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The Weather Maximum yesterday 3-1 Miiiiuiiini todaiy 23 Ml Tribune EBFOEO MAIL Prediction" Fair t "morrow. Dally Fourteenth Tar. Forty-ninth Tear. MEDFORD, OKHOOX, TUESDAY, FEBUUAIJY 10, 19:20 XO. 27!'. CROWN TAKE ME. IS APPEAL KAISER Frederick William, in Cahleqram.to President Wilson Offers to Surren der for Trial in Place of 900 Ger mans Whose Extradition Is De ( manded Declares No German Government Will Carrv Out Allied Demand. WASHINGTON', Fob. 10. Fred erick William Hoheiizollern, former crown prince of Gerniiiny, in a cable gram received today by ' President "Wilson, offers to surrender himself for trial by the allied governments in placo of the !MHI Germans whose ex tradition has been demanded. ills message follows: "To the president of tho United States of North America: " . "Mr. Wilson, "Washington. "Mr. President: Tho demand for tho delivery of Germans of every walk of life has again confronted my country sorely tried by four years of war and one year of sevoro internal struggles with a crisis that is with out a precedent in the history of the world as affecting the life of a peo ple. That u government can bo found in Germany which would carry out. tho demanded surrender is cut of the (inestion; the consequences to ICurope , of an .enforcement of, the demand by violence are incalculable, hatred and rcvonge would be mado eternal, v "Ab tho former successor to the throne of my fatherland, 1 am willing at this fateful hour to stand up for my compatriots. If tho allied and associated governments want a vic tim, let them take nie instead of the i)00 Germans who havo committed no offonse. other than that of serving their country In the war. "Wilhelm, "Wioringen Island, February 9, 1920." AM ST 10 It DAM, Feb. 1 0. Former Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany has offered to give himself up to the allies in place of the hun dreds of Germans demanded for ex tradition on" the list recently submit ted to Berlin,aooordlng to a telegram purporting to havo come from him published in the llandolsblad of this city. Tho telegram was addressed to flic kings of England, Belgium and Italy, tho presidents of1 Franco and the United States and tho emperor of .Japan. No artist has ever seen one of his own paintings on the walls nf the Louvre, in Paris. It is Hie rule ilia! no picture shall be there displayed until the artist has been dead at least ten years. In all probability the American as 'sociation. will follow the example of the International league In raising the salary limit from 1000 to $rjO00 a month. lOXPON, Feb. 10. London today witnessed for I ho ' first " time since 1914, the ancient ceremony of a state opening of parliament with all its traditional pageantry. King George. Queen Mary and the Prince of, Wales proceeded from Buckingham palace to Westminster in state carriages, escorted by, mount ed life guards. The royal party was received by members of the two houses of parliament, in the house of lords, whore King George read tho speech from tho throne. Tho route or tho procession thru the Mall and down Whitehall for more than a mile was lined by milf- tary in khaki, the guards regiments r.ot having as yet resumed the scarlet uniforms. The glided state coach in which the king and queen rode was drawn by six black horses, with pos tillioned outriders, while the five state landaus which followed carried pages of honor, the king's private sec letary, equarries. the comptroller, treasurer and other members of the royal lioupebold,. SEVEN MORE SHIP YARD TFFICIALS INDICTED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY SKATTLK, Feb. 10.- Four officers of t lie Grays Harbor Molorship corporation of All- erdeen. Wash., ami three, offi- cers of the Seaborn Shiphuild- vinir I'oiupuiiv of Tneouin, were in- v dieted here loduv hv n federal arand iurv which has been in- vestik'tilimr alloirod frauds in '' war lime shipbuilding in the I'a- cifie northwest. The -muni iurv also indicted Captain John F. Rlnin, former nnrtb Pacific district mniinL'cr of Ibe emereencv fleet corpora- tioii. Captain W .A. Mnaec," who succeeded Captain Blain as (lis- - Irict maniiacr, and liruee C. Shorts, Seattle, attorney. The Aberdeen men indicted were Fred Scliuliui-li, president of Hie Grays llarbur corpora- lion, M!onlev Wanl. iiiiiiiiil'it of the corporation, and A. It. Shav v and A. S. Iloonan, officers J 4 4 S 4 IN UNJTED STATES WASIIINOTOXi, Feb. 10 Opening the political campaign of the Amer ican Federation of Labor, President Gompers In an address today before the Shipbuilding Trades convention here, asked the aid of the unions rep resented in electing members of con gross and other officials favorable tc organized labor, lie promises 'every assistance of the federation in ob taining fdr the United States the greatest merchant marine of the world, thru continuance of the war time construction program. Mr. Gompers said tho failure of the congress to carry the ship pro gram to a logical conclusion was typ ical of the attitude of congress to ward that body so far as all construc tive legislation was concerned. 