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Newspaper Page TextOi'Mon Hlslfirlent Soo X Publlo Auditorium I Mail .-4. Medfoed f.. . ,... . , y ( MBUNE The Weather Maximum yesterday IH Minimum today 117 Precipitin Ion :m Preci icuon! Tonight nnil tomorrow Itiilu or Haow. Cnrly-lilith Tent, ally Thlrtgonlu MEDFORD, 01? KO ON, 7WEDN ESI)A Y; FEBRUARY 26, 1919 NO. 287 Tr. WILSON URGES PROMPT ACTION President Goes to Capital to Urne Speed on Vital Measures and Re publicans Oraanlze Opposition Asks No Vote of Approval of Lenuue of Nations. VAHIIINOTON', Fob. 20. Prusl ilonl Wilson will go to Ilia cupltul toduy If lilt) uiiKaKamunlH permit lo uiuot Haiifttorn and discuss tho IcKlsIn llvo situation Willi thum. lu addition to urKliiK prompt ac tion nt Kiln losmon on Ilia bin appro priation hills. President Wilson will endeavor lu expedite piitwugo of tho oil leasing and walur power bill nnd 't Iio provision coiitln uIiik ttia Cnllud Hiatus employment service. Itepuhllran opposition lo tho prosl dent's proKrnni lost no lima In lukliiK shape. Republican Leader Lodge and alitor naval committee mambur announced plam lo oppose tho naval hlll'i building program, approved by Ilia committed today. MeiiuhUrnn Opnono Senator I'onroM of Pennsylvania Jiald: "Tho president's phin Ik mudo without odonunlo knowledge of tho situation." V. Republicans generally declared It hi physically Impassible to pass all of tho moaniirea. Attention wa cull ed lo tho fact that remaining appro prlntlon aggregated more than !",- 000,000.000. while only flvo working day, ramalnad lieforo adjournment An official dmilttl wan mndo today of reports that the prasldont desired a vote of approval for the principle of Iho leaguo of natloim. It wai pointed out that tho Ic-agtio wan to bo a conitlllunnt part of the pearo treaty which would coma up for ratification at tho next aosslon. Deadlock llrokeu Tho deadlock between tho house .and He im to on tho bill lognlklng ' 'formal war contract wim broken to day with a compromise uKroomont llmltlnK Iho aniendmont providing for aottlement of claim growing out of tho atlmolntlon of mlnvrnl produc tion to mntiKunoBO, cliromo, yprllos and tungsten. ' I'ndor tho compromise provision mineral claim adjusted by tho secre mrv of tho Interior are to be limited to IS.'. 00.000.. The hulk of Iho contractu which will ho rnlldntod by tho bill aggrogut Inn more than two and a half billion dollam, woro uiado and will ha ad Junted by tho war dopurtmont, l.onn Hill Tiihim'n Tho victory liberty loan hill wan panned by tho bonne with Just throe dissenting votoa todny- after a ropub llcnn nttnek had fulled to ollmlnnlo a provision continuing tho war tlnunca corporation with authority lo make loam to finance export tradu. BRITAIN EASED i , LONDON', Poll. 20. Cloorno II KoburtK, food controller, announced yeHlordny that government control In lireat llrltaln of prlcea and the ills- Irlhutlon of Imported bacon, hams nnd lunl would bo suspended from March 31. ' This decision does not nffact ba- con, hams nnd lurd praducod In the United Kingdom, concerning which a furthor annouueomont will bo mnde Inter. Tho food controller rosorvos right lo ro-lmpono control If soiling prlcea to tho conxumor rise nbovo tho prosent prlco, or If udoiuato sup iiliu aro not forthcoming' In oott' nacllon with this, tho board of trndo at tho requost of the food controller lu Issuing n general, llaaiuw, permit ting, tho Importation of bacon, hams and lard urrlvlng.on or nftor March 10. Consignments Imported under thin gen oral llcenso boforo March 3 mny not, howovor, ha sold until lifter that ditto. . SI IN SPAIN SERIOUS i MADRID. Feb. 2(1. Romirls from llnrcolonlu show nn aggravation of the strike situation there. The olee trienl workers in Iho lirovinco of Lit idii, iiiljoinimr Hiiroolonii, nro threat cnnig In slrilto in smvptilhv wit workers In lliu electric plants' of Hi ( 'n mid in it foil) i m v in Barcelona wh ON POWER BILL hitvo been out for noma limp. I mmw NOMINATION IN CHICAGO