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MEDFOUD, 0IMX1OX, Tt'KSDA Y, MAY 2, V.ri'l
NO. 35
Medford
Mai
ITALY SIGNS
SECRET PACI
WITH TURKS
England Aroused By News of
Secret Treaty With Otto
man Empire Against Greece
Fear Serious Results
Ultimatum Presented to So
viet Russia.
I.ONDON, May i. (By tho Aano
cUUid Prens ) Thu foil Mall Uatt
Mud Globs today says It ha Juxt learn
Kit that Italy, following Km new rv
ample. hii tuadn a ft political
part with tho Turkish nationally gov
rrnmnnt at Angora, "behind Groat
KrlUtn's Lark,"
'Tull dlnrlosurcs of thlf ha Just
bftiHl made." nali)' Iho newspaper,
"thrush It liaa ben suspected for
ma time, Tim ronsetiunmc are
likely to bs serious."
The newspaper a Italy's with
draws! of her trcMipa from Hrala Nova
aad tho Meander tallry In Aula Minor,
was reported In a Constantinople di
patch of April ID, Was hi atcordanc
with an trrmirmml with tho Turk
Ths Turka wer Informed beforehand
of t lil movement. It aavi, similar
knowlodgo Isliu dmiled lo tho Greeks
hn flunk was left dangarcusly ex
posed. The newspaper aaya the Ital
ian in roiurn received consideration
In tlii ahaiMt of a concession In the
Meander val'oy and lit eastern vil
lage of Van, HttllN and r'rtcruro. ,
Italy hai also linker taken. It con
tinue, to proas for farther favors
from tho rnteuto to Tnrkey relating
to Thrae. aoma allied rommlsnlnns of
control at Constantinople, and curtail
ment f capltalUallona. Italy also
roiicnted to tho tension of local
self government and other privilege
for Moilcm dependencies. Tho An
gors government In return pledge
tn refrain from antl-tiallau
Rand.
MOSCOW, May I. A trl-we.kly
Irplano aervlco ban been Inaugurated
between Herlln and Moscow, Tho
f'rot piano engaged In this service ar
rived hore toJay.
I Itinuituni to lluxln,
C.K.NOA, May 2 Illy tho Asso
ciated Press.) It waa announced by
the Urttlsh representatives hero lhU,H,",I company hns arranged lo apply
fterucon that tho memorandum to
bo handed to the Kusslatia, "embodies
tho maximum tho pnwera arp w illing
to give thn KuKn Rvvrrnmont and
tho minimum which tho powers will
accept from Uunslo,"
"If thu lovlet delegates do not ac
cept tho general lines or this doru
nionl," It was added, "then II Is eor
taln all negotiations with HussU
will bo suspended for soma time,
probably tiutll another form of gov
eminent arisen in Russia."
Tho Hrltlsh committee bIko stated
that Premier Lloyd doorce hnd had n
" i"nin. nrj ikih w un ji, iiar-:uii
thou of tho Krench delegation before
ho latter left for Paris and hopes wore
held that tho forthcoming conference
between M. Harthmi add Premier poln
earo In Paris would lend to harmony
between France and Grout llrltaln con
cerning all pending affairs In Kuropo.
Mualcal Star Ntar Death
KOCKY MOUNT, N. C. May 2 -Adn
.Jones, prominent musical comedy stal
ls critically. Ill In a local liospltiil.Tlui
orlousnesa of her Condition bocarno
Known today when It was announced
that her closo relatives, hod been sum
moned. II- ' ....-1... M.U. . " . . 1
ANOTH
ER FEMALE BLUEBEARD CAUGHT
HAD SIX HUSBANDS. THREE POISONED
CLF.VliI.AND. May 2. Acting on
orders bf County Prosucutor Kdwurd
0, Stanton, Coroner A. P.' Hammond
was expoctod today to examine tho
body of a man burled here and to ex
amine It for tranoK- of poison, which If
found, Is expected to result In tho
prosecution ot a woman for a series of
murders committed for a total of
111,000 Insurance.
