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Newspaper Page TextOrecnn Historical Sao -, Public Auditorium M The Weather (Minimum ytmlrnluy.; no Minimum today ...lit Prediction . ; Tonight anil Tomorrow v lliiln. EBFOJRB MAI Porly-alihth Your, Ciily Xlilrtoontb Yt. MEDPORD, OltECION, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 391? NO.' 5297 m m L TRIBUNE F I Socialist Leader Loses Anneal and Must Serve Sentence for Disloyal 8peeohs Attemptlno, to Interfere With Draft Law Court Unanimous In Opinion. -. 'WA8IIINQTON, Mnr. 10. Tlio upromo oourt today sustained tlio conviction of Hugono V. Dobs, social IhI loader, found guilty of violating tlio oaplomtKo net lliru statement nindo In a speech nl Canton, Ohio. I tint Juno, nnd mnitonood to ton years' lmprltiotimont. In deciding tlio who, tho court In effect uphold tho constitutionality of tho socalled enlistment section of tho Mplonago not of 1017. Tho opinion of tho court was unan Imom, ' i Aa In tho cane of tho onplonngo cane decided Inat Monday,, tho ail promo court In lit opinion twain to day mado no specific rutins upon tho conatttullonnllty of tho osplonago act. Tho court' based It opinion largely upon that part of tho Indlolniont charging oliatructlon of recruiting aorvlca which waa unanlmoualy nf flrmod. . , Thin .part of tho aot la tho moat draatlo In tho monsuro. Hkotch of Ihilm' fiuwr Doha, four times a candlduto for proslilent of tho United Stole, hogan lila Industrial llfo aa a- locomntlvo fireman on thq Torro llauto and In dlanapolla railroad. Ho waa born In Terra llauto, 1nd 64 yonra ago. Kor yaara he waa prominent In tho flre- mon'a brotherhood, playing au no ' tlva part In several blit strikes. , In legislature. In 1900 ho ran for proa ldent on tho aoclnllat-domocratlo ticket and ho waa tho candidate of the socialist narty in 1004. 100H and fit. ...".. - ';"''. .. Tho indlolmont on which Dolia waa convicted charged him with attempt ing to Incite "Insubordination, dlaloy alty, mutiny and refusal of duty In the military and naval forces," at tempting to olwlruct recruiting and enllatmenta and with uttering nnd puhllahlng language intendod to pro voke and encourage realatnnce to tho United Stolon aa woll aa to promote tho enomy'a enmo. Tho Indictment contained ten counta, but conviction waa only on throo. Cnllmt No WHjiowiok When placed on trial, Doha callod no wltneaaea In defonso and mado tho only argument In hla own bohnlf. In npponllng to tho aupremo court, ho attacked tho admlaalon In evidence by tho lower court of tho Bt, Louis so clnllnt platform, which ho had cn doraod, and rocorda from tho trlnl of Roao Pastor Stokes and alleged lio had been tried on hla "stato of mind." talldlty of tho osplonago act waa alao attnekod by ,l)obs, who. al leged It .vlolalod tho right of froo apocch. , . In opposing tho appoul In the au premo court tho govornmont denied tho net won unconstitutional, hut ndmlttod that It waa not convinced tlmt tho facta chnrgod In tho Indict ment nlloglng tho uttorunco of lnn gtingo doslgnod to onoourngo rosls tnnco to tho Unltod Btntoa and to promoto tho otiomy'a cause woro suf- flclont to wurrnnt conviction on that count. For that reason, ho govorn mont mado no further contentions rolntlvo to that charge Congroaa. In onauttng tho osplon ago act, tho govornmont further con- tondod, Intondad to envor all wilful Intorforonco with tho process of rnls- ( Ing an army nnd arguod that consti tutional guarantees of froo speech do not Includo intentional Incltomont to violations of law. " ' ' v .' TOWANDA. Pa., Mar. 10. A soarch for a missing meteor, conduct ed by the Unltod fUatos . geological survey, had ended In tho roBorvolr of . the Towanna water onmpnny. inci dentally It has. enabled the company to account for the sudden disappear- nnco of Its Ino crop on tho night of January 22. . On tho aftornoon of the motoor's flight locnl officials vlBltod tho rosor. ' vdlr nnd decided to out the eight-Inch icrop of Ice tho next morning. During