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Newspaper Page TextOr"on Historical Son Public Auditorium The Weather Pliixliiitim j-iHiTlny 4n Minimum today Mil rroclpllntlim 07 1 Medford M Predictions Tonight mill KrldnJV Fair. pnrly-idjulilh Yi-nr, Lolly -fhlrlo.nih Yr. MP;DFORD, OKEQOX, TIIUUHDAY, . YEV.lWAnY 13, 1919 NO. 27(i AIL TRIBUNE WORST BLIZZARD STRIKERS BOMB IN YEARS GRIPS HOME OF BUTTE MIDDLE WEST MINE WORKER Nebraska and Kansas Isolated Bv Severe Store All wires East of Denver Down and Train Traffic Demoralized Heavy Wet Snow Falls Over Vast Reqlon. DKNAT.Il, Col.. Ki'li. in. A liwivv tdeot Htorm iioeompniilod hv severe wiutU throughout western Kiiiihiik nml Nebraska Into lust uiulit praelieallv isolated (lio western part nf tin' eoiinlrv loilnv. . All wire com niiinicntion with llio oust wiik sev ered t'liflv this umt'iiintr when I ttle- plume mid li'li'tTiiuli wires went down in wolorn Kansas mid Nebraska, Tim Nlorm in its severity struck in Nebraska, nroniiil llaslitiux mid went of there, while in Kansas it scorned to spend itn I'urv iirounil I'.lliH mid Nowlon, Kim'., whore lliu Union Kn oifie In Kmiihiih ( i t v mid III" inmn lino of lliu Siiiiln Km run into hlir.r.nrd condition. . , Wire I'ronlrnlcd Trii'ui ncrvioi' into Denver in being nmintniiii'd. , nlllimiili' tin Tegular fii'lii'diiliw oift rniiiK from Hi" oust can lie I'lirrii'd hut. All iiinilx from Hit' on-t hip dolavod from one lo three lioiim into Denver, iiceorilini: to post office nntliiUMi'x. . Tim Witoni Union nnd I'oslnl Toleurnph .oimiiiiiiiies Miffi'i-i'd tho mime fain in- railroads mid telephone companies nra without cominiinicnlinn with the entirn iioiiiIk. "Tho worst hlixxnrd in veam, i tint wnv Chiirh'H II. .Ii'lt. chief opor- nlnr of the Koslitl Ti'h'urmh com pmiv here, described tlx florin. "Vc have iusl been in eommitniention with our lini'iiu'ii ni (Irani! Island, Nob. ho continued. "Hi describes lltn kliirni n ho lii'nvv Ihnt he ia unable "to sen Ihn wiru to iiKoorlnin whether tln Know in Miekintr to llnm. Wo lire nil down enst of (Irnnd I -la ml. "Kinsley. Kn.. report similar con ditions n wet Minw mid liiuh wind, 'The storm boinin Hlmrilv before 10 o'clock Inxt niuht. Tint flakes eiimo down swiftly mid hv 1 o'clcok tliiH niornYuf wo -lost utir cnhlcrn wircH." E 8KATT1.K, KIi. 1 S. ToloRrmnn muilo public today hy ownom of nil llio IiIk HhlpyiinU whoiio mMnl Irndon wnrkom are on nlrlko Includod ono to A. J. llorron, of llio Mncy wiiro ml- JiiHlmont bourd. nnd iierretnry of the motul tnidon dopnrtment, Amorlcnn Kotlorntlon of 1-abor. Tho mo8ni?e to Uorrcii Bald tho uhlpynrd ownnrn horo hud docldod not to (leal turllior with tho Renttlo Metal Tradoa Coun cil "In cotiBldornllon of tho contlnuod inlnroprcBenlatlnn of union labor nnd tho unwarranted conditions which I hoy have Imposed upon us for Homo llmo." Anothor tolORrnm. acnt lo Chariot) JMox, dlrcetor-donornl of tho lOmor- Roncy Floot corporation, by C. V, Wlloy. proBldcnt of tho Todd Dry dock nnd Construction compnny, or Tncomn, said tho Tncoma HtrlklnR metal tradon workora would rot urn to work within 48 hnurB If given a definite day aftor 'March 31 whon lliolr roriuoBt for hliihor wiirob would bo oonBldored. A mosnano from Mr, JMon In reply snld ho would tnko no notion until tho mon returned to work, "Aftor tholr return," Mr. Ploz's ro- rdy anld, "I will bo glad to cnll a conforonco for tlio purphso of dnter- tnlnliiR what mac.hluory If nny hhnll ho Bot up lo ndjtiat tho wnROB after tho Macy board consoa to oklat. GASOLINE TAX BILL PASSED BY HOUSE SALEM, Fob. 13. The houso this morning pnasod tho bill Introduced hy tho Joint ronda nnd highways cotnmlttoo placing n tnx of ono cout n gallon on gasoline and othor motor vehlclo fuola with tho oxcoptlon of dlallllnto, which la to bo tnxod ono- unit com n ganon. ino loini amount lo bo rnlaod from tho tnx will go towurd flnnnolng tlio rond program K OBiimiuou ni iiuu,uuu. CEAS Portion of Porch Blown Off From House of