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Newspaper Page TextOrornn Historical p'"' Auditorium ! hh The Weather Wnxlmum ye;ertly 71 Minimum today . IH : Tonight and Thursday, irilially shower. RIBUNE Pally lrourtcmilh Tear, ' uriy-iim mil Vcur, MEDFORD, ORECJON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL : 23, 1919 NO. 27 P. AMD E. DRIVE (GOE WILSON DENIES RIGHT ...... .,. ! i'i'.v " ' f-r : r-. ; " OF oon IDUU, Committee Workers Round Un the 1.000 Balance In Record time On Tuesday Tomlln Announces the Immediate Construction of $20,000 ' Box Factory Blq Pines to Start - looalno Operations Appleaate Lumber Company to Resume. ' Med ford wont over tlio lou in Hip Pncifio & Eastern drivo lit noon to day. Willi 1.000 to collect IhiH morning . tha committee, inctiibors ktnrtvd out villi a rush nnd tlio no cHBnrv balance wus secured in record time. Thus once mora (ha aid time npirit of Mudfard lias triumphed nnd through tho energy and ptiblio spirit ed devotion ot its cilixcns. vnliin lila asset In ovnrv 1ihI rirt in Hcitttlicrn Oregon has been retained 'nnd an other spiko Iiiih been put in Ilia hciivv nrtiOnrv of (IcnerulK Dkbilitv and DeprMxion. .' , ' ' With tlio announcement of aitcccs John Tomlin announced he would nt once Ktnrt construction of hid now 20,000 box fticlorv nt Cmtar Lake Junction. Tlio Hig inu will open un lousing operations und tlio Anplognto Lumber t'oiniinnv will rj'iimo activity bh soon ah (he lou begin to roll. Thin virtorv moans n imv roll of $1,000 ii day will bo established in thiH cUv nnd But to Kails nnd tbnt evcrv hiisinoss in tha vnllov will be stimulated nnd bonofit led. Medford mined a lolitl of (.'10.000, wliilo a Niniilnr mini wn pledged bv tlio lum ber intercuts in Hullo Fills allowing flO.OOO for the in i tin) imvnicnt rc nil I red nnd $10,000 for initial operat ing expenses. It in confidently bo linved Hint with tho increased ton ii ii uo guaranteed tbo roiul will bo wr miinontlv conducted on n tmvinir bn Hiu nnd thiH will in turn innkn Mod ford's chnncos of scouring a through rnnd to tbo cast nnd west., briebtor thnn over before. ; S The lenders in tlio drivo mid tbeir lovul assistants were todnv recipients' of congratulation from nil Mid, tlio ontiro citv being liihilnnt when tbo news of tbo drivo'a success! ill con clusion Was firnt nniiniinced, ' NKW yOKIv. Anrii 2X Somo ot tbo famous Klovvlilli Knuinuera, who iihciI their ninkfl nnd hIiovoIh iih wonn onH in holnintf to nIciu tbo (lorninn ndvnlioo nonr 1,'nmlirni, rolurndil homo todnv. Sovon ol'i'ioor nnd' 2(15 mon oomprimnir tho . Klovonllm field nnd Htnff, nnd Conioiiiiiofl i nnd O woro nmomr tlio 1,,8'Jt) tropilH nVriviuir on tho Hlonmsbin Simla Toremi from Bordonnx,' Fifty offinora nnd 1.II70 mon on tho Ann In) TorcWift rolurnod convnloMfliriir from wounds, or illness. Forty-six offioors nnil 000 mon of tliq nrinv nmbulnnoo Rorvioo, ini'liid inif. niliirtormiiHtflr, lioiiilcnmrtors. IkinIu'IiiI nnd motor roimir uliop dn' tiudimontB. nrrivod on tho HteiinHhh Diien d'Alirur.zi from MurncilloM. Tho VoNkoI hrouuhl , iiltocothor 1.175 tronnn, nmonir thorn bcinir 20 Culi forniu ousihiIh. , . ' t . ; GOVERNOR'S SECRETARY . CALLED EAST BY TELEGRAM BALKif. April 23. In ronpimRo to n toldcriim utmomiainir tlio oritimil III noH of Mm mothor. Don II. .Upiohn, soorotnrv to Govornor Oloott. nooom pnnind bv Mrfi. Uniolin nnd tboir in fnut diumlitor. left for Knhimnzon, Mieh, - .- - 'J'ho moHHuira filuled tbnt Upiohn'o niothor wiir not oxpootod to survive IVfondnv niirlil:. No further word wns reeoived hero rnlnlivo lo her nondl tion. . 