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Maximum 49
Minimum 27
MEDFORD, PRECOX, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1922
Weekly Fifty-Second Tear.
NO. 219
U, S. PLANES
CRASH, SIX
MEN KILLED
Major Gearliart, Capt. Boyle
v and 4 Enlisted Men Die at
Langley Field When Fokker
Crashes Into Martin Bomber
' One Man Jumps to Death
Others Burned.
' ' NEWPOItT NEWS, Va., Dec. C.
' jjujor Guy L. Ocarhart of Leaven
worth, Kas., Captain Benton A. Doyle
of St. Louis, Mo., and four enlisted
men wore killed nt Langley field to
day when a Martin bombing plane
carrying five of them and a Fokkor
scouting machine piloted by Major
Gcarhart collided while 250 feet in
the ' air. Both machines crashed in
flames.
The enlisted men killed were:,
Staff Sergeant Marsicli, Cleveland.
Private F. J. Blunlta, Chicago.
Private Thomas Jordan, Deep Step.
Ca.
Private Leon Holas, Philadelphia.
The bomber, piloted by Captain
Doyle, was leading a formation and
was making a bank when the Kokker
arose in the air from a long take-off.
Tho smaller machine struck the
bomber utmost amldship, t-cuttlng off
.the tall. Both planes hovered a mo
ment, then both broke into flames
and crashed.
Trlvato Uolas , leaped from the
bomber, as it neared the 'earth, but
was fatally injured. Ho died while
being placed in an ambulance. . 1
,. The others were pinned underneath
tho two machines and before -aid
could reach them, 'their bodies were
burned almost beyond recognition. .
L WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. Investi
gation of the Ku Klti-: Ulain activities
by. a house :omtiittee, which would
be directed tj "recommend if neces
sary, proper disciplinary action," was
proposed In a resolution introduced
today by Representative- Ryan, repub
lican ot New York. ,
The resolution also called for an
examination of the financial condi
tion of the organlation.
It was declared In the resolution
that the klan was un-American, that
It had expended "largo sums for tho
budding of palaces" and had Issued
"propaganda nf religious bigotry and
racial hatred."
Legion Court mar tials
A Certain Member
Candidates were lauded to the
"!les in speeches by their adherents
Lj?tho American Legion meeting last
night, which will be tho last meeting
before yliM'tion of post officers.
. Considerable feeling haa been
aroused among legionnaires through
charges brought against a prominent
member, came to the boiling point
lust night with the result that a
court martial was convened follow
ing the ' regular sessison, and tho
member was forcibly brought before
the court to answer the charges
against him. Due to the excellent de
fense presented by the accused man's
counsel (je was cleared of the charge.-!
but admonished by the coutr to be
mora liberal In the matter of water
melons next season.
NAVAL LIMITATION PACT HAS ALREADY
U. S. A.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. How the
naval limitation treaty already has
curtailed the manufacture ot navy
ordnance was portrayed In the an
nual report today of the navy de
partment's ordnance bureau.
Although the treaty's scrapping
provisions will not become effective
until tho instrument has been rati
fied by all the signatory powers, thei
government has stopped construction :
work on a sufficient number of ves-
sels to effect a 'considerable saving !n j
expenditures for armor, armament
and munitions. A total ot 147,470,
finn bad been appropriated for ord-J
John D. Gives Bells
to N. Y. Church in
Memory of His Wife
NEW YORK, Dec. 6. A car- 4
lllon of 42 bells, said to bo larg-
er than any now In this coun-
try. will bo hung in tho Park
Avenue Baptist church, as a gift
from John I). Rockefollor, in
memory of Mrs. Rockefeller.
Mr. Rockefellor already, hus or-
dered the.' bolls from Croydon,
England, It became known to-
day.
Tho only othor carillon of tho
sort in the United States is said
to be planned for Grace Episco-
pal church, Plainfield, N. J.,
where an anonymous donor has
given a set of 23 -bells.
