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Newspaper Page TextThe Weather - Maximum yesterday 5:i .Minimum lotlny :M Predictions I'.nin. Fiftieth Year. Dailv FiliVi-nth Year. MEDFORD, OlfKdOX. TJM'U'SDAY, MAKCll llll'O. XO. 3 PUT NOSKE IN CABINET OF PRUSSIA Strona Man of Berlin Recently Re signed as Minister of Defense to Get Place in New Regime New Cabinet of German Republic Docs Not Meet With Favor Radicals Declare They're Not Given Enough Fiuhtinq Quiets Down. HUliW.N. Alar, ii.i. J odnv s news- papers report t hat the Prussian cabi net lias resigned. It is expected, they ndd. that Ciustav Noske. who has re- s!iinedns minister of defense in the national cabinet, will bo offered post in (he now Prussian cabinet. The Taireblatt today denies, on the authority of the chancellor, that warrant has been issued for (ieneraf Ludendorff, as was recently reported. DUSKELDORF, Mar. 23. (Rv the Associated Press)- -Disruption of the coalition of socialistic parties that usurped control in the Kuhr basin is considered improbable as a result o!:' the Ebert government's militarv cam paign. Communists here and at lla iren have not been active and mode rate programs have been adopted in various cities. The communists, how ever, arc represented on several ex ecutive committees and are credited with beimr in u position to hold out for extreme mdasures, particularly reirardintr wages. The exact figures relative to the number of men the radicals have been able to pulJ into the field are not available here. BUDKRinr. Rhenish Prussia, Mar. 25. ( By the Associated Press) Complete ouiel; prevails temporarily at Weseh the German stronghold be sieged by revolutionary workers, but peace between the two forces has not been declared. The correspondent; was informed to this effect at it a. m. over the telephone bv the headquar ters (if General llnlulsch, the com mander at Wescl, across the Uhiiic from this town. It was declared at headouarfcrs there could be no onestion of a ces sation of hostilities through the sur render of Jieichswehr forces. RKIiUN. Mar. 'J.k The new Ger man cabinet, reconstructed as (he re sult of yesterday's negotiations, will be headed by Guslav llnuer. tiie pres ent premier, according- to the Morn ing Post today. It gives the list ot the remodelled mini-trv as follow: Premier, Guslav Mailer; vice-chaii-eelor and minister of justice. Dr. Schiffer: minister of foreign affairs, Dr. Hermann iUueller: minisler of the interior. Herr Koch; minister of de fense, llcrr Messier; minister id' fi nance. Captain Kisher Cum: minis ter of the treasury, llcrr Roll; min ister of transport, Dr. Hell; minis ter of labor. Men Schlike. minister of reconstruction I lerr Silberselimidt ; minister of economy. Dr. Schmidt; minister of posts and telegraphs, llerr (icisberts; minister without port folio. Dr. Kduard David. The ministers not in the old cabi net are I lerr Gesslcr, who is mayor of Xurembnrg: Captain Cuno, who is the director of the 1 lamburg-Aincri-ean Steamship company; llcrr Molt?., and llerr Silberschniidt, who is the leader of the Rudder's Trade union. The newspapers generally do not appear to be satisfied with the make up of the cabinet, c-pcciallv the so cialist organs, which consider that the course of events has entitled them to expect a strong leaning to the left in the government's policy. The appointment of Captain Cuno is par- ( Continued on Pago Three) FAME ARRESTED BOSTON". Mar. 21. The crusnde of Attorney General Allen ai:niii-t promoters and broker who have lieen cxdIihI inir silver stocks led lo the ar rest of Tlionin W. I.anson toilav. lie surrendered himself a( police heud nuarters lo answer to a warrant chanrinir him with violating on four counfs ii state law resrardiner the fil ing of information reirardinsr stock issues. I-'our other operators and brokers were arrested yesterday. Lavvson and his secretary. Van Kiricr. who was amouir those arre.-t-cd. in recent months have been active io the promotion pf silver stocks BOLSHEViKI ATTACK ON r, v v v v v v v r v v v v WARSAW. Mar. 'JI.