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Newspaper Page TextHM5SSL- Medford w Oren, Predictions . Tonight mid Tuesday, con tinued cold iiikI fnlr. Vorly-rlulilli Year. Imlly Tlilrloonlli Your, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY G, 1919 NO. 2H1 ail Tribune The Weather Miixlniuiii yvMU'rdny 1:1 Minimum today lA.ff mm H WITH ZEAL F Dense Crowds at Genoa and Milan Pack Streets. Acclaim President In Extravaaant Manner and Attempt to Kiss His Hand or Ctothlnq Memorial Presented From Wounded Soldiers for League of Nations Executive Pleads Endurlno. Peace MILAN. Jnn. G. (By Associated rrvm). President Wilson Journeyed from Homo lo Milan today, slopping nt -Gonoa onrouto, Thoro ho wiis greeted by hun(lroU of thousand", who aoclnlmod htm In lit" moat ix travaiunl term and ovi attempted to klM lil hand or cluililitK passed thru tho donna crowds urg- Idk and buffeting about nun. Mr. Wllnon'a visit ot throo hourn In Oenon wn marred l;y a tropical downpour of rain which drenched tbo president and all of hi parly. Tlio alreot ran river and a gain anaoDcd tb flagstaff". Decorations atonic tho ntroula worn aniikod und torn ond flapped In tho wind. 'Novor tholes, tho president carried out hi full program. Inaludlnii a visit to tho monument ot Columbus and .Mattlnl and tho cliy ball, whore ho was Riven a recoptlon. Italn KnnllN I'lnn Whatever nrrnngvmimt might have been mado to receive tho prwil dent wro dlaaolved on hU urrivnl Willi tho city being lashed by the blinding rain aqualls. All tho mam- bora ot thn offlclul purty except Mr. Wilson and bin wlfo wcro compelled to scramblo for. themaolvna thru lb" troop lined atrcoU and muko the heat way nossllile buck to tho official train. The aeorol sorvlco men, seek In to protect the president, rejected tnotorcara and cnrrlagoa which wore provided by tho local committee, but somehow manaitod to got thru tho program and bnck to the train with' out mishap. . Tho demonatratlon In Milan wan or tho aame charactor as that In tienoa. It emod an It all the Inhnb Itanta of tho surrounding counlryaldo had Jammed thomaolvo Into tho square and itrocu along Iho line or march. Tho proaldont' motor car vai forced to crawl and edge Its way thru with tho greatest difficulty and In conalant danger of running tho cltliona down. I The proaldent called ut tho city hull whero tho troedom of tho city wn healowed upon him. ' ' . Itoconl Crowd In Italy , Tho American secret acrvlco men declared they bad never tnken any president thru auoh acenoa of demon trntiona or auch groat orowda. While iho throng wore orderly thoy seem- ed almnly wild with enthusiasm and determined to crowd near to the nrealdont. . Tho tour about the city which tho prokldcntlul parly went thru with wim Id tho nocoinpiinimeni of virtually ono conllnuoua roar ot "vivo" It appearing aa If ovory mm. vldual waa ahnutlng hla greeting It was evldont that tho proaldont waa much fatigued by tho alruin notwithstanding hla enjoymont of tho anootuole, Of tho many Incident of tho visit porhapa tho moat touching wua tho presentation by wounded aoldinrn o a memorial favoring a I.enguo ot Nn. tlons. Tho nrlnclnul Bpoooh dollvarod by the proaldent waa nt tho munlolpnl recoptlon whero ho roltorntod thnt the peace muat bo made In no Bpoclnl lnteret. Tho proaldont concluded bv anylng that ho had honrd tho atory of Itnly'a privation nnd aoorltlooa In the war. and nddod: "I tnko off my hat to tho gront people of Italy and toll thorn thnt my admiration la morgea into mannsiup and affection." Tn replying to tho wolenmo of tho mayor of Mllnn, on bohalf of tho j municipality today, Proaldont Wilson mild: : ' i Proaldont' Speech "May I not any to you aa tho rep roaentntlvo of this gront olty thnt It (Continued on Pago lour.) CITY OF SALEM i LOSES POWER SUIT SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8. Tho United State circuit court hero to day affirmed tho fodornl court ot Orogon In a dochilnn