U of allmniiy. SAN rUANCIHCO. April .'..0v.m Morc.vo, InvratlKMllolt of hni ronl- i.inc( itii rdrtii todiy by tb rlr cn't pi.tirt tit Ix-itolt. aalil lo.luy thni up to "'a month or two aso." h had. l.ri'ii a nlint of UMroU for two and ntii- Imlf yi'i. A month or two mko lio nuiwiit t, I.oi Artfft-lot and hoilKht it home limn. hi rniltl. Ho knw nothlim of any court In viMilciiili.n of llin niritte r. OMAHA. Ntli., April 8. hftHoluill w.im npprovoil hy a -stindny lliujority of Nehrankii town thnt voted mi the proiMiHltlon In clectlonH aooordlnu in i rein rerolvoil hero t'Mluy. HuMeliull on llin Hiilihnlh w-na fn vorod at Ilrokculiow, KuIoIkIi nnl I'll u .l.ll U I..H.t.Ut..A.( I. Hi-r, wiiiio if.im.il .i...ro,o., ... hy a majority of 11. In addition Uroki'tibow voled for Hiiminy pom Italia. Const leoKun . reauU 'yestorilny were: Soattlo B; San Fran'oUco'S, Ouklnnd 7; fiucramento 5. Pnrtlnnd-Loa Ansoloti ioHtponod. Vvrnnn-Halt Kuko postponeil. yu.Tit.ir, xtt NEBRASKA IS FOR SUNDAY BASEBALL BASEBALL SCORES EX-KAISER WRITES BOOK ON ORCHIDS AND EATS SOUP MEAT WITH RICE IlEUUN. April 5 Somp ditnlln con cerning thn former kalser'i nmdo of llfo at Doom wore furnished hy the former cotitt chaplain, Dr. VokuI, In on address nt KtKnli?Bliuig;. . , Jf "His lunch," liw sultl, "ennslnts or . ' U,A.,. ... n . M.lll. u! n III. .,m.. m....i muni, yviiii I ii:u. inn hii nin int. Hlvon a RlnsH of wlnn but ho drinks water, After a slcala ho IipkIiih n per iod of Intensive montnl work." v As nn cxatnpUi of thlx mental work, tho speaker mentioned thai Wllllnm ooch tiny during the Wiishlnntnn con Lack of V it amines In Food Kills Hogs Valued, $50,000,000 ! BIRMINGHAM. Al.. April 6 Pig valued m more thim $r.O,(HK),. 4 OOII (Hid flllH Spring frciftl diseases 4 resulting front Insufficient vldi- Mine In tln'lr food, according to n ri)Miit by J. H. I Iiii;)ich nnd II, II. 4 Winchester of lhi Kansas Agri cultural college. irxcnli'il today ti tint American Chemical society In session hme. "Tin opinion Ih generally hold." the rejiort anlil, "tlmt this great loss to Ihik raisers of tho Fulled State Ik 1tu to tho fwil' Ing df tivi much rum." 4 444444444444444444 FAIR CHANCE IS ALL RAILROADS ASK OF PEOPLE Daniel Willard Prpsidpnt nf uamtl I"U, TlCilUeni 01 B. & 0. Continues Testi mony Before Senate Com mitteeMore Claims By M'Adoo Denied By Speaker. l.. (or tlin .iiii(.. intii-miit.. i-i'iii- mcrip eii!imtti.i tHrimiit. l.rKnn In rontiniiloii hl yonlrrilny In rrply "vnrnm.-n. own.-n.n.p Mnt. iiir,,,. ol willliini i. AlrAiliNi, t.irnu i- ill rodor lii-iicrnl of mllrnndK. Mr. WUIniil il.'rlnnii nothltiK hud ili'iir In i.linw thut conirri'iiH i rnd In iilurnlnu th r!uln to llirlr ownrra. "Wlmt lln rulliiMiil iii-cd niDn :"" "n"'i"K ' " i"'t iinn, oi nuMerii'ii. im tin (inoi iunn 'tilirti'i' 111" trrnm of Ihr tritlinport art to tmk out tlnlr .ri't'litiiM wiilmnt ' linnni.Mi.rl' mill lull ili.tlttnim lntr ,.,.,.,. null I haw tin titimwt mntl- jili.H(. Ihnl I !- will RunTMifiilly liur oioiint thrlr iiicm'nt iltffli iltli H If ulvi'ii it fnir chiinco to do mi, 1 am ;ilt.o ronflili'tit Uml they will provide i ho im.iii of I hlti country wlih nilt- I mat o irnnaportntloti lit iiiininiildn cuti' niui lower ratf t h it it nro to ln fotiml for Himllnr aorvlco In nny othor otiitiry In the world. Mr. Wlllitrtt mild Hint fcdfinl con trol of the cnrrlein tvim not di'Miiiied In trnl Ihr relative Mdvitotiilli'H of puhlli' or vruiite opernttoo, hut to hi lp win the wnr. Any utepB tiikcn In thnt direction ilui'loil the period of federnl control noil which rcMiltod In nny miinner tnimlcnt to the IicnI IntcreHtM of lite pnliiic or, the currier proper! Ic. he lidded, "were unfuif, nnwaiTiniteil nml llli'Kiil liecituxe they wre not Jum tlflcil by law," He einphiiHlzed thnt In H'-' nfter ,ii.nii..it r.r f.,.t..i.t.i ......iftit the ' " ' iilli'ondH ciiirled two per cent more rr,.Kht than while in chmne of the Kovcrnntent. roiitenlioitH of Mr. McAdoo thnt the government relurivd tho ra Hi omis is better condition thnn when they were taken over were denied by Mr. WIN bird, who wild tho cntTlers' conten tlons thnt