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The Weather
Maximum yesterday 51
M ...mum today ;. 33
Precipitation 70
Predictions
Fair.
Dally Fifteenth Year.
Weekly Fiftieth Year.
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Harding's Convention Man
ager to Be Attorney General
Declares Official Statement
From the President-elect
Henry P. Fletcher, Wilson's
Ambassador Named.
ST. -AUGUSTINE.. Fin., Fob. 21.
Definite, announcement that Hurry M.
Daugherty of Ohio had been chosen
for the attorney generalship under
the coming ndminiHtrution was made
here today by President-elect llard-
The president-elect said ho was
convinced that Air. Daugherty would
"make a great attorney general."
When his attention was culled to
recent newspaper attacks on Mr,
Daugherty, he replied:
"The opposition to him has made
me more than ever convinced that I
would like to have him in the cabi
net." The selection of Mr. Daugherty,
who was the Hardiry; pre-convention
manager had been generally ex
pected. Besides Mr. Daugherty, the president-elect
conferred today with Aver
ill Harriman,- of the Harriman ship
ping Interests, and said afterward he
was much impressed by the argument
of shipping men who want the gov
ernment to "go out of the shipping
business."
The president-elect said he regard
ed tho suggestion to abolish tho ship
ping board and create a new execu
tive department to deal with ship
ping problems was "worth thinking
about."
"I think there is a growing feeling,"
ho added, "that the : shipping board
method of handling the problem is of
doubtful value."
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. (Dy tho
Associated Press) Henry P. Flet
cher, former American ambassador to
Mexico, is to bo under-secretary of
state in the Harding administration.
The tender of the position to Mr.
Fletcher, who Is hero after spending
considerable time In Florida with tho
president-elect, was made through
Charles E. Hughes, whoso selection
as secretary of state was announced
Saturday by Mr. Harding.
According to information here Mr.
Harding had Mr, Fletcher In. mind
for service In some diplomatic capac
ity and In selecting him for under
secretary of state consulted Mr.
Fletcher's wishes. There had been
Reports that Mr. Fletcher might be
named ambassador to Toklo.
Mr. Fletcher, who is a Pennsyl
vanian, has been in the diplomatic
pervice for many years, serving under
the Wilson administration until re
cently when ho resigned.
Ijnst Week for W. O.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fin., Feb. 21.
President-elect Harding began the
last week of his pre-inaugtiration con
ferences here today with several im
portant questions still undecided.
Definite selections for three of tho
ten cabinet places are yet to be made
and although there are indications
Mr. Harding has about niado up his
mind in regard to two of them, ho Is
understood to be far from a final
' choice on the most troublesome of all,
tho secretaryship of the navy. Ho also
has most of his inaugural address
to write and must come to a decision
on various other subjects with which
he will have to denl as soon as he
takes office. 9
Tho president-elect virtually has
but six working days left. He is ex
pected to leave Sunday for Marion,
Ohio, where ho will spend a day
winding up personal affairs and re
ceiving a formal farewell from his
neighbors and friends.
The week will bring' to St. Augus
tine several moro republican party
leaders of first magnitude probably
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SALEM. Ore, Feb. 2. The Irriga
tion and drainage securities commis
sion has certified $300,000 in bonds
of the Medford irrigation district,
which were presented by J.A. Perry,
one of the directors, and Lincoln Mc
Cormack. attorney for the district.
The Medford irrigation district has
authorized bonds in the amount of
$1,250,000 for the construction of Its
project which includes an area of ap
proximately 10.000 acres of land nenr
Medford, the greater part of which
is improved.
This district has entered into a con
tract with the Rogue River Valley
Canal company for tho purchase of
certuin reservoirs, canals and other
Mason Threatens to
Indict Baruch for
$50,000,000 Profits
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WASHIXGTOX, Feb. 21.
In an address today In the house
Representative Mason, republi
can, Illinois, reiterated his
charge that B. M. 'Baruch, of
New York, "had mare moro
than $50,000,000 in copper
alono" while chairman of the
war industries board.