1 . QUOTA 000 IS 11TH ENGINEERS WITH PICKS. ARRIVE ROGUE RIVER TRAIL TO GOLD BEACH TO BE READY JULY 1ST 4 POIITIAND, April 23. Tho Hoftue Itlvor Trull from AUmo- da to (lold llonch, a dlHtanco of 4 4 7 8 mllon, will 1io complotod by 4 July 1, according to tho un- 4 nonnooment of II. 10. Huofnor, 4 4 foront oxumlnor, who arrlvod in 4 4 Portland yenlurduy from Urunl 4 4 iPana, whoro ho I uhmIkiio to 4 4 Thero Htlll In about 10 Dillon to 4 4 , Thero ntlll about ton nillen to. 4 4 completo and when (InUbod tho 4 4 ontiro dlnlnnco will ha a water 4 4 Rmdo trull aloriK tho Roguo 4 4 rlvar. Part of the trail has boon 4 4 oxpolialvo to build M about 29 4 4 ml I on are exiromoly rocky. Tho 4 4 trail la liolng built by tho foroat 4 4 aorvlco. 4 " . 4 44444444 1444444 SHASTA LIMITED WILL PROBABLY BE , POrtTl-AND, Abrll 23. Roatora tlon ot tho Bhaata Limited train bo- tawaon Ban Francises, Portland and Houlllu wua rejurdud d probniilo uy many liunlnem man and reprosenta tlvoa ot civic organlxatlons hero to day, na a roault of the vlalt to tha Pacific coaiil of chlot of tli gavorn mont railroad admliiMtnatlon. , Tho Bhnofa Limited waa one of tho luxuries of travel that win ro movod hocauM war-time condltlona required tho una of locomotlvoa for hauling OMintlnl traffl. It waa dla continued hetwoen Portland and Soattlo May 12. 101, whon trafflo bocamo too hoavy on tho Una Into Pugot 8ound terminal, and between Portland and San Francisco June 12. At Seattlo and Portland, business- men stated to tha officials 'their do slro far tho servlco to be ronowed, Max Tholnn, dlroctor ot public ser vlco, 'sod Edward Chambers, director ot traffic, tlio two mon undor whoso sanction tho servlro would coma. It Is bellovod, will jelvo tholr approval. NATIONAL STRIKE . . . . .... . . , .... .. , ... j MM KRICK. April 23. An nllinneo bulween Ilia Limerick strike conmiit teo und tlio Irish Trades Uniun uon irrcss nnd Labor pnrtv was nrrnmred nt oonfercnuo Ibis nioniimr nnd a statement lias boon issued dccluriim the striko now bus become national. In tho statement of Tom Johnson, treasurer of tlio labor onntrross. an nniincinir Hint tbo striko hud become national, lie. nddod tbnt reports from otbor centers provod tbnt. Irebind was irivintr nctivo support to Limer ick.; -" - ' ' ; , i:- i ' i.w,w. defy: TO STOP MEETING SIOUX CITY, Iowa, April 23. JumoB Kelly, local socrotary ot the I. "W, AV nnd i'ltod" Shorldnn, who held the sumo office previously, made a cull on Mayor Short at noon today and servod notlco on him that tho I. .W.-W. convention abaudonod last night would be tlnlnhed rogardless of oonBoquonoes. Mombora, of tho I. W. W. wore preparing to resumo the con vention this afternoon.' ; Tho I, W. W. agrood last night to call off tho national convention which wns a meeting ot the agricul tural sootlon ot tho Industrial Wdr kors of tho World, after Sheriff W. H. JoneB and 150 deputies raided the I. W. W. hendquarters and confiscat ed n qunntlty of "literitture." . .'Kelly mild "tho only reason we ngrond to close tho. mooting last Mailt was to provonl mob vloloncp." i I ii t litres 1 1 t : I WUKLU WIKLIS HELD UP BY U.S.P0ST0FF1CE N. Y. Paper Charaes Postmaster General With Prohlhltlna Trans- ' mission of Exposure of Department Libel Rule Withdrawn When Burleson If Informed of Fact. NEW YOKK, April 23. The Now York World today charges that the postoffico department prohibited tbo transmission on tho wires of tho Wes tern Union and Postal . Telegraph companies, which as a war measure aro undor tho control of tho postmaa-lor-goneral, of an article In Monday's Issuo ot tho World analysing the ac tivities of tho department. , A achedulo prophraslng the. head lines tbo World used over the Mon day's article and giving, a brief out lino of the character and scope of It waa prepared by the night manager of tho World News Bureau and. ad dressed to a number ot newspapers with which they had relations. It la now charged that representa tives ot the two-telegraph companies located in tha World office submit ted a schedule to -their respective chiefs and that these officials decided against aondhig .It over the wires on tho ground that ll "appeared, to be Improper."'