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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY G. 3916
NO. 245
SENATE CALLS
FOR NOMA 1
ABOUT
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Fall's Resolution Asking President to
Explain Conditions Unanimously
Adopted Opens Attack Upon the
President, Dcclarina Congress Has
Been Ignored by Chief Executive. .
WASHINGTON, Jan. 0. Senator
Fall's resolution culling upon Presi
dent Wilson for information upon
which ho had based recognition of tho
Cnrranza government iu Mexico, was
agreed to unanimously today by tho
senate. Chairman Stouo of tho for
eign relations committco saw no ob
jection to its adoption and moved
that it bo passed.
Fnll Opens Attack
Senator Fall, in opening the prom
ised republican attack on tho admin
istration's Mexican policy, enid that
former presidents had taken congress
into their confidence when consider
ing recognition of foreign govern
ments. Tho last official communica
tion from President Wilson, ho con
tinued, was a messago April 10, 191-1,
in which the president said thero was
no government in Mexico now, tho
senate was asked to confirm tho nom
ination of Henry Prnthcr Fletcher as
ambassador to Mexico.
Senntor Fall declared:
"I linvo never known of a time before-
when nny president has dared
to ignore tho congress of the United
States as it has been ignored by tho
present occupant of tho while house."
Where "Will Ho Go
Senator Lodge also urged adoption
of tho resolution.
"Is our nmbawbador," he asked, "to
go to Mexico City, where Carranza
has not-gone, or-will ho follow tho
Hitting camp of (ho first chief whor
ever it goes Iteccntly not only iu
Mexico, but elsewhere, our govern
ment lias adopted a plan of dealing
through furtive agents of a personal
nature.
"I think it probably desirable,
however, that wo havo a recognized
ambassador in Mexico to look after
tho Americans who remained until
murdered there, and fragments of
property that aro left, but I think wo
tdiould bo informed officially by tho
president regnrdincr tho government
to which ho is to be assigned."
Williams on Mexico
Senntor John Sharp Williams, in
tlu course of tho debate, asserted tho
light of self-government was insep
arable from tho "right of bclf-mis-govomment."
"Mexican affairs cannot be settled
by bpubinodio interference," lie said,
"and if you try to do it by annexa
tion you'll fall. You cannot make a
Mexican self-governing by any
amount of interference."
Ruvcrting to yesterday's discussion
of (lie shipment of munitions of war,
Senntor Williams asserted tho due
tt inu of permitting the sale of fire
anus was established when the doc
trine of non-interferenco with other
nations was born and denounced as
treasonable those who charge that tho
sale, of ammunition is countenanced
only by thoso who seek a profit from
it.
He declared for an immedinto pol
icy of preparedness to save tho Unit
ed States "from Europenn bullying,
if not actual attack at the close qf
the European Avar."
EL
LONDON, Jan. fl.- Colonel E. M.
House, President Wilson's personal
representative, tho only nlieu passen
ger on tho steamer Itotterdam, wns
permitted to land immediately on tho
vessel's docking nt Falmouth, nnd ar
rived in London today in time to
breakfast with Walter Hines Page,
American ambassador.
Colonel House refused to ay moro
about his mission than to roitoruto
his announcement that ho was look
ing ovor tho war situation in Kurope.
lie will bpond two woeks in Lon
don, departing theneo for Paris,
where ho will remain a few days.
I'pon his return hero he may go to
Ilerlm, but this part of his itinerary
has not yet been arrauged, ,
COLON
HOUSE
DINS
VHTH
A
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COMPULSION BILL
FORCES LABOR CHIEFS
OUT OF CABINET
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LONDON, Jan. 0. Arthur
" Henderson, president of tho
T board of cducntion and Icador ""
"" of tho labor nnrtv in tho houso
of commons; William Brace,
t iinrlininptilnrv lindnr-ennrnlnrv t
for homo affairs, and Qcotro ""
II. Roberts, lord commissioner of
"" tho treasury, also labor party "
"" leaders, havo resigned from tho
ministry.
