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Newspaper Page TextOrfPon Historical 8 a Pubilc Auditorium Medford M Tribune The Weather Maximum ycMwdny nil Minimum Unlay .....!! Predictions Tonight mid tomorrow, , Klr. . roity.nlKhlli Ymr. Unity Tlili'uoulli Yur, MISDFOltD, OJilUlOX, 'X'litJJWDAV, .JANlTAUY 30, 3919 NO. 2G-t B5TH COAST ARTILLERY WELCOMED PhlUtlelphla Heartily Greets Over seas Contingent From Pacific Const Medford Bovs Amona Vet eransOnly Organization to Fire BIq British Howitzers In Action Regiment Fired 15.000 Tons of Steel and Explosives. VUll.ADKI.l'IIIA. Jan. :t0. lMiitn dclphin (uiliiv extended a heart v wol voine tu 'J. 1U7 men til III ii American expeditionary force, first of tliu oversea x votitiiwcut to arrive at thin IHirt. Tlivv ennui on tliu liner Havre lord, whjeli Bailed from Brest on Jan linrv !,", After heinif entcrtnined lit n island mi luncheon liv women iif Hid vitriolic war oniiinUntinii", the velerariH of liiiuiv battles nil French soil mari-liml lu lliu 1'imiiHVlvaiiia railroad down town Motion nnil entrained thin af ternoori for Cninn llix. Most of the returning soldier were members of IUJ ll'itli regiment, const artillery. Organised mi (VaMt Oruanir.pil nn (lie l'aoifie coast, I lie Citll regiment is mnspoHcd inailllv (if iiwii from Wiinliink'tnii. Oregon anil California. Colonel lleniainin II Kerfoot of Kaiisitx, in in eoininand. Tim regiment I'laiaiH tliu honor of being tliu unlv orgnnir.ntioii of Amur-ii-nu troops to fira llio llrilisb II. 'J Inidi howitzer in action ami In mud to hnve handled (lit heaviest mobile nriiiii- nienl. outside of tlie railroad mounted tttiim. used bv tlm Amerieaa First urmv. Tim regiment fired l.'i.uuo ions of alccl ninl explosives at five differ ent iminU in I lie Uernian lino of de fensu,' iill within n uei iod of TU iIiivh unit nights. ' Colonel Kerfoot Maid lodav that in tliu TO iIiivr llix regiment uim in ae lion, either I'irinu' or chancing tlx do Mtion, lliu disunities ainonnleil to onlv throe men killed and I'll wounded in notion, lliu records show that Ninee 'lliu regiment's ineeiilion there hud not been n court martial of either mi officer or enlisted man. Conduct of nil under firu and in most Irving circumstances was nnml exemplary, ho said. Tho L'oml fortune, of tho rcitinivnl in keeping out of reach of tho eneinv'H shell fin wan attributed bv Coloiril Kerf out to tliu urolicicncv attained in tho art of ciimoullnge. Clmm Artillery In artillery uirelo tho arinv units wore tonied "I'lrrtiw artillery bc- rnuHU of lliuif iniinv luovcs. Thu ease of tho II.Mh lliu enortnoiiH nmoiinl of cnuipmout carried nn out'li elianuo of position inailu tliu title especially up plicnhlo. " Tho (intli moved oh onoh chaniro the following eniiipuionti Twenty-four llritish , howitzers each weighing 20.000 pounds, 24 cl,t. vrnillur tractors for hunting the heavy biiiih, each weighing 25.0(10 pounds; .1(11 three-ton trucks! 2(1 louring an toiuobilos, used for reconnoitiiring mid transporting ol fleers I ruin .una posi lion to another: four ohservntion ears built to carry n lai'uo nuinber of sol diers nnd 32 luotorevelcs. Sent, to 'oil llx According to Intent .information nblainiihln thu (l.'itli const artillery which reached Philadelphia today from France will ho sent to Camp Dix Now Jersey for n abort stnv. From Camp Dix tho men will bo Kent In their homos ill small detach ments. Kfforta nlrciidv have, been madu bv tho Oregon eominilteo to hnvo thcho bovs routotl tlironi!h 1'pr' lniul on Ihoir jonrnov to Camp Lewis. Tho Sixlv-I'ifth const nrlillerv, wbiah incliideH mnnv .liickson count v bnVH, includinc mimibers of Coinpnnv Seven of Medford, was fprmorlv lo a anted at Fort Sfevens nnd Korl Col lunhln. Tho troop eonalsts of mostly Portland men and includes two com panion of I'niversilv of Orocon men. Tho left Vort Slovens February 2(1 and arrived in Ran Francisco March (Continued on pago two.) TAKE A TUMBLE CHICAGO. Jan. flO.