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MEDFORD, Oil EG ON, Mil DAY, MARCH 21, 1919
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ITALIANS DEMAND PORT OF FIUME
Medford
Mailt
HUNSTDPAY
40 BILLIONS
INDEMNITIES
Allied Premiers Reduce Amount Re
quired a Reparation Fund 12
Billions Wealth Owned Outside
Germany Balance of Trade De
pended Uiion to Raise Annual Pav
merits for Germany's Attempt to
Rule the World By Force.
PAitlH. Mnr. 21. Further Infor
mation renurdliw Ihu conference huro
yesterday between Premier l.loyn
(Imiriio-unci Olohionconu and Presi
dent Wilson became available today
Concerning Iho reduction of 'tint !
llnd remirulloii claim against tler-
ronuy to about itu.ouo.ooo.oiio 11
KM learned Hint ono propomil wit lo
spread iho payment ovor '10 ycur.
On thin bol tho principal, villi In
terest, would amount to IKO.OOO,.
000,000 at the end of Ilia period.
Against I'll" proposul iho comml
lon ha csllmuted ull Iho svnllnblo
wealth of (iermony at homo and
abroad. Tho (Jullod HinU'H' vlow u
to those term I thut ,13,000.0.00.
000 I tho utmost trgt cn ba expect
ed. TtiU $13,000,000,000 In nmdo up
roughly n follow:
(icrmiin Holding .
(larmnn. resource ontsldo oj (lor
niauy. SH.ooo.ooo.oOO; represented
In merchant )ilplnK. railway nnd
mine In Alwieo-Lorralne, cool nnd
Iron deposit In Bnur'valloy. forelun
securities and Kovornmeiit property
In former Uormaii colonlei. Seven
billion of thin property, tho commti
lon estimates, belong to prlvalo tier-
man' cltliMi and Iho romalnilor Is
ownad hy tho uovomment. - Of pri
vate resource tlornmny ha property
vulued at one billion dollar In Houth
Amorlrn, throo-nunner of a billion
In the United Btnlos. nnd S3.000,.
000,000 In other countries. All, thl
oulaldo properly I regarded by tho
commission a miltjacl to confiscation
by tho allied and nsoelatod power.
Should thl vlow prevail It would
ylold olitlit billion for tho Immodlato
liquidation of wr losso. Thl would
luuve (4,000,000,000 to bo paid If
tho United Stale eallmutai of tho to
tal to bo clnlmod,! adopted,
llalnnco of Trndo
Tho Amorlcun vlow a to tho
moan to provide for this bulanco I
Hint tho chief reliance will hnvo to
im nlucnd In Oormnny' bnlanco of
trado. Thl In turn hn oponod an
other Inrgo nnd subshllory question,
na to how fnr German Industry should
bo allowed to compote with tho rost
of thoi world, parlloulnrly with nonr
bv countries like Franco.'
Tho Fronch delegates hold that
German Induiitrlc Bhould be curbed
by chockliiK Import and exports. The
British nnd Amorlcnn view . tono
townrd permitting Gormany to re
sumo Industrlul nctlvlty In ordor to
nnv tbo bnlanco of the. 14,000,000
000 debt to tho allies and ussoclntod
nowor. Tho commission expert os-
tlmato tho oxp&rts nnd Import would
ylold a bnlanco of about ssoo.ouo,.
000 annuully or approximately a bit
lion dollnrs ovory tliroo your.
Division of Onluton ,
' On thl basis tho bnlanco ot the
rinht mould bo oxtlnKiiislied In 13
yearn and Hie ontlro operation coil'
eluded. This vlow, It is said, Is fnr
' from mooting with the gonornl no-
contnnco. Tho Froneh, nnd to omo
oxtont. tho British nro lilcllnod tq nsk
much heavier ropnrlitlon spread ovor
a much loiiROr period.
Sorious division of opinion nlso
exist ovor tho nllotmont ot dnmagos
among tho nlllod powers. Tho Fronch
claim priority for Iho destruction or
invaded regions, whllo tho Brltlnh In.
slst on nn nllotmont on tho basis of
war costs. ' It I gonrnlly concodod
.' that Franco hns sufrorod tho largost
mnlorlnl loss. ' whllo Groat Britain
has Imposed tho largest burdon of
taxation on her pooplo,
. 'Tho United State has put In n
maximum claim for loss of life nnd
, proporty during tbo war aggregating
; a llttlo loss than $1,000,000,000, the
amount for Individual, loss ot llfo 'be
ing $25,000 In each enso. ' ,
' , ALEXANDER MILERAND
GOVERNOR OF ALSACE
' ''' .
