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Medford
MablTr
The Weather
Maximum yesterday .13
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1'rerlpitation U3
Predictions
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tally Fifteenth Tear.
Weekly Fiftieth Year.
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DUCKMBEtt 22, 1920
NO. 234
BUNE
ITALIAN ARMY
STARTS ATTACK
ON D'ANNUNZIO
Fiume Now Being Besieged by
Italian Regulars Civilians
Given 48 Hours to Leave
Blockaded Region Poet
Will Fight to Death.
UD1NE, Itulyl. Dec. 22. (By Iho As
sociated Press) Fiume. the strong
hold of Captain Ciabrielc d'Annunzio,
the insurgent Italian leader, in being
besieged by regular Itullan forces.
HOME, pec 22. General Cavtg
lia, commander of the Italian reyulaiK
surrounding Kiunie has ordered a rig
orous blockade of Fiume and the
islands of Veglla, Arbo and San Mar
cos. Ho gave 48 hours to those who
wish to leave the blockaded region.
LONpOX. Dec. 22. Italian govern
ment forces have established a close
blockade of Fiume by land and sea,
and it seemed posHiblo today that
fighting might be reported at any
lima. Not only has the city of Fiume
been isolated, but the islands of
Arbe. San Marcos and Veglia which
recently (were occupied by d'Annun
zlan leglonalres, have been blockaded.
Conditions of recognized gravity
have arisen since Captain d'Annunzio
announced he would resist enforce
ment .of the treaty of Rapallo. In
answer to an ultimatum sent htm by
General Caviglia, commander of Ital
ian troops in the section, he has de
clared he will fight until his demands
are met.
MONTREAL, Dec. 22. A tragic
story of a father's misplaced confi
dence which enabled his son to wreck
the family fortune during hts absence
abroad was bared on the witness
stand before Justice McLennan in su
perior court by C. H. Cahan, K. C.
one of Canada's most distinguished,
lawyers. j
: The witness told how he had con-i
ferred power of attorney on his son,
C. H. Cahan, ( Jr., while the father
was on a European trip and upon re
turning found his son had absconded
and the family fortune had been wip
ed out.
CHICAGO. Dec, . 22. James R
Korgan. president of the fdeeral ad
visory board of the reserve banking
system since its organisation has an
nounced his, resignation. He retired,
it was announced, to conserve his
health. .
Mr. Morgan retains the 'chairman
ship of the board uf directors, the
First National bank and the Chicago
clearing house committee. '
SACRAMENTO, ec. 22. The Pa
cific It ice Growers association has
voted to uphold the price schedule set
by the price control committee, head
ed by Alden Anderson The schedule
Is based on the price ot $5.25 a hun
dred pounds for No. 1 cleaned rice.
The growers state there will bo a
heavy salvage during the spring of
unthreshed rice still in the fields.
ElECT HARDING IN
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. Presi
dent Wilson plans to accompany
President-elect Harding from the
White House to the capltol March 4
, and back again to the WhUe House
for luncheon as is the usual custom
when a new chief executive Is Inaugu
rated. The r'. and retiring president will
lead the usual parade up the avenue
to the White House, where Mr. Wil
son will entertain Mr. Harding at
luncheon. Immediately afterward.
President Wilson will retire to hit
new home on S street to take up nis
life nn n private citizen nftor ehii.t
years in the White House.
CLACKAMAS CO. CASE
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 22. The
Oregon supreme court in an or-
der handed down late yesterday
revoked a previous ruling deny-
ing a rehearing of the case
brought by W. P. Hawley of Ore-
gon City against officials of
Clackamas county, to test the 4
validity of roar1 construction
bonds in the sum of $1,700,000
authorized by the voters thoro
at an election held last summer.
Under the new order re-hoar-
Ing of the cus was granted. It
will probably be heard by the
court early In January.
