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Medforb Mai nn The Weather Maximum yesterday 43 Minimum today ..73 Precipitation - 08 Predictions Occasional rain. tnlly Fifteenth Year. Weekly Fiftieth Year. MEDFORD, OKKGOX, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1921 NO. NE LOAN FUND S3U.DUU.nDD IS PROPOSED Measure Introduced in State Legislature to Give Aid to Legion, Civil War and Span ish War Veterans Anti-Jap Bill Preparer! Special Dry Officer Favored. SALEM, Ore., Jan. 18. In a spec ial message to the legislature today, Governor Olcott recommended that it enact legislation proclaiming Armistice day a legal holiday. , SALEM. Ore.. Jan. 18. Approxi mately .$30,000,000 immediately and more as the state's property valua tion should increase, would bo avail able as a loan fund to ex-service men and to others qualified to be mem bers of the American Legion, to vete rans of the Civil War, and of the Spanish war by a referendum measure which Senator jBruco Dennis of Union county introduced today. The act would authorizo tho issuing of bonds of the state to tho amount of three per cent of the assessed property valu ation. The total assessed property val uation of tho stato Is now about $1, 000,000,000, which would make the available money for loan under the act about '$30,000,000 at tho present time. Beneficiaries under tho act would bo allowed to borrow not to exceed $5,000 at any one time, secured by a first mortgage upon real estate. Investigate Paper Trust. SALEM, Ore., Jan. 18. An imme diate Investigntinn by tho federal trade commission of all paper mills oper ating In Oregon is demanded in a point memorial Introduced in the state senate today by Senator Bruce Demi is of Unitwi-county. The memorial points out that every user of paper mill products is suf fering from what Is apparently an un just and abnormal price of paper. SALEM, Ore.. Jan. 18. Senator Xorblad's concurrent resolution pro viding for a joint committee of the Oregon legislature to confer with a like committee from the Washington legislature relative to fishing In the Columbia river was adopted today by tho stato senate. ! Ami-Japanese Hill. SALEM, Ore., Jan. 18. An anti Japanese bill, patterned after the California law was submitted to the attorney general today by Represen tative Barge Leonard of Portland for approval as to Its constitutionality and if the attorney general holds tho - measure valid, .Mr. Leonard said he would immediately introduce it in the house. SALEM, Ore., Jan. IS. Creation of tho office of prohibition commissioner carrying! aeulary! of $3,000 a year is proposed in:1 a- bill Introduced today by Si'tiafois Fanell and Eddy 'of tho committee oil alcoholic traffic. Two other bills also wero introduced by tho same members, one making more stringent the fine and imprisonment penalties for liquor law violation and tho other proposing a drastic search and- seizure statute without search warrant extending to aeroplanes as well as other vehicles. Budget Commission. SALEM, Ore., Jan. 18. Following out a recommendation made by Gov- ernor Oleott in his message to the legislature. Senator I. L. Patterson of Salem today Introduced a bill consti tuting the state board of control as a budget commission of the state. At present the board has authority only over tflc estimates of the state Insti tutions. The heads of the several stato de partments would be required to sub mit their estimates to tho board on or beforo October 1 of each "even num bered year, together with estimates of their probable receipts from , nlj. sources. Also it would require that persons having claims against tho stato file then; with tho board on or (Continued on Pairs Six) DYNAMITE SHIP IS SAVED by TACOMA, Jan. 18. The steamer Santa Alicia of the Grace line, sister ship of the Santa Rita which lost the barge W. J. Pirre south of Capo Flattery In November, limped back Into port today In a leaking condi tion. The steamer was caught In a storm off Cape Flattery last Saturday, Captain O 'B Lindholm reported, and the greatest difficulty was experienc ed In keeping her off the rocks. She rarrled 2, too rases of dvnnmlle 4 Sand Corporations Fined $40,000 for Anti-Trust Violation t I J J I 4 J 5 4 J 5 ! NEW YORK, .Ian. IS. Four snnd and gravel corporations and their officers and directors pleaded guilty today to an ill dictment charging violation of the Sherman anti-trust law in collection with a monopoly in Cow Bay sand. They agreed to dissolve the sand and gravel Doard of Trade of which they were members and were assessed fines total ling f 10,000. The corporations pleading guilty were tho Goodwin-Gallagher Sand and Gravel corpor ation; Manhattan Sand com pany, Inc; Lenox Sand and Gravel company, Inc., and Col onial Sand and Stone company,' Inc. Their indictments as well as those against their officers and directors, grew out of tho joint legislative committee in vestigating the "building trust." Each company was fined $5,000, each individual defend ant $1,000 and $4,000. ! t $! t i 4? 