The postmortem examination was
ordered following tho tjuostlnnlng of
tho . woman who la btilng held on
charges which hnvo no eonnuctlon
with thn murders,
Klamath Man Is
Killed Trying to
Save Colored Lady
K I. AM ATM I'AI.I.H, Ore.,
May t. George J. Mclmla wuh
dead today um penalty for act-
Iiik ik peacemaker In a Quarrel
between a mun and wife, and of-
fleer were seeking William
Lewis, colored, Hiargrd with
Ihn killing.
Nichols, who own consider-
a Mi' piopcrty In tho lowsr part
f thn city, tenanted by negroes.
waa hot in thn neck lata last
tilKlit, dying. Inatantly, rn-r 4
Lewis had fired thro shots at 4
hla lf. A'l tho ahoU fhed ot 4
4 I hi wlfo wont wild anil l.nwlit 4
4 IhiMi lurniul dm gun ( il Nlrli- 4
4 !n, who wua attnmptlnR to In- 4
4 tirriii In tho donu-allc troublo, 4
4 arrnrdltiK to tho ui.lli--. l.owla 4
4 find after tho ahuoiliitf. 4
4
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SHELL OIL GETS
G:,i; n;i nl o,.i
igantic Oil Deal Put Over
By British Interests Take
Charge Caspian Fields at
Once Fear Trouble With
Standard Oil.
MiMM)N, May 2 (lly Aaaorlatod
1'iwaal, A pltfaiitlc indimtrittl HKroo-
nu-tit waa bIkdxi! on Kunday at Ui-ma
by ropivocntativoa of the Uuaalnn
ovl-t
au.rrnmcni anu mo unoii uu
'fup of companies, (olographs
hU. 1......!.. W '
'iv (
CONTROL SOVIET
nil DDnniiPTMM
UIL'IUUUUOIIUIV
()i-au cmrfBi'onilixit of tho h'vrnlnrf "t dlKturbod ronditfunt In that coun
rWH. I try without oonaultution with tho pow-
I'lider tho anrvoimnt ho writes, the'
Khrll BfiiUll W-lll minimi Mil ..Ia. Mn.l
undor rerlain cimdifiona u II production
of ill In every part of HuHsia for on
ai(rpci H-rlod. The otmroaalon may be
propa-!f,'n',l,l ' mntoul consent.
Klfty per cent of tho net profits will
bo allotted to the soviet government
and the other fifty ier cent to tho'ed.
Shell group.
Tho working of the oil
fields will bo administered by the oil
coinpnny under tho provision of the
Kusslun code and tho provision thnt
jnot more than fifty per cent of the
winkers employer shall bo foreigners
Trouble Feared
Tho cotresHnlottt undersisnds the
the agreement almost immediately to
tho Caspian fields taking charge of the
I'M'o lino from Hiiku to liatum and also
to develop the Mint potential fields In
I ralsk province,
I.imiiIiI Krassln, tho soviet minister
of trnde, signed tho agreement, savs
the coircNinHiilenl, only after on sov
oral occasions ho hail plnjod the
groups against each other to obtain
better offers for the privileges.
It In more than mishIIio, adds the
orrosiKMidunt. thnt difficult complica
tions may rlso over the working of
; Important ureas In which tho fitumlartl
coinpnny nun concessions pii r to
tho soviet nationalisation of the fields.
PA ft IS. May 2. Tho contract be
tween the Hussion soviet government
and the Shell group of llrlllnli oil com
panies by which the lntter obtains a
monopoly of tho transportation nnd
sale of KusHlun M-iroleum, says a ills
put eh to 1 Information from Genoa,
was drawn up in Uuidon Jn February.
It. was signed and made public, he
adds.- nn soon as thu attitude of M.
Uiuthou of tho French Genoii dulegn
tlon on tho question of recognition of
private property right In Russia be
came known.
Tho woman undor suspicion Is
known to have been married - five
times and recently Is Bald to have
acquired her sixth husband.
