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Newspaper Page TextV ?ORB MAIL TRI The Weather Predictions Maximum yesterday 41 Minimum today :t;J Dally Fourteen tit Y&i Forty-ninth Year. MEDFORD, ORKUOX. AYKDNKSDAV, MAK'Cll l!l''0. NO. -2)2 MED1 BUNE Mm HEAD IS ATTACKED BY VETERAN Edward H. Hale Representing Vete rans of Foreifjii Wars Tells House Committee Statements Made by d'Oller "Erroneous and Should Bs Contradicted" Gnt Hubub Re sultsAsks $30 Instead of $50 Provided bv Taxinq Millionaires. WASHINGTON, Ma,-. ''.Another row occurred today nt hearings be fore the ho 11 so wa"B and means com mittee on Holdier relief measures. II came when Kdwurd II. Hale, repre senting veterans of foreign wars, told the committee that the statements made yesterday by Franklin d'Oller, commander of the American Legion, were "erroneous und should be con tradicted." A storm of protest resulted but Chairman Kcrdney restored' iiiiet by warning that .unless order could be maintained "we will quit these hear ings." After five minutes of wrangling among members. Chairman Forney ruled that witnesses should not crit ' icise other organizations. Hale urged relief to" discharged service men at the rate of ?30 a month instead of $50 with an addi tional grant of $100 to those who served overseas 'He- alBO favqred puBsago of the Morgan bill, which would give service men the option of selecting homesteaos. ("How could the money be raised for this bonus?" asked Representa tive Kltchln, democrat, North Caro lina.. "There is o public debt of twenty-six billion dollars now." Tat Wig Incomes "Our plait," srfld Hale, "would be to tax all Incomes above $50,000 at the rate of 2 per cent, graduating that until seven, per cent would be :harged on incomes above $1,000, J00. This would provide $200,000, 000 according to the Jnternal revenue bureau." "Some of the alleged economies practiced by this cohgress are a crime," the witness said. . Hale said "lip appreciation and nothing mete" had been extended to discharged soldiers. Members of congress received back pay when they were discharged from the army and returned to the house, he said, adding, that others were equally as deserving as ex-soldier congressmen. Congressman Skeptical Assertion by the witness that many former service men wore without work brought from Representative Green, republican, Iowa, the state ment that many farms In the middle west could not he cultivated because of the shortuge of labor,. (Hale replied that the mcst unem ployment would be 'found in cities. The Vetorans' association plan, he added, would provide both financial relief and provide for taking home steads. Representative Hull, democrat, Tennessee, said granting a bonus would impose severe burdens on the average taxpayer of the country and would increase living costs. Increased taxes ot $800,000,000 must be raised to meet present war expenditures without granting a cent to the service men, Representative Henry T. Rainey, democrat, Illinois, declared, supporting Representative Hull. Twins on Front Door Step. CKNTHAUA. Wash., Mar. li. Twins, neslliiis in n basket, were found ICondnv mornine bv Mr. unJ Mrs. Fred Kkengren on the doorstep nt their home. The foundlings will lie .adopted bv the Kkensrens. pugilist" carpentier turns down rich widow to marry sweetheart PARIS, Mar. 3. Oeonres Carpen tier, heavvweiijlit pugilistic champion of Europe, and Mademoiselle Georg ette Klsnssc will be harried next Monday neeordinir to nnnot einent liere tod a v. Carpcntier's marrinee will mark the culmination of a romance of many venrs. The bride-to-be oriiri nallv resided in the Lens country, ( nrpentier's bovhood home. Thev have known each other since child hood. . Lately there have been many ru COPIOUSLV WHEN . SHE RKNO, VN'ev.. Mar. 8. Mary Pickford, motion picture star, was granted a divorce from Owen .Moore last night at Mitiden, a small town near Carson City, on grounds of de sertion. She hits been at the Campbell ranch at Genoa, near by, since February 15. Sho was accompanied to the courtroom by her niolber, M'rs. Smith, and she wept freely while testifying. Owen .Moore was not in court, tho lie was ill .Miitilen at lunch Monday, lie was represented by an atlorney in the proceed ings. Miss I'ickfiil'd is still at Genoa. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Mar. H. Judge Sessions this morning freed fifteen more defendants in the New berry elections conspiracy case. This left the field at eighty-five defendants. The fifth ccunt of the Indictment was also dismissed. This was the one founded on the federal statute of October 10, 19 1 S. Judge Sessions took both actions on' his own motion. He said that a "very close attention to the prosecu tion's evidence and a careful study i.f the evidence"' had convinced him, he would 1)0 unwarranted In holding the men for a Jury verdict. Ho directed the clerk to enter a formal verdict of "not guilty"- In-the firteen cases. Mr. Littleton started to present a motion directed against three of the six counts in the indictment. Judge Sessions halted him momentarily and said that unless tho government ob jected he would rule tut the fifth count at once. Frank C. Dailey, assistant attorney general, argued briefly against tins action, maintaining that the evidence had shown violation in several coun ties of the law against the purchase of votes. Mr. Littleton then proceeded with his argument against the sixth count, alleging conspiracy to violate the law against use of the mails to defraud. He maintained that the record was "destitute of evidence" that such a crime had been committed. Judgo Sessions denied defense mo tions for dismissal of counts three and six of tho indictments. He then notified James O. Murfin that it would be useless to argue a motion for a directed verdict as to all the defendants as he would deny it. TO SERVICE MEN Kl'OKNK. Ore., Mar. X Although no official confirmation lias heen re ceived bv U. S. Slicllv, supervisor of the Siiisluw national forest, it is understood here that n larw acreage of tile Oicjo'n anil California land grant, which lias been re-vested in the Tinted States will be opened this summer, for homestead settlement. It is also understood that veterans of the lute war will be given prefer ence for a mouth or six weeks fol lowing' April Id. A lame part of Ibis acreage is in Lane county, outside of the Siu-law national forest mid ap plications for land must he made chicllv at the Hoseln'rg land office, it is understood mors of Carpcntier's cngnaemcnt to a wealthy vomit: widow, n foreigner, with whom Ciirpciitier danced often at "one of the IcudiiiL' hotels of Paris. A close friend of Carpentier said the pugilist might have been a succc--fii suitor for the widow's hand had In chosen, but he decided to remain true lo his bovhood love. The widow, who is 21 venrs old. had a fijrtune estimated at more than 'Jo.OOtl.OO'l francs. ( 'nrpentier's bride will accompany him to America when he sails March Will. I Wl DEFENSE LOSES OUT BY I Judge Wilson, After Listening to Arqument All Mominq Decides Evi dence Falls Far Shjrt of Provinq Overt Act on Part of Warren 0. Grimm. . MONTKSANO, Wash . .Mar. 3. Evidence thus far produced falls far short of being sufficient to prove an overt act on the part of Warren O. Grimm, according lo a ruling handed down today by Judge John M. Wil son, presiding at the trial of ten al leged I. W. W. for the murder of Grimm during a patriotic parade at Centralia last Armistice day. Judge Wilson's ruling came at the close of the morning session of court, the entire morning being devoted to argu ment on tho admissibility of testi mony tending to show alleged re marks Grimm to William Dunning several days before the parade. This was the conclusion of Judge John M. Wilson, presiding at tho trial today. The ruling came at the close of the morning session of court. Judge Wilson holding that he evi dence thus far produced