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f Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Prection Riln Maximum yesterday 54 Minimum today 39 Weather Year Ago. Maximum 54 Minimum 28 all Seventeenth Year. A-'wJur Fifty-Second Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, -MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1923 NO. 299 SCORES DEAD Hi INJURED IN TORNADO 20 Dead, 75 Injured at Pinson, Tennessee 3 Dead Near Richmond, Ky. School Boy in Ohio Killed When Wind Blows Off Roof of School House. JACKSON. Tenn., Mar. 12. Twenty persons are reported killed and 75 in jured near Pinson, Tenn., twelve miles south of Jackson by the storm wlilcli swept over that section Inst night. A number oC dead and Injured are negroes. About fifty dwellings about. Pinson were wrecked, according to meager reports received here. A freight train was blown from the track in that vicinity. Only minor property damage oc curred here. Relief parties were sent from Jackson and plans made to bring the Injured to hospitals here. Wire communication with Pinson Is cut olt. MILWAUKEE, Wis., .Mar. 12. One dead, several injured and damage esti mated at a million dollars and all kinds of transportation and wire ser vice crippled, was the summing up to day of the extent of the blizzard in Milwaukee. The storm continues in central and southern Wisconsin. About eleven inches of snow has fallen here. Albert Nauman, 38, a janitor, fell exhausted and died on his way to work.'' " the wind velocity today was 40 ml leu. Wires and' poles are down in all directions out of Milwaukee. CINCINNATI, Mar. 12. Two men Wqre Injured early today in a rear-end collision on the Southern railroad nt Pulaski, Tenn., which was caused indi rectly by the wind storm, according to a report here, received by railway men. PEORIA, III.,' Mar. 12. More than 500 telephones were put out of sen-Ice and many parts of the city were In darkness as a result of the high wind last night Two Inches of rain fell. Falling trees and wires delayed inter Urban and telephone service. QUINCY, 111., Mar. 12. One serious injury when a woman was knocked down by a falling limb and suffered a fractured skull, resulted from the storm here last night during which the heaviest rain of the year fell. RICHMOND, Ky., Mar. 12. Thrco people were killed, two fatally in jured and a number seriously hurt by -a cyclone which swept over a small section on the Madison-Fayetto coun ty border, shortly before last mid night. PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, Mar. 12. Dennis Hoggs, aged 9, was instantly killed and five other children were In- 4tial wrt anrlnllfllv tndflV When a high wind unroofed the high school j building in South Portsmouth, Ky., opposite here, and carried It over into the school yard where the children were playing. -JACKSON. Tenn., March 12 The dead at Pinson Include Mrs. J. L. .lames wife df a Methodist minister; Mrs. Bloomer VnnTrc?so nnd two children: two children of Joseph Jrvln and two negroes. The storm also swept through the villages of Dcanburg and Montezuma, Tenn., and touched the outskirts of Lexington, whero several persons were reported injured. At Deanburg n youth wns rciiorrcJtlHert. HARDING BUSILY AT I BOAT; MAY ANNOUNCE PALM BEACH, Fla., Mar. 12. As the houseboat Pioneer, carrying Pres ident and Mrs. Harding and their vacation companions, steamed slowly southward today. Indications increas ed that the stay of the chief executive In southern Florida would not bo all play and no work. Alihnm'li ihe nresldent has been de- ..AtiHff Mmanir mnatlv to rest and re-i laxatlon since he left Washington a week ago today, definite periods each day have been set aside for official ' business. Telegraphic correspondence , has been maintained witn mo vt nne i House and Bt each Important stop i such as that made here Suturday and J High Temperature Of Michigan Girl An Admitted Fake ESCANADA, Mich.. March 12. The story of how Miss Evelyn Lyons, 30, fooled the medical profession of Escauaba, newspapermen and sympathetic neighbors for 21 days through her ingenious fever raising tac- tics by a hot water bottle was unfolded here today by Dr. liar- ry J. Dcfnet, health commis- sioncr and attending