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tt rm The Weather Maximum yesterday: ....42 Minimum yesterday 40 Predictions Rain. Dally Fifteenth Year. Weekly Fiftieth Yeur. BEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1921 NO. 2G5 Medford M iT a -r WH WHO J-V1L.OlJL.JLJ ALL ES AT ' PA" iii iFi! (jcza Lza lf! lisiza TANGLE 1 S Allied Supreme Council Agrees on Payment, of 226 Billion Marks in Forty-Two Annual Installments French Opin . ion Satisfied Disarmament Next Problem. PARIS, Jan.-29. (By. tho Asso ciated Press.) The German repara tions plun, as drafted by the Bpecial committee of the supreme council' of the allies was signed by the council members this evening. The German disarmament agreement also was . signed. ; The council likewise approved a plan for a 200,000,000 franc corpor ation to aid Austria. The delegates left the foreign of fice after the forenoon session in what appeared to be far better hu riiorn than had prevailed among them at any previous time during the con ferences. The demeanor of Premier Lloyd George was particularly cheer ful, Premier Briand told newspaper men that the council had achieved Its results in a spirit of great'ost cor diality. The tendency In French cir cles is to regard the outcome of the conference as a decided success for PARIS, Jan. 29. (By Associated Press.) The -allied supreme council ,today approved the ..German repara tions plan drafted by its special com mittee Jast night. ' v The ilan provides for the payment by Germany of 226,000,000,000 gold marks in forty-two annual installments on a rising scale, beginning with two 'billion marks the first two years and in .'addition, tho payment of a 12 per cent (ax on German exports. The plan was in the hands of the printer and will be signed when the council meets, for its second session today, 1 ' ".' The plan will be communicated to the Germans in a few days and it will , bo Invited to a conference February 28 , to consider the terms, In tho mean time the Brussels, council of economic experts will resume its sessions Feb ruary 7. . The penalties provided in the repar ations plan are in general the Same as under the treaty of Versailles, includ ing both military and' economic mea sures. In' addition,. Germany would be 're- quired to pay a 12 per cent tax on her exports, this tax, "calculated on the basis of German exports in 1913, would total a little more than. 1,500,000,000 gold marks. The plan submitted would place the task of collecting the tax on the allied reparations commission. It is understood that for the purpose ' of inducing Germany, to pay oft her reparations debt as rapidly as possible, she would be allowed discounts on her annual payments. These discounts would be fixed at 8 per cent the first 1 two years, 6 per cent he two following . and 5 per cent the remaining 38 years. Denied Foreign Loan ; As a guarantee against Germany de faulting on her payments the commit . tee recommended that In such an event r- German customs might be seized and i r. (Continued on Page Four) THIRST FOR WEALTH AND GREAT; EVILS OF ROME, Jan. 29. Pope Benedict, on the occasion of the seventh centenary of the founding of the Third Order of St. Francis of Assist, addressed an encyclical today to all bishops thruout the world calling on all mankind to work for world peace and christian re conciliation, invoking especially the assistance of all "children of Christian peace and those belonging to the third order." "True peace," says the encyclical, "Is Impossible unless It Is based on the tranquility of the soul. Therefore Christian virtue is necessary. Tertl- aries must diffuse christian spirit and. oppose the two worst . contemporary evils, namely, the insatiable avidity to H and of Death Is -Powerless to Break Old Jury Custom CIIICAGO. Jan. 29. John lint- bee was locked up in a jury room deliberating on a murder trial verdict when his 11 year old daughter, Helen, died last night. Tho Jury was "out" all night. The rule that juries must be separated from their fellows was modified at five o'clock yesterday and court adjourned hastily when word came that Hrubec's dangh- tor was dying. Tho court sent the jurors In taxicabs to the Hrtt- bee homo but even there tho jurors did not separate but stood at the bedside, as the father knelt to murmur tender words to the . dying girl. ' After a brief space Hritbec and S the other jurors returned" to tho court building and beam their de- liberations. ' The girl died at 7 p. in. The jury still was "out." 4; Thursday, Friday, Saturday