Medford Mail Tribune
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Predictions
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MEDFORD, OltKGOX. THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1921
XO.
TO
France to Insist on Payments
Scene Shifts to London
Saturday New Polish Line
Proposed Each German
Note Confuses Allied Na
tions More.
BERLIN', April 28. (By Associated
Press.) A semi-official statoment was
issued here toduy suggesting that the
Gorman government was willing to
modify Its reparations proposals if
asked by Washington to do so and
that by such action a basis of agree
ment could be reached.
PARIS, April 28 (By Associated
Press.) The next development re
garding the German reparations Is ex
pected to occur lit London as accord
ing to the best Information obtainable
here today no further steps will be
taken In this situation until the allied
supreme council, which is to meet in
London Saturday has acted.
France will insist that nothing short
of a beginning on the actual fulfill
ment of Germany's obligations should
arrest the pressure of the allies. The
first actual beginning, it is suggested,
might be the delivery of one billion
marks lu gold from the reichsbank re
serve as demanded by the reparations
commission.
PARIS, April 28. (By Associated
Press.) Application of further penal
ties to Germany and the tracing of
new boundary lines between Poland
and German upper Silesia will be dis
cussed by the supreme allied council
at London Saturday, it wag learned to
day, w, .....
.The United States, it is understood
will be Invited to have a representa
tive present.
Premier Uriand of France, will, it is
asserted, not undertake the occupa
tion of the Ruhr distriot of Germany
without the approval of the allies.
Dispatches are being exchanged be
tween Washington and Berlin, Paris
and London and many things may hap
pen before French forces are ordered
Into Germany proper In default of Ger
man payments of reparations.
WASHINGTON, April 28. Ambas
sadors of the allied powers were look
ed to here today for indications of the
attitude of their governments toward
the latest German -counter proposals
on reparations. As Indicated by infor
mation contained in Associated Press
dispatches from Paris last evening, M.
Jusserand, the French ambassador.
was expected to inform Secretary
Hughes today that the proposals are
unacceptable to France. .
LONDON, April 28. (By Associated
Press.) Germany's attempt to clarify
certain of her reparation proposals, In
compliance with the request of the
British foreign office yesterday, was
said in official circles today to have
resulted In even greater confusion
Great Britain has asked for further
explanations.
The present position of Great Bri
tain is understood to be that the pro
posals are still "sketchy" and very un
satisfactory.
As the outgrowth of the British note
of yesterday Germany, it is stated,
suggests that the annuities extend
over a period qf from fifty to seventy-
five years or even longer, instead of
the forty-two years originally men
tioned. This Is declured-in official cir
cles to be an example of the "evnslve
methods" of Germany, which cannot
be allowed to continue.
Great Britain has: requested infor
matlon in regard to the proposed in
tcrnatlonal loan which It is declared
could not be floated at four per cent
according to the German terms.
M. Jaspar, the Belgian foreign mln
lster and M. Theunis, Belgian minister
of finance, had a conference today
with Louis Loucbeur, French minister
for the devastated ruins and afterward
conferred with Sir Laming Worthing
ton Evans, British secretary for war,
and Edwin S. Montague, secretary for
India.
Later the Belgian representatives
were quoted by Reuters limited
stating "In the most emphatic manner
that they had been unanimous In the
decision that the latest German pro
posals were not even worthy of dis
cussion."
SEATTLE The second conference
baseball game between the University
of Washington and the Oregon Agrl
cultural college was called at the end
of the fourth Inning yesterday because
of rain.
TEUTONS
Honolulu Postal Chief
Faces Prison Term
For $28,000 Shortage
SAN FRANCISCO, April 28.
William C. Petersen, for six
years the assistant postmaster
S ut Honolulu, was sentenced to
six years in prison and the pay-
ment of a $10,000 fine in that
city yesterday following his
conviction on a charge of em
bezzling $28,000 in postal
funds, according to a message
received today by S. H. Morse,
chief post office inspector here.
