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Newspaper Page Textim HUtorlcal Soo X Medfoed MIME The Weather Maximum yesterday 38 Minimum today 11 Prediction Occasional rain or mow. Rain ..Tract nallv HUttiwnth Yaar. WMklr rifty-Hrat Tr. MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1921 NO. 23G BY mo MAIL SENATE FA LL PRESIDENT OF SENATE OVERRULED Bitter Fight Marks Final Ac tion On Exposition Measure Ritner Rule Bill Defeated But Decision Overruled By Vote of 15 to 14 Thomas Boosts for 'Pop' Gates. HAMCM. Ore I"". 24. After President Winer of the et4t senate had ruled tbnt a uutlon submit ting it constitutional amendment, cre ating a stale commission to manage the proposed 1925 Portland fair ami providing a gnsvhna tax to nld In fi nancing It had fulled in pnsa on n vol of 15 for and 14 against, tlio senate overrode Itltner'e ruling by a vote of 11 to 14, uiul a motion that tha resolution be transmitted to I hi) house with III amendments e arrled. t HALEM. Ore., Dec. S4. The state aenate tudny voted 11 yes and 14 no on a resolution submitting to the people a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of a vtat rommlsslon to conduct the proposed world', fair In Portland In mi and prplng a gnaoline tat of one rent a gallon to raUe U.ooo.ooo to aid In financing the project. This measure hull panned the hnoae by a big ma jority. ITeatdent ltltner of tha acn-. ate announceu .no mnuui . ... TT.: r.r,h ,r r.ru,. h.d!U n,-",,y ipoaUIOD. that la. France approxlroate alatoen and thnt tho resolution had .,,,,1, develimmenu which m Uht ;.. . , . Called to pa. Aa the qut-ntlon of iiiiMtlon of whether the reaolutlon had received a rontltutlniml mjorlty we raised, it Waa declared ponalble that the senate might reconnliter tho resolution. Anl her immobility w that the sen ate nilaht adjourn thla afternoon until Tuenday and give tho whole ex ponltlon subject further conaldera- tlolt. Alternative plans before -the legln luture for raining $.1,000.(100, the atnte'a ahare of $0,000,000 needed for'; thn fair, rail for a property tax or an Income tax. .Mmy AppooU toc1nlon. Senator Moner nppeuled from the derUlon of l'renldent Itltner declar ing a legul quontlon wna Involved be cause of clrcumHtanrea under which the senate wua operating there being only 20 members due to the death of Senator Hume a few niontha ago. He contended that the. 10 favorable votes bad pawtcd the measure. I'reHldent Itltner .enplnlned that on the point at Inaue ha bad obtained an opinion from Attorney General Van Winkle. Thla was read, the at torney general holding that a major ity vote of the normal thirty members of the sennta and not of the actual iiumber of member waa necessary to pass a measure. . . TlMHiuta Vrgoa Galea. ' When the question of legislating nnmea Into the fnlr resolution came tip today Henntnr Thomas of JitckH,n county Insisted thnt f, VI. flutes may or of Medford. should be on tho hoard but they would not uniWtiiks to any whnt name should he eliminated to give him a place. "The senate la going to beat thla resolution, sum i nomas, "and you aro going to Initiate a measure. Then you will need Charley Gates Jn south ern Oregon. I am jtiat offering you thnt as advice." Frank Warren Named. HALKM, Ore., Dec. $4. -President Itltner of the senate and Bpetikcr Henn of the houao appointed Frank M. Wurren of Portland us tho fifth mem ber of tho commission created by the (Continued on page six.) CYCLONE SWEEPS SOUTHERN STATES, MANY KILLED, MONItOE, La., Dee. . 