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Med 55?H Kr IV WJI M .1 FORD f The Weather Miivimum yesterday 40 Minimum today 30 Predictions rJit Julit ami tomorrow, t'uir uml colder. Dally Fourteenth Tar. Forty-ninth Sear. MEDFORD, ORKGOX, 'LTIXDAY, .lANTAKY (I, ' W20 243 HAIL TRIBUNE - KEYNOTE OF G.O.P. RALLY StamD Out 'Radicals Declares Gen'l Wood Call in Firina Sauad for I. W. W.'s Declares Chairman Havs Own Your Own Home Best Slcqan to Combat Bolshevism Declares Gov. Lowden G. 0. P. Women De mand Equal Committee Rights. CHICAGO, Jan. G. Republicans from fourteen mtddlewestern states continued today their work of mold ing party issues and laying plans for the participation of republican wom en In tho 1920 presidential campaign. Demands of women for equal repre sentation on the national committee of the party and a sentiment, reflect ed in speeches of prominent party leaders, to deal vigorously with the labor and Industrial situation as cue of the chief issues of the election campaign were the principal develop ments of tho conference which began yesterday. Many of the women today regard ed their demands for "a fair repre sentation" in the parry GTganization as virtually confirmed with the state ment of Will Hays, chairman of the republican national committee, that "the republican party offers the women everything we offer the men." Plans for the national convention next June also were launched and ar rangements for tho fitting up of the Coliseum to allow a seating capacity of 13,187 were made. Edward IP. Thayer, of Indianapolis was elected aergcant at arms for the gathering. At a banquet Jast night given by the state central committee in honor of Chairman Hays and Mrs. John Glover South, chairman of the wom en's division of the national commit tee, the two candidates for the presi dential nomination, and Chairman :hays devoted their attention to in dustrial problems. Tlr gathering was attended by more lhz. 1200 re publican men and women. Anarchism Is Assailed "Major General Leonard Wood, as sailing anarchism, declared "the big gest problem of the day Is mainten ance of law and order, respect for constituted authority and mainten ancee of a government under the con ' stitution." "As fear the reds," said General Wood, "let's stamp them out. They grow in communities where govern ment is timid and slack. Ninety per cent of American labcr Is on the square," he said, urging American leadership for labor. Governor frank O. Lowden of Illi nois urged women to aid In bringing about a more healthy industrial sit uation. "If every man and woman took the same Interest in political matters as in their personal affairs, most of our ills would disappear," he asserted. In the war on radicalism, he said, there was no more patent argument than home ownership. Ijowdeii for Jjonguo Governor Lowden mado public a letter Senator Borah of Idaho in which he urged ratification of the (Covenant of the League of Nations with such reservations as already have been adopted by the senate. The firing squad was recommend ed by Chairman Hays as the means of dealing with anarchists. He rec ommended reduction of taxes and the repeal of "those, that crush initia tive," development of better rela tions between capital and labor and administration of law and order in the nation as cardinal points in the pnrty platform. Mr. Hays went to D0 Moines to attend a meeting of Iowa republicans today and later will attend confer ences in Denver and San Francisco similar to the meeting here. FARMERS ARE OF (WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. Results of the recent referendum In the Na tional Grange on the anti-strike pro visions cf the Cummins railroad bill will be presented to Chairman Cum mins or the state jnter-itate com merce committee tomorrow by the grange's executive committee which began sessions here today. It was announced that so far as heard from the results vt the referendum were PRESIDEN r WILSON 10 ISSUE FIRST CALL TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS WASHINGTON', ,J;m. (i. President Wilson "will no 1miht" IfSUD the cnil for the first meeting of the I.cuimu) of Nations under the peace treatv when the treatv is actually iu effect thronirh the exchange of ratification of three of the al lied powers and Geraianv, Un der Secretary l'olk said tndnv. (tl think there is hardly a doubt that tho pre.