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nn The Weather Maximum yesterday ....48 Minimum today ...38 Precipitation -...Trace Predictions Rain. Daily Fifteenth Year. Weekly Fiftieth Year. MEDFOKD, OKE00N", WEDNESDAY, KKBUUAUY 2, 1921 NO. 208 MEDFORD I lAIL 11 GEORGE PREPARING A FLIP FLOP Great Britain Now Admits Paris Agreement Not Final Tax on German Exports Entirely a French Proposal Germany Will : Be Given an Appeal. LONDON", Feb 2. (By the Asso ciated Press) The conference called by the supreme council in London, February 28, to which the Germans will be Invited, will not be for the purpose of pronouncing an irrevocable .sentence regarding reparations, from which the Germans will not be able to appeal, it was authoritatively stated hero today. The conference rather will be designed to produce a declaration of tho principles of Ger many's indebtedness. It is pointed out in official circles that tho work of tho Paris confer ence on reparations was that of mak ing a solemn declaration of .Germany's Indebtedness. That declaration, It is asserted, will in the main bo closely adhered to at tho London conference, but the allies and Germany can adjust the method and time of payment. It Is even possible, it Is stated, the tax, on Germany's exports, provided for In tho Paris terms, may be alter ed, although tho princlplo of the right to impose such a tax will bo retained. The exoprt tax measure, it is assert ed, was strictly a French proposal, advanced for tho purpose of guaran teeing the fullest protection from fu ture German aggression. Germany Hopeful. feERLIN. Feb. 2. Germany doeB not consider tho terms of reparation decided upon by tho supreme allied council as tho final settlement of tho indemnity question, but the basis of future negotiations. , This was indicated by Dr. Walter Simons, foreign minister, who spoke before the relqhstag yesterday. His address was vlowed as a cau tious statement by party leaders, who were willing Informally to discuss it. The prevalent opfhlon was that Dr. Si mons had not burned his bridges bo hind him, and that his presentation of the Gorman attitude might enable him to gain important time, both In anticipating the attitude of tho new American administration and in reaching a dofinito settlement of the fote of upper Silesia. Rumors have been current that the German cabinet would resign, but they havo been given Ilttlo credence. Only the communists stand out as the opposition. The opinion was ox pressed that tho Independent social ists could adopt no other attitudo than one of storn opposition to the reparation conditions, under which tho proletariat would bo tho greatest sufferers. This view was promptly subscribed to by majority socialists, who have mado It known they would stand by the; pt-osent government. 'The reparation- demands are above all a blow at tho Gorman working man'!;,D,r'.pKfiuard David," majority socialist! loader ;and former .member of the 'ministry declared to 'the Asso ciated Press. PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 2. Con tracts for moro than half a million dollars road work were entered into by the state highway commission hero lato yesterday, Including construction of six bridges and laying 15 miles of pavement. One million dollars in 46. per cent bonds wero sold for $920,600. EUGENE, Ore.. Feb. 2. "Shy" Huntington was unanimously re elected football coach for 1921 at a meeting last night of the athletic council. OF . LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2. Arthur W. and. Floyd L. Carr, cousins, confessed kidnapers of Mrs. Gladys Wltherell, today were sentenced to serve from ten years to life In San Quentln peni tentiary. This was the maximum pen alty. , No pleas tor clemency was' offered by the Carrs who for six days and nights held Mrs. Witherell prisoner in a cabin near Corona, Riverside county while they tried to extort $20,000 from her husband for .her safe return. Mrs. Witherell was too III to appear In court and the only witnesses called were her husband, O. S. Witherell, head of an investment company, and Edward C. King, detective, both of whom were members of the rescue party. An orderly but grim faced crowd faced the courtroom, while hundreds who could not get Inside filled the cor ridors and overflowed into the streets. fhe Carra ser? apparently, calm Launch Movement to Oust Judge Landis From Federal Court WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 Con- gressional Investigation to deter- mine whether Judge Landis Is per- 4 mittcd under law to continue