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Newspaper Page Text' 111,.... Mebfom) Mail Tribune . The Weather Prediction: Generally cloudy Maximum yesterday . 79.2 Minimum today .51 - Wealher Year Ago Maximum Minimum 83 44 Dally Eighteenth Tear. Weekly Fifty-Third Year. , MEDFORD, ORECJOX, TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1923 NO. 46 HOT SPRINGS RUINED BY FIRE, FLOOD Business District Arkansas City Wiped Out By Fire and Flood Losses Will Run Into Millions Many Deaths Reported U. S. War Dept. to Give Aid. HOT SPRINGS, Ark., May J5. illot Springs today was endeavoring to ex tricate Itself from debris and ruin left by flood, fire and wind which ( last night wrecked the business dis trict of the city with damage to prop erty which is expected Jo run into the millions. Several persons are reported ' to have been killed, but thus far re ports of fatalities have not been veri fied! It is expected, howFever, that the death list will exceed 3 or 4 per sons. While the monetary loss Is roughly figured In the millions, no accurate estimate is available. The Mar quette hotel is a pile of charred bricks and - stone representing a loss in excess of (250,000. The only build ing left in the Marquette block is the Citizens' National bank. The city is without street car, electric or gas ser vice. Alt utility plants, including the telegraph office were flooded and put out of commission. Out of a maze of reports received by the Little Rock Democrat many of the reports lacking verification it was apparent that the water rush ing into Hot Springs from the sur rounding mountains after almost con f tlnuous rainfall for eighteen hours, 1 flooded the streets with water about 6 p. m., yesterday, but no alarm was felt until an hour later when an un usually heavy downpour sent the crest of the flood bounding through the streets. ' Converging floods met at tho site of the Arlington hotel, recently de--' stroyed by fire, and the combined floods turned Into Central avenue In a rushing stream five and six feet deep. . Fronts of stores, hotels, bath houses and residences were smashed in as occupants were forced to flee through rear doors and climb to the mountainside. The heroic rescue of a Mrs. Christianson is told in a brief and somewhat garbled dispatch. The woman was caught in a torrent rush ,lng down from the mountains and flung abuut as the water carried her down to the maln street of the clly. Tho current threw her Into an auto mobile, where her body became lodg ed. With the aid of .ropeB several men swam to her rescue and removed her to safety nfter cutting off her hair, which had become entnngled In the wrecked car. She was revived by a lung motor. The storm struck the western resi le dentinl section of Little Rock. The Pulaski Heights section felt the greatest force of the blow. A number of houses were wrecked or damaged and a school house was demolished. Trees were uprooted. 800 Autos Destroyed. Two automobiles were picked up by the flood and swirled through the display windows of a store. More than half the automobiles in Hot Springs were parktfd on the downtown streets nnd virtually every xne of these wns wrecked or carried 'way by the flood. He estimated that at least 800 automobiles were wrecked. A Missouri Pacific work train got to iKot Springs shortly before noon nnd officials of the road snld regular train service would be resumed Im mediately. A special train was start ed from here at noon. "The men were trapped when the wnter struck tho lower part of the town, nnd X assisted In pulling their bodies from the water," said one eye witness. "Tho torrent swept through the center of tho town. While Cen tral avenue, the main street was under five feet of water, fire was dis covered in the Marquette hotel. The hotel and one of the largest busi ness blocks were destroyed. Water plugs were submerged nnd tho flood rose so rapidly firemen could not get (Continued on nave olght) STRAW HAT DAY IN 10 EAR IFF DAY DENVER, May IB. Snow was fall ing; today in Wyoming and eastern Colorado, according to reports receiv ed by the weather bureau. The mor cury stood at 31 degrees above zero at Denver at 11 a. m. Freexlng tempera tures were predicted in eastern Colo- rado today. The precipitation In Denver, accord ing to the forecaster, measured one inch. Snow was melting almost as fast as It fell, here. Baby Is Born to Mother Badly Hurt In Texas Tornado COLORADO, Texas, May 15. In the pastor's study of a Colorado church last night a boy was born to Juanita Hern andez, whose Injuries In the tornado yesterday included