of Coming Week Selected to ' Put Jackson County's Quota of $6000 Over Top Com mittees Warned. ' Although , Jackson county Js the lust but ono of tho counties of the state to organize to secure its quota of 10,000 for tile $33,000,000 Ellra nean Relief Fund. It is very evident that with the stroliK organization nerfectcd. the county will go over the top next Thursday, Friday una urday. which is the time not tor the campaign. Tho county chairman, r.ev. y. Jtnn doloh Sasnett, has announced the names of district chairman us fol lows:. For Medford, Mrs H. L. Nob lit: Ashland, ,J. W. McCoy: Jackson ville and Apploftnto, Louis Ulrich: Gold Hill and Sams Valley, J. C. Wade; Rogue River, .Indite CiUmorv: Eagle Point, Brownsboio. Lake Creek and Wellcn, Mrs. Howlllt: liutte Falls, Mrs. N. D. Stoddard; Trail nud Prospect, William Grieve; Central Point, Rov H. O. Edgar; Phoenix, Jos. Wi. Angell and Talent, .V. W. Phelps. The district chairman will call upon citizens in their districts to assist them. In Medford a well-directed campaign will be undertaken ns there will bo in Ashland, ns it is in these two' districts' that the responsibility o raising the largest amount of the money ' depends. There has been some money collected which will be credited to tho total to be raised and the district from which this came-will receive credit, therefore It will be necessary for an intensive campaign to secure tho. balance. No Kxpcnsos Deducted. Every dollar subscribed toward the fund will go for tho relief of tho chil dren of Central Europe. None of the money is to bo used for administra tion expenses. 'According to Her hert Hoover, one meal a day' of bread and soup, together with some cloth ing at a total cost of ten dollaiB will keep a child alive until next harvest. (Continued on Page Four) PLEASURE' TODAY, DECLARES POPE possess worldly goods and the un quenchable thirst for pleasure. These evils show themselves in perpetual contest between the proletariat and the rich, as well as in immodesty of woman's dress and modem dancing. "Let men follow St. Francis of AssisI whose constant desire to make himself Christlike in poverty, humility and sacrifice. Let women be convinced that they cannot better acquire merit towards tho church and their mother country than by working for the 0r rectlon of corrupt customs." . The pontiff concludes by urging the bishops to increase as well as to revive associations of tertlarlcs throughout the world and calls attention that he himself Is enrolled. CHILD FEEDING FUND CAMPAIRf! IS LAUNCHED CALIFORNIA WILL FIGHT Senator Hiram Johnson Starts Attack on New Agreement With Public Statement Claims Treaty Gives Every- . thing to iapaii, Nothing to U.'S;A.p: ! i WA&HtXdTO.V; Juh. 28. Senator Johnson, California, today Issued a Hta'toment criticising the reported agreement between JapanoHt Ainla sador Sh kin hn.ru and Anferiean .Am bassador MoitIh dealing with the status of Japanese, in America. "When stripped of diplomatic cam ouflase,' Senator Johnson said that reliable Information he1 had reKurd Ing the attreeihent was that it pro vided for repeal in California's anti alien land laws. A new 'yontlcmiyi's agreement" for exclusion of Japanese which "docs not exclude,," also, is proposed, Sena tor Johnson declared. Senator Johnson's statement fol lows: "From authoritative sources it Is HIRAM W. JOHNSON stated that tjio agreement between Ambassadors Rhldehara and Morris includes tho following: ''An exchange of diplomatic notes defining pussport regulations, which would 'tighten tip' the present gentle men's agreement relatiwr ..to exclu sion of Tiil)Lnl'Se 'tirom Hhis Vouiiirv; and a t'rfinty lb faring thfef Rights, of tho nationals of r'tvwh couHtry and which will, in effect, abrogate and de stroy tho allcn-ltvnd -Jaws of' the state of California. "Stripped -of diplomatic camouflage this means that our ; representative and Japan's have agreed upon the re peal of the land laws passed by the state of California and prohibit the passage of those contemplated by many other western states.. Japan has ever, insisted upon the control of her own people, nnd therefore will not agree to an exclusion treaty, but will enter into a so-called gontletnen'u agreement which does not exclude. The new gentlemen's agreement, not withstanding its additional phases, can be just as lodsely administered as the present one nnd f will bo honored more in thd breach' than in the ob servance." . "Thpresult will be,fc,under the sug gestedarrangemflnt; if adopted, a con tinuance of Japanese