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l'ui Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Prediction Generally Fair Maximum yesterday. 84.5 Minimum today 54 Weather Year Ago Maximum 45 Minimum 41 taily ElcMrenth Tear. Weekly Kitty-Third Year. MEDFORD, ORKOOX, MONDAY, MAY 7, 1923 NO. 39 u. TOURISTS m NEAR DEATH N 0. 8. ATTACK ON BANDITS I CONSIDERED Jfeishington May Send Troops Against Outlaws in China- Order By Harding Possible . Pekin Govt. Too Weak 869 Enlisted Men in Tien Tsin. , ;;. i.'iiiialSI WASHINGTON", Mny 7. Tho possibility uf action liy American troops to relievo the Americans liiid caplivo by bandits in Shan tung nrovliicc-, China, was dis cussed today at a conference be tween Secretary Hughes and not ing Secretary Davis of tho war department. Afterward Mr. Davis announced that tho war department stood ready to back up with armed forces any decision reached by tliu state department or by tho council of foreign an(lMissndors hi re-king. It was iinnounced that a deter mination on tho part of the I'c- king council conteinplaUiiR con centrated action 1y the foreign ovcrs ugnlnst tlio bttndlts would cause no surprise here. 1 SHANGHAI, May 7. (Bythe As Jsoclatod Press) Lloyd Lohrbns, ro . 'porter on the China Press of Shang 5 hai, formerly of Pocotollo, Idaho, 4sand of tho Chicago i Journal, who escaped from the Chineso bandits .who held up the roking Express on ;tho Shantung border, arrived hero ;today with tho first cyo witness! .( Btory of the affair. . . ' I j Women beaten, shoved ahead of, 'i them as they lagged, spat upon by tho j bandits nnd some of thorn eventually left where they had dropied in their '.tracks as the marauders set a ter ,ixific pace over the hilly country, was one of the pictures drawn by tho vAmcriean newspaperman w-ho hlm- self escaped clad only In his pajamas. ii ' i VASjHIXC.TON; May 7. Use g of Aint'rii'iiu troopn to Kocure the rt'itiiso or uic xiiHri(anH ikmu captive whs sncfrtMliMl today ns among thci posjilhllKkti. A fom of H)ll rulistrtl mm mid 55 of ficers, with iM'udqiiiiilci-K In TU'ti Tsln, hits iHt'n maintained in China for the purpose of imlfrhiK mill ktN'phiff opni the Tien ThIii rullway. In mltlKion there Is a innrino (lelarhment at Teliin. The I'tkli.g Kovernnient Usvlt In admittedly vc:ik In the en forcement of law-mid order In' certain province. An order by President Hnrd Iiir would Ite sufficient to start the American troops in t'lilna In pultun of tlie bandits, to secure the relciiHc of tho American cap tives, tn tlie opinion of Mate mid war department officials. Should any Amerieun lose hla life tho state department Is prepared to make vigorous demands on tho I'c UlnR authorities for restitution. Not only will f suitable apoloKios bo re- nriulred but Indemnity must be paid ?tnd those responsible must 00 pun- , -iHhod if pood relations between the tr.w governments are to continue. In !ny case, the United States will in sist that moro elective Hteps bo taken In tho future to protect Americans ;-ho arc In China on legitimate er- ; frauds. I Tho Incident is reftnrded as moro icrtous in view or tne tact mat il iftoines during negotiations for settlc- fticnt of a controversy over an attack 50n another American, Charles cojt tiian who was killed last fall by Chi nese soldiers. For this tho Chinese 'government already has made apol ogy and has indicated Its willinKness Ho pay indemnity, but it la reKurdod (Continued on page f DECISION UPHOLDING U S. URY LAW t. I WASHINGTON, May 7. The Vnlt 'ed States ran compel masters of ves (BOls to submit manifests showing all 'articles nhnnrd, tncludlnn those (Whose importation is prohibited, the rUremc court held today In a caso brought by the government from the ?tte of Washington against 'Wesley iLi Slscho. , The ninth circuit court of