Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 14, 1922, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextMebforb The Weather Prediction Generally fair Maximum yesterday 78 Minimum today..... 46 Weather Year 'Ago Maximum 83 Minimum 56 Onllv Seventeenth Tear. Weekly Fifty-Second Tear. . MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 19:22 XO. 123 D SHE TAKES WOKS Willi 4 Washington Holds Out Little Hope for Peace Unless Brother hoods Make Some Concessions Improvements Shown Here and There, But General Situation Worse Violence Continues and Many Arrests Made California Fruit Growers Stand to Lose Millions Western Pacific Hope- ful of Adjusting Differences Sopn Many Trains Stalled. FRESNO, Callt, Aug. 14. Immediate green fruit losses to San Jauquin valley growers, be- cause of ruil embargoes- which ' today left only the Southern Pa- cific gateway to El Paso open to shipments, totaled $37,500,000, according to figures vouched for by J. J. Gorman, traffic man ager of the E. Y. Foley company of Fresno. Gorman estimated that of 4 0,000 cars of green fruit to be shipped, only 2500 have been sent out. Nothing can be done to salvage the crops spoiling in the fields, he said. I According to un announce ment by District Freight unit Passcngrr agent, I. T. Sparks of "the" Southern Puclflu who Is Mcdfonl, looking after the In terests of local shippers, -a lift ing or the embargo on perishable fruit to the fust through Cali fornia. Is expected this afternoon, as only Uio switchmen have gone out at Berber and Itoseville and new men are expected to take their places. Freight shipments to tho oust can Ikj made through Portland and no embargo to the north Is expected. Passenger service lias not been Interrupted either north or south, and S. P. officials do not br-llcvo It. will lie. unless conditions should bccino very much worse. WASHINGTON', Aug. 14. L. E. Sheppard, head of tho Order of Rail way Conductors and W. N. Doak, vice president of the Brotherhood of Trainmen, after a two-hour confer ence today with Secretary of Labor Davis, announced that arrangements had been made for a conference late jin the day between leaders of the non-striking rail unions and Presi dent Harding. No report of the pro ceedings was given out. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14. The Western Pacific Railroad, company was hopeful today of adjusting strikes of "big four' brotherhood members, which have tied up the sys m for . three clays between San Francisco and Salt Lake. The com pany announced that through an ami cable settlement at Elko, Nev., yes terday the line was open today be tween Salt Lake and Gerlach, Nev., and through a conference at the Stockton strike center beginning at 10:30 a. m., it is hoped to settlo dif ferences that have halted its traffic in California. CLEVELAND, Aug. 14. (By the Associated Press.) W. G. Lee, pres- . BY SURPRISE ' BELFAST, Aug. 14. (By the As sociated Press) A large force of re publicans entered Dundalk at three o'clock this morning, taking tho na tional garrison uompletely by sur prise. The attack was successful and the town is now Isolated with republican troops patrolling the streets. The Ann street police headquar ters which was occupied by the na tionals was the first objective to be stormed and taken. The garrison was captured. The Jail was the next to fall and all prisoners who were mostly re publicans, were liberated. These were supplied with arms and Joined their rescuers in the attack on the town in which bombs were freely used. The railway station and general post office were taken In succession. Many of the Inhabitants, especially free state sympathizers, fled. TURN FOR F, SOLUTION LIES 0 ldent of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, today instructed two vice presidents of his organization to go immediately to the Santa Fe coast lines. "Instructions were given tho vice presidents,' Mr. Lee said, "to insist that all laws of the brotherhood re garding cessation of 'work be com plied with." Mr. Leo declined to say anything further regarding the railroad situu road situation. LAS VEGAS, N. M.. Aug. 14. Seventeen strikers of tho Union Pa cific railroad were arrested here early today by officers led by Governor Em met D. Boyle of Nevada as a result of a shooting affray last night be tween strikers and strike-breakers. Limited Train Leaves., - LOS ANGELES, Aug. "14. ThY California limited train No. 4 of the Santa Kc pulled out of the Los Ange les station for Chicago at 11:33 o'clock this morning, three minuten behind its regular schedule. It car ried 75 passengers as well as mail and baggage. James F Duffy, general passenger agent, said the Eanta Fe expected the limited to get through to Chi cago without trouble as the equip ment was in perfect condition. All trains that were abandoned on the Santa Fe west of Alberquerque are moving today. Duffy said. Four trains weer stalled in Alberquerque. The train sent out today was dis patched without any agreement with the striking trainmen. I-itllo Hope in Washington WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. (By the Associated