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nry Mebfo ed Mail Tri The Weather Prediction Fair Maximum yesterday....'. 95 Minimum today 52 Weather Year Ago Maximum 91 Minimum 48 Oally Seventeenth Tear. Weekly Fifty-Second Xeaj. MEDFORD, OREGON", TUKSDAY, JULY 11, 1922 NO. 9-i BUNE Election Will Be Held 20 Days From Tomorrow Or August 1st Expense to Be $3000 , Or More Ashland Minis ters' Issue Statement As suming Responsibility. , County Clerk Chauncey Florey an nounced tills afternoon that he would call the special election for the recall of Sheriff Charles E. Terrlll. The call will be issued tomorrow, which will throw the election on Tuesday, August J St. "There lias been considerable con tention on both sides regarding the legal phases of this matter," said the county clerk, "and I have opinions from the state attorney general and the district attorney upholding the position that signers do not have to bo voters at the last general election. I am personally satisfied that "there are enough in the 1700 names to complete the required 1235 names. There is nothing for me to do but call the elec tion." Every possible legal phase of the matter was gone into before the final step was taken, entailing an estimated expense of between $3000 and $4000. The candidacy of D. M. Lowe, farmer and fair exhibit collector, who will make the race against Sheriff Terrlll ..was also confirmed. Responsibility for the promoting of the recall is taken by the Revs. W. J lid son Oldfleld and C. F. Koehler of Ashland, in a column article in the . "Open Forum" department of the Ash land Tidings of yesterday. The claim is made that the Ministerial associa tions of Ashland and Medfofd, and the W. C. T. U. bf the same cities, back the movement, though" it' is known that local ministers are divided on the issue. f The letter urges citizens "not to be cloud the issue" by believing reports that the Ku Klux Klan Is back of the recall, which (the recall) Is referred to as a "righteous movement." The ex ploded charge that Sheriff Terrlll "was drunk at Kingsbury Springs" is reiter ated, and the claim made that affida vits arc ready to prove other allega tions against the sheriff. ; The letter then closes: " politics of that unsavory kind which is always with us, has lifted its head to shout the praises of the sheriff and to endeavor to retain Mm in office. For various motives many people, who are of the highest character and cleanest purposes, have joined hands with this political enter prise. But is it not strange that those who have rallied to the defense of Terrlll are for the most part those who are thought to be liberal in the Inter pretation of the ISth amendment? t The writers are confident that if .'the Christian- 'people and the lnw Jdding people of the county permit is recall to Bo by default, that they Wve dealt a staggering blow to poli tical cleanness, moral Integrity in government and law enforcement. Fhall the boozers rule at the eourt .liouae. or will the citizenry of the county show those who govern there that they must rule Justly or be turned out of office?" It is signed. W. Judson Oldfleld ' nnd C. F. Koehler. The Citizens Committee of 101, continued to circulate Its petitions to :.dny, and .report close to 1000 names ,-thereon already. Kenneth Ueebe of ; Central Point phones to request that 'Ills namo be removed from the same. : ALL RUSSIAN ISSUES 1 i THE HAGUE, July 11. (By the f Associated Press) The . European fi delegates under Instructions from f their governments decided this nfter i noon to adopt a united front on all ? questions before the -Russian confer l ence. more particularly on the treat- rnent of confiscated property. A defl- nite line of action has been agreed I Upon. This Includes the putting of f specific questions to the Russian !- delegates relative to the restitution (" of property on which their attitude is declared to be unsatisfactory. Upon the answers depends whether the t- tonference can be 'continued; ; J Resume Naval Recruiting ; WASHINGTON, July 11. After a i year's suspension, recruiting for the "llnavy, under orders published today, will be resumed. Sixty-five thousand I men will have to enlist or re-enlist in the coming year in order to keep the J avy up to the 86.000 men authorized ' Under the naval appropriation bill. Santy Brought Pistol, Girl Avenges Father, . Mex. Gives Sympathy MEXICO CITY, July 11. The shooting of Deputy Francisco Te- jada Llorca, by which 15-year-old- Maria Del Pilar Moreno avenged her father's death, has provided Mexico with a sensation. .. Popular sympathy is with the child, who, armed with a small revolver given hor last Christmas by her father, the editor of El Heraldo Do Mexico, set out alone to satisfy a "crime which appar- ently Mexican Justice was unable to touch," she declared. It is thought here that, after mere formalities she will, be re- leased and the incident dismissed. - s T GAME OF mum Outfield Errors and Freak Home Run Factors Ken Williams Lets Ball Into Bleachers Wild Throws Let in Winning Run. AV. L. St. Louis 