Medford Mail Tribune
The Weather
Weather YeV'Ago
Maximum .74
Minimum ...43
Prediction
..Fair
Maximum yesterday ...... ..81. 7
Minimum today ...41.5
Oalty Eighteenth Year.
Weekly Fifty-Third Year.
MEDFORD, OREQOJf, SATURDAY, MAY
1923
NO. 38
RIDERS
FRESNO CUT
Between 400 and 500 Armed
Men Raid San Juoaquin
Valley, Destroy Vineyards,
Chop Down Orchards and
Raze Buildings Raisin
Contracts Suspected Cause.
FRESNO, Ca:., May 5. Deputies
from the shertlTs office today uro in
vestigating reports received here this
morning that night' riders, motoring
without lights to various fruit
ranches in the Sun Joaquin valley
last night uprooted grape vines and
cut down fruit trees and otherwise
destroyed much property.
Peter Miller, vlneyardist near San
ger, and It. S. Bibb, rancher near
Malaya reported that between four
and five hundred men, some of them
armed, invaded their place late at
night and destroyed vines and trees.
No estimate of the actual damage can
he obtained at this time.
Sheriff William Jones and his dep
uties worked throughout the night in
Fresno county, endeavoring to round
up the marauders. Humor has It
that the night riders were incensed
because Miller and Bibb have refused
to sign the Sun Maid Raisin Grow
ers' crop contracts, though coercion
of any kind has been objected to by
'association officials.
District Attorney R. K. Lovejoy
said today, he would exert every ef
fort to apprehend the night riders
and would take the matter before the
county grand jury, now in session.
FRESNO, Cal., May 5. Long car
avans of automobiles, driving with
lights out over the valley, last night
near midnight stopped at at least two
places and tore up vineyards, chopped
down orchards and destroyed build
ings and did damage estimated at be
tween sly and ten thousand dollars.
The sheriff's office is investigating
a number of reports of depredations.
The night riders swept over the
vineyard of Peter Miller, on the out
skirts of Sanger, and uprooted ten
acres of vineyard, piled up heaps of
grape stakes and set fire to them.
HOUSTON, Texas, May 5. Twenty-six
residents of Goose Creek were
Indicted by the Harris county grand
jury today In connection with tho in
vestigation of the recent whippings
In the oil field town.
Twenty of tho indictments charg
ed assault wtlh prohibited weapons,
five perjury and one aggrevated as
sault. CHICAGO. May .6. Tho Jack
Dcmpsey-Tom Gibbons champion
ship heavyweight fight to bo held In
Sholby, Mont., on July 4, was ar
ranged' today.
ASSISTANT Am. GENL.
SALEM, Ore., May G. Attorney
General Van Winkle today announced
the appointment of J. B. Hosford of
Portland as assistant attorney gen
eral to take the place of J. A. Benja
min, resigned. For several years
Hosford practiced law at Moro,
Sherman county, but recently pruc
tlced In Portland.
DOWN
VINES
LEAVE WITH HANDCUFFS AND LEG IRONS
' TO BIG BACK CLARA PHILLIPS
SAX SALVADOR, Mny 5.
(By tho Associated Press) It
Is rvixmcd from TcKiirlK"lm.
Honduras, thnt Clara Phillips,
tho hammer niirdci-s8, Ik'Iiik
tli'tnlnrri there, has K-acd. Tho
report linn not been confirmed.
LOS ANGELES, May 6. Two pairs
ot handcuffs .nnd a leg Iron were to
Accompany Eugene A. Biscallauz,
under sheriff: Mrs. Hlscallut and Dep
nty Walter J. Hunter late today on
their start for Tegucigalpa, Honduras,
to bring back a woman under arest,
and believed to bo Clara Phillips,
escaped murderess.
Wall Street Agrees
Henry Ford Is Now
World's Richest Man
NEW YORK, Tay B. The
"street" was generally agreed
today that Henry Ford is the
richest man in the world, follow-
Ing publication yesterday of the
Ford Motor company's statement
of Its financial condition as of
February 28, 1923, showing assets
of $530,351,939. Actual cash on
hand was $159,605,687.
