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PARE SIX STEDFOTIB MATE TRIBUNE, SrEDFOKD, OTtKOOX. SATURDAY. JANUAKY H. 1020 HEALTH IS CAUSE Discouraged and despondent over ill henlili for several veins past, dnr inu which time lie lind several Htrokc-3 of paralysis, Dan Mahur, 00 years old. former well known bartender of this citv committed suicide nt his home, 107 EliRt Jackson street, Fri dnv forenoon, hv phuinir a sinir'c barrelled l(i irunirc shot can at Ins throat nd firim: it. Death was prnc ticiily instantaneous ns the L'un load Severed hoth the iiiL'iilnr vein and n main nfterv-. Due to the absence of Coroner I'crl from the nilv the case Was not made public until lodnv. Although he bad never made any threats to take his life, bis wife fear- ine that because of bis despondency lie miirlit be tempted to do so thought it best Home time ntro to bide the shot cull, and did so, niacin!: it un der the mattress of n bed. A week or more 111:0 Miihar asked her for the (run savinir that he would like to go hunting along llcar creek, but she evaded bis reouest. Mrs. Miihnr and Hubert, their 11 or 15 years old son, were both nwnv from home Friday forenoon and noon and early in the afternoon on their return missed him and became greatly alarmed on discovering that the shot Clin was no longer in its place of com oenlnicnt. The son started at once to look for his father along Hear creek and Mrs. Mahar began to search around the premises. The husband and father was found dead in a chicken coop will the gun lying between his knees. II, had entered the coop and seating himself had placed the gun at tin base of his throat, pointed upward and pulled the trigger. Mahar was ft native of Ireland and had been a resident of Mcdford for the past ten years, llo I'ormcrlv tended bar at Kennedy's saloon and later while his health permitted had served ns night watchman at a local lumber concern. Funeral 'arrange ments had not been decided on Sat urday noon, bat t lie funeral will prob- nblv be held Moudnv. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Jan. 3. The Mexican army is to bo reorgnniKcd, according to dispatches reaching here last night from Mexico City, which said a program had heen agreed upon nt a confereneo of President Cnr ninzn and Manuel Do Ln Torre, min ister of war, with leading generals. As the first step in this program the military school nt rhapiiltcpcc. is to bo restored for the training of of ficers of the cavalry, artillery and infantry nrms. OF ULLAMOOK CHEESE TlbLAMOOK. Oro.. .Ian. It It will tie Kcvornl weeks hoforo the actual output (it cIiocko In thin nm'tlon fcr 1919 In known, but It lias been onlini ntod that It will ho Rouiowhoro uround 6,000,000 pntiudfl, nn increase of ono million pounds over 1910. This output was sold ft.T 12,000,000 being an increase of $700,000. Tho average price of milk will Its about $3.30 for ono hundred pounds. It Is said. . propaganda of tho organiza Yt tlon. .Most of tho defendants named in the order are In the city or county Jail serving sentences for conviction of criminal syndicalism or are at lib erty on bail pending an appeal to the superior court. Tho injunction, under its terms, applios with eijuul force to any un named members of the organization in Spokane county. THOUSANDS OF REDS ARRESTED (Continued from page one.) larly against communist and commu nist lubor groups of rndlcal.B the de partment of justice announced, with tho object of obtaining evidence to ml limit to the department of labor for deportation of a "very large num ber of our most dangerous unarchlsts and radical agitators." Tho general charge of attempting to overthrow the government by force and violence was placed against those arrested. The agents particularly searched for incriminating documents, some of which they claimed revealed plans to establish Soviets thruout the country to be later morged under a soviet council similar to the Kusslan council. Organize XcKroos Attempts to organize the negroes in a movement to overthrow the pres ent political and economic system of the United States were disclosed, of iiciais of the department said, and they admitted that the propaganda was of such far reaching effect that trouble may bo oxpected In some negro localities. Fruitful fields for the radical pro pagandists was found especially among tho ignorant and foreign workmen, officials stated. A mani festo Issued liy the communist party stated that the party was the "con scious expression of the class strug gle of tho workers against cnpltal ism," and it proposed to "end capital ism and