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Newspaper Page Texti. M M The Weather Prediction Fair Maximum yesterday 52 Minimum today.... 40 Precipitation 12 EDFORD AIL TRIBUNE Weather Year Ago Maximum 51 Minimum 30 Precipitation Trace MEDFORD, OREGOX, c SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1922 NO. 304 (tally Seventeenth Tear. Weekly Fifty-Second Tear. 3Hif IRE SHOT IN U HOLDUP Citizens of Little Town Near v Tacoma, Washington, Cap- ' ture Trio That Held Up Nor thern Pacific Train Early This Morning Express Messenger Foils Robbery. TACOMA, March 17. Two of the three men who held up a Northern i'ncmc tram at soutn rrairto tins morning wero captured one and a Unit !lna H'nat nl 1? r, H m ,-.1 n ... K 17iml McIIugh, C. P. Brown and Louis Crelllng of Buckley at 9 o'clock this morning. They wero badly wounded. Tho third man escaped into the woods. The two were brought back to Buckley and closely guarded, and wero given medical attention by Dr. Sheets. Tho automobile used by the bandits was riddled by shots from the revolvers and rifles of the citizens of Buckley as the car passed through the town. The third bandit was later captur ed in the woods by a posse led by Marshal Kingenbern of Buckley. He was also reported to have been wounded. The quick wit of C. E. Going, 20. express messenger, saved $15,000 from theft by the bandits. The three men drove up to the railway station In an automobile, just as the train, carrying $15,000 in currency to Bur nett, pulled in. Leaning out with re- i 'volvers blazing and firing wildly into y the air to awe the passengers, the men held up E. F. Going, agent; A. J. Enright, conductor, and twelve pas sengers, lining them up on the sta tion platform. One of the bandits searched the express car but could find 'nothing of value. Threats against young Going, the express messenger, fulled to bring results and the holdups conld not Induce him to show them where the money was. Going, hearing the shooting, had re moved the money from the safe and hidden it in a remote section o the car where it was overlooked by the bandits. Empty handed, hut determined to make good their escape, the bandits headed for Buckley, a few miles away and when residents attompted to stop their car fired upon them as they speeded away. Two Buckley citizens were wound ed In the exchange of shots, as tho bandits raced through the waiting crowd at one of tho business corners. Wlllinm Henderson received a burn from a bullet that grazed his temple. and J. F. Jones, undertaker, was shot fin tho shoulder. Another bullet flashed under tho bed In which i narlos Proctor, confectioner, was deeping. None of the men had anything to say. The touring car which they used was identified through its li cense number ns being of those stolen from Conrad Johnson 1210 Summit avenue, Seattle, Friday night. Jorgcnson was shot in the right arm about four Inches above the wrist, tho bullet shattering both bones of tho arm. Harold Phelps of tho Buckley garage, was credited with firing this shot. Denning was found to have a flesh wound in the right shoulder. Jor genson nnd Denning wero captured when they took to tho woods at the picnic grounds about two mile.s enst of BuPkley. Marshal Fred Klinken herg. Louis CJreeling and Fred Mc Hugh, nil of Buckley, effected the capture of tho two. Rlpoll was cap tured by another posse about half an hour Inter, four miles from Buckley nnd on the outskirts of Enumclaw by Marshal Klinkenberg with other men .nf the posse. Itipnli, only slightly wounded, wns attempting to get away through n field. The car, riddled with bullets, wns brought to the Buckley garage. NEW YOUK. March 17. Collins: upon all religious organizations Cntholic, rrotcstnnt nnd Jewish to unite for concerted action ngnlnst ensy divorce. Itlshop Wllllnm T. Mnn nlng of the Kpiscopnl cnurch yester day declnrcd that tho system of mon ogamous marriage wns rapidly beine abandoned In the United States and Unit the nation had almost reached n condition of legalized free love. a ills remarks were part of a Len Another Arrest in Med ford Oil Case Made in Seattle SEATTLE. March 17. John O'Conner, Indicted jointly with LeRoy Blgelow on charges of using the mails to defraud in an alleged oil promotion scheme at Medford, Ore., was arrested here today by deputy United States