Medford mail tribune., August 17, 1922, Page 1, Image 1

EDFORD I
Weather Year Ago
Maximum 80
Minimum 50
Onllv Seventeenth Tear.
Weekly Fifty-Second Year.
MEDFORD, OliEGOX, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1922
NO. 12G
The Weather
Prediction Fair
Maximum yesterday 90
Minimum today 50
BUNE
K
DEADLOCK
CONTINUES
I R. STRIKE
R. R. Executives and Brother
hood Leaders Fail to Reach
Agreement, 4:30 P. M.
Probably Continue Tomor
row Meanwhile Freight
' Continues to Move.
WASHINGTON", Aug. 17.
President Hurtling today derid
ed to defer Ids address to con-Bi-css
on the industriali situa
tion until tomorow or li later
date.
NEW YORK. Auer. 17. Railway
executives and brotherhood chairmen
who conferred hero today in nn ef
fort to end the country-wide shop
men's strike, had failed at 4:30
o'clock to reach an agreement, with
Indications tat the parley, still in
progress, might have to be continued
tomorrow.
The only labor officials at the con
ference were representatives of the
big four brotherhoods.
Mr. Jewell issued the following
statement:
The otficers of nil the railway
labor organizations are hero now,
continuing as they have throughout
the strike to do everything possible
to bring about an amicable settle
ment." Shortly before three o'clock the
executives sent out word from the
conference roon that they wished
brought in files containing decisions
by the railroad labor board in pro
vious strikes.
One decision wns made in connec
tion with the switchmens' strike of
1920. In a decision returned in
October of 'that year, "the bonrd ruled
that the strikers were to bo deprived
of their seniority rights.
Another decision sought was one
mado in April, 1921, in connection
with a switchmens' strike on south
western roads. In which strikers also
were deprived of their seniority
rights.
It was understood thnt the execu
tive, in support of their contention
that they could not. in fairness to
loyal employes and new men restore
strikers with seniority Unimpaired,
had pointed to former decisions of
tho railroad labor bonrd as support
ing them in their position.
One of the decisions read nt the
conference was returned by the rail
road labor board on October 29, 1921,
and wns known as decision No. 2199.
It dealt with a test case involving
engineers, fironien, trainmen, con
ductors and switchmen employed on
the Ann Arljor railroad.
Western Paclflo Open
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 17. (By
Associated Press). The transportation
situation arising from walkouts of op
erating trainmen on. the Tar western
railroads was easier today. All those
who had 'been out on tho Western Pa
cific which links San Francisco .with
Salt Lake City, returned to work late
yesterday and some hours later it was
announced that the embargo which
that road had Imposed on perishable
freight some days ago had been lifted.
The Union Pacific's Salt Lake City.
Los Angeles line was cleared last
night by return of brotherhood men at
Las Vegas to work. On the Santa Fe,
now as previously, the most severely
hampered of the affected lines, passen
ger trains were 'moving as fast as
emergency crews of oiflclals and other
casual help could move them between
Gallup. N. M., and San Bernardino,
Cal., and the congestion of westbound
trains at Albuquerque and Las Vegas,
N. M., was clearing.
Many eastbound trains on this road
I continue to be annulled but a few are
leaving the Los Angeles terminal.
Big four brotherhood men at Pres
cott, Ariz., whose walkout had tied up
the Ashfork-Phoenix line, and Borne
others in the Prescott area whose re
fusal to work had tied up the Parker
Wlckenburg route, returned to work
late yesterday on orders from their na-
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TO DEPORT BOLSHEViKI STRIKERS
F
SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., Aug. 17.
