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MEDFORD, OKlXiOX, TUKSDAY, MARCH 8, l'VJl
NO. 297
ACT MARKS
French and British Troops
Quietly Take Possession of
Strategic Points in Germany
German President Con
demns Allied Action, but
Urges People to Submit.
FRENCH MILITARY HEADQUAR
TERS. MAYENCE. Mnr. 8. (Hy Asso
clnted Press.) Occupation of the addi
tional German territory which"" the al
lies had announced they would take
possession of as one of the penalties
for Germany's failure to meet the
allied reparation demands, was carried
out today by British, French and Bel
gian troops.
No untoward incident marked the
eastward move of the allied troops, so
far as reports up to a late hour
showed.
... The occupation of tho city of Dussel
dorf, the largest of the cities taken
over by the allies, was completed this
mornlns, and that of Duisburg and
Ruhrort, comprising together the chief
ports of the Ruhr coal and industrial
region, this afternoon.
Not Hostile Move
The entire movement was effected
In a way to obviate, so far as possible,
a show of force, but the French and
the British Rhine flotillas were pre
pared for eventualities.
The headquarters of General De
goutto, who as commander in chief of
the French forces along the Rhine car
ried out the orders from Marshal Foch
for the advance, are situated at Neuss,
on the left bank of tho Rhine opposite
Duesseldor"
-".After tho occupation of Duesseldorf,
General Degoutto Issued a proclama
tion to its people in which he declared
the occupation was not a measure of
hostility against tho population but
one intended to compel the govern
ment of Gormany to carry out its obli
gations. No obstacle would be raised
against the carrying on of the econo
mic life of the region, he declared, and
the allied authorities were ready to
aid the workers in improving their
condition, especially as regards provis.
loning. ,
Ebert Proclamation
BERLIN, Mar. 8. -(By Associated
Press.) Frledrlch Ebert, the German
imperial president, declnrcd in a pro
clamation issued today that Germany
was not in a position to use force to
oppose tho forceful methods of tho
allies in occupying additional German
territory, but that she nevertheless
protested vigorously against what the
president declared was an open viola
tion of tho treaty of peace.
In his proclamation, addressed to his
"fellow citizens," President Ebert said:
' "Our opponents in the world war
imposed upon us an unheard of de
mand, impossible of fulfillment, both
for money and for a contract which
oven the work of a generation would
not have sufficed to carry out.
"We must not and we cannot comply
with It. Our honor and self respect
forbid It.
"With an open breach of the peace
treaty of Versailles, our opponents are
ndvancing to the occupation of more
German territory.
"We however, are not in a position
to oppose force with force. Wa are de
fenseless. "Nevertheless we can cry out, so all
who still recognize tho voice of right
eousness may hear."
"Right is being downtrodden - by
might.
" The whole German people is suffer
ing with those of our citizens who are
(Continued on page six.)
FIVE MEASURES WILL
PEOPLE AT SPECIAL J
SALEM. Ore., Mar. 8. Five meas
ures and constitutional amendments
will be submitted to the voters of
Oregon nt a special election June 7.
according to decision hy Attorney
General VanWtnkle. These meas
ures are:
The soldiers' bonus bill providing
a tax for a fund to pay Oregon world
war veterans $15 for each month of
service, with an alternative of a loan.
The woman jury bill, which quali
fies women to sit as members of ju
ries in Oregon, but leaving the duty
optional with the womn.
The marriage test bill providing for
physical nnd mental examinations
for both male and female applicants
Married on Wrong
Side Street, Couple
Are Married Again
DAiXVlLLE, 111., March S.
Just because they were married
on the wrong side of the Btreet,
Mr. and Mrs. Almon J. Leu
eve of this city, wero remarried
Monday at Urbana, 111., where
they wero wedded in 1903.
Nearly 20 years ago young
Jerry Lenevo wooed and won
Lou Iso Johnson and for her he
fitted and furnished a houso on
tho cast side of tho Illinois-Indiana
Btato lino in tho town of
Stato Line, northeast of Dan
ville. Tho wedding took pluco
there in Indiana, but the mar
riage license was issued here.
