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. 1 Orfffnn Hlslnrlcnl Soc . X Public Auditorium Tribune The Weather .Maximum torlay. ...... 77 Mlnlmiim tixlny .........10 Tonight nnl tomorrow, fair. pally Foiirteimth Yur. Kurly-nliitti Your. . MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1919 NO. 33 r 1 1 MEDFORD MAIL E ROUND UP OF , W. W. and Radicals Arrested In All Parts of Country Undesirable Characters to Be Denorted One suspect Arrested In New York- Secret Service Claims Clue. , NKW YOIUC, May 2. Federal nnd pollco InvtmtlKiitom o( llio nation wide, bomb conspiracy to unmumlnuto prominent man expressed oiilnlon to day that limy hud found a clua, whoa thoy learned tho Idontlty of the mon uracluror of tho peculiarly designed paper with which tho boxes conluln ' Ins the bombs were covered. The manufacturer until .that only a few hundred shoot of the' paper hud left his alack and that lie could furnish the police with a Hat of hlx patrons Into whoso possession . tho paper went. The papor la of fancy pale groan, basket weave dualtcn. Investigators RUKKseted tho criminals might hnvo had a box maker prepare 25 or 80 boxea and that tho box mukur mndo uae of the sample paper bocauso tho order waa a small one. Proprietor Arretl . A raid on a "medical Institution" last night. In which quantities of ex plosives wore found, led to roports that something tangible had been learned regarding tho May Day con spiracy but reticence concomlnK ho report was obsorvod by tho Investlgu tora. The house In which tho explosives wore found was described by pollco as a "medical Institute" for the treat ment of drug addicts. The proprie tor of the place, Charles It. Baldwin, was arrested charged with violation of the drug not, a quantity of drum also being found. ..' The explosives consisted of SO lulu-ounce bottles of various explo sive chemicals, according to the po lice. Baldwin donlnd knowing: that the boltlea were In his quarters. NEW YOUK, Mny 3. A largo quantity of exploitive confiscated last night by police nnd federal audits at a house In West 4Mb stroot was ho lme examined at police hondquartors today In connection with the Investi gation of tho May Day conspiracy to kill prominent men by sending; bombs to them thru tho malls. Itnuml I'p Itods NKW YOUK. Mny 2. Kodornl and pollco officials woro oxpected to make a round-up of "rods" hero today In connection with tho Investigation Into tho nntlon-wldo Mny Day con spiracy to kill prominent men with bombs. - Twvnty-flvo of theso mn rhlnos aro known to hnvo boon dis patched, nno oxplodlng, It was rnportod today thnt mes sages had boon sunt to mmnhors of tho penco dclogntlori In Paris warn ing thorn, mtiilnst opening puckugos. SAM PIIAXCI8CO, Mny 2. Par ties of allotted nllon revolntlonlsts are holng mndo up In Bnn Francisco, Seattle nnd othor const points for deportation thru tho port of Now York as a result of tho recalpt of nulled bombs nnd other radical ac tivities at those points, .Edward Whlto, commissioner of Immigration announced-hare lodny. ' The murder of Mm. Goorga D. Oroonwond, Oakland soolety matron, by a bomb nnd tho Bonding of Infer nal contrivances to prominent mon hnvo caused the Immigration aullior . Itlos to redoublo tholf efforts to round up all ' nllon undoBlrablos, Whlto suld. Deport llolsltovlkl ' "Tho dato for Bonding tho mon nwny from here will bo flxod by tho Immigration bureau nt Washington Inter," Whlto announced. "It prob ably will be bofore tho ond of tho mdnth. Tho mon now in custody aro in county Jails In various pnrts of tho Rtato, but will bo colloctod In this city and sent out possibly from Oakland, in a special cur. Tho train thou will proceed to Bonttlo nnd othor count points to pick up liko parties. An official of tho bureau In Washington Is oxpoclod lioro soon to nrrnngo for tho dotullB, ' - , "Wo are cooporutlng with tho po lice and othor fodornl authorities In rounding up those men." . CLEVELAND, Ohio, Mny 2. Two hu nil rod pi'iRonors wero nrrnlgnod In pollco court thin morning us a result of yesterday's May Day disorders. 