Moves to deport five strikers arrested
last night with three other strikers,
following a riot at the Santa Fe yards
here In which several employes of the
railway were beaten, were taken by
federal officials here today. Deputy
United States Marshal O. S. Green
wood left for Los Angeles today with
five Mexicans under arrest aud an -
BRITISH LEADER IN CHARGE OF
TROOP MOVEMENT FROM -ASIATIC
SIDE BETWEEN
GREEKS AND TURKS
? ijj
General Charles Harrington, who is
in charge of the "English" troop move-
ment from tho Asiatic side toward
ichatalja, and is reported to bring!
about the guarantee of neutrality of 0f niatcs may come, pour out the long-
ConRtnnrinnnlp In tlta wni ItoFu'aon Ihn'i u . i i.n ., . uummi)
Constantinople in the war between tho
Greeks and Turks.
SeCy. Of Commerce WantS tO
Save Consumer From Coal
rTOflteerS FOllOWing End Of
COal WalkOUt President IS
A
Considering. "
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-(By the
Associated PresK) Settlement in part
of
HOOVER FAVORS
PRICE CONTROL
IN COAL MARKET
the bituminous strike and pros-.thev
pects of an agreement to end the sus
pension of work in tho anthracite
fields has brought the government
face to face with a new problem the
matter of controlling the prices of the
augmented coal supply.
The government during the gene
ral suspension of mining, has used
car supply as a weapon to enforce the
price agreements to which the pro
ducing operators subscribed at the
behest of Secretary Hoover, buj with
new mines opening daily, the federal
fuel distributor has been confronted
with the pusslbility of a breakdown
In the control exercised over prices.
Whether the present system can be
extended to the mines now being
opened is a question being given se
rious consideration by officials.
Some of President Harding's ad
visers, notably Secretury Hoover, are
known to feel that congress should
be asked to enact some sort of price
control legislation to pre'vent sky
rocketing of ooal prices ns the result
of a shortage caused by the miner's
walkout. Ilelief has been expressed
in some quarters that the president
would include such a request in his
message to congress on the industrial
situation.
Tho federal distribution committee
asked today whether- grain elevators
should be classed as public utilities
as representations have been made
that the operation of large elevators
in Kansas City, Omaha. Wichita and
other middU'westorn cities was a
matter of considerable urgency now,
as grain shipments are at their peak.
Tho committee was said to hold
that the needs of elevators come
within the Jurisdiction of the various
state fuel administrations.
Federal Fuel Distributor Spencer
pointed out today that importations
of British coal had shown a tendency
to lag because of the higher prices It
commands as compared with domes
tic coal and declared that "there is a
real . need for all British cargo coal
and it should help to meet the re
quirements of many consumers in
New York and New England."
Tho shipping bonrd announced yes
terday that a total of G5 coal carry
ing vessels had been chartered to
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nounced that he would seek their re
turn to Mexico as undesirables.
The arrest of eight strikers here last
night was made when the police and
federal officers broke up a demonstra
tion by strikers and strike sympathiz
ers in front of the shops. Later in the
evening three bombs were hurled at a;
Santa Fe train which hi been forced
to slow down by slippery rails which
had been oiled by strike 8ympathizers.age was done.
LOVE COURT
STARTS UP
IN JERSEY
Strangest Court in World Is
Operating in Hammonton,
New Jersey Woman Pre
sides As Cupid Stray
Couples Brought Together
and Married.
HAMMONTON. N. J., Aug. 17. (Ily
! Associated Press). There has come
jnt0 being here one of the strangest
courts in all the world the court of
love where men and women in search
IUKH UI uie ileal i. uuu uo onv.ut. ...
Before the court are the qualifica
tions and yearnings of some thousands
of bachelors and 1100 spinsters, but
the first day's work resulted in only
five matings. These, however, weic
shining examples of what may come.
A man 62 year old, was mated with
a gold star mother 43 years old; an
undertaker was selected as husband
for a nurse; a coast guard was picked
to become the protector and life com-
panion of a fair divorcee; a widow wasl,; Ve toVn. The r ovrs copera.
slated to become the helpmate of a ,.,.. r i...
painter, and a Kentucky belle a
daughter of the mountains was
snatched up by Thomas Bancroft Del-
kcr, founder of the court.