marshals on a warrant is- sued at Portland. O'Conner and Blgelow who was arrested yesterday, appeared before Uni- ted States Commissioner A. C. Bowman and posted $2500 each for their appearance In Port Mand. Tho two, with a number of others were named In a secret indictment returned recently by a fedoral grand jury, at Port- land. Four persons were said to bo under arrest In that city ! in connection with the case. EVEfitn HOI EVERETT, Wash., March 17. That Mrs. Cleopatra Karas and Gust Karas, brother of her dead husband who died in a fire in tho rear of the Home Bakery here early this morn ing wero murdered, was the asser tion made today by Charles Flckcl, ceputy coroner. Ho savs tnat the heads of both wero crushed t-y n blunt instrument. Both wero together in one room nnd whilo the fire ap parently originated there, tho fact that neither seemed to hav made an attempt to escape first led to the suspicion of foul play. Both bodies were badly burned. Mrs. Karas children, George aged 4 and Polly, aged. 2 suffocated, were found In an adjoining room. Goorgo Cojkos, brother 'of Mrs; Karas, who escaped, was sleeping in another part of the building where the fire did not pene trate. He was taken to a hospital suffering from shock. Tho police say they expect to make an arrest during the day. Mrs. Karas' two children, George, aged , and Polly, aged 2, whose bodies were also found, nnd been suffo cnted by smoke, tho coroner said. Tho skulls of tho two older persons had been terribly crushed, nnd parts of hone wero missing, he declared. He could assign no motive for tho crime U. S. AIRPLANES COMPLETE TRIP SANTO DOMINGO, March 17. (By the Associated Press.) The six United States army airplanes, engag ed in a test flight from San Antonio to Porto Rico arrived here this morn ing from Port Au Prince, Haiti. The first) plane arrived at 9:12 o'clock. The squadron was escorted from Port Au Prince by two marine corps planes. The routo from tho Haltien capital was across the lako region of the land and due east along the coast to this city, a distance of about 197 miles. The aviators encountered strong head winds during the flight. Sl.-iO.non Bhi7.o hi Portland. PORTLAND. Ore., March 17. Damage estimated nt npproximately (150,000 was done to tho Alder hotel nnd stores in the building. Two hundred patrons of tho hotel were forced to flee to safety nnd nt least a dozen firemen were overcome by smoke ns the result of the fire which broke out In the hotel enrly last even ing and continued until nftor mid night. ItndlcnlM' Head Is Tested. DEDHAM, Mass., March 17. Nlc eo'.a Hneeo, radical, convicted of mur der, who Is on a hunger strike. Is suf fering from a. mentnl disease nnd should be fed forcibly. Judge Webs ter of the superior court was Inform ed today by nn nlienist. IVORCE G COUNTRY 10 FREE LOVE ten sermon "the present crisis with regard to mnrringe in the home" "To nllow men nrd women to live tocether for n time, nnd then with U:,'iil sanction on trivial nnd frivolous grounds to separata nnd form new al!lnnes ns th'-'C p-.'nse," he '! In prlnrlple to nbollsh marrhis'! and to itdopt a system of legalized free love. This Is the system wiilch we now have almost reached. "The proportion of divorces to marriages is appalling." 40 POILUS KILLED IN COLLISION Troop Train Collides With Ger man Freight Near Rhine Two More Germans Shot By French Sentries Both Ber lin and Paris Deny Negotia tions On. Throo Germans arrested, wero said by the French to have been caught cutting telcphono null telegraph wires which they de clared they were, doing under orders of tholr chief who had in structed them to commit syste matic sabotage. Their chief, when nrrcstcd nt Diicsscldorf is declared by Uio authorities to havo icl ho tow currying ollt instructions from Berlin. 