Medford Mail The Weather Maximum yesterday 59 Minimum today A 35 Precipitation .39 Predictions Rain. Fatly Fifteenth Year. Weekly Fiftieth Year. MEDFORD. OREGOX, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1921 NO. 244 TR iUNE TWO FRIENDS FURNISH BOND FOR ETHERIDGE Former Head of Portland Bond House at Liberty When $20,000 Bail .Is Secured No Compromse for Confes sion Says Dist. Atty. PORTLAND, Jan. 5. John L. Ether Itlgo, former head of the bond house of Morris Brothers,' Inc.,' was In confer ence with .attorneys today following his release late yesterday on $20,000 bonds furnished by two friends. District Attorney Walter H. Evans said he was not considering any offer of a compromise with Etherldge in consideration of Etheridge revealing all he knows ot the condition of the bond company, which is now In re ceivers' handH United States Judge C. E. Wolver ' ton has issued an- order sealing the safety deposit box ot Henrietta A. Morris and Fred s; Morris, her brother and attorney In fact, against entrance by either of them. The order was .issued upon, the peti tion of W. D. Whitcomb, receiver of Morris Brothers, Inc.,- who contended that In his belief the box contained personal property of the bankrupt cor poration. It is out of 'this box that Fred S. Morris contends he secured the Lib erty bonds belonging to Miss Morris which he Bays he sold to Morris Brothers on the afternoon of Ether idge's departure' from Portland and from the proceeds of which Etheridge was given the $10,000 for the expenses ot tils- trip. The receiver is how working upon a completed list of the creditors of the bankrupt institution, giving names and addresses, that notice may be sent to all creditors preparatory to a called meetlngat which a permanent trustee in bankruptcy may be selected for the appointment ot the court. The list will be presented to federal court late to day or tomorrow. U.S. DISTATTY. IS YAKIMA, Wash., Jan. 5. At the tribal council of Yakima Indians held at Toppenlsh Tuesday afternoon and evening at which plans were made to memorialize the legislature asking it to restore to the Indians their ancient right of fishing at the Prosser dam, Francis A. Garrecht of Spokane, Unit ed States district attorney, was for mally adopted into the- tribe. Gar- recht's Indian name was decided upon after a tribal ' council and signifies "Tho Dawn," with Ihe idea that new day Is .coming for the Indian when men such as , Garrecht champion their cause. The name originally belonged to one of the great chiefs of the Yak- imas and the ceremony bestowing it upon Garrecht was performed by old Chief Meninlck himself, who said that the spirit of the dead leader was now in the Spokane man and leading him to fight for the red man. Chilwit-AVop-Souk is Yakima "The Dawn." for CO. RESUMES WORK LANSING, Mich.. Jan. 5. The Reo Motor Car company . has "resumed operations after a week's shut-down for inventory. The entire force of 6.200. men Is working on half time. The Olds Motor works here Is also operating on a part time basis. JAP PAPER WOULD ABOLISH ENGLISH ALLIANCE FOR; TOKIO, Jan. 5. (By the Associat ed Press) The post-holiday period is witnessing a resumption by the press of the disarmament discussion In which consideration of the Anglo Japanese alliance plays a prominent part. The Osaka Asahl Shimbun has come out in advocacy of the abolition of this alliance as a means of reaching n understanding with the United States. It argues that England's post "ar Policy Is directed toward an understanding with America, Kngland no longer having need of Japan s nn ally and pro-Amerlcnnlsih becoming MAYOR BAKER TO BE OWN POLICE CHIEF PORTLAND, -Jan. 5. Mayor George L. Baker announced today that next Monday he will take ersonal charge of the police de- partment, temporarily relieving Chief of Police L. V. Jenkins, who has bocn in ill health. The mayor said he plans while in charge to make the department more efficient in grappling with crime conditions. While the mayor puts in all his time at the police station, C. A. Bigelow, president of the council, will take charge of the executive office at the city hall. AT 90.71, PORTLAND, Jan. 5. The state highway commission at a session here yesterday contracted