nppenls ';hd held that Rlaeho could not be compelled to report smoking opIUM h had aboard veiwl herause Its Im portation was prohibited. Because ot the Importance of the caso In the Alexander Hamilton, Not G. . Washington Gave U. S. Warning NEW YORK, May 7. Alexan der Hamilton and not George Washington was tho author of the warning against "entangling alliances," according to a mono graph by Professor Samuel Flagg Beamish of Whitman college, Walla Walla, Wash. The mono graph, "Jay's Treaty," won tho $3000 first prize offered in the Knights of Columbus American history contest. The monograph claims that Hamilton uttered the remark, used in Washington's farewell address and credited to the first president for moro than a century by historians, during a conver sation with George Hamnion, Hrltish minister to the American government in 17114. RATES ON OREGON L I FORTLAND, Ore., May 7. An in' tcrstate commerce commission hear ing on the subject of wool rates be gan hero today with railroad repre sentatives, public commissioners and shippers present In considerable force Tho hearing is ono of a series being conducted and Is an Inquiry Into the justification of tariffs recently filed by the carriers. The proposed rates have been suspondod by tho commis filon until June 1, pending tho out come of the scheduled hearings. Two witnosses occpuicd the stand this morning, M. A. Cummings of Oakland, Cal., assistant general freight agent of the Southern Pa cific, and J. E. Davis of Portland, as sistant general freight agent for the Union Pacific system. Both witnesses agreed on two points that the wool shipments by the Panama canal are far greater than by rail, and that the rail lines should have an equal amount of this traffic. II. A. Davis of Boston, manager of tho Boston wool trades association stated that the present rates on wool from the Pacific coast to tho Massa chusetts city Is by water 90 cents a hundred pounds, by rail $2 per hun dred. "Wo are demanding joint through rates," said Mr. Davis and through bill3 of lading from points of origin In tho west to Boston nnd tho Atlan tic seaboard by tho nearest water port." Ho explained that this would bring tho wool of Idaho, eastern Washing ton nnd nearly all of Oregon to Port land, thence shipped by water to the cast. YAKIMA, Wash., May 7. Trial of tho $5000 libel suit brought by T. L. Tennant against Uov. K. C. Whitney, publisher of n weekly church paper opened hero this morning. Ilev. Whit ney pleads justification for remarks alleged to roflect upon Tennant and made following the luttor's acquittal tilon a charge of possession of Intoxi cating liquor. Two former superior court Judges, T. E. Grady and O. B. Ifoldon nro appearing ns attorneys In tho action. Hev. Whitney is pastor of tho Calvary Baptist church. enforcement of prohibition nnd nnti nnrcotle laws, tho supreme court re heard the caso after It had. by an evenly divided court, sustained the lower court. The government Insisted tho word "imported." ns used in tho law re quiring the listing of ( such articles kbnuld be given the' meaning of bringing Into the Fulled States." and that tho . provisions relating to "articles capable of being Imported," should be interpreted to include those Illegally ns wi ll ns those legally Imported. 