their condition Wits depro cluted hud nn Intportnnl benrliiK on future rates. I Mr. Wlllurd presented tletiilled evl donee In tho enno of the Hitltlinote jiind Ohio to show that the condition lof cniB, locomotives nnd roadway wan not ns nood when federal control lemlert (is when the line wns tnken ference nuirto notes from ten news papers and forumliiUnl his views in n short CHHiiy. He hns nlso written biHik about (he cultivation, of orchids nd hns erected a nietooroloKlPiil sift' Hon, the records of which he send dally to llerllh. "Tho ex-knlser," continues the chap lain, "wears a brown Jacket nnd hlith boots durliiR the day nnd n field Rvsy uniform In tho evenltiR. After (linnet ho rends iilontl oxtrucls front Houston Stownrf. Chitniberliiln's book, etitlilei 'Mnn nml lloil,"" PARI! SPLIT LOOMS OVER COAL STRIKE Attorney General Daugherty's Entrance Into Conflict May Draw Fire From Congress menBorah Opposes Policy of Inaction Daugherty's Statements Denied WA8HINCTON, April J. Follow Inn up tho ovcrturea It lion mado to ward aettlentent of tho bltuntlnnua nml atrlkn tho Iiouko coinmltteo on la bor routinut'd ItH heurlnK on thn nub-, ject tt.dny by conaiiteriiiK briefly At toinoy (ii neral Iuoi(heriy'B ututo nient or tuKt nlKbt ouillnlns iho ad mlnUtrat'on "handa off" policy for tho prcnent. Iteproacntatlvo llland. roptthllran, Indlitita, whotio reaolution to direct lite proaldcnt to apKilnt a coal inquiry comnilnKlon i-rcasiontxl the lahor com ml Hoc 'a lntont In tho matttcr: read Mr. IuijUerty'a atatemont Into ita rocord and upon learn Ins that I'roaldont I.ewla of tho I'nitod .Mlno Wnrkera had left tho city tallt'U to the altitcaa utand John Mooro, execu tive roprottentatlvo of tho union in Washington. Mr. l'BUKhcriy wt). aflor doclar lp that tko oprtora woro wronr In refiialns to ctnfor with tho mine worker In an attempt at aettlinx the atrlke laatio In advance, that tho I'liited Mine offlrlala thentaolvoa ro fuaed laat fall or aomo lator tlmo to confer with tho operator tor tho name purpoao, Mr. llland aald. Now. haa thoro over been tlmo whon tho fnlted Mine Workera havo rofuaod to open nouotlatlona with the central Competitive field ODeratnm for a now I'ceiiJwaKe acnlo after Anrll 1. In accord ance with lher agrooment?" No. air." Mr. Mooro replied 'There never haa been auch a re- fUHIll." After Senator l.orah. republican, ilajio. bad declared In the aon.tto yea oidny, that "draallc public, action" mlRltl bo demanded by the strike Ht- uation. Attorney Oticrul Oauxberty ralHcd tho posnlhlllt y of divorsenco of vlewi between memht-ra of concreaa and tho admlnlatratinn when 'ho Ih- Hited a atatfinont snyliiR: 'The t verntnent la not undertak- Iiir to do anythlnx In tho present alt untloti of the coal mutter." Declai'lno) that "men havo a riuht to nnlt work and men have a right to emplcy other men." the attorney Rcneial ould tho public via not men aced by coal nhortm nnd that tho Intereat c.f the Rovernmenl was In tho preservation of order nnd protection c t properly. Ho added that ho saw no reason at (bin time to four illa oi der. Mnnib K.xplodiHl Wont Vlminlii IIF.CKLKY, YV. Va.. April 5. Homhs were exploded In front of the houses of Illnny Chlckenfeller and James Spado In Kllsey Into last night. State troops with bloodhounds arrest ed .lchn Fodor nnd Andy Ilonluc. who denied all knowledge of tho crime. Chlckeiifoller ond Spade are min ers who remained at work for tho Hill Coal company nfter about hnlf the emplovos went on strike In sym pathy with tho union men. TOI.lilK), Ohio, April fi. The Ohio Collieries rtmpany. the largest Indiv idual coal operating company In Ohio will not bo 'represented In tho .pro posed Jolni conference of miner and opurotors in Washington on April 10, tho company announced today. V CALGARY, Altn., April 5. -Seven hundred and fifty miners employed at the Blue Dlnmond mine nt Drulo, Alia., . have voted unanltuottsly to strike. This Is tho largest non-union mine In tho district. Like, Vacation WILKKSUARRH, Pa., April 5. Suspension In tho airlhrarlto coal field's of Pennsylvania w-as hulled by tho uverngo mlno worker a an op