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MEDFORD, OUlXiOX, Fix' I DAY. p'KBRUAKY IH'JO
NO. 27G
mEBFORB
WILSON ISSUES ULTIMATUM TO R. R.
JUNCTION
HOLDS IIP
SHIP SALE
William Randolph Hearst Snriwis
Sensation in Washinuton Claims
Ships Worth $300,000,000 to Be
Sold to International Mercantile
Marine for $28.000.000 Chairman
Jones. Republican. Defends Admin
istration. WASHINGTON'. Feb. IX Appli
cation for an injunction airainst the
shippim.' board and (he. emenrcnev
fleet corporation to prevent (he sale
of ISO former Herman lines at public
miction next Monday was filed in the
District of Columbia supreme court
todav 1)V William Handolph Hearst ol
'New York, iii-limr in bis capacity as
a taxpayer.
Chief Justice McCoy issued a nil-!
rcquirinir the defendants to show
cause Monday moriiinir whv a tem
porary injunction should not bo is
sued. Chairman Payne, of the shippimr
board, announced that the applica
tion for an injunction would not pro
v..nt I he ol fei iiiL' of the shisp fur
sule. He said tenders would be re
ceived Monday, us planned, but that
final action on them would be defer
red until the injunction proceedings
bad been disposed of finally.
Payne's Statement.
Chairman l'avne's announcement
follows:
"Tlie board will, of course pav th?
utmost respect to liny action of the
court. Since the law has placed the
power to sell ships in the board, it
is probable that when (be court is
placed in possession of the facts. the
order to show cause, will be set aside.
"I have not seen the complaint
which Mr. Hearst has filed, and can
of course make no comment. It would
be a public calamity not to be abb
to sell the ships after the wide pub
licity which has been riven to the
proposed sale. The board will am
careful consideration t the whole
matter and act as the circumstances
may reiiuire. My recommendation
will be that, we proceed with the auc
tion and tentatively receive the high
est bids possible and then deter ac
tion us to their acceptance until the
mutter is disposed of bv th mil.'
Ships Worth $I0I),IIIMI,IKI
Mir. Hearst, through bis attorneys.
former Governor Folk of Missouri.
former Senutor Ruilev of Tcxa
former Actim .Indue Advocate Gen
era 1 Anscll and William A. Del'ord.
told the court that irreparable
jury would be done the United Slates
and its people and taxpayers U the
sale were allowed to proceed next
Monday.
lie I'hni'f'cd that unless the court
inlervmio.l vessels worth more than
lll(l.(lllll-(l(lll would be sold for a
much smaller fisrurc. Aside from the
financial loss to the government. Mr.
Hearst said, the sale of the vessels
would destroy tho "nrniv transport
reserve immediately available in case
' ot emergency."
He also alleges that the shippimr
(Continued on rage Eight)
UP 10 UNITED STATES TOICALL
CREDITORS IEIG, SETTLE DEBTS
MKX1CO (TIT. Feb. IX Consoli
dation of the war debts of nil na
tions involved in Ihc world conflict
as well us outstunilinir trade balances
which would provide international ob
ligations L'liaranteed bv all powers
involved, wus advocated by John T.
Arnold, of San Frnueisco. speaking
before the United States-Mexican
trade conference here vestcrdav. Mr.
Arnold, who is a representative ot
the American Bankers' association,
"f-ed than uu interuutiouul clcurinir
FOR II DISCOVERY
IE
PORTLAND, die. Feb.
The circuit cuiirt here t l: v n -thorized
the imslinir of a rc
ward of $1.ihiii fur in i'xriniit imi
Iciiilinir I" lli" discovery of Krn
cst Dcscniups, Meaverton ranch
er, missing for n week. The po
lice believe tluit tin' portions nt
ii body found in a milch here
last Siitnrdav indicated the mur
der of Descainps.
