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MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1922
NO. 11G
IN
One of Worst Disasters in
History Visit Swatow, 250
Miles North of Hong Kong
Chinese Pirates Loot Vic
tims Scores of Ships Are
Wrecked.
HONG KONG, Aug. 5. (By Associ
ated Press). Wednesday night's ty
phoon at Swatow, 250 miles north or
here, was the worst In the history or
that city. Dead bodies are floating
amid the wreckage everywhere In the
harbor. Nearly every house in the city
was damaged. A flood following the
wind drovo inhabitants from their
homes.
Telegraph lines between hero and
Swatow are down, but details of the
disaster were brought here today by
steamer. The storm broke at 10:30
o'clock Wednesday night and gathered
force until daybreak, when it subsided,
leaving death and destruction in the
"city and harbor. The death list Is
placed at 6000.
Hundreds of native craft along the
waterfront were wrecked and their oc
cupants drowned, while practically
every house ashore felt the effect. of
the terrific wind.
Warehouses Destroyed 1
Several godowns, or warehouses
were badly damaged and their stocks
of merchandise wholly or partially
ruined. Trees were torn up by the
roots, telegraph poles were snapped
pff, roofs were carried away and entire
houses laid flat in the pathway of the
storm.
Native boats In the harbor 'vere
picked up as the wind and the water
linked forces and were carried far in
shore. Coasting steamers dragged
their anchors, some of them over dis
tances of two miles, and were pitched
on land, damaged.
The lighthouses at the entrance of
the harbor, despite their solid founda
tions and sturdy construction, also
show the scars of the typhoon.
The water in the harbor rose rapidly
until several feet deep in the shore line
warehouses and as it continued up
ward inhabitants of the houses left or
retreated to their upper stories.
HONG KONG, Aug. 6. (By Assoc!
ated Press). Full reports of the disas
trous typhoon which swept Swatow,
250 miles north of here, with estimated
loss of 5000 lives and great property
damage August 2, are awaited here,
Foreign warehouses were 'demolished
by the storm and their contents lost or
extensively damaged.' ' Two British
steamers were swept ashore and their
cargoes and stocks will be loot for pi
rates before they can be salvaged.
PAY W. A. PAVLOSKI
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6. A judg
ement for $220.42 against Ignace Jan
Tadercwski, pianist and former pre
mier of Poland, now said to be in
Switzerland, has been obtained in
township justice court here by W. A.
Pnvloski.
The amount involved was asked by
Pavloski in payment for his labor in
arranging for a loan of $120,000 on
the Padercwskl estate at Paso
Itobles, Cal.
Mrs. Million Wins.
SEABRIGHT, N. J., Aug. 6. Mrs.
Molla B. Mnllory of New York won
the woman's singles bowl In the Sea
hrlght lawn tennis, and cricket club
tournament today defeating Miss Les
lie Bancroft of Newton. 6-1, 6-2.
L
RECORDS AT
CLERMONT FERREAND, France,
Aug. 5. (By Associated Press). Op-
TYPHOON
CHINESE SEA
timism over the future of motorless p,ot tne Amerjcan piane.
flying prevails at Camp Mouillard, a Swiss-designed stationary thlck
where the "glider" contests under the winged monoplane remained in the air
auspices of the first international ex-; for four minutes yesterday, covering
perimental congress of motorless air- about a mile and three-quarters In a
nlno win hoin tomorrow, to con-ihalf circle with a loss f altitude of
tinue until Anenst 20.
Fifteon of the motorless airplanes
which are entered in the contests have
arrived and some of the machines al-
ready have made successful unofficial
Bologna Sausage Is
Fatal to Mother;
Three Others Sick
WALLA WALLA, Wash.,
Aug. a. Physicians attending
George Barnhart and his two
suns, who, with Mrs. Barnhart
contracted an unusual case of
ptomaine poisoning last Tuesday
at their home in Starbuck, still
have doubt as to their recovery.
The poison has paralyzed their
throats and made treatment dif-
flcult. Mrs. Barnhart died as a
result of the poison. Mr. Barn-
hart is a merchant in Starbuck
and well known In this section.
The poison followed eating of
bologna sausage, Mrs. Darn-
hurt being first to feel the ef-
fects. She was brought to the
hospital here and immediately
after Mr. Barnhart became ill
and then the two young sons.