both arms broken and a badly lac erated fuce. Mrs. Oscar Hambry, whose husband was killed, lies on a cot In a hospital and a small boh on another. "My little four months old baby was torn from my arms," said Mrs. Hambry. "I crawled on my hands and knees for hours It seems and finally found her about 100 yards away, bur led in the mud. She was not in jured in any way." BERLIN, May 15. (By the Asso ciated Press) The French have oc cupied the Baden aniline and soda works at LudwiRshafen, according to a message received here today. The employes have not attempted to enter the works which are shut down, with an entire French regiment quartered there. The street railways at Lud wigshafen ceased operation as a re sult of the French occupation of the depot. The Hoochst dye works at Lud wignhafen and the town of Lemburg, Westphalia also have been occupied by the French. i The Lei m burg railway station, postofflce and other public buildings were occupied by the French troops, Frankfort udvices state, and the city was cut off from unoccupied Ger many., The laborers on duty at both tho plants seized were permitted to leave but no one was allowed to enter the works. The Hoechst works were sur rounded by a strong military coro don. According to German advices from Ludwigshafen, the French an nounced that the aniline and soda works were occupied merely to seize and remove such quantities of dye stuffs as were due France and Bel gium under the' treaty. It was not expected, it was said, that It would be necessary to occupy .the plant for more than a week. The Linden nnlline and soda works were one of the principal sources of Germany's chemical supplies for mu nitions during the war and attempts were frequently made by the allies to bomb it. Portlander Shoots H imself 6 Times, But Will Recover BERKELEY, Cal., May 15. Ed win Anders, 44, of Portland, Ore., and graduate of tho University of Illinois,, according to his own admissions, will recover, although suffering from six self-inflicted pistol wounds, the at tending physician said today. Anders was being detained by the Berkeley police after attempting to dispose of some valuable books in a second-hand store under suspicious circumstances and shot himself in the police station. Anders Bald he had a wife and three children. He insisted that the books were his. . Two Men Killed in Fire Bakersfield, Cal., May 15 Two men were killed In a fire early yesterday morning which threatened the de struction of the Santa Fe depot here. The dead are John Bittner, 65, and J. V. Harris, 61. Quake Shocks In Home. ROM B, May 15. (By the Asso ciated Press) Three earth shocks, acrompanied by rumblings, wore felt In Rome today. No dnmuge hus been reported. Iff MER DENVER, May 15. Denver's hopes of observing the traditional May 15 "straw hat day" were dashed away on the crest of a storm that brought with It a driving blustery snowfall ' that held promise of attaining considerable depth before night The temiwrature hovered above the freezing point. The snowstorm descended early this morn ing after two days of Intermittent showers that followed a long period ot balmy weather. FRENCH OCCUPY BIG MUNITION SUPPLY CENTER II. 8. TROOPS AT T I EN TSIN CALLED OUT 800 U. S. Soldiers to Aid in War Against Bandits Country in Turmoil Posi tion of Hostages Precarious Hankow Surrounded By Outlaws Demand Ransom TIEN TSIN, aMy 15. (By the As ocjuted iPress.) American troops here were called out early Sunday morning to be prepared to guard rail way property following reports re ceived at American military head quarters of a battle In progress be tween Chinese troops and brigands at Tangshan, fifty miles east ot here on the Peking-Mukden railway. According to the statement issued by American headquarters here, where more than 800 United States troops are based to protect railway lines from Peking, the traffic Inspec tor at Tungshan reported that Chi nese troops there had turned ban dits and had broken loose In the city. The mutineers attempted to loot a native bank and a pitched battle en sued between the many police sup ported by other troops, which lasted halt an hour until the police exhaust ed their ammunition. Later the bandit soldiers were driven off. Fearing damage to the railway line, tho American soldiers were call ed to arms at Tien Tsln, but when the nature of. the trouble at Tang shan was revealed and it was discov ered that the railroad was not men aced, the Americans were marched back to their compound. The American. forces, however, are "standing by" prepared for ac tion in the event of further