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Newspaper Page Textt Medeord .The Weather Maximum yesterday 44 Minimum today 32 precipitation Trace Predictions Rain. pally Fifteenth Year. Weekly Fiftieth Year. ":MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, FMBRUATIY 19, 1921 NO. 283 HUGHE M All ; Tr: BUNE y APPOINTED Former 1 G. 0. P. Presidential Candidate1 Accepts Appoint ment as Secy; of State in Hardmg's Cabinet Pleased , With Honor, But- Has No ! .'Stalemenf to IVlake1; '' ST. AUOUSTINE, Fin., Feb. 19. Dofinfto announcement was mudo by President-elect Harding today that Charles Evans Hughes, of New York, republican nominee for the presidency four yours ago, had been offered the position of secretary of state in the next administration and had. accepted. Tho announcement was tho first formal confirmation of Mr. Hughes' selection, although It had been understood for some time that he would be given the place. Ho was in conference with the president-elect hero when .the selection was made known officially, but he would malto no comment beyond an expression of appreciation ; of tho honor, conferred upon him. ': . - . Mr.-Hardlng, himself, issued no for- Lt!Afe55 JgVANa.hiUGHEai . lriiii statement, but said merely that he had asked . Mr. Hughes to conic horp to offtyj.jformally .him tho state portfolio.' . , ,i- nm very, happy M say," ho ad ded,.''thut He has agreed to accept." Asked whcthjjr.he. could, go into de tails about,. tho .consultation today In regard' to diplomatic and .state de partment affairs, Mr. Hurding replied: "You must ask Mr. Hughes. That is going to be: another, policy of this administration. From tho beginning, tho sccrotary of state will speak fur the stato department." Mr. Hughes declined to po further than to say "many subjects" had been discussed about which he did not feci ut liberty to speak. "Of course,I appraise It a very high honor." ho said, "to bo Invited by Sen ator- Harding to como Into the ad ministration. And I have regarded It as an imperative obligation to accept tho offer ho has made." "Tho incoming executive." said Mr. Harding, after a conference with Rep resentative Fordney, chairman of the houso ways and means committee, "is going to bo very anxious for some early tariff legislation of an emci gency nature. I think it Is impera tive, for I don't believe tho country (Continued on Page Bight) I HARDING DECLINES PLAY GOLF MATCH WITH S. C. POSTMASTER'S JOB AS PRIZE ST.- AITGUSTINK, Fla.,' Feb. 19. Although President-elect Harding has declinr J a challenge to a game of golf, with the postmastership at Greenville, S. C as a stake, Thomas H. Pope, a democrat and the present postmaster, was given a short lease on political life, It was learned today. ' ' Mr. Harding wrote that "1 am giving no consideration at this time to any of the district ap'polntments- and I take jt that Jlr, Pope can lt pnsv for Iho Oregon Brides Will Now Be Required to Pass Physical Tests --.S- SALEM, Oer., Feb. 19. A Mil requiring woman as well as men applying for marriage li censes to do examined as to' mental and physical fitness lias been enacted . by the .Oregon legislature. Unfavorable ac tion had been taken on the measure earlier In tho session. A law requiring- examination of men has been in force in this state. A bill establishing standard grading and packing rules for apples and pears also was final ly passed. E PRlCyLOT Senate Committee Declares1 National Lumber, Manufac turers Assessing Members for Campaign to Convince Public Prices Wil Not Fall. WASHINGTON, Fob. .19. Further information regarding alleged activi ties ot the Southern Plnfe Association in maintaining high prices for yellow pine lumber was transmitted by the federal trade commission to Chairman Calder of tho senate committee on housing and reconstruction. , It is based on investigations made by the commission at tho request of tho de partment of justice. The commission charges that in 1919 the association -refused V. com ply with requests jf the federal indus trial board to renpee prices, saying concerted action would be a violation of the law. ...