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Med The Weather Maximum yesterday 46 Minimum today ....... 37 Precipitation 03 FORD M r l? i rreaicuonj Pain." Bally Fifteenth Year. Wjekly Fiftieth Year. MEDFOHD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 33, 1921 NO. 251 ML TRIBUNE ' if 1 SHOULD GIVE BIS COIN 10 CREDITORS John L. ' Etheridge on Stand . Swears Morris Brothers ; Have Juggled Funds for Years Have $200,000 in , Safe Deposit Vaults Which Belong , to , Creditors In : terim Decision Expected.' : ; PORTLAND. Ore.. "Jan. 13. On tho witness stand in proceedings before Itobert F. Mugulrc, muster i in, chan cery, late yeMorday, John'L. Ether idge, px-president of tho wrecked, bond house uf Morris Brothers, Inc., told in hiB own way tho. history .-of his connection with tho corporation, 8 wore that Prod S. Morris of Port land and James H. Morris of Phila delphia had for years juggled their buslncHM affairs ro as to cover up their assets whenever they so desired. Ho concluded by declaring that the creditors of the defunct institution hero, are entitled tq' every cent of property held by Frod S, Morris and his sister, Henrietta Morris, and gave an additional list of about $200,000 worth of assets, which ho said ho be lieved still to be intact in their safe deposit box here. . ' SALEM, Ore.; Jan. 13. T. B. Hand ley, state corporation commissioner, was today summoned to appoar be fore tljo Mutnomah county grand jury that is investigating Morris Brothers, Inc. - He said lie expected to testify relative to absence of a permit to the company to sell Its corporation stock In. Oregon, Discovery has been made, t .ia alleged that in 1918 and .19.19 tho company 'soldits stock, in th'is state. According to Mr. Itandloy tho records Of the department show that no permit was Issued to the company to sell its stock. PORTLAND, Ore., .Ian; 13. The vny for a decision as to whether noldcrs of interim certificates Issued by the bond house of Morris brothers, Inc., shall be entitled to receive the bonds was paved today when Federal Judge C. E. "Wolverton authorized Itobert Treat Piatt, attorney for the United States National bank, to file a bill in Interpleader In tho state co'urtii In which Is pending suit by certain in terim holders for possession of tho bonds. . ' - Judge "Wolyer ton's action-tied up w tho $1,595,600 bonds of the cily of 'T Edmonton, hold in ?rust by tho bank until interests of all persons in the bonds are settled in tho circuit court. TONIGHT'S BOUT, LONDON -I-.O.noN"; .Inn. '13.-0(1(18 ftf li to 4 wbrc tSduy offered Unit Jimmy1 Vllde, flyweight puKiliHtlc champion of Eu rope, would defeat "I'eto'-' jHermftn -of. New Orleans In their bout in Albert Hull tonlKht. --Herman's recent de feat In New York City by Joo Lynch wns not recognized hero as forfeiting Herman's title to the'world's bantam weight championship and tonight's battle .was considered in sporting circles today as carrying with It tho chnmpionship laurels. ' "Battling" Levinsky, formerly light heavyweight champion, yesterday completed his work preliminary to his bout with Bombadler'WellB tonight. All DDDTI A Kin nLL lUMUIMU :r IDE AND PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 13. Send ing of another threatening letter by the mysterious person signing "Shad ow'" who has made demands of large sums of money from prominent j-er-sons of Portland, becain known to? day when Mrs. Phil'Gevurtz, a society woman', admitted having received a. letter demanding $25,000. PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 13. Police early today were working on what clues they have as to the identity of h would-be blackmailer signing Shadow," who sent threatening let ters t prominent men here. It de veloped today that Henry Jenning, Jr., one of the men who had received two threatening letters, which he failed to respond to found on his desk yes terday a note printed in ink on the stationery of his furniture company, rending. "I have been here. 8hadow." Police were maintaining guard over the families of J. Wesley Ladd, Chn. Jpnning. Henry .lennlng. Jr., Hen .selling. T, (icvui'17. and Poptmnsler .1. ! Report From London Nikolai Lenine Is Dead; Unconfirmed t LONDON', Jan. 12 A. com