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MEDFORD, OKIXjOX, TUESDAY, FKUKUAliY 22, VJ21
NO. 285
HARD
HOOVER AND
DAVIS ARE
Former Food Administrator
and Ex-stee! Worker of
Pennsylvania Are Virtually
Chosen for Secretaries of
Commerce and Labor
Navy Post Given Denby.
.
The Cabinet Complete
The new cabinet ns solcctod
by President-elect Harding will
bo:
Secretary of state Charles
Evans Hughes, New York.
' Secretary of the treasury An-
drew Mellon of Pennsylvania.
Secretary of war John W.
Weeks of Massachusetts.
Attorney-general H a r r y M.
Daughcrty of Ohio.
Postmaster general Will H.
Hays o Indiana. .
. Secretary of the navy Edwin
Denby of Michigan.
Secretary of the interior A. D.
Fall of New Mexico.
Secretary of agriculture Henry
Wallace of Iowa.
Secretary of commerce Her-
bert Hoover of California.
Secretary of labor Jaine3 J.
Davis of Pennsylvania.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Feb. 22 (By
Associated Press.) -President-elect
Harding completed his cabinet late to
day by virtual selection of Edwin Den
by of Detroit as secretary of the navy.
The choice was tho first big surprise
among the cabinet - selections, Mr.
Dcnby's name never having appeared
In newspaper speculation In connec
tion with the navy post. He is an at
torney and a former member of con
gress and has served as an enlisted
man in war time in both the navy and
marine corps.
It is understood a formal tender
and acceptance- at-o to be exchanged,
but Mr. Denby is regarded by those
close to Mr. Harding as virtually cer
tain to take the place.
There were also growing indica
tions today that trm..virtuul selections
of Herbert Hqov,ev,xi( .California to
bo Heci;etarylltfY'Commerco and James
J. Davis p,f Pennsylvania to be secre
tary of labor soon Would be definitely
fixed, putting the completo cabinet in
its final fo'fm.'- Sv
A Chinese Expert.
Mr. Denby! who was drawn into the
cabinet situation as 'a dark horse,
after former Governor Frank ,0. Lov
den of Illinois, declined to be con
sidered for the navy portfolio, is -rt0
years old and hns an Intimate knowl
edge of Far Eastern affairs In addi
tion to his naval experience. He went
to China in 1886 with his father, who
served there as an American minis
ter and later he spent ten years in the
Chinese maritime customs service.
Returning to the United States In
1897, Mr. Denby ser-cd as a gunner's
mate in the American navy during
the war with Spain and at the age of
17 was a sergeant in tho marine
corps during tho world war. He was
a representative in tho 5!)th, 60th,
and 61st congresses, making a par
ticular study of naval affairs as a
member of the naval committee.
Hoover May Decline
NEW YORK, Fell. 22. Herbert
Hoover has not been asked to become
a member of President-elect Harding's
cabinet and his friends believe tho de
partment of commerce offors no such
field for servico as tho public Institu
tions' with which he Is now connected,
said a statement issued here today by
George Barr Baker, identified with
Mr. Hoover in relief work.
".Mr. Hoover had hoped," said Mr.
Baker, "that as soon as the funds
for child relief were secured ho could
turn some of his attention toward his
own profession of engineering, as ho
is not a rich man and does not feel
that he can continue indefinitely to
give his entire time to public service.
Jn fact. I know that he has had ne
gotiations to this end."
ST. AUOl.'STINE. Fla., Feb. 22.
(By the Associated Press) Herbert
Hoover of California and James J.
Davis of Pennsylvania, virtually have
been chosen for President-elect Hard
ing's cabinet, leaving open but one
(Continued on Tufa Six)
Attempt Destruction
Jap Property in Los
Angeles With Bombs
LOS AiXGELES, Cul Feb.
