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Newspaper Page TextOrwon Historical 8t public Auditorium The Weather filiuxliiiuut yonifi'iliiy Minimum Iniliiy ,.MI) Precipitin Ion , 0!i edford Mail Tribune Predictions Itiiln tonight nnil tvliliiy Strong iMiutlicrrly wlnil. Korly-nlultlh Yeiir. Uiilly Tlilrleeiilli Your. M EDFORD, ORI'XION", TIIUWSDAY, JANUARY 30, 3019 NO. If w n I REALIZED United Slat Completes Legislative Process of Votlnu Itself Dry 30 State Legislatures Ratify Constl tutlonal Amendment Forhlddlna Manufacture. Importation or Salo of Liquor for Beverage Purposes Country Drv In Vear. C'I!!('AOO. Jan. 111. Tli I'liilcd States loiliiv completed llm li'ulnliiiivo process nf voting itself ilrv. .When wild U'llrt flashed uver lli wires Hint I Ihi iliirtv-Hixtli Hliilc. Xchrnkii. liml nttificd tlm nriihiliiliiiii itmi'iiilint'iil prohibition lender declared lliut tln liceoiitplmhinciit wiik I lif irrcuti". niece ill' mural legislation in till' his lorv of tlto world. l.utcr Missouri mill Wyoming li'uif liiliiri'H iiIhh ratified the amendment, milking 3H slates. 'I'hi' iimcndiueiit In die. federal con stitution prohibiting I he iiiiiiiiifiiclurc iiml sale f iiiloxi'-ittiiiL' beverages be come effective tun" year uflcr the dull' of it finiil ratification. Mcun whilo Iho mil ion goo ilrv Jiilv 1 next liv PrcMilcntiul proclamation n n wnr mi'iiHiiro utile till' president rescind it In' fore tlint ilnli'. I'iimimI During War Coiigrc imtiwd t lie resolution sub mitting the iimciuliiient I" tho viirioiiH State legislature III lllll lllldst ol till' ftt'nthiiiu nrcpitriitiun lor wnr in l'.'l". Tli Hi'iinlo minuted lliu resolution August 1 liv n volt of l!,"i to 20. mid tlio lower linimo nil December 17. liv . 2H2 to l'.'K. ft Mcmitvihlo n dililli'r's rntiimittco. IliroiiL'li Lew Miner, chief of their counsel, unnoutii-cd lluil ill twenty wn slates the coiixtiution reipnro n referendum. Mr. Muver toiluv nuiiied III lump Ntntex n K folowii: Smith Dakota; Oregon. Xevniln, Montnnn. (ikluhoiiiii. Maine, Mnrv liind. Michigan, Arkansas. Colorado, Arixoun, New Mcxi i'nliforniii. Ohio. Nebraska. Washington. North Dukotn. Mississippi. Missouri, Knn miih, Louisiana mill Utah. 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Litiili, 'irt!iimi, W'usn iimton, West irnimu, Afibaoun mid , youmiK. - To (.'onvurt l'luntM NEW-Y0UK, Jn. 10. l)itilliim iiilurutH of (tlm count ry, mitieipuliiii: onloi-cenii'iit of tuition wiilu prolulii lion it your henuo, liavu coiunli'ted lilmm lor I ho uoiivufion of lliuir liian iil'ncaiii'init planus mid for export of tlio whiHltit'H mid othur HpiriU now in hond, Noriniiii H. SU'in, prcsidi'iit of lliu TrmiH-Deeiiiiic t'omuiereiul eor lionilion, nuivlv oritaniiii'd export mih Kiilini'V of the Di.slillum' Securitv cor " porulioii, dut'liirud huro todnv. POWELL 10 III WASIIINOTON'."'jnn. 10. T. C, Powell, formm' vico prcHiilent of the Southern and of tho Ciiiuinnnti, Uew OrlnmiH unit Texas l'noifio. was up nointed iliroclnr of capilnl oxpendi turos of tho niilronil tKhjiiinint l-nlitm liwlnv bv Dircetor Uimcral Uinos. Mi: Pmvnll has rucenllv served as the niilroad iidministralioli's repicsenla live in Iho priovilics beulioil of lliu PROHIBITION DR. UEBKNECHT I BY Snartacan Loader Captured Bv Mounted Guards Red Snipers Continue Active at Berlin Order Restored Proclamation for Na tional Assembly Issued. in: li I. IN'. Weiliiimiluy. Jan. 15 (lly Amioelulod I'romi.) Dr. Kurl l.lnhknm'ht, llu Riuirineuii louilor, Iihh luu. n niniiiri'il It wiih lenrni'il lutn to. mIltIii. hv orfleem and tnun of tlio illvlidon of mounted rlflo ruuhIh who iirrlvcil In llnrlln today. 1110 npilrllU'lill icimur ib nni ... luivii boon iuloil and liiliiin to tlio .. . l..