Orennn Hhtorlrnl Sob
" piiuiii! Auiiimnflin
The Weather
. niitxlniiiiii yoNlttnlny nil
Minimum today .....II
Prwlplliitlnn U
Predicno"
. Tonight nml Tomorrow,
' Fair.
EDFORD M
Corty-elglith Year.
ally 'iltiLitlt Yr.
MEDFORD, 01 1 KG ON, "WKDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1919
NO. 293
M
ML TRIBUNE
GE
IN
Disorders Multiply and Anarchy
Reigns In Certain Sections Where
8parblcans Have Seized Power and
Are Looting and Bumlno Machine
Guns Used to Restore Order Plan
to Seize Koenlnsbera. East Prussia,
to Open Door to Russian Bolshevlkl.
HTHNE, March 5, Dnrliii tele
criuiiH t'lirrv nliiriniiig reports of lh
Kitiiiilimi in Hallo. Tbcv declare that
tho troops liavo used machine trims
mill that n number of officer nml
striker Iiiivo been killed. According
lo tlio VorwiuTlH. tliuru Iiiih been loot
ing mill arson liv tlio communists.
. Absolute miari'hv reigns it t ciln,
HotithwvNt of Irf'iiMin. According l
reports, both Ihct women nml tlio
hourgeoiso tiro on strike anil n num
ber of persona have been killed or
wounded in street fighting. Tb town
haw bWi-ii in darkness for several
nights. I'urt of tlio troop thoro are
Hniil to remain lovat to (bo govern
ment. . lliotcr Hnir.nl officer of tlio irov
ornmont force nt Hullo ami throw
litem into tlui Kivvr Snulv. wlioro thov
tiermittiid tliom to drown. Thoro wan
mui'h looting ami I ho property loss
is xaid to bo lion v v.
Tlio Sparlnonn flod from tho oitv
nnd are reported to hnvo In ken a
largo amount of oitv fund with
thoin. Tho government troop hnvo
proclaimed n Htato of seigu in (lalle.
To Holxo Koeiilgnburtf
, MERLIN, Mar. B. y Associated
ProM.) The flparlneans Imvo Inaug
urated movoinont lo sol Koonlgs
borg. East Prussia, nnd thereby npon
roil lo 0 communication to Moscow
o that liolnliovlk arm leu from Russia
mlnlit movo lo tho assistance of the
Bpartacan forces, according to mi of
ficial government bullntln today.
The government, howevor, the bul.
lotln ntntos, hn sent forcoa i Into
Kaonlgsburg with the ohjoct of put
ting down tho 8partacan atrlke movo
niont for 1ho solium of tho town.
Government roopi at pollco head
quarters rired.on rioters In the neigh
borhood Into today nnd sovornl caa
ualtloa are roportod. The troops had
'boon called to disperse crowdM which
wore gathering In Increased numbor.
Ik'i-lln lUnnnlnn Qnlot
III'" KLIN. Mar. B. (lly Associated
I' mm.) Greater Dorlln was qulot op
till 2 o'clock this nttornonn. The
proclamation of martini law by tho
Prussian mlnUtry had a snlulnry ef
fect, tho quick rocovory of strutoglr
points In the city by tho Halnhnrdt
brlgado nlito serving to dampen tho
Spartlcldos' ardor. -
Government aoldlori aro concen
trating again on tho Moult vicinity,
the police hoadquartora, tho chnncol-lory-mid
tho Imporlnl bank. '
Socialist Predictions
PARIS, Tiiosdny, Mar. 4. Hugo
llnoiio, Independent aoclnllHt, doclur
od at tho minority aoclnllnt conclnvo
at Berlin yesterday that tho Gorman
rovolutlon win not ovor yot and p ro
il Ictod that It would end In a triumph
for Intornatlonnl socialism.
"Tho present powers In Qormnny,"
ho said, "cannot stay tho courso of
tho revolution by promising soclull
intlon to tho mnssos with tho aid of
tho bourgoolslo nnd tho conlrbita. Tho
futuro belongs to tho Indopondont so.
clnllsts."