11ERLIX, March 17. (By tho Associated Press.) A report from Kricmersholm, a Khiuo town near PulsberR, says that -0 soldiers wero killed and many injured when a French troop train collided with freight. The impact was so violent tliat several coaches were telescoped. DVESSELDORF, March 17. ' (By tho Associated Press.) Tw o Germans wero shot and kill ed by French sentinels during thq night one at Iteewlinlmus en, and tho other at Ksscn. MAYEXCK, March 17. (By the Associated Press.) A young Gorman woman shopping in an tinny canteen hero was killed accidentally today by 11 bullet in the breast from tho re volver of n soldier. Tho soldier, it is stated, was toyiuc with the weapon when It was discharged accidentally. I'oincnro Stands Firm PARIS, March 17. (By the As sociated Press.) Premier Poincare will entertain no propositions for ne gotiations with Germany until the Berlin government makes It known directly and officially to France that she wants to negotiate, it was declar ed today in French official circles. Any attempt by a third power to Intervene or provoke discussion of the terms under which a settlement might be reached with Germany, it was added, will be regarded by France as an unfriendly act. Premier Polncare's attitude on that point, a high official declared, re mains Quito as firm as at tho begin ning of the Ruhr occupation. From tho same source it is learned that all rumors of attempts to open negotiations Indirectly are unfound ed so far as the French government is concerned, and no proposition of any kind has been brought to Its atten tion. ' ' Berlin llenies Ofrer BERLIN, March 17. (By the As sociated Press.) Tho rumor that Germany has offered forty billion gold marks or any other fixed sum or has submitted fresh reparations proposals through an intermediary was flatly denied by the German for eign office todoy. In tho first place, It is pointed out, Isuch a sum Is considerably in excess jot the amount provided for in tho I government's proposals of last Janu ary and therefore is declnrcd to be out of the Question, in view of the disturbed economic situation result ing from the occupation of the Ruhr. In addition, it Is stated In official quarters, the Ruhr situation in the present Impasse does not permit ne w and definite proposals to bo contem plated, especially as the character of tho negotiations which obviously would precedo an active resumption of tho reparations discussions has not yet been indicated, nor have BU'-'h negotiations ever been suggested ns a possible early eventuality. fi'ei-mnn Nolo Received WASHINGTON, March 17. Stat department officials have received a statement of Germany's position in regard to reparations but they declar ed today that the information ns de livered yesterday by Dr. Hans Holn rlch Dleckhoff, counsellor of tho Ger man embassy called for no action by the Washington government, lookini? to mediation or intervention by it In tho reparations dlsputo botwecn Germany and Franco. Tho Information presented by Dr. Dleckhoff was" characterized as a statement of Germany's position, without any request for action by tho United States. Officials said they would make no reply nor would they coll It to the attention of tho French I government. DEAD TWO DAYS EDGAR LINK RETURNS TO LIFE Edgar Link, who was dead two days following his receiving of 3300 . volts while at work, and who eame ' to life without any feeling of pnin.l Link had little recollection of what hnd happened, but now. In I.os Ange.-1 lea. ho is as fit as a fiddle after his unusual experience. n -J 1. r r rr 1 President of California Incor- porated Explains Purpose of PrPCPflt Pllhlir.itv riamnaifin . ,ww.. . J ..r Headquarters With Inquirics.'-- Flooded SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 1C That Californians Inc., already has demon strated with surprising force what a determined civic association can do for tho community is the subject of a report by K. R. Kingsbury, president of the Standard Oil company of Cali fornia as well as of Californians Inc. "The campaign we are conducting," states Mr. Kingsbury, "is practically tho first scientifically organized at tempt that has been made to inform people at a distance exactly what Cali fornia is, apart altogether from .. its glamor as an idyllic land of sunshine. Our direct purpose 1s to fill up the vast empty spaces In tho interior of the state with people seeking, not ease and idleness, but a place to work and carvo their own futures and prosper ity. "In the last few years, not only Cali fornia but all western America be tween the Rockies and the Pacific has felt the pressure of a tremendous tide of progress and development. This tldo has swept away already the old west and has flung up on Its crest a new west, a western America In tran sition from frontier to empire. "That Is why San Francisco ha gone into tho