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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNKSDAY, '" JANUARY '2(5, 1921'
eekly Fiftieth Year.
NO. 262
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,L YUbtURUb
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i ; British
Premier Enraged by
Attacks From French Press,
Says Ue Will Never Come to
j Paris Againir-Briand Dis
turbed 'Breach Widens
' : Between Two' Countries. -
' PARIS, Jim. 20. Premier 'Lloyd
Georgo Ik understood to havo ttiken
u,mbrago to an article in avPuris
newspaper, criticizing this attitude on
various questions now) being discussed
lry.fhe nunrome ' ailled council, llo
lias' complained . blttoily to : Premier
Briand regarding tho1, tone . of ,tho
French press,' says tho; Oeuvro. ' '
! "Slnco l am treated :thls , way," tlio
newspaper ' quotos ' Mr. ' liloyd' George
an saying-. "I , tell you I will nover
come to Paris galn." j '
I M. Brfand, in consequence, appealed
to newspaper a-eportorn to use more
moderation ih writing ;of the, work of
tho suprehie council, t
j "I airi not supported' by all of you,"
h'e declared. '. "Indiscretions, even
lure inventions, wcro printed this
morning, which' do not! please my in-,
tcrlocutors. If that goes on, you will
make it impossible for any moro meet
ings to' be held in Paris,"
i PARIS, Jan.. 26. Conferences have
been begun between British, officials
attending the allied supremo council
meeting. here and. -Sir Alickland Ged
des,:' British amba8sa"dortto tho JJnlt
wd . States, who arrived; herb yester
day. .,.'-. . )" '.
'-'i . ... . No -Agreement Kcnr.
' PARIS, . Jan. 20. Consideration of
Oermafl .'reparations, .vloVed as vi
tally .'Important by - tho1 .people. ' of
Frnnco, was begun by ;the supreme
aDleU council today. , ! '
. p flvate conversations! have ' been
tiding on WtwtjSiLjDavia JIovd. George
British; prime' minister, and Ariutido
Sriand, president, of thlo. counoll of
France, but there was ino. indication
that anything resembling an agree
ment had been reaches: The British
premier held the opinion that the
amount, of indemnity .Germany Trust
tay should be definitely fixed, which
view was rejected by M." Briand. .'.
Paul. Doumer. French minister of
finance, opened the diBcussiqn today.
He read a report on. the- financial
situation- and outlined thel French
viewpoint of the reparations. question.
; M. Doumer's report was' ordered
translated and communicated, to the
allied-experts. . Meanwhile tlio- con
ference "plans to discuss tho Polish
and near Eastern questions and to
take up the reparations issuo again
tomorrow.
j The position adopted-by Douinar
was a retmjn to the term of article
233 of tho treaty of Versailles, which
places tho duty of determining' tho
amount of compensation to be paid by
Germany with the reparations com
mission, llo advocated strict adher
ence. to that article;
- After the morning session 'Promicrs
Lloyd George and Briand took lunch
oon together for :a private discussion
of the reparations question.
' From infprniaton as to tho tone of
the conferees it ''appeared' that tho
general policy outlined was that, Ger
many must bo made to pay nil she
could. Tho question , most perplexing
to'tho conferees, it was said,' was how
to obtain payment without injury to
allled.industrles. .
TO ADDRESS SENATE
'. SALBM1, Ore., Jan. 2G, A Joint
resolution extending an Invitation to
Senator-elect Robert N. Stanfield to
address the) house and senate wad
today Introduced by Senator Thomas.
It montlons that Mr. Stanfield Is pre
paring to leave for , Washington and
proposes that as an expression ot confidence-
In the senator-elect he be
iiiyited to address a Joint asombly.
ti REP. KUBU TO FIGHT FOR
STATE PRINTING IN THE OPEN MARKET
SALEM, Orer, Jan. 26. Charges
made tor state printing by the state
printing department were under dis
cussion when Representative Kubll
interrogate? W. M. Plimpton, secre
tary of the- state- printing board at the
nays and means committee meeting
last night s
sThe session was another busy one !n
which Mr. Plimpton, H. 8. Bosshardt,
state printer. Secretary of State Kozer,
and O. M. Plummer of Portland were
before the committee, the latter to
plead In the Interests of the Pacific
international Livestock exposition,
Negro Slayer Taken
From Train, Present
Location Unknown
'MEMPHIS. Tenn., Jan. 26.
