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Xb riiiv- Medford Mail T The Weather Prediction Rain tonight, clear Friday. Muximum yestercluy .-. 58 Minimum today : -.38 Weather Year Ago Maximum 72 M Illinium 28 Dally Eighteenth Tear. Weekly Fifty-Third Tear. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1924 NO. 290 ss KlBUNE CRATER LAKE R'O CONTRACT 13 AWARDED McLeod-Cascade Gorge Con tract Awarded to Dunn and Baker for $61,657 Klam- fath Highway Work Delayed Until County Court Takes Some Action. PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 28. The state highway commission this morn ing wtvurded contract! for rout! work In ?ooa, Jackson and Umatilla coun ties, but held up two pieces of pro posed development work In Yamhill and Klamath counties. The awards were: Coos county Giasgow-Hauser sec tion of the Roosevelt coast highway, 6.2 miles, to widen and nick surface; contract awarded to John Hakanson for $72,197.50. Jackson county McLeod-Cascade Gorge section of the Medford-Crater Lake highway, 10.24 miles to rock surface; contract awarded to Dunn and Haker for (61,607. Umatilla county McKay creek Pendleton section of the - Oregon Washington highway, 2.64 miles to grade, 3.1 miles of broken stone sur facing and 2 miles of broken stone re surfacing; contract awarded to James Crick for $36,382.80. The commission received a number of bids in connection with Its proposal to grade and stone surface 6.74 miles of the Olene-Uonanza section of the Klamath Falls-Lake view highway, and to re-surface seven miles more with broken stone. ' Klamath Held Vp It did not make an award, however since the question of Klamath coun ty's participation in paying for the work has not yet been determined "Vi the Klamuth county court. The coun- ( ty is expected to pay all, at least most of the cost.. Another piece of work held up tem porarily was the grading of 1.06 miles of the St. Joseph section of the West Side Pacific highway. H. W. Oliver submitted a low bid of $10,953. but the commission decided not to go ahead with the work because an over- V......I n..nuuinr Id In Ho mnalrilpl In ..v...r, ... - - -- connection with the Job and the com mission has not yet reached nn agree ment about it with the Southern Pa cific. To cut between thirty-five and forty miles out of the llu mile trip be tween Portland and Tillamook by building a new highway down either the Trask or Wilson river. Is tho pro position that whs laid before the com mission yesterday afternoon by a delegation from Washington, Yamhill and Tillamook counties. The cbmmisslon today agreed put on the state highway map three spurs on the Mount Hood loop, to Whisky creek, to Parltdalo and to Odell. A delegation from Hood Itlver county promised ,the county would contribute $40,000 of the expense. The commission also decided to im prove the Roosevelt highway from Seaside to Cannon Beach .1 unction, a distance of three miles. This action was taken at the request of Clatsop ' county commissioners. This work will cost $100,000. and Clatsop county will contribute $30,000.- Clatsop county wants the state to help improve thirteen miles between Seaside and Hamlet Junction, but the three miles agreed upon today is all that will be taken up for the present. This la Prune Week OREGON TOSSERS BEAT W S. C. IN CLOSE GAME EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 28. Oregon de- feated the Washington State basket- hall team here last nlEht 33 to 29 in the last home contest of the season Washington State staged a rally in the , last few minutes of play and cut down a ten point lead to a margin of five. The half ended 20 to 8 for Oregon. Latham was high man of the game with sixteen points to Ills' credit DISAPPOINTED ACTRESS. COUSIN OF . BELASCO. DRINKS SHOE POLISH, DIES NEW YORK, Feb. 2S. Miss Vallie Belasco Martin, an actress and short story writer, formerly of Seattle, took poison and died In the Riverside Drive apartment of her mother today. She left a note saying her net was due to her Inability to obtain a stage engagement or dispose of any of her stories. She wrote that she was dis gusted with the way dramatic em ployment agencies had wasted her time. . She came from Seattle tn 1917 and Mabel Normand's Case 1s Postponed For Last Time LOS ANGELES, Cal . Feb. 28. 