Man Who Refused to Go Out Pinned on Door Was Number '3-7-77" Foreluners Rounded Ui for Obstructing Tollers. II I ITT W, Mont., Feto. 13. The homo of C. II. Nolun, a minor living on Oaylord street, In the eastern soc- tlon. of Hullo, wax dynamited early Hi In morning, No ono wns Injured all ho tlio Ikiuho was orcuplud ut tho thno. A iiorllon of tho rear porch of llio housn was lilown down nml n anon in nl(, yard win demolished. -Nolun ' employed nt Diet SI Liiwronee mini' hero and Ira" ociitlniiod to work since ho Birlko of minora wbb declared lout Friday I'lnned lo tho front door of mo Nolan homo wiib a ploco of paper henrliiK tho fliciiroB "3-7-77." Those Hiunn flKiircB wero found pinned tho body oi I'rank l.lttlo, I. W. W. lender 'who waa lynched hero n year nno hint Biiinniar. -Nolan nnd IiIb family hnvo iccelvcd IhrontB over tlio Inliiphoun, nccordlim to tho police KitcIvinI WnrnlliK ArcordliiK to tho pnllco Mr. No- Inn lold Ihem that bIio hud rocelvod wnmlnK over tho telephono lint '.Mon day evc.ilim from ioiiio unknown per. Bon Hint If her liimband did not re train from workliiK at tho mine "BomelhliiK would limipcn to hl family." NolhliiK moro woji thoiiRht of tlio mailer, tho pollco Bay. Mra. Milan told thorn, until tho explosion early ttitH mornliiK. Mrs. Nolan and an Infant Bon and a coiibIii wero uleeplnn In tho Ikiuho, hut beyond thaklnR un worn not Injured. Wlndown In mUni-eiit Iioiibob wore broken by the foreo of the oxplonlon." . I-'oitIjdicW Arroild Chief of -Pollco J. J. Murphy early today arrealed a man kIvIiir the iinmo of Albert llrawdy, who wan nl loeed by n clerk nt tho Flnlen Motel hero to hnvo threatened tS blow up Btreet cnrB If attempt wero mndo to r e n tun Borvleo today. Denplto llio fact Unit additional union oriiiinlxntlanB In nutto have elthor endoracd tho Btrlko of tho two minors' orftniiUntloiiB, Diitlo Metal Minora Union (Independent) and the Metal Mlno Workers Industrial I'nlon No. S00 1. V. W. who aro alrlklnn In protest nmilnst tho recent cut In wanes of 1 1 a dny, more men ap peared to hnvo Rono to work at tho mlnon today according to' observa tions of policemen RiinrdlnR ap proacheB to the mines. Three men, all forclRnors, were arrested (luring tho mornluK on chaws of ohslructliiR men from ro Iiik to their work. Tho nrnwis woro made by members of tho police force It not bolng necessary to call upon tho military for aid. Tho military forcoa hero woro Increased last nlRht whon two companleH of Infantrymen from Fort I.nwton. Wash., under command of Major General llnlloran arrived horo MUNICH, Feb. 13. llnvarla l ao Bhorl of materlnl for children's cloth- Inn that tho Rovommont hna issued an ordor colifhiciitliiR nil flnga men- surliiR moro than 20 by 20 Inches ao na to use tho material In thorn for tho mnnufneturo of children's under wonr. A cnll hna boon Issued to the publlo to donato unnocosanry fliiRS for tho snmo purpose It is presumed that tho colors will bo extracted from tho flnRS boforo tho.v aro ninnufnc lured Into clolhlng. Tho mnnufnoturo of flnga of nny al.o la forlilddon EARL READING 10 RETURN NEXf WEEK LONDON, Kith. V.. The Assoeiut ml Kress is niilliorilnlivelv inlornie I lut t Knrl Hendmir. Hrtlish nnibnssn (lor to llio United Hlnles, will reltiri lo Ainericmi in nliotil H week's tune 'i'hn iinilnissudoi' lind llileiiiled t sail on Ihn Olvmpio, l)til owinir lo n j(iis,)l)sjj0 which is coufiiiimr him , T01)nl , is (.