Assist. Manager Bank of Cali
fornia Leaves Prostrate
Wife, Child and Shortage of
$6000 Federal Agents in
Pursuit.
TACOMA, Aug. 5. Friendship for
another woman, it was declared to
day by officials working on the case,
was the motive which caused Spencer
Conrow, assistant manager of the Ta
coma branch of the bank of Califor
nia, to leave behind him a prostrated
wife a child and a shortage f about
$,000 in his accounts, and flee the
city as a fugitive from justice.
Agents of the department of Jus
tice and the United States marshal
were seeking today to apprehend
Conrow on a federal warrant. The
action was brought in federal court
by reason of the Bank of California
being a national bank.
According to Manager G. H. Ral
eigh of the bank, a complete check
o Conrow's accounts has disclosed
a shortage of $6,003.07. He did not
have access to the bank's cash and
h!3 peculations, which extended over
a period of two years, were obtained
through securities. It is believed at
the bank that Conrow was contem-
nlatlng flight before he was confront-
ed with tjie charge of therts, for $1,
500 was found In his desk following
his flight from the city Tuesday
night. Conrow was receiving a sal
ary of $450 a month and bonuses
which brought it up to about $500
monthly, or $6,000 a year.
10 SAN FRANCISCO
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 5. The
fit .nntinirent of the Oregon Bar
nuaoclntion's automobile enravnn to
the San Francisco convention of the
National Bar association, August v
10, 11. left early today.
Tho caravan will pick up represen
tatives of the different county asso
ciations on its way south and will
wait nt Redding for another train
of machines from eastern Oregon
which will come down through
Klamath Falls and the central high
ways. Three days will be taken to
make the journey. The party is
scheduled to arrive In San Francisco
August 8.
FRENCH FIELD MEET
I flights. An American monoplane has
been entered by the Aeronautical Engi-
Edmund Allen will
about 300 feet A flapper parasol ma-
chine covered about 200 yards at an
altitude averaging between 6 and 10
reet. It landed because the human
motor gave out.
BLlEfFllY
FOR FLIGHT OF
TACOMABANKER
PUTi RAIL R.
LABORBOARD
General Belief Is President
Has. Asked Strikers to Re
turn to Work Leaving Sen
iority Rights Up to Labor
Board for Final Decision
No New Developments.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. B. M.
Jewell, head of the striking railroad
shopmen, W. H. Johnston, president
of the International Association of
Machinists and James N. Noonan
president of the Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, reopened nego
tlntions today with President Hard
ing in the railroad strike.
The union leaders, after an hour's
conference, left the White House un
der restraint of a presidential re
quest to maintain silence as to the
matters under consideration hut all
three expected to remain in Washing
ton for at least a day or two.
It was indicated that the issues
In the strike had again been gone
over, but whether President Hard
lug and proposed that the strike
leaiders send tho men back to work
and leave the difficult seniority
question to be dealt with by the rail
road labor board, was not definitely
determined, although it was suggest
ed in connection with the suggestions.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. Legisla
ttve agents representing the engi
neers, trainmen, firemen and engine
men's brotherhoods of railroad work
ers and tho Switchmen's union, after
an hour's ,.. conference today with
President Harding declared that nd
arrangements had been made for a
conference between the heads of
their organizations and the president.
WILKESBARUE, Pa., Aug. 5.
Word was awaited today by W. D.
Roberts, vice president of the United
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Employes from President F. E. Gra-
ble at Detroit, as to his proposal that
a sympathetic strike be called to sup
port the striking shopmen.
Mr. Roberts announced last night
that he and E. L. Enke, a member of
the union executive board had wired
their recommendation to Mr. Grable
proposing such action.
The vice president said he believed
that all railroad organizations should
come to the aid of the shopmen in
view of the attitude adopted by man
agers of "certain eastern railroadB"
These managers, he believed, had
joined managers In other regions in
declining to restore seniority rights
of striking shopmen and it was ap
parent their determination was to
break up the shop crafts organiza
tion. Mr. Roberts and Mr. Enke hold
jurisdiction on 28 eastern railroads
from the New York, Ontario and
western on the north to the Baltimore
and Ohio on the south.
Unions Refuse Proposal.
RICHMOND. Va., Aug. 5, Mem
bers of tho local shop crafts union,
formerly employed by the Southern
railway will not nccept the proposal
of tho road that they return to work
without prejudice to seniority rights.
Decision to remain out was readied
at a meeting last nljsht and B. M.