Recently following the mar
riage of their daughter the
couple learned that the license
issued in this Illinois county was
not valid In Indiana and plans
werc'mado for the re-marrlage.
!
LABOR ASKS FALL
TO ESTABLISH U. S.
SPOKANE, Alar. S Declaring that
private timber owners, by increaHing
the price of lumber 100 to 300 per
cent, have forced the people of this
and other citfcH to reside in "tents and
shacks." the Central Labor council of
this city, in a resolution it adopted
last niKht, calls upon Secretary of the
Interior Fall to "give serious con
sideration" to establishment of gov
ernment sawmills in forest reserves of
the nation.
The lumber, tho resolution pro
vides, would be sold to tho public at
cost.
WASHINGTON. Mar. 8. Permits
for oil land locations in Alaska will
bo granted only on condition that the
pormitee adjust within six - months
any conflict with any prior applicant,
the board of appeals of tho interior
department announced today.
Because of tho absenco of surveys
in Alaska, it Is difficult to nseertain
exact location on the ground of oil
prospecting claims," tho department's
announcement said, "but to suspend
applications for permits until surveys
could be made would delay develop
ment. WASHINGTON. Mar. 8 When the
new members of tho federal water
power commission, consisting of Sec
retaries Weeks, Wallace, and Fall hold
their first meeting, they will find be
fore them applications for water
power permits proposing to generate
about 5.000,000 horsepower at Nia
gara Falls.
Several projects to develop power
and irrigation from tho Colorado
river have been proposed. Tho ma
jority of these propose to dam the
river find furnish power and Irriga
tion for tho upper Salt Lake mining
and agricultural region and to the
lower river district in Arizona. How
ever, a large part of tho power would
be transmitted to California. The
Colorado river, engineers of tho com
mission say, has possibilities for the
development of from three to four
million horsepower.
F
.WASHINGTON, Mar. 8. War de
partment orders for tho sale next
Thursday at Doston of six million
pounds of army wool wero suspended
today by Secretary Weeks at the re
quest of western senators. Secretary
Weeks told Senators Cameron, repub
lican, Arizona; Gooding, republican,
Idaho and Stanfield, republican, Ore
gon, that ho would study the effect of
the proposed sale of the army wool be
fore taking any further action.
BE VOTED ON BY
for marriage licenses is another. The
bill provides that if ono or both of
the applicants fnil to pass a satisfac
tory examination, one or both must
be sterilized before the marriage.
The sixty-day legislative session
amendment. Increasing the legislative
sessions from forty to sixty days and
increasing the pay of the member'
from $3 to 9 a day.
The single item veto hill. At pres
ent tho governor i empowered to
veto single items In appropriation
measures, but not In other acts. The
pending measure Is aimed mainly at
promiscous use of the emergency
clause and would ennbte the gov
ernor to veto the clause
NATION WIDE
MEATSTR1KE
Wage Reductions by Packers
and Return to Ten-Hour Day
Regarded as Challenge to
Union Labor by Employees
Over 100,000 Men Ef
fected Plan Demonstration
CHICAGO, Mar. 8. "The packers
are looking for a strike and there is
no doubt that they will get one If they
insist on their proposal to return to
the old ten-hour day." Dennis lane,
secretary of the Amalgamated eAlat
Cutters and Butcher Workers union,
said today when informed of wage
reductions and increase! working
hours announced by the packers to
day. Mr. Lana,said that if it really was
necessary for tho packers to reduce
wages in order to do ; business, the
employes would bo witling to come
half way in any proposition that was
made In a fair and just way.
'I am convinced, however," he
said, "that the workers will never
consent to a return to tho antedelu-
vian ten-hour day.
'If wages must he reduced the
packers must go about it in the saint
manner which tho man took in get
ting their increases. Tho packers
have done away with the services of
ludge Samuel Alscbulor as arbitrator
but we will not accept a wage reduc
tion unless it goes before some fair
tribunal or umpire. Either recall
ludue Alchuler or amioint some one
in his place, is our advice to the
packers." 1
Mr. Iano said he believed that the
packers would "relish a strike."