out breaks. WASHINGTON. May 15. A de mand that the Chinese government ment take Immediate Bteps to guard the principal railways, especially the Tien Tsln-Pukow and the Peging Hnnkow lines, has been made by the diplomatic corps in Peking. A commission ot foreign military officers has been created to further protect life and property. The com mission will Investigate measures ta ken by the Peking' government to pro tect tho. Chinese railways from a re occurrence of outrages similar to that at Llncheng. Hankow Suroranded HANKOW, China, May 15. (By the Associated Pross.) About 1000 soldiers and ex-bandits from Honan, Incorporated Into an army are en camped seven miles from Hankow de manding tribute of $.175,000 and a quantity of ammunition as the price of their departure. The authorities thus far have refused to comply. Trains between Peking and Hankow ore enrrying guard detachments of 4 0 soldiers each as well as machine guns. SHANKHAI, May 15. (By the As sociated Press.) Foreign diplomatic representatives ,were under peremp tory ordorB today from a bandit chiof tnln -nailed Wang to guarantee by nightfall that the Chinese govern ment would meet his demand that several thousand of his followers, en trenched In the mountain fastnesses of Shantung, be forgiven for their depredations and accorded the sta tus of regular soldiers. Should tho diplomats or the Chi nese government fall to comply, the price, aB fixed by Wang in a letter de livered to the American consul at Llrheng Is death to the foreigners held as hostages. The letter was brought from the bandit headquarters to Llcheng by Rev. William Lenfers, an aged priest of Llcheng who, walking night and day through the wild country reach ed the mountain top where the cap tives were held Sunday. He confer red with the chieftain, receiving the mcsRago addressed to the foreign ministers In China and left Imme diately on the perilous, exhausting Journey back. Father Lenfors- reported that the bandits would not accept the pledge of Chinese officials and so had Insist ed on foreign guarantees. Advices previously received In Shanghaid had reported that the bandit leader had Issued an ultimatum granting two days ofgrace "from May 12."' Anotbor dispatch said the chlof tnln had allowed two days In commu nication to the Chinese timed 1 a. m. Sunday. Whether the new message to the foreign diplomats conveyed by Knthor Lenfors chnnged the hour at which the period by the ultimatum be gan was nut explained by him. The Champion Whiskers of the World at San Francisco tf&fe-i i lilt The world's champion whiskers are pictured In the nbovo photo. The two possessors are old forty-niners and between them have a totul of more than 28 feet of whiskers. The man at the, left has whiskers which measure 11 feet 3 inchcB. Those at the right are seventeen feet long. SEVERAL KILLED ANTI-JAPANESE B IN CIA SHANGHAI, Mny 15. (By Associ ated PresB), SevortM persons were klllco and a large number of others were Injured in anti-Japanese riots at Shiasbi, province ot Htipeli, when the anti-Japanese demonstrators boarded a Japanese river steamer. A Japanese armored gunboat has been sent at full speed from Hankow to the scene of the trouble. Advices received here Indicate that the riots at Shasbl, which is a port on the Yangtse river above Hankow where the foreign gunboats that pa trol the river are based, are the cul mination of a long series of distur bances in central and west China, growing out of the boycott Instituted against Japan when Toklo refused to abrogate tho famous 21 demands treaty. Crowds of students and others at Shashi enforcing the boycott boarded the Japanese river mail steamer Taigen Maru to ascertain the names of Chinese merchants who had goods aboard from Japanese shippers. The Taigen Maru flashed a distress signal and tho Japanese gunboat Fu shimi which was stationed nearby, put ashore a landing party. A series of riots followed in which some are believed to have been killed and large numbers were Injured. Subsequently all communication lines in and out of Shasbl were out and river steamers were not permitted' to land. An armored gunboat from the Jap anese river flotilla at Hankow lins been rushed to the scene of the dis turbance. National PHILADELPHIA, May 15. Cin-cinnutl-Philadelphlu, postponed, rain NEW YORK, May 15. Chicago Brooklyn, Jostponed, cold. NEW YORK, May 15. Plttsburg- New York, postponed, cold. At Boston: R. H. E. St. Louis 10 15 0 Boston 6 12 0 Batteries: Tonoy, North and de mons; McNamara, Watson, Cooney and O'Neill. American CHICAGO, May 1 5. Philadelphia Chicago, postponed, rain. ST. LOUIS, May 15. BoBton-St. Louis, postponed, wet grounds. At Detroit K. H. E. New York 9 9 0 Detroit 5 10 3 'Batteries: Pcnnock, Mays and Schnng; Collins, Coleman, Olscn and Woodall, Basslcr. At Cleveland: R. II. E. Washington . 