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Newspaper Page TextTREE ail Tribune "iff f I The Weather EDFORD Weather Year Afc ( Prediction: Fair and cpntln 1 tied warm. Maximum yesterday 83.7 Minimum today.. .44 Maximum Minimum ...50 ...35 Precipitation ........ .30 ally Eighteenth Tear. Weekly Fifty-Third Year. MEDFORD, OREGOX, TUESDAY, MAY 8, NO. 40 SE BAND M M ;H1E ITS DEMAND $2,000,000 AMERICANS MOBILIZING ; AT TIENTSIN 1 u London Reports British and American Troops Mobilizing As Bandits Demand. Huge Sum for Release of Pris oners More Harrowing Experiences Told. WASHINGTON, May 8. Tho Peking government lias promis ed to pay tho ransom demanded by tho Cliinest bandits who cap tured American citizens and a number of foreign nationals after wrecking tho Shanghai-Peking express Sunday morning, tho state department was advised late today by Jacob O. Schur man, American minister at Pe king. LONDON, May 8. (By tho Asswlatcd. Ih-oss) A ransome of $2,000,000 for (ho foreigners held prisoner Is demanded by the Chinese bandits, says a Central ' News dispatch from Shanciiul today. Tho British and American garrhoiis at Tien Tsln have been mobilized, the dispatch adds. YENSHOWj FU China, May 8. tBy the Associated Press.) Negotia tions have been started for the re lease of the prisoners captured by tils Chinese bandits, it is announced In advices received here. The bandits are located, thirty miles from Lincli eng. One of the American majors held captive Is reported wounded. List of Foreigners SHANGHAI, May 8. Following is a list of the foreigners held by the bri gands: Americans Major Roland Pinger, Manila; Roland Pinger, Jr., Manila; Major Robert Allen, Manila; Robert Allen, Jr., Manila; Leon Friedman, China Motors corporation, Shanghai: J. B. Powell, editor Woekly Review, Shanghai; Lee Solomon, Shanghai; J. A. Henley, China and Fnr East Finance and Commerce periodical, Shanghai. Other nationalities Chovallcr Mus so, attorney, Italian, Shanghai; Fred Ellas, broker, Ilritish, Shanghai; Ed ward Ellas, broker, British, Shanghai; ,-JTheodore Sappioro, broker, British,' Tianghal; Emlle Gonsberger, broker, Tench, Shanghai; Manuel Ancirra Vrea, Moxlcan, Guadalajara, Mexico; F. W. Pratt, nationality not known. Miss Aldrich In Hospital TIEN TS1N, China, May 8. (Ily As sociated Press). Messers. Day and Jncobsnn, and Miss Coralll, throo of the foreigners who escaped from tho bandits who raided the Peking express atScichow early Sunday, arrived here thte' morning. They mild that Miss Lucy T. Aldrich, slstcr-ln-lnw of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., her companion. Miss Mlnnlo McFadden, and Miss Sehonberg had stopped In Tsinanfu, where they were admitted to a hospi tal suffering from shock. Their feet were cut and bruised. Mr. Day, an American, said the ban dits split the captives Into several par ties after forcing them to leave the train. The passengers, guarded heav y.y were brutally hurried Into tho hilly country which Is tho stronghold ot tho bnndlts. "If a prisoner lagged he was prod- (Continued on page eight) TO BIG HOLY NEW YORK, May 0. Present day scientific, ethical and philosophical theories will be united in re-writing the Bible, "In the light of twentieth century." It was announced todny by the Tyson Lectureship Foundation, Inc.. which wns organised yesterday in the library of J. 1. Morgan's home. , The modern Interpretation will be carried to all pnrts of the country by the Hev. Stuart L. Tyson, honorary 4vlear of the cathedral of ft. John the 1)1 vine. The fbunditflon was declared to Old Man Winter Sweeps Middlewest, Mercury Hits 32 ST. PAUL, Minn., May 8. Light snow flurrios In Minneso ta and cold clear weather In other status of tho northwest was reported today. It was 32 above zero here this morning. DES MOINES, Iowa, May 8. Freezing temperatures were re ported from numerous northern Iowa towns today while Dcs Moines witnessed a brief snow flurry and saw tho temperature drop to 35 degrees. SEATTLE, May 8. Sixty-three ot tho leading logging operators of Wash ington whose camps were affected by the strike of I. V. W. called April 25, have decided not to re-employ known