rnndorod In fn vor ot tho Snlom Light hnd Powor oompany ngulnflt' Iho city ot Snlom, Ore, in an notion to linvo flto hy drant, norvlco furnlBhod tlio city by tho defendant compnny. OR WILSON UN RADICALS AGAIN ATTEMPT Tl Suartaciis Group of Bolshevik! Oc- cunv Office of Wolff Bureau and Berlin Newspapers Success of Coup d'Etat Uncertain Germany to War, On Russia. AMSTKHOAM, Jun. 6. Tho Bpur- tacua aroiin rluuiluy evoning inane nnothnr nltompt to anlto tbo reina ot power In Horlln nnd occupied tho ni- flcn of tho Wolff bureau, Iho semi offli'lnl new uKoncy. Tho Inal telegram rocolved hore today from tho Wolff bureau an nouiiced Urn aoliuro ot It offlco. l'rlvato ndvlcca aay thut tho 8par- aenna occupied tho otucea 01 nan u dor.mi blg nowapapara, Including tbo aoclnllat Vorwacrla. Tho offlcca of tho Wolff bureau and tho Imidlng nowapapara ore con cimirutcd In a amall area aouth of 'mcr don l.lndim. which la accoaalble from Oraiilonbiirg, a working men' qunrmr. Thla la ono of tho itrong holda of Iho Bpn'rtacana, who pro vloualy olod newapapor office, but worn unnhlo to guln control of tno cliV. A.MSTKItrUM, Jan. . A coup d'nlnt took plueo In Horlln yeatordny. It Is believed hero, on tho bonis 01 advlrca from Horlln today. There had boon Intimations that nn overturn or aomo aon in m -man cupltnl wna expected Saturday. A telegram from llerlln tonay states Unit tho offices of the wont bureau, thn aemt-oftlclal news agency was occupied Sunday evening but It docs not stuio by whom tho souuro was made. Ul)O.V. . Jun. 0. Oormnny la about ta take diplomatic and military measures against tlio llolahovlk gov ernment, according to a iierman oi- flclnl atalftmcnt recolvcd hero wireless today. i The inoHKiiuK siivm : "Tho iidvuiieo of tlio IlolKhcviki ami the iin'Koiiee ill Herlin of M. Hudik. In lliilshevik emissary I have hroimlit nliout ii dhilnmiitie Ktute of war with ItiiHsiu nnd n nulilnn' Kliito of war iilmiiit hun intervened. flermnnv, I'ni'Pil with tlio neeoKHitv. not for the miriniHO of plrnxinir tlio ontento. hut for iirolcetnitt her own intei-ests. must lervenc cnorisetieiillv l V Inkine dip. loiiintic nnd inililiirv monsurcs. AMKTKKDAM'. Jnn. 0. The of fices of the Tiiuclilntl. VossiHehc, Zci- ttimr. l.oknl Aiuoieor. orwiiertH nnd Moritiin I'ost wore sei.ed nnd occu pied Sunday nicht liv Iho SmirlncniiH iiecorilinir to n telearnm from' Herlin It is iiildeil thnt tlio newspapers will mil appear Moiidixv with tho oxecpllon of Iho orwonrls. wlneh will he issued liv n eimimitleo ot rovoltilioniir.v workliicinen. Tho office of llio Wolff liuronii has been closed liv the Simrtionns nnd the news nueiicv Ims consoil opernlion. SENATE PRAISES ROOSEVELT AS GREAT WASHINGTON. J mm. C In pro seiilinii tho l'urinnl resolulion.s in the Houuto. Dcmocrntio Lender iMiiitin culoL'izcd Jlr. Hooscvclt as "u trulv L'reat Anierienii." ! "Tho lil'o of l'residont Hooscvclt was full ot nclivitv nnd iiehiuxo mcnt," lio, said. "In such u lil'o, o course, he liuido unliiRonists, but do not belicvo there is n man in th United States who could today ones lion tho ability of l'residont liuoso veil, hiu natriotism, his coimmc, hi: dovotion to duty as ho-saw it. "Tho u inractorwtics of his Iito wu his iminuilil'ied coiinico. llu wub n man oli unliniituil oournee, of limit less resources and oC unbounded pat riot ism. "1 look upon him us ono of tho crcnt mon produced on this continent sincu tlio disuovury of America. " j Sonator hoiluo i' iMns.sacliusolts. rocarded as tho i'ormer president closest 1'riend in tho sonato, in voico choked with emotion, suid : "Jlr. KooHOvolt Borvcd his coiintr in war as president and as vice pro: iiicnt. Ho was a creat, patriot, iriont Amoricnn. a ureal; man. Ilo do voted his lil'o to his country; ho tried nlwavs to servo it. Vico President Jtiirsluill tinmcd the following- eomniitlco In utlend tho i'u nenil: Senntors Lodco, Mnrlin of Virginint Wndsworth, Ciililor.'" Johu son, of Ciilil'oriiiii