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Maximum yesterday 83'2
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Weather Year Ago
Maximum 89
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Onilv Seventeenth Tear.
Weekly Fifty-Second Year.
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Southern Pacific Lines Now
Open in All Directions
Dangerous Period Over in
Opinion of Railroad Officials
Violence Breaks Out in
Spokane Workers Beaten.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Aug. 16. Fol
lowing an unprecedented movement o
freight, both fruit and non-perlshnble,
through Roseville yesterday and today,
the Southern Pacific railroad today an
nounced itself ready to handle all traf-
fic. Packing sheds and orchards in
northern California are again pouring
out shipments of fruit regarded as al-j
most a total loss a few clays ago.
Assistant Division Suuerintendent 1
W. M. Stlllman announced the freight
seven o'clock yesterday morning jintil
two o'clock this morning amounted to
approximately 600 cars. Fourteen
trains of fruit and delayed freight were
sent east, three trains of 74 cars each
were despatched ' north during the
same period. .
. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1G. The
railroad situation in. several south
western states showed considerable
improvement touuy. With an "in
creased number of trains moving and
various conferences between railroad
officials and oUlc.ers of the big 7o.ir
brotherhoods arranged for today, the
railroads wero making every effofrt
for a complete resumption of train
service.
In northern California . the an
nouncement of tho Southern Pacific
Jhat It had lifted an embargo of
perishable fruit and livestock ship
ments was reported to havo greatly
relieved the fruit situation. The
embargo was raised from the Ogden
route east of Roseville and from tin
Shasta route north of Gerber, Cal. .
A considerable number of carloads
of fruit which had been standing or
sidetracks for several days started
moving. Announcement was made
.that picking of fruit ill orchards in
northern and central California
would be resumed today and it was
hoped by growers that a threatened
loss estimated in millions had been
averted.
Danger Over
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. 16
The "dangerous period" of tho big
four walkout In the southwest was
believed by railway officials to be
past early today, and announcements
were made by the Santa Fe, Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific that
attempts .would be made Immedi-
ately to put into effect improved and
' enlarged schedules of freight and
passenger service.
Tho Santa Fe expected to move
four trans-continental trains today
two Into Los Angeles from the east
and two out of this city to Chicago,
and all purchasers of tickets were
to be promised they would reach
their destinations.
The Southern Pacific reported its
passenger trains were operating on
schedule and freight was being mov
, ed.
From the Union Pacific came the
announcement that while no trains
had been moved yesterday, the situa
tion at San .Bernardino, Cal., had
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MAY CALL GRAND JURY TO PROBE .
ACTIONS K. K. LAWYERS, LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16. Echoes
of chrget made yesterday by Wil
liam C. Doran, chief deputy diHtrict
attorney that evidence bearing on the
trial of 36 alleged Knights of the Ku
Klux Klnn, missing from his office,
had been returned by defense attor
neys, were heard today from the lat
ter. "We will welcome an Investigation
Into this matter," said Paul Karks
dale d'Orr. and A. L.- Abrahams,
counsel for the defense, when told
Mr. Doran had announced plans for
n grand jury inquiry, afier the con
clusion of the trial nnd d'Orr and
Abrahams were wanted as "among
WASHINGTON' LAW CXH-Ll'XiE
J)KAX TO UK 70 VKAItS Ol-ll
Miss Emma GUlett, dean of tho
Washington College of Law, Wash
ington, D. C; will celebrate her 70th
birthday anniversary August 30th. A
dinner will be given in her honor on
Saturday next by prominent women
lawyers and club women of Wash
ington. Miss Gillett is tho only wo
man dean of a law school In the
country; and is a senior member of
the bar.
Wife of Auto Dealer Asks
$100,000 Damages As Re
sult of Alleged Attack in Her
Stateroom On Ocean Liner
Denial Bv Defendant.
ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 16. Dam
ages of $100, ,000 are asked of Wal
ter T. Chandler, local banker, by Mrs.