The court of love is constituted
much the same as any court, having a
I presiding judge, or cupiu, in mis case
a woman, and a jury of seven, includ-
' ing the chief oi police, a former soldier
a telegrapher and four women. It is
stated' that Delker and Lewis Oonley,
Hammonton's leading cigar store pro-
1 nrtMnr nrcnnl'nri thn levers' Cn-nner.
atlve union which in turn produced the
iuve couru
The five women whose cases were
.lt.im.nil nf n tl.n flrcf attilntr warn
' . " , r(lfifl thflV "
satisfied with the findings of the court
had two weeks within which to
file applications (or new hearings.
LONDON, Aug. 17. (By tho Asso
ciated Press) The funeral of Vis
count Northcllffe was solemnized at
noon today in Westminster Abbey.
Seldom has the last tribute to any
Englishman whoso position was
wholly personal and unofficial gath
ered such nn assembly.
The dean of Westminster undoubt
edly expressed tho public wish whey
ho asked Lady Northcllffe to permit
the rites to be celebrated in the
abbey.
The great company of eminent
people pnthered within the famous
edifice us well as tho crowds of
humbler ones In tho streets outside
the .edifice, gave testimony of this.
The American ambassador, George
Harvey was among the host of
mourners chief of whom were the
widow, Viscount Northcllffe's aged
mother and his six brothers, namely
Viscount Uothmere, Cecil B. Harms
worth, Sir Robert Lcisester Harms
worth and .Hildebrand Aubrey, St.
John and Vyvlan George Harms
worth. Other near relations and members
of the household staff were present,
as were diplomats and commissioners
and prominent colonials.
The London newspapers, news or
ganizations, printing trades and dis
tributing ngenclcs, prominent among
whom were Viscount Cowdray, Vis-1
count Burnham, Lord Waring, Baron
Montague of Bcalieu. Baron Stuart of
Wnrtley; Thomas Llpton and ltud
yard Kipling were represented.
Portland Garago Burned.
PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 17. A
$30,000. fire destroyed the Webster
garage today and 33 motor vehicles
were either destroyed or damaged.
The fire is thought to have started
from spontaneous combustion.
Hearst Won't Run, But,
NEW YORK, Aug 17. William R.
Hearst, In a statement published today
in the New York Evening Journal, de
clared he wag not a candidate for gov
ernor but would take any other place
on the democratic th;ket if Mayor Hy
lan were nominated for governor.
The fire alarm at three o'clock this
afternoon was the result of a large
grass fire in the northwest part of
town that for a time threatened build-'
jings in that district and the Union Oil
company's storage tanks. Little dam-,
1. ' o ra troa trt a I
Woman to Cast Deciding Vote Cupid's Court
Cupid s Court" at llammnnton. N.ifor the Judges or the court to decide
consists of three men and three i which suitor is best sultod to the
J.,
women, of which one is single, one
married anil one a widow or widower.
The deciding judge is Mrs. Helen Long
Dn.ll.nM nrlfn a nMn.lnnn h.. n I n no o
tive union Is for the purpose of select
ing the proper man for the proper
woman, or visa versa. Questionnaires
are supplied to those applying for
membership. -Slmuld two suitors apply
for the hand of the same woman, It is
7
ON THE VERGE
OF A
E
Cabinet Members Strike and
Military Leaders Openly
Defy the Government Sun
Yat Sen Appealed to in Vain
Breakdown Expected.
PEKING, Aug. 17. (By Associated
Press). The attempt to revive popular
government In China laon the verge of
collapse, according to a survey of con
ditions brought to the attention of the
foreign legations. Military loaders are
openly defying tho government.- cabi
net ministers are refusing to assume
the responsibilities of their posts, the
treasury Is empty and civil employes,
unpaid, have quit their jobs.