-'-Now ol'forlH to eiiltivato friendship with tho eon sinner worn niailo toiluv on behalf of leailiuir fond produals. Tho prieo of butler, wholesale, was sub.ioet to n frosh nut of Ihroo to J'ivo cents pound, nct'iii'ilinir to trrnde. Al llio samo linio ouiss, vholesalo. wero ro dnce.d I wci to I n o and n hnlf cenls a No Large Indemnity For Huns IXJNION', .lun. SO Tho pooco coiiforiineo litt nultled one Im- portunt point with rouurd to tho Indemnity quoHtlon, tho I'arU curruHpondonl of tho 4 KvoninK Btnnilard (ay ho him 4 rouiionii for roportlim. Tho con- furonro, bo deeluren, him olliu- Inntud any Intention o'f cnllltiK upon (iurmniiy unit bur ukhocI- 4 a I on to pay llio allied coiinlrlun thu com of thu wnr, or to lnipoo 4 heavy liiUumnltleii upon tho en- 4 cmy nutloim. 4 4 444444444444444 SHELDON'S TRUST 8AI.KM. Jan. 30. Tho Joint romU ami hlKhwnys coinmltteu hun report ed fuvorulily on Keprenuntallve Shul iloa'n bill, one of tho ithurpem blows ut llio pnvlnu (runt yol Introduced In thu coumu ot lliu rucocBtrucllon pro Rrnm. Tho bill iiiuken unlawful any par ing conlracl provlillnx for a 10-yunr innlnluuiiiico prorlnlon, or for any other leniilh of l!mo, llurotoforo, aecordlng to Uioho behind tho bill, Ilia Warren Coimtructlon company him boon KrulililiiR chulco puvInK con tractu ul It own prim because. It was llio only puvliiK concern In llio ulute flnnnclnlly alilo to cuarantoo Im pavu- mont for the. lu-ytnr period. Compv tlllon with thu mnallor contruetom wu ntiried. , . ,,, "I'ooplo who think thin 0-oar Ruarunluu a flnu thlim fur tho mato," aid Kepresentntlvo Sheldon, "nhoiild hear In mind Hint Ihuy pay for It, not tho contractor. Tho upkeep rout for llio period of tho Riiarnntco lira added Into tho original hill." ASK STATE TO SEND SAI-KM, Jan. 30. Konr children, all under Huvun yuara old, were left orphauu with menKiir auppnrt by tho dunth of RoprOHontaltvo J. It. Stan nnrd, nnd HuprOBuntiitivo T. .1. Thrift of Coon county, wna boforoho way and ineaua commltleo lout night to auk a mnall appropriation tor trans portation of tho children to tho home of relatives In New York. Mm. Stun, nard died a fuw dayii after her h un hand. Tho commjlttoo him not yol acted on tho request. : Tho Joint ways and menus com mltleo lust nlKht mntlo a tentative cut or $10,01)0 from tho budKut sub mlltud by Oregon normal school of Monmouth, IomvIiik tho amount SSS, "30, or 114,4 42 In oxcosb of tho Con tlnuluK uiIIIiiko npprnpriatluii of l--o of a mill. In tontntlvo action on tho budget of tho stnto fish and gamo commission, tho full amount of J tilt, -4 00 requested was allowed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 110. Ahan- donmcnl of J I of the 1(1 National Guard" cninps and purclmso bv tlm covernment of the silos of all Nation ul Arinv cnntoninenls was urtied to day bv Secretary linker und Assist ant Seerelnrv Crowd) before the house military eoininiltee. Camp Kearney, Calif., and Camp Sevier, S C would Iki (he two una I'd camps nn- quired by tho uovcrnaienl, Willi tho others relurninsr to land owners at the expiration of present louses, NO ALARM FELT OVER ALLIED WITHDRAWAL AUCIIANHKfi. .lun. 211. (Hv llio Associated l'ross.) Tlm northern Hussion uovernmcnl in a proclama tion to tho populalion warns (ho peo ple utrainsl any unnecessary alarm over tlu recent events which resulted in Ihn evueuntion 'of Shenknrsk by American nun) allieil forces, WILSON S PLAN FOR COLONIES TOBEACCEPTED British and French Accent In Princi ple Scheme Concerning Mandato ries From League (or Administra tion of Captured Territories No Word Yet Received From Russia. I'AItIS, Jan. 30. Tho Mrltlsh and French governments have accepted in prlnclplo President Wilson's plan concerning mandatories from the l.ouguo of Nations for llio adminis tration of captured territory, It was mated by Cupula Andro Tardieu of tho French peuco conference delega tion toduy. The acceplunco, however, is subject lo learning under