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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 2(5, 1920.
NO. 30
ALLIES UN
E AGA
ribxjne
PARIS WINS
ENGLAND TO
FORCE
Military Action Aqainst Germany
Even to Occupation of Additional
Territory Sanctioned Over Italy's
Protests Will Meet German Chan
cellor at Spa, Belgium. May 25
Adriatic Tanflle Up Aqain May
Admit Bolshevik Delegation.
SAN REMO, April 20. (IlavasV
The ioint declaration to bo published
tonight will set forth that an increase
of tho German armv cannot even be
considered so long as tho terms of
the treaty are not beius; complied with.
It will recall that the Ocrmuns have
mado no proposition on the repara
tion (riven, but will declare that the
allies will not insist upon too tech
nical an interpretation of tho treaty.
. Tho declaration will assert the de
termination of the allies not to annex
nnv purt of Germany's territory. It
will decalre that a direct exchange of
views would bo preferable to an ex
change of notes and vrill end bv as
serting that the unity of the allies for
the exocution of the treaty is as com
plete as their unity for tho war and
that the only means for Germany to
secure her old position in tho world
will be for her to keep her engage
ments. ' SAN REMO, April 20.-i-Tho su
premo council today adopted the
Franco-British declaration with re
gard to Germany after inserting a
clause declaring its readiness to take
nil measures, even the occupation of
additional German territory, if neces
sary to assure the carrying out of tho
treaty of Versailles.
The adoption of this clause caused
some discussion. Premier Nitti of
Italy opposed military measures. Pre
miers Millcrand and Lloyd George.,
however, showed him the necessity of
considering such an eventuality. For
eign Minister Hvmans of Belgium and
Baron Matsui tho Japanese ambassa
dor to France, joined them in this
point of view, which was adopted.
It was announced that representa
tives of tho allies will meet the Ger
man Chancellor Muollcr. at Spa, Bel
' gium, May 25.
PARIS, April 28. Dr. Goepport.
head of the German delegation in
Paris, today handed the foreign of
fice a note addressed to Premier Mil
lerand stating that the additional
troops which had entered the Ruhr
district, hod all evacuated that dis
trict April 21.
Fiumo Tangle. Again
SAN REMO, April 2fi (Rv the
Associated Press Tho council of
premiers, at the request of Premier
Nitti of Italy and Foreign Minister
Triimbitch, of Jngo-Slavin, will allow
the Adriatic question to remain in
negotiations between the Italian and
Jugo-Slav governments, it was learn
ed today.
"Reports Hint the Adriatic, question,
including the disposition of Fiume,
would be settled by the San Rcmo
council in accordance with President
Wilson's program, appeared from San
Remo advices last night to be at least
premature. It was stated that the
settlement proposed by Premier Nitti
varied from President Wilson's pro
posal bv including a constitution for
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E,
1CHICAGO, April 26. Seven hun
dred robberies, whose loot is believed
to total more than $300,000 were
cleared today when police examined
the effects of Harry J. James, "silk
mask burglar" who was killed last
night after shooting up the town hall
police station, wounding two police
men. In James' private warehouse where
truckloads of rare art works, Orien
tal rugs, Jewels, typewriters, adding
W
TURKS OVERTHROW THE
FT
E
LONDON, April ' 26. Sim
porters of Essad Piishu, a Turk-
nh nationalist lender and former
provisional president of Albania,
have occupied Tirana, Albania
and overthrown the Albanian
government, according to a -
snge from Fiorina, transmitted
bv Ihe Exchange Telegraph eor-
respondent at Athens.
The members of the over-
thrown government have been
dispersed, the message adds.
L
,D.C.
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, April
2C. (By Associated Press.) The
body of Rear Admiral Carlo B. Brit
tain, chtof of staff to the commander
in chief of the Atlantic fleet, who
committed suicide by shooting Thurs
day last, is due to arrive at Wash
ington tomorrow on the hospital ship
Solace.
Rear Admiral Brlttain was In poor
health and was confined to Ills lied
when tho flagship of the fleet left
New York January 7 and until after
its arrival in Cuba. He- was an in
defatigable worker and it Is believed
his Illness brought his mental strain
to the breaking point.
