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MEDFORD, OK l-XJONV MONDAY, AUdUST 21, 19:12
NO. 12!)
U.S. CONTROL
com MINES
IS LAUNCHED
Bill to Carry President Hard
ing's Views Into Effect In-
troduced in House Entire
Industry to Be Probed
Operations Start Up
Eastern Fields.
in
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. A bill
to carry Into effect President Hard
ing's recommendations for a sweep
ing government Investigation of tlie
coal industry was introduced today
by Chairman Winslow of the house
commerce committee.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Chair
man Winslow of the house com
merce committee after a conference
today with President Harding an
nounced he would Introduco imme
diately a bill to create a fact-finding
coal commission as recommended
by the president in his special mes
sage to congress.
The measure Mr. Wilslow said,
would call for appointment by the
president .of a commission of not to
exceed nine members with instruc
tions to report to the chief executive
and congress by July 1, 1923.
The commission would have wide
powers of investigation including the
right to examine the books of va
rious coal producing companies.
Mr. Winslow said his committee
would meet later in the day to con
sider the measure with a view to an
Immediately favorable report.
Kentucky Governor Active
FRANKFORT, Ky., Aug. 21.
With the appo'ntment by Governor
Morrow of every Judge in the state
as a member of the governor's fuel
distribution committee, efforts to see
that coal is properly 'distributed in
Kentucky and profiteering kept at ai
minimum, got into full swing today.
The judges are charged with keeping
the governor and the fuel committee
advised of any profiteering.
The governor advised the county
judges that he was looking to them
to assist in maintaining all of the
regulations fixed by the federal coal
administration. The fair price of
coal at the mine for Kentucky mines
has been fixed nt 14.50 a ton.
At the same time the governor sent
letters to secretaries of the coal op
erators' associations in the state call
ing attention to the fair price agree
ment and advising them that they
must police their industry and see to
it that the agreement is kept.
Car priority will be the weapon
used to keep prices in line.
Coal Mines Open
SAGINAW. Mich., Aug. 21. Op
orations were resumed in tho Michi
gan coal minej this afternoon after
a Bhutdown of almost five months
almost live iho..u..
Reports from throughout the fag-
inaw vallev were that virtually an
the miners were hack at work with
indications that normal production
would be reached by the middle of
tho week.
There are 11 mines in tho valley
field, employing about 2400 men.
ALBANY, X. Y., Aug. 21. A call
for an extraordinary session of the
legislature for the purpose of enact
ing legislation to relieve the coal sit
uation in the state mas issued by
Governor iMller today. The legisla
ture will convene next Monday night,
August 28.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21. An-
( Continued on Pagn six. I
AND GOBLIN TO
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21. Thero
Is enough evidence In tho case
against G. W. Price.' former king
kleagle, and W. S. Coburn, former
grand goblin of tho Ku Klux Klan
here, to Justify submitting it to the
Jury. This was the ruling of Judge
Frederick W. Houser, presiding at
he trial of these two and 34 others
here today, when he denied motions
l dismiss the Indictments against
them.
Judge Houser said from the bench
EVIDENCE
'hat the cases against Price and Co- tion iqrr presen,ed on be-
"urn were not strong but that "there, other motion MOthn 6elenA.
a a bare possibility that there was h " "l ' ' ;MPnt wa8 begun.
eBh In the case from which anitnitand nrbum
Trusty Follows Roy
Gardner's Example in
McNeil Isle Break
TACOMA. Aug. 21. Freder-
Ick DeLage, 32, sentenced last
May to a two year term for
stealing automobiles in Seattle,
escaped his guards at the fed-
eral prison on McNeil island
this morning. An armed posse
was at once sent in pursuit and
if the prisoner is not appre-
hended within a short time the
woods where ho is thought to be
hiding, will be burned. DeLage
who was a trusty, was work-
ing with a wheel barrow when
ho fled into the woods where
Hoy Gardner made his escape.
No Moratorium Unless Allies
Have Guarantees Possi
bility of Friendly Under
standing Distasteful to Of
ficials.
DAR LE. DUC, France, Aug. 21. (By
Associated Press). France will not
consent to grant a moratorium of any
character to Germany unless the Ger
man state mines of the Ruhr and the
national forests are placed in the
; hands of the allies as a guarantee and
no mutter what happens France will
notjlcpart from this policy
aucn was tne position or tne rrencn
government with regard to the repara-1
tions question as outlined this after-'
noon by Premier Poincare at the open-l
ing session of the general counsel of
the department of the Meuse.