MELLON FAVORS j
ELIMINATION OF
TAXBXEMPTIONS
Secy, of Treasury Says Time
Has Come to Face the Facts
Urges Amendment to
Constitutions Also for Re
duction of Sur Tax
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. Reduc
tion of tho maximum income surtax
rate from the present 50 per cent tg
not more than 25 per cent and the
closing up so far as possible of ex
isting avenues of escupe from fede
ral taxes are urged by Secretary Mel
lon in his annual report, transmitted
today to congress. No, general revis
ion of the' revenue laws is proposed
nor are additional taxes suggested,
Mr. Mellon expressing the hope-, of;
meeting any indicated government
deficit through collection of" bftck
taxes nnd incomo from other sources.-
Tho treasury secretary ' informs!
congress that to attempt alone "to
stop the gaps through which there is
an avoidance of tax payments to the
government, will not be enough be
cause the existing rates of surtax
"put such heavy pressure on the
larger taxpayers to reduce their tax
able incomes' that now ones would
surely be found. Ho adds that the
high rates "sound productive," but
that the fact remains that-they are
becoming increasingly ineffective and
are yielding less and less revenue
each year. '
Then bluntly ho tells eongrcss the
time haH come to "face tho ' facts
stiuaroly" and to correct tho artific
ial conditions which now prevail and
which, ho asserts, nro not wholesome
from tho point of viuw of business or
industrial development and,' at the
same time are impairing tho reve
nues of the government.
The more important of tho methods
used by tho taxpayers to reduco the
amount of income subject to taxa
tion are listed by Mr. Mellon as fol
lows: Deduction of losses on sales of
capital assets, with the, failure to
realize on capital gains.
Exchnngc of property and securi
ties so as to avoid taxable gains.
Investment in tax-exempt securi
ties; and
Division of property, creation of
trusts and tho like.
"Not nil of these things can bq con
trolled by law or by regulation," he
continued, "und most of them lead
to unnatural and frequently harm
ful economic results., To reuch the
evil the thing most necessary is the
reduction of the surtax rates them
selves, in-order to reduco tho pres
sure for avoidance and maintain the
revenues derived from the surtax.
' "Until some such readjustment Is
made, the yield of the higher sur
taxes will tend, in the ordinary course
ot events, to drop toward the vanish
ing point. The wise course is to re
form the surtaxes now while the sys
tem still functions and at the same
time to close, so far as possible, the
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nance during the fiscal year of 1922,
and although exact figures are not
yet available, the bureau's report es
timated that something like $39,000,
000 remained unexpended at the end
ot the year.
Work on the 16-Inch fifty caliber
gun program was stopped entirely as
a result of the treaty, while the man
ufacture of armor and turret mate
rial for several first line ships was
suspended. There was a large cur
tailment of torpedo manufacture, a
contract for 2,000 held by one com
pany being amended so as to call for
delivery of only 400. Manufacture of
depth charges also was discontinued.,
OVER $40,000,000
9 MILLIONS
ID ENFORCE
PROM LAW
Appropriation $250,000 Less
Than Last Year, But Work
Will Not Be Handicapped
Commissioner Haynes Is
Pleased With Progress
Sees Less Law Violations.
WASHINGTON, Doc. C Nino mil
lion dollars for enforcement of pro
hibitjon or $250,000 less than author
ized last year. Is provided for In the
1923-24 treasury supply bill reported
by the appropriations committee to
day to the houso."
The committee report stated that
while "the smaller amount would
cause a slight decrease in the prohi
bition organization personnel, bueau
officials did not believe the reduction
will handicap thoir work in any ap
preciable extent."
The total for all purposes carried
in the bill is $113,119,810. which Is
$3,725,018 less than last year and
$2,317,958 below the budgot esti
mate. Dry Crisis Hero
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. The cri
sis In the federal prohibition enforce
ment fight has been reached, in tho
opinion ot Commissioner Haynes, It
was disclosed today In reports of re
cent hearings before- a house appro
priations sub-committee. In asking
$9,000,000 for the next fiscal year
for his department Mr. Haynes said
that If a similar amount wore allow
ed, for prohibition enforcement con
tinuously for five or six years, a reduction-
then, ought to be posslblo,
but that tho critical period for en
forcement is now at hand.
