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Mail Tribune The Weather Minimum )c(i'idn)...,,..,..im Minimum yesterday '17 Cully Knurtniuilh Tnr, Korty-nlulli Viiar. MEDFORD, ; ORIOpON, FJtJIMY, JUNE -6, 1919 NO. 65 OFFICIAL MAP OF THE NEW EUROPE Ill to m m FIGHT STRIKE 10 A TI Predictions . fa i u : ' FORD DEMAND MIL ITA V NEW BOUNDARIES ' I IN EUROPE fTlff . AS E STAB LI S H E D . i? : ... Intimitientl beundintt m t3l4 . f I r ( ' u o ' Ov abo PltOiCitt irm in Sesvig . S ' F ' N u A --L a) ME Senate Passes Borah Resolution Willi Only Negative Vote of Williams of Mississippi Johnson Resolution . Asklna for Copy of Peace Treaty ' Also passed After Sham Debate Between Hitchcock and Lodue Lat ter Aurees to Withdraw Substitute. WASHINGTON. Juno (I.-Kcniitor lloriih N resolution asking tlnil Amur- It'll II IK'lll'O lIl'll'L'lttlM III I'llriN HI'- 'lira It henrim? before Ihu im'iicc imiii fercni'i' fur tint lrih iIuIK'iiIch, hi'iid cil liv Kdwnrd Dc Vnlurii. provisional in fniili'iit of tho Irish republic, 'n adopted IimIiiv bv I liu senate. IHI to 1. Nuniitor Williiunx, demncriit. of Mis niHsippi, cunt tint neuiitivo vole. PARIS. Juno (l.- I'Vimk P. Walsh. titu of tlia delegates of Ihu IriKh so cieties In tint United Mjiite. who vis ited Iri-ln nil recently. Iiiih prvHiilqd a ili'iiMinil In President Wilson thut t lie Ittiuou conference iuvoHtumto tho Ir ish (IIIUHtillll, . .( 1 WASHINGTON. June 0. The km. liition of Keiiulor Joliiiutin. republican,- of ('iilil'oriiiii. ruouiwliiiu the Mute department to furnish I lid son nte with n i'iiiiv 'of Did (Icniinn poiirit trout v was iicliinli'il-tmliiv liv lliu bcii- iile without n roll cull without further debate mill with imlv u handful of senators present. Without n record vote nnil nftur o Nlmrii dchiilo, the somite mloiiteil a roHiilutiun bv Senator Hitchcock, democrat, of Nt'hrnxkii, providing, for mi iimiiirv Into charge mndo on (he floor two iIiivh nu'o bv Chairman l.iiiluo mil Hi'iialnr llonili of tho for viiro - rvliitiiuiM minimum). v Aelion on the llitclmoi'k resolution t .11.1 I....- It miw'linuiiiiii.u liv .-T.-ll-J ntor Killing?, reiniblicun. of Minmwo In. hml been withdrawn nt then mmt of Senator . Lodge. Ncniilir Hiti'hock ehnrueil . Ihu milmtitiito would not authorize the investigation he proposed in his resolution, In the substitute iireimreil liv Sin ntor Kellogg, there was no inrution bv niime of Senators Lodge nnil Ho rnh. rcpublieiins, in , rniineclinii , Willi their KtntementH regarding Aiiii of the treiilv in New York, mill fienntor Hitchcock suggested that Mr. Lodge now wnnteil to investigate .somebody, else instead of taking rospoiisihililv for hit own HtiiteiiivntM. After ii reply in which Mr. Lodge dcclured h wmited to bv intesliguU cd nnil hml no intention of uviiilinit it. ho withdrew the suggestion of it sub stitute. Tho chair iiiiuiedinielv put. the tmcstion mid on iidoiition of the resolution thuro wero onlv u fuw Hfiittoriiiir "noeH." j . . , Hufer' It to President Immediately nftorwnrri tho resoln- t ion 'of Senator JuIiiihoii, ri'iuiblieiiti. of California, iiHkinir for tho Ircntv text, clinic mi iiiitoinntieiillvninder tho senate rules, mid k wuh ndonted in n similar niiimier. For each vote t lioro wero scarcely n noorii of sena torH in tho ehmiiber. j Whether tho stalo (lcinirluicnt will lit'oedu to tho Hunitto reiiuost for the Ircntv Iiiih not been announced, mid it irenernllv is fissuinod j Hint I lie oneHtinn will be referred to tho pres iilunt mid Secretary Lansing lit Paris, . ' . J Undor Ho Ilitchooek ' moiiHure, ili troduvod nt tho reuuoHt ot'.lliu While llouno. it 1m oxiieclcd Hint tin cxIiuHh tivo invoHtirVii iiohhUiIv involv ing the Hiiinmnninir of inemberH of tjiio peneo cmnmiKHion