Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 24, 1919, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text(Won Historical 800 Public Auditorium " ! i & ' 4 IThe Weather nitivin 1 i't'fici'ilii)' no Minimum (inlay , Mil Pl'CClpHlllloil I Si MEDFORD m Tribune Predictions Fair tonight mid tomorrow. i'otty-iilKlilli Year, mlly Tlili'lduiilli Vmi r, MEDFORD, ORKGON, .FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1919 NO. 259 ALLIES WARN -N A TIONSTO STOP FIGHT TERRITORIAL GRABS NOI RECOGNIZED Allied nnrt Assorlatod Powers Send Warnina Throughout World That Parties Uslnu Armed Force to Gain Possession of Territory Will Serl ouslv Preltiillce Their Claims Be fore Peace Conference. PAUIH, J n 11. 24. Tha allied and itKHocliitml power today ugraed to Hontl a wlroteiiB lUttHiuiitn lliruoiit the world warning nil concerned Hint purlieu using urmeil force to gnln ioKm'nnlon of territory, the clulin to which Iho porno conference would lie asked to dtilormlno, woulil "norlouit ly prejudice" tha claim to thono who used Kuril force. Text of Warning Tho text of Iho inostmgo agrood upon hy tho poworti In iih fnllown: "Tho Kovtir 11 iiumi I n ut tho peace conference ro din-ply disturbed by tho ninny InKiuncon In which armed forco Id lining used III ninny parts of Kuropa nud Iho oast to gnln powio. nlon of tnrrliory. Iho rlulitful claim to which tho peace conference In nk. cil to determine. Thoy utlor tho snr. loim wnnilim thnl poemilon gained 1y forco will seriously prejudice, tho claim of those who line II. If Justice in cxpocied thoy. niiml pluco tholr claim In uond fnllli In tho hnndn of tho ronforenco." Tho' council recommended Ihnt tho governments concerned improve, iho Ismio of un Idimllcal medal nml nu 1ion to all tho forco of tho nil lml nnd aiwocliiiod power which hint tnken pnrt In tho war. To KkIImiiiio Army Nwilwl Tho supremo council of I ho ponce congress at ll Borond 'lon toduy dacldod lo nppolnt n rnmmltloo to In oulro Into tho strength of tho forco to ho mnlntnliicd by tho nlllod nnd associated power on tho western front during tho porlod of tho nrmls- tlco. v Tho commit too will ho composed of Muruliul Koch, General Tinker , II. IlllH.i(liMiornl Dlnr., WIiihIoii Hponcor Churchill, Iho British minister or ' wnr, and M. Louchour, Krench mlnls lor of construction. , Tho military urnnrh of tho council ndjourned nt noon until iu:.u n'4clock lomorrow morning. Tho council of tho flvo grout power con tlmiml in oHlon nfier tho withdraw. nl of tho uperlut military ropreiiontn tlvo. I.oul Klolx, tho French mill Inter of fluiinco, nml l.oulH l.ouchour, tho Kronch mlnlnlor of reconstruction took nnrt In tho dollborntlon. Tho council took n rocc lit 12:30 o'clock until 3 o'clock. Tho nuesliiui of torrilnrinl rend- iiiKtinenlH in connection with Iho con nuest of llio Gorman colonics wns I nken UP ill the allornnon session ol Hie eouncil. Cnliininl iiremio.ru ex- pluined llie interests of Iheir rospce- live dninunoiis in Ihcse problems. It wiis'ileeidod Hint the plenary xit tintr of the pence ennforoiieo should be liolil nl !J o'clock Kiilurdnv nllor- noiin. - 'J'lio Hupromo council nirreed (lint Foreign Minister Piehnii of France should prepnre for the upproviil ol Iho power of Iho drill t of instriio tiuliH fur Ilia ttiiHKicitt which will bo HCIlt to I'lllllllll. AT STAGE OF FLOOD PORTLAND, .Inn. 24. Tho rnpld rlKO.of tho Wlllnmotlo river horo which ronchod n Bingo of 17.7 feet this moriiliiK nml wiib oxpoctod to rlBO lo 18.4 foot boforo tonight, cnu. oil tho romovnl of morohniullBo on cltv dockB. Clonrlng wont her, how over, Indlentod Ihnt tho rlvor would not tIho much higher. Tho pnpor mill nt Orogon City wnro prnctlcnlly nt n BlnndBtlll today duo lo tho flood wntorB. Part of tlio plants woro deluged nnd pulp plloa woro throiitonetl, Vehlclo truffle bo- twoon Portlnnd nnd Orogon City has Htnpped, tho rond holng flooded thoro to n donlh of four or flvo foot In Bomo nlncoa. SWIFT DECLARES FOOD CONTRO! STILL NEEDED Disastrous Conditions Would Result ' If Control Removed Before Normal Conditions Restored Denies Pack ers Control Shipments or Prices- Cattle Borrowers Dictate Loans. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. Louis Swift. nroHlilent of 8wlfl and coin- puny, wa hoard iiKiiin tniiuy ny ino houso liilorstulo commerce commlltco In conilnunlli.il of hi teiitlmony on Mm pendliiK hill propoliiK govern- iiienl reitulatlon of tho meat puck Inn ndiiHtry. Mr. Swift nid that Iho packer' in- riwlmeni In bank, market nowpa nor nnd other adjunct of tho puck' lint Industry wero not used lo control shipment or price of Ilvctock. Ioiiiih I'Keil hy IliirTowem Hoplylnii lo Itopresenlallvo Dillon nf Sou Hi linkolii, Mr. Hwlfl said Iho niulurliiK dale of cnlllo mortitaKO hold 4y bank In which tho packer wero lnterntnd wero fixed by mo borrower. Ilo declared thai control of Iho cnlllo remained with tho own er anil Hint If the bunk nilcinptad to dlciuio tho tlmo or placo of nlo, the owner could trnnfvr his loan to oili er bunk. Tho packer, ho nld, itavo llllte iillenllon to their market pa per or ibulr pollcle. Mr. Swift said hi company no- enmo lulereled In real ostato devel opment project thru tho ofttuMlsh- nient of now plant whero It wn noc eiwury to provide bonne to obtain employe. Ilo said nltho Iho Swift broihiir did not own a majority ol Iho roul eslalo firm' tock, they lind been relulned In conlrol by Iho stock holders, many of whom wero friend of bum luudliiK. WnnlM ('mil rid ( inilliiiicil Tho wIiiiok reltoruled hi sinlo- nionl that dlaslrous conillllon would tcimlt mile food iiilmliilHtm llon' conlrol ovor Iho prlco of llvo atock was rontlnued until iiormul conillllon aro rolored. "Wo think wo oukIiI to novo some Kovornnionl auency to fix price Irro spectlvo of war." HepreeiHntlvo Slo- phon of Nebraska said. ' Aro wo to no back lo all those violent fluctua tion nflor the war?" "Control I prncilcniilo during war tlmo, but I do not know whether it would work under normal condi tion," Mr. Swift sul (I. "It Is practic able now becuuso tha food adminis tration's control over buying for the nlllod governments vlrluully domin ate tho market. It would bo a good thing If wo could hnvo Homo synlom of BtnblllJilng prices, on Iho bnsls of cost of production. Anything that will mnko mi nvorngo prlco for a given length of tlmo I better than tha sniiia prlco nrrlvod at thru wldo varia tion." 91,7(1(1,0110 Advertising Quostloit by ItepreMonlatlvo Mark ley of Kentucky, developed thnl Swift nud compuny'8 oxpondltiiro of $1,700,000 for ndvortlBlng In 11 wn twlco tho sum upon I Iho preced ing year. , Mr. Swirt said half tho In crenso lind been duo lo niiturul growth of tholr advertising depart ment nnd thn other half wa spent becatiBO of "tho priipngunda" being put out by tho federal trade commis sion, Ilo Bald there was one confer ence hotwoon tho packora as to n Joint advertising campaign, but that noi-ngreoment wns roachod. Mr. Swlfl sold IiIb company won In terested with Armour In a suit com pany bocnuso nollhor of tho pnekora hull beon ublo to obtulil Biifflcient suit for tholr htiHlnosa; In a box com- pnny with MorrlB for Iho snmo ren boh, and In n Joint cur shop and town- alto nt Fort Worth, .Toxus, with A moiir to fncllltnto tho work of tholr plants thoro. Ilo said a cattle, loan company ut Sun, Francisco wna or ganized hy Swift iilono, and nltho he Irlod to got tho other packora inter oatod thoy only luughod nt him. WILSON FOR HEAD OF PEACE LEAGUE PAIUS. Jan. 24. (Hiivas). Preal- dont Wilson la likely lo ho offered Iho proaldonoy of tho couhiiIbbIoii of tho Longuo of NatloiiB, tho Kcho do PnrlB toduy aaya. lly tho commission of Iho Longnn of NalloiiB probably In meant Iho per manent oxecutlvo body for Iho con duct ot