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'TJib Weather
Prediction .'. Fair
Maximum .yeilerday 73. S
Minimum today. . 34.7
Weather Year Ago
Maximum ...-.. .......70
Minimum ....... i... 50
Precipitation -Ot
MEDFOUD, OUKd'OX, FRIDAY, AI'UIL 21, 1022
NO. 2G
Weekly I iriy-Hniopn Vl-nr.
Oil TANKS
EXPLODE, 12
BADLY HURT
Suburb of Los Angeles Is
Thrown Into Confusion and
Terror When Service Sta
tion Tanks Explode Oil
Truck Also Blows Up
Scores Arc Injured.
tOWNEY. Cal., April 2 1. -Twelve
people were seriously hurt nml
score were atlghiy liijuri'il here to
liny when two oM'bwIi'ti followed In
rapid koiiiiuo, hutl-i Iiik Imlldliit!
li nil aliidnw. tliriM tine debit In
many direction nml -vcrcl ilitmai;
liirt adjacent Mlrui'lurin. Tho flint
ttploatnit we that of Din ntr
Kround tank ( an ell station ut
'Fourth ami Crawford at reels, owned
by Nobiiry tiuil Bpeaker. The
Milt (pliMtlotl ai lllul (if Mil oil
ttui-k driven ty Prank March of
Anubetm. which irm k happeuo.) In
lx near tho' station at the lntunt of
I bo rirt blast, ii-aiiKi f the
Mimllnmii of tnwney, which I one
ft the trailing town of lx Angcte
county and Ilea about I .' mile south
east of the city, Ihn police ami fire
departments were unable to rope with
tlm situation ami there were not hos
pital fsrilltl.. for Hi" Injured. Hurry
rail for all were sent to tho sher
i;f' office and automobile loaded
with deputies with hurried out. fo.
If wed ly amhuluiicei to bring In II"
Injured. - '""M
Tb telephone line wi'rn Immedi
ately ivrrlt.alMt with tho result tlmt
fur an hour or more it difficult
l.t f i' I at the m.luul rendition, unlit
thiHw who had hurried tu the scone
had reported It.
Tho list of Injured amend the rauj
seriously hurt follow: .
llayK'Hid or (I In, Frank Murch of
Anaheim; 1". .1. Si rat ton, Fred Itolilit
Mm, .lame Stamp, Kdwnrd Trnlii.
Walter Pulley, F.d Vnnderprlft and
Lester VHherpoon.
f. K. Stanley. In charge of tin lo-
ral hospital said an hour aftr the
r plosion that 15 peranna had neon
treated at hi Institution, of whom
1! wore seriously hurl, hut that In
I.I opln'im in nn of thorn would dlo.
Iln aald that (hero appeared to he
a front tnanv rase of alight Injuries.
eroiiH having been thrown to tlm
Itround hy tho shock of thn expolon.
htruik hy flying fragments and In
cm liKtuni', according to report
I'tcn hnrlit hodlly llirounh the air
for roiiNldnralilA dltaiicea. The
roelpleni i f ruiH. Irul and hum,
ho mild, wern nearly alt hln to rare
for themwlvoa utter hnvlnx received
f.mt aid.
IF.
C. LAKE CONTRACT
J. P. Drown of Knplo Tolnt wn
ttlven llrti conlrnct by tho , Kedernl
Hi hi d hureiiii nt I'oilluuil yenterduy for
grading it ml mucudiim on the Crnter
l.nko highway from l'riiHiect 6.4 mile
toward Medford, fof ITS, Ron, Thin con
tract will he aulilet to Win. Von dor
Mellon, who will do tho work. '
Hill Urothera of I'ortlnnd. wore
grnntod thn contract from Trail to Mc
(loud hrldgn, 7.2 mlloa, for' nmding
nml mncadniu for $!i!i,000.
Oat Kernel la Fatal
NKW IIAVKN, Conn.. April 21. An
ont kernel which beenmo lodged In Iho
right ear of Peter Evorann two week
ngo and Hprouteil, hrotight on menln
KlllH from which Kvotatm tiled In a
litiMiltul horn liiHt night.
ga? 1 i.J a .