0. 15. Ruthenborg, former soclnllst can didate for mayor, wan among thoso detained. . Rioting, precipitated by n socialist parade yesterday resulting in the (loath of a man nnd Injury of nioro thnn 60 othera, two porhnpn ntnlly, wits .followed by street flghlng last night. Slxloeir pollnomon wnro In jured. . "' ' , , ' ; . NATION WID ORDERED VICTORY PEACE WILL BE SIGNED BY MAY27TH Present Proqram If Can-hid Out Will See Peace With Germany Last Week of May Count Rantzau Overcome By Peace Terms Ital ian .Ambassador Invited. BY ASSOCIATED PHEBB, Mny 2 If tho work of currying out -tho lust phase of the pence negotiations progresses according to tho program outlined In Purls dispatches, tho treaty probably will bo signed early in the week beginning May 25. Tho treaty will be presented to the Germans Monday afternoon. Iluports from tho peuce conference Indicate that It Is to bo a "victor's peace" and there wilt bo no oral conversations except tho merest formullllos whon tho treaty Is handed over. Flftoon duys' will bo given tho enemy to con sider the treaty, with a few addition al duys for the oxchunga of views batween too allied and Oerman dolo Kullons. Thus, at tho Intent, If present plans are followed, May 27 should see punco reigning once mora botwoen Oormuny nnd tho ojllod and associ ated governments. Italy Invited A secret plenary session of the conference will bo hold Saturday, while on Monday a meeting will be hold for tho orgunltntlon of tho League of Nations, Ituly still Is not represented at tho conference but her ambassador Is Invltod to attend such conferences as the regular peace dolegntlon from that country would attend. He has been asked, formal ly, to bo present iiondny to represent bis nation at the formal launching of the League of Nations. . . Tho council of throo met yesterday and gave llolgltini a prior claim on l.'.OO, 000,000 of the reparation moneys to bo racolved from - Uor muny. Germany's delegation exchnngod credentials with allied representa tives yoslordny. Count von'llrock-dorff-liuntxnu, tho Oerman foreign secretary, upponrod utmost overcome with tho sense of his country's dafoat whon confronted by tho allied dona tion. ' , JASPER MILLER. THE STATE. BREAKS DOWN EUGENE, Oro Mny 2. Jasper N. Miller, 78 yours old, and said to bo tho oldest rural school toachor In tho stato,has resigned his position In school district No. 12G In tho Spencer Creek valley, near Eugone. llo bogan his term last fall, declaring thnt ho was as ablo to tench as ho wus 30 years ago; but his health declined nnd It wus thought bent thnt ho re sign; . ' Ills position hus not been filled nnd tho diroctors buvo decided to closo his school ob tho term would have bdon complotod In Toss thnn, a month. Jnspor Miller Is nn old pioneer of Jackson county and formerly llvod on his homestond near Butto Falls. He attained considerable prominence sovorul yonrB ago whon ho rocalved otfors of mnrrlnge from various pnrts of tho state and colahratod Mb 7fth birthday by declining thorn. His mnny friends In tho valley will, ro grot to benr of his 111 hoitlth. AGAINST DRY LAW SAN FRANCISCO. Mnv 2.--Pcr. piinont injunction to r.cstrnin Mrs, Annette Adnnis. United Stilton attor ney, from ouforciniT provision of tho war time prohibitum net ol Novpm her 21. 11)18, mid thu Shoppnrd pro hibition nnicndmenl, wns sought, in tho United Slates district court horo tndiiv in n petition filed bv Theodoro A., Hell, tut nttnrnvv. ' '.','. , 70 Killed at San Salvador. RAN' SALVADOR. Mnv 2. Sevon Iv persons woro killed nnd nioro tlinn 'itl(l persons were initircd'nH n rn u 1 1 11. itl' the eiivtbiinlke of Am'il 2R. Tlie ilninnu'ii was extensive in thin eil.v mid nonrliv (owns In which the oili'lh shocks woro ctuit'iiieil, , WHERE AW t' w ' VKHNAIM.KH, Mny !