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Or, ePon Ut . Medforb Mail Tribune The Weather Maximum 'yot"iy ' Minimum today 34 Precipitation .02 Prediction Probably Rain. pi mil I J ... i iiijoji 1 i. p Wi.tkly lifiyHrsi tear. MKDFOItD, OKEUOX, MONDAY, MAlilH , 1922 NO. 295 HO MONEY IS MOWED FOR AIR PATROL Agricultural Appropriation Bill Cuts Out $50,000 for Fight ing Forest Fires $360,000 for Free Seeds and $1,000, 000 for Seed Grain in Northwest Eliminated. WASHINGTON, Mar. C-Hy a rlmo vole tUn house refused today to suspend Its rule and pan MM authorising nn appropriation of $l.ooo. (too fur the purtbuae or ed grain to lie Ud lu IN drought awtlon area of tha northwest. WASHINGTON. Mar. . An appro, brtatlon of IH.tiTK.ua3 to meet - pensea of the aErtrtiltural department during the coming year la recommend id In a hill reported today by th house appropriation limlttM. Tho total la IJ.TlO.u.'U I en tban tit') amount appropriated for tha current (local year and $l.&5l.i35 Im than budget estimate. i Dui'itaalag the elimination from thi hill of $3K),0uo curried year for distribution of ed by member of cottgrma. the committee In lt rejrt at Id tha budget bureau to submitting mtluiale did nut Include provision for need distribution. Tba ttem of liOOO.OOu carried in latt ' year bill for loaua to farntera for purvhaao of a.d gram lo dtvuuht Wl. Mnln central vnue. waa irtcken area la not repeatd In the uun todoy. whlili when cmiliel bill rapttriad today. th conimitle r n,r.. motithn from now will pro- port In trat no fallruit waa aubmit- ld tltul well known linnnilul Inatt- ted for tho piirHm(t. .,.,-.. . ituth.n with mmh more toinmodlon ffhe.bUi ean-lea IS.MR.M9 tof 14 W"" mid every facility lor wodent i.mdrloa of tubercuHmla anml ahd- tlWM f m tymc.nt of M , teh.ahyheBovern.nent. W Jir enforcement of tho paekera and atockyarda act,, a $110. &00 auproprtu- tlon la rocommended, while a totaJ of rwavittion of a innt neerion of thrt lioj.cou la carrlwd for nforcement of liweit." IKrufr Uroa., cf Puattbi the sraln futurea tradlnn net. ; h reWtrt and xnitrarto.-a. Ma Ale P.frol u,,,, 11 Probable that they will li t . ... ....... A . 't much of the work by tub ontrai-t. An approprlutbut of ..,6a:.0oO la rec Th r.nvaon ttolk WM ,. ,. (minenlel for tho foreat aervlee, but ,,yi no provlnlon Ih mndrt for lunlntennnco t The work haa been no planned that of air Atrol, for which &n,0(M waa during the thi.-o niontha of iimktntr approiirlated for tho current flitcal the Improvement the bnnk will con year. A total of H.R25.!0 U provided "x"" operation a unual every for tbo atatea relations service of "'""klo day with no lnconvenb.ee to wblch $1,300,000 would bo available for l,n,r"j11'. The coat of tho altora . . .1. . . . .A,. a.. . ""n nnd Improvementa la not Rlwn farmers Inatltutea and $1,000,000 for , ,)Ul u ;., b(J Wt. up , , CtKieratlve atrrloultiiral work $5o0, thinnumilH. 000 lena than the amount appropriated I No -liunires will ho nirnto In tho ft year ao for the purpOHC. upper floom, but the cround floor Tho Mil carries S3.3:0 for tho win t entirely rhangvd from Its ii- bureau of puhllo roads and $3.r.03.&83 f""1 fr,,rt on Wewt Muin street ond on for the bureau of oBilcultural ocodo.!, f,,,,t ' l""h " c,,n ml,,!, Itral avenue, as far un the prewnt . Ua.. - ..,.. ,J tiaimn ,'lalore of tho llandlcruft Hhop. The Other HonM Include 139.000 for .,.,,, ,,unk ,.. wiu bu enrt)y demoDHtrailons on reclamation pro- IrearrnnRed. jects; HOO.000 for cooperative flro The Went Main stroa front will bo protection of forested watershed nrjehsngod to have Its double door en tavlitahlo streams: ISOO.OOO for tho tranco in tho center Inatead of nt , ucqnlHltlon of additional forest lands, 'h extreme went as at present; tho , this amount holm? r.0.noO lesa than ,nl',,y wln r"" 1ho 80 f,,ot "ntral ove.. the appropriation for ho current