- I.. ...I.I In rimhloiialilu llolol Kdn III tlio wo- lurii rui r I of llerliu. . ftpnrturnn milpor contlnimd tliolr tirilvllleo limt iilnlit enpeclully In tho niiuiiiiiiiier mi llun. urn Inn fulllii flrlim wunl on all ulKlil iiroiind tho Klottlit railway mil lion. Oi-iler ltintorl LONDON. Weilnmilay, Jan. 13. Order luu heen restored In llerliu Ih iiunoiininil liy tin offlrlul wlrolexn nimciil to Iho Oermnil nation ont oil liv I he (Sermiin itoveriimciit toduy. Tho amioiil return to tlm romliiK olc tlniiH under Iho "froenl uffraKf lliu world to detcrinliio tho conslllu Him nf tlio (iiirmnn miito" und ndiU Unit !hn nresiinl lioviTninenl lit pro iiurltiK a drnfl of a coimtltutlon wlilidi nroleem the frnO rllilil of nelf-doter inliiiilloii of Iho nation "ukuIiihI all connlor-ruvoliillonii." KrioriH tiro IioIiik mndo. It In nld lo "nrrlvo at a puaro BtttemnirdhiR iho freedom nf tho Oorman nation and which will render pnMIla til fuuiidutlon of n union of nations wlilih will ulvo prolocllon t!alni)t the diutKer if a rreh wnr." To I'lulit Itolxliovlkl Afler dnrlarlnir Hicro la iiocoukI! of defendliiR mo nnilon nunlnat I'ol lull annexation lull). Iho appeal con ctudem "No leM In It our tank to prolec our from lor iiKalimt fresli HubbIii military dumiollmii, whkh wiinta fon-o upon ub. by nieanii of war-Ilk power. Im annri'hlHtlo condnioiiB an iinehuln a now world war of whle our rouulrv would bo tho theater. ItoUhuvhim nieniiH tho death of peace of freedom and nocliillm." THOMAS FORCES SAI.I'.M. Ore., "Jan. HI. Willi the rcentuiueiidutioii tlint thf hiuhwnv conimission preseiil its road proarum lo Iho sennlu and house hiiihwnv conimillecs ill ioinl session Thursday cycninir in (ho house chiiiuher inslead of lliu two liousfiji, the senate eoniinil- Ico on rcsolulions toiluv reporieii oiu S ilor 'J'liomns' resolution eulculiit- il'lo insure the enactment ol hieiiwiiv Icuislalion tliut will Im lree I rout the erin of llinpavint! (rust and political inkers, II eoustilutes a iieciiicn vic- loi-y for lliu senator for it insures the pnsSfiirc. of lliu resolution in Iho sen ate. . . . ; , The eoniiiiilleo nppoinleil iiiioti loini 'solution of llie KM 7 session lo in- vesli.-uln lliu slate nccidenl conimis- si. in lo nsccrlnin if statu aid should l. i-,.iiu,vcil und if. eoinponsiiliiin shoiihl ho conipiilsorv lodav reported in favor of reiuiivinir statu nid. ' TAX WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. Tax ralos on bovorngoa In tho war rov onuf! bill woro ngrood to by senate and hotiHO enntoroca today, tho latter accepting BUbntnntliilly nil or the aon nto'B rates, OHllmnted to yield about Jir.0, 000,000 III rovonno. AS FINANCE WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 Oscar T. CroKbv. hn resigned ns spoclal com mlnsliinor of flnnnico Tor tho Unltod Slatos In Hiiropo. Socrolnry Glass will accept Iho resignation Boon, hut Mr. Crosby Intonds to romuin 111 12r opo to ndvlflo tho Amorlcan potieo dologntlon on financial questions. AKENPRISONER GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT- 1 RELEASES SHIPS FROM SERVICE All American Ships Requisitioned Bv United States Durinua War With Exception of Army Transports American Shinning to Be Able to Compete With Other Nations. XKW YOltlC. Jan. 1(1. All Amoii an hhiiiK whieh were reiniinitione(I IV IHO I lllll'll MllteK hlllillllU- uiiiini luriinr Ihfl war havo been rcleuHeci i their ownerx with the execution l Ihiwi. neluiillv cniiilited ill tirinv Her- viee. it wim iiiiiioiineed bv thu Khi) pinif hoiinl here lodiiv. - Oilier Hliltm Alloriiirii In nddltlou to the return of reuuf itlonud dlilpii to their ownorti and re plneemcnt of vowiolii lit icovcrnincnt arvleo. 