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MEDFORD, OKECiON", TUESDAY, DECEMBER L'O, IJL'l
NO. 232
-lEDFORD
1RIBUNE
D. EIREANN
CALLSSFCRET
WAR SESSION
Sinn Fein Parliament Goes
Into Secret Session to De
termine Status of Irish Army
in Case Treaty Rejected
. Shooting in Belfast British!
Hold Troops On Island.
Japs Launch Brand
New Dreadnought for
Hughes' Scrap Heap
J)LT.LIN, Deo. 20. (By the Asso
ciated Press) A private session of
the Dail Eireann, held late this
afternoon, wits devoted to discussion
of the position nmt resources of the
Irish republican army in the event
the Anglo-Irish treaty, now pending
before the Dull, was rejected, it was
understood after the conclusion of
the session.
DUBLIN, Dec. 20. (Ity the Asso
ciated Press) Deputy John Milroy,
sneaking in the Dail Kircann this
afternoon in support of the treaty
with Kngland. demanded and receiv
ed from Enmonn DeVnlera and other
opponents of the treaty their promise
to submit the question of ratification
to u vote of the Irish people.
BELFAST, Deo. 20. As a result of
scattered shooting last night, one
man was killed and another wound
ed. A woman who was shot Satur
day, died of her wounds yesterday.
Ilritisli Troops Held.
" QUF.ENSTOWN, Dee. 20. (By the
Associated I'ress) Removal of the
British troops from Ireland, which
was to have been begun today has
been suspended and they will not be
withdrawn unless the treaty is rati
fied, it was stated here.
A transport, which was to have
taken on board troops at Queenstown
today has been recalled to England
and the special trains to convey
troops from various places in south
ern Ireland, which hnd been nrrangod
for. have been cancelled for the
present.
Anxiety in Dublin.
DUBLIN, Dec. 20. ! the Asso
ciated I'ress) The confidence with
which the supporters of the Irish
' peace treaty have heretofore awaited
action by the Dail Eireann has Riven
way to uncertainty as the result of
developments at yesterday's open ses
sion. All tho morning newspapers
(how material anxiety over the out
come. "Will the trenty be rejected?" asks
the Irish Independent in a seven
column headline today. The news
paper declares that, according- to in
formation in Well Informed Dublin
circles there is scrloUH danger that
the result of the debate may not he
ratification.
The Irish Times, warning the Dail
"f Its responsibility and urging rati
fication declared: "If the Dail re
jects the agreement, the last word
will not have been said, for the na
tion will insist upon the controlling
Voice in the settlement of Its destinies."
.1.4. .,.
TOKIO, Dee.. 1:). (Iiy Associ
ated I'ress. 1 Tho dreadnauRlit
l'osa was launched today at the
Mitsubishi shipyards at Naga
saki. I.ike her sister ship, the
Kaga, launched a month ago, the.
Tosa Is slated to he scrapped
under the naval limitation plan
agreed to at lho Washington con
ferenco. An immense crowd at
tended the launching, the last in
.lapan prior to the. "naval holi
day." Vlco Admiral Trlnce Hirovasu
Fushlmi officiated, acting" as
proxy for tho regent.
The Tosa and Kaga wero esti
mated to cost upwards of 73.000.-
000 yen each to complete. Each
is 7ou feet long, has normal dis
placement of -10,000 tons, and was
to be equipiR'd with special anti
torpedo protection and nrmod
with a main battery of lfi-inrh
guns.
DIRECT TAX FOR
1925 FAIR DEAD
SAYS SHELDON
Local Representative Positive
That Legislature Will Never
Approve Portland Plan of
Finance Smaller Fair Is
Probable Outcome.
DVItUS, Dec. 20. (By the Asso
ciated I'ress) It was announced this
morning that Arthur (iriffith, head
0( the Sinn Vein delegation which
"Wled the Anglo-Irish treaty, would
move i ti. Dail Eireann today for a
vote nn the question of approving the
treaty ami that Kamonn DcValcra.
