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V ford Mail The Weather Prediction Rain tomorrow Maximum yesterday 47.5 Minimum today, 31.6 Precipitation 13 Weather Year Ago Maximum 36 Minimum 20 Oally Seventeenth Year. Weekly Fifty-Second Year. . MEDPORD, OllEOOX, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY II, 1923 NO. 241 Portuguese Prince Sells Insurance in N. Y. On Commission Rain Is Interfering With Grave Diggers In Salem Cemeteries L Surgeon Jailed as Bigamist, and Bride MED TRIBUNE PENS ONI 1 VETOED BY I Bursum Measure Providing for $108,000000 a Year More for Mexican and Civil War . Veterans Returned to Sen ate Graft for Widows De , tected in Bill- r "WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. Tho Hur .,! sum bill providing for an Increase in ' the pensions of Civil and .Mexican ' war veterans was vetoed today by 1 President Harding. In his veto message tho president declared the Inereaso in governmen tal expenditures involved would amount to "heedlessness" nnd ob jected also to the bill's "loose pro vision lor pensioning widows" In a brief meusuge return to tho senate, where the bill originated, the president said: "I am returning herewith senate bill 3275, 'an act granting pensions to certain soldiers, sailors and ma rines of the Civil war,' without my approval. "If the act were limited In Its pro . visions in behalf of the surviving par ticipants in the Mexican and Civil wars and widows of tho war of 1812, it would still be without ample justi fication. The commissioner of pen sions estimates its additional cost to the treasury to be about $108,000, 000 annually and I venture the pre . diction that with such a precedent es tablished, the ultimate pension out ' lay In the half century before us will 'exceed fifty billions of dollars. Tho 1 act make's no pretense of new con ' B'dorations for the needy or depend ent, no new generosity for. Uie veter ' in Wards of the nation; It IS ail oilt ' right bestowal upon tho govern ment's peusion rolls, witli a heedless ncsa for the government's financial problems which Is a. discouragement to every effort to reduce expendi tures and thereby relieve tho federal burdens of taxations. ' Graft for Widows ' "The most particular objections to this act, however, lies in Its loose provisions for pensioning widows. The existing law makes the widow of a Civil war veteran eligible to a pen sion if she married him prior to June 27, lOO.i. In other words, marriage wit h In i() years of the end of the Civil war, gives a veteran's widow a good title to a pension. Tho act re turned herewith extends Iho mar riage period specifically to June 27, 1915, and provides that after that dato any marriage or cohabitation for two years prior lo a veteran's death shall make the widow tho beneficiary of a pension at ?"0 per mouth for the remainder of her life. ! "In viow of the fact that this same (hill makes provisions for pensions for widows of veterans of Iho war of : 1 S 1 2, tliu possible burden of this sweeping provision seems worthy of serious consideration. Frankly, I do not recognize any public obligation! to women, who now, nearly sixty years after the Civil war, bccomol the wives of veterans of that war. "Tho government has so many de fenders to whom generous treatment Is duo that congress will find it nec essary to consider all phases of our obligations when making provisions for any one group. "Tho compensation paid lo the widows of world war veterans, those who shared the shock and sorrows of tho conflict, amounts to $24 per month. It would bo indefenslblo to Insist upon concentration upon Civil war widows if we are to pay $30 to widows. "WAHREX O. HARDING." White House attaches said the Jlursum hill was the first general pension measure ever to ho roturncd I (Continued on Page six ) HARVEY GIVES PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. Ambassa dor Harvey was the guest of Presi dent Harding ut the While House to day on his flr!t visit to Washington since going to his London post. Since his arrival last niitht from New York when he was taken directly to the While House, Colonel Harvey hail made no statement on the purpose of his visit. Mroadly. however, he comes to lay before Ihe president and his advisers In persnnul conference, the results of his close observation of the economic and other problems of Ku- NEW YORK, Jan. 3. Prince Miguel lie Braganza,-son of Don Miguel Draganza, pretender to tho throne of Portugal and grand son of King Miguel, who reigned over Portugal from 1S23 to 18IM, is selling life insurance in New York.- Ho is working on a coin mission basis for a firm of insur ance brokers of which William nhinelander Stewart, Jr., tho prince's brother-in-law is a mem ber. The pretender opposed his son's marriage to Anita Stewart In 1909. Miss Stewart was re ported to have received a wed ding gift of $2,000,000 from her mother, Mrs. James Henry Smith. 