what conditions thu plan will bo curried out. This plan In Us practical applica tion now Is under examination before tho supremo council of the peace con ference. Aniwiuent Itanrlicil As a rosult of Individual confer ences regarding colonial questions, It wus learned toduy thut prospects are bright for an curly and complete agreement on a colonial policy. It la admitted that tho general principles agreed upon uro based on International control by means pi mandatories. Important details remain to bo ad Justed with tho possibility of disar rangement or dolny of tho general plan If somo power prove refractory. This contingency, however. Is not ex pected to arise. .No IttiKHlim ltcply As yet tho peace conreronce has received no Informal reply from the Itusslan soviet government regarding Hie Invitation sent to all tho Russian governments to meet conference rep resentatives at tho Princes Islands, but tho Itusslan committee In Paris probably will make a formal response In a few days on behalf of the var ious other Husslnn governments. This committee now Is considering tho proposals, but the prorpects seem lo ho thai It will decline to sit In con furoneo with any representative of Ihn llolflhcvlkl. .Members tho Uusslnn commlt leo statu that all tho Caucasus gov ernments, as well as tho Omsk gov ornmant, now are In complete unity and nro giving tho Purls committee their unqualified support. President Tschalkovsky, of the government of North Itussln. who sailed from Arch angel January 1, Is expected to reach Paris within a few days. WAS GERMAN SPY rOKTI.AXD. Jan. M0. In nn at tempt to show Hint J. Ilenrv Aiders. former president of Albers Unit hers Milliinr company, now on trial bore for disloyalty and sedition, made nu merous pro-Uermun slaleiuenis be sides those for which he is now on trial, the uoverninent todav introduc ed the testimony of Miss Olmi Gonitis, manicurist in a San Francisco hotel. She declared Mint tho wealtliv miller, in an automobile between San Fran cisco and I'ulo Alio, in April, 1018. told her he was "I he kaisers man from head lo foot,"' and was n spy Jack ON on I ol Cortland, now u bondsman of Albers, and another voiinc woman wcro present, Miss Gomes said. Tho prosecution nnnounced its in tention to prove, bv this testimony, Alher's seditious intent und to dis prove llio claims expected lo bo made bv tho defense that tho nulline niiin aliened violation of Hie espionage act occurred while be was intoxicated and Hint the ebarires airainst him wero the result of bis careless utter ances on onlv olio occasion. WILHELMSHAVEN FAILS AMSTT.UDAM. Jan. 30. Tbe.Spar tican uprisinu at Wilhehushavon has been put down, aceordinsr to llcrlin advices to the llanihnnr Nachi'icbleii. t 1 LONDON. Jan. 30. Tho Gernian eovoi'iiinoni ocnlemplnles strotm' measures lo combat lliu crowimr strike wave there and will soon brine forward a bill eompellitnr men to work ami scvorolv punishiiit: strikers, ne- conlinii lo a Copenhnaeti dispatch lo Ilia -;,nl'Ihiso ToIpk1'1!!1!1 vo'oWi PACIFIC & EASTERN RAILROAD CEASES OPERATION TONIGHT TO BE SOLD IN FORTNIGHT Receiver Orders Operation Stopped PORTLAND, Jan. 30. V. F. Turner, receiver for the Pacific & Kastern railway, announced here today that he would comply with tbe ordor granted by the federal court to cease operating the railroad, and would mnk'o no effort to continue train service over the thirty-three mile line out of Medford, Ore., after tonight. Mr. Turner said he understood that the state public service commission had determined it had no power to test the court's Jurisdiction and that . unless the busi ness Interests of Medford succeeded In their efforts to raise a fund to make up the deficit between the road's revenues and operating ex penses, there was slight chance of again providing train service on the line. , Tentative offers have keen made, it Is understood, to buy the rail road for scrap and also with a view to taking It over and extending