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orb Mail Tribune The Weather' Minimum yesterday '18 Minimum today ... 17' j Predictions .02 Fair, Snow Tract i ,!'. ly HI kir KlMy-lirel Taw. MEDFOHD, OUEdOX, "WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1922 NO. 255 MEDF ONLY 2 VOTES AGAINST Republican Conference Decides to Press Allied Debt Bill First and Compensation (or Service Men Second Ex pcrts at Work. 'AHIllN;ToN Jmm. IH.lc Isltui to irrN first lli allied Mt fn rut -ln Mil unit tii'M u MiiUii'-r'a ImiiuH Mil vt ivui'IukI ioiUv ly r'iuliinuii on Mora lu llirlr fliat iiuifiiiioe i,f thin nmUiii nf runiit una. A nerond confer lino was rulli'd fur tomorrow lo'ili I tilt lli lKllH llf I til' IW IIII'IHIIITH, Opposition to i soldier' bonus lilll developed. I.ut it waa annouiitd of foliilly Ihiit III" motion l tilaia nil ! MlUt It'll Roi'nmt In the IM, win i-r I l-t ty lnro inujorlty," Kltnitnti Hon ly Hi" flimti.n roioinlt Ion c.f ,. requirement In the atlle.l ili.l.i dm f, ,r seml-niinunl payment of lntiri-l 011 the bond In li Bi'-i'itrit frijin Hut for eign debtor nation ii!o y4 dii'U.-l l.ul iIim IhIi.m on Ihb; fciure ,)f ,, lilll wo deferred, , It w rp6,.,tj tl,p VollI , f .Mir of, bmIh it.niiM lilll w 31 " i, wlih several iiiiiiuni iiiH of mu h l.lnilim withholding- their vol.. W htlo the ruiifrrriir.i did nm aiira the pending dm, Kuinii ri'i'Ul.ll. nil ll'llllel I,;, III tll(l Illl'IHUIl- til III! IHNM'll Undoubtedly Would follow the svneriil lirlm li M .,f (he measure now before I'm finunr cottonly ,e. NVAHIllNUTliV. Jan. It -Treasury Vieita rl Mid today to be nt work on n memorandum for aulnnlttul l.v Neeretniy Mi lldil to CUIIKirM .ellllllt forth the facta of the Hnvrrniitftit'it fi nancial nit tin I Inn us limy bear Upon thi mil.Jn I of n aoltllrr Imnun H"CrUry Mellon. U Van sutd today, has not altered hi view tlmt soldier -unpenantlon should nv-Kli tlm m rlt of ImHi Induatf Inl ennltll, Vlilu Mr. Mi'lloii timy present vn rlotia tiinnn of Mining rivtnut. It dim tod believed ly hth iifflrlnla thai th trranui y would rrciimmtni n,r. HI. I'lin for, ixiivlillng fund to id (ry tlm rxirnu t.f noldurx' Ixnui.. Ht'rTAl.O. N. Y., Jmi. 18. Collusion between i-ar thlovrs and railroad do toitlM'i v.ni i-tiarKi-d fi'lliwln the urreal ln-lo yealortlny of fivo Now York Central officers. The ttriexted men Include John Waiuli nml William Holies. Iloth wore tho uniform of New York IViitrul iml'va force when they .were ciiiiuii-il. ; Twi nly burn-Is of .nlrohol, iilli-Kn) to havo been atolon on an earlier trip to Hie car worn found In a downtown uivhtmo. MIl.WAl'KKK. Jan. l.Valtnr Unrki', Kenosha iittornoy, ncceptod Ijo.mm from the iminbem of the Mil wiiuki'i) and Kenosha whiskey rliiK, In 'return for wlthh ho promised them "protiK'tlon," front tho prohibition ntithorltliiH, accoiillnir to testlinmiy by Hurry Keunr, nlleKud "bralna of the ring," und known as "Jacob Lederer. the hiyHtitrloitH Mr. NoUmly from No where." yesterday nt Utirko's trial In federal court on ronsplrucy clmini'H, Enver Pasha Captured LONDON, Jan. IN. Illy Amho.IiiI.'iI I'reHa.) Knver I'aslia, former Turkish wur nilnlHter who fled from Turkey shortly nrter tho close of tho war. has been ciiitiird In tho CuucnHiis says an KxchnnKii Telenrnph dlspntch from (oiiMtnntlnopb, today. It mhla that he Is belnit hnndnd over to tho Turkish niitloniillHt Kovernment at AiiKont. I'OPO In IltdlHIHNHVl. ItDMU. Jan. 1. (tiy the Ahho rlated 1'reHn) Announcenunt that t'opo aumi.'Uict wus IndlHpoHi'd miido today. IUh IhiIIihuh, u nulil. Im Mil'fi'Hnir front n cold. was Was POUNDS OF WOOL PORTLAND. Ore,, Jun. 18. Halo .of two million pounds of wool hum hnti benil coiiHiimmatnd, Huston tirms tak ing most of the offerlugH. Ono lot of 1,000,000 ismutls was (ItHposod of by agents of United, States Sonator Rob ert N. Btiinflt'ld. Most of this lot was clipped, from Senator Stunilold's herds In eastoin Oregon and Idaho, and tho rest, was pnrehnsetj from neighboring , 'Hh,l,,lmin. Tho pi lcn was 70 ,10 sn in'iita u HcouiiKi iiound, . CAST , CAR THIEVES AID COS BOOZE GRAFT SENATOR STANFIELD WOMAN A88E330R t " Si . I . . . . i . .... . r 'f ' , . f I ... i : . I Mr, lima H, Kl hy, wn.j r-N-ntly .iitr.il .y an tivnrwIii-liulMK majority lo thn offii-r nf county ai' f tn CitiiiiiMI rounty, Wyoming. Hard IkiIIihI tnjm)i-rn liav fmnd Imr fully niali.' vf iiionilng rviny pjIk ftiry. and thn county, whlih In trrl turlnl nlii ! a larifii im lh atuto of ronlipiMlcut, fiol irinii of thin rru tlva. Mr a. Knrby wait fnrmorly an Iowa prhitol tar);r, tiaviDii rlnaai'a lu jit!n and Fnsllitli. Hhn l;nown tho umirHmin nt liimliii'iia from tha itrniliid !'