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iMversltv 0rcBn I iiHTY - Mdford Mail Tribune FORECAST TO-NIGHT A XI) I'WD.W FAin. WEATHER Maximum Ye.Ntorlay 51 ; Minimum Today 21. Fortv-al"' I HI) FOR I). ORECON'. TIirUKDAV. .lAXTAKY '27). 1917 NO. ili1 11 JAPANESE FACE L SCULPTOR MAKES DEATH MASK OF DEWEY;WHAT ARE WE IN "LEAK" INQUIRY ! 10 00 WITH QUIZZED BY E CRUSADER SPANEL CABINET CRISIS OVERMINISTRY COLONELBUTLER KILLED HIS WIF OUR LD MEN? & S j k 1 ,!KJyf vATTftftf Jpir,W, Five Hundred Women of the San Francisco Underworld "Harvest of Wild Oats" Crop Invade Church andsk Preacher Who Leads Cru- sade Against Them What He Is Go inn to Do With Them Poverty the Reason of Their Occupation. SAX FltAXCISCO, Jim. 2.". Nearly 50 women of the umU'nvorlil invaded the Cent nil MdliutlUt Kn eopul eliureli of Hcv. I'uul Smith to day to find out what lie intended to do with them in his vice-crusade. For thirty minutes lfev. Smith stood the target of questions resolving themselves into "what are you going to do about it 7" and then the women reluctantly trailed out of the church doors they had not passed through for .veal's before. A bit pale, Hcv. Smith opened the meeting after two policemen had been stationed nt the doors and men hangers-on from the red liyht district had been ordered from the auditorium. Is n Mn ii I'l'olilcin, ''I mn not in n crusade against you women or commercialized vice in San Fr.ciseo' Kcv. Smith said. No person in the world base more sym pathy for you K'rls than I have. The problem of commercialized vice is a man problem. Men are making the money out of it. I am willing to be of assistance to any woman in the vorld who is in trouble. "I don't know your purpose in coin ing here. 1 urn willing to hear you. Uut I must limit the meeting to thirty minutes. Mrs. It. M. Gamble, who led t'.ie women, took the pulpit beside lie v. Smith. "I have operated a house of prosti tution fur eight years and have stud ied the problem," she said. She was ilrcssed modestly and appeared to be lujdily educated. Tbo Woman's Side. "I want to ask first how many of tlie women in your church would ac cent us into their homes even to work? You would east us out wlujf to.' There isn't one among here who would not ipiil this life for decent work. T.Snt we won't ipiit for a wage of $(! or :8 a week. A pair of shoos, nowadays, costs $10. "Kvcrv woman here has at least one child. We are against si reel -walking and the lives we lead as well j as you. Hut what are you going to ilo about it ? "I know. I have conducted a house for rilit years. have been in hos pitals and institutions and have seen llic blind and the defectives. 1 know what caused their conditions. "1 am a mother of a girl of I I. An other girl in my house is the mother of four. 11i.1iiiL.mi lVi.iwlicr. f "She was sick. She wrote to her brother, a Methodist preach help. He answered, 'trust for Hie l.onl.' ''These women before you arc products of men of shame who buy them. You say 'I don't want thc-c "mi' around my church. My church must he pure.' That is not what Christ said to the Hagdalene. ''You and your people say 'our bo ist sow their wild oats.' All right, a see before vou the harvest of se 'oats.' " he said church women should ipiit siliing and rear their sons so they 'hi not debauch women. This is the saddest moment of ni.v (Continued on Page Six.) k MALAYS KILLED M BALI BY QUAKE I'NDOX, Jan. 25. Flftv natives killed and two hundred otheis Injured in an earthquake on the I d of Kali, In the Malay archi- ko, accordlne to a disnatch from Amsterdam to the Central News. x'"re than a thousand houses and 'aitorles ami the native temples were 'lostmved. 