Hopry Lowery, negro charged
with the killing of O. T. Craig,
"a planter, and Craig's daugh
ter. Mrs. C. O. -Williamson, at
their home near Wilson, Ark.,
Christmas day, was taken from
officers at Sardis, Miss., early
today by a crowd of men who
bundled him Into an automo
bile and disappeared, according
to a telephone mesago received
here. ; ,
Lowery, It was stated, was
taken from a ' train, aboard
which he was being returned to
Arkansas from El Paso, Texas,
where he was captured last
week.
According to advices receiv
ed hero about eight or ton au
tomobiles accompanied the one
In which the nogro was placed
by his eaptors.
PORTLAND, Jan. 2G. Lieutenant
Colonel Cox was fined $25 In court
here yesterday on charge of carrying
concealed weapons.
Charges of registering at a local
hotel under an assumed name were
dismissed against both Cox and Mrs.
Louise Barry.
Cox was arrested In this city on the
night of January 11, by the police
and sheriffs office, with a companion
giving the name of Jones, and two
other men giving the names of Stewart
and Hill, charged with having liquor
In lueir possession-. . . Cox posted $160
through tho courtesy of a valley orch
ard 1st for his appearance In the Justice
court. He afterwards secured a con
tinuance of his trial. Ho claimed to bo
a victim of circumstance. Stewart and
HIII who afterwards showed up as
nationally known bootleggers, posted
$500 bonds which they forfeited. Cox
when arrested, begged so convincingly
that his name be' kept a secret that the
local authorities acceded. He was an
army officer with the 91st division, in
France, the son !of a wealthy and well
to do California familybut Is said, to
be the "black sheep" ot the family.
Mrs. Louise Barry, the woman in
tho case, was not with Cox on his visit
to- this city, but is said to be an
attractive Los Angeles divorcee.
WAGES REACHED 1 920
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 Wage rates
for farm labor reached tlioir highest
ppint In tho history ot this country in
1920, according to figures gnthorcd by
tho department " of agriculture and
made public today. The average wage
rate for labor hired by tho month, It
was shown, was $4G.89 with board, and
$64.95 without board; for day labor at
harvest $3.60" with board and $4.36
without board, For day labor other
than at harvest the scale averaged
$2.86 'with board nrtd $3.59 without
board.
PORTLAND, rdc, Jan. 25. Ser
geant Ot. J. Ellis and Sergeant B. F.
Sherwood were suspended from tho
polico force by Captain Chester A.
insKccp iam nignt wr.cn tno captain
and Lieutenant Harvey Thatcher
charged 'they had found them playing
cards In a club. Chief of Pollco L.
V. Jenkins today approved the sus
pension, with the result that the two
officers will bo taj&en before Mayor
George L. Baker for a hearing.
PLACING OF
For the stato printing department,
Mr. Plimpton estimated receipts for
the next two years at $182,559 and ex
penses at $192,559 leaving $10,400 that
the legislature Is asked to appropriate.
After Mr. Plimpton had finished Mr.
Kubll served notice that he expects to
Introduce a -1)111 giving heads of state
departments outside of Marlon county
authority to get their printing done In
open market If they so desire. He de
clared he knew of cases in which the
state's charges were 23 per cent higher
than those of the open market.
JAPAN REPLY
TO U. 8. NDIE
IS EVASIVE
Points Raised by United States
Not Met Declares .State
Dept. Mote Little More
Than Acknowledgement of
Receipt of U. S. Communi
cationWill ; Investigate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. Japan
ropllcd today to the American gov
orumont's note regarding the killing
ot Naval Lioutenunt W. H. Langdon
at Yladivostok by a Japanose sentry
with tho promise of a "thorough In
vestigation" of tlio circumstances
sourrounding the incident.
Tho Japanese government's note
Was said at the state department not
to meet the points raised by the
American government in Its commur
nicatlon and was regarded' as little
more than 'an acknowledgement ot
the receipt of the American noto.
At the same time tho navy depart
ment was advised by Admiral
Cleaves at Vladivostok that tno
American naval court of Inquiry
there had decided that Lieutenant
Langdon was the subject of "an un
warranted attack," by the Japanese
sentry. ,
The finding of the court as sum
marized, hy lAdmiral pleaves were
that "Langdon . was blameelsB and
that the Japanese, sentry' fired the
first shot and that Langdon was the
subject ot an unwarranted attack by
the Japanese sentry."