48 33 Now York 48 35 Final Score. K. H PC. .592 .578 E. St. Louis 1 8 3 New York 2 7 , 0 Shocker and Severeitl; Bush and Scliang. - NEWVyojlK, July 11. Thes New York Americana made an effort to refrain the leadership in their cham pionship race today when they tackled the St. Louis Browns In the first of a four-Kame series, the most important played In the American leayue so far this season. St. Louis got off to a one-run lead in the first inniiiR. Tobin greeted Hush with a long single to right. Ger ber fouled out and Sister's infield out advanced Tobin to second. Williams knocked him home with a single to center. Williams was caught nap ping off first by Bush. New York tied the score with two out in the second inning on a freak home run by Ward. Ward hit a hard liner to deep left and Williams extended his gloved hand 'n the air for tho drive, but batted the ball into the bleachers for a homo run. New York took the lead with a tainted run in its half of the sixth. Ruth hit a tower fly to short right and when Tobin muffed it Ruth headed for third. Tobin followed with a second error, a wild throw over Robertsons head and Ruth scored. Pipp singled, but never left first. Williams rolled out to Pipp to start In tho ninth. McManus drew Bush's first base on balls. Jacobson then smashed into a double play giv ing tXew York tho victory by a score of two to one. The game was the best Bush has pitched for New York since he came to the Yankees and the third time New York has defeated Shocker In succession. American. PHILADELPHIA. July 12. By pounding out his second home run of the day in the second game with De troit here. Tillie Walker of the Philadelphia Athletics passed Ken Williams of the St. Louis Browns, and broke the record for home runs in the American league. Walker now has 21 homers to his credit. At Boston: ' R. II. E. Cleveland 2 7 0 Boston 0 4 1 Morton and O'Neill; Ferguson, Piercey and Ruel. At Philadelphia: R. H. E. Detroit 2 5 1 Philadelphia 4 7 0 Plllette and Bassler: Rommel and Ilruggy. At Philadelphia Second game: R. H. E. Detroit S 13 1 Philaedlphla 9 16 0 Batteries: Olsen, Ehmke, Stoner, Johnson and Woodall, Bassltr, Man- Ion; Helmach, Sullivan, Yarrison Rommel and Perkins. - , Xatlonul League. At Chicago: R. II. E. New York 4 10 0 Chicago 0 5 2 J. Barnes and Smith; Chccves, Os borne and O'Farrell. At Clncinati: R. H. E. Brooklyn 4 7 2 Cincinnati 6 8 2 Reuther and Deberry; Luque and Hargrave. National at St. Louis: First game postponed, rain. , NEW YORK WIN S FEDERAL MOVES 10 KEEP TRAINS B- & 0. Reports Unable to Operate in Ohio, Owing to Strike Other Reports Are Unverified Govt. Prepares to Suppress Disorders. WASHINGTON, July 11. Tho gov ernment stood ready today to assist in the suppression of any disorders which may arise from the strike of railway shopmen to interfere with transporta tion of the mails or the movement of inter-state commerce. Appointmont of a number of deputy marshals has been authorized by Attorney Genera! Duitgh erty. This policy will bo continued where ever justified and required, the attor ney general stated. Tho announcement of the depart ment of Justice failed to check today the stream of reiiorts to the postoffice department of interference with mail service. S. H. Crisler, superintendent of rail way mail service at St. Louis reported in telegrams to Postmaster General Work that 3000 miles of railway mail service on the Wabash railroad were not being operated. Mr.' Crisler added that the fuel situa tion was serious because of tho appar ent Impossibility of getting coal moved over foreign lines from the mines for use by the road. Postmaster General Work received from C. W. Galloway, vice president of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad com pany, the following telegram today: "The Baltimore and Ohio was oblig ed to annul the operation of Its train No. 40 from Flora, 111., to Shawnoe town, 111., yesterday morning and on that account was unable to perform United States mall service between these points on account of action of strikers who would not permit our offi cers and employes who were on the ground at Flora to make up trains. "1'he company had equipment in pro per condition and forces necessary to operate this service, but was prevent ed from doing so by failure of local autnorltlcs to maintain order and pro vide protection for our employes. I am bringing this to your personal at tention In view of the possibility of more extensive and serious officulties in that section." In many instances, It was said, postal inspectors had failed to verify reports sent to the department by rail way officials. In Missouri and Louis iana, It was explatned, inspectors had found a less serious situation than had been reported to them. The postoffice department will not, it said, recommend drastic action by federal or state forces at any point until Inspectors have made certain of the facts as reported. It was intimat ed at the postoffice department that the postmaster general was prepared to lay before the president at today's cabinet