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Newspaper Page TextTOSS.- edfordMai The Weather Maximum yrwtcrdny ..' Mliilinupi today ,...-H ' Prediction Tonight mid Wednesday EEBUNE Fair. I'orly-Nlulli Yuiir. pully Foiutcmilli Vcnr. MJ5DFORD, .OREGON, TUESPAY, MARCH 25, J 0.19 XO. , 2. ALLIES'- M LT SEND IROjDPS 'AGAINST MAGYARS ... , - ' - - - ". .,. I. . - .- ... . . , , . . . II ! ,. COVENANTOF ins to BE AMENDED American Detonation Aaree Uuon Amendment to Safeuuard Monroe Doctrine Another Protects Amcr lea Atinlnst Influx of Forelun Ln bor Most of Oliiectlons of Amerl can Senators Met Bv Ctianues Aureed Uwon. TARIH, Mnr. 85. (fly Ansnelatfld Prom.) Tlio American peace dole. , itutlcm. It In undoinlood, linn definite ly mtrned uiiiin tho nmniulmoiil It will offer to article X.of tho covenant of 1ho l.unxuo of Nation to safeguard tlio Moiirou doctrine. I'riMtilunt Wilson would have of fered I ho aiiiencl niniit at die mooting of tbo League of Nations commission Inst nluht. but discovered a Blight im perfection In tho text nnct reserved tbo right to submit It ltr. An American amendment to lro. tort iiutlonn against tlm Influx of for Umt lubor wn adopted today by tbo I-onntiti of Nullum commission. H nfflrnn tho right of any country In tho Ioukuo to control matter solely wltbln domestic Jurisdiction, i Mwla Hmmto Objections ntirlnu n three-hour session last night, tbo I.K'imio of Nations CO m in Ih lull, considering proposed amend ment to tho covenant, disposed tcn- latlvoly of tho first 10. section aaroeinic upon a numuor in t In form which tho members of the commission believe will moot mora. than fifty porcont, of tho objection offered by Senator Lodge and other American onalor. ' v President Wilson attended tho o. Ion at which suggestions from nou- tral nation an won u uenigoroiiui woro discussed. Tho Japanese amendment to aocuro tho oqunllty of natlona be longing to tho league waa not eon .i.i..m.l lnnluht and no action was taken on tho proponed Kronen, amend niont for the creation of anjntornat- lonul mlllliiry staff. To lki Itmlrawn Tho ontlro covonnnt, when amend' ed and aureed upon by tho commls- Ion, will be atlbmlttcd to a drafting committee which will put It' Into moro doflnlto legal form before Kb aubmliwlon to the aupromo council. Tho amendment provide that BKTocmonta under the covennnt shall not bo conRlruod.aa an' Mifringomem upon the principle of International nnllclcs horotoforo gonorauy recog nised. Artlclo X of tho draft of tho 1comio of NatlonB covenant rouds ns fnllnws: "Tho hlith contracting partloa hnll undertako to rcspoot and preserve an nirnlnst ox tor mil aggression tho torn. tnrlnl IntoKrlty and oxlstlng political Independence of all states mombors of tho oiikuo. . in ciibo or . any bhch nggroealon or In enso of any throat of dniiRor of Bu'ch nggrosslon, tho oxocutlvo eounoll shall advise upou tbo means 1y which tho obligation .ahull bo fulfilled." Official Statement PARlS. Mur. 2D. Tbo followhiK official Btntomont on InBt-nlRht'a bcs- alon of tho Longuo of Nutlona com mlHiilnn wan iHBuod this morning: "Tho twolfth mooting of tho League of Nntlona ooinmlaslon, whlchj wim tbo second niooting nom to con aider nmondmontfl to tbo draft of tho coVonnut, took plnco at tho ilotol po Crlllon nt 8:30 p. m., on Monciay, March 24. AmondmontB to the artl ' cIub from IX to XVI to tho covonnnt sldorod so that two-thirds of the draft have ueon examined. "Tho noxt mooting of the commlB alon has boon provisionally flxod tor Wodnesdny, March 26, nt 8 p, m." nKRNR. Miiroh 24. Bolsh'ovilt armies, which uro on their wnv to Jluiiffiu'V. Imve roiifllied Brodv. no cordiue to tho latest news rocejvod B0LSHEVIKTARM1ES ARRIVE AT BRODY od i hero. . :, llroilv Is about CO miles oast Lomuorjr. .. , , ;. . . i BEOS 10 SEIZE AUSTRIA Conditions In Hunaary Affecting Ger man-AustriaSoviet Rule to Be Proclaimed Rumania Threatened By Ruslans Martial Law Rules