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MEDFORD, OHEQOX, SATURDAY, APKIL 17, 1920.
NO. 23
RIBUNE
RADICAL
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Hope for Settlement Dashed When
"Outlaw" Leaders Repeat Original
Demands and Add New Ones to
List B. R. Employees Return in
Large Numbers.
CHICAGO. April 17 Hope for set
tlement of the railroad strike hero to
day was definitely lost this morning
when the grand lodge offiecrs, di
rectors and trustees of the "outlaw"'
union reiterated their origindl de
mands and added new ones to the list.
It was reported when the leaders
of the insurgent organization went
into session that they were planum','
to advise their men to return to work.
At the close of the session John
Grunau. president of tho Chicago
Yardmen's association which called
the first strike here, issued the fol
lowing statement:
"At a meeting of grand lodge of
ficers, board of directors and board
of trustees of the Chicago Yardmen's
nssocintion nt ten o'clock a. m., it
was unanimously decided that the
original demands of the C. Y. A. pre
sented to the railroads, shall stand,
also that as far as switchmen and
switch tenders are concerned, we
must be recognized ns the governmi
body. Also that there shall be no
discrimination against any men who
have withdrawn from the service of
the various railroad companies ami
they must be restored to their former
seniority rank.
(Signed) "JOHN CIRUNAU"
Addition of the two demands to the
previous list apparently has widened
the split between the roads and
brotherhoods on the one hand and the
strikers on the other.
The general managers and tins
brotherhood here have given the
strikers until Holiday to return to
work, under penalty of losing their
seniority.
BY THE ASSOCIATED TRESS.
April 17. Speedy termination of the
transportation tieup wrought bv the
unauthorized strikes of railroad work
ers throughout the country seemed
nssurred today.
Switchmen, vardmen nnd other em
ployes of the Pennsylvania, Heading
and Baltimore and Ohio lines in the
Philadelphia district one of the
eastern strongholds of the strike-
were returning to worlf today under
orders of their strike lenders.
William J. Tracy, chief of the
Pennsylvania state bureau of medi
ation, who effected the settlement
there, said tho work order would af
fect strikers on all lines between
Boston and Washington.
The Philadelphia settlement will he
affected on the basis of a promise
from Pennsylvania and B. & 0. of
ficials that returning strikers would
retain their seniority ranking and
would be free from all discrimina
tion. -
Strikers at Bnltimore, another
eastern stronghold, also were return
ing today.
In tho New York district railroad
officials declared the men were re
turning rapidly.
Reports from all sections of the
country indicated that the swing
hack to work was fast gaining mo
mentum. CHICAGO, April 17. The railroad
strike hero will bo called off toduv
it was reported at headquarters of
the Chicago Yardmen's association,
the "outlaw" union, this morning.
Officials of tho union nro in con
ference. A mass meeting of the
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REFUS
0 BACK DOWN
CALIFORNIA WINS EASILY FROM
OAKLAND, Cnl April 17. Cali
fornia university won the annual var
sity boat race with Stanford univer
sity on the Oakland cstunrv today bv
three lengths. The time for the three
mile course was 18 minutes 25 2-5
seconds.
California's victory, the second one
in the annual regatta, was compniu
tively easy. The winning crew was
doing 38 strikes to the minute nt the
finish nnd although Stanford was
using the same stroke it could not
close the ever-widening gap that
started soon after tho race began.
A.. .1. - J 41. a finnl
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stretch the Fruitvnle drawbridge
ppeued to allow them a freer passage
CORK, Ireland, April 17
Charges of wilful murder
against Premier I.lovd George
were brought in the verdict of
the jury in the inquest into the
death of Mayor MucCurtain of
this city, assassinated last
month, which was rendered to
day. The verdict also charges Vis
count French, lord lieutenant of
Ireland, Ian Macl'herson, for
mer chief secretary and several
police inspectors with murder.
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SAINT RKMO, Italy, April 17. (By
Associated Press). Whether the
United States would be represented
at tHo conference of the allied na
tions called to meet in San Remo was
a question which had. not been an
swered hero as the chief representa
tives' of the powers gathered today
for the sessions which are to begin
Monday.
The conference will have as Its
program an endeavor to settle throe
or four of the great problems now
disturbing Europe. One of these Is
what action shall bo taken respecting
the carrying out of the treaty of Ver
sailles so that it will lie made plain
to Germany that tho allies regard it
as a binding instrument. Others are
the determination of the future of
the Turkish empire and tho final
framing of the Hungarian peace
treaty. The Adriatic settlement and
the international exchange problem
are also likely to bo considered.
pVASHINuTOX, April 17. At the
time pf the first announcement that
tho ailled nations would hold a con
ference at San Remo, it was said at
the state department that the United
States w;ould not be represented and
it is understood that there has been
no change in this decision.
