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Newspaper Page TextlEDFORD M IBUNE Weather Year Ago Maximum 85.5 Minimum 53 Dally Seventeenth Tear. Weekly Fit ty-Second Year. MEDFORD, OHtiOON, MONDAY, JUNK 20, .1922 NO. 82 The Weather Fair and continued warm. Maximum 102'2 Minimum S2'j 1C F. G. OWEN KILLED IN HOTEL FALL Well Known Medford Resident Victim of Accident in Chi cagoFalls From Sixth Floor of Michigan Avenue Hotel Death Instantan eous On Business Mission CHICAGO, June 20. F. G. Owen, 36, a lumber dealer from Medford, Ore., plunged to his death from a sixth floor window of a Michigan Boulevard hotel early today. , Owen, with his uncle, S. F. Owen of Port land, Oregon, had been a guest at the hotel for two days. . They planned to start for homo this morning. The uncle said ho was un able to account for his nephew's death. The two played cards until 10:30 last night, when tho uncle re tired to another A-oom. F. W. Brunkor, a passing motorist, who saw Owen fall from the win dow, said he fell feet first to the Michigan boulevard wal. Owen's neck and back were brok'en. Tho dead man Is survived by a widow and two children In Medford, the uncle said. G. E. Anderson, secretary of John S. Owen lumber company of Medford, who accompanied Owen and his uncle here, and hotel investigators, were of the opinion that Owen had stumbled against the window screen and forced it out. 'He said he knew of no troublos that might havo wor ried Owen and believed tho fall was accidental. , The news of Mr. Owen's death came as a great shock to, his family and many friends in"Mcdr6rd and the Rogue River Valley; He had been a resident of this city for the past seven years, having lived on one of the cltys most, beautiful homes at the end of East Main street. He took much pride in the residence and was an enthusiastic fisherman and hunter, as well as a business man of unusual ability. He took an officer's prellmtntnary training during the war, but did not see active service. An indefatigable reader, well informed on current events and devoted to his family, Mr. Owen though never active In a public way, took great interest in the devel opment of Medford and southern Ore gon, and was a most devoted father. Mr. Owen had many friends In lo cal sportsmen circles, all of whom are of the conviction that his death was accidental as he had made plans for a fishing trip and the purchase of a summer home on Pelican Bay upon liis return from a several weeks' busi ness trip in the east. Owen represented the Interests of the John S. Owen Lumber company in this district. The company is one of the largest lumber concerns in the country and holds vast tracts of tim ber In the Butte Falls district, In ad dition to 75 miles of redwood lim ber along the coast near Brookings, where the mills of the Del Norte and the C. & O Lumber companies, con trolled by the John S. Owen interests, are located. Frank Owen was born In Eau Claire, Wisconsin, In 1884 and Is sur vived by .Mrs. Owen and two children, Barbara and Shelby, who reside In this city. Mrs. Owen leaves this even ing for Chicago. ' Oregon Shingles Lose. WASHINGTON, June 26. The senate voted today 4 9 to 18 to retain shingles on the free list, senators from Washington and Oregon losing a fight to have the house duty of 50 cents a thousand restored to the bill. CHIEF U. S. DETEC1IVE "IS CAPTURED BY MEXICO CITY, June 26. Mystery today Btlll surrounded the kidnaping and holding for ransom ot A. Bruce Bielaski, former chief of the bureau of investigation of the American depart ment of Justice during the war and of Manuel Uarcena, an attorney, near the hacienda de San Gabriel. In the state of Morelos. Mrs. Bielaski has merely stated that J&e holdup occurred yesterday and she Ipfraded physical exhaustion as an ex wise from making a lengthy statement. She declined to name the sum of ran som demanded or to give out any other information, merely stating that all matters were In the hands of the 1'nit- ed States embassy. ' ' Washington Crew1 'Second to Navy in Poughkeepsie Race POUGHKEEPSIE, Juno 26. 4- Tho Washington crew opened the eyes of eastern experts today when it enme In a close second to tlio Navy who won the big rowing classic after one of the hardest finishes In the history of the sport. The Navy started in the ' lead with Washington far in the rear, Cornell second, but the wes- torncrs gradually passed Syra- cuse then caught all the crews and passed them with the excep- Hon of the Navy which refused to be headed. 