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MEDFORD, OREGON, TIU'RNDAY, JANUARY 1.1. 1920
NO. 2.11
The Weather
Maximum yesterday 41
Minimum today 20
i mm
BUSS
WARMS
CONGRESS
GIGANTIC SHIP FRAUD
WAR DEP'T
READY FOR
EXPLOSION I
Secy Baker and General Bliss Tell
Congressional Committee That If
Poland Breaks Bolshevik! Will Run
Over Western Europe Red Arm
ies Now Well Fed and Well Led
Money Asked U. S. A. to Aid Po
land in Food and Arms.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 15. General
revival of war in Europe if 1'olund
is unable to withstand the Russian
bolshevik armies, is not "improbable,"
General Bliss, who was a member of
Iho Americnn peace delegation, todav
told the house ways and means eom
mittcc. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. Recom
mendations that the United States
lurnish surplus military supplies to
Poland to aid it in repelling the west
ward advance of the bolsheviki have
been made to the state department bv
Secretary Baker.
In making this announcement to
the house ways and means commit
tee. Mr. Baker interrupted General
Tasker II. Bliss, a former member of
the supreme military council and the
American peaco delegation, who had
told the committee that general re
vival of war in Europe was not "im
probable"' unless Poland could check
the Russian bolshiviki armies.
Toland Storm Center
tcscribinff Poland as "the possible
stonn center" in Europe, General
Bliss declared that, when ", a whole
People are brought to starvation"
thev mav make war on a neighbor
hnvintr food and so "renew the con
flagration we"thoueht had died out.''
I'oland is the only bulwark against
bolshevism, he said.
Military experts arc of the "grnw
imr opinion" that the "Moscow sov
ernnient will turn toward Poland,"
General Bliss, said, adding that the
Russians outnumbered the Polos. wer.
well trained, well equipped and well
led, while the. Poles were poorly
ennipped as to even-thing.
The bolsheviki, General Bliss con
tinued, are regaining coal, oil and
grain lands in the old Russian empire
and "will soon be able to care for
themselves regardless of any block
ade." Want Cash Aid
The committee is considering a
proposal bv Secretary Glass to ad
vance $1.')0.000.000 to Poland. Aus
tria and other European countries for
food relief. If such n loan were
made, the allied governments should
be reouired to aid Poland in a mili
tary wav. General Bliss said.
Military men believe the bolsheviki
will not try to press eastward beyond
Lake BaiJkal to fight Japanese. Gen
eral Bliss said, and that instead of
sending armies toward India or Tur
key, thev would attempt "militant
propaganda" there. This, he pointed
out, indicated a westward movement
of the bolsheviki armies.
Possibility of Poland pressing
against the Russians was emphasized
bv General Bliss, who said the peace
conference delayed fixing the eastern
boundary of Poland until December
2. and then only determined upon a
tentative boundary.
On Tonder Magazine
"The nnestion is." he continued,
"whether the policy of Poland will
precipitate a situation dangerous to
the whole of Europe."
The westward movement of the
bolsheviki, however, is not the only
factor that might produce "general
revival of war." General Bliss said,
eplnininc that conditions within sev
eral European countries might cause
an upheaval.
"Europeans," be said, "are more
-prone than Americans to blame their
lome situation on their eovernment
and without food or shelter would
turn against what might be the best
eovernment."
Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Jackson, ad
vance agents of the Burns Bros,
minstrel, who will show here noon,
are in the city.
BRAVE HOSPITAL NURSE i
BREAKS N. Y. STRIKE OF !
MEN WHO SELL BLOOD
8 4
NEW YORK'. Jan. 15. Men
who sell their blood for trans
fusion operations struck for
more money yesterday at the
Flower hospital. They demand
ed $55 for a pint of blood, $110
more than thev received two
weeks ago, since which time the
price has increased to $-10.
Student nurses responded as
strike breakers. Ten minutes
after the strike started one
nurse was on Ihe operating table
as a surgeon performed a trans
fusion of blood operation and
the hospital received a pint of
blood free. Two hours later the
nurse was attending a clinic.
The strike was broken. Pro
fessional blood donors were on
the job today at the old wave.
DEATH TOLL IN
MEXICO CITY, Wednesday, Jan.
14. Reports slowly coming in from
eastern sections of the state of
Puolila tell of terrible losses of life
in that region as a result of the earth
quako on January 3. Further east in
the state vt Vera Cruz the death toll
seems to ho growing, reports from
Couztland stating that the number of
dead there and in surrounding vil
lages is more than 3000.