Sarah Gillespie Byfield, in c. suit filed
today in Dekalb superior court at
Decatur, Ga., in which she alleges
that as a result of an attack upon her
by Mr. Chandler In her stateroom
aboard the steamship Berengaria on
the night of July 10, last, she has
been forced to Keep to her bed much
of tho time since, her condition fi
nally necessitating an operation,
which was performed hero today.
Mrs. Byffe'.d is the wife of Clyde
K. Byfield, local automobile dealer,
charged by Mr. Chandler in a suit
filed .Monday In Fulton superior court
here with having extorted $25,000
from him while aboard the liner en
route to France. Mr. Chandler's pe
tition asked for the return of a note
for $25,000 which he gave Byfield
when he was found in Mrs. Byfield's
stateroom. , In his petition, Mr.
Chandler stated he could not account
for being in Mrs. Byfield's stateroom
and denied any improper conduct.
, Airplane I'ntml Across Line.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10 Forest
flro patrol by airmen from the army
.station will lio Instituted heglnnlnK
today over the northern counties of
California, it wns announced at army
headquarters at the Presidio this
morning. Flights will be made dally.
tho principal" prospective witnesses.
Abrahams stated that the document
In question had been brought to his
office by a woman.
"I could not identify her," he,, said.
"I thought sho was a menseiiKer,
such as often come Into our office,
mjd I took the white, seuled enve
lope she handed me."
D'Orr and Abrahams took the
document into court nnd returned it
to prosecution counsel.
The state planned to cull new wit
nesses to the stand 4 od ay to tell of the
lnglewood raid, which resulted in the
felony charges against the nllegi-d
itlansmen.
GEORGIA BANKER
IS ACCUSED ON
GRAVE CHARGE
CANDIDATES
ENDORSED BY
VOTERSIEAG.
Independent Organiation of
Voters Pledge Support to
Olcott; Dunn, Carkin, Kelly,
Alford and Lindas Execu
tive Committee : Named
To Work in Every Precinct.
For some time past a number : of
prominent citizens of Jackson county
have been working on an organization
that will take an active part in the
November elections. The object of the
organization is to see that men are
elected to office who have the good of
the entire community at heart and who
are not connected in any manner with
certain secret societies that have
stirred up so much turmoil in the
valley.
At a well -attended meeting last
night the following statement of prin
ciples was adopted: i
declaration 01 principles or me
Independent American Voters
League of Jackson county, Oregon.
Believing that tho present dis
turbed condition, nnd situation in
Jackson county, and the state of
Oregon, at large, demands, and
calls for all patriotic citizens, irre
spective of political affiliations to
organize for a fulfillment ot their
ideals, we, the undersigned, do
hereby nlake, and declare the fol
lowing declaration of principles:
We stand for efficiency and
economy In public office; for a
-frill, Impartial enforcement Xtt nil
laws by the properly constituted
authorities, and for the supprcs- .
slon of group control by any secret
or religious organization, and to
that end favor the election to of
fice of those men and women,
who by their fearless outspoken
adherence to these principles have
commended themselves to our
support, Irrespective ot their poll
tics. '
Candidates Endorsed
After the adoption of the principles
tho following candidates were Indorsed
by the league:
For governor, Ben W. Olcott.
For state senate, Judge Dunn.
For representative, John Carkin.
For circuit Judge of Jackson and
Josephine counties, Col. B. E. Kelly.
For county commissioner, George
Alford.
For mayor of Medford, B. Lindas.
It is the intention of the league to
have representatives in every precinct
in Jackson nnd Josephine counties.
Speakers will be sent to all the towns
and villages and every effort will be
made to see that the candidates en
dorsed by the league are successful.
The following Is a partial list of the
executive committee. More will be
added in the next few days. Also, it is
the intention of the league to indorse
other candidates for different state
offices as soon as they have sufficient
information regarding them.
