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Newspaper Page TextOrevon Historical Sue .. Public Auditorium The Weather Minimum today ml Mukhmim' yesterday .' Al Ait Tribune Predictions Tonight nnil tomorrow Fair. EDFORD KorlK-lHlilh Yunr, MEDFORD, OlMOOiON",, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1919 NO. 263 imiiy j i blrteiuilit Vonr. ACTUAL M M , . L ... NAT ONA PROHIBIIION NOW TY DRY NATION PROCLAIMED AT CAPITOL Ratification of Prohibition Amend ment to Constitution. Effective January 16. IB20, Formally an nounced by State Department Over Three-fourths of States Act Favorably Bryan and Shepnnrd Given Pens Used. WASHINGTON". .Inn. 20. Ilnlil'ieiitiuii of III" prohibition iiini'iiilini'iil In tlio federal iron. Htiltilioii. effective Jnnuiirv 111. ld'JU. wn proclaimed toilitr in n proclamation signed nt 11:20 n. ni. nt 111 Male dcpiirlmont liv Acting Secretary Polk. 'ri.- I....,li.., u'nii uit.tiiil nt exnollv 1 1 :20 o'clock ill the presence f Si'nnlor Khmipnrd of Texas, niilhur or the niiietnliiieiil resolution, former Secretary llrvnn. Ilrmi'it'iiliitivn Randall of California, prohibitionist member of llio house, mill nffi fiiiln of the Auli-Snloon League of America. tlu W onions Chris linn Tenipcriinoo I'nioii nnil other iinti-salnon orciinixntimii. Mr. folk iiKcil several pens in if fixinir hi Miniature mid pre sented them lo Senator Shop- WASHINGTON'. Jnn. 29 The pro hibition proclamation U an follows: To nil to whom tliono presents hIiiiII pnmn erecting: Know Vt, thnl llio congress of llio United Hlnton nt the Second session Sixty-fifth congress begun nt Wnsh Inmon on llio third (Uiy of December In tlio year ona thousand nlno nun dred and iovonloon, passed n resold Hon In llio words nnd figures follow Inn: to-wlt: Joint Resolution Joint rmiolullon. proponing nn amendment to llio constitution of tlio United fitotes: Resolved by tlio senalo nnd house of ronrcsontntlvcs of tlio I'nlted States of America In eongreiw assem bled, (two-thirds of each house con riirrlng therein) Hint Hie following nmendmnnt to tho conBlllutlon,. bo, and horcby In, proponed lo tlio stnlos to bocomo .valid n n pnrt of llio con- i Htlliillon wlion rnllflod by tlio login liituren of Iho noveral Rliitcs as pro vldod by tho conntltuilon. "Bectlon ono Aflor olio yonr from ihn rntirirntlon of thin nrtlclo tho nmnufnctiffo. nolo or trnnnportnllnn of Intoxicating liquor within, tho Imnorlnllon thereof Into, or tho ox portnllon thereof from Iho United Btnlon nnd nil lorrllory subject to tho Jurlsdlotlon thoroof for bovorngo pur noses Is horoby prohibited. . "Saetlon two Tho ongres nnd tho sovernl states shnll hnvo concur rent powor lo enforce this nrtlclo by appropriate loglslnllon. ; Itnllfii'iitlon Coiiiplelo "Section throe This nrtlclo shnll lie Inoporntlvo uiiIobb It shnll hnvo been rnllflod no nn nniondniont lo tho constitution by tho legislatures ot tho several stntos, nn provided in tho constitution, within sovon years from the dato of the submission hereof to tho stntos by Iho congress." And, furtlior Hint it npponrs from official documoiits on fllo In this rio pnrtmont Hint tho nmonilmont to the constitution of tho Unltod Stntos pro. posed ns nforoBiild has boon ratified by tho legislatures ot tho slatos or Alabama, Arizona, California, Colo- (Coutlnuod on Page Six.) FRENCH SUFFRAGISTS CALL UPON WILSON PARIS, Jnn. 28. (Ilnvns.V President Wilson this: innriiinc wi cniveil n dolcirntion ot llm French llninii fur Wmiinti Stillrntro. led bv Mutlnmo lie Witt Seliliitnliertter. In (he nl'lcrnnnn the iiroHiilenl. rneoived n ileloL'iilion of Ihe Uiiiim op Women vt I''rimce. led bv Miummu tiuvu. P&E Quits Operation Thursday UiiIchh lumbermen or nuttn Falls nnil Mmlford. assisted liy local Inlor eitlM, put up u $20,000 linud to Insure Itoculvor Tumor ot tlio I'nclflc & Kuatorn rullrouil against further loan In operation, llm rnllroiul will cease operation Tliursdiiy dvoiiIiik, Jiinuury ,'10, tiinlrtii'iloim to suspend opera tions mid dlschnrgo employes have already been received ut ineul of f !. Tlio rnllroiul will bo advertised for tain and Junked. A mooting of thoso Interested lit In progress till afternoon nt tlio Dig I'lnes l.iiinbor coinpiiny offlco. A. I.. Hill, who roprommttxt tlio Commer cial dull commlltuo before tlio public utilities commission nnil tlio receiver, stales