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Newspaper Page TextLib Medford mail Tribune The Weather Prediction Fair I Maximum yesterday ...66 Minimum today 34 Weather Year Ago Maximum 68 Minimum .44 Dally Eighteenth Yenr. Weekly Fifty-Third Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1923 NO. 36 FIRST AT mm Two Army Aviators Fly From New York to San Diego Without a Stop in 26 Hours General Pershing Is First .to Congratulate Two Happy Heroes. SAN DIEGO, Cal., May 3. Com pleting helr trans-contlnentul flight from New York to San Diego, lieu tenants O. Q. Kelly and J. A. Mac--Ready, United States army aviators, "arrived at Itockwell field 'hero at 12:20:60 p. m., today, as officially timed by representatives of the Na tional Aeronautical association. The plane left Hempstead, N. T., at 1:36 p. m., yesterday, thus the first non-stop coaBt to coast flight was completed in approximately 20 hours. . The two airmen flew directly over the heart ot the city on their arrival, being greeted by the blowing of whistles by factories and warships in the harbor. A fleet of airplanes from tho North Island navy air station, met Kelly and Maclteady On the out skirts of the city and escorted the trans-continental fliers to Rockwell. The plane vas landed In the middle of the big field and it was some time later before friends had reached the two men. The epochal flight of the T-2 tra versed the continent over the Alle ghenles to Dayton, . thence to Indian apolis, St. Louis and Kansas City. The aviators next were heard from this morning in New Mexico and soon they were humming over the deserts " of Arizona. j The aviators were next reported over El Centro, .Cal., and finally the big monoplane was .soaring over this city, establishing . ti new . airplane record. wioiTTMnfrtv vf., ' o fionoMi Pcrshing received first word of the tenants MacReady and Kelly from New York to Sun Diego at his resl- 'denence here, and requested tho As sociated Press to send the following personal message to the two pilots: We have been following you w great interest. The army is proud of your wonderful accomplishment. Please accept my official and per- sonal greetings and congratulations. (Signed) "JOHN J. PERSHING" " ' Finn Now Flight. WASHINGTON, May 3. (By tho Associated Press) While lfbutenants John A. Maclteady and Oakley Kelly . - ...... , ... . , . . in me u r i.a i0i"b " ' New York to 'sn goTcn. in an counties. Oregon, was effort to cross the continent without 'rown l'en t0 entTy by former ser" stop, army air service officials an- vce men today. Entries will be re nounced that another trnns-contincn- stricted to 1C0 acres and after 91 days tal air flight was being planned. i will be thrown open to the general The planes contemplate a reduc- public. Hon In the time allowed Lieutenants Maclteady and Kelly by approxi mately one-half. They also cull for the use of the air service's speediest craft, the one which established the world's record in a recent flight near Dayton , Ohio, by' covering in a straightaway course a distance of one kilometer at a speed of 230 miles an hour. Lieutenant T.. Tt. Mnuirhnn who Piloted tho machine in the record fllght has been chosen to mnke the lowed by warm weather were benefic newly proposed trans-continental Jnl to all crops in Oregon, Washing- lllght. He expects to leave New York in tho enrly morning hours and arrive ttn Sun Francisco before dark the same day, averaging about 200 miles nn hour, but making five stops at In termediate points yet to be selected, to replenish the fuel supply. While the date for the flight has not been finally determined, nrmy nlr service officers believe it will bo within the next month. PHOENIX, Ariz., May 3. Tho T-2 en route to Sun Diego, on an attempt til non-stop flight, pnBHed over Wick enburg, Ariz., 66 miles northwest of Phoenix at 10:20 a. m., mountain (Continued on pae eight) OF INVESTIGATION NORTH PLATTE, Neb., May 3. County Treasurer M. S. Souder and Deputy Treasurer Elmer Baker were arrested here yesterday charged with setting on fire the Lincoln county courthouse Sunday night lost. In addition to the total Iobs of the build Jf Ing, officials records and $00,000 in I money and bonds were missing. The , t7 charge placed against the two men, however, was arson. Both maintained their Innocence and were released on bonds of $4000 each. Coast Sugar