the night the motoor landed In tho reservoir. Whon workmon went to harvest tho Ice, It had dwindled to a ' sonnt three Inchon, due, It Is assorted to the heat of tho motoor warming tho water In tho resorvolr, . Tho reservoir will be drnlnod'lu an effort to dud tlio motoor, CONVICTION 0 DraPHELD IN HIGHEST COUR PLANS FOR MID AIR JAZZ BAND CONCERT f ,.,.;...,..' KLlSiAHKTII, N. J.. March 10. -I'Iiiiih I'or n mill air "Jii)s" concert over,, M'jkIIhoii ' Swiuro Garden, oceiio of the ucrouniiti- I'nl show . in No wYnrk, woro disruplud toduv when nn nrmv airplane which wiih to liuvo hovered nliovo the expedition' place cnrrvinir a piano and a pianist, dived into the mud of tho Blandnrd aircraft field licro. Tlio miiehino, with seven nrmv iifficcfM iiliiiiini, hud Hturleil for l'liiltiilcliihiii to nick no n iiiunii, when emriiio trouble ilovoloiied nnd ('niitnin C'nroliii, the lulot, wurf forced to deneenil from n liuiulil of U.000 feet. Jlu'iiinilo n gimil liiiuliiitr. but the wIicoIh Hliiek in tlio mud mill the orul't tiimeil iiihmi ilH iioko, None of tlili imMMi'imciM wiih injured, 10 UNDER OLD SCALE SEATTLB, March 10. Scnltlu'a biir aliipynrilx, idle aineo Jiinunrv 21 when npproiimntclv 2.r).0n0 workmen Htruck for hivlior imv. will reopen to morrow, tho men havinir voted to ro turn lo work for tho nmno wages re ceived before tho wnlk-out. Tacoma and Aberdeen vnrdH. also closed bv a Hlriko of about 10.000, resume oo erutiona tomorrow. Annouiirvincnt Hint tho Yards would ro-orn-n tomorrow wns made bv woven Nhiiiliuildiiig.coriMiriiUons. Thev said tho men would ho "taken on ok rniiidlv ns eonHwtent with oiien- inc of the tiliinK nnd accomnlisliini; tho neroHHnrv oruanUulion duo to the lone iicriod of lilleliCMH. ) I.nnt week the alrikew voted on tlie oiiCHlinn of returninir lo work pcndim.' tlio dniionncenient of findinini of -n federnl wiil'o cciniiiiiHxioil muotinir to he held at Wuhliiimtoii. 1). C. Out of 1(1 Htrikinur unioiiM in Scuttle. Aher (leen nnd Tiiciiinn, only four voted to continue the nlrike. Scuttle Hhiiivnrd winkers, ami olh rn who were forced out of work bv tho walkout, hmt nenrlv $8.50IU)00 in wages durinir tho ix weeks of idlcncHB nneonliinr to unofficial cstimntes eoin- i ud hero todiiv. Tlio weekly wnco 1oh npiiroximnted $1,400,000 it wns mud. Union officiiila lodnv empliiinir.ed that the return to work tomorrow of the Htrikerrt will not constitute a waiv er of iinv of the Hlrike demnndH or an acceplnnce of tho federal Mnev board wiil'o Hcnle, uirninxt which tho strike liriimirilv w;is wuccd. Tlic HtrikcrH, it wnH noinlud out, voted to return to work until April 1, when tlio Mucv award cxpircx. In the inciiiilimc a wiiiio eoiil'erenco in lo lio held between shipyard ownorH nnd umnlovortt in WiiHliinu'tim, I). C. OF WASHIN'OTON, Mar. 10. Some thirteen, thoiisiuid disnblad aoldlors woro dfiichargod from Iho army bo foro tho fodaral board for vocational oducatlon wub pormlttod to ostabllsh contact with thom in ordor to donl with tholr casos. Tho board .now do nlros to got iu touch with those mon so as to acquaint thom with tho bono tlts which congress has provldod for thom. Tho board In a statement to day asked porsons knowing of any such disabled soldlors ten-mil tholr nnmas and nddronsoB to Its houduiiur tors In Washington. , 110 PUTS BIN MEXICO CITY, Mar. 10. Tho an nouncement that Jack; Johnson was sehodulod for flvo bouts In Moxlco City was mot today by un nnnounco- mont that tho govornmont had ro nuonted tlio mtinlcinnl authorltlog to Votuso llconsos for boxing matches hacauso previous contosts hnvo been of such an unsatisfactory nature as to auso dlsordor. It Is expected that tllQ UlUPlelp'illlv wilt Hccndn to the ronuost of federal nullioi'Ulos, ( BRITISH CHANGE ATTITUDE UPON HUN WARSHIPS Enuland Willlno to Permit France and Italy to Keep Some of the 8hlos but Will Sink Her Own Allotment. Thus Rellevlna America of Great Naval Proqram. PAULS. March 10. A chnneo In Iho iiltilude of the Uriliwli