tlint (lit) surety will probably Imvo lo tin In thn form of Liberty bonds or other securities. Tlio Hlnlo cnininlsslnn In wlllltiK lo do nnylliliiK In ll pownr to aid the pooplo, but U apparently powerless lo net. L PA I'OHTI.ANI). Jnn. 20. Testimony of 10 vitniNKiH will be introduced bv IIik coVfrmui'iit nuiiiiiht J. lU'iirv Al- bi-nt. wfiiltliv miller, now on trinl here nn I'imrucK of iIihIuviiIIv nml Keililimn ut tern lire ilurintr Hie wnr. The jury wild hri'iirt'il lute vi'slerdnv. I nitui Stnti'M Altoriii'v II line v, in bin mien inir iiddro-K to lite jury said the iov eminent would not i-cnv Hint Albert i ...I .. :..el - .... ... I was under the influence of honor lit the time lie ix suiil In Imvo made scili Iioun Hliileinent. lie denied infer- 'iiei'H bv counsel for Iho defense t lint ilie eiiso wiih n "friiine mi." Jtiilsmi A. .Meade, nn ml man of I, oh Aimeles. wiim the first witness for the envernmcnl. lie was u pas- senter on the train with Alber. en- niulo from San Francisco to rort- land nnd testified that Albers ileelnr cd he was n Herman "and vlml of it." mid expressed Hie opinion Hint the I'liiled Stilton "could not liek the knisor, not in u thousand years." "Once u (Ionium, nlwnvs n fiermnn," was another remark attributed lo tlie mill limn bv Meade. Kriink II. Tii'bciKir, n demit v l:ni teil States marsluil, also nn the trn;n, corroborated Monde's tcstininnv. lie had told Meade that lie iirnbablv would he wanted us n witness nuaiust Albers, T SUMPTER VALLEY SAI.KSl. Jan. 21). A plan bv which tho Similiter vnllov rnilrond will be nhlu lo receivo nilililioiinl lVvcinie has practically been decided upon. It follows out n simuestion of ro-orann-iznlion bv the public service commis sion mnile in n letter of Coiuinissioiior Corey lo Juilirc (J. A. I'roitlv, director ol' Irnl'Cie in Iho office of tho direc tor irolieinl, This will ho u revision of some tliroimh rates established hv tho O. W. H. and .'. coinpanv nnd it in estimated Hint the Similiter Vnllev rond will benefit to the extent of $25,000 or $10,000 niiiiunllv. enoiich neeordinir to Jitiluo I'routv, lo cnnble tho road lo pay operntinii expenses mid somethiiiir on its bonds. "The rnnd miner this iirranceiiient, snvs n loiter from Jmliro I'routv, "will ho us well off us all rouris un der federal iminaireiiient liiken iistn whole nro todnv on nn nvernno." STOClCHOI.Iu". Jnn. 28. Premlor I.onlno, nccordlng to a roport from Itovnl, has ordored tho Holshovlk troops to rotnlto tho town of Narva from tho HslhonlniiR within n woeit, lo sack tho town nnd to kill all tho nmtrgoolso. I.onlno In reported lo bo Btiiylng In tho town ot Yamburg, oust of Nai'vn, WITHDRAWALOF AMER1CANSFR0M RUSSIA SOUGH! Senator Johnson of California De mands Recall of Yanks Savs Ac tivities "Wicked and Useless." and Intervention Criminal Opposes Efforts to Establish New Nations. WASHINGTON, Jnn, 29 Another demand for Immedluto wllhdrawul of American troops from ltunnla was mudo In tlio senate loduy by Senator Johnson of California. In an address vigorously criticising the Russian course of tho United Stales and the allies. Ho denounced military activ ities In Hussla as "wicked and use less" nnd a "erlmlnnl pollry of Inter vention" which hud .helped bold the IlolHhevlkl In power while starving thO'ltussliin people. "Wo have engaged In a miserable misadventure," ho added, "stultify Ing our professions (ot friendship for tho Husslans) and setting at naught our promises. Wo suffer the odium nnd Infamy of undeclared war. fare." CYltlrlws Iolny In I'enco Senator Johnson also criticised de lay In Hie peace negotiations and de- clored anew for an American policy to bring homo all American troops from foreign soil at tho earliest pos slblo moment. ' Speaking of tho Paris ngreemeut cnlllng for Iho mooting ot Russian factions tho senator said "We nro wholly In tho dark as to what Is contemplated when, all par lies meet on an almost uncnanea Island, but we are becoming accus tomed to tho open diplomacy which In dally communiques with few words telling nothing soothe tho perturbed ... ... . ... , . spirits or ino aeniocraiic peoples oi the world." frltlrlRM I'so of Yanks Senator Johnson criticised use of American troops-to old in sotting up unit mnlnlniulng Independent coun tries In Kurono. Tho senator suggested that the Kuropenn nations, soma by