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Newspaper Page TextPi'WIo fluilitorlum W Ml The Weather Maximum yi'Hlci'ilii.v. ...... .(I I Minimum today lilt u Tmbu Predictions Today, Fnlr. 2BFO rally Kiitirtciuitb xoar. orly-iiliilh Vouf. MEDFORD, ORPlGOX, WKDXKSD'AV, JUNK 11, 1919 NO. 69 ' i D KB NE NATION-WIDE FIRST DAY II" 1 r Ian Ion OF SHE IS FIZZLE Western Union Not Effected Onlv 160 Men Out of 40.000 Walk Out . Postal Operators Quit Work San Francisco and Portland Carlton Declares Strike a Failure Burle son Maintains Telearanli Traffic Has Not and Will Not Be Delayed. WASHINGTON'. Jinn' II. Pil lousier (Icticrnl lliiili'MMi ili'i lnri'il in n Mtnleinciit ludiiv Hint mi iiiiuiiiiiI f liri'Hiir would iivail to mult" llii' uoViTiiinciit win' runt ml lumril "ex It'inl ur tro licvonil ruli'K uiiif r''L'iiln linliK of tlu war labor InuiM which luive lii'i'il Hliirtlv iiliservud hinrii tin. unvcriimeiit I imk over control nf the tclcvriipli mill telephone properties." Mr. Iliirlt'Hiin ilni'liiri'il the strike nf w:rc cinnluvni wliirli heirim this muriiiiiir wns "nlinllv without juti fifiiliiitr' nnil mlili'il Hint in Titriiiut inti lit1 liiul wuw 1I111I "li'li'urnnliii' traffic I1111I mil been delayed mill would nut 111- tlclllVcd." DALLAS. Tex.. .Iiiih. 1 1. A. J. Fiber. n noil - union lini'iiimi employed llV till' l)llllll IL'llt llllll Power t'lllll- rnitiv, wim slmt nnil in-lnntlv killed in 11 I'limli liiiii' tuiluv between slrike KViiiimlliirurx mul iiuiiMiiiinn turn tuk na tin' iiIih'ck of. xtrikiuu employes uf till! OOIIIPIIIIV. NKW YOliK. June It. Onlv 100 persons, iiicluiiint; l'Jl operators, out ' (if 11 total til' HUMMI t'uiuliivi'il hv till' Western I'liiun throughout llm coiin trv wit" absent from tlutv nt imon toilnv, N'rut'iimb Ciirltuii, I lie eoui pnnv's prctiilcut, luiniuini'i'il in n Muli'iiii'iit termini.' "11 iiiiiii 'li t i' liiil iim" lln strike onlli'il liv the I'ouiiucr riiil Telru'riiplirr's r'nion. roHtui guiiH ' SAN' FRANCISCO. June 11. The 1 1(1 kcvmi'ii til' llio Pnslnl 'IVIcui upli cnnipniiv in Sun Francisco liiul unit llit'ir posts in response to llm iintiun wido strike I'lill, hut the -inn Western I'liion, opcrnlors were Mill nt work, itt'c'tiriliiiir lu slulcmcnts 1'roin lenders of htilli niili'H tuiluv. 'l'ln Western I'liiun operators with Miiil Id have d'srcunrileil tin' strike order Ihrouuh tiut tilt' Mull', while I In' I'oslnl uit'ii with out ucncrnllv, it was saiil. The Postal mul Western I'liiun t plants here were hcini; picketed, luhur lenders linnollliccilr- . Fn lurt! of the Western t'jiion men to strike wiih tint' In their member ship in I lie coiiipnnv's iiruiiiii.ntinti of employes, it wiih said. Hut four employes in Culiforiiin. Wnsliineton. Oreunn. Nevada nntl Arixoun responded In tlm Ktrikti or itur, M. T. Conk, tlislrict superintend i'iit of llm Western t'nioii coiiipuuv, miniiuni't'tl hero tmlnv. "Our men hiivt mil struck mul they (Contlnuotl 011 page two.) ARMY PLANES 10 AT PORTLAND, Juno It. Tho B(ini(lron nf army airplanes which - arrival) yostorday from Mather Fluid, Hncrumantn, to pnrtlnlimlo In ' tho Vlotory Hoho FoHtlvnl horo, liuido ItH flrt oxhlhlllon fllHht toduy. Tho plitni'H roRO from tho niinilclpnl n"l,f links, iiroiI IIiIh woolc iih iui nvliitlon Hold, lion rl n nlnft. up piiHRcnKorn roiirosonlntlvoa of nil tho lticnl iuiwh impni'fl mul novernl othur olvlllium who liiul hoon pmnihtdl norliil thrlllH. Tho iilrtilnnon circled over th city. Tho suundron will louvo I'ortlmul for tho rotiirn fll!ht'to .Mather Fluid curly .Sulunluy, I.loulonmit C'olnnol WatBtin niinouiicod today. I In route will liicludo Albuny, SprlnKritild and CoIIiiko (Irovo on Sntnrtlny, KtnyInK lit. tho Inllnr idly thiit. nlcht; Huniluy ' fllKht Clrnnts Piibh mid Anhlnnd, ronchliiK lli'tinadii, Oil., Unit, nltthl mid ri'HUinlim tho homeward flight I he followlnn mnniliiK. W NAN AKb OLD AS HILLS Senator Walsh Ronllcs to Criticisms of Lotltie and Knox Same Crlt clms Were Made Aoalnst Construc tion of United States Washlna