4 'I? 4 S 4 't t 't' 4 4 4 5 i 4 JOY OF TRIAL RESULT FATAL Wife of Illinois Governor, Acquitted Saturday Graft Charge, Succumbs to Apo plectic Stroke txcitement of Trial' Too Much. i KANKAKEE, III., June 26. Mrs. I.cn Small, wife of Governor Small of Klinois, died this morning.- Mrs. Small was stricken with apo plexy Saturday night during the ex citement incident to the celebration by friends and fellow townsmen of the governor's acquittal that afternoon at Waukegan,- Ills. With her at the time of her death were the governor and her three children, Leslie and-- Budd Small and Mis. A. E. Inglesh, all of Kankakee. The long trial of nine weeks at Wau kegan, where the governor was charg ed with conspiracy to defraud the state of Interest on public funds during his term as state treasurer several years ago, had been a heavy strain both on tho governor and his wife. Mrs. Small, however, had borne up under the strain exceedingly well, it had appeared, until she was stricken and sank Into the governor's arms as the noise of the celebratora filled the neighborhood about their home at the joyous home coming Saturday. Physicians who attended Mrs. Small offered no hope for her recovery, and throughout Sunday and last night she lay in a coma as the governor and their sons and daughter watched by the hedsido. The governor refused to leave her. Mrs. Small was born December 17, 1861, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Moore of Kankakee county and had lived virtually her entire life in this county. Mrs. Small and the gov ernor were married November 21, 1883. Besides the governor and the two sons and their daughter, Mrs. Small is survived by her mother, Mrs. Moore; a sister, Mrs. Geo. Vaughn, Sr., both of Kankakee and two brothers, Bert Moore of Walnut Creek, Cal., and Claude Moore of Pompeys Pillar, Mont. Governor Small Is publisher of the Kankakee Republican. CHICAGO, June 26 The charges made against Governor Small and of which he was acquitted Saturday led to Mrs. Small's death, Samuel A. Ettel son, corimratlon counsel, declared to day when Informed of the demise of the governor's wife. Mr. Ettelson, who with Mayor Thompson of Chicago had been a close friend and political sup porter of the governor, declared that politics was behind th prosecution of the governor and that politics therefor was responsible for Mrs. Small's death. One rumor clrcnlated here was to the effect that Mr. Bielaski was ah ordinary prisoner of the civil author ities In some obscure village in More los. Another was that he was being jheld at the instigation of his personal enemies, gained while acting in his ! official capacity with the United States government. I Mr. Bielaski, who Is no longer con nected with the American government is now vice president of Richmond levering and company which has ex pensive oil holdings near Mexico City 'and Tompico. Mr. Carcena Is an at 'torney connected with racing enter prises at Tia Juana. TO MRS "Whiskawuy lending Morvich and won by a scven-lenRth lead over tho GREETS VETS SAX FRAiXCISCO, June 2G. America's not' forgotten nor will she forgot the living portion of hor cas ualty list in the great war, Gov. Win. D. Stephens of California said at the opening session here today of the second annual convention of the dis abled American veterans of the world war. Governor Stephens presented to the delegates the name of Sorgeant Phil ip Katz, San Francisco, as the state's hero in the "living hall of famo," an outstanding -leature of tne conven tion. It is made up of tho state he roes of a number of states, and will appear for the first time In the big convention parade tomorrow. Governor Stephens called attention to legislation passed in California for veterans' welfare; saying that a $10, 000,000 bond issue would be voted on in November to make the legislation operative. "My heart goes out to each and every one of you here today," Gov ernor Stephens said, ."because when I gaze upon these empty sleeves, or note that this or hat one has lost a log or an eye, I know that there is a gripping story of heroic sacrifice and dauntless valor back of every casualty and I want to'lay my hand upon the shoulder of every one of you and say: ' "American will not forget.' " 10 FAIR-MOUNT, W. Va., June 26. A march of striking miners and their sympathizers from Monogha, a min ing village near here, to Fairmont, was prevented today by C. Frank Keeney, district president of the United Mine Workers of America, ac cording to reports to city and county authorities. Mr. Keeney, who came here Satur day to Investigate a strike disorder near Clarksburg, was advised of the reported march and he left Immedi ately for Monagha where he persuad ed the men to go home. Keenely la ter returned to Fairmount and told Prosecuting Attorney Frank Amos that lie was confident there would bo no further disorders. BASEBALL SCORES American ROSTOV, June 26. Babe Ruth knocked out his eighth home run of the heason in the Yankee's game with Boston today. He made the hit in the fifth inning. At Cleveland. R. H. E. St. Louis :.. .... 