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If A Iff Tim The Weather DFORD Weather Year Ago Maximum - 76 Minimum 57 Prediction .... Maximum .... Minimum ..Fair 84 49 ' Oallv Seventeenth Tear, f tv'eekly Kitty-Second Year. MEDFORD, OR1X10X, MONDAY, JUNK r, 1922 NO. (54 LAW BUNE unions UNDER CONTRO LABOR BE LIABLE E - Supreme Court Renders Epoch : Making Decision Holding ". Unions Can Be Held Liable dor Property Damage Dur ing Strike Not Exempt From Anti-Trust Law. WASHINGTON'. Juno 5. Labor organizations are not exempt from prosecution under the Sherman anti trust law, the supreme court an nounced. The court delivered such an opin ion in the celebrated Curonado Coal case, one of the most Important pieces of labor litigation ever to come before the nation's highest tribunal. The court held that labor organiza tions cun be held liable for property and other damages caused by the acts of members during strikes. The de cision was delivered by Chief Justice Taft. The case was brought against the United Mine Workers of America by the ' Coronado ' and other coal companies, arising out of the Arkan sas strikes of 1914. With regard to tho United Mine Workers of America, the court found that tho international organization and Its officers did not order the strlko or ratify .. It. and that they should not huve been made parties to the suit. Chief Justice Taft In delivering the opinion stated that there had been no misjoinder of parties In (ho suit as brought. He discussed at length the question of the suability of the na tional' and international union if the unions were responsible for what was done, pointing out that in common law, unincorporated organizations could be sued as individuals but from necessity of existing conditions it wus utterly Impossible of doing justice otherwise than by holding labor un ions suable. The lower federal courts hud awarded the Coronado and eight other t'oal companies treble damages amounting to $600,000 against the l.'nited Mine Workers of America and district union No. 21. The damages were held to have resulted from the acts of union miners on the ground that the ucts were a pnrt of a con spiracy to restrain inter-stato ship ments of coal. Discussing the details of tho strike Chief Justice Taft said tho evidence showed the violence was purely a union attack under the guidance of the district officers of tho union. WASHINGTON, Juno 5. The su preme court today granted the motion of the state of New York leave to file an original bill to teat the constitu tionality of the federal water power act. The state contends the law Is unconstitutional because it would af fect streams and water not navigable and not needed by the rfederal gov cvirtient for the purpoae of naviga tion. Indiana Man Xnniofl. "WASHINGTON. June 5. Vernon W. Vanfleet of Indinna was ap pointed a member of the federal trade commission today b "President Harding and the nomination sent to the senate for confirmation.- - Suffrage Worker Dead ' FLUSHING, N. Y., June 5. Miss Helen L. Potter, 8G. one of the pioneer i lecturers on suffrage and. a co-worker of the late Susan B. Anthony, died at her home here yesterUay It was learned today. TURKS CONSCRIPT ALL CHRISTIANS , I - IN OUCH TO FIGHT AGAINST GREEKS ADEN'A, C!lic"a, June 5. Musta-I pha Kemal Pasha, head of the Turk ish nationalist government has given orders for the conscription of all Christian residents in Cilicla. They are to be formed Into labor brigades , and sent to the front line trenches to assist the Turkish army In Its war against the Greeks. The Turkish newspapers are com ing out boldly In advocacy of a pol icy of clearing out all Christians from Ci'.lcla bo that the country may be Small Force U. S. Troops to Be Held At Coblenz On Rhine WASHINGTON, June 5. In compliance with requests from Germany and some of the allied powers, a small force, of Anier- lean troops Is to be retained at Coblenz, on the Rhine beyond July 1, the ilato set originally for completion of American evacua- Hon of German territory. Secretary Weeks announced to- day decision had been reached to retain at- Coblenz Major General Allen and two battalions of the eighth Infantry which was sched- uled to have sailed for Uome on Juno 20. The length of time tho troups will be kept on the Rhine, Mr. Weeks said, had not been de- termlned. R. VALENTINO IS LIBERATED ON Famous Film Star Released, When Justice of Peace Rules Evidence to Support Complaint Not Sufficient Future Action Not Decided. LOS ANGELES, June. B.