9 14 2 Cleveland . 10 18 B Batteries: Mogridge, FubsoII, Brill- E, A CRISIS IS FEARED LONDON, May 15.-rr-(By tho Asso ciated Press.) Reports that Premier Bonar Law 1b returning ta .Lindai from Switzerland today gavo rise to the suggestion that ho has curtailed his holiday in consequence of the position in which the government finds itself In regard to the Art O 'Brien habeas corpus poceedings. According to tho opposition polltt cinns and press, the situation Is'ox tremely serious and they troat It much like a ministerial crisis. The cabinet met last night. Tho ministers seem to have been partlcip larly concerned with measures to pro- tect Homo Secretary Brldgman against tho penalties Involved In a breach ot tho habeas corpus act of 1670, which providos that no resi dent of England may ho sent as a prisoner to any placo boyond the seas, including Ireland. It also declares that persons responsible for the de tention of a prisoner in vlolatjon of tho act may Incur penalties including confiscation of lands and goods, ar rest and outlawry. TO KEEP SHANGHAI, May 1(1. (Ily tlio AswK'laU'd I'nw) Tho Kiu'liow bandits liuvo moved their foreign ouptlvi'H ten itiih-H further buck ( Into the noiiutiiliiH H-Iilnil liln I'licng, ncoonllng to nilvlccn re. eclved hero curly this morning. LONDON, Mny 15. (Ily tlio AfUKX-llltfU ITOSW) DlMixitcJicfl from Peking say tho CIiIiicno ImiidilM linvo rcpiKllatiil their ngrct'incnt to it-lcuso tho for olgncrH thi'y hold captive. It Is liellcvol hero this In tho con. Hlriirlion lvklng put uimiii the demand of tlio bandit, rcKrt rd from NlmiiKluil, that tlio for elgn diplomatic rcpntM'iitiitlveH guiirnnteo the carrying nut by tho ( liliMwu government of tho terms tho ImiulltH fixed. Body Is Identified. EVERETT, Wash., May 15. Tho body found In the sound near Ed monds yesterday was Identified as that of Richard Cnplnger, aged 71, of the Samuel and Jessie Kenny home, Seattle, who loft tho homo Friday night. Recently he had been In poor health. He has no known relatives To Call Dry Conference WASHINGTON. May 15. President Harding was said at the White Houso today to be still hopeful of calling tho governors of the states Into confer ence in Washington on prohibition en forcement before he leaves on his wes tern trip. hart and Ghnrrlty, Ruel; Edwards, Boone, Zachary, Smith, Motevler and Myatt. BT. LOUIS, Mny 16. Boston-St. Louis postponed, wot grounds. Road houses in Multnomah County Raided By Agents PORTLAND, Ore., Mny 15. Eleven madhouses in Multnomah county outside the city limits ot Portland wore raided today by 4 federal and state prohibition offl- cers who went out to make ar- rests on evidence gathered in the past ton days. Sheriff T. M. Hurlburt and United Statos District Attorney Coko nnnoiinc- ed they Intended to close the places through abatement pro- ceedings. U.S. ATTITUDE TO MEXICO 15 T MEXICO CITY, "May 15. (By Asso ciated Press). The United States seeks no special advantages in Mexico through the recognition negotiations and has no Intention or desire of Inter fering with the sovereignty of this re public, said' Charles B. Warren, one of the Washington delegates to the con ference, at the opening session yester day. "We come equipped with friendly intentions, hoping to bring about an understanding in order that Mexico and the United States may once more resume normal, cordial relations," snld Mr. Warren. "We are convlncod, however, that cortnln principles are essontlal as a baBls for economic co operation between nations. Tho prin ciples ot Justice recognized by Inter national law must prevail between nations In order that trado and com merce mavjflow with a feeling of cor tulnty between different peoples. Wo are certain there must be a belief on both sides that business must be con ducted with safety. "We are not hero for the purpose of interfering In the international pol icies of Mexico, hut wo cannot avoid calling attention to the necessity of putting Into operation those princi ples which the experience of mankind has demonstrated as essential to friendly intercourse and commerce be tween nations. "Wo sincerely hope that this confer ence will not disapiiolnt eithor country and that the governments may after wards resume relations upon a basis which will result in inspiring those engaged in cominorce and business In the