'he republican president, would move
't disapproval.
Today's session of the Dail opened
.That the state legislature now in
special session in Salem will refuse
to favor any proposal for financing
the l'.'2" exposition by a tax on Un
assessable property of the state, even
to the extent of referring such a
measure to the people, is the word
which reached Medford this morning
in a letter from l'.epresontutive
Ken Sheldon.
Apparently the tax payers of the
slate are making their voice heard at
' Salem. While there seems to lie little
opposition to the fair, as such, there
is a very pronounced opposition to
financing the same by a general tax
ation and the Portland advocates of
the plan will probably be compelled
to either resort to the initiative in
order to get "their plan before the
people or go back to the original plan
for a much smaller and personally fi
nanced fair.
Mr. Sheldon's letter said In part,
"I am writing Sunday night, Just be
fore the opening of the special ses
sion. .Monday morning. Although the
situation respecting the 1 2 r, fair is
'muddy.' I believe I am safe in pre
dicting that this legislature will never
put its stamp of approval nn any ex
position plan which calls for levying
more taxes on the people to support
it. At last, thank Heavens. the
farmers and taxpayers are being
heard at Salem. There is a feeling
that the heavy irresponsible vote
would put over any measure submit
ted by the legislature and that it is
the duty of the legislators to reflect
the feeling of their borne people an;l
refuse to put their stnnip of approval
upon the plan of raising three million
dollars by general taxation for til"
1, reposed fair at 1'ortland.
"The 1'ortland papers this morn
ing. -Sunday.' seem to Indicate that
the only question before the legisla-
Tn 7. ', . . . . (Continued on H Bteht)
Onntlnuert on nose eight.) '
BUT NONE FOR REJECTED IMMIGRANTS
PHILADELPHIA, Hoc. 20. Dumb
beasts in Philadelphia nro to have a
JO'istmns tree. Arrangements are be
made by the Pennsylvania Worn
D Society for the Prevention '
Cruelty to Animals. Horses, dogs, and
pats are to be guests of the society.
Fnr the horses thorp will he apples.
'"rots and blankets: for the docs,
biscuit: for the cats, catnip balls.
Each horun .ni ninn nootvo three
M9-one nt the -party," and two to
" taken home.
( YORK. Dec. 20. In contrast
j the j jy with which nearly every-
else in the metropolis is looking
'rard to Christmas, more than 10
women and Chjldren here ore pro-
paring for a dav made only more hit
ter bv the realization that they are
unhappv in the midst of rejoicing.
These are the majority of I nch
Sam s temporary guests at the Ellis
Island immigration station, who are
awaiting deportation because quotas
pt..t,edthe.r c.rle- . exhaust-
ed It will ue. Iiui ----
!say. the saddest Christmas the island
hm over !"
There will be no Christmas holiday
fnr the Immigration men. "but on Sun
day afternoon hope to have a little
entertainment to help brighten things
i, can, for those who are to be
trned back." said Robert E. Tod port
commissioner or immigration today.
HANGINGS
IN FRANCE
DESCRIBED
Ex-Service Men Tell Senate
Committee of Seeing Exe
cutions Nice Little Neck
tie Party, States Robert A.
Harrison Genl. Pershing's
Aide On the Stand.
PRINCESS MARY'S FIANCE
"1 -. vN"
"WASHINGTON. IVe. 20. Ooorpo
II. Taylor, of Philadelphia, who serv
ed overscan, told a senato committee
today that he saw with his own eyes
twolvo American soldiers hanRed
around le-Sur-Tille, Franco. from
April tn Juno, MM 8, hut was unable
to say whether any of them had boon
convicted by courtmartial.
One of the soldiers hanged, he de
clared, was tried for assault on u
French irl by a French courtmar
tiul at which one American officer
was present. Taylor Rave the name
of the soldier and said he was a sor-
iri-ant from Detroit, Mich., but the
committee decided to omit the name
from its records.