Executive Committee
Herman Often-, Gordon Voorhels
bacher Dr. J. J. Conroy
Ralph G. Bardwell W. H. Gore
R. H. McCurdy . A. E. Reames
Miles Can trail Joe Rader
Johnny Reed W. B. Diddle
Judge Wm. Colvlg Dr. Ch. T. Sweeney
J. G. Love John R. Tomlin
Dr. Jarvis Dr. L. A. Salado
Geo. H. Collins Dr. J. J. Emmena
Frank Bybee G. M. Roberts
H. W. Walther Judge C. B. Watson
Jim Bell Court Hall
Geo. W. Frey John Pernoll
Wilbur Ashpole ' Chas. M. English
Porter J. Neff Earl H. Fehl
Jonas Wold . Dr. J. M. Keene
Paul A. Scherer Wm. Scheble
E. G. Brown Jas Edmonston
V. J. Emerlck
DAUGHERTY ASKS
NEW LAWS, WAR
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 Amend
ment of existing laws with reference
to the summoning of witnesses in civil
cases is urged by Attorney General
Daugherty In letters to Chairman Nel
son of the senate Judiciary committee
and Chawman Volstead of the house
judiciary committee, asking for adrtl
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How Chicago Went to
Irw i V4 fern JZ lm
fi.
The street car and railway strike In
Chicago compelled nil, residents to
grasp at every possible means of con
veyance. The fair Chlcagonn nt the
left is fortunate rin having a knight of
SALEM, Ore., Aug. 16. Fire, be
lieved to have Blurted from an un
known uuune in itho laundry room of
the Commercial Hotel between 2:30
and 3 o'clock this morning: completely
destroyed the hotel and swept
through more than half a block in
the business section of Stuyton, 20
miles southcaHt of Sulem, before, it
was brought under control.
Early estimates of tho damage
place the loss at $100,000.
. Calls for help telephoned to tho
surrounding towns brought tho Halem
chemical truck, manned by two men,
to tho scene, but it did not arrive
until tho fire was noarly under con
trol. When the fire was finally brought
under control at G o'clock tho hotel,
Oem confectionery, J. Gardner gene
ral merchandise and grocery store,
and tho general merchandise store, of
William Klecker wore In- ashes and
several hundred dollars damage had
been done to tho Stuyton bakery.
STAYTON, Ore., Aug. 16. At least
two persons- were injured, in a fire
which destroyed n block of tho busi
ness district here today.
Wayne Tickler. Standard Oil agent,
was severely bruised about the body
and Peter bietrick had his hands
burned.
The fire started in the rear of a
confectionery storo nnd In a hotel
simultaneously, it is said, and Incen
diarism is suspected.
PROTEST EJECTION
AT
NEW YORK, Aug. 16. The recent
ejection of William Z. Foster, labor
leader, from Colorado at the direction
of Adjutant General Pat Hamrock will
be challenged :in a moss meeting in
Denver in which Foster will be the
principal speaker, the American Civil
Liberties union declared here today,
announcing It had taken up the labor
leader's case.
The leagues' attorney at Denver has
been Instructed to begin proceedings
against the adjutant general and
Oliver H. Shoupe, governor of Colo1
rado, it was said by the chairman.
Similar actions will be brought in
New York federal courts, he asserted
against Wyoming stute officials anl
the sheriff at Cheyenne.
Mill Workers Win 8trlke
LAWRENCE, Mass., Aug. 18. The
Pacific Mills company announced to
day that beginning October 1 it would
restore the rate of wages that existed
I prior to March 27 last. The present
i textile strike began upon announce-
Intent last March by the Pacific Mills
of a twenty per cent wage cut.
STAYTON, OREGON
HAS $1 00,000 HRE,
TWO MEN INJURED
Work During Strike
tho wheol ready to call for and deliver
her every day. Tho young lady shown
nt the right attracted so much atten
tion that she got off nnd wnlkod. Her
beau must bo given credit for an Inven
tive turn of mind.
BASEBALL SCORES
National
PITTSBURG, Aug. 18. (By the
Associated Press.) "Shiifflln" Phil
Douglas, premier pitcher ot the Ne
York Giants was placed on Its por
manently Inollglhlo list in a state
ment issued by tho club hore today,
Douglns is charged with writing a
letter to a competing team offering to
dosert tho Giants if it "would make
It worth his while.1'
At Pittsburg- R. H. E.