I
T
. pSAX FRANCISCO, Dec. 22. Con
tinuance of the present storm and
cold weather until tomorrow evening
is expected, by the United States
weather bureau here, altho decreas
ing rainfall may be expected in the
period. The rain Is extending from
the Tehachapi mountains north and
appeared today to be falling less reg
ularly than yesterday In the Btate.
The head of tne storm is still in the
north Pacific, where It originated
and Is moving slowly Inland. It ap
pears to have a slight northward
movement, however, so California
may miss Its full force. Winds of
gale force are ' expected along the
northwestern coast tomorrow.
DRWER, Colo., Dec. 22. Storms
east of Denver and the explosion of a
freight engine south of here this mor
ning cut this city off from wire com
munication for a timo today with at!
parts of the country, except that west
of here.
John L. Clayton, fireman, of Den
ver, was killed when a freight engine
on the Santa Kg railroad exploded
near Monument, Colo.
Marry K. Hartman, brakeman, and
Harry Pearson, engineer, both ot
Denver, were seriously injured In the
explosion. Ten poles were 1)Iown
down, wrecking sixty telegraph and
telephone wires. '
PEACE REIGNS AT
LAST IN SONORA
DOUGLAS, Ariz., Dec. 22. Alton,
zo I'osquoira, Mexican consul sta
tioned here returned last night from
the Pacific coast and a short visit 111
Nogales, Sonora, Jlexico, ' where he
mot and conferred with Governor F.
A. Borquez, of Sonora, who Is slated
to bo comptroller, of currency under
Obregon's administration.
Governor Borquez, Mr. Pesquelra
doclarcs, said Sonora, especially the
lower and western sections Is under
going a new era of peace and for tho
past severr.l months Yaqul and other
tribes of Indians have laid down arms.
A larger acreage Is expected to be
planted In the Btate next spring than
ever before.
KANSAS CITX, Mo.. Dec. 22. A
bill to make bank robbery, hisrhWHy
robbery and burglary offenses punish
able by death will be Introduced at
the next session of the Missouri Ick!--Ititure.
M. A. O'Donnell, represeuta
tlve-elect from Jackson county, an
nounced today.
T-
INAUGURAL PARADE
Mr. Tumulty said today that when
he visited the president yesterday he
found him In better spirits than at
any time since he was taken HI more
than a year ago.
The president, Mr. Tumulty said,
stated that he was not greatly Inter
ested in the writing of memoirs for
an autobiography bp it was a form of
literature which had never great-y
appealed to him. It hns been gene
rally understood that when Mr. W.l
on retires from office he .ill take
np tho prrpanitimi of a history of tin
world war.
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Second Financial Conference
Adjourns With Good Will on
Both Sides German Claims
Are Conceded 100 Billion
Marks Remains Basis.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 22. Tho second
financial conference adjourned at
noon today until January 10. The
allied experts told the German dele
gates there was good prospect of
reaching an agreement on the con
cessions asked by Germany and Indi
cated with continued good will on
both sides a solution ot tho repara
tions problem would be in sight dur
ing the January session.
BRUSSELS, Deo. 22. (By Associ
ated Press.) Payment by Germany
of 100,000,000,000 marks In gold re
mains the basis upon which experts
and dolegates to the second financial
conference, in session here, are work
ing. This amount, altho far below
what was authorized by the treaty of
Versailles, is considered by them
collectable only on condition that
Germany Is helped along the lines
suggested by the German delegates.
Allied experts in secret individual
reports, the substance of which has
come to light, recognize Germany's
real necessities, and delegates gen
erally are impressed by arguments
that Germany Is an insolvent creditor
who must be maintained as a going
concern, The extent to -which strict
fulfillment of the Versailles treaty
may be waived, however, depends
upon the allied governments, before
which recommendations have been
made by the various delegations.
Virtually none of the delegations
expected the treaty can 'be carried out
literally and experts agree with the
Germans IJiat the reparations must
bo paid chiefly In kind. Some cash,
however, will be demanded after a
year or two If not immediately.
