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. MEDFORD, 0KEC10X, "WEDNESDAY, FEBRUAltY 7, 19123
NO. 271
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FROM
SMYRNA
.NEAR EAST
i PEACE HOPE
DIMS AGAIN
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U. S. Destroyers Told to Leave
Smyrna, Also Allied War-!
ships World Powers Ex:
pected to Disregard Order
Paris Fears Rejection of
Terms at Angora.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 7.
The Turkish commander at Smyr
na hag informed the commanders
of the allied warships there that
he has orders to enforce their
withdrawal If they do not comply
with the Turkish order to leave
Smyrna. ;
Constantinople dispatches yes
terday announced that the Turks
had notified the foreign commis
sions in Constantinople that after
today no foreign warship exceed
ing 1,000 tons might enter the
harbor of Smyrna and that no two
ships of one nation would be al
lowed there at the same time.
This would bar the U. 8. destroy
ers now at Smyrna from remain
ing. -.,' . . ,
The allies protested-to tbo Angora
government against the order and as
a result of a conference of the allied
, admirals, the British Admiral Nlchol-
son on board the British cruiser Cur-
acoa, was ordered to Smyrna.
The Constantinople advices indi
. cnted the powers were disposed to
disregard tho order..
Paris Worried Again
PARIS, Feb. 7. (I)y the Associated
Press.) The Flench government Is
considerably worried over the symp
toms of extreme national ist action by
the Angora Turks. The news that
representatives of the Angora govern
ment have warned the allied warships
to quit Smyrna is taken as Indicative
of the spirit prevailing In Angora and
which is beliovod likely to affect the
disposition or Ismct Pasha with re
spect not only to tho clauses of the
Near Kast peace treaty that remain
coutcntlous subjects at Lausanne, but
also those that had already been
agreed upon.
Fear is folt in Influential circles
hero that after a sojourn In tho at
mosphere of Angora whither ho is
bound from Lausanne. Ismet may de
sire to modify some of the concessions
ho has already made as Turkish for
eign minister and head of the Turkish
"delegation to the peace conference.
Meanwhile exchanges of views will
continue among the allied govern
ments as to how to prevent a fresh
outbronJc of hostilities between the
Turks and Greeks.
Nothing Accomplished
LAUSANNE. Feb. 7. Ismet Pnshn
d tho principal members of the
Turkish cont'oroncc delegation left
Ijiusanno for Angora at 7 o'clock this
'morning. A secretary remained be
hind. Several Journalists uceom-
panicd tho party. '
George Tchitchorin. tho Russian for
eign minister, starts tonight for Mos
cow. Thus, after 79 days of ceaseless ne
gotiation In an effort to establish
peace in tho Noar East jind restore
Turkey to the "comity of nations,"
nothing lias been accomplished. How
ever, no one apparently wants war and
efforts will now be directed to obtain
4k (Continued on page eight)
THREE KILLED. FIVE INJURED, WHEN HOTEL
ST. CHARLES BURNS AT EL PASO, TEX.
KL PASO, Texas, Feb. 7. One
woman and two men lost their lives
enrly today In a fire at the Hotel St.
Charles at El Paso and Overland
streets. Five others were injured.
Tbc woman died from suffocation.
One of the men died from Injuries
' suffered when he Jumped from a
third story window. He was uniden
tified. Margarito Morale. Pueblo. Colo.,
suffered serious Injuries by leaping
jfroin a window adjoining the one
fay Gives Formal
Approval to Hughes
Disarmament Pact
ROME, Feb. 7. (By tbo As-
BOcluted Press.) Tbo chamber
of doputies by ballot today
gave its formal approval to tho
treaties negotiated at tbo Wash-
ington armaments conference.
Tho conventions wore informal-
ly endorsed by tho cbumber yes-
terdny.
The conventions were voted
upon by a secret ballot. The
treaty for tho limitation of na-
vali armaments was approved
by a vote of 260 to 23. The
oilier conventions to which Italy
was a party were approved by
similar oos.
PEACE TREATY
WASHINGTON, Feb. T. A treaty
of peace and amity, eleven conven
tions and three protocols were signed
today at the final plenary session of
the Central American conference in
the hall of Americans at the Pan
American building.
Secretary of State Hughes presided
and in summing up the results of the
conference which assembled Decem
ber 4 at the invitation of President
'Harding, congratulated the plenipo-
tentiurfes of Guatemala, Sutvaluor.
Honduras, Nicaragua und Costa Kiea
on the success of the negotiations.
Secretary Hughes announced the
decision of Guatemala and Honduras
to submit their boundary dispute to
President Harding for arbitration.
