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Newspaper Page TextOregon Historical Suo Publlo Auditorium ail Tribune The Weather Maximum j-oxtitrduy 78 MImIiiiuiii today -th Medford Predictions Today, Kulr. -i m Dully ft Furly-uln irnurtnanth Yur, MEDFORD,' OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY, 20, . 19J9 NO. 50 in Jour, FOR REPEM BEER AND WINE BAN ME WILSON PRESIDENT FRISCO BREWERY nppnq Q WHISTLES BLOW D!l Ull LHI1U In Messaae to Conaress Chief Execu tive Declares Need of War Prohi bition Hat Passed Amend Law Reaardlna Beer and Wines Ball roads and Wire Systems to Be Re turned to Private Owners Tariff Protection Attains! .Europe. WASHINGTON, Mny 20. I'rcitl ilont Wilson's iikhmiikii to tho iixlrn ortlliinry mwhIiiii of congrowi wn read loilny In llio house und m-nnto with most miiniliiirn In tholr miiIn. In tho mumlo tho clork, Ilonry M. Hosu. linican llio rending promplly lit iimin. but thoro wuh a dnlny or liulf nn hour In Ilia liotmo while members iMkcuk cil prlorliy of iiimo of the hundrodH or bill which wort) dropped Into the hopper yesterday. Thl wu I ha first 1 1 mo since Rrenl denl Wilson was Inaugurated Hint he had not appeared In pernon to deliver his mcH(iKO. Coplui of the text eblod from 1'nrlii woro dlmrlhiitod among the senators, nnd roprusonta IIvm they took thulr sonl und some of thoin seunnod tho primed paxes without listening to tho road lug, i ' WASHINGTON. Wuv ao.-rrwi. limit Wilson ill liiii message to eou- irreNH I uiln v. recommended repeal of the wnr tiina prohibition In no fur as it iipplii In Winn itiul lii'cr onlv: announced definitely Hint the railroad systems nnil telegraph nnd telephone linen would lie returned to private ownership; urged revision of wnr Iiixck nurtii'iilnrlv to nbolish tho mini ufueturoi' nnd rctnil soles excise nnd outlined uunerullv n program ro Htmetinir lnhor. Theso were Hie "high hiioIh" or the president's pichkuko cabled from ; Pari. Tho iiresident'M message follows lU-KrotM Absence Gentlemen of the congress: I deeply regret mv iniihilitv to be present lit the onenitlP of tho extra ordinnrv session of congress. It still seems to be mv dutv to ttiku part in tho counsols of the neueo eonfercnee mid eoulribute wlmt 1 emi to tho solution of the' liiniiinei'iiblo mics- tioiiN to whoso Hett lenient it hns hnd to address itself. For thev lire noes lions whieh nl'l'eel the pence of the whole world nnd from them, therefore. Ihu United Slnlcs onnnol stand nnnrt. 1 deeniud it mv dutv to enll tlio con : uross tnirother tit this time beeniifie U wiih not wise to postpone longer the provisions whieh must be miule for ,tho support of tlm government. 1 Miniv of the lUiiiroitriutionH whieh urn absolutely neeeHHiirv for the , inniuteniineu of tlio government nnd tho fulfillment of it k vnned ohlurn lions for tho fiscal venr HHU-1020 have not vet been innde; tho end of tho present fiscal vonr is nt hand; nnd ' notion upon theso upprbprintioiis enn ' no longer bo urudentlv (lelnveil. II : is neeoHHiirv. therefore., Hint I sliouh1 immediately enll vour attention to this eritienl need.' It is luirdlv ncc OHKiirv for mo to urgo that it niuv re eeivo vour prompt attention. I nil nil tiiko tho liberty of nddrcHHinir vou on mv return ,011 tho sub.ioelH which bnvo most engrossed our nttontion and tho attention of tho world dur inn those liiHt anxious inohths, since the armistice of laxt Novenibnr wax (Continued on Pngo Eight) INTRODUCE BILL FOR (A BUDGET SYSTEM n ;, ' WASHINGTON, Mny 20 Crontlon of n natlonnl budget Byslom, with 4Uo prasldont roBimimlblo for compilation , of eHtlmatoB of nppropriutioiiH noon ' od by tho various government depart. monta nnd with congress Riven a voice In tho expenditure ot tlio ap proprlntlonB, Is provided In a bill In i troduoed In the house today by Ilop' rosontntlvo Oood of town, clmlrmun of tlio houuo appropriations commit toe. : The meniuro would orento an ac countlnR dopm-tmont to bo under tho control ot tho eon trailer general of tho Unltod Slntos who would bo an- Hwoi'ublo only to congress. . Drink Dispensers In California Go Wild Over Wilson's Messaue President State Brewers Declares Brewing Will Beqln at Once with 600.000 Gallons Per Day. ' SAN l'lUXCIKCO. May 20. Word iif I'rrxiilelit Wilson' rt'i'iiinmeiida- iim In emiL't'esH Unit war lime prohi bition be niispciiiled iiisoliir lis wine and beer nre euneeined wax the xii! mil todnv fur a eilv wide oiilhurxt or ov bv those interested, led bv reuro senlnlivex of the San Kraneisco Hruw ern nnd l)ipenserx. llrewerv wlnx- . iiii'liidiuir a In run Hiren on one of Ihein, were blown when the news of the nresident x rei'omtnendatiim Niireud. Kudolp i Saiiiel. prexnlent of toe Calil'oriiia Stale Itrewer'x nshoeintion aiiiioiin'ed that be hax arrmiiied to renew Ibe brewing of beer immediate. nnd that in Sim Kraneiseo ii duilv output of tlllO.IIIIII uallons. eoinnnred with nn oiilout of :rj."i.