WORST STORM F O R 3 0 YEARS A shland D aily T idings f '. • *" •" * « » » « » » » ■ » « » » » « n 1 1 t !» « t i i ! i n m t « t « » » m x i m u VOLUME I t t i « » » > » i 11 > i 1 11 1 1 1 i i 1 1 1 1 1 i i i i r i 11 m i i i 11 i i t 11 i > - - ...................................................... . ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1919 DEC 1 5 - NUMBER 88 WARTIME PROHIBITION LAW DECLARED CONSTITUTIONAL Ashland Marooned By Heavy Snowfall 0 « HOPES OF THE “WETS" Release of Americans Demanded of Mexico (By the U nited P ress) A shland received her sh are of th e down. Many tre e s are reported down WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.— The dis « > ♦ ♦ rto rm th a t has been raging th ro u g h in th e park, while rose bushes, berry patch of a new note to Mexico re ♦ I The refusal of th e c o u rt to agree o ut th e country for th e p ast two days, b u s h e s 'a n d all orn am en tal sh ru b questing the C arranzista governm ent P E E D THE BIRDS to any of these contentions m akes * beginning W ednesday m orning with bery is badly dam aged. These la t (By th e U nited P ress) io cause the im m ediate release of < $ > ♦ a heavy rain th a t fell all day. The te r can probably be helped by in te n WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.— W a r the decision so sw eeping th a t liquor j th e two A m ericans th e V illistas have W hile you are hovering over rain tu rn e d to snow W ednesday sive p runing and be little th e worse tim e prohibition is con stitu tio n al, the in terests, it is believed, have no way im prisoned, was announced by Sec th e fires com plaining of the <8> I evening, and th is cam e down in th e by a n o th e r year. suprem e co urt decided today and out w ithout knocking th e law. re ta ry L ansing today. B order re ' < $ > cold w eather think of the little The arm istice signing of the peace good old fashioned way. W hether or Several autom obiles were stalled have ordered the enforcem ent of the ports said the tw o A m ericans w ere «> feath ered friends who a re ex ❖ j not any one stayed up to see it snow, in the heavy snow when they a t act to continue u n til peace is pro tre a ty a t V ersailles, the c o u rt defi cap tu red in a raid on Muzquiz. is not chronicled, b ut suffice it to tem pted to m ake th e ir first trip over claim ed. This decision is a sweeping nitely declared, did not co nstitute ' «' posed to th e elem ents and which »ay th a t w’hen daylight approached th e unbroken stre e ts, but before noon victory for prohibition and th e gov th e “conclusion of the w a r.” The «> are ju st as unused to zero EAGLE PASS, T eras, Dec. 15 — th e whole e a rth was buried under a fairly good tra c k was opened and ernm ent, and m eans th a t m illions of decision of th e court is unanim ous. ;«> w eather as hum ans are. Re ^1 F red Hugo, th e A m erican th e V illis Ì < S > m em ber th a t th e ground, the a M antle of snow, th e like of which jitn ey service opened betw een Ash gallons of liquors stored th ro u g h o u t tas cap tu red in the Muzquiz raid, is I ♦ bushes and weeds from which ha* never been seen by the “oldest land and M edford. the country, valued a t about a bil I*. the birds a re used to get th e ir ^1 being held in the Elpino m ountains, in h a b ita n t.” F ifteen and one-half lion dollars, will he near a total loss according to word reaching here. food are covered with a deep inches of snow had fallen d u ring unless peace is proclaim ed before snow, and unless th e people in the night, and th is is actually the > MEETINGS CLOSED -S>¡ co n stitutional prohibition becomes & the neighborhood rem em ber heaviest fall of snow at this season -#• ----------- ♦ effective J a n u a ry 16. them and sprinkle crum bs out !«• • f th e year for th e past tw enty years. <$> Owing to th e severe cold The suprem e co urt held the w ar for them th e re will be no birds The e n tire city was practicaly iso y w eather, the deep snow and ♦ tim e act provision sta tin g prohibi • in sum m er to gladden the lives lated. Telephone w ires were down lack of lig h ts th e revival serv- ♦ tion shall end a t the conclusion of of th e city in h ab itan ts. Many ahi over th e city, th e electric power ices th a t w ere to continue ♦ th e w ar can have no o th er legal ■ & birds will no doubt lose th eir wan entirely sh u t off, tra in s were th ro u g h th is week in the Meth- ♦ m eaning th an tha proclam ation of lives by cold and h an g er, and Mew in coming in, and in some in odist church have been po»t- ♦ apaaa. (By th e U nited Prese) ! «- it behooves every honseholder stances failed to arriv e a t all. Tele-1 ♦ poned. E ver since the »now ♦ Due to th is decision th e govern WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.