MEDFORD The Weather Maximum yesterday 61 Minimum today 36 Predictions Partly r.loudy. Pally Fifteenth Tear. Weekly Fiftieth Year. MEDFORD, OREGOX, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2fi, .1921 NO. 289 u. 13 HOSTILITIES BREAKOUT : Costa Mtican "forces Clash , With Panama Troops Near f ,?- Coto No Formal .Declara ! ' tiori of' War Announced ; Uhited States-;ln vol ve'd by Pebision Justice' White. PANAMA,-Feb. 26. (Dy the As sociated. Press.) It was learned of ficially, this afternoon that President Bellalnro Porras has signed a procla mation declaring war against Costa Rica, but Is holding It temporarily in abeyaB.cc. The' president, assured that the ontiro country Is behind him, contemplates taking over dictatorial powers for the dofenso of the repub lic, relying on tho national assombjy to confirm his action. PANAMA, Feb. 25, (By tbo Asso ciated Press)' Hostilities have bo gun botween Pananmn and Costa Iti cari. forces in the vicinity o'f Coto on the Pacific end of the frontier, it Is said In dispatches received here. Of ficial confirmation -of theso reports, howeveiv is' lacking."- Formal declara tion of.war had ntt been made up untll'last night. ; . .More than- 2,000 men enrolled for military' service hero .yesterday and reports fromJ"atliov.'.partH of tho ro publio .told of'citizons volunteering for the army..; It is believed tho Panaman forces near Coto Or on' route to that place, number about BOO. i Tho base of Paritnnan operations Will bo In tho town,' of Progreso,'; near Golf.o rte "3ulcc, .which is connected by a nar row, gauge -railway with a small port constructed . by the Panama Sugar company. ' . -. It was genorally 'bolioved the Unit ed'. States- government, held scleral thousand rifles for tho Panamdn gov ernment and it was ; believed the vol untcers would bo armed with them. It -was learned, however, that some rlflos taken over from the. Panaman government following the signing of tho Hay-Vlrilla treaty were returned, and moro than 1,500 of the guns were sold at public auction horo in 1014. , , Tho White Decision. An interesting phase of tho situa tion results from , Costa Rica occupy, inft territory Under the arbitration de cision of Chief Justico White of the United States supremo court," which was liandeddown ln 1011, while, the United States hersolfu has, by virtue of .treaties, guaranteed the territorial integrity of 'this country, The Pan aman; government cluims, however, that Justico: White's decision con tained a clause to the effect .that if his award should not ber accepted by both parties,- the"" territorial status would revert to tho conditions laid down by tho dpclsjdti , pf President Loubct of France. It is tinder tho Loubct decision that Panama claims the land which Costa Rica has seized. : It is. known tio Sinclair oil interests havo been conducting drilling opera tions in the samo general locality, where concessions have been granted a Ilritlsh corporation by Costa Rica. t. Ask tT. S.' Illfles. . WASHINGTON, . Feb. 2G Imme diate return of several thousand rifles seized in 1916 by the American authorities in the Panama canal zone is asked by the government of Pan ama, which desires to use them in re- ( Continued on Page Eight) HUNDRED WOMEN FAINT IN PORTLAND BARGAIN SALE STAMPEDE PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 26. Moro than ono hundred women fainted, many wero bruised and otherwise in jured, an automobile was damaged by women climbing over It, and sixty policemen battled to control a crowd estimated at 8,000 seeking to gain ad mittance today, at the opening of a five-ten-and-fifteen cent store whih had advertised among other bargains aluminum tea kettles at 15 cents, cot ton, bed blankets at 15 cents and la dies' silk hose nt 15 cents a pair. Many of the women were cared for at nearby drug stores and some were taken to the emergency hospital. Traffic -was completely blocked at Broadway and Adler' streets, one of the main corners of the badness dis trict nt. eight o'clock. Hnmo'nf 'he bargain hunlers arrived before dry- Valuable Mail Is Stolen in Pittsburg, ' Mail Clerk