portunity for a vacation and most of them aro planning thoroughly to en- Jov tho holiday. For olitht vears tho collieries had boon operated on nl- l,fod fire those In tho room rushed most n full schedule, tho war period I for covtM' I'owers ducked down be being mnrkod bv unusual activity. hlni1 hl8 desk m,t ! few cc' The minors, therefore, their londors'ontU bad taken u pistol from it and . I opened ftro on Falfleld, -who fell alter (Continued on Pag Rlgnt) Powers' first shot. Marshal Joffre Is Given Motor Trip Over Pacific Highway -f - ijif . ... r 4 r 4 J' us H; 1 J. - f 4 TV,- y fv -K.,' ., '"I ' t- Jk i iti..a m t Marshal Joffre, the "Hero of the therefore, leave the train at Med ford. Marno" will pass thrnuKh Modford nl,1"' ''Ivcn up Main street to the Hotel ! f .M 9. ..... r.. t. 1 t - . r. . . about 3:4ft n. nt. todnv. Tim orlfflnal , ,, , , , . .... plans called for going through Med- iorn tooay. wnirn were later cnangeu to tomorrow, but with the elimination of a part of tho elaliorato program of entertainment planned at Portland, ' lr'P lu " rrunc-mco was uKin set as per tho original scliiMiib!. The , IKrmit the school children of both wire received yesterday afternoon to I Modford. and Ashland to have an op this effet t was too late for the Riving portunity to see the distinguished of notice to the public in yesterday's visitor. PPr. S There are ten persons in the mar- Owing to tho reemt Indisixisition of Jshal a arty. Incltidinff Madame Joffre tho marshal, those in charge of his lend theta daughter. Major l lysses trip were unwilling to risk the ride '('.rant of the I". S. army who acts as from Grants Fa? to Ashland hut have j the marshal' interpreter, and Hon. accepted to the extent of a ride from j Samuel Hill of Seattle, the marshal' Medford U Ashland. The party will, i host on his trip across America. NEARLY ENTIRE FAMILY KILLED BY AXE FIEND OONfoliDlA. Kim.. April S Theo dore TrcmMuy. IS-yviir-nld farmer Ix.y. wan slain with an axe at his home Inst night tre brothers. 14. 12 nnd 10 yenrs old. rewpectlvely are near death with their heads crushed nnd the father of the boys. l J. Tremblay, a trustee of the Uhlilo, township nnd nnmher eliiht-yonr-ol 1 son, injured. Thp nNNuihmtx are un known. The elder TreniMay wns found un conscious on the porch of his hom this mornlnc. his head injured and bis feet hound with wire. He mav recover, The body of Theodore Tretnblay wits found tit the ham with the head crushed and the body badly burned. The other four hoys. Francis. Al bert. Alfonso and Cleo were found in the house. Only the youngest, Cleo, In expected to recover. All had suf fered smashing blows on the bead. A little daughter, who hud spent the night nt a neighbor's holoe was the only member of the family to escape injury. i L. J. Tremblay Is reported to have I recovered consciousness this morning long enough to say he hud no idea who had committed the crime. There are reports of nn automohlle said to hnvoj gone south . from the Tremblay home nhout 1 1 o'clock list night nnd of another Ruing north enrly this morning.. Discharged Worker V Runs Amuck, Kills One Before Death CHTCAGO. April 5 Charles Falfleld enraged over being discharged by the Jones Foundry company, today rushed Into the office of K. J. Powers, superin tendent, shooting wildly from n pistol In each bund and In a brief fit of terror, killed ono man,, wounded three other and then was shot to death by lYiwcrs. Falfleld entered the office during the noon hour when several employes were gathered there. Ho wns cursing and yelling; nnd as he n. z t -m '.'7 ,.T1 ,al -Mil V . v' p"! K '"'""'. ""suaie to mean iruu, iiience oacs to me racuic hlKnw atlJ in to AHhland where they will again board the train. The fire department's whistle will cive jnbout ten minutes notice of the arrival lor the party. Arrangemehts have been made to DEMOCRATS. HARTFORD. CONN LOSE ST. 10., IIAKTFORI. Conn.. April 5. Itiehard J. Kinselln, democrat, was elected mayor of Hartford yesterday and with hint. moNt of tho democratic ticket was carried into office. Kin sella defeated Anson M. Cook, re publican, by a plura'ity