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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.
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