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MEDFORD, OREGON", TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1920.
NO. 45)
DEMOCRATS
WASHINGTON
T.
Prompt Ratification Peace Treaty
Wthout Reservations Is Plank of
Platform Adopted by Convention
of Democrats in Spokane Republi
cans Are Scored for Playing Poli
. tics-rCash Bonus for Service Men
. Is Endorsed. Also Prohibition.
SI'OKANK, May 18. The majority
report of the credentials committee of
the democratic state convention which
recommended scatinir of the "regu
lar" or Fullen delegation from King
county and scutimr both Pierce county
contesting delegations with a half n
vote for each dclcgutc, was adopted
bv the convention today hv a vote of
607 to 188 with King county and
Pierce county refusing: to vote.
SPOKANE. May 18. Prompt rati
fication of tho Gcnnnn peace treaty
with its League of Nations covenant,
calling upon democratic senators to
oppose attachment of any nullifying
reservations nnd final ratification of
the instrument, is a plank in the plat
form of the Washington state demo
cratic convention as reported to the
convention here today.
Commendation of the administra
tion of President Wilson und of his
work in the treaty-making councils in
Paris is combined with denunciation
of the republicans in the senate for
its "partisanship'; in the treaty fiabt.
Woman sl'frngo, prohibition and the
payment of adequate sularics to
school teachers are endorsed.
Of soldiers' compensation, the
platform snys: "Wo endorse ade
quate cash compensation by state and
nation for tho service men of (he
world Avar and recommend tho use bv
the United States government of ex
f3ss and wor profit taxes for thU
purpose. We condemn the insincertv
nnd dilatory tactics in this matter of
the republican majorities in the fede
ral congress and in the state legisla
ture" . The resolutions continue by statin:; J
opposition "to any peace-time plan of
compulsory military service or train
ing." "Because of tho undue influence of
press columns too largely controlled
bv selfish interests we favor tho issu
ance bv tho federal government ot a
publicity pamphlet or bulletin giving
arguments for and nguinst public
measures to be distributed to the
voters ofthe nation bv the government
for their information such pamphlet
to be edited bv a non-political board,"
is another plnnk.
Belief in the right of labor to or
ganize and to bargain collectively is
expressed, together with endorsement
of profit-sharing bv labor.
Punishment of profiteers is de
manded. Tho federal lund banks arc
endorsed.
The "protective tariff" principlo is
denounced lind an American merchant
marine advocated.
Praise of tho work and ndministrnt
tion of the late Governor Ernest Lis
ter is given. Calling for a state con
stitutional convention to brim: about
taxation reforms and economies in
administration is urged. The Colum
bia river basin irrigation project is
endorsed nnd passage of a law pro
viding for bond issues for the state's
communities in order to aid in the
cause of land reclamation, is advo
cated. Present system of grain grading is
condemned.
The resolutions also favor enact
ment of a law, limiting campaign ex
penditures within the state.
BACK PRES
REDUCTION OF PRICES IN OMAHA
LEADS TO UNPRECEDENTED BUSINESS
OMAHA, Neb.. May 18. Eight
smaller stores today joined tho five
large establishments which have an
nounced reductions of from 20 to 30
per cent.
A large automobile dealer made re
ductions of $2"0 on open and $-100 on
closed car models.
A store which made a thirty per
cent reduction announced the cut
would extend to its restaurants also.
One of the concerns which started
with a 20 per cent cut announced an
additional reduction of ten per cent.
Stores which arc excepting from re
ALLEGED MURDERER OF
WIFE AND BABIES IS
A SUICIDE AT GRAVE
GREENVILLE. Ills.. May 18.
Hurley O. ISeaslcy, 2f) years
old, alleged murderer of bis wife
and two bov babies, today com-
mittcd suicide over his wife's
crave in Bethlehem cemetery,
three miles from here.
Beaslcv lind been hunted bv
about thirty posse men almost
continuously since last I'Yidav.
Shortly before noon today he
emerged from the woods, accom-
punier! bv his brother Dchnar
and visited the graves of bis
wife and two sons.