AGAIN Repulillcans Rename Pro-German Mayor Democrats Nominate County Clerk Sweltzer Complete Socialist anil Labor Tickets Placed In the Field. CHICAGO, Kelt. 20 -William Ilulo Thompnoii, luctiinhuiil, won tho r publlcun uoiiiliiiitlon for mayor In Ibe primary yuHterduy by a plurality of UD.IMO. Itobert M. Rwollxur, county clerk, became tho democrat Ic nomlneo for mayor. Kxcepllng aldnrmniilo candidates In four wurda Ilia aoclullala placed a complete ticket In Iho field, bended by John M. Collin as Ilia mayoralty cundldata. Laboring innn wore advised by their leaders to remain away from the primaries, In order that they might sign Iho petition by which II Is planned to place a full labor ticket on tho ballot at the April election This ticket Is heuded by John Kit puirlck for mayor. Ho Is president of the Cbliugo "-'adoration of Labor. Krlends of Carter II. llurrlson flvo times mayor, took steps today to ludiico It I in to return from Franco where he Is engaged In lied Cross work with a view of having him head a non-partisan ticket. Macluy llovno, democrat, stales attorney, who qunoiincod his candl dncy fur mayor several inoulha ago but kopt aloof from tho primary, said today h still was an Independent candidate. IN FEDERAL COURT roiITLAM), Keh. JO. The convio lion of .liiliiw Uhnhon;. riuicher from Kent. Shermiiu count v, Ori'on. for violiition of the vNpionnuo net. whs nfl'iniH'il on evorv uruuiid on which unpen I win taken, in n decision re ceived here toduv. The rulinir was ninile bv Keilcrul Jiiduc Miirrow of the circuit ennr! of iiimiciiIm for Iho ninth policial iliKlncl. llhiiherir was sen tenced lo serve fifteen month' im- lirixiiniiicut nnd lo puv n fine of (Kill. The ileeisinn, neeordinir lo Vniled Sliilcx llislricl Alloruey llert K. Iln nev. "i hiruelv ilcteriiiiunlive of nil esiiionnce ciincm iieiidini: in this dis trict," including those of Dr. Mttrie Kiiui, local woninn idivsiciaii. which wits aiMK'alcil on groiiiHls bimilnr to Hioko Inkcn iu the Hruhonr cime. nnd of. I. lleui-v Alhers, I'ueifie const milliiiL' mini. No nnpeiil has vet been filed in the Albeis ciim, hill nceord inif to exceptions taken liv Alhers' nt ttirnovs, will lake Hie sunn' course us the others, Iho federal, iitloniev.be lieves. The Ifhnlierir nimciil was bused purtlv on the contention Unit testi mony should mil have lice iiiiiliiiitted, rcunrdiiiir the ilel'ciidnnl's iictsnd speech during n period nute-diiling America's cut ranee into the war. SERVICE FOR YANKS WASHINGTON'. Feb. 2fi Cleneriil Pershing Ki-nt the war department to- ilnv u liioio detailed explanalion- showing the melhod of handling mail for the Ainenimn expeditionary lorco, calculated, he said, to uuiiraiileu de livery of hitlers and packages ad dressed to overv soldier. No pjeco of mini is considered dead, ho report ed, until at least one separate setirvh through Hie cent nil records has failed to furnish an address. The suggestion of (he department that eoniiniiniliiig officers olilain tlio million of their men who failed to re ecive mail will he adopted, in the hope of improving I heservice. GIRL SLASHED TO DEATH IN MINNEAPOLIS STREET SIINNKAPOL1S, l'Vh. 2(1. Nellie ('hiippol, .11 vein's old, was slashed lo death early this ii.l'lcriiooti iu the business section of Maple Plain, a sii biiih of Minneapolis, 'I'he girl was reluming to school when a middle aged mini, seemingly demented, nt lucked her, accoiiling lo the report I eived hv Iho sheriff. A possee of deputies? hps been sent lo Mnplo I'lnin. Germany to Repent Sins SaysKaiser 4 LONDON. Vli. 