-y-Jtodolph Vulntino, Hereon actor, whose prin cipal roles have been of luve heroes, was liberated of n charge of bigamy h e re today when t h e f e Ion y co m -plaint wan dismissed after a prelimi nary hearing before. Justice of the Peace 'Han by.- The justice ruled that there was insufficient evidence pre sented to support the complaint. The dismissal of the case followed I three days of testimony concerning the mariage in Mexicali, Mexico, May IS, between Valentino and Miss Win ifred DeWolf-Shaiughnessy-Hudnut, professionally known as "Natacha Hanibova," and their honeymoon in Palm Springs, Cal., a desert oasis near here. The bigamy charge was filed against Valentino by the district nt- ' torney here because the Mexicali 1 marriage occurred before a final de cree of divorce was granted Valen tino from Jean Acker, screen actress, in which case he was awarded an in terlocutory decree Inst January. Justice Hanhy, In announcing de cision to dismiss the complaint said that while the charge of bigamy was a serious one which had an import ant hearing upon the social fabric, he felt that evidence of cohabitation would not be sufficiently shown to bring a verdict of guilty from a jury and that in view of this he did not think that the county should be put to the heavy expense of a trial. 1 KILLED" BY SON 'PORTLAND, Ore.,' June 5. Mrs. Susan B. Weir, aged 7G, was beaten to death today with a hammer and her son Walter, aged 34, was arrest ed, charged with the deed. The son. according to the police, admitted the crime, saying he had killed his moth er because he could not endure to see her suffer. The' mother, according to neighbors' statements, to the police, I naa oeen auing out not continea 10 ibed. The attack occurred while the woman was cooking breakfast. come purely Moslem. Many Chris tians are being imprisoned on politi cal charges and their estates confis cated and sold on the allegation that they belonged to the Turks Ijefore the war. It Is estimated hero that fully 80 per cent of the Armenians In Ciliclu have either been conscripted, deport ed, killed or have died of starvation A large number of those remaining have embraced the Moslem faith so as BIGAMY CHARGE to escape persecution. Bra BY BRITISH British Reulars Drive Sinn Fein Invaders From Ulster and Recapture Villages- British Warships Scheduled to Sail for Ireland Actual Battle Front Maintained. LONDON, June 5. (By tho Asso ciated Press) British troops have driven tho Sinn,. Fein invaders from their main positions In Ulster terri tory and a largo purt of the border between northern and southern Ire land now is virtually a battle, front. The village of Pettigoe on the Fer-ninnngh-Donegul -border was recap tured from the Sinn Fein invaders yesterday andt the southern fiuroos also are reported to have evacuated Beeleek, ten miles to tho southwest. The discrepancy between the of ficial communique with its state ment of three Hlnn Feiners killed and one Lewis gun captured, and the more detailed press reports of the British storming the place and , in flicting "heavy losses" has yet to be reconciled. The military has taken over much of the boundary, lino and the Sinn Feiners now face seasoned and well armed troops equipped with artillery Instead of the special Ulster con stabulary men. . ' Warships to lienvc. The Daily Herald prints a report that several warships are about to leave for an unknown destination be lieved to be Ireland. - , News dispatches from Ulster de clare feeling has been embittered by the murder of Magistrate Flanagan which caused a great sensation. The victim had lately sentenced many of fenders under the firearms -act and often had been threatened. Much attention is focused upon the question of tho proposed Irish con slltutlnn and Its allied issues. Primo Minister Lloyd George is expected to arrive from Wales tonight In readi ness to meet the Irish representatives who, it is believed will return tomor row... Resumption of the negotia tions is expected soon after their ar rival. ' BELFAST, June E. (By