Iho propoBort league's nfl'nlis RELIEF OF LABOR SUBJECT BEFORE PEACE MEETING v . v : International Laws to Protect Tollers From International Capitalists Considered at Tomorrow's Session Freedom to Work Anywhere Demanded. PAKIS. Jim. a-l. (Kv Hie Akko ciiited l'reN'l Tile hci'iuiil hehHion of the iieace i-uimroxo lo he held to morrow, frill, like the firM. be open In Hie pre. The firhl i-iiliicet on ibe order of hiihinexs will be iiilerniitioiial leuisln lion on labor. I'lidcr iiitruetioiiH ttiven at the I'iinl HiKsion viirioim nu tioiuil ilelcL'iiliim-i have been ureiwir iiur written Miitemenls of their view- nnd il ih understood Hint these will be received nnd referred lo u commit tee which will enileavor to nmalL'ii male the ropurln into n general pro iecl lo be reeniiimciided to the eon urews for upproviil. Ilnlii llelng Prcpnreil Americii'H view lin been ,erVHtnl li,cil nud is believed lo hnnnonizc in iniiiiv rcspeeU with those held bv the llrili-li deicimleN. There in reason to believe Hint L'enerallv the princi ples eiineiiilcd will be found neceiit nble lo most of the entente. It litis been deemed proper up In this time lo iidbere In Ibe prnclice of withhnliliiiL' such reports from publicatiun until foriiinllv presented. It is believed that Hie proMsitiiiiiK of the I'nited Stilted me bused upon full recognition of the principles of the international proleelionoif bilmr bv government nl agencies, llnis ofl'setling what is re L'linled ft II dangerous tendency to ward class control of uoverniiieuls. Hutu is bcilitr prepared to ilemoii strnle a simultaneous movement in Ibis direction bv labor organizations in the I'liited Slates, Knglanil nml France, euliiiiiiatiiig in the ndoption bv the French ehninher of deputies' of the report of the Itenic conference helil before the war as amplified bv tho conference belli nt Leeds, F,ng- IiiiiiI, in lllltl. These in general look to the relief of labor from iiilernii tioiial eapitalistiee conlrol, the free dom to choose employment anil place of labor, guarantee of employment, social insurance, the right of oruani- ration nml the enforcement of bv- genie conditions ut places ot employ ment. Doiiuinil for l.ahor Of interest l the .southwestern section of the I'n'ted States as well us Mexico, is the demand for freedom lo work in aiiv count rv on tonus of eoualilv with native labor. Other provisions are said to relate to child ami female labor, the prohi bition of niu'ht work for minors, i basic eiuhl hour dav nml the probi int ion ol inlernalional trade in pro- duels made by minors. It is expect ed the American delegates will pre sent data lo show the necessity for international stnnilnnli.ution of sail ors' wages, as alreiidv rcouirod bv American law, if unfair and mpirious. Conipelilion for the world's freight business is to be avoided, and u spirit of mutual co-operation is to govern as the best LMinrantcc of avoiding wns resulting from such competition. 10 ACCEPUTOEJCf llOlTillTON. Mich.. Jan. 21. Cop per miners in the employe of the O. II. Franklin Mining company have aiirccd to Accept a wage reduction of approximately J 7 per cent, it was announced loilav, in preference to workiinr n Ihreo-uunrtor dav. The Franklin company is one of the smallest in the. Clipper district, enipltiving only lilt) men, They were grunted a 20 per cent increase since last October. SWEDEN 10 EXPEL STOCKHOLM", Jan. 21. (I lavas.') The Swedish government has' son! an iilliinuliim lo the Uolshcviki lega tion hero ilenmiiiliiig ils departure from Sweden by Januarv 2.' at Iho Intosl, according to llio l'olitiken. TO REMAIN IN ARMY GIVEN OPPORTUNITY WASHINGTON. Jmi. 21. To solve the problem of unemploy ed discharged soldiers the war department bus ordered that no man be disclaimed from the nrinv aguiiist bis desire until such time a he can obtain em ployment in civil life. It was announced todav that orders lind been telegrnphi-d to all department and division com manders nt Secretary linker' direction to retain all men who desire to remain temporarily in the service, without prciuilice to' Iheir siibKciiuont discharge to take employment. 