Executive Former Leader of Anti
Bolshevik Forces in Siberia Offi
cially Confirmed Met Death 5
O'Clock in the Morninq. February
7th Allies to Investigate bv Whom
Leader Was Betrayed Kolchak
Visited U. S. in 1917.
I.IINIION'. Feb. 1:1. News of the
execution ol Admiral iuiiciiuk. lorni-
head of the all Kussian irovcrn-
n.ent has been otliciallv con tinned.
I le and one of bis ministers. M. 1'cpe
tiavev. were shot at Irkutsk, at
o'clock on the morniii'-' of Febru
ary 7.
The revolutionary committee at
Irkutsk decided at o'clock in the
morning- that the two officials should
be executed. Members of the com
mittee then shot the victims ipiieklv,
fen rim; attempts at rescue.
It. has not been explained why the
admiral and M. I'epclavev. who was
premier and minister of the interior
of the cabinet formed last November.
(Continued (.n
age Two)
hou-p 1 established
an adjunct
to bis plan.
lie dc-Iarvd an international bank
ers' conference should be called im
mediately and that commercial men
of all nations be imitcd to send rcp-
It,. s:,i,! such a con-
ference should provide mca-ures for
standardization of currency and lor
the elimination of exchange fluctua
tions. ,
"The United States todav stand- in
a said ami under-irable position, be-
inL'
the world's creates) creditor witn
her customers bankrupt.'
KOLCHAK
EXECUTED
6Y REDS
;N0 ATTACK
Pl 111 IK II Al I
" ,1. VV. VV. nHLL
:::! dv i cninw
i Ul LLulUli
.
Most Important Witness for State
With I. W. W.'s at Time of Shoot
ing. Savs Leqion Bovs Were Clos
ina Ranks When Fired Upon
Other Witness States First Shots
Came From Avalon or Arnold Ho
telsEvidence Damaging.
MONTESAXO, .Wash., Fob. 13.
Thomas C. Morgan, 19 years old, said
to lio one of tho most important wit
nesses for tho state in tho trial of
eleven allcgod 1. W. W. charged with
the murder of Warren O. lirimm,
Centrulia Armistice day parade vic
tim, took tho stand shortly after thu
opening of court today.
'Morgan, whoso home is in Ray
mond, Wash., wus in tho I. W. W.
hall at the time of the shooting of
Urirum and other American Legion
members.
Ho went to tho I. W. W.
hall shortly after 3 o'clock on the
day of tho tragedy, ho testified. He
saw thero liritt Smith, Mike Shechan,
Kay licckor and James Arclnerney,
four of the dofendants. Shortly after
her cached tho hall, he said, Elmer
Smith, Centraliu attorney and another
ot tho defendants entered tho hall
and hold u conversation with liritt
Smith.
During all of the shooting Morgan
was In 1 1) o rear of tho hall, ho testi
fied. Men Carried Guns.
Clarence Sherwood, 17-year-old
Centralia youth, also a witness today,
testified to being near tho railroad
tracks, northeast of the scene of tho
shooting ut the time, tho marchers
woro fired upon. !lo described tho
shooting us "sounding liko a motor
cyclo exhuust," saying that tho shots
seemed to como from both thu hill
and from tho direction of tho town.
After tho shooting, ho testified, he
saw John La ml), one of the defend
ants, running northeast from town.
Two men accompanied Lamb, ho said,
both carrying guns.
Defense counsel questioned Sher
wood closely on cross-examination,
slato counsel objecting to tho line
of examination, declaring it an at
tempt to Intimidate Ihe witness. De
fense was held by the court to strict
cross-examination.
American Legion members march
ing in tho parade in Centralia last
Armistlco day had halted and were
marking timo when the first shots
were fired into their ranks accord
ing to' T. C. Morgan, state's witness at
tho trial of eleven alleged I. W. W.
charged with tho murder of Warren
JlO. Grimm, onu of tho victims of the
j shooting. j
j The first shots came from opposlto
i the I. V. W. hall, Morgan declared.
