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MEDFORD. OliEGON", TUESDAY, JANUARY 2", 3921
NO. 261
Medford
, Tribune
AGREEMENT
WITH JAPAN
13 REACHED
Ambassadors Shiclehara and
Morris Come to Final Settle
ment Regarding Race Ques
tionApproval of Two Gov
ernments . Necessary Re
publicans Eager to Settle.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. (Hy the
Associated Presa) Negotiations'' be
tween Ambassadors Morris and ShUlc
Jrnra for the settlement of the Cali
fornia question and the definition of
the rights of Japanese in the United
States have been successfully conclud
ed. Approval of tho conclusions of
the two ambassadors must bo given
by their governments before any fur
ther action looking to a settlement of
the controversy that has arisen over
the California anti-alien land law can
be had. Baron Hhlduhara has sub
mitted his report to the foreign of
fice at Toklo and Mr. Morris has his
report ready for consideration by Sec
retary Colby who is expected to return
to Washington Thursday from South
America. V.,' j
Members ofthe sonata foreign re
lations committee have been kept ad
vised by Mr. Morris of tho various
phases oftho negotiations so that if
the committee desired to consider in
the remaining days of tho present ses
sion any treaty draft which President
Wilson might submit the way wouid
be cleared for prompt action.
Administration officials have had
no assurances that It is the purpose
of tho republicans to endeavor to dis
pose of any American-Japanese treaty
at present, but it is understood that
some representations havo been made
from republican sources that it .might
relieve the " Harding administration
of a considerable burden if such a
treaty could, bo concluded during tho
present session. " '
These representations are said to
havo been based upon the theory that
the so-called California question can
be considered by the senate and house
tin a purely non-pnrtisan question.
AT MATHER FIELD
SACRAMENTO, Cal. Aerial paths
to all national forests In California,
Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho,
Nevada and Utah will radiate from
Mather Field here during the coming
forest fire season, under plans being
made at present.
Five aerial patrols will be on duty
constantly during tlfe fire season, with
reserve aviators on Call at Mather
field. It is a theory of the army that
firest patrol work is excellent training
for aviators and close cooperation be
tween the war department and the de
partment of agriculture, which con
trols the forests, has been decided
upon.
In all, five air squadrons and 1000
men will form the complement of
Mather Field tinder plans announced
unofficially. The field, it Is believed,
soon will be the, largest , air service
training station n the western depart
ment of the army.
A forest rangers' school, intended to
bring better cooperaion with the army
aviators, is being conducted at the
field. To the same end, a meeting of
forest supervisors of California, with
representatives from several western
states and from Washington, D. C,
will be held January 30.
Improvements to care for the added
personnel at the air field are expected
to consist of - twenty-four sets of per
manent quarters fij- married officers.
5 AIR SQUADRONS
BETHLEHEM STEEL AUDITOR DENIES $260,000
SCHWAB VOUCHER CHARGED TO SHIP BUlLOiNG
XEW YORK, Jan. 2 5. Positive de
nial that any part of the $200,000
voucher mado out for expenses of
Charles M. Schwab for the month of
October. 1918. was ever charged to
ship construction was made today by
F. A. Shlck, general auditor of the
Bethlehem Steel corporation, before
the Walsh congressional committee
investigating affairs of the shipping
board.
Mr. Shk-k said he had personal
Creditors of Morris
Brothers May Get
96 Cents on Dollar
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 25.
Receiver W. D. Whitcomb of Mor-
ris Brothers, Inc., today made
public an analysis of the affairs
of the bond house which ho took
over a month ago when it was
thrown into bankruptcy. His
statement indicated that credi-
tors will receive anywhere from
54 to 9G cents on the dollar. The
statement showed that if all
assets are counted without any
contingencies they would total
$2,108,090.81. and liabilities would
total $2,SHS,li:U4, leaving a def-
iclt of $700,022.53.
DOWN ON THE
U. S. Steel Magnate Unable to
Restrain Emotions When
Called to Refute Charges
Trusts Morse Will Correct
Statement Made.