ton's Advice Then Is Sound Today. L WAKIIINtiTO.N, Junn 1 1 . Aitort-,l In u (hut niinunnlH nf tho UetiKiiu of Nullunii liu vii trumped up ninny 1111 miliiorlnlilu olJit'tlon to play upon popular Beimlllvi nesit, Hnnalnr Wulith, democriil of Molilalia, di-fimilcil t tin Iiuikuu rovciiunl In llm m-nalii today minium cliurxi'H liiul II Htiliverm the Amorli'iin t'OUHtllutlon. AiiHwcrliiB KiMintorn I.oiIko, rt-puh-lltnii of .MaiMut'hunotln, Knox, repuh lli'iiu of IViinitylvuiilu, and mhem win) urKi'tl ttinHtltiilloiiiil olijiicdoim tho Molilalia ncnulor tleclnrud their iirKuineniH rnumli'tl on thtiorlon tonit nllK'n illnprnviMl. Ho tiotutl many prei'f'deiitH lo mipport till" poult Inn Hint tho .covenant neither nel nitltto any cmiHtliiit lotiitl pruroKutlva nor imitiimeii any new power 111 Ireaty m tik I iik. Mere llit'lmiinlloii CharKiH lhat tho leiicun would he a "nupiTHlalu" ho tleclarotl to ho n "mere ilei luiiiutlnii" bIiico tho orKnn In in In niiwl nf llio provlKlnnn coin plnliii'd of rnu Id only "ntlvlso" or "recominentl." Tho celebrated arti cle ten, h continued certainly would hind tho fulled Suites lo iiuiko war In eeltulti liihlnineii, hut added that tho nnmo nlillitutlun had been nn nuiniitl by rurlniiH treuilen imnlo by IIiIh Kovermntuit in tho pant. ItofiirrluK to immTtlonn that tho leaiipn would he a mipvr-Kovernmont, the nennlor. u Holed from tho covenant at tenKih and cnnilnued: "It Ik Idto to iiKiert that nil org.ml iiitlon tliun ottilppvd la a govern ment nt all. It has no army autt no treamiry, nnil no meanii of ncciirlm; either. Tiio It may render ilcrlsloim. It cannot mnko lawn, nelthor can It levy tuxtn." 1'iiKiio Not Perfect Senator Walsh until no ono con tended tho lcuKtia covenant wan per fect. Hut It wo "a inero subterfuKO" he declared to talk of nmentllnK H. "What tho Benolo may do," ho con tinued, "In to propose aineniliiiciim, which In miliHtnnce Is rcjectlixi of tho treaty with a condition, Tho whole iillhject In til im opened up nntl hcro tlatlou tmiHl ho renumed. Dmibtk'RB other nntlonn will proposo nmend ni dm 1 b. Tho RtiipeiiiloiiK liihom of tho piiHt nix months nro all uudoiio, pcuco In nil fur away as It wan last Decem ber. , "Tho situation Is not unllko that which was presented when our con stitution was submitted to tho stntcs for ratification. Its opponents, opon and socrol, wero all strong for nmondlni! tho draft submitted. Wash liiKton was not dorolvod by this method of attack, 'It another fed eral convention Is attempted,' so ho wroto to Charles Carter of Kred urlcltnhiirir, 'Its niomburs will bo moro discordant; will nxroo upon no Rnnornl plan. Tho constitution Is tho host Hint can bo obtained tit this tlnio,' " VILLA 10 BORDER K.r, I 'A SO. Tow. June 11. If Hie iiiroriunliiin received in Kl I'iiho this mnrninir t'orrt'el, lorees nntlt'r (len- ernl I'Vlini! Amieles nntl Krnncisco illn liuvo HWUtiL' lrinii Htiiilh nf Sum nlvucn, niirlhetisl in three Keiuinite - I n in li s lo llm vieinilv ol' (litniliiluiie. ,fj miles mist o' .Inure., mid have a slctin HH'ceii I own nl lite hnrtler oily. HIIOWNSVII.KK. Tex.. Juno 11. Inl'orniiititin wiir received in official uitnrlers totlnv Hull seventv-l'ivo ner sons wehi killed in Ihu Xlexii'iin citv ol' Monterey in fitliliuii Hint Klnrted Miitulav moruiiur u it it the election Stinilnv. mul which was continuum In'sl. nialil. Bolshevik! Cauttire Ufa. LONDON. Junn 1 1. Hnlsheviki fori'i's on Miiuilitv cnnlureil t'l'a, one ol' the cities veeenllv Inken hv the Irnniis of Adniirnl Kolchiik, nl'ler lltrce dnvs ol' sniiiniiniirv riulttiiur, nc I'ot'ilinir In n li'itssinn virclesM ilis iiiell rni'i'ivcd hero liuittv. El HOUSE IS DELEGATED TOSETTLE IDE IRISH PROBLEM Dl'HI.I.V, Juno II. A Paris dispatch to tho Freeman's Jour- nal clniins authority for tho Htuteuiont that tho Irish ques- Hon will probably bo raised In tho peucov conference. Colonel K. ,J. House, one of " tho Aniorlcan tlolettntos to tho peace conforenco will, It Is said, visit Kim" In nil durlUK the next forlnlitht mul will