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VOL. X, NO. 48
OP TUB EVENINQ NEWS
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AnTSeCTEU iODAY
FOR THEORuANlZAIlUN Uh
NEW CHAMBER COMMERCE
Meeting Held at the City Hall Shows a Strong Sentiment
Favoring New Methods uuuinea avero nour
Set For 10 K. M. Tomorrow.
.uruflON
VI Or THf. 4
V.e separate and distinct de-
P 1 .J , tne Chamber of
fcauiia""".
e nd Industry.
ki Service. -
Nrilua1-. .o have a
iEacn aev' " .7,
le-presiaeni
"member, on each commit-
The reorganized Chamber of
mtnerce to include men and
ot
who will 06
the commute,
n
l. . .lii u to mane nur -w
KT.lSier Place In which to
She building or a nmunlty
C. . central location
BOO. - ... ,
tore every ciu . -
ij ... r..oi at home.
p " r: i
forming of physical culture Binning ton
Kdoor baseball, basket- o'clock for
li l,tnor
,us, ..... A
L, community biub, -
funis. A
the boys ana gins, yuu..,
h and women to ue sio
tntion that is due them.
be on. boys. Let's go!
borrow morning wunuui
forprecisely at the hour of 10
k there's going to oe a ier-
klrmish on Jackson ana
.ml nil husiness houses ad-
! thereto. No individual will
the onslaught. It's going to
egular go get "em affair.
. best of all. It is going to
ft bigger, better and more pro
he Koseburg. Everybody is -be-Lie
movement. They're "Johnny
k pot" for the old home town
Is good people.
was the sentiment expressed
mighty fine meeting of repre
ss men of this city held at the
lall this morning. And when
leak of representative men, the
fen of Roseburg are Included,
goodly number of them were
pleading their cause and offer-
Iheir assistance toward any
bent for the betterment of the
nity.
rewere some lively expressions
meeting from a number of the
Uvewires who have been in
mess, tugg.ng away for a
number of years for the bene-
khe old town, but these gentle-
vere all a unit for the reorgani-
of the old Chamber of Com
merce and pledged their loyal sup
nort thereto.
The meeting, caneu oy iub cua.r
man. Irvin Brunn, wag for the ex
nresa Durooae ot outlining a pro
gram that had been perfected by a
committee appointed at a recent
meeting ot the Chamber ot com
merce, consisting ot .the chairman
J. E. McClintock and C. A. Lock-
wood. After setting forth the plans
as outlined by these gentlemen,
which in brief calls for a complete
reorganization of the local chamber,
every individual at the gathering an
nounced his Intention of supporting
the committee's recommendations.
Without any further delay Chair
man Brunn appointed Ray Clark, of
the Umpqua hotel, to head one com
mittee of business men to canvass
that part of the city lying north of
Cass street, and M. S. Hamm, city
school superintendent, to head an
other delegation of livewires to call
on all business houses and Individ
uals south ot Cass street, and an In
tensive campaign will be waged, be-
fflnnlne tomorrow morning at xu
new meniDers, me goal
Heaviest Snow
Since 1898 Hits
New England
(ily United Press).
BOSTON, Mass., Feb. 21. With
seven deaths reported and the train
and trolley service practically at a
standstill and shipping along the
coast completely tied up. New Eng
land is today endeavoring to un
cover from the heaviest snowfall
since 1898.
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Welty Flays Judge
l.andisln Talk Today
(By tinned Vreasl.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. The dl
rect charge that the baseball mag
nates appointed Judge K. M. Landis
as national arbiter of their organi
zatlon to defeat the suits brought
against them, was made by Repre
sentative Welty today. The con
gressman was before the house judi
clary committee which Is investigat
ing the charges brought- against
Judge Landis by Welty. "His ap
oolntment was a plain attempt to
block Justice," said the representa
tive. "Organized baseball named
him In hope that their action would
stop prosecution of the Chicago
White Sox players Indtrtea lor
gambling and me 242.000 anti
trust suit brought by the old federal
league against the national and
American leagues."