PARTS. Mnrcli 21. (HavnsO. Al-
exnmlnr Milorand, former niinixlor of
war, in roonrled to hnvo been np
pointed iroviirnor of AlBnon-Tiorruino,
nn nffioo which wns dvnlitioil lv
' CliarleH Jniinnrt. former Vroniih kov
oruor iruuernl o Alxei'ia.
SAILORS STOKE
TIES UP SHIPS
TO FEED HUNS
German Sailors Refuse to Operate
Vessels Demanded By Entente Na
tions to Carry Food-stuffs to Ger-many-nPlalm
No Guarantee of
Food Except Initial Delivery.
IIKIH. IN, Mar. 21. Tho Gorman
BlcuiiHirs HurKormulster von Mollo
mill IliirKurmulsler Bchroedor which
wuro Kcheduled to sail on March IS,
In uccorduni'O with tho agreement
reached ot Brussels between Gorman
and Intor-ullled food commission,
linvo been prevented from loavlng
llumburg. owing lo a rosolullon pas-
0l by Mciimon there refusing lo oper
ate hlp demanded by enteiito na
tion.
Homo newspaper protest against
tho resolution and my It represent
tho will of n 'small communistic ec-
tlon" nnd Hint It I lrongly dlfn
vorod by other. seamen's associations,
Tho Hamburg section of the trans
port workers' union ha lodged, o
protest ugulnst Iho notion of tho sen-
mou.
Thumj of Klrlke
II AMI, ltd. March 21. At n mas
meeting of aeosmen hold on Tuesday
the following resolution pnssed:
"Today' mass mooting of onmon
of nlf description refuse to partici
pate In tho delivery of aorman mer
chant ships domnnried by tho entente
and declare It to bo the duly of all
seamen nd laborer to rofuso to
carry out work on 111 oho ship."
Tho resolution wu passod on tho
ground that there wna no gunrunteo
that Germany would rocojvo ny food
except tho Initial delivery. , ,
(ierninu InipilO'.
DASF.lv. March 2I.ttT1io president
of tho German nrmlstlco commission
at Spa ha presented a nolo to the
Inter-nlllod delegate asking It iior
lunny should consider us truo tnto
mont In tho French nnd ' British
press thut tho poaco treaty would bo
ready for Iho Aiermnn a soon as
President Wilson npprovod. but tnai
tbo Gerninn would be allowed enlth-
or to discuss nor modify tho docu
ment, according to Berlin advices.
T
f IN CALIF
RAI.KM. Ma rob 21. Clvdo .1,
"lied" Kupert. former PortliAid nth
Into nnd Hiiceilil iiolieomun. who.es-
Jupcd Stuidav from the Hold Hill slnto
prison lime nuarrv was seen Tucs
ilnv, fiO miles soutlr oftho t'nlifornin
boiindarv. and is believed to be has
tening toward Mexico, Warden Stev
ens of tho Btato penitentiary said to
day. There was lit tit? ioult of tho identi
fication of Rupert, who wns soon tak
ing it train ut (Inzcllo. Calif., tho war
den said. Ho believed Hie convict hud
a prearranged nid in escaping nnd
pointed out thut Kupert would went
lo get to Mexico, nnd probably South
America, to nvoid facing 0 federal
charge lodged iiuninst him for tho
theft ofr Liberty bonds iif l'ortlnnd,
nftcr ho had served his sentence in
this state. ' ' v
Rupert could hnvo nppliod for pn
rolo this month, linviinr served his
minimum sentence of ono vear, hut
feared to do so liooauso ot tho im
pending federal charge, tho warden
said. Tho convict is said to have
bought e!it)iim' from n railroad fire
man while at Qa.cllo. v ''..
'IN BRITAIN AVERTED
VSL
LONDON. March 21. Represent!!
lives ol! the minors' lit n moot ins lust
night discussed tho report of tho coal
commission, but, no decision ' was
reached. H was stilled, however, that
tho Sunkov report created a favorable
impression ns n busincss-lilto docu
ment nnd the general viow is that a
thrco-l'old strike hns . been nvortod.
