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A shland D aily T idings ASHLAND, ORÉGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1919 VOL. XLIII NUMBER 6 ARMED FORCE TO MEET STRIKERS .. ..................................................................... « , , t t t . t « I Bank Robber Confesses Sensationl Series of Crimes I M M M « »»♦♦»»>♦«< M I M M O H l I I I t t l I I ♦ ■ ♦ ♦ ♦ •> ♦ ♦ « » » M M M ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ •♦ ♦ ♦■»♦♦♦♦«»»» YANKEE HEROES DECORATED WITH FOREIGN WAR CROSSES >«<> (By th e U nited P ress) SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 6.— Sen sa tio n a l details of m any recent day lig h t robberies in C alitornia cities are disclosed in an alleged confes sion by Raym ond O sborne of P e ta lum a, which th e police m ade public h e re today. The robberies included holdups in S an F rancisco, Stockton, Fresno, B akersfield, Santa Monica and San P edro. And th e sum s obtained to ta le d nearly tw enty thousand dollars, it is alleged. O sborne was a rre ste d here sh o rt ly a fte r th e Santa C lara bank was robbed of five thousand dollars d u r in g th e noon hour. z Steel Workers Threaten Strike I I K » » Printers Ask $10 (By th e U nited P ress) PA RIS, Sept. 6.— F inance Minis te r K lotz announced in th e Cham ber of D eputies today th a t th e w ar expenditures of th e allies had been estim ated a t two hundred billions. A ccording to M inister Klotz, G er m any will pay F ran ce one billion, eigh h u n d red m illions w ithin the next th re e years. (By the U nited P ress) W ASHINGTON, Sept. 6.— P re si d e n t Sam uel Gom pers of th e A m eri can F ed eratio n of Labor today re ceived a reply from his telegram to P resid en t W ilson asking th e pres id e n t to use his e ffo rts to a rra n g e ; a n im m ediate conference betw een (B y d h e U nited P ress) th e steel w orkers dnd C hairm an Gary PA RIS , Sept. 6.— Follow ing a of th e U nited S tates Steel C orpora general s trik e of th e organized en tion. te rta in e rs and th e a te r em ployes, a Gom pers declined to announce the general lockout in th e P a ris music c o n te n ts of th e m essage, saying he halls began today. feel sit would be discourteous for him to do so, since the president has not. ACTORS’ STRIKE ENDS H ow ever, it is understood th a t th e NEW YORK, Sept. 6.— The ac tele g ra m announces the course W il to r ’s s trik e here ended today a fte r s o n will pursue, and counsels against rep resen tativ es of th ea c to rs and p rec ip itio u s action. m anagers had concluded a session P re sid e n ts of tw enty-four n a which lasted all night. It was a n tio n a l unions of steel w orkers will nounced th a t th e Broadway th e a te rs m e e t here Tuesday to h e a r w hat would reopen tonight. P re sid e n t W ilson will do and they th re a te n to s trik e unless- Gary con WANT GENERAL INFORMATION se n ts to n eg o tiate w ith them . Inquiries for general inform ation have been received from M. E. Ben GRESHAM erectin g an in d u stria l n ett, Cam pbell, Calif., and R. M. clubhouse. Hood, H erm iston, Ore. (By th e U nited P ress) TACOMA, W ash., Sept. 6.— No new spapers w ere p rinted here today, th e union p rin te rs having struck, dem anding $9.25 and $10 for a six and one-half h our day. They have been receiving $7 and $7.50 for General scene a t the city hall, New York, showing Ameiicuu soldiers being decorated with foreign war crosses. seven hours. Forty-eight decorations were bestowed, making It the largest occasion of its kind ever held on this side of the Atlantic. POLICE AND THIEVES IN FIERCE BATTLE KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 6.— One policeman was dangerously w ound ed, an o th e r in ju red , and th re e o1 th eir alleged assailan ts were wound ed in a dow ntow n street skirm ish. The officers, m em bers of a newl> created police squad to curb moto car thievery, were searching for th» (By th e U nited P ress) ow ners of a c ar said to have con LAREDO, Texas, Sept. 6.— A m er tained rifles, am m unition and t icans en ro u te to th e Tam pico oil quan tity of nitroglycerin and had fields in Mexico a re presented w ith entered the dark hallw ay of an old affid av its relinquishing all rig h ts of building in the business d istrict when them selves and heirs to dam ages the alleged bandits opened fire, and ag ain st th e Mexican governm ent in (By tho U nited P ress) a ru nning fight of several m inutes the event they m eet w ith m ishaps BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 6.