as federal judgo of tho northern Illinois district while acting as "arbitrator of organized baseball" at an annual salary of $42,500, Is proposed In a resolution Intro- duced today by Representative Welty, democrat, Ohio. CHICAGO, Feb. The base- ball scandal case Involving eight former Whito Sox players and several alleged gamblers, now un- der Indictment on charges of con- spiracy in connection with tho "fixing" of the world series of 1919 between Chicago and Cin- cinnatl will be ready for trial in about a jjionth, the state's attor- ney's office announced today. NEARLY HALF A BUDGETVOTED House Appropriations Commit tee Favors Large Sum in Spite of Material Reductions Increased Cost Labor and Materials Factor. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 Nearly half a billion dollars will be required to complete the great naval building pro gram embarked upon in 131G tho house appropriations committee estimated to day In reporting the annual naval ap propriation bill for the fiscal year 1922. The committeo said that while the cost of completing the program was originally placed at $544,700,000 the increased cost of materials and labor probably would increase the total to $972,931,000 of which $538,270,000 has been appropriated. The bill reported today, which car rles a total of $395,504,444, provides $90,000,000 for construction next year. "This amount," the accompanying roport said, "wlllallow the work to be prosecuted during the coming fiscal year about as rapidly as It has been possible to procoed thus far in tho cur rent fiscal year." Tho 1916 program authorized 156 ships. Many of these have been com pleted but seventeen battleships and battlo cruisers and a number of auxll iaries still aro under construction. The bill today carried $37,775,129 loss than the amount appropriated a year ago and $284,011,287 less than the amount requested by tho navy department. Marine Corps Cut Besides tho cut In tho enlisted per sounel of the navy from 113,000 to 100,000 heretofore announced, tho com mitteo aiso cut the marine corps from 27,400, to 20,000 enlisted men. No re duction, however, will be made In the number of officers In either service. A force of 100,000 men, the commit tee said, would be sufficient to keep all 384 vessels in operation or 32 more than were In the entire navy in 1916. The total appropriation for aviation (Continued on rage Six) L. jr. throughout the proceedings, showing feeling only twice. Once was when Detective King, dropping to his knees, with arms outspread and speaking In husky tones, described how Mrs. With erell greeted her rescuers. The other time was when Mr. With erell told of his wife's condition when she was found. "Her hair was matted and tangled," he said. "Her face and hands were soiled. Her lips were burned from the chloroform her kidnapers had used to render her unconscious. Her face and throat were bruised from brutal fin gers which had choked her. Her knees were raw and inflamed. "She's living over every hour she was a prisoner," the husband contin ued. "God knows what the outcome will be." "Didn't she tell you we treated her like a sister?" interrupted Arthur Carr. "If that Is the way yon treat your sister, (!od pity her," returned With-, BILLION NAVAL well, . FARM LOAN BILL PASSES IN SENATE Measure to Make Rural Credit Act Workable Is Passed by Upper Chamber State Legis lature 6 Per Cent Repeal Voted Down No Raise for Judges. SALM, Fob. 2. The senate today by indefinite postponement killed Senator Smith's Joint resolution to rofer to the people his proposed re peal of tho six pot- cent tax limitation amondment. Tho committee on ns sesament nnd taxation reported with a recommendation that the resolution not pass and the report was adopted. Tlio ilyan bill to make workable tl OrcgonE rural credits loan act for the benefit of tho fanners was passed by the senate. School boards are authorized to omploy "homo teachers for tho pur pose of preparing for naturalization foreign born children and the par ents," by a bill of the senato commit teo on education which passed the senace. The bill of Representative Belltnnn relatirV to consolidation of school dis tricts passed the senate. The senate today passed a bill pro viding that tho state land board shall have custody and supervision of secu rities in which land funds are invested. At present the securities are in the hands of tho state treasurer. The land board has approved the new bill. Co. Trens. 