Immigration and Increase in the Japanese population in the west. "Upon the meager facts now before us, the situation appears to bo this: Japan does not like an American law and Japnn protests that law. Hesort was had not to American courts, but to American diplomats. Tho protest is deemed of sufficient 'gravity for American diplomats to agree to a treaty exactly ns desired by Japan. This, by a short cut, without partici pation by those most interested, re peals laws pafcsed after due delibera tion laws admittedly within the Ju risdiction of tho state passing them, which cannot Justly give offense, and upon a fcubject of paramount impor tance to the present well being and fu ture existence of tho state. Of courw, a situation of this sort Is in tolerable and I think I voice tho senti ments of California, when I say thai In every legltimato and legal fashion tho consummation of such a plan will be resisted." R03EBUUG, Ore., Jan. 29. Mrs. A. L. Muck, a resident of Oakland, Ore., was burned to death last night according to word received today by Coroner Hitter. Invalid Woman of Oakland, Oregon Is Burned to Death OAKLAND, Ore., Jan. 2ft. Mrs. Augusta I). Moot, an invalid, liv ing alone in a small house hero, was burned to death' last lilKlit In a fire which destroyed tho dwel ling. Marshal It. C. l'mell, summon ed by tho alarm turned In by neighbors who discovered tho building aflame made an effort to rescue tho woman. After forcing the back dgor ho made his way through flames to her bedroom, which he found a ninss'.of glow ing coals. Mrs.- Moot.who was a widow, had been living ulonu for several years and for some tlmo had been ' bedridden." Neighbors had assisted in caring for her household duties. They suld to day she had probably' overtimed a lump and had been unable to extinguish tho blaze. no BI 8S LONDON, Jan. 2!). Prince Voter Aleveivich Kropotktn, Russian geo grapher, author and revolutionary leader, is , dia'd In Moscov, says a Copenhagen dispatch to the IOxeliaitge Telegraph company. Trlnce Kropotltin was dcsticnQcd from tho old Itussian nobility and was born at Moscow in 1842. H was this father's plan ha,t he should enteV the army at the age of JR.r He entered tho army and at the ago of 15 he entered the eqrps of pages at Pctrorad. .Here he remained .until 18(12, when lie wan assigned to a Cossack1 regiment-in .the Amur district He resigned fronithe army in 18G7 and returned, to IVtrograd, whero lie entered tho university and became secretary to the physical geography section of tho Itussian geographical society. In 1872 ho announced his socialistic views, visiting Switzerland and becoming a member of the In ternntional Worklngmen's associa tion at Geneva. Tho tendencies of this body were not advanced enough for his views and a short time later die definitely ndopted tho creed of anarchism, returning to Uussia.and taking, an active part in spreading ni hillst propaganda. In 1874 he ;voh arrested and imprisoned, but escaped two years later and managed to fleo from Kussla to Hnglnnd. Ho later went to the continent and was ex pelled from Switzerland following the assassination of. Kmperor Alexander H of Russia in 1881.. The remainder of, his cxilo vas spent for the most part. In fJermany, France and Pn gland. Ho returned to Russia in 1917 and was invited to Join the Kerensky " cabinet. Recent dispatches have reported him in straitened circumstances and German socialists recently made an appeal for assistance to be sent him. , B FLYNN, HERMAN TO I SEATTLE, .Jan. 29. "Fireman Jim Flynn nnd "Tiny" Herman. heavyweights, will box the headllner of thirteen bouts to be staged at the benefit smoker here tonight for the families of four police officers slair. in gun battles with bandits during the last two weeks. The smoker 1b as first to be held here since box ing was suspended several weeks ago by order of the SeatHe boxing com mission. S F I r SAN' FRANCISCO, Jan. 29. lies- cue of a tailor who had slept through out the night on his bench, and of n cot which kept him company, fea tured a fire which destroyed several establishments In the main business district today, causing an estimated loss of $00,000. Three firemen wore slightly hurt. A fireman found tlmo to got the cat a saucer of milk while tho fire burned. . . ' . The fire followed one a few blocks nwny on the same street, which caus ed an estimated loss of $50,000. BOX FOR 1 IN SEARCH Former' Business Partner and Stenographer of 0. S. With erall, Whose Wife Was Kid . naped Tuesday, Killed When Trailed by Detectives