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AUSTRIA SILENT
SINKING OF
STEAMER PERSIA
WASHINGTON, Jan. C Ambas
sador Pcntlold cabled today that ho
had presented Informally to tho
Vienna foreign offlco tho Amorlcan
government'! request for any Infor
mation on tho destruction of tho
British llnor Persia and at tho tlnio
of filing his dispatch had received
no reply.
Ambassador Pcntlold was Instruct
ed to ask tho Austrian government
Informally for any Information It
might havo on tho Persia which
would help tho Amorlcan govern
ment dccldo how tho liner wus de
stroyed. Consul Carrels was In
structed to get affidavits for tho sumo
purpose
So far tho only actual statement
tending to provo that tho ship wan
torpedood camo from ono of tho offi
cers of tho ship, who said ho saw
what ho thought wns tho waKo of a
torpedo. No submarluo was scon at
any thno.
Tho nbsenco of further dotlnlto ad
vices Is holding tho situation, so far
as any action by tho United States Is
concerned, at a standstill.
American Consul Carrels at Alex
andria rcportod that tho affidavits
ho had gathered from tho Persia uur
vlvors gavo no proofs that a subma
rluo torpedoed tho liner or regard
Ing Its nationality than wcro contain
cd In Us first dispatches.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 0. Possibil
ity of tho navy being forced by an
inadequate channel to abandon tho
Mare Island navy yard for tho uso of
big blnps, at least, was advanced to
day by Rear Admiral II. T. Stnn-
lor.i, head or tiui bureau oi yarns ana
docks, beforo the house naval com
mittee. Representative- Stephens of
California suggested that congress
might provido a commission to study
the desirability of finding another lo
cation for u navy yard in San Fran
cisco bay.
Hear Admiral Stanford said that
if it wcro bhown to bo impossible to
provido a reliable entrance through
Mure Island strait for tho super
dreadnoughts to get to tho present
ynrd, tho navy department probably
would recommend locating facilities
for them at another point on the buy.
EAST IN GRIP OF
I
CHICAGO, Jan. C Tho coldest
weather of tho winter enveloped Chi
cago last night. Much sufferlug was
reported and tliu municipal lodging
houso was overcrowded.
Tho municipal wood pllo, work on
which wins admission to tho munici
pal lodging houso has kept hordes of
homeless frpm burdening tho city this
winter, according to compilations.
In December, 1911, 103,111 men
were given free beds. In December,
1315, tho total was 8719.
WASHINGTON, Jan. C.A modcr
ato cold wavo prevailed today and
w contlnuo tonight and Friday from
the Mississippi river eastward to tho
Atlantic coast, tho cold extending
southwurd toward the Gulf states.
NEW YORK, Jan. 0. Tho United
States Steel corporation today do
eided to increase the wages of virtu
ully all of its unskilled employes
about 10 per cent,
UPON
MAY
ABANDON
MARE ISLAND YARD
CONSCRIPTION
13 OPPOSED BY
BUSH LABOR
Labor Congress Goes on Record
Against Compulsory Military Ser
vice Bill by Vote of 1,998,000
Against 783,000 Leaders In Par
liament Expected to Resign.
LONDON, Jan. C. Tho labor con
gress today went on record against
tho bill introduced In tho houso of
cbmmons yesterday for compulsory
military service, recommending that
tho members of tho labor party In
parliament oppose tho bill at nil
stages.
Ily a vote of 1,988,000 ngalnBt
7S3.000, tho labor congress decided
to support a demand for tho with
drawal of tho compulsory servlco bill
from .parliament.
Tho recommendation to tho labor
members of parliament to opposo tho
bill was In tho form of nn amendment
to tho resolution originally placed be
foro tho congress. This amendment
rc-afflrms tho decision of tho labor
congress at Bristol in regard to con
scription, This amendment was carried by
1,710.000 against 931,000.