j Knox, Kelloaui. I'oinilexlor, Ciirlis. Ifnrdinc. Snlis hury. Chiiiiilicrliiin, Underwood, Heed niul Simmons, JSEIZEPOWER POLISH CHIEFS UNABLE TO AGREE OVER MINISTRY General Pllsudskl, Military Dictator. Refuses to Give Up His Authority as Requested bv Allies Throuuh Paderewskl Germans Form Vol unteer Army to Flqht Poles. WARSAW, Saturday, Jan. . (Hy Aaaoclatod Press). gnace Jun Pad erewskl baa found General Joaeph Pilaudakl, tho J'ollah 'military dlcla lor, will not give up hi authority In Poland at Iho proaent time. The two Polish loader have had an Interview which, 'It la Indicated, wua unsatis factory. lie la aald to have borne mcoaagc from tho allies to tho effect that tho MlnudHkl government la not to be recognized, aa It repreaeni leaa than ono-tonth cf tha people. Gonoral Pllaudakt i sold to have flatly retimed to form a new cabinet and I'adorowakl haa announced that he will bo unublo to work with Pll sudskl. . polra Thmitra Ownnny HERLIN, Jnn. S. (Hy Associated Proas.) Polish troops have occupied tho railway atntlon at Chroschnlk. four miles from Uontschen, and have sent an ultimatum to the German commander In the latter place, de manding that be aurrendor. The de mand haa been refused, according to tho Tageblatt. (Ilentachen la near tho boundary betweon the provinces ot Posen and Urandenburg and la about 43 mllea aouthweat of Poaen.) .Capture of Ilentachen fcy the Poles would bo moat serious for Horlln and II of northern Oormany.- ita Ion would cut communication between llerlln and Silesia and would endan ger the provisioning ot northern Ger many. .' The cabinet completed Its consid eration of tho Polish situation today and directed tho ministry of war to take necessary steps to strengthen tho eoatorn frontlcra. Whon prepara tion have been completed the cab inet will probably appeal to tho peo plo to form a volunteer army to pro. toct tho Gorman borders. AttenipKNl Ovortliroiv Fulls WARSAW, Sunday. Jan. 5. (By Associated Press I. An atempt to overthrow tho Pllsudskl government was mado In Warsaw today by tho conservative nnd liberal parties. Six members of tho Pllsudskl government aro reported to have tieen arrested, allho this Is denied at Pllsudskl s headquarters. The attempt apparently has been unsuccessful and tho only casualty ronort Is the accidental killing of a soldier. CAMPAIGN PLANS FOR 1920 UPSET BY LI'S DEATH WASHINGTON. Jnn. li. Even members of comrress and other politi cal lenders who wei-e most distressed over Colonel Hoosevelt s death todny could not help hcinit llrawn into tlio inevitable discussion of its effect upon American political life, and par ticularly the presidential cnmpiiiuu of 1920. Kvorv one agreed that the effect would he tremendous. There had been voports that Col onel lionsevcli. would issue a state ment soon formally unnoiineinii his in tention pot to seek tho nomination lor president next year. Nevertheless, democratic lenders and nianv rcuulf liimns still regarded him as tho pros pective republican nominee for presi dent in 1920,' His death, it is con ceded, must ciuiso n radical clinu.se in campaiun plans of both parties Kenuhlionns in concress said tho of feet upon tho party us a wholo would bo varied. Some expressed, tho belief that one result would bo to uni fy tho party bv healing factional dit l'erenecs. Doinocratio leaders took tho viow that Colonel Kooserelt's loss left the republican party without a louder or potential presidential candidate. Jn tlio eiiPitol ucnerai rci-swinga name was mentioned fronuentlv as a possible republican .standard bearer in 1020. Somo republican tenners, however, declnord emphnticnllv Hint General Porsluimr could not seriously ho considered. ' Tho roinibliomi opin iort cenernllv seemed lo ho that there was plenty of linio in which to select n cnmlidiito. EX-PR AT ... t S1DENT OYSTER i - - . COj THEODORE SHOCKS CAPITAL WASHINGTON'. Jan. fi. The death of Colonel Roosovclt shocked the capital. Universal