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VEATHEIl Maximum Ycsfcrdnv, Minimum Today, 231.. FORECAST: Toiiitfit and Tomorrow: Cloudv ; Warmer. ' "T . Medford Mail Tmbune Forty-alrtath Tear, pally Thirteenth Tear. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1918 NO. 213 NEW STEAMER T0BE1INAID "THE MEDFORD" Next to Last of Fleet of Wooden Ships Built at Grant-Smith-Porter Yards for Emerqencv Fleet Corporation to Be Named After This Cltv To Be Launched On or Before Dec. 10. The city of Medford has been hon ored by having one of the steam ves sels built at Portland named "The Medford." The good ship, "The Medford," Is almost completed and will be sent to Sea before December 10. She is next to the last of the fleet of wooden ships built at the Grant Smith-Porter ship yards at Portland to be deliv ered to the Emergency Fleet corpor ation, and is one of the fifty wooden ships which the company construct ed for the government. Eric V. Hauser, who owns and op erates the Multnomah Hotel at Port land, Is the vice president and gen eral manager for the Grant Smith Porter Ship company, and he thought the principal city of southern Oregon ought to be represented by having one section of "Pershing's bridge of ships" named for her. so he did it. Is a "Clean Ship" And now, Medford people will al ways have something of a personal Interest in the operations of the wooden fleet that was America's an swer to the undersea murder cam paign of the German submarines. "The Medford" is said to be a "clean ship." It is one of the boats which did not' pay Mr. Hauser a cent of profit, lie made money out of building the boat, but be did not keep It. He gave It back to war work. In the beginning of the fleet building campaign Eric V. Hauser publicly announced that he would not retain a nickel of profits from these boats, lie has kept his word. Medford people who may be in Portland prior to tho sailing of The Medford may obtain a pass to the ship yards and Inspect the boat by calling on Mr. Hauser at bis hotel, tho Multnomah. Mmlfonl Invited The Medford has a cargo capacity of 3500 tons and Is a beautifully fin ished ship. She carries quarters for officers and men that are equal to those given guests at many hotels. The plumbing is nickeled and there are toilet facilities In each state room. The crew occupies double bunked staterooms instead of the old forecastle quarters of the freighters of other days. The officers' dining room has a sideboard and swivel chairs surround the tables. Tho men eat in a neat cabin under tho quarter deck. Mayor Cites plans to be present at the christening, rs his daughter, Miss I. aura Gates will christen the vessel. RELATIONS WITH KAISER PLANS BERLIN BROKEN BY BAVARIANS Baden Also Demands Complete Breach With Prussia Bavaria Wants a Separate Peace with Allies Kurt Eisner Declared a Tremendous Danner to Germany bv Berlin Press. LONDON, Nov. 29. The liberal party In Daden has Issued a procla mation demanding a complete breach with Berlin, according to an Ex change Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen. LONDON, Nov. 29. Bavaria has broken off diplomatic relations with the Berlin government "because of the continuation of the deceit of the peoplo by the latter," according to a Central News dispatch from Copen hagen today. Ask Separate Pence PARIS, Nov. 29. (Havas). Ba varla probably will ask to have sep arate plenipotentiaries at the peace negotiations and will claim condi tions of a separate peace, says the Matin, in commenting on tho action of Uavaria In breaking off relations with the government at Berlin. COPENHAGEN, INov. 29. Kurt Elpner. the Bavarian premier, has caused tho arrest of a German cour ier on his way to Austria, according to a HerMn dispatch to the Berlings ke Tldemle. The courier's documents were seized. LEAGUE OF NATIONS IF II IS POSSIBLE L(NIVJN Nov. 2S. Sir It. L. Bor. den, Canadian premier, speaking at the annual Thanksgiving day ban quet of the American society today approved of the plan to form a league, of nations hut Insisted that England and America are nblo to command the peace of the world by acting together. Ho said: "Let us have a league of nations, if it can be realized but at least let us havo that understanding and Unity of purposo which will save hu niarity in years to come from the un bearable horror, suffering and sacri fice of war such as this. ! "I'nlted by ties