Associated Press). Authentic details of the recap ture of Pettigoe show that a British staff officer entered the village at noon yesterday and gave the republi cans holding the town fifteen minutes to leave. Some Immediately departed but about 100 decided to oppose the military.' At the expiration ,of tho time limit the British -crossed the bridge leading into the village and were received with machine gun. and rifle fire. Then the British artillery came Into action and when tho first shell landed on a hill behind the town, some of the more timid of the defenders dashed for safety. Four more shells followed in quick succession and one, striking in the middle of a party of the retreating Sinn Feiners, inflicted several casual ties. - Attacked in Rear Troops which had been landed secretly from Boa fsland In Lough Erne, during the night, took the repub licans in the rear, but some escaped through superior knowledge of the country. When the occupation of the village was complete, soldiers were de tailed to bury the, dead, and all the Sinn Feiners were interred in a field nearby. The prisoners were removed to Ennisklllen last night. - Republicans stationed of j vantage points with machine guns' held out, frequentlyl.flring st.the troops who, replied with a Lewis gun. It IB believed that onoV Sinn Fein ' gun ; crew ' was wiped out.1 ' ' . It is officially stated that only one member of the crown forces was killed Seven republicans are known to hove been killed while sixteen were made prisoners, including the commandant Tho military has taken strong posi tions in the neighboring hills of Bee leek to prevent a surprise, attack, while the special constables are on duty on all the Fermanagh roads lead ing to Pettigoe. Logger Is Killed. Olympla, Wash., June 5. Charles Bennett, hook tender for the Ilillls Logging company at Hoggum Bay, near Hartstcln island, was killed this morning when he was crushed by a log which got loose as It was being hoisted and fell upon blm. A widow survives In Tacoma. . Victor anjd Vanquished China's Civil War k ij General Wu Pel Fu, (at left) the Chlnoso military leader who put to rout the forces of General Chang Tsc-Lin, (right) has given assurance that he desires Li Yuan Hung to take office as president. Wu Is acclaimed as the "Savior of China" and is thought by muny to have pnIdontlul ambitions. FOREIGN ENVOYS ATTACKED FOR TAIHFR - STAND WASHINGTON, June 5. -The Brit ish and Italian ambassadors and ac credited reprcseiitatfves of other for eign nations were assailed today in the senate by Senator Wutson, repub lican, Indiana, in connection with speeches and statements made by them relating to American turlff iind trade. . Senator Watson asserted that Sir Auckland Geddes in his address in California last March in which he was quoted as urging the use of British ships for carrying American com merce as one means of aiding trade between the United States and Great Britain, "had gone entlroly outside the bounds of propriety." The Indiana senator, one of the administration leaders In the sen ate," charged that there was 'a- for eign propaganda against the pending tariff bill and declared that he denied the right of the representatives of any foreign government to come to this country, "and Instruct us with refer ence to the policy of. our govern ment." PREDICT A LONG H ' DELAY IN BONUS BILL PASSAGE WASHINGTON, Juno 6. Tho sol diers' bonus bill will not be present ed in the senate for several days, It was said toduy at the office of Chair man McCumber of the scnato fl nunce rommlttee. Senator McCumbor hus been so busy with tho turif-f bill, which he Is piloting In the senate, it was said, that he has .not found op portunity to complete tho report which Is to accompany th bonus measure. ' Meantime tho program with regard to senate consideration of the adjust ed compensation measures remains very indefinite. .'Convinced that the legislation will lead to a long tight, some republican leaders are strongly opposed to side tracking the tariff for its considera tion. On the other hand, some pro ponents of tho legislation are anxious for speedy action, as -ho executive departments which will havo charge of administration of the legislation have estimated it will tuke six months to get the machinery Into operation. National. At Bp-Hton: n. II. K. Bt. Louis -...0 8 4 Boston .' 