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Newspaper Page TextOreiinn Historical Sou Public Auditorium MAILT The Weather Maximum ymtoriliiy 40 Minimum locliiy 117 rn'l.lllloii 01 ' Toliil Hlonn .1111 Prediction ; Tonight unci Tomorrow, I'-nlr. .EDFORD MBUNE Kffy t"i 1, 1 1. V.ii MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1919 NO. 291 lilrtMiilh Tear. M PRESIDENT ADDRESSES GOVERNORS Conference of City anil State Execu tives at Washington to Discuss Problems of ' Reconstruction Peace Delegate? Conslderer Them selves Only as Servants oa the Peo ple Says Wilson Promises Com plete Federal Cooperation. WASHINGTON. Miirch X-rpeii iliu Hie Wliilo lioiwo conference of governor mill mayors on iM'iirtt lunc business ninl liilmr problems loilnv, President Wilson promised Hint tho federal uovrmmciit wi'iiM consider ilHifir tliti servant of the hdili'H. mum iMluililii'H mill counties ill solving re in iiiNlinviit problems, ninl wuiilil per form iU diitv ttuiilml bv miL'Ui'HlioiiK of Iho conference. Tim president said ho Imped the conference dismission would immune wide rmign, including menus of re ntorimr lulior condilioim to n normal basis-ns soon mi possible, "mid lo ef fecting hiii'Ii froli nllocutioiiM of lii lmr anil intnislrv a tlio circiim kIiiiii'um mnv ninko necessary. On rewo Confcronrn . Touching iimm tho peneo confer ence, ho miid Iliu conferees nt 1'nris regarded thuiuHitlvt'H only n tnirvr;il" of iiliout seven Iiiiiulri'il nullum peo ple of I Iio world mid not iik llicir inns tom. I Comioiiucntlv. (mid tlio president, tlio conferees nrc nnxioim to keen in cIoho Mymimlliv with llm peoples whom tluv represent "lo find out liow we run best aini 'in making (heir lives Im I tliov wish tlit'ni lo Iio Iiv giv ing them tlio opportunity tliov ought to hnvo." Tlio president wpoko lirii'flv. con- finimr himself largely l welcoming tlio visitor nml promising complete federal co-operation. Iio explained that tlio domniiilH upon IiIh timo during llm iluv nml n hull ho could remain in Washington miido it IiiipokkiIiIo for him to participate in tlio oonfitrt'tit'o. Welcomed lijr Wilson Tlio president snid: "I wish Hint I could nromiso mv self tlio ploiiNtiro nml Iliu profit of taking part in vour deliberations. I ii iirt Hint nothing dclihernlo is uot milled mo siueo mv return. I hnvo been trving under Iho gindnnco 0 mv secretary. Mr. Tuimillv, to do n month'ti work in n week, nml I nm hoping thai not nil of it Iiiih been dono badly, hut inasmuch ns there in n noecssnrv pressure upon mv time. I know Hint vim will oxeuso mo from tukinir purl, in vonr conference, miieh n h I h ion hi lie profited Iiv doing ho. "Mv plonsuiit dulv iH to hid vim u henrlv welcome mid to express mv gratification Unit ho munv executives of eitioH mid of slutes hnvo foinul llm timo mid Iho iui'liiinlinn lo rome touelher on the verv imporlmit matter wo hnvo to discuss. V Vp In Wales nml t'ltlm "The primnrv dulv of enring for our iieonle in the mliniiilu mailers that we wnnl. to discuss liero, of course, fulls upon Iho hIiiIoh mid upon the intinicipiililics mid Iho fuiie- ton of I lilt federal uovemmeul in to do what it ih Irvimr to do in a eon fereneo of this sort draw Iho ex centivo ininilH of Iho poimlrv logolh- or so that Ihev mnv profit Iiv eaeh other's HiiirueHtionR mid pIiiiih, and ho that wo mnv offer our nomees to on ordimi'tn Iheir efforlH in anv way Hint Ihev mnv deem it wio lo eo-or-dinnlo. In oilier woi'iIh, it !h Hie privilece. of. I ho