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MEDFORD,' OREG9N, ; &ATU7ZDAY, MARCH 22, 1919
NO. '308
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ULTIMATUM BY
1TALYPR0DUCES
CRISIS IN PEACE
Supreme Council Forced to Deal Di
rectly Willi Disposition of Flume.
Smyrna; Lemherq and Dnnzlq Is
Aiiu Dm nf Ullileh Mnu Rn
VUHii rMf Will V llIV"
Fatal to Early Peace.
PAH 18,. Mur. 22. AmondmojilH
mtfoKunrdliiK tho Monroo doctrine
nnd it Japum-so amendment (or J"t
racial treatment wero . ninoim tho
lurtio number of propoisuls before
puncu conference communion on u
LouKiio or Nations which mot ut
Aiiinrlcnn houdUtirtiirs ill 3 o'clock
Hi l afternoon unilur tho chairman
rlilp of President Wilson.
iPArtlH. Mnr. 22.ly Aasoclnlnd
Pros.) , What amoiiulod to nil Mil'
inul inn by tho onllro UulouulUin (II
reeled to Ilia puaro conference,, do
elurlnit that lliu Italians would not up-
provo o( nny pence treaty not inciuu
lim u goltlumont o( the eonlrovoniy
between Italy nnit Juxo-Hlavlu over
tho tltlo (o Flumo nnd the Dalmatian
coast Islnnd. kuvo ureal concorn to
-otnnr mneitniions yeniurtmr. "
. . . . . . A I. I. j.
tho supremo council wit occupied
with n eoimldtirtttlon ot tho weaturn
l'ull.h boundary, tho premiers uioin
solves wars siiKHKOd III trying to rind
noma solution to tho vory dltflcull
problem presented by tho notion or
tba Itullunn.
Tho tour has been enprewod by
onto of Ilia Italian doltiKUtet that
Immediately after tho conclusion or
tho Oorman treaty Premier l.loyu
(luoruo. President-Wilson and per
bapa other loading llKuro In tho
council will lenvo I'lirln and tho re
malnlnR members ot tho council
would not havo Mil powers to deal
with Italian demands. Tho stuto or
mind or till) Italian public la declared
to bo inch that tho fnlluro or tho
Italian delegation to return rrom
1'arU speedily with a title to Flume
and tho Dalmatian "eoaijtv Islands
might easily havo grtfve Internal ro-
aulta. according: to statements . oy
iom of tho daleKtos. '
Itnllnn Cwiilciitlnns
Thua ror many wooka fast 'hy
' havo boon limply rioodlim other dlo-
respondents with literature to aup
nort Italian claim. Thla Incited the
Horblnil doloaatlon In Paris to vory
aharp responses which waro given to
tho nroaa and which donouncod Uni
Ian conlonllona aa being In ubaoluto
violation or President Wilson's 14
polnla because thoy dony sccoaa to
the tea to tho Juno-Slav pooplo In tho
Interior.
Tho supremo council la called upon
directly In docldlnK thla lssuo to paat
upon mo validity Ol sooroi irquimn
noRotlatetl In London In 1915, aomo
or which at loaat nro hold to oe ni
variance with tho "fourteen points.
Tho council U nUo ombarraaaod. by
tho probable offoctof nny decision It
mav make In tho KUimo caao upon
'(Ireok and Kronch clalma to tho
Smyrna cooat, Polish clnlma to Lorn
burg and Polish clalma to uansig.
I'll to il'roaldottt
Tho wholo quostlon will go before
President Wllaon lor consideration
and aolullon.. lla romoval aa tho aor
Ions clangor mark In tho oonforonoo
tirocoodlnga la hoped for.