Today's meeting was really In pre
paration for the recess which will be
taken until January 10. Allied dele
gates planned to meet apart this
afternoon tor the purpose of exchang
ing views and reaching a common ac
cord which wlil be reflected in re
ports to the government.
GIVEN 8 YEARS
WILMINGTON. Del., Dec. 22.
William Hush and his cousin, Charles
F. Hast man, both prominent In the
business and social life of Wilming
ton pleaded guilty to embezzlement
yesterday and each was sentenced to
eight years in the county workhoum.
They began their sentences imme
diately. ,
Hush, who was secretary and treus
urfM of the Wilmington Savings
Funds society admitted taking se
curities valued at $200,000 belonging
to the institution to cover margins in
stock speculation, while EitHtman
pleaded guilty to embezzling J3ti,()00
worth of securities from the Hercules
Powder company, of which he was
assistant treasurer.
HUGHES DENIES HE'LL
BE SECY. OF STATE
NEW YORK, Dec. 22. Charles E.
Hughes In a statement here today
characterized published reports that
he had been tendered the appoint
ment of secretary nf ntatu in the
Harding cabinet as "irresponsible ru
mors." "I do not care to discuss them," he
addfd.
MARION, Ohio. Dec. 22. Prl-dent-elect
Harding denied publiHhed
statements that he had offered to
Charles Evans Hughes the appoint
ment of secretary of state In his cabi
net. "I find this one of the most com
plete blr.it of holiday fiction writing
that hr.a yet been brought to my at
tention," he told correspondents at
his hotrM here.
XO PAt'KH CHRISTMAS
4.
Following a long established
custom there will be no issue of 4
the Mail Tribune on Christmas
day, Saturday, December 25th.
The Sunday Bun will be Usued
as usual. All advertisements and
special copy for the Sun must
he In this office Friday before
one p. ra. 4
A
EMENT
WAR NDEMNITY
NOW
BITTER FIGHT LOOMS
ON NON-PARTY LINES
OVER FARMER'S TARIFF
'WASHINGTON", Dec. 22. A
bitter fight was forecast today
as the house took up the emor-
gency tariff bill under a rule
limiting debate to three hours.
Chairman Fordney of the ways
and means committee, aiinounc-
ed It was his Intention to seek
passage of the bill before ad-
journment tonight.
' There were several prelimln-
i ary skirmishes, which made it 8
apparent that party lines would
not figure In passage of the
measure. v
Tho ulignment promised to
bo the producing areas of the
I south and west against the east
and other consuming communi-
tics. '
Chairman Fordney, in opon-
Ing the debate, said the commit-
tee had been criticised for not
including more Items In the
emergency bill, but that It had
realized that there was no possi-
4- bility of putting the bill thru at
i this session of. congress if at-
tempts were made to Include
everything wanted.
"The committee made an
honest effort, to provide relief
for farmers and included thoBe
products which are causing
f them the heaviest losses," ho
said.
iSST. U. S. ATTY.
C. W. REAMES TO
IN A. E. REAMS
PORTLAND, Dec. 22. Charlos W.
ReameH, assistant yjiitcd H tales at
torney since September, 1018, will re
sign his present duties January 1 to
take up civil practice of law with his
brother,- Evan Reames, of Medford.
He will be succeeded by Captain
Thomas IT. . Maguire, according to the
announcement of United , States at
torney Lester Humphreys.
C. W. Reamed has been associated
with tho United States District At
torney's office In Portland. Oregon,
since the year 1014. In 1918 he was
appointed a special assistant to Bert
K. Haney, then United States Dis
trict Attorney, for the prosecution of
all rases growing out of war meas
ures and for the handling of slackers,
aliens, etc. At the conclusion of this
work he became a deputy United
States district attorney under Mr. Ha
ney and when Mr. Haney resigned in
1919, Mr, Keames was appointed by
his successor. Lester W. Humphreys,
as a deputy United States district at
torney under Humphreys.