4. LEAP TO DEATH ER llOltDKAl X. Jan. 24. Misses Oladvn. ami Dorothv Cromwell, twin sisters, of New York, leaped from the rail of the French steamer La Lor raine as the steamer was in the luir ontie river, bound for New York to day. Both were drowned. Holb the young women belonged to Ibe Aincrictiu H4 iross and were re turning home. A letter found in their stateroom and addressed to the com manding officer of. their Keel Cross unit, informed him of their intention "to end it all. 1 he .Misses C romwcll hnd spent much time at the front and friend said tliev lind complained ot beini; tired physically and mentally. Seymour L. Cromwell, brother of the twin slstors, had received no word of the death of his sisters, and said the report was all the more astounding in view of the fact that he had received on Tuesday a cable mes sngo In which they snid: "Missed steamer; sailing Es pngne." Ho instituted Inquiries to ascertain if they were on the Espagne passen ger list. XKW YOHK. ,lan.24. The dispatch from l!ordeaux telling of the suicide of the Misses Gladys and Dorothv Cromwell erealcd n sensation in so ciety circles in this eitv. Thev were members, of one of the city's most prominent families. The Misses Cromwell, who were twins, were daughters ot the lute Frederick Cromwell, for ninny years treasurer and n trustee of the Mu tual Life Insurance company. The young women went to France a year nao. COTTON EMBARGO WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. lfeplv- nig to a renuest trom members ot congress from cotton growing states that all embargoes on cotton exports to non-eneiuv countries bo lifted iiiut Unit shipments to Gorninnv and Aus tria he permitted as soon as possible, President Wilson today cabled Sena tor Smith of South Carolina, that cot ton now could he exported to nil coun tries in amoniils ndeniiiite to their needs, and tlint further export. to enemy countries rirsed imporlaiil iiuostions of policy which were sub ject to nttcnlive consideration bv the associated governments. PARIS. Jan. 2-1. (lly Ibe Asso ei-tcrl Press.! President Wilson will tonight mnko bis first real visit to a theater since leaving Washing ton, lie will go to the opern to at tend n gala night especially arranged for him. MY. and Mi's. ilson will give n tea at the Murat resilience todav for all the nl Inches of the household, in eluding house servants nml (he army motor corps clinul'l'eurs. TO BE RESTORED BY PORTUGUESE Madrid Hears of Proclamation of Kinadom at Lisbon, the Capital Portuguese Navy Remains Loval to Government, but Army on Side of Monarchists. - MADHID. Jan. 24. The monarchy has been proclaimed in I.labon, the Portugueso capital, according to a telegram received here from Valen cia, on the Portuguese border. PAltIS, Jan. 24. The Portuguese navy buB remained loyal to the gov ernment, according to all accounts received In Madrid. The Madrid newspapera, however, bave advices saying that the army Is on the side of the revolutionists. MADRID. Jan. 24. Former Queen Marie Amelie of Portugal, mother of former King Manuel, has arrived here, according to the newspapers. She traveled to Spain incognito. MONGOLIA LEAVES WITH 5000 TROOPS WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. The transport Mongolia will arrive in New York January 30 with one hun dred officers and 5000 men. Includ ing about 1000 sick and wounded. Casual companies aboard the Mon golia Include the followini Callfor - . Inla, one; Te-S3, twe: regular army three, marine corps, one. WASH P.VGTON", Jan. 24 The war department van advised today that the following units in France had been assigned to early convoy home: Base hospital No. 42, aero squad rons numbers 11, 20, 1,01, 1G9. 