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MEDFORD,' OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY, 20, . 19J9
NO. 50
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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" :
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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.