'With the war over, ho said, mem bers of congress are "talking them selves liMirse ln tho attempt to far ther Invade the rights of tho people of the United Stales." "It is a policy just (he reverse of that in every othor country," the speaker asserted, describing the lib eral movement In Ittiropo. "It is your duty to see that thiw tendency toward autocracy is curbed. In our fight you can expect 'ho bitterest opposi tion from every enemy or labor especially frun every standpatter,rc actionary and some damn fools on the hill.'" -Mr. Gompers assured tho delegates that the federation's campaign would bo conducted on the same lines as heretofore and that the labor vote would not bo committed lo any party but wotild bo used exclusively "to re ward our friends and W defeat our enemies." . King George in opening the speech from the throne said: "My lords anil members," Instead of the customary, "My lords and gentlemen," this Inni. vation being necessitated for the first. ffime at tho prorogation or parliament in December by the election of Lady Aslor to a seal. In the house of com mons. When King George last op ened parliament in February 1914, his first words were: "My relations with foreign powers continue to be friendly." The only Innovation in today's ceremony was in accordance with the lord chamberlain's edict, at the com mand of the king, that peeresses while appearing In evening dress, did not have their features veiled, in stead the veils flowed behind in trains nine feet long, which made a suitable background for the display of jewels which wero family heir looms. The edict was actuated by desire to simplify the ceremony. Queen Mary were the wonderful crown jewels, including the rulllnnn lJiamona BIMETAUSM ONLY HOPE OF WORLD Senator Thomas. Democrat of Colo rado. Urqes Rcestablishment of Old Ratio Between Gold and Silver bv International Agreement For eign Exchange Has Come to Be "the Sinister International Prob lem" in Last Six Months. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. Declar ing that foroign exchange had be. come "the sinister international prob lem," within tho last six months and unless adjusted soon "commercial chaos" would ovorwholin intornation. al trade. SenatotTliomas, democrat Colorado, urged in a speech today the re-establishment of the old ratk.' be tween gold and silver and tho crea tion of international bl-metalism. "The time has come," ho said, when Americans should take the initiative and renew its proposal of 1XII7 for the establishment of a par ity 'between the ancient monetary metals, whose relative values now os cillate between J r, V and 1 i to 1." Europe, Senator Thomas declared. faces the prcblom of re-establishing :ind re-constructing her foreign trad.: and would welcome any system of in teruutlonal stabilization of silvor and gold values that could be accomplish ed without endangering the financial structure of international commerce or credit. Tho slow hut steady rise in the vnliio of silver during tho war in spite of efforts to prevent it mere than restorod the old equilibrium be tween gold and silver, he said, until today' gold is the cheaper metal and it, rather than silver, needs the steadying influence of an intornation. ill agreement. Tho linltod States cannot coin sil ver dollars today except at a loss, Senator Thomas said, and the condf lion will soon apply as well to t'rae tional currency. On such a basis, he declared, the coins will go to the melting pot as fast as they are made and inevitably precipitato tliruout the world a famine in fractional currency unless tho ratio bo adjustod by inter national agroomont. The volume of paper inonoy in the world is out of all proportion to the value of specie, he said, and in this condition lies the seat of the inter national exchange crisis. At the be ginning of the world war the total paper money of tho thirty principal nations of I he world amounted to about seven billicn dollars, he de clared, and In Ooccmber 1919 It had Increased to more than forty billion dollars, while tho gold reserves of the same countries had reinainod practic ally stationary at around scvon bil lion dollars. "We may, indeed, wo must," Sena tor Thomas added, "leild our credit to those whoso trado wo need but we cannot save by mutual agreement for the fixity of exchanges, remove the gambling clement from International trade, stlmulalo International confi dence In modern currency systems, make tho problom of deflation com paratively easy and1 re-establish the regime of a Hauer and more depend able money medium." NKW -YOHK. Feb. lO.