24. Sponcor, a hamlet on the Monroo and Little Rock railway, sixteen miles from Union parish, waa wiped out by a storm today, aeven persona being kill, ed and 25 Injured, according to re ports received hero. A special' train carrying doctors nnd nurses loft Mon roe for the scone this afternoon, MEMPHIS, Tonn., Deo. 24. Nino pnrsons, ono white man and eight negroes killed; mors than a score in Jure d and property damngo roughly Angela Conati Will Have All CookiesHe Can Eat, Christmas 4 BAN PRNCIHCO, Doe. 21 Cook It for a. family of ton will be supplied tomorrow by Zeiio lMnnro, inaltro rtn hotel of one of thn largest hotols here, lu re- aitonao li a letter addressed to Mr rhlnf t'lMik" from LlltlO AskcIo Donatl. who wrote tbat he know aueh a big hotel tnuat have lota of cookie, wbllo ho waa aura bin fathor. who had won out of work part of tho time lately, would uot be able to furumu thi'tii. WAN CEASES TOKIO. Dec. 14. Hy tho Asso ciated Press) All the shipyard la borer In Japan are no u red con tinued employment for at leat a year In completing the ten light cruiser and 3 4 destroyer now building or projected. This nsMtirance come from Vice Admiral Kclsuka Okadn. chief of the. department of naval equipment. A a result of the understanding reached at Washington, work haa been sua pended on four batlleshlpe anil bat tle, cruiser. Assuming that the Japanese gov crnment would be allowed to pro ceed with the building of auxiliary craft. Vice Admiral Okadn rin-om- mends such allocation of the work twn , , r,erve the wfTlrte dockyardB p,lile. Thla would ' .. . ' . .... . . I ncrHltato additional construction dull n if the ten yeor "naval holiday" over the amount allowed under the present agreement. 1'OltTHMOCTH. N. H.. IHjc. 14. News of the sale by tho navy depart ment of twelve veasels, somo of which ar Mtutloned here haa been received at tho nuvy yard here. According to the list made public tho principal ships involved are the cruiser Itrook lyn, the colliers Astoria and "Vega, and the destroyer Smith. Tho Brooklyn was sold to the American Iron and Hteel company of Oakland. Cab. for 151.600. Other veaaela aold and their pur thiiscra Included tho collier Aatorln, Itlchard T. Greene, Chelsea, Mas. $30,500;. collier Vega, O. H. Crocker Hun Francisco, $10,000; destroyer Hmlth. J. I), lllttmer, Philadelphia. $6,170, and V. H. K. InHepld. N. Par ker, Han Francisco, $4,01$. OPPOSES TREATY WA8IHN-.ON. Doc. 24. (8poplnl). Senator McNary has denied widely published report that ho had declared blmaolf as oppoand to the four-power treaty. Ho said ho had been Inclined to take the president's offhand view of a few days ago that the homeland of Japan waa not Included in the I ,s,un(U of lne Vtxltlc region around which tbe agreement centers and that ho hud drafted a reservation to clear up that alttiHtlon. "I am atrongly In favor of the treaty," he said, "but simply desire to moke sure that Japan is placed on the same foot lug as the other three pow era In-the compnot by limiting the agreement to cover only tho Island possessions of that country which are apart from the scat of the empire. HUGE PROPERTY LOSS eHtlmutod at $200,000 today waa the known result of a windstorm which lute yesterday awept through halt a doxnn farming settlements ln Ciitten don county, Arkansas. In Clarkednlo a brick store building, In which ap proximately fifty negro farm hands had taken refuge from the storm was wrecked. ' MONItOEt white woman La., Doc. 24. Ono luid six negroes wcro reported killed and several persons Injured In a storm that swept Moro houao parish, near bore, early today. WORK ON FOUR LIGHT CRUISERS MIRY DENIES HE 0. 8. OFFERS REDUTIOH MM American Program Proposes 60,000 Tons for Three Large Powers and Present Tonnage for France, Italy and Japan Italy Objects to Proposal, Others Undecided. WASHINGTON, Dec 24. (By Associated Press.) A new Amor lean proposal offsred as a compro mise In the submarine controversy today by tho Amsrican delegation failed to produce an agreement by two of tho powers, Franco and Japan declining to accept tho ton nage figures, provided for their fleets. WASHINGTON, lec. 24. (By the Associated Ireas.)