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