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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORB The Weather Yesterday's iiinv......',I Today' 1in :J:t.5 Predictions lYedb t ion Ttaln Dally Fourteenth Ym. Forty-ninth Tear. MEDFORD, OR KG OX, TlIl'U'sAY, FKMUWIiV 1!. HU NO. 'Jl ALIBI IS CLAIM OF WQBBLIE Euaene Barnett Declares He Was in Lobby Roderick Roominq House Tlirouqhout Shootinii Made Es cape On Horse After Seeinu Fel low I. W. W. Lynched Decided to Resist Arrest Court Frees Bert Faulkner Smith Aids Defense. jrONTKSANO. Wash.. Fell. 10. Eugene Harnett, one of the alleged I. W. W.'s on trial here for the murder of Warren 0. Grimm, Centralia Arm istice diiv parade victim, tool; the witness stand in his own lichulf to day at the opening: of the defense ease. In an effort to prove an alihi isnrneu lesiiueti iiiai ae was in me lohhv of the Hoderick lodging house, upstairs from the I. W. W. hull dur ing all the time of the shooting. The state has offered testimony in an effort to prove that Harnett was one of the men stationed in t lie Ava lon hotel and that he fired shots from there from a :lS-"if rifle which sun lias heen made an exhibit at the trial. Harnett, 128 vears old. lostifie.) that he has worked as u coal miner since lie was eight vears old lie went to Centralia between noon and 1 o'clock on the afternoon of Novem ber 11. last, be said, going first to the office- of Miner Smith, one of the ten defendants, for advice about n homestead claim. Not finding Smith he said, he went to the I. W. Y. hall, remained there onlv a few minutes and thence to the l!oderie'.; hotel. In Lobby or Hotel. He was reading a newspaper ill the lohhv of the lintel, he said, when the shooting started, lie remained in the hotel lohhv, according to his tesit monv. until the shooting was over and until two American Lesion men. one carrying n larsrc caliber pistol, entered the room. He told these men he said, where the landlady could he found. Harnett then told of his leaving town, on horseback, the wav he had entered earlier in the dav. He fore leaving town he mailed a parcel post package, then returned to the Koderick for his coat, he testified. The defense expected to introduce witnesses for the purpose of proving: Harnett's alibi, at the conclusion of the defendant's testimony. George Vanderveer. defense council, an nounced at the opening of court. The defense ease was again brief ly outlined today. Vanderveer explaining- to the iurv lie would first endeavor to prove an. alibi for Har nett; then attempt to show that I.oren lioberts, another of the defendants, was and is insane: then show that Shcehan, another defendant, had no knowledge of u raid, having reach ed town onlv the night, before, and then taking- up the defense allega tions that what shooting did occur was in self defense. One Defendant Liberated.' That there was a plan to raid Hi-' I. W. W.'s ball Vanderveer. said, he would prove by testimony relative to meetings of the Centralia Commercial club at the Klks' ball. -Demonstrations of the actions of smokeless powder shells, fired in the dav time, to prove that no flash is emitted during- dnvlight will be offered also, be said. Onlv nine defendants lined the Ion; oaken bench when court opened to day, the tenth man in the row, Bert Faulkner, being a free man through action of the court yesterday in dis missing the charge of murder against him. The tenth defendant. Klmer (Continued cm Pace Six) NO BABY WOULD CHOOSE U.S. A. FOR qv rnivfirn tti io Tr n! bnhv had normal ninture inteligence and the right of selection it would choose nnvone of seven countries out side of the United States for its birthplace in order that its eliantc of life might be better. Mrs. Klizn beth Perkins, Ann Arbor. Mich., na tional director of child welfare work for the Womans Christian Temper ance union, told the Pacific division regional conference of the union here today. "Three hundred thousand babies die every year in the I nited States, or about one for every ten born.' Mrs. Perkins said. "Almost ull die u 'MONTH THUS FAR IS 1'OliTl.AN'I). Ore. Feb. 10. Thus far this has been