On the evening of April 21 Rear
Admiral Brittain ' attended a recep
tion aboard the flagship. Apparent
ly he was in good spirits. At 4 o'clock
the next morning a shot was heard
In his cabin. The officer of the deck
found Rear Admiral Brittain in the
bathroom with a bullet holo '.hrough
the heart. His service pistol was in
.ho wash basin. Funeral services
were hold aboard the flagships.
Ensign Thomas B. 'Brittain, son of
the dead officer, who was with the
fleet at the time of his father's death
Is. accompanying the body to Wash
ington. Capatla Thomas R. Kurtz, assis
tant chief of staff, is now acting ias
chief of staff.
CHILE 10 BUY FIVE
SANTIAGO, Chile, April 25. Five
warships will be added to the Chilean
navy as a result of negotiations be
tween the Chilean and British govern
ments. Chile has decided to accept
the offer bv Great Britain of one
dreadnaught, three torpedo boat de
stroyers of 1,800 tons each, and a
transport.
Previous dispatches have indicated
that the dreadnaught in nuestion is
the Canada, one of two battleships
originally built for Chile in England,
both of which were remiisitioned for
the war. The other vessels nre taken
by Chile to replace the second dread
naught. Snowing in Nebraska.
LINCOLN, Neb., April 2(1. A
light snow storm prevailed in eastcru
Nebraska today. The storm is min
ing toward the northeast, the weather
bureau reported.
machines and dozens of other articles
were found, police uncovered a card
index in which the 700- robberies
were listed with the loot obtained.
Within a secret chamber in the
basement of the warehouse were 150
Oriental rugs appraised by an expert
at 140,000.
IWhen James was killed he was
found to be wearing a suit belonging
to former United States Senator Wil
liam L.orlmer. The suit was one of
forty stolen from a tailor shop.
R. R. TRAFFIC
NOW
REPORTED
L
Although Claims of Railrdad Mana
gers Disputed bv Insurgents Condi
tions Improving Steadily in Freight
Walk Out Labor Board Continues
lits Hearings.
CHICAGO, April 20 Develop
ments in the strike of insurgent rail-
load workers in the Chicago district
today were confined to issuance of
statements by the railroad manager';
and strikers. The managers asserted
1BD2 men were at work yesterday,
and that freight traffic was 90 pnr
cent of normal. The strikers assert
ed the number of men the railroad:
snid were at work was less than one
fifth the normal number, that the
industrial situation rnpidlv was
growing worse, with a number of
plants facing shutdowns because of
lack of coal, and that a compromise
would be forced sooner or later.
Elsewhere in the central and far
west a gradual return to normal
freight movement was reported.
WASHINGTON, April 2(3 The
railroad labor board refused today to
hear the wage demands of the Kansas
City Yardmen's association on tho
ground that the application did not
conform to the provisions of tho law.
Hearings on demands of strikers in
other districts previously had been
refused,
Replying' to telegrams from cham
bers of- commerce in various parts of
the country asking a speedy sell le
nient of the whole railway wage dis
pute, the board announced it was pro
ceeding with all diligence to mako nn
early adjustment.
The board today continued its hear
ings on the wage demands of the
brotherhoods, Timothy Shea, vice
president of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen, told the board that
labor is only a small item in the cost
of production. He declared that the
labor bill on shoes which now sell
for $17 or $18 a pair is only 88
cents.
NEW YORK, April 20. Fear of n
blacklist which would bar thorn per
manently from employment appeared
to bo one of the' driving forces to
day behind the steady break of the
railroad workers' strike, reported by
railroad officials-
No hint of such a olun has come
from the managers.
Officials of the lines continued to
day their optimistic statements of
last week that traffic was fast re
turning to normal and that the ef
fects of the strike would soon wholly
disappear.
Quiet in But to
BUTTE. Mont., April 20 Tn spite
of the fact that the unions include'
in the metal trades have refused to
endorse the strike of the metnil mine
workers union number 800 I. W. W.
miners did not return to work this
morning in great numbers. Less than
one-third of the normal crews arc re
ported at the various properties. No
picketing was attempted this mornin
and the night passed without dis
turbances of any kind. United States
soldiers again patrolled the avenues
leading to the mines. Police report
that many members of the I. W. W.
are leaving the citv.