The premier disclaimed any desire
on the part of France to ruin Germany
under the guise of a demand for pro
tective guarantees.
' "The day Germany recognizes loyal
ly her obligations toward France and
carries them out with good grace," de
clared M. Poincare, "we will not refuse
to examine with her the best methods
of assuring the nromnt and regular,
execution of the treaty of Versailles
Vot Kven Bismairks
"Contrary to ' certain British
spokesmen," continued tho head of
tho French cabinet, "we. are neither
Neros nor even Bismarcks. We are
simply a good people who jvere bru
tally attacked and whose native soil
was ravaged. All we ask is the op
portunity to continue in peace our
daily tasks.
"We are greatly disposed to aid
other nations In the effort to restore
tho world. We know the world does
not end at our frontiers. We wel
come a broad and generous European
We fervently desire to re-
om. B,Ueg and rrien(Ig
ma
of our friends. We ask nothing bet
ter than to resume with our enemies
of yesterday pleasant and courteous
relations. But we wish to have our
ruins repaired and they will be
Premier Poincaire ridiculed recent
charges that France sought to en
slave the German people in revenge
for devastation wrought during tne
war.
"If contrary to our desires, we are
forced to take independent action
without the approval of our allies,"
he continued, "we shall make no ef
fort to retain indefinitely the guaran
tees which wo may take. We shall
guard these guarantees only until
Germany agrees to accept her respon
sibilities." SEND CASE 10 JURY
Inference might be drawn. He said
he did not want his ruling to be ta
ken as a precedent in case of future
motions in the same care.
Defendants are all charged by in
dictment with felonies alleged to
u.. h.n rnmmitted in the course
of a masked raid on the home of the
,...,. hrothers at Lnglewood
blUUUv
inat 1 nril
near ne.e . . ...
The state closed us case n
i I mnllnnn to
dismiss i"'.
I '. ,.. j iii,aoi ruled on the mo-
Alter r,,rn today an-
FRANCE FIRM IN
DEMAND BERLIN
GIVE RUHRIVIiNES
AGAINST
KLEAGLE
GIANT SEA PLANE HOPS OFFJFOR
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MIAMI. Fla., Aug.' 21. Lieutenant
Walter Hinton in his giant seaplane,
the Sampaio Correia, hopped off at
West Palm Reach this morning at
10:15, expecting to reach Nassau in a
couple of hours. The pilot and crew
haa a good rest last night and with
Demurrers have been filed in the
circuit court to six of tho indictments
returned by the speciul grand Jury in
vestigating" the" nlghtriding outrages
,n Jackaon county IaBt sprlng ,lglllnst
Howard A- Hlni j. F. Hlttson, Dr.
j0uett P. Bray, Bert L. Moses, and
Thomas fcoodle, ngninst whom truo
bills were returned, by their attorneys,
John A. Jeffrys of Portland nnu
George A. Codding, H. A. Cunnday
and O. C. Boggs of this city.
The following nllesatlons are given
as the basis for the demurrers:
That the grand Jury had no legal
richt to inquire into the crime ehnrg
ed, because it is not triable within the
county:
That the indictments do not sub-
stantially conform to Chapter 7, Title
18 Oregon Laws
That more than one crime is al
leged In the Indictment:
That the facts stated do not const!
tute a crime.
Chapter 7, Title 18. mentioned rs
one of the grounds for a demurrer
has to do with "Forms of Criminal
Actions and Requirements of Indict
ments," the latter phase being rover-:
ed In paragraphs 1436 and 1437 as
follows:
"The indictment must contain:
"1. The title of the action, spec
ifying tho name of the court to which
the Indictment is returned, and the
names of tho parties;
"2. A statement of tho acts consti
tuting the offense in ordinary nnd
concise language without repltltlon.
nnd In such mnnner to enable a per
son of common understanding to
know what is Intended."
The remaining paragraphs of tho
chapter, provide for the form of the
indictment, the mnnner of stating net
constituting the crime whnt the In
dictment must contain, nnd be direct
and certain, and the indictment must
charge but one crime and In on
form."
The defendants allege that none of
the above in general was complied
with. '
All the demurrers are Identical, nnd
one filed fnr each count alleged in
the truo bills.
According to District Attorney
Rawlcs Moore, the demurrers will be
argued as soon as Circuit Judge F.
II. Calkins returns from nis vacation
about September 1st.
The defendants were Indicted on
charges alleging riot, assault and ex
tortion.
