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ord Mail Predictions Irolnlli' rain. Pally Fourteenth Tut. Forty-ninth Yew. MEDFORD, OK'XiOV. Tlllli'SHAY, MAK'CII I, NO. L(!); The Weather Maximum yesterday M .Minimum today MEDF RI-PARTI7AM ui I mil icnii m-PMAM RESERVATION w m mm in innmrn: : Id nuuritu: First Change Lodqe Proaram Made Bv Senate Adopted When Revised Shantung Reservation Passes hy Vote of 69-2 More Democrats Switch From Hitchcock to Sup port Repuhlicans Reference to China and Janan Eliminated. WASHINGTON. Mar. I. Th. Shiint tuitr reservation In Ihi' peace tiPiitv iis modified in Ilii' bi-partisan compromise conference was rc-ndnpt-ctl lute today bv tin senate. The vole whs -IS In Ul us compared to n vote of .111 In II when Hie reser vation wns first iiiloih'il in Nuvimii ber. iSciialor Hitchcock's substitute I'm' tlie Sliantunir reservation was re .ieeted 27 tu 'II, nil I hi' republicans mid Senators (lore, Oklahoma : Id'i il, Missouri: Shield. s Tennessee ami Thomas, Colorado, ileaioerals, veiling against it. 10 Democrats Kniteli Ten demoerals. Senators Chuinher Inin, Orenon: (lore, Oklahoma: Hen derson und Pittnian, Nevada : Mcv ers, Montana: Nimenl, Idaho: Heed, Missouri: Shields, Tennessee: Smith, Geonria und Thomas, t'oloraito. voted for the reservation. In November it was supported bv onlv five demo crats. AOnkinir its first ehanue in the re publican reservations to the peace treaty, which were adopted last No vember, the senate voted todav on motion of Senator laiilue, of Massa chusetts, the republican leader, to striko from the Shuntumr reserva tion nil direct reference to Japan mid China. The chnnsre, worked out in the re cent bi-purtisan conference, had the approval of democratic leaders and was accepted, li'J to 2, Senators Heed, democrats, Missouri, and Sutherland, republican. West Virginia, votinu against it. Change Is Immaterial Senator Lodeo told the senate that the modification had been sinrsestcd bv democratic members of the bi partisan conference and did not chansic the nieaninir of the reserva tion "one iota." It has been thought more civil, he snid, to omit mention of Japan anil China bv name. Although Senators T.enrool, Wis consin, and Kellosif. Minnesota, de clared the democrats had agreed ill the bi-partisan conference to accept the reservation as amended, Senator Jlitchcock of Nebraska, the demo cratic leader, declared that Hie re vised draft was unucccplable. lie presented a substitute, arguing that the republican reservation could do "no possible good" toward restoring to China anv rights in Shantung. Under Senator Hitchcock's substi tute, the United Slates would express its understanding that the rights ob tained through the treaty bv Japan in the Shantung peninsula would be re stored to China. RECORD PRICE IS PAID FOR NEW YORK STOGK NEW YORK, Mar. 4. The highest price ever recorded for the sale of one share of stock In the history of the New York Stock Exchange was paid yesterday when tea shares of Atlantic Refining company common stock sold for $1350 a share. The previous record was made May '.. 1901 when Northern-Pacific touched $1000 during a panic. GOLD 10 U. S. NE WYORK. Mnr. J. A sharp rallv in foreign exchange here todav sent the rutes on demand bills for the Knglish pound sterling to :i.4S'a or three cents above yesterday's clos ing figure. This is the highest quo tation on sterline since the slump of last month when demand bills fell to 3J9. Rutes on fruncs and lire rose in sympathy. Franc checks were duct ed nt the rnte of 14.18 lor the dollar. mi ten centime, find lire checks lit JS.2J. ud 1j centimes. AWES DECIDE ALLOW i I.ONIION. Mar. The Lon don Standard slates today that the allied supreme council has decided to allow (Icraianv to launch an internal loan, because it is recognized that Germany rained would mean a weak and dangerous spot in Kurope. The loan, the newspaper savs, would take precedence over anv indemnity pavuu'iils Germany is called upon In