.' :, ,. .; ::. o iVurloso'n Reaclnda Order ; WASHrXOTON, April 23. Post I master General Burleson Announced today that bo had Issued tho follow ing Instructions' to the wire operating I board: ' -. ' -i "Direct tho management of all telograpb systems to suspend Insofar ' as messoges referring to the poatmas ', tor-general aro concerned their rulea prohibiting transmission ot messagea Icoutalnlng libelous matter." I . It waa stated that this order, waa Issued yestorduy morning aa soon as attention was called to the refusal of tha night manager ot tho Postal aya tom at New, York to transmit mes sagea filed by tho New York World News . Bureau, on the ground that they woro libelous. At the same time It was said, tho genoral manager ot the Postal system waj instructed to notify tho World bureau that the messagea would-be handled, notwith standing tho fact that A. P. Adams, manager of the operating department at New York, hold they contained llbolmia mnttor and consequently wore not transmissible undor postal rules. .- V .". : " - : The messagea In question consti tuted on article rotating to the pijst-nuuitor-genoral and his administra tion of tho wire systems. HUN ENVOYS INSIST : PARIS. "April 23. Tbo allied nnd associated uoveriimcnts havo hem int'onned 'tliu (lermun covernmont tliroilirb Gcnornl Niidnnt nt Spa that tluiv nro roadv to recoivo tho Gor man dolomites nt Versailles April 28. AMSTERDAM (April 23. Tho Gorman ponce plenipotentiaries, tho Frankfort Zoitunir says, have boon instructed not to siirn tlie trontv of ponce unless it provides for tho im mudiato nnd unconditional return of Geinum prisoners of war." ' ': , ' PARIS,1 April 23. Tbo Gorman dolomites to the ponco conercss prob ably will lonve Hcrlin on April 28, and will nrrivo in Vorsniilos. on Muv .1. no eordintr to a mossniro from Berlin transmittad bV the Zurich corres pondent of L'lnfovmation,' CONFESSES BEING AN I. W. W. , . DENIED CITIZENSHIP FARGO, N. J).. 'April 23. Georee llcnrv- Rappuol. a Northern Pacific locomotivo firomnn, was todav denied Amoricnn citizenship bv Judee A. T. Cole.Mif the district nonrt wlion Rn pnol admitted t lint ho was a member of i tlio Indiislrial Workers of the World, "and simOnr ' orRunizfttionu' S 23 ES OVER TOP. STATE IS AFTER 1ST 4444444444 4 4444 fiAN KHANC'IKCO. Anril 23. Vitli 23- ciiiiiitiitf excccdiiiir Ibeir (iitiitiiM, Oreaim wild nink- T init a viilnint effort to be one of J the fimt Mdileiif to reach itM -full . Vinlorv Ubcrtv loim ouotu, the 4 Twelfth Kedcrul reserve ditnut Idiiii hi'iuliiuiirterH announced here todnv. The 12 rciiininiiiir rounlioit exiiccted to reach their nuotUH by Thiirnduv. it wn ijn noiinced. I'oftlnnd bad Hub- Bcribe.1 $4,000,000 of it 15.- 000.000 Hiiotn. : .. J WASHINGTON. April 23. Unofficial reports to the trees- f urv today indii-Hlcd that ncere- ente subscriptions to the Victory Ubcrtv loim were npuroucliine lUr.OO.OOO.OOO nlthoiich olTicinl 4 fi,,rr.J ulill utnnit .it 1ln n77.. "4 000. ranorted lust audit. 1 ' 4 -4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ' 4 4 4 4' 4 E RIVER IS THIRD DISTRICT OVER THEJOP 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 44 4 4 4 4 4 ' . .. NOTICE f Evcrv Victory Libertv loan campaign worker is, - unted to demonstrate hU patriotism to- morrow morning bv report inir at Commercial club promptly at 9 o'clock for "roll cull." Do vour duty. . 