The demurrers were described by
the district attorney as I'shotgun nf-
falrs." because they cover every legal
raise embraced in the Indictments.
It Is probable that Assistant Attorney
General LHJoqvlst, who conducted
the Investigation will return to nrgue
the demurrers, hut this has not been
definitely decided.
In case the demurrers are sustain
ed. the Indictments are automatically
nuashed. and If overruled the defend
.mts will be required to file pleas
after which will come the legal red
tape InclcV-ntal to sotting of a trial
date.
1 '
PALMYRA. Xeb., Aug. 21. Floyd
ohni 13. is dead here following a
fi.t ficht Saturday night with John
Schwartmnn. 14. The boys were at
tending the Pqlmyra Chautauqua, got
Into an argument and blows followed.
Shawl died shortly after the fight.
Sheriff Fischer and County Attorney
Heinkel held an Inquest yesterday at
which It was brought out that the
dead boy was subject to heart trouble.
Sehwartman has not been arrested.
DISPUTE
RIGHT
GRAND JURY IN
KU KLUX CASES
the plane's machinery working satis
factorily and weather conditions favor
able they hoped to make a pleasant
voyage over the gulf stream to the lla
hamus. The "Sampeio Carrcia" in which'
they are flying from New York to Rio,
thence up the Amazon for 800 miles or
BASEBALL SCORES
National I,ensue. '
At rittaburB: ii
Boston 1
II.
E.
7 1
1 UIBiiui K . . . . ,
. .-. r. it l
McNamnra
and Gooch,
Batteries: OeschBer,
and Gowdy; Hamilton
Schmidt.
American IcaBue.
At Boston: It.
H. E.
19 0
5 C
Basslcr:
Detroit 10
Boston .... t - - 3
Batteries: Johnson and
Collins, Fullerton,
Chaplin.
Quinn, Russell and
At Philadelphia: R. II. E.
St. Louis 0 13 1
PhilndPlphla 7 10 0
Batteries: Davis. Kolp nnd Sevor
eld; Hulmucb, Harris nnd Perkins.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. Ilnntord
MacNider, national commander of the
American Legion In a statemont today
declared a irersonal canvass on the
bonus bill situation showed that a ma
jority of the senate, including both par-
tics, favors the bill and is pledged for
its passage.
Mr. MacNider predicted that the
bonus bill, which is slated for somite
consideration beginning Wednesday,
would be passed by the senate this
week and added:
'The American Legion has absolute
confidence In the good faith and integ
rity of the senators pledged to vote for
the bill. It realizes that they believe
in the justice of the cause of tho sol
dier and knows that they will keep the
faith they have pledged and pass the
bill now."
NABBED FOR USE OF
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa. Aug. 21
Charged with violation of n federal
restraining order by the use of the
epithet 'scab" and with attacking
Mike Pnnovlch, an employe of the
Union Pacific railroad, six former em
ployes of the railroad company were
arrested Sunday and held under bond
after preliminary hearing before
United Stutes Commissioner W. A
Beyers.
George Rach, one of the six ac
cused men, Is charged directly with
hurling a missle which struck Pano
vlch In tho back.
SUN YAT SEN BACKED
UP BT GENERAL 1
SHANGHAI, Aug. 21. (By the
Associated Press.) Sun Yat Sen, de
posed president of South China, who
recently fled here from Canton, leap
ed to the front today as a pivotal
figure In the reorganization of the
C'hinest government with receipt of
a telegram from Wo Pel-Fu, domin
ant military figure of 'North China,
flatly endorsing Sun's recent mani
festo and pledging his support to
Sun's policy for rebuilding the fed
eral government machinery.
BERMUDAS
more, and back to Rio for the lirazllian
Centenary is shown above, l.t. Waltor
Hinton, U. S. N., (extreme left, bend
ing) and l.t. Commander E. Pinto Mar
tins, or the lirazilian navy, (In cockpit
with leg hanging over side). Insert
close-up of Lt. Hinton and Commander
Martins before start of their flight.
U. S: FUGITIVE
LOS ANGELICS. Aug. 21. Tho far
reaching urni of tho United States se
cretservico stretched out across tho
l'ncific ocean into tlv) Far liast and
through aid received from other gov
ernment employes, by use of rudlo
and through desperate fights nt sea,
dragged In irons back to tho Pacific
coast JJavid' Llghlneiv alias 1). B.
Hlbsman, wanted In Portland, Ore.,
in connection with illicit drug sales
and posing as a federal officer.
