Medford M ail Tribune
The Weather
Prediction: Probable showers
Maximum yesterday 85
Minimum today 36
Weather Year. Ago
Maximum
Minimum ......................... .34
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Dally Eighteenth Tear.
Weekly Fifty-Third Year.
MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY, APKIL 16, 1923
KO, 21
Gil ACT
UPHELD BY
SUPREME CT
Chief Justice Taft Gives De
cision in Future Trading Act
Case McReynolds and
Sutherland Dissent Board
of Trade to Be Regulated
By Act.,
WAaniN'GTON, April 16. The
grain futures trading act was de
clared valid and constitutional today
by the supreme court.
It was the second time the court
had passed on the validity of a grain
future trading law, a previous statute
based on the taxing power of the fed
eral government having been, held
unconstitutional. The law upheld to
day was bused on the right to control
inter-state commerce.
Chief Justice Taft in delivering the
opinion, said the decision in the for
mer grain futures case was an argu
ment in favor of the constitutionality
of the present law, because in the lat
ter, coiigress met the objections
which the court had pointed out as
having rendered it invalid. ,
It is impossible, the court said, to
distinguish between transactions In
cash grain and in grain 'to arrive
from stock shipments which tho
court had held to be intor-stato com
merce. Tho grain exchange the court
said, was merely the gateway through
which tho grain flowed in its course
from io west to the east and Eu
rope r
Sales on. the Chicago board of trade
are as necessary to tho continuity of
this flow of grain, the court held, as
are stockyards sales in the movement
of cattle. It was added that the evi
dence showed thnt future trading
does have an effect on the cash price
of grain. v. J ; . -
' The fact that corners in grain have
brought about dealings in " futures
evidenced, tho decision said, tho re
, lations between future- dealings and
cash grain. 4
The Chicago Board of Trade, tho
court concluded, 'is engaged in a busi
ness which makes it subject to na
tional regulation.
Justices McReynolds and Suther
land dissented.
CHICAGO, Aprii 16. When ad
vised by tho Associated Press that the
constitutionality of the grain futures
act had 'been upheld by the supreme
vcourt of the United States, President
John J. Stream of the Chicago Board
of Trade said:
"It is needless to siiy that the Chi
cago Board of Trade. ' will obey tho
law which has been approved by the
highest tribunal in the land. We will
cheerfully conform in every particu
lar to (he law. What effect some of
its provisions will have on the orderly
marketing of food commodities the
future alone ran disclose. If the law
falls to lie tho panacea for agricul
tural Ills, It will be through Us own
deficiencies and not because of hin
drance from tho grain exchange."
I. W.WS TO STRIKE
KLAMATH, MAY 1
KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., April 16
Industrial Workers of tho World
leaders of this district wore in con
ference here today over plans for a
strike in tho Kianinth county lumber
industry May 1, The locnl secretary
said tho purpose of the strike was
two-fold, first as part of a national
demonstration for tho release of po
litical prisoners; nnd, second, to ob
tain betterment of conditions in the
local lumber industry. Tho final ses
sion of tho conference tonight will
be open to the public.
' Phono Hearing l'ostponrn'.
PORTLAND, Ore., April 16. Tho
state public service commission
hearing on telephone rates, originally
Bet to open today, has been postponed
until Juno 4, it was announced at the
commission's offices horo today.
HOUSTON, TEXAS DANCERS CAPTURE 3
WORLD TITLES IN
HOUSTON", Texas, Arrli 16.-This
city, recovering from the effects of
its 65 4 hour dancing jamboree, took
slock today and realized that instead
of breaking one world long distance
championship it had captured three
and is open to defend Us new found
titles against the world.
Miss Magdalene Williams holds the
world's endurance record for men
and women at 63 hours anil 03 min
Grant Would Drop
Responsibility for
Jesus Crucifixion
' NEW YORK, April 16, El-
imination from the dogma of
tho Christian church of fixiatlon
ot the responsibility lor the
crucifixion of Jesus Christ was
advocated by the Ilev. Dr.
Percy Stlcknoy Grant, preaching
In the Church of the Ascension
on "should Christians and Jews
consolidate religiously."
"There is no reason why
Christians should make a fuss
about this occurrence in JeniBa-
lem centuries ago," he said. "If
an organized attempt is made,
thero 1b no reason why tho
elimination of this responstbil-
itv could not be brought about."
FRENCH m
9 ADDITIONAL
GERMAN MINES
i
France and Belgium Now Have
31 Mines and Coke Ovens
Will Begin Shipping at Once
German Government Pro
tests Again. .