His eves became tear-dimmcd,
bis brother said and before he
could ho restrained, he had
drawn a revolver from his nock-
et, and kneeling at the grave-
side, pulled the trigger.
S $
FARCE PRIMARIES
HELD IN VERMONT
L'
MONTl'BLlER, Vt May 18.
Vermont's presidential preference
primary was hold today with little
display of Interest.
No petitions were filed for a place
on tho democratic ticket. On tho re
publican ballot there appeared only
the names of William Grant Webster,
of New York, and .Major General
Leonard Wood a3 candidates for the
presidential nomination. Voters, how
ever, had tho privilege of writing on
the ballot the name of any other can
didate. Tho eight Blate delegates, Includ
ing four at large to each convention,
which will be selected soon, will not
bo bound by tho result of today's bal
loting under tho law.
PHILADELPHIA, May IS. Seventy-six
delegates to the republican
national convention and an equal
number to tho democratic nominat
ing assembly are being elected in
Pennsylvania tr('.2: - ntnfe-wide pri
maries. Socialists and prohibitionists
- also holding their primaries, but
they have no contests.
ElectoD in Pennsylvania have tho
privilege of indicating their presiden
tial preference but only one name,
that of Edward Randolph Wood, a
retired businessman of Phlludolphia,
appears on tho republican ballot and
only that of Attorney General A.
Mitchell Palmer, is on the democratic
presidential preference ballot. The
faction opposing Attorney General
Palmer has asked its supporters to
write tho name of William G. McAdoo
on the ballot.
WASHINGTON, May IS. The
house today adopted a resolution
authorizing the treasurer to buy fed
eral land bank bonds, issued against
loans approved before last March 1.
Efforts to extend the measure to
cover loans approved before next
March was defeated 14S to 121.
Plan Soviet in France
PARIS, M-.iv 18. Soviet rule in
France was to have been cstablishr-d
if the revolutionary strikes inaugu
rated May 1 had succeeded, according
to the French police, who said today
they had obtained complete evidence
of this from documents thev have se
cured. duction articles like men's collars and
olhcrs upon which the manufacturer
fixes the price have protested to the
factories that two large concerns are
cutting these thirty per cent along
with the others.
Chocolate sundaes nt 12 cents, in
cluding war tax, peanuts at 4 cents
a bag, golf balls at 70 cents, din
monds nt $420 a carat nnd candy it
$1 a pound, were nmong the items of
fered nt one store today.
Stores reported record breaking
business. People stood in line, nt
some places, two hours before the
doors opened.
REDS DRIVE
POLES BACK
OVER
VR
Russian Soviet Reports Victory Over
Invaders in North Enemy Forced
Back Over Beresina Fighting Con
tinues Kiev District Siberian Re
public Recognized Jew Delegates
in Moscow Arrested Charged With
Plot Against Bolsheviki.
LONDON. May 17. Successes
against the Poles in the fighting on
the northerly part of the front are
reported by the Russian soviet gov
ernment in an official messago from
Moscow, dated Monday. The Polos
were forced back over the Beresina
at one point, it is claimed.
Fighting is still in progress in the
Kiev region, with the battle line drawn
soma fourteen miles to the east of
the city, according to the statement.
MOSCOW, May IS (Bv the As
sociated Press) Recognition of the
Fur Eastern democratic republic of
Siberia, has been decided upon bv the
Russian soviet government. Diplo
matic relations between the soviet
government nnd the Far F.astern re
public will be opened immediately.
Negotiations between the Far
Eastern republic and Japan will con
tinue. It is expected that negotiations wilh
Japan will hinge around the status of
the east Manchnrian railway. The so
viet government will probably insist
that it retain nn interest in this road.
It is indicated that tho rights of
foregn shareholders will be fully pro
tected as the Par Eastern republic
recognizes private ownership.