LTURE
BROWN GETS
SEC Y AGRICU
COUNTRY TONIGHT VIA RADIOPHONE
WASHINGTON, Anrir 21. fiocrc
lury Wnllncn xoT Iho depnrlmenfr of
iiKrlcnltiiro will nltcmpt tonight on
Arbor duy eve, whnt la described us
"Iho most widespread rndlo distribu
tion of H Klntilo miwnfte" ever to ho
ninde. Tho ini'HHiigo will bo trans
mitted nt nlno o'clock eastern Htiuul
nrd time from the government sin
Hon nt Arlington, Vn., Kun IHego mid
Hnn I'mnelseo, Col,, and thn Great
.rikeH(Ntnllnn anil till nrmy and pout
office depart mont slnllons nml nlHO
by tlio It il tl t o Iti'lny leilgue mid lu-
dlo IlrondtiHtlng siutlnn.
Final Settlement
Klamath Court
In Sight at Last
POLAND CLAIMS
SOVIET IMS
Reds Concentrating in Great
Numbers On Poland and
Rumanian Borders, De
clare Riga Newspaper
Activities On Increase.
KIOA. Apill SI (Hy tho Ako
itated I'n-ii I -Tho Ulna Courier to
day ptiMiahfM u dUputrh from lia
own correnpnndi'nt to the effert that
n holnhovtk prorlnmatlon nosie.l In
I'ehkov, Ituwiia, rail for army por
tico all male from IS lo 4 0 year of
age. Tho dlpulch nddit that tho
red arc roneentrntlnK grout force
oppoHlle I'o'und and Itnmutila: that
during one day IT loaded troop train,
all tho men having fighting equip
ment, puhhi'iI tho railroad junction of
I'akov, hound weal ward.
The Courier I KtiHul.in Inn
r.uiiKe newRpuper controlleit by l'o
llh IntereM. Ohaerwrs here any
they have heard nothing of irenowed
activity on the wetern front.
Increuned Kunnlun monuniilBila ac
tivity 'In Mate horderhiK on RiihhIu
has led to numeroua arruKi recently,
areordlng to roporta from Hiimnnla,
I'olund and Kitlhonla.
Suspicion in (mmiiui
nKNOA. April il. (Hy tho An
oclutcd Pre. ) Tho Genoa confer
ence ha reached a tttage where ov.
oral of the delegation appear highly
dlMiruHtful of each other and tho del
egate aro concentrated In the heart
of the rlty where they cnnVatch one
another rloaely.
Prominent member, of the amnll
delegation which were. Hcatlcrcd
along tho Mediterranean count from
hern to Kupnllo packed their hug
over night, ahandoned thejr luxurious
vIIIum and pe tiled In any amull room
they could find along Genoa' Hlngle
main alroot leading to the confer
enen hnlU.
llarc It I poiialhle to ce every.
ono pitting toward thn IOiikIInIi and
French hoadiiuiirter ub well us to
thu conference onloim In tho royal
pulacn and to Ihn audience to news
paper in en In tho Cubu Delia Slumps
or nnlvornlty.
Utterly Itondx.
MOW YORK, April 21. Uhorty
bond closed:
.IVj'a n.W, first fa M.70 bid
second 4's HO. IK; first Va 09. S2
second 4Vi'a '09:r.O; third 4Vi's
Itn.fiS; fourth 4 'a flfl.St. ; Victory
I Oil. OS; Victory 4 IM'a 100.74
10 SPEAK 10 ENTIRE
Radio expects Htnto thnt, because
of tho constantly Increasing number
of radio sets. In operation, tho vol
of tho wooretary will "roach more
iioonlo than any human volco slnco
time began."
Ono year ago thorn were porhons
RO.onn ruillo receiving hcIh In this
country. Today thero are over 800
000 and the present monthly increase
is estimated at 1 00,000, .
Roy hcoiiIh who receive thn mes
hiiro will, wherever possible, nvrnnge
to deliver It on tho golden nnnlvei-.
siiry of Arbor day tomorrow, to tin
mayor, of their titles.
