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MEDFOUD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY , 1922
NO. 215
John Wanamaker Is
Oil Well May Pay
Will She Marry the Kaiser?
Amused By Report
Of Death in Florida
Municipal Taxes for
Long Beach, Calif.
si
ALLIES FOR
151
QUITS: MAY
President of Irish Republic Re
signs When Agreement On
Treaty Appears Impossible
May Appeal to People in
Plebiscite With New Cabinet
Sharing His Views.
IHHLIN, Jun. (5,-(lly Associated
I'rrn ) I'niiMUiii lM-Vnlora rlned
tlin prritMi'iiry of thu Irlnh republic
today, pri'SPOtlng ittito to tlin Dull
Kln-min tho mhIkhhUdii of tlin cablnot,
Iti thl tho lil bo would offer him-
ir (r rMilKc(imi standing on Hut
principle of 1916.
Mr. It iiliT said hn tntint have it
Cubluul which thought Hh him auil
hn would demand that nit resource bo
given hint to dafend tho republic.
At tho opening of tlin afternoon jmh
sum of tho Hull Mr. Ik-Vnlera unlit that
since tho IrUli agreement was slgnoil
In l-oinfon. tho etecullve authority of
tho IWly hud boeii Irrevocably split.
They had lllo tiled l kiwp togoth-
Ejjnonn Da Valtra
r nomlnajlv ml n uttlflM'rtrfirtitp, but
tho tlino 'lad ioiiio for that t bo
cmlnl. '-
Tho urvfilclriit itiilil hn and ono hoc
tlun of thu rahUiut dliHjd for-tho pru
aorvntlou of llio rpnlillc and tho other
a-tlon fur (pilto another pl(in, .
Thnro nivrr would bn peaop, Mr.
JvoValura U'r(irpd, until thn iirinrlplo
wan rw'OKnl'd Hint tho ri jxNiplo
wantod to llvo their own IIvih without
tho ImiMmittou of oiituMo aulliorlty.
Teara In-Hla tyaa'
DUNLIN, Jan. 8 Illy Aaaorlatod
I'rvHa ) Kamonii DaValrra .aftgr nil
lioimcln toduy In tho Dull Klrondii IiIk
rralKiiiitlon of tlvi.pr,"!ild,ii;)',of tho
lrlnli ropubllc (Ituinrod thut h wna
alrk at heart, mid that whutuver hup
Jioned. ho lulended to retliv to prlvutfl
llfo. Ho arniko with KWit fonlltlK 'UI
toara In hl rypa Nvhnn ho proteatod ho
had never been u party to uny pollllenl
trickery.
' l.OnDO.N, Jan. G. (Ily Ano latod
lTnaa.) Tho IkiU Klifuun. lu , Uiiblln,
una deeldcd to vote toluoiTw on the
rntiricmiou of.tbo. Aujflp'i(aU trcuty,
au.va a (Uoitml Nowb tllBpotch from
Dublin thla afternoon.
Dl'ULIN,' Jan. C (Ily AaHoclatod
I'roHH.) Four armed inctf riday liold
: C :
? ft '
( va.. (t,aaM. Mtl
FABLE OF RABBIT ATTACKING BULL
DOG COMES TRUE IN WALLA WALLA
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Jan. 0.
Rabbits, appui'unlty lunotiulutod by
dons mid coyotes afflicted with rabies,
havo boi'onm so forocl'oua,' ucrordln'g
to resldonts of l'usco, u vlllngo 40
miles from hero, that' 'tliey have
. luunuhod an orroimlvo attack ugalust
tho collar poloa of high powor tunalon
linns,
These reports como from many
sections of the county; Almost un
bellnvnblo HtorleB of rabbits attack
ing dogs and coyotes and In ninny In
.stances putting thorn to flight uro
told .by vesponKllilo. poraona In ' the
I'HILAKKLrillA, Jun. C.- 4
John Wmmiiittkcr today luughud
uway thi) report from thu south 4
tlmt hu wu dead. Hitting In hla 4
office on llm seventh floor of hla 4
loru building enguged In s con- 4
fetourn when hn km apprised of 4
tho report, thu former poslmas- 4
ler general said: 4
"I am mm well n you arn. 4
Thorn la nothing w runi with mo 4
Imt a slight mill. I received 4 4
letter today making au engage- 4
iiiont for 19i!i." 4
Mr. ununiukor, who U In hit 4
Mth year was rurtoua to know 4
where tho report cama from. 4
"If tho report of my death la 4
to bn snut from Florida, 1 will 4
atay awiiy Irom there," ho aald. 4
. 4
MIAMI, Ha., Jan. 6. Whit- 4
ney VHliy Wauainaktr, a 4
Mouth Carolina ilantnd, dld at 4
a local hotel hern yesterday end 4
thla morning tho undertaker In 4
charicn of hla body announced 4
tho death of John Wanamakiir, 4
tho merchant and former poat- 4
muster general. ' 4
OF U. S. A.
