Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 08, 1919, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextOncrm Historical Soe Public Aiiilltorlum The Weather Maximum yesterday .11 Minimum today ,...,1(1 Predictions Clear nnd cold tonight and Wednesday. Knrty.rlKhth Yar. Uiilly Tlilrtomilh Your. MEDFORD, OIcKGOX, WKRNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1919 NO. 245 S SELL AT PAR Mebfoed Mail Tribune $700,000 REFUWPWQgeNP REFINANCING OF MEDEORD Entire Issue of Reiundlnu Bonds, to Clear Up All putstandlna Public Improvement Indebtedness pur chased By 8an Francisco Bonding! House of Glrvln and Miller for Par and Accrued. Interest Credit for Sale Belonus to Mayor Gates. Tho routine of tho now city council whoao personnel la tho annui em tho old council, opened auaplclinily lunt nlKlit whim tho council not only ac cepted tlm tilil of tho bond homo of ilrvln & Jllllor of Sun Vrnuclaco, whoo Oregon uk puts ero Clink Kvn dull & Co. of Portland, for tho pur rhaau of $700,000 wurth, six percent City of Mud ford refunding bonds, comprising nil of tho outstanding, wntor, sewer nnd paving bonds unci ncrruod Interest. Tho city U to receive pur vuluo nnd nccruoit Internal until ditto of deliv ery. In thin iiulo .Mndford has done hottor than nny other Pacific: conat city. Tho credit of finding tho bond buyer nt audi fuvorulilo inrma be longs to Mayor (inles! Tho council alno Inat night panned on nn ordin ance authorlxlim uml providing-for tho aalo of tho refunding Improve maul tionda. Tho salt or thoao bonda In-(he aecond ittop taken In the re financing of tho city. . !iprrnl 'Krlwo Hank It j understood' that (he firm ol fllrvln It .Mlllor which purchased the bonda are repreaentliiK a pnjmlnunt hanker of 8un' Krunclaco, whom Mayor Onto became Intimately ac quainted with a.' year ago on lila va cation apent In 'Klamnth county. In talking over Modford's financial con dition one dny during Ills vacation (hi ma:i said to tho mayor: "Wliou you Rl ready to veil Ilia bonda Just lot mo know and I'll laka them." Mayor (lata lual woek notified him that the time wai ripe and tho prom Iho wnn kipt. tit 00,000 Having Kffected It wllf be romomhorod that when tho charter nmandmont wna passed luat April bond buyers told Iho city council that tho bonda would havo to he told nt a discount. Mayor Onto at that time aald ho would Rot a buy- or when tho time camo who would glvo par value, l.nnt week ona of Ihn bond inon mibmlttod n bid for 1800,000 of Ihoaa bonda at n dls count. Mayor (Intos Immodlutely got into communication by long dlatanco tolephone and had a bond man hero who submitted tho above bid nt par value. It woulu,liuvo tnkon 1800,000 of thoao bonda at a discount to get tho monoy to take euro of tho old bonda. Ity lolling tho bonda nt pur a anvlng to tho city of ulmoal ono Hun dred thousuncl dollars wna mnda, Mayor Galea and tho mombors or tho cliy ootinoll aro bolng eongratttlntad upon tho splendid ploco of buslnoBs which thoy havo dono for tno city. Bond for 11700,000 Only Figures as to the amount of nsseaa. monls and bonda outstanding wero not avnllnblo last night, na owing to the final niBh to pay up Intorost tho lnat fow days, the city tronaurer'a office has not boon ablo to oloas Its accounts, but It In estimated that tho city will not havo to bond for moro than $700,000 of tho ixzii.uon, ot as. Hossmonts outstanding two yours ago, at the tlmo tho pooplo adopted tho ehnrtor amondmont giving tho prop erty ownors 13 years extension In which to pny tholr assessments, as . tho council In tho pnsl two yours lins paid off and called around 7B,000 of Bowor,' wator and paving uonus. (Continued on Pngo Three.) ORDERED 'TO RETURN WASHINGTON, Jim. 8. Assign ment I'ov eiirlv convoy homo of nddi tionnl units of the Amorionn expo (litinnnrv forces cnniprisitiL' nbotil 10,000' men wns niilioiinccd today Iiv the wnr department, included wor Iho IHlsl, l.T.'nd nml Iho Kl.'lt'd field ui'tillerv nnd the 11.1th ammunition Mniin of tho 2(11 h diviHion, consisting of Texas nnd Oklahoma troops. 