physician on the case which has attracted nation wido attention. The hoax was made possible 4 through the aid of a hot water bottle of the same color as the girl's night dress and put under her arm. Dr. Defnet said. The second of the Jackson county night riding cases will be called in the circuit court at Jacksonville to morrow morning at 9 o'clock. The defendants are J. Alexzander Norrls, former county jailer, and his son-in-law, Thomas E. Goodie, garageman, both of Jacksonville, indicted for riot for the alleged "taking out" of Henry Johnson, on the evening of April 9th last. , A Jury in the trial of Jouett P. Bray, Howard A. Hill, and Jesse K. Hittson, charged with riot in onnec tion with the alleged kidnapping and hanging of J. F. Hale, on March 17, 1922, returned n verdict of not guilty Saturday evening, at 5 o'clock, after 40 minutes' deliberation. The story of the affalr.for which Norris and Goodie, and a number of John Doe's were Indicted by the spe cial grand jury' last August, is as follows: Johnson, the star witnoss for the state, and Paul York, both residents of Jacksonville, claim they were ask ed by the defendants, Norrls and Goodie, to accompany them to Ash land, in an auto truck, for the pur pose of getting a piece of machinery. The young men consented, and on the return trip, tho machinery not being secured, when a short distance beyond the Vorheis crossing engine trouble developed, and a short time later, two cars with seven masked men approached, and ordered" Goodie and Norrls to drive further up tho road. Young York was taken to ono side and given a "lecture" and Johnson was taken to a nearby tree, whero he was accused of chicken stealing and liquor violations. He denied tho ac cusations, and the rope was drawn taut around his neck, but he was not lifted off tho ground. After a short time, Johnson was allowed to go with tho query, "Nigger, can you run?" The band then dispersed. Accord ing to tho reports at tho time, they all wore masks over the face. At tho opening of the present term of court, Norris came Into court and charged that Johnson and York had made threats against his life,' in front of tho courthouse, which was denied. They were directed by tho court to turn In their firearms, which they did. Tho trial is not expected to last over three or four days. Wyoming Hank Closed. GILLETTE, Wyo.. March 12. The Bank of Gillette was closed today at tho request of its directors, pending examination by a state banking, ex aminer. The action followed the sui cide here Friday of Mark H. Shields, president of tho bank and mayor of Gillette. E. NEW SHIP PLAN yesterday much official mall has been sent aboard-the houseboat. Intimations have come from the Pioneer as the party has cruised Bouth that an announcement of the adminis tration merchant marine policy might bn made while the president is in Miami. Chairman Laskor of the ship ping board Is a member or the vaca tion party and announced on arrival at Ormond last Tuesday that he soon expected to discuss with tho president ways and means of meeting tho prob lem created by the defeat of the ad ministration shipping bill. The president, Mr. Lasker said. wanted detailed Information on the subject. SECOND NIGHT RIDING III OPENSTUESDAY INCH FIRE ON MOBS III RUHRTDWN Eight Germans Killed and Scores Wounded When Pop ulace Charge French Guard Raid On German Home Cause French Lieutenant Killed Seige Proclaimed. RECKLINGHAUSEN. March 12. (By the Associated Tress) Eight Ger mans are dead as tho result of clashes with French troops' In various parts of Itockllnhttuson. One of tho French soldlors and threo Germans were wounded in a riot at Dortmund. A state of sicgo has been declared in tho entire Ilcckllnhauscn district. Additional troops have been sent to preserve order at Buer, whero n French army officer and a French civilian official woro killed Saturday night and where excitement has since been running high, resulting in re newed shootings. Of tho Germans who met death, two wcro shot down while trying to escape from tho gendarmes in- the Buer disturbances. Flvethors were killed and several wounded an hour later when a crowd attacked a French guard post. The eighth German was killed at Dortmund when a crowd