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P-Wto Auditorium X f Medfoed Mail Tribune The Weather Maximum yttrdsy 42 Minimum today,,' si' Prediction! Rain. Prtelpltatlon ..Tracs Pally MlitMiilh Tr. fvklr Kirt-'lrt Tatr. MEDFOItD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1921 NO. 239 ill USES NOT NUMBER DFAIRCRAFTS U-Boat Warfare Under Civil Ized. Methods Put Up to Arms Meet Attitude of France Menaces Entire Plan . Says London Press Root Resolution Debated. WASHINGTON. Doe. 29. Illy the Associated l'r, J I'nllintted con struction of aircraft, but sharp do limitation of their ua In wur time are understood to Im embodied In recommendation derided upon by the Bib-coiiimliUMt on aviation of the a rut a me in conference. Tho report of tlin sub-committee wa mid to he ready fr presentation to tbo meet ing of Hi" land armament commit tee culli'd for 3 p. m. today. WASHINGTON. Dec 2. (Hy the Associated rrma t A direct lauue aa to whethjr future submarine war far ahall be conducted under civil led rule waa raised today )y the American delegate i.etoi tho trmi ronferenro naval committer. Tho American delegate urged adoption ot tho Hoot resolution and won I ho support of Great Britain, but the French. Japanese and Italian del eg a to urged reference of the matter lu commission of export. The Itool resolution, which would regulate use of submarine against merchant craft were the aiihJtM l of spirited dehutn at t ho morning ses sion. Action on them wna postpon ed until 'further discussion could bo had at an-afternoon session. Durch Resents Claim He Is Egotist, Flip, Is Closely Guarded I,OS ANGELES, Dec 29. JtiHt lieforn noon adjournment of tho trial or Arthur C. llnrch for tho murder of J. Helton Ken- nedy hero today, Hurch grew first gravo and then surly as th second alienist, culled hy tho defense Culled III III "conceited, flippant and c.lf-rtmtord." ThuH uddlriK now terms to tho first doctor' statement Hint ho was "frivolous," HotH auld hl conduct indicated Inaunlly, lltirvh showed such marked un- real that for th flrat tlmo since the trial started tho bailiff who tin him In i Imrgii took a placo 4 directly beufllo hllil. FOGl BILLS or SPECIAL GET VEIO AXE S Gov. Olcott Declares That GOV. SMALL GOES LIVING COSTS TO ON TRIAL JAN. 9 BE LOWERED BY COURT DECIDES PRICE PUBLICITY Nine of 13 Indictments Sus tained Allege Fraud With State Money Sangamon County Clerk Arraigned for Altered Records Admissions WAfKKOAN, lilt.. Dec. 29. The state thla afternoon dlanilaiwd the Charge of embezzlement against Gov ernor Ln Sinull. Attorney tarorgco for tho defense objected und dcmundeU tho governor be given n trial, Judgn Kdwsrd nolled tho Indict rmtit nnl tho only churn remaining UKulnxt tho governor iu thut of cut splruey to defraud tho stale. Even Consideration- Measures Killed. confidence game Involving Five t-J'0.000 in atato money, IX)Nl)N. Ioc y, (lly Associated i reas News of Ftanees action ! for the Washington armament con ference In rvMsing to accept an allot ment of aubmarinea of less tlmn iio.uoo toiia m printed In the llidon uewa paMra today under caption Indlcnting dtaapMintinent. Kdltorlal comment, however, wit gcanty. Trealdenl Hnlln I not likely to accept thla rebuff and admit hlmaelf leaten by ouo luroeMU dlaauntieut," tho Gazette, referring to tho n. )x)tt Hint Mr. Ilnrding may aeek anoth er conference: "In thla ho will huvo tho cordlul atipKrt of Greut Hrltaln and we believe ultimately of the (treat majority of European eovernmenia." Hy the Ihilly C'hroulele: "ll I ue laa to try t ) find pretty nnmea for the plain, ugly fuct that hy the French action tho great part of the world'a htle for llinltlnK naval eipendlliirea and the dangera of comMtllve rivalry U defeated." WAV KEG AN, III.. Doc. 29. (Hy A- aoclated Treaa.) Judge Claire C. Ed ward of tho circuit court of Lak county today upheld an Indictment charging Governor Uo Mmall with em bezzlement of 1500,000 of atate funda and ninu of the thirteen count of an indictment charglnic the .governor. lieutenant Governor Fred E. Sterling . and Vernon Curtla, a hanker of Grant NnriP fif Thf m Warranted ,,ftrk- w,tn onaplracy and oiierat I .UK . 