NEW YOiyC, Jan. 25. Tears came
to the oyos of Charles M. Schwab,
steel magnate, when ho reappeared
late today before the Walsh commit
tee investigating shipping board af
fairs to Hive further testimony re
garding his $2G0,000 expense voucher
which, it has been alleged, was charg
ed to the government.
In a choking voice ho told tho com
mittee nf a meeting he had hud with
Policy Morse, head of tho nuditi'ig
fiim claiming to have, found the
voucher, after Mr. Morse had testi
fied regarding the discovery, and Mr.
Schwab had denied receiving anything
from the government.
Mr. Schwab In reply to a question
said ho finally had agreed to meet
Mr. Morse at a hotel after he had
been approached by a man who sought
to arrange a meeting in Morse s of
flco or at a club.
"There I told Morse the facts as
I stated them on tho witness stand
were true," said Mr. scnwaD. -mis
matter coming at the rounding out
of forty years of a business career will
lie so deep In my heart that I asked
Mr. Morse to correct It, and I told him
I hoped he would correct it."
At this point his voice broke, and he
asked tho chairman to excuse him.
U. S. REGULATION
OF WiEAT PACKERS
PASSES Iff SENATE
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. The bill
proposing federal regulation of meat
packers and livestock marketing:
agencies was passed yesterday by the
senate. The vote was 46 to 33.
By a vote of 43 to 34 tho senate
refused to strike from the bill the
plan for voluntary licensing and regu
lation of meat packers.
By the same vote the senate de
feated fho plan of Senator Sterling,
republican. South Dakota, to turn
over administration of the proposed
law to the federal trade commission
instead of the new livestock commis
sion authorized the bill.
.by a vote of 38 to 37 the senate
adopted an amendment by Senator
Pittman, democrat, Nevada, providing
that tho bill should not apply to per
sons whose chief business is produc
tion of livestock or other agricultural
products.
Fx-Rpolcnnc P. M. Dies.
SPOKANE, Jan. 24. Walter P.
Ed ris, post master here from 1009 to
1914 and mre recently manager of
the Spokane flour mills, died of heart
disease at Priest River, Idaho, accord
ing to ndvitOH received here.
knowledge that the voucher was
charged to "profit and loss" of the
Bethlehem corporation and that It
was never picked up by the emer
gency fleet corporation rs a proper
charge, becnuse it carried no sup
porting details.
His testimony contradicted that
given last week by Colonel K. H.
Abadie, former comptroller general
of the shipping lionrd, that the item
was submitted as Mr. Schwab's per
sonal expenses.
SCHWAB BREAKS
WITNESS STAND
11 GEORGE
AND HAND
NEAR BREAK
British and French Premiers
Unabie to Agree Regarding
.Germany Former Con
siders French Demands Too
Drastic If Enforced Bol
shevism Will Result.
!
LEAGUE IS REJECTED
AS A REMEDY
PARIS,, Jan., 25. (By-Assoeiat-
ed. Press.) ,,An unsuccessful at-
tempt was made at today's ses-
sion of the allied supreme council
here to turn the critical and com-
plicated Austrian financial prob-
lent over to the League of Na-
tions.
The allied conferees heard al-
lied financial experts who had at-
tended the Brussels financial con-
ferences but no no Austrian ex-
perts were called in.
Discussion of the question re-
vealed that the opinions of the
various delegations were so diver-
gent that a proposal was made to,
place the matter In the hands of
the League of Nations. It was
rejected.
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PARIS, Jan. 25. Conditions
in
Austria, which are described as
"critical," were considered by the su
preme allied council, in session here
today. The possibility of an utter col
lapse of the Austrian government,
with tho nttendant danger of anar
chy and bolshevism has been before
heads of allied cabinets for several
weeks and tho necessity of stabilizing
affairs and giving Austria a chance
to work out her destiny was appre
ciated.