year; J'nRth. fncliw th atwet with aiiiinst M00OO for exrr.mcU In dairying ZU and livestock production In semi-arid h n (nlril ftV0., ,,, ,.,rttm.0 t ti,0 aad Irrluatod tM-ctlons of tho west: bnnk for customers. $33,000 for emergency exiiendllun's New nnd enlarged coin nnd safety Incident to tho dlaMaul of wind- deposit vault of solid steel and rein thrown and IntermlnKlod. or ndJnlnlnir forced concrete with electrical protec timber on the Olympic national forest, and $3.1.000 for tho protection of tho HO-eallod Orvimn and California rail- road lands and for Coos liny wagon road lands, ' rWnotury HuglM Itatuni. NEW YORK. March . 8ocrtory and M. Charles E. Hughes returned on the steamer Kort Hamilton today from a vacation in Bermuda, driving immediately to tho Pennsylvania tor. initial to tuko tho train for Washington. CANADIAN IfNNONITI 3 YEAR PILGRIMAGE TO El, J'AWU, TCXttR, Mar. 8. Ulio hundred nnd fifteen Mennonltes, men women und children, en roulo from Canada, togethor with household goods, milk down, poultry, farm iin IllPiiicntu und general supplies, cross ed tho boundary hero today und Kla Hod for therl new homes In Mex ico. ; Another .speclul train carrying; About tho samo number of Immigrants ulso from Canada, Is duo this after noon and a third cotitlngont will ar rive In two or throo days, according to nn aunounenmont mudo nt tho Mexican consulate. Tho arrival arc in chnrgo of Elderway'bo Biibjoet to military seivlco. Bend, Oregon, Snow Bound, Silver Lake Mail Stage Stalled Ore.. March . Snow which started falling Hnturdny n '.Klil. continuing until lute yes terday afternoon had blocked roudrt to Ilia mm tli unit cunt tt lie ml to motor travel. Flvn Inclioa full In lb-nd but tti depth w greater aouth of here. Ilutfwny between llend and l.apiiie tbr ti t U reported with four fHl south tf I.upluo, ThuKllvor Luke mall and pas- Hfiiar "tint"1. northbound, wa sta'lod nl tho Vatidorvert ranrh HuluMuy nlKlit Hint horse dm wit vehicles sent from 1-nplno did not ui'i'il In K'-t tliiff iitall and passenger Intel llend until ono 4- t'clock till morning. Work Starts On Extensive Alterations to Building On Pnriw Mlin nnH Pint'ral corner Main ana uemrai Large Lobby, rnnciiltinfl VlUIIOUIllllll Rooms and New Entrance. '," "l , """"V " h 'm,.- of -ni. . wv. .-) T.....T1 . J . '.aJZ' .,-'.: X?ul TtlX only thi Ki-ound floor will t change rd. an.t the lirtprovementa ln-lud tho U"n ,vl" l" "oin; the improvements on thin floor. There win also be com iiiodlotiM officers and consultation rooms. In the basement will bo built a largo storage vault, fire proof ond burglar proof, with electrical protec tion fcuturna, and ulso well appointed lavatory nnd locker appointments. WAl'KEGAN, 111., Mar. 6. Tho conspiracy trial of Governor flruull was ordered postponed, today upon his plea of press of stato business. The trial will be resumed April 3. 3 START J. C. llllduhiniwl. who b,.1,1 tho sect plans to movo tho entire Mennonlto population of Canada, Into Mexico. Tho movement probably will tuko t)f'o to three years. Two hundred thousand acres have been purchttHBd In southern Chlhuu him and northern Durungo as a nu cleus of tho colony's holdings. niu aiciinonltc are moving Into Mexico, tho elder said, under the promise of the government that they will In no way bo Interfered with In their religious customs and cducii t.lonal system within tho confines or the Mennonlln territory, nor in nny MEDFORD NAIL BANK BLDG. 10 BE IMPROVED i -I MEXICO QPRINIi RIR Ul I1II1U UIU SURPRISE IN L A. TRIAL Case of Halted Arthur Action Mrs. Obenchain Is When State Calls Burch to Stand unprecedented in Crinfinal Jurisprudence Burch Maintains Silence. LOtf ANGKLCS. March C The, tr'nl ( f Mr. Madulyutie Obenchaln, charged with tbo minder of J. Helton Konundy, was halted today when Ar thur V. Larch. Jointly Indicted with Mr. Ohoiichula ri'tuaml to annwcr