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o o oo MS o o o o o o MEDFORD IBUNI 5 VetftYear Arc Minimum 83 Minimum - 34 Prediction Cloudy, wlutly Mailmum yesterday a....50 MliLlmum totlny 37.4 A ITcc'lpUalioii ol Dlly Twrntlfth ir. WetHy fitl) third VfW, MEDFORD. OREGOX, TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 192") NO. 2fi STEAM Si ALL 0 Matt.Tr SHIP SINKS W T LOST: RESCUE LINER FAILS Entire Crew of the Japanese Freighter 'Raifuku Maru' Go to Watery Graves When Ship Founders in Storm Off Nova Scotia 'Homeric' . Stands By, But Relief Fails. NEW YORK. April 21. Forty eight men lout their HveH today when the Japanese freighter Raifuku Maru sank off Nova Scotia, a wireless from the . steamship Homeric Informed White Star officials this afternoon. "Regret unable to save life;" was the brief report of Captain John" Rob erts of the Homeric to the line of- ficlals: Two steamships and two ' ocean going tugs were speeding to the rescue of the crew but the freighter went down before any of thorn could reach tho distressed vessel in time to effect a rescue. . For more than seven hours before going down the Raifuku Muru strug gled In mountainous seas which stove in her lifeboats and cuused a danger ous list by a shift of the cargo. The freighter was listing thirty degrees when her captain .sent his first ur gent cull for assistance. Although the Homeric put on full speed in the direction of tho dis tressed vessel she fulled to arrive in time to save tho freighter's crew. ' Heavy seas marie- It Impossible for the crew to survive in the water. Captain Roberts reported that tho Homeric proceeded on her voyago to Now York at 12:30 o'clock. The East Hampton station of the Independent Wireless company early today reported tho Raifuku Maru In distress. An S. O. S. call said the ship was listing thirty degrees and that all lifeboats had been crushed in a storm. The captain of tho Raifuku Maru asked for quirk assistance. The Ho meric of the Whlto Htar line and the King Alexander of tho National Greek Navigation company answered the call. The disabled vessel was , loaded with wheat and carried a crew of about sixty men. Tho Raifuku Maru leaving Phila delphia on April 3. touched at Boston, sailing for Hamburg on April 18. The Raifuku was of 6807 gross tons and was 385 feet long. FOUND IN S. DIEGO CHICAGO. April 21. T. A. New man who was to have been subpoe naed as a grand Jury witness in the rase ot William D. Shepherd, charg ed with the murder by typhoid inoc ulation of his foster son, William N. McClintock. has been located in San Diego, Cat., Chief Justice Harry Ol son of the municipal court said to day. Newman, who Judge Olson Bald, accompanied Shepherd when the lat ','rte visited the judge's brother Dr. Oscar Olson, just before the doctor's death,' Is SRid to have sold his Chi cago property nntt to have estab lished his home in San Diego. Wall Street Report NEW YORK, April 21. The clos ing was weak. Commercial Solvents "A" broke 9 points to 120 and Mack Truck. Maxwell Motors "B", WJllys Overland preferred and Frisco com mon fell back 3 to 4 points. Revival of selling pressure brought about another sharp reaction in prices In today's stock market. Temporary suspension of bull operators in sev eral Issues facilitated the decline. Total sales approximated 1,300,000 shares. GERM CASE WITNESS $ "SPIRIT OP GRANDMOTHER" SEIZED BY'EQllCE AND LOCKED UP IN JAIL LONG BEACH. Cal., April 21. Six! a scant staged by the defendants alleged participants in the material-and helped to capture his "grand ization of the spirit of Pierce A. mother's spirit," as soon as It ap- Hodge's grandmother, were held to answer in justice court here yester - day on charges of conspiracy to de - fraud. Hodge, it was brmtgnl out in testimony, accompanied detectives to Earl Sande Wins First Race Since Injury; On Sarazen HAVRE DE GRACES. Md., April 21. Karl Sande. of Sa- 4 lem, Oregon, America's famous fr jockey, today rode his first race 4 fr since ho was injured at Sara- fr toga last summer and won with Sarazen, Mrs. W. K. Vander- bilfs great gelding. It was fr Sarazen 'a first race of the year, too. Sarazen took the Newark handicap, a six-furlong dash for three year olds in the time of 1:11 flat, breaking tho track record. Two dollar mutucls on Sara- zen paid (3.30; $2.70 and $2.30. 