DUESSELDORF, April 16. (By
tho Associated - Press) Nine' addi
tional coal mines in the Ruhr havo
becn seized by the French and Bel
gians,, it .was announced today, mak
ing a total of 81 .mines and coke
plants now in tho hands of tho oc
cupation 'forces, - ' . . )
At tho iast mines seized there were
about 160,000 tons of fuel, chiofly
coke. All this was confiscated. j
The French and 15c!gians, it is an
nounced, will begin shipping today
an average of 10,000 tons of coke
daily to France and Belgium. The
German mine owners estimate -that
tho shipments will be only about 4000
or 6000 tons. )
Three French cabinet members ar
rived in the Ruhr today Maginot, La
Trocquer and DoLasteyrie, respec
tively the ministers of war, public
works and finance.
BERLIN, April 16. (By the As
sociated Press) Foreign Minister
) von itsenurg, aaurvamug me
stag this afternoon declared the bat
tle now in progress on tho banks of
,1110 Rhine and in the Ruhr was not
one for coat or wood, but a fight
which would determine whether
ideas of right and peace would pro
gress or lose ground.
i The minister voiced approval of the
suggestion of Secretary of State
Hughes that the reparation problem
he referred to a body of authorita
tivo experts, and ho also endorsed tho
conclusions of this subject recorded
in the resolution adopted by tho in
ternational chamber of commerce at
its recent congress in Rome.
In view . of the economic devasta
tion wrought by the invasion of the
Ruhr and what ho characterized as
France's avowed purpose to analyze
Gorman economic productiveness
any attempt at present to appraise
Germany's capacity for payment or
establish the precise amount would
be wholly futile, ho declared.
The German government, ho said,
hnd tried in various ways to get the
reparation question out of the "quag
mire"' in which this problem, together
with all Europe, was threatened with
becoming stufck fast. It hnd also
tried to help put an end to the daily
increasing tension nnd economic
chaos under which Europe was suf
fering. Gormnny's offorts in these
directions, ho said, were designed to
facilitate tho release of all possible
forces for reconstruction, in which
process Germany wished to co-operate.
,
Referring to Rocretary Hughes'
propositi at Now Haven in December,
Baron Von Rosenburg reiterated the
statements ho recently made before
tho foreign relations committee of tho
reichstag.
MARATHON CONTEST
utes, elapsed time. Louis Kcsslcr Is
men's long distance champion with
B.'i hours and 38 minutes of elapsed
time, while little 17 year old Ooldle
Hughes, who had to be carried off
the floor by main force after dancing
53 straight hours, holds with V. V.
Vestal, the couple long distance belt
nith 40 hours and 45 minutes to
their credit.
All four havo recovered from the
strain i
U.S. WORRIED
BY DELAY IK
SETTLEIWENT
Washington Concerned By De
lay in Final Arrangement for
- Payment of British Debt
Chancellor Baldwin Issues
Statement Finland Pay
ment Settled.
LONDON', April 16. By the As
sociated Press.) Chancellor of the
Exchequer Baldwin, referring in his
budget statement today to the Amer
ican debt says he hoped shortly to
settle the final form of the bonds to
be given in replacement of the de
mand obligations.
LONDON, April 16. (By the As
sociated Press.) In his budget state
ment today, the chancellor of the ex
chequer announced that the corpor
ation tax would be reduced by one
half and the, Income tax reduced
from five shillings to four shillings,
six pence the pound sterling.
There will be no redaction in the
sugau tax, the chancellor declared,
tut he hoped that the condition of the
world markets would permit such re
duction at an early date.
LONDON, April It. (By the As
sociated Press.) Stanley Baldwin,
chancellor of the exchequer, making
his budget statement before a crowd
ed chamber In the house of commons
today, said the past year's supply of
$101,000,000 had gone to reduction
of the debt. The"financial year Just
closed had become steadily better as
ft proceeded, trade at home and
abroad had improved and unemploy
ment had diminished considerably.
Some concern was manifest at the
treasury today as the commission
went into session as to reasons lor
the delay by the British government
in returning the debenture constitut
ing the refunding agreement between
the United States and England,
Xo Word Received
Commission members declined to
confirm reports that the meeting was
called to consider the status of the
British settlement. Treasury offi
cials heretofore have declared tho
delay by the British In returning the
debenture was not unduly long, hut
some commission members were said
to hold a different view.
