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Mail Tribune The Weather Maximum yesterday 45 Mjimum today au Prediction! Rain or snow. Daily Sixteenth Year. Wekly Firty-Flrat Tw. MEDFORD, ORKGOX, THURSDAY, DECK.M BKIi 1921 NO. 231 GAS TAX FOR FAIR PASSES THE HOUSE Senate Now Considering Tax Measure Passed Last Night Adding One Cent to Gas Tax for Exposition Purposes Call Highway Commission ers to Give Their View. SALKM, Ori, Dee. 22. The senate of the Oregon legislature today was considering a measure passed last night by the house providing lor a gasoline tax to raise ?3, 000, 000 towards financing the world's fair Portland Is planning for 1925. An effort to havo the measure consider ed this morning by tho committee of the whole was blocked by Senator Upton, who asked for time to enable tho members to become familiar with it. Tho senate roads and highways committee today called the members of the state highway commission to appear this afternoon to make a statement as to the effect the gasoline tax measure will have on tho state highway program It passed. At pres ent a state tax of two cents a gallon is levied for state highway purposes and tho measuro passed by the house would add another cent for exposi tion purposes. The senate today adopted a resolu tion by Senator Dennis calling for a complete uudlt of all state funds. Tho house, as committee of tho whole, today approved a bill grant ing the public service commission regulation of busses, stages and auto trucks. The bill is'the first of three Intro duced by the committee on roads to provent destruction' of highways. Llthin 1'itrk Exemption SALEM, Ore., Dec. 22. Represen tative Carter of Jackson county yes terday Introduced n bill in the house which exempts nil boqueBts made to the state, municipalities and to char itable institutions from provisions of the statu inheritance act. Tho bill particularly alms to free donations to Llthia park in Ashland from pro visions of the tax. The attorney gen eral recently ruled that such be quests came undor the tax law as now on the statute books. AHouriunent I-'ritbiy. SALKM, Ore.. Dec. 22. Senator Ryan at tho outset of this morning's senalo session Introduced a concur rent, resolution culling for adjourn ment of tho senate session at noon to morrow. Senator Vinton's bill, Introduced at the request of the state treasurer, providing that the treasurer and any county court mad decide on the amount of inheritance taxes due the state in estates involving details not covered by the present statute, pass ed tho senate today. The sonute today sustained the cto of Governor Olcott on Senate hill 3S7 of the last regular session, providing a Saturday half-holiday for comity offices. Another Fair Hill. SALKM, Ore., Dec. 22. One more exposition measure appeared in the senate yesterday when Senator Upton introduced a joint resolution for a constitutional amendment which is similar to the gasoline tax measure introduced in tho house with the ex ception that it proposes a tax on amusements and entertainments In stead of on gasoline and also some other Important changes. The measure proposes an unpaid commission of nine members instead of the fifteen proposed In the house measure and also proposes that the tax Imposed continue after the con clusion of the fair for general state purposes. A MERRY CHRISTMAS WASHINGTON. lHc. 22. Safe guards on withdrawals of liquor fruin bond have reduced the domestic sup ply of illicit liquor. 60 per cent and "gentlemen's agreements" have ma terially checked liquor smuggling over the borders, Prohibition Com missioner Hnynes asserted today in a ''Christmas greeting" to his army of enforcement agents throughout the country. "i am happy to ptate, at this glad YuhHide fteu&on." he Faid. "that most gratifying results are being secured U enforcement of the eighteenth amendment. ONE, SEEN BY PR0H1 COMMISSIONER $20,000,000 Relief For Russia Passed In Watson's Absence WASHINGTON', Dec. 2 2. Final legislative action on tho bill appropriating $20,000,000 for tho relief of Russia's starv ing and distressed through pur chase of grain, was taken to day by senate adoption of tho conference report. It now goes to the president, whoso signa ture, congressional leaders hop ed, would start additional re lief as America's Christmas gift to Russia's famine region. The report was adopted in tho absence of Senator WatBon, democrat, Georgia, who yeBter day Berved notice that he would block action on It at loast un til after Christinas. Only twen ty senators were in tho cham ber and no dissenting volco was hoard when tho presiding