The lake which inundated the vil
lage of Harranca Grande was caused
by a mountain collapsing and dam
ming a river.
An exploring party returned today
from Mt-'unt Popocatepetl and report
ed the crater had been entirely
changed and that huge fissures had
appeared. There were perceptible
indications of poisonous vapors ris
ing, they said. The last eruption of
Popocatepetl occurred in 1S02.
SHOT JPUB
SALKM. Ore.. Jan. lo. John
I'Vohmader. a business man of this
citv, was sufferimr t a local hospita1
todnv from n bullet wound said to
have been inflicied bv one of two
robbers who held him tin when he was
on his wav home late last iiiirht.
Frohniiider had been visitinir friends,
he told police authorities and was
held un bv two men as he approaches
his home. ,
Kindinu' nothintr of value. Frohma
der's storv to the police declared, tlu
robbers ordered him to make himself
obscure in some, brush while thev
made their escape. Instead, he ran.
and while runninir was shot in tlr?
hack, the bullet entering the rirltt
shoulder. It was s:;id at the hospital
that he would recover.
15 ADMIRALS WILL
Tl
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. Fifteen
admirals, named by Chairman Hale
i of the Benate naval sub-committee
Investigating naval decoration
j awards, are among those Secretary
i Daniels has been asked to summon
as witnesses before the committee to
tesitfy In the Investigation which be
gins tomorrow.
I The list is headed by Admiral Sims
; who brought the controversy over
j naval awards Into the open by deelin
; ing to accept a distinguished service
medal. He will probably be the first
I witness called.
I After the admirals have testi'led,
'commanding officers of naval vessels
.sunk or seriously damaged by suV
! marine attack during the war prcb
jalily will lie railed before the om
jmittee. 0
FISH BILL
ACTON
ABANDONED
Jackson Countv Delegation Gives Uu
Effort to Get Action From Leqis
lature Declares Attv P. J. Neff
Bean-Norblad Fish Commission
Bill Passed bv House Receives Sun
port Two Members of Jackson
Countv Delegation,
Attorney P. J. Neff. who left Salem
lasl night reach! Mcdford today
with the information that the effort
of the Jackson countv delegation to
secure a referendum on closing Rogue
river, from the legislature, had been
abandoned, it being conceded the ef
fort would be futile. The house yes
terday passed the Bean-Norblad fish
commission bill, securinir nooording
lo report the votes of Representatives
Gore and Westerlund. This bill was
being fought over this afternoon in
the senate, the fight against it being
led bv Senator Thomas of Jackson
countv.
SALEM1, Ore., Jan. 15. Willi the
day and hour for adjournment of the
special' session of Ihe Oregon leeis
lature fixed for' noon, Saturday,
both houses today were prepared to
rush through the measures already
introduced and which thev consider
vital. There is the usual possibility.
however, that the chicks in the house
and senate may be stopped just be
fore the noon hour in order to com
plete the work that cannot be handled
within the time limit set. according
to members of both houses.
Fish Mil Posses
Great sliced must be shown in or
der to complete the work already set
out for completion, and it was said
thai it was possible resolutions would
be offered today limiting debate in
order lo adjourn at the hour set.
Ratification of national suffrage
was completed yesterday when the
president of the senate and speaker
of the house affixed their signatures
to the resolution of ratification. It
was not necessary to have the gov
ernor sign the resolution.
The fish and snrnc hill providing
for the creation of a state fish and
game commission composed of nin"
members, passed the house late yes
terday. II was expected that it
would reach the senate some time to
day. SALKM. Ore.. Jan. 15. The sala
ries of the attorney general and the
state superintendent of public
struction have been recommended for
nn increase bv Ihe senate committee
on counties and towns.
Attorney General Ilrown now re
ceives $:i.(il)n and Superintendent
Churchill is paid til.Onil a Year. The
recommendation, which is made lo
the wavs and means committee, is
that each receive $1.5011 a year.
Oppose Minimum Wage
SALKSL Ore.. Jan. 15. The house
resolution committee has instructed
Representative Sheldon, chairman, to
draft a resolution expressinir oppo
sition of the legislature to the pro
posed minimum wau'c law initiated hv
a resident of Oregon and alreadv
filed with the seeretarv of state. This
law provides n minimum waure of $4
a dav for ek'ht hour for all men em
ploved and Jr'Jl a week for women cm
ploves. The resolution also would
provide for the appointment of a
committee of both houses- to prepare
an argument iiuainst the proposed
law and have the same printed in the
voter' pamphlet.