. hnvlns a..ri-,M a. dMnty aa.-awr I prior to elu Jtlun hUihi-r offlra llO.MK. Jun. IS. ( l tly At h inted 1W, Am.ru;. bxlny paid trlbuto to ... . . . .. . . ....... tne ueuan unanown nomier. Amer- ban ajlil1i-fn. f.iruiiim a coniilte bat- tallm. p3rlklii:ctiil In the corenmnlia f AMERICA PAYS ! FINAL TRIBUTE ITALIAN DEAD lnrii-nt tn the bcrtowal of tho con-'mit Mti H' unal iiivi!:il of honor upon tho ItalUin warrior. Ulchard S'asllburn t'hlid. t 'lilted S-'tati'S siub.t:)ad'ir to j Italy, deliverel the oration at the t-iinb. "We come to d i Imnor to or.e, who tliinir.h nanii'l'-as, nhall Klory throuKh tho nation that Kav him blith," said Mr. Child. "Iy the honor we do him, wo honor hi country and his kltiK. Hy this tribute o lay upon thin altar, we luipo In fi.iiiin meanurn to udd to the tukeiiH of love, faith and tniht flow inn; from tho penile of the I'nitod Hlales t,i tho pooplo of Italy. It. la .nH'r ut this nmnient, hen w stand nt tho bint resting plurp of one who nindu the ultltitato sacrifice to a IiIkIi rnime, that we, who aro living, should I'loilro to earli other tho fulfill- on-lit of tho hirih puriMiscH held in common by our lo govi-rntiieiitii and our two pioplnM. It Is fitting wo should pledge to ai h other devotion to Jus tice and tolerance ; faithful luhor and uiiHi-lfiMti nervlrn t.) truth; loyalty In our lives it 1 1 it lumi'sly In our deeds. "Nation ami nation, wo share that virtue, that bravery, that (Indication, that spit It of devotion which we. now honor In this soldier of Italy. Ho is not aloiio Italy's suldlor, for, by the virtue tlmt is In lis, we Americans havu earned the right to call him ours." Circus Bandits Convicted VANt'OVVKIt. Wash., Jan. lS.-ltoy Monro and Hcrt Orcutt were ronvlrted by a Jury today of robbing tho Soils Kioto clrciiK hero Heptojiihor 15, ib talulnK ubout $30,000 most of which waa recovered In a cache, discovery of which led to tho men's nmmt. Thin was tholr aocond trial, tho first Jury having disagreed. O. A. C. Is Beaten COHVAI-1.IS, Jan. 18. Tfto I'nlvor slty of VuHhliiKton do f on toil Oregon Amli-iiltunil ciilli'KU at basketball last niKht. 39 to 30. SELLS A fill FOR OVER $700,000 Tho other ntllllon ixhinds was u pool by Idaho wool growers mid was sold at auction nt prices ranging from 21 4 to J0'4 cents a grease pound. Tho growers were oJ'fered low prices lit corrnla last season nnd decided to hold their clip. Crawford Moure, a bunker of llollje Idaho, esttnuUod tho Rrowora saved approximately $10,000 In frolght, com missions mid incldentul oxponsos by holding their nuo hero, HOOVER PLANS REVOLUTION IN 01 BUILDING Standardizing of Construction Would Cheapen Cost of Building in America Beyond Computation Claims Busi ness Boom Can Be Created. 'I.KVKI.AND. Jun. ifrtary of ('umiiii'rce lloovir In pluniilnx a ronfi-ri'iirn of ar-hlu:t, cuntrartom and liulldlnic nmttrlul mnnuf;trturi'i' mid dt-nliTu to di-U( a plan for aim ilirlnK tho varlitli' nt nintorlulu, Mhli li k into litillillnit roiiHtrui'tlmt, Bi-t'ordliin to IJ, W. M.-'ulliiuh of the li:iiuliir of "iimtnrr- f thn ITnlt'd Htutfii. who addriMM-d thn convention. Tlm u Unit thill In poiwlliln thrnuzh olltulniitlntf rndU'M varti-tlra In bulld lim matrrlaU l bfyond computation. Mr. M ('ulluuali diilnri'd. ri,KVKLANI. Jan. It Unemploy ment may bo rllmlniiti-d and buiilne hi.niT.it and (li-iiri-miliiiin controlled ly a roriKolitlntion of mannarim-nt In In iluntrj'. J- Porks C'hnnnlng of New York told ineinl.rrn of the nationul cunimlttrB of tho AanoclutrdMieneral ,.hillrmiui f tne Ameriran Knlnecr- Iiik rounrll' committee on elltnlnn tlon of wuate In Industry. "The way In whlrh tho owners In Induatry limy be of value In tho elim ination of wuate." ho Ktid, 'la atablll aatlon of production." Ho cited