- . . i. During the same period, the com mission alleges, tho fir manufacture rs of the Pacific coast "ccertedly rais ed their prices in Apefir 1919,7 utter tho southern plno manufacturer. had conducted a campaign to lnduco thoin to do so. ""When tho market showed signs of weakness last Juno and cho rocesston from tho abnormally, high prices bo gun the 'mills curtailed '.heir, produc tion," says tho commission; "That curtailment hits continued to the present. It appears that the downward price tendency has ulready been checked as tho supply has been brought below demand, and .that prices havo again started upward. v "The southern pino manufacturers are prominent In a campaign flou ncing organized to lnduco the public to believe that prices will not and ctyi? not be further reduced owing to the cost of production. ' 'This campaign is being conducted under the auspices of tho National Lumber Manufacturers association and special assessments have beVn and are being voted by tho various af filiated regional associations, to raise a large fund for tho expenses of ihe campaign." Now Corn Pome Week. -LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. If a move ment being fathored by tho Federa tion of Nebraska Retailors beoomes general throughout the country, as "is being .urged In circular letters, the well-known ultimate consumer -will at corn pone from April 1 until April 7. The retailers organization re cently went on record favoring a nvement declaring the first week in April "National Corn Meal Week." present and have no worry about his position." Cut the president-elect's ultimate ac tion in filling such positions Is another matter. Mr. Harding said he regarded him self as a miserable golf player and was "unwilling to have the administration weakened by basing Its attitude on my capacity at golf." He added, however. that he liked the postmaster's sporty Inclination," and was willing to accept a match without the Btake" whenever opportunity offerr-if. CHARGE LUMBER GOMBIN WIH PASSENGER T SELLHOOCH Secy. Payne, Former Chair man, Concludes Congres sional Investigation With Confirmation of Previous Witness Found One Bu reau of 180 Persons Idle. ' BOLLINQ EXONERATED ' WASHINGTON, Feb.. 19. Tho honse committee Investigating -shipping board operations, issued a formal statement today exonorr atlng R. W. Boiling, brother in law of President Wilson, from ftny wrongdoing as treasurer' of tho shipping board. WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 Congres sional Investigation of tho shipping board ended today with the examina tion of Secretary Payne, a former chairman f the board by the commit tee. - A report On the Inquiry which has been contlnuedMntermlttently for eighteen months, will be submitted to the house before March 4. . The secretary of tho Interior critl cizocl' the provision, of the merchant marine, act .creating "a board of seven members.''" ''''"-' . , A single executive, he argued.'should be placed In control. The provision directing the president to abolish com mercial treaties also was attacked. Mr. Payne Bald he was convinced that the government could not success fully operate hiorchant vessels in com petition' with private shipping Inter ests and also said American passenger liners could not compete with foreign liners unless permitted to sell Intoxi cants during voyages. Secretary Payne said that when he became chairman of the board after the war, the accounts generally were in bad shape, and that none had been kept of the 16,000 voyages made by governmont-owned ships up to that time. He decided a general shukeiip was due, he Bald, and tho general comptroller and treasurer lost their jobs. ' ' 'I couldn't find out what ono bureau employing 180 persons was doing, so 1 abolished It," ho continued. "Anoth er division was dealt with in the same manner." " Mr. Payne said there was no basis for Ihe charge-Of Colonel A. H. Abadle, former general .comptroller that he had been railroaded out of his position. Cctlonci Abadle was Incompetent and had too many men in his department. the secretary said, Asked why tho accounting Of the hoard had been allpwed to get Into tangle, Mr. Payne said "no execu tive could devote his time to building up enthusiasm and constructing a workable organization at the same time." : : , "Mr. 