Robert A. Harrison, of Wilmington,
X. C, testified that in 1017, he wit
nessed the lynching of a soldier. The
victim was n Mexican from Kl Paso
or KurIq Pass, Texas, who was charg
ed with a crime against a woman and
not tried.
"I was told that tho man had to
be hanged to save some officer from
being cashiered," Harrison declared.
Through a pair of. field glasses,
Harrison said ho saw the lynching in
which thirty men took part.
"U was a nice little necktie party,"
he said.
"I saw the' body later with a rope
around the neck.
Taylor, the first witness, declared
he saw two executions at ("innp Wit
sun. The first was on April 1. MM It,
he said, and the entire command was
ordered to tho gallows to witness Jt.
"They had a double lino of sol
diers at the gallows," he said, '"and
Major Kos.s was in command. The
man hanged was a negro. A chaplain
went to the scaffold and prayed and
then they hanged him."
"Was tho man hanged tried by
court martiul?" Chairman rtrandegee
asked.
"I don't know."
Taylor said the second hanging was
similar to the first.
Viscottnt I.ascclles, wlto will marry
Princess Mary some time in Febru
ary. According to latent ret)orts. Vis
count Lascalles will very likely be
named the first Oovernor-deneral 01'
tho Free State of Ireland, making
Princess Mary, after her marriage,
the "First Iady of Ireland."
Stjitoment Denietl
SKATTLK, Dec. 20. Major John
Carroll, who was Amerlcnn pcovoat
marshal of tho Is-Sur-TUlo area,
France, during 1918 and the early
part of 1919, denied In a statement
hero today that American soldiers
had been hanged In that area between
January, 1918 and February. 1918,
as charged by George It. Taylor, be
fore a senate committee in Washing
ton, D. C.
"I had 33 towns In my area," said
Major Carroll, "and In all tho time
I was in ls-Sur-Tlllo there were no
convictions for serious crimes what
ever and absolutely no executions.
Neither were American soldiers tried
by French courts-martial, nor French
soldiers by American courts-martial.
Had thero been any criminal prose
cutions of serious naturo I would
have known of them as they would
have passed through my hands.
"After I left that area in 1919 I
did hear that a colored soldier whose
trial for murder had been pending
had been hanged. That would have
been in March, 1919.
"Thero were no executions of
American soldiers of any nature
whatsoever In the area between Jan
uary, 1918, and February, 1919."
PershinK Aide Testifies.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Colonel
Walter Hethel, Keneral Pershing's
Judge advocate general In France, re
called today before the senate com
mittee investigating charges that
American soldiers were illegally
hanged in France, declared that Ifi
time of war courtmartial death sen
tences did not require approval of
the president.
Questioned by Senator Watson,
democrat, tleorgla. who laid chargea
of illegal executions before the Ben
ate. Colonel Bethel said that after
war conditions had ended tho govern
ment directed that all sentences be
fonvarded to Washington for review.
Colonel ISethcl denied that It was
bis inference, as suggested by Senator
Watson, that executions wero continuing.
Iti-fore going into testimony the
mmilt'-e listened to the reading of
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GATHER BOMB
PLOT SUSPECTS
INMS.
No Announcement By Wm. J.
Burns Until All U. S. Sus
pects Are in Jail Polish
Police Are Suspicious of
Lindenfelcl.
PRESIDENT
TAKES ISSUE
WITH LODGE
Harding Disagrees With Opin
ion On Pacific Treaty Ex
pressed By Official Spokes
man American Delegation '
Denies Pact Covers Islands
Jap Empire.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 20. (Ily Asso
ciated Press.) President Harding, It
was said, today at tho White House
does not regard tho four power raciflc
treaty as covering tho principal
islands of the Japanese empire.
This view, which is contrary to Hint
voiced repeatedly by official spokes
men of tho American delegation wns
described at the White House as the
president's personal opinion, not based
on consultation with other members
of his administration.
