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MEDFORD, OREGOX, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25. 1921
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f HOOVER IS
DEFINITELY
I IN CABINET
President-elect Harding For
mally Confirms Appoint
' ment of Ex-Food Adminis
trator After Cancellation L
Was Threatened Wallace
Also Confirmed.
ST. - AUGUSTINE, Fin., Fob. 25.
President-elect Hurdlng's selection of
Herbert Hoover to he secretary of
commerce in the coniine.. adminis
tration waB finally confirmed by Mr.
Harding toduy after a series of de
velopments that nt one time seemed
likely to lend to cancellation of the
appointment. V
Mr. Harding announced that he
had found himself In "perfect ac
cord" with the policies urged by Mr.
Hoover as a condition of his entering
the -cabinet and that the entire inci
dent had been closed with a definite
acceptance from the former food ad
ministrator. At tho same time he virtually con
firmed also tho selection of Henry
"Wallace of Iowa to be secretary of
agricultut-e. The selection of Mr. Wa-I
lace has been well known for' some
time, although previously Mr. Hard
. ins had declined to discuss It.
1 ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Feb. 25.
with developments moving toward
final confirmation of his tentatlvo
cabinet slate, President-elect ilnrd-
ing took a holiday from cabinet mak
ing' and motored to Jacksonville to
day to be the guest nt a publio lunch
eon' at a Masonic ceremony. . "
Mr. Harding continued his silence
regarding the whole cabinet, situation
and efforts early In tho day tb obtain
(comment on Herbert Hoover's accep-
lari'ee of the cdinnriorco portfolio' were
unavailing. '
Under the circumstances, Mr. Hoo
ver will enter .the cabinet with an
unusual status. ' Sd far nH Is- known,
' here, not other member has outlined
a department policy in dotal! as a
. condition of accepting his portfolio.
It is expected that the result of Mr.
Harding's acceptance of the. terms
laid down by the former food admin
istrator will be to put tho latter In a
commanding position so far as the
reorganization of his department Is
concerned.'
In Perfect Accord
' Asked about the condition laid down
by ' Mr. Hoover, which Included in
dorsement by Mr. Harding of a definite
policy for- re-organlzatlon of the com
merce department the president-elect
Baid : v . . " ' . ,-
"We are in perfect accord as to what
he department ought to be made. I
wouldn't want Mr. Hoover or any
other secretary to take a department
unless he intended to do things with
it." '
lie added that he saw nothing out
of the ordinary about the case except
the publicity given it. Every other
prospective cabinet appointee, he Said,
had discussed with him the matter of
permanent department policies. '
In the course, of his comment Mr.
Harding expressed surprise that Mr.
Hoover had made a statement on the
subject In New' York last night. The
president-elect Bald he had Intended to
announce the appointment here today
but that his prospective secretary had
acted entirely within Ills privileges in
taking the Initiative.
The reference to Mr. Wallace's ap
pointment came in reply to a question
' relative to an article by the Iowa edi
tor recently published, on policies he
might pursue as secretary of agricul
ture. "Unless there shall he some unlook-
ed, for development," was Mr. Hard
ing's only comment, "I have a strong
suspicion that Mr. Wallace will be
serving in that capacity."
DAUGHERTY REFUSES
G. 0. P. CHANGES PROHIBITION LAW
"-. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. A new
plan for enforcement of prohibition is
being discussed among republican
leaders as a prospective policy of the
Harding administration. It contem
plates abolishing the present dual en
forcement machinery of the treosury
and Justice departments and centraliz
ing full responsibility and authority in
the attorney general.
Whether the plan contcmplatets re
tention of a federal prohibition com
missioner apparently has not been def
initely determined. It is understood,
however, that all slate lirohlbltion en
forcement agents- would be dispensed
with and the prohibition enforcement
Receiver Appointed
For Georgia Railroad
Losing $100,000 Mo.
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 25.
Judge S. H. Sibley, in the fed-
eral court today appointed
President B. L. Bugg as recelv-
er for the Atlanta, Birmtng-
ham and Atlantic railroad. The
order was issued on petition of
the Birmingham Trust and Sav-
ings company of Birmingham,
: Ala, which alleged that It held
a note for $1)0,000 due 'March
7, which the road was unable to
pay.
