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Dally Fifteenth Year.
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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1921
NO. 274
WORD
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IN ENGLAND
IS DENIED
British Foreign Office Much
Exercised by United Press
Report That British Officials
? Declare England and U. S.
. A. Treading Path to War
Interview Was Confidential.
, WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. By dircc-
Uon of his government, Leslie Cralgio,
British charge here, called today on
8ocretary Colby at the state depart
ment to formally deny published re
ports that officials of the British for
eign office had told American news
paper correspondents in London that
Gpreat Britain and America were
treading the path leading to war.
LONDON, Feb. 9. The foreign of
fice today issued a statement declaring
to be without foundation reports pub
lished ill the United States Tuesday to
the effect that an official of the for
eign office had uttered a warning of
tho Increasing seriousness of Anglo
American relations. The statement
said:
The statement on Anglo-American
relations quoted In the English press
this morning as having appeared in
the American press was' made without
the authority or knowledge of the
foreign office, and does not in any way
represent the views of the foreign of
fice upon the present or future state
of relations between the two countries.
"On the contrary, the foreign office
1b confident that any question arising
botween Great Britain and the United
States .can and will .be settled without
difficulty, whetherwlth the existing or
succeeding administration."
The reports to which the British for
eign office now gives formal denial
were not carried by the Associated
Press. They were contained In a dis
patch circulated by the United News.
The dispatch stated that the British
foreign office had summoned Amer
ican correspondents to Whitehall
where, through one having an impor
tant place in Anglo-American affairs, a
warning was' uttered that "we are
treading the path leading to war."
Correspondents were not summoned
as stated In the London dispatch quot
ed,, but were received In response to
numerous requests from news agencies
and American newspapers for a state
ment In connection with the visit
there of Ambassador Geddes. Since
the publication of tho report a major
ity of the correspondents have declar
ed that the story as printed in the
United States was a gross exaggera
tion and that when they were received
It was understood that no part of the
Interview was to be quoted.
TAXES REPEALED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 Ground hog
promises of a pleasant Bpring and
goose bone predictions of a rather tor
rid summer, have Btarted a flood of
potitlons to congress to repeal the war
time on the poor man's drink.
One day, back in 1919 when the tem
perature was hitting It up around the
hundred mark, the house voted to re
move the one cent tax on soda water
and Ice cream, but nothing ever hap
pened after that. The measure was
sent to the senate and apparently put
In cold storage. "
LEGALLY DEAD,
BATON ROUGE, La., Feb. 9. Lon
nie Eaton, the man the sheriff for
got to hang, may be dead legally. At
torney General Coco frankly admitted
today he did not know; but reports
from Ouachita parish prison where
Lonnle has been taking, legally or Il
legally, his regular three meals a day
ever since his execution day, Febru
ary 4, do not indicate that his appe
tite has suffered.
Sheriff Ornnt wrote 'the Governor
yesterday that In the press of "civil
and criminal matters" February 4.
he forgot tho mandnto to put the
negro, convicted of the murder of a
white man. to death. Attorney Gene
ral Coco Is raking the law books for
precedents. It was said the once In
President Tacoma
Bank Is Arrested
for Embezzlement
TACOMA, Feb. 9. Ole Larson
former president of the defunct
Scandinavian - American bank,
which failed on January 15, was
arrested today on a warrant
charging embezzlement of $UO,000.
Tho arrest was made at tho
Seattle homo of Mr. Larson by
Deputy Sheriff Tom Discond, as
sisted by two Seattle detectives.
The prisoner was immediately
brought here and taken to the
court house whore he conferred
with his attorney and officials.
Judge W. D. Askern set bail in
the case, at $100,000. the largest
amount ever demanded of a pris
oner in this county. Mr. Larson,
through his attorney, said he
would endeavor to raise the bail
to evade spending tho night in
the county jail.
U.S.
Legion Hospital Chairman
Charges Government Bu
reaus in Charge' of Soldier
Relief Put Employees dn
Legion Committees.
