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Newspaper Page Textorb Mail Tri The Weather Mavlmutn yesterday !57 Mlnlmiuii tixiay i Predictions Vutr tomorrow. pal IT Fourteenth Thi, Forty-ninth Yew. MEDFORD, ORlXiON, WT.PNT.SPAY, FF.HKl'AU V 11, 19li0 NO. L!74 .MEDF STATE WINS FIRST BLOOD I.W.W.TRIAL Alleged Confession of Loren Roberts Admitted bv Court as Evidence Counsel for Defense Loses Point After strenuous Struqqle Claims Roberts Insane When Confession Was Made Confession Ic Damao inp, to I. W. W.'s Defense. MONTESANO. Wash.. Fob. 11. What arc purported to be a confes sion and n supplementary confession of Lortm Huberts, one of the 11 al leged I. W. W.'s on Iriul here for the murder of Warren O. Grinmi. (.'en tralia Armistiee dav parade vietini. was inlrodnecd as evidenee in eoiirl licre today. The allcired confession and supple ment were offered as evidenee earlv nt todnv's session of court, but were not permitted until both state and defense counsel had uruued over the admissibility, the latter miiintniiiint; Hnberts was and is insane. The alleged confession, or state ment of ltoberts is reallv supplemen tary to the one he is alleged to have made in the eitv jail at C'entralin, curly on the Friday morning follow ing the shootings, which was publish ed Sunduv morning November 10, 1919. It was mude at Olympia. in the office of the sheriff of Thurston county, on November 17, in the pres ence of Hconun Allen, county attor ney of Lewis county. Frank Ohris tensen, assistant state uttornev gen eral: A. C. linker, stenographer, and Ben Kinn- and Sheriff J. II. Oifford. Jtald Was Discussed It differs from the one alleged to have been made in the Centralia iail only to the extent of being more de tailed, nnd to the extent of implicat ing more of (he defendans now on trial. Roberts, in the alleged confession introduced in evidence todav, gave his age as 21 years and bis residence as Grand Mound, a small settlement near Centralia. Tie became a mem ber of the I. W. W. iust a year ago, according to the document. In his own purported words: "I became a 'wobbly' on February 12 nnd attended meetings nt Centra lia from time to time. I attended a mectimr here Sunday nfernoon be fore the shooting. Among those I knew present were Britt Smith, a man named Fnulkncr. Jfclncrnev, Bert Bland," Roberts is then auot ed ns saying Hint the purported raid on the I. W. W. hull was discussed only generally at that time. At the meeting held Wednesday evening, however, tho statement says, Hritt Smith, Everest, Mclnernev and a man named Davis were present. U.S. WASHUGTON, Feb. 11. Recom mendations that an experienced work man bo appointed to the next vacancy on the shipping board and that ship yard employes be given first oppor tunity to purchase houses erected by the government during the war were made In a memorial sent to President AVilson today by the national confer ence of American shlpworkers, in session here. Inclusion of a man from their ranks on the shipping board, the memorial said, would in sure loyal cooperation of yard wor LADY ASMS MAIDEN SPEECH TO BE DELIVERED ON LONDON, Feb. 11. The drink onestion was briefly discussed in both houses of parliament yesterday. Karl Curzon told the lords that tho hill on this subject to be introduced would contuin provisions for shorter hours of sale. The experiment of state management certainly would not be dropped, he said. In the house of commons the sub icct was alluded to by Sir Donald cLean, "The fact that America has eone dry is nn economic fact of the grav est importance to Great Britain," he said. lie declared the Hritish expendi ture for drink absolutely staggered Liu. Tho country spent more than LEAGUE OF NATIONS HAS 2ND MEETING IN .J LONlX.V, Keb. 11 Tho coun- v cil of tho League of Nations for- mully opened its meeting in St. James palace here at noon to- day. Arthur J. Balfour, repre- seating Great Britain, assumed the chair on the suggestion of Leon Bourgeois, representative S of France. In his speech of welcome to the delegates Mr. Hall'our said there was only ono blot on the meeting, and that was that there were eight nations repre- sen ted instead of nine. Jle said that it was not desirable to touch en the absence of the United States, but he referred to it marring the symmetry of the original plan of the league. 