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V Medfoed Mail Tribune The Weather Weather YeafSAo Prediction.- Probable rain Maximum yesterday 66 Minimum today 23.5 Maximum ...a.. - ' Minimum -34 I- Cnlly Seventeenth Tear. MEDFORD, OKEGOX, WEDNESDAY, FEBItUAKY 21, 1922 NO. 283 AtK-kiy Mfty-teecyna I ear. i 1 40,000 FOR ' 'y ''' '' .' '' !' ' ' " ' ' f i. TABLED I n..i..... i-i:.- 4 oKiidie ruMyuiics Huuun un 1 Northwest Tourist Bureau I Bill Passed in House Car- I kin Consolidation Picked to I Pieces Governor Asks for More Control. SALEM, Ore., Feb. 21. Tho sonata today passod a bill Introduced by Senator G. W. Joseph of Portland, pro viding that Hie governor have power to remove members of the state fish commission at any time. In a letter addressed to Senator W. H. Strayer and members of the senate committee on county and state offices that Is considering the Carkin consol idation bill, Governor V. M. Pierce today asked that a provision be incor porated in the measure giving him absolute jurisdiction over the com mercial fish commission. The gover nor's letter reiterated his demand that he lie given control of the banking de partment and the tax commission. Tile committee was today working on drafts of amendments to the Car kin bill which had been agreed upon. The proposed amendments were: The labor commissioner to remain elec tive; the accident commission, indus trial welfare commission and concilia tion and arbitration board to remain as at present; the weights and mea sures department to be left with the state treasurer until the expiration of the term of State Treasurer Hoff; the state board of forestry to be left as it is; the state board of control to , be left in control of state Institutions ' as at present, with the penitentiary under the control of- the governor as at present; authority Riven to the cabinet created by the bill to transfer functions from one department to another. The banking department, as provid ed in the bill originally, will be under control of the governor. War Vets Cut Off A joint ways and means committee bill intended to cut off ail state aid for veterans of the world war enrolled in educational Institutions in the state passed by the house and senate yes terday was recalled by tho house to day and indefinitely postponed. A bill sponsored by K. K. Kubli, speaker of tho house, appropriating 140,000 for tho Northwest Tourist as sociation, which passed the houso last night after Kubli mndo a fight against nu unfavorable committee roport was tabled temporarily today by the son ate. New Astorli Bill Up SALEM, Ore., Feb. 21. The sonato Mycstorday defeated tho bill by Mrs. C. !A. Simmons, Portland, providing fojr a physical examination and blood test of both male and female applicants lor marriage licenses. 'Only seven senators voted for the bill. The Sim mons bill to make jury duty compul sory for all women failed to pass Uie senate with 12 votes against it Senate bills 230 and 231, both pro Vvidiug.for Astoria relief from the highway funds and through tho stato highway department and both signed by more than 20 senators were Intro duced. It was reported that Governor Plcrco would give these bills right of wuy by vetoing tho measure emKwer ing the state to purchase $230,000 in Astoria bonds. Oil Id mi Itm-mil to JH'iiUi. LOS ANGELES. Feb. 21. Hobby (iutzke 3 years old and his brother, (.forge. I" month, were burned to death today . In their home. Their f mother, Mrs. Hubert Outzke. was tiik--.Irig nu older child to kindergarten at the time. PORTLAND AUTOMOBILE DEALER IS LONG BEACH, Col.. Feb. 21 Charles V. Pilchard, connected with the Long Beach Building and Loan association, was arrested hero today at tho request of the district attorney at Portland. Ore., on a charge of ent itlement of fl,r.T.j from the First Nationnl hank of Portland. PORTLAND, Ore., Feu. 21. Charles W. Pilchard, under arrest In Long Beach, Cat., was formerly an Voliva Found Guilty Libel; Called Pastor An Old Billy Goat CHICAGO, Feb. 21. Wilbur Glonn Vollvia, overseer of Zlon, III., convicted of criminal libel to- day faced a possible fine or impri- sonment, or both. Tried in crlm- inal court on a complaint filed by Rev. Thomas Nelson, pnstor of the Grace Missionary church of Zioa, who charged that Over- seer Voliva called him "an old billygoat. a blathorskite," and other epithets. The Zion church head was found guilty last night by a jury. A motion for a new trial was made. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21. Earle rtomlngton, electrical engineer, mys teriously slain here last Thursday night, was head of a bootleggers' ring, Georgo K. Homo, captain of de tectives, declared here today. Cap tain Home said he was working on the theory that the slaying was the outcome of a bootleggers' war. Captain Home said that 100 gal lons of high grade whiskey had been found, possession of which had been traced to Remington. Ho doclined to state where the discovery was made. The announcement followed a visit of detectives to Remington's home In an exclusive section in front of which the engineer was shot to death. Remington's bootlegging clientele Included a. number of wealthy Lob Angeles persons, Captain Home de clared. He said he was sefking a prominent Hollywood man as one v.'hom he thought might be able to throw some light on the mystery. DISCOUNTED, 1923 TJnwood B. Cornell and James Ij Albert of rortland, representatives of tho Alexander -Hamilton Institute talked before tho forum luncheon u4. the Hotel Medford this noon on "IIiikIc and Fundamental UukIiii'ss Cycles." Mr. Albert. was tho principal speak er and illustrated tho operation of fundamental business laws of supply and demand and compensation und their effect on loanable funds, the New York stock exchange and . the spending power of tho American pub lic with a chart. The cycle principle was clearly illustrated and the speaker declared that In order to be a succohs in business the manager must study these fundamental and irrevocable laws with relation to his business. In terminating his speech he stated that no qualms need be felt because of the general foreign situation and tho French occupation of the Ruhr as the power of foreign activities to affect American business and tho pur chasing power of tho nation is less than the increase in purchasing power during the past year. He predicted a solid, happy, sound business outlook for 1923 and 1924 and urged merchants and business men not to .consider themselves In business merely for profit but to realize, that they are in business to render a service to tho community. The talk was appreciated by the business men present and a number of them congratulated tho speaker on his explanation of tho fundamental laws of business. 1 'on land Wheat. rOKTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 21. Wheat: Hard white, bluestcm. baart $1.35. Today's car receipts Wheat 17: corn 1: hay 16. automobile dealer here. An Indict ment on file In District Attorney Stanley Meyers' office charges him with having obtained $0,575 from the First National bank here by false pre tenses. The accusation Is that on October 26, 1921, he obtained a loan by giv ing as security fraudulent bills of sale on fourteen cars. Afterward he went through bankruptcy and moved south. CLAIM SLAIN MAN HEAD OF BOOTLEG RING 6575 PRINCE MIGUEL 10 Portuguese Prince Husband of of Miss Anita Stewart Vic tim of Pneumonia in New York City Worked As In surance Solicitor. NEW YORK. Feb. 21. Prince Mig uel DeBraganza, eldest son of Don Miguel Braganza, pretender to the throne of Portugal, died here today of double pneumonia. Tho prince, who was 45 years old, came to this country recently to earn a living by selling insurance for the firm controlled by relatives of his wlfo, who was Miss Anita Stewart of New York. His marriage to Miss Stewart was solemnized In Scotland In 1909 after royal complications had been smooth ed over by the late Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria who raised the bride to the title of princess. At the time of tho wedding It was generally reported that the bride re ceived a gift of $2,000,000 from her mother, Mrs. James Henry Smith, who had been divorced from William Henry Stewart. Three children were born to them, PrinceBS Elizabeth, 12 years old. Prince Jean, 10, and Prince Miguel, 7. Soon after the marriage of the prince ho was sued for $1,000,000 by a syndicate of creditors in Vienna and his furniture and household effects were seized. Emperor Francis Joseph later dis charged his debts. Meanwhile the prince went to London and for a time was" employed in a brokers office. In October 1911, reports were current that he would seek the Portuguese throne through a secret engagement between his father and former King Manuel, should the royalists win a coup. It waB reported that he lind raised a loan of $10,000,000 for the royalist cause but tho movement col lapsed, ' - :' At the outbreak of tho war Emperor William of Germany made him a lieu tenant in the sixth lancer regiment. He later became a captain in the Ger man cavalry. The prince then dropped from pub lic notice until 1919 when the conti nental papers reported he would be offered the throne of Portugal. Noth ing happened however, and ho came to New York. The princess Ib a daughter of Wil liam Rhinelnnder Stewart, whose wife after her divorce married the late James Henry Smith. A largo share of the Smith fortune went to Miss Stewart. James Henry Smith was known to his friends as "Silent Smith," and was a prominont social figure. He inherit ed $25,000,000 from an unclo. WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.' Ap pointment of Representative Mondcll Wyoming, republican leader in the house who retires March 4 to suc ceed Secretary Fall of the Interior do partment, wns urged on President Harding toduy by a delegation of 18 representatives from 13 western states. Representatives Sinnott of Oregon and Dickinson of Iowa nctcd ns spokesmen for tho group which went to the White House after report had gained circulation at tho capltol that the president might decide not to transfer Postmaster General Work to the interior department. 