uwitoii put to him wli'-n bn wax called aa a wltneaa for th proaiH-u-tlon. Ilurrh nuked the court to permit hlui to codhuII with bit attorneya bt t( r replyliiK. At mvd court attat bea had Im-oh unabln to roach tbn attcr- iya and nvcaa wit taken until 2 o'clock. Tho Hltuutlon was declnrel by at ttrneya who olrved It. to bn prac tlca'ly without a parallel In criminal JuHaprudenco. Hurch waa tried for tliB rourd(p 0( Knned). the Jury dlll. A defena of Inaanlty waa , . . . . . . .vi.. uffldavlia that bo waa unable mental ly to confer with them. When Uurcli waa brought Into court tc-day Deputy lilatrlct Attorney Ata Keya had liltu aworn. thtm asked him If Mr. Obenchain met him at tho A, K n" worn. thn aaked mm ir .mm. uoencnain met him at tho 'rn,n ;"''n rr,,v7l AnBe , 1 "ieaKa en J,,,y S4 lat. twelve uayaheror Kennedy wa alaln. "Ycur boner. I would like to make djaloment." Dutch uld, rising, and ttddreaalnR Judee Sidney Koeva. PiL.ug.n,. Pinh, Juue hwto " . ' " ' . . ! ?, """w,,r 'ieuoii, "urea u-, .-o jou mnw to answer; aaa. iejis. ,,,. ,.,,,.-. diYuifto intents f; the letter or rerea! ployed by the canal company, pur 10 a qut'ltlou g to bow ho camo to tho name f ,ho writPT but MlJ the I chased seven' small bottles of Jamaica Mt1 ilf t I 11 A knlal a- Iiako kA aiAa-laliKal 1 V a iiu UWVCl WHCIO UJ3 CKIBl(iCUi taking a room opposlto to Kennedy'! off!., in another building. Hurch again replied bo wished to consult with his cr.unacl. The judge then directed that ef forts bo made to summon tho attor neys. Attache reported that Taul NV. Behenck, chief defenso attorney for Kurch, waa out of town and that his local associate, Ttlrhard W. Kit trelle, could not be located up to noon. Joliu J. Sullivan, also asso ciated In tho Uurch case, Uvea li Seattle, ash. HOTEL, NEW YORK NEW YORK, Mar. 6 A combination church and 17-story modern hotel J to 1 New York' latest novelty In btilldlntm. Tho structure, provldlnK ounday school space In the basement, a church on the first throe floors and a misslouiiry school on tho roof, will bo erected on the site of the Metropoli tan tabernacle, nroadway and 104th street. A strict censorship will be exercised over hotel guests, nnd card ploying and dancing will bo prohibited. The estimated cost Is $1,600,000. LLOYD GEORGE NOT TO LEAVE POST LONDON, Mar. 0 (By tho Asso ciated Pros) It was authoritatively TO ERECT CHURCH rfrrn,.1?4r,l.'am,0nt ,,0bbr" thl8 ",,foro tha University of Michigan to afternoon says tho London Press as- dny. Mr Ulren roforrod t0 tho , i . ;. . a V Vk , Prlmo Minister Lloyd George to con tinue In office In deference to tho urgent appeal of his unionist col lensues. Tho question of disloyalty in tho rank and file of the unionists has hoen temporarily waived say tho re port. Auto Accident Fatal' SEATTLE, Mar. 6. John MocNIcol, C5, died here todny from injuries re ceived late Saturday when an automo bile Btugo from Auburn, WaBh. crashed ,os t guard our rights nnd givo ifs re Into tho corner of a 'warohouso build- ,1,f for any wrc"B wo llin5' suffer. Itur near tho smith rwv limiia They should not look to unions and other persons Injured 1u tho accident were veportcd improving, Taylor's Watch Charm Bears Mabel Norman cYs Photo J K ' ; - : , ." i ) 'ft T'Uv i .-. ..uLJviL-i Anions the effect the police of Log Angeleg found on the slain movie director waa a watch charm bearlnK .hot of Mabel Normand, the poptilar niovie atnr with the inncrlptlon below "To My IV-arest." HUSBAND SLAYER TAYLOR POLICE BELIEVE uoa ANGKLKa. Mar. B The con.