4 M. Bourgeois in reply, added a word of regret that the nn- ! tions represented were only ! eight in number. II E WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. Robert Underwood Johnson of New York, author and editor and one of the founders of the League to Enforce Peace, has been selected by President Wilson as ambassador to Home to succeed Thomas Nelson Page who re signed several months ago. The pre sident is expected to send tho nom ination to the senute within a few days. Mr. Johnson wus originator of the memcTial to Keats and Shelley in Home, originator and chairman of tho Americuu pools ambulance In Italy In 1017 nnd author of Italian rhapsody and other poems of Italy, published in 1917. lie was decorated by tho Italian government in 1895, was made cavaliere of the crown of Italy. .Mr. Johnson was born in Washing ton 07 years age and was editor of the Century magazine from Novem ber 1909 to May, 1913. He Induced General Grant to write his memoirs and set on foot the movement which resulted in the creation of the Yo semite national park. OIL LEASING BILL IN FINAL STAGE WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. Enact ment ot tho oil land leasing bill was completed today with the adoption of the conference repcrt by the senate. jTho bill now goes to the president. The senate's action terminated a ten years fight. The bill provides for i the leasing and development of gov ' eminent owned oil, coal, gas, phos phate, sodium and oil shale lands by private enterprise and affects approx imately 75,000,000 acres of public domuin, principally in western states. German Mail to Mexico. MEXICO CITY. Feb. 11. The first mail to Mexico direct from Germane I since the beginning of the war ar i rived nt Vera Cruz todav from Ilani- i burg along with a cargo of dves and ' medicines. THE BOOZE QUESTION Ki-l.fliiO.flOO pounds sterling for drink in 1!H4. he said, and this expenditure increased until it was 259,000.0011 pounds in HU8 while it was estimnt cd that the expenditure for the year ending March 111 next would be nearly 4110.000.11110 pounds. The duty of 101S was 48.rin().0ll(l pounds. It was a form of revenue that nil chancellers of the oxeheuiier would he pleased to dispense with, he said The honor nuestion will he debated in the house of commons during the present week when, according to a lobby report, l.adv Astor will spent on the topic. It will not only be her ladyship's maiden speech in the house but tlie first time Hint a woman has been heard iu piirliuuii'iit . mm 0M United States Government Tips Off Peruvian Consul in New York That Revolutionary Conspiracy Is Beinu Hatched Up in This Country Try- inq to Obtain Men antl Arms in Mexico American Government May Deport Plotters to Peru. LIMA, rem. Feb. 10. (I!v the As sociated Press.)- Charges declared to he hacked bv tlie I'nited States government information, that at tempts are being made bv auti-gov eminent Peruvians in tlie I'nited States to organize an expedition in Mexico for a revolutionary attack in Peru, are made in a message from Peruvian Consul General Iligginson in New York to tlie government hero. iccording to Kl Tiempo, a semi-oft'i inl organ. Tlie alleged plot is de- 'lared to involve attempts to bring Chilean nnd Bolivian interests into tlie conspiracy. Consul General Hig ginson's cable message is given bv Kl Tiempo verbal i mas follows: "An agent of the department of justice in Washington called at Ibis consulate Inst night and informed me officinlv that ini'ormntion had been received that Peruvian enemies to the government and residents in New York were Irving to obtain anus and men in Mexico for the purpos. of landing in Peru. The agent told me the information was to the effect that the aforesaid Peruvians were endeavoring to arrange with ex- President Monies of liolivia and the government of Chile to support the movement to disturb the public peace of Peru. The agent called on some of the conspirators and advised them that if further lipliiinls were inudo against them the American govern ment would deport them to Peru ac cording to law, or subject them to trial before the courts in tlie United States." When iniiuiries were made of President I.eguiu regarding tlie fore going the president declared that in formation in Consul (icnernl Iliggin son s telegram was amply corrobor nted bv prlviite advices received from other sources. T DENVER, Colo., Feb. 11. Arous ed by a guest who said robbers were trying to enter his room, Mrs. Rena Lamborn, proprietress of a downtown hotel, today held two alleged burg lars at the point of a revolver and made one of them telephone to the police. A third man escaped. Mrs. Lamborn caught a burglar in a similar fashion while conducting a hotel in Kansas City two years ago. COHVALLIS, Ore.. Feb. 11 Ef- forts were continued todav to find Mrs. Buol, who disappeared from her home here Saturday. Word has come to Corvallis to tho effect that a strange woman was seen on th road north of the city Saturday and that she asked