10 LEAVE TONIGHT 10111 BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 3. Con rent for Dr. B. M. McKoln to return voluntarily to Louisiana provided he will bo accompanied by representa tives of that state was received this afternoon in a telegram to Governor Ritchie from Governor Parker of Louisiana. Counsel for Dr. McKoln, former mayor of Mer Rouge, who is wanted in Louisiana for alleged com plicity in the -Morehouse parish mur ders and kidnapping last summer, agreed and Dr. McKoln will leave J for the south tonight. i Dr. McKoin was formally discharg- od from custody by Judge Stein in city court late today. DASTItOP, La., Jan. 3 Tho move incut of adtlitiunitl' statu troops to ISnstrop to juin tile four companies' already stationed hero and at Merj Rouge, tho efforts to locate Harold ' Tccscrstrunl, carbon -plant tlme-j keeper, whose mysterious disapponr-j a nee has furnished a new scnsutlun In the invest igatinn by federal andj state agents Into nuiskud band opera-. .1...... II... ,..,,i,.(lrnu fn,. In,-1 ginning Friday an open hearing by the state attorney general, inadu up today's surface developments in Morehouse parish. The cavalry detachment, forty men Willi full horse equipment of tho second sfiundron, 18th regiment, Louisiana National Cluard arrived to day. Military officials declared they knew nutliing of tile reasons for sending mhlilltinnl trnups. E SALEM, Ore.. Jan. 3. Governor Oleolt announced yesterday that if the I'nited Stales senate confirms tiie appointment of Judge John S. Coke of Marshfield as federal district at torney for Oregon before the expira tion of Olcott's term on January 8. he will nppoint John Kendall of Marshfield as circuit Judge In that district to succeed Coke. IS PORTLAND, Ore., .Tan. 3. Plans for nressinif Oregon advertising and development, for which tho Port land Chamber of Commerce Is rais ing a fund of $300,000, were hefore the Oregon development hoard for consideration at a meeting today, pre liminary to the annual meeting of the Oregon State Chamber of Com merce here Friday. ill WHITE HOUSE THE "INSIDE" DOPE rope from the vantage point of his London post. His visit, significantly coincides with the adjourned meeting of the allied premier now being held in I'nris in an effort to reach an accord on the problem of (icrman repara tions. Colonel Harvey's presence here at this time. It Is suggested, afforrls a direct means of putting adminis tration officials. In Intimate touch with all the background of develop ments as they take shape at the Paris conference, to which they are known tn he giving closes! Httentlnn. Mllf FOR REPARATION CONFERENCE NEAR ROCKS Adjournment Alone Prevents Open Break Between France and England in Paris Poincare Declares Bonar Law's Proposal" Pleases No One But Himself. PARIS, Jan. 3. (By tho Associat ed Press.) Tho allied conference on reparations adjourned this evening until threo o'clock tomorrow, thus avoiding the immediate break which had been expected In many quarters. PARIS. Jan. 3. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The cabinet council of French ministers this morning in structed Premior Poincare to move In tho conference this afternoon the adoption of the French reparations plan as the minimum acceptable to France. In the event the meeting does not accept the plan, Premier Poincare was directed to ask the con ference to register formally lack of agreement among tho allies. The council, which met under the chairmanship of President Mlllerand, docided unanimously that the British reparations plan was an abandonment o the treaty of Versailles. Krilish Scheme Opposed Premier Poincare, after the meet ing continued to rcceivo important members of the government, among them Louis iBarthou, president of the reparations commission; M. Reibcl, minister of liberated regions, and Finance Minister LeLasteyrie, in preparation for his declaration, to bo made to the conference at the three o'clock meeting, - . f ' " In this announcement tho French premier is expected to declare that the British plans dainands that France give up every guarantee M. Poincare, it was forecast, will and that the British schemo for su pervising the execution of the new arrangement practically makes Ger many the arbitrator in questions that may come up concerning tho pay ment of her own debts. Premier Poincare, aftor the cab-i iuet meeting, said the British plan displeased everybody, not only tho Freneh but the Italians nnd tho Bel gians, and that tho proposal that the Bank or lOngland put its hnnd on the gold left there by the allies as se curity for' loans was alarming. Ho reiterated that tho French plan was the minimum acceptable lo Franco and represented tho maxl-J mum of concessions r ranco wouiu malto. PARIS, .lan. 3. (By Iho Asso ciated Press.) The allied conferees met this afternoon for their second session with the delegates appearing in anything but n choerful mood. Primp Minister Bonar Law seemed particularly depressed. Tho session opened with Premier Poincare in the chair and with the ambassadors and experts in waiting in adjoining rooms as they were yes terday. 