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MEDFORD The Weather Maximum yesterday 73 Minimum today 47 Predictions Fair. Fiftieth Tear. Daily Fifteenth Year. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY .13, 3920. NO. 40 WILSON 11 PUIS AX TO Bill President Vetoes Annual Appropria tion Bill Carryinq $104.000,000 Section Givinq Congress Censor ship Enroachlnq on Executive Functions Cause of Action Con gress Would Prevent Information Being Given to Country. WASHINGTON, Muy 13. Presi dent Wilson toilav vetoed the execu tive, legislative nnd iuciicial bill be cause of the section mitliiiir under conirressionnl control all e:ovcriiment publications. . This section, the presi dent said, would ejve coimress a "censorship" enronchinir on executive functions. Chairman Good of the appropria tions committee conferred with other republican leaders with a view to undertaking u vote on thereto, late today. This measure carries the annual ap propriations for the legislative, execu tive and iudieiul branches of the gov ernment and its re-pussie bv con gress will be necessary. The total carried by tho bill is $101,000,000. The section of the bill at which the veto was aimed provides that "no journal, magazine, periodical or other similar government publication," shall be issued except' under regulations prescribed by tho congressional joint committee on printing, nnd u proviso is ndded including in the cntegoiv "mimeographing, niultigrnphing nnd other processes used for tho duplica tion of typewritten and printed mas ter, other than official correspon dence and office records." Restrict Information "The obvious effect of this provis ion," said the president, "would be io give to that committee power to pre vent tho executive departments from mimeographing for otherwise dupli cating nnv niatcriul which thev de sire, nnd in that way power to deter mine what information shall be given to the people of the country bv tho executive departments. With out raising nnv constitutional ques tion, I think that this section " is an enronehment on the functions c-f the executive nnd incompatible with good government. "I am in entire sympathy with the efforts of the congress and the de partments to effect economies in printing and in the use of paper and supplies, but I do not believe that such a provision as this should be come law. Try Budget System . "If we are to have efficient nnd economic business administration the congress, I believe, shoidd di rect its efforts to the control of pub lic moneys along broader lines. This can be accomplished bv establishing an effective budget sys tem which I have heretofore urged. "The congress nnd the executive should function within their respec tive spheres. The congress has the (Continued on Page Eight) 0 1IY OREGON HIT BY GASOLINE FAMINE EIFTY CENTS A GALLON IN ROSEBURG ROSEBURG, Ore., May 13. The record price of gasoline was reached in Roseburg today, when that prec ious liquid sold at the high figure of ' 50 cents' a gallon. One car of gaso line arrived Just In time last week to save tho town from being without motor fuel, and again today there was a very meager supply and Stan dard OH company gas Bold In five gallon cans at 50 cents & gallon. Small quantities at the garages also sold at this price. HOOD RIVER, Ore., May 13. While the gasoline famine, which threatened to tie up hundreds of power spraying machines and tractors of orchardists, has been relieved here the Standard Oil company Is alloting dealers about a third their normal supply of- fuel. The oil agency here O.S. GENERAL MOTORS NEW YORK, irnv 13. Sir Hum' McGowun, chairman oC explosives trades, limited, hn buuuht shares of the General Motors corporation amounting to five million pounds sterling at 40 pounds a share, according to cable advices received here todav. It is believed that 125.000 shares of the old common stock was sold to the British inter ests at the above i'iirure. This would brins: the total amount received for the stock up to about $20,000,000 at the normal rate of exchanjre. Sir Ilarrv was elected a di rector last week. At the sama tiaie Arthur Chamberlain of Ex plosives Trades limited, and William McMnster of Canadian Explosives limited, a branch of the English company, were also elected directors. TIS WASHINGTON, May -3. Impera tive necessity for concerted action to relieve the freight congestion oi American railroads in order