offi cer called for the vote. Henry Watterson, Country's Best Known Journalist Dies at Jacksonville, Florida Not Well, But End Unex pectedWife at Bedside. JACKSONVILLE, Fin., Dec. 22. Colonel Henry Wattcrn.m, known to the American peoplo as ono of the last surviving members of tho old J school of Journalism and to his' friends as "Marso" Henry, died early today at a hotel here. Colonel Watterson came to Jack sonville several weeks ago in accord ance with his annual custom of spending the winter in Florida, usu ally at Fort Meyers. He contract ed a slight a slight cold Tuesday and while seated in a chair yesterday morning soon after breakfast he suf fered an acute bronchial attack and was ordered to his bed by his physic ian. His condition grew worse dur ing the day and night and the end came at 6:15 o'clock this morning. Thus "Mnrse Henry" passed to "that beautiful shore," where, last October he wrote his comrades of the confederate army, he was sure "the bonnie blue flag will be flying at the fore and the bands will be playing Dixie' on parado and the pretty girls will bo distributing 'tho Chattanooga Jtebel' (the newspaper published by him during tho war between the states) to groups of rugged, red nosed angels who have not forgotten the rebel yell." JACKSONVILLE, Tla., Dec. 22. Henry Watterson, ono of the country's best known journalists antl former owner and publisher of tho Ixmlsvillo (Ky.) Courier-Journal died at a local hotel nt 0:-j this morning. Colonel Watterson's death was un expected, though it had been known for some days that ho was ill. The veteran publisher had been here about six weeks, as was his custom on his annual trips to Florida. He lias for years been spending his winters largely at Fort Myers and it was his intention to go to that place when Ills condition improved sufficiently to take the trip. His wife, son and daughter were at his bedside when he died. Colonel Watterson's death was due to heart failure superinduced by con gestion of tho lungs, according to pby sicians. ' Ho was conscious for a few minutes at intervals and thirty minutes before his death called his wife into tho room (Continued on Pago Eight) BUT A DRY "To all thoso who constitute the t splendid prohibition organization in Washington, tho forty-tight states of 'the union, Alaska. I'orto Hico and Hawaii. I extend the mo.-t optimistic Vuk'lide greetings. Tho certain suc cess of our task betokens a Christmas gift that will be of everlasting value." SEDALIA. Mo.. Dec. 22. Mr. So phia Junge was given $r00 damages by a jury in circuit court here yes terday from Otto I'ehl and Frederick Kueck, whom she alleged Bold intoxi cating liquor to her husband in viola tion of the prohibition law. MARSE HENRY ANSWERS GALL, SOUTH MOURNS F . mmDADic I rHVUIulDLL IRiSHPACT Opponents' Effort to Continue Debate Until Vote Defeated 77 to 44 Dail Eireann ThereuDon Adourns Until January 34 War Is Still Threatened. IONDON', 1w. (Hy the AK-ociuloiI IYoss.) A lontf conference- was heid today pre sided over by Winston Kx"ncu Churchill, colonial socretnry, nnil nttentUxl by Sir I -inning Wort liliigton-Kvim.s, secretary for war; Sir limner (ireenwimd, Secretary for Ireland, aiul Gen eral H. M. Tudor, commander of the ci-own forces in Ireland, It is understood the military situa tion in Ireland was dlscuossed. DUBLIN, Dec. 22. lily tho Asso ciated Press) The Dull Eireann lato today rejected by a vote of 77 to II a motion to continue tho debate on thu AuKlo-ll'lsh treaty until a vote was taken. The motion emanated from the opponents of the treaty and the vote was regarded as roughly indicating the relative strength for and against the treaty. DUBLIN, Dee. 22. (By the Asso ciated Press) Tho Dull Klreanii this evening adjourned Its sessions until January 3. DUBLIN", Doc. 22. (Tly tho Ahho eiiiUid I'rcHH) A decision hh to rati fication of tho Irish peace treaty, or adjournment over the L'hrlHtmiis holl- j dayH yvtin expected by tonight uh thei Dail Kireunn gathered for today a ,seMsion. AH observers nffreo Hint when tho vote on the treuty is readied, tho ma jority either way wilt be Hmall. Tho supporters of the treaty appear to be more confident than thu oppos ing faction hut the Dublin press which is strontrly in favor of accep tance of tho treaty, continued this morning to take a gloomy view of the situation. When the Dail session' opened to day Deputy O'Kelly, minister of edu cation, speaking against the treaty, like Mrs. Mary MacSwlney in her speVoh of yesterday, declared the Irish republic whs far from dead. Ho said then- would be a continuation of tho war