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edford Mail Tribune The Weather Rln tonight and Thursday. Maximum ycttsrdty 10 Minimum today ,,, 44 Weather Year Ago Maximum ;..., ........4a Minimum 32 Precipitation Trios 0lly Ki'VLiiiwiitli Ymr, t. kly--l iriy-iirfimj Ytur. MEDFORD, OliMON, AVKDNKSDV, MAY '.), Y.ri'l NO. 30 NN NDIAHA ?n Jl M BEVERDfiE MARY TO CONCEDE MS DEFEAT Bevcridgc Leads On Late Re turns From Indianapolis, With 500 Precincts Missing 'It Looks Like It's All Over Says State Manager of Senator. IMUANAPni.lH, Mny 3. t lly lit Axkoiiiltctl Picm) Kl-d I. KliiK. xiiki intwiniti-r u( Iht Nrw imitpalKii. ili'i lim il , Into today In l ulu I'llo tin' nomination nf A. J. Iirverlilit, but adilrd that "II loukx Ilka tl i all oir." INDIANAPOLIS, May S. (lly the AMMvlatm I'rtwi Albert J. Ilrver l'lx. former senator, leading !' IX.Ti'i when S3tl nut lit 3Ja pre rlAi ix Imd been inliiiiiiifd In r today J- from y-Himlny' primary. Tho vote, w hirl) Included 127 out of 30 In Mation county (Indlunapollia) wax: New MIMS1; Jt. ei-plxe I4K.314. INDIANAPOLIS. May 3. ( Ity iho Awm liitnl I'ii) Willi npprnxt lualrly Hli per cent of t lr republican vole rpoiiei Hi'iinlnr Albert J. Hev eiidce Imd a Imd ( U.iSS vote over Senator Hurry H. New In their content fur the tiumln.iti.m if United Hiadx Ki n.ii.ir. For S.tixtt i.f 3.32 picrliiilH In the Mate, the lleverliluo vol wnx li'.'.N.'ij nanlnxt I42.0CU tor New. Iti'till'nx wiTO iiiInxIiik fi'uin COO rirnrlni'lK, Ini'liidliia t In Mniluii county ( htitlnniipiillx) wlii'in lliu iv turnx fnviiri'd Ni'W. INniANAl'iiI.IK, Muy a. (Hy tho Anmiii'IiiIi'iI I'rcxx) Th U'lid of fur hut Hi-mitor ItrviTldap hvit Hi'imtur Ni'W In tlio ri'ptihllrtin Hi-natnrlnl rai'K wax IhiiiiinimI io 11,953 whun 231 or tin' 33)13 prt'i'tiii'lx woro unof flrlally ri'inirti'il, Tho flKinvx wi'io IU-vi'I-IiIku I 2 7. 1 ; Now, 113.515, INIUANAPOMH, May 8. With almiixt half thii priM'Ini'tx In ih xtnii rrpurtid, AIImmI J. lli'Vi-rldi wax li'mlliiH In tin' rai'i for tho rcpubllrun xrriiitoilnl noiiilimilon in Inrtlaiui by H.'.Mll votrx. t 'nnffli'ltil tiiblilatlnn of tho voli from 1,524 of tin Mtalo'a 3.3N2 pi'irlnctx Kavi lli'Vi-i lilKU 81, t0 and Now 72.10 I. ANAI'OMH, Muy 3. Com- (Cmillniiod on pBKO olliht) VICTIM SHOT GUN TUI.SA. Oldn., May 3. ChafglnK that hu was kidnapped last Saturday evening by five unmuHknil men, blid folded, placed In uu uutoitiobtlo unil curried far (nto the country, where, hound to a Kits engine, handcuffed and nt the point of plnlolH, he was compelled to marry a former swoot Vicarl ho was ucr.ttHed of betraying, Charles Casio, who says hu Is 20 years old, has filed suit In district court through his mother, Mrs, ICvn Cagle, asking that hits umrrlngo to Ilelle Cagle Jones be annulled. Tho story of the wedding as told by tho petition for annulment was sup plemented by a statement from Young fugle. He said the mnrrluRe core mony was performed by the Hev. Har i rv L IK MOTH V. S. Envoy to France Has Narrow Escape 4 PARIS, May 3. I My the A- mxluti'd I'ri'im. I Myron ' T. Derrick, the A iiK-rlia n Minhaxxa- dor, A Kit in nilrui'iil(,iHly escaped 4 death today whim a toxlrub In the Avenue Ho l.u Opera, crash- ci1 Into liU automobile, budly smashing Hi cur. .Mr. Derrick Im-k tty ( ped without u scratch. Ill other narrow c. cape Kiix when a bomb enp'oiled 4 In hlx residence, October 1! of 4- lMt year, only u few minutes 4 before lin arrived. 