for 58.78 miles of road work, contracts awarded aggre gating $434,481. The commission ord ered advertising for bids for grading the old Oregon trail from the Umatilla county line to La Grande, for culverts between Bend and Milligan, and for a bridge over Clackamas river. The coin mission agreed to advertise for the fol lowing work when engineers' reports were ready: Nlnteen miles of grading on Prineville-Rlchmond road, and grad ing four miles between McNamee and Tilley, Wheeler county. Survey for 38 miles between Condon and Arlington of the John Day high way was ordered. The commission disposed of $500,000 bonds of $1,500,000 offered. The best bid received was 90.71 compared with 94.58 last November. The commission decided not to dispose of more than $500,000 at the present price. AT WATER INTAKE Little Ilutto creek is higher now than It has been for years because of the recent heavy rains, and is at a flood stage. The city's water supply is taken from this stream hence the rolley condition of the water for tho past few days. The water is swiftly pouring over the dum at tho city intake, but there is now no danger, although thero seemed to be Monday and Tuesday when City Intake Keeper Fry phoned to the city hall for men to be sent out to him to help keep the intake opening free from floating debris. Water Com-' missloner Chas. Davis, however, told him to hire men in that vicinity if possible, as men sent from hern be cause of the condition of the roads would have to be Bent in on horseback. An auto could only transport them as far as Lake Creek. Mr. Fry succeeded in hiring two men in the intake vicinity and phoned to the city this morning that the situation was all right, as it had stopped raining there last night, and this morning there was two inches of snow on the ground. Mrs. Inman, mother of Ben Inman of Talent, died today after an illness of ten years during which time she was a constant sufferer from paralyBls. AMERICAN ENTENTE the basis of her policy. The United States may not reciprocate the news paper comments, hut nevertheless Japan, it says, should realize the fu tility of relying upon England.' If Japan and Kngland desire to restrict armaments, it argues. It is essential that they eliminate the alliance, which has the effect of arousing American suspicion, and it advises the foreign office to reconsider Its practice of pivoting its policy on that alliance. "Iet us abolish the alliance." it. ndds, "and then talk to America face to face, with open minds." . J REIMER URGES COVER CROPS LOGALfARMERS "Write Legume All Over the Farm" Is Advise of Experi ment Station Director J Moses Methods Out of Date Good Program Draws. "Fifty years from now," said Prof. F. C. Rcinicr, In an address before the Farmer's Week sessions nt the public library this morning, "the pres ent methods ot farming will be looked upon as silly, because of their crudc- noss. Somo of us re using the namo methods Moses did, and getting about the same results." The subject of Professor Reimer's address was "Fer tilizers for Field Crops." There was a large attendance, and bis talk was Illustrated by a largo chart showing the mineral properties of the Jackson county farm lands. Professor Reimer predicted that within a few years tho orchnrdists who did not plant a. "cover crop would bo a rarity," and snld that farmers were not getting their full profits because of lassitude in this respect. He urged upon his hearers the necessity of planting legumes (vetch or alfalfa) to put- nitrogen in the soil, and increase its produc tiveness. "1 wish you would write 'legume' all over the farm, so as to keep It steadily before your eyes," he said. "Legumes are tho very lifeof the soil, and It Is too bad we do not know who first discovered them, so a memorial could be erected In his honor. They were the wisest crea tion of nature." ' He said be bad talked to many farmers about plant ing legumes, without any hticeahle results because they did not appre ciate their real value. He also recommended that farm ers in Jackson county rotate their crops saying the tendency now was to plant tho same crop year after year.. Miss Poole-gave a meat cnnnnlg demonstration In the woman's sec tion, which was well attended. In cluding a lone man, who filed objec tions because Miss Poole did not grab hold of the beef she was preparing with hor bunds instead of a fork. Tho gent said "It made him nervous." Miss Poole finally obliged. The intracactos of canning were ex plained In an entertaining manner and one lady wanted to know "why her peas always soured, while" her beans were perfect." The program for tomorrow Is: Committee work and nroject out lined. 