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Newspaper Page Textr.'- J Medford MM Tm Tfie Weath er Predictions Maximum yesterday 36 Minimum today.. ......31 Precipitation :..03 Rain. Dally Fifteenth Tear. Weekly Fiftieth Year. HEDFORiV OREO OX, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1921 NO. 250 t.. WILL TIE IT OUT OF E John L Etheridge, Ex-Presi-; dent of Bond House, Breaks ; Silence for First Tirne Since Return to Portland Blames r Morris for Plight of Firm Did Not Run. Away Firm's Creditors Shall Not Lose. PORTLAND,. ,Qri!. Jan.. 12. Legnl skirmishing over tho right of Fred S. Morris to withhold a' statement of his property and that of Ms Histor, Henri etta Morris,, marked' tho hearing to day before Muster in Chancory ltob crt Magulrc, in the bankruptcy case of MorrlH Brothers, Inc. Jlidgo Martin L. Pipes, attorney for" Morris, who was oil tho stand, resisted -tho' de mand of attorneys for Hccelvor W. D. . Whitconib for Information as to Miss Morris' proporty interests. . Scores of creditors and others filled the court 1..0111. John L.. Etheridge, former president of Morris Brothers, Inc., nnd Mrs, Ktherdigo wore waiting to testify. Attorneys for tho receiver indi cated nn .attempt would bo mado to hold Morris and his sister liable in connection with the v falluro of tho bond house. MORRIS f " PORTLAND, Jan. 12, John L. Eth eridge, ex-preBldont of Morris Broth ers, Inc., held on charges in connection with the crash of .the bond house, broke his Bllence last night iu 'his first detailed interylew Bince his return to this city, made doflnlte declaration that he holds Fred ,8. -Morris, his suc cessor, responsible -for the plight of the firm and the creditors, r. ' 'Whatever happens' said Mr. Eth eridge. "the creditors Will receive dol- lor for dollar. Nobody is going to lose through transactions with, the-: firm. They will be repaid to thp cent, for I ' nm -determined to take It out of Fred Morris' financial hide." . Etheridge declared that he dldj not floe from Portland, but left only, upon (he Insistent pressure of friends and for the good of the firm, and that at j,, the time of his departure he had every reason to believe that the firm was sol- vent and that it could 'be safely left to the charge .of Mr. Morris, ho de clared that Morris assured him that I the Edmonton bond deal would be sat isfactorily arranged, that all necessary credits had been negotiated for and that Morris himself, would advance $100,000 calling upon- Ills frlonds for y other large sums, If it developed that ' the Institution needed finances. Blue Sky Violation? The pathway of Frod S.. Morris, who, as head of the flrni of Morris Bros., Inc., put that institution in the hunds of .recoiveis two weeks, ago following the quiet flight of John L. Etheiddge, former head of the firm, looms dark ' and thorny as a result of developments that appear certainly destined to 'tie Morris up with the Oregon blue sky laws. - Although considerable preliminary investigation will be - necessary to establish what now seeniB to be fact, there Is a very pertinent possibility that the Mortis company actually sold preferred stock In the business with out a permit from the state corpora tion commission. . Investigation on Yesterday Albert E. Oebhardt, rep "V resenting the corporation rCommlssion t or, spent some time with Receiver W. D. Whltcomb and hastened back to Salem with a mass of Information 1 1 .1.- !..--.:.. ..Hi IJn f Kiuaui'u iiuiii uiu mull in uilii-co. iic will at "once determine whether the f Continued nn Paae Eight) JEFFERSON MYTH EXPLODED, BY ROW INAUGURAL PLANS WASHINGTON, Jail. 12". Changes In the plans for the Inauguration of President-elect Harding will not Inter fere with tho Intention of President Wilson to accompany Mr. 'Harding to the capital where the latter will take the oath of office, it was learned to day. Mr. Wilson, thus will make his first appearance at the capltol in more than a year and a half and also his last appearance as president of the Vnited States. After Mr. Harding takes the oath of office, he and Mrs. Harding In accor dance with custom are expected to entertain Mr. and Mrs. " Wilson at luncheon. President Wilson. It also was learn ed today, plans to leave, the" White French Government Falls on Question Of Interpellations PARIS, Jan. 12. The cab- Inet of Premier I.eygues resign- ! cd today, following Its defeat on a vote In the chamber of.dep- uties. . ; - PARIS. Jan. 12. The cab- Inot of Premier Loyguos suf- fored a defeat in th chamber of deputies today. The vote was on the question of postponing all lnterpella-. tlons until after the conference of the allied premiers sot for January 19, the premier mak ing his demand for such post-. pon men t a question of. cotlfi donee. Tho government's proposl- tion was defeated, 403 to 125. leygues' cabinet was formed September 244 last whon M. Millerand resigned his premier- ! ship to bocomo president of France. 