Throo of her husbands, Prosecutor
Stanton said, died under mysterious
circumstances. In addition, ho said,
two children by her first marriage,
died from what was claimed at tho
time to be accidental poisoning. The
woman was divorced from her first
two husbands, Her third husband died
In Pittsburg In March, 1917, and hor
fourth In thn same city In 11119, Stan
ton said. The children olso died In
thnt eltv, '
BATTLE LINE
12
UESPEKIN
Drive On Chinese Capital Re
sumed By Chihlite Forces
Casualties On Both Sides
HeavyTwo Generals Are
Killect Japan Keeping An
Eye On Situation.
I'KKINC, Muy !. illy AsBorlaU'd
i'roaa). Wu I'pI Ku'a drlvo for f'oklnK
waa vlKorouHly roamui-d In the vicinity
of CliaiiRalntlim, 12 mlloa aouih of th
capital. yoHti-rday oftcrnoin, tho Chlh
llta altakliiK Kallantly and atrlvlng
to turn both tho rnoiiiy'a flank,
Tho KonKlb-nora undor ChanK Tao
l.ln nl flrat wore handicapped by a
ahortaxn of ammunition, but atavod
oif atlat ka until auppllPa worn lirmittht
up from KrnKtal. Tho t'hltilitoa wore
unnbla to niako headway agalDHt thla
!opHialtln. and ovontually rotlrrd to
Llullho, 15 mlloa to tho aouthweat, laat
nluht.
Tho raaunltloa of tho FonRtlenora
woro aororo and tho Chanxalntlon -
"" a flilod with woundod. no ue-
,wen rled wwrdingthc
kiKBi-a of tho Chlhlltoa.
Tlii-ro lias ala;i bin brlak fiRhting
on tho linn .Ivor at Kuan forty mlloa
south of Ilia capital, tho C'tiihlitea drlv
InR Ci-nrrnl ChanR Tuol.ln'a furcea
from town.
Il la roportiul thnt Gonoral Tun
("limn, I.un of tho Chihlite forcoa and
Cinvtal I.Ian Chou-Tung of tho Feng
tlvuora wore killed.
Japan la Neutral
TOKIO. May 2. (lly Aaaoclated
il'naa). Japan, acconhmc to the for-
olua nf flvn. la ailhcrlne tn her ixdlcv of
m.n Interforonco in China and will
. . i. . ... i . - . i i. v.
irki' au aniun iu mitniTviiuu mui yivm'
lora, oaiKH-lolly (irtul Iliitaln and tho
t'nlw-d Htatos, If action seems neces
rn I j, Wilis will tn's 7 tiav nr)ii m
not to supply either faction with arms
sary, and will observe tho agreement
and ammunition.
Yukuchl Oliuta. Japanono minister
to China, who has broken off his visit
to Tokla to return to his ost, carries
Instructions to thla effect, it was stat-
Japan haa been advised that thus
far no antjforclgn feeling revalla In
China, but she Is taking precautions.
In common with the other powers, for
the protection of her nationals.
It Is considered here that Sun Yat
Sen of tho southern government, is
without practical influence in tho pres
ent strlfo. owing to differences In his
cabinet with regard lo tho agreement
with Chang Tse-Mn, so that whatever
tho result of the present fighting, con
ditions In China are likely to remain
unsettled.
A division Is stationed at Dulren and
six battalions along tho south Mnn
churlnn railway.
Ann-iimn
PIIII.ADICI.PIIIA, May 2.ln tho
fourth Inning of today's Philadelphia
Washington game, tho Athletics made
three homo runs In a row, tho circuit
swotlerB being Tllllo, Walker. Perkins
and Miller.
It was Walker's second homo run
of tho game. Morgrldgo was pitch
lug and waa relieved, by Francis.
At Philadelphia
R. H.
Washington 2 7
Philadelphia tl 14
lotteries: Morgridge, Francis nnd
Gharrlty; Hasty and Perkins.
At Now York ' H. H.
lloston 6 10
Now York 12 18
K
Uatterles: Fullerton, Karr, Col
lins and Ruol, Walters; Jones and
Schung, liovormer.
At Chicago R. It.
Cleveland 10 12
Chicago 6 U
K.
Uatterles: Coveleskt and O'Neill;
RusHell, Wilkinson, McWecney nnd
Siiuilk.
At Detroit R. H.