Peterson is 4 0 years old and had
a wife and three children. He
fr had been in the employ of the
department for IS years.
Peterson was convicted Sat
urday after a trial of several
days. He denied all knowledge
of the crime.
BERLIN PLEA
remier Briand Doubts Good
Faith of Germany and Op
poses "Radical Policy"
Silent On Another Chance
Reparation Pleas.
PARIS, April 28. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) "The German propo
sitions are absolutely unacceptable
and made under such conditions as to
Justify us in doubting Germany's
good faith," Premier Briand declared
to press correspondents here this af
ternoon. He added:
"The presence of Americans 1n
our councils would help Immensely
In the settlement of many questions."
"The German government Is unable
to rid itself of the reactionary ele
ment that dominates its policy.
Well, we are going to help them get
rid of that element and we are go
ing to do It in the right manner."
LONDON. April 28. (By the As-
osclated Press.) Mr. -Lloyd George,
the prime minister, speaking in the
house of commons today on Ger
many's reparations proposals said:
"I very much regret to say that
they are thoroughly unsatisfactory,
and I wish It had been possible for
mo to say that they alter the situa
Hon."
IONDON, Aprl 12 S. (By the As
soojated Press.) Premier Lloyd
George declared In the house of com
mons today that the German govern
ment was conimitteed to action, bo
far as the Westphallan coul fields
were concerned, if the German rep
aration proposals were unsatisfactory.
Ho added:
"It Is not for me to say whether
another opportunity will be given
Germany or not."
WASHINGTON, April 28. Sir
Auckland (leddes, ambassador from
Great Britain, conferred with Secre
tary Hughes today, arriving at the
state department shortly after noon.
The Belgian ambassador. Baron de
Marchienne, arrived at the depart
ment before Sir Auckland left. They
were the first of the allied envoys
to see Mr, Hughes since he laid the
new German reparations appoint
ments before them informally last
Tuesday.
MEXICO. 10 KILLED
HOUSTON, Texas, April 28. In the
bloodiest payroll holdup in the history
or the oil fields of Mexico, a band of
fifteen Mexican bandits held up offic
ials of the Atlantic, Gulf West Indies
Oil company and secured approximate
ly $135,000 pesos In Mexican gold near
Tampico April 21, according to delay
ed advices reaching Houston. Ten
persons were killed, Including two
bandits, in the fighting that accom
panied the holdup.
PORTLAND. Ore., April 28. Jack
Britton. welterweight champion, will
meet In a ten-round hout at Milwau
kie May 20 the winner of the ten
round bout scheduled for the Mll
wnukie nrena May 6 betveen Johnny
McCarthy and Davo Shade, both of
San Francisco, according to an
nouncement today by the Mllwuukie
boxing commission.
FRANCE
1
BRITISH
ALSO
E
10 U.S.BY LAW
Controversy Arises Over Acre
age Returnable Want
Swamp Lands Excluded
Patented to" State Years
Ago Agents Confused.
SALEM. On'., April 2.8. The Mute
of Oregon mid the l;nlled Stales gov
ernment arc in a clash ns u how
much lake laud the state is obligated
to cede back to the government undet
n i art of the legislature of 1 It f. . which
provided for the ceding to ttie gov
ernment of lnnds uncovered hy the
lowering of .the waters of- rpptn
Kluutatli, Lower Klaniath, Tide and
C.oose. lakes in Klamath county ' lor
the purpose of rerlalnation develop
ment, insofar as tlte lands had not
been disposed of by lilt state.
The state land board lias received
from the commissioner of the gene
ral : office a demand that the state
cede. -.back . to the government the
lands bordering around Klamath
'lake, which were patented to tin- state
years ago. A list of the lands ac
companies the commissioner's letter.
The commissioner claims that these
lands were included In the grant by
the state In 11)05. Attorney clene-i-al
VnnWinkle and the state land
board both hold that the lands were
not included in that grant, for the
reason that they had been patented to
'Iho state hy the government prior to
1905.