at tacked a French detachment. Disturbances were renewed at Buer last night when French gendarmes went to the home of a German sus pected of being Implicated In the as sassination of tho French officials. Two Germans, who were found there were, nrrestcd. They were being taken to a guard post, when, according to French reports, they tried to escnpo and were shot. ' , This created an uproar and within an hour tho Germans begnn pouring into the streets despite the com manding general's order prohibiting civilians from being out after 7 p. m. Mob Fired Upon. A crowd assembled In tho town square and soon afterward several hundred Germans, mostly men, at tempted to storm a French guard post whero seven or eight soldiers were stationed. The Germans demanded tho reason for tho killing of tho two men. The soldiers repeatedly ordered them away, but the crowd refused to heed tho warnings, tho reports state, be coming more excited, finally attack ing the house In which the guard was quartered. On being attacked, the soldiers fired, killing five Germans nnd wounding several. Additional troops were ordered out nnd all civilians were ordered to re turn to their homes, but it was long nftcr midnight before order was en tirely restored. One of tho two men, killed In the earlier shooting had boasted to friends recently, according to French Information, that ho wns preparing to kill a French officer. When the gen darmes heard of this, In view of Sat urday's assassinations, they went to this man's house and began search ing for him. His wifo declared he had not been nt home all day or the night beforo, but the gendarmes pur sued their search and found him hid ing In a wardrobe Town Fined 100,000,000 Marks. DL'ESHELDORF, March 12. (By tho Associated Press) Tito Kecklin bausen district today faced Revere penalties for what was pcrhnps the most serious incident of the Frnnco Ilelgian occupation tho killing at Buer of Lieutenant Coltln of the C'hnusBcurs. and N. Jllly, director of: tho Buer railroad station. French officials indicated that! Buer would bo placed undor what will amount to martial law, besides t a fine of 100.000,000 mnrks. The . persons who did tho shooting have not been apprehended. PAIUS, March 12. (By tho As sociated Press) Premier Polncnre, accompanied by Ministers of Public Works IiTrorquer nnd a staff of ex perts, left today for Hrussels to at tend tho Franco-Hclgian conference on tho liuhr. The French believe that the surrender of Germany is merely a question of time nnd that the hour is approaching when France nnd Hel Klum must decido how they arc to use their victory and what part Great Uritaln will play In tho settlement. Mennwhllc tho question of further penalties In the lluhr has been brought to tho fore by tho killing nt lluer of a French officer and a civilian. Pirate Rob Rum Ship , HALIFAX, N. 8.. Mar. 12. Pirates i held up and robbed the British schoon ; er Eddie Jnmes of 6D0 cases of whls ! key and $f000 In cash when she was jnt anchor off New York on March 2, ' It was learned hero. Dentil I.lst Grows. ! LOflHVILLE, Ky- March 12. At least five persons wore killed In south j central Kentucky in the storm which' I swept the state last night. ' PRINCESS XENIA LEEDS RIDE3 IN ROYAL FASHION AMONG ROYAL PALMS IN v-Y"V' Photo Just received from Fiorlda of the former. Princess Xenia of Russia, now Mrs. William II. Leeds, wife of the son of the late "Tin Plate King," at Palm Reach this week. HELD UP YEGGS XKWnrnO, March 12. One of tliu men Mresled here, sus-pix-tcd of robbing;' the bunk at Nt I'aul. snifl III nnmo was Hubert Hums, and thai lie) bad been pa roled November 20 lust, by -t-ing Governor Itoy llitner after serving four yean of a flfteen yror sentenco from Multnomah county on a lugliwny robbery conviction. The other man gave his nnmo as Kdgnr It. Smith of Oregon City. NEWBURO, Ore., March 12. Two armed men held up and robbed tho bank nt 8t. Paul, Ore., eight miles south of hero today nnd one hour later two men, suspected of having committed tho robbery, were cap tured here by Marshal Kay Amy, who reported finding tho bank's money in the possession of the pair. Miss Beatrico Murphy, 22, teller nt tho bank, wns In chargo of tho in stitution today during