1elou;ntOR Pessimistic PAU1S, Jan. 3. Tho British pre mier planned to Bpcak nt the allied meeting at thrno o'clock this after noon nnd tell Premier Poincare that tho British wero willing to discuss the French plnn if tho British and other plans wero discussed at the same time. If Mr. Poincaro should rcfuso to examine the British plan further, Mr. Bonar Law will announce that tho British Bee no need for further con ference. - Members' of the British delegation said after their mooting this fore noon that they had no false hopes as to tho outcome of tho conference. It. was remarked that the British and French plans seemed almost hopeless ly divergent. ' Reports reached the British dele gation that decisions of the most Im portant character were before the French cabinet this morning. PARIS, Jan. 3. Germany's repre sentatives in Paris aro awaiting word from the allied premiers before pre senting the new German proposals for a new Gorman reparations settle ment, no reply having been received to the request of the German ambas sador hero that Dr. Karl Bergmann. tho German spokesman, he heard by the conference. Dr. Bergmann said today that a definite refusal to hear him would result first In his consult ing his government before ho could put the proposals In writing. It was said In German circles that (Continued on Pugo '.t1 V7 I I. i 5, M , Captain Charles PiUo, who Imasl.s that his ancestorH diat'uvercd I'ikca I't'iilt, enjoying (?) a meal iji the eounty jail at Crown l'oint, Indiana, where he is ta present sojournins- The father of - his present wile, Mrs. Mrs. Francis Heile Tile (insert) when he heard of common law relations with a little lady known as "Mrs. Marjory l'lke" caused the arrest. Tho captain is an orficer connected with the father-in-law is an attorney. F CLUE TO MISSING LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3. Renewed search for the whereabouts of Mrs. Clara Phillips, "hn,nimor murderess" who escaped from1 tho Los Angeles county jail December 0, centered today around a note found about 100 feet from a cabin in a lonoly canyon near Los Angeles, where, sheriffs deputies declared last night thoy woro con vinced she had hidden for at least four days after her jail break. The note, welghtod down by a rock and partly concealed in brush on the trail leading to the cabin, rend: "Clara: Will see you Wednesday night. For God's sake, be careful." Officers said they would compare the handwriting of the note with that of a person under suspicion aa having aided Mrs. Phillips in escaping. The moHsago was written in a masculine hand on tho- margin of a nowspapnr and officers said they regarded It as authentic. It was announced from tho sheriff's offico that Armour Leo Phillips, tho murderess' husband, had purchased groceries at a storo near the cabin daily during the four days following his wife's escape, and that another man had called for them and presum ably delivered them ut tho cabin. A rc-qucstioning of Philllni was planned, tho officers said. ALFALFA PRICES IN U. S AVERAGE $23.75 WASHINtiTON, .Ian. 3 More than half the n-.arketahic surplus or the 1022 alfalfa crop had been marketed December 15, compared with less than half the 1321 crop at that time a year ago, but the amount available from last year's crop was estimated to be about L) per cent less than was sold In the previous year, according to a statement Issued today by Ihe department of agriculture. Drought In the southwest wan said to have curtailed production of nlfulla and at the same time to have caused an unusual demand for It In that .sec tion, while elsewhere the demand re mained about normal. The average price, December 1.1, was $23.75 a ton, compared with $21.50 September 15. Timothy prices on tho other hand, averaged $22.50 a ton in the princi pal markets Heptember 15 and $21.50 December 15. The Daily Bank Robbery LOS ANGKLKS. Jan. 3. A mes senger of the Hellman bank was rob bed of $1.",000 shortly after noon to day by four robbers in the wholesale district before tho gaze of at least Iwn scorn nedestrians. The messen ger, accompanied by a guard had,' collected $7,000 fremt'the Globe Dairy company and $8,000 from tlio ( Sanitary Gold Seal Dairy company, In front of which the robbery occur-. rod. They escaped by automobile. ( Hi the Marine hospital at Chicago and JAIL PUT TO WORK Tho eounty court today dtcldod to put tho inmates of tho county Jail flervlng out - sentences for various crimes to work on tho county rock crusher at Jacksonville under the di rection of Jason Harlmuun. According to Judgo Gardner the court felt that tko Inmates of the Jail, would ho