'JO. "CJer- mini v will sunn repent of bavins overthrown Die nioiiiiri'li." in the hliitmeiit iiltribiiled to the form- er (lerniiiu emiicror bv Hie Mnil's f 'itlii.ltlitiiri.ti r.irri,Mlifimli,llt ftlliit- 4 iiiir a recent eonvertiiilion the roviil exile lunl with Count Von llnii-kilorlf-ltiintzuu, tlio Oer- inn n forc'iLMl iniiiihler. "All Ihnt is liniMiciiiiitf in flcr- iniiliv KOCH to inv heiirt," tho ex- " iiiiiiitt-iit iu riniiirfffl nM Rllvinif. "I did mil will it. There arc still Bond imlriiilH ill (Jennnnv who will out nllow her to become hiinkroiit." llerr Iliihenzollcin is ilcKcrih- ...1 u I.,.;,,.. v,.rl. ..!... rT,, I ,! liolicl'iil, 1EE YEAR NAVAL BILL BE PASSED WASlIIXtiTON. Iel. 20. At n conference todnv hetween President Wilson nnd Secretary Daniels and C'hiiiruitiu Swnnson of the senate na val eoiiimitteo. the president otruin urged provision for the new three veiir prounim nt Ihis'sessioVi. The hctiale coiniuiltec increased the permanent strenulh of the navy from "'J.'t.UOU to 210.000 while that of the marine corps wax increased from J 10(1 to 20.000. ' , The seven hundred and twenty mil lion dollar naval appropriation bill. wit hits new three venr building pro' gram, was ordered favorably report ed Imliiv bv the senate tuivnl commit lee without n dissentiin.' vote, ltepub- licnn members reserved the right to oppose n provision empowering l lie president to suspend the program in his discretion. There was no opposition to the ex pansion leal n re. hut the provision for suspension was adopted on strict pnrlv vole of 8 to 0. This au thority wns written into Iho hill hv the house with n view- to its use. if developments toward disarmament in the pence conference mnde it desir iilile. LONDON. Keh. 2.V (Ileiiters.l lteplviug to a oiieslion in the house of commons. Captain (Inest said that the number of officers nnd oilier nniks officially accepted us war pris oners who had not vet licen accounted for hv the Clenuiiiis approximated :i,lltl(l, including the imperial and col onial troops and the utivy. but ex cluding Iho Indians. It was not ex pected that many were nlivc. As n result of recent search in Oerinnnv 1(1 sick mid wounded prisoners vvero reported and remained because it was not advisable to move them.' .Three medical orderlies were left, to iittend lo them while their uiiartcrs were com fori nhlo and in charge of the Anglo-French medical authorities, American Y. M'. C. A.- nnd tho Dan ish Hod Cross. There was also a small number of men desirous of re maining in (Jermniiv lor various rea sons, i I F E WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. A fa vorable report on the bill to appro priate $100,000,1)00 to mnko reclaim ed public lands available for settle ment by discharged soldiers and sail ors was ordored today by tho senate public lauds committee. A similar bill has boeu reported to tlie houso.' By means of this measure, which provides for loans to men who sorvod with Iho armed forces dining the war, Secretary Lane said Jobs could Ho assured 100,000 persons within sixty days. " With the proposed appropriation the committee wns told, nt least 28, 000 'arms In forty states could bo ininlo ready for penuanont occupancy by tho men who liolpod clear them. CUMMINS TO g LEAD DEMOCRATS IN 1920 FIGHT Connecticut Man Chosen Chairman of National' Democratic Committee to Succeed Vance McCormick Plans Aggressive Camoalun First Wo man Sits in Committee, WASIirXCTON. Feb. 26. Homer S. Cummins of Connecticut was elect ed chairman of the national democra tic committee today, and the com' mltteo voted a complete program for an aggressive campaign In. 1920. , Tlio reorganisation contemplates that the standing officers of the cum mltteo shall Include In addition to the chairman, two vice chalrmon secretary who shall be a member, a legislative secretary who may or may not bo a member, a treasurer who shall be a member, a director of fin anco, who may or may not be a mem ber, and a aorgeant-at-arms, who may or may not be a member. J. Bruce Kremer of Uutte. Mont., and Samuel II. Amldonof Wichita Kans., were named as vice chairmen E. U. Hoffman, of Fort Wayne. Ind. secretary, W. R. Holllster of Jeffer son City, Moi, executive secretary W. D. Jnmleson, of Shenandoah Iowa, director of finance. Wilbur W. Marsh, . of Waterloo. la., and Colonel John I. Martin re main as treasurer and scrgeant-at' arms. The selection of vice chairmen from western states was pointed to as