SEATTLE. Mnrch 5. Approval bv
tho Htato supreme court todnv of n
$15,000,000 Seattle ntroot car pur
cIiiiho bond isstio, uloarB tho wnv. fto-
oordinir to n statement issued hero to
day by Mtivor Olo Hanson, for the
iminoilinto purcliaHO bv tlio oitv of tho
linos nnd nlnnls of tho I'pKOt bound
Trnntion, Iiicht nnd Power comunny.
Afavor HanHon has fought Imnr for
tho puroluiHo of thn linos, - In lus
Htiiloinont todnv ho pointed nut that
tho proposed pitrohnso will nialto
Bonltlo the largost owner of publio
utilities in America ns tho oitv will
own prhotionllv all its our linos, nil
its water svstom, port facilities and
liuht and nowor plants. "Sonttlo'will
ho tho first American oity," .ho said
"to unin control of virtuallv all its car
linos." -
Tlio mayor said tlio oitv prnhnhJv
would take over tlio linos within a
UNGLE SAM TO
IL
HandlcaiMied Bv the Failure of Con
gress to Appropriate Money. Hlnes
" Savs Every Effort Will Be Made to
Continue Operations and Avoid
Lay-off Employes.
WAKIIINOTON. Maroh 0. The
government has no linmodiato inten
tion of rcIiiiiiiiiNhinir conlrnl of rail
roads as a result of tho failure of eon
gri'Ms lo aiipriipriato funds for tlio
railroad administration. Director Clou
oral Minus said todnv.
Mr. nines iiIno oxiilnined Hint cv1
orv effort would bo made to continue
onerat'oiis as usual to avoid lavintr
off emplnvvs nnd to fiiiimoe the rail
roads through private loans or thru
advances from the war financo cor
poration. ' Although tho railroad ndiuinitrn
tinn's urogram of eapilal cxpond;lurcK
for oxIoniiionM. iiuprovotnonts and new
buildings mav be modified, the gov
ernment will Irv to pnnliniio tho pro
mots plannod through the next few
months.
No Ibilwvl Hate
The rn'lroail ndininihtralion. Mr.
(lines said, did not rontomplato rais
ing rates as a means of dcnl'ng with
its fiiinnoial proilionmcnt,
!fefcrrini to the congressional sit
uation rosiillini' in failure to appro
priate foods, Mr. Hines in n state
iiiiii'I aid:
"This iinoxpeeted result nuts upon
llio ilireelor wiioral tho neopssitv fur
ilevisin" railioallv different methods
of denlim' with tlm cjetremelv diffi
oiilt sittintion. I believe thnt the vorv
ilifiriillios tlieniaclvea- will result jn
obtaining natriotin eo-oneration of all
business inlorests involved. At the
moment there is no occasion to dis
cuss the ouestion of relinnnis.hmcnl
of llio-riiilronds. Mv first purpose is
10 Irv to kotvo the problem in oilier
wnv.':'. .'
Xo Cnuo for Alarm
"Kumeroiis mo'l'iii's must be devls.
011 for (lonlimr with different, pluisos
of the KiibiCot and eneh will rcnuire
U sennra'e slmlv and norbups a
lene-Tite idnn of oo-operntinn. Ttlt
I lKl!e-n Unit on tb" "nr of all re
sponsible interests nffoelod llier" will
b n prompt reuxonan to mv own defi
nite nHim of findir a wnv In meet
the difficult, and I do not believe
nnv one sboold give wnv to nlnrm on
ceonnl of the condition wli'"1' has
been so itnnxitontmllv nroduceil."
GQODNOW 10 DRAFT
POLISH CONSTITUTION
I'AUIS. March 4. Dr. Frank
floodnow, president of Johns Hopkins
I'liiversitv, lliiltimore, Md., has been
sclented to assist in framing a consti
tution for the Polish government.
Dr. Onodnow. who was tho const!
tutiona,! advisor of the Chinese re
public when he was called to the pros
idenev of Johns Hopkins in 191.1. is nn
international authority on political
and ceononiio nucstions. '
LLOYD GEORGE LEAVES
FOR PEACE MEETING
LONDON, March 5. rroaiior
Lloyd Oeorgo loft London this morn-
tntr fill Pnritt tn rimiimn Wnrlr with
tho peneo conference delegates. Tlio
premier was accompanied on his trip
Uv John. WV Davis, the American am
hnssndor, nnd Mrs. 'Dn vis.
