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MEDFORl), OKIXJOX, 'THURSDAY,' JANUARY 27, 1921
NO. 2G3
Medfo
LEGISLATE
OF OFEICE
House Investigation Committee
Prepares Bill to Oust State
Engineer Sheldon and Two
Other Members Refuse to
Vote Attitude Toward the
Drainage Bonds Cause.
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 27 With three
members of the house irrigation com
mittee withholding their support the
two other members of the committee
today introduced a bill in the house of
representatives to legislate Percy A.
Cupper out of his office as state engi
neer. Although there are but five members
on the committee and Representatives
Sheldon, Overturf and Carsncr have
reserved endorsement of the bill pend
ing further investigation, Pat Galla
gher, chairman of the committee and
Representative Burdick introduced the
bill as a majority report "of the com
mittee. Tho bill provides for five years
actual experience in construction work
which members say will make Cupper
Ineligible. '
The motive back of the proposed
legislation is declared by members to
be a fear that Cupper will not report
favorably on several million dollars in
bond issues for drainage districts now
pending In eastern Oregon.,
G, P. Doctor Honored
SALEM, Ore.," Jan. 27. Following a
hoated contest the state board of
health at its mceQng here today elect
ed Dr. P. D, Strieker, of Grants Pass
as secretary to succeed Dr. David N.
Roberg, resigned. Dr. Strieker's op
ponents were Dr. A. M. Moody of Chi
cago and Dr. J. C. Gelgor of San Fran
cisco, but the name of Moody was fin
ally withdrawn, leaving the contest
between Strieker and Golger. The vote
was by secret ballot, and stood four to
two for Strieker. Dr. Strieker was
nominated by Dr. Rosonberg of Prlne
ville and Dr. Moody by Dr. Houck or
Roseburg.
Dr. Strieker has been a resident of
Grants Pass for more than 15 years
and saw service as a captain in the
medical corps during the war. Previous
to entering tho army he had served
several terms as health officer of Jo
sephine county.
Moody's name was withdrawn when
Dr. W. B. Morse, Salem, objected to a
proposed arrangement suggested by
Moody's friends that ho be made a
member of the faculty of the Oregon
Agricultural college so ,the combined
salaries would amount to $10,000 a
year. Dr. J. C. Smith of Portland made
a fight against Dr. Strieker. ,
BILL BY $41,864,000
' WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. A rivers
and harbors bill carrying a lump sum
of (15,250,000 or $41,864,000 less than
the estimates, was reported today to
the house by tho appropriations com
mittee. The total is $2,850,000 more
than this year.
The committee's report said an un
expended balanco of $47,149,006 for
rivers and harbors was on hand last
December 1.
The committoo Bald it was deemed
advisable to mako a lump Bum appro
priation and to authorize the allot
ment to such works as might bo most
desirable.
Sugar Hits Cellar.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27. Raw sugar
was quoted at four cents a pound in
tho market horo today, the lowest
price recorded in more than two ycari.
LABORERS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Organiza
tion of the People's Reconstruction
league, described aw a non-partisan
union of farmer and labor organiza
tions, to carry out "a program of eco
nomic Justice which will save Amer
ican workers six billion dollars a year"
was announced at headquarters of the
league here today. Herbert F. Baker,
president of the farmers national coun
cil, is president and other officers In
cluded Warren S. Stone, chief of the
Brotherhood pf Locomotive Engineers,
Rates on Coal From
Ore. Mines Lowered
by Inter-State C. C.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. The
inter-state commerce commission
ruled today that rates of coal
from the Empress mine in Oregon
to Portland were unduly prejudic
ial to mines in active competition
with the Empress company and
ordered lower rates put into ef
fect. WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. The
Portland, Astoria and Pacific
Railroad company was authorized
today by the inter-state commerce
commission to take over a short
line In Multnomah and Wash
ington counties, Oregon, abandon
ed by the United Railways com
pany. The Portland, Astoria and
Pacific is to use the line to tap
certain timber tracts and is to
pay the United company $45,000
a year rental.
