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Newspaper Page TextMedford M ail Tribune The Weather Maximum yesterday 45 Minimum today 36 Precipitation 03 Predictions Fair. Dally Fifteenth Year. Weekly Fiftieth Year. MEDFORD, OKl'XiOX,. THURSDAY, FEDRUARY 1921 XO. 269 i ;' '' m i N i f N i I ON ABERDEEN LEGIONFAILS 26 Sticks of Dynamite With Lighted Fuse Found by Le gion Building Holding 50 Members Montesano Out rage Is Recalled. ABERDEEN, Wash.. Feb. 3. lAfter an all-night search, police today again took up the trail of the bomber, who attempted last night to blow up the American Legion building here. Tho attempt iron frustrated only by the timely passing of Henry Lancaster, a legionnaire, whose curiosity, when he saw a man crouching near the building, led him to investigate with the result that he discovered a smok ing fuse attached to 26 sticks of dyna mite. Fifty legion men .wore- in the building at the time, most of thorn making out applications for the state bonus. r Lancaster was able to furnish the police a good description of the man. Every avenue of escape from the city was closed at once, all trains and boats have been watched and it is believed the man is still in hiding here. The paper in which the 1 dynamite was wrapped, however, is believed to provide the best clue to tho bomber's identity. It was a copy of a Monte sano weekly publication and ad dressed to S. Tagaya, Japanese sec tion foreman at South Montesano. Tagaya was taken into custody and questioned for four hours by tho police and sheriff Elmer tSibson, but was released at the end of that time, the authorities coming to the conclu sion that neither. Tagaya nor any of his crew1 had anything to do with the bombing attempt. Lancaster .was unable to identify Tagaya or any of his crew. Two other suspects were arrested 6y the police as they were attempting to board the blind baggage of a train for Seattle. One of them had a quan tity of fuses and tho other a small bot tle of explosive. Keither is believed, however, to have had anything to do with the attack, though thoy are being held in connection with the attempt to blow a safe at Cosniopolls, early yesterday morning. Officials are still working on the theory that the bombing attempt on the legion building has a connection with the Armistice day murders at Centralla and the subsequent trial of the alleged murderors at Montesano. ITS PRESIDENT VISITS U. S. FLEET VALPARAISO, Chile, Fob. 3. Presi dent Alessandri of Chile visited Ad-., riilral Rodman, commander of the Unit ed States Pacific fleet, on board the flrfesblp New, Mexico today. Later the president and the ministers of war and marine viowed a parade of 4000 sailors. , J,, ... i, Valparaiso was crowded with offi cers, marines and sailors and the North American and Chile committees carried out a program of dances, ex cursions to points of Interest, and rifle shooting contests. Twenty-five Chil ean professors went on board various ships of the fleet to lecture on Chile, while members of the Valparalson Medical society heard a lecture on naval sanitation on board tho hospital ship Mercy. Admiral Rodman and his staff also attended a reception given by the dip lomatic corps. ABOLISH TOILS AND TOLEDO, O., Feb. 3.Dlscovery of a combination in which three boxing promoters are Involved was announced today by the Toledo boxing commis sion and details of a plan to break it up were made public. One of the promoters was a former member of the commission who resign ed recently. The use of towels has been abolished fans being used Instead. The throw ing of water on a boxer as he returns to his corner also Is foroidden. At a recent bout two members of the com mission were showered during the wet ting down process. Tlcdm-e Gns Again. NEW YOP.K. Feb. 3. The Stand ard Oil company of New Jersey today announced an additional reduction of one cent a gallon in the price of gaso line In New Jersey, making the whole sale price 26 4c. The price in Louisiana was reduced two cents n gallon, mnking the whole sale price 2.1 '4c . z BOMB AT MP President Wilson Vetoes Game Bill, Milk Valley Club WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. Prcsi- dent Wilson vetoed today a bill authorizing patenting of 77 acres of public lands in Montana for game preserve purposes by the Milk River Valley Gun club. "In my opinion," tho president said lu his message, "tho legisla- tlon proposed is not In the public Interest." The president added that he was Informed that tho land In question was used by game birds as breeding grounds and he sug- gested that it be made a "federal bird reservation," instead. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. Presi- dent Wilson, acting on the recent- ly communicated request of Presi- dent-elect Harding today issued a proclamation calling a special session of tho senate to convene March 4. 10 FIGHT NOW IF NECESSARY Drastic Resolutions Announced . by Local Committee Bet ter Break Relations With Japan Than Allow Nullifica tion of Anti-Alien Law. The all-absorbing topic In Medford is the campaign started at the Ameri can Legion meeting Tuesday night to frustrate the reported plan to colo nize California Japanese in the Rogue River valley. Already tho legion cam paign against Japanese leasing land or owning land in Oregon has been endorsed by the Chamber of Com merce, which acted yesterday noon, arid the Medford-Ashland Typographi cal Union and the local Woodmen of the World camp, which acted last night and adopted ringing resolutions on the subject. It was reported that five Japs ar rived in the city this morning, who had negotiations pending for the pro posed lease of a valley orchard near Medford. As a part of its campaign the Amer ican Legion post will have published in The Mail Tribune daily tho names of all persons who lease their orchards or farms to Japanese. Tho committee consisting of How ard A. Hill, Judgo E. E. Kelloy and Gus Newbury appointed at the lgion meeting Tuesday night to draw up resolutions to congress, announced today these resolutions, which are drastic in nature. After calling attention to the treaty pending at present In the U. 8. senate- between this country and Japan, tho terms of which seemingly would render null and void tho legislation and alien land laws adopted in Pa cific coast states, the resolutions close as follows: "Whereas, we believe that any set tlement of this question unfavorable to tho rights of American citizens would only complicate mutters and lead to trouble eventually; and "Wheieas, from our knowledge of tho Jupnnese and from the close-up of the situation that we have had, we believe that a show-down is inevi table; and "Whereas, If the saving of America for Americans would strain tho diplo matic relations or jeopardize the peace existing between tho governments of tho United States and Japan, "Bo it unanimously resolved by Medford Post No. 15, American Le gion, Medford Oregon, that these re lations bo broken at once, and, the question settled by force of arms if necessary, for once and for all time to como." Dogowners of the city and county are stilt bashful about paying their deg tax, but 200 have overcome their timidity and remitted, according to County Clerk Chauncey Florey. Last year there were 1600 dog owners in the county, and there is no evidence that the population has decreased. The county clerk expects a rush from the country vi nine possessors as soon as the news gets around that the law was put on the statue books for pur poses other than ornamental. The sheriff's office has gathered In a num ber of dogs without licenses, and the campaign will continue until nil are accounted for, LEGION WILLING E IS y Y "What the Hell Did We Go in for to Steal Money?" Charles G. Dawes, Former Head Army Supply Shouts at Committee. WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. Turning sharply upon housu wur investigating committees as a whole. Chariea G. Dawes, former head of the army sup ply procurement service in Franco. lold one of them today that lite value of their work had beer, rendered 'use less through injection of partisan uol lilcs. "I bitterly resent this effort to re fleet upon the entire nrniv because some poor devil hlumlcicd in Swit zerland," he shouted. "You can not put a blotch on tbe army. What lie hell did we go in for to steal money? It was not a republican or a demo cratic war. It was an American war and yet as a rule these coinniHtoes ley to bring In partisan polities. "You could use your time invsli- gating to a .better advantage l lulu hero trying to rave disgracef il gov- ernnient waste. You cot, id s'ive 11101 e money for the people, li.it as to France, you haven't got evidence to make a case if ono exlstou and i don't believe it does. "I am not horo to mnko charges that would blacken the