will rcNOlt. ' ! Tho llilclicock rcHolution, ; Mr. l.od no nnid, hml tho nunenriineo jof Imvinu boon "linslilv duwn." He) tit linvinir been "hiiHtily drnwii." Uu ill moVrow. hut Inter uccontoil n hul'itoh- t'on by Senator Smoni, romiblivnn. oC Utnli, that' it bo laid on the In bio. niakinir it piis.Hiblu to call H iid later in uiu un.v. . A Hlinrp Oolloquy ' II. Iiiib been (.tilled niiH)orilatively (Contlnuod on page Bight.) LANE'S PROPOSAL WASHINGTON. Juno (ll Oovornor DaviH of Idaho, i and Uovoraor Mod ,...,.. ,.P III ....... .wl.1,1,1 ill.,!., in vi kmfu u. wni.n. ...,... .......... . i... ... dotntmient todnv to Suorolntv I.iiiio'k lirninnt fin' I'linim for fioldiei'fl and snilorH. Thov testified btfl'nro Iho holiOH public) Innd'H eoinnutlno. .Gov ernor Davm (old tho eoininitteo lellers Li.,.,...tn,l lt.r lit.n I'r.ilil UiililiilVfl lllfll. GOVERNORS ENDOkSE vi'uted it trout douiiiud iot l'di'm Inuds it ' '. , Brluadier General Kc tell en Steps Belnq Taken Bv ArnWChiefs to Deal With SltuatloiZ-Police Forces Increased Civil Authori ties Unite for Firm Act WINNII'KO, Jano a.h Ilrlmiiller Oonoriil H. I. II, Kcn, com- inundur of the mllllnryorccii In tho Miinliolm (Hun-lei, In lit firm public iiildremi iilncv'tlio heinlnic of Iho WlnnlpuK Kvuerul milKe, told today A iiuiHH meotliiK of Hicnil thoimiinil rolurned noldlem tlJt " mepii woro IioIiik Ink mi m denyrully with rovo lulloiiiirlcn anil tun lrulil' In Win nipeg and oilier l"'1' In Cnniidu." WINXII'KO. Mjn.. Juno . Act- iiK upon ruporu Hint tho rudlrul oloinent Involve In the Wlnnlpen KuneraL mrlka A'a threntenlnK to Immch a ouinpii;u of terrorlmn, the Winnipeg illy (iviirninont lodity do cldad to Ineroio It upeclnl con- tablo force e .1.000 niou, momly doldlori. OiJ tlioiuund coiutubleii huvn been twirn In. City offlcSIn hnvo corVlruod tho oppoul (or nilnnul iiHuliiiance, whl local itrlkeleadoin announced they nut out. fa an Invltntlon for all cImkoi of ruillrali to come to Win nlpK. 1 Areral IhouKund returned noUllern. pponed to thu atrlko, held tholr - mrond meotliiK today and thraata f or oponly , mndo that un toHH rorlUIn of tho atrlko leaders are taken r Aito cuatody "tho loyal ol dlen fill ho heard from." ' A' palmed doclaratlnn In tho atrlko bulletin that "auiimen Imported tronii tho, United titatoa" wero on lliliJwny to Winnipeg to oppose tho Hirllnn force and preclpltulo trou- lilc.Jwnn branded as fulso at tho city half. It was salt) that tho purpose of'lbe arllclo probably was "Intended lo.lnolto union men." . ., .W1NNIPKO. Man.; Juno . In formal proclamation puhllshod this mornlnR, Mayor Charles K. Gray or dorod tho atoppnao of all parades and forbade Ilia connrogatlon of crowds on tho rliy streels. , Tho proclamation reads: , ';"' virtue of tho authority vested In mo, I do hereby ordor that all persons do ret ruin from formlnil or tukliiK part 'In any parade or con KreKutlna In crowds In or upon any of tho streets of tho city of Winnl peg. and do hereby roqifost of all law-abldlnx cltlsons tho full com pliance with this proclamation. (SlKiiod). OllAllLES F. OKAY, .. Mayor. "Clod Snvo tho King." Mayor Oray aald ho acted In tho Intercut of law and ordor and with tho hope of preventing bloodshed. Clly officials and exocutlvoa of the Winnipeg cltlsons' commlttao commonlod upon tho action of local atrlko lenders In sending a national call for mon prominently Identified with the "Ono Dig Union" movoaiont to come to Winnipeg Immediately. Strike Jm Foiling 'The national call for holp by the local labor loaders seonis to ho the beginning of tho end. Following tho collapRO of various gonoral strikes In dlfforont provinces and tho fall uro to proclpltnto strikes In a num her of cities, It sooms qullo plain that tho