orgnnizo a workers' indus trial republic." l."SO Taken in New York NEW YOItK, Jan. 3. Hadicals held hero today as n result of Njw York's share of last night's country wide roundup of apostles of anarchy, vlolonco. and sedition numbered be- twoon 100 and lf0. The remainder of the six or seven hundred seized were released during tho night, after an investigation and will ho watched by federal ugeuts. Kxact figures were withhold. It is understood that all aliens named in thu warrants will bo do- ported as soon as possible and that American citizens among tho "reds" will bo turned over to tho polico authorities for prosecution. It was said that 800 deportation warrants nro ready for Nuw York's ngltators alone. IWIllinm J. Flynn, chief of tho bureau of investigation of tho de partment of justice, who directed last night's raids, said: "re havo succeeded, I think, in breaking the backbone of !h- radical, revolutionary moveniout In Americn. These raids mark the beginning of tho deeilno of organized, rnbid rcvo lutlonnrlsm thruout the country. We planned this movo very carefully nnd the rosults liavo exceeded our expectations." 1.1011 (inililiisl Mlddlewcst CHICAGO, .Ian. a. '.More than tr.OO radicals had been tnkeu in a senro of cities thruout tho central wost early today in tho natlon-wido drivo against anarchists nnd radical agitators. Almost 1000 of the num ber woro contributed by Chicago and Detroit, which department of Justice officials havo declared were strong holds of organizations seeking the overthrow' of the government by vio-dcuco. GRANT PERMANENT INJUNCTION (Continued tram vane n.) thu dofon'dnuts, named and unnamed, from "advocating, advising, teaching or promulgating." the doctrines of tho 1. W. W., and from circulating in any nniancr written or photographic At Your Service We are always ready to fill your prescrip tions, or to offer you the many advantages of the modern drug store. Our watch word is "Service" and we guarantee satisfac tion. litre I one of our Uuaraiitvvd Planer THIS IS THE. SHAPE -3s i nF x if . RED CROSS Vau KIDNEY PLASTER IT FITS THE "JXIDNEYS GIVES tlliCK RELIEF HEATH'S DRUG STORE The San Tox Store CIUOAOO, .Inn. 11. Hoporls from nioro than forty cities thruout the country early today showed that more than 4000 alleged radicals had been arrested In the department of justico drive, as follows: New York City, S00; Detroit, .Mill; Chicago, 450; Jersey City, 4 10; New ark, lino; Philadelphia, 200; Itork lord, 111., is:t; Nassaua, 10 1; Buffalo i:i(l; .Milwaukee, !S; Cleveland, "."; Trenton, 7ii; .Manchester, if; lloslon ",7; Springfield. .:.iss., tia: Kansas City, Kas., I.",; Worcester, llass., ft 2; l.ynn, Mass., -Ill; W'ilkeslmrre, 10; 1'ateison, 10; HciHii, N. II., 10; llul tituore, ;i,"i; Lowell, ill); St. I.ouls, 10; Oakland, Cal.. 20; Chelsea. 2-1; Haverhill. 21; I'lttshurg, 21; Port land, Ore.. 20; Louisville. 20; lli.l yokc. 20; Minneapolis, IT; Youngs town. 10; Pes Moines, 10; Chicopce. 10; Ulrldgeport. 1.".; St. Paul, 10; Itcnver, 9; Omaha. 9; I-awrence, S; Toledo. V. Wuterbury, 7; liaclne. Wis., ."; Last St. Louis. 0. Arrests reported singly or In groups of fewer than five probably will aggregate an additional 100 to 2 00. In sumo Instances federal offi cers had not or would not make re potts oa tile number of persons arrested. t'llll'ACO, .Inn. 3. Nation-wide raids on radicals have hauled ft,IH;t suspected "reds" in M cities, ac eordinir lo iiures reported here up to noon today. The raids niav continue for two or three davs, until all those marked for examination and onsisble deportation are catcjht, nccordiui: to federal ot ftcials here. New York willi K00 arrests, beads the list, lhc-ton and iMrnit have each reported tiOil; Chicago ;Vi0; in cludintr a Inr-je number taken bv stale itl'ioiaK: -I'd in New Hump-dine. 1114 nt Philadelphia and 100 each m Cleveland, Trenton. YounuMoun, I 'bio, and llrockti'ii. Ma--. JVASliI.'lll'C'.V. Jan. 3.-'Tcr. feet cases' 'aeninst 2.010 of the more than 4,.ri(IO persons arrested last mailt and today in radical raids over the country had been reported to the department of justice this afternoon. Assistant Attorney General Garvan announced. The reports, he said, deal mainly with the nrrest of aliens and nre far from complete. Hv cities tbcv show: New York, 201 ''perfect ncses," voluminous amount of literature, rec ords and books of the organization were seized. Newark, 100 "perfect cases." im plimcnts of destruction also captur ed. Detroit, more Mian GOO persons ar rested, 207 examined without release of any. The "House of Masses," believed to be lieadouarters of all radical ele ments in that city was raided and fiuantities of propaganda material taken. Hartford, 12 nrresls; liridireport 12; Walerhurv 5: Ansonia f; Sim Krnncisco bay region 28 arrests. Kansas Citv reported 10 arrests, mostly Kussians and Croatians. Toledo V.i arrests nnd records of sreat valno to the federal ascitis taken. , , St. I'nul 30 nrresls.' Cleveland, early. 