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Public Auditorium
Medford Mai
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MEDFORD, prGON, TUESDAY, APRIL J5, 1919
NO. 20
E P. & E
MINE
TO F
ROAD TO BE JUNKED
UNLESS SUPPORT IS
GIVEN BY CITIZENS
Timber Interest Offers to Sub
scribe $30,000 If People Will
Equal Their Subscription
"' Final wowj Iuih 'Wen received in Medford indieating
: that unlfWH immediate niTilnRomentH are made for the
purelmso of tho P., & E. railroad, it will he junked witli
' out further delay and a the result of this 'ixwHibility a
; meeting; of tho buKineHs men wan held at the Library
Monday afternoon to dinciiHH ways and means of saving
the situation.'
f ' Operation of tho above road ceased January 31st, 1919,
and since, that time several of Medford citizens have ap-
Soaled to the large timber, owners, whose holdings urc
irectly served by this line, with the view to getting them
to purehasc and operate the road, hut with two excep
tions nothing has been accomplished. .
Tlio l'nrifio & Eastern was built
nt a cost of approximately 2.000..
000. . Tli in roud run todnv bo iunked
with n nut return to (lie owners of
approximately (lie price linked, which
i Mro.ooo.
Tito Itutte' FnHa Lumber company
Inst year expended in excess of
100.000 preparing for an operation
of ooinddernblo mneiiitiido,, which op
eration' wns '.hint Butliinf under way
when the rond "topped running.
' . ''The Applocnte Lumber comrtinv
find just completed tho tvmovnl of its
mill to lira junction of tho 1, & K.
nnd Houthcrii Pacific linen and deliv-
, ery of :hiro from the Biul'inciiXum
hot poiiipuiiv'h enmp near Butte Fa IIb
'.wuh on In enrncst.
. The Tonilin Box comunnv hnd pur
fhanod a hHo Tor a 'modern box fac
tory In iModford ,und construction
started.
, , IOOO I'ny Itoll Icwt
.Now Ihcso industries nro idlo nnd
It dtiilv pnv mil in excess of $1,000
has been lout to thin community.
1 il)o tho citinciiM of Medford rcnlixc
what this moans f
A conservative estimate bv one
lliorouchlv fumilinr with tho' P. &
K, bused on tho tnnnniro now in sight,
iihows it stihstiintiiil earning enpnoitv
of tho rond over nnd above till oner
ntinor and fixed . charges, including
Interest on proposed .purchuso price.
Medford citizens for yours have
stated that tho timber resources
tributary to this eilv. woro sufficient
to support n town twice its present
siie. nnd now that wo nro about to
rnnlixo this prediction nro-wo to Iohc
this oppnrtunitvf : Certainly nut. '
i 5 llllllon Pert Timber
Bulto Kalis nnd trilmliirv limber
holding nro eonservntivelv estimat
ed at over fivo billion feet; Vliich
would nupport -an operation prgOO.-
GETTINGDESPERATE
. r MERLIN, April M. (Bv tho Asso
dated ProHB.I-rTho ooninuinist gov
orumont in Mttninh nppnrontlv roal
;Uing 'that its' days wore nntnborod,
issued n long list of orders inoro rad
ical than Hh proviottn do'crces. Ono
Ordtr provided for tho communica
tion of .vwoipen.'- "including wives."
Another order disblnond nil innnnernrR
and diroc,tors of industrial ONtabliHh
itiontiH nnd gavo thoir places to the
wnrkniep. ; 1 . .
'i" UoportH from Munich nv Ihoro Is
nliioh talk; there of tho advisabililv
of moving tho communist Bovornmont
from Munich to Ansbnch, .
VI
; LONDON, April iri.--ftusHiiin no-.
Viet troopH. nflor heavy .milling,
have compelled tlm IHumunians to
hogtn a ganornl rotront into Bessara
bia from ho lino of Iuimonetn-JDn-hilov
along tho Dniester in Podolin, a
Russian wirolcsa mosHiigb RavH.