1)111 Pusses. Senator Robertson's bill nrovldlnc that county treasurers may be man damusod to compel them to place runds In depositories was passed. Tho bill by Hume, Straver and Jones authorizing any taxpayer to compel assessors, to place, on the tax rolls property not exempt, but frequently not cellected upon, was passed. Tho Ellis bill declining It a crime to collect or attempt to collect boun ties on predatory anlnuils when tin bounties are not lawfully collectable and Imposing a penalty for tho of fense, received tho approval of the senate. Senator Ellis declared the measuro had particular reference to the Jackrabbit situation In Eastern Oregon. Irrigation Grows. SALEM, Ore., Feb. 2. Moro than sixty irrigation districts havo been or ganibed, or are in process of organi zation in Oregon, according to tho bi ennial roport of Percy A. Cupper, stato engineer, tho districts covering a total area of 1,200,000 acres. The aggregate In bonds that havo been certified by the Irrigation securities commission is $G,402,!iOO, not includ ing. $1,260,000 of Medford Irrigation district bonds, certification of which is now boforo the commission. "Tho Medford irrigation district." said Cupper, "has entered Into con tract for tho construction of its works and tho disposition of Its bonds and is prepared to proceed with con struction work, whllo a number of other projects In tho stato have been active during tills period in work pre liminary to construction. No liaise Judges. SALEM, Ore, Feb. 2. Oregon cir cuit Judges will not receive nn In crease in salary from $4,000 to $5,000. The Joint committee on county and stato offices, following a hearing last night, decided to amend tho measure to provldo that Instead of a salary In crease, tho expenses of tho Judges be paid when on duty outsldo their home counties, but within their districts. Without recommendation, the com mittee transferred to the ways and means committeo the salary increases bills affecting stato officers. U. S. RESTRICTS LIQUOR TO WHOLESALE TRADE WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. The au thority of tho government to issue permits for tho withdrawal of liquor from bonded warehouses Is limited to manufacturers and wholesale drug gists, Attorney General Palmer ruled in an opinion made public today by Commissioner of Internal Revenue Williams. Issuance of permits for the disposition of liquor by wholesale also is limited to manufacturers, and wholesale druggists the attorney gen eral ruled. Commissioner Williams raid that while the attorney general's opinion eliminated the wholesale liquor dealer from the right to permits, it was not the intention of the bureau to Inter fere with the disposition of their present stocks. Mr. Palmer's ruling on the question of permitB for sale In wholesale quan tities of liquor is limited to alcoholic spirits which have not been denatured. The fruit of the Jamaica nutmeg re sembles that of a small calabasli, Attempt to Enforce Cloture on Tariff Defeated in Senate ' WASHINGTON. Feb. 2. The republican attempt to enforce cloture for consideration of tho emergency tariff bill was defeat ed today in the senato. The vote was 36 for adoption of cloture to 35 against, far less than tho necessary two-thirds major ity. Republicans voting against tho cloture rule were Senators llorah, Colt, G ran tin, Johnson (Cal.); Keycs, LaFolletle and Townsend 7. Democrats voting for tho clo ture rule were Senators Ashurst, Henderson, Johnson (S. D-); Jones (N. M.); Kendrlck, Myers, Ransdell, Shoppard and Smith (G.) 9. Tho cloture petition was sup ported by twenty-seven republi cans and nine democrats nnd wns opposed by seven republicans and twenty-eight democrats. Many on both sides were paired. U. S. FLEETS IN Admirals Rodman and Wilson Warmly Greeted by Chile and Peru Friendship to America- Pledged in Ban quets and Receptions. SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 2. Admiral Hugh Hodman and tho senior officers of tho United States Pnclflo fleet, at anchor at Valparaiso, were guests of honor at a banquet given here last night by Presidont Alessnndii of Chile. The function marked tho close of a busy day of receptions by tho Amer ican officers. During the dinner toasts to Prosidcnt Wilson and President elect Harding were proposed and there was exchange of felicitations between government officials and tho visitors. Admiral Rodman with his staff ar rived yesterday to attend a luncheon given by the North American society of Chile. Joseph H. Shea, American ambassador, introduced Admiral Rod man as tho "bearer of a message of friendship to Chile." Admiral Rodman after expressing