Mr. Reames. who has been visiting
his brother, Attorney A. E. Reames
for a few days, leaves tonight for
Portlund, where he will line up his
affairs to return early hi January to
make Medford his future home. On
his return he will enter a partnership
with his brother, A. K. Reames In the
general practice of the law and under
the name of Kcumcs & Reames.
EVERETT WILL PLAY
.EVERETT. Wash., Dec. 22. A
game between the football team of
the ICverett high school, regarded as
western prep school champions wliich
defeated Long Beach, Cal., last Fri
day, and the Cleveland East Tech
team, claimants to the eastern cham
pionship has virtually 'been agreed to.
It will he played here New Year's
day. The game has been arranged by
the management of the local team,
still in California and this morning
the Everett school board acquiesced
in any action tho team management
might take.
PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 22. Heavy
snowfall over a large part of Oregon
last nlffht was reported today. There
war a light fall here, hut the snow had
disappeared this morning. PomllMnn,
In the eastern part of the state re
ported eight Incnes on the ground,
and Hood River In the northern part
three Inches. Hnow at Crater I.aku
was reported seven and a half fret.
DL'W.IN, Dec. 22. Passage of the
Irish home rule hill by the British
parliament Is not viewed as especially
Important by newspapers here. It Is
recognized the bill probably v.ill not
be accepted by either Ulster or the
Mouth of Ireland and that the British
government mny never deride to put
Its provisions into operation.
LLOYD GEORGE
RETAINS FAITH
WORLDLEAGUE
British Premier Sees Real Pro
gress Toward Peace if All
Nations Are Included U. S.
Essential Gradual Dis
armament Imperative.
LONDON, Dec. 22. David l.loyd
Goorge, the prime minister, presiding
at a luncheon given today in tho
house of commons for the British
and dominion dolegates to the recent
League of 'Nations assembly in Gono
va, declared tho league would never
achieve real progress until all the na
tions wore represented. Mr. Lloyd
Goorge said he looked forward hope
fully to the United States coming Into
the league. This, he asserted, was
essential. There could be no real
peace, declared the prime minister,
until competition in armaments ceas
ed, and before disarmament was pos
sible all the nations must be In the
league for all must march together.
'Mr. Lloyd George said he was glad
to know that all were doing some
thing. Ho asserted that if the Geneva
assembly had existed In August 1914
the war would have been Impossible.
He was sure there would be no ob
stacle to Germany's admission to the
league If she manifested an intention
to fulfill her obligations.
The league already had done much
the prime minister asserted. For one
thing it had raised the Btatus of labor
thruout the world. The labor bureau
was doing great things he Bald.
The league's most conspicuous
work probably was the establishment,
the premier declared, ot the interna
tional .coui't of Justice which would
have a very determining effect on in
ternational justloe. tn.vtae future.
Disarmament Imperative
- No League of Nations, however,
could possibly be regarded as com
pleto until the United States was in'
eluded, Mr. Lloyd Goorge declared.
There was no use laboring for tho
association of nations and for the
establishment of peace, the prime
minister declared on the other hand
erecting great armaments in order to
force other nations Into a competi
tlon which had more to do with start
ing the late war than almost any
other force. .
Mr. Lloyd George said the nations
could not take the risk of disarma
ment until every nation was included.
It could be done only by agreement.
Disarmament he declared, was not a
thing which could be done secretly
and behind closed doors; It muBt be
done lit such a way that ovcryone
knewi bo that the agreement, once
arrived at, would be respected.
LMr. Lloyd George said all nations
must reach a common agreoment not
to start again disastrous rivalry in
armaments, which must Inevitably
end In a clash. Certain amendments
he assorted, would be necessary be
fore the league became a really effec
tive exponent of International opln
Ion.
