VAGI) SIX
IS
SCEPTICAL OF
ROME, Fob. 17. ny AsHocloted
Pros). Ratification of the Waliine
tnu conference agreements by the
Italian sonnto joatorday was marked
by a speech by Premlor MubbuIIhI In
which he characterized United StatoB
Senator Borah's npioal for an Interna,
tlonul conference too excessive. The
premier said Mr. Borah's position did
not Klve him sufficient prestige to
comi)el the acceptance "of his collec
tion of more or Ihbs fantastic appeals."
The premlor added that If "reBKn
Bible government officials," above nil
from those governments immediately
Interested In participating in the situ
ation, appealed to Italy, ho "would not
hesitate a minute to respond."
He expressed pleasure over tho
Anglo-American debt settlement, but
asked wholhor nnyono could now
' nourish any illusions" ns to the pos
sibility of debt cancellations.
Turning to tho Jluhr question, Mus
solini denied that Italy was mediating
between Germany und Franco. . He
said he hod made It his business to
conduct a searching inquiry Into the
whole situation und had concluded
that the existence of the cntento wa3
doubtful.
"Italy must mako some choice as to
nor policy with Germany," Mussolini
continued. "She Is mindful of Ger
many's generosity toward her, but sWo'
cannot afford the luxury of generosity
when It means tho welfare of 40,000,
1100 Italians.
"Although Italy could not he absent
from the Huhr Invasion, it does not
moan, actual participation bocause sho
needs German iron nud coal for her
industries."
Thn premlor urged passage of the
Santa Margharlla treaty with Jugo
fllavla, establishing tho Independence
of Flume and pluclng Zara under Ital
ian sovereignty.
RESIGNS A! LAST
WASHINGTON. Fob. 17. Presi
dent Harding had before him today
the renlgnatlon of K, Mont Kelly as
ttovornor of Porto Itlco, an office In
which ho was Inaugurated in July,
lnsi. Tho resignation, cabled from
Han Juan and nssigning ill health as
tho reason was received at tho Whlto
House Inst evonlng and was mado
public without comment.
; Although no Indication has boon
given, It was believed In administra
tion circles that President Harding
would accept the resignation which
suggested April 1 as tho effective
(Into. Among those mentioned uH pos
sible selections for tile post In suc
cvxslon to (Jovernor Holly have boon
Major General Clarence It. Kdwnrds,
retired, nnd Itepresent alive Towner
of Iowa nnd Campbell of Kansns.
The Noted Dead
PARIS Mmo. Hone Vivian!, wlfo
of former Premier Vlvianl, died lust
night.
I LONDON Mrs. Ijiura, Ormlston
Chant, preacher, writer nnd com
poser, died hero yesterday.
CLEVELAND William J. While,
Inventor and for years known ns tho
rhewlng gum king," died hero last
night.
1'iHiillv Peart From Gas.
CHICAGO. Feb. 17. William Lorn
eke. 04, Ills wlfo nnd their 15-yeni-uld
daughter, were found dead in
their gas-filled homo In llolton, 111.,
today.
(Standard
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Practically every largo poultry plant In Southern Oregon equip
ped with Standard Machines. There' n Iteason. I. i t u show Von
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SAYS LAST WORD
ON PEACE APPEAL
DUBLIN, Fob. 17. (fly Associated
Press). President Cosgravo today is
sued a "last word" statement on the
pcaco question in which ho says the
government "is determined to put
down this revolt against democracy
regardless of tho cost.
"Let no man bo deceived," the state
ment says, "if any one continues in
this unnatural war tion his own
people after the expiration of tho stat
ed period of amnesty ho must be pro
parod to pay the price in full for there
will be no going back upon this.
"Furthermore, It must bo clearly
understood that thoro will bo no meet
ing for negotiations on the part of
government with DoValera, Llam
Yyncb, or any of their collaborators in
destruction, male or female."
(Tho amnesty 'period proclaimed by
the free state government on Febru
ary 8 ns tho result of Llam Doasy's
peace appeal, will expire tomorrow.)
President Cosgrave's statement
shared public interest with the truce
proposal of the Association of Neutcal
Members of the Irish Republican
Army. This organization, which Is
understood to havo been Interested Jnr
flomo time in finding a solution for
Ireland's internal troubles, suggests
that tho free state government and
the republicans cease their hostilities
for one month during which time the
neutrals would put forth their peace
proposals. Tho suggestion has been
sent to leaders on both sides, with a
request for a reply by Fobruary 23.