& (Ily Aftsocuitcd Prms.) Tlio first session of Hie peace, congress was held In the room now used by tho supremo war council and- was devoted to a verification of credentials. The text of tho pence treaty will Iw presented to the German at the second session In the dining room of tho Hotel Trlnnon. This Is o suporb nWirtment 73' feet square and Is virtually a room inclosed In glass.. Tho delegates will proceed to the conference chamber thru a marble corridor 1HO feet long lined with mir rors on ono side and opening on the park fmm the other. ' - - - REFUSES TO ALLOW E WHITE SLAVE CASE SACBAMKNTO, Calif.. Mnv 2. Tho prosecution failed todnv in its efforts to liavo the one venr old bnbv of Mrs. Mvnin 1. Northeutt exhibited in the L'nilcd Stntcs district court in the trinl of V. K. Oowlinit. charged with trnnsportinif Mrs. Northcutt. hts cousin. Iron) Kcuo, cv., to Mom. Cnlif.. for imtuornl purposes in viola tion of tho Mann act in order to cive the .inrv un opportunity to' see wheth er the chilil resembled Oowlini:. foiled States Judue V. C. Vnn Fleet said it would bo diinccrous to exhibit tho child because of tho well known fuel thnt the rescmbliineo of HtninueiK in blood relations is lre uuentlv very Ktronir. "I merelv mndo the roouost bo- cnuso of the absence of expert tcsti mnnv reiiardin'.' the birth of the child." 1. II. Johnson, ussistnnt dis trict nttornev. sniil. "Mrs. Northcults husband has testified bv inference that tho child is not his." The cross examination of Mrs. Northeutt wns continued todnv. Mrs. Northeutt testified that the plan of murilorim; her husbnnd bad "flushed throuuh" her mind, wlfen asked bv Johnson if she hud nut tboiiuht "of killing him." She ndded Hint she hud "dreamed of killimr him" after ho hnd taken her two oldest children from her after his return from Riverside. Cnl.. last Jnnuiirv from Franco. "Wbv tiro vou so nnxioiiR lo testify in this ease, vou are not a defend ant. Johnson said. "l!oenHso T was brouitbt into Ibis cuko nnd want to clenr inv uood niiiiie," the witness replied. Mrs. Northeutt testified vesterdnv on cross cxtiminntion thnt sbo-lovod OowliiiL', who is Iter cousin, nnd in an swer to n nucstiun sbo denied she ever hnd immoral relations with him. The witness wns iisked to identify n number of teleeranis couched in terms of nCfcetion nnd stale whether alto had sent Ifiem to.Gowlimr or re ceived them from liinii She explained u number of phrases. "Dietntor." she snid, meant her fath er, the Into Marti'ii 1'nttison, business mnn of Superior. Wis.; "Friday." wns her liusbiind: "liobinson Crtiso(o" wns her brother, Tlvron 1'nttison of . Los Anuclos. nnd "Castle of Gloom" meniit the whole fnuiilv. Mrs. NorthnuU s liusbiind is l.icuteiiiiut On rll nn North tuilt of the United States nnvv.. VICTORY LOAN PLANE FALLS GRANT PARK CHICAGO, Mnv 2. An niriilnno irivinir n Vielorv lonn exhibition hero todnv fell 20(1 feet to tho urnund in Grant 1'iirk todnv and l.ieutennnt Wright, the pilot nnd Sorsronnt Julitin, his meehiinieiiin, wero reported se- rinuslv iniured, Tliousniids ot per sons on the "Vielorv Wilv" nnd from Hie. windows of skysenipers saw (he iieeidont. INDIAt'OMS. Ind.. Mnv 2. For- Iv-two ears bud been entered in the ;00-iuile l.ihtirty sweepstakes nt the Iiulinnnpolis speedwny Mnv Ml. wlien entries closed nt iiiidiiuht lust, umht Drivers who will start included sev eml forcmn pilots nnd sovcrnl Amer ican record holders,. GERMANS WILL HEAR PEACE TERMS I Is the 'ENANT NOT TO; BE ISSUE WASHINGTON. Muv 2. Senator Curtis of Kansas, republican whip, who with Scnutor Lodue of Massa chusetts, leader, recently teleeruphed republican senators askinir them not to discuss the revised league of nn tioos cpvvnunt luntil n pnrtv confer ence conid be held, snid 'toduv re plies hud come from all but ubout