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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.
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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
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' 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.
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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.
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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