— A great 8*aph com m unication» w ith the out-, ♦ fell the pastor, Rev. C. A. Ed- « m ent will lose $4^0,000,000 revenue p o p u lar dem and for th e raitfication ; <î> to do th e ir p art in feeding them as long as the snow lasts. md» world were suspended nearly <4 ward», and hia assista n ts have ♦ from whiskey alone, unless the ban of th e peace tre a ty is developing ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ aW day. T hursday no wire» reached ♦ tried to conduct service» under ♦ islifted before Ja n u a ry 16. This de th ro u g h o u t the country, i» believed A talan d over any of the lines until ♦ the moat discoaraging oircam - ♦ cision m eans th e clam ping down a t th e W hite House. nrening. This is one of the w orst ♦ stances, and on account of the ♦ again of the lid in all sections w here P resid en t W ilson ie »till “ w atch •terras th a t S outhern Oregon has ♦ continued bad w eath er it ha» it waa lifted by federal court in ju n c fully w aiting” for th is deam nd to ♦ i •vnr experienced. ♦ been decided to close tha ia»et- ♦ « tions and shbjects all who th u s sold become stro n g enough to be felt by Mach dam age i» being reported ♦ inga for tha present. oposition sen ato rs and is depending ♦ liq u o r to prosecution. (Speeia) to The T idings) *£■» the heavy fall of snow. Q uan ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Ju stice Brandei» deviating from on voter» to force » n q aalified ra ti ♦ SBATTLE. De«. 15.— Coal m ining tité » of telephone and electric light: his usual custom in co u rt, did not fication. . will be resum ed in th e sta te W ednes paie» were down all over the city, keep th e large crowd in suspense A W hite House statem en t, issued day. Six thousand men who stru ck aarf business depending on electric until a fte r th e reading of th e opinion yesterday, said P resid en t W ilson re i Novem ber 1 will receive an increase paw er was suspended. The public; before announcing hie decision, but fused to m ake any concession. (By th e United Press) ( of 14 per eeat pending the final set- ••to o ls w ere closed all day T h u rs im m ediately announced; “ The decis LONDON. Dec. 15.— B urgom aster ' tlem en t by the eonamission to be day. At th e Senior high the shut-; ion of the Louisville court ia reversed TRANSPORT BURNED N eum ann of Vienna has appealed to ; appointed by P resident W ilson. This I m p off of th e electric c u rre n t in and th a t of the New York court is NEW YORK, Dec. 15.— F ire com- 1 the m ayors of New York. Chicago , was decided a t the conference of te rfe re d with the heatin g ap p aratu s, affirm ed .” , pletely gutted th e U nited States ' and “ o th e r Am erican cities" for a representatives of the m in ers’ union. w hile the snow was th o u g h t too deep F o u r contentions of th e liquor in tra n sp o rt Dekals, form erly th e Ger loan with which to purchase food ta anil out th e school children. terests. which th e co urt swept aside m an ra id e r “ P rinz E itel F rie d e ric h ,” stuffs, raw m aterials and coal, ac T E R R E HAUTE. Dec. 15.— Indi An im m ense am ount of dam age (By the United Pre««) as not having legal foundation, w ere; early th is m orning, w hile a t anchor cording to a rep o rt from th e Aus an a coal m iners a re back on th e ir te feared to the fru it trees and sh ru b -' LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 15.— Tw en “T hat the w artim e prohibition law in the H udson liver. The crew was tria n capital. jobs practically 1 (Hl per cent strong, bery. All night th e snaping of tre e s, ty-five w ere in ju red , several serious deprived citizens of th e ir property rescued. according to reports received here was heard as they gave way under ly, when a tractio n c ar o v erturned w ithout ju st com pensation in viola N EG ROES LY N< IHED today. th e weght ot' th e wet snow. The today. The o p erato r said th e car tion of the fifth am endm ent. T hat NEW CABINET FORM ED (By th e U nited P ress) peach tre e s seem to be p a rtic u la r was approaching a sh arp curve and it becam e void th ro u g h th e cessation i Special to The Tiding») HUNTINGTON, W. aV., Dec. 15. I COLUBMUS. Ohio, Dec. 15.