4 The last postponement of the S hearing of Horace A. Greer, form- er chauffeur for Mabel Normand, film actress, on the charge of having shot and wounded Court- land S. Dines, Denver oil opera- tor, New Year'B night, was grant- ( ed today, according to the dec- J- I l.w.tlm T Vollnl. Ja XT lUlikllUII Ul JIIBIH-D (ft 1 lIyl ' iianby. l When the case was called phys- Iclnns' affidavits were read that Dines had not recovered suffi- ciently to attend and testify. Justice Hanby was visibly an- noyetl. He granted the motion for a continnanco to March 19, but he added that this was the 'Tinal postponement." DENIES HE WAS OIL GROUP WASHINGTON, Fob. 28. Senator Willis, republican, Ohio, issued a formal statement today declaring he had no idea who was referred to in telegrams placed before the oil com mittee saying that "Willis" was con cerning himself in the oil inquiry on behalf of Edward B. McLean. "I have been' handed what purports to be copies of two telegrams sent by John or Johns to Edward B. McLean at Palm .Beach, Fla., in which tele grams reference is made to a man named Willis," said the senator. "So far as I can recall I do not know John or John. I haven't the slightest Idea to what either of those telegrams re fers." On December 20, Mclieon sent n toleeram to E. W. Starling, "a secret u,.-vl mn" at the White House, naming him to send this telegram to "Wilkins" at Hopklnsville, Ky 1 "Leave at once for Palm Beach. E. B. McLean." j Hopklnsville is Starling's homo town. Mr. Major wired Mr. McLean that "Willis Is in full possession of matters. the same messages sam Cnnries' Berhems was leaving Wash- - .. . . . . mgton tor rami rseucn inm iugm im that the "duck" wolild leave later. "My advice is." the message added, "not to acquaint latter . party, (the duck) with our code system." Bennett wired McLean on January 2! that ho had seen "principal" and delivered message; that there would be no "rocking of boat and no resig nations," and that "he" expect "re !! turn from unwarranted political at tack." E. B. Rochester, a confidential ad viser to Attorney General Daugherty teloirranhcd McLean on January 16 (hnt the oj, commltloe was Invostigat ing whether McLean had $100,000 in a bank at the time he claimed he gave A. B. Fall checks for that sum. The Rochester message was a night letter and ended with the statement "1 thought you should be informed." Rochester was formerly managing editor of the Washington Post. Several messages in code had rofer- encB to n,,.eots," "apples," "peaches and "cherries." They were signed "tho champion." nnd addressed to W. F. Miley, a McLean employe at Palm Bench. McLean telegraphed to Major on December 27 to tell Palmer that Fran cis H. McAdoo, "or his father." Wil liam G. McAdoo" has been my sonal attorney for seven years." This Is Prune Week per- U. S. SHIPPING FLEET WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. Bids on the entire shipping board fleet of 1335 vessels under slightly changed con- 'tract terms were asked for today by the board. The action was taken through the emergency fleet corporation Offers received on or before March 14 will be considered and no award will be made ' before that date. 1 played In "Very Good Eddie." a mu sical comedy several years ago. She was 25 years old. The police sa. 1 they had learned from clippings fo tnd In Mlsg Martin's room that she was the cousin of David Belasco, veteran theatrical producer. It was through Mr. Belasco. they said, that the girl who was a dancr and singer, obtained her first stage en gagement. Miss Martin died from drinking so OR WllllS shoe polish. PROSFCUTl'N IK 'OIL CASE -i Chairman Lenroot Declares Court Action in Oil Lease Cases Will Be Instituted "Very, Very Soon" Daugh erty Case to Be Decided By Senate Tomorrow. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. Court ac tion In the oil lease cases will be in stituted "very, very1 soon," the senate was Informed today by Chairman I. en root of the oil committee. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. Senate consideration of the resolution of Sen ator Wheeler, democrat, Montana, for investigation of Attorney General Dougherty's administration, was post poned until tomorrow by agreement between republican and democratic leaders. When it is taken up tomorrow tho resolution will have exclusive right of way until disposed of. Senator Watson, republican, Indiana, al'ter a call today at the White House said the attorney general had told him Tuesday night that he would re tire only under circumstances which lie outlined as follows: "First, upon demand by the presi dent for his resignation. "Second, upon production by the senate inquiry of evidence of wrong doing, which he himself did not havo knowledge of, and which would be- smirch his reputation a to force him to retire. "Third, lipon . vindication through tho senate Inquiry which would allow j him to .ollr.. hnniirahlv and 'not by i the back door.' ' CHICAGO, Feb. 28. Harry M. Daugherty, attorney general of the TTnitod States, arrived here today, os tensibly in connection with the feder- . . ,.... iaio-otlnn f the vet-: al grand jury Investigation of. the vet-1 . . , , ....! n ,!! In erans' bureau. He refused to add to his previous statements relative t the oil Inquiry at Washington. That he exnects to continue to hold i,t tn In the cabinet was indicated when he stated he was here on gov ernment business and expected to re main until that business was com pleted. Tho attorney general said lie had no statement to make. This Is prune Week T t no rORTLAND, ore., Feb. 28 Oeorte D. Ingram, known to thousands oi Portlanders 'through six years service as a music teacher In the high schools. has been mysteriously missing for two weeks. Mrs. Ingram saia louny. Although his home was In portlana, Ingram was working In Oregon City . as agent of a life Insurance company, i He left the local schools eight months "B0- . Ingram has not Deon seen in wiu gon City since Lincoln's birthday. i This la Prune Week j OREGON STATE CHAMBER, DINNER MARCH 15TH PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 28. Pas anntr,.. irnffln managers, irenernl traf fie agents and advertising managers ih. rllrn!i1 of the East and Middle West will he guests of the Oregon state chamber of com- imerce at a ainner aiarcn u Salle hotel, Chicago, it became known here today. This Is Prune Week Death Toll of "the Automobile " " OREOOX CITY, Ore., Feb. 28. Mrs. Anna E. Howard was killed late last night between oswego anu uun- thorpe when tho car driven by ur. Albert Mount skippod on wet pnve ment and crashed from the road. Mrs. Howard was returning to Oregon City from Portlund with Dr. and Mrs. Mount- The dead woman Is a sister of Mrs. Huirh Mount. wtTosc husband Is a brother and professional partner of l-ir. Aineri aiuuiui mm. i -". u been in charge of the oftico mnin- t .u- VIAi.nt hrnthnra. Thn other oceuoanU of tho car escaped I serious injury, STARTSSOON OWEN J. ROBEItTS X AM ED COUNSEL UV COOMDUK IN OIIi IjEASE INVESTIGATION Mr. Rob arts a Philadelphia law yer, has hadjinucn experience as special counsel and Investigator for government, stato and muni cipal bodies, but active practice of his profession has at no time In volved representation of oil In terests or magnate concerned In court cases. The Senate Com mittee which la Investigating tho oil scandal has approved the nom ination of Mr. Roberts. I WASHINGTON, Pel). 28 A. Mitch ell Palmer, attorney general In the Wilson administration, will be called before the senate oil committee. The committee so determined today before it resumed tho reading of additional tlegrams sent to Edward 11. McLean, publisher of the Washington Post at qulry Senator Dill, dumar-a', Washington irislsteu that PnlmeitnYouId be called, saying he had been the "go-between" in ine delivery or Bicuoan s messages to the committee. In-, telegrams read today John Major,, a McLean employe here, re ported to McLean that he was "busy with Underwood, Curtis and 'Zev.' " " 'Zev' " was understood by tho committee to refer to J. W. Zovely, personal counsel, for Harry F. Sin- 1""' cml L'lair. Ira Bennett, editor of tho Post telegraphed McLean on January 3 that he and Major saw "Curtis" who promised to see "Lenroot."' "Curtis advised us." tho telegram said, "to seo Underwood. We saw Underwood who promised to speak to Walsh but he hinted that It would not do any good." In placing tho telegrams In the record tho committee made no an nouncement of identification of per sons referred to. leaving tho public to draw its own conclusions. A- telegram signed "John" sent to McLean, said "Willis saw party this morning." "Willis" reported party in friendly mood, the message said, adding "Harry Is out of city." n "Before proceeding," interrupted Spnntor WiiImIi. ileinocrat. Montana. "I I desire to say that Senator Underwood 'called a few moments ago on tho tele- i)hono atl, Ral(1 h0 httd read HOme. thlng )n tho newsp,lI)erB this morning : tmt he mid on(U,avonKi t0 dissuade m(j fr(jm my lul.)OHO to subject Mr. i M(.Lean to exnmlation, a conclusion drawn from some of the telegrams "Senator Underwood never attempt ed to Influence my conduct In the matter In any way. I have no recol lection of Senator Underwood speak ing to me on the subject except that one morning In the senate chamber he asked me If I had any objection to having inserted in the Congressional Record a letter tn ine by Mr. Palmer and I said I had not. "Senator Underwood in his conver sation with mo this morning said fur ther that nt the request of Mr. Ben nett ho hud said something to mo about whether wo were going to ask the appearance of Mr. McLean, nnd that I told him that it had already been arranged that I was going to Palm Beach nnd tuke the testimony of Sir,. McLean. "Senator Underwood having said that that conversation had tal place. I suppose It did but 1 have taken " , " .. ItfH. mlng Its reading the commit tee heard the text of a telegram sent by Mr. McLean from Palm Beach on Christmas day informing Major he had a. "tip" he would be called In the oil Inquiry and requesting that Pul mer be asked to represent him. On December 2K McLean Instructed Major to tell Wilton J. Lambert, his attorney thit he had asked Palmer to ' ann. tho nil .nmmittCO. . In anotnr n,PHS:ige McLean in atructed Major to "keep all wires In your poBse.ision." This Is Prune Week Hope He Doesn't Take a Fall. NEW YORK. Feb. 28. Teapot, two year old bay filly, will race on eastern tracks this season, carrying the colors of Harry Payne Whitney, who recently appeared as a witness bcfor(j g(;na(e 0 nvestlgatng com- mttee. Mr. Whitney haa claimed this name , for the filly In papers filed with the (Jockey club, SENATOR WALSH SAYSUNDERWOOD MPUCATED SEAL DOOM DEMOCRATIC TAK EFFORT Insurgent Republicans Join Regulars in Opposition to Garner Tax Scheme Com promise Effected On Mellon Schedules Tax On Auto- - mobile Tires Cut in Half. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2H. Virtual agreement between republican oi'Kanl zatlon and insurgent leaders was reached today on tno l.oiiKWorth com promise to replace tho democratic in come rates now in the revenue bill. After a conference between leaders of tho two factions. President Cool idjje was told that republicans of the house were confident the democratic rates would be eliminated in the final vote on the bill. Representatives Ilacharat, New Jersey, Tllson, Connecticut, and Mills, New York, republican members of the ways and means commit teo nnd staunch advocates of tho Mellon rates, informed the president a compromise hud been agreed upon and would be voted for by "practically all republi cans of the house." The compromise provides for a flat 25 per cent reduction from tho pies ent surtax rates with the same brack ets retained. This would make the maximum 37 per cent on Incomes in- excess of $200,000 in place of 44 per cent on incomes In excess of $U4,- 000 ns provided in tho democratic schedule. Incomes between $100,000 and JK) 0,01)0 would be taxed at 36 per cent under tho compromise and the normal rate would be two por cent on incomes under $4000; five per cent on incomes between $4000 and $8000 nnd six per cent above that amount. The tax on drafts or checks .ajid promissory notes of two conts on each $100 value of the note was thrown out of tho bill, 101 to 89, on motion of Representative Collier, democrat, Mississippi. This Is pruno Week NEW BRITISH ENVOY NEW yonif, Feb. 28. Sir Esmo Howard, now Hrltlsh ambassador to the United States, arrived on the steamship Olympic yesterday to take up his duties at Washington. Veteran ship news reporters votod him the "most democratic" foretell diplomat they had ever come across. 