4 4 PIERCE WIRES T TO Oregon's Governor Sends a Sensational Telegram to President Coolidge De mands A'n Investigation of Chicago Board of Trade. SALI0M. Ore., April 21. Declaring that millions of dollars have been taken from innocent citizens by un scrupulous speculators Governor Plorce today sent a telegram to Presi dent Cnolidge, dcmancling,--on behalf of the people of Oregon, an investiga tion into tho methods of the Chicago board of trade in tho manipulation of grain prices. "Oregon demands immediate and thorough investigation of Chicago board of trade methods In . recent manipulations of grain prices," says the telegram. "Unquestionably tho market has been controlled and millions tnken from innocent citizens by unprinci pled speculators. During last war our government prevented such specula tion. Why not prevent it now?" The governor loft for Portland he fore the telegram was made public and on whose advice he was acting was not known at his office. Daily Report on the Crime Wave ' ABERDEEN, Wash., April 21. Des pondent over 111 health, which In a note sho said had also spoiled her j children's health, Mrs. Maria Task- lncn, 4U, a larm woman living about six miles east of here, this morning killed her two young daughters and committed suicide by slashiug her own throat. John Tasklnen, her husband, found the three lying side by side In the kitchen in a pool of blood when he returned from Aberdeen about 10 , o'clock. I In a note found by officers, Mrs. iTaskinen said: I cannot live any longer because I my health is gone and I have spoiled my children's health because I have been weak. 1 want to go with my children from this world. Do not blame my loving husband." The note was written In the Finnish language. A razor with which the woman slashed the throats of her children and then cut her own was found near the bodies. LOS ANGELES, April 21. Jose Gabriel Ramirez, said to be wanted in El Paso, Texas, for murder and the shooting in May, 1923. of Policeman Iver Fenley of that city, was arrested here early this morning and held cn a warrant issued by Texas authorities. The man, clad in pajamas, was cap tured after a long chase that I'd through city streets and hills of Ely sian park. According to local police auhtorltlea. Ramirez in 1922. while in the Lincoln Heights jail here, sawed the bars of his cell and led the way to escape for 42 prisoners. peared, whereupon the gate receipts of the seance, about $200, were seized and the defendants including the one jjiob,ii)u ms tiauuiimiiin ...ir. , SVre carried off to jail. mm STOP GAMBLING IV P 0 SQUARE DEAL Vice-President Continuing His Camaign to Reform Senate, Tells Associated Press That Cloture Rule Deprives Peo ple of Representative Govt. Enthusiastic Greeting. .NEW YORKC April 21. A plea by Vice-President Charles G. Dawes for reform in the United Stntes sen ate rules was cheor.ed by one thous and persons today at the annuul ldncheon of tho Associated Press, held In the grand ball room of tho Waldorf Astoria. An audience of publishers' and their guests hoard this "radiant per sonality," as he was Introduced by Frank U. Noyos president of tho Associated Press. The vice-president started smoking his plpo with tho first course and kept puffing until time for his ad dress. Meanwhile, he chatted anl- matodly with others at the head of tho table who included General Per shing and Owen D. Young, with whom tho vice-president was inti mately associated in problems of war and peaco. Mr., Dawes prefaced his formal speech nvith a few jocular remarks that Btirred tho audience to frequent laughter. Ho quoted General Per shing as tolling hlnv "Say nytbjng you want to a woman, but don't put ft on paper." Mr. Dawos said he had found the opposite to be true. namely, "if you want to bo gate, put It on paper." . "J3ut." ho continued, "beforo I pull this twclvo minute speech of mine I want to say a- little about thoso pioneers of tho A, P." Then tho vice-president voiced a brief tribute to his fellow Chlcagoan, victor F. Lawson of tho Chicago Daily News and Melville B. Stone, counsellor of the Associated Press, and a former Chlcagoan. Then after . remarking "Sonator Capper, (who was in the audience) is for the change, so If I look at him fiercely don't misinterpret it," Mr. Dawes read his speech. NEW YORK, April 21. Vice- Prnvirtnnt f'hnplns n i. ing todHy at the annual luncheon of jinmM:mil.