A CALL TO ARMS
US' REPLY
IS ACCEPTED
BY ALLIES
Threatened Breach Prevented
and Discussions . Begin-
Sovict Offers to Recognize
War Debts and Restore Na
tionalizcd Property if Allies
Recognize Government.
OKNOA, April flly tho Arho
elated frc.) Germany am! Kuiwla,
artod thn Cattldlno today, have
nr.-.l with the Turklh natlonullMt
Kovernnient ut Atiftorln on a eoiumon
luor.ru m of furnlKU policy. Ttil. II
iiKrvfM, Will eollHlltUte u KnlK men
mo to tho other xwer, eHKH lully
tho I la Ik mi lule.
GKNOA. April 21. (Hy the Awto.
elated rrew. I Tb flermana and the
Uukiuna today auhmltted their re
pile to tho itlllea' Ueiiianda. The
Gorman reply arcot tho allied pro-
'oa that tho (iiTinan tukn no furth
er purl in the ncpoilnllona M-tween
tho allien and thn Ituhjiiuna, but the
reply does not modify tho effocllvc
nowi of the Kiio-(;rman treaty.
Tho ItiiMilan reply accept the al
lied propoal for tbo payment of
ItUKHia'a debta due to fnrelEnert and
the restoration ' of foreign property
nulioualUed hy Ituanlu In rao tho
ovlet regime i granted full recogni
tion hy thn allied government and
Ik given adoquutn flnanclul ullance.
Tho effect of tho two replle I to
cnnliiiuo tho GeniKin and Ktinlon
lurll Ipullou In tho work here and
thu to bridge over tho crlala which
recently threatened to disrupt the
conference, - -
,GKNOA, April 21 (tty the Aa
aoclated Prona )If the Kuatans aro
granted recognition do Juro and ado
quale financial help, they atate In
their reply auhmltted to the entente
today, they aro willing to admit Kun
Kla'i pro-war debt, waive their coun
ter claim and restore tho use of na
tionalised property to former owners
or Hiitlttfy tho claim of foreigners
In cane whero tho property cannot
ho restored.
Tho rlauiie of tho Russian reply re
lating to I he rentoratlon of .national
ized property to foreigner saye:
"Tho Russian government will be
willing to restore to il former own-
era tho uo of property liatloyulUed
or withheld or 'whero thl la Impossi
ble thou to satisfy tho Just claims of
thn former ownera."
Aa Justifying their contention that
tho allies could not as a matter of
right, domaud compensation for prop
erty, thn Russian rite tho abolition
of slavery In tho I'nited States where
neither Americans nor foreigners
were, compensated. They also cite
tho adoption of prohibition In Amer
ica aa a case whero no com pen sat ion
was given to tho producers of alco
holic drink.
Tho Riih-cominiltco.ot 10 members
on RuHsiun affair, Germany bciug
eliminated, met tho Rnslun delegn-
i wn uuoinoou am; intormea
them that their reply was satisfactory
na a basis for discussion.
GKNOA, April 21. (Dy Iho Asso
ciated Presa.) An English spokes
man for tho Rrltlsh delegation to the
nconomlc confrronco said today there
wua no objection to Richard Wash
burn Child, American ambassador
to Italy, being present ut tho ucs
nlonn of the commission on Russian
affairs in order lo obtain Information
for tho I'nited States government.
' Optose Mooting Kinjr
King Victor Emmauuel of Italy will
arrlvo In Genoa tomorrow to visit tho
couferenco, Iln will receive Iho au
thorities at tho prefect's paluco and
give a luncheon aboard tho dread
naught Dante, to which all tho dele
gations havo been Invited.
It Is not known whether thn Rus
sian delegates have ' accepted tho In
vitation to tho luncheon which has
creatod a dellcato poslllon for them
Italian communists urn urging them
lo abstain from mooting tho king
maintaining this would produce a bud
Impression among tho Italian com
munlst masses which concclvo com
munism as nntl-monarchlal.
BELLEVriC, 111., April 21
Rev. B. V. MeClukVy of tho
First Presbyterian church hero
may play billiards ns often as
ho wishes, members of tho con-
grogatlou decided after a hear-
lug In which a minority, of tho
congregation smiRht his remov-
til. nuoHtlonlns tho propriety of.
a minister as ft billiard player.