A mooting of tho labor party In
parliament to bo held Immediately
has been summoned. It Is expected
that Arthur Henderson, president of
tho board of education and leader of
tho party; William Draco, parliamen
tary undor secretary for homo af
fairs, and George H. Roberts, lord
commissioner of tho treasury and
whip in tho houso of commons, will
resign tholr government positions.
M'CALL GOVERNOR
BOSTON, Jim. (J. Five years of
democratic administration in Massa
chusetts ended with tho inauguration
today of tho successful republican
ciiudidntcs at tho last election, Gov
ernor Samuel W. McCall and Lieuten
ant Governor Culvin Coolidge.
In his inaugural address Governor
McCall directed particular attention
to tho need of n convention to revise
tho stnto constitution, tho Inst con
stitutional convention bavins been
held in 1853.
Ho also urged that jho cost of ad
.inuiistrution bo reduced by doing
awuy with many state commissions,
and recommended tho imposition of a
uniform tux on the income of intnug-
ihlcH nnd an extension of tho clnssi
fied civil service.
si.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. C Assertion that
six citizens of St. Louis wcro swin
dled by a fukc gambling syndicate and
that their losses would approximate
i-175,000 was mado today by a New
York detective who has been work
ing here in connection with tho cuse.
Thrco men said to bo connected
with tho alleged fraudulent schemo
were urrc3tcd in New York yesterday
and ono wus arrested in St. Louis,
BULGARIA VOTES
$100,000,000 CREDIT
LONDON, Jan. C.A war credit of
$100,000,000 was enthusiastically
approved by tho Ilulgunun parlia
ment, says a dispatch to tho Times
from Saloniki. All sections of the
opposition voted with the government.
KNAPP OF N.Y. TIMES
DIES SUDDENLY AT DESK
n w
NEW YORK, Jan. 0. Charles W.
Kuupp, treasurer of tho New York
Times, and formerly editor and pub
lisher of the' St. Louis Ik-public, died
suddenly toduv in the office of tho
Times. , .
OF MASSACHUSETTS
FEDERAL COURT
DECLINES 1
TO BREWERIES
United States Judges Refuse to En
join Washington Prohibition Law
and Denies Petition of Wets, Which
Attacked Initiative as Well as Fed
eral Webb-Kenyon Act.
TACO.MA, Wash., Jan. C At 2
o'clock tho thrco United States judges
refused to enjoin tho prohibition law
and denied tho entire petition of th6
Seattle Brewing company, which had
also attacked tho state initiative and
referendum nnd the- federal Webb
Kenyon not. Tho decision was unani
poiis. . Attorney Piles argued for nn order
to have the Seattle Brewing com
pany's stock of beer put in tho court's
linnds pending disposnl. The motion
wns refused.
. ..
TACOMA, Wash., .Tun. C Beforo
thrco United States judges and with
every scat in the courtroom filled by
attorneys and other spectators, at
tack on tho constitutionality of tho
state prohibition law was made iu tho
federal court in Tnconiu this morning.
Tho application of tho Seattle Brew
ing & Malting company for nn in
junction to prevent Attorney General
Tanner from destroying '10,000 bar
rels of beer in tho cnmpnny's posses
sion unless exported by Jnnunry 11
was taken under consideration by tho
court, Justico Gilbert and Judges
Cushmun nnd Itudkiu, a few minutes
beforo noon. A. similar case brought
in Spoknuo county was submitted nt
thu samn tinio.
Atterneys: of Tncoina nnd other
cities of tho northwest flocked into
tho courtroom, climbed into jurors'
scnts and took up every other point
of vantage. The crowd of lawyers
overflowed into tho witness' section
beyond the bar, which wus besieged
also by many curious ones not nttor
neys. It was declared doubtful if
nny legal argument ovor hud drawn
such a crowd to a Tacomn court
room. COMPULSION BILL
LONDON, Jan. 0. Tho debato on
tho compulsory military service bill
which Premier Anquith placed before
the honso of commons yesterday was
continued at today's session.
