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MEDFORD, OKHOOX, TUESDAY, FEBUUAIJY 10, 19:20
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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.
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