Mr. Haynes said there were 3800
men employed In tho work of prohi
bition enforcement. Because the ap
propriation asked for next year repre
sents a reduction of $250,000 from
this year's outlay, he said there would
be a slight reduction In his force.
He said that he was "gratified"
with the present functioning of his
enforcement machinery and that the
department was securing "fine co-operation
from slates and counties in
the main. Courts were bocomins;
more "sympathetic" he asserted and
.lail sentences and flnos woro becom
ing heavier,
Tightening I'p
"There Is a general disposition
to llgh'cn up," ho added
In the fiBcal year ended June 30,
1!22. ho sai.l, there were 20,483 con
victions In federal courts toe v'o'.a
tions of the prohibition law. Ac
quittals numbered 4 , C 2 5 , cases drop
ped 3217 and civil cases. disposed of
544. At the end of the year, he said.
13,910 cases were ponding In federal
courts, bringing tho total ot cases
handled to 44,779. These figures. );o
said, did not include cases in slate
courts. Fines In federal courts which
were deposited In tho . treasury, he
placed at $2,7-91,000. '
Iluylng Evidence
Mr. Haynes asked for $150,000 for
"buying evidence" and told the com
mittee $139,000 had been spent in
that way during the last year.
The prohibition commissioner un
derwent a long examination by Rep
resentative Galllvan, democrat, Mas
sachusetts, who Inquired particularly
about the method of handling the de
partment's publicity. Mr. Galllvan
referred to what he termed the wild
ly extravagant statements he said
emanated from the bureau, one of
which he said credited. Mr. Haynes
with having asserted that 20,000,000
Americans had "gone on the water
wagon" since the enactment of tho
Volstead act. Mr.. .Haynes denied
knowledge of the statement.
Mr. Haynes said there had been a
"splendid reaction" by the public to
wards his department's work and
clashed with Mr. Galllvan over the re
sults of the elections of November 7,
Mr. Galllvan citing tho voting down
In his state of an enforcement meas
ure, and the commissioner asserting
that prohibition had won where "con
dltlons were normal."
In reply, Mr. Haynes admitted In
creased arrests under tho narcotic
law during the last fiscal year, but
attributed It to the "Increased Ineffi
ciency of the narcolte division and
not to the prohibition laws.
LaFollette Attacks Merger
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. An attnek
on the proposed merger of the Armour
and Morris meat packing concerns was
made In the senate today by SenBtor
LaFollette, republican, Wisconsin, who
declared that the packers were seek
ing Immunity in advance from Presi
dent Harding and government offlclnls.
Minnesota Farmer
to Lead Attack On
Butler Nomination
Pierce liiitk-r.
WASHINGTON, Due. C. Argu
ments opposing confirmation. of
Pierce Kutler,' Mt. Paul attorney, as
an associate justice of tho supreme
court, probably will be heard tomor
row behind closed doors by a senate
judiciary sub-corn mittee. Senator
elect Whipstead, farmer-laborite of
Minnesota, will bo tho first witness.
Tho judiciary committee met today
and appointed Chairmau Nelson und
Senators Cummins, republican, Iowa,
and M'alsh, democrat, Montnna, to
hear testimony regarding the qualifi
cations of Mr. Uutler, who is a demo
crat. lii
I
WASHINGTON, Dec- 0. Use and
development of tho country's natural
resources under control of the interior
department have contributed in great
measure to national stabilization and
prosperity, Secrotury Kail declared to
day in his unnual report. The secre
tary listed tho moro outstanding of
these contributions as opportunities
for home making upon public lands by
returned soldiers and other citizens;
the discovery of new oil fields;- devel
opment of existing fields and increas
ing production Of oil and its products;
the exploitation of coal deposits, and
the opening of mines in the western
states.
