Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 07, 1920, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextMEDFO RD The Weather Maximum yesterday 5tt Minimum today !MI Predictions rair ami cold (onigbt and Soudiiy. Dally Fourteenth Tttf. Forty-ninth Tear. MEDFORD, OUKt'JON", SATl'K'DAV, FKBItlUUV NO. 271 RIALO NO ATTACK I.W.W. HALL SAYS STATE County Prosecutor Allen Makes Strona Case in Oneninii Remarks Before Centralia Massacre Jury Maintains State Will Prove I. W. W.'s Deliberately Entered Into Plot to Murder Service Men Shots Not Fired Frdm I. W. W. Wall. HONTESANO, Wash.. Fob. 7 Outlining in its every iletnil the stale's version of events leailinz up to the Armislirc day shootings at Centralia, Wash., on November J 1 , 1010, Herman Allen, county attorney of Lewis eounty, in which Cenlrnlia is situated, today told the 12 jurors sworn to hear the evidenco against 11 aliened members of the Industrial Workers of the World just what the state would attempt, to prove by the cstimony and exhibits it would offer nt the trial. He started his speech at 1:30 o'clock. 'Incrediblo as it may appear that a crime so heinous iu its character and evincing so much depravity should be perpetrated within the lim Hb of a peaceful and moral commu nity, nevertheless the evidence which we shall lav before vou irresisti bly lend to the conclusion that the prisoners are guilty of the offense of which lhq,v stand charged." Mr. Allen declared when first addressing the jury. : Kvplalns Unit nt T. W. W. Unll i After the counter march, which look place nt Tower avenue and Third street, somo confusion took place, Mr. Allen explained, the re sult bcinir that some of tho marchers were forced to halt in the block be tween Second and Third streets, on Tower avenue, many of them stop pine; directly in front of the I. W. W. hall. The Centralia division had reached n position just ahead of the hall, nearly at tho intersection of Tower avenue and Second street, when Grimm cave the command to bait and close ranks, Allen said in his statement. Ho then located the I. W. W. hall at from 150 to 200 feet north of the corner where the men had halted. Fired on When Haitian "It was while the men were in this position that thev were fired upon," the county prosecutor declared. "When in this position four or five shots rnna out and there was a dis tinct pauso of n few seconds, and the boys began to break ranks and seek shelter. When the ranks broke and the boys began scattering, several volleys of shots came from the I. W. W. hall." "How many shots were fired it may not accurately be determined, but it wlil be shown that there were a great number, ranging from 50 to 150," Allen continued in describing the shooting. He then described the position of the marchers in the street, how thev nt first did not real ize thev were being shot at, their ef forts to escape the rain of bullets and charged that the defendants "mani fested an absolute and total disre pard of human life," men, women and ehildrcn being in the crowd that had gathered along the strets to witness the procession. Ho then declared (Continued on Page Six) NEW YORK WOMEN IT XEW YORK, Feb. 7. Snowbound New York marshplled all its forces today in a prodigious effort to ex tricate itself , from the paralyzing storm that lyis reminded old timers of the classic blizzard of 1888. Spurred by Mayor Ilvlan's procla mation urging the suspension of all but vitally nccessurv trucking traf fice for a period of three days, big trucking corporations and oth ors turned over their auto trucks nnd drivers to cart the Enow to piers where steamship companies loaned their employes for the task of dump ing into the harbor. Hundreds of RARE TREASURES ART ji j J ji j 2 5 5 $ j j Ji CHICAGO, Feb. 7. Treasures of art valued at more than a million dollars were round to day In tho unpretentious dwel ling of Airs. Kvaliuc M. Kimball, aged widow of Wl W. Kimball, founder of a piano company. The widow, who Is 7!l years old, recently was adjudged iu cc'inpetent. An Inventory filed In probate court yesterday and approved listed early Chlneso and Jap anese jade and porcelain vases, bowels and plaques, rare tapes tries and antique- furniture. Among the other valuable paint ings were works of Rembrandt, John Constable, Sir Joshua lteynclds, Millet, Gaiasbor- ough, Bristol, Georgo Komney and Corot. President Reaffirms , His Stand Against Any But Interpretative Reservations to Peace Treaty in Letter to Senator Hitchcock Less Uncompromising