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MEDFORD, ORECiOX, TUESDAY, MAEC1L ), 19lii.
XO. 297
ARTICLE 10
MP. HIRES
HAS FORCED TREATY
IN SENATE, ODT OF THE RACE
MEDFORD
QIMQ ilfWIFQ tBRYAN READS WILSON LEADER
OIN ORDER OF CAME S
1 1 ii i i iii nil ii
Ullli w WklllhV
MODIFIED
mm any ATTACK
IN1TEMNS1RAT1 gPfQJAL FOR
By SENATE
New Draft Made of "Heart" of Cove
nant After Letter From Wilson to
Senator Hitchcock The Changes
Merely in Wordina Said to Be Un
acceptable to Democrats Presi
dent's Letter Is Criticized Severely
By Senator Lodae.
WASHINGTON. Mar. 0. The
reservation on emiitv of votim; power
in the Lenuue of Nations was re-"
ndopted liy the senate lodav Iiv a
vote of :i7 to l!0 after it hud been
modified on motion of the republican
leaders.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 0. A modi
fied draft of the republican article
ten reservation to the pence treaty is
understood to have been assented lo
today by a number of republican lead
ers working with the demoerats foi
n ratification eomprnniise.
The new reservation was said to
follow in general the outline of the
orieinnl republican proposal adopted
last November, but to contain n num
ber of chanties in wordini nirreed to
at the suuirestion of democrats. Re
publican senators seemed confident
that the new reservation would have
tho approval of Senntor Lodire. It
was understood, however, that the
democratic leader. Senator Hitchcock,
hud not assented to it.
Democratic senators were slow in
promisine tiieir support, while they
weighed the meanine; of tho letter
written to Senator Hitchcock yester
day bv President Wilson, rciteratint;
bis opposition to nnv reservation
which would impair "the full force"
of article ten.
Text of Change
The text of the modified article
ten reservation as it is understood
to have been assented to bv the re
publican leaders is as follows:
"The United States assumes no
obligations to employ its military or
naval forces, its resources, or nnv
form" of economic discrimination to
preserve the territorial integrity or
political independence of any other
country, or to interfere in contro
versies between nations whether
members of tho league or not, under
the provision of article ten, or to
employ the military or naval forces
of the United States under anv
article of the treaty for anv purpose
unless in anv particular case the con
gress, in the exereiso of full liberty
of action, shall bv act or ioint reso
lution so declare."
As adopted last session the reser
vation read :
"The United Stales assumes no
obligation to preserve the territorial
integrity or political independence in
anv other country or to interfere
controversies between nations
whether members of the league or
not under the provisions of artielo
ten. or to employ the military or
navnl forces of the United States
under anv article of the treaty for
nnv purposes unless in nnv particu
lar case the congress, which under
the constitution has the sole power !o
declare war or authorize the employ
ment of the military or naval forces
of the United States shall by act or
joint resolution so provide."
Ijodtce Criticizes Letter
The president's letter nnd article
ten were debated in tho senate, Sena
tor Lodge declaring that it had laid
bare the differences in principle be
tween Mr. Wilson nnd the senate ma
jority. "There inn t nnv obiection made
(Continued on Page Eight)
WITHOUT ARTICLE 10 NO CERTAINTY
OF PROTECTING WEAKER PEOPLES
WASHINGTON. Jfar. 0 Prosi- j
lent Wilsons letter 10
litchcock, outlinine anew his stand
on reservations to the peace treaty,
save a new ancle today to the ratifi
cation finht in the senate, where de
bate has been limited bv unanimous
consent in an effort to hurrv a de
cision. . ... i
Altbouch the president did not snv
what reservations he would oeeent or
reject, he declared that almost nil the
Qualifications sueecsted were "in ef
fect virtual nullificftlions-' of the
Pact. ,
To weaken article ten ot the Lensruc
tit Nations covenant, he mid, wouJU
ST. PAIL. Sfjir. !. Senator
Hiram Johnson, in a statement
tiiven out here toiluv. declared
he "welcomed'' the aelion of
President Wilson "in foreiii'.'
the treaty of iieaeu and cove- "J"
mint of the Lenirue of Nations s
into the 1!J0 i-amiiai'jn."
'President Wilson, nccentu-
nled and emphasized what was
already a faet," said the Cali-
fornia senator, who has been
luukimr speeches in Minnesota
tis ! !iiii!iil:i 1 it fur tin) oi'csidcn
v
tial nomination.