The debenture was sent to London
for study of Us detailed terms and
the language by which the British
government binds Itself to pay off In
fi2 years the war time debt of 4,
600,000,000. It had .been expected
that the document would bo started
on lis return trip within a fortnight
after its arrival in London. Neither
(he eommissionnor the treasury has
received any communication con
cerning it.
Finland Pact Signed
WASHINGTON, April 16. The
American debt funding commission
tooay authorized Secretary Mellon to
sign the war debt funding agree
ment with Finland,
The agreement, already ratified by
the parliament at Helsingfora has yet
to be accepted by congress, but mem
bers of tho commission expect no op
position. No official announcement
was made as to tho , date for tho
signing. Ho payments on tho Fin
nish obligation, among the smallest
due the United States, are required
under tho agreement until late au
tumn. '
Although tho British agreement
has been ratified by congress and its
ters accepted by the British, the
document embracing its provisions is
tied up somewhere in the offices of
the British exchequer. Tho Finnish
settlement thus becomes tho first to
be signed.
The agreement with Finland pro
vides for tho payment ot the $8,000,
000 in principal and approximately
11,000,000 in interest in installments
over 62 years. Tho terms as to inter
est provide for a rate of 4 !4 per cent
from the date of the loan, about four
years ago, to December 15 last, A
iato of 3 V4 per cent interest will pre
vail from December 15 last to Dn
ccmber 15, 1932, and a rate ot 3 per
cent thereafter to the maturity ot the
funding agreements.
Yesterday's Results
Los Angeles 1-4; Vernon 9-5.
Seattle -3; Sacramento 7-2.
Han Francisco 3-7; Oakland 8-0.
Portland -15; Salt Lake 6-7,
She's Real English
CountessMerself So
She'll Play One Well
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PE66Y
NEW YORK; When ''Winter" tomes to the screes, as it wil! ia
shortly in spite of the Bursting buds and tne first rodm and ail tne
other gas el' approaching springtime, Miss Peggy liash si LonQoa
Will he tne cynosure of all the lenunuse eyes ia America.
But she isn't nervous, i'er Miss feggy Kush, who is to be the
Jady Wona of "If Winter Comes," is a reai Engli&a countess iserseif,
bo she ought to know how to play tbe part, oughtn't she ?
Ia real iifc she's Csuatess ot Cusifcrd wit& a country seat &d
everything.
HARDING URGES
PEOPLE TO KEEP
AN OPEN Ml
WASHINGTON, April 18. Paying
tribute to the principles o the Bangh
ters of the American Revolution,
President Harding, In an address de
livered at the animal congress of the
organisation here today, appealed
for an open mind In the approach of
the problems confronting the nation.
"Never has mankind faced diffi
cnlties of such a varied character or
on so huge a scale , the
preBidont said. ' :
"Tho vory destiny of the race, the
future of civilization, seem to depend
on our finding answers, and on our
sincere, generous, broadmisded ac
ceptance of that answer when It is
found.
"We snail not find an answer
which wiii bo completely satisfactory
to any stnto or race of people, hut It
wo shall pursue our quest with opon
mind and wilh purposo of achioving
the largest benefit for the greatest
number, I believe wa shall In the end
discover that we shall have attained
also a large advantage tor those who
seemed to he making something of
sacrifice to the onmmon welfare."
Tho president further advised that
pending tho solution of tho manifold
probloms, the American people "hold
securo", to thoso paths made by the
fathers of tho republic, Jn this
connection tha executive spoke of
the founding of tho republic and
pointed out that at that time "no
gronp arrogated to Itself ail the' po
litical righteousness in the young
Topublic."
Spirit Photo a Kako, Doylo.
NBW YOJIK, April 16.A puta
tive cctoplasmie spirit photograph
st-nt to him from Chicago which he
exhibited hers last week was a
"take," Sir Arthur A. Conan Boyle
told an audience at Carnegio hall iast
night.
Alice flow a Jolt,
WASHINGTON, pril It. An ex
ecutive order permitting tho appoint
ment of Miss Alice Jtobortson, for
mer rPnrNftlt Af iVtt frnm nbluhnn.
ns a welfare worker in the veterans'
mircnii, was signed lodny by Trcsl
dent Harding.