9:00 to 10:00 a. m. "Hog Feeding for Profit," Allen', O. A. C, 10 to 11 a. m. "Predatory Animal Control." Stan ley Jewett, 11 to 12 a. m. . Lunch, 12 to 1 p. m. Cattle Feeding, Prof. Llndgreii. O. A. C, 1 to 2 p. m. "Sheep Feeding," Prof. Lindgrcn. u. A. .;., z to 2:30 p. m. "Forest Grazing," Mr. Rankin, 2:30 to 3 p. m. "The Horse in Relation to Agricul ture," J. Mason, s to 3:30 p. m. "Farm Home Heating, Lighting and Water Systems," A. E. Brandt, O. A. C, 3 to 4 p. ni. General Discussion, 3:30 to 4 p. in. NO DAMAGE DONE The high wlhd of last night resulted In a number of chimney or flue fires In the city because ot the strong draft engendered setting fire to -the creosote and caused much nervousness In var ious parts of the city by the flying sparks. Fortunately because of the wet roofs no damage was caused. The fire department was called to 701 West Jackson street, by a flue fire at about 7:15 p. ni. The department had hardly returned from this fire when Chief Lawton was called to the phone and informed that there was a dangerous looking chimney fire on West Second Btreet Before he left the phone, however, his informant shouted to him to wait and then a second later announced that the fit was out. An hour and a half later Mrs. John Peterson called up the department from the city reservoir and said that the chimney of the Noblett residence nearby wag on fire. The department did not go out. Altogether the firemen were in an apprehensive condition of mind until midnight when the wind died down. Among the guests registered at the Nash are W. Trumbler of Buffalo. N. Y., G. H. Gibson of Seattlp, Harrv Rapp of Rnseburg and E. P. Anthony of Albany. SALSEDO WIDOW FILES AGAINST ATTY. GENERAL NEW YORK. Jan. 5. The Hal- ian Chamber of Labor announced today that a $100,000 damage suit had been filed here in stato su- preme court against Attorney General Palmer and four officials of the department of Justice in connection with the death of An- drea Salsedo, who jumped four- teen stories to his death last .May whllo under detention at depart- mcnt headquarters here in con- nection with the bomb outrages of June 1919. ' The suit brought by Sakieilo's widow, named also William J. Flynn, chief of the department's bureau of investigation. It was charged that Salsede had been beaten "terribly" and "tortured mentally and physically," that he had lost his mind and become- suicidally despondent. The chain- '.ber announced that copies of the charges had been sent the Italian embassy at Washington. SER LEADERS MEET TO CHICAGO, Jan. 5. National leaders of the lumber Industry are meeting here this morning to consider ways and menus of stabilizing costs and to encourage oullding construction pro jects. The conference was called by Ed ward nines of the Hlnes Lumber com pany, but Illness will prevent his at tending. "Building must go on if lumber Is to .bo sold," Mr. Hines said in calling the conference. "We are five years be hind In building. Building must be stabilized. Lumber prices are below cost of production just now." Mr. Hlnes said the lumber dealers would take stock of their business in eluding labor and living costs and wages paid, together with the consid eration of work for reasonable reduc tion of wages. According to Mr. Hlnes beforo activ ities are begun prlceB will be deter mined by supply and demand. IS Tho regular forum luncheon ot the Hotel Holland today was another rec ord breaker from tho point of atten dance, the dining room being full and overflow tables necessary. Goorgo A Mansfield presided, and the principal speeches were made by Dr. J. T. Jar- dine, of Corvallls, director of expert ment stations and H. C. Seymour, also of Corvallls, Btate boy and girl club leader. Both speakers presented Inter esting facts concerning the activities of their