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Newspaper Page TextThe Weather Maximum yesterday r.O .Minimum tmluy .M Predictio 1 air. Oallr Fourteenth Tm) Forty-ninth Tu. MEDFORD, ORl'liOX, TlU'KsDAY, .MARCH IS, 19JD. xo. ;m AMERICANS IN DANGER HI LEIPS1C 200 American Salesman Attendinn. Leipsic Fair Call for Help Gene ral Allen, Commander at Coblenz. Sends Special Train With U. S. Soldiers to Effect Rescue Ebert Returns to Berlin Noske. Stronn Man of Old Regime. Back on Scene COUM3XZ, Mar. 18. (By Associ ated Press.) Two hundred Americans who have beon attending, the fair at J.elpsic, have teleKraphcd and tele phoned Major General II. T. Allen, commanding the American army of occupation, urgently asking for help to leavo Leipsic where they describe conditions as dangerous to their lives. General Alien is sending a special train to bring them away. Firing was almost continuous In various parts of Leipsic and all water and light services have been cut off, according to the Americans who are principally buyers from various.parts of the United States. General Allen directed tlio German railway commission in the Ithineland provinces to prepare a train, to be in charge of a detachment of American soldiers. Tl)o train will carry suffic ient fuel for the Journey both ways and food for several days for the guards and returning Americans. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. The collapse of the reactionary dictator ship in Berlin has been ijuickly fol lowed hy tho resumption of author ity on the part of tho (.'Id government. Its chief tusk for tho moment, it ap pears, will bo to deal wilh tho dis ordered conditions which the Kparlu cans are endeavoring to prolong for their known purposes. President Kbert Itelunis "Dispatches stating that Minister of Defense Noske, the strong arm of the constitutional regime, Is back en the scene in Berlin, have been followed hy reports that President libcrt also has returned to tho capital from Stuttgart. Pending his return, Vice Premier Schlffer of the Uuucr cabinet took over the direction of affairs re linquished by Dr. Knpp when lie gave up his effort to establish a new gov ernment. There are reports current in Berlin that ex-Chancellor Kapp had commit ted suicido hut these so far lack con firmation. His prosecution, together wilh that, of oilier loaders-of the re actionary movement, is said to have been ordered by President Ubort. JIY ASSOCIATED PHESS. Ger many lias cast off tho governmental regime suddenly set up by the reac tionary elements last Saturday morn ing but advices indicate she is now facing another extreme peril in the form of a wave of radicalism. Reports from Berlin say Dr. Wolf gang Knpp, the reactionary chancel lor and his adherents have either fled from the city or contemplate going at once. Armed forces of the reaction ary element are leaving Berlin today and the presence of Gnstav Noske, minister of defenre in the Ebert cab inet, who arrived in Berlin last night by airplane from Stuttgart, would Beem to indicate that the constitu tional government Intends to assume ccntrol immediately. General Von Seecht, President Ebcrt's chief of staff, has been named commander of government forces in Berlin. Announcements by Dr. Kapp as well as statements from the Ebert government reflect the fear of a rad ical uprising in Germany. In fact. Dr. Kapp's announcement stated he had resigned so that the country might bo enabled to fight bolshevism. From various cities come reports of uprisings of workers and advices from Berlin state that red forces un- (Continued on Page Eight) RAISE IN GASOLINE SAN FliANTISrO. Mar. IS. An- j nouni'ement that it was preparing leplv to the state railroad ''""lm:--L,' Kld in its Idler to tin- -uin-sion"s demand that it give more ado-1 ,,.inv I.egi -hition would lie n-k-1 miate reasons for recent .rude oil ! fur tn check sndi advances, the lct nnd gasoline price increases than ' ter said. those heretofore advanced, was made I The late-l schedule announced hv