by the de fense hud fallen fnr short of showing an evert act on the part of Grimm. The court also held that the defense had failed to show preconcert and presence on the part of the deceased in any allogcd conspiracy. The entire morning uession of court was devoted lo arguments on the admissibility of evidence which defense counsel asserted would show a conspiracy to raid the I. W. W. hall. "The court is of the opinion that the evidence falls far short or being sufficient to show an overt act on the part of Grimm," said Judge Wilson In ruling. . . Judge Wilson declared, that in his opinion, only generalities relating to an alleged conspiracy have thus far been brought cut by the defense. Evi dence of what may havo occurred at meetings of Centralia commercial in terests, at which it is alleged a raid on the hnll was discussed, cannot he offered, the court ruled, until Grimm's knowledge of, or presence at such meetings was shown. ELY SEATTLE TO SAN DIEG0 1 DAY ' SKATTLK, Mir. Major Albert I). Smith, I'uMmt Stales nniiv avia tor, todnv roi'riviMi permission from Wafliinifton, 1). ('., to utti'inpt n 011: (1a v flittht from Camp Lewis, Taeoma, to Sun Dieuo. Major Smith, who is nt. ('iimp Lewis, Mtiil over the tele phone toiluv that he Voulrt start at (hivhreuk tomorrow. Stops will be made for fuel, oil and water at Kttuenc, I? oil Bluff. Sun Kraiiciseo, Kresno and possibly Los Aiiiides. Arrangements will he made Tor (piiek service at the stopping points. Major Smith will attempt the fliuhl in a I lellaviland plans. In a recent Hiulit trj Seattle from San Iheiro, h- used a Sopwith machine. In coming north ho was seven and one-half hours in the air between San Krau ciseo and Seattle. hog islandToFsale 'I CROWD, PLEASE! WASHINGTON". Mar. :i. -Tlio -liippinir board is readv to sell llov. l-dund. the ureal I'nbricatinu' ship vard built during Hie war. Cliairmnrr Pnvne announced todnv that title to the vard site had been perfected liv pnvinent of $1.7.P7.IMIO to the American International Ship building eoinpanv, which owned the land, and Hint lie was readv to re ceive tenders for the property. SAN" FRANCISCO. Mar. 2. The crop and feed crisis in California, caused bv deficient rainfall, virtually has passed und water storage areas are in a fair way to be replenished to their norniul figure as the result of a rain storm which started two days ago. and the proiui-e of con tinuing sturuis. COUR RULING N.Y.HOTEL ROBBERS ARE GIVEN SENTENGE OF 52 YEARS AT HARD LABOR X K WYOUK. Mar. :t. -Uammi liodriiinc. and Adnanu Alvarez. llerra, who beat and robbed Mr. and Mrs. A. .1. Binderick uf Dallas, Texa-. at ihe hotel Knickerbocker la.-l . I Icccniber, were sentenced tudav to serve t'2 year and months each at hard labor in stale prison. Thev pleaded unit! v. .Indue MV I nt vie said he u ished he roiild impose the dealh penalty, .Mr. Broderick was r-tnn-k on Ihe head with a hammer and v Mrs. Broderick was hound and irmwil. Then I he hnrirlars stole $mi,0tH) in iewelrv and cash and were captured after Irving to escape bv dhabim.; down I he front of the hotel. 4, 4. 4. 4 . 4, 3.;. j. At last the lonir desired and mnch wnnled army retail More in Mod ford for the sale of Cnde Sam's surplus food and other supplies is at hand, and the store will he opened by L. Tiimlev tomorrow im-mimr at b o'clock: in the northeast corner nl Ihe Hotel Holland huildiui:, and will ho operated as a branch of the retail army store established by him at (.rants l'ass some time nun. It is expected that there, will be a bit: rush of liitVers I'rom tho time tho store opens in the mornim' until it closes at niht. Mr. Tindoy an nounces that the storo will bo kept open early eveniims to accommodate the working people and those person; who cannot find time to come during tho day. - . Amomr the supplies which will bo on sale from the start, are tho fol lowing : (ilia ran toed bacon in 12 pound cans: wool and cot (on mixture blankets, wool blankets,, mat