, It la hoped ho will proaont aomo
plan by Sunday. One potialblo aotu
Hon or tho problem now tmdor con
pldorntlon Ib that military exporta or
tho aupormo wnj council, who have
fllnrhnraod thomaolveB or. Qermnn
war laauoa, ahould at onco conaldor
tho Italian clalma nnilor liiBtructlonB
In nrnaont 11 Hollltlon' In tlmo to
.nmiro notion upon thenn almullnno
oualy with tho dlapoaltlon or tho Qor-
xaan poaco troaty. , t
r.fNnoN. ifiiruh 22. Sir Iloliort
IVinlon, prnminr of Cimndiv. nnd one
ot the (loninuon'8 roircNiiniiuivu
u,n nnm-n pont'croiico linn Biilimilti'tl
ie HritUli dolcirntion nt tho confor
ciico a memorandum on to icnitiio '
tlm of foot that BritlHh A
minionHMo not, foul Hint tliov wlioul
inla il.,. viiunnnailnlil.v nf Olltorinu' 0
alio (locidinor of tho' cllf fiowltioa ot the
JCiiroponn nations wncro 1110 onimvi
' . , i! ,1..' In....li.til . ffltia nil
lrt.JlOt llirui.wv iiiTui.."..
nonnnomont i mntlo todnv hv tho
. l'nris oorroHpondont o, tho Mornmir
J'oMt. 1 , '. ";" 1 '
'J'ho niomornmlinn, tho oorromiond
ent Btiitos. Ih siiiiporlod bv tho Amor
. icnil delntrution. It wnfl not mibmit
tt nfter 'oiisiillntinn with tho'Aim
trnlinn ilolmrntnu. 1ml. I'rcmlor IIiiuIicr
nnintH out Hml. Uiih ilmw not implY
thut Atibtruhtt dianurcus. ....
BRITISH COLONIES
ATTITUDEONLEAPU
BY LETT OFFENSIVE
AGAINST B0LSHEV1KI
PAIMH. Muridi 'J.I. flliLViiH..
'I'l... l.'wlli.ii,i.l i.lliul, .iri'im.
hIvo Ih ini'iiiii'iuit I'lilrnirriul an
mirimiNlv Unit l.i'nji iroUkv, the
llolHlinvili niinihlcr ni' war null
iiinrinv. Iiiih iii'dcri'd lliv uoimrul
moliilir.iiliou of nil men nn to tho
nuu of 1(1. iii'ordiiiir to n Zurich
(liHiniti'li to lliu Mntiii.
TOREFUGE HOM
SEATTI.K. Mnrch 1H. Itutti flnr
rif.nn, chnrui'il with imirdcrinir bcr
rivnl. MrK. (Iriico SlorrH. lodnv whk
liciuir Ill-Id in tho IloiiHo of the Good
Hlii'i'lii'nl. iiihIciiiI of in the coiinlv
iiul. SliiTilf Jciliu Slrini'cf hiivnik' or
Icri'd her (riuiKfcr vculcrdiiv. Ih'ciiiikp
Iki Hiiiil, "nIio kIioiiIiI nut b mil in with
lliouo old IlilL'H nt the cdliulv lull.
Shcril'f Klriniicr'n iiclmn brouuht
iiroti'HtM fruili the office of I'roKcrnt
imr AtlonifV I'Vcd t.'. Itrown. "I hIihII
oliiccl wilh all the power lliia office
oiiiiiiiiiiiIh lo Minx (inrrfon buinir
Iri'iitrd in n iiuinncr iinv different
llinii t liit t nccordi'il it ii v other ivmmi '
nritioner. Mr. Hrown dcclurcil. Dcp
it v I'roKcciilor ,1. 1). t'linnniidv. who
in liniidlimr Hie (Iiirrixiin ru6. dvcliir-
cil "die if n niunlvrer, nol n mnrtvr,
uml there in no nciiku in trymir to
iiiiikt' her one." i
I), M. Sturm, IiiikImiiuI ot Hie woniiin
.VHkh (liirriiion cunfeHMcd hIu noiMuneil
nl luncheon TiickiIiiv. will be Inwen
frum here to tlkiinoL'iin. Witnh..
flier n eliuri'e of ulidiicliiiir Mikk (lur
riaoii. Hhenlf II. K. Stiirk of tlkuno
en ii ooiitit v decliireil. Mica tiuri-ixon
nit oil Sturrn ut OkuiioKiin. it wuk
churuei.
