Con u, .
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Medford Mail Tkibune
The Weather
Fslr tonight and Friday
Minimum yesterday 70
Minimum today 30
Weather Year Ago
Maximum ....
Minimum ......
Precipitation
.66
..47
Trsce
fnllyJevetieinlli Xnr,
Wekly Fifty -Hrcwiiil Vnir,
MEDFORD, OH1XJOX, TIIl'HSDAY, APRIL 20, 1022
NO. 25
FRANCE 10
INSIST ON
penalties;
Poincaire Cabinet Unit in De
manding Germany Pay for
Bad Faith in Signing Sepa
rate Peace With Russia
Bolshcviki Refuse to Yield
However Bosche Divided.
GKNOA, April . -illy Hm
UmmUioI lr.) ITIuio Mln
Inter IJnyil (Jru today III
Ihn Ht-natk lcbluit la tlx
nMirMiuli' tontrrviH o bad mtr"""!
U u-c-p4 I he roudtllon of tlm
ttirw not IfH to prtlilwte In
farther iIIm umIhii if ItUMUn af
fair mm n result of having alitn
n h ltuo-4ici-man treaty nt
IUuUlu twt HumUy.
GKN,, A 111 - (Hy Um
AwhUinI I-ttm.) frtme Mln
lur Uoyil urK Uilil tlm
txnt MiH'r rmiiiitMt Iw-rr
th la afterniMMt Hint lit' MUrl
profoundly In tlte m uf ile
(mMt ronfev-ncn ami waa rn
vlm-cd It would end In Inn roin
restoration of luimmny In
ruroK-,
PARIS. April 20. lly Ibn Asso
ciated Press. ) Germany ha replied
la the alllca agreeing to a re lit exrlu
Klun from the deliberation of t hi
economic conference', polltlral colli- j
Dilation cm Huaaian affaln, nay
telephone monaKu fruiu (leitoa.
M. hlttterln. tka iet foreign
tnlnialer, when uaked today why no
tic of the" ncBotlhllnn had not Ueeu
Siren .Mr. Lloyd (ieurge, replied:
"Kor I h almpln rrawin tliut H di
al a H not a luitlh colony."
'hu further aaaej whtbr lie
treaty meant alao a Itni.r-(ierman al
liance, M. rhitrherln replied;
"Willi and ae. Alt tho ftiwi made
over thla treaty In tite utijuatlf led.
I think It ahould he taken n a tuodel
for the tlenoi cMiferetice. The re
pulillc of that aovleta would Im Kind
to conclude nlmlUr trenlica with
other countrlea, eupmlully the fulled
8ute."
l.lojil Sforge lnHfii
CKNOA. April 20. Illy tho Aano-
elated I'reaii.) I'rlma Mltilaier Lloyd
tlm rgn of Great Urltaln aald tiwluy
tb political cemuilHilou of tho con
t'Wlc coufervue would meet tumor
row to conalder thn Huantan reply to
the allied propoaala Iranamltted to
tbn Kuaalan deletlutea luat week. The
reply wua expected to ho r"crcl tiv
day. Mr. Lloyd (leorgft predlcied
nucceMi for th confei-fiioo. Mr. Moi
Oecrge einpliatlcully denied that lr.
Waller Itatheiiau, tho (lermun foreign
lutnliiter and. aignalory for (icrtuany.
of th treaty, had over Informed hint
directly or ludlrwitly of ucgotlutloiw
of the Itumilu-Oermnny part.
I'AKIS, April 20. Hy Anmclnteil
1'reaa.) iDatructloOH Heat hy I'n'ttiler
I'olncaro to tho French iimbaaandorH
lu the I'upltuU of the allien find fully
. .. ..... ....
appniviHi ny inn caiiinoi. am in insiai
.! .. .-..e.....le n.-n-ie..a n 1.- .abi.i,
and i-t-nallles applied to (lermuny If
.i. i...i..M ..mu iu
Vim nwnmrtmj liaisu in imi. imi"
vl..l r..uanllaa nf what Dm Cenun
e- " .
conference may daclcle.
Tho premier's poHltlon In thnt there
can b no morv hcnltatlon lu tho exn
cutlon of tho treaty of Versailles. Ho
holds that the conesHatons of the allien
to Oermany has led to further resla
tanco to the Vermillion ttt-uly on I lit'
part of the latter.