-lioNhe-vik attacks have bi-i-n launch. -d again-t the Poli-h line at scat tered points a long a front of approximately 1 00 miles and the long planned spring" attack bv the Russian soviet armies ap parently has been commenced. The poles have 1 ti holding the encmv in cheek in imt sec tions, say official statements. The red troops arc henvv artillery, tanks, and armored cars and other apparatus cap tured from General Deiiikine on 1 the south Russian front. Most severe fight in took ' dace Tuesday on the Polesian- ' Podol front near the Galician ' frontier. tjt tfr Jt J j J J I V EXPLAIN ATTEMPT CHICAGO. Mar. ':. Julius S. Panics, president of the United States grain corporation, will be asked to explain recent grain sales and move ments in connection with an investi gation of an alleged attempt to corner the corn market on his arrival here today. Charles P. Clvne, United States district attorney announced. , Mr. Clvne announced that after a preliminary examination no evidence of illegal market manipulation had appeared to warrant prosecution under the Lever food control act. Market experts and 'transporta tion officials said the rumored corner is the result of short selling in antici pation ot spring gram movements an inability of the railroads to supply sufficient cars to carry the crop t primary markets, thev told (he-dis trict attorney. Reports that the I'nitcd States grain corporation was used by spec ulators i" an effort (o bring about coiner in the corn market will be investigated. District Attorney Clvne aid. II REPUBLICANS IE H.VNCOIt, aiiiinn. Mar. 2.",. Itiili fication ot Iho peace treaty with the lotiorvallniis adopted hy t lie .si-n ;it wiii favored in rosoltit ions iiresenled I" Ihu ruiiiihlican stall! convention to Hay. A resolution disapproving i;(.v- eminent ownership of railroads and steamships also was offered. The business included thn nomina tion of six candidates for president electors and the choice of four dele- Kates at laine and eight district dele gates to the national convention. Leaders o'f the convention expressed the opinion that the delegates would he uninstructed and unpledged altho .Major General Wood's supporters, who had conducted the only organiz ed campaign in the slate, claimed that a canvass ot candidates for places on the delegation showed they favored him. Missouri Society in China. SHANGHAI. I'cli. 10. - Mi.sourinn.s resident in Shanghai have formed t lie .Mioiiri Soi-ielv." the lirst ,.tatc organization in China. The society was launched at a nieetinir at the homo of .Miiior Arthur lia-sclt and Or. .John T. l'roctor was named presi dent. FOR STOCK JOBBING which in the I.awson udvertiMnir wa. featured as ".-ilvcrs. the cri-ut nun ble of the a'c." Kacli announced he was developilli; certain individual sil ver mine properties as units of gene ral holding companies. Lav.'son. whose stock operations have attracted national attention in Ihe In -t onarter centurv. ealleil at po lice lieadouarters this.mornine lo sub ill it to arre-t. uavc his occupation a farmer and author am walked ihroiiL'h a noisv crowd to the court house whore he was arraigned un.l held for a hearing April li. He fur nished bonds of. J-'.H'O. HIGH SCHOOL BROKEN INTO AND LOOTED Unknown Parties Break Into Hiijh School. Dauh Paint Over Desks and Floors of Auditorium Take Doors From Hinges Local Authorities Take Action. A new sensational turn to the pub lic schools siluation which may have an important b(!arini.'' on the possi bility of the stdiool hoard consenting to arbitration of the mutters in dis pute, developed Ibis morniiiir when it was discovered lhal durinir tile ninht the hii:h school buildimrwns broken into and damainir acts of vandalism performed bv Ihe miscreants, which deeds are universally bciuir condemned today by (eachers. school patrons, citizens and even by a lurue portion of the hic.li school student body, no matter what their views have been and are on Ihe controversy which has ratred for several weeks. Piiisecut Ion Will Follow The school board members and County Prosecutor Huberts are up in arms now, conductinir a vigorous