Wife and Children of
lit '
I " ;- if . WtT'V
I) U-Wm-.-v' III '': n
H '". v.ftvi?fe, jgp3
If ""r rat i
Mr. Warren tVno ItohMna. one of Waxhlngton' bent known women
In diplomat lo i-lrclc. plioiOKraphed with her three cliildren in their home.
Mr. Hobblim, now i lie f of the DiviNum of Near Fjistern affitirx In Uie
et:itn levntmeiit. Ikix Iwen mwlgned n (-ounwllor to Merlin.
FIND BOD! OF CH WAVE IN
MURDERED MAN OREGON CLAIMS
ALDAN! RIVER 2 MORE VICTIMS
PORTLAND.' fre, April 21. The
Iwxly of Kiunk lfowhcr, Portland mu-Hli-ln
ii, wn found today n the Cal.v
poei.i river near Albany, according1 to
it report to the police here. Tho
rivi-r hud bei-n dragged since Tues
day when Kus.lt Itecker, former
AMi.iny youth, told the pollco he
thrvw lh bldy into the stream from
a bridge.
Ikvkcr. who in held on a charge of
first degree imirder. Is accused of
having killert ltowker Hundy night
while on it trip from I'ortlnnd. Of
ficers late yesienlny found a spot in
Clackamas county. 13 miles from
Portland, where they thought the
killing may have occurred. A pool of
blood was seen there Monday, accord
ing to a resident of Gladstone, and
yesterday officers took gravel from
the spot to niako a chemical exami
nation. The body was found in tho river
ubnut a mllo be low the bridge from
which Hooker said he threw the
body. Albert Powker, brother of the
slain man, yesterday offered J200 re
ward for recovery of the body after
pollen bad abandoned tho search.
Tho body was tound by John Feur
stean of Albany, who was drugging
the river from a launch. It was in
sldo a sack and was lying on the bot
tom of the river within two feet of
tho east bnnk. Word was sent at
afico to sheriff Kendall and Coroner
Flatter of Linn county. Tho body
was taken to Albany whero it was
held In the sack until police arrived
from Portland.
examination showed that a bullet
had entered the hack of the neck and
romo out of the right eye.
. National
At Poston: .
R.
... 4
E
Philadelphia -
Ronton
3
0
' Batteries: Meadows, Hubbill
Henllne; McQuillan, Fillingen
b'Nelll.
and
and
' At Brooklyn. R. H
E.
New York - 4 10
Brooklyn 1 13 I
Batteries: J. Barnes and Snyder
Uouther and Miller. ,
St. Louis-Pittsburg postponed; snow
' American
At. Now York R. If.
Washington 0 4.
E.
New York 15 1
Butteries: Phillips and Gliarrity;
Shawkey and Seining.
Boston-Philadelphia postponed; cold.
At Detroit. R. H
E.
Cleveland ...,. :..!..... 7 lfi 2
Detroit : 15 16 2
Butteries: Mails, Morton, Odenwald,
Keefo, Jamison and O'Neill; Stoner
and Busslor, Wondall.
IIoihI Murder Case Rests.
BEND. Ore., April 31. The stato
rested 4ts case today in, the prosecu
tion of A. J. Weston, for alleged hoc
ond degree murder of It. H. Krug of
Misters. Minor witnesses took tho
stand this morning'.
Counselor to Berlin
2 si m siMjt . . It 4W r-
i "A-; V . V va- " -
TORTLAND. Ore.. April 21. Mrs.
f. Pjiva una In n (urlomt rnnrlitlnit In
a hoHpltal with a bullet wound in the
head, inflicted late last night at her
home by J. R. Charmless, 27, a world
war veteran, who shot himself to
death after woundingMrs. Cave and
Harry Post, a guest at Mrs. Cave's
home.
Mrs. Cave Is the mother of Cham
ness' wife, who . recently separated
from her husband. Chamness was
said to have sent threatening letters
to his wife and last night appeared at
the Cave home, where she was living.
firing at Post when he went to Uie
I door, shattering Post's right hand and
I firing through a window at Mrs. Cave.