While tho representatives of Or at
Britain, France,, Italy, Belgium and
Japan examined reports on the situ
ation centering about Vienna, allied
military experts were engaged In for
mulating a report on tho disarma
ment of Germany and studying
recommendations for the execution
of German engagements in this par
ticular. It was expected that a set
tlement of tho disarmament question
would be quickly realised but lri-Min:h
newspapers assort that wide diver
gencies of opinion devolopel between
Premier Lloyd George, Premier. Itri
and and the allied exports. .
May 1st Limit.
Decision had been reached by the
experts that May 1 must be the limit
of time given Germany in which to
disband her military organizations and
surrender toia allies thearms which
the Versailles treaty" provided should
be given up, Mr.IJpyd George, it Is
asserted, declared that Germany had
already dono.so , much, that there was
no damrer to the allies. He s said to
have asserted tho allies should also
consider the danger, Internal and ex
ternal to Germany from bolshevism,
and that May 1 was a particular time
when the Russian soviet armies wore
most to be feared.
M. Briand is said to havo flatly
refused to entertain this suggestion
whereupon Count Srorza, Italian lor-
eign minister, tried to bring about i
compromise. He proposed the con
ference should come to a general
agreement in principle, decide
program and then ask Germany to
make any observations sho desired.
Neither Mr. Lloyd George nor Al.
Briand would agree and it was de
cided to ask the military experts to
make another report on the subject.
Mr. Lloyd George and M. Briand
apparently are seeking to compose
their differing views relative to Ger
man reparations before this import
ant topic is discussed by a full session
of tho council. The two premiers ap
pear to be far apart on the subject
of fixing the amount of Indemnity
Germany must pay, or of leaving the
exact amount for future determina
tion. Investigate Austria
PARIS, Jan. 25. (Hy Associated
Press.) After rejecting today a pro
posal to turn the Austrian financial
problem over to the League of Nations
the allied supreme council decided to
appoint a commission to make a thor
ough Inquiry Into the economic situa
tion in Europe with particular refer
ence to Austria.
The council took this action in view
of the opinion of the conferees that
the Austrian situation Involved the
entire European economic situation.
Tho commission, It was decided, will
consist of Sir Robert Horn, president
of the Hrltlsh Board of trade; Louis
Louchard, France; Signor Giannlni.
the Italian economic expert, and prob
ably the ministers of commerce of
other allied countries. It was expected
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Propose a Bill in
Legislature, Close
Movies on Sunday
..
SALEM. Ore., Jan. 25. Control
of motion picture houses operat-.
.lns In Oregon thru enactment of
certain regulatory laws Is planned
by members of the present legis-
lature. The. first of the proposed
laws appeared In the house today,
introduced by Representative
Huid of Clatsop county.
One of the bills prohibits the
sole of tickets by any theater,
motion plcturo house or other
place of amusement when a seat
cannot be furnished to the pur-
chaser. Tho other bars the en-
trance of girls under Iti years of
v age and boys under IS years of
age to any theater wherein any
production or presentation of
homicide, taking of human life.
train robbery, holdups or the coiu-
mission of any felony is shown.
Other similar hills said to be in
process of formation provide for
Sunday closing of motion picture
theaters and for u stato board of
censorship. 1
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Leader of Opposition De
nounces Japanese Policy in
Siberia Large Forces and
Evasive Tactics Arouse Sus
picion of Eastern World.
TOKIO, tan. 21. (By Associated
Press.) If Japan had withdrawn her
troops from Siberia when tho United
States did she would not have been
open to the charge that her ambitions
are militaristic, declared Viscount
Kato, leader of the opposition in the
diet today attacking the government's
Siberian policy. As It was, he Insisted,
all tho Indications were that the main
tenance of Japanese troops In Siberia
had no bearing upon political condi
tions thore.
When Premier Hnra declared his be
lief that the maintenance of troops In
Siberia was necessary to Japan's na
tional defense, Viscount Kato Bald
that the premier's explanation was not
at all satisfactory.
