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MEDFORD, ORKGOX, .MONDAY, .JANUARY 1!), 1 )()
NO. 254
oecott to
VEIO G. 0. P.
Govenror Announces He Will Put
Straiulit Party Measure in Waste
Basket Measure Would Allow
Voter to Make One Mark and Vote
the Ticket Straight Nearlv 100
Bills and Resolutions Passed uv
Lcnislature lat Special Session.
RAI.Eir, Ore.. Jim. 1!). Governor
Olcolt announced toilav tlmt he would
vclu the ".si ruinlit party" I i 1 1 passed
l)v t'ho legislature on tlio final (lav of
the extraordinary session. The hill
has been interpreted hv some demo
crats ns being in tlie interest of tiie
republican parly, The bill provides
for a form of ballot that enables the
voter to east his ballot for an entire
parly tieket bv a single mark, though
it also is possilile to scratch the
tieket, if desired.
SALEM, Ore.. Jan. 19 Ninetv
fonr bills nnd a miscellaneous as
sortment of memorials and resolu
tions, some of the latter being pro
nounced more important than mnnv
of the bills, were passed bv the spe
cial session of the Oregon legisla
ture, which adjourned slrortlv after
3 o'clock in Ihe morning, Sunday.
The house omained passage in the
senate of 53 off its measures. Of Hie
bills originating in the senate 40 were
ndopted bv the house.
Everv measure wliicli the governor
suggested as 'an emergency and on
which he based the call for the extra
ordinary session was passed. It was
reported here early todav that a num
ber of Hie measures passed, besides
those asked fpr hv the executive,
would feel the gubernatorial veto, but
these reports' are said to have not
come from anyone "connected closely
with the governor's office.
L
PATHS. .Inn. 1!). The work of the
Lcnti'uc ot! Nations iy still confined to
organization, as the onlv act of the
leatiuc council at its first mee'tinir was
to appoint members of the Saare val
lev boundary commission which is not.
under the league's control.
It is expected t ho lenmie will take
jurisdiction Jtver the Saare reaion
onlv tvhen an administrative mission
has been orujuiizcd.
FLU'' EPIDEMIC 1920
IS OF A 110 TYPE
WASHINGTON', Jan. 10. Al
though there was n slight increase in
the number of influenza cases, espe
cially in the Chicago district, report
ed to the public health service, today
officials said there
nothing
alarming in the present situation.
The disease is of a mild type and
with a low death rate, thev said.
Officials of the service pointed out
that onlv about 1,000 eases through
out the country were reported last
week us compared with more than 4,
000.000 eases n vear airo.
STATE R. R. COMMISSIONS
UPHELD BY SUPREME COURT
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19. The su
preme court today affirmed federal
court decrees approving rates pre-i
eoribea by the California railroad j
commission to be charged by the 1
Napa Valley tlectrlc company fori
power sold to the California Light:
and Telephone company and dismiss-!
Ing injunction proceedings brought
to prevent the rates being put into
pflect.
U. S. STEAMER MACONA
FOUNDERS AT SEA 49
MEMBERS OF CREW LOST
.j. 4, 4 .j. . 4. a
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 19.
Forty-nine members of the crew
of the American steamer Ma
cona, which struck a rock off
Xldingen light and foundered,
were lost, the only survivor be
ing the second mated of the
ship.
NEW YORK, Jun. 19. The
J freighter Yarmouth disabled off
: Cape May, X. .1.. during a storm
was being towed to New York
today. by the coast guard cutter
Itasca, according to wireless ro-
ports. The craft left this port
Saturday for Havana with a car-
go of liquor .valued at $2,000,-
000.
J t I t J ! I 3 S I
A. MILLERAND IS
PAlilS. .Ian. It). Captain Andre
Tardieti has refused to retain the
portfolio of minister of liberated re
pions in the new Millerand cabinet.
Premier Jlillerand's cabinet will
hold its first nieetimr at the new pre
mier's liiime at A o'clock this after
noon. It, will then be introduced to
President Poincare who will sinn the
decree of nomination, which will be
promulgated in tomorrow's Journal
Officiate. The cabinet has virtually
been completed as follows:
Alexander Millerand is premier and
foreign minister.
The ministers are:
Justice. M. 1lIopiteau.
Interior. Andre Ilonnorat.
War, Andre Lcfevre.
Marine. Al. Landry,
Commerce, M. Isaac.
Agriculture, lienrie liicard.
Finance. Frederic Francois Marsal.
