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0, ' VOl IX., No. 107. : DEMOCRATS WANT WILSON TO COME HOI . ALU VAN. DEMOCRAT. jrMPH ONTO IMItLHKON AND M.WH not hk-ti.kwim. m-:kiki SPIRIT Of UNREST SWEEPS OH l'mlli. I'l-PtUdeut' Coming Will in Mora Tlutn Anything Kiwi to (litt'k Aiinrrliy WaMlilngton, Junu '.'(). Kopresou tullve. CulUvau, democrat, of Massa 'UuMvttM, In an attack tinluy on the administration of I'oHtmaslor ien eral Burleson, declared ( would be -a great rollcf to the poople ot the United Slates If PrcHldmit Wilson "would hurry home mid clt-an house In hi offlclul family." "If he will do thin," Mr. (.alllvtn added, "it will do more than any thing obio to chuck the spread of radicalism and anarchy and make unnecjaary a special appropriation -of half a million dollun' iiriicd by the Attorney general top revent crime by anarchist." The spirit' of unrest umong the toilers of the country. .Mr. Galllvan aald, wai breaking out In the moht violent form of anarchy In many )lacns. The men most directly re aipoiislbla, he charged, were "the tulsguldvd offlclalN In the city ot Washington clothed with war au thority which had turned their head." ... - - "While the president ha ,heen In Europe," he aald, "Koine of those officials seem to have gone mad In their lust for power and have blind ly blundered In the administration -of their department in en eh a man ner as to aggravate the spirit of un rest." Mr. Galllvan asserted that Mr. llurloeon forced a strike among tele graph oierators and then "got from under" by turning the ' operation back to private hand, "olid destroy ed all hope of government ownership of public utllitlei." SAYS CATHOLICS 11 RULE PROPOSED LEAGUE Washington, June 20. Senator Shopman, of Illinois, republican warned the senate today that thjfi league of nations may end the sep aration of church and state and bring the civilized world under the -domination of the Vatican. Senator Sherman aald the Roman Catholic church, as It will be represented In the league, will have 24 votes out W1IISKKV TRAVKIl HIGH Portland, Ore., June 20. n the hollow space Ibetween the vestibule ceiling and the roof or a Pullman mar whtch had Just arrived from Sail Francisco. Deputy Sheriffs Ward, Ohrlstofferson and Beckman linearised 498 pints of whiskey, one tf the largest hauls which South ern IPaclflo trains have afforded since the advent of .prohibition in Oregon. PRIESTS OF LORETO E Rome, June 20. The priests at Loroto, a celebrated resort of the Pilgrims, went on a strike today. They asked aimelorlatlon of financial conditions, due to the high cost or living. When this was denied, they stopped the celebration masses and rofusod to perform other religious Tltes. GERMAN DEFEAT IS PROMISE OF PEACE Moiintor llKe Hi-rm So Safety In lragim anil Kay "Dream Hut Oon't ! Visionary" In addressing the Harvard univer sity cluss Senator l-odge said in re gard to the league of nation: "At the clone of the last century there was a quite general oellef that furious wars would not come again. Some doubted and for their skepti cism were called 'Jingoes,' 'war lov ers' and 'pessimist.' "Hut almost everyone felt sure that if war should again break upon us Its .horrors would be reduced to the loweitt point and that the conven tion or ieneva and The Hague, the suffering and cruelties of past wars' would lie largely eliminated. "Suddenly the great war came Germany esteemed by ail as a highly civilized nation, entered deliberately upon a course of savage cruelty worse than any ever Imagined. The world had known barbarism before, but never had anything fallen upon men com payable to the scientific, wholimale atrocities carried on by Germany by which not merely indi viduals, but entire communities "were subjected to the most hideout suf ferings and the most utter ruin which highly-trained minds entirely destitute or humanity could devise. "As for treaties and laws they went ito the fierce flame of war as quickly as the dry leaves of autumn when a spark f a!! among them. "The beautiful scheme ot making mankind suddenly virtuous by a stat ute or a written convention was once more exhibited In all Its weak ness. "It Is a melancholy reflection that the brt assurances of the future peace of the world lies In the de struction ot the German war power which is worth all It costs. "Once again conies the harsh les son that alt the advances of men