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Fordney Returns
From Conference
CIRCUIT COURT
CONVENES TODAY
of Nine Tons of
Hay Forms Basis For First
Case of February Term.
having been placed at 500 Chamber
of Commerce ooosters.
Today was devoted to individual
ofrnrto fnr membershlD to the cham
ber and over a hundred membership I Ownership
caras were iigucu ui, " " " "...
give the committees a good lead lor
their day's work tomorrow.
Both Mr. Clark and Froi. Hamm
will assemble their committees at
the Umpo.ua hotel tomorrow morn'
tng promptly at 10 o'clock.
The big drive will be on witn a
bang. Be ready to sign a member-
ehlo card.
ir nniv mntji a Hollar a monm 10
help make the old town as good as criminal Docket This Term Is Very
Uifht With no Caitea Set for
Trial and Very LiiUe Work
For Now Grand Jury.
(Ily United Preia).
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Virtual
re-enactment of the Payne-Aldrlch
law as an emergency tariff early In
the coming session of congress, has
been tentatively approved by Hard
ing, Chairman Forduey. of the house
ways and means committee, said fol
lowing his return from the St.
Augustine conference.
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League Council
Holds Meeting
iny Ansoclatrd PresiO.
PARIS. Feb. 21. Questions of
great Importance were laid befbre
the council of the league of nations
when It met today. The problems
included the attitude toward Dantlg
and Armenia, the proposed plebiscite
In Lithuania, and plans for the relief
of Armenia. A commission was
named to study amendments to the
covenant of the league, one proposed
amendment being the elimination of
article ten.
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Revision Treaty
Is Being Planned
(By Associated Prns).
LONDON. Feb.. 21. Revision of
the treaty of Sevrest to give Turkey
additional territory In Thrace now
occupied by the Oreeks, has been de
cided upon by Lloyd George and
Briand In a conference preceding tne
Near East conference. The decision
requires approval ot the allied col
leagues of the two premiers.
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Germany Admitted
to Part of League
GRAND JURY CHOSEN
Says Prohibition
Ruins Passenger
Ship Business
(H- Vnlted Press).
WASHINGTON. Fell. 21. An
other wallop at prohibition as a de
stroyer ot American passenger ship
"business" was dealt here today by
E. F. Blaine, vice-president of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce. "Tho
passengers won't travel on ships that
have only soft drinks, prayer books
and hymnals In the saloons," he told
the United States shipping board. "I
am not a drinking man, but I would
not undertake a long voyage on the
high seas on a dry ship," he shud
Jered. Representatives of all the
I'ncif Ic coast ports appeared before
the shipping board at today's hear
ing, each port urging cluims for In
creased Bhlp allocations and trade
routes under the revision of the Pa
cific service which Is contemplated
by the board.
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Nationalists Troops
Are Concentrating
(By Aoolated Press).
LONDON. Feb. 21. The Turkish
Nationalists were reported to be
concentrating in great strength along
the Smyrna front for a new offensive
against the Greeks, says a Constan-
tlnoDle dispatch.
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SENATOR EDDY
SAN FRANCISCO SOCIALIST
RELEASED FROM RUSSIAN
PRISON TELLS EXPERIENCES
new.
Following are the names of those
persons who havH agreed to serve on
Mr. Hamm's committee and will "be
on the lob" promptly at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning at the Umpqua
ho'tel:
rii-xnit cnnri convened this morn
ng and at once began the work of
Ceorce Neuner. S. W. Starmer, J. I ,h. ,-rm which nromises to be very
E. Sawyers, L. L. Bell. A. A. Wilder. I ht Tne case cf h. b. Black vs.
K. H. weaver, n. v. ruaiuw, "6" gt Cody, was tne nrsi uu iuc
Pltcnrora, ueuian jeweii, n. r-iand the Jury was cnosen wuuuui u
Chanman. F. J. Helllwell, E. Helll
well. A. J. Qeddes. C. H. Hilton, J
R. Dickson. Henry Harth, .W. C.
Hardine. H. J. Denn. Clarence Hill
Howard Uhllg, E. E. Wlmberly, C. O.