2 J J 5 PREST. AFTER A CLOSEMIEEK Spanish Opposition to U. S. Labor Leader Only Over come by Gompers' Dra matic Withdrawal From the Contest. MEXICO CITY, Jan. 18. (Ily the Associated Press) American dele gates to the congress of tho Pan Amciican Federation of Labor will leave Mexico ' City tonight regardless of whether' the congress completes its work at today's session. Samuel Clompers, leader of the American rep resentatives, announced at the close of yesterday's sessions. It is probable that the congress will attempt to clear away the eighteen resolution;-, still awaiting disposition. Yesterday's session created the first real excitement of the congress and there were many tenso . moments, when It appeared tho Spanish .speak ing delegates were about to oust Mr. Clompers from the leadership of the federation. They coupled their attack upon him with bitter criticism of the foreign policy of tho United States government, Guatemala, Colombia, Salvador and San Domingo threaten ing withdrawal. So vehement bc camo his opponents that tho veteran labor leader called Treasurer James Lord to take the chair and answered his critics from tho floor. lie con cluded his address by declining the nomination for the presidency of the federation. Tho moment after Mr. Gompers left the floor Louis Moronens, whose can didacy had been pressed by tho Guat emalan division, withdrew from the contest. Mr. Gompers then was again placed in nomination by Daniel J. Tobin on motion by Mr. Lord, he was elected unanimously, one dele gate from Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico each casting a dissenting vote. Canute Vergas was elected secre tary or the Spanish section, and Chester N. Wright, secretary of the English division, and Mr. Lord was re-elected treasurer. Guatemala Cits was chosen tho next meeting place. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. Invtes- """"" oie unueu states cxpe- tui.ori to Siberia was proposed by Senator Johnson, republican. Cali fornia, in a resolut'on Inlr.wiuxart in. day and referred to the foreign re Jations committe. It was proposed that the committee Inquire into the accomplishments of American troops it. Siberia and also the present con ditions of Americans and their busi noss interests thero. F I which might have exploded had she j hit tho rocks. Nothing but a sud- den wind from the shore saved the .ship, the captain said. , Open arrival here today, It was dis covered that both the oil and water I lairks of the steamer were leaking, j Her cargo. Including flour, lumber 'and box shooks In addition to the dynamite, may have to be removed. The Santa Alicia was hound for , South America when overtaken by her . i difficulties, ELECT MP R NAVAL HOLIDAY NO PEACE MOVE SIATESJKUMA Former Jap Premier Says U. S. Would Be Most Bene fitted by Reduction in Arma ments Langdon Killing Is Still Live Topic. TOKIO, Jan. 17. (My Associated Press.) American proposals that Japan, Great Britain and the United otatcs "take a naval holiday" is clo quent proof that despite the fabulous riches of America, she wishes to cur tail national expenditures, and there fore the proposals are Intended more to help America than to contribute to tho peace of the world, said Marquis Okuina, former Japancso premior, in an interview here today, lie assorted America first shoidd consult Great Britain relative to the suggested sus pension of naval program. "Only when an Anicrican-Hritish agreement has been reached," ho added, "can Japan be in a position to consider this proposition. Japan's nnvnl program is fixed at the minimum necessary for national defense." Charges thnt it appears the Ameri can government is giving the incident arising out of the dealh of Nnvnl Lieu tenant Langdon at Vladivostok undue importance are made by the Kokumln Shlmbun. "If, as believed," the newspaper con tinues, "America goes as far as to bring up Japan's basic policy In Si beria, including tho question of the evacuation of that country by Japanese Iroops, it is likely that fresh cause for discussion has arisen between the two governments. Moreover, such a ques tion would cause a dispute between the Japanese foreign officers and mili tary authorities here." Japan Government Timid? Surprise at what It terms "timidity of tho government," is expressed by tho llochi Shlmbun, which adds: "The government Is doing everything to apologize to America, when, accord ing to Information reaching Japan, no fault was found In the actions of the sentry who shot Lieutenant Langdon. Apparently the 'government has two stories one for American consump tion, and the other for the Japanese." The Yamato Shlmbun argues the sentry merely was performing his duty and asserts there is no reason for the death of an officer In a foreign country being regarded as a serious interna tional incident. Press advices from Vladivostok do clare Lieutenant Lnngdon walked to the cruiser Albany, saluted the gang way guard and collapsed beforo mak ing any statement. Confirmation that the