248, 655, 6511, 4S7 nnd 494 and air service casuals company No. 3. NEW YORK. Jan. 24. The trans port Cnlamnres arrived today from Bordeaux with 1474 naval officers and men from the United States na val station Pauliac, France, and 36 casual army officers and four civil ians. ANTI-TRUST BILL SALEM, Jan. 24. With an emer gency clause attached to tho anti trust 'bill ot Senntors Thomas and Lachniund was Introduced In the sen ate toduy anil It is predicted that It will precipitate a battle royal In both committee and on the floor, for while primarily directed at the cement trust Its lnngunge is general and strikes at every form of monopoly. The measure wns drnfted by Attor ney Gonernl Brown, and is patterned after the South Dakota anti-trust act, and its provisions and penalties are drastic FRENCH T01STRIKE OFF MEDAL FOR WILSON PAKIS, Jan. 24. The 1 general council of the department of the Seine has decided to have a medal struck In honor of President Wilson's vlBlt to France. On one sldo will be a profllo portrait of President Wilson and the other sldo will bear the in scription: "The Department of the Soine to President Wilson, benefac tor of humanity." A popular edition of this mednl will bo struck for gonernl distribu tion. The Conimorclnl club 'hnnquet nt tho Holland hotel tonight begins promptly, nt 7 p. m. F. S. Brnmwoll ot Grants Puss, nnd others, will speak oii the objects ot tho Oregon Btnte chamber of commerco nnd what Its benefits will be to soulhoru Oregon. MONARCHY TROTSKY TAKEN WAR PRISONER BY ESTONIANS Bolshevik Leader Did Not Escape From Narva. Occordino. to Libau Dispatches Intervention of Fin nish Troops Completes Clearing- of Bolshevist Forces From Baltic. BASIL, Switzerland. Jim. . 24, Leon Troazkv, Iiolshevi.st minister of war and marine, did not escape from Narva, after the defeat of the Itol- shevists bv the Estlioninns, but was taken prisoner, according to dis patches from Libau. Advices from the same source state that, owing to intervention of Finnish troops in northern Kstbonin and Livonia, the countrv'hns been completely cleared of Bolshevist forces. An hstlionian official report on the capture of Narva, received Tues day, announced that Ion Trotzkv who had been present during the fighting, bad escaned after the Bol shevik defeat. Dispatches from Co penhagen appeared to confirm this, announcing that Trotzkv was trans ferring his headuunrters us minister of war to Nazhni Novogorod. Com munication between Libau nnd Xnrvn are not good. The places are nearly 300 miles opart nnd Bolshevik forces ihnvc recently been reported in the 'ttrritorv between them. - PAKIS. Jnn. 24. Lithuanian troopshnve inflicted a defeat upon the Rnlsheviki near Koszcdarv. about midway between Komo and Vilnn, ac cording to reports from KoVno. The casualties of the Bolsheviki were , heavy and thev are rcuorttd to hove lost u..rJu nxa in prisoner, i ae. Lithuanians are said to be advancing toward Vilnn. The losses of the Lithuanians are declared to have been slight. COPD.VHAGE-N, Jan. 24. Ensign Krylenko, former commander of the Russian Bolshevik army, has been arrested, according to reports receiv ed thru Finland. He was caught when he attempted to enter the antl Bolshevik army of Keneral Krasnoff for espionage purposes. E BF.RLIN. Jan. 2:!. (Bv the Asos ciated Press.) The strike epidemic in Berlin is beginning to disauiet even the socialist leaders. In common with the bourgeoise press, tho socialist Yorwaerts points out the disloyal na ture of the strike of the electric work ers bv which hundreds of thousands suffered great hardships. The employes of the city gas works who were granted an 8-hour day only recently, have now under a threat to paralvze gas supply, compelled the grunting of a (i-liour dav and an in crease in wages amounting to 