"There was a corrupt conspir
acy and Harney Haruch was
head of it," shouted Sir. Mason.
"Ilo had the power of the gov
ernment and turned it to tho
use of men who were robbing
the government."
Representative Wingo, demo
crat, Arkansas, asked iMr. 'Ma-
son whether he had attempted
to have 'Mr. Raruch prosecuted.
"I'll try to have him indicted
after March 4," Mr. Mason re
plied. ) ( f t
U. S. PAYMENTS
TO KERENSKY
Government Brief in Hearst In
junction Suit Declares the
Money Withdrawn When
Kerensky Fell Unexpend
ed Balances Involve Faith.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 1. Denial
that any money advanced to tho Ker
ensky government of Kussia is still
uuder the control of Secretary Hous
ton was made by Solicitor General
Frlerson in a brief filed today with
the district supreme court in response
to the suit brought by William .Ran
dolph Hearst of New York, as a tax
payer, to enjoin'-the secretary of the
treasury from further financial trans
actions with foreign governments.
The brief also denied there was
any intention on the part of the sec
retary permitting funds to bo paid to
the Kerensky or any oilier Kuaslau
government. Mr. Frlerson declared
there was no occasion for an injunc
tion, as the defendant has no inten
tion of establishing further credits
to any foreign governments, "as must
have been known to tho plaintiff
when he filed his bill."
With regard to the payment of the
unexpended balances now existing in
favor of Czechoslovakia, ' France,
Greece, Italy and Liberia, he contend
ed "tho faith of tho government was
pledged," because these credits were
established under authority of con
gress. He declared credits were establish
ed and advances made to tho Keren
sky government "just as they were
made to any other foreign govern
ment, and when made were entirely
free from tho control of the becro
tary of the treasury."
H is not true, ho said, that there
is any existing credit for the Keren
sky or other Russian government or
that funds belonging to the United
States have been placed in the Na
tional City bank, or any other bank
subject to tho check of the Kerensky
op other Russian government with
the approval of the secretary.
At the lime of the overthrow of
the Kerensky government, Mr. Frler
son explained the credit In its favor
was withdrawn and there remained
in tho hands of tho Kerensky repre
sentative in this country about $5G,
000,000. "While this money had been pnld
over, just as advances to other gov
ernments was paid," he asserted,
"and tho secretary had no control
over It, he was anxious to see that it
was applied to obligations which the
Kerensky government had Incurred
in this country and succeeded in se
curing an agreement by which it was
deposited In the National City bank
with an understanding that the secre
tary of the treasury would be notified
before withdrawals were made.
GAT
BY THE STATE
rights and for the construction of
certain ditches, flumes and other
structures.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 21. Applica
tion for permit to appropriate water
have been fib (I In the office of Percy
A. Cupper, state engineer by the An
cient River Gold Mining company of
Rogue River, covering the appropria
tion of water from Rogue River for
placer mining purposes.
Another application received Is
from Leo and Rose Potter, Rogue
River, covering the appropriation of
water from Stine gulh for milling
and placer mining purposes in Jack
aon county.
ARE
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CENSQRBILL
FOR MIES
IS KILLED
Bill Passed by House Is De
feated House Refuses to
Reconsider the State Racing
Bill Hume and Thomas
Fight Tenure Bill Anti-Jap
Bill Killed.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 21. Tho Oregon
legislature today began a hold over
grind to clean up measures It had been
unable to disposo of within tin: consti
tutional forty day period which ex
pired Saturday. Tho senuto killed a
bill creating a slate board of motion
picture censors. The house refused to
reconsider its vote passing a state
racing commission bill.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 21. The senate
session today opened with a skirmish
over u written protest signed by Sena
tors Hume and Thomas, relative to the
passage of the teacher tenure bill on
Thursday last, which they insisted bo
entered In the journal. Hume . and
i homes claimed the bill was before
both house and senate in illegal form.
Though the senate voted against allow
ing the protest to be entered, Hume
and Thomas by indirection succeeded1
In placing it in the journal by route of
explanation of their votes.