Premier PolncHio Iiah hold conmiltn-
tiona with leaders of all panics In the
last two days, besides keeping the cub
(net In el.iuA lnnli ujltt, lltn Hlliintltin
Conaenat.ve nationalist, ond llbor -
al elements are said to have given the
prentler U understand thoy woul.I ui
n.e ilia vieuf
port his view
Violate Vanalilss Pact
It waa pointed nut today that the
Kusso-Germnn treaty bud brought to
light violations of tho Versailles pact
by flormany In rottpoct to military uio
lerlals, tho OorniunH having, It appears
sold tho arms which the Russian refn
Koes had lolt in Germany Instond of
handing them over to tho allied com-
mission for dcsttucllon ns provldotl in
tho Versailles trenty,
"Article ouo of tho RiiiiKo-Gorninii
treaty, nt tho ond of claunn C rends
Tho Russian government renounces
paymont of tho sum Germany hns e-t!" enforcement officers,
rived from' tho nftle of Russian army T,,,,y reported today that thoy had
material transported Into flnrmony.B) .fr'""'1 a refreshment parlor hero
Already there In much Hpeculntlnu h ft nilruculoug faucet. H you
concerning tho ponoltloB to bo Impound I tl,'nml "10 fftW,,,t 0,10 wnv' u",v M'
upon Germany, as It Is fonslilored Ptnd. clonr Innocent water flow
b.OHt iirol.nbU. Hint somo notion of tills p,d B": lr y?u urnvA u w
i illil H. 1,mft.ri.l ..l..l....t .11.. i III.. tl...t
(Continued on page eight)
New Hydro-Airplane
For Portuguese to
Finish Ocean Trip
J.IHIION. April 20, (By Uw
Ac;'lii"l Prom) A new hy
(rufilriliiiii will be. shipped lu
Ht. 1'unl KorkH to enuhln tlm tin -vn
captains, Bursdura and
C'oiitlnlio to H'huiiiii their treua
Atlantic I Ik 1)1 , liitnirupcd ly tbfl
virtual destruction of tlnlr ma
chine In l.'iuillim ut tli rorka
II In believed hero Unit It will
Im tw( weeks before tbo airmen
run nmiinn tlielr flight ti Hlo
Janeiro.
BIG DEFICIT
TAX BOOST
Secy of Treasury Mellon De
dares Shortage of Over
$350,000,000 Is Certain
Only Way to Get Cash Is
Boosting Taxes U. S. Has
Nothing to Sell.
WAHIIINflTON. Aorll
-l-vy-
tna f mtdltluiinl tmteo
proliuldy
would tie nei ewuiry to meet the de
flrtl of more than $J50,000.000 foro-
mot fur the flm-ul year uf 19!) '
H retmv Mellon. U waa anld toilny
at I he li i'iixocy.
HUh oftK'titl of tlm tiinmirv, din-
ciiulim the eaincliul Ui fli lt. u,al(Uut.
no riitmiil. ration had yvl been given
i.t t.i.:iii r inceiiitrt Itie lack of
jfuridii. hi.1 tlt.-it It waa aturriit the
ili-ft. it priilxihly would have to be
mtiM-tl by tiixutlon, aa the v.m nmcnt
"it lil lint b.it aiOtlilliK to n. II "
! Whether the deficit would run aa
htith an half n billion ibillara aa cU
iiiated by aome treuHiiry offlcbila
cm 11 not Ihi accurately dcterinlneil
at i til time. It waa aald. na inn va-tti-iia
rnliiiKi'nt itvma of riviimo
and cxpi-iuUturn taken Into cenalde
ratbm in fluurlng the ftnnnrca for
the comlnK llacill year mtule nn accu
rate (li'tcritilnatlon of the expected
deficit linpoaallile. tiffli'bila naaerted.
hiiw-ever, u i-oiiKldenitile il fli-u wan
certain.
NEW HIGH LEVEL
NEW ORLEANS. , April CO. The
MlwnlsHlppl river panned the highest
stugn ever recorded bore toduy wheu
the local gauge registered 22.1 feet,
one-tenth of a toot bliibor tliu the
nrev nun blirh record CHtulillHlu'il in
.... , ... .