appreciation of tho reception extended tho Pacific floet and Its personnel, said ho "spoke on high authority In assorting It was hoped that Chilean warships would visit North American waters where they would be received with hospital ity such as was shown tho Pacific floot at Valparaiso." Power of Democracy ' Later Admiral Rodman and his staff called upon President AlloBsundrJ and members of the cabinet who rovlewed n parade of (100 fleet sailors. Ambassa dor Shea gave a reception at the Unit ed States embassy. Newspapers are devoting much space to tho visit of tho fleet and pub lish news from abroad In English for the convenience of the offlcors and sailors. After extending a cordial welcome to Admiral Rodman, El Mor- curlo asserted: "The squadron Is a symbol of the power of a democracy which In the last war employed the strength of Us youth only to defend human Ideals, re establish the equilibrium of Justice and give assurance that liberty might pre vail. Strength so employed Is a guar anty for the weak and a promise for all humanity. Chileans know tho tra ditions of Washington and Lincoln are alive." After reviewing the parade, Presi dent Alesnandri turned to Admiral Rodman and said: "Although It Is not within our dip lomatic procedure for tho president of the republic to make a speech after seeing the flag of my country sa luted through the playing of the na tional anthem by a band from the United States lleet, 1 cunnot resist the desire to express the hope to see the constellation of the North American and tho flog of my country spreading its wonderful rnys of light for the ma terial and moral program of the world nnd that under the light of thoe rays, the new humanity will be fused In universal harmony and fra ternity." Everybody Happy, At last night's banquet warm trib ute was paid the United States navy by Carlos Sllva Cruz, minister of war and marine. "Jt was these." he said, "that made possible the unprecedented nautical feat, the world cruise of the United States battleship fleet and the trnns- SOUTH AMERICA GIVEN WELCOME JAP PERIL IN VALLEY Reported Influx of 1000 Cali fornia Japanese Arouses Medford Legion and Cham ber of Commerce to Action Anti-Jap Legislation Im perative Sale Reported. The concern throughout the city and vicinity about the reported plan on foot to colonize 1000 Japanese front California in the Rogue River valley on leased orchards and agricultural land, which started as a rutnor over a week ago, but which has been seem ingly substantiated by evidence since, came to a head lust night at the open meeting and smoker of the Medford Post of the Anie.i-ii-an Legion. After a frank and full discussion of the subject the ex-service men and their yoo guests comprising representa tive business and professional men and orchardl.sts unanimously adopted res olutions requesting the Jackson coun ty delegation at Salem to use overy effort to secure passage of an untl allon land law at this session of the legislature, modeled after the Cali fornia law, and requesting the Oregon delegation in congress to foster anti Japanese emigration laws. Further It was the sense of the largo gathering that steps bo taken at onco to have every uivlt: and fra ternal organization in the elly and val ley pass similar resolutions. Tho gathering also discussed steps to warn all owners of property not to lease or sell to Japanese. C. of Commerce Acts. Tho Chamber of Commerce at its regular Wednesday noon Forum to- j day pledged Its support to the Ameri can Legion in its campaign against Japanese lease holders, and will hold a committee -meeting this afternoon to confer with other civic organiza tions upon the line of action to bo followed. Passage of an emergency law, modeled after the California alien land law, was urged In a resolution to the legislature, presented by At torney George Codding of the Ameri can Legion committee. Commander Frank P. Farrell at last night's meeting appointed How ard Hill, Judge E. E. Kelly and Cius Newbury on tho first resolutions com mitteo mid Hob Deuel and George Codding on tile second committee, While It wns made plain at the meeting that neither Medford nor the valley wanted an Influx of Japanese, especially of tho lower class, there is no feeling against the present snvill colony of high-class Japanese In tho city. It developed that several leases of orchard property near Medford have already been made to Japs and speak ers, Including Mayor (biles, Howard Hill, Major E. E. Kelly and others urged Immediate action to dissuade local property owners, real