Wall street further estimated
that the Ford fortune totals some- :
thing between $000,000,000 and
$750,000,000.
VANCOUVER, B. C, May 5.
Vancouver police today reiterated
their belief that a man held hero un
der the name of J. C. Penfold was
not Edwin F. Morse, wanted in Den
ver, Colo., for the embezzlement of
$7-8,000 from the International Trust
company there.
Penfold was taken into custody
yesterday on suspicion that he was
Morse, but was able to convince au
thorities thnt- he was .not the man
sought. He admitted however, It was
said, that he was wanted in San
Diegoi Cal., on a charge of worthless
check passing.
Penfold was still In custody today
pending further investigation.
Penfold will be released this af
ternoon the police announced.
DENVER, May 5. S. J. McAfee of
the United States department of jus
tice here announced that despite a
report from Vancouver, B.. C, that
the man arrested there Is not Edwin
F. Morse, former teller of the Inter
national Trust company of Denver,
he is positive that Morse has been
captured.
The denying report, according ..to
federal agents comes from police or
other local authorities, of Vancouver,
whereas the man was arrested by the
Immigration authorities.
McAfee pointed out that the name
of J. C. Penfold, under which the man
detained at Vancouver had been go
ing. Is the same name as that of the
pretty Denver comptometer operator
with whom Morse is said to have fled
from Denver on August 22, 1921,
with $50,000 of tho bank's money.
SAN DIEGO, May 5. J. C. Pen
fold, believed by the police ot Van
couver, B. C, to be In jail there, is
wanted In San Diego on several
rhnrees of passing worthless checks.
Penfold was nrrested here several
months ago and when arraigned in
just'ee court appeared so ill that he
was sent to the county hospital In
custody with deputy sheriffs.
Later, under the belief that the
man was too ill to make his escape
officials gave him hiB release on his
own recognizance. Later he was
again arrested and released on bail.
His preliminary examination was set
for yesterday, but when tho caso was
called his nttorney stated thnt he had
disappeared.
At the district attorney's orfice
this morning, It was slated that Pen
fold Is also wanted in Texas cities
for passing worthless checks.
WASHINGTON, May 5. Former
Representative Manuel Herrick of
Oklahoma, who called himself the
"Aerial Daredevil of Congress," was
LUIIVIUlVll 111 pulltO UUUIL lUtlUJ- Ull it
charge of disorderly conduct profer-'
I red as a result of complaints that he
had annoyed a young lady on the
1 street. Sentence was suspended on
j notice of Herrlck's attorneys that
I they would take an appeal.
They expected to sail late today on
the Bteamship Venezuela. They hope
to reach Tegucigalpa May 16 or 17, to
said for home May 30 and to rt:ach
Los Angeles again Juno 10,
Extradition papers, it la understood,
will be sent direct from Washington
to Tegucigalpa, and are expected to be
In the- Honduran city before the arri
val of the Los Angeles officers.
"If Mrs. Phillips gives us any trou
ble, she will wear both pairs of hand
cuffs and the leg Iron all the way from
Tegucigalpa to Lob Angeles," said
Buscallauz. "Wo shall take no chances
on her."
ARREST ORBANK
SUSPECT LEADS
10 POLICE ROW
U.S. METHODISTS
i -
Board of Bishops Recalls
Church Delegation and Dis
avows Responsibility for Re
ported Utterances of Bishop
Blake in Moscow.
WICHITA, Kas., May 5. (By Asso
ciated Press). With a resolution, dis
avowing responsibility, for reported
utterances of Bishop Edward Blake ot
Paris at Moscow Wednesday in praise
of soviet Russia, and with an $18,500,
000 service program presented for
1924, the board ot bishops ot the Meth
odist Episcopal Church in semi-annual
conference here today, had before it
the question of determining whether
women may be ordained as ministers.
The meeting voted late yesterday to
withdraw the church's delegation to
Russia, declaring in a resolution that
conditions had changed materially
since "an Invitation had been accepted
for a general conclave of ecclesiastics
of the Russian orthodox church. The
resolution asserted "that neither as
individuals nor as a board of bishops
are wo responsible for any expression
of personal opinion nor for any re
ports appearing in the public press
not authorized by the board."