olios, rakes, candy, canned pears and to matoes, ash and irnrlnt;e cans, tonnes, buck towels, regulation U. S. army helmets, col ton and wool under wear, barrack ba's and canned roust beef. l'OKTLAXD. Ore., Mar. It. In creasin; scarcity of trained nurse in I'ortland is regarded bv the city health authorities as a serious fea ture of the influenza, epidemic. Or. ficoi'L'o Pnrrish said ho hafl telephoned to If I nurses on Monday without find -inir one available. Hospital superin tendents say competent nurses are lcnvinr the profostfou in "unprece dented number-." "Thev are fimlimr belter pay and more endurable conditions bv turniui; to other employment," one superinten dent declared. E CHAIil.KSTOX. W. Va Mar. 3. Tbii West Virginia Honatc today re jected the resolution to reconsider iln action of Monday when it defeated the woman suffrage ratification amendment by a vote of K to Hi. The action was considered final und it was said no further attempt would be made to rutify the amendment at tho special session (;f the legislature! POKTLAtVi), Mar. 3. Korly-ouc new canes of flu and two deaths from the disease were reported to the city health bureau this morning. There have heen lot! deaths from influenza since Ihe outbreak of the epiuemic.. WAR VETERAN WINS ELECTION SEATTLE RACE Major Htiqli M. Caldwell Gets 16.801 Majority Over Duncan I. artiest Ever Given Candidate (or Office Puget Sound Metropolis Winner Siii)ortctl bv Ex-Laliur Mayor. SKATTI.K. Mm-. :i. Mnj.ir lluuh M. t'iililw ell. will' vi'tt'l'illl. will In- ill iiumii'iitt'il nuivur ol' St'iitllc .Mnrcli l.'i. C:ill ell w'us i'l.".-!i.,i v.-.-tiT(l:iv ovi'r .liiini' A. litllii'iiii, inlior K'niltT. ilinriit'd willi In'iim ii radical, liv a niaitn-itv ol' lli. Hill, tile larursl rvi'r tlivi-u a i-atitiitlati' lor llu- ol'lii'c. Tin I'omiili'li' llliol'lii-ial return-; were: Caldwell. ."ill.S.MI; lliineali. :ll,-ll-lil. .pproiinalolv S" per eelll ol' the reui-.tere,! voler eal their lialloi veMerilav. Iii the priina rie- l-'elini-arv 17, eiulitv per rent voted. Duncan was one ot' four candidates of the triple alliance, alleged radical ori:aniat ion, who lost veslcrdnv. The other three were ('oiiiicilinali W. 11. I.ane. ('. II. (lallant and lieu V. Nail man, candidates tor llie council. Lane is president of tl uuicil. I.ieuleiialit Phillip Tiiidall, allor ucv. who was wounded in action in l-'rance, led the field in the race for seats in Ihe council. In the primaries Tindnll was last. It was licl eved today that the liu'i; made for Tilidul! was one of the causes of tlie heavv vote vesterdav. Tindall will succeed l.ane. .M'nvor ('. 11. r'ilzucrnhl, who suc ceeded (lie llaiisiui as iniivor and who was rlimiiialed in Ihe iiriiuiiries, siiDporled t'aldwell in the final caiil paian. I'nldwell also received sup port of three of 1 lie cilv's four dailv newspapers. The fourth, a lahof paper, siipporled Diinenn. One cliurler iimtuiilnicnt which cur ried yeatonluy will pruvido for plac ini? honoi'iihly illscliuiueil solillorn. sailors und murines mi tho preferred classified service lists. Ono charter amendment In! ended to Increase the salaries of tho council, ccriioration commission, city treasurer and city comptroller was defeated. E E If Ihe weather continues L'ood worlt will lie resumed next week on the new ( rater Lake liieJiuuv from ProMiecl I'orllieast lo t lie Crater National park lioiiudarv line. C. ,1. Scvmour! Hie L'overniiicnt engineer in charge, wliu had heen sncndiiKr tit.. wiiitiroii other construolion jolts iii northwest states, arrived here Sunday and left Indiiv for 1'i'osnccf lli s.ivs II... lo,,l, wav will he completed in live months. Brown ix on der llellen. Ihe eon tractors will send a crew of men up this week to open llie niiiiu cainii ill I'nioii creek and a smaller eauin ill Mill creek near I'rospccl, mid next week Ihe coulraclors expect lo Ileum oiieratiuiis , willi a full crew of men. The Wadovau i'ruil ilrvcr lias re sumed opcralivns