New York 7 13 2
Pittsburg r o 13 2
Batteries: Scott, Ryan, Nehl and
Snyder; Hamilton. Glazner, Carlson
and Gooch, Schmidt.
At Cincinnati R. H. E.
Philadelphia 1 JK- 1
Cincinnati 3 7 3
Batteries: Smith and Honline;
Rixey and ilnrgrave. ,
At Chicago R. H. E.
B03ton 4 7 1
Chicago ; 9 il 2
Batteries: Houlihan, Braxton nnd
Gibson; Osborne; Cheeves nnd O'Far-
roll.
American
NEW YORK, Aug. 10. Babe Ruth
returned to tho' Yankees' lineup to
day for the first time In several days
on account of an Infected leg. cele
brated tho event by knocking hit
22nd home run of the season In the
fifth inning of the game with De
troit.
At New York 1 R. H. E
Detroit 7, 11 0
New York : 3 9 1
Batteries: Plllette, Johnson and
Bassler; Mays and Schnng.
At Philadelphia R. H. E
Cleveland 9 12 2
Philadelphia 10 14 1
' Batteries: Covoleskle, Edmon
son, Boone and OINelll; Harris, Rom
mel and Perkins.
At Washington, ,1st game R. H, E,
St. I-ouiB 7 13 1
Washington 3 10 0
Batteries: Shocker and Sever
eld; Brillheart and Picluich, Obur-
rlty.
At Chicago It. H. E.
Chicago 3 10 1
Boston 6 10 1
Batteries: Mack, Hodge and
Schalk; Karr and Chaplin.'
Send County Treasurer to Pen
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 16. Henry C.
Hanke, for 17 years Hennepin county
treasurer, was sentenced to from one
to ten years In the state penitentiary
this afternoon when he pleaded guilty
In district court to first degree grand
larceny In the embezzlement of $258,
000 In county funds.
ppnn Senntor Sworn In.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. Major
David A., Reed of Pittsburg was
nworn In today an senator from
Pennsylvania to surcerd the late Wll
linm E. Crow.
Seattle Plans Save
Big Fruit Crops in
Washington State
SEATTLE. Auk. 10. Tnklnir
its first step In plans to save
millions of dollurs w.orth of np-
plea, pears and peaches In tho
Yakima and Wenntchee dis-
trlcts, the Seattlo -Chamber of
Commerce today offered aid
through an emergency commit-
tee. If the offer Is accepted It
is proposed to haul the fruit to
4- this city and place it In cold
storage until the railroad strike
clears sufficiently to move It
further. The railroads are to be
asked to make a special rate for
the short haul. Port conimls-
slon facilities aro to be utilized
for storage.
4 '
IS
DAY SET FOR
R. RJVIESSAGE
President Will Present to Con
gress and Country the
Administration's View of
R. R. Situation Joint Ses
sion Is Called.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. (y tho
Associated Press) President Harding,-
lit .4, message tomorrow to .con
gress. wfll present to tho federal leg
iHlntortt and to tho country tho posi
tion of tho government with fcHpoet
to the exiting industrial troubles,
particularly tho ruilrond strike.
Arrangements for the president's
appearance at a joint session tomor
row of tho senate and house wore
completed nt a conference today at
the White House between tho execu
tive and Senator Lodge of Massachu
setts, republican leader in tho senate.
The president, after the conference.
Immediately started, preparation of
his message which advisors expoct to
be a comprehensive statement of tho
strlko situation, of the efforts of the
government toward settlement nnd
finally of tho government's policy
henceforward.
Monnwhilo tho railroad union load
ers in Washington continued In ses
sion, preparing for tho conference
which tho brotherhood chiefs have
obtained from the association of rail
way executives in New York tomor
row, ,
ALBUQUERQUE;, N. M., Aug. 10.
No trains hnd been moved west by
the Santa Fe since Inst night because
of the trouble at Gallup, N. M. Three
continental trains which arrived here
last night from Las Vegas are still
held here. Officials are hopeful that
tho Gallup situation will bo clenred
up todayns a representative of the
national offices of tho Brotherhood
Of Trainmen Is at Gallup today for a
conference with tho brotherhoods
there.