federnl irovernnienl in mnttorH of Ihis mirt to ho tlio ser vants of Iho oxoeutivoH of (ho sliitod nnd miinieinalitius mid enuntieH. nnd wo hIihII porform Hint dulv with tlio irreatoHt pleasurO if vou will iruido us with vonr RiicireslinnH. "I hopo that tlio diHousHinns of this oonforoneo will tako ns wido n seope n vou think neeossnrv. i Wn aro not (Cnntlnuod on Pago KiKht.) WASIIINOTON, March 3. DiHnp provnl hv I'roaidont Wilson' of tlio donlh sonlcnoo ilnpnscd upon Private Max Hiniilin, n nonscienlioim obiea tor at (inmii ViuiHlnn, ICjih., was an nounced todav hv tho war department. A Hontonii of 15 votirs' iinprinonmont was npprovod, . Handin wns found cuiltv of hnvimr rnfusod to ohnv an order of his su perior officer to clean up n pilo of rofnso in cuinp, ; ESPIONAGE ACT HELD VALID BY Constitutionality of So-called Enlist ment Section Upheld -Constitution Sustained Antl-Narcotlc Law Uo he'd as In Texas Emulovers' Lia bility Act. WASIIIXOTON'. Mareh X-ron-Hliliitioniilitv of lh Ho-eallml enliHt nu'iit Heelioii of the PNpiiinui:u net wiik in el'feet upheld todnv Iiv Iho Hiipreino nun I in HiiHlaiiiinir ennvietion iimler I he (let of OhnrleH T. Ki'heni'k and lOliziihi'lli Haw of I'liiliiilelnliia, on eharuex of Heudiiitr miii-maihthlo eir eiilnrH reuiirdinir Iho war lo uien with in draft uuex. CoiivH'liun in Korlh Dakota of Kill ii ItieharilH O'llaro heeaiiHO of 'a Npeei'li in wliieli hIio wiik iiunled nx xiivinir "anv licrnon who enliHled in Iho annv for Herviee in I'Vaneo would he lined an ferliliner." was alio in ef feel HiiKlaineil hv Hie Hiiprenio court which denied her petition for n re view. Tlio lower court stive her n fivo year Henleneo. (Hlicr Cunvlrtlond Vpliolil Without pniKinir Hoeeifienllv on the eonHtilul'nnalitv of (ho cinionnL'o net. the Kiinreniii court loilnv in effect mm laincd federal court decree convicl imr Ahniliiini I.. Sicerman of Min nciiixilix, under tlio net. Huifcmiiin wan Hcnlenccd 'to three vonr' iimiriHonmenl lieenimo of Htnlo menl mndo in n Hpceeh. JiiHlico HrmideiH, who rendered Iho opinion, held Ihnl no coiiHlilulioniil niiCKlioiiR wcro involved In the niinenl nnd for that renHon the rourt had no jurisdic tion. Tn ml iiilenirelulion of Iho ho. called HnrriHon nnli-nnn-olic net. Iho mi premc court todnv declared ponnliln- lionnl Ihn xcclion nrohiliiline rnilei of driiiro oveept on offioinl order forniB of ph'(iicinr.n' preacripliona civon In I'ood fnilh. I.lnlilHt)- Riwlnlncd ' The Texnii omplovcm' linhilitv net of 19 1. 'I wn todnv declared oonnti tulional Iiv Iho Hiipreino court. In nn inlerprelnlion of Iho I'mlcr wood tariff net. Iho mmremo court to dnv decided that "nllownncoH." pnid hv the Hrtlili L'ovcrninent to export ers of spirit noun linnori nro liniinlieH in Iho memiinir of the net nnd reuuire Auiericnn iniporleni to pnv contorvnil- ini? dulien. 1 f ATTACK ON POLES rOKKN. Mch. 2. The flermanii af- l.ti llifii.i .lul'u itf i.i.iiiiiii rill ivil fililtll. resumed iittiirki all alum; Iho line upon the roles loilnv, accordim: to reuorls from the l'olish-deriiian Iron Her. COPKNIIAflKN. March X Viiem- nloveil worknien mid communists of Dresden at u ineelinu' Siiudav. neeord itttr lO'H dispatch n-cuived here, deeid- ed on n iienernl slrike. The strike wiik lo l'i into elli'i'l Aroudiiv iiioriiiii!;. C0I.00NH. Urnrch .'l.