six senator's who could not be locnteJ nnd that nil n creed silence would be tho best policy. ' Senator Kenvon of Iowa joined to dnv with other republicans of the proirrcssivd irroup in oiiposintr the nuikinir of - the l.enu'ue of Nations nitestion n tmrtv mutter. "It will not be a pnrtv nitestion," Senntor Kenvon snid. "The ouestion yill be determined in the sennte not on any thcorv of hclnini; or iniurinz nnv politicul pnrtv. but solclv on its merits ns n distinct problem." Senator I'oindcxter of Wushincton. who returned todav form n month's spenkini; trip in opposition to the IcnuMie. said he did not see how the .cticue of Nations could be mndc into a purtv Question nt this time. 3.M1NERS KILLED WHEN n.UTTE. Mont.. Mnv 2. Three millers wero killed carlv this morninsi when Retrinald C. Ilicnian, ciminecr nt the Hams mine, let a cauc run into the sheaves. Louis Deninrs nnd Frank Book wero instantly killed nnd Fred Kiefert died nt St. Jnm6.s hos pit nl shortly lifter tho accident. All three men leave families. Albert O. West, a fourth mnn on the cnac, suf fered n broken leer. Tho accident oc curred n short timo before the retrti Inr shift ciime off work. The coroner will hold nn inotiest. AGAIN DECLARES CHILD LABOR LAW ILLEGAL GRKENSHORO, N. C. Muv riM... l'll 4 . ..IV ....... IHU UIUIU UUHH' tH'UUII Ul UIO WWII revenue hill, ulncing a orohibitivo tax on products of child labor entering interstate .commerce, was declared unconstitutional todav bv Federal . Judge James E. Bovd. Last year he. deelnrcd void the originul child la bor act, which the United States Su preme court annulled bv a margin of one vote. ONE YEAR AGO TODAY. - May 2. ' A now Gorman drive is heralded by terrific ar tillery bombardment along the entire Western front. German seventy-five mile ;im again opens fire on Paris, killing women and ehildren. , , Crack German regiment assail American lines be fore Villers Bretonneaux. Hun batteries shell Allied line from Looic to Dramoutre. -..-' .. Allied reserves fast dminishing. : SUBSCRIBE NOW TO THE VICTORY LOAN WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE PAID FOR VIC TORY THEN. The Trianon Palace Hotel at' Versailles, headquarters of tbe Aliled War Council, will be the place where the ' Oermans wlfl hear the peace terms read. This building, ' IN PACT PRAISED WASHINGTON. Mnv 2. Presi dent Wilson cabled Secretary Tumul ty todav thut in his opinion the lubor program adopted as part of the treaty of pence "constitutes one of the most important achievements of the new day in which the interests of lubor nre to be 'systematically nnd mteli- centlv safeguarded and promoted." Mr. Wilson snid thut he personnllv rcirnrdcd the lubor prosrnm ns one ofe most srntifvine ach-evements of the conference nnd believed no other sinttle thintr thnt had been done would helu more to stabilize condi tions of labor throttirhout the world nnd ultimntelv "relieve tho unhnppv conditions which in too mnjiv places have prevailed." ' " ' The message follows : "The labor prosrram which the con ference of peace has adopted as purt of the treaty of peace constitutes one of the most important achieve ments of the new day in which the in terests of lubor are to be system atically end ; intcllk'entlv snfe ciinred nnd promoted. ' Amidst the multitude of other interests this crcnt step forward is apparently to be overlooked and vet no other-sinele thinsr thut has been done will help more to stabilize conditions of labor throuuhout the world and ultimntelv relieve the tinhunpv conditions which in too ninny places hnvo prevailed. Personally I reunrd this ns ono of the most eratifvinir achievements of the conference. NEW WHEAT PEST IS CHICAGO, May 2. The yellowing of wheat In parts ot Illinois Is report ed due to an affliction hitherto Un known In this country. B: W. Snow, a crop expert, reported today that the condition is due to a fungus