A world service program for 1921
was presented by Dr. R. J. Wade of
Chicago at yesterday's session, carry
ing an appropriation of $18,500,000.
The budget was referred to a commit
tee for revision.
The program Includes among other
features an appropriation of $6,800,000
for foreign missions and an equal
amount for the board of home mis
sions and $1,600,000 for the board of
education.
MOSCOW,- May 6. The all-Russian
church conclave at its session last
night resolved to close all monasteries
which are not organized on the, basis
of a commune.
Of tho 74 church districts in Russia
all except two one in Siberia aud the
other in Turkestan are represented
at tho conclave. The number of dele
gates is 476. '
TORTLAND, Ore., May 5. Many
readers of tho Oregon Labor Press
were startled today on looking over
tho issue of Muy 4 to find tour in
side pages filled wth Ku Klux Klan
literature. Excited questions reach
ing Editor C. M. Rynorson of tho
Labor Press brought the explanation:
"The Western American," organ of
tho klan, and the Labor press are
printed at the eame shop and the
forms are run at different times on
tho same press. In this way a num
ber of Western American lnaidcs ac
cidentally became folded In copies of
tho Lubor Press.
CHICAGO, May 6. Tho official
standing of tho American Icnguo In
cluding games of May 4, follows;
W. L.
Detroit ! 11 6
New York 10 C
Cleveland 10 7
Philadelphia 10 7
Philadelphia 8 C
Boston 0 9
Washington 0 '
St. Louis 6 9
Chicat-o 6 10
National.
At Philadelphia 1 . It. If. E-
New York , , 5 7 1
Philadelphia . 2 6 1
McQuillan ana Smith; Head and
Hcnlino. - - - .
At? Pittsburg n. ir. e.
Cincinnati 7 12 3
Pittsburg 1014 1
Keck, Couch, Rlxey and Hargravo;
Cooper, Morrison and Schmidt,
At Boston R. H. E.
Brooklyn 6 11 ,6
Boston . ...T 4 9 6
Crimes and Taylor; McNamara,
Cooney and O'Neill.
American.
At New York ........ .R. H. E.
Philadelphia 2 8 1
New York 7 10 1
llelmach, Kinney and Perkins;
Bush nnd Schang.
At Cleveland R. H. E.
St. Louis 2 7 2
Cleveland 10 12 0
Kolp, Pruett nnd Hcvoreld, Bll
lings; Edwards and Myatt.
U. S. Ambassador to
France Intervenes
Paddock's Behalf
taw'!
Chftilcff Pad Joels.
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PARIS, May B. (By tho Asso
ciated Press.) Charlos Paddock, tho
American sprinter, continued partic
ipation today in the International
students athletic meet here. Start
ing in the semi-finals of the 200 me
ter run, he won the event In 22-5
seconds, which is 1 3-o seconds slow
er than his own world's record.
Ambassador Herrick sent his mes
sage after a conference with members
of the Paria University club under
whose auspices the meet is being
held here; the French Athletic fed
eration and Count Clary, president
of the French Olympic games com
mission who has been trying to
patch up the affair.
Meanwhile Paddock appeared at
the track In the Porto. Doree sta
dium declaring himself ready and
determined to compete on the pre
vious days. Ho said ho had placed
himself at . the deposition of the
Paris University club and as the club
wished him to compete he would
do so. i
Then in an official trial he did the
60 meters waBh In 6 4-5 seconds,
equalling the world record held by
Engdahl of Sweden.
PARIS, May 5. (By Associated
Press). American Ambassador Her
rick, acting on the roquest of the
French athletic authorities, has cabled
to the president of the American Ama
teur Athletic union suggesting thnt
the qualification of Charles Paddock
be rescinded and that the American
sprinter be authorized to participate
In the International students meet
here In order to avoid dissension that
threatens to cripple the next Olympic
games and Impair the authority of the
athletic bodies.
PARIS, May 5. (By Associated
Press). Charles Paddock's decision
to continue to participate in the Inter
national students athletic meet, de
spite the announcement of his dis
qualification by the American Ama
teur Athletic union is apt to develop
Into a clean break between the French
athletic federation and the Paris
University club, which organized the
competition.
