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o e i 1EDF0RD -MABL TRIBUNE Tho Watkr Prediction Heavy front Fair and warmer Maximum jostcrday Minimum today .. Weather Year A. Minimum 77 Minimum ......30 M .i i i t Dally Twentieth Year. Wwtlr fittyttilrd Yer. WHEELER IS ! ACCOUITTED 1ST BALLOT MOhiana Senator Is Declared Not Guilty of Using Influ ence Wrongfully in Oil Case r-Mrs. Wheeler Gives Birth to Daughter Big Celebra tion Held. GREAT FALLS. Mont., April 25. (By the Associated' Press.) Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, late vice presidential candidate and politi cal storm center, basked today In the double dlstlled sunshine of fortune. This followed what developed to bo a rod letter event in tho Wheeler fam ily last night when he stood In foderal court here and received two messages simultaneously, one being his acquittal on a charge of wrongfully using- his senatorial Influence with the interior department and the other announcing the birth of a daughter In the Wheeler home In Washington. The verdict was returned two hours and thlrtoen minutes after tho Jury had retired to deliberate and out of this time- it took one hour for dinner. But one ballot was taken. In spite of an admonition to spoc-,. tators by Federal Judge Frank S. Dietrich that there must be no domon stratldn in tho court room, there was a rush for the senator when tho ver dict was read. In his hand he held the. telegram announcing the birth of a daughter. But court was in sesslson only two minutes and his delighted followers were let loose without de lay.. Ho strode over to tho Jury and shook hands with each of the twelve men who passed on his case. Then District Attorney John Li. Slattery, who prosecuted him, approached him and shook his hand. "I hopo both the daughter nnd the verdict get along all right," said Slattery, ainUlng.. - ' " " . denaior Wheeler later Issued a state ment in which ho declared tho verdict was what hp expected and thanking Senator Walsh for his services. Ho also said in the statement that his con cern for Mrs. ' Wheeler was greater during the trial than was his anxiety over his case. Senator Wheeler was indicted here April 8, 1924. by "a federal grand Jury on "n charge of accepting a fee of $4000 from Gordon CampbelL. Mon tana oil operator for appearing after his election to the senato before the department of the Interior in proso cuitlhg oil land permits for his client. He branded the indictment as "pal pably a frameup." Next day tho senate started an In vestigation of the case and In tho end wholly exonerated him. ' Trial of the case started hero" April 16, after many delays.. Jot Folletlc "Dcllfrhlcd" WASHINGTON. April 25. Depart: ment of juatlce officials had nothing to Say today about the collapse of their ease in Montana against Senator Wheeler. The celerity with which tho jury threw . out the department's charges and exonerated the senator manifestly caused disappointment and chagrin and in view of the circum stances no official would predict whether the separate proceedings brought against Mr. Wheeler in the tlJ(atrtct of Columbia would be pressed. Senator Wheeler's friends mean time, were predicting that the case here never would he brought to trial. Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin with whom the Montana senator was a can didate on the Independent presidential ticket last summer, sent this telegram of congratulations. ;'Oreat rejoicing here and. through out the country. Your friends are ex tremely happy that a Jury chosen from the good people of Montana have acquitted you and vindicated justice. "But every decent melt respecting American citizen must bow his head with shame in the face of the estab : lfshed fact thot the leaders of a politi cal party and highest responsible public- officials have prostituted a great department to subvert justice, shield the guilty and convict an honest man bririme." ifustice department officials have al ways maintained that the conspiracy indictment recently returned here, was wholly independent of the proceedings ' at Great Falls, but the friends of Sen ator Wheeler have taken the opposite view. The case here was prepared by Assistant Attorney General Donovan, who is absent from Washington. E VACATION IS LONDON, April S5. King Georgej and Queen Mary, returning fronvj tlmlr Mediterranean tin. arrived at Victoria station today.