MTCDFOim MATL TTCTHTTNR MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY. JANUARY 10. 192
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PARK STAGE FATAL
FIGHT .10 DEATH
A, fact; unknown to many' is that
swan-Mil' engage in encounters and
battle unto death; Last Saturday
morning employes' of Lithia park
found one of the beautiful swans that
have ' been admired by , park visitors
dead; ; Much speculation arose as to
the cause of its. death and the opinion
prevailed .that the bird - had been
killed by mischievous boys.' The of
ficials of-the park decided, to, hold an
investigation to determine, if possible,
the cause of death. : A thorough ex
amination was made, but the investi-:
gators were as much at sea as in the
beginning. ,
This morning brought a solution to
the mystery. As employes of 'the
park- were performing their morning
duties, they saw two of the remaining
swan engaged In a fierce encounter,
the huge birds using their wings with
terrific force. Park employes finally
succeeding in get to - the birds and
separated them. The one that ap
peared, about -ready to. accept defeat
was carried out tothe bank and it was
thought, that it- was only exhausted
and would .recover in a few minutes
Instead, the bird toppled over dead,
having been overcome by the blows of
his adversary.
Park officials and. citizens in gen
eral regret the loss' of the two, as only
four remain. Much of the pond occu
pied by the Bwan is frozen over and
nark authorities believe that the 11m
Ited water remaining is responsible
for the two fatal encounters. Pre
parations are. being made to separate
them and they win be kept apart until
the ice: disappears, and ample swim-
ming room is restored. jsniunu uiu
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CHEAPER TO SEND
THAN KEEP HERE
It Is ; cheaper for Jackson county
to send its prisoners to Portland ana
pay Multnomah county 60 cents a day
for each offender, than to try to look
after the prisoners at home, accord
inc to County. Judge Gardner of Jack
' nonvillo. who has been attending the
state chamber of commerce, and. is
now . attending the sessions or ,tne
highway, commission. Jackson , coun
ty is not equipped to . take care of
prisoners serving a sentence, so it is
considered more,, economical to snip
them to . Multnomah county, where
they can work on the rockplle, than
to' establish a. rpckpile viiv, Jackson
county and furnish guards." Recently
there, appeared in the press a state
ment that Judge, Gardner might be a
candidate for the. republican nominar
tion for secretary of; state. In the com
ing primaries. The judge says that
while a number of people have made
the proposal to him, he has not com
mitted himself one way or the other.
Portland Oregonlan. ,
Kiwanians, Craters,
Rotations Backing
Harding Memorial
" The Medford committees appointed
. to asslst-'Count Chairman C. P. Tal
out of t the' Harding- Memorial, asso.-
elation, are as follows:
,. Cratersr7-V. J- Warner, C. Y. Tcng
wald, A. J. Vance, Don, Newbury.
!;' Klwahiana T. E. Daniels, A. O.
Bmtth.-'." '-! ' "
- Hotarlans W. R. Kirkpatrick and
, V. A. Hanna.
J ' Jt is not the intention of the organ
lzers of the association to solicit con
tributions, but to have them voiun,
. tarllv madev '
If. you favor the ..movement, please
leave, or send a contribution to any
; of the above or to C. L. Oarlock at
the Chamber of Commerce."
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OF YEW EXCHANGE
TOKIO, Jah. 10.-i-(By Associated
Press). The recent 'steady decline of
the exchange rate on the yen is caus
ing anxiety especially among the for
eigners and Japanese exporters. The
yen today touched 44 cents and no.
body expects a halt in its descent until
i reaches.,40.,,,. - "t-j; ,
., The drop already is affecting Imr
ports and experts point out that this
holds disastrous possibilities because
the imports that are being checked
are necessities, not luxuries. The drop
may retard rebuilding In, the earth
quake and fire zone because of the
prices for lumber, steel and machin
ery. The decline of the exchange rate
on the yen, it is said here, is likely to
force the . government's hand In the
matter of a foreign, loan as it is
thought that 'onlya large' dollar loan
for the purchase of reconstruction
materials can check the. fall, of the
yen. conneauftntlv much lnternnt in at-
I tached here to the aotlvitles of Kenji
Kpdama, who is in New York discuss
ing the loah'sltuatlori. .. .
Financiers here believe a loan of a
quarter, billion yen (J 125,000,00) will
be floatable in New York and London
in the early spring.
The yen's decline is- 'attributed to
three., factors, first, the Unfavorable
trade, balance which official figures
Just published show to have totalled
600,000,000 yen (1300,000,000) lust
year; second, the heavy demand for
dollars to puy for reconstruction-materials
purchased- In America; and
third, the, , ref usal . of -the go vernment
to . employ its . specie hbldlrigs.abroad
to' retard the downward tendency of
the yen. ' ..
. The government's refusal Is due to
a desire to limit imports, thus making
foreign, trade coma, more - nearly to a
balance and also- to 'the . low point
reached by its specie reserve abroad.
BANKER DIES, WILL
GIVES STUDENT AID
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. . 10. Mrs.