PARIS. March 22. Miirslml Foe
wiih iisked vehtordnv if Ilia Hlrntcu'ie
aeienco wiih n doctrine thut could be
tuiiL'ht or if it wns not rnthcr thnt
fnciiltv "lo divine nnd improvise, enll
ed iteniim."
"Slrntcmn acimme, ' aiud MnrKiini
Foch, "aim ho ncmiired, but it in not
a ltoiii) of foniiuliiH or n set ol nrin
eipU-H. It i a knowledge which the
thief miiHt innko part ol hiniBclt ao
Hint it will ifiiido nil Inn decision,
Thia mental illHciulino enn be cuined
bv n kIikIv of hmtorv nnd bv n Html
of eoncrcto exnmples. It must lcnv
1 1 to mind of the commander ao open
thnt ho acta upon accurate in forum
tion nnd not on preconceived ideas
nnd hvnolhesis. Hut the moat hnl
Hunt nuiililies of ihtolliironre are nolh
inir without tho will to linderKliind
"The in tie won is the buttle in
which ono rt-fiiKcs to admit one's self
beuten. but tho nrmv is to tho clue
whiit the sword is to the aoldiers. II
vuluo lies in the linnd thnt wields it,
LEGISLATORS CALL
SENATOR REED'SBLUF!
JKFl-'KHSON flTY. Mo.. Muroh 2:
Fifty democrnlie members o the
Missouri lciriHlnturo huvo ottered l
rnslen if Seniitor Jnines A. Rood, cleill
oeritt, from Missouri, would rcsieu
from the United States senate, i
iouislutors then propose to run for
re-election ns tliov sitirccst Keed
should do, to force n popular vote in
Missouri on tho loniruc of nations.
THER E
TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT
LONDON, Mnrch 21. Another en
tru fur the r().ll(IO prir.o of oral hv
tho Duilv Muil for tho first fliuht
neros slho Atltintiu was made lodnv
in llio bohnli; of Mnjor C. P. Wood, pi
lot, and Cuptnin C. C. Wvlie, naviuu
tor. They proposo to hinko t ho nt
tomiit in an nirpliine of 375 hnrse-
nnwer. iiniinlile of a speed of df miles
nn hour when oiiiTvms! n wuiifltf. of
21)32 poutida. ;.
SWISS PROPOSE
AMENDMENT TO
NAIION'SLEAGUE
Safeuuardlnu of Monroe Doctrine
Would Result From Adoption-
Other Charlies Provide for Use of
Force Only. In Case of Necessity
After Economic Pressure Applied.
I'ARIS. March 22. In connection
wflh the Ivnuue of tuitions eoniiniK
sion session to consider the various
niiienihnents to the Iciiitue'a covenant
which have been proposed, the text of
the umendment proposed hv the Swiss
delcKiition to tho conference of neu
ritis, was uiven out this murium;. It
rends:
This covenant shell not be inter
preted ns coiitiiiiiim niivthifiir eon
rnrtf lo the sovereiunlv of stales ck
cut insofiir as the stale itself, hv nd-
hcriiii; to the eovenitnt, slmll consent
and the covennnt itself shull not in
crl'ere with the internal nlfuire ol
anv of ils meinbers."
While the amendment does not men
ion the Monroe doctrine it in under
stood to npplv to it. . Some of the
members of the I mted Mutes dele
eiitinii are inclined to accent nn
amendment nn such lines, feeling that
it would meet the demand of the unit
ed Stales for some declaration in the
spirit of the Monroe doctrine.
Vho of Force Limited
PARIS. March 22. (Ilavns.
Di.li.triitcs to the conference of neil
nils devoted eoilsideniblo tunc lodnv
o the discussion of nrticles of the
lenuMic of nations covennnt which pro
vided for coercive measures utrainst
state hreiikun: relations with the
eiiLiie without siitimittini; its irnev-
ani'CH to the executive bodv of the
league. Amendments wero proposed
stiimliitiiii! Hint force mielit be used
onlv in case of necessity, that i
liuhl he hroiiuht to bear onlv nl
erononiie ..urusMure , hild - bin-n insnf
ficient unir Unit siniill stales inielit
decline lo take warlike Steps.