Henry K. Duke, unionist member
from Exeter, characterized tho meas
nro as tho wildest form of coercion
;,cvcr applied by uny man in any
croorgency.
William O'Jlrieu, leader of tho in
dependent nationalists, opposed tho
stand taken yesterday by John Red
mond, speaking for thu nationalists,
and gnvo tho bill his hearty bupport.
"I would not consent to strike u
blow at this country, Franco or Rus
sia," ho said, "by doing anything
which would wreck this bill."
Mr. O'Brien said tho tuobt nmaz.bg
thing was to htm tho fact that Eng
land had clung bo long to a system
of nutiounl defense as obsolete as
bows and arrows,
Herbert Samuel, postmaster gen
eral, said ho was driven to btipport
tho policy represented by tho bill by
tho hard, cold logic of facts, al
though it wus ugaiiist all his predilec
tions. All were agreed, ho continued, that
this country ought to put its wholo
strength into tho war, but it would not
bo doinpr this it it put its wholu
strength into the trenches.
Great Rrituin was the chief muni
tions fuotoiy of the alliance, nnd its
financial strength. It wns Jiecessury
to keep in this country an udequuto
number of men for fulfillment of
thebu essential functions.
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BELOW ZERO WEATHER
MONTANA TO MICHIGAN
LA CROSSE, Wis., Jan. O.-Below
zoro temperatures prevailed today
across every state from Moutuna to
Michigan,
COMMONS DEBATE
M OSTFAV ORABLETO
ITALIAN LINER
CARRIES GUNS
EOR DEFENSE
Steamer Verdi Arrives at New York
With Two Guns Mounted on After
House by Orders of Italian Naval
Authorities-United States Will
Probably Ask Removal.
NEW YORK", Jan. C Gunners of
tho royal Italian nnvy were uf chnrgc
of tho two guns on tho Italian liner
Qiussepo Verdi, which nrrived hero
today from Genoa, Nanlcs and Pal
ermo, according to tho captain, Luigi
unnoui.
After the vessel left Palermo, tho
captain said, daily practice- was hold
with tho guns, barrels hating been
thrown ovcrbourd to bo used as tar
gets. The guns were placed on tho Verdi
by order of tho Italian niivnl author
ities, but the captain declares he' Was
instructed to uso them for defensive
purposes only.
Gunners (Jot Practice
Tho two gunners became extremely
proficient in the practice of shooting
at tho barrels., passengers said. Tho
guns were mounted on tho nfler
houso of tho vessel, ono on cither
side, and were in such position as to
command all positions from tho ship.
Tho eaptnm described tho guns ns
having u caliber of 77, capable of
firing a .hell weighing 53 kilos four
and one-half miles.
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WASHINGTON. Jan. fl. Tho stnto
department probably will tako up
with tho Italian government tho
question of gnus mounted on tho liner
Giusseno Verdi with n view to hnviiiL'
tho pieces dismounted beforo tho ship
leaves Amoneanwiiters.
Tho stnto department Inter had in
fonnnl negotiations with Grent llrit
nin and France, through their nm
bahbifdors hero, and nsked that nnv
guns whatever be removed from tho
big passenger liners coming iuto
American ports.
Asked (o Dismount (Juns
The two foreisn governments, in-
formally, and nlso reserving thcit;
rights, complied.
Stnto department officials oxnross
cd tho view today that tho Italian
government probably would bo nsked
informally to dismount tho guns on
tho Verdi before sho sails from tho
United States.
Tho guns on tho Verdi promise to
bring up again a point which Ihih been
a disputed ono since tho war beeun.
At tho outset of hostilities tho United
Stutes took thu position that ships
entering American ports with guns of
not more than three inches in caliber
mounted well aft for purposes of do
fense, would not bo considered mm.
cd, but reserved tho right to change
us position in tho light of changing
conditions of warluro and tho intro
duetion of new elements buch ns tho
submanno campaign.