12,500, 000 marks nnnuallv. l.lerr Katzenstein, a socialist alder man, said that the recent strikes in dicate "wo have progressed from ex ploration by the capitalists to exploi tation by tho proletariat with the dis tinction that the capitalists were ac customed to reckon more than six weeks ahead." SAKS PRESIDENT FAVORS INDEMNITIES PARIS, Jan. 21. During consid eration of the question ot reparation at the meeting of the supreme war council yesterday, the' Paris edition of tho London Dally Mail says Presi dent Wilson agroed to the principle that Germany must be made to pay indemnities in addition to the full cost of reparation. , At the Instance ot the British rep resentatives the newspaper adds, dis cussion also was begun on the ques tions ot tho abolition of conscription and gonornl disarmament. FOOD RELIEF BILL PASSED BY SENATE Hundred Million Appropriated By Vote of 53 to 18 to Relieve Famine rn Europe Progressives and Pro Germans Oppose McNarv Votes Aaainst Measure Sherman Says Money Is to Feed Bolsheviki Grilfs Peace Conference. ' .' WASHINGTON. Jan. 24. Bv nr rote of 53 to 18. tho senate late to day passed the house bill appropriat ing 100,000,000 for food relief in Kuropc und the Near East. Three democrats and ITt republi cans voted ugainst the lull. The democrats were Goro. Hnrdwick and Myers, nnd the republicans Borah. Colder. Fcrnald. - France. Harding, . Johnson of California; Kenvon, La Kollette. McNarv. Moses, Penrose, i Poindcxtor, Shermnn. Townscnd and Watson. v Sherman Attacks Returning to .his attack on the $100.0(10.(100 Kurooean food relief bill , todav.' Senator Shennun of Illinois. ' republican, reiterated his belief that some ot the monev was to be used to feed Russian Bolshevists. The penca conference Russian, policy; he declur-. j ed. supported that opinion. ' Referring to reports that President Wilson planned a continental tour: when he returned from Europe. Sena tor Sherman snid the president con templated n publicity campaign to rork n: sentiment for immediate rca- ification of the peace treaty, which would include a recognition of the Bolsheviki government. The presi dent." he declared, would "start a backfire" against every senator who opposed the treaty. : Joy for the I. W. W. Endorsing the protest of Senator Sherman against any recognition o the Bolsheviki gvcrnmcnt. Senator Meyers of Montana, democrat, said: "I am greatly surprised and disap pointed that the powers in confer- ence i-.t Paris consented to enter into negotiations'with those peoplo or rec ognize or meet them on u common plane. It will bring boy 4o the heart of every I. W. W., anarchist, pro-Gcr- ' man and enemy of organized society in this country and cause them to increase their conspiracy nnd efforts to overthrow this government and nil organized society." Denouncing the Bolshevists as "tho worst criminals ever known worse than the Germans," Senator Movers concluded : -. "Crime-should bo punished, not re warded." OREGON TREATS n SALEM. Jan. 24. Tinv. helpless and homeless babies aro handed out in Oregon like puppies. Dr. George Rebec, of the University of Oregon, a member of the child welfare com mission told the ways and means committee of the legislature lust night, lie pleaded that the babv ho given a place in the. thoughts of tho law makers important enough that thev may hnvo justice. ' . Dr. Rebec advocated abolition ot the child welfare commission nnd no tion on the bills introduced in the senate bv Senator Farrell tnd in tho house bv Mrs. Thompson providing for the care of dependent nnd delin quent children. Tho bills mill for a $8,000 appropriation. PARIS STRIKE TIES-OP, I PARIS, Jan. 24. A gonoral trans portation strike was declared In 1'arln this morning. The subway lines, sur face cars and automobile busses were uffoctod. : The population took thn matter good-naturedly nnd walked to work, ''. , - ' Ul f I 4