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Oreron Historical 3oo Public Auditorium Medford' Ma The Weather JMnxliiiiini yesterday ftl Minimum today Predictions Tonight mill .Saturday, JCnlii. RIBUNE Corly-otuMh Your, slly tlilrmonlh Year. MEDFORD, OUl'XiON, FJUDyVY, JANtJAIiY HI, 1010 NO. 265 ilT PEACE COUNCIL ADOPTS POLICY Anreement Reached Bv Allies Pro vides Independence for Arabia. Mesopotamia and Countries Civil ized Enouqh to Give Expression of Wishes. lON'lON. .Inn. 31 The I'nrU cor respondent of tho Dully Mull la a dispatch today iiayi Jupan on Thurs day formally accepted llio theory of Imornutloiiullr.nlloii of colonies mill (lint It was understood Hoillh Africa liiul ahuiidunud Its opposition lu the BCllUIUO. "President Wilson," tlio corrospon dunt udds, "uniloul)ttlly won un I in -nioimo dlplnmnlto victory, liul hus had to modify Ills orlglnul proposals to ioiiio extent." I'AIIIS, Jim. 31. The agreement rciirhed liv I hi) allied council 11I' 10 ili tlio colonial llUOStitlll, hiivh 11 H11 - vbm ngenev statement lodiiv, provides thnl territories which tire Hulfieicnllv civilized In give 1111 expression of their wishes 11 h lo the fonn of their giivcrn- incnt will he permitted lo hc 1111 such 11 itnverniiietil iimlcr the auspice of the League of Notions, obtaining eith er iintionnl imlciiemlcnre or living 1111 iter the protectorate, of 0110 or other if llie vrvut powers, Ariihin mill Mcsoisitnmin lire rousidored exiiinplcs vi this class, Terms uf Agreement In Ihe eiiHe if peoples liiHiirfieietil Iv tleveloiieil fur Hell' uoveriiineiil. Ihe league hIhiII choose the miner most suitable o govern, under eertiun guarantee In hi) lived either liv the pence eniiferenep or Ihe lenuue. fro visioiiitllv tlm African anil the Fur Kastcrn colonic shall lie left iih thev nru'wow, in control of Ihe power now occupying them. - ' n A regard I.A liivlie Turkey, tho statement add, the four great powers are to nmlvrtnke its administration nl once, mid the councilor ten has nsked Hip Versailles wnr council lo submit a reimrt iih to tho licst troops avuil nble for oeeiituilioii of this area. Australia Affected The niitv government tlint iw eon tinning lo uiiike formal objection vc tenia v iil'ternoon to the compromise plan of ndiiiintslering llio (lermun colonic wiim Hie Aiihtrulinn uovern incut, k.ivh the I'nrU edition of the Dailv Mail loiluv. Her delegates were ilceliirod In rcitnrd the ownership of New Guinea oh vital lo the exist pnee of Australia. I'reiiiier Cleineii rncenii', however, Ihe newspaper ndds. promised Australia hi lull Mtipport in safeguarding her position. There i no possibility How. the Dnilv .M.iil ileeliireM of AiihI riilin eon tinuinu' I cr inilepenilent oniiimition. One riHtilt of llio attitude taken hv Itulv in veHteriliiv'M diNciiKHion. the Dnilv Muil Klntes, wiih the decision Unit Hip miindntorv mvsIciii of niluiin- ihtrntion should only lie applied to nnn-Tiiropenn torrilories, TImik Ihe fntc of the Adriatic eousl, the Hal kiin-Austriiin lands nnd the i'Veueli lemtoriiil elaiiiiK numnst (lerniniiv which include, it should he noted, the Knur vullev, mills tlm iiewspuper, re mains for independent consideration. KI111110 I'Yop City LONDON. Jim. 31. It will lie lound, hiivo llio I'nriH eorresiiond- eut of Ihe Kveniim Maudiird, thai llntv iu willimr to withdraw her elnini mi tlm iwtvl. of li'ininn nu iim,l of Ital ian nationality. Itulv will uureu, (lie dispatch adds, to Kinme heiin; niadu 11 free port as the port of llauihuri; was n free citv heloro 1 a 1 tl. SEATTLE UNIONS VOTING FOR STRIKE SliATTUB, Jan. .11 Scuttlo today wan hrnnlng ltnalf to fuco n Rononil atrlko which may be called noxt wook to holn aonio 25,000 ntrlklnir Bhliv ynrd metal trado workers promt tholr domands for hliihor wagon. . Unions today woro cnntlnuliiR to cnnt thulr bullots on tho gonornl strlko propoHiil, l.ant night It was mild about B0 ot tho 130 unions had voted In favor of tho general walk' out. Two unions have votod against the strlko. One of those wun tho gas workorB' union which announced that It would not strike becauso tho city hospitals would bo handicapped 'by the lack ot gas It tho mon walked out. ICmDloyes of tho city lighting (lo- . nnrtmont moot tonight to docldo their courso. 