4 ' ; '' - 4444444444 4 4 4 Rocua River, in tbo front line as iisiinl. went' over tho top in the Vic tory loan campaign lost niubt with the aolicitintr committee under direc tion of Don Wilson tar from finished with thoir work. As usual the small towns are tnkinc the lead over Med-' ford nnd Ashland in the drive, probn'. blv owine lo the fact that the small er communities nro nuieklv" canvass ed. . . Mcdford committees brought in substantial subscriptions' last niirht, brinKinir the total to a little over 000. Only part of the committoe worked vostardav but more nro nt work todnv and tomorrow every pat riotic worker in tho bic local oriran-' ir.ntinn (ins pledged himself to an of-.) fensive that will swell the local sub scriptions to handsome figures, yf 8. 1. 100 Percent' ,.' : 1 Southern ''Pacific Agent "Monte" Montgomery for the cmplovos of the Southern Pncifio passenger , rind freight departments, was amorie the first to claim his institution in tbo 100 per cent class with 'ovcrv man pledged to the government- support. Tljo total subscription was $1.050..'. In almost evcrv case subscriber's are making nt lenst thoir initial pav ments to . the solicitors : lyl'Ho the banks, through which the respective subscriptions are listed nro rapidly receiving the first payments from tlio aaliin.ee of the subscribers. . '.' "' : -! V ' BERLIN. April 22. Herbert Hoov or. chairman of the inter-allied food commission, .arrived hero todnv in compnnv with n lnrgo stuff. ONE YEAR AGO TODAY. April 23. Germans throw British hack across the La Bassp Canal in Picardy hattlo. ," - ' Tired Trench nnd British troops rallying 'to meet third and greatest Hun Smash of the spring offen sive ' ' , , ; Allios clutching channel ports iii death grip after months' hammering by confident Huns. ; , War stricken, France Wonders if American aid will arrive too late.v; Vn)i:.- '; ' SUBSCRIBE NOW TO THE VICTORY LIB ERTY LOAN WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE PAID FOR VICTORY THEN. OVE OF ITALY TO FIUME LEAVE CHINESE JAP CLAIMS TO PEACE LEAGUE No Decision Reached In Claims to Klao Chati and Shantuno If Neu l trals Consent Problem Will Be Left for" Future Adjudication Turk Revolution Doubted. ' ! . . BY Til E. ASSOCIATED PRESS. Apr'l 23. Although the peace con ferees in Paris have passed nlong for future adjustment the Japanese prob lem; one of the two troublesome aues tions standing in the wav of tht final shnning of the peace treaty, the Ital ian difficulty-wns still pressing for solution at todav's meetings of the conference lenders. ' .. :., ' .- Itiilv's delegation at tho peace con ference, however, seems to be show ing a dispostion to recede from the extreme attitude which it had taken and which has brought about an ad mittedly grave situation 'in the work of restoring "puce. Reports from Paris indicate a willingness on the fcart of the Italians to listen to sug gestions of ft compromise, this lend ing to hopes that some wav will be found 'to adiust'the conflicting de 'mands of Italy ond Jueo-Slavia re garding the citv of Flume and the Dnlmntinn const.V- ' . v- : : Italv. it is miid. has offered to give 'lip. 'all claims to the Dnlmntinn hinterland I' if given Fiumc. tho Dal matian coast and tho costal water shed. ,On the other hand, she has re jected of fens of Fi'uine n return for relinnuishing any claims she may have on the Dalmatian const, , ,. Leave to Lengne of Nations Rival claims of China and Japan in Kinn Clinn and the Shantung pen insula hnve not been, settled nnd if the Chinese nnd' Jnpunese home gov ernment's -consent it . seems probable these claims will be left to be taken up by tho League of Nations after peace has been declared. After con ferring on the! subject vestcrdav the council of four announced that Ger mtinv's rights to the territory in volved in the dispute would be termin ated, but no final disposition was made of the peninsuln or the former German fortress of Kino Chan. It scorns to'be established that the soviet government of Hungary ,hns crumbled, but the situation is still oiiito obscure. .Tho partv that has assumed control "is not definitely known. Munition and arms factories nt Budapest are in full operation, 'it' is. said. .' ' . . .. ; " ; Turkish Report Doubted .''