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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.