hv the Standard Oil company of, the company raised price, at the California here todav. The rcplv I well hv -'" cents a barrel and in would he submitted late todav nrcrea-ed the pre e ot -a'lme to furly tomorrow, il was uuiiuuiiceJ, 'cents u iiailuu. FOUND By RED CROSS LIVING IN A BOX CAR WASH 1 NGTON', .Alar. 1 s. Grand Duchess Olnii, sister of the lute Czar Nicholas of Russia has been found by Ameriian Hod Cross workers living in a box car near Xovorossisk, south Russia, it was uniHuneed today at tlin headquarters of the Red Cross here. The Brand duchess, uncording to t ho announcement is one of three surviving members of tho house of Romanoff. She was found ''toiling among fellow refugees from the territory re cently conquered by the bulshe viki, giving such assistance as she could altho herseiflad in rags and grateful for tiny food and clothing she could find." ! j j j f J j j FOR ATTACK ON PERU LEGATION LIMA, Peru, .Alar. IS. The aide-de-camp c'f President Guerrera of Bolivia, called at the Peruvian lega tion at ha, Paz yesterday and express ed the Holivian government's regrets for the attack on the legation last Sunday night, according to official advices received here today. After the receipt of this information For eign Minister Ponas forwarded a note to La Paz asking for material reparation ft.T the loss incurred and the arrest. of officials involved in the demons! ration. 1 Detailed reports of the incident in dicate that many Peruvian commer cial houses were looted during the disorder at La Paz. A crack Holivian cavalry regiment which was sent to (iuaqui, near the frontier, has been withdrawn to La Paz, which city is apparently under martial law. A small crowd attacked the Holiv ian mission here today but was driven Off by the troops on guard before any damage was done. Tho prefect of Lima immediately called at tho lega tion and expressed regrets for the incident. CALIFORNIA GIF. INI 10 VOIE ON HOOVER SAN EltANClSCO. Mar. IS. Peti tions to place on the (May primary ballot the names of the candidates selected hy the Hoover republican club of California for delegates to the republican national convention were put on the streets of San Fran cisco, Los Angeles and Oakland to day, Italph P. ,Mcrritt, campaign manager for the club, announced here today. -Headquarters for the campaign will be opened here tomorrow and in Los Angeles a few days later, it was announced. 52 COUNTIES REFUSE ST. PAVL, Minn.. Mar.' IS. Com plete reports from republican conven tions in Sti counties yesterday show that 52 have decided not to indorse formally any candidate for president of the United States. Twenty-seven instructed delegations for General Wood, five for Governor Lt'wden of Illinois and two for United States Senator .Johnson of California. PRICES THREATENS Unchecked advances affected the l vcrv cxi-tence t public utilities Hc- ; ..!..,.( H1...T1 t'iw.1 nil. the eollimi-- PUBLIC UTILITES IN CALIFORNIA Fill VOTE UPONTREATY TOMORROW Senate Wranglers Finally Come to Afireement to Shut Off Debate and Vote on Treaty Ratification No Hope Held Out That Pact in Pres ent Form will Pass as Wilson Holds Democrats in Leash Reed Reservation Defeated. WASHINGTON', Mar. IS. A vole will he (liken tomorrow bv the senate on ratification of the pence treat v. An agreement to this effect was rt iiclied today when debatv wi limit ed and the ratification resulntiou put into final form for a vote tomorrow. Ihirinir the morniijr the senate voted down numerous proposed reserva tions to the peace treaty. About a dozen reservations were to be dis posed of durinir the afternoon on an agreement to limit debate. In the meantime renewed attacks were launched auainst the administra tion lineup opposing ratification with t he republican rcscrvat ions already adopted. Hut there was no hope in any ()uarterthat a sufficient number of democrats would break aujiv from President Wilson's recommendations to ratify the treaty. WASHINGTON', Mar. lS.Kc su initio consideration of pending