Indicating the purpose of the committee to conduct a vigorous campaign In that section. Mrs. Geo. I) ass of Chicago, chair man of the women's bureau of th national, commltfee. sat wtththe committee with if proxy aiid., Jhua gained the distinction of being lhe first woman ' to participate in the proceedings of the committee. REVOLT AGAINST BEIfLLN. Feb. 26 (By Associated Press.) Special dispatches from Mannheim today roport that peasant revolts aro breaking out In various districts In Baden as tho result of friction bctweert tho workmen's couh dir. and tho peasants. The peasants, It is roported are re sontful of the dictatorship of tho soviet. COPENHAGEN. Feb. 26. A dis patch received here from Munnheim by way of Berlin says: "After two days of negotiations .the majority nnd Independent social Ists agreed to rescind the proclaina lion of tho soviet government and to abolish martial law. The Indepen dent communists consented to evncu ato publio buildings and surrender their arms. They are being guaran teed Immunity." COP19NHAGEN', Feb. 26. A fresh revolt broke out at Mannheim today, Spnrtacan forces occupied the post- orflco, the telegraph office and the railway station nnd communication with the city Is Interrupted. CHINCH'S AS3ASSI PARIS, Feb. 20. Captain Hon clinrilon of the Paris .military cour yesterday heard the evidence of pe sons who were eve witnesses of th attempted nssissinntion of Premier Clemeneeiiu. llu asked Dr. Koubtui owitch. a widely known niluiuM exinnine Kniile Cot tin. Premier Clem enceun's assailant, to delermino his degree of mental responsibility. Cup lain llouehardoii will call at l'remi Clenieneeiiu'.s home tomorrow to tali the premier's deposition. PARIS, Feb. 20. Tho French sen' alo iravo a vole of confidence bv ac clnmntioni following ban ndducss by Vieor Jloret, minister ol procisions, during which he outlined the activities of his department relative to 'meeting the high cost ol livmir throughout Hi country, Russia Paid ForRevolt inHungary DABHL. Feb. 20. Seventy- six communists have been ar- rested on charges of rebellion 4 against the Hungarian republic at Budapest, according to aa- vices from that city. It Is re- Dortod that during their ex- umlnatlon they admitted that money to set up an nnti-repiiuli- can government came from Kus- sla and that during the past month the expenses amotiniaa to 300,000 crowns. They re- fused to reveal where the funds fr are lieine kent. " OF WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. Over the oppos'tion of democratic members, republicans in the house todnv forced adoption of a resolution c-allintr on Secretary linker for n report of n ivur- department investigation of charges of malfeasance made against ertnin army officers by h. L. nice of Spokane. Wash., an nnnv officer said to huve invented an aircraft n. - iicprescntative Johnson of Wash ington, author of the resolution de clured the weapon wus "first known as llie lliun lmiii. Inter n the Kice Webster trim, and finally nt the Web ster eun, and then Kiee was told bv suiicrior offil-ers to go take a lontr furlough." A report ol the depart ment investigation was made bv the spector general of the untiv about October 1. 1018. having been ordered previously hv the president, accord ing to ifr. Johnson , resolution. ' '! could uimie the three officers that this report hits," declared Kcp rescntiitive Johnson, "but if we ge these papers before the house we will see if effort has been made to cover up certain officials." Chairman Dent of the military com mittee asserted that Secretary Baker hud informed him of his willingness to appear before the house commit tee in executive session to reveal cer tain details of the report and Rep resentotive Caldwell of New York, a member of the committee, snid he thought Rice was "unbalanced." being "unable to give one single statement of fact."