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Newspaper Page TextOnvon Hlstnrlrnl 800 X Public Auditorium , ail Tribune The Weather Minimum yesterday M Minimum todii)' .' no Predictions Today, Fair. fully I' mirieffllill sear. l'urly-nliilli Yoar. MEDFORD, OUEflQN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1919 NO." 57 MedfordM GERIVJANY WILL REFUSE TO GIVE Uf TERRITORY v No Chanties Without PlcUcsclte. Cos slon of Unoer Sellcla. Prussia and Memll femohatlcallv Relectetl Offerrf to Pav. Indemnity Not In Excess of 100 Billion Marks. - ' HKIII.IK.'Miiv 97. Mlv (lin Assn eintod I'rOKS.l Ocrliinnv h counter l W'linm i III.' ll-lllin ' I nt.l -, , treaty presented Id luir ulciiipoloii tinrioM nl Versailles iiii'tniln llm I'ol lowing iioiiitH .according l mi unof fii'iHl Hiiiiiimirv available today : (Icrniaiiv offer lo disuriu "II of her bnllleships, mi roinl it imi Hint n Hurt of lnjr iiii r i-ii 11I il fleet liu ru stored to her: Shu propose that there hIiiiII Ii no tentorial elmiiL'cx without coiimiiIIu Hon of thoi populations affected; The cession of I'ppcr Silesia nml tlm cliiiiim to KiiHt Prusaiu. Went l'ruHHin mill Mi'inil arc emphatically roleolod: It In Ntiimlali'il II111I Danzig hIiiiII become n free imrt find tlio river is lulu 11011I rulirnl : ' Occupied li'rrilorv to' bo evacuated within nix montliN: If Hut U'iiciio of Nations U ckIiiIi lishpil will) (icrmnnv iik 11 member, Gcrmanv shall continue In administer her colonies in necordimco with tlio liriiii'inluH of tlio league 11 h iIh man dnlorv: Germany offers to nnv 20.000.000.. Out) mark in colli liv the venr 1020 Hut indemnity, nml to make annini payments from 1027 onward In n to (nl not in excess of iuo.iMiu.nno.nno murks in cold. It wns expected toilav thai the counter proposals would hp of fii-iull V mndo knoifn on Wednoiidnv. llKRMN'. Mav 27. fftv tlio Armo i,i..l.,.l tltwaa t.K'I'lm fli.,iii niantiler propoiaU to the ternm of tlio treatv of peace will in tlio onenimr miction nrtrito for the eii-tineo of Oeriiianv' eon I met lira I rieht to.it tieaeo biioil on I'nutident Wilmill' fourteen point hecnimo th enlenle nntionx imreed to a pence on that IiiihIm. anil neither Mr. Wilmiii nor (be repreHeiilativoti of nnv other allied ttovijriilnent have Kinco demaiided that peace he cntul) liclied on juiv other lumin.. The Hocond Hoction will deal with the contradiction between tlio draft of the treatv nml the nrevimm iiHHiir nncea from entente HtaleHmvn anil the ueneral iiUialx of iiiteriiatioiuil riuht. MlKbt Over niKlit ' The reptv complains that "miulil before riL'hl" iIominatoK the whole ullieil treatv. Ohieetion in cxpresned lo tho do innnd that (lermaiiH ho Hiirrendered for trial in pncniv eonrlK. tho reply ciinteiidinir that an impartial aiilhor- itv ouuht lo bo iiiHtitnted t ei-tiililisli nil violatioiiH of international law hv whomover committed. It in deed" red hv tho (lermann that iiIiIioul'Ii Hip H(eech inadn bv 1'reMi dent WiIhuii in October, I II 1(1. reeoir- nir.cd that TPNpniiHlhilitv for I ho war reated on tho entire I'.nroiitMiii kvh tent, (lie treatv reonireH (lerninnv to ' neknotvlcilee that alio and her allies wero responsililo lor nil (lamimo Hiit- fered in oiiposimr coanlrieK. II HHHorloil tlint it in inconleslablo thai Homo of the allied and nsKociiited powers, niicIi iih Italv nnd Itnmanin enlered Hie war for tho Hako of ter ritorial conniiest, No .Iicmtuo of Nations , Tbo HlaliiH of the I.pnirno of Nn lioiiH. it in further itHHerted, contra diet numefoiiH iloclarnlioitK niadn bv Iho itovornmenlH opposed to (Iermanv and tho lenuue m mefolv it eontiniiii tion of the encniv eonlition. It is ndded that there is no rcnli- ' nation of a real Ikmiitho of Nations mil that in itH present form tho Inuguo rocstiiblislieM in effect tho nl lianeo of 1815. ! Tbo rOnlv nt'nintaliiH that tbo trcntv hIiowh Oortnnnv n ft njitlnn wliinh ift . Himplv to bo ilOHtroveil anil ndim "This h' a oomploto ropudiation of tho ideit that ovorv nation bits it rmht to oxiHtoneo nnd violate tho riuht of , Holf dotonilinntion." Tho ' counter propoRft Riwa tlial, tho troiitv ' involvoH doHtruetion o flormnn oiionomin life nnd HiibioetH the Onrmiih people to u financial Mil vorv "iinpnralled in tho historv of the world." 