Llghtner was landed at the harbor
hero today in ctmtody of secret ser
vice men from the American ship
ping board steamer West Farallon,
from Shanghai.
In Portland more than a year ago
he was Indicted by the federal grand
jury on flvo counts alleging violation
of tho federal nnrcotic laws. Ho dis
appeared while on bail.
Tho secret service learned that he
had gono to sea as a coal passer. By
radio ho was located, and from the
stoke hold was taken nshoro In China
und lodged in an American consular
prison there.
A few days before departure of the
vessel upon which he was to return to
Portland, American jailers In Shang
hai found his cell empty. Through
out the Far Kast American represen
tatives were warned to be on the
lookout for him.
A day after the West Farallon left
Shnnghnl for Los Angeles, the first
mate discovered a stowaway. Tho cap
tain ordered him put to work. He
wns a muscular man and gave battle.
Paul L. Gross, American vice-consul
at Shanghai, returning to the
United States on leave on the West
Fnrnllon saw the fight. Ho remem
bered the message of the secret ser
vice and he sent a radio to Shanghai.
Shortly thereafter, with an nnswer by
radio he told tho captain of the WoHt
Fnrullon that the stowaway must be
delivered to American agents. '
Lightner wns placed In a cell with
a balj and chain shortly before the
vessel docked at yoKohnma.
91ST DIVISION ENDS
HAPPY REUNION
SEATTLE, Aug. 21. Officers and
buck privates of tho old 91st division
were off the way home today, taking
with them memories of a happy re
union which ended yesterday. In the
afternoon tho division was reviewed
by Brigadier General Robert Alexan
der and Lieutenant Governor W. J.
Coyle. Staged on the 91st old training
grounds at Camp Lewis, it was the
first review of the division since 1919
when it was reviewed by General
Pershing at Belleme, France.
Following the review officers for the
coming year were elected and San
Francisco was chosen as the Bite for
the 192.1 reunion.
Judge Adolph Graupner of San Fran
cisco was elected president of the 91st
Division Veterans association.
DENVER One man whose Identity
Is unknown, is believed to have been
wounded in a gun fight between guards
at the Denver and Illo Grande western
shops at Durnham Station In West
Denver and a group of unidentified
men shortly before midnight.
DRAGGED BACK
BY RADIO
ARM
Fall in Devil's Tea
Kettle Is Fatal to
Klamath Resident
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore.,
Aug. 21. Prank Albert. 50
died last night from burns re
ceived when he fell into "the
Devil's Tea Kettle, a hot Bpring,
here yesterday. He lost his
footing while filling a barrel
for household use and plunged
into (lie spring, tho temperature
of which is about 197 degrees
I'nablo to climb the slippery
bank, Albert was In the hot
water several minutes beforo his
screams brought assistance. Ho
had lived here about 10 years,
but little is known of him.
! The coroner found nothing in
his effects to indlcuto ho had
- relatives
BRITISH FEAR
Threats By Governor Chang of
Manchuria Against British
Cause of Grave Alarm
Americans Sit in On An
nouncement. PEKING, Aug. 21. (By Associated
Press). .Grave alarm is felt by British
subjects throughout Manchuria over
the threat or Chang Tso-LIn, governor
qf tho province, to withhold his protec
tion of British llvcs nnd property in
reprisal for whnt he calls British con
tempt of his authority. Chang de
clares tho Manchurlans nro contem
plating a boycott of British business
and says he will not be responsible
for action taken by tho people lt the
present methods of British subjects In
Manchuria continue,
Tho text of Chang's spoech publicly
attaching tho Britons was published in
today's newspapers.
On August 12, it developed, Chang
invited several American nnd British
merchants to Ills hoadquarters In Muk
den. There, in tho presence of the
Americans lie bitterly attacked the
Britons. During the course of his
speech the Munchurlan governor made
three specific charges agalnBt tho Brit
ish. First, he declared that In tho war be
tween himself and Wu Pol Fu, tho nor
thern military leader who defeated
Cheng and revived the old republican
parliament, Mnnchurlan soldlerB were
killed with bombs hurled from British
airplanes.
Opposition Is Cited
Second, Chang charged the British
have been opposing his seizure of the
railroad extending from Shan Hal-
Kuan to Mukden, whereas they have
not protested the capture of Peking by
Wu Pel Fu nor tho seizure of the Han
kow railroad by him.
in the third instance, Chang nsserted
tho British were opposing his seizure
of the salt revenues of Manchuria thus
discriminating in favor ot Tticliuns
who hold revenues.