'
SALKM. Ore.. Jan. 15. Itecnuse ol i Ashland Fruit and Produce assocla
the recent tragedy near Marsh field, i "on. a cooperative marketing associ
when the oil steinner J. A. Chansloriation f which most of tho growers
went to Ihe bottom with the loss ofof Ashland and vicinity are members
nearly 40 lives. Hie Oregon h-ui,!.,. j has closed by far the most successful
i ture will memorialize congress to es-1 year In Its history. Tho report of
llablish a suitable life saving station I Manager A. C. Hrlggs, read at the
!nt I'ort Orford. near where the ! """' meeting, disclosed the fact
IChan-lorwent onto the rocks. tnat 'be association during tho past
i A memorial asking for this station i year I130-000 business, almost
iwns introduced and nflopted in the i doublln " best previous showing,
senate yesterday and was to be trans-1 A ' ot of ,rult an1
! milted lo Ihe house todav. Srr.alor wa" flhPP"i- Thirty cars or
II. S. Smith is author of the mW). f'L "book, spray etc.. were received
ji re jand sold to association members.
SILENCE I SESSIONS
WITH ROUSING 'UH-HUH' I y II R Q R M
nun nrnnrr .
SAL KM, Jan. i;. lly Asso
ciated Press. I Representative 1
J. A. Westerlund of Jackson ! j
county made his maiden speech I
on the floor of tho house jester-
day. "Mr. Westerlund." asked
Speaker Jones from the stand,
8 "relative to house, bill fi7, do
? you wish it returned to your
military affairs committee for
further consideration?" Kvery
eye was forcused on the south- !
ern Oregon representative. k
"Uh-huh" said he, shattering
without a qualm tho floor rec-
ord of two consecutive sessions
of golden silence.
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IRRIGATION BILL
WON'T BE PASSED
WASHINGTON. Jan. 15. Govern
ors of western states and represen
tatives of the Western States Recla
mation association conferred todav
with senators and representatives to
ur-je eovernment aid for reclamation
of western arid lands. ,
Little encourairement was civen to
the deleuation which was told that
si rid economy was beini: practiced
bv eonirrcss and that authori.ation
of no new projects or larse appro
priations others than those abso
lutely necessary was contemplated.
Amoiuf those who urtred federal aid
were Governors liainberirer of 1'tuh,
Hart of Washington and I.nrruzola
of Xcw Mexico. Other speakers
were I). W. Davis of Idaho, chairman
of the reclamation association: T. K.
Campbell of Arizona' and forme
Senator Catron of New Mexico, All
ureed pussaee of the bill of Senator
Jones, republican, Washington, which
has been reported favorably lo the
senate proposing appropriations ot
W5n,(llin.lllld for irritation projects.
It was siiL'iicsled (hat if direct ap
propriations were not favored by con
eres a bond issue be authorized.
Senator McXnrv. republican, Ore
gon, chairman of the senate irriga
tion committee, who with Reprcsen.
lative Kinkaid. republican. Nebraska,
chairman of Ihe bouse committee,
presided at Ihe conference, told the
western delegation that he did not
think the Jones bill would pass, nor
authorize a bond issue.
' think t'n in re will be our re
ward,"1 said Senator McNarv. "The
disposition of congress is against
putting anv money into new projects.
If we get through a bond issue of
.flO.OIin.OOfl to carrv on Hie irrigation
work I think we will be fortunate."
Senator Thomas, democrat' Colo
rado, said he favored the appropria
tion for reclamation extension, but
doubted that congress would make the
appropriation or authorize a bond is
sue. Reciting the government's fi
nancial situation. Senator Thomas
siiiil the government would be fortu
nate if il could get through the pres
ent year without another popiibu
loan.
A
j ASHLAND. Ore.. Jan. 1.",. The
IS
1VERD1CT HEW 5HL:A BILLION IS
nminmn n i nr
"JRIll III i'llL i
After DeHberfiilinn Muht ami Dav
Since Tucs'lav Jury Reaches Com
promise Rccommciul Defendant
Be Placed in Some Institution for
Observation as to Sanitv Jury
Reported a Disacireement Several
Times Case Nation Wit'.c Interest.
I.OS ANGi'.I.KS. Cal.. Jan. 15.--The
iury returned a verdict of mur
der in the si ml degree in the case
of Harry S. New here today. New
was charged with the murder of .Miss
Kreda Lesser in Jul v.
The vcrdiel was reached ill 1(1: IP
but the court declined to receive it
until an hour later, because of lh"
fact that another case was in pro
gress. 'fhe iurv had been out since -1
o'clock Tuesday, with two intermis
sions for rest.
