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MEDFORD, Oh'KOOX, TJIl'liSDAY. .MAKCII 11. I'W.
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Secretary of Treasury Declares Two
and Half Billion Bonus Might "Re
sult in Disaster-' Favors Increase
in Taxes to Meet Demand Present
Financial Situation Not Critical,
' But Further Expansion in Credit
Highly Undesirable.
WASHINGTON', nr. II A bond
issue of !r'2.fiWUMM,000 to pav adjust
cd compensation tn former service
men "iniulit result in disaster. See
rctnrv Houston told the house wiivs
and means committee, which is con
siilerine soldier relief legislation.
lnereased taxes to extend aid l.i
former service men was stisrsrested liv
the seerefarv as "the least harmful
way," hut he said the proposed ex
penditure of two billion dollars "would
he a serious one for people to eon
front at this time."
"The present financial situation is
not critical." Mr. Houston said.
"I'.eonomv !v the people, avoidance
of waste in expenditures, economical
appropriations by eonsrress and pru
dence in handling these appropri i
tions will naturally relieve the situ
ation." Further credit expansion which has
been a factor in the upward trend
of liviiur costs would he inevitable it
another bond issue were approved,
he said.
llunllng Also 0lHised
The issuing of two billion dollars
in bonds at this time would he "a
much more serious proposition than
it was during the war. Governor
IlardiiiL' of the federal reserve board,
told the committee.
"First, there would be n lack of
patriotism which helped in selliic
bonds during t lie war and secondly
we would come into competition with
all sorts of commercial investments,"
he said.
Governor Ilnrdimr took issue with
statements of representatives of sol
dier organizations that bonuses to
soldiers would be locked up.
"If they could afford to lock lip
their bonds they don't need them,"
he declared.
Mc-Adoo Plan in Air
WASHINGTON. Mar. 11 The
treasury department has not approv
ed former Secretary McAdoo's plan
for reducing taxes by means of ad
ditional bond issues, Secretary Hons
ton today told the bouse ways and
means committee in replv to a ones
lion bv h'epresontntive Frear, repub
lican, Wisconsin.
European countries made mistakes
when tbev endeavored to meet war
expenditures bv constant credit de
vices, he said.
"T hcv haven't balanced budgets bv
increased taxes." he said.
"lias the issuance of treasury cer
tificates increased living costs'?" Mr.
Krcar asked.
"That is a broad field you are
entering, but we must retrace our
steps to bring down costs," Secre
tary Houston replied.
Immediate decrease in taxes is im
possible, the secretary said. He added
Hint in view of economics bv con
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WOMEN MUST BE PUT 001 UNLESS
U. S. IS TO DEGENERATE, SAKS DOCTOR
CHICAGO. Mar. 11. Dr. William
J. Hickson, head of Chicago's psyco
pathlc laboratory, today declared that
"decadence of the nation can only
result from the ascendancy gained by
women In affairs."
"The women have secured the drop
on the men in this country." said Dr.
Hickson. "The nation has put its
head In the noose of purltanism and
degeneration ' of individual and na
tional fiber Is Inevitable."
Dr. Hickson said "prohibition is
typical of the modern puritan mania"
and added:
"The church movements are typ
ical. They with prohibition, with so
palled high standard t't morality, re-
Tf ! iSSL FtlCH'SGDAT " al m a Herbert '? "
FIVE MINUTE TORNADO ' Uull u UUHI cmddmDT uic pace AND MINERS IllCIf 0
NEAR IQPLIN MISSOURI WILSON MM M CKE
.lOl'UN, Mo. Mar. 11
Three men were killed in a tcr
nailo that struck Nevada, Mis
souri, six miles northeast of
here this afternoon, destroying
a three story building occupied
by tlio lank of Nevada and
Mowing out windows in the
court house.
The men were all in a shoe
shining shop when the walls of
the bank huilding toppled onto
the shop and crushed them.
Tho tornado lasted five min
utes. Property damage was not
extensive, according tn reports
received here.