"Formnuv mouths the League
of Nations as presented bv him
has been an issue, although our
pussy footing friends have
shivered at the thought
"Its
htoodt'
('(HIH'S
hen? now.
1 Amciii'un
it.v
Kvcrv rod-
citizeii vil-
4.4.
L
Clifford M. Bleyer. Prominent Busi
ness Man of Windy City Found
Dead With Affinity Suicide and
Murder Suspected bv Police Love
Notes Left.
CHICAGO. Mar. . Some of the
details of the dual life Clifford M
Dleyer, president of un advertising
agency which bears his name, were
bared today by a murder and suicide,
or double murder, according to facts
brought before the county coroner.
Late last night, in an apartment in a
fashionable Chicago neighborhood
the bodies of Bleyer and -Mrs. Kuth
Randall were found dead in bed,
while Mrs. Bleyer was at her home
awaiting word from friends who
were searching for her husband who
had been missing sinco Saturday
night. .
iMrs. Randall, a vivaciously pretty
woman, 21 years old, was divorced
from her soldier husband, Norman
Brown Hundall, and had been em
ployed as an advertising writer. Ex
cerpts from a diary which was found
in the apartment disclosed the fact
that she and Uleyer had been intf
mately associated for at least a year.
From the position in which the
bodies were lying when the police,
with some of Blever's friends burst
jnt0 t,e apartment, a coroner's jury
decided that Mrs. Randall shot liley
er as he was sleeping besido her untl
then turned the weapon a cheap
revolver upon herself. Tending lo
strengthen their opinion, there was
found a poem in the woman's hand
writing, somewhat clever as to meter
and rhvme. but almost maudlin in
sentiment, which foretold the drama
tic conclusion of the two lives.
Bleyer was the son of a prominent
Chicago family. His father, Charles
E. Bleyer is in Cuba. Young Bleyer
was educated in fine arts in several
European countries and some of his
paintings are said to be noteworthy
it was while in Paris as a student
that he met the woman who has be
come his widow. They had two chil
dren.
Mrs. Randall was the daughter vt
H. E. Vale, a businessman of Okla
homa City.
be to cut the "very heart" from it.
Especial interest was evidenced in
that part of the letter dcaline with
militaristic ambitions of other ureal
powers. The president declared that
"imperialistic policies were bv no
inenns dead in the counsels of the
nations whom we most trust." With
out article ten. he said, there could
he no certainty of renunciation ot
plans for territorial nircTanilizciuent
nt the expense of weaker peoples.
The president mentioned specifically
in this connection that Great Hrit
ain nnd Japan before the war had
hetzun to find many interests in com
mon iu the 1'acilic.
OVE TRIANGLE
CHICAGO ENDS
IN A TRAGEDY
mini
URU.S.NAVT
Rear Admiral Says Criticisms Di
rected Toward Lack of Preparation
In 1917 War Prolonged at Least
Four Months at Cost of 3000 Lives
and $100,000,000 Per Day Issue
Simply One of National Safety
Wants Errors Avoided.
WASHINGTON, Star, fl. Hear
Admiral Sims today told the senate
committee investigating the navv s
conduct of the war that the failure
of the navy department to act
promptly on recommendations and to
place the country's entire naval re
sources at the disposal of the allies
within six months after the I nited
States entered the war, prolonged the
struggle for at least four months. He
.iddeil that it also unnecessarily
i co ii a ri! i zed the outcome.
Declaring that 3.P00 lives were lost
and $10(1.11(10,(1(10 spent every day of
the war, the admiral said the con-
lusions from his statement were
obvious.
Admiral Sims said his criticisms
were directed nt the navy's work n
1!U7 mid "hud nothing to do with the
agnificient wav the navv functioned
i 11118 after it really got into the
war. J he nnvv, he said, was not
properly prepared in April, 1017. He
denied that his statements consti
tuted "an attack" on anyone nnd
characterized as "ridiculous" state
ments that he was attacking civilian
control of the navy department which
he snid, was essential.
Nothing to Gain
"I am at the end of mv career and
have nothing to gain and nil to lose,"
said Admiral Sims.