This is the second time the
road has been in the hands of .
the court. It was under a re-
'ceivership from 1909 ' until
1916.'
' The Birmingham Trust and
Savings company said that the
roud was losing $100,000' a
. month and that Its only salvo-
tion was for tho court to take
charge. ,
HI!
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb.. 2".. Fol
lowing identification last night of the
body of, a murdered man found close
to the city Tuesday as that of Harry
I. Powlak, second cook on the steamer
Montague, officers today wore search
ing for John' Bruno, first cook on
the vessel and a roommate of Pow
luk since they landed here. They
said they had no evidence to connect
Bruno with the murder but thought
he might shed some light on the case.
Identification of Powlak, made thru
finger prints and a passport photo
graph, was effected after B. E. Phillips
of Courtney. Station. yeBterday. had in
formed the sheriff's office that he rec
ognized the victim as a former Aus
trian officer who feared assassination.
Officers working on' the' case said to
day they were satisfied Phillips' iden
tification was incorrect.
'Powlak, It developed, had come to
the Pacific coast from Vladivostok last
summer on the steamer Waban. He
re-shipped from Portland on the Mon
tague, November 10 and arrived back
in this city on the same boat February
13. Members of the orew were paid
off,' but most of them remained in
Portland.
Deputy Sheriffs Christofferson,
Beckmtfn and Schlrmer said they
learned that on Monday February 14
Bruno went to the Montague where he
told the paymaster that Powlak was
sick and had left the city. . He drew
Powlak's pay, $140, the ship's officers
said.
Some of the ship's crew were said
to have last seen Powlak In the city
on. Saturday, February 19.
$772,000 LIBERTY
CHICAGO, Feb. 25. Theft of Lib
erty bonds of par value of $772,000
was announced by the Nqrthern Trust
company today. The bonds were worth
$670,000 at market prices. The bank
accuses a clerk, William Dalton, who
handled Liberty bond transactions, of
the theft.
Welch Found Guilty.
SOUTH BEND, Wash., Feb. 25
J. Fred Welch, was found guilty here
today of murder in tho first degree In
connection with the explosion of the
dredger Beaver near here December
16, in which four lives were lost.
10 DISCUSS
work left to the department of JuBtlce
through state's district attorneys and
their associates.
COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 26. Harry M
Daugherty, who Is to be attorney gen
eral In the Harding cabinet, today re
fused to discuss proposed changes in
the federal prohibition enforcement
machinery.
Although admitting that some
changes have been talked over among
republican leaders, ho said he would
not publicly comment on possible con
gressional action. He said republican
leaders had not decided upon any def
inite program. y
F
LOIR RATES
L
.ong Fought for Reduction in
Freight Rates Secured, Says
Wire From E. A. Welch -Puts
Medford on Equality
With Weed and Klamath.
Hciuljustment of lumber freight
rates, iiluctntf Medford on the sume
buHiti us Klamath Kails and Weed,
and permitting the lumber mil Ih of
Houthern Oregon to compete with
them, has been affected, according
to a telegram received this morning
by the Chamber of Commerce, from
10. A. "Welch, chairmun of the rate
committee of the organiJitlon, who
has been in San Francisco, conferring
with Southern PaeUie officials.
According do Secretary Frobuch of
the Chamber of Commerce, this is
.the nioHt constructive industrial step
of years tbv this section.
The ' telegram received from Mr.
Welch is as follows:
"San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 24 I921.
"Chamber of Commerce, Medford.
Oregon,
New rates on common rough lum
ber and box sliooks from Medford to
Marysville, Sacramento, San Fran
cisco and points south will be the
namu us now applying- from Klamath
Fulls. Should any reduction . be
given later to other points in Oregon
have assurance of railroad that Mod-
ford will enjoy like reduction. These
rates effective soon. There will be
published new rates on lumber from
Medford and other Pacific coast
points to become effective thirty days
after notice. New rates Medford to
Omaha and Kansas City sixty-nix and
one-half cents against old rate seven
ty' three one-half cents; to Chicago,
seventy-three cents against old rate
eighty-six ono-half cents,"
"E. A. WELCH."