the drv- est Fi'liruiirv on record, in eoid- in;; tn tli(( I'nited States Weath- or lnri:)ii. Ill Ihe l'irst IS ilnvs .1 I.f ,l.,v u-ilh mensurable amount (if ruin, tin' amount having lii'i'ii. (1-flti il' un imi.li. The normal rainfall fi r this period February 1 to IS inclusive is X ST inches. The nearest approach to the present record was 18811. when the first IS dnvs of February had only O.'i of ruin. . HKULIN. Feb. IS. Gratification that the entente powers had recog nized Germany's contention relative to the physical impossibility of surrendering- men accused of violation of the laws of war was evpressed today by a foreign office official. He said that it was inevitable that internal chaos would result from such a step and declared the German cabinet's position was materially strong thoicd as' the result of the decision reached by the supreme council in London. 'We io not for n single moment delude ourselves with the assump tion the government has scored a dip lomatic victory in persuading the en tente to recede from its original at titude on the extradition issue," he said. "While we are nil Gratified we are fully conscious of the 'dangers' and difficulties to he mei wit It in the trial of war criminals. In this connection it is hoped the very scant evidence presented in the ex tradition list will be supplemented bv specific testimony or that cases for which mi tangible evidence is adduc ed will he abandoned." ALLIES FEARFUL COXSTA'NTIXOPI.r:, Monday, Feb 1G. (By the Assc-ciated Press) The situation in southern Russia Is so uncertain that the allied officials are Tearful of a general bolshevik triumph, inoro, however, from Inter nal dissension than from tho en trance of red forces from the outside Generul Schilling Is at Sebastapol commanding the volunteer forces which hold the Crimean isthmus. The Burrounding lagoAns are frozen hard, however, and it is feared the bolshe vik may approach on the lee. Sebastapol harbor is cluttered with useless shipping. Ten thousand per sons are registered as wishing to get away, while eleven thousand more are on ships from Odessa, without adequate foc-d or medicine. Typhus is raging among the refugees. CHICAGO, Feb. 10. A school for women voters was opened here to day under direction of the League of Women Voters, which closed its an nual convention yesterday. Arrangements were made for lee tares on "citizenship." The school will continue for ! week. a result of condition? which could be prevented." "It is recorded that the United. States stands fourteenth in the line of civilized countries in its care ol mothers at maternity; that 10.0110 mothers die each year from child birth and almost all from preventable causes. Hrcwcries are going to China an the V C. T. 1". must follow .Mis trances Wdlnrd Wans of Shanghai told the conference. Among other on the pp gram tor talks todav arc .Mrs. Jane Jf. Donaldson. Portland I "re. ami .Miss .Dirvco L. On rev ol iubuipia. Wash. N.Y. SOCIALISTS ADMIT PARTY AGIST WAR Morris Hillquit. Socialist Leader. Ad mits Party Against War With Ger many Condemn False Patriotism Jinole Phrases Created by Peonle With Sinister Ends in View. AI.HANY. N. V.. Feb. 10. Social ists repudiate the sentiment "my country right or wrong," and refuse to accept the slogan proclaimed dur ing the war of "stand behind the president." Morris llilhiuist. socialist leader, testified todav nailer cross examination at the trial of the five socialist' assemblymen charged with disloyalty. "M'v country right or wrong" is . false doctrine of national patriotism declared the witness. The "true' doctrine, he said, "is the ideal of in ternational working: class solidarity.1 "True'' patriotism, he explained in connection with the anti war program adopted bv the partv iust alter Aniri ica entered the world colli lid. con sists "in making- our country right at all times. Defines True Patriotism. "True" patriotism, he added, con sists "in constant service to the peo ple of the country and constant en- leavors to improve their condition. The war, socialists held, would not serve tins entt. according to tne wit ness. The war was