Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Maximum yesterday 67 Minimum today .40 Predictions Fair. Dally FlftM-nth Year. Weekly Fiftieth Year. MEDFORD, OR1X10X, THURSDAY, MARCH ?,, 1921 NO. 293 MAY' BE BRAWN u.s N COSTA THREATENS U. S. ZONE Reported Dispatch of Troops to Burica Point Arouses Washington Action Would Violate Arbitration Ruling of Chief-Justice White Anti American Demonstrations. "WASHINGTON, Mur. 3. Reports that Costa Ricun forces might be landed at Burica Point, caused sur prise in government circles hero, Costa Rica having intimated that no operations southward were contem plated. Should such a movement de vclop, tho United States, it was in dicated, would take measures to com pel tho Costa .Rican and Panaman forces to confine their operations to the disputed territory of Coto. PANAMA, Mar. 3. Costa Rican forces are being rushed to the Coto district where Panaman and Costa Rican troops have been engaged in hostilities, dispatches to the govern ment declared here today. A steam er, It is said, has been at Puuta Are nas taking on troops and munitions, and it is believed the Costa Ricans planned to land these forces on the eastern shore of Burica Point, a pro jection of land which marks the Pa cific end of the boundary between Panama and Costa Rica. Should this maneuver be carried put, the Panaman forces, - which re cently captured Costa Rican units oc cupying Coto to tho northeast would bo in danger of being cut off from their base of supplies. Such a move by Costa Rica would involve the United States, since the shore east of Burica Point, was given to Panama under the arbitration ruling of Chief Justice Whito which was handed down In 1914. Anti-Amerlcnn Demonstrations 1 Travelers arriving here from Costa "Rica, reported anti-American dem onstrations in San Jose, Puerto LI mon, Cartago and Hcredia, February 27 and February 28. The capture of. another Costa TA can vessel with 100 men on board, was officially announced hero yem terday. GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Mar. 2. All men residing in Ecuador who n ay be called upon to do military service are required to enroll themselves within tho next 25 days under the terms of an order issued by tho gov ernment today. SECY. WILSON GETS WASHINGTON'. March 3. Wil llam B. Wilson, the .retiring secre tary of labor, was appointed today by President Wilson as a member of the International joint committee to succeed Obadlah Gardiner of Maino whoso resignation had been received by the president. It was announced at the White Mouse that Mr. Wilson had accepted the poM. MANILLA, aMrch 3. 'Francis Bur ton Harrison, governor general of the Philippines, will lcavo Manila Satiir day for tho United States viz the Suez canal and London, it was an nounced hero today. His resignation as executive of tho Islands becomes effective upon the arrival here of Charles E. Yeater, vice governor, ex pected tomorrow on tho transport Thomas. PRESIDENT WiLSON FORDNEY EMERGENCY TARIFF BILL WASHINGTON. Mar. 3. President Wilson vetoed tho Fordncy emer gency tariff bill today. WASHINGTON. Mar. 3. The sen ate today adopted and sent to confer ence a bill providing approximately $15,000,000 for additional hospital fa cilities for disabled service men. A bill designed to improve the serv. ice given soldiers by the war risk bu reau also was passed by the senate and sent to tho president. It pro Ex-Medford Men Are Burned Out by Big Fire at Gold Hill GOLD HILL, Ore.. Mar. 3 Fire of unknown origin yesterday de- stroyod the main building of the Kelsey-Arms store and apartment building here, owned and occu- pied by George Wolff, formerly of Medford. Other buildings burned in the block were the Watson and Kellogg law office, tho J. W. Mer- ritt, merchandise ware room and the Conni8 theater. The loss is estimated at several thousand dollars. "- Poindexter Gives Up Fight for Navy Appropriation Bill and Senate Twiddles Thumbs Washington Senator Scores House Measure. WASHINGTON, Mar. 3. Hope of passing the naval appropriation bill at this session was abandoned today by Senator Poindexter, republican, Wash ington, who has been In charge of it, and tho senate proceeded to other bus iness. The Washington senator attacked the measure as passed by the house, declaring that had it been enacted it would have led to the "demoralization and paralysis of tho American navy." Senator Poindexter said that from the experience of tho past four days during which the hill has been debated he was satisfied that it could not be enacted before adjournment tomorrow noon and that he was unwilling to hold up other Important matters to press it. Draft New Bill A new naval bill will have to bo drafted at the special session of con gress, which President Harding is ex pected to call for April 4. Senator Poindexter