tho absenco of S.J. Smith, enshier, who was out of Awn. William Murphy, her father, not employed in the bank, was with her. Hhortly after the hank opened, two nrmed men entered and com manded them to hold up their hands. One of them threatened tho man and girl with his weapon, while tho other scooped up all of tho cash in sight. They then withdrew nfter threaten ing the bank people against giving nn nlarm nnd rodo away in their small car. Authorities were advised Immedi ately on their departure and a broad cast was sent out by telephone to nil surrounding towns, Including a de scription of tho car and bandits. At Newburg. Marshnl my. nrmed with n revolver, stationed himself at the corner of Third nnd lltver street, where the enr must pass if it camo through tiro town, and waited. When the suspected car appeared Marshal Amy jumped out before It de manding surrender. The car stopped, the driver putting up his hands. In the back seat tho second man held a largo revolver which tho marshnl commanded him to throw over the side. Tho amount of money found upon the two suspects wns $704. The Inner safo of the St. Paul bank containing the principal funds was locked, Miss Murphy having been left with about $700 with which to do busi ness while Cashier Smith was away. After tho robbers had forced Miss Murphy and her father to hold up their hands they approached the safe, but the girl warned tlieni not to touch It. "Keep your hnnds off that," she said, "it Is heavily charged with elec tricity and will kill you If you lay your hands on It." Impressed by her words, tho two robbers did not attempt to open the safo. They saw tho loose cash how ever, scooped It up nnd departed. SALEM, Ore., .March 12. Un masked, two unidentified men, about 2" and SO years of ago respec tively, entered the Stato Bnnk of St. Paul, Ore., shortly after 10 o'clock this morning, held up the ncling cashier und bookkooper, robbed the till of several hundred dollars and, escaped in a waiting automobile. An I hour later two men, believed to be' I1,a rnliltnra wpra apTMInrl nnit Indp- ed In Jail at Ncwbcrg. il T .1 ' r i IHJ...H , ruJ I EGON BANK IS ARE CAPTURED SNOWSTORM Tiirn mi i ill nninniruiroT! lillUULt VVluI Several Lives Lost and Mil lions of Dollars Damage Is Done By Terrific Blizzard That Sweeps Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Ohio Wires Down, Trains Delayed. ' CHICAGO. Mar. 12 With telephone and telegraph communications bolng restored communities in tho Missis sippi valley nnd central west stntes today started a cheek on the dnmngo caused by the heavy snow nud rain storm, accompanied by a high wind, that swept over the area last night. Almost simultaneously with the ar rival of the storm, telegraph and tele phone service ceased to function. With few wires romniutng workable reports on the extent of the storm woro materially delayed. Iowa was swept by a rain nnd snow storm but because of demoralized communica tions its Intensity nnd maguitude was not known early today. High winds were prevalont through out the south. Heavy rains fell last night In Mis souri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and the eastern third of Kansas. A heavy wet snow fell near Topeka, the precipita tion almost equalling the total since last Thanksgiving day. ' Telegraph Wires Down DES MOINES, la.. Mar. 12. Tole graph and telephone service In Iowa was practically suspended today by last night's heavy wet snowstorm. Wire company officials say that bo far as communication facilities are con cerned, the storm was tho most severe In yours. Cities In the eastern hnlf of the state were entirely cut off from tho outside world. . MILWAUKEE, Wis., Mar. 12. Cen tral and southern Wisconsin points today are (led up as the result of the bllzznrd which started last night and continued early today. The storm Is heavy and In somo parts heavy drifts have formed from the high winds. The storm has caused the greatest damage of tho winter. Transportation is badly crippled and wires are down In many sections. Thousands here were compelled to walk to work because of the stalled street car service. Eight Inches of Bnow fell horo. Madison appears to have experienc ed tho greatost snowfall having 18 Inches. Record