22. Two alleged attempts to
destroy by the use of phosphorus
bombs buildings ocupied by Jap
anese hnvo been made here in
the last two weeks, according to
a report by Captain E. 11. En as
of tho bureau of fire preven
tion. Tho report also contains the
statement that Japanese have
asked tho federal department of
justice to investigate and have
considered- asking the Jnpanese
consul here to take protective
notion.
Captain Enos stated that the
alleged attempts to destroy tho
property were unsuccessful I
"merely as the result of lucky
chance," as in each case pass
crsby discovered the fire and
notified the firo department in
timo to extinguish it before ma
terial damago was done.
The officer said ho belioved
arrests would bo made soon.
INCOME TAX M
LEGAL DECISION
"WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. IUrM of
tho government lo the collection of
millions of dollarH in surtaxes in
seven states, treasury officials said to
day, hinges on the decision to be ren
dered by tho attorney general on the
division of property between husband
and wife for income tax purposes
under the community laws. In Idaho,
Nevadit, California, Washington, Ore
gon, Louisiana and New Mexioo. of
ficials explained, a certain portion of
tho property acquired after marriage
is held in common. Therefore, under
a joint income tax return by husband
and wife, tho surtax would apply on
tho total income, but if they are per
mitted to clivido the property in mak
ing their return as husband and wife,
the income subject to surtax also
would bo divided and tho total sur
tax considerably lessened.
As an example, it was shown, the
surtax on a 50,000 income is $5,510,
but if husband and wifo under com
munity laws could divide that income
Into two parts, the two surtaxes
chargeablo would be $1,310 each.
Instructions to collectors in the
states will be issued when the attor
ney general's opinion is made known,
officials said, probably this week.
CITY EXTINGUISHED
A workman at work on repairing the
roof of the Knight company packing
house on Front street early Monday
afternoon accidentally set fire to the
roof, and n hole about four feet square
was burned but was extinguished be
fore the firo department reached the
scene.
There were two small flue fires Sun
day, the first one being at tho Mc
Curdy home on West Main street, to
which the fire department was sum
moned. Little damage was caused.
A half hour later Fire Chief Lawton,
who has a good nose for fires but a
poor one for news, was driving along
East Main street when he smelled a
Diirning flue somewhere. He stopped
and went nosing around until ho dis
covered that a flue on tho roof of the
Crowson confestloncry was on fire
unbeknown to any one in tho confec
tionery. No alarm was turned in, but
the chief extinguished tho fire.
LONDON, Feb. 22. A wireless mes
sage from Berlin today tays that ac
cording to Swiss reports the Montene
grins have declared a holy war against
the Serbians. Two Serbian regiments
have occupied Cettinie. Monteneg
and the situation is grave, the message
ays.
AVIATOR IS
KILLED, 1
MAIL RAGE
Capt. W. W. Lewis, Partici
pant in Coast-to-Coast Air
Flight, Falls In Tail Spin at
Elko, Nevada Was About
to Be Married Coney
Forced to Land in Texas.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22. Cuptuin
W. F. Lewis, air mall service pilot on
the Reno to Salt Lake leg, in the
attempt to establish a record for rapid
delivery between San Francisco and
New York was killed today at Elko,
Nev., when his piano fell, according to
advices received here. Captain Lewis
was piloting one of tho two planes
which left San Francisco at 4: SI) n. m.
Ho took charge of the plane at liono.
Tho messago to all mail service
headquarters hers said that Captain
Lewis' machine, In taking off from
Elko, went into a tall spin and crashed
to tho ground. His altitude was not
given in tho message.
According to air mail officials here
Captain Lewis had served in the Amer
ican air forces during the world war
and had been in the air mail service a
trifle lesB than two months, flying us
ually between Heno and Elko.
The mossago to air mall service
lowed Captain Lewrs' safe arrival at
Elko from Reno with tho mail. He
transferred to another machine, which
fell with him.
Miss M. E. Bryant of this city, cash
ier of the bureau of war risk insurance
said that she was the fiancee of Cap
tain William E. Lewis, air mail pilot
killed at Elko, Nev, She is living at a
hotel here with a girl friend, both of
whom were prostrated by the news of
Lewis' demh.