Ida May Crawford, widow of Edward
G., Crawford, Benlor vice-president of
the United States National bank, who
died in this city May 12 of last year,
died here last night at her apart
ments. Sho had' been' "in fulling
Health rom the time of her husband's
amiiu. . .... -. - ' -,
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford made reel
procal wills directing .the disposal of
their property. By the terms of these
testaments, after making certain an
nuity bequests out oT theestate, val
ued at about $400,000, -the income of.
the residue is to be hold as a per
petual student loam fund. This fund
approximates $250,000, which the
trust department of the United States.
National bank as executor is author
ized to loan to worthy young men
seeking .education in . mechanical
trades and business linos. Loans are
to be made on nominations by the.
executives of the United States Na
tional bank in sums of not more than
$1,000 nnd at interest rates not ex
ceedlng five per cent. ,
GOPCO RATE RAISE
FULLY EXPLAINED
Due- to a typographical . error in
last night's Mail Tribune In quoting
letter of the Public Service Commis
sion of Oregon regarding adjustment
of rates of the California Oregon
Power company it, was stated as fplr
lows:. . -' :
'The proposed electric cooking rate
provides for an increase from lc to
l&c per, k. w. h. for the consumption
Jn excess of 230 k.'.w. h. per month,"
whereas this should have read "an in.
crease from lc to lc. per k. w. h,
for the consumption in excess, of 230
kilowatt hours per month.", The Mall
Tribune Is advised by the power com
pany that. no cooking, customers will
be affected unless-their monthly bill
is over $7.00, and then only to the
lextent of 14 c per k. w. h. for the ex:
cess over 230 k. w. h. '
OF
At the chamber of - commerce
luncheon at the Medford hotel yes
terday, William Moore, state fire
marshal made the' Btartllng state
ment that the Oregon, per .capita fire
loss in 1922 was greater than any
other state in the union and that 60
"per cent of the fires were preventable.
Jny Stevens of Ban Francisco, a
former Oregonlan, described the Ber
keley fire and its relationship to the
atmospheric conditions, He gave a
demonstration of whnt happens when
people place in their electric light
system hairpins and other metals in
stead of using the proper plug.
Mayor Oaddls spoke in the Interest
of the campaign for the starving chil
dren of Germany and the forum voted
a recommendation, on this subject to
the directors. ' -,
J. W. Wakefield .was chairman of
the forum and it was well attended.
Do
4.
Propose that membership In the
League, should be opened to all
nations..
Irovide for the. continuing de
velopmeut of international lay;
STILL FIGHT OVER
WASHINGTON Jan. x 10. :DWIded
Into two' camps,-; houso ;re))iill brans
will ineet in conferenea tonight to de
termine whether tax legislation, or the
soldiers' bonus is to have right of way
on the legislative program. .
One group, endeavoring to bring
about- n house vote on the. bonus by
the end of the month. Is expected to
propose either that the ways and
means committee be instructed to re
port the Mckenzie bonus bill ahead
of the revenue measure or that the
conference go on record as favoring
enactment of both proposals without
saying which should be given priority.
The, other faction is led by Repre
sentative, Longrworth, tho republican
lender, who has announced his inten
tion to fight any proposal at variance
with hta. contention that the. ways and
means committee should be Instruct
ed to report, certain of the tax bills
before taking up the bonus.
The. committee nut aside for a time
today, consideration, of the revenue
bill to. discuss the proposal for a con
stitutional amendment prohibiting the
lRsuancef.of tax-exempt securities.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. The rail
roads and merchants of the United
States could save more than $1,00.0,.
000,000 In the next five years through
removal of freight terminals, ' from
congested city areas to cheaper outly
ing property and. the use of motor
trucking service for the delivery of
freight, Alfred 8. Swayne, of New
York, told, the national transportation
congress called, by the National Rail
way association.- . ,- ' ,v
Mr. Swayne, who Is chairman' of,
one of the six committees of the. organization-
which recently, completed
studies of various phases of the
transportation problem, discussed, the
relation of highways and motor trans
portation to other transportation
agencies. t '
He outlined economies his commit
tee hnd found possible, recommended
proper regulation of motor transpor
tation, advoca'ted the development of
highways suitable for economic handl
ing of traffic nnd urged continued re
search to disclose more fully the pos
sibilities of the use of motor vehicles.
JLLO
THE PLAN IN BRIEF
Proposes
r I. That the United States shall
im mediately enter the Permanent
Court of Intffrnation.il Jutie uimVr
the pomlltions stated by Secretary
Hughes uml President, Harding in
February. 1U2S.
it. That witliout beoomlng i mem
ber of the Leapue of Nations as at
present constituted, the,, United,
States shall offer to extend its pres
ent cooperation with tlie League and
participate in the work of the League-'
as a body of mutual counsel under
conditions which
1, Substitute moral force and public
opinion for, the military and
economic), force originully iui
plied in Articles X and XVI.
I. Safeguard the Monroe Doctrine.
3. Accept tlie fact that the United
State will assume no obligations
under the Treaty of Versailles
exceot' bv Act, of Comrrena.