--An American prottram for limitation of aubmarlue tonnage waa presented today to the naval armament committee of the five powers of the Washington confer ence. 1( The American program proposes a aubmarlue tonnage of 60,000 each for Great Britain ad the United States and the existing tonnage tor Japan. Franco and Italy. The American proposal would cut tho existing submarine tonnage of the I'nlted States and Great Britain about "one-third eaeb and leave the other three powers In their present i.w oni jbu ,vvv tvui. and Italy about 22,000 tons. The Lrltiah proposal for tho to tal abolishment ot submarlnea was said to have been placed on file with out definite action, the committee turning to the discussion of tbe American limitation plan. It will meet again at 3:30 o'clock this af ternoon. WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. (By tho Associated Press.) Italian arms conferonco delegation spokesmen ex press tho belief that Italy cannot possibly accept the American propos al for limitation ot submarine ton nage aa outlined at today's session of the full naval committee ot the con ference. Pointing out that under the pro posal Franco would be allowed about 42,000 tons of submarines aa com pared with Italy's 22,000 tons, the Italians are of the opinion that should France agree to the program. Italy muat ba accorded tho same tonnage. American delegates stated that the American submarine program would give to France and Italy greater sub marine tonnage than they would be entitled to have under the battleship ratios, already agreed upon. The otter on behalf of the United States waa said by American sources to be generous in view of the fact that it now has approximately 95,- 000 tons of submarines and the plan would Involve scrapping more than 33 1-3 per cent. Tho British now have about 82,000 tons of submarines and tho Ameri can plan therefore would entail a substantial scrapping by that nation. The American program for suborn rlnes, it was conceded by American delegates was considerably lees than tho figures advanced tentatively by France, which yesterday suggested that 90,000 tons would be adequate for a first clas snaval power. The reception given the American proposals was said to have been con siderate but all of the other powers' spokesmen indicated a desire 1 for further study and discussion ot the program. Admiral Baron Kato, head of the Japanese arms conference delega tion,' who Is guttering from a slight Indisposition probably due to the strain ot conference work, has been directed by his physician to cancel all social engagements and to remain In bed for a week. Ambassador Shldehara, who has been ill, has recovered sufficiently to attond Important committee meet ings. Portland Pastor Quits. PORTLAND, Ore., Deo. 24. Itov Dr. W. T. McElveen has announced his resignation aa pastor ot the First Congregational church here nnd In dicated ho would accept a call to tho ltaltlmoro Asaoclnto Congrogatlonnl church. Marshal toch bends at, ct M m Christmas Greetings To American Legion INDUNAPOUB, Dec. 24 Han- ford MacNIdor, national ootodjoji 4 dor of tho American I'Kl'n today received tho' followlns Chriatmaa mnsHaxe from Marshal Koch, wbo 4 recently returned to France after 4 4 a tour of tho United States: 4 4 "I Join with tho officers of my 4 4 general staff In thanking you for 4 4 your kind sentiments and In send- 4 4 lng you ours, the moat sincere 4 4 for you and the American Legion, 4 4 for wboui there Ira dwp regard. 4 4 4 ITER RATES FOR CITY RAISED BY The city council at lu special ses sion last night banded the people of Medford a left-handed Christmas pres ent by passing an ordinance raising the water rates 25 onta a month, or 13 a year. This applies only to the dwellings and apartment houses, and goea Into effect Jan. 1st. Later the council will take up the rates for com mercial water users, and put each auch user under the meter system. The reason for the Increase In water rates is that the iiumber of water users baa been increasing yearly and the coat of operating the water works system is much increased. It Is fig ured roughly that the ordinance passed last night will add 5000 to $000 to the water works department receipts annually. The Increase in water rates was recommended recently by tho city budget committee Vt citizens when making up the budget for next year, j Tbe council also paaaed an oral nanco increasing the Uoenses of motor! bus and jiiney cars, and that body de-j cUred Its intention to see tbat only reputable owners and drivers ot Jit neys were given licenses hereafter. The present Jitney and motor bus licenses