,-.'r Medford Mail T The Weather Prediction ltaiu Maximum rc-Kiorday 37.5 Minimum lodiiy 34 Weather Year Ago Maximum 4, Minimum 2U Dally KlntcDth Tflf. wftr-thtM V. MEDFORD. OREGON. THURSDAY, .TAXITARV 8. 192.1 NO. 2-16 UNDERWOOD I PASSIM General Splitting of Party Lines in Senate Over Leasing of Muscle Shoals Stanfield for It, McNary Not There Up to House. WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Tho hcii atc today voted to substituto tho Un derwood bill, providing private opera tion at Musclo Shoals, for tho Norris government operation bill, but left tho ' measure ponding subject to amendment.' WASHINGTON, Jan. S.--The son ate today passed tho Underwood bill for tho leasing of Muscle Shoals. The vote was 48 to 37. . There was a general splitting of party, lines, thirty republican and eighteen democrats voting for the Underwood measure and Blxteen re publicans, twenty democrats and one- farmer-labor voting against it. , The Underwood bill, providing for private leasing of the property then formally was substituted for the mea sure passed by the house lousing the property to Henry Ford, by a viva voce vote. Mr. Ford has withdrawn his offer for the property since the house act ed. That body must now act again on the subject. The roll call follows: For the Underwood bill: Republicans Ball, Bursum, Butler, Cameron, Curtis, Dale, Edge, Fcrmild, Fess, Hale, Jones of Washington; Keyes, Ladd, McCormick, McLean, Means, Mctcalf, Oddie, Pepper, Phlpps, Reed of Pennsylvania: Short ridgo, Smoot, Stanfield, Sterling, Wudsworth, Warren, Watson, Wcller and Willis 30. Democrats Ityynid, - Broussard, .Bruce, Caraway, Dial, Edwards, Fletcher. George, Gerry Harrison, Heflln, King, Owen, Pittman, Robin son, Shiolda, Stanley and Underwood 18. Against the Underwood bill: Republicans Borah, Brookhnrt, Capper, Couzcns, Cummins, Ernst, fruitier, Gooding, llarrold, Howell, Johnson of California; LaFollctto. McKinley, McNary, Norbcck and Nur ris 16. The vote was 48 to 37 and many of those who voted believed they were disposing of the problem so far as the senate was concerned. After a long parliamentary wrangle President Cummins ruled tho action was merely on substitution for the Norris bill. Pairs wero announced as follows: Spencer," Republican, Missouri, for. with Ralston, Democrat, .Indiana, against-. Moses, republican, New .Hampshire, for, with Wheeler, demo crat Montana, against; Stephens, democrat, Mississippi for, with John son, farmer-labor, Minnesota against. Senators absent and unpaired wore: Klkins, West Virginia: Lcnroo(, Wis- cousin and Greene, Vermont, repub licans, anil Reed, Missouri, dcmix rut, ' Democrats Ashurst, Copcland. Dill,1 Ferris. Glass, Harris. Jones of New J Mexico: Kondrltk. McKellar, May field, Neely. Overman, Ransdell, Sheppard. Simmons. Smith. Kwanson, , Trammel Walsh of Massachusetts and Walsh of Montana 20. Farmer-labor, Shipstcad One. Total 37. Following the vole the senate tied Itself Into a knot over the question of whether it was merely on substitu tion for the Norris measure or amounted in fact to adoption. It was pointed out that Senator Jones. Tie publican, Washington, has pending a substitute for both the Underwood and Norris bills. NEW ORLEANS. La., Jan. 8. Nel lie Wright of Des Moines, la., will go on trial before a jury in criminal court probably Monday on a charge of re ceiving the bank loot of her husband, William "Wright, slain robber, it was announced today by District Attorney Robert Marr. who said reports that the case against her would be dismiss cd were erroneous. One of the alienists o examined the girl yesterday reported her sane an dthe district attorney said he would reduce her bond from $15,000 to $5000 If anyone offered to provide that. BIQL'X FALLS. S. D.. Jan. 8. The cross word puzzle craze has cost a lo cal daily newspaper one of its oldest subscribers, A victim of the puzzle fad. he wrote from his home near Garretson, S. D-, and declared: "I have taken your paper for 24 years and hitherto have found no fault with It. When you began run ning cross word puzzles they were very good and possible to work, but lately they have been harder and OLDEST SUBSCRIBER QUITS PAPER BECAUSE CROSS WORD PUZZLES HARD Kid McCoy Sentenced From One to 10 Years New Trial Denied X I.OS ANGELES. Jan. 8. 