departments. Mr. Jardlne said that the Important point Is not to get more settlers but to muke tho settlors wo have do and gel contented and prosperous. He showed that the work of the various experiment stations con tribtited materially toward this end, in increasing the productivity and there by the revenue from the land. Mr. Seymour, showed that the boys and Kiru H,,i, t nniv tim,,ii among tho next generation In agricul ture but are themselves profitable or ganizations, their profits aggregating nearly $60,000 with a total value In production of $111,000. H. W. Arbury, recreational director in explaining the movement he repre sents paid a high compliment to Med ford saying that after being here week he had yet to hear any citizen of Medford knock either the city or any other citizen, and that was something he had never met anywhere else. The usual singing provided an enjoy able feature of the session, Director Millard's rendition of the oil Bong be Ing particularly well received. NEW YORK. Jan. 8. Prominent persons from many parts of th. country will attend a farewell dinu-r tonight In honor of Genera! G'rgpH Robert Nlvolle, "hero of Verdun." who sails for France tomorrow. He has spent several weeks on a tour of this country. General John J. Per shing and Admiral J. H. Gleniinii, rep-J resenting the army and nnvy, rcsprc- lively, win speak, I STRANDED MEN FORCED TO EAT C. PIGEONS Terrible Hardships Endured by Naval Balloonsts Forced to Land in Frozen Wilds of Ca- nadian North Saved by a Howling Dog. HEARST, Out., Jan. 5. Tales of ter rible hardships endured with the ut most fortitude by tho throo strunded American naval balloonists from Rock away, N. Y., In the frozen wilds of tho Canadian north were related hero to day by Indian trappers arriving from tho lower Hudson Bay district. Tholr stories in the main corroborat ed reports from Cochrane that tho air men wero on the verge of starvation and were forced to eat their two re maining carrier pigeons to keep alive. The men are now slowly wending their way back to civilization by dog train, with the thermometer registering 30 degrees below zero. Unless unusual storms are encountered 'they Bhould reach Mattlce no later than Friday. A Pullmnn coach will be placed at their dlsposnj when they leave tho trail there. . 1 I According to the stories of the In dians, the howling of a moose dog caught in a trap nt Shlpsands, tho orig Inal trading post of the Hudson Bay m01. Venlzelos form a now stute for company, was responsible tor the safe- dissident Greeks In the event of .his ty of the airmen last Sunday. When losing the recent elections in Greece, they heard the dog's cries, the bnl-j wore rejected by him as "not Hel loonists decided to land. The great lonlnue." says M. Lambrakl. chief edl- balloon struck In a clump of trees ten miles south of the post and its occu - pants were almost stripped' of their clothing in the perilous descent. At the time of the landing the mer - cury was only ten degrees below zero, ti.e mildest wenther for this season of j Venlzelos after the elections waB to itions committee today was without re the year in the history of the trading create the new state ot Pontus, on the 't- The committee adjourned ' sub- post, wnen tno men extricated thorn - solves from the wreckage, tho" first j ... . . .. .. worus were uuorcu uy lieutenant' Walter Hinton, n veteran of the his- torlc trans-Atlantic flight in the NC-4, who extended "gracious thanks" to the Almighty for their existence. Tho noxt thought of tho airmen was to expreBB tnanKs to tne unfortunate dog, whose nowls caused honi to doscend. For almost forty hours tho Americans had mocked death In a raging storm high in the air and for tho time being thoy were too exhausted to do anything but congratulate thomsclvos upon their safe landing. Tho airmen had been drenched to the skin and icicles hung over their torn clothing. For four days thoy wan dered aimlessly In the wlldornoss and were at tho point of despair when they wero soon by a frlghtonod Indian tritp per. Tossed try Gale Beforo attempting a doscont, the bal loonists told Georgo McLeod, nn In dian mail carrier, who brought tho news of Iholr descent to the outside world, they jockeyed for