HAIL GAME 10 SOLVE
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OTTAWA, April 17. A syndicate
of Enclish nubllshers is prepared to
spend $40,000,000 In Canada to in
sure an adequate and continuous
supply of news print paper, according
to G. R. Hall Caine, son of tho Eng
lish novelist. Mr. Caine, who is In
Canada representing the syndicate,
says he proposes to buy 1000 square
miles of timber and erect mills.
CHICAGO U. BALL TEAM
SAN FRANCISCO, April 17.
Eleven members of the University of
Chicago baseball squad, accompanied
bv Professor and Mrs. F. McrrifielJ,
departed for Japan on the steamer
Tenyo Mam today. Tho ball team
will play n scries with tho three Japa
nese universities.
and hundreds of students perched on
all parts of the draw cheered wildly.
Before the race a canoe containing
California rooters was swamped, but
all were quickly rescued.
California also won the sevond vcr
sitv and freshmen races.
Time for the second varsity ami
freshmen races was 11 minutes, 32
seconds, nnd 11 minutes, 43 1-5 sec
onds, respectively, both races being
over a two-mile course
The California men won on form
nnd condition, apparently, the Stan
ford men lagging badly, particularly
in the second varsity and vnrsitv
events, although thev tried manfully
to close the ever-widening stretches
of water. . - -
H. L
WLSON
HAS NO LOVE
Former Mexican Ambassador De
clares to Support Wilson's Mexi
can Policy Is Unpatriotic Mexi
cans Can Only Understand Justice
When Accompanied by Firmness.
WASHINGTON, April 17 Mexico's
request for permission to send troops
througb American territory so as to
attack Sonora from the north has
been referred to the war department
by the state department.
State department officials today
said the request had not come offic
ially from the Mexican government as
they stated vesterday, but from high
officials of the Mexican army.
While the war department was con
sidering the request. Henry Lane Wil
son, former ambassador to Mexico,
continued his testimony regnrding
Mexican nf faii-s before a senate in
vestigating committee.
"The peculiar motives which in
duced President Wilson to adopt the
policy or rather lack of policy toward
Mexico during the last seven years,"
he said, "arise evidently from the
mental obsession that all knowledge
and all power rests in the executive.
I believe that he came to office with
the idea that he had a mandate from
tho American people to reverse all the
foreign policies of his predecessors."
Besides affecting Mexico, this had
worked great harm "in bringing about
the domination of Japan over China,"
Mr. Wilson .said.
Discussing the treaty controversy
the former ambassador said :
"The president wrote article ton
of the treaty himself and though
there are many more important sec
tions than it, he has caused wide
spread disaster bv insisting that the
whole treaty be rejected rather than
let the senate -lnodify that one sec
tion." "As to Mexico, I am informed that
he has already written a plank on the
subject for the next national plat
form of the democratic party, indors
ing nnd demanding n continuance of
this course," tho witness continued.
"He cannot bo changed.
"Anybody who supports the Mexi
can policy of President Wilson is un
patriotic nnd un-American. Eighty
per cent of Mexico's population is
illiterate nnd Indian, with a distinct
division between the Indian of the
north and the southern Maya. They
have no concept of fine-spun politic
or altruistic theory, but do compre
hend justice if it is accompanied by
firmness."
AT A NEW LEVEL
SAN FRANCISCO, April 17. A
single day's snowfall of thirty inches
on the high Sierra reaches yesterday,
brought the pack at Summit to 93
inches, which is six inches above tho
average pack there at this season of
tho year and two inches above last
year's level at this date. The snow
was soft, however, and it was expect
ed the pack would shrink by Beveral
Inches in the next few days. The
snow and fainfall had the effect of
bringing the Sacramento river to a
new level, reported to be the highest
since the rainy season began.
RUMANIA ORDERS FIFTY
BUCHAREST, April 17. Rumania
has placed ah order for fifty loco
motives with the Baldwin Locomotive
company of Philadelphia, this being
the first step taken toward improv
ing the demolished railways of this
country. The locomotives will bo de
livered by July 1.
O.S.
IS
MAROONED IN ITALY
ROM K, April 10. Robert Under
wood Johnson, American ambassador
to Italy, is believed to be murooncd
somewhere in northern Italv ns a re
sult of the general strike there. He
is due to arrive here tonight, but
advices from Turin state the train
from Paris has not reached thut city.