OF
WASHINGTON, Mar. 6. A cable
gram from (lonjrai Pornhlng made
publio today at tho war dopartinont
charges that a campaign of criticism
against the handling of tho embar
kation camp nt Brost, Franco, grow
out of the trial by court martial of
Major Alfred 'W. nlrdsall, formerly
of the Now York Evening Tologrnm.
The moasngo said tho "violent
newspapor attneks" npon the Brest
camp began about the time Major
Blrdsall roturnod to tho Unltod States
after having boon roprlmnndod,, re
duced In grade nnd flnod for striking
nn enlisted man. It added thnt Major
Ulrdsnll threatened before ho lofl
that ho "would got uoinwno at Brest"
HOLDRA
ROADS
W U ID
WILSON
IS
TO COME BACK
WHENITSOVER'
Presidential Party Leaves Hohoken
On Georqe Washlntiton On Return
Trio to Paris Small Crowd Wit
nesses Departure Harbor Deserted
Because of Strike.
NEW YOHIC. March .1. President
Wilson sailed todav on his second
vovago to France, determined, as ho
said in his Metropolitan Opera House
speeeli hero last night, not to "come
baek 'till its ovor over thoro." The
transport (lonrgo Washington, hear
ing the presidential pnrtv left the
llolioken, N. J., pier at 8:15 a. m.
The chief executive's departure was
marked hv 41 simplicity which con
trasted with the noisy demonstration
given him when the Oeorgo Wash
ington carried Mr. Wilson on his first
iourncv to Paris Inst December.
Only Kinnll Crowd
Todnv there wns nnlv a small crowd
of persons assembled at the pier. To
these the president, hat in band, nnd
Mrs. Wilson waved farewell greetings
as tlio Oeorgo Washington swung out
into the lower Hudson river while the
band on tho transport Orcnt North
ern, berthed noarbv. nlaved the Star
Hpnnglcd Banner. Standing nn the
bridge, the president and bis wifo saw
the American flag raised nn the staff
at the stern and heard the booming
of tlio presidential salute of 21 guns.
As (lie transport turned her none to
ward the Statue of Liberty nn escort
of destroyers got under wav ahead.
Tbe harbor was nenrlv deserted ho
causo of tho strike of marine work
ers. Mr.' Wilson had been up nnd about
tho deoks for nearly two hours, hav
ing been tho first of the presidential
party to appear. Most of tho 'others
wero asleep when the transport snil.
cd, ,.,
Tarty Alumni Ship ;
In ndilition to the president nnd
Mrs. Wilson, the pnrtv on board the
(leort'o Washington im-luiled Miss
Kenbnin, secretary to Mrs. Wilson.
Hear Admiral t'arev T. Grayson, nide
to tho president: former Attorney
flencrnt Thomas W. Gregory. PretiK
son Orcv of tlio United Stales food
administration; Jrwin ' II. Hoover,
chief usher at the White House: Gil
bert K. Close and Charles M. Sworn.
About three thousand tons of sup.
plies for the nnnv in Franco nnd
Oormnnv are being carried on tho
Oeorgo Washington.
Tho Oeorgo Washington passed
iiunriintiuo nt 0.10 a. 111. and was sn
luted bv 21 guns bv the United States
steamship Ampbitrite nnd bv whistles
blown bv all the stenin craft in tho
lowor bay. ,
POKTLAND. Mnreh 5. A special
train bringing 484 men and tivo of.
fieers of the liOtb regiment. Const Ar
tillery corps, all from Oregon and
Washington, arrived hore todav.
Bareheaded, the men stood iu the rain
greeting their friends nnd relatives
nt tho station. Later thov marched
through tho streets, cheered bv thou
sands of persons, to the municipal
auditiriuui whoro breakfast wns serv
ed and they were welcomed by the city
otticials.
Kntortninmcnt throughout tho day
wns provided nnd several hundred of
the men were to be guests of .the city
boxing commission tonight nt a bo
ing program nt tho auditorium. The
train wns scheduled to leave early
tomorrow morning for Clunp Lowis
whoro tho regimont will be demobilis
ed. Major Marion of Seattlo wns in
command of tho (19th todnv. ,
OBJECT TO t . .