The transport workors claim a not a.
bio victory and it, is believed tho gov-
pmiimtif is mooting both the minors,
and railway men in n spirit which
promises u peiiuul'ul soltlciuent.,'
NeedRhine
For Defense
Says Foch
Marshal Sav? That If Allies Do Not
Secure Rhine as Military Frontier.
War Will Have Been In Vain-Victory
Due to Soldiers.
I'AIilS. Mureli 21. Marli..l Foeli
wiim reiiiinilcd loilav that Mui-;1i 21
wns Ilia nniiivermirv of the liceinnin"
of the irreal Oermiin of I'pnxivo toward
AmietiK nnd wns unked bv Julifi
Kiiuerivein, of the Matin, to exnlnin bv
what hii-HumIm Hie miirKlinl had turned
Iho offensive into n Herman defeat.
Till' allied L'eneriiliH:ino replied
"You nk me to tell von much in n
few wnnlM. Victorii lire won bv
(ieieneo. Hint i true, lint iiIho liv fnilli.
When one hns fnilli, ono does not re
lire; one toim the enemv where one
finds him.
'You tell mi' Hint I cavo the vietorv
lo Frnnre. It wax our ndiiiiralilc
Hiildierw who nvo it.. I have tint onU
merit. Hint of never ilcsimirini'.
'The Kliipe id our onlv ifood l:ne of
defense. I do not demnnd nnnexn
lion. hut if we do not e''iire Hint mil
itary frontier we. will hnvo fnuelit in
vnin." he said in HiHeiiRfcinr tho Inst
iliivu of thc'wnr. "It wn the wonder.
fill soldiers who anvo iih victorv. Stv
onlv merit wiih lo hvc had faith nnd
never to have diwnnired. Wo fuifncrt
the nrmixt'ee in unite oftho eertninlv
of eriiHliimr the Herman nrniies. to
avoid killinc ono'more man nnd he
eaitxe it cave ns evervlhintf neeessorv
to n French victory'
ALLIES TO FORCE .
GERMANSTO HALT
Pdl ISH AlTARKSiSPMER LINEJQ r
wiv
PARIS. March 21. A semi-official
Gorman nolo explaining the reason
for breaking off negotiations at l'o
sen suvs it hns been impossible to
reach nn agreement.' especially re
garding the presidency of the commis
sion controlling the situation thero.
The Germans sav thev are consider
ing Ihe npiKiintiiieiit of a president bv
1'opo I'.encdict while tho entente na
tions desire tbo permiincntinter-nllied
cnnimisison to name tho president.
The supremo council will consider the
I'osen situation todnv nnd will tnke
mi measures to bo carried out against
the Germans to bring nbout n cessa
tion of hostilities in tho province of
Poland, '.
. HEULIN March 20. Regnrdine
tho interruption of the cgotiation9
between the Gormnns and tho allied
commisison lo Poland at Poson. n
German semi-officiul statement snvs
the negotiations wcro, interrupted be
cause of differences over tho compo
sition of tho commission to snperviso
th carrying out of tho agreement,
which, nccordimr to the .allied plan,
would have given tho nllies n majority
on the commission. Tho statement
continues: , .
"Tho rupture is no loss to German
interests hoentiso the entente's mili
tary proposals likewise do not sat
isfy tho German cliiims.'' ;' "
HiKtintchcs from Posen through
Purls under date of March 19. stated
that the negotiations with the Ger
mans wore considered hv tho ullios to
have been broken off. tho Germans
having refused to sign Iho terms vir
tual v nurncil unon. 1 he German dele
gation, it was added, had loft Posen
for Borlin and tho ntlied mission had
returned to Warsaw..
91ST TO PARADE
NORTHWEST CITIES
T A COMA, AVash., March 21,--Tho
wiii' doDiirtmofit hns notified Tnconift
oitizehs who potitihncd Hint units of
tho 01st division ho allowed to parndo
in various cities of the coast as thov
nnss through to Cnmu Lewis for do
moliiliziition. that tho claims of tho
various cities will bo tnken up nftor
Iho division reoeivos sailing, orders.
This will probably bo this month.
Tho dispatch from AVashington in
dicnted that parados of units of tho
Wild Wost division will probably bo
hold in Snokimo. Sontflo nnd laeoinft
which would indicate tho men will
return hv ono of tho northern railway
routes. , ...