'The rates on common rough lum
ber and box shooks has heretofore
been 13 per thousand feet higher than
from Klamath Falls," said Secretary
Frobach. this Jnorning, "and -the com
mitteo of four, 'composed of 13. A.
Welch a. chairmuib 13. C. Guddis, II.
C. Gurnett and George T. Collins huve
been working for many months to
present evidence to the Southern Pa
cific showing a discriminatory rate.
T,his they did without any difficulty.
mil these citizens deserve great credit
for their sue.cess."
"The new rates moan that the in
fant lumber Industry of southern
Oregon will be able to compete with
Klamath Falls and Weed, Cal., In the
California markets, in tho east and
in Oriental trade also, as they have
tho same access to the. market ris
their older competitors."
WiflHIMnTflM TTttl. 9K A chlnlr.
age.of $GjO$0,l00 Jn Uiiierlcan export
trade in January was reported today
by the depnrtmentof omhierce.-- Im
ports (or the mqnt)l fej) oH $5,5,000,000
as compared Vyith lh,e December -f ig-
' Exnor'ts 1 In1 .'fnnnnrv IntnUeH ."ifiS5 .
OtlOiOOO as 'compared' with. '$722,00,0,00,0.
in January '1920, .Imports', totalled
$209,000,000 "compared with $174,000,-
uuo m the same month a year ago and
was the smallest in any month since
February, J918. - . !
LATEST NEWS
OF THE STATE
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 26. Governor
Olcott tiiday - nnnounced he' had
signed the Sheldon bill, paused by the
legislature, providing for organiza
tion and maintenance of school dis
tricts under certain conditions.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 25. Governor
Olcott Itrte yesterday reprieved until
March 1 Ocorgo Howard, under sen
tence to die to'day for murder . of
George H. Sweeney of Vale. Tho re
prieve was Issued becu'usc (papers
staying execution due to an appeal,
would not reach Sulom before the
time set for tho execution.
. TtOSEBL'ho. Feb. 25. Thomas It.
linrriH. aged 87, -yefrterdaj-'OTrpcnred
at the United States land office here
and filed a homestead right on 80
acres of land. Tile rugged old man
signed tho necessary papers with a
firm hand and without tho use of
glasses. If he .lives to prove up on
the claim, Mr. ' Hnrris will bo more
than 100 years old.
CAItCSO FKK.LS MKK KIVO
ON 1118 4HTII niKTIIDAY
NEW YOHK, Feb. 25. Enrico Ca
ruso said ha felt like a "king" when
he awoke toduy, tho forty-eighth an
niversary of his birth.
The famous singer is much Im
proved and physicians huvs relaxed
their constant vigil at his bedside.
ID
Oku GETS
UPON
UMBER
223 Coal Operators
Owners and Workers
Indicted in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 23.
An Indictment containing five
county churgfng conspiracy to
violate the Sherman anti-trust
act, was returned by the fed
eral grand jury today against
223 coal-operators, coal opera
tors associations, coal mining
companies and coal miners. The
list of indicted includes persona
and corporations in Indiana,
Illinois, Pennsylvania and Ohio,
which comprise the central com
petitive coal field.
Included among those Indict
ed are John L. Lewis, president
of the United Mine Workers of
America; William (Iroen, secre
tary of the United (Mine Work
era of America; Percy Tetlow,
statistician. United 'Mine Work
ers of America.
President-elect Sends Word
to. Senate Leaders He Fa
vors Adequate Appropria-
, tions for Navy Action May
Result in Bill's Defeat.
WASHINGTON, Fell. 25. (By tho
Associated l'ress) President-elect
HurdiuK sent word toduy to Bouate
republican lenders that be.deKli-ed
adequate apprqpi'tutions for. tbe.nuvy
und favored continuing tho present
building program without material
reductions.
With this definite statement of
what was regarded as tho new ad-,
mihintrution's naval policy, senate re
publican lenders declared they would
insl.'it upon the senate increases over
the house totals in the naval appro
priations bill. evenUt the risk of de
feating the bill ut this session.