Further north, in western Ukrainin,
tho .nmHBago nddH, tho troops of
General Potlura h'avo beon driven
from tho lino of Kitinonotii-ProMku-rov-Shopiotovko,
. , . ,
BAVARIANSOVIET MONTANA CYCLONE
000,000 feet per annum for. 25 vonr.
Should this operation bo realized it
would mean nn annual pnv roll lo
Medford nnd Butte Kails of M.000,.
000. '
Thousands of cords of fuel line
along this road which would have
been available for tho tiso of everv
household in Medford hud tho rond
remained in operation. What was
tho result! Wood $12.75 W cord
nnd n scarcity nt Unit.
.Lumber Company to Aid
Tho !'. & E. Hailroad company
hnvo offered the rond for 270.00O J
terms 1mO,000 cash and the bnlnnoo
Ihov will enrrv "for ft'Ionif term of
vonrs nt B per cent.
A definite nnd what Is thought verv
satisfactory proixwition hn been
made ,v one of tho Inrire timber in
tercls to purcluiHO thu rond on tho
following hnsix! "."
Kixtv thousand dollars to bo raised,
MO.OIIO of which will ho used to
make tho initial pavinent. leavinu'
$10,000 as n working capital.
Of thin tho above mentioned com
pany agrees to take $'10,000 of the
stock if Medford nnd vicinity will
take tho hahinco of tho capital stock.
This in of vital concern to cverv
citir.cn of Jackson count v, nnd n oom
miltcn has boon nppnintvd to sell this
M0.000 of capital stock, which must
ha accomplished within 48 hours,
or tho opportunity will lie lost.
This slock must bo sold nnd it 1"
up lo von. Mr. Header, to buv nnd
btiv libernllv. He roudv for the com
mil tea when it call.'.
' Head nnd re-rend this that von
lunv fully understand the proposi
tion prior to their rail. No delayed
subscriptions should be, necessary, in
fact such will he daiiircrous as thin
road must ho 'purchased immediately
if it is to ho saved to tho community.
I
QHEAT FA M.S. Mont.. April 15.
Heportrt coming from nil sections of
Northern Montana regarding tho
honvv windHlorm of Thursday night
nnd l-'ridnv nro to tho effect that tho
dninhga will run into an unostimuled
amount through winter whont being
swopt out of tho ground, as well as
spring whont whoro sown. , Tie wind
wnt) almost n hurrienno nnd tho dry
condition of tho cultivated soil aided
in making the destruction possible, it
in doclarotl..
In In a n v sections tho dust lies In
drifts throo nnd four foot docp. enn-
,nls uro filled, fences coyorod and
hoiiio ileitis imdlv striped soil.
DIVIDE PEACE TREATY
. INTO TWO PARTS
' PARIS, April 15. (Unvos), Tho
pouco trouty -will bo divldod Into two
parts, according to tho Intost Infor
mation In tho French presB. Tho flrBt
part will concern Oormany and will
Incliido a clause by which she will
pledge horsolt to comply with all
agroomants to be concluded with her
former allies. Tho second part will
not concern Germany dlrootly and
will be signed only by the Austrian,
Bulgarian and TurkUh dolagatos.
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FOR FIRST FLIGHT
f v . 4
8T. JOHNS. N. V.. April 15.
Weather conditionH hai ininrov!
t cd Miiffioientlv todnv to lead t1
Avintor llnrrv Hawker, Aus-
tnilinn pilot of the Sopwith bi-
pluno team, to express the opin-
ion (lint Hawker and Command-
er OrievoH. his navigator, might
start their attempted trans-
Atlantic flight late this .after-
noon. High winds hnd carried
wav the fog of the lust 48
hours and clouds were forced to
higher levels. A drizido was
falling this morning after the
heavy downpour of Inst night
but Lieutenant Lawrence Clem-
ents, meteorologist of tho Hovnl
Air forces, predicted . clear
weather this afternoon;
Hawker plnns "to take off
from tho soft ground at Mount
Penrl plateau if there is no other
obstacle to tho start.