St. Louis 1 5
Detroit .! 3 10
E.
Uatterles: Shocker and Sovereld;
IChmku and Ilassler.
('oast
PORTLAND, Ore., May 2. Seattle
Portland game postponed; wet
grounds. Double, header Thursday
National
At Uoslon R. H.
New York ft )0
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1 BASEBALL SCORES
Wife of Vice-President Likes
' to Make Her Own Dainties
iff
SIM
Vi.u . -it n
..t4 r f' VV. tt Sm"
Mm. Calvin Coo; I due xhows that she still knows how to make the daln
tlvn which thn vli-o-prvsident and hor family enjoy.
SECRET WEDDING
SANCTIONED BY
0. OF WISCONSIN
MADISON, Wis., May 2 Fanny
Hurst Is right. Marrluge Is a tie that
binds, regardless of the fact that tho
participants of the ceremony elect
thereafter not to live in strict con
formity with convw.ytiilltlea of the
age-old Institution.'
Tho question has boon settled
for the I'nlversity of Wisconsin at
least. t
Marriage among students will re
ceive the sanction of the highest au
thority of the school today when tho
board of regents will make Its report
of atudent ltfo recommending that
8. II. Goodnight, dean of men bo or
dered to re-instate Robert Johonnot
and hi young bride, who was Miss
Doris Moses.
While frowning on the secret mar
riages aa a regular thing, the re
gents determined If the couple had
their parenta" consent the university
authorities should not Interfere.
PohonQot and his bride will resume
their studies at once. - Following
their elopement the couple returned
to school, resumed their clauses and
for several months continued to live
separately, tho co-ed keeping her
maiden name and tunh husband aild
brido having social engagements
with others.
I
E
PORTLAND, ore., May 2.
Another Instance of violence in tho
longshoremen's strike i occurred to
dny when Krnest Crump, who had
boon employed several days at mu
nicipal terminal No. 2, wns nttuckeit
ly a band of men. He wns takiti to
the emergency hospital suffering
from blows on the head. Police Inter
arrested a man whom Crump picked
out ot a crowd ax ono ot his assail
ants. .
PORTLAND, Dm. Muy 2. Churgos
of Involuntary niunslauKhter were
filed today apiinst T. A. Lnponsoc,
driver of tine of three automobiles
which collided Sunday on the Capitol
highway near Multnomah, causing the
death of Mrs, Harry CanmraH, who was
struck down ns she was walking with
her husband,
R was alleged that I.apsnsue in at
tempting to pasa n car caused tho col
lision which resulted In the woman be
ing struck.
Boston 8 10
Batteries: Ryan nnd Snyder, Smith;
Mnrquard, Watson, Ulllinghlm and
O'Neill.
At Cincinnati R. H. K.
Pittsburg 2 5 3
Cincinnati 9 11 0
Batteries: Carlson, Yellowhorse,
Morrison and Gooch; Couch and Har-gravo,
IRE VIOLENCE IN
K
SENATE WITS
PRESIDENT TO
WASHINGTON. May 2 President
V
Harding Is to be asked by the senate jthe Canawagua reservation near Mon
flnam e committee republicana to a I-Ureal and were refused, was under
prove a soldiers" bonus bill differing
from the' hou.-x" measure only in
minor rSHen tints.
This Was decided at a conference
of conimiKce republicans today at
which senators said the Smoot plan
of substituting a 20-yeur endowment
life Insurance plan for the adjusted
service certificate was discarded
without n record vote. The Kmoot
phin would have provided for no spe
cific loans on the policies.
The measure to be taken to the
president in tho McCumber plan,
which would provide for Immediate
loans to the veterans equal to fifty
per cent of their adjusted service pay
at the rate ot II a day for domestic
service and 11.25 a day for overseas
service. At tho end of three years
the loan value of the certificates
would lo eighty per cent of the
adjusted service pay, plus 4 i per
cent interest annually.