10,000 MORE TROOPS it BUR AL SERVICES HELD Body of Former President Laid at Rest in Cemetery Overlooking Una Island Sound Taft. Huqhes. Can non and Others Prominent In Public life Attend Casket Draped In Flag. OY8TKR HAY, N. Y.. Jan. 8. Tho body of Tncoduro Kooaovolt wna laid at rest toduy. It was committed to oarlh at :M p. in. In a family cemotory plot over looking Long Island Bound. Tho final services were witnoaacd by nieinbora of the family and a few friends, the coiiKroaalonal delogatlun and a group of iioo nalghbors, among thorn luiiiiy school children, who hud mucin Mud nt tho grave while tno church aervlco wna In progress. As tho outdoor congregation recit ed the Lord's prayer. It was noted that Cnptnlu Archibald Kooaovolt stood directly behind tho clergyman at the head of the grave while to tho left and quite ulono, wna former President Taft. Other members of tho family stood a few paces back from Captain lloos- evolt. while the congressmen and people of Oyster Hay wero aaaomhlcd directly behind a delegation of Ho nuh Kidern at ' Iho foot ot ' the grave. HimiiI Toward Went The former president routed with his bond toward the west, whore the sun, dropping toward tho horlton, rough! out In striking sflhouatte the whlto-robed flguro of the prlost re citing the tline-hnnored committal service of tho Kplscopsl church. As tho Inst words wero spoken a great flock of white birds wore soon to alight on tho froxon surface of the ove which the snow-capped eminence of tho cemetory ovorlooka. Only the Hough Hitlers' floral trib ute relieved tho pluinneaa of tho ens- ket as It wss lowered to Its final rest ing place. Two Ituiigh Kldor battle tings wore taken back to tho trophy room at Hiigumoro Hill where tho colonol'a family will prize thorn as ho had elnco tholr presentation aa a memento of his part In the Spanish' American war. Village Hells TolJ As tho enskot was borno Into ho church, every bell In the village be- gnn tolling. Tho streets surrounding tho church wero packed with thou sands ot mourners who had como from Now York and all parts ot Long 1iiI,im,I ' All lmnilu wnrn hnrnrl nn the casket 'was borno Into nnd from tho edifice. As It was being rnplnced In the hearse former President Taft. in company with Cbarlos . K. Hughes omorged from the church pnrtnl. Mr. Taft was In tears. Mr. Hughos wnlkod with bowed head, llehlnd them camo Joseph O. Cannon, for many yenrs speakor of tho house of representatives nnd still a membor ot congress. Ills head was bowed and (Continued on Pago Three.) WASHINGTON', Jim. 8 Congress and not tho president, should dotal1 mlno when the railroads nro to bo turned back to private mnnngomont said Interstate Commorco Commla slonor Kdgur 10. Clark today, contltv ulng his testimony boforo tho sonnto Intorstuto commorco committee nt tho hearing on railroad legislation Yosterdny ho submlttod n slntomon from tho commission recommending private oporntlon of tho carriers tin dor stricter government supervision Tho commissioner bolleved most of .the loglslntlvo and operating reform proposed by advocntcs of unified op orntlon could bo offoctod ovon It th railroads woro rollntiiilBhort bofor congross had n chanco to not, Such notion, liowovor, would dis turb financial arrangements, ho said Mr. Clurk also emphasized his opln Ion that another year of unified op- oration undor govornmont control would be HUfflclont to permit con gross to got nil nooossnry Informa tion from which to formulnto now legislation. FOR ROOSEVELT YEAR'S CONTROL OF RAILROADS ENUF SAYS COMMISSION PLAN FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS NOW UNDER DEBATE Sescretary Lansing. Colonel House and Lord Cecil Hold Conference Regarding Details to Be Worked Out-Plans Still Indefinite No Differences as to Principles. PARIS. Jan. 8 Sccrotary of 8late Lansing. Colonel. K. M, House and Lord Robert Cocil. who liua made the subject ot tho League of 'Nations a special study on behnlf of tho llrltlsh govornmont. hold a long conference toduy regarding the details to bo worked out In forming a league. Their conforence followed consulta tions between Prosldont Wilson and Colonel House lust evening. I'lnns Indefinite