-Ilcnvv of fers of sterling this morning brok the mice to iC.'l.:i:i:i.i. or 'S-Viv less than yesterday's closing' (imita tions. Franc checks declined five I'eiilimcs lo 14.'ili for a dollar, and lire weul In HMT lo I lie. dollar, off 111 centimes. DKKNK, Fob. 10. Fifty men who escaped last week from a train tak ing 1.1 00 Polish prisoners of war back to their land from France, have claimed sanctuary on Swiss soli, as serting they were really Germans. They declared that when captured they posed as Poles so as to get bet ter treatment In France and asked to be transported, to Germany. When a door kev is hune up out side n house in Sweden it is n Man jjial the 1'amilv is not ut borne. DEFIES THE PRESIDENT OPPOSES ARMY BILL WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. lh'fiHNiriit.ii of the house wero on rerurd today as opuosed lo uni versal militiirv tnunintr despite an appeal from President Wil son that thev refrain from de elariuir tlieniM'Kes on the issue until I lie ilen nitie naliniutl convention in June. The aej ion was taken at the partv e a-netis hist niuht when the house democrats fame out 10ti to 17 nirainsl miv measure pro viding for universal coinpulsorv military service or traiuintr. Karlier in tin session (he demo cm Is flatly rejected the presi dent's appeal hv voting HH to M7 auainsl a proposal thai ac tion on the measure he deferred. Kxplnininir their action at the caucus, several democrats de clared that they felt Ihe.v knew the sentiment of the country on military trniniiur hetter than either tho president or , their leaders. 4 Did Not Belittle Service of U. S. Army in War But Did Deny That U. S. Forces Were Winning War "We Knew It Was Not True" Byrnes Stands Pat. i . ... WASHINGTON. Feb. 1(1. Kcpre seiitative Hvrucs, democrat. South Carolina, reiterated todav before the .senate committee invest imitinL' nuval awards Hint Hear Admiral Sims in a conversation with him in Paris had souiihi to belittle America's contribu tion lo lhe victory over Oerinanv. Mr. Hvrncs said he reported Ihe conver sation and lite circumstances atlend- inir it to I'rcsidcnt Wilson just be lore the president tell tor I'rnnce in December 11118. lo attend the pence conference. WASHINGTON. Feb. HI. Ileal Admiral William S. Sims denied to day before tile senate committee in vcslientinsr naval awards (bat in con versalions. wilb Hepresenlalivc Hvrncs, democrat, South Carolina. and other members of congress, li had sought lo belittle America's ef forts in the war. Tile admiral said Mr. Hvrncs "must either have misunderstood me confused the remarks made to him bv Ihe manv people he talked to in lOnrope." lie added that be did nl tempt to correct Hie idea in the mind of American visitors Hint the Fnited Stales force's were "winniiiL' the war because this allilude was hurtimr u- witli our allies," "Tliev knew if was not I rue and tlicv knew we knew it was not true," Admiral Sims declared. "I am surprised that 1 should In (.noted as savimr Die merchant ma rine should be left lo Great Britain and tlie United Stales should 'not de velop a merchant murine." be conlin ued, "because I never held any such opinion on that subject." Senator i'ittmnn democrat. N vada. declared that Admiral Siina bad left the same impression in Hie mind of former Secretary of the Treasury Glass and Representative Whalev. democrat. South Carolina, in conver sations witli them hIii-oihI. and asked that tlicv be called lo testify before the snb-enmmittco. "I consider these charges vcrv by rious," mi ill Senator I'ittmnn. "and think Admiral Sims should be L'iven an opportunitv to clear himself." Chairman Hale announced Hint Senator Glass and Representative Whiibiv would lie called before the committee later in Hie dav. Portland Rose Show June 31. PORTLAND, fire.. Feb. 10. Mon (lav and Tuesday. June 21 and 2'J. were selected todav ns the dates for the 1920 annual rose t-how of the Portland Rose society. This will be an out-door affair nnd different in many respects from any rose show held in the past. ADMIRAL SIMS DENIES REPORT OF REt BYRNES KING GEORGE FOR CUTTING D0WNB00ZE English Monarch in Suecch From Throne Favors Future Restrictions on Liiiquor Traffic Excessive Drinkinq Durinu War Lowered Na tional Efficiency Normal Condi tions Can't Return Until Peace With Russia Is Siunc! liOXTKhV, Fob. 10. SeriouH con sideration of economic conditions thruout tho ecu n try was urged upon tho house of commotm today hy King (JcorKu in his Kjieech from the throne, which opened the Keaslon of parlia ment. Ho counselled patience in the paHKage of lur-reaHilng reforms, which, ho mud, were necessary to meet abnormal conditions. He urged hetter educational facil ities, settlement of the Irish (iueHtl(.'n adjustment of coal mining controver sies on an enduring hauls, regulation of the liquor traffic and measures