TELLS SOB STORY
PORTLAND, Dec. 22. liustcd A
Walters wept on the stand today at
his trial for the killing of Patrolman
Jerome ll'almer. Walters declared his
actions were due to Influence of
liquor. He Insisted tho killing of the
officer who sought to arrest him, and
a companion following alleged hold
ups, was not premeditated and when
B. F. Mulkey, his attorney announced
that the defense rested Its case solely
on the testimony of the defendant,
Walters staggered from the witness
stand while sobs shook his body.
FATAL TO PLAYMATE
NEW YORK, Dec. 22. Fighting
with a playmate for possession of a
stray dog, Krank Verlllo, 10, was
stabbed, probably fatally, here last
night.
James Romanello, 9, with a dirty
little terrier at his heels, walked Into
a police station and surrendered him
self.
"I'm sorry. He wanted to take the
dog away from me. I didn't mean to
hurt him," he sobbed.
The terrier scurried away.
MULKEY'S CLIENT
ROBBED OF $6,500 IN
l.OS ANGELES. Cal., Dec. 22.
A messenger employed by the
S Security Trust and Savings bank
here was attacked In the heart
of tho main business district
shortly before noon today and
robbed of a satchel containing
161 500 according to his report to
tho bank.
The satchel with which the
man fled contained $75,000 in
non-negotiable checkB and $6500
in old, ragged currency that was
being taken to a national bank
lor redemption.
The robbery occurred while a
Stock Exchange session was in
progress a few feet away with
a traffic policeman on the cor-
ner 300 feet away and with lit-
orally thousands ot Christmas
shoppers and ovory day workors
Bwarmiug the streets. The rob-
ber wore no disguise, other
than a pair of dark glasses.
CLOSE TO TUMULTY
STATES MANAGER
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. George
P. dishing, managing director ot the
American Wholesale Coal association
today before the senate coal investi
gating committee entered a denial
that coal men had "planned" the ser
ies of government statements and ac
tions which he said caused a coal
shortage panic this year. 1
..."Some of the coal men got the high
prices," he said, "but I want to ab
solve them from bringing about the
steps which five government organi
zations took that caused the panic.''
Just what was your association
doing with 'Mr. Tumulty, secretary of
the president?" asked Senator Ken
yon, after reading a section of a
speech made by D. B. Wentz, former
president of the coal association, to
operators referring to "constant vis
Its" made to tho White House by its
Officers.
"I went to Mr. Tumulty from time
to time to advise him upon the situa
tion and the Interstate commerce
commission order," the witness re
sponded.
"We kept Mr. Tumulty currently
Informed."
"You wore fighting the Idea that a
fuel administration might bo neces
sary?" Senator Renyon commented.
"Yes, we thought the fuel adminis
tration could not be Installed in
time."
GIRL WITNESSES
SAN FRANCISCO, Doc.22. To
duy's sessions of the trial of Edward
(Klockout) Kruvosky, alleged crimi
nal gangster, under an Indictment
charging a felonious attack un :11ns
Jennie Montgomery, a Reno, Nev., Klrl,
were marked by the cross examina
tion ot Miss Montgomery and the tes
timony of her companion, Miss JcRn
HtHiik-y, formerly of I'nrtlnrid, Ore.,
who also was nttacked.
Both Miss Montgomery and Miss
Htanley testified that Boyd was pres
ent In the house early Thankst-iving
morning when the nttai'k took place
Kruvosky, they testified, twisted
Boyd and a number ot others in the
attnrk.
PASADENA. Cal., Dec. 22. Mrs.
Ed Bailey, 21, gave herself up last
night to the police and told them she
had shot and killed Clarence Hogan
ot Oakland. "It wag a sweetheart's
tiff," she said.
The police found Hogan's body
near the corner of Lincoln and Pied
mont streets here, where the woman
sild It lay.
' Mrs. Bailey, who has been living
at the home of her father, J. B. Leon
ard, was out In an automobile with
Hogan last night. According to her
story, she told Hogan she was going
to kill herself. He asked: "Weil,
WOMAN WHO THREATENS SUICIDE. : h
MURDERS WHEN LOVER TAUNTS HER
VENICE, CALIF.