It to a connection with the Southern Pacific's Klamath Falls branch, but none of tbe offers has reached a stage that would Indicate definitely favorable negotiation. COAST ARTILLERY REGIMENTS SAIL NE WYOIiK. Jan. .'100. The fnilcd States cruiser Frederick urrived hero todav from I'rcst with l.."47 troops. These included 24 officers und 1.022 men of the 8:lrd division (Ohio und West Viruiniu) and llic. 400th und 4112nd nero squadrons, together with a number of cusutil officers. WASHINGTON. Jim. 300. Three regiment. i uf cohs urtillerv troops lire included in nriuv units announced bv the war department toduv us hiivine sailed for home. The transport Aeu inemnon. due at Newport News. Feb ruurv 4. has the 31st rouiment com plete, and the 44th and Otlth reL-iments are on the Cedric sclieduicd lo arrive ul New York the same dav. There are 4."(l officers nnd $0,000 men on the two ships. The Asamemnon is brnmns also hiise hospital No. 2. en route to Cump Meado. two New ork casual compa nies, !: casual olticers, n;iu sick anil wounded and 4:t nnvnl officers. Tho transport Peerless will arrive at Newport News February 4. with u casual company of Ciilifornians. a small medical detachment, nud seven casual officers. Other vessels an nounced today ns due to 'arrive with small detachments arc the Western Ocean ut linltiinoro February 3. and the West Haven ut Newport News. February 4. 10 WASI1INOTON. Jan. 30. Secre tary Baker has removed the restric tion which has held since the armis tice was signed on promotions in the army. A cablegram sent to iienerai Porshlng authorizes him to "mane such promotions among officers ol ho lino up to and Including the grade of colonel ns will give the offi cers who. In his Judgment deserve It, rank equal .to the command exercisou by. them." It was announced that ttie same policy would bo carried out with re spect to the army in the united Stntes Promotions will be made when necessary to give officers rank commensurate with the command being exorcised and in the staff corps whon appropriate to the workv re maining to be done by such corps LIS WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. An or-, dor rcniovimr all restrictions, inelud, ini; price und none resulntions. oh thracile coal, has been prepared at the fuel administration and awaits Administrator Garfield's signature to make it effective.. An official an-' nonnceiit is expected shortly. CHEN0WITH REPRESENTS '' CURRY COUNTY INTERESTS SALF.M. Jan. 30. Oeorie 1!. Cheiy owolh, of Denmark, Ore., arrived this innrninir to occupy tho desk of Rep resent at ivo Slnnnaid, deceased, of Coi, (iiitl 'iirry lipuntifsf, ;' y ANTI-RED FLAG BILL PASSED BY ;-:-U SAI.F.M. Ore.. Jan. 30. The "nnti red. flan" bill, bv Representative Herbert Gordon of Portland, niukinz n display of ahv emblem in defiance of the American aovernment a felonv, passed tbe lower bouse of the legisla ture toduv. after n prolonged buttle. bv n vote of 40 to 3. It was opposed bv labor representatives..- The criminal syndicalism bill, nt tnchiinr lieavv penalties to all forms of sabotaac or the settinir in motion of crime or violence in the pursuit of political or economic ends, went to the irovemor toiluv. after passim; both houses. The measure also, strikes ot the teiu-hins or sprendimr of j propauunda to incite lo s.'.ch methods of violence. Opponents of the bill declared its passage was desired bv the radicals, lis it indicated n spirit of persecu tion which would strengthen their or sanizations. Governor Withvcoinbe immcdiutclv signed the bill auuiust criminal syn (lical'l.m. The measure enrred an eineraenev cause und now is in ef fect ns n law. STRIKE ON CLYDE E LONDON. Jan. 30. The situation both on tha Clyde and in Belfast, where strikes are in progress with widespread paralysis ot industry be came more serious today. In Belfast, manufacturing firms generating tbolr own electric current tor power had to close down their plants, as their