stimulating the growth of moro food stuffs at homo. He said hills would ho introduced in parliament dealing with Insurance against unemployment, regulation of working hours, minimum wages and anti-dumping. After briefly referring to tho peace conference the king said he intended shortly lo ratify peace with Bulgaria and Austria. Tho negotiations for peace with Turkey, ho added, wore "being pressed forward with all pos sible speed," referring to tho recent conferences In Paris and London he said: AVimta IVaco With Itiis.Hlii "I earnestly trust lliat as tho ru- sult of these meetings a settlement of tho long continued Adriatic dispute will shortly bo reached. In ordor, however, t(.' assure tho full blosslngK of peace and prosperity to Europe It Is essential that not only peace hut normal conditions of llfo should ho restored in eastern Kurope and Rus sia. . So long as thoso vast regions withhold their full con tri hut Ion to tho Htc-ck of commodities for general consumption, the cost of living can hardly be reduced or general pros perity bo restored to the world. Prices Lower "I bellrvo our country and empire is 'making rapid strides toward stabil ity and prosperity," ho said, "the price of foodstuffs and other neces sary commodities Is causing anxiety to all the peoples of tho world, but I am glad prices In these islands are appreciably lower than elsewhere. This fact and tho condition of trado with the outside world, especially of export trade, serves to show my peo ple are proving no less successful in dealing with the troubles war left be hind than they wero In enduring war itself. If, however, we are to Instiro lusting progress, prosperity and so cial peace, all classes must continue to throw themselves into the work of reconstruction with good will for otll ers, and with energy and patience. In addition, legislation providing for large and far reaching measures of reform must be passed Into law Ireland (iruve Worry "The condition or Ireland causes me grave concern, hut a hill will he Immediately laid before you to give effect to' proposals for a bettor gov ernment of that country, which was outlined at the end of the lust session of parliament. A bill to make fur ther provision for education for a considerable part of tho child popu lation of certain districts makes the question ono of urgency, but care will be taken to make the measure com patible with tho home rule bill Liquor Regulation His reference to the liquor regula tion rpiostion was: "Kxperienccs during Ihe war show ad the clearly Injurious effects upon tiro national efficiency of tho exces sive consumption of strong drink, and the amelioration. In both health and efficiency, which followed approprl ate. measures of regulation and con trol. A bill accordingly will be pre sented to you providing for tho devel opment of a suitable system for tho peace time regulation of the salo and supply of alcoholic liquor." One of tho niimcroim heavyweights at large at the preaent time haa (If' manded 125,000 for hl end to box in Bonton. The Hub promoter re ceiving tliia modCHt demand la off the henvleB for good,, PEACE TREATY IS NOW WHERE II WAS LAST FALL, TALK STARTS WASHINGTON. Feb. Hi. The peace treaty, referred to the senate foreign relations com mittee, yesterday to technically rid it of cloture, was reported back today by the committee without debate and without, a record vote. Republican and denu.Trntie leaders agreed, how ever, not to lake it up In tho senate until next week. The committee's action was entirely perfunctory, the senate having given instruct ions that the treaty lie reported out iin mediatidy together with the re publican reservations adopted at Ihe last, session of congress. The parliamentary result is to. bring tho treaty and the reser vations again into1 a status where amendments to eit her can be offered and discussed without any limitation on de bate. Art ilL J! MKOU M'KXK'AU.I. Lower California, Kcb. 10. Anolber landmark of the vanishine: west met destruction here last niubt when, lo the accompani ment of screams, shots nnd run i-imr flames the old Owl t'liniblinir hound and its attendant structures were to tally destroyed bv fire. The loss was estimated bv Mummer "Hooze" livers lo be in excess of if'J.Vn.lltlll. 