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.--Hemoval
of all governmental restrictions de
scribed as hindering immediate and
complete resumption of trade with
Russia was urged, before tho senate
foreign relations Committee-, today by
Senator France, republican, Maryland,
and officials of organized labor.
Timothy Hcaly, ptresidpnt of the
Brotherhood of Fireman 'and Ollera,
presented what he termed "tho de
mand of labor for trado with Kus-
sia," saying that tho opening of- the
Russian markots' would absorb the
surplus cojiimodltlcs in this country
and give work to the three and a half
million workers not employed.
"In view of tho hardships labor is
suffering throughout the . United
States," Mr. Hcaly said, "and because
tho United States' policy in tho past
has, always been to leave every coun
try'to Its own salvation, wo feel that
our government's policy now should
be to allow immediuto resumption of
trndo with Hussid."
Senator Franco reiterated his state
ment that a treasury ruling that ltus
sian gold -taken by tho bolshcvlkl
from the former imperial government
could not bo minted In tho United
StntPff, -was an effectual bar to re
sumption of trado with KukhIr.
American firms, ho said, could not
accept this gold, estimated at $500,
000,000 becauso tho treasury would
refuse to handle It. 4
SPARKS FROM
TODAY'S WIRE
WASHINGTON,. .Tun. 26. Chief
Justice White of tho supreme count
returned to -tho bench today after an
Illness of several weeks.
FORT PIERCE, Fla., Jan. '20.
Golf attracted ProHldent-el6ct Hard'
ing ashoro from his houseboat, the
Victoria, again today, the vacation
party putting In here for a round of
ho Fort IMeree links. It was mid
day before tho Journey southward was
resumed and . tndlratlons were that
tho Victoria would not reach I'alm
Ueach until tomorrow..
CARSON CITT, Nev.. Jan. 25. A
resolution to amend the constitution
to provide that foreigners ineligible
to become citizens shall not "hold,
possess, enjoy or inherit real property
which Is adopted to agriculture, hor
ticulture, viticulture, Rrazlng or min
ing," was adopted unanimously by
the Nevada senate today.
CHICAGO, Jan. 26. Suit to set
aside the order of the Inter-state com
merce commission allowing rallronds
to advance passenger fares In Illi
nois to cents n mlln wnn filed tn
dy iq 'he f'-d'Ti) dimilct court.
LABOR REQUESTS--REOPENING
II S.
TRADE IN RUSSIA
Catholic Priest Is
Grateful for Help
of Methodist Leader
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 20. Tears
were In the eyes of Father O'Hara
leador among Catholic clergymen
and educators of -Oregon, as ho
grasped the hand of Carl Gregg
l)ney, president of Willamette
university, when the two met for
the first time yesterday and tho
Catholic educator - thanked tho
. Methodist educator for tho stand
be had taken relative to tho
l ights of normal schools operated
by the Catholic chwvch. ,
Senator Hume's bill, which
would cause to be stricken from
the list of standardized schools in
the state tho two Catholic normal
schools at Sswego and Mount An-
gel, was . under consideration.
whilo- the bill reaches nil schools
of the kind maintained by any
church, It happens that these two
are the only ones now affected.
As a result of tho conference
tho senate committee on educa
l tion, meeting later in executive
sossion, voted lo recommend that
two of Senator II nine's bills .pro-
vlding for tlio regulation of pri-
vnto, sectarian pr parochial
schools be not passed. Senator
Hume wlU bring In minority re-
port. ' ;
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BLACK CAT IS
10
Dark Hued Feline Held Re
sponsible for Arrest of Cres
cent City 'Couple in Medford
Embezzlement Charge Is
Filed."' .
' Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Pickett of Cres
cent City, Calif., will evldontly have
more respect for tho black cat hoodoo
heroafter at least enough not to
any njore' defy fate -by taking one
along with them on their travels.
Their black pet put a sudden ond In
this city yesterday afternoon to their
journey Callfornlawards, all , super
stitious people will aver.
They had decided to move tp an
other part of California, packed up
and shipped their household goods, to
their new honvo, and with a few per
sonal effects including their pot cat
and dog jumped into their motor cy
cle with sido enr attachment and
specdod for tho now location by wa
ot Grants .Pass and Southern Ore
gon. They had Just left Grants Pass
yesterday noon when Sheriff Lewis
at that city received a telegram from
the Crescent City sheriff to arrest and
hold Pickett on an embezzlement
cliargo.)