irovcmment rcgiirdjiur Hie plan to xiuk interned wnrxhipH Iiiih been noticed Milieu the return of Premier Movd Ocnri:a to I'nris, 'It now nnmmr) probulilo tlmt (Ireut Kritiiin will be willing to permit Frniieo and llnly lo keen Home of the hIiiiih, hut will Kink her own allot ment. . In Uiia wav. it in said, flrcnt Hrit nin would relieve tho United Hlntes of tlio necexsitv of earrvinir out her projected treat naval building pror L'riun which it im understood was box ed on the intention to prevent any one nation from having xuch a prcdomin nut navv ax would irive her control of the seux aguiiiNt the power of the I.entme of Nulionx. The nddition of a limited number of Gorman wurxhiiw to the French nnd Italian navies would not scnxiblv dix tiirb tho prcHcut bnlunce of nnval power, excluding Austria nnd Ger many. Tho dexiro of American naval ex- pertx that the German ships be clinnn ntcd completely, it is said, is bnxed on conxidorntiont of economy as thev hold Unit if the (iermnn xhipg are given to Great Hritain in the propor tion proposed, the United States would be compelled to spend ono bil lion dollars to maintain her pluco in the naval lists. . BEHI.IN. March 9. (Bv the Asso ciated Prex.) Preliminary pence negotiations may begin nt Versaillea iibont March UO, npcording to reports in circulation here toduv. Count Von ltronkdorff-KiinUuu. foreign minis ter, is nrrnnging for n smull party of prominent business men to accompany the German eommmxioners as experts UNFILLED STEEL. NEW YORK. March 10. Unfilled orders of (he , United States Steel corporation on February 28 were 0.010,787 tous, necording to tho cor porat ion's monthlv xtatcment issued today. This ix a decrease of 073.481 tons compared with tlio orders nn Jiinunrv ol. and is the fourth sueccx sivo monthlv decreiise sinco October.; 10 AFTER PEACE MADE LONDON. March. 10. Arthur J. IliiU'our. tlio seeretnn' for foreign af fairs in the Llovd George ministry will reliro at the olnso of tho iicnco eonferenco, tho Kvcning Stnndnrd to dav xuys it uiidorstands. Secretary Pulfoiip, adds Iho newspaper, will ho succeeded bv Hurl Curon, president of tho council nnd government lead er ill tlio house of lordx. SUPREME COURT TO WASHINGTON.! March 10. Stops to havo tho supremo oourt detormina whetnor l'ostnmster Uenorut Hurlo son has nuthoritv to fix tolephon riUnu wiMlin tin, utntn wnm tilt'i.n tn day with the filing of n motion bv the state ot Kansas, asking permission I court against tho postmaster general OF GERMAN OPERA NEW YORK, March-10. At tho instance of Mayor llvlan nnd Polico Coiuniissionor Tnright. who declared that tlio projected performniiuos might provoko disorder, the mnnugement of the liexington theater todnv cancelled iiiTiingeiiienls for a season of German operas, Iho first of which was to ho presented tonight, ORDERED FOR NAVY WAftlllKflTOV. Mnrcli 10 Reemtiirv Dnnielx toduv direct- ed HUHneiixion of work nn the xix great tiiittlo c'ruixerH authorized in 1010 until he and the Amen- fun nnviil exnertx linve deeided ' " on the future tvpc of American fiinitnl sllinx. in the litlit of in- formation tHev wilP obtain on their proiectedi triik to Great Hritnln. France'iinll Itulv. Work on the big nhipx ix now onlv in tlio firxt Htogc. as their eonxtrue- tion wiih held nn diiriniF the war so Hint dcxtrot'erx might be built. t E WASHINGTON, Mar. 10. Convic tion of CIdo6n M. Freeman, a Los Angeles physician, on charges of us ing the malls to defraud, was In ef toct sustained today by the aiipreme court, which refused to consider the case.' " ' LOS ANGELES, Cal: Mar. 10. Dr. Gideon Freeman, In whose case the supreme court of the . United States baa refused to Interfere, was convicted here more than two years ago on a charge ol using the malls to defraud and waa lined (1500. ' Dr. Freeman waa convicted of us. Ing the malls to Influence persons to employ him professionally. The tes timony at the trial doveloped that teat letters had been Bent by persons who were perfectfjr well