8TRIK IS CALLED OFF Wobblies in Puget Sound Told to Return to Work for Pres ent Further Trouble Ex pected I. W. W.'s in Ore gon Voting On Decision. SEATTLE, May 7. Loggers In tho stato of Washington called out on strike April 25 by tho I. W. W., havo been directed to return to work with tho further instruction that tho re sumption would bo only temporary, I. Y. W. leaders hero said today. Ap proximately 10.000 men were affect ed by the walkout, which forced the closing of a number of lumber camps and caused others to operate at a greatly curtailed production. Employment agencies here that had been closed down or virtually so, since the tCiSko, were notified by r. W. W. headquarters that tho or ganization's ban on posting Jobs for timber workers had been lifted. They were doing a thriving business today. Hundreds of men who came to So attlo when tho striko was called, began leaving for tho woods Satur day nnd tho outflow continued today. A number of tho larger employers expressed their Intention of refusing reinstatement to men known to bo members of tho I, W. W. Smaller camps began hiring new crows today, according to information here. SPOKANE, May 7. Tho strike of tho I. W. W., called Inst week as a protest against Imprisonment of war time offenders, has been called off, it was announced today by Frank Baker, chairman of tho strike com mittee for this district. Baker said the men would return to tho woods and "striko on the job." It was under. stood that by this ho meant that means would be tnken to slow up production of the camps and mMIs, PORTLAND, Ore, March. 7. In dustrial Workers of the World locals in Oregon logging districts were voting today on tho recommendation of tho general committee that tho striko called April 28 bo ended, t cording to nnnouncoment at I. W. W. headquarters. Reports from tho log ging camps Indicated thnt men who had not returned to work last week are drifting back. The s,triko committee of the ma rino transport workers branch of tho I. W. W., today was considering call ing off tho marine striko, it was an nounced. This striko has not affect ed Portland. iVIPERIAL WIZARD'S ATLANTA, Gn., May 7. Tho Impe rial kloncllitiMi of tho Knights of the Ku Klux Klan- was vested with full executivo nuthorlty over tho. affairs of that organization in a decree signed today by Judge E. D. Thomas of Kul-j order. It is stated, hi to relievo tho imperial wlznrd of Independent ad ministration and executive authority. News Summary of Last Night SAINT INQLEVEUT, Franco (ieornos Borbot, French aviator, won tho Matin 25,000 franc prize when ho crossed tho EngllHh channel yester day and returned In on airplane with a motor of less than 15 horsepower. OHSINIXn. N". Y. Scott Russell Hayes, son of former President Ruth erford B. Hayes, died Inst night. Grain Exports Increase WASHINGTON, May 7. Exports of grain from tho United States during the last week were 4.601,000 bushels, compared to 4,083,000 tho week before. Now nt IWal Meet Juno il(t. SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May Postmaster General Harry S. New is expected to be the principal speaker at the conference-convention of post masters and postal employes of tho Inter-mountnln states to be held here June 30 next. Details of the program of the meeting, which is being held In connection with similar gather ings In various parti of the country, have not yet boon announced. WASHINGTON AMERICAN GOLFERS MARK GOOD IN ENGLAND I i Robert A. Gardener of Chicago, captain of tho American golf team that is in England to defond the Walter International trophy. ROUND AT DEAL DEAL, England, May 7. (ny Asso ciated Press). Francis Ouimet of Boa ton today won his match In the first round of tho. British amateur golf championship tourntunont, dol'eatlng A. 11. Head of Sunningdalo, England, 4 and 3. John E. Neville, San FranclBco, do- featod Viscount Maldstono, Iloynl St. George's 5 and 4. Roger Wetherod, the Oxford star, defeated E. Campboll, Sunningdale, one up. George V. Rotan, Houston, Texas, defeated J. A. Board, Home Park, England, 8 and 4. Robert Hunter, Claremont, Calif., defeated Slake, Hartford, 4 and 2. Leslie Schon, Royal Cinque, Ports, England, defeated Reginald M. Lewis, Greenwich, Conn., one up. Maxwell M. Marston, Philadelphia dofaated Lieutenant Cohimander Guy Miller, Shanklin and