-ident will is sue the call." Mr. J'olk said. "In view of the i'act that he is es pecially churned with this dutv bv the treatv and it has nothing to do with ratification bv the lnitod States." MY. Polk added that he had so advised Premier Clemenreau anil the other entente premiers while he was in Paris as head of the American peace mission when they asked whether the president would issue the call. SAYS 20,000 REDS NKW YORK. Jan. 6. More than 20,0111) alien enemies in the commun ist party of New York state ulono arc openly organized for violent over throw of the e.overnment under the di rection of fiolshevist leaders in Hns sid. Senator t'lnvton If. Husk, chair man of the legislative comniiltee in vestiiratinir seditious netivilies, de clared todav. In addition there arc the communist lnhor party and other revolutionary organizations working actively lo accomplish the same ends as well as manv other hollies which enoourniro their activities without pnrlifiimtimr openly in them, the sen ator said. "The arrests already made in Hie state on the chartre of criminal an archy and for deportation hardly scratch the surface of the situation," said the senator. CHICAGO. Jan. fi Ilearinc of the appeal of Victor Heritor, convicted of interl'eriiiL' with the draft, was set todav bv the circuit court of ap peals for February 1!). Herccr. who is at liberty under bond, was not in court. Cases of William D. Havwood and 1.) of .his followers, convicted of se ditious conspiracy were continued un til next week. The defendants, sen tenced to Leavenworth penitentiary for lone lernis. have been at libertv under bond pcndinir appeal. Havwood was rearrested yesterday in the new round up of radicals, but obtained his liberty nL'nin under $10.0110 bond, h'ufacl Million, statistician of the fed eral trade commission, who w-as ar rested last nitrht bv Hovne's men and turned over to federal authorities, was still in jail todav. , Afjillen, who was born in this coun try but went to Mexico before he was of aire, is said to have admitted he is a Mexican citizen. His father is reported to be a political adviser to President Carranza. Mallen. who formerly- was n min ister, will be deported to Mexico i evidence ccinncctinsr him with radical activities is proven, according to F.d ward J. lirennn of the department of iuslicc. fcj.fjg FRENCH AVIATRIX FLIES ' FROM PARIS TO MOROCCO RAnAT. Morocco. Jnn.,5. (French Wireless Service.)- A rrenoli nvin trix has arrived here from I'aris bv air. Iiiiviii" made the flitlit in two ilavs. This is the first case of - woman flvinu' from France to .Moroc co. ' Her route was vit TonJon. liar cclona, Valencia. Alicante, (irannda. Mil Intra and Tangier. The distance covered was about 1.150 miles. IN FAVOR ANTI-STRIKE CLAUSE unanimously in favor of retaining the anti-strike clause. Ihe committee also will present the view of the grange on the packer legislation to Chairman Gronna of the state agriculture committee Those views are expressed in a tenta tive bill prepared for presentation to the senate. It provides for strong government control of the packers to be administered by n nntionnl food commission. 20 CHURCHES . UNITE UNDER ONE BANNER Presbyterians Arranae Conference in Philadelphia Feb. 3-6 to Form Na tional Union of Christ in America- Looks Forward Ultimately to Com plete Organic Protestant Union. NEW YORK, Jan. 0. Commis sioners of approximately twenty de nominations have arcepted an invi tation from the Presbyterian church to confer in Philadelphia, February "I to i; ca a proposal "for a national merger of Christian interests under the name of the "united chinches of Christ in America," according to an nouncement today from Presbyterian headquarters In this city. Tlie movement, started some time ago by tho general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States of America, proposes forma tion of a council elected by the su preme bodies of tho various denom inations. Tho council would com prise two ministerial