of race, language. literature and traditions the nations of the Brlttanlc commonwealth and the states comprising the great Amorlcan republic can command the peace of the world. They could have commanded It in July, 1914, If they had given Germany their joint warn ing. They therefore stund answer able to the world for tho responsibil ities imposed upon them. "By (heir overwhelming power and unequalled Influence, neither nation can divorce Itself from tliese respon sibilities." America's share In winning the war was praised by Viscount Chlndn. Japanese ambassador to Great Brit Bin. In a ringing address, the Earl if Reading declared that Great Brit ain would in the future Join Amerb-n in celebrating Thanksgiving day In memory of America's achievements In tho war. Berlin Protests BERLIN, Nov. 29. (By Associat ed Press.) "Kurt Eisner is begin nlng to become a tremendous danger to Germany," says the Lokal Anzel ger, in commenting on the Bavarian premier's action cutting off relations with the Berlin foreign office. A sim liar attitude Is taken by the entire bourgeois press, and even the social ist Vorwaerts does not believe that Eisner has "taken the right road to ussuro the unity of the empire and obtain better peace conditions." Tho Berlin press in general con demns him as an obstinate. Imprac tical dreamer. It is declared that Eisner was born In Galicia and that there Is some doubt about, his Ger man citizenship, and this Is intensi fying the opposition to him in some quurters. EARLY RETURN T 0 ASK THRONE Former Emperor Reported Plannina a Come-back Allies to Demand Sur render From Holland Ex-Empress Joins Husband Prince Max Boom ed for First President. LONDON'. Nov. 2!). Tho former German emperor contemplates tin earlv return to Germany to reclaim his throne, uccordiiiL' to news receiv ed in London throuuh a neutral source of liijih Hthmliiiu, savs the Daily Mail. LONDON1. Nov. 2!). The actual procedure to be folowed in demandinir the surrender tf the former emperor of Germanv to the allies will be dis cussed ii London, nceordintr to the Dailv Kxpress. Premier Clemeneeuu of France will arrive here Sunday Willi Marshal Foch. The llrilisb and French Govern ments, the newspaper adds, have reached n decision reirurdiiitr their right to make the demand on Hol land. XL iHUNS MUST PAY STEVENS ACTS 4 C01'KNIIAGF.X. Nov. 20. Former Kniperor Charles has been informed bv the uovern- mcnt it Vienna, that he must leave Austria because of the contner revolutionary movement there, uecording lo a Lcipsic dis- patch to the rolitcken. 4 44 WAR S COST TO CAPACITY LIMIT Lloyd Georac Declares Submarine Pi rates Must Be Punished and Who ever Devastated Lands of Another Country Held Responsible Final Reckoning Promised Authors. Joined hy Kaiscrin LONDON. Nov. . Tho former empress of Germany arrived bv train Thursday lit Muarsbergen, Hol'-ind, and went bv automobile to Ameron i;en, where the former emperor is staying, nceordintr to a Rotterdam dispatch to the J)ai!v Mirror. The former empress seemed in high spirits. She was met at the station bv the wife of the (icrmati misiter at The Hague. The former emperor was nut at the station and onlv a few vil lagers were about. An automobile load of baggage was taken to the cas tle, but 2U large trunks were left at the station. AVanls Solf Ousted BKRNK, Thursday, Nov. 2S. The socialist council of Munich has telo praphed lo tho executive committee, of tho Berlin socialist council de manding tho dismissal of Dr. W. S. Solf, foreign minister; Philipp Seheidemann, minister of colonies, and Mathias ISrzberRcr, who it has been announced, will conduct iicro tiatlons preliminary to signing a treaty of peace. The telegram also invites tho Berlin council to over throw a government which continues to placo such persons in important positions. TO GET PRISONERS TOntS. Monday, Nov. 2..-An American liner wiil sail from a Krench port in a few days for Hotter dam, where it will take on board !h; American officers and L'OOii who have been prisoners of war In Germany They will be brought to France be fore being taken to America. Major General Jamei G. Harhourri, head of tho Rtipply service of the American expeditionary forces, has directed that sufficient rations and clothing be taken to Rotterdam and that the commissary department pro vide tobacco, canned poods, playing cards, toilet article, soaps and tow els for Issue to the prisoner.. A suf ficient number of quartermaster corps officers and men will go to Rotterdam to do everything pos.