in vestigation and declare that no steps will be left undone to find out the identity of the marauders and punish them to the limit. .Much headway was eained in the investigation today and the board members and prose cutor hint thai they are in possession of valuable evidence. It is said that the liii:h school student body in tren eral is aidinir in the investigation. There seems lo be no onestion but Unit the vandalism was done by a number of hish school boys, although it could have been done by outsiders. One bv one n number of hie.h school boys were taken to Prosecuting At torney Robert's office today where each was uiven u thoroutrh "sweiu- inir. II is known that at least one student who was beitcr sweated this forenoon, had spots of fresh pninl on his shoes which corresponded to the urn v paint with which the seats and desks in the assembly room were daubetl. .Ik of Vandalism TI i'jht prowlers, after breaking into the hiah school buihline; throiejh a basement window, painted the desks and seats in the assembly au diloriuin with niv paint, took- ofl all Iho doors of Ihe class rooms and piled them on the auditorium plat form, placed waste paper baskets on the plaster of paris statues on the walls of Ihe auditorium, and look down the chick of the aiidiloriu ml piled it on the plalform. Thev also look away with Ihein Ihe hin:;e pins "I Ihe doors an, I (he class call bells from the main corridor. The desks, seals ami floors of the auditorium were only cleaned and re varnished lasl summer at. an expense of $11111. and hence Ihe crav paint over them resulted in much damage ami considerable loss to the tax-, pavers. In addilion Ihe amateur panders spilled dobs of paint all over the floor. The main floor of Hie auditorium could not be used bv the students to day because of the painlcd desks and seats, and because of last nimbi's outi-aire the regular daily study and recitation schedule was otherwise in terfered with. Hoard in l'igbtins Jlooir To say Ihe board members and I'rosecutor Iioberts were indignant this mornim: when thev were sum moned to view the work of the van dals is puttim: it mildly. Chief of I'olioe Timolhv was also summoned earlv. ir. K. G. ;i,,!(.i , i.l.... Ihe board, said: 'This is a direel result of the way Ihinvs have been trcndiii'j. Ildoilluinism was bound to result." 'flic board members are unitedly full of fiuht now ami as thev sa matters have eone loo far. and will -pare no expens,; in ferreting out the identity of the ruilly perpetrators and pro-eeutin'.' them. CATHOLIC PASTORS GIVEN A RAISE III "IT K. Mont.. .Mar. ITi. - Increase allowances for pastors of catho lic parishes in Butte district. fV..i.. ."tii to .7HI) a vear ami from .-Min to ."ii(l fur assistants was announced h'-re folloWini a conference Timcln,- venin.' with IN. Key. ,,din P. far- roll, bishop. This is the first increase since the allowance scale was fixed twenty years auo in Western prov ince, which included the stales nf Montana, Wii.-liinton. Id:,h Oregon. TO IREtAND CONCEALED A )N1. N Mar. 'J"i. A plot to nin-:l'.' arms into Ireland was iinrai-llii'd yrstcrday liv I In I vn i ii ir Standard. A t'oroiun i!.-id, whoso rai'Lio containrd liccr liarrt'ls in wliit-li wvvv t'ontid rit'lt's and machine otitis nf (ItT lnan make and also ainmiinition. va dt'taiiird at a northcni pirt vctiM'day altcrniMni. the iu'Ws pajHT asserts. 4 4 HA VS. Kas., JIar. IT.. Thu "stu dent soviet ' reported to lie in exis tence at tho J'ort Hays normal kcIioo! was never in reality a soviet, hut was called mo by a professor who was the victim of n student's prank when he with one other professor anil one atu dent were threwn into a lake because of their refusal to help other stu dents build a nmnitiK track, it was announced by college officials today. Professor Caspar Harvey, after his misfortune immediately sent two telegrams to t he state board of agri culture saying the students had seiz ed control, that a soviet was in opera tion and asked for immediate assis stanee. Nc' instances of the students proclaiming a "soviet" or of their at tempting to