British Premier Regrets That
United States Won't Join
Hands With Europe in World
Restoration New Meeting
at Genoa in March.
CA.NNK3. J.ii. C (Uy tho Aaao-
rlatod I'rwi.) Tho allied auprcme
council. In aeanlon hera thla ufler-
noon, unaniinoualy Uwlded to hold a
Kuropeau eionoinU' ronferutire dur-
liiK the flmt two worka of March at
l.ellou. Tim t niiea Mata win ro-
telvo a formal luvttatlou to partici
pate nd It la exported that country
win bo repreaontod by aoveral un
official obaorvora.
CANNKS. Jn. 6. (Ily tho Aaao
rlatod I'roaa.) 1'rluio 'Mlnlater
l.loyd tieorKo In lUa only brief rf'
warti to the United States during his
a0dria oday liefuro llm alllinl hu-
uddn-nH toduy boforo tho allied au
"I waa alueeroly hopeful that tho
lireut n'puhllc of thn went lulxht have
Ji lued builds with ua. 1 will not pre
mi in o to evprenii any opinion upon the
nttitudo of that country.
"It nan ita own roaaoiiR,"
"Hut l.'uropii certainly cannot aT
ford to ignoro the coudltioiia." con
tinued the Hrltlah prfinlor, "and lu
iiMiiurh an reitponHllitllty for Kuroiio
iiiuat u wlili ilia vte.tora lu thu late
v.nr we ounhl to usHuino that ronpon
nihility, and U wo do not tako It
boldly, and courntcoously wo nood not
wait for history to coudemu ua. Wo
should bo loiidoiiiiied by thn volco of
our own countrymen, and that very
soon."
(rorirn Slill At It.
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. Jan. 6.
.Mayor tieorgo h. Oloa today offered
a Jib at $100 a month with rout and
Kardoo apaeo, to tho YouiikhIowu man
w ho had thn InrKest family of child
ren. This place la that of guard at
I ho clty'a reservoir.
up too eniployvH of tho inchlcoro
bianch of tlio Hibernian buuli, took all
tho money, totalling novo ml Utousund
IKiunda sterling, uud' ouch pod In au
automobile.
comuniulty. A general alarm lias
boon souudud and many drives
agulnst tho Jack rabbits have bouu
planned. At tho R. M. Johnson place
Huturdny, CO fur in org 'assembled but
owing to tho peculiar antics of the
rabbits only 100 could bo killed.
Many of those, when picked up, were
found to bo frothing at the mouth,
residents say.
A call hna been sont out urging ev
ery farmer to gather Saturday In an
effort to exterminate tho pests. A
precaution urged that hunters wear
hip boots to keep from being bitten
I by rubld livinnloH,'
SEES NO HOPE
Five Powers Agree to Put
U-Boat Violator In Pirate
Class Italy Immediately
Accepts .Plan to Outlaw
Poison Gas Other Nations
Hesitate.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6. (Ily Asao
rlMrd 1'rrns ) Consideration of sub
marine questlona waa cuurluded today
by tho flva powers naval committee
with adoption of tho final Koot reaolu
lion declarlntf aubtuarino eommandora
who, with or without ordra from their
government, vlolato the exlatlOK Inter
uatlonat law on submarine warfaro, to
bo xullty of piracy.
Tho American delegation through
Mr. Hoot thereupon brought forth
new proiosal to prohibit tho use of
poison gas In fuluro wara. It waa aald
to have been received favorably but a
decision went over until tomorrow's
meeting.
Tho piracy resolution adopted by Uie
navul committee waa widened In lis
aroio m Urn I Ita application would
tend not only to commanders of sub
marines who might violate the recog-
nlied laws of war but also comman
ders of naval vessela of any character.
Tho resolution for thla modification of
tho original Koot proposal waa not dis
closed in the official announcement
which carried tho resolution aa It waa
adoptod.