of 3.SIS. The democrats elected eight out of ten aldermen. Charles H. Itobin, re publican, who has been controller 84 years, was defeated for re-election by K. K. Ininh, democrat, by 1,061 votes. i KANSAS CITY. April 3 The mu nicipal elections held throughout Missouri yesterday were the most spirited in years, belated returns ro celve.l hi re yesterday show ing an un usually heavy vote over the state. In many cities, party lines were drnwn sharply while in others the elections were non-partisan. I I loth democrats and republicans gained victories. , In Jefferson City the democrats cum tea lour oi iivi? cniiotiuiica for by 'nmernien ana earned me cuy 'nearly 500 votes. licturns from St. Joseph Indicated the election of a republican mayor. and th whole republican ticket with the exception of candidates for au ditor and treasurer. Tito democrats elected mayors in Hutler, Fulton, Curt huge and Sednlia. ' CHICAGO, April S. Mrs. Louis F. Swift, 62, wife of the president of Swift and company, died suddenly at her home today, following an Ill ness of only a few hours. Her hus- band, who was returning from a bus iness trip to Honolulu, stepped from, the train here without knowing of his wife's death. Mrs. Swift appeared in. ; good health' last night, dining and playing games with the family until she retir ed. , 'Physician were called at 11 o'clock last night after she had suf fered from a violent coughing Ht- tuck. Sho died a few hours later. She Is survived by Mr. Swift and WIN MO. MRS m PORK PACKER DIES our children. To Bar Friends and j Members of Ku Klux Klan, Dallas, Texas . DALLAS. Texas. April 5. Dallas today had a new organlza- j lion as an outgrowth of recent floRKlnKH here, the Pulla County Citizens league with the avowed 4 4 purpose to opiiose the Ku Klux 4 Klan In Dallas county as stimmar- 4 Ized in the resolutions adopted 4 last Disht at tho organization's 4 public mass meeting. 4 "No member of the Ku Klux 4 Klan should be permitted to hold 4 office In our state and we pledge 4 J 4 the people of Texas that we will 4 ' 4 not encourage or vote for any 4) 4 candidate for office who belongs 4j 4 to tho Ku Klux Klan or who sym- 4 4 pathlzes with It or who has apol- 4 ogles to offer lor tho organization 4 4 or Its acts." 4 I 4 4 44444444444444444 INTO DEATH OF State, Army and Prohi Forces to Probe Killing of Lieuten ant Colonel By J. P. Day, Oklahoma Oil Magnate Woman Tells Story. OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla.. Auril 5. Preparations were made today to launch three separate inquiries into the events surrounding the death of Lieutenant Colonel Paul Ward Beck, pioneer army aviator and assistant commandant of Post Field. Fort Sill, who was killed by Jean P. Day, weal thy oil operator and prominent Okla homa attorney, in the latter's home here early yesterday when according to Day, Beck was struggling with Mrs. Day. A civil investigation by county authorities will determine charges to be filed against Day. A military commission of three army officers headed by Major Tho mas' B. Lanthier will come here Friday or Saturday, according to an announce ment at Post Field and Investigate the killing. A third inquiry began when M. F. Nedows, federal prohibition director began to check up to ascertain wheth er liquor might have had a part in the patty which preceded the killing of Lieutenant Colonel Beck, lounty officials today were running down various angles of the tragedy, but until the coroner's inquest Satur day, forest Hughes, county attorney,! announced he would not decide the question of filing charges against Day. "Inasmuch as I cannot say at this time what turn the coroner's inquest may take, it is possible that either manslaughter or a murder charge may be filed against Mr. Day following the Inquest, the county attorney said. "J do not know whether Mr. Day or his wife, the other witness to the killing, will take the stand at that time. The state could not force either to testify If they did not so desire." Refuse to Testify If Day and his wife declined to take the stand at the inquest, Mr. Hughes pointed out, he could then file a charge of murder. Friends of Day declared neither he nor his wife would testify at the Inquest. . Day, in an interview, declared he THREE INQUIRIES AVIATOR had no thought of killing Beck wheu , emergency call. Her husband is In he returned to his home and he alleges . no 'mmidiate danger of dying, ac found the army officer attacking Mrs. wording to a hospital bulletin issued 'at noon. The trip from Spokane Continued nn Vate Eight) took two hours and twenty mlnnto. TRUSTED BANK EMPLOYEE. 