in morals and in altruism, in chsxlty and gentler manners and purer laws, all that really remain with us. come slowly, never in a moment' "I forvently hope," he said to the Harvard graduates, "that you will have visions and dream dreams, but do not' forget that having vision Is one thing, while being a visionary, especially a visionary whose visions and Ideals ate stage-properties, is quite another." . . j Russian bolsheviam, Mr. lodge said in conclusion, presents a warn ing to America in its "awful results or scheme which. Its authors pre tended and their dupes 'believed would make all men happy In a! mo ment." "In letters or fire." said Mr. Lodge "this Russian scene says to us 'this way lies ruins.' "Does the United States tell us trumpot-tongued that the country for which this younger generation has died is still the best hope for mankind and that It must 'be pre served as their fathers preserved and saved It in the days that are gone? Be lAmerlcana first, Americans last and Americans always. iFrom that firm foundation you can majrch on. Albandon It and chsos will come as when the civilization of Rome crash ed down In irremediable ruin." 150 ARE KILLED WHEN PICTURE SHI BURNS Sun Juan, Porto Rico. June 20. One hundred and fifty persons, in cluding many children, are reported killed or severely wounded In the deatrootlon Iby fire of a motion pic ture thABtm llAM. TnrAtv-A,.m " - V unidentified bodies have .been re covered. HARVARD WIXM . New London. June 20. Harvard won the Junior varsity eight race, beating Vale one-quarter length. Harvard also won the freshranri race. '.i t GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE OOCWTT, PRESENT GERMAN GOV A TO Believed That Pres. Ebert Will Follow Sckiedeman Lon don Hears Germany is Soviets Get Strangle Paris, June 20. The M. Sbhlede- niann government of Germany has fallen. This is believed to assure the signing; of the treaty, as Schlede- mann was the chler opponent to the terms. It is also believed to mean ganlaitlon who have an overwbelm tbe fall of President Ebwt, The in mulnritv national assembly .will take meas- Premier Orlando submitted his ures to select a successor. i resignation to his cabinet, after an It is reported that Germany has'adverw- VntA In that Wria'mhttP - vf nuked tor a further extension of the time limit tor action on tns peace: treaty Weimar, June 20. The present cabinet will continue in office tem porarily until President Kbert Is able to form a new one. Iondon, June 20. A Paris dis patch says the jGcrman national as sembly at Weimar accepted the peace treaty. Paris, June 20. President Wilson and party have returned from Bel gium. Washington, June 20. There are growing indications that the, oppon ents to the proposed league of na tions might abandon all efforts to force a; test vote in the senate. Hope of bringing a roll call on the Knox resolution has been virtually aban doned. Coblen. June 20. It is reported here that Gustav Xoske will succeed Premier Scheldemann. Mathlas En berg of the armistice commission will succeed: Von Brockdorf-JRantiau ok head or the peace delegation. London, June 20. Advices say that the new German ministry will be one that will accept the peace TEAM CAPTAINS FOR SALVATION DRIVE The home service compaign of the Salvation Army, in the districts outside or Grants Paes in Josephine county, will start on Sunday, the 22nd, and the following captains and teaius have been appointed: Williams, Murphy, Provolt, Fruit dale Captain Al J. iartlneau, O. S. Blanchard. J. T. Fry. Will Dana, Ernest Linter and Arthur Strader. Slate Creek Captain Frank Woods,' George 'Flint, Carl Wine- trout and August Goettsche. Kerby, Selma Captain W. D Fry, an Hearn, Ed Lister, H. F Ogden, Dr. Flanagan and iPhll Starr. . . ., , i """. iiuiui sua wiiao vwjj-bmaa s w. Afiaiunvtlt VTfJUl V Lewis, Tom Gilmore, Chas. JMcClay, Ohas. Cameron, H. G. Slskron. Will Trerethen and IM. M. (Lewis. Merlin, Gallce,'. Hugo -Captain J. T. Chlnnock. C. H. Ernst. J. W. Everton and Carl Williams. WoU Creek, Leland, Placer Cap tain H. Wi Webber, C. M. Corson. Ferry Captain Douglas Wood, Fred iBlsckmas. The Grants Pass drive will start on Tuesday and team captains and members wiy be iven In Monday's paper. S0.000 SOLDIERS FILE CLAIMS FOn GOVERNMENT FARMS Washington, June 20. .More than 80,000 soldiers, many still overseas, ha've notified Secretary Lane ot their desire