'The verdict carried the following
recommendation, rend as a part of
the finding:
"We recommend the defendant be
placed in' some institution of Hie
state of California fur a reasonable
period of time for observation as to
his menial condition and that the
courl determine where the defendanl
shall be confined."
WASHINGTON. Jan. 15. Knding
a len years' fight the senate today
passed the watcrpower bill, which
now goes to conference for the com
posing of differences between the
house and esnate. Final cnactnienl
of the measure within a few weeks iv
expected.
LOS ANGKLKS. Cal.. Jan. 15.
'flic iurv in the case of llarrv S. New,
accused of the murder of Miss I'Yedn
Lesser, reported todav that it could
not agree. Judge Gavin W. Crai
sent back word thai he would not
receive such a conclusion at this lime
and directed the iurors lo resume
their deliberations.
'fhe case was submitted to the iurv
about -I o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Since Miat lime the iurors huve been
I'll continuous sess'on, except for a
few hours devoted to sleep each inter
vening night.
Hecause of New's prominence, bf
j being the son of Senator New, nnd
the sensational features of the crime,
the cusc attracted record breaking
jciowds and nation wide interest.
By TANGO, FOK TROT
NICH, .Ian. 15. Feasting and
dancing are alisorhing the attention
of Riviera guests this season. The
, no. cfsltlos of life are not abundant
i and there is an actual shorlagn of
I sugar, milk and coal, but palo do fnle
'grs, truffles, grain-fed Towls and
! lobster abound. Fverythlng that is
luxurious and superfluous Is plenti
ful. In the absence of fuel, visitors are
' keeping themselves warm by tango
i Ing. fox trotting and appropriating
every other variety of terpslc.horean
i exorcise, tho Itlvlnra having been
I transformed into a vast danco which
: aliKorbs all energies excepting those
reserved for featlng. .Meanwhile the
, coat of living continues to soar.
A POLAND CHINA HOG
IS SOLD FOR $35,000
NOItl.K.HVILI.K. Ind., .Ian. IS.
Chief's Best a spotted I'oland China
hog. brought $.'15,000 In u pale hsre
this week. The hog was purchased
by an Iowa state breeders assoc'a
tion. A now brought $sonn. Forty head
brought a total of JHI.nso.
UNEARTHED
tins,
l.uXlioN. Jilti. 1.",,- The Iml--luviii
have rapt urcd Ro-lov-(Ul-lhm,
arnildi'iu In u vvU'
dispatch from .Mdm-ow. Ten
tlmiixjiml prisoners, ''' ni",
nine tnnks and an enormous
amount of lint.!i::i.;e were taken
the .statement sivs.
LONDON. .Inn. !.". The vir
tual abolition of the death pen
nltv iiuuinM iionholhevil in
soviet liiisMn is aunoiuieeil in a
wireless dispatch from Moscow
todav.
v HEREIN. Jan. 15. - lly Wirc-
less to Loudon.) Official de-
uial wiis niailc today ot' reports
that Germany had concluded an
agreement with soviet Russia.
WASHINGTON", .Ian. 13. Demo
cratic senators in caucus today Tailed
to elect a leader. , A deadlock on a
tlo veto developed between Senators
Hitchcock ot Nebraska, and Under
wood i.'f Alabama and the caucus ad-
journed subject to tho call of the two
candidates.
Senator Cndorwood In a statement
said that Senator Hitchcock's leader-
ship of the minority in the peace
treaty controversy was not Involved
and that the Nebraska senator would
continue, to have his loyal Biipport on
treaty (iiiestioiis.
The vute or Senator Smith would
have broken Ihe deadlock today, but
tho agreement lo postpone final ac-
Hon until Secretary OlasH was seated
wus said lo havo been reached with
out objection.
Forty-three senators were present,
the aliHciilnes being Kenaiors Swan-
son, Virginia, and Smith of Arizona,
who were paired, and Senator John-;
son of South Dakota. Senator
Hitchcock and I'nderwood refrained
from vol Ing.
The roll call on tho election fol
lows: For Senator Hitchcock: ...