name of a kmI- dier who cannot come in to be heard. ' Asked about grnfter3 who followed tho American army to l'Y.mce, Gene ral Dawes said : "Yes, they wero there, 'tome of the most despicable characters on earth, trying to help the army by selllnc it things it needed at exorbitant Hr- ures. There was one man we caught and deported. What's his name? oh, what s the use? I am not a muck raker. He was a traitor and 1 wish we could have shot him." There were many women at the hearing, but It did not fense the gene ral who swore constantly. "Long after this committeo Is dead and gone, the achievements of the American army will stand as an ever lasting blaze' of glory," he declared. "You have tried to make a mountain out of a molehill, but thank God tile army was American, not republican, nor democratic." No News in It Asserting that the people were tired of war talk and fault finding, General Dawes, banging the table, said: "There's no flews in it. If I wasn't hero strutting around and swearing there would bo no news in this." Mr. Dawes rippled out a streak of oaths as he took up the attempt to criticize General Pershing. "It will be 25 or 60 years before Pershing's place in history is fixed," he said. "He could not have won the war had he sought to put popularity above duty. And let me tell you the doughboys now complaining will live to seo tho day when they will be proud that they fought under him." Declaring authority and responsibil ity in the army should be centralized in peace times as well as in war times, General Dawes said tho American army was "deteriorating again into a bureaucracy which is bound to prove inefficient." Plnhead Politicians 'Look at the plnhead politicians who arc raising hell ubout promotion for men who oarned them In France," he exclaimed. "They're doing It for petty reasons. It's a dirty shame. I wasn't In the regular army but I can be fair." The committee was told "tho next war" would break out overnight, and that the army and navy probably would get into a row as to which was to boss the affair. General Dawes declared the United Slates aviation program had been "a terrible failure," largely because of "overeonfldence and inexperience." ' "Even if we didn't have the planes, we had the aviators the best in tho world," he added. 1 1 FEET OF SNOW AT CRATER IAKE The depth of snow at Crater Lake rim Is 11 feet, nnd at Anna Spring ramp five miles lower down, Is 10 feet. According to. word received this morning by Alex Sparrow from Hanger Brown, who is Rtatloned at the lake this winter. The depth Is five feet more than last year at this time and indicates a later opening of the season than usual. The American Legion warns the pub lic to beware of two men giving the names of Benson and Stewart solicit ing subscriptions for a magazine named "Over Here Review." The method of soliciting Is questionable and the men are wanted for beating a board bill In MursliricM. WAR PROB CONDEMNED B AM OFFICER Allies Preparing ' for Offensive by Soviets in Spring PARIS, Feb. 3. illy Associated Press.) President Pilsudskt of Poland, with a largo number of high Polish officials and their secretaries arrived In Paris today to discuss with pmminent French officials, a possible bolshevik of- tensive agalnRt Poland In tho early spring, and oliicr subjects. "The most disturbing factor of Poland's plight is the impression that has gone abroad In tho world that she is imperialistic," said Princo Saplohn, Polish foreign minister, after his arrival, "and tho next Is tho problem of finding enough food for her starving pco- pie. The government is most con- 4 corned in combatting tho idea that Poland has ambitions for fur- liter territorial gains." I IN LOWER CHAMBER SALEM, Ore., Feb. II. Tho Oregon house of representatives today unani mously passed Representative Uelk nap's bill to prohibit alien and din loyal persons from teaching in the public schools, state university, state agricultural college and stato normal col logo. A bill banning punch boards was passed. SALtaM. Ore, Feb. 3. The senate today passed bills providing for the organization of logged -off hinds Im provement districts: making It unliw- fulto allow the growth of Scotch furz Increasing salary of Multnomah conn ty school superintendent from $'J500 to $3600; county treasurer from $2500 to .1l00; auditor from $3000 to $3fi00: authorizing the secretary of tho state to increase the