SHORT ON WHEAT
UERLIN, Jan. C (by wirelos ti
Savvillo. Tiio following items wer
given out today by tho Overscus
isews agency s
"Tho first volume of Count To
stoi's diary has been published at
.uoscoK, but 178 pages of it hav
been bunnresscd bv thu censor.
"Tho Russian committee in ehnrgo
of thu distribution of fuel has de
creed that no moro mutcrinl will bo
given to tliu btigar factories. Thci
factor' owners hnvo announced thut
wuinn n snort tuno there will be uo
more sugar for salo in Russfa,
"Tho Petrograd authorities an
noillieo thut if snccinl lnpnmmiH nr,
not taken the citv will bo without
flour nt the time of tho Russiun
Chnstinus (January 7)."
CHINA SUPPRESSES PAPER
AT REQUEST OF JAPANESE
PEKING, Jan. fl. Tho envemment
bus suppressed tho Peking daily
newspaper, Tsm-Choupao, at tho re
quest of Eki Ilioki, Jupiuiosu minister
to China, because the paper publish
ed charges that Jnpun is promoting
the revolution.
DA
REPORTED
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RUSSIAN SUCCESSES
DRIVE TEUTONS BACK
ON SOUTHERN FRONT
PETROGRAD, Jan. C It np
pears not improbable- that tho
"" Atistro-Gcnnnn forces nt tho ""
southern oxtremitv of tho ficht-
"" ing nrcn will bo forced bnek to
tho lino running through Nolo
men, Stauislnw and Galich ns
" tho result of tho steady, contin
" umiH ndvnneo of tho Russians
between tho upper reaches of tho
river Striiui and tho Rumnninn
T
"" frontier. Tho Austrinns hnvo
removed their bnso from Czeni
owitz toward Kolomen.
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LIST OF ALL LOANS
E BY
WASHINGTON, Jan. C In today's
call for bank statements tho comp
troller rocd further thnn at any pre
vious tlmo to leant if money Is bolng
loaned by nntlonnl banks In violation
of stnto usury laws. Ho asks (or a
list of loans by all banks during
1915 "upon which Interest wus charg
ed or collected, either In tho shape
o( Interest, discount or commission,
nt rates which would amount to
more thnn tho equivalent of G per
cent per annum."
"Hanks aro cautioned," says tho
call, "to prepare this statement with
caro nnd accuracy. If errors or dis
crepancies should bo discovered
which mny seem to mako It neces
sary to verify tho reports submitted
by all banks, tho bank examiners will
bo given Instructions nccordlm;ly."
Tho call also asks banks to stnto
whothorlt Is their custom to require
borrowers to carry deposits when
loans uro granted, how much thoy nro
now loaning to non-doposltors, nnd
how much Is loaned aud not secured
by collateral.
Tha oRgrcRnlo of amounts which
borrowers havo refused to pay banks
becauso of alleged usury la asked,
and also tho total payments mado by
banks n8 penalties for usury. Tho
rail aska tor comploto Information as
to tho liabilities, salaries and con
nections of offlcors and directors of
banks.
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UERLIN, Jan. 0. It is announced
,tuut an ullicd air craft attack upon
Ilouni fuilcd. German aviators Mint
down two Krilish aeroplane. One
.of tl(o muohiiics wns brought down by
Lieutenant Hoclkc, this bemi; tho sov
enth aeroplane that ho lias succeeded
lit disabling. There hnvo been artil
lery duels at several places.
On tho Itigii'Dvinsk front iu Russiu
a German recouiioitering detachment
south of Jncobstndt withdrew before
a superior Russian force, tho statu
incut snys.
In Volhynin the Germans dislodged
the defenders of an udvaneed Rus
sian position, the statement declares.
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WASHINGTON, Jnn, fi.-Ropro.
scntutivo Henley of .Missouri, it mem
hgr of thu houso naval committoo and
ono. of thu opposition to tho naval iu
oreuscs, introduced a resolution today
tor investigation of organizations ac
tive for uud against preparedness,
including tho Nnvy leugtio, Laboi's
National Peaco council, tho National
Seuurity league and tho American De
fense booioty.
