BOLSHEVIKI FORCES BEATEN BY LETTS
ASHLAND D aily T idings
MALARIA CANNOT SUR­
VIVE THREE MONTHS IN
THE PURE OZONE AT
ASHLAND. THE PURE
DOMESTIC WATER HELPS.
ASHLAND CLIMATE,
WITHOUT THE AID OF
MEDICINE, CURES NINE'
CASES OUT OF TEN OF
ASTHMA.
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Successor to The Semi-Weekly
Tidings.
Vol. 43.
NUMBER 112
ASHLAND OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1920
LAWMAKERS IN SPECIAL SESSION
AIRPLANE VIEVI OF BALBOA ON THE PANAMA CANAL
LEGISLATURE
OPENS TODAY
( By the United Press)
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 12.—The Ore­
gon legislature’ convened here today
for a special session, pursuant to
Governor Olcott’s call.
The executive, in his proclamation
summoning the lawmakers, enumer­
ated five purposes of the extra ses­
sion:
First—To amend the workmen’s
compensation act by increasing the
rates paid to injured workmen, “thus
alleviating suffering and hardships
endured by such workmen.”
Second—To
appropriate money
necessary to properly carry out the
soldiers’ sailors’, and marines’ edu­
cational financial aid act, which was
adopted at a special election in June,
1919, and to appropriate money to
meet such liabilities as have been
authorized by the state emergency
board during the year 1919.
Third—To consider the advisabili­
ty of submitting to the Oregon elec-
forate the question of the restoration
of capital punishment.
Fourth—To consider legislation
necessary to supplement and carry
out the “state bond payment of irri­
gation and drainage bond interest
constitutional amendment,” which
the people adopted at the June, 1919,
special election.
Fifth—To consider the federal suf­
frage amendment.
The legislators were not asked to
confine their work to the five ques­
tions mentioned in the call, and the
session may last two or three weeks.
Since the issuance of the proc-
lamation ordering the special session,
the important fish and game com-
mission controversy has arisen. So
the governor asks the legislature to
settle the wrangle.
Olcott recently held a conference
with members of the fisheries and
game comimttees of the house and
senate, for the purpose of discussing
the controversy and making recom­
mendations to the legislature.
‘As a result of that meeting,” the
governor told the joint session this
afternoon, “a bill, T understand, will
be presented to you providing, in a
general way, for one commission with
two separate divisions within the
commission, to have control over the
commercial and sportsmen’s inter­
ests. respectively, with an additional
member independent of the two di-
visions acting in the capacity of ar­
bitrator.”
The governor originally recom­
mended the creation of two separate
commissions, but, following the con­
ference with the committeemen of
the senate and house, announced that
he would accept the suggested idea
of one commission with two divis­
ions.
The governor, in the opening part
of his message today, dealt at length
with the proposed amendment of the
workmen’s compensation act. “Com­
pensation benefits provided for in­
jured workmen by the workmen’s
compensation law, were established
by the legislature in 1913, when liv­
ing costs were very, materially less
than now,” he asserted.
"If the
compensation payments were prop­
erly rated at that time, it is self
evident they are wholly inadequate
under the present conditions. When
the legislature was in session a year
ago, the prevailing opinion was the
cost of living would soon begin to de­
crease. For that reason it was not
considered necessary at that time to
make material increase in compensa­
tion benefits.
When the members
of the commission (state industrial
accident commission) brought the
situation to my attention, I decided
it would not be just nor fair to these
sufferers to wait another year until
the regular session of the legislature
should meet to give them relief. It
is a condition which should be rem­
edied immediately.”
Olcott suggested that the legisla­
ture submit the matter of the pro­
posed restoration of capital punish­
ment in Oregon to the voters of the
state at the time of the regular pri­
mary elections. May 21, this year.
The governor said Attorney General
Brown had assured him a special
election at that time would be valid.
Because the payroll law is such “as
to have a tendency toward placing
the lives and persons of our citizens
in jeopardy.” the executive recom­
mended amending the measure so
that it shall cease to function” as to
all persons convicted of commission
of the graver crimes against the
person.” “In my opinion,” continued
the governor, “the law should be so
amended that flat sentences be im-
(Continued on Page Four)
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(By the United Press)
WASHINGTON,
Jan.