Colonies, Albert Sarraut.
Pnldic works, Yves Le Troeouer,
Public instruction, Victor JJerard.
Labor, Paul Jinirdain.
1 Iviriene and social welfare, M.
Prefon.
M1. J-ourdain was minister of labor
in the Ciemenceau cabinet, and SI.
LeTrocouer was under secretary of
state for the liquidation of stocks.
These are the onlv member.; of (ho
Ciemenceau ministry retained. SI.
Francois Marsni is the manager of
the Baniiue Cnion I'arisienne. lie is
neither a deputy nor a senator. '
ST. Millerand remarked to the news
papermen at middav that he had had
a talk with former Premier liene Yi
viani. '"lie said he was not willinc at the
present moment to enter the troy em
inent," said M. Millerand, ''but he
assured me of his fullest support."
10 TALK POLITICS
SEATTLE, Jan. 19. Men of the
91st division, most of them from the
west, were "second to none in gal
lantry," General Pershing declared
here today, lie paid tribute to the
men who worked in the spruce camps
and the shipyards of the northwest
during the war.
"War is something for which every
nation must be prepared," he assert
ed in an interview. lie said he did
not wish tcf be interviewed on politics
or policies.
SAX FRANCISCO, Jan. 19. Affir
mation by the I'nited Slates supremo
court of the stato railroad commis
sion's contention establishes the right
of public service commissions thru
out the country to exercise the same
jurisdiction, according to an an
nouncement by the commission today.
AWES ASK
THAT KAISER
BE DELIVERED
Holland Told She Will Not Fulfill In
ternational D'.itv If She Refuses to
Join Aliies in Chastcninq Germans
for Crimes Committed Durinq War
Kaiser Morally Responsible
Not Question of Law but Policy.
Declares Ciemenceau.
iBRUSSIOLS, Jan. 19. (Havas.)
Deep eiiH.-tion lias been caused in Hol
land by tho allied demand for the
extradition of former Kiaperor Wil
liam of Germany, according to a dis
patch. Belief is expressed at, The
Hague that measures wiil be taken
with a view to Inducing him volun
tarily to place himself at the disposal
of the allies.
PARIS, Jan. 19. Holland is told
in the allied note demanding the
extradition of former Emperor Wil
liam that slio will "not fulfill her
international duty" !f she refuses to
associate herself with the entente
powers in chastising crimes commit
ted by Germans during the war. The
text of the note seat to Tho Hague
was made public today. It follows
"Paris, January in.
"In notifying by those presents
The Netherlands government and
queen of the text of the article 22
of tho treaty of Versailles, a certified
copy of which is annexed, which came
Into force January 10, the powers
have the honor to make known at the
same time that they have decided to
nut into execution without delay
this article.
(Article 227 ('publicly arraigned
William II of Germany for a supreme
offense against international moral
ity and the sanctity of treaties' and
declares the allied and associated
powers will address a request to The
Netherlands government for his sur
render In order that he may be placed
on trial).
Demand tho Kaiser
"Consequently tlie powers address
to tho government of Tho 'Netherlands
an official demand to deliver into
their hands William of HohenzoUern,
former emperor of Germany in order
that he may be judged.
"Individuals residing in Germany
against whom tho allied and associat
ed powers have brought charges are
to be delivered to them under article
22S of the peace reaty, and the for
mor emperor, If he had remained in
Germany, would have been delivered
under tho same conditions by. the
German government.
"The Netherlands government is
conversant with tho Incontrovertible
reasons which imperiously exact that
premeditated violation of interna
tional treaties as well as systematic
disregard of the most sacred rules
and rights of nations, should receive,
as regards every one, including the
highest placed personalities, special
punishment provided by tlie peace
congress. The powers briefly recall,
among so many crimes, the cynical
violation of the neutrality of llelgium
and Luxemburg, the barbarous and
pitiless system of hostages, deporta
tion enmasse, the carrying off of
young girls from the city 'of Lille,
who were torn from their families
and delivered defenseless to the
worst promiscuity; the systematic
devastation of entire regions without
military utility, the , submarine war
without restriction, including inhu
man abandonment of vicVims on the
high seas, and Innumerable acts
against non-combatants committed
by German authority in violation of
tho laws of war.
Itesponsibllity Is Kaiser's
"Responsibility at least moral for
all these actB reaches up to the su
preme head who ordered them, or
made abusivo use of his full powers
to infringe, or to allow Infringement
upon the most socred regulations of
human conscience.