eight hours lo find a safe place. During thai, timo thoy wore tossed by a raging galo that at timeB reached a voloclty of 70 miles an hour. They decldod to chance it when thoy heard tho howling dog and as they descended Lieutenant Stephen Farreli saw a smokestack In the dis tance. Jt disappeared from view as they struck the tree tops and when they crawled from the balloon there was no sign of habitation. They at last made, camp for the night and waited for daylight. With renewed spirits they-sot out in the morning in a southerly direction until they again saw the smokestack In tho distance. Making for it they met'the aged Indian, Tom Marian. Ho took to his heels, pursued by Lieutenant Kloor who caught the old man and Induced him to lead them to a refuge. He took them to his hut and from thoro Bent his wife to Mooso fuctory to notify Hudson Bay company men of the ap pearance of the three strangers. Company employes then came to tholr aid and took charge of them. Warmed, fed and dressed In dry cloth ing the men told the thrilling story of their flight. The men are In good health, allho Farreli suffered from frost bite and shock. After their departure from Rock- away, N. Y., they said the balloon drift ed northward toward the Adlrondacks until In the vicinity of the Fork moun tains, near WellB, N. Y., It was caught iy a terrific storm. The officers felt no alarm, however, and decided not to send out any of the pigeons, reserving hem for a more serious situation. They expected to take a westerly course after reaching the St. Lawrence river but before arriving there they were, caught by a southeast gale which wept Ihcm toward Canada. No effort was made to effect a landing until thoy reached Southlands. There three at tempts were made before success was alUlnedl. At times they floated at high elevation and at others they dro a they drop- TO TAKE FOOD UNTIL HUBBY GETS RELIGION DANVILLE. 111., Jan. 5 SIIU refusing to take food because her hushnnd "has no religion" .Mrs. Ernest S. Harrington today en- tered tho thirty-eighth day of her fast. She allowed a physician to examine her but refused his ef she insisted cod iiad tid hor to fast and pray, and repealed she was determined to forco her bus- band into tho church. . "The lord talked to me on May 15 and told me to do this," she said. The physician who examined her said sho had not lost flesh. "If she wauls to starve herself, that's her business," said the bus- band. RIVAL STATE IN GREECE ATHENS, Jan. 4 (By Associated Press.) Suggestion that former Pre- tor of the newspaper Patrls, who de- l clares he broached the plan to the then premier. "it would appear from another Venl- .gellat editor, however." said M. Lam- Uiukl, "that the general plan ot M. , B'rck sea. by which Constantinople wi?..ld ha locntnd between two Orenocs senator waisn. -ciemoorat. 1 flion- and would eventually fall Into the handB of the greater. It Is n fact that this, ambitious plan was being laid last August, one stou in tho scheme being the proposed landing of a Greek army n Pontus for an attack against An - gont WOMEN SEATED IN TWO LEGISLATURES LANSING, Mich., Jan. 5. Tho 51 Bt Michigan legislature convened todny with solid republican memberships in both houses. Mrs. Eva M. Hamilton, (he first woman to bo elocted to the legislature, took her seat In tho senate. RALEIGH, N. C, Jan. 6. Miss Exuin Clement of Ashcvlllc, the first woman elocted to tho North Carolina legislature, took hor scat In tho house of roprosontntlvos today when tho reg ular biennial session convened. 64 HAS FIRST R .R. RIDE PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 6 Fred Gos ser, 64 years of age, who never until I this week rode on a railroad train, is In Portland on a visit. Ho came here with a friend from Roseburg and is taking In the sights of a big city for the first time In his life. His parents brought him to Douglas county from California 40 years ago. ped to the tree tops In the hope of finding an open space. When the men landed their clothing was in rags and they were without food, the second of the pigeons having previously been eaten. PARTY BY DETACHMENT BRITISH TROOPS LONDON, Jan. 6. Sixteen members of a party that waylaid a detachment of troops at