I. W.. W. who were active In the dem onstration, lumbermen here said to day. The ban will not affect men who joined the strike through fear of vio lence or who can give other good rea sons for quitting work, it was said. Strikers throughout the state began returning to the camps yesterday, fol lowing the Issuance of an order by the I. W. W. general strike committee ending the walkout. Many of the smaller camps were operating at full capacity today, according, to reports here. Mill men said the Btrlke had affect ed the, log supply to a greater degree than was at first reported but that no acute shortage was anticipated. SPOKANE, May 8. Known mem kers of the I. W. V. are being refused re-employment by lumber camps and millB of eastern Washington and nor thern Idaho, inquiry of lumbe'r con cerns In this territory developed to day. Only In cases where plants were hard hit by the I. W. W. strike are Btrikers being tak,cn back, it was stated. Rooming houses and employment agencies here today reported that I. W. W. are rapidly the city for the logging camps. v LOS ANGELES, May 8 Longshore mon who obeyed tho strike call issued April 28 by the marine transport work ers branch of the Industrial Workers of the World are returning to work at Los Angeles harbor at the rate of H0 a day, according to officers of the Ship Owners Association of the Pa cific Coast. CEREAL CO: BLOWS UP BUFFALO, I INJURED BUFFALO, N. Y., May 8. Two men were Berlously Injured and one hundred girls mado hurried flight from tho plant of the II-O Cereal com pnny In Fulton street this afternoon when a dust explosion wrecked ths feed building. Fire followed tho ex- plosion. Firemen were unable to enter the building because of tottering walls but company officials said It was be lloved nil employes In tho foed section except the two taken to a hospltul es caped injury. I BIBLE UP TO DATE have been Incorporated "to mnko nc Mu.ll.ln ti mnn n n rl tt'fimntl In IFOne rnl tho results of tho research of modern scholars Into tho origins of the Christian religion and its Inter pretation and play In regard to the bible." Importnnt members of the new hnilv include Blshon Herbert flhlp- mnn. Annollatn Justice Finch of the New York supreme court, former At torney General Wickersnnm , very Kev. E. S. Housmanlere of Boston and Frnnk I.. Polk and Major tiono ral Bullnrd, U. 8. A. ILLS DECLARE IIW.LOCKOUI INWASHINGTON RUSSIA ID GT. NEAR BREAK Moscow Indignant Over Note From London, Censuring Soviet Govt, for Action Toward Priests and British Representatives Warn All British to Leave. J.ON DON, May 8. ( By tho As sociated Press.) Tho British note to tho Russian soviet gov ernment, tho text of which was issued .tonight by tho foreign office, is a virtual ultimatum. Tho soviet is given ten days in which to forward a reply com plying billy and unconditionally with certain specified demands, failing which, tho note says, .Great Britain will recognize that tho soviet docs not wish to main tain tho existing relations be tween tho two governments. MOSCOW, May 8. (By tho Associated Press.) A long noto reviewing the numerous Ilritish complaints against soviet Rus sia and couched in such strong terms that it may bring Iltisso Bi'itish relations to nn issue, wns handed to Maxim Utvinoff, as sistant commisar for foreign af fairs, this afternoon by tho Brit ish lvprosentutivo Robert M. Hodgson. Anticipating a break in rela tions, tho British mission scv-" crnl days ago warned nil Brit ishers in Russia that, in view of tho delicate situation, they should bo prepared to leave tho country on short notice. In structions to such notifications nro understood to hnvo been sent by tho British foreign office. LONDON, May 8. (By tho Asso ciated Press) Tho British noto to Russia, which Donald McNeill, Brit ish uiidor-BOcretary for foreign af fairs, told the house of commons had been sent to Moscow, is unofficially reported to be strongly worded com plaint against the discourteous treat ment necorded the British protest in the Kcpliak case, the seizure of tho British trawler James Johnson oft the Murmnn coast, disregarding tho rocognized three-mile limit and tho brusque