Medfoed Mail Tribune The Weather Maximum yesterday (10 Minimum today v..l!0 Predictions KuJii or snow. Dally Fourteenth T Forty-ninth Tear. MEDFORD, OK'KUOX, TIH'UXDAY, FKP.ia'A U V JH. liU'O. XO. 287 WITHDRAW QUIT !" IS ULTIMATUM OF ATTORNEY G .F. I. W. W. Attorney at Montesano Trial Highly Incensed at Action of State Callina Troops If Case Is to Be Conducted as Drumhead Court- martial I Withdraw Urges County Attorney Be Punished for Con tempt of Court Entire Proceeding Propaganda to Inflame Preju dices of Jury Also Asks Reipoval of Objectionable Jail Bailiff- Court Refuses Latter Request and Asks for State's Cause for Order inci Troops Defense Attempts to Prove Loren Roberts Insane Bar netts Testimony Is Completed. MONTKSAXO. Wash., Feb. 2(i Threats lo withdraw from thu de fense of ten ulleircil I. W. W. on trial here for the murder of Warren O. Grimm, Centralia Armistice tlav pa ratle .vielim, unless the detachment of retrain r soldiers which reached lierc yesterday was withdrawn, was made in open court today hv (ieorire F. Vandcrveer, counsel for the de fendants. .Yandervecr said that if the case was to ho conducted as a "drumhead eourtuiartial" and not as n law case, ho would immediately withdraw. "When I first heard troops were v eomiiiL' here did not take it sc- V.TiuiisIy,'' he said in court. .yundervecr asked that Herman, comity attorney of Lewis county, prosecutinir the ease, he punished for contempt of court. Court Considers Matter Judire John JL Wilson took no ac tion relatiye to the matter of the presence of troops peudimr the re ceipt of confidential information from state counsel -relative to its reason for askinir for tho soldiers. The court said the eoniimr of the soldiers was a surprise, that he saw no apparent reason for their pres ence, but that he would like lo have any reasons tire stato could liive him in confidence. This information was to ho furnished later today. Trial of the case proceeded Van dcrveer making a statement that he would not proceed beyond today unless the soldiers were recalled. Demands ltailiffs Removal for the removal of A. F. Jackson, ouc of the huilitfs etiardinu' tho iurv, deehirintr that he had information which led him to believe that Jackson, was not to be trusted. .IuiIl'o Wilson denied tho roitiicsl, snviiur ho had in vestigated Jackson and found him to ho a fair man, Vandcrveer. speaking of the pres euco of troops hero, said he had learned that the sheriff knew notliiiiir of their eoniimr until an hour before their arrival. 'The sheriff tells me he didn't- ask for troops," Vandcrveer said. "He tells me there is no need for them. He tells uie the trovernor's secretary did not believe it necessarv. I learn ed that Sl!r. Allen is responsible for their presence, ho is Hot an officer of this county and has no riirht to usk for troops lo bo sent .here. Contempt of Court "Why are they hero? What is tho reason for their presence? I be lieve that Mr. Allen should be punish ed lor contempt of court, if it is his purpose to create an impression that the I. W. V. is a lawless clement tliroiiteninir to break up this trial. Tho jury is bound to hear of it to - hour tho bmrle calls. It is miscon duct. "I have fought military bands until I ani tired of it. I will not render myself as bcintr a party to a indicia! lurcc. 1 am t lie master ot my own 1 destiny in this respect. There can be no iailbreuk nor iail delivery of these defendants without their con sent und they cannot be persuaded to leave here until a verdict is ren dered in this ease. Today I fear FRENCH ARMY TAKES SYSTEM WHEN PARI. Feb. 26. Military meas ures to deal with the railway strike on the Paris, Lyons and Mediterran ean railroad, which with strikes on ""other French lines, is sefiouslv af icetinir the country's transportation, were decided upon todav. PARIS, Feb. 2b'. Syndicalism threatens to appear in the French railway strike situation which L urave toduv. Demands that all rail ways be nationalized are being made by strike leaders who continue et- AN V prejudice mure than I fear evidence This is for the purpose of crcatim prejudice. If we