(l(KI uallons when brewing eensed. will be xlnrted. lie also anuoiineeti imil iiinns lor he reuioviit or breweries to China or elsewhere will bo temporarily ubnn- loni'il. '. 1 falifoniiu's Itllt) vintntto of 3S0.- tlllll aerex of wiiieuriipex. valued lit l(l,.'i(lll.llil(l. will be wived if l'rei- lent Wilson rvi'oinineiidntion that he wnr time nrohibilion on wines nnd beer be Huspeiuled is adopted (it'll- ials of the ('alifomin brape I'rotee- tive ussoeiatiou said here today. Ilunilreils of Italians and oilier aliens interested in wine umtss urow- uir nnd wine mnnufueliiro are ulnn- niiiK to li'ii ve tho eouutrv. neeordiuc to the office of tho eolleetor of in ternal revenue here. The office an nounced it iinib'rstnnd llint special steamer had been chartered to take n lun:a number of Italians out of this port to Itnlv. but no continuation of this report could bo secured. NEW YOUK, Mny 20. Nearly 1 1,- 000 troops of the American expedl tlolinry foreos arrived here this mor ning rroiu Krnnco on tho transports Slhonoy, lownn, Kochambcnu, Scran ton and Arltnnan. Among them wore units of the 41st division. Virtually nil tho troops on tho Scrnnton woro of tho 82nd division tho 328th Infantry, comprising mon !rom states all over tho union. Among tho troops on tho Rochnm- bonu wero Company II of tho 102nd Infantry, four otflcors nnd 247 men ot tho 41st division (former iXutlnnnl Oiinrd ot Washington, Oregon, Mon- tnua, Idaho and Wyoming) : tho 381st Motor t ruck company nna mo qiinr torainstor corps of the 308th and 4 SUth motor truck compnnlos. V" : T REPEAL OFiTAX ON CANDY; SODA WATER V 4.4.4.4. 4. 4 4. 4 4- 4 4 AVASHINQTON, Muy ", 20. Among spoclul wnr taxos which tlio president In his message to congress suggested should 'ho oltmlnatod nre tboso on soda water nnd socnlled luxuries, such as expensive articles ot clothing and porsonnl oquip mont, 011 proprietary medicinal BUoh manufacturers' products us automobile trucks and nccs sorles, pianos, sporting goods, candy, cameras, electric fans,. thormoB bottles and motor boats. . TnxoB on most of those arti cles wont into offoct May 1 and tho collodion ot them. Involving Innumerable cases of making small chnnga, has causod much oomplaintl from ' retailors and purchasers. DRYS ARE NOT PLEASED WITH WILSON ACTION Democrat and Republican Dry Lead ers In Conaress Declare War Time Prohibition Will Not Be Repealed Passed Leulslatlon Without Presl dent's Help. Will Now Keep It. . WASMIXOTOS. Miiv 20. Presi dent Wilson's iiiiuouuceiiivnt that hi' inlciids to return the railroads to pri vate opera I ion at the 'end of this venr and hix recommendation for leg islation allowinu the use of wines and beer until the prohibition niiieni nient .become effective wero tho fen- lures of hix messime to ronmrxs to dav about which the interest of mem bers apparently centered. Rctardiiu: the prohibition rei-ouuiH'iidation pre dii'lions were eeueral Hint the repeal leirislation reiiiiested would not be enacted. "I am not for that." said Senator Khoppard, of Tuxnx. democrat, nn Ihor of the war time prohibition act. rennrd nir the prohibition repeal rec ommendation. "I do not believe con uress will repeal it.". "We passed the prohibit ion ! legis lation without much . help, from the presiilent nnd we do not intend to re peal it." Biiid Senator Jones of Washington, n republican prohibition leader. Itepiiblicnns ioined the denioernts in nininiviiiir the president's central stiiteuieiitx for eo-opernfion between cniiitnl nnd lnhor. ; ' President Wilson's roeommendii- tions. for return of the wires was characterized by Senator Sherman of Illinois, republican, as 'Burleson bunk transmitted through the voice of the president." lie