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Daily Eighteenth Tear.
Weekly Fifty-Third Year.
, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1923
NO. 41
M
linLE HOPE
FOR RESCUE
OFHOSTAGES
Escaped American Reports
That Chinese Bandits Have
Escaped Troops and Taken
Prisoners Further in Interior
Foreigners Near Death
From Starvation.
SHANGHAI, May 9 (By Associated
Press). Fourteen foreigners. Includ
ing at least seven Americans, held In
the hills back of Llnchlng by the
Suchow bandits are "almost dead"
from lack of food and clothing and
exposure, according to a message re
ceived here tday from Llnchlng.
TIEN TSIN, May 9. (By Associat
ed Press). F. P. Day, the American,
who escaped from the Suchow train
bandits, revealed In an official state
ment to the American consul today the
disquieting probability that the ban
dits, surrounded by soldiers, had crept
from their fastnesses in the hills
under the cover of night and had re
sumed their march Into the Interior
with their foreign captives.
Day said that as he was leaving
military headquarters, scouts reported
to the Chinese general that the bri
gands had escaped from their hiding
places on the mountain summit. This,
in Day's opinion, indicated they had
eight or nine hours start on their pur
suers, i
Negligence of the soldiers is not
cUjsely Investing the bandit strong
holds Is deplored here. If the ltldnai
era got away the difficulty of captur
ing them has been increased vastly,
likewise the suffering , of their cap
tives, as the country Is remote, wild
and thinly populated. .
At present it is unknown whether
the bandits turned east or west after
they crossed the Shantung boundary.
It Is fervently hoped that they will not
turn back toward Kwelteh to join the
bandits In Honan province led by the
notorious Loa Yang-Jen.
Mr. Day also brought confirmation
that the bandits held R. W. Rowlett, a
prominent British resident of Tien
Tain. Mr. Rowlett Is manager of Reiss
and company, merchants and is be
lieved to have been married In Su:i
Francisco about six months ago.
The belief expressed here today
that the bandits still held about 26
foreigners or twice the number who
escaped was based on the report that
several, foreigners, Including four
American missionaries, boarded the
Peking express at way stations and
therefore were not on the list of pas
sengers given out after the bandits
had seized the train.
Children Are Held
Miss A. Corralli, the Itnllan, when
released by the bandits with a ransom
message wished to take with her two
of the boys held, the sons of Majors
Allen and Pinger, but the bandits re
fused and apparently, she said, the
children were separated from their
fathers.
Another incident that fanned the
flame of Indignation here occurred
Monday night when a Canadian mer
chant named Lowe, traveling to
Shanghai on the TBinpu railway, was
pulled from the train by Chinese
civilians, beaten, bound and carried
off to the bureau of foreign affairs
here. Chinese police, standing by,
made no effort to release him, but a
foreigner who saw the abduction noti
fied the British consul. The consul
demanded and obtained Lowe's re
lease Immediately but an explanation
of the affair is awaited Impatiently In
foreign official circles.
Ex-service men of the great war
association held an Indignation meet
lng today to consider a protest against
the activities of Chinese bandits.
Military Action Doubtful
WASHINGTON, May 9. The anxl
cGouUuuhO ou paxe all.r
IRISH FREE STATE REFUSES DE VALERA'S
TERMS, NEGOTIATIONS ARE CALLED OFF
DUBLIN, May 9. (By the
elated Pross) Tho Irish free
government has refused the
terms of Eamonn DeValera or
Asso
state peace
d has
declined to communicate I
with tho republican leader.
President Cosgrave in tho Do
ennn, today read the corrospo;
conducted with DeValera by S
Douglas nnd Jamison, acting
terniediaries.
, Tho correspondence showefl
urther
I Kir
d"0' e
n.it'-rs
is lrt-
i ilKit
Oregon Legislator
Indicted By Jury
For Embezzlement
TILLAMOOK, Ore., May 9.
Frank A. Rowe, who was con
nected with the Nehalem Valley
bank at Wheeler, Ore., which
was closed by the state bank ex-
aminer, October 25, 1921, was
indicted by the county grand
jury on two counts, charging
him with embezzlement of pub
lic funds, it was announced to
day. Howe at one time repre
sented Tillamook in the state
legislature.
BUZZARDS HI!
MIDDLE 1ST
CHICAGO, May 9. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Unseasonable cold
which sent the thermometer down to
freezing' and was accompanied by
snow flurries continued today to
bring shivers to the entire central
west, but the weather bureau sees
relief immidately ahead. The cold
will continue today, according to the
weather report with even lower tem
peratures in the Great Lakes region,
the upper Ohio valley and th Atlan
tic states.