4 Kid McCoy, ex-prize fighter, con- r victed of manslaughter hero last r J week for tho murder last August 4 oft Mrs. Theresa W. Mors, was, sentenced today to form ono to 4 ten years in San Quentin prison. Superior Judgo Charles S. r Crall, before pasHtng sentence. denied tho defenso motion for a new trial which containing charges of 15 counts of error during the trial. The most prom- 4 inent of the charges was direct- ed at tho "compromise verdict" of manslaughter. ! McCoy was Indicted for first 4 degreo murder. 4 r Attorney H. L. Geisler, who defended McCoy, announced that he would appeal to tho higher 4 courts. LIBEL SUIT IS Dearborn Weekly Charge of , Jewish Conspiracy to Turn U. S. Bolsheviki May Bring Action for Million Co-operative Marketing Bill Basis. CHICAGO, Jan. S. A formal de mand for retraction of certain state Henry Ford's publication, the Dear menta alleged to have been made in born Independent, has been mudo by Aaron Supiro, counsel for several far mora' ij-operfiV-tve organization a, preliminary to a projected libel suit for $1,000,000 against Mr. Ford. if retraction is not made within 30 days, the suit will bo filotl in Detroit, Mr. Supiro declared. In the notice of intention to bring: suit the attorney named E. G. Heboid, vice-president and treasurer of the Dearborn publication company; W. J. Cameron, editor, and the Ford Mo tor company Mr. Saplro alleged that his name was linked in a series of urtides with those or Julius Rosenwald, Otto Kahn. Bernard Baruch, Albert D. Lasker and LC. Meyer. Jr., in charging him with participation in an alleged Jewish conspiracy to control American agri culture, "or to organize the farmers of tho United States in the interests of communism." Mr. Ford was uccused by Mr. Ka piro of approving "an attempt to de stroy my participation In tho co-operative marketing movement." Tho attorney has been counsel for numerous co-operative associations, notably In California. He was for a time counsel for tho American Farm Lturcau federation and Is attorney for co-operative associations led by Wal ton put eel, formerly of Texas, William Settle of Indiana and Frank O. Low den, former governor of Illinois. LOVE NOTES CLUE HI CI II NO, Minn.. Jan. 8. Police today had under examination more than a score of letters written in a feminine hand and found in a trunk belonging to Francis X. Bernard, who killed himself after wounding Miss liaura Palmer, at Madison, Wis., yes terday. Tho letters were signed with dif ferent name.4. police said, but .talr were in tho same handwriting. They found them in Bernard's rooming house last night, but except to nay they contained many afrectlonate phrases, refused to reveal their con tents. Recent letters had been mailed from Madison, Win., while those of earlier dates Included some mailed from Paris. harder, and now arc almost Impossible to solve. Having written you. about this matter and received no satisfac tion I am compelled to abandon your good newspaper and take another which prints puzzles which can be worked without staying up'all night. Inasmuch as I can take only one daly paper and not other crossword puzzles than those 1 get In newspa pers are available I am compelled to find a paper which la satisfactory in this department." H i OR II 10 FORD OFFICIALS UROEDAS EXAMPLES John D. Jr., Calls On President to Present Resolution for Law Enforcement Act As They Talk Is Plea Arouse Public Opinion to Aim. WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. Law en forcement was discussed today around tho White House breakfast table. The president's guests were Judge Elbert II. Gary, John U. Rockefeller, Jr., and other members of a special committee representing the national citizens committee of one thousand and one law enforcement, which yes terday in New York closed its annual meeting with tho adoption of resolu tions for presentation to the govern ors of tho various states. Tho resolutions required the presi dent and the governors to urge all of ficials "of every rank and classifica tion, appointive or eloctive, to Join them by precept and persona oxnm plo, and, so far as they may. by active participation in all administration ef forts in maintaining anions tho citi zens of our republic