benefitted by tho outdoor exercise and tho county would he benefitted by getting somo much nooded rock ready for the repair of county roads. Many of tho roads near Medford aro now In wrotched shape, particularly the road running cast to IIIllcreBt Orchard and tho county court Is anxious to see that this and other thoroughfares arc put in decent condition us soon as possi ble. Rhino F.dwnrds nnd llireo other In- nmlcs of thu Jail worked at tho rock crusher this morning and tho others will have their opportunity In tlio next few days. . Tho law allows the court to decrease tho sentences of the me;t employed if. their work for the county Is satisfactory. NEGRO TAKEN FROM HATTIF.SBirilG, Miss., Jan. 3. Ben Webster, a negro, was taken from an eastbound passenger train on tho Alabama and Vicksburg rail road at Lawrence Inst night by 25 masked men and bis body was found today hanging from a bridge 25 miles from Lawrence, according to reports reaching here today. GERMANS ATTEPtPT 10 BKULI.V, Jan. 3. Roports from Halle state that an attempt was mndo lust evening to blow up a largo monu mental group comprising an equestrian stutuo of Emperor William I and monu ments to Bismarck and Von Moltke. Tho latter monument was hurled into the basin of tho fountain. Attempts to destroy tho victory column In front of tho postofNco und the home of a well known banker were frustrated by the police. Ioih' liitcnIlottH Denied, 1 ROM 10, ,ian. 3. The Vatican Is sued n denial, of the Berlin report thnt Pope I'liis was soon lo urge American Intervention lo aid tho eco nomic und moral, reconstruction of Kurope. The Woodmen of tho World will hold a large Initiation nt the Nat to night and the new second dcgioe work will be put on for the first time in southern Oregon. A number of out of town delegates arrived today to take part In the ceremony. SALIC M, Ore.. Jan. 3. Al- most continuous rainfall bIuco Friday, during which timo al- most fivo inches of rain have fallen, are delaying burials in local cemeteries. Sextons ro- port difficulty in digging graves and one funeral had to be post- poned today becauso tho wutor ! seeped Into tho open gravo faster than It could bo pumped out. Modford'a new city administration Is In lite saddle, having iiHsumi'd of fico last nitht at their first formal meet inc. whleh was the first couneil meeting of the new year. The new members tiro Mayor K. C. Oaddls, and Oouneilmen O. O. Alenderfor, J. H. llutler, 12. 11. Janney, li. V. I'aul, J. V. Jueobs and A. J. Crosc. The terms of City Recorder M. L. Alford and City Treasurer Vebbur ulso began January 1. K. l Cmtos, retiring mayor nnd Messrs Iumsden, Keeno and Dressier, retiring councilmen. taklnff a fatherly Interest In the new body, wero pres ent to see thatchings went off right, and Messrs. dates and Koeno gave a few words of advice. Contrary to expectation Mayor Ouddis announced few permanent changes in appointments, having been unable, becuutio of lack of time for proper consideration to make permanent changes nnd decide on further appointments. Timothy and Mcnrs Out. Trobubly the most Interesting change announced by Mayor Caddis, of hitlmalo Interest to tho general public is that Oeorgo O. Timothy is no longer chief of police after his five years of servico In that position, The mayor appointed Chas. Adams, the well known night patrolman for several years, as temporary chief of police. Tho mayor announced that Chief Timothy had resigned, and thus caused tho vacancy. O. J. Prcscott was appointed tmporary policeman Another change of interest is that the mayor announced that Kred V. Mears, city uttorney during tho Cates administration, had made plans to lo cate In Southern California In a fev months, this necessitating the ap pointment of another man to fill this position. Mayor tiaddis announced that ho had named John H. Curkln to this position, to uHHumn office when the legislature had adjourned and after Mr. Meant had cleaned tip nil pending city law suits and other cily business. - Mr. Carkln has been In charge of tho legal nnd other aspects of the taking over of properties for delin quent municipal toxes for several years past. Therefore, tho mayor- elect and his advisors deemed It ex pedient to have Mr. Carkln take over tho additional duties of city attorney. at an increased salary, so as to have all the city business under one: legal head. The only other change announced by Mayor (Sudd is was the appoint ment of Dr. Frederick O. Thayer as city health officer, to succeed Dr. K. It. Vickie. It has been the policy for years back to pass this office around with the change of every ad ministration. No other appointments or changes are to bo mado until tho new mayor has had time for mature delibertlon Future appointments to be made are the personnel of tho new city water eommlsKion, and to fill positions on the public library board and the city boxing