4 444444444444444444 FRANCE 10 PAT French Cabinet Decides to Oppose England and Sup port Belgium in Opposition to Allied Memorandum Russia and Germany for Disarmament Oil Bobs Up AlllS. May 3 (Ity th Axxu- iIhIimI l'rm Tim Kn-nrh kovitii- iiii'III lugi d.-rlili-a i klnnU by llil .Iiiiii in In r opiioxliluit to th Irrmx nt tin- ul;iiil iiiiMiinrniiiluiii (it Ituioil.i on lbi .ilvnp piupiity ii-xtun. It nx otfl. lolly iinnutinn'd tixlny aflfr loilny'x tntdnot inrillni:. uttrndrd ! tin- vli-n-iiri'tiili-r. Iimiliou, hfd of I III- lli'li-Killlllll Hi (IcilOlt. Tlirrn ciiiiKldi'ruldo niiltnilnn In piillllriil rtn Irx today ovi-r Dm pr-iiili-i'M lili'iiiiiin to Ibn Kn-iih di-lt-liati'x Si-xtfrday. rtiui'xlliiu that Ihoy Mxk iht ullli-x in ileliiy drllvpry nf i hi Kuxxliut niiMiKiruntluni until the I'ri-mh ni I.I ml hail lici-n offUlnlly nnl If led of In rotilinlK. Tho iirrmlrr'a ti'li'Kiiini wax Inli'ipri-tid In xoimj iiunrurx mm a dlxiivownl uf M, llar thuu'x xtiiml on tho qupxtloit of fur i'Ikii iumiiiI iirnpi'ity In ICiiMnla. IH-vnrniaiuoiil Ibtlxt t'p. (ilCNdA. Muy 3. illy tho Axxo lintnd I'roxx) lilMniniaini'iit iinm tlmiH linblird Up ti(l.iy In il plrnary wxxlon of tin (li'iiiut ronti-ri'iiri. WaltiT K.illii iinii, Iho (icrman fm iln mlulHii'r. Maid tlio wuild x trado niilHt bp iIdiiIiI.mI iH'fnn oondltlonx I'oiild bo Imtti nil, but that thix rould not bo ilonu whllv iho nailoim Wi'it "jiimpliiK at racli uthor'a throatx." ! miliiii Mlnlxti'l' Trhlti'hirln of xovlot ItiiKHln ilorlari'il In a pl'a for Knii riil dlHnrniniiii'iit : "duly by n policy of penco run tho hill lon Imliiiiro their builRctx." tin rnilit r.UNxiii ntUHl liiNlxt upon rcNi'iviitioiiM iii the report of the fi nancial conimlxdlon of tbu confer once, ax It cm nil d provlxlonM con- ccrnliiK tho I .in urn. of Nntlonx, which Itimnla did not rt'ctiKnixo. )lo added that Kuxxi.i could not aurcc to iioiincc kovii ninint control over tx- cIwiiikc opcrntloiix. Kir IjiinlnK Woi'tlilnutnn-Kviinx of tlreat llrltuln prcxontcil tho, financial couiinlHhlon'x report which he termed nx liiiportiint to the world nx wnx tho .liixtlnlan code. Ktabllluttlon of thy piircluiHliiNr power of Rold could not be ncconipliHhed wlth'int Anieiican co-operation, hi xald. (Continued on pbro ulKht) MARRAIGE SUES ER old 0. Cooko and that ho was con firmed lutor whun Mr, Cooko told newspaper men how he hud been kid napped and taken into tho country whore ho married the couple. Hev, Mr. Cooke said that before tho marrlnge ceremony (he men some of whom ho hud Bene before, but all of whom wore unknown to him, questioned Cuglo and tho girl He said he heard Cuclo confirm thai he had wronged the girl and say he was ready to marry her, Then, th minuter added, bo asked both It all that hud been said were true and they replied In tho affirmative. H afckod both If they wanted to marry and they said they did,- He then said he married them. STAND ON RUSSJA DENTIST KflAnn nrTTir OR ANNULLMENT S First Photos of the ; 1 1 . IX V tmm ' w 1 tfi 5 7 r Cullii.ro.1 In the. Jpff.ra.n County court lioiixo In Charlpton, W. Va.. twenty thre unl m minors were placed on trlul for their part In tho war on the Mlno and I.)i?an dlhtrlita against non union minors lmst August and Sei-tumbfr. llVlttlUIUtttllll TAXESBEATEK Dr. Edwin J. Brown Defeats State Senator Landon By Ovcr 11,000 Plurality TwovVomcn Elected to Council Proposition Lost. 8KATTI.K. May 3. Dr. Kdwln J. Hrown. dcntlxt. yesterday it elect-1 ed mayor of Scatllo by a plurality of j 11.91.1 votes over State Senator lan- el l-andon, acrordlnR to complete un official returns today. Mrs. Henry .ondex. Mrs. Katheryn