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I I 1 tfn'versN, 1,11 1 CTP mail Tribune V1EDF0RD Weather Year Ago Maximum ....9 Minimum ....55 MEDFORD.ORKGOX, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1922 Ofltlv Seventeenth Year. Weekly Fifty-Second Tear. XO. 120 The Weather Prediction Rain Maximum yesterday 87 Minimum today - 54 HAIL QUITS IT AS TIDE TURNS Evidence That Governor Olcott Was Short Counted 34 Votes in Precinct 201, Wlult- nomah, Leads Ku Klux Can didate to Drop Action May Run As Independent. PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 10. Charles Hull, In the face of turning tables, today suddenly gave up the whole recount feature of his fight for the republican gubernatorial nomi nation. "We do not desire to go any fur . ther with the recount," Attorney V. S. U'Hen announced on behalf of Halls counsel. "We desire only to , following the issuance of a new ordl go into the phases of Illegal voting nance forbidding bathers from walking that are charged in our complaint." : Although announcing that he would continue court action in an tempt to prove that many illegal votes were cast against him, he gave out a strong nint tnut ne wouiu- run t a. as art independent. While tJ'Ken was explaining that the contestant's new policy in his ef fort to wrest the nomination for gov ernor from Ben W. Olcott, District Attorney Stanley Meyers was collect ing evidence of possible election frauds in precinct 201 of Multnomah county that will be laid before the grand jury next week. The recheck of the vote in that precinct late yes terday showed that Olcott had been Bhort counted a total of 34 votes. Olcott A (frees to Prolxs. Attorneys on both sides of the Hall-Olcott fight immediately agreed "1o a request for an investigation and District Attorney Meyers declared that the inquiry would be made with out delay when the grand jury recon venes Monday. "I can see no reason whatever for this discrepancy," W. H. Emrick, chairman of the election board, de clared. "I am absolutely sure the ballots were counted and , checked properly. So far as I can see there was no chance for a mistake. I am willing to vouch for the honesty and r;i LM ;L thnt the board was stronglv Ku Klux Klan in Press). Deaths in the typhoon, of its sympathies. The suspension of j August 2 at Swatow, a seaport 250 the recount left Olcott with an ad-t miles northeast of Hong Kong, now vantage of 28 votes In Multnomah are estimated at 50,000, the American county and of 32 In the state, as the, consul at Swatow has reported to yhe net result of the-recount. . 'American legation. The consul added Pollticnl experts drew the hint that tnat 100 000 wore i10meIess and re- r a i w... eveiuua .y u, op w e independent, according to a statement of the public defense league, an or ganization thnt has been backing the recount. Japan to Scrap Ships When Treaty Signed TOKIO, Aug. 10. (By Associated 1 Press). As soon as ratification of the, j five power naval treaty drawn at the j I Washington arms conference are ex-. changed by the United States, Great Britain and Japan, the Japanese admir alty will put into effect plans already ide for scrnpping war tonnage unde tue naval limitation program. An admiralty official explained that until these three powers take final action Japan did not feel justified in scraiiping a single new ship. He said, however, that Japan wasiunlnfluenced by what France might be disposed to do. A strong party here would favor making the five power treaty a three power one should France and Italy fail to ratify it. BILL HART SEPARATES FROM WIFF, LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. William S. (Bill) Hurt, motion picture star, had only one answer , today when asked for elaboration of his signed statement that he and his wife, who was Winifred Weatover, screen act ress, whom he married here Decem ber 7, 1921, had separated three months ago. Hlg statement Included declarations that a property settlement had been made for her and "ample" mainte nance arranged for their' unborn child, expected next month. He also made public a night letter he Bent to Will H. Hays, president of the mo tion picture producers and distribu tors association of America declaring he was "not" responsible for state ments published here that Hays had attempted to effect a reconciliation between the Harts. TOGATOWELS" THE LATEST SEASHORE SENSATION Plfv Here is the latest beach sensation, seen at Atlantic City for the first time. Tllls new bu of a).)arel was introduced through the streets clad only in beach costumes. The togatowel is a brightly at-colored garment that takes the place of a dress, and may be used as a towel following the plunge into the briny Greatest Tragedy in Modern History Results From China Storm 100,000 People Rendered Homeless Re lief Work Launched. PEKING. Aug. 10.