1C they strike, It Is said. Seattle will ho without light Tomorrow tho strnot. ear mon will (jt(Bl, their ballots at tho cT burns. FOR COLONIES Russians Refuse to Co-operate I'AIIIS. Jim. 31. Tim nwii'o mnl'eronco kii fur has liiul two replies lo iU ill vititttoiiH to Iliu VliriotlH liushiuU 'gOVCrlllllClllM fnr n conference lit Ilia Princess Islands. In mil. nl' Ihcsn the iovernmciit of North II iihmiii foriimllv refuses lo meet with llio llolsheviki, Tim Omsk govern- incut iinilcr Adiiiirnl IColohiik, while less categoric in its reply, expresses strong reserve. Noth ng official in connection tvilli tlm iiiviliiliuii Iiiih been re- ceived from tlm Kiinxiiiii soviet government. . . ALLIES c FORCED RUSSIAN ENEMY AHCHANCirX. .Inn. 30. (liv Hi Associated Press.) The llolsheviki are folicciitriitiiiif troops in the terri tory between the Voloudu ruilwiiv and the line of the Vaua river, apparently with tho ohiecl ot .either siirroiiudiim Ihe allied column or, liv eiiltintr throiiuh, lo isolate the eoliiuin to the eiislwanl on the Dvinu. An eiiemv force of approximately I, IMII) uiun lieiinn nil attack ,vestcr lav nioriiini; 011 theltritish and Hus- sum po-ilinn wesf of laresevo. nnd the.ilefciiNe was ohliucil to evacuate the villaue of Alexieffsknvn. One of Ihe allied airplanes flew over rwenkursk vesterdav. It re ported that Ihe town had not been burned us reuiiuees had staled. The vilhi'.'v of Shenovarsk. on the Vaifii. evaeiiateil several ilavs nco. has licen occupied bv the enemv. On the Ilvina near Tulfas. the al lied nrlillerv vesterdav dispersed an enemv lintrol. In the Oneuu KcVtor the allied troops ve-terdav raided the illaue of I'ercteuia. killini; nine of the iiciiiv and eapliirini; nine without loss to the allied raiders. TO SAVE ARMENIANS I'AIIIS. Jan. 31. Military repre- seutalives of tlm supreme war council are lakiin; steps to nrrauue plans for distribution of entente and American forces, if the latter should be neces sary, w ithin the Turkish empire. l-re-.li reports of maladministration of tho Armenians nnd other subject races bv local Turkish corrective measures are understood to have been the reason for the'aetion of the coun cil vesterdav in takiim- measures to ward siipplviiur military forces in the Turkish area. The militarv representatives of the council expect to be able to hold' a n.eetiiiL' within a da v or two. NEWSPAPERaLPRICE WASHINGTON, Jim. 31. At tho remiest of the nllornov general the federal trade conitnisison lias agreed to reopen the newsprint paper service am-eemeiit, reached lust spring and has set February 1 1 us Hie dale for n preliminary lieariiig. The commis sion maid in u statement lodav Ihe attorney eeneral bad liroimhl. to its atlention llio fact that tlio newspaper publishers had presented n claim to inivnriiitf'roHtM of production, begin ning about August 1, 1II1S, entitled them lo 11 reduction of prices. BILL TO RESTORE ' DEATH SAI.RM, Jan. 31. Senator Dim- iek is author of 11 .joint resolution to pliict on the ballot 11 measure restor ing the death penalty in Oregon for treason and murder in the first, de gree, The vusolul'ion would make the wiirden of llio slnle ponitentinrv official executioner and would have all executions lake place nl Hie slain prison. Hanging is prescribed as tin method, , 1.. PEACE OF LOOT NOI TOLERATED BY PRESIDENT Wilson Tells Allies Bluntly That America Will Not Be Party to Di vision of German Colonies Amonq Allies With League of Nations Guaranteeing. Title. PA It IH, Jan. 31. (By Associated I'reas.) -Tho crisis lu the peace nego tiations over disposal of tho German colonies seems to have passed, mo mentarily at least. It Is too oarly to suy thut President Wilson's view has prevailed In Its entirety, but In Amer ican quarters there Is confidence that a compromise plan which has boon accepted In principle will bo worked out with details ueccpluble to the American viewpoint. Wheu tlio supreme council of the peace conference meets today It will have before it the very plain state ment by President Wilson at Wed nesday's lute session. So particular was Mr.' Wilson to buvo an exact rec ord of whul bo hud said thut be sum moned one of bis personul