lieutenant's Russian wife shot and killed herself the day following the death of hor husband has been receiv ed In dispatches to newspapers here. G AT TACO.MA, Jan. 18. Kllin Lewis Oarretson, import ttl potentate of I lie Mystic Shrine today announced that the next meeting of the Shriners of North America will be held in Jes M oinos, la., on June 14, 15 and 1 6. PlanH to make the session a purely business meeting have been aban doned, Mr. Garretson stated, and the various temples will be present with their bands and patrols as in the past. The meeting of the Shrine in Port land last June chose Atlantic CHy as1 tho seat of the 11121 session, but the officers of thfc order cancelled )mt place on account of excessive hotel rates. T)es Moines was finally chosen over Savannah, (in., Los Angeles and other cities. HOUSE IS BURNED UP PORTLAND, Jan. 18. Tho round house of the Similiter Valley railroad at linker. Ore., was destroyed by fire early today, according to a report re ceived here by Charles T. Early, gen eral manage' of the company. Several engines were damaged, but train ser vice will not he Interrupted appreciab ly, said Mr. Early. The loss was re ported between (23,000 and $50,000, covered by insurance. The roundhouse will be re-bullt at once. The cause of the fire was not reported. NEW YORK, Jan. 18 Liberty bonds closed: 3V 92.30; first 4s 88; sec ond 4's 87.76; first 4'A's 8S.40; second IH' 87.66: third 4 Vt 's 90.56; fourth 4 V, 87.86: Vlclorv 3Wn 97.21: Vlctorv l s 97.21. French Troops Fire on Red Mutineers in Gen. Wrangel's Army &&&$4?&&t & CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 17. (By tho Associated Press.) French black troops turned their machlno guns on mutin- ' ous Cossacks of General Wran- 4 gel's former army encamped 2f miles northwest of Constan- tinoplo Saturday night after tho Cosnscks had disarmed their ! officers. The Russians return- ed the fire, killing 10 Senega- leso and wounding 2 0 others and two French officers. The French enclrclod tho Cossacks' camp and ultimately got the mutineers under con- trol The leaders of tho upris- ing wero arrested and are being !- courtmurtialed. DUBLIN, Jan. IS. Arthur Grif fith, founder of the Sinn Fein or ganization, who was arrested in his home hero November 20, will he court mnrtialed if the present plans of the authorities are carried out. Tho date has not boon set. A recent dispatch from Dublin said the arrest of Arthur Griffith and others (November 2 0 was In an ef fort to ascortaln responsibility for the use of Irish republican funds In operation which resulted lit loss of lives among British troops. It said Ramon DeValers, "president of the Irish republic," might bo hold to be tho source of those funds. LONDON, Jan. IS. Four civilians were killed and seven black and tan auxiliary' policenfen wore wounded in a fight in county Galway, Ireland, according to reports received here today. Tho fight ensued when a black and tan patrol was ambushed near the city of Galway. BELFAST, Jan. IS. David Kent. Sinn Fein member of tho house of commons for the cast division of Cork was arrested yesterday. He makes tho seventeenth Sinn Fein member of the British parliament now In jail. Six other mem hers are In tho United States. Constable iBoyd was shot dond yest terrtay In a saloon In county Tippcr ary. Ills assailants escaped. BAR "SHIMMY" CHICAGO, Jan. 18. The "shimmy" and the "toddle" are not proper dances for school entertainments, Su perintendent Peter A. .Mortensen ruled today In barring them from the community center activities. Teachers at the centers differed In their opinions as to the propriety of the dances, It is said, resulting in the edict. "The dances that resulted In today's order probably would bo all right on the stage or public dance floors, but in the schools we must maintain a high standard In all entertainments," .Superintendent Mortamioii said.. "We try to keep every activity of the cen ters on a plane so high that school children can engage in them. Natu rally, wo do not believe that the shimmy nnd the toddle are proper dances fur school entertainments." FATHER OF SIX ELOPES OF ATLANTA, Gn., Jan. 1 8. Charles C.rltncs. tobacco planter and stock man of Harrodshuig, Ky., and Mrs. Cora Adkinson, wife of another Harrods burg farmer, were under arrest here today charged with having abandon ed their famlll" and having cluped. Crimes left his wife and six children, while -Mrs. Adkinson left her hus band and four children. The couple told the police here that several times since leaving llarrodsburg in nn auto mobile for Florida, they were In clined to turn back nnd seek forgive ness. Grimes gave tho following reason for not doing so: "You know how It Is In my country. When a nVnn runs off with another man's wife, the husband Is supposed lo do some shooting." $100,000 MAIL ROBBERY IRK of noils Chicago Boys Hold Up Mail Train at Union Station Under Nose of Watchman Federal Reserve Money Is Taken Amount Unknown. CHICAGO, Jan. IS. Five youthful bandits