-Ilusseldiirf. whero Iho rndiealH hnvo been in con trol, bus been clenred of Npiirtyienns williout u Hhot beinir fired. The trov- eiiiH'iil troops when thev entered Iho town aircMled Mavor Sclimidebeiis, the Spiirtui'iin dieliilor. nnd disarm ed his followers. PORTLAND GREETS PORTLAND, Mar. S. Portlnnd will wolcomo 470 men nnd four of rl oors of tho BDth Coaaf ortlllory corpa WodnoBday mornliig, nocordlng to pinna announced today by tlio con tra! recoptlon tommll too. Word ro. cotve(l today was Hint tho Bpoclnl tram, upon wnle.u tlio roturnou soi. dlors are coming from tho onnt would nrrlvo boro nt 7 o'clock Wednesday morntiiK nnd would dopnrt nt o'clock Thursday morning tor Camp Lowls. "Victory Way," Hiq Btroot loading from tho dopot to Liberty Tomplo will bo decorated; a recoptlon com. mil too will moot the train nt Mu 11 no mah Kails and thoro will bo n gront parado In this oily nccordlng to plana, lUmiilca tho Bokllora, tho Kill lo baud of iPortlnnd, enntcon womon of tlio Amorlcnh Hod Cross nnd Iho flnlvn- lion Army dopot sorvlcn commllleo will march In tho pnrndo, SUPREMECOURT DEPORTATION OF ALIENS FAVORED BY GOVERNORS Executives Approve Sendlno Out of CountrvThose Agitators Seeking to' Overthrow Governnfent Bv Force Cabinet Officials Discuss Labor Situation and Demobilization. WASHINGTON, Mnr.'h 3. Slntc uoveriiiirs-nnd mayors of cities in conferenco on Inbor nnd biiHini'sa probleuiH nt llm Whilo IIoiiho todav iiiiiiiiiiuoiiHlv adupled n rcHiiliition in domiinr a Hlafemcnl hv Hecrotarv.of l.ubor Wilson Hint it wns the Hocrv- larv's dulv lo' deport all pcrsoiis ad voi'iiliiiL' Hie overthrow of tho Kovern ini'iil Iiv fyrce. riccrelarv or l.nlior Wilson, who presided at this openimr Kcssion. told Ihe i-onfcrenco that the recent strikes al Kealllo. Unite, Lawrence, nnd otlvr plnccs were not industrial economic d:Kiulcs in their origin, hut wcro ro mlts of n delibcrule, oreiinieil nt- cinpt nt n social mid political move ment to establish soviet governments in Iho I'nilcd Rlnlcs. AdilrcuM-J by Wilson Secrelarv Wilson said that even dorimr indiiHtriul nctivitv 1.000.0(10 workers aro iincmplovcd. reprcsent inir tho tiirniiiL' over of labor. He ndded : , "I don't helievo nnv connlrv owes ovcrv man n livinir. but I do believe ovnrv cmintrv owc every man a ehiiiieo lo on rn n livinir." ItccniiKo of threatened shortneo of work incident lo slowness of demob ilization buffer employment must be found, lie suid. nnd tho best means of furnisliinv' Ibis lav in the Kovem irtcnt iiumediutelv oneneinir in normal construction of public work. 'Co pro vide Inbor with employment in this wnv. ho declared, would unito the workers and would not prove a fertile field for proimunniln nnd fulse phil- Hopbv. nnd prevent a possiblo decade oi iinnsi. i - Tlater Speaks on Army Sccroorv Hnker followed Secretary ilson nnd cxplmned the wnr do- pnrtinent's method in enncellinc con- Irart.s ho ns to neeomplish n ercnt savine to tho irovcrmnent without dc- moralir.imt iniluslrv or disturbing In bor. Iinmcd'ntelv nfter tho nrmistie wns siu'iicd steps were tnken to cancel con traels and so far ho snid (ho war do parlment hns Kiisiinnded nnernlions Hint would hnvo cost fivo billion, ciirht hundred and twentv-nino million dol lars lo complete. There wcro lfl.000 sepnrnlo contracts that hrd to be ad lusted and of these -1.