'There are no outstanding diploma tic events now ponding between your government and mine and I expect to have an easy time for a while," Sir I2nmc said. This Is Trune Week Oregon News in Brief SALEM, Ore.. Feb. 28. William M. Peterson, Pendleton attorney, yester day filed with the secretary of state his candidacy to represent the second Oregon congressional district at tho democratic national convention in June. William Smith of Baker filed a candidate for the democratic nomination for crlcult Judge In the eighth Judicial district. nOSEIriTRO. Ore., Feb. 28. Sheriff Starmer today received word that Deputy Sheriff A. H. Self loft Jasper, Alabama, this morning to tnko Into custody Edward Franklin, Keodsport pool hall proprietor believed to be William Eaton, indicted in Jasper, Ala., on a charge of murdorlng- Wil liam Eaton, nineteen years ago.' Franklin, in Jnil here, maintnlns a si lence and refuses to discuss anything concerning the charge on which he has been arrested. - ASTORIA, Ore., Feb. 28. The filling of the streets In the burned area of Astoria is rapidly nenrlng completion. While there Is a small amount of work to be done, the dredging Is completed and sufficient sand has been depos ited between the rntulnlng walls to bring the street up to grade. PORTLAND,. Ore., Feb. 28. Dill posters for Foster and Kleiser In coast cities, who have been on strike for six weeks, will return to work Monday, according to A. A. Hnyilen, assistant manager of tho local branch. All of the old employes will be taken back, Hayden said, at the old wage scale. A weekly minimum guarantee lit the old agreoment does not exist In the new, Hayden said, and workln gconditlons will not be changed. The strike was called In the hope of gaining a fifteen per cent Increase n wages, Trio Arrested in Junction City for Stealing Local Car EKOEXE, Ore., Feb. 28. Kd- ward Van Locker. Olba Harris, both 30, and Lester Taylor. 17. f of Imh Angeles, were arrested yesterday nt Junction City and are being hold on a charge, of 4 stealing an automobile. It is r alleged that the trio stole an f automobile nt Med ford Tuesday night belonging to W. A. Kinney. fr They clulm that they found tho f machine in the ditch near Hobo- burg. They denied ownership of fr throe- pistols, said to have been t found In the machine. t 4 CREW SAVED BY LIFE LIKE BUI BOAT IS LOST SEATTLE, Fob. 28. The crew of 27 of the Norwegian stoamer Tatjana which yesterday drove onto the rocks near Pachena point on the west coast of Vancouver Island, while' trying to mako tbo entrance to the strait of Juan De Fuca from tho Pacific ocean ; during a fog, were landed here today, 'twenty of the men mado tholr way by a life line to Villngo Islnnd, near which the Tatjana hung buttered and broken. Captain L.'MoIvIg, mc.stor of the Tat jana and Blx of his crew wore taken to Bamflcld on Barclay sound, west of Pachena Island. Tho American coast guard cutter Snohomish Was standing by the wreck. The Canadian salvage steamer Tees, which left Victoria, II. C, yesterday to aid tho Tatjana, put Into Damfleld on account of stprmy weathor. The salvage steamer Salvora of Victoria was reported on the. way to the scene of the disaster. The Snohomish was expected to take the men off Village Island which is a barren rock, and carry them to Victoria. The Tatjana was full of water and pounding heavily. Captain Holvlg said that a heavy sea was running when he approached the strait, nnd that a heavy gale carried him off his course In the fog. Ho had been unable to take observations for three days. Sec ond Mate Olaf Anderson, who Is a" wireless operator, endeavored vainly to get into communication with the shore by the use of an omorgoncy Bet after tho regular radio apparatus had been disabled by flooding the engine room. The position of the vessel had been correctly learned before she struck, Captain Molvlg was reported as stat ing, from a direction finding station at Panchena Point. Hut the vessel, ac cording to her master, was then too far Inshore to avert disaster. She was 15 miles off her proper course, accord ing to messages. This Is Prune Wook The Daily Bank Robbery INTMANAPOU8. Feb. 28. Two highwaymen this afternoon attacked Myron Gross, IS year old bank mes senger, seized a package containing J67.368.37 In checks and escaped. Of ficials of the Indiana National bank fur which Gross worked, said ine nhn,.iH nf vnlnn onlv to the con signee, tho Federal Reserve bank of Chicago. This Is Prune week ATTHTiw Tovas Ven. 28. A com