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":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
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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
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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. ; .,
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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.
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