at one house to use tlie telephone. She did not get tin party she wanted so coninued on her way. The countryside has been no tified to he on wutch. Search, how ever, is still being made in tlie river. MARSIIKIEIiD. Ore., Feb. 11 The Tachonitch Timber company to day purchased a one-hundred million feet of timber at Lake Tachenltch and will construct a sixty thousand loot capacity saw mill at once. The timber waB bought from the I mpnua Timber company, of which A. E. Adelsperger and W. J. Conrad of Marshflclil are members. W. F. McGregor, of Astoria, Is president of the purchasing company, and H. K. Hooth, also of Astoria, secretary. The timber Is situated contiguous to Lake Tachenltch and can be willed easily. HOOVER WILL BE IN OREGON PRIM AS DEMOCRAT SAYS WEST PORTLAND, OOn., K.-h. 11. The name ot' Herbert Hoover will bo submitted tor tin- appro- val ot Orenon voters as the next president of tlie I'nited Stales. Oswald West, democrat, former governor or' this state, annonne- cd todav. Petitions will be eir- ciliated hnmeduitelv. West said. Keplviny to a siieiresiion thut Mr. Hoover lias not nnnoiineed whether he will he a democrat or roimbliean. West1 remarked. "That doesn't make anv differ ence. We're deeidint: for him. He is troiiitr to be a democrat. OA1NKSVIU.K. On., IVb. 11. Herbert Hoover is certain to he one of the men voted on in the democrat ie presidential preference pritnnrv t be held in Oeoriiia April 'JO. This was assured when the necessary 100 democrats sinned a peti tion presenting Mr. Hoover as nominee of the party and re ouestine the democratic execu tive committee to place his name on the preferential ballot. BELIEVE OUSTED BE REINSTATED A MIA NY. X. Y., Feb. 11. Anoth er dissension among members of the assembly judiciary committee Irviiui tho five suspended socialist assem blymen charged witli disolvalty was noted lit the opening of today's ses sion. Assemblyman J.nuis. A. Cuvillier took exception lo a statement issued last night bv Assemblyman Maurice Hlock and William S. Kvitns, in which the two members of the tribunal de e la red it would not surprise them "to see a majority report recommending the re-seitting of tile five men on trial." Mr. Cuvillier attacked "as an ex pression of fit) per cent American ism, not 100 per cent," tlie following passage appearing in the joint state ment : "Loyalty is a test. It is a test dangerous to representative govern ment because the iiucstiou of what is or is not loyalty is an opinion sub ject to change. It is no definite standard." Before I he day's session opened Senator Stcdinan, directing the so cialists' case, stated he woud ask for an adjournment this afternoon until next Tuesday, before formally open ing for his side. Chairman Martin indicated he would grant this request unless there was vigorous objection from the prosecution. Before the noon recess Assembly man Kvans declared a statement by -Mr. Cuvillier that he had "predicted" the outcome of tlie trinl was "un true." He said be had merely "ex pressed a stale of mind," when he had said he would not he surprised if a minority report recommending reinstating was returned. E FOR H. C, L. DALLAS, Texas, Feb. II. Finan cial aid for Europe and restriction of domestic bank loans so as to deny funds for speculation, was urged tu day by Henry A. Moehlenpah, mem ber of the federul reserve board. In an address before the Dallas group of the Texas State Hankers association. America's effort, Mr. Moehlenpah said, should bo toward Increased pro duction and individual economy. Declaring that "the war, financial ly has Just begun," Mr. Moehlenpah urged a campaign of education "to stop the people In their debauch their spree, their extravagant living and spending. Altho different plans to deflate credit are being advocated, the speak er declared that increased production and conservative regulation of cred its should be tho present policy. The Edge foreign finance law was praiHed by Mr. Moehlenpah, who also urged entrance Into the federal serve system ot statu bunks. TREAT! IS TO SENATE Reservations as Revised in Bi-Parti-san Conference Presented for Con sideration Eight of 14 Reserva tions Are Modified Under Senator Lodge's Proposal Preamble fjlianq ed So Onlv Affirmative Acceptance bv Others Powers Is Necessary. WASHINGTON'. Feb. 11. The peace treaty reservations as revised tentatively in recent unofficial bi were formally presented in the senate todav bv Senator Lodge, for consid eration when the Jrcalv conies no next Monday. 