told the senate a number of circumstances had brought about the failure of the bill. "Tho chief one, ho said, is tho lato date it was received from the house February 24. As It came from the house it contained no appropriation for aircraft whilo Great Britain has pro vided millions of pounds sterling for that service. The house bill provided nothing for airplano carriers for ser vice with the fleets. It only provided one-half speed for carrying out the building program of capital ships and battle cruisers." , For these reasons, ho continued, it was necessary to amend the bill. Confusion Results Withdrawal of tho naval bill throw tho whole pie-adjournment program into confusion. Leaders agreed there was no chance for any other Important legislation being put through. Senator Poindexter said the removal of the navy bill would give senators opportunity to discuss "muscles In Musclo Shoals", and the "raid on the treasury" for tho Alabama project In the sundry civil bill, which he said was being defeated In order to hold the Muscle Shoals item, although it carried millions for former service men and their families. Reiterating that the United SlateB was "facing a serious situation," Sena tor Poindexter said "we are unable to legislate" despito It. (Continued on page six.) VETOES THE i vides 11.000,000 for the establishment ;Of fourteen regional offices of tho bureau throughout the country where soldiers can take their compensation (and Insurance claims for dirert adju tdtfRtton. j The senate soldier hospital bill later was passed by the house and Sent to the White House. WASHINGTON. Mar. 3. President Wilson today slcned the ju.noo.ooo llndian appropriation Mil. BIG NAVY MEN QUIT, SENATE IN CONFUSION WASHINGTON IS ALL READY FOR President-elect Arrives in Na tional Capital and Is Given Rousing Reception City Is Quieter Than on Former Occasions. WASHINGTON, Mar. 3. Crowds of Inaugural visitors and home folks gath ered In and around tho Union station today to greet President-elect Harding on his arrival from Marion, Ohio, this afternoon. Tho station concourse was jammed, whilo hundreds not so fortu nate as to be ublo to got Indoors braved a misty rain to get a glimpse of the new president to be. A special detail of nearly 100 police was on hand to keop open a lane load ing from the train shed to tho presi dential room at tho station and to open a way for the automobiles of the party on leaving the station. Vice Presidentelect Calvin Coolidgc and Mrs. Coolidgo were to greet Mr. and Mrs. Harding and their party in the presidential room and accompany them to the Now Willard hotel whoro tho president-elect and Mrs. Harding will make their headquarters until they go to tho White House tomorrow afternoon. . ON BOARD PRESIDENT-ELECT HARDING'S SPECIAL TRAIN, Mar. 3. As ho approached Washington today to entor upon the dutios of the presi dency Warren G. Harding took a final holiday aboard his private car "Su perb," putting work and worry nslde and visiting with members of his fam ily. On tho "Superb" besides tho prosi-dent-eloct and Mrs. Harding, were his father, a brother and a slstor and ho gave them his time in preference to his secretaries and advisers who sought to turn his attention to the problems of state just ahead of him. The presidential special, which left Marion last night, was expected to reach the capital late this afternoon. The party will go directly to a hotel to wait the coming of the Inaugural escort tomorrow and In the meantime Mr. Harding will hold a number of conferences about arrangements and other subjects demanding immediate decision. Washington Quiet WASHINGTON, Mar. 3 Despite the expressed desire of President-elect .Harding for simple Inaugural cere monies Washington today had as sumed vory much of a pro-inauguration air. The streots were a little more crowded than usual, hotel rooms were somewhat scarcer and flags and bunt ing in profusion made their appear ance along Pennsylvania avenue and in tho downtown section. Finishing touches wero given to the stand on the east portico of tho capitol where Mr. Harding will take the oath of office and deliver his Inaugural ad dress. To Washington residents and "old timers" today's contrast with former day-before-inauguratlon days was par ticularly noticeable. Missing were the long rows of temporary stands at con venient points along the avenue from which thousands would view the "big parade" and cheer the outgoing and incoming presidents. Noticeable was the absenco of the rattle of drums and tho flare of bands as scores of marching clubs, political clubs or military organizations march ed through the city to advertise them selves and thoir community and to await the big day. A TREMENDOUS PROFIT CHICAGO. Mar. 3. A net profit of JO. 073,4 84 after deducting income taxes, or 20 per cent on actual invesl mcnt, whs earned by the Htandard Oil company of Indiana for 1920, accord ing to the annual report submitted today. Without income tax deduc tions earning!! were $61,377,803. A reserve of $20,404,313 is made to meet estimated income taxen for 1920. As against the capital and mirplup January 1. 