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
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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