workers Joined tho strikers. The blacksmiths, boilermakers and ship wrights decided to notify employers that tho conditions of tho settlement they asked should embody an In crease of thirty per cent In the gross earning powers ot pieceworkers. Along the Clyde many corporation electricians struck, compelling the corporations to stop the current for public works, retaining such current ns they were able to generate for the use ot tho hospitals and street light ing. MANN MISTAKEN a WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. In : ply to llio speech of Hepublienn Leader Mann in the house yesterday declaring Secretary Daniels should be inipeiiched for purchasim: radio sla lions. nfler authority had been refus ed bv conmess. Mr. Daniels said to- fliiv the navv department had not pro ceeded in nnv way toward the aeiiui sit ion of hisrli power commercial ra dio, stations or the huildinsr of a new naval plant since congress failed to aulhori.e these projects. Thcsecretarv said Koprescntulivc Mann probably was confused bv the tact that the department ns a Avar measure bouuht low power stations doiiur n .sliip-to-shoro business with radio extension funds provided by congress, for '-which specific authority novyrSvns (I'sked or refused, ;., Local Committee Decide That $25,000 Cash Bond to Cover Cost of Contin ued Operation as Asked Bv Receiver. Would Only Postpone Day of - Reckoning Efforts Will Be Concentrated Uoon Organization of Pur chasing Company to Take Over Protect Quick Action Necessary as , Property Will Be Sold In Fortnight Receiver Makes Reasonable Offer of Sale. $270,000. With $50,000 Cash. Balance at 5 Per Cent. Interest Payments Assured Bv Bond. v.'.w.. . j According to orders received, from '. Receiver W. F. Turner, operation on the Paclflo fc Eastern railroad, owned i by the Hill Interests, ceases tonight 'and the-railroad will be sold Within a fortnight. -I Receiver Turner offered to keep ' the railroad in operation for several ! months longer, . provided Medford citizens and.Butte Falls timber own ers put up a 125,000 cash bond to Insure against loss in operation. Tna railroad has been operated at a loss since Its construction, the timber men, upon whose promise to manu facture it was built, falling to keep their word. . v t: i After several days consideration, the Medford Commercial club com mittee, which Includes the local lum bermen, decided that an Indemnify ing bond would only postpone the final day of reckoning and probably handlcaD. rather than help the or ganization of a purchasing syndicate to take over the railroad. Closure brings about a crisis which it is ex pected will speed up affairs and may Jar the large timber owners, who are the principal ones affected. Into ac tive co-operation. As most of the timber owners reside Jn the east, the committee Is handicapped in securing I immediate action. I A very reasonable offer has been ATTACKS cri WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. Remibli cun Lender irann in tbe house today attacked Secretary Daniels for pur-chasin-r wireless eommunicution. sys tems .savin!; the seeretarv hud vio lated the law and "oucht to be im peached." Secretary Daniels recently told tbe bouse merchant marine committee that the shore stations and radio ship sets of the Marconi Wireless nnd Fed eral Telesrraph eompanv had been bouu'ht for about $3,000,000 from funds of the lust naval appropriation bill. - ; "I'tterlv resrardless of law,", said Mr. Mann, "in violation of the law for which he omrbt to be impeached und removed from office rand, it is not unlikely that be mav be be has sone .ahead and spent monev out of tbe appropriation for the purchase of radio svstems. "He Came before this consrress and asked authority to make tbeso pur chases und wus refused.". APPLY TO CANADA OTTAWA. Ont.. Jan. 30. The Cun- ndinn war trado board has been no tified Hint restrictions imposed by Great Britain on her imports will ap plv to