34 BtcuniHlilim or .'la.im tluadwolKht tons, owned by Iho hlp- pliiK board wero today allocated io varloiiB HnoB tor operation in Amur. Icnn trado. It uecunio knowp here Tho uBBlnnment wo mono by amp ulnir board offlcluls at YnnhltiKton A report of tho slilppuiK noara oi lnninirv A H iowctl t Ittt IllcrO wore miller rnnuiBltlon on that dule 24X American Bhlim of a total or l,in.' 283 aroBB toim. Or Hibbc, ponBlbly 75 uro In tho aervlco or tho war doparl mont an troop and supply transport, Able to 'oinMto l'AIIIK. Jan. HI. (Hv tho Aho e nted rreKK.) Aliierienn Hliiiiiuni; will be able to niuku rates in hiicccsh fill coiiipetilinu with other mnritin; iniliiiiw under the iirovimons ol kliiiuiinir ixiliev adopted liv the I'ni tcil Slates tioveriiiiieiit, it was learned here todav. Koriiiuhited hv E. X. Ilurlcv. chair niiin of the fnitcd StateK lihippin! liimril. thin iiolicv. which has been ol'I'iciallv uiinrovcil. proposes to writ off virtually $1,0110.0(10.000 from the net of American Mluunimr built dur irnr Iho war mid pOKhihlv n proiior lionule wsile off from the valuations of American shipviirdx. rlnn write off. aeeoriliui! to the plan, would lip plv to nhiiw worth approximately 'T. IIIIII.IMIIUIIIIl. it in unit! the mora! force. of III vci anient in ninkiint xiu'h n rcdue linn will br'nu privalelv owned ship pint.' into the pliin. This reduction in shiniiinir viilues lo mi after the wn haMK hnx hecn chosen rather thnli plans calliiiu for reductions in wnues. Ol'I'iciuls were convinced, tutor ex haustive sluilv. tliut one of these a lernalives was nocessnrv if the Vni ti'il Slntes was lo eompele with for- eii-n nations under the hiuh stninl nnl estulilislicd hv contrress for mur ilimo labor. AT VLADIVOSTOK, Jan. 15 (By the Canadian Press.) Ninety-six otricers nnd litOO non-commlsslonod orricers and mon or the Canadian Siberian expeditionary tonce arrived hero to day aboard tho troopship I'rotesilans. Tho Protesllnus made port with no dirriculty despite Iho fuel that she IobI one or her propollcr blades while so vera I days out troin here; After leaving 'Vancouver late In Douembor tho vessol oncounlored n sovero Blorm January 1. ltiriomnn Itullor or PotorsborotiKh. was killed when struck by riilllns dobrls aboard tho boat during tho storm. Tlio troopship sent no wireless dis tress calls when her propollor hroko, ns was tlrst reported. The message rocolvod hero was rolnyod uy the Protoslliiua troin another vessel In distress off tlio Japanese const. NEXT LIBERTY LOAN TO BE VICTORY LOAN WASHINGTON. Jan. 1(1. .The name of Iho next liberty loan will tic "Thu Victory Liberty Loan." Sccro lurv Glass announced toduv. Tho honor flag of the loan will hear a Who "V" on n while ticld. sur rnundotl hv n red border. Iho "V" in ilicaling liolh five anil "Victory," DRFSIflFNT POSTPONES VISIT TO INVADED REGIONS 1'AfiIS. Jan. 10. (UnvnsO Pre idenl. Wilson has indufinilelv post poned his visit to tho invaded regions of Franco in order lo keep in touch wilh tlie peace conference activities in I'nris. ECEIVER ,ASKED FOR PACIFIC AND EASTERN 5 BY THE BOND-HOLDERS , 4 I'OItTI.A'X'D.'.lan. 16. A pe- tltlon for the appointment or a receiver for tho I'aciric & Has- torn railway, a thirty-three milo road runnlnK hot ween Hertford and initio Kails, Ore., was filed In rnilnral roiirt hero today by eastern bondholder Inniiinty lo puy operation expenses and meet It obligation was chnric- ed nitalnHt the railroad. Most of the bond or the road are (hold by the Spokane, Portland und Beuitlo rullrotid. SAI.KM. Jan. 10. None of the Jackson county rcprcsentnlives drew trumii curds in the. orunnmition I lie house. Kuril has a i-liairiiian-liip us is ciistomnrv. hut of relatively nn- imnortiint committees, mid t lie countv is without rcprescntatiun on me powerful wnvs nnd means, judiciary oilier vital committees. Hot! Sheldon and Westerhind are members of the committee on horticulture, anil (lore is on hk-hwnvs. bill the eounlv lius no representation on the fish nnd came committees, nnd none on the ir riiriilion eommiltee. Iho count v Itn fared worse in coinniiltee nssicn than at anv session in recent years. The nssisiritinents arc: Westorliind Military (clininnnnl nericiilture. liorliculture. fiore llniikinir (chtiiminnl. min inc. roads and hinhwav. Sheldon He.silnti?ns (ehainlian) conionitions. liortienltiire. , Gt FOR TALKING TO YANKS rOM.KXZ. Jan. 14. (By the As sociated Press.) Twenty Gcnnan eirls at Andernnch. near here. Imv been Arrested, clinmed witli n viola lion of General I'ershine's order for bidding them to talk with American soldiers. Approximately the same number have been proven cniltv violating tho order and havo been dc ported to points within the German lines. 