S.iuElI, Ore., Feb. 21. The senate
today upon reconsideration passed
senate bill liil by. Patterson to author
ize reimbursement of the Jacobson
Construction company for expenses in
curred In defending personal injury
litigation- while working under provis
ions of the workmen's compensation
act.
Huino continued to oppose tho bill
on grounds that It sets a precedent for
the state's paying the attorney fees for
private corporations. Eddy said he
had changed his mind in favor of the
bill because it was a test case desired
by the industrial commission.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 21. Senator Vln
ton's bill, giving the state authority to
refuso to accept feeble-minded or In
sane people from other states and to
deport non-residents who become in
sane, was reconsidered by the house
today and passed. The senate late
Saturday killed the anti-Jap alien land
bill which was passed by the house.
TAKEN IN. RAID
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TORONTO, Out., Feb. 21. Revival
of cock fighting, banned by law twelve
years ago, was revealed here today
with the arraignment of 111 prisoners
taken In a raid yesterday. The prison
ers Include prominent business men of
Toronto, Hamilton, Chicago and Ni
agara Falls.
Twenty-five live fighting cocks, and
three hens and five cocks which had
lost their lives in battle before the
police arrived were confiscated. One
of the birds had steel spurs attached
and a set of dagger-pointed "mailed
spurs" was found on one of the pris
oners. '
It was Intimated a loser In belting
on a fight in Buffalo, N. Y.p last week
gave the tip for the raid.
Police said cock fights had been
staged recently In many cities of Can
ada and the United States.
Daily Record of
the Crime Wave
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 21 Thieves
who broke Into tho Grantsvlllo bank
at Cirantsville, Utah, about fifty miles
west of here, either Saturday night or
Sunday, secured several thousand dol
lars of Liberty bonds, war stamps and
a considerable amount of cash, the
total of which has not been deter
minc.d. The robbery was discovered
today.
MEMPHIS. Tonn., Feb. 21 An un
identified man shortly beforo noon to
day held up a messenger employed by
the Memphis federal reserve bank, in
the center of tho business district, and
robbed him of a satchel said to have
contained about 2700 In currency.
Anti-Cigarette Bill
Preventing Sales, Is
Passed Idaho Senate
HO.oE, Idaho, Feb. 21. The
senate today passed tho Harding
anti-cigarette bill. The measure
prohibits tho sale or Importation
for sale of cigarettes or cigarette
papers. Senator Harding made a
brilliant talk in behalf of his pet
measure, declaring that he hail in
his possession the signatures of
SU00 persons favoring the legisla-
tion.
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Heavy Rain and Cloud Burst in
Griffin Creek District Wash
Away S. P. Tracks, but Lit
tle Property Damage in City
Reported.
For tho second Sunday In succession
Medford and the valley had continuous
downpour of ruin yesterday, and In
addition there was a small cloudburst
In the Grirfin creek district southwest
of the city which sent a flood of water
towards tho cily and into it lu that
section west of Hear creek, which cen
tered between the Medford Ice and
Stoiago company plant and tho Vor
heis crossing south of the city, wash
ing out much Southern Pacific railroad
track. Uot.h sections of northbound
train No. 64, the first one due In Med
ford daily at 5:80 lK.jn. did not reach
the city until after S p. m.
A number of streots wore flooded
especially in the west side, and the
cellars and basements of many homes
and' business places were filled wilh
water, as well as yards and lots.
This flooding seemed to come from
the general downpour of rnln, the
ground being so saturated with mois
ture that tho falling precipitation
flowed away on tho surface, with the
exception that the cloudburst water
added to the general overflow on South
Oakdale, Ivy, Grape, Fir and Front
streets and Central avenue and South
Riverside south of Main street.
The latter thoroughfares seemed to
ho the worst flooded, especially South
Riverside which flowed with water
from curb to curb and over the curbs.