Lord Robert Cecil, who presided,
said if the small states wero allowed
lo refrain I com militnrv netion. the
forces of oilier stales would bo piven
permission to pass over their terntor-
l'revier VcnUelos of Greece dcclnr
ed incideiitiillv durinir the discussion
that ptirolv defensive alliances would
be allowed under the leiiirue of nations
covenniiL
The principle thnt nnnnmcnts
slionld be reducod.to n minimum was
recoKiiiKod hv tlie eonfercnec.
J'oluth Situation
PARIS. March 22. Tho council of
10, or supremo wnr council, received
iit ils aession todnv n fresh report
from the commission on Polish affairs
which wns discussed and reserved
for examination Inter. It wns of ii
chilly announced aft or the close of
the session. This will take placo in
connection with the siibsciinent fix
na of boundaries effecting Germany.
The next mcetine of tho council will
bo held on Mondav.
1RAL
LONDON, March 22. Admiral W. S.
Sims was the uuest of the Pilirrims'
club nt a dinner Inst nmht and ns n
souvenir of the occasion wns present
ed wilh n lento block of ouk from
Nelson's fhmship Victory, with an in
scription on n silver pluto. Sir Harry
llritnin presided, and Speaker Low
thcr of tho house of commons, pro
posed tho henlth of the miest of hon
or, this lieinc seconded bv Admiral
Sir.Uoslvn Wevmiess. Admiral Sims
in n brricf address spoke of the close
cn-onorntion which has obtained bo
I ween tho two navies nnd ermnrked
upon the irrent hospitality oxtonled
United Slates naval men by tho Brit'
ifcli people.
BE
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.-
Four men, said bv tho polieo to have
admitted thov nro liusinn Bolshovists,
wero arrested hero in n raid on n hall
in tho down town section, Thev envo
t ion' names as Andrew uooriroritt,
Her Mnnossohn, Pavel Melnieoff nnd
Paul kovnl .
Tho polieo said thev would nsk the
federal nnlhorilies to deport tho pris
oners. Tliov tire boimr hold on vn
crnucv chafes. v
GE!
TO
E LANDING OE
POLES U DANZIG
COI'KN'IIAOKK. March '22.
Herlin newspapi-rs protest in
ulroiitf fitrtiift llliiilisl till, reitort-
ed proposals of II lie allied su- J
prcmo council lo wive Poland u y
corridor throtn.'li Germunv to the
llnltic. , ' ,
' The Zfil unir Am Miltuirsnvs it
is certain that Itn attempt to land
Polish troops at Dnnzir tvould
be opposed bv militnrv force.
Thcoilor Wolff writing in file
Tuueblutt. sava that if the Innd
imr of Polish troops cannot be
,p,vi.titi,il- no fli-rninn ili-leL.nleK
should eo to. the pence confer-'
ence. fiermiiiipi declares that no
Geminn irovernment would siun
f
u pence treatv coniinin the re
f
ported conditions.
JEERS OF PARIS
COUNCIL- OF TEN
PARIS. March 22. The meeline of
the supreme council of 10 vestordnv
was taken up in lanrc part with dis
cussion of pence conference comment
in the French newspapers, nceordini!
to the Paris press this niominir. 1 his
is the third t Jiic thar the conference
has started on tho warpath nirninst
the press. snvs' M. Saint Price, in
Le Jonrnal'who adds thut it has nl
rcadv been remarked thut these fits
of temper are never symptoinutic o
favorable developments. The failure
of the council to reucli a decision re
eurdinir Poland nnd tliBCsendin-' of a
eommisison lo tho Orient are the ub
ieets of eritic(sm ir " -momma's
ncwsDitpers toircthcr with, what the
L'llumanite calls the eonferenee's
lack of method, a duilv itrowini; con
fusion. I
Tho Pertjcnn article in the Echo de
Paris appeared with a lona . blniw
simee mnrrinir its flow, under the
hendine of "The Council pf Ten."
whilo in the Excelsior there. was an
other lonir white space, i
The Petit Journal which was form
erl edited bv Stephen Pichon bow the
forciun minister wurns. the public
nt'irnst optimistic forecasts of the
cnrlv siuninf of pence, while the
Fiirnro follows Colonel E. It. House's
stntement rcmirdinc the possibilitv of
tho siimimr of pence in three weeks
with the remark, "what a benutiful
dream." ' " . . .