4 4 5 4 i 4 t P0RILA1C0PS J. Wesley Ladd and Police De posit Package in Answer to a" Threatening Letter Sleuths Close in, Shadows Make Getaway. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 12. Let ters' signed. "Shadow" and demand amounts varying from $25,000 to $10,000 on pain of deathor other damage ,have been received 'by five prominent men of Portland, the po lico announced today. J. Wesley Ladd, banker, received a lotter demanding $25,000; Ben Selling, clothier $15,000; Charles Jennings ami Henry Jennings, Jr. and Gevuertz, furniture men,' $10, 00.0. The police arranged with Ladd to place a dummy package ,in a desig nated spot last night, and after the package had been put there it dis appeared. The police were unable to account for the escape of the per son' who had taken the package. Detectives who accompanied Ladd to the rendezvous complied with sig nals which had been prescribed In the threatening letter. The, condi tions were Unit the package 'confin ing $25,000 should be deposited at tho designated spot. When Ladd and tho detectives arrived there they re ceived tho signal, a swinging of a flashlight nnd (btirning of a piece of paper. The package was dropped where the paper was burning; The machine In which Ladd and the de lectlce3 were riding wont on 80 yards. Then the police and deputy sheriffs who had' been posted In the vicinity closed in, but the man who took the package vanished. The package contained only scraps of paper. 1 BODIES OF LOCAL HEROES E PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 12.r-Hodlos of Private Oscar F.- Collins, Co. F, 118th Inf. Wat kins. Ore., and Ser geant Leo L Parrlsh, Ashland, who died overseas, are due to arrive here Thursday, army authorities announced today. House for the homo here which he re cently purchased March 3; tho day pre ceding his retirement frpm office. The ancient dispute as to whether Jefferson rode horseback to take his oath of office or walked to the capltol Is revived by the plans for simplicity in the coming ceremony. One writer who gives his authority as "an English traveler," says Jefferson rode horse back and tied up his horso near the site of the congressional library. An other writer, however, denouncing the horseback Btory as a myth, declared .Jefferson intended to ride to the cap Itol In state, with a coach and four but I his coachman failed to get the horses nn time and Jefferson walked from his I lodgings, 100 yards from tho capltol. SHADOW HOLD UP MAKES MONKEYS DANIELS LAYS NAVY FIGURES BEFORE HOUSE America in 1927 Will-Exceed British in Ships by Present Plans Japan Keeps Stride With Increase U. S. Lacks Air Craft Move to Disarm: WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. Secretary Daniels today laid before the house naval affairs committee what he de scribed as approximately' complete data on the relative seapower of tho throe principal naval: powers, request ed by tho commlttco In connection with the, consideration of Its proposed resolution for International disarma ment ' Tables submitted by the secretary show that whllo tho present effective fighting strength of the British navy includes 538 ships, of 1,588,412 tons, as compared with 330 ships of 779,193 tons, for tho American navy, comple tion of tho authorized building pro gram of this country in 3925 will give It a tonnage superiority in the ratio of 1.35 to 1, with approximately" an equal number of ships. While tho present strength of the American navy was shown to be more than double that of Japan, should the latter country' complete Its projected program for 1927 In addition to' con: struction already authorized, and this country terminate construction with Its present program, Its naval super iority over Japan In that year, It was shown, would be reduced to a ratio of 1.4 to 1. .In mnjor ships and. gun power the American navy at the completion of Its present program will have an act ual" superiority over the .British fleet, Secretary; Daniels said, but it will be 'considerably weaker' be added, In light cruisers and other ships needed to-protect the niain fleet and to carry out blockading and other strategical operations. - ., '"We will be Slightly inferior In sub marines and will .have no modern air craft carriers 'suitable for oporntlng with the fleet, the secretary said. The data submitted showed that with the cotnplotion of all present authorized building the effective bat tleship strength of the British navy will be twenty-six ships, aggregating 635,050 tons; American navy 27 ships, aggregating 867,650 tons; Japanese navy nine ships, 290.370 tons.