held up n United States mail truck at the Union Station hero today, escaping in an automobile witli twelvo sacks of mail, ten of which contained registered mail. Police say that the pouches contained part of a federal re servo hank money shipment destined for St. Paul. Tho bandits surprised three postal employes guarding the pouches, forc ing them at the point of guns hack Into their truck, while the bandit car drew along side and tho twelve mall bags wero transferred to It. Tho rob bers worked swiftly and the robbery was accomplished in a few minutes. Tho regular mail was composed solely of city collections, tho police say. The registered mail bags were supposed to contain currency ami bonds of a valuo not estimated. Ono of the postal employes said that only n few mlnules after they had ar rived at tho station Willi their truck tho bandit car dashed up. Tho police believe tho robbery was an Inside job and that the bandits had knowledge of the bank shipment. Thomas Carter, Hichard J. SUnoy and Phillip Cnhlll, postal employes, said Iho five robbers, none of whom appeared to be more than twenty years old, all woro black masks and executed Iho rubbery so quickly Hint tho atten tion of a watchman ami a railroad mail foreman working nearby was not attracted until the bandit car was speeding away with tho twelve pouches. Postal uulhoiilles early today wore unahlo to estimate the amount of the loot. They said tho shipments to the northwest which usually go out on the 2:30 a. m. mail avcrago about $100,000 in valuo but I hey consoled theinselvos with the knowledge that tho Tuesday shipments are generally light. S.F. 6f IN FLOUR SACK HAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18. The identity of a bandit who, arrayed In a white flour sack and a pair of whito cotton gloves, has robbed throe street cars and nioro than a do.en nutomnbllo parties in the past two months here, was revealed today when police arrested a flfteen-year-old negro boy who gave the namo of Raymond Thompson. He was appre hended after a garago watchman also a negro, reported that the masked figure had robbed tho gnrugo till. The boy confessed to tho street car, auto mobile and garagu robberies, tho po lice said. "I needed the money," was bis ex planation. WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. A fa vorable report was ordered today by the house mining committee on the senate hill giving tho court of claim Jurisdiction over claims filed against tho government by producers of mln crals seeking relief from losses sus tained during the war. Proponents of the measure told tho committee that the present system of having claims handled by a commis slon nppolnted by tho secretary of tho Interior was "unfair and unjust' to producers, who at the govern ment's reiiucitt operated their proper ties at a lo3s during tho war. ALII A NY, X. Y Jan. 18. Member ship and participation in the commu nist party of America was held to be sufficient grounds for the discharge of a public school teacher In a decision made public today by Frank II. Gilbert, acting commissioner of education, In dismissing an appeal by Julia D. Pratt, the action of the Buffalo hoard of edu cnllon, In dismissing hep, Movie Factory Blows Up; 2 Killed, Over Ten People Injured BAYONNE, N. J., Jan. IS Two persons were killed and nioro than ten were Injured in an ex- plosion and fire in a building housing several film manufuctur- ing firms today. Two charred bodies, apparently blown through a window of the plant, wore found beside tho tracks of a railway near the fac- tory. One apparently was that of a woman. Firemen worked desperatoly to chock Iho flames and rescue oth- ers who might be inside the building. Ten injured persons were taken to the Bnyonne hospital. Fifteen persons were Inside the small building when the explosion oc- curred. Instantly tho structure was in flames. Tho fire was caused by tho ig- nltlon of films which flared up with a blast that shattered win- dows In tho vicinity. PACIFIC FLEET SEARCHING FOR LOSTSEAPLANE NC-6 Last Heard of Between Gulfs Fonscca and Nicoya No Report Since Jany. 15 Commander Towers Oper ated On Will Live. U. S..S. NI2W MEXICO AT SUA (Dy radio to tho Associated Press), Jan. 18. Coininaudor John H. Towers, di vision commandor of tho NC naval seaplanes on tho flight to Panama, was stricken with nppondlcitics while ut sen and was transferred today In a serious condition to the hospital ship Mercy of tho Pacific fleet. Ho was oporated on Immediately and will live, fleet surgeons said. AROARD II. S. S. NEW MEXICO AT Sea (Hy radio to tho Associated Press), Jan. 18. Tho Pacific fleet ar rived at llalhoa at 9 n. m. today. The Now Moxico went inside and tied up at the dock. Official calls woro ox chnngod. Admiral Hugh Rodman, In command of tho Pacific rieet, called on the governor nnd president of Panama and the commanding general. The naval scaplnne, NC-fl when last heard from wns making tho flight be tween the Gulf of Fousoca and tlulf of Nicoya. No report had