The lower parts of the Sunrise laundry
and the Riverside apartments were
filled with muddy water. At the latter
place the water from the street flowed
on through the basement out Into
Hear creek In tho rear without causing
any damage. The floor of the laundry
building however was covered with
muddy water, which caused much In
convenience until it was pumped out
this morning. Little damage was done
though, and the laundry was In full op
eration today as usual.
South Oakdale, Dakota and Cather
ine streets were filled with rushing
water which It Is thought came from
tho cloudburst. Tho overflow water
on South Oakdalo entered into the
basement of the Christian church and
into tho lower part of the furnace,
hence no services could be held In the
church Inst night because of Inability
to use the heating plant.
Tho cellar of the Medford grocery
company building had several Inches
of wntor in it,
The Tumy garago on Front street,
which was flooded a week ugo Sunday,
this time was filled with water, but
fortunately all tho cars stored there
were gotten out in time.
A number of bridges in tho Griffin
creek district were washed out, ac
cording to reports received In the city
this noon.
P.cnr creek reached its highest point
of the season yesterday afternoon and
continued In that condition last night
and today, being filled from bank to
bank with rushing, muddy water, the
noise of the flow of which could be
heard a block away. The water reach
ed two or more feet above the bottom
of the Page theatre foundation.
West of the railroad tracks for quite
a distance the territory between the
Ice plant for a mile or so south of the
city presented the apjwarance of a
lake. The old aviation grounds at the
foot of South Fir street wore under
water.
Despite the heavy full of rain all day
Sunday the weather bureau gauge on
top of the ,Llberty building this morn
ing registered only .70 of an Inch.
Sunday's storm was accompanied
much of the time with a high wind,
and it Is thought that this wind blew
at least half the rain away from the
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MEDFORD
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TURKS PLAN
OFFENSIVE
01 SMYRNA
London Reports New Attack
by Turk Nationalists Is Mo
mentarily Expected Eng
land and France Agree to
Modify Treaty of Sevre in
Favor of the Turks.
LONDON Feb. 21. Tho opening
of a new offensive by the Turkish
nationalists against the Greeks on tho
Smyrna front Is expected, suys a
Constantinople dispatch to the Even
ing News toiluy.
Tho nationalists are concontratlng
In groat strength along tho front, the
dispatch adds.
PARIS. Feb. 21. (Ily tho Asso
ciated Press.) Revision of the trea
ty of Sevres, so as to give Turkey ad
ditional territory iu Thraco now oc
cupied by the Greeks, was decided
upon by Mr. Lloyd George and iM.
Hriand today lu consultations pre
ceding the Near East conference bore.
This decision, however, requires tho
approval of tho allied colleagues of
the French premier and the British
prime minister.
This FranooJl)riti8li agroomont
would take from 'Greece one-fourth
of her territory lu Thraco and add
it to the Constantinople district.
Tho Turks also, aro to be allowed
repiusnntation on tho international
commission.
(ei'iiinny Invited
PARIS, Feb. 21. (liy tho Asso
elated Press. ) -The council of the
League of Nations mot in tho Podt
Luxemburg palace today under tho
chairmanship of Dr. Gastoa da Cunha,
Brazilian ambassador to Franco and
president of tho council.
It was decided to invito Germany.
Hungary and Ecuador to send repre
sentatives to tho conference to bo hold
In Harcelona, as tho assembly of tho
U'aguo rccnmniundod that ull Inter
ested states 'be represented.
'Discussion as to the publicity to
be glvon tho council's proceedings
cnino up, opposition having develop
ed to full publicity such as was re
quested by tho assembly.
I.enguo Meets in Paris
PARIS, Feb. 21. Questions or
great importance were laid beforo the
council of the League of Nations
when it met hero today. These prob
lems included the allied attitude to
ward Danzig and Armenia, tho pro
posed plebesolto ,: in Lithuania and
plans for the roller nf Armenia; ' i
A commission to study amend
ments to the coyonuh,t' of t,ho lcaguo
also was to be. t named. ( Three of
theso; amendments '..were 'especially
Important.
Ono, introduced nt Geneva by C. .1.