-(By Associated Uet was needed urgently. Previous to the estimate of the American consul that 50,000 perished at Swatow, the highest total of casual ties reported had been 28,000. The population of the town was tab ulated as not more than 60,000. The typhoon and tidal wave, however, swept the entire region surrounding the little port. The first estimates of loss of life were about 6000 but. since then tie- tailed reports have added daily to the extent of the disaster, it now appears that It will rank as one of the most appalling catastrophes in the history Oi the world. HONG KONG, Aug. If. (By Associ ated tress). The chamber of com merce list of subscriptions for relief of the typhoon sufferers at Swatow now amounts to more than J42.000. Farmer Killed By Bull. TACO.MA, Aug. 10. Hiskie John son, a farmer living near Castle Kock was gored to death by -a bull yester day. His wife found his body in l corn field where he had crawled after being badly mangled. There was no witness to the tragedy. When asked various questions de signed to obtain details, Hart Inva riably replied: "I have absolutely nothing to say." Miss Westover made no statement. NEW YORK, Aug. 10. Will H. WTays, president of the Motion Pic ture Producers and Distributors of America, today joined William S. Hart in denying that he acted as In termediary between the cowboy pic ture stnr and Mrs. Hart in their mntrimonial tangle. This matter is not a thing In any ay pertaining to the purposes of this, nssnrinllnn nr mvself." Mr. Havn said. TYPHOON DEATH LIST MOUNTS 10 TOTAL OF 50,000 "It is a matter In which we have no!" V 'T Z , . . " concern whatever, and of course It , su.f 'clent,r considered. uw,. ....i.. .h.t i aa nnt SIst railway executives could not have anvthlng to do. with the affair, while on the const recently. Tn fact, I did not even know nbout it." ' WALK OUT RAH STRIKE EXTENDING Brotherhood Chiefs Threaten inn Mnrp P;i;p5 I ike That iuu iviore oases like nidi of Joilet, III. Few Dis orders Reported Railroad Executives Explain Their Position. CHICAGO, Aug. 10. (ny Associated Press). Threats by railroad brother hood chieftains that "there will be 1O0 similar cases" to the tieup on the Elgin, Joliet nnd Eastern, where engi neers, firemen, conductors and train men refused to work because of the presence of troops In the Joliet, 111., yard, further complicated the railway strike situation today. Leaders of the big four left to the train service men the right to deter mine for themselves when their work ing conditions at terminals were ob jectionable. Troops remained on guard at Joliet and the E. J. and K.. outer belt line of the Chicago district, was tied In a traffic knot by the suspension of work by the trainmen. Disorders in connection with the strike as important developments were few and widely scattered. An explanation by S. M. Felton. chairman of the western committee on public relations of the Association of Railway Executives of the view of President Harding's proposals said the large majority of the public has been misled regarding the stand of union! leadefs and there is considerable eon- fusion In tho nrnnlrlanf'u nrnnn.nl. "There cannot, he. any difference of opinion," Mr. Felton said, "among rea- auuaule men regaruing me uesiraonuy SKnm. oinnnini of Italy called at of terminating this strike at an early priniier Lloyd George's residence this date provided this can be done in a morning and the unusual bustle at way -that would do approximate justice) the headquarters of the various dele to those who are directly concerned nations indicated that strenuous ef and that will not make rnllwnv striken forts were being made to find a coin- and that will not make railway strikes more likely In the future." Right to Strike Sacred "The labor leaders, In their letter to the president, did not agree to accept the rulings of the labor board in the future. Kvery word said upon this subject shows they reserved the right to strike in future against any decis ion of the board which they do not like. "There is only one way In which employes can possibly refuse to recog nize the validity of and carry out a de cision of the labor hoard. That is by striking rather than accepting it. "Labor leaders concede it is the duty of the employes to abide by the de cisions of the hoard 'only as long ns they continue to render service,' that is, until they strike. "Since It is absolutely Impossible for the employes to violate a decision of the board except by striking, the labor le eadors necessarily reach the astonish ing conclusion that while the railways can viot-JK decisions of the board, it Is Impossible for the employes to do so. Since the labor leaders expressly re serve for the employes the right to strike, It necessarily follows that they rejected in the only way they possibly could reject It, the president's proposal tnat the employes should agree t0 recognize the validity of nil decisions of the railroad labor board and to faithfully carry out such decisions as contemplated by law." "In