then, it Is tie- chirod, tirno upon tho Ilrltlsh Kovcrumont. tho necessity of set- tlliiR tho Irish question. It Is said that ho also Intends to visit 4 Ireland to Investigate condl- Hons anil ascertain tho sentl- mom of tho people hero. U. S. NEWSPAPER LOST IN PARIS PA It IS. J n no 10 Colonel K. M. llutise, tine ol' the 1'iiitcil Stiitcs tu'iice tlelcmitcs, has been nskeil lo invesliirnte the ilisamicnrmico of Itnherl. Minor, n -newspaper enrres ponilenl mid ciirlnonist. who was taken Irnin li s hotel, nrosuiiitiblv hv I'Voncli ol'licinls. The Auiericiiii ein bassv was nsked hv lancnln Slel't'ens tu iiiuiiire iihtiul Minoi'. but no in I'oriiiajion was rorlheoniimt. Conse oiti'ittlv Colunt'l Utilise wns retiiipsttul lo invest itsntti. v Minor recently t'ltine lo Fnmce from (leruinnv nnd wits in Knssia tor ninnv nionths iirecetlini' lust Decem ber. I lo wns lorincrlv empluvetl hv the Now York World nntl llio Phila delphia Public l.etluer. His trunk is still in his hotel, hut his papers have been removed. Minor's tlisnppcar unce followed his nt tendance of n svilnii'alist vailwnv employes' nieet inir. where he Inlked with the einmnil lee in chiii'ire. Arcliannel Troops at Brest. P.ltF.ST, June 11. The first eon li,mrent ol'.Amerieiin soldiers beinir re pnlrinled frnin ' Arehnii'jel, North liussin, iirrivctl here Ibis itflerntiun on the sleitnier Czttr, with I he ttelnch int'itt cninprisiiiff llio IKHMh inl'nnli'.v, INTERRUPTING HIS SIESTA REMyBIIOUGH!plJP IN" BY-:MEMBER OF Henry P. Davison Admits He Brouaht Coov ta America But Was Read By No One But Mr. Root J. P. Mor qan and Paul Warbura Deny Hav ina Read Text of Treaty. WASHINGTON." June 11. F.lilm Knot, former secretary of state, tn dav mipeiiretl nt his own simuesfon before the senate foreian rclutioiis committee iuvestiaatinir huw copies uf the pence treaty reached private hands in New York. Mr. Hunt said he hint had for sev cnil weeks a oopv of the t rent v driven hiitvbv 11. P. Davidson of the Moruan bniikiiiir bouse. Senator l.otluc said the copy he hud seen was shown to him hv Mr. Root. When Mr. ltont wns excused tlenrv P. Davison was culled. Mr. Davidson said he lirouuht n copv of Hie trentv to America but that il had never been read liv any mini e.veepl himself nnd Mr. Hunt. . After Mr. Dnvison hud been uiics lioneil fur u hulf hour he wns ex cused mid J. 1'. Jlortrun took the stand. Mr. Mnruan said he hint nut seen a (iiuiv of the trentv. Frank A. Yanderlip. fnrnier presi dent of the National Citv Hank, fol lowed Mr. Mot'!'nn on the stand tcsti I'vinir Hint he never had seen the treaty. Chnirmnn t.odae, Senator Hitch cock nntl nlher eonnnittee members unitl Inter it wns doubtful whether nnv further invcsliirntiun would 'be innde. Mr. I.oda-e received a nicssano from Ptitil M. Warlutra', in which Mr. Wiirbui"; wns iiiulerstoe'' to huve tlis elaiini'il nnv kntiwiedsMi nf nnv copies of Hie trentv in New York. PUGET SDUND METHODISTS TfJ RAISE $250.000 FUND . TACOMA. Wash.. June, 11. The trustees of liny eollece of Piurcl Suiuid. lite Mclhodist instil ul :ion here, have iiiithorizod n $'ri(l,tKin buiblins iirosriim. il wns nniinunced Ibis mnrn inir, A L'vninnsitini mul n iiinin eol leire nud iitltniiiistriitinn litiildiut.' will be erect etl on the present cnnipns us the beuinninsr of u million dollar ariiup of new btiililincs Ihal i.s plnn ned for the inslilul inn, MORGAN Hi 'ALSO COP OF 1EA PORTLAND. June 11. The price, of a cup of coffee was In- creased two cents In most local restaurants and cafeterias to- day. Altlio the Increase comes at a time when the city Is filled with festival visitors, the res- tnurant owners doclnred that the Increase Is not alone justi- fled, but Is absolutely impera- tire and should have been made somo months ago. A - cup of coffee is now 7 cents at most places and 10 cents at some. - The price of a cup of tea also was increased. The restaurant proprietors point to increases in the cost of sugar and cream, as well as increased prices of cof- fee, as the reason for the