Killed PITTSni'ltO, Feb. 20. J. L. McCtillough, 2S, a government railway mail clerk, was found beaten unconscious nt the Penn sylvania railroad station, by fel low employes a few minutes be fore the train was scheduled' to leave union station for Washing ton, Pa. Two iouches of mail are reported missing. George V. Craighoad, postal In spector, said McCullbugli while at work on registered mail in his car was attacked by bandits who struck him down with a coupling pin. He said the stolon mall probably would run to a high fig ure. . No trace of tho robbers lias been found. McCtillough died in a hospital here this afternoon. E Z Gov. Campbell Wires Calif. Governor Anti-Land. Bill Is Signed Jap Service Men in. U. S. Forces Can't Be Naturalized. '..,., , SACIIAMENTO, Cal., Feb. 2G. Gov ernor Stephens today received a tele gram from Governor Thomas 13. Camp bell of Arizona saying he had signed the anti-a!icn land law this morning. SACUAMISNTO, Cal., Fob. 20 Jap anese born in this country are not en titled to citizenship despite service In the United States army, according to a ruling today by the district court of appeals here. The case at issue was that of Ichizo Zato, who sought to register as a voter here last fall after he had been admitted to citizenship in Hawaii and who appealed to the courts when the county clerk declined tho registration. Thp opinion says: "The appellant is not entitled under the general naturalization laws, to the privileges of citizenship, is conclusive ly shown by section 2109 of 'tho natur alization laws, which rends as follows: " 'The provision of this act shall apply to aliens, being free, white per sons and to aliens of Africitn nativity and to persons of Africnn descent.' "Members of the Japanese race have never been held to be members of the white racoj" the opinion says, "and still less are they members of tho I black race. But whatever the true ethnological rulo, the question is set tled so far as this case is concerned by' tho express declaration in appel lant's certificate of naturalization that he is yellow In color." The opinion was written by Justice Pruitt, Hart and Burncttconcurrirtg. IIUENOS AIRKS, Feb. iHS-Can-firmntlon of' Berlin reports that the concession granted German industrial interests by the Chilean government is held by the Krupps, is given In the Herald of this city. The newspaper says tbo Krupps will bllild the largest steel and munitions plant in South America and that construction will begin Immediately.- E break, it was said. When tho dnnrs wero opened there was a roar una a rush. Plate glass windows were smashed by the jam. Men and women who succeeded In mnkinir purchases had difficulty in ovtriiailncr themselves with their prizes, and some lcist their hats and lids of the tea kettles. One man was roughly handled by a policeman who charged him with undue exertions in the crowd. The man who was hat less, protested he was trying to get the 11(1 of his kettle which he had lost. but he did not say anything about His hat. Attendants at the emergency 'hospital grew cauliflower ears 'his morning answering telephone calls from men. all of whom hart ;ust one question to ask: "Have voit gut ny wife there?" ANTI-JAPANESE MEA NOW Aw UNA EUROPE iVIAY PAY SERVICE MEN'SBONUS Cash Bonus Bill Reported Out of Senate Committee ' Senator McCumber Is in Charge of Bill Plans Use of Interest on War Loan to Europe. to Finance Measure. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2a. Use of the interest on the i 10,00.0,000,000 of American war loans to the allies In former service men is one of, tho financing adjusted compensation for plans under consideration by con gress. This wnB disclosed today when the soldiers' bonus bill was fa vorably reported by tho senate fi nance committee. Senator McCumber, republican, North Dakota, who will have charge of tho bill in tho senate, explained to the committee that by postponing the effective do-to of all provisions of the bill until January 1, 1923, the accu mulated lntorest on tho foreign loans probably would be sufficient to bear the cost of tho compensation. Before