- The battle cruiser figures will be: Great Britain six, aggregating 175,400 tons United States six, 261,000 tons; Japan oight, 270,000 tons, If Japan's projected program for 1927 Is authorized, however, It will ralso her battleship strength In that year, according to the figures, to thir teen ships, aggregating 439,720 1 tons and Increase her prospective superior ity over the American navy In battle cruisers, giving, her twelve ships of that class aggregating 430,000 tons. This program already has been ap proved by the Japanese government Secretary Daniels told the commlttoe but there has boen no appropriation for It. . .- - . . Secretary Daniels declared one of the most serious shortcomings of, the American navy at the present time was Its total lack of speedy aircraft car riers. .,' BY CATTLE EL PASO, Toxns, Jan. 12. Henry C Wallace of lies Moluos, la., was Indorsed for socrotary of agriculture by the annual convention of the American National Livestock associa tion hero today ' after several ad dresses were made on the floor -of the convention criticising Ian arti cle In his ' publication, Wallace's Farmer, favoring co-operative buying of cattle feeders. Charges were - madn ' durintr the discussion that the. real fight against j Wallace's appointment was inspired, by the big meat packers. The Wallace resolution was adopt-' efl after his opponents made every effort to Invoke parliamentary law o prevent, the convention from act ing on his appointment at this time. Mr. Wallace is supposed to be Hard ing's choice for secretary of agri culture. SAI.Pr, Ore., Jan. 12. Senator W. W. Hanks of Multnomah county intro duced In the senate of the Oregon leg islature yesterday a bill providing that free textbook" be furnished to all pu pils of the grammar grades In the public nehfxjis uf the state, j Thomas' Denunciation Oregon Voter Causes An Uproar in Senate ' SALEM. Or., Man. 12. A so- vere denunciation of tho Oregon Voter, a Portland publication on tho floor of the senate today by Senator C. M. Thomas of Medford because or an article attacking Senator W. B. Jrmes of Eugene,' came to a spectacular climax In the midst of a roll call on a vote of confidence in Jones,' when Sen- 4 ator G. W. Joseph of Multnomah, 4 hurled a binder containing a copy of the Voter at its editor, C. C. Chapman just as he was passing the Multnomah , county solon's desk. The binder missed tho cdi- tor's head, but grazed his ear. At the commencement of the at- tack of Thomas, Chapman rushed to the senate to hear it and dur- ing It was seated In the press gallery.' Upon the conclus!onof $ tho Jackson county man's state- mont, the roll was called for a vote of confidence In Jones; nnd while It was In progress, Chap- man aroso to , leave tho sennte, passing by Joseph's sent. - ' " nn UN ALLIES, DECLARES KING OF GBEEGE ATHENS, Jan. 11. (By, the As hoc luted -Press) Klnp Constantino (lo ci u red (today ho did not heltovo the ftrftish wished a revision of the Sev res -trouty with -Turkey, but admitted ho had received no direct intimations to this effect, lie suld ho'dld not expect an attack upon Greek forcon around Smyrna by tho Turkish nn. ttonalists and .Russian, bolshevik!. ' "Finance is the most difficult prob lem before Greece,'.' . he continued "there is no reason to suppose the allies will attempt to squeeze Grecee under tho unfair arrangement made when Greece was very poor and' the matter may ho arranged to the. niu tual advantage of the nations. There scorns to be little hope that Amerl cans will aid financially."!- "The acts of the Greek, army de-. ponds upon the ulNos," ho said.' "1 may no to Smyrna soon to inspoct tho troops, but not to lead operations. If tho holi4he"lkl make a Bprlnff cam pulgn It will bo against'- Poland or Rumania. They cannot fight evcrv where." CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 11. (By the 'Associated Press) French do stroycrs have sunk a transport flying the red flag and carrying soviet troops presumably to Trebizond, It is said In dispatches received here. Tho French -warships attacked tho transport do iipite the fact that It wuh escorted by a soviet flotilla. ' Tho sinking vessel was steered to ward tho coast and run aground, a part of tho troops and crew escaping by swimming.