-dlde for the men. A notable detail in the personnel will be a brass band ?o that when the ship sails into Rotterdam, the Amer icans waiting there will hear the Star Spunb-d Banner being played on the vessel sent to take them away to freedom. Want Ahdiration. LONDON. Nov. -J! I.- Tin1 Deihii government, ; onLng to a new di-- pateh received fnnn 'op.nhiigcn bv the Kxth;i ii-'c Te'evntpb company lun si-nt it h'lf'ji-am to lh former German emperor, how in f!!itnd, tie imuwling I lie l-.nr.al ubdicit mil of liim-Hl and the lutuicr iimh h prin Max for President COTKNIIAGKN. Thursday. Nov. 'J! I. Prince Maximilan of linden former imperial chancellor, is favored the first president of the republic bv democratic circles, according to advices to the lleriingsko Tidcnde. The council of peoples commis saries has appointed commission to invest ignto charges that German treatment of prisoners of war has been contrarv to international law. The commission is ordered to take testimony under oath and expel suiltv persons from the armv. In certain conditions, criminal prosecution mav he ordered. RATES TO BE CUT WASHINGTON, Nov. 2f. Repeal of the increased postage rates was approved today by the senate finance committee. Amendments to the war revenue bill were adopted to abolish the zone increase on second class rates, with a provision that'thc rate shall be half cent per pound beyond a JUO-mile radius, and also for re peal of the extra-cent per ounce pos tage on letters. The committee also ordered into the bill the sot-ailed child labor amendment. It waa offered by Sena tor Lodge, and provides for a ten per cent tax on products of child labor. The change in second class postage under the committee's amendment, would become effectivo upon enact ment of the hill, while that reducing first-class postage rates would bo ef fective July 1, next. SAVING MOONEY MADE ILLEGALLY FROM GALLOWS SAYS TREASURY California Governor Communtes Death Sentence of Iron Moulder Accused of Bomblnq Preparedness Parade to Life Imprisonment Moonev Protests. NKWCASTLK. Knglnnd. Nov. 20. fiermnnv must pav the cost of the war to the limit of her capacity. I're mier Llovd George declared in speech here (odav. "The submarine pirates must be nunished.' the premier added, "and whoever devastated the lauds of an other country ought to be responsible fur it' Keferring to the i-uipahilitv of the authors of the war. Mr. Llovd George I the government iuU-micd that the imrMLiiation to lie conducted, siiouia be n perfectly fair but a stern one. aid that it should go on to its hum reckoning. "I mean to see that the men who did not treat our prisoners humanely be made responsible," the premier de clared, lie added that be did not wish to pursue a policy of vengeance, but declared : "We have cot so to act that men in the future who feel tempted to fol low the example of the rulers who nlungcd the world into war will know what is waiting for them at the end." German. Mr. Llovd George said, would not be allowed to pav her in demuit v bv dumping cheap goods In this eountrv. NOBEL PEACE PRIZE GRAND FORKS. N. D., Nov. 'JO. A spei'ial cable di-patch to the Nor muuden in (his city from Christianin indicates that the Nobel peace prize for DtlS mav be awarded to President Wilson. ho. a irding to the dis patch, probably will be invited to visit the Norwegian capital in order to accept personally the prize. The Danish and Swedish govcrn ments also are said to consider cx I ending an invitation to the president. NKW YORK, Nov, 20. William Ti. Thompson today resinned the presi dency of the Inspiration Consolodntcd Copper company and was succeeded by C. F. Kellev, for tnanv years con nected with the companv. While no olficial information was volunteered as to the reason for Mr. Thompson's retirement, it was understood he was no Ion ire r dominant in the affairs of the eompnnv, which was reporfed to have passed to the control of the Anaconda ( 'nppcr company. John D. livan was again elected a director of the Inspiration company, a position he resigned when he asso ciated himself with the government. WAR CONTRACTS Government Work. Involvina Hun dreds of Millions. Placed Cn Phone Orders or Instructions From Sub ordinates in War Emeraencv Held Up bv Rulina of Comptroller. 