respect to seniority there still seems to be confusion In many people's minds as to exactly what the president uiiKiiiuuy uruuoseti. He nrnnnapri a m.' ply that the employes who struck be taken back with' the same seniority rights that they had before they struck. "This meant that strikers who for merly had seniority over employes who would be given seniority above all new men who have been employed since the strike began. This would mean that practically every new man the railways have employed would have to be discharged and every em- ploys who was low on the seniority list where he would be laid off in periods of business depression while men who struck would be given regular employ ment. "This would have a tendency In fu ture both to encourage strikes and to make It more difficult In case of strikes for the railways to get men to stay at work. Would Violate Promises "The great wrong which would be done to men who have stayed at work or gone to work during the strike and in helping to maintain operation of the railroads have Incurred great personal risks to themselves and he)r f.mdio. by sacrificing nenlnritv nhi. hi-i. i. i .' """ accept the president's seniority plan 1 (Continued, on Page ail.) Death and Burial of Notorious Bunco Man Thought Fake SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 10 Into Cypress Lawn cemetery, of- ficial grave diggers under author- ity of the San Francisco police de- partnient today entered to ex- Inline a casket said to contain the body of Joe Furey, international bunco man who recently died in a Texas penitentiary. Dr. William C. Hasaler, city health officer yesterday received i -r u iLimrsi iiuiii wiaiiiLi iLiwi lit;, T10ln Woolwine of l.os AnKt,l03 to di80nter tlie ,,. fr Identification. AVonlwine's re- quest wus actuated by a suspicion that the body buried on July 2li was not really Furey who has de- ceived authorities before Willi tho S usual burial rites and later has '"come to life," in some strange manner with new operations in the bunco game. Three charges face Furey in of grand larcenw l.os Angeles -P REPARATIONS LONDON, Aug. 10. (liy the Asso ciated l'ress) Both French and British cabinets met today to con sider the impasse on the (lerman rep arations questions reached by the al lied statesmen meeting here anil the fate of the conference Is believed to hang upon the outcome of their de liberations. The delay la tho meeting of tho allied premiers is affording opportu- nities lor activities o Intercessors Wl "lu endeavoring to find for- nu"a wU1 C'M l'i'f?l tho negotiations huetlng. .. " of Belgium nnd tH1'tH mon ground for tho British and French conferees. if these fail, it seems certain that tomorrow's meet ing, which will be only the second session of the full conference, will also be the last. As far as could bo forseen today, the only hope is the submission by tho French of a new reparations" plan, hut there was no indication to day that Premier Polncnre contem plates any such action. Foreign MlnlBter Sehanzer of Italy told the AsHocinted Press this nfter noun that ho thought there still was n possibility of an agreement between Great Britain nnd France on' the questions pending at tho conference. PATHS, Aug. 10. (By tho Asso ciated Press) The French cabinet at a special meeting tllls morning pre sided over by President Mlllorand, is understood to have approved entirely the attitude tnken by Premier I'oln care at the London conference on the finance problem. BASEBALL SCORES National At Brooklyn. R. H. E, 1 Chicago 1 8 Brooklyn 16 18 Batteries: Kaufman, Steuland, Jones and O'Farrell; Vance, Mammaux, Mur ray and Deberry, Hungling. At Philadelphia. R. H. E. pittsburg '. 14 16 2 Philadelphia Batteries: Carlson and Ring, Welnert and Henline. 4 8 4 Schmidt; At New York. R. H. E. Cincinnati 7 11 0 v... vn-b- i in n j HatteriesrDo7ohur7ml"HarBravo; Scott, v. Barnes, Jonnard and Smith, I At rjoston R. H. E. gt tuig 7110 Boston 3 8 1 HntterleaV 'pfaffer " and "" Ainsinlth: Marquard, McNary and O'Neill. No American league games today. I FOR U.S. MAIL ME! NEW YORK. Aug. 10. Benedict J. Pfanner, Brooklyn postofflce clerk. ', wa8 nrca on he ,cve,. h"' dlng. for the alleged theft I i!:om l,e m" '" 8;"? '"I"'1"''0 l!u jlay or a 114 pension cneeK au- dressed to John Boltman at Boring, Ore. Inspectors who mnde the arrest, ' derlirred Pfanner admitted his guilt snylng he stole In aid his parents, who were III and In need. BRITAIN RANCE DEADLOCKED ON GOAL IIS Will OPEN SAYS LEWIS Leader of Coal Strikers Claim Men Have Won and All Thought of Wage Reduction Has Been Abandoned Coal Shortage Is Acute, However in East. WASHINGTON', Aug. 10. Action of Alabama coal operators In break ing away from the voluntary fair pr'co agrement resulted today in a Special meeting of tho federal con trol distribution committee being called by Secretary Hoover to dis cuss the situation, which officials re gard with apprehension. CLEVELAND, Aug. 