President Li Yuan Hung, said to be
disappointed at the lack of support
pledged 111 m when he assumed office.
has renewed his pleas to Sun Yat Sen
to co-operate with JJeklng in an elev
enth hour attempt to prevent the mili
tarists obtaining complete control of
the government.
President Li has dispatched a spec
ial envoy to Shanghai offering Sun
every facility for coming to the cap
ital. It is considered the chief execu
tive's last throw in the game to balk
the rapacious Tuchuns (military lead
ers) In their designs to seize power
and reunite the north and the. south,
and all observers hero expect It to fall.
A flat refusal from Sun Yat Sen Is pre
dicted. Dissension Rampant
Parliament has been brought to a
standstill with dissension splitting its
ranks. One faction of Cantonese is
declared to be endeavoring to muster
the balance of power and elect Sun Yat
Sen president, while another group op
posed to President Li is composed of
supporters of , Tso Kun, powerful
'i uchun of the north and other militar
ists who are fighting to .maintain the
tuchun system and throttle responsible
government.
Tsao Kun is reported, hovering in
the offing with his eyes on the presi
dential palace, prepared to seize Presi
dent Li's office If' the latter, dishear
tened, should retire.
A change of administration Is con
sidered imminent, and foreign govern
ments through their legations, are
watching the situations closely. The
summary. of conditions, as brought to
the attention of the foreign representa
tives, presents a gloomy picture.
Cabinet on Strike
The executive branch of the govern-
ment Is paralyzed, owing to refusal of
cabinet ministers to assume the re-
sponslbllltles of their offices In
the
midst of the existing chaos.
f'lvll nmnlnt'Aa with hno v tr n cnn rm
CHINESE
COLLAPS
woman. Already two thousand pro
spective husbands and wives are en
rolled.
Above: Left, Lewis J. Conley, presl
dent of the union. At right, Geo
Yonge, war hero of Ardmore, Pa., the
first man to sign a questionnaire. Low
er left, Mrs. .lodgers, supreme judge of
the "Cupids Court." Lower right,
Councilman Edward H. White, widow
er member of the court.
Amerlenn League.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 17. Cllir
ence "Tiillu" Walker of the Philndcl
phla Americans bit his 28th home
run of the season off I'hlo of Clove
land in the 0th inning of toduy's
game. Two men woro on base.
At New York: It. H
Detroit 1 1
New York 7 II
Batteries:.. Dauss. Monro
is.
0
u
and
and
Hassler, Woodull; Bush, Jones
Scbang.
At Boston, 1st gnmo: R. II.
E
Chicago 2 4 0
Boston 3 7 0
Butteries: Fabor and Schulk; Pen
nock and Wnlters.
Second game: n. CH. E.
Chicago 1 3 0
Boston 5 8 1
BatterlrH: Leverette, Hodgu und
Yaryun; Ferguson and Chaplin. t
At Philadelphia: It. II. 13.
Cleveland -- 1 0 2
Philadelphia ..8 111 0
Batteries: Uble, Bngby und O'Neill;
Hasty and Perkins.
National I.coL'ue.
At Chicago: It.
Boston - 2
Chicngo 7
Batteries: Oescbger and
H. E.
7 2
8 3
O'Neill;
Steuland, Jones nnd O'Farrell.
At Cincinnati:
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Batteries: llulibell
n.. ii. e.
.... 1 6 0
0 7 0
and Honllnc;
Couch, Keck and WingQ.
At Pittsburg: R. H. 15.
New York , 0 13 0
Pittsburg 1 i 3 10 1
Batteries: McQuillan und Smith:
Morrison. Adams, Carlson, C.lazner
and Schmidt.