()ln)1.lcd to nost )liH .icim i-t 111-0. If ho is sniTi ,,ionll , ml,n,V(,d. j, is slated, ho will (Bm on u,0 Ainiilaiiiit, UNITED STATES TO KEEP ARMY Under Society of Nations Plan Amer ican Forces Can Be Used Wherever Necessary Upon Authorization of Senate Britain Demands Indem nity Coverlna Cost of the War. PAIUH. Fob. 13. Tlio United States under llio soelety of n.itlons plnn, as It now Iiiib been amended, will maintain tin army nf not in t'.iait 1(10.1100 mon which after nulh orlzullon of such action by tho Unit ed Unites senalo, could , bo used whorovor nocossnry, according lo a lliivus HKCncy nnnoiiiicniiieiil today reKnrdliiR newly-adopted features of tho plan. Hilt Ish Ask Inilciiinlly Tho HrlllBli ileleRntcs at tho peace conference have been doflnltoly In- irucleil to claim nn Indemnity which will Incliido tho cost of tho war as well as tho (Iniiiniio aelunlly caused. It was announced In tho house of commons today by Andrew nonar Law, Rovornmenl leader, In reply to a question. A commission Is now conslilorinit tho amount to bo claimed, the. moth oil by which payment should bo mHdo nnd means of onforclnR tho payment. Mr. Dollar Law added. The commission on llio society of nations resumed Us sessions nt 10:30 o'clock this morning with a full at tendance of tho members' to receive tho ronort of tho drnflluR committee. It was hopod to reach a final adjust ment at today's1 mooting. If this hopo 1b real lied it may bo possible to submit tho plnn to a plenary ses sion of tho peace conference on Fri- Wlay. Settle IjiIkw Issuo Tho commission on international labor legislation of the peace confer ence agreed yestorday lo accept arti cle four of tlio Urltlsh draft of mea sures to settle the futuro status or international labor. This marks the safe passing of nn obslnclo which the labor loaders expected would provoke a bitter contest, for the reason that It Is the most radical of tho projects organlied labor Is Booking to graft upon the constitution of the society of nations. This artlclo provides that at tho proposed International labor confer ence tho representatives of the gov ernments, tho employers and work ing people shall bo entitled. El SAI.1CM, Feb. 1 3. Arralgnmont of tho Warren Construction compnny wns resumed In the sennte thin mor ning whon Senator Thomas took the floor In Biipport of tho four pnvlng bills. Prior to the opening of tho session an order bad been issued that roprosonJntlvos of tho pnvlng trust bo kept from within tho bar of tho aennto. Sonulor Eddy took up this mnttor at tho opening nnd moved that such lobbyists be nrreatcd. flita motion' carried. "I fool," anld Senator Thomas. Hint wo aro concerned with tho very vitals of the bonding bill of SI0.000, 000. There aro two Issuos tnstoad ot ono. The rour simple words contend ed for by tho minority, if put Into this net, would absolutely destroy tho purpose of tho bill." The words roferred to woro "considering quality and durability." "Those words hnd their Inception In tho mind of Mr. Montnguo, tho at torney for tho Warren Construction compnny," snld Mr. Thomas. YAKIMA SOVIET YAKIMA. Wash.. Fob. IX A sol diers' and sailors' council wns orann ir.ed limo th:s itiorniiisr in tho I.nbov Temple. Alex Miiekol. former 'llttttc nttornev nnd Senllle shipyard worker. issued I ho cnll for tho nicotine, up piki'cnllv sponsored bv orannzied In bor. SlaeUel proposed that onlv per sons willins; to ioin bo nllowed in the room nnd the selection of n door lender lo bur nil persons not in svm- pnlhv with tho council- from future moelines. lie clnimed (10 member but refused to make the nnmcs public. Ira Green, United Slnlcs wrinv. pri vnle, wns elected cbnirmnn. Ynkimn nlrendv hns n tumoral or o-nniziilion of war voternns in tho Ynkimn Sorvico club. OFHALF MILLION RENEWAL OF WAR FAVORED BY WILSON IF HUNS FAIL TO CARRY OUT AGREEMENTS President Wilson &s he leaves the meeting of peace delegates in the Falalse O'Ursay, without his customary smile and apparently in deep thought. Lloyd George, waving his stick to a friend and Bonar Law, holding his arm, as they leave Lloyd George's hobsr In Rue Nltot Fassy for the meeting place of the peace congress. In the circle, arrival ot Oerman representatives sent to Paris to Inform the delegates of condition in Germany. - r SIX ALIENS HELD IN TACOMA JAIL T A COMA. Wash.. Feb. IX Six foreicners, whose nnmcs were not uiv en out for publication hut whoso rev olutiomirv notions luive resulted in their arrest, are lieinsr held in the coiintv .inil ns federiil prisoners nwuitins deportation, it became known to(nv. The men luive nil been tnkon nuietlv in custody in Tneomn in the pust lew duvs bv the United States .secret ser vice operatives mid their nrre.