NOV. 1917, NOT
Rear Admiral Tells Committee That
6 Months After Declaration of War
Coal Burning Battleships Were Out
of Commission No; Reply Re
ceived for Month.
WASHINGTON, liar. 11. Indica
tions that the navy department with
held sending all available American
naval craft to European waters early
in the war because of a desire to keep
the main body of the nation's sea
strength intact for possible eventual
ities were contained in Admiral Sims'
testimony today before the committee
investigating the naval conduct of the
war. He read a cablegram frc'm the
navy department, dated July 10, 11)17
which declared "while a successful
determination of the war must always
be the first, allied aim and will prob
ably result in diminished tension
thruout the world, the future posi
tion of the I'nited States must in no
way be jeopardized by any disinte
gration of our main fighting fleet."
Kvil or Instance
At one time in his presentation
Admiral Sims paused to outline his
purpose.
"1 wish to shc'iv," he said, "the
great evil and great danger of trying
to manage a war by cable at a dis
tance of 3000 miles."
In the same connection he read his
early suggestions lo the department
that the Atlantic battleship fleet he
kept ready lo he rushed overseas.
l.o specific recommendation for
the assignment of au American
squadron to the Hrilish grand fleet
was made, he said, until August 191 i
when the Hrilish admiralty ashed for
a squadron of coal burning battle
ships. Xu reply to this proposal was
received for a month, the admiral
testified and when he again urged
that the squadron lie sent the depart
ment said it was not proposed to
"disintegrate the American fleet un
less stronger reasons wore advanced."
This message was signed by Admiral
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sult in a deterioration of masculine
'physical and mental virility. There
Is a falling off of creative ability.
jThe lowering of the birth rate al
ready is noticeable. American pep,
which was the result of a masculine
dominated country, soon will he a
! thing of the past.
( 'The effemination of man already
. is noticeable. The male today is in
ferior in most respects to the female
jlle is aping her in the matter c'i
j clothes. He bows to her legislation
and vaguely whoops it up for her re
I forms. He is fast taking: second
'place and with his fall there is no
question that production in the I'nit
!ed States, mental and material, will
' decline."
. . WARSHIPS
READY FOR SEA
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Pertlnax in "Echo tie Paris" Lam
basts American President for Rcf
erence to Imperialism at Paris
Rhine Bridqe Heads Should he Re
tallied in Opinion of French Mar
shal. But Plan Defeated hv Wilson
Work Compromised.
PARIS. Mar. 11. President Wil
son's charges against l-'rance. made
in the letter he sent early this weeli
to tlilbcrt II. Hitchcock, democratic
leader in the I'nited States senate,
are said hv ''Pertinax," political edi
tor of the Kcho de Paris, lo he "aimed
at France bv name, but at Marshal
Foch hv implication."
'"The so-called imperialism of
France,'' savs the writer, in discuss
inir Mr. Wilson's letter, "consists it
the conviction, fortified bv all the
lessons of historv, that, to iruarantee
herself against attacks from central
Km-opc she must hold the lthiuc
bridgeheads."
"Pertinax." says President Wilson
went to the session of the supreme
council May 'J!l. l!ll!l much perturb
ed nnu read to rremiers I temenceau
and l.lovd flcorue a Idler from Pier
repont li, Noves, American member
id' the Hlnnclnhd commission, who de
clared the asrreement reached on May
11 for tho ndmin'strution of the
Uhiucland was "more brutal than its
authors themselves would desire as
it provides for intolerable oppression
of (i.imil.min inhabitants of the re
gion during- many years."
The Noyes Plan
Mr. Novcs proposed a plan of oc
cupation involving; a minimum of mili
tary domination, it is said.