Wlnnipog agitators realito tho fato of tholr 'One. nig- Union movement Is hanging In tho balance. Wlnnipog merchants and manufac turers know that thousniiilH of union workors nro ready to rotnrn to tholr Jobs. Fear of .violence, has halted thorn." Returned soldier constables wore on duty this forenoon. For tho first tlmo hIiico tho atrlko began on May 15. gonads of street cleanerB worn In action.. Nowspapers again wore sold In tho business district. DellvorloB of bread .woro made with protection of constables and -m 1 1 R was sold at municipal Blntlnas In tho city schools Vancouver Mayor Acta ' VACOUVKIl. B, C, Juno 6 Law and order mitstjhq maintained and publlo utllltlos nuint be oporatad In Viincouvor during the gonorol strike, Mayor 11, II. Clnlo doclarod In a statement mndo publlo today. i Tho mayor's' Btalomont rovlowod briefly tho causes of tho , present trouble and' pointed out that civic, authorities ara unable to remedy labor grievance. , "It Is my duty to maintain la and ordor at all times and this am rosolvod to do without foar or favor," thostatomont declared. Is my bellof that, the groat majority of citizens, Including the ranks of tho unions, donlre to proceed to tho desired rotorniB by constitutional methods." Although telephone oporntora Inst night voted In favor of tho fltrlk Uio snrvlco has not yot boon Inter. Prepared by cartographers of the peace congress and Issued by the United 8tote Committee on Public Information, this map. which antlelpaies the action of the peace congress on boundaries to eastern and southern Kurope. leavea unsettled the Polish-Lithuanian boundary and that between Austria and Hungary and ahowa the Treaty of London line on the Dalmatiao coast. It creates a Conatanttnople auto and throws a bit of Uumanla back Into Bulgaria, a bit of Europem Turkey and Bulgaria and a corner of Albania uno Oreec extending the Albanian froniler a little to the north and eaat. , Greece to also given a bit of the coast of Anatoli . 1 1 ' ' " . MUm GERMAN. TIPS, WAITERS. - YEI1SAII.I.KS. June 0. Be- fiuiHc the servnntM emploved nt the Hotel lies Keservoir here, where the (lerinnii peace dvleen tion is nunrtered. have refused to oei'PPt tiiw from the members of tho dclcentioii. the hotel mnn- m..,iiiniif Ihih iitiiiiiiineeil that it Iiiih been doiniiellcd to advance Driven ten iht cent in order to IncrciiHc tho emplovos' wuges. 4 HELD FOR MURDER REDWOOD crfY, Calif., Juno 6 llotol and lodging house accomo. dntlons In tho little ton of Pesca doro. near thd ranch house whore Mrs. Sara Satlra Coburn, weaitny widow, was murdered Tuesday night wero taxed to capacity with a host of profesBlonal and amateur Investi gators of the murder 'mystery. Dis trict Attorney Franklin Swart an nounced hero today, t Wallace Loren, Cobiirn, agod 63 tho Incompotont stepson or Mrs Coburn, who was found holding tho body or tho agod woman, the neaa of which had been beaten In with a heavy stick of , stove wood, still Is bolna hold under close observation here. Nurses reportod to Swart that last night ho jopentod many times the name "Ryan" and talked oroat deal about a "killing," The namo Is nuzxllng the authorities. Hq has hegun to talk a groat doal nt night, Swart said, and on' mat ac count ho Is bolng watched constantly nttondonts Jotting down his every word. 1 Fingerprints found , oh the stlcK aro being examined toduy. Kven It It develops that thoy were Coburn s, tho clue would be ofv little, value In Swart's opinion. ' "Tho Btiok could have been put into hla handB," lyS said. . Favor Reneai Davllaht Bill.' WASIIINGT(K, Juno . Fnvor nblo report on, the bill to repeal tho dnvlicht Bitvinir lnv on tho Inst Sun dav in October wns volod todnv bv tho boiiHO mtortdnto coiniuorce com willoo. ,.. 