He then shot himself to death. Cham-
ness was married here shortly after
hia discharge from the army.
FOREST V. ROVE. Ore.. April 21.
Herbert Deuoll was in a serious condi
tion at a hospital here today from
blows on the head with a hammer re
ceived last night and officers were
looking for Henry Bernhardt, whom
Doucll accuses of attacking him. Bern
hardt had been employed by Deuell for
a year and according to Deuell's state
ment to officers, attacked him last
night while Pencil was milking a cow.
SOVIET RUSSIA
MOSCOW, April 20 IBy ASsoclated
Press.) A new economic treaty has
boon concluded by soviet Russia and
the Far Eastern republic of Siberia.
th6 Chita government, it was announc
ed toduy. The treaty gives Russia
preferred rights to all concessions In
tho Far Eastern republic and in gen
eral accords Russia a great degree of
economic control in Far Eastern terri
tory. ' .I f'
Tho Far Eastern republic agrees not
to oppose any of Russia's claims to
property in tho republic's territory
which was of a character general to
all Russia at tho time the Slborlan re
public, waa constituted. -
Tho two countries also agreo to
keep each other informed of any agree
niont mndo with other countries. The
treaty likewise provides for negotia
tions for a reciprocal tariff policy.
TOKIO, April 21. (By Associated
Press.) Minister of War Yamanashl
today told a, deputation of tho Kensei
Kel, or opposition party, that reduc
tion of tho Japanese forces In Siberia
was impossible until an agreement has
been reached with a responsible Rus
sian government for the maintenance
of order.
SIGNS
SEPARATE
PACT WITH A
I California Secures '
$200,000 From V. S.
For Crescent C. Road
&A.' FRAWCISCO. April 21.
California road and highway
pro J or I calling for an appro-
prlatlon of tl,4A5,f)00 from tho
fedoral government have been
approved by the aeeretary of ag-
rlculturo and work on the pro-
Jecu will begin In "tho near..
fuluro" it wan announced today
by Taut i. Iledlngton. dlntrlet
foreaier hero, i
Tho approved projects In
clude a atrip of ten mile ex
tending south, from tho Oregon
llnei on tho Crewwit Clty-Granu
rata highway, roKtlng 1200,000.
Congress Rushes Thru
Dill
Approved By Dawes Giving
Immediate Assistance to
Vctims of Floods in South
Middlewest.
WASHINGTON. April 21. The aura
of one million dollars for control of
flood waters of the Mississippi river,
now at the highest stages in years
was made available immediately by a
resolution rushed through the senate
and house trtday within an hour after
tho proposal" made by southern mem
Iters had been approved by Secretary
Weeks and Director Dawes of the
budget
The money is part of nearly J7.000,.
000 which the pending army appropri
ation bill carries to be used by the
Mississippi river commission for flood
control.:
. The measure was adopted promptly
in the bouse and there was just a min
ute of debate on it In the senate.
WASHINGTON. April 21. Appeals
for rations for families rendered desti
tute by the flood were received today
by the treasury from Naples and Mere
dosia. III. The matter is being taken
Lup with the war department, officials
said, as it is asserted the quartermas
ter's corps would have charge of any
government distribution of rations in
the flood areas.
McCLVRE. 111.. April 21 Flood wat
ers from the swollen Mississippi be
gan rolling into McClure this after
noon virtually completing the inunda
tion of approximately 100,000 acres in
Jackson, Union and Alexander coun
ties. Tho water is expected to be
three feet deep in all sections of the
town by tonight
The Daily
Bank Robbery
R1DGEFIELD. Wash. April 21.
Robbers who attempted to enter the
1 Center State bank, 17 miles north
east of here early this morning were
defeated by a burglar alarm connect
ing the rear door of the bank with the
home of S. M. Meyers. An exchange
of shots followed when Meyers with
several other men hastened to the
scene.
None of the pursuers was Injured.