"If you continue to treat me with
contempt," Chang told the British mer
chants. "I cannot be longer responsible
for protecting you and as for your
goods, a severo boycott will he set as
a negative form of opposition."
Chang continued that If tho British
methods did not change," the negative
form of opposition would become a
posltivo one and tho physical forces of
several millions of people will continue
and enter into the struggle."
In his speech, he made no reference
to the Americans. It is supposed that
the Americans were Invited yierely to
hear what Chang had to say.
CHINESE ATTACK
JN MANCHURIA
INTOLERABLE PLEADS FOR SETTLEMENT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. De
claring that the railroad strike was
becoming "Intolerable" Senator oB
rah, republican, Idaho, chairman of
the sonato labor committee, today
urged both sides In the strike to has
ten a solution because of the losses
In moving crops.
Senator Borah, In a telegram to T.
Hewitt Cuyler, chairman of tho As
sociation of Railway Executives and
In a conference with B. M. Jewell,
leader of the striking shopmen and
William H. Johnston, president of the
International Association of Machin
ists, asserted the crop losses through
lack of transportation.
Ing serious.
Mr. Jewell, who with Mr. Johnson,
II. S. NEED OF
DISCIPLINE
IS STRESSED
President Harding Tells Citi
zen Soldiers America Might
Well Learn More of the
Obligations of Citizens to
Country U. S. Love of
Peace Is Emphasized.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Presi
dent Harding in an address hero to
day to citizen soldiers from Camp
Moado, Maryland, declured he favor
ed military training for more than
100,000 civilians annually, not for
any prospective aggressive warfare,
but to preserve peace.
After reviewing the civilian troops
on tho lOlllpsc. adjacent to tho White
llouso grounds, tho president called
attention to tho fact that 2 8,000 civ
ilians wero - afforded training this
summer, compared with 11,000 last
year. , ,
Tho president said the review had
given hlin now confidence, but added
that there was not a though In Amer
ica for armed wnrofaro, tho nation
holng concerned only in preserving
peace of Hie world.
In the Camp Meade contingent
were 1,000 young men, constituting
Infantry, medical; artillery and cav
alry units from tho District of Col
umbia, Maryland, Delaware and
Pennsylvania, who havo been in
training for three weeks. Declaring .
that the boys had beon benefitted by
learning discipline, the president as
serted that "all America might well
benefit by learning a little more im
pressively the obligations o tho citi
zen to his country." '. ' ,. : " v
His address follows:
"I could not allow tho opportunity
to pass without a word of foliclta
tlon nnd congratulation. You have
afforded us this morning, those who
wero in reviow and those who carried
on the review, a most impressive and
reassuring spectacle, you are citizens
of a republic wholly devoted to peace.,
There is not a thought In America
of armed warefaro. There is not a
design on the part of your country to
carry on an armed campaign in any
direction. We aro concerned only
with peace and the security of peace,
and I like to think that this great re
public, reducing Its regular army In
accordance with its Ideals, can have
tho accurance that conies to it with
such a.spoctacle as you have given
us this morning. I congratulate you
with all my heart. It Is a fine thing
for the young manhood of America to
turn from the ordinary engagements
of the vacation season to a study of
military service and training for ser
vlco. I am not Bure however, but you
have profited quite as, well as your
country. If my eye testifies correct
ly, you ha,ve beenfltted from the
physical training which always
means a higher Btate of Amerlcnn
manhood. You have benefitted by
learning discipline. You have bene
fitted as all America might well ben
efit by learning a little more ImpreB
sivoly the obligations of the citizen
td his country. It Is a rather Interest
ing thing modern sctence ;ias learned
that the ills of the nervous and men
tal being may largely be curod by tho
development of the physical being,
and I take it that you havo not only
had a wholesome time, but that you
are all returning to your normal pur
suits better equipped for tho tasks of
life.
"You will he Interested to know
thut the volunteer citizens training
movement last year enlisted about
(Continued on Page six.)
called on Senator Borah at tho lat
ter's office, was said to view tho Now
York negotiations as hopeful. Ho
and tho machinists, had, It was said,
again presented Senator Borah re
ports) as to detorlatlon of railroad
equipment.
Senator Borah's telegram to rM.
Cuyler, the snbstnnco of Which was
repeated orally to Mr. Jewell, fol
lows: .
"May I respectfully urge all who
shall convene on Wednesday to con
sider ways of settling the strike, that
at this time thruout fruit and pota
to regions of the west there Is a
pronounced shortage ot cars and an
titter Inability to move these perish
able products to the market."