Conferences called for tolnv lend
to the belief that the end of tho cook
and wnitcrs strike which has been
under way four weeks, is near nt hand
The restaurants and cafes incluled
in the associated industries still re
main closed, but there is some pros
pect that the differences involving
them will be adjusted this week. The
situation in respect to the strike of
the building trades remains the same.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 20 Wild
trading on the Minneapolis grain ex
change todav marked sharp changes
in cash and future prices of grain,
varying from 2 to 10 cents a bushel
Unseasonable weather, reports of
heavy buying by foreign firms for
export and unfavorable weather pre
dictions caused one of the most ex
citable markets in years.
NEAR
NORMA
HAT INTO RING FOR
PARTY'S
CHAMP CLATCK.'
NF.W YORK April 2fl. Chump
Clark, former speaker of tho hone
of representatives has decided to be
come u candidate for the democratic
presidential nomination, it was an
nounced hero todav lV Mrs. Julii
Sanders, an officer of the Swatinlka
Hub, a woman's political organiza
tion.
PARIS FACED BY
COMPLETE TIE-UP
PARIS, April JG. This city faces
an almost complete paralysis of busi
ness Saturday, Miiy 1, ns tho result
of n lnrge number of unions voting
to call a general strike. Public util
itv employes and unionized workers
on the payrolls of the municipality.
with tho exception of henlth officer.
and n large number of important,
branches of labor will participate.
Work in most lines will be resumed
after 24 hours, but the walkout of
telephone and telegraph employes will
interrupt communication.
Decision of the congress of French
railway workers to call a strike to
enforce demands threatens a new
danger, if the men lav down their
tools before Saturday.
The government's policy, as re
gards tho May day demonstrations,
would include nn immedinto mobiliza
tion of the railroad men to break the
strike, as was the oase in February.
As to tho May day demonstrations,
it is understood that the government's
plans call for even moro vigorous ac
tion than last year. At that time the
efforts to clear the streets ended with
troops charging the crowd and firing
on the strikers.
U. S. HOCKEY TEAM
ANTWERP, April 26. Canada
and Sweden will meet tonight to de
termine the Olympian hockey cham
pionship. Franco and tho United
States wero eliminated for first place
honors yesterday tho former losing
to Sweden by a score of 4 to 0, and
tho latter going down to a 2 to 0 de
feat before the Falcons of Canada
after a stirring contest. That Canada
will win the championship seems
certain.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., April 2C.
The board of directors of the Unlt
ed States Chamber of Commerce In
convention here today proposed tho
chamber assume supremo control of
Americanization work In the United
States, co-ordinating and directing
the efforts of organizations now en
gaged In philanthropic and patriotic
activities. To finance this under
taking it was proposed adequate col
lections of money be made and dis
bursed by a "standing committee on
American Ideals" under rules pro
scribed by the boarrd of directors.
H.
JOHNSON AND
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California Senator to Support Poin-
dexter in Washington and Former
Will Throw Streniith to Johnson in
Convention Perkins Retires as
National Committeeman.
KF.LLIXGHAM, Wash., April 2fi.
About 2"i0 delegates, including or-
uniiintinu officers, who will attem1.
the slate republican convention here
tomorrow, had arrived in the cilv tins
morning. Senator Miles Poindexter,
who is expected to obtain the indorse
ment of the convention for president,
was expected this afternoon and
probably will address the convention
tomorrow.
I auciises ot leaders trom various
parts of the state were held hist night
in the hope of ironing out pre-con
vention differences. S. A. Perkiiw of
Tucoina, announced this morning that
lie would not be a candidate for re
election as national committeeman.
One of the active candidates for the
place is Guv E. Kelly of Tacomu.
. The advisory platform committee
approached recently bv Samuel A.