-t nnd colli' (lenient accounts in part for the disnppcninncc of several well known radicals whose influence wns used to briiiir on n senrrnl strike in Taeoba nnd Senttle. - , None of the arrests were made ex cept on evidence obtained bv opera tives, who hnvo bene in nttendiinee nt numerous secret mid. open meeliims Ireld in Tncomn' and Scuttle where revolution and the tnkiin: over of the industries of tl'c northwest were nd viented. None of those arrested is n oilmen, it wns snid lodav bv Immigration In spector Alex S. Fulton, who stnted tho men would be deported to the countries from which thev enine ns soon ns triinsportiitioii is available. sc TOUONTO. Out.. Feb. 1.1. announcement of plans for Further the hold- inir of the World's Sunday School convention in Tokio, Jnpnii, next veitr and for tho raisins- of '2lUI00.nm as n special fund bv the Sunday schools of North America, wero the principal items before llio executivo commit tee of the world's Stuirlnv School as sociation nnd Hie international Sun day school meeting hero vestenliiv. A dollar per scholar or ifo.dOO.OOU for tho next four vem-s is the obieei live of the special effort which is to be "made bv North America- for the exlension of Sunday schools in non Christiun hinds. v , PEACE CONGRESS SNAPSHOTS E LISTER TO HE OLYMPIA,' Mnsh., Feb. 13. Ke ports rrom the Western Washington hospital at Fort Steilacoom today showed that Governor Krnest IJster appeared somewhat improved by the absence of business pressure. Yes terdny the executive gave over his office for the time being to Lieuten ant Governor L. F. Hart, because of tho serious stnto of his health. Governor Lister's ncceptnnce of the ndvice ot his physician. Dr. W. N. Keller, to abandon his executivo duties. It wns said today, came nfter Dr. Keller bluntly told the governor that he was facing death and his life would be brief 'unless ho heeded his orders. It also became known that Lister previously had refused to give up his interest in current events. Thls. coupled with overwork on war problems, worries concerning the strike situation at Seattle nnd Ta coma, and legislative matters, brought on tho final collapse. Governor Lister's name has been .consistently mentioned as a probable democratic, candidate for the l ulted States senate In 1920. His illness, however, is nowsaid to have elimin ated tho possibility of his attempting to make I ho race. STATE OF SEIGE TUSKI., Feb. 11 A state of seigp bus been declared at 1 lambuig.- Ger many, uuli llbe people of Hint city have surrendered all arms in their possession. '. Patrols doinamling the arms are taking iiclion against, those who resist,' Gustavo Noske, minister in charge of military affairs in the Khert cabinet, has telcgvaphed to the president of the soldiers' council nt llnmburg saving Hint ho will not tnko military measures ngaiiist that citv as Hie soldiers' and workmen's council ia restonns; order. STATES ' F PARIS. Feb. 1.1. (Bv the Asso ciated Kress.) In a written reply to n declaration of the French Asso ciation on the Societv of Nations which recently called upon him. Pres ident Wilson makes known formally forllic first time bis intention to re turn lo Krnnce after coins: to Wash ington lor the closins scsison of the American consress. In this rcplv, the president snvs that be accepts tho suegestion that nfter bis return to Knris a srreut pub lic meetinir be arranged in celebration of the conclusion of the work of the pence conference. Arrangements will be completed for President Wilson's prospective de parture from Knris Kridav and hi i ombnrkiition nt ltrest on Saturday. It js known that lie is planning to re- j trl, to France on March 15. There is some belief iit official circles that the pence conference will be able to com plcte its work bv June. IKE BASEL, Feb. 13 Karl Uadek, the Russian Bolshevik emissary, who has been accused by the German author ities ot being an Instigator of numer ous radical outbreaks in German', has been discovered nnd nrrested by Berlin police, according to a Berlin dispatch today. His whereabouts hnd been u mystery for some time. COKKXIIAGKN. Feb. 1.1. A Libnu dispatch reaching here bv way of Her- lin snvs the entire territory of the Kstlioninn republic hns been cleared of tlio Holshovik through the Esthoti iitn nnd Finnish advance movement.