1 ' IDIOT STEPSON IS OF WIDOW COBURN GERMANY ill . il BE GIVEN THREE I DAYS TO REPLY Allied Reioinder Delivered Monday. 3 to 5 Days Period Then Allowed Germans for ReoW Council Re verses liself on Indemnity Clem eaceau Wins for Lamer Sum. , BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Hope Is expressed In peace conferx enco circles In Paris that the allied rojolnder to the ' .German counter proposals will .oe ready tor presenta tion Monday.: . It Is understood that with this reply the Germans also will receive notification that the dis cussion of the terms has been finally closed and will bo given a period of not leas than three days or more than five 4n which to accept or reject the treaty. . If this plan, is carried out, there fore, It seems probable that Ger many's decision will be made known not later than Saturday, June 14. Reports from Paris' Indicate that Immediately after receiving the al liod reply, Count Von Brockdorrr Itant7.au, chairman of tho Gorman delegation, will leave Versailles tor Berlin, where he will hold a final consultation with Phillip Schelde mann, tho chancellor. Should Ger many decide to sign the treaty the count will return to Versailles, but should Germany determine upon a rejection of the terms, notification of that fact will be sent to tho peace conference from Berlin. . Council Changed Jlind DlBpntchOB state that the council of four has reached a doclslon to refuse Germany's request that a tlxed sum Tor reparations bo', Indi cated) in, the treaty. There Beemed recently to he a well defined sontt ment in tho council to accede to this rooueet, only Premier Clemenceau being known to object to granting that concession,' Nothing 1b known ns to tho reason for tho council's refusal to name the sum, which news roporta had foreenst at approx imator $25,000,000,000. Austrian peace activities seem likoly to bo renewed at St. Germain tomorrow. Dr. Karl Ronnor, tho head of the Austrian delegation, has boon in i conference at Feldklrch, with Dr. Otto Bauer, the Austrian foreign minister, and Is expected to be back In St. Germain on Snturday with his flvo coUobrhcs -who -also took part In tho conferences with Dr. UttUor, TICKET SALES FOR . ' BIG WILURD SCRAP TOLEDO, Ohio, June 6. With tho heavyweight cham pionship contest between Jess Willard and Jack Demsey here July 4 a month away the ad vance sale today passed the $300,000 mark, Tex .Rlckard announced today. The contest 111 be staged, Rlckard said, . regardless of weather conditions, and a corps of soldiers will, be on hand to preserve order. . DRIVEONSIM 12 TACOMA, Wash,, June 6. Tho announcement that tha; secret service department of the government would be re-organised In a drive to rid the country of anarchists and I. W. W. will result In Tacorua being the head. quarters tor this district and the probability of a number of sensa tional trials. It was learned at' the federal building Friday. ' , The force of secret service opera. tives of tha department of Justice will he Increased here and every clue leading to the Identity and ar rest, to be followed by the prosecu tion, of known anarchists will re. suit, it wna declared. - U Is known-that there are hull dreds of rabid I. W. W.'s who have their headquarters in the Paget Sound district and an effort will be mndo to bring them to trial and to put them where tholr plots, culmin atlug In attempts on the lives of public officials, will not be possible. MOUNT CLEMENS. Mich.. June Direct evidence for the plaintiff Itenrv Ford's libel suit ucninst the fhirniro Tribune was ooinpleted to dnv and presentation of the defense expected -to lust a month wns bceun, PARIS, June (i. It is 'understood hore thnt the Iterlin government scndniir