MOSCOW, May 10. (Hv the As
sociated Press) Sovcntv five dele
gates nnd alternates to the nll-lius-sian
Zioncst congress which met. here
late in April, have been arrested, the
extraordinary commission announced
today. It is asserted that the secrecy
obesrved regarding the meeting nnd
the fact that a large proportion of
those present were not connected with
the Zionist movement led to tho ar
rests. Investigation, it is alleged, has re
sulted in discovery. of compromising
documents, revealing close contact
witli entente countries. Charges are
made that many bombs have been
found in tho office of the Zionist cen
tral headquarters.
It is claimed that 8000 Jewish le
gionaries in Palestine have pledged
support to the entente armies nnd that
Henry Morgenthau, former American
ambassador to Turkey, visited Poland
Inst fall and it is said he urged the
Jewish population to submit to tho
Polish imperialists.
E OIL AT 98
FEET IN KANSAS
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 17 For
(he first time in the history of oil pro
diiction, a windmill is to be used to
pump oil from a well. Frank Linney.
K. II. Shaul'ler, and F. A. Bach of
Wichita, Kns., owners of a T.'i-bbl.
well in Miami county have adopted the
innovation.
Oil was struck at a depth of 08
feet, making it possible to use a wind
mill in place of the usual gasoline
pump.
The cost of installing the windmill
will be more than the price of gaso
line pump, but the promoters of the
well say the operating expenses wi
be greatly reduced.
"What will vou do when there
isn't wind enough to run the pumpr'
Mr. Shnuflcr was asked.
"You forget," be replied, "that the
well is in Kunsas, where the wind
never dies."
The windmill will be installed carlv
in May. It is expected that nil will
be made to flow bv the new nnd novel
I.Ian bv June 1.
Census Returns
Kramlngham, Mass., 16,78s, In
crease 3837 or 29.6 per cent.
Woburn, Mass., 16,565, Increase
1257 or 8.2 per cent.
iNewburyport, Mass., 15,609, ln-
rrpiiso fiUft np A R nor ionl
Scranton, Pa., 137,783, Increase
iabl or ti.l per cent.
Norwlchton, Conn., 29,683, In
crease 1466 or 5.2 per cent.
(Norwich City, Conn., 22,304V In
crease 1037 or 9.5 per cent.
THREE FOREST FIRES IN
BY FIRST AIR PATROL
RED BLUFF, Cal., Mav 18.
Three fires in the forests of
Shasta and Si.-kivou counties
were located today hv the forest
service airplane patrol within
half an hour of the opening ot
the patrol work for the season.
The fires were from three to
fifteen miles apart and were
sighted bv Pilot Robins and T.
J. Wbissicl from their nirolnnc '
on their first cruise which took
them fifteen miles north of
here.
FAVORS UNCLE
RETAIL TRADE
Senator Walsh, Democrat of Massa
chusetts. Delivers Speech Against
H. C. L. If Prices Don't Come
Down Congress Should Inaugurate
Public Trading Large Scale.
WASHINGTON, Mav 18. Prof.
iteering was denounced todav in I he
senate by Senator Walsh, democrat ot
Massachusetts, who asserted that ex
ortions of profiteers are tho principal
cause of widespread unrest and that
congress has been "culpably inactive"
in moving to relieve the situation.
Senator Walsli! cited many large
dividends, declaring tho public oi.t
cries against the high cost of ljviu!
were an acute political problem.
Republican leadership and muiori
ties in congress, tho Mussuchusetl!
senator said, arc responsible for fail
are to enact anti-profiteering legisla
tion.
Among recommendations made bv
Senator Walsh to check profitc-crn:
were :
Senatorial investigation of income
tax returns to discloso individual
profiteers.
Passage of several pending bills,
including the packer regulation meas
ure, the McNnrv bill to stamp cost
prices on shoes, the cold storage rcgu
lation bill nnd others.
"I further recommend," said Sena
tor Walsh, "that congress promptly
inaugurate public trading on u large
scale unless exorbitant profits are
volunwrilv and materially reduced
at once." ,
Among instances of corporation
prolits cited by benntor Walsh wore
those of the "big five" packers as
reported bv the federal trade coin-
mission, me American woolen com
pany nnd several textile mills, steel
compnnies, coal operators and news
print manufacturers.