ZIONIST PALESTINE
PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 5. A
statemoat Blgnoil by throe hundred
prominent Amorkan Jews setting
forth, tholr objections to tho organi
zation of a Jowlsh state In PaloHt,tno
aB proposed by the Zionist soctotlos
In this country nnd Europe, to be
presented to tlio penoe conference In
Paris, wns. mode public here last
night. Objootlons to the sogrogntlon
of the Jews ns a nationalistic, unit In
any country Is also made In tho
stntomont which will bo presented
to tho ponco conforonco by lioproaetv
tntlvo Julius KiUm of California.
69TH ARTILLERY
ALPORTLAND
WIBSQN
: FOR
1
LEAVING " THE "JAM" TOTTHEOTHER" FELLOW
g-
SENIORlfE "
Sfil
WASHINGTON Marim'SSciiior
itv of rank will obtain in the republi
can membership nnd choice of chair
men of the 11 prinoipiil house com
mittees of the next congress, it wns
dooided tentatively todav at the meet
ing of the republican committee on
committees which is framing the pnr
tv unraninition for control of the next
house. i'"
- The agreement if finally adopted
would result in tbe chairmanships be
ing held ns follows :
Appropriations Good, of Iowa.
Ways and means Fordncv. Michi
gan. "
Military Knhn, Cnlifomin.
Naval Butler. Pennsylvania.
Interstate commerce Ksch. Wis
consin. "
. AgriciiUure HnuL'hen, Iowa. ,
Foreign affairs Porter, Pennsyl
vania. Postoffico Stccnorson, Minne
sota. ...
Hivcrs nnd harbors Kennedy.
Iown. . ...
Juilieinrv -Volstead, . M'li'nesota.
Kules Campbell. Kansas.
GERMANS REJECT
PARIS, Mnr. 5. At a meeting of
the German cabinet Monday morning
attendod by party leaders and dole
gates of ship owners It was agreed
unanimously, It is understood, that
Gormnny could not submit to coer
cion from the ontonto powers, either
In the armistice negotiations or tn
the peace pour parlors proper, ac
cording to a Zurich dispatch to. Le
Journal. Demands . regarding the
requisition of shipping are hold to be
absolutely Inaccoptable.
Germany also will oppose dismis
sal of the Gorman crews from ships
requisitioned. ' ;
A press campaign has alroady been
started against the armistice and the
preliminary peace conditions.
WASHINGTON, Mar.-, 5. Tho de
partment of agriculture's bureau of
markets today began enforcement of
the new cotton futures law which, as
a rider' to the wheat guarantee bill
became effective last midnight. The
futures provision limits the numbor
of grades of cotton that may ho de
livered on future contracts to 13 In
cluding those grndps above low mid
dling. All other cotton must be clas
sified by government ngonts. Many
outstanding orders will have to be
tend Justed, '
AND TAFT PLEAD
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
FROM SAME PLATFORM
HOLD FUNERAL
OF GOVERNOR AT
' SALEM, March 5. Arrangements
for the funeral of Governor James
Withyoombe were completed here to-',
day. The services will be held Thurs
day tit 2 o'clock and mtei-Meat ti'ill be
in the locnl cemeterr. Judge Wallnce
MoCnninnt of Portland will speak
briefly and Dr.' Richard N. Avison.
pastor of tbe Methodist church here
will conduct the services, which will
be simple. .
Honorary pallbearers will be judge
McCainmnnt. Adjutant General Chns.
F. Kcebee. Thomas H. Tongue. V. B.
Aver. Actiinr Governor Ben W. Olcott
nnd Kalpb V. Hovt. The active tmll
bearers ehosen were Harvev Wells,
Chester A. Moore, secretory of the
governor: Carol D. Shoemaker. Henry
J. Schuldcnnnn, A. H. Lea nnd Mark
D. MoCnllistcr.. ,
Among the men of prominence from
whom messages of sympathy were re
ceived bv;thc governor'sfaniilv todav
were Governor Stephens "of California.
Governor Stewart of Montana, ;and
Acting Governor Hart of Washington.
; Aoting Governor Olcott issued a
statement todav asking that as a
tribute to tho memory of Governor
Withvcoiubc. nil departments of. the
state government remain closed all
of Thursday, tho dav of the funeral.