PAI-.j. Jan. S. (Hy Associated Press.) Informal conferences with entente slutosmon which will lay the real groundwork for tho peace con gross will begin on Thursday. These conferences will probably bo Presi dent Wilson's only official activity prior to tho beginning of tho pence congress, as It Is necessary for him to get some rest after a fatiguing round of speeches and traveling. Thoro seems to bo excellent author ity for saying that plnns for tho set tlement of tho most important ques tions the League of Nations, the freedom ot tho seas and disarmament aro still very Indefinite. Several propositions are being put forward for tho adjustment of these mutters, but there Is none having the color of official sanction. If Mr. Wilson haa'drawn up any specific plans he has not divulged them and it is known that he is closely study ing various suggestions that are ad vanced by others. Tho best Information obtainable as to conferences so fur hold with British and Italian statesmen Is that they wore very satisfactory, develop ing no differences as to principles In volved. To ICxrliange Views PARIS, Jan. 8. Tho pe nee con- foronce. according to present ar rangements, will open with an ex change of views between the minis- tors of the four groat powors con- cludlug .organization, composition and proceeduro. Those exchunges ore expected to take up the time to Jan uary 17 or 18. In iho event or nn ngrcomont bolng renched on January 18 thore will bo a .plonary mooting at which nil the powors who broke re lations with the contrnl empires "will bo represented. At that time the definite composition of tho delega tions of e ach nation will be settled. County Agricultural Agent Cate leaves tonight for Portland and Cor vixIHb to attend the state Irrigation and drnlnngo meotlngs. He will not return to Medford until Sunday. THE U. mSlA ! -xJ M It' V; American sentries of Uio-.Annv of. Oeenptiiion tire lii-re Treves, Uernu:ny. The small boy and Ihc Uerinaa jworknum Trotsky, Arrests Nickolai Lenine Piemiei of Reds f "If, it. it A ' . I-"- : 'it Sa . .JMf... T ' Above Nikolai I-nino. ItolKhevik premier, nnd Ixdnw 1con Trotaiky. PHILADELPHIA TOLO BY NAVY TO CLEAN-UP WASHINGTON-. Jan. 8 Secretary Daniels wrote Mayor Smith of Phila delphia today that unless the munici pal authorities Immediately Improve vlco conditions In Philadelphia steps will be taken by the government '"to give the needed protection to tho thousands of young men In uniform who must either visit Philadelphia or lie denied the liberty which ought to bo given them." ; Fate of Berner With Jury. CHICAGO. Jan. 8. The case of Congressman-elect Victor L. Borger, ot Milwaukee and four other prom inent socialists charged with conspir acy to violate tho espionage ' law, which has been on trial before Fed oral Judgo Landla since December 9, was given to the Jury at 11 o.'clock todnv. i I t 1 I ;;;;; S. WATCH ON THE RHINE SN Difference of Opinion Over Continu- Ina Reian of Terror Results in Drastic Action Bv . Ex-Soap-Box Orator Who Now Rules Russia for the Anarchists. COI'KXHAGKX. Jan. 8. Nikolai Lenine. the Itolshevist premier of Kussia. has been arretted ut the com nuind of Leon .Trolzkv. minister of war nnd mnriiie. who Iiiih made him self dictator, uecordine to n Moscow dispatch to the Gotherbun;. Sweden. Gazette. Trotzkv wuh promntcd to make the orrcxt because ot u difference of op inion with Lenine resurdinrr Holshevik reforms, tnc disptueh states. Lenine desired (o effect a coalition with the Jlennlicviki, or nioderutcK. while Trot- r.kv wished to continue the reign of terror. WAItSAWTuesdiiv. Jnn. 7. (Bv the Associgicd Press.) Fiuhtins for the possession of Vilna has bezun be tween the' l'ole.i nnd Rolshevist troopa. ' STOCKHOLM. Tuesday. Jnn. 7. All members of the bourseoisc have heerf nrrcstcd nt Hitiii bv the Lettish soviet, which tins abolished the own ership of private propert v. uecordine to a Kinu dispatch. I - - - - WARSAW. Mondnv.' Jan. 0. (Cv the Associated - Press.) Rolsheviki troops tire closimr iu mqivf.,yjlnn on three sides. The force is said to be 'less than 12 miles from the citv. 12,94fiiIN WASHINGTON, Jan." 8 American rnrpea oneratine in Siberia and nor thern Russia total 12,941 officers and men, the war department an nounced today. In Siberia are 255 officers and 7267 men and In nor thern Russia are 5419 men.. Tho units of the Archangel region are the 339th Infantry, 1st battalion of the 310th Engineers, the 337th field hospital and the 337th ambu lance company. In Siberia are the 27th and 31st Infantry, company D of the 53rd tele graph battalion-, field hospital com pany No. 4; evacuation. hospital No. 17. medical supply depot No. 7. 