Drops 25 Cents a Hundred, N. Y. Sugar, 10 Cents SAN FRANCISCO, MayS. Refined sugar dropped 25 cents a hundred pounds here today to a basis of $10.10 for cane sugar and $9.90 for beet sugar, ac cording to an announcement by local refiners. The refiners refused to com ment upon the assertion that porliaps the "housewives' strike" was responsible. NEW YORK, Slay 3. Reduc tion of the price of refined sugar from 10 to 9 cents was an nounced by one large refiner to day after Cubar raw had drop pod 1-Sc to 0 1-Sc cost and freight, equal to 7 91, in trad ing on the New York coffee and sugar exchange. s. Agricultural and Timber Land in Coos and Douglas Coun ties Opened for Settlement in Washington, D. C. Today Land Described. OREGON LAND STHROWN OPEN I SERV CE MEN PORTLAND, Ore., May 3. In the'cellor Cuno, it became known today. absence of specific information from ' asserted that Germany "is ready to Washington, local land office officials end the present period of destruction , , . ., . i hut is also ready to hold out to the lost today expressed the belief that the ! ga8p whlcn would meaI1 death to any tract thrown open to entry in Coos ' reparations. ' J and Douglas counties was made up of I "We are ready for this," he contin part of the old Coos Hay military ued, "because we know that if our pro wagon road grant, lying between ' posal is not accepted as a basis of nuseuurg aim oos uay ana some oi tne lands of the Oregon and Califor- It Is all classified by the govern- has looked on at this quarrel as a ment as agricultural land and will spectacle without particularly inter average less than 300.000 feet of tim-' estlng itself. We once again put to it ber to forty acres. I Un(lor the uomestead laws, as ap-1 plied to world war veterans, credit on ' ., ' . a nomesteau may ue allowed ror tne Period of war service, except that at least one year of residence must be maintained. Absences of five months in each year are permitted. A fee of $2.50 per acre must also be paid. WASHINGTON Mav 3. A tract nf 220,000 acres of public lands in Coos I BOISE, Idaho, May 3. Rains fol- ton and Idaho during the latter part of April, according to the report of J. II. Jacohson of the United Stutes depart ment of agriculture who has head quarters here. "All field work la well in hand, with crops up to good stands In the earlier sections," Mr. Jacohson said. "Wlnte wheat is developing nicely and a con dition of almost normal is reported. Abandoned acreage will be low and Is confined to north slopes and soil blow ing in some exposed localities. "Fruit prospects are bright because of nn exceptionally heavy bloom and but slight damage has been caused by frost to date." - RECORDS ON EVE BY CITIZENS The arrest ot Souder and Baker came after a two days Investigation by the state fire marshal and a commit tee ot businessmen. According to the report of the committee, a number of half burned books and ledgers con taining records of transactions which were to be examined the day follow ing the fire by a number of auditors upon demand of a "citizens' commit tee," who had charged misappropria tion of the county's money, were found 'saturated with oil In the buildlngs's ruins. 5 French Cabinet Unanimous in Its Decision to Spurn Ger many's Proposal Reply Is Framed for Presentation to , Allies Means Destruction, Germans Declare. PARIS, May 3. (By Associated Press). The French cabinet today unanimously rejected the new German reparation proposals. The reasons given for the rejection were lack of guarantee and the insuf ficiency of the sum offered by Ger many. Premier Polncare will consult with the Belgian government as to the reply to Germany, and when it is ready it will be communicated to all the allies. BERLIN, May 3. (By Associated Press). Although the new German reparations proposals are considered in some circles as too pliable, govern ment officials hold the offer holds the starting point for negotiations. News paper comment has varied, the Tage blatt declaring that Germany has of fered a ground on which the allies may meet her, while Die Zeitung be lieves that Germany cannot - pay 30,000,000,000 gold marks. In referring the proposals to the state presidents and premiers, Chan- neKuuuuuu, ine utiier oiuc id uui ing at reparations but at annexation or destruction., ine worm niinenu the question: 'Does it want peace or a continuance of a