Mr. Harding was said to believe
that tho treaty no more applies to the
islands constituting Japan proper than
it does to tho mainland of the United
States. In his view, It was said, the
agreement only covers Island posses
sions In the Pacific, whilo tho main
Japnneso group occupies the position
of a party to the treaty rathtr than a
possession.
House Appropriates
$20,000,000 to Aid
Starving in Russia
VASHINOTON. Dec. 'Jil
The senate lato today passed tho
house bill appropriating $20.
000. 000 for the relief of tho
starving and distressed in Rus
sia with two amendments, one
appropriating 0000.000 to bo
used for tho hospitalization of
former service men In Arizona
and tho other setting aside
100,000 for tho use of the gov
ernment !u relieving unemploy
ment. The hnspilnl amendment,
adopted without a record vote,
was submitted by Senator Ash
hurst, democrat. Arizona, who
old tho fight to have tho ap
propriation Included In the first
deficiency bill was was defeated.
NEW YORK, IX'C. 20. Damnge esti
mated at $0000 was dono by tho explo
sion early today of a bomb which had
been thrown or placed In the hallway
of a building on Grand street. The
scene df the explosion was only one
block from police headquarters and
tho concussion gave officers there a
scare as some of them believed for a
few minutes that threats to "bomb
Wall street" had been carried out.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. Detailed re
lHrts from Silvester Cosgrove, who
last week arrested In Warsaw, Poland,
Wolfe Lindenfeld, alleged to have been
involved In (ho Wall street bomb ex
plosion of September, 1920, were
awaited by the department of justice
officials today. William J. Hums,
head of the bureau of investigation
who came here several weeks ago to
consult subordinates regarding the re
ported confession of I,indenfeld,
planned to leave during the day for
Washington, where, he hoped Cos
grove's cabled account of the arrest
and confession would he ready for his
attention.
Mr. Hums indicated the bureau of
investigation would make no an
nouncement of its plans until it had
arrested all the bomb plot suspects
still in the Vnltod States. Evidence
in the possession of tho bureau will
probably be turned over to the iiolice
of various cities.
Japs Sail January 24
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. (Ily Asso
ciated Press.) In the expectation of
early completion of matters of imme
diate Importance before tho Washing
ton conference, mombors of tho Jap
anese delegation and their varlotiB
staffs havo tentatively booked tho
entire capacity of tho steamer Shlnyo
Maru, sailing from San FranciBco Jan
uary 21, for their return to Japan.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. (Ily Asso
ciated Press). Tho British delegation
has formally asked that a plenary ses
sion of the Washington conference ho
held tomorrow or Thursday In order
that Great Britain mny present lis ense
for the abolition of tho submarine
Tho British spokosuinn In discussing
tho submarlno tonnage question do-
clared that unless an agreement was
reached on that phase of tht quostlon,
all that had been accomplished toward
naval limitation might be upset.
It was expected that tho session
would be held Thursday. Lord Loo, it
was understood, as head of tho British
admiralty, would present tho British
case In a carefully prepared statement
dealing largely with technical features.
Arthur J. Balfour, head of tho British
delegation probably will follow dis
cussing general phases of submarlno
warfare.
FATE OF 1925
FAIR WILL BE
DECIDED TODAY
Financing of World's Exposi
tion to Be Business of Legis
lature Tonight Two Meas
ures Proposed Spence
Fights Road Bill.
E
WARSAW, Dec. 20 (By Associated
I'ress.) Tho Polish police bellevo that
Wolfe Lindenfeld is hiding much of
what he really knows regarding the
Wall street explosion of September
1920, in connection with which he was
arrested here at the instance of the
United States department of justice
and continue questioning him.
Lindenfeld declares that the com
munists have planned a revolution in
Poland for early next year.