Snow yesterday was reported as far
south as Missouri. Wisconsin, Iowa.
Indiana and other central states sent
reports that the flurries at times as
sumed proportions of a dead-of-wln-ter
bllzard. The northern section of
Wisconsin told of a three inch snow
fall. On the other hand, Isolated spots
in the southwest and. on the Pacific
coast experienced unseasonable hot
weather.
In Chicago, an Inch of snow cov
ers the ground and the temperature
Is slightly below freezing. The con
trnl west apparently was hardest hit
by the momentary return of winter.
upper Wisconsin, the northern Michi
gan peninsula, Minnesota, Nebraska,
South Dakota and Iowa being the
chief sufferers.
One of the worst storms ever ex
perienced during May was felt at
Milwaukee. Reports from northern
Wisconsin were that freezing weath
er with snow overspread that section.
Menominee, Mich., reported the worst
May storm since 1S95. A regular
blizzard as thick as any last winter,
raged.
Along Lake Superior the storm was
especially fierce A northwest wind
Is packing Ice into Whlteflsh Bay and
forcing it down St. Mary's river. Ash
land, Wis., reports a heavy blizzard
raging and extensive Ice fields being
driven about Lake Superior.
At St. Paul, Minn., the thermome
ter went two degrees below freezing,
but .rising temperature Is predicted
for today. Crops in that section or
Minnesota were not injured, accord
ing to the state agriculture commis
sioner. Kansas City, Mo., reported or
chards were damaged quite a little.
The cooler weather was felt as far
as Texas, where, although tempera
tures dropped- 20 degrees, it was
warm enough for tho weather not to
approach freezing. In the Old South,
Atlanta reported a rainfall of 1.54
inches, preceded by a heavy drop in
temperature. The lowest tempera
ture was reported as 33 degrees.
Trlgonln Meeting, Thursday.
There will he an oil meeting at the
Medford Hotel, Thursday evening
next at 8 o'clock, and all Interested
in the oil development in the valley
are urged to attend. There will be
a report of the trustees of the Trlgo
nla well on the future prospects and
finances. The well is now down 2200
feet.
PHILADELPHIA Snow fell today
in widely separated sections of Penn
sylvania. The temperature hovered
about the freezing point.
DeValera insisted upon nn election
by September 15 nnd assignment to
tho republicans of barracks where
ihelr arms could be stored under re-
j i ub'.li an kiwi I" pending the outcome
of I'm im. -i l. He also clnlmed tne
i,f i,.,llrnn to sit In tho free
Utiit.i pnrll'ii'icnt without taking the
:! ti' i II ad In tho treaty,
i h. vei nmont until President
I ComTflvs, retuaed these terms nnd
I dwiired to 'liter Into further com
1 1-unlcuti .n villi DeValera.
MERCURY DROPS
N. Y. Federal Judge Refuses to
Grant Injunction Requested
By Attorney General Daugh
erty Govt. May Carry
Case at Once to the Su
preme Court.
NEW YORK, Slay 9. Federal
Judgo Mayer announced this after
noon that tho government's applica
tion for an injunction to restrain the
New York coffee and sugar exchange
and the Now York coffee and sugar
association from dealing in sugar fix
tures hud been denied.
Tho decision reached by Judges
Rogers, Hough, Manton and Mayer
has not yet been filed in writing
Judge Mayer, who entered a denial
of tho government's application on
tho covert calendar, said tho reasons
for tho decision would be announced
later.
WASHINGTON, May 9. The re
fusal of Federal Judge Mayer to en
join the Now York sugar exchange
from dealing in sugar futures may re
sult In a direct appeal which will
bring tho caso without delay before
the supreme court.
Although declining to discuss Judge
Mayor's action in detail, department
of Justice officials indicated that they
were prepared to continue vigorously
the fight they have begun in the
courts against those they hold re
sponsible for recent sugar price in
creases. From the nature of the proceedings
it would be possible to take tho case
at once to tho lilgheHt court without
passing through the court of appeals.
In addition the supreme court may be
asked to expedite Its consideration of
Its appeal so that a final decision one
way or the other can be obtained
without deluy.
!T
TAX REDUCTION
PORTLAND, Ore., May 9 Recom
mendutionn for reduction or elimi
nation of the war tax on jewelry was
the principal matter for considera
tion at the annual convention of the
Oregon Retail Jewelers association
which opened hero today. About 30
jewelers were present from all parts
of Oregon.