10 Tl SACRAMENTO, Cal.; Feb. 21. Announcement that he will investi gate and prosecute cases where Hin dus have purchased property In Sac ramento county was mado here to day by District Attorney Henderson in discussing tho United States su preme court decision handed down yesterday which held that Hindus are Ineligible to citizenship. There are a half dozen such cases in the federal court of this district now, the district attorney said, and they will lie pushed to a conclusion 4 Killed ! KxpkiHlon. POTTHVILLK, Pa.. Feb. 21. Four men were killed and three Itudly burned by an explosion of gas today nt the Kaska William colliery oper atcd V the Lehigh Coal and Nuvlgu lion company here. PRETENDER THRONE PASSES It. C. V.XlKltllLT KXPKCTS I TO WiiU ULOltl.Y MOltGAN h 4 - I il liss Gioriu Mui'kuii, daughter of M r. and. M rs. 1 la r ry 1 1 a ys M orga n. and Reginald C. Vunderbilt will be married soon soeloty hears. Mr. Vanderbllt it is said has cabled Mr. Morgan, who is Artiericon Minister at Brussels, asking Ills consent to the match. IN LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21. S. T. Burch and I. H. Miller, prohibition enforcement agents were taken Into custody by local enforcement officers here today on charges of extortion and acceptance of bribes. Bo'h are reported to be well known in tho east. .W. E. Anderson, director of agents in southern California and H. 11. Doi ley, in charge of thy, l-os Angeles of fice, announced that Burch and Mil ler solicited and accepted a bribe from Maurice Tovll, son of Rabbi Ja cob Tovll, while Anderson, Dollcy and C. H. Wheeler, another agent,' w?re secreted in tho residenco as eye wit nesses. The amount pa'ssed in mark ed money, it Is said, was $350. This was recovered from Burch, in addi tion to $1,070 In cash and $200 In cash found on Miller's person. Burch and Miller, according to Anderson, went to tho rabbi's resi dence and demanded money.. Rabbi Touvll suggested they return when his son Morris would be borne and ho then notified Dolley and Ander son. Dolloy, Andorson and Whoolor were in tho rabbi's houso, peering through holes In tho wall, when Burch and Miller arrived and wore met by tho rabbi's boh, who had been provided with $350 In marked cur rency. After Burch took tho money refus ing to nccopt $250, but demanding $350, Miller, who was to receive half of it, according to Ilurch, then In formed tho rabbi's son how wine could bo sold and accounts so arrang ed that tho law would bo ovudod, An. dersou announced. POINT OF 3 YEARS SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21. An increase of 40 cents per hundred pounds In refined cane, sugar offoc tlvo today, brought the price to $9.05 a hundred, the highest figure In approximately throe years, accord ing to announcement by the Calllor- nia-Hawallan Refinery and tho West ern refinery. Beet Bugar was Increased 40 contt per hundred, bringing the prlc to $8.85, according to tho Sprockles company announcement. WARREN. Muss., Feb. 2t. The First National bnnk of Wurren. with 1251,300 In deposits, closed Its doors toiluv while bank examiners and Its dlrerlors Investigated a shortage In Its amounts reported to amount to $212,000. Frank I. Taylor, president of the bank, who had been connected with the Institution onl- a few weeks, Is missing and u warrant for his arrest eharglng him wlthtembezzlemcnt lias been issued. EXPULSIONS BY FRENCH LEAD 10 MORE STRIKES After 6 Weeks Occupation France - German Struggle Narrows Down to Endurance Contest German Digni taries Sent Out in Hordes. DUESSELDORF, Fet. 21. (By tho Associated Press.) The conclu sion of tho sixth week of the Ruhr occuation finds the French rosortlng almost exclusively to expulsions in their efforts to Impress upon the Gor- mnns that tho orders of Goneral I)c Goutto are to bo obeyed. Tho Ger mans, in turn, havo adopted tho pro test strike. The expulsion cf Burgomaster Kotten of Duosse:uorff, following closoly the removal from thu Ruhr of Dr. Gruotznor, caused a sonsntlon and resulted in the walkout of most of tho workers In this city. Only tr.e street ruilwaynien and tho cmp.oyos ot power plants were on duty last evenli'g. At Mayence, the arrest ot tho di rector of posts and telegraphs wa-s fol lowed promptly by a walkout on the part of tho employes In this service, and tho troops took over tho build ings. Several railroad officials in tho Maycnco area havo received jnll sentences of from ten to sixty days for encournging strikes and for dis obeying the occupying authorities. Advices from Essen assert that General Founder intends to police the Ruhr with municipal forces and lias ordorcd thd dissolution of the Schutz Pollzel. Tho French have expollod the may or of Dortmund, for refusing to carry out orders. Float Internal Loan BERLIN, Feb. 21 (By the Asbo- clatod Pross.)