recrrt t the passing- of the creat figure in the. nation's life was ovident on every hand. Profound sorrow was shown by the mnnv who knew tbo former president personnllv and his political friends nitd limtiiiKonists joined in expressions of ndmiration for tho man, , . - . i Jlen in all wulkks of lite wbro ca ser for tho details. Telephones into newsnuper offices wero kept busy with culls from high officials ot the government, foreign diplomats nnd members of -congress lis the news sprend. On the streets everywhere I ho ' nnNions 'interest was apiiarcnt. Workmen on new buildings aoimr up in the business district. Quit to lienr and discuss tho story. The announcement was cabled to President Wilson as soon ns it reached tho White House. The flag over tlio executive mansion was low ered to half mast, nnd this soon was dono also nt all other public build ings. The supreme court prepared to ndiourn nnd lenders in congress were culled toEi'llicr to discuss ad journment of both houses and the sending of nn official delegation to the funeral. Colonel Hooscvclt s daughter. Airs. XHiolns I.ongworth nnd her hus band,'. Represent ntivo I.ongworth. ol Ohio, left Washington on nn carlv train' for Ovstcr Hay. : '.:,"' lUtachos nt the lute House, mnnv of' whom hnvo served there for vears, M-evc among those most deeply touched bv tho passing of their former chief. Ono of Colonel Roosevelt s real contributions to tho ' beauty Vt' Washington was the remodeling of the White House. The executive ol- ficcs were lidded nnd the interior redecorated under his direction. He did not allow the new office win to i"ierfei'c with the famous tenuis court where he frequently exercised and which was destroyed bv the on lai-gement ol the otticcs in n sne- eeedinir adniinislration. Flags wero half masted ai the White ,Hoiis . tho cupitol and all. public buildings toduv; upon , Iho. a n nouncemoiit of the death of Colonel Hooscvclt and in respect lo the memory of - tho former president and commander-in-chief. Secretntv Daniels and General March ordered flags at halt' must on overv ship and shore station of the nitvv and nr. er orv-nhnv post nt camps at home inui abroad. , ' Doth houses of cousress ml.iouvu fp M f. ri :..:- ' ' l W'" J'v -' : ' ; I1 5 ? ' ) , ' v ' I I "i i' S r4irXlJr I r ?.,. 1 . Tfc$s ' f ROOSEVELT PASSES AWAY BAY EH CLOT OF BLOOD l?OQ5EVr;i-.T : - ' . NFECTED TOOTH REAL CAUSE OF T.R.'! NEW YORK. Jan. 6. Colonel Roosevelt suffered a pulmonary cm- l.olism which nearly cost him Ir.s life three weeks before he left Roosevelt hospital on Christmas Dav. it was learned todav. Nothing regarding ll.is approach to death hns hithorto become known, but it was revealed to dav bv Dr." Richards in telling' of the coioncl's exact condition during his lust illness.. In the same manner ns his death nns caused, a clot of blood became detached from n thrombosed, vein. On the former occasion, however, the nnssage of this came through hc ar teries to the lungs or the hrnm was heeked in liir. p. lo save the patient's life. - Dr. Richards revealed in his state ment that the colonel's inflnmniaturv rheumatism, from which he suffered ncutclv nt times, was traceable 20 vears back to an infected tooth. This infection spread to nearly all the joints in the colonel's bodv as the vears went on. Denial wn suindo hv Dr. Richards of statements which have been pub lished from time to time thut Col onel Roosevelt suffered from sciatica ns well ns rheumatism. The physi cian asserted nlso that tho colonel had never suffered with mastoiditis as was reported when he went under an' operation nliout a vear ago for an abscess of the inner ear and thnt neither this operation nor the fever which he contracted while in South AmViien' on a hunting trip could In nnv wnv be considered a contributory entiso toward his death. S1STLR0F ROOSEVFLT TO E OYSTER BAY. X. Y Jan. 6.