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Medford Mail Tribune
The Weather
Prediction Fair and cold
Maximum yesterday....! 41
Minimum today 31
Precipitation Trace
Hry
Weather Year Ago
Maximum 49
Minimum 3
6
Dally Seventeenth Veer.
Veokly Fifty-Second Year.
MEDFORD, OliEQOX, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 19'2',
NO. 270
MEINI
REACHED ON
CDNSOL'TION
Governor and 17 Senators
Hold Conference Put Fi
nance Powers of State in
Hands of Commission
Better Prohibition Laws Are
Sought in Bill.
SALEM, Ore, Fob. 13. Agree
ment on terms of the state govern
ment consolidation bill wns reached
nt a conference at noon today be
. tween Governor W. M. Tierce nml tlio
17 senators who introduced the meas
ure. Three more senutors have been
added to the group supporting the
measure, It was announced, Senators
Strayer, Johnson and Kinney. The
senators wore said to have accepted
amendments proposed by the gov
ernor. The house today voted down a mo
tion to reconsider house bill 1C7,
which was passed last niKht and
which creates a state finance com
mittee of flvo members to regulate
the issuance of bonds by municipal
and qulsi-municipal corporations of
the Btate. Representative W. F.
Woodward of Portland, who moved
for reconsideration said the bill
placed sweeping power in the hands
of the majority of the commission to
override the wishes of people of mu
nicipalities, school district, drainingc
districts and the like.
Representative Woodward's bill
making parenthood of children of
school age a qualification for voting
nt school elections, regardless of
property qualifications, was killed in
the senate today by Indefinite post
ponement. ,
'' Among bills which have passed
both houses is ono providing for bet
ter enforcement of the prohibition
laws and providing tor punishment of
officers who unlawfully mnkc use of
confiscated liquor, and the amend
ment to the state soldiers' bonus act
extending time for making applica
tions for loans and cash.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 13. The house
Into yesterday Indefinitely postponed
tho bill Introduced by Renresentative
Thomas H. Hurlbnrt of Portland, to
limit the tenure of office of the state
adjutant general.
The senate defeated the house bill
by Representative L. M. Graham of
Forest Grove, which would allow tho
Oregon land settlement commission
to borrow money.
Senator W. H. Strnyor of Baker in
troduced a joint resolution proposing
that a constitutional amendment be
referred to tho people whereby the
provision for the salaries of tho gov
ernor, the secretary of state and the
state treasurer might be removed
from the constitution and provision
made for the salaries to be fixed by
law. .
Tho houso refused to accede to the
governor's request thnt members of
tho state highway commission be
placed upon n salary basis.
ASK BULGARIA 10
SOFIA, Fob. 13. (By Associated
Press). The inter-alllod commission
in behalf of the ambassadors council
has dispatched a note to tho Bulgar
ian government demanding that it
specify Immediately in what manner
it intends to meet Its reparation obli
gations and what guarantees it pro
poses to give for payments. The gov
ernment has not replied.
Under the peace treaty Bulgaria is
required to pay tho allies $450,000,000.
10 KILL
. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Feb. 13.
Relieved to bo tho oldest man to
ever enter a state penitentiary In this
country, Thomas 11. Robertson, aged
DO, hns started serving his second
term In the Washington state peni
tent iary.
Robertson was commltleed from
Snn Juan county to serve a term
ranging from the minimum of six
months to tho maximum of five
Improvement Clubs
and Their Head
Get Improvement
bav pnvfisro. Feb. IS.
Testimony thnt ho was paid
2000 individually and that his
organization was given $4000 for
working agulnst the water and
power act was offered by Charles
Skaller, of the Civic tongue of
Improvement Clubs of Ban Fran-
Cisco today in a special lcglsla-
tlve hearing into campaign, ex-
pendltures for tho 1922 gcnoral
elections.
The money came from a eon-.
tlngent fund malptaiued by the
Pacific Ons and Electric com-
pany, Skuller explained.
BILL ASIDE FOR
Senate Agrees to Course,
President Thought Other
Way Best Real Fight
Looms for Passage Lodge
Sees No Delay.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 33. Agree
ment was reached today by senate
republican leaders to lay aside the
administration shipping bill tomorrow
for consideration of the British debt
settlement legislation.