112. ACcOrdlllfi trt tho loC.ll WIMltller
",r,;ft" iU r,v,,r,1" puntlnu" 10
until n atuKo of 23 feet Is reached
I
'"Ut May 10.
CAHUOLTON, III., April" 20. (Uy
Associated PrCBs). Hroaking of the
Hartwell levee on the Illinois river
near hero at 11 o'clock Inst night com
pleted tho flooding of 80,000 acres of
reclaimed farm land along; a 21 mile
river front In Greene country. Reports
this niornluK sny few If any liven were
lost as tho populace of tin territory
had been forewarned.
l ll'nniY8IHRO. III.. April 20.-A
w, ,'reak, t',1" 'BW0" ",,ar
- '' ' '"-
weal of hero waa reported today.
Water was said to bo mailing over
thoununds of ticroH of cultivated farm
bind.
WASHINGTON, April 0. Pour mil
lion sniiil hugs were shippod by special
train from Hclumoctady, N. Y today
tH lK,ln,H 0,on tho MIkbIhhIppI river
wh,"e 11,0 WM,,r''' ','nK "'JP'0"
,,,ni,d nas crenteu
seriously threatening Hltuutioti.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 20. And
now "" mW' confronts prolilbl-
there flowed a wicked tllstllliillou of
raw brandy.
IA . .
MISSISSIPPI AT
LEVEES BREAKING
Play Golf in Snow at California Mountain Resort
'Wall aMawyia?rtT-ja-1'ii .'aii'r,-it'-yiwiarliti ut rx-- ' hi pi awiiniii inw-a-'
When the unnw recently covered the
r pecllly prepared lilnek bulla Hint could
ordinary hull hut nerve tint purpoHe. J'ihI
Kroiind, it huiidliMpa all playera eqiially.
-DEATH 11 IN
S
E
Crimes of Violence On Pacific
Coast Continue to Increase
Portland Lad Is Shot By
Policeman Double Murder
Los Angeles.
roim.A.sn, or.. Aprti ;o. ixn
Miiri.li. I, waa ahot throiwh tho
ithilomrn and aertonaly wounded
early today by l'utiolmnn Oeorgo
ltuam-ll. Tho ahootlnic took place in
it local Chinese reatuurnnt. where tho
patrolman had been called to eject
a niinilier of men for diaordcrly con
duet. Wltnemiea wild Ma mil utUck
ed the patrolman.
SAN MATEO, Cub. April 20. fn-f.-ivuriiblu
dovelopmeuts were noted
today In tho condition of Harry Gal
loway, 17, Mountain View schoolboy,
who was shot by Ireno C.rannti-dt. H.
year-old school mate after a quarn-l
In Mountain View Tuesday night and
physicbins said thcro is little chance
for hla recovery.
District Attorney Clarence C. Cool
blK of Santa Clara county took a
statement from Galloway, completely
exonerating Ml km Ornnstedt. Tho I
youth explained that the gun dis
charged accidentally - while the two
wem striiKKling together.
L8 ANGKLEH. April 20. W. n.
Hi-liitaeliuan Of Toledo, Ohio, today
shot and killed his wife. Gurnet
lli'lntxclmnn and then killed himself.
Letters telling of bis intentions wero
found on bis Imdy. The shooting
occurred in a hotel room.
AHKItDEE.V, Wash., April 20.
Vance Hills, 2. Is in n hospital herje
with o bullet through hla left lunir,
iiml Frank Zloman, 20, Is in the city
Jull on tin open charge, na u result
of tho alteged accidental discharge
of Zlemnn's rvnvcp In his room at
Market and Washington streetd at
six o'clock last nlxiit. Zlcmnn soys
he waa playing with tho gun when it
accidentally was discharged, the bul
let striking Hills, who was riding on
a bicycle on the street.
2o.
Hunt
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., April
The mutllute.l bodies of J. W
and wife, each about "3 yeara old.
were found at their farm homo near
lluffiilii near : hero Into yesterday.
The aged couple had not been seen
since Thursday. Robbery is believed
to have been tho motive, for tho
double murder. A span of whlto
mules nnd a wagon , belonging to
Hunt ore missing.
NEVADA NOT PLEASED
WITH LETHAL GAS
CARSON CITY, New, April 20.
