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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.
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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.
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FLYNN, HERMAN TO
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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
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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
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