President Harding was said to have
reiterated his belief that the ship bill
should not be put aside, and the agree
ment reached today appeared to be in
the nature of a compromise, it con
templates that when the legislation
comes tip again it will bo pressed
vigorously, the president having de
termined, according to the republican
leaders, to wago "a foal fight'. for Its
passage.
The president, was told however,
at today's, conference, that the fate
of the bill was uncertain, the republi
can organization being not yet posi
tive it could muster a mnjority. There
was a possibility, he was informed,
that tho bill might be amended In n
drastic way before the vote could be
rcoched.
Mr. Harding also was said to be
anxious that the four unfinished ap
propriation bills be pressed to insure
against the necessity for an extra
session. A desire to have the farm
credits legislation brought from the
house blockade also was expressed by
tho president, and the administration
senators said they would urge house
loaders to get to work on the credits
measure already passed by the senate.
Despite the sltuntiBn facing the ship
bill Senator Lodge insisted that there
was "every prospect" that the bill
: would be passed;
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. Definite
assurance that the debt funding bill
will be passed with a minimum of de
lay was given President Harding to
day by Senator Lodge of Massachu
setts, the republican leader and Sena
tor Watson, republican, Indiana.
Senator todge was of tho opinion,
he said after the conference, thnt the
objection to tho debt funding measure
would be unimportant and that It
would soon be out of the way, where
upon every effort would be made to
enact the shipping legislation.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Feb. 13
After bucking the deep snow drifts
between hero und Pendleton yester
Anv nftornonn in their efforts to
reach Cnlifornln, the automobile tour
1st party of Kufus Woods, publisher
of the Wenatchee World, which spent
the night before on a lonely rond
the other side of Kennewick, owing
to. Impnssnble drifts, gave up the bat
tle for the sunny south and returned
to Wnlla Walhi last night. Mr. Woods
stnted today that he guessed they
would have to give up the trip.
SON - IN - LAW, AGED 76
years, because he Is said to have
threatened the life of his 76 year old
son-ln-lnw. 1Mb grandson, past 50.
Interfered, It Is said.
Prison records, according to P. M.
Mahoney. superintendent's clerk,
show thnt Robertson was committed
to the Institution on April 2G, 1A02
for murder in the econd degree. Ills
sentence was commuted for good be
havior on August 1, 190S.
SHUNT SHIPPING
BRITISH REFUND
AMENDMENT
TO CHANGE
CONGRESS
Eliminates 'Lame Ducks' and
Shifts Inaugural From 4th
of March to Third Monday
in January Passes Senate
63 to 6 Ratification By
States Necessary.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. The
Norris amendment to tho federal
constitution eliminating tho pres
ent session of an old congress after
eloctlon of a new congress and chang
ing the date of Inauguration of the
president from .March 4 to the third
Monday in January, was approved to
duy by the senate.
The. resolution embodying the
amondment was adopted after brief
debate and by a voto of C3 to 6. It
now goes to the house with approval
thero before adjournment of con
gress regarded as problematical.
The senators voting against the
resolution were Broussard, demo
crat, Louisiana; King, democrat,
Ftah; France, republican. Marylnnd;
Nelson, republican, Minnesota;
Overman, democrat, North Carolina
and Reed, domocrat, Missouri.
Such an amendment was proposed
by the new progressive bloc imtne
dltely after it was formed and prob
ably is the first proposed change in
tho constitution to bo approved by
41. n atnat nf,A .Arnlni. not t CI rt V
committee other than the judiciary splendor which has characterized it
committee. It was reported from,'"1 time immemorial. The Prince
the agriculture committee of which
Senator Norris is chairman, as a sub-
slitute for a senate resolution Intro-
ucea soon Biter uio uesiiiiiiui, '
the present session by Senator Cara- ra(l0 from ,)UckinBham pnlnco to
way, democrat, Arkansas, providing Westminster,-nut 'crowd nevertheless
that members of congress defeated , une(j ti10 Creels.
in an election should not vote on a smnll procession of the unom
other than routluo business during ! ployed paraded Whitehall with snnd
the session of tho old congress follow-1 wlch boards rending: "Out of work,"
Ing tho elections. land "Wo arc determined to seo Bonnr
The Caraway resolution had been I Iaw."
referred to the agriculture commit-1 A few minutes later King George
toe nt the request of its author wholwns ''nR TOr" ,ru'"
said that if it went to the judiciary
committee It would "go Into the sleep
that knows no awakening."