aoft coul nilnliiK aa an ex ample of poorly orKiinlzed Induntry. "It In over-equipped," he mild, "both im rewardit plant and personnel and Ihe tuft coal miner, Imttcad of being .Ho to Ki t Soo days of work us he xl.'HilJ. KvtH, I believe, about 110. This mi'ima tlmt thero are altogether Ino munv nmn r..,.ilv to mine co.il fend that nun of them nhouU l,o diverted to clhi r InduHtrlia and tho buUnio1 nminid fi;ulur and continuous work." " Aw-trtlna: that In ronnolldntlcn of liiHiinKi'ineiit lay the trim solution cf JT"V!';. ta"dt .".V .jj!' . I hi 'live thnt tho one thlnar tlni conKrvMt f the Vnlted Ktttiea can do . ,,.aui.,, Ha,0 i indumrv U to mod- ify tho an'.l-lrust Uiw no oa to per- cnHolblntlons now prohibited IN CITY BE Termlta for more now business and dwelling structures wero Issued by the city council last night, and at the meeting It waa rumored that there was .tn contemplation tho construc tion tn tho ncur future of a now con crete business .building in the busi ness section TO by 100 feet In di mension. Tho application for this permit Is expected to bo lit at the next council meeting tn about a week. Among the permits Issued last night were thn following: An extension to tho Srhuler & Jerome garage consisting of a one story corrugated Iron building 00 by SO feet on the south side of 0th. strvel between Oakdalo- and Ivy streets, at a coat of 11,200. A frame building, 28 by 34 feet, of five rooms on the south side of West Juckaon street between Grape and Narregan streta, by H. O. Launspach, ut a cost of $1!,Ci0O. A frame residence, 25 by 30 feet, 1V4 stories high, eight rooms, on Summit street between West Main and West Fourth street by C. Kenurd. Ccmt luooo. A frame oue-btory residence, 20 by 2S fiH't, five rooms, on the west aide of Rush Court botweeu Main and Fourth st roots, at a cost of $3000, by Arthur S". Tyo. A frame bungalow, 30 by 28 foot, five rooms, west eldo of Riverside be tween Jackson and Maple streets, by A. H. Daughorty ut a cost of $3000. FEAR A HARD FREE N VALLEY TONIGHT This morning with a minimum torn peruture of 17 Vi degrees was the cold est by ine-half degroo of the winter season. Twice before wan a morning temperature of 18 abovo reached this winter, but then It did not seem near as cold as this morning and forenoon. In fact tho cold yus so peuotratlug this morning that most people thought It intuit bo near xoro, nnd were greatly Btirpiiued on looking at their ther mometei'H, Tho reason for this wns the high humidity, or In other words tho ulr being so full of moisture from the ruin nnd snow ot yesterday, nnd EW BUSINESS BLOCK MAY BUILT Claims 2 Soldiers Were Hammered to Death By Sergeants . j WNKIItK. N. V Jan. 18. OorK Wa'ltert of Oil city, who unrved la the 4iU Infantry ut 4 ("amp Mtrrltt. notify befor thn Hunalo InvtHitlKiitini: roiomlt- ton n to acts of cruMty hn 4 4- rliilim to bav witneHcd lu tho 4 guard hou thero. 4 j 4 Wa'Urii dorlarea hn iiw two 4 j4 nin hammi-red to dmh with a 4 j 4 plrkaxe' hundlo by KnrgeanU. 4 4 One prlnontir a cluhld bo- 4 4 cauni bo failed to work faat 4 4 enough to tulf. tha trant In 4 4 acrubblng the floor with a tooth 4 4 bruub, Waltrt fljiaerU. 4 4 4 :CITY COUNCIL NAMES IN IN HILL'S PLACE Tho feature of the city council meeting lant night was the unanimous election by the eouncllmen of H. V. Lumaden, the well known merchant of Hutchlnnon & I.uranden company, as the aocond member of the council from the aecond ward to fill the va cancy caused by the removal of A. L.. Hilt from that ward about a year ago. It took leaa than half a minute to aelcct Mr.' Lumadcn, whom selection la well liked by Mayor Gates and each councilman, becatiae of hU promin ent aundlnir, burincRa ability and familiarity with the clty'a needs and affairs. "How about electing a councilman," aald Mayor Gates after another piece of buslneaa bal been iranaacicu. mm ngui, mr ! chorus. The Councilman Keene Im- mediately moved the selection of Mr. LuntHden, which was qukiVly aco- onded, and the ujil was called. Mr. Lumsden tbla forenoon when asked If be would accept the office Promptly declared that he would not. ....,. ,faH and stated that be bad so informed several eouncllmen who bad broached the subject to hira