Budapest Death Penalty. I'AltIS, March W. dlv the Ahho luted I'rvNH.) 4 be ciinilil loud in I lunuiirv (ifcin In Imve nffeclcd tier' nmii-AtiHlriii. Advices to the Amer icim penco conference ilclcuiitm from privnto nuciiU in Vienna inilicato the (stiKlcncc of n llireiitcninit ntnte of af- fnirM I here. One of tlii'Ko niri'iilH who Jiiih itiKt oine from Viciinu ri'imrtu Hint even llii' iluli' Iiiih liccii fixed fr Hiune- ime in April fur I lit) trnnHfnriiiiiliiui of lliv exihtinc uuvcmiiKtiit into n hd- ict ciivcrniiiciil wliu'li will co-ouor ate or menfo wilh the Kovcrniiicnt of thu I luua nun mi vict. lluniniiln Threatened PAlllS. March 'JV lliiditiiOHt di- imti'hert hiiv that ('mint Michael Kur olvi. funner nrcniier of llmimirv. Ihik been iicuotiiitinir with the Moneow ho ict covernmenl ninco lnl November throuuli M. ltukoviikv. the HolHbevik lender in Ukraine. Willi the olnect of inlroiliirimr Hi.Uhcvi'.yi into 1 lunifiir.v, Kumoniu mid Jiiuo-Muviii. Kimiiiuiii. which im the lust rum- liort nuiiiiml llnlnheviin. i wnoiwlv thrvnlcned bv KiO.OOO uHinn ltol hevik troiiiM en. I mi Iliuiuiiriuii dl' vmnins. the (Iikpiiicii biiv. "ine nllien should mh moll, munition mid fooil there, lor every hour lost mnv inve RcriiuiH coiiHciiiK'iicejt.V IliKimteheo received ill Heme snv thul Nikolni Icnine. the liusninn Hoi- hevik premier, intends to ncnd n dcle- Biition lo confer with M. Poirnnv. who i Niiid to ho (he "real rtilnitr chief of llnnirurv." The Hiinianiium niul ('.echo-SloVHUa nro reported to Ue inobili.iiiL' troopH. Miirtbit liiw Prevll PA1US. Motidnv. Mnndi 24. (Bv tho AsKoeiiiled PrcBH.) Inofficial rcnortH from KuduncHt Btato that al lied miftrtioiiH thero uro debalinu the ndvisn In itv of eavinir nnd Unit the (liKunnniucnt of Krcneh trooiw in the eitv iH heimr coriHidered. Order pro vnila nnd no injury tins uk vet been done foreigner. Americnn roprcBen tntives ore bo nit mwurcd protection and mnv be nuked to remain, it iH said. Martini law had been declared and the death neniiltv Iiiih been prescrib ed for armed resistance to the Hot sheviki. for robbery nnd lontinir. A fino of (5.(1.(10, crowns has been fixed for (bo bjiIo of iilcoholie limior nnd h fine of 10,000 crowns for drinkine it. Two Hritish monitors nre report ed to bnvo nrrived at Ituilnpest. bnv inir been under fire on their wnv up tho Dnnii ho. Other Hnlish and I'rencli vessels are nt bund. A Hritish patrol boat whs soi.od liv (ho authorities but was returned with npolouies bv the eovernment. H is said that rumors that Huunrv has deelaVed war on Un niaiiiii. Cr.echo-Slovnkia nnd Juiro Slnvin lire cxtremulV doubtful. Six hundred Iftiiit'iirinns who huvo been prisoners of wnr in Russia nvo said to ho returninir dailv across the Cn- pnrthinnsi beine under tho influence of bolshevik doctrines. ? OF $20,000 CASH DES MOINES, Iowa, Mar. 25. Two men hold up the Iowa Stato bank In the heart of the bualnoas dis trict boro Bhortly boforo 9 a. m, to day and escaped with moro than $20, 000 In cnBh. .Tho two inert knocked at tho front door and ankod If they were too early to make a deposit. E. H. Hun tor, bookkoepor, ndmlttod tho mon nnd told thera to mnko ,out tholr do noslt slln. M. R. Phnrmor, nBBlfltnnt cnBhlor, wns carrying monoy from the vnult to his cago whon one ot tho men presented a pistol and orderod him to put up his. handa. Tho robliors ordered the bnnk om ployoB into a lavatory, locking tho door, and thon completed tholr work I'Hvo m nutea lator tho bank nltacnes broke down tho lavatory door and notified tho police , I PAN FOR mm No Raise i In Wages i On Coast Now Worklnu Aueemeht for SIiId- yarOs Does Not Provide Increases In Pav Strlvlna to Lower Costs and Equalize Conditions. 