FRANCE, SEES NO
HOPE FOR PEACE
NEW YORK, Jan. 27. Eamonn Do
Valera, Irish republican leador, whose
arrival in Ire and from the United
States was I mounced December 31,
has been four 1 "somewhere in France"
by a corresp ndent of the newspaper
Oeuvre. Th re have been persistent
rumors that DeValera was in Paris.
DeValera is quoted as saying:
'I left America because at a time
when the English seek by an implac
able policy of terrorism to frighten our
people and weaken our moral force, it
is 'the manifest duty of the chief of
the Irish nation to be among his com
patriots. Really, it was greatly to tho
advantage of Ireland that I remain in
America. 1
'The Irish republican parliament
will examine all peace proposals from
England, but unfortunately, it is too
clear, Premier Lloyd George's state
ments leave us no illusions. Neither
the unionist minority nor the republi
can majority will agree to a dominion
government."
In conclusion, DeValera denied there
was any division between the parties
in Ireland, adding "the pretended divis
ion was only a British story. We all
want Ireland free and independent."
PORTLAND, Ore., .Inn. 27. A
big crowd cheered Jack Dempsey's
boxing in a six-round exhibition with
Terry Keller of Ogdcn Inst nisht.
i Keller made a same fight, but the
champion outclassed him. l-rank
Farmer, Taconia, won a ten-round de
cision over Bob Devere, Chicago. Man
ager Kearns said ho was negotiating
with the Portland boxing commission
and Mihvaukie commission for a ten
round fight for Dempsoy in April
either in Portland or Mllwaukio.
TRY DIRECT ACTION
LONDON, Jan. 27. The question of
direct action by British labor in con
nection with the unemployment situa
tion was brought to the fore today at
the national conference of the labor
party and the Trade Union congress
here.
If tho government failed to accept
tho proposals of labor, the question of
direct action would be discussed anil
a decision reached February 23, it was
announced.
ORGANIZE TO SAVE
WORKERS 6 BILLIONS A YEAR
and L. E. Sheppard, president of the
Order of Railway Conductors of Amer
ica, members of the executive commit
tee. The league announced that It stood
for government operation of the rail
roads, payment of the war costs by
"taxing privilege instead of poverty,"
changes In the nation's banking and
credit system which "will make it the
servant. Instead of the master of the
people," and "strict control," of nadir
al resources,
CIVIL RIGHTS
TO
GUARANTEED
Details of New Treaty With
Japan Announced From Sac
ramento Jap Immigration
to Stop, but Japs Lawfully in
United States Are to Be
Protected.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Jan. 27 An
amendment to tho existing commercial
treaty between this country and Japan
which will giant Japanese lawfully in
this country equal civil rights with the
nationals of any other nation, except
as to citizenship ami naturalization, Is
a feature of the preliminary agreement
of Ambassadors Shidehara of Japan
and Roland S. Morris, American am
bassador to Japan, says a special dis
patch from Washington, D. C, to the
Sacramento Ileo.
An amendment to the existing gen
tlemen's agreement between tho two
countries to mako it conform to pres
ent day requirements and to that end
would absolutely prohibit Japanese
Immigration to America and the Ha
waiian Islands, while admitting thorn
to the Philippine Islands also has been
agreed upon, the dispatch says.
The amendment, it is said, according
to tho dispatch, would nullify the Cali
fornia alien land ownership legislation
inasfar as it affects Jnpanese nationals
In California, but It has been pointed
out that Cnlifomla would have a rem
edy In the enactment of a law forbid
ding tho purchase of land by any
aliens.
Remove Discrimination
Such legislation, tho dispatch says,
would remove the discrimination
against Japanese which it is asserted,
Is what the Japanese government ob
jects to In 'the legislation.
Under tho existing gentlemen's
agreement, Japanese nationals in tho
United States are allowed to
bring to this country all their
dependents Including wives, fath
ers, mothers, brothors and sisters,
but the proposed agreement would pre
vent such dependents from entering In
the future, and only Jnpanese mer
chants, professional men, students and
like categories would be admitted.