Shandown, Eng land, 7 and 5. Cyril J. H. Tolloy, Rye, dofoatod W. L. llurtloy, Cooden Ilcach, 3 and 1. G. T. Weedalo, Wllmslow, dofoatod E. Martin Smith, Royal St. Goorgo'a, 4 and 3. G. D. Forrester of Woking, England defoated Robert A. Gardnor, Chicago, two up. E. N. Layton, Royal Cinquo Ports, defeated Jess Swcotsor, Slwanoy, (Amorlcan amateur champion) 4 and 3 H. Ernest Lebos, Wilton Ileuth, de feated Guy M. Stanll'er of Washington, D. C. 3 and 2. Harrison R. JohnBton of St. Paul, Minn., defeated II. S. Holden, Gow doln, England 9 nnd 7. Fred Wright, Jr., of Los Angeles defeated Comman der B. Banncrmnn, Rowland Custle, England, two up. American -At Chicago R. II. 1 Detroit 8 12 Chicago 4 8 Bntcrics: Dauss and Basslor; ' Blunkcnshlp, Connally and Schalk. At Clovcland R. If. E. St. IhjuIs 3 7 2 Clevolund 12 11 0 Battorles: Kolp, Wright, Root and Sovcrold, Collins; Uhlo .ind O'Neill National At Plttbtirg R. If. E St. Louis - 4 13 2 Pittsburg 11 20 2 Batorlos: Shordcll, North, Wlg genlon, Barfoot and Atnsmlth, Mc- Curily; Adams and Goocb. At Philadelphia R. If, E Now York 13 1 0 Philadelphia 8 13 2 Batteries: Bentlcy and finydori Meadows, Welnert, Bishop and Hen- line, O'Brien. At Boston R. H. Brooklyn 12 IS 2 Boston 11 13 8 Batteries: Dlckeman, Mammaux Decatur, Smith, Vance and Deberry; Wotson, Gcnowlch, Cooney, Benton, Oeschger, Marquord and O'Nnlll, Gib son. (10 Innings.) JESS SWEETSER BEATEN IN FIRS! t BASEBALL SCtlRES FORGED PUIS MARKET Over Million Dollars of Fraud ulent Certified Checks Re ceived at N. Y. Exchange, Sends Stocks Tumbling Probe Started. NEW YORK, May 7, -Prlcos on the New York stock exchange sagged steadily today upon tho discovery that fraudulent cortlflod chocks hud been used In connection with buy ing orders tor a number of standard stocks and an apparent louk of buy ing support had encouraged further selling on the part of bear traders. Pressure was extended against most of the list and was particularly effec tive in the oils, equipments, rubbers, textiles, public utilities and rails. Ad ditional new low records for tho year were made by Cosden Oil common and preferred, Pacific Oil, Brooklyn Edison, Columbia Gas, Montana Power, American Woolen, Rock Is land, Sinclair Oil, Bkelly Oil and American Motul. Stewurt Warner Speedomoter broke more than nlno points and losses of 3 to 4 and a half were registered by Stromborg Car buretor, Pullman, Dupont, Ropubllc Steel, Mack Truck and California Potroleum. The Now York stock oxchango, In announcing that tho situation had been turned over to the government by the Better Business Buroau, dis closed thnt at IcAst soVonty chocks, averaging $15,000, a total of over a million hnt boen received by New York houses alone. Thirty were Bent to Philadelphia, Boston nnd Chicago Tho letters wero mailed from widely separated spots In Now York, Penn sylvania. (Ono Chicago house re ported it had received ono posted In Kansas City. Prices on tho exchange were sent tumbling today by the reaction from heavy buying started on a flood of orders which it was disclosed wore backed by the worthless checks. GETS THE LIMIT FOR YAKIMA, Wash., May 7. Claudo A. Lubbeo, convicted of murder in tho second degree for shooting Mrs, Odessa Wright following nn affray with her husband, also killed, was this afternoon sontonced to from 25 to 40 years in tho stato penitentiary, sentenco being pronounced by Judga Harold I). Gilbert. This is tho longest Bcnlcnco for second degree murder pronouncod hero in recent ,yenrs. Tho prisoner gavo notico of appeaj to tho supremo court. Oregon Lad Suicides In Jail at Spokane SPOKANH, Mny 7. Wlillo a Jailor nnd a trustlo sat talking a few foet away, 8. M. Alluway, aged 20, serving a thirty day sentence in tho county jail hero Tor larceny, toro a strip from hla blankot nnd hangod himself