Further ,lhc attorney general and
'the board hold that swamp lauds,
'whether patented or not, were not in
cluded In the J !0B grant, because the
swamp land account was approved
in the year IStiO.
4 IRISH EXECUTED
L
F
CORK. April 28. Pour men con
victed of making war against British
crown forces were executed by a fir
ing squad at the military barracks
here today. They were Patrick Sul
livan, Maurice Moore, Patrick iton
ayno and Thomas Muleahy.
Moore and O'Hlllllvan were con
victed of levying war and attacking
ltrltlsli crown forces at Clonmult,
county Cork, February 20. Muleahy
and ltonayne were convicted of n sim
ilar offense conmtitted near Mourne
Abbey February Hi.
This makes a total of eleven men
executed hero during the last few
months. Thu execution of six men In
February had a swift sequel in the
shooting and killing of five soldiers
stationed at Cork and In the wounding
of several others, one of whom later
died. ..,
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., April 28.
Problems of taxation and tariff facing
American business were discussed to
day by leading business men and fl
nanclers in the annual convention of
the United States Chamber of Com
merce.
Tariff protection for agriculture
was demanded by Harvey J. Sconce,
agriculturist of Sldnll, 111.
"The greatest help that can be
given to agricultural Industry," said
Mr. Sconce? "Is the building of the
deep waterway from the Great Lakes
to the Atlantic, enabling the farmer to
market his products in foreign coun
tries and also along our own Beabourds
at a much lower freight rale than nt
present.
FRANCE SENDS THANKS
LONDON, April 28. (By Associated
Press.) Reutura limited announced
today it had learned that France had
Instructed Amhassador Jusperand In
Washington to thank the ln.tetl
States government "for its assurance
that the United States would not de
liver the German reparations note
without the approval of the allies.'
Trance added,- nays the news agency,
that It could not approve the proposals
or see in them a basis for possible
settlement. "
OREGON 10 CEO
LAKE LAND BACK
Espee Net Income
For 1921 Increases,
March Business Good
SAN FRAlNOISCO. April 2S.
Net railway operating In-
come of the Southern Pacific
company for the first quarter of
1H21 was $t!.ii!MI,:221, an In-
crease of JfiHIi.Tllli over thu
same period of l!2il, the com-
pany announced today. The
not revenue in the quarter was
$1 I,:i71,:i:ii). Taxes, uncollect-
able revenues and equipment
and facility rents are deducted
from the net revenue lo deter
mine the net income.
The net Income for March
was $3,2i5,NN7 as against
$l,3:!tl.Ni;i for March of 1!I20.
The gross operating revenue
for the quarter was $i;i,72!t.
S75 and the gross expense $TIt.
35S.544. 900 HONS FACE
TRIAL FOR WAF
CRIMES, MAY 23
Hearings at Leipsic With
Minor Offenders English
Witnesses Called Ger
many to Conduct Hearings
. Allies Supervise Cases.
1'AUIK. April 28. Nine hundred
Ot'inuins, whose punishment Iiun been
demanded by the entente for war
cr linos will face trials at LelpHir, bo
Kimilng May 23. Heven HhIkch will
sit ns the court ukil will first hear
wltneHneH Htfnhint minor offenders.
The trials of uon-eonimlssloned Of-
fleer Heine, charged with abusing
prisoner: Cu p tain M tieller, riiiii
niandei- at the prison eamn at Kluvy
Le-. Mart el and Private Xeunian, who
alleged to have maltreated pi is
oners at the prison ramp at i'onuner
ensorf, will bo tin first to be tiled.
Korty-seven witnesses have been
called from lOnyland lo testify In the
three casea.
The minister of justice yesterday
declared:
"Only men charged with the com-
mf.sslon of specific crimes will be
tried first. We have made every ef
fort to Insure fair and impartial hear
ings. The Hrltisb. I'Yenrh and Hel-
glan (fovernments will have represen
tatives at the trial, but (lernuiny will
conduct the prosecution and the de
fense. I am aide to declare pol
tlvely that political or other unde
sirable questions wilt not be allowed
to enter the proceedings.