1 1'iVwli W'nr Ilornlilnd ! If Hiieb.a treatv enmo into forco, it !h doelnroil. it would mean a fresh eatiiHtrotiho tor tho wholo world, Tlio ri . 1 -.1.1- . Mormnn aiaiemeiit anus; "A (Wirier philoHoidiv of imperial . intic nnd 'eapilnlistle tendencies is hero oolobrnlintr il hint tornlilo in - umph, Wo appeal .to tho ,imil ' l'iitlit of men and nalioiiH, under which the HrltiHli stale tlovolopod tho Dal cli pooplo hhoratcd thorn . Helves, tho North Amcriean nation cHlnlilisliedj it h indepeiidenco mid Friinco Bliook oft 118 nlwolnliHin. The E HAWKER AND GRIEVE SPECIAL AIP CROSSES . LONDON, Mnv 28. llitrrv 11 u..u.t,.... .....1 1 ;,.i 1 I...... mnndcr Mi'Ki'iir.lu Grieve, who reached hern vcstcrilnv from TliurHo, Hi'otlaiid, nfler being riiMiMU'd in mid ocean when their airship-in which thev warn nt- 1111111111111 In i-rtixrf t)i Allniitii! alighted near tint Diiiiii.li stcain- or Mnrv. worn received hv Kinir Ooorco lit lluckiiichiiin pulaco todav. King Ocorcn bestowed on Hawker and Oricvo tlm insiuniu nl' I In air i'nrcii cms. Thnv lira tlio find, ai'tual recipients of this order. Tlio cross in 11 new honor which is bestowed for "ih'Votiiui to duly." WASHINGTON', Mny !. Iloln- Ktntemnnt of coiitrni'l with Pacific coiuit Hlitpyunln whleli may buvo boon unjustly trealoil til tho caiieollntlon of onliim for uteul ships ulnco tlio IkiiIiik o( tho nrmtittlco wiin prom IhciI by Chairman -Hurley of tho hlp- nihil hoard, nt a conference today with Went Const iihllihullilori and Honator nml reprenenlatlvo front California, Wnshlnitton and Oregon Tho liullilom told tho ahlppiUK honrd Hint Ihoy had not bean fairly treated and Mr. Hurley concoded that prohauly noma Individual Injustice! hail ronulied from tho luaponalon of contracla. y ' 1'iirtfle Count Itrcord lliirrlson ItoliliiHon of San KranulK rn, spokesman for tho hnlldem, unlit 1 .7 4 r,02 4 tons of iteel vessels hud been built by tho 18 Paelflo const lilpyurils hnloeii AuKiist 3, 191 ml May 15, 1919, or C5 percent of ho total production In the United States during that time. Whon It enma to cancellations, no sum, mo board had loft tho yards Willi 750, 000 torn of contracts, conceiting S.I.OUO, whereas on tho Atlantic coast 2.250.000 tons wero being built. Paelflo coast costs, ho suld. woro $100 a ton, while at Hog Island they bnd nvoraRoil (250 per ton on tho first 17 ships. Wo'll not know tho cost at Hog Island until 23 or 30 ships hare boon delivered," Chulrmon llurloy Intor-1 ruptnd blni. "I think your coats uro little high. ' ' .Mr. Itohlnaon rojolnod thnt tho uovernmont was furiilshlnir tho nlant nt I log Inland nnd had to provide fori other costs as woll which Iho Pacific count builders woro Inking caro of themselves. , ; ' Honator Chnmborlaln, of Oregon demanded to know why tho board was continuing to build nt Hog Island nnd Mr. Hurley, rnspondod I hut It wns becnuno tho yard was on Its hands. TO THE BRITISH Ani vi cu i wis, jviav b. Atiiutriu MeKean told the committco todav fewer men wero used on Ilritish ships than on American craft -.of the samo tvpo, partly because Great Urit- iini has more men trained to the work. ' ."1 want to snv. thoucb." tho ad miral added, "Hint tho British nro hot n whit moro efficient than our own men. As a wholo I beliovo our mon stoiek up bettor, tnkintr ovorvthinc into consideration. This is proved in part bv tbo fact thnt iho Uritish navy w imtterniiic itself in many wnv.s nflor ours." , Tho cost to tho United States of each miin in tho navy nvcracod $1200 n year, tho witness Hiiiil Few ohnniroH in the plans of . tbo luttlleships now liuinc