AN APOLOGIZER
IN HINDENBURG
Field Marshal Explains and Justifies
Abdication and Get-aav of Mr.
Hol.enzollern and Sharply Criti
cises Prince Max of Baden for Puu-
lishlno Fads In the Matter.: ; '
IIKIIUN. March 21. (liv the As
sociated I'rexH.) In rield Mamhiil;
Von II ndcnlutrsj'ii Htatement exDiuin
inir nnd iiwtif vine Ibc flight of fonncr
Kmperor Wdlinm there wns a (sharp
eritieiKin of I'rineo Mnxiiiiiiian of lin
den. Hie then I'hiiticellor. for nulilifli
inir the fact of the emiieror'M ulidiea
tion without the latter' nswnt. . It
b vxiiecteil that lliis will evoke a
Hliiiro rejoinder from friondu of tlic
ex-ehnncellor. who arc iilreudv noii'
inir out Hint the eiimeror left Herlin
on October' :il. without eoiiHiiltinir or
notifying the elinnccllnr. who vainly
attempted at the luxt moment to in
duce Hie cinnoror to May in Herl:n
nnd inter iiiiriticceKRfiillv uried him
to return to the capital in order that
he might form hw own iiidement an
to the extent of the crmis and the
advisability of ubiliehting.
"I'rineo Maximilian had lonir.bccn
convinced of the inevitability of the
abdication of the emperor nnd the re- j
niiiicintion of tho throne bv the crown
prince." huvh the TiiEelilatt. "It was
liApcd bv thin means to snve Oermnnv
from n complete debacle and revolu-,
lion. The. emperor went to Great
Ilcndoiuirters to escnpc such advice
nud to seek n more' tA.mreiiiu! ntmos
iiIutc. lie dallied with the thomrlit of
abdication in these surround;iiff un
till too lute to Biive the throne for a
possible successor." ;
,. wrt hi in III 1
SHIP BuLoHtM
NEW YORK. March 21. The ex
ecutive committee of tho second nll
RusilVm .coloniuL convention today
announced the incorporation of the
Svobdn Steamship line, the purpose of
which company would be to charter
or purchase steamers for the trans
portation of one million Russian
workers, Bolshevik nnd others, to
Russia. '.-
The mnin reason for the movement.
'according to the announcement, is the
dissatisfaction of Russian workers
with economic conditions bcre.: They
sav that employment is Incising iii this
country. The new steamship line lias
been incorporated in Delaware.
OF CLACKAMAS DEAD
OUKGON CITY. Ore.. March 21.
Plans were being made here today for
the funeral of Stnto Senator Walter
A. Dimick, champion of the criminal
syndicalism act which passed the
last legislature, who died at his home
her olnst night, following nn illness
of three da vs. Doath was caused
from a general breakdown, believed
duo lo overwork ut tho recent session.
Dimick wns known as "the lighting
senator from Clackamas" and was
known nsl "tho fighting senntor from
Clacknmas" nnd was ono of the most
Prominent figures during the session
and several previous sessions.
JEREMIAH OLEARY'S
CASE GOES TO JURY
, NEW YORK. ;:i. t. The case
against Jeremiah O'Loary and ; the
American Truth society, which has
boon in progross tor nearly 11 weeks;
was given to the Jury shortly before
noon today. Tho case relates to al
leged seditious writings and publica
tion,: 1
STEAMER FORCED BACK
BY LOSS OF RUDDER
' SAN . FRANCISCO, Mnrcli 21.-
Foreed to return becauso of the loss
of her rudder stdck) when she was
eight days out from Senttlb, bound
for Shanghai, tho steamer Jnvnrv
arrived at "Port Townseml. Wash., to
day, tho marine department of the
Chamber of Commerce, announced.
ORLANDO THREA TENS
TOm
PEACE CONFERENCE
FOUR VILLA GENERALS
DEAD ON BATTLEFIELD
FOLLOWING DEFEAT
Jl'ARKZ. Mexi:o. March 21.
F leiie Martinez, another fa
mous Villa general, was number
ed union? 1 1 10 dead found on the
battlefield ut lioiiuilla Del Mnr
qiiexotc. according to 'an official
mijitarv niessace received here
today from General Zunzim.