Doherty, a Cunadlan dolegato, pro
posed that article ten should be elim
inated from tho covenant. Two oth
ers were sponsored by Ilonorlo
Pueryrrcdon, Argentine foreign min
ister. One would proclaim as mem
bers of tho league all nations which
have not announced their decision to
remain outside. The other would
provide that all members of tho
league council Bhould bo elected by
tho assembly.
The council met at the residence
of Leon Bourgeois, former president
of tho council. Dr. Gustos da Cumin,
Brazilian ambassador to France and
president of tho council, wus In the
chair.
SPARKS FROM
TODAY'S WIRE
NEW YORK, FeV 21. Enrico
Caruso Bpent tho night in restful
slumber and was permitted to eat a
hearty meal this morning. He ap
peared bright und was smiling and
talkative.
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo., Feb. 21.
William L. Tillman, 79, reputed to
have been married more thlincs than
any other resident of Missouri, died
!;ero last night after a brief illness.
His eleventh wife died last week.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 21. Francis
co Villa, the former 'bandit chieftain.
Is searching tho mountains of Dur
ango for loot burled there years ago.
Travelers reaching hero say that
Ville,. with a considerable body of
men, Is scouring the mountains for
many miles.
President Favors
Accepting German
Bonds, Aid Belgium
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.
President Wilson Is expected to
recommend congress before he
leaves office that authority be
granted for tho United States
to accept German bonds to bo
applied against tho debt that
Dclgium owes America, it was
learned today at the state de
partment. While tho Unltod States Is not
committed to any agreement It
wus explained thcro was an
agreement reached at tho Paris
peace conference that such rec
ommendations should bo made
to tho legislative bodies of
England, France and the United
States. It was incident to the
claims of Uelgium for priority
in reparations and was agreed
to by tho representatives of tho
three great powers as a practi
cable meanB for nn immedtute
lightening of Belgium's finan
cial burden.
E
GALLS LANDIS
Stormy Scene Before Judic
iary Committee When Rep.
Welty Brings Up Impeach
ment Charge Volstead At
tacks Complainant.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 Somewhat
stormy scenes occurred boforo tho
house Judiciary commlttoo today with
the presentation of Impeachment
charges against Fodornl Judge Landls
by Representative Wolty, democrut,
Ohio. Mr. Welty read his charges as
outlined beforo tho house last week
and was 'subjected lo n cross-fire of
questions.
Representative Walsh, republican,
Massachusetts, wanted to know if Mr.
Welty had any proof that Judge Lan
dls in acting as supremo arbiter of
organized baseball had neglected his
oiflclal duties.
"When you aro trying to catch a rab
bit you'vo got lo follow his tracks,"
Mr. Welty replied. "I urn trying to un
burden myself."
"Well, give us tho facts and don't
make so many speeches," admonished
Chairman Volstead.
Chairman Insulted
The Ohio nicmbor then offered a
tolcgram from District Attorney Clyne
Haying 021 criminal and 309 other
casos were pending In Judgo Landls'
court. '
"How many wore tried Inst year,"
Chairman Volstead asked.
"IT you want to know you can find
out," Welty replied.
"I'm not going to be Insulted by
yon," announced the chairman. "I
want a civil answer."
Declaring It was outrageous that
Judge Landls should be drawing $12,
600 from organized baseball, Represen
tative Hustcd, republican. New York,
insisted the committee wanted facts on
which an indictment could be drawn.
Charges Landls Bribed
"I am going to show that these base
hall players are guilty of bribing Judge
Landls," Mr. Welty shouted.
"This statement was made In regard
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CONOR
SIN
SALARY, BRIBE
SOFT DRINKS AND PRAYER BOOKS
WONT FILL LISTS OF SEATTLE SHIPS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Soft
(1 links, prayer books, und hymnals In
tho saloons of American whips will
not fill the passenger lints, . F. Blaine,
Scuttle Chamber of Commerce, de
clared today at the shipping board
conference on trndo routes to the
Orient.