1 TJie provost enara or military po hee arc certain to interlerc should a officer or soldier attempt lo tnlk lo n woman on the street or m a enfo. SENATE VOTES TO DROP LA FOLLETTLLCHARGES V WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. The senate today adopted the resolution of Its election committee recommend ing that no action be taken on the disloyalty charges brought against Sonntor La Kollette or Wisconsin be cause ot statements In his speech September 20, 1917, betore the Non partisan lengue at St. Paul, Minn. The vole was ol lo 21. twenty dem ocrats and one republican voting in the negative. TURKS SURRENDER TO LONDON, Jan. 16. The Turks who have boon holding out in Medina, Holy City of the Mohammedan faith, have capltiilntod to the King or the llodjnii undor tho terms or the Tur kish armistice, says an official state ment toduy. PRESIDENT-ELECT OF BRAZIL RIO JANK11K). nrnait. Jan. 10. Dr. Uodiuiics A Ives, president elect of Brand, died today., llohiid hecn crit ienllv ill for somo lime. I'nder the constitution nil election will bo held, to chooso n new president. ORDER ALLUNITS ARMYOVERHERE TO General Marsh States That Disband- Ina of Combat Units In United States Ordered. Except Two Regu lar Reqlments Transports Arrive With Troops From France. WASHINGTON. Jan. l(i. Demob li.ntinn of combat units in the f nitcd Slates lias been nrnered, General March, chief of slaff. told the house inililurv committee todav. This means. he added, that every unit of the army in the I'liilcd States, with the execp- ion of two rcuuhir retiitncnts held for police duty at each camp hus bucn ordered demobilized. XKW YORK. Jan. 10. The Brit sh slcnmer HcIlmc. arrived today from Brest, with more than .1.011(1 sol- licrs .107 of whom were sick. The tartest contingent included .Hi officers and 2.4:1(1 men of the 490th rctrulur infantrv. WASHINGTON. Jim. 16 Addi tional units coniprisintr o total of more than :i0(l officers und tihont 10.00(1 men have been assigned to early convoy from France. XKWI'ORT NKWS. Va.. Jan. 10. The battleships Virginia and Khode Island arrived here today with 2.000 troops from France. WHEN DRYilBILL , GOES INf. EFFECT WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. A que tlon as to the effective date ot the national prohibition amendment was raised today .by a statement by Sena tor Sheppard or Texas, author of tne resolution, that the country would go dry one year from touy. Oiaer stu dents ot the question held that ratlfi cation would not be completed until one year rrom rormal certitication by the 36th state. Mississippi, the tlrst state to rattry the amendment, has not yet certified Its action to the state department alttao the affirmative vote on the amendment was taken more than year ago. Senator Sheppard said today he soon would Introduce a bill to make the amendment effective. OREGON RATIFICATION LEGAL SAYS BROWN SAI.F.M. Ore.. Jan. 10. Comment ing on the contention of attorney: for distillers that the national prohi bilion amendment ratified bv the lee islatnre of Oregon would have to he submitted to n vote of the people he lore it would he legal. Attorney Gen ernl Brown declared todnv that the ratification ns made is legal from nil viewpoints. He stud there is nothim in cither the federal or state coiistittt tion requiring its submission to the eople. EXPECT BREAD LINES INDUSTRIAL CENTERS WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. "When tho men In the army are demobil- teed" said Frank Alorrlson, secretary of the American