not a defensive one as tar as tne I linen Mines was concerned, continued the witness adding that if it had been the party would not have adopted at the St Louis convention in 1017 the war pro gram he had aided in framing-. While recognizing- the legality ol America's declaration of war an 1 conforming- to war time laws, the so cialists did not consider it their duty to accept the declaration as right or humane, according to Mr. Unionist. While not condoning- Gcrinan subma -rine warfare, Mr. llilhiuist said so cialists did not consider it nn inva sion, actual or threatened, or that the infringement on American nier- autile rights was sufficient to ius- titv the suoriliec of lives that entrv into the war would entail. . Will OlM-y ieh Law. Mr. Hill uiiist said socialists rec ognized the president's constitutional right its commander in chief of the army and navy and socialists in ser vice would obey unv order he issued as such. However, he said, thev did not consider it their duty to accept his ."judgment in all things. The at tempt bv Germany to incite trouble between Mexico and the United. States was culled bv Mr. llilhiuist a ridiculous incident the net of some insane or foolish person. 'I never denied the fact that the socialist partv is nn anti-war party and was not in favor of this war even after it was declared," asserted Mi-. Ilillouit. "It recognized the duty to the Uni ted States as a socialist partv. In other words it recognized its duties primarily to the people of the United Slates and in the first instance to the working- population of the United States. Condemn Falso Patriotism. "We condemn what we call false put riot ism a number of jingle phrases created nnd put into circula tion very often bv persons who have sinister ends to subserve, and very often repealed bv the thoughtless un til thev have lost their sense. "We took file declaration of our president that we lire not making war on the German people perhaps a lit tle too seriously from the adminis trative po-nt of view but as far as we socialists ire concerned we never considered it part of tne duty of tl American people to make war on the German people or the people of any country, or exterminate anv people or anv nation or throw any people or any nation into misery. s.s. n. y: veteran of II! ON JOB AGAIN NEW YORK, Feb. 19. The Amerl can lino steamship New York i veteran of two wars, in the first of which she seTved her country aa an armored cruiser and In the second as an armed transport, has again re sumed commercial pursuit. She -will leave here today under her old cap tain, W. J. lioberts, with pfiBsengers and earuo for Plymouth. Cherbourg and South llnnpton. The New York is credited with the honor of being the first American ship to leave o European port for America in deff ance of Germany's "submarine lane' route for ships in the proclamation ot February 1, 1917. Davison Leaves to Finance Europe SI M1 .I i rcn- v Ik -.0--4. sf J HENRY P. DAVISON, LONDON'. Fob. !.!. -The promotion of important financial and eumnn;r t'ial en ier prises is I he object, of I he present visit lo Knrope of Henry 1. Uuvison, of .1. I'. .Morgan anil com pany, according to the i'all Mall (ia zetto today. Two plans art) to bo promoietl by Mr. Davison in Kuri.'pe the newspaper declares. The first is for the estab lishment of a great money combine witht he object of financing jjreat na tional and private enterprises in Kn rope, while the second is the estab lishment of a Ki'cat internationol trading company backed by the re sources of the Morgan house nud the Guaranty Trust compan. Under the proposed plan, says the newspaper, American banks would enter a great money combine for fi nancing enterprises to supply neces sities occaisoned by t he war. For example, the newspaper explains, II Helgium, France or Austria were in search of means for rehabilitation the c(.-n,cern would bo able, purely from a business viewpoint, to aid and en courage any sound enterprise in this connection. Tho Gazette adds it is stated that M.L Davison Iiuh mat- with tho greal-i est encouragement ami welcome both in England and Franco. Tho newspaper's story, however, has not been confirmed from any source and when tho attention of Air. Davison's secretary was called to It this afteriim, ho characterized it us "wholly unauthorized and in many respects absurd." 