munication from Moscow an nouncing the death of M. Kar poff, member of the supremo economic council of soviet Rus sia, is quoted in a Berlin dis patch to the Exchange Telegraph received hore today. Tho supreme council In Mos cow contains no person named Karpoff, which is an old pseud onym of Nikolai Lenine, soyiot premier, iSomo of his publica tions bear that name. The Jewish news bureau, a iNew York City news ngency, January 9 received, a dispatch from its Moscow corespondent telling of the dangerous Illness of Lenine. ) RGHT AGIST MEATTRUST IS National Livestock Association - Committee Favors . Co operation in. Sales at Cen - tral Markets Would Put Stockyards Under U.S. EL, PAO, Texas, Jan. 13. A sug gestion that the American National Livestock association endorse tho prin cipal of co-operative livestock com mission companies' at contral markets and co-operate In the establishment of, these agencies on a sound and conser vative basis was contained In the re port of the nuirket commltttee of the association, presented to tho annual convention here today. "Besides reducing the cost of mar keting, the advantage to producers of having at the markets their own rep resentatives Is obvious," said tho re port. . . , The committee report also contained a statement "that youricomniittee be lieves that the stockyards should bo regarded as terminals of the railroads and they should he owned and operat ed hy them under supervision of the interstate commerce commission." Continuing the report said: Reduce H. C. L. , "In spile of the strenuous opposition which 'the concentrated power of wealth has brought to bear, we have consistently carried on. Ab vn result this association today stands before the" world as tho chamnion for federal legislation which would result in the consumers of this country being able to purchase meat and foot! products nt the lowest posslblo cost, consistent with a fair return to the-producer, tho manufacturer and tho distributor when they are-performing a necessary ser vice by methods economically sound. 'Many otherwise Intelligent people seenv to think the principal object of the market committee Is to fight the packers. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The packers are the ones who aro fighting reasonable regulation which would insure a square deal for all." The report outlined the Gronna'blll, now pending In the United States sen- ( Continued on Page Eight) UP OVER CLEVER M. Jones, following receipt of the threatening letters.' ' Careful examination by tho police of the vicinity of .tho spot where a duniniy jnckago was placed Tuesday night, following arrangements with Ladd who had 'Jeen ordered by "Shadow" to deposit a package con taining $25,000 In currency, showed that the mysterious letter writer had made careful preparations for flight. Ho had hidden behind -a sign board awaiting the arrival of the Huto in which Ladd was instructed to bring the paeknge. Ho had cut a wire fenre so as to enable him to make a quick dash In the brush. No further trace of the person was found. The package was dropped by Poli e Inspector Hellyer, who impersonated Ladd and he was assisted by a num ber of officers who followed him in automobiles, but who failed to catch the elusive "Shadow." The rendez vous with "Shadow." was arranged through a newspaper personal ad which the first threatening letter hnd asked 'I .mid to Insert, NOW EXPECTED JAPS FEAR RESULT OF SENTRY'SACT Protest Against Killing of Lieut.' W. H. Langdon May Be Filed-by United States Jap Government and People Greatly Concerned Over In cident Admitted Officer Did Not Fire Until Wounded. WASillNT.TON, Jan. 13. Secre tary Daniels conferred today with Fttitp department officials in an ef fort to expedite complete official re ports of tho killing of Lloutenunt W. H. Langdon of tho American cruiser Albany by a Japanese sentry at Vlad ivostok. , . - After the conference Mr. Davis said the state department was seeking the fullest reports from Its agents at Vladivostok. The American consul there already has- been asked for a more complete account but no reply has heen received. Whether a protest will be lodged with. the Japanese foreign office will depend upon the facts as developed by the investigations in progress, it was said at tho state department. On the basis of such official and un official information as has been re ceived, some officials are inclined to regard the shooting as the act of an excitable Bontry. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. Lieut. W. H. Langdon of the American cruisor Albany, was shot by a Jap anese sentry at Vladiyostok, when he failed to undei stand or heed a command tq halt, .said an. official version of the Inc'tlunt received to day 'by tha, Japanese embassy from its government. - . Another message, to tho embassy said the Japaneso government, and peope were greatly concerned over the incident. .' The message as received and made public by the Japanese embassy said: "The Japanese sentry stationed in front of the - Japanese staff' head quarters at half-past four o'clock in the morning saw a man approaching who was psing a .flashlight, casting Its rays upon the front of the staff build'ng. He stopped the mwi and demanded to know if he was Russian or American. Not understanding the reply made by Langdon, the sentry sought to pull iback the hood which As drawn over his face, to inspect him. "The officer resisted and drew a revolver,- whereupon the sentry stop ped back a cottplo of paces and pre sented his bayonet. The ofricer turn ed to proceed on his way. The son try .called to him In Japanese to stop and when the order was disre garded, ho fired. Langdon turned upon tho sentry and fired twice at him with his revolver and then col lapsed." Tho Eontry has been arrested, an other messago to the embassy said, and ordered before a court1 martial which Is charged to develop all of the facts, upon which the govern ment may proceed furthct' In the case. . AN OLD FRIENDSHIP NUTLEY, N. J., Jan. 13. Life-long friendship begun when they wore negro slaves In Georgia, terminated In police court hore today when Richard William HarrU), 8(1, was held to the grand jury charged with having as saulted William Henry Harrison, 78, Christmas eve. Tho .quarrel started when Harrison started to throw Har ris' old dog downstairs because of lis "midnight serenades." T, LONDON, Jan. .13. The twenty round boxing match between "Bat tling" Levlnaky. the American, for mer light-hoavywclRht champion, and Hoyihardler Wells in Albert Hall here tonight has been postponed, owing to lrf-vlnsky's having Injured his right arm yesterday while training- Doc. tor certified today that Ivlnk.v would be unable to fight for at leaKt two wi'i-kx and it Is expected he will meet Wells about llucc weeks lionets ' v . Athens Claim of U. S. Loan, $38,000,000 Is Denied, Washington j ATHENS, Jan. 12. It was announced, hore; toduy that the United States government had consented to advance tho Greek government $38,0(10.000 already promised Greece when M. Ven l.oios was prime minister, but upon tho condition' that tho money be expended in America for non-war material. WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. State and treasury officials were unable to explain today the an nouncement In Athens thnt tho advance of a $38,000,000' war time credit grantod to tho form er Greek government had been made available to the Constan- tine government. There had been no change as to the status of the fun. It was said at 'both departments. Pending formal recognition of the now Greek government It was said, tho bal ance of tho $38000.000 would remain in the treasury. .' " Emperor Charles Is Reported Already on Way to Hungary Nation-Wide Strike Con tinues Mail Stops, Tele graph Suspended. ' ' - . DEATH TO PROFITEERS .'" VIENNA, Jan. 14. The death penalty or .the whipping post for profiteers was domamlcd . at u price conference here today which developed much. agitation, The chief of the technical trades union declared: .. , "Wo have guns at hand. We warnxyou thnt from January 20 we will be beyond the law and -H will act without pity for profl-s. teers. If you must make an ex- ample you must choose million- aires and not the little fellows," He also demanded a plebiscite on the question of fusion with Germany us of JIalch 1. Professor Wolkan, representing the salaried classes, cried: - "Austria Is dead; long live Ger- many." . : A demonstration considered