in Mrdford. a enr load of new mnoliiucrv liavin'ur riviil la-t week, und the drvim: oi aptdes is now in full swim:. AlthoiiLdi .Mr. Kadovan siiffereil a -evere fiiiani'ial loss in the Central I'oinl lire in which .:tll.tlllll worth ol machinery eoiiiiuiieiit ami fruit wit destroyed the prompt payment ol flM.SIM insurance liv the li. A. Holmes lii-iirance Airincy made the oiiick resumption of work possihle. Mr. Ii'adoyan. who has heen se riously ill for several weeks, exped to leave soon for the south for n period of rest mid recuperation while Mrs. Kadovtin will lie in eliarue of the liusiness, a she has for several months past. , Wood Enters N. J. Primary. THKXTON. N. .1.. Mar. L'. A neti l:on for suliinjssioii of Ihe inline f.f Major Genera! Leonard Wood to the voters of New Jersey at the nrpsi dential preferential primary next month, was filed with the secretary of state here today. Forest Grove Man Killed. KOL'KST (il((l'K. (Ire., .Mar. S. While Phi-t intr stumps in order lo clear land, Alfred K. Si hater. 40, un married, was instantly killed when n cliuw of powder blew Lis head off. BOOZE INVESTIGATOR IS C.lt.VNh KAI'lhS, Miilt., Mar. ' '.. CeorK" 1''. li. I'uiii un' row, dopartinent of jusl icn urnl wlm just roiiirinMl from Iron niuiiiy, b M trluKun, win'it' he int'.siii;iit'd the so.'iilli'd "wtiislicy ridu'lliim" was to appear In police n.'urt to day to answer n ehaine it' v it -latino the slate litiuor law, Cmninentw was a n-ostetl last midnight hy Kilward A. Nowaek a spoeial aeni of the slate I'timi and ttrim department who charged that Cuniinerow gave him a drink of whiskey in his room at a hold. When arrested Cununerow de clared he had been "frameil." : SENATE ACCEPTS WASHINGTON. Mar. :!. Alter a stiirinv lehale todav. Ihe senate voted Mil to 'J7 to accept the citnl'crcnce re-' port on Ihe urgent det'icieuev hill, in-cludinu- .:t,mm.000 lor the repair of nrval vessels. 1 )enioerat ie seiintors viuoroiislv op posed the conferees action in yield ing to the insir leuce of 4the liouse against tlie naval item. Senator (iav, democrat, Louisiana, said elimination of the appropriation was "false econ omy" us munv ilreadnniiuhts, cruisers and smaller naval craft were oat of commission because of lack of funds to repair them. Senator I'helan, demorral, 'iilifor nia, declared the cut ' would throw Id, 00(1 skilled nnw vard workers out of work and would sculler I hem throughout the country, minim: navy xnrt oriianizalion and efficiency. The report already has heen adopt ed bv the house. LARGEST BATTLESHIP- NKWTOUT MOWS. Va.. .Mar. 3. The uiiperdreudnaiiKlit .Maryland will he launched here .March 20. She Is the lurgest ship yet constructed for the navy, being liitil feel long, 7 feet broad and having a displacement of 32,000 tons. Her main buttery will be composed of eight Hi-inch rifles, the heaviest guns used on u naval craft. The .Maryland will be the first of a class of four similar ships to bo fol lowed hy six 4:1,1)00 ti.'u ships to carry twelve Hi-Inch guns each and with higher speed. WASHINGTON, Mnr. ''.- Meas ure lo Aiiiericiiiii.e Ihe Virgin Islands were uurccil uiioii lodav liv the .loiul congressional commission, which recently visited the former Dullish noskes.sions. The slule de liartineii! was nsked for an opinion rceardiiur the citizenship of the islanders, dcclarm! lo lie "without n iinlrv," and Ideally neither citizens of Denmark nor the I nited States. Legislation to establish their Americiin citizenship is proposed. WILSON MOTORS FIRST Til SINGE LAST FALL AND MEETS SENATOR BORAH WASIIINdTON. Mar. II President Wilson went motor riding today, the first tlmo he has been out since he returned to Washington from his western tour last October u very sick man. The president was accompanied by Mrs. Wllscn, Dr. (Irayson and Secret service men Mini took a spin around the "speedway" along the Potomac. A closed car wuh used. Photograph ers wore prohibited from taking photographs. Almost