- Both looked j well. They were greeted by the : Duke and Duchess of York. Princess Mary and Viscount I-ascelles. Prince, Henry and I'rlnre George and Prince j Arthur of Oonnaught. The king and queen drove to Buckingham palace in an open carriage through streets Hole in Trousers Costs Patrolman $50; Bank $35,000 ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 25. Because Patrolman Philip Duff left his beat to have his trousers mended, thu police board today firied him $50. While he was in a nearby tailor shop last March 3, the Mound City Trust company was robbed of $35,000. The burglar alarm sounded but by the time fluff could get his trousers back on the robbers had escaped. 1 HILL PLAN OF G. N. OFFICIAL OREGON AM . ' i inHAi.nnAmAnl Ic moderation by the American and Brit- Important Announcement isilan mlnlstera. BulBaritt-8 neighbors. , , olu Made in Portland By naipn RnrlH PrPiHpnt nf Great ' Mnrtharn PPC FxtPtlSIOn Nortnern oees cmbh&iuh ... ., n tO Maniain rails. I a more or less neutral attitude. Jugo-Slavia's position la not so clear PORTLAND, Ore., April 25.-Dec- and a Berlin dispatch says German ' ' .i,it 'government circles emphasize the dan laration by Ralph Budd, nrmmnJ gor of possible Jugo-Slav Intervention of the Great Northern railway that m BllgIlrla wmch -(nBJp olnt out his company In planning nnle' might easily lead to another Balkan sion souin irom bviiu o -- war carry out the plans of the late J. . J. The BulBarlon government profos Hill, and a report by Ben Dey coun- I (() fn c ,, po8aesslon ot tn( sel for the soutnern '"" details of the plot for the bombing of company's Natron cut-off hair oetn catnedra, ,n Sona Iagt week wmch completed 45 of the 108 miles and fo,owC(J the aUomnt aKaln8t K,B that the. project would be tmlsnea llorl3 an(, the assassination of General earlv next year, wero features of dis- G .hlcff . . , cusion of the Oregon ' i'ad '"- The authorities say the plot was ear atlon at the annual dinner meeting. ,ed out b Bulgarians paid lavishly of .the chamber of commerce laat for thelr work by communll)U, wh0 T0. night. ,i,iiinn fo malned in the background, awaiting fit if, our aim and .tbeom.,:mtambKmlfvoiUilhy1J. carry -out Hhe thngs so far as P".;. vicca ren-cnfrte tho German foreign bf slblo that Mr. Hill v"Fd d' flee, which saVs the object was to es said Mr. Budd. "This has been im- strong operating base for the posslble-.for some years. Comlitlons COmmunlsm in the Balkans, have improved and the Great Isor Dll,pa,ches through Berlin and Bel thorn plans to do Mm ""dl"' 'grade loll of executions of persons Montana, for instance there Is need connection with the plot. tor more ruiiruu, " ,h likely to be some building there. no .1.. This may seem tar away, yet benefits will P'obably be "e I hero In giving wider markets to Ore gun pi Muui-t-o. "Plfum Mr. Hill made in central OrcRon were not completed at tho time of hid death. Up the Deschutes river a road was built that was in tended to extend farther sodth. The war came on and delayed comnle- tion of tho plan. It now appears further development in mat secuun. of the state s at ham' "If it appears tho Oregon Trunk, can be extended southward, it is our belief business would be stimulated there and further development would follow. There would be more busi ness for all interests concerned. j The status of the road, aa- map ped from Bend south was that tho surveys mode there had conflict with the Natron road of the South ern Pacific company. There were nlRces where the surveys used tne same ground and the roads crossed. In 1910 and 1911 Joint surveys wero made so that the lines would not interfere with each other, bo there is no particular Interference there now. This Is nn unnmsneu nrolect that I think should be taken up and pushed through and it will not interfere with other lines. "The neoole of Oregon know very well thnt money invested in railroads must be sunnnrted. both as to capi tal account and operating expense, if the lines rae to succeed. "There has been some