Viscount Kato said that when Amer
ica proposed joint action In Siberia
he had hoped that Japan would deter
mine the strength of her force after
taking the powers into her confidence,
but instead of living up to the interna
tional agreement she had despatched
the disproportionately large number of
45,000 men, creating a misapprehen
sion abroad as to Japan's alms. Then,
contrary to general 'expectations,
Japan had withdrawn only partially
when the repatriation of tho Czecho
slovaks In Siberia had been effected. "
Likewise, In 1919. continued Vis
count Kato, the Japanese troops Jn
Siberia had been reinforced on the
ground that such action was impera
tive to the maintenance of peace, the
safeguarding of Japan against Korean
outlaws and the prevention of bolshe
vik predimlnance. The ever-changing
constitutions, he asserted had proved
the absence of a fixed policy.
"When America withdrew," ho de
clared, "Japan should have followed
suit If she really desired to" respect the
spirit of joint action and really had In
view at the time ft was decided to send
an expeditionary forco, and facilitation
of the Czecho-Slovak withdrawal. The
withdrawal virtually deprived Japan of
Justification for the further mainten
ance of troops In Siberia."
Viscount Kato asked why, if Japan
had stationed troops at Khabarovsk
and Chita lor the maintenance of polit
ical stability, as had been explained
she withdrew from these points at a
time when the political conditions
were equally menacing.
"Everything," lie said, "points to the
conclusion that the stationing of
troops In Siberia had nothing to do
with political conditions."
Asks Evacuaton
He pointed out that a majority of the
Japanese citizens in Vladivostok were
engaged In military work, occasioned
by the presence of troops and declured
tho army, therefore, was not there for
the purpose of protecting Japanese nn
tionalB. Complete evacuation, he said,
would mean that Japan would not he
left open to the accusation that she
was harboring militaristic ambitions.
"Japan," he concluded, "may .be well
advised to leave the affairs of foreign
nations to the foreigners, unless her
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VISCOUNT KATO
ATTACKS JAPAN
TOR MILITARISM
ALAMEDA
IS
SELECTED AS
FLEET BASE
San Francisco Bay Gets Big
gest Plum in History of Pa
cific Coast Expenditure of
$25,000,000 Is First Item
San Diego Aviation Base
and San Pedro Sub Base.
WASHINGTON', Jan. 'S.ifny Asso
ciated Press.) Alameda, on the San
Francisco bay, la understood to have
been selected by the joint cohgres
sionul committee as the situ for the
ninln naval fleet base on tho Pacific
coast. San Diego Is the committee's
choice for tho principal aviation base
and San Pedro for the submarine base.
Establishment of another aviation
base on tho north coast at San Point,
Wash., also will be recommended.
The committee's recommendations
are expected to be announced formally
later this week. They will include
several minor bases on tho Pacific
coast. Alameda was selected for the
main fleet base In competition with
Mare island whore the navy yard now
is located and two other cities on San
Francisco bay. Tho navy general
board it was said recommend Alameda
for the main yard for soveral advan
tages It was said to have over Mure
Ireland and Hunter's Point, including
that of deeper water. Tho committee's
decisions are not final and do not In
volve abandonment uf tho Mare Island
navy yard which under committee
plans would be retained for the ac
commodation of smaller vessels.
Expenditure of $25,000,000 for tho
Alameda liaso Is proposed, but . the
question of future appropriations is
not within the jurisdiction of the com
mittee.
Its recommendations regarding site
locations, made after personal vlsltB
last summer to the west coast and in
conference wlih naval officials, are to
he presented to congress for action in
case 'appropriations should be author
ized.
A sub-committee headed hy Senator
Polndoxter, republican, Washington, is
drafting the committee's final roport
for approval late this week.
FROST CONTROL
E
SALEM, Jan. 21. The first hintter
of purely local concern tV Jackson
county on which the present legisla
ture has taken action, was the, passage
hy the house at the session Monday
afternoon of a memorial to the depart
ment of agriculture, introduced by
Representatives Sheldon and Carter,
requesting that the weather bureau
service heretofore maintained each
siiring during tho critical frost period,
be continued. It Is feared that the
promotion oc Mr. Floyd Young In the
servlco and his transfer to n position
In charge of a Nebraska Btatlon may
be taken as an excuso to stop this ser
vice.