11 111 T YALE PROFESSORS TO 110 10 PEACE MEET NKW HAVKN, Conn., Nov. 22. Prof. Charles Seymour of the history department and Professor Cllvo Day, lecturer upon economic history, both of Yale university, will lie mombers of the pany of President Wilson which will sail for Franco next week, it was said hero today. Professor Seymour recently has Jiecn studying at Columbia university and In Wash ington on matters that will come be fore the Amorlcnn peace delegation. Professor Day will servo as an ad viser on economic questions. BINGEN ON THE RHINE LONDON, Thursday, Nov. 28. Admiral von Router, commander of tho (ierman fleet which surrendered to tho allies on November 21, has protested against the order of Ad inlrald Sir David lleatly, of tho Brit ish fleet directing that tho tierman flag be hauled down. He points out, according to an admiralty statement, that internment in a Piitlsh harbor is, under the terms of the armistice, equivalent to internment In a neutral harbor, whore. In accordance with precedent flags aro allowed to re main hoisted. Admiral Heatty, calling attention to tho fact that tho armistice merely suspended hostilities and that Hlato of war still exists between (iermany and tlm allies, has replied: "tender the cire imstancea no en cmy vo.:,id can be permitted to fly Its national ensign In itrltish ports while undor c.is'ody.'' FI k-C -I:'iikins camo in from Camp Lewia Wednesday on a Hhort leave to spend Thanksgiving with hin fath er, F. 10. Jenkins. Mrs. A, Morton of Chicago, rived in the cily yesterday to visit her brother, II. K. llo.su on Applo gate. S3 I M . .... n - A I A $) , 1 SAN FliANCISCO. Nov. 20. The fate of Thomas J. Moonev is no lons- er in doubt, (iovernor William 1). Stephens yesterday decreed that life imprisonment shall be the penalty of the iron moulder who wits sentenced to death for the murder of Mrs. Myrtle Irene Yati Loo, one of tho JO persons killed in 'the preparedness dnv bondi explosion here on July l!Ui. The sroveruor thereby settled, for the time beinir at least, one of the a rent est controversies that ever sur rounded a criminal ease in the dated States. Strikes throughout the eountrv have been planned for December 9 by labor organizations as n protest airainst Moonev's execution on De cember 1.1. Whether these proposed strikes now will be carried out was an open question here today. No one connected with the Moonev defense organizations professes to know what attitude labor will take toward Gov crnor Stephens' decision. Disappoint ment was expressed, however, thnt n pardon was not emitted in order that Moonev might be brought to trial on another of the pendimr murder indictments irrowiim; out of the bomb explosion. Mooney Protests Action From his cell last night in San Qucutiu prison, Moonev issued a statement protesting against commu tation of his sentence. "1 would rath er hair," be said, "than be condemned to n living urave.'' Moonev also ap pealed lo labor leaders lo continue their el forts in his behalf. No further legal steps, it was said bv attorneys here can be invoked for Moonev. His case has gone to the l.'niled States supreme court, which recently refused to review tho iud ment of the California courts. Of the five persons indicted for murder in connection with the bomb explosion, only two have been eon vided .Moonev and Warns K. Hil- ligs, a machinist. Billimrs was sen tenced to life imprisonment at the Folsom, Calif., penitentiary. Mrs. Menu Herman Moonev, wife of Thom as J. Moonev. and Israel Weinberg1, a ''jitney" bus driver, were acquitted; Kdwurd D. Nolan, a machinist, never has been brought to trial. (rand Jury Probes Out of tho Moonev trial crew charges of irregularities. The per sonal appeals for clemency were made bv President Wilson to (iovernor Stephens, and labor men all over the world interested themselves in I he case. A report loching on features of the prosecution was made last week to Secretary of Labor William H. Wilson bv John II. Dcnstuoie. di rector ircncrnl of federal employment. The report, which was published here November 22. gave portions of aliened telephone conversations between the district attorney and other persons which were alleged bv the document to involve Fickcrt in certain irreiru- luritit . A grand iury is iuveslii;at im; them. (Iovernor Stephens has had the Moiiev case under consideration since earlv last March when the Califor nia supreme rouit attirmed .Moi.ncy's