12.—The
I senate’s investigation of the Russian
propaganda broadened today when
Chairman Moses of the senate prob­
An airplane view of Balboa, the Pacific entrance to the Panama canal. This was formerly—about ten years
ago—a salt water swamp which was filled in by the United States government. Nearly every building in the pho­ ing committee announced that many
tograph is of concrete. The large building in the foreground is a schoolhouse. In the right background Is a huge new subpoenas will be immediately
issued.
playground.
It is learned that the committee
has struck the “trails leading to
queer places,” according to some
members. Some financiers may be
involved, according to a senator who
has refused to let his name be used.
Tragedies Unearthed
p.H: Workers
A/L.
By Relief
p.,
(By the United Press)
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 12.—The
disturbances in earthquakes in the
volcano district of Vera Cruz appear
to be subsiding today, according to
dispatches. Relief work is well un­
der way.
Stories of the greatest suffering
are brought here by relief workers
and refugees. At Barranca Nueva
an upheaval opened a great gap in
the earth. One house containing
several people dropped to the bottom
of the fissure.
Survivors above could hear the
cries of those imprisoned below. Food
was lowered to them with ropes.
Many victims of the floods which
followed the quakes have been re-
covered from the banks by search­
ers. Excavation in the ruins have
revealed scores of additional dead.
Workers are menaced by damaged
buildings, many of which have col-
lapsed at the slightest disturbance.
Lack of food, water, medical sup­
plies, clothing and shelter caused the
death of many refugees.
Soldiers
have reported many gruesome finds.
Several children were found dead
in one house, one of whom clasped
a pet dog.
Several women were
found embracing pictures and im-
ages of their patron saints.
PLAN TO CUT
MILK PRICE
(By the United Press.)
CHICAGO, Jan. 12.—A national
campaign to drive down the price of
milk was planned at a meeting of
the executive board of the National
Retail Grocers’ association here to­
day. The plan is to eliminate dis­
tributors, making the delivery direct
from the producer to the grocer and
to the consumer, and by the estab­
lishment of a cash and carry plan cut
at least three cents off the price.
FEDRATION OF
LABOR MEETS
(By the United Press)
POCATELLO, Ida., Jan. 12.—The
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 12.—A new
Idaho State Federation of Labor met
here today with 82 delegates in at- earthquake occurred today in the vi-
tendance. They include representa-cinity of Cosautlan, Vera Cruz, it is
tives of the miners, printers, electri- reported, which killed over one hun-
cal workers, teamsters, carpenters dred.
A Puebla message declared
and many other classes.
! refugees are arriving theer and re­
Labor leaders are silent as to the ¡ported six villages on the slopes of
issues that are being considered. I Mount Orizaba disappeared in the
This is the fifth annual convention. I earthquake.
(By the United Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Senator
Lodge’s demand for a democratic
“show down” on the treaty compro­
mise was answered today when word
was sent to him through the repub­
lican "mild reservationists" that a
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Jan. 12.
“substantial number of democrats,
(By the United Press)
—
Pursuant to a call of Will Hays, i
more than twenty in all,” will sup­
SEATTLE, Jan. 12.—A month ago
chairman
of the republican national
port reasonable reservations that do Germany boasted of the largest dry-
committee, a western convention of
not “scuttle” the treaty.
dock in the world.
republican leaders opened a two-
But Bremerton, Washington, now
days
’ session here today.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—It is has that distinction.
Delegates
in attendance represent
learned today that twenty democrats
A giant shipbuilding drydock, the
all
Pacific
coast
states and Idaho,
met at midnight at the residence of largest structure of its kind, has
and Arizona.
Chairman
Senator Owen and resolved to do been dedicated at the naval station Nevada
Hays
will
be
the
principal
speaker
everything possible to effect a quick at Bremerton, on Puget Sound.
at
the
conference.
treaty ratification.
The meeting
Launching of the United States
was called a few hours after Lodge ammunition ships Pyro and Nitro,
made a move to ascertain how many constructed in the dock and the
democrats would follow Bryan’s ad­ largest ever built in this yard,, fol­
vice and accept any kind of a com­ lowed the dedicatory exercises.
promise.
The great dock is 950 feet long,
No program of the reservations 130 feet wide and 30 feet deep.
were drafted at the meeting, but
the senators are determined to try’
(By the United Press)
and get the compromise on the basis
WASHINGTON,
Jan.
12—The
of “interpretative reservations ac­
coal operators today submitted to
ceptable to the president.”