unnecessary duplication and needless expense in the line as built south trom tne -o lumbia river to Bend. "It will be our aim when we go south from Bend to avoid duplica tion and expense and to do ' with every dollar the most that can be done with it, so as to get- the most traffic for all interests concerned. The territory from Bend to Klamath Falls can be served economically and well when the time comes and we hope to treat it around the table in .the manner that has been sug gested b v Mr. Dey and d isc u ss it with business men of Portland, forted jn tne sobranje Thursday that M. such, a method will be most welcome to us." Ben Dey, counsel for the South ern Pacific company, in a preceding Continued on Page Six) CHEERED BY CROWDS lined with persons, thousands of chering DOVER. Kngland, April 25. (By the Associated Press) King George and Queen Mary arrived at Dover today on their return from the klngs lung recuperation voyage In the Mediterranean. His majesty appears in much better health than when ho departed. TVTRDFORT. GKEOOV, SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1925 SUM ATTITUDE IS THREATENING Situation in Bulgaria Is Re ported Quieter, But Berlin Sees Danger of Balkan War in Slovak Intervention - U. S. A. Influence a Factor in Quieting Militarists. (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,) April 25. The situation In Bulgaria as reflected by dispatches from Sofia and ouralde points, is apparently calmer, a tact which Is attributed In some foreign Quarters to counsels of however, are In a state of anxiety k!St her troubles which the amiton- Itics ascribed to a communist plot, spread to their own territories. Roumania officials are said to have h"me fully alive to the danger . tnreatonlnB the BaikanBi Sofia aQ. Ivlces say, and Is lending Bulgaria ev- ery assistance while Greece maintains Numbers of Bulgarians are reported a-ul j to be fleclni; over the Serbian and I .. , ..-- I An Italian correspondent telegraphs ,,, , , ',. Iene is Indicated. BulRarinn disturbances flamed up again In th provinces today although earllor reports had insisted the situa tion was improving. Six are dead and a number wounded as a result of several conflicts in different provln- . 'VI"' f ttJl"Zlf. patches from Sofia or Indirect reports coming via other European capitals. At Plevna the city hall, library and theater were burned; at Burgas two were killed and a number wounded in a conflict between government troops and communists; In fighting at Gabrovo three communists wero killed; at Varna police killed the communist leader, Kashhaboff after burning his house, according to these reports. Unsuccessful attempts to destroy three bridges in tho region of Varna wero reported. . . Ixader Shot Himself SOFIA. April 26.(By Associated Press.) It Is learned that Ivan Kano eff of the Bulgarian communist party who was yesterday reported to have been shot by the police, committed suicide. The act occurred when the police demanded his surrender after a search of his home in which they de clared they found evidence of his connection with the revolutionary plot. VIENNA, April 25. (By Associat ed Press.) The newspaper Stundo says it learns from Sofia that the first prisoner to come before tho court martial is a brother of General Georghleff, whoso funeral was being leld in the cathedral Sveti Krai in Sofia when the bomb was exploded on April 18. Georgehleff Is charged with sheltering Ninkoff, one of the leaders In the plot who, afterward was shot and killed while resisting arrest. - The advice to the Rtunde says that MinlHter of Interior Rousseff admit rvoraovi, nmnagtrr ui me duibui ium general bank was under arrest. Owing to the fact that the Bulgar ian minister here had announced that he suspected the Bulgarian student colony in Vienna -was In touch with the communists In Bofla. the police today questioned leaders of tho stu dents for several hours and decided to keep the students under police sur veillance. BUDAPEST, Hungary. April 86. Advices from Jugo-Slavia indicate that the government Is transferring the Bulgarian emigres along the bor der to the interior of the country. BERLIN. April 25. The commun ist paper Hote Fahne (Red Flag), aays