make. hi:i;i.in. Mar. I'reliaii- Jlarv arrallgellielils have been made bv the Canard steamship with German officials f docking vessels belonging In the company at Cuxhavcri. savs the '' Vissische Zcitung. It is expect- ed the lir-t Cunai'dcr will ar- rive at Cuxhavcii March fi. CRISIS LOOMS COXSTAXTIXOI'LK. Mnr. 4. In view ut t lie univitv of the situation, the cabinet fi'muium! todav. The sul tan lias called upon Marshal J..et I'nsha to form a now cabinet. l.zt't l'asha is a partisan of Musta phn Kemal i'.tslui. the leader of the Turkish nationalists. His designa tion as head of the new cabinet is regarded here as a distinct triumph for the nationalists over the sultan and the more conservative leaders. The Turkish situation lias been "rowing in seriousness recently from several causes. The allied supreme council has about completed its draft of the proposed peace treaty for Tur key through which t lie Turks are to be deprived of their centuries-loin: control of the Dardanelles and the Mosphorus and lose territory contain ing approximately four fifths of the nation s population. Allied ricct Dispatched AYilli a view to stopping the re newed massacres ot Armenians i::e allies have sent stromr naval rein forcements to the Itosphorus so that their nuns command the parliament buildings and the sultan's palace. Another serious factor is the na tionalist movement headed bv Mus tapha K'emal Pasha, which threatens the overthrow of the iiovernment, if Hied demands are met. The cabinet was formed last Octo ber. Turkey Is Stripped LONDON. Mar. 4 Turkey is stripped of virtually all her terri tory in Kurope, but retains Adrian a pole, and the sacred places, by the treaty now bcimr completed bv the (inference of foreign ministers and anihasadors, it became known today. Mr. Idovd (ieorue was asked on what date America bad definitely re fused to accept a mandate for Con- tautinople and whether America had been consulted conceniimr the Turk ish peace problems. The premier re plied that the I'uited states did not lefinitelv refuse to accept the man- dale but had withdrawn from the dis cussion. The peace terms with Tur key are stil.1 under discussion, he added, and the American irovcrnmeiit has declined an invitation to he pres- nt at the conference. No Crime Jackson County. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Mar. 1.- The Jackson eountv jail at Independence. Mo., was ordered closed today and the employes dich;ir'ed. The num ber of prisoners had fallen off froi.'i in a vera ire of fifty to less than fif teen, since prohdntion. A. EXCHANGE SOARS ! Reports (bat England is planning to ship from HlO.lillll.lMKI to Wlitl. i 11110,111111 in gold to this conntrv. caus ed foreign exchange to advance shnrplv todav. Demand sterling closed at .Ki-V a gain of 10 cents o!r the dav and '.iH cents over the lo.v level of a month ago todav. Having J of British hills was on a heavy scale 'ami further strength was shown b Anglo-French bonds which matur:' ! next October. Other foreign ex- i change moved up with the llriti-h J rate. uLiuiin i Lun ul um no to USE ARMY ON BORDER Washington Is Informed Carranza Threatens to Prevent Exodus of Greasers to U. S. A. bv Force Jenkins to Be Deported and Gerald Brandon. Newspaper Correspond ent. Is Expelled Anti-American Feelinu Seems to Be Growinn. WASHINGTON. Mar. I. The Mex ican government has threatened in prevent bv force the exodus of work ,..,. t.. lli rnite.l Slates, according to advices received todav from Mexi- i.i file liovertuo-s are said to haw been notified bv the department of ..ilcidi ore l Im I unless tbev prevent- eil workmen from leaving the govern ment would use the military. 