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Newspaper Page Text1; Medford Mail Tribune i The Weather Maximum yesterday 55 Minimum today 43 Predictions Fair. Pally Fifteenth Yvnr. Weofcly l-'inioth Year. MEDFORD, OlimOX, TLTKSDAY, .MAliCH 1, 1921 NO. 291 State Supreme Court COST ELECTING Hope for Recovery 3 Clothing Merchants Of Oregon Plan to Eliminate Jobber Refuses to Rehear Kl. Court House Case Of Champ Clark Is Virtually Given Up U. S. GET NVASION CONFESSED U.S.TR00PS HOLD WAR IIR AI BAY PRESIDENT FORGERS UP AGAIN Offer of Payment by Dr. Si mons Not Worth Discussing Declares Lloyd George "Search German Pockets" Suggests French Premier Allied Reply Tomorrow. LONDON, Mar. 1. (Hy Associated Press.) Dr. Walter Simons, head of tlio German delegation to the repara tions conference, which convened here today has not been given plenary pow ers by the German government, it was learned. For that reason. It was said, ho could not accept or reject proposals outside his Instructions. Suggestion by Premier Briand that "Germany's pockets be searched" found cordial advocacy In several quarters here. Pre mier Lloyd Georgo said that the ques tion of Germany's taxation of wine, beer and tobacco would bo one of the subjects discussed. The Morning Post declared today "we ought to sit on Germany's head until France is again a first class Euro pean power." The newspaper forecasts tho plan for a joint invasion of Ger many which Marshal Foch and Pre mier Lloyd George are supposed to , have discussed. It was declared the plan doubtless contemplated the seiz ure of the Ruhr mining district in wes tern Germany. LONDON, Mar. 1. Germany, thru ,'hcr delegates to the conference with tho allies hero today made reparation offers of approximately thirty billion .gold marks, or about $7,600,000,000. It was understood outsldo the con ference that after Dr. Simons, tho Gor man foreign minister, had finished his statoment on reparations to the confer ees, Lloyd Georgo, tho British prime minister replied in substance that un less tho Germans had somothing more to offer than appeared on Dr. Simons' statement there was no need of contin uing the conference. Mr. Lloyd Georgo told the German foreign minister: "If the wrltton proposals are of the same general character as the explana tion of them it Isn't worth while for us to read them. You havo a complete lack of comprehension ot the position of the allies and your own position. We will discuss among ourselves our reply and givo it to you tomorrow." Germans Depressed When the Gormans left the confer ence they appeared to be greatly de pressed. Premiers Lloyd George and Uriand wore smiling as they came from the conference chamber. The British prime;- minister opened tile conference by saying the allied representatives had assembled to re ceive the German reply to tho decision of tho Paris conference. The German foreign minister was then given the floor. Dr. Simons Bitid tho Germans had prepared two written propositions most carefully and after profound study of Gonnany's resources and pos sibilities. E UP TO PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, Mar. 1. The senate late yesterday approved the Fordncy emergency tariff hill as amended in conference with the house. The mea sure now goes to tho president. The vote was 49 to 36. Eleven dem ocrats voted with tho republicans while four republicans were recorded against the measure. PRESIDENT DEFENDS WASHINGTON, March 1. Presi dent Wilson came today to the de fense of B. M. Bnrucby and John D. Ryan, who have been charged by Representative Mnson. republican. Illinois, with profiteering in copper 'hile serving the government during the war. In a letter to Representative Gar ftt. democrat. Tennessee, the presi dnt said, "the chnrges and in. linuatlous" had been satisfactorily FROM MASON'S COPPER GRAFT CHMGk v SALEM, Ore, Mar. 1. The . state supreme court by oral order denied a petition for a re hearing in tho Klamath county court house case in which It recently decided that Dougan. the contrac- tor, who built tho comthouso in the center of Klamath Falls was entitled to recover about $135,000. Attorneys representing the county court were in Salem today for the purpose, they said of ap- Plying for a writ of niandamnus : to compel tho Klamath county clerk to enter a tax levy for funds to continue the litigation, still hoping for a legalization of the socalled Hot Springs court house, an uncompleted structure that stands at a point remote from tho 4- business district of the city. The e county Clerk Had refused to enter the tax levy for that mirooso thj the country court hail made the levy for funds including about $10,000 for attorneys fees. . I. . 