EGI
1
' IXXXOON, Mar. 22. The first tri
umphal march on a large scale ot
British troops which fought In
"France nnd Belgium occurred in Lon
don today. Fourteen battalions or
the guards, representatives of nil
units of Great Britain's crack corps
accompanied by their bands, proceed.
ed from their barracks to Bucking
bam pnlaco where thoy were review
ed by King (ieorge. The line of
mnrch then led thru to the main
stroots ot the city. ,
Despite the gray skies of tho day
areat crowds assembled to cheer the
men, many of whom belonged to tne
"Old Contemptibles" and had toight
rrom August, 1914. until the signing
ot the armistice..
Tho procession was led by the Earl
ot Cavan, :tho rirst commander ot the
guards In division with his start,
which included tho Prince ot Wales,
The city was daily decorated and the
troops received a tremendously en
thusiastic reception, .
OLD
OF
FA!
SALEM, Ore., Mar. 22. Governor
Olcott today reappointed J. E. Reyn
olds of La Grando, and W. II. Savage,
ot CorvnIUs, to membership on the
stnte talr board. Reynolds recently
wns olected chairman ot tho tjoard.
The torma expired Maroh 14 anu they
wero reappointed today to.servo until
March 14, 1923. Other, members of
tho board aro J. D. Farroll of Port
land; M. L. Jones of Salem, and A. C.
Murstors ot Uosoburg.
POE
MACK EY OUSTED
FROM CONTROL
POSIALCOMPANY
Burleson Removes President. General
Counssl. Serretarv. Board of Direc
fort and Owners From All Duties
Appertain to Control and Oper
ation of Telegraph and Cable Lines
WASHINGTON. Mar.' 22. Clar
ence H. .MocKay, presioeni oi iii
I'oatal Telegraph and Cable company
was removed today by Postmaster
General Ilurleson.
The postmaater-xenerol Issued an
order relieving besides Mr. Mackay
W. W. Cook, general counsel; Wil
liam Decan, secretary and the board
of trustees or directors, and the own
era of the Mackay company-operating
the Postal systems from all duties ap
pertaining to control and operation
of services under government control.
A. K. Adams, president of the an-
sqs City Home Telephone company,
and a member of the telegraph and
telephone board was appointed by the
postmaster-general to supersede the
Postal officials In tbe management
of the systems. Mr. Adams present
ed the order today to Degan and Im
mediately took over control.
The order removing Postal ofric
iala la the result of persistent opposi
tion on the part of Mackay and his
subordinates to federal control of
telegraph: and cable companies and
refusal to cooperate with the govern
ment) , :
Mackay appealed to the courts to
resist federal control and has claimed
from the first that the control was in
the interest ot rival concerns and de
signed to ruin the Postal Telegraph
& Cable company.
NOTABLE FLIGHT
LONDON'S Mar. 22. (Router's).
The Hrst account'ts now officially
published of a remarkable long dis
tance flight over the North sea,
which was performed by a British
non-rigid airship, the V. S.-ll during
the paat few days. Tho voyage took
the form of a circuit, embracing the
coast of Denmark; Schleswig-Hol-
steln, Helgoland, North Germany and
Holland. The trip was characterized
by extremely unfavorable weather
and therefore it ranks as the most
notable flight ever undertaken. The
total length of the round trip was
12S5 air miles and the time taken
was about forty and a halt hours. ,
CLEMENCEAU NEVER
OFFERED TO RESIGN
PARIS. March 22. Replvimr to a
oucstion rennrdinsr the correctness
of thq report published eurlv this week
that lie, hud ottered president roin
care his resignation because of ones
turns relative to the Rhine nnd Aus
tria. Premier Clenieneenu said vester-
day; "There is not ono word of truth
in the whole storv.