to pre vent serious curtailment of production. engaged the attention today of all government agencies which' deal with the national arteries of transporta tion. Reports from important tenni ruls agreed that the situation still threatened a L.'u'"i::g ('own of in dustry. Shortage of ears was given bv most nuthoi'ties as principal cause of the congestion, with lack of udeounte per sonnel and motive power as important contributory causes. The fact that the strike of railroad employes still was in progress in some districts had depleted train' and vard crews at im portant gateway connections. The committee on car service of the American Hailway association esti mated 235,000 cars were tied up or delayer in transit at this time. PEACE VOTE SET 4 P. M. SATURDAY WASHINGTON, Mav 13. The pro vision in the republican peace resolu tion requesting the president to open negotiations with Germany for n sepa rate treaty was stricken out todav on motion of Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the republican lender, After the provision had beeii stricken out, agreement was reached for a final vote on the resolution jt four o'clock Saturday. is giving preference to Industrial pa trons in the distribution of the gaso line. BAKER, Ore., May 13. The gaso line shortage has hit Baker hard and there is hardly a gallon to be hud in town. Efforts are being made to have the state officials release a quantity of gasoline which does not come up to tho specific gravity test demanded by the state. ALBANY, Ore., May ' 13. Forty and one-half gallons of gasoline will be allowed garages and other dealers during the next three weeks of tho shortage by the local branch of the Standard Oil company under a com pany edict put in force yesterday, ef fective also at other Willamette val ley points. i LOOT TAKEN 8? REBELS Government Funds Carried Away From Mexico City Captured by Revolutionists Fugitive President Surrounded by Enemv But Fights Desperately to Avoid Capture Former General Beus to Die With Chief Revolution Believed Over. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, May 13 Mexican rebel forces seem to be rapidly closing In on President Car- ranza and all that remains of his army, entrenched in the hilly country between San Marcos and Aplzaco, 150 miles i northwest of Vera Cruz. Tho stage for the final act of the drama of the revolution is apparently being Bet and rebel chieftains are ovl dently determined to capture the president, who fled from his capital last Friday. General Trovlno, n revolutionist has gone to Aplzaco, state of Tlax- cala, for tho purpose of protecting tho life of Carrnnzn If he is captured Dispatches appear to clear up some obscure details of the flight of Car rauzu nnd what threatens to be his final stand. When ho left Mexico City, Carranza Is alleged to have taken with him government funds amounting to 27.000,000 pesos. HIb trains were stopped between Apnm state of Hidalgo and Rplzaco. state of Tlaxcnla, hut the president and the troopB accompanying him in his flight made tholr way down tho rail road for a distance of approximately 35 miles before being hnlted by rebel forces coming . northward thru the state of Puebla. Dispatches declare the treasure reported to have been taken from Mexico City by Carranza has been captured by the rebels. Pledras Negras has gone over to the rebels without a struggle, the Carranza officials fleeing across the international border and thus escap ing capture. Governor Do La Huerta of Sonora, who has been nataed supreme leader of the revolution is preparing to go to Mexico City to take over control Dispatches from Vpr& Cruz state that rebel leaders hope to hold the presi dential election late in July. For this purpose, they desire the appointment of a provisional president who will give assurance the election will be conducted fairly. Cnlles Is Killed YUMA, Ariz., May 13. Captain Carter G. Calles, a nephew of General P. Elias Calles, was shot and killed at his doorway in San Luis, Sonora, small garrison town, twenty-fivo miles below the international border, early today, according to a message received here early today. ' According to the message, a for mer lieutenant of the Carranza forces then took charge of all arms and mu nltlons at San Luis and announced that he held the place for the Car ranza regime. The small detach ment of troops commanded by Cap tain Calles had been aligned