Tho agriculture committee has
among its .membership a number of
members Of farm and progressive
blocs and it incorporated in its draft
of the amendment a plan changing
tho present Indirect method of elect
ing presidents and vice presidents.
This section, however, was eliminat
ed today before thej final vote on
motion of Senator Norris. Opposi
tion to the section had been express
ed both by democrats and republi
cans and President Harding some
weeks ago lot it be known that he
did not loot with favor upon It.
The resolution as adopted follows
Resolved, by the senate and houso
of representatives of tho United
States of America in congress an-
semoiea liwo-mirus or eacu iiuubu
concurring therein), that tho follow
ing amendment to the constitution be,
and hereby is, proposed to the
states, to become valid as a part of
i. ,tnrt,i v.,
u,,u .,., .. ., "'"ILausnnno In a sincere and patient
legislatures of the several states, ns (,ff(.t ,. ,,rmK to . ,.,OBn tho ,,ondl.
provided by the constitution. Hons of warfare which fr over eight
That tho torms of president and v,nni nnv0 desolated regions of the
vice president of the United States jf,.nr Kuflt, j KrcHtiy regret that In
elected after adoption of this amend
ment shall commence at noon on the
third Monday In January, following
their election.
The terms of senators and repre
sentatives elected after adoption of
this amendment shall commence at
noon on the first Monday in January
following their election.
That tho congress shall moet nt
least once in cacn year ana tnai me
meeting shall begin tho first Monday pt,nce of ,., nm, lhe Rtntty of
In January unless they Bhall by law:1nc ftrc Turkish state may not be
appoint, a different day.
Similar. .amofidmcnU havo been
nendlne at one tlmo or another In
congress for years and hearings were'
being held on one presented by Sena-
tor Ashnr8t, democrat, Arizona,
when tho agriculture committee re
ported the ono approved today.
E
E
BERLIN, Feb. 4. (Dy the Asso-
GONOMIC QUAK
elated Press) Economic disturb-1 crnlor caJ. nl WBlla ,BBl Wcdneg,ny
anoesnro foreseen by tho Allgemelne; mornjng have ,,een positively identl
Zeltung as n result of the Motion ,, accordng Cfmncr j. w Cook.
of the French Iron Industry which hns ' "
been deprived of Ruhr coal. Tho One Is the body of Morton V.
newspaper asserts that France has "eynolds of Iowa Palls. Iowa, and the
lost more than a million tons of fuel other Is the son of J. W. Vnndlo nf
In the first month of the occupation. McCoy, Ore.
r 1
RUHR POLICY OF
BRITISH IN TALK
1
Doing Nothing to Hamper
Allies His Highness Hopes
for Turk Peace American
Debt Question Handled in
Sentence Jobless Worry.
LONDON. Feb. 13. (By tho As
soolated Press) The Ruhr question
was stressed by King George today
In his address: from the throne, open
ing the second session of the fourth
parliament of his reign.
lie declared that altlinUKh the
British Kovcrnment was unable to
concur or participate in tho Ruhr
operations it was acting in such a
way us not to add t the difficulties
of Great Britain's allies
The king disposed of tho American
debt question In one sentence, saying
that he welcomed the settlement
"which reflects tho determination of
our people to moet their obligations."
Tho remainder of tho spoech was
devoted largely to tin expression of
the hope that the Turkish question
might bo settled.
The sovereign also touched upon
domestic problems, particularly un
employment.
parliament was opened with the
usual ceremonies of state. King
George, accompanied by Queen Mary
setting in motion til, machinery of
what is generally regarded as ono of
tho most Important sessions since the
declaration of peace In view of the
unsettled European situation and the
financial, trado and labor questions
at homo.