0 6 2 Cleveland '. 6 11 0 Uatterles: Pruett and Severeid; Co veloskie and O'Neill. National At Philadelphia. R. H. E. Boston - 5 10 1 Philadelphia 9 15 0 Batteries: Miller, Watson, Braxton and Gowdy, Gibson; Ring and Henline. At Chicago..-,.- R. H. E. Pittsburg Z.. 4 6 3 Chicago 6 10 1 Batteries: Morrison and Gooch; S ten land and O' Far re 11. SMALL GOV. STEPHENS OF CALIFORNIA Unbeaten Morvich Humbled at Aqueduct i tho field at the Aqueduct nice track. Junu 17th, inlho ruro which ho previously unbeaten two-year-old M orvtch. BREAK RECORD E. Cornell Junior Crew Takes Honors in First Event at Poughkeepsie, While Syra cuse Wins Freshmen Race Washington Is Hopeful. T'OUGHKEEPSIR, Juno 20. Cor nell's junior var8ll fcrew captured the first event o( tnu lnter-colleKlato regatta on the PouKhkeupHlo course this afternoon, winning by more than a length with Columbia second and Syracuse third. THe two Pennnylvanla crews brought up tho rear close together. From tho shore it appeared that the Pennsylvania junior varsity had fin jshed in fourth place, with the 150 pounders last. The official times for' the " Junior varsities were: Cornell 0:45:4-5; Columbia, 9:52:4-5; Pennsylvania junior ' varsity, 10:13:4-5. Pennsyl vania, 150, 10:29:4-5. Cornell's time breaks the course record for tho jun ior varsity1 which was set by tho Cornell crew of 1915, when It finished in 10 minutes and one-fifth second. POUGHIfEEPSIE, Juno 26. The freshman eight race started at 5:33 p. m. They were off to an even start but In the first few strokes Cornell went out ahead with Pennsylvania second, Columbia and Syracuse in the order named. At the first quarter mile Syracuse had forged uhead, Cor nell second, Columbia third and Pennsylvania last. Syracuse won the freshman race in the intercollegiate regatta. The other crews were closely bunched. From the shore it appeared that Columbia was second. At a mile and a half Cornell and Syracuse appeared to bo creeping up. Approaching the in Ho and three quarters, Cornell apparently dropped back, Syracuse and Columbia fight ing hard. Pennsylvania, nn the out side lano 'hit up the stroke and was battling with Syracuse for the lead. Columbia falling back to third and Cornell last. Syracuse had a length advantage. OLYMPIA, Juno 26. Governor Louis F. Hart today added his bit to the flood of telegrams pouring across the continent to tho University of Washington crew, which enters the race at Poughkeepflie this afternoon: "The folks at homo are wishing you success at Poughkeepsie today, but win or lose, I know the honor of the stato of Washington will be up held. We know you can win and ex pect you to do it. Keep cool and finish first," the governor said in his wire to Captain George (Spike) Mur phy. H.S. TEACHER IS SALEM, June 26. J. A. Griffin, manual training Instructor and direc tor of athletics In the Dallas, Oregon high school, died about 3 o'clock this mornlnn in a local hospital as the result of injuries received aliout mid night last night when an automobile in which he was riding left the road and turned turtle three miles west of Salem. John Frleseri, who was with Grif fin in the accident Is in a Dallas hos pital, but is reported to be unhurt. Griffin has a wlfs living In Belllng ham, Wash, and his mother resides at Morton, Wash. N JUNIOR RAC CORNELL WNS JAPAN TO ADMIT SEMENOFF. ALSO TOK I O, J u no 2 (I. G regory Semo noff, former attaman for tho Cos sacks and later thu leader of auti soviet army in Siberia, arrived hero without a passport and has been ro fused permission to land. He is pro ccedlng to Shanghai. TOKIO, Juno 26. Tho chancellor of tho foreign offico has gone to Vladivostok whore tho Japancso con suls In Siberia will Join him soon to discuss details of Japan's military evacuation of Siberia. Among the matte iH to bo taken up is tho disposal of arms captured by tho Japanese and now claimed by tho far eastern republic at Chita, The newspaper