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Forty-ninth Ter.
MEDFORD, 0R1XI0X, WKDXKSDAY, JANUARY :M, 1020
NO.
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32 BILLS VETQE
M
RIBUNE
IE
Governor Stauahters Measures bv
WholesaleMost Measures Involv
erf Jbuse of Emeraencv Clause-
Road Bills In Doualas. Clatson and
Benton Counties Also Vetoed
"Straluht Party Bill" 1 Bites the
. Dust List of Bills Vetoed Today
SALEM,. Ore., Jan. 21. Sixteen
bills passed' at the special' session of
tho legislature wove vetoedi today by
Governor Olcctt," in addition to tho
Blxteon vetoed yesterday. Most of
those refused signature were emer
gency measures, for which there was
little' excuse, according to tho chief
executive, as Be held that no emer
gency need exists for them.
i Many road bills, Including those
fbf state highway branches Ifi Jack
is to, Douglas, Clatsop and Benton
counties, were yetood, as was the
' straight party" bill, designed to
change the. form of voting.
.The vetoes announced today in
cluded:' H: B. 51 by .Gallagher, re
lating lo Irrigation district. .
, S. B: 7 by 'Multnomah county dele
gation', 'relating tc kindergartens.
H. b; 39 by Burdick, establishing
county fair for Deschutes county.
: , S. B. 34 by.Moser, relating to at
tachment's: ' v ' ': . .
.. S. B. .5,. by Strayer, amending the
law creating a board of engineering
examiners. .' -. '; '..''.
" 8. JR.. 80 by Roads and highway
cbhinilsalon, reducing ' amount of
Maintenance cost .which the counties
areto pay for state highways from
00 to 20 per cent; : ' '' ' :
'H. B. C6, roads and highways com
mittee,' increasing highway revolving
fund from S30,00to S7u,000.
H. Bi 68 by committee on corpora
tions,' extending corporate existence
of private corporations.
' H. B. 69 by Gallagher, fixing open
Beason for game birds.
H. B. 49 by Burnnugh, fixing tho
times for holding court in the tenth
judicial district.
S. .B. 23 by Union county delega
tion, relating to salaries of Union
county officors.. v
iH. B. GO Linn county delegation,
authorizing employment of stenogra
pher by Linn county school superin
tendent. '
. H. ,'B. 72 by JIcFarland. to regnlato
angling Ih (he Willamette river, be
low Oregon City.'
S. B. 71 by Lachmund, relating to
fire Insurance association meetings'.
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MARSIIF1ELD. Ore.. Jan. 21.--Juiues
Humes, a 17 year old school
bov, outwitted a hiifhwnyman last
riisht after being- asked for n match.
As Humes was handing- the man the
match-he was confronted with an au
tomatic pistol and told to deliver his
valuables, lie handed out $2 from
line' imeket and proffered $(i he had
in another.
",' AS the hiirhwuvmnn reached for the
bov's. watch., he was off irnnrd for a
moment, and Hnmos struck him on
the chin, knocking him into a ditch.
x Haines was too friahtenrd to capture
his. man and ran to liive the 'alarm.
The robber escaped..
JAPAN AGREES
. v SOLDIERS
TOKIO. Jan. 20. Japan's ob ject in
1 liUTeeini.' to cooperate with the United
States in supporting- Cxccho-Slovuk
troops in Siberia has been attained
and the withdrawal of Jananese
troops from Siberia will follow, it was
decided at a meet in? of the advisorv
diplomatic council veterdav. accord
in? to newspapers here.
