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Crem Historical Soo X' Public Auditorium ( Medford Mail Tribune The Weather Maximum yo(i'iiiii)'r.....,oa Minimum toiltiy .....Ill riiMiiiiiiiion .01 Preai cnons Tonight iiikI Tomorrow Probably llulii, ' ' rorty-eliilith Tear, MEDFORD, OBEOON, WEDNESDAY, MAKCII .19, 1919 , NO. ,005 Dully tii llrtoonlll Ttur. RUSSIANSANGR V Propauandii In 8llerla ! Hostile to United States Accuse Wilson ot Being Friend of Bolshevik! At- ' tacks Received In Silence Which ; Dlscouraue Friends.' VLAIHVOHTOK.. Mnr. 1U. tur AHMiiclnttxl PrvM.) Never ilnco llm l...ti.iU li..in j.f InunM lit AlllIIJKt has Ihero burnt Mich widespread criticism of ilia United Blntns. Thp nowspn- jium uro full of tirades anil InKonloua dlBtortlnsof facts calculated to sow (Uncord among Americans, Russians .and Amorlcu'n allies. It Ib nil un iiiiMilloued mot thut thoro In a ays toniutlo riiiiipulBii. Homo newspapers of Hllicrln, It appears, hove been sub sldUiul iumI nrn distinctly hostllo to ttio United States. Tito KiivHliinc. novor over-confi dent regarding tho Intentions of the Amurlcuns. hnvo boon ready llmonorii ami tha Wttlmuto ItuHnInn press ro prints und odllorlulUos on Iho fabrl- vaKuim inn - - p -- - lion, i IIOKlnnlnK with tho dlKappulnlmont over the passlvonesa of America's In tervention, tho soiitimmii uovoiopmi mistrust and un outspoken noHiiiiiy In in n n v nuartars. lo tlio Princes 1st aiiil proposal for a conference of all Russian factions with tlio anion, jusi- ly or otherwise crodltod to President VIToii. IIiiIiIhsI Friend of Hods ' Amorlcnns wore Instuntly dubbed friends of tlio tlolslievlkl and tho Idea wan quickly, uilllscod by on unfriendly nraai and accepted In tho political circle of Iho Russians lionornlly. irk.H I- tin ittnrtlvik llinntlR here Of camunltlnK thin propaganda and tho result la thai the United Uiate ha fnwVlmiiiiiloii In any oluss or party Reussiirnncea by Mnjor General William 8. Graves, military comman der here, regarding. America' non purtttunshlp, woro offset In thu Itus lun mind, which Ih llttlo concerned In tho fine ahuilo ot Interforanco and non-lntorforenco, by detlnllo charges , of Dro-llolshovlsm horo and anroau arising from tho refusal of tho Amor lean to cooporalo with It military against Iho alleged Ilolnhevlkl In tho Amur district. Tho giving of asylum to the Cossacks In revolt recently wan construed In a similar way. Thl In cident, howovor. wa tho only ono of maligning character lo draw flro. Colonel llonry I. Slyer, who ha been active for the American In the f',iiirv controversy, wrole to tho nnwannnfira an explanation of tlio nf- fnlr In which ho fully outlined the land taken by aonernl Graves, Xo Itniilv Attempted ' Other dlatrlbo havo boon rocolvod In ullonco and a a tonnoquonco tho lnvai rrinnil of tho United Stnta ninoiiE tho Rnialnna uro wnvtrlnK, Tho Kllenco and do-nothlim policy of the Amorlcnn la plainly gottinn on tho nervo of tho Hulnn. Krnnce and Bngland have fow troop hero ' and thono aro not nctlvoly onKUKod but their commlmilonor are vlnltlng and counolllntt tho Omsk govern mont with the roBitlt.lhnt thoy are holng oredltod with being tho bot frlond of Ittmnla. Tho Jnpanono aro regnrdod as having rondorod posltlvo aorvlco In a military way. Only tho Amorlcnn, to whom the Husalnn looked for . help and Bympnlhy,' nro , considered to havo fulled, not bocnuBo : of their fulluro to Bond moro troops, n hone which hu long Blnco boon ' abnndonod, liut for luck of moral and mnterlal upport such n other nn i tlonB are KlvtnK. ThI Is not Bololy tho Bovernmont'B