' 81iorlffLewls In turn phnnod Chief
ot Pollco Timothy horo to. makn the
arrest. The local chief was waiting
at the corner of Main and Riverside
at 1:30 p. m. when the Plcketts camo
speeding along, and nt-onco put Pick
ett under arrest. Sheriff lcwls ar
rived here later In the afternoon an-1
tgok him back to Grants Pass to
await the arrival there of the Cali
fornia shcrirf. iMi'B. Pickett decided
to remain In this city with tho cat
and dog. olJth Mr. and Mrs. Pickett
declared they wore In ignorance of
any cause for his arrest.
TARI8. Jan. 2T,. Sir Auckland
GeddnH, . ItrltlHh ambassador to tho
United ISates, called homo for con
ference, lost nn time In following to
Paris the lti-ltisli cabinet officers.
Reaching Ilvcrpool by steamer yes
terday he left immodlutcly for Ion
don and without d-lny there set out
for Paris, arriving here today.
Mir Auckland was summoned to con
sult with Mr. I.loyd George and the
secretary of state for foreign affairs,
lrd Curzon. These ministers rame
here Sunday for the sessions of the
allied supremo council and Sir Auck
land hastened here for his conference
with them.
Liberty Bonds ' .
NEW YORK, Jan. 2fi Mberty bonds
closed: 3H's 92.06; first 4's 87.80 bid;
second 4's 87.60; first 4'g 88.02; sec
ond 414' 87.80; third 4tf'g 90.54;
fourth 4 V, ' 88.14. Vlclory s'n 97.2ft;
Vletory 4-'s 97.30,
HODO
MRS
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S C H W A G IS
EXONERATED
BY REPORT
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Walsh .Committee in Official
Statement Declares Charge
Against Magnate Not Proven
and Truth of Statement Not
: Believed Schwab, When
" Told of the News Again
" Becomes Lachrymose.
WASHINGTON, Jan. !!. Chargea
that Charles M. Schwab had rocolvod
payment from the government for ex
penses while serving us director gen
eral of tlio emergency fleet corpora
tion, wero not. proven and not true,
tho Walsh investigating 'committee
dcalnrcd today in an authorized state
ment. Tho opinion was expressed in u
statement by Representative Slnele,
democrat, Pennsylvania, who said It
was based on testimony and documen
tary evidence, while ho individually
felt a grout Injustlco hud been done
Mr. Schwab,
Aflcr'roturnlng hero from New York
the commltteo discussed informally
tho testimony relating to n voucher for
$200,000 alleged to have boon paid Mr.
Schwab for expenses and directed Mr.
Steele to make a statement. Mr. Steoio
authorized the following: -
"When nsliod if he enred to mako
any statement relative to tho hearing
held by the select committee on ship
ping hoard exnenrliturea on the charircs
that Mr. Charles M. Schwab had re
ceived payment for expenses which
wero charged against, the shipping
hoard, omcrgoncy fleet corporation, to
snip construction cost. Mr. Steele ro
plied tliat members of tlio committee
who heard all tho testimony and saw
the documonts wore satisfied that tho
facts were not proved and further that,
It was not true.
"Mr. Steclo'furtho'r stated this stato
mont was mndo with tho knowledge
and consent ot tho members ot tho
commltteo." '
NEW YORK, Jan. 2B.--"I am Indoed
grateful," Charles M. Schwab, stool
magnate today told the Associated
Press, when ho learned that the Walsh
committee had 'Issued a statement In-
Washington clearing him of charges
of receiving payment from tho govern
ment for expenses whllo serving as
director general of the emergency fieot
corporation. :
"It Is tho best nows I havo over
heard," ho said, his volco shaking with
emotion.
I HAVE A
OLYMl'IA, .Wash., Jan. 211. A bill
legalizing ten-round boxing contest!!
in the state wos Introduced In the
state senate torlny. Senator William
Winy, of King county, who submitted
the mensuro, said that ho had boon
assured of enough vote In both the
senate and houso to secure its enact
ment. The bill provides for a Htuto box
ing commission appointed by tho gov
ernor, to have charge of all contests
anil exhibitions, and requires that a
boxer, before onlcrlng the ring, must
provo that ho lum u "useful, legiti
mate and gainful" occupation apart
from boxing--Ten threc-nilniittt rounds
are authorized and a refereo Is em
powered to glvo a decision.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 20. Joint
committees of the Oregon and Wash
ington lcgiHlatun-s will tllsciiKH intcr
slnto fisheries regulations at li meet
ing to bo hold In Scuttle January 2!),
it was announced today.