Breaking Wind ' NASHVILLE, Tenn., Mar. 12. Hun. drods of trees woro uprooted and many roofs dumaged In Nashville and vicinity by Sunday night's storm which reached a wind velocity or 80 miles an hour, the highest ever re corded here. Wire service has suf fered severely. ST. LOUIS, Mar. 12. Rain, accom panied by a wind which at times at tained a velocity of sixty miles, was genoral over the eastern part of Mis souri and southern Illinois last night and early today, tho weather bureau announced. The telephone nnd tele graph lines have been seriously Inter rupted, trees and shrubbery uprooted, windows blown In nnd considerable other property damnge done. DALLAS, Texas, Mar. 12. A forty mile galo, accompanied by a dust storm, swept east and north Texas yesterday causing minor damage here. Slight damage was reported from Denlson and Fort Worth. Mother Slain Girl , Declares Suspect Also Attacked Her VANCOUVER, Wash., March 12. Mrs. Paul Noskn, mother of Anna, the ll-yenr-old girl whoso mutilated body was found Thursday night In brush near llattln Ground, rovenlcd today that sho herself had been at tacked a year ago hy Gcorgo K. Whit field, the youth who Is In Jnll under charge of first degree murder In con nection with tho death nf tho Rlrli and according to her story, which came to the attention of tho local i authorities today for tho first time, she believed the youth had killed the girl In revenge. ' Whitfield remnlned in solitary confinement In tho Jail nnd officers; have ceased their efforts to break I down his denial of guilt. Luke R. May, criminologist, has returned to Keatlle. He will return for the trial.) Before leaving he said evidence found nn flin victim' hnrfv U'nl aiifflrlent' to warrant holding Whitfield. j Plan Regular Air Service From London To Australia, 6 Days 4 LONDON, March 12. Lon don to Australia by airplane in six days is regarded as possi ble by the British air ministry, which Is about to ask the alr- icraft Industry on bids Tor build- ing a great metal alrnlane. savs the Dally Mail. Tho ministry's specifications which havo been made after careful investigation, will cull for a machine capable of flying with mail continuously day and night without Incurring tho risk of forced landings, from London to Malta, 1500 miles. The ma- chine must havo two motors, so that if one is disabled, another will bo nblo to maintain tho flight. U must also be equip- pod with stabilizing median- 4- Ism to insuro against sido slip- ping and similar air accidents. DARK MYSTERY Ashland suffered the most mys terious burglar raid in its history over the week end. Some person or persons unknown, broke Into nearly every doctor's office In tho city and also broke Into tho offices of Briggs and Briggs, well known Ashland at torneys. In each case entrance was made by cutting tho door pams and inserting somo instrument, proba bly an Iron bar, thus pushing back tho spring locks and opening tho doors. I Although all tho offices wore ran sackod, desks apd cabinets oponed and papers strewn about, as far as anyone can. discover In no Instance were articles of value taken. No nar cotics Wnia tnllAll In nnn nfflnn n !n, , .., . BURGLAR RAID IN ASHLAND IS overlooked and in anothor a box of i homo Publlcist suggest that in the candy was unmolested. IfiDly 1,10 "iMnet Bhould explain fully The Ashland police, as woll as the 1,10 ,,lst"'y of Manchurlan ques cltlzens of Ashland are complotoly 1 on' Publishing the alleged secret nWlfled by the strange' occurrence V'',5' b"'woen clll,,a and Ru8sia ,n and up to press time there was no 11S!H'' T."'8 sPPsed pact, In tho explanation nor oven a plauslble-vlow of those Pbllci8ta allowed Rus- tneory advanced. Tho offices entered follow: Dr. G. W. Gregg, Dr. W. J. Crandall; Dr. Bertha Sawyer, Dr. S. T. Songer, Dr. E. A. Wood, Dr. P. G. Sweden borg and Attorneys ilrlggs nnd Briggs. Visiting Minister Pleased Audiences Christian Church D. J. Howe of Dayton, Wash., was greeted by two splendid audiences Sunday at the Christian church, and delivered doctrinal and Instructive sermons that were very favorably re ceived both by the church member ship and the visitors. The music was an exceptlonally Dtrong fenture. Mr. Howe Ib considering tho pas