OREGON AERO CLUB
TO BE ORGANIZED
' PORTLAND, March 22. Oregon
soon will have an aero club composed
ot men who have done real riying in
the army service, according to plans
announced today by a group ot men
who mot yesterday with the Rose
Festival association.. Definite 'plans
tor the tormation ot such nn organi
zation Will bo perfected next Tuesday
It was said. The Rose tostivitles
committee is planning to designate
a landing place in this city to-airplanes
to visit Portland during the
festival.
UPTON COMING TO AMERICA
TO RESUME YACHT RACING
i MARBLE HEAD. Muss. March 22
A- cnlileurnm wis received bv the
Corinthinn'Yneh ohib vesterdnv from
Sir TiiouiiiR Lipton stntintr thnt he
wns isniliiiir on thevAnuitnnin. nnd
would reach the United Sttites about
March '2(1. where ho wil confer with
Ainericnn vnchtsnion nbout tho ro-:
sumption ot tho iuternntionnl vtieht
Icdcpiai ccccmM nc
01 LUIHL OLUOIUM Ul
CONGRESS EXPECTED
OF
PARIS. March 22. (Bv the
Associated Press.) A specinl
session of both houses of the
American eornrresh probuhiv will
" be called to assemble nbout the
middle of Mav, the date when
President Wilson hopes to return
tn Ihft ITnilpil Kliilea
It is possible that if the treatv
of peace is sufficiently advanced
n specinl session of the sennte
muv be cnlled even enrlier. The
call for n special session may be
cabled from Paris.
DENVER, Colo., Mar. 22.-rSleet
and snow In northern Colorado, Wy
oming, westarn 'Colorado, southern
Colorado and New Mexico yesterday
and last night seriously Interfered
with telegraph and telephone commu
nication in the inter-mountain region
and disrupted train schedules.
The Mountain States Telegraph
and Telephone company announced
Its wires were down thru Wyoming
and northern Colorado and Western
Union messages to the storm-swept
territory were relayed by a circuitous
route "and accepted only Bubject to
uncertain delay. Messages to the
telephone company said there was a
heavy snow In southern Colorado and.
New Mexico; snowslldes blocked the
Denver & Rio Grande lines In the
Grand Canyon ot Colorado and the
storm to. the .south caused a several
hours' delay to trains on the Atch
lson, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad.
Telephone company officials said
it would take several hours to restore
service to normal and the Denver &
Rio Grande blockade was said to be
such as to mean a 24-hour tie-up.
BY ALLIED FORCES
VLADIVOSTOK. Siberia. Mnrch
19. (Bv the Canadian Press.) The
ever irrowimr uneasiness in Siberia
taken bv allied officials ns an in
dication thnt a revolution will Start
'shortly." The ultm-renetionary party
is nsine repressive measures which
arouse bitter feelhur anions the rndi
culs and peasants nnd serve to fan
the flame already kindled. -
A meetins between Semienov and
Kulminkov. Cosnek leaders, nt Po-
?rnnitzsn. is believed to forbode fur
ther trouble. The senernl rnmpr is
thnt interested parties ihcludimr some
who are not Russiuns. arc trying to
precipitate a political crisis. .
The allied commanders here arc
prepnrina to defend life and property,
without taking anv active part in any
political movement. '
JAPS TRYING TO BUY
WASHINGTON. March 22. As a
result of lelcurams from Senator Phe
liui of California, civina information
of a proposal bv Japanese interests
to acquire a lnrsre tract of lund in
Lower California owned bv Ameri
cans, the stnte department has called
the attention of the bwnins corpora
tion, the Cnlifornia-Mexienn Lnnd
company of Los Amreles. to tho atti
tude of the United Stntcs ooverninent
toward such sales of propertv which
might be used -for military or naval
purposes.
BRITISH ADMIT OVERSEAS
CORRESPONDENTS TO COMMONS
LONDON. March 22. A limited
number of overseas press correspond
onts are lit last to bo admitted into the
lobby of the house of commons, one
representative ench from Canada,
Australia, South Africa, New Zea
land and India boinsr tilowed the snme
privileges ns already possessed by the
Icudin: English uauors.
ACCUSEMAYOR
OFLOSANGELES
OF CORRUPTION
Indictment Issued for Mayor Wood
man Charaina Him With Acceotlnu
Gambler's Bribe Pleads Not Guil
ty and Declares It Political Effort
to Discredii Him.