secret troatlos which would bo enforced woro 'llkoly to thwnrt the altruistic purposes expressed By President Wil son in his It principles. Tho first point, for open diplomacy hnd boeif lnrgoly Ignored, while the second point, regnrdlng freedom of the seas, ."has been lost for a consid erable period now In historical mys- lory and rests In oblivion with the unrealized dreams of the Akound ot Swat." "Tho third, fourth and fifth points of tho presldont on the removal of economic bnrrlers, reduction of arm amoiits nnd Impartial adjustment of colonial claims," he said, "apparent ly have been submerged In weightier questions." Trentlcs That llinil Itegnrdlng territorial adjustments Senator Johnson said: "Tho difficulty of the presldont In Interpreting his peace points ' Hint long ago England, Franco nnd Italy reached their conclusions nnd tko president Is up against tho con tracts,' signed, sealed nnd delivered and In the porkots of tlio allies." If Iho presldont could causo these secret treaties to bo disregarded nnd "compol tlio altruistic peace of which ho has so often spoken," said Senator Johnson, "it would be the greatest nchlovomont of nny stntosman of any time." OF CIHNHVA, Jan. 2!l Presldont Ous tnvo Ador returned today from Paris whoro he conforrcd with pence con foronco dulogntcs. With reference to tho proposed Uonguo of Nations, M Ador said Hie allies hnd been largely ongagod In discussing conditions t bo Imposed upon tho eonquerod na tions and hence neutrals had not been admitted to thoir collectlv councils, llo nddod, howovor:' "Whon the socloty of nations takes form wo will cortnlnly bo lncludod. GERMAN DOCTORS AT WILHELMSHAVEN STRIKE PARIS, Jnn. 21), The doctors Iho (lorninil purl; of WillinlniHlinvr which is in control of tho Spnrtaoiin hnvo uonc on n strike, ncoordinsr lo ijtlt'icli d-sptilch to the Mutiu. CHATTER IS ITS HOURLY GROWING HUNSiFOR CHEERING IN THEIR EXTENT IX).VDON, Jan. 29. The strike on ho Clyde was reported today to lie growing more serious. iNenrly on the big ' shipyard! - and engineering works nro on the vorge of closing down or carrying on their work with small forces. The strikers say their object is to 'remodel trades unionism" and to establish on a national basis the pol icy of "direct action." of which this strike Is an example. The loaders of the Glasgow strik ers are said to be trying to link up tho strlko on the Clyde with strikes in Delfnst and London, notwithstand ing the differences In aim. LONDON. Jnn. 29. Tho Belfast strlko committee which wields Im mense power, has taken upon Itself with tho Involuntary acquiescence of tho civil authorities, some of tho at tributes of nn "Industrial soviet," the Belfast correspondent, of the Man chester Guardian reports. . Tho strike committee. It is added, peremptorily discouraging vio ls lenco. 4 LONDON, Jnn. 29 Weakness and subordination of convictions to their porsonul interests is charged against many of the trades union lenders by Food Controller George H. Roberts In nn interview printed In the Mnll today. He says that this Is one of the chief causes of tho "present an- achy" In the Industrial circles of C.ront Brltnln. -r BILL STOPS SALARY GRABS AT LEGISLATURE SALEM. Jan. 29. By a joint reso lution Introduced today Senator Far- roll hopes to hove placed upon the ballot at tho regular election in '.No vember, 1920, a bill to deprive tho legislature of authority to Increase tho snlnry of nny official ot the state to toko effect during the official's incumbency. Senator Farroll s resolution grows out of tho numerous salary bills al ready introduced nt the present ses sion. A total of 19 salary monstircs have been submltcd. .. . .'. THOMAS STILL AFTER PAVING MONOPOLY SALKM, Jan.. 29. Furthar ; pro tection ot Hie public ngninHt tlio op erations of tho paving, trust la' con templnted by a bill Introduced loduy by Senators Thomas and I.nchiinind. It makes it compulsory on nlllitdders for road work to submit their bids on plans nnd specifications prepared by tho state blghwny commission, other public body, or '011101018 having charge ot such work. : . ' , MIDDLE NAME I.AIRACH. Jnn. 20. Reports from Xrnrlnirir state that quite a serious disturbance broke out. there on the Arrival of an American "debivrkntion oniiimittoe." Five persons were re ported killed nnd 30 injured. General Muistcr of the Jueo-Sluv nnuv is said to have restored order. Nothing' in recent tljpnt.