100 arrests re ported. Kxiiiuinalinn of the prison ers resulted in the release of seven. Yoiui'jstown, more than 100 "per fect cases" resulted from the raids. All membership books and records of the local parties seized. Ituffalo. 73 persons held without bail nnd others still beinz examined. ChicaL'o, approximately 3U0 held bv federal ntrents. lialtiinore. 24 persons arrested and several tons of literature nnd the membership roll of the Lettish branch of the communist party seiz ed. At lloslon. hendinz the list of 000 arrests, was the name of Koratius, national communist party ortranizer. l'npcrs and records seized. Brockton, 100 persons arrested, practically all of them Lithuanians. Philadelphia, arrests totalled 12"i, of which the local authorities report ed more than 100 were "perfect cases." Trcnlon nnd f'ambden. N. J., every known leader of the communists nnd communists labor organizations in the district included in the 110 ar rests. St. Louis, most of the 55 arrests were Croatians. The arrests in New llarapsliire were estimated at more than 200. I'ittsburL' nzents reported the nr rest of 24 and at Denver six men were in custody. PAGE Sat. Night, Jan. 3 Extraordinary Event A. L. ERLANGER Presents Chauncey Olcott In "Macushla" A BEAUTIFUL IRISH COMEDY In Four Acts RIDA JOHNSON YtWNG HEAR OLCOTT SING "That's How the Shannon Flows" "Macushla Aslhoro" (Pulse of My Heart) " 'Tis An Irish Clirl I Love and She's Just Like You" and "I'll Stlss You Old Ireland. God Uless Y'ou Ooodbyo." Seats Now Selling Lower Floor, $LV,00. Balcony u()c, $1.00, $1.50. Phis War Tax. llox Office open 12:00 io 4:00, 5:00 to 7:00 PAGE ' TUESDAY, JAN. 6. n.,s I.OWKH l'MMlt $'J.OO War JIAI.COl.VV fittc, 9I.OO, $I..0 Tax AUGUSTUS PITOU Inc. Presents THE DISTINGUISHED COMEDIENNE : IN A NEW pliiSlS MEIODRAMATC FARj EDWAW) E.R0SE' ADAPTED from 'EINHART ITORIES BECENTLY APPEAQIN6 IN THE. SATURDAY EVENING f05t Mall orders mm. Address letters, inako checks anil post office money orders ia.valde lo (;. A, Hunt, Mw. rao Thealrc. Add 10 per cent war lav to price ticket (loslrcd. Incloso .self-addressed sl:iniK'd enycl op. Hov oil ice open January -till. BIG DOUBLE BILL 3 DAYS STARTS TOMORROW Why Always Blame the Woman? The world applauds men for fighting for what they want, but let a woman use her natural weapons beauty and wits in her struggle for position and her share of this world's goods and oh! how the prudes and moralists condemn her!- The Most Beautiful Ac tress in the world portrays the woman' s side of thi age-old but unfair contest. Catherine MacDonald "The Beauty Market" HAROLD LLOYD That Different coinprtiaii, in his first 2-reel special. UUJYLtiD "BUMPING INTO BROADWAY" HARRY CAREY , TONIGHT a A Standing nt a Hank menus a stand. V I J J I l"K I" tlw eonimiiiiiiy. Open nn nc- Vi count today with the oldest and f fl Mi-ont'sl bunk in !cKorl. Resources over $1,250,000.00 I f II A The Bank of Public llj Confidence. ijJj -"trfNt l , r ( In,,,rcst 'k jJiK jSB I'i'ld on SnviiiKs jtir' ' ' i 4 g Vi A. connts sy(Xf S, , ,jri&rifii'm'g,-'wl1 ROADSTER Price $1250 F. O. B. Medford Z "He TOURING Price $1250 F. 0. B. Medford SEDAN Price $2050 F. 0. B. Medford Wo have just received a carlnad of Oakland Sensible Six Automobiles consisting of the above models. They are now on display at the Oakland Oarage. An advance in. price is anticipated about February first. ; t Tumy Motor Company Oakland Garage No. 125 South Front St." f f f t f y t t T t t f t T t t t t t f T T T t T t t ? f f T y t y t t T y y y t t t y f f f t t f GOAL rhe home prodact. FlrstlaM, washed, creened and band picked. Order today, flO deUv. ered, 97 at the mine. Rousseau Coal Co. 83 W. Main. Fbone 134 PHONE 242 FOR TAXI COAL and WOOD i I 531 S. Front St. ( WISEMAN & SCHEFFEL OXY-ACETYLENE WELDING Cylinder heads, pump castings, mis- Maxwell Car. Stand corner Main ai! 'cellnneons welding. Work guaranteed. B.-.rtlett. Phone 900. OAKLAND GARAGE t J. 0. DELANEY. U'J-llM SoutU Kront. LAC1IEN Laetien is a condensed Buttermilk. One 23 pound pail makes 250 gallons of the richest buttermilk. Feed this to your chickens and help speed up egg pro duction. MONARCH Seed & Feed Co. 317 East Main Street