He testified that ho thought thoy
came from either the Avalon or Ar
nold hotels.
No Attack on Hall.
The shoollng from across tho street
from the hall was followed quickly
by shots from tho Roderick Hotel,
upstairs over the hall, Morgan testi
fied, qualifying tho assertion by stat
ing that "ho thought they canio from
upstairs over tho hull."
"At the time these first shots were
fired, wcro tho Boldlers standing in
i ranks?" W. II. Abel, of state counsel
i asked.
I 'They wcro closing up as near as
1 could see, answereu .Morgan, i no
harn't mado any attempt to come
towards the hall that I could see."
j Morgan was round hiding In an Ice
j chest in tho rear of the I. W. W. hall j
! after the shooting. With him in the '
i chest wero Jamos .Mclnerney, Ray j
i Becker and Mike Sheehan, three of
the defendants. In the original In- 1
formations charging murder, filod in
the justico court ut Centralia, -Morgan
was named as a defendant, hut his
jame was not inciuaca m mo uiueuu-
Information
Nebraska for Hitchcock.
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. IX A "Ne-
bra-ka for Hitchcock for President
club was organized lust niaht bv 100
democrat with John A. liinc, Omalin,
u president. -
League of Nations Invites Root
to Act on Court Committee
Iff , M:Mm
L. . E.LIHU
LONDON'. Feb. IX F.lihu Hoot
has" been invited to become a mem
ber of the committee to prepare plans
for the onrnnizntiou of u permanent
court of international iustice. The
list was iinuoiinccd ut today's session
of the council of the Lcuituo of Na
tions. A. J. Halfoiir, who is presidim; over
the council sessions, lifter readini;
the names of Ihe men invited to be
WIDE APPEAL IS SENT
PALO ALTO. Oil.. Feb. IX
- The organization of n Hoover
club "to uive active! ami vol-
iiutarv expression to the demand
for Herbert C. Hoover for presi-
dent of the United States and to v
obtain bis nomination bv the re-
.publican party," was perfected
here todav bv fellow townsmen
of the former food administra- '
tor. Men and women of the two
Icudim; political parties fire rep- v
resented in the membership of
the club.
The first action of the club
was to issue a tuition wide in-
Vila I inn for advocates of Mr.
Hoover's nomination to tele-
nrapli their endorsements lo the T
headiiuarters of the duo at
Palo Alto. Ifcsolutions were v
adopted urLriiiLr the organization
of Hoover republican
clubs
wherever there is sentiment fa
voring his nomination.
PRESIDENT'S DISEASE
IS FATAL TO GENERAL
NI'.W YORK. Feb. 111. nri'.'ailicr
j General Peter W. Davidson, second in
,onimand at the port of embarkation
i in ii,;,.n, died vestcrdav at the
y J I 1 f military hospital at Stolen
f .i i ..K.. .... ;u..,.... ,.-;i. ....i,.,
thrombosis '
REPUBLICAN HOOVER
CLUB FORMED, NATION
He was formerly in command ot I Sparks, department captain, went on ! the alleged culprits Is "no moro liaeiy France havo agreed on some Amon
ihc Hllith depot brcade at Oimp Low-1 strike here today. They charged thoy to ho adepted at London than lnCan exchange problems and recalls
is lie "raduated" from West I'oint I worc discriminated against In tho Paris," Bays the Petit I'aiislen. which the French loan Issued In September,
is.
in
1H'I and served in the Montana
Indian wars, the Philippine
1 China uud Alaska.
ROOT
come members of the committee to
organize Hie permanent court, said:
"Maybe, for one reason or another,
Mr. Hoid may not deem it desirnblo
to accept the council's invitation.
The council hopes he will always re
member that he will be welcome at
whatever slime of our silt inns be may
be privileged to acccpl. lo add to our
'deliberations the ureal weight of his
learning and name."