TO
OF
Postmaster General Directs Telephone
1 Manaaer to Replace Strikers and
, Maintain - Service at Any Cost
Walkout Ties Up Telephone Com
munication in New Enqland.
P.OSTON. April 1,1. Telephone
communication throughout most of
New Knglund, except Conocticut. was
suspended lodav bv n strike of op
erators of tho New Knglnnd Tele
phone and Telegraph company and
tho Providence Telephone company.
The union demands incliido pnv in
creases and tho right of collective
bargaining. ;
'WASHINGTON. April 15. Hold
ing the New Knglund tolophono strike
without justification, (ha postoffice
department todav instructed tho
manager of tho company nt Boston
to roplaco tho strikors or take anv
other steps necessary to maintain
service unimpaired. '
Officials said the department had
expressed willingness to bargain col
lective! with the cniploves, its posi
tion on that nuostioii being "entirely
harmonious"- with principles laid
down by' tho war lnbor board. The
employes, it was said, wero asked to
prosont n schedule of the. wage in
creases desired, but refused to do
so and tho department hnd nothing on
which to net.
S. F. BANK CLERK IS
ROBBED OF $3,544
SAN FRANCISCO, April 15. De
claring that he had boen held up and
robbed of S3, 544 by two armed thugs
In broad daylight today In the-business
soctlon of the city, Charles
Craighead, 'a bank mossenger, bleed
ing from cuts nnd with his hands tied
wnlkod Into the Bank or California
where he Is employed. The money,
which consisted of old bills, was be
ing taken by Craighead to the sub
troasury In exchange lor no,w cur
ronoy. ' . " '
RACE CLASH IN GEORGIA
, RESULTS IN SEVEN DEATHS
MILTEN, Gn April 14. A raoo
clash at Burkhoad Church in this
eoimlv vostcrdnv resulted in sovon
dantlis," it wns learned todav when
news wns.tofloivod of tho lynching of
a negro takon frour tho .Jail hero. !
BURLESON
BREAK
IK
OPERATORS
CALL GERMAN
PEACE1 ENVOYS
TOVERSALLES
President Wilson States,. Treaty of
Peace' Will BeSlqnd In a Short
Time All l.noojlant Terms Aoreed
Upon Meanwhile Unrest Tbrouah
out Europe Increases. :
BY ASSOCIATED'1 PHB38, April
15 Prospects of peace have sudden
ly become brighter as the result of
agreements reacbed by the council of
four "at, Paris, announcements from
which Indicate that within a short
time the -war-worn world will begin
to return, to something Mike normal
International conditions. '
On April 25, which will be 165
days after the last, gun of the great
war was fired, allied and German
delegates will gather at Versailles, to
discuss the treaty. " . .
A statement by President Wilson
last night Indicated .that the. treaty
with Germany would be completed In
a very short time and that meanwhile
settlement of the conflicting claims
of Italy and Jugo-SIavls to territory
on the eastern shore of the Adriatic
would be given preferential consider
ation. ' - '- ; V ', v. r' ' "
Call German Allies
It Is probable that tho allies or
Germany will be called to Versailles
almost immediately after the German
delegates have received the. allied
terms and have passed upon them.
Germany by the terms of the
treaty will be calleVtapon to pay one
hundred billion gold marks, which at
the pre-war rate of exchange would
be equivalent to 1 23,820,000,000. Of
this sum there must be paid within
two years an amount equal to 14,
764,000,000 and during the next thir
ty years twice hat sum must be turn
ed over to tho- allies. A commission
will determine when and how the re
maining $9,528,000,000 of the repar
ations fund must be paid. .
Germans to Withdraw ,
There seems to be an agreement on
the vexing problem of the Franco
German frontier. It Is said that the
Germans will be compelled to with
draw alt troops from a lone 25 miles
wide on the right bank of the Rhine
while the allies will hold the left
bank of that river until the first In
stallment of the Indemnity Is paid.