cannot make Mr. Allen tell why he asked for troops 1 am throuiih with this case.'' Vandcrveer then asked the court lo rcuuost the withdrawal of the sol diers "so that the proceedings can be eondai'ted .judicially, free from prejudice." Iiiry See Troops He said he had heard that the iurv on its mornuir walk todav. had been taken past the camp of the soldiers, snvimr he did not know who was re sponsible, lie then renewed his com plaint about Hailil'f Jackson, airainsl whom he has complained bcl'orc in the chandlers of Judire Wilson. Ynn derveer said he was iu receipt of several confidential letters tellin". him, in effect, that Jackson could not be trusted. "I fear the influence of that man. It is well known that he has been seen whisperimr to the employes of the prosecution in this case." In formal ion Confidential Judire Wilson, sayimr that defense counsel had refused to irive tho basis of his objections to Jackson, de clared that he would not remove the bailiff at this time nor until he had proof that the man was not perfectly trustworthy. Herman Allen, answering Vandcr veer, said he had certain information which he made known to the trov crnor, which, in his opinion warranted the presence of troops in Montcsuno. The governor sent invest iirators here, Allen said, the result bcimr that tho troops were asked for. W. II. Abel, of state counsel, offered to (live the state's confidential information t.i the court. Judire Wilson, in withholding his answer on the reoucst for the recall of Hie troops instructed the bailiffs to not permit anv of the federal sol diers lo attend tin! court sessions. Witnesses were placed on the "stand by the defense today in an endeavor lo prove that l,oren Roberts, one. of the ten defendants, was insane at the time of the shoolinir and at I lie time he is alleged to Innc i-ii: 1 a purported confession. li'alpll S. Picric. Seattle attorney, testified that he saw Roberts at the time of his arraignment in ( 'India lis. a week after the shooting, and that Roberts refused his services as an attorney, lie did talk with him a duv or two later. Pierce said, again declining his Iciral services. "lie told me that ho had told the authorities that he had killed a man. but that it was a lie." I'icrce said, Roberts declaring that bo had been "framed.' "lie said he had heard conversa tions by guards outside his iail win dow: 'that these conversations re ferred to the possibility of lynching other prisoners, one of the guards being emoted as saviuir they did not think they would do nnvthimr with him (Roberts because thev thomrht he would tell his story, lie told me that these conversations kept up ad niirht, and that the guards talked of the lynching of Wesley Everest. Roberts believes Vaiidcrvcer. de fense counsel is Hrvce P. Disoue, who (Continued on Paso Six) OVER RAILROAD TIE UP THREATENS forts lo gel all railroad workers in the country into the strike, which began with the walkout of the em ployes of the Paris. Lvons and Medi terranean system. Arrangements to insure the delivery of food supplies to the city have been made hv the trovernmcnt and muni cipal officials have taken similar steps. The nueslions of placing tho railroads under military control as Premier Rriand did in !li) is hem.' considered, but such a srave decis ion, the newspapers say, is impossible in the absence of Premier Mjllcrund. PORTLAND HAS NOW A LITERAL SKY PILOT IN REV. R. R. CRAWFORD POKTLANI), Oio.. !!. 1'ortlnml niiw lias a literal skv v pilot as Hit' n'Mill iif tin arrival of Ifcv. ft'. I. Craulunl from Tulsa, Ulila., in an airplane n- 4 eentlv purchased hv the Apo- J " tolie Faith mission of this' eitv. The machine, which is the first in the Paeii'ie Northwest for use in work of this eluirae- ter, is to ho used in nilvnnrinr the eause of the mission, espee- v iallv in the spreading of litera- f tare. liev. Mr. Crawford arrived in eompanv with I. A. Melntvro, former lieutenant in the living service, who accompanied the "j minister on the trip. Thev were "J en route ahout a month, hcimr v delaved on iiecounl of had weather encountered. The trip was made hv