Attitude Uraed. WASHINGTON, Jeb. 7. After listening to a letter from President Wilson, re-affirming his stand against any but interpretative reser vations to tho peace treaty, democra tic senators decided In conference to day to proceed with their previous plan to help bring tho treaty up in the senate Monday and to work for a reservation comprovise. , Tho letter is understood to have expressed the president's willingness to accept any interpretative reserva tions that the democrats might frame but to have omitted discussion of any specific reservation proposals. A long discussion In which some senators are said to have urged that thd democratic senate leaders bo more compromising in their attitude, followed submission of the communi cation. The only formal decision reached, it was announced, was' to aid In every possible way that move to take up the treaty and expedite its ratification. MARYSVILLK. Cal.. Feb. 7 Mrs. Gertrude Wilson was found not guil ty of the murder of Charles Hrown, wealthy sheepman, on the first bal lot of the iurv taken within 15 min utes of the time the case was given into its bands. SHOVEL SNOW; ALL stores set their employes to work with shovels. The street cleaning de partment still short about 10.000 shovelers, renewed' its efforts to in duce more men to join tho ranks. Special attention was given to dig ging fire hydrants out of great piles of snow, Meanwile citizens resurrected snow shovels from attics and cel lars and started to clean sidewalks and cross walks. Women, toos help ed in the snow removal, taking the hint from the Barnard college girls who vesterdnv put men to shame in cleaning walks in the vicinity of tin college, ....... ...... . . WILSON STANDS PAT REGARDING RESERVATIONS QPP'V WAUV W. M. SEWARD OWNER ill Q MARINFQIbffi DOMINION PDATFD I ftlP 1 olu i mm SEWARD HOIEL MPS u,Ui I'lnmiiLU LINER PR NCESS ANNE unniLit LniiL LAm BASTS ADMIRAL Daniels Tells Investigating Commit tee He Regrets Recommending Sims as Admiral for Life Criti cised American Army and Praised British Sims' Charges Untrue- Busy With British Propaganda Objects to Magazine Articles. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 When Mr. Daniels completed his prepared state moat today ho was cross questioned by members of the committee. He conceded that Admiral Sims had served where ordered and said that he meant no reflection by bis pre vious testimony that tho admiral had served most of his time on shore duty. Chairman Hale road letters written by Secretary Daniels praising Admir al Sims for his service during the war and Senator McCcrmlck read tes timony complimentary to Sims, given by Secretary Daniels before congres sional committees during considera tion of a bill to make Sims and Ben sen full admirals. "Every word that . I have said of Admiral Sims' ability and brilliancy in certain lines is true," said Mr. Daniels, "but if I had known what has dovelopod since, I should not have recommended that ho be made an admiral for life. "I wish to give seme reasons why I would not make that recommenda tion now. One reason is a statement made recently In tho house of ropre sentntives by Representative JJyrnes in which he said that while in Paris in October, 1918, ho talked to Ad miral Sims and Sims praised the British army highly, declared that an armistice would have to bo signed be cause Pershing had been unable to break thru the German line due to a breakdown In the American Service of transportation and greatly min imized the service of tho American navy during the war. Afterward, Representative Byrnes said, he visit ed Pershing's headquarters and learned that Sims' churges were en tirely unfounded. A few days after ward Representative Byrnes repeated Admiral Sims' remarks to a high American official without saying who made them and received the re ply 'that is pure British propaganda and there Is only one officer iu the American service who could have said such things and he Is Rear Ad miral William S. Sims.' " Statements contained In a series of magazine articles written by Admiral Sims and published recently were given by Secretary Daniels as another reason why ho would not now recom mend Admiral Sims for admiral. The third reason I should not have recommended him is tho book he has written and published," Secre tary Daniels continued; "There were six men to whom the navy owes most Its success. The first is Admiral Benson, who directed op erations. The second Is Admiral .Mayo, who commanded the Atlantic