recently. "While I appreciate tbe honor conferred. I havo no time to devote to tbe duties required of a conscientious council man." said Mr. Lumsden today. YYben the mayor and eouncllmen heard of what Mr. Lumsden had said, they said, "He'll serve all right. He is drafted and must serve as a duty to the public, like the rest of us." The council only transacted nec essary business at last night's meet ing, of which much was of a routine nature. Too proposed curfew ord inance did not come up formal), aa before the ordinance is Introduced Its '- features will be decided on at a meeting of tbe council committee hav ing it In charge, of which Dr. Keene Is chairman, and the ladles of the I'arent-Teacher council. This meeting will be called by Dr. Keene within a few days. The council heeded the petition signed by a dozen neighbors aBklng that an alleged nuisance tn tbe rear of &20 Talm street be abated. In tbe guise of so-called ehack, house, or wood shed, tn which two families re side, and In ono end of which a horse Is housed, It 1b claimed. The petition recited that the place Is a menace to health and safety, Is unsanitary and a fire trap, with an undesirable clasa of tenants four or five In number, and that the structure is without city water. Tho petitioners ask that the build ing be declared a nuisance and that the ow uer be notified to clean up the premises, and that they not be allow ed to be occupied In tbe future. The council decided to have Dr. lickel, tbe city health officer, and Police Chief Timothy and Fire Chief Law-ton together Investigate the place complained of as soon as Dr. Picket who has been under the weather for several days with a bad cold, is able to do so. The eouncllmen and mayor decided too that the health of ficer had necessary authority to act If investigation proved the conditions to be us alleged. Tho council also informally dis cussed the niattorof passing a room ing house .ordinance, defining just exactly what constitutes a rooming house On recommendation of John II. Carkln, tho special attorney in charge of tho city's real estate delinquent property situation, and City Treas urerllaswell. the council has decid ed to take tho sa:e of delinquent city property now owned. by tho city out of the hands of tho real estate agcntB, for the reoaon that so brisk has been the tntylng of such dellu fluent properties, that the city treas urer can attend to these kales alone, and thus advertising expense can be saved. the cold will bo penetrating until thJa moist tiro disappears, Fears a to entertained that ' there will bo a hard (reezo tonleht. . FRANCE S JAPAN ONLY HOLD OUT ON OPEN DOOR U. S. Redefinition of Open Door in China Accepted By Far East Committee With Objec tions From Only Two of the Powers Involved. WASHINOTON', Jan. 18. (By the Associated Freae.) Tbe American proposal to re-deflne the open door policy In China and to create an In ternational board to examine both txlatlng and future concessions which appear to conflict with It was adopted in part today by the Far Eastern com milteo of the Washington conference. The portion adopted included the general statement aa to equality of opportunity tn China for trade and Industry of all nations; the agree ment by which the eight powers de clare their acceptance of that prin ciple and tbe provlnlon,for creation cf the International board. Action was deferred pending fur their discussion on the fourth and final paragraph of the resolution by which the nine powers. Including Chi na, acres that any provisions of any existing concession appearing lncon slstent with those of another conces sion or with the principles of tbe open door may be submitted by the powers concerned to the internation al conference board. The Japanese and French delega tions were understood to bare inter posed objections to the fourth para- praph cf the resolution; tbe latter suggesting its amendment to prevent possible interference with existing concessions by the board. Definite! agreement to take the paragraph tip later was not reached,- It was aald, although the Chinese delegation gave notice of its Intention to presa later for Its adoption. COAST RAILROAD G. A particularly enthusiastic Cham ber of Commerce forum luncheon was held thia noon at the Hotel Med ford when a large delegation of Oranta Pass chamber of commerce members attended. O. S. Blanchard, president of the Grants Pass chamber gave a short eloquent address pleading for the de velopment of Eastern Oregon. In his speech he tried to impress upon his audience the advantage of a -nromi STRONGLY URGED PASS SPEAKER view on the subject ot development northern Idaho and western Montana of natural resources In this state. He , "r,r today according to reports re stated that residents ot a community lve ' ho lo-al wthpr buru .i,.,..i a .k k a.