Y BILL IN
THE CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON, May 18. A dead
lock on the armv reorganization bill
was reached todav bv the senate anil
house conferees. Senate provisions
to reorganize the force caused the
breach and the iiucstion will be
brought before the bouse for n vote.
The disagreement, Chairman WiuU
worth of tho senate managers said,
came despite an offer from the sen
ate side to strike out the senate pro
visions for voluntary military train
ing of youths between 18 and 21
years of age.
Under the senate bill the. National
Guard would become a part of the
United States armv us federal troop-).
not militia. The house conferees di
vided evenly on ncecptance of the
plan. Representative Kahn of Call
fornia, chairman, and Representative
McKenzic of Illnois, republicans, fa
vored accepting the senate provisions
but Representative Anthony, republi
can, Kansas, and Dent, democrat
Alabama, refused their approval and
the disagreement resulted.
Bluebeard at San Quentin.
SAN QUENTIN, Cal.. Mav 18.
Jamcs P. (Bluebeard) Watson, con
fessed murderer of nine women lie
married bignmouslv, arrived at the
state penitentiary here at 9:30 o'clock
todnv to begin n life sentence, im
posed on him in Los Angeles.
SAM
ENTERING
PENROSE IS
M BEHIND
SIS PROBE
Secretary Panels Charges Republican
Bess of Pennsylvania Man Re
sponsible for Admiral's Attack
Identical Words Used by Penrose
Repeated bv Sims Year Later-
Sims Appointed to Naval Academy
From Key-Stone State.
WASHINGTON, M.av 1H. Sena
tor Penrose, republican, Pennsyl
vania, and not Rear Admiral Sims,
originated Hie basic charges against
the navy department contained in the
admiral's letter of January 7, Secre
tary Daniels asserted lodav before
the senate committee investigating
the naval conduct of the war. Mr.
Daniels recalled that the senator in
a speech in the senate August 24, 1018
declared that procrastination on the
part of (he secretary delayed the icr
minntiou of the war at least three
months, cost $1, ".,000,000, 000 ami
many lives.
The words used by Senator Pen
rose were almost identical with those
used by Admiral Sims more than a
year later, Mr. Daniels said.
"Either Admiral Sims is a nlngarl't
and appropriated bis views and
charges from Senator Penrose or bv
the new science of mental telepathy
the views of the senator wero com
municated to Admiral Sims," declared
Mr. Daniels. "Penrose comes from
Pennsylvania and Sims was appoint
ed to the naval academy from that
state."
"It is also worthy of note," bo said
"that at the very timo Penrose was
making Ibis speech, Sims was writing
to Captain Pratt threatening an Hives',
ligation of the conduct of tho war."
Mir. Daniels said ho would not
answer the Penrose charges at length,
because his answer to Admiral Sims
covered Ihe matter full v. lie devoted
the rest of the dav to a resume of tho
navy department's war const ruction
activities comprising approximatelv
1000 vcsesls, nearly three times a
many as there were in tho entire
navy when the war started.
LATEST NEWS
OF THE STATE
PORTLAND, Ore., Mav 18 Em
met W. Rossman, 02, president of Ihe
United Auto Bus company shot and
killed himself at his home here last
night.
Mr. Rossman left a note saving Hint
he mennt to kill bis secretary, MSss I.
Brown, but that she had failed to
keep an appointment with him. lie
nsked that his body be cremated mid
that the ashes be "thrown to tho four
winds of Heaven, or cast upon the
waters of the wide ocean." The Unit
ed Auto Bus company recently was
organized here to run daily between
Portland, Astoria and Seaside.
PORTLAND, Ore, Mav 18 An
intensive campaign to locate illicit
drug dispensers is in progress in
Portland. Five alleged dispensers or
possessors of noxious drugs have
been arrested in the past f- days,
and veiled intimations arc forthcom
ing from the internal revenue office
that a number of other arrests mnv
be anticipated. The drug trade in
Portland todav approximates $4,000,
0(11) n year, and there are at least
4,000 regular drug addicts, accordini:
to A. F. Flegcl, Jr., assistant United
States attorney.