govern the school were reported. The trouble started when the presi dent of the school declared a half holiday for the men students to build a running track. A woman professor suggested that the girls furnish a meal to the men and that any who did not assist be given a "ducking.' The men of the school believed this rule should also apply to their sex and when Professors Harvey and Start, and John Iduduist, a student, refused, believing the order was an infringement upon their liberty, they were thrown into tho lake. This closed the incident with tho exception of the "soviet" telegrams. RICH FATHER AGREES 1 RF.TURN OF SON IJ'.XINCTON. Kv.. Mar. U.V-Al-lltoii'jh l-i. It. Little, Lexington capi talist, has announced thai the de manded ranom would be paid, Paul Little, his 1 !-vcar-old sou. was still a eaplive today o' the kidnaper who lured him awav late ve.-derdnv. II was tate. that, the kidnaper de manded $'-!."). (inn niiiHJiii, hill le an nounced all demands would be mef. The boy disappeared with an nu - identified white man in the late alter noon. Later a note was delivered to Ihe Little home by a lncsseuL'cr bov. and the rather admitted Id;,! it con tained threats to kill his son il the ransom was not paid. Xo attempts to arrest the kidnaper would he made, he indicated, and no questions would lie asked it' the bov was returned safe! v. UOHf'JIlt'KC. Ore., Mar. 2.V--Announcement was made here today of t ho eonsolidai ion of the Kosclmrg News and the Koseburg Keview. The merger will become effective April I, the announcement kh.vh, incorporation articles calling for tho publication to be known as tho Itoseburg Xcw?; Ileview. The Review is the oldest paper in southern Oregon, tin; Sows, formerly the Plaindealer, being al most as old, it is said. 'L. Wlmberly, editor of tho Review, B. W. Bates and son Bert O. Bates of tho News, are the incorporators in the sum of $:in,iMMi. Kconoinic busi ness policies are the reason for the consolidatiin, it is said. Walter S. Kisher retires from the Review. The new paper will be published from the office of the News. Davenport Increases 31 Per Cent WASHINGTON'. Mar. 'J.". Popu lation statistics lor JH'JO announced today bv the census bureau included. Davenport, Iowa, 50.7J7. an in crease of :i.(!fn or .'H.K per cent over 1910, . tOF COMMERCE CAMPAIGN WILL CLOSE Fifty Tomorrow Bars Are Let Down for Team Workers to Work Anywhere Thev Please R. B. Leopold to Have Charqe Installation Work Which' Will Require a Month. How Tbey Stand (be Third Da MKMItKKHIIII' Women's Division Captains. Previous. Today. Total Satchwell Major Karrell .... MeKoany Roberts .... Vance Walker .... l!t Doinernue's 2 lit; ir. i.'i Division Totals 100 1-22 .Major Hen Sheldon's Division Brown I i 7 '2 Mears :i7 U Hi Goodrich L'M -t Loticks -. '' -S Moore N ','". Totals mr 2a KiO Previous. Today. Total 'Grand total 11 .VI ,V1 IJOS m ik;i:t Women's Division 'Captain. Previous. Today. Total Satchwell $ 40 $ 1 it $ f0 Major Donicrune's Division Karrell $ 11a $ f 4'20 McKeany 2S7 2S7 Roberts 7S0 7a Vance 22a 22a Walker 2."n 2a 27. Totals ..$1!):.7 $iur $20G2 Major I ten Sheldon's Division Brown ... Mears ... Goodrich Loucks . Moore, ... $ 2 Sii 42T. 1 4 2 a Totals $2141 $ C $2117 Previous. Today. Total Grand tola Is.. $ 4 1 S $ 1 2 L $ 1 2 a II Tomorrow the ''bars are let down' and the team workers will work any where and solicit whomsoever thev please. Kach worker will be furnish ed with a list of all Ihe prospects who oii'hl to be members, bat have not vel been seen or have not sii-nod. Wtih everyone workin'r "free lance" and sclectimr those whom thev think they can net to work on, the biir and 1 1 ii it I day of the drive will pile the membership way over the top. All team captains will meet with (heir majors nl Iho hcadiuarters lo- nk'ht. at 7:'lfl. All workers and others interested an invited to attend. J! will be a real council ol'wnrto pre pa re the final offensive which will hrimr victory to the campaign and prosperity lo Med lord. .Mejirs (Jives TjiIU The team worker's luncheon was conducted today at the Med ford