in Ireland whether tho treaty was ratified or. rejected. Tho optimism which t In sup porters of tho t reaty havo been dis playing during tho lust two days, up- jeared somewhat diminished, how ever, before tho morning session had ended. "When tho Dail adjourned for lunch tho impression seemed general that sentiment for tho treaty had lost .some ground and that tho result of tho vote was highly uncertain. DfltLIN, Dec. 22. Hy tho Asso ciated Tress) Klchard Mulcahy, chief of staff of the Irish republican army, created a stir when ho began his speech on tho Anglo-Irish treaty in tho Dail KIrcann today by saying that nobody wanted tho treaty, but saw no alternativo to its acceptance . LONDON, Dec. 22. (Ity tho Asso ciated Press) When tho Dail Eir eann adjourned in Dublin lato yes terday twenty-niuo members had given their views on tho Irish peace treaty since debate wus opened last Monday on tho motion for ratifica tion. Of these, fifteen favored the treaty, thirteen were against it while Dr. Patrick MeCartcn, known as "first ambassador of tho Irish repub lic" to tho United Slates, declared his neutrality. How many of tho remaining ninety one members intend to exercise their right to be heard in not known. Some London newspaper correa pondonts declared today that an un official canvass of tho Dail members .showed lust night virtually an equal division. Tho lineup was given by ono as 5S for ratification, fi8 against and four uncertain. Probability that tho question would Imj submitted to a popular referendum wn thereforo regarded in some quarters us in creasing. It was suggested that tho violent attack on tho treaty by Mary Mac Hwiuey which drove many members out. of the chamber, had injured, rather than helped the cause she ad vocated. GETS MANILA POST , WASHINGTON, Doc. 2 J. -Formal announcement of the selection of Kugene Allen Oilmor to be vice governor general of tho Philippine Her Subjects Love They Ask n -L ''WvA y t! vv? fe ...... - i' I fa; W- 'v , ? i $ ft y , Here is something out of tho ordinary petitioned by her subjects lo return to shows tho Itcnne of Pudukattal, who visited but once tho inhabitants of the husband, the Hujah, rules. They have WASHINGTON, Doc. 22. (By Abso cintvd PresH.) Japau will formally op poHo any (IIhcuhbIoii of tlio validity of tho 21 demand treaty of 1!UG If tho matter is brought up by Clihui, oh ox pocted In toiuorrow'H nieotlnK of the Far Eastern committee of tho arma ment conforonco, it wan nnnouucod to day in reBponulblo Japanoso circles. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. (My Asso ciated Press.) StatouientH in behalf of Franco and Italy accepting formally tho American proposals for limitation of capital ships armament were madu today at tho mooting of tho delegates of tho fivo major powers of tho Wash ington conference. Contrary to general expectations, tho question of auxiliary craft, sub marines and cruisers, was not reached at tho morning session of tho commit tee but wont over until anotiier meet ing at three o'clock. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (Dy Asso ciated Press.) Tho negotiations for elimination of naval armumun' jssed on from first lino fdnps to auxiliary craft toduy when the full naval com mittee assembled with lis experts to begin consideration of the French re quest for on increase in submarines and cruisers. As tho couimitteo assembled there seemed to bo a general fooling that tho auxiliary warship problem would not bo sufficiently difficult to jeopardize success of tho conference. These classes of vessels uro consid ered as huving defensive value princi pally whereas tho question of battle ships, already Bottled for all tho fivo great jiowers, concerned directly tho purpose of tho conference to removo throats of aggrcsslvo naval warfare. Tho French cstlmfeloH wero closely guarded up to the hour of tholr presen tation to tho committee but it was gen erally known that they proposed a largo submarine strength and an in crease also In cruiser tonnage. In tho general adjustment there were Indica tions that a disproportionate submar ine strength would be allowed France and that as an offset the llritish would ask for an Increased tonnage In anti submarine craft. - - -i- Islands was made today by Keeretary Weeks. Mi Gilmore Is a professor In law at the University of. Wisconsin. Tho secretary said thu nomination prob ably would be sent to tho' senate by President Harding today. JAPAN REFUSES TRAVELLING BAR 10 CONSIDER 21 CIA DEMANDS Her so Well Her to Come Home A real live queen who has been their land. Tho photograph slnco her