which attacks the roots ot the plant. The Modern Miller estimates the area af fected at 300,000 acres. . . AJ MOSCOW P. 0. Is Robbed., MOSCOW. Idaho, Mnv 2. The ; postoffice safe nnd tho safe in Park cr's store nt Bovill. Idaho, were blown open otirlv toduv. and, $1,422 in money. . stumps . anil war savin , stumps were taken from the postof fice safe. Onlv a little small change was taken from the store safe. PIS LABOR RESENTS MAY DAY METHODS Socialists ant! Laborits Call Indiana- tlon Meetina Declare Demonstra tion Was Orderly. Violence of Po lice - Unwarranted Clemenceau Criticized. ' ; PARIS. Muv 2. Two hundred nnd fifty noliccmcn were hurt durinc ves tcrdny's Mnv Duv disorders, it is an nounced. Apparently only one per son was killed. PARIS. May Z. Socinliists and leaders of lubor unions are indiennnt over yesterday s incidents. The Gen erul Lubor Federation has issued a protest and a committee will meet to nmbt to consider steps to be taken. The menacing committee of the so cialist nartv and the socialist group of the chamber of deputies also will meet. , ' Clemenceau uiamea ' Deputy Marcel Cachin. writine in tlumanite. claims the dav was a "Macnificent demonstration of - the Power and discipline of the laboring classes and was marred only by the brutality of the ferocious police." IS. Cachin places responsibility for the disorders upon Premier Clemenceau. The United Trade Union of the Department of the Seine, declaring many women were victims of the "violent action of the police", exer cised by order of the government." has decided to call a" meting of the general conned. . ". V. S. Ambulances Aid PARIS. May 1. (Bv the Asso ciated Press.) American ambir- innces' Aid efficient work Mn picking up the wounded durine the May Day demonstrations, the American Red Cross attendants being cheered by the crowds. ... At the Invalids Bridge nn Amen can lieutenant colonel nnd two iunior officers were stooped bv dragoons when they attempted to cross the river. The Americans were charged upon by some cavalrymen and in the melee some shots were fired. During a elnsh in PInce de La Bns- tille. a policeman shouted to the mob "If vou want to fight, go to Versailles nnd fight the Germans." The mob took no the cry of "on to Versailles," and .averted more se rious fighting., . ; Disturbances Deplored The police maintain that thev hnd no bull cartridges in their revolvers nnd that no ammunition wns issued to the troops, the few shots fired consequently bavins come from the demonstrators. . i , , , The disturbances are generally de plorcd bv public opinion. Tho conservutive organs lav the blame upon the labor people, while the newspapers opposed to Premier Clemenceau are inclined to ogrcc with tho socialists thnt there would have been no trouble if n demonstra tion hnd been permitted in Paris. The Petit Purisien . suvs. that throughout the country the laboring classes displayed their feelings in dignity nnd order. T MINNEAPOLIS. April 2. Mike Collins, the local boxing promoter, today telegraphed Tex Riekurd an of fcr of $135,000 , for permission to promote 'the illard-Derapsey fight, proposed tor . July 4. uolltns an nuunced he Wis yceeivcd $100,000 backing in Minneapolis nnd thnt tho fighters would be brought hero for 10-round contest, if Ricknrd accepts the otter. NON-PARTISAN LEADERS I STAND Tl ST. .PAUL, Minn,, May 2. A. C, Townley, president of the National Non-Partisan league and Joseph Ctll bert,, league organizer, must stand trial on charges of disloyalty, the state Bupreme court ruled today. The decision of the Jackson county dis trict court, overruling demurrers brought by Townley and Gilbert, who sought to have the indictments quashed, wns sustained, : Gilbert Is charged with having mnde public utterances designed to discourage patriotic cooperation In the war, HUNS PLEASED WITHATTITUDE AT German Deleqates Well Satisfied With Spirit of First Meetinp -Believe the Neaotlatlons Will Be Conducted On Basis of Equity Leaoue of Nations Covenant Not Acceptable, v PARIS. May ' 2. Tho credentials ; committee of the peace conference i. held a meeting todav to examine the : German credentials, received ut Ver-V t cailles yesterday. . 