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DAYTON, O.. April 17. E.
B. Wetson, local manufacturer,
has offered to finance an ex
periment to communicate with
Mars should the government re
fuse use of an airship at Fort
Omaha, Neb.
Professor David Todd of Am
herst university plans to make
an attempt next Friduv to com
municate with the planet bv
Captain Leo Stevens, if federal
consent is given.
Weston offers to pay all ex
penses of the experiment, stipu
lating the flight must start from
Dayton.
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' HE WILL
STOCKHOLM, April 17 Dr. Wolf
gang Kapp, leader of the reactionary
revolt in Berlin March 13, who was
arrested at Soedertel.re vesterday. has
been in Sweden for a week, having
arrived by airplano from Germany
April 10. He shaved off his mous
tache, but was recognized bv tt Swed
ish author.
Kapp spent Wednesday night mer
rymaking with a party of Swedish
engineers, who were not aware of his
identity, lie seemed in good liuuur
when arrested. As be is wanted in
Germany for a political offense lie
cannot be surrendered, and no de
mand for his extradition is expected.
He was provided with a false pass
port bearing the name of "Kami?.."
Swedish authorities might expel him
for this violation of tho law, but
in this case ho could elect where he
would be sent. In the meantime ho is
being held in inil.
BLIZZARD SWEEPS THE
SR0CKM.!STATES;7IN
DENVER, Colo., April 1". Den
ver and this section of the west was
today gripped by a blizzard the sec
ond big storm for Colorado In a
week. With tho report from Trini
dad today of the death of Harry
'Moulton, 19, and his 13 year old
brother, Fred W., whOBe frpzon bod
ies were found in snowdrifts n tho
plains in Las Animas county, Colo
rado's blizzard list from the storm
that swept the state last . Sunday
reached a total of seven.
The new storm began at midnight.
Snowfall from one inch to two foet
was reported to the weathor bureau
today. Press associations were ex
periencing difficulty with wires and
telephone and telegraph companies
were badly handicapped.
LATEST NEWS
OF THE STATE
SALEM, Ore., April 17. W. Hul
McNnir of Ashland will be appointed
hv Governor Olcott ns a member of
the stnto board of pharmncv to suc
ceed J. Lee Brown of Marshficld,
whose term expires May 20.
SALF.Xt Ore.. April 17 Laws
passed at the special session of the
legislature last January and which
were not killed bv the veto of Gov
ernor Olcott, become effective toduv
with the exception of those referred
to the people for their vote nt the
special election on May 21.
Doubtless the most generally im
portant of the news measures is that
revising the law relative to sentences
passed for some offenses and chang
ing the parole system.
The new law makes the parole sys
tem more stringent than it has. been
heretofore nnd eliminates several in
consistencies. ASTORIA. Ore., April 17. Two
hundred nnd thirty two new Columbia
river fishing bonts have been regis
tered nt the customs house here nnd
will join the gill netting nnd troll'ii?
fleets when the commercial season
opens next month.
T
TAKE CAPITAL
SINALOA STATE
General Flores Enters Chief City of
Bordering Territory Eight Hun
dred Troops Ready to Resist At
tack on North Mex Request Re
ported Refused.
AGUA PR1ETA, Sonora, April 17.
Sonora troops under General Angel
Flores entered the city of Culiacan,
capital of Sinaloa, today, according
to official dispatches from General
P. Elias ('alios, commander in chid
of the Sonora forces made public
here bv General J. M". Pinu, com
mander of this district.
. AGFA PH1ETA. Sonora. April 17.
Eight hundred Sonora soldiers were
camped here today preparing to re
sist any attack on Agua Prieta by
Carranza forces, and more wero en
route, according to General J. M.
Pina, military commander of this dis
trict.
The troops will he sent to other
points of expected attack should the
Sonora officials get confirmation of
the report the United Stntes will not
allow Carranza troops to cross Amer
ican territory to attack Sonora, Gene
ral Pinn said.
Francisco Villa has offered Ijis
assistance to the Sonora government,
it was reported here. Military offic
ials would not sav whether Villa's
offer had been accepted.
The Sonora troops all had guns
and seemingly plenty of ammunition.
Mexican Kcqucst Refused
WASHINGTON, April 17. Senator
Knox, republican, Pennsylvania, told
the senate today that he! was in
formed that the state departmen had
refused the recniest of Mexican of
ficers for a permit to transport troops
through American territory to move
against the antii-CaiTanza forces in
ftonora.