In his coll yesterday. Allnwny, a son of Mrs, Frank Doynton of Pondiotnn, Ore., had sorvod a torm in the Orogon stato re formatory. Ha was Btied Saturday for divorce by his wiro. Allaway had di vorced a forinor wlfo. BO Killed In Train Wreck. HAVANA, May 7. Meagnr details received today regarding tho wreck yestcrdny of two trains nt Chuoho Dpsqiilln, on tho Ilershey electric rull way, placed tho number of dead at more than fifty, with moro than that number seriously Injured. Only two Americans wero on tho trains, both escaping with slight Injuries, Liberty llonils NEW YORK May 7. Liberty bonds closed: 3V4's 101.0; second 4' 97.18; first 4!i's 07.15; socond 4's 87.17; third 4'A'b 98.14; fourth 4 Vs 97.20; Victory 4's un called 100.1; U. S. troasury 4's Iron Orn Tnx Upheld WA8I11NOTON, May 7. Minne sota's occupation tnx on tho valua tlon nf iron ores mined or produced In that stato was declared constltu lionnl and valid lodny by tho supremo court. NEAR-PANIC Life on the Farm Too Lonesome, So Couple Motored Off SPOKANE, May 7. Life on tho farm palled on Mr. and Mrs. Rnymond lllcks, and so they loft their farm near Sprague, Wash., for their neighbors to look aftor and drove away In tholr automobile a week ago Sattirduy. After two days the neighbors became alarmed at their absonco and notified rola- lives, who asked the help of po- fr Ilea hero to locate thorn, Mrs. Hicks' fnthor, Charlos Monton, telephoned here today from his homo at Cunningham, Wash.,, that tho couple had boon located nt Benton City, whoro lllcks had oblalnod em- ploymont on tho railroad. "Thoy just got lonesome on tho farm and nullod out and loft everything," ho stild. mi REPARATIONS WILL STILL BE SETTLED BERLIN, Mny 7. (By Associated Pross.) Desplto tho acrimonious tenor of the French roply to the Gorman reparations note, tho foreign office Is not Inclined to Interpret It as wholly barricading tho path to .negotiations. LONDON, Mny 7. (By Associated Press). . Great Britain will dispatch a noto to Gormnny within 3G hours, ex pressing disapproval of the latest Gor man reparation proposals and urging Gormany to prosont n moro practical nnd liborul solution of the problom. PARIS, Mny 7. (By Associated ProsB). Tho Fronch noto to Germany was communicated In substance to Premier Mussolini of Italy before the final draft was made, it was declared In official circles this morning and he expressed full approval of It, agreeing with Premier Polncare that tho Ger man proposal could not be taken Into consideration. King Goorgo In Italy. ROME, May 7. (By tho Asso ciated I'ress) King Oeorgo and Qucon Mary of England, arrived In Romo at threo o'clock this nftornoon On tholr long-planned visit to Italy PORTLAND BUILDING STRIKE CALLED OFF PORTLAND, Ore, May 7. Build Ing trades laborers who went on striko last week returned to work to day pending reference to tho stato board of conciliation of their disputo with tho contractors, who offered i dally wago of 10.50 In placo of 10 do maudod by tho laborers. Auto Thieves Nablntl LOS ANGELES, May 7. Two mon giving tho names of L. W. Rhodes and T. L. Holm woro nrrestod by de partment of Justlco agents today churgod with transporting two stolon nutomobllos from Portland, Ore., to Los Angeles. According to the agents tho men aro connoclod with a ring of auto thlovos who li'ivo boon oper ating oxtonslvoly. OF APPLE LEADS WEALTHY MAN TO SUICIDE WENATCHEE, Wash., May 7. Aftor cntorlng with apparent fullness Into tho spirit of tho Applo Blossom festival and heartily participating In its various Joyous ovents, EH Moor houso, prominent Soattlo man, mom bor of tho firm of Ell Moorhouso and company, public accountants, ended his Ill'o by hanging himself In his room at B local liotul Sunday. Ha body was found at nlno o'clock Sundny night after hotol attendants had