Federation. of Labor today before the house immigration c&mmlttee, "we are going to have bread lines in every industrial center bv Muv 1. After that date it Is hoped that building will pick up and take some or the men." TO BEOISIANTLEI DENVER, Colo.. Jan. 16. Th Colorado public utilities commission todav Issued an order permitting (lis mantling ot the Colorado Midland rallrond. Tho commission nnnounced it had found that thore was no public d mnnd for' further operation of tho road. DEMOBILIZE RUSH E OF RELIEF BILLS EX-i Joint Resolution Instructs Hiuhwav Commission . to Beqin Promptly Enough Units of Road Work to Em- ulov 1.000 Soldiers Another Cre ates Commission for Relief Work. KALF.M. Ore., Jan. 10. As n re ult of the meeting last night of n ortlnnd delegation with members of the wnvH nnd means committee of the egislatiire in the governor's office here, two measures for immediate re lief of discharged soldiers were pre sented in the house nnd senate to uv and the proposed adjournment or the remainder o the week was abandoned. - One measure is a joint resolution instructing the state highway coin- mission to begin promptly enough units of rond work to employ one thousand discharged soldiers. This was passed bv the house todnv 10 minutes after it convened. The other is a bill creating a soldier's nnd sail ors' conimission of five members and dacing .f2."i0.(i00 in the hands of the commisison for immediate relief work it Inst night's conference. James Kerr, of the American Red Cross at Portland, declared: '"If we do not aid the thousands of discharged sol died boys now walking the streets of Portland, there ore other forces that will. The I. W. W. do not refuse them beds, food und clothing. Ijist week Seattle that organization raised $30,000 dollnr to care for the sol diers and incidentally to make con verts of them nnd embitter them against the government for which they put up such a good fight." Franklin T. Griffith of Portland. declared that six thousand discharg ed soldiers now ore tramping the streets of Portland looking for work. The situation, he said, threatens to bring about n state of "near an archy." ' Passes House nt Once Within 34 minutes after it wns in troduced in the hnnsc, the en-.crgency bill providing for 2."i0.000 to be drawn from the genernl funds of the tate nnd placed in the hands of a soldiers' and sailors' Commisison of five for immediate aid of discharged men. had beefl passed, under sus pended rules. The sennte wns ex pected to nass the bill later todav. It is cailmcd bv legislative lenders. that Oregon is the first stnte to pro vide financial aid for its retnminsr soldiers. SUIT TO FORCLOSE .Fl PORTLA'XD, Jan. 16. A suit to foreclose against the Coos Bay Lum ber company, said to be a ten million dollar concern, near Marshfield, Ore., was filed in the federal court here todayby the Continental and Com mercial Trust and Savings Bank ot Chicago, as trustee. Tho petition asks for the appointment of a re ceiver ror the lumber company, which it is claimed, has been unable to pay Interest on a bonded mortgage ot three million dollars, due January 1. It was said that officials ot the lum ber company declared failure or the government to pay promptly tor ma terial furnished it, is a contributing cause to the company's inability to pay. Lucius K. Baker, of California, another creditor ot the lumber com pany, joins in a second petition for (-appointment of a receiver. LAIRD SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT IPOUTLA.ND, Jan. 16. John Cyril Laird, convicted ot the murder of Frank Twximbley, a traffic officer, rollowing the robbery ot the bridge tender of tho Interstate bridge near here November 19, was sentenced to day to lite Imprisonment. Laird's mother declared to the court that her son Is insane. . Sho then collapsed In hysteria, following his sentence. SALANDRA TO REPRESENT ITALY AT CONGRESS ROM.TI. Jan. 10 