-. il)BSon letter of ten paKea. hand writ-i lon t,n ""ttoneryof a hotel, and rIv- ln( ,i,.ttti, c( tlio murdar of WUliam Desmond Taylor, motion picture atirec- ,or Blaill lu,ro fua,. jt wa- B,.nt frora Atlantic City. K .J, bavins been nu,ilel them FeUnwry 2. It waa aa- nonnced hero Uiday bv IoHca Captain I'avld U Adam. - Captain 'Adams said that his prcvi ous statement that it earner from a Con- nMtlctit town was a mistake, h. bnv. mM M(MML ,etler wheB ho wrltat una a rrenn khn Kn.l hnon proIn,n0BUy identified with previous ' , ,h. T.vw ..,..r. ' der. I ' I ii wns me eiei'iuu letter irom inui- vuiiiiiis wno riaiuiea to nave muni luv director, the captain said. LOS ANC.ELKS. Mar. 6. Further checking on the latest "confession" to murder of William Desmond Taylor, film dlrectot. a ten page document mailed from a small Connecticut city was planned today by officers as bUnied to tho case. According to the "confession" as de scrllied by the police, tho "confessor" was a husband with whose mlfo Tay lor bad had an affair, only to "scorn" her later. Then tho husband and wife planned and executed tbo murder, the document stated. The namo of a Holly wood man, connected with the motion picture Industry was signed to tho "confession" but tho police stated they were certain thnt the man had no I Rullty knowledge of the crime. They said, however, that despite the fact they knew tho name waa not Uie writ er's, they felt Inclined to believe the "confessor" had some definite conneC' tlon with tho murder. OF T CHICAOO, Mnr. 6. Citizens of tho I nited States should band together to maintain republican institutions, suggested Barlow A. Vlrlch, a friend of Abraham Lincoln during the emancipator's life time, in ansiddress , universities have hud in training men for public life. Uo also discussed im migration problems. "Tho Jupanevu come to California and drive out our honest farmers with their subtle methods." said Mr, Vlrlch. "They undertake to force us to glvo henl righlH which hey do not Klvo us in nny of their possessions, They long ago should huve been stop ped without fear from this Imposition on our loyul citizens. Vie must show that we look to tho various branches of our govern ment, tho courts, and legislative bod- J,'0i;nf"-a ,1c r?ls"c,!'' or I ,r'.f,l Rnln ,hat w,,,ch thoy mc FRIEND LINCOLN URGES EXCLUSION JAPS ON COAS E ON DRUNK, FULL I "It is not so much the drinking of moonshine that Ih cauxing the drunk moons in Modford aa it Is the drink in of patent medicines nnd extracts with huge ujoohollc content, espec- I cinlly Jiiiiinir.i Ringer," said Chief of rolii Timothy today In speaking Of oirests IH thtf clty Saturday night for drunkenness. "I will advise lh drug pLsts of the city to exercise much cau tion as to. whom: they sen such medi cine and (extracts; especially Jamaica ginger. - It sets men crazy, - fighting drunk." , . T , , . . I "L. Oltman. J. Morris and G. Hay, HQS MAG Ho declined t:threc friends and fellow laborer em- intlKor SntuIllaV Pninff. &nd DV the ."me they had consumed four of tho '""-" they had become craiy drunk 'nnd tvra ftrVttlnar n nrtncr thnmalvM ,at the corner of Main and Front at jTho police vc re summoned to take a iiand, I'atrolnien Adams and Pre- eott. the bitter substituting for Pa trolman Liggett, who is 111, responded and had much difficulty in landing the three drlnk-crnred men in the city prison. In his cell Oltman was so noisy and demonstrative thot with the assistance of tho firemen water was turned onto him from a large hose until ho became quiet. Yesterday afternoon tho three men. thoroughly . sober and penitent, were released by Chief Timothy on $lf bail each, as it was their first offense, to appear in-police court today.. They forfeited this money by non-appear ance. , . ! Art Hose, a. Phoenix rancher, was arrested Saturday night by Chief Tim othy and Patrolman Adama for being drunk nnd quarrelsome, and Sunday afternoon he too waa released on $20 bail for nppearanco In court today, lie also forfeited this buil by non-appearance. T LOW GAS RATE WASHINGTON, Mar. 6. A statu tory eighty cents gas rate in New York City for 1918 and 119 was do clared conOscatory today In a de cision In the New York gas cases. . Tho