"This plan," the article asserts,
''was nothing more or less than the
convention providiiiLr for occupation
of the Ithineland signed with (ier
manv at Versailles .June 28, 1IIHI be
cause President Wilson was able at
the mcetim; of Mav 2'.) to impose tile
views of Mr. Novcs on the supreme
council, anil a new commission con
sisting of Marshal Foch. General Tas
ker II. Hliss, American peace dele
gate, and Field Marshal Sir Ilenrv
Hughes Wilson, chief of the imperial
staff of the liritish army, received
strict orders to prepare a new scheme
of occupation based on American
ideas."
Concessions to (ierniany
The writer declares Marshal Foch
in discussing; the plan evolved bv this
commission, said :
"The (icriiiuns asked for an imper
ial commissioner aud thev were given
not only a commissioner hut a civil
ndiuiniM ration commission, which is
much more than thev claimed."
"These words of Marshal Foch."
he continued, "characterize the whole
business today. In consciiucni-e it is
plain to see I he Hhinclnnd shares
fully in the life of united Oennnnv
anil in the distribution of coal there,
fiermunv goes so far as to distinguish
between inhahitaiits she supposes fa
vorable or unfavoralilc lo us.
In a word, the work id' France is
compromised bv M'r. Wilson after
such examples of our moderation.
President Wilson-has no right to tall;
of our 'imperialism.' "
win mnm
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WASHINGTON. Mar. 11. The do-
partment of Justice will proceed
against ail corporations alleged to be
trusts, regardless of the recent decis
ion by the supreme court in the steel
corporation case.
OAKLAND WOMAN BURNED
TO DEATH LODGE MEETING
OAKLAND, riil.. Mar. 11. Mrs.
Johanna House died this morning
from burns received when her cloth
ing caught tiro at a lodge meeting
he was attending last evening. Mrs.
Ilon-e approached a hcuiin? device
in the Kaslern Star liiill and the
evening gown she was wearing caught
lire.
1 By V pKj-v?
WASHINGTON, .Mar. II. llerbort
Hoover will he called to testify in the
senate investigation of tho navy's
conduct of the war.
Hear Admiral Sims told the in
quiry committee today that Mr.
Hoover had an intimate knowledge of
tho situation in Europe at the time
America entered tho war aud asked
that he be summoned to substantiate
the admiral's testimony with regard
to tho gravity of tho allies' position
at that time.
Admiral Sims said he would like to
LEAGUE NATIONS,
SAX SALVADOit, Republic of Sal
vador, .Mar. Id. Th coimreiiH of Sal
vador today ratified the executive de
cree under which Salvador becomes
a member of the -League of Nations.
The definite in-tion taken by Salva
dor leaves Venezuela as tho only un
certainty on the list (,'f neutral nu
tions, invited lo become members
that has not accepted.
PAIUS. Mar. 11. The council r I
(he l.eayiift of Nations, It was decided i
today, will uu'et for the third time in !
this city Saturday. Thos'1 prcs'-nt -
will be Leon Hourueois, vcnruiicnlini', !
Franc; Arthur .1. Halfour, for Croat
Itritain : Tonia.ni Tittoni for Italy;!
liart.'n Matsui for. Japan; Count Quii.-:
ones de Leon for .Spain; l)r. (iaMo
d'Cunha for Lrail; Paul Hvinans for
Belgium, and A" Jus Horn anus f tr
(I recce. M . itonianos replaces Klip
therfos VVnizdos, the irei-k premier. ,
The pilmipal business will lie the.
recent corn mimical ion of t h allies
asking that I he council of the League
of Nations ccMsidcr the appointment;
of a i om minion with the view of ob
taining imparl ia I ami authorised in
formation coiKeninn the present nil-;
uation in Itusia.
Ths request wan forwarded I-Vb. l
by the British pri'inier, lavid Lloyd-;
tleoif-'e, as presid'-nt. of the supreme ,
council to Sir .lames Krfc lirummoml. i
secretary-general of the League of:
Natk'a. " 1
Wilson Withdraws Titus.
WASHINGTON. Mar. 11. The'
nomination ot Louis iitus of Sn:i
IYancisco to be a member of the
hippim: hoard wn withdrawn from
the senate todav bv President Wil-
i. aetinir n the written reouest tn 1
ilr. Tint.-.