and two lay delegates frcm each 100,000 commu nicants. The proposed constitution of the new organization, the announcement stated, "looks forward ultimately to a complete organic union of the Pro testant churches entering upon the membership of the council." The announcement added the pro posal opens the way for a gradual merger of the intcr-denomlnationnl interests a'nd is an advance on the present organization of the federal council of the churches of Christ in America as it opens the way for con solidation of administrative agencies and the carrvinir forward of I he iron eral work of the churches thru the council cf the united church. Tho proposed plan of the council calls for administration of foreign and home missions in behulf of the churches, as well as other adminis trative agencies, on the apprcval of the supreme governing or advisory bodies. It accepted tho ordination and doctrinal views of tho Evangel ical churches joining the council and provides also for admission of com munity churches and independent or ganizations. Among denominations concerned are: The Presbyterian church in the United States of Amerjca; Methodist Episcopal church; Protestant Episco pal church in tho United States; Reformed .church in the United States; Congregational church; Dis ciples of Christ; Christian ynion of the United Stntes; Northern Baptist convention; Evangelical Synod of North America; Reformed Episcopal church; Moravian church in America United Presbyterlnn church of North America; Welsh Presbyterian church United iBrethren and Primitive Meth odists. Other denominations which have unofficially approached the proposed organic union with tentative appro val are tho Society of Friends, Unit ed Lutheran church and Reformed church in America. SHOES 10 GO UP 50 -PERCENT IN 1920 CINCINNATI. Ohio. Jan; (i.-To-dav before the nnniinl convention oi' the National Shoe Travelers' associa tion. J. IS. Byrne;, of Rochester, N. Y., the president of the association, predicted a fii) tier cent advance in the prices of shoes next Summer. 1 Ilvrne said that when Miludv ai l.cars on the streets weariiitr irhized or colored kid-skin shoes, she is wenrimr something that npprnximnlo lv jre worth their actual weight in silver. He also said that there are plenty of "jrades id' cheap leather for shoes, but that the public did no' want them. EARL FRUIT CO. TAKES CHARGE BOX FACTORY KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Jan. G. The Karl Fruit company o Sacra mentowhich purchased the Klamath Manufacturing company's box fac tory and yard here Inst October at a reported price of $700, ODD, has as sumed contrcl. No change has been made in the personnel. The name has been changed to the Klamath Lumber- and Hox company. The output of the factory will ko pri marily to supply the Karl Fruit com pany's various packing plants. . If there Is a n y surplus 11 will lie marketed. I OF CIGARETTES BY N.Y. IT j j j j j j j j tjt j j NKW YORK, .Ian. Smok ing of cigarettes by women was judicially decreed today as not immoral. The decision was made by Suprome Court Justice Mullan iu a separation suit in which counsel fur the husband tried to show that cigarettes had been found in the wile's dresser drawer and that this constituted evidence of "bad character." "It is not humeral for wom en to smoke cigarettes,1 declar ed the judge. vSonie of the best women in the country and in tho world smoke cigarettes. It would not make any differ ence if sho had a ttiLMsand packages of cigarettes there. This isn't 'Hlckville." . TO BE 8T0PT F No More Radical Aliens to Be Deport ed Until Experiment With Soviet Ark Is Completed Doubtful Whether Anv Country Will Take U S. Undesirables More Reds Ar rested Conaress Asked for Million for Red Campaign. WASHINGTON. Jan. (i.Ko fur tlier deportation of radical aliens will be undertaken until the experiment with the transport Huford. the first "soviet ark" is completed, it was said todav bv Anlhonv Caminctti. coiiiniis sinner !;cncrul of iniiniirration. The 1'iiiford is now enroute to northern Kussia with 2V.) radical aliens des tined for liussin. but whether she will be permitted to land her imsseimcrs has not vet been determined. lb.: nearly .'