treatment given tho British agent at Moscow. Members of tho house wero unable to draw much information from Mr. McNeil. Tho under-secrotary said he understood tho soviet commissary of jut-tiro wns considering cancellation of the verdict against the captain and crew of the vessel and was inak liiK nrrnngemcnts for tho Immediate return of tho crow. Tho government spokesman said ho wns not informed as to the enptain, who Is bcliovcd to bo still dctnincd. Mr. McNeill Intimated that he might make a further statement next week. Tho British communists have taken a hand In Iho cnmpnlgntigninst what labor believes is to bo tho Im mincut cancellation of tho trade ngreement with Russia. Tho com munlsts hnvo Issued a manifesto call Ing for tho organization of "councils of action." to prevent tho closing of the headquarters of tho Russia trade delegation in London. British King Honors Italy's Unknown Dead ROME, May 8. (By the Associat ed Press.) King Georgo and Queen Mary of England today laid wreaths on tho tombs of Italy's unknown sol dler and of King Victor Emmanuel II., and King Humbert. Driving to the Pantheon, whore tho two former sovereigns are burled, the British rulers wero received by the minister of public Instruction and by tho veterans of the Italian war of Independence, who since the death of Victor Emmanuel II., In 1878, have maintained a guard over the tomb, Will Fix Up Road According to. Charles'G. Thomson, superintendent of Crater National Park, County Judge O. A. Gardner has assured the park service that the bad stretch of road near McCloud on the Crater Lake highway will be In good shaim for travel by June Kith at the lutest. New Envoy to Mexico Leaves for Post Sec'y. of the Nnvy Edwin Dcnhy bidding goodbye to Chas. B. War ren, tho nowly appointed envoy to Mexico, as tho latter was leaving tho White House to assume his new duties. BASEBALL SCORES National. BROOKLYN, May 8. Charles Grimm, Pittsburg first sncker, hit safely in his twenty-first consecutive game' today, knocking out his third home run of the senson in the second inning of tho PIrato-Biooklyn con test. .At Brooklyn R. Hi. E. Pittsburg ....8 10 8 Brooklyn 6 10 1 Morrison and Oooch: Harper, Rcri ber, Mummaux, Deckerman and Do borry. At Philadelphia R. H. E. St. Louis 11 19 1 Philadelphia 3 8 1 Haines and Atnsmith, McCurdy; Hubbell and Hcnlino. j At New Tork ' R. H. E. Chicago 4 3 1 Boston 6 12 3 Donohue and Hnrgrave; Benton, Ooschger, Gcnorlck and O'Neill. American. At Detroit R. H. E. Washington 8 11 1 Detroit i 2 7 1 Varmouth and flliarrity; Johnson, Mooro and Woodall. (Called end 7th. rain). At Clovoland R. H. E. New York 3 6 0 Cleveland 2 4 2 Shawkey and tichang; Covelesklo and O'Neill. (Called end 7th, rain). Boston-Chicago postponed; wet grounds. Philadclphia-St. Louis postponed, cold. Coast. Portland-Los Angelns gamo post poned; Portland traveling. No More Paper Wheel Pullmans CHICAOO, May. 8. Tho paper enr wheel that intrigued tho imagination of America years ago, and which once served on every Pullman car. Is now only a memory, according to tho Pullman News. Tho steel wheel hns succeeded the paper cored wheel in every Instance The public's Idea back In 1880, that the paper wheel's ' superiority was that the paper center would not 1)0 susceptihlo to tho expanding and con tracting Influences of heat and cold was a misapprehension, as tho real reason for Its valuo lay In tho dead ening of sound under passenger cars, particularly Pullmans. It wns suc cessful for 25 years and then tho nll- stcel wheel began , to tako Its place, until today thero is not a paper cored wheel on nny Pullman car, accord ing to the News. Mother and Children Burned. DERRY, Pa., Mny 8. A mother and three smnll children wero burned to death hero today when flro de stroyed the home of Perry Worman a Pennsylvania railroad laborer. And Still They Dance, DALLAS, Texas, May 8 R. J Nedman at 10 a, m. today completed 142 hours of dancing and sold he In tended to rontlnuo until noon Wed nesday, BIG LUMBER SALE PORTLAND, Ore., May 8. Frod Merrick, of St. Marios, Idaho, timber operator of that Btalo and thoxOulf coast, was arranging toduy to com plete the