conflict which may lead to unimaginable events? It is , ,, , ,,... " """" More Germans Fined ESSEN, May 3. (By Associated Press). Two directors of the Hein- richs mine and machine works at Hat- tingen have been sentenced by a French court martial to five years in nrlnnn and to nav fines amounting to 250,000,000 marks. The directors, whose names are Jae ger and Zoellner, are charged with having caused the sirens of their plant to sound when occupation troops and officials appeared on the property, thus rallying an assembly of workmen which endangered the lives of the visiting authorities. WERDEN, May 3. (By Associated Press). This little town, only a few miles from Essen, will be cut off from the outside world and surrounded by a cordon of troops during the trial of Dr. Gustav Krupp von Ilohlen und Halbach, president of the Krupp works, and the three Krupp directors. The proceedings are scheduled to open tomorrow. DUESSELDORF, May 3. (By Asso ciated Press). The assertions of Ger man newspapera in this region that the arrest of Dr. Krupp von Hohlen ...no a mnva hv thn French on , of the dlB,)atch ot the new German reparations note is aeniea ui French headquarters. Officials reiter ate that the Krupp president was ar rested legally because he had violated a decree issued by General Degoutte. ATTEMPTS SUICIDE M.VItSHFIELD, Ore., May 3. L. W. Peare, under sentence to be hanged at the state penitentiary June Z for tho murder of a neighbor, James Culver, wag in a very serious condition today at Coqullle where at the county Jail he was found late yesterday by the Jailer with his throat cut by a safety razor blade. As Peare Is 68 years old and was very weak today attending physicians expressed doubt as to his recovery. Peare choked his wife to death before he killed Culver with a shotgun, ac cording to evidence at his trial. WASHINGTON' Unqualified en dorsement was given President Hard ing's "world court proposal by Samuel Goinpers lost night. COQUILLE MURDERER BATH TUBS BETTER THAN AFRICAN WATER HOLES.- SAYS EXPLORER'S WIFE Two pictures of MBS. MARTIN JOHNSON, who accompanied htt husband on African expedition. BOSTON "The biggest and best reason why I'm glad to get bade to America is-bath tubs!" said Mrs. Martin Johnson who recently re turned to the United States after accompanying her husband on an African expedition.1 She brought forth a photograph showing the method she had to use on Saturday nights in British East Africa, where water hole? where elephants come to drink represent all there Is in tho way ot pen plumbing, v 7 KILLED, 30 I baseball scores INJURED. WRECK ON RIO GRANDE SALT LAKE CITY, May 3. Seven persons are dead and thirty are in jured as a result of the wreck of Den ver and Rio Grande Western train number two, eastbound ot Woodsldo, Utah, at 11 o'clock last night. The death list was increased by two this morning when Mrs. Irene Mohr and her infant daughter died aboard a special train upon which they were being brought to Salt Lake City. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 3. Five persons were killed, ono is miss ing, and 26 were Injured In the wreck of the Denver and ltlo Grande West ern passenger train No. 2, eastbound, at Woodsldo, Utah, at 1 1 o'clock last night, according to official advices received at offices of tho road here this morning. . The dead. Arthur Hookey, ntlached to the naval training station, Great Lakes, 111. Mrs. E. C. White, Soldier Summit, Utah. Ed Partridge, Provo, Utah. F. II. ltader, locomotive engineer, Grand Junction, Colo. Albert Anderson, locomotive fire man, Grand Junction, Colo. The train baggageman, according to advices, Is missing. A complete list of those injured, according to railroad officials, will not bo avnllahle until tho arrival here of a special train from the wreck. This train la due in Salt Lake at about noon today. The special train reached Rait Lnke City shortly after noon and those hurt wore immediately taken tn hos pitals. Four of those injured, George DerrickHon, Gojhih, Neb.; Mrs. llattle Snook, Portland, Ore.; Mrs. I'aul Hlggcnhnrg, Shaldabl, Iowa and George McGllI, Indianapolis, Ind., are reported not expected to live. 4 TAX, NOVEMBER 6TH RALF.M, Ore., May 3. Sam A. Kozer, secretary of stntn, yesterday announced definitely that a special election will bo held In Oregon No vomber 6 next, to vole on tho state Income tax