in Los Angeles Mystery Deepens. LOS ANCELUS, Jan. 29. Detectives employed by O. S. Wlthorell, prcBldont of an investment, company to search for his young wife, Cladys Wlthorell, who dlsuopeared from her homo Tues day night, were following nn automo bile here e'arly today when the ma chine ran Into a street cur and With erell's former business partner and formor stenographer were killed, ac cording to Nick Harris, head of the agency. Wltberell and Charles Beverly, tho dead man, dissolved their partnership about a. month ugo, It was said. Two friends of Heverly, passengers in tho automobile which tho dead man drove were seriously Injured. . Detectives Harris did not explain why his operatives were following the Heverly car which was returning from Vernon, a suburb, the polico reported. LOS ANOUL1CS, Jan. 29. Not ono teal clue has been obtained to thu whereabouts of Mrs. Clladys Witheroll, 2'i, who disappeared from her' holuo here Tuesday night, the police said today. ... Howards totalling $.1i)00 offered from various sources, have resulted in scores of worthless "tips" which have taken many hours To run down, the of ficers said. They wero working on a report that a merchant of foreign birth hnd leu sons for wishing to'ltarni her family. Private detectives, polico and sher iffs have been tinublo. to trace' tho woman more than twenty feet from her hurtle. Her husband, O. S. Wlthoroll, presi dent of nn investment company, passes most of his tlmo In tho office of a pri vate detective employed to aid ; tbtl police In the search. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29. Warn ings to small craft were posted by the United Statos weather bureau at Ore gon and Washington ports today as the result of a storm which will bring rain to the whplo const rogion tonight and tomorrow, the bureau suld. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. Weathor predictions for tho week beginning Monday: Northern Rocky mountain and pla teau regions Considerable cloudiness. cold, occasional snow. Pacific states Unsettled, frequent tains, normal temperature. . MEXICO CITY, Jan. 29. Newspa per of this city have given considera ble spaco recently to speculation as to whether President-elect Harding of the United States would send a personal envoy to Mexico to invest!- gp'.o conditions and muke a report to him. R. B. Creager of Brownsville, Tex as, and Elmer Dover of Tacoma, ar rived here yesterday. Last evening's newspapers declured they might be personal represenlatlves of President elect Harding, asking In flaming headlines If they were "shades of John Llnd." This mornlng'n Jour nals seem to tndicato tho belief that they are here on secret assignments. Both Creager and Dover havo assort ed that, they camo to Mexico City on business. Creager was a dinner gust at tho American embassy yesterday. FORWOMAN Three Members One Family Elope, None Know About Others ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Jan. 29 A triple elopement. Involving three members of one household, none of whom knew of the oth er's Intentions, was disclosed to day with the announcement that William II. Chas, retired New York manufacturer and his two daughters, Hditli and IOvelyn, had married their respective mates within twenty-four hours. Miss Edith Chase started the luatrhuonial race yesterday by slipping away from home, osten sibly for a shopping trip. She married Robert Crofts. Mr. Chase quietly left homo to marry Mrs. Elizabeth Obergfelt. . On rett..n Ins homo they wero greeted by Mr. Chase's othor daughter, Eve lyn, who had hecomo the bride the day before of Donald Kiddle, eldest son of former Mayor Wil liam Ktddtc. MAY TRY BANK Motions for Change of Venue in Jacksonville Bank Cases Entered by Attorneys Trial .: in Josephine County Prob , able (Jutcome. ' .. There is a strong probability that tHo Bnnk of Jacksonville cases will be tried In some other county than Jack son county. This feature "developed this morning in circuit court at Jack sonville when Herbert K. llauna und Porter J. Neff, attorneys for R. D. Mines, ono of tho many persons' in dicted through tho failure of tho bank, filed a motion for a change of venue. This motion Bet forth that the entire county community was prejudiced in the case nnd cnllod attontlon to the fact that this prejudice was so "pro-, nounced that many citizens had slgnod tt petition to the governor asking that ho have a special prosecutor assigned to prosecute the cases. . The main reason for a change of venue as set forth in tho motion, how ever, was