Baker. Chas. Helnllne, C. M. Page.
O. C. Brown, Willis Howard, W. R
lnv both sides accepting tne jury
.uiinrf without a ereat amount of
questioning. The case invoes me
ownership and payment for 9 tons
of hay, vaiuea oy ui vumui
"5-? . . .
HlnrK IOOK .ID a lumeaiwiu nw
Warner. L. J. Barnes, Thos. Alloo-1 joininc: Cody's ranch, and through a
son. J. V. Starrett, C. A. Lockwood,
Irvin Brunn. Foster Butner, A. C.
Marsters. H. W. Buziell.
Mr. Clark has selected the follow
ing committee to "bring back the
bacon." and Judging from the actlv
Ity displayed by all concerned.
seburg High School
Wins Basket Ball Series
From Medford by Big Score
BACKS UP LEGION
defeating the Medford high
tiasket ball team by a score
to 11 at Medford Saturday
the Roseburg high school wins
kht to represent Southern Ore-
ttie state Basketball conter-
fo be held In Salem on March
Roseburg defeated Medford In
out ot four games, hut lost two
I 'o Ashland on Ashland's own
r very close scores. Roseburg't
Ito the southern Oregon cham
lp has not been fully establlsh-
f nnT not be decided until Ash-
nd Rosohurg clash for this
on the local floor March 14
. If. however. Mpdfnrd rtpfpats
Pl In the series to be held be-
mose teams this week, Rose
right will be unouestloned.
r the results of the inn
at AfthlarM It vmtlrf
loseburg has the stronger team
smaii jioor. which was a
nindican to in Inoal tk
. .
r. wno are accustomed In nlr.
- uoor witn plenty of room.
and Black renresenta.
lost th first tame h nnlv one
Snd that on a nuuHnnaM Aa-
V Slid tho laat K- .i
Taking Into consideration the
ri me Roseburg playera were
irnni horn, nn .t ....... iw.
P '"llrpJ1 bT l-k of room. It
t'd that the locals made an
H snowing. Medford oeoole
."' '"s 'o ine effect that the
game being a vlctoiy by only one
nnint while In the second game, the
iru.nl nlnvers won by a large margin
In Medford. Roseburg was defeated
m tho rmt time, the score being 24
to 23. In the second game, Roseburg
whIVaH anr from Medford. the fin
al score being 28 to 11 or 12, there
being a dispute as to the exact num
ber of scores made by the Medford
tmaara
In this game, Whipple proven 10
be the basket getter and was highly
nrnlned br Medford for nis mowing
Don Hunt also comes in mr a sr'
deal of praise, however, for he went
into the game with a badly twisted
nklA which rave him a great deal
of nain. During the latter part of the
the Meaiora guara
misunderstanding look in a portion
of Cody's field. After a time a survey
of the land disclosed that Cod)fcv:a3
7ie real owner of tne lanu wnere air.
niock- hurl heen raising hay. Cody at
took Dossesslon. and according
to Black, refused to allow mm iu
inks nrf the hav he had rut and had
stacked in the barn. Cody, on the
other hand claims the hay was
worthless, that he did noil reiuse
Mark nermiss on to remove tne nay
and that the plaintiff is endeavoring
to force a payment for nay wnien
haa little vnlue. Mr. Black is rep
resented by Attorney cotnow. ana
Mr. Codv by Attorney Dexter Rice.
Preceding the starting of this case
the grand Jury was chosen. Those
selected for mis nuiy were j. n. n-
y, foreman. J. H. Erov;n. C. ii. Aus-
ton. S. M. Brltt. G. W. Tniei. 11. i.