14"6th ordnance depot company, ambulance company 'Np. 4. four staff officers, quartermaster detachment, compris ing two officers and twenty-seven mon: medical detachment of 12 offi cers and 67 menand sma'l! detach ment of ordnance, signal corps, engi neers, cavalry, intelligence, and pho toirraDhic sections. seen on gunnl.pn 0 bridge in , show uo displeasure. ' ' , HUNDREDS KILLED AS SPARTAGANS HQ SEIZE THE GOVE Hinden'iura Reported to Have Arrive d to Take Command of Loyal Forces Troops Remainina Loval Seizure of Telearaphs Bv Radicals Makes News Meagre but Government Seems to Retain Possession Ebert De-. layed Use of Force but It Will Now Be Used Unsparinp.lv tn Supress ino Bolshevik) Efforts Attack Is Calmly Awaited. , LOXDOX, Jan. 8. Several hundred persons have been killed iu the fight ing in Berlin, according to a Copen hagen disputch to the Exchange Tele graph company, but tip till '2 o'clock this morninz no details-of conditions there hud been received. The govern ment seems nt least provisional to bo master of the situation. Karly Tuesday morning the Berlini government moved troops outside the city. These troops are readv to en ter, it is said, in the dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company. y Field Marshal Von Hindenburg is reported to have arrived at Ilcrlin. Street fighting has been particular ly sanguinnrv. it is said, owing to the act that the Spartacus element has plentv ot weapons taken lrora the munition factories at Sandau. While the machine guns were firing nnd bombs were dropping, moving picture operators were busilv recording the scenes enacted in the streets.. . It was announced recently that the American armv had sent moving pic ture operators to Berlin. Telegnfph Dislocated . . The- dislocation .of .4lia.. telegraph services has prevented anything more tbnn meager und scuttored reports of what has been happening in Berlin, but all the dispatches agree that se vere street fighting occurred Tues day. ' The first encounters occurred Sun- dav in front of the Kaiserhof hotel. when one person was killed and eight wounded. Some of the troops turned against the government. On the other hand, n marine division is stated to be supporting the government. The Snnrtacans refused nil offers of the' government to negotiate and were attacking the foreien office, the chancellor's palace and other of the ministries on Monday when 18 per sons are reported to have been killed. The Spnrtneuns. at the latest re ports were holding the roval stables and the police hcadouarters. where Police Chief Eiccborn. over whose tenure of office the latest trouble arose, had gathered large nunnties of arms. - - . - General Groener. who was recently dismissed bv the government for al leged complicity in a rovnlist plot, is said to have offered to occupy the capital with 40 reliable divisions. Government Keady BERLIN. Jan. 7. (Bv the Asso ciated Press.) At this hour Sparta can forces arc being massed at sever al places where weapons and armored cars have been concentrated. In Wilhelmstrassc the government forces are awaiting an attack. Government troops have been post ed on top of the Brandenburg. sate and nd.jo:ning buildings with machine guns. The troops in the government buildings have been equipped with flame throwers. ' . ' ' A Spnrtnenn delegation today cut deavored to confer with tho govern ment, but was notified that the gov ernment members could not discuss any matters until all public nnd pri vate buildings now occupied bv the counter revolutionists had been vacat ed. v ' ...... Contradictory