Representative Sheldon has written
the Chamber of Commerce, Fruit
Growers' league and other local bodies
asking that they promptly wire the
Oregon delegation In congress, appris
ing them of this danger, and urging
that they use their Influence with the
weather bureau to have the frost-warning
service maintained as heretofore.
While In Portland last Saturday,
Mr. Sheldon made Inquiry regarding
the situation and got a rather decided
Impression that unless prompt action
was taken, the valley would lose this
service. He learned that there is a
man In the San Francisco office named
Reed, who is purtlculurly well quali
fied to carry on this work. In nil
probability, the bureau will be asked
to send him to tho Rogue River valley.
SEATTLE. Jan. 25. Patrolman
Nell .McMillan, tho third victim of
gun fights hero Friday night between
police officers and John Schmltt, al
leged bandit, died hero late yester
day, nfternoon. police Detective
.lumen O'Brien was Instantly killed
when ho engaged In a battle with
Schmltt. end Patrolman William T.
Anglo deld Saturday night as the ro-
HUlt. of wounds inflicted by Sehmltt
half an hour before O Itrlen was
slain.
Schmltt pleaded guilty to first de
gree murder In the superior court
yesterday.
Alleged Shadow Is
Arrested in Seattle,
Ignorant of Crime
5 j ! J 5 J j '
SEATTLE, Jan. 25 Denial that
he was in any way connected with
"Shadow" who recently sent
threatening letters to Portland,
Ore., business men, was reltornt
ed today by George Billings, alias
Joe Brady, arrested yesterday on
a Portland warrant charging lar
ceny, they said.
According to police, Billings
was undecided this morning
whether ho would resist extradi
tion to Oregon. Ho said ho was
without funds with which to fight
tho case against him. Ills wife Is
living at Monroe, Wash., ho is
said to have declared, adding that
he came here from Portland about
ten days ago iu search of work.
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ATHENS GA. IS
OUT BY BLAZE
Property Valued at $4,000,000
Destroyed in Night Blaze
Gasoline Explosions Spread
Flames Million Dollar Fire
New Haven.
ATlllONS, Gu Jan. 25. A largo part
of Athens' downtown business district
was a mass of smouldering ruins today
and it was estimated that the fire
which early today swept clean three
entire city blocks and damaged adjoin
ing buildings had destroyed' property
valued at least at $-1,000,000. No loss
of llfo was roported.
The fire, of undetermined origin,
broke out shortly before midnight and
ltjvas five hours later before the com
bined efforts of firemen from this and
nearby cities succoedod In controlling
It. At its height the fire appeared as
if it would wipe out the entire down
town section mid It was then that calls
for outside assistance were sont.
Rapid spread of the blaze was said
to havo been due to the explosion of
gasoline drums In a building occupied
hy a motor company. This scattered
tho flames beyond control and the fire
spread down the east side of Wall
streot, south to Broad, virtually1 de
stroying every building In its path.
. The flames then leaped across to tho
west side of Wall street, whore a dry
goods Btore covering nearly a block
was destroyed.
Hundreds of porsons struggled to
save their property from buildings
threatened by the flames and the
streets adjoining the fire area were
jammed with wagons, trucks and even
wheelbarrows loudod with merchan
dise and furniture.
Adding to tho confusion and diffi
culties was a weakened water pressure
but this soon was overcome. Finally
the firemen managed to check the
flames and hold them to the buildings
already virtually destroyed. It was
daylight before tho conflagration was
safely under control.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 25. Fire
which destroyed the building of Men
del and Frcedimtn, a department store,
and spread to several adjoining struc
tures early today did damage esti
mated at $1,000,000. The fire was con
trolled after three hours hard work by
firemen In zero temperature.