Antonio Sulodra. the-former Italian premier, will be ono of the Itnlinn delegates lo the pence conference, uccording to the Giorntilu d'lluliu. A A FOR CLAfflPLID UPON PEACE : QUARRELS News of Preliminary Proceedings of Conference Limited to Official Statements Silence Imposed Upon Delegates to Conceal Dissensions Durinq Debate Sessions Will Probably Be Open When Further Advanced. PARIS, Jan. 16. (By Associated Press.) The supreme council today atter considering the matter of tho relations between the conference and the press, decided to vail a meeting at 5 o'clock this afternoon to bo at tended by the members of the press and representatives ot the various nations to conference to interchange views on publicity methods. -. The official communique after an nouncing the culling of the press con ference, pdded: "The meeting then took up tho qiiestiou of the situation in Russia and agreed that the eovernmentM should acquaint each other with the latest information nt their disposal with a view to the joint examination of the question. Next Meeting Friday The next meeting will be held to morrow. Friday, at 10 :30 a. m." At the session today there were present for Frnncc. Premier t'lcmen ceau and Foreign Minister Pinchon; for the United States. President Wil sonand Secretary of State Lunsins; for Great Britain. Premier Llovd George and Foreign Secretary Bal four; for Italy. Foreign Minister Son nino. nnd for Japan. Viscount Chimin and) Baron JlatsuU - Vittorio Orlando.-. Italian premier, still is detained in Rome. . " ." ... " ..: . . President Wilson arrived nt thai I meeting place accompanied hv Mrs. tlson and her secretary. Jtiss lien-, ham. V . . 1 , . PARIS, Jan. 15. (By the Asso ciated Press.) No one outside of the delegates to the peace congress know anything about the discussion, which preceded today's decision to, keep proceedings of the congress se cret and to limit information divulg ed to official statements. This decision will preclude the American delegntes. even Mr. Wilson himself, from discussing the formal announcements that are issued. It will likewise stop tho practice of Pre oiier Llovd George of Great Britain from discussing with British corres pondents English affairs for .the pur pose of guiding them in forming pub lic opinion in F-nglnnd. It has been believed bv persons close to President Wilson that ha would contend for open scsisons as far ns possible. Tlint he still feels the same way. is the opinion gen erally expressed here tonight. Curiously enough the auestion o whether deliberations were to be open or secret had reached a stage before today's decision-where some authori tative statement on the subject wus sought. Just before today's meeting Secretnrv of State Lansing author ized the following as his view: America's Policy .( ... "The Amcricnn policy is that full est publicity consistent with the rapid nnd satisfactory discharge of im portant business which must come before the iicuce congress should be accorded. It is possible that sessions should he open when business is ad vanced to a point whore it can be ro gnrded as ready for final aution. It may be, however, that in tho earlier stage, when subjects are being dis cussed between groups or in commit tees or in meetings of all tho dele-, gates, with a purpose of reaching agreements on controversial phases, it would be. inndvis,ablo to conduct these discussions openly. 'There might never ben an agreement otherwise. "Tlint would not bo secret diplo macy in any sense, however, for no agreement so arranged could be effec tive until approved bv nil the dele gates in open session." . ,.. , ... ... , : - E REPORTS FAINEIREUEF BILL WASIIINGTOX; Jnn. 10. With lit tle opposition n favorable report wns ordered today by the senalo nppro pvintions conimitteu on'the house bill to appropriate $100,000,000 requested ' by President Wilson for food relief in Europe. : . wnr iudiwlrivs boitrd. ,