It was asserted nt the meelinir.' it
is said, thai Japan has no territorial
WILL TRY TO GET SOME
ILL FATED LUSITANIA
l.OXnOX. .Inn. 21. Efforts
to raise some of the treasure"
from the ill fated Liisitnniu will
be made cnrlv this venr. Kniri-
neers and divers who have been
prospeetimr about the sunken
vessel believe that thev run nt
lotiut out tlimisitti.i. ill' iwmmls
worth of valuiibles but that it
'will ho impossible to raise the
steamer or much of her curiro
'Aveiax to the treat depth of tho
water in which she is Ivin:
Senator Walsh Offers Resolution Dc
clarinq Makina Public Official In
structions Deserves Condemnation
All Good Americans Chairman
Hale Jakes All Responsibility.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. A reso
lution declaring that the action of
Rear Admiral Sims in making public
"official Instructions of tho most con
fidential character,'!' affecting inter
national relations deserved the con
demnation of all Americans, was in
troduced in the senate -today by Sen-otor-
Walsh, domocrat; Montana, a
member of the naj committee. His
request for immediate consideration
was denied on objection of Republi
can Leader Lodge.
The resolution quoted from the
letter read by Admiral Sims last Sat
urday before tho senate committee
investigating naval decoration in
which the admiral said that before he
loft the United States for Europe in
March, 1917, he was told by a high
naval official not to "let the British
pull the wool over your eyes; it is
none of our business pulling their
chestnuts out of the fire; wp would
as soon fight the British as tho Ger
mans." "I cannot but beliove that whothor
the above admonition was or was. not
given tc Admiral Sims the disclosure
under almost any circumstances must
receive tho disapproval of evory
American," said Senator Walsh.
Borah Is UcllKlitod
Replying to an inquiry by Senator
Borah, republican, Idaho, whether
Admiral Sims volunteered his letter,
Chairman Halo of "the decorations
sub-committee said: - .
''The admiral produced it because
1 insisted and I am entirely willing to
take all responsibility." ...... i.
The warning given to Admiral
Sims against letting the British "pull
the wool" over his eyes was approved
by-Senator Borah, who said the offic
ial giving it Bhould be commended.
"I don't find anything tc censure
either Secretary Daniels or the ad
miral," said Mr. Borah. "It was a
very proper admonition and I regret
that the secretary has denied it."
Senator Walsh said the whole
question was over disclosure of con
fidential orders by the admiral and
Senator Thomas, democrat, Colorado,
said it seomed to him that there was
"gross violation of somebody's confi
dence." Jowh was the first stato to eloet
women ns countv superin tents of
schools. " " .'
TO RECALL
FROM SIBERIA
ambitions in Siberia and that troops
now beinir sent to that country are
merely tu repluee losses.
It was declared that fundamental
policies will not be affected bv this
step. The council is reported to hnve
indorsed the cabinet's decision not to
interfere further in the internal af
fairs of Siberin and to adhere slriet
lv to the coverntiient's declaration
when it entered into its nerreniciit
witb america in 1?18,
v v 9 v
ASKS SENATE
10 CONDEMN
SIMS REPORT
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SENATE VOTES FAVOR
GREEGlAN CLAIMS TO
.,-
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. A
resolution supporting the claims
of Greece to Thracian .territory
was reported today by tho sen-
ate foreign relations cemmittco
as a substitute for a similar res-
olution by Senator King, demo-
crat, Utah. "
The resolution later was
adopted by tho senato on a ris-
Ing voto. A few senators' rose 4
f in cppositlon and Senator Borah
republican, Idaho, said he lie-
lieved it was. "hone our our bus-
incsB," while Senator King said
tho resolution wus h step in tho
right direction.
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LEVEL NEW YORK
XKW YOUK. Jan. 'JI New lnw
record on Knulish, French and Ital
ian exchange were made at ihe open
inif of the market here todav. De
mand bills in the pound sterling:,
which reached a record low of
T';i.(i4.Vi on December 12, fell todav
to :i.2'H. off 'IV from vesterdav'.
close. French excliunsie. which wus
inmted vesterdav at the rate of 11.75
francs for the American doling a
new low,' dropped todav to 1 1.!7, or
17 points below last niirht's closinc.
(imitations, hire checks dropped from
vesterduv's new low of 1H.87 to a
rate of 14.07 for the American dol
lar. The adverse trade balance against
Kuropean countries and t lie uncer
tainty reaiirilini: forniun trade' are
held responsible for the demoralized
exchantie rajes.
Kates of Hclttian. Cierman and
Austrian excllaliL'c also dropped to
new low levels. Ileluian francs were
mioted at the rate of 12.03 for the
American dollar. German marks a'
l.."2 cents, iw compared with 211 and
24 cents, their value before the war.