'I'lie u'nrL-incti are reported to be i-et'nsitie- verbal offers id" ranch own ers to nav t lu-iii belter wages than tbev could get in the l ulled States. The Mexican government recently u'nr I llie workmen not lo leave Mexico, stating thai Ibev would re- eive no protection troin llie Ameri :m .nivertiinent. Ihat justice would bi denied them ami that tbev would become victims of mob violence if tbev went to the l ulled Slates. Jenkins lo Ho Deported MEXICO CITY. Mar. 4. W. O. Jenkins, former I nited States con ulur agent nt riiebla. whose perinis ion to net in that capacity was re centlv revoked, is lo he expelled from Mexico in conseiiiiencc ol Ins alleged lealings with rebels, according to in sistent reports here. The United States embassy bus handed a new note to llie Mexican foreign office relative to charges preferred in an interview bv Julio Mitchell, prose- utor of the stale of Puebla, which involved procedure followed bv the embassy during the progress of the Jenkins case. WASHINGTON', Mjir. 4. Expul ion of William O. Jenkins, former American consular officer at 1'iiebla bv the Mexican government, as an undesirable alien probably will be fol lowed bv seizure of his factory at I'uebln and other properly, recent re ports trom .Mexico City have min uted. Sending of Jenkins from the coun try would not surprise officials here. is exequatur as consular agent ol the United States was revoked some time ago. The expulsion' of Jenkins is liken ed bv Mexicans to the recent depor tation of Russian radicals bv the American government. Kxpel Hiandoii LAItKDO. Texas. Mar. A. Gerald Bruudon. who has been Mexico City correspondent of the Los Anircles Times, was expelled todav from Mex ico as a "pernicious foreigner." lie was escorted from Mexico City by two policemen to Xucvo Laredo and todav was escorted across the inter national bridire to Laredo. I lis expulsion from Mexico was ordered under article X) of the Mexi can constitution. It was charircd bv the authorities that he had "meddled" in M;exicun politics. Brandon said he suffered no other indignities 'on the trip to N'nevo La redo, lie left bv automobile for San I'Yancisco todav and expects lo take a train from that city for Los Anire les tonight. Mexico Alarmed MKXICO CITY. Mar. A. Mexican workers are lining to the I iiited States in large numbers and the ex odus is becoming alarming, aecording to press advices from northern states. Serious danger to ntnnerous indus tries in that region through non-use and to lanre areas of farm land tli run i;h lack of cultivation is appre hended. The department of labor has issued a statement warning Mexicans to he ware of fraudulent contracts, hy which, it is alleged, many Mexicans have been swindled in southern I'nited States. MEXICO CITY. Mar. A. Mexican eon-tils throughout the world are advised in n circular just issued at the foreign office not to vise pass ports of persons asking permission to travel to Mexico when it is known tbev are anarchists, boUheviki or radical neitator-.. D. H. Planes for Hosuit'als. WASHINGTON". Mar. 4. IJ. IL-4 a rm v airplanes have been ordered converted into airplane hospital ambulances. Ka h machine will be equipped with two ba-kct litters. i STOCKHOLM. Mar. -L Hit ter disappointment with holshe vistn is expressed in mi iti-tade recently publi-hcd bv Maxin: liorkv, the Ku-siun radical, ac cording to :i I Iclsing lors ilis -patch to the Tiduiugcn of this city. ''The revolution has nut been followed bv anv spiritual re vival," the article is aii! o dc (da re, "and has proved itself unable to iikiUc men more hotiot. Men in power now arc just as brnlal those in au thority under the imperial re gime ami scud as many men lo prison. Bol--hf iki lradci. drivm by a nihil ion, arc pert uritiim experiment n upon li iug people, especially the working cIusm'." -f CLUB DUi Biq Banquet With Outside Speakers and Community Sinuina Will Mark Ouetiina of Drive for Membership in Reorganized Chamber of Com merceChairman Walther Calls Meeting of. Executive Committee for Friday Niqht. These are the fivo cardinal ! principles of a modern Chamber 2 of Commnrce. The local eliam- her is to bu reorganized on theso lines: 1 An active membership. 2 Adequate income. H A program of work. 1 Committee organization and control. 5 Trained management. j !. .j, .. ..