'The governor's pala e serlonslv damaied. , i-t - , p Sherman T.. Whipple, shown hen-. lias been picked to conduct the house committee's iiu(tiry into the alleged "leak" of tlie president's peace note into Wall street. He i a famous I rial lawyer of oston. I1ICKN10, .Ian. 2T,. (treat reserve was muiutaiiied in offtiial i-ireles in regard to President Wilson's speech, which came as a surprise following Ills first note, to which tiie federal council gave Its support. The Uennallopliilo newspaper, the Zurich Post, welcomes President Wilson's views on the freedom of the seas, but rejects his conception on tlie question of nationalities and ter ritorial settlement. It holds that, these questions must he lert to the belligerents to settle ill proportion to their sacrifices. Tlie Zurish Nachrichten, also Ger luauophile, scores the president for what it terms meddling in affairs in which lie has no concern. The Nachri chten says: "President Wilson violated the spirit of the .Monroe doctrine tn prc t'jndillg to meddle with Kllropeau con cerns, tlie more so as lie is totally Ignorant of tlie principles and basis or Kniopean stales, their history and Iheir development." The P.asler Nachriihten says tlie tone of the speech suggests . the prophesies of Isiall. .Nevertheless it considers that President Wilson's de clarations union nt t" an engagement ih:ii ihev tin mI v American interven tion in Hie event of the neutrality of another country being violated, PKNhl.KTOX. ore Railroad trains are i at Pendleton grade Jan. :". be protected o.sings f :oii! urording to speeding automobile a resolution adopted lat niuht liy the city council. The nature of tlie pro tection was not determined upon. "There i mire danirer at crossings to trains than to automobiles." paid Councilman Talor. -Machines shoot nt .Ml miles an hour while the trains roll through the street without endangering tnil'lie.' slowly EX-BANDIT EVANS I()1;TI.AN!. or" . .hi". ;v -Chris j Kvans. vear, aao U ad r the E-.- Sonntns Calilorniu nulla.-. ,-,n .jltod to i;,- poor farm here Monday, did not remain a l.lir I chai se Ions. It If am as his mmi. .l-e, ' residini; n'-ai- li-i-' removed to a !'Hli:a read o( hi -oiuiiii'i tu naners vr.lr.rM.i-. :;o n I'M.a'- a ranch had his fa'1"' ; f-nim as ii .Mi! it! t:i- 1H v. - .;!.! and is ' I 1 Mikado Dissolves Parliament Follow ing Objections to Premier At tempt Made to Assassinate Ozaki, Former Minister of Justice and tlie Leader of Constitutional Party. TOKtO, Jan. 2G. Tho emperor has dissolved the house of represen tatives. , liy the drastic step of dissolution, Premier lleronclii dramatically ended the existence of the house of repre sentatives before even an opportun ity was s;ivcn for a vote of lack of confidence in the ministry. Con fronted with the certainty of an ad verse vide, Premier Teraiichi said the situation involved the prosperity of the empire mid declared that wliilc he maintained the confidence of Kni peror Voshihito. he could not accept tlie veidii-t of the house. Kleetions to the new hoiiM' of representatives probably will be held ill April or Hay. Attempt to Assassinate. TOKIO, Jan. 25. An attempt was made to assassinate Yuklo Ozaki, for mer minister ot justice and leader of the constitutional party, whitu no was addressing; a mass nieetins called to demand tho resignation of tlie cabinet. While M. Ozaki was speaking two men armed with short swords sprung cn the platform and tried to stall j him. They were overpowered and ar rested. Two other men then tried to j assault the former minister ,and ware! severely henten by the audience. V. j uraKi demanded mat l'reinier Terau ch; resign, on tho ground that hio administration was unconstitutional. A heavy police guard is in attendance, for today's session of the diet. Vislind I nitwt Slates. Yuklo Ozaki was formerly mayor of Toklo. lie visited tlie United Slates in 1910 and a dinner was given in his honor nt Washington by President Taft. Ho became minister of justice In tlie Okunia cabinet In 1014. A political crisis developed at the