- Colonel Roosevelt's sister, Corinno, (Mrs. Douglas. Itohlnson) and his nephew, State Senntor Theodora Douglas Robinson, were early arri vals at Sagamore Hill. They were followed by several Intimate friends of the family. Tbo colonel's denth tnmo as shock to tho people' of Oyster Bay, as friends knew' that ,ho was about the house the greater part ot yesterday reading and doing soiue writing. el today as a mark of respect after adopting resolutions of rogrot at tho death of Colonel Roosovolt and pro viding for the appointment of com mittees to attend the funeral. CLONE L, NOT CONSIDERED SERIOUSLY ILL Former President Dies at 4:15 O'clock This Mornino Funeral Will Be Private and Held at Ovstem Bay Wednesday Where Body Will Be Interred. ' ' ' OYSTER BAY. X. V.. Jan. 6. Colonel Theodore Itooaevelt died in bis sleep early today at bis borne on Sagamore HIU in this village. . The colonel suffered a severe at tack of rheumatism and sciatica on New Year' day, but none Relieved that his Illness would likely prove fatal. The former president sat up most of Sunday and retired at 11 o'clock last night. - About 4:15 a. m. Mrs. Roosevelt, who was the only other member of the family at Oyster Bay, was summoned to ber husband's room and found that he bad died during the night. . Mrs. Hoosevelt telephoned to Colonel Emlen Roosevelt, cousin of the former president, and he came to the . Roosevelt borne Immediately. Telegram were dispatched to the colonel's children, who were In other parts of the country. Two of the colonel's sons, Ueutenant-Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and Captain Kermit Roosevelt are in service abroad. Captain Archie Roosevelt and hla wife left New York last night for Boston wbere the captain's father-in-law. is. HI. -Jlrs; -Ethel Derby and her two children are in Aiken, S. C. :'' -- '- .. . . .... . . Rheumatic Attack The former president came to his homo on Sagataore Hill from the Roosevelt hospital on Christmas day, but a week later Vas stricken with a severe attack of rheumatism sciatica, from which he bad and been suffering for some time. The rheu matism affected his right hand and it became much swollen. He remain ed in his room and efforts were made to check the trouble. Last Saturday the colonel's secretary, Miss Jose phine Strieker, called to see him but the colonel was asleep in his room. Miss Strieker said today that no one had any idea that death was so near at hand. Flags were placed at half mast in Oyster Bay today. ' The exact time ot Colonel Roose velt's death was 4:15 a. m., as nearly as can be determined, for there was no person at his bedside at the mo ment he passed away. A minute or two before, his attendant, James Amos, the young negro who has been in the employ of the colonel ever since he left the White House, no ticed that the patient was breathing heavily In his sleep and went to call a nurse. WTien he returned with her the former president was dead. Mrs. Roosevelt was immediately sum moned. Funeral on 'Wednesday W. Emlen Roosevelt, cousin of the colonel, In announcing tho arrange ments for the funeral, said that Mrs. Roosevelt's desire was that her hus band "be buried as a private citizen." For this reason, the funeral would be private, he said. It was Mrs. Roose velt's desire also that no flowers be sent. The hour for the Roosevelt funeral was officially announced today as 12:45 p. ,m., Wednesday, at Christ Episcopal church here, preceded by brief services at Sagamore Hill home. Colonel Roosevelt will be burled at Young's memorial cemetery, Oys ter Bay, In a plot selected by the colonel and his wife shortly'after he left the White House. BRYAN PAYS TRIBUTE I WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 William Jennings Bryan, who is staying in Baltimore while his wife Is under going treatment at John Hopkins hospital, paid the following tribute to Colonel Roosevelt: "The rare qualities that won for Colonel Roosevelt a multitude of de voted followers naturally arrayed against him a host of