The federation last night forbade
French athletes to continue In the
games unless Paddock withdraws, but
both the American sprinter and club
officials said today that the meeting
would continue.
WASHINGTON, May 6. Edward H.
Cunningham of Iowa was appointed by
President Harding to be the "dirt"
fanner member of the federal reserve
board.
The president also announced the
appointment ot Edward E. Joneg of
Pennsylvania to be the additional
member of the farm loan board auth
orized under the new agricultural
credits legislation.
The Noted Dead
CHICAGO, May 6. John W. Ral
ney, democratic congressman from
the fourth Illinois district, died Inst
night from pneumonia after on Ill
ness of two. weeks. Representative
Itnlney wns elected to his first term
In congress ln IK 18 to fill a vacancy
In the fourth Illinois district. Sub
sequently he was re-elected to tho
66th and 67th congresses.
Congressman Itnlney spoke In
Medford three years ago at tho
Ohnmlcr of Commerce forum,
legislation supplementary to tho fed-
CENTRAL POINT
WINS JACKSON
COUNTY; MEET
Pointers Repeat Victory of
Last Year and Pile Up Tre
mendous Total Wimer Is
Victorious in Competition for
Rural Schools.
Between fifteen hundred nnd two
thoiiHund persons from every corner
of Jackson county attended tho ninth
annual track and fluid meet nt Tal
ent yesterday, whieh was won by
Central Point with more thnn a ono
hundred point lead over Talent, the
nearest competitor.
Central 1'olnt won last year by a
slight margin, but this year piled up
2117 points, Talent 10S; Phoenix 70
Jacksonville 70; Appleguto S3; Pros
pect 26; Gold Hill 21; ltoguo River
0; Hutte Fulls 15.
Wimer with 80 points, took first
place among the rural schools defeat
ing ltuch, which was tho nearest
competitor.
Central Point took nineteen first
places in addition to numerous other
second, third, fourth and fifth
plnccs.
Prospect, ono of the smallest
schools In tho county, made a total
of 26 points, defeating Hogue River,
Gold Hill and Butte Falls.
One ot tho prettiest events of tho
day was the 880-yard run. won by
Chase Oftednl of Jacksonville. Faber
of Central Point, led the field and
Oftcdal wns in third or fourth place
most of the time until tho final 220
yurds of tho ruce when he showed
a tromendous' reserve and pussed
thrco men, winning tho race by seve
ral yards.
The half mile relay was won by the
Applegato team. Talent, Phoenix,
Central Point nnd Jacksonville finish
ing ln tho order nnmed.
No county records ln track or field
events wero broken at . the meet,
although some good performances in
the weight events were mado.
Some of the town events and win
ners follow:
. Class A, 220 Holdrldgo, JTdlont;
time 31.2. . - i
Class B, 220 Shores, Central Point
28.
Class C, 220 Huntor Phoenix, 26.
Class C, 880 Oftcdal, Jacksonville.
Class C, 60-yard Holdrldgo, Tal
ent. Class A, girls' relay, 220 Central
Point.
Class B, girls' relay, 220 Jackson
ville. Class C, girls' relay, 220 Jackson
ville. Class A, shotput Butte Falls, Pat
ton. 36 feet, 3 Inches.
Class B, shotput Phoenix, Stone,
34 feet. i
Class C, Javelin Talent, 122 ft. 11
Inches.
Class C, 880 relay Talent. '
Class A, high Jump Scott, Central
Tolntr
Class B, shotput Beall, Central
Point, 38 feet.
Class A, polo vault Purvis, Talent,
7 feet, 6 Inches.
Class C, polo vault Ross, Central
Point, 8 feet 10 inches.
Cluss C, basebnll throw, girls
Davis, Prospect, 102 feet.
Class B, high Jump Summorvllle,
Butte Falls.
Class A, broad Jump Faber, Cen
tral Point, 14 feet, 6 InchoB.
Girls' 80-yard hurdle Varnoy,
Jacksonville.