with the Sonora revolutionists. Captain Cnlles was well known on the American side. He had an Amer ican wife and three children, now liv ing in Tucson. The Yuma Irrigation project has a pumping plant valued at $250,000 near the border opposite San Luis. United States troops from tho local garrison were sent there today as a precautionary measure. . It was reported here that tho for mer Carranzlsta who took command was accompanied by only a half dozen former Mexican soldiers who had been on the American sldo of the line, nnd crossed over during the night. ruiTnnzn Is f.nnic VEnA CRUZ, May 13. (By Asso ciated Press.) Furious fighting be tween rebel troops and forces com manded by President Carranza oc curred yesterday at Hacienda Tarn arlz, on the Mexican National rail road north of San Marcos, state of Puebla, according to dispatches re ceived here. Tho area of the battle field is reported to be approximate ly five square miles. President Car-, ranza is said In wireless messages from Mexico City to have personally (Continued on rage Eight) L UN EAST FOR BUSINESS MEN'S VOTE NKW VOHK, Mav VI Sena- ' tor Hiram Johnson will make a tour of the larger cities in the east and middle wer-t between now and the date of the republi can convention in Chicago with a view to placing his caudidacx for the republican presidential nomination before business men it was announced at Johnson headquarters here todav. It was said the itinerary wotdd include New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Cleveland ami Ohi eat;o. Senator Johnson's speeches on this tour, it was stated, would be designed to counteract a flood of literature disseminated anions business men picturing him as an extreme radical. 4 F, KNOX RESOLUTION WASHINGTON, May 13. A status of peace must be obtained " in some other way" if it cannot lie secured by ratification of the treaty and League of Nations, Senator Kellogg of Minne sota, ono of the original "mild reser vation" republicans -in. - tho treaty tight, declared -today in tho senate supporting the republican peace roso lutlon. . i "The time has come when some thing must be done," he said. "Tho nation as soon as possible must bo re turned to normal conditions. I shall therefore vote for the resolution de claring the war at an end and because it seems to me the only possible way now of accomplishing- this object." "I voted for the treaty and the League of Nations," he continued, "and I would do so again, but nevor if American sons and American re sources must be called at the behest of any foreign country to sustain the tottering and turbulent nations of Europe; never if we are to sacrifice the century-old Monroe doctrine; never If foreign countries can inter fere in domestic policies or bring American labor to the level of Euro pean or Asiatic; never if this country is to be denied an equal voice In the council!) of the League of Nations." 'Mr. Kellogg expressed confidence In the effectiveness of the resolution to accomplish its ends. CHRISTIANITY IS AT STAKE SAYS WILSON WASHINGTON. Way 13. Presi dent Wilson, in a letter todnv to th'. southern Baptist convention here. said it was of "special siiniifiennoo and timeliness that n uront Christum convention should be held in Wash intrton, because the nation now faces nothing less than the question whether it is to help the Christian people in other parts of the world to realize their ideals of justice and orderly peace." "I am sure." Mr. Wilson wrote, "that the nntion will listen with the Greatest deffcrence to the utterance of your convention." SAYS SCOTLAND WILL VOTE FOR PROHIBITION vnr vAui.' -xr..,. ii fn....i.:i.;i:,... will soon come to Scotland." was the prediction mntle lj V .MnL'istratc .James Gardiner of Glasgow on bis arrival here yesterday. "Heccnt plebiscites ,.c -..ri. ;,.,.. iw.u- ii.,, i i,i, i;., time comes to vote, prohibition will be enrned two to one, ho said. Rejume Horse Racinq. MONTH KAL, Mav III. fter a three-vear suspension due to the v.;ir. lini-oA f.ir'intr ivill )w rnknmnd til Canada tomorrow when the Mount noyul trucks reopen. CONVICT NO. m HEADS THE PARTY Eugene V. Debs, Federal Convict Named bv Acclamation for the Presidency of United States Four Delegates Brtak Down and Weep Durinq nomination Speech Dem onstration Is Continuous Debs Lauded as Lincoln of the Wabash NKW YOHK. Mav lil. Kuecne V. Debs, federal convict No. '2,2o3 vus mnucd bv acclamation