4 f 4- 4- 4-4-4- 4-4-f U'AKIIIWI'IVIV Uiin.1i .. No wiiiie incrciiM' will 1io pro vided in the new wnrkinu nirrco uii'iil. to liccoiiic t'ffeidivo next iniiiitli. between l'licilie count Hhiiibnililcrx mill the union nictiil IrniU'H workem. it wiih iiiiiioinii--cd todiiv bv Kccreturv llurrcx of the nictiil trndca dvimrtincnt of tlio American Fedcratiun of La bur. " ' The tinnoiinccmi'iit fullowcil a limif executive netwon of Pacific coiihI tlclcL'iitcH with ofl'iciiilH of tlm Kmerjenev Meet coriiora tiun. Mr. Piex pointed out tbnt efforts were heimr mnilo to ml - just shipbuildinir contracts with a view of lowennir the costs. Tlin liilmr di.lf.tffitns snid their W.I..M ronnnulu wita lunrelv for an ctiunlir.iilion of rates prevail- iiiL' nt various points nlons the const. Conference pcomintilv- ...I. ..I 1 1... .I.u.li.rlinn Hull nn 4- wtitrM im.ri.tiun unw tn be bud. but iI.a .t..1.ir.itf.u inuiut.d that A new award should stipulate working coiiilitions. 4 4 4 444 FROM THE EAST PARIS. March 24. (Bv the Asso ciated Press.) jiibo-oiuv acieuiucs to the pence conference took a pes simistic vicw toilnv of the situation in their country. Poland and Riimnnia nnd sniil that (hose rcirion swero like Iv to be affected by (he Kolsbovik rev olution in Ilunirurv. ,rVe fonr," said ono delciznto. "that in view of tho ecoirrnplrc situation of theso coun tries, their resistance to the spveno ot Hnlshcvism mnv bo broken and tnnt tlm ItulHheviki mnv overrun central Kuroiio. Tho llutmnrinn revolution simiil'ies not only nn extension of the Holshevik movement to tho doors ol Vienna. Hiiclinrest nnd Holcrade. but an alliance bctwoen the Russian mill lliimrnrian soviet. Perhaps tho Aus trian nnd Gorman socialists mnv be involved. , "A politienl nnd niilitnrv offonsivc will probably be directed first niruinst Poland and Humnniii nnd then neninst Crccho-Slovnkin. The turn of the Juiro-Sluvio I'nion will come next. In' that event tho nnnlcs ot I.enmo and his nllies would have onlv to oross Jniro-Slnv territorv to invnilo wostcrn Europe, . Tho ilelecntos derivq from, this sit untion an nrenment in favor of the recognition of tbo Jiuro-Slnv nation as n means of strciiirthonina tlio nu thoritv and prestiire of that irovern nient. " 5044 AMERICANS TAKEN WASHINGTON,' March 25. Of ficial records of prisoners of war captured by ttbe central poworB from tho Amorlcan torceB, ino war uepnri' mont announced today, ahow,s that thovo nro 158 prisoners who status wns still doubtful on March 20, A Hat of theso names has boon forward ed to tho central records office, A. E. P. for checking nnd Investigation. , Tho wnr department records, conv nllod from Toports on prlsonors from all sources, show a total loss by tho Amorlcan army of 4765 military prlB onorB and 281 civilians. Ot tho mili- tarv prisoners.' 4870 have boen re ported offlolally as 'released and 233 died In Herman prison camps. Only ono American bffloor, of as high rank- as lleutonant-colonel was captured during tho war. Four ma jors, 27 nptaliiB nnd 303 lieutenants were tukon prlsonor. ' , OF BOOZE GUILT Supreme Court Reverses Judae Cal kins In Case of Colored Hotel Por-, ter Who Carried Grio, Containing Liquor to Hotel From Train Low er Court's Instructions Absurd. SAI.KM. Mnreh 2'l One of (lie most important cases nn'nitinu sclllc mcnt in OrcEon. rei'iinline the act'on ul the pnihiliition Inw. wuk decided bv the suproino court here todnv in an oilinion bv Justice Johns, reversinir JuiIl'o F. . Calkins of the lower court' of Jackson conntv, m the action ol tho stiite nuaiust Huston t'ox. colored ported of the Medi'ord hotel ut Med- ford. Ore. .The case was renumded to the trial court.. I be opinum ol Justice Johns avuk accompnnicd bv a special ifoiieurrne opinion bv Justice Harris and a, discnt:ne opinion bv Justice Burnett. . Cox wns chnnrcd with linvini un lawful possesion of liouor und was convicted and sentenced lo fine nnd imprisonment. The liouor he was al iened to have , had ' unluwfullv. was contained in a uit case he carried to the hotel from the train, w.tli other bmrunice. m ) - lillio ai iwiuiwu "In the dischurxe of bis dutv." savs the opinion, "the 