10. (ny tho Associated Press.) Tho policy com mittee of the I'nlted Mine Workers of Anier'ca today voted to proceed with the negotiation of a wage scale agree ment with the operators of Ohio and western Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois, who are hero for the Joint conference that was called with the view of breaking the coal strike. In announcing the committee's de cision, President John L. Lewis of the miners, said: "I confidently predict that whon a scale Is made here, 7." per cont of all tho bituminous tonnage now on strike will sign tho scnlo and re turn to work within a week." . Sottlemont of tho strike in the anthricltu regions, which also have been shut down since April' 1, when the miners walked out, would "nat urally follow," the resumption of work In tho soft coal industry, Mr. Lewis said. Miners Win Out. Refusal of the Indiana and Illin ois associations to join tho confer ence, he said, "would make no dif ference," In proceeding toward mak ing an ngreomcnt. He asorted that the miners hud "definite assurances that Important producers" of those two stutes would accept any scale de cided on by the conference. After predicting that three-fourths of tho soft coal mines clo3ed by tho strlko would he opened within a week after a settlement had been negotiat ed hero, Mr. Lewis asserted that the millers have won their flgh,t and it Is practically over." "There Is no longer a thought in any quarter," ho Bald, "that wage re ductions will be imposed In the min ing' industry. The question now Is one of procedure, without undue hu miliation of tho operators. We have no desire to humiliate them. We want an immediate resumption of mining, the return of the men to work and the relief of the public." Coal Shortage Acute ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 10. (By tho Associated l'ress.) Facing tho most serious coal shortage In history governors or their representatives from seven northwestern and central states met here today to .agree on some uniform methods of procedure for meeting the situation. Governor Ulalne of Wisconsin urged government seizure and opera tion of nil mines necessary to supply the country's coal demands, while Governor Preus of Minnesota urged an organization of the states during the emergency with representatives established at Washington. Other states represented were North and South Dakota, Montana, Michigan and Iowa. The confer ence was called by Governor Preus, who deelared the situation called for prompt and decisive action.' CAPT. BIGS' INFANT SON PASSES AWAY On account of the death of the In fant son of captain and Mm. Hi-Ikbh, there will he no meeting in tho Hul vatlon Army hall tonight. A short nervico will be conducted at 'tho ffravoHlde at 1 1 a; m., Krlday, AuKUBt Jl, In the Oddfellow's Ceme tery. Ore ip n Situation Jlcttcr. PORTLAND. Ore., Aug. 10 Forest ftro conditions in Oregon this morn ing were reported by the forent ser vice to be jmuch improved, aided to a great extent by weather conditions. No report.of new fires had been re ceived and it was said that old ones were being controlled now largely on a patrol basis. FIRST WOMAN HONORED BY OFFICIAL APPOINTMENT TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS V its fx r Dr. Josephine Baker of New Yorl who, according to London, dispatches. has won the honor of being the first woman to ho Identified with the Lcaguo of Nations ill a professional capacity. She has been made a mem ber of an important health committee. JUSTICE TAFT E Chief Justice Declares Con gress Can't Be Depended On to Remove Delays Sug gests That Judges Be Given Greater Powers. SAN FRANCISCO, Apg. 10. (y tho ABsocialed Press.) Dependence upon uetlun of congress to effect re form to remove delays and to bring nbout speed in tho administration of justice, has not brought tho best re sults nnd some different mode should he tried, William Howard Taft, chler justlco of the United States supremo court to tho American Har association today. His speech follows: RAN FHANCIHCO, Cnl., Aug. 10. (lty the Associated l'ress) Depen dence upon action of congress to ef fect reform to remove, delays nnd to bring about speed In tho administration- of Justice has not brought tho desired result and some different mode should be tried," William How ard Tuft, chief Justlco of the United Stutes, told Uio American Bar asso ciation today. Tho failure of justlco In' this country," said CMilef Justice Taft, "especially In tho state courts, have been more largely duo to the with holding of power from Judges over proceedings beforo them than Jo any other cuuho and yet JudgeH have to bear tho brunt of criticism which irt so general as to tho results of present court action. The judges should be given the power commensurate with their responsibility. Their capacity to reform matters should be tried to see whether better results may be at tained. Federal Judges doubtless have their faults, but they are not chiefly responsible for tho present defects In the administration of justice in tho federal courts. Let congress give them an opportunity to show what can he done by vesting In them suf ficient discretion for tho purpose." Justice Taft said that litigation had so Incrensed with the Increase of the general business of the country that ovn in fields always occupied by the federal courts, the judicial force had proved Inadequate. !Ho remarked that (Continued on Page six.) 4 ' "'" Si !. URGES CHANGE COURT M THOD LOS ANGELES BANDIT GANG TRAPPED BY POLICE. 