Press.) Chief interest in possibilities of a settlement of the rapidly spreading rail strike centered today in a meeting of union lenders here, but little hope was entertained anywhere that any action of the meeting might result in substantial relief of the present demoralized sit latlon In the field of transportation. Rail chiefs were on their way home following publication of their an swer to President Harding's peace of fer, and so far as they or the gov ernment were concerned, no further mediatory step was in immediate prospect. The reply of the railroads to the president's offer was "a condi tional acceptance," which is regard ed as almost certain to encounter the disapproval of the strikers. The conditions attached were that such men as were needed would be taken back in their old places pend ing adjudication by the labor board of the seniority issue. (Continued on Page six.! E BUT A report was received In Belfast this afternoon that after capturing Dundalk the irregulars occupied Droghoda. CORK, Aug. 14. (By the Asso ciated Press) The irregulars have evacuated Cork before the advance of the national troops. The barracks at Fcrmoy, north of Cork, were burned by the Irregulars yesterday, previous to the evacuation It Is rumored that Daniel O't'alla- ghan, lord mayor of Cork, has been nrrested, together with Mary Mac- Swiney. The whereabouts of Eamon DeVa Icra remains a mystery. When last seen he was driving westward in a closed carriage: this was on Thursday evening shortly after the Irregulars had. left the city. All of eastern county Cork has now been taken by the nationals. AIIj HEADY J'Olt PARIS 1 if !ji;n . L J: Miss Mabelle Gilllland. of Leonia. (N. J.) high school, taken at prac tice, in Weequahic park, Newark, N. J., with the rest of the U. S. team which will take part in the interna tional women's athletic meet in Pershing Stadium, Paris. KU KLUXK.SUED BY-T.L Portland Attorney Asks $50,- 000 Damages for Listing Him As Illegal Voter in Re cent Primaries Makes Answer to Charge. PORTLAND. Ore, Aug. 14. Thomas L. Garland, Portland attor ney has filed suit lit the Multnomah county court for damages of $50,000 against Charles Hall, defeated candi date in the republican nomination for governor; R. R. Coster, who filed the contest petition for Hall, and the Ku Klux Klan, "a political co-partnership." Garland claims his name was among those listed by Hall forces as having voted Illegally in the primar ies. Hall, Coster and the Ku Klux Klaif, in furtherance of a conspiracy against him, he asserts, caused the publication on August 5, "the false and libelous" assertion that he was not a legal voter. Answering the charge that he "bal- lotted Illegally" or as "an alien and not entitled to vote," Garland asserts he Is "100 per cent American, born in Mississippi and a direct descend ant of Patrick Henry." National League. At Pittsburg: R, II. E, Philadelphia 10 12 0 Pittsburg 1 7 2 Batteries: Winters and Henline; Glazner, Carlson and Schmidt. ' American League. Cleveland-Philadelphia postponed rain. MP BADLY T BY GARDONE RIVERIA, Italy, Aug 14. (By the Associated Press.) Gabrlele d'Annunzio, Italy's noted sol dier-poet, was seriously Injured in the head by a fall yesterday In the garden of his villa here. For some time following bis ncci HALL ANDSTATE GARLAND ALLIES FAIL CONFERENCE ABANDONED England and France Unable to Agree on German Repara tionsPayment of 50,000, 000 Marks Postponed Neither Side Willing to Give In Situation Grave. LONDON. Aug, 14. (By the As sociated Press.) VThe conference of allied premiers, which opened in London a week ago camo to an end this afternoon without any announce ment of progress ; toward an agree ment concerning the German repar ations question having been made. LONDON', Aug. 14. (By tho As sociated Press.) Although this morning's session of the alliod pre miers was adjourned without their having reached an agreement on the German reparations questions, or having arranged for another meet ing, it was announced shortly before 4 o'clock this afternoon that a plen ary session , would j bo held at 5 o'clock. ) Tho Central News correspondent said he understood thut tho 5 o'clock meeting was called', to discuss the question of Austria. ;lttis understood that a prom!sehad fietn given Aus tria .that the conferrenco would not break up before her financial position had been discussed. LONDON, Aug. 14. (By tho Asso ciated Press.) Tho allied premiers who havo been discussing tho Ger man reparations question hero since last Monday adjourned today's ses sion without reaching any agreement or making arrangements for another meeting. Premiers Poincalre of Franco and Lloyd George, the British prime min ister, were as far apart as ever in their views of the situation when the heads of the various delegates met today. They separated after a dis cussion of two and one-half hours without finding common ground. HALL ELECTION FRAUD CLA T SALEM, Ore, Aisg. 14. No voter can be compelled to reveal the name of the candidate for whom ho cast his ballot until at least a prima facia showing of fraud or bad faith on the part of tho