4, DEFEAT NAVAL BIlUpED Sen. King, Democrat- Serves Notice of Filibuster Borah Also Stumbling Block Poindexter Attacks Borah in Speech for Big Navy. WASHINGTON, Mar, 1, 4:30 p. m. (Special.) Relations between the United States and Japan were discuss ed today in executive session of the senate at the suggestion of Senator Lodge. In the midst of consideration of the naval appropriation bill the whole field of controversy with Japan, including the Japanese naval building program and foreign policies was said to have been talked over frankly. Several senators, it is said, held Yap sland certain to become a serious and delicate problem in the near future. WASHINGTON', Mar. 1. The naval appropriation hill was before the sen ate today with leaders fearing a fili buster that would spoil all chances for its passage at this term of congress. Senator King, democrat, Utah, ono of those who yesterday voiced opposition to features of the moasure, served no tice ho "would talk until tho senate was satisfied" to eliminate the $1,500, 000 item for tho naval base at Alame da, Cal. The proposal of Senator Itorah republican, Idaho, for an international agreement on disarmament also was expected to offer a serious stumbling block. WASHINGTON, Mar. 1 lilg and lit tle navy champions continued their battle in the senate pver the navy ap- proporiations bill. Senator Poindex ter, republican, Washington, in charge gave notice that he intended to "fix responsibility" if the bill failed. Declaring that Senator lioran, repuu lican, Idaho, had made several mis statements in his speech yesterday re- carding the hill, Senator Poindexter said that with the completion oi me present building program, the Amer ican navy would be "fifty per cent he hind Great Britain Instead of 31 per cent ahead," as stated by Senator Um-ah "Wo didn't even get the Island ot Van." he added, "although Japan got mi immense empire of four million square miles of islands and water In Pacific. After it is too late to protect American interests wo begin to assort our rights. The United States Is con fronted with a very critical situation In our foreign relations. BARUGH AND RYAN . , ... tht he thought dement of the facts from him as a1ion- A.,nuA Mntlv that The prcPHieni. - -- - cither Mr. ,u,rueh or Mr. Uyan had anything to no jurte rT,,irr,o:e,;v,prorh:acommis- Robert s. i-ntc". ' , ,,,.. ,,, sinner for tne g'" '""'.,., ,,,:.., war. was rcsp"M""- stages. APPROPRIATION WASH 0,338,509 Special Senate Investigating Committee Makes Report Amendment to Constitution Is Suggestion Hardinq's Expenses Only $113,000. WASHINGTON, Mar. 1. Campaign costs of electing a" president of the United States in 1920 were $10,338,509, as estimated by tho special senate in vestigating committee which today filed Its report with congress. Of this amount, republicans spent $S,100,739 while democratic expenditures were $2,237,770. The compilation took into account only the expenditures made by or In behalf of all candidates of republican and democratic presidential candidates and of national, state, con gressional and senatorial committees of both parties. Senators Kenyon, Iowa; lSdgo, New Jersey, Spencer, Missouri, republicans, and Ponierene, Ohio, and Reed, Mis souri, democrats, signed the report, which was unanimous. Whllo statins their conclusion that "tho expenditure of these vast sums Is a present and growing menace to the nation," no rec ommendations for congressional ac tion were made except that the sugges tion was made that elections commit tees of tho next congress should con sider tho question. Constitutional dif ficulties may intervene to preventju legislation on the suhject. the report; said, hut congress should "tako proper steps to submit," a constitutional amendment dealing with the difficulty "if it Is found necessary." While the largest sums of campaign expenditures were those of the nation- al organizations which the committee ; said was $!,319,729 for tho republican party and $1,318,274 for the democrats, candidates . who sought presidential nominations from tho conventions ac counted for a total of $2,980,033. Woods Campa-gn Costly Major General Leonard Wood's ef forts to obtain the republican nomina tion involvod expenditure of $1,773,303 tho commltteo found, while for Prank O. Lowden the total was $11 1,000; for Senator Johnson of California $194,000 for Herbert Hoover $173,000 and for President-elect Harding $113,000. Ex penditures quoted in behalf of other; republican candidates were $77,000 for Senator Poindexter of Washington; $08,000 for Vice-president Coolldge and $10,000 for Dr. Nicholas Murray Uutlcr of New York. Attorney General Palmer led demo cratic candidates in expenditures, tho amount being fixed at $.19,000 while Governor Cox, who obtained tho nom- inatlon, spent $22,000. James W. Ger- . ..... ' ard, former ambassador to Germany, was listed at $14,000 and Senator Oweq, Oklahoma, at $8595. Two can didates In behalf of whom no money was found to havo boon spent were William G. McAdoo, democrat, and Senator France, republican, Maryland. Something over $700,000 of the total went into senatorial nnd congressional contests, the committee found, of which only $31,000 was spent by demo cratic national organizations created for the purpose. The republican con gressional commltteo spent $375,901) whllo the G. O. P. senatorial organiza tion sent $320,980. Through atato committees, the re port said, the republicans spent an ag gregate of $2,078,080 against $88,323 lor their democratic competitors. T WASHINGTON, Mar. 1. A silver loving cud was presented to Vice President Marshall yesterday by the senate as a "going away" gift. Sena tors Lodge of Massachusetts ami Un derwood of Alabama expressed the esteem and good wishes of the mem bership In presentation speeches. A gold eyeglass case, a cigar holder and a box of cigars also were present ed to Mr. Marshall. After a visit with Mrs. Marshall s mother In Arizona, Mr. and Mrs. Mar shall will sail for Europe May 14, going first to Switzerland and In company with othors representing the northern jurisdiction of the Scottish Itite Ma sons at a world -conference at Lau sanne. Strnnglcr Lewis Wins. nilt.MIN'SHAM, Ala.. Mar. 1. Ed (Stranglcr) Lewis defeated Jack Pau liska, Hungarian champion hero last night In two straight falls. Lewis used the head lock in the first fall and an arm hold in the sernnil, 35 and 12 minutes respectively, being required, WASHINGTON; Mar. 1. Hope for the recovery of Representative Champ Clark, virtually was abandoned today by his physicians. Tho democratic house leader and former speaker who is ill with pleurisy and a complication of other diseases, remained in a coma tose state most of (:-.-. morning and ap parently was losing ground. GOVERNOR OLGOTT OTII I A I fl&in "IMP III I A I URN IIMh II I II I HI llllll I'Nl VI1UL. II I.WI1U Vllk. SALEM, Ore., Mar. 1. Asldu from the commercial fishing and state game commissioners, whom Governor lien W. Olcott has already appointed. number of other appointments re main for tho executive to make under enactments of the thirty-first Icglsln- tive assembly. None of tho ofi'loes arc lucrative except that In some cases the appointees will receivo daily stipends while on official duty. -The legislature alsovreated a num ber of other Jobs, but most of these win bo filled by appointment ot some department head. L'nder Korreil's house bill No. !)7, tho governor Is to- appoints state board of aeronautics of five members. The duties of this board will bo to regulate the practice of aviation In Oregon and license aviators. The members of the board will servo with out pay, hut will receive mileage ami expenses when attending meetings. Tho hoard will have authority to em- play u secretary outside Its member ship. Under house bill No. 143, Intro duced by tho commitleo on health nnd public morals, there is created an cmbalmers' examining board of three members, of whom one shall bo ap pointed by the governor, ono by tho stato board of health nnd one by