About to Be Married
RENO, Nev., Feb. 22. Captain Wil
liam E. Lewis, who was killed at Elko
this mottling while attempting to
lower the tlmo of aerial mail delivery
between San Francisco and New York,
engaged an apartment here last night
upon his arrival from the east prepara
tory to his wedding to Miss M. E.
Bryant of San Francisco, early next
month, friends of the pilot stated to
day. ' Lewis' ship went into a tail spin
after "turning flat" during the take-off
at Elko this morning and crashed to
earth. The pilot was killed instantly,
according to tho advices received here.
Lewis had been In the mall service
since early In January. He was an
-ii-mv film- hnvlnfr n,,Hutn1 Hni-lnir thn
early stages of the war at Chicago, and
was stationed most of the time in the
Hawaiian islands. Before the war
Lewis was an electrical engineer. He
was about 38 years old and livod in
San Franci3co.
HAZELHURST, N. Y., Feb. 22 Two
airplanes, each carrying 350 pounds of
mail, left Hazelhurst field today for
San Francisco, piloted' by E. M. Leon
hardt and E. M. Allen. They expect
to reach the Pacific coast in 36 hours.
Reports to postal officials here Bald
that Leonhardt was forceil by misty
weather to alight near Dubois, Pa., hut
plans to continue to Cleveland tomor
row. Allen, it was reported, reached
Cleveland at 12:15 o'clock and was re
lieved by Pilot W. .1. Smith, who con
tinned the western flight in another
machine.
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 22. An all
mail plane which left San Francisco
this morning arrived here at 12:38
o'clock. Tbo piano continued the jour
ney. The plane Ih one participating In
the night and day flight test to New
1 ork.
Coney Forced to Land
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 22. Llcutcn
ant William D. Coricy, trans-contincn
tal flyer was forced to earth at Bronte,
Coke county, Texas, early today by
engine trouble, according to a report
received at Love Field. It Bald the
aviator, who was attempting a Pacific
to Atlantic coast flight, was not In
jured.
Bronte is approximately 260 miles
southwest of Dallas on the Kansas
City, Mexico and Orient railroad. It
has been understood that the aviator
was following the course of the Texas
and Pacific from El Paso,
Japanese Sentry Who
Killed U. S. Officer
Declared Not Guilty
TOKIO, Feb. 22. (By tho As
sociated Press. ) A finding of
not guilty has been rendered by
tho court martial which tried
Toihigara Ogasawara, tho sen
try 'who shot Lieutenant Ijing
dou of tho U. S. S. Albany, at
Vladlvstok last December, it
was ofirlally announced by the
war department today. Tho
trial was on tho charge of nccl
detal murder.
Toklo, Fob. 21. Comment
ing on the suspension from ac
tive servico of Major General
NiHhihara, commander of the
.sentries of tho 22nd brigade as
a result of the official Investiga
tion of tho shooting of Lleuton
anl Langdon of tho American
cruiser Albany, tho semi-official
Kokusai News agency says
today it Is understood to mean
General NIshihara, was held re
sponsible for lack of precautions
in, not giving fullor Instructions
regarding the duties of a sentry
under the special conditions pre
vailing in Vladivostok.
G.
I
IS
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BY
R. L. Craigie, British Charge
d'Affaires, Chief Speaker at
Mount Vernon Ceremony-
Anglo-American Friendship
Is Particularly Stressed.
"WASHINGTON. Feb. 22 Although
nil government executive departmento
were closed In observance of Wash
ington's birthday today, congress, fac
ing crammed legislative calendar
with adjournment only ton dtiya off,
remained in session. In both senate
and house, however, business was
suspended long enough to permit the
customary reading on the floor of
Washington's farewell address.
Ceremonies at Mount Vernon today
included the laying of a wreath on
Washington's tomb by II. I... Craigie,
British charge d'affaires in behalf of
tho British branch of tho .English
speaking union.