$ .J. jt j. Chairman Harry L. U'alther cf the executive committee of tho Medl'oni Chamlier of Commerce's expansion and reorganization committee, which was named yesteruay at the luncheon held ut the Hotel .Med ford, announced today that his committee would meet Friday evening at campaign head quarters fur the consideration and transaction of much important busi ness. The meeting has been called for 7:110 o'clock and will name the membership, budget and weeding committees and the two majors who are to direct tho ten t'iefd captains that will be selected later, each to have charge of a team of seven men working under him during the inten sive drive for members which is to begin Tuesday, March In addi tion to the naming of these commit tees tho executive committee Friday evening will discuss the time and place for the civic conference and also the time and place for the civic dinner. At the civic conference there will be several speakers, local and out of town, and community singing. Invi tations will be sent to every prospec tive member listed on the "prospett list" during the fir.1t week of the campaign, altho every man and wom an in tlie city interested in the future growth and improvement of MedfcTd will be privileged to attend, reKard less of whether they receive an invi tation or not. It is the purpose or the campaign officials to include the names of every local man and woman who may be regarded as a prospective member on tho list that is being com pi'ed but there is a possibility that thru an oversight some names that should be listed will unintentionally be omitted. ilvo Civic IHnner The civic dinner bids fair to de velop more enthusiasm and interest than any :atherin for the stimula tion of concerted action for the gen eral Rood of Medford ever held. The dinner will be held on the eve pre ceding the intensive meirbershlp drive by the ten field teams. There will also bo speaking and community sinking on this occasion, and the field workers will be given every pos- (Continued on I'agc Eltjht) Sl Snch mm dry LAW INJURY TO HEALTH New Jersey Attorney General Files Suit to Have Prohibition Amend ment Declared Unconstitutional Interferes With Work of Physic Mus and Confiscates Property Government Can't Remilale Habits and Morals of the People. WASHINGTON. Mar. I. The Mate of New Jersey, through its at torney general. Thomas F. Met "ran. todav tiled in I In- I'nited State- su preme court a suit -cckin-' to have 1 he prohibit ion amendment declared uncotiMitut onal and lo prevent eii fureemeiit of the X'obtcad act. The hill sets forth that the amend ment was improperly drawn, that in twentv-one slates the legislatures have not ratified it as provided bv their state legislatures and that therv is no power in congress to propose a const it ut ional a mend incut regain ting the h;:liil- and morals ot the people. It recites furl her I hat the amend ment is a legislative and hot a con stitutional metier. It is charged that the amendment centralizes authority without the con sent of the people of New Jersey and is ; violation of their sovereign rights. The Volstead act, enacted under authority of the amendment, the petition suvs,tis void. It is claimed that the Volstcnd act is illegal because bv "depreciating and in a large measiiK' destroying the taxable value of real and Per sonal property within the slate,' is destructive of the state's free and independent government', because it deprives the slate of revenues from licenses, which in 1!U8 amounted to $12,-14'J.S!MI, and because it interfere.', with (he internal government. Complaint is made that tho act restricts the practice of physicians- of the state and the compcnalion of its penal' correctional and charitable in stitutions; that the state has not con curred in t he amendment anil that if the act is enforced it will nullify the right of the state to regulate its internal affairs. In conclusion the complaint de clares that if the amendment is valid the right of congress to legislate under it is restricted to matters re lating to "the external concerns of the I'nited States and within tlie peculiar domain of the federal gov ernment to regulate commerce among the states," and that the state alone hasi the power to enforce the act within its own borders. US ANHKl.KS. Cal., Mar. 4. Telegraphic reouests for the arrest of Jack leni.