oi.eiilng of the diet on Tuesday. Tl'O chief reason was the appointment of .Field Marshal Count Terntichi as pre mier by the emperor last October. This appointment was a surprise both in and out of Japan and was criticised unfavorably hy Japanese political leaders, who contended tlie premier did not command public support, He j is regarded as a representative of the radical militarist, faction in Japan, al though in an interview with the As sociated Press shortly after his ap pointment he disavowed any policies of aggression. Japanese newspapers said the premier did not command a majority in parliament and predict ed that the outcome would be disso lution of the house and a new elec- ;,io" SUPERDREADN AUGHT MISSISSIPPI LAUNCHED XKWPOIJT NKWS. Ya.. Jan. L'l. The siiperdieadna light Mississippi . ua- -ueee-sfully launched today in j the presence of Secretary Daniels, j ol her di.-lingui.-hcd visitor- and more j than I.'i.lHIlt spectators. X. Coleman, a lumberman of Ta-j Ibis way. coma, is In Medford looking over the An amendment proposing a social saw mill and box factory situation. 1 1st and trade unionist organization, to He may decide to locate here and ' be confined to the allied powers, was engage in that line of business, 'adopted. 5& JkMmm- .icnii men 111 .11111' till 1,t ( tel II I Accused Murderer of Mrs. Spanell , and Colonel Butler Testifies That i the Shot Which Caused Wife's j Death Was Fired by Army Officer, I i for Whose Death He Is Also Held, j SAN ANV.KI.O. Tex., .Ian. i".. Harry .1. Spanell, letifin-- in his dial in connection willt t lit1 killing of his wife al Aliine, Tex., lad July, this afternoon declared that the shot which caused .Mrs. Spuni'll's death was fired by Lieutenant Colonel M. ('. Under, for whose dealh Spanell is iiIm. held.': V Coliuie! I'ntlcr forced his atten tions on Mrs. Spnlicll from the time In? arrived in Alpine and ''seemed to lie everywhere we were," Spanell tes tified, lie added: "lie aked to be )oruiittcd to iio automobile riiliiiy with us, anil when I invited him he always wanted to sit in the back scut with Mr-. Spanell." Spanell said that on the cven.ini; of the sli'iutine, he saw lltitler come out of his ( Mutter's ) room in the hotel on crated by Spanell and e.o down.-tnirs and that he then found Mrs. Spuucll in ltutler's room, badly frighleuod. lie said Mrs. Spanell told him something had happened, adding:, "don't ask me now. I'll tell you later." lie said Mrs. liutler was out of the room at the !imi XKW YORK, .lull. 2ii.-Stoek ex change brokers v ho havs been re quested by the rules committee of the house investigating the alleged leak duce records of tlie transactions of their customers, are promptly res ponding! it was announced today by Sherman Whipple, counsel for the committee. Mr. Whipple and Chairman Henry did nt go to Washington with the rest of the committee yesterday, and today were busy with the committee's expert accountants preparing for the resumption of the inquiry here Mon day or Tuesday. Mr. Whipple said he expected that" it would now be possible to complete the inquiry in New York next week. 10 CONTINUE WAR .MAXCHKSTGR, Kngland, Jan. 2T. The labor conference t his after noon rejected hy a vote of more than three to one a resolution favoring the i immediate offer of peace proposals. I The conference defeated a motion proposing an International congress of socialists to he held simultane ously with the peace conference. Some of the delegates ;aid it would bo impossible for socialists from the entente nations to meet Cernians in SWITZERLAND DEFENDING MOUNTAIN ebal-e hlie 11 Iliolitil uill ImtlcM attempt to i-trihc unid in: at I" I a li t, Tit ; i VP' r.4 , 1'. S. .1. Ihmlmr. noted sctilplor, mid a dcntli nm-U of Atlinhiil Ih'wcv lit' lias jut iiunlc. Tlie nt;ik is tin- I ui'ly-nmlli uiatlo hv hiinlmr nt ccl cliril ii's, itichnliini I'ri'idcut .McKinlcv and Admiral Unit Kvmi. ON RIGA FRONT! HKuLIN, Jan. 