5 There is no disposition, it is snid, , on the part or tne nines ana mc, United States to raise nnv questions regardine the comoeteney of the Ber lin government to spenk for the re mainder of Germany.-. Thev. nre pro ceeding on the theory thnt -the Ber- i lin ministry is the real German gov ernment. ' "-.-' ' .. . - Hons Are Satisfied ' H VTRSAILLES. May 2. The Ger- man delegates to the peace congress todav expressed themselves ns well satisfied that the first meeting Thurs ' dav with representatives of the al-. ; lied and associated powers took tho form of a mutual exchange of ere-.r dentials rather than a one-sided de-- VERSAILLES mnnd for the production of the Oer--;- mnn papers for purposes of identifi-t cation. They take-this ns an ini cation tho negotiations are to be con ducted on a basis of emialitv. league CritlclwHl LONDON. May 2. According to n. report of nn interview given bvHorr Scliuecking. one ol uermanv s peace delegates, to the Berlin correspondent of the Herald, the Laborite organ, the plan for the League of . Nations which .' has been ' formulated nt Paris has brought disillusionment to Germany. It is regarded there as a thinly veiled scheme for. the victorious powers to the ascendency and gives the " militarists an opportunity to taunt the pacifists for their simplicity, it it suid. -' " ' , ''.-' - ''' Herr Schueeking emphasized that a feature of the German plan for the league creates a representative world parliament, thus snfegunrding the democratic base of the league and ' avoiding the return of militarism in a new form. '' - - . Not Sink iJirgo Ships ',.- : PARIS. Mav 2. The navul terms to be embodied in the peace treaty ith Germany which finally have been completed, do not provide for the sinking of the larger warships. The disposition of these vessels is left to be decided upon later by tho allied - and associated powers. . , : PARIS. Mnv 2. The pence treaty comprises 15 to 20 chapters, accord ing to Marcel llutiii of tho Echo do Paris. -.' k" .'. The prcnmblo is contained in tho first chapter, setting forth tho rea- sons whv tho various . contracting parties entered the waf and mention ing tho necessity for the League of . Nations. . -- ' ' . - . Tho second chapter deals with tho German frontiers und the third con tains nil clauses connected with al terations of frontiers. German Colonies ' The fourth sets forth the mibtarv, . naval nnd aerial clauses.- nnd tho fifth takes no disposition of the Ger man colonies. ..: - v The other chapters are not as vet altogether finished but thev will con cern reparations, economic and ftnnn cinl Questions nnd will deal with tho international lubor legislation treaty. Tho treaty concludes with a chapter concerning the guarantees for the ex ecution of the treaty conditions bv Gerninnv. ' - - ' ' - .- - - M. Ifutin adds ho believes tho Oor- j man delegation has full powers und will end the negotiations bv signing the preliminaries of the trentv. ; JESS WILLARD S1ARTS -WORK FOR BIG GO ' lOS ANGELES, May 2. -Jess Wll lard, who Is matched to meet Jack Uempsey July, 4 for the heavyweight . championship, started road work to day. He left his quarters early In, the morning with the announced In- -tentton ot doing 10 miles. ' Willard came here, to appear In a motion picture, and will remain, about a week, he said. ; PLYMOUTH, England. Mav 1, (Bv the Associated - Press.) Tho United States cruiser Des Moines, the (ust ship to firo a salute nt Plv tnoiith since tho beginning of the war, will sail tomorrow for Harwich, nnd thence will proceed for Archangel. , .... .-.-.j