Jewell, president of the shopmen's
union has been so notified it was an
nounced.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6. New pence
conferences were pending in Wash
lngton today In connection with the
six-weeks-old shop walkout witn
strike threats from maintenance of
way men and other workers and
conference with President Harding
concerning the situation was sought
by the big four brotherhoods.
Congress indirectly enme Into the
negotiations, eastern railroads sent
detachments of ,shop workers to the
relief of roads in coal mining dls
tricts in Virginia, West Virginia and
Kentucky and outbreaks of violence
were reported from new points.
B. M. -Jewell, president of tho rail
way employes department of the
American ' Federation of Labor, the
shop crafts leader was in Washington
where he was summoned by I'rest
dent Harding. Union chiefs here
looked upon Mr. Jewell's presence at
the capital as Indicative of further
settlement parleys. Officials of tjjo
Southern railroad and representatives
of Its shopmen were la Washington
to confer on a possible separate
peace.
William Roberts, vice-president of
the maintenance men's union and K.
L. Enke, member of the brotherhood
executive board telegraphed, Presi
dent E. F. Orable, recommending a
sympathetic strike.
Ship Perishable Fruit.
A bill introduced in the United
(Continued on Page six.)
Something New in
Doubles, to Be
Miss Marie Gaus, and Captain Jaeger, of the Penn Ilnrgo club, Philadel
phia, practicing for a mixed doubles event which, it is said, will probably be
a challenge cup race In the Pe iple's ltomitta on the Schuylkill next year.
HALLGAINS
1 VOTES IN
PORTLAHD
In 46 Precincts Net Gain for
Defeated Candidate Seven
Judge Declares Hall Must
File Specific Charges Con-
cerning Each Name in List
of 300 Contested.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 5.-3:15 p.m.
The recount at 2:15 this afternooh
wiped out Hall's gains and the count
for 55 out of 135 precincts gave Olcott
a net gain of one vote.
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 6. A re
count of 46 precincts In tho re-check
of the republican primary vote for
governor In 135 Multnomah county
precincts shortly before noon today
showed a net gain of 7 votes for
Charles Hall, contestant, over Gov
ernor B. W. Olcott.
During tho morning count Hall lost!
one vote. Losses and gains in tho
Olcott vote cancelled one another.
Circuit Judge Bingham announced
that he would require attorneys for
lllall to make specific charges con
cerning each name on the list of 300
filed yesterday. Tho same require
ments will apply to the Olcott forces
when they file a similar list Monday.
The recheck of precinct 2, however,
precipitated an argument by counsel
on an Issue of which the court reserv
ed decision until later. On tho re
check of this precinct, Olcott gained
one vote. It developed, however,
that the ballots were not numbered
nor signed by the election officials,
ndr was the ballot box sealed. In this
precinct Hall received 81 votes and
Olcott 40 votes. Two ballots were
found to havo been defective und
one wns spoiled.
Only one ballot was thrown out,
but It had been previously thrown out
by the regulnr judges of election. This
ballot wa weirdly marked the
nnmes of all gubernatorial candidates
being penciled out except those of
Olcott and Bean. No cross was mark
ed for either of these, however.
There were no new developments
today as a result of tho special grand
Jury Investigation into the nlghtrid
ing activities in Jackson county, the
chief public interest centering In th
John Doe indictments, the identity of
those indicted and the charges against
them
Judge F. M. Calkins of the circuit
court will leave the first, of tho week
on his annual vacation, and there
will ,be no court business for two
weeks
In the Mall Tribune Friday, It was
stated that Mrs. Alpha Hartman had
qualified as one of the bondsmen for
Betr L. Moses. This was an error.
Mrs. Hartman went on the bonds of
J. Alexander Norrls. The bondsmen
jfor Moses were S. E. Dunntngton and
u. A. iNorrls.
Rowing Mixed
Rowed on Schuykill
V 1
Fatty Arbuckle to
Live in China for
Indefinite Period
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5.
Roscoo (Fatty) Arbucklo, mo
tion picture comedian, has ap
plied to federal orticials here for
passports for himself and his
secretary, Harry Brand, "for a
business trip of indefinite
length" to China, Japan and
! Korea. They plan to, sail from
San Francisco August .16 on the
i- Siberia Mum.