salary of th superintendent of tho rtiptto) building and grounds; enabling the governor to fix tho salary of tho warden of ihe state penitentiary; enabling the gov ernor to fix the salary of the statu' parole officer. -SALEM, Ore., Fob. 3. Tho senate forenoon session was foatured by a brush among Multnomnh county law yers, over a bill by Hume to Increase law library fees. Personalities wore Indulged in and charges of private in terest made, tho final result being that Hume, lending tho fight, won by a margin of one vote, causing tho bill to go back to tho judiciary committee for further consideration of amend ments to which Hume objected. For benefit of the library the' hill, as introduced, provided that plaintiffs in civil suits pay of feo of $2 In nd ditlon to the amount provided by law and that defendants pay $1 in addi tion. As amended Hume said tho pur pose of the bill Is utterly destroyed. - SALEM, Ore., Feb. 3. By adoption of adverse committee reports the sen ato today put out of further con sideration by the legislature Seifator Kberhard's bill to make every county a judicial district and also his bill to transfer probato business from the county to the circuit court. . . The former numsmo would havo in creased tho number of circuit Judges in the state to 44, allowing two for Marlon county and eight for Multno mah county. The Ellis bill providing for the marking of boundaries of un fenced lauds was killed by Indefinite post ponement. Daily Record of the Crime Wave SALT LAKH CITY, Feb. 3. Alexander Holmes, bricklayer, fit), was stabbed to death at his homo here today whon ho resisted rob- hers who called upon him to de- liver his money. Holmes stag- gored to a neighbor's house, fur. liishcd a description of his assail- ants and died. MITCHELL, 8. D., Feb. 3. R. Stapleton, assistant cashier of the Corona, S. D., State bank, was shot and killed this morning by robbers who escaped with a con- slderahlc amount of money, ac- cording to a report roceived hero by L. J. Welch, secretary of tho South Dakota Bankers' assocla- tlon. RITZVILLE, Wash., Feb. 3. Negotiable notes worth $10,000, Liberty bonds owned by em- ployes, and other securities to a total value of 15,000 to 18,000 were Btolen by burglars who cracked the safe In the office of the .Mlers-Shcpley department store here last night, It was dis- covered today. No arrests havo been made. ANTI PUNCH BOARD MEASURE !S PASSED COURTMARTIAL LORD DUNSANY IRE IMS POET Famous Piaywright and Poet to Be Tried for Having Fire arms in Possession Motor Lorries Blown Up by Mines Many Killed. Dl'llLIN. Fob. 3. Lord nunsany poet and playwright, who was arrested recently after a search of Diiusany castle, In county Meath, will ho tried by court martial Friday it was an nounced today. Tho charge is keeping firearms and auimunitliiu not under effective military control. DUBLIN', Feb. 3 Four men are dead as a result of an ambush of a squad of auxiliary police at Hallinalco, near here yesterday, two of (lie wounded having died lute last night. Details havo not been received hero but it is known that ono of two motor lorries was blown up by n mine in a road, it being said that this was Hie first time such a method of attack had been used against crown forces 111 Ireland. Threo lorries loaded with police wore attacked hero Inst night, several bombs being thrown at them. The of ficers on board returned (ho fire, two civilians being wounded. A constable in plain clothes who was cycling, was shot dead during tho evening. SKIDBHREEN, County Cork, Ire land, Feb. 3. Six members of a party of several hundred Sinn Felners were killed and several others wounded in an attack last night upon fifteen po lice between llurgnda and Hosscarbery according to police reports today. Tho attacking party was beaten off after a fierce fight, nbnndlng a quantity of ammunition. The police, the reports declare, sus tained no casualties. SKinniiltlDE.V, Ireland, Fell. 3 The attack was on an elubornto scnlo, tho accounts state. Tho Sinn Feiners had as their base tho house of Maglstrato King, which they had commandeered tho previous night. The police return ed their fire and the battle raged until military' and police reinforcements routed the attacking party. The magistrate's house was badly damaged. TRAINING 1 50.000 WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 President elect Harding favors enactment, of leg islation