Meolln, county Cork, Ire land, were killed by the soldiers at tacked and the remainder of the am bushing party were captured with all their guns and ammunition, says a Dublin dispatch to the Exchange Tele graph company. None of the troops was Injured. This is the first, lime, It is declared, that an ambush on a Inrge scale has been effectually beaten. ELIMINATION OF COVENANT : IS PROPOSED Senator King Introduces Reso lution for Adoption of Peace Treaty Without League of Nations 'Go in Front Door' Is Borah's Contention. WASHINGTON, Jan. 0. Senator King, democrat, Utah, Introduced to day his resolution proposing elimina tion of the covenant of the League of Nations from the peace treaty nijd ratification of the amended treaty. The resolution said It was "ltnpyti-i-tlve that 'he acceptance by the Unti ed States of tho terms of peace, wltli Germany bo no longer delayed." Tho exlstenco and . discharge ' of functions by the league and Its mem bers, It was said. Is not Ineonipatihlu with the Interests of the United St'iNs. "It is obviously Impossible 1 for the senate to agree at this time upon tidy acceptance, amendment or revision ef. tile articles of the treaty constituting the League of Nations," saldSenatpr King. -.- . . 1 .i "There are many who contend' that the recent election wos a repudiation of the league, though ft lsf tm(i-aly certain thttt ' a few mllllo'i ' electors, voted for Mr. Harding, who' lire-in favor of the entry of the - Unltid States Into the League of Nations when the articles are modified, re vised and modified In certain respects. A enndid view of the present situ- -Hon indicates that tho only prtetlcal course now open is -to ratify tb ,; treaty expressly excepting articles which set up tho Leugue of -Nations."- For XU S. Representative.' ' I WASHINGTON,: Jan. B.-Aiiother discussion of world naval. dlsnrr.ia-' ment before the senate foreign rela-. " '"" m K,m" "'."SffiiT" w""m a le ' n's. .. Senator Walsh,' -demdorat, 1 Mon-- tnna. appeared to support his . reso lution requesting President WJIsofl to appoint an American - representative to sit .with the League of Nations di Inrmanient commission and Senator ! ,Jorttl1, republican, Idaho, pressed Iris resolution looking to an agreement betweon tho United Stdtcs - Groat Britain nnd Japan to reduce-naval jconHtruction by one-half during tne next five years. -,: ? - ' Tho entire session of the committee today was taken up with the presenta tion of arguments by Scnntot Walsh, and the Borah resolution, bl'opo.HlnV Independent negotiations with" "Jreat Britain nnd Japan was not taken up. The committee met In executive ses sion. Senator Walsh was understood to bavo taken tho position that i illi tary nnd naval dlsarninmunt -must be accomplished together. Ho' argnad that It was not feaslblo. as proposed by Senator Borah, to deal solely wRu naval disarmament.' ' Senator Wnlsh also was sald-to hfte. argued that tho-contention -thJ-ti par ticipation of an Amorlcan representa tive In the. League, ot Nations dlsr armaments proceedings would lrtvolve America in the league's affalrswaa not scu.id. '- On this point Senator Borah' said Mint If . America was to enter ? trio eaguo lie wanted it don "by tile front door and not tho back,", . .' ? BAINBRIDGE COLBY : E MONTEVIDEO. Jan. 6. Bain- brtdgu ' Colby, American secretary -of state, arrived here from Buenos Aires today on board the Uruguayan cruluer Uruguay, which was escorted by the Argentine cruiser Libertad. -. Imme diately after his arrival Mr. Colby boarded the battleship Florida, where ho received a visit of courtesy front a representative of the UrugUyan gov ernment. The Florida loft for the United States at seven o'clock tonight. WIPED OUT - - ''- c i ' The ambush, according to an Even- . Ing News dispatch from Cork, occurred In a secluded roadway. Three military lorries, says the account, wars coming from Mallow when a bomb was thrown at the leading vehicle. The bomb miss ed Its mark. Revolver fire was then opened on the lorries, which halted whife the troops poured rifle fire Into both aides of the road. : : Aided by a smoke screen, continues the account, the troops made a sortie nnd accounted for all the attackers In killed and captured, '.' '. SAILS FORM