expire the last day of this year, and new licenses must be taken out January 1st In this connection the case of James (Shine) Edwards came up for discus sion. Edwards who Is running a for hire Jitney In northern California could not be served with the councilmanlc summons of two weeks ago to appear before the eetfncil last Tuesday nlgbt and show cause why his license should not be revoked, as he waa out of the state. Therefore the council. Inasmuch as his license expires the first of the year anyhow, and he will not be given a new one, dismissed the matter. The new Jitney license fees are $50 a year for each motor bus carrying up to 10 passengers; $S0 a year for each motor bus carrying over 10 passen gers, and $50 a year tor motor busses and Jitneys hauling passengers and running on calls. - HEARING TODAY There was eome excitement on North Front street last night when Policeman Adams placed under ar rest Carol Bertolson on an intoxlca tlon charge, and the latter attempted to reslHt, whereupon Policeman Leg- gett, who . waa near by, came to Adama' aaslstanco. Aa the two started away for the police station with the prisoner, one on each aide ot him, it ia claimed that . Hertclson'a wife struck Leggett In tho face, and his brother, Elmer Uertelaon, grabbed Adama around the neck and hold on until Leggott poked him in the ribs with his billy and told him to "lay off." Carol Bertelson some time after ho had been locked up on1 charges of intoxication and resisting an officer waa released on $50 bail pending his hearing; ln police court at 3 o'clock this afternoon. No charge has been preferred up to early this afternoon against Elmer Bertelaon. 4 .4 4 ln accordance with its usual 4 4 custom there will be no Issue ot 4 the Mail Trfbuno on Monday, 4 4 December 26th. The Medford 4 4 Sun will be Issued as usual on 4 4 Christmas Day, Sunday, Decern- 4 4 ber 25th. 4 4 4444444444444444 25 CENTS MONTH DRUNK RESISTS MEDFORD OFFICER n RATIFIES U.S.TREATY $25,000000 Pact Finally Gets By Colombian Congress- Action Ends' Controversy of Long Standing Treaty Changed to Satisfy Friends of Roosevelt. NEW YORK, Dee. 24. The treaty between Columbia and the United States baa been ratified by the Col ombian congress, according to a ca blegram received today by the Amer ican International corporation. The treaty, which providea for the pay meat of $25,000,000 to Colom bia by the I'nlted States, was rati fied by the United Statea senate ou April 20, ot this year, and -by the Colombian senate on October 13. Under Colombian governmental pro cedure, It was necessary to obtain ratification by the chamber of depu ties as well aa tho senate. Ratifica tion by that body haa been off and on for seven years, having been pre aented by President Wilson in June, 1914, and ratified' finally In a con siderably changed form last April 20 at the recommendation of President Harding. The principal change in the treaty as negotiated and aa ratified by the Colombian congress and the Ameri can senate waa elimination of a para graph whereby the United States would have expressed Its regret to Colombia for tha loss of Panama.! Eiiminlation of this paragraph, re- iuuiivau it.auci9 ttooct tu( iusvuq a ux? treaty acceptable, although republi-j cans ot the progressive faction oppos - ed It as casting a reflection on tho late Theodore Roosevelt who was president at the time ot the Panaman I revolt. The United States under the treaty agrees to pay Colombia twenty-five million' dollars in five Installments, the first, of five million dollars, with in six months ot exchange of ratifi cations. . Tbe Colombian treaty ia an out growth of difficulties between the United StatA and Colombia in con nection with the acquisition by the United States ot the Panama canal route and recognition ot the Pana man republic by the United States government during the administra tion ot former President Theodore Roosevelt Considerable debate attended the ratification ot tho treaty ln the Uni ted States senate. Those who oppos ed It charged that Colombia had long been engaged ln trying to "hold up' P the United