As a condition to tho proposed truco
tho republicans would coane all mili
tary activities and all aggressive acts
against porsonB nnd property. The
free state government on its part
would suspend all trials and execu
tions as well as military activities and
would nuike no arrests. The associa
tion expressed a willingness to name
a neutral chairman to preside over
the peace negotiations.
Confessed Radical
Spy Is Arrested
On Charge of Libel
.
CHICAGO, Feb. -ft. (By the
Assoolnted PresB ) Albert
Ballln, alias Balanow, confcBs.
ed labor and radical spy, was1
arroBtod today charged with
S criminal libel as a result of his 4
sworn testimony Jn a deposition
being taken by Frank K. Walsh,
for use in tho defense of twon-
ty-two communists ut St. Jo-
soph, Mich., February 26.
WORLD MARVEL FOUND
(Contlnuod from page one.)
his predecessor, Akhnntton.
"In the midst of his eight year
rolgn, however, ho changed his name
to Tutonkhamun, indicating a return
to tho polytheistic Amnion worship of
IiIb ancestors.
"Mr. Welgal's thoory is that tho
'Aton' worship was In reality the
Jehovuli worship Initiated In Egypt by
Moses nnd that when Tutonkhamun
returned to tho worship of Amnion he
begun the oppression of tho Israelites,
including tho enforced brick making
without strnw, which resulted In the
exodus.
"A comparison of the biblical record
with records giving tho Egyptian side
of the story long has boon awaited by
critical students of the bible with keen
Interest."
Incubators
MEDFOIM) MAIL TftlBUNW,
MEDFORD DEFEATS
ROSEBURG FIVE
IN CLOSE GAME
Playing n , slashing, whlrlwjnd
brand of bull tho Medford flvo de
feated tho Hoseburg team at Ilose
bprg last night by a scoro of 47-34,
and nractlcally established itself as;
tho southern Oregon champion flvo. I
The-Jtoseburg team, following the:
first basket of tho game by Blngler, 1
started an attack, which tho red and
black was unable to check for seve
ral minutes and tho score stood 14-4
ln tt.vnw at tt .tanltiipir fnnt- mlrilitoH
before tho end of the first half. Med-1
ford took a spurt nnd brought the
scorn to 18-22 In favor of Hose
burg at the end of tho first half.
Iiurr, Kosehurg star forward, made
nlno field goals in tho first half and
only two In tho second half. Hurr
missed three uttempts ut fouls which
were all that wero called on Medford
players.
Ileeney nnd Singler, Medford for
wards tied for first honors with
eight baskets each. Bocney did not
play for three minutes during tho
second half, Itlddlo being played In
his place for that longth of time.
Bnughmun converted three out of
four fouls called on Roseburg and
made three field baskets. Haugh
nmn played an excellent defensive
ginno and usslsted materially In the
rapid teamwork shown by tho locals
in the second half.
C'liastaln, wljo played In Batoman's
place nfter the middle of tho first
half did stellar work at guard and
played a wonderful passing game. He
caged throe markers from the field
for the locals.
Williams, although ho did not
score, matched his teammates for fe
rocity and defense and played an ex
cellent game.
Despite tho dangerous aspect of
tho gumo for Medford In tho first half
the superiority of the Medford team,
both In system of play and In In
dividual players Is readily seen. Burr,
forward for ItoBeburg, however, has
it on any of the Medford men for
basket shooting, or at least he did
last .night.
The Hoseburg team (inu onto the
floor confident in the second half,
but when llaughman, Singler nnd
Beeney fed the ball to each other in
turn and rocelved nceurato passes
from WUllamB and Chastuin, caging
two points at each pass tho confi
dence was lost and the score was tied
20 all. 28 all, 30 all and finally 32 all.
At this point, Medford's pace began
to tell on Hoseburg und in tho lost
eight minutes, Hoseburg mado only
one basket. That was mado by Burr,
with no support' or assistance from
tho rest of the team. .
Singler was Medford's malnstny !n
breaking up tho , Hoseburg attack,
passing opponents, dribbling down
the floor and whisking, tho ball away
from them as he passed with a quick
ness that was amazing.
Medford's ability to hang onto the
bnll, although not ns good us It might
havo been, exceeded that of Hose
burg and stood them in good stead.