voter has been shown, the court ruled during the course of tho Hall-Olcott election contest which was resumed here thrs morning. Tho ruling came during tho examination on the witness stand of persons al leged to havo. illegally changed their party affiliations on election day. After Robert S. McNamoe, St. Paul farmer had explained that he changed his registration from demo crat to republican because he desired to support a friend who was a can didate for the republican nomina tion for county commissioner, .lohu Collier, attorney for Hall, asked Mc- iNamee now ne nan votea lor govern or. Jay Bowerman, chief counsel for Olcott, objected to the witness being compelled to answer the question and the court sustained the objec tion. John F. Theodore T.' B. Brontano Justice of the peace in St. Paul pre cinct was the second witness called Attempts of the Hall attorneys to gain admissions of bad faith in chang ing his registration were futile, Bren- tano declaring that he knew his rights and would stand on them. Ask ed what principle prompted him to change his party registration, Bren- tanp replied: "I haven't noticed that either of the parties have any great amount of principle. Its just a question of 'who's in or who's out.' " dent his condition gave rise to con siderable anxiety. Medical reports today were more reassuring but his doctors declined to express del in He opinion on bis chances for recovery. BRITAIN'S CHAMPION . WOMAN SWIMMER Miss Hilda James, who was among tho piihhc iif;o rs arriving on tho 8. H. "Aquitanin." Miss James is consider ed tho best woman swimmer in Eng land and is to try to establi8h some new records hero. E BYS15M0 FIRE Sunday Afternoon Blaze Re sults in Loss of Seven Automobiles and Gutting of Upper Floor Hard Fire to Fight. A fire which started in the second story of the Valley Garage yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, supposedly from spontaneous combustion, caused dam age in the neighborhood of $15,000, partially covered by Insurance, and busied the city fire department and the volunteer department In addition to a number of auxiliary volunteers for several hours. The fire started with an explosion upstairs where seven cars were stored and awaiting repairs and the entire upper story was gutted by the flames. All of the cars were more or less badly damaged. ' A Dulek touring car belonging to W. E. Crews, a Hudson touring car belong ing to Jens Jensen, and an if. C. S. touring car belonging to Mrs. Stewart were badly damaged by the flames in the upper story. Several Maxwells and one or two other small cars were also among the seven cars on the sec ond flqor. The lower floor of the building was undamaged except for the water dam age which was slight.' Cars were speedily removed from the lower floor in anticipation of a spread of the fire which was an exceedingly hot one and which was one of the hardest to fight which tho local department has han dled in some time. The fire fightors who numbered in the neighborhood of 25, did excellent work. I. . Two thousand feet of 2'-lnch hose and 200 feet of 114-Inch hose was laid In order to supply the five nozzles which poured as many streams upon the flames.' After the fire was practically over, Dob Kauffman, one of the firemen, went in on the ground floor which was covered to a depth of a foot or so with water and In his rambles about the building fell'into the elevator shaft at the rear of the building. As he was on the ground floor the shaft was not deep enough to hold much water. The plunge took him to a depth above his waistline however. Several of the men who were work ing In the second story with a hose escaped just as a portion of the roof fell. They retreated to the stairway Just In time, dragging the hose after them. Soon after the fire started great clouds of dense black smoke rolled from the top of the building covering the town and obscuring the view of (Continued on Page six.) 111 0h8k 1 VALLEY GARAG BADLYDAMAGED LORD NORTHCUFFE DIES FROM HEART DJSEASF: AIL ENGLAND MOURNS Noted British Publicist and Greatest Newspaper Man in History, Passes Away After Gallant, But Hopeless Fight Passing Expected to Have Vital Effect On British Policies and Politics Great Figure in World War Sacrificed Friends for Public Welfare and Abandoned Politics for Pa triotismDetailed Sketch of Brilliant Journalistic Career. LONDON, Auk. 14. Viscount Northcliffc, noted UrUish publicist, died today. It was stated that tho cnuso of Lord Northoliffe's death was suppu ration, or tho production of pus within tho heart, which was followed by acute blood poisoning. The death of no other unofficial person could have made d deeper Im pression In Knffland thnn that of Lord Northcliffc. The news was not a sur prise, as tho bulletins issued by the doctors for the past week plainly in dicated that their patient was dying Lord Northclil'fo was by far the most noted figure In Ihitish journal ism and tho first question on every- one's Hps wub ' as to what effect his death will have on thepollcies of the Times and Ills other newspapers, which since tho end of the war have strongly opposed