" about the battle Wednesday
which resulted in the routing of
Mnrf in .nnp7.'a r'onirilii'nd and the
killing of Lopez. Kpiiunio. Hol-
miin. If anion Vega and Martinez,
nnnnrtVmir tn flpnprnl iinzun'fi
despatch from La Ascension.
Fortv-three other bodies were
left on the battlefield.
The battle wo foiiclit between
'approximately 500 Villa follow-
ere nnd an equal number of pov-,
ernment , forces. The VUlifitas
Were comoletelv routed and scat-''
lorfd. nnvpmmni cnvnlrv now
'
is in pursuit.
4-
NATIONAL; DEFENSE
SAN FRANCISCO. March 21.
Concluding her testimony todnv Mrs.
Alice F. Rogers of Los Angeles, on
trial here on charges of defrauding
through the mails in connection with
the collection of funds for the Na
tional Defense League, identified
cheeks and other documentary evi
dence introduced bv the defense.
Counsel on both sides announced the.t
testimony taking would be completed
todav. '
On trial with Mrs. Rogers are Maior
JolmH. Jeffrv.'U. S. A., retired, and
Mason L. Williams. San Francisco.
Northern California field . secretary
of the league.
PORTLAND CUTS
.. MtDFORD OFF MAP
PORTLAND, March 21. The aero
committee of the local Rose Festival
association met last night to desig
nate lnnd'ng fields preparatory to
the coming of government fivers to
the Portland cnrii'val in June. It wns
decided that fields would bo desig
nated as Grants Pass. Rosehurg. Eu
gene nnd Salcfil, Kincnid Field being
used nt Eugene and the fair grounds
nt Snlem. One of the folowing
olnces will bo selected for the Port
land landing: Waverlv Country Club
grounds: Municipal Golt club
grounds: Union Meat .company's pns
tures; Hoso City Country club; Col-
umbin University."
WELFARE COMMISSION
SALEM, Mar. 21. Miss Eunice
Smith of Portland, was appointed a
member ot the state industrial wel
fare commission today by Governor
Olcott. She succeeds Miss Margaret
H. llowatson of Portland, who re
igned.' Mis Smith will represent
the employes of the stnto, under the
requirements ot tho law that one
member of the commission represent
tho employes, another he employrs,
and the third the public at large.
HOSPITAL SHIP WITH
WOUNDED DELAYED BY FOG
PORTLAND, Maino. March 21.
hospital sh'n Aragilnvn, which had
boen expected today with about 800
wounded Cantidinn soldiers, hns been
dolnved by fog and will not reach
Portland until tomorrow noon, an
cording to n wireless hiessngo from
tho steamer, ,
Italian Delegation Serves Ul
timatum on Powers-House
Promises Settlement to Sat
isfactorily Arrange Affair.
PARIS, Mar. 21. (By Associated
Press.) The Italian delegation to
the peace conference has unanimous
ly decided to withdraw from the con
ference unless Flume 1b assigned to
Italy contemporaneously with the
conclusion of peace.
Tbo decision was reached at a
meeting today of the full delegation
presided over by Premier Orlando.
It was Immediately communicated to
the powers. Colonel House of the
American mission promise Premier
Orlando to present with a few day a
project concerning the Italian-Jugo-Slav
frontier which he hopes will
satisfactorily settle the dispute.
The decision of the Italian delega
tion, apparently bring to a head the
biter controversy between Italy and
the new Jugo-Slav state over the dis
position of land along tlie Adriatic
formerly belonging to the Austro-
Hungarlan empire, which both nat
ionalities claim.
Italian Concession
Italy's claim originally . included
virtually the entire Italian coast with
Trlest and Plume which latter city is
the second principal seaport on the
' eastern side of the Adriatic. Recent
reports have been that the Italian
representatives were manifesting
disposition to make important con
cessions regarding the land on the
Dnlmatlan coast, provided that the
city and harbor of Flume remained In
Italy. Tho Jugo-Slavs, however have
been insistent that this port be allot
ted to them, claiming It to be a Croa
tian city.
On the other hand, there has been
ALLIES NOTIFY
CEASE FIGHTING
PARIS. March 21. (Havas.V
Carrying out its recent decision to
take notion for bringing about a ces
sation of hostilities between tho Uk
rainians and the Poles, the allied su
preme council has sent 'a wireless
message to General Paelenko. of the
Polish forces, and another to General
Posewadowskv of the Ukranian army.
enjoining both commanders to cause
a suspension of hostilities by their
forces on the Lemberg front imme
diately. The, council stipulates that the
troops shall retain theii- present no-
sit ions between Lemberg and Przem-
vsl, but permit sufficient freedom of
passage through..- the lines tor the
daily provisioning of Lemberg.