business, through Cali fornians inc., of selling California to the rest of the United States, of has tening the coming of millions of people needed for tho full development of tho stnte." The return which Californians Inc. has had on its newspaper and maga zine -advertising in tho first three months of its campaign has been so overwhelming that the advertising has had to be discontinued for tha time being. Up to March 1, three months after tho campaign Btarted, 55,000 inquiries had been received from people In the east and the middle west. In reply to these, 74,000 letters and 116,000 booklets were mailed from the San Francisco headquarters. Dur lne the last week of February, the out going mall from the office averaged 2500 letters and 5000 booklets dally. This represents, during regular office hours, a letter every ton and a booklet every five seconds, or a piece of mall every three and a half seconds. Tho inquiries are followed up with personal letters from Dr. H. M. Rastall manager of tho California Publicity Fund. If an Inquirer is Interested in some special branch of Industry, ho receives another letter Immediately containing reliable information com piled by experts on the subject of his Interest. Inquiries are sent then to chambers of commerce In communi ties devoted to the Industries each In quirer asks about. And when the Immigrant from the cast arrives in San Francisco with his family, he Is met by Callfornlnns Inc., nnd every effort mado to find a nlcho for him In California. "Publicity on nn unprecedented . scale Is revealing the wealth and won 1 dor of California to the world and pin- : ning tho attention of tho nation to lis (Continued on Pago Six) l HOW CALIFORNIA IS BUILDING UP HER 01 STATE FILM STARS BOOZE RAID Jack Pickford, Brother of Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks and Lottie Pickford Involved in Gigantic Dry Raid in Los Angeles Sensational De velopments Expected: LOS ANGELES, March 17. Revo- unions of "ono of tho biggest illegal ii(lUor combinations ever unearthed j lne wost Wltlt developments which will startle tho motion picture In- dustry wero forecast by federal pro Mbition officers today as they re viewed cvidenco nlrondy in their pos session which they stated Indicated a number of prominent persons wero patrons of six alleged bootleggers caught in raids hero Thursday night. 11. It. Dolley, head of the southern California federal prohibition en forcement bureau, announced thut the names of nt least twenty persons prominent in Lo Angeles, including .1 number of motion picture actors, both men nnd women, were Included In a list taken from two of the al leged bootleggers, but he mnde pub lic only those of Jack 1'lckford and Mrs. Alnn Forrest, known profes sionally as Lottie Pickford; screen actors, brother and sister to Mary l'lckford, wife of Douglas Fairbanks. I i wo cnecKS sain to nave ween given y rick ford wero found in'tho pos- ! session of two of tho nccused men, ! one Uf whom wns aucgod to have na- j mftted he had made two sales of Honor to the nctor. ,,,, T!.,Vfl 4 vt. office to question,, him concerning "certain mailers." the, officer said. but whenjtho actor arrived with his attorneys the Interview failed, rick ford later said he was willing to give the officer or tho federal grand jury which is expected to tnko chargo of the matter within two weeks, statement whenever It was desired. Tho six accused men. taken Into custody at three different parts of the city arc held In bail of $10,000 each. They give their names n P. A. Jordan. J. G. Irving, Davo Lerner Maurice Mascuno, Clullo Nucclo and Luis llepanta. E IS DECLARED OFF Tho plan of combinlnpr the city's present city auto camp ground with tho camp ground of the Natatorium and that building itself, thus giving Medfwrd ono of xne largest, host equipped and most unique city camp ing Bpots far auto tourists la tho United Rtntes ih nil off. The cily council, after having de liberated on the plan, which wo. originally suggested by Walter Mer rick, voted nt Its meeting to close a contract to carry tho plan out nnd a council committee wn empowered to sign up this contract with tho Merricks. The' mayor and council- men thought tho plan nn excellent one. which if curried out would give Medford much good advertising all over the country. Tho city wns willing to do its