reporting tho bill' the com mittee eliminated all of tho' nx pro visions as approved by tbo house and adopted Senator McCumber'B sugges tion as to tho effective date. . Rlimimito Tax. ' WASHINGTON, Fob. 20 With the tax provisions eliminated, - the .sol diers' -"bonus bill was reported to I he senate today by the finance commit tee. The cash bonus would be pay able January 1, 1923. The question of .taxes to meet the cost of the bill was left for the next congress. Asldo from striking out the tax provision, the committee made no change In the house bill, retaining tho' five options ' of a. cash bonus based on length' of service, deferred certificates, farm and home aid and vocational training.' , Senator McCumber, republican, of North Dakota, in charge of the hill, plans to call lt up. in the senate at the first opportunity, probably next week. Several senators gavo notice of their opposition and Senators Gerry, Rhode island, and Jones, New Mex ico, democrats, reserved tho right to offer amendments on the floor to havo the bill mado immediately ef fective by restoring the taxation pro visions. ' ; ' . Senator Thomns, democrit, Cede ratio, who opposed the bill, expects to file a 'minority report. One of tho amendments added by the .. commHteo provides that fill claims must bo filed by July 1, 1022, ix months before any of tho provis ions go into' effect, so that the gov ernment may know what proportion of men fllo for the cash or other op tions. . SHIP BUILDING OVERDONE, RATE WASHINGTON, FVb. 2(i. A period of intcn.se competition in shipping wan fort-'Hoen tuday by the federal reHerve board In a survey of world HhipphiK eonditioiiH, ns a result of over produc tion, the board hh!1, there probably will be for a time an exvena of hip above the immediate needs of com merce. . ' .Shipping interents are realizing unit product Ion of HhlppinK ban been in excess of present needs and reports are eominff from abroad of cancclia tion of ship building contracts in sev eral countries, accord Iny to the re port. The board declared that the expan sion of the ship building Industiy in Oreat Britain since the war "s30iii4 to have taken hold of the Imagination of the other nations of tho worl.l." Japan is now .in the front rank as a shipbuilder, while HollanJ iri tmn Ini? out tonnRKe faster than ever be fore. France has turned to buiium ihtps and Italy, likewise. has :aid out a number of new yards. Much the same condition applies to other tions, it was said, especially Scandinavian srroup. the "In fact, most of the nations of the world," the board said, "hooiii to be making extraordinary effort? toward obtaining a definite and larper share in the world's vnnyintf .trade. This condition has already been rt flcrtcd in sweeping cuts in oci'in rates in the past few months.' Teddy Roosevelt, Jr., Takes Cousin's Place As Asst. Secy. Navy TEDDY, JUNIOR . ST. AUGUSTIN1C, Fla., Fob. 20. Definite announcement wiib nttulo ly President-elect Harding today that lie had selected' Edwin Denby of Detroit for secretary of the navy ami Theodore Roosevelt, soiirof the former president, for assistant secretary. Huth havo ac cepted., WILLBEHELD SEPT14-17 $20,000 to Be Spent on New "Buildings Just-' South of Medford Work on Speed way Postponed Until Funds Are Available. That the Jackson X,ounly Fair as sociation, will have one of the best im proved and up-to-date fair grounds in Oregon was unanimously decided at tho ahnual meeting of tjie stock holders in" Medford Friday night. A committee was authorized to . be ap pointed by .President H. pJu Walther at once to arrange for the erection of permanent buildings and the methods of securing finances to carrj out the project on a scale that will be a credit to the county and will afford suitable buildings, stock sheds .stalls, pons, etc.," to properly show the products of this county. It is planned to spend about $20,000 on the buildings this year. It will hardly be possible to erect the auto speed way and horse track this year, how ever. The date of the fair for this fall was fixed for September 14, 15, -Hi' and 3 7. This gives