WASHINGTON, Feb. V Charges
that government bureaus having to do
with soldiers' relief are "packing the
committees of the American . Legion
with bureau employes who are mem
bers of the legion," were, made before
the legion's executive committee here
today by Abel Davis of Chicago, chair
man of the hospitalization committee.
"As a result the work of the loglon
in soldier relief matters is being
greatly handicapped," said Mr. Davis,
who added that at the Cleveland con
vention, "the bureaus licked us to a
frazzle in all matters relating to vet
erans relief and the legion wondered
how it was done"
Former service men are being kopt
in private hospitals that are "Inde
scribably filthy and in which condi
tions are terrible," Colonel Davis-declared.
That after the men were placed
in such hospitals they were loft with
out visits or Inspections by represen
tatives of the public health service. He
read a report of a survey of a hospital
In Illinois made by legion representa
tives. This said that white and negro
patients slept in the same room; that
the pharmacy containing narcotics and
drugs of all sorts was left unlocked
and that when asked if female patients
used the same bathroom as the males,
the doctor in charge stated that "the
women only remained about two weeks
at a time and did not take any baths."
Speaking on the proposed consolida
tion of the bureaus of vocational edu
cation, war risk insurance and a part
of the public health service, Mr. Davis
declared:
"Heads of the bureaus do not get
along together, nor do they co-operate
for the best interests of the service
men. Statements which they have
made to us repeatedly, have no truth
In them. They spend the greater part
of their time getting up records, in
other words, preparing their alibis be
forehand." After hearing Mr. Davis the execu
tlve recommended to the state divis
ions of the legion that they refrain
from appointing government bureau
employes on their committees.
PACK
m
m HEELERS
BUREAUS
FORGOT TO HANG, IS
BUT EATS REGULARLY
jeopardy principle of the law plight
prevent any execution.
The attorney general declared to
day that from Investigation of the
Eaton case as a member of tho board
of pardons he believed the negro
"should not be hanged." He added
that hod h'.' known that the date of
execution had been set, he would hove
called Governor Parker's attention to
a request for reprieve and commuta
tion of sentence made by Sheriff
Grant, who had asserted that to
hang Eaton would be "a travesty on
iustlce."
'My Investigation showed that the
killing of the white man lor wnic-n
Eaton was found guilty, was done Iti
a fray," Attorney General Coco Bald.
ITALY LEADING
THE WORLD IN
Secy. Baker Gives Congress
Information on International
Army Strength France
Leads in Standing Army
Japan Forces Increased.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.' France has
the greatest standing army In. the
world, according to information sent
to congress today by Secretary Hakor,
but counting lis active and reserve
forces Italy Is tho world's leading mili
tary power.
France's regular military force is
732,000 consisting of conscripted
French and cblonlal troops, and in ad
dition It has 1,5C0,000 men enrolled in
the reserves. Italy's tegular forces
number 350,000., but Us reserve con
sists 6f 4,G27,000 men, Including 3,000,-
000 mobile militia of the first line,
1,000,000 territorial militia as second
line reserves and 114,000 carabineers
and royal guardsmen.
Japan's military forces, according to
the secretary's figures, comprise 1,-
918,000 men, Including a regular army
of 273,000, a first reservo of 532,000, a
second reserve of 667,000, a national
army consisting of men between 37
and 40 years, of 240,000, and 200,000
men enrolled for replacements.
Great Britain's army of white troops
totals 295,000, the report said, with
130,000 additional native and colonial
troops, plus 233,000 men in the terrl
torial armies.
Italy's army expenditures for the
current fiscal year were placed at
1,812,000,000 lire; Fiance's at 4,237,
000,000 francs; Great Britain's nt 190,-
155,000 pounds and Japan's at 210,000,-
000 yen.
Regarding the strength of the Jap
anese army next year, Mr. Baker said;
"It Is known on good authority that
it is In expeess of that for the fiscal
year ending March 31, 1921."
Tho German army, the report con
tinued, was 160,000 nioh, allowed until
January 1, 1921, under the. Versailles
treaty. .