ALLIES REPULSE .
BOLSHEVIK ATTACK
ARCHANGEL, Mar. 5. (By Asso
ciated Press.) After artillery prep
aration, Bolshovik forces launched
an Infantry attack yesterday against
allied positions on the right bank of
the Vaga river between Kitzka and
Vlstnvka. They wore repulsed with
considerable losses. Along this front
and also on tho Dvlna river, the Bol
shevik! continue artillery firing;
. NEW YORK, Mar. 5. Q. Carroll
Todd has rosigaod as llnitod States
assistant nttornoy-goneral, It bocame
known hore today prior to tho de
parture of President Wilson for Eur
ope. Mr. Todd had charge of prose
cutions under the Sherman anti-trust
law and had been mentioned as a
possible successor to Attorney Gen
eral Thomas W. Gregory.
A recess appolntmont for A. Mitch
ell Palmer for attorney-general was
signed by tho president soon after
midnight aboard tho George Wash
Taft Depicts What Failure of
League Means to World and
Wilson Tells Ideas and Aims
Governing Peace Makers
NEW YORK, Mar. 5. On the eve
of his return to tbe peace conference
President Wilson delivered an ad
dress here last night at tho Metro
politan opera house urging establish
ment of a league of nations.' Former
President Taft, speaking from the
same platform, also outlined his rea
sons for believing that a league
should be formed to prevent future
irs.
Governor Smith of New York, pre
sided at tbe meeting and introduced
both President Wilson and Mr. Taft.
The president went to the cloak
room, where he met Mr. Taft. Mrs.
Wilson was escorted to a box in the
first balcony. The president and Mr.
Taft walked onto the stage arm In
arm. They were applauded for sev
eral minutes. Tbe audience remain
ed standing until the president took
his seat. .
Greeted by Cheers
A wave of cheers swept over the
house as the president and Mr. Taft
took the center of the platform. The
president stepped forward and bowed
to all sides of the house. Mr: Taft
then stepped forward and acknow
ledged the cheers. Cleveland H.
Dodge called tor three cheers for
President Wilson and three more tor
Mr. Taft. ; They were given with a
will. , Then some one in' the house
called tor three more cheers for the
president and the audience burst
forth into another wave of applause.
Enrico Caruso, introduced by Gover
nor Smith sang the "Star Spangled
Banner."'
Governor Smith opened his speech
by paying a tribute to the part the
New York soldiers had played in the
war. ' '';.; ;.."''.;.'
"The war Is not yet won," he said,
"and will not be until the golden rule
is written into the International law
of the world." ' ., v : ' ' j
Taft Introduced
He introduced' Mr. Taft as the man
"who had worn the purple of the
president of the United States and
with grace and honor."
The president smiled broadly when
Mr. Taft referred to the resolution
introduced In the senate last night by
Senator Lodge, proposing rejection
of the league of nations constitution
as now drawn. ' ,
"If the president Insists, as I hope
he will." said Mr. Taft, "that the
league be Incorporated In the peace
treaty, and brings1 it back, then the
responsibility for postponing peace is
with tho body that -refuses to ratify
it." :' : :)..
Washington's Position -'
Referring to the agreement against
a league that participation by ' the
United States would be in opposition
to the principles laid down by George
Washington, Mr. Taft declared he be
lieved Washington, if he lived today,
would .be "one of the most earnest
and pressing for the covenant."
Washington's attack on "entan
gling alliances," he said, was an "at
tack on defensive and offensive alli
ances with one nation against anoth
er." ' ..''. ' '
Mr. Taft ended his speech at 9:45.
Governor Smith then introduced
Charles Hackett, tenor, who sang
"America."
The rank and tile of the American
people are standing firmly behind
President Wilson, declared Governor
Smith, In presenting "the world lea
der of today the president of the
United States." : :
President Cheered
Mr. Wilson was cheered for three
minutes,-while the band played; ;',M
won't come back till It's over over
there.''."'; ' f ''' "'"
"I accept'' the Invitation the band
has Just played," said Mr. Wilson.j "I
will not come back till Its over over
there." . '.
The president declared he was con
vinced "by uomlstakable evidence
from all parts of the country" that
the nation was In favor of the league
of nations. '
."1 am more happy because this
means this is not a party issue," he
said. "This Is not a party Issue, and
not a party in the long run will dare
oppose it."