Costa Wen. refrained from signing
the convention.
The American delegation joined
tho other five in signing only one of
tho conventions, that establishing in
ternational commission of inquiry
and a protocol declaring the full sym
pathy of tho United States with the
convention entered into by tho other
five governments for the esablish
ment of an international Central
American tribunal and its willingness
to designate fifteen American citizens
for service on the tribunals to be
created.
The other conventions signed dealt
with the unification of protoctivc
laws for workmen and laborers, the
practice of the liberal professions, the
preparation of agricultural experi
ments, reciprocal exchange of Cen
tral American students, extradition,
establishment of permanent Central
American commissions and limitation
of armaments.
The treaty of peace and amity
signed, obligates each signatory not
to recognize in another a government
resulting from a coup d'etat or revo
lution against a recognized govern
ment or from the election of a poi
son disqualified for office by the con
stitution. Tho treaty also obligates each of
the' five governments not to inter
vene in favor or against tho govern
ment of another rep.ublic in case of
civil war and each agrees not to per
mit within its territory the organiza
tion of revolutionary movement)
against the recognized government of
any of the other signatories.
HeTet treaties are prohibited.
The convention for the limitation
of urmanients fixes the strength of
tho armies of Guatemala nt G200
men; Kl Salvador at 4200, Honduras
and Nicaragua nt 2500 each and
Costa Hica at liOOO.
Nwrt'tnry Hughes "IMighUMl.'
WASHINGTON. Feb. 7. Secretary
Hughes, who presided at the final
and preliminary session of the Cen
tral American conference today ex
tended congratulations on the suc
cess of the conference.
"It Is with the deepest gratifica
tion that I have been permitted to
(Continued on page eight)
from which the unidentified mun
leaped.
Juan L. Stiff, the third to die, wns
suffocated by smoke. Names of those
injured could not be learned today.
Three were men, police said. One
man was overcome by smoko and
others received minor Injuries in es
caping from tho burning building. M.
I). Hires, proprietor of the hotel, es
timated his loss ut approximately
11.000. The building is three stories
and the hotel occupied the upper two.
Origin of the fire was undetermined.
SOUTH Alia
NOW -HISTORY
Of
President Harding in Special
Message to Congress Urges
Acceptance of Debt Pay
ment Plan England Com
mended for Honorable and
Generous Action.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Congres
sional approval of tho war debt fund
ing agreement negotiated with Great
Britain, was requested by Presldont
Harding today as a recommitment
of tho English speaking world to tho
validity of contract.
Coupled with this approval the
president added in an addresB at a
joint session of the senate and house,
congress should enact into law the
administration ship subsidy bill be
causo "it is as important to avoid
losses as it is to secure funds on
debts."
Ample timo for action on both of
these measures, it was declared by
Mr. Harding, remains beforo the
present congress goes out of exist
ence on March 4, and either, he
said, was fit to be recorded as a
chapter of great achievement.
The president made no specific
recommendations as to the form tho
action of congross on the British debt
should take, leaving it to tho leaders
in congress to decido what method
should bo adopted to amend the pres
ent law so as to permit consumma
tion of the agreement rocently reach
ed by tho American and British debt
commissions.
'It was manifest from tho begin
ning," he said, "that Great Britain
could not undortake any program of
payment which would conform to the
limitations of time and interest rates
which the commission had been au
thorized to grant. But here was a
great nation acknowledging its obli
gations and seeking terms in which
it might repay.
"So your commission proceeded to
uetoglato in a business way for a fair
aud just settlement. Your commis
sion went so far as it bulieved Amer
ican sense of fair play would justify.
Mora Than Morn Money
"It means vastly nioro than tbc
niero funding and tho ultimate dls
chargo of tho largest International
loan ever contracted. It is a recom
mitment of tho English speaking
world to the validity of contracts: it
is in effect a plight against war and
war expenditures and a rigid adher
ence to that reduction and retrench
ment which enhances stability pre
cisely as it discharges obligations."
Alluding indirectly to proposals to
attach to the congressional act of ap
proval a soldiers' bonUB bill, tho pres
ident reminded, congress that tho war
time authorization for the loans con
tained In Itself a stipulation that
v, hen the money was paid buck it
should be applied to tho retirement
of Liberty bonds and other govern
ment. Issues.
As n part of his statement on the
debt negotiations, tho executive read
a roport from tho American commis
sion, headed by Secretary Mellon, de
scribing the settlement as "fair and
just to both governments," and pre
dicting that It would "make a most
Important contribution to Interna
tional stability."
Mr. Harding's appeal for action on
tho ship bill was prompted, ho Bald,
by suggestions that its opponents
were seeking to prevent a roll cull on
it beforo tho end of thu session.