Ambassador Morris, tho dispatch de
clares, proposed the rovlslon of tho
gentlemen's agreomont which was ac
cepted by Ambassador Shidehara, the
latter proposing that tho existing com
mercial treaty bo amended so as to
guaranteo to Japanese lawfully in tho
United States, tho enjoyment of civil
rights equally with other aliens in this
country.
- Citizens would be barred from hold
ing title to land for the use or benefit
of aliens ineligible to citizenship and
such aliens could not acquire title by
Inheritance, under the terms of the
bill.
The measure further provides that
eligible aliens who now hold- land, and
who remain alien for seven years shall
automatically forfeit title to the state.
Ineligible aliens who have acquired
vested rights in property would be
given ten years in which to dispose of
their holdings.
Aliens who have acquired property
in accordance with existing treaties
between tho United States and foreign
nations of whlclTtlio aliens are citizens
would be protected by reason of the
treaty relationship.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 27. Owner
ship or leasing of land in the state ot
Washington by aliens ineligible to
citizenship would be prohibited under
the provisions of a bill introduced in
tho state house of representatives to
day. It was referred to the cummittec
on federal relations and immigration
and later Is expocted to go to the
judiciary committee.
DROPS OUT OF SIGHT
NEW YORK, Jan. 27. Donirl O'Cal
laghan, lord mayor of Cork, who came
to the United States as a stowaway
and whose status was that of a seaman
awaiting a chance to re-ship from some
American port, has dropped out of
sight.
His last public appearance was
Tuesday when he addcessed the execu
tive committee of the American com
mittee for relief In Ireland here.
It waR In as quiet a manner as this
that DeValera disappeared when he
slipped. buck to Ireland this winter,
Doors Yakima Trust
Company Closed by
Order Bank Examiner
YAKIMA, Wash., Jan. 27. Tho
Central Bank and Trust company
was today ordered closed by the
state bank examiner. The order
has just been posted on the door
and says the bank has ceased do-
ing business "pending exumina-
tion." Sikko Baighuorn of Spo-
kano, who has been hero for some
days, has controlling stock. Th6
order comes as a great surprise
and so far there has been no sign
of a "run" on the institution.
Tho bank is not a member of
the federal reserve nor of tho
bank guaranty. It has never been
a member of the Yakima clearing
house association.
JAPAN ENTERS
TO
U. SMrVIRELESS
Nippon to Protest Against Con
struction of Wireless Station
at Shanghai, China with U.
S. Capital Disarmament
Called Dream.
TfiKIO, Jan. 26. .Japan will outer
a protest against tho construction
with American capital of a large
branches at Tien ThIh, Cho-Fu and
Harbin, ' says the local newspaper,
Nicbi Nlchl. This action will bu based
on tho claim that the work wouid in
fringe upon concessions grunted .lapan
authorizing this country to build wire
less plants in the interior of China.
TOKIO, Jan. 27. A majority of the
members of tho opposition aro op
posed to a proposal of Y. Ozakl, that
a resolution be Introduced In the diet
calling upon Japan to approach other
world powers relativo to restriction or
armaments, -said tho conservative
organ, Jiji Shimpo, because they re
gard it as idealistic and Impracticable,
Tho existing international sltmittoi,
in tho opinon of ths newspaper, ren
ders assurance of permanent peace
difficult, it being pointed out that
America's refusal to Join the Leugue
of Nations makes this fact finite evi
dent. "Japan has grave responsioillties In
maintaining peace in the Far East,"
tho newspaper declares, "and must
complete and amplify her national de
fense. The 'naval holiday' idea IihIcI
in tho United States and Great IJrlt
nin is not based upon motives which
guarantee future peace, but upon cur
tailment of growing armament ex
penditures. It is questionable, there
fore, whether M. Oznkl's proposition
is feasible at present."