PR1IIY BONUS
OjLl ON CAIiNOAl
urges railroads
'haniwiight
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The past few days have showed us just how the people believe
in us. They have crowded, jammed our store; they have bought:
merchandise by the armload. They know w-e are telling them
the truth when we say we are cleaning out, that this stock will
be sold down to the figures we have set by February 1st, in v
tory time. , And we want YOU to believe this we would, uot
break faith with YOU. Come in and let us make good. If TOXX
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WASHINGTON; Jan., 10. Clarence
H, Venner. a atock, holder ,. in ill?
Southern Pacific company,, petitioned
the supreme court today for an order
to compej' the,, dissolution of control
by the Southern Pacific over the Cen
tral Pacific railroad as directed by a
supreme court decision delivered in I
May, 1922." . , I
In making; his plea Mr. Venner said
the '. attorney, grenerol had' nnnounced
the. government would not appeal
from the decision of the federni dls-i
trlct court- for: Utah; approving the '
action of the . inter-state commerce
commission In authorizing tho South,
ern Pacific to continue control over
the Central Pacific. . v i -i
After the supreme court decision,'
the federal district court in Utah or
dered tlie dissolution, but the inter
state commerce commission permitted
the Southern Pacific to continue its
control and the district court guve
Its approval, holding In substance
that, while the dissolution decision of
the. supreme court hnd been bnsed on
the grounds that the consolidation
.vas prohibited by the Sherman anti
trust act, the order of the commis
sion was warranted by the transpor
tation act of 1922.
In the petition today It was con
tended that the district couit should
huve held that the commission was
without jurisdiction to consider the
application , of the Southern Pacific
for tho. reason that It was aimed to
"nullify-, the mandate, .of our highest
court,". -V.
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PORTLAND. Ore., Jan, 10. Prac
tically every type, of: criminal, , from
bootlegger, to - forger, employes the
automobile in , hln' operations, Oregon
sheriffs and fedcrnWprohlbltlon agents
were told here today by. Joe Keller,
Investigator for the Automobile
Underwriters association. ;
"Tho automoliilo: is employed , in
ninety-nine out of every hundred
criminal cases today,' Keller said.
The officers are here in attendance
upon a three-day law. enforcement
school conducted by tho federal pro
hibition department. Discussion has
centered chiefly around, search" and
seizure, and explanation of the proper
procedure In Issuance of search War;
rants. Facts, not; fancy, must form
the basis of all such documents, tho
speakers have declared.' '
Dept. S
A BIG SUCCESS '
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AFTER CUMMINS
AS SENATE HEAD
; WASHINGTON,! Jan.: 10. Rever
be rations from the month's battle in
tho sennto which resulted in the elec
tion yesterday of Senator Smith, dem
ocrat, South Carolina, as chairman of
the interstate commerce committee,
over Senator, Cummins, republican,
lo.wa, continued toduy In tho form of
rumblings that presaged a somewhat
similar fight over the retention by the
Iowa senator of tho office of presi
dent pro tern.
i. The, house meanwhile began work
on the first big appropriation mea
sure of. the season the interior, sup
ply ..bin which was reported yester
day by the appropriations committee
with the total cut ta $lQ7,727,H6fi
which is 935,792.044 less than allotted
to the department last year.
Tho livelihood of an, effort to un
seat the Iowa senator as president pro
tern, now that the chairmanship fight
fs out of the. way, has. brought . out
suggestions In some quarters that cer
tain republican insurgents and the
fanner-labor senators, comprising the
"LaFolletto group might throw their
support to. Senator Pittman. democrat
Nevada. Republican . organiaztion
senators have contended thnt Senator
Cummins, retains the, Honate presi
dency by virtue of his election at the
last session of congress and they have
not formally, indorsed him for re
election. i In tho house the Dyer antl-lynching
bill, tho Mexican situation and agri
culture's problems received a share
of committee attention with the ways
and means compUttee continuing Its
work on revenue legislation.
, The house immigration committee
began work on the proposed bill
which would restrict Immigration to
20 per cent of, the foreign born of
ench nation In the United States In
1890 and to two per cent of the blood
relatives of foreign born hero.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10. The
64 lending cities of tho Pacific const
experienced in 1923 an increano of 38
per cent in building activities over
1922, according to a survey made
public today by S. V. Straus and
company. The grand totnl of build
ing In these cities was $402,049,908.
Utah showed the greatest relative
gain of 53 per cent, while California
came second with a gain of 42 per
cent. The Washington gain was 20
per cent, Oregon 17 per cent and Ari
zona 14 per cent. 1
Annual gains of tho large cities
wore: Los Angeles, DO per cent; San
Francisco, three per cent;. Portland.
11 per cent; Seattle, 16 per cent; Salt
Iake. 34 per cent. '
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NOTICE TO ELKS
Bro. Frank T. Wrightman, DUCt-lct'
Deputy Grand' Exalted Ruler," Ore
gon, South) will pay Medford; Lodge
No. 1 168, Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks, an official visit Thur
day night; January ;i0,192& ;.Aty
members, are urged to attend
Attest : ' LEWI3 ULRtCH;; 1
LEE L JACOBS Exalted Rule;
Secretary. ,'!-' '
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