TO HALF PRICE
. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 9. Crude
Oil produced In tho great mid-continent
fields of Kansas and Oklahoma,
today dropped to one-half tho price
quoted sixteen days ago. . ' '''
Announcement of a 25 per cent cut;
by the Prairie Oil: and Gas company
and the Sinclair Oil and Gas company
brought the price .down to $1.75 a bar
rel compared with $3.50 a barrel Jun
uary 24. . ;vi;j - '
Restricted deruand'-recently 'for fuel
oil and other petroleum products und
an over abundant - production is the
reason given,-, for- tho. precipitate' do-,
clino In prices-' ton the.-.crude. product.
Operations' !n.,tho: oil -fields of 'the
southwest -generally have been cur
tailed within the lost month and sharp
wage reductions h'avo .Iwen made.
I'ipe lino companies for some time
have curtailed acceptance of crude
oil from 60 to 70 per cent. The re
mainder is being stored.
FOR CARPENTIFR BATTLE
t LOS ANGELES. Feb. 9. Jack
Dempsey, heavyweight champion, an
nounced hero today that tomorrow he
would begin preliminary training for
hfs July fight with Georgci Carpm
tier, European champion.
He Bald he would lease quartern
here and while working on a motin
picture, would also do light training
for his coming match. This will in
clude road work and boxing with
Terry Kellar, veteran heivywc-U.it,
whom he has engaged, as sparring
partner.
Harding Is Too
Good to Eat
DIXON. 111., Feb. 9.Prcsfdent-
elect Harding hag written Mrs. Ell
Fowler of Roohelle, declining with re
gret and expressions of gratefulness
for her- offer of "The Flame of the
Bronze," champion turkey at the re
cent national poultry show in Chi
cago, for his first Thanksgiving din
ner In the White Hourc. Mr. Hard
ing expressed reluctance to "make
food out of no valuable ft bird while
we are preaching simplicity aud thrift
as one of tho necemmry remedied to
effect an American cure,"
ARMED POWER
CRUDE OIL DROPS
Florida Alligator,
With 6-Foot Smile
to Be W. House Pet
WASHINGTON. Fob. 9. A
Florida alligator with u six foot
smile, more or less, Is to succeed
as White House pet former Presi
dent Taft's famous cow, Pauline,
the pony that rode in an elevator
In President Roosevelt's adminis
tration, and more recently, Presi
dent Wilson's flock of lawn mow
ing sheep. Senator Trammell
carried word to White House of
ficers today that President-elect
Harding had already accepted a
"fair sized 'gator" from Henry M.
Bennett of Jacksonville.
REVISION STATE .
AUTO TAX LAW
IS
SALEM, Ore., Feb.. 9. A series or
conferences held between members of
the houso roads and highways commis
sion, Secretary of State Kozer, ropre
sontatives of the automohilo men ot
the stale, Senator Dennis and a mini
her of tho houso leaders who are giv
ing special attention to whipping into
shape a road program for the session,
has resulted In a tentative understand
ing that a bill will bo drafted at once
revising the automobile license law
and introducing two material changes
The first will bo the substitution for
the present horse-power basis of clas
sification for licensing for one based
on combining tho weight and initial
purchase. This plan, workod out. 1"
dotjiil by Mr. Donnis, 1b demonstrated.
many house members state, to be far
more equitable than the ' prevailing
plan.
'1 i-e other change will be a recognl
tion ot the -depreciation of cars witli
age and a rebate from the nominal li
cense, fees on the older cars. This
chango Is one for which Representa
tive Sheldon has contended strongly
ever since the session convened. "
Tho plan for a further tnx on gaso
line, will result, according to present
talk, In a doubling of tho present tax
of one cent, hut not more. The real
students of this license problem
would like to put more of the tnx on
gasoline, as a more equitable measure
of a car's use of the highways, .but
lawyers brought into consultation on
the liroblem have advised going slow
on this feature of the law.