estate dealers and other huslncHS men from further dealings with the Japs. One prominent real cstatu dealer staled that Japanese agents had been In the vicinity for sonio limo quietly securing avnllable orchard property. The, consensus of opinion as ex pressed at the meeting was that lr strained relations with Japan would result from prohibition of Japanese emigration, and land ownership in the United Stales, "this Is tho lime to do tho straining." ThlB key nolo wns sounded by Judge E. E. Kelly, who first intro duced the Japanese colony subject early In the meeting. Local Japs (ioort Citizens. Mnyor Hates, who was present with tho city councllmen, was one of the outside speakers. In his remarks ho stated that while McdfortJ was to bo eoiigraulutod on the quality of Its present small Japa nese contingent, ho was alarmed at tho outlook of having I he valley floodr cd with Japanese of tho enoley class, and declared that everything possible should bo dono to prevent this planned Invuslon. j "Whllo my concern has sold cars to a number of recently arrived Japa nese gurdncrs," said tho Mayor, "I don't want their trade. While this threatened Japanese-colony Invasion of the valley does not afreet mo and my children so much, 1 havo a grand child, and I don't want to see the time come when that child will havo to sit in school alongside of Japanese chil dren." , Jap Rents Ranch. K. Suzuklwho for a number of years lias been doing Janitor work In Medford, gave notice to all of his former employers today that he had arranged with another Japanese to tnke his place as lie and a relative from California had rented the W. A. Webster orchard, east of Cokor butte. adjoining the Vilas ranch and that from now on they would devolo their entlro time to operating same. Tho Japanese relative from Califor nia, it Is claimed is an experienced or- chardlst, but that his lease in th:it state had expired and due to the Cali fornia laws, he was unable to secure land In that state and has therefore come to Oregon. ' f,goritne pTi Page 8jj). Utah Legislators Refuse to Support Anti-Jap Measure SALT LAKE CITY. Fell. 2. The judiciary committee of tho lower house of Ihc Utah legisla- turo bus reported back (o the house tho nntl-allen laud owner- ship bill with an adverse report. The measure, recently presented, ! is similar to tho California men- ! sure. Tho conitnitteo declared that this was a poor timo to enact i legislation that might, interfere with International nivalis, It also held that tho socnllcd Japanese question is not a menace to Utah In that tho number of Japanese In tho state is only 2000 and that S- they own only 1700 acres. 5 i i f f ! J 5 S 4 4 i DECLARED OFF Reduction Admission Charges Too Much for Heavyweights Dempsey Willing to Box Carpentier for Percentage, However. NEW YORK, Feb. 2. While Promo tor Tex Rickard said today that ho was not prepared to say definitely that the Deinpsey-Wlllard bout wns off as an nounced by Dempsey at Los ivngeles, a formal statement on tho subject might he oxpected later. It Is under stood, however, that a hitch has oc curred In tho negotiations and a new contract will be necessary. Under tho original terms both Demp sey and Wlllard wero granted largo sums for their second encounter. When the New York state boxing commission roconlly adopted a rulo limiting tho maximum udniisslou charge- to a box ing contost to $ L5, Rickard decided that ho would loso nionoy nnd de manded that tho two hoavywolghtB box on a porconlago basis. It Is believed this plan did not meet with the ap proval of tho boxers. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2. Tho fifteen round bout between Jack Dempsey, heavyweight champion, nnd Jess Wll lard, former champion, schcdulod for March 17 In New York has been indef initely postponed, it wns announced horo today by Dempsey. Dompsey said ho had received a tole gram from Now York from his man ager, Jack Kcarns, announcing tho in doflnilo postponement, of tho match. Ho suld ho had received no detailed reasons, hut undorslood it was because of tho ruling of tho Now York boxing commission limiting tho prlco of ad mission lb $15, DompBey also said Tex Rickard would promote tho mulch botween the champion and Georges Carpeutlor on a percentage basis. Ho said ho undcrHlnod ho would re ceive no less than 25 per cent of the tocoiptB which was tho "usual amount" he added. He said he did not know what Carpentier would receive. "Thero will bo no guarantee" he said, "nnd tho forfeits already posted will stand. "My Information enmo In telegrams