pany of Texas rangers equipped with a machine gun. and, comnianueu c-y Captain Hoy Nichols was ordered to ri..., ,.r.nn,ri t n T.ufkin from Mar shall to bo present at tho trial Sat urday of Booker T. Williams, negro, kni,i r..t.'liA bllllnir nf Amlv Hulzer. They will relievo the compnny of militia ordered to LutKin lasi ihkiii. when a mob attempted to storm the Jail there. M100 ADMITS STEEL COMPANY FEE BUT SEES NO CAUSE FOR CRITICISM LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28. William G. McAdoo, candidate for the demo cratic presidential nomination In a statement Issued here last night cor roborated In substance what he called "the Youngstown story," concerning fees paid his former legal firm by the Republic Iron and Steel compnny, and at the same time denounced what ho doscrlbed as efforts of his political en emies to divert attention from the Tea pot Dome oil scandal by "trying to at tack my law practice." , E 40 Members of House Join in Move to Legalize Sale of Light Wines and Beer Senator Edwards Urges In- . vestigation of Federal Dry Enforcement. WASHINQTON, Feb. 28. Forty members of the house joined today in an announcement that next week they each will Introduce a bill to legalize the manufacture and sale of beverages with an alcoholic content of 2.76 per cent by volume. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. Declar ing the accidental shooting of Senator Oreeno of Vermont during a chase of suspected bootleggers by a dry law en. forcement squad, was typical of the methods pursued by the national pro hibition department, Senator EdwardB, democrat, New Jersey, urged In the senate today that a thorough lnvestl' gntlon bo made of the federal enforce ment agencies. Such an inquiry, he said, also should determine whether there was founda tion for charges of gross Inefficiency mado against the prohibition bureau by "nationally prominent friends of tho elghtcent hamendment." Senator Edwards Bpoke In support of his resolution empowering the sen ate Judiciary committee . to conduct tho proposed Investigation and assert ed that the deplorable .tragedy which prompts the resolution places the- lnj ouiry' far from personalities andpar tlsnnshlp. It Is a matter of record, Senator Ed wards - continued, that despite con stant Increases In the number of em ployes both at headquarters and In the ffbld "there has been an amazing In crease In the number, of criminal and civil prosecutions In district courts,"1 for violations of the liquor laws. This Is Prune Week E OF OIL BARONS WASHINGTON, Fob. 28. Inquiry by the oil committee Into the Income tax roturns of E. L. Doheny and Harry F, Sinclair, and their oil companies was proposed In a resolution today by Sen ator McKellar, democrat, Tennessee. Immediate consideration was block ed by Senator Moses, republican, New Hampshire, who said he desired to In clude other names In the resolution. , The resolution would .request the president to have the tax returns of the two oil operators and also that of E. U Doheny, Jr., turned over to the oil committee, which would examine ' them for additional Information ro I gardlng any payments to former Sec retary Fall. Benator King, democrat, Utah, In ' traduced a similar resolution, calling ! upon the treasury, for a full report of tax refunds claimed under the "dis covery act" It was laid on the table at the request of the author, who said he would demand action tomorrow. . This Is Prune Week ' . A tol?gram received In the city this forenoon told of the death of W. B. Cate at Culver, Ore., this morning, the fathe-- of C. C. Cate, the county agent. W. H. Cate was well known here as he lived much of last year at the Cate ranch in the-401 district, of which he had charge under his son's super vision. . Admitting that h,ls former law firm In New Yqrk was employed as counsel for the Republic Iron and Steel com pany In "a complicated tax matter at Washington," and received In connec tion with this case fees totaling $150, 000, Mr. McAdoo pointed . out that "other public officials after retiring from the office resumed the practice of law, Just as I did, and no one criticized 'them for It. A lawyer must practice law after he retires from public, life or be deprived of the opportunity ot supporting his family." R V I LAUNCHED IN CONGRESS