torate here and comes highly rocom mended from St. Paul, Minn, Dayton, Wash , and other places where he has been pastor. He was also in charge of mission work In Minnesota for sev eral years. Mr. Howe will roturn to Dayton to morrow. Sam Gompers Recovers NEW YORK, Mar. 12. Samuel Gompers, confined to Lonox Hill hos pital since last Wednesday with pneu monia is out of danger, according to physicians. WASHINGTON, Mar. 12. Tho ser ies of bootlegger raids which in recent weeks has brought the national capital sharply Into tho limelight of the war of enforcement authorities against liquor law violations, has culminated In un order to army and navy Intelli gence officers to investigate tho ap pearance of names and addresses of more than fifty army, navy and ma rine corps officers in a list seized In a mid horo March 3. The list, as published today in the Washington Post, contains mora than 400 names and was seized In a raid on tho home of James M. Connor, arrest ed on tho charge of illegal possession and selling of liquor, after tho confis cation of liquors valued at f 1000. BOOTLEGGERS LIST IN WASHINGTON. D. C, PUBLISHED, CONSTERNATION FOLLOWS JAP TREATY China's Note Interpreted As Drastic By Tokio Request Will Be Refused, But , in Courteous Terms Fear of Anti-Jap Reaction in the United States. TOKIO, March 12. (By the As sociated Press.) China's note to Japan on Saturday requesting that a discussion he held with a view of re turning Dnlny nnd Port Arthur to v'hlna was Interpreted hero today as no less than a communication declar ing abrogated the Chlno-Japanese treaty of 1915 which embodies the 21 demands. The terms of tho Chinese note came ns a surprise to Japan. It has been thought that China' might suggest the opening of negotiations for the revision or termination of the Japan ese leases on Kwantung peninsula, hut that she would declare the treaty abrogated was undreamed of. Japanese officials believe that the American government; understands nnd approves of Japan's attitude, which has been Interpreted in the diet as ono of unyielding adherence to the treaty. However, the public . fears that Japan's refusal to consider, China's proposal may arouse anti Japanese feeling abroad. ,. Japan's reply to the note will rosch Poking this week unless the privy council, to .which It must he sub mu ted, makes some changes In It. Tho reply will he short and couched in courteous terms, but will deny em phatically the legality of China's ac-' Hon, on the lines of Delegate Shlde- hara's statement at the Washington (.conference, sin tho use of ports for war. which. ns contemplated, broke out between nusslu and Japan in 1904. Thoy con tend that had tho existence of this treaty been known when the Ports mouth peace conference was called to settle the Russo-Japanese war, China would havo had to pay Japan a large indemnity. R. CHICAGO, March 12. Rodolph Valentino and his second wife, Wini fred Hudnut, are expected to be re married here tomorrow or Wednes day. ' Tho actor and his wife, to whom he was married In Mexico shortly after his divorce front. Jean Acker, have awaited notification that the interlocutory1 decree of divorce granted in Los Angeles a year ago had become absolute and final, and this was announced today In Los An geles. Friends said Valentino was await ing the arrival of a lawyers from New York who was expected to arrive to day before fixing the time of the cere mony. Some of Valontino's business ar rangements also are understood to await the lawyer's decisions. WASHINGTON, Mar. 13. Prohlbl-, Hon officials thomselves must take whatever action appears necessary in connection with the discovery in a recent bootleg raid here of a list of Washington residents which Included the names of several officials of the stato department and of many officers of the army, navy and marine corps. After a preliminary Inquiry today it was indicated that the state, war and navy departments would take no fur ther steo, but would regard each case as a personal matter between tho man named and the prohibition enforce ment authorities. It was pointed out nt all three departments that there was nothing now In evidence to In any way Incriminate those whose names were on tho list, ' ' ' j. 1