LOS ANOKLES, Calif.. Mnrch 22.
Mayor Frederick T. Woodman en
tered a pica of not uiiiltv todnv when
arraigned before Judge Clavin C'riuir ,
in the superior court here on an in
indictment returned vestcrdav bv tho
irnnd jnrv charsrins him with nskinir.
agreeing to receive nnd receiving a
bribe.
John D. Fredericks, attorney for
Mr. Woodman, nsked the court to fix
nn early date for-tho trial of tho
case, saving it should be conclnded
several days before the primary elec
tion to be held Slav 0. as Mr. Wood
man is a candidate for re-election
and will be on the primary ballots.
Charles W. Fricke. depntv district
attorney, appearing at the arraign
ment, said he was not entirely familiar
with the ease and asked .that he be
given time to confer with Thomas Lee
Woolwine. district attorney before tho
date of trial was set., The court said
he would set the case for trial next
Monday. , -
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 22. Mayo
Frederic T. Woodman, Indicted yeh ;
terday by the grand jury on a charge
of "asking, receiving and agreeing to
receive a bribe" returned to Los An
geles late last night from a little re
sort hotel near Carplnteiia, where he
was spending the week-end when, the
indictment was returned. 'He imme
diately presented himself for the
serving of the warrant based.; on-the
Indictment, and gave bond In the
sum of S 10,000 fof his appearance to
answer. -v -'"
The mayor Issued a brief, state
ment early today alleging that the
indictment was a political Job intend
ed to influence the outcome of the
mayoralty campaign now just begin
ning. The mayor took out his peti
tions for re-election only a few days
ago. ' . ' '; 1 ": -
, Gambling Bribe , .
The indictment returned yesterday
charged, in brief, that the mayor had
agreed to accept, thru a former news
paper man as intermediary, the sum
of S25.000 in monthly Installments
ot $2,500 each ror permitting certain
negroes to operate gambling houses,
"blind pigs" and other Immoral re
sorts.". . : . .. . ' ... .
It was further alleged that he had
actually accepted 12000 of the first '
payment. . , ,. .' '
Two negroes, George S. Brown and
George Henderson, were indicted in
connection with the same charges;
Brown was recently held under In-'
dictment charged with attempting to'
influence a witness before the grand
JurV and Henderson was Indicted yes
terday for giving and offering the al-.
leged bribe to .Mayor Woodman. .Both
are In jail in default of S10.000 bond
each.
Indictment a Habit
The indictment of Mayor Frederick
T. Woodman is not the first case of
an occupant of the mayor's chuir in
Los Angeles being the sub.iect of a
grand jury inquiry. . ' !
Mayor Woodman's immediate pre
decessor was Charles E. Sebastian.
who was for many years a policeman
here, rising from the ranks to be chief
of pohee. When chief of police in
1915 Sebastian was nominated for
mayor, nnd following his nomination
was indicted on a charge of contrib
pting to the delinquency of a foranlo
minor, was tried nnd acquitted within
a week of his eloction, after a lone
drawn out nnd bitterly contested trial
beforo a jury. . . .. '
Mayor A. 0.' Harper's administra
tion was subjected to grand iurv in
vestigation following chnrgos mado
by Charles Lee Woolwine, then a
deputy city prosecutor in the oitv
courts, that the municipal government
wns honeycombed with corruption.
Mi Woolwine. now district attorney,
is the chief factor in the prcsont
prosecutions. Threats of indictment,
were made ngoinst Mr. Harper nnd
he resigned from office but wns not
subjected to prosecution.
PASSPORT REFUSED TO
- SINN FEIN AGITATOR
DUBLIN. Mnrch 23. (Rv tho As
soeinted Press.) Father O'Flanngiin,
of Roscommon, vice president of tho
Sinn Fein society, hns been notified
thnt the British; foreign- office hns
declined to isstio passports for him
to proceed, to the Xlnited States. It
was tho purposo of Father O'Fliinn
L'un to go to tho United Status on be
half ot tho Sinn Femurs. . . ,