Hole! with Ihe usual pep and enthu siasm. The meet i it started off with a reeilation of the Athe nian oath by five id' the biuh school pupil--, followed bv a four minute talk liv another pupil of the hi-h school. Mr. I'. W. Mears replied in a beautiful little talk to the boys and irirls of Medford. Mr. Walter Too.e, a member of the Salem Cham ber of Commerce, who happened to be present, iravc the workers a briel "pep" talk and told them how they do it in Salem. Drive Closes Friday Kobcrt I!. Leopold, the field secre tary of the American Citv llitreau who will have idiartre of the instal lation work id' the Medford Chamber was then introduced and talked L the workers as future members, out-hnin-j the work of installation which will rcuiiirc a month and start tin or ganization off on a definite program and with a comprehensive workable plan. He appealed to the members for their co-operation in this most important phase id' the work. Friday is to be Ihe clean-up and linal day of Ihe drive. The workers will meet as usual at the hcadona rtcrn at () o'clock and receive IM- of all those who have not vet ioined. ami spen.l the tnornin'r hcalin-j the bushes where thev think thev can do the most ef fective work. The teams will report at lunch at the Medford Hotel. Cum pnitMl Director Gheen will address the workers on ihe final dav with a fare well address. The roster to dale follows: A Alenderfer. O. O., Alden, Geo. B.. Allen, C. L., Antic. R. F. It Kurd well. H. ('.., Bardwell. Mrs., R. ('. Barnes. .1. C. Bartlett, F. W BedlnKTield, .1. A., Bell, .1. I)., Ben nett. A. O.. Bokks. O. ('., Bowman, J Carl D., Bowne, Walter, Jr.,Braekin-j (Continued on I'age Eight) iiii).illfiiifi.iii.. WASHINGTON'. .Mar. 2.. (treat Britain is considering the ! presentation of a claim to the Failed Slates for losses caused ! by the retention of the Impera- tor and ot her former German ! ships " after the completion of ! tho I'nited States' services in which tbey were eimaed." Con- ! sul Skinner at London reported today to the department of com- merce. Representat ions already I have been made to t he Amer- lean Kovernnient thru the Brit- !' h ministry of shipping, tho dispatch said. HAS LOST NERVE THK 1IAGFF.. liar. 'J.V- Dutch of ficials claimim: lo know the real fi nancial condition of former Fmperor William id" Germany are ureal lv amused at various j-eporls emanatimr Inini Berlin to the effect that Wil liam mive monetary support to Ihe leactionarv revolt of March lit. "In reality the former emperor is virtually a poor man." an official told the Associated Press today. "There is a onestion whether he has money enough to pav Count Bentiek, owner of tho castle at Ameronucn where William has been stavimr since No vember 1H1S. what he owes him." According lo another official fa miliar with negotiations between Wil liam of Hoheuzollcni ami the Dutch Lrovernmcnt, William has throughout displayed anything but a heroic al titude. So anxious has lie been lo obtain Holland's protection, he has been idad from the very start lo liive a pledge not to participate in political in! riuaes. "We are confident he will keep his pledge," an official remarked to il a v. F FOR TSMITII, Ark.; March U.V Delegates lo tin annual convention nf district No. 21. t tiited Mine Work ers of America, embracing Arkansas, Oklahoma and Fl'eas, had before them today a resolution barriuu- mem bers d" the American Leuion from membership in Ihe oruauizal ion. The proerain provided for a vole on Ihe resolution late this afternoon. LONDON. MjiicIi 1.V Mora thnii Hi.lHMI a nt i-bolshevik soldiers have been foiinil frozen to death on the steppes, it is announced in a soviet military com minium' received todav from Moscow bv wireless. (The si eppes comprise the plains in southeastern Ku.-sia and Ihe west -crn Asiatic provinces.) New Cahinct in Chile. SANTIAGO. Chile. Mar. 