WELLS FARGO DECLARES
E
NEW YORK, April 2S. The hoard
of directors of tho Wells Kargo Kx
press company (lectured a dividend
of $'-'.50 a Hhare, payable Juno "0
to stockholders of record May !lt(.
This is the first dividend the com
pany has declared since July, till 8.
American
It. II. E
Detroit 8 11 1
Cleveland 18 2.1 J
Untteries: Leonard, Cole and Hass
ler, Maniou; Uhlo, and O'Neill.
It.H. 1
Philadelphia 2 " 2
Boston G 10 0
Untteries: Perry, Keefe, Hasty and
Perkins; Hush, Myers and Hufcl.
II. II. E
U'ushinKton 5 10 3
New York 9 12 1
Untteries: Zuchary, Erlckson, Court
ney and Ghanity; Plercy and Schang.
St. LnuisClilcaso
grounds.
postponed; wet
National
II. II. K.
New York 1 7 1
Brooklyn 2 4 0
Untteries: Hyan, Sallee mid Snyder;
Huether and .Miller.
II. II. E
Boston -0 5 1
Phllwlelphla 11 12 1
Batteries: Scott and O'Neill; Mead
owb mid BrtiRgy. ,
BASEBALL SCORES
VOTE SATURDAY
ON KNOX Bill;
Nelson of Minnesota Opens
Fire, Ending Solid G. 0. P.
Line House Votes Down
Attempt to Halt Battleships,
While World Is Disarming.
WAS1IINTO.V, April 2S. An
formal agreement for a linn I
next Saturday on the Knox peace
nlutlun was leached today ly the
tie.
WASHINGTON, April 2.1. The
first attack lu the senate on the Knox
peace resolution came today front' the
republican side, Senator Nelson ni
Minnesota, chairman of the senate Ju
diciary committee, characterizing I lie
resolution as "unusual, halting.- ciUiv
ocalaing and only a partial and piece
meal work."
1 1 in op posit Ion shatl red hopes of
leaders for a solid republican llue-up
for adoption of the resolution.
V ASH I NO TO N. April 2 S .
Tin
house reject ed today hy an over
whelming vote an amendment to the
naval appropriation bill providing
that no funds should be used for con
tinuing warship construction until
President I larding hail called an in
ternational conference to consider
disarmament.
WAS1IIXCITOX, April 28. Aft
uVlYuttntf all anuMulmonls (IrsiKm-tl to
l-oiHior 'Hcntiniunt towuril.s limrnm
tmnt th itmiKt? piiHst(l today tlu an
nual nuval appropriation liill carrying
$:!!iii,0(io.non. of which fiio.noo.oou in
for continuing conHiruction on ves-
The hill rooh to the somite. Mo roll
rail was ordered hut on a rising vnt
the speaker announced '212 members
fur the hill and U attains! it.
Senator Underwood id' Alabama,
democratic lender, followed Stmator
Nelson In opposition to the resolution,
adoption, of which, ho sultl, would be
"the final sceno of n greut tnmetly."
The adoption of the resolution, Sen
ator Underwood asserted, would make
t ho United States, "ko hat in hand" as
supplicants with tiny requcHt that Ger
many pay to America's allies I he
reparations determined by the treaty
of Versailles.
S
NEW YOIIK, April 28. Post muster
General Hays in an address today at
tho annual luncheon of the American
Newspaper Publishers association,
outlined tho altitude of his deparlment
toward the press.
"There uro two tiling In connection
with our .Volutions' which j wioulii rftii'to
and ra eUilihusine.! V)ntt; Il Is no part
of tho prlmury business of the st
office department net. as a censor) of
tbo .press. Tills should not and will
not ho.