meeting a complete report of alleged interference with mail. 10 TOKIO, July 11. (By Associated Press). Still further reductions of the Japanese army below those announced July fourth, are contemplated by Min ister of War Yamanashi. Tho minister made this statement in reply to attacks launched on htm by the house of peers and by the Selyukai, the ruling political party. It was charged that the suggested army re forms did not complete the demands of the diet. The July fourth announcement stat ed that the army would be reduced by a total of 66,000 enlisted men. Slight increases in heavy artillery, railway, telegraph and aviation sections would mark the readjustment, it was ex plained. LOS ANGELES., July 11. Johnny Meyers of Chicago, claimant of the world's middleweight wrestling championship, Is expected to arrive from Spokane, Wash., where he wrestled Ted Thye to a draw. Meyers will have a conference with Walter Miller also a claimant to the title to day in hopes of arranging a mateh. according to Charles Keppen of the Los Angeles Athletic club, who is trying to secure the match for the club. I MAIL 11 LI! WHEAT SHOWN BY I SPOKAiNE, July 11. A decrease of moro thun 4,500, (WO bushels in winter wheat estimated from 27,233, 000 bushels on June 1, to 23.K77, 000 bushels on July 1, Is noted In the monthly crop report of the ag ricultural statistician of the Pulled States dopartment of agriculture, made public here today. ,ln the same time spring wheat showed a decrease of 3,500,000 bush els, from 17,013,000 bushels to 14. 091,000 bushels. Dry weather dur ing June i3 blamed for the big drop. It was estimated that on July 1, 2 per cent of tho 192 1 wheat crop or 1.093,000 bushols, remained on farms, against 1,139,000 bushels or 3 par cent, a year ago. Dry weather also seriously affect ed oats, and a crop of 7,299,000 bush els is forecast. This compares with a June 1 estimate of 8,030,000 bush els. Tho potato acreage in the state shows a 9 per cent over 1921, stand ing at 80,000 acres. Skagit, Spokane and Whitman counties showing in creases. The estimated production is S, 184,000 bushels, against a crop of 7,423,000 bushels last year. The apple crop is estimated at 2 7, 000,000 bushels, compared with 19, 620,000 bushels last year. The com mercial crop of tho state is forecast at 22,410,000 bushels, against 24, 909,000 bushels last year. EXPECT RAILWAYS 10 BOOST PROFITS T NEW YORK. July 11. Tho As sociation of Railway Executives to day made public the terms of a new contract recently entered into be tween a majority of the American railroads and the American Railway Express company by which tho rail roads aro expected to increase their earnings $10,000,000 a year. The new contract. which replaces the one expiring March 1, 1023, pro vides that tho railroads shall receive 85 per cent of the revenue from ex press business and shall have more voice in determining the expenses to be Incurred by the express company In handling their business nnd if the profits of the express company ex ceed aix per cent on its property in vestment, the excess, up to eight per cent shall be equally divided be tween tho company and the railroads. If the profits exceed eight per cent, 75 per cent of the excess over that figure will go to the railroads and 25 per cent to the express company. T 1 E WASHINGTON. July 11. The government faces n net deficit of $425,000,000 for tho current flscnl year. President Harding today In formed the second annual business meeting of federal executives. Re ceipts for the year, tho president said In addressing the meeting, were esti mated at Jfi, 074, 000. 000, nnd expendi tures at $3,771,000,000, leaving an apparent excess of expenditure amounting to $007000,000 reduced, however, by the general halauco of $272,000,000 In the .treasury on Jt.ne 30. The president sold the prospective deficit was "a challenge to us all," adding that "the pant year's experi ence has demonstrated that we need not be unduly concerned over such prospective deficits whim wo have the benefit of budget organization and of your co-operation." YAKIMA, Wash., July 11. J. James who has been working on the Northern Pacific railroad, was last night follow ed home by ten men who threatened him with violence If ho did not give up his present position, he Informed the police at near midnight. The men who held him up are believed to be strikers, according to James and they accused him of scabbing. The pollco have failed to locate any of those who accused James, -who admits he Is frightened an the men sounded like business. FREAKY WEATHER T Crops Aided By RaiiY and Property Damage Extensive Kansas City Has Cloud- burst Heavy Toll in Da kotas and Nebraska. lyilCACSO. July 11. (lty tho As Boumteii Iro8.s) Midwestern states are reeoverintf today from tho effects uf hail, rain and wind storms which swept over Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas yesterday causing extensive property damage and some hiss of life. In sections of these stales whore tho precipitation was nut excessive, reports said crops