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MEDFORD, OR1X10X, THURSDAY, MARCH ?,, 1921
NO. 293
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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