- ' - - . NORTH OF ODESSA - . - , . . . t ATHKXS. Feb. 2(1. Greek troops operating with detachments of French nnd Runuinittiis have advanced north of Odessa, pursuing liolshcviki force nlonsr J he Uneister river. After short fight they, occupied the fort and town of Tiraspol, on the right hank of the Uneister. .VI miles from Odessa according to a Saloniki dispatch. TJic retreating liolshcviki abandoned miiiiv dead nnd wounded and left guns and munitions in the Viands of the allied forces. ' - A ' WASHINGTON, Peb. 2G. Increase hv one-third of the size of tho Yel lowstone National pink was approved today bv the senate public lands oom mittee which ordered reported the house bill to add 1.2(15 souiire miles of forest reserve land in .Wyoming. SUFFRAGETTES FAIL 1 V.OSTON, Feb. 2(1. Sixteen women suffragists in inil following refusal lo pay fines of $ each for their dem pnstrntion Monday today broke lhe hunger strike Ihev started last night it Deputy SbcrifC .('nsev later said (hat iill llic suffragists nle the noon mcul oil prod them. He said they prohiihlv would not he compelled I wear jail clothing;, RE VOLUTION SAXONY BEGUN I Radicals Launch Movement tor Over throw of Government. Proclaim General Strike. Seize Industrial Centers and Cut Railroads Seek to Proclaim Soviet Republic. BERLIN. Feb. 20. Spartncans and radical socialists hove launched a movement to overthrow the existing government 'in Saxony, where the newly elected diet was to assemble today. A general strike has been proclaimed and railway communica tion with Halle, one of the principal junction points in Saxonv. has been broken. The Spartncans are report ed to have taken possession of Plnuen nnd other industrial centers.. Independent socialists in Leipsic have issued a ainnifesto demanding thu retirement of the eimar govern ment: declaring that it is "an impeoi- ment to socialism and the liberation of the proletariat. , The independent socialists are re nnrteil working feverishly for a proc Inmntion of ft soviet republic in Sux- onv. After radical demonstijitions. at Perna and Plnuen, the radicals seized the plans of non-socialist newspapers and ordered the officers of the seis ed plans to leave. Work has been stooped in many Saxon factories bv the seizure of power stations and the interruption of overland transmission of electric power. The break in run wav communication at Halle suspend ed through service between Berlin nnd Weimnr and Munich for the time be ing. usthe only exvressesi-miuiuis have been routed through Halle. STRIKERS VOTE SEATTLE. Feb. 26. Forty thou sand shipyards workers will vote on a referendum proposing to call oft the strikes in Seattle, Tacoma, Aber. deen and Anacortes which began January 21, last, if assurances are given the strikers that a conference to adjust wage demands and other differences scheduled to be held in Washington. D. C, not later than March i7 Is transferred to the Pacifi coast. A resolution to this effect was passed by delegates representing the unions comprising the metal trades councils of the four cities at a joint meeting here this morning. On even- side this action was taken to indicate the strikes in the four cities soon would be called off. The conference proposed will be of government representatives, shipyard workers and employers. It will take ud Questions of wages and other Droblems looking toward a new agreement between workers and em plovers to replace the awards of the Macy board which expire April 1 The demands of the metal trades council will be telegraphed Immedi ately to Dr. L. C. Marshall of the emergency fleet corporation at San Francisco." Dr. Marshall was appoint ed personal representative of Chas Piez. director general of the fleet cor. poratlon, In the ; Washington strikes Should Dr. Marshall or his superiors refuse the request for holding the conference on the west coast another joint meeting of the delegates will be held to decide on further action by the unions. " Should the workers vote to return to work almost Immediately they will be cnlled upon to vote on a proposi tion for a coastwlde strike of ship workers which would become effec tive April 