Tho morning session was devoted to
registration find other preliminaries
of the two day meeting. This after
noon President P, A. Heitkemper
called the convontlon to order. Mayor
O. L. Baker gave an address of wel
come and the response was made by
W. L. Coppernoll of Eugene.
Joseph H. Mazer of Omaha, vice
president of the American Retail
Jewelers' association had tho prin
cipal address of the afternoon, his
subject being "war tax.'
KING GEORGE PAYS
A VISIT TO POPE
ROME, May 9. (By Associated
Press). Pope Plus received Kins
George and Queen Mary of England in
the Vatican today.
Their majesties were accompanied
by the Hon. Theophlllus Russell, Brit
ish minuter to the holy see. They
were accorded military honors by the
palatine guards and a detachment ot
pantlflcnl gendarnles.
Only King George-, Queen Mary and
Mr. Russell entered the private library
ot the pontiff, where the audience
took place. Plus walked to meet the
British sovereigns, holding out his
hand to thorn in cordial greeting. The
audience lastod nearly half an hour.
At its conclusion members of the ling
llsh suite of the king were Introduced.
POMEROV, Ohio, May 9. J. E.
Miller, aged 63, a coal miner, today
shot and killed Edward Arnold and
A. W. Siner at his home here.
Miller told police that Arnold and
Swlncr were minors who had attempt
ed lo abduct him and take him to
West Virginia where he formerly
worked. Mlllor la a union man.
American Student Wins ,! : ;
British. Boxing Honors
BESEEM gr
' Edward P. Engen, former Ynlo
scholar nt Oxford, won tho Rrltish
by defeating F. J. Hulks ln three rounds. Eagen Is the first American to
win the title in 3!) years. It has been contested. He trained in Dublin as
sparring partner for Mike HUTIgue, light heavyweight champion, and was
in splendid shape for his battle with Hulks.
TO BUILD EIGHTY
T
PORTLAND, Ore., May 9. Con
struction of 80 in II 08 ot railway
northwesterly from Crane Ore., the
western terminus "bt the Union Pa
cific's Central Oregon line, via DuniB
to tho great timber tract In tho Mal
heur national forest bought from tho
federal government by Fred Mer
rick, a lumber operator of St. Maries,
Idaho, will bo the first activity he is
obligated to undertake under his cut
ting contract with the government,
which was signed late yesterday.
Herrick says ho Intends to have
location surveys of the projected
railway, which will be a common
carrier for development of the tim
ber resources of the Malheur forest,
made without delay, so that construe-1
Hon can begin this year and bo com
pleted before the close of 1924.
Merrick's purchaso covers approx
imately 890,000,000 feet of timber.
The tract is about one-seventh of the
government-owned timber ln the Mal
heur forest. Other units will bo of
fered for sale after the railroad Into
the forest is completed. -
UP JOHNSON REEF
PORTLAND, Ore., May 9. Tho
steamer Luko Gebhart on tho rocks
off Johnson's reef on tho Washing
ton coast, was beginning to break up
at 2:30 this afternoon, according to
a radio message picked up nt the
North Head naval radio station nnd
forwarded to tho Associated Press.
The pumps had fallod and tho vessel
wns filling with water, according to
tliis message Tho master considered
tho situation bad. it was said.
National
At New York R. H. E.
Chlcngo 9 11 4
New York ' 6 U . 9
Aldrldgo and O'Fnrrell; Johnson,
Jonnard, J. Barnes and Snyder.
At Philadelphia R. H.' E
St. Loul 9 16 1
Philadelphia 1 11 2
Sell, North, Rhordel and Alnsmlth;
Winters, Mitchell, Kinney, Bishop,
Kelts and Hcnllne.
Alt other , National games post
poned, rain.
American.
Boston-Chicago postponed, cold.
New York-Cleveland postponed,
cold.
Washington-Detroit game "post
poned, snow.
fjocrnor Would Bo Senator,
BT. PAUL, May 9. Governor
Preus said today ho would resign to
accept appointment a United Btntos
senator from Minnesota In succession
to tho lato Senator Nelson if thn
state senate holds tho governor of
the stulo may appoint the successor.
student and now nn American Rhodes
amuteur heavyweight championship
L
R. R. REDUCTION
PORTLAND, Ore., May . 9. Trans
continental railroads should be given
the relief they nsk in the revision of
rates on wool to moetjcompetitlon of
this water route to the Atlantic const
through the Panama canal, F. A.
Clarke, Portland wool grower, testi
fied today before Examiner II. C. Fnul
ot the Interstate commerce commis
sion. Unless this reliof is granted, the
wool men will be at the mercy of the
steamships, Clarke Bald.