(100 hnvo been settled. v Tho wnr department, tho secretary said, is much interested in measures to provide iobs for ret limine soldiers. nnd be told how Colonel i Arthur Woods bail been made a special ns sislant secret n rv lo perfect co-opcrn-lion w ill the depnrlmciit of Inbor nnd Iho council of national defense for einiilovment notiviHcs. millets Talks lroserl(y 8peakiinr of the fear of n period of lincniplovment entertained hv some. Secrelarv Daniels said: "I am not one of llioso we believe there will bo ireneral unemployment The deinand of Ihe world for wliul America makes will be so irreat tjie.ro will be a job for ovcrv mini who wants lo work. He pnid Ibis tribute to labor; "Labor henrd Ihe eall ns trulv ns the men who woro the uniform." and' closed his nddrcss bv predictinir nn era of prosperity. LAW UNREPEALED WASHUXiGTON. Mar. 3. Agroo- mont was roach eil today by tho son nto judiciary committee to take no action on legislation to enforce war time prohibition which, bocomos ef fective July 1. The committoo do- cldod there was no chnnce for pas sage of tho ponding bill at this ses sion. 1 Penalties tor violation of the law nro cnrrlod by tho prohibition act It self. Prohibition loaders contond that additional and more specific leg islation Is neodod to Insure proper enforcement, nltho the nhsonce of It will not.provont nntlon-wldo prohibi tion from bocommg effective. MILK INDUSTRY TO BE PROBED BY SENATE WASHINGTON. March 3. Invest! milion bv Iho federal trade commis. sion of the milk iniluslrv, pnrticulnr- lv as it relates to condensed milk wns provided in a resolution nil out oil lodav by llio sgimto, MEDFORD WELCOMES HOME HER FIGHTING SONS FR OM BATTLE FRONT OVER SEAS . ' Welcome Home mVVl!lllJJhJ J J I lUUIIll i i i , i j . i aiiijv J I . - 5" " LEAGUE oFnATIONS IGTORY LOAN SMES iiiniii ii nrrpiinrn i i mi rnnnnnri itiit WAKMLl Ut tNUtU BY M' WASHINGTON. March 3 After Senator Sherman of Illinois, republi can, had delivered nn ndddess in tho senate -today sharplv attacking the leacuc of nations, nnd president Wil son, Senator MeCunibcr of North Dn kotn, a republican member of the for eimi relations committee, took tlio floor nnd arced that tho United States become a piirtv to tho leuiruu for pre serving world pence. Senator MeCunilier unred amend ment of tho leauuc chnrler so thai there could be no possibility of nnv surrender of Ainerii-nn severeicntv or tho Monroe doctrine. The senator de ploreil some recent criticisms bv re- publienn senalors. declnrimr munv of Ihe urirnments were "far fetched." Depicting Hie horrors of wnr, Scna5 lor MeCunilier addedi: "There is some olilii-ntion restiim on the American people to help uiaiii la:n the pence of tho world." , Keferrintr to the recent nttnek on the leniriic bv Senator IVndoxter of Wasbimrlon. republican. Mr. MoCnm ber suid the Washington senator pro claimed "niinil our own business" ns the American doctrine. Senator McCumber criticised those opponents, of the proposed leiicue chnrler who had advanced no sub stitute plan. T SEATTLE STRIKE SEATTLE, Mar. 3. First bronk in Seattle's shipyard strike came today whon about 250 sheet metal workers and about 200 apprentices, who have boon on slrlko, returnod to work In tlttoen shoot motat shops which are working on shipyard contracts. The mon went back to work for the same pay they received before they joined tho strike for higher wage. Employ ers claimed all the sheet metal shops wore working with full crows todny. SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 3. Ualn visited every portion of the state during the 24 hours - ending nt 6 o'clock today, the,. heaviest fall of J. 02 Inches bolng reported nt Enrok, nccordlng to tho United States wealli- or bureau horo, . '' '' ; ' . . ' ' BILL ENACTED AFTER FILIBUSTER All Night