view, tho It pntitrally cravoii ym- nathy nnd nld. Among Its officmiB . thoro are othor who rosont tho pres ence and pnnslvlty of tho troops and the alienor eneourngomont by Amor- Ico of their enemy, tho Nolshovlkl. A ronresontntlvo of the Omsk govorn ; mont, 'In dlBCUBstng Iho situation confeBBod hlmnulf and bin suporlors niyBtlflod by tho sllenoo of tho United fltutoa on vital mnttora ot policy. Ho i bIbo Bald thoro. wub a tendency to I ItidKO Bovoroly nets of expoilloncy and 1 i- nocoBslty which hi govornmont ImiT ', taken. Ho snld those nets wore. not ' fully undorBtood. He cited the rocent arrosts of members of tho Zomatvo which he doclnroil woro iustlflablo and, woro mode In accordance with military law. ' 8AIH0NIKT, Mnroh 18. Greek trooim linvo iloCimtcil tho HubhIhii JtolHhoviki nt JCliorson. hoi-tlionst of Oik'smi nnd i(lvnii('0l nbnut 12 mi Urn nneordinif to nn oinmnl nnnouneo mont nimlo t.oilnv liv Oreok honilnnnr- tnrs lioro. Tlio GrookB nuiitiirou lris MO AIUICD PA Q ' I I W I II Ullll I MM .. 1 uimwiiiimmuii j WAITING POLICY Free Korea rrociaimea By Council Korean National Boitv Proclaims In dependence From Japan State Of ficial Advices Rocelved at Washing ton from Nlkolskoe. Slherla. ' 1 1 U'AIIIVflT(1V rnn-li 111. AilvinvM to tlui kIiiIii iliiimrliiu'iit Imliiy from V'lnilivoHtok Hliile tlinl. Ilii' Kiiri'iui jinlioiiiil conn- ..:l V:i...ll.... .... II... tTuunrl i-ll III iit nniHi .... mn river. Hilii'rin. Iiiih IrniiHiiiittcil to nil i'iiiikmIiiIi'h I hi' ilfi'lurutiiiii of iniluiii'inU'iH'v of Koron. 91STD1VIS10N TO BE ASSIGNED FOR EARLY CONVOY WAKIIIXOTOX. Mitri'li ID. Ah diunmi'iit of Dniclii'iilly nil ttnilrt of Hin (Mm) divisinii mill Kovoriil onjiini- r.iilinim o(iu Kil'th nnnv corpd for 1'iirlv (iinvov wiim iinnouiK'cil toiluv hv the war ili'iiiirlmi'iit. The Dlxl ili- viHiim i fomnoHcd of men from Wiixliiiiu'ton. Oreuun, Cnlifornin. Alim- kn,. Miilio. Ni'vnilu. Mimtifnii, vo miiiir finil rtnll. I nit of the Hint diviKion nKMiuncu iinOiiilii ilivisum lu'HiloiinrterK and ill iuimi liiiiiiliiuitrlem Irooii. Hli mill lH'Jml infiintrv briiriulc lumiloimrtcfn, :i(iist. :i(i2mt. nu:inl and :ionh m- fnntrv rijrimcnlK. the 34lllli. :i47th nnd .'MKtli nini'lune eun bnttnlionn. 3Htn onuinciTH nnd 1mm. 3I1IIH iicm iiil' mil Inn tn nn. .11(11 li triini lii'iiiiniiiir Ii'im. :iltltli ummunition train. Iphb coiniiiinicx U nml 1). Mlfltli iiinlv triiin. 3 1 tit 1 Hiuiilorv triiin. :U(ltli mo bilo orilnniu-e reimir kIioii. UIhI mill tnrv iHilicv coiimnnv. (lri;iiii xnt on of the Fifth corps nuHiirniil to convov ini'liiile licudiiuiir tirn nml lu'iiilnunrtisM Irooim miuin tuliiLTiinh liiitliilintl. li'Jml 1'ionccr in fimlrv. Kifth eorns Biinitnrv trnin, IwmliiiiiirtiirH fii'lil hoMiiitnl nnd niubu liiiu'o MM-tuin. field lioKiiilnW niimiii'm X. 338. XUt. nmbiiliince coiuiiunics mi, i.i. x:i. :t:in nml :wn. Tho fwt i fin lil nrtl crv bricnilo will ri'turn lo Iho I'nitcil ritnti'8 wan mi n'Jiiil division. General Pershinir en hleil the wnr lU'imrtment. Tlio 147th rcL'iinciil field nrlillerv. oricinnllv wlili llm 41st iliviHtnn. also will re turn with the 3'Jnil. Thesu'unitrt had been arrvintr with other onrnnizntions, VILLA1 Eli PASO. Tox.. Mar. 10. A lolo iirnm was rocolvod hero this after ., trnm Unclilln . ' M.. BtlltlllK h , . th , 0 cowboyB from . OJ.. rftlich' In northwostorn I chlkunhua had reached tho Alnmo lluoco ranch on tho bordor late yos' tordny nnd roportod that Bunk Sponcor, the Amorlcnn nogro foreman of tho OJItos ranch had boon roloased by Martin I,opo and wiib rotumlng to OJItos, togothor with ,tho eight