148 MILLION BIJ. WHEAT IN 1 YEAR WASHINGTON, rev.. 19. Ameri ca's part in feeding the war stricken nations of Europe is shown in the reports of the depurtimint of com merce today, which put the total wheat exports from the United States in 1919 at over :i(l,000,000 bushels more than the 191S shipments. During the past year the United States exported MS, 086,-170 bushels of wheat, representing un Increase in value of over $9G, 1100,000. Wheat flour, however, advanced only by approximately 4,'00,000 barrels over the 191S export total. KnglA'ad led as a market for Ameri can wheat in UII9. taking 4 -I, SI 8,552 hiiBhels valued at $107,503,(119 with Italy iiiip&Ttlng :is,Lc l,SR:i bushels, worth $ !1 1 , (J n 4 , n 2 S . Standing third. France took 27,- 5110,718 bushels valued at $00,552,- 585. Helgium, wilh a total of 21,- 47(i,4!Ml bushels valued at $59,901 OS.'i, was fourth. There are three recruiting ia rti n from the 1'nited States army in town today. Captain Buclleno has throe enlisted men with hlin nnd they are from the Kth cavalry, stationed at Ft. . A. Russell, W'yo. l,t. Jackson andt hree sergeants from the 1st V. S. Infantry, stationed at Camp Lewis. Wash., and I,t. Nelson and four en listed men from the 78th Field Ar tillery, stationed at Cump Grant, III. There nre also two publicity officers here, Cuptain Piper or tan 31st Coast Artillery hrigado nnd Lt. A, K. Robinson of the 1st U. R. Infantry. These parties will be around hero for two days or so. I A. Robinson upoko to the high school students yesterday alci:t the essay contest and gave the btudentH a better idea than what they hnvo had about the enlistment In the U. 8. army. Is. Tiinrr nrnn iTu n Ml(tt KCbKUIIMb Dll.,n mK mm town S5 U T AT ON KLAMATH FALLS L More Than 600 Cases Renorteri in Uke Citv With 10 Deaths in One Dav New Court Honce Fitted Up as Hospital Albany Is Also HartI Hit. PORTLAND, Ort, Feb. 1J1. Infill onza is increasing today in Klamath Falls. v according to a telegram re ceived today by Stale Health Officer Koberg from City Health Officer Soule. More than IIHO cases have been reported in Klamath Falls wilh 10 deaths in one day, it was report etl. The new courthouse has heen fitted up as an emergency hospital to care for the patients. hi answer to a plea senl from Klamath Falls, Karl Kilpat riclt. in charge of the lied Cross relief worl- in the Northwest, sent a large amount of betiding. If the situation becomes worse, Kilpatrick plans on visiting the city he said. Albany is also hard hit by the dis ease, according to wortl received In state Heall h Officer Roherg. Yes terday ,"4 new cases were reported, "The serious part t.f the epidemic in several of I he Oregon cities," said Dr. Itoherg yesterday, "is in the crease of deaths. The death rate was extremely low at the outset of i he disease in many cities, but deaths are being reported more rapidly now Tho state health officials will de mand most rigid observance of health regulations, which is really tho only effective means we have in combat ting the disease." In Portland yesterday 100 new- cases were reported, with but (.Tie death. City Health Officer I'arrlsh said ho was confident the disease is wearing out in Portland. tFIRST duty of E E IS TO PAY DEBTS PAItlS. Feb. 10. President Dea chanel paid his first official visit to Hagneux cemetery today, dedicating it. to dead Kronen soldiers and laying r palm on the monument erected there lo men who fell during tho war in service of France. He then visited Vul de Crace hospital, where wound ed soldiers are under treatment. M. Ueschauel presided over hlH first cabinet meeting thin uiorning. PARIS, Feb. 111. Paul Deschanel, France's new president, in his nies kuku to the senate and chnmher of deputies this afternoon, laid atross upon the necessity of making plain the country's situation to tho people and tho duty of her own citizens to give In return their full share