also said lie opposed the repeal of the prohibition net. "If that s all ho has cot to recom mend he hnd better stay in Paris where he enn set it without suffer- mil'. ' said cniitor Micrmnn. Itepublican Leader Mondell of the house, said : 'A number of tho Buceestions of the president's arc embodied in the proiirnm of louishition nirrced on at the republican conference lust Satur day. "The president has been stovine too lone in Pans." said ReprcsoPn- tive Hnndiill of California, the y.'v prohibition member. "War proliibi tion will not be repealed bv this con cress." Democratic leaders uniformly praised the messaue. .Scattering Applause When Clerk South Irimhlo com pleted the readiim in tho house thore wns npplause from tho democratic side. This was the only demonstrn tion except seutterinc npldiiso from the republicans which creeled the prcsWent's declaration that ho hoped soon to bo back in W.nshunrlon. Alter the roadimr of tho mcssacc the house adjourned until tomorrow out of respect of the late Heprescn tative Curl C. Vandyke of Minnesotn The senate adjourned, nt 1:15 o'clock Friday oiler the usual flood of bills and resolutions hnd been introduced. Wall Street Pleased NEW YOUK, May l0 Publication of tho president's messnao nt mid day today was followed bv a stvonir and active slock market. Promise of the early roturn of the railroads, lolocrnph nnd telephone lines and other utilities to . private ownership stimulated tho shares of various eompanios. No part of tho stock list made nuiekor or more fuvornblo response, however, than tboso issues which wero threatened with dissolution bv tho prohibition movement. POLES CLAIM BIG T . WARSAW. Mnv 10. The Ukrain- inn offensive ncainst tho Polos litis been completely broken, neeordintr to an official conimuniuuo issued todnv After hard fichtinc-the Poles oeeu- piod Halicn nnd Novnsiolki. The Ukrainian losses wore oxtromolv heavy. ' - ' The funeral services of John Rob-, ert Johnson wero conducted from the Into home six riilles southeast of Medford, Tuesday, May 21, conduct ed by D, lil, Millard. ' THEY'RE WAITING ON THIS IRISH GREEN TO COPKXHAGKX. Muv' 20. The conferees of German political lead ers nnd German pence deleirutes nt Spa on Sundnv ncrecd that the pence terms were nnnceeptable, nccordiiur to n Gemian semi-official statement, nnd that Germany will leave no stone unturned in nil attempt "to find a: practicable basis of peace which takes into account our opponent's uniustifiahle demands mid tboso ca pable of beinsr borne nnd curried out bv the German people." . PAK1S. Mnv 20. The German plenipotentiaries will deliver their ob servutloiis on tho peace trentv terms Wednesday of this week. No exten sion of time for replying has been civen them. .The ireneral impression in confer ence circles is that the Germans will ultimately sicn the treaty. r.EHI.IN". Muv 20. (Via London.) The German reply to the peace terms will be handed to the represen tatives of the allied and associated powers Thursday, the Tnceblatt snvs. The contents of the reply, it is added. will adhere closely to the German ver sion of President Wilson's fourteen points, The fifteen dnvs civen tlio' Ger- muns to make a replv to the peace treaty Will expire Thursday. STATE POSITION SAI.EM. May 20. Arthur Iter ridee of Portland has resigned as a member of the slate board of nc- countancv nnd Governor Olcott to day appointed J. W. . Ferguson .of Portland in his plueo. Ferguson formerly was state insurance com missioner mid is a certified public ne- eountnnt. .' -f ' " 11 K M. Wilson of'MVdford, is to be another member of tho hoard and is to be appointed bv the governor June It, tho executive said today. Wilson bus been engaged in tho accounting business in California and Oregon for 14'yenrs., ; -; I-Vi,,, Mr. Wilson is vll known in Med ford where he bus made his homo sev eral years. Ho has experted eountv and eily accounts several times nnd ' If. - ''Jk'' "Til GERMANY REPLY TO WILSON APPROVES ADHERE CLOSELY RELIEF ELECTRIC : TO WILSON POINTS! & RAILWAY SYSTEM has 11 high reputation in his profes siott. ' :-. ,.: . : . In a green field at Kernoy, Ireland, a. huge white cross has been painted. It Is a guide to Harry Hawker for his landing at the end of his trans Atlantic flight. And the two persons who are waiting for him