'Hurley (R. N. Hurley of Chi cago, former chairman of the board) was the greatest man that could have been plceked for tho job," said Mr. Payne, "It was his task to create an enthusiasm, to 'Bell' shipbuilding to the country as a war measure and he did it." , V Charges prevldusly made before the committee that favoritism' had been shown by operating officials of. the 'board In allocation of tonnage. division of ports and routes and oth er operating questions, were denied hy the witness who said some of tho larger' shipping companies wer "sore" because they were not giver, all the tonnage they sought. OUT OF DANGER ,XKW YORK, j Feb. .19. Enrico Caruso's struggle for life, which be gan last Tuesday when he Buffered a heart attack, apparently has been won. Dr. Antonio Stella, his physi cian said today. Car j ho "spent a comfortable night and had a good sleep," he said. , "It was Iho Iwst nlRht sinco Mm rolapw." SHIPSMUS Al Howat' Challenges Kansas Governor to Coal Digging Contest PITTSHURG, Kns., Feb. 10. Alexander M. Howat, replying to- day to a statement yesterday by Governor Allen in which the state executive said that the president of the Kansas miners union might soon "be doing some useful work for the state In the coal mines at Lansing," challenged tho gover- nor to a test of ability to dig coal. "I'll dig fo'un tons of coal to his one and tho Due who backs out first must agree, to leavo tho state," said Howat. . "I am getting: tired of having Governor Allen' ct ' around tho state telling the: people what a wonderful thing this industrial court Is and what a soft job I have and how I' sponge oft tho workmen. Now . Is his chance to prove 1 am useless. 1 f ho does not accept this challenge ho might as well shut up." LEGISLATURE TO SEVERAL DAYS i . Tuesday Now Set for Day of Adjournment Many Bills Previously Killed, Are Called BackTwo tbcaf Measures Carried.' - BAIjEM, Ore., reb. ia. The thir ty-first legislative session will prob ably complete its labor Tuesday of next week, according . to the most definite Information that cau 'bo se cured here. . . - At the opening of the session to day, the house had 120 bills, resolu tions and memorials still to be con sidered, while tho senate had ;168, making a total of 288 to be disposed of before the close of ihe session. Appropriation bills, preparefl by the Joint.: committee, on ways and means were Introduced' this after noon In the house, and under mis pen-, sion of the rules advanced to third reading and scheduled for- Monday morning. v SALEM, Ore., Fob. 19. A houec Joint , resolution hy Itopresnlitatlvo Sheldon providing for appointment' of a, Joint committee to study the question . of guaranteeing -bank' de- poslts, ,jas approvod by the 'senate The committee will roport Its" find ings to tho : legislature two', years hence. ' - . . .. - Metlfonl Hill Pamirs. ' SAUCM. Ore., Feb. 19. Sonator Uachmund today Introduced a bill to Increase the salary of tho governor from $.,000 to $7,500 a year. The senate bill allowing cities under 10 000 population to buy property for parks or aviation fields, drawn up In Med ford, passed tho house today- and now goos to tho governor. SALEM, Ore., Keb. 19. The son- ato has adopted tho majority roport of tho committee on roads and high ways favoring a bill empowering the btato highway commission to acquire lights of way along state highways.' SALEM, Ore., Feb. 19. The teach ers' tenure bill over which there has 'been much debate during the ses sion, passed the senate late yester day. This is tho substitute measure recently offered tn the house. SALEM, Ore., t'pon reconsidera tion by the senate tOuay the Sheldon bill 'to exempt Oregon road bonds from taxation was passed. It was in definitely postponed yesterday. - -SALEM, Ore.. Feb, 18. The sen ate today adopted a Joint memorial tn congress urging a treaty between the United States and, Canada to curb purse seining. . Thomas Hill l'asws SALEM, Ore., Fob. 19. The house late yesterday passed the Thorns bill cancelling claims agalimt th'; sheriff and clerk of Jackson county ( Continued np Vnft Right) HOLD OVER FOR BOLSHEVIK! OPEN DRIVE ON PERSIA Tiflis, Capital of Georga, Is Occupied by Red Army 3 Russian-Divisions March to Paris of East From Armenia Hold City as Base for Advance in Near East. CONSTANTINOPLE, Fob. 1 By tho jRR(clutu(t PreHH) Tho republic of Gooi'Klii hus boon virtually overrun by HtiKHltin soviot forces who arc threatening. If they have not already occupied, tho city of Tlflls, capital, of the republic, from which the Oeoilan government has Hod. Georgian soviet elements took possession of tho t-api tar after tho Kovernmcnt s acimrturo. . Advices received here I n't lento that three Ilusaian dlVlHiou's marched up to tho "Paris of tho capt," from Ar menia, while other bolshevik furces crossed the caHtern shoulder of the mountain