Tho two teams meet hero on
Mnreli second at tho Nat and tho best
contest of the year Is expected. De
spite tho 13 point margin pf the
locals' victory tho game last night
was a stirring one and was doubtful
up until tho last seven minutes.
Unless Medford suffers defeat on
tho homo floor on March second sho
will go to tho stato tournuinent. If
sho Is defeated here, another game
will havo to bo played to decide who
shall reprosont tho southern section
of the stuto at the tournament at
Salem In March.
Lineup:
Medford 47 Hoseburg 34
Singler 10 f Burr 22
Beeney 16 f Hupp 4
Bnughmun 0 ...C...P. Singloton S
Williams g Porrin
Bnteman B G. Singleton
Chnstnin G s Patterson
Hidille s
lteferee: Kdblom, U. of O.
Among those who came up to see
the gnmo were: ,1. W. Klrkpntrlck.
Leo K. Watson, Dan Wntson. Elbert
Coleman, Stan Sherwood, Milan Ja
cobs, Harold Glascock. Elmer Knips,
Sherman Welch, Ted Leonard and a
dozen high school students.
Conch Eddie Durno left Hoseburg
Friday night for Eugene, where he
will visit with his mother nnd other
relatives over the week-end.
Hoy Prultt also attended tho bas
ketball game In Hoseburg Friday
night.
Tho girls basketball team of the
Medford high school was defeated
BO to 7 by tho Weed high school In
a game nt Weed Friday night. The
second team of the Medford high
school, led by Dick Singler. defeated
the Weed boys 3" to 18. Tho two
tennis will play Etna Mills, Calif., to
night. ARMY DOCTOR INDICTED
- 1 (Continued from Page One)
cd no definite conclusion as to wheth
er an operation was attempted.
While tho evldenco presented be
fore the grand jury leading to tho In
dictment of Dr. Jacobs is being with
hold, It Is known that County Detec
tive Wlsler has been netlvo on Investi
gations hero nnd elsewhere over since
tho doctor was rclensed from custody
alter his first detention.
Card of Thanks
Wo wish to thank our many friends
for tho sympathy and kindness shown
us during our recent bereavement.
Also for tho many beautiful floral
offerings. .1. M. CLEMENS.
J. K. CLEMENS.
J. L. CLEMENS.
Wanted Young mail with know
ledge of stenography. Sou CI. W.
Newbury, MHC. 2t0
MEDPOUD, OK'KOOX, SATUltDAY, FMRARV
BANK PRESIDENT
L
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CINCINNATI, Feb. .17. Recovery
of $73,000 worth of bonds, part of
(205,000 stolen in a holdup by ban
dits from tho Hamilton County Bank
in Walnut Hills, this city, last Sep
tember, und $80,000 In unused fed
eral reserve bank currency stolen in
the holdup In front of tho Denver
mine, was revealed today by federal
officers and private detectives.
This recovery was the .result of
the matching of wits by H. M. Mat
thews, who was president, of the
Hamilton county bank, with a band
of crooks who were trying to dis
pose of stolen securities of many
kinds, the total faco value of which
Is .believed to bo about a million dol
lars. ;
Tho story of how tho securities
were recovered Is ono of long and
delicate negotiations -with an agent
of the band of crooks, in which susr
plclon had to be avoided and utmost
secrecy maintained. The final "ne
gotiations" for the stolen bonds
were consummated In Minneapolis.
The $73,000 recovered by Mr.
Matthews was at n cost of $28,000.
The Hamilton county bank was Bold
recently to the Union Savings bank
and Trust company.
It was said today that arrests of
several members of the "syndicate"
that has been trying to soil securities
that were the plunder of a half dozen
sensational robberies in various parts
of the country, would bo made soon.
I
TO BUY ELECTRICITY
HOSEBUnC, Feb. 17. Tho towns
of . Myrtle Crcennd Riddle, south of
here, may connect their light and
poWer distributing systems with the
California Oregonr Power company, a
contract to this effect having been
placed in the hnnds of , Dexter Hlee
of Roseburg,' who will Investigate its
legality. The towns will own their
own systems, by the terms of the con
tract, but will buy power from thj
Oregon-California company. A con
necting lino will bo built south ot
Myrtle Creek, tT tap' tho main lino
nt' a convenient point. Portland
Journnl. ,
BUILD
RECOVERS $73 000
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without the use of architecturally correct plans, know that ex
perience is a severe and expensive teacher.