oonstritetotl havo been neeessarv. tho admiral said, and those, woro in lino with modern devolopmenls. Ao .. l,..l l. ,.,l,l.,.l il inn boon romiirkiiblo how fow chnmros 1,.. I. ...1 It ,' .. ut.ibinir domonslrnlion of tbo efficiency of tho men who drew up jlio plans." siislainet'S of a snored tradition can not refuse it to li popple which basl lust won the power lo live accordinc to lis own free will, ' iTurleTproIises ship:contracts pacific coast AMERICAN NAVY MEN SOPERIOR WEATHER WA r t ER FLIGHT : British Aviator Blames Failure On Water Bolllno In Coollna System- Lieut, Commander Grieve Gives an Interestlnu Account of Trio Above the Clouds Wireless Failed. LONDON. Mnv 28. (Hv the Asso ciated I'resH.l DfKcrihitiL' weather oiidilinnH diirimr lux attempted flntht across the Atlantic, I In re" (1. Hawker Maid to u riiprcKi'iilativo of the Dailv Mail: 'I he weallier was no hindrance and wo should have made tho flichl but fur the triiilhlu occasioned bv the water hoiliiiL' in our cooliuic Kvslem We could bavo ul Ihronuh Iho woint of the weallier in n couple of boiirH. "We bad very ililtleult trround to riic from on the other side. To .rise at nil we had to run diaconallv across the course. Once wo eot-nwnv we climbed well, but in about 10 minutes we pnHsed from n finn clear wenthot into New Koiindland toe blinks. We wit well over these, however, nnd ot course at once lost sight of the sea. "The sky was anile elenr for tho first four hours, when the visibility became vorv bad. Ileavv cloud banks wero encountered nnd eventually wo flew into a heavy storm with rain hiiuiiIIs. "At this time we were flvinir nbovo the elriuds at a heiidit of nhout l.1! 0(10 foot. We. of conrso. realized, Hint until II pipe wn cleared we could not riso much hither without usinir a lot ot motor power. When wo were nhout 12'i hours on our wnv the circulation1 svstem was still uivine us trouble, nnd we realized that we could not bo on nsini up our motor power. "Then it was that tffe reached the fi'tvfnl decision, lo plnv for nafetv. We chanced our. conrso nnd beirnn flvine dia'onnlrv across tho mo;ji shimcnir route for about two nnd n half hours, when to nur trrenl rebel we smhled n Danish steamer, which proved to be the tramp Mnrv "Wo sent up our verv liirht dis (rcss pitriinls. Those were linRwered tiromnllv, and then we flow on nhout two miloo nnd liinded in tho wntoi ahead of the steamer. ' AVIn'Icss a Palluro "The wireless wns not a crcat sue cess." I.ioiiU'nnnt I ommnndcr Mc- konxio Grieve said. "On stiirtine we found tho simrk verv feeble nnd onlv n small ampernce obtainable, owing lo the undersized propeller used to dr've it. I sent out messnces every half hour and thine Ihev should have been beard if anv shin had been neai lenonirh. bat never bad anv replv. Mv chief ohiect was to let them know I wo were still in the nir. Durine the Inst few hours when the eneino had been throttled down, tho speed ot tho machine wns insufficient to drive the wireless eoniiimcnt nnd no anark could bo cenerated. but I sent 'S. O S.' siunals ovorv minutes on an off chance of tho spark operatinc. "Kroin a niiv'catinc point of view f placed no reliance on the wireless other than as a menus of ask in? the positions of such ships as wo nuch', pass. The ships had previously been asked bv wireless from St. John's to mnko known their positions if Ihev saw us bv dav or if wo fired Verv lichts bv nitrlit. A we Raw no vessel, no Hchl was fired. One vessel has reporled havih" seen n'licht. but the observers on board mnv have de scribed tho red irlow of the exhaust. Sen Not Vlsllilo "Wo preferred to naviciito chiefly bv colestialiTibservatiouH and mv po sition as I worked it out bv the still's U'llfl virllltlllu npm.tf I r,,,,ti,l l.llnn ,ijk,.,i iip. I used n cloud horizon in stead of a son horizon us the sea wns hardly yis'blo anv of tbo time wo woro in the nir. Durinc tho first four hours after leavinir ,wo passed ovor foe banks., Iho clouds bolow wero liko n sen, civinc a perfect horizon T had onlv to judco our distance. (Continued on Page Biz.) IS KILLED AT GERBER A SI I LAND, Ore.. Muv 28. CSpo eial to Mail Tribune.) Al Irwin was f'ilt,i)l. lilt 11 in,1 vi,uti,i'ilii u ill tlm ritil rmi.l vnrriu 111: W ioi I'll f nil,) oil on a train while heinc taken to the Sunt Him iu, f ! wish hi nt Snn liruiicisco. . , , Mr. Irwin was watchman in tbo flerbor vnrds and ..was bit by a froiifht train. Flo . wns formerly on the Ashland police force, the family livinc here, Mrs, Irwin left for San Francisco on train No. 13 Inst nicht, HINDRANC HAWK IF HUNS REFUSE TO mnil Till" 1 1 1 irn liiil l H Int ALLIti WILL LONDON. Mnv 27. liritiftli U''1..I..mm tiurvlu 1 MM,.. ,,li;,l r hloi'kndn council at Paris Iiiih completed nil arrangements tor put Unit the blockade of Gor niiinv again 'into forcu in aiixa the Oariimn didi'iratt'H rofiiMe to siun tlio pcai-e trfiitv, while I'liinoh-ti! idaiiM hnva hucn worked out for the fnlluMt o- oiiprntion lii'twiM'ii thv imlitarv and ecenotiua fori'CK winch' will ha cnililoveil in cane of ncrc Kitv. Immi'dintolv followim; a fail ure of tlm Ck-mians to xiun I ho treatv. fliirmnnv will ho irivcii 72 bourn' notico of tlm termina tion of theiimiiMtice. On the ex piration of lllis period, the Hnt ii.li. Krcneh nnd AmerieunK will advance into (iermanv. Kimiil- taineoiiHlv. the blockade will he enforced iik tmhtlv iih noHKihle. BURLESON NOT IN FAVOR IMMEDIATE WASHINGTON. Mnv 28. Post- master General Burleson in n letter toduv to Chairman Sims of the house commerce committee declared that the present situation with respect to tho teleirrapb and telephone systems reouired determination of a broad eovcrnment policy rather than imnie diate return of the lines to their own- cm iik provided for. in the resolution introduced bv Chninnau JStecnerson of the house twstottiec committee Mr. Hurleson-H letter was in reply to one from Mr. Sims relative to the statement sent to members of con- ttreBs bv Clarence II. Miieknv. presi dent of the Postal Telecraph Cable company, who referred to immediate pnssiiL'O of the Steenerson resolution and offered to. reduce the telecrnpli rates for his eompanv 20 per cent. The postmaster cenernl said a casual examination of teleeraph operation 'disclosed that this eompanv in 11)18 carried onlv $14,030.81)0 out of a to tal of $i)(),000,0n0 of the telecraph business" and thnt the snvintr to the public "which Sir. MaeknV asserts he' can accomplish bv n 20 per cent re duction would necessarily bo limited to $3,000,000 annuallv instead df $12,000,000." In tho situation now presented." wrote Mr. Hurleson. "it would seem to be a matter of public concern of which concrcss micht well take coe nizunoe. that the present hich operat inc expenses have made it impossible to operate these properties nt tho pre-war charccs. To turn the prop erties hack without mnkinc some ad justment which Would enable the companies to resume their operation on a basis comparativelv omial to that in which the eovernment took them would affect their financial standinc materially: and in some eases, in mv opinion, disastrously, nnd would cause not. onlv the investors, but the uublia,.to suffer." SPA R IS. Muv 28. (Hv the Asso- oiatetV Press.)' Kim' Albert of Helcium is expected to visit Wash incton to attend the initial meetinc of tbo Leacttc of Nations next Octo ber. a lamiiy uy hid naiao 01 reurmin from Klamath Falls and for whom Miss Veda Pearson registered, ar rlvod In the city yestorday' and are stopping at the Nash until they find a suitable furnished house, THE EUROPEAN SITUATION IN BRIEF BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 2S -It Is expoctetV the German peace delegation will present Its counter proposals to the terms of poace at Vorsttlllcs today. The Gorman reply has been completed Dispatches from Berlin and Paris, indicate that the