Clnss B, high Jump, Baldwin,
Applegato. -
Class A, 220 yard hurdles Faber,
Central Point, 18 see.
Class C, 100-yard dash Holdrldgo,
Talent, 11 nee.
Class B, 60-yard Shores, Central
Class A, 60-yard1 Faber, Central
Point.
Cluss A, girls' B. B. throw Fish,
Phoenix, 134 feet.
Class A, broad Jump nrown, Cen
tral Point. 17 feet, 514 InchcB.
Clnss C, 120-ynrd hurdles Bren
ner, Central Point, 14.3.
Girls' 80-yard hurdles Coleman,
Central Point, 13.1.
Class II, 120-yard hurdlos Morris
Central Point, 16.5.
Class A. 120-yard hurdles Sheets,
Talent, 16.6. ,
Class C, 60-yard Holdrldge, Tal
ent. ...
Clnss C, broad Jump Leever, Cen
irni Point. IS feet. 1 Inch.
Girls' class B baseball throw-
Sheets, Phoenix, 167 feet.
Girls' Class C, ,75-yard Scott, Cen
tral Point. .3.
Girls', class B.. 76-yard Nichols,
Central Point, 9.4. ,
Girls', class A; 76-yard Offcn
barher. Applegato, 10.4.
Class H, 100-yard; boys' Shores,
Central Point 115.
Clnss A. 100-yard, -boys' Faber,
Central Point, 13.
Girls', class C, 60-yard Scott, Cen
tral Point.
Girls', clnss B, 60-yard Nichols.
Central Point.
Girls', class A, 60-yard Cameron,
Gold Hill.
The meet, according to persons
who have wntched them for tho past
nine yenrs, was one of tho most suc
cessful ln the history of the nnnual
event. John Beeson was superinten
dent of the dny. Cash Woods, super
intendent of rural events. Oeorgo
Gates, official starter and Milan Ja
cobs, official announcer. C. T. Stew
ard was track clerk and coniputod
the school averages.
Making Legal Rate
Interest 6 Per Cent
Is Again Proposed
SALEM, Ore., May D J. F. Al-
bright of Oregon City today filed
with tho secrotary of state a
measure providing that the legal
rate of interest Bhall be only six
per cent unless otherwise agreed
between tho parties to the trans-
action. Tho secretary of state
will refer It to tho attorney gen-
eral for ballot title and petitions
will then bo circulated.
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FIGHT TO DRIVE
NA'.W YORK, May D. Samuel
Gompors today ldunchod what labor
leaders Interpreted as a fight to drive
from the American Federation of La
bor the radical jnovement represent
ed by the trade union education
league, including W. Z. Foster aud
C. E. Ruthenberg.
Denouncing tho one big union as
the Ideal ot men whose slogan was
"amalgamate or annihilate," Mr.
Gompers said:
"It these men had all the gold of
the capitalist class In their pock6ts
they could not better serve the cap
italists to the detriment of the work
ing men than by doing Just what they
are doing." -
Despite their efforts, he said, the
American Federation of Labor was
going to maintain the labor move
ment along the logical, rational, nat
ural and historical lines denoted in
the progress of Us development.
Mr. Gompers" address was deliver
ed Before the biennial convention ot
the United Cloth Hat and Cop Work
ers Of America, an organization
which was thrown out of tho Ameri
can Federation at Labor in 1921, du
ring a Jurisdictional fight with the
"llnlted TIatters union of America over
whom should be permitted to organ
ize the milliners.
Although Mr. Gompers mentioned
no names In his denunciation of
"cliques" within labor organizations
and docllned later to discuss the pro
gram of the American Federation of
Labor drive against what was term
ed the radical menace the labor lead
ers said thoy had been given to un
derstand unmistakably that the ef
fort was directed against the Educa
tion League. Just before Mr. Gomp
ers took the platform a resolution
generally condemning radical organi
zations within tho union was voted
unanimously.
YESTERDAY'S QUAKE
SANTIAGO, Chile, May 5. (By
the Associated Press.) Northern
Chile was shakon by a strong earth
quake at about 0 o'clock lust night,
according to telegrams received here.