tuiivicliou and an application for a puj'dun was made. Stephen' Reasons In expbiinm..' causes which led him to commute Moonev's sentence, t In iovernor said he had made a careful ievii-w of the e;i-e and found no ren--in whv Mnonev should escjipe piui-i-hmenl. The governor declared there wen- "certain features in eomieelion WASHINGTON, iNov. 29 Govern ment ' war contracts involving hun dreds of millions of dollars were ren dered doubtful in Gtatutes today by a decision of Comptroller Warwick of tho treasury that orders have not x been legally executed unless actually signed by responsible government contracting agents and the contrac tor. Tho war department submitted to the comptroller a form of cancella tion agreement under which it was proposed to abandon without unjust loss to contractors thousands of war supply contracts. He refused to ap prove tho agreement, holding that the department may not agree with a contractor on an arbitrary sum to cover liabilities unless specific auth orization for this Is given in a pre viously existing contract. ((veil by Phono A largo proportion of war ordera were glvon Informally by telephone, telegraph or letter, it Is said. In such cases the comptroller held new legislation will bo necessary to per mit framing of agreements for can celling. In the confusion and hurry of war. many manufacturers proceeded with tremendous orders on telegraphic In structions of subordinate army offi cers and tho termination of hostil ities found them unprotected hy le gal contract. The authority of the. comptroller which rendered their po sition questionable grows out of bis supervision of all payments by th . treasury on order of othor depart ments. To Forego Profits In submitting the tentative form for a standard cancellation contract. Secretary Baker explained that "it Is important In tho Interest of labor and the Industrial security of tho country that those plants (referring mainly to munition factories) bo re turned to commercial work as speed ily ns practicable and bo far as pos slhle without a break in their con tinuous operation and employment of labor." What Ainrbnan srhoolhoy hai not heird of Bingrtn n the Ilhtn? And lierp in Hlniren on he Unlncnot the happy place of which the German noldler dronmed, though Jut Lttr. Hingeii if to he o.-ui-Im! hv American noldP-is. placed there to nee (hat tnrnn of the nrmlsttct with Germany are r.irmd out. At tlo) rlnlH in tli pktur I the ram In of Hcinrbh, In whMi ho was kept priftotifr M hi aoiis In lajo. In lite liver at the left n MoufQ Tower, where Bifhop Hatio was etten by rati lu tfud. , (Continued on Page 6Ix.) LOSES IN WAR TOTAL ttt l.ONDOV, Nov. 2: -Atislrln- HiuiL'iiry 1 ok t l,HH,oiiii klHol f mill woiliiilcil durliiK (Ik- wnr, imronlliiK lo mi K.xrliHtii'o Tele- Knipli dlKpalrh from ('open- llllKftl. 4 Kit: hi Imnilri'il thoiinnnil nii'ii 4 irn k I Mini, lllrlllillnx K.illio ofrirrrn. t t t INVEST T LONDON, Nov. 2H. Dr. Von Tlh-mauii-l bdlweg, (iermnli imperial chancellor at the outbreak of the war. t eager for an investigation into his hare in the origin of the eonl'licl, ne- cotding to a statement he has made to the North (lermnn (iiuctte of Berlin, as ipioted bv the Central News cor respondent at Copenhagen. The former chancellor in bis state ment refers to Ihe Ituvarian revela tions regarding the war's origin and protests against the publication oi! t rngiitenlnrv extracts from document and the deductions made from these, lie admits that (icnnnnv was not sur pi i-ed at A ust ria's action regardinj Serhia, hut declares be was not aware of tfie text of Ihe ultimatum before it vhs dispiiti-hed and when he saw it he re; nrded it iis too sharp, both in its tnp.e mid as to the demands made. The ex-chancellor says be is anx iously wailing the dav when bis easo mav be judged bv an impartial gov ernmental tribunal, "We will admit our errors." no adds, "but will not allow ourselves to be fuived to iiiuke untrue confessions." S.A.T.C. ORDERED WASIIIXOTON". Nov. 29 The rnnipliMn ileinnlilllzntlnn of Iho tn ili'nl offlriTK' Ir.iinliik' corps romprls Init mills In ImiiilriMfft of liisllluiloim Ihruoiit Iho roiiotry Iiih liot-r doclrtoit upon hy Iho war oVpartniont, In innhlnit Iho niiiioiinienient Secretarjr Hakor sold in Homo rnsos th dpmnh llliiilon will "Inrt Immoillatcly, mid tho pinna of Iho di'partnirnt ponlom plnlo tho hri'itklng up f evory milt by J.uiiwiy I,