Bullet holes, were found In tho rear
VOTE MILLION
FOR SUFFERERS
IN FLOOD ZONE
of tho automobile in which the robbers was at Guantanamo. according to ad
escaped. The machine which had been vices received today by the navy de
stolen from a garage at Woodland, was partment. O'Nell was drown during
ahanHonMH nt RMroflulH ' i i jnt . l .
- - -
HERITAGE
Y
NEW YORK, April 21 Four Rus
sian children, who won by a narrow
margin a battlo against tho fumlno
that gripped their Volga valley vil
lage, will be brought to tho United
States to enjoy a 10.000 bcrltago left
through tho death of their uncle, as
a Yankee doughboy on tho western
front in France. James P. Goodrich,
former governor of Indiana, just re
turned from Russia, is arranging for
their transportation to America. It
wos ho who brought the starving
quartet Into their Inheritance.
Mr. Goodrich found the four living
In Russia with their grandmother,
who displayed to him a letter eho
10.000
DOUGH
SAVES
BY
II. S. URGED
Senator King, Democrat of
Utah, Startles Senate By
Drastic Demand Murder
of Mormon Settlers Cause
for Action Declares Bol
shevism Rampant.
WASHINGTON. April 21. Block
ade of Mexico and seizure of Mexican
porta until American claima for dam
ngeo to life and property in Mexico
have been compensated, was advocat
ed in the aenato today . by Senator
King, democrat. Utah, in a lengthy
address on the Mexican situation.
Neither the Obregon, nor any other
Mexican government should bo
recoamlzed. Senator King declared".
until guarantees are given for pay-
10
B.lment of damages done; nearly 1000
American women, men and children
butchered and property loniea which
he estimated at nearly $500,000,000.
Senator King aald ho waa Inspired
to make hi address because of the
murder and eviction from Mexico of
Mormon settlers who. he said, had '
failed to get protection from their
own government.
President Harding should set . UP
an international tribunal to fix the
amount of rightful damages, the
speaker declared, and if Mexico
anouid then refuse to accede pay
ment, the I'nited tates should pro
ceed to blockade Mexico and seiso ,
her ports and custom revenues) until
satisfaction had been secured.
Today there is chaos, bolahevism
and disregard of human rights.
.,., i j vl mivrira ill ,,uucu AO
said. , : . , .
- Me suggested 'that Mexico ho'uld
be required to annul all confiscatory
decrees. . , . t
MEXICO CITY. April 21. (By the..
Associated Press) Acting under the
direct orders of President Obregon.
Genera) Guadalune Sane hex. chief of
operations in the state of Vera Crux,
has left for the Huatuaco region to
give battle to Francisco Gorozave,
who began an uprising several days
ago. Gorozave, a Spaniard, who for
many years was identified with Gen
eral Manuel Pelaez, now military gov
ernor of Tamaulipaa, is expected to
have nore than 300 men In his com
mund. CHICAGO. April 21. Residents of
Chicago call the Intersection of State
and Madison streets the "bulalest cor
ner in the world," but no one saw the
robbers who broke a Jewelry store
window on that corner early this
morning with a padded brick and es
caped with watches and rings valued
at $2,000. ... t , ), , ,
WASHINGTON, April 21. Robert
R. Aldrtch, fireman of Portland. Ore.,
attached to the destroyer Belknap,
and Edward L. OWell of Newark, N.
J., seaman ; aboard tho battleship
Wyoming, were accidentally drown-
ed Anril 2(1 while tha Atlantic i
IBWilUUl UK UI1U. ini TTinHHAIFA lain
FROM DEAD YANKEE 1
had received from tho state depart
ment in Washington in 191. Unabit
to read, she had held it awaiting ono
who could translate It for her It
contained news that she was the
beneficiary of her son, who had been
killed in battlo. '
Six weeks ago, Mr. Goodrich
again visited tho little Russian homo
and found that the woman had .died
of starvation. Tho four children were
belpg kept allvo by neighbors. , Ho
returned to tho United States.,', se
cured tho (10,000 Insurance In the
Russian woman's name and placed.lt
In a trust, arranging tor tho transfer
of monthly payments to the surviving
brothers and sisters.
BUSIEST CORNER II
WORLD
S ROBBED
RUSSIAN
KIDDIES