Dyer and A E. Rice, ve.y rew mat
ters of consequence are to be brought
un before this iiiry and It is expected
that its work will De ur.m. no tar ni
no criminal cases have been set for
trial in tho circuit court, and only
a few other cases are to be hecrd this
erm.
Judge Hamilton has announced
that a number of old cases wntcn
hare been on the docket for a num
ber of years, are to be dismissed un-
ess action Is taken to nring mem to
Issue at once. He has served notice
on the attorneys or tne cuy mm
mnny of their old cases tney must
either obtain service or get their
cases ready for trial or they will be
dismissed. The dccK"t is oecomina:
loaded ud with o'd cases many of
BY HENRY WOOD
rifnUarf PrMi attt CorreaDundent. )
PARIS, Feb. 21. Germany will
be admitted to membership iu the
league of natlops technical organiza
tion. The league council at us open
ing sitting today Invited Germany to
;iarticipate in the international con
ference at Barcelona next moniii.
thereby inaugurating the policy or
admitting- her to nil technical com
missions, -pending actual admission
to the league.
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British May Send
In Four Battalions
By ED L. KEEN
(t'nlted Press Stuff Correspondent.)
LONDON'. Feb. 21. The British
are sending four battalions of troops
to help supervise tne upper aneniun
plebiscite. It was announceu m un
close of the preliminary session of
the allied supreme council. umer
nations have previously agreed to
send a detachment Into the disputed
Votes Against Postponement
of Alien Land Bill in Spite
of the Opposition
SEES MENACE IN JAPS
..,!... nnmitv Solon Taken Firm
KUuid In Attempt to Stop f iimhi
of Orientals to Oregon le
gionnaire arc Plea-ieal.
province.
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Sinn Feiners
Destroy Property
(By fnlted Press).
vAvrniF.STKR. England. Feb. 21.
Sinn Feiners for the second time
...Scirrl the Manchester niftls In an
incendiary campaign, miiicuim
of almost 1200.000 In ten fires
over the week-end. Several factories
Ann,n ere v desiroveo. All i.-u
hroko forth simultaneously. In
,ii....n that the campaign had been
planned with great care. . i
fires were started with hay drenched
with kerosene. The firemen were
unable to respond to an oi me to"--
as Had Enough of Lenine and Trotzky's Doctrine and Says
Class Rule Is More Rigid in Russia Than Any
Other Country in the World.
rams.
removed from the floor here because them of ,eT,ai years standing and
of rough playing, succeeueu in "-I.h. rmrrrtna- or tnese caes Is
ing Hunt and knocaing mm uncon-i f -onttnual expense to th
scioui. After reviving Muni reiusen ,
to leave the floor, and out up a gamei imw Tin: nr f
fight .tossing several baskets after! Alvln and Ross Weaver of Myrtle
hia inltirr I creek are sDendlng a short time In
The Roseburg girls were defeated ,n, Cty today attending to business
30 to 11 In the preliminary game at matters.
Jedford Saturday.
n-k. I I liava a araat Heal
of praise for the treatment received there'll be something doing lomor
from the students of the high schools row. This committee Is to meet
where they visited, and stated that promptly at 10 o clock at the Lmp-
IL'' vl''""" .'"Vvr.niTk.7n we- F. W. Warrington. B. W. Bates.
. j....; Rnbt. Kldd. J. E. McClintock. O. C.
tk..r. ..'in maka another triol Raker. M. M. Meredith. James Hut
hi. nnnih nlaTlnar Cottage Orovel chlngs. Heskett J. Baker,
a . - - - iim-i inn
r..: outplayed their on-1 and Eugene on the 25th and 2th I HochradeL Ceo.
k rit",.". " ' Ashland. iThey will then train up for the state
Wd I no,Tver. was at conference at Aalem on March 1 1. On
a. :"-ur oefeated Medford March 14th and It. Koseburg will
.a a uu city, the first j play Ashland her.
J.
A. Burchard. C. O.
Lerry. Leon McClintock. Joe Denn.