-It Is officially stated that convorsatlonn between the min istry of finances and representatives of several German banks with regard to the proposed internal loan of 200, 000,000 gold marks havo resultod in an agreement for tho formation of a consortium which will issue three year treasury bills for public sub scription in foreign currency. BERLIN, Fob. 21. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Tho Prussian minis ter of the interior has forbidden tho Ruhr police to appear on duty with out their uniform or weapons. It is believed the object of the order to to prevent tho occupation authorities from organizing an unarmed and un unlformod force PARIS, Fob. 21. (By tho Asso ciated Press.) Pronilor Thounls of Belgium, arrived horo today for con sultation with Premier Polncaro on the Ruhr situation. (joiinany Weakening PARIS, Fob. 21. (By the Asso ciated Pross.) Tho French govern ment has learned that tho Borlln au thorities havo Instructed Gorman of ficials In tha Rhliicland to adopt a prudent courso and endoavor to coma to an understanding with the French authorities, It was said today in offi cial circles. Tho Instructions aro interpreted as an Indication that tho Gorman gov ernment Is discovering that the ex pulsion of functionaries from tho west bank of tho Rhino lias affected its own prcstlgo and that it Is afraid of the effect It might havo in promot ing the separatist movement. NEW YORK, Feb. 21. Acting District Atlornoy I'ocora lalo today announced ho would placo before the grand Jury charges against William H. Anderson, stato superintendent of tho Anil-Saloon leagiio of New York, connecting him with alleged Irregu larities in the conduct of tho lcaguo's flnanciul affairs. SUGGEST WOMEN ACT AS WASHINGTON, Knb. 21. Mr. Clifford I'lnchnt, wlfo of tho Rovornor of I'cniiMylvnnla, uKK-'tfd to ProHl lnt Harding: toriny thut ho muko the cxprrimniit of ftlnrlng noma district In tho t'nltrd Htntwi In tho hnndn of wonifn prohibition uKcntn. Blip Raid Mr. llurdtnif had promlwd to tuko up the propostil with Cummisaloner liuynt-B. Germany Claims to Have Paid to France 45,600.000,000 Marks BERLIN. Feb. 21. (By Assocl- uted ProsB). Germany's pay- ments to tho allies botween No- vembor 1918, and Soptomber 1922 In fulfillment of tho Versailles peace treaty and supplementary agreements amounted to 45,000,- 000,000 gold marks, according to f an official Gorman compilation mado public horo. If Gorman losses in tho oxccutlon of tho treaty torms are taken into ac- count. It Is declared that tho total paymonts havo boon $50,000,000- 000 gold marks. Inclusion of tho value of Al- fr 8aco-Ixrrnino and the former German colonies brings the grand totnl to moro thnn 100,000,000,000 gold marks on tho face of tho German figures. FOR STATE ARE SALEM. Ore., Feb. SI. Appropri ations approved by tho Joint ways and means comniitteo of tho Oregon legislature totnl jr., $08, 018. CD, repre senting a reduction of $1,009,024.90. as compared with requests placed be fore tho committee, according to "fig ures announced today. These aro ex clusive of appropriations carried in speelnl biii-i. Noon adjournment today inter rupted tho work of the senato In going over, as a commltteo of tho whole, of tho pending income tax bill, sec tion by section. Senator Dennis ot lJiGrando, chairman of tho senato committee on assessment and taxa tion, said when the senato took up the bill that ho believed It to bo a woik ablo measure, though ho did not elulm perfection for It. Tho houso today passed Iho sennto bill prohibiting tho use of milk or milk products in vegetablo oil substi tutes for milk products. This mens uro known ns tho "oloo" bill Iioh boon tho center of debates In both bouses. Senator W. H. Struyer's bill to per mit county courts to construct market roads without tho supervision of the stato highway commission except in tho caso ot routes for main highways, passod tho houso today. The houso toduy passod tho senate bill appropriating $10,000 annually to kcop tho historic battleship Oregon In Portland harbor. Tho senate today passed tho sonato bill placing dealers In municipal bonds under tho Jurisdiction of tho state corporation commission. This bill was defeated a few days ugo, nud tuken up for reconsideration. NON STOP DOG DERBY TO THK PAS. Man.. Fob. 21. Tho Pas Is In gala nttiro today In anticipation of tho 200 mllo non-stop dog derby, which Is to start tomorrow. From tho wilderness for hundreds of miles, enthusiasts havo gathered to witness tho ovent nnd ovory train brings additional visitors. Charles Morgan's team, which won thu 1921 and 