tho high deter mination to obey and enforce tho law of tho land." A second resolution "commends to the people of tho United states and particularly to their official representatives the nttlttude of the president In his obedience to the provisions of the eighteenth amendment to tho constitution in tho hopo that tho example of the first citizen of our country may Induce those who are now wilfully violation tho prohibitory statute to accept his leadership In conduct and endorse in practice tho Integrity of his fidelity hore to tho supremacy of law." Members of the' committee in ad dition to Judge Ciary and Mr. Rocke feller, wore Robert Fulton Cutting, S. S. Kresgo, V. TJvoi it Maey, George A. Plimpton, 'William V. Cochran, Freder ick A. Wallls. Clifford Nnrncs, Patrick Henry Callahan and Fred 1J. Smith, chairman of the national committee The resolutions were presented by Judge Gary, who declared enforce ment of the prohibitory laws had be come a problem largely of arousing public opinion to the obligation of obeying the laws. To meet this need tho national citizens committee was organized, he said, adding that the committee was not sending out detec tives to ferret out illicit liquors und drugs and was not seeking to hall of fenders into court. Mr. Ruckcfcller elaborated Bomc what on Judge Gary's statemont, and short address also wero raailo by Mr. Wnllla and Mr. Barnes. The president welcomed receipt of the resolutions and declared his sym pathy with tho purposes of the na tional citizens' committee. HEIR TO FORTUNE STAYS ON JOB WILMINGTON. Del., Jan. S. In horiliinrc of a fortune of $ I ." 7 . 0 ) 0 makes no difference in the life of William Tracey. a young deckhand on a Wilson line steamer plying be tween this city and Philadelphia, who received u letter yesterday stating n check to his order for $11,000 had been sent and the balance of the estate remained at his disposal. The letter, from a firm of attorneys In I.os Angeles, notified Tracey .that his father, James J. Tracey, 97 years obi. a California fruit grower, had died and left hint an estate valued at $ I'm. 000. The young man Is the only survivor of the fruit grower, sons having been killed in Fruncc during tho war. He also was a member of the American expeditionary forces. Tracey Is unmarried and said today that he planned to continue working as a deckhand ns long as he coma hold his Job. Tho position, he said, pays him 1120 n month, and ho is con tented and satisfied. IN ITALY WANES HOME, Jah. 8. (By the Associ ated Press) At a plenary meeting of tho deputies of the Aventinc opposi tion today It was decided to continue to abstain from parliamentary work as a sign of protest against the fas cist government of Premier Musso lini. The meeting, attended by eighty deputies, also sent out a message to the country violently denouncing the fascist regime and setting forth the reasons of the opposition why the coming elections should not be con ducted by the present government. Fritz Haarman, Hanover Slayer of 30 Youths, and Accomplice, Both Sentenced To Die by Axe AftiT a trini thill n roused nil (iernuiny Imthiisi- or ihi revolting nttltirt of Ihe ; mik. Huarniun. Known an ihr -. arrh-niunlrn-r of Imnovtr. wiih nii nonl to tile Uy Ih.i nxe, br "h.b (iinntx, his a- AUTO AND GAS TAXESJLIKELY Interest On Highway Bonds Held First Obligation High License Explained at State C. of C. Meet 'Brass Tacks' Delegates' Slogan. PORTLAND, Jnn. 8. Any revision of auto license fees or the state gaso line tax must be made with due con sideration of the requirements of tho state highway bonded Indebtedness, said Secretnry kit'tato Kozor in his address beforo tho stato chanibor of commerce, lio indicated that tho de mands in 19l!5 In meeting this Indebt edness will exhaust tho Income from license and gasollno tax, leaving prac tically nothing for additional exten sion or maintenance Answorlng criticism that tho Ore gon license fees are higher than those of Washington and California, he said that the private properly tax in tlloso states equalizes tho outlay by owners. Kranklln T. Griffith expressed a belief that Oregon Is now on tho threshold of the most tremendous in dustrial development she has ever experienced, but intimated that hydro electric power