"Second, wo nro going to get along
together and do tho right tiling in nil
of these matters, of classification,
tales, etc., and 1 want It distinctly
understood there will never ho any
occasion when a publisher with any
kind of a grievance is not thrice wel
come to sit down with tho bond of the
department and work it out."
He promised to give tho question of
second class mulls his closest atten
tion, saying I hat the one tin pardonable
sin of the postofflce Is not lo deliver
the dully newspaper on time.
"The newspaper Is pro-onilnontly a
thing which a man wants when he
wants It and If he can't have it when
he wnnts it. ho doesn't want It nt nil,"
ho said. "We all know that the
newspapers go to press on time that
they get off the press on time, that
they are delivered to tho postorflco on
time and that, therefore, if Ihey do not
reach their subscribers on time tho
fault lies not with the publishers, but
with (he postofflce department.
"There's no in in dodging when the
dodging Isn't good."
He brought a personal message from
President Harding. The president told
him yesterday, lie said, to tell the
publishers "we expect your help In
bringing this republic and Its varied
Interests into Iho straightforward
track again. "
SPOKANE, April 28. Plans for n
series of field and track competitions
for the men MuricntN of Pnelfle
Northwestern colleges and universi
ties to be held next month on the
campuses of the competing institu
tions were announced here today by
I Charles E. Dornls, athletic director of
GonzaKu university,
ATTACK OPENED
Montana Bachelor
Balks at Tax, Blames
Old Maids for State
KiKEAT PALLS. Mont.. April 2S.
Declaring that "sponsters
are responsible for my not be-
lug married in their refusals of
my wooing in the past," Wil-
Hum At.inger, aged It'i, a mem-
her of the hoard of directors of
the Montana state fair, toduy
notified the assessor of Chou
teau county at Fort Hentou
that he will refuse to pay the
poll tux of $11 levied hy the lust
legislature upon bachelors.
"Tax the spinsters of the
same age and I will gladly
pay. hut otherwise it is class
legislation and I stand upon my
rights." he declared. "Further
more I refuse to get married to
escape Jail and ) refuse to pay
u bachelor's tax to escape jail."
ALL VICTIMS OF
JOYRIDE CRASH
OUT OFDANGER
Council Revokes Taxi Licenses
of Two After Smashup
Wlulholland Fined $25 Jus
tice Court No State Charge
Filed.
It develops Hint nono of the persons
Injured in the uutp smutdiup of Chas.
Mulliolland'B taxi car ut tin early hour
Wednesday morning while returning
home from tho wrestling mutch at
Cold Hill, sustained serious injuries.
Miilhollund mid Elmer Bertelson
were arruiguod In Judge Taylor's court
lata yesterduy afternoon on the charge
of Intoxication, pleaded guilty uud
were each fined $35 and costs. No
state charge of driving nil auto while
Intoxicated has yet been preferred
against Miilhollund, who suffered a
dislocated collar hone In the accident,
and It was understood today ho hus
loft tho city to rest up elsewhere.
Mayor dates and the councllmen
wure prompt to act yesterday and
after an investigation ordered that
Mulholland'8 city laxl license ho re
voked, also that of Billy Shunu, anoth
er luxl driver, who was arrested lust
week. It Is understood that steps will
be tuknn to have Mttlhollund's state
license to drive a car also revoked.
The fact that Mulholland's taxi was
a Nash car was so described lu tho
Mall Tribune yesterday In its account
of the sudden end of the drunken joy
ride, led some persons to erroneously
think the cur in the sinashup might he
one of tho Nnsh Taxi service cars. The
uxli Taxi service Is a strict business
concern with uhlo and careful drivers,
untl was not concerned In any wuy
with the Joyrido uud accident.
Miss Billy Dnley, who was thought
yesterday to bo the worst Injured
member of the party was able to leave
the hospital last night and he tuken to
the home of a woman friend. Miss
Freddie Schwartz untl George Reyn
olds, the other two Injured, It is under
stood were to leavo tho hospital toduy
for their homes.