range and invaded Georgia from that quarter. Belief is cx)roHod here that Moscow desires to hold Tif lis as a huso from which tho soviet government can' direct the advance of troops through Persia. ; Several Americans are known to havo been In Tlfjls recently, but ll Is believed they made tholi oscnpo to Datum, where the United States do- Htroyors Lfarkor and Whipple'' are anchored. Advices received hore stato that members of the Georgian gov eminent, who fled, and allied Tei.'i'p Hontatlvos and workers with the .Noun Hast rellof have arrived there. Allion those who woro in Tiflis a Bhort t'me ago woro John Randolph and Hooker A. Doolittle, respectively, . American consul ana vlco-consul; Messrs Grif fin, Smythe and Perieardis, American trade agents; Itov. and Mrs, Hnrlinn'1, A. Maynnrd and four children ot To- poka, Kns., and- Miss Ferguson and Messrs. Elmer and Gilan, Near Wast relief workers. Captain arrow was director of tho Near East relief for Trans-Caucasia, ? The work of establishing a sovlot regime In Georgia ii said to have boon relatively easy. The advance upon Tiflis was ostensibly caused by a con trovorsy over a neutral zono betu'eon Goorgla and Armenia. Tho Russian soviet government ordered Its forces forward to assist its ally, Armonla Experts on tho. Near Eastern situation declare tho Caucasian question , Ik vory involved, Turkey claiming both Datum and Jiuku. PARIS, Fob. 1!). DlHputchuR colved by .tho French forclKn office today stafo that the city of TirilH, cap ital of the OoocKlan republic, Iiuh bmn evacuated by ordor of the Clcorulun government.. Several bolxhovlk dlvlx ions with cavalry, are marching upon tho city, It Ik added. LLOYD GEORGE WINS CATttMGAN, Wales, Feb. in. Cap- tain Ernest Evans, coalition liberal who was supported by tho prime min ister, Jbloyd George, has been elected to tho houso of commons over Lluwcl lyn Williams, independent liberal. In tho byo-oloctlon held to fill tho seat vaeatod hy Matthew VatiKhan-Uivios, who was elevated to the peerage. The voto as announced today wns; Evans 14, llli Williams 10,521. LONDON, Keb. 19. Tho . Whole United Kingdom vnn wriftlnff aR'rly today for tho returns from tho par Hnmcntnry hyo-clection at Cardigan Wales, whero a battle royal hus booh waged tn determine Mr. liloy GcorKc's standing in his own strong- I1UIU. TEDDY ROOSEVELT, IR. GETS A NEW RELATION PITTSBURG, Feb. 19 Miss Alice R. Robertson, congresswoman from Oklahoma, yestorday at a luncheon at which she was a guest with Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt hore, told him that they are blood relations. Miss Robertson recalled that Colonel Roosevelt on his mother's side was a direct descendant of the famous Jona thon Edwards, and then said on her father's side she was a direct dnsccn dnnl. of Jonathon Elwhrds' sister. Sinn Feiners Aid In Restriction of U. S. A. Immigration I.IVERPOOI,, Fob. 19. A new scheme which the police believe Is Intended by tho Sinn Fein to prevent young Irishmen from oml- grating to America and thus de- pletiug the ranks of tho Irish republican army, was inaugurat- ed here last night when large bod- .ies of armed men raided threo emigrant boarding houses and solzcd the tickets and passports of a dozen Irish youths who were ready to sail today. Tho victims were ordered to return to Ireland Immediately. U. I FLEET B I Rear Admiral Fullam Urges Air Plane and Submarine Development at Once If , War ; Threatens in Pacific, Immediate Action Needed. NEW YORK. Fob, 19.-!-The navy is )'o!ur first line of dofonse" and to "keep It weak and feeble," or to ro luce appropriations .for, armamont would be worso than a crime -a blunder means, sulcldo," Assistant Secretary of the Navy Gordon. Wood bury declared today beforo the na tional republican club. ' ' i WASHINGTON, Fob. . 