to obtain farms under . the plan Indorsed by him. The plan is now being considered by the house public lands committee. OREGON. FRIDAY, JUNE 20. T. Sure to Sign Treaty Hold on the Czechs term. The maloriiv nrlallK tn. dopt-ndent socialists and centrists uimr tn ho in fivnr nt while the German national and dem- , ocratlc parties oppose the first or- dnmitip tti rMn a t (sin t n yet been accepted by the king. Copenhagen. June 20. A Czecho slovak soviet republic has been, es tablished, according to a wireless re port. Weimar, Germany, June 20. A poll of the members of the national assembly seems to show that the peace terms cannot fail to be ac cepted. London. June 20. The signing of the- treaty by Germany is as certain as if the signature had already been put to the document, says a' Copen hagen dispatch, quoting Weimar a li nos. Paris. June 20. An official Ger man wireless from Kauen says all reports concerning the changes in thw German eaginet are premature. The report says the national assem bly failed to get a majority of the members to favor signing the peace terms, due to a division among the parties. . , Paris, Jnne 20. It was reported here today that the Italian delega tion had been directed by Its gov ernment to accept the .proposition for settlement of the Dalmatian con troversy made by the council three. of GOVERNMENT PLANE ARRIVED HERE TODAY Lieutenant Hackett and meohant clai arrived here in their Curtis hi , plane from Cottage Grove today at II a. m., and left for Ashland at 11:20. The plane made a short ston at Koeeburg, but no word was re ceived here concerning the plane un til it came gracefully over the moun tains, circled over the city and then lit on the aviation field. The lieutenant was invited to take lunoh here, but stated that he was In a hurry to reach Sacramento. He (intends to lea,Ve Ashland about 1 o'clock today and Teach his destlna- sU. iLI. i !'h . . . , When asked what he thought of th8 r.nn.l in... n.m ti... a amMavsatag tlCIU, UIVU tenant Hackett eald It was fine and one or the best he had visited. Des- pite the short notice received Here or the place's coming, a large crowd was present at the landing field. Roseburg, Ore.. June 20. Lieu tenant Hackett, flying from Albany i cun'iMineiiiu, arnvea nere at A C . . 1 9:80 today and left the city 10:05. at MEXICAN GOVERNMENT IS OI T AFTER THE I. W. W. Galveston, Texas, June 19. Ten Mexicans, alleged members of the Industrial Workers of the World were killed by Mexican federal troops during a riot at Tampico yes terday, according to an unofficial re port received here. Many persons were reported wounded. . The riot was said to have been in connection with labor disputes at Tampico, and federal troops rired to disperse the crowd. HAVE FALLEN 1919. MORE FLIGHTS WITH OLD PLANES War Department Believes Engines Yet Too Defective for Safety. High Altitude .VeceSsary Eugene, Ore., June 20. While very proud ot the feat performed by tne seven airpiaoca from Mather Field, Sacramento, Ca., in the night to the rose restlval at Port land, the war department has decid ed to order no more airships to the upper Pacific coast for some time. according to word from Washington. Any further flights from Sacramento will probably be deferred until ' a new type of plane 1s available. The planes which visited Portland found U necessary to Dy for great distances between Sisson, Cal., and Eugene at an altitude of 15,000 feet in order to be able to volplane to safety in event of engine trouble. IjIMITKD CARS SERVICE IS RESTORED AT WINNIPEG Winnipeg, Man., June 1. For the first time since May 15, limited street car service was started ' In Winnipeg last night. Several cars, carrying their regu lar crews, and accompanied by three special police, appeared on the streets. So attempt so far has been made to interfere with their opera tion. Street car company officials announced they are generally in creasing service. " ; - . The ten strike leaders, areeted here yesterday, were given prellmin ary hearings at Stony Mountain pen itentiary late yesterday and were remanded for eight days. They are charged with "seditions conspiracy. VILLA WILL DEMAND NO REPRISALS ON U.S. El Paso, Texas, June 20. General Villa will make no reprisals upon American property or lives in Mexico a courier from his camp declared l'AIt'k-TO-PARK SERVICE AT THE YELLOWSTONE Helena, 'Mont., June 20. Today was set for the Inauguration of the park-to-park automobile 'service. connecting Yellowstone and Glacier national .parks and destined, it '" hoped, to be only the first s,tep to ward a series of automobile lines i - i bihw vi wuiuiuuuue lines that ,-, OM daylbring M tne or the west together Two transportation companies, one operating in Yellowstone park and the other In Glacier, park, were to begin today taking tourists from one .park to the other Ibykuto. 