Addressing members of the Ameri
can branch who participated in tho
ceremonies, Mr. Crntglo declared no
man more than Washington would
approve the work of the union i "In
striving to promote good fellowship
and understanding among the Kng
lish -speaking democracies of , the
world "
The act of the British fleet In
lowering its flags to half mast at the
news of Washington's death, Mc.
Craigie said, was typical of JJritlsh
sentiment of deep admiration and re
spect for the American patriot, which
ho said "had been growing yet
stronger with the passing of time."
In connection with the celebration
of the hundredth anniversary of its
founding, George Washington univer
sity today conferred honorary degrees
upon more than a score of public of
ficials and distinguished men and
women. Julia Marlowe, famous
Shakespearean actress and wife of K.
H. Kothern, received tho honorary dc
gree of doctor of letters.
Others receiving honorary degrees
were J. J. Jusscnind, ambassador
from Trance; Kenor Don Hclthan Ma
th leu, ambassador from Chile; Senor
Rolando Uicci, newly appointed am
bassador from Italy: Henator Oeorgo
H. Moses of New Hampshire: Hena
tor Key Pitt man of Nevada; George
Sutherland, former senator from
Ctah, doctor of laws. Mrs. Francis
Parkinson Keyes, wifo of Senator
Keyos of New Hampshire, doctor of
letters.
GIG OIL STRIKE
III.'KXOS AIRES, Feb. 22. The
minlsti-y of agriculture today an
nounced that Oil Well No. 1 ' In the
Comodoro Hlvadavla district. UHt
I completed, was flowing at more than
i 0,00)1 barrels a day. Thin well, In a
I' new producing section, has broken nil
records for production In Argentina,
WASHING
Hie
NGUSH
ENVOY
MEM
JACKSON TO
L0SEJ01NT
DELEGATION
State Reapportionment Bill, as
Amended by House Leaves
Senatorship Unchanged, but
Takes Half Representative
From Jackson Governor's
Salary Is Increased.
SALEM. Oil'., Fob. 22. Tho re-apportionment
1)111. passed by tho sen
ate lute yostorduy afternoon with
scarcely n word of dissension found
its way Into the house Inst night. At
12:15 o'clock this morning 'in amend
ed hill hud been passed by tho house.
As amended nnd passed by tho house,
the bill provides that only one change
will bo made in the sensational dis
tricts of tho state and by that change
Curry county would lie taken from
tho Joint Coos and Curry district and
linked with Josephine county.
Tho ebaiiKes In the representative
districts would be effected by takiliK
one-half a representative from Mar
ion, one-half from Linn, -one from
Douglas and Jackson and one from
Washington, making a total of three
representatives to bo distributed.
Theso would ho divided to glvo Mult
nomah one additional representatlvi!
and tho other two would bo assigned
to tho southeastern districts of tho
states, ono to bo given to tho Crook,
Deschutes, Jefferson, Lake, Klanlftth
and Grant district and one to the Har
ney and Malheur district, which
would bo split Into two separate dis
tricts with one representative to caeli
county.
SALEM, Ore Feb.. 22. Senators
I In mo and Thomas early today Intro
duced a concurrent resolution calling
for adjournment slno die of the legis
lature at 6 p. m. tody. Senator
Hiiiiio endeavored to have tho resolu
tion adopted at once, but Hanks
moved that it be referred to the com
mittee on resolutions, declaring that
thcro was much work to bo done and
no certainty that adjournment could
bo reached by six o'clock. The mo
tion carried.
SALEM, Ore., Fob. 22. With seven
members voting contrary, the sonnto
lato yesterday passed the I-nchmund
bill to Increase the salary of the gov
ernor from $!i,000 to $7,500 a year.