AUTO SWINDLER Oi
IS
S.M ll.Vli;NTO, 3:0O p. m.'Spc.
cial) (iorcrnor .Stephens today sign
ed e.vtrudilion' warrants for the re
turn to Mcdfoi-d of Arnold II. Carol
held at Xupn. Carol is charged with
Issuing worthless checks, is allege
to have- Rained josses!son of an nn
toinohllo valued at more than $2,001)
and is said to havo won confidence
of n Mcdfoi-d school t teacher and
swindled her out of a considerable
sum.
LATEST NEWS
OF THE STATE
PORTLAND, Jan. 27. F. S. Doern
becher, pruinlncnt furniture manufac
turer, died here today.
PORTLAND, Jan. 27. Plans were
announced here for a "pruno week
In February to stimulate a niovomcnt
for selling a large quantity of prunes
reported In growers hands. Oovernor
Olcott Is said to have endorsed tho pro
Ject. .
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 27. After a spir
ited debate tho donate ycHterday by
fideflnito postponement killed the bill
Introduced by Senators Bell and Vin
ton to Increase the pay of circuit court
Jurors from $11 to $4 a day.
BERNE, Switzerland, Jan. 26. Ad
hesion to the third (Moscow) Inter
nationale has been rejected by the
Swiss socialists, ,
- t, . 4
OBJECTION
GR. BRITAIN
WANTS DEBT
POSTPONED
Lord Chalmers Intrusted With
Mission to Obtain Delay in
Payment of British Debt to
United States Until 1936
and 1947 Ambassador
Geddes to Report on Matter
PARIS, Jan. 27. Lord Chalmers.
permanent secretary of mo iiriiisn
treasury, whoso visit to tho United
States has been deferred for a short
time, will bo entrusted with a mis
sion to obtain a postponement of the
puymoiLt ot tho British debt to tho
United States until IflllU and 1017,
says Pertiuax, political editor of the
Echo de Paris. Ho declares Sir Auck
land Goddcs, British nmbussadnr to
tho United States, who has arrived
lim-Occaino to report to l'roinicr Lloyd
George on tno matter.
Sir Auckland has arranged to re
turn to tho United States on tho liner
Aqultuula, which leavos Southamp
ton February 15, said tho Dally Mail.
Uncle Sam Is Kich
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Acting
Treasurer Alien announced today
that a total of $13, KSK. 819,1120. 30,
two-thirds in cash and oscurltles was
found in the treasury us a result ot
tho count necessitated by tho resig
nation of John Burko as treasurer.
This total is about $ 1 0,000,00-0,
000 greater than usual and is nc-
counted for -by approximately that
...........( nt l.t, f....nlnt
amount of notes deposited by foreign
governments for war loans.
The actual cash on hand at the
time of tho count was $97,410,
283.02. Tho last previous count in 191 3
showed a grand total of $1,420,422.
0i1.4 8, two-thirds of which tho total
cash amounted to $ 1,1 99,211 1,9 1 1.90.
Tho present count showed '$!,
720,5113.1 1 In gold coin. $45,790,
579 in slnndard silver dollars com
pared with gold coin of $2,572,220.78'
and standard sliver dollars totalling
$156,893,889 in 1913.
No Agreement. In Paris
PARIS, Jan. 27. It was under
stood this morning the 'British dele
gation attending tho session of the
supremo allied council considered it
impossible to agree to tho Kronen
viewpoint regarding German repara
tions. Tho morning council mooting
was cancelled today in order that
David Lloyd George, British prime
minister, might talk privately with
tho members of the council.
Louis Loucheur, French minister
for liberated regions, conferred with
Lloyd George, continuing a private
discussion they liogan last cvonlnn
Franco was understood to stand
firmly on tho provision of tho treaty
of Versailles, which place tho whole
subject of Gorman war Indemnities
in tho hands of the allied reparations
commission. Great Britain, on the
other hand, adhered to tho agremont
reached last year at Bolognoi by
which it was stipulnted Germany
should pay annually an average of
six billion marks. It was understood
Belgium supported tno Britrsh view
point. Recommendations by allied mili
tary experts rclntlve to tho disarm
ament of Germany wore also to be
considered by the council today.