Tho ceremony, in tho house of
lords, was surrounded by all the
of Wales and tho Duke or lorn tK
iho,lr Places among tho Borgeous lyj
7 J. ". ' , j,,j ,.:
i .v, fm ,, hi-illliinpc nf tho ni.
i"' "V"'
ment was causing him tho deepest
concern.
The king began his speech with tho
subject of reparations.
"Tho conferenco which was held in
London early In December on tho
subject of reparations by Germany
was resumed in Paris in January,"
he said. "My government in their
desiro to hasten- tho complete set
tlement of tho reparations question
offered to tho allied governments far
reaching concessions on tho allied
debts to this country. 1 greatly re
gret It proved impossible to reach , a
general agreement.
"Tho French and Helglnn govern
ments thereforo proceeded to put
Into force tho plnn they favored and
tho Italian government countenanced
their action. My government, while
, feeling unable cither to concur or
participate in this operation aro nct-
t
Ing In such a way 'as not to add to
the difficulties of their allies.
"During the past three months
plenipotentiaries of my government
In eon junction with those of the other
allied powers, havo been engaged at
spite of the conciliatory spirit shown
by the allies nnd tho Immense con
cessions they were prepared to make
the treaty, when on tho vergo of sig
nature, was declined by the Turkish
delegation. Hut I cherlch tho hope
that when tho full report of tho pro
ceedings hns reached tho Turkish
government, tho latter may still he
disposed to accept tho treaty and the
I opportunity so earnestly and labor-
nllBlv nrn..,rt of 1.,.n,,ln ,,,
sacrificed.
"I welcotno the prospective settle
ment of our war debt to tho United
Wales of America, which reflects he
determination of our pcoplo to meet
their obligations."
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Feb. W
Until the victims of nntilivvtntlon
w, d, wora ,,. , ,
CANCEL WAR
DEBTS FOR
NEW PEACE
Economic Stability of Europe
Urged By Borah in Debate
On British Settlement
Fears Leniency Will Mean
More Activity Smoot Ex
presses Opinion.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. Tho ad
ministration shipping bill finally was
put osldo in tho senate today and the
war debt settlement with Great
Britain given right of way.
Ropuoilcun' leaders, alter n confer
ence with President Harding, at first
tried to begin discussion of the debt
agreement without dislodging the ship
measure from Its privileged status as
"unfinished business," but thnt plnu
fulled on objection from the demo
cratic sldo of the chamber.
Chairman Jones of tho commorco
commission, in moving formally to
lay the ship measure aside gave
notice that he would call it up again
as soon as tho debt debate was con
cluded, possibly tomorrow. Opponents
of the shipping legislation began
new campaign to prevent It from ever
coming again before the sonnte.
Debate on the debt settlement was
opened by Chairman McCumuer of the
finance committee who said the agree
ment constituted the "vet)' best terms
I noUdg.
Prediction was made by Senator
Snloot of utB a membcr of tho
American debt funding commission,
Umt nQ de,)t gotHomentg colll(1 be oh
talued from other debtor nntlonB ns
'"" " w m
isn government.
Senator Borah, republican, Idaho,
said he would venture tho prediction
thnt unless tho settlement of debts
was utilized to effect soma measures
to improve economic conditions, the
benefit to bo derived would bo very
temporary. Ho added he could only
be. ersuaded to vote for the Settle
ment if it could be shown to operate
to bring American influence Into
solution of European problems.
"If the European nations continue
to build a vast military .establish
ment," said Senator Borah, "It Is use
less to make any debt settlements."
Senator Smoot, interpreting the
Idaho senator's remarks ns further
argument In favor of his proposal for
an International oconomlc conference,
predicted thnt if such a conferenco
were held, the first demand to be
made would ho that the United States
cancel all the debt owed to U by the
European countries and the second
demaud that France bo guaranteed
against invasion by Germany,
Senator Hornh responded that if
such demands were mndo ho pre
sumed tho American representatives
would be free in such a conference
as any similar international meeting
to reject the demands or to ask what
the European nations proposed ' to
offer in return. '
"1 would ho willing to cancel every
dollar of this indebtedness," continued
tho Idaho senator, "If oconomlc stabil
ity in Europe could bo restored and
those nations put in such shape to
provide a market for our goods and
allow the American farmer to sell Ills
products nt a profit Instead of below
the cost of production, as at present.