reservations to the peace treaty, the senate soon after meeting todav re iccled. AH to '27, a reservation pre sented bv Senator h'eed. democrat. I'nited Slates for decision nuestions Missouri, which would reserve to the alfectinir ''its national honor or its vital interests.'' thy 'IVnI it'ifts WASHINGTON, Mar. lS.Rain briilire Colby made an extensive state ment to the senate forei'jn relations committee today reirardinir the infor mation on which the committee is do -la villi action on his confirmation as secretary id' state. Tho-e present maintained the si lence which has surrounded all pre vious hearings on (lie subject, but it was said the nominee would not be asked to appear ami in. Tim commit tee will meet nuain tomorrow and some members expect that it may take final fiction then. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska said he con sidered .Mr. Colby's statement "a com plete knockout for the opposition." BKCKLEY, W. Va., Mar. 18. In dictments charRinR perjury were re turned by a county grand jury yes terday against ;'.i persons, including (several officials of the United Mine Workers of America who testified re cently in the trial of Tony Stafford, charged with having attempted to kill a fellow miner at (ilenwhfte, W. Va. Stafford also was indict wl for per jury. Kight oiAcr miners were in dicted on charges of conspiring to prevent two miners from returning to work during the strike of bituminous coal miners lust fall. il WASHINGTON", Mar. 1". Repre sentative Champ Clark of Missouri, formally announced todav that lie would not bo a candidate for the senate because of his miwillingucs. to swap 'Mho democratic leadership in the house for the position of new senator." Biltmore Is Sold. ASIIKVILLK, N. C, Mar. 18. Practically the entire town of Bill niore has been sold hv Mrs. CJcorge W. Vanderl.ilt to Dr. A. J. Sinclair of Ashcville, tieorgc Stephens of Char lotte, N. C, an.l the Southern Rail way. Govne Wins Don Race. Tlir.l'AS. Man.. Mar. 17. Walter Gi.vnc, the Alaskan, won the Hudson hay dog derhv here yesterday. Pran tcan was second and Hayes third. The winner's time was lil hours and 'J'J minutes fur the hundred mik Hui;t:, , YOU'LL BE PLASTERED WITH A CUSTARD PIE $ h 4 t J f f I.OS AXGKt.KS, Niir. IS. Mrs. Mildred Harris Chaplin, wite of Charles Chaplin, motion picture comedian, will take "court acticti," unless her has baud returns to her. according to an interview in (he t.os An geles Examiner. Mrs. Chaplin, according to tly Examiner, naid she had not seen her hushand for two weeks. At tho Chaplin residence last night a woman who 'said she was Charlie Chaplin's secretary denied there was any difficulty between Mr. anil Mrs. Chaplin a nd sa id t hey we re living to gether. j jt j j T 10 RULE UPON POHTI.ANI). Ore, Mar. J S. In structions to the .jury which the court held would interpret papers submit ted as evidence in the trial of three alleged members of the communis, labor party of Orcjon. c'.utrL'ed with violation of the state criminal syndi calism act, were, dented by Circuit .Indue Kobort .Morrow here todav. .Iiidve Morrow denied a motion by de fense counsel that the court interpret the literature, platform and constitu tion of the party, which has been placed in evidence. The defendants are Karl W. Oster, I'rcd W. l-'rv and Claude Hur A. De fense .counsel sought to have the court tell the iurv whether the litera ture introdu I Nvns in violation of the state syndicalism act. Court held that to so construe the literature would in reality amount to directnii' the iurv to ac.piit or con vict. The defendants have admitted their membership in the parly. The case was expected to be iriyen to the iurv early tomorrow. LATEST NEWS OF THE STATE KUGBXE, Ore., Mar. IS. The sec ond trial of Martin A. Clark, iliarced Willi the murder of Charles j. Taylor uenr .McKen.ie bridge last .Inly, will he held early in April, it was an nounced here today. Tho trial was to have bin early this month, hut, court was adjourned on account of