a week to pre pare the exhibits from the county futr for .thi state fair, the last wak in September, and to be taken to tho Chicago land show later on. Tho Ilafer tract of 107 acres re cently purchased by the county for the fair, adjoining the Atkins tract of 4 5 acres, makes a totn 1 of 152' acres. The lair association has about 50 acres of farm land and buildings of this tract they do not need that will be sold at once by H. Tj. Walther or K. C. fladdis, tho committee to the highest bidder. Tho following directors wero elect ed : George Alford, Forn Valley; Floyd Charley, Ilrownsboro: D. M. I.owe, Valley View; Fred Iloitbaugh, Ashland ; iM. .1. Norrls, Onlemnn creek; H. V. lJinham, Cokfr Untie; K. C. Hamilton, Central Point; .1. K. .Mason, Tolo; O. A. Manning, Talent; Wm. Hrayton, Jacksonville; (1. A. Gardner, Jacksonville; Victor BurseU, Central Point; James 0enH, Wollen; T. H. Simpson, Ashland: S. T. Urown, K. C. CJaddis,, John .IT. ( Carkin, K. Sumpter Smith. H. 1,. Walther, J. W. Dressier, W. H. Gore, C. K. Gates, Medford; George A. Mansfield, V'roH poet and J. C. Pendleton, Table Itock! Tt was decided that lots be cast for tho one, two and three-year term nt:d that hereafter eight driectprs wilt be elected each year. The directors then elected tho fol lowing officers: II. I. Wfilthur, president; H. O. Frobach, temporary secretary; H. W. I'Hngbam, I. M Lowe, M. J. Norris, T. IT. Simpson, J K. Mnson, K"red 1 lolihaugh, vice presidents In the order named: W. H Gore, treasurer; K. C. Gaddls, au ditor. The chair was authorized to, ap point committees on finance, archi- tectial plans and premium list, to get busy at once. Plans for arrangement of grounds, buildings, tracks, street, etc., wore re cently made by Prof.tpeek of the IT. of O., and are on dispjny at the Chamber of Commerce. The Farm Tiureau Htock associa tions. Fruit Growers' league, crtunty commissioners and-' people generally are nil for the fair uinicr the present permanent basis. COUNTY fair YOUTHFUL BANDIT IS CAPTURED Billy Dalton, Who Took $772, 000 in Liberty Bonds, Cap tured Near Decatur Pas : sion for Pool Hall Leads to : Downfall Low Salary Paid Is Excuse. 4 DECATUR, 111., Fob. 2ti. William Dalton, who l-olibod tho Nortlioru Trust company of Chicago of $77H,(100 in Liberty bonds ThurBday, was captured' at Hoy worth, 2$ miles north or hore, according to Jack Draper, constable, today. Ho had all but r00 worth of llio bonds in a grip. According to tho city marshal of I icy worth, Dalton went there with an otlior .man In an automobile from liloomington, 111. Dalton is held at tho Draper homo, lie was arrested linn pool hall l)y Draper, who rocognizod blm from photographs in Chicago pa pers. .. Landls Is Quoted . "1 road about what .ludgo Laiidhi- said about tho .Ottawa boy and 1 thought it fit my caso pretty well," snlii Dalton. "From Napervlllo I took tho bus to Aurora. There 1 took the electric lino to Jollet nnd wont from there to llerwood whore 1 got a Chicu go nnd Alton train for liloomington,;. i "Whon T walked through tho dopot. in Hloomington last nlglitl saw a l'lnk orlon detectivo looking for ino. 1. walked right' by him and said' 'hollo' but ho did not rocognlzo me and 1 breathed easier after that. . "1 stayed in. liloomington all night and started to walk out tho HllnolH Central railroad. You know tho rest." ' He said ho had been working in the bank about a yoar and was 1G years old last October. Dalton told nowapapernion Just how easy It was to execute the biggest thoft In tho history of Chicago banks. . He said he "just picked up the bonds walked across the street to a broker's office and cashed ono ?600 bond, re ceiving $172.5(1 in cash and took a train to Naporvllle, a western suburb.'1 . Dalton told Draper that he took the bonds because his salary was too small that ho had asked for an Increase nnd It had been refused him. Ho said he w.as sorry that he had taken tho bonds and said he realized that it "does not pay" to be dishonest. i HLOOMINGTON I11., Fob., 20. Wil liam Dall.on's fondness for pool led to tils capture at Heyworth, 111., today. The youth who disappeared from the Northern Trust company bank in Chi cago Thursday with ,772,000 in Lib erty bonds, was recognized by habitues of a pool hall into which he strolled in Heyworth uncj he was urrested by John Draper,, constable of tho village Reward to Constable CHICAGO, Feb. 26.