Mr. Harding's views were given in
response to inquiries, regurdlng the
reduced appropriations made by the
house. The president-elect replied
that lie was In complete sympathy
with tho action of the senate naval
committee yesterday- in increasing
the house totuls.
' The president-elect, it was said,
did not indicate his position with
roforonce to Senator iBorah's dis
armament proposal. Some .. senate-
leaders said, however, they felt as
sured that he would favor disarma
ment provided a general agreement
could be obtained ,' and that conse
quently prospects ,for adoption of
Senator Borahjs disarmament resolu
tion had improved. 1 '
; Leaders expressed doubt whether
tlte houlse would yield to the senate
increases proposed in the-naval hill
and said that it might he that the
'bill would not be passed before
March 4.
1-t.
: WASHINGTON. Feb. 25 Agreeing
to ail house amendments, the senate
tcday pussed the unnuul post office
appropriation bill und sent tt to tho
president. ' It carries approximately
1570.000,000.
The senate agreed to the house al
lotment of $1,250,000 for trunsconti
nenUtl air mail service. ' ' -
The senate alBn adopted the con
ference report on the diplomatic and
consular bill, carrying ubout ;$10,
0flo,000, - and It was prepared for
transmission to President Wilson.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25. Presi
dent Wilson' received today Rolando
itit-ci, the' new Italian ambassador;
Prince Illbesco, the ilumanlnij minis
ter, nnd Albert Hlani-hct, Die Haitian
minister.
i
' 8ALT LAKE CIT1.' Feb. 24. A
bill proposing relief and assistance for
soldiers, sutlers, marines and nurses
who participated in the world win
has been Introduced In the house. Uy
the terms of the hill a soldier would
receive $20 for every mouth he serv
ed subsequent to April 6. 1917 and
prior to November 11, 1 9 IS.
SALT LAKE C1TV, Fob. 24. The
bill recently Introduced In Vie Utah
legislature providing for the closing
up of cities and towns nt midnight,
with uny Individual on" the street be
tween 1? o'clock a tnlght and 6 n. rn.,
being compelled to advlso the police
an to his reason for lielng out, hue
been withdrawn, .
HARDING IS FOR
NO REDUCTION
IN NAVY PLANS
REFUSES
TO UNITE UPON
Telegram Requesting President-elect
to Recognize Or
ganized Labor as Secy, of
Labor, Opposed by Mine
Workers and Others.
WASHINGTON', Feb. 25. All
representatives' of tho national and
international) unions attending tho
American Federation of Labor con
ference did not indorse the telegram
sent yesterday to President-elect
Harding asking him to appoint a "rec
ognized representative of organized
labor" as secretary ot labor.
Representatives of the United Mine
Workers of America, the Amalgamat
ed Association of Iron, Steel and Tin
Workers and the Seumens union, It
was learned toduy, Bpoke ngulnst the
niessuKo. Names of representatives
of the mine workers and Bcamenn
union did not appear on the list ot
signers of tho telegram. '
Michael Tigho, president of the
Amnlgumuted. Is understood to huve
suggested Hint the message be so
worded that It would not bo con
strued us opposing Juinos J. Davis of
Pittsburg, tentatively . selected as
secretary of labor.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. Details
of the new program of organized la
bor to combat any general movement
for institution of the "open shop"
wero before the executive counclK ot
tho American Federation of. Labor to
day when it resumed its sessions fol
lowing tho closing of the national
conference of labor leaders yesterday.
The executive council ulso had before
it a proposal that organized labor re
quest congress to ronoul the Vol
stead prohibition .enforcement, flct,.H
was staUd, however, that final nc
tion on this mutter probably would ho
withheld for the present.
While the council was meeting, of
ficial notification and conies of the
declaration of principles adopted at
Wednesdays conference . wero being
sent out from the federation head
quarters to all labor organizations
throughout the country. J'lans Wert)
In preparation also for tho Immediate
launching ot a nation-wide publicity
Campaign to gain public support for
tho declaration of principles. .
