T-AflE SIX
MEDFOTCT) MAIL TTCTBUXE, MEDFOHD, OREOOX, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23. 1922
LEGAL TANGLE BE
WASHINGTON', Aug. 23. Asserting
that there Is "an apparent Irrcconcil
able conflict between the doctrine an
nounced by the supreme court In its
recent decision defining the suability
and status of the urgency fleet corpor
ation as a government agency," and
"the Nettle rule" established by the
court In a number of prior decisions
tho government has filed a petition
asking for a hearing.
It Is pointed out In the petition that
"the fleet cororation In Its own capac
ity and not as representing tho United
States has no assets but has enormous
debts," which the court stated "are its
debts and not the debts of the United
States."
' It is explained there are hundreds of
such claims pending against It for
Bums aggregating more than $100,000,
000, "and the court la asked whether
nil payments thereon from treasury
funds must be suspended."
The government also wants to know
whether funds derived from tho salo of
Bhlps can be applied by the riect cor
IHirallon to the payment of damages
claimed against It, or whether tho
money belongs to tho United States.
As the opinion will become the guide
for United States district courts in
dealing with hundreds of suits through
out the country, the government asks
for a re-argument as a means of pre
venting "many future appeals and
much litigation, apparently inevitable."
FORUM DESIRES ACTION
(Continued from page one)
Hlght at the time of the defeat of
the elevator provision tho Non-l'ar-tlsan
loaguo was born, slated Mr.
Turner. Tho radical element organ
ized and the movement spread like
wildfire. In tho 1917 session of the
legislature a bill was proposed which
was moroly a rewriting of the state
constitution. The bill was drawn up
by the leaguers and eliminated old
socllons of the constitution iirovld
tng for a heavy penally Tor tho mis
application of school funds, and for
tho toachlng of patriotism and mor
als In tho school. Tho bill also pro
posed that tho govornor bo elected
and that he have supreme powor to
appoint all officers In stato, county
and towiiBhlp officos.
In 1917 stated Mr. Turnor the
house was controlled by tho longue
and the sonnto was controlled by the
nntl-leaguo elemont. They opposed
oaeh other on evory point. In 1919,
hpwovor, tho loaguo camo Into con
trol of everything and "thou Is when J
they shot It to us In big doses," stat
ed Turner.
Taxes UooHlrd
When the loaguo got control they
forgot tholr former program and
taxes wero Increased from $1,000,000:
In 1819'to$3,600,000 In 1919. The
Bank ot North Dakota was Instituted
and n 1)111 pnssod providing for the
deposition of all stato funds In the
hank. The political leadei'B eon troll
nrt the bnnki and money could he
borrowed by any league oxponenl
without good Bocurlty and could, ho
used to finance any schemo.
The Scandlnavlan-Amorlcan hnuk
was established and was financed by
the Hank of North Dakota and it In
turn furnished tho backing for the
lloninbullders' Association which
I'U'.lt 2 r 0 homes for working mon
The cost of tho homes was estimated
at $4.'i00 oach. They actually cost
$7000, but courts havo recently de
cided that tho state will havo to bear
tho $3000 loss on each of tho 2 SO
homes, or nearly $1,000,000.
.. Tho state mill at Drake won es
tablished and has boon losing $20,-
000 per year Blnce Its establishment
according to Mr. Turner. .
Mr. Turner also went over tho do-
feat of Senator McCumber for the
republican nomination and nttrlbut
ed It to tho Interference of democrats
anxious for tho election of O'Connor
who registered In tho primaries as
republicans so that they might nom
lnatn 1'razlor and thoroby receive the
votes of republicans opposed to him,
In tho final election.
He thanked tho Chambor of Coin
merco and tho nudionce for tho op
pc-rtunlty to speak and for the hos
pitality accorded him whllo In Mud
ford.
DRUM FIRE TO GAIN BONU8
(Continued from Page One)'
must appeal to the judgment for a ro
vision of tho views of a year ago, he
said, adding that tho government could
moot ovory dollar this bill will call for
without an additional tax lovy and
without affecting In the slightest de
gree the refunding of any unpaid
short time obligations.
Senator McCumber argued that the
it TiEaaffl!
afe
Milk
For Infinli
& Invalid
NO COOKING
Th. "Food -Drink" for All Ages.
Quick Lunch atHome,Office,nd
Fountains. AA for HORUCKS.
IwAvftid miUtion$ & Substitute
funds necessary for tho financing of
the bonus legislation could be obtained
from the refunded foreign debt ami
that If the refunding were not complet
ed when it became effective, the Inter
est from the Hritish debt, which he
said the Uritlsh government already
had planned to pay, would be suffic
ient. In this connection he declared that
to his mind there had been an unneces
sary delay In funding the foreign obli
gations, adding that there should be a
settlement with the principal debtors,
Cireat Hrltaln, Franco and Italy, by
next January 1.