--John Draper, the village constable of Heyworth, Ill.J wno nrresteci wminm Dulton-, recover ing nil but $500 of the $772,000 in Lib crty bonds will receive tho reward oi $26,000 If lie establishes the fact that lie is entitled to it, officials of the bank said this aftornoon. CHICAGO, Feb. 2. Tho Northern i rust company from which William Dalton, 17, took $772,000 In Liberty bonds, will urge the pollco tci release him If he will return the securities, ac cording to word today from W. S Miller, vlco president. "I will help him to straighten out and get BCttled back In the right road. If he will bring back the bonds at once we will urge the' city officials to re lease him," Mr. Miller said. "Wo will do all wo can to help him." CHICAGO, Feb. 26. Two clows to the flight of William Dalton, 17 year old bank clerk who escaped from the Northern Trust bnnk yesterday with $772,000 IrTLIberty bonds, the largest bank robbery In Chicago's history, wero being traced by police today. The youth, who Thursday night drove up t a garage In Waukngun, a northern suburb, and asked to leave his new automobile all night, was Iden tified as Dalton, He drove north the next morning. Previously a youth an swering his description had offered Liberty bonds in payment for an auto mobllv at a Chicago sales agency. (Continued on Page Eight) Gov. Olcott Vetoes House Bill No. 206 And Senate Bill 3 ! SAI.U.M, Ore.. Feb. 2(i. An- nouncemeat. tliat he -has vetoed sonate bill Xo. II has boon mado : by Ciovornor Olcott. Ills state- incut said: ! "Sonate bill N'o. .1 would do- ! prive the school children of tho state of revenues due them through the irreducible school fund by diverting to othor uses ! money raised from royalties ! paid to the school fund through. the salo of sand and gin vol." The bill by Senator Ryan au- ! thorized atato land hoard to & leaso tho beds of navigable streams for removal of rock, ! gravel, etc. ! Stating that, ho bellovod house hill No. 201), which would make it mandatory for county officials of 'Multnomah county to close their offices ut 12 o'clock each Saturday, would work a gravo '! hnrdshlp. Gov. Olcott vetoed this bill. 4- Committee Returned From :; North Dakota, Give Townley and Followers Clean Bill of Health, but Methods Are Criticized. 'SAUNA, Kas., Fob. 20. While in dications wore that tho commlttoe sent to 'North Dakota to Investigate, tho . Non-Partisan longuo would not havo Its roport ready for tho after noon ninssmoeting today, .'mombors of tho commlttoe said it would con - tain tho following stutomonts in sub- stance-: . "I.nvaHv Tho state Is loval. In - eluding tho loaders of. the league as woll as tho rank and file. A. ;. Townley Is loyal to tho govornmont. "Socialism Asldo from tho state owned Industries, which make- up the louguo program, there Is no morn justification thatt socialism domin ates tho league than that It domin ates tho republican party in Kansas. '.'Free love Tho chargo of freo lovo has been found to bo both false and foolish. . , "Tho try out hns not reached the point whero It can bo provod u suc cess or failure. "Tho ono 'big thing Is tho Hank of. North Dakota. Around this bank the bnttlo will rage until either tho bank has proved a success or is forced to liquidate." Tho report, it- was further said, will contain some sharp criticism of the league udiulnlslratlon. Canadian ticket agents now demand United States money or Canadian monoy ins exchange for tickets for points hi mo United States. NON-PARTIZANS EXONERATED BY KANSAS REPORT GOV. OLCOTT APPOINTS BERT ANDERSON II ER OF STATE GAME COMMON SALEM, Ore., Feb. 26. The poi-sorf-nel ot tho new fish commission for Oi'hgon and the now state game com mission, as provided fur in the segre gation bills which wero passed at the recent session of tho leglslatuio and which have been signed by (lovcrnor Olcott, was announced by the gover-t nor late yesterday. Members of the fish commission aro: . , Frank M. Warren, Portland, appoint ment to June 1, 1925. Christian F. Schmidt. Astoria", ap pointment to June 1, 1A24. Al H. I'oweiB, Powers, Coos county, appointment to June 1, 1923. The state game commission person nel follows: State at largo George II. Kelly. Portland, five year term. lame district No. t (counties west WIFE KIllS I1LIIULLI 1U FREE HUBBY Mrs. Ethel Younger'' of. San 'Francfsco Dies That Hus- - band May Escape jail and Marry' Mother of -His Child Unusual Letter Left . by -Deceased. - " SAN F11ANC1SOO, Feb. 20. Mrs. 1 Utile! younger, .21! year's old ended her Ufo by Inhaling eras today In order, idle wrote, to save hor husbund from tho ppiiUcntiary by permitting him to marry a 17-year-old ; girl .against whom lie is charged witli a statutory offense. 1 -' ''- William Younger, 27 years 'old,. Uie' husband, is under arrest on the statu tory charge, which lie denied. He and his wlfo had been married Uyo years. Mrs. Younger's letter to her land lady, reminiscent of the scrlptual dic tum "Greateh love than - this, hath no man,- that he lay down .ills life for a fellow, man," said:. ; . ', '.'Destroy this.' Don't let tho '.police sen It. ' l'lcaso forgivo, mo for mess-: lug up your kitchen and for using'' bo much gas.'liut you see It had to 'be done. ' ...... . '; "I have figured nnd thought until ley brain will not work. It abso lutely refuses to do so and this is tho conclusion I, cnino to. ; ' t .'',-. Hill Can Marry, i. .. ."With me gone, my Hill. can marry the girl nnd they can ha.vo. .their ' lit tie baby and ho won't hiivo'to go to' tho penitentiary. - I '-simply . cannot Miami that, t could not havo my Hilly locked up for five or ten years. . Ho was good to mo. . Ho was Just tcx nico as lie could bo and I loved him so much and ho acted tho same to me. 1 have no complaint. Ho gave mo nil his money and ho was awfully good, no I lovo.liim still. This Ib the only way 1 can help him. , Why I . couldn't sleen nights if I thought ho was In jaii. . ' ! 1 1 ' ' ? "Pleaso aond my body to the' modU nl eollogo if I suro die nnd thoy can uo lla tnpy 80t, flt I didn't do nny- nu iiy good living, so soo If I can . "dead. . 1 ". 1 "l'lcaso writo my mother and tell hcl' ot to bo sorry, I wanted to die. Don't lot her bury mo. As for Billy, well, 1 guess thore Is nothing. ' I only hopo this keeps him out ot Jail.. Tell lilm to think of mo once In a while. .- . "P. s. If thero is any such a thing ! as coining back, I'll ti-y 'and 'bornmiHi' nlcnto with you. ; Whrt knows, iipeiVI hntiM I'll talk over'Mi'J'lSdisrm'n TTUi-io chine. Tiy anyway. lMthiv' world ' Sn am going to. is any wortfo ithsn thing it good night,"!'!!' comol bitclctn'J'll wnilt you later."' ! '""' 11 ".i,i;-' , i . -. '-.u i-i.i I'i' I" li'in'ril ,r,.' '' Bank Reserve1 Gros""f NFW YORK, Feb". 26. Tiiil; actual" condition of clearing house banks nnd ' trust companies for tho week above, shows that thoy hold $1410,980 ro: servo in excess of legal requirements. This is an increase of $2,618,610 from last week. ' , - .- Liberty Bonds . NKW YOHIC, Feb. 26 Liberty bonds closed: IPA's 91.08; first 4's 86.91 bid; second 4's 86.56; first 4Vi' 86.88; sec ond 44's 80.50; third 4 !4's ., 89.88; fourth 4'A's 86.60; Victory 3's 97.46; Victory 4'B 57.46. of Hie Cascade mountains) I. N. Floischnor, Portland, four year term; Ilert. Anderson, two year torm. , , ( Oamo district No. 2 (counties east of the Cascade mountains) M. A. Lynch, lied morn, threo year ternl: lllulue llal lock, Baker, ono year term. ' , The appolntmont canio lis a - com plete surprise to Bert Anderson and he was not prepared to say today whether . or not he would accept. There Is no salary attached to the office. . Local sportsmen are anxious for Mr. Ander son to accept as it is felt he- would bo excellently fitted to see that the best Interests of Jackson county are pro tected, although general regret Is ex pressed that the appointment Is not on the fish cornnilsslon which la more i Im portant t southern Oregon. ..'.-,