Germans will base their proposals on the claim that they accepted the offer ot the allies to conclude pence on tho basis of President Wilson's fourteen points, and other assertions by alliod repre- soiiuuivea mm mo peiiuo numu uui. " "B ot " ." ' " u l uuniuiim win emim lu unvtj iun od the old imperialistic regime and substituted for It a democratic gov ernment and will for this reason ask for amelioration ot the price they must pay for peace. ' There .arb reports which seem to rofloct a disposition on the part OREGON MOVIEli ACTRESS KILLED IN AUTO SMASH Edoa Civnor ani Georqe C. Held PorJand Movie Man. Killed When "Whitman Massacre" Bus Over turns En Route to Clackamas River Five Members of Cast tniured PORTLAND. Muv 28. Two per suns were killed and five injured near here toilav when a siuht Kocinir bus carrvinir members of a inovinsr picture company to a point on the Clackamas river, to film scenes in a historical picture lo be known as The Whitman Massacre ' overturned and threw out the 13 passcnuers. Miss Kdna Guvnor. 17. a movinir pic ture netrcss nnd Geonre C. Held, a oenl camera man and former news paper iihotoernpher. were killed. The inmred were Miss Ruth Kmmnr. airs. A. P. DeKcvscr: Mrs. Ethel Dann. E. E. Dcvcnport and Richard Multord. all members of the movina picture eompanv. None of the injured is thoutiht to bo fatallv hurt. Witnesses said the automobile was traveling fast and in turnine to avoid collision with another specdintr car. skidded nnd overturned when a wheel broke. . The movine picture compnnv. re- eentlv onfiinizcd here. -has been film- inc historic events of Oregon history. ' The followine notice of the picture mukinc wns received nt this office todnv. from Miss Gavnor. who was killed: ,'......,." .,'. PORTLA'X'D, May 28. There is being filmed In Portland, Oregon, a drama tbat is certain to be one of the best and most interesting that baa ever been presented to the pub lic. Tbia btatoric drama is based on the Whitman Massacre of 1847. One acene . filmed recently included the Lewis and Clark banquet at St. Louis, showing the rich gowns worn! by the lady guests, beautiful table ware in all its brilliancy. Gaily bead ed Nez Perce Indians are also shown in the background. ; This Instructive picture is being filmed by Mr. Ray mond Wells, the author, and Mr Lewis H. Moomaw. head camera man at the Btudlo ot the American Llfe ograph Company at 33rd and. Halsey streets for the Multnomah Film com pany. . The bravo Dr. Marcus Whitman, who left New York State in 1835 and his honesty and bravery will bo most Interestingly shown In the play. Whitman, the missionary, was an excellent physician as well and was often called upon to perform diffi cult tasks. At Laramie Dr. Whit man cut from the back" of Capt. Brldger an iron arrowhead three inches in length which a Blackfoot Indian had planted there. The ' part of Mrs. "Whitman, the beautiful, helpful bride, who left her dear ones in Plattsburg, Now York to accompany her husband and assist him In missionary work In tho unknown west,, will be played by an excollent actress. It is to be hoped that this Instruc tive play may bo Been all over Amer ica. This drama Is entitled "Martyrs ot Yesterday." GRAB I. W. W. LITERATURE AT EUREKA. CALIFORNIA EUREKA. Calif.. Muv 28. Thrco paekaccs of Industrial Workers of tho World propneanda literature wero seized at the express office by local authorities uctiiisr on orders receiv ed from the department of justice. It was said one packaco had como from Spokane. Wash., another from 'Chicago and tho third from Superior. Wis. the allies not to parley long If the Germans actually refuse to sign the terms. An Amsterdam , dispatch states that the Belgian frontier has been closed and It is further report- ed that general mobilization ot the Belgian army will be ordered as soon as tt Is definitely known the Ger mans will not sign the treaty, Allied , commanders along tho