According to M. Minkowski, of the
Polish political iKdlce, Llndenfeld's
formal statement recites the details
of his employment by William J. Burns
before the latter's appointment as
head of the bureau of Investigation of
the United States department of Jus
tice. Mr. Burns, he said, sent him to
Europe to trace the bomb plotters,
advancing him t?M0 to cover ex
penses. Gutkowskl believes Lindenfeld he
came an active communist and refrain
ed from making reports to Burns.
The charge upon which he is being
held by the Poles Is that of being a
communist, propagandist and a sus
pected spy.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20. Rain or
snow, riding on driving gales, will
sweep tho entire Pacific const from
Tatoosh, Wash., to San Diego, Cnl., to
night and tomorrow, nccordlng to the
forecast of the United tales weather
bureau here. Storm warnings are fly
ing along tho full length of tho Amer
ican Pacific seaboard cautioning runr-inei-8
of northeasterly gales off Wash
ington and Oregon and a southeaster
ly blow off California.
Throughout the state rain will fall
generally for tho next twenty-four
hours. In Washington, Oregon and
Idaho It will bo either rain or snow.
OF KY. BREWERIES
WASHINGTON, Imc. 20. Court ac
tion to bring about the closing of the
breweries of tho Central Consumers
company, the Oertel company and the
Theodore Menk company, all of Louis
ville, Ky., will be sought, It was an
nounced today nt federal prohibition
headquarters. Tho action will bo re
quested, it was said, on tho ground
that the three companies wero distrib
uting a beverage containing more than
the legal amount of alcohol.
SALEM, Ore.; Dnc. 2 0. Tho Btalo
legislature In special session to sub
mit to tho voters a proposal for rais
ing $3,000,000 to aid in financing
tho exposition to ho hold In Portland
In 1925 had threo plans undor con
sideration today, a property tax, an
Income tax similar to tho federal In
conio tax and a proposal to lncrenso
fiom two to Hire cents a gallon tho
stalo tax on gasoline. The present
state tax of two cents n gallon on
gasoMno Imposed for highway pur
poses this year brought over $1,
125,000, and tho proponents of the
gasoline tax plan said tho extra cent
would bring in onough for highways
nnd for the exposition.
FRANCE HAS
AGREED SAYS
PR1 BRIAND
"And Glad of Relief" Says
French Premier to London
Mail Secondary Units Are
Still to Be Decided All
French - English Difficulties
Can Be Settled.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. (By thn
Associated Press.) Franco today ac
cepted tho American proposal that
sho bo accorded a capital ship ton
nage of 1 "a.OOO under tho naval. lim
itation ngreoment.
Tho ncceptaneo of tho French was
given nt a mooting of tho couferenco
naval sub-commlttoo ot fifteen at
which tho correspondence between
Chairman Hughes and Premier
Urland on tho quostlon of capital
ship tonnage of Franco was present
ed. Tho French premier In his reply to
Mr. Hughes as mndo public aftor the
conimltteo mooting doclarod, however,
that as to tho "defensive shipB" light
crulBors, torpedo boats and subma
rines, it would ho Impossible for the
French government to accopt "reduc
tions corresponding to those which we
accept for capital ships," without
contradicting tho voto of the French
parliament.
i Tho official communiquo in which
the correspondence was made public 1
Bald that nt a meeting of tho full com--'
mlttoo on limitation of nrmament had'
been called for tomorrow but did not '
state tho subjects to bo taken up. , ,
1 Tho French premier's roply to Mr, '
Hughes emphasized that . , capital
ships wero ossontially "attacking
ships" , and that tho "preoccupation
of Franco Is not tho offensive point
of view hut unlquoly tho dofonBivo
point of view."
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 20. Tho spe
cial session of tho legislature today
wns considering tho problem of rais
ing funds for the "Oregon 1920 expo
sition," as tho proposed fair was des
ignated in one of the bills Introduced.
Portland business men wero to ex
plain plaiiB to tho members of both
houses In nn Informal joint Besslon.