"Mere avoidance by prolonged de
bate," ho declared, "Is a mark of im
potence on a vitally Important public
question. I plead for a decision. If
thoro l a favorable majority tho hill
should be enacted. If a majority is
opposed, defeat will bo decisive.
Then, if congress fails In providing
tho requested alternative measure,
the executive branch of tho govern
ment may proceed as best it can to
end thu Iobhcs In liquidation and hu
miliation." President Harding suld In part:
It cannot be unseemly to say It,
and it Is too Important to be omitted,
tho failure of the British undertaking
would have spread political and econ
omic discouragement throughout the
world and general repudiation would
have likely followed In Its wake. But
here Is kept faith willingly kept,
let It be recorded and a covenant of
(Continued nn paw Mght)
BRITISH
Harold F. McCormick
and Grand Opera
Wife Arrive, N. Y.
few
(
Harold McCormick.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7. Harold F.
McCormick of Chicago and his wife
Clnnno,,- Walska McCormick, oporn
slngert were among tho homo coming
passengers on tho Will to Star liner
Olympic which landed at dock late
today. Mrs. McCormick brought a
grand piano with her nlso a prize Bel
gian polico dog. Tho pictures above
are recent ones taken of tho well
known couple. ,;
IS
A GREAT SUCCESS
Tho Craters club experienced the
biggest eruption in Its history at Inst
night's meeting and incredulous citi
zens and various members have been
dropping ins at the American Legion
club rooms all morning to sec if Ihc
roof in still there. -This meeting
marked the installation of new of
ficers and more particularly featured
the coronation of Hob Hoyl uh Mg
Eruption for the coming year. The
ceremony was impressive from the
moment the new eruption was trun
dled down tho banquet hall in a baby
carriage to the presentation of the
official gavel an a "token of hid in
significance." The other officers who will control
the destinies of the Craters during
the next j;ear are K. C Kerguson,
skipper of the I'hanton. ship; II. O.
Krobaeh, koeper of tho trail; I'aul
.hinney, -wizard; louls ITlrlch, pilot
and Hal Platl, Ole Alendcrfer, J,eon
HuckitiM, J. J. .fturhier und Fred
Wahf, lords of the forest.
Following the coronation ceremo
nies, Don Neu;bcry and Jlerb Grey
berame Craters after enduring a
pjVnfitf and, novel Initiation. Hay
Iteter, A. .1. CroHe and Joo I'ollork,
who composed the initiation commit
tee, arrunged tliTs altogether new
kind of a ceremony.
Previous to the usual business
meeting a committee rom posed of
Jerry Jerome find Tom Bwom present
ed to II. O. I'Tobin h, In behalf of the
Craters. a handsomely engraved
cigarette case us a recognition of his
effort und enthusiasm uh secretary or
"Keeper of tho Trail" since tho In
ception of the club. Mr. Krobaeh will
hold his old offiee next year und In
expressing his appreciation, said he
desired to go on reeord us dedicating
himself to the work of the Craters
club. Appointments for the yoor
were Herb I,sunspaeh, organist and
I-srrv Mann, song leader. A motion
to hold future meetings In the Hotel
Medford's new banquet room wus
adopted and there being n vaeanry on
the membership list. V, V Isaacs was
elected to membership.
During the pnst year the Craters
elub has established Itself as an 1m
portant faetor In developing Med
ford and southern Oregon. During
this yeiir much has been accomplish
ed and tho organization has met with
itenuino cnlhtit-lasm in this city. The
club's program calls for an even big
ger year of accomplishments.
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IS
Joint Ways andMeans Com
mittee Orders Reduction in
State Expenses Totalling
$483,808 Dismissal of
Clerks Tabled New Con
solidation Bill Up.
HAIjHM.' Ore., Feb. 7. Cabinet
form of government for the state is
provided In a bill Introduced today
by the house committee on salaries
and public officials. Intended as u
compromise for four consolidation
bills already before the Oregon legis
lature. The new measure waa said to
have tho support of groups which
had been supporting conflicting bills.
The latest plan put forth to meet
recommendations of tioveruor Walter
M. Pierce that statu offices, boards
and bureaus bo combined in the In
terest of economy aud efficiency, pro
vides that the cabinet shall consist
of secretaries of agriculture, business
control, labor, public welfare, and
public works, appointed by the gov
ernor. These cabinet members would
serve as heads of tho various depart
ments of the state government and
it is provided that tho governor may
call Into conference with his cabinet
the secretary of state, state treasurer,
attorney general and superintendent
of public instruction, which are elec
tive.