stenog raphers and kept him at his Bide dur ing the session. Xo Division of SmiIIs In pbruses stripped of diplomatic niceties. It Is understood Mr. Wilson told the members of the supreme council ho would not bo party to a division of (lormnny's colonial pos sossions among tho powers which now bold them and then bocome par. ty to a League of Nations which In ef fect would giiuraiiteo their title There are Inferences that the presi dent even referred to a peace of "loot." The net result of the past two days of discussion on the colonial question In the opinion ot many Americans horo, has been to clear the atmo sphere generally. t'ontrnvenes Agreement In tho discussions concerning tho disposal of the former German col oaten. President Wilson contended In no unrortuln terms thai to divide the colonies among the entente nations would be In direct contravention of tho "fourteen points" which were ac cepted us a basis of pcaco. Such a division,' ho Is said to have added. also would violate the prlnelplos of tho League ot Nations us luld down at the pcaco conference last Satur day. Tho American attitude. It Ib de clared, Is very positive. What the United States would do in case the powers Insisted upon dividing the colonies among them has not been disclosed. Tho American attitude, it Is hold In some quarters, might be such Hint It probably would affect tho whole futuro of tho peace confer ence. .Must Keep Pledges President Wilson, It Is understood, still holds to his original opinion that It would be scarcely worth whilo for the United States to participate la tho negotiations unless a League of Nations with tho accompanying prin ciples woro provided tor In making peace. At yesterday's session of the su preme council President Wilson pre sented the American viewpoint uiiro sorvedly. Tho general public prob ably will not see a full report of yes terday's session, which probably will havo historic significance, until after tho treaty of peace is signed if nt nil. CUTS-OFF TELEPHONES N. Y. HOTEL WASIII-X'CSTO.V, Jan. 31. Post master (iunerul Hmiesdn Issued an order today discontinuing tho tolo phqno -sorvleo of hotels, apartment houses, clubs and similar institutions In New York City which chnrgo guests, tenants or members for telu phono messages an amount In excess of that charged for tho same servlco nt tho public pay stations in tho same oxchnngos. REVENUE BILL AGAIN HELD UP BY HOUSE WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. By a Vote of 244 to ill tho house Instruct ed Its conferees on tho wnr revenue bill to refuse ,to concur In the sen ate ninendniont imposing a 100 per cent tax on political -contributions ex ceeding SiiOO. Opposition was based on tho rotronctlve provision of tho semito amendment,. P&EStops; Hundred Men Idle In eoinpliaii'-e with the order of the receiver. Hie I'ucificJ & Kustern crew made Ilieir hist (rip to nod from liutte Kails Thursday, and operation has censed. The nulls and loguing camps at liutte Kails were closed; down mid about UK) men who were working there came down on the lust train. 1 The nveraue dnilv payroll' of those employed is over ."0ll in Untie Kails alone. Medford will suffer us lieuiilv. if not more bv the shutting down of the local mills and lumber yards and Ihe railroad. The largest payrolls in the county are wiis-d out and uwait notion bv Medford for restora tion. ALBERS DENIES ASSERTS LOYALTY PORTLAND, Jan., tl.-Absolute denial that he was pro-Uerman In sympathy during the war and claims that ho. was distinctly anil-German because of the military trend ot the kaiser and his clique of diplomats, were made here today by J. Henry Alliers. well-known Pacific . coast milling man, when he took the stand In his own dofense In his trial on charges of violating tho espionage net last October. : Hls.rnHjoad J'.Mrney from Oakland to Portland, when ho was alleged to buve made numerous seditious and disloyal uttorances, was a complete blank to htm. Albcrs declared, as he was too Intoxicated to remember any thing that occurred. He bad ho rec ollection of meeting any of the six government witnesses who declared be conversed with thorn In the obser vation car during the trip. The re marks they testified that he made there did not represent his normal or natural sentiments the wealthy mil ler declared. ' Other testimony Introduced by the defense was to the effect that Albers advised his employes to enlist In the United States army and that his firm bought heavily of Liberty bonds and subscribed to war charities. SALK.M, Jan. 31 In order to pavo the way for reclamation of moro than thrco million acres of arid und overflow lands. Representative Gal lagher of Harney and Malheur coun ties, Introduced In the legislature to day a resolution submitting a const!