SALEM. Ore., Feb. 22. Among
mensures to be voted on at the spec
ial election In June will bo a refer
endum on tho bill providing women
as well ns men must submit to ex
amination before obtaining marrlugo
Ucer.se.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 22. With four
dissenting votes the house late yes
terday approved tho co-operative
marketing bill which pnssed thu sen
ate several days ago.
dan Tax Ono Cent
SAIjBM, Ore., Feb. 22. An addi
tional tax of one cent a gallon on
gasoline used by motorists In Oregon
to he applied to the retirement of
state highway bonds would he col
lected under tho provisions of a bill
passed by tho house today. Tho bill
now goes to tho senate.
Under tho provisions of tills bill,
Introduced by tho joint committee on
roads and highways commission It Is
estimated that the state will receive
approximately $375,000 additional
avenuo annually.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 22. The house
this morning pulled tho purso strings
more tightly and killed a bill providing
for a readjustment of the sniariea of
district attorneys throughout the
state.
Salary increases granted by the
house included tax commissioner to
13000; stato engineer to $3000 and
state forester to $300.
Increase Salaries
RALEM, Ore.. Feb. 22. Upon recon
sideration the senate yesterday passed
a bill Introduced by Sonator Ilyan to
increase tho salary of tho state printer
from $2400 to $3000 a year. The bill
was Indefinitely postponed last Wed
nesday, SALEM, Ore., Feb. 22.Tho senate
yesterday passed a bill allowing each
member of the public service commis
sion $800 annually, in addition to his
salary of $4000 because of additional
duties under the grain Inspection de
partment: The bill was introduced by
the committee on railroads and litll-
Tong War Breaks Out
Again, Aged Chinese
Fisherman Is Killed
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22 LI
Lcong, aged Chinese fisherman
was shot and killed early today In
what tho pollco say is the first
definite outbreak hero of tho
stnto-wldo war between the Ming
Kong and Hop Sing tonus. Ho
was a ItliiK Kong man. A Hop
Sing man is being sought.
Five bullets wore soul into Li
Lcong's head as he slept In a
rooming house Ills slayer was
seen running through a maze of
corridors.
Tho police have evidence that
v the slayer was sent from either
San Joso or Los Angeles to
avenge a Hop Sing death.
Tho pollco havo tlircntouod a
hlockado of Chinatown which will
virtually tnako a prisoner of every
Chinese in tho district.
MUD COLLEGE
BOYS LOYAL 10
WASIIINGTON, eb. 22 President
Wilson in ait address today to a dele
gation from tho Woodrow Wilson club
of Harvard university whom ho re
ceived at the White House declared he
would bend bis efforts to the last In
supporting the cause of world peace.
To tho group of six Harvard under
graduates whom Tie rocoived in the
company of Mrs. Wilson in his study,
tho president said ho would leave to
historians the task of Interpreting the
ovonts of tho Paris peace conforenco.
Declaring that if ho ever devoted
himself again to writing it would bo
along Impersonal lines. Tho president
suld he most preferred to spend the
remainder of his days in advancing
the cause of world jicaco and to that
end ho would glvo his whole strength
and time.
Kobort C. Stuart, Jr., who headed
tho delegation, told tho presidont that
tho Ilarvnrd Woodrow Wilson club
wished upon tho annlvorsary of tho
birth of Washington to oxtond tholr
greeting to "you, tbo great American
of our generation," and that Inspired
by Wllsonian ideals, tho club pur
posed to perpetuate the ideals to which
the presidont hud given concrete ex
pression.
Mrs. Wilson who was standing be-
Bido the president apparently much
movod by the tribute expressed by the
college mon, expressed n wish that sho
might mako a speech, but said sho
would not because sho never had.
CHICAGO, Fob. 22. Indictments
charging eleven officials of tho Con
sumers Servico company with using
the malls to defraud farmers of more
than J25O.0OO In tho last five years
through tbo sale of "servico con
tracts" were mado public today by
postal inspectors.
A. V. Claralian, Inspoet'n' in charge
of tho Chicago end of tho Investiga
tion, said that farmers in -'A states
had been swindled.