I
TJVTTT?ryp C .
A 1UJ 'I ii-vj.
have the former food administrator
'called before he proceeded further 111
order that there should "lie no doubt
in my mi ml that I have substantiated
the part of my letter in which I de
scribed tho gravity of the clinis which
we faced In 1017 and pointed out how
near to disaster the lack of action by
the department at that lime brought
us,"
Admiral Sims said he had recoivod
a ncle from .Mr. Hoover saying he
would he here Saturday aud Chair
man Hale agreed to call him on that
day.
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MAY AGREE TO
P
WASHINGTON. Mar. 11. Senate
action on article ten was delerreil
nirniii todav while the leaders soiie.li
to hruiir order on! of the situation
ri'Miltinir from yesterday's break-up
in tite c oiiiromise negotiations,
Keimblirnn leaders were under
stood to have indicated tlinL they
miuht accept, wil h certain changes,
the substitute article ten reservation
ui'L'ed bv the mild reservationists.
AmoiiLr the democrats the compro
mise ndvoiules continued actively it
work, some of them claiming thev
could master ,'td or more votes for the
.-substitute.
Kiu'litiiiir to hold the adniinistra
t 'on forces in line, Senator Hitch
cock of Nebraska, (he democratic
lender, was understood to have sttif
L't 'ted that an effort be made to yet
action in the senate todav, but the
democrat if and republican reserva-(ioniM-i
obtained a delav while theV
continued their ncuotintiniis for an
agreement.
SAC'NAMKNTO. ml.. Mnr. 11.
The California Pear Grower's Asso
ciation is planning n nation-wide nd
vcrti -'wj campaign, alonr the lines
lolloweil b the rai--in and citnm
fruit yrower-, according to Frank Fl.
Swett, iuanai:er. California's 10111
uear enm was worth more than
-iH.OOO.OMO.
Worr. Can't Vote. Illinois.
SPKIMiKiKLI), III,, Mar. 11. At
torney General lirundaue todav ruled
that women cannot vote in the presi
dential primary.
INMANAPOL1S. Mar. II.
Indictments charging conspiracy
were returned against 12.'. mine
operators and coal miners by a
special federal grand jury in
Pulled States district court here
late today. (
(Names of those indicted will
not ibe announced except as each 4-
fr defendant Is served by a Fnited
States marshal with the indict-
nient notice, it was paid. .More !
than one-half (.'!' the defendants
are nald to be mine operators. fr
Tho penalty upon conviction
t is said to lie a fine not exceeding 4
$10, mil) or imprisonment for fr
not more, than two years, or
4 both.
.
Ben Sheldon and W. Gaston Domer
uue Selected to Lead Camuaiun foi
Chamber ot Commerce Membershlii
Conference Meetinu at Pane
Tuesday Niciht.
Y(H'X; MUX KIIOI'MI ACT
"An on; of -.li"!foni'H clli'.onK
( who Iiiih at ul! tiinuH Uikcn an !
I Interest in the development and
upbuilding of tliu city, I am very !
much gratified tn note the decLs-
Ion of tho present organization
fr to expand and reorganize on a
blBBer. and grander scale, and
4 ji lit certain it will result in many )
beneficial results to the city.
"I hopo that in Hie reorgani- !
4 zution work wo can succeed In !
inducing tho yo'unger men of the
city to tuko nhold of the civic-
Ciimmorcinl work which has
- been handled in the pust by tho
older regime. The latter class,
ol course, will stand behind the
younger set untl render them
I every possiihlo assistance. Hut
we want to see the young men
in action, and we want to help
thorn to do big things for Med-
ford." lohn A. Westerlund.