other Moxlcnn cowboys hold by Vil la's commnndor. Thoy attempted to lnduco 8poncor nnd tho cowboys to Join the Villa forces, according to tho nioaBonger. Tho roloaso of Bponoor nnd tno cowboys was obtained by tho pny mont of $5000 rnnsom by tho Warren Cattle company ot Three Onks, Mich. CARRANZA DELAYS - Oil COLLECTIONS v "; I MEXICO CITY, Mar. 10. Tho Moxlcnn government has no Intention nf forclnit linmodliito collodion ot royalties on oil - prducod In. this country during January and Febru ary undor tho ilocroo of President Cnrrnnia Issued Fobrnnry 18, accord ing to a BtiUomont authorised tonight by the branch ot tho treasury dopart- mont In chargo ot petroloum reve nues.. ., ' Tho nnnotinoomont was made nftor (llsimtoliOB sent from Washington, -on March 11 to tho effect that the de creo ro-oponed tho wholo question or the rlghtB of foreign compunlos wub callod to tho attention of tho dopnrl C0WB0YSF0R$5000 INH1 linFI FAHIIF 1 INPRELIMINARY TREATYOFPEACE Honed to. Have Instrument Sluned Within Two Weeks Cecil Declares Monroe Doctrine Strenqthened By Lcaque of Nations Great Respon- slftllitv Rest On America. J'AHIK. Muri-li 10. (Hv tlio Aho. inleil l'ri'HK.) Iiii-liiHion of the eiiuiiil of iiationn eovuniint in the tire- imiimrv iieiieo treiitv will not deliiv tlm Hianiin; of tint I real v. wliieh it in liopril will be iiccciiimliHliei! within twp weekti. Hiiid Lord Koburt Cecil of (irciil liritiiin. tnlliinir to Hrilixli ami Aiiiericnn neWHiwiter eorrcHpond- "iilH IiihI iiilIiI. He mud thut three iiineniliiii'iitx In the eoveniint hud beeti Nliliiiiitleil. lull milled h wait ""lire there will. lie no ilil'fieiiltv in iiicotiii2 llll ll'L'itilllllll) llllilK'tiollH." DiBriiSHiiiL- the Monroo doctrine nnd the effect of llm lcntrne, of iintioiw iilioii it. I.onl Itohert uuid: "The Monroe doctrine ik Klri'imlh ened bv Hid lem:uo of nutioiiH coven ant bi--iiiiKO international uetion will be carried out bv tho orunns of the lenifiie. The United KliiteK'will bo rein resented on each boilv und aineo these bodiiw nrc inteniiitioiiiil, no tuition cun be luken wtihimt the consent of ull No action cun bo luken bv the league which in nnponcd bv the United Stntes eovaromcnt uhIchh hiii-Ii action should bo iiL'iiinM the Lulled States itxclr, nml thut would not affect tho Mon roe doctrine. "If on the other bund, the view is llint there onelit to be n eoiuiileto and wnter- tiL'ht divinion between the Amerieiin continent nnd the rent of the world, then, no doubt, nnv action in which America tnkes part would be mi infringement of the Monroe don trine. For mv nart. I Mintild record nnv siieli doctrine oh illnuHlroiiH to the lutiiro of the world. Ihe wnr left the United Slates in a pOHttion enormous power. With mat enmwic power eoeit irreiit responnibilitv to the world nt lunre-nnd to herself. The pence of the world is not only on KiiroDcnn. but nn Amerieiin interest. America ciiiiiint n fiord to sav that shi has no mtercHt in what coes on in Kuroiie. If Hhe did she would bo false to tlio world nt Inrgo nnd to herself. LIS. NAVAL GUNS Is ONJBTF LONDON. Mar. 19. The big Unit od States navnl guns, some of which, have a fuago of 26 miles, dropped 789 shotlB on seven objectives on the western front during the. last few wooks of fighting with what a naval report prepared at hcadqunrtorB here tefms "remarkable accuracy." The report furthor says that they were among the strongest gunB on, the westorn front. In summarizing this navy activity tho report snys tho first shipment of those guns arrived at St; Nasalre France. July 25. 