State, tor a Urge sum ot money for the canal route; that Panama, once an Independent state, revolted from Colombian rule tor Just causes and that the presence ot Amer ican naval forces at the time ot the revolt had nothing to do with the failure ot Colombia to force Panama back under Colombian control. In short, opponent of ratification charged that the United States, wink ed or connived at the Panama revolu tion to get control ot the canal xone. This charge was denied with equal vigor by advocates of the treaty. WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. Ratifi cation by the Colombian congress ot the treaty between that country and the United Statea brings a step near er the close ot a series ot diplomatic event which began in November, 1903, when the present republic ot Panama revolted from Colombia. Tho next step will be the exchange of rat ification, which under the treaty will occur at Bogota, the Colombian cap ital. When Panama revolted a small American naval force, less than SO men, was landed to protect Ameri cans, and 10 day. after the revolution Panama was recognized by the Uni ted States. Colombia presented the claim that the part thus played was In violation of the treaty ot 1846 be tween the United State and New Grenada, to which Colombia succeed ed. Aa a 'result of this, claim the treaty with Colombia was negotiated. Bob Folwcll Nnvy Conch. ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 24. The ath letlo committee ot the naval acad emy have contracted with Bob Fol well to act aa head coach ot the academy football team tor a period covering tho two coming seasons. I I I II llll I li 11 II. IH II I II n I II hi ii ii ii iin V tfltVHIUMI New Silver Dollar To Drop Sword in Honor Conference 44444444444444 CHICAO5, Dec. 24. New silver dollars, marking the first change In design In 25 years will not bear a broken sword. Director of the Mint Baker said today In announcing circulation of the new eolna would start about December 30. A design showing an eagle In stead of an eagle clutching a broken sword, bad been accept ed, officials aald, m carrying out the Idea of the advent of a new era of peace as Inaugurated by the armament conference. 444444444444444 RETENTION OF 11 BOAT MAY BOOST EiLAND S A O I mately ejected. Tbe losses were LONDON. Dec 24. (By Associated ' gl'en In the early reports aa five Press.) Presentation to the Washing-1 ki"f,d nd twenty wounded. , . I hlle the disorders were proceed- ton conference of Great Britain s plea' tef 1Uelf rml,M(1 for abolition of the submarine aa a qUet and no disturbances from tho naval weapon haa aroused the greatest , provinces were reported Vlth the ex interest here. The newpapers com-1 ception of minor troubles at Tanta, i,wu .. - fifty miles northwest of Cairo, ment at length upon the speech of. tif nr., iS, r .. The autboritlea conveyed to Sues i va J vt a v. uui, tti iuiuj u British admiralty before the confer ence oh Thursday in which be made tbe proposal and outlined the reasons prompting it General opinion here undoubtedly favors abolition and there are many regrets that there seems Wbe no pro- pect of its being brought about, but on the other hand there is some skepti- cism regarding Use possibility of pre- IvenUng the use of snbmerslbles even i aa &t7 vvuuicut. jawai7j iA114 suxrv sa proposal. l The Morning Post argues that the developments at Washington point to i the necessity of Great Britain main- taming an adequate force of cruisers and small craft for the protection of her commerce against submarines. The Dally Mail declares that the toleration ot submarine warfare will compel power, dependent upon their sea communications for sustenance to arm their merchantmen!, with nn- happy and undesirable consequence. " , ;. . HILT SPEED FIEND PAYS FINE OF $25 E. Toon, who claim to be a logger from Hilt and who haa been la Med ford tor several weeks, was given a Mail KAntpnrs nf tan rinvs inH HnaA I Y't :r Th" ZZ: " Jln by Acting Justice ot the Peace Farrell injured early today when two coaches this forenoon for speeding in hla of a St Loui. and San