ideal weather prevailed for tho president's ride. The car was kept closed thriiout the trip, how- over. doing thru tho cnpltol gri.'unds the president passed .Senator llorah, of Idaho, and recognition was simul taneous, both waving their hands and smiling. Turnout tho trip, llr. dray son said, the president was delighted and remarked that he felt like he had heen away from Washington for a long time. ENTHUSIASM A BIG I? fill Chamber of Commerce Luncheon at Hotel Medford Aruuses Civic Spirit Director James E. Ghcen Outlines Methods of Campalim Executive Committee of Live Wires Anuoint ed Reorganized Chamber to Be on Democratic Lines. 4 ! 4 ! 4 i'o(ii) l int Tiiot (jut Is Mcdi'oid di.iiiK Tor the VI1I111K lleople Ihe I hint's which llie yoiini; people have a light to expect ? Are you doiim' llie Hurt of lllillK which will keep youilK people in Medford'.' Are you doiiiK tho tiling which will nuilie. In the next Kcneiation, the kind of a city you want: or are you wutehini; your own Interests and doing nothing? Ho you ever stop to consider that your city todav will be tho city of your children tomorrow after you have passed on? Will those who aro coining on have cause lo pralso you for having heen n useful and valued citizen during the tlmo you en joyed tho good things your town afforded; or, will your record ho forgotten easily by the. citi zens of tomorrow? ' 4, Tho advisory committee composed, of ninety-live of Medford's lending and representative citizens nanred-hy llie chamber of commerce to Berv.o during tho ensuing expansion nnd re organization, campaign held Its first meeting following n luncheon tit tho Hotel .Medford at noon today.. Direc tor .lames 10. (iheen In a lucid and In teresting manner told tho members of the coinmltteo tho purposes of the cumpuign, and explained to them the duties they would bo expected to dis charge in connection with tho work that has Just been launched. following tho talk made by Mr. tlheen tho committee, nt IHb request, named an executive committee that is to have full, completo und nbsoluto control over the drlvo that Is to be made for 100 members and u working fund or budget of $10,000. The per sonnel of this very Important com mittee, regarded by thfso liitorosted In the work, us ono ot tho very best that could possibly have been select ed from among tho staunch und stal wart citizenship ot Medford, is as fol lows: A. D. mil, II. D. WnltllBr, C. M. KIdd, II. C. darnel t. Mm: C. L. Hcbieffelin, Mrs. .lap Andrews. Splendid Spirit Shown The luncheon today afforded u splendid opportunity for the Inter ehango of Ideas and views pertaining to' the new movement Inaugurated by the chamber of comniercii, which tliosu present look full advantage of in expressing themselves. There was an atmosphere of publlc-Bplrltodness an. willingness to cooperate In tho campaign that, It Is said, presages signal success for the undertaking. Not only was the note of civic prldo and loyalty sounded ut this mooting, but ninny went further lo prove their devotion to their homo city. Curds (Continued on Page Klght) Pnsslng tho vicinity of a market house, the president, who delights always In reading signs when ho Is moti.'ring. saw a large sign quoting pork at 35 cents a pound. Although he has givon much serious considera tion to the high cost of living, tho president remarked to Mrs. Wilson: "That brings It homo to you when you see a big sign like that." During the drive the president passed niony groups ot people who recognized him and ho smiled his acknowledgment of their greeting. Quite often women who recognized him waved to him. After passing tho capltol the presi dent returned to tho White House via the Union Station and Massachusetts avenue, entering tho White House grounds through the south gate oppo site the treasury. Dr. Orayson said that the president had been much benefitted by his trip and that an examination ct his blood, ! pressure dn his return showed It to lio quite normal.