tho assertion that every tax payer is directly Interested In the eases through the fact of the county's loss In funds on deposit In the bank, and that therefore every Jackson coun ty taxpayer wad disqualified from Bervlng ns a Juror. Porter Neff presented oral argu ments In favor of tho motion. Prose cuting Attorney Rawles Moore at once entered perfunctory objection to the change of venue being granted, and asked that he be given until next Tuesday to dotermlne whether he would enter further nnd formal objec tion. Judge Calkins Intimated that he would grant the change of venue, and said that if he did grant it he would transfer tho trial to either Douglas or Klnmath county. Tho several attorneys present In (Continued on Page Four) CASES OUTSIDE OF JACKSON CO ALAMEDA AS NAVAL SIOELD UP IN SPUE U0F UNANIMOUS ' WASIIINRTOV, Jan. 21). (5 p. in.) Atl agreement definitely re:oin inciidinff Alnniedu, Oil., as a site for new l'afiflo naval base and for loca tion of other subsidiary ivt'Ht coit navnl bases, was reached Into today by n sub-commlttec of the Joint roti- KrcMHlonul committee considering l'n clflo base's. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. Consid eration of the selection of naval base sites on tho Pacific coast went over until 'Monday today when, the sub committeo framing a report for the full Joint congressional committee again failed to roach an agreement and adjourned for the week. The selection of Alumeda Cal., on San Frunclsco Bay, as site for tho main fleet base, was still In controversy' despite the fact that the full naval DANIELS I Jinnnorn dv : MtUUOLU 01 i ARMY CHIEF ' Naval Secretary Resents the Statement by Brigadier General Mitchell That Bat tleships Are Rendered Use less by Aircraft Develop mentPosing as Expert. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. Secre tary iDaniels was aroused today by testimony given before a house ap propriations sub-committeo by Brig adier deneral William Mitchell, chief of the army air service to the effect that battleships were practically ren dered useless by aircraft , develop ment. It was indicated that the na val secretary might formally ohal lengo Gonernl Mitchell's utterances In a communication to Secretary Ba ker. . iPress accounts Indicated, the Bee rotary said, that the army man was attempting; to qualify as a "naval expert." ' ' : "The navy department Is not se riously considering 'Admiral' Mitch ell's suggestion that formor trans ports bo converted Into airplane ships,'' ho said. Army Kconomy Ordered WASHINGTON, Jan.' 29. Drastic economy nt army posts and camps was ordered by Secretary Baker to day due to on Impending deficiency of $94,000,000 under appropriations, for the-qunrtermaster'B corps. . Among retrenchments ordered were: "" '- A forty per cent cut In the quar termaster general's civilian payroll by February 15. vj Reduction of wator transportation activities to a minimum, harbor craft not absolutely required to be laid up and the employes discharged. ' Expenses for transportation as a convenience to employes to be cut off. : ', Hie also ordered economies In fuel,, clothing, general supplies and sub sistence Issues, virtually identical orders being sent to the Philippines. Pnnnma and Hawaiian departments. ' ; CHICAGO, Jan. 29. Ralph W. Stone, Illinois prohibition director ; for this district, announced today that henceforth alcohol deliveries will bo refused to manufacturers ot . five well known patent medicines. ' Numerous tother iproprletory medi cines, the manufacturers of which are alleged to have done haslnesa on ' a great scale since the advent of pro hibition, will be added to the list scon, he said. Ho estimated that In the lust six months of 1920 bis of fice issued 5,000 permits to manu facturers, of patent medicines to ob tuln alcohol. REPORT OF committee voted In favor ot that site recently." ' In objections to Alameda for tho fleet base, championship ot both the Mure Island and Hunter's Point loca tions was said to have developed. Admiral Koontz, chief of naval .op erations, and Rear Admirals Badger. aMyo and Jackson of the general board, were recalled by the sub-committeo. The general board, tt was said, adhered to Its recommendation . that tho base bo located at Alamedn. If the dead lock continues next Monday on the fleet base. It was said the Joint committee probably would submit Its recommendations for lo cation of aviation, submarine and other Pacific coast bases and sk fur ther time to decide on tho San Fran- Cisco Bay site. i ' , n ,, i: i jg-jiUnri