PARIS, Feb. 9. Terms for a fight
between Georges Carpentler, heavy
weight 'champion of Europe, and
Frank Moran of Pittsburg, who is
now In Paris, to be held in Paris,
have been accepted by the latter. Pro
moter Moth, it Is said, is meeting with
some difficulty In obtaining Carpen
tier's signature, owing to the high
terms insisted upon. ;
NEW YORK, Feb. 0. Charles B.
Cochran, English boxing promoter,
has not withdrawn as a Joint pro-,
moter of tho proposed Dempsey-Car-pentler
championship match, Dan Mc
ivetrick, former promoter here an
nounced today.
. McKetrlck said he received a cable
message yesterday In which Cochran
said he would stand by his agreement
If tho other promoters lived up to
their contract. 1
Daily Record of
the Crime Wave
SPOKANE, Fell. 9. Elmer Harding,
aged 30, today shot and killed his
hrother, Carl Harding, 28, and 'prob
ably fatally wounded his wife, Mrs.
Elmer Harding, and then killed, him
self this afternoon In a room of a local
hotel to which he had traced thom.-x
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 9. Oscar
Blanncy, alias Frank Rogers and
Henry Evans, alias O. R. Parsons,
charged with highway robbery and at
tempted burglary, have confessed, ac
cording to the police today that with
Thomas Burns, and Walter Smith,
they planned to rob a Btore here Mon
day night. They stated, the, police
end, that they came here two weeks
ago from Seattle. '
NEW YORK, Feb. 9. All places of
worship in Brooklyn, "the city of
churches," were placed under special
police guard at midnight.
The clergy complained to police that
valuable relics and equipment had
been taken recently from churches and
poor boxes In others robbed.
REFUSES
10 KILL LABOR
BILLOIGHIS
Hosford Bill Postponed Indefi
nitely Senate Passes Bill
Increasing Salaries in Lake,
Deschutes, Crook and Jef
ferson Counties.
SALEM. Ore., Feb. 9. Tho house
indefinitely postponed Representative
Iloslordu bill to repeal those sections
of the Oregon statutes known as 'Ma
nor's bill of rights." Tho voto was
i!l to 37 with Representatives Kuy
and Wells absent.
In brief Hosford's bill was aimed
at the section of the codo that legal
izes picketing and prevents courts
from enjoining picketing except under
certain restrictions. . ,
SALEM, Ore., Feb. ft. The senate
today passed a house bill Introduced
by the committee of forestry and con
servation, enabling timber land own
ers to have a hearing If dissatisfied
with assessments levied against them
by tho state board of forestry for ex
pense of patrolling their lands.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 9. Senator
Patterson's bill to consolidate tho de
partment or weignts ana measures
with tho state food and dairy commis
slon was defeated by the senate to
day In amended form. Tho amend
ment would have mado tho bill ef
fective in 1923 instead of imme
diately.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 9. Amended so
mat tho Multnomah law library
board cannot collect fees from nt-
tfirnnVM IIHlnr tho lllii-ui'ir Qntiti t.t
Hume's bill. incrwiHtnir tho foi.u nf
litigants in civil suits for tho benefit
oi mo uurary, passed tiiu senate to
day.
. SALEM, Ore., Pub. 9. The Semite
today passed xen.'Uo bills increasing
salaries of officers in Luke, Deschutc,
Juffers-jn and Crook countlen.
-Tho senate passed tho Upton bill
providing that in rural voting pre
cincts of not over 30 voters, tha pulls
snail open at tun o clock a. m., and
continue open until 3 p, m.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 9. The senate
this morning accepted an Invitation
from tho house at a meeting in Joint
session nt 2:30 p. m. today to listen
to an address by Robert N. Stanfleld
United .States senator-elect.
NTER
DEALING IN DEATH
WASHINGTON, Feb. t). Arrest of
five men In Philadelphia. In a raid
upon a printing shop where alleged
counterfeit internal revenue liquor
stamps wore being produced, was an
nounced hero today 'by Chief Moran
of the secret service. Chief Mornn
suld abouti.lOO.OOO scrip-stamps,' as
well as liquor: labels wero seized. '
.Recent -raids by' secret service
agents disclosed, liquor bearing Inter-
nnt'rovcnlio stamps :ind brand labels
so cleverly Counterfeited that tho bot
tles' could not be told from those rcgu
larly withdrawn from bond except
upon the closest examination, ho said
Analysis of tho liquor In Borne of these
bottles, ho declared, showed that tho
contunts were adulterated sufficient);
to kill.