infju enza. ntOND, Ore., -Mar. 1S. As tho out ct'nie of a movement initiated hy the recently organized Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen local at Urnoks-Scanlon camp No. 2, the lum ber company yesterday adopted rul inKS which will result in the complete Americanization of the employes. American citizenship is virtually made a prerequisite to employment, and aliens now on tho payrolls are Riven a reasonable length of time In which to make such application for first papers. .Men who are not willing to make such application will be no longer employed. PORTLAND, Mar. IS. In what close followers declare was the best fistic exhibition offered hero in many months Willie Meehan Jt San Fran cisco and Hugh Walker of Kansas City, heavyweights, fought a ten round draw before the .Milwaukie club, near hero, last night. Several sports writers Insist that Median should have been given the decision. SALEM, Mar. IS. Construction of a canal and other works for the development of '.I'tii horsepower near Drewsey, Harney county, will cost an estimated $;T.O,000, according to an application filed today with the state engineer by .1. Kdwtn Johnson A Vale asking for tho appropriation of leu second feet of water from the middle fork of tho Malheur river. SALEM, Mar. IS. Investigation of tho official transactions of State Treasurer O. P. Hoff, by the Marlon county grand Jury, were expected to begin here tomorrow, it was officially announced today. It was said the inquiry may last over a period of sev oral weeks because of the possible examination of many witnesses. SALEM, Mar. 18. The annual en eompmcnt of the Oregon infantry, engineers and artillery will be held July to 20, it was announced here today by Adjutant General f.'orirad Stafrln. The engineers and Infantry will go to Camp Ia?wIh, tho artillery to I'ort Stevens, It was said. II.S.I BOAT IN AT THEIR POST Another Talc of Matter of Fact Braverv in Face of Death Aildcti to Annals of American Navy Sur vivors of H-l Arrive in Los Antie les Cant. Wehb Met Death as He Directed Crew to Safety Four Men Lost. LOS AN'tlKLKS, Cal., M'ur. IS. -Another tale of matter of t'aet hrav erv in the face of death was added to the annals of the American navy when the survivors of- the crew of the suhrnarine 1 1 -1 arrived here to day ahnard the motorship .Mazatlan. The 11-1 went ashore off the coast of Lower California in Mnuihilena hav March .Li. Tim comnndimr of ficer. Lieutenant Commander .lames K. Welti), and three enlisted men lost their lives in attcinptinir to leave the vessel. The survivors reported that the bodies of two. IL S. Ih-lamarine, and llarrv W. OiHes, seaman second class, were washed to t he hen eh later and were buried there. Com mander Webb's bodv and that of Sen -man Joseph Kauffman had not been recovered when the Mazatlan left, hut watch was Ituinir kept for them. The niuht of the disaster was dark, storm v aufl with a heavy sea, ac cordinir to the men. and their first warnimr of trouble was when the 11-1 grounded. The 11-2 was about -lilll vards behind, and her lookouts saw that the H-l was in trouble so thev promptly caused the ll-'J to ehnmiv course and avoid a like fate. No Small lloats Submarines of the tvpe of the 11-1 carry no small boats. Therefore, the 11-2 could irive no ait. and the 11-1 crew had to rclv on their own ability as swimmers to reach the shore of Ifedondo point. The vessel was about -1(1(1 vnrds from shore, Ivinir head to sen and her stern unround, bow afloat. The eonniiiL'' tower was opened, the crew ordered out of the submarine, and the men, swimming alone or aidimr each other, all made the shore with the exception oj the three enlisted men who were found to be missinir when a eheclc was made ashore, and who were believed to have perished in their efforts to reach laud. Commander Wehb was washed overboa rd from t he conning tower, when? he was direct imr t he move ments of the crew. The niuht was so dark that efforts to aid him were unavailing. Without PtKMl m Water