Myraclc and U lllultio, former councilman, were elected to the city council. Proportion "A" known as the Krlckaon measure, and which pro vided that coat of operation and main tenance of tho municipal Blrect rail way system bo paid from the general axatton fund vaa overwhelmingly de feated, the final vote ntandltiR 15, M In favor of anil 40..22 aftalnat. Tho proposal was th storm center of one of the hotteat campaigns In the city's history. Coortyt K. Cotterlll, former mayor o' hcuttlo was elected a member of thii Seattlu port commission by a xubKtanllal plurality over Julius C lay, on the faco of nearly completo returns from throiiKUoiit the port dlMtrlct. Dr. C. '. Snrplca was elected a director of tho Scuttle school district for a throe year term, ilefeatlni: Dr. C. Tiffin by a comfortable margin. and Claudo II. Kckart. incumbent. was re-elected for a una year term. Votera rejected a propoxed bond Ishuo for tho conxtructlon of a bridge oxer the Lake WashliiKion canal load ing to the I'nlveralty of Wnahtneton stadium and also a measure propos ing abjulltlon of tho munlclpul depart ment of public utilities. Mrs. I.andis and Mrs. Myraclo are the first women to on elected to the city CTiuncIl in Seattle. Mrs. Landls run far ahead of all competitors, re ceiving 78 per cent of all votes cast. Mrs. Myracle wus nn easy second with a lead of more than 7.000 votes over IK W. Hlulno, the third to bo electod. Sr.MNKR, Wash., Muy 3. Dr. C. K. Jndd dufe,td i'ercy Watkins In yesterday's election for mayor. Clyde L. Tuel and Lewis 11. Uyan were elect ed roiuicllmen. TACO.MA, May 3. Tho closest city election hero In several ' years was not determined until utmost noon today when n, re-check by tho city clerk showed that John t,. .Murray won u seat In the city council by 15 votes over Clulro llowniun. Tele phoned retiirtiH from nil precincts lust nlKbt Kuvu Hownien n lend of n single vote. The final vote was Mur ray 9475: llowniun 8400. The other victor In thef council nice wax It. Hoy Harrison, re-elected by a 5000 lend over Murray. 'Mrs. Herman Watson led In the bn llotlng , for the . school bonrd, re celving 6,083 votes, compared with 4301 for 8. O. Krlekson, elected to the other vacant plnco. W. It. Coffee and A. V. Morris were elected to tho park board and C. W, Orton was re- elected without opposition us u port district commissioner. The closest election In tho county was nt Ortln, where County Comnflssloner James 11. O'Fiirrell and Charles A. Coe both received 23 Votes for tuhynr. Miners Trial in Charlestown West Va. ft Wealthy Citizen Kills Wife, Then Self Mrs, Wm. Hub bard, Wife bf Rich Manu facturer, Kills Husband in Quarrel Over Young Man. HOSTON. May 3. An nil night j search for Kdmond Pitlock of Chicago by police Investigating the fatal shoot ing of William B. Hubbard, manufac turer of a vegetable germicide, by Mrs. Carrie N. Hubbard, his wire, at their rioslindnle home late yesterday, ended today when ritloek surrendered at IMilice headquarters for examination. The shooting was said by Mrs. Hub bard, who Is 45, to have followed threats by her husband on her return ' from a walk with Pitlock. The latter , had gone when ix.llce came. j ' . . . under treatment nt a hospital here. nau necn a kucri at llie Hubbard homo BOSTON SOCIETY IS SHOCKED BY TWO MURDERS from tinio to time before he returned j cal attention. several months ago to his wife and j White Chans has succeeded In this child at Chicago. Visiting lloston for s action, there has been no apparent medical attention he was Invited bv j advantnKe f consequence for cither the Hubbards to stay at their homo 'l 'V'f ',m:ral flshUnK Hons the and had been a guest there four days, i ! ? , .Tk " 7 T mVh l.,..,..,.r,. -.i,. h- on., nod..:!"