MAN CONFESSKTO HIS
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 17. Frank
Alcalde, arrested early this morning
near Mnrysvlllo by 8horlf( B. B. Man
ford of Hutter county, confessed to
robbing the postofflco at Vernon, 30
miles north of Sacramento, Wednes
day afternoon, according to a tele
phone message to Sheriff Ellis Jones
here. Alcalde produced J80 which ho
told Sheriff Manford was part of the
postofflco loot, according to the mes
sage. of pay due them, have deserted their
posts. The government has almost
reached the limit of Its drawing power
on future revenues In Its desperate ef
fort to operato on an empty treasury.
Its army is on the verge of mutiny,
tired of waiting for Its pay. Tuchuns.
or military leaders, are openly defying
the president in his struggle to enforce
disarmament of the provincial troops.
And, up In Mukden, capital of Man
churia, General Chang Tso-Lln, ex
handJt, with a well' paid, well organized
force at his back nnd a full treasure
house at his command, again is menac
ing Poking, from whose gates Wu
Pel-Fu turned him back only n short
few weeks back. J
BASEBALL SCORES
Indiana Governor
Refuses to Allow
J. Dempsey Bout
INDIANAPOLIS, hid., Aug.
17. (iovernor McCrny made
official announcement today
that the fight between Jack
Dempsey and Hill llrennan,
scheduled for Michigan City,
lnd., on Lubor day, will not bo
held.
'The fight will not take
place," tho governor said.
LA PORTE, hid.. Aug. 17.
(Dy tho Associated Press.
As far as I am concerned tho
governor will havo to stop tho
bout himself. If ho wants It
stopped, declared Prosecuting
Attorney Karl llowley of La
Porte county, when told to
day that Governor .McCrav had
given the La Porto county au
thorities until Friday to cnll a
halt on the proposed Dempsey
Brennnn fight at .Michigan City
Labor day.
TRIED 10 Kill
LAWOFFICER
W. C. Doran, Chief Deputy
Dist. Attorney Los Angeles,
Goes On Stand in K. K. Trial
23 Defendants Admitted
Part in Raid.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17. Tho
trial of 30 men, indicted on folony
charges growing out ofn fatal raid
in Inglewood, admittedly conducted
by members of the Ku Klux Klan, was
featured today by tostlmony of Wil
liam C. Doran, chief deputy district
attorney. He was called by tho pros
ecution nnd road a letter from coun
sel for the indicted men In which It
was stated that 23 of the defendants
admitted participation in the raid.
The lotter specifier? that tho 23 men
authorized the writing of it to the dis
trict attorney.
Doran testified that on April 23,
tho day following the raid, Walter
E. Moshor, deputy constable of In
glewood, whoso father, tho consta
hol, was slain In the raid, discussed
tjje raid with Doran. Moshor said
that his father, a deputy named
Leonard Ruogg, nnd himself, wero
stationed to guard tho road and that
ths raid was conducted by an "or
ganization of picked men 100 por
cent American," Doran testified.
MoBler, member of tho klan, who
Was wounded, whon another officer
who had not b.ecn Informed of tho
raid, came to the scene and engaged
the masked men In a pistol fight,
said that he did his "best to kill tho
officer," not knowing who ho was,
but that ho "could not shoot accu
rately" becauao his arm was wound
ed. SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., Aug. 17
Q.UOUK Wong, a ChlnoHo nocused
by authorities as a peddler of Illicit
drugs was under arrest hero today in
connection with the staying last night
in her home of Mrs. Nets Hansen
wlfo of n railroad employe. Police
say Mrs. Hansen had made purchnHcR
from Wong nnd had quarreled with
him during the afternoon. The shoot
ing, according to the authorities, had
no relation to the railroad strike.
K AN MEMBER
FAITHFUL DOG FALLS IN LOVE WITH
SNAKE; GUARDS LIFE OF RFPTILE
(By International News Service).
SCOOBA, Miss., Aug. 17. Shep,
snake-killing dog, owned by James Ed
monds, seventy-two, living several
miles west of here, has fallen in love
with a king snake and already has
(ought seven battles In her behalf.