!. 0(11) radical aliens taken in the raids of the past few days, will be tried bv Hie dcpurlment of labor in the districts in which Ihev were ar rested and those ordered deportci will be sent to New York. WASHINGTON. .Ian. (i. Conurcss was asked todav bv the lnhor de partment for a specinl fund of .fl, ('O(UM)O for Ihe enforcement of laws nuninst alien radicals and .floO.OIMI for (heir deportation. AitpM 1r. Mislctf NEW YOIiK. Jim. fi . An order tor commitment to jail of Or. Michael .Misleir, trensnrer of the Knssiun rad ical paper Xovv Mir. on which Trol zkv worked before uoiutr to soviet ix'usMa to become minister of war. was prepared today bv Deputy At tornev General lleruer. Hv Supreme Court Justice Davis' decision last niuht Misleir was in contempt of the joint legislative committee investiuivC inir seditious activities when he re fused to answer certain nueslions. the sheriff of New York conntv will be empowered to put Misloir in jail and keep him there until he decides to make reply to any and all inquiries the committee imiv make of him. Misleir was treasurer of the Rus sian socialist federation which he testified was eiiLraircd in spreadiit'.' bolshevist propaganda throuuhoul Ihe Cnitcd States bv its 1(1. (HUM members. f liol.-hcvism and socialism are svnonviaous and sociali-m is the ,ideal government, Misleir told th; fomrnittee. lie udmitted dispatchini: several thousand dollars iu federa tion checks to the communist partv of America, but denied the monev was "contributed" bv the t'cdi ration. I-Vlrml Kmployes Taken CHICAGO, ilan. fi. Ecdentl au thorities tuduv had in custody li'atae! Mallen. stati-tician of the federal trade commission, in connection with lite nation wide arrests of radicjil-,, while the t'ir-t of tht: radicals helil for deportation were brought be fore immiuration nut hori ties t or hea rinu. Mjillen. who had just j-eturned from e.Mxico. was arrested bv aucnts of the department of justice late lii-t niirltt and Di-lrilc Attorney Clovne i siiid to have asked officials ut Wn-h-inuton to as-ue a warrant for him. (Contfniictl on I'nge Vivo) DEPORTATION PRESENT 1 WE U.S. CITIZENS ARE Earl Bowles and F. J. Roney U. S. Oil Men Murdered bv Mexicans ricnr Port Labos No Details Given Territory Under Control Carran za Forces. WASHINGTON. .Ian. (i. Fan Howies and I-'. .1. Koncv. American-, employed bv the Intern-alumni Petro leum i-nmiuiiiv. have hei imb-rcd hv Mexicans within one mile of I'alo lllan nc:ir Foil l.olm, accordin-- to private advices received here todav I l oin Tanipieo. llorSTOX. Tex its (i. Two Ami'rinin imiip1ovc nf the Intrrnn tinn;i lYlmli'inn i-tinip.niv. ruiinlcivl I V liilinllls nciir 1'in-t l.nlinis. Mexico, were from Tc.vus. Thcv were litir. Moiulnv in'cunlimr io infortuntioii re ceiveil here imhiv, l' .1. Konev wns it Houston oil tt'Jin uml Kurl Ifowles loitueilv wits with llu; (Julf KcT iiinr coiiuniiiv ut Kenu itiottt. The l'irl report receiveil lien1 front it citrresnottiieut ut Tnmnico was cout'intHMl tit u report to the Tex:t (MinipniiY. Out1 M'exienn also wns niurdcreil. No details were. ivtn, hut it was said (hilt the American consul at Tampico was in possesion of all the facts. He has not vet reported lo the state dcpurlment. The territory in which Ihe murder occurred wns said lo he under the control of Cnrrun.n forces. KAOhtf TASK. Texas, .hut. (i There was an nuconf'rmed renort here todav that (leiiernl Alherto Mua mrdo. formerly of the Iluerta arniv. had crossed lite Rio (irundc into Mexico, oi'zht miles north of iere. with 5(i men. two machine units and 'JOJMiO rounds of aiuatttnit ion. lo join the Villtstn t'orees. SAX ANTOXIO. Texas. .Inn. li, The divisional office of the hnreaii of invest iirnl on, department, of itts ticc, has received information from bonjer audits to (he effeel (hut f)en eral Onninrdo with men cropped the liio firande heiween Kaule Pass and Laredo Sundav niuht for the purpose of pnrtiripatim; in election: :n the state oi Coahuihi. Xo mention of ammtmit'ou or units was contained in these reports. OFFER BILL 10 GIVE 1 1. FINLEY SAM0M, .Ian. (!. An effort will bo made at the upecial kckk ton t.f the legishilure here