- and l,,h """"'anders are rush- " "" went walking for two hours yesterday and when they returned home found her husband awaiting them in un angry mood. Mrs. Hubbard pleuded guilty to a charge of murder imd was held with out ball for tho grand Jury. NKWTON, Muss.. May 3. explana tion, othor than insanity, of the trag edy in which William 11. Powell, man ager In tho lloston district for' H. O. Dun and company, shot and killed his wife and himself last night, was still lacking today. A cordon of ixillce was maintained about tho Powell mansiou through tho night. Mrs. Powell before her second mur- riago several years ago was the widow of It. H. White, rounder of the depart ment store business at lloston which bears his name. Servants wore Bald to have heard a slight quarrel yester day, and In tho early evening saw Powell chasing his wlfo around tho house. Shots were heard, the servants rushed to the library and found their mistress dying on tho floor anil her hiiNlmnd leuvlng the worn. An auto mat lo pistol round In the library proved to have jammed and Powell ap parently, wont to his room upstairs to get another weapon. He killed him self with u revolver found near his body. The district attorney announced that the medical examiner had Indicated Informally to him that Powell hud gone liiBuno. GENOA, May 3.- (Hy tho Asso ciated Press.) A report was circu lated here today that the American state aepartment mui instructed Kich- ard Washburn Child, American am - hussudor to Italy, to protest against the contents of article sis of the economic conference's memorandum (o Russia as affecting American hold ers or property In Russia. CHINESE GEN'L KILLED; ATTACK Leader of Attacking Forces Reported Slain in Battle - Drive On Changsuitien Is Halted President Sun to Send Assistance. rEKlNO. May oiated rrewO It 3. (Dy the Asso was announced at General Tso-Lln's headquarters to day that Genera! Wu Pel-Fu, the central Chinese leader, had been killed in action. The announcement has not been otherwise confirmed. The foreign legations here are In vestigating. PEKING, May 3. (By the Asso ciated Press) The Feng Tien army under General Chime Tso Lin has for tno moment tit least, successfully wllh!,' "e drive on Changsintien uml IMI ';1 Wu Pet Fu's movement toward Peking. The cost. . however. 1i:im lieen llenvv nji.-1 fhnnar. I .i,,,!,.,, i rm.,.i ,. ..i. .,,,., ,i,..i I of w hom are dviim for lack of modi ing up reinforcements in prepuru- tion for a decisive action. General Chang's communications arc threatened both front and- rear, for Wu has thrown 40,000 troops against bis rlnht center in an effort to cut the Peking-Tien Tsin railway while Admiral Tu Shih-Kwcl bus notified the Nanking insular body of bis intention to cut the railway con necting the Peklng-Ty-n-Tsln road with Mukden, General Chang's base. This railway is within the range of naval guns nt Chin Wang Tao. Prc.t. Sun to Aid. At the eastern end of the battle front. General Wu is marching 20, 000 troops toward Machung, one of the Feng Ticners' strongholds, where heavy fighting has occurred for three days. Meanwhile wm-il rimini 4hrmii?ti tAiunghul that Sun Tat Sen, president of tho southern government. Is pre' paring to send aid to Chunr Tso Un. He will strike -at the psychological moment, it was said, sending