the Lloyd George administration and Its principles, except tho dealings with Ireland, which the Nortbcliffo press supported throughout. Died at 10:12. News of Korthcllffe's death was given out by tho doctors who have been attending him In this bulletin: "Viscount Northcllffe died at 10:12 o'clock. Tho end was perfectly peace ful." The medical terms used In giving tho cause of Lord Northcllffe's death wore ulcerative endocarditis, strepto coccal septlcomlna terminal syncope. This, In popular pnrlancc, means an Inflammation of tho lining mem brane of the heart, with consequent Infection of the blood and sudden failure of the heart, duo to fainting. Lord Northcllffe will be burled Thursday In tho Ht. Mary LcBow cemetory, Flnchley. Tho funeral ser vice will bo held in Westminster Abbey. Viscount Northcllffe, the son of an V J GOOD FEELING RESTORED IN COAL V CONTROVERSY: WORK STARTS SOON PHILADKI.PHIA,' Aug. 14. Sam uel D. Wnrriner, president of the Le high Coal and Navigation company and spokesman of tho Anthracite Coal operators, announced today that he had notified John L. Lewis, presi dent of tho United Mine Workers that tho mine owners wero willing to resume operations In the hard coal fields at the old wage scale pending tho appointment of a commission to investigate tho situation. Mr. Warriner said ho had tele graphed Mr. Lewis last night sug gesting that a conference of anthra cite operators and representatives of the minors be hold In this city Wed nesday. Mr. VVarrlner's action followed a conference yesterduy with United States Senator George Wharton Pep Irish barrister, became an editor at 17 years, owner and publisher of tho London Times and Daily Mull, Hie moulder of public opinion, a man of powerful influence in the making and unmaking of liiitinlt cabinets, and who, with David Lloyd George, con tributed In a great measure to arous ing Kngland to more vigorous action in the war. Ho was creuted baron of tho Isle of Thanet in 1905 and made a vis count In 11)17 after he had served with distinction us head of the Brit ish mission to tho United States to consolidate British interests here during tho war. To Viscount Northcllffe Is ascribed tho arousing of tho British public to a knowledge of tho fact that the Brit ish army in Prance was insufficiently equipped with high explosive shells, that British guns on tho French front wore short of .ammunition and that Lord Kitchener, then secretary of state for war, wus sending the British gunners, shrapnel while ; Sir John French;- a corfimnnder, was uppoAl-ing- for tho same kind of high explo sives that Germany was hurling over tho lines In vast quantities. BlB Feat of War. ' ' This exposure has boon character ized as one of tho outstanding Jour nalistic feats of the war. It resulted in tho appointment of David Lloyd George as the first British minister of munitions and put him on the road to become primo minister. Owing-, it is said, to the rigid con sorshlp which tho then Baron Nortb cliffo bitterly assailed, the British people knew little about the conduct of the war at that time. They were told of, tho victories and advances, but It Is claimed that tho disasters and defents were not fully revealed. Official England is said to have known for months that the wrong kind of shells were being furnished. Lord Northcllffe knew these condi tions because he had visited the -front on several occasions. He sent the military correcpondent of the Lon don Times. Colonel Heplnjtfjlon, to Franco and Ilepington sent and the Times published a despatch exposing tho situation and attributing- the fall uro of military operations nnd heavy casualty lists to a deficiency In shells. Kitchener Attackocl This was followed by. an 'editorial criticism of Lord Kitchener, who up to that time had been regarded us England's greatest war genius. The rovelutlons nnd criticism shocked England into quick action. Mr. Lloyd George appealed to the British work men to back up the British army and England became a vast shoo for the manufacture of guns and ammuni tion. Meantime, Lord Northcllffe was denounced on all sides by the British press, his newspapers pub licly burned In the streets and his life Is snid to havo been threatened. Through his newspapers and perl otlicals, Lord Northcllffe had de manded n more vigorous prosecution of the war. He attacked the govern ment for Its failure in the Oalllpoll campaign and in Mesopotamia. Ho (Continued on Page sis.) per, Governor Sprout, W. J. Edwards, president of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company, and William A. Glasgow, Jr., counsel for the United Mine Workers. At this meeting. It became known today, Senator Pepper read a letter from President Harding in which tho president declared that further delay in the resumption of mining would mean "danger of nothing short ot nation wide disaster." . CLEVELAND, Aug. 14. Accept ing Mr. Warrlner's Invitation to meet the oporators In conference at Phila delphia on Wednesday Mr. Lewis said: ; ; "The broad promise upon which you have based your Invitation Is commendable and augurs welt for the success of the conference."