to provide for voluntary mili tary training of 150,000 men annually", Chairman Kuhn of tho house military committeo announced yestorday to tho house In launching his fight to prevent reduction of the regular army below 170,000 men. Chairman Kahn declared that the president-elect had told him at Marion, Ohio, recently that ho favored an army of 175,000 men, but that ho hoped that "some day" It could bo cut to 150.000. "Reduction of the army to 150,000 men as provided In tho army appropri ation bill may be possible a year bonce," said Mr. Kahn, "but is not ad visable to tako such a stop ut this time. The United Stales hasn't a friend among tho nations of tho earth. Serious problems confront tho Amer ican people and It would bo a mistake to authorize further reduction of the army until conditions bncomo more stable." Discussing the president-elect's sug gestion of voluntary training for 150, 000 men a year, Mr; Kahn said ho did not think it would be imssible to get that many men to training camps, but he declared congress should glvo an opportunity for the plan to bo tried out. f YOU FIND PESSIMIST. MEM PHIS, Tenn., Feb. 3. "If you find a pessimist anywhere outside this hall kill hlin for tne," Bishop James Atkins said hero today at a confer enco of tho educational commission. Methodist Episcopal church, south. "A pessimist Is worso than a Hun," he continued. "Hard times Is the cry of a coward." , The conference Is planning n $33. 000,000 educational fund drive, U. S. Congress May Investigate Graft Charge by Bergdoll WASHINGTON", Feb. 3. Possi bility of a congressional Investiga tion of the escape to Germany of drover Cleveland Hergdoll, weal thy draft dodger, was revived to day when tho house military com mittee Instructed Chairman Kalm to confer with District Attorney HcF.voy of Philadelphia, regard ing the case. A resolution proposing nn in quiry Is before the committee. Chairman Kahu announced he nut only wanted an Investigation of tho escape but favored a "most thorough and sweeping" investi gation of tho allegation, reported to havo been niado by Hergdoll iu Germany, that he had been of fered his freedom If ho would "come across to some American nrniy officers with a bribo of $ 10(1,(10(1." K. OF P. RELIEF F Mush and Milk Banquet Nets Approximately $100 Med ford Responding Generously to Appeal, But Much More Will Be Needed. This was the first day of tho time set for tho European Itellef cam paign and the treasurer, IT. O. Froh bach, reports somo very satisfactory contributions, however far Insufficient to cover tho quota assigned for Med ford. The campaign ends Saturday of this week nnd as no soliciting will be done. It will be up to each Individual In the community to send in their check for an amount which they be lieve they can afford to spend In order that the starving children of central Europe bo given a chance for their life. The Hoover Mush and Milk banquet last evening at the Medford hotel net tod practically $100 and the members of tho Knights of Pythias lodge have contributed tho sum of $112. Thoso who Intend to help in this fund should not delay sending In their check. Help tli oho poor children, who through no fault of their own, have had this unfortunate condition thrust upon them. Mayor dates presided at tho affair and opened the program with a char acteristic add less and appeal for re lief for the starving children. Then followed a splendid entertainment program, which comprised selections by tho high school glee club, music by Mrs. t'hilders and Mrs. Meldu HII lis. a violin solo by C'arltoir .lanes with Frances Montgomery as accompanist, selections by tho Premier Novelty orchustra and dainty song and dance numbers by Missus Kuwait Oalu and June Warnack. Tho domes! Ic sclenco class of the high school served the-banquet. EPIDEMIC 'PARIS FLU' SPREADING IN CITY A number of Medford people arc suffering from an nlturk of "i'aris flu," an nllnicnt so called because it was first Inrati'd In that gay city, and Its chief characteristic is blccoughlhg, accompanied by tbe usual aches Mid pains of a regular cold. The hic coughing Is very debilitating, and leaves the victim ill a wcakcm-d con dition for a day or two after re covery. It is generally liia mild form, and seems to bo prevalent chiefly among grown people. It Is said by medical men to be an aggra vated form of whooping cough. Among the local folks who have been