Walker, state chairman, failed to meet
vetserdav afternoon on account of
luck of a (iiiopun. The platform com
mittec consisting of one member from
each county, went into session nt the
Elks club at ten o'clock this morning
It had been announced that houd-
ouarterH of supporters of Herbert
Hoover for president would be opened
toduv or tomorrow. Delegates in
favor of the enndiducv of General
Leonard Wood also were active today.
Supporters of Hiram Johnson an
nounced that thev would back Senii
tor Poindexter for the presidency,
anticipating that if Poindexter failed
of nomination in Chicago his support
would bo thrown to tho California
candidate.
Judge C. W. Howard of Bellingham.
was considered today to bo tho most
likely candidate for the office of tem
porary chairman of the convention.
Captain E. K. Iirown of Ellcnsburg
and Judge W. P. Hell of Kvcrctt, were
discussed for the permanent chair
manship. BY THE PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, April 26. Nom
inations of registers of landofftces
sent to tho senate today by Frosident
Wilson Included:
William II. Canon at Rosoburg,
Ore.; Gcorgo A. C. Hochestor, at
Seattle, Wash.; John L. Wiley at
Spokane, Wash., and Richard Stro
bach at Yakima, Wash.
The president also nominated Syd
ney S. Beggs to bo receiver of public
moneys at Watervllle, Wash. ,
iW. H. Canon, former mayor of
Modford and well known thruout
southern Oregon, is now rogister of
the land office at Itoscburg.
SON OF SECY SEWARD
DIES AT A RIPE AGE
AUBURN. N. Y.. April 20 Gene
ral William II. Sewnnl, son of the late
Secretory Seward, died todav, after
a long illness, aged 81. He was a
resident of Washington much of the
period of the Civil war and knew
Lincoln intimately. He lead the l.'IBth
New York volunteers and later it
became the Ninth heavy artillery.
After the Civil war. General Seward
entered the bunking business. He Ki 'i
n director in many large corporations
including the American Express com
pany. ,
Vancouver R. R. Strike.
VANCOUVER, 11. C. April 2(1.
Laborers on the Dollcv Varden rail
road and miners have struck at Alice
Arm, li. C, according to dispatches
reaching here today. The former de
mand t per day und board, in place
of $i without board as nt present. It
is not known what demands the
miners will make. Tho umber of men
out was not stated. Work nt the
plant at Alice Ann has been tied up,
dispatches say.
pile
HOLD
I
N.Y. WHOLESALE SUGAR
REACHES 23 CENTS LB.
CONFERENCE IS CALLED
WASHINGTON", April 26.
More than a dozen sugar re
finers met here todav with How
ard Figg, assistant to the attor
ney general in charge of the high
cost of living campaign to dis
cuss wnvs and menus of increas
ing tho sugar supplv. The con
ference was behind closed doors.
NEW YORK. April 20. The
American Sugar Refining com
pany announced todav it had
advanced the price for bulk
granulated sugar from 17V0fl u
pound to 1H ',; wholesale. Prices
for sugar now vary from 17'A
to 211 'e a pound among the
leading refiners.
Sinco hist December Ihe price
of Cuban raw sugar has udvene
cd from ten cents, cost and
freight to 18 cents.
4lt
NOT TO ENTER THE
SPU ING FIELD, Mass., April 2G.
In a statement given out hero todav
nt the request of Angus M'eSwocn,
manager of tho Johnson eastern head
quarters in Now York, announcement
is made, that Senator Johnson will not
enter the primary contest in Massa
chusetts. The statement defining the
senator's attitude in the bay state
primary campaign is as follows:
"Senator Johnson, after careful
consideration of tho situation in
Massachusetts decided not to enter
the primary contest there. Ho has
not authorized nor has any persons
authorized in his behalf the endorse
ment of nnv candidate in that contest.
Senntor Johnson recognizes that tho
mon who aro being voted for are in
many instances of national promi
nence nnd that their views upon pub
lic questions are understood bv the
citizens of the state. He docs not
desire to take part in the contest nor
to havo persons who hnvo generously
formed organizations in his behalf at
tempt to influenco tho election of
delegates, who have not expressed a
preference for his nomination."