vainly en deavored to arouse him in his room. Police wore called and the room en tered, Moohousn being found on the floor nt tho sldo of his bed, and the noose formed ot his trousers belt around his nock. Tho other end of the belt was securely twisted around i bed lost. ROCKEFELLER 1 CAUGHT BY BANDITS Miss Lucy Aldrich, Sister-in-Law of J. D. Rockefeller, Jr., Among Americans Captured By Chinese Bandits Girl Is Releaser! Men in Party in Danger. SHANGHAI, May 7. (By tho As sociated Press) Miss Lucy Aldrich, . slsterin-luw of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., nnd daughter of the lato United Stutes Senator Nolson W. Aldrich of Itbodo Island,, was reported today in a message from Linchen, ; to havo been released by the bandits who early today took her captive with the other passengers on tho Shanghai Peking express train. . The report said all tho women cap tives had been freed, and that Miss McEadden nnd Miss Coralll wero re leased with MIbs Aldrich. The men among tho foreigners were said, how- over." to bo in grave danger, since tho bandits had notiflod the nuthorl tfes that tho male prisoners all would ho killed unless the troops woro with drawn. At last accounts the troops wore pressing tho bandits on both sides with rifle fire. ' The kidnaping plot is believed to havo beon hatched In Shanghai when It . became, knownj-itbat-.a; WV Party, was leaving on tho Peking expross to attend tho ceremony Incident to tho completion of tho Kungchnpa dyko at Tslnafu. Miss Aldrich Is reported 111 from her experiences. The Miss MeFadden referred to In tho dispatch Is Miss Aidrieh's maid. Tho Aldrich party, homoward bound from a world tour, reached Shanghai ten days ago. Miss Coralll is secretary to O. D. Musbo, an uttorney who w-as among the captives. According to an unconfirmed re port from a Japanese news agency, K. Magal, governor general of the Jap anese tho president of the Hakodate chamber of commcrco was captured by tho bandits. WASHINGTON, May 7. (By the Associated Press) A situation ap parently regarded as seriously men acing good relations betwoon tho United States and tho Poking govern ment In China was described today by American Mlnlstor Schurmnn In tho first official report to reach the stato dopartmont regarding the cap ture of American citizens by bandits near tho Shantung bordor. Tho American mlnlstor Is understood already to have made official repre sentations on his own responsibility and It is expected that he will bo in structed by tho government here to pursuo tho most vigorous courso to sccuro tho release of tho prisoners, unharmed. Tho ropo'rt was prepared by Dr. Schurman, on the basis of Informa tion furnished him by an Amorlcan citizen who was on tho spot whon bandits captured tho tourist train on which many Americans woro riding. It was Indicated that so far as known nono of tboso tnkon prisoner had been harmed. Tho minister appar ently was hopoful that they all would he relensed. Minister Hehurman's roport was dated midnight, May 6, nt Tslnau Fu, and described tho situation as "very serious." LONDON, May 7. -A Router's dis patch from Shanghai says that tho (Continued on Page Six) L Coroner Jones said It wnsj av olear case of sutcido and no further Investi gation would bo made. No motivo for tho act can be ascribed by. friends lioro. D. W. Woodruff of tho Wenatcltoo Co-oporatlvo association, a friend ol Moorhouso, stated he had Been Moor house at times during the festival and thnt he seemed to be in good spirits. "Ho was a highly norvous man," Bald Mr. Woodruff this morning, "and the only reason I could assign for tho net would be over-excltement result ing from the activities of the past two days." j, Moorhouse came to Wenatchee with the Seattle glee club, which mndo a hit here during tho fote. , , i! i ! V-''- '