SA1.EM. Ore, May 18. .lack Price
who wilh Robert Grant, escaped from
the state penitentiary March 27, Inst,
in an automobile belonging to State
Parole Officer Varnev. is under ar
rest at Holla, K. I)., according to word
received by Warden I.. II. Compton.
today, flrant is still at large. Both
men wero trusties. The chargo on
which Prii'c is held at Rolln is not
known here. Price was sentenced
from Umatilla county and received
September II, 1010, to serve up to
five vcars for obtaining moncv bv
false pretenses. (Irani, who escaped
with Price, was received from Uma
tilla county September 14, 1011), to
serve up to ten years for larceny.
Rluehpjird Leaves Tonight.
LOS ANGKLES. May 17. James
P. (Illuebeanl) Watson will be taken
to San Quentin prison tonight, Sher
iff Cllne said early today. It wan
said three guards will accompany him
instead nt the usual single custodian.
'f WEAR A
IAD ONE
PAINTED ON HIS FACE
IIUDAIMCST. May IS. Adam
did not wear a board, nccordinfi
to t ho citatum of M. Teroy, di-
rector of tho Hungarian nation-
nl art museum, who has elim-
inatod tho Rroat ancestor's hir-
sute adornment in restoring
JonleiiB famous picture "Adam
nnd Kve." Examination of tho
canvas has shown that tho board
was not a part of tho original
picture but was painted on dur-
iug tho last century when
beards were popular. In tho re-
utorod work, thereforo, Adam fa
shown clean shaven.
This canvas was ono that
escaped the fury of tho com-
muntsts. It was tho property of
Count Karaosonyf, who gavo It
to a leader of tho red guard for
having aided in saving a vnl-
uablo collection. Later tho pic-
ture was sold to the museum for
three million crowns,
KILLS FATHER III
TACOMA, May IS. Robort Fried
man, 22, who last night shot and kill
od his stop tathcr Phil Friedman, to
day In tho city jail declared ho acted
in self dofensc. Ho said that ho and
his step lather had often quarroled
ovor alleged abuso ot tho dead man
to his wife.
Phil Friedman, according to tho
slayer, called him to li is houso last
night dosplto tho fact that tho family
was In quarantine. After a short
qunrrol, tho young man nays, bis stop
father went upstairs and returned
brandishing a pistol. A fight Is al
leged to havo followed In whlclf tho
dldor man recoived two ballot wounds
In tho bend. I'ollco officials today
said tho Kriodman homo boro evi
dences of a terrific fight.
Sam Friedman, nnothcr step aon of
tho slain man, saw tho oncountor. His
statement to tho polico bears out tho
claims ot his brother.
Itobort Frlodmnn has lately been
managing tho jownlry storo ot his
stop fnthor. Ho was a socond liou
tennnt In tho army during tho war
and was formerly a studont nt tho
UnlvorBlty of Washington. Phil
Friedman was prominent In lodge
and sportsmen's circles hero.
BUT UIILE TO DO
Tho grand Jury which convoned
Monday at Jacksonvlllo had ono of
tho lightest sessions In tho county's
history. Only four Indictments wero
returned, three of which wero against
Mrs. Lark Evnns In connection with
the V. O. Will to robbery case of
Grants Pass, of which her husband
was found guilty somo tlmo ago and
sentenced to 15 years in tho peniten
tiary, and whorto case has been ap
pealed to the supreme court.
Mrs. Kvans was Indicted under hor
maiden name, Mildred Coe. Ono in
dictment against her charges larceny
of tho Whlto car. Another is for
stoallng, and tho third charges un
lawful cohabitation with Lark Evans.
Tho other Indictment roturnod was
against a man for larceny by bailee.