Senator Knox stated later privately
that he had taken his information
from tho New Y'ork Sun.
Senator Knox's statement wns
made in response to vigorous pro
tests by Senators Smith nnd Ashurst,
of Arizona, against granting the Mex
ican request.
Denouncing the Cnrranzn troops as
"murderers," Senator Ashurst de
clared the state of Arizona had "some
rights."
"I hope the governor will repel with
force any armed gang of Mexican ma
rauders, whether on train or foot,"
he said.
IDOUGLAS, Ariz., April 17. J. M.
Alvrcs Tostodo, until the withdrawal
of the state of Sonora from the gov
ernment of Mexico collector of cus
toms at Agua Prieta, In a statement
made public here today said he had
received a message from Mexico City
saying tho report that two Mexican
gunboats had been seized by Sonora
officials on the west coast was un
true. Tostodo ajao Bald ho had received
information from unimpeachable
sources that labor unions at Cananca
Pilares and Nacozarl, where are lo
catod big mining camps had passed
resolutions condemning the Sonora
state government for withdrawing
from tho national government.
General Alvaro Obrcgon still Is In
Mexico City, Tostodo said, and will
not be permitted to leave tho capital
until an investigation of the rebel
chieftain General Roberto Cejudo is
completed. Reports recolved by So
nora officials at Agua Prieta had said
Obregon and his campaign manager
Benjamin Hill, had fled from the
capital. '
AGUA PniETA,,Sonoro, April 17.
Sonora revolutionary forces march
ing Into Sinaloa ore extending their
domination of the Southern Pacific
do Mexico, an American-owned rail
road, as thoy advance, according to a
dispatch from HermoBlllo, capital of
Sonora, made public here today.
More than four hundred troops ar
rived here last night and early today
and more are enroute to defend Agua
Prieta against any attack by Carran
zistas. Reinforcements also are be
ing sent to troops on the Sonora
Chlhuahua border.
Old trench systems here are being
remodeled and new ones dug. A
house of Mrs. Alice Gatllff, an Amer
ican resident of Douglas, has been
converted into a military hospital
here.
Liberty Bond Prices
NEW YORK, April 17 Final
prices on Liberty bonds were:
Three ami one-halfs 03.00: first
4'h $00.30: second 4'h. 80.08: first
H-i's 00.30: second 4'4's $80.00:
third 4','s $02.IO; fourth 4,V
$87.00; Victory 3y,'s $00.08; Victory
U:!i' 0u-0. - ...
SONORA
ROOPS
POTATO ROBBERS THE
LATEST STUNT IN ROSE
CITY, ONE BOY SHOT
POIiTLAXD, Ore., April 17.
One nlleirt'd potato thief was
shot and five otlii'r men were
lirrestoil late last nitrht bv depu
ty sheriffs and a civilian posse
which surprised the tranir in an
alleged attempt to steal potatoes
from the home of a farmer
named Hitrhie, near Oresham.
The intruders had two autos and
a truck lined up bv the potato
cellar. All the machines were
captured. The wounded man is
A. Thompson, who was shot in
the ami and side by one of ttie
civilian posse.
FORM FEATURE OF
NEW YORK, April 17. Develop
ments of the week In tho securities
market wore governed largely by
tighter credits and tho railroad
strike. Neither of these factors act
ed as a dotorront, howovor, to tho
aggressivo operations of bull polls.
Call money rose to 15 per cent,
when the demand wns at its height
albeit most of tho wook's loans were
mudo at 8, marked relaxation being
shown when Interior banks came into
tho market. Time money lost none
of Its stringency, Blightly higher bids
being mado for short tlmo accommo
dation with few acceptances.
On tho surface the Investment
market derived further strength from
the success of the Pennsylvania bond
offering, this being followed by an
announcement of tho Standard Oil
company of LVew .lorsey of an addi
tional lssuo of S 100,000,000 prefer
red stock.
The effect of those new undertak
ings upon previous Issues with less
attractive Interest returns wns most
obvious In Liberty bonds and Victory
notes, nearly all of which suffered
depreciation to new low records.
Additional reasons for tho weak
ness of the government's war flota
tioas were found in the higher Inter
est rates attached to new treasury
certificates and involuntary liquida
tion from sections of tho country
where industrial unrest has been
most conspicuous.
CHICAGO HALTS 10 DO
CIIICAGOj April 17. Machinery
nf tlm mtv. nnimtv. utntn nnd fpdornl
offices pnused in Chicago this morn
ing during tho iuncral of Uoger L.