Frank Lllburn. Walter Fisher. L. B.
Moore. E. P. Woods. J. I. Love, T.
E. Beaulleu, and others.
' CORK. Feb. 20. (By the Asso
ciated Press). Thirteen civilians
were killed and eight captured, of
whom three were Injured, in an en
gagement this afternoon between
Llsgoeld and Midleton. Cork couniy.
according to a general headquartera
report. This was believed to be the
i ,.. nmler of casualties amnug
members of the Irish republican ar
niv in any single encounter
Two soldiers were wounded In the
running fight between a
j.. torment of a Hampshire r.gl-
nient and a large party of republl
cans. , .
it...,..l.llrr.s Are Surprised.
The troops came upon the repub
lican forces preparing an ambuscade
i . nn.kuil them.
a j.,..hment of the Hampshire
regiment surprised a party of civil
ians In a boue In Midleton. The
civilian forces split up. some remain
ing in the house, wnno ine ui...-.n
.o,.i, to nosltion in the garden. In
a.kiina- one" soldier wa
slightly wounded and the civilians
were dlspursen nu a.----- -
search of the house revealed con
cealed arms and ammunition.
Nine membra of the Cork cor
poration and other leading men of
. .v. irahnil were among -0 per
sons sent to the Spike Island Intern
ment camp Mturnay aa np.....
prisoners. "
Mlllsr'i Meredith returned today
from FMIIard where he spent a short
tin,, vi.itina his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Meredith. . .
c.i cw r-eh i The senate, af
ter the most spirited debate that has
the nreannt session Of the
. Cniurdiiv afternoon, by
vote of 20'to 9. expressed confidence
..- .i.a rennhlicaii al ministration
would take care of the Japanese
question as It affects the western
.r,.i refused to concur In tne
action of the house In depriving the
Orientals of tne privilege ui """-"""
nni n, latins 111 1iraun.
Ill i i tho. hmiHO
measure was approvt;.. ... ------
last Tuesday oy a vom ui n
Senator Eddy iu arguuia """-
noatnnnement of the Din
,i.u.i.red thnt he considered the Jap
anese question of great
It Is ridiculous to think that the
government will surrender over to
.l.e Tnnnnesn Or any oni.-i 1"-''"
he i..wi. of this state." said Senator
-j.i.. oi.ia meaaure alms at a mat
ter within our Jurlsdiclon. It has
been reported that if we approve i m
legislation japan win uumpi
...trlnl renrlsal.
" The Japanese are not 111 common
with the people or tne tnneii mi
It is not a question oi wu.-.u.-.
are superior to tho brown men across
the water, but it is a question wheth--
er wo will regulate our affairs ano.
develop our genius. Our standards of
living are unite different from those
of the Japanese ami we cen nm -almllute
them.
"It is unwise that we should Jeop
ardize our Christian civilisation and
set up an oriental sianuara m
country. Tho Japaneso are not In har
mony with our civilization and Insil-
...,inn. anri i for one. am u" ""-"
to succoring any people until they
prove their allegiance to the l nlt.nl
Uinta-. a and (nfllllli i iiwt i iro
idnd them to a foreign nation. This
legislature has to do w th our state.
.i .honid congress act at a later
Hnte then we can now 10 inai au
nreme power. The menace Is not so
. . . .1 L.nw when
grest today, nui we i
it will become more serious. Japan Is
overflowing, and when a little brown
man who leave that country and
comes to the I nlted States never
surrenders his kindly feeling for the
emperor. .
Senator Thorn-, in rnuying in i"
defense of the bill said he was a firm
advocate of Japanese legislation In
Oregon.