next week to provide. a herth for William L. Kinley, de posed biologist, aecorditiK to Senator K. S. KarrelV of Portland, member of tho game committeo (A tho senate According to Senator Karrull there will bo introduced at the apodal kor- si on n hill providing for the creation of tho office of male biologist, the cx-st to ho paid out of tho gen oral funds of the state. Friends of Kin ley declare that his name probably will lie incorporated In the hill and, In the event of Its passage, the deposed Idol oglst ugain would" get his namo on the state payroll. WAR HORSES WILL SPEAK AT DINNER WASHINGTON, Jar.. (I. Twelve of the leading figures of tho dome cratlc party, including most of those prominently mentioned for the pros! dentiul nomination, arc on the lint of speakers made public today for the Jacksf.il day dinner lo be held here Thursday night. A message from President Wilson will be read first at tho banquet and spefcPios will be made by the follow tng: William Jennings Hryan, Secretary hanlels. Attorney General Palmer. Governor Cox of Ohio. James W. Ger ard, former ambassador to Germany; Champ Clark of Missf.uri, former speaker of the house; Governor Corn well, Wont Vii glnla; Senators 1 1 ilrhcock. Nebraska; Pomerene, Ohio; Pnderwood, Alabama, t and Owen of Oklahoma, and Mrs. Peter Oiescn, associate member of the na tional committee from Minnesota, KILLED MEXICO DECIDE TO BLOW DP BY HUNS SCAPA FLOW - U NIl N. Jan. Ii.--Gerinnn warships sunk bv their mn.-iers in Seapa Flow will lie blown up shortly, it was mi id here todav. The dei-i-ion to dispose of the ve.-sels iu lliis wjiv followed ihe completion of investigation bv a spei-ial coin mission retirescnt -iuu iill of the allies. Tho decision, announced in the forc-oinu tlisptach t blow up the German ships sunk in Srupa Klow apparently dispose-, of a o'test ion which has -a used a ureal dual "f di-cu-"-ion iu all of the allied countr.es. The nl ntoM insiiMrabh' tak of rais'uu the vessels ami (he possihilit v that the alv;tued materials would not be of ureal value were believed to have weiuhed heavilv in favor of destroying the vessels by explosives. ! L WASHINGTON. .Inn. '!. Inimi'ili i.li'lv nl'lcr I In- Mimcinc cmirl nplu'lil tho cnntituliiinnlilv of provisions of llio VolsU'iid net ini.liilitimr Ihe tun iiii l'a( urt' nnil snlr of limiors ron Ininiii'r nni'-liiilf of oni' per fi'iit or uioi i' of nli'oliol. I hi' li'in rl nn'itt of jiisliru lii'min iiri'iiiriit!on.s for tlm liroseciilion of nil ncrsons who linvp sold hi'i'r sinre tin; niissiiire of llu; net Inst Oi'tohcr 2H. ('uses niiiiinst. tliosi? who miinnfiu' luri'd 2.7.") Iii'i'i- lii'fori! Iliu Volstcii-I m-t wns .dussimI wi't't? disinisst'il, 1ml nil in ii ti it 1st i-l it ri-rw nnd ri'lnih'rs wh-i hnvo"ih';iM. in liccr since the net was imssi'd tin vc lii'cn i'l'i'oi'dcil bv Ibe de IMirlment of iusliee. ClIICAdO. Jim. (i l.iiinor inler esls hnvo not uiven un Iheir t'itrlil niMiinst eiifori'i'iiient of n nnlionnl prohihilion desiiilc Ihe deeision of the .itprcme conrl siistiiininir conshlu- tionulitv of the 'olsteiid iirohibitioii nforcenient net. Low Miiver, conn sol for tho '"wets," ileelnrod lodnv "Tho renl.-fiirhl is still, to ooiife." siiid Mr. Miiver. "The whole eighteenth nineiidiiient lo the Tinted States I'onstitiilion is under nltneli'. Tho slate of Khodo Island has filed two oases altaekinir the validity of that amendment. Other eases are in preparation and lire almost readv to bo filed. Tlinl will be Ihe main fiuht." Senator Chas. I,. McNary was quick with his response to the urgent tolenrupliic appeal on tin pence treaty sent him yesterday by lit Mcdford citizens. This ni.iin his re sponse contained In tho folhwlnK tolcKram which was received by JudKe W. I'hlpim: "Am usiiiK every effort that I can command to briiiK about early .ratifi cation of tho treaty of pence includ ing covenant of the I.eaKiie if Na tions and 1 have no doubt but that ratification will follow within a short time." TO ABOLISH WAR RISK BUREAU AND SAVE MONEY WASHINGTON, Jan. (!. A bill lo abolish the war risk insurance bu reau and transfer its fiiitf-tioiis to other departments was it.troduecl lo dnv bv Senator