that the University of Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, has been closed by the government because it was found that a large number of students sym pathized with the revolutionists. VIENNA. April 25. (By Associat- (Continued on Page Six) U. S. Senator v if " 1 ' "j'"' "m"tf " BURTON AnVIl 24th will always bo a red louer day in the rain II y lilslory of Senator Whoeler of Montana for on tlmt day (ycsU-rday) the senator wn,s not only acquitted oil tlio cluirgo or Hrongfully uslno; hia tnfluonoo with the Inttwior I) ciwrtmont, but lwv liecamo tho proud father of a baby daiightor born at his homo in Washington, 1). C. TIiIh double triumph was tho cause, of n vociferous demon stration In the court room. JAIL FUGITIVE ROSEBURG; April 26. Lee Dun can, who for the past three days has been a fugitive, after escaping from the county jail, was captured this morning on the banksi of the South Umpqua river, about one mile south of tho city limits.: 1 When arrested, Duncan was wear ing clothing stolen from the J.' C. Penney store on Thursday night and he gave the officors a complete ac count of tho robbery of that store, telling them where they would find articles of clothing which he stated he had hidden. Duncan was seen this morning by Lewis Payne, a young school boy of Alexander's Addition, near where the fugitive was hiding, and a report was made to the shorlff's office and deputies succeeded in locating Dun can within a few minutes. He made no resistance and freely discussed with 'the officers the details of his three day flight through the woods. Twice the officers were ..almost upon him, he stated. Once they stop ped their automobile directly in front of him, Duncan said. Another time they were In a cabin where he was in hiding in the attic. Several times ho saw the posses near him. People Dying From Excessive Heat in The Middle West ' CHICAGO, April 25. The first death of the year In Chicago attributed to heat was reported today. Michael Bolokowltz died in a hospital after collapsing at work yesterday. " EVAN8VILLB, Ind., April 25. Oscar Vllllams, negro laborer, died today as a result of having been overcome by heat, according to attending physicians. 'He was stricken yesterday when the thermometer reached 87 degrees. Daily Report on the Crime Wave MONETTA, B. C, April 25. Sher iff Henry H. Howard of Aiken coun ... ...... av,t MrM killed Annie Low man, a negress. was killed, and her daughter. Bertha, was probably fa- iany wounucu ,,ujr affray when officers attempted to Min.1, lh hnme nf Ram Lftwman. the dead woman's husband, for liquor. Deputy Sheriff Robbins of Aiken was injured when struck in the face with an nxe by Annie Lowman be fore she .wns shot to death by an other deputy. Sam Lowman was shot nnd slightly wounded. SSlI Has a Big Day US' m KM HELLER BY THE VICTIM ASHLAND, Ore., April 25. (Spec ial.) Ira Tllloy, proprietor of ' the' Siskiyou Auto Camp, was tho victim of holdup men Thursday night, when three men who give their names as Clarence Butts, J, .E. Sterns, and William Halstead, claiming to be from Tacoma, together with a tramp whom they hod picked up on . the road, drove up to his service station about 9:30 p. m. and filled their gas tank. During the time ho was hang ing up tho hose, one of the men stepped up behind, htm and hit him with some sharp Instrument, dazing hlra so that he could offer no objec tion when they started south. Within few minutes Tllloy called Billy Drummond, state highway patrolman, from his homo and the two started In pursuit overtaking them about 25 miles frem the scene of the crime, perhaps a mile north of the Klamath River bridge. Drummond forced tho men to drive Into Yroka, whore they were consigned to the county Jail. Prosecuting Attorney Chaney came here today to investigate tho case. Tilley was badly cut about tho head. Ho stated that the robbers overlooked a considerable sum of money in their hurry to got away. Some doubt seems to exist- as to the identity of the possessor of -the. car. Tho car is registered to . Clarence Butts . of Tacoma, but, the officers seem undecided wnoiner .me man held is Butts or some ono who has stolen the car. ' Prans are now completed for the Elson