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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. ,
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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,