In 'Hungary whore a soviet repub
lic has been in power tor several
weeks, the execution of Archduke Jo
soph of Austria, Dr. Alexander Wek
erle, former premier, and Baron Jo
seph Szteprenyl minister of com
merce. Is reported. Confirmation Is
lacking.
Disorders in India
Riotous disorders continue In Ger
many. In Bavaria1 .there aro indica
tions that the government led by Pre-.
niter Hoffmann, successor of Kurt
Eisner, Is gaining ground and that
the soviet regime, which threatened
to take over complete control,' may
be ousted. In Berlin there have been
rlotB and troops have tired on street
vendors who are alleged to have been
dealing tn stolen goods. In the In
dustrial region, of Wiestphalla the
strike continues, but no further fight
ing has been reported. , n
' A rather disquieting situation has'
arisen In India whore there have been
disorders of a serious character. The
siAiation In Egypt Is reported to be
in control of the military forces com
manded by General Allenby.
LOGGI
UP AT COOS BAY
MARSHFIEI.D, Ore.. April 15.
The Smith-Powers logging camps at
Powors were started this : morning
after a shutdown of nearly ;' two
montlia. . The first work will be prin
cipally tho delivery of logs cut before
the camps closed, The company's
camp at Sumner opens tomorrow and
the Bay City mill will resume some
tlnie this weok..
GET 1,000 JACK RABBITS
IN DRIVE NEAR BEND
BTND. Ore.. April 15. One of the
most successful rabbit drivos held in
Centrnl Orccon this vear was- report-
rA Inilflu IVnm Tlimiiln .wltnn mrttn
than l,000,,inek ribbits were " killed.
riuntors externum; in n line two nines
lonif, rounded up tho jnck rabbits
for the lauRhter. -. y
WILSON PLANS BIG POWERS 101
i
TO SAIL HOME
ON APRIL 2 TH
President to Depart After Attending
Openina Meetina of Versailles Con
ferenceCol. House to Take His
Place Peace Deleaates Take Uo
Questions of Italy and Adriatic.
, PARIS, April 1 5. President -Wilson
Intends to sail for the. United
States April 27 or 28 after heing
present at the opening meeting of
the peace conference at Versailles,
the Eche de Paris says today. After
his departure. Colonel E M. House
will act for him, the newspaper adds.
PARIS, April 15. The council of
four of the peace conference went
Into session again this morning with
the question of the Adriatic before it.
Arthur J. Balfour. British secre
tary for foreign affairs, took the
place at the council Session of Pre
mier Lloyd George who went to Lon
don yesterday. -
' The supreme economic council is
considering the question of permit
ting Germany to have certain raw
materials before the peace treaty be-1
comes effective, with a revision of
the blockade regulations to that ex
tent, and It Is understood the pros
pects are good for favorable action.'
The economic council members are
also considering a plan for the con
servation of Italy's coal supply.
. Belgtum has been asked to name a
delegate to sit on the economic com
mission. . .; .;;.' '.-'..;
BOYS 'WILD WEST
TO HOME SHORES
NEW VORK. Anril 15 Nearly
3.500 troops of the Ost. (Wild Wes'tV
division, which arrived vesterdnv on
the tmnsports Edward Luckenbnch
and Texicun were disembarked today
and sent to camps around New Jork.
prennrntorv to beinc sent to camps
nearer home for demobilisation. Most
of thq men wero from tho 3lilst'and
302nd infantry reiiimcnts. onranized
from drafted men of tho far west. .
Thev first saw action in tho St
Mihiel offensive and later took part
in the final Meuse-Anroiine opera
tions of the war.
Officers of tho 3G2nd reeiment re
ported that on October 20 it sustain
ed 005 casualties in 45 minutes when
it was sent to take the town of Gcsr
nes. The total . casualties of the
362nd - infnntrv wns 1.354 enlisted
men of whom. 259 wero killed and 63
officers, of whom 18 were killed.