-cv, world's champion heavyweight pugilist, and Jack Kcnrns, his manager, were received here todav bv I'nited States District. Attorney Hubert O'Connor from the office of the I'nited States district attorney at San Frnnei.sco. The re tiucst followed indictment of Oemp sey and Kearns on charges respec tively of evading selective service and conspiring to assist the evasion. Itetripsev and Kearns were notified to appear before the I'nited States commissioner today at 'J o'clock or thereafter during the dav and give bail for their appearance in San Frnnci-co March L'O lor arraignment. 1V1ARCH 28-APRIL 3 PORTLAND. Mar. 4. Oregon will have a state-wide registration week as a special step to bring about the registration of thousands who huvo not yet registered and mast do so in order to Vfile til the nnvt olnntOm according to plans outlined before tliei' Pert land Ad dub. It is probable that the registration week will be arranged for the week of .March iiS to April .'i. County offi cers are said to bo In harmony with the movement nnd will keep registra tion offices open evenings during the week and it is probable that Mayor Ceorgo L. Baker or Portland, and tioveriii.r Oliott will issue official appeals. EXPLODE A BONIB UNDER LI ZURICH, SWITZERLAND ZfKirn. Mar. -I. A bomb exploded hist night under t he ponh of the American consul ate lu re, sei iou-l v damaging the budding, hut itiiurtug no one. I'olice are believed to have se cured clues. WASHINGTON, Mur. -I. An official report of the homh iii v of llie American consulate I Zurich last night was made to tht state department by Consul General Kcena. who said the building was partially de-trocd hat no one u as in hired. (Hticials here were at a lo-s to aceiiaul lor the incident. Thcv recalled, however, that part of Swili'erlaud is the rendezvous of political refugees from all coun tries of I! u rope and a center of internal ional intrigue. . 4. . Jt 1 GKANI) liAIMHS, Midi.. Mar. 4. Overruling all motions for further dismissals in the Newberry election conspiracy case Judge t'larcnce W. Sessions todav held that conviction or ncipiitlal of Truman II. Newberry would not necessarily mean a like outcome as to the oilier eighty-four men on trial with the I'nited States senator. The court held that, the prosecution had made out a prima facie ease and that there was amnio evidence "to warrant a verdict of guilty if the jury sees fit lo render one." Kirst testimony for the defense was heard at the afternoon session. The ruling as to the status of Sena tor Newberry came in the midst of arguments for directed verdicts in the cases of specified respondents. "I assume, under the indictment," said Attorney James O. Murl'in, "that unless Truman II. Newberry is guilty, no one is guilty." "I cannot agree with you on that at all,' interrupted Judge Sessions. "Whv, the indictment charges these men with aiding and abetting Tru man II. Newberry lo spend or cause, to be spent a sum in excess of that allowed bv law," protested Mr. Mur I in. "No, (hat is not Hie law." said Judge Sessions. "I make that state ment now so there 111 11 v he no mis understanding." l'Oirri.AND. Ore.. Mar. I.- Joe Hen in min, Portland light weight a nil Treddie Anderson of Vancouver, Wash., fought ten fast rounds to a draw in the main event of the Port land boxing commission's card hero last niht. In the semi-wimlup I'uggv Morton of I-os Angeles and Frank in Rogers, Seattle lightweight, fought ten rounds to a draw. Stanley Willis of Portland was awarded the decision alter ten rounds of slow fighting with Fred Gilbert ot Mend, Ore. The. fighters are welter weights. Irving Glen son of Tacoma and Jim my Duffy of Aberdeen, fcathei'weigbt.