Klchi Nichl saya tho question of indemnity for the massacre of Japanese at Nikolaiovsk and the recognition of Japan's vested interests in tho northern part of Sck halfen island will bo discussed with the soviet government of Russia. TIEN SI EN, Juno 20. Three hundred and fifty Japanese troops left here Saturday for Chinwangtao, on the Manchurian border, to protect Japanese military posts along tho railway. It had been reported that the Chill troops who recently Invaded Manchuria wero interfering con stantly with theso Japancso posts, Orders nro said to have) been issued from Paotingfu, the headquarters of General Wu Pel-Ku, commander of tho Chihll army, for the soldiers to abstain from further interference with tho Japanese. I BY WIFE FRKKPORT, Juno 26. Oscar A. Hirsch, wealthy theatrical producer in New York is In a critical condition at a hospital, and his young wife, Hazel, is under arrest charged with having shot him following a quarrel at the close of a lawn paity given by Miss Reno Davles, actress. Waiter S. Ward, 31 years old, of Xow Hochflle. N. Y., surrendered to Sheriff George Werner at White Plains, N. v., surrendered to Sheriff George Werner at White Plains and confessed that he shot and killed Clarence Peters, the ex-navy man. whose body was found near the Ke nlsco Reservoir about eight miles north of White Plains. Ward Is sold to have declared that he was the vic tim ot a blackmail plot. , IN I jj Lloyd George Now Ready to Stand Or Fall On Irish Vote LONDON, Juno 26. Winston Churchill, secretary for the col- fr onles, rising to make his pro- mined stntomcnt on Irish affairs In tho house of commons this afternoon, said the government desired the fieost and fullest do- bato and one that could bo ter- mimitcd by a division. Mr. Churchill declared he did 4 not hesitate to say ttiat all the 4 horrors that had occurred in Hel- fast wore due to tho organization In that territory of two Irish fac- tions and that continuous efforts of pai tisaiiH of the south to break down the Ulster govern- ment and force Ulster against her will to come under the rule ot Dublin. TO FILE Mil RECALL PAPERS IN AFEW DAYS Backers of Movement Claim 2700 Signers Secured Election Will Cost County Between $2500 and $3000 K. K. K- Issue Involved. Circulation of petitions for tho re call of Sheriff Charles K. Terflll and the nomination ot D. M. I.owo, farmer and fair cxhllilt export to mako tho race thereon, continue and it Is claimed, unofficially that 1600 names wero secured tho first day, Krlday, and, that tho Hlghers now total 2700. Tho petitions will bo filed with tho county clerk, ''In tho next day or two." Under the stato law, It Is provided that to initlute a recall, 25 per cent of tho vote cast at tho last general election for supreme court Justico must be secured In signatures. In this case, it would bo 1235. After tho filing of tho potltlon, tho official, whoso recall Is Bought is given five days in which to resign, and, falling to do this, the county clerk must call a special election within 20 days. Tho cost of a special election ranges from ?2500 to (3000. Most of tho signatures to tho recall have boon secured, it is said, in tho reHldenco districts of this city and Ashland. Nono havo been circulated, noticeably In tho business district of this city. A petition in tho postoffico nt Phoenix had no signers up to Sat urday night. In the Talent district, it Is claimed, 'they wero freely signed. In this city, petitions wero circu lated in a house to house campaign by women. Among the circulators wero George Ivcrson, a carpenter, and Clay Walker. Tho basis for tho recall are alle gations of "malfeasance in offleo" and "lax enforcement of the law." Those are the wrltton charges, and, people who havo been requested to sign, report a verbal account, of "renting stills, that havo been seized" and other lurid charges. Charge K. K. K. Move. Tho backers of tho recall move ment nro ostensibly tho Ministerial associations and tho W. C. T. U. of this city and Ashlnnd. Friends of Hherlff Terrlll claim that tho Ku Klux Klan Js the real power behind the move, and that It Is animated "by spite." , Asked this noon If the Ku Klux Klan had any connection with tho recall, J. J. Hoogstradt, one of the local kleaglns, said: 'The Ku Klux Klan has no official connection with tho recall of Sheriff Terrlll. I might say for your Infor mation, however, that the Klan looks with more favor upon Mr. Jowc than It docs Mr. Terrlll. The recall Is (Continued on page sir.) T