The casualties of the 361st reei
ment were 37 officers nnd 1,226 men.
SOVIETSONCEMORE
BERLIN. April 15. Street fitrht
iiiir in the Bavarian capital is in
ereasinir; Many civilians have been
killed or wounded..
Reinforcements for tho loyal
troops nro beiner hurried to Munich
from vurious parts of -Bavaria.
BERLIN, vira Copcnhaccn, April
15. Munich nirnin is eomplotolv in
tho hands of the communists, aocord
intr to the Taecblutt. but troops lov
ol ,to the government have received
reinforcements are ure usine artu
lcrv. nicninst the communists, .
S. F. UNIONS ANNOUNCE 1
v SATURDAY HALF HOLIDAY
SAN ; FRANCISCO. ' April .15.-
Notification tlint'nll of tho unions af
filiated with the Snn Francisco Iron
Trades conned will beem takincr a
Saturday half holiday next Saturday
was served on tho employers and
contract shops in tho buv district to
day. About 10.000 men are affected.
it wns announced.
No opposition, wns looked for on
the part oftho employers, council of-
ticinls said,
GET85 PER CENT
iOF INDEMNITY
Fifteen Per Cent Will Be Divided Be
tween Belgium. Italy. Serbia. Ru
mania. Russia and Others Bel
Alum Not Content Russia's Share
Goes to Her Debtors.
PARIS, April 15. (By Associated
Press.) . The problem of reparation
settlements still has troableous tlmc.
before it In connection with the ques
tion of the distribution of the war in
demnity. Smaller powers are still to
be heard relative to their shares of
the reparation fund, particularly Bel
slum, the claims of which are en'
titled to first consideration . under
various pre-conference pledges.
The tentative scheme of dlstrttm
tlon which Great Britain and France
have advanced apportions between
80 and 90 percent, probably 85. of
the total sum realized to these big
powers leaving perhaps 15 percent
to satisfy the demands of Belgium
Italy. Serbia, Roumania; Russia and
others.- This is a smaller proportion
than the secondary powers expected.
It has been suggested among the ex
perts on the reparations commission
that Roumania, Serbia and other na
tions have received reparations thru
the acquisition of territory, but this
reasoning will scarcely appeal to
Belgium.
' Reparation to Russia
. A share of the reparations fund
will, according to the present under
standing be assigned to Russia for
damage to invaded Russian territor
ies but probably will be turned over
to Great Britain and France to apply
on advances made to the old Russian
government during the war.
Altho the contributions payable by
Germany are characterized as repar
ations, the very considerable part of
the first S3. 000, 000. 000 will not be
available for reparation purposes,
since It has been assigned to the pay
ment of the expenses of the armies of
occupation and Ship supplies as must
be furnished Germany. Since the oc
cupation of the left bank of the
Rhine will continue during the entire
two years covered by this first pay
ment, the expenses, particularly of
the French occupation army will eat
deeply into the $5,000,000,000.
American Claims
- Xo announcement has been made
regarding the classes of damages for
which Germany is required to pay. It
can be stated, however, that the five
categories adopted comprise repara
tion for actual damage, -to life and
property; pensions for crippled and
families of slain Boldlers; compensa
tion for enforced labor exacted of
Inhabitants of occupiod regions,: In
cluding work done by deported Bel
gians; remuneration for Hlegally .ex
acted labor by-prisoners of war and
payments tor German requisitions In
occupied territories. It is understood
that no offset has been allowed Ger
many for the maintenance of prison
ers of war in Germany during the
war, the . associated governments
holding that the prisoners were chief
ly supported at their own expense
thru food parcels by which alone the
prisoners were able to maintain exis
tence during captivity and that the
surplus has been covered by work the
prisoners performed for Germany.
Another financial question requir
ing settlement between the allies Is
that of repayment of advances made
by Great Britain and America to the
associated powers. A sub-commtttee
was appointed to consider this ques
tion, but the British and American
representatives have thus far not
participated in its deliberations.
u;s.