20 ARTILLERYMEN ARE WANTED AT THE 0 AC. Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallls, June 20. Authority to enlist 20 men of good character who have had experience in light field artillery and who desire to re-enltet for duty at the Oregon Agricultural College, has ibeen given toy the war depart ment. They will receive In addition to their regular pay, commutation or subsistence and quarters amounting to more than $45 a month. Vacan cies among various non-commissions in the detachment are all open. 'Men desiring to enlist are asked by Ma jor Edward C. Hanford, in charge or the field artillery unit, to apply to the commanding officer at Vancou ver barracks. Informing hLm to en list them specifically for this service. POrNDEXTER BOOMED , , . . . Spokane, Wash., June 20. Plans for launching a campaign for the candidacy of Senator iPoindexter ror tne .republican nomination for pres ident were announced here today. WHOLE NUMBER SeW- LABOR TO KEEP POM OUT OF BUSINESS WRITE A DECLARATION OF IN DEPENDENCE FOR LABOR AND SCOItE V. S. COCRT8 WE STAKD FIRM FOR RIGHTS Claim Present Judges Have More- Power Than Even the Kaiser and Kings ih-pamed of er . Atlantic City, K. J, June 20. A , comprehensive reconstruction pro eram deslmied "ta .hrlnv tn nan. pie greater hope for a better day, a , brighter life, greater liberty and a hVrger degree ot happiness," was-, adopted by the American Federation of Labor at today's session. -, The suggestion that American or ganized labor form a political party was rejected unanimously by the convention. - Radicals and conservatives united ' in approving a report embodying re construction recommendations de vised by the federation's executive council. The report tonight was termed by labor leaders "a new dee- ' laration of Independence for the ' workers of America." . , "Developments in our social, in-. dust rial and political relations, by reason of the necessities of war. - I have been as varied In nature as they have been grave In character, said the report. "One of the most pronounced sind far-reaching results is the realization of workers' rights, duties and responsibilities In the structure of society, Industry and government , i ''Conscious, as never heretofore. of Its power, labor no longer will rest content under a system which treats workers as a commodity or article of commerce. Workers have reached the status and have come-to that determination which demands treatment at nnimlftv wtth all ofh men and women in modern society, j They now insist on full value and! full compensation for services ren dered on a (basis that will enable all to enjoy the higher thlnsa in life. rather than merely exist near the line beyond which we find human;' misery, which spells human bank-! ruptcy. j "Despite all precautions to safe-! guard Individual liberty and freedom of action," said the report, "and the" fact that the early constitutional convention denied the right to on . courts to pass on the constitution anty of laws enacted by congress our courts and Judges have beer- iv"'j u nureiy uisreg&raing tnest restrictions uit iimitai.i, . .j uiuM,vitu,Lguif exeruim powers wnion even the tnonarchs and kaleers dared not exercise with af their claims to power by inheren! divinity. I "The power of our courts to d dare legislation enacted nnconstltc tlonal and void is a most flaxrail usurpation of mower anil ivthw and Is a repudiation and denial the principle of self government r cognlxed now as a world doctrin The continued exercise of this ntj warranted power is a' halaphemy ,1. A (.ll. X 1 f a . 1 vu, o-iiu cntims ot iree men America." . EOFCORVALLIS NAMED ON LIE DOA Salem, Ore., June 20. -Gove Ofoott has named Sam H. Moor! Corvallis to succeed the warden! the penitentiary as a' member or j state Ume board. He also narj Benton Bowers, of Ashland, ref seating the farmers' union, a Cordley, of Corvallis, who holds as a member of the old board.