fleet during the war. Then there was Admiral Sims, whom we selected be cause he had a larga acquaintance abroad." SPOKANK, Fob. 7. Ilollcf that -Mux II. Jloitser of Portland, Ore.. vice president ot the 1'nitod Htutat grain conM,ntlnn for the northwest "by reason of his connection with the I'nited States grain corKrut ion, Iins been able to manipulate and oiicrate' Kruin coiniuinfes of which he wus for merly un owner "to an Immense pro fit to himself and associates," is ex pressed in findings of a I'nlted States grand jury returned to District Judge K. E. Cukliniun hero today. Once More Predict Rain. WASHINGTON'. Feb. 7 Weather predictions for the week beginnin Monday are: Pacific states Rains in Washing ton and Oregon middle of the week nnd. again about the end of the week. Seasonal temperatures. 6 STORIES TO DEATH j .j ij tj 4 "J I i f I j PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 7. W. M, Seward, owner of Ibe ho ld hero whiHi bears bis iiimu1, died today after be leaped from a window of the hotel and fell six stories into a eonrt. Sew ard had been ill lor inanv months from a nervous break down and was under the care of several nurses whom he eluded iu order to jiimn (rom I ho win dow. ! SECRETARY LANE'S WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Secre tary l.nne of tlie department of the interior has ulaccd bis resignation in the hands of President Wilson and will bo effective March . It he came known some time ago that the secretary contemplated leaving the cabinet when it was convenient for the president to release him. It is understood that Sir. Lane's plans for the immediate future have not been fully inaliired, but will be announced soon, lie bus been secre tary of the interior since the begin ning of President Wilson's adminis tration. Prior to that he was a mem ber and chairman of tho inter-stale commerce commission. Air. Lane's resignation terminates a public, service of more than 'Jtl years in which be has held mnnv posts, beginning wilh local offices in iiis homo stale of California. It has been a matter of common ngrcment among politicians for some limn that be would be a presidential possibility were it not for the fact that he win born in Canada. "n iim innnnn m W AlftflKo IU BE ON THE WANE WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. The in fluenza epidemic was ut a standstill today in most communities and new cases showed a decline in others, ac cording to reports from twenty-nve states to teh public health service. ROSEBUItG, Ore., Feb. 7. Influ enza which has resulted in eight deaths in Roseburg today was on tho wane. For tho first time since the epidemic struck three weeks ago the outlook was optimistic and physic ians were confident the danger has passed. Only a few scattering cases have been reported for tho past two days and all indications point to the fact that the disease Is dying out al most as rapidly as it appeared. PORTLAND, Feb. 7. The influen za situation in Portland today reach ed its highest crest since the out break of the malady last month. One hundred and fifteen new cases were reported to the city health bur eau bringing the total number of cases In the city up to 724. This brings the total number of deaths from Influenza up to twelve In this city. Tho 115 new cases report ed set a record for this season In Portland. There were 52 releases from quarantine today. E "WASHINGTON", Fob. 6 Tho pass port vise feo weuld be increased to ton dollars by a proviaion written into th diplomatic appropriation bill today by the fienate foreign relatioiifl committee. Tho present rate in one dollar and committee members esti mated that the increase would bring in $5,0UO,U0O annually. G ASH WW A American Marines at Vladivostok In tervene When Japs Attempt to Re strain Revolutionary Troops Jap anese Give Up Attempt and No Serious Trouble Results War Ships Lciaileri With Russians Ar rive in Tokio. LONDON, Keh. 7.Amerienn ma rines ... at Vladivostok intervened when Japanese soldiers attempted to prevent revolutionary troops i'rom capt urini"' (ieneral liozauoff, Iiussian yovernor general, when the eilv was taken by (he reds, according to a Vladivostok dispateli lo the Mail. The message, whieh was dated last Sunday, staled (Ieneral lio.anol'f finally escaped and took refuse on a Japanese cruiser in I bo harbor. :I lose ninny tho capture of tho fit v, tho correspondent says tho first rev olutionists entered by stealth, seized the street railroad and used tho cars to carry