President Wilson said: :
President's Speech
. "My fellow cltlaens, I accept the
intimation of the air just played.
I will not come back 'till It's over
over there.' And yet I pray God, In
the interests of peace and of the
world, that that may be soon.
"Tho first thing thnt I am going to
tell the pooplo on the other side of
tho water, is that an ovcwheluilng
majority of the American people la In
fator of the league of nation. I
know that that is true, I havo unmis
takable Intimations of it from alt
parts of the country, and the voice)
rings true in every case. I count my 1
self fortunate to speak here, undor;
the unusual circumstances of tbi
evening. I am happy to assorfato .
myself with Mr. Taft In this grcht
cause. He has displayed an oleva- .
tton of view, and a devotion to publio
duty, which is beyond praise.
Hot a Party Issue
"And I am the more happy because
this means that this Is not a party
issue. Cvo party has the right to an- '
proprlate this issue,- and no party;
will in the long run dare oppose It. .
we have listened to so clear and ,
admirable an exposition of many of
the main features of the proposed
covenant of the. league of nations.
that it is perhaps not necessary for
me to discuss in any particular way -thevontents
of the document. I will
seek rather to give you its setting. I
do not know when I have been mora
Impressed than by the conferences
of the commission set up by the con
ference of peace to draw up a coven
ant for the league of nations. 'The
representatives of fourteen nations
sat around that 'board not young
men, , not men inexperienced in tho
affairs of their own countries, not .
men inexperienced in the politics of
tbe world; and the Inspiring influ
ence of ..every meeting was the con
currence of purpose on the part ot
all-those men to corns to an sgreo
mentand an effective working agree
ment with regard to this league of .
the civilized world. , . ;
Must Be Done .
v "There is a conviction in the whole -Impulse;
there was conviction of
more than one sort; there was the
conviction that this thing ought to bo
done, and there was also the convic
tion that not a man there would ven- '
ture to go home and say that he had
not tried to do It.
"St. Taft has set the picture fop
you of what a failure of this' great
purpose would moan. We have been
hearing .for all these weary months
thai this agony of war has lasted be
cause of the sinister purpose of tho
central empires, and we have made -maps
of the course that they moant
their conquests to take. 'Where did
the lines of that map lie, of that cen
tral line 'that we used to call from,
Bremen to Bagdad? . '
1 Map of Conquest ' ' '
"They, lay thru these very regions
to which Mr. Taft has called your at-.
tention, but they lay then thru unit
ed empires; the. Austro-Huhgarlan
empire whose integrity Germany was
bound to respect as her ally lay in
the path ot that line of conquest; the
Turkish empire whose interests sho
professed to make her own lay in the ;
direct path that she Intended , tl
tread.-''..:.,.: ?,'.;' '-''.'. '..'' ,--'-"
"And now what has happened?)
The Austro-Hungarian ; empire ha
gone to pieces and the Turkish, em
pire has disappeared, and the nations
that effected that great result for
it was a result of liberation are now
responsible as the trustees of the as
set of those great nations. You not
only would have weak nations lying
In this path, but you would have na
tions in which that old poisonous
seed ot Intrigue could be planted with,
the certainty that the crop would bo
abundant; and one of the things that
the league ot nations is intended to
watch Is tho course ot intrigue. In
trigue cannot stand publicity, and if
the. league ot nations were nothing
but a great debating socloty It would ;
kill intrigue.
' All Nations Invited
"It Is one of the agreements of y
this covenant that it is tho friendly
right of every nation a member ot
the league, to call attention to any
thing that it thinks will disturb tho
peace ot the world, no matter whero ,:
that thing Is occurring.
"There is no subject that may .
touch tho peace of the world which.
Is exempt from Inquiry and discus
sion, and I think everybody horo
present will agree with me that Oor- ,
many -would nover have gone to war ..
if she had permitted the world to
discuss the aggression upon Sorbin
for a single week. v ':
."The British ; foreign . offlco
plead that thore might -be a day or
two dolay so that the roproHentatfvns
of the nations of Europe could get
together and discuss the possibilities
(Continued on Page Three,) ;
mouth. . ' . ;, : ; ... . : .: