Voir lib, The Weather prediction Fair Maximum yesterday 95 Minimum today 52 Weather Year Ago Maximum Minimum ..47 pnllv Seventeenth Year. Weekly Fifty-Second Tear. MEDFORD, ORKGOX, MONDAY, AUGUST 128, 1922 XO. 133 Mail Tribune I? V SCORES ARE LOST. CNF . E FIRE Hope Practically Abandoned for 45 Men Imprisoned 4200 Feet Under Ground by Fire in Argonant Mine Near San ; Francisco 3 Men Make Thrilling Escape. JACKSON, Cal., Aug. 28 At 9: 30 this morning Superintendent V. S. Garbarini of the Argonaut mine slated that (here were 4S men impris oned below the 42 00 foot level in the ni'ne in which fire began last night, below the junction of the Mudoon shaft and of the Kennedy shaft, which lies at the 3900 foot level. The fire was discovered at mid night by Clarence Bradshaw, Steve Pasallch aiid a skip tender, "who on coming up for the lunch hour, en countered a dense smoke und fierce lyr-at at the 3,000 foot level. They came to the top, spread the alarm and rescue parties, equiped with gas masks were sent down into the mine. They found roaring flames and were I'nable to reach the lower lei'els of the mines. The situation of the entombed man was made worse when an air pipe burst and the electric wiring went out of commission, shutting off light and communication. HI IN The flames are burning at the I w(th the soldIera- bonus," Senator Mc 4300, 4400 and 4o00 levels. I During jNary repu,)llcani Oregon, declared to- liib morning nouis ouperiiueuueni Garbarini succeeded in restoring the air line to the 2700 foot level and pipes were installed to carry Vater down to he use3 in" a'n -effort to tlnguish the burning timbers. Up to that time, water was carried down in skips. The fire broke out just before changing time of the underground crews. The mine rescue car of tho United States bureau of mines is being rush ed here from Grass Valley and is ex pected to arrive at noon. A first aid ! crew is en route from Berkeley. The nient and the establishment of rural Amador county Red Cross is on the homes to those who have served in the scone with workers at the mouth of ! military and naval forces of the United the mine and is rendering every pos-j states In the world-war, the Spanlsh sible aid to the fighters. American war and the Philippine in- Kscnpo Hocountort jsurrection. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28. The! "it contemplates an ultimate expen Sau Francisco' Call printed a state-1 diture for reclamation of arid, semi ment obtained over the long distance arid, swamp and overflowed lands in telephone from Clarence Bradshaw, I the United States, the sum of $350,000, shlft boss at the Argonaut mine, in 1 000. The amendment does not super- whlch the number of entombed men ivas given as 43. "There were 4 8 men in tho mine and threo of us got out," Bradshaw said. 'The foreman and I tried to go down to the rest of the boys hut It was no use. We could not got through the flames. "At 3000 feet it was just about' all , ing in excess of 915,000.000 acres. Under we could stand. At that level there 'like conditions there' are over 20,000, wore flames shootjng-into the shaft. 1 000 acres of land thirsty for water in We had no smoke masks so we had. the inter-mountain states and in the to take n chance holdine our noses closed with one hand and clamping the other over our months. We - reached the surface at last and then we had to go down again. It got worse nnd worse. When we reached the 2S00 foot level we were forced back. "Tim telenhono cables are broken and we have no wav of communlcat- ing with the entombed men." r.oa Fruit Rate UDheld WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. Rates tive. i ne ex-service men wno uesire maintained by western railroads on, to cast their destiny in the open coun siiirnr canned fruit, vegetables and ! try can find rural fields for the em- y fresh and evaporated fruits from Call - fornia and Utah to Nevada points were ana economic ins uini uuenu ine held justified today by the interstate, crowding of cities can be partially coinmcrco commission though fivo of j averted, as a happy and healthy bal the eleven commissioners dissented ;ance between rural and urban life can from the majority conclusion. ' be maintained." NEW PLAN FOR WORLD PEACE. IS OFFERED BY GKEXOBLE, France, Aug. 28. (Uy the Associated Press.) A new plan for a "world association of states," to link together the League of Nations, the Pan American union and those governments which are members of neither, was submitted today to the Institute of international law at its meeting here by Professor Alejandre Alvarez of Chile. The plan was presented in the form of a report drafted by Professor Al varez for the 27th commission of the Institute which approved It at an executive session held In Paris. The new association would be William J. Bryan Urges President to Take Over Railroads WASHINGTON-, Aug. 28. Declaring the "compulsion is so urgent" that no time should ho lost, William J. Bryan, in a let ten to Senator Walsh, democrat, Massachusetts, advocated action by congress giving the president authority to take over tempor arily the mines and the railroads to put "an end to an intolerable situation." Mr. Bryan wrote that the gov ernment was faced either with the program of temporary con trol of roads and mines or of turning the industries over to men who will enforce their per- sonnl views. Tlie latter course, he said, would bo Indefensible. .j. Oregon Senator Pleads for Ex penditure of $350,000,000 to Put Water on Arid Lands and Drain Swamp Lands to Aid Service Men. WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. Congress is given an opportunity "to do a grand thfni? in emnii-A hullilincr in connection day in the senate in urging his recla mation amendment to that measure. Calling attention that in every war Mm irovornment had. provided as aid. MIRY URGES AMENDMENT TO SOLDIERS BONUS ex-i,n( fnr ,., veterans, he areued that thBrB ...ns no ood reason for the aban- donment of this national policy at this time. "This amendment is not novel in any of its provisions," he said. ' "Its pur pose and scope is to encourage the de velopment of the agricultural re sources of the United States through federal and state co-operation giving preference in the matter of employ cede or displace the present reclama tion law. That law will continue to operate exclusively in its present field. "Large areas of swamp lands, sub ject to drainage and suitable to come within the provisions or this amend ment are located in practically every state In the union, the total extent be- arid portions of the Pacific coast . states." Senator McNary quoted from reports of Secretary Fall and other federal of- ; ficials showing that thousands of vet- erans desired lanu am anu auueu: "A splendid opportunity is hereby given to the congress to do grand j things In empire building. Lands that now pant for water can.be made fertile and lands that are now burdened with water can be made free and produc : ployment of their energies. The social superimposed upon the present league and Pan American union and would seek to encourage regional and con tinental groups rather than attempt to replace them entirely. It Is de signed to meet the American objec tions to the league or isauons, wnn the primary purpose of eo-ordlnatlng the states of the world not estab lishlng a super-state. GENEVA, Aug. 28. (By. tho As soclated Press.) The Swiss dclega tion to the League of Nations has been Instructed to vote for the ad- mission of Germany. to the league if she applies. ANOTHER BIG RAIE STRIKE THREATENED 400,000 Maintenance of Way Men Demand Increase in Wages and Time and Half for Overtime Alton R. R. Tied Up R. R. 'Executive Deny Rights of Union. CHICAGO, Aug. 28. (By the As sociated Press.) Seniority ami new organizations of tho railroad em ployes were thrust forward by ten eastern railroads- today before the railroad labor board when the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and llnilroad Shop labor ers began a hearing on pleas for an increase in minimum wages from 23 to 48 cents an hour. Tho seniority question, which has been tho chief stumbling-block over which efforts to end tho railway shop men's strike have several times failed, came to the front when John G. Wal ber. representing eastern railroads. questioned the right of the' United Brotherhood to represent employes on the ten roads named. In the same way new organizations were injected into tho proceedings when Mr. Wal bcr declared that as a result of strikes of maintenance men at points on the ten lines, the maintenance union could not represent the major ity of track Yuen and shop laborers on these roads. CINCINNATI,. Aug. 28. Clerks and dallnn pmiilnvpn nn tile Kl Paso and Southwestern railroad and clerks on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul rijillfoads have affected settlements with the managements on the ques tion of wngos and working conditions, it was announced here today at the Brotherhood of Railway and Steam ship Clerks, Station and. Express Em ployes. CAMAK, Ga., Aug. 28. Dan and Baxley Latimore, brothers wero shot and killed early today by W. A. Hall. guard In tho Georgia railroad yards. Hall surrendered to tho authorities at Warrenton. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 28. (By the As sociated Press.) Passenger and freight service on tho western division nf the rhlcniro and Alton railroad was at a completo standstill today as the result of the walkout of engineers. firemen, conductors and switenmen in protest against armed guads at sinter. Mo., and Roodhouse, 111., it was announced here today. The walkout was not authorized Dy me Dig Four Brotherhood. -1(10. ,000 Men Involved CHICAGO, Aug. 28. (Dy tho As soclated Press.) Railway mainte nance of way employes, comprising approximately 400,1100 track wrokers and crossing flagmen, whoso threat ened strike with the shop crafts last month was held In abeyunce pending new wage hearings, placed tneir de mands for Increased pay before the United States railroad labor board here today. E. F. Grablo, president of the track men who with W. L. McMonlmcn and Chairmun Hooper of the labor board was.. credited with holding the strike In check when tho shopmen throw down their tools, opened the hearing by presenting the demand for a mini mum of 48 cents an hour. The scale provided by tho hoard's July 1 de cision which slahsed $50,000,000 from tho railroads' maintenance pay roll ranged from 23 to 85 cents. This. Mr. Grablo declared, was less than a viivlng wage." Tho maintenance employes based their claims for higher wages on In creases in the cost of living. VON ELM BARRED AS AN AMATEUR GOLFER SOUTHAMPTON, 'N. Y., Aug. 28. The United States Golf association today refused to restore George Von Elm of Salt Lake City to an amateur status because of his arrangements with a sporting goods firm and the manner in which ho accepted pay ment of expenses. This decision will prevent his par ticipation In the coming national ameteur tourney at Brookline, Mass. PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 28. Louis Hergman, a cloak and suit dealer, was found dead today in a wash room at his place or business, his body suspend ed by a rope about the neck. A -work man repairing the roof discovered the body through a skylight. Police were unable to una any motive lor me bp parent suicide, they said. Children Saved From Death by Snake Bite by Father's Quick Run Tiitteii bv a rattlesnaUe while playing In their yard In Atlanta, tin. Helen Trannnell, 2, and Dan Trammel! of their father, call-ambulance driver eeived a call that Dan had been bitten while picking flowers; rushed out and Kot the bov and sped with him another call had been received saying following her brother's mishap, had un tho snake, receiving the fangs in other record run and broimht the her brother. They are recovering from the venom. COUNTY IS PUT OVER BIG I The Jackson county fair - was boosted throughout northern Califor nia Sunday by. the Crater's club cara van to Copco. llornbrook, Montague, and Yreka were visited by tho party which consisted of 91 local citizens, including a 31 piece brass band. A minimum flow of oratory at all towns visited was allowed. The caravan, liberally supplied with boosting paraphernalia left Med- ford at 8 o'clock, or thereabouts, and arrived at Horn-brook at 10. An im promptu parade marched through the liusiness block, and tho band played two numbers. As this was early Sunday morning, a small but enthusiastic outpouring of ilorn brookltes greeted the caravan. The caravan then made haste to Copco, site of the building of a hy dro electrical plant by Wio California Oregon Power company. Tho party was escorted over the darn by Con struction Manager Root, and tho en gineering work proved a marvel to many. It Is one of the largest con struction feats under way In the west at this time, and, while It does not look It, has hustled Man to over come the obstacles thrown In the way by Nature. One or these was to fill up a crack in tho lied of the Klamath river with cement. Tho crack was 140 feet deep, and full or mud. Thi3 was necessary to secure a foundation. After the trip nnd climb to the dam, dinner was served by the llower company, and It was a he-man meal, cooked as rood should bo cooked. The recipe tor the crust to the pie served shouh'j be In every woman's cook book. Roast beef, spaghetti an gratln, potato salad, corn on tho cob( pan gravy, beans, were the main items on the bill of fare, and all ate liko harvest hands. After the dinner the caravan retired to the guest house, whore a concert was ' ren dered by the band. ' Bidding Copco adieu tho caravan proceeded to Montaguo, wbero a pai ade was staged under the direction of John .L Huchtcr. Considering the event took tho natives by surprise Uiero was a good turn out, and Mayor Charles E. Gates said a few words A quick run was then made to Yreka, where a banner stretched across Main street, officially welcom ed the Jackson county delegation. The band and caravan marched up the street, and a stand was made In fron or tho Clarendon Hotel. Here the chler oratorical rireworks or the day were set orr, to a good attendance. Mayor Gates, Judge W. M. Colvi and If. L. Walther Invited Yreka folks to come o the fair, and told of the good feeling that had always existed between Medford and Yreka. The net result of the day was tho promise of a large representation of (Continued on Pag six.) 1 BYCOPGO JAUN 5 were savod by tho prompt action for the City Hospital. He to tho hospital. When he got there that littlo Helen, In the excitement toddled out In the yard and picked her hand. The father made an baby to share tho operating table with American At New York St. Louis '. New York natte'rlos: Shocker and Shawkoy and Schang. R.H. E 1 4 I 2 8, I Severeid At Philadelphia: First game Chicago R. II. . 5 11 Philadelphia 3 8 Batteries: Robertson and Schalk Hasty and Perkins. BOSTON, Aug. 2 8. Cleveland Boston doubleheader postponed; rain National At Pittsburg R. II. E Brooklyn 3 10 Pittsburg 4 10 Batteries: Vance and Doborry Miller: Cooper and Schmidt: Eleven innings were played. LiTTLE ALCOHOL GOOD FOR HEALTH DOCTOR CLAIMS LONDON, Aug. 28. Al! American doctors uro roKurdotl by foreign med ical men its more or Iohh expert con cerning alcohol, both nt retfurdn the connequencc of oinK without it nl- totfether; over-indulKonce, and the various HtfitfOH of inebriety botwixt und between. Therefore, the UHHcmbled doctors at the meeting of tho Written Medical AHsociation nt (Huhkow liHtened with Breat interoHt to whut l-r. John T. MucCurdy, of Cornell Medical Coi k'tfe, had to ay about "alcohol In Its relation to human t-covnomy." Each one of us in varying degrees, he said, has the same difficulty in meeting tho world ns tho unfortu nates who denionstnitp their Inca pacity dramatically. Tho "normals' drugged themselvcH with cheap fic tion: theaters, and moving pictures; above all t'hey forgot themselves In social intercourse. "When, however, a man Is tired or oppressed with care," Dr. MacOurdy went on, "how can he forget his ob sessing anxieties sufficiently to be come social. If ho be normal a small amount of alcohol will give tho nec essary relaxation. ' Conviviality Is moro Important for the maintenance of our mental ability nnd effective noss than wo realize. Innumerable people are happier nnd therefore healthier because they indulge mod eratcly In alcohol. "Wc live In nn Imperfect world- imperfect largely because we have not yet gained the capacity to govern our own instincts. Alcohol Is a crutch that man has discovered to help him. with this disability." STOCKHOLM, Aug. 28. (Dy AssocI ated Press). The "drya" seem to have Inst the day In the Swedish prohibition plebiscite, according to the latest pro visional returns available. The figures issued this morning are 274,442 and 40,531 against. . State Officials Awake; Massacre at Herrin to Be Probed MARION, 111., Aug. 28. (Ily As- soclated Press). Vigorous Instruc- lions for a thorough investigation and indictment of all persons In- volved, directly or indirectly with the Herrin massacre, June 21 and 4 22 In which nineteen non-union and three union men wore killed were given by Circuit Judge Hart well today to the special grand jury called to Investigate the mine war. Tho Jury was convened and In structed in the presence of Attor- ney General Hnmdegeo of Illi nois and Assistant Attorney Gen eral Mlddlekauff, who has hgen loaned by ihe government to as- sist States Attorney Dolus Duty In tho investigation and prosecu tions which are expected to fol- low. . 'I L LAID AT REST Unprecedented Scenes Mark Funeral of Irish Hero - , . . Trembling Figure Of Dead ManS Fiancee IS PathetlC 1 Spectacle ThOUSandS Weep.' , 1 ' DU1JMN, Aug. 28. ( Dy the Asso - elated Press.) Mlchnel Collins was laiditt-TCHt today in Olasnevln, after a demonstration of national grief such h has seldom been seen In tho long centuries of Ireland's troubled his tory. Arthur Griffith was hurled with nil tho honor duo a great lender Colllns wont to the grave amid tho tears of a nation that worshipped him per sonally as a gallant young patriot In whom were combined all those traits which Irishmen hold dear. While Immense throngs filled the great cathedral and lined Vho route to 'Olasnevln, congregations gathered In every city) town and hamlet mourn his passing. to it was a military funeral. J'ollow officers last night had" borno tho body into tho cathedral, just nH Collins r short fortnight ago had helped hear the body of his colleague, Griffith. They had stood guard all night and were there this morning when tho solemn requiem high mass was cele brated before a multitude which overflowed tho edifice Into tho streets. lMty for Flnnc-ee. Richard Muleahy, the new chief tain to whom all Ireland now looks; Ooneral O'Duffy, now chief of stafr, and Genoral McKeon, "tho black smith of Ballinalee" whoso' dash and fire have awakened enthusiasm iiltiu to that won by Collins himself, at tended the funeral. Sisor Mary Celestina came from her convent In Kngland to, pray for her "bnby brother." Beside her knelt Sean Col lins, the genernl's brother. Hut It wiih upon the trembling young wommt nearby the eyes of alt fell most pity ingly Kitty Killoran,, Collins fi ancee. 1 In the gospel nave sat the mem hers of tho cabinet, the Dull Klreann, tho civil servants and members of provincial corporations. On the pistlo side were tho representative an,l members of the- consular cu ps, inciumnK tne American consul, ine lord mayor of Dublin, distinguished members of universities and learned societies. Streets Aro Parked. Outside, lining the miles of Dublin streets through .which the funeral cortege Inter passed, thousands took part spiritually In tho solemn mass of requiem, many kneeling in praer on tlie pavement at ihe fancied mo ment of tho elevation of the sacred (Continued on Page six.) MICH COLLINS mm SEVEN WOMEN CHLOROFORMED IN SEATTLE HOTELS. ROBBED OF JEWELS TACOMA, Aug. 28. Search was being conducted by police hero today ror two men who yesterday chloro formed seven women In tholr hotel rooms and robbed thorn of Jewelry valued at .i,000. The men wore sail ors' uniforms and operated in seven separate hotels. In all cases they rollowcd the women to their rooms, rorcod entrance -bcroro the women had lime to lock their doors, and then rcbed their victims after chloro forming them. The police withheld the name of all the women who were robbed, hut R. RJrVRECK One of 9 Railroad Shopmen Arrested at Gary, Indiana, Admits He and Fellows Ditched Train Which Killed Engineer and Fireman Ar rests Are Made. GARY, Intl., Aug. 28. Four of. nine men duclared to bo under arrost in connection with tho wrecking or a Michigan Central express train here on August 20, alleged they are striking railroad shopmen and one of them to day declared they had loosened a rail which ditched the express train und killed the engineer And fireman. CHICAGO, Aug. 25. Nine mon are In custody und four or them have been Implicated In an alleged plot declared to have been Inspired by radicals In connection with tho wreck or a Michi gan Central express train at Gary, lnd, a -week ago. Further arrests aro ex pected. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28. Abraham Sun Pedro today charged with criminal syndicalism. According to. harbor dis- uict police who made the arrest Simla ndmltted ho was enlisting recruits Tor the I. W. W. and boasted that ir he had beon allowed to continue his opera- Hons for two weeks he would have signed up every Japanese worker at the harbor. . , Notes found on his person, together with 1. W. W. propaganda and membor- 1 1 uwn nimwiiuu ue imu ueeu op- uiiiuiiK .in . uuuver, ouu . LjUkb --juiu ; Seattle, police said. I. W. W. Men Busy ' . ' CHICAGO, Aug. 28. Five men allog- ' ed to be members of the L; W. W. were being hold today In Gary, lnd., in con- 'nocrion with a plot supposedly Inspired by emissaries of the. Russian Boviet regime, which accomplished the wreck of tho express train in which two men wore killed at Gary on August 20. OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 28. Two Chica go, Ihirllngton and Qulnoy railroad brakemen were held in jail at Alliance, accused by Frank Curry, a railroad 'shoo emntnvn. nf tnlfine- him nut In nn automobile and throwing him Into a pool of wutort according to a special dispatch received from Alliance. Curry also declared he was beaten. ; MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 28. A sec ond attempt to wreck a passenger train In tho Memphis district was re ported today by a section crew which discovered IS spikes drawn from a rail on the St. Louis nnd Sa'n Francisco railroad near Capelville, a suburb shortly bemre the fast Flotida-Cailfor-nfa flier was clue to pass that point. CUT TO 59.991 DALLAS, Texas, April 28. The lead of Karl 11. Mayfleld, railroad commis sioner In tho primary election Satur day, ror democratic nominee tor Unlt- i C( gtnte8 scnntor was reduced to fj),!i!H by returns that came in today, Mayfleld's opKnont Is tormor Gover nor James li. Ferguson. Mayfleld Is said to he the Ku Klux Klnn candldato. Tho vote stood: MayHeld 282,04o'; Ferguson 222,052. . Tho Elks are again at ease, as the, dining room ot their chili opened today with a chicken dinner, alter having been closed two weeks while John, Kudo, the stowurd, was on vacation. : It becamo known that one or tho victims was Mrs. 'Henry Bowilen, wli j was robbed of $900 worth ot dia monds In her room at the Donnelly hotel. As she went to her room at 9:45 p, in. tho two men grasped het forced her into the room and applied chlorotorm. , . The women will be taken to the vessels ot the Pacltlo rlent now In the harbor today In an effort to appre hend their assailants, 'but the police asert the robberies likely wore conj mflted by criminals who dressed In sullor uniforms to avoid detocilou. '