- tutlonnl amendment authorizing the state tb guarantee district reclama tion bonds. It Is believed that this, and other reconstruction legislation in process of preparation will war rant a special election following ad journment of the legislature. Tho Gallagher amendment contem plates thut the state shall guarantee both the principal and Interest on bonds Issued. Accompanying the nmendmont will be a bill creating commission composed of tho gover nor and state officials, to pass upon bonds, making it optional whethor the statu shall guarantee them.' ' OF PARIS, Jan. 31. Huron Lambert Rothschild, a leading Brussels shank or who aided In the formation ot the Belgian relief commission, died In Paris yostorday. Baron Rothschild's wife died In Paris during tho war. She and her husband played a part in bringing Roumanla into the war. On one oc casion a courier to Roumanla was Intercepted nniNsusnlclon was turned against Baroness Rothschild, She escaped arrest only thru Intervention of Brand whltlock, American minis ter, . ... ' ,; ; ,' '' STRIKERS SEIZE GOVERNMENT fiRULING BELFAST Conditions at Glasgow and Other Cen ters Resemble Those In Germany Under the Revolution Officials Forced to Ask. With Caps in Hand, Cooperation of Strike Leaders. GLASGOW. Jan. 31. Several per sons were injured here todav when the police charged a crowd of Htrik ers witli Ihei rbntons. The mounted police were culled out and n num ber of arrests were made. , With 11 viek to storming street car traffic, the strikers attacked cars this afternoon und twelve of them were thrown from the tracks and smashed in the sale market. Other ears were attacked in other parts of the citv. At leust one shop was looted. LONDON. Jan. 31 There was still no prospect today of betterment In the labor situation In the United Kingdom. If anything, the situation botii at Glasgow and Belfast, has be come more serious, particularly In Belfast. The strlko movement is spreading to large industrial estab lishments and there are undoubtedly signs of coming disorders which may- entail the proclamation of martial law. The situation was discussed at a special meeting of the cabinet yes terday. The board of trade also Is active In an effort to bring about set tlements. The view taken by the government Is that any governmental interfer ence now will be unwise and perhaps dangerous. The strike movements are local and against the advice of the respective trade unions. More over, there is Infinite variety In the various demands advanced in the dif ferent localities. - It appears to he generally believed that the absence ot strike pay for the men will soon bring about the collapse of the move ment.. - - Agitators Blamed It Is far;htr considered that the; strikes are largely promoted by a few agitators with political motives. Hence the government Is determined to limit Its action to the prevention of intimidation and the maintenance of order. .Thus far the railways have not been affected. The board of trade has decided to grant an eight-hour day to tho railway men from Febru ary 1, but here again is dissatisfac tion among the railway employes concerning the question of meal times being Included In the eight- hour period, which may lead to diffi culties. Telegrams from Belfast depict a situation there which seems akin to that which recently obtained in Ger man cities under revolutionary rule. The governing power has been usurp ed, says a Belfast dispatch to the Mall, by the strike committee and the city is governed from the humble Artisans Hull. .. . "Take Off Your Hats" "There Is no outstanding personal ity," says the dispatch, "b-ut there Is a capable committee of trades union leaders most