-ljcs would seem to explain the presence of an American commission ' in . Jlnrbui which is in Austria. I.ON'nOX. Jan. 21). German resi dents of Mnrbitnr. Stvriu. ninde n demonstration in the streets ot that town Monday in honor of the arrival there bv nn airship of an American mission headed bv Colonel Miles. Ac- oordine to nn Exchange Teleernph dispatch from Vienna, the action of the Germans aroused General Sinis ter, the Jiuro-Slnv commander, who ordered the nconle to disperse nnd when his orders were not obeved. the dispatch added, he commanded his troops to fire, with the result that eisht persons were killed nnd many injured. ' COURTS REFUSE TO ENJOIN PHONE RATES INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Jim. 20. The Vnited States district court has un liinstiiction in crnnt nn iiiuuii---fiion nsuinst collection of the new lone distance telephone rates ordered into effect bv Postmaster General lliirleson. Jtulce A. It. Anderson de cided here todnv. The temporary re striiiniiic order neainst tho rate in Indiana was dissolved. , INDEMNI OOPEN.IIAGKNY Jan. 2S. The Norwccinii sailors' orcnninulion has passed "n resolution dcclininc to as sist in onrrviinr food to Germnnv until the Gorman aovorinnont has pnid an indemnity of $1,000,000 for 'members of their orgnnir.ntion victims of sub marines. CALIFORNIA ENJOINS i NEW PHONE RATES i SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 20. An action' to. restrain 'tho Pncifio Tclo- phono nnd Tclccrapli company from ooiiooT-inc rules itecuircd iiv l'osimns tnr General Ilurleon wns to bo filed in "sonio locnl court today" hv the state railroad commission, Dotialns Hrook .ninii, .attorney for tho commission, nn- uouueed -today. .. Independence Poland Recognized By United States France Proposes Recognition of Finland Supreme Peace Council Consid ers Case of Poland Disposition of Former German Colonies Discuss edAmericans Insistent Upon Internationalization Plan United States Favored as Guardian of turkey and Former Turkish Provinces Treaties Discarded. " - . WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. Ilecoe nition of the provisional covernment of Poland has been accorded bv the American covernment,: of tSlfinls ' of the state deportment said todnv in makintr public n messnee which Sec retary Lnnsine- at Paris hns sent bv direction of President Wilson to lanace Jnn Paderewski. the new Pol ish premier. Finland Next on List : PAHIS. Jan. 20. The French cov ernment, accordine to the Jonrnnl, has proposed to the powers that Fin land be recoiraized as an independent nation. The supreme council of the peace conference had before it for consid eration on assemblinc this moraine the Polish ipiestion and the instruc tions to be civen the allied mission to Poland. The proeram called for the appearance of Polish and Czecho slovak representatives before the council. - - - PARIS. Jan. 20. (Bv the Asso ciated Press.) The future of the colonies taken f roiu Germnnv has as sumed a place in which it i$ one of theTuost interesting of the immediate base of the mnnv problems under con sideration b'- the supreme court of the peace conference, llenrincs are now beimreiven bv the supreme conn oil to members of the conference and to eolon-al experts upon the dispnsv tion of the colonies. The council is at the same time proceedinc with the consideration of n eencral policy which shall be adopted bv the five erent powers in this matter. At present it appears Hint these powers, throucb the supreme coun cil, intend to dispose of the. subject. confident of the approval of its de cisions bv the conference itself. The henrincs have alreadv proeressed to the staee where the existence of views ercntlv at variance with those set forth in President Wilson's fourteen points have been disclosed. ' Americans Insistant This development has determined the American delecates to remind the other powers of that fact and to urs;?. the adoption of the American plan nt fhe very outset in order to keep the rival claimants within the bounds of fairness. This pKm, which was discussed Monday and is receiving immediate further consideration, looks to in ternational control of the colonies, backward nationalities nnd tribes bv NO RED FLAGS PORTLAND, Jan. 29. Tho city commission passed today an emer gency ordinance forbidding the dis play of red or black flags or other flags or any emblem or device Intend ed to be "antagonistic or opposed to the constitution of. the United States" In the city of Portland. The measure also makes it compulsory that the American flag be displayed at all street meetings. . . The commission passed, by a vote of three to two an ordinance provid ing that influenza masks must be worn during tho epidemic. The or dinance becomes effective in thirty days, as a unanimous vote is required for omergency measures. 