Tho proposed investigation in
eludes inquiry into what, if any, in
terest members of suuli organizatiens:
have iu the lnauufneturo or ulu of
munitions,
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WASHINGTON, Jnn. 0. Provident
Nibion probably will go to Spring
field, III., Fohruury 11, to attend a
celebration of Lincoln's birthday. Tho
invitation was oxtended several weeks
ago by Governor Dunuo of Illinois.
If he goes, tho president will deliver
uu uddress,
COMPTROLLER ASKS
M
BANKS
ATTACK
UPON DQUAI FA LS
E
Secretary Garrison Lays Deforc tha
Houso Military Committee His For
mal Argument In Behalf of a Defi
nite Military Policy Constantly
Enlarged Army.
WASHINGTON, Jan. C Secretary
Gnrrlson laid boforo tho houso mili
tary affairs committee today his for
mal argument in behalf of tho ad
ministration army plan designed to
Clvo tho country a dotlnlto military
policy. It proposes creation of a mo
bile federal forco of moro than a
million men In six years, accumula
tion of a hugo rcscrvo of ammuni
tion nnd equipment, and elaborato or.
tension of tho const dofonsos, tho
wholo project Involving nn Increased
exponso of $600,000,000 and an an
nual war department budget there
after of more than $200,000,000 as
compared with nn averago of $100,-
000,000 for tho last fow years.
KvLstcnco nt Stako
"Tho integrity of tho nation and
Its vory oxlstcnco," tho secretary
said, reading from a lengthy state
ment ho had prepared, "may dopend
upon what Is dono In this matter at
this thno. This great opportunity
will bo lost unless a wise, sanstbla
and practical policy Is tho result of
tho consideration and action of this
congress."
Referring to tho far spread mili
tary responsibilities of tho nation,
reaching into tho insular possessions,
China, Alaska, and tho Panama canal
zono, Mr. Garrison added:
"Wo havo determined and an
nounced that tho Bovorolgnty of thu
othor republics of this homlsphoro
shull remain luVlolablo and must
therefore nt all times stand ready
to mnko good our position In this
connection.
"Thoro Is a disposition on tho part
of some," ho continued, "to nssumu
that wo aro facing a crisis. Tho only
Wny to moot nny omorgoncy Is by
adopting omorgoncy measures. Tho
personnel and mutcrlal needed for
military purposes should bo Imme
diately mobilized. Kvery norvo should
bo strained and ovory rcsourco drawn
upon and nothing overlooked neces
sary to presorvo and defend us, rc
ijurdlcss of cost and of othor con
siderations. Army of Half Million
"Thoro la common ngrcoment
among thoso who hnvo studied tho
subject Intelligently that wo should
havo a forco In tho continental Unit
ed States of 000,000 men subject to
Instant call,
"Our imiuodluto problem, thoro
fore, scorns to bo how shnll wo meet
these requirements,
"Tho adjutant goiiornl renchco tho
conclusion thut ho canont expect un
der prcsont conditions to recruit more
thnn CO.000 111011" per' year for tho
army, It would, therefore, scent Im
practicable In tho last dogrco to con
sider that tlo problem can bo solv
ed by providing for a standing army
of tho bIzo necessary 'for this solu
tion." WASHINGTON, Jan. 0. Order has
been reMovod in Port uu Princo and
sovoral lenders of n revolt among
Ilnitipns uha clashed with United
Status marines uro under urrcst, ac
cording to advices today from Hour
Admiral Ctiporton. Tho outbreak oc
curred yesterday. The eominuudor'tf
dibputeh said ono American, Curporul
Weder, was blightlv wounded.
EXISTENCE
OF SISAL TRUST
WASHINGTON, Jan. U.-Senutoe
AfcCumbcr introduced u resolution
today calling upon tho attorney
general to iuvoatigute and report to
uuugnws whether a combination of
individuals or corporations exist to
fix or control tho prices of faUul and
inuuila binding twine- m tho United
States,
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