the state funeral directors association. House bill No. 186 by Ovorturf in creases from 10 to 20 the number of special policemen the governor may appoint for any railroad operating In tile state, at the request of the rail way officials, the officers to be paid by tho company. I -1 2 I ,1,., Ultimately the governor will have the appointment of the Port of- I'tirt laml commissioners. The governor Is to mhitio 4 three members of the tax supervising nnd conservation commission for Mult nnmnll county. The bill as first pass ed, named Kred W. Mulkey, L. Goldsmith nnd It. L. Knbin for tile commission, but this part of tho measure was found defective and it necessary for the legislature to strike ever, promised that he would appoint nut tho names. The governor, how- tho three men named In the bill. mm reply TO U. S. NOTE IN FRENDLY VEIN PAK1S, Mar. 1 Tiic reply of the council of the I.eaRue of Nations to the American note on tho mandates ques tion was delivered to the American embassy here this afternoon. Complete satisfaction to tho claims or the United States to the .Japanese mandatory over tho Island of Yap is understood to he Kiven in the note. Tho answer to the American protest has been couched In very conciliatory terms, says tho Matin. Ono plan ad vanced In regard to the Island Is a mandate for control of the cable sta tion there to America. Viscount Ishli, the Japanese repre sentative on the council Is declared to have made an address yesterday dur ing which he asserted Japan was ready to accept any compromise In the mat ter. The only definite Information as to the contents of the note la that lt tone is particularly friendly and that Its general tenor is an Invitation to the United Slates to continue the con versation. A representative of the council con ferred with Ambassador Wallace today as to whether there would be any ob jection to havliiR thp note made public here, . 2 YEARS EACH Morin, Carol and Robins Sen tenced by Judge Calkins Fay D. Slade of Ashland, Larcenist, Gets Three Years Friel Sentence Deferred. Sentence was passed upon four men in tho circuit court Monday afternoon by Circuit Judge F. M. Cal kins, throe for terms of two and one for three years in tho state prison. Earl Kriel, a youth whoso ago 1h in doubt, told the court that he was hungry when ho passed two had checks in Sale in and Ashland. A letter from his mother tn Idaho wan introduced, nnd sentence deferred until n further Investigation can be made of his case. William Morin, companion of Krlcl, made n statement to the, court before sentence. Ho suit! ho had Horved dur ing tho war in tho navy, had been wounded In action, and when Jio came home found that nnother man had broken up his home. Ho said this disco u raped him, and he set out to "'""m 1110 world" nnd In company VvM lm!i!"'d tl" '""I cheeks wh011 tlu'y ,,,ul bIU" without food for two A !(,!,,. .aH introduced from tho navy depart men t currohor- itintf Morin'H statements. The dis trict attorney miulo no recommen dation tor lenlenty, and Morin wun sentenced to two years in prison, with one count being held open aRainst him. Arnold It. Carol, indicted for the theft of a Iluick niitoniohilu from the Medford Auto company, was given a two years sentence with the recom mendation that ho he paroled at the end of tho minimum period If his conduct warranted. Tho court said that tho fact that he had served In France caused him to modify the sentence. Carol, plainly nervous. made a plea to the court, and after sentence smiled at tho soectatorn. Oeui'Ko ItoMns, .Indicted for Tor- Kory, was sentenced to two years, after Attorney Cieortfo m. Uobcrts had made a plea for leniency on the grounds that Robins had been befud dled by a drink of moonshine, and was not tn poKHCKston of his facul ties when he passed the bad checks on Jens Jensen nnd Sam Kichardson. Robins was described to the court as nn expert workman and decorator. Tho district attorney opposed len iency. Kay I). Sladc, who admitted ho had been convicted onco before of a crime was given a three-year sentence. He plead to larceny by bailee from Un dor's store In Ashland. " Never Keods Papers. Slow progress was made Monday'lu securing a Jury in the 'trial of hnrk ICvans. charged with assault and