"The powers cannot conceive that
the government of The Netherlands
tan regard with less reprobation than
the.mselves the immense responsibil
ities of the former emperor.
"Holland would not fulfill her In
ternational duty If she refused to as
sociate herself with other nations as
far as her means allow in undertak
ing, or at leastonot hindering, chas
tisement of the crimes committed.
(Continued on l'ago Six)
HOUSE 10 CALL GEN'L
WOOD ffl EXPLAIN HIS
CRITICISM OF NAVY
tj. j tj j it t j
WASHINGTON". .Tan. 1!).
Chairman Huller uf the house
nnvn I commit tee an mm need to- v
dav that Major General Leonard v
Wood would he n--ked to appear
he Tore the committee to explain
his statement that tlie navv is a
t'loatinir death trap." made in a
speech last niht.
I j j j $ j tj 5 5 5
AMERICA IS A
President Wilson Greets Deleqates to
Pan-American Financial Confer
ence With Messatte North and
South America United in Snirit of
Mutual Helpfulness.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Marked
by the presence of the leading finan
ciers and husinessmen of the twenty
one renuhlica of the western hemi
spheres, tho second Pun-American fi
nancial conference opened here today
for the consideration of international
problems arising from the return of
peace.
President "Wilson from his siclt
room sent a message of greeting; to
the ministers of finance and other
prominent visitors, declaring that
Pan-America sought no selfish pur
pose in assisting world reconstruction
and would regard IL as a privilege to
fulfill the obligations imposed by the
great advantages enjoyed by the peo
ple of these republics.
Secretary Lansing brought out the
same idea in addressing the delegates
when he said the Americas accepted
the burdens thrust upon the new
world 1y tho war and would press
forward confidently to the better
days of the future.
Welcoming the visitors' to the
building of tho Pun-American union,
where the general sessions are being
held, John Barrett, director general
spc-ke of the union's moral influence
in preserving peae and building up
commerce.
Secretary Glass, president-general
of the conference, occupied the chair
at the opening session, which was fol
lowed by an informal luncheon given
by the federal reserve board and the
United States section of the interna
tional high commission. This after
noon the group committees from each
country met to organize.
Presidents Mof-isae
President Wilson's message, read
at the opening session, follows:
"Gentlemen of the Americas: I re
gret more deeply than I can well ex
press that the condition of my health
deprives me of the pleasure und priv
ilege of meeting wllh you and person
ally expressing tho gratification
which every officer of this govern
ment feels because of your presence
at the national capital, and particu
larly because of the friendly and sig
nificant mission which brings you to
us.
"I rejoice with you that in these
troubled times of world reconstruc
tion the republics of the American
continent should seek no selfish pur
pose, hut should be guided by a de
sire to serve one anothor and to servo
the world to tho utmost of their ca
pacity. The great privileges that
have been showered upon us, both by
reason of our geographical position
and because of the high political and
social ideals that have determined
the national development of every
ccuntry of the American continent,
carry with them obligations the ful
fillment of which must be regarded
as a real privilege by every true
American.
Conquest Kliitiinntoil
"It is no small achievement that
the Americas are today able to say to
the world:
" 'Here is an Important section of
the globe which bus today eliminated
tho idea of conquest from its national
thought and from its International
policy.'
"The spirit of mutual helpfulness
which animates tho -conference sup-
(Continued en Tago Six)
UNIT AGAINST
CONQUEST IDEA
SOP. COURT
10 HOLE 1
LIQUOR 11
Without Comment Chief Justice White
Grants Permission to Rhode Island
to Test Prohibition Amendment
State Authorities Claimed Amewl
mcnt an Interference With Police
Powers ami a Violation of Fifth
Amendment.
WASHINGTON', Jan. 19. Validity
of tiie ftukM'iil prohibition constitu
tional anumdimuit is to lio deter
mined 'by tlie supreme court which
today granted the state of Ithode
Island permission to Institute orig
inal proceedings to lest It and enjoin
its enforcement in that state.
The permission was granted by
Chief Justice White without comment
or without fixing lime for hearing
arguments In the case.
.Motions to bring Ihe suit were filed
by Attorney General ltlce of Ithode
Island in renjionse tc a resolution
ndopted by the slate legislature auth
orizing him to take steps to test tlie
validity of not only the amendment
but ulso of Ihe enforcement act.