1 25'0,0( The court ordered the governor to House and Two Senate ,rla' Jauuiir' n n cmberziemcnt rnarge. Judge Edward cuatalned the attor ney for the governor and Mr. Curtl In purt by nuashlng an Jnfllctment charging them, together, with Mr. Sterling, wlih embezzlement of $700, Ooo, nnd quaahed three count charK Ihk coniplracy and the one charging confldenco Riiino lu the other Joint indictment. A a result Mr. Curtl will fuce trial only on the nine re maining counts of tho. conspiracy coarge. Although Mr. Sterling U not a party a change of venue from Springfield, where the Indictment wero returned July 20, 1921, Judge Kd ward a' action will auto matically kilt the embezzlement 8ALKM, Ore.. Dec. 29. IoclarlnK them to be of audi character aa not to warrant their consideration at the sieclttl aeaalon of the leKllalur which tloaed lust week, (lovernor Hen W, Olcott yesterday vetxd flvo hoiisw bills and two aenntn bllla. The house bllla which fell under the ax Included Carter s No. 16, increasing it.. .1 i m . t t . w I . . n Mn Inl.Art. tsnces; Hlnrtman No. 8. affecting I, . , terms of office; llelknap' No. 15, vali dating divorce and re-marriage of , lcrson In counties other than that In) .1..... U..d. V.. 19 t.m. . J ..." , - '"charge ngalnst Mr. Sterling, vldlng for chani;o In the charter of' . . . IimIkck that received their charters winiti Oregon wu a territory, affecting prlnclpiiiij- the Masonic 'lodge of Eugene: Fletcher's No. 11, relating to vol lug by absent voter. Kberhurd senate bill No. Dl, to amend the budget act or 1921 validat ing certain hcIiiI additional taxes, und Vinton' bill No. 16 relating to inheritance taxes, were nlsu vetoed. Daugherty to Publish List of Costs and Up to State At torneys to Adjust Conditions Lowest Sugar Since War in New York. MO D 1 E DUTY ON E IS SENATE Seek to Prevent Dumping of Foreign Products On Ameri can Markets Fear Gaso line Price Raised Western Railways Oppose Duty. How to Keep River From Freezing Over Recited By Engineer IHI1RI n FAIR vvuiilu mm WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 Aid of tho attorney general ot the various tales will be relied upon by the Jus tice department in an effort to read just retail price of the necosallle of llfo Attorney General Daugherty said today. While the department's Investiga tion of retail price hs been com pleted Mr. Daugherty said, it was expected that the local authorities in the different state would take the necessary steps to remedy local situa tion whi'.e the department would act in case where there were violations of tho .federal law. 1 Mr. Daugherty said that he ex pected to publish a table ot the coat of necessities food, fuel, shoe and clothing to the consumer In dif ferent localities aa compared with the production cost ot these commodi ties. J'ublicatlon of retail prices was expected to have a salutatory efetct upon prices he said. NEW YORK. Dec. 29. Price tor refined sugar declined to another new low record today when a local refiner reduced the Hat quotation ten cents to the basis ot 4.06 for fine granulated. SAN FIUNCISCO. Doc. 29. Re fined cane sugar at the refineries here dropped from $1.40 to $3.30 to WASHINGTON. Dec 29. The fight for an import duty on crude oil. lout in the houxe, waa renewed today before tho aenate finance committee but with proponent not agreed a to the rate dnlrcd. Benator Hrrreld. republican, Okla- homa.oppoeed the rate proponed by fW-nntor Curtis, republican. Kunwui, 3S cent a barret on crude and 2S cent on fuel oil. Harry If. Kmlth.i of Tulaa. Okla., speaking for the MUI-Cnntlnent Oil and Gas asporta tion urged rate of tl a barrel on crude and W. If. Gray of Tulaa, speaking for the National Association of Independent OH Producer, urged, that Amerirsn producers be put on eotml footlns with those in Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela. Mr. Oray said there should be a provision In the tariff law that "the duty on oil ahoum equal the com bined Imnort and export tare placed on petroleum hy the