President Wilson the coal commission
“The treaty situation looks better
list of reservations which they asked
than it has in months,” it was stat­
(By the United Press)
to be passed before they will agree
ed today at the White House. These
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 12. to accept the commission’s award,
is no disposition to be concerned at —Judge Sessions today denied the Miners agreed to accept the award I
the meetings of the senators at Ow- demurrer to the indictments oc the without reservations. Chairman Rob-
en’s residence.
The meeting is not charges against United States Sena-' inson announced the commission will
considered as breaking away from tor Newberry and 134 others in elec-consider the operators’ questions and
the president’s leadership.
tion frauds. The argument by New make a statement later.
.berry’s attorneys that the indict-
CORVALLIS—Three new busi- mente are unconstitutional was de-
,
— — i
MONTAVILLA.—$15,000 paid for
UNITED STATES HAS REPUBLICANS OPEN !
BIGGEST DRY DOCK WEST CONVENTION
Operators Want
Reservations
Denies Demurer
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To Indictments
NMDE
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[nr AV HOOVER would
UrUtLAT HELP AUSTRIA
(By the United Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. — Hope
of delaying the constitutional prohi­
bition vanished when the supreme!
court today denied the application of
the New Jersey Retail Liquor Deal­
ers’ association to institute proceed-
ings testing the validity of the
eighteenth amendment and the Vol­ i
stead enforcement law.
The court refused to issue an in-
junction restraining
the enforce­
ment of the law, and sustained the
government’s contention that it has
no jurisdiction to hear the original
presentation of the case.
Liquor interests had hoped to pre­
vent the delay by starting proceed­
ings in the supreme court.
A • IM f
(By the United Press)
LONDON, Jan. 12.—The Lettish
forces which started a powerful ad­
vance against the Bolsheviki along
the northern sector Friday, broke
the Bolshevik line in the region, of
Pyatlowu, a Riga dispatch today said
the Lettish legation has announced.
The Lettish successes will compel
the retirement of the Red armies
along the whole front, the legation
claimed, adding the capture of Reg-
ziza, the capital province of Letga-
len, is imminent.
The Bolsheviki, however, claimed
continued success in their campaign
against General Denikin in South
Russia.
A Moscow dispatch said
the Reds have captured the important
town of Nakhitchevan.
»
Siberia dispatches indicated the
continued success for the Soviet
armies in that region and Harbin
dispatches quoted the Japanese in­
telligence bureau there announcing
the Reds occupied Irkutsk complete-
iy.
LONDON, Jan. 12.—A Helsingfors
dispatch asserted it is reported re­
liably there that Marshal Foch will
be offered command of all the anti-
Bolshevik forces,
provided
the
French government will agree to
send a division to aid the conserva-
tive Russian factions.
It is reliably reported. according
to the dispatches that the Czecho
Slovak and Japanese forces have
reached a complete understanding
regarding the Soviets and will not
interfere with each other.
The advices said it is officially an-
nounced the American troops are or-
dered to evacuate Siberia by Marcii
1st.
(By the United Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. — The
peace treaty makes Austria a per­
petual poorhouse.
This condition
must be changed in a few years, Her­
bert Hoover told the house ways
. -
committee
today and
urged the extension of loans of a
hundred and fifty million dollars to
Austria, Poland and Armenia to pre­
vent starvation, but declared in giv­
ing credits to Austria the United
States should declare to Europe that
(By the United Press)
the European powers are responsi­
PARIS, Jan. 12.—Premier Clem-
ble for the situation in Austria.
Hoover suggested the union of enceau today ordered the immediate
Austria with Bavaria would be one repatriation of four thousand Ger­
solution of the problem.
man prisoners still held in France.
for. GERMANY WANTS 100,000
SOLDIER-POLICEMEN
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(By the united Press)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 12.
—Prices as low as are consistent
with sound business are promised
by James W. Funk, new fair price
commissioner for Utah, who opened
his office here today.
“Prices are now very high and the
causes are apparent to some,” he
said. “We shall ask the merchants
and manufacturers to act in the spir­
it of patriotism. We shall have a
working agreement with the U. S.
district attorney, but shall not seek
(By the United Press)
to bring business to that office.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—A par-
Rather, we shall try to avoid such
liament of industry to advise con-
action.
gress in dealing with the problems
of capital and labor is proposed in
a bill now being drafted ,and is soon
to be introduced in the senate. The
tentative plans call for a hundred la­
bor members chosen by the unions
and a hundred representatives of cap­
ital, including business and profes­
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sional men. A third group will prob-
NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—Something ably be added to represent the pub-
new in drives is on. The Methodist lie.