-. t The official temperature at Spokane should look beyond the boundaries ot their own particular district in order to be able to see the advantages de pending upon the development ot other districts. His chief theme was that of a rail road between Crescent City harbor and the vast Inland empire which comprises our state. He cited figures regarding tho large area of land under irrigation in Harney, Lake, Malheur and Klamath counties and the larger amount which can easily be put under irrigation. A railroad through these counties and through Jackson and Josephine to the coast would, in the opinon ot Mr. Blan chard, 'bo a deciding factor In the de termination of Oregon's future growth and greatness. Frequent bursts of applause greet ed Mr. Ulanchard. lien Scovell. noted entertainer and world war veteran, devoted ten min utes to relating several clever, hu morous and entertaining stories. K. C. Gaddis, waa awarded a leath er modal, inscribed "E. C. Gaddis, Medford C. of C. Two-Toots," in ad dition to a horn much larger and ot better construction than the regula tion "Two-Toota" initiation instru ment. This he tooted in the custo mary manner. He was awarded this additional recognition and honor be cause of having secured two addi tional mombera after having retired from the active list of tho member ship committee. Lynn Sabin, secretary of tho Grants Pass Chamber of Commerce, intro duced a large number of the Qrants Pass delegation. The forum atten dance was unusually large and an ex cellent luncheon was served by host Emil Mohr. WASHINGTON, Jani 10. (By Asso ctated Press.) The American govern ment has Intervened in the contro versy between Chllo and Peru involv ing the execution of tho treaty of Ancon, inviting the two South Amer ican governments to send plenipoten tiaries to Washington for a confer ence, I SALVATION ARMY CHIEF FLAYS MODERN WOMEN Commander Evangeline Booth, of the Salvation Army, in an announce ment made at Ban Francisco, where she bad gone to attend a conference of tbe Organization congress, says that if the modern women would think more of "lending a helping hand" than worrying about their next bridge game and other "useless"' recre ations, poverty and homelessness would disappear from this country in a short space of time. $70,000 REAL ESTATE DEAL One of the largest real estate deala which has been made in southern Oregon for some time occurred re. cently when J. F. Hale sold property actrrcatlng about $79,000 to Mrs. Ora Bamett of this city. The property consists of the Slala residence on East Main street, the Adklns building on Main and Bartlett, the corner of which waa for- merly known as the Stewart building. Real estate and building in Med ford and vicinity have received a de cided stimulus in the past few months and foundations of new buildings are being laid almost daily. It is under stood that a tire service station will' be erected in the near future on the lot just south of the Nat. The station is to be built of concrete and will render aid and service to many mo torists traveling the Pacific highway. This building activity, which began some months ago, shows no signs, as yet of abating. 