1920 of $135,1 17,256 the rompay reports capital and surplus liecember 31, Jfl2 of $203.Sfi!,123. INAUGURATION 16 R. R. Brotherhoods Sanction Strike on Atlanta and Atlantic CHICAGO, March 3. Sanc tion from sixteen railroad brotherhoods and unions for a striko of employes of the At lanta, Birmingham and At lantic rnilwny was dispatched to local representatives of the un ions following a midnight con ference of heads of tho organ izations here, it was announc ed today. A striko voto on the road was complotcd .lanuary 2S. Tho : local union officers will fix tho date of (he strike. Tho con- fcronce included B. M. Jewell, president of the Railway Em- ployes dopartment of the Amcr- lean Federation of Labor and It was said that tho projoctod striko will have tho backing of tho national federation. 10 GET EXCITED BERLIN, Mar. 2 (By Associated Press.) Tho Gorman cabinet went Into executive session this afternoon to examine official private reports sent by Dr. Simons at tho conclusion of Tuesday's session of the London con ference with the allies. ' . The complete text of the foreign minister's speech has not been pub lished here, and tho excerpts from it contained in tho evening newspapers show slight variationa. ' 'IHD The leaders of most of tho reichstag factions were neennied with ii.n-fv rnn. ferenccs, discussing eventualities from tho possible disruption of tho London conference. Dr. Gothein, leader of tho Gorman democrats, said tho Gorman proposals, compared to those formulated at Paris, at least had the merit of doing cap able of practical fulfillment If the United States was prepared to finance a German reparation loan. The Euro pean nations, ho said, wore Incapable of standing sponsor for such an Inter national loan. "Tho natlonnl sentiment," added Dr. Gothein, "Is quite different now from that prevailing In 1919 and threats of reprisals would fail to Induce tho Gor man peoplo to affix their signature to tho intolerable Paris proposals." The reichstag leaders today discuss ed the possibility of organizing a so called united or non-partisan parlia mentary front if the situation demand ed it. E TAX BY AIIY. GENERAL WASHINGTON, Mar. 3. Under an opinion by Attorney General Palmer, made public today by tho treasury, husband and wife living In any of the six states having "community prop erty" laws may, In rendering separate Income tax returns, report as gross Income one-half of the Income derived from the community property. Division of community property for Income tax purposes is pcrmissable, tho attorney general said, in Washing ton, Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico, Lou. islana and Nevada. Internal revenue bureau officials said the practical effect of tho attor ney general's opinion would be to les sen considerably tho amount of sur taxes paid on lneomo from community property and to cauBo tho return of surtaxes on such lneomo which had been erroneously collected In past years. ON HOARD P It BKI DENT-ELECT HARDING'S SPECIAL TRAIN, Mar. 3. President-elect Harding definitely announced today the selection of James J. Dnvls of Pittsburg to he secretary of labor and of George B. Christian, Jr., to lie secretary to the president. 10 'S GUILTY E L PUZZLE Lark Evans' Defense Claims That Mysterious Unknown Couple Robbed and Bound Grants Pass Jitney Owner Interest in Case Increases. Evidence tending to show that Iark Evans, on trial in the circuit court for assault and rohbory, watt workitiK In .Medford during tho hours the crime wuh committed, and that another couple committed it was in troduced, by tho dcfeiisii Wednesday afternoon and this iiorrin. Residents of Jacksonville testified that on the evening of September 13, 1019, a man and woman driving a be draggled Ford stopped about 8:3') o'clock in tho evening at Itetor's store in Jacksonville, bought gasoline, ami left hurriedly and appeared agitated. William Kinney, former city marshal, James Wilson and J. II. Webber tea tifled to seeing a man and won ion procure tho gasoline. All snid the man was not lark Kvans, hchi short and heavy set. Ed Helms, a pioneer resident of Jacksonville, testified to selling tho gasoline. Most of there witnesses did not testify at the for mer trinl, but said they had been cnlled by the county authorities to identify Lark Kvans, as th driver of the man. Tho car appeared for gaso line at Kcter's about the time W. li. White testified lie was being bound and gagged. , Newbury Kebukcd Again. D. H. Wtniei. a Fort Klamath ga rage