of eco nomic support to the nation. "Our first duty Is to establish clearly before tho country our mili tary economic and financial situa tion," he said. hater, in referring to tlie dutien of the citizen, tho president declared: "The Frenchman who shirks the payment of his share of taxation com niitH an act analogous to that of n soldier who deserts his trench or flees the battlefield." Referring to the situation in llus- sia, President JJeschunel said: "The Russian people fought on our side for three years for liberty. Muy that people soon he master of Itself and resume its civilizing mission In the plentitude of Its genius." lit T I K. Moiil.. Mi. 1 !).-'- William l-'iirlollg, . blind justice ol' the peace ill H'lttc township, wilh offices in the courthouse, was found Ibis morning in his cabin :n Ccntervillo in a dving condition. Ho had been atlai-ked and his skull crushed. Yesterday he had sold his home lor 0110. His ealrn and clothes bud been searched and officers who arc now investigating sav that robber" was (he motive of his assailants. .Iiplee .'ui!ong is un-eons-ioiis and has been removed to a hosp'fal. Coastwise loiiKKhorcnicn on strike In New Orleuns voted yesterday to re turn to work pondlnK reconsideration t.f their problems by the national adjustment commission. NOW CRiTIGA lYIUKUtlttUrUKJDUU WILSON SENDS REPLY ' ALLIES BUI CONTENTS IS NOT MADE PUBLIC i ! 4- WASHINGTON. Feb. 111. President Wilson today com- 4- pleted his reply to the allied su- pre me council's note on the Adri- atic tiiesiii,n and sent it to Act- i ing Secretary Polk, who is put- - ting it in form for transmittal lo the council. It is expected to be on the cables before night. ! There was no indication as to the note's contents or its length. ! The president began drafting it I early this morning and complet- ed it in two hours. The eoun- cil's ctJinmnnical ion was re- ceived only yesterday and the speed with which tho reply was prepared here was said to con- stitute something of a record. El AGAIN TO REDUCE ill WASHINGTON. Feb. 1!). Addi tional replies from l'n rinoru to t he iiuestionnnire recently sent broadcast bv the postot'l'ice department accen tuate the feclini: of dissatisfaction expressed in Die first llt.DlHi of tho answers, which ,1 nines I, Hlakslce, fourth assistant pnstnmsler jerenal, reviewed recently before the senate post office committee. "About 70. 0i)0 communications nre now at band," said Mr. HUtkslee, "and of those who make unv comment beyond nn explicit answer tti our ouoslions, there are none who d.o not complain bitterly of the sliortaue of labor, uj' tlie Inuh price thev must unv for Ihe same, of the cost of fertilizer j i lit 1 farm implements and cite as indi cation of their attitude that tliev pro pose to reduce and suspend produc tion, ami .that they did not propose to labor 1-1 and HI hours daily, to sup ply the neeesilies of life lor hitrh, paid, short hour, urban resident coir siimers." ft REDUCE THE H. C. L STOCKTON, Cul., Feb. in. Fif teen high school instructors hero have ugrecd to don corduroy trousers as u measure to cut down the high cost of livijig and many of them have already begun to wear tho "cords." On top cf this many individuals in various "white collar" professions have joined tho "corduroy club." Local newspaper reporters, high school Instructors and county of ficers deputies are now enrolled In rthe "club." A veritable run on the various clothing stores was reported yester day. One storo stated that thirty eight persons had bought "cords" during the day, while other stores re ported similar purchasers. AND EXPECTS MORE SAN' I'lilSCO. I-Vh. II). Tho ruin Mnrm whii-li vi.Tli'il the .southern mux ill' the stnic lust iiilil, wns (.ipi'trl lo Miraul over Ihe ri'iiiuiiiiler of Ihe .ilnte tonii:ht mill Kriilnv. iieeuriliiiff ti (he l nifeil Stntes weather hiirouu here toiluv. 