20,000 AMERICANS PARIS. Jan. 28. At least 200,000 Americans will remain In France, ac cording to a statement made by a prominent member of the American colony in PariB and quoted by the In translgeant today. The majority will remain. It is said, because they wish to marry French women and the rest because they are charmed with trench life and see groat opportuni ties here for Auiorlcau energy. . of individual powers or by aecnts to ho known ns "mandatories" .of the League of Nations. These aecnts are to derive nil their powers from tho league nnd to net entirely on the linen of policy dictated bv that body. . The distribution of these guardian ships is to be made bv' the League ot Nations: so it again hnpuens. as in the case of manv of the projects of reform broached at the conference, that its successful application is wholly dependent upon the consum mation of the league. Mandatory Power ' One argument against the league's control of the colonies advanced bv the British colonial officials was that the "mandatories" might feel them selves saddled with enormous finnn r.;i ,.j..,...t.:i.:i.:... : . develop themselves, nnd yet be sub- lect fn criticism in the event that thev failed to bring tbem forward. President Wilson felt himself coll ed upon to answer this argument bv the statement that the American plan contemplated -that the mandatory power would be liable only for ad- ministrntive expenses; other expen ditures would he made only when an- thoi-ied by the league, unless the colony was able to finance itself out of its own resources .- , .. r 5 America's Portion !: ' While the plan has not progressed to p iioint where nny attempt hns been made to assign particular na tions to these guardianships, the mat ter has been the subject of special thought and consideration, tn Iho case of America it has been suggested that owing to its large influence in Turkey throueh the numerous grad uates of Robert college and because of the conviction among the Turks of the disinterestedness of America, if it is called upon to assume such charge, it might naturally first tnko upon itself the guardianship not only of Turkey in Europe, hut also a con siderable portion of Turkey's former provinces, including Armenia. Up to this moment the whole pro ject is still subject to complete read justment. Nevertheless, it is felt bv some of the" delegates that if the League of Nations is assured on a' basis of freedom from discrimination, the grout powers mnv be willing to abandon their plans for the complete annexation of former German colo nies nnd separated sections of lute enemy states, although opposition is expected from the colonial govern ments to such a scheme. r STOCK INCREASED WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Speculative transactions In Swift stocks, were inquired Into today during the cross-examination of Louis F. Swift before the senate agriculture com mittee by members ot the committee and Francis J. Heney. .-, : Senator Norris ot Nebraska, read a newspaper account to show there was a $140,310,000 gain in market value In stocks ot Swift nnd company. Swift International and Ltbby, Mc Neil and 'Llbby from November, 1917 o November, 1918. "We had no idea there was going to be such an advance when we sep arated our three concerns," said Mr. Swift. "Swift and company didn't profit by the transaction but tho 25,- kOOO stockholders." v . , i "But while you say Swift and com pany's earnings showed a falling off last year," replied Senator Norris, "as a matter ot fact, the three Swift companies show an enormous In crease In the opinion of stock buy ers." ," Mr. Swift said ho personally hail, not dealt In Swift Blocks to affect the market. .' : -( '. 1 ""'''' ' '"" " ' -' '" ' J. M. King of Derby Is In the city today on business,