— The su fferers, in m any o rchards a large he was unable to slacken speed due ot' hostilities. T hat it was reepaled LONDON, Dec. 15.— A dispatch — Two negroes, alleged to have production of coal is resum ed in Ohio a w o u n t of th e tre e s being broken to th e frost on th e rails. by the provision of the co n stitu tio n al from W arsaw rep o rted M. Skulski and killed E dw ard Neek of Logan coun ■ ♦ i ♦ » ♦ ,> » » « t » » « t , » ♦ « » « » « , am endm ent allow ing liquor in terests form er Mayor Lodz have succeeded ty, last night, w ere tak e n from the on nearly its norm al basis, according to reports from th e m ajo rity of th e a year in which to dispose of stocks. in form ing a new Polish cabinet fol tra in and lynched by a mob a t Chap- la rg e r fields in th e state. T hat it expired w ith th e term in atio n lowing th e resignation of P rem ier inansville, according to rep o rts re of dem obiliaztion. Paderew ski. ceived here today. Wilson Hopes Ratification of Pact Demand VIENNA APPEALS 10 U. S. FOR LOAN F a. <5 « Germany's Reply to Note Is Conciliatory [ T e e t e r - T o t t e r 'ILL INCREASE iïlLiîil * H csiy W«««i (B aited P ress S taff C orrespondent PARIS, Dec. 15.— The G erm an re ply to the allies' note dem anding th e sig n a tu re to the peace tre a ty pro tocol was subm itted today. Baron voa L ersn er handed th e note to Sec re ta ry D utasta of the peace confer- eace. w ith whom he discussed the re a te n ts . The note declared G er m any's in ten tio n to execute th e tre a ty . It tak e s note of the allies’ prom ise to re p a tria te G erm an war prisoners, then develops G erm any’s desires reg ard in g th e Scapa Flow in- eadent. It is understood the reply is m ost conciliatory th ro u g h o u t. w hile still holding out a g ain st the fa ll rep a ra tio n dem anded by th e a l lies for th e vessels sunk a t Scapa Flow , the im pression is given that a solution will be easily found. fBy the United P ress) WASHINGTON. Dec. 15.— In d icat ing the increased a tte n tio n political leaders are giving women in politics. R epresentative Fess, chairm an of th e R epublican congressional com m ite, j will today introduce a resolution in th e house providing for two women m em bers of the civil service com m is sion. He proposes to increase the m em bership from th re e to five. (B y th e U nited P ress) BERLIN, Dec. 15.— The press, com m enting on the ‘ unofficial peace conference” in London, a p rticu la rly C lem enceau’s activities, denounces th e new entente. K reuze Z eitung declares Clem enceau is striv in g for a new ‘w estern E uropean alliance a g ain st G erm any." The Boersen C ourier says the con ference will have an evil effect th ro u g h o u t th e world. • ♦ ..............................8 • • •> •»> ■«* W EA TH ER FORECAST ------------1 Peace Conference to Be Resumed (By th e U nited P ress) LONDON, Dec. 15.— The “ unof ficial peace conference” will be re sum ed a t an early date, Lloyd George announced in th e House of Com mons yesterday afternoon. -die said the A driatic and T urkish questions will be disposed of next. R egarding the Russian situ atio n he said th e conferences on th e decisions were in accord with th e statem en t he had previously m ade in fne House of Commons of indicating the w ith draw al of the support from Denikin and K olchak. • 4 Yon L ersn er h as announced a ♦ -------------- $> group of G erm an technicians will a r ♦ F o r Oregon— Not so cold; - rive tom orrow to tak e up th e conver fail east, rain west. sa tio n s w ith allied rep resen tativ es * re g a rd in g the Scapa Flow. The im pression prevails th a t th e G erm ans ATTEM PTED MURDER FOILED will sign the protocol to change the (By th e U nited P ress) ra tific a tio n s of th e tre a ty before the CAIRO. Egypt, Dec. 15.— An a t e»d of th e om nth. tem pt was m ade to assassin ate the E gyptian prem ier as he was driving M cM innville apple packing plant to th e m inistry. T h e attem p t was suspends fo r lack of cars to ship. unsuccessful. J G resham brick and concrete w are house com pleted.