man, testified that tho complain ing witness, White, identified a Ford left at Ills place, oh his proport.w nhrt A. Bennett, a resident of the same section in corroboration, testified to finding the car on tho road and seeing a man and woman in it bearing a general resemblance to tho persons described by tho citizens of Jackson-, vlllo, but that tho man was not Kvann. Attorney Newbury for tho defense called Evans and Hennett to tho floor and placed them back to hack for comparison of height, tho witness having stated that the matt Mo saw in the Ford and had talked too. Whs shorter than himself. Kvans was a head taller than Ilcnnett. Tho court ordered the two to bo seated. In tin attempt to impeach the testimony of Bock Harker read to the Jury on ac count of sickness, the court rebuked Attorney Newbury, and said that fur ther warning would not bo given. Sundry Strong Witness. Ram Handry, buying and shipping agent of the Blue Led go mine, And driver of tho mlno car, testified at the .afternoon session Wednesday, and mado a strong witness for the defense. Sandry testified that on September 13, 191ft, in tho afternoon, 1)0 called at tho Hlnes and Snider ga rage in this city, and complained about his car not travelling up Jack sonville hill on second speed. Ho said Kvans told him that ho would make the car go up tho hill or not charge him 'anything for his services. Kvans looked the car over, and sug gested that a larger vacuum tank be placed upon it. Handry said ho re marked: "You've put everything else on thai car, f o r sa k o put on a va c u u m tank." Handry also testified to making n lest trip with Kvans the next day on the Jacksonville hill. Sundry testified that after Kvnns had put on the vacuum tank, it was found that it was the same size ns the old one, and requested that it be taken off. He said the hour was after dinner, and all efforts of tho slate to causo San dry to alter his testimony failed. ' Kandry identified the data from bills for services rendered by the ga rage to tho Blue Ledge mine, as Sep. tembr 13, 1 !)!!. V. Jt. Coleman Testifies. W, H. Coleman former county clerk of Jackson county testified that while working for tho A. W. Walker Auto company In tho sales depart ment ho sold a vacuum tank to Lark Kvans, and distinctly remembered It being charged to Hincs and Snider. He did not know tho exact date, but thought it was a Saturday, on ac count of tho business rush, and that it was In September. He also testi fied that about three o'clock in the afternoon, Kvans brought back the vacuum tank and that the defendant and Charles P. Talent engaged In a lively argument over tho condition of tho tank, and that Kvans loft the store by tho front door with the words, "You'll have to settlo that with nines and Snider." Mrs. Kmnia Walz, bookkeeper of the A. W. Wftlkcr Auto company, and her nssistant wero called to Identify sales slips for th vacuum tank, and other details. At eleven o'clock this morning, court adjourned until 1:30 this after- (Continued on page nix.) TAX GRIM IRA London Announces Soviet Government Has Crushed Revolt LONDON', March 3. Latest reports received by tho British government tend to show that the Russian soviet government troops liavo suppressed tho re volt in Pelrograd and Moscow, Cecil B . 1 1 a mi s w or t h , u n der secrctary for foreign affairs, stnted in tho house of com mons today. 4, l,'fit''f 'i' PRESIDENT 10 Formal Announcement From White House Startles Dope sters Offices to Be Main tained in New York and Washington. WASHINGTON. Mar. 3. Presi dent Wilson formally announced to day that ho would "resume the prac tice of law" in a partnership with Balnbridge Colby, the retiring secre tary of state. Tho firm will main tain offices In New York and Wash ington. Tho announcement was the White House In Lho statoment: "President "Wilson mado nnuncement today that at mailt ut following the an the con- elusion of his term of office he would resume the practice of law, forming a partnership with tho secretary of state, Balnbridge Colby. The firm will have offices In New York and Washington. President Wilson's announcement, wholly unexpected, will recall to the public mind one of his least known attainments that of being a lawyor. He was graduated In law from tho University of Virginia In 1881 and practiced In Atlanta In 1882 and 18S3. In tho latter year ho went to Balti more) to take up postgraduate work at Johns Hopkins university and practiced somo in tho local courts In that city. Mr. Wilson did not remain long at tho practice of law however, for In 1885, ho began his career as a '-ol-lego professor, taking up tho chair of history and political economy at Bryn Mawr. No announcement was made of tho character of practice tho new firm will take up, but tho presumption Is that It will engage principally