-U JTUHH, gaVO niS VieW on reform of tho rules of the sen ate, v PrnnU Vnvo. nM.M.ni . i a- sociated Press, Introduced Mr. Dawes as a man with "a wonderful record of achievement," "a radiant person ality." and "one who has now cut out for himself a man-sized job." opcaKlng at the 25th anniversary luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria, tho vira-nrnRfrlin anltt fU... . V. . ment for tho limitation of debate In mo senate was non-partisan, non sectior.lfl and patriotic. "The issue," he said, "is this: Shall the senate continue unchanged Its existing rules which admittedly make possible, at times, the exercise by a mlnbrlty of even one senator, of power to block the purpose of a majority of the senntn nf loel.in- ture?" . ' "It Is Important," he continued. "that tha Rpnnto'n t.la ol... senator a square deal but it Is im- imrauve mat tney give tho American peonlo a nnllnrA Hnnl The extra-constitutional powers of ot"olul" " mis connection, Mr. Dawes said, were subversive of the principles of representative constitu tional government. Answering several arguments against a cloture rule, tho vice president said: "The purpose Is not to prevent senators from fuiiv Hi.n...ai question but to make impossible the I'.uiuuxiiig oiaenate to prevent the majority from settling nnMn Mr' Dawes appealed to citizens to .imno Known to tnelr Individual sen ators their ideas on the question. Mr. Dawes spoke as follows: As vice president, elected, not by the senate, or by a state, but by tho people of the United States to preside over the senate, I conceive myself charged with the duty of calling atten tion to methods of senate parliamen tary procedure In their relation to the national Interest. The fact that of practically all deliberative and lecis lillve aa.-MMlfs of the wrld. the United Slates senate, almost alone. choiMPW In MniliiM I. . ifuniiiran unuer rules which do not provide properly i-nuta ciuiure, empnafilzes this galty on my part. - The issue presented in the move ment for reform In the present rules of the senate of the United States is non-partisan, non-sectional and pat riotic. An Improvement In these rulea to expedite the conduct of huslnes is (Continued oo Page B(?j SAYS DAWES Italian Queen of Spanish Stage i ' "W An Italian born woman, Mimi AuRtifrlia, is now culiiajrcd the foremost dramatic actress of Spain. She now is appearing in roles formerly played by Dusc, whose course she is following In refusing nil offers to appear in the films. - JUDGE CALK NS PRIf SUSTAINED IN i E R. CASES SALEM, Ore., April 21. Jonoph j Jacob Berger, Portland architect, , falla to recover a judgment of $2382 from the Portland school board by , an opinion of the supreme court to- i day In the case of Jacob Berger against the school district appellant. The opinion was written by Chief . Justice McBrlde. It reverses Judge George Rosnman of the lower court for Multnomah county and remands the case with Instructions" to inter pose by the district. Jacob ' Berger was employed ns architect for the Rose City pnrk school and claimed a fee covering the north wing of tho building. Other opinions by the court today were: In the matter of the determination of water rights on Rogue river. Goo. W. Lance, et al, respondents, vs. Ed ward Bollng, et al, appellants, and J. N. Matney, respondent, vs. Fred Offenbacher, et al, appellants; appeal from JackHon county; decrees of Judge F. M. Calkins, affirmed by the court becauso of failure of attorneys to submit essential testimony. Jn the matter of the estate of Ed ward W. Dixon, deceased, Walter Rime, appellant, vs. Frank Q. Streiblg administrator of tho estate, et al; ap peal from Multnomah county; appeal from court order setting aside sale of property; opinion of Justice Burnett. Judge George Tazwell affirmed. Ivy M. Ramsey, et al, appellants, vs. the Wellington company; appeal from Multnomah county; suit for specific performance of an alleged agreement to lease rear property. Opinion by Justice Burnett. Judge T. K. J. Duffy affirmed. Alfred Jackson vs. Industrial acci dent commission appellant, appeal from Curry county; suit for compen sation. Opinion ty Justice Brown. Judge John C. Kendall reversed. Elizabeth I. Spencer, appellant, vs. City of Portland, appeal from Mult nomah county; suit to enjoin city from appropriating lands for the pur pose of widening East Broadway and East Larrlbee streets as approaches to the Broadway bridge. Opinion by Justice Brown. .Judge George Rosa man affirmed! Petition for rehearing denied in Schuman vs. Bank of California. The "Daily" Bank Robbeijr LOS ANGELES, April 21 Four armed and masked men held up the Lynwood branch of the Farmers' and Merchants' National bank of Compton today and escaped with $10,000, It was reported to the sherirr n oltice. ROGU Snubs Alluring Film Offers ICE PACES SERIOUS CRISIS, AFRICA JOHANNESBURG, Bouth Africa, April 21. Special dispatches from