" The Japanese question has now
..i..i thia alate." he ssld. "snd
hundreds of these orientals who havn
been deprived or the privilege oi pur
v...i. or leaslnr land In California
r. now coming to Oregon. They
have a centralized pony inn inrir
coioniiatlon olan Is simple hut ef
fective. Ther are not adverse 10 pav
ing an exorbitant price. If necesnrv.
to obtain piece oi num. '"
lsnd I settled by Japnee. the white
n-lgh'ior wants to seil out. and thru
this fesr. mueh of the sdjolnlng land
is placed on the msrket far below t
actual value. In the aggregate,
land rorehaaed by the Japanese com
mands a lower figure than la paid
by the whit Mttlert,"
(By Associated Press).
BERLIN. Feb. 21. There, is a
ass system in Russia more ngiu
ban in what the bolaheviki call the
canltallatic countries," and It even
extends to the manner In which soap
rationed, says M. Schwartx. the
San Francisco socialist who recently
as released from prison in Moscow
nd sent with his dying wite to the
sthonlan border. .
Before I went to Russia and saw
he soviet government at close
range, I belleved-Lenlne and Trotxky
were really trying to do away with
he class system, said M. Schwartr
n telling many interesting details of
bis sojourn in the land of the
Soviets, supplementing the statement
which he made Iniuiedlatoly upon
his arrival here.
I soon found out In Petrograd
and Moscow and other Russian cities
and villages that the class .systom
under the bolahevlsta is more Uxed
than In capitalistic countries." he
went on. "This system is aumin-
istered with utter disregard for hu
man rights and the teachings of
modern civilization.
Lenine and Trotzky and their as
sociates nt the top of the scheme en-
lov the greatest luxury, 'lhere la
nlentv of food tor the commissars,
but the folks further down the scale
are rationed according to their attl-
ude toward the government.
"Even the soap Is gratied accord
Ing to the class system. The com
nilasnra have good toilet soap
Slightly leas desirable soap Is given
to their immt'dinto subordinates and
them are third and fourth gracie
annna for those further away from
the Kremlin crowo. ine loiuiwvwnu
gots the fourth grade soap must
have a terrible time scruoomg up
with It, for It is about like pumice
ulone.
I can't see why laboring peopi
the world over should support an
other kind of Class government In
Russia, a class government wnicn is
ruthless, brutal and unjust to a de
gree that would overthrow any set
of rulers not supported by a gigan
tic army," -said Mr. Schwartz. "My
fellow workers In tngiann ami
America have been hoodwinked,
any of them, by such men as jonn
Roed and other communists who
don't know the Russian language.
I found the opposition to ine
government was universal. Men.
women and children or an ciasaoa
with whom I talked told me of the
horror of the situation. And hear
In mind that these people talked at
the peril of their lives. 1M hadre-
peated what they said to any official
of the government they would prob
ably have been shot. But their mis
ery is so great they are indifferent
to their fate, and they can't retrain
from talking to a stranger."
Mr. Schwartx was born In tier-
many, but was taken to Russia uy
his parents when he was still an in
fant and grew up In Odessa ana
Kiev. He attended a Russian uni
versity and became an officer in the
old army. Wtu?n about 27 years old
ho went to America, where he De-
came a citizen and has lived for 27
years. He first worked in America
as a street railway employe anu
then became a labor organizer.
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JAPAN'S KALI- 1H rltKDICTEM
I .
TOKYO. Feb. 20 A sensation has
been caused by the publication in the
lanan Times of a letter signed oy
Sblba and addressed to the minister
of the interior. Shlba recently re
turned from Hawaii, to take over tne
management of the Times, and make
it, as he said, "the mouthpiece of tne
u pa noun people.
Alluding to the suppression of the
publication of assassinations, he at
tacked the "absolutism" of the gov
ernment and demanded freedom of
the prem and abandonment ot the
feudal policies.
'Japan is cursed the world over for
Its bureaucratic policy." he said.
"A government which treats it
own people as an Ignorant mass will
never stand: no nation tnat lies to
tho world will ever rise."