WASHINGTON, May IS. A com
mlttco appointed by tho socialist par
ty callod on Secretary Baker today
to present a memorial asking for tho
rolease of conscientious objectors still
hold In prison. Tho delegation was
headed by a woman, Klvlna S. Deals
of Berkeley, Cal.
Citing President Wilson's massage
to congress In November 1918 saying,
"thus the war comes to nn end," tho
memorial said confinement of consci
entious objectors is manifestly un
just. "Tho reasons for their confinement
If any there were, ceased one and a
half years ago," It said. "Conscien
tious objectors to war aro and should
WILL NAME
IX. CHIEF
MAY 24TH
Revolutionary Leader in Mexico Call
Session Next Monday to Name Pro
visional President General Ohre
gon Named Military Commander,
. While Gonzales to Rule Mexico City
Carranza Escaped South - to
Puebla State Mav 16. 'T
WASHINGTON, tMav 17. Adhe
sion of Yucatan to tho provisionnl
government in Mexico City was-reported
todav both in state department
advices and in a cablegram to tin
agents here of the revolutionary gov
ernment from a special commissioner
sent lo Yucatan somo time ago. Tho
commissioner said Governor Castro
Morales nnd General Pablo Do La
Garcia, military commander under the
Cnrranzu government, wero in flitht.
presumably to Cuba. The revolu
tionary agents attach particular im
portance to the report from Yucatan
because thev said it meant that Prb
grcso, the last important port held bv
Carran.a authorities, bad now boon
surrendered ot the provisional govern
ment. . .
C-arriiii7.il, who fled beforo tho do
facto government's troops - into the
mountains just west of Julipu, hud
succeeded in moving souttiwnra ipto
the stale. of Puebla. May 1(5, according
to tho Mexico City newspapers pub
lished .yesterday. i-. ;
Conference Is Hold- 1
MEXICO CITY, Mav 13. (Bv, tho
Associated Press) Full details of tho
conference held by tho libornl reVo'lu
lionary leaders nt the national pal
ace last night (M!nv 12)'. reveal that.
Governor Dc La lluerta will call tho
congress into extraordinary session
Mav 24 for naming n president ad
interim. ' .
General Obregon was named bv the
conference- as commander of the
forces in northern Mexico and Gone
ral Gonzales as commander in Mexico
City and Southern Mexico. f.
All Ihe leaders promised to accept
the ad interim president chosen, who
ever lie might be. - -l :
In a summary forwarded to tho
state department, Carranza was re
ported to have been ill Totola on the
sixteenth, leaving thero in a northerly
direction. ...'.
The summary said Villa would Boon
arrive at tho capital without escort.
General Obregon had lotjt the capital
for Qucrctaro, Tampico and v San
Luis l'olosi, planning to return ' in
time for the special session of con
gress Mav 25.
Published accounts of the routine
of Carranza asserted tho gold , and
silver bullion recovered from his
trains was valued nt several million
dollars. More than 100 officers and
civil employes who accompanied him
were brought to the capital, nnd .im
mediately released, tho papers said.
They added that government archiyeay ;
including tho treasury records wero
burned bv his escort when thoy wero
forced to abandon their trains.
WASHINGTON, May 18. Senator"
Dorah, republican, Idaho, today In
troduced his tilll to rostoro tree toll
privileges to American - coastwise
vessels thru tho Panama canal. It
was referred to tho Inter-oceanic
canals committee without dobato. The
hill would repeal tho law passed at
President Wilson's roquost In 1914
placing American and foreign vessels
on an equality In toll charges.
be classified as political offenders. We
aro proud of the tact that freedom of
ronscienco is a cardinal principle of
American Institutions.
"Hundreds of our conscientious ob
Joctors have since tho armistice been
released. It Is unjust still to keep
others in prison.
"Among thoso Btlll In military con
finement are Carl Haosslor of Wis
consin, and Philip Grosser of Massa
chusetts, tho latter being In extreme
ly bad health. They are the Only two
conscientious objectors still In Alca
troz (military prison). Together with
the other groups they should at least
receive tho clemency that his been
extended to hundreds already re
leased." '.,'..