marriage in lillG, has South India States, over whom her been living' at Cannes, Fnmce. IS GRABBED AT A 10CAIH0IEL 38 Quarts of Bonded Whiskey Packed in Portland Man's Trunk, Seized By Officer Sandefer W. E. Hardy, Owner Is Fined $500. W, li. Hardy was arrested yester day on a chargo of bootlegging by state prohibition enforcement officer S. P.. Kaiidlfer and had a hearing hist evenng beforu Justice of the Peace Frank P. Karrull. Ho was fined J50U. on a plea of guilty. Hardy arrived in town yeslcrduy morning from Portland and went to a local hotel having IiIh trunk brought to his room, officer Sanderer caught wind of his occupation and had a search warrant issued. In tile after noun be went to Hardy's room and arrived Just in lime, us un express man was already there, starting to meve Hurdy's bagguge. Heemlngly Hardy had been Informed that state officers were on his trail. Handefer searched the trunk In Hardy's room and discovered thlrly-elght quarts of bonded whiskey, among the different varieties being ."I'ebblo Ford" "Ken tucky llourbon," and several bottles of "llalg & Halg." The bottles wero very carefully packed us a prevention against break, ugi-f each bottle being in thu original .rarton and then wrapped in a towel. (These packages wero laid side by side .upon, a matt resB which the trunk con tained, each layer of bettlea lying horizontal with a layer of mattresses between. Tho trunk was a typical traveling man's trunk and contained two fibre sample euses similar to these used by traveling men. Tho towels. In which the bottles wero wrapped, boro marks of many of the largest hotels in tills state and California. Hlxteen towels and one large sheet wero used In the paeklng of the liquor in addition to the original packages. In accordance with Its usual custom there will bo no Issuo of tho Mall Tribune on- .Monday, December 2th. The Medford Sun will be Issued ns usual on Christmas Day, Sunday, Decom- her 20th. Carcass of Buffalo Attracts Indians to Pendleton Abbatoir l'KNDLKTOX, Ore., Dec. 22. The display of a big buffalo carcass in the window of a lo cat butcher shop today brought a crowd of I'matila Indians In- side the store. Tho shop is selling buffulo meat as a noli- day feature anil many Indians bought steaks. The meat sells at from 00 cents to J 1.00 a pound, according to tho cut. ANGLMEN SAVSJRIAND Premier Declares Agreement Reached On Practically All Important Points U. S. A. to Attend Reconstructon Conference. liONDON, Dec. 22. (Ily Associated Press.) Tho allied supremo council at its coming mooting in C'nnnes will bo asked to invito tho interested pow ors to npiKilnt a commission to elabor ate a comprehenslvo schemo for tho rehabilitation of central Europo and Russia. This conclusion was arrived at In tho conferences of tho Froncli and llritish promlors Just ended hero. T)l0 xinitotl States would bo lnvltod in i,vn a membnrshln In thlB commis sion. Uormany also would bo ropro aonted. Tho question of a Russian representative-would lio held In aboy uuco. Agreement Reached When Promlor llrland returned to his hotel this morning from tho con foronco with Prlmo Minister Lloyd Georgo In Downing street, ho told the correspondent that ngroomeut had been roached on many points. "Ono could almost Bay on practically all essential points," added tho pro mlor, "but no decisions havo boon placed in writing. These can only be taken by tho supremo council nt Its noxt meeting." Tho discussions held by the pro mlors, it was loaniod, wero much wider in Bcopo than tho inero debating of tho German reparations situation. First, it develops, they thoroughly reviewed tho numerous plans HUggost ed lor fixing tho reparations payments on u basis mutually agrooablo to Franco and Groat Ilrltaln with regard also to ensuring Gormuny's economic stability. Tho question of tho restoration of Austria and tho iHisslblllty of bringing Russia within tho councils of tho na tions woro next gone Into. Then It was decided that tho host course to pursue would bo to suggest to tho supremo council that it ask the IBjwors In a position to render tho uocossury iiBslstanco to appoint a com potent commission to dovlso a compro henslvo plan of dealing with tho diffi culties. American Ambassador Harvey will attend tho Cannes mooting, it wub loarnod today. It Ib understood ho will bo an "observer" when tho sub joct under discussion Is ono of no In terest to America and as a participant In tho consideration of thoso subjects affecting the United States. Consider Turk Treaty Aside from tho question of European rehabilitation it is likely that tho su premo council