HE WAS IMPOLITE
NEW YORK, Feb. 0. Jack Rrit
ton, welterweight boxing champion
today was ordered to appear befixe
tho state boxing commission Friday
to explain a breach of fistic etiquette
ho Is said to hnvo committed Monday
In his fight with Ted (Kid) Lewis,
' After protesting against the use by
Lewis of a rubber tooth protector,
Ilrltton hecamo Involved In nn im
promptu bout with one of the Eng
Ushman's seconds. Ilrltton today
said he was sorry and that he wtm ex
cited at the time.
House Problem
, Is Now Solved
WYTHEVILLE, Va., Feb. 9. Be
cause they found rents too high and
keeping honso too bothersome, Harvey
Cooley. 60, and his brother, Dale, 45,
have lived ill the open for flvo years
on Lick mountain, near here. Whilo
the two brothers wero known to live
on the mountain It did not generally
hocomo known uptll today that their
home consisted of a hole In tho ground
five feet In diameter and ten inches In
depth. ,
(
Women's Boycott on
Retailers Closes Up
Bakers and Butchers
NEW BRUNSWICK. Feb. !.
Forty butcher and baker shops
were closed here today and house
wives who for days have boycot
ted and picketed tho places were
jubilant. They demanded lower
prices for meat anil bread but tho
retailers claim prices cannot bo
cut until wholesale quotations
drop.
A mere mat, ignorant of the
boycott bought two dozen rolls
yesterday. On leaving the bak
ery, women attacked him, flung
the rolls Into tho gutter and pur
sued the innocent buyer down the
street. Other attacks occurred In
Various parts of the city.
Unemployment conditions hnvo
oinblttered ninny consumers
tigulnst tho retailers, it was said.
JAP PROTEST
10. S.
Chinese Premier Is Seriously
Considering Cancellation of
Federal Co. Contract in View
of British Opposition Den
mark Also Lodges Protest.
-.PEKINO, Fob. 9 Premier Chun
Yun-Peng, under prossuro of tho Brit
ish legation hero, Is seriously consider
ing a proposal to cancel tho contract ot
tho American Federal company with
the ministry of communications for
tho construction of a wireless plant In
Shanghai. The British allego it vio
lates the government contract with
the MuVconl company which gives the
latter concern a virtual monopoly on
wireless construction in China.
Charles R. Crane, American nmhas
sador to China, has suggested that can
cellation of tho contract with the Fed
eral company be deferred, pending di
rect negotiations, which It is under
stood tho Washington, administration
Is inking up with tho British govern
ment. Mr. Crane feels the question Is
most important, bearing on future
American efforts toward direct inter
course with China.
Japan, which lodged a protest In
January against the Federal contract
oa tho ground that it infringed rights
acquired two years ago by a Japanese
company, has mado an additional pro
test, while Denmark also has lodged
one, alleging infringement.
The attitude of the Chinese foreign
office, as unofficially expressed Is
that the British and American con
tracts were executod by different de
partments of the governmont with dif
ferent aims, and hence there Is no con
flict. With regard to tho 'Japanese
contract, It Is alleged the Japanese
have not fulfilled the terms of the
contract and thereby havo relieved the
ministry or communications from obli
gations under It.
E
OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 9. The
committee on federal relations and
immigration of the state Iiouho of
representatives today reported tho bill
prohibiting ownership or use of land
by aliens not eligible to citizenship,
with tho recommendation that it be
passed. The bill was referred to the
house judiciary committee for further
consideration. .
KILLS SUITOR AND
' LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9. Mrs.
Edith Lundherg, n young widow, was
reported In a serious condition hero
today from gunshot wounds alleged
to have been self-lnfllcted, after, ac
cording to tho police, she shot and
killod hor fiance. Linns F Worden, an
employe ot an automobile company
last night.