::nd Austrian crowns at .'(" cents.
18 Killed Prussian Ft. R. Wreck.
fOPKXHAOKX. Jan. 2(1. Kieli
teen passengers were killed and 20
injured in a milwnv cnllisinn nut-
side of Selpieidemuhl. frrussiat lastthimlmnd bav rum or Jaimiica vin-
n'Kht.
50 NEW CASES OF
FLU IN CHICAGO
EVERY 60 INtJIES
WA.SHIXCJTOX, Jim. 1. Slut is
medical authorities' Imvc the, influen
za situation no well in hand thai no
epidemic is expected, the pulilic
health .service announced today.
CHICAGO, Jan. 21. More than
six thousand pomens in ChlcuKo to
day are ill from influenza, and re
ports were that tho contagion had
appeared in ciUen and towns thruout
the middlo west. Pneumonia also
was reported epidemic and propor
tionately had canned a large number
of deaths.
During the last 24 hcure new caseu
of influenza were reported at the
rate of fifty an hour. Of these throo
hundred could not ho glvon even tem
porary HUporvlHlon by trained nurses.
K if toon hundred additional nurses
are urgently needed at once, the
health commissioner announced."
DeatliH from Influenza in Chicago
during tho last 24 hours numbered
3, as against 214 during the day the
great oh t number of cases was report
ed in last year's epidemic.
IINE
AND WHEAT FOR 0. S
WASHINGTON'. Jan. til. Four
hundred million pounds ut wtmar,
2U.IHHMJ1I0 bushels 'of wheat and
In rue ounntilii'x of hides and other
materials stored in Ihe I'kraine will
lie made available for the market- of'
the wurhl when general hloekade ol
IiusHin is lifted. ifcordiiiLT to an im
nonncenient here todav bv the I'k
raiuian mission in America.
I'kraiiie tii-etls uiedieinc and suryi
cal umt'h-, elothinir, shoes and ai:ri-
ulttirnl inahitierv. aeeordini: to tbe
mission, which t-nid ihe laek of medi
eines and elothinir alone had reduecd
to miserv i urejit arears of the I'k
raine. itenresenlative-i of the I kriiiifinn
eo'ipcrative societies are now in
Switzerland. Km nee. Knirhtml and
other eountrie mid it was announced
that a delceution soon uotilr arrive
in this eountrv to open headquarters.
An Alabama woman advertise
that she has purchased a hhot nun
anil will shoot ntiv man whu stdk her
Ker.
INDICTED AS A RED
CIIICAtiO. Jan. 21 Tho
special annul iurv whicli lias
,lieen iuvcsliuatiiiir "red" activi-
li.l in l.,.L- .....llllv In.lilV I'll.
turned indictments airainst Wil- J
li., ll.. I.L.v.l inilhimiiire
parlnr socialist, and 37 oilier al- J
4
IcL'ed members ut Ihe eniuniun:st
labor partv.
Three of those indicted are
v wnincn. Ihe most prominent of
l.:.,., M.,r,M,,,. l'.-i-,.,. ..!' i
Cleveland, who was a deleuatu
to the national convention of tho
communist labor party, held
here. '
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SHOOT ALL DOGS
roitTI.ANn, Jan. 21. ,1'renidlng
Judge John McCutirt ot tho circuit
court here today upheld the validity
of the Htaio dog lieeiiHO law. by bub
mining tho -demurrer to thu 8iiH
hroughl by Walter IK lloneyman if
thin city, to tent the act. Under thin
decision, sheriffs must shoot all un
leashed dogs not wearing stato II
censes, besides city license- when
those arc Imposed by the communt
ties. No provision Is made for lm
p.unding the dogs, or for their mas
tors to recover them by payment of tt
fee. The law wad passed by the 1919
legislature. ,
About 5000 dogs In Multnomah
county are affoctcd by the dcclsloDi It
was stated today. The stato law da
111 a 11 (I s a license or J I for male and
'l for female dogs. This must bo
paid by January 1, according W tho
statute,, but owing to the test of the
Inw, its operation has been hold up,
pending decision.