been received since 12:50 p. m. January 15. Tho U. S. S. Kanawaha and U. S. S. Gannett havo been continuing the search. Tho U.S. S. Mugford wth tho survivors of the NC-5 is hoing toward by by Kunawalia. Tho V. S. S. Bir mingham and olghtoen destroyers of the Pacific fleet wero rofuolcd on their arrival hero nnd were dispatched at once to look for the NC-6. An off-shore wind probably has blown the plane westward. The first unit of the Atlantic fleet is due Wednesday. Tho Pennsylvania, flagship of Admiral Wilson, and the remainder of battleships are due Thursday. . COPENHAGEN, Jan. 18. Hlxty elgbt passengers on a Russian rail way train running from Lugo, on the Gulf of Finland, to Novogorod. south east of Potrograd, wero burned to death when a ciuantity ' of benzine being carried as freight exploded and wrecked hte trnln, says a llelslngfors dispatch to tile Herllngske Tldende to day. The train caught fire from tW flaming fluid. GOVERNMENT EXPERT TELLS SHEEPMEN WILD SUNFLOWERS WILL SAVE INOUSTRY SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. IS. Co operative marketing of livestock to eliminate unnecessary "middlemen" and excessive commission charges was urged today upon delegates to the National Wool Growers associa tion convention in session here. C H. Whlthey, manager of the Farm ers' Union Livestock Commission company of Omaha, discussed the ad vantages gained hy producers and feeders through cooperative market ing; He asserted that producers who operated on "closed" livestock ex changes are "caught coming and go ing" by commission men. Jle de clared thnt only members of the ex mm ask U.S.TROOPS IN JASPER United Mine Workers Protest Against Use State Troops in Coal Fields Claim Soldiers Aid Operators in Breaking Strike Gun Men Shoot Women and Children. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 18. Charges that state troops In tho coal fields near Jasper, Ala., are thero for no other purpose than to break tho strike of miners, are made In a statement today from tho offices of tho United Mine Workers of America. . According to tho statement, offic ials of tho mlno workers were, not surprised to lenrn that ten soldiers of tho Alabama National Guard had been arrested at Jasper In connection with the killing of William Balrd, u. coal miner who was takon by forco from Jail. Baird was being held on a charge of murdering a member of tho militia. Tho miners' statement, prepared by Kills-Henries, editor of tho United Mine Workers Journal, said: "This is ono of a series of out rages that havo been committed against tho striking minors ol Ala bama. Gunmen In tho employ of tho coal companies, havo shot up miners homes and wounded women nnd chil dren. They have shot down a number of miners for no reason whatever, ex cept to create a reign of terror to break tho strike. Fifteen hundred Alabama stato troops havo boen in tho striko y.ono for four months at a cost to the stato of approximately J600, 000, but thero has boen nothing to do bucause tile striking miners havo been law abiding and havo Indulged in no disorders. "Tho military authorities havo is sued orders forbidding all meetings of tho United Mine Workers. Wo hear they havo even prevented religious meetings nnd meetings of . Masonlo and other lodges attended by tho coal miners." i WASHINGTON, Jnn. 18. A re quest that federal troops be sent Into tho coal mlno striko district lr. Ala- . bama to replace tho Alabama Nn- . tional Clunrd has boen received at tho Whito llouso from tho United Mlno Workers of Alabama. Tho request was referred to tho war department and It was said that of ficials had decided that tho request for federal troops should coma from tho governor. SEVILLE, Jan. 17. King Alfonso ro linked several strikers today while at the rallwny station awaiting a train. "You should never abandon - your duty,"' ho said. "A civil servant who throws up his Job Is not worth being a civil servant. -I am the first civil servant of Spain and, accordingly, carry out my duties." The king's words made a great im preBsIon upon the strikers and the be lief is expressed that the Idle men will return to work at once. ' WLROA, Spain, Jan. 17. -Police of ficials discovered twelvo bombs in a house here today and arrested the In mates of the place, . PARIS, Jan. 18. Tho Spanish cab inet has decided to resign, according to a Madrid dispatch quoting informa tion received In political circles. change are allowed to hid on stock in the closed ekehanges and that be cause of entertainments, advertise ment, soliciting and incidental ex penses, excessive commissions are charged. Wild sunflowers planted and grown as feed will revolutionize the sheep ' Industry, according to V. O. 'McWhor tnr, superintendent of the Unite! Slates sheep experimental station at Du Uols, Idaho. McWhorter apoka on "parents of profitable fine-wool-ed sheep." He explained the use ot sunflowers as sheep feed and the ad vantages o (raising long fleece stock rather than short fleece, j WORDS OF SPANISH KING END STRIKE