He wished to be set right ill the
eyes of the country and to refute
wide-spread criticisms that he was
throwing mud at the navv. Admi
ral Sims declared, lie said he raised
no oiiestion of the efficiency of the
navy's participation in the war
icwcil in its entirety nnd without re
anl to the time limit and was unable
to adeinuitely express his admira
tion for the nnvv's performance in the
war "insofar as the machinery that
onlrollcd it permitted."
Declaring he had raised uucstions
about the efficiency of the navv
solely because he had felt it his duty
to point out errors, the ndmiral said
be had been "much embarrassed bv
implications of insubordination and
impropriety."
Why Xot a Iro-.ermnn
lie also vigorously attacked what
he characterized ns "efforts to con
vict inc. of divided allegiance," and
of being "pro-Hritish," saving that
he happened to be born in Canada
because his mother went there on a
visit
"If they didn't want n man who
was pro-Pritish and pro-French lo
sit in the councils of the allies whv
didn't thev send a pro-German with
a trunk full of bombs?" asked the
admiral.
Admiral Sims said he rcpeatedlv
asked the department to relieve him
it be had lost its confidence.
When the ndmiral concluded rend
ing a statement the committee re
cessed until tomorrow without cross
nuestioning him. His statement set
forth in detail his criticisms of the
navv . department' s method of con
ducting its participation in the war.
i
O.S. SAILORS ABANDON
)T
LOS ANGKLES, Cul.. Mar. 9.
A irroun of sailors from the
Pacific fleet said to have num-
bcred about forty, made a half
hearted attempt to storm thecitv
jail here todav and free two
other enlisted men who were
taken into custody charged with
drunkenness. .
The sailors followed the can-
fives nnd two officers to the iail
I and then indulged in hoots cat-
calls nnd some missile throw-
intr. Finnllv the iail atithori-
ties opened u cuhinet of arms.
served out shotguns and told the
iiiV'iilora tt lip ontip Thv upnf
LINCOLN. Xeb., Mar. f). Opposi- j
tion to United States Senator G. M.
Hitchcock ns a candidate for the i
democratie presidential nomination I
was expressed bv William ,T. ltrvan
in a statement made public here to
il n v.
Mr. Hrvnn announced (hat if elect
ed a (leleirate to the democratic na
tional convention he will not vote for
Senator Hitchcock. "If the state
instructs for him." he declared. "I
shall allow an alternate to vote in
my place."
Amomr reasons civen for his op
NEXT FEW DAYS
SAN FRANCISCO. Mar. 0. After
a lapse of one week rain returned to'
portions of California last niuht and
today, and before the storm is over, a
irenerous wetting for the whole stale
is promised. Oreiron and Washing
ton also are hciiur tiiven a soaking,
the I'nitcd States weather bureau
said. The presence of a. low "0s
sure area over Vancouver island is
L'iven as the reason for the storm.
The area is so expansive and well
defined that Lrenerous rains from the
Mexican to the Canadian line mnv
be looked for throughout todav, !
niirht and tomorrow. Crop benefits
were said bv the bureau to he enor
mous, but much more rain must in 11
before the aeule hvdr-electric and
irrigation situation can he relieved.
PORTLAND. Ore.. Mar. 0. -After
an unusual period of (dear weather,
almost without interruption since the
lirst of the rear, yesterday brought
a rain storm uliirh, aeeon!inur to
weather reports, promises to be the
curtain-raiser for a period of typi
cal ''web foid'' da vs. A drench inir
rain continued throughout most of
the day yesterday and then u brief
respite and the forecast last nii:ht
was for more rain todav,
With a deficiency of rainfall most
unusual for this time of year, and
recorded as 10. 7 inches since Sep
tember 1, the rainfall is hailed with
relief bv fanners throughout this see
tion. f.O.VDON, .Mar. 3. King George's
latent photographs show he has re
vived a fashion set long ago by his
father, King Kdward. Ills trousers
are creased at the sides instead ot
down the center.
This style of crease never attained
great popularity except among a few
elderly courtiers and tailors now say
that in their opinion most men will
stick to the front crease.
Potter Follows Graves.
WASHINGTON. Mar. I). Albert
F. Potter, associate forester, re
siened todav following the resigna
tion vesterdnv of Ilenrv S. (irnves.
chief of the forestry service.
I .i.iiiini-1. jpl
position to Senator Hitchcock were
thill lie voted against submission of
lite federal prohibit in nnd woman
suffrage amendments and had op
posed the currency hill passed during
President Wilson's I irst administra
tion.