NO WORK, NO EAT' IS
EDICT TO DAUGHTER
CHICAGO, Jan. 2. No work, no
ent. ws the ultimatum to Agnes Ijid
zikoskl, aged fifteen, which her
mother was summoned to explain to'
Judge Arnold today. Agnes' work
ccrllflcuto had been revoked to school
authorities to compel her to return
to chi(jl.
"I educated two girls nnd they ran
away." snld Mrs. IjirtzikoHkl. "Agnes
she'll work. If she doesn't she can't
eat hero."
When a city welfare worker found
Agnes yesterday the mother's edict
hail en used Agues to go without fond
for 24 hours, .
U. S. Secret Service
in Germany Fails
to Capture Bergdoll
I1ERLIN'. Jan. 2fi An attempt
was recently made at Kborsbnch
to kidnap Orovor Cleveland llerg
doll. American draft evader and a
companion namud Strecher, by
five men In nn automobile, In
eludliiK two American Intelligence
officers nnd ono Amoricnn ser
geant, according to the lObers
baclier Zeilung.
Ilergdoll was being driven to
the railway station to meet wed
ding guests when tho automobile
was suddenly surrounded and its
occupants ordoVed to surrender.
The party attempted to escape
and ono of tho Americans fired,
tho newspaper says, wounding a
German friend of Ilergdoll ill tlio
right hand. Police officers ap
peared and tho five men fled, but
tho two alleged Intelligence offi
cers and another ot the men were
arrested.
TRIAL STARTS
WILLIAMSON, "VV. Va., Jan. 20.
Twonty-four int'il from tho little min
ing town of MaU'Wuh, five milcn away,
were horo tijday to niiHwei to the
chnrKQ of murder In tho Mingo coun
ty court. Th.ey were indlctod lust
July for tho part they aro alleged
to havo takon in a liattlo with privato
dotootiveH who had evictod former
employes of tho Stone Mountain Coal
company from tho corporation's
housoR. In tho fight, seven detec
tives, tho mayor and two other citi
zens wero killed.
Tlio trials wero sot for Soptomhor,
hut wcro postponed until January 10,
and each of tho defendants released
on $10,0)0 bond. Two. hundred, venr
Irolnon had boon ; summoned .nnd
scores bf friends and relatives of the
RQcusod nion had como from nil parts
of tho country. -
! Tho- defendants Include Sid Hat
field, chief of pollco of Mntewan, a
number iC 'workers and a union or
ganizer, t . '
For several months boforo tho bat
tle onranlzers of tho United Mine
Workers of Amorica had been form- (
Ing local unions among tho minors.
Employes of tho Stono Mountain Coal
company at Matowan joinod the un
ion, nnd, It was stated at thnt time,
wore ordorod to move from company
houses. Some were stilt in possession
May 10 and a party ot privato detec
tives was sent from Bluofield' to sorve
writs of ejectment. They had com
ploted their work and were on their
way to tho rallroud station whon the
fight occurred.
"Anso" Hatfield, proprietor of tho
hotel at Matowan, was lookod upon
as an important witness in tho case.
Ho wits shot dead within a month
after tho Indictments wore returned
and Hid Hatfield was afterward In
dicted for tho killing. .. .-..'
W IS ABANDONED
WAKIMNOTON, Jan. 2. Tho pro
posed trip of tho senato Cuban re
lations committee lo Cuba to investi
gate political and economic conditions
lirobahly will he abandoned, tienator
Johnson, .republican, California, chair
man or the committee, indicated to
day after a conference with acting
Hoc rotary of Ktato Davis.
"Mr. Davis told mo that satisfac
tory progress 'was being mado and
that conditions wero working out
well sonator Johnson said.
HAVANA. Jan. 2G. A nonnto hill
providing for gradual liquidation of
commercial and banking obligations
covered by tho , moratorium decree,
Which lifts been In effect Hlnco Octo
ber tenth, last,' was passed by- tin.
hmiHo of representatives last night.
Boveral amendments wero made, how
over, and the bilj must go back to tho
nenato for further consideration.