- L President Will Not Hesitate to Order American Army to Take Ud Arms Arjain If Necessary to Enforcei Armistice Terms. ;f PAKIR. Feb. 13. ( Itnvaif.) N'on execution bv Germany of the terms of the armistice. President Wilson is understood to have declared in con versation yesterday, would be nn in cident of such n nature ns to iustifv the resumption of wnr. It is said that the orosident asserted he would not hesitate in that cose to order tlio , American ormv to take ud arms' nirain. - , On the other hand, it was said Hint President Wilson reunrds resumption of hostilities as a grave eventuality.. -to which he would ncrce onlv on tho most absolutely, essentinl considera tions, nnd not for unv secondary mo- , A llrlcf Renewal',. The supreme war council has de- ..M.i 1.A ..M.lclw.a willi Opr. mnnv will be renewed on February 17 fni. n varv liriff. nerind. with the nl- 'lies reservinsr.tbe rliht to suspend it '. nt nnv time in tile-event of Germany's failure to cam- oit the new clauses or those which have heretofore not luian ATnllt0ll It W fitlltCfl thft tOriUS ! will provide-that the Germans must- cease hostilities nitmnst . the t'oics and maintain tlie:r forces within fix ed limits.' , During the brief period of the re newed armistice a stiecial commission will draft the conditions of nn arm istice which will last till the signinit of the pence treaty. These conditions which the supreme war. council is re ported to have approved in a rough lorra yesterday niternoon. nnve in view, it was stated, tne ncmooniza- tion of the German iirniv nnd the dis- armamcnt of the enemy under the sit-. vervision of the. allies. .These terms. it is understood, will be communi cated to Germany so that the national assembly at Weimar will -have time to discuss them until the -.provisional nrmistice expires. , ' : -,;. . ... Focli Off for Treves Marshal Koch, who wns to leave for Treves today, was to interview Premier Clcmcneean nf Pnris this morning and began drnftins the nrm istiee provisions which the- supreme wnr council probably will examine this afternoon. V ' Premier Clcmcncenu made. an im pressive speech at yesterday's sit ting of the council, showing the ne- cessitv of taking all desirablo pre cautions against Germany, f At the afternoon session President Wilson is said to have taken tho snmo viewpoint, tiffirming that all the al lies were agreed on that point and that differences, jvhicli cropped up during the provious discussions bore on the most suitable methods of ob- -taming the necessary guarantees. LEAGUE OF NATIONS AERIAL FLIGHTS PARIS, Feb. 13 (By the Asso ciated Kress.) The pence conference commission on international control of ports, waterways and railways is considering n proposed assertion of jurisdiction over aerial international flights. The British air ministry has already prepared an elnbornto con vention which will bo submitted to tho pence conference. . - ' Tlio international aviation confer ence soon to meet in Pnris will also tnko up questions of grcnt unport nnce, such ns how fur-national con trol of the nir mnv go, passports, customs, reciprocal landing facilities, aerial police and the settlement of dninnges. Civilian flights between nations are now impossible, because of tho nbseneo o( essentinl regtila tionsl Many enterprises, such ns Hint of preparing n Pnris to London air servico, hnvo been dolnvcd in con--sentience. '-, Hear Admiral II. S. Knapp will rep resent the United Slates in tho avia tion, conference.