The bill , as drawn does not fix
salaries tit u . cabinet - secretaries,
leaving that for tho legislature to de
termine.
The senate has passed house bill
77, a stringent anti-moonshine act.
prohibiting the making, setting up or
having in possession of stills or
worms or any products of thum, with
out registration according o the fed
eral laws, and also providing penal
ties for vlojatlon of tho act.
Tho Joint ways und means commit
tee has decided to hold sessions here
after in socret, giving as a reason
that certain members were receiving
loo much publicity for remarks they
have made at open hearings.
The joint ways and means commit
too lust night slashed $143,750 from
requested appropriations. making
Intal reductions to date f -18.1.H08.2K
The commit too allowed $r,08.000
making a total approved to date of
21.rK5,68&.l!8.
Tho senato resolutions committee
has reported against passage of
resolution asking President Harding
to pardon war time violators of tho
espionage aot, "convicted solely upon
expression of opinion and not upon
commission of an overt net."
The committee tabled tho Htaples
resolution asking dismissal of nine
senate employes.
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HSSKN. Feb. 7. ( Hy tbo Asso
clalod Tress.) Tho (Jorman Infor
mation bureau announces thut the
French havo occupied Lennep, u
Khelnlsh textile city, as well an Kreb
soego and Jlorglsch-Horn, two smullor
towns noarby.
According to tbo samo source, the
Trench advance Is apparently part
of an encircling movement which will
include tbo occupation of Klhurfuld
and llarmen, both of which are tox
tile centers.
Iii'nnep,.a city of 1.1,000 persons,
is 'i'l miles southeast of Duessohlnrf.
Iron und steel goods are ulso manu
factured thoro.
Tho oxtunslon of the French occu
pation to the upper valley was ac
complished by about 900 soldiors,
the Germans assert. Tho French
tiavoled In lorries, starting yoslor
day noon from the British occupied
territory. Tho arrival of tho troops
caused considerable oxnitemeiit.
The population of tho upper valley
numbers about .100,000. Most of the
workers are employed In tho textile
Industries.
Duke's Wedding April 26th.
LONDON, Feb. 7. (Ity the Asoscl-
atod Press.) Tho date was set today
for the wedding of tbo Duke of York
and I.ady Kllzaheth Kowes-I.yon. It
will take place at Westminster Abbey
April W.
Liners Crash Near
Golden Gate, But
No Lives Lost
SAN FftANCISCO. Feb. 7
Four hours after tho passenger
liner U'llhelinlna collldod with
tho wooden uiotorship Sierra ut
sea about twenty miles from Sun
Francisco at 4:15 o'clock this
morning, tho crew of the Sierra
had taken to the lifeboats while
the Wilholinlna in no danger and
undamaged except for a dented
bow, was proceeding to Sun Fran-
Cisco.
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SALKM, Ore.. Feb. 7. Preparation
of a compromise income tax bill as
a substitute for measures pending In
the legislature was arranged today t
at a conference between Governor j
V. M. Pierce and Uepresen tat Ives
McMnhan of Albany, Bennett of
Marshficld and Oirkin of Medford.
The compromise measure. It was
said, would follow tho Wisconsin law
upon which' the C'nrldn income tax
was bused and will be progressive in
rates.
Announcement was made today
that Governor Pierce would address
tho house of representatives Friday
afternoon before action is taken hy
that body on a group of bills intro
duced by tho committee on assess
ment and taxatlotu
An adverse minority report signed
by Henutor Jiruco Dennis of La
Grande on the bill pVoviding for steri
lisation of defectives was defeated to
day nnd the bill will go to the third
reading in the senate.
A group of edurutlon measures
pnssed tho sennto today. They Were:
Clark's senate bill providing for
payment of transportation, and if
necessary, the board- of pupils who
attend school In a district other than
that in which they llvo when school
is suspended In their home district.
Tho senate bill introduced by tho
committee on education providing
that one-third of tho text books used
in the public schools shall be adopted
every two years Instead of all of them
being changed every six years.
TUo "Woodward house bill provid
ing for a department und director of
research and guidance In school dis
tricts of 10,000 or nioro school popu
lation and for segregation of educa
tionally exceptional children. This
bill is not mandatory.
The Daily
Bank Robbery
VANCOUVKR, U. C Keb. 7. An
effort to rob two safes at tho Royal
Bank at Stovoston, II. C, this morn
ing, fulled, but tho office wnB wrecked
by explosives, according to reports re
ceived here. Telephone wires wore
cut nnd tho town aroused by shots
fired by l'ivo bandits Implicated in the
nttompt.