In roturn for contracts railing for
$20 to $100, the company, he snld,
promised to sell drygoods, farm Im
plements, groceries and other lines of
merchandise nt reduced prices. The
Indictment charges that letters said
the company couM buy more direct
for tho consumer, thereby eliminating
middlemen's profits. The Indict
ment alleged tho farmers were not
rendered tho servico propiise.1.
JITNEYS ENDANGER
STREET CAR PRORTS
TOLEDO. O.. Feb. 22. lnrrai.se ill
street car fares to seven cents unless
a way is found to eliinlnato busses ts
competitors, was declared Imminent
by the Btreet railway board of control
today.
It was pointed out that tho Com
munity Traction company Is running
behind $P3,000 a month.
The Community Traction company
began operntlon Febru-.wy t when the
new scrvloe-nt-oost frnncliiso went
lto effect,
PRESIDENT
TAKES HAND
IN LEAGUE
First Direct Note to League of
Nations Sent by U; S. State
Department Insistence
Upon Equal Rights in'Mar
dates Repeated Reported
England Will Agree.
PARIS, Feb. 22. Tho note from
Washington reached tho American odj
bnssy during tho afternoon. Tho ex
perts Immediately set at work decod
ing it. ...
WASHINGTON, Fob. 22. Wullo no
reply hns been received from Great
llrltain, It was unofficially stated that
tho British government was preparing
an uuswor that would go far towards
satisfying tho American contentions
that equal opportunities must bo pro
vided for the citizens of all countries
in all mandate territories. It has been
suggested that Sir Auckland Geddes,
who returnod to the United States yes
terday after consultations with , the
foreign office in London, had been em
powered to convoy the ideas of his
government on the subject , Officials
of the department declined to say from
what nuartor tho intimation came that
the question should be taken dlrectfy
to the league but-it was believed it
came from Groat Britain and that the
returning British ambassador bore the
message. '
U. s. Not to Be Isolated ' '
Communications have been received
by the department from the council
nnd a certain amount of correspon
dence hns followed, but this Is the first
tlmo the United States has Initiated
any action before that body. Officials
lnslstod that It was not to be taken as
an indication that the Unltod States
was to become involved In controver
sies with the league but rather be a
manifestation of the determination of
the United States to insist upon Its
rights even though It is not a member
of tho league. ' 'J
In his note to Lord Curzon, Secre
tary Colby said the United States did
not proposo to be excluded from par
ticipation in tho rights and privileges
secured under mandates provided in
the treaties of peace and it expected to
be heard regarding the terms of those
mandates before they were put Into
form. -' "
Colby Note Repeated" t'.!
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22fhevAmei
lean government has communicated di
roctly to tho League of Nations cpuscll
Its view with regard to mandates is
sot forth In the note sent by Secretary
Colby to tho British government last
November, it was announced today at
the stato department.
Acting on an official intimation that
since the council already had taken
action on the question of mandates,
tho opinions expressed in Mr. Colby's
note to Lord Curzon, the British secre
tary of state for foreign affairs, should
be conveyed to the council, a communi
cation that was described as practical
ly a duplicate of that note which was
dispatched to Paris last night.
PARIS, Fob. 22. Tho American
state department has Bent a note to
too League of Nations on tho subject
of mandates It was learned here today.
The American embassy In Paris has
notified Dr. DaCunha, president of the
league council, to the effect that tha
stato department understands the
terms of the mandates for former Gn
omics colonies were to be approved at
this meeting of the council, and adding
that the Unltod States had observa
tions to mako on this subjoct which
wero considered of the utmost impor
tance. Tho stuto department asks the coun
cil not to take final action until a note,
which Is being drafted, should reach
Paris. c
This Ib the first note the United
States has sont directly to tha Leagu
of Nations.
It Is believed in League of Nations
circles that It concerns either the
Island of Yap, the Paclflo cable station
whose status is in dispute, or the
Franco British Mesopotamlaa oil
agreements. ' ' :
Ambassador Wallace's letter will be
read to the council this afternoon. It
was addressed to Senor DaCunha and
to Sir Eric Drummond, secretary gen
eral of the League of Nations, .