'flic modifications do not agree en tirely witli tlie draft which democratic members of the bi-partisan commit tee have said were tentatively agreed on. Kiglit of the fourteen reservations would be modified under SeniUor Lodge's proposal, and tlie preamble would be changed so Hint affirma tive acceptance bv the others power would not he retiuircd. Four of the ieuiainiiig six reservations were ac cepted bv the democratic conferees without change, the republicans of tlie committee sav, while .the other two relating to article ten and tic Monroe doctrine were left unchang ed. Clenioncctaii Satisfied PARIS, Feb. It, How the allies accepted President Wilson's fourteen points in connection witli armistice negotiations was revealed for the first lime by the Kclio de Paris to day. It was at a meeting in the of fice of Stephen Piclion, foreign min ister on November .1, litis. Prei vious meetings at Versailles bad fix ed the military conditions of an even tual armistice and tlie government chiefs hud met foil final delibera tion. David Llovd George, the British premier, (lie F.clio de Paris savs, turned to Colonel Hones nnd declar ed: "If we have thoroughly under stood President Wilson's thought, the armistice negotiations which the American government is disposed to open with fierninnv in concert with the allied powers are subordinated bv the acceptance by the said powers of tlie principles and conditions of pence defined by the president on January 8 and in his siibseuuent speeches. In a word wo must give our assent to the fourteen points." Colonel House is reported to have answered that was so. Premier Clem eneeau broke in: "is for the four teen points I have not rend tlieui vet. Let me know what thev are." How II Points Wired Colonel House hegaii, hut after he had read the first point (relative to "open covenants of peace openlv ar rived at,") M. Clemenceaii exclaimed: "That cannot be accepted. You can not negotiate "in tlie middle of a pub. lie street." A. J. Balfour. British secretary of slate for foreign affairs explained this point meant only publication of a result and not the steps bv which thev were reached, and the French premier answered: "In Hint case my objections full lo lint ground." Heading of tho second point, In which Mr. Wilson declared In favor of "the freedom of the seas," brought a reservation from Premier Lloyd lioorge but the Important third point (regarding the removal of oconomic barriers) and others went through quickly. Only when the seventh (re. gardlng the evacuation and restora tion of Belgium), tho eighth (declar ing all French territory must he freed and restored and that tho wrong done Franco by Prussia In IN 71 (relative to Alsace Lorraine), and the eleventh (In which the fu ture status of Rumania, Serbia and Montenegro was considered) were read, were there further reservations, as the matter of reparations entered Into the situation. Kaercnient Is Adoptml! After all the points had been read M. Clemenceaii turned to Colonol House saying: "In case we reject the fourteen pr.ints what would happen?" . "President Wilson would consider conversations he has engaged In with the allies on the subject of the armis tice as ended," was Colonel House's reply. "Would ho also con.-'der as ended the conversations ho began with the Germans. In October?" asked the French premier. "I can give you no assurance of that," replied Colcnol House. BKrtL!Nr. Feb. It). Announcement is made of the death of iiichurd Dchmcl, n widely known poet. He wua burn November IS, 1B03. AMERICAN TOBACCO CO. OFFERS 60 BILLION TO FRANCE FOP MONOPOLY PARIS, Feb. 11. Proposals by four great tobacco growers ! associations in the I'nited Slates for an immediate loan of i;o,- 0 0 0.00 0,0 no francs in return for a concession involving a tobacco ! iiH.'ilnpoly in France were made several months ago but were re- 4 Jcctei! by l.ouis Klotz, then mill- ister of finance, according to 4 tho .lourual. The newspaper has learned, it asserts, that tho proposition has 4 f been renewed since Frederick h Francois-Miirsal assumed tho port folio of finance. 4 Uovernment exports estimate the profit Irom the sale of to bucco iu France Is about fiOO,- 000,000 francs a year. SEATTLE " OF $20,000 JEWELS SKATTLi:. Feb. 11. Police wero searching here today for thieves, who In two robborles last night, stole dln mends which tlie owners told tho po lice wore worth botweon $20,0110 ami (23,000. C. C. Cohen, moving picture thea ter owner, reported two thieves hold up the Cohen automobile ns it was entering his garago shortly before midnight iTml, at the point of gulfs, compelled Cohen's two sisters to hand over Jowols valuod at botweon $17, (I0U and $20,000. The robbers thou eomniundocrod tho automobile and escaped, tho police wore advised. Alexander Dickinson, the other vic tim, reported that two burglars