'defendant did not have the ritht of search und did not have nnv discretion in tukiui; or hanillini? the Inimniee of the cuest.s. If (ho mere net of a porter in lifting the sirtcnso which contains intoxi eutiiiir liouors is within itself a viola tion of the statute in Question, then nnv minister, old Indv or the most radical prohibitionist, throuch chance or dosien micht be made the innocent victim. Wo do not believe the statute should be so construed and prefer to adopt the 'rule of reason.' " Coneurrine in tho opinion Jus. tice Harm points out that under in Btructions of tie court the iurv was compelled to brine in a verdict of cuiltv. Justice Harris shows tho con struction of the lnw bv the lower court is not in linrmonv with the intent of the legislature that passed the law. At lentrthdie illustrates to show the absurdity of the lower court's construction. Absurdity of Ruling , "It'means." savs Justice Harris, "that if a pnsseneer in the act of hoarding or nliuhtimr from a train do livers bis hand bne to briikeman sla- tidncd nt tho foot of the steps, to be banded up to li'in as soon ns ho has nscended the car steps or eiven to him uftcr he had descended from the steps, the brnkeninn becomes a law breaker if the hnndbnc contains in toxicants, nltliouirh the hrnkeinnn does not know nnd cannot know be cause ho has no means or opportunity of ascertaining- what is in the hand line, nnd if the brnkeninn repeats the act a second and a third timo be mav bo sent to (he penitentiary. . Dissent ine. Justice Burnett asserts (bat ns a citizen, tho porter has a rieht to he shown what wns in the suit case. "The record shows that the doCeuditnt had liquor in his actual possession," savs Justico Burnett His knowlcdeo or iunorunce of it is not nn element of offense defined by tlie.stntute. The circuit court wns rieht in disreeardine his contention on that po;nf. A decision to the con trnrv would oninsculnto the prohibi tion statute nnd open wide the door for fraud upon the lnw, The con vie (ion should ho affirmed.".' HURLEY PROMISES OAKLAND. Calif. March 25. Kd ward N. 'Hurley, chairman ot the United Stales shipping board, expect the Pacific coast to continuo ship- building on lines as extensive as tlioso of llio war times, nccordine to a tcle- ernm sent bv Hurlov to Coneressmiui Frederick A. Britton of CluoaeA member of the house nnvnl committee that iust concluded a visit of mspoo tion. Britton wired Hurlov for infor mation of (he committee , "Shipliuildiiiff interests." the tele -ffi'Hm added, "must rocoBiiize the .fact Hint to bo successful thev will have to know tho true costs of production ntn mnko future bids on a flat prico per dendweieht ton without material and lubor guarantees, - . ' ALLIED MISSIONS IN BUDAPEST INTERNED BY HUNGARIAN REDS PEACE CONFERENCE AT PARIS, Mar. S3. The dccls- Ion of the supreme council of the' peace conference to allow nothing to be published ln Paris regarding Ha proceedings but the official statements has 'aroused the Indignation of the Paris press. Raymond Recoly, for instance, writes ln the Ki- garo: "When the situation Is so dls- quieting at a moment when the allied governments who, saving K left no .blunder unmade, , are more than ever In need of the support of public opinion) they raise a regular Chinese wall be- tween the public and ; them- selves." l-l-44 4444444 PRESS OF PARIS BLAMES CONFERENCE " ! LONDON, Mar. 23. -Morning I newspapers unanimously charge theJ Paris peace conference with responsi bility, for Hungary's embracing Bol shevism, and the general dissatisfac tion over the delay of peace. While treating the Hungarian episode more lightly than others, because It does not believe the whole country will be come Bolshevik, the Post accuses the conterence of delaying peace, while Its Idealists are "following the will o' the wisp called the League ot Na tions." ...... ;''. The newspaper suggests that In dealing with the 