In In ternational law and collateral work. How uctlvely Mr. Wilson may take part in tho firm's practice, In view of physical limitations, was not Indi cated, but It is generally believed It will be chiefly as counsellor. When ho bado his cabinet members good bye earlier I" tho week, ho was obliged to use his cane to get about from tho White House to the execu tive offices, and when the newspaper men attached to tho Whlto House, asked for a farewell audience, the president declined on the ground thai his voice was too weak. Mr. Colby has never engaged in any other profession than that of the iaw. Ho began practice In Now York In 18D2 and represented muny Important clients. Bear Admiral Grayson Mr. Wilson's personal physician, said today that tho retiring president would find it possible to practice law without buo Jeetlng himself to a strain reacting on his physical condition. Ho said he know of no reason why Mr. Wilson would not be able to appear lief urn tho supremo court occasionally. PRACTICE LAW WITH B. COLBY PRESIDENT-ELECT AND IS. HARDING CALL ON PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON WASHINGTON. March .1. Prcsl-dcnt-olect Harding will go to the Whlto House late today to call on President Wilson. Tho decision of Mr. Harding to make such a rail bo camo known afler"ho had conferred with 8cnator Knox of Pennsylvania and other members of tho congres sional Inaugural committee. '.Mrs. Harding will accompany the president-elect to tho White House and aftor a short stay there they will call on Mrs. Champ Clark to express personally their sympathy at the death of her husband. Vice President-elect and Mrs. ALLIES SET ZERO HOUR If Germany Doesn't Accept Terms, Then Allied Army Will Go Over Top Condi tions to Be Accepted Ex plicitly Stated Germany Expected to Accept. LONDON, Mar. 3. (Hy Associated Press.l Germany was today given until Monday noon to accopt tho fun damental conditions laid down hy the supreme nllled council at Paris. Tho German delegates wero informed by tho allied representatives today that It Germnny does not nccopt those torms tho allies will tako Immediato stops. Tho first will bo tho occupation by allied troops of the cities of Dulsberg and Duesseldorf and Ruhrdot (at the mouth of tho Ituhr, 12 miles wost ot Kssen.) Second, each allied country will place such a tax on Gorman merchan-. dlso as it may doom proper. Third, a customs boundary along tha Rhine, under allied control, will be established. The German delegation was inform ed that the only modification of tha Paris reparation decisions permitted . would bo regardod as condition's" of ., payment such as a reduction of tho period of annuities from forty-two years to thirty years. , . Counter Proposals Germany's counter proposals, which wero submitted to tho allies on Tues day, wore not susceptible of examina tion, Premier Lloyd Goorgo told Dr. Walter Simons, head of tho Gorman delegation, In substanco, aftor today's session of the conference had assem bled. Mr. Lloyd George Bald the attitude takon by tho Gorman empire regarding reparations was, in addition, a grave violation of obligations of Germany toward the allies. Ho reminded the German representatives that their gov ernment had not fulfilled tho treaty of Versailles relative to coal deliveries, diBarmamont, tho payment of twonty, billion marks In gold and the punish ment of German officers and soldiers accused of crlmos during tho war. Germany, added tho.iyluah,jPma-. minister, In refusing B (accepi p.' concessions proposed by ifho I alli'H i with regard to reparations, had by the same act Tqnouncod. Jbe "iBdvanUigos granted her at; tho prpvlqui Mpto'i-fence with the allies. , ' ( ' I J ijj Aftor Mr. Lloyd Goorgo had finished Dr. Simons, for tho Germans, said tha intentions of the German government had been qulto misunderstood. The German delegation, he said, would re ply at noon Monday. , . "In our opinion," added tha Gorman foreign minister, "no occasion will arise for the sanctions set forth by tho allied powers." Dr. Simons said the Germans would examine tho Ilrltlsh prime minister's speech and tho allied documents most carefully. Berlin Quiet PURLIN, Mar. 2. Ranking circles today gave no Indication ot apprehen sion regarding tho further progress of (Continued on page six.) Calvin Coolidgc, as well as the com missioners of tho District of Colum bia government wore at the station to welcome tho president-elect and Mrs. Harding. Immediately after the arrival of tho party Mr. Harding began a sorles of conferences with his advisers. Tha republican national committee had been In session at the hotel and the mooting adjourned In time for the members to wolcome Mr. Harding. Three of the newly appointed Cabinet oiricers. Harry M. Daugherty, John W. Weeks, and Will H. Hays, were at the hotel, L