EMBEZZLES $1400
TACOMA, Aug. 5. James Boland
former secretary treasurer of .the lo
cal lodge of tho United Brotherhood
of Muintenance of Way Employes and
Railway Shop Laborers, Is under ar
rest hero today charged with embez
zling $1,400 fro mthe union. The
warrant for the arrest was sworn out
by C. S. Taylor, traveling auditor of
the brotherhood. Boland was put In
the county jail hero and his hall set
at $5,000.
Mr. Taylor said that Boland oper
ated by issuing cards to members of
the union, pocketing the money and
tearing up the duplicate receipts. Bo
land declared his shortage resulted
from tho fact thnir burglars stolo the
funds from his home shortly before
his term of offlco expired.
FINAL TARIFF VOTE
BEFORE END OF MONTH
WASHINGTON, Aug, 5. A unnnl
mous consent agreement which re.
publicans and democratic leader
hope will bring about a final vote on
tho tariff bill certainly before th
end of this month was entered Into
today by tho senate, ,
Under the terms of tho agreement
tho highly controversial sulijucts In
the bill, such as sugur, potash, white
arsenic, boots nnd shoes, tho flexlbl
tariff nnd tho scientific tariff, would
be disposed of beforo August 11.
After that, 'remaining committee
amendments and individual amend
ments would be considered with de
bate limited sharply.
Hunt Idaho Slayer
WALLACE, Idaho, Aug. 6. Deputy
sheriffs today were searching the hills
between St. Maries and Wallace for
Joe Farrlrl, who, according to official
reports, yesterday shot and killed Joe
Marsden, cedar pole contractor at Her
rick, following a dispute over wages
due Farrlrl. At last reiwrts Farrlrl
wag headed for the Big Creek mining
country where he is familiar with the
country.
Tracey to Meet Flrpo
BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 6. Louis
Angel Flrpo, heavyweight champion of
South America, Is to meet Jim Tracey,
Australian champion, here on October
8, It was announced toduy by Jose
Agustl, boxing promoter. The bout
will be 15 rounds with six ounce
gloves.
Forest Fire Patrol
Plane Crashes Near
Eureka, Men Escape
KUGICNE, Ore.. Aug. 5.
Sergeant Fred Kelly, pilot, and
Sergeant tiravelin, both attach-
ed to tho army's forest patrol
aviation base hern, wero unln-
Jured when their plane was
forced to laud 10 miles east of
Eureka, f'al., at 5 o'clock yes-
turday afternoon. The plane Is
a complete wreck. Tho men
were taking the plane to Mather
Field for overhauling. The re-
port first given at Eureka was
that the plane carried civilians,
one a Portland man on the way
to San Frunciseo to attend u
sick wife.
LEAD NATIONAL
N.
ANTS
REGAN
LEAGUE CONIES!
Y. Team SlailClhterS CubS!'ent on those payments to French
, p i. .
19 tO 7, While LarOinalS
o j d.. nu;n: o
Are Swamped By Phillies 9
to 1
n.. ij....u., rno
ttOgerS HOmSDy ueiS
Xow
28th Homer.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5. The
National leaguo race today, defeating
tho Cubs 11) to 7, while the St. Louis
Cardinals lost to Philadelphia 9 to 1.
At New York. R. H. E.
Chicago 7 11 3
New York 1!) 27 1
latteries: Cheeves, Tteuland, JonoB,
Morrison nnd O'Furroll, llartnett; J.
Barnes, Jonnard, V. Barnes and Smith,
Gaston.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5. Rogers Horns-
by's home run in the sixth inning of
the Philadolphln-St. Louis league game
today giving him a total of 28 for the,
season, ties the record of Kenneth
WIHIams, of the St. I-ouis Americans
who also hns 28.
At Philadelphia. R. H. E.
St. Louis 19 3
Philadelphia 9 15 0
Batteries: Proffer, North, Dyof and
Ainsmith, McCurdy; Ring and lien-
line.
At Brooklyn. R. H. E.
Cincinnati 0 8 3
Brooklyn 5 11 0
Batterlos: I.tuiuo, Gillespie and Wln-
go; Vnnce and Doberry.
Second game. R. It. E.
Cincinnati 2 8 i
Brooklyn 3 11 1
Batteries: Bonohue and Hnrgravo:
Cadore and Miller, Doberry.
At Boston. R, H. E.
Pittsburg 9 lfi
Boston 1 3 B 2
Batteries: Morrison and Jonnard;
Marqnard, Oeschger and Gowdy.