'situation supreme direction be given Premier Clemen ceau so that "probable failure arising from divided councils may be avoid ed." ' The Chronicle thinks Hungary was given a healthy shock to public opin ion and that if the council of ten re sponds It may prove a blessing in dis guise. Conferences, delays and a refusal to face the Russian problem are dir ectly responsible for the present dis quieting situation, says the Mall. While the conference talks, the Bol shevik! act. . - The Dally News deduces that the League ot INatlons has been an ob stacle to the conclusion ot peace. The newspaper also condemns the refusal ot the peace conference to recognize and make terms with the Russian Bolshevik government.' SPAIN RULED BY: MADR1D, March 24. Martial law was proclaimed at 5 o'clock this mor ning. It Is understood that constitu tional guarantees may be suspended forthwith thruout Spain. MADRID, Mar. 25. (Havas). A general strike has broken out : at Barcelona. Premier Romanones, who had In tended to resign, has declared that he considers It his duty to remain in office. Reduced Prices On Cement. WASHINGTON, March 25. Con ference between tho industrial bonrd of tho department of commerce nnd representatives of the cement indus try began toduv in an effort to reach an agreement on reduced prices. The nicotine wns bohind closed doors, but it was snid nftoc tho opening session that nd agreement wns reached be cause the cement men were unwilling to nccept a tentative price schedule presented bv tho board. Allied Soldiers to Be Landed on Dalmatian Coast-Soviet Claims to Power Largely Untrue-Country Not Affected VIEKKA. Monday. March 24. (Bv the AxHoeiuted Press.) All members of the allied missions in Budapest have been interned, includine Colonel Vix. the chief of the French mission, according, to travelers arriving here bv automobile from the Hungarian capital. , . . t ' : ,. : - " Except for official messages, there is no communication bv telephone be tween Budapest and Vienna. . ' Allied Troops to Land PARIS. March 25. Reports have reached the peace conference that in-ter-nllied troops will be landed at Spalato. on the Dalmatian coast, be cause of disorders that have occurred there and for fear graver troubles mav arise. The Hungarians are re ported to be trying to spread Bolshe vism to that part of the Adriatic coast which 1 thev controlled before the odwnfall of Austria. The Uungiucum aro credited with aiming to -seize, the portion of the former Austrian fleet held bv the Jugo-Slavs. ; Abolish Property ' AMSTERDAM. March . 25. The new Hugarian government at its first meeting Mondav. savs a despatch from Budapest, decided to abolish all titles of rank, to separate the church and state and to dismiss all commis sioners of the Knrolvi government, while inviting workmen's coimcils to select directorates of fonr members each to replace them. Tho formation of revolutionary courts was decided upon and the council ordered tho peo ple's commisrsoners to take over all KOREAN EFFORT FORINDEPENDENGE DEFIES JAPANESE SEOUL, Korea, March 23. (Bv the Asociated Press.) The Korean gov ernment for independence is continu ing determinedly The movement for the most part is keeping to the method of passive resistance previously decid ed upon, but there have, been numer ous riotous disturbances in the in terior especially in the north, along the Manchurinn and Chineso borders. ; One-feature that gives the authori ties considerable concern is the ap pearance almost daily of a seeretlv printed newspaper, which keeps the Koreans informed of the develop ments of the situation. The impres sion prevails from a reeent search of Christian institutions bv the au thorities that thev had hope of find ing in one of these institutions the miineoernph outfit from which the bulletin is issued. . There is no sign of anv re-opening of nnv Korean shops. According to a Mukden message, the disturbances in