— d u ratio n began. while in Mexico. The a ffid av its are W hen Lucy VStebbils, dean of the Among articles said to have beer presented by Mexican Consul Garcia w om an’s dep artm en t of the U niver found by th e police in th e alleged upon in stru ctio n s from Mexico City. (By th e U nited P ress) sity of C alifornia, called upon the band h e a d q u arte rs w ere Liberty Consul G arcia said th a t A m ericans SEATTLE, Sept. 6.— Judge Allen co-ed com m ittee on stu d e n t govern bonds w orth $38,000. could not e n te r Mexico until they m ent to probe th e “ shim m y co n te st” signed the form s. He added th a t charged w ith having whiskey in his held by th e senior class recently, he in te rp re te d th e o rd er to apply possession, was found not guilty by she placed the com m ittee in an em only to tra v e le rs to th e Tam pico dis a ju ry here today. b a rra ssin g position as everyone of trict. th e girls e n tru ste d w ith the m oral This is tak e n here to m ean th a t investigation had participated in the the Mexico City governm ent believes contest, according to a m em ber of the serious tro u b le is im pending in th at com m ittee. section. At least th re e rebel fac tions, as well as num erous bandit ❖ bands w ithout p a rtic u la r political affiliatio n a re operatin g around FATHER WILL WALK? Tam pico, according to inform ation W E’LL SAY HE WILL! received by Consul Garcia. ♦ A m ericans so fa r have refused to (By th e U nited P ress) By L. C. M artin (By the U nited Press) <8> sign th e affidavits. NEW YORK, Sept. 6.— C apital and (U nited P ress Staff C orrespondent.) RED BAY, Wis., Sept. 6.— m m m m m h m m m m m i m labor, as represented by some of <$> Mrs. Oscar Bray last night be WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.— W ith th e ir forem ost leaders m et th is a f <s> cam e th e m other of a qu in tet the senatorial opponents of the ternoon to discuss com m unity in <§> of babies. The m other and League of N ations planning a to u r d u strial relations, a t the hom e of <$> the five little Brays a re g etting over th e ground being covered by P resid en t W ilson, the leaders of the Mrs. H enry P. Davidson, a t “Locust along nicely. F a th e r Bray is V alley,” Long Island. various senate factions a re "co u n t m aking application for m em The conference was called by the <S> bership in th e F lo o rw alk ers’ ing noses in an effo rt to determ ine th e ir voting stren g th . council of n ational defense, and at union. least 300 persons, representing th e <8> A leading dem ocratic sen ato r de The special tra in stopped for half several m ajo r classes of society a t clared today th a t 20 dem ocrats will an h o u r at Independence, Mo., tended. vote for reservations in the treaty , while on th e way to K ansas City, while 27 will vote for unqualified ratification. w hile th e W ilsons b reak fasted th i“ ^ ♦ m m m m i i i i m m orning. W ord of th e special’s stoppin spread quickly th ro u g h th e town am. people cam e ru n n in g from all «Erec tions. Most of them w ere women in th e ir “ m other h u b b a rd s.” The president was busy sh aking hands for five m inutes. He had a word for E arly th is week one of our popu M ajor C. A. M alone was up from everyone. lar call boys arm ed w ith a new 30- M edford yesterday afternoon where (Special to The T idings) 40 and all th e confidence in the he m et w ith th e executive com m it B^ND, Ore., Sept. 6.— F o u r weekt w orld set fo rth in search of game. tee of A shland Post of the Am erican a fte r his neck was broken in a fall The four point buck b rought down Legion to a rra n g e for a m eeting to from a horse, Percy D rinkw ater o! by th is w onderful gun required an be held in th e arm ory Tuesday a u to and a heavy pack anim al to evening, Septem ber 16, when the o r Sum m er L ake was pronounced cured bring to town. But D onald’s friends ganization of a perm anent Post will here today when an X-ray picture all bear w itness the venison was be com pleted in th is city. Every se r showed th a t a fra c tu re of the th ird cervical v ertebra had been com plete good. vice m an is invited to a tte n d this ly reduced w ithout pressure on the m eeting, which will be of a social spinal cord. RUMANIANS EVACUATING n a tu re , w ith refresh m en ts and Mr. D rink w a te r’s neck, was b rok (By th e United P ress) sm okes provided. en early in A ugust, w here he was- LONDON, Sept. 6.