Capetown, report the outbreak at Bloemfontcin, where several ' natives were killed and Injured by police during a riot, as Indicating "an alarming and Increasing restlessness among tho South African natves, Inflamed by Kaffir agitators and bol shevlk and communist influences. One featuro of the present unrest Is said to be a movement to boy cott tho Prince of Wales whon he arrives. The Capetown corroBpon dent of the Daily Express says thoun ands of handbills have been dls tributed among the natives, of Jo hannesburg, urging them to boy' eott tho prince as "the nativos of India did," and adding: "liritiHh Imperialism, whose rep renentntivo is about to visit South Africa, is largely responsible for your exploitation." (Bloomfonteln dispatches last night said the trouble originated In attempt by police to seize a quan tlty of Kaffir boor). Other dispatches say the riots are a part of a wider movement fo mented by nativo leaders bent on at taining a higher status for tho blacks. It is known that meetings have boen'held hero at which speeches of an extremist naturo wero delivered and enthusiastically received. It is uncertain, however, whether there is any communist Influence be hind the agitation. LL SORT American At Detroit. n. If. K. Cleveland . 3 10 2 Detroit 4 9 0 Batteries: Hhaute and Myatt; Whitehill, Uolloway and Uastilor. At Philadelphia. , R, H. K. Washington 6 8 0 Philadelphia 71 Batteries: Mogrldge and Kuel; Groves, llaumgartner and Perkins. At New York. R. H, IZ. H'oston 16 0 New York v 5 13 0 flatteries: Kuhr, Kiilllo ai:d Plcln feh; Jonos ryirl O'N'eil. V. K. lo ApiKNt! Cum WASHINGTON. April 21. Attor-' ney General Kargeant announced to day tho government would carry tho Chemical Foundation case to the supreme court, on appeal from the circuit court of appeals at Philadel phia which affirmed a lower court ruling against the government's contentions. mm Money 'Appropriated for Forest Fire Air Service tin Oregon WASHINGTON, April 21. T1IO department of agriculture today presented plans for using nir- planes for foreBt tiro patrol In tho - west. An appropriation of $50,000 for tho work will be available July 1. Large forest reserves will be patrolled after each electrical storm. Five bases will bo estab- llshed, two in California and ono each in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The planes probably will be contributed by tho army air 4 service and tho pilots recruited from the resoryo corps. DEPUTY: FLEES Ex-Convict Adopts Method Popular in Jacksonville and Knocks Out Sheriff With a Tea Cup Posse in Pursuit Capture Expected. HOStiBUTlG, April 21. (By A. P.) Tho sheriff's office nt 2 o'clock this aftornoon received a tolophono mes asgo from Glenburry, eight miles tyguiluv.out of llusehurg, that a man answering Duncan's description, had been soon near tho school house there. Tho man sighted was coatlcss and wet and evidently had been running. A posse of officers left at onco for the scene. . A trail lads along a rldgo from tho hil to which Duncan was tracked a-lmost In a direct line to tho place where ho was reported seen. Following Duncan's escape from tho county jail shortly after eight o'clock this morning officers picked up his trail along tho banks of Deer crook, a tributary of tho South Umpqua rlvor, the stream flowing east and west about two blocks from tho jail where Duncan wan confined. They followed his trail as ho waded In the water and pushed through tho brush for almost a mile up tho stream where ho crossed the county road, went through tho cemetery east of town and reached the brush covered hill above tho burying grounds. A woman who saw him crossing the cem otary notified tho offlcors and they immediately gave chase. There is lit tle opportunity, however of capturing him in the woods, it Is believed as the hill where he is now hiding affords complete cover and trails load back far intp tho mountnins so that ho may go for days without coming out Into sight. Officers have notified nil along, the highway and It is bolloved ho will ly apprehended when e h comes out for food. On the supposition that-ho will not bo located Immedlatoly, Sheriff Starm er this morning telegraphed the stato penitentiary for photographs, finger prints and full Information on Dun can. ROSKIJURG, Ore., April 21. Loo Duncan, an ex-convict held in the county Jail charged with tho robbery of four local stores, escaped this mor ning after slugging Deputy Sheriff George Sewell when fhe lattor en tered the cngo whero Duncan was confined to leave the man's break fast. Duncan