12 DEGREES BELOW SPOKANE. Jan. 18. Sub-xero tern- peratures visited eastern Washington, was 13 below aero at 7:30 a. m. An unofficial report from Keardan. In this county, was E0 below. Wal lace. Idaho, reported IT below, Mis soula, Mont. 12 below and Kalbjpell 4 below. Walla Walla. Wash., re ported zero and Yakima 1 above. E ,F PARIS. Jan. 18. Influenza Is rapid ly becomiug epidemic in Paris and the provinces. The disease appeared lu December,, its ravages gaining from day to day, tho climax coming Monday, when twenty-four deaths were report ed in this city. During the lost ten days ot Decern ber there were ten deaths from influ enza in Paris but during the first ten days ot January there were 41. CONSUMMATED AT SPOKANE WASH D MIC OF FLU A HE LOS ANGELES BLAMES EARTH QUAKE SHOCK FI NG LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18. Air vibra tions caused by tho firing of heavy guns on battleships ot the Pacific fleet off Los Angeles harbor early last night rattled windows in the harbor district and were felt In parts of Los Angeles city and nenrby. The first concussions were mistaken by those unfamiliar with the air move ments caused by the firing as slight earthquakes. However, tho regularity with which they appeared later dis pelled the earthquake theory, Reports QUEBEC LIQUOR SALES PAY OFF T Premier Taschereau Declares Profits From Booze Will Liquidate National Debt in 20 Years Build Roads and New Public Schools. QUEBEC, Jan. IS. (By Associated Press.) Profits from liquor a ales In the province ot Quebec will pay off the public debt in twenty years, maintain roads and provide funds for education. , according to a report prepared by Pre mier Taschereau for submission to tha legislature In its present session. Bas ing his findings on tbe business dona since May, 1921, when the liquor trads became a government monopoly, . tha premier estimated that the yearly profit would be $,0O0,000. Besides $28,000,000 loaned munici palities for road building and provided for by sinking fund, Quebec's debt la $23,000,000. The government sold $9,325,727 worth of liquor from May 1 to December 31, 1921. "Much of the liquor," he explained "was sold to outsiders." From the moraL as well aa financial standpoint, Quebec liquor laws have) proved successful, Mr. Taschereau claims. "tso doubt," he admits, "soma drun ken men are to be found. They always will he found and there are more of them In prohibition communities New York for example." , . The premier announced the govern ment planned to encourage the con sumption, of wine, rather than push the sale of spirits. To that end a pur chasing office will be established ia Paris to buy wine directly from tha 1 producers in r ranee, iiaiy, uob sou Portugal. These supplies will be de livered to consumers in Quebec at lit tle more than cost. IT ; TOBACCO TRUST ISRECOUiDED WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. Thre ot the principal tobacco manufactur ing companies the American Tobac co company, the P. Lorlllard and tha Liggett and Myers Tobacco company were charged with engaging in con spiracles with numerous Jobbers' as sociations to keep up Jobbers' prices. In a report transmitted today to tha senate by the federal trade commis sion. The three companies, the commis sion declared in giving the results of an investigation, ordered under a resolution by Senator Smith, demo crat, South Carolina, were formerly part ot the "tobacco trust" dissolved by tbe supreme court. . The R. J. Reynolds company, the report said, was not a party to the alleged conspir acies, and was commended for its op position. The commission promised prosecutions where the evidence dis closes there have been violations of law. Fletcher Nominated WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. The nomi nation of Henry P. Fletcher, under secretory ot state, to be ambassador to Belgium was confirmed today by tha senate, together with that ot William J. OToole, ot West Virginia to bo minister to Paraguay. Old Man la Killed 8T EVENS POINT. Wis., Jan. 18. The head ot Chris Nelson ot Waupaca, aged 70, waa carried six miles on the pilot of an engine after tbe body had been ground to pieces yesterday. OF PACIFIC FLEET that window panes were broken la some bouses could not be confirmed this morning. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18. Slight earthquake shocks which were report ed from several southern California points late last night caused little dam age other than the breaking Of a few window panes In residential districts near the coast, cracking plaster on Ua ceilings and rattling dishes on cii(v board shelves, HEPURIICIIFBT ACTION AGAIN!