EVEREST BAFFLES ALL EFFORTS Oli OF MAN, GENERAL BRUCE GIVES UP LONDON', Juno 26. Mount Ev erest has again battled the best ef forts ot man. The Calcutta corres pondent of the Daily Telegraph to day confirms previous reports that Brigadier General Bruce, head of the present expedition,, has been forced to the conclusion that persistence in the effort to scale the peak would ro- sult only In useless tragedy. General Bruce was most reluctant to abandon further attempts, but tho condition In which the two last climb ing parties returned, the' advice ot his medical officers, and the certain ty ot worse weather conditions daily forced him to a decision, says the writer. Major H. T. Morshead was the NO ARRESTS AS YET IN ILL. Wli HORROR Local Authorities at Herrin, III., Do Nothing State and Federal Agents Start Inves tigation More Details of Horror Given Out Funeral Is Held. llHKrtlN, III., Juno 20. Williamson county burled the dead In her latost mine war yesterday, conducted an In quest to determine the cause of their death, and today faced tho responsibil ity of bringing the guilty to justice. With not a single arrest mado Blnca tho massacre of last Thursday, when at least 19 men wero killed after strike Hympathlzci'8 stormed the Lester mine and with county officials making no vlslblo effort to place tho blame, tho investigating is being done by state and fcdoral agents. Representatives ot tho department ot justice, department of labor, tho state nttorney general's office and tho adjutant gonoral aro quietly delving Into the clonk of secrecy which so far has surrounded the identity of tho 5IKI0 men who marched from Horrln In broad daylight, took more than SO un armed men, marched them back down tho road Into tho woods and there lulled 19 and wounded nearly as many more. Inquest Is Held Yesterday six men ot Williamson county three miners, a merchant, nn ; electrician and the superintendent of tho norrln waterworks, wero solemnly Impanelled, listened to tho evidence of wltnosses called by Coroner William McCowan, and returned their verdict. 7, They found, and so recorded, that C. K. McDowell, murdered auperlnton dent of the Lester mine, killed a union miner on Wednosdny, the day before tho massacre. Of the other dead, 19 in all, Including two other strikers, tho jury found they came to their death by gunshot wounds Inutcted by unknown persons. Dead Are Burled Yestorday morning 16 unknown dead, all non-union workers and guards nt the Lester mine, were burled by the county in potter's field. On a bleak hillside, beneath a broiling sun, union minors, led by Stnte Senator Wm. J. Sneed, dug sixteen shallow graves four rows of four each. The bodies of the massacre victims, In plain black baskets, wero placed side by Bide on the parched grass. Four Protestant ministers of Horrln, a Methodist, a Baptist, a Presbyterian and Christian, conducted the brief bur ial service, while a hundred overall clad miners shoveled the hard clay over the rough pine boxes. No flow ers graced the graves, but at tho head of each the undertaker stuck a little mntal sign with a glass coverod card. On each card was a number and tho date "June 22, 1922." For each num-, bored card the undertaker preserved a description of the men burled beneath. If relatives should appear to claim him. In the afternoon Joe Picavlsh, a union miner killed In the attack on the mine, was burled. Five thousand min ers marched behind in bis funeral cor tege and 115 automobiles brought up the rear. Victim Gives Evidence The slate and federal Investigators worked far Into the night following clues which have reached them. At 1 o'clock this morning they visited tho Herrin hospital to question Allen P. Flndlay, 6304 South Halstead St., Chi cago, timekeeper .for tho detective agency which supplied tho 20 mine (Continued on Page Five) ' ' worst sufferor from frost bite. G'.'L. Malloy and another member of the party also wero badly bitteu and sov cial others less soveroly. The correspondent quotes "one of the greatest authorities on Hima layas" as saying that Brico's "glo rious failure" has proved conclusively that tho summit Is almost unattain able. The authoritative view In In-' dla is that if an expedition started ear lier in the season it might be barely possible to reach within a thousand -feet ot the top, but that the last lap could be covered only by almost su perhuman effort, under unprecedent ed favorablo weather conditions and by men who faced the certainty that they would never return.