Episcopal church has opened a world­
The industrial parliament plan
wide campaign for 1,000,000—con­ was conceived some time ago, but
verts, not dollars.
was held up pending the outcome
The new departure will last from of the first and second industrial in­
now until June 20, 1920, and is for dustrial conferences that President
the avowed purpose of “re-stocking” Wilson called.
Following the Canadian idea the
the church with Christians—the lead-
ers in the movement openly an­ bill will call for a general industrial
nouncing the faith lost 60,000 com­ parliament to draw up a code for in­
dustries. This will be the basis for
municants by reason of the war.
The campaign is ’ said to be the future legislation recommended to
most stupenduous religious under­ congress by an industrial body.
taking ever attempted by any creed,
It is expected this parliament, af­
One feature of the campaign, it was ter being called by the president,
pointed out, is the fact that it is not will make itself a permanent organi-
PLANS TO SETTLE
LABOR PROBLEMS
B re - •
By John Graudenz
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
BERLIN.—(By Mail.)—Germany
proposes to have about
100,000
“Sicherheitspolizei”—literally, safe-
ty police—or soldier policemen, ac­
cording to Wolfgang Heine, Prussian
minister of the interior.
In a talk with the United Press,
he explained that he, not
evolved the idea of such a police
system which is already organized
in Berlin and which is being formed
in other cities throughout Germany.
This police force looks like sol­
diers. It carries rifles, hand gren-
ades, a policeman’s billy.
And it
travels in sets of four or five.
Its organization has been found
effective. Heine explained, and he be­
lieved that the rest of the world,
with the exception of France, was
willing to have it maintained in view
(By the United Press)
of the fact that it had proved its
PARIS, Jan. 12.—The supreme
worth as a preventive against inter­
council is scheduled to send a note
nal troubles.
to Holland early this week demand­
“One of the results of the war.”
ing the surrender of the former kai­
said the minister, “was the tremen­
ser to the allies. It is understood to-
dous increase of criminals, a great
day the big three, resuming their'
number of whom possess rifles, re-
conferences over the unfinished
volvers and even machine guns. The
peace matters, expected to reach a
old police failed badly on some oc-
definite agreement for the disposition
casions and some were, and are.
of the Fiume matter before Wednes­
killed every week.”
day.
The force has proved effective in
dissolving illegal- meetings and oth­
i
erwise. said Heine. Most of the men
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are about 24 years of age, and are
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being managed by any individual, zation.
carefully selected for daring and re-
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but by the whole denomination.
liability.
Provisions are made for
The quota of souls for workers in
WANTED TOO MANY EGGS
a certain amount of training of these
(By the United Press)
the United States to have has been
men. and also it is arranged that,
DES MOINES. Jan. 12.—The po­ if they tire of police-soldiering, they
placed at 800,000. The rest of the
world is expected to convert the re­ lice were called to help the waiters can enter other lines of government
maining 200,000.
at a hotel to fill an order for $45 activity.
worth of hard boiled eggs today. The
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Since
“There are about 10,000 such no-
diner, Howard Applegate of Guthrie lice in Berlin now,” said Heine.
TRIAL POSTPONED
September 1, 1919, less than 7,000
Center, la., was found insane.
(By the United Press)
cases of influenza have been re­
“Other grouns are being formed
SAN
POINT,
Jan.
12.
—
The
trial
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ported to the United States public
| throughout Germany. This will leave
Last legislature levied large sums the regular army of 100.000 free
health service, it is announced. Dur­ of 22 alleged I. W. W. charged with |
ing the proceeding similar period the violation of the new criminal in excess of constitutional limit. Two to keep Bolshevism from spreading
last year, more than 400,000 cases syndicalism law, was postponed to- tax levies necessary will be tested through the eastern border and to
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occurred.
i day until January 19.
in courts.
1 the rest of the world.”
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Probe May
Involve High
Financiers
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(By the United Press)
QUICK RATIFICATION IS
PROMISED BY DEMOCRATS
LETTISH ADVANCE
IN NORTH SECTOR
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