wav of v I. os Aniicles, Kresno, lieddimr and Salem. Democrats of Empire State Defy Ultimatum of Peerless One and Join Governor Edwards of New Jersev in Opposing National Pro hibitionWilson Praised. ALHAXV. N .V., Feh. 2(i. The platform submitted hv the resolutions committee today hv the democratic state unofficial convention demand ed immediate ratification of (he peace treaty "without destructive reserva tions," commended labor for its pail n the world conflict, declared for 'adjustment of relations of capital and labor that will end strikes, boy- otts and lockouts;" demanded eon resMoital aeti'oii that would reduce tax burdens; commended administra tion of governor Smith; opposed na tional prohibition and declared for the speedy repeal of the Francis K. Cullen, of Osweiro was selected as temporaiv and permanent chairman. Applause greeted Mr. ('ullen when he said in his kevnote address; , "The democratic party hits sue cssfullv i! aided the nation iu the reatest war the world has eve.' known.'' K viewing America's participation the wnrld war, Mr. ('ullen praised the national udminist ratum, savins that while the result of the war rests n the shoulders of all Americans we cannot hut. L-ivc credit to I lie itidimr hand at the White House, the tatesiuaii who iruided the country not only Uiinnir the war, hut also in ! he- internal ional strife Woodrow Wilson, the greatest statesman in the world." A irreat. demonstration followed, the hand playintr ami the -Jot) dele gates .juinpinir lo their feet. ROOM FOR 7,400 SEP 1 ,400 CATTLE OMPQUA liOSKltCKfl, Ore., Veb. J(i. The federal forestry office here has com pleted coinpilimr data for LMazinir per mits in the I'mpoua national forests, these showimr that 7111(1 head of -hecp and 1 toil head of cattle can he taken care of the counter season. Notices to that effect were mailed to cat lie men todav iu iinuplianec with the laws reciuirinir the forestry office here to t'ive notice of the amount of land available. I'ortv-four srnizers used the forests in Pll'l. cattle leading'. FOR SECRETARY OF STATE SAL KM. Ore.. Kch. I'll. W. 1). Wood of llillshonr has resigned as senator from the eleventh state sena torial distri ctand will be a candi date for secretary of stale, aecordiiiir to a letter received by the executive offices here, N. Y. DEMOCRATS GO ON RECORD AGAINST ORYS RESERVATION ACCEPTED BY WiLSONfTES For First Time in History of Treaty Fight G. 0. P. Reservation Is Adopted With Acquiescence of Democratic Leaders Only 4 Demo crats Vote Aqaitist Believe Treaty Will Now Be Ratified Within Three Weeks. fWASllINIITON, Kch. 2ii. Ily vir tually unanimous vote the scnatu rc udoptcd today the republican peace treaty reservation relation to man dates, after Senator Hitchcock of iXe braska, the democratic leader, had announced on the floor that the ad ministration fe'rees would not oppose it. The reservation, under which no mandate could bo accepted by this country without action of coiiKress. was unopposed on the democratic side, Senator Hitchcock said, because it merely "recites tho clear meaning of the treaty." It was tho first time that a reser vation had been adopted with acqui escence of the democratic; leaders. Tho vi.te was t!S to 4, Senators .loncs of New .Mexico; Kendrick of W'yoiniiiR'," Walsh of .Montana and Williams of Mississippi, all demo crats, voting against the reservation. WASHINGTON,- l'eb. 2ti. The peace treaty came back to tho floor of the senate today to tie given the right of way until disposed of. iDespite the demand t.t the irre concftiatiles for ample discussion, de bate will not be allowed to drag along interminably. On that point both majority and minority alike are agreed. It is bolioTcd that not more than three weeks will be consmned before a final vote Is reached. Frankly declaring that nobody could tell what would happen, repub lican and (I em (.'era tie leaders went back into tho fight prepared lo use every parliamentary weapon to strengthen their sides. Ilcpubllcan claims of twenty-two democratic voles for the majority reservations wore disputed by the minority. Hvon that number of defoctions from tho democratic ranks would lcavo tho re publicans twelve short of the neces sary two-third niajc.'rity for ratifica tion, so informal conference will have a ital bearing on tho final voto. E OAK LAN I), al.. I'eh. 