"I am not a drinking man my
self," ho said, "but I would not go on
a long trip on tho high seas In a dry
vessel, anil there are lots of other
Americans who feel the Hnme way, so
something must be done.
Japanese and Itrltlsh interests are
putting bigger and faster ships into
servlco from Vancouver to tho Far
Kast, ho said, and tho board "must
not only call, but has got to raise
onco in a while," In tho (tame for
passenger traffic if It wants Ameri
cans! to patronize American ships. Ho
urged that shorter distances to the
Orient gavo Seattle advantages over
Sun Fruncisco for lines to bo estab-,
BLIZZARD IN
EAST TAKES
NINE LIVES
Worst Winter Storm for 20
Years Causes Death and
Destruction Many Dis
tricts Isolated Traffic Is
Paralyzed and Wires Down
Second Storm Due.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Another
snow stmni over the greater portion
of the territory east of the Mississippi
and mirth of tho Tennessee-North
Carolina lino is probable tonight or
Tuesday, tho weather bureau's lore
cast said today.
Generally fair weather prevailed in
the east today after the storm of yes
terday. At Huston there was sixteen Inches
of snow. Temperatures throughout
this territory were low, but the bu
reau said they would rise slowly ex
cept in tho Florida peninsulu.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 Although
tho blizzard which Saturday night
and yesterday swept the . eastern
states from Western Tennessee to
New England had passed out to sea
In a northeasterly direction, in many
places, particularly around New York
where the storm was at Its worst, the
Inhabitants had literally to dig out
und first reports of blockod rail traf
fic and demoralized wire service were
shown not to bo exaggerated.
Many outlying districts had . not
been heard from today and the list of
those who lost their lives owing to
the storm remained at nine, all of
these reported in New York. Many .
others were injured. No serious ma
rine disasters had been reported de
splto the gale that Bwcpt the coast at
a velocity of 68' miles an' houri '"f-
In somo places the storm not only
was the first of any extent In the
otherwise mild winter, ; but was
among the worst on record in a scoro
of years.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21 New York's
millions of workers, faced with im
paired transportation facilities as a
result of tho 1214-Inch snowfall yes
terday experienced difficulty and suf
fering In getting to work today.
Servlco from outlying districts was
hampered by snow drifts two to ton
feet In depth.
Thousands of men were at work In
an effort to clear away for traffic.
Tho storm which began bc'fore one
o'clock Sunday morning, continued
unabated until shortly after ten
o'clock last night. ' ,., t. , '
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SENTRY TO BE LIGHT
TOIUO, Feb. 20. (By Associated
Press.) Conviction of Toshlglro Oga
sawara, Japanese sentry who Bhot and
killed Lieutenant Langdon of the Unit
ed States cruiser Albany at Vladivo
stok, late In December 1b forecast by
newspapers here, Including the usually
well Informed JiJI Shlmpo. They de
clare also that several high' officers
will become Involved in the case. .
It Is asserted the officers of the sen
try's regiment may be found culpabla
because their instructions to the sen
try would have been Justifiable only in
times of war.
It Is declared Ogasawara will be
found guilty of allowing Lieutenant
Langdon to approach more than the
thirty paces prescribed In the regula
tions, ltelief is expressed, however,
that his punishment will be slight.
llshed, while harbor facilities and
rait connections favored tho Puget
Sound city as compared with Port
land, Ore. -
Kogcr D. Plnnoo, port traffic man
ager of tho City of Astoria, Oregon
disagreed with Mr. Blaine's conten
tion on tho liquor situation.
"We have a different class of
people on tho Columbia river,' ho de
clared, "and I think we could fill
American ships. Aa to tho hymnals,
wo could put a little jnra- music on
board and keep within the law' '
Mr. Plnneo said Astoria wanted
two of the now 635-foot combination
cargo and passenger vessels and was
ready to start service to the Orient aa
soon as ships could be obtained.
James A. Kmery. for the San Fran
cisco Chamber of Commerce, agreed
with Mr. Blaine as to liquor, with the
qualification that "the ships ought to
be dry, but not necessarily tho pas
sengers.