Rhine are reported to have held con fereucea relative to action It the Germans decline to conclude peace on the allied terms It may be that the treaty with Austria will not be presented on Fri day as planned. The Italian delega tion Is declared to be delaying con sideration of clauses of treaty deal ing with the southern frontiers ot Austria, insisting that the Question of the frontiers shall ho coupled with of I that ot the Dalmatian const 10 GET MODEL FARM IN STATE PROGRAM 'fiiiVA f i i fiw. r..w o Tbo first farm settlement unit, purchased by the state, is now bfinif developed hv n scheme planned bv II. D. Seudder, Clair Wilkes and Palmer Patton of the farm mnnaurinciit departmen of the O. A. C. it was stated todav. The tract' of land is a (id aero diversified farm plat two miles Koiitb of Independence. The (it) farm will be developed on funds loaned bv the slate to the set tler. The land settlement board, ap pointed bv the coventor, has been authorized to select sites in five different parts of the state. Plans will lie drawn up and the sites. cou'PiH'd bv the state. Two farms will be in Eastern Orccon. one on the. coast und one in Southern Orecoti. OF 1916 IS URGED WASHINGTON. Mav 28. Rapid completion of the navv's 1916 build ine procram was ureed bv the een eral board todav in' a communication presented to the, house naval comr mittee bv Secretary Daniels. The board recommended that onlv slieht chances be made in the plans of the capital ships as oricinallv drawn. The board's communication showed that the idea of buildine a composite ship to take the place of battleships nnd battle cruisers hod been aban doned for the time beins at least. . Principal chances m the six batt.e cruisers authorized in 1016. recom mended bv the board would cive the shiiis additional protection at the sacrifice of speed. Secretary Dan iels told the committee the board was unable to snv now how much speed would lie sacrificed to enin this end. The ships were designed for 33 knots speed. " Rear Admiral SfcKean. acting chief of operations, told the committee that not less than 16 first class battle ships with a total complement of 20, 886 men would be kept in commission as a peace time force. -He said the personnel of a shin could not be de creased without decreasin the ves sel's efficiency. ' 1 2 BABIES DIE IN PORTLAND, May 2S. Twelve In- rants now have? died at the Waverly Baby Home In this city, where an epidemic believed to be Infections dysentery has been claiming victims for the past two weeks. The twelfth child died last night .while a frantic search was being made for a supply of brandy with which to check the disease. Superintendent Gcrtrudo Lownoy said today. - Twontv-one babies have boon 111 from tho malady ot mysterious or igin since It started in tho home Deaths in a few cases have occurred with considerable speed and special ists have been baffled by some fea tures of the epidemic. Physicians believe that the germ originalty was brought into the home by some baby, and thus got started among the seventy-three inmates. Milk brought to the home has been tested and found In good condition, and physicians do not believe that the disease is akin to influenza In any way. , GERMANS TO MAKE COUNTER CLAIM FOR DAMAGES VERSAILLES. Mav 28 The Ger man peace delegation here, it was learned todav. Will present a counter claim of 12.830,000,000 marks for damaco from tho allied bloekado as an offset to the reparation demands of tho allied powers. The Medford offlce'ot the federal employment service Is a busy place these days. For the past week or so Supt. Janes has placed an average of fifteen men a day In orchard and ranch work. There is a demand now for hny hands-with not less than half a dozen calls tor such dully from tho ranchers. RESIDENT WILL IF LEAGUE Democratic National Chairman Be- lieves Decision Rests On Fate of Covenant If Leaaue Fails Demand for Wilson Will Be tremendous War a Great Partv Triumoh. CHICAGO. Mav . 