SAYS MR ROUGE
VICTIMS ALIVE
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Fob. 13.
Declaration that Watt Daniel and T
F. Richard, tho two men whose sup
posed bodies were removed from a
lake near HaBtrop, La., recently, arc
alive and nt the present time are in
New Orleans,; was made here last
night at an open meeting of the
Idaho Falls chapter of tho Ku Klux
Klan by a man Introduced as "Dr.
Lev Burger of New York City, offi
cial spokesman of the Invisible em
pire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan."
Httrger said at tho proper tlmo
Daniel and Richard would ho produc
cd "alive."
The speaker dealt at lenRth with
(he Morehouso Investigation of lhe
klan and touched on actllvltles In
Texas and Oklahoma.
Tho meeting was In charge cf
about 40 members of the klan dress
ed In full regalia.
Men's Dress Shows
Influence of Women
Says Clothier Head
CHICAGO, Fob. Kl. Eighty-
five per cent of all apparel worn
by men show the influence of a
woman, Fred Voiland, president
of the National Association of
itotnil Clothiers said in an ad-
dress preparod for delivery today
before the convention of the
Illinois Retail Clothiers assocla-
tlon hero.
"You may not see her," Preni-
dent Voiland explained, "but tho
urgo is thorp, Impelling, or coin-
polling man to opiwnr as well In
bis sphere as sho Is In hors for
tho American woman Is today
tho best garbed female In all the
world. American women know
instinctively tho eternal, hnr-
mony of dress not nil well to do
folk, but tho womon or the so-
called tolling class."
SOUTHERN CITY
Los Angeles Has Bank and
Diamond Robbery One
Killed By Auto Bandits
Jewel Worth $75,000 Seized
Onlookers Aghast.
LOS ANGELES. Feb. 13. Samuel
McOee, bank mossenger of tho First
National bank, was shot nnd killed
today in a daylight robbery by two
automubllo bandits who esenped with
a bag containing bank funds.
Mctleo. with two guards, was driv
ing h small machine from a postof
flco station to tho bnnk, carrying a
registered parcel containing currency.
Two holdup men In nn nutomohllo
apparently had followed tho bank
car from the 'postofflce. They left
their machine nnd running to the
bank car fired nt MoOeo; killing him
nnd snatching the bag containing the
parcel ran back to their mnchlno and
escaped.
Tho shooting occurred on I-ourin
street, .three blocks east of Main,
shortly before nine o'clock today.
This is tho center of tho Jobbing nnd
commercial district. O. L. Callun
and W. Blizzard, guards for tho bank
messenger, wero forced to hold up
their hands while tho robbers took
tho parcel nnd escaped.
Check by pollco Investigators In
dicated tho robbers obtained IfiO
pieces of registered bnnk mall in the
parcel.
One of tho shots fired nt McOco
went wild and crnshed through a
Btoro window, hitting Orovor Melius,
proprietor, in tho leg.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13. Bol Co-
hen nnd two employes, wero held up
in his dinmond palace at C21 Spring
stroet, tho heart of tho downtown
business district by n single robbor
today, who dashed out of tho shop I
with ?7!,000 In diamonds nnd f 1000
DARING CRIMES
FEATURE DAY 1M
.ml . robbed Threw the diamonds L'2"C- "--While the lake
in bis face nnd escaped in tho crowd ! on' " Breat centra valleys, ho
with tho gold. - plains stutos and the gulf states today
Sevornl hundred peoplo were In' 81111 enjoyed a marked rise in tern
tho vicinity, It being ono of tho most j peruture, tho Rocky mountain region
crowded streets of tho downtown
section, when tho-robber entered
Cohen's store, ndjolnlng tho Alexan
drla hotel. Ho forced Cohen, Ira and moving southward. It was ex
Klngsburg, a dork nnd Will Howard. pected to cause more temperature
porter, to hold up their bunds while . ,r0m in tne Rocky mountain states,
ho extracted the diamonds and gold , nftvr8 nn( H0lena, Mont, were two
,rm 11,0 "',f0' , , ... cold spots in the country last night',
Tho robber fired a number of shots th0 fo reporting twelve below
from a pistol equipped with a sH- ,, nnd t ha latter 18 helow
lencer nnd dashed out. Tho pedes- 7?" 7 P' "!" nnd 1,18 laUer 18 156 10 w
trlnn who sensed the robbery and , Bt lh Ban,e hour-
chasod him, wait nonplussed by the
diamond harrngo nnd the robber
slipped Into the crowd nnd lost him
self to pursuit, '
SUN SHINING IN THE VALLEY,
YOUNG BLIZZARD IN ROSE CITY
PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 13. Snow
fall which began In the night and
was continuing unabated this morn
ing, accompanied by a brisk wind,
gave Portland a blizzard today. Rail
road and street car traffic was pro
ceeding with some dolny and wires
wero operating. Tho weather bu
reau reports indicated that while
bo mo snow wos fulling In the Willam
etto valley, the temperature there waa
mind. Snow was falling in Eastern
Oregon but tho wind was'not strong,
according to reports.