countrie export ing snme to the United Bute." Senator Smoot republican. Utah, In dicated his onnneitlon to a tariff that would shut Mexican oil out ot the American market. Mr. Smith replied It wa not the purpose to prohibit Import, but to prevent dumping of oil Into the United Rtate. He denied that the purpouR of the tariff wa to Increase the price to dometlc con sumers and said alo that a duty ought not to increaae the price of gasoline. - i I monv Balil "the Induatrv In tho mlit 1 TORONTO. Dec. 29. It la possible to prevent a river from freezing over by upplylng a small amount of heat, the American , Association for the Advancement of Science was told today by John Murphy, en- gineer of the Canadian depart- 4 ment of railways and canal. 4 The Rock river In Illinois, a navigable stream, has been 4 4 kept from freezing for five win- 4 4 ters over 13 tniloa of It length 4 4 by spilling tepid water Into It 4 4 at the rate of two barrel a 4 4 second, be said. 4 4 Mr. Murphy explained that 4 4 Ice would not form when water 4 4 was 1-1000 of a degree above 4 4 32 Farenbelt. 4 4 4 FA WH AT I UPTO STATE I 1925 Exposition Head Says No Action Unless State Helps No Legal Action Test Legality Before Going Upon Primary Ballot for Decision of People. 500.000 A. LESS THAN T920 CROP Kansas Is Heaviest Grower Below Average Condition Not Normal Rye Acreage and Condition Shows In creaseRevised Report. WASHINGTON. Dec. 29. Winter wheat waa town this fall on a smaller area by half a million acres than a year ago, the department ot agrlcul- day foMowIng reduced quotation. Ztl:Z To per cent 'hl PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 29. Tbo 1925 exposition committee I await Ing development aa to the fate of the bills passed by the special ses sion of the legislature before deter mining any future tsep. Chairman Julius L. Meier announced today. He Indicated that no legal action will he taken to compel either the president of the senate or the speaker ot the house to sign the bills, but that court action may be taken later to test the legality of the measures. If they are upheld they will go on the ballot to be voted on by tho people at the May primary election. "It I certain." he said, "that the exposition will not be held without a portion of the funds being raised by tax either on gasoline or some other source outside the city ot Port land." Mr. Meier announced that the Ore gon 1925 State-wide executive com mittee would be convened a soon a something develops which should be placed before It for consideration. the New York market. This was said to bo the lowest jtrHe In seven years. WASHINGTON, Dee. 29. (Hy Asso elated 1'reasl. Its horizon beclouded by many elements of uncertainty, the arm conference today entered a phaae of It negotiations which will determine whether It I to bo aucceatt ful In Imjxmliig limitation on nny flu of war craft except capital ships. The Immedlato propoHiil before the naval committee when it resumed its session was a plnn of the American government lo limit tho tonnage of air plane carriers. On this proimaltlon n ml on proposals to restrict tho umo or submarine and tho size of individual wnrahlps of tho nuxlllnry classo. the American delegation now pins Its hope of amplifying tho capital ship agree ment but to which Franco yesterday attached a reservation as to replace monts. Much attention centered about the proposals of Ellhu Hoot, of the American delegation for limiting sub marine operations, although it was in dicated that no agreement on that fea ture was in sight. The delegations nil have Indicated that they desire further instructions from their governments on tho point, osponlully in view of Mr. Root' aug gestlon that una ot undor-wator craft against merchant vasels bo prohibited entirely and that mibmnrlno comman ders who vlolato humane rulos of war fare bellablo to triul As pirates. It was privately conceded In all quarters that tho negotiations on ro .nialnlng issues of tho conference hnd hot been made eaBlor by yesterday's pointed exchanges lit the committee session which heard Franco's final re