Tim subject of poison gaa developed
from a report on chemical warfare,!
submitted by tho American advisory
oomttilttoe, recommending prohibition
of poison gaa aa an inhumane agency
of war. ,
Mr. Moot presented a resolution to
tho commltleo oiubodylnj; tho princi
ples of the advisory committee a reo
onimendatlona. Italy Immediately announced adhe
sion to the proposed American princi
ples. 8Kkesmen of the other powera de
sired to examine the American pro
(Kisal In more detail and asked that
the subject go over until tomorrow.
Tho Hoot resolution to ban poison
gaa follows;
"Tho use In war of asphyxiating,
lHlnonous, or analagoua liquids of
materials or dovleva having been JtiHt
ly condemned by tho general opinion
of tho clvlllied world and a prohibition
of such uko having been declared in
treaties to which- n majority of the
civilised powera arn party;
"Now to the end that thla prohlbl
tlon bliall ho universally accepted aa a
part of international law, binding alike
the consciences, and practice of nations
tho signatory lowers doclaxe their as
sent to such prohibitum, agree to bo
bound thereby between themselves
and invito all other civilized nations to
ud hero thereto."
BURCH FAILS IN
SUICIDE ATTEMPT
LOS ANCiELKS. Jan. 6. When
Arthur ". llureli was taken from hla
oell ut tlio county Jul! today to go to
the court room, where ho is on trial
elinrged with the murder of J. Helton
Kennedy, he either slipped or tried
to Jump throuKU tho railing uround
th Jull corrida r to tho atool floor
thirty feut below.
A di'puty uheriff was escorting
iturrli to the jail office to turn him
over to J lie court room deputies. Tlio
officer wild Huron hud deliberately
tried to blip over the rnllliiK, but was
prevented by a grip on his arm. Hurch
aald ho slipped accidentally. Numer
ous prlHOiiei-H who saw tho occurrence
oxproHHod tho belief that Hurch hud
tried to luiip over the rail, which
would result lu Injury or death, jull
era suld. ,
U. S. CITIZEN IS KILLED
BY
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 6. (By Assoc!
ated Press.) Tho war dopartmont has
ordered thu pursuit of a bund of 40
bundlta, who on Wednesday night shot
to douth Timothy Costollo of Pennsyl
vania, ' nn American citizen on his
ranch near Texcoco, 15 miles north
east of Mexico City. James Kelly,
British subject and partner of Costello
fled to safety through a hall of bullets.
The military commander at Toxcoco
hus already sent troops aftor tho ban
(Ills, It Is stated.
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Ileuris ttre currett in Holland tuai
tho kaiser la preparing to marry again.
The reports nay his bride is to be Frau
von Itochow, a widow, whose husband
waa a colonel In the Danzig Hussars.
It la said Frau von Hocbow first met
Wilhelm at military maneuvers. Iier-
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LOS ANGELES. Jan. 6. Plana for
the wedding of John P. Cudahy, son of
the lato John Cudahy, banker an
meat packer of Chicago, and - Miss
Louise Chcnler Francis of St, Louis,
which, It Is aald, waa to have taken
place hero this week, received an ap
parent setback yesterday when it de
veloped that neither Mr. Cudahy nor
Mlsa Francis could bo located.
The engagement was announced last
month at Santa Monica. Cal. At that
time it waa reported that tho marrlago
waa to tako place during tho latter
part of December.
The prospective bridegroom left his
apartments last week. He Is reported
aa being at the homo of friends in this
city. Neither could Miss Francis bo
located at her Santa Monica address.
It ia reported that Mr. Cudahy told
friends some time ago that plans for
the marriage were cancelled although
thla could not bo confirmed, members
and rclatles of tho families of both Mr.
Cudahy and Mlsa Francis refusing to
discuas tho matter.
SALEM, Oro.. Jan. 6. Despondent
over hor poor health during tho past
few months, Mrs. Martha Williams,
r8, slipped away from her home hero
betweno two and three o'clock this
between two and throe o'clock this
clothos and drowned hersolf in a
small creek near her homo. Police
and neighbors searching for her
found her body near a railroad trestle
about two hours aftor Bho loft hor
homo.
Mr. Williams heard his wife
leave their bod room shortly after two
o'clock, but did not become alarmed
ut her actions until ahe bad been
gouo for several minutes. .