"I made tip my mind to kill him
and I shot to kill him," she said, ac
cording to tho police, before sho was
put on tho operating table. She said
she had been "feeling blue," tho of
ficers stated.
Mrs. Lundherg, who Ir 25 years old,
hnd been employed ns a stenographer
at tlie county hall of records.
ENGLAND
JOINS
mm
ANOTHER YOUNG WIDOW OF LOS ANGELES
COST, STATE
CASH BONUS
8,513,650
Adjt. General White Gives
Figures for Service Men
Cash Bonus Adjusted
Compensation Bill to Be Re
ported Today Port Bill
Passes House.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 9. There were
delegations present at tho hearing to
day from Roseburg, Medford, Eugenu
and Ashland. Stnto Commander Gil
bert of tho American Legion woh
among the speakers. The latter said
tho service men are not asking for a
gratuity but for a re-adjustment based
on Justice and equity.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 9. Figures sub
mitted by Adjutant General George A.
Whlto at tho hearing on tho soldiers
bonUH bill last night showed that
should every service man in tho state
bu paid a cash bonus the amount
would bo $8,513,650. The adjusted com
puusation bill introduced at the in
stance of tho American Legion and
other organizations of sorvice men
was being considered at a hearing con
ducted by tho joint committee on
military affairs. -
Colonel White placed the number
of service men in the Btate who would
be entitled to a bonus at 34,430.
The chairman of . the ways . and
means committees announced ' that
they would report out tho bill today
and havo it referred to the committee
on military affairs before coming up
for finul pnsenge.
tO MensurcH I-taw. r
SALEM. Ore., Feb. 9, Nineteen
measures passed by tho legislature,,
hnvo been enacted into law by tho
governor's signature. Among thorn
is a house bill by Marsh providing for :
Uconslnff of nursery men and their
agents and a house bill by Kubll, de
fining criminal syndicalism and sa
botage and providing punishment.
Senate bills signed Include, one by
Norblad for preliminary survey for
an inter-stato bridgo across tho Co
lumbia river, bills by DennlB relating
to circulation of false statements as
to standing or reputation of banking
institutions, and relating to convic
tion of minors, and a bill by Patter
son creating a state budget commis
sion. Free Text Books Pass.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 9. Tho senate,
by , a vote ot 20 to 9 passed late yes
terday Senator Banks' bill providing
free toxt books In the elementary
schools of the state.
Among bills passed by the house
wore the following measures:
By Hindman, amending section 4550
Oregon laws, relating to establishment
of county roads.
By Davey, regulating the sale of
oleomargarine, butterlne, renovated
or processed butter, or other Imita
tion 'dairy products.
By a Joint committee on roads and
highways, to provide protection for
subcontractors, material, men and .
laborers performing labor for tho
state.
Joint committee on roads and high
ways, amending section 4697, Oregon
laws, relating to highway bonds.
By joint committee on roads and
highways, providing for a first assist-,
nnt highway engineer. .
By Wells, repealing chapter 172,
general laws of Oregon for '1919 and
defining a real estate broker and li
censing and regulating same.
Port Bill Passes.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 9. The Port of
Portland and the dock consolidation
bills, which pnssed the senate last
week, have been passed by the house
and are now ready for tho governor's
signnture. .
With only one dissenting vote the
bills were passed by the house late
yesterday afternoon, after a few
(Continued cm raga Six)
NEARLY KILLS SELF
According to tho police, her hus
band died about five years ago.
Last night Worden, 25 years old,
and Mrs. Lundberg went tor an auto
mobile ride. They returned lata and
sat In tho machine for a time. Neigh -.
bors said they heard them talking and
laughing. A silence followed, broken
by the sound of four shots. ,
When neighbors rushed out Wor
den was dying. Mrs. Lundberg was
wounded in the abdomen. ' .
lioth were rushed to the receiving
hospital. Worden died on the way.
Surgeons suld they had little hope of
the woman's recovery, but operated aa
tho only chance.
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