'Wo have found that they have
stored vast quantities of their pro-
duets and that they could, Hhut down
for ttome timo Avlthout any real loss,"
he said. ' I
"Had the employes lalkon such n
stand as tho packers now have taken,
we would have forced tflio country
into chaos and would hnw been con
demned by everyone."
As wage conference of cimploycs has
been called by Mr. lane. to meet In
Omaha tomorrow. In addition, meet
ings in all cities where, there are
packing house branches are being ar
ranged and a demonstration Is
planned hero for next Saturday when
30,000 employes are expected to take
part in a parade and mass meeting.
CHICAGO, Mar. S. Wage de
creases of approximately 1 2 Va per
cent, affecting more than 100,000 em
ployes of tho packing -industry in nil
parts of the country wero officially
announced today. The reductions are
effective March 14.
At the same time thero will be a
revision of working hours, time and
a half for overtime paid only after 10
hours labor In any one day, or after
fifty-four hours in any one week.
Double time will bo paid for Sun
days and holidays.
The new wage scale reduces the
rato of hourly employes eight cents
an hour. The piece work rates are
reduced 1214 per cent. At present
the lowest rate paid labor is 53 cents
an hour. The minimum wage guar
antee for forty hours pay a week will
be continued.
It was also announced that th
packers are now working out plans to
establish closer relations between the
workers and the management with
a view to giving the employes a voice
in all matters of mutual interest.
Armour KxplaliiM Reduction.
Details of the plan would he made
in the near future, the announcement
said.
"The reduction of 12 i per cent In
wages Is very srmill in view of the
fact that packing house wages aver
ago three times as much today a:
they did before the war," said J. Og-
den Armour, president of Armour
and company, in discussing tho do
creases.
"Despite the lower rate, employes
can probably earn as much or more
than under existing conditions. The
forty-four hour minimum wage with
its basic eight-hour day, has demon
strated positively during the two
years that It has been in effect that
it results in decreased weekly earn
ings. The adjustment should enable
employes to average forty-eight
hours' wages a week and their earn
ings will compare favorably with the
enrnlngs In other industries."
"The values of our raw materials,
meat and by-products, have suffered
tho most severe decline ever experi
enced," said the announcement by
Swift and company. "Our expenses
of doing bunlness are still at the war
level. They are almost three times
as high as In 1014. Our profits have
fallen continuously since 1017. ln
less we make further cuts In expense
we cannot expect to get enough out of
meat and by-products to pay for live
stock and have enough left to covet
expenses.
The orders for the reduction In
waKes follows the cancellation by the
packers February 26 of the war Hmr
arbitration agreements for the set
tlement of all disputes.
(Continued on f?e Blx.)
ANTICIPATED
U S. Federation of
Labor Quits Europe
On Soviet Ruling
WASHINGTON. March S.
Formal notice of severance of
relations between tho Amorican
Federation of Labor and tho In
ternational 1'Ydoration of Trades
Unions was dispatched today to
tho international's headquarters
at Amsterdam. The action of
the American federation, taken
at a meeting of tho executive
council here, followed tho adop
tion by tho international or
ganization of resolutions in sup
port of tho Boviet regime in
Russia.
JURY UNABLE
TO
T
After All Wight Session Jury in
Mrs. Blakeley Case Dis
missed by Court 9 for
Conviction, 3 for Acquittal,
According to Report.
Unable to agree the Jury in tho
case of Mrs. Myrtle W. Blakeley. for
mer county treasurer, charged with
malfeasance in office, in connection
with the Hank of Jacksonville failure
was discharged by the court this
morning, at !l:30 o'clock after an all
night session.
According to members of the Jury,
the count stood nine for conviction
and threo for acquittal on the first
ballot and never changed throughout
the night. After eight o'clock lnnt
night it was known a" verdict was im
possible, the jurors said.
Haggard and worn, tho jury filed
into the box, and voiced in uutsion
their inability to agree. In response
to queries from tho court, li. .1.
Palmer, their foreman, announced
that there was not a slightest chance
for