No casualties are reported but the
Inhabitants of Copiapo, La Serena
and Vallenar were alarmed by the
Bhock, which Is described In some
dispatches as equalling thnt of last
November In intensity. Communica
tion with some points Is Interrupted.
A dispatch from Carrlzal reports
that following the shock tho ocean
receded below the low tide mark.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 6. (By
the Associated Press.) The town of
Soulu Sola, near Tokat, ln tho vilayet
of Slvas, Asia Minor, has been de
stroyed by fire and earthquake. The
advices from the Interior do not give
the casualties but state there were
many victims.
GOMPERS S
AT
OUT
LABOR
REDS
NEW YORK STATE TAKES ACTION
T
ALUNT, N. T., May 5. Repeal of
tho state prohibition enforcement act
and passage of a bill directed at tho
Ku Klux Klan featured the work of
tho stato legislature which concluded
Its annual session early today. Both
bills await Governor Smith's ap
proval, which is expected.
The assembly passed a bill which,
If signed by the governor, will make
New York the only state rosclndlng
legislation supplementary t othe fed
eral Volstoad act.
Another bill passed would make it
LABOR
WA
IN ENGLAND
British Workers Prepared to
Invoke Direct Action to Pre
vent Break With Russia
Bonar Law to Be Target
Demonstrations in Protest
Are Planned.
LONDON, May 5. (By the Assa,
clatod Press.) Tho independent la
bor party is organizing a movement
among the workers of Great Britain
to prevent the government from
breaking off relations with Russia,
Including cancellation of the trade
agreement. Since the ministry re
cently stated In tho house ot com
mons that the question of Russian re
lations was under consideration, re- .
ports of an impending breach have
been strengthened and this labor
group has announced that it Is pre
pared to invoke. If necessary, "direct
action" to forestalll such a step.
The Dally Herald, labor organ, says
today there is good reason to believe
tho government has decided to send
a stern note to Moscow complaining
of Russia's treatment of the priests,
the seizure of British trawlers on the
Murman coast, the tone of communi
cations to the British agent at Mos
cow and alleged breaches ot the trade
agreement.
"As It stands at present," the news
paper Bays, "It appears to be delib
erately calculated to force a quarrel
and compel a rupture of both politi
cal and commercial relations."
' Clifford Allen, chairman of. the In-,
dependent labor party, says ln a
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luimer uuliuii, we nave catiea upon..
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every branch of the Independent la
bor party to make this question the
Pivot of all meetings and demonstra
tions this week end."
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a healthy bobcat for a pet can get one
In Yelm, near hero today. Charley
Rice came Into a pool room there yes
terday with a bob ln a box. Charley
was feeling good and he thought it
would be Interesting to turn the bob
cat loose. It was. Ten seconds later
the room was devoid of humans with
the exception of Charley. The bobcat
leaped through an open window and
onto the roof. While a crowd gathered,
Charley attempted to recapture his
yet. He held out his hat and the ani
mal promptly chewed it to tatters,
i-.nally the bobcat was cornered on
the front corner of the coping.
"Brlngr him- down, Charlie,", the
crowd yelled.
"All right," said Charley as he gath
ered the animal into his arms. The
bobcat promptly began to bite and
claw Kb owner, so he was glad to let
it go.
The bobcat escaped Into an adja
cent building where It holds forth.
It Is said to be a beautiful specimen
for any person who really wants a
nice bobcat.
Strikers Get Raise
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn..
May 6. Nine hundred striking paper
mill employes returned to work yes
terday after a three day strike when
they were granted a general Increase
of five cents per hour.
Nebraska Bcnta Kansas. .
LINCOLN, Neb., May 5. The Uni
versity of Nebraska won the track
nnd field meet with the University of
Kansas today 83 to 48.
a crime for a peace officer - to
search persons automobiles or resi
dences without a warrant.
The nntl-klnn bill would compel
associations that require oaths from
members and are not benevolent
orders to file names and addresses
of members and copies of their con
stltutlons and rules with the secre
tary of state. Copies ot any resolu
tions In regard to legislation or can
didates for publie office also would
be filed. Fines ranging from $1000
to $10,000 would bo Imposed for vio
lation of tho law.
THREATENED