afflicted Is Kdlson Marshall, the au thor. Negotiations Denied. Carl .1. Itroniinor, whose ranch It was stated in yesterday's paper had been negotiated for by Japanese de nies this statement and declares that no offer has been received from Jupa nese and he would not consider such a proposition under any circum stances. The information came from a sourco this paper considered per fectly reliable and further Investiga tion suggests that while Mr. Hrommer was unaware of the fact, the nego tiations wero duly made through a third party. LONDON. Fet. 3. The condition of Trineo Kropotkin, Hussian nuthor and revolutionary leader, who re cently was erroneously reported ti have died in Mobcow, must bo com sidrred serious, says a wireless dis patch from Moscow today. Little hope Is entertained for his recovery LODGE DONATES 11112 ID GEN IT URGES ARMORY FOR MEDFORD National Guard Commander Also Presents New Program With $170,552 Appropria tion Carter Favors Tourist Bureau for State. ; SAU-IM, Ore., Feb. 3 Goorge A. Whhn, adjutant general of Oregon, ap peared before the Joint ways and moans committee last night In behalf of the National Guard and presented tho now program or activities uutier the national dofense act, tho guard is nskiim Tor $170,052. The adjutant general also recom mended appropriations for armories at iMedlord, McMlnnville and Indepen dence, which would bo built under -the law, whereby tho stato, counties and the cities In which tho armories are located collaborate in the result. He also recommended $15,000 to complete the Mnrshfleld armory. SAMCM, Ore., Feb. 3. Seven senate bills embodying the port program for the Port of Portland, which passed the senate Monday have been referred to tho houso judiciary committee by Speaker Bean. Form Tourist Bureau SALIOM, Ore., Feb. S. Iloforo tho ways and means committeo of tho leg islature last night was launched a novo for the organization of a stato tourist bureau. Mombers of the ways and means committee wero responsive to the ap--peal nnd some of them added romarks on tho value, based upon' their-own ob-' sorviitlons, of attracting tourists to' Oregrtn. ' Two proposals wero presented by H. B. VanDuzer of Portland. One Is a stato organization to oporate In con: ncctlon with the Pacific Northwest Tourist association, tho other Is a state bureau to operate lu connection with tho Oregon Produco oxhlblt In Portland. K. V. Carter of Ashlnnd told tha committeo that tourist travel in south ern Oregon last summer was estimated at 200 or 300 per cent greater than ever before, but that tho estimate waa too low. jALliM, Ore, Feb. 3. A bill by Representative LaFolletto . to Btrlku . February 22 and November 11 from tho list of school holidays was defeat ed by tho houso. SALEM. Ore.. Feb. 3. Sonator Eddy of lloseburg, with tho support of Sena tors Iltiro and Joseph Into yesterday bowled over a majority report of the -committeo on railroads and utilities, 1 1 which rncommonded agalnstrtlf8''paisi',,A; sago of Kddy's bill "toi ! ptWsef Vo ''dony' ! '1 tracts botweeit'imnnlwilalllloB'Bha tlow-'. " lie utilities. nj tt voto of 21 td 'fr'lhb! too majority report and tho bill 18 no?""' on its wayifo 'third reading: 'uvts il!-" j;'ii(fTJA j'i'-.oVt w mm n am Wt mm m m m i i i 1 1 i 1 1 1 in ii ii n it j I ummvii MA! ' RACE CALIFORNIA I'ltlNCKTON, N. .1.. Feb. 3. A race between tho crew of tho Prince-' ton nnd tho University of California is considered likely nlthough no defi nite an-HUKcnionts have been mad, Arnold Wood, undrgiaduato nianagor of the Tlgur crow, said today. About two weeks ago the Prlncoton authorities received a letter from Franklin H. Morse, former Tiger foot ball .player who Is now a Snn Krnn cisco sport writer, asking it Prince ton would consider a challenge, Kcply was made that arrangements might he mudc if California beat Washington nnd it tho graduate board or control hero was willing. This hoard has not passed upon tho regular schedule. It an agreement is reached, it la" considered likely that tho contest will bo held on Lako Carneglo 1ho first week in Juno over a twomllo course, ' FALLS 16 STORIES, NEW YORK, Feb. 3 Nathan Cohen structural iron worker, who plunged from the top of a new sixteen story building In Broadway yesterday, re ported for work this morning. His fall was broken by a heavy can vas debris receptacle, stretched from (he firth tier. Ills little finger was V-)iv;"