. ' Tlio rocort that a soviet regime has been set un ui Turkov is doubted in London, whore it is lioinlcd out that if there was nnv truth in the rumor there would hnve been reports for warded bv wireless to the British ad miralty bv the British warships now lvinc before Constantinople. ' The Russinn'Bolsheviki i;ovorso on the ' northwestern front.,' ' reported Tuosdnv. was at tbo. hands of the Poles, who have lnkcn Vilna hnd have pierced the Bolshevik . lines to tho south. Vilna was the nearest an pronch of Russinn Bolshevism to Gormanw On tho north Russian front, the allies have pushed forward a .vonsiderniblv diVtnnco along the lines south of the, Murmansk pcnui suln. ' ' '. ' r Serious disorders " occurred nt Ila'mbiirg. Gcrnuinv. oh Satnrdav and Sunday.- In tho suburbs, of St..PauU, on tho Western outskirts vof tbo citv. mobs have clashed with the police and appear to havo met with some mcas uro of success. , ' - ft THE TOP' E CLAIMS PROMISED FREEDOM BY STATE 44444444. 4 444444 IX)S ANOTT.ES. April 23. Horace W. Kanr. alleged accom- plica of Mayor F..T. Woodman 'T 4 n,1 rmtiniitiil iirnRftentiiin wit- 4 ness. tcstitied here todav under cross examination in the trial in 4 the superior court of Mr. Wood 4 tnnti nd it phttrire of aenentinir a 4 bribe that he had been promised immunity from- nresecutioni But he insisted he had no. fear of J 4 nmftA'lld-iin -anA Knifl ,hin rent 4 reason for testifvine was that Mr. Woodman and others had y 4 attempted to nlnce all the blame 4 in ilia nana t,,w,n- ll!m . 4 -r;T"7; 4 4.4 4444 44444444 RATES'ATTACKED BY U S MINERS WASHINGTON. April ' 23. In creased freight rates nut into effect bv the railroad administration were attacked' today bv eleven large min-i ine and smeltinsr corporations in a complaint filed "with ' the interstate commerce commission against Direc tor General Hines and federal con trol carriers... , , ' - While ; the general increase was said to have beenonlv 25 per cent, the complaint alleged that the actual advance on smelter products amount ed to 170 per cent; It was recited further that while the market prices of most articles of commerce had increased greatlv as a result of war. the United States government 'had fixed the price of copper products at a much- less figure than hud been the ruling market Quotation and that the cost of production of smelter pro ducts also had advanced more than lb per cent. ,y . Relief from the alleged unjust and discriminatory rates and reparation for alleged overcharges were asked. The ,-ompalinants - nre American Smelting and Refining; " company. American Smelters', Securities com pany. United States Zinz compnnv. Gnrfield Smelting , compnnv : Balti more CopperiSmclting and Rolling company. .Cojifolidated Kansas, .City Smelting' arid'- Refining, company. Federal Lead company. Ray Consoli dated Copper company s ho Utah Coupcr companvii phino Copper com panv and Nevada' Consolidated Cop-, per compnnv. - i BY JAP SOLDIER , PEKING.-April 22 (Bv the As socatcd Press. )t I. , W. Glass.- an American employo of ; tho Brjtish Amcricain Tobacco" comuunv. after being assaulted av a Japanese soldier at Pnmicnching, near Mukden. Mjiu chttrin. yas a rested and , detained i. Japanese -police;; station, according to information reaching the American legation tliero. Ho was .liberated af tor several! hours, hut was rc-arrcstcd immedintolv and conducted to Jap anese militurv headnuurtcrs where he was detained. Bofore being released the noxt dav, Mr. Glass was summon ed to appear before the Japanese military authorities. Ho disregarded tho summons und left tho town. Pnmicnching is not within tho Jap anese sphere of -the south Manchu rian railway zone. :. SElJIi. Anril 2,1. fBv tho Asso ciated Press.) The governor gen eral of Korea is investigating charges that Japanese troops in a hamlet 45 miles southeast of Soul summoned the malo Christians of tho villngo to the church and shot and bavonetted them. It is reported also that the troops afterward burned the church and other houses in the village. . . Mrs. E. 0. 