Art Kxhlbit, given April 30 and' May 1st. The proceeds from the ex hibit will be used for picturos for the various school rooms. A large framed picture will bo given to the room selling the largest number of tlckots. The larger the attendance tho larger tho amount secured for picturos. . Tuesday. April 28, Governor Pierce and District forester Grangef will be guests of the local ehnmbor at their forum lunchoon at the Hotel Ashland. Reservations should be made at once, by those who are expecting to attend. The Ashland chamber, Is observing Forest week, April 27 to May Death Toll of . .the Automobile GRANTS PAHS, Ore ,- April 25. Mrs. J. E. Button; a school teacher. Injured In an - automobtlo collision eight miles west of this cHy Thurs day, died yesterday without having regained consciousness. i " - No Damage In Vaklma ' . YAKIMA. Wash..'Aprll 26 Though warnings of a damagclng frost were broadcast all over the Yakima valley last night this morning's check show ed that there had. been practically no damage thanks to the heavy clouds. WENATCHEE. Wash.. April 25. No damage to fruit In the Wenatoheo volley was reported today at the hor ticultural office following last night's frost. A strong wind blew most of the night. SISKIYOU HOLD-" UP WIEN CAUGHT Mt. Vesutfius in Eruption Again As Rim Collapses NAPLKS. Anrll 85. After eight months of comparative rest Vesuvius Is In eruption again. The volcano offers a r fantastic spectacle, especially at night when Incandescent lava flowing froiji tho southwest side rrentcs a glow over too area. 4. Tho netlvitv occurs norioill- "r d unllv nnrt is rnused bv tho col- InpBO of a portion of the rim of tho crutor. MINERS ESCAPE WITHOUT HELP Fl U Miners Imprisoned 2000 Feet Beneath Surface by Fire, Put Out Flames After) 12-Hour Struggle Crawl to Safety. WALLACE. Irado, April 25. Four- teen minors who subdued a firo on the 2,000 foot lovol of tho Hucla silver lead mine nt Ilurko, seven miles from here and escaped by tholr own efforts late yesterday alte.noon, after being trapped In tho mlno for more than twelve hours, are the horoes or uurno today and many stories are being told of tholr bravory and resourcefulness in tho face of danger which theatoucd their lives. After bnttling smoko nnd flames for several hours tho mon reached tho main shaft and calmly rang for tho cage. They were hoisted to the sur face, hungry and tired from the strain forced upon them, but otherwise un harmed. ' ' When the "alarm was sound all men working in the nilno wore won hoisted to safety except the fourteen who were two miles away in tho work ings with the denso smoko nnd flamos barring tholr way. Tho men first learnod of tho fire which brnko out In tho pumping plant near the shaft on tho 2000 foot level, shortly bofore midnight Thursday. They were able to go fairly close to tho flro. Shift Boss Hubert A Uhoff, in charge of tho men in Jho workings, declared last night. They disconnected a pump used In their drilling, and by conpressed air drove back tho smoko until they were close enough to pump water on. the burn ing plant. From then on, the, miners said, they pumped water from the drainage dltcn until they were finally able to drive the flro back and reach the station. Whllo this was being dono, crews on the surface made vain efforts to reach the mon by way of tho shaft, the hent preventing them each time they went down tho nhnft. Three acta of valor stood forth to day, ono was the act of B. Van Voor- his, ono of the throo men rescued from the mlno shortly after tho alarm was sounded. He wns reported to have dragged R. C. Richardson. 