BABE RUTH TO MEET
Y AT THE BAT
ST. LOUIS, Jan. C Two of tho
greatest stars in baseball are to en-
gnge lu a contest for batting honors
at New Orleans March 18 and. 19,
when Babe Kuth, home ruu king of
the Now York Yankees and Roger
Hornsby, of the St. Louis Nationals
champion batter of tho major leagues
last year moot lu a two gamo spring
exhibition series between tho two
tennis. .
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BRIO
OR GROOM
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FRANCIS
MODI
DESPONDENT SALEM
WOMAN
It tar
.u ucapcii taciu.e her aa a woman
of great wealth and charm. .She ia
now a guest of the ex-kalser at Doorn,
Holland, and it la reported that the
wedding date w aa set for January 18
but that objections of ber family to the
proposed union eight delay it
C.C.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5. Charges
were made in the senate today by
Senator Trammell, democrat, Flor
ida, that Clyde B. Altchleon, a mem
ber of the interstate commerce com
mission, who was appointed from
Oregon, "had used hla good offices
to obtain a decrease of sixteen per
cent on lumber from the west and
central west and opposed a reduction
In lumber rates to the south."
Tho Florida senator made his
charges while speaking on a bill he
introduced today providing for geo
graphical reproaentatlon on the In
terstate commerce commission. He
declared the action of the commis
sion on lumber ratea had operated to
shut the south out of the lumber
markets of the eastern and northern
states.
Senator Cummins of Iowa, chair
man or tho inter-state commerce
commission and Senator McNary, re
publican, Oregon, interrupted Sena
tor Trammell with a defense of Com
missioner Altchison, commending the
tommlssloner'a fairness and justice
TOKYO, Jan. 6. (By the Associat
ed Press) Marquis Bhigenobu Oku-
ma, Japan's octogenarian atutesman
died at his homo hero today.
HONOLULU. ..T. H Jan. 6. Mar
quis Oku ma, former premier of Japan
Is dead, according to a cable message
received by th0 Nlppu JUL a Japan
ese vernacular newspaper, , from
Tokyo today. Tho Mikado conferred
certain decorations on Okuma post
humously, tho cable messag0 suld.
EMMA GOLDMAN IS ON
THE WAR PATH AGAIN
RIGA, Jan. 5 (By Associated Press)
Emma Goldman, Alexander Birkman
and'Alexander Saphlro, anarchists left
Russia with the iutentlon of attempt
ing a "world anarchist congress in
Berlin late in December, according to
documents which the Riga newspapers
assert the Letvian authorities found
when they arrested the trio in Riga.
It Is alleged that It la now their hope
to roach Berlin by way of Stockholm,
OREGON MEMBER
INTERSTATE
FACES CHARGE
SUICIDES JAPAN'S GRAND OLD
Mi PASSES ON
4)
LONG BEACH, Cat., Jan. (. 4
A municipally owned oil well, 4
heralded aa a possible tax erad- 4
Icator, started tho flow of fin- 4
nance Into the city treasury to- 4
day when a contract waa made 4
4by Long beach with a California 4
oil company lor st: of IS, 000 4
barrela of oil, the clty'a initial 4
allotment for the production. 4
4 The contract price waa $1.21 ft 4
barrel. 4
The well la producing be- 4
tween 300 and COO barrela a 4
day, baring been drilled by a 4
private corporation on city 4
ground by agreement under 4
which the city geia 40 per cent 4
4 of the oil produced and the 4
operating company 60 per cent. 4
4
Michigan Solon Announces He
iii-ii n i -i .I r-i I
Will Defend HIS CleCtlOn ;
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Before Senate On Monday-
Harding
Off.
to Keep Hands
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6. Definite
announcement that Senator Truman
H. Newberry of Michigan would ad
dress the senate Monday to answer
charges that he should be ousted, waa
made late today, by Chairman Spencer
of the elections committee.
(While the senate debate was pro
ceeding it was aald that President
Harding, although holding; Mr. New
berry in very high esteem was not tak
ing any hand in the contest. The
president, it was said, does not con
sider that it is his function to pass
upon decisions which are before con
gress.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6. Final con
BERRY 1L
ADDRESS SENATE
IN 01 DEFENSE
sideration of the Newberry case was Xo Formal Alliance
begun in the senate today under the ' CANNES, Jan. 6. ( By the Asso
unanimous consent agreement pre- elated Press.) - Premier Lloyd
viously- entered. Senator Caraway, George baa decided there can be no
democrat. Arkansas, who opened the question at this time of a formal al
attack on Mr. Newberry, waa ached- ltance between France and Great
ulod to discuss the controversy at
length.