Total $3,845,000,000
As to the cost of the legislation Mr.
McCumber estimated this at a total of
$.1,8-15,000,000, spread over forty years.
For tho next calendar year, he placed
the cost at $77,440,889, increased to
$!I5.177,720 for 1924, and decreased to
$73,100,962 in 1925. Tho cost would
run into several hundred millions in
1928, when tho veterans could call on
tho government for loans on the ad
justed service certificates, but ho said
that by 1930 the cost annually would
drop to $21,000,000, with only a few
millions thereafter until 1943 when tho
certificates would bocomo due.
Explaining the provisions of the bill
as reported, he said the cash provision
had been eliminated except In the case
of veterans entitled to $50 or less with
tho total of these payments estimated
at $10,000,000 to be plad next year and
that in its place had been substituted
a certificate plan with loan privileges.
Satisfactory to Soldiers
The next plan, he declared, is the
vocational training and under which
tho government would advance the
amount duo soldiers on the basis of $1
a day for domestic service and $1.25 a
day for foreign service, to the applied
towards bin vocational training. He
final option Is the farm or home aid by
which the sum due tho veteran would
be advanced to him as might be neces
sary to be a piil led toward the purchase
price of a home or a farm.
The bill as reported Is satisfactory to
tho soldiers, continued Mr. McCumber.
It ought not to be materially changed.
"Twenty millions given to charity to
Russia; $25,000,000 to salve Colombian
sentiment; $20,000,000 for ship subsidy
and not a ripple of comment; we talk
of $125,000,000 for good roads, or two
or three hundred million to assist rail
roads all In a singlo year, as If they
amounted to nothing. Why on earth
then, should wo approach this soldiers'
compensation bill as though It wero an
obligation ron,uirlng a special tax lovy
or as one endangering the refunding of
-short time obligations?"
ing coming after the news of the
death of Arthur Griffith, president of
the Itull Klrennii cabinet, who was
considered Collins' intellectual coun
terpart in the arduous task of setting
up the new free state government.
The Dublin newspapers paid elab
orate tribute, to the slain leader and
most of them In their comments on
his death pointed to dire forebodings
for' Ireland's future.
DUBLIN, Aug. 23. (Dy tho Asos
clated Press.) A national funeral
with full military honors will be ac
corded to Michael Collins. His body
will lie in state prior to interment in
the Glannevin cemetery where Arthur
Griffith was burled a few days ago.
IRISH LEADER 18 KILLED
(Continued from page one)
there wero expressions of profound
brief and amazement that such a
tragic and untimely end could have
como to tho mllltnry gonlua of the
new regime. Ho had barely reached
the primo of life, being only 31 years
old.
Tho news was all the more flhock-
Korry Day for Ireland
CHICAGO, Aug. 23. "It's a sorry
day for Ireland."
It was the choked voice of Pat
rick Collins, brother of Michael Col
lins, when Informed of the Irish
leader's assassination.
Patrick Collins Is a sergeant on the
Chicago police force.
"I can't say it Is as much of a
shock to me as It might be," ho said.
"We have been expecting it dally
and so had Mike, for he wrote me not
two weeks ago that any day we might
get this news. But he wrote me that
if I did get the news that he had been
killed to know that he had died like
a Collins, and fighting for Ireland.
Where did the assassination take
place?"
"At Bandon, county Cork," ho was
told.
"It was there,- waB It?" he said.
"Well, Handon is just 12 miles
from whero we boys wore born. We
were born at Clonakllty. Many's tho
time Miko and I have walked to Ban
don as boys. Never would I believe
anybody In that town would kill my
brother. If It was a real Irishman
that killed Mike, I would say the
Irish race stands discredited. I know
It wasn't. It was some dirty black
guard not fit to wipe hia boots. When
this trouble has gone from Ireland, 1
guess I can say without boasting
that tho namo of Michael Collins will
bo high on the list of martyrs that
have fought and died for the 'ould
sod.' "
DUBLIN, Aug. 23. (By tho Asso
ciated Press.) It was announced to
day that In view of the assassination
of Michael Collins, the Dlel lilreann
will be summoned immediately,
probably meeting on Saturday of the
present week.
Shot front Ambush
LONDON, Aug. 23. (By the As
sociated Press.) The assassination
of Michael Collins at Bandon, Cork,
yestorday, comes directly on the heels
ot tho announcement of the Irish Ir
regulars of a policy of ambushes and
raids in their fight against the free
state government.