for the presi dency ofthe I'nited States at the socialist party's national convention here today. Debs was nominated as the Lincoln of (lie Wabash" bv Kdward Henry, a delegate from Indiana, Dobs' home state. In his nomination speech llcnrv described wilh such effect a visit which ho had paid Debs shortly after tho socialist leader entered the peni tentiary that four of the delegates hroke down nnd wept. Din Is Continuous Cheer upon, cheer itrected the num iiiK of tho socialist leader, now sorv inr a ten yeur's sentcilce' in the fede ral pctiilcntiurv at Atlanta, Ga., for violation of the espionuttu net. The din was continuous us all those who hud been able to crowd their way into the convention hall strained forward eyes bent on the platform, where wim set n life-sized portrait of Debs, framed in black. Morris llillquit, one lime candidate for tho New York mnvorulity nnd chitirman of the convention's platform committee, has predicted that tile party in ID-JO will poll from 2,000,000 to :t,000,0(M) votes. In 1008. when Debs ran for the presidency, he received 420,0117 votes, In 1012, ho received 087,011. NEW YOHK, Way LI. lCueeno V. Debs, nominntcd todnv for president on Hie socialist ticket, now is convict number "J'JaU in the federal penitun- tiarv at Atlanta, Ga. lie bcKiin Kcrvintr a ten year's sen tence for violution of the wnr time espionage act April lil, 1010. Och. who is (." years old, has been given the presidential nomination I) v lus party four times previously. He was a democrat bcloro lie became a so cinlist. In the late seventies he served two terms ill the Indiana legislature from' Tcrre Haute, his home town He was once u candidate for conurcss from' the fifth Indiana district. In 1891, from May to November, he serv ed n sentence in iuil for contempt of court ill an Illinois conspiracy case, Honored by Lenlno His present imprisonment resulted from investiu'iitiun of! a speech in Canton, Ohio, June 1018 which led to his arrest two weeks later for opposing the wnr nnd limine; labor to cease all activities which any way tended to prolong; it. Kvery atom of influenco nnd cncjirv n the socialist party went into th futlit to keep Debs out of jail, but each uppcal was turned down. The American Federation of Labor con vention in June 1019 voted down resolution fuvorinir clemency for him. The name of Debs ns ."heml of the socialist party in America" has Konc around the vorld. Soviet Kussin sought his release in appeals tlirouirli diplomatic chiinncb With Premier Lenino of Kussin he last June was elected an honorary president of the Korean labor Con frcss. Seymour iStcdmnn received the nomination for vice-president over Mrs. Kate Richards O'Hiire of Kan sas City, now scrvinif a penitentiary sentence for violution of the espion age act. Census Returns WASHINGTON, Mhv Kl. Census: Camden, N. J.. llfi'llllj. incrn.iK 21.771 or 23 per cent. Concord, N. II.. 22.1(17. increiisc 070 or 3.1 per cent. Parsons, Kns.. lfi.028. incrcn-.. 3005 or 28.0 per cent. MAY 22ND CLEAN-UP OAY FOR MEDFORD IS Meilford's clean up day is set bv Mayor C. K. Gates for Satur day, Mluv 22, in the following proclamation, issued todav: "It is the duty of every citizen to assist in niiiiiit :i iniuir the beauty and cleanliness of our eitv, nnd it is generally conceded that M'edford is one of the most beuutiful metropolitan little cities on the Pacific coast. I believe we should use every menus pos sible to keep pace with our repu tation or improve on it if pos sible. "In consideration of the above I hereby declare and proclaim Saturday. Mav 22. 1020. as Mcd ford's clean-up dnv. and request the eo-operation of everybody in our efforts to make this the cleanest and best eitv on the Pncific coast. C. E. GATES, Mayor A '13UTT13, Mont., May 13 Following the action takon by Metal Mine Wor kers' Industrial union No. 800, I. W W' Butte branch, last night In de claring Its Btrlke In tho mines off, a number of men made application this morning for employment as minors To last night's resolution was attach ed a rldor that the men "strike on tho Job," which, it was explained, would moan that they would - do as llttlo work as possible to hold their post Hons. The mine managements put practically no men back to work to day. In line with tho annonucomont yesterday that the various operating companios will no longer - employ members of tho 1. W. W. It was de cided to employ no