by the police-us an ugly augury Myis hold In .the hotel diBtrlct last night. Crowds paraded back and forth shouting threats against profiteers. - . . VIENNA, -Ian. 12. TcnHlon over tho exiHtiriK economic und political situation in the Austrian repuhlic seem 8 to bo Innreanlnff. ' Doors of the big hotels In Vienna are ilhuUercd nt dusk necitJHO of communlHt demon- titrations against them as symbols of profiteering. As yet no disordur has occurred. ' ToKtal employer have announced they have called n strike, tho socialist element demanding that theso work ers he organized as a union. The conservatives refused to say whether they wll! declare, a strlko against the ntriko of their co-workers. Mall col lection) ceased tonight and telephone and telegraph serviced will bo sus pended tomorrow If matters aro not settled, Jt Im believed ait adjustment Is Improbablo and that a general strike will be called. Workmen . demand that the deduc tion of the Income tax front their !'' envelopes cease unlit the eapluil levy law enacted by the last national as sembly is enforced. They declare they' will continue their strlko until profi teering Is choiked. Tho government today drafted dras tic regulations against profiteering, providing for heavy penalties for vio lations of the law, soma features of which have heen disregarded. , At present articles not under government control arc offered at fabulous prices. Tho government has conefdej new salary Increases totalling me' e than 4,000.000 kroner annually an'i'has an nounced 100 pei- cent Inereaiies In the postage and freight rates tp be charg ed for tobacco, salt and alrohol. Officials In foreign circleu who have come In close contact with the situa tion assert Austria Is approaching a climax and the general uneasiness was Increased hy a report printed here to day that former Kmperor Ohnrles was already on his way from Hwitzcrlnnd to Hungary, . - I AUSTRIA NEAR, TENSION GROWS UNION LABOR GIVEN BLOW IN FRANCE Dissolution of General Federa tion of Labor Ordered by Court and Officials Fined Labor Action in Railroad Strike Last May Real Cause of Decision Leon Tou haux Chief Defendant. PARIS, Jan. 13. Dissolution of tho General Federation of Labor was ord ered , today by the court ' which has been hearing tho cases against Leon Jouhnux, president of tho federation and the other of Its officers on charges of Infringements of law governing unions. Fines of 100 francs each were Imposed upon Jouhnux and four other federation officials. The trial of Jouhnux and his nssoci ato officials wns begun December 16. The charges against them .were of a technical charactor, such as the admis sion to membership In the federation of Irregularly formed unions llko those of tho teachers and pout til and other civil service. ' fl'he fodorntion, how- over, was charged with having polit ical objects, as was alleged to have been shown hy Its participation In the railroad strike last May, at which time the cabinet announced, it hnd Instruct ed the minister of Justlco to open pro cecdings against the federation with a view to Its dissolution. PARIS, Jan. 13. Paul Claudol, for mer French minister to Ilrazil, - has buen appointed French ambassador to Japan, it -was announced by news papers today. it i PORTLAND ME1AL ' PORTLAND, Jan. 13. The Pacific coast district metnl trades council representing unions from coast points went on record as unalterably opposed to any reduction of wages at this time, and recommended that questions of reductions affecting workers be ferred to .local metal tr rules councils and International officers In tho dis tricts affected. This decision , was roachod at tho conclusion of tho an nual convention last night, It was an nounced today. The discussion or .wage readjust ment came up as a result of a declara tlon in ado by the G. M. Standlfer Con struction corporation' of Vancouver, Wii nil., that It nniHt make a induction of ten. per cent In wages or drop BOO men from tho payroll. Tho convention decided to refer the Standlfcr.ouestlon to the various unions represented at that plant, and a meeting was called for today by tho Vancouver Metal Trades Council to take action on the matter. - , J. N. TEAL CHAIRMAN JOINT GOWIMinEE WASH I