Canadian exports. It is ex pected that the Dominion cabinet will make representations to the imperial government with a view to securing preferential licenses for Canadian products. VALIDATION BILL SENT CONFERENCE WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 Legis lation designed to validate and per mit settlement of informal war con tracts aggregating several billion dol lars was sent to conference todav bv tbe senate, which without a record vote passed tho military roinmittee's substitute for the measure recently passed by the bouse. MILITARY TRAINING COMMISSION MEASURE SALEM. Jan. 30 To establish central officers' training euiiip nt the University of Oregon, n military training eominisison nnd militarv training in the high schools of Ore gon, is tho purpose of n prepnrednei bill introduced yesterday bv Senator Hurley," ; :-., received from Receiver Turner by the local committee. The railroad; which cost S2.000.000, and Is - 33 miles In length, will be sold . for $270,000, Of which r,0,000 must be cash, the balance at & per cent, with a bond guarantee of Interest being paid. Formation of a purchasing; company will be actively undertaken as soon as replies are received from the timber owners as to the extent of their cooperation. An effort has also been launched to interest the Southern Pacific in taking over the P. & E. as a feeder, inasmuch as nearly all freight orig inating in the timber district would furnish a long haul for the Southern Pacific as well as the short haul and the profits of the long haul would offset any loss Incurred in operation. The assistance of Colonel Frank: H. Ray, of New York, who fluaaced and built the California-Oregon pow er system and numerous other enter prises in the valley, and who Is still one of the largest property owner has been sought by the committee. - It Is felt that Medford citlzons will do their full share in helping to re finance tho railroad, which for the first time offers a large amount -ot traffic in sight and whose continued operation Is essential to the future growth ot the community and devel- opment of the lumber resources. ITO LIFT BAN ON WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. Bv un animous vote the senate . commerce committee toduv ordered favorably . reported a bill bv Senator Jones oil Washington, takins from the sbippine , board authority to restrict construc tion of ships in American vards to foreism account. Senator Jones read a letter from Actine Chairman Donald of the Shippimr Board stuttimr thut officials of the board here were fa vorable to liftina the restrictions on steel ship construction, but at the di rection o President Wilson it hnd not been done. Kestrictions on wood en ship construction in American yards already have been lifted, it wus said, - - -. - OF WAR TO BRITAIN 40 BILLIONS LONDON. Jail. 30. The cost of . the war to Great Britain was approx imately 8.128.000.000 pounds, de clared Sir K. II. Ilolden today at tho annual meeting at the London CitV and Midland bank, of which ho is managing director, ut tins sum i.- 107.000,000 pounds wus loaned to tho allies. Germany's wnr cost, he said, was 7,750.000,000 pounds, of which onlv 4"0,000,000 pounds was loaned to her allies. In addition to this there wcro the debts incurred by the several Ger man states. ' LEAGUE OF NATIONS A SEWING CIRCLE WASHINGTON, Jan. SO. In ttrg-, Ing Immediate naval expansion today before the house naval committee which votes tomorrow on the admin istration's new naval building pro gram, Admiral iMayo- commander-in-chief ot the Atlantic fleet, said: . "Tho League of Nations is rapidly gotting down to a sewing circle with no means of enforcement and no (n-' ternatlonal police force. ' Now Is the time to go. the limit In expanding our navy." .... WAR SAVINGS STAMPS - SALES EXCEED BILLION WASHINGTON. Jan., 30. Tho treasury reported todav a. totnl from sale of war savings and thrill Miami in 13 months of $1,0 19.000,000,