most eager ly are the mother and baby whose picture appears above that of the field .Mrs. Hawker and Hawker Jr. At the latest reports It was feared this meeting might never take place. WASHINGTON, May 20. Presi dent Wilson has cabled his approval of a plan, suomltted by Secretaries Redfleld and Wilson for the relief of the electric railway Bystems of the country now in the hands ot receivers or threatened with Insolvency. The lines affected Include those In New York, Denver, St. Louis, Des Moines and Spokane. - - - The plan, as outlined at the White UmnA Involves nn Investigation 01 general franchise and operating con ditions In their relation to rates by federal commission. In announcing Ills approval the president asked Secretaries Redfleld and Wilson to forward suggestions as to the personnel of the" commis sion. President Wilson will appoint members of the commission soon. Oin of the principal reasons prompting the action was that llio government's war labor board in a number of cases ordered street railway companies to pay Ircher wages, bur- left the com panics without power to obtain higher compensatory rates. - , The federal commission will he composed of representatives of the treasury, commerce and labor de pnrtments, the National Association of state couiinisisoners. American Cities League of Srnvors. Amalgamat ed Association of -. Street Railway Employes, Amer.enn Electric Rnilwa Association and 1 the - Investment Hankers' Association of America. G.O.P. WASHINGTON, Slay 20 The pos sibility that Senate republlpans of the progressive wing may take no part In the selection of senate committees developed today when Senators Ken yon ot Iowa, and Jones ot Washing ton followed the example ot Senntors Borah of Idaho and Johnson of Call tornla, and announced thoy would not accept places on Republlca Lender Lodge's committee on com mtttoes, v . . - ' Borah nnd. Johnson were' given places on the selecting body yester day by the republican leader but they declined because Kenyon and Jones had been soloctcd for the places h; the progressives. Senator Lodge, however, rotusod to reconsider the! selections. ' SAYS SENATE WILL RATIFY LEAGUE PACT Senator Hitchcock. Administration Leader, Declares Opponents Ctin Not Secure Majority for Channina Measure-Will Not Hold Up World Peace Bv Rejection of Covenant WASHINGTON. May 20. Scnntor Hitchcock, predicted in n statement today that the senate would ratifv the covenant of the League of Nations and that the necessary majority vote to amend it or fo separate it from the peace treaty would not he obtained. Senator Hitchcock has been the chief spokesman for the administra tion throughout the lone senate con troversy over the League of Nations and his statement generally was re garded as a replv to that issued last night bv Senator Lodee. the repub lican leader, who said the Ieaeue'eov enant wns not acceptable to a 1m- ioi-v of the senate. "The supporters of the peace trea- in the senile nre confronted bv divided forces." said Senator Hitch cock. "First, there nre those who woo'd like to eliminate thai article of the tritv which establishes the League of Nations. Second, there arc 'hose who nmfess to support the Leacoe of i. Nil? ions but insist on nmendmi' some or the provisions to meet their own particular views. Can't Secure Mnjority "Either of these plans to succeed nst receive the snnnort of a major ity "f the -otes of the senate. - "It would renuire a maiontv of otes. of course, to strike out tb Leaoe of Nations nrtiele mst ns it would roiire a maioritv to chonee nnv part of the League of Nations. It must be evident to everybody thnt while the senate enn amend the treaty, such amended treaty could not possibly go into effect until nil of the nations party to the treaty nc eepted the amendment. If one refus ed to accept it thnt would produce a deadlock and make peace impossible. For all to accept any sennte amend moots, even if it were possible, would renuire a long period of time and that would greatlv delay the advent of peace. I cannot conceive a majority of senntors will be able to unite on a program which would produce either of these enormous evils.' 