rob bery, tn the circuit court, rm a retrial granted on an appeal to the supreme court. Roth prosecution nnd defense picked the Jurors with extreme rare, and much nucsiioulng. Kach Juror was questioned nt length as to his acquaintance with V. It. Coleman, Sam San dry, nnd Charles P. Talent, and. If the fact that the defendant hail once been found guilty would In fluence hini In reaching a verdict. Roth sides exercised oJI challenges. Dave Phlpps, a well known rancher living near Medford created a ripple of laughter, when called to the Jury box, by tho statement "that he never read tho newspapers." A fter some questioning Mr. Phlpps wns excused from service by tho state. SALT LAKE PIT, Mar. 1. Tho de cision of the United HtatcH supreme court against the constlutionallty of the I.evor net will result In tho dis missal of tho profiteering charges, brought against seventeen prominent Utahans in fourteen lmllctmcntH found In Utah, Idaho, North Dlim kotn and Montana, Isaac 11, Kvanu, United States district nttornoy, an nounced today. Most of the Indict ments grew out of tho alleged profit eering by the Utah-Idaho Hugar com pany. GRIGSBY KNOCKED OUT, WICKERSHAM IS IN WASHINOTON, Mar. 1. Oeoige ft. (Irlgsby, democratic delegate from Alaska, was ousted from the house today by a vote of 182 to 16'.'. James W'ickersbani was seated by a vote of 177 to ln He wns Im mediately sworn in and according to a statement made on tne floor will receive about 7,000 a day until the end of his term, Friday noon. The house refused, IS!) to 170 to refer tho case back to committee and also rejected a democratic resolution to declare JiimcN Wickcrshn in not ejected;. I'OHTKAXn, Ore.. Mar. 1. Plans for co-operative buying by clothing merchants of Oregon were outlined at tho second an nual convention of the Oregon He- tail Clothiers association hero today. An experiment is to be made by a purchase of a $2000 lot of handkerchiefs from an eastern textile center shipment to he made through tho Panama canal. If it proves successful other staples may be purchased on the same plan. Officers were re-elecied as fol lows: C, I. Ilishop, Salem, presi- dent; lien Selling, Portland, vico president; J, II. Hanklln, Port- land, secretary, and litis Kuhu, Portland, treasurer. 'Governor Olcott Signs Local Measure for Salary In creases Five More Bills Are Vetoed, Including the ( Meat Measure. HAL15M, Ore., Mar. 1. Announcing five more vetoes and signing of Kt bills, Governor Olcott today finished passing on bills left with him by the legislature, which adjourned lawt Wednesday. . Among tho bills approved wero tho measuro levying a tax of ono cent on motor vehiclo fueis, and that relating to salaries of officials In Jackson county. Tho salaries In Jackuon county wero raised as follows: County judge, J 1 Slid to $2000; county assessor, J 1500 to $2000; county school superintendent, $1800 to $2000; county treasurer 100 to $1H00; sheriff's expeiisen from $800 to $1200. Among tho bills vetoed was the Upton bill, providing for appointment of commissioner for co-operative marketing of meats, ills message on this said: "This bill provides for a commis sioner whoso duty It would bo to in vestlgato livestock shipping condi tions for tho purpose of gathering In- tormntlon In regard thereto. "Kxpenso aml salary of tho com missioner wouhf bo paid out of a fund derived from fees Imposed on livestock shipments. The bill Itself provides that Its purpose is to 'co ordinate tho livestock growers to the end that the speculator and profiteer between the grower and consumer can be eliminated. "A bill relating to livestock scar cely could havo a moro laudable pur poso than this and tho author of the bill has sincerely endeavored to bring about some results toward that end. Hut It Is doubtful If tho bill would reach tho end sought. Its main re sult probably would be to pin an unnecessary expense upon livestock men In tho form of fees, which cx penso would be borno ,by tho ulll niat consumer. Itather tfian enhance profits for livestock growers and re duco the cost to the consumer appar ently tho bill might havo a directly opposite effect." Other bills vetoed: S. 11. 3l!t, commltteo on Judiciary, providing an additional Judge for the tenth Judicial district, comprising Union and Wallowa counties. 