'JIk- A coro ner's autopsy was performed todav on the hodv of Kdward Parsons, an insurance adjuster, which was found haimimr hv Iwo neckties last 1 1 i : 1 1 1 in the home of Jihiics Hayes, a friend. Parsons chine here recently from Portland, according to the police, who sav thev can supply no motive for his evident self-destruction. AT COST $25,000,000 CIIICAtlO. Feb. '2(1. A pine line lo carry oil from Hie Kan sas, Oklahoma and northern Texas fields to Chicairo, with a distributiiiir center at St. Louis will be constructed and in opera tion in the next twelve mouths, two petroleum journals an nounced here todav. An orL'anizalion composed of independent oil dealers will con st met the line at a cost of .f.'.'i. 0011.11(111. accordimr to the an nouncement. The pipe line, it was said, would he the longest carrier of refined oils in the world. t BURMESE FINDS SAPPHIRE VALUED AT $250,000 liOMIlAY. India, l'eb. It. A sap phire cisrht inches lone and wei'.diinc more than five pounds is reported to have been found at Moirok bv a Hnr- mese. Its value is estimated at tie tween Il.'i.iMill and .".0,(1011 pounds. sterling, . AOOPIED SON VICE PRESIDENT IS DEAD - WASHINGTON. IVh. 'Jo. Mnrrisou Aiia.rhall, ! lie votimr adopted sou o! Vice-President and Mrs. Mar-hall, .lied lice early todav after a slant ill ness. 1 le was sut ferine from acidosis. The child was three veal's old and had heen a niemher of the vice-president's fa mil v since June. 1!U7. lie never wa- le gally adopted, it was stated to dav. He was taken into the vice-president's home when he was leu mouths old I'mm a diet kitchen here where Ins mother, who was employed as a chani hertuaiil. left him iu care, as her duties occupied her holh day and ninlit. Vice-President ami Mrs. Mar shall have no children of their own. -: BOOZE OF IRON n IS FLASH IN PAN Major Dalrymple Returns to Chicago With 9 Barrels Home-Made Wine Only Casualties Stormy Interview With States Attorney After Which They Pose Together. I HON' ItlVKIt. Mich., Fell. The armed forces or federal iiko-hIk under eoinniaud of .Mujur A. V. Dal rymplo, who eaino here from ChiniKO to "pill down a liquor rchcllhM in the tipper Michigan peninsula," today had been withdrawn and (lie "revolt" ItHOlf had flickered out . Tho only casualties were nine, barrels of home made, wine taken by revenue aKcnlH from a priest's house where the slalo had stored it for Hafe keeping, and poured Into the snow. .Major Dalrympie's announced in tention t(,' til-rest States Attorney M. S. McDonough and county and Iron Kiver officials as parties to tho "re bullion" was abandoned under orderti from ('. K. Kramer, national prohibi tion director. ' II. H. Caylord, assistant, chief of prohibition enforcement, was enrnute from Washington to Iron Itiver to make an investigation, as demanded in telegrauips from Mchonough who Insisted there was no "revolt" and charged that his constituency had been libeled by iJulrymple's reportn. Mcdonough and halrvtnpte held u conference in the Ii.'bby of a hotel here yesterday. Mutual accusations o'f "grandstanding" and "publicity seeking" were made and McPouough threatened to arrest the major and put htm in jail if ho made a move to "start something." The conference was carried on in anger but. at. Hh conclusion MeDonough and Dalrym ple posed, sido by tddo for tho cam eramen. I-alor tho federal agents boarded u train ft'r Chicago and the stato con slnbulary, detailed to assist the rev enue men, were sent about other duties. Major Dulrymplfl announced he would go to Washington to "lay all l ho facis heroic Commissioner Kra mer." Lack of support from Washington. Major Dalrymple said, had caused the failure of his "expedition" but he de clared he would not unit his office until Commissioner Kramer request ed it. A large portion of tiio population or Iron River is foreign born. BANDIT ASKS ARREST KI'OKAXK. Kuli. 