'J"). I'uit lu-r jirnr-it.-s ftir tin- (Iciitinns in llicir jiltacks on llit' WnsMun lines on Imlli hanks of (he Kiver An, in tin' Uiija region, on tlie nnrtlicin end oi" the linsian Iron!., ; is annonnci'd hy army iieadtim iters j in ibis eveniii iii)le!iieiitary Mate- ment. The heaviest, lighting now in prog rc-s in imv of the war ureas i oti lit Iiu-iaii front in the IJiua sector, where the (icrinaiis recently Inn!; lite offensive and drove back the Ku- uiile ami n ha II in I n- ivjmn of the ureal Tiinl marsh, that lonir has haired the way tn liiufi for the (rerntan forces. Ailemptiinr aain tn advance over the frozen. grniind which has made the el fort in this swampy n-inn po-ible, the Teutonic iiriuy has sustained re verses, according' to I'cti lad today. Northwest of the marsh they opened n heavy artillery (in and llim at tacked, hut failed tn make any head way against the i'a-iau defence. Klsewhere there lias been little lint artillery and patnd lighling. Kntire ijii iel apparently prevail all ahm;.; he K' nmatiia n front, owing lc the s" vcrc w inter weather. ; HUNCH? SHE OF NKW Y"KK. .Ian. ''.". Kiieiids ol j Mrs. Kthel Ityrne, serviny a thirty-; day sentence fur her activity in i hi rih rout ml propaganda, became j a la I'll icd today by her -t ul d mi n re- j lu-at to eat ami drink, mid said thcyj would appeal to both President Wd- I sou and (iovernor Whitman. Mi's. I Byrne ha- not lunched food r drink ' since 8 o'clock j-t Monday iiin-ning. A physical ea initial mn of Mr-. P.yrnc showed that her heart action was normal after lifly hours of la-t iiig. Iiul .-he was lo-thg weihi. FRONTIERS the Al -at i;in t lout ier. utiyh SiM-- IiTi it " -i"vV, i 1- 4 S a? vt ESCRIBE BOOZE 10 PATIENTS j SALK.M, Ore., Jan. 2 :. Oregon ! doctors would nol be allowed to pie I sci 11)0 intoxicating liquors in any j form for medical purposes! nntler the ' provision of an amendment to the "bone dry" absolute prohibition i)iil as it was reported back favorably to- day to the house of representative: i by the committee j t ic. The measure Representative j. I Dalle::, and the on alcoholic t rat was introduced by 10. Anderson, The amendment was added in committee. Another change the bill suffered in committee was the reduction from two to one quarts of alcohol that a person can import on prescription each month fr medical, scientific or mechanical purposes. A third amend ment would compel district attorneys, instead of deputies, to sign all per mits for purchases of alcohol. rive days of grate after enact ment are given com in on curriers to deliver liquor imported under the present laws. A fight was made lor a ten-day period for deliveries. Kvery ineniln r of the house. It Is said, has received suggestions from com Ulii' iit.s regarding changes in tlie act. ono representative said a nihils teihil association wrote urging him to introduce mi amend meat which burs specil icall y i m portal ion by air ships or submarines. i WA lii'lll ol We-t III !IX(iTn, doi,. The ;.-o .-I liltiellt for the l;ini-!l die- vii- di'-eued at a con- fen toda between Secrelarv l,au- j -inu' ainSeii:itor Stone, chairman of ' the I'oierjli i'el.itioiis eotn Hid t ee. Setiat - -I- Si one I'eeoni mended .ind j s;iid alteiuard thai Seereiary l,an ; ii;-j; agreed that the iie-eiit foim of ; ;o . rnrni ill sliouhl be continiM ! nea rl v a - no- si hie under I he din li"" 'of ei! her a u iiimv or no a I oi l ieer !decti;-d be t by Ple-itlciit Wll-Oll. TIlC JM I' e I t ol III of 'JO CI'liIlieTlt lecrde"- ;ihout ;i general (Ollll- J "d eho-en on ;i liuiiled -tifl'r.ie, All i Auiel ieitii ell-lnlll- ol ficial al-o ', ill be j ii'jiointcd. ICONFISCATION OF MAM'IIK.STKIt, KiiKlund. Jan. : Immediate t mi.