and the de fendant had told them they reqAlred treatment. He has continued In prac tice pending tho final decision of his case. ' ' WASHINGTON. Mar. 10. Convic tion under the espionage act of Jacob Frohwerk of Kanaas City, because of articles appearing In the Missouri Staats Zeltung, of which he was edi tor, . criticising America's participa tion in the war, was upheld by the supreme court In deciding appeals brought from federal court Judg ments sentencing him to ten years' Imprisonment. - LOSS OF PAY FOR Til PORTLAND. March 10. No word from lioadcjiinrtcru of the Interna tional Brotherhood of Telegraphers, with hciidiiunrters at Chicago as to tho (Into of the proposed imtioti-wid strike of telcgrnphors nnd telephone operations to foreo recognition from Postmaster General Burleson nnd un increased wage seolo, had been ro- uoived here today, union officials said. C. H. Preston, secretary of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union here explained that the proposed tele graphers' strike, unlike that which may he ordered by tho electrician will ho effective throughout tlio Uni ted States, if called.. The two strikes will bo called . together if arrange ments can bv mado. for net ion in unity, he said, but the electricians' striko would affect onlv fivo states Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Califor nia and Nevada. 5 NEW YORK. March 10. The net earnings of tha American Telephone nnd Telegraph company for tho venr l!U8 were S54.3!);1,016, according to the annual report issued today. De duction of interest charges left n bal ance of $4:1,(101.321 available for divi dends which wns an increase of $"', 4;i(),2lo over the previous venr. The surplus for 11)18 was $3,671,022.'. Reporting to stockholders on the subject of "combination and regula tion," Theodore N. Vnil. president of the eompanv, nsys : : "It will bo extremely unfortunate if with a very pronounced public sen timent in favor of it. a wire system with nation-wide; universnl, compre hensive service and 'complete utilixn tion of nil tho facilities ennnot be evolved, from tlio cxistnift conditions," RAD CALSUNITE FOROVERTHROW T Lamar Declares I. W. W.. Anarchists, Socialists and Others Perfectina Amalaamation to Establish bv Bloody Revolution a Bolshevist Re public in United States. WASHINGTON. March 10. So licitor General Lnmnr of the postof- fice department submitted n memo randum to the senate propaganda committee todav statins that the In duxtrinl Workers of the World, anar chists. Socialists und others were "iwrfecting an amalgamation with one object the overthrow of the govern ment of tho United States bv nicnns of it hloodv revolution and the estab lishment of a Bolshevik republic." Mr. Lnmnr said his conclusion wax boxed upon information contained in seized mnd matter. Accompanvintr the memorandum were several hundred excerpts from the mail matter. Mr. Lamar said this propaganda wax being conducted with "such regularity thut its magnitude can be measured bv the bold nnd out spoken statements conta'ned in these publications and the efforts made therein to inaugurate a nation wide reign of terror nnd overthrow the gov ernment." Mr.Lamnr said it was' significant that this was the first time "in the historv of the so-called radical move ment in the United States that these radical elements have found n com mon cause ( Bolshevism 1 in which they can all unite. He referred narticu lurlv to the dissatisfied foreign ele ments as being active in the propa eanda. "The I. W. W.." said Mr. Lamar, "is perhaps most actively engaged in sprcading'thi nropaeandn nnd has at its command a Targe f eld force known as recruiting agents. subscription agents, .etc:, who. work hnceasinglv in tho furtherance of 'the cause.' " GATHER DATA FOR FOREST HIGHWAYS PORTLAND, Mar. 10. The state highway commission Is assembling data relating to forest and post roads in Oregon, with a- view to mapping out a comprehensive program for such construction during this year, It was learned here tpday. 