two countries with the beliot that there need bo no worry about tho future." There can be no compromise, Mr. Warren asserted, with the principles essential to International business. I ESCAPES SALEM 8ALEM, Ore., May 15. Warden Johnson Smith of the state poniten tlary reported the escape this morn ing from the prison wood camp near Marlon of Edward Zellers, prison trusty. Zellors was committed to prison from Multnomah county Feb ruary 28 last for a term of not over five years for burglary with Intent to rob. Government ApMalH Sugar Decision. WADHINUTUN, May lb. Formal nnnnnl W the envHrnment from tho New York federal court doclslon de nying an Injunction against tho New York sugar exchange is to be fllod tomorrow In the supremo court and on Monday the department of Justice will move to auvanco tno caso tor as early a hearing as possible. KIND BU FIRM SUGAR BUS PLAN MASS MEETING TO PROTEST AGAINST U. S. BOYCOTT NEW YORK, May 15. Plans for a mass meeting to protest against con tinued attacks on the sugar trado by government officials are understood to have been discussed at a secret meeting hold today on tho floor ot the New York coffee and sugar exchango. It Is reported that the meeting will bo held tomorrow In tho Wall street district. Barring ot newspaper men and even messenger boys from tho floor caused a flurry of excltemont In the trado. At tho office of tho super MURDERERS IDENTIFIED BYJPP Jesse Carson, Who Posed As Husband of Hammer Mur deress, Admits to Press That Woman Held Is Mrs. Clara Phillips Will Fight Extradition. TKOIICIOALPA, Honduras, May 15 Jesso Carson, who posed as the husband of the woman held by the vtondurnn authorities as Clara Phil Hps, Cullfornla hammer murderess, told newspapermen todny that the woman in reality was Mrs. Phillips. Cni-Hon, who is nlso being hold by nutliorltlcs, asserted, however, that Mrs. Phillips was not responsiblo for tlio death of Mrs. Alberta Meadows, for which sho was convicted, tho real slayer, according to his story, being another woman. In view of this, he added, he would fight against extra dition of Mrs. Phillips, spending $10, 000, if need be in her defense. Carson has addressed a number of notes to President Gutierrez, asking for an Interview, but he has recolved no reply. The officials from Los Angeles are expected here in a few days and there is considerable excitement locally. Ever since the arrest there have been rumors that the woman originally held had made her escape . and a companion had taken her place either with or without the knowledge of the prison authorities. It is known that considerable sympathy for Mrs. Phillips has been aroused and that there bus been plenty . of money nvullable to be placed at hor disposal. Nothing1 definite will be known until tho .American .officials arrive and jioaltlvo Identification Is made. " E R. R. WASHINGTON, May 15. Represen tatives of several national farm organ izations urged upon the interstate commerce commission today their view of the necessity of general reduction in freight rates on farm products. It was said the spokesmen of the agri cultural associations were assured consideration for their plea. R. A. Haste' of the United Farmers of Montana declared rates charged In Montana and several other western states were unreasonably high In com parison with rates in states further east and that it was Impossible for farmers to make a fair profit. FOR RABBI'S MURDER SAN FRANCISCO, May 15. Glad well ,G. Richardson, alleged navy de serter was bound over to the superior court today for trial on a charge of murdor In the beating to death of Rabbi Fred Lafee In a hotel room hero . April 15. Richardson admits fatally beating Rabbi Lafee, the police say, but says he actod In self defense. He was arrested In Phoenix, Aria., after another sailor named Hicks had been arrested as a suspect and charged with murder. ' The charge against Hicks was dis missed for lack of evidence. U. 8. Imports Increase WASHINGTON, May 15. Imports Into the United States during March amounted to $402,000,000, - compared ' with $303,4012,826 in February and $256,177,796 in March, 1922. intendent ot the exchange, It wns said no announcement would be made as to the nature of the secret session. NEW YORK, May l?. An Involun tary potitlon in bankruptcy was (lied today In federal court against Eman uel Stern company, Inc., sugar brokers who were alleged to have been unable to deliver 400 tons of granulated sugar purchased last January by Lam born and company, for delivery In March, 'or to have been unable to pay an alleged loss of (15,283.