In briefs filed in support of the
moUiiH, Ithodo Island authorities
questioned the validity of tho vatll'i
callon of the amendment nnd alleged
that the amendment was an Interfer
ence with the slate police powers und
a violation of tho fifth constitutional
amendment. Thoy ulso alleged that
the amendment was "usurpatory, 1111
cciiKtitutional and void,"
Rhode Island was one of tho states
that refused to ratify the amendment.
The 10 4'oniiiuutdllie.nts
NEW YOKK, .Ian. 1!). The prohi
bition amendment was likened to the
Decalogue today by John K. Kramer,
federal prohibition enforcement cent-
uiissioner, In an address at tho an
nual meeting of New York clergymen
under the auspices of tho Anil-Saloon
league.
"Tho passions, tho nppelitlefl and
the desires of men," ho said, "made
ft necessary for the promulgation cf
the Ten Commandments, now embod
ied in Holy Writ. Notwithstanding
the fuel that tho commandments and
our criminal laws interfure with
men's passions, appetlties and desires
yet they still stand and are obeyed
by the great mass of the Aniorican
people. Kg I am sure it will ho under
the federal prohibition amendment
and the laws enacted thereunder."
Mr. Kramer gave warning that
popular support would be necessary
for enforcement of prohibition.
Resolutions adopted by the minis
ters assured .Mr. Kramer cf their sup
port In enforcement of prohibition.
ASK SECOND TRIAL
LOS AXCJKKKS. Cni., Jan. 11).
, ,,,(,, ,J' llurrr V.uv fmvifml
of second deuree murder Cor slumtimr
and killintr li fiancee. Kredn Lows or,
was postponed when tbe defense to
day filed a motion for u new trial.
Jn.dne (iavin V. ('ra:Lr, set next Fri
day mornini: at 10 o'clock ns the
time for lienrinu' nruuments on the
motion.
WASHINGTON. Jun. 10. Senator
llafdintr of Ohio, n eundidate for tlie
republican presidential nomination,
jinuounced today that he could not
accept "mere perfunctionnrv support"
from Ohio's dele-zntion In tlie national
convention. "
The senator said if there wn nnv
fioulit 'reiinrdint: Ohio's real prefer
ence he would he ulad to have an ex
pression hv tlte stuff's voters in the
primary e'e"t'oii.
Announcement w:is made todav of
the opening of Washington headuunr
ters of a cmupniyn committee to
work for the nomination of Major
OciternI Leonard Wood as- the repub
lican ciindidnt" lor "resident. Sena
tor Mo-ci of New Hampshire is in
charge.
FOR HARRY NEW BOMBING SQUADRONi
JAPAN FOR RETURN OF
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
J 4 4 S
WASHINGTON', .Ian. !!.
J The text of the Japanese note to
China announeins Japan's read-
iness t o open neot iat ions for
tlie transfer of the Shantung
territory to China, in eonfor-4-
mity with the treaty of Ver-
sallies, has reached Washing-
ton.
In Japanese circles it was said
the present situation as to Shan-
tung could not he permitted to
eon t in no as it constituted a
i menace to the relations of tho
! countries of the ea.sf, and must,
be remedied. Japan wants no
quarrel with America and none
with China anil the sooner
Shantung is handed hack tho
better.
I 4 J ! "i
U.S. TRANSPORT IN
AT SEA, HELP NEAR
NKW YOKK. Jun. 10.-The army
transport Powhatan, in distress
about. 700 miles cast of New Yorl,
lepnrted by wireless to the armv
transport offices here at A a. m. to
dav that although she was leakinu
nnd Iter boiler room flooded, she was
in "no iinmedinte dnnuer." The 271
passengers were "calm and comfort
able," the message said.
"When (he sea becomes smoother
the passengers will be" transferred to
the White Star liner Cedrie, which is
stnndinir by. The transport will keep
nflond for several davs," 0 Captain
Wnndall wirelessed.
The United States shipping board
steamer Western Comet, which is
ninonn" the vessels nearby, will at
tempt to tow the Powhntan to Halt
fax after the pnssemrcrs have been
frnnsferred to the ( citric.
The I'owhatan left New York last
I'Yidnv for Antwerp.
TEAM TO ENGLAND
N13W I1A.VKN, Conn., Jan. 10.
Yale university probably will accept
the Invitation for a track meet in
England thin fipring, Professor Clar
ence Mendell, president of the ath
letic board of control Htated today.
It Ih understood at Yalo that Har
vard will he unable to accoir.p.-.ny the
Hliie on tills trip an has been the
case heretofore.
OEF FOR SAN DIEGO
SACRA MKNTO, Calif., Jan. 10.
The !)lsl houibiiiL' squadron depart
ed from Mather field enrlv todnv for
Ream field. Sun Dicuo, to phrticipato
in tftinnerv practice until the end of
March. The soumlron went in two
section, one consisting of niolor
trucks nnd tottrinir oars, and the
other of lit airplanes.
New Swiss Minister Here,
NKW YORK. Jan. 1!). Aiimnir the
passengers arriving on the French
liner La Lorraine today was Marc
I'eter. the new Swiss minister to
Washington, who will succeed Hans
Sulzer. who recently resigned.
BRITISH WAR SHIPS ARE
DISPATCHED TO BLACK SEA
MALTA. Jan. 10. Orders were re
ived Thursday night for n number
of naval vessels to leave Malta up
pnrentlv for the lilack sea. Vice Ad
miral de Kobai'k sailed Friday on
board the battleship Iron Duke, nc
cumouuicd by tlie destroyers Scrapis
DANIELS TO
COI BACK
AT ADMIRAL
Scerotarv of Navv Demands Complete
Invcstiiiation of Department's Rec
ords Nothina to Hide No Or
ganization Did Better Work In War
That U. S. Navv Sims Overruled
hv Admiral Mavo as Well as bv De
partment Daniels Defended.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lO.-yUnloss
llt(! senate invi'sliualion of Rear Ad
miral Sims' i'liarcos of faihtro of the
navv (li'iinrtmcnt to coonorato full?
with the allies during the war is tuiule
to the entire snlisl'aetion of tho Amer
ican people innuirv will bo made by
a naval board. Secretary Daniels an
nounced todav. 1 1 o added that "no
organization in the history of tho
world ever did a better job than tho
American navv."
While l'vi'iisinc lo discuss Admiral
Sims' letter of criticism of the de
partment, Mr. Daniels indicated the
admiral freciucntlv clashed with the
department thromrh his insistoncn
that more destrovers be withdrawn
from troop eonvovs to augment the
anti-submarine forces in. Europoan
"The paramount duty of tho
American navv." II r. Daniels declar
ed, "was to protect tho passnuo -at
American troops to Kuropo nnd the
snt'ciriinrdintr of merchant shippim?,
vital as that was recognized to 'be
necessarily was second-'irv.'V
Kinix AVus Subordinate
Secretary Daniels emphasized that,
contrary to a popular impression, Ad
miral Sims throughout the war was
subordinate to Admiral Mavo, com
mander in chief of tho Atlantio fleot.
Ho indicated that in the distribution
of destroyer strength ns well as on
oilier questions Admiral Sims was
overruled bv Admiral Mayo an well
as the department.
"Kverv naval order, every docu
ment bearing on the navy's war activ
ities," Mr. Dnniels continued, "is open
to the light of dav, and the moro
thoroughly the entire record is luWl
before the people of this country, tho
urealnr pride thev can have in tho
achievements of their navy. Tho
country will bo entirely reassured
when mailers are brought to a show
down." Senate to InvnMieute
WASHINGTON', Jan. 18. Com
nlete investigation of Rear Admiral
Sims' charges mnde ngninst tho navv
department's conduct of the wur will
be mnde bv a sub-committee now in-,
(iniring into th,e award of naval deco
rations as soon ns it completes its
present task. This decision was modo
todav bv the full senate naval com
mittee. '
A motion bv Senator Pittmnn.
democrat. Nevada, to have n scpnrato
sub-committee named to muko an
immediate investigation was defeat
ed. The motion to hove tho present
sub-committcc conduct the inquiry
was made bv Senator Walsh, demo
crat. Montana.
Chairman Halo snid tho commit
tee could not complete its investiga
tion of naval decorations in less than
ten davs nnd that the inquiry of Ad
miral Sims' charges would not be un
dertaken until the committee hncl
made its report on tho matter now
under consideration.
The innuirv into naval awards whs
resumed after the meeting ot. the fult
committee adjourned. Admiral Sims
was called to resume his testimony,
which stnrted Saturday.
Sims Xot Personal '
Chairman Hale announced that ns
n separate investigation of the eon-
(Contlnued cm Page Blx)
and Steadfast nnd the steamer Hi
biscus. Kverv other shin available
is preparing to leave on Sundav filled
to its cupneitv with stores. This i
believed to he the result of the allied
council' decision to enter into com-,
mereial relations with the soviet Kov--,
eminent of Russia. ......