Correct Plans Are Necessary
Build from plans that arc prepared by experts. You will
eliminate the expense, inconvenience and dissatisfaction of the
takc-a-ehanoc method of building. . ' :
Wc have a large collection, of modem plans at this office. It
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Exclusive Representative of National Builders' Bureau.
1H2H
Tun iv'ffi'i
S.P.
NATRON COT OFF
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17. The
construction of tho gap in the Nutron
cutoff between Oak lXidgo and Kirk!
Oregon, will be begun b soon as the
courts upprove the Intor-Btate com
merce commission's recent decision
permitting the Southern Pacific
company to retain the Central Pa
cific system, Julius Kruttschnltt,
chairman of the Southern Pacific
board of directors announced hero to
day. "A final decision by the court In
our favor will satisfy the conditions
sot forth In a telegram of mine made
public last July wboreln the South
ern Pacific wob pledged to construct
tho Natron cut off whenever and as
Boon as Its title to the Central Pa
cific was Bure," Kruttschnltt Bald.
Kruttschnltt, wha Is hero on a
tour of tnspoction, said he bad re
ceived many telegrams from resi
dents of Oregon, Indicating the be
lief that the Inter state commerce
commission decision finally decided
the matter that completion of the
Natron cut-off wonld be taken up Im
mediately. . X
Tho closing of the Natron cut-off
gap of 118 miles over the Casmde
mountains will provide a new line
from Weed, Cnl , to Eugene, Ore.
Decision Is Sustained.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 17; The Uni
ted States circuit court' ot appeals
sUBtalnod. the decision of the lower
court In sentencing Thomas Ham
merschmldti former socialist candi
date for mayor of Cincinnati: Lotta
Burk and eleven others, charged with
obstructing tho selective service law.
ONLY A SPARK NEEDED
(Continued from Page One)
electricity upon tho arrival of the
French in Oberhauscn, contended
that he had carried out the instruc
tions of his superiors. Sehaefer tes
tified that it had been impossible for
him -to carry out technically tho
French orders,: which. Imposed upon
him tho task of furnishing motor
transportation and fuel. He received
a two-year jnll sentence and ' was
fined 10,000,000 marks.
Busscmnnn was fined 5.000,000
marks on chages of interfering with
the supply of electricity in tho Kni
serhof hotel, the Fronch headquar
ters. . , ..
Five hundred thousand children
are to "bo "sent 'out ofJtho occupied
territory by tho Brandenburg people's
alliance. '
FROM PLANS
17, 1!)'J.S
Tnewfinance
I
PLAN FOR CITY
TALI
... moetlnir of the Talent
council TucBdny evening the must
important action was tho appoint
ment of a committee, consisting ot
Wm. H. Breese-Mayor, A. T. Mc
Mahon and F. M. Center, with full
power to Investigate and act upon
tho proposed plan of purchasing a
twenty thousand dollar (20,000.00
sinking fund bond from tho In
vestors' Syndicate ot Minneapolis.
Minn. , .,
Tho ndoptlon of this plan by the
city of Tnlent guarantees tho retire
ment of tho $20.00(1.00 Issue of water
bonds, when they mature In ten
years and In addition, declnres tho
company's representative, will save
tho taxpayers $6200.00. Their an
nual deposit In this fund amounts to
$1480.00, which Is placed ot Interest
drawing 5Vj per cent compounded
annually.
This plan embodies tho application
to city' finances the amortization sys
tem, which is mooting tho approval
and being adopted by municipal and
civic organizations, . wherever due
consideration Is given to tho best In
terests of tho taxpayers.
During twenty-nine years of suc
cessful operation tho officials of the
Investors' Syndicate declaro It has
met every obligation ns ngrecd. But
in addition the city of Talent Is se
cured In Its sinking fund Investment
as specifically stated in their ccrtlfl
.cato that tho company agree to main
tain and keep on hand at all times
first mortgages on Improved real
estate in an amount equal to at least
$110 for ench $100 of Its liability.
This' security is placed under the di
rect supervision of tho commissioner
of corporations of the state of Ore
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fooled. Adapted by Frances
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Great Cast Includes . Claire
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A Mint Xutional Attraction
Starting '
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Positively The Last
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