2-HOUR BATTLE
' MACROOMV Iriibinil:'Vei ,,'2A -iWtv
uuAiiuiijr iHnii-e, u-uveiiiig in lorries
wore ambushed between this villaire
and Bnllyvournby.'; today , by 300 nlen.
Thb'ambuslllng partyopened fire from
tpe cover or rocks along the road, kill
inK ono policeman and wnunrllnir nix
1 i ne name lasted two hours, after
which the military withdrew, leaving
me attacking party still In possession
of Its stronghold.
Reserves wero then rushed up by
me military from neinhhorlm; Imr,
racks and the attack was renewed
with the assistance of battle airplanes
In the first assault the mafni- Mm.
mantling tho crown forceB was killed
and seven of his men' were wounded,
one mortally. The casualties ot tht
uiiiuusning party were not loarnoq
The crown forces were linnhln to ra
cover some of their wounded when
they withdrew.
BELFAST. Feb. 25. A creamery
in
Inver. county Antrim and a eo-nnnrn
Uve store In Mount Churles county
Donegal, have been humeri na n ra.
.prlsol for the shooting of a constable
irom am hush,'.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 25. Passen
gers asleep in Pullman cars must' be
protected from theft of their prop
erty, according to u decision handed
down by City Judge W. Meredith
Yeatmnn.
Tho court's ruling, in effect wus:
"As n passenger would have no op
portunity to watch his buggngo when
asleep, It follows that It Is tho duty
of the Pullman company lo mnlnlnln
t reasonable watch over hts pro'perty.
while ho Is occupying a berth."
HARDING WIRE
S59 Cases of Govt.
Canned Goods Are
Thrown Into River
6
ST. I.oriS, Fob. 2o.I)r. K.
L. Ilarnhouse, Btate food and
drug inspector toduy announced
that some of tin government
canned goods, which has been
retailed in inany pluces here, has
been round unfit for consump-
tion. Ho ndded that he has
ordered 059 cases of the goods
destroyed.
Dr. illarnhouse explained that
his office has received nunier-
ous complaints recently as to
the quality of tho food and thut
following un Investigation by his
inspectors four local merchuuts $
wero summoned to his office. '
The merchants readily agreed
to destroy the goods und 4 10
cases of olganberrles. 511 cases
of soya beans und Hi (I cases of
kruut will be dumped In the
Mississippi river -Monthly, he
said. , 4
4
PUTS IT OVER ON
OLYfIA POLICE
OLY.MPIA, Wash., Fol). 25. Po
lice officers and posses of citizens to
duy were searching for an alleged
blackmuller who lust night uttempted
to extort $10,000 from G. A. Mott
mun, Olympla merchant and former
mayor under threat ot dynuinlUng
his department store,
A suspect captured lust night by
a' party under Mayor C. II. Bowen.
escaped while telephone inquiry was
being mude to verify the place ot res
idence ho hud given. Hlo is believed
to have 'been wounded.
Mr. Mottmun reported to police he
had received a bund -printed letter
'through Hid mull directing lilm to
walk toward Tumwuter, a suburb, at
9 o'clock lust night with $10,000 In
a package, and to drop It when he
saw three light' flashes. He compiled,
carrying a decoy package of1 paper,
alter posses had been stationed to
capture the blackmailer.
The lights flashed and Mr. Mott
m un dropped tho package, hut the
man eluded the posses when they
closed in. One party stopped a man
who said lis was just coming from
work. Vie escaped while a mem
ber ot the party was at a tolophone
and plunged into the brush under a
volley of shots. Later a rifle,
chisel and a handkerchief full of
cartridges were found hear the spot
where he disappeared. Examination
ot the Mottman store today revealed
no sign of an attempt to plant bombs
with electric wiring by which to ex
plode them, as the letter hud threat
ened. PORTLAND. Feb. 25. Aftor boring
holes In the root to watch what was
going on within . the building, police
early today raided the Hellenic club,
where they alleged gumbllng was con
ducted. Some officers slid down thru
a skylight, Borne climbed thru windows
and the rest entered by the door.
Forty-nine men found themselves
surrounded and were placed under ar-
rost. Six patrol loads ot men and two
truck loads of paraphernalia were
taken to the station. , Altogether the
men arrosted placed $2575 In bail
much of it in nickels, dimes and quar
ters.