"Fori v-t ive states have ratified lite
prohibition amendment tu the consti
tution, it would le an insult to these
states for the democrats to put np
a man who, like Senator Hitchcock,
voted against submission of the na-
lional amendment titter Nebraska had
adopted constitutional prohibition hv
a 20.00(1 tnaioi-itv."
SHIPPED TO SALEM
CHANTS PASS. .March !). Sher
iff Lewis and Deputy Krnc-t Lister
were called to Williams Sunday to
hriiiu: A. W. Dole lo the city, who
was causimr a uood hit of disturb
ance there. Il' seemed to he under
the impression that he was a minis
ter for he took possession of the
church there and vainly wailed for
an audience. .Meanwhile he turned
on all the lights and practiced his
sermon. When the officer-- arrived
he hailed them as an. apprcciativi1
audience ,'iiul stalled to cive Ihetu ti
sermon. lie ai mptiiiicd them to
the cilv without dit't'iciill v and was
Indeed in the count v iail, where h?
conlinucd his siicech-makini;. lie
desired, he said, a debute with Presi
dent Wilson on any nucstioii of the
day. He was lmvcii a hearing and will
he sent to Siileai at once. .
IMMENSE RUN HERKING
REPORTED YAQUINA BAY
NKWPOUT, Ore., Mar. !). An im
mense run of hcrrinir has been in the
Vaiiiiua bay during the last few da.vs,
the ti.-diiTiiien malntii: lur:ie catches.
The cold storage plant is runtime: to
its fullest capacity in ciiriiu; for the
fish.
JEALOUS WIVES BURN
SAWTK1.I.K. Cul.. Mar. !).
.Jealous wives of men whom she
had been shnviiur in her barber
shop arc re.-piiiisiblc. the police
snid toilav. for the destruction
Iiv fire last n:iiht of Mrs. Kiiima
Arnott's place of business here.
Mrs. Arnott's former shop was
burned Christmas eve. She
opened n new one. Then she
bewail lo cct threnteniim- letters
in feminine handwritini:. warn
ing her to ouit the bar n'riu?
business or lake the ionse
M 1 LWAl'K KK, Wis., Max. 9.
liovurnur Ktlwards of New
Jorsoy today advised tho head
quarters of the Order of Camels
here of his acceptance of an in
vitation to participate in the or
ganization banquet of the (Jrder
In New York I'ity. March IW.
More than ll.'.OO men are expect
ed to attend. Other speakers
will discuss the principles of the
order and announce its plans in
the forthcoming fiKht for per
sonal liberty and tho repeal of
the eighteenth amendment on
prohibition.
In his letter of acceptance
Governor Kdwards declared it
was his intention t(i carry the
battle to Ljie democratic nation
al convention.
4
SCHOOL AID TO
C. OF C. DRIVE
Students of Hi tilt School to Assist
Chamber of Commerce bv Answer
ing Questions Reuardinq Needs of
City Director Ghcen Addresses
Hitih School Students.
TllIXIv AltOI'T IT
"Every time a bOf or girl
graduates from the Medford
t high school and goes to some
olhor city to make a career, this
city loses heavily. It Is not
nlono the money the tax payors
raised to educate that boy or
girl, hut the potential possihil-
Itlcs of every c'ae of our young
folks are a distinct asset to tho
community.
"Lot's stop making citizens
for communities that aro our
competitors. Let's make the
opportunities hero such that our
boys and girls will remain with
us. If possible, let's attract a
tew from other communities.
"Tho survey being niailo In
tho Medford high schtA)! this
week, an account of which will
appear In tho Medford Sun next
Sunday, Is going to afford an
abundance of inatorlnl Tor ser-
Iouh thought on the part of the
parents of these boys and girls.
It will serve ill itself, no doubt,
t as a sermon among sormi.'as in
Mod ford that day." II. C. Oar-
nett, ,
Director .lames K. Ghcen this
afternoon nt 1:15 o'clcAk delivered
an address to the students of the
Modford high school on tho general
subject uf community service and the
duty the high school boys and girls
owe to their home town. At tho con
clusion c'f his talk 'Mr. (iheen distrib
uted among the pupils a quostlou-
nalro Bfgncd by tho campaign execu
tive committee and addressed to the
high school students of Medford. This
questionnaire read:
'Tho chamber of commerce Is be
ing reorganized as a strong central
organization to advance the commu
nity Interests of Medford and sur
rounding territory. Kventually you
will have u large share In tho respon-
(Contlnned on Pago Klght)
INDIANAPOLIS, Mar. 9. The
United Mine Workers of America will
refuse to accept tho findings of the
bituminous coal commission unless a
substantial Increase In wages and Im
proved working conditions aro pro
vided, It was Inferred In a statement
Issued today from headquarters of
the organization. OfMcials ot tho
mine workers are absent from tho
city and those In chargo of tho offices
refused to comment on the stalement.