Incidentally, tho Interior secretary
doclared, these developments havo re
sulted in very substantial cash returns
to the federal treasury and to the
various states In which these mineral
resources havo boon developed tindor
leasing laws. . I -
The outstanding administrative ac
complishment of the. department dur
ing the fiscal year endod last June 30
was declared to be the reaching almost
of current work in both the land office
and tho pension office. The examina
tion of final homestead proofs is cur
rent In the formor office, a situation
which has not existed for many years,
the secretary Bald. This, he added.
has already resulted in placing in the
hands of the people assets valued nt
more than $30,000,000 and bus been
done without Ihcroase in force of that
office and in the face of greatly, in
creasing work.
Wider extension of the reclamation
policy in former arid lands of the weBt
was recommended In the report, which
showed that while funds were restrict
ed for. that work tho achievements of
the reclamation service Justified the
continuation of tho reclamation policy.
One new irrigation project was started
despite lack of funds, and the total
value of crops raised op reclaimed
lands was estimated at more than
$175,000,000. Tho bo'nerits In the way
of making homes, Increaso of food pro
duction and addition to the national
wealth by the reclamation of lands
make that work of great value In
return to prosperity, the report as
serted. , '
Education of Indians, which falls to
the lot of the Interior department, has
been greatly promoted. The atten
dance at Indian schools for the past
yoar wis 3000 greater than in any pre
vious year. A special effort to pro
vide greater health facilities to the
Indian through more hospitals and
more extensive nurBing service was
made.
PRESIDENT OPPOSED TO
MADDEN AMENDMENT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 0. Ellmlna
tlon of the Maddon amendment to the
shipping bill, giving congress control
over the extension ot government aid
to shipping companies, was urged by
President Harding In a letter written
to Chairman Jones ot the senate com
merce committee and presented to tho
committee today when it took up tho
measure.
CLAIMS
ESS
IN DEPARTMEN
,s.
IN GRIP or
Terrific Gales Lash Pacific
Coast and Deluge Land With
Rain Record Snow Fall in
sierras Middle west in,
Grip of Sub-Zero Tempera
. tures.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. G. One ot
the fiercest storms of the year lashed
the Pacific coast with rain and snow
Inst night and early today from
northern Washington to San Francis
co and from far at sea to the Sierra
range, forming Nevada's western
boundary.
The United States weather bureau
reported an off-shore gale ot 72 miles
an hour at Cape Flattery, Wash.,
at the height ot the storm, while a
southerly gale of 4 4 miles tossed
shipping about Point Reyes, Cal.,
Flood like rains fell throughout
the storm area, while one cold
flank of the great disturbance
brought the snow pack to more than
1 8 inches, which is the record at
Summit, Cal. The storm is contin
uing today over a widening area with
a corresponding decrease In tempera
ture. The storm warnings were taken
down off tho northern California and
northwest coast today but were put
out on the southern California coast
from San DIogo to Port San LuIb.
The rain will continue for at least
24 hours from 5 a. in. today, the
weather bureau says.
CHICAGO, Dec. 6. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Still holding v the
northwest in a- chilling grip of sub
zero temperatures, winter continued
its belated advanco today Into tho
southland causing marked drops in
temperatures as far south as Texas
and calling forth predictions ot coldor
weathor in the lake region, the great
central valleys and tho cast gulf
states. '
In the upper lake region, -tlio zero
and sub-zero weathor was accompa
nied by a sixty milo wind driving be
fore It a snow storm that practically
tied up shipping. -
Reports indicated that the cold
wave still centered .In North Dakota
and Montana. 'Havro, Montana, and
illiston, North Dakota, viportcd tho
coldest temperatures in the country
last night, tho mercury going past
six below.
While tho oast and middle west did
not suffer from the unusual cold
prevalent in tho northwost the eaBt
novortheless felt a sovero wind that
swept over the Lako Oneida region.