RUSH
CANCELLATION
OF UNSING-1SH
PACT C0NF1RW1ED
WASHINGTON, April 16. Cancel
lation of the Lonslng-Ishii agreement
between the United Slates and iapan
was formally announced by tho state :
department yesterday In a statement
making public an exchango of notes ;
betwnen Secretary Hughes nnd Mu-;
sanao Hanlhara, tho Japancso am-basRador,-
Tho exchange of notes sot forth
that in the "light of tho understand
ing nrrlvcd at by tho Washington
conference on the limitation ot arma-;
ment, tho American nnd Japanese
governments are agreed to consider1
the Lansing-Isbil correspondence of
November S, 1917, ns cancelled and
of no other forco or effect.
It was revealed for, tho first time
in the eommunlcation that tho -negotiations
leading up to the cancella
tion agreement, which now gives
clear effect to the nine power treaty,
negotiated hy tho arms conference In
restoring a parity of Interest be
tween the Japanese nnd American
governments in China were conducted
personally by Secretary Hughes nnd
Japanese emlmssy officials in Wash
ington, lis actual consummation was
effected in Toklo by farmer Ambas
sador Charles I!. Warren and of
ficials of the Japanese foreign of
fice when they affixed their signa
tures to the documents.
SECOND RADICAL
TRIALSTARTED
ST. JOSEPH, Mich- April IB.
(Hy Iho Associated Press) Charles
K. Kutbenherg of Clevclund, Ohio,
nationally known liberal, tho socond
person to faco prosecution under
Michigan's anti-syndicalism law, was
ordered to trial today, a little less
than two weeks after a. jury failed
to convict William 55. Fostor ot Chi
cago, first defandant tried.
Itiithanbcrft is charged with as
sembling with an organisation advo
cating illegal methods of bringing
about social nnd political reform. The
Indictments against Foster, Ituthen
berg and 34 others awaiting trinl re
sulted from their attendance at the
national convention of tho commu
nist party near hero lust August,
10 Japanese School
Children Burned in
Dormitory Blaze
SACRAMENTO, Cal., April
16. Childish voices that rang
loudest yesterday in the merry-
making at a grove in West Sac-
ramonto, where was held the
annual picnic of the Japanese ef
this county, today are siiiied in
death, ten boy and girl pupils
ot tho foreign language school
that is conducted In connection
with tho Buddhist church here
having perished Irom asphyxia-
tlon in a tiro that gutted the
school's dormitory building at
midnight.
Trapped In a locked building,
tired from taair picnic ride asd
all day play, the little folk had
small chance for their lives.
there were 23 ot them in the
building. Thirteen escaped only
because of two volunteer heroes,
both Japanoso, who either car-
ried them out or drove them to
safety -by main strength mens-
ares.
PRIEST PLEADS
GUILTY SPITE
OFATTORNEY
Father Dillon Refuses to Fol-
0W GOUnsei S AdViCe anu
. ' , ., , -
Claim insanity AS CaUSe Ot
Crime Gets
Life Term,
p , ,
Sentence OT
. i
" KALAMAZOO. ' Mch ' Aptfl Is.
Eov. Father Charles Dillon, confessed
slayer of his superior, Rev,- Father tsomtwm .,: v , ,'
... , iM, President Harding's message waf
HBBry ONeili of Si. Augustine a communicatea to PresJaent Mffleranf
Cathoiio church last Thursday, was hy AmDagsaaor Herrick. The ambw
sentenced to lifo Imprisonment at gaAor declared the president of tlf
hard labor by Judge Wolmor In clr- United states was impressed hy lh
cuit court today. thought that this dedication of menf
The sentence followed a plea of j d war weu!d not on
guilty entered by Father Dillon this . s,4j i
morning over the objections of his be the most sterestir g of its klndj
counsel, who advised tho court he the world's history but would also rat
had Ineffectually tried to persuade stttute a personal appeal to the seal
tho priest to enter a defonso of torn- monts which among all the catsont
porary inaunity. Inpired the splendid cooperation wit
"He does not Intelligently know nessed during the war. -ir
what he is doing," Attorney W. Ambassador Herrick added in the
Fitagorald Informed the court. Father Qt pTesllieDt HMMng that Of:
Dillon persisted, howovor, and aftojj .. , ,,h
a conference in tho judgo'B chath-
bers, was brought hack into court and
sentenced.
IA crowd that taxed the court room
was present when tha assistant pas-
tor of 8t. Augustine's appeared. He
received the sentence of the court
with seeming indifference. Turning
mlern.rS J"" fsrjsa-
tion In the court room, he bade them
U casual "goodbye" and tm ning to
the sheriff said: "I am ready to eo,"
He win he taifori to Marquette Is
begin his sentence some time tamor-
row,
Thousands of the late Father
O'Neiii's parishieners attended ia-
aerai aorvicss for Uim today. In the
presence 'of more than 10 -visiting
prissta, the liight itev. Michael
Gallagher, bishop of Detroit, eo'a
hraied the psstifical requiem high
mass.