en tered his apartment late yesterday and carried away a steel safo contain ing diamonds worth approximately $3000. IN PLEBESCITE FKF.NSlUtltC,, Fob. 1 1 Publica tion of the final result rf tho plebcs clto held In Schlcswig to determine the future status of that district has boon prohibited until this evening by the international commission In con trol hero. APENRADE, Schlcswig, Tuesday. Fob. 10. Overwhelming victory for the Dunes In this zone of tho province of Schloswlg, the future status of which Is to bo determined by the plebesclte held toilay is Indicated by incomplete returns received here. Country districts shewed lurgo ma jorities for Denmark while tho vote In the towns showed larger figures than the Danish estimates. ' Donder, Apenrndo and Sonderborg, however, have been carried by the Germans. . News of tho veto Is being received with wildest rejoicings by the Dunes In this city. F! TIE IN A WEEK 'MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. H. For a second time within a week flour dropped 50 rents a. burntl at the aifirkct herr todav. Tho declirio is attributed to the uncertain and er ratic wheat situation. PRESIDENT WILSON ORANGE, N. J., Feb. 1 l.--Munlc-ipal buildings, places ot business and private homes here wore decorated with flags and bunting today In hon or of tho 73rd birthday of Thomas A. Edison. The number "73" which played a prominent part in tho day's proceed ings was promptly recognized as the telogrnph code ft-'r "good wishes," by Mr. Kdlson, who was an operator In his youth. President Wilson was among those GOV'T MAY TAKE HAND R. I -STRIKE Director General Hines Confers With Attorney General Palmer Latter Refuses to Declare What Action Contemplated Kansas Railroad Workers Will Not Walk Out If Strike Called Tell Governor Allen They Don't Fancy Prison Sentence. TOl'F.KA, Kiis.. Feb. It. Offi cials of the sections hands and shon laborers union in ull nrobabiiitv will not issue u strike call in Kansas, should a iroiieru! order for the strike be issued, ns scheduled. This was the opinion expressed by bends of the local unions in ouestion. at a confer ence today with Governor Allen and members of tlie industrial relations court. Tlie union off'cinls said thev had no desire to court a prison sentence for violation of the stato's anti strike lnw. WASHINGTON". Feb. 11. Direc tor General Ilines conferred with At torney General Palmer todav on the threatened railroad strike situation, llr. Palmer refused to discuss the conference further than to sav he had been mude ncouainted with the problems faced bv the director cenr ernl. He denied that the department, of justice was coHtemplatine action, dcolnriiii: that any such statement, were unwarranted at this time. Mr. Palmer would not sav, how ever, that the department wSuld even tually take a hand in the contro versy. "Where, when, or how its action niiuht be taken was a matter for the lilt n io to determine," said ' he. ''.,.: Tho attorney ceneral (lid hot die cuss the possibility that the Covcrn nicnt miulit resort to injunction pro ceedines to stav the threatened strikes of trainmen and maintenance of way employes as it did in the case of the bituminous coal mine strike. ' A BEAUTIFUL GESTURE AMSTERDAM, Tuesday, Feb. 10. 'Former Crown Prince Wllhelm of Gormuny sent his telegram to the heads of allied governments offering to surrender In place of Germans de manded In the allied extradition list utmost on the impulse of the moment according to an Interview with Major von Mulholm, tho former crown prince's adjutant, published in the Tolegraaf. "Tho former heir to the Gorman, throne," said tho major, "took hlB resolution without thinking lone about It. The return of Baron von Lersner from Purls nnd tho serious situation which has arisen In Berlin In consequence prompted the prince to send his tolegram. Ho hopes by this to nvort serious difficulties for Germany. Dutch nowspapors describe Wil liam's action as a "beautiful ges ture." ' French Receipts Grow. PARIS. Feb. 11. The reeoiptB of the French treasury for Jununrv last totalled 88".41!l,900 francs, compar ed with .ri3:t.B:i8.800 francs in Jan uary. 1010. nnd the hudtet estimate of (UH.OS'J.mifl francs. LEADS CITIZENS who sent messages of congratulation to Mr. Kdlson. "I cannot deny myself the pleasure of sending a message to be retd at the celebration of Mr. Edison's 73rd birthday," the letter said, "t am proud to count myself among'' the friends and admirers ot Mr. Edison and I beg that you will convey to him my warmest congratulations and my hope that ho will see many very hap py returns of tho anniversary, mark ed by an increasing number of scien tific triumphs."