HONORED AT 0. A. C.
OH !'.! IN AGH ICULTUKAI. COL
l.KGi;. Corvallis. Feb. IX Glenn F..
Spriu-.'s. id' Meilford. a junior in the
school of commerce, bus been plcdued
to the Thcta chuplcr of the Alpha
Kappa Psi. Ihe national honorary
professional commercial fraternity lit
the Orenon Agricultural Collci-'e.
Vomer Spriuus is the son of the
lieverend Spri'".'s of Ihe Hnptist
church. He is a member of the S.
A. K. fraternity and is very uetive
in student affairs.
The Thctu chuplcr of the Alpha
Psi at Ihe oollotrc wan the oiirhlh
chapter lo be formed in Ihe United
States. O. A. C. secured her chap
ter in PH I. and is the onlv nirricul
turnl collide in the United Stales to
have an Alpha Kappa Psi chapter.
'flic purpose of the fraternity is
to further individual welfare, to fos-
i ter scientific research, to educate the
. public to upprcemtc and demand
; hiuhcr ideals, ami lo promote Anicri-
'can institutions of learninir, courses
leiidin..' to dcirrccs in commercial
, si-irnces.
Membership election is based on
scholarship, leadership, professional
interest and hinb tvpc of manhood.
I VANCO UVER FIREMEN
GO OUT ON A STRIKE
VANCOUVER. I). ('., Feb. 13.
i.inc memoeis oi me .mitui Vancouver
i "rc department, including J. E.
n,a,ler or WUKe increases. i iiq ciu
GLENN E. SPRIGGS
MEDFORD BOY IS
Cube COlincil win auveriiHe lor men lo nil : CUlpanillty or iormer r.iuiinor n
he vacancies, It was said. (Ham and again demand his extrndl-
THIRSTY AMERICANS Q Q
MAURITANIA DRINK BIG R- ! I-LULI0
LINER DRY IN ONE TRIP
SOUTHAMPTON. Feb. IX
Although the Cunard liner
Miiurelania had a reeord stock
of lioiiors on board when lcavini:
New York, her ba kers were
empty on arrival here. The bar
was besieged by thirsty passen-
irers from the moment she pass
e.i outside the three mile zone.
The Mauretania's stewards
declare that increased stora
room for beveraircs is necessary
for fuf lire trips
FREEZEOUT
Dominion Gives Notice to Great Brit
ain It Objects to Anv Cbamie In
Covenant Which Will Prevent Her
From Being Full Fledged Member
Lunnue of Nations New Allied
Note to Be Send to Holland Ex
Kaiser Menace to Peace of Eurone
OTTAWA. Feb. Ill Canada lias
L'ivfii Great Hritain notice that it ob
;,.!., lo ehiniL-e in the covenant
of the l.eaune of Nations which will
prevent the dominion from bfinir a
full I'lcdL'cd member of the Iciinue and
baviiiu' n vote in Ihe assembly.
Alter a nicclinir of Ihc cabinet las
i,i..hi. unreal representations were
forwarded to the imperial authorities
protestinir neainst acceptance bv
Great llrilain of the Lcnroot reser
vniion lo Ihe peace truly which now
is hcine- considered bv the United
States senate.
IfiVDON'. Feb. IX A new allied
note lo Mo Illllll rciraruillir mm; e.Mi"
ditioii of former Fmpcror William will
be dispatched tomorrow, aecordini
to tho F.vcninir Standard today.
The note, savs the newspaper,
mukes a slronu' appeal to the Dutch
irovernmcnt not to create sreuter dif
ficulties in Kurope bv insistine on
the riu'ht of asylum for the mini
characterized as the world's present
troubles. The note was bcini; drawn
il was stated, in a form to emphasize
Hie concerted view of the allies that
the presence of the former emperor
ill Holland was a thinner to the peace
of Kurope.