PARIS. .Ian. 21. (llavas). Pre
mler .Mill of Italy may not wait
longer than today to accept an an
swer to the. allied note sent to the
Jugo-Slav government last week, ac
cording to the Kcho de (Paris. If an
answer Is not received by tonight tho
newspaper says tho Italian premier
may demand the unqualified oxerti
tlou of the treaiy of London, rcserv-
Ine the fate of r'iumo to lie, decided
later,
STRAY TOM CAT HAS
A $100 BREAKFAST AT
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XKW YOUK. .Ian. '21. A '
strav tout cat projected himself
into Ihe annua! poultry show in
progress toilav .in Mailisou
Siuiare Harden and had a $1110
breakfast on two carrier pigeons
on exhibition bv a Baltimore
fancier. The homeless feline
siiiicczed into the mirileh in some
unknown wnv and feasted his
eves on the 1 1.000 birds, finally
learinir the muslin slips off the
cnuc housim; the pigeons. Onlv
a few leathers were left lo tell
the laic. The cat escaped.
'. ' '
NljSSjlLY
Seymour Stedman of Chicauo De
clares Expression of Solidarity
With Soviet Russia- Not Crime in
England. Germany. Italy or Nor
way land Is Not Crime In U. S.
Al.HAXY. N. Y., Jan. '2.1. A de
IVlise of soviet Russia was made to
(lav on the' floor of the New York
tissuinblv bv Seymour Sledman of
Cliicaiio, an attoniev for the defense
ill lho Irinf of the five sllspeiided 'SO-
I'inlisl. assemblymen before the as
sembly judiciary . commiltcu , on
(.'lini'ires of disloyally, ..
Assort inir in c.unneetiiiii .with the
chiii'ncH;tlint tlie csoeiulist nartv at its
convention' in Chicmro last ' sununiu
hud expressed solidarilv Willi soviel
Hussia. and that the .assembly hiid
(onileinned the suspended iiiemher.
because thev were members of a par
tv which expressed such approval,
Mr. Sledman declared that expres
sion of belief in the soviet principle:
was not an offense in Kicrlanil. tier-
:iunv. Italy or Norway, where it lind
become all issue, and that in this
eountrv it wus not a crime for which
a man could he tried and sent lo the
penitentiary ,nur did it even afford
the basis for n civil suit.
"Wo are not at war wilh Russia."
ho siril. "It is true Hint some of our
tiuiups lire over there and some of
the" troops of our associates. II was
t'iithur nnforliinate for snmeof our
associates' troops, for the Russians
shot some i'b.HH bito their heads";"' ',
Keeling In (.'IuiiikIiik"
Mr. Stediniin. who said eilticatlniial
instititlinns wore hein? developed iti
Kussin 'despite the' fisrlilimr Ihul 'wn
(ruinir- on there, asserted fciilitiit!'to
ward that eountrv was cliniiaini; nnil
cited dispatches to the effect' thai
the allied Kovoriimeiils were' pn'phr
intr to resume trade relations. This,
he claimed, was commercial recogni
tion of the Russian political aii'l'
economic structure.
Aripiim; a motion lo dismiss the
cliarues because thev do not include
cause for exclusion of ihe socialist
members. Mr. Stedman declared that
"volt specify no act which would jus
tify the exclusion of these men."
'Tun von snv that if we plead irui'
Iv lo the first cause (adherence to
the Chicago pialform). it justified
our exclusion f he asked.
AIJiANY. N. Y.. Jim. 21.--The sec
ond day of the trial of Ihe five sus
pended socialist asseinblvnicn before
theassembly tudic'iirv committee op.
ened. ibis morning with announcement
by Louis M. iMiirtin. connnittce chair
mtin that :a motion for dismissal of
the proeeedinsis as "unwarranted'"
tnade vesterdav bv the socialist coun
sel hud been denied. , :
SOVIET RUSSIA
DEFENDED IN
"HELLO-JOHNNY" IS GREETING
OF PERSHING'S BOY CHUM
TACO.MA. Jan. 21. (ieneral John
J. I'ersliiii'.' urrived here eailv till
moruitiir from Seattle, und af ter mecl
iny a reception committee went to
'limp Lewis at !) o'clock lo inspeit
that cantonment.