Siiiool, republican, I'tah. mid referred to the finance committee. Senator Smoot claimed Ihe chaniio would eliminate 7.IIIII) em uloves at a saviirj1 of .'millions annually. BOLSHEVIKI DRIVEN FROM DVINSK BY POLES-LETTS LONDON. Jua. . The bUshovIk army has evacuated the city of Dvinsk on the Dvlnii, It Is admitted iu a Itupslan soviet communique received by wireless from Moscow today. The place was abandoned under enemy pressure, the statement says. Tho Lotvian and Polish armies which are engaged in the campaign on this front continued their advance along tho Pfki.v railroad after the SPR0TOC0LT0 BE D ON JANUARY 1 0 Council of LAuiue of Nations to Be Called a Week Later Hunaary Treaty Ready U. S. Fails to Fur nish Troous for Allied Service Itaiv Denies Charqes of Prince Six tus of Botirhnn Settlement of Tmkev Problem Exnectcd Soon. 1'AIUrt, .Inn. ('.. There, Is every in tlleutinn now in supreme eonnelt elr eles (hat the peace protocol will lie signed by c.erniany and ratiricationa of the treaty of Versailles oxcluuiKed. i.ii tho eoiiiinu Saturday, January 10, the dato tentatively sot by the coun cil yesterday. The council of tho Lohkuo of Nn tions, It. Is understood, will bo called to meet about n wcok later. I'AUIS, Jan. S. An application from the Cerman roprosentntlvoH here for a redaction in the number of trt.upH to bo sent to the. areas In which plebeseites are lo bo taken under the peaco treaty has been re ceived by the supremo council, (lor many will have to hoar the oxpenso of I ii si i ii t ii i li i ii these troops mid her leprosoatativos complain that the cost will bo excessive. So heavy an expenditure Is not necessary, It la as serted. Tho council, it is learned, will re- . ply that Inasmuch as tho United States has not supplied Us quota of tix'ups which was to constitute a quarter of the whole, the number o( men Boat will compriso only three quarters o tho total originally fixed. HiiiiKury Treaty Heady , I'AUIS. Jan. ti. Tho . lnlor-ullli)Irwv military commission at Uudupout tt authorized by tho suprome council, today to Intervene in favor of Bomo of tho nioro moderate coinmunlnlB who have been condemned to death by the authorities in tho Hungarian capital. Authority to Intervene lo this end had been requested by tllo conimissi(.ii. At this morning's session of tho council the questions last remaining to bo decided to complete the Hun- . gai'ian peaco treaty were taken under consideration. The Hungarian dele gates probably will receive the full text of the treaty .Monday or Tues day next. The precise date Tor the conference of the powers on the Turkish ques tion remains uncertain. Ambassador Wallace has thus far rocolvcd no in structions regarding participation of Hie United States in the conference KO.MH, Mi.iulny, Jan. 5. Uvory thlng attributed to Italy concerning negotiations for a Boparato peace wltli Austria in published documonts of I'rlnco Stxtus of -Bourbon Is "abso lutely false," says tho lllornalo d'ltalla, on authority cf Baron Son nluo, former minister of foreign af fairs of Italy. The' Turkish Settlement CONST ANTING l'LK, Wednosdny, Dec. .".I.- Members of tho commis sion preparing data on the Turkish viewpoint relative to peaco have com pleted their work. In addition to territorial matters, the commission Iiiih formulated a detailed outline of projected legal and administrative reforms which offers substitutes for capitulations which would deprive Turkey of possible devolipment eco nomically nnd which would Intorfero with sovereignty nnd legal matters. Kxchango ot Smyrna for Macedo nia, which was proposed Just before tho war and accepted In principle by Premier Venizelos of llreoce, Is pro pitted. French Election January 17th. I'AUIS, .Inn. (i. January 17 wns. fixed as the dato for the election of u nresident of the Front h leiuiblic, bv the French cabinet todav. .capture of Dvinsk, according to offic ial advices to tho Loitlsh legation hero. I 'it was stated at the legation that tho first train from lllga to Pvlnsk ! would probably leave Riga today, i I h lift establishing direct communica ; llt.1i with Poland. I The population of Dvinsk enthusl-, astir-ally welcomed tho occupying (troops. i : , i