'Plans probably will be announced at the April meeting of the board. The federal government cooperates with the state in construction of all forest and post roads and among the Important projects contemplated Is a link of The Dalles-California highway in Klamath county. Much of this runs thru a forest reserve and assur ance has been received that the for estry service will cooperate to the extent of paying halt the cost. Part of It runs thru an Indian reservation and the commission hopos to procure aid from tho Indian department. THRU SHIPPING RATES V WASHINGTON,' Mar. 10, Relief from the long and short haul clause was granted ice shippers in western IrUnk line territory today by tho In terstate (commerce commission thru a ruling which provides that the low est, rate applicable by any route shall be applied to all other routes. ' Increased proportional or re-shlp-' ping freight rates In grain, grain products and by-products from wes tern gateways to eastern destinations were approved for filing today by the Interstate commerce commission. -MEXICO CITY, Mnr. 10. Accord ing to unofficial reports the depart ment of foreign relations' has been notified by the Cuban government that Dr. Ezequlel Garcia Ensenat, re cently named Cuban minister to Mex ico would arrive at Vera Cruz on March 15. This will re-establish dlp- locatlc, relations between the, two governments, which were interrupted in April, 1918, GOVERNMEN EG ACCUSED OF VIOLATING SELECTIVE DRAFT LAIN : , : PORTLAND, Mar. 10. The names of between 500 and 600 4 Oregon men will be certified to the United States attorney hero as delinquent, in connection Ith the selective draft, when the draft and medical boards thrtiout the state are disbanded, March 31, Captain J. E. CullI- son.' state draft executive an- nounced today. Orders to dis band the boards were received today from Washington. The cases of those reported delin quent will be Investigated by the federal attorney and prose cuted, where there Is believed to be ground for such action, it waa stated. COMPOSITE SHIP LIKELY TO REPLACE WASHINGTON. March 10. Secre tary Daniels nnd his chief technical advisers. Rear : Admirals Tavlor, Griffin and Earl, will confer with ofr ficers of the naval general board be fore they sail next Saturday on the transport Levnthan for Europe, to study nuestions of warship design. Mr. Daniels said todav that while the chief purpose of the trip was to pre pare a report for congress on ad- visabilitv of abandoning construction of dreadnoughts and battle cruisers in favor of a new type of composite ship, every other lesson of the war that applies to naval development would be reviewed.. He expects to re turn -early in Mav at the latest. The secretary said Admirals Ben son. Sirosl Mavor. Rodmnn nnd Prntt nnd virtually all the officers who have served overseas dunne the war and with whom he has talked, favored the composite shin idea. Such a-vessel, he said, would be a very fast battle- ship "with a speed approachine; . 30 knots, but with the protection of a ship of the line nnd the main batteries of the present day dreadnought as near as passible. Officers of the general board do favor the cahnee in the light of their present infonnntion nnd it is esesntinl, the secretary snid that every aspect of the debate-should be reviewed.- SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 10. An order barring from California for al leged objectionable practices the stock brokerage firm of Andrews and company, said to have offices in for ty cities thruout tho country, was Issuod by the state corporation com mission here today. i: ' According to its representations, the company has offices in San Fran Cisco. Los Angeles. New York, Chi cago, Pittsburg, Boston, 'Cleveland Philadelphia and Seattle. According to charges against the firm, its mem- bers claimed they- wore "Investment bankers ranking second only to Mor gan and company." ; TO FIVE AMERICANS WASHINGTON,- March 10. Awards