When Oenernl I'ershine slarled to
f'amp Lewis Samuel Hawkins, a boy
hood friend of his in Ijiclcde, Mo.t
sti'iH'i out o( the crowd,
DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO
Willi GEN'l
Secretary of War Baker in Oimoslnn
Provision of Army Sav Disposal
of General Pcrshinu Hard Problem
Maklnq Him permanent Chief of
Staff Would Be un-American ami
Threaten the Establishment of Mil
itary Autocracy.
WASHINCITON", Jan, 2 1.- Tho
army rocrgiinlzullnu bill drafted by
lho senato military suli-commlttoe,
was endorsed today by Secretary
Ilnkor, who appeared before tho full
committee.
"This Is the most stalesmanllko
attempt to re-organlzo tho army evor
made in any country and Is an ex
ceedingly nblo and effective pioco of
legislation," he said.
Tho measure provides for compul
sory military training aad tho forma
tion of one big army, to bo dlyldod
into a citizens reserve army, the reg
ular army consisting of 280,000 num.
anil the national guard.
While disclaiming any "personal
(merest or almc'at none," in the mat
tor, Socretnry Dakor. opposod; provis
ions which would . make MGoneral
Pershing chief pt staff. . These pro
visions would In effoct abolish the
war department aa jong a General
Pershing was on tho active 1 lat , : t lio
socretary said, nddlng that tho presi
dent or the uocrotary. ut war should ,
be permitted to nnmo thd chlot ;,o
staff In view of tho fact that ho is
the military adviser and tho ; mnn
upon whom both depend for carnylu.6
put the, military policy. ; ,7 'a hi
("aii't Afforil Aufocracy: o-
Senator Frolinghuyaon, ropi)illaan.
New Jorsoy, Buggostod that thei pur
pose was lo provido a place, lor tionr
ornl Pershing. .
"We can't afford to make a mili
tary autocracy In America In order to
find a place for an officer," the soc
rotary said.
"I think whon you placo a military
man In a placo created by luw and
you can't replace him, you're doing
something that I believe the constitu
tion prohibits. It is Impolitic and
constitutionally Infirm."
Denying he had discussod tho mat
ter with Oonernl Porshlng, Mr. Dakor
said ho did not think the general
would caro to have the placo. .,.,
(iuiiural Porshlng'a future relations
tq lho army rc-organlzatlqn form a
problem Secretary Bilker , suldi -sin
finding un nHHlgnmont for him of im
porliineo and dignity cirruspvndluK
to IiIh high rank.
50 CASES SMALL '
BKNI). Orv.t Jim. 21. WHhllm
cstiimited imiiiiImt nf simh1Iihx fUHt'H
n Ih'iid sfd bv Incul phvsiciuiiH ut
fiinrc thiin oil. dmstic nit'tiHuns r
to lit' tukrn hv lho cilv uoV(?ruiii'nt
to prevent the further hpreud of tho
di-pjise.
In some homes where the. diseiises
have broken out' there ttro no phvsi
rinns in utlendnneo, it was lenrucl
tdiiav. mid no ouurniitiiie bii been
eslaldislied, Innoetors luivo .been
nuced on dutv nt m iviuu nieturv
shows, dump's mid skittintr riukn to
pruvvnt persons whu huvo ionlrueteI
the disease from mixiiiir twilh tlej
erowls.
A Japanese uirl with an umisijitllv
prominent noe is considered n hvlh1.
"Hello, Johnny Persliiii!:,'' he said.
'Well, if it isn't 'Feather' Hawk
ins," I'ershiiur responded.
"How do vou liko the west?"'
Hawkins asked.
"All ri'.'ht. I never felt bettor,"
the general answered.
Arraimeiuenls were made for A
lone; talk toiiiulit between the two
boyhood friends. Mr. Hawkins U
foreman in u local suwniilt.
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