When the twenty renin iuincr men and two officers of the crew assem bled on Kcdondo Point they were in little better case than thev had been aboard the submarine. They had neither food nor water, had no means of communication except hv 1'lasr Miu na!s in davliulit to the ll-'J utid were wet through and suff'ennir from ex posture. Thev were without food water for tM hours, as the absence of small boats made it impossible for 1 he I l-'J to do more t ban stand hv. When the M'aatlan appeared sh? sent boats ashore, mid look the men aboard. DISPATCHED IN EAST SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. IS. En ter the CJolden Kgg limited. For the first time In the ntate's his tory, nolid train loads of crkh are leaving California for Now York. Thi.s Ih due to market conditions which just now permit of ckks beln marketed to advantage in the east by large producers. The Southern Pacific handled a fourteen carload train of eggs last week and .Monday another train of twenty carB. The trains were made up of refrigerator cars and go manifest fast freight via Ogden. There were over three million eggs In tho train that left San Krunclnco Monday. Petaluma hens have filled iw.U of the cars, the balance coming from tho Hay district. Newsbovs Are Merchants. SACKAMKNTO. Cal., Mar. IB. Xew-diovs who sell papers on the streets are "independent merchants," and not "employes,' and therefore the state industrial welfare commission is without authority to retaliate their occupation, accord in if to an opinion bv Attorney Ucuerul L Xiebb. CRATER LAKE TRAVEL WILL BE DOUBLED IN 1920 STATES EXPERT SI'OKAXK. Wa-h., Mar. IK. Twite as uinnv uiolnnMs us traveled over the National Park btL'huav or ;il ent l.Omi mile-, of its length from Chicago to Crater l.ukc. Oregon, ln-1 sea son, arc expected to make auto mobile trips over it during next .-minuet', said a statement to day from Crank V. tlttilberl, executive secretary of the Na tional Park- I liuh way associa tion. Last vca r. t he as-.ociat ion estimated L'll.O'lH automobiles, with an average of three peron to the machine, traversed the hiuhwav lor at least 1.000 miles Plans for the next season eon template a travel of Itl.OlHI to "lO.IMHl machines, or about lf0, 000 tourists. f !. 4 U.S. DRAFT EVADERS A OCA PlilKTA. Mexico, Mar. IS. Aceordinir to official advices from llermosilhi this moruintr. two nllcircl American draft evaders. Kdwanl Kil uiore and Herman Sidwav, i:ivinr their address as New York city and who were last week taken into ens todv hy secret agents of the Mexico rovermiienl and charged with con spiracy in furnishing arms ami am munition to warrinLr tribes of Vauui Indians, have been ordered removed to the Cit v of Mexico, lie re I hev will face trial in the federal courts. The prisoners, since their arrest, on the tenth of this month, have been confined in jail at I leriiiosillo. The Amerieans wen1 apprehended in the southern part of Sonora near the state line of Chihuahua with two au tomobile loads of ammunition, which, according to the prisoners, had been turned over to them on the west coast for delivery at a certain sped- on the Sonora-Chihiiahua state line, where il was to have been turned over to agents, who, it is claimed bv the prisoners, are represent afives of lend ers of the new revolution to be launched under the leadership of Francisco Villa and Feli )iaz . WASIII.VOTCI.V Atar. t s. A rnKn- lution proposing legislation to "tax Into the I'nited Slates treasury" for the benefit of former service, men mil-plus war profits held by tho Stan dard Oil company, the United States Steel corporation and other cc.'mpan- len nr pornornf ions, wnu lul roilneeil todny by Iteprescutatlve I.lttlo, Kaa- SHORTHORN HEADQUARTERS SPOKANE. WASHINGTON SI'OKANK. Mar. 18. Northwest, era hcadiiuartcrs of the American Shorthorn Itreeders' association will be established in this cilv about April I, aecordintr to an announcement of local stockmen. A. I'), hawson, for merly connected with a farm paper at