Following tho services, the body I
was taken is Hubbardxlown, Mich,
Father O'Neill's boyhood home.
HEAT RECORD AT
EVERETT BROKEN
EVETIETT, Wash., April 18 With
the thormomotor at 76 degrcos atj
four o'clock yesterday afternoon aii
Jijirii neat rocurun lor mo uikiil yvniu
since official weather observations
it. w ljuuil uinvn iiuiu, vvtjiu m unvn. i
With one excoptlon it wns hotter than j
nnw A n a fnnnfA nt hnra In tnv.
ENGLISH LABOR THRILLED BY PROMISE j l!L
If AUCTION
LONDON, April It. (My tho As
sociated Press) The prospect ot a
reduction of a ponny a pint In tho
prlco of their favorltti beverage gave
boor drinkers something to think
about today. All tho pubtlcanB and
saloonkeepers said that if the expect
ed announcement of the reduction In
the price of beer tax was forthcom
ing in connection with the presenta
tion of tho hudgot in the house of
commons, they would start selling to
morrow at a reduction of n penny a
pint.
WITH FRANCE
U.S.A.PLE
President Harding Sends Cable
of Congratulation to France
When Hal! in Honor of Al
lied Armies Is Dedicated
Ceremony Held in Paris im
pressive One.
PARIS, April 16. By Associated
Press), Ah exchange ot telegrams be
tween President Harding aad Presi
dent Milterasd was a feature ieday ot
one ot the most moving ceremonies
here since the great war whsa at the
Hotel Des lavalldes the nws hafls la
honor of the allied armies," especially
the Americas, army, were formally
throws pea.
No discourse maTked the dedication
ceremony. It was only a silent trlb
ute to the memory ot the dead. Presi
dent Miilerand reviewed the guard ot
honor and then greeted Ambassador
Herrick, Colonel T. Bentley Jlott, the
j military attache at tha American em
i. bassy sad the other members ot the
diiitousatie sorps. Thea, followed by a
numerous cssapaay of diptoojats and
military attaches and American civli-
lans, the president passed through the
commemorative halls, Incltrfing those
devoted to the United States. England,
ronugui, ueigiuui, jujaiu, limy, juuu-
Slavia and Poland. .
- Many French officers wer present, j
but Marshal Foca, ia simple civilian J
attire, seemed most to embody the J
QominauGg note oi se eeremyiij J
i"rucg st ssace sc-jEBsaly mmmmBT'
atitig the memories of saity'l& 'tha-!;'1
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Eitert States held the sincereet hoi
oJ seeing forever preserved the cog.
plate and constant friendsSs'p wsfc .
marked tha relations of the allied asi
associated powers during the war as;
an overlatsttag testimony ot tha true.
jraiernlly of nations and peoples. : V
Th French government has asked
. , . , . ,,,,,..,
Ambassador JuMerand ta Washlngtori
to thank President Harding on hehal!
of President Miilerand for the Amo!
ican preaidoot's message, "the particu
iariy cordial terms of which will ban;
a profound eiioet tipoa the French.,
nation. , f - S
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sFEAR EW FOIST m
RRES, WASHINGTON
OLTMPIA, Wash., April tS.-r-This
year will show ono of tho earliest for
est fire seasons on rocord should the
hot, dry weather ot yesterday recur,
according to Stato Forester Ftt B.
Papo, who will make nransomCTSts "to
hiro wardenB Immediately If the
warm spoil should eowtlwue. Two
small fires wore reported northwest
and north of Olympia yesterday. ,
Although thoy did no serious damRge,
they spread rnpimy Bnaer
wind. Tho state forester has only
fniir- -nmiiefifi at nresent and received. .
no reports from other parts of the
state. Ho said there Is jss danger to
big timber yet unless today s cool
weather turns off hot again. . 1
BEER TAX ONE CEIIT
The newspaper political " experts
wore virtually agreed that & reduc
tion in tho Income and boor tax Would
bo made, hut beyond these there was
a wide difference of opinion, f .
It was generally conceded that the
iaboritcs would fight ttse biidgot 4o
the house of commons they would,
start selling tomorrow at & reduction
of a penny a pint. , , ;
Financial writers are' confidently '
predicting another eat in the Income .
tax from five shilling to fear and;
half shillings the poss4 f
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