WASHINGTONY April 13. Confi
dence was expressed at army air ser
vice headquarters today that no harm
had befallen Lieutenants Otto and
Parker and Mechanician Hornby,
from whom no. report has been re
ceived since they -left Bluefields, Nlc.
aragua, Sunday, on the second lap of
a flights from the Panama canal zone
to Key West. The officers are flying
In tlio DS-2, a big plane of tho latest
type, driven-by two motors. From
Bluetield they were headed for Ma
vantt, but they had not landed there
last night. ,
JAP ENVOY
RECALLED
TO TlilO
Japanese Ambassador to Return for
Conference With Government Re
cent International ' Developments
Not a Factor According; to State
Department Baron Goto Declares
Japanese Rule In Korea Identical
With American Rule of Colonies. ,
WASHINGTON, April IS.-rTho
state department was -advised for
mally todav of ' plans - of . Viscount
rshii, the Japanese ambassador to the
United 1 States, to leave-here next
month for Tokio. At the Japanese
embassy it was said that the ambas
sador was returninir for conferences
with his Government, v " ' 'i
- State department attaches were in-.
formed several weeks - aso of Vis
count Ishii's plans and. it -was maid
todav that recent international de
velopments were not a factor.. Also
it was said there has'been no smrees
tion of retirement of Viscount-Ishil.
except as political affairs in. Japan
mav bear upon his' personal: pluns.
'. There will be no. of ficiu announce-.:
ment for-the present as to the am
bassador's return to the . United
States. It is understood that will de
pend entirelv upon developments af
ter he Teaches" liome. ...Ha.-is expoetcd
to snil f rom Snn v Francisco about
the middle of May.- - - t : j -
-SPRINGFIELD. HI.. . April 15.
The position- of Japan with Korea
was explained in -an address here to
dav bv Baron Sbimpei Goto; f ormep
Japanese minister of forciim affairs.
The baron defended the attitude of
his country against tho chareo ' of
misrule in Korea. ' .rt
- "What we did in Formosia and Ko-.v
rea does not' differ from, what ta
United States did in Porto Rico and
the Philippines." the baron said. "In
fact, the archives in the state depart-!
ment nt Washinirton show that every
political step taken bv Japan was
made with the full cosmizance of tho.
United States government. ' ' '
"At this time Japan is beine charg-f
ed with criminal intention and crim
inal deeds in Asia. Japan's position
is that of anv well incanine .house
holder deeply interested in. keepinsr
auiet; clean, immediate surroundings,
and who-is unfortunately disturbed
bv family brawls .and incompetent
sanitation of disorderly neighbors.''
IS IN RETREAT
,. -- r-? si
LONDOST, April 15. A jetroatfof
10 miles in tho Murmansk regioit.la
admitted by the Rnssum soviet gov
ernment in a wireless message re--ceived
here todnv. The message says:
"In the direction of Murmansk our
troops hnvo retreated 10 miles to
the south of Uros station and' Urns
lake." .
. General Mavnnrd. the allied com
mander in the Aturmansk region, ac
cording to a British war office state
ment issued Sunduv. on April 11. had
forestalled a Bolshevik attack with
an attack bv his own forces at Uros
Ooro. The Bolshcviki lost prisoners,
three guns nnd material in addition
to 30 killed.
DENY 2 AMERICANS
KILLED BY JAPS
' WASHINGTON. April 15. Inves
tigation of tlio clash between Ameri
can soldiers and JiiRiincso nt Tien
Tsin is still in progress with ovorv
indication that tlio incident soon wilt
bo adjusted satisfactorily, it wan
said todav nt the stnto department.
In regard to a cablegram from Shang
hai to tho Snn ' : Francisco Chinese
World saving the Japanese govern
ment hnd paid $270,000 for tho kill
ing of two Americans m tlio dwturjj
nnce, officials said no Americans
were killed so fur as information in
the department showed. , j. .