bill, on which a reforen duni has been Invoked by the Oregon Just Tax lengue. The income tax act was passed by the 1923 legislature. No other meas ure will bo voted on. National. At nttsburg It. H. E. Cincinnati 1 7 1 Pittsburg 3 10 1 Donohuo, 13cnton and Hargravo; Adams and Gooch. At Philadelphia R. H. B. Ronton 4 8 1 Philadelphia 0 8 1 Benton and O'Neill; Ring and Henllno. At New York ' R. H. E. Brooklyn 11 17 1 New York 3 10 4 Dlckermnn and Taylor; Scott, Lucas, Walbcrg, Blume and Smith, Gaston. At fit. Louis R. H. E. Chicago 2 0 1 St. Louis 3 0 4 Alexander and O'Farroll; Halnos and Clcmons. American At Washington R. H. E. New York 3 9 0 Washington 2 7 1 Pennock and Schnng; Warmouth, Russell and Gharrity, Ruol. At Chicago R. H. E. St. Louis '. 6 14 2 Chicago 8 5 1 Ijanforth and Severeld; T. Blank enshlp, Cvengros and Scbalk. At Boston R. II. E. Philadelphia 1 8 2 Boston 3 7 1 Hasty and Perkins; Qulnn and Piclnleh. At Detroit R. H. E. Cleveland S 12 0 Detroit 6 16 1 Uhlo, Melovlor, Smith nnd O'Neill, Myatt; Dauxs and Hassler. PARIS, May 3. (By Associated Press). Charles PaddocK participat ed In the opening events today of the first International Btudonts' athlotlo meet, despite the ukase of the Amer ican Amateur Athletic union forbid' ding liltn to compete abroad this sea son. Paddock ennlly won the trial hoata In tho 100 and 200 moter (lushes, the only events in which he Is entered, negotiating the 100 meters In 11 sec- onds flat. Ho also equalled the world's record ot 16 seconds In tho 150 meter dash. This event la not included In tho official list ot the present meet, but the American star was Riven per mission to attempt to break the record, held by the Swedish runner, ICngdahl. PADDOCK COMPETES EQUALS WORLD RXD Texas Miss Married To Bremerton Man Over Long Distance FORT WORTH, Texas, May 3. Miss Helon Leona Sutterwhlte, sitting at the telephone office In Fort Worth, was wedded to Hor- ace William Keller, critically ill with pneumonia in the naval hos- 4 pltal at Bremerton, Wash., today by a long distance ceremony. Justice of the Peace Hughes, sit- ting beside the brido here, of- ficlatod at the ceremony, getting the verifications from persons in the Bick room of Koller. Justice of tho Ponce James Carr otficiat- cd in llromorton. Bishop Blake of Methodist Episcopal Church, Speaking in Moscow Declares Church Must Follow Revolutions Commends Non-Believers. MOSCOW, Mny 8. (By the Associated l'rww) Tho all Rus Rlnn church conclave adopted a rwoIuUoii unfrocking tho Most Itov. Dr. Tikhon, former pnt rturch of nil KuhhIu. The conclave deprived Dr. Tikhon of his monkshlp, proclaiming him to be henceforth an ordinary citizen un der his lav name of Basil Suanovitch Ballavin. The resolution was virtu ally unopposed. MOSCOW, May 3. (By the Asso ciated Press) White the outside world is ringing with charges that Christianity is being persecuted by tho bolshevik regime in Russia, speakers at tho All-Russian church conclavo yostcrday laid a halo of praise upon the "evangelical alms of the soviet government. Premier Lenlno wns declared to be dear to tho church nnd prayers were askod for his recovery. It was sol emnly asserted that there Is no perse cution of religious thought in Russia, while the government wns character ized as an organization which "although non-boltcvlng, is doing good, while mnny of us who are bullovors aro doing wrong." Among tho speakers was Bishop Edgar Blako of Chicago bishop of tho American Methodist Episcopal ohurch of southern Europe. He said In gonornl that the church cannot stand aside, but must follow revolu tionary upheavals and accept every movoment looking toward greater brotherhood. Four hundred and fifty delegates to tho conclavo, representing all parts of Russia, .held their first business meeting last night. The priCBt, Vedensky, head of the delegation representing tho Apostolic church, Metropolitan Antonln of tho church regeneration group, nnd other speakers, sn Id that the church had broken with tho past. "By state methods," said Vedensky, "tho soviet government Is trying to bring about nn evangelical brother- hl)d on earth." Vedensky then offered a resolution of thanks to tho government and of greeting to Premier Lenlno. . Motropollton Antonln's group plans to present resolutions branding tho activities of tho Most Rev. Dr. Tik hon, tho former pntrlnrch, as crimi nal, demanding that he be unfrocked Most ot tho delegates aro known as rea clergy," and supporters of Dr. Tikhon apparently havo disappeared. LIlM-rly Bonds. NEW YORK. Mnv 3. t.lherlv hnnrig olnneil. 