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II AUDI Mi ATTENDS Clll'Ildl
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Feb. 20
President-elect Harding passed Sun
day quietly at hi headquarters, see
ing no callers. With Mrs. Harding
the .president-elect attended church.
ihls morning and later went ror a
walk. He had a long talk with Harry
M. Dougherty, of Ohio, understood to
lie bis choice for attorney general,
but 11 was snld that no question of
pot'ev wa discussed.
Selection for three unallotted cab
inet placos, were apparently no near
er tonight than they were several
days ago.
Appointments of exceptional Im
portance are understood to he on his
programme for Monday and Tuesday.
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Mi's Elsie Hudson who has heen
conriucd to her home on account of
lllnevs for tho pnst two weeks Is nblo
to be bark at work again at tho O.
W. Young real estate office.
German Propaganda Is
Being Revived Says Warn
ing to the American Legion
have
.......v.nntio ind Feb. 20 I "National headiniarterr
lAKm.llll , ..l.l.
American ..pa-Inn nostS were .-.. i-eiveu r.-liur.a i ... .
toniabt by the legion's national head- tie from
quarters to watch for a
rtronnfrunda
A WUIIC'lll I'Ui ... ' . ,1 ... tin aetlvl.
nnurteea by the national ne'ii : nn """ ...".-
?ers said that ma meeting In sev-iile in their sections and to forward
eral cities. Including Omaha ha. the report to national
he.-n nlanned as ' one u"- ""' i-..iu.-. ........... -.
manifestations of the propaganda of the Legion. In a statement said:
camnalgn the object of whirl., the "The greatest check to a movement
K?,nr.in ontlined as follows: of this kind will come from tho.e
"Dl.ru 'he United citizen, of Teutonic extraction whose
State and our allies, particularly ! loyalty and sincerity there can be no
P.ance and (Ireat liritain, oy ... ...u..a ...
turning of American popular
many sections wnicn ap-
evival of 'pear to connect directly with the na-
Itlonnl propaganda aa outlined.
I'onts of the Legion are requester!
.-nil-
nu nt. i gainst then govern....;.....-..
Powerful Machine Sought
"Methodical creation of a powerrul
..ie.i noiiiicnt machine by the
amalgamation of the disloyal ele
ments of our nation ano i.a r......
tlon to a place of power In Ameri
can poll'iCH.
One of the first ni'nonm niai.... --
........ ii,l. -. t.vltv wi I nrnnai.
take the form of man meeting." the
bulletin continued, "ostensimy v, .
protest against the occupation of the
Rhine by French negro troop. The
alleged preaen-e of French colonial.
I. to be ued s a motive ty turn the
American sentiment against France.
The negro troops were removed rrom
the French army of occupation sev
eral months ago. Their connnci
.....llent .eeoriltnr tO OUlCi:il re
port from the American ambassador
at pans.
IHaloyal Siipfrt lliarge.1.
"Mentlfl-d with this movement sr
lrt!!vdt!l whoe dlslov.-Hy and
the effort! in tne trierwia .
have been notorious m m' i'"'. "
who now are agam In direct co-operation
with Berlin,
join tiik r. or c
IVIL Will VKTKI1A.V DIES.
BOSTON. Feb. 20. J. E. Oilman,
past commander-in-chief of the
Crand Army of the Republic, died
today.
He was born here In 1844. He par
ticipated In many Important civil
war battles, losing his right arm at
rjettvaburg. He we elected commander-in-chief
of the Grand Army
of the Republic In 1910.
join tiik or r
(JtKdl TIM l-M KOIIKCAsT.
WASHINGTON. Feb. SO Confi
dence th t h :'ni-s cordltli n will
show p gr-'nel lmnrovement was
expr-s-c-t in review Issued today
by t ie United Smt -s Chamber of
Coni-.-.erce.
Th. review stated that "the most
convincing evidence tMat we are on
the high road to recovery I found In
the unlvcr-n! report of steadily
grow(g scntlP'ent that 'htnlnes will
he better In the spring. "
JOIN THK . OF I
Mrs J. H. risrk of Winchester I
visiting for a short time today with
friends In this city.
I