After stating that any increase In
the rates during the present season
would seriously affect growers as pur
chases have been made on the basts
of the present rnto, Clarke argued
that since the railroads originate busi
ness at the interior points and ln thlB
way have made the wool business pos
sible they are entitled to part of the
long haul trade.
The wool industry In the state would
be reduced 25 por cent he estimated
If the carriers should discontinue
their present liberal policy of per
mitting the shipment ot sheep during
tho grazing season.
Rail shlpmonts will always be nec
essary, he said, because wool is di
verted in transit and many mills lo
cated inland on the Atlantic Blope are
handicapped by steamship shipments.
"Ordinarily rail shlpmonts are pre
ferred by shippers ovor boars," Clarke
said. "1 think tho boat lines will take
what the truffle will boar and they
will increase their rates accordingly.
The steamship companies have a way
of changing their rates overnight."
The Daily
Bank Robbery
MOUNT VERNON, 111., May 9.
Bandits obtained $2,100 ln cash by
blowing the safe ln the Slate bank of
Bonnie, six miles south of here early
today. They also obtained $28,000
ln non-negotlahlo bank notes.
DOLLARD, Sask., May 9. Five
bandits blew the safe of the Bank of
Hochclaga hore early today and, es
caped with $5, COO in cash and a large
quantity ot negotiable securities, af
ter trussing the olerk, who occupied
quartors on tho second floor, with
wire cable. . ,, ;-.
BRANSDALL, Okla., May 9. Two
masked men hold up the First Na
tional bank hero today and escaped
with $4,055 in cash, about $1,000 In
traveler's checks and an undetermin
ed amount ot customers' checks. Five
patrons were imprisoned In the vault.
MOUNT VERNON, III., May 9.
Bandits last night blew tho safe In the
State Bank of Bonnie, 111., eight miles
south ot here and escaped with $2100
In cash and $28,000 In securities. It
has not been ascertained whether tho
securities are negotiable.
Liberty Bond
NEW YORK, May 9. Liberty bonds
closed: 314's 101.6. First 4's 97.5:
socoud 4's 97.13; first 4 '4's 97.13;
second 414's 97.14; third 4V4's 98.12;
fourth 4'g 97.19; Victory 4's un
called 100.1; U. S. Treasury 4 's 99.2.
'n.,. r?- " d . I
From Shipping Bd.
"May Practice Law!"
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WASHINGTON, May 9. Res-
Ignatlon of 'former Senator
George E. Chamborluin of Ore-
gon as a member of the Bhip-
plug hoard has been accepted
by President Hartilng, effective
June 30.
Mr. ChambsrliHn said he ox-
pectod to renin in in Washington
for a time. It Is understood he
will open a law office here.
It is bellovod in Oregon that
'Chamberlain will oppose McNnry
for tho sonatev
ASHLAND, May 9. Payment for
the publication of the high school an
nual was jeopardized Monday night
when safe ox port b extracted nearly
$200 in cash from the safe at the high
school. Entrance to the building was
gained through the basement and coal
room. Checks taken were destroyed.
In addition to the money, all the
laboratories In the building were visit
ed and some apparatus and chemicals
taken.
The knob was knocked from tho
front of the safe, which held the higil
school money, and then the lock
puncluld out. The method was repeat
ed on tie Inside of the safe. Both the
desks bt Superintendent Q. A. Briscoe
and tt Principal B. C. Forsythe were
rifled, and articles taken.
Sheriff Terrlll and Mr. Fornorook,
fingerprint expert, were called to the
scene and were working on sovoral
clews today. ' - ": -1 -
Through tho burglary the high
school annual, "The Rogue," is in
financial straits, as the money wag of
utmost Importance to the staff ot the
publication. The expense of printing
the annual with the cuts, which are
furnished by the high Bchool, totals in
the vicinity of $500. What the stu
dents are going to do to recuperate
the finances is not known. Sugges
tions that those who have purchased
these will again make payment have
been received, together with that the
business men of the city may contrib
ute and make up the loss.
This is the second financial loss the
high school has suffered during the
school year, the first coming when
Medford cancelled the Thanksgiving
football game, proceeds and gate re
ceipts which were counted uion to
tide over the athletic department for
the entire yoar. At this time funds
of the student body wore diverted
toward making up this loss, and had
the gamo not boon called off would
have been diverted to the second loss.