51, to safe ty when tho older man would have surrendered in tho face of tho long climb to tho shaft. A second was tho work of Sparks, who made two trips into the mine shortly after tho alarm and succeed ed In ronhlng tho 2000 foot lovel be fore tho heat and gas drove him out. Tho third was tho leadership of Uhoff in the fight of the miners against tho flames. Tho damage dono to the mine was estimated to be about f 10,000 by L. E Hanley superintendent nf the mine, A leak in an electrlct cable is believed to have caused tho fire. . WALLACE, Idaho. April 25. In contrnst with the usual picture Of terror-stricken loved ones huddled about tho shaft of a wrecked mine was the calm assuranco at Burko yesterday that tho ,14 men Impris oned in the Mecla mine there by a fire would be roscued snfely. When H. It. V p t o f f (correct) omerged with his smoke-begrlmcd face, yesterday evening he was hailed by a fellow worker who had been outsido during the day. "Hey, Uptoff." this ono Informed him, "your wifo said to tell you when you got some brend." out to bring home RETURNS TO WIFE HE ROM OUTSIDE E LEARNS THAT LOS ANGELES, , April 25. Seve ral months ago Mrs. Elizabeth Bry son sworo to a warrant charging N. Bryson with deserting her after 27 years of married life and leaving her nrlttml, nnrt Kill tha WHTmnt could not be served for Bryson wasH nowhere to be found. Last week. Bryson. In Marysvil'e Cal., learned his wife was critically ill, perhaps dying, in their home at ftedondn, near here, Overcome by remorse he honied south by, auto NO. 30 NEW WATER IS E State Engineer Luper Agrees to Appropriation of 30 Sec ond Feet From Big Butte Eagle Point Also Agrees Bond Election Planned in in July Or August. SALEM, Ore.. April 26. Represen tatives of the city of Modtord and Stato Engineer Luper today entered into hn agreement whereby Mcdford will bo allowed to appropriate thirty second feet of water from Big Butte creek for a municipal water supply. The cost of the project will be about $600,000. The water will be piped a dlstanco of SS miles. The Eagle Point reclamation project which holds rights on Big Butte creek agreed to the Medford appropriation. Tho city requested forty second feet but be cause of prior obligations this amount could not be granted. The eltv was represented ncro oy John II. Carkin, attorney, and Frank Dlllnrd and Olcn Arnspigor, engi neers. ' The above announcement accord ing to It. L. Walthor of tho city water commission means that Mearoru is now assured of an adequate ami super excellent water supply, free from , all danger or legal computa tions, and as soon as final estimates are made by onglnoors tho commis sion will issue a complete statement to tho pooplo of. this city ana win probably call a bond, olectlon for the construction of a now water supply some time In July or August this year. National. rMTTsniirta. Anrll 25. "Gabby' unrtnoii nhienirn -National's catcher. and leading home run hitter ot tho year, smashed out nis sevemn tuu.i clout of the season In the first in ning of today's game wun tne rm burg Pirates. Grim, Cub first Backer, homed in tho second. - At Pittsburg . H. . . .... 4 71 " 1 cnicagu n ' Pittsburg B ' Blake and Hnrtnott; Meadows and Smith. . ; ; PHILADELPHIA, April 25. Jack Fournlor. hard-hitting first nnsomnn the Brooklyn Dodgers, nnd nt tho top last year In home run hit ting, smashed out . a four oaso oiuw fourth against Phlladoipnia in tne inning of today's gama and next inning hit another. At Philadelphia K. Brooklyn. . ., UtillaHnlnltl .6 In the H. E. 20 3 10 2 Ehrhardt and Taylor; Betts, Fil llnglm, Couch, and Henllne, Wilson. At Now Tork ' . ' R. H, Boston .1 6 New York 6 Graham, Benton and O'NoIl, son; McQuillan and Snyder. E. 2 1 Gib- 1 ' American. ' At Cleveland , , ' R. . H. . B. St.. Louls...............-- 12 J Clevoland . . 5 Wlngard and Dixon; Bhauto and Myatt. At Boston , Philadelphia. .... ........ Boston Harris. Walberg and Qulnn and Plclnlch. R. H. E. .2 8 3 .3 6 1 Cochrane; At St. Louis R. Cincinnati .'.3 St. Louis. I Donohuo and Hargravo, Day, rihom and Gonzales. -. , H. E. 7 0 3 2 Wlngo; At Chicago . , , . Detroit. i,..'. Chlcafto Whitehill and Bassler; Schalk. . R. H.-.B. ..2 9 1 .4 7 2 Faber nnd Mrs. Mabel Page was among tho visitors in Medford yesterday from I Grants Pass. DESERTED 27 YEARS mobile, driving all day and night and arriving here Just In time to be rec ognized by a traffic officer fni 1all ed on the almost forgotten warrant. And In Jail he remained, despite the sick woman's pleading with friends to bring her husband to what she believed was her death bed until word of his plight reached them and a scrawled note signed by the suf ferer was presented In superior court yesterday and Judge J. W. Summer field wroto an older for Hiysnns release. SUPPLY ow SUR BASEBALL SCORES