- ATHENS, Jan. 11. Export of food and meats from Kinyrna to Constan tinople was insisted upon in d note handed Premier lihallls today b Robert DcBllly, French? minister to Greece. SPARKS FROM THE WIRE WASHINGTON. .Ian. 12. Tho fatal shooting at Vladivostok yesterday of Uotitennnt H. W. Langdon of Boston, an officer of the American cruiser A! bany, by a Japanese sentry was re portetl today to the stato department by American Consul MacOowan, . who added that the Japanese consul there had called and expressed his "pro found regret." - WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. By a vote of 115 to 12 the honso today defeated a proposal by Representative Gallivan, democrat, Massachusetts, that JlOOr 000,000 be appropriated for ' enforce ment of prohibition. CHICAGO. Jan. 12. Business bo ranie ho guild here for a gniiK of gro 'fry thlcvuH who stole on n whoh-sale n, nio from delivery truekat hut. they had to open several retail stores, to dispose of their plunder more readily, police believe today they - have ac counted for thefts of iiieMa, butter, tea and othe; groceries Vnlued at 9iio,uuu wun .me ttrrcsi oi seven men l.OS ANGEIjKS, Jan. 12. Tempera tures dropped as low ns 24 degrees above zero In the southern California citrus belt early today, according to the weather bMreau here) but no 'dam age to the orange and lemon crops was reported. WASHINGTON', -Jan. 12. Induc tion of the Amerlean forces of 'oc cupation In Germany from 15.000 to snoo has been ordered Ity the War de pni'linvut, . RUSSIAN JAILS DIM SCHWARTZ' SOVIET ARDOR Frisco Socialist Told John Reed no Revolt in America and Gets Cell Misery Ends Love of New Utopia Wife Dies From Hardships. BERLIN, Jan. 11 Frank expressions of dlsappointmonb over conditions in Russia, together with assertions that American workmon would novor pur sue soviet methods, nro declared by M. Schwartz, socialist of ' San Francisco to have been responsible for his four months imprisonment in bolshevik jails In Moscow. Schwartz and his wlfo were arrested August 6 and re leased Decombor 3, and Mrs. Schwartz died In Reval Decombor 20 from tho effects of the hardships she endured.. Schwartz went to Moscow last June nnd nttonded tho second congress of the third luternntlonalo. Ho said ef forts woro made to disguise tho real situation in Russia but that ho had de tected tho conditions which provailod. Broken-hearted ' . ' . "I was brokenhearted by what 1 saw," ho continued, "and realized what a terrible misconception my wifu and I had of the (sovlot government before wo arrived In Russia. Wo woro cold and could not conceal our disappoint ment. Four Gorman socialist leaders who woro dolegates to-the soviet Con gress, know we had visited tunny soc. tlonB of the country, and that I spoke Russian. They asked my opinion of the situation. ' I spoke frankly, telling them It was unnecessary for mo to dis cuss 'miseries which were apparent to even a casual observer. ! "My: frank statements probably led to our troubles. Later Boris Rolnutoln, of Buffalo,- N. Y.,"ar prominent socialist leader, asked me when a revolution would take place lit America, and how the communist party was progressing there. '' I told him frankly I 'did not think American workmen would ever adopt Russian methods 'nnd that there whs no' communist party In America. He repeated my remarks to John Rood, the author who died lust fall,: who came to me and asked me to repeat my statements. - Thrown Into Jail . ' "On the night, of August 0 at 11 o'clock an armed guard opme -to my hotel and arrested my wife and me, throwing us into sepurute Jails. For two months wo received no suggestion relative to the charges lodged against us. My wife could not speak Russlun and stlffored from hor solitary confine ment. At the end of two months I was called before M. Foldmnn, chairman of the commlttoe in charge, who asked me If I would roport to American wor kers that it was a mistake that I had been imprisoned, hinting that I would be released If I should give this prom ise. 1 told him I might forgive the wrong I. had suffered but was shro my wlfo never would and I asked to seo her. "After a long delay she. entered. Sho