Recognition of Letvia and Kstho
nla, two Baltic states formed out ot
parts of tho former Russian empire,
has been' decided upon, but action
regarding Lithuania and Georgia has
been deferred for the time being,
Tho action o: tho council regarding
Letvia and Ksthonln was oppoBod to
tlio views of tho United States as out
lined by Secretary of State Colby.
BABIES DIE RESULT
OF CAPTAIN'S ORDERS
MANILA, Jan. 27. Women with
babies In urms leaped overboard find
wero drowned or dashed to -death
against the rocks on orders of the
eaptitln of tho wrecked schooner Fu
Ucldad at the mouth of the Agno river
according to statements of one of tho
rescued passengers. Official in vest 1
gatlon was ordered Into the conduct
of tho captain and crew following the
loss of thirty six lives In the wreck,
mostly women nnd children.
Tho captain ordered all hands
ovorboard when the schooner ground
ed nnd appeared to be breaking to
pieces, according to tho survivors'
accounts. Among the fourteen sur
vivors 'were the captain and four of
the crew,
Robbers Open Jail
to Hold Disturbers
While Looting Bank
WAS11OU0AL, Wash., Jan. 27.
An unsuccessful attempt to
blow the safe of the Clarke Conn-
ty bank at Washougal was mado
early today by five men who later
fired seventeen shots at Leonard
and Llcyd Greennian". who gave
pursuit to prevent theft of a de-
livery truck of tho Greennian
store, which the robbers attempt-
ed to use in their flight.
The time-lock dial was blown
from the door of the bank vault,
but before the inner door could
bo forced the men became fright-
ened nnd left tho building.
Officers reported tho robbers
had broken the jail open beforo
attacking the bank with tho ap-
parent Intention of locking up
anyone who opposed them. A man
tho robbers found on tho street
was picked up by thorn nnd put
in a coll.
U. S. PROPERTY !N
BERLIN, Jan. 211. American pro
perty In Germany which was taken
under control by tho Gorman custodian
of enemy properly after the Unllod
Stales entered tho war, has boon un
conditionally released, said Dr. Haniol
Von Haimliaiiscn, under secretary for
foreign affairs, today. Final Bettlonioiit
with the American ownors, linvrovcr, Is
impossible, until tho United States
rntlflos tho Versailles treaty or a now
1 . .1..,. ,
pace is nogoiiuiou,
In casos where Amorican factorios
wero placed under German control, ho
siild, their staffs wero permitted to re
main. Out of ISO of such factories nnd
corporations taken over, Germany ro
oolved only 20,000,000 marks out of
tholr administration. The German cus
todian of Amorican funds has boon In
structed to provido Americans with
whoso interest he was Intrusted, with
funds for their maintenance pending
ultimate settlement.
Tno under secretary cited tho case
of tho International Harvostor com
pany, the vice president of which, ho
said, had recently thanked the Gorman
foreign office personally for tho "effic
ient and generous manner in which
the custodian had handled the com
pany's Gorman intorests during the
wnr," as an example of tho care with
which American proporty was safe
guarded. JACK KEARNS WILL
T'OUTLA.VD, Ore., Jan. 27. Jack
Kearns, manager for Jack DempSey,
announced today that he had smued
Habo Herman, Sacramento, as one of
his boxers. Kearns, who saw Her
man win a six-round decision at Alli
wauklc last night, said he considered
Herman one of tho best bantam box
ers he had ever seen. Ho said he
would leave Herman hero for n couple
of bouts under locnl management and
would then take him to New York.
Cancel Wage Itcdiic tion.
CHICAGO. Jan. 27. Tho United
iStatcs railway labor board here
ordered rescinded notices of wage re
ductions on the Atlanta, Jtlrmlngham
and Atlantic railroad which wero to
havo been effective February 1. The
board stated that railroad companies
must present petitions before the
board for any reduction in employes'
wages.