Temperatures in the eastern states
ranged from 20 to 4 0i degrees above.
Tho cold wave still obtained in the
northern part of the Rocky Mountain
region with a prediction of rain or
snow and colder weather supplant
ing the mild woathor that has pre
vailed In the southern Rocky Moun
tain region for tho paBt few days.
Tomperaturos among the Pacific
states early today ranged from 20 to
58 degrees. .
I
TO GOME
F
LAUSANNE, Dec. 8. (lly tho As
sociated Press) Tho entente plan
for kcplng open tho straits of the
Dardanelles and tho Uosphorus In
time of peace and wur provides for
tho appointment of ml International
commission of control composed of
tho great powers, including tho Unit
ed States, as well ai Turkey and the
countries bordering on tho lllack
sen.
A change of front by tho Turkish
delegates was forocast while tho con
ference was In session. A Turkish
spokesman outside the auditorium
said tho Turkish position on the
straits control 1 would probably be
found nearer to tho allied plan thun
to the Russian.
Lord Curzon of Orcat Ilrlluln, In
tho mimo of tho ulltes, presented the
details of this comprehensive project.
Tho Turks, it appeared, had sud
denly realized that t'n' UiiNSlan plan
for control by Turkish warHhlps would
force Turkey to build a navy, llenco
doubts hud rlsun In tho minds of the
Turkish delegates who seemed more
disposed to negotiate a schomo for
neutralization of tho straits at the
Hlnok sea with some form of interna
tional control, I
11 KING
3,433,204 Gallons of
Booze Disappear in
Dry U. S. A. in Year
WASHINGTON, Dec. 0.
There were 38, 820, 195 gallons
of taxable liquors In distilleries
und bonded warehouses when
tho last count was made June
30, last, according to a table fil
ed with tho houso appropriation
committee by the bureau of In
ternal revenue, and made pub
lic today.
To show how It Is "disappear
ing, tho amount under govern
ment control and guard was
3,433,204 gallons loss than on
tho same date In 1921.
Here's how much there Is:
Whiskey -30,588,507 gallons:
rum 384,01 1; gin 9S7.884;
high wines 1,073; alcohol 543,
317. I
Offer of Citizens and Tax
payers' League to Pay for
Audit of City Books, Ac
cepted at Meeting of Coun
cilAudit Starts 1923.
At the next to tho lust regular
meeting of the city council held last
night ull members were present, with
the exception of Mayor C. K. 'Siiies.
Following the routine buslr.em. a
communication from the C'iU".m a un 1
luxpaycra' league ca'.iio under con-tWcratipn-
und was di'glii pro and
con for a few minutes by CoUncl:
moll Keeno, Dressier and CI add in und
City Attorney Mcurs.
Tho communication wis as fol
lows: "Mcdford, Ore, Doc. 5, 1:122,
"To tho Mayor nnd City Council of
tho City of Mcdford, Oregon:
"Clentlenien:
"We, , tho undersigned, a commlt
tco representing tho taxpayers and
residents of Mcdford, Oregon, who
beliovo that it Is to the best Interest
of tho city that a complete examina
tion and audit of tho city books bo
mado so that a report can bo given
of tho financial standing of the. city
that will be comprehensive and exact,
and not wishing to havo anything
further to say in rogard to tlio finan
cial condition ot tho city without the
information which an examination of
tho books will give, respectfully ask
that permission bo granted to the
undersigned comnilttco to socuro au
ditors for tho purpose of auditing the
books of tho city of Modtord on bo
IllUf ot tlio citizens and taxpayers of
said city.
"It is understood that this com
mlltoo will bear tho entire expense of
tho audit, that tho examination will
bo permitted to bo mado at tho ear
liest date possible and that a com
plete copy of tho report will bo fur
nished tho city, tho press and tlio citi
zens and taxpayers of Modford.
"Wo respectfully ask that wo be
permitted to start this work before
tho end of this month.
"rteHpcctfully Submitted.
"CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS
LEAGUE,
"WM. BAYS,
"JOHN H. BOWMAN,
"EAItL H. FEHIj,
"Committee."
Councilman Dressier made a mo
tion that the commltteo of the Citi
zens' and ' Taxpayers' league be al
lowed to furnish a certified public
accountant of the state of Oregon,
approved by the city council, to audit
the city books and that a deposit
sufficient to cover the expenso of the
audit bo placed with the city treas
urer before the audit commenced.
Furthermore, thnt the audit should
not commence until after tho clotting
of tho books on December 31. 1322
and that the books should not bo
taken from tho city hall,
It was provided that tho work of
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LOS ANGELES SKUNK
DEFENDS HOME
LOS ANGELICA, Doc. 0. A skunk
successfully defended Its home from
a raid by a prohibition enforcement
agent whose Identity wus kept secret
today by himself and his superior of
ficers. The skunk's home is In a barn
back of the home of Uenlamln Huzot
lo, who was arrested on charges ot
violation of the Volstead act. After
searching the Razutto home and con
flncntlng six gnllnns of liquor, hut
COUNCIL GRANTS
DEMAND FOR AN
OF BOOKS
I
SEA AND 1
Highways and Byways Being
Combed for Mrs. Phillips,
Convicted Murderess, Who
Escaped Yesterday Hus
band and Girl Pal Rounded
Up, But No Trace of Clara,
T.OS ANGELES, Dec. 0 -Highways
nnd the do sort in Lower California;
the sea and the air are being watched
for Mrs, Clara PhlltlpH, while au
thorities are also Investigating possi
bilities that she may be in hiding in
or near Los Angela. Finding ot
principal figures in tho hammer
murder case involving beating to
death of Mrs.: Alberta Meadows, for
which Mrs. Phillips wad convicted
and under sentence wh:n she escaped
yesterday morning from the county
jail here, complicated theories of who
assisted in the jail break.
In Los Angeles her husband,. Ar
mour Phillips, is under technical ar-it-st
while officers are lnvoHtiatinj;
SI
mmmmm&mmmm
Mvh. Chun Phillips.
doubts cast uptn his alibi of having
slept in a Jintel rnom for fl"c hours
bttoru until five hour after nls wifv's
dramatic dash for liberty norostt . tho
Jail roof. Mrs. Peggy C-iffoo, former
chorus girl chum and chief statn wit
ness against Mrs. t'hilllps, likewise
was located here, thus dissipating
theories that she n nv have been kid
naped In connection vith the esinpo
of Mrs. Phillips. '
Overnight reports from Thtjuaiin,
Mexico, across 'be border from Pan
Diego, indlcato. that a close- watch is
being maintained a!ong channels. Bra,
land and air, that lead to tho prcpeity
of relatives of Mrs. Phillips on tho
west coast of Mexico. . - v
Two airplanes woro reported soon
late yesterday flying southward be
low tho border.
MULTNOMAH CO TO
AID HOOD LOOP
PORTLAND, Ora., Dec. 0. Previa
Ion for participation In construction of '
the Mount. Hood Loop road by Multno
nmh county was voted yesterday by
the tax supervision and conservation
commission which approved a budget
Horn of J170.00 for this purpose. In
votlns fuvoi-ably upon this Item tho
commission reversed its position of
last year whon It turned down un item
of $15,000 which was to match a llko -amount
of fituto funds devoted to con
struction of, the road.- j ? ;
SUCCESSFULLY
AGAINST PHI RAID
SEARCH
VAMPIRE
mi
without finding tho still ho suspect
ed, the agent went to the barn.
Hut If there Is a still there, It is
still thoro.
Tho agent saw what he thought
was a toll tale little door. Ma Blurted
to enter. ,,
The skunk resented the presence
of tho agent. Tho officer latur re
ported his failure by tnlephono to
Harold H. Dolloy, his chief, who im
mediately arranged for the agent to
take his annual vacation, , I
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