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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
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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. . '