I'nless a settlement ot the contro
versy is made on such a basis, the
statement says, the miners will not
feel "that full Justice has been dono
them." Tho bituminous coal commis
sion was appointed by President Wil
BE GIVEN BIG
m mm
Republican National Committee
Spends $5,000 for Special Train
to Rush W. Va. Legislator to
Charleston Avfator Also Held for
Service Supposed Opponent for
Suffrage Sprinqs Surprise by
Votinu for Measure.
CIIAKLICSTOiN, W. Va .Mar. !).
Supporters of the Anthony amend
ment won llio first round In tho sen
ate this afternoon, when with the
vote of Senator llurr, who had been
listed as an anti-siiffragiHt, they anc
ceeded In preventing SenatcT Mont
gomery, who had como from Illinois,
from voting. They also brought about
adjournment.
CIIICACO, Mar. 9. Undeterred by
news that he may arrive too late
Jesse A. Hindi, state senator of West
Virginia, lert Chicago at 12 o'clock
on n special train In an etWrt to
reach Charleston in time to cast tho
deciding vote for woman suffrage '
Advised by tho Associated Press
that Senator A. U. Montgomery, list
ed as an anil-suffragist, had readied
Charleston and that, even if the vote
could ho delayed until his arrival bo
probably would only bring about an
other lie, Senator Illoch said ho
wi.uld make the trip anyway. . , !
Ho arrived hero at 1 1 : 30 o'clock
from California, where ho baa been
spending a vacation. - . . -
Ely order ot Chairman Will II.
Hays, ihu republican national coin
iuilttoo had a special train mid an air
plane waiting. . ' .
iMr. Bloch cast the deciding vote
from the train. ' "
Tho special train cost tho republi
can national commlttoo $5000. The
aviator had offered to mako tho trip
tor $300.
CIIAULKSTON, W. Va., Mar. 9.
Senator A. It. Mc'ntgomory, listed as
an nntl-suffraglst, urrived In Charles
tun today, and It was unnotlUcod by
opponents of tho Anthony amend
ment he would break tho deadlock In
the sonate this afternoon nnd allow
that body to adjourn before Senator
Illoch, tho suffragist, who Is hasten
ing here frtJm California, could ar
rive to voto for ratification.
Senutor A. It. Montgomery, Bome
tlmo ago sold bis West Virginia hold
ings and moved to Illinois. He never
roslgned from tho senate, however.
Suffragists declared they would op
pose his voto Oa tho ground thai he
Is no longer a resident of tho state.
It was said at the state house that
anti-sifffrage leaders bad planned to
havo Senator Montgomery take bis
seat in the senate when that body
convenes this evening and then to
force consideration of a motion for
final adjournment. Senator Mont
gomery, 'they declared, would vote
with them and that whon Senator
liloch arrived early tomorrow the
sonata would not bo In session, and
tho resolution to endorse the amend
ment would have been defeated.
FINDS LETTER FROM WOMAN
KILLS HUBBY. SHOOTS SELF
COLI MIH S. X. SL. Sinr. 9. Mrs;
Wade Duster, who vesterdnv shot and
killed her husband, Captuin Wado
Hosier. U. S. Annv. and then finsl
a shot into her own bosom after
reniliiie; a letter addressed Ho her
husband from nnother woman, wqs
hovcrinff between life and death tq-
I tin v.
L REFUSE FINDl
son to work Out a suitable wave scalo
for the minors and report on any
plans for Improving living conditions,
after tho strike ot miners had ended.
"Them has been a steady Increase
In tho cost of living since tho first of
this year," roads tho statement, "In
spite ot the fact that the government
represented to labor last summer
that living costs would be reduced
and that the government would see
to It that this was done. Further
promises of reductions In the cost ot
living would fall on deaf ears, as far
as the coal miners are concerned, be
cause they have had their experience
with such promises In the past, alt of
which have gone unfulfilled." . i . ,