pari but Waller Merrick finally found tho plan Inadvlsablo for himself brother nnd father to carry out and gave tho proposition up. Now tho city wilt operate Its own enmp ground nnd tho Natatorium owners wilt operate their camp ground separately, us before. The city budget for this year eon tnlned $1&00 to be expended for the city nuto camp, which together with the ?400 realized from the Halo of tho old dwelling on the, ground, which Is now being rn.ed nnd carted away, leaves $1900 for that purpose. Work will bo begun nt onco In get ting the ground in shape, and making Improvements on it. which include tho building of a frame bungalow community room for tho touriais, and laundry nnd other conveniences. It Is hopfid in have crimp rendy for the reception of nnto touriMts by April I with tho posslblo exception of the completion of tho bungalow feature Golf llivord Droken. TIELLEAIR 1IKIQHTH. Fin., Mnrch 17. Walter llngen of Westchcster- lliltniore, broke a world's reeord to dny for tournament Rolf when he flnnhcd nround the number two links nt IJeltenlr in 62 strokes In tho Flor ida west conHt championship. Woninn Is Convicted. CASSOPOL1H, Michigan, March IT Mrs. Maude Cunning Blorln wns convicted of killing her first husband Clnurin Pushing, today nnd was sen tenced to life Imprisonment. The stnte chiirgt-d sho .caused his death by poison. New Klamath R. R. Rates Go Into Effect April Twenty'Fourth SAM FRANCISCO, Mar. 17. An Increase of from 15 to 2U per cont on class rates between Con- tral and Northern California, and Klamath Fulls, Ore., and points south of that city, which was ord- ered recently by the interstate commcrco commission, will rq into cfrect April 21 it wns an- nounced today by tho state rail- road commission. Tilts rate gives southern Oregon a trade advan- tage In tho Klumath uml north- i- em California, sections. IER COMMERCE DRIVE Harry L. Walther, chairman of the soliciting teams of the chamber of commerce membership campaign, has announced tho team workers who will do the soliciting during the three days of the campaign next week. The list is as follows: U. E. llarder's division Northeast Quarter of tho city: Team No. 1: Hamilton Patton, captain; Jerry Jer ome, A. E. .Hull, Otto Joldness. Team 2: H. F. Llndass, captain; Floyd Hart. Team 3: A. L. Hill, captain; John Mnnn, C. M. Kldd, J. W. Wakofleld. Team 4: C, C. Lemmon, captain; Ches ter K. Ilarr, Cole Holmes, H. S. Deuel. Ed White's division northwest quarter of the city: Team 5: U. W. Paul, captain; C. Meeker. Team 6: Larry Schade, captain; Elmer Wilson, Fred PhelpB, C. A. Swigart. Team 7; J. H. Carkln, captain; Vom Vawter, A. II. Miller, II. E. Marsh, C. A. Willi lock. Team 8: Paul Junney, captain; C. L,s Gaff, Don Newbury, Ralph Pol lock. , , Alex Sparrows division Southwest quarter of the city: Team 9: Mrs. Rose Q. Schleffelin, captain; Mrs. Satch well, Mrs. Radovan, Miss Kellehor, Mrs. Wortman, Mrs. Vivian Norman Ilarto, Mrs. Yothers. Team 10: Mrs. Glen Fabrlck, captain; Bill Hollis, Prof. Smith, Carl Flchtnor, Carl Teng wald, Al Piche, M. M. Herman, Mr. Peterson. Team 11: O. O. Alenderfer, captnln; A. J. Crose, E. M. Vilm, W. 1; Warner. Team 12: Paul McDonald, captain. . Lewis Ulrlch's division Southeast quarter of tho city: Lewis Ulrlch's division, southeast quarter of tho city. Team 13 .1. ,1. Huchter enptuln: E. C. Ondclls, J. C. Thompson, F. S. Ilrainwoll, Frank De Hou.u; team 11 John Tomlln, cap tain; Loon IliiHklns, Hum Richardson enm 15 Emit Mohr, ciptain; Asct Hubbard, Jim Rell, Wig Ashpole; team 18 H. A. Thlcrolf, captain; Ed (lore, Paul Leonnrd. Chilirmnn Wnllher announces thav nil tho cnptulns will assemble their teams at nlno o'clock Tuesday morn ing nt tho Chamber of Commerce building. Soliciting will ho dono from 9 to 1 2 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. All tho workers will have lunch each ono of these days at the (Hotel Medford, nt which tlmo they will nialio their reports. The citm pnign committee believes tbattlic tenms will bo able to' visit all their prospects on tho first two mornings of the campaign and plans to de clare tho seuson open on Wednesday for everyone who has not joined the Chamber of Commcrco on the first two days. EIGHTEEN KILLED IN WIND 8TORM MEMPHIS, Mnrch 1". Miss Cn mlllo Akers, Rod Cross executive of this city, left