American
At Chicago. R. H. E.
Washington 6 8 0
Chicago 2 6 2
Batterlos: Francis and Plclnlch; Fu
ller, Davenport, Hodge nnd Schalk,
Yaryan.
At Cleveland R. H. E.
New York 7 12 2
Cleveland l 5 1
Batterlos: Shawkey and Seining;
Bagloy, Morton, Kcofo and O'Noll, L.
Sewull.
At Detroit R. It. E.
Boston 8 15 1
DotroU 4 10 1
Batteries: Collins, Carr and Wal
ters; Oldham, Ehmke, JohiiBon
Moors and Woodall, Bassler.
, FLEES F
LEIPSIC, Aug. 5. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Professor Albert Ein
stein, originator of the theory of rela
tivity, has fled from Germany tem
porarily because he was threatened
with assassination by the same group
which caused the murder of- Dr. Wal
ter Rathenau, tho German foreign
minister, according to a letter from
Professor Einstein cancelling an en
gagement to address a meeting here.
Efforts to Induce the noted scien
tist to return In view of the govern
ment's success In coping1 with the
situation are said to have so far prov
ed unavailing.
Considerable comment was caused
in Geneva early this week by the ab
PARIS MAKES
FIRS! MOVE
ON GERMANY
Premier Poincare Notifies Ber
lin First of Series of Meas
ures Against Country for
Non-Payment Reparations
in Effect More Severe
Measures Held in Reserve.
PARIS, Aug. 5. (By Associated
Press). Premior Poincare at noon to
day notified the German embassy at
Paris that the first of a series of mea
sures to conserve French Interests
against a lapse In Germany's pre-war
dobt payments, would be put into
effect Immediately. The notice follow
ed the receipt of a note from Germany
refusing to meet tho $2,000,000 install-
citizens due August 15. ,
The rirst of the French measures
consists of the immediate suspension
of ,, payments to German nationals
1 "ems euniracie.i wun rTencnmeii
before the war-both In France nnd
Alsace-Lorraine. Tho offices In Paris
and Strasbourg which were brought up
to liquidate these debts were notified
to cense operations nnd pay no more
claims until further orders from tho
Payments Suspended
The Initial measure also Include' the
suspension of nil further payments to
I Germans for German property soques-
iruieu in r ranee. '1 lie property iiu
eludes estates, villas, art collections,
etc. ' ' 11
The ugreement reached nt Baden
under which Germans were being com.
pensntod for the house furnishings,
stocks, bonds nnd cash left In Als'ace
and Lorraine also Is suspended.
It wus explained nt the foreign of
fice that these first measures taken
are not penalties, In the strictest sense
I of the word, but merely action to safe-
guard the Frencli Interests which have
been jeopardized by the Gorman re
fusal to pay.
If these measures fall to bring a
satisfactory settlement, further and
more severe measures, it was said,
will be enforced.
The nature of these Is withheld
pending the effect of the present
nctlon.
ES
ON LUMBER TO EAST
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. -Rates on
lumber Tram California producing
points to consuming territory around
St. Paul, Minn., which, railroads
sought to Increuso May 1, were order-1
ed held at present levels today by
the interstate commerce commlsison.
After investigating the new sched
ules which trans-continental rail
roads prepared to put Into effect and
which Increased the lumber rates
ohecrned from 60.5 cents per 100
ounds ti 73 cents per 100 pounds,
o commission held today that tbe
crouso was unreasonable.
Hank Awrvra Increase,
NEW YORK, Aug. 5. The actual
condition of tho celarlng house
bunks and trust companies for the
week shows that they had $50,821,
010 in excess of legal requirements.
This Is an lncreuse of $11,197,450
from last week.
By
sence of Dr. Einstein from the meet
ing of the members of the Intellec
tual committee of the league of na
tions, to begin the work of organi
zation. He had been designated to
represent Germany but did not ap
pcur. It was said he was unable to
loave his work at the University of
Berlin. Dlspatchos from Germany
shortly after the Rathenau murder
quoted police authorities there as ac
cusing the notorious "consul" organ
ization with having marked 12 lead
ing politicians, editors and financiers
of Jewish extraction for, assassina
tion, including Dr.. Ruthenau, Theo
dore Wolff, editor of the Berliner
Tageblatt, and Max Warburg, "the
Hamburg banker.