them up tho main street to tho house occupied by (ieneral lioz anoff.' When thev tried to surround tho bmldiny tho Japanese blocked the way. but the officer of an Amerioan murine detachment announced ho would not permit interference. The Japanese then withdrew and all for eign forces observed a neutral at titude subsequently. TOKIO. Kel). Iiussian officers who have been serviny at Vladivostok under command of tieneral Kozanoff, governor yenernl of tho Iiussian maritime province have arrived with their families in Tsuruyu harbor on tho southern coast of Japan. Thev were on board two Iiussian warships which entered port early odfiv, and their arrival which was unheralded, appears to indieaio an exodus of Russians from tho eastern part of Siberia, Koporfs received late last week re flected a serious state of affair in Vladivostok and it appeared the bol shoviki bad assumed control of tho county up to within a short, distance of tho eitv. Nikolsk, 40 miles north, was in tho hands of the reds at that time and American forces along the railroad between that place and Vladivostok reported encounterimr units of tho soviet army. A state of sieye had been proclaimed in the city and further reinforcements of Jap anese troops were expected. Mxre recent advices stated revo lutionist forces had occupied Vlad ivostok January 31, and that allied missions which had been in the city had left, yTriny westward over the Trans-Siberian railroad in the direc tion of Harbin. Nothing was report ed as to the flight of Iiussian offi cers which may indicate the whole sale desertion of Iiussian govern ment troops or their dispersion. If this should prove to bo the case the only considerable anti-bolshevik forces in far eastern Siberia would be Japanese and Americans. BY JAPAN OFFER PEKING, Sunday, Feb. 1 (By As sociated Press.) Japan's proposal to open negotiations with China for the return of Shantung province has plaeed the government In a dilemma, according to Dr. Yen Ilawk-LIng, councilor of tho foreign office, who has Just returned from Purls with Foreign Minister I.u Cheng llslang. The acceptance of the Japanese pro posal Is objected lo by provincial authorities, student bodies, chambers of commerce and various guilds, but a refusal, besides endangering the good relations of tho twto countries, Dr. Yen pointed out, would necessar ily mean the indefinite postponement of the province's restoration. Gov. Stuart Declines Honor. lilCIIMONI). Vn Fev. 7. Form er Governor llcnrv C. Stuart has de clined appointment to the inter-stato commerce commission to succeed James S, Harlan of Indiana, it was announced here today. LANDED SAFELY IN N.Y. XK WYOHK. Feb. 7. Thiriv two passengers and 'JH mem bers of the crew of tb esieain sbip I 'riucess Anne, which stranded on a sand bar nt liocka wa v I'oint Thursday n is; lit while hound from Norfolk, Yu., to (his citv. were biudcd a( I lie Hat t erv hv the police boat patrol shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon. l''ort v-four members of the crew remained aboard the distresse d vessel. Captain Frank Sea v of Nor folk, who was injured while nuvigatiiig tho boat through tho storm, was among those biud cd. $ j i j 3 "J j 1 -2 PER CENT TO Senate ami House Agree On Import ant Railroad Letiislation Gov ernment Guarantee Extends for Two Years Rates to Denend Unon Earning Power Each District. WAKIHXOTON, Feb. 7. A relurn of fi'i ner cent on the uiru'reuate value of the railroads would be uuar anieed bv the irovernment for a pe riod of two years under an agree ment reached loihtv by Ibe senate, and house conferees on the railroad bill. Jn nnnonncimr the agreement to day, Chairman Cummins of Ibe sen ate maunicers said the re-written sec tion provided I lull al ter the two-year period tho per ccnlutre of return would be fixed by the inter-state commerce commission which would be authorized to fix rales so as to yield that return. Wilh the agreement on this section leaders hopo to complete final en actment ot the bill before March 1. ;', Itatiw by DIstrlelH The airnrcuate value of the prop erties used in transportation would be determined bv the inter-state commission, according to the bill the determination beine hv traffic dis tricts. These districts would be used as groups for rale makiiur and in territories where the roads earned an eiiuivalent of the Guaranteed re turn, no incrcaso in rates would be necessary. Similarly, Ibe rates would he raised to make up a defi cit iu districts where the roads fail