Korea have af fected Chineso territorv along the Yalu river, where the Koreans hold mass meetings and threatened the Japanese. Troops were disoatehed to the scene and the Japanese communi ties have organised volunteer defense corps. - iTFl IN EDGE OF WOOD PORTLAND. March 25. Silver waro nnd iewelrv valued nt sovernl thousand dollars, together with n number of valuable papers, were dis covered late Vesterdav' in a wood nt the edge of Portland bv police offi cers, l lie articles were in a surt case, and apparently constituted th&) loot of ono or more robbers. The ar- 1 tides wero taken to the police sta tion for classification..' - homes, businesses nnd art treasures) in private bands. Claims Exaggerated ; t . '. COPENHAGEN. March 25. Tho claims of the Hungarian soviet gov- . ernment to power, as set forth in-its wireless communications, are largely untrue, according to a Vienna dis patch to the Achtohr Abendblutt. A panic prevails in Budapest, but tbo country, it is declared, has not vet re solved upon.a soviet republic . The reported voluntary surrender of arms by French soldiers in Buda pest because the men were alleged to be infected with Bolshevism is incor rect, the messnge states. There is a rumor that the entente commisison at Budapest has been do- tamed bv the Hungarians. ,- The' cap ital, it Is added, has been, sealed bv the government against foreign coun tries. - . . : - ' . Disappointed by Russians ' The correspondent says the rumor ed advance of Russian soviet troops' toward .Hungary .under , General GeorgV has no foundation. lie add that the report received , from M. Tchiteherin. Bolshevik foreign minis ter, on the military sjtnation ot tho Russian soviet government, greatly disappointed the Hungarian menL - ; , ; '-... .. Describing the events preceding the, revolution, eye witnesses who have reached Vienna from Budapest re port streets in the Hungarian capital were very lively . Friday afternoon. Large crowds on all corners and pro cessions were in progress.. The shops i were hastily closed. , When the ten- ; sion was at its highest, heavily arm- ed soldiers appeared and anno I iced I that Count Karolvi had iust retired as the head of the government. - ' LOS ANGELES. Murch 25. Three ' thousand dollars in ' war ' savings stamps and $25,000 in Liberty bonds wns the bootv of two men who burned their way with a powerful gas torch into the vault of the First National Bank of Artesia, 12 miles southeast of here, before the bank officiuls or employes appeared this morning. Tho robbers came to town in an automo- bile stolen in Los Angeles, abandoned it here and drove awav in another car thev stole here. . , Thov battered in the front door o a store adjoining the bank and enter- ed the bank bv knocking a connecting; door off its hinges. They stole an acetylene torch nnd a sledge hammer in the store and also took bedding to deaden the sound of their work. , They practically wrecked the plnco, -overturning nnd destroying funutitro nti.l fr.ucinr v.ilimliln . nnna.u nltnttf- Somo deeds and similar records wore twisted into lighters, apparently for . cigarettes. '.' . , - While the men were nt work in tlio bank Constable Frank Freeman had been notified that a strange car was parked in the school vard.i Ho wont there nnd waited for its driver to re appear. After the men had finished at thev bank theiv returned leisurely-, to thoir car but seeing the constable ovaded his Questions, stole another car and escaped in that,, leaving it : within a short distance apparently striking out afoot ovor the open fields. A posso was in, .pursuit at noon. .'. -.' ':- WASHINGTON.' March 2-,. Con gress at its next session will bo nsked bv the department of labor to enact legislation establishing a system of. federal homo loan banks, through which building and loun associations mnv rediscount their securities -und make n greater part of their usscU available for future loans, .