8 1 Pfeffer, Bnrfoot, Bailey and Aln smlth; Oeschger and O'Neill. Pittsburg-Philadelphia game post poned; rain. . BASEBALL SCORES FIVE KILLED. 2 BADLY HURT CAL. EXPLOSION OAKLAND, Cal., Juno 5.. Five men were killed and two, Including II. A. Bornsteln, superintendent ot the plant, serlous'.y injured in a se ries of til in connected explosions to- , day at the plant of the Trojan Powder company at Silt Lorenzo. 11 miles ! south of here. The first explosion was in tho dry ing houso and set off two otherB ill nearby buildings, -wrecking large sec tions ot the Vint. Most of those killed wero In the drying house. The list of killed follows: Harry D. Myers, master mechanic; James Toon, plant chemist; Manuel Sllva, Albert Silva', and Tony DeCosta, laborers. The Injured: II. A. Bernstein, plant superintend ent, Floyd Cooper, laborer. Myers, Toon ond Manuel Sllva were killed at once., Albert Sllva and Tony DeCoata died two hours later. . The explosion shook the east bay region for an area of several miles. FLIGHT COMPLETED PERNAMBUCO. Brazil, June 6. (By Associated Press). The Portu guese naval aviators, Captains Snen-liur.-i and Coutinho, arrived hero short ly afte- noon toduy having flown in their hydroairplanes from P'ernando Noronha, thus completing their trans- Atluntlc flight from Lisbon. PEUNAMriUCO, llruzll, June 5 (By Associated Press). The Portuguost naval aviators, Captains Coutinho and Sacadura, started from the Island of Kernnndo Noronha off the Brazilian coast, for Pernambuco at 7:45 o'clock this morning in resumption of their trans-Atlnntlc flight,. Interrupted by accidents In April and early May.- , NEW YORK, ' June 6. Major Oscar - Westover and his aide. Lieu tenant Carlson F. Bond, are the win ners of the nntlonal bulloon raco which started from Milwaukee, May 31, It was officially announced today by the Aero club of America. Major Westover's craft landed In tho prov ince of Quebec, covering an estimat ed distance of 850 miles In 17 hours and IS minutes In the air. ' ' Second place was captured by Cap tain I!. E. Honeywell with J. P. Wade, Jr., as aide, clvlliun entrants, who flew a distance estimated nt 630 miles. Lieutenant W. It. Iteed, tho navy flier, wus third with an esti mated flight of 440 mlte.i. ' Prizes are $!9("0; $800 and $500 for first, second and third places. Henry Ford Will Run for President If People Say So DETROIT. Mich.. June 5 iliv Associated Press). Henry Ford has Intimated privately that he" would run for prosit out "if the people of the country desired him to do s:, but "ho would refuse 4 to spend any money to brine about his nomination or election." according to William T. Kron- berg, editor of tho Dearborn news- paper and one of tho leaders In tho ltearborn "Henry Ford for President club." J- L Phillips, Chairman G. 0. P. State Committee, Geor gia, Arrested for Graft in War Contract Still Owes Uncle Sam $1,850,000. WASHINOTON, June 6. J, Lewis Phillips, chairman of the republican stuto committee for . Georgia, came hero from Philadelphia lato today and appeared, accompanied by a deputy United States-Marshnl-at the office of Isnao It. Mitt, Ttnlted Htuteji commissioner" for preliminary hear ing on the warrant sworn out ngalnst him Saturday in connection with the war frauds Investigation. The henr tng wns immediately arranged. WASHINGTON, June 5. Issuance of a warrant for the arrest of J. L. Phillips, chairman of the republican state committee for Georgia, charg ing fraud In tho execution of war con tracts led to expectation of further rapid developments today as the Brand Jury investigation of war fraud cases entered the second week of its deliberations. Phillips, as a member of the firm ot Phillips and Stevens, shortly af ter the armistice obtained a contract from the government as the agent of a conference ot lumber dealers to dls poso of surplus lumber left from can tonment and camp construction and other war developments. In a recent speech In the house Itepresentatlve Woodruff, Michigan, nserled that government auditors had filed reports with the department of Justice in September, 1921, showing that Phillips and Stevens still owed the government under the contract more than $1,850,000. While