ConsMldated. the Kings Coun ty Lighting tho New York and QueVng and Brooklyn Vnion Oas companies, Contended tha statutory 80 cent rate confiscatory during 1918 and 1819 and after an inventory of their prop erty and a report by special masters on their operating expenses, tho t'nlt cd States district court. New v- York City declared the statutory rate void Watch Lost 10 Years in Wilds Still Keeps Time VANCOUVER. U. C, Mar. 6. After ten years exposure to the weather, a gold watch recently found by a mem her ct a mountain climblnjr club has been restored to its owner, who de clares it to be keeping perfect time. F. V. Johnson of this city found the witch. It was on a Jutting rock at a height of 750 feet. From an inscrip tion on the back ho located the owner, the Rev. Benjamin F. Bacon of Yale university, who identified it as his property. Tho watch was given him uy n church congregation in 1802. He lost it ten years ago while on a trip, into mo mountains near Glaclor, D. COR RULES OUT 10,000 Citizens of New Jersey Sign Petition for Beer WASHINGTON', March 6. Senator Kdge, republican. New Jersey, submitted to the senate todny a petition which h said carried tho names of ten thou- sand citizens of bla state, ask- Idk for modification of the Vol- stead act to permit the sale of llkht wine and beer. Tbo physical proportions cf the. petition moved Senator Nor- rln. republican, Nebraska, to ask numerously whether It might not bo wise for tho senate to appolat a temperance committee to etamlno the package, bcaus the Nebraska senator suggested, "aomethloR Illegal could easily be concealed In It." WINS 0. HENRY PRIZE AWARD LOCAL AUTHOR league, he said, was "drastic and com EdlSOn Marshall S 'The Heart PUlsory.- and required submission of i all questions to a council. Of Little Shikar' Declared. "Instead of threatening. Injuring or Best Short Story PuDiisnea iftoi I III MWICJIUd III ll Highest Literary Honor, The distinction of having written the best short atory published, hy an American In this country daring 192 1 be'.ong to Edison Marshall of Med ford, who received official notice of tho award today in the following let- tgf - - - - - i Dear Mr. "Marshall-.' . i . .n.; ' Aa chairman of the committee of award. I have particular pleas-.; 1 ore In writing' you this letter. ' Your story. "The Heart of Lit- lie Shlkara" has won tfce first prize, or $D00. ottered . by the , . Society of Art and Sciences tor the best short atory written by an American and published In. . - America in the year 1921. It is the custom of the so ciety to hold annually a dinner in memory of O. Henry. The prizes are preferably awarded at this dinner and those who re ceive them are Invited to speak. May we expect you to Join us and to receive the award In person? The dinner this year will be held. In all probability. In the week or March 20, at the Hotel Astor. I should value a telegram from you (sent collect) stating wheth er we may hope for your pres ence with us. If so, I will send you the exact date and place of ' the dinner. Congratulating you, I am faithfully yours. Blanche Colton Williams. Chairman. Tereonal address, 605 West 113 street. New York. Society of Arts and Sciences, of New York, consisting of all artists and scientists of great renown in the country, give every year, as a memo rial to O. Henry, a prize of $500 to the best story written by an Amerl can during the year, and $250 for second prize. The prize stories, as well as a tew more from which the final selection is made, are published every year In a volume, "Prize Stories of 1919." 