troops either through Hankow or Nanking the route depending on tho outcome of the present conflict. Today's advices to too American military attaches that General Wus main army, appears to bo engaged in a drive toward Tien Tsin. Severe fighting has occurred along tho Hun ' river which Indicates that units of 1 Wu's forces' are closing the country from . l'uo-Ting Fu, towards the . northeast. Artillery firing is also reported to have opened along a wide front at Mnchang, south of Tien Tsin, on tho Pukow railroad where large forces of General Chang's troops are con centrated under the command of the Mnnchurlan leader's 25-year-old son Wu l'el-Fu's drive toward Tien Tsin is designed to Isolate Chang Tso I.ln's forces by cutting their line be tween 'south. Tien Tsin and Tuku on the Success of this move would ;nlso result in the cutting off of Geno- ? r"1 1 nu"8 8 'lu'uuu n,cn m,rtn ot Tlcn Tsin. -Meanwhile three Chinese cruisers (Continued on page eight) ON PEKIN HALTS Old Man Winter to Come Back Thursday Warnings Sent Out 444444444444444444 SAN FRANCISCO, May 3 4 Folks up Washington and Oregon 4 way who had an Idea that Old 4 Man Winter was laid to rest are 4 due for an upset today and to 4 morrow. For tonight, the old 4 gentleman is due to shake off the 4 mists of his hibernation at some 4 point In southeastern Alaska and 4 4 go swashbuckling down the sea 4 4 lanes south of Fifty Three and 4 4 blithesome spring will have to 4 4 quit "doing her stuff for a time 4 4 In western Washington and Ore- 4 4 eon and extreme northern Call- 4 4 fomia. 4 4 Southeast storm warnings have 4 4 been ordered In all north Pacific 4 4 seaports excepting Marshfield. A 4 4 storm of a decided character Is 4 4 forming over southeastern Alaska 4 4 and is moving southeasterly. A 4 4 moderate southeast wind shifting 4 4 to a southwest gale is prediction 4 4 for tonight and tomorrow. 4 4 444444444444444444 K.O0TEIN Five Members of "Medford Post, American Legion Send Resignations to Commander Failure to Condemn Law Violations Declared Con trary to Their Conceptions. To the Editor: We enclose for jour information and information of this community, a copy of a letter forwarded today to the commander of the Medford Post of the American Legion. GORDON VOORHIES, E. K. KELLY RALPH McCURDY JAY GORE PAI L SCHERER WALTER LOWNE. Medford, May 3, 192 2. Medford. Ore., May 3. 1922. To tho Commander Medford Post Amerlcau Legion: Two weeks ago tho following reso lution was offered at a regular meet ing of the American Legion, and af ter full discussion was voted down: Resolution "Whereas, It has come to the at tention of the Medford Post of the American Legion that a spirit of un rest prevails In the community duo to certain alleged violations of the rights cf individuals by reason of tho administration of so-called mob law and the summary execution of jus tice, without tho privilege of trial, and Whereas, we do not hcllevo that any cause exists In this community to take away from the constituted au thorities, the polico and the courts, the police and judicial power In crim inal matters; and, believing that in terference with tho constitutional privileges ot the people by any per roiis or person or In any manner is (Continued on page eight) AM TREASURY BUILDING HARDING WATCHES EARLY A. Wl. BLAZE WASHINGTON, May 3. For the second time In three months, firemen early today battled with .a stubborn tire on the root ot the treasury de partment, which ror a time assumed menacing proportions as the flames, burning through a