SAFE, SHANGHA
MANILA, Mny 9. (By tho Asso
ciated Press) Mrs. L. A. Seaton of
Berkeley, fill., nnd here niece. Miss
Lillian Auld of Eugeno, Or., report
ed probably captured by the Chlnoso
bandits at Suchow last Sunday, are
sufo in Shanghai, according to a
cablegram received from Shanghai to
day. They did not depart on tho
Shanghai-Peking express that was
hold up by the bandits.
WASHINGTON, May 9. Mrs. Sea
ton and Miss Auld of Manila were said
ln official advices to tho state depart
ment late today to have been among
the Americans on the Peking-Shanghai
express when It was attacked by
bandits. The dispatch, conflicting with
previous Information from Manila,
said the two women still were mUsing.
ASHLAND IK
SCHOOL ROBBED
0F S200 IN CASH
HAMMER MURDERESS ATTEMPTS TO
ESCAPE AGAIN; iDFNTITY ESTABLISHED
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Mny
9. (Hy'tho Associated Press) Pho
tographs of Clara Phillips, tho ham
mer murderess, which were brought
horo from Los Angeles, show a
marked resemblance to the woman
hold hero ns Mrs. Phillips. In addi
tion, both tho blouso nnd largo scarf
pin worn this morning by the pris
oner apparently aro Identical VtHth
those depleted in tho photographs
taken in California.
The woman attempted to escape a
second timo when a slight earth tre
NO LIMIT
10 LIQUOR
FOR DOCTOR
Fedl. Judge Knox Holds Part
of Volstead Act Void Relat
ing to Amount N. Y. Physic
ian Can Presoribe In
junction Granted By Court
Against Dry Agents.
NEW YORK, May 9. Federal
Judge Knox today declared void that
portion of the Volstead act which lim
its the amount of liquor which a phys
ician may prescribe and granted an
Injunction restraining prohibition en
forcement officers from interfering
with the practice ot Dr. Samuel M,
Lemhert. , ,
Attaches of the court raised the
question whether Judge Knox's de
cision, it sustained in the higher
courts, would not also deal a blow
at the Harrison anti-narcottc act.
This act, it was said, prohibits physi
cians from prescribing Increased
doses of narcotics to drug patients,
tluis In effect limiting the physician's
judgment as to what treatment shall
bo used.
It was Indicated that it the decis
ion Is upheld United States Attorney
Hnyward might find himself 'com
pelled to drop proceedings against
Dr. Ernest 'Bishop, recently Indicted
under the Harrison act for prescrib
ing Increased doses of a narcotlo to a
patient.
The Association for the Protection
of the Constitutional Rights, an or
ganisation ot more than 100 promin
ent physicians, had gone on record
as sponsoring the tost of the law. -
WASHINGTON, May 9. -Govern-ment
officials were uncertain today
whether an appeal to the supreme .
could would be taken from the New
York fedoral court declslpn declaring
void tho Volstead law provision lim
iting physicians' prescription for
liquor.
The supreme court has not passed
on this provision of the prohibition
law.. It has upheld the Volstead act
as a whole, but that action does not
prevent the court from declaring
upon a particular section upon sub
mission of the question ln apeciflo
cases.
The New York decision,' however,
Is regarded here as affecting only the
case of the single Individual raising
tho question, and not as annulling
the Bectton of the Volstead act In-'
volved, even in the New York dis
trict. Each physician desiring to In
crease his quota' of liquor prescrip
tions, It Is declared, still will be re- .
quired to bring a separate suit to
make tho decision applicable to him.
Legal officers ot the government
doubted whether the New York decis
ion would affect administration ot
tho Harrison anti-narcotic law.
ED WHITE IS APPOINTED
SALEM.- May 9. Ed M. White of
Medford has been chosen by the state
commission ob appraiser for Jackson
county on tho World War Veterans'
8tate commission In place of E. D.
Brigga of Ashland, who -recently re
signed when his son, Wm. Brlggs,
was chosen attorney for the board.
E. M. White Is well known In Med
ford, being a member of the real
estate firm of Brown & White, a di
rector of the Chamber of Commerce,
a champion trombone player and a
good scout generally.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. A light
snow foil here this morning and win
ter temperature prevailed..
mor wns felt hore, causing some con
fusion, but she wna foiled by the po
lice guard. Her companion who haa
been called Mrs. Young, la now al
leged to be Mrs. Etta May Jackson,
whose husband Is said to have
stopped off In Juarez. The man
known ns Jesse Carson, who claims
to bo the husband of the alleged Mrs.
Phillips, Is In tho prison hers where
ha Is being held. According to the
local authorities, he Is wanted on
charges ot arson and murdor In California,