was emaciated and miserable and did not recognlzo me as I formerly wore no beard and now I appeared before her with my face covered with lotin gray whiskers. I asked her not to cry and worry and she indignantly pro tested, declaring Bhe 'had no tears left, and could not possibly cry because of the great Injustice which had been done us by the very persons for whom we had worked for many years." "M. Feldman Bald wo would be re leased Immediately but there was an othor long weary wait before orders camo for ,us to prepare Immediately to go to tho station. " ELECT MANSFIELD STATE PRESIDENT PORTLAND, Jan. 12: Organization of a corporative marketing associa tion for handling Oregon's wheat crop was discussed at sessions hore today of the Oregon Farm Unreal! federation. Problems of hay, wool and niohnlr growers also were to be considered. Gcorgo C. Jewel t, gennrnl manager of the Washington and Idaho Wheat Growers association explained plans by which his association has handled practically two million bushels of wheat a year. Oregon wheat growers representing production of 6f)0,00O an nually are attending the sessions here. Officers were elected by the Oregon Farm Bureaa federation as follows: George A. Mansfield, Medford, prosl. dent; V. H. Smith, Wasco, vice presi dent; P. O. Powell, Monmouth, secr tnry and treasurer, . .. . . Yakima's Army of 200 Unemployed March to City Hall for Work , YAKIMA, Wash., Jan'. 12. Yakima's army of 200 uncmploy- ed men this forenoon marched through tho business section of the city and then halted in front of tho city offices whllo a commit- tee of five conferred with Mayor R. D. Rovig about the situation. Charles Haney urged that the ! mon be allotted work on city jobs ! in proportion to tho number of 4 dependents, a man with three children nnd a wife getting five days work for each day's work givon to a single man. Ilo nn- nounced that the unemployed woro taking a census to deter- 4 mine how many men nro out of work and also trying to locate work. Tho city commissioners doclded to1 begin several small sewer construction jobs on force account, work to start Monday. . . SHOW UP THE URGESBLiSS U. S. Representative at Paris War Council Favors World Agreement to Disarm Na tion Refusing Would Be Re vealed as Another Germany. . .WASHINGTON, .Inn. 12. Should the, United States cull upon tho na tions of tho world for a "full, free and fair discussion of reduution of arma ments, the favorable response would bs prompt and Inevitable," tho house nuvnl commltttue was told today by General; Taskor H. BIIsb, former Amorican representative on. tho su premo war council at Paris. 1 "The nation that Voud comn to such a conference and refuse to agree to any proposition looking to disarma ment or 'at lenst a reduction of Its military establishment," suld (general BUhb, "could bo written down as the next Germany and. .the United States could mnko Its plans accordingly." Goncral Bliss preceded Secretary Daniels, who appeared again to give the commlttco detailed information regarding the relative naval strength of tho great powors. . ''Our present form 'of civilization cannot stand tho great strain of mili tary proparntion much longor," Gene ral ItilBS declared. "Tho world war was a terrific strain on civilization-. Tho next war .will bo very much worse" "Gonernl Bliss said ho had discussed disarmament "In n general way and tucldont to other matters," with Mar shal Koch and high British military lenders. "I bdllevo I did with Italian repre sentatives. Of coiirso, tho subject only came up at that timo Inciden tally. ' "If It wero left to mo I would not disarm an American soldier, nor lay up an American ship until all the treat powers had reached nn agree ment," declared tho general. "If such a conference were to be held and if the secretary were to make public every day an nbstract of tho proposi tions put forward and tho arguments for and against, wlht the names of the national representatives who made them, tho common peoplo of the world would not allow tho conference to dissolve until at least tho first step forward had been takon. "I do not enre what the cabinets of the world think, tho musses of the people, who pay the taxes, have the vital interest in this subject." U. a. Should Lead Gonoral Bliss suld tho United States should take the lnitlatlvo In the pro posed conference because It waB not a mombor of any International associa tion through which disarmament might be accomplished. "If. tho United States should