Tho statement is believed to have
been issued because of action of the
secretar vof tho Hiram Johnson cli.b
of Massachusetts indorsing the can
didacy for dclcguto at largo of Alvun
T. Fuller.
NO CLUE TO MURDERER
OF N. DAKOTA FAMILY
TURTLE LAKE. N. D., April 20
McLean county officials who are in
vestigating the murder of Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob Wolf, their five children
and a chore hoy on tho Wolf farm
near hero said toduy thev still wero
without tangible clues cither ns to the
identity of tho murderer or motives
that prompted the crimo discovered
Saturday afternoon.
T,
WASHINGTON, April 20. Radio
messages received today by the nnvy
department from its station at Cor
dova, Alaska, indicato that IioaUi
Amundsen, the nretio explorer, in
tends to abandon his effort to reach
the north polo.
. The messages said it was under
stood that Amundsen, who arrived
last week, nt Anadyr, Siberia, intend
ed to take the steamer Victoria nt
Nome for Seattle. It was stated that
the time of his departure would de
pend nn the time of his getting clear
of ice in Siberia.
The radiograms from Cordova were
in rcsponso to a message from, tho
COAL SUIT
IS WON BY
U. S. GOV'T,
Anti-Trust Action Against Reading
and Atfiliated Companies Sus
tained by Supreme Court Vote Is
4-3 With Clark. Holmes and Van
de Venter Dissenting Reading and
Central New Jersey Must Sell Stock
Holdings.
WASHINGTON, April 20. ThO
fedoral government today won Its
anti-trust suit against the Reading
company and affiliated coal compan
ies In one of the socalled anthracite
coul cases.
By a vote of 4 to 3 tho supreme
court sustained tho government's
charges that tho companies violated
tho "commodities clause" of the Inter
state commerce act and ordered the
dissolution ot the companies.
The Reading and Central of New
Jersey railroads, the court decided,
must dispose of stock ownership,
respectively, ot the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron company and
tho Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal
company.
Justice Clarke rendered the deals-'
ion for the majority, while Chief Jus
tice Whlto, in a minority opinion In
which Associato Justices Holmes and
Van DeVonter Joined, said the opin
ion of the lower court dismissing tha -government's
suit should' be ' dis
missed. WASHINGTON, April 26 ThS
supreme court failed again today to
hand down a decision on the consti
tutionality of the prohibition amend
ment and the enforcement act,
AsBociato JubUcos McReynolda and
'Brandels did not participate In tho
decision. Justice McRoynolds was
attorney general during the time the
government prosecuted the suit which
was Instituted In 1913.
Confusion in Report .
Another of the socalled anthracite
coal cases, that against the Lehigh
Valley Railroad company and affili
ated rail, coal production and sales
compauies Is ponding , and whan
Justice Clarke read his decision In
the Reading case today It was at first
assumed that this case also had been
decided. Examination ot the written
opinion, howover, disclosed that con
fusion had been brought' about by
reference In the opinion to the Le
high and Wilkes-Barre Coal company
one of the companies attacked In the
Reading case. ( . , '
NI3W YORK, April 26, Reading
rose almost six points to 84 H shortly
aftor news was recolvod ot the Read
ing decision of the supreme court.
The entire railway list became stron
ger on actlvo buying, which embrac
ed not only the coalers, but cotton
curriers and trunk lines. Agricultur
al rails also shared in the general
advance. ' .
Cruiser to Vladivostok.
WASHINGTON, April 20 Tho
cruiser New Orleans, which has been
ordered to Vladivostok from Manila
will relieve the cruiser Albany, which
has been nt the Russian port for soma
time, navy department officials said
today.
POLE
RETURN TO SEATTLE
navy department asking If that sta
tion was in touch either with the Rus
sian wireless station at Anadyr or
with Amundsen's ship,' which is
caught in the ice in Siberia. Thoy
were summarized bv the navy depart
ment as follows: .
"Reports Amundsen's, messenger
left about a week ago directing all
correspondence be forwarded Nome.
Understnnd Amundsen expects oaten
steamer Victoria nt Nome for Seattla.
Time will depend on his getting clear.'
of ice in Siberia."
Tho navy department explained
that this dispatch cvidentlv refamd
to Teports received from the Anady?
radio station. '