Klfteen hundred men and women
c'f Mcdford and vicinity havo been in
vited to attend u Community Confer
ence to be held at the 'INtgo theater
next Tuesday evening, March 1(1, at
7:110 p. m. This meeting Is one of
tho most Important public gatherings
of the preliminary program for the
expansion and reorganization cam
paign of tho Medford Chamber of
Commerce. It Is the desire of the of
fhluls In charge i.f the campaign, as
well as the board of directors of the
Chamber of Commerce, that every
man und woman In Medford and its
surrounding territory Interested in
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VILLA INFORMS U. S.
W'ASHINUTON, Mar. II. Rela
tives und friends of Americans kid
naped 4)y Pancho Villa need have no
Concern as to their safety and may
dismiss all fear that they may be hold
for ransom if they repose full confi-
dence In a fommunicatlon recently
received from the Mexican bandit
leader According to his note of re
assurance he has adopted the only
NAME MAJORS
IN CAMPAIGN
C.OFCOMMERCE
prncticul means he can think of to get what a government In Mexico should
a friendly conversation with varlousibe had caused him to determine to
representative Americans who cross; gather In his guests where he might
Ills trull and, while they nxc his
"guests" tljey will be treated with
every consideration and returned un
harmed and nnrobbed to their friends
The substance of Villa's coininiinl
25 PER CENT
RAISE FOR
COAL IN
Wilson Commission Presents a Ma
jority Rcnort to President Which
Is Opposed bv Mine Workers' Rep
resentativePublic and Oner'ators
in Agreement No Chanfle in
Workiiui Hour or Conditions Ef
fort to Anrcemcnt Fails.
WASHINGTON, alar. 11. A 25
per cent wage increase for bitumin
ous coal miners Is recommended in a
majority report of the commission ap
pointed by President Wilson to sottle
the coal strike.
No change In working honrs or
conditions was recommended. John
I'. White, representing the minors,
held out for n higher wngo Increase,
it was said, and will submit a minor
ity report.
The wage increase proposed will
absorb the fourteen per cent granted
when the miners returned to work
last November so that tho actual in
crease is eleven per cent over present
wages.
Tho majority recommended that
(he fheck off system, by which the
operators collected from the miners
tines to tho unions, lie retained. It
also recommended that the question
of differentials be referred to a spec
ial commission to be appointed by
the joint wage scale conference and
to report In two years.
Wiige Not ItetiHiactlvo
The wage increase would not be
inndo retroactive. The commission
did not ask that tho powers of the
fuel administration be conferred on
it.
The mni'oriiv recommendations
were submitted toilnv lV President
Wilson, but have not vet been muilo
Mill. lie. While House otl'ieialx Ravine
(lull thev were nwuitintr the minority
report I'roni Mir. White.
Kcuihrnndt I'calc, represcntinir the
operators, joined with Ilenrv M. Rob
inson, representint; the public, in
siuninsr Hie majority report.
The report was submitted to the
president onlv ul'ler the commission
had labored Tor several dnVH in nn
effort lo compose its differences and
inn lie a unanimous report lis it was
reiiuestcd lo do in the letter from
President Wilson erenlinir it last No
vember. LINCOLN', Nidi.. Mnr. 11. W. J.
lirvim's recent statement that if
elected n delegate to the democratic
national convention he would not vote
lor the presidenliul nomination of
I niled Slates Senator lliteheoek,
has been replied to hv ,T. H. Mithon,
iiiniiiiL'i'r of a llitcheock-for-l'resi-dent
eltdi with a statement thilt "Scn
alor llilehcock's friends wclenmo the
issue," mid "will meet Ilrvatl In overv
precinct in Nebraska."
WAR DEPT. THAT
cation was transmitted unofficially to
officers of the Intelligence branch of
the war department.
It was explained In the message
that only a vaguo Idea of what was
going on In tho outside world could
be had where ho was and the desire
to1 learn more, to gain the Americans'
point of view und a determination to
give opportunities to tarry buck with
them some of his own theories of
find them regardless of their willing
ness to accept bis Invitation. He
added that from time tc time others
would be brought in but urged those
Interested not to become alarmed,