Issue a (Continued nn Pate TCIght) NEXT GERMANY MEDFORD ORCHARDISTS ELECTED TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OREGON GROWERS SAI.KM Ore.' Jan. 12. The Oregon Growers Co-operative association yes terday olectcd directors loiiowing pref erence shown In tho pecember pri mary. Among those chosen were: Jackson county Howard A. HIU of Medford; C. C. Cate of Medford; Gor don Voorhtes of Medford aud A. H. Dnvenhtll of Talent. Josephine county Clyde E. Nlles of Grants Pass. Two proposed amendments to the bylaws were adopted, T!'" f l-nt pro- FIST FIGHT RAISES I OF CANADA Aero Club of Toronto Cancels Official Banquet to Naval Balloonist After Lieut. Far rell Knocks Lieut.' Hintoa Down Altercation Caused , by Publication of Letter to Hinton's Wife. ; , TORONTO, Ont Jail. 12. Tho Ac jo Club of Canada here today announced it had called off the official banquet to tho three American naval balloonlsts In view of the incident -at Matrlco yesterday when Lieutenant Farroll knocked Lieutenant Hinton down. ' ' MATTICE, Out., Jan. 12 Unitod StnteB Naval Lieutenants Stephen Far- '; roll, Al Kloor and Walter Hlntori, re- freshed by their first night's sleep In complote comfort since Betting out from the frozen Hudson Bay regions where they landed December 14 after a hazardous balloon flight from Hoek-: ' away, N. Y., today enjoyed thlB trad ing post's hospitality, preparatory to their departure late this afternoon for Toronto. They were guests of officials of tho Canndlan National railway Who provldod a private car In which they spent the night and in which thoy. will travel to Toronto. 1 r'i,'1';' j 1 ' Trouble Forgotten 'V'1-'?: ; ' . To all outward appearances tho bit- ' ter dlsputo that arose between1 Heu--; tennnts Farrell and Hinton -shortly after their arrival here' V yestefdav-, - whlch-culminated' in a blow frohV Far-'.. ' rell tiiit sent his feilow airman itp'rawl- -ins .over' table In the home of H.; ft'' Williamson'- had beeh ' settled today. ' , The aeronauts rose early, had . break- ' fast together In' their private car1, and; ' ' all 1 regretted the Incident ihat marred their Historical adventure. Both. Far roll and Hlnoh were reticent today re gardlng the occjirrence. V, ' , ' ; The altorcatlon arose over, a. -letter'', purported t6 have been written 'i by Hinton to his wife from MOOse Fac tory, ' where they first found, succor ' aftor ' wandering through the ' wilder- ' ness four. dayB subsisting on two car rier pigeons and caribou moss! In the letter published by a New York news paper, Hinton Is alleged to have writ- ten that Farrell, exhausted from the rigorous wandering, pleaded- with his ' two companions, to kill hint and eat his body to enable them to get back to civilization. ; - ' . ; ' V v " ' , Double-CroBs Chai'fled' y!'r i' ' Farrell charged his companion wlfh "double-crossing" him, saying all had' agreed that their letters should not be published. Hinton's refusal to retract was the immediate cause for Fttrrell's blow.1 Newspaper correspondents gep-" arated them. ' ' VI " . Rolaxcd from their first night's reel sleep after nearly a month of hard ship, however, the fellow adventurers today apparently tried to forget their ' ' differences and began to thlhk of the reception planned' by the Toronto Ro- ' tary club upon their .arrival there and l v of their ultimate arrival In Rockaway Friday. ;.v Lieutenant Farrell outlined- their hardships to the correspondents, toll ing how they zig-zagged through the wilderness. On the second day after the barking of a dog caused them to descend, he said: "We wero beginning to think that dog bark proposition was ' rather phonoy" " ''.M.-y. j, They were so hungry on the thlrtt i night they could not sleep, he " said, ' "except Kloor, who slept so soundly ' and bo close to the fire he burned his ; fly boots." They wore beginning to become desperate, he said, by the time thoy sighted sled, tracks the fourth ; day. They followed the tracks about I five miles, along tho Moose river be- ( Continued on Page Eight) vldes that beginning with 1921 the an nual meeting and eloctlon of directors shall bo held on the last Tuesday of April of each year and that tho board elected In January of 1921 shall hold office until . succeeded by the board elected In April of 1922. ,' Tho second amendment provides that members shall vote In the dlBtrlct where thoy do business Instead of by county lines. These districts wilt be determined by the board of directors from lime to Ume, it??