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. The Weather
Prediction: Generally cloudy
Maximum yesterday . 79.2
Minimum today .51
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Wealher Year Ago
Maximum
Minimum
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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.