purchase of 890,000,000 feet of timber In tho Malheur na tional forest. The transfer Involves between 3, 000,000 and $4,000,000. Hcrrick, who reached Portland to day after an extensive trip over tho timber tract, which lies at tho head-' quarters of Sllvlos river, has made the necessary showing to government of ficials that ho will carry tho purchase through, It was said. Horrlck's bid was made April 5. ' ABERDEEN, Wash., May 8. Damngos osllmalod at in oro than $50,000 was dono by n flro which broko out at 3 o'clock this morning In the dry kilns of tho Nnrthwostorn Lumber company at Iloqulnm. in addition to gutting the kilns, It de stroyed a shlnglo wnrchouso and sev eral million Btnrcd Bhlngles. Tho fire was brought under control at G a. m. Its origin Is unknown. BELLINOIIAM, Wash., May 8. Tho sawmill of the Bell Pack Lumber company at Vanznttdf, wns destroyed by flro of unknown origin last night with a loss of from $15,000 to $110,- 000. Tho other property wnB saved. REPLY TO GERMANY LONDON, May 8. (By Iho Asso ciated Press.) Tho chancellor of tho exchequer, Stanley Baldwin, stated In the hr-use of commonB toduy that tho government regretted tho precipitan cy of the Kranco-Holglan reply to the Gorman reparations noto and propos ed to ntaie Its own view In a soparato reply, wilh the If a:;t possible delay. He added that there was reason to believe that Italy wns In accord with th.i Hi HI ilt and contemplated similar proiedtro. Lasker to Resign July. WASHINGTON". May 8. Edward P. Kaili y, Chicago, former president ot thu Emergency Fleet corporation, was p '.n iiied to President Harding today by Chairman Lasker ot the shipping board "nd Vnter S. Teaulo, Prmldi'tii of the Standard Oil com pany of New Jersey as a possible sue? censor to Mr. Laswer upon his resig nation 111 July. Portland Woman Kills Husband, Then Commits Suicide PORTLAND, Oro., May 8. Richard llrautlatcli, 28, was shot to doath at his homo toduy by his wifo who endod her llfo by firing a bullet Into horear at- tcr throwing herself upon his dead body. The police found a noto written by the wlfo which indicated sho had been planning tho deed for somo tiino on ac- count of Jealousy. Tho couplo had boon mnrrled about a year. DENIES OREGON R. R. RATES WILL T PORTLAND, Ore.. T.iay 8. F. W. Robinson of Omaha, freight traffic manager ot tho Union Pacific system, resumed tho stand hero today in tho hearing on proposed wool rates being conducted by II. C. Fall, examiner for tho intorstnto commerce commission. "I do not want to see the Intorlor wool growers stopped from having tho privllcgo of sending tholr wool to Portland," ho said. "I hope thoy will continue to send tholr wool hero for cleaning and baling. I cannot see that the charges suggested will In any way Impair Portland's advantage or posi tion as a center and principal place for tho cleaning, baling and storing ot wool." Robinson explained a proponed 25 cent tariff for baling in transit am said Portland has nothing to foar from the new. rates which have boon, torn Hrartly suspended by the commission pending hearings in Portland . and othor westorn cltios. Robinson, just before . quitting tho witness stand after a grilling examina tion, in which nearly a dozen question ers took a lively part, repented a stnteinont he had made earlier: "I do not think this new rato will Impair Portland as a wool center, It will not hurt tho ability of Portland to got tho wool business of the north wosL" It wnB brought out that nt present nbput sixty lmrcent of tho wool of tho northwest comes to Portland for clean ing, baling or storage and that forty per cent goos to tho Atlantic seaboard from tho points of origin. M. A. Cuinmlngs of Oakland, Cat., assistant general freight agent of the Soutliorn Pacific railroad was again on the Btnnd todny. Ho was nskod to explain why the rato on wool in car load lots from California and Arizona points to tho Atlantic coast by rail should bo higher than rates on honoy, nuts and cotton. Ho Bald that different phases ot bus iness entered Into the matter of rate making and that tariffs wore filed to glvo producers opportunity to compoto with eastern and mlddlo woslern