will havo before It tho Turco-Groek situation and other prob lems which havo long beou awaiting its attention. It Is expected the Cannes meeting will prove to bo the most Important tho council has ever held. Tho couu (Continued on page eight.) BREACH AVERTED FFIIFRhI PRHHI ACFNT IS IMfiFI) WITH MURDER AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. -Federal Prohibition Enforcement Agent Hub sett H. Wiles, Chief of Detectives K. L. Young, Patrolman J. L. McNeil and W. K. Mayberry, Torinor Texas Rang.er. wero charged with murder today in a complaint filed by Pollco Sergeant Ed. R. Nltschko in connection with the killing n week ago tonight of Peeler Clayton, tuxlcab driver- Assault to murder charges also wore filed by NitBchko ugalnst "Chicken" Childress antl Carney lllnnt, both of M W HUT FIGHT FOUR POWER PACT Oregon Senator Takes Stand With President On Interpre tation of Pacific Treaty Opposed to Protection for Jap Mainland Sen. Borah Sharpens His Battle Axe. WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. Opposi tion to tho four-power treaty dovolop ed in an entlroly now quarter of the sonato today aa a result of tho con fusion prevailing over tho different Interpretations placed on It by tho White Houso and tho stato depart ment. Sonator McNary (R., Or.), following a conforonco with President Harding at tho White Houbo, doclarod he was in accord with tho president's vtow that tho term "Insular dominions" In Artt- clo 1 did not refer to tho islands ot Japan proper. McNary, a lender of tho "mild resor- vatlonlBts" in tho League of Nations fight, said, howovor, that If only bo- causo oi tho opposlto opinion held by tho stato department, a reservation expressly stipulating that tho Jap aneso homeland was not Involved by tho treaty, should bo adopted. McNary intimated that he would be strongly Inclined to oppose tho treaty If the stato dopnrtmont s Interpreta tion woro pormlttod to Btand, and the tronty wore allowed to bo so construed ns to bind tho United Statos to employ Its military and naval forces to help protect Japan proper froni nrraed ng grosRlon. While tho naval negotiations ivore continuing tho now four-power treaty to proBorvo poaco In tlio Pacific was becoming a subject of increasing Intor osl In conforonco circles because of tho situation that has developed slnco i. t i ii,. n,Mn J n ,lrfnr- 1L UUUUU1U nuvvru luill IHUIB JO enco of Interpretation of tho treaty's terms between President Hnrdlng and members of tho American dologtitiou. Republican sonato leaders Insist that tho movement against, tho troat' shows no pronrlba of success. Senntors Ilorah, republican, Idaho, and Rood, democrat, Missouri, who wero members of the irreconcilable group In tho Versailles treaty fight, havo takon tho load In opposing the new pact in sonato dobato, but some other senators havo Indicated that they woro preparing reservations and amondmcnts for presentation when ratification Is formally proposed by tho president. Opposition in tho sonato had begun todr-.y to assumo moro doflnlte form. . ..1.- .. .. tn thn Vnranlllau. Ill tilU (llUHUUt, HO 1,1 UIU u. uui..u treaty controversy, efforts aro to . bo mado first to secure adoption of reser vations, aftorward a group of "irrocon cllablos" will opposo tho treuty evon If reservations they will Biipport-uro udoptod. Sonator lloruh has a druft declar ing that "no uctlon of tho high con tracting paries whon acting undor ar ticle two shall commit any nation, olthor logally or morally to tho uso of force In mooting any oxlgency. Another roBorvutlon to bo offorod would doclaro tho treaty inapplica ble to tho homeland of Japan, touch ing tho subjoct on which President Hurdlng and tho American delegates havo differed. COLUMUUS, O., Doc. 22. Police and firemen at daybreuk rcnowed their search of tlio ruins of tho Wright Woman's Furnishing store, partially wrecked lato yesterday by an explosion of natural gas, Injuring moro than 37 persons, Including two women who died soon afterwurd fol lowing reports to pollco today that two women had been missing from their homes over night. Mix of tho Injured, five women and .a man wero reported in serious con dition. OF TEXAS TAXI DRIVER whom wero In an automobile with Clayton when tho latter wus shot near tho local mi Klttx Klan hull. Young. McNeil and Mayberry, tho latter custodian at Camp Mubey, wero arrested and later released on bond ot $1000 each. Federal Agent Wiles. was not In Austin today. Nltschko said tho now action will , result In clearing twenty Austin citl-, with Clayton's death and who will bo given n hearing tomorrow. . '