TAKE CITY HALL
PARIS, April 28. Italian fusclstl
the city hall In Kiumo uud proclaim
or extreme nationalists have seized
ed a provisional directorate under
the presidency of Rickurdo Glgante,
former mayor of tho city, snys a dls
patch from l'luniu toduy.
The elections of Sunday lust, which
resulted lu favor of the autonomists
have been declared cancelled.
10' INVADE EASE
I.OS AiNGEUiS, April 28. Charles
Paddock, Olympic sprint champion,
who at recent meets at Berkeley and
Rodlnnds, Cal., was credited by tim
ers with establishing five new rec
ords, announed today he would com
pete in the International meet at the
Harvard university stadium June 15,
and in the American inter-collegiate
.track and field meet at Chicago Juno
18.
GERMANY
IS
Now Able to Sell Goods
Cheaper Than Allies-Her
Workers Aid By Industry
Economic Crisis Looms if
New Attitude Not Taken-?
Cost of Labor Blamed;
NEW YORK, April 28. Germany,
through the economy and BacrlflceB of
her working people, has settled down
to reul production and Is outstripping
the United Stutes and allied nations In
the fight toward normalcy, CharleB M.
Schwab declared today In an address
before the Chamber of Commerce of
tho state of New York.
Mr. Scliwub was the guest of tho
chamber at a reception given In recog
nition of his service to the country
during the war. He recently returned
frum Europe.
"Oermuny today can put a ton of
steel in England at a price $1!0 a ton
cheaper than England can make It,"
he said, "and is selling pneumatic
tools in Detroit where formerly ; we
shipped such mnchinery to Germany
and sold it cheaper than she could
make it.
"The difference Is solely n matter of
labor costs. .
"It Is estimated that 5,000,000 men
are out of work in this country. It Is
accordingly of supreme Importance to
the working man as well as to the
capitalist to restore our prosperity, ,
"It Is possible that after having
won the war, we of the allied nations,
with everything lu our hands, will al
low Germany to win the peace throoirh
the efforts of her lohor. ' .'
"t understand that our railroads to
day pay to labor over sixty cents out
of every dollar received. The labor
cost of making a ton of steel today. Is
85 cents out of each dollar of total
cost. ,.,
"Railroad costs must come down
and It Is In the Interests of national
prosperity that our government acting
through the railroad labor board and
every other agency, shall reduce rail
road wages ami bring costs down to a
living point. . , .
"Tho same situation confronts our
merchant marine. ... ';'..
"Insofar as our people in America
are prepared to go to work at reason
able wages, Insofar as we are prepared
quickly to abandon the artificial ex
travagance will we lay the foundations
for a new prosperity such as we have
never enjoyed before." . .
The chamber presented to Mr,
Scliwub a bronze tablet, at the top of
which wus Inscribed words uttered by
Ischimo, a character in Shakespeare's
play, Cymbellne. The quotation reads:
"Jlero's a voucher strong than ever
law could make." it.
LEAVE SIBERIA, IS
TOKIp. April 28. (By the Abso-
elated Press) Tho Japanese govern
ment, according to the Nlchl Nlcht
Shimhuu, lias decided In principle
upon the evacuation of Siberia,.. but
dissension exists, it says, between "the
war orfiec and foreign office as to
th0 proper time for withdrawal, The
foreign office advocates retirement !
hy tho Jupanese as soon as possible
because of the tendency of America
and other powors to inaugurate com
mercial intercourse with the Siberian
government nt Chltu. .' .'v ' . ,.
Tho foreign office today published
without comment, the official decis
ions of tho pence conferences -at
Paris nnd of the League of Nations at'
Geneva, concerning the mandate for,
the Pacific Islands, Including the
island of Yap,
FOREST FIRES RAGE 1
LOS ANGELES, April 28 Four or
Vivo fires, which threaton to destroy,
large areus of timber are burning in
the Santa Barbara forest reserve, ac
cording to reports received by federal
and county forest officials here today.
BID
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