ot whom are moderate and restrained. Nobody can do any: thing unless he comes, cap In hand to this committee. Even the police are helpless, and the chief ot police has asked the strike leaders to cooperate with the constables In preventing dis orders. When strikers go to a hotel to cut off electric current, police ac company them. The postmaster has thanked the strike commitee for al lowing tho liostofflce to use electric ity. ; "The committee has prescribed a limited amount of work In certain in dustries, particularly those Involved In feeding and warming tho people. Otherwise there is no Industrial or commercial activities whatever. Lest the strikers become bored, the com mittee has drawn up a program of entertainment to replace tho closed theaters and moving picture houses. The lack of newspapers has been mot by the publication ot a strike paper at a commandeered plant. V "Many discharged soldiers and sai lors are cooperating with the strik ers. , 1 "It Is reported that shipyard men and engineers at Londonderry are ar ranging to follow the example ot the Belfast strikers." , ; WANTS SEATTLE STRIKE LEADERS' DEPORTED V. '' . OLYMl'IA. Wnsli., Jan. 3.1. C. H. lounger, slate labor commissioner toduv told the Washington houso of representatives, he llhouaht several men agitating tho Seattle strike should bo deported. - ; i-:M-r. Younger expressed the opin ion Ihe strike could he settled if the wages of common labor in the ship yards could be advanced. 531 Cases 18 Deaths FluRecord ' The exceptional healthful ell- mate of Medford and vicinity Is shown In the report of Dr. E. B. Pickel, "city health officer since Oct. 12th last, the date on which the first case of Influenza was reported, until today, as follows: 531 cases of flu with two deaths from flu proper, and 16 deaths from poeumonla follow- Ing flu. In the city, and six In the country around. There are only four cases of Influenza In the city. TO BE SENT T PARIS, Jan. 31. Whatever forces muvbe sent to Turkc-v for garrison ing purposes there will be no Ameri cun troops among them .it developed today. ' It is pointed out that their use for this purpose would be inappropriate, ns the United Stntes has never been at wnr with Turkey. The militarv committee of the su preme council expects within two davs to report a plan for the alloment among the various nations of the troops to be retained on the western front. It appears that bv April 1 there will be 15 American divisions remaining on the lines, with five di visions reudv for embarkation home ward.' A month later it is expected this aggregate will be reduced bv fixe divisions, of which ten xvill be on the lines nnd five rendv'to return. The length of the stay in France of these ten divisions dciiends upon the time of the signing of the general peace treaty. It is said that as soon as that oeenrs all the American troops probably will be withdrawn. x BILL 1102 PROHIBIT LOBBYING AT SALEM SALEM. Jan. 31 Senator Dim- ick todav compeited the drafting of a drastiec measure prohibiting lobby inir. He will introduce it jointly with a number of senators, and it will be pushed through with nn emergency clause attached. Under the terms of the bill all lob byists must register with the secre tary of state, giving their names, and the nature of their business. Lobby ing with members either in or out of the state house is absolutely forbid den, the measure providing that if the lobbyists have un argument to ad vance for or against a measure thev must be made before committees. In the press, or in printed statements delivered to the members on their desks. Folloxving the adjournment of the session each lobbyist must also file a statement of expenditures. 