— R um anian (By th e United P ress) throw n from a horse and dragged forces began evacuating B udapest PORTLAND.— Pacific Steam ship for a considerable distance. It was VIENNA, Sept. 6.— The A ustrian today, according to a P aris dis com pany to get four 9600 ton steam several days before he was brought cabinet decided a fte r C hancellor patch. ers. to Bend for m edical attendance, and R e n n e r’s rep o rt to recom m end th a t • > • • » ♦ ♦ ♦ » » < > ><>♦ «»♦ m i m m m m i m m i m then it was found th a t not only had th e natio n al assem bly accept th e m m m m m m m m m » » » m m m i » » ♦ » ♦ ■ » < one of th e units of th e spinal col < ► peace tre a ty which was presented um n been fractu red , but th a t u in its final form by th e allies this blood clot was pressing on the brain week. as well, causing an im pairm ent of SAVE THAT DOLLAR th e p a tie n t’s m ental faculties. The TAKING AWFUL CHANCES clot was eventually absorbed and the A fter today the subscription rate of the Daily T idings by the ON LOSING THEIR GOAT fractu red v e rte b ra was com pletely year will be six dollars. All su b scriptions received before NINE knitted. It is the only case of the O’CLOCK TONIGHT will go a t th e bargain week rate. ALBANY, Ore., Sept. 6.— Al kind on record in the history of s u r though they cam ped m uch of the gery in C entral Oregon. tim e back in the m ountains for from any hab itatio n , R. B. McCalley and D on’t overlook it. Save th a t dollar. ' PRESIDENT SPEEDS WESTWARD fam ily of Albany, enjoyed fresh m ilx (By the United Press) twice a day . on th e ir m o n th ’s vaca KANSAS CITY, Sept. 6.— The MR. MERCHANT, b e tte r telephone your subscription to th e tion th ro u g h th e novel expedient of P re sid e n t’s special left here a t noon Tidings rig h t now and save th a t dollar. If you have a ledger ac tak in g th e ir m ilk goat w ith them on for Des Moines w here W ilson will count w ith us we will put the am ount on your Oct. 1st bill a t th e th e trip . The goat rode on th e ru n speak ton ig h t. So fa r th e official* >5.00 rate. ning board of th e ir car. schedule has been followed to th e The anim al rode w ithout difficul letter. ty, th riv ed on th e trip and pro • Ground Floor Camps Building. duced lots of m ilk, th e fam ily de KLAMATH FALLS to get another clared on their return today. class A building. President Invades Territory of Most Bitter League Objectors By Hugh Baillie (U nited P ress S taff C orrespondent) KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 6.— E n te rin g th e real “enem y te rrito ry ,” th e hom e city of S en ato r Reed, one o f th e m ost b itte r opponents of the L eag u e of N ations, P resid en t W ilson received a trem endous ovation when h e stepped upon th e p latform here to d ay to m ake an appeal for un q u a lifie d ratificatio n . T he u p ro ar equalled th a t a t St. L o u is last night but did not con tin u e m ore th a n two m inutes. P ra c tic a lly every one of th e thousands In th e crow ded hall carried a sm all fla g , w hich w hen flourished with each ou tb reak of cheering m ade a Vivid spectacle. T he president w ent into a detailed S tatem ent of th e pow ers given the L eag u e of N ations to prevent war. dw elling on th e boycott fea tu re by vrhich offending n atio n s m ight b< Isolated. H e w as heard for th e m ost part in deep, intense silence, w ith only occasional periods of handclapping He said one of th e g rea t purpose of th e tre a ty is to destroy au to c ra tic a u th o rity everyw here in th< w orld, and declared th a t th e w ar in eluded th e G erm an people as well a s a ll o th e r peoples. He cited R ussia as an exam ple o m in o rity rule and denounced the •‘group of men. m ore cruel th an the c z a r him self,” who now control th a ' c o u n try . T h a t th e tre a ty opponents wh( view th e docum ent w ith “ jaundiced eyes,” who a re ag ain st it because th e y have som e “ private political p u rp o se ,” will “ a t last be gibbeted a n d they will reg ret th a t th e gibbe ts so h ig h ,” P resid en t W ilson told th e b ig crow d h ere today. H e reite ra te d th a t it is a case of •‘p u t up or sh u t up,” declaring th at the opposition would have to pro d u ce som