f u sal to lay aside her submarine pro. gram. The open declarations of Arthur J llnlfour of the llrltlsh group and Al bert 8arraut of France regardlnR fu ture Anglo-French relations were tnlked of as forming an unusual chap tor of diplomatic history and as bring Ing to the surface of the conference at last the embarrasHinonts that have complicated relations between London and Paris ever since the armistice, TROTZKY TELLS THE WORLD SOVIET IN TO MOOD IG T (Continued; on page alg.) MOSCOW, Dec 29. tlly the Asho cluted I'reas) Tho aovlet nritiy und imvy now totalling l.CDS.OOO men, tntiNt not lie I'cdiiri'd, but on tho con trnry inuxt Inrrrnso training and be jirepared for war next summer In the event that outHido foe carry out their plans to at t ink. novlct Itutwln, do. clnred Soviet Milliliter of War Trot r.ky in a fiery speech before tho nl-'h till Unxxlan ongi'i'M todny. KnthuxInHtiu applnumi greeted Trotsky when ho mild the .TuuncHe were nldlng tho white guard nggres- Kloit In the Fur East und added: VTho impudent imperialistic hearts of prey niunt know thut besldea the four power which hnve Just con cluded an agreement among them selves there Im Mill n fifth, soviet Kus slu und tho red nrmy." DETERMINE SEX OF. BABE BY X RAY NEW HAVEN, Conn., Doc. 29. It is poHHlbTd to detormluo the sox of an unborn infant by observation of the The court's decision, a 6000 word document which goes at length Into the arguments of C. C. Leforgeo and other attorneys for the defendants In support of their motions to quash, was read In court this afternoon In the presence of Governor Small and Mr. Curtla. Th. ,lnl.l,.M H. r. .. ... .1,.1 I... . A.l5 . ,v HvMwvu nun uim.vu ujr a maul ing arraignment of Charles W. llyers, county clerk of Sangamon county, who admitted on tbo stand that he records of his offieo containing the minute of the county board which selected the grand Jurors who subsequently Indict ed the governor aud his fellow defen dants, bad been altered. "Ho waa a willing witness," Judge Edwards said, "willing to commit per jury to face even tho charge of falsify ing tho records of bis office. In a word he showed a willingness to do what ever wa necessary to bo done to sustain these Indictments." Regarding the changing of the min ute book the Judge said "tho court la of tho oplplon, however, that this effort was unnecessary After disponing of tho defense mo tions and detailing his decision on each. Indictment Judgo Edwards said In conclusion: "This is nn important caso from three standpoints: "first From tho hgnl principles Involved, which have been so ably pro sented. "Second Important to tho defen dants to have an Immediate trial, and "Third All important to the people of tho state of Illinois, that their gov ernor be either convicted if guilty of this offense, or if not that he be acquitted and permitted to give his attention to the duties of the high office which he now holife. "Accordingly, believing that speedy Justice is ns much to bo desired as exact Justice; and without consulting the wishes of counsel on either side, tho court of Us own motion, hotroby sots the first of these cases for trial ou Monday, January 9, 1922, at 8:30 o'clock, a. m." Tho charges against the governor nnd nontenant governor and Mr. Cur- tlH centered around alleged illegal STRICT OBSERVANCE condition of the croo on December 1 also was considerably below what it wa a year' ago and betow tho" ten year average condition by 1J point. The area sown to rye is one-fifth OF VOLSTEAD AMITE RUSSIANS CHICAGO, Dec. 29. The annual report ot tho municipal courts ot Chicago submitted today by James A. Kcarns, clerk of the court, showed drunkenness had Increased here last year. The report showed that 51, 300 persons were arraigned for in toxication in 1921, as against 32,305 in 1920. The report followed the action by the city council yesterday in declar ing by a vote of 62 to 6 that prohi bition had failed to prohibit and de manded that congress and the state legislature authorize the manufac ture, sale and distribution of "whole some beers and light wines." and "5 per