phototrrnphii'iillv reproduced comes of the neflcc tonus to every I'irted Stntes senator and reproson tutivti. ' . .' Western Union Head Declares Com pany Now Returned to Private Owners Not Bound Bv Burleson's Policy Claims Only 710 Emoloves Out of 40.000 in Union. NEW YORK. Juno fl. Kmployes f the Western Union Telcarnph com pnnv who joined the t-leaniiher union on the assurance of the post mnster general thnt there would be no discrimination in reirard to em doves ioininp unions will not be tak en back if thev strike. Xewcomb 'arlton. president of the company. announced todnv. He pointed out that the postmaster eeneral now has turned the Western Union over to the coin on nv '"to- opernte as we think best for the interests of the busi ness." . Mr. Carlton said that out of, 40.000 employes onlv 710 belonsed to the union and that the call for a strike in the southern division was meetine with practicallv no response. . Burleson Passes Buck WASHINGTON. June 6. Post master General Burleson s . order abolishing the wire control board, in New York and restoring the operation of the telephone and telegraph prop erties to officials of the companies. lifting a h agents of the government, was. attacked today bv members ol oneress. some of whom charged thnt Mr. Burleson had "passed the buck because of the threatened nation wide strike of members of the Commercial Teleirranhers' Union of America. Immediately after Sir. liurleson's order was issued lost niirbt. S. J.,Kon cnLnnin. nresident of the telegraph ers' umon. 'ordered - a- strike ot tne union emploved bv the estem bnion Tih-CTfluh tumiitanv in the ten fOntp. eastern states and reports from the chief" cities- in- that territory today showed that scores of operators as well as some clerks nnd messengers had Quit their posts. Officials of the company at Atlanta, said that with the wires nenin under company opern tion there would be a finish tight, while those of the union intimated that if necessary a nation wide strik would be ealled. Fight for Repeal - WASHINGTON. June 6. Indica tions thnt the bill to repeal the law authorizing federal control of tele graph, telephone and eoble companies would be pressed despite Tostmns ter General Burleson's order restor ing private operation of the wires, were given todnv bv the senate inter state commerce committee, which re opened hearings on the repeal mens arcs. . Senator Kellogg.' republican. Mm nesota. author of the repeal bill, told the committee the postmaster gener al's order onlv restored private op eration nnd did not end government control and that eonseouentlv the re oeul bill should be enacted as speed ilv as possible. N. C: Kingsburv. vice president ot the American Telephone and Tele graph company, appeared before the committee to urge legislation den nitelv continuing existing telephone rates until state commissions hav time to pass on them and establish new schedules. -' Boat Sides Confident ATLANTA. Ga.. June 6. Confi dence in the outcome of the strike ordered bv the Commercial lelegra oher's Union,, aguinst the Wester Union Telegraph company in the ten soMtheasdern stutcs was expressed today bv leaders on both sides. II. C. Worthen, general mnnager of the southern division of the West em Union, declared in a statement that the return of the wire properties bv Postmaster General ' Burleson "gives our executives n full and clear hand to fight to a finish and the Diiblic can trust thnt we will do it." P.. G.. Fronville, president of the Atlanta Council of the linon. speak ing for himself, nnd C. P. Mann, southern organizer o the union timnted that n nntion wide strike would bo ordered if that proved nee essnry. Union hendouurters announced 4hnr 7,000 employes of tho Western Union in tho south either had gone on strike or would do so during the duy, DAVILLA. MEXICAN REBEL CHIEF REPORTED KILLED MEXICO. CITY. June 0. (Bv tih Associated Press.) Jose Inez Dal villa, former federal general, it was announced officially today, has bee: killed in buttle in the state of Oa ncn after havine been.