development will not be the magic key to cheap power that sonio have predicted, pointing out that the bulk of tho cost of power is not in production but In transmission and distribution. This fact, ho held, makes It prob able that steam gonerotod power will for a long tlmo compnro favorably in cost with hyd nil elect lie power. President Irving T. Vinlng appoint ed a resolutions committee which is to report this afternoon. Automobile legislation, and state funds to aid Stato Chamber of Commerce work are among subjects to be treated In reso lutions. Knch delegate was given a badge bearing tho inscription: "It is time to i;et down tu brass tacks." 110 WILL PAY MEXICO CITY, Jan. 8. The Mexi can government is to devote $-12,000.-000 this year to payment of Interest on Its foreign debt, It Is shown in tho budget of expenditures which have been approved by President Callcs after long study. The approved expenditures for 192S ariluunt to $300,000,000 In addition to the $42,000,000 for payment of Inter est, representing an economy of $10, 000.000 as compared with expendi tures In 1924. . I DK.N'VER. Jan. 8. Judges Charles C. Itutler today granted William V. Roberts an Injunction to restrain Ilenry A. Hicks from interfering with him in his discharge of duties as president of the state civil service commission from which office he was forcibly ejected by National (iuard officers December 31 foll-jwing his refusal to' vacate In favor of Hicks, an appointee of Governor Sweet. The Injunction gives Roberts pos session of the office until further hearing to determine the legnllty of Sweet'a appointment of Hicks. NO REVISION OF 4.' " t . t'ompliiM in various n th mnr 'li'iN. ilnanimn. w ho rnlinly loM of Ihi- Im-udiI nianiifi- in which le killrij hi3 vU-rims. ii .shown aloo at the rlKl't. ami GrutiU at tho i-n. IN THE DR. ROSS KAI.E.M, Ore.. Jan. S. n. K. Clan- ton, former- stato master fish warden and superintendent of hatcheries in here today perusing testimony that was submitted at the hearing given Iir. Thomas Ross some time ago fol lowing tho attempt by Governor Pierce to oust Ross as a member of the fish commission. Ross, in his testimony, assailed Clanton, declaring that waste of funds which he formerly had attrib uted to Carl D. Shoemaker, ho had discovered after becoming a member of the commission were due to Clan ton's management of tho hatcheries. Clanton said today that later ho ex pects to issue a state ment refuting Iloss' testimony. "I was with tho commission for fifteen years," said Clanton, "under sonic of the best commissioners tho stato litis ever hud, and 1 fun going to protect my' reputation." ' Tho governor has not yet announc ed his decision as to whether he will remove Ross. When first notified by tho governor that ho hud been ro moved, Ross refused to quit without a hearing and at the conclusion of the hearing the governor took tho caso under advisement. RAIL HEADS STILL E SAN FHANC1KCO, Jnn. g. Offlc; ialR of the Southern Pacific, Northern Pacific, t'nlrm pnciflc: unci Great Nor thern railroads aro in conference here today to fnrmulato an aiiflwer to the report of ISxaniini'i Kephart of tho Inter-fttate commerce commiHHlon containing proponed plntiH for tho ex-' tension of railroad iacllities In central Oregon. According to Ralph Hudtl, pi-enldent of tho Great Northern nnd confereo for that fcHtem, the reply nuiHt he In Washington by January 17 and Hh contentH will not ho divulged before the rommiflHion has had a chanco to examine it. "The report of the examiner sug gested certain changes In which my line Ih not particularly interested," Mr. liudd, ho I do not know It h de tails. I understand that it called par ticularly for a road across tho state from the east to the west." Other conferees aro William Kproule, president of tho Southern Pa cific company; A. C. Spencer, attor ney fop tho Union Pacific and Judge C. H. Carey, representing the Nor thern Pacific. Oregon News in Brief PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 8 Election of officers und adoption of resolutions will close, the convention of tho Northwest fanners association here this afternoon, following which the delegates will he entertained at a ban quet. Speakers on the program thin after noon include 1'reston