28. President Wilson's candidacy for a third term will he determined larcelv bv the fato of tbo League of Nations in tho opin ion of Homer S. Cummincs. chairman of tho democratic national commiltoo. who came to Chicago today to preside at a two davs' session of that body. "While I have no information re garding President Wilson's intentions about becoming a candidate for tho third term. I believe that the nnes tion largely rests on tho fate of the Lcucue of Nations." said Chairman Cumnjincs. "If the Leasne of Na-. tions should bv anv chance be defeat ed, and .this to mv mind i unthink able, the pressure brought to bear on the president to run again will be verv great and I feel certain that he . would be reelected. . If the League . of Nations is successful I do not : think the pressure would be nearly as ' ereat." ' - ' ' . ' . i . ; , . r MCAdoo ana rainier In the absence of definite word from President Wilson on the subject there was little gossip of candidates, among the partv leaders. The names most freouentlv mentioned wore Wil- Ham G. McAdoo. former sccretarv ot the treasury, and A. Mitchell Palmer. United States attornet general, who will address the committee tomorrow night. '.'i: - " " Every state was represented bv either a committeeman or a proxy when Chairman Cummines called the body to order in a session which formally marks ..the openineot the : presidential campaign of 1920. f - Opposition Criticized ; ; Chairman . Cuminings praised tbo record of procressive achievements of democratic national administra tion and declared that the republican partv . again is fnllinc under reae-- , tiopnrv leadership as indicated Dv mo recent organization of concrcss. Ho urged a closer cooperation between, the different departments" of - the, partv organization in prepannir for the next national campaign and re ferred to the important part women will take in future political activi ties. He said he expected to visit everv state in the union before re turning to New York m August. In a few davs he will appoint a number of committees to take no active work for the next presidential campaign. This meeting todav marks tno opening of an active and mibtifnt campaign for 1920." said Chairman Cummincs in addressing the commit tee. "We are nbleto point with pride to tho record of President Wilson and lli democratic, national administra tion ill tho matter of progressive leg islation. ' ' , -'' "' Democracy Did It "From the pnssage bv ooncrcss of the income tax law to tho establish ment of the federal reserve bank sys tem tho movement of the Dcmooratio partv bus been steadily forward. When war came it seemed for a time as if davliclit had dropped out of the . world. The democratic partv suc cessfully led tbo country through that dark critical period.' No matter what critics mnv sav. history will record this period as the golden ngo of American achievement and American honor. When tho full storv is wntr ten tho American peoplo will bo satis fied and grateful. ' I look forward to tho campaign of 1920 with utmost cmiFiilencn. not onlv in tho righteous ness of our cause but in its triumph;" The. selection of the meeting plarto of tbo next democratic national con vention was informally discussed bv tbo committeemen, .-.although the ottestion wil not be deluded until next winter. GEIS STATE BERTH SALEM. Mav 28. Governor Olcott todav appointed Dr. W. W. Walker of Grants Pass, a member of tbo stnto board of dental exuminors to suc ceed Dr. If. S. Olincer of Salem. Dr. Olincer recently was named to sue.-, eeed Dr. Alex McDoiigal. but did not titialifv. stating thnt he would not be. able to attend to the duties of tho position, v ': PARIS, Mav 28. Tho names of the Duke of Devonshire and Gonoral Jan Christian Smuts ure among those now mentioned as possiblu uppotntces ns Uritish ambassador to Washing ton. ' . . . I RUN IS NOT ADOPTED