I. L. Hlbbard, general manager of
the Santa Fe, is also at Gallup trying
to ndjunt tho situation.
Santa Fe offlcias hore today said
they would run freight trnlns west as
far ns Gallup and there should be no
food shortage there. Seven trans
continental trains arc now tied up
here, two more having arrived from
the east this morning.
C. S. Richardson and Rqy Opie of
San Francisco are planning a hunting
trip this Suturday near Grants Pass.
Roy Opple who Is here on his vacation
nnd who Is a guest nt the Hotel Med
ford expects some sport from the hunt
ing season here.
TOMORROW
YAKIMA FRUIT GROWERS WILLING
L
YAKIMA, Wash., Aug. 16.-At a
mass meeting held last night at the
Commercial club and attended by as
many persons as could be packed Into
the auditorium, Yakima ranchers and
shippers expressed their willingness
to lose their entire season's produce
If necessary to show that the law Is
above th threats of any group of
citizens. A committee headed by H
M. Gilbert, drafted resolutions after
a number of orchardlsts, .lrvestock
men and railroad workers, tooth ex
ecutives and strikers had spoken.
"We appeal to yon to use every
COAL I
NOT QVER S
T.
Price Agreements Must Con
tinue, Declares Federal Dis
tributor Spencer' Lewis
Declares Miners Win Great
Victory Work Starts in
Pennsylvania.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. Declaring
that the federal coal distribution com
mittee cannot yet assume that the coul
strike has ceased, Federal Distributor
Siencer Indicated today that the volun
tary price agreements would be con
tinued at least temporarily.
SEATTLE, Aug. 16. The peace pact
between coal mine operators and union
chiefs Bigned at Cleveland yesterday is
expected to pave the way to a settle
ment of the walkout by employes of
the fourteen mines In Washington
state shut down since last April 1, of
ficials of the United Mine Workers ot
Ainorlca here said today. A number ot
operators also expressed the belief
that peace negotiations would begin
shortly it was said in some quarters
that next Wednesday had tentatively
been set as the date for a conference.
The negotiations, it was said, would
not affect western Washington mines
which went on an open shop basis,
more than a year, ago, following a
strike of 2000 - union miners . March,
1921.
Mlnerj Win
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1G. The con
ference of anthracite miners and oper
ators which was to have been held
hore today as a result of the me
diation ot President Harding was post
poned yesterday until tomorrow at the
request of John L. Lewis, president of
the United Mine Workers ot America.
"The miners won hands down," one
big operator said In discussing the set
tlement, a view generally shared by
operators here. . .
"Despite the unfavorable economic
conditions and with tremendous politi
cal and financial Influence raised
against us, we are emerging from the
conflict victorious," John L. Lewis,
international president of the United
Mine Workers of America declared In
a statement to the Associated Press to
day. He said that the miners had won
three "main and principal Issues In
volved in the strike."
Mining Starts Up
CLEVELAND, Aug. Ifl. (By Assocl
ated Press). For the first time In
twenty weeks striking soft coal miners
at scattered points In seven states
were under orders today to begin coal
production. This result ot the partial
settlement ot the strike affected only a
majority or the 450,000 soft coal dig
gers but union officials were on their
way back home to seek to make peace
with other employers. ,.
President John L. Lewis of the min
ers who remained here for a day's rest
before entering the peace negotiations
with anthracite operators at Philadel
phia tomorrow, predicted that soft
coal operators generally would accept
the agreement made here. He also
said he was hopeful ot the result of
the conference with the anthracite op
erators who employ 155,000 men. ,
District union officials before leav
ing here for home sent. Invitations for
five meetings of operators with the
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R. R. STRIKERS
power of the government to furthor
tho movement of lntor-stato com
merce," the resolution states, "and
to protect the right of every man to
labor. We appeal to congress to en
act laws compelling obedience by the
railroads and by their employes to
the findings of the railroad labor
board, making a conspiracy to hinder
lnter-state commerce a criminal of
fense If necessary to protect the pub
lic from Intolerable losses." -
W. W. Robertson presided over the
meeting which was the most tervld
held since the opening days of the
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