iMoKlnney, vice president and secretary of the Can ners League of California; Dr. K. K. Fitzgerald of Chicago, and Dr. K. F. M eyer of Sa n Fra ncisco. Discussion of vegetable canning occupied the convention this morning. Preston McKinney, JO. K. Chase of the National Canners' association, and 15. II. Scnsenich of Portland are to speak at the banquet tonight. KUOKXE, Ore., Jan. 8 An un identified man was killed by a north bound Southern Pacific train uhout a quarter of a mile south of Walker at 10:10 o'clock thin morning, according to word from Walker today. Details of the accident were lacking. Coroner W. W. Hranstetter hos left for the nccne. NO DECISION YET FISH HULLABALOO Hiccoughs for 12 Days; Then Calls Doctor, and Stops DorC.I.AS. Ariz.. Jan. S. 4. Vnr lui'lvo ,1:VH :iti,l liit!lit SI. fi II. Taylor of Douglas, hiccoughed 4 4 as regularly as a cluck licks. r Last night a few minutes after I physicians said lie would not l live, Taylor stopped hiccough- ! inir as suddenly as lie began. He will recover. . Therefore Democrat Lost Race Another Contest Filed in Senate Against Iowa Radi cal and G. 0. P. Deserter Takes Seat Bursum Files Contest in New Mexico. NEW YORK, Jan. S. George Hos ken, a campaign manager for Repre sentative Nathan Pcrlman. republican who was re-elected to congress from the fourteenth New York district last November today told lilslrlct Attor ney Itaul'ili that he had been hired to change the returns in I'crlinan's dis trict so as to count out William I. Slrovlch, democratic candidate and re-elect Mr. Perlnian. WASHINGTON, Jan. fi. A content of the election of Senator Smith W. Broolihnrt, republican. Iowa was filed in the Nenato today on behalf of Dan i' Steck, his democratic opponent. Tho petit ion was filed by Senator Robinson of Arkansas, tho democratic leader. It will go to tho senate priv ileges and electlun.M committee. Action cannot be taken until the new congroBM' convenes, since under the law each congress Is tho ' sole Judge of the qualifications of its mem bers. Luther A. flrewer, republican, also lias given notice that ho would contest Senator Urookhart's election. Krroi's und irregularll ies in count ing tho ballots in each of tho ninety nine counties of Iowa are charged by Steck. Notice of another contest camo into the senate when a declaration sent by Senator iJursum, republican, New .Mexico to Senator-elect Samuel Iirat ton, democrat, was presented by President - Cummins. It was ordered filed with the secretary. ftKND, Ore., Jnn. 8. Lying In a pool of blood, head cut and crushed, an unidentified man was this morn ing found dead in his cabin hero by firemen in answer to a ca 11. Unof ficial identification gives the man name aa Alex Thelm, or Itoncjeck, Russian, &T years old, employed tis a mill hand at the Shein-IIixon mill. Tho dead man was found just Inside tho door of his cabin. Lying faco downward, tho back of his hend crushed in, ruts over the. left eye and on tho Iff t side of the head, with the right car cut off, lead police to tho theory of murder. Polico hopo for identification today. Firemen believe the man was as saulted as ho entered his house and thn establishment then set on fire. His lower clothing was burned. No papers were found on his body. Wall Street Report I'OllTliAND, Ore., Jan. 8. Mike Yokel, veteran light heavyweight wrestler of Salt Ijike, won two out of three falls from Tom (Irani, Spokane, In their match hero last nUrht. Yokel won the first nnd third falls and tho second went to (Irani. CAMPAIGN BOSS NOW ADMITS HE CHANGED VOTES NAVY CHIEF SAYS ECONOMY POLICY WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Although ho declared tho navy department wanted a navy that would be In ac cord with tho -6-6-3 ratio all down tho line. Secretary Wilbur told the house naval committee today that be cause of the administration's economy policy ho could not recommend a gun elevation program nor endorse a pending 70. 