lu- creased price. IS AUSTRIAN PEACE I'AKIS. Juno 11. (Hy Associated Press.) Little progress Is being made in the drafting of the missing articles of the treaty with Austria, owing. to the greater urgency of com pleting negotiations with tho Ger mans. One American official who Is working on tho Austrian treaty, ask ed today when the rest of the sum mary would bo nvulluble, replied: "Thero may not bo any more. The Aiistrlans have moro now apparently than they are able to sign." ' The same Waiting attitude is ob served regarding the Hungarian treaty,, parts of which are Identical with the German and Austrian treaty tint! already are In print. A tentative draft of the frontiers of Hungary has been prepared for submission to the council of four but there ts no ex pectation that tho council will begin serious consideration of tho Hungar ian Rottlemonl until the expected changes In the Austrian nnd Gorman pacts tiro out nf tho wttyi FRANCE WINS CONTEST E Refusal to Consent to Concessions to Germany Sustained After Long Discussion Germany Denied Ad mission to League Mandate for German Colonies Not Allowed. PARIS, June 11. (By Associated Press.) The determination of France not to consent to any mater ial changes In the treaty with Ger many was clearly defined today after the meeting of the council of four and various commissions which fail ed to reach any solution of the dead lock on tho Important points on which differences of opinion have arisen. ,ln spite of the attempt to speed up the work on the peace conference, reports are still unavailable from commissions dealing with Schleswlg-' Holstein, the eastern boundaries of Germany, the Belgian frontier and waterways and harbors. The fluid state of the proceedings makes it difficult to accept tho optimistic statements of various members of delegations, that an agreement on th reply to the German counter pro posals probably will be reached speedily. Clemenceau Is Firm Premier Clemenceau is especially firm in his refusal to agree to the admission of Germany to the League of Nations Immediately. The French hold that they understand German psychology better than the allies and realize what the increasing arrogance of the Germans during the last few weeks means. Tey say they appre ciate how much this arrogance would be increased if the peace conference should yield to the German demands for Immediate admission to the League of Nations. The French, it Is understood, are willing that the Germans should be admitted later but insist that this admission must not be in compliance with what they term "Germany's present haughty demand." PARIS, June 11. The reply to the German counter proposals agreed upon by the peace conference heads refuses the German request for a mandate for the former German col onies, it was learned today. A lengthy memorandum gives the reasons for the refusal and explains tho operations of the League of Na tions on colonial matters. The reparations portion of the re ply, which has been completed and has reached the printer, does not fix the total sum which the Germans must pay. The text of the treaty it self Is not changed, but the reply contains assurances to Germany re garding the method of tho repara tions process, explaining that it is a workable arrangement. ' Hope for Knrly Docision PARIS, Tuesday, June 10. CBy Associated Press.) Official an nouncement was made after the meeting of the council of four this afternoon that- thore was hope of a comparatively early decision on the reply to Germany. it was said an agreement in prin ciple was reached on tho reparations clauses to the effect that no definite sum to be paid by Germany will be fixed in tho treaty and that tho ques Hon would be loft virtually as in the original draft. In French circles It was said today that the treaty as again submitted to the Germans will he much less al tered than has been generally sup posed. . Wilson Yields President Wilson fousrht strenu ously to ini'luilo a fixed total .sum in the rcpnrntions eluuse nnd the close of the discussion leaves him unebnni; eil it is said, in the belief that that is the best plan. " It is understood, howover. that the president said Hint innsmuch its Pre mier Cleniencenu hint insisted to Hie contrary, and also (lint he.liad sinn ed Hie original drnft. lie would siun the reply as formulated. SALVAGED STEAMER SUNK s IN 1918 ARRIVES NEW YORK NEW YORK. June 11. The Brit ish steamship Berniudin. formerly in the New York-to-Hermutln pnssenirer service, arrived here totlnv, having been salvaged utter she wns nei'i denttillv sunk in the harbor of Alex nndrin in Februnry. 