1920, etc. The dinner where the prizes are awarded, at Hotel Astor, New York, Is in all probability the most Import ant literary event ot the year. The committee on award Include Blanche Colton Williams, of Colum bia University: Edward Wheeler, ed Itor ot Current Opinion; Glenn Frank editor ot Century, etc. The stories published in all magazines, all year, are read and Judged. ; (Continued on Page six.) ASSOCIATED RETAIL BOOTLEGGERS OF SPOKANE RAISE PRICE HOOCH SPOKANE, Mar. 6. Defying laws prohibiting combinations In restraint ot trade, bootleggers of Spokane have effected an organization to boost the price of liquor, it became known to day on authority of a police statement. . At a meeting last week at the home of a prominent citizen, a price of $80 to $10 a Quart for Scotch and cin. with a special bargain rate of three quarts C.'for $25 was agreed upon, it was stated. FOUR POWER PACI FIGHT IS LAUNCHED Senator New of Indiana De clares Treaty's Defeat Will Mean Retention of Anglo Jap Alliance Pact Not Dis similar From the Root Takanira Agreement WASHINGTON. Mar. .There is no "alliance in the four-power ru- clfic treaties nor any obligation to use force, Henntor New of Indiana, republican member of the foreign re lations committee declared today In opening In the senate dlscuselon of the treatie on behalf of tho Adminis tration. Kcplying to criticisms of the treaty. Senator New, a close personal friend of President Harding, declared tho four power treaties with tho Lengun' of Nations plan and asserted that the treaties were "cooperative," while tho ;B rr-wer 7., adds to the aecurity of alt of them,' said Senator New. He emphasized that rejection' of tho ; four-power-, treuty would continue In foroe the ' Anglo-Japanese alliance with It moo-i ace to America. Regarding the treaty provision for conference and determination ot pro cedure In case of aggression. Senator New said that the Hoc;-Takanira . agreement contained a similar clause. . "We have had for a decade an ob ligation with Japan couched in prc. tirally idenk-ftl language , and yet no body heretofore taut , auggwstM' fchat this constituted ! anything IresetnbUnft an sJUance." he aaid. - "f-Vrtaialy dur ing , tha ten .years of it existence, thjs nas tea us into no , trouble.. H9 , em broilment,' rio operations under a mil itary alliance. 1 ' Borah Kcsolntion Passes: J "' ' WASHINGTON.' Mar. C A resoln- tion asking; President- Harding what effect ratification of the four-power Pacific treaty will have on the Lan-. slng-lshll agreement between tho United States and Japan waa adopted today by the senate. The resolution wok presented by Senntor Borah, republican, Idaho, one of the treaty opponents, and wa M;reed to without a roll call, after a short debate in which Senator Under wood of Alabama, the democratic leader and a member of tho Ameri can arms delegation, declared that in his opinion that "agreement" would be wiped out entirely by tho series of conference treaties. T NEW YORK, Mar. 6. Down at the Yankee training camp in New Orleans today. Manager Miller Hugglns and his American league champions of 1921 were anticipating the arrival of Babe Ruth, fence and record smasher and baseball's child of fortune. They bad been apprised ot the fact that Babe, by the mere flipping of a copper, had won tor himself a contract calling for a salary ot something around $50,000 a year and a $500 bonus for every time he bumped the horse hide for a round trip ot the sacks. Huggina had only one worry t left, Aaron Ward and his salary complaints. Yesterday Ward and Hugglns talked over their differences but failed to come to terms. Ward Is reported to be holding out tor a salary ot $10,000 a year. -r .. American whiskey and fancy liquor, it was explained, would come higher. Police were apprised of the meeting when neighbors, puzzled by the large number ot high priced automobile parked in the vicinity, notified tho authorities. The officers said they were helpless lu the matter since the members of the Associated Retail Bootleggers of Spokane, as the organi zation termed itseir, failed to take with them samples ot their wares. BABE FLIPS COII WINS CONTRAC FOR 50,000 YEAR