Two tax proposals wero before tho
legislature, ono introduced by Rep
resentative Kubll, proposing a prop
erty tax, and another by Speaker
Bean of tho house, which proposed a
state Incomo tax for tho years 191
2 3-2 1, indeutlcal In terms nnd with
the same exemption clauses as tho
federal Incomo tax. Thirty-six mem
hers of tho house, a majority, have
signed nn ngreoment against a prop
erty tax for tho fair. Each ot these
measures has a provision placing con
trol of tho fair In tho hands of a state
commission of fifteen members.
1'enco Opposes Dill
Highway traffic legislation was
considered last night by a Joint ses
sion of tho house and Bcnato roads
committee. John II. Logan of Port
land, representing passenger bus as
sociations, contended that tho meas
ure placing busses tinder control of
the stnto public scrvico commission
should include a "convenience and
necessity" clause, tinder which tho
commission could determine whether
now linos should or should not oper
ato. This, ho said, would eliminate
destructive competition.
V. K. Spence, master of the State
Grange, opposed tho bills, and also
opposed Mr. Logan in his contention
for tho convenience and necessity
clause. This clause ho said, would
rebound to tho benefit of the rail
roads and ruin the automatic regula
tion of rates which obtains under
strong truck competition.
Three ItJI Considered
SALEM, Ore., Dec. 20. Of ten
hills, termed "emergency remedial
legislation," placed before the Joint
ways and means committee in Its
first session last night, but three wero
passed to tho legislature for consider
ation at the special session.
Bills for financing the 102." expo-
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LONDON, Dec. 20. (Hy tho Asso
ciated I'ress) "Franco has accepted
Secretary Hughes' naval ratio for
capital ships, and wo nro glad of tho
relief It will afford us," Premier Url
and of Franco Is reported as declar
ing In nn Interview with tho Dnlly
Mail.
"Hegardlng secondary units, wo
nro yet uninformed respecting tho
six 10,000-ton ships which Oermany '
is allowed to build under tho Ver-'
sallies trenty. Wo shall ' nsk ' tho
Washington tMinfcrenco to take this
consideration into nccount."
Of tho economic situation ho said:-'
"Russia Is a question which "Great
Britain and Franco should oxnnilno
together, but I fear tho disorganiza
tion ot that vast country Is greater
than Is known. Great Brit
ain and Franco must together under
take tho reconstruction of Europe.
Tho maintenance of penco Is based
solidly upon an entente cordialo. All
differences between England and
Franco can bo. settled by frank expla
nation and discussion."
WASHINGTON. Dee. 20. (By tho
Associated Press) Tho modified pro
posals by tho French government as
to tho naval ratio to bo allotted
Franco under naval limitation ngreo
ment was presented to tho nnval sub
committee of fifteen of the Washing
ton conferonco today by Albert 8ar
rnut, head of tho French delegation.
Tho French plan, as presented, it
was understood, proposed a fleet pro
portion In tho several classes of craft
so as to givo Franco a navy that
could bo dovoted lurgoly to defen
sive purposes.
Tho presentation of M. Snrraut", It '
wns learned, wns largely one of prin
ciples, much attention being given to
tho necessity felt by Franco for ade
quate defense Tho French delega
tion Indicated Franco's willingness to
make concessions on capital Mp ton
nage, but not n to submerslbles .md
other auxiliaries. Ho recnlled that
the ngreoment reached by tho United
States, Great Britain and Japan In re
gard to tho naval ratio of capital
ships wns conditioned upon a satis
factory supplementary agreement In
regnrd to the French nnd Itallnn na
val ratio, which ho said so far has
not been made.
Earthquake In Peru
LIMA. Peru. Dec. 18. (By Associat
ed Press.) The selBmogrnph of the
Lima Geographic socloty at 10:30 to
day (Sunday) registered a violent
earthquake nt a point estimated tn ho '
about D30 kilometers from Lima, pos
sibly In Cajamarca. n northern depart
ment of Peru. Tho agitation lasted 45
minutes. ,