long superstruc ture, leaped high In tho air and cast a threatening glow on tho White House, while sparks wafted across to its surrounding terrace. When discovered at 1:45 a. m. the flames already had gained consider able headway and were thirty or forty teef high when fire apparatus arrived at the scene. E, DE VALERA ORDERS 111 m m fe h m m m m CEASE WAR Irish Leader's Motion Is Car ried By Dail Irregulars Capture Ormond Castle -and Repel Attacks From Free State Troops All Banks Are Closed. DUBLIN. May 3. On motion of Eamon DeValera, the Dall late" today adopted a motion ordering the oppos ing sides in the Irish republican army conflict to cease firing Immediately and arrange a truce. Mr. DeValera said he would like to see the army executive who bad taken an independent position Issue a similar order and wonld do all be could to that end. Richard Mulrahey said his side had done all possible and Arthur Griffith declared their men were only defend ing themselves. Castle Captured! KILKENNY, Ireland. May 3. (Bf the Associated Press.) Sharp fight ing, with machine guns rattling In all direction, was In progress here today, free state- troops trying to- restore Or' mond castle, still held by irregulars who yesterday were driven out of other places they had captured. The castle is a strong fortress on the banks of the river Nore, and Is considered impregnable except by ar tillery. This morning Btormlng parties un der command of Colonel Prout of the Dail Elreann official forces advanced on the castle by different routes, fol lowed by an armored car. They were fired upon by snipers iu the streets and a fierce engagement ensued, well directed fire being maintained against the castle from several angles. The Imperial hotel which Is dom inated by the castle and which has been occupied since its recapture hy Dail troops, is under fire Itczi the castle garrison. The defenders of the castle are said to be well equipped with provisions. To morning train from Dublin arriv ed while the fighting was in progress and passengers alighting here were forced to take shelter In the railway tunnel. The postoffice also was la the danger zone. DUBLIN, May 3. A statement Is sued by tho Dail Kireann says all i banks are considering closing their branches in the area where the raids of the lust few days occurred. BELFAST, May 3. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The homo of a mem ber of the Ulster Bpeclal constabulary in the Coal Island district of East Tyrone was attacked today. Shots were fired into the houses and the building was set on fire. The consta ble escaped through a back window. Other special constables hurrying to the scene were ambushed and one badly wounded. . ., A largo number ot armed men rush ed Into the royal Irish constabulary barracks at Hellagah, South Derry, and fired several volleys, killing one constable. All telegraph and telephone com munication with county Derry was out of commission today. ' Awakened by White Houso attend- ; ants, President and Mrs. Harding dressed and watched tho firemen battle with the flames in the nearby structure. When checked after about thirty minutes ot effort the flames had burned entirely through one section of the superstructure, which tops thd section of the building that divides the court and had spread to parts ot the central portion of the roof., . Un official estimates, however, plce the damage at not more than 175,000, although it is not knows whether, this adequately took into account tho possible damage from water. AGAIN