Man o' War Shipped.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 25. Man o'
War, world champion race horse, will
be shipped from Kiddle farm at Ber
lin, Aid., today and will arrive here
probably tomorrow night, Sam L.
Ulddle, owner of the champion, an
nounced here.
"AFTER THE MONEY! NOT
SAYS JESS. "I AM
NEW YORK, Jan. 25 Beaming with
smiles that radiated the confidence he
expressed In his ability to "come back"
Jess Wlllard, one time heavyweight
boxing champion, began search today
for training quarters for his prospec
tive match here with Jack Dempsey
March 17.
Tho tall Kansan, who now tips the
scales at 240 pounds, arrived last night
and conferred with Tex Rlckard, the
promoter. Ho said he hud been in
light training for several weeks.
Wlllard said his defeat by Dempsey
was an accident. "I'm sntlsfied I can
beat him. I was unfortunate at Toledo.
NEARLY
WIPED
SENATE BILL
WOULD KILL
Senator Thomas Introduces
Measure to Cancel County's
Claims Against Sheriff Ter
rill and County Clerk Florey
Anent Bank Failure Shel
don's Road Bill Offered.
SENATOR THOMAS GET8
LETTER FROM HOME
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 25.'-(Spec
lal.) Whon not engaged in writ
ing legislation for the Oregon
statute books. Senator Ci M.
Thomas of Jackson county puts
in a reasonable amount of time
writing letters to the wife and
babies at home.
Perhaps the senator became a
little negligent In his correspon
dence. Anyway, he has received
this missive, signed by "Mamma",
"Charles," "Ralph" and "Bon."
"Dear Dad It you should
cease of us to think, our hearts
would shrink and shrink and
shrink."
Tho words of the second line
are Interspersed with red ink pic
tures of some hearts, beginning
with a big one and shrinking to a
very small one at the end of the
lino. Then follows this:
"It you should think of us we
know our hearts would grow and
grow and grow."
And the last line is punctuated
with Boino more hearts, beginning
with a small one and ending with
a very big' one.
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 25. Senator
Thomas introduced a bill yesterday
providing that the county court of
Jackson county cancel the county's
claims against the sheriff and county
clerk on account of county money
which was held In the Bank of Jack
sonville at tne time of failure ot that
institution.
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 25. Oregon road
bonds whether Issued by the Btata
highway department or by any county
for the Improvement ot roads, high
ways or the construction of highway
bridges, will be exempted from taxa
tion it a bill Introduced by Represen
tative Sheldon of Jackson county 18
passed. The bill provides that the act
shall not exempt from taxation any,
Income derived from such Investments.
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 25. Senator
Ryan's bill to repeal that portion of
the county high school tuition fund
luw whereby the first ten students la
high schools or entire high schools of
ten or fewer pupils are maintained
entirely at county expense has been
passed by the senate. The senate also
passed. Senator Bell's hill prohibiting
tho printing offices of the journalistio
departments at the University of Ore
gon and' Oregon Agricultural college
from doing a commercial business and
the Strayer bill giving sheep herders a
preferred lien on sheep for their
wageB.
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 25. Senator
Hare has Introduced a bill whereby
Inmates of the state penitentiary will
be accorded a time deduction ot tea
days monthly for good behavior after
the first year of sentence. During the
first year, the allowance will be five
days a month as at present. The ob
ject of the bill Is to make it an object
for good behavior. , ,'i
ON YOUR LIFE"
AFTER JACK DEMPSEY!"
But you know setbacks come in the
life of every man. For Instance, you
can't name a ball player who plays
year In and year out without missing
a fly ball now and then. I missed a
high fly at Toledo."
Wlllard Indulged In a guffaw that
shook his sides when he was asked it
he wanted to fight Dempsey to replen
ish his financial store. "I wish I did
have less," he said. "Maybe wouldn't
be bothered so much with income
taxes. I don't care about the purse, all
I want is a chance to show the public
that 1 am a better fighter than Demp
sey." . . - - j