Etherldge Plea Denied
PORTLAND, Ore., Fob. 7. Hfforts
of attorneys for tho defense to br.r
testimony concerning: sjtntomonts
which John L. Ethorldge mado to
agents of tho federal court when thoy
woro examining tho books of tho bank
rupt bond houso of Morris ltrothors,
Inc., woro quashed at the trlul here
today of Etherldgo on tho chargo of
larceny by omhezzloment of $115,000
In socuiitlos of tho Itoguo River Water
company.
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ADDRESS HOUS
INCOM
EDDY S EDUCATIONAL BILL PASSED BY
SENATE. JOSEPH URGES COURT REFORM
HAI.Ii.M, Ore.. Feb. 7.- Tbo bill
providing that high schools give
more thorough courses In fundamen
tal education and putrlotlsm, Intro
duced by Hrnnlor H. L. Kddy of Ilose
burg. wus pusHud by thu senato yes
terday. Henatur II. W. Joseph of Portlund
Introduced three hills relating to
court procedure In the stnte. one of
which pruvldes for tho ndmtntslrutlon
of courts by u council of judges.
The chief justice of the supreme
court would bo chairman of the coun
cil and ho would appoint an associate
Justice of the supreme court and
three Judges of the court" of record to
serve on tho council. No member of
the council would receive compensa
tion for his services, except expenses.
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Last American Troops From
Europe Land at Savanpah
Great Welcome Is' Given
Them Soldiers Throw
Hats in Air and Dance 24
German Wives.
SAVANNAH, Fob. 7. (Ily the As
sociated Press) Tho last American
troops to return from the war in Eu
rope touched homo soil hero at 2:40
o'clock this afternoon.
For muny of tho soldiers aboard
the transport St. Mlhlcl who formed
the American army of occupation on
tile Rhine, it waa the first sight of
The I'niti'd States for mure than fivu
years.
While wblHtles and sirens scut up
a shrill welcome nnd thousands of
people at tbo dock cheered, tbo vete
rans, crowding tho rnll of tho trans
port, answered yell fitr yell.
(treat enthusiasm marked tho ar
rival. Thu soldiers danced franti
cally about tho deck of the ship and
thr.'W batH into thu nh.
The wives and children of 24 of
the veterans who married In Germany
clung to tho ship's rail and gazed at
the throng welcoming their soldior
huulmnds nnd fathers to the land that .
Is to be their new home. There were
t) OS officers and men i ahoard tho
transport, which wns manned by for
mer service, men. v . ,
Tlin trip was rough nnd seasick nero
was the order of the day after leav-
ing Antwerp on January-25.-
.Many soldiers of the Eighth In
fantry who will take station nt Fort
Scrovon and Fort Moultrie n-o vete
rans of tho fumous flrHl, second and
third divisions who lingered In Ku
rope after tho nrmlHtleo to soo "the
watch on the lihlno wound up."
Home paHHcjl tho slalue of Liberty in
.Turn", 1017, when tho first troops left
New York bound for tho battlefields
of France.
The majority of the returning
doughboys are short timers, having
Ichh than ton months to serve, while
a few wero married to Oerfnnn girls
nnd will bo discharged in Now York.
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NEAR S. P. TRACKS
Whilo on his wuy to work at the
Medford Ico and Storage company '
plant at the end ot south Fir street
at 3:45 this morning, W. M. Hall was .
held up by two unmasked mon und.,.
was robbod of $2 In cash. ,
The holdup occurred at tho corner '
of tho S. P. tracks and 11 th struct
near tho Guy W, Connor warehouse
and tho highwaymen, after searching
Hull at tho point of an automatic
pistol, continued their way south and
aro supposed to havo gono to Ash
land. Hall at once called Patrolman ,lol
ley of the oarly morning polico shift
and tho officer cullod Ashland offi
cials and Instructed them to dotuln
tho men, giving a description. Jolley
bellevos that ho saw them oarllor in
the evening and status that ho could'
rucogulzo them if ho suw thum again.
Both of tho highwaymen woro young
mon nccordlng to tho officer.
It would be one duty of tho chalrniati
to expedite court business by assign
ing tiny Judge of court record to as
sist another Judge when necessary,
contingent upon the consent of tho
Judge whom be desires o assign. -
Another bill Introduced by Joseph
created "the unified circuit court of
tho state of Oregon for counties hav
ing population In excess of 100,000.
which would conflnu it to Multnomah
county. This would he a combination
of all circuit, district and munlclpnl
courts and the unified court would
havo original Jurisdiction over all
matters thai were orlglnully oogni
iiBsle In either of the other court.
The third bill Introduced by
Joseph pertains to the making of
rules In civil practice and pleading
In courts of record.
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