19. The present American float is "unorgan ized and unprepared for war oven as a one-plane fleot," Rear Admiral Fullam, retired, former superintend ent of the naval academy, told the senate, naval committee today. "It was reprehensible to divide n strong force, but to divide, a weak force is worso," he said.' "It Is not an exaggeration to state that if there Is danger of war, tho division of the fleot Is a peril to the nation. "If we are to have war In tho.Pa- ciflo In five years, wo ought to. pre pare for It now. ' Tho new base at Alameda will not bo completed thon." Admiral Fullam said the first thing to do was to consider "a threo plane riavy-sui'face ships, ' bonoath-the- Hurfuco, and nbove-tho-surfaco, ' "A ono-plano navy will not do," said he. - . : "The navy department utterly nog- leets the future. It does not have a single long range Biibmarlno fit to operate with the fleet. Without an air forco our navy cannot , exist against a navy with one." . Chairman Halo asked whore ho got his Information. ' "It was prepared by ono of tho host informed naval officers." tho ad miral replied. "I couldn't swear that all I have said Is accurate, nor could t give you his nnmo without first ob taining his permission." Senator Lodge. Massachusetts, suld tho commltteo was entirely agreed that the air and ' submarine forces should be developed. 1 ' "The question is what shall we do with tho 1916 proitram?" tbo son tlor said, "wo don't want to leave the country undefended. Meanwhile tliei'O Is nothing but. the fleot." "T want the fleet made ready for war quick," tho admiral said. SAYS ADMIRA ENGLAND GUILTY OF HUN TACTICS LONDON, Feb. 19. Groat Britain's campaign against tho Irish republican movement was denounced yesterday by th'e Right Hev. Patrick Joseph Chine, archbishop of Perth, Australia, upon his return there from Europe, says a dispatch to tho London Times. While visiting in Ireland, Archbishop Chine took part In unofficial negotia tions looking to the restoration of peace between the Hrltlsh government and leaders of the Sinn Fein. , "I say with regret and reluctance," he Is quoted "thyit every Infnmy per- JOSEPH! SENATOR IN TRICK PLAY Senator Thomas' Ire Aroused When Senator Smith of Grants Pass Leaves' Cham ber During Reapportohlrient, Bill Fight Betrayed County and Constituents Charged. SALEM, Ore, Fob,, 111 ,4-As . jfooh as., tho senate convened tills morning, , Senator Smltb aroHu on aNiucHtloh of personal privilege to explain' his ac tion of yesterday in voting to re-reft;.'' ; to the special committee tho rO-nP' portlonmcnt hill and later leaving the sonato chamber before the -voto on tho commltteo was taken. ',,' '. Ho assorted that ho had early 111 the afternoon been approached by a sunutor, who wanted to know, If ho would object to tho bill being ro reforred. - '- , ' ,' .' "I replied that I would not object," said Hmltlu "In fact, ! should like to havo tho bill stay In tho commlt teo. - My stand has been against the bill becauso it linked up Josephine with Jackson 'county and I .shall con- SENATOR C. M. THOMA8.;. Who Created Sensation in Senate by Fight Against Reapportionment. ; ., i 2 tlnuo to opposo tho bill while It Is In that form. ...v ..' '. '. A.-.' : "Mv nuiMvpn hRvn linen lmnuarnod 1... u...n nl l,n .nnatnra nltrl' T . hflVn ' crosHer, eapuclally by'Hohutor tfh'nrtpjti, !, who is an expert In that lino, 'tfheso ' statements I refuto and' assort .'that' (jt(U havo been Blncore." ' 1 '' ''','' " 1 - ... . I. ' .fl.i. saijkIM. or;.-into; is. tjiiacgcH oi , , trlckoiy'and tho use of pariWncn'tary, ,. tactics were mado In the,'; BCnate '; chamber -late yesterday when tho rq- :.i pbrt'on to-upportlonmcrtt ofthe legis- v latlvu 'dlHtrk'ta caitie up. Tho roport . was adopted and tho bill will emtio up for third reading today. In the midst of tho argument Senator Thomas waived a written paper and declarod ' bo would insist that It go into the of ficial records, charging Senator Hmltlt . of Josephine county with betraying his county. Senator Smith had peon ' excused . before tho report came up and Sena- ' . tor liltner explained that tho Bonntor ; had been cxcuBcd In tho belief that nuthlnir . Imlinrtant wan in slant 'for '' tho rest of the afternoon. : ' i "1 charge that Senator. Smith. In treaehery - to his own constituents," said Thumus, "asked. to be excused fot tho purpose of permitting tho paBnugo ' , or senate nut 345 and netraying nis that Senator Smith of Josephine coun ty 'betrayed Josephino and Jackson ! ( Continued on pae Kleht) potrated by Germany during her'occu patlon of Belgium has been renewed and repeated and In some cases ex ceeded, In Ireland, I subscrlbo to every word used by Kaiuonn DeValera itk his recent charges against English forces in Ireland. A blacklist of persons who are to be assassinated is placed lit the hands of those in the pay of the crown, which la responsible for the situation. The appalling horrors of this hellish policy have not achieved their object, but- havo emhitlpred moderate Irish men." ' ...'.-.....'...v. I 6