of congressional medals o honor to four enlisted 'men and one officer for gallantry in action were announced today by the war depart ment. The nwntds wore to Cnptuin L. Wnrdlnw Miles. Princeton, N. J. : Cor porals Sidney E. Mannins. Flomnton, Ala.: Jake Allcx, Chicago: Thomas A Pope. Chicago, and Private John L, Berkley, BInirston. Mo. E ROSSI II COPENHAGEN, March ). Four more Russian grand dukes have been executed nt Petrogrnd bv Bolsheviki during the last fortnight on the charge of being involved in n monarchist plot aeeordiiur to advices to the Berime ske Tidendo, - . . ,. WORKRESUlvlEu IN BERLIN; STRIKE IS CALLED OFF Ebert Back In Capital Where Martial Law Still Reians Soartacans Hoist Kaiser's Flan Over Palace, but It Is Removed bv Government Troops Many Killed at Halle. COPENHAGEN, Mar. 10. Work was resumed today thruout the great er part of Berlin, following the call ing off of the strike, messages from the German capital announce. President Ebert and Secretary Landsberg have arrived in 'Berlin from Weimar. . -. AMSTERDAM, Mar. 10. The Ber- Un workmen's council has decided to Issue an order officially calling oft the general strike in the German cap ital, says a Berlin message, presum ably filed Sunday night, which says tho decision was taken "late today.". Richard Mueller, strike leader, de clared workmen most now return to work ."and await a suitable time for renewing action." ' "We shall learn from our exper iences," he added. . Hoisted Kaiser's Flag . COPENHAGEN. Mar. 10. On Sat urday night Spartacans hoisted tho Imperial standard over the palace at Berlin, according to advices received, here from the German capital. Tho flag was Immediately removed Dy government troops. Martial law con tinues at Berlin and has been pron claimed at Dusseldorf. , i LONDON Sunday, Mar. 9. -Many! were killed and wounded In serious fighting -which occurred .at. Halle, Germany,' on Saturday, according to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Central News agency. ' Spartacans. are said to- have- drowned many stujlents and officers in the river there and It la reported , that there was: a general pillage in the parte of the city where the tighting took place.!. Government troops eventually gained the mastery it is said. - Occupy Wclitenbein " AMSTERDAM, Mar. 10. Sparta can forces Sunday occupied the Ber lin suburb of Ltchtenberg and mur dered sixty officers and soldiers la the police station there, according to the Zeitung am Mlttag. The Ltchten berg police station had 'withstood Spartacan attacks since Tuesday. FREE FROM TAXES . WASHINGTON. March 10. Busi ness losses of enmblers, moonshiners, bootleggers nnd other participants iu illegal practices are deduetnble from gross incomes in determining net in come subject to tax. The intermit revenue .bureau donided to the nues tion todav in passing upon in dairies, from professional gamblers'iiud from a lono oucry of a southern ex-moonshiner. - The bureau's attitude is that in come oven from un illegal business is taxable nnd thut losses in connection with business are deduetnble but not to an extent exceeding earnings from the business. Tax collectors will ro card as confidential nnv disclosures of any illegal source of income. Tax payers of these clusess may re port their earnings as "other in come" or under some other classifi cation not disclosing illegal source of the earnings. ': COLORED PORTER GETS 6 PORTLAND, Mar. 10. J. A. Nich ols, a colored porter, who pleaded guilty to bringing fifteen suit cases filled with liquor from Snn Francisco to Portland wns sentenced today to pay a fine of $250 and to serve six months' Imprisonment. POPE BENEDICT HOLDS SECRET CONSISTORY ROMP,. March 0. Pone Benedict will hold a secret eonsistorv Mon day. The purpose is to uppoint new bishops, but it is understood that tho pontiff will also deliver nn nlterciiT. tion in which, al'tor recapitulating what the Holy See did during the war, lie will touch on tho problems of tho present monicut, , .