Joseph 8. McCoy, the government
j actuary, presented estimates to the
committee showing the cost of tho
McCunibcr plan for the fiscal year as
$77,000,000; 2,000,000 in the second
year ITS, 000. 000 in tho third year
and- J37S. 000.000 in the fourth year,
with tbe ultimate cost approximately
four billions ot dollars. These costs
Include payments on account of
deaths, vocational training and farm
and homo nid. The land settlement
option has been eliminated from tho
bill. '
LF.RL1N, May 2. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) .luck Dempsey's com
ment on Berlin today just before he
left for Parts was: "It's a nice place,
but ino for Los Angeles.''
Ho cut short his Berlin visit be
cause he said he had urgent busluess
In Paris and after Us transaction he
expected to return to tho Vnlted
States at once. The mayor of the
German capital interrupted an offi
cial discussion of great Berlin's defi
cit long enough to receive Dcmpscy
for shotr greetings.
F
WALLA WALLA, Wash., May 1.
Frank Stark, aged 9 years, son of
homeseekers on their way in wagons
from tho Dnkotns to Spokane, was
seriously Injured near Freewater, Ore.,
Sunday when he was run over by a
passing automobile whilo walking in
tho road. He was brought to a hospi
tal here. The driver ot the automobile
has not been located.
Vlckers and Courtney Short, two
small boys of this county were also
seriously injured in a grade crossing
accident here yesterday morning and
nre now In tho hospital. .
DEMPSEY PREFERS
HOME TO BERLIN
' Suspenders Back in
Style Again for Men,
Also the Nightgown
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4 ' 4
4 CHICAGO, May 2. Granddad 4
4 by rfualnK to diacard bis auapen- 4
4 dera yoara am will be rl?ht in 4
4 atyle thla year, according to tho 4
4 United National Clothiers,- now 4
4 holding the sixteenth wini-anniul 4
4 convention hpre. Yea, and his 4
4 night shirts and In wet weather, 4
4 rubbers, will he quite tho thing. 4
4 Tho arrival of the suspender Is 4
4 closely associated with the depar- 4
4 lure of cuffed troiiHers, according
4 to exhibitors. 4
4 Dluo and pink are the predoml- 4
4 Dating colors in the sleeve sup- 4
4 porters being shown and talked 4
4 about, 4
4
Witness at Stillman Trial De
' dares Beauvais Belonged to
Black and White Bear Clan
I
Refused
Mrs. Stillman
Admittance-
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.. May 2.
Testimony1 that Mrs. Anne V. Stillman
and Fred Beauvais, made application.
LITTLE BUCK
BEAR AGAIN IN
DIVORCE TIL
for admittance to an Indian tribe onlthe signers from his force were for
Biuuu iu iiavo ucva Kivru u?re iuutj
at hearings in the divorce suit insti
tuted by James A. Stillman, New York
banker.
' This testimony was attributed to
Pete Delille, an Indian living on the
reservation. He said no one with Cau
casian blood could be admitted to the
tribe, it was reported. . This barred
both Mrs. Stillman and Fred Beauvais,
the part Indian guide, alleged by the
banker to be the father of Baby Guy
Stillman.
Beauvais father, Delille declared.
belonged to the Bear clan, divided into
'Black Bears and White Bears."
In this connection the plaintiffs
lawyers were reported to have re
ferred to previous testimony that
when Guy Stillman was born in No
vember, 191S. Mrs. Stillman had a tele
gram sent to Keanvais reading:
"Little Black Bear has arrived."
I0E
SPOKANE, May 2. K. S. Givens. a
prisoner In tho city jail, last night
suspended himself i by the feet with
strips ot blanket tied to the bars ot
his ccell and thrust his head into the
lavatory, which he had previously
filled with water. When a jailer found
him at 3 a. m. today he had drowned.
Georgo Price. Givens' cell mate,
slept soundly through the affair, he
told the police.
Givens was arrested on a charge of
selling liquor. He gave his age as 4S
and has no known relatives.
SPOKANE PR SONER
COMMITS I
19 MOID CHICAGO DIVORCEE IS
ARRESTED
CHICAGO, May 2. Miss Violet
Black Duncan, a pretty' 19 year old
divorcee, was arrested today charged
with the murder of hor nephew, Ilollis
Boyd, 2 years old.
Tho child was found dead iu Miss
Duncan's apartment last Saturday
night. Miss Duncan lay on the floor
beside the boy, with three large range
Jets turned on full force. Miss Duncan
was revived by a physician.
The attempted suicide ot the young
woman, was believed by police to have
resulted from a quarrel with K, C.
Dubay, said to bo a wealthy business
maq ot Atlanta, Ga. When neighbors
broke into Miss Duncan's apartment
Saturday night a note addressed to
Dubay was clutched in her hand. It
read:
"Davy Send Hollis to sister for me.
I'm.so tired I don't want to live. I love
you. Violet."
IRISH FREE
STATE Gfll'T
VICTORIOUS
Leading Generals Opposing
Treaty Agree Irish People
Want It Army Unification
Plan Also Agreed Upon
Disorders Continue, But
Peace Declared in Sight.
DUBLIN, May 2. (lly Associated
Press). Southern Ireland tcxi" await
ed the first results of the definite
move to unite the contending military
factions, taken at an unheralded con
ference here yesterday.
Ten army officers, fire of them
members of the dissenting section ot
the Irish republican army, signed a
statement agreeing to "army unifica
tion" on the basis of holding elections,
with a view to forming a government
which will have the confidence of the
whole country," and recognition of the
: fact, admitted on all sides, that a ma-
Jork3r ot tbe people of IreUnd ;re wm
t11 n ujv pearls iivttij.
Tn08e signing for the regular army
lociuueq .vuenaei mourns, neaa or me
provisional free state government and
Richard Mulcahy, minister of defense
in the Dail cabinet. All five dissen
ters have been against the treaty, it
was said.
Rory O'Connor, head of the revolt
ing section of the army, declared that
mer officers but in other quarters It
was stated that every one held the
rank of general.
O'Connor's forces last night occu
pied the Kildare street club and the
building housing the post authority in
Westmoreland street but ' regular
troops later surrounded the buildings
and ordered the raiders to leave. A
long discussion followed the raiders
eventually promising to leave. "
BELFAST, May 2. According to
Belfast police returns made public to
day 148 Protestants and 183 Catholics
were killed in Belfast in the period
from July 1, J920 to April 29, 1922.
From January 1 cf this year to April
29, the figures shoV 61 Protectants
and 69 Catholics killed.
A postman was killed and his son
wounded when they were ambushed
last evening while delivering letters In
the Keady district of Armagh.
KILKENNY, Ireland, May 2. (By
Associated Press.) Large bodies of
Irish republican army irregular troops
invaded this city this afternoon and
occupied all tbe strategic points. They
took over a' number ot buildings, In
cluding the city hall, the bank of Ire
land, St. Anice's cathedral, Kilkenny
castle and the postofflcc. . '
The regular troops at the barracks
Immediately began displaying great
activity and a portion ot the irregulars
at Green Bridge surrendered to thow
after a brief exchange of shots. , ,
HARDING ASKS $500,000 TO
IMtOSKtX'TK WAIt fc'AKJRS
WASHINGTON. May 2 A request
for u. special appropriation ot $600,
000 to bo used in prosecution of war
fraud cases was sen to the house to
day by President Harding. The
budget communication explained that
the fund would be uaod for investi
gating or prosecuting all cases,
whether civil or criminal, growing
out of the war. 1
OF
According to tho police,' Miss Pun
can camo to Chicago last February
from Atlanta, Ga., where she met
Dubay after obtaining a divorce from
Walter Duncun of Chattanooga, Teno.
Miss Duncan was marrloil when alio
was 14 years old, police Bald.
On his way to a ball game Saturday
Dubay saw Miss Duncun board a motor
bus with another man. Later In the
day ho culled at her apartment and
after a quarrel is said to have told her
he would not marry her.
Several hours later he received a
telephone call from Miss Duncun, who
asked him to conio to her home. When
Dubay arrived, he smulled the escap
ing gas and with the aid of neighbors,
broke Into the apartment.
Miss Duncan was revived but the
boy died without regaining conscious
ness. Tho boy's mother, Mrs. A. I.
Hoyd of Alton Park, Tcnn., was notlr
fled. i
MURDER
BAY
BOY