NO TON, Jan. 13. Tho inomherHlilps of tho Joint committee of tlio Hhlpplng board and In tho Intcr-Htnto commerce commlHulon, which iH to work out tho application of thc.varlouH provlHionH of the trntin portutlon act and tho JoniH merchant act, was announced today by tho Hliip plnHr board. Iteprenentlnir tho board aro Com mlKHloner J. N. Teal of' OroRon, chair man of tho committee and J. I. Thompson of Alabama And Guy U. Ooff of WiHConain. KeprcHentlng the t'ornmiKKion are CommiHAioners C. C. MoC'ord, Henry C. Hull and Mark W. Potter. .. ' . ' Headjiintment of export nnd Import rail 'routef, Chairman Teal said,, will be the flnvt matter before tho commit tee In an effort to influence the flow of tonnage in American bottom. Tiger Crew nt l'oughktp"lfe. PKINCKTON, N. J., Jan. 13. For Jho first time In a dt-endo Princeton rowing authorities nre seriously con sidering an Invitation to send the Tiger varsity to I'oiiKhkccppie for the lulcr-collcglnto regatta June St. '- McCumber Proposes Duty SOc a Bushel on Canadian Wheat WASHINGTON, Jan. Ki. To stop "enormous importations of Canadian wheat," Senator Mc- Cumber, republican, North Dakota announced today that he would ask for a tariff of probably fifty cents a bushel on wtieat to be In- eluded In tho Fordney emorgoncy tariff bill Instead of tho duty of thirty cents carried by the mea- suro as It passed tho house. Senalor McCumber bet'oro the seuato finance committee hearing on tho Fordney tariff measure, said ho feared ruin of tho Amor- lean wheat farmer as tho market alrcudy was glutted with Cana- dian wboat and 150.000,000 bush- ols for export remained. Ho do- dared ho did not believe tho price of bread would be increased by a fifty cont duty on wheat. WALKING STILL CAPTURED BY LOCAL County Officials Aided by Med ford Night Police Round Up Four Bootleggers Arm Pit StiU Found on "Member of Quartette. Four men kIvIiik tho iinnios of J. I Stewart and K. Hill. John Don and .lainea Doe wore urrestod by the sher- ifnrtrflca Wodnesday night for hav lug liquor in tlteir poxsesBlon and one Was equipped with the latest styles In bootlugitlng accessories. When the men wore searched a copper cylinder was found strapped around his body, held In place by a strap over the shoulder, and filled with bondod whiskey. To this cylinder was attached a rubber tube, and customers were served eith er by the bottle or the drink, by the syphon system. The contraption could bo easily hidden under the overcoat. The four .furnished $800 bonds for ap pearance before Justice of the. Peace D. W. Bagshaw of Jacksonville nt ten o clock Saturday morning. The men were arrested at a local hotel. Night Policemen HcmpBtreet and Atiama assisted In the arrest. . In the' possession of the two was found seven pints of Old Taylor, gallon and a quart of pure alcohol, and an Instrument for testing thcstrength of tho forblddon beverage. It Is the belief of the sheriff's office that they did a good business in this city Wed' nesday. Thoy wore supplied with plenty of money, and readily furnlshod $800 bonds In $100 bills. All were Well dressed and diamond bedecked Intthe Biiltcaso of one of the prison ers a bottle of whisky was found. He claimed to liavo been n lieutenant colonel 111 tho army, and prominent In the social and business llfo of Sun PranciBco and Portland, with a father ratdd as one of the rldhcst men In the northwest. Tills citizen claimed that ho was Inilocent of any wrongdoing, and that hla only crlmo was being caught In bad company. Ho was coining over the Slsklyous via nuto and burned nut a bonrlng on his car. Tho two alleged bootleggers gave him assistance, und ho loft his sultcaso In their room, whore It was found by the authorities SOUTH U1VKH, Out., Jan. 13 Do layed' by cold the trtiln carrying the American balloonlsts to Toronto Is two and a half hours lato and will not reach that city before 4:30 p. m. The party Is expected to leave for the states at ft p. m. SHERIFF DECLARES DRY LAW, UNAMENDED, WILL MEAN SWEEPING U. S. PASSENGER SHIPS FROM OCEAN WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. Amend ment of tho prohibition enforcement B'!t to permit American pitHHCMiRcr linos in foreign trade to carry and fH'll liquor outwldc thu