Collins waa shot down from am
bush only a few hours after he had
been given an ovation by the resi-
Iti
Sho captured Medford in a day she could capture
anything or anybody 'cause she's the peppiest,
liveliest, gosh-darndest girl that ever lived
NOW PLAYING
CONSTANCE .
TALMADGE
and HARRISON FORD in
"WEDDING BELLS"
LAUGHS, THRILLS, ROMANCE"
From tho highly successful stage play by
Salisbury Fields
and
ROUND 3 .
H. C. Witwcr's famous prize ring romance
"THE LEATHER PUSHERS"
They're Getting Faster Every Round
SATURDAY
LIONEL BARRYMORE in "THE MASTER MIND" and
MARY PICKFORD with KING BAGGOTT in the 12-year
old picture "GOING STRAIGHT'- a tragedy in 1910
a scream in 1922.
dents of Cork city, which was fre:;d
less than two weeks by milllu.7 1 11
der Collins' command. The nli-ce
where he fell Is part i-. l!io 10 ;.lit
uency which 'he represented i!i the
Dail Eireann.
News of the outrage, only meager
details of which havo been received
here, came too late for publication in
the morning newspapers, the major
ity of which comment on tho break
ing up or the organized warfare In
southern Ireland.
l-'lstor Aroused
BELFAST, Aug. 23. (By the As
sociated Press.) All Ulster has been
I ro'oundly stirred by the news -f
Michael Collins' assassination. The
free state commander-in-chief was
looked upon here as a more force
ful personality than Arthur Griffith,
and many declare he had a greater
hold on the people, including those
who fully appreciated the latter's
cleverness.
The tragedy occurred on the anni
versary of the murder in 1920 at Lis
burn of District Inspector Swan
zey, which was followed by one of
the fiercest riots in the history of
Belfast and the burning of 300
houses at Lisburn.
Tho Irish News says the assassina
tion will cauao profound consterna
tion among the Irish people, to
whom Collins had endeared himself
by his sterling qualities of heart and
mind and who looked upon him as
their mainstay in the council cham
ber against tho ovll "conspiracy"
which has befallen Ireland.
liatllc of Proixigandn
LONDON, Aug.2 3. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The assassination of
Michael Collins was preceded In Dub
lin by a kind of battle of propaganda,
both the provisional government and
representatives of the Irregular army
posting placards 'hlch set forth their
respective alms and claims.
Americans reaching London after
attending the funeral of Arthur Grif
fith say they found curious crowds
assembled about these'posters. One
manifesto charged that the provis
ional government had secretly dis
patched an emissary to the. south to
assassinate Eamon DeValera. Sido
by side with this was another placard
in lg letters, an ironical Interpreta
tion of a manifesto which the ene
mies of the free state Imagined as
being sent out by Collins and the
members of his staff. It was worded
something like this:
"Men of Ireland, your king and
your country call you. You who
have fought so bravely for the cause
of the empire in Egypt, India and
elsewhere, now are needed again for
tho defense of tho empire."
Anothr and longer poster appear
ently placed by governmental offi
cials dealt In detail with the de
struction caused by the irregulars
throughout Ireland.
It argued that the irregular move
ment was destroying every reasonable
hope for Ireland's prosperity and
happiness and appealed to the citi
zen's generally to stand solidly be
hind the provisional government.
Major Dul ton Wounded
LONDON, Aug. 23. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) An Evening News
dispatch from Dublin today says It
Is believed Michael' Collins was ac
companied by seven free state offi
cers, including Major General Dal
ton when tho free stato chief was
killed from ambush last night at Ban
don. Several soldiers, the dispatch
says, are believed to have been klllec1
or wounded during tha attack on
Collins' party.
A Central iNews dispatch from
Dublin says It' Is reported that Ma
jor General Dalton himself w:n
slightly Injured during the fight In
which Collins was killed.
LONDON, Aug. 23. Eamonn De
Valera has become a cavalryman and
consequently Is more elusive than
ever, says the correspondent of the
Dally Mail, with the national army
iu the field. The republican leador
and all the members of his contingent
are reported to be mounted on hunt
ers, he adds.
DeValera is believed to be either
in the neighborhood of Frmoym!
county Cork, where It 1b known he
has friends, or in the Kerry hills
where a large number of his follow
ers are concentrated.
DUBLIN, Aug. 23. The guerilla ac
tivities of the irregulars continue, a
party of nationals having been am
bushed near Clonmcl today and two
of them were killed. Irregulars
sniped national troops in the Sllgo
court house and there was a brisk
exchango of fire but no casualties.
Great activities on the part of the
nationals followed and two of the
prominent rebel leaders, the Harma
don brothers, were arrested.
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