1918. The first gun was mounted August 5, It loft St. IN'nzalro August 18, and arrived at firing point August 24. All gunB woro mounted by August 17 and all had been concentrated at Hausslmont bv September 26. The firing record shows the first shot was flrod on Sep tember 6 by a gun stationed nt Re thondes nnd firing nt Tergnler. The firing really got under way Septonv her IB and was kept up cbiVtlnuously until 10:59 a. in. November 11, one mlnuto before hostilities censodThe laBt shot from Thlervlllo dropped Into Lohgm'on. Tho guns were taken from tho sur plus ot 25 porcent of ordnance al lowed ench battleship. Each gun was mounted on a railway truck and the complement for each consisted of eight cars and a locomotive, The most effective work wns done by guns at Thlervlllo firing at Monglennos nnd Longuyon, by guns at Solssons firing at Laon and those at Chnrhy firing at Montmedy. ( , . ' UOCLEWLA! I CLEVELAND. Ohio, Mnr. 19. Four thousand men's clothing wor kers of 'Cleveland, employed In forty faotorlos, wont on strike thiB morn ing, according to union officials. The workers demand a 44-hour voek, comploto recognition of tho union and a 30 poroont Increase In wages for workers. ; u 1 Telephone By Wireless Across Sea Establishment of Wireless Telephony Between Ireland and' Canada An nounced, Following Continued Ex pediments Success Assured. f LONDON, Miir'eh 1!). Tlic. CKtuhlixlimcnt of wirclitHM tele punv between Ireland und C'mi mlit wu iinnomieed todnv bv tho liuircoiii eompanv. KxperimeillH in wireless tele pbonv iieross the Alluntic have been proceeding for some time between tho Marconi Btulioii at Olnce Puv. Novn' Seotiu. nnd Clifton. Ireland. These experi ments ure still in progress. , WIFE TO SECURE D 8EATTLB. Mnr. 19. Miss Ruth Garrison. 18, niece of J. D. Esary president. ot the Island Transporta tion company, a& held in Jail here today while police Investigated cir cumstances surrounding the death of Mrs. Grace Storrs In a .department tore hospital hero yesterday. Mur der, sulcldo and accident theories wore advanced. Mr. Storrs, Coroner C. C. Tiffin asserts,, died from poisoning. The poison apparently was taken with a fruit alad,"-he. said.-. , When- Mrs. Storrs kept a luncheon engagement with MIbs Garrison at the store lunch room yestorduy she found the salad ready for her. .Miss Garrison had reached the lunchroom first and ord ered the meal. !';, ' Officers said Miss Garrison told them the Invited Mrs. Storrs to lunch to ask her to divorce her husband, D. M. Storrs, an Okanogan, Wash., mechanic. Miss Garrison, the police declared, swears she loves Storrs. TO' BE PORTLAND. . Ore.. . March 10. Twenty men from the local intcrnnl revenuo collector's offieo will be sent over Oregon in the next three weeks to check up tobacco dealers invento ries nnd assist individuals nnd firms which have made onlv tentative in come tax returns, it was announced here todnv. All dealers in tobacco products took nn inventory of stocks on hand nnd m transit Fobrunrv 3U. It now devolves upon them to cal culate the tax due nnd make paviuent within 30 dnvs from that ditto. t The it:ncrnrv of tbe field deputies given out hv Milton A. Miller, collec tor of internal revenue showed thut Deputies G. H. Harper nnd G. V. Wim borlv would bo nt . Medford from March 31 to April 2 inclusive: nt Ash land from April 3 to 5lnclusivo nnd at Klamath Falls from 'April .7 to 9. for this purpose. LEAGUE OF NATIONS MEXICO CITY, -Mar. 19. There wore made public today resolutions Introduced In the Mexlcnn senate, but not vet acted upon. In connection win. llm l.eniriin nf Nations