ed to earn the fi per cent. Figures on the probable acErrcffato value of the roads are not available vet. The commission has completed the final physical valuation of only three roads and the tentative valun lion of only .r(i, the largest beinir the Kansas Cily .Southern. The out standing capitalization and bonded indebtedness of all Ibe roads amount to approximately $1!),0()(I,0(IO, 11(10 on which a .r)' per cent return would be $1,M.),0IXUI00. Aid Weaker Konris The cuaranteed return to the roads under t:overnment control has (Continued on Page Six) E PAUIS, Feb. 7. Astonishment has been caused in French circles by u chnime of attitude on the part of the Hritish irovernment rrirnrdiiu! Ibe extradition of Germans uecused of violations of the laws of war. While it wus understood that Oreut Itritain was the most insist ent of all powers represented at the pence conference in demandintr tin trial of former Kmpcmr William and other prominent Orfinans, informa tion has been received that tho Brit ish are now showiui! u tendency to GUARANTEE U. S. RAILROADS ROAD W AITS ON ELECTION Slate Highway Commission Will Give No Answer tu Jackson County's Generous Offer Until Fate of Bond Issue Is Known Members of Jackson County Delegation Return From Portland If People Aonrove of Increase, Action Probable. Unless tho constitutional amend ment is passed at tho May special election, increasing tho state's In debtedness for road purposes from 2 to 4 per cent, there will be In tho near future no new highway con struction In Jackson; county, and tharoforo no work on the Ora tor Luko road. This was the word brought back today by II. L. Walthor, member ot tho Jackson county dele gation. Until tho result ot the olectlon la known, the commission is not in po sition to map out any further read program, and the commissioners de clined to commit themselves to any now projects. All requests for paving were turned down and even flatter ing offors r.'f co-oporatlon from coun ties were laid on the shelf until the commission knows whether it will re ceive more funds. Jackson . county's proposal to pay 2 per cent or tho cost ot having the Crater lako road from Modford as a two-year projoct, waB placed in abey ance by the commission. No answer . will bo given until after the May elec tion. , . : . As the local delegation painted out Jackson county Is prepared to pay one-fourth of the cost of the con struction of the Med ford-Crater Lake highway providing the federal gov ernment will provide one-half and the state highway commission the re maining ono-fourth of the cost ot construction. If tho commission is not prepared Immediately to meet one-fourth the cost of tho highway, Jackson county agreed to lend the umount necessary to tho state. It was desired to begin work soon on the 23-mile stretch be tween Modford and Trail by way of Fagle creek, and if a satisfactory bid for the work could not bo obtained the county would do tho work on force account. A conference was held Wednesday night between the delegation and the committee from the Portland cham ber of commerce appointed following the Portland trade excursion" to southorn Oregon to boost the high-' way and the state highway commis sion. W. 01. Gore, spokesman of the Jackson county delegation told of the great need for the construction of the highway for the accommodation of tourists and whut already has been accomplished by Jackson county in road construction. E. V. Carter, ot Ashland and County Judgo Qv - A. Gardner supplemented his remarks and whon the plan of financing was proposed, S. Benson of the state high way commission appeared greatly, pleased and requested that the pro posal bo reduced to writing and pre sented to the commission. President II. B. Van Duzr.r, presi dent; V. D. H. Dodson, executive sec rotary; P. Hethorton, assistant secre tary; Wultcr II. Evans, chairman of the local Mod ford-Crater Lake road committee, and John M. Scott repre sented the Tortland chamber of com- 1 merce at the conference. L' leave the initiative in the process of extradition to others. It was said yesterday that Baron Hirkenhead, lord chancellor of Kmr land, is understood to have mndo it clear that the Hritish government fa vored a radical modification of the list in order that an asrreemont with Germany miirht he reached. Premier Milicraud declared in the chamber of deputies last evenine tho allies would not evacuate the left bank of the Hbine until Germany had fulfilled all the terms of tho Ver sailles treuty.