1918. On her wnv here from Kurone. the Herntudinn curried 170(1 lininc-enine- Jninuienn I roups, . PEA 1 LABOR GOES ON RECORD FOR BOOZE American Federation Ooooses War Time Prohibition Protest Aoalnst Same to Be Forwarded to President . Wijson Question Debated Over Two Hours Gomoers Finally Drawn. In Declares Question Not Prohibition But Personal Linertt. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Juno 1 1. Organized labor today went on record against war-time prohibition and in favor of tho exemption of 2 percent beer from both the war-time prohibition act and the federal pro-: ' hlbitlon amendment in a resolution adopted by the American Federation of Labor. i The resolution was carried by an overwhelming majority. It provides that a strong protest embodying Its essential points be sent to President Wilson and congress. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Juno 11. -Introduction of a resolution pro posing that the American Federation of Labor go on record as against war time prohibition and In favor of ex cluding two and three-quarters per cent beer from the provisions of both war-time and national prohibition precipitated a hot battle of words at ' today's session of the federation's ro-''" construction convention. Debate Two Hours " Debate lasted two hours, the fight against the resolution being led by delegates from the Seattle Central -Labor Council and at its conclusion the convention voted that a roll call should be taken after a recess for. luncheon. The resolution was signed by moro than a hundred delegates from all sections of the country and In pre senting it to the convention the reso lutions committee recommended its adoption. . ' So spirited did the debate become that 'Samuel Gompers, president ot the federation and chairman of tlue convention, became Involved In It. Mr. Gompers said that his name had been drawn Into the discussion by delegates who criticized him for hav ing written magazine articles on the subject of prohibition, he felt called upon to speak. He explained that be had written articles "as an American and a good citizen." Denial of IJticrty "From the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independent and the conception of the constitution ot the United States," ho said, "the pro hibition question is tho first Hint . has ever actually involved denial of the right of people to do things. "What, is going to happen If tho habits of a people are suddenly changed overnight? Look at Russia. Since vodka was suppressed entirely it is a fact that there havo been moro cases ot alcoholism In the hospitals than ever before In the history of. that country. j "I am not prepared to say that prohibition of alcohol nnd Polshov- (Continued on Pago Eight.) 140 STUDENTS' AT O.A.C. ARE GIVEN CORVALLIS, Ore., Juno 11. Tho 50th annual commencement of Oro gon agricultural college took pluco today. ' One hundred nnd forty stiidontn received their degrees. Tho class ot 1919 included men and women from 40 states, 22 colleges and one foreign country. California, Washington and Idaho ranked among those having the greatest numbers from Btatoj outside of Oregon, Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president of the University of California, deliv ered an address on "Theodore Roose velt as an American." President Wheeler wa3 a member of the faculty of Cornell when President Kerr of the Orogon Agricultural college nt tcndotl ns a student. ...