-i rlj)t lm ol accuia i jlatcd Ueailh to lighten the finaaelal j ;l)tinlens oT the war is demanded In t j a resolul foil ado pled una titmouly jio.tay at the annual m -t t n k of tbe. 'labor iifrty. The resolution calls (or tit.valion ot not Ic k than Lift ren shll- lliu;s on the pound on unearned n ! t oiiicjs, dh r "t taxation of land and j iiailouiiltzailoii of the hauklni; va 1 1 em. v. Jr, iwfaith ncMiiwnm rA MLnLiii ULiimnuLU Pension Laws Nee'ied as In Europe and Australia Economic Pressure Greater, Men Wear Out Quicker Than Formerly Shall We Knock Them on the Head? ' My ( HAS. KDWAliI) Ul SSKLh. WASIUNdTON. Jan. 'J.I. WIihL are we yoiinj tit do with our old men in this country .' Knock them on tliu head .' ' I nieitn men that work with their hands ami produce things, niul wear out ;il the job. They nre the hum majority of the nation. The other kind, that niv old in the midst of V wealth mid comfort or have mis chance to iM that sort of thinii, aiu few. We are apt to overlook this fact, hut fact it is just Hie same. What shall we do with the worn -outworker ? Wenr.f Out Faster. lie wears out faster now than lies used to. Men in (he mass may It vo longer in the present slujje of civil ization, hul Ihev don't keep up witli the pace. That is because the area! demand in mnkiiie; things now is to make them (piiclily. Speed, and always moro speech and Hie human machine will not stand it. Itlncksiniths fitters, turners, mohl ers. pattern makers, boiler makers, et Jheir best waes as a rule be tween '2') and 45; engineers and iron and sieel workers, between 24 ami 411; carpenters, between -U niul 45; printers, between 25 and 48. That is to say, when a man is past. 15 he . begins to find it harder and harder to sell his labor, and ten year later be is in luck if he can sell it . at -nil. Is a Derelict. After thai he is a derelict oh till industrial ocean. It is no fault of his.. The employer don't want him around because they think he fills a place Hint mittltt bo filled by a spriiiht lier man. Supposing him imt to be (ptiti ready to die, what shall he do now.' What happens to him, as a matter of fact Why, unless he lias been able to ac cumulate a competence, he ifoes on charity. His children support him, if he has any and they are able. Ilisi union superannuates him if he is for tunate enough to hetoiii: to a union. Or he underjioes (lie exquisite toftuni and virtual prison sentence known an the poor house ! Well, then, why doesn't he tiet that competence .' I'ractice thrift and alt that sort of tiling, you know. Lay by for a rainy day. Time to Wako I'p. It is about time we woke up from the trance produced upon our fathers by copy-bold; stuff of this kind. could show you omc cha its that would make the precepts about ffit liie.' rich from wane savings look pretlv (pieer. Only about one Woi'K inuinaii in 150 has a chance really to -avc anvihiM' thai counts. The way l him- it re now, with prices oinir up faster than wa-jc-. he is lucky if he eau nay hi- butcher's bill and things like that out of his pay envelope. The acraye w ork iiiman, I mean; not se lected and hivhiy fnitunate trades (hat fare better than the n-M. Ih titi'i- any of the preacher of tho .-.rand old -chool of pel ril led fonnu- "ilhis -tail in to talk much about the j ltos-itdlii ie- o sjiviun eheese pari u y, they ouhl to take one oimI look at the currein prices for liouse Itobl iiece-ai ie- and another ;ood look at Wii'ji' schedule-., and then liouie and ha e a liiuk. Hull Them on tlie Head? Well, then, what are we really jj" (Continued on Page Six.) IRI WASMINOTdN. Jan. 25. - Ilepn ntatiotis hv (he I'niled States for a fair trial for two Mexican priest ,i ,,, ,i,.;lli, , '. ,,.., ,. cl'jM'.-e- of aiding Villa have been -ii''''i" -t ul. 'I he American cinba--y in Mexico My has been in termed tlml as a le-itlt ihev will imt be tried un der a law which nives them no op portunity tor defense. 7'" . . . '!.. 1 t,