grow ers of various products. Thero was a very lively discussion on tho subject of ratea on drlod hides. Cummins finally Hlnmmed tho exhibits on tho tahlo In front of him and do clared ho would answer no moro ques tions not dealing with tho subject of tho hearing. Ho slnlod that "thoso proposed rates on wool aro not ns low as ro quired to assure rail curriers of taking a fair share ot tho wool carrying busi ness from tho wator terminals away from tho water carriers, but that the rate Is as low as the railroads can mako at this time." P LAND EUGENE GIRL AMONG THOSE CAPTURED BY CHINESE BANDITS AND RELEASED MANILA, May 8. (I!y Associated Pross). Miss Lillian Aul ot Eugotic, Ore., Is reported to havo been cnii tured nnd roloascd by tho Chlnoso bandits who seized a train near tho Shantung border Sunday. Sho wai traveling In the Far East with hor aunt, Mrs, L. A. Boston of Borkoloy, Cnl. Thoy spent several months In the Philippines before leaving recent ly for China. Miss Auld was graduat ed from the University of Oregon last Juno. EUGENE, Ore., May 8. Miss Lil lian Auld of Eugene who was captured nnd released by bandits near the Shan tung border In China, Is tho only KIP P HEAD SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS Dr. Krupp Von Bohlen Must Pay Fine of 100 Million Marks As Result of French Court Martial Directors Also Found Guilty and Get Heavy Sentences. WERDEN, May 8. (Dy tho Asso ciated Press.) Dr. Krupp von Boh len, head of tho Krupp workB, was sentenced to fifteen years In jail and to pay a fine of 100,000,000 marks today as a result of tho trial by court martial hero growing out of tho shooting at tho Krupp plant on March 31. Directors Hartwlg and Oesterlln also wore sentenced to fifteen years' Imprisonment each. Director Brunn to ten years and Bauer and Schaeffor to twenty years each. All wore also sentonced to pay fines of 100,000,000 marks each. Managers Schaepler and Cuntz were sentenced to twenty years" Im prisonment with fines of 100,000,000 marks; Superintendent Qross of the apprentice department was given ton years and Factory Councilman Muel ler, six months. Three workmen ac cused of stealing a motorcycle woro glvon 2 to 0 months. Tho defendants wore charged Willi Inciting tho workmen at the plant to" resist tho French troops whon thoy camo to requisition automobiles. Es pecial strosB was laid by the French prosocutlon on tho blowing ot tho si rens at tho plant, which, It was con tended, encouraged the men to re sist. It was hold that tho directors wore responsible for the continued sounding of tho sirens oven If thoy had not directly ordored that they be blown. . BY ITALIAN TROOPS ROME, May 8. (By the Asso ciated Pross.) Fifteen hundred reb els wore dofealod and 200 killed by the Italians In their latost operations In Tripoli, Involving the occupation of an advanced point, It was announc ed In tho official slatomont today cov ering tho latest developments. The atatemont says: '.'Our troops occupied Bortagomut, sixty kilometers south of Slimon and MlBitrta after defeating 1500 robels, of whom 200 woro killed. Wo aUo captured arms and ammunition. Otir casualties wero 100 Askarls (natlva troops) killed." An unofficial report says the Ital ian losses Included 119 wounded. Hex-over IJHOOO In Cash. . MINNEAPOLIS, May 8. Approx imately $S,000 In currency, part of thu loot stolon .during the holdup of tho fodoral rosnrvo truck In front ot tho Denvor mint, Inst "year has boon recovered to dato In Minneapolis by sovrot sorvlco ngonts, It was an nounced. daughter of David Auld, vlco proRidont of tho Unltod States National bank hero. . Miss Auld Is a wrltor of short stor ies and feature articles and an Illus trator. In tho University of Oregon hero she was presldont of the Dial and ot the Pot and Quill, colloge women's literary frntomltles and a member ot Kappa Apha Theta. She was gradu ated from Eugene public schools and Montlccllo seminary In Illinois, having lived here since ten years ot age, ex cept for a year spout studying art In tho east. Mrs. Lillian A. Seaton, her aunt, with whom she was traveling, has spent much ot her time In the Orient, particularly In Manilla, .