from Mr. Kcarns who gave no other details." SKEPTIC STAGES DEMPSEY m mm EI 10 EXPLODE GROUND MONMOUTH, Kas Fob. 2. John Wlllhelmer's experiment with the ground hog theory of undent origin and annual discussion ended In failure today. After standing In his observation tower near tho billet, which ho had established for a squad of five ground hogs last fall, VVllllielnier received a visit from bis fourteen-year-old son. Tho boy advised his fatrcr, faltor lngly: "I'm sorry, dad, I didn't mean to do anything wrong. Rut thero won't be any ground hogs sticking their noses out of that den today. Iast fall sonio fellows were out here hunting from town and said they wanted some possums. - Sam Willets and 1 sacked those ground hogs and Bold them to the fellows for two dollars apiece as possums." MONMOUTH, Kas., Fob. 2. John Wlllhelmor got up early today and went down to Lightning creek for some first-hand information on whether the ground hog knows how ong winter will hist, GREECE WILL INSIST UPON LAND CLAIMS King Constantine Declares the Right to Hold Smyrna and Thrace Must Be Granted Direct Negotiations With Turk Nationalists Impos sible Leader a Bluff. . ATHENS, Feb. 1. (Hy Associated Press.) Direct negotiations for tho settlement of Near Eastern problems between tho Greek nnd Turkish na tionalists are impossible, said King Constantino today. He indicated he was not averse to conversations between Greek represen tatives and delegates chosen by tho sultan's government if such procedure was dictated by the interests o Greece. Constantine made it evident that his government would refuse to recoRiiIzo Mustnpha Kemal Pasha, head of the Turkish nationalists or his delegates. Constantine declared he would make no overtures to' former Premier Venl zelos, who Is In France, stating M. Venlzelos must take the Initiative. "I do not recognize Mustnpha Kemal as a poison worthy to be dealt with," said tho king. "Why does Europe make all this fuss over an outlaw?" Mustnpha Kemal is only a big bluff; a big bubble, and wo could blow him off the map us we would blow a fly oft tho table. If It seems wise after the London conference for Greece to enter into negotiations with the responsible Turkish government lit Constantinople we will not hesitate to take that stop, but any discussion must tnke cogniz ance of our right to hold Smyrna ahi Thrace. This Is not an Imperialistic policy. It Is our national policy. Wo must protect our people outside tho homo land." . , Constantino said he had no Informa tion that tho United States would soon recognize him, but added ho was natur ally hopeful such action would bo taken. He Baid he was glad to soe that Presldout-olect Harding had expressed friendly sentiments toward Greece in, a communication to a Greek-American, republican club. Iloports that the Greek army In Asia. Minor had suffered a dofoat In recent operations wore donied by1 Constantino who said the Greeks had won a coiu ploto victory. Constantino's trip to Smyrna , and Thrace has boon postponod until after ; tho London conference. .SW'l':! i ' SAN 'FRANCISCO, Feb. " VfUK '' thd effects of a recent strii'm-'stlll hp'-"-: patfen't-in-swollen rivers nnd arecord-'' snow puck, California and the north west states nro in tho path of another big disturbance today, according to tho United States weathor bureau hero. Storm warnings wore posted at Washington nnd 6rcgon coast points today. Tho new storm, heading In tho vi cinity of Sitka, Alaska, will bo over tho coast states tonight unless it ia dissipated. AN ELABORATE T i ANOTHER STORMED - nl! 'r -.-rolrf R III, Wlllholmer was frankly skoptlcat of . the ancient belief that If tho an!? , mnl sees his shadow when ho comes ' , out : of his hole February 2, ho da- cldes there is still a hard wlntorrin,V sight nnd goes back for a six week's snooze. ' 1 Willheimer wns prepared for to-''' day's experiment. Ho begun getting ready months ago. For foar ona,:; ground hog might bo sleepy and go back into his hole for a cat nap, thus neither proving nor disproving any thing, Wlllhelmor had recruited five. "I'lil going to settle this thing," ho explained. Tho groundhogs wero billeted Bd vantngoously along the creek bank while the investigator was perched in an especially built observation towor and laid mental bets with himself on whether the weather man would keep his word nnd let In a Ilttlo sun shine. - When Wlllhelmor started for the creek ho waved aside persons who wished to accompany him. Ho prom ' ised to issue a stntement on hin ob 1 servntlons later In the dav, s