Snllivim. rlnmnnrntu' lender. who
died ut his homo Wednesday. Scores
of public officials and political lead
ers and thousands of members of ser
vitin nrimniziitiftnu nnd friends at
tended the funeral services nt IIolv
Name Cathedral and marched from
the church through tho business dis
trict. Tho funeral services were conduct
ed by tho archbishop Mundelein.
Banks Show Gain.
NEW YOHK, April 17 Tho actual
condition of clearing house buiiks and
trust compnnics for the week show3
they hold $23,o84,.r!)0 reserve in ex
cess of legal requirements. This is
an increase of $11,007,490 from last
week.
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COAL MINERS
PITTSHUIUi. Kns., April 17.
Judge Andrew J. Currnn this morning
ordered Alexander Hownt and other
officials of tho Kansas Miners' union
to order back to work the miners who
have been idle for n week. Tho ac
tion "was taken on the motion of R.
J. Hopkins, attorney general for Kan
sas for permission to nmend tho pe
tition of the state for n permanent
Injunction against n striko.
The judge ordered the union offic
ials to tnko this oction or show cause
for not doing ho in court, April 27.
' All of tho mines except one deep
Biiua nnd tlireo steam shovel's pits
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Mayor Brown of Sacramento Issues
Proclamation Askino. Men :to Wear
the Cheap Raiment Bakersfleld
Establishes Club While Idaho. Gov
ernor Joins in the Movement.
BAKEItSFIELD, Cal., April 17.
Tho "overall movement" reached
Bakersfleld this morning when seventy-seven
men and twenty women
employes of tho Southern Paclflo
railroad, connected with the superin
tendent's office, formed a club and.
agreed, beginning Wednesday next to .
don tho garments that servo as a yis
ihla protest against old 11. C. L.
SACRAMHNTO, Cal., April 17.
.Mayor John Brown said today ho
would lssuo a proclamation asking
tho men of Sacramento to wear, com
mencing next Wednesday, overalls aa
a moans to reduce the high cost of
clothing. City nnd Some state offic
ials will wear overalls.
MISSOULA, Mont., April 17. Of
fice employes of the division head
quarters of the Northern Paclflo rail
way here formed an Overalls club to
day and agreed to report for duty
Monday in denim. i
BOISE, Idaho, April 17 Governor
Davis and approximately 100 other
state officials and employes Blgned
the overall pledge here Saturday. The
movement In 'Bolso has grown In two
days to include nearly 600 signers.
The state supreme court has the mat-
tor uader consideration purposing to
act as a unit so that no justice's con
ception of the court's dignity may be
offended if overalls are worn.
SPRINCF1ELD, 111., April 17.
The "Overall clubs" are adding to
the high cost of living ot men who
huve to wonr them the Springfield
Federation of Labor declares, and
they passed a resolution last night'
condemning the movement. Denims
have greatly increased in price since
tho movement to wear overalls be
gan, speakers said at the labor meet
ing. , .
SHARON, Pa., April 17 An over
alls club formed at Wheatland, Pa.,
near Sharon, and one of the first to
be organized In western Pennsylvania
has gone so far in Its zeal to protest
the high cost of clothing as to Impoie
a penalty upon members for failure
to don denims. .
Any member who fails to wear
overalls at all times will be ducked in
tho Erie canal. Tho club Is composed
of business and professional Men.
SIOUX CITY, la., April 17. A
Sioux City Overall club has been or
ganized. About 150 have signed the
petition agreeing to start wearing
overalls next Monday.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., April 17.
More than one hundred clerks and
officials in the local offices of the
Pennsylvania railroad have organiz
ed first "OverallB club" hero.
VICTORIA, B. C, April 17. With
all sails set, Us clock running and
not a soul aboard, the trawl boat Me-
Duff drove on the rocks near Alll
ford Bay, Queen Charlotte Islands,
yesterday, according to a Wireless
message received hero. The boat is
believed to belong to Abel Edward,
of Prince Rupert, B. C. '
HO
BACK IQ 1HE MINES
were idle. About 11,700 miners of
the district are not working. , Bond
for Alexunder Howat and the other
miners union officials held in the jail
were approved by Judge Currnn.
WASHINGTON, April 17. Al
though tho established wage scalo
for common laborers is $0 for an
eight-hour dav, as compnred with
$1.75 for a nino-hour dnv before the
war, there is a forty per cent short
age of laborers in Now York City,
Konnld Tavlor, president of the New
York Building Trades Employers' as
sociation, vesterday told the house
immigration committee.
OVERAL
IDEA
ACCEPTED
CALIFORNIA