000,003 1)111 for new con struction. Mr. "Wilbur declined to mako any statement as to whether the Ameri can navy, all factors considered, is equal to that of Client Hi I tn In. hut naval experts had made exhaustive studies which he would bo Kind to REALTORS - ANGRY AT PRESIDENT War Time Rents to End in I .anitn s I rirkQ tn Knnst WMflWI V I J ivnv www r I I I WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. President Coolldgo at tho November election was given a four year extension of his loaso on the White House, hut never theless ho is having plenty of trouble these days with Washington landlords. by initiating stops to bring nbout permanent government regulation of residence rentals In tho District of Co lumbia, Mr. Coolidge, whoso own homo In Northampton, Mass., Is tho rented half of a douhlo house, has brought down upon his hend tho wrath of Washington real estate men. Tho result has been to fill tho air here with statements and counter slntomenls regarding rents, tho inser tion of half ingo advertisements In newspapers by the real cstato inter ests and by broadcasting by tho real tors of urgent appeals for aid from their associates in other cities. President Coolldgo entered tho lists about two weeks ago on tho sldo of the tcnanln by requesting Itlchard Whaley, chairman of tho District of Columbia rent commission, and a for mer member of tho house from North Carolina to draw up a regulatory bill based on tho polico power of tho fed eral government to maintain sanitary and moral conditions in tho district. The now legislation renuestod by tho president would tuko the place of tho oxisllng Hall rent act. first passed In 1 ft 1 1 nnd since twico extended, setting up a commission to detormino lair rentals on application either of tie tonunl or the owner.- 'This law enacted as a war emer gency, expires next May and sinco lust Juno has boon inopcrutive : by court decision affirming to tho con tention of tho real estate men that tho war emergency had ceased to oxlst. The president previously 'had ord ered tho department of Justice to In vestigate tho ronlal situation in Wash ington, particularly regarding charges of pyramiding of mortgages and of fictitious sales for the purposo of rais ing valuos. In addition to asking Chairman Whaley to draft new legis lation, tho president instructed the department of commcrco to make a survey, through tho city polico of vacant houses and apartments. When Mr. Whaley complotod his bill, ho president sent It to congross without passing on Its merits, hut with tho request that It be given seri ous consideration. Tho hill would create a permanent commission to reguluto rentals "because of tho dan gers to public health and burdens to public employes, and to clotho all buildings In tho district with u public intorost." It nlso requested a standard form of lease; that tho commission promulgnto rules governing mainten ance nnd operation of proporties and rentals charged In excoss of those established by tho commission would subject tho ownor to either both fine and Imprisonment. Tho position of tho president Is that tho District of Columbia has unique, characteristics In that it was set apart for tho transaction of tho business of thn government und that thoso employed by tho government must of necessity Ilvo there, and thcreforo, it is tho duty of tho govern ment to guarantco that tho govern ment employes can livo In comfort ublo circumstances at moderate cost. Tho president also holds that tho finest ion is of moro than local Impor tance on tho ground that Incroased rentals would nccessltato demand for hioronscd salaries for government em ployes and tills would lead to general wage Increases and advances In tho cost of living all over tho country. Resigns, Is Senator HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 8. Gov ernor Hiram liinghnm resignod today less than 24 hours af(or his inaugura tion yesterday und was sworn in us ITnlted States senator. furnish the conimltteo In strict confi dence. Discussing the speed question ho declared that after ull tho mobility of a fleet is determined by its slow vessels nnd that Great Britain had several capital ships unable to muvo at high speed. pressed for a further statement on gun elevation, the secretary said tho navy department had neither the dis position nor tho right to ask for nn appropriation in violation of tho pres ident's financial program. He ttgreed, however, that elevation of guns would bo "a distinct addition to the fighting power of the fleet," vaiues unanjea rear uen eral Rise in Living Costs j War Starts in Press. !