1 upon expiration of the present schedule. E WARSAW. Feb. 2(1. (Hv the As soeintcd Press. J Under the auspices of the niter-allied mission to Poluud, the Czech troops began today evue tinting- the Teschen mining districts which arc in dispute between Poland and O.echo-Slovakiii, and the Czech are withdrawing to the line fixed bv the pqacc eon I eronce. of February 3 BY SPAR ACANS L EGISLATURE TO FINISH LABORS AI MIDNIGHT i- - , - Maintenance Guarantees In Pavino Contracts Eliminated Gore Oppos es Unionism Militarv Trainlna In Hial Schools Killed Votlna Ma chines In Elections Provided, .i ... T'i SALEM. Feb. 28. Legislative lend ers declared today that the thirtieth legislative assembly of Oregon would be finally ndiourcd lute tonight, lifter . a session of 4-i days. Governor W'ithyeombo indicated that iho would sign, sometime toduv a bill passed yesterday by both houses. providing for' the appointment of a commission of five members to muko preparations for a welcome in New York Citv for returning Oregon sol- , diers. The mensnre carries an ap propriation of .").0()0. O. C. Lcitcr. formerly a Portland newspaperman. now in New York, would be named head of the commisison. it was siuu. , Guarantees Klimlnatctl j With not moro than "three votes against the Sheldon hill prohibiting; . maintanence guarantees in road pav ing contracts passed the senate yi-a-terdov nnd the finishing wallop was effectively landed on the alleged puv- , ine- combine. Tho vote was not pre-? ceded bv any argument.. - About a week ago the bill was to, bled in the senate pending action by1 the- .house on the Lnclimund-lhonuis bilrof the sume character which wns held ui jn the lower house. The Shel don bill wax removed from the table in the senate without protest. As or- iL-innllv drawn it provided that tlieros shoold be no mnintiiinance guaran tees for periods of riiore than ono year, but nn amendment was . juvor made to the effect thut fVre should be no guarantee whatever. ?v V , Gore Opposes Unionism . Representative Home's labor hill . came safely into port lust night af ter a perilous day. when at 11:4. o. m. the house finally decided to con cur in the senate amendments mid send the hill to the governor. 'The measure, originally introduced in the house, passed the senate yesterday by the harrow margin of a single voto and was returned to the house lust night for a concurrence: in amend ments. Immediately upon its rcintroclno tion. Representative Gore moved that the hill he indefinitely postponed. The bill declares labor unions law ful organizations and protects them from being enjoined. ; The house this morniiisr adopted a joint resolution hv J..U. Richardson, so amending the s:x per cent tax lim itation, that the statd. mnv raise any amount desired to meet mint olfcrs bv the federal government. - Senator Hurley's bill for milinrv training in hiirh schools and colleges wns killed in the house vesterdav. , The house last night adopted Sen ator Bank's measure providing ; lor the iise of voting machines in elcii tions. . ' 11 I WASHINGTON. Feb. 2C Senator Owen of Oklahoma, liemocrat, speak ing today in the senate declared that while not perfect, the proposed legis lation of the league of nations is "wise, sound and iust." in its funda mental prinieples. The senator who has just -returned from France, urg ed the senate to consider tho league plan constructively rather than "ex- citing vague suspicions and arousing the hostility of our people on Iho theory that this iiistrumcntt is full oC pitfalls and dangerous." . TO PAY DEBTS DUE PARIS, - Feb. afi.l'lto supremo council of the peace conference bus decided, according to a llnvus roport, to telegraph to Vienna asking that coupons of tho Austro-ltuiigiirnin debt falling due on March "I be paid. The telegram to he sent to Vienna, it is said, will specify that payment lo he made on the coupons will not affect tho apportionment r flhc Au-Iro-lliiiigarian ilcbpt iimoiig the dif ferent stales, which formed the dual monarchy, .