9 li 'a 11A1 ?n. 4' 107.11; first 4K's 97.18; second 4V('s $97.10; third 4V4'S $98.70; fourth 414's $97.22; Victory 4X's, uncalled $100; U. S. Treasury 4!4's ins. IS CITIZENS CHICAGO BISHOP PRAISES SOVIET IYPE RELIGION OF PIGGLY-WIGGLY; WILL SELL SHARES MEMPHIS, Tenn., Mny 3. Organ ized under tho Blognn "Memphis will take care of her own," scores of lead ing business men of this city todny began nn Intcnslvo cnmpnlgn of per sonal solicitation for tho snlo of 50, 000 shares of stock . of tho Plggly Wlggly Stores, Inc., to whoso presi dent, Clnreneo Rnutiders, centor of the recent Plggly Wlggly sensation in the New York stock exchange, they pledged their support at a dlnnor at tended by the "friends ot Saunders," lust night. STRIKE IN First Fatality of Walkout To day in Aberdeen, Wash. Fear Reprisals Los Ange les Hard Hit By Strike Lumber Ships" Idle Oil Tankers Tied Up. ABERDEEN, Wash., May 3: Wil liam McKay,-40, I. W. W. logger out on Btrike, was shot and fatally wound ed this morning by E. I. Green, 67. watchman at the Bay City Lumber mill, South Aberdeen. McKay died an hour after the shooting. Stories of the affair, the first act ot violence of the I. W. W. Btrike here, conflict. Greens' report is that 15 or 30 1 .W. W. pickets attempted to rush tho mill gateB abo.t 7:30 this morn ing. The aged watchman was knock ed down in the affray and it is charged that he was being beaten and was on his knees when he drew a revolver and fired twice, the bul lets striking McKay in the head. The wounded man ran forty feet before falling. The shooting occurred at the mill gates. The I. W. W. declare that It took place outside the mill property and that it was unprovoked. The af fair has created considerable tension and apprehension of reprisals is ex pressed. - Nothing has been learned con cerning McKay. He was Identified by his I. W. W. card. An Inquest will beheld, tonight1 -',y..-.';".". ' SEATTLE, May 3 While I. W. W. officials asserted today that strik ing loggers from lumber camps of Washington were "standing pat," lumber men here expressed the opin ion that the dissolution ot the strike was near and said that numbers of men who walked out April 25, were applying for reinstatement. As proof ot their contention that mills of the state had not been af fected by the walkout, lumbermen pointed to the weekly review Issued today by the West Coast Lumber men's association, which showed that during the week ending April 28, production in mills affiliated with the association was 19 per cent above normal. The cut tor the week was 107,243,862 feet, with ' shipments 112,730,696 fret and sales 94,490, 450 feet. SAX FRANCISCO, May 3. Los Angeles showed today as the point hardest hit by the strike ot marine workers inaugurated at the behest of the I. W. W. several days ago on this coast. Forty-seven lumber carriers were In that port early today, with about 75 per cent of the 55,000,000 feet of lumber they brought still un loaded. Harbor men estimated that 35 of those carriers were affected by the strike. On some, masters and deck officers were working at unloading the cargo. Oil, general freight and passenger carriers seemed little af fected by the strike though the Gen eral Petroleum company's tanker Lebec was tied up , when her crew walked out as she was lodlng oil for the east coast. Accessions to the ranks ot the striking forest workers also out at the call ot the I. W. W., were reported from Oregon Harding Congratulates. WASHINGTON, May 3. President Harding, on being Informed today of tho non-stop flight from New York to Son Diego of Lieutenants MacReady nnd Kelly, sent the two aviators a telegram of congratulation, telling them that they had "written a now chapter In the triumphs of American nvlntion." GO TO RESCUE The action of the local business men wns takon under the leadership of S. It. Butler, president ot the Momphls chamber of commerce and followed the publication In news paper ndvortisemonts yesterday of Mr. Saunders, declaring that "unless I sell Plggly Wlggly class A stock I will go broke." .'. The financial condition nf the cor poration, the statement declared, Is not threatened by tho present situation. 3 j:.'.