threentile limit of the United StittPH huh urged Fiefore the house Judiciary committee today by Htoamahlo officials who com plained that lftcnuHe of prent ro- utrlctlonft, foreign dhlps wore handling the bulk of travel. ' Jtcpresentatlve Edmonds, republi can, Pennsylvania, Author . of the mendment declared that failure to amend the law would make it lm poftfflhle for American ahipa to get anyihlng except overflow travel. FISH BILL SES IN House Makes Favorable Re port Unanimous Legisla ture Adjourns Until Monday For Special Message From Governor, Subject of Which Is Kept Secret Senator Thomas, Brother IIL SAL.EM, Ore., Jan. 13. Senator C. M, Thomas of Jackson county has re ceived word of the oritical illness of his brother, W. G. Thomas of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. '. S SALEM, Jan. 13. Both branches of tho Oregon legislature adjourned at noon today until Monday when they will meet in joint session, to receive a special messago from Governor Bon V?,. Olcott. The governor In requesting the Joint session nindo no announce meat as to the nature of thp message beyond saying' It deals with a.;on8truc tlve stato question. ... A resolution introduced In, the senate today proposes that a committee, of. Blx members of tho house and five of the senate confer with a like . committee from' the legislature from the. state of Washington relative to mutual fishing Interests on tho Columbia rlyer.? ,, . 1 : Terms of Bill . SALEM,' Ore.', Jon; iS.--An ttnantm-. one doclslon to draft and report out a bill re-organizing the , fish ' and game commission along: lines agreed upon between the sportsmen and commer cial fishing Interests last .November has been reached by the house game committee.' . '.,.''V'",H", , The bill provides that the five mem bers of the proposed game commis sion be appointed by the governor: for a term of five years. The governor may remove commissioners . for the cood of the service and to start tho commission, five members shall be ap pointed, one to serve one -year, one two years and so forth. The flan com mission Is to consist of three members, as previously announced. ; - ;: Among the powers granted, to the game commission is the' right to open any closed season and close any open season at the discretion of the com mission and upon proper notice. The bill makes no change In the allocation of game fish hatcheries or reserves. Ah emergency clause Is contained In the bill to enable the commissions to separate ub soon as practicable and enter upon their duties as' Individual, boards. . , ', .; '('f1;!' ' 1 A IT! Consider. Reapportionment n SALEM, Ore. Jan. .13H-X;" BpeUaf committee, composed of five members of the senate, Including the president and flvo of the house, including .the speaker, to consider all bills relative to re-afipoi'tlonmont of representation for several counties and also all bills doallng with the creation of new con gressional districts, is proposed In a, Joint resolution Introduced toduy . by Senator Upton. . -r SALEM, Ore.,. Jan. 13.-Through suggestion to the ways and means committee by Sam A. Kozer, secretary of state, the amount to be appropriat ed by the presont legislature to meet deficiencies authorized by the emer gency board in Ihe last two ynara niay bo cut from $469,766 to $234,71i6, al most BO por cdnt. Tho total in, tleflo loncles thut has been authorised is $459,766. Of this amount the largest Item Is $225,000 under the education aid mlllage act for soldiers, sailors and marines, ' This Is four-tenths of a mill, which on the .basis of the state's present assessed- .valuation,-,' produces about $440,000 a year. 'Don't prohibition iftts travel?" anked lUiprcBentatlvo Igoe, domoCrat, Missouri. .'i "I understand they go on ahtpri that are not dry because they want to en Joy tho fun," Mr. Kdmonds replied. Edward P. Smith, preeMent and manager of tho New York and Cuba , steamship line, ftald that "the law will force nearly every passenger uhlp , owner to transfer hla Vessels to for eign registry." ' i ; 1 P A. S. Franklin, president Ot tho International Mercantile Marine de clared the law as It is today would , mean the drr.ih of tho American shin In tho passenger trade of the WorhJ, GOmmlTTEE ill'