CHICAGO. Fob. 13. A cold wove
IN HAND
Of FRANCE
UPON RHINE
Franco-Belgian Forces Seize
Ports to Control Holland
Trade-r-Cocky German Po
lice Force Taken in Hand
Bonar Law Talks About
Situation.
Dl.'ESHELDOIU'. Feb. 13 (By
the Associated Press) Tho towns of
Emmerich and Wesel on the right
bank of tho lthlne northwest of this
city, were occupied 4y Helglnn forces
early today.
It Is announced that this move was
made to allow Franco-Belgian super
vision and control of exports and .im
ports along the lines leading from
tho Ruhr into Holland. . .
DL'ESHELDORF, Feb. 13. (Ily
tho Associated Press) Tho occupa
tion of tho towns of Emmerich and
Wesel, set for today, gives tho nllleB
control of two Rhino ports. Both
places are located on the right bunk
of the Rhino north of this city. Em
merich has a customs house as welt
as Iron casting plants and raitehops. .
According to German sources, -yesterday's
collision botween French sol
diers nnd Oermnn police at Oelsen
klrchen has aggravated the feeling
between the French and the civilian
population. Reports that French of
ficers used their riding whips upon
German functionaries ns a means of
enforcing, orders, udded fuel to the
smoldering fires of discontent.
BERLIN, Feb. 13. (By the Asso-'
elated Press) A strong French force
including cnvnlrymen' and artillery,
occupied Gelsenklrchen today, ac
cording to a semi-official agency dis
patch, disarmed the German,, police,
officials and removed thotn.' tter
In the afternoon tho whole foroo
withdrew, taking with It the mayor,
the president of the local bank of the
Relchsbank and plhcr officials. .
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. Trentiea
, COV(lHnff , ,, ovpr Togolana-
nnd the Knmaruns, former German
colonial possessions in Africa, were
signed today in Paris by Premier
polncnre.
LONDON, Fob. 13. (By the Asso
ciated 1'ress) Prime Minister Bonar
Law. speaking todny in tho house' of
commons said he still hoped it would
ho possible to retain the British
troops on tho Rhine, but either tho
French or German government
could mnkc thnt impossible, and
that would bo a great mlBfortuno
becnuso tho withdrawal of the troops
would mean the end of the entente.
COLD WAVE SWEEPS
was in the grip of a cold wavo.
Another cold wave was reported
coming from the Canadian northwest
NEW YORK Reginald 0. Vnder
hilt confirmed reports of his engage
ment to Miss Gloria Morgan.
carrying temperatures as low, is not
lower than record drops of the win- -ter.
Is rushing Into the upper Mississ
ippi valley today from tho Rocky
Mountnln nnd Canadian northweit,
nnd by Wednesday morning will be
spread over the western lake region
and wostorn portion of the Ohio val
ley, according to the weather bureau.
A heavy snow storm, the advance
guard of the sub-zero weather fore
cast for Wednesday and Thursday,
began falling over the upper Mis
sissippi valley today, increasing itlU
further depths, ranging from five to
sixteen Inches.