A motion probably will bo made nt
the next session of the Nevada legis
lature to repeal the monsuro provid
ing for tho use of lethal gas for tbo
execution of murderers, according to
slate officials. It is held thnt tho
tin usual Inw
hns brought the atnto
much tinf.ivnrahln' publicity and de
I feated the ends it wns IntenMod to
servo.
1
IM
WAVE GROWING
golf counts of n. C'ulifornia mountain
eaHlly lie followeil in the. enow. Thy
aa wc-11. While Vi Know teod to alow
f i - ,:r
Gives Bandit Blank
Check for Wedding
Ring, Returned O. K.
CHICAGO, April 20 Edward
P. Morae. on attorney, ami his
wife, recently were held up by
4 rohlxTS who took the aUorney'a
4 vnluablca and stripped the wed-
4 dlnR ring front hla wife's finger.
Mr. Mors baiyaind with the
bandit for the ring. They ajrr!
to return it tor $lofl, ccordius to
Mr. Momo. Not bavlng the cash, 4
4 ho offered, them a signed blank 4
check which they agreed to fill In
for tlW).
The cancelled check for $100
wan returned to the attorney yea-
terday.
Charley Nickell, one of the btat
known pioneer of southern Ore
gon, former editor of the Medford
Tribune, and until seven or eight
years ago a resident of thla city,
dropped dead at hla home in Oak
land, California today, according
to a telegram received by his
daughter, Mr. Louis U I rich of
this city. As the new waa not
received until press time details
are unavailable.
National
At nttshurg. R. 11. E.
SL Louis 5 8 4
Pittsburg 10 13 . 3
Ratteries: Bhcrell, Rarfoot and Ain
anilth; Cooper, Adams and Gooch.
rhlladelphla-Hoston game postponed
rain.
At Brooklyn. R. H.
E.
New York 8 10 2
Brooklyn 1.6 0
I- Batteries:. Douglas and' Smith;
Vance. Smith. Mammaux and Taylor,
Miller. . ..
At. Chicago. R. I
Cincinnati 1
Chicago 3
Batteries: Donohue. Gillespie
Wingo; Alexander and Hartnett.
,. E.
. 1
1
and
American
At Detroit. R. H
Cleveland ; 5 7
Detroit 4 8
E.
0
0
Batteries: Baghy, Morton and Nuna
mnker, O'Neill; Ehtuka and Bassler.
At Philadelphia. R. It. E.
Boston ...15 17 1
Philadelphia 4.9-1
Batteries: Pennock and Walters;
Rommell, Sullivan and rerklns. .
At New York : R. H. E.
Washington 3 7 1
-New York 10 12 2
Batteries: Mogrldgo,. Courtney
and Ghnrrlty; Jones and Seining.
CHARLEY NICKELLS
SUDDENLY
BASEBALL SCORES
resort, golf enthusiasts got
ar toDiewhat rougher than
Otlt
tb
up the hall after it ntrike the
- . ., ;i
BEGIN 10 RISE
RESULT STRIKE
Price Of Slack CoaLin PittS-
i ---i n...i.i.j -
niirn ll Sirir.I lintin Pn nnf
- . . - .
Walk UUt UOke rTOQUC-
tion Falls Off U. S. Of
ficial for Investigation.
PITTSBTRG. Anril 20. Claims of
PRICES OF COAL
an advance of bituminous coal prices j dlrltCtl0n"' clUy toward Sal-
lonika and Prilep.
were made yesterday by P. T. Fagan. The American Red Cross at Bel
a Tutted Mine Workers' official. Of-' grade is rushing relief to the stricken
ficlal inquiries he said, disclosed that community.
alack coal $1.50 a ton before thel The disaster occurred at noon yes-
strike started, now ia nuoted at S3,
jand that screen coal selling for 12.25 I
prior to April 1. now is selling fori
$5 a ton, with little demand.
CONNELSV1LLE, Fa., April 20.
Coke production In the Connelsville
region the first two weeks of the coal
strike fell off 51.150 tons, according
to official figures made public today
by the Connelsville Courier. The
loss the first week ended April 8 waa
15.5 40 tons, and the secoud week,
ended April 15, was 5,510.
CHARLESTON, W. Va.. April 20.