Th ecouncil sets forth is willing
ness to hear statements from both
sides as to their territorial claims and
allow each to be represented in Paris
by such identified persons as thev
mnv deem it advisable to choose, with
a vie two extending the truce into nn
armistice. The hearing accorded such
representatives, however, will be en
tirely conditional upon the immediate
cessation of fighting.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 21. Ad
dition ot two steamers to the present
fleet of the South American Pacific
line, operating between Seattle, San
Francisco, San Pedro and Colombia,
Ecuador, Peru and Chile, was an
nounced todnv by B jnrne Lindvig,
general nacnt of tho lino here. Tho
stonmers arc the Regains of 7,000
tons and the Rex, 2.200 tons. The
Regulas is now in the trans-Atlantic
trade for the shipping board, while
tho Rex has been but recently com
pleted in a Stockholm plant.
: The steamers now on the company's
run are tho Burn California, Suio
loa nnd (lovornor Forbes. Tho com
pany curries genorul merchandise.
no disposition on the part of Italy '
to yield her points as far a Flume
is concerned.
Orlando's Attitiulo
Her attitude was stated by Pre- .
mier Orlando in addressing the Ital
ian chamber of deputies on March 1,
when he declared that while Italy i
remained "faithful to the spirit ot .
conciliation which Inspired the treaty '
upon wblcb Italy entered the war," :
that did not mean that she would ,
remaiu insensible to the appeal
reaching her from the Italian town
on the Gulf 'of Quarnoro (Flume) i
which was exposed to the loss of both
its nationality : and independence.
"We do not think," added the pre-,
mier, "that this Is possible at the '
very moment the world may be re
deemed from a memory 'of violence
done to the rights ot the people."
Neutral Amendment
Among the amendments to the co
venant of the League of iXations buk
geated at the meeting ot neutrals yes.
terday were several which urged an
Increase in' the number' of secondary
countries admitted to the executive
control ot -the league;, tho reduction
of armaments and the control ot mu
nition making. . .
A draft of clauses regarding the
freedom of transit to be inserted In
the treaty of peace was considered to
day by the peace conference commis
sion on the international regime of
ports, waterway and railways. The
clauses were presented by the British
delegation. The meeting which was
held in the ministry of public works,
adjourned at 1 o'clock, p. m.
ONLY THREE CLUES
TO BOMB OUTRAGE
AT OAKLAND, CAL.
OAKLAND. Calif.. March 21. But
three tangible clues of the many first
uncovered remained for the police to
work on todav in the hunt for the -oei
sons responsible for the killing of
Mrs. George D. Grceuwood. .-society
matron, by a bomb in the garden ot
her home here Tuesday night, accord- .
ins to nn announcement by James T
Drew, captain of detectives. Theories
thntjthe explosion might have been
a prnnk or that the bomb was mailed
to Mrs. Greenwood trora u distant
place by persons bearing a personal
enmity have been discarded. Drew
said. , : ' - ; - v.
Two of the clues nro boing kept'
secret but the third centered around
three strange men who were in tho
vicinity of 'he Greenwood home bo
fore the explosion. Captain Drew
said. Developments have added
strength to this last clue, but the po-;
lice were not in a position to inuko
these developments known.
The Greenwood homo, although un
occupied, is being watched bv a po
lice guard.
PORTLAND TO PROBE
;T
PORTLAND, March 21. Acting
upon rccommendutions of tho mem
bers' ffonini, the directors of the
l'ortlnnd Chamber of Commerce have
authorized President Corbet to ap
point n committee of fieiully to rep
resent the locul organization in in
vestigating tho appeal lrom Klamath .
Falls people for aid in securing direct
rail connection with Portland.
Embodied in n communication to tho
directors from Klamath Fulls was n
record of 'carload shipments from -that
point made during 1018. It is.
shown that carload shipments during
1918 were made ns follows:
Grain and feed, '1(1; potatoes. Ri
wool, 19: livestock, 1081; box shooks,
2407s miscellaneous, 481. ... .