71 YEARS 010 CHIEF LOS ANGELES, April 5. Theft sev eral months ago of $90,000 In $1000 bills from a safety deposit vault in the Farmers and Merchants National bank has been solved, most of the money regained and surety company officials today are considering arrests, accord ing to an announcement by officials of the bunk. The money was property of tho local branch of tho. Yokohama Speclo bank and Its loss wns discov ered February 23. P.m. 6. BRITAIN m nuittin iu uLiiinnu , HEY Note Addressed to Allies De clares Payment to U. S. A. Necessitates Reserving the Right to Call for Interest On War Debts to Great Britain Washington Surprised. LONDON. April 5. (By Associated Press.) The British government has addressed a note to -the allies declar ing that owing to the fact that Great Britain ha to pay the interest on her debt to the United States she reserve the right herself to call on the allies in turn to pay the interint on their war debts to Great Britain. In this connexion it is pointed out that Great Britain is fully prepared to par the Interest due the United States. PAWS, April 5. The understanding in French official circle has been that the whole question of the inter allied debts will come up soon on the initia tive of Great Britain, as the result of the American funding bill, which re quires the payment of Interest on the I debts of the allies ' to the t'nlted States. A ail these Obligations are linked together, it 1 held in French circle that a settlement between any tw countries requires a general ad- i justment. LONDON. Apry 5. (By Associated Press.) Acceptance by the British government of the American views pertaining to the maintenance cost of the American army of occupation as expounded Jn the recent note of Sec retary of States Hughes to the allies, has been Informally conveyed to the American government, although a for mal note, officially confirming the ac ceptance, has not yet been dispatched. , Washington Not Advised WASHINGTON, April 5. (By Asso ciated Press). Beyond press reports of Great Britain's preparation to begin the payment of interest upon her five billion dollar war debt to this country the treasury is as yet without informa tion on the subject. Great Brjtain. officials said today, has been reported as laying aside 25,000.000 pounds sterling in her budget for this year to meet interest payment to this country. In October the first semi-annual interest payment will fall due after the expiration of the three year period during which by mutual understanding Interest on the debt was deferred. ' ' On April 15 tho deferrod interest from Great Britain official said will amount to approximately C15.000.000, but this sura, it has been understood would be tho subject of funding nego tiations along with the principal of the debt when the new debt commission begins working out a general liquida tion scheme. WENATCHEE. Wash., April 6. I'sing an airplane to' reach the bed side of her husband who Is critically 111 with double pneumonia at the , Wenatchee general hospital, Mr. Peacock of Spokane arrived here at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. This is the first time that anyone has come to the city In a plane on an Investigation by private detective, according" to the bank statement, re vealed that William II. McFee,, .71 years of age, for 2 year a trusted employe, was spending fund beyond hi income and giving $1000 note to women. Confession were obtained from McFee and llay Whltohlll, a clerk according to the bank statement that Whitehall made a duplicate key from the key of tho Japanese client and gave It to McFee. 11000 BANK ROBBERY