Reports BASEL. Jan. 7. The German semi official Wolff bureau, which was re moved to Frankfort . whon its Berlin office was seised bv tile Spnrtneuns, sent out a message today declaring that tho Berlin soldiers and work men's council nnd the garrison of the citv had placed themselves on the side of the government. The Frankfort General Anzicger on the other hand, declared that tho Spartacans continued today to oc cupy some of tho Dublin buildings. Thev easily gained control of the railways, the newspaper adds, nnd tho employes ceased to run the trains. ;" Trops Remain Loyal , ." BERLIN, Jan 7. (Bv' the Asso ciated l'rcss.y The hosts of Dr. Karl Liebkneclit. leader of tho ultra radical Spnrtnean group, engaged in nn nttempt to overthrow the Ebert government, wore beginning to move at this hour toward the Seiges'alle, where notices in Die Frei licit and tlm Red. Fine lind culled upon them to BERLIN VAINLY TRY assemble at 0 o'clock this morning. -The leading article in. Die Frci licit called on the Hpnrlacans to occupy strategic points. On Monday evening thev occupied the building of the gen era railway executives, and ulso the main telegraph office; Twenty of their men were permitted by govern ment troops to enter the building of the ministry of war,-, "in order to moke sure that there might be no further shooting from it.' ' The night pased ouietly. govern ment troops fire remaining loval. One of the Bolshevik organs today -published a rumor that Field Marshal Von Uindcnburg had touched Berlin. Spartacans Gather . BERLIN", Jan. 7. Shortly before noon the Associated Press correspon dent saw a troop of about 80 Sparta- . cans, half soldiers and halt civilians, all armed and having with them ono machine gun, march thru, the Pots dammer Place towards the Bolshevik gathering place. ; -,':, .The Spartacans are reported to be conducting operations at various places on the outskirts of the ojd city. Including the Anhalter and Sl lesian railway stations. . They cap tured' the "barracks ''ol the pioneer regiment In Kopenickerstraaie dur ing the. night and there, was other fighting In which 15 persons are re ported to nave Deen Killed. Machine gun fire was heard at 10 o'clock this morning from the lower end of the Wllhelmstrasse where the Spartacans have attempted to cross the canal with armed forces. Dr. Liebkneobt and his followers have complete possession of police headquarters and of. the section around the royal palace. Meanwhile the government is sitting tight at the w nneimsirasse, awaiting tne expect-. ed attack. , Force to Bo Vsed The ' government : buildings are strongly garrisoned while the build ings along the street bristle with ma chine guns. , '- The government has Issued an ap peal to all the soldiers' and work men's councils in Germany for their support. It declares the central ex ecutive committee armed the govern ment with extraordinary and plenary powers and that the government has firmly determined to use all force necessary to establish order. The correspondent learns that Pre mier "Ebert hold out for a long time against the use ot force, 'declaring that among the people the govern ment was supported by so great a majority as to render the use ot force unnecessary. He was finally convinced, however, that another way would have to be chosen to put down Bolshevism in Germany. .. - -..; -. . . 3 BOISE, Idaho, Jnn. 8. The son nto of the Idaho legislature, following the example set yesterday bv the lower house, rushed through under suspension of rules a joint resolu tion rutifving the proposed amend ment to the national constitution pro viding for nation wide prohibition. The measure is certain of the appro val of Governor Davis, for in his an nual messuge ho urged Bpeedv pas sage. .."..: " NASHVILLE. Tcnn., Jan. 8. The general assembly of Tennessee toduy ratified the federal prohibition amendment. Tho house votet was 00 to u ami mo seniuc to a.. - . . I CHARLESTON, W.'Vo'.'." Jan. 8. The senate of the West Virginia leg islature nt its opening session todnv unanimously adopted tho federal pro hibition amendment, It now goes to the house, RNMENT