'Hamilton and baby daughter havo returned to their home lit the Rogue Itlver Vnlloy ranch from the Doto hospital. ; v WILSON TO ITALY Flume Can't Became a Part of Italy Declares President Every, Condi- tlon CWanaed 'Since Italy Entered War Flume Essential to Juqa .Slavs as Outlet to 'Sea Italy's Necessity No - Lonqer Remains , With Austria Out. PARIS, April 23. In a statement Issued by President Wilson today ex- : plaining his position on the question, he declares that Flume cannot be-, come a part of Italy. ; ' The president points out that every condition concerning tlio - Adriatic settlement has been changed since Italy entered the war upon the prom. (sea of the pact of London, the Ans-tro-Hungarian empire having disap pearod. v, r - He notes that new states have been created for ' which Fiume is the natural outlet to the sea. ' The president also contends that the strategic necessity pleadcof la be half of Italy's claim to the Dalmatian Islands "no ' longer prevails, as the Austrian naral menace' tins ceased to exist.'. '"-i'' 'vi'T:: y When Premier -! Orlando received President Wilson's statement at 4 oclocfc this afternoon ho Immedi ately called a full meeting of the Italian delegation. The meeting Is preparing statement, of the situa tion to be addressed to tbo, Italian ' people.,,-'. . PARIS, April 23. Premier Orlan-. do threatens to return to Italy today unless there Is a satisfactory adjust ment of the Flume and Dalmatian aueetions. -Premier Llovd George of Great Britain is trying to persuade the Italian leader to remain In Paris while he continued his efforts to reconcile the opposing, viewpoints. . , - (PARIS, April 23. Tho Italian del egation to the peace conforence reas serted today Its . . determination to stand firm on the question ot Flume, . indicating that unless tho council chanced its position tho delegation, would not return to the conference. . , Deadlock Continues - An early settlement ot the difficul ty is consequently thought to be Im probable, especially as President Wil son Is understood to ha equally as firm as the Italian representatives. With Premier Orlando still absent. Premiers Clemenceau and. Lloyd George and President, Wilson rosum- . ed this morning tho consideration of questions concerning : China and Japan. ... .;" j , Tlio Krenclt View ; PARIS, April 23. Tho facts of tho deadlock over the Italian claims in. the Adriatic, according to the Petit Parlsien, are as follows: , (. ... President Wilson proposed that Plume, which is not mentioned In tho treaty ot London, should- bo a frco city, but attached to tho Jugo-Slav customs system and further that tho (Continued on Page Six.) TO VISIT OREGON UUTT13, Mont., April 23-S-.T. Bruco Kremer, vice chairman ot tho demo cratic national committee, today con firmed, a report received here today from Washington that 'Homer Cum- ; mines, national democratic chairman is planning to visit ' principal cities thru the west, following the mooting ot the national committoe at Chicago, tho latter part of May. The party: will Include besides Mr. Cummlngs, ' W. R. Holllster, Mr. Kremer, W,-' J. Cochrane, - publicity : agent, '? Mrs. George Bass, chairman ot tho worn-. en's bureau of the national commit tee. :;: : ; ..'' '''' '. . . ' The party wilt visit all the western states, making speeches in all of tho targor cities and holding conferences In each elate with party leaders,