Lincoln, Xcb., will become north western representatives with offices here, it is stated, succeedine; Frank It. Brown of Carlton. (Ire. Platform Men Get Raise. IIS ANtll'.I.KS, Cal.. Mar. IS. Platform men employed bv both the I'aoilic Klectrie Hailwav and the l.os Amreles Street Ilailwav were notified today their pay would he increased three cents an hour bei'innin April 1. STKRMXfl. Col..., Mar. IS. Xorlhea-K ni Colorado is in senii fbirkness today under dense clouds of dust and snnd while underfoot the contour of the sandy prairies is changing hourly. Large drifts of sand have blocked country roads while diniunitive heaps have been driven under doors and through crevi ces of windows. The high winds which lulled toward uiiduiuht for th'j HOOVER IS OPPOSED TO PACT DELAY Former Footl Administrator Says President Wilson Should Accent Reservations Reflardless of Opin ion of tlieir Desirability U. S. A. and World Should Not Be Kept Waiting Lonqer for Settlement Favors Reservations to Satisfy. XI'.W YORK. .Mm'. IS. Hurbert Hoover, iti a stnti'iiu'iit issued from Ids ot'fii'p here totlnv. ntlvoi'att's eurlv nitifii'ation of tlit peace treaty "so loii-r as ilie rinal form uives us fre iloia ot' aetioa and rooui for eon stnielive development of peaee." mid with reservations wltieli "should satisl'v the most timid as to vnti:nel ments." The statement was issued, it was explained, in response to a te(iuest of (he Washington Star for his views on (he subject. Mr. Hoover expressed the belief Hint the reservations "do not destroy the possibility of tln creation of a Potent ortraaizalion to mitimitu tho lanirers in front of ns and the alter natives are a continuation of our state of war for another year or the un thinkable Ihiu, for us to mnko a separate peace, afler wo have eoiio so far as lo airrco on its main lines with comrades in anas." "Despite Hie feclino- of President Wilson and bis associates that tho strcmrth of tho leatrua is somewhat undermined," by the reservations, Mr. Hoover expressed the opinion "thev should also accept them." "UcL'ardlcss of what nnv of us (hink should have heen the provisions of cilher the leuwie or the treaty," he asserted , ''we and the world should not be kept u'aitine lonirer! for a settlement." flllf'AflO, Star. 18. Prohibition agents under Major A. A'. Dalrvmple, dry commissioner for Ihe ix central states, are relieved of all (tower ex cept, to locale contraband Houor l(V John h Kramer, national prohibi tion supervisor, shortly before his de parture for Washington Inst nicht. Mr. Kramer directed that the pro hibition sleuths should mnko no ken relies or seizures without the 01)- liirnvnl 1,1' llwi iliwli-iel nllitranv The new order is iino result of .Major Unlrvmples clash with fede ral and slate authorities at Iron Kivcr, Mich., recently. A. D. Charlton Promoted. St'flKAN'K, Mar. 8. A. D. CliM'! lon of Portland has been bromoted from assistant ircnernl pnHserjijer acent lo (general passencer ueent, it was stated, and Alex Tinintr of So atlle, assistant iiencnil freight and anil passenger agent, has been niado general freight agent, with itirisdii; tion east of Paradise, Mont. Newberry Case Ends. (II! AND liAPIDS. Mich., Mar. .18. The Newberry ease will be in tha hands of the iurv tonight. Assistant Attorney (leneral frank Dailey com pleted his summing tin at 3 p. ro.. when Judge Sessions began his charge. He was expected to finisU in an hoar. Brosseou Wins, Knockout. l.KWISTON. Ida., Mar. 18. Eu gene Urosse'ju, the Canadian middle weight boxer, knocked out Jack Itooticv of Philadelphia ill the Hocoud round of a ten-round bout bore last night. first time since Sunday were driving? with renewed vigor this mornine. Con siderable numbers of farm buildings have been blown down and windows in the towns have been broken. Thous ands of acres of winter wheat have been damaged and if the winds con tinue the loss probably will teach mil lions of. dollars. Persons of lonst residence hero recall no sand storms, of siiuiar proportions.