Tho note does not make anv re
uiiests of Holland bill it is hoped that
the Dutch L'ovcrnuient will be drawn
into rcopeninir the negotiations which
ended with the refusal to L'ivo up the
ex-ruler.
It iH intimated Unit Holland has not
received u smrircstion lo this effect
unkindly and that she luiirht he will
in ir to intern the former emperor out
side of Kurope.
l'ARIS, Fob. IX (llavas) Pre
mier Mlllorand, of Franco, who !h
attending tho meeting of tho supremo
allied council in Loudon, is energeti
cally insisting upon tho execution of
tho extradition clauso of tho Ver
sailles treaty and urging If tho Ger
mans refuso to surrender men ac
cused of war crimes that they ho tried
ov oeiauil. says ino ivcno uw i-nim.
Germany's proposal that sho try
; anus me council win eiunuiuoi
CANADIANS
OBJECT TO
MEN
WILL DECIDE
MORROW
Rcfues to Make Public Terms Upon
which President Insists General
Strike Be Called Off Will Not
Effect Strike of Maintenance of
Wav Men First Interview Presi
dent Has Had Since Illness
Looks Very Well.
WASHINGTON. Feb. IX An "un
lerable" decision in the railroad
wane controversy was uiauu muio
bv President Wilson in eonferenc.i
with representatives of the brother
hoods. The president said the irov-
rnuienl's policy wus "based on .ius
tice to all interests."
Secretary Tumulty declined to sav
whether the president had refused
spueil'icallv the waire demands, sav
ins that "everybody wants to set
tle the strike," and that the broth
erhood chiefs should havo an oppor
tunity to consider the president's sutr
uestion or proposal without outsida
interference.
The president's suirccstion or pro
posal that the irovernincnt's policy
was "based on justice to all inter
ests" is in line with the final word
presented lo the union leaders by Di
rector General limes at the last
conference with them.
Mr. Ilincs was understood to buve
told the men that with tho return of.
the roads to private control under thu
new railroad bill an impartial tribu
nal for consideration of their de
mands would be created.
Mr. Ilincs was understood to havo
smrirostcd to the pres:ilent that if an
increase in nav were irranteil the men
the roads would seek an incrcuse in
I'reiirht rates, which would mean in
creased livimr costs. Inasmuch a.-)
the unions wero pressinir stronirlv for
a reduction in livimr costs officials
said there wus erason to believe thnt
the president bad employed this in
his unwswer to the union' spokesmen.
Just llecn Shaved.
When the ruilrond men ttrceted tho
president thev told him he was looking
very well.
I havo just been shaved, said tho
president, "thai helps n bit.
The president, sittmir in his wheel
lui'r in a corner under the portico.
wrapped in a blanket, shook hiiiuM
with the men when Secretary Tumul
ty incsented them. They atood UP
Ihrouehout the conterence Willi their
overcoats on. but their huts in their
hands. The president pressed them
to tint on their lulls, because of tho
dampness, but thev refused.
After rcudinir his statement tho
president asked them to uivo consid
eration to his siiL'ircstion and they
promised to do so.
The brotherhood men would not sav
what the proposal was, Timothv
Shea, aetiiii president Hrotherhobd
of Firemen ami Kmrincmen aiinonno
ina that lliev would make lio state
ment toduv.
Ii. M'. Jewell, president of the .rail
way department of the American
(Continued on Page Two)
CLAUSE, TREATY OF VERSAILLES
Hon from Holland. Tho Matin, how
ever, says It Is Informed that thero
will ho further discussions, considera
tion being taken of Premier Lloyd
(ieorge's suggestions and the politi
cal situation in England.
Discussing financial phases of tho
I.ondo conforenco, several news
papers say moral help and occasional
material asslstanco will bo givon na
tions In serious straits. Tho Petit
j Parlslen observes that England and
i.,t:ua( will lau uuo uu vwuuoi
this year. Hope is expressed tnat
prompt payment may be arranged,