11122 races, and tho picked team of Tom Crolghton have been strong favorites until today, but owing to warmer weather nnd light falls of snow, making a heavy trull, tho team of Sam Krantoau, driver from Grand ltnplds, Man., is finding many now backers. Bight teams aro expected to start. Kmerli'k fines on Trial. PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 21. W. II. Kmorlck, who was accused of Irregu larities In counting ballots In tho state primary election last May, was put on trial hero today. APPROPRIATIONS OVER $6,000,000 GREAT BRITAIN BUILDS FLYING DREADNAUGHT FOR SEA AND AIR FIGHTING SOUTHAMPTON. Feb. 21. Ilrit aln's first aerial "ilrendjnatrght," a seaplnno under construction hero for the air ministry. Is designed for ac tual living afloat nnd will be Illumin ated throughout cleetrlcully. An dec trie capstan Is to bo Installed for handling the 125 pound anchor to hold tho plnno at rest on tho water. Two watortlKht transverse bulkheads aro provided ns well as Bleeping quarters for flvo rtjen. On lop ot the hull will be built a superstructure divided Into threo compartments, one to bo used by the TALK FEST IN SENATE CONTINUES Senator Reed Talks Three Hours on World History Il lustrating Remarks With Maps Borah Follows With Dessertation on Russia Brookhart Warming Up, "WASHINGTON, Fob. 21. Senator Rood, domocrat, Missouri, startod tha ship bill filibuster off for tho day, re suniing delivery of his address be gun last night In support of his reso lution to direct tho president to ontor Into negotiations with Great Britain and Franco for purchase of certain ot their Caribbean possessions. He had hauled forth the two big maps with which in school master style bo has been illustrating his speech. Senator Jones, republican, Wash ington, in charge of the shipping bill, mot the resumption of the filibuster with the statement that he was pre pared to carry on tho fight; that ho would Insist on another night session lasting as long as possible and that every possible strategy would bo em- ployed to defeat the purpose of the' fllibusterors. Tho recess taken last night at 11:30 o'clock after a twelve- and a halt hour session, allowed senators to got a fair night's sleep, and those who answered to the oponlng quo rum call appeared reasonably re freshed, including Senator Sheppard, domocrat, Texas, who yielded the floor at six o'clock last night after having spoken continuously for moro than six hours and in all about olevon, hours. . . . ' . Tlio 'break in the session played Into tho hands of those conducting tho filibuster In more ways than in giving them a rest for It afforded bov cral an opportunity to gather moro material for their contemplated speeches. It gave Senator Brookhart, republican, Iowa, one of tho leaders In the talkfcst, a chance to dig up tho speech of fourteen hours mado by Senator Smoot in 1915 on the ship purchase bill, then before tho senate. Senator Brookhart announced he would road that speech "as a part of my remarks when I take the floor." Ho added that he had not given up tho plan of using one of the proposod night sessions "as a night school for the education ot tho old guard In tbo principles of cooperative marketing." Senator Hcflin, democrat, Ala bama, informed his colloagues that tho respite had allowed him "to do conslderablo roadlng on tho old King Tut of Egypt und his deflation ot tho Inraclites." Somo sonutors conceded that nego tiations woro entorod Into last night for a voto on tho ponding Ladd mo tion to displace tho shipping bill with tho fillod milk measure and also on ouo ot the moro important amend ments to the shipping legislation tut said that for tho prosent, all efforts along that lino had been abandoned. Senator Iteed hold, the floor nearly lliroo hours. His speech covered the wholo rango of modorn world history, which showed, ho said, that "tha friendship of nations ceases when iu torostB clash." ' Kcnnfor Morfc.h, republican, Idaho, gained tho floor when Mr. Heed con cluded and launched at once upon an appeal for recognition of the present Husslan government, a subject ho had dlscussod sevoral times in tbo past. VothiK Ijiw Knocked Out SPRINGFIELD, 111., Feb. 21. (Dy the. Associated Press.) Tha omploycs voting law providing thut all em ployes shall havo time off with pay for voting wns declared unconstitu tional by tho supremo rourt today. commanding officer, ns a chart room nnd another for gunners and tho third for tho pilot. The total weight of tho flying ship with full crew, fuel and two torpedoes, each weighting 3,000 pounds, will be nearly nine and a halt tons. Torpedoes will be oarrlod under the lower wings nnd discharged by means of a new typo of releasing gear. Flvo mucbhino guns will bo carried," so ar ranged as to leave "no blind spot" on tho eruft which will bo ablo to climb rapidly and escape from tho range ot naval guns after delivering an attack. '