IS SWEPT BY
FIREJJLLED
Famous Amusement Resort
Near Los Angeles a Mass of
Ruins Loss Estimated at
Million Dollars To Be Re
built at Once. ' '
VENICE, Cal., Doc. 22. The sea-.
sldo section of this city where, tua
chlot Industry is the purveying Qf
amusement, was swept by a fire late
last night and this morning, In which
one man lost his lite, another was ta-
tally Injured, aovcral suffered minor
hurts and property damage estimated
by the losers at more than $1,000,000
was done. The chief loser was the
Abbott Kinney company which own
ed tho amusement pier and numerous
improvements on or near It. " Presi
dent Thornton Kinney estimated his
company's loss at $75,000. Other
enterprises suffered a loss of about
$250,000, The Insurance on every
thing was about $50,000.
Mr. Kinney stated the pier wpuld
he re-bul!t at once, and most of the
concessionaries sat or walked about
the charred ruins of their properties
this morning planning how . best to
clear away the debris and Btart anew
on more modern and attractive, plans.
Starts in Danco Hal ; '',v.
The fire started In a large dance
hall on the north side ot the. Kinney'
pier about 150 feet from the' shore
line. .The UBual holiday season crowd
of young and old' was on the floor
when an overheated gas stove set the .
wooden building afire. The orchestra
continued to play and, while there
was some contusion and milchi excite-:
ment ovoryiody.' in the , building, got
out without the affair reaching panic
proportlona."-- ,-': f ' ,. ';,.:riij.
The flames were first seen, a fe
fnlnutes before ten o'clock., In.apobt
an hour arid a halt the pier and the
concessions .and all adjacent struc
tures along the shore line wore gone
or beyond saving, and the firemen
and police were hurrying people front
tho hotels and other buildings across
the plaza which lay botween the burn
ing section and that threatened. '
Herbert Harlan, a fireman,, was
the man to lose his life. He was
caught by the falling walls of the.
Ocean Inn. Charles Klrby, a Ufa
guard, was believed fatally hurt, . He
tell wit1i the root of the dance hall,
and surgeons said his skull was, frac
tured. . , r I - ' V
EL PASO, Texas, ec. !2. Tour
hours before tho scheduled arrtval -fo
Iho truin bearing Sherjff Buck Gar-'
rett of Ardmorc, Okla., and tWo.' at'
torneys, who were to arrest ' Clara--1
Barton Smith on a charge of having
murdered Jake L. Hamon, Oklahoma '
millionaire, James . U -. Smith; t the
woman's father, denied all knowledge
of her whereabouts. . . , ','.
WELL KNOWN CALIFOnXtA 1 J I
PIO.VEHK. PASSES AWAY
BAN FRANCISCO, 'Dec' 2 2 .Henry
R. Bowie, California pioneer,, retired
attorney and wealthy land owner la
Hillsborough, south of San Francisco
died last night at the San Mateo Red
Cross hospital after a short Illness. .
Mr. Bowie had an extensive know
ledge ot the Japanese and. Chinese
languages and was appointed s spec
ial emissary to Japan in 1918 on
department of state mission. He was
decorated with the Order of the Ris
ing Sun. ; 1 :.;
why don't you do it?" ' She said she
then drew a revolver and fired sev
eral shots at him, one ot which penu
trated bis lungs. He died In few
minutes. . . ' '
John A. Harries who lives near the
scene of the shooting, heard the Shots
and a woman's screams. Running to
the automobile he and another neigh,
bor saw Mrs. Bailey, Tve shot si
man. Get help," she said, according
to their statement. A docWt' ywas
called Iu Hogan was dead when ha
arrived. Airs. (Bailey said she had a
husband In Winnipeg. Hogsa . lived
in an apartment here, tie' 1TRS a
salesman, , - "
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