Th'e fights were with other snakes,
the poisonous kind, that seemed to
envy the protection the king had won.
King snakes are splendid mousers
and also kill other snakes. That's why
Edmonds, when he found the king in
his smokehouse, decided to keep and
train it righteously.
HARMONY fS
KE NOIL AT
G.O.P. RALLY
Mayor . Gates and Bert Ander
son Join in Endorsing Re
publican Ticket From Top
to Bottom Vote the Ticket
Straight Campaign Slogan
Enthusiasm Aroused.
A crowd of 250 Jackson county re
publicans met at the Hotel Medford
last night and enjoyed a meeting
which was 'featured by enthusiastic
harmony. The enthusiasm of the meet
Ing and the spirit of coooperation
which prevailed in every remark of
scheduled speakers and speakers who
were called upon to express them
selves extemporaneously tended to dis
prove the opinion held that the Jack
son county republican organization has
been disrupted by certain local Issues.
Mayor C. E. Gates Introduced Walter
L. Tooze, Jr.. chairman of the state
central committee, and In Introducing
Mr. Tooze the mayor exploded all ru
mors, guesses, surmises and state
ments to the effect that he might be
independent candidate for governor
when he stated that he placed the
interests of the republican party above
any personal interest or the Interests
of any other organization. Mr. Gates
siiiu. uoii Knows I am independent,
but not independent enough to think
that I can get along without the repub
lican party."
(intos Pledges Support.
Mnyor C. E. Gates, said In welcom
ing Chairman Toozo that ho placed
tho Interest of tho republican party
above tho personal interests or tho
interests of any other organization"
and that ho proposed to support tho
republican ticket from top to bottom
at tho coming election, lie paid a
high tribute to Walter L. Toco, tho
loader of tho party this rail, snld ho
was a young man of ability and that
republicans should get behind him
In the campnign.
Mayor Gates said In part:
"God knows I am independent
onnugh, but not enough to think thnt
I can got along without tho republi
can party.
"1 am going to place my party prin
ciples above tho mental Injury caus
ed by tho thrust of a political Javelin.
I am going to sncrlflco my prldo upon
the nltnr of what I consider my
party's best interests. For tho pust
ten years previous to each election,
wo have had tho same people at
tempting to bring discord into tho
republican organization. Prior to the
last four years our republican or
ganization wns banging upon a
thread. At no tlmo did wo feel that
wo could doliver a solid formation to
tho state organization. But during
the last four years our organization
has been Intact at all times. But now
when our organization Is needed as It
never has been needed before, wo
find the samo opposition creeping In,
attempting to chunge tho minds of
true republicans from tho course .
which they should by nil rights pur
sue. In a moment of thoughtlessness
we are liable to put n cross In a, place
upon tho bnllot, which may cause .us
our years of regret. Let us think well
while we are together as republicans,
whnt will bo tho future of tho re
publican pnrty if wo continuo to have
discord In our own ranks. . No one
man or set of men should allow their
personal feelings to causo thorn to do
nn act that would forever injure tho
one great party to which wo, as re
publicans owo our allegiance. I hnve
never bolted tho party since my first
vote, nnd I do not want tho public at
this tlmo to class mo a bolter, nnd I
trust that as I look Into the faces of
tho real republicans gathered hero
this evening, that each and ovory ono
of you will mako a vow at this time
(Continued on Page six.!
At first Shep couldn't see it that
way. Ho wanted to put an ond to tho
king. Hut patient Edmonds taught
Shep that life isn't all murder that,
some time or other, there ought to be
a little loving. '
And so now, when the king creeps
out of the smokehouse during warm
woather to lie under one of the Ed
monds fig trees, Shop heeds the voice
of the siren and barks bis pleasure be
cause she lives. '
Also friendly to the king is- Jock; 1
a large hound, but Jock, while appar
ently enjoying the king's company,
won't fight for her as Shep doeB. - '"'