Ashurst, Chamberlain, Culberson,
Henderson, Kendrick, King, Klrby,
Myers, Nugent, Overman, I'holan, i of hit department was necessarily ot
I'omcrenc, Robinson, Sheppard, Sim- u secret nature.
menu, Thomas, Trammell, Walsh ofj Tidwell stated ho had received
Montana, Wolcott 1!). j telegraphic Instructions from tho
For Senator I'nderwood: treasury department to Join Schles-
llankhead, Dial, Fletcher, Cay, lnger immediately as his chief inves
(ierry. Core, Harris, Harrison, Jones tlgator. Schleslnger and Tidwell
of '.Vow .Mexico, .McKollar, I'lttnian, wero In conference early today as to
Itansdell, Heed, Shields, Smith of
.Maryland, Smith of South Carolina,
Stanley, Walsh of -Massachusetts,
Williams 1(1.
defrauded, in customs duties on coal.
I Schlesingor left his private prao
IIOI'STON, Texas, Jan. 15. Theitice twr; months ago, at tho request
oil steamship Trinidadian arrived of Attorney Ceneral lMlmer to do
here early today with tho bodies ofj vote his entire tlmo to tho present
F. J. Honey of Houston and Karl Investigation.
Holes of Thorndale, Texas, Amer
icans killed recently In the Tumpico,
Mexico, oil district.
A member of tho crew of the Trln-
idadlun, who asked that his name bijthc shipping board to settla tho
withheld ns ho made frequent trips claims of wooden shipbuilders grow
to -Mexico, asserted that investigation ! Ing out ot the icancellation of con
niado by the consul at Tamplco and! tracts, was ordered today by tho sen-
Jother Americans established that tholnto commerce committee. It per
men were killed by Mcxlcaa federaL tains especially to amortization ot
soldiers. ! wooden shipyard plants and which
I He assertedMhat a bullet extracted j were especially urged by southern
; from Holes' foot proved to ho a type jand Pacific coast wooden shipbull
l used only by federal troops In that dors who said that without relief
I district. I they would suffer severe losses.
losi jy u.$.
WEST COAST
Greatest Prufitecrina Scandal of a
Generation Breaks in San Fran
cisco Cunsniracv Throutihout War
Gains Golden Profits Throtiah Pay
ment of False Vouchers Attorney
General Palmer Orders U. S. Shin
Dim! Board to Hold S37.000.000.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 15.
Frauds iuvolviiiK many millions ot
dollars In connection with tho build
Iiik .'t' aliips for the Kovornnicnt in
OrcKou, Washington and California
have licen unearthed by government
investigators, it becanio known today
when William H. Tidwell, spociul
agent of the treasury department,
was appointed chief assistant to Spec
ial Assistant United States Attorney
General liert Schlesingor hore.
It Is understood that Attorney
Clenoral I'ulmor, cu tho strongth ot
tho Bcnpu of tho alloged discoveries
of graft In Pacific coast shipyards,
has ordoied tho United Stntoa ship
building board to hold up claims ap
proximating JH7.000.000 to await
tho ontconio of the investigation.
Million Dollar fraud :: i
Tho government, ncconllng. to In
formation from authoritative.. Bpurcos
is allegud to have been defrauded ot
morn than a billion dollars thru-nbin-
viiril cmiMnfrnf Ins workillir 1V tho
, , . n,.i.ra for mini
that shipbuilders obtained Illegally.
A score of very prominent ship
building magnates are understood to
bo Involved in tho Investigation,
which Is said to have reached tha
; saKO caitng for specni federal grand
ju,.y hcssIoiis In tho cities of Oregon,
Washington and California where big
j shipbuilding plants are located,
Cost plus contracts awarded by
the government fc'r construction ot
vessels during the war, by which the
j builders were allowed ten per cent
over what they claimed to bo tho
cost of construction, wore said today
to have been' tho medium' ot tho al
leged frauds.
(ran(l Jury Action i
Assistant Attorney Clencral Schles
ingor is to leave tomorrow for Seat
tle, where It is understood tho first
federal grand jury sessions 'dealing
with tho reported discoveries of gov
ernment agents working ' untlor
Schleslnger will be held.
Schloslnger refused today to dis
cuss In detail the discoveries thus far
made, stating that, tho dotailed work
j tho next steps to bo taken III tho
Investigation. Schlesingor was Bald
to havo secured considerable ovl
dnnco which it Is propOBod to placo
heforo grand juries as rapidly as pos
sible In tho various shipyard centers.
Special Prosecutor
Special Agent Tidwell loft his trea
sury post today to engago In his nov
work. He has had wide experience
as n government investigator and
bundled the prosecution of tho Wes
tern Fuel cases here, several years
ago, in which a number of San Fran
cisco capitalists wero convicted and
tho government recoverod nearly a
million dollars of which It had been
Mennulillc Congress,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. Favor
alilo report on the bill authorizing