orojoc't. One of the resolutions express "sym pathy nnd ndihlratlon" for President Vllson nnd the other declares the Mexican senate "wishes that the noble demooratlo principles of Presi dent Wilson which It admires and applauds bo realized, and manifests its desire that if it has the opportu nity the Mexican republic torm a part ot the proposod League of Nations." BAVARIANS BUILDING TRANS-ATLANTIC PLANE BERLIN. March 15. (Bv the As sociated Press.) Tlio Rumulcr air plane factory in Bavaria, the ulnnt which produced the noted Tnubo nir- nlnni luw iimliti construction - a nHJcj(mt I,!,.,,!,,,,,, intended for a trans . Atlantic flight. ' ' SWITZERLAND GIVEN FACILITIES ON THE E Peace Conference to Permit Swiss Access to Sea Belgium Reauests Brussels Be Made Capital of Leaaue nf Nations Treaty Amended to Permit Early Recall of Army. PAWS. March 1!). (Bvtbe Asso ciated Press.) The commission on international wuterwnvs. portH nnd railroads of the pence conference, de. eidcil todnv lo recommend to the eon. fWniuio that Switzerland should be iriven tlio nuvieat'mr fncilities on the liliine for which she bus mnde lie. mands. . The Heltihin delegates have pre- sc nt-eil the of I'ieiul rcoiiest of liclgiuni I Imt Brussels should be chosen ns the sent of the leairue of nations, lhc dnlci!iition has transmitted to Prcsl ilent Wilson und the heads of the great powers, a conv ol the letter rom litirL'ciimiKter Slnx ot Brussels stuting that the municipality would present to the league the hemont pal ace', formerly the property of the Due d'Arcnbcrg for use ns its henduuar- ters. , . . Treaty Amended The military terms of the trentv of peuee have been amended bv tbe el'minntion of tho eluuse providine fur control of Germany s nrmnmcnt for nn indefinite period. Admiral W. S. Hcnson of the United States navy pointed out that the original terms committed the I nited States to virtually indefinite occupation of Germany , and it was chiefly on his an- sitenee that the terms were modified American delegates also pointed out that control of anv portion of Ger many for such a period would deluv tbe return home of American troops and would amount to annulling the sovimii?nt v of Gorman v.' - ' As amended the terms provide for control through the tjme fixed for de livery of mntcrinls of war. guns nnd ships, but not through the period dur- ins which wnr dumuges will be paid bv Germany. Lloyd George Remains The commission on international In bor legislation held probably its lust meetinir today when it reached nn agreement on all points nt issue. The American contention that each coun try should settle its internal labor problems without invoking the power of the league of nations, prevailed. Premier Llovd George, who was asked bv President Wilson. Premier Cleniencenn nnd Premier Orlnn'do to postpone his return to London, has decided to remain in Paris until the draft of the treaty of peace is con eluded. i L OF D SALEM, Ore.. March 19. Colonel John L. Mnv was hppointed ndiutnnt general of Oregon todnv bv Governor Ben W. Olcotf. The appointment was made upon a-request from Adjutant General Charles' Beebe that be be placed on tho retired list. The tenure of office bv Colonel JInv will depend on tho time of the return from Franc of Lieutenant . Colonel George White, who was adjutant general at tho time this country entered the wnr. White entered the war with the rank of major, resigning his post ns nd iutnnt general. Governor Withv combo nnnounced thut. White Would be reappointed on his return und the same arrangement will be carried out bv Gpvenior Olcott. lie