8. It. 3!i7, committee on Judiciary, providing that Clatsop county of ficers closo their offices at 12 o'clock noon on Saturdays. H. II. 238, Kills, relating to sala ries in Harney county.- II. II. 400, Fletcher nnd Powell, re Intlng to salary of district attorney In Polk county. OLYMPIA, Wash., Mar. 1. flevunty-fotir nmmhoiH of tho Htato house of reprost'ntatlvoH today signed a telegram addrtHPd to members of tho WoMhlnKton dtdefratlon in eon gresR, advlHlnj? thorn that "service m-n of the Htato, nn a unit, n well an a large majority of the votefH," de mand pansaKe of the Heeler nnti-ullen land bill pnHsrd by the houso hint week and now pending In the Btato Henate. Thin action followed the announce ment yoHtordny that the senate Ju diciary committee hnd wired Vnlted Htnten Henator WeHley ! .Tones and DON CO. IS NOW LAW WASHINGTON HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES DEMANDS ANTI-JAPANESE LEGISLATION . .. 7 ! President Porras' Life Is Saved by American Soldiers Pro-War Mob Attacks Palace Costa Rican. Force Marches on Frontier and War Is Imminent Again. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Mar. 1. -Costa Rican forces numbering 250D men have been sent to tho Fanaman frontier by tho government, it is said In dispatches received hero. A mob In San Joso has torn down tho coat of arms from tho Panamaa legation, and has trampled It under foot as a reprisal for ft similar act on tho part of a crowd In Panama. PANAMA, Mar. 1. (t)y Associated Press.) Ono person Is dead and four others nro suffering from wounds re ceived when tho presidential guard fired upon a mob which broke into the executive mansion here yestorday. Ono of tho Injured was Domingo Tur ner, who wns tho chief organizer ot tho demonstration here when General Porshing visited tho canal zone last year. American troops arrived at tlio homo of President Porras Just in time to savo tho president's life. Senor Por ras was conferring with William Jen-, nlngs Prlco, United States mlulster to Panama and Colonel J. J. Morrow, act ing governor ot the canal zone, when, a crowd In front of tho palace became threatening. Ucforo tho soldiers ar rived a portion of tho crowd had bro ken In ono of tho doors and had boon fired upon. Quiet had boen completely restored last night. Saloons both in Panama and Colon had boen closed, while. United States troops guarded the pal ace In splto of tho president's roqucst for their withdrawal. Tho attack upon the palace was in stigated by men who had become mad dened ovor a published Intervlow in. which President Porras was quoted as having declared himself favorable to a dlnlomatlc. sottlcmont with Costa Rica rafter Panama had recovered torritory Costa Rican forces sol.od last week. It Is assorted the mob which broke Into tho palnco Intended to assassinate Senor Porras. IS H. WASHINOTON, Mar. 1 Frederick II. Ciillett of Massachusetts will con tinue as speaker In tho next houso of representatives. This was assured to day as tho result of tho decision of tho republican mombers of tho next house, meeting In conference last night. ' Representative Mondell of Wyo ming, likewise, will bo republican leader of tho next houso. By decis ion of the conference, tho Rev. James) Sbera Montgomery, formerly of In diana, but now a Methodist ministor of Washington, will succoed the Rev. Henry N. C'ouden as House chaplain. The membership of tho committee on committees, which is charged with appointing tho poworful steering committee will Includo tho following: Idaho, French; Montana, McCor nilck; Oregon, Hawley; South Da kota, Chrlstopherson; Washington, Johnson; Wyoming, Mondell, MIIch Poindexter in, an o'':t to learn tho attitude of Presld i: ' iv .1 War ren . Harding toward tiio proposed "We are advised certain membera legislation. fif the Htato nenate are attempting. to obtain interference by the national govrnment with the patuiago of tho anti-alien land bill now pending in the nenate. "Tho bill passed tho house by a vote of 71 to 19. You aro advised that service men of tho atato as a unit, as well as a largo majority of the voters demand paRsago of tho bill. The intolerable conditions In thhj state must bo corrected," .