Memphis enrly today for tho storm wrecked area In north west Mississippi where late reports show eighteen persons killed, n hundred or more Injured and prop erty damage estimated at n million dollars resulted from the wind storm which swept through seven counties Thursday night. Tents for tho home less have nlrondy been ordered nnd will be nvaflable for tho devastated towns todny nnd tomorrow. BROADWAY BUIIERFLYf FLIES 10 DEATH ON GILDED'WINGS. MAN FRIEND HELD NEW YORK, Mnrch 17. Tho po lice todny expected to question the mysterious "Mr. Mnrshnll,"- who Is generally supposed to have supplied the gilded wings with which Dorothy Kennnn, known ns Do-othy King, the model, flow ns a gay Ilrondwuy but terfly to her donth. Police Inspector Coughlln, who Is directing tho Invostlgntlon Into' the slaying w-ns wnttlng for the npponr nncc of "Mr. Mnrshnll," and Wilson, his son, to explain their presence Wednesday night In tho apartment, OPEN WM WITH Ml EXPLOSION Siki-McTigue Prize Fight in Dublin a Tame Afair Com pared With Outside Cele bration Buildings Wrecked 2 Children Wounded McTigue Finally Wins. Dl'llMX, March 17. (By tho Associated Press.) A land mine was exploded in Moor Inno with in a stone's throw of tho Scalu theater ut tho moment the Slkl McTtguo fight wan iluo to begin tonight. Two children wero wounded. Alt the windows anil doors iu tho neighborhood wero blown out. McTigue, who appeared in tho ring first, received a hearty re ception. SHU followed almost immediately nnd was given a great reception. Crowds outside tho playhouse waited for tho results of tho bout. DUBLIN, March 17. CBy the As sociated Press.) Mike McTigue, the Irish-American middleweight, won the decision on points over Battling Slkl, the Sonegalese fighter In their twenty round bount at the Scala theater here tonight. Dp to the fourteenth round the fight was very dull, with neither fightor suffering from punishment. Both the fighters wero cool and in dulged In much side stepping - In tho ninth Slkl fought McTigue to the ropes arid was warned for us ing the kidney punch. AIcTigue bled In the tenth from a cut on the eyebrow. The fifteenth round, like most of the others, was without features. In tho sixteenth and seventeenth McTigue worked desperately to get in a knockout punch. Slkl, however, Was never In danger. - In tho eighteenth round McTigue got Slkl groggy with three hard punchos. to the jaw,, hut the black man recovered before the bell rang. Tho excitement at this stage was Intense. In tho nineteenth round McTigue tried to follow up his advantage but the black man was too wily for him and the bell sounded with honors about oven for the round. DUBLIN, March 17. (By the As sociated Press.) "Battling" Slkl and Mike McTigue entered the ring in the Scala theater at eight o'clock tonight for their fight for the light heavy weight championship of the world. The men started fighting careful- ' ly and seven rounds of the bout pro ceeded without developing any sen sation. Tho first two rounds wore partlculaly tame affairs, neither of the mon warming up at all until the third. At tho end of the seventh there was as yet no indication of which was likely to win. Slkl began to display some supe riority in the next stage of tho fight and at the end of the eleventh round ho. was ahead on points. Neither ot tho flghtors had sufforod any appre ciable damage so far In tie battle. Goodyear Tires Advance AKRON, Ohio, March 17. The Goodyear Tire and Rubber company today announced an Increase of ten per cent In prices for tires for non commercial tires. This increase fol lows the recent granting of a ten per cent bonus to factory workers. Klklns Succeeds Kirk. SALEM, Ore, March 1?. DIUard A. Elklns of Eugene wns named yes terday by Governor Pierce to succeed Will T. Kirk, who resigned as a mom mer of tho state Industrial accident commission. whero the ghl's body was found Thursday. "Mr. Marshall" is said to bo li wealthy Ilostnnlnn. about 00 years old and engaged In tho automobile tiro business with offices In Boston, Now York and Philadelphia. Whilo tho girl's supposed beno factor may glvo. helpful Information, detoctlves wero pinning more fnlth In a ninn'n smnll black pocket comb,, which wus found In her bed. They think it wns dropped there by tho ninn who ndmlnlstored tho drug which caused thf girl'a death.