Francis train Mitchell Six car last night while under en TOUte from Fort 8coit t0 Cerry. the influence or liquor, on the Pacific Taie, Ka... were derailed and over highway. The arrest was made by turned at Daisy Hill, .near Weir. suub uiiiwr a. a. s&naiier ana Deputy State Motor Traffice Officer J. J. McMahon. . , Toon with a woman companion and i They followed behind the Toon car a man nar ad Foster was returning tor several miles, while ho set the pace from a dance at Talent at about 11 p. at from 45 to 60 mile, an hour, and m., and his car passed the officer, who refused either to turn aside or to atop were on their way to Ashland. They when they tooted their horn repeated noticed that the car waa going at a ly, until finally they managed to pas. fas,t clip and waa tigzagglng oh the and stop him. LOCAL BOOTLEGGER WHEEDLES $500 FINE FROM HIS PORTLAND PUIS Jack Hemstreet returned last night from Portland where he a. a deputiz ed state, officer, went with W. E. Harding, tha bootlegger captured ln a local hotel this week with 28 quartes of liquor in his possession. Hemstreet' mission was to take Hardy to Portland and keep the pris oner in custody until he had raised his $500 tine. Now comes the odd part ot this episode. Jack Hemstreet is a former widely known professional mesmer ist and still retains his skill In that line. To preclude all possibility of losing his prisoner on the trip, and on learning on the train that Harding was interested in mesmerism, he at once put him under a spell with the hypnotic suggestion that "Your're not going to try to get away from me un MM 1LUU If EGYPT IS British Troops Rushed to Vil lage Near Cairo 5 Killed 20 Wounded British War ships Ordered to Sail--Another Irish Problem Is Feared in Near East. CAIRO, Egypt, Dec. 24 (By tho Associated Press.) Disorders la con nection with the Egyptisa naUooallat agitation broke out today In Glieh, a auburb or Cairo, when a party of studenta raided tho government sur vey offices. British troops were rushed from Cairo to cope with the I situation. Tho students were ulti- today six followers of Said Zagloul Pasha, the nationalist leader, forci bly removed from the city yesterday, whom Field Marshal Allenbyv the British high commissioner in Egypt had ordered expelled from Cairo. British warshlpa are on, tho way to Egypt". - CAIRO. Dec. 24. The rupture of - nonl nil rn m Ka waah V a C n'.lnn j legatlon ln Loon an,i Lrd curxon, the British secretary tor foreign af fairs late in November is looked upon In most quarters here as likely to create another Ireland in Egypt, be cause of the Intense anti-Eagllsh feel ing that has been aroused among the Egyptian. The Egyptian problem today a considered by close students of the ItllAtlnn As far wnrta ttinn at j judged te t0M of the 4 the number of anti.g0rernment demonstration. In the large ciUes. Meanwhile the extremists under ' Said Zagloul Pasha are agUn coming , to the fore and seem to be winning . the support ot the masses. ; ALEXANDRIA. Egypt. Doc. 21. (By the Associated Press) More than 100 of the city's street lamps and some shop window.' were smash ed today by small groups ot demon at rants. Police force, and armored care dispersed them. Otherwise Alexandrlaremained quit but with an undertone ot excitement evident PITTSBURK, Kaa.. Dee. 24. A , . . . nu.mDJ.r 01 .pa8"? ner? wero "P"ea . t highway. Hence they turned around and pursued. ' til you raise that money In Portland, and fork It over." It worked. Jack spent hour with Harding while the latter went about Portland calling on citizens, soma ot them prominent, with whom ho had had illegal bootleg dealing., and wheedling money from thorn to help pay the fine. ; One man, who Is widely known all over the state, when asked by Hard ing for a contribution to the fine fund, disclaimed knowing him, but promptly remembered and handed over his share towards the $500 when Harding reminded him tint he .hip ped and sold to him quantities ot booze at different times. Harding only called on citizen, who had been hla patrons in the past, and none re fused to contribute. THREATENED