were benefitted In some places tho rain breaking ex cessive droughts. A cloudburst at Kansas City lato last night flooded tho streets, washed automobiles away from tho curbing and overburdened storm sewers. Lighting systems in Kansas City and vicinity were severely hampered. Unofficial records pi need tho precipi tation at two inches in ten minutes. The storm ended a 43-day drought in Chicago and vicinity, but only slight damngo resulted from tho high wind which accompanied tho down pour. OMAHA, Neb., July U Three persons killed, at least two others so seriously injured that their recovery is doubtful and property damage that may reach three million dollars was the toll of storms and a tornado that swept parts of South Dakota and Nebraska Saturday night, Sunday and Monday. Reports to tho Associated Press and local newspapers today brought out the following details: Three million dollars dam ago done by Saturday night's tornado and cloud burst In (iregory and Chavies mix counties, . South t. Dakota,' and Knox county, Nebraska; $1,000,000 damngo in Gregory county alone. Thousands of head of livestock killed. The town of St. Charles, S. D.", with a population of 200, virtually blown off the map. Hundreds of buildings destroyed, Creighton, Neb., 25 persons reported to have been injured. 10 QUIT JULY 15 WASHINGTON, July 11. Informa tion was received at the capitol from treasury officials today that Elmer Dover of Tacoma, Wash., assistant sec rotary of the treasury In charge of cub toms and Internal revenue and one of the principals In' the Blulr-Dovcr con troversy had submitted his resigna tion, eiicctive juiy 10. Secretary Motion at tho tlr:e was attending tho cabinet meeting and Mr. Dover was not at his office... Tho Infor mation which was returned as fairly authoritative was that although Mr. Dovor asked to be relieved of his post July 15, cffortB were being made to have him remain for an additional sixty or ninety days. SEATTLE, July 11. Every effort will be made to secure an immediate trial for, three King county commis sioners charged in indictments return ed by a special county grand Jury with grand larceny In connection with the leasing of tho King county ferry sys tem to Captain J. L. Andorson, Walter Fulton, attorney for the accused men announced today. The commissioners, Claud G. Ram sey, Thomas Dobson and Lou C. Smith, through Mr. Fulton Issued a general denial of the charges but declined fur ther comment. KILLED IN FALL SALT LAKE CITY, Juy 11. Second Lieutenant Clarence J. Mc C.lnn, United V. 8. A. n. C, died at Fort Douglas here today of In Juries suffered last Saturday when his air plane fell BOO feet. Lieutenant Mc Ginn Inst summer was on forest ser vice pntrol work In Oregon nnd California. MIDDLE HURTS AND HELPS COUNTY OFFICIALS IN GRAFT MIX-UP FLYER FROM HERE Yakima Business Men Loom As Witnesses In Jointists Trial YAKIMA, Wash., July 1 1. Syd- noy Livesoy, county prosecutor, announced today he would file an information charging "Mother" Hums and J. II. Williams, whoso alleged resort was rallied sonio days ago, with being Jointists and would file abatement proceedings against the property. Williams Is alleged to bo a former secretary of the Yakima trades and labor S council. Thcro were 18 present as customers when the placo was raided, tho number Including some of the leading business men of the community and Livesoy says they will probably bo called us witnesses. GERMANY LIKELY British and French Premiers Confer No Payments for Balance of This Year Held Only Way Out U. S. Dele gate Attends. PARIS, July 11. (By Associated Press). A moratorium on Germany's cash payments for the remainder of this year was thought in circles close to the reparations commission to be quite probable as a result of a confer ence today between Dr. Fischer, chair man of the German war debts commis sion nnd all the members of the com mission In a hurriedly called Informal session. LONDON, July 11. (By Associated Pross). Premier Polncare of Franco probably will bo Invited to London Im mediately for discussions with Prime MlnlBter Lloyd George on the repara tions question n'8 affected by present conditions In Gormany, according to of ficial circles here. Groat Britain and Fiance are In close communication concerning Ger many's financial or itlon which enmo from the Urltlsh .sUblnct meeting to day. , Among the Onxa available to the min isters were .peclnl dispatches from tho British ambassador to Berlin out llng conditions in Germany. Roland W. Iloydon, the United Statcj representative with the com ml'dlon took part In the conference. The formal German request Is expect ed to suggest the cancellation of all the remaining payments this year, leaving the matter of a . moratorium therouftor open for the time helng. It Is understood that the majority of the commission soes no other way out of the present crisis nnd is therefore prepared to vote a temporary morator ium, particularly bocauso there Is n general realization that no loan to Ger many Is Immediately possible Dr. Fischer told the commission