Effort to Kill Bill Fails Army and Navy Appropriation Bills. Agricultural Bill and Civil Sundry Bill Among Dozen Measures Likely to Fail Wheat Guarantee to Pass. WASHINGTON. March 3. With the iVlctorv' Liberty loan bill out of the wnv. both branches of congress went to work early todav with tho hope of elearim; up a mass of bills. The Yietorv Loan bill was passed at 7 o'clock Snndav morninsr nfter nn nil niimt session, devoted to filibus terimr. . Democratic lenders predicted that while (he nrmv nnd nnvv appropria tion measures would not be passed. the billion dollar wheat truurantco bill and the ccneral deficiency nppronria- lion measure, earrvinir !f7.r0,000.000 additional for the railroad minimis (ration, would be enacted before sine die iidjouriimeiit at noon tomorrow. There seemed little chnnce of cet- (inir (hroueli nearly a dozen bills, in eliidinir the agricultural b;ll, with n rider lo repeal the davlicbt snvinsr net: the sundry, civil bill enrrvine $000,000,000 for the shippine board. omnibus buildim; lulls, and the mens are providing for federal control and regulation of the meat packing nidus try. Theso nrc only n few of the measures Hint aro expected to die on tho ealenilnr. Hope virtually was abandoned bv suffrage leaders of preventing a fili buster on tho eiiunl suffrngo consti tutional amendment, which Senntor Jones of New Mexico expected to call up. , -THEN STARTS A- FKE CANYONV It.LE, Ore., March 3. Whon A. C. Carson of Cniiyonvlllo, wont away from home for three days last week, he hld235 In bills tn his cookstove, for safekeeping. He re turned yesterday and built a fire In the stovo. An hour later he thought of the money. A roll of charred pa per marked Its resting place, ii ''...' OF OLE SEATTLE. March 3. Seattle vot ers, in choosing three city councilmen at a municipal election tomorrow, will according to a statement issued to day bv Mavor Ole Hanson, determine whether "the seat of the city gov ernment shall remain at the City Hull." "Three city conneilmen who loyally supported me in the recent strike crisis in keeping Seattle from being plunged into dnrknossNand disorder, nrc opposed bv three nominees pledg ed co vote according to the distates of the City Labor Council," the mayors statement said in part. "When the radical element at tempted to close down our public util ities, dictate to our city government and usurp the police power, I served notice upon thorn that the soat of government was at tho City hall. A second attempt is being made to re move the seat of government from the City hall by" tho election of three candidates for tho council In the place of W. H. Moore, R. H. Thomp son and C. B. Fitzgerald, who resist ed the attempt to take control of the city out of tho hands of the consti tuted authorities. I trust the people will vote overwhelmingly to return tho three named." The three labor candidates are E. T. Levi, K. h. Proctor and C. H. Gal lant. Mayor Hanson Issued tho state ment from a sick bed. FIRE UPON ALLIES WARSAW, March 3. (By Asso ciated Press.) For the second time, a train bearing members of the Inter allied mission to Poland has been fired on by the Ukrainians, according to an official telegram received by Premier Paderewskl. The shooting occurred en route between Leinberg and Przemysl. An armistice between the Poles and the Germans was agreed upon February 17. Since then, however, there has been more or less sporadic fighting along the front in which the Poles accused the Germans of being the nggrcssors, but no gcnoral re sumption ot tho hostilities.-. N ,..-,' ENTIRE CITY TO ; GREET! BOYS OF L Tonipht at Natatorium Will Be Held First of Public Receptions and En tertainments for Returned Soldiers and Sailors From Jackson County At the hour of going to press this afternoon indications were thai the depot demonstration in honor of the home coming of the local members of the 65th artillery would be record breaking in enthusiasm with a tremen dous crowd in attendance. - People begnn arriving this morning from nil parts of the county to participate. The 1300 school pupils were to march to the depot long before the train's arrival. Though cloudy, the weathc? promised to be fine. The high school bond was to fur- nish the patriotic music and the cheering nnd singing was to be led bn the 750 pupils of the high school. Tha women of tho Red Cross and various other organizations were to be Id line. The "Elks were to act as polices men to keep the crowd back of thd lines and especially to guard the small school children. , Everyone was ex pected to join . in the singing and) cheering. . , '. The doors of the .atatonum will be open at 7:30 p. m. for the great demonstration tonight to all returned, soldiers and sailors. . , The following 65th members Medford and vicinity arrived on thitf afternoon's train, with the exception of about a .dozen who arrived during the past three days: ',' Sergeants Treve B. Lnmsden. Chagi H. Delsman. Leland E. Noe, William Bcveridge. George E. Gates. " Corporals Frank L. Coleman. Floy4 Ross. Lawrence U. Riley, Clarence B, Robinett. . ' Mechanic William G. Pierce. . Wagoners John P. Moffatt. Harold V. Simpson. Chas. L. Lamsin, Lloyd J Goble. Privates Muriel M. Kindle. Arthul F. Long. Graydon E. Childroth, Fred J. York, Carl W. Henderso. Carlto II. Martin. Lowell S. Grim. Band members Sergeant RoIIie A Petty, F.agle Point: Corp. Leo B. Wil. linns; first class musicians RalpU W. Balcom, Irwin F. Koening, Derby Richard A. Morclock. Gold Hill: sec ond class musician Hnrry Bryant. Supply compnny Corp. Morris Leonard. George McDonald. Merrill O. Belts. Gold Hill ; Lavcrne Buck. Ruchj Clark J. Walker. ' ' Sergeant Ben If. Plvmole, Corp Chester L. Bourne. Everett H. Mo Kce. - ''" . " Ralph Balcom is still ill with tha mumps at the military hospital al Vancouver, he having been taken ill while the 65tb was enroute from Camp Dix to Portland. Dewey Purdin who was tnken ill with pneumonia while enroute to thi3 country, from France and who "was confined for a time in a hospital af Philadelphiais not expected to reach Medford until about the middle of tha week. ASHLAND. March 3. George M. Lowe, night policeman, was acciden tally killed in the local railroad yards Sunday night. Ho wns struck by train No. 15 nnd evidently was" be wildered by the glaring hoadlieht, stepping onto tho .wrong track. - His left arm wns severed and he was oth erwise injured, dving instantly. Ho had been on the police force since Inst August, and his age is 54 years. Ha fcaves a wife and fivo children, resid ing on Vista street, A coroner's in vostigntion will probably bo hold, v TO NATIONS' LEAGUE WASHINGTON, March 3. With out specifically indorsing the league of nations plnn, Republican Leader Mann, speaking today in the house, declared that the war would have bees fought in vain if something wns not dono to prevent future wars. Demo cratic members of tho house vigor puslv applauded this statement. ,, .''..''.'-'.'-..',',' J.