nnnouneed. Duriiur the- wnr. Adjutant General W.Uimns of Eugene nud' Ad.iittnnt General Koobe of Portland, in turn headed tho state s military orglimaa tion nt homo. 1 -. ' Colonel Mnv returned from Fraicn to Oregon lost week, commanding jhe l(12nd infantrv. -Lieutenant Colmel White is now on the staff of General Pershing nml wns one of the exem tivo committee chosen to form a vtt crnns' organisation nt a recent met ing in Paris. FRENCH TO RESUME RELATIONS WITH AUSTRIA PARIS, March- 19. Tbe French, gdvernmont, the Petit Parisian an nounces, desires t oresuine at. least unofficial diploimitio relations with Gennnn-Austrin. The paper suvs that Henri Allize, the French minister ut - J Ti V. The Hiiguo. probublv will bo sent to iouna. . , ..... 'i : ., RHIN Asquithas President Of League Strono Feellna In Paris In Favor of Former British Premier as First President of Leaaue of Nations States London Papers. LONDON'. March 19. There is li strong : fcciiri!? in nolitical and diplomatic circles in Paris in favor of inviting Herbert II. Ashmiith. former British pre mier, to become first president of the cliigue of nations, nceord- ini- to the Duilv Mirrior. , ... ... BILL ABOLISHING NHERITANGE LAW BErtNE, Switzerland. Mar. 19. Premier Hotfman outlined the pro gram of the new Bavarian govern ment at the sitting of the diet Tues day- In Munich. Representatives of all' parties, it is said, approved of the government's plans and the govern ment was given extensive powers A bill abolishing the nobility of Bavaria was adopted, as also wns measure prohibiting the rights at in heritance. :' Deputy Speck, speaking as" the rep resentative of all parties In the diet, protested agairxt.' the. separation of German territories from the former empire, against the retention of Ger man prisoners of war by. the allies and against .attempts to prevent the union of German-Austria and Ger many. ' i ' Premier Hotfman announced his cabinet ministers as follows:. Justice, Dr. Max Endres; Interior, Martin Segltz; finance. Dr. Werkle; communications, Helnrlch Frauon dorfer; ' social affairs, Herr Under leltner; agriculture, Herr Steiner: military affairs, Herr Schnetten hnrst. ' Herren Frauendorfer and Under-4 leitner were members of the cabinet of the late Premier Eisner. ,.. Herr Se gltz has been minister ot tbe interior, succeeding Herr Auer who was shot. KAISER SCARED' 8Y I AMERONGENV March 18. (By Associated Press.) Considerable ex citement was created at Amerongen castle, where Emperor William is staying, when six airplanes appeared suddenly at noon from behind a bank of clouds. They came from the east and after encircling the castle twice disappeared In a northerly direction. "The nationality of the machines could not be distinguished but it Is generally assumed they were Dutch. CHICAGO, Mar. 19. Countess Aurellna Bethen, Hungarian noble woman and (Bahal priestess, is being held by federal authorities today pending a hearing on a charge, of sending a threatening letter'to Presi dent Wilson addressed ; to Paris. The countess, who claims she wns a lady-tn-wattlng to Empress Elizabeth, ot Austria, was arrested last night by secret service operatives. SAIL FOR FOODSTUFFS T nvnnxr -r..-i. io t?:..i. n- limn steamers, including tho Kaise.iin ugusti) Victoria, Cleveland,, Graf Vnldetvee nnd Pretoria saiWl from Ihmburg this week for iVKiilstuffs. Apording to advices fjwm. Berlin. It iyii dthe crews ot (the shins made a miml demand Hjiiti thev Khonld not bo Vmoved froji, tdln. vessels dunne tue np, BANKERS WFE 1LEDBYB01 E Mrs. Georqe D. Greenwood Blown Un When She Opens Gate Bomb Simi lar In Character to That Which Partialy Wrecked Governor's Man sion in Sacramento. ;-iv;-... OAKLAND. Cal., Mar. . 