'I'bo woiindini.' of three men who at- templed to rob Hie uamblimr tallies, the injury of Iw-o or three women ciiiitrbt within a wall of flumes, ami attempts of Mexicans lo hnnihcr Amcrican firemen from, t'nlcxieo hv Cutlimr their hose' bnvS and sleulinir parts of their apparatus, were added features of the fire, which ruieil for three hours and destroved nil the buildintfs in the immense block of irround where the Owl slooil. The Owl was an immense, barulike structure, with unuihliiiir tables, some pool and billiard tables, and Hie us ual hiiih seals for spectators, near the' front cnlranccs. Montr one side rnnucd a lone: iiiniioirnnv bar where half a scorer id' bartenders worked on busy niuhls. Kiii'llier hack from Ihe street there was a kIiil'c. with the usual flimsA' scenery, with old slvlc ciirtiiincd "boxes" on either side and plain chairs and benches on Ihe main floor. Doors led from a corner in the rear of Ihe bar and from near the thea ter section, lo a stockade enclosed space, known locally as (he "yard" nnd built up with perhaps 2110 small rooms, occupied bv outcast, women. Inmates of the vurd were forced to lice in the scant crnrh in which they appeared on the sti-:c or miiiL'Icd will) the crowds about the bar. Binaham Miners Strike. HJNOIIAM. I lull. r'eb. 10. Ap proximately itOtl copper miners nf filialcd with Metal M'.ine Workers union No. HOll, Industrial Workers of the World, employed in Ihe mines here struck earlv todav to enforce their demands for waire increases and betterment of working conditions. It is said (bat cypress and walnut, or cypress and cedar, cause each other lo rot when used in contact. ASHLAND ASSESSMENT CASE UPHELD , BY SUPREME CT. ROAD BONDS LOSE SALF.M, Ore.. Feb. 10. -The slate supremo court, in a decision lodav on Ihe case of Ihe slate lii'jhwav commission aviiinst the slate board of control, held I tint the hoard of control has no Icaal authority under the Bcan-Hnrrett act of 1017 to sell bonds in .excess of I.820.:iHli tji match federal appropriations for post and forest roads. An act of the recent special session of tile Oregon legislature, however, extends to the board of control authority to exer cise its discretion in sellinir bonds to B,)eet further federal appropriation s COURT CAN HALT 1 1 STRIKE President Barker of Railroad Broth erhood Declares Nothina Can Stop Walkout February 17 Outside of Granting of Waqe Demands hv Di rector General Hincs ' Denies Brcakinq Waqe Aqreement To day's Effort to Aqree Fails. DKTHOIT M'icb., Feb. 10 The strike of :i00.MI0 members of tho I'njted Hrothcrhood of Maintenance and Way employes and railway shop laborers will ao into effect February 17, as ordered, reaardless of any steps the government mav take, short of mcetimr the demands of the men for waae increases, President Barker of the brotherhood reiterated todav. "No court injunction can prevent the strike," Mr. Ilarkcr declared. "The strike order is out and tho strike Will lake placo unless Director General llines meets our wuu-e .de mands.'' lieplvinir todav to a stntement. at tributed to Mr. llines that tho strike call issued veserduv W'as in violation of the union's waao acreeuient, Mr,' Barker said : "We have a DO days' notieo clauses ill our waae imrocnient. Notice, how ever, was served upon tho railroad administration last July.' It was re newed on December 110, both by letter and by personal conferences with tho director uencral lifter wo bad held the strike in nbeviiiico nomln? ef forts of President Wilson to redueu the cost, of livimr." When lold Hint press dispatches reported Ibal. a strike of railwav trainmen was threatened lind that indications were the entire situation would bo laid before President Wil son. ifr. Barker said events were pro cecdiiii; about as he had anticipated. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. Direc tor Ueneral llines and representa tives of the union railroad employes failed acain lo reach an agreement on the wiiiro iiucstinn and tho confer ence was adjourned until tomorrow. The union lenders submitted a new statement of their demands nnd al letred anoyances which Mr, lline-i took under advisement, with the an nouncement that he would reply to morrow. TOI'KKA. Kits.. Feb. 10. Kansas probably will prosecute in the -crim inal courts, national, state and local officials of the Uailwav Maintenance and Shop Laborers' union,' if tbev call a strike in Kansas, it was de -(dared hv attorneys connected with the industrial relations court here. It. was declared that Ihe strike Svouli! be in violation of the new statu law. MOW YOHK. Feb. lo. Tho Na tional Association for the Advance ment of Colored people today aont a telegram to Governor Kdwin f Mor row of Kentucky, containing resolu tions of conimendntlGn of his atti tude in defending the court house at Lexington against tho mob nocking to lynch William Lockolt, negro slayer of a whlto girl. All was tiulot In Loxlng'nn today. under an amendment to the Shackle ford act. for an additional appropri ation of .t.'t.7H!l,.'il. Oilier cases were decided as fol lows by Hie supreme courl : The I ndiiias of the Jackson couutv court were affirmed in the eases of II. L. White and Sarah E. Pattfcrson airainst the ietv of Ashland, with ref erence to street'assessments; the de cision of the Josephine emintv court was upheld in the case of tb IHnh Idabo Stnrar company ' Ruainst Oenrue Y. Lewis, churning wrongful Inking of property. pi it r