3 KILLED, ONE CAPTURED LOS ANCEUOS, Aug. 10 Police and sheriff's deputies said early today they hoped to Bolve a number of .recent crimes In and around Los Angeles thru the surrender last night of J. W. (Jllkey, nfter three of his companions had henfr killed in an attempt to rob the Union Ice company's office A posse of ten deputy sheriffs trailed the bund for days and last night learned, a robbery of tho Ice compnny was planned. Tho officers surrounded the plant and a.ter the men, with hand kerchiefs over their faces, had taken $2000 from the safe, after forcing the night cnshler to He on tho floor, the deputies closed In on them. ' Ju tho resultant gun battle none of URGE PUBLIC 10 SUPPORT CONSTiTUT'N American Bar Association Stresses Necessity of Edu cating People to Duty of Upholding the Fundamental Law La Follette Is Con demned for Court Attack. SAN FUANCISCO, Aug. 10. Establishment of a bureau to further American ideals and to offset a grow ing tide of anti-Americanism which was declared to be arousing great prejudice against the courts and tho constitution, wus recommended to tho American Bar association today" by Its committee on American Ideals. "We aro convinced that if It could be submitted by a vote," the commit tee reported, "a large number of our citizens would vote in favor of abol ishing tho constitution entirely." Tho report which also denounced tho proposal to clothe legislative bodies with supremo nuthorlty, was presented by Judge .Martin -J. Wado of tho United States district court of Iowa. "Many of our people aro convinced that tho constitution was intendod as an aid to tho rich and powerful," tho report said: "that it affords unwar ranted immunities to tho railroads and other groat corporations and Is . an instrument of oppression to tho poor. "Thoy do not know that the con stitutional limitation Invoked by tho corporation to protect Its property in timo of danger Ih exactly tho same limitation upon which tho widow, tho working man nnd the farmer rely to guard their possessions against wrongful Invasion. ,; -v . "Because Injunctions are Issued In certain cases, judges aro bitterly criti cized, when to deny tho rights of Injunctions would be to violate tho oaths the judges have taken to ad minister tho law as it is. It is much better for society' that wrong should be prevented than to award damages after wrong Ih done." Tho proposal by a United States I Hcnaior inui executive uociies ou i clothed with supremo v power can "mean nothing less than the destruc tion of our written constitution," the report said. Tho American people are guaran teed freedom of speech and action only until some legislative body de clares otherwise. Tho Americanization proposal would be worked through schools nnd colleges and ndvised the creation of n "committee upon American citizen ship" composed of fivj members rep resenting different parts of the United Statfs and non-partisan in po litical nnd industrial questions to arouse public sentiment in favor of support of the constitution. It also ' urged that every newspaper nnd ' magazine establish "a department of j American citizenship," and that a courso in Amoncnn institutions nnu ideals be made part of the curriculum In all schools and colleges. DEBT 10 TAXI DRIVER CHICAGO, Aug. 10. John R. Cudahy son of tho late John Cudahy, wealthy packer, from the hospital bed he has occupied since the completion of a cabaret tour lasting several days, to day' admitted his indebtedness to Tony I'laviii, taxi driver, who swore out a warrant for Cudahy's arrest. "Jack", however, questioned the amount. Plavin claimed $270 for taxi service and personal loans, but Cudahy I says that according to his recollection 1 the hill is not near that much. the officers were wounded. Oilkye was tho only one of the bandit gang not struck by bullets, and also was the only one not to resist the deputies. Tho officers sulci they hoped to obtain a detailed confession from him, not only or lust night's attempted robbery but of other crimcj. One of the dead bandits was named Kenneth Fleenor, and the other was known to the police as "Big Dick" or "Ifty Louie." The one wounded who died Inter was Edwin Burton, Bald to have a police record In Chicago and re cently tinder arrest here as the alleged assailant of a motorcycle officer who was shot and seriously wounded the night of July 9.