19. Close inspection, by Oakland and San Fran cisco police virtually had established today that the bomb which lost night ended the life ot Mrs. George D- Greenwood, wife of a San Francisco Danker, at her home here, contained an explosive the same as that In the bomb which partially wrecked Gover nor Stephens' mansion .in Sacramen- - to December 17, 1917. According to Chief of Police J. B. Nedderman nnd - Captain of Detectives J. P. Drew of Oakland, the bomb was In the form of a brass cylinder and was filled with bits of Iron, ' galvanized iron , wire anjl lend. v Planted by Gate V , v , Portions of the cylinder were found close to the spot where Mrs. Green wood received her mortal wounds. From her torn body were removed minute particles of the wire and lead shrapnel, and also shreds of clothing. Chief Nedderman said he had evi dence to show that the bomb was "planted" on the gate thru which. Mrs. Greenwood was passing when the explosion occurred, and her act In opening the gate must have set It off.. OAKLAND, Cal., Mar. -19. The : killing of Mrs. George Greenwood, wife of a prominent San Francisco . banker, presumably by a bomb explo sion at hnr hnmA hern, remntnerl un explained today. Minute pieces ot galvanised Iron wlr; a bit ot lead and shreds ot clothing taken' from Mrs. Greenwood's torn- body, t were closely, examined- by -police experts. Search -was begun for the, writer of a letter to Mr; Greenwood signed "C. C. of C", sent early In 1918 and de manding $5000 under -threat of death. i . i..' .. ; . The letter was signed in a manner similar to a threatening letter sent Governor Stephens i before the dyna miting of his mansion In Sacramento December 17, 1917. ' The police have fragmentary evi dence to show that the explosive was in a bomb and was set off when Mrs Greenwood opened the door to step into the garden of her home, i - . REGULATE PRICES -STEEL PRODUCTS "WASHINGTON, Mar. 19. Repre sentatives ot the steel industry met today with the newly appointed in dustrial or price stabilization board ot thei department of commerce for the purpose of agreeing on plans for reduction and stabilization of steel prices. The statement Issued by tho board, after the morning session said: ' "An actual decision on a lowered scale ot prices would not he reached until late today or possibly tomorrow;' "The question ot price was not touched upon at the first conference. The entire time was devoted to a dls-1 cussion of the general situation and the necessity for a reduced schedule . ot steel prices at the present time Jtt order to stimulate buying." "We found the steel men entirely willing to cooperate In making effec-. tive any program that will hasten the return to normal conditions." salcl George N. Peek, chairman of tho in-i" dustrlal board. , GOOD HIS ESCAPE GOLD HILL, Ore., Mar. 19 Clyd "Red" Rupert, Portland robbor who escapod from the state prison lima camp here Sunday night, wns still at large today and clews as to hln where abouts had not become mote deflnlto." Posses were searching for him In southern Oregon and along the. Call-' fornia bordor, but probably will glv up tho search unless more encourag ing progress Is made or news of tho" fugitive obtained; , t , "Warden Stevens of tho v Oragon penitentiary has expreBsed confi dence that Rupert eventually will b taken ns police officers or sheriffs of other slates may lie dependod upon . to pick him up later. , . OAKLAND HOM onoi'a und war nuiloiiul.