WIFE OF LOS ANGELES
NOW HELD IN
LOS ANGKLKS, Cal., Jnn. 27. Mrs.mountains within 100 miles of Los Ah-
Gladys Wltherell, wife of O. S. With
orall, president of a loan and Invest
ment company, who disappeared from
her home hero Tuesday night, has
been kidnaped and is being held for
ransom, according to communications
received by relatives today and be
lieved bonnflde by tho police.
It was said also an appeal had bcon
rocolved Indirectly from her, begging
for help.
The communication from the alleged
kidnapers was said to contain a threat
against Mrs. Wlthorell's life should the
demand be made public.
The police said they believed she
wns being held nt some spot In the
LOUIS BEAN
GOES Ml!
TIBER RING
Speaker of House Leaves
Chair Raise Alarm Against
Timber Trust Declares
Wealthy Corporations Try
ing to Squeeze Out Weak.
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 27. That
wealthy corporations aro attempting
to obtain vast tracts and freeze out
small sawmill operators by trying to
buy tho timber from the government
was tho subject of a . sensationnl
cbargo leveled In the house late yes
terday by Speaker Bean, who left
the chair to go to tho floor and tell
l is story. Tlio Wcyorhausers, Fllls
buryB, Slletz Timber company and
Porter brothors wero alleged by the
tlio speaker to bo reaching out to exV
chango a poof quality-of privatoly
owned land for somo of tho finest tim
ber land in tho old Oregon and Cali
fornia land grant. Spoakor Bean of
fered a Joint memorial to congress
and tho memorial was railroaded
through the house without delay.
Spcakor mean said he had unearthed
facts whllo In -Washington last Docom
her nnd alleged the corporations are
taking advantage of the rovostmont
low.
Undor tho act of congress of Juno
(1, 1910, congress may revest titles In
the Oregon and California land grant
In tho fodoral govornmont, the land
ombraclng 2,000,000 acres in Oregon.
Provision was made that the fedoral
govornmont dispose of tho lands and
the proceeds be divided between, stltte
and federal government.
Later the secrotary of tho interior
was authorized to chango privatoly
owned lunds for grant lands of ap
proximately the same value. Under
this amendment, said. tho speaker,
many applications for exchange havo
been mado to procure the best ttmbor
lands within tho grant and offering
as an'exchango wldoly separtod, in
accessible and unmarketable private
holdings.
RrR. OPERATORS START 5
CHICAGO, Jan. 27. Mombors of the
labor committco of the Association ot
Hallway Executives nitron hdir way
to Chicago for 'a (neetlng1 'Wii' Frfdajf
to discuss tno possiDility oi Tffagq re-
unctions tor employes on tne icaguig,
railway systems of tho 'coutitHtf" J"a
Tho railroad executives; It said, are
. . 1 1 ... i :j i.. i' L..
ready to submit to tlijB.fpdaral naljrf
wage board (heir figures lilW tl
a, reduction lm wagos llw-Ah lotity rey
nmlning place for a reduction in ex-
Tl
GIVES AID TO HOOVER
CLEVELAND, Jnn. 27. Engine
and train crews to movo fifty million
bushels of wheat to bo donated by
western farmers were today offered
by tho chief executives of tho biff rail
road brotherhoods, without charge
for tho men's labor to Herbert Hoover
in charge of relieving starvation
among tho hungry millions of Europe
nnd China.
MullMTAIMO HID D AKICfllUI
muumniuo iui imnoum
goles.
Mrs. Wlthoroll. who is 23 years old,
was said by neighbors to havi received
a call at her Hollywood home early
Tuesday night from a man who told
her there had been an automobile acci
dent nearby and that one of the vic
tims was culling for her.
She asked nolghbors to caro for her
18-months-oId baby while she was
away and dopnrted with the man. That
was the last seen of her.
Hor husband offered a reward of
$r,00 for any information as to her
whereabouts. He said he knew Of no
enemies who would seek revenge thru
kidnaping his wlfo,