HAZING OF 3 GIRLS
T SOCIETY.
. SALLM, Ore., Feb. 25. Sweeping
Investigation of the "T. A." society, a
semi-secret organization within the
Salem high school, wus promised here
today by members of the school board.
Alius Mnrguret Pierce, 17: Miss Char
lotte Zleber and Miss Prudence Patter
son wero Injured during an initiation
ceremony staged by tne order Wednes
day eight, according to oharges filed
with the board.
Miss Pierce, daughter of A. N. Pierce
Inst a tooth, received body bruises and
scratches and yesterday was confined
to her bod. Tne other girls were
bruised about the body nnd were suf
fering from nervous shock.
COSTA RiC
AIW
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Panama Mob Attacks Cosia
Rica Consuate President
Calls on People for Military
Action Costa Rica Troops
Occupy Frontier Town
Washington Aroused. .
PANAMA, Feb. 25. Violent anti
Oosta Itiean demonstrations occurred
In this city last night, reaching their
culmination in an attack upon the
Costa ltlcun consulate. Tho coat ot
arms was torn from the door of tho
consulate and was trampled by the
crowd.
President Porrns mude a putrlotlu
uddress, calling upon "loyal Pana
nians" to present themselves today
for the formation of military forces
in case hucIi u-step should be neces
sary. Iite in tho evening the presiden
tial office mude public telegrams con
firming reports that Goto, a district
at the Pacific end of the Panama
Costa ltlcun frontier had been oceu- .
pled by Costa ltlcun forces.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 25. Unless
shurp developments mark the con
flict of Punnnia und Costa Rica over
Who disputed toriitroy of Cota, the
state department will make no de
cisive move, it was intimated today at
tho depnrtmeut. -1
Because of the ponding change of
administrations, the only action con
templated Is to set on foot an Inquiry
us to tho facts.
PANAMA, Fob. 25. Financial di
vorce of the United States and Pan
ama Ih coiimmpluted by the Punaman
government, it 1 was indicated .last'
night , by .. . President POrras, ; Ho,,
stated that after Addison. T. RUan,
the United States fiscal agent ;leaves,.
a Panamnn will be made fiscal
ngent. ', He ulso said it had been de
cided not to renew the contract, with,
a United States bank to act as deposi
tory for government funds.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25 Keen Interest
was evinced hi Wall Btreet today in
tho order of the comptroller of the
treasury, calling for a report on salar
ies of national bank officials In connec
tion with the national bank call Issued
yesterday. ;
i Such a report, It was' pointed out,
would mean the making public of such
salaries as the law requires that bank
statements in response to the comp
troller's call must be published. Soma
bankers were reported to be seeking
legal advice as io whether the order,
which was said to be unprecedented,
could be enforced. .
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XEGKO BIRTH RATE FOUR -
TIMES THAT OF WHITE
WASHINGTON, Fell 25 The negro
population of New York City at the
time of tho 1920 census was 163,088,
an Increase of 61,379 or 66.9 per cent,,
the census bureau announced today.
The white population was 6,469,004,
an Increase of 769,842 or 16.9 per
cent and nil others 7,966,
Skull Caps for Athletes.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26. Mana
ger Mack ot the Philadelphia Ameri
can league buseball club is consider-:
ing the use of skull caps by his play
ers to protect thera from pitched .
'bulls, it was announced today. . ; .'
BY SALEM: MM
AROUSES Gil
r
According to the complaint lodged
with the school board- by Mr. Pierce
and A. N. Bush, Miss Plorce was first
commanded by the society to appear
In a local cemetery at 9 o clock Wed
nesday night, armed with an egg and a
bathing suit. Mr. Pierce objected , to
the cemetery for the holding of the ,
ceremonies and his daughter was later
notified to appear at the court house.
When she arrived she was blind folded,'. -placed
In an automobile and taken to u
pluce that she could not recall. Tnves. -ligation,
however, revealed that she :
and her two companions were left
near the state hospital, which was the .
seeds ot the preliminary inltintiijn.
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