more men without a thoro Investigation, the object be lug to determine whether applicants were members of the I. W. W. At the employment office of tho Anacon da Copper Mining company, the lar gest employer of miners in the dis trict, no men were tuken on today. s PORTLAND, Ore.. May 13. Johnny McCnrthv, Snn Francisco, won a close decision over Frnnkic Murphy, Denver, after ten rounds ol f irhtinir before the Milwnukie Ath letic club last night. Tho men are weltorwaights nnd both foucht furi ously from cone; to coutr. ' Hilly Mascot was irivcn n decision over . Sammy Gordon after eiuht rounds of millinir. The men ure ban tnmweiKhts. Joe Mandot. New Or leans, lightweight, nnd Muff rlronson, Portland, fout'ht an einht-ronnd draw. Joe Gorman, Portland featherwoiuht. won from Johnny Kiske, Hock Island. III., in n six-round contest. REIGN OE TERROR BREAKS OUT IN DUBLIN, May 13. At loaat nine teen police barracks In various partB of Ireland were wiped out In the courso of widespread destruction of public property and other activities by bnnds of armed and masked men in various parts ot Ireland last night. Five Income tax and customs offices also were raided and papers found In them burned. Two mall cars and one mail train were held up and official papors taken from them. Ono man was killed Ip tho out NAVALORDER WAS FORGED SAYS SECY. Secretary Daniels Makes Gray Charge in Sims' Controversy Naval Order Produced by Admiral Never Signed Declares . Sims Should Produce Forger and Make a Public Apologv Finds Original Dispatch British Embassy. WASHINGTON', May 13. Charges that a cablegram produced before the sennto nnval Investigating committee during tho testimony of Rear Admlrr al Sims, boro a forged signature were mndo today by Secretary Daniels. He roforred to a message which Admiral Sims had presented as part of his criticism of the navy and which pur ported to have been signed by the secretary. "Somewhere, somebody was guilty of Blgnlng my name to an official din patch which tho original, here pro duced, shows I novor signed," Mr. Dunlols told the committee, "or of altering a dispatch by erasing the roal signature and , substituting 'Daniels.' " ... iTho concluding paragraph ot the cablegram read: ... "In regard to convoys I consider that Amorlcan vessels having armed guards aro Bator when sailing Inde pendently." . , , ... i Mr. Daniels testified that immedl-. ntely upon rending the admiral's tea-, tlmony he-knew he never sent such a cablegram and ho started ail Investi gation. ... ,,, ,' Signed by A. P. Cnrtor Tho secretary said he finally found the original dispatch In the British embassy thru which it had been sent and that the name signed to It was "A. K Carter, by directions of the chlof of nuval operations." "The statement that It was signed 'Daniels' Is untruo," said the secre tary, " No such telegram . signed 'Dunlols' was ever sent to Admiral Sims. In hlB testimony he reiterated that this dispatch made him 'about ready to jump overboard' and that It was signed with my name, convoying tho Impression that the civilian sec retary ot the navy had personalis' passed upon tho question of a partic ular method to protect shipping and. was resisting the adoption of the con-, voy Bystem. I knew I never enter tained the opinion stated in the dis patch displayed." .'. Admiral Sims should produce the person who changed the signature, Mr.' Daniels doclarod, adding the ad; miral owed "an apology to me and to tho country for the Impression under taken to be made by his testimony based upon a falso signature." ' T NOMINATIl WASHINGTON, May 13.-Con-firmation of former Governor Hunt of Arizona to be American minister to Siam, was recommended todav by the Semite forciun relations ' com mittee bv a voto of 11 to 4. The vote uus delayed pending inquiry into tho chiirKOs that Governor Hunt had ex pressed sympathy with the I. W. W. '-' skirts of Dublin, whore barracks Were burned. . , Tho Rev. T. G. Wilkinson, one of the canons ot the Down cathedral, at Down Patrick was shot and crit ically wounded while pursuing raid ers on the street. "iL". . t The houses of two newspaper edi tors were raided and one anti-Sinn Koln editor was tarred and feathered, Somo of the police barracks de stroyed were unocoupled and others wore Inhabited only by the custo dians. ' Vv - The reports of the raiders' activ ities have been pouring In all day from numerous sections. BURNED