1UCHKER' IN PEN THAN ASYLUM SAYS YAKIMA, -Wash., May 20. "I think it will be much nicer to be at Walla Walla than to be 4 sent to the asylum at Medical Lake," beamed Ruth Garrison, Seattle girl poisoner, when In formed at the depot this morn ing that she was to be kept at the state penitentiary. "I think it will be better for me there." Miss Garrison cooly stared back at the crowd of several hundred jostling to get a glimpse of her as' she entered the train which would take her 4 to Walla Walla and commented audibly on, the "nerve" display- ed. When her guard t pulled down the shade to shield her she remarked that It was "a shame to spoil their tun." 4 During last evening about 300 Yakimans called at the Yakima county jail, where it was assumed Miss Garrison was detattied, to Bee her. They were shown another girl prison- 4 or, and left satisfied thoy had seen the poisoner. Miss Garrison was kept at a hotel during her stay over night in Yakima, ' California Bank Robbed. SACRAMENTO. Calif.. Mnv 20 Reports that the First National bank 'of Auburn, Calif., had been robbed of W.500 bv daylight bandits were received todav nt the sheriff's Mhco hero from Placer county of ficials. , HAWKER IS FDR LOST British Aviator and : Commander Grieve Unheard of Since Leavintt St. John's Believed to Have Found Watery Grave Reports of Where abouts Not Confirmed NC-4 Reaches Ponto Deiaada After Rapid Flioht From Horta.: ST. JOHNS. N. F May 20. Ships nt sea from the American coast to the British Isles . vainly - swept the air throughout the night -with wire less onerie? regarding the fate of Harry Hawker and Commander Mac kenzie Grieve, unheard Of since they set off from St. Johns in their Sop with biplnne on Sunday afternoon on their trans-Atlantic mr lournev. ' Hawker's associates here express grave tears regarding tne missing aviators. Thev doubt the life preserv ing aids carried by the two men would prove seaworthy under stormy conditions. - 1 - xhe admiralty radio station hero picked up last night ii wireless men- sage addressed to Hawker warning him of storm conditions off the Ir- isli .coasU;. ' :'.r- Another Race Soon ' Plans for another race began to- develoo today. The Anglo-iAmcrienn team. Alcott as pilot and Brown as navigator, of the Vimv bombing plane whieh is due to arrive here tomor row, announced that this flight for Ireland would be undertaken with the coming of the next full moon. Alcott wired todav to Vice Admiral -Kerr nt Harbor Grace for permission to use the flying field of the Hnudley-Puco plane now assembling there for a "take off." ... . ' . . . The Hnndlev-Fage wilLbe ready nt the smiie time. . ,1 NC-i Reaches Delgadu. 1 . WASHINGTON. May ' 20. The naval seaplane NC-4 arrived at Ponta Delgada. from Horta at 10:21 a. ni. Washington time. , HORTA. May 20 (Bv the Asso ciated Press.) The seaplane NC-4 started for Ponta Delgada at 12:40 n. m. today. Greenwich meridian time. The weather was clear and the wind favorable.- - - .., . ' .; ....... WASHINGTON. Ma v. 20. The na val seaplane NC-3 will not .be able to resume the trans-Atlantic, .flight. A message to the novv department early- today from Admiral Jackson at Horta said the damage resulting from the buffeting she received when forced to land while nenring tho Azores had definitely put her out oE the race. , The official report to the nnvv de partment from Rear Admiral Jackson showed that the NC-4 covered the distance of 150 miles in one hour and 44 minutes, or at the rate of more than 85 miles an hour. LONDON, May 20, 10:66 a. m.) The weather is so bad off the coast ot Ireland that airplanes ordered by the air ministry to search. for Avia tor Harry G. Hawker's machine are unable to fly. There were ; strong southeast winds, rain and fog at In tervals during the night. . All communication centers In Lon don are silent as to news from Hawk er and ' Lieutenant Commander Grieve. Even the rumors which pre vailed yesterday and last night have died out. ) '' The opinion held In admiralty cir cles is that Hawker came to grief soon after he started. , (Continued on Page Three.) - PERSHING STAYSlT PEACE IS SIGNED LONDON, Miiv 20. The proponed visit to England of General Pershing, the American eomtnnndor-in-chief, has been indefinitely postponed. It is inferred here thnt this postponement is due to the official view that it, would be inndvisnblc for the eom mnndcr to leave the Rhino until tho (Ioniums had signed the ueneo trcuty.