cent ahut down thl year." Opposing a tariff on oil. rounael for railroad in the west mid In a brief read by Alfred P. Thorn, of . U . J . . . r 1 I ,T:r.?,; y larger thl. year than a year ago and To th. of cU " the condition of the crop better than VII to.Tl Ja. .itu hw ter than the ten-year average. Kansas, largest grower of winter wheat, with one-fourth the country's total area, has 100,000 acres less than a year ago. while tho condition of the crop in that state is only 64 per cent of a normal compared with a condition of 88 per cent a year ago. MAN SOUGHT FOR ATLANTA MURDER TAKE KHABORASK WASHINGTON. Dec. 26. The area sown to winter wheat this fall 29. Military Ja 44.29S.O00 acres which Is 1.2 per Russian gov- cent lees than the revised estimated have taken area sown in"-the fall of 1926 which 31 DIE IN YEAR PORTLAND STREETS PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 29. Thlr-ty-ono persons wero killed in traffic accidents on tho streets of Portland In the pnst fiMcul year, according to tl e annual report ot Captain Lewis of tho police truffle bureau. PEARL R1VEJ?. N. Y., Doo 29. Four bandits ahot nnd killed the n- siHtunt ctiHhtcr and a clerk of the First Nutlonul bunk here today and escaped in an automobile after wounding a railroad guard. It was Inot known whether they obtained any loot. r!" "h?.'-- "J?" Bm.n V. ".t Vreas;rli9 by moans of tho X-rny, Dr. J. W.' Pryor, ot tho University of Kentucky, told the American Association of Anatomists hero today. Ho explained thut the bones of the female ossify quicker thun those of the uialo. SEATTLE, Doc. 29. Evldouce bus boon discovered by foderal agonts here showing that thousands of gallons of alcohol have been ob tained fraudulently on permits )b suod by the fodural prohibition of ficii in Seattle, Hoy C. Lylo, prohi bition director for 'Washington an nounced toduy. and the term of Lieuton'ont Governor Sterling as state treasurer, 1919-1921. Iho alleged tllogul operations i accord ing to a "spcclol report" retiirnod by tho grand Jury and made piblio by Judgo E. S. Smith of Sangamon county coiiBiBtod of tho deposit in the "Grant Park bank" wit Grant Park, a town of about 600 population in Kankakee county, a few miles from Governor Small's homo, of Bums of Btnte money aggregating $10,000,000 which was then loaned to Swift and company nnd Armour and company, Chicago pack- The Daily Bank Robbery WASHINGTON. Dte. forces of the "White" ernment of Vladivostok Khabarovsk, according to dspatches was 44,847,000 acres, the department received It tho state department to-: of agriculture announced today. The day. . condition of winter wheat on Decern The dispatches, which came by way ber 1 waa 76.0 per cent of a normal Ot Toklo, stated that troops of the compared with 87.9 a year ago and Chita government who had been was 85.2 two years ago and 89.0 the holding Khabarovsk evacuated the , ten-year axerage. town December 22. The area sown to rye Is 5,184,000 The so-called hite" soldiers, who acres, which Is 22.6 per cent more now are ot grips with the forces ot than the revised estimated area sown the Chita government were estimated in tho fall of 1920 which was 4.228 to number not more thun 3,000 and , 000 acres. military experts profess tho belief; The condition of rye on December that they will be unable to maintain:! was 92.2 per cent of a normal com an extended lino of communication pared with 90.6 a year ago, 89.8 two euch as the capture of Khabarovsk years ago and 90.9 tho ten-year aver- would necessitate. j age, HAWARDEN, Iowa, Dec. 29. An attempt by a lone bandit to hold up: passengers of a northbound Chicago, I Milwaukee and St. Paul train here.j was balked by Aleo Porter, a brake-1 man, who grappled with the robber as the latter was searching Porter's pock-j ets for valuables. The wouldbe holdup made his escape after forcing a pas senger to pull the bell cord and stop the train. AUSTRALIAN BUTTER FOR ATLANTIC COAST SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29. A freight train of 13 cars, loaded with 403,088 pounds of Australian and New Zealand butter recently