1TSILI3T OF WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. Names of witnesses upon whose testimony charges ot collusion among the five leading packers were based by the federal trade commission will be sub mitted voluntarily by the commission to the house interstate commerce committee together with all other testimony and evidence gathered dur ing the investigation of the meat in dustry. William B. Colver, chairman of the trade commission, so Informed the committee today as a result ol the demands made by committee members yesterday that all names of witnesses be divulged so that the committee "would have a basis for further questioning ot the packers." WHITE ISSUES DENIAL OF REFERENDUM STATEMENT SKATTLK. Jan. 31. Henry- M. White, immigration commissioner. who is noting ns mediator for tho de partment of labor in the Scuttle ship yiirils striko, today issued a statement denying that ho declared yesterday Hint ho thought an honest referendum vote had not been takeu bv the strike ing shipyai'4 nyrkcrs. REPUBLICANS OFSENATEGRILL Concentrated Attack Made Upon Plan for Deallna With Colonies Sena tors View With Alarm Evervthlnq Proposed Bv President and Accom plished Bv Allied Council at Paris) 1 WASIirXGTON, Jan. 31. Rcmibji enns of the senate todav shnrplv at- -tacked the plan for dealing with Ger man colonies and occupied temtoriert of Turkey in Asia, which it was an nounced in 1'aris vesterdav hnd been proposed bv President Wilson and ac cepted in prinicple bv the supreme council. ' . Senator Lodge. Republican leader, declared the report of the plan, which be said would commit the United. Stntes to co-operation in maintiainir order in Hie occupied territories, wim "absolutely unbelievable," and Sena tor Knox of Pennsylvania asserted that the proposed obligations would , involve a "stupendous nnd preposter ous undertaking.". : V Johnson Denounces " ' Senator Johnson of California, de- noimeed the method of making Diihlio the proceedings nt the peace confer ence nnd declared he would never voto for a treaty that provided for the sending of American troops to Africa or Asia. 1 Senator VTaWh of Montana, nnd Lewis of Illinois, democrats, express ed doubt regarding the accuracy of the statements in the dispatches. The latter declared the reported plan would violate the fundamental princi ple of self determination of peoples., as applied 'to the German colonies, nnd said he believed the real agree ment was merely for their temporary administration bv the League of Nn tions. - .. "The question between China nnd Japan Is one of the most momentous" Mr. Lodge said. "It concerns us greatly.- But our policy involves med dling In the Internal affairs of South Africa. Those wild tribes havo to he , controlled and my own disposition Is to bring them under the South Afri can republic." Admits Ignorance . Senator Lodge asserted again that he did not know the facts on which; to base Judgment and Senator Borah replied that was the trouble with tho entire question. Declaring that disposition ot the German African colonies was not so simple as Senator Lodge seemed to suggtyt, Senator 'Walsh said England, Belgium, Portugal and Franco had rival claims. Senator -Lodge replied that he had not heard of any resis tance by these countries to the plan reported in thet press. "But Australia and South Africa" Senator Lodge added, "are resenting verv much this attempt to take these possessions and put them under con trol of a League of Nations and to police them by the United States and other powers. - SALEM. Ore., Jan. 31 W. L. Gaz zain, former Seattle capitalist, now interested in mining in southern Ore gon, told the joint ways and mean committee Inst night that he has boon informed bv a representative of Gug genheim interests that the '."chrome and mnngnncso deposits in southern Oregon are the henvist in the world. Mr. Gnzzam volunteered to appear bo fore the committee in behalf of the rennest of the state board of mines and geology for nn appropriation of $50,000. "t don't hclicve you realize," ho said, "that your -'mineral deposits have scarcely been touched, Also vou have oil deposits in great niianti lies." .--'. PEACE DELEGATES ATTAHKFR BY ITRH PARIS, Jan. 3t. The newest Irrl- ,. tanV to arise at the peace conference Is what the French call "gale" and what is known elsewhere as "tho French Itch." It is an annoying, but not a dangerous aliment, of the skin. The itch is particularly In evidence In Paris . nowadays, having been brought here by soldiers from the battlefront. ... If any of the American delegates . to the peace conference have con tracted It, diplomacy forbids betrayal of the fact, but the parasite Is ram pant at the headquarters nt the American mission. LEAGOE'S PLANS