'J 1. A new cabinet has been constituted by the president, the premier and minis ter of the interior bcimr Pedro Nabis co Montenc'jio, former minister of war. DEMOCRAT DEMANDS THAT PRESIDENT ANNOUNCE NOT OUT FDR THIRD TERM WASHINGTON, Mjir. 2.V- Both (lernoi'iii t s nml ri'i'iiMiruns cheered n statement, in the lioue toilav hv Representative lluuiohrcvs' ileniocrut, Mississippi, tlmt President Wilson -Mould make an immediate announce ment that he was not a candidate for third term. Under no eircumstancrs should Mr. Wilson ask for re-elect ion. Mr. Humphreys said, reeommendiiu; pas- sane of an amendment limit in e presi dential eliifihilily one term. Pub S WILL BE PLACED ON GRIDDLE Rear Admiral Who Started Drive oil Secretary Daniels Now to Face Naval Court at Rentiest of Admiral Fletcher Cant. Palmer Severely Criticizes Daniels. But Contradicts Sims' Testimony Rcciardina Assis tance. W'ASHINHTON'. Mar. 2,"i Another nimil invest iu'ulinn uniwini; out of tho war was slarlcil here today. It is lieinu' eomliieled liv a naval eourt and the pnniose is to develop tho cir-eiinislani-es snrroiinilinir Ihe removal hv Hear Adaiiral Sims nl" Hear Ad miral William I!. Fletcher i'roin the i-ominand of the American naval huso at I'.rcsl. Admiral Fletcher, who asked for the inuuii v. was the first witness. He presented a copy of an order from Admiral Sims in Auirnst. 1017, which, placed Captain li. II. Jackson. Ameri can naval representative at the French ministry id' marine, in com mand of "all American naval and aviation hases" in France. Identifying Ihe srencral text of tho letler Admiral Sims told tho eonrl. thai "either the copy or tho original" contained a I vpoirraphical error: that he had intended hi order Captuiu .lackson to comtmiud only the naval aviation hases. ' Admiral Fletcher was removed from command al Brest after tho sinkine of Iho American army transport An tilles October 1 SUM 17. He told the court that many of tho naval craft under his command were slow vachts which had difficulty in keopmtr no with the merchant ships thov wore sen! out lo iruard. I'uiiIcIn Procrastinated WASIIINOTOX. Mar. 2."). "Pro crastination on the part of Secretary Ihiniels," was responsible for a se rious shortaire of personnel which proved Ihu initial handicap of tho nnvv in the war," Captain Leiirh C. Fahiicr. war time chief of the bureau of nuviiruliou, testified todav before the senate committee ir. .estinntinir the navy's conduct of the war. The secretary. Captain I'almer de clared, was unable to appreciate tho necessity Tor ohtuinimr and traiiitni; men in advance of an actual declara tion of war. "Kven after war was declared," I In? witness said, "he used lo hiiv 'wo have loo many reserves mm',' " .last before Ihe United Stoles joined the allies, when the bureau of unviL'alion was slriviiur to recruit na val reserves, Ihe witness continued, Srcretarv Daniels ordered enrollment in tin reserve stopped. "Did you slop" asked Chairman Mule. "No, wo needed Ihe men nnd went rillil. ahead." "I talked lo Mr. Daniels the ollmr tiav ami he doesn't remember anv IhiiiL' about lhal." saiil the Witness, "but he did order me to slop enroll ment then and several other times." Navy Short. 07,1100 Caplaiu I'almer told the commit tee (hat when war was declared the navy was short 1)7,111)0 reculur and reserve enlisled men and about 2,i)()0 officers I'roin its peace time rctiuiro meuts ami that at least 120.000 addi tional enlisted men and tnanv nioro officers were needed for destrovors. The witness said contrress was not to blame, as it irave cvcrythiii!; tho department asked for. Ifeidvintr to a onestion bv Chair man Hale, Captain rainier declared thai Secretary Daniels did all bo could to help (ret men "in tho critical davs f ,e sniinir of 1D17." "The secretary." he said, "backed (Continued on I'hro Three) lic iidvoearv hv the preidcnl'ej triends and members of bis eabinet that he run a third time bus allowed the eountrv to believe that ho will break an aueient prceedtmt, tho speaker declared. ' "I regret therefore all tho more that lie has remained silent fls to his intentions in the mutter of a third term," he continued. "I believe tho accomplishments otf bis administra tion under his creat leadership will secure for him a triune hich on tho roll of our great presidents."