Twenty-two ejection suits were fil
ed in Morgantown yesterday by the
Rosedale Coal company, who operates
mines In Monongalia county this
state, and across the line- In Pennsyl
vania, against 22 miners occupying
company houses. This coupled with
reports tnat mine uppios ana mining
property ill uio iimiihj wrie ikmiik
wired for electricity and that mine
guards were about to le employed,
gave rise to tho belief that steps
were to be taken to resume operations
with nou-unlon miners.
fitilkors' Vuml DtM-lines
HAZELTON. Pa., April 20. The
first drain' on reserve fuuds by the
ldld anthracite mine workers since
the suspension begun nearly three
weeks ago was noted today by local
bankers, who said that a number of
notices for withdrawals from savings
accouuU had been received.
The cash Is not beiug taken out in
large amounts, but in sufficient suras
to meet current needs.
Miners living In coal company
houses are still allowed credit at the
stores maintained by the operators
favors Investigation . '
WASHINGTON.- April 20. The
coal Industry "above everything else,"
needs a disinterested body to inquire
into its condition and . problems."
Chairman Gasklll of the federal trade
commissslon declared today at n
house committee hearing.
Expressing general approval of the
Bland hill which proposes to create
a federal investigating agency, Mr.
Gasklll suggested that a commission
should.be made up of disinterested
engineers,
Mr. Gasklll predicted such a hody
would "find the knot In this matter
(Continued on Pag Sight)
Empress Zita's Baby
to Be Born On Soil
From Her Homeland
Ilt.'DAPKST, April 2rt. Tho
desire of formw Emprciw Zlla
of Aufttrla-H angary, in exlln on
the Island of Madnr1 that her
coming child l born on llun(?a-
rlun oil la to n fulfilled. Count
llnoyada, In deferonco to her
often expreaaed wlah. mado a
trip from Madeira to Hungary
aonm week a ago. nayii the Hun- 4
garlaa telegraph agency, and
took back with hint two caaea of
Hungarian aoil. Thla waa apread 4
on the floor of Zlta'a room.
P
EXPLOSION
Worst Disaster of Kind in His
tory at Monastir, Siberia
Entire Population Flees
U. S. Red Cross Rushes Aid
Soldiers' Barracks De
; stroyed.
BELGRADE, April 20 (By the
A mine i a left Prena 1 fti-vei-al tinnHrH
I persona were killed, about 1.000
wounded snd 3,000 made homeless as
the result of the explosion of war ma
terial stored at Monastir, ttccordtn
1
1
KILLS 1 OO'S
report, frota that southern Serbia. fJVS K5!
"tr l0dr' The dl8ater WM 008 OI!ing of revolvers and automatic' win
tne greatest cstAatronhlea nf h It nd
I n history.
The damay wm amount to many
muuoos or aouara. ' ine expioeion
blew up a number of dumps in which
waa gathered all the ammunition of
the former allied armies In the Near
East. The population of Monastir.
which is composed of Serbians, Turks
nd Bulgarians, fed in panic In all
terdav.
The soldiers were having dineor
when their barrack were rieatroved.
iwhen their barracks were destroyed.
and a large 'number are known to
have been killed. Fires Immediately
I broke out in several places and the
inhabitants fled in panic as the entire
. town was endangered
PORTLAND, Ore., April 20. The
Sexton mountain section of the Pa
cific highway near Grants Pass. 75
lllllea nf hltilmliinnii mivemont hni
w awarde(l , A. ,, Kprn tor ,,s3.
2S0.
Work on paving from Grants Pass
to Smith hill, on Sexton mountain,
six miles, was started yesterday says
District Engineer Hodgman and will
be pushed to completion. Contracts
tor paving over Smith Hill and
through the Cow creek canyon were
Jet by the highway commission yes
terday.
T
PORTLAND, Ore., April 12. The
state highway commission today fix
ed May 10 as the date for a confer
ence in Portland of motor truck op
erators from all parts of the state
to discuss workable rules and regu
lations to govern loading and speed
limits on state highways. Operators
of heavy trucks, particularly logging
trucks, are the chief concern of the
highway commission.
The commission definitely declin
ed tci accept-to the reuest of the
commissioners of Linn and Benton
counties to Include the Albany-Cor-vallls
highway In the system of Btate
roads to be improved and maintain
ed along standard lines.