-in, -revolt against the government for mdrc tha four venrs. Davilla at one tune wn governor of the stale of Onxuca. Huns Aidino Bolshevik! On Esthonian Front Esthonlan Foreian Minister Arrives in Paris to Appeal for Al lied Aid Hunoarian Bolsheviki Achieve Unexpected Success Over Czech Troops In Slovakia Situa tion Said to Be Serious. PARIS. June 5. (Hnvn.O M, Poska. foreign minister of Esthonin.. arrived in Paris today to - nsk the real powers to aid the smnll Esthon in n army which is lighting the rlol- heviki southwest of Petrograd. Ho ill confer with the council of four. STOCKHOLM. June 6. German forces on the Esthonian front are said, to be aiding the Bolsheriki. in an of ficial statement issued at Esthonian - hendouurters. The statement reads: "There was violent fighting on the Gntchina front throughout Tuesday nd the battle was renewed Wednes day. On the southern front the Ger- , man landwehr. instead of pushing the enemy back from Riga, is trying bv all means to advance to our lines.". OMSK. May 27. (Bv the Assb-. ciatcd Press.! If the Omsk govern ment succeeds in clearing Russia of the Bolsheviki this year it will be barely able to meet the demands for -grain to snppiy the peoole, according to M. . I'etrov. minister or agncnl ture. It is said that ouite a propor tion of the wheat crop of the past three venrs is still' to be threshed in outlying districts due to inadequate transportation facilities. . . -. '. '.u.i '"'' i ' PRAGtTE. June S.TBv the' Asso ciated Press.) Admission was made. today bv Dr. Irobur. Czech minister here.- that the Hungarian Bolshevik; army Iiad achieved an unexpected, snccess over the Czech trooos inc, Slovakia, who were reported still to oe retreating, ine situation in am- . vakia is said to be verv serious, with the richest districts in the hands of -the Hungarians, whose advance it is believed can be checked onlv bv the assistance of the French troops. LONDON, June 6. The Bolshevik! . have recaptured Sarapul, on the. Kama river southwest of Perm, which was one of tho important towns taken by Admiral Kolchak's - forces In their spring advance, a Bol shevik wireless message claims. The , dispatch also asserts that the Bol- shevlkt are continuing to advance In , this region. . , . ' -. SCIENTISTS PARTY Lf BELIEVED LOST SAN DIEGO. Calif.. June 0. Los ' Angeles ' nnd Northern aCliformn scientists, members of an eplonng party are believed to have lost their lives in a big storm off the Lower California coast on May 15. during ' which their boat, the Trojan founder ed in the heavy seas. . . - ' 1 s I S. OFFICERS REFUSE TO DISPLAY P0S1 ERS 2 FORWARDEi PARIS, June 6. American offl-, cers at Coblenz, It became known . here today, have refused to display posters advertising the Rhenish re public sent them by French officers. The Americans received a bundle ot ' tho posters from the French. COBLENZ, Wednesday, Juno 4. (By Associated Press.) American authorities here 'have notified the over-president of the Rhine province to ignore oraera trom iiornn trans ferring him to another province, . the Americans believing this move was a political one connected with Berlin's efforts to counteract the movement tor establishment of a Rhenish republic. It was declared In Wiesbaden Sunday that Berlin had also ordered removal of the over president of tho Troves district and that tho Americans had Instructed tills orrielal to Ignore his Instructions from Berlin. . ,