received here, which left today for New York. Phila delphia and other eastern points, car ried the largest shipment ot butter ever sent by rail out ot San Francisco, according to local dealers. Ot tho total shipments of butter re ceived -a few days ago from the Anti podes, 700,000 pounds still remain tem porarily In storage here. Local butter prices on the dairy pro duce exchange still are falling under the pressure of the Imported article, extra choice being quoted today at forty cents a pound as compared with 47i cents a little more than a week ago. PERU WANTS ROW WITH CHILE PUT (Continued on page its.),! STOCKTON, Cn Dec. 29. The Lockeford branch ot the Stockton Union Savings bank at Lockeford, near here, was robbed today by an .unmasked bandit, who forced the cuHhior into a vault and departed with a roll ot one dollar bills. The sum taken was nominal, bank officials Btild. BUTTE MINES OPEN ON WAGE CUT BUTTE, Mont.. Doc. 29 Mines and .reduction plants in the Butte, Great .Fulls and Anaconda districts will re- sumo the morning of January 16, it Was announced today by all tho local mining companies. Starting Janu TO PRESIDENT LIMA, Peru, Dec. 29. (By the Associated Press.) Peru in a new note to Chile proposes that the presi dent ot the United States be asked to act as final arbitrator of all difer ences between the two countries, no appeal being allowed from his decis ion. The note is in reply to Chlle'i communication accepting the princi ple of arbitration and the plan that each country name a plenipotentiary to meet in Washington to establish the "basis and purpose" ot arbitra tlon. ' The Peruvian reply proposes that each nation, before naming a pleni potentiary, cable to Secretary Hughes. soliciting the consent ot the United States for holding the negotiations in Washington and also asking Presi dent Harding to act as arbitrator. WRITES TO PAPER ATLANTA. Ga.. Dec. 29. Belief of Atlanta police that J. B. Batterf ield of Seattle, Wash., wanted in connec tion with the killing bere Tuesday ot his brother-in-law, Robert H. Hart, formerly of Albuquerque, N. M., is still in this vicinity, waa strengthened today, when a letter purporting to have been written by Satterfield was received by an Atlanta newspaper. The letter was left at the newspaper ; office by an unidentified person last night, it was stated. In It the writer declares he came from Seattle to Atlanta not to com-' mlt a crime hut to compel Hart, who acted as administrator ot the estate of Mrs. Satterfield, Hart's sister, to turn over 12500 each ot Satter field' two daughters, now living with an agent in New Mexico. Threat aUo are made "it a full settlement is not made." , Members of the. Hart family, ac cording to the police, identified the handwriting in the letter as that of Satterfield, who formerly waa em ployed in a Seattle shipyard. PROSPECTS IRISH PEACE IDS E ; LONDON, Dec. 29. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The majority ot Eng lish newspaper correspondents in . Ireland see in the growing volume of, sentiment for the peace treaty an in dication that ratification will go through easy soon after the Dall Elr eann reconvenes next Tuesday. Some predict that a vote will be taken as early as Thursday, January 8. LISBON REDS Mil ROME, Dec. 29. (By Associated Press.) The Banco dl Sconto closed its doors this morning following the announcement by the government ot a modified moratorium permitting the suspension of payments o. the obliga tions of certain corporations through court decree. The bank, profiting by UPBY0WNB01S LISBON, Dec. 29. (By the Asso ciated Press) Two persona were killed and five other wounded today through the explosion ot bomb which It Is alleged were being manu factured In a building bclonlng to the Lisbon general confederation of la bor. Some arrests followed. Th government lu maintaining order and the elements from which violence wa nry 18 a horizontal wage docrenso ofthe announcement, suspended Pay-jf(?arod by tUt authorities are under 00 cents a shift will go into effect, 'nionts pending court proceedings. 'surveillance.