1 64 STUDENTS 0. A. C.
POI ON PROBATION
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CORYALLIS, Ore., Jan. 6 One hun-
ureu anu aixiy-iour stuuents at Oregon
Agricultural college have been placed
on prohibition until their work proves
their ability to keep up the regular col-
lege course and take part in student
and social activities at the same time,
it la announced. Unless these students
nave completed the specified require-
meats by mid-term their registration
will be cancelled
New Swimming Record.
CHICAGO, Jan. 6. John Welaa
muller, Illinois A. C. swimmer, estab
lished a new world's record in the
320 yard tree style event in au open
meet at the I. A. C. pool last night.
Wolssmuller's new time of 2:19 3-5 j
clipped 1-5 of a second off the former I
rocord, set by Ted Cann of the Detroit
A. C. The meet was won by the I.,
A. C. swimmers. .
GOVERNOR VETOES PORTLAND FAIR .
BILL, NEW FINANCE PLAN PUT UP
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 6. Govornor
Olcott last night vetoed house bill
No. 31 providing for a special elec
tion on May 19, to be held in connec
tion with the regular primary elec
tion for the purpose of referring to
the voters of the state a resolution
and an enabling act approved at the
recent special session of tbo legisla
ture. The resolution authorized an in
creased gasoline tax with which to
provide funds to finance the proposed
1925 exposition In Portland. The en
abling act provided for putting the
world's fair machinery in motion.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 6. Fromn-
Supreme Council's Invitation
to Russia and Germany to
Participate in Financial
Conference Regarded as
Virtual Recognition of So
vietWant Harmony.
CANNES, Jan. 6. (By the Asso
ciated. Press.) What la regarded by
the majority of tho delegates hers aa
amounting to recognition of ths so
viet government of Russia waa de
cided upon by the allied suprems .
council today when the British pro
posal for an international financial
and economic conference with the
participation of Russia and Germany
waa approved unanimously.
CANNES, France, Jan. 6. (By the
Associated Press.) Prims Minister
dressing the opening session of the
allied supreme council today warned
the allied powers that they could not
look to any others but themselves to
t. . M1..KIIII.Hnn
of Europe. He appealed to the al
lies to set aside prejudices and work
together to this sod.
The conference waa in session only
slightly more than two hours. It ad
journed at 1:15' o'clock after having
appointed two commissions, ono on
reparation and .the other on tho
economic situation. Both commis
sions were called to meet at 3:30
p. m.
BERLIN. Jan. 6. The German
government has sent a note to.ths
reparations commission taking th
ground that In view of the Imminent
meeting of he supreme council. It
assumes no objection will be raised
If it takes no further steps at present
with regard to the commission's re
quest for information concerning Ger
many's ability to meet the repara
tions Installments.
Britain, it is said on good authority
but has held out the prospect of a
guarantee to aid France It the la
again attacked, as in 1914; under cer
tain conditions.
These are, it Is stated, that France
co-operate with England in the econ-
.ml, MalAratlnn fit ITtlrrifM mnA ffula
sent to modifications of the German
reparation payments on the basis of
a half million gold marks In cash
I and a billion gold marks In kind. In-
Btead of two billion marks in cash.
, .o ivoutmjii. ilu-vpv
George Harvey, American ambas-
aador to Great Britain, who is to act
as official observer for the United
. States at tho conference, told the
correspondent he had no program to
jdace before the allies as baa been ru-
mored.
He was non-committal when asked
If he would outline the American
viewpoint of the world's economic
situation it pressed to do so. lie
walked to the yacht club where the
council met, surrounded by a crowd
of motion picture men and press pho-
! tograp hers.
Turky-l kr&lnla Sign Treaty. '
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 6, A
treaty of friendship between the
Turkish nationalists and I'kratnla
waa signed Monday at Angora.
latlon of a new plan tor financing the
proposed world's fair to be held in
Portland la 1925 waa under consid
eration today by members of the elate
wide executive committee which, yes
terday voted to abandon the program
which failed to get unquestioned
support at the recent special suasion
ot the legislature.
Committeemen from various hoc
tions ot the state declared sentiment
In their communities was for the fair
as a state enterprise. The new
financing plan which will be evolved
will be submitted to representative
bodies in all portions of the state tor
the purpose ot obtaining stats wide
cc-operatlon,