'Jilt! iireeipilnlli.n in the southern imrt of Ihe slnle is hut fill per cent of iiorniiil mill in Ihe northern imrt hut L'.'i per eent of iiornuil for the sen son. FEDERAL COURT REFUSES TO ALLOW BOOZE SHIP TO SAIL FOR HAVANA BOSTON'. I-'eb. The steam ship Citv of Miami, which has been called a "flouting bar" because of tier cluhoi-ale ciuiipmcul for liuuor sales in her projected runs hctwcc.i Florida and Culm, was today return ed to the posscsison of Ihe Bethlehem Shipbuilding corporation bv order of I be federal court. The action was. taken on an at tempt bv Ihe Havana Steamship cor poration, owners of I lie steuuier, lu HEARST IS UPHELD II BOA! DEAL Justice Baitcv of District Suurema Court Grants Temnorarv Injunc tion Auainst Sale of German Boats Chairman Pavne Asks Imme diate Anneal Former Member Shmniwi Boartl Suimorts Charges of Sellinu Boats Under Cost. WASHINGTON', Mi. 10. A tem linrn rv iniuiietion to prevent the sale of Ihe Ihirtv former (Ionium pnssen uer liners reoenllv ol'leroil bv tho hoiifil was iii-iillleil loilnv hv Asso eiulo .lustii-o Biiilov of the ilistriet supremo eourl. .lustieo Biiilov saiil uftor a enre Ik1 cxiimimttion ol' the statutes he wns of Ihe op-niou Hint thev iliil not how un intention on the part of eou uress to plaee ill the president or in tho shipping hoard the power to sell Ihe ships. Appliealion for the in iuiietion was made hv Wiliain ltiin odlph Hearst and hoarinirs on it woro held last iMoiiilav while tho ships were heinir offered al. public auc tion. The board announced veslor ilnv thai it had decided le reiect nil ol! Ihe bids received. At. the same, time il. nskeil ooimrcss for authority to iiL'iiin offer Ihe ships nt public unc tion. Chairman I'uvnc. of flic shipping hoard, announced Hint he would rec ommend an appeal from tho toiupor arv iniuiietion order be filed iniiiie- dialclv. .Meantime he said, it was ovpecled that Mr. Hearst would bo reiiuirod to" furnish bond to protect Ihe board uirninst loss hv reason of. the ships Ivinir idle. Decision liaises Point. Juslice Huilcv's decision siislaincd eonlenlions of counsel fur Mr. Henrnt that Ihe tiermiin ships were seized miller distinct Icirislution ami that board's power did not npplv to them. Assistant Attorney Ucnoral Lime, ropresontinir the eovorniiient con tended that the law of-ini7 wuh broad cnoimh to cover the ships in nitostion in Hint it uutboried sale of vessels aeiuiired previously or thereafter. Possible effect of the decision on (Ionium I'reiirhti-i's nlreiniy sold bv the board caused cnnsidorublo specu lation amoiio- atlornevs. AUlmimW the vessels involved in Ihe liliu'iitioik are passemrer liners, Ihe hoard has sold a number of former (icruuin nier chunt ships. Ship Iloai-d Negligent, WASIIIXOTON. M. 10. Bids ii mount in tr to $(i,H10,0()0 were receiv ed bv the shippiilir board for seven former (lerniim passenger ships over 20 years old that the board hud list ed us "valueless," Commissioner Knvmoiid II. Stevens, former viee chairman of the board testified to dav before the senate eoinuiltteo in vcstiiratine; the proposed sale of the once-dermaii liners. Mr. Stevens' explained that the hoard's policy was to (dial-tie off five per cent ft year for depreciation and that the board, therefore had held that ships 20 yeurs old or, more were worthless. As i mutter of fact, be said, the seven ships referred to were easily worth tll,(llll),(l(lll. The bids received for them were: Amphion 512.000: Sus (inebniiim 11(1(1.000: N'anseniond 1100.000: Aeolus 1.0-18,000: 1'rincess Matoiku I,-jri,0ll0; Antigone, $1, iO.OOU and l'oeiihontas l,-i'-',',000. Worth Twice Itlds. The value ot the thirty Gerrunn ships ottered lor sale was two to three times the mnnunt of the bids received. .Mr. Stevens said, their real value being between (18 and 79 mil lion dollars Although he asked that (he shins bo appraised bv experts outside tho shipping board and Hint lie he nllow ed lo sil with them. Mr. Stevens. said (Continued on Pago Six) have her sail from the shipyard nt Koro Iiivcr, where she had been re filled. . The court ruled that the Bethle hem company had n lien on the steamship for Hie work done nnd was it il It'll to hold her until the bill was Paid. The libel brought hv tho Ha vana Steamship corporation alleged that the price of the repairs hnd been raised from :ton,(ino to $I2."i.O0O nnd that this was regarded as excessive.