opponents, but his death puts an end to controversy and he will be mourned by foe as well as by friend. "Ho wag a great American and made a profound Impression on the thought of his generation. His pic turesque career will form a fascinat ing chapter in our nation's history." IN SLEEP IN HIS LUNGS OEATH SURPRISES ALL Immediate Cause of Death Was Pul monary Embolism End Came Painlessly During SleepLast Ill ness - Dates From February Fol lowinq Operation Upon Ear. NEW YORK. Jan. fi. Colonel Roosevelt's Inst illness mnv be: snid to date from last February. On. Fcbi i runry 5. it wns announced that ho . hnd been removed from his home iq . Oyster Bn- to the Roosevelt bus- " pital in this city following an optr ntion on one of his ears. Soon atlcr . his arrival at tho hospital he un derwent two more operations for the removal of diseased tissue in his infected ear and it was admitted nt the time that he was seriously ill. He remained at the hospital- until March 3. . During May and Juno the colonel made a number of addresses speak ing nt Springfield, Mass.. and in New York. In June he mnde a tonr . of the west during which he suffered ' a slight attack of erysipelas iq ono of his legs, but refused t ogive up his engagements. Earl v in Novem ber,' the colonel was taken to-Roose- velt hospital - in ' this citv for the treatment of rheumntism and sciat ica. ' While in the hospital reports became current that the colonel wns more seriously ill tlinn his phvsi- cinns would admit. Colonel Roose velt returned to his home in Ovstcr ' Bay on' Christmas Day. remarking . as he stepned to the porth that ho ' was "feeling bully." Cause of Death The immediate cause of Colonol 1 Roosevelt's denth was pulinonarv I embolism or lodgment in the lung of. clot from a broken vein, it was said b v his physicians. Denth, it was snid, came to him painlessly as he slept. . . ' Three physicians had been in at tendance on the colonel since he wus tnken to- Roosevelt hospital seven weeks ago to be treated for what was believed to be sciatica. The pa tient's trouble was later diagnosed as inflammatory rehumntism which, according to one of the doctors, had affected practically every joint in . his body. ; . The colonel's physicians were Dr.. . J. A. Fallcr of Ovster Bay, Dr. J. IL Richards and Dr. John H. HnrtweU of New York City.'. .)'. : " . Forty-eight hoars before his death . the former president had been vis-. ited by one of his uhysicians, who , stated he found the colonel appar ently m good condition and spirits. The colonel, he said, laughed and joked with him. . . .'" . ' . Ijeft Hospital at Christmas On the dav before ' Christmas when Colonel Roosevelt left the jhos uital here to spend the holiday in Oys-' ter Bay, Miss Strieker said he wns in slight pain nt intervals, but ap parently was far from being serious lv ill. On the Sunday previous to his . departure for his home ho had dic tated articles for the Kansas Citw Star and other publications from 11 a. m. until 2 p. m. He nto well anil slept like n child.- So marked had been his improve ment at the hospital that Mrs. Roosevelt, who at the beginning re mained with her husband continu usly, was importuned bv him to rest. She went to Oyster Bay, returning two or thro times n week to visit him and bring him table delii.'ncics ot which ho wns especially found. Two separate blood tests had been made nt the hospital, one bv Dr. Richards and the other bv Dr. Hart well, each of which confirmed tho dingnosjs of the other. These, tests, it wns snid, indicated that the col- , oncl was entirely free from anv or nnic disease nnd thnt his only trou- ( Continued on Page Four.) FAMINE'RELIEFIFUND WASHINGTON!. Jan. 6. Presi dent Wilson's request thnt congress provido $100,000,000 for relief work in Europe, outside of Germany,' wns approved today by tho house appro priations committee-.. .;' Chairman' Sherlcv announced he, .would report n bill tomorrow and seek iU prompt passage.