GOV. COX VISITS WHITE
HE HAS DECIDED NOT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. There
has been a very marked change for the
bottor In President Wilson's condition
slhco last Bummer, former Governor
James M. Cox of Ohio, deciared today
aftor a forty .minute visit to tho presi
dent at the White Houbb. Tho execu
tive, Mr. Cox said, was "heavier and
more robust In every way," than he
was on the occasion of tho former gov
ernftr's call last summer after he had
been nominated as tho democratic
presidential cnnililnte,
FiSH BILE
IS PASSED
IN HOUSE
Piscatory Measure Starts on
Way to Final Passage
General Agreement Bill Will
Pass Without Opposition
Reapportionment Bill Causes
Clash East and West.
SALKJt, Ore., Jan. 0. Willi only ono"
dissenting vote, tho houso today'
passed tho Itoguo river fish bill. Tim '
one adverse vote was cast b Repre
sentative Johnston, Josophlno' county,
who objected to the emergency elauso
In tho bill. , " '
Thoro Is general agreement tho bill
with certain amendments already an
nounced will pass both houses.
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 26. Clashes be
tween eastern Oregon and Willamette
valley representatives, and between
members of the delegation from east
of tho Cascades marked a session ot
tno house of representatives lato ye"B
torday over the adoption of n re-ap-'
portionmont resolution offered by the
resolutions committee. Tho resolution
was a feeler thrown out by the commit
tee to test tho Bentlment of the houso
before the Upton resolution calling for
a commttoe of senne and houso mem
bora to consider all - re apportionment
bills, was brought out of committee, '
Tho house, after prolonged1 debate,'
decided by a vote of 30 to 29 , that rq;
apportionment legislation should be
considered by this legislature. A reso-'
lution was then reported favorably by
the committee tind uhanlmously pass
en. - .... ; ; -'-.,',.. jv,.:;;-:
SALEM; Oro., Jan. fight was
in-eolpltated in tho senate' yesterday'
when the majority and mindrlty report',
wore brought on. the committee ' drt '
medicine, dentistry and pharmacy on -the
Staples, Farrell, Hime bill to reg
ulate drugless thoropeutlcs. ' - . -- '
Aftor thr most prolonged debate in
tlio senate so far this session, the bill
was allowed to continue on ,118 way to'
tljird reading; ; ;'H'.' .'
Hume Parole Wlnt . .
SALcM, Ore., Jan, 26. An effort to .
kill by indefinite postponement the-.
Hume parole board bill was defeated
In the Benate today whon a minority
report against it failed to be substitut
ed for tho majority report recommend
ing thnt It pass. The bill will go to
third reading. Senator Beil who alone
signed tho minority report, gave as bis;
roason' for opposing tho bill that .it .
would deprive the board of the.repre-'
sentntives of a class of .monitwhuw
services are valuable on the' board;: d
, " - i, i'i ton vv;
. SALEM. Ore'.l' Jan.
oe Lii-Wn 'iA,1ilri 'J
Portlandfa port of the first feaj;h1ibd.o'.,j','
will require' ah .'expenditure, l'ri tao"pot .,
ton ycarij oj, approximator i,uyu,uvy.,,
If the pity acquires Swan Islandi MuckBd
bottom and .Guild's lake and.approxb ".
mutely" f 10,4)00,000' II it develops them '
on tho- assessment plan, according to)
figures prepared by Frank M. Warron, ;
president of the Port of Portland com-,
mission, for submission to the leglsla .
turo when It convenes tonight In the ;
house chambor to consldor tho Port ot
Portland port bills. ; " - .
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T'OrtTLANIl, Ore., Jan. 26. Pollco
today reported two Portland eUir-ens.
Dr. T. Homer Coffon, a physician and
C Stein, a bn,ker, had recelvod threat
ening luttoin di-mnuding r.00O. Tho '
letters, it wr.s r-.lil, purported to bo
from 'Shadow," hut wore In wiitlen
form iiiHtend of tho disguised printing
that marked tho letters sent recently
to prominent . residents. 'signed The -Shadow."-
, . i u. .-,
Purportod copies ot correspondence s
between Abgar,, fourteenth prlnco of
Edossa in Mosopotnmla. and Jesus,
Christ came to light In laoo.
10 TELL PREST
TO MOVE IN THIS YEAR
.Describing his visit as meroly a
"friendly" call Mr. Cox refused to go
Into details as to his conversation. - Ho
did say that his projected trip to Eur--ope
In June was talked about and
added that he would not take any
'.'messages" to Europe for. the presi
dent. ' : .
; Mr. Cox emphatically disclaimed any :
purpose in his call to talk politics and
Jokingly remarked that he had gone to
the White House to tell the president ;.
that ho had decided "Hot to more Jo,"
it -