the contract called for tho . disposal of spruce, pine, hemlock and fir, itepre sentatlve Woodruff said the report showed the firm had Bold more than 50 varieties, Including much valuable hardwood. COTTON MILLS OPEN AFTER LONG STRIKE MANCHESTER. N. R, June '5. The gates of six of the cotton mills of New Hampshire were opened today for the first time In three months. When the whistle blow to call the 25,000 workers back to their places, thousands were near the mills hut only scanty hun dreds responded, according to obser vers. There wore demonstrations at all the mills. FRAUD PROBE EIGHTY PEOPLE PERISH WHEN STEAMER Bl'ENOS AIRES, June 6. (By Asso ciated Press).' Uiglity persons are be lieved to have perished in the sinking yesterday ot the steamer Villa Frunca on the Parama river, near PoBadas. The vessel carried thirty cabin pas sengers, seventy second class passen gers and a general cargo. One survivor said the sleeping pas sengers were awakened at 1:45 a. m. utnii STRIKES IN Chinese Napoleon Gains Vic tory Over Manchu War Lord Foreigners Ordered to Leave Victorious Leader Awaits New President's Inauguration at Pekin. TIEN TSIi, Juno 5. (By the As sociated Press.) The Chihll ad vance guard at noon Saturday had reached Llualiouylng, the next, sta- ttrtn train lalt,ill.n ln,.n..l CV.nn'a Fengtlen troups were retiring toward Shanhuikuan. The Chihll command er advised that all foreigners be re moved from that city withlti 2 4 hours. TEIN TSIN, June u. (By the As- . sociated Press.) All foreigners have neon warned to leave Ehanhaikuan, Chihll,. on , the Manchurlan border along the Gulf of Liao Tung because serious fighting Is expected between tho advance guard of General Wu Pel Fu's Invading army and the re treating troops of Chang Tso Lin, the Manchu war lord.' The warning was telegraphed from Changll'by the oom niundef of the Chihll column. ; ipEKING, June 5. (By the Asso ciated Press.') -General W,u.Pel,,FiL expects to remain at Paotlngfu until parliament Is assembled and a new president installed. Afterward he will go to Peking to pay his respects to the new government and thus pub licly showing his support ot the re gime nis military prowess urougnt . Int) effect. LI Yuan Hung has not yet definite ly .Accepted the presidency. It Is un dei stood he still awaits answers to the conditions he laid down yester das , the most difficult of which is hul I to be his demand that the south ern or Canton government of Sun Yat Sen be abolished. Sun has not re sponded to the question of whether he is willing to sacrifice himself, for the unity of China. Interviewed today, General Wu wns hopeful 'that Canton would see the wisdom of Joining the north In an ' effort to unify tho country. He said iiu ueuevuu mui it me puruament at Canton would Join those members of the old parliament now assembled at Tien Tsln, Sun Yat Sen would be de prived of further reason for continu ing as president ot the republic. ' '".' He explained that his object In re maining at Paotungtu was to give parliament opportunity to re-establish civil authority without the appear ance of military pressure. x Public opinion as reflected In the Chinese press indicates today that the north had abandoned all animosity toward the south. The northern press appeared unanimously ready to affect ' a conciliation. ' Tendler Match Postponed Philadelphia, Juno 5. Rain late today caused a postponement ot the eigne rounu uout Between Lew 'tena ler, Philadelphia lightweight, and Bobby Barrett of Wlnton Heights, Pa., scheduled for the Philadelphia National league park tonight. The fight kill be held tomorrow night." It was originally fixed for last Friday. Duluth Man Winner.-".' - .:c PHILADELPHIA. June 5. Walter Hoover of the Duluth boat club to-;-day won the Philadelphia gold chal- tour sculling championship of . the world. His time was 77 minutes, 24 seconds. yesterday by cries of alarm and rush ed on deck to find the vessel enveloped In flames. A few seconds later there was a heavy explosion which caused the boat to fill and sink rapidly nearly a mile from the Paraguyan shore. , RnniA nf the uniniiireil aurvlvnrM swam ashore. An unconfirmed report said that the only cabin passengers . saved were the members of a family ot North Americans and three others. I A