rolled up his bedding In tho form of a dummy, to causo tho officer to believe he was asloep on his cot. He then hid near the entrance and as Sewell entcrnd struck him over the head with a heavy china tea cup wrapped up in an old sock. The officer was stunned, but grappled with Duncan, and tho two fought for several minutes before tho prisoner finally broke loose and escaped. The deputy tried to follow but was blinded with blood from the cuts on his head and was unnble to recapturo tho man. Other officers wero Immediately (Continued on Page three.) STATE GAS TAX WASHINGTON, April 21. Users of motor vehicle fuiil upon which Btato taxes are levied may deduct those taxes In their federal Income tax re turns, provided tht vehicle Is em ployed for business purposes.' Solicitor GreKK of the Internal re venue bureau made the. ruling today BURGLAR A I Chamber Deputies Greet New Finance Minister With Cries of 'Bolo! BoloP Security of France Placed First By New Cabinet Budget Must Bq Balanced. PARIS, April 21. (By Associated Press.) The ultimate Imposition of drastic financial measures, mainten ance of tho embassy at tho vntican and pacification of Internal dispensa tion but above nil, real security for France wore the prime points ir tho ministerial declaration of the Pain-leve-Caillaux-Briand cabinet read bo fore tho chamber of deputies and tho senate this afternoon. A tumult in tho chamber and absolute sllenco In tho sonato greeted tho declaration whon Its reading began. In tho chamber thoro wero both booing and cheering.' Finance Minis ter Oaillaux was greeted with cries of "Bolo! Bolo!" a reference to the oxecuted war time traitor, Bolo Pasha with whom Calllaux was nt one time accused of association. Franco has had a "bitter .disillu sionment," tho statement said, "but was determined to look tho facts in tho face." The- statement appealed to the "national accord," with .-reference to the finances, as well as to tho relig ious questions. . Regard the finances the statement flnrlnrnrt? "When wo have succoeded fin ally and definitely in balancing i "tho budget so It cannot bo ques tioned we will take tho stato out of the role of bnnker which it has boon made to fill. Then we -will be obliged to ask big sacri fices of the nation. Wo shall ap peal to all citizens in tho atmo sphere of national concord." ' Tho statement Bald Franco would maintain all her present treaties and "pursuo the execution of the Dawes plan nt. the same time as the settle ment of tho lntor-allled war debtH." Tho government pronounced In fuvor of tho maintenance of a diplo matic representative at tho Vatican, calling ho official "a highly qualified representative." instead of an ambas sador. , The declaration makes the reduc tion and re-organization of the army contingent upon success of the nego tiations for, the complete tranquiliza tlon of Europe, and security for the French frontiers. The government said it would go stowly and carefully in applying tho French laws to Alsaco and Lorraine. "This," it added, "cannot be pur sued except with the best of counsel, In full respoet for acquired rights and the greatest caro for general under standing and for national unity." During the reading of the declara tion In tho senate there was applauso when Jules Htoeg, the minister of Justice, voiced the passage regarding tho security of Europe, Thoro was ironical laughter at the phrase, "no useless controversies." After the reading the senate ad journed until Thursday awaiting tho chamber's decision on the new minis try and Premier Painleve'a appear ance In the upper chamber. The declaration reaffirmed tho Horrlot ministry's policy of security and reassured Poland as to France's position on this question. "Faithful to all Its allies, just and pacific towards all nations," says tho statement, "France has tho profound desire to give to tho world the repose and stability of which It has such great need, but the first conditions of a stable peace Is that France her self be secure." . Calllaux Is Calm. Calllaux, who was the storm center of the tumult in the chamber of depu ties, sat rigid,,, on the government bench, never looking to the right nor to the left and never acknowledging (Continued on Paa 81x) yOU CAN DEDUCT E TAX In an interpretation ot the sasolino tax laws ot Maryland, Virginia and the DlBtrict of Columbia. The ruling applies to all states hav ing such levies. .. - The opinion also held that gasoline dealers may deduct from their returns all of the amounts received from con sumers as state taxes. . AX PARIS HOUS