Gor muny had funds to meet the payment of no.noO.OOO gold marks due July 15, hut whether this payment will xo ex acted has not been decided. OF BANDIT'S DEEDS MEXICO CITY, July II. (By tho Associated I'rcsM) DIspatchCH to tho. American state department from tho Tamplco 'oil region, doscriblng re newed activities by the bandit, Goro zavo, aro without confirmation hero, instead, scrnl-of flclal statements aro that tho rebel activities have been exaggerated and that the entire dis trict is virtually tranquil. Keprcnentatlves of oil companies aro Inclined to believe tho situation Is not so peaceful as the government Insists, although they lack direct word from Tnmplco. Non-Union Meeting WASHINGTON, July 11. Represen tatives of non-union coal operators will be called together neur the end of this week to consider means of dealing with smaller operators, who are selling coal at prices In advance of the maxi mums recently agreed upon, Secretary Hoover said today. Keep Experts at Hague PARIS, July 11. (By Associated Press). France has decided to keep her experts at The Hague until the end of the conference on Russian af fairs there, it was announced in offic ial circles today. MORATORIUM 10 FOR WAR DEBTS 0 MAIN ISSUE RAIL STRIKE U. S. Marshals to Enforce Orders Against Picketing Peace Still Distant Rail roads Claim Shop Crews Wear Full Quota Section Hands Sympathetic. CHICAGO, July 11. (By Associated Press). Injunctions, troops, deputy marshals and armed guards in increas- ing numbers marked developments to day In the nation-wide strike of rail way shopmen. l'caco, judged by oven tho most pro. mining indications, was no nearer than a week ago when the striking work men wero outlawed by the federal rail road labor board and all channels to settlement by negotiation thereby closed. Claims of the roads today were generally that they wore surmounting the difficulties of the strike and would be able to man their shops fully soon. The strike leaders asserted that their suspension was practically 100 per cent effective. Hundreds of injunctions against picketing by the shops issued yester day throughout the country toduy wero being enforced by augmented forces of deputy marshals at various points where the railroads have determined to continue operations with non-union labor, At still other points, state mili tia troops guard the shops. A tense situation prevailed at Dloom ington, HI., where, five companies of stnte troops were guarding the Chica go and Alton sbopB, which . )md been practically closed since the beginning of the strike'. Additional troops were expected. Road officials announced that imported workers would arrive In Bloomington in the afternoon. Leaders of the shop strike expressed themselves as well pleased with the success of the strike so far as detailed reports on the actual number of men out began to come In to union head quarters here today. The reports Indicate that nearly 50,000 maintenance of way men and shop laborers went on sympathetic strike with the shop men, according to Charles G. McGowan, assistant to B. M. Jewell, head of the shop crafts. TOPEKA, Kas., July 11. Governor Henry J. Allen received a telegram from President B. R. Rush of the Mis souri Pacific saying that in view of the protection offered by Kansas and the promise of nn adoqunto coal supply no trains would be taken off by the road In Kansas. , TOI'KKA, Kas., July 11. Two hun dred National Guardsmen arrived at Htirrington today to guard tlve Rock Island shops and tho water main lead ing from the city pumping station to tho shops, according to an announce ment issued at the governor's office., BLOOMINGTON, 111., July 11. (By Associated Press). Crowds of Btrlkors and sympathizers began crowding around railroad shops here this morn ing and at ton o'clock ordurs were issued to set up machine guns covering every entrance. BLOOMINGTON, 111., July 11. Chi cago and Alton railroad clerks today ) adopted a resolution announcing they would refuse to work under tho protec tion of state troops. ' , Olorks on duty at the union station and shops wore to quit at 11 o'clock last night unless the soldiers aro with drawn. A committee loft the mass , meeting to serve tho notice on (ho raitrUf i road management -- ' ""J SPRINGFIELD, 111.. July ll.Tho Chicago and, Alton railroad has. discon tinued all but three of Its eight trains on the Springfield division and placed an embargo on perishable freight bo-, . cause of inability to run tpns through BIomlngton, Clinton and Powoll, local . . freight agents announced here today..! ATTEMPT TO WRECK SAN FRANCISCO, July 11. An attempt to wreck Southern Paclflu raln No. 24, a local botween Oakland and . Hu7.cn, Nov., by tho placing of three telegraph poles on the track at a point near Heywnrd. Alttmoda' county, last night is being Investi gated today by officials of the rail road and Sheriff Burnett of Ala meda county. The train smashed through two of the poles and was brought to a stop when It strtlok the third, the trnln crew reported to the company. , I fsrrr' -.vy-ar ' ut"tw