commission. It Is understood that Charles Dovis Is to bo retained as superintendent of the water, street and jlectrlc light departments. Tho appointments of tho council men to the several council commit tecs wore made by Mayor Oaddls ns follows, the first mentioned to he chairman of each committee: Klnuncc O. O. Aienderfer, J. II. Uutler, K, II. Janney. Street and sewer II. W. Taiil, .T, OF HOLD UP GANG. CHICAGO, Jan. 3. A new kind of bandit iiueeit, one who ruled tho band und directed the 'work" for tho fan elnatlou of perfect technic .rather than fnr aln, wan Introduced to the public today by tho polku of Kvunn ton. "You'd never think I whs n bandit queen to look at thepo ran, would you?" Hho mi Id n he tried to miiooth out her rumpled clothlnK and Klunced at her cheap Jewelry. Khc lit Elizabeth Hulllvan, whono mother run a confectionery More. "My Rnni? didn't have tho nerve, that wan the trouble." Hho wild. "My Hheik, Kleri. wan ok, but I had to xtcer him. liut that Tommy Ouent OFF GER ADAMS NAMED CHIEF MEDFORD POL EE OF NEW YORK Chief Executive Empire State Wants Amendment to Ut S. Constitution Allowing Light Wines and Beer Declares People of State Opposed to Prohibition. AI.HANY. N. Y.. Doc. 3. In a per sonally delivered moHsago to the New Yurie legislature today, Governor Al fred 13. Smith recommended passage of resolutions urging that the legis lative machinery ut Washington bo set in immediate motion to bring about a constitutional . amendment permitting light wines and beer. He also recommended initiation by this state of a federal constitutional anu ndment requiring submission to the people instead of tho legislatures of all future proposals to amend tho" federnl constitution. The legislature, the governor said, had ratified the lstli amendment in 111 I it by a narrow margin after re fusing an appeal by him to submit tho Question to the people in a refer endum. Ho then recalled the 2.75 per cent beer bill passed by a sub stantial majority by tho loglsltauro In mao and subsequently rendered in operative by tho supremo court de cision and declared that If "demo cratic government means what wo all say It means, surely tho history of. our stato does not indicate that a ma jority of the people aro In sympathy with tho existing Volstead act. If tho people aro to get relief from thla situation, they must look to the nu tional congress." .. Other recommendations made wcra for repeal of tho motion picturo cen sorship law, restoration of tho direct primary, municipal home ruin and municipal control of public utilities. WHITE PLAINS CASE WHITE PLAIN'S, N. Y., Jan. 3. Supreme Court Justico Seegor yester day dismissed an indictment charging first ilegreo murder against Walter 8. Ward, wealthy baker's son, holding that tho prosocution had Invaded the defendant's rights in delaying trial of tho caso. Ward was Indicted for the slaying of Claronco Peters last May. W. Jacobs, O. O. Alenderfor. Light and water A. J. Close, K, II. Janney, J. W. Jacobs. Health Mayor Oaddls, J. II. But ler and A. J. Crose. ' License J. W. Jacobs, O. O. Alon derfer and A. J. Croso Flro and building J. II. Duller, U. W. I'aul und H. H. Jnnney. Parks anil public grounds E. it. Junney, li. W. I'aul. Jlayor Oaddls. .Mayor Outlines Policy The council meeting win mostly given over to hearing of tho appoint ments, paHsngo of the monthly pay roll and bills, i. rid to getting generally grounded on the duties of the council. The first ordinance passed by the new council, was under suspension ot the rules, and provided that E. M. Wilson, tho accountant, be employed to make an audit of tho city accounts for the past four years. In Ills Informal address to tho coun cil, Mayor Oaddis referred to tho fact that himself ami tho councilmen were elected on certain pledges, nnd their course In public office should bu shaped to carry out thoso pledges. Ho referred to the fact that the policy ot tho old council, of which bo wus a member, was to hold down expenses as reasonably as possible in conform ity with the progress nnd welfaro of tlie cily, and trusted that that would continue to be the policy of tho pres en administration. Ho naked the councilmen to make a close study of tljo needs of tho va- ( Continued on Page sit.) ARRESTED BY POLICE woh yellow. Ono nlfiht wo wero wait ing to pull n Htlrkup nnd he Rot cold feet. 1 stuck my gun to hit head and nald, 'I'll blow your bruins out If you try to quit now,' That brouaht IiIk ncroKH nil rltfht. "(Hen idurtod me on. thin Muff. I'd go out with him and wait in tho ear while be pulled Mlckupa. but he didn't know how to work them, no I took chnrRe. Then we annexed the rent of tho Kun(f and put over some swell John." Jobberies of a theater nnd a kio cery tnd numerous holdupK woro confessed, the police nay. Thomar Oupftt and Thomas Gash were ar rested and tho polio are neeklny Glen Kentry nnd two other nton. 7 XT