2U. Iiin.'riiiutloii or tho arrcKt laKt .Monday on u farm noar Sheridan, Wyo., of .IuIch Ccuullo ccilorcid, for the aliened rlllitiK of 1'nilcd SlateH mail matter between VVfnnifred and I.ewiKtown, Mont., in 1!H 7. was received by woHtoffico In hpectorH here today. The arrest followed receipt by poH tal uuthoritteH here of a letter fn.'m Ceaulle, who bad eHcaped twice from officers taking him to trial and for whose arrest a reward had been of fered, asking them to "come and Ret" him, and saying he had "had no rest" since 1917. fie is to be returned to Montana for trial, CHAMBER OF COBCE LAUNCHES BIG CAMPAIGN FOR LARGER MEMBERSHIP American Citv Bureau to Conduct Intensive Caninainn in Citv for In creased Memlicrsliiu of 400 Assessed at $25 per year Sneci.il Builaet of $10,000 to Be Solicited From Business Interests as Work ing Capital Advance Guard of Booster Specialists Arrive Cam paitins in Ashland and Mctlford to Be Conducted Simultaneously Organization Has Splendid Record ol Achievements in All Parts of Country Service Extended Through Period of Years. Includes At tention to Every Detail in Development of Community Southern Oregon First Part of State to Engage Citv Bureau. An niiiuHiiicriiient ol' more llian unliliarv iiniturtiinci' In itie citizens nl' Mi'ilfnni was milliiiri.cil Imlav bv I'resiilcnl Vermin Vnwler nl' the Meil I'onl Clmmber ul' Commerce, to the cH'ecl that the bnanl of ilireelnrs :it a recent mcctinir entered into :i coii Irnel witli the American t'ilv ISti rcaii to conduct tin expansive ami reorganization camiaii;n. wherev tile local chamber will be remodeled and converted into a modern. 1'irst eluss cnmnumilv service orir:inizntio'ii second to none in cities ol' tile 1IUMHI 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 ii I i 1 1 1 1 class. Ucnrcscntativcs of I lie bureau are nlmnlv here, and ad ditional members ol' I lie l ielil slulT are due to arrive bcl'orc the end of the week. The vaiiuanl of the Mcdford or ganization leillll is composed ol' ('illll iaii:n Secretary .lack ('. Hodgson and I'tiblicilv Director Itriee W. Ilos liins. Thev reached the citv late vestenlav afternoon, IniviiiL' first stopped off nt Ashland to make preliminary preparations for a simi lar catupiiiun Hint is to be conducted sinuillaueouslv iu tlial cilv. Messrs. Hodgson anil lloskius brim.' very san L'liine reports as to the prospects for n bisr campninn lit Aslilanil and natu rally it is unlicipnlcd I hill- rivalry of a put-civ friendly anil neighborly nu lure is destined lo mow out of (lie dual movement. Kill Members Wauled President Vawtcr explained that the eiinilMicill to be eonilucleil in Meillonl will be for an incrcuseil membership ol' -lilil active member., who will be assessed ii membership fee of $" a year. In addition lo (he $111,111111 that is to he realized from Hie membership revenue, a special lituU'cl lull, I of $111,1)1111 is to be sub scribed hv the business men anil pri vale interests who, nalurallv, will derive more direct benefit from Hki expansion cninpniun of special activi ties that lias been mapped out for Meilfoid. ('alupaiuu lic.'iiliiuarlcrs will lie established itinucdialelv iu the Cham ber of Commerce building mid for the next few weeks the activity of the cauipuiL'ii is to i:ulhcr momentum with each sin cdiiiL' duv. A clerical force and several sleiioi.rraihers will be rciiuireil constantly at licadiiuar ters from the hfjiutiini: of the eam paimi until tile L'oal bus been passed. The City llineall 'The American Citv ISurcaii is a liiiiiiue oi'miuizalion. Kii;hl. V(Mirs iiLro if bcuan a study of civic-coinmercial boilies Ihroii'.'houl the coiintrv, tile collection of data and an analysis of their various methods of mnnuifc luent. Hut of this lias crown up u system of oriranizal ion and operation for such bodies which lias become standardized and is now in use in more than 'JIHI American cities where Hie bureau has L'iveu its service in the last six years. The eemiMii'jii here will illustrmc its methods. It will tindcrtukc to show the business ami professional men and women, matiiifacturei's and Morkinv: men, as well as the horti cultural and imriciill urul interests, the need of a strong civic-commercial oru u n i .o t n hi ii' Hie citv is to main tain its rightful position. Lately conspicuous successes have been scored by Ihosc commercial or I.OS ANOKLKS, ('nl.. Fib. UbV An oitcra tirodiiccr, whose company is now pin vim: here, was sued re cently hv one of his business uL'cnts. The producer, nceortlini: to his own statement, was cxiicclintr the suit and made linn -if I' hurd to find in the hope that the process servers would he foiled. The attorneys for the plaintiff knew that the producer knew, and took steps aecordin;.'lv. They employ ganizations which have been alive to their opporiunil v to serve the na tion and their communities. That the same n nl niav he established in this city the directors of the local orminizatioii and the representatives of the American City iiureuu luivo no iloiibl. The first uronn of men to conic here will be those who will conduct Hie preparatory period and the mem bership cnuipniuu. These will be fol lowed by others who are expert in sctliuiMip Hie new nincliinerv. Then i, waiehful eve will he kept on thu orLMin'izatiou for years. Thoroughness a Factor (In the thorouuhncss with which' evcrv ilelail of Hie work is done de pends the permanent success of sucli a eiiinl'iimn. in the opinion of thu men who have examined and approved of the plans. It. was their opinion that this reuuirenient will he fully met which determined them to under take the cumpniun at this tin.c. James I'., liheen, one of the ex perienced cntupuiL'U directors of tho American Citv Iturcau, will have per sonal direction of the eampaiuri in i this eitv. Moralise of his forceful persiiiiulilv anil wide trainini;, the di lccl'ors feel thev have insured tho ; success of the eainiuiimi from thu start. Mr. (ihccii only recently directed the cninpniirii at Casper, Wvo.. a eitv j of really less importance Hutu MYal lord. where he enrolled (1411 lneni bcrs in the coiuiuiinitv servieu oruuni-. ation there. Messrs. HoiIl'soii and lloskius eanio to iMledloril direct from I'asadcna. when? they have heen enirnacd in tho lircliiuinarv .work for a eampiiiiiii there for 12(10 members und II toll,- ! Illlll budget. The camimiun at l'asu dena is destined to be an ti ll l u ill i success the same as recent eain luiiuns conducted J Santa Monicu, Ocean Viirk, l,oin; lieach, San Pedro and diii ii v other uoinls thioii&hout: the I'nilcil Slates. The American Cilv Bureau main tains lieadiin.'iiiers at New York Citv with district offices at Toronto, Chi cago anil San Francisco. The cniiipni!:ns iuaumirateil siuilil taiieouslv at Ashland and Med ford ' are the first two cities in Oroiion to , contract for the service. The fact that an epidemic of in I'luciiza has been riminir at Hakers field, made it possible for the Iiureuu to arranire for the cnmpniiius to Htart al. Aslilanil and iMeill'ord nl lliis time. Several other cities that have eon-'' , traded with the bureau will be enni puimicd as soon as the field- teams; are available. Three Parts of Service Pulilicilv Director lloskins ex plains that the American Cilv Ha rcnu divides its .service to the Com mercial Club into three parts. First, it conducts a eiiiiinaiuii of prepara tion, incluilimr educational work .in the scope of civic-comuiereini ortraui zntions, what thev have done, for other Humilities' und what thev can do1 for this one. Then it niunnucH an ' ' intensive week durimr which nianv ot! ' the busiest business and professional men will co-operate in seeurinir an inle, mule nicuibership and income to (Cunt imicil ra Pa?o Six) ed a law student, one Khoien Kiiiuni ieiin, an Armenian lo deliver tho sum jnons, and a writ. Ku jumjenn haunt ted the producer's hotel: hn waited at the state door, to ho thrust aside bv n burl v chauffeur so then ho not ; a job as supernunieriirv in the opcru, .. marched on the state clad in leopard skin and helmet, and when ho march ed off drew his writ from beneath thu leopard skin and handed it to tho ' producer. Kii.ium.ieun did not stop j afterward to draw his pay as a super, i