ething b e tte r th a n the League of N ations or step aside. He asserted th a t m ere negation w ithout offering a n y th in g construc tive to replace th e tre a ty is bolshe vism. T hat th e Philippine islands will get th e ir independence under th e league, he also declared. T here was g rea t applause when the president declared th a t th ro u g h the tre a ty th e “ A m erican sp irit had m ade a conquest of th e w orld.” “T he w ar was won by th e A m eri can s p irit,” he cried, ‘ and if the tre a ty is beaten those responsible will have a life long reckoning w ith th e fig h tin g forces of th e United S tates." P resid en t W ilson said th a t he re spects the m en who honestly, a l though ig n orantly oppose th e treaty , but denounced those who a re against it for political reasons He declared th a t th e cause for which he is fig h t ing “is g re a te r th a n th e sen ate or the governm ent,” and th a t he in •ends “ in office and in public to »'ight for it as long as I live.” The president m ade it plain th at he U nited States will not extend . ny aid to R ussia w hile th e Lenine- Trotsky regim e rules, a t least not vhile he is president. Before his tra in left St. Louis las» •light th e president sat for a lonv ‘¡me on th e re a r platform rail swing- ng his legs w hile h u ndreds massed gainst th e tra in shed fence, stared vith occasional b u r s t s 'o f applause Many asked for a speech, but Wil- on said, “ Oh, no.” O thers trie d to engage him in con- ersation, sho u tin g “ Ho, W oody!" le nodded, sm iled and waved his '.and but refused to talk . Mrs. W ilson received so m any low ers at St. Louis th a t th e private ■ar looked like a conservatory, and big bunch of blossom s was sent -rom the train to an hospital. ED Last Day of Bargain W eek i: $5.00 For the Year ASHLAND DAILY TIDINGS (By th e United P ress) HUNTINGTON, W. Va„ Sept. The Logan county sheriff and a posse of arm ed deputies left Logan this m orning for th e head of Jenny Creek in an effo rt to head off an arm y of m iners who a re m arching tow ard the Guyan coal fields. All of the officers a re heavily arm ed. The num ber of m iners is various ly reported a t from five hundred to three thousand, and it is feared th a t serious tro u b le Ynay occur when the two forces m eet. SCRANTO, Pa., Sept. 6.— The 19,- »00 m ine w orkers in th e tw enty col- -eries of th e H udson Coal com pany, between F o rest City and Plym outh will s trik e Monday unless th e com p any.agrees to m eet a com m ittee of •mployes before then. p (By th e U nited P ress) LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6.— The la 'a u g h t J. S. Spencer going an oming. He is under sentence of th ederal co urt here today on on harge of crossing th e b order bi ween San Diego and Tia Juan vithout a passport and on a secon harge of retu rn in g . He will spen hree m onths in jail. ................................................... ..... The “ mild re se rv atio n ists” the Lodge group a re try in g to c prom ise th e ir differences over w ording of th e reservation in a rt 10 in th e league covenant, whicl now the real issue am ong those voring reservations. S enator L odge’s proposal, wt the foreign relations commii adopted, is for a reservation wl assum es th a t the United States stay out of foreign w ars over te to rial invasions except on the n extrem e provocation. The “ mild reserv atio n ists” wc allow the United States to go to - if it is a plain case of unlaw ful gression. Both proposals leave United S tates free to decide throi congress when it will go in, and w hat extent. M eanwhile th e “b attalio n d e a th ,” as the treaty^ irreconcilal are known, plan to use the t: which the tw o reservation gro will consum e in com prom ising tl differences, in tra ilin g th e presid and replying to his speeches. S enators Borah, Johnson and Cormick will launch th e campa next W ednesday a t Chicago and tl ‘ours will extend th ro u g h th e mid -vest and th e fa r west. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6 . - lowing a re m ark et q u o tations: BUTTER — E v tras, 62c; 57c. EGGS— E xtras, 66c; firsts, 63 pullets, 57c. POULTRY— Broilers, 37c. 37c; I CATTLE— Top steers, lO ty c; onds, 8 % c; heifers, 8 % c; cs 1 3 % c. HOGS— Top, 16 t e : light, : Z SH E E P— Ewes, 7c; wethers, lam bs, 10c. BARLEY— Feed, $3.12; ship $3.12% . - THE WEATHER <8» F o r Oregon— Probably rain. * > $