START PAVING ON
SEXTON
MOUNTAIN
OREGON
TRUCK
IN
0 MEET MAY TH
8 KILLED 111
BELFAST BY
ERINSNIPERS
Merry War in Ireland Con
tinues Dublin Passes
Sleepless Night Amidst a
Continuous Cannonade
Armored Cars Patrol the
Streets.
BELFAST. April 20. (By the
AiwoclateU I'reaa) Hniprnjr wo re
newed today at the sceno of . last
night's fierce riot and two persons
were wounded. Mary Keehan, who
waa shot yesterday. Is dead, bringing
the death toll slum Tuesday to eight,
of whom four were killed but night.
Police Bergeant Brun, who was
wounded last Thursday, died today.
DC" DUX, April 20. (Dy th Asso
ciated Preas) Last night was the
worat Dublin has experienced since
Easter, so far as noise Is concerned.
The residents were kept awake by
continuous rifle and mnchlne sun
fire and the noise of military lorries"
ruahlng to the relief of places attack
ed, but thus far only one casualty has
been reported.
Several buildings occupied by the
provisional free state government
and guarded by official troops, were
attacked, according to the lost edi
tion of tho morning' newspapers.
Headquarters of the provisional
free state government were attack
ed, but drxplte terrific firing, entry
was not effected. The city hall and
the telephone exchange also were
heavily assaulted. . : t
.According to reports from an inde
pendent . aource. midnight had scar
cely passed when heavy revolver fir
ing was heard. Firing- also waa oh-
served from the old general postof-
wan
almost silenced by the heavier re
ports of rifles and later, when armor
ed cars belonging to the regulars ap
peared, there wa the quick exchange
of machine guns. -s .
- At about 12:30 o'clock there waa
a comparative lull, but twenty mln-
illeM Inter wvml r. 1 .1 vnllnv. u-.-.
I rn .,.. h .,.k-..
- p vuk (w uava mmii aMn4VU
Meanwhile firing of considerable
intensity accompanied by bomb ex
plosions, was heard In other parts
of the city, especially in the neigh
borhood garrisoned by troops acting
under the authority of the general
headquarters of the Irish republican
army. It ia not known whether the
building was attacked. " "
v People) Searched.
Armored cars later patrolled the
center of the city and everybody on
the streets was searched. A party of
men in a motor car speeded up when
challenged by troops In an armored
car and were pursued and fired on
by ihe military.
Many windows In the telephone ax
change were smashed by bullets, and
work there was suspended ' for an
hour. i
Regular forces on patrol were tired
on from house tops.
A statement from official sources
says that Brigadier General Blattery
and a party of men in uniform In a
car were fired on at 11:30 o'clock; last
night and the car was riddled with
bullets and one of the passengers
wounded.
Later another party of regulars
conveyed a prleHt to a hospital in a
motor car; escorting him in. an
nrrmnred automobile because of the
dangerous condition of the streets.
King's Inn and the Green street
courthouso both havo been occupied
by regular Irish republican army
troops, Tho provisional government
Intends using the latter as a place for
tho sittings of the high court,
Labor and Capital May Join
DUBLIN. April 20. (By Associated
Press.) Little hope for tangible re
sults in the direction of peace was ex
pressed on the resumption today of
the ieace conference between the tree
staters and republicans although Lord
Mayor O'Neill and Archbishop Byrne
j have exerted themselves to the utmost
since the adjournment last week to
effect an understanding. '
The lord mayor in a statement pre
dicted that should the meeting fall,
an early amalgamation of the forces
of capital and labor might be looked
for in an effort to end disorder.
Labor leaders are reported to have
conferred tor the last few days with
the heads of the provisional free state
government and the republicans and
may be represented at today's Meet
ing. - '.-,-. '.,'
Earn on DeValera, republican leader,
ia credited with tho intention to pro
pose that the leaders of the rival sec
tions of the Irish republican array
Richard Mulcahy for the free staters
and Roderick (Rory) O'Connor for, the
republicans be called in to share in
the discussion, and it is stated that
they already have been asked whetiser
they are willing to attend.
One of the main Humbling blocks In
(Continued on fag Eight),