-j went six rounds to a draw in the curtain raiser.' BY A VOTE OF 245 RtHlSES 10 WASHINGTON'. Mar. 4. Tlie ""1' tml"v r,,llst''l lv an ovei wlielin- mir majority to repeal the prohibition enforcement net. The repeal measure was offered bv lloprc-cntalive Kirun, denioerui. New ,Ier-ev, as mi amendment lo the leiris lative, executive and iuilieial appro priation measure anil Speaker Gillette overruled a point of onler against it. Mr. Kuan also proposed elimi nation from the hill of an appropria tion ol' $l,o00,(J00 lor eiilorciin.' the KERNS FREDDIE ANDERSON iD-WEST PARALYZED 6f STORM Worst Blizzard in 30 Years Sweeps Over Illinois. Nebraska aiul Minne sota Mercury Falls 45 Denrees to Bolnw Zero Wires Down and Trains Snowbound Predictions Storm Intensity Will Increase To dav and Touiulit. ('Mil', Mil). Mar. I. Tho worst lilizzanl nt' tin; wintor today awept I In' inidillu westi'ni states, anil ac iiiiiiliaiiii'd liy a heavy fall of (mow anil snh-zi'i-o It'iiiiH'ratui'tiH, waved eastward anil southward, erlpiillas win' eniiiiiiiiiileatloii and railroad traffic-. IliKh winds, drifting snow anil ti temporal uro that fell ill) to )! do urees to 1m;1ov zero within a few hours slnn'k eastern Colorado and Nehraska .ve.slerday and today hud cut several cities from tho outsido world. Sleet and snow preceded tho bliz zard developments in tho northwest, impeding telegraph and telophono service. Weather bureau predictions wero that the severe told in the Rocky mountain und plains states would continue today and tonight with "in creased Intensity." Storm warnings were ordered dis played cn tho Texas coast, east Gulf coast and on the north Pacific. Worst ill :t( Veiu-s Railroad service in southwestern Colorado virtually wus abandoned in some sections when tlie hli'zard struck. Tho storm Ihero und In wes tern Nithrasku wus reported tho worst In thirty years. Only one train bad entered Durnn ko, Colorado, In eleven bcurs und no train had moved ut Sllverton In thir teen hours. Railroads received reports thut heavy damage hnd been done in the mountains by earth und snow slides and by huge boulders which hud top pled over canyon rim rocks to the tracks. Crews witli snow plows wero at tempting to keep cleur trucks on roads running to tho went coust thru' tho northern plain and mountain, states, but nil trains were dcluyed. '. Trains Snow Itolind t I.INCOUN', Neb., Mar. 4. High1 winds that reuched n voloclty of from 10 to 4D miles nn hour, accom panied by snow and temperuturoa that touched as low us six below zero In Nebraska last night und curly to day slightly bumpered railroad truf fle und wire etnimunlcutlon. Slight duniagc to telephone wires was re ported. ST. PAUL, Minn., Mar. 4. Altho I lie liliziii il of lust night bad bated in tho northwest tills morning and was followed by clear weather, liugo drifts wore seriously uffectlng freight and passenger service. Practically all trains were late and trans-continental passenger trains were niuny hotirg be liind time. -, CAR SHORTAGE IS MOST SERIOUS TO APPLE MEN HOOD UIVKIt, Ore., Mar. 4. Lark ol' suitable earn i'or removing Hindi's in winter time is tlio most serious olislai'lc n iriii list the f uttti'o siieeess ol' the tuuile biiHinosH, nccord iiiit to II. V. Davidson, former wrote' dent ol' the North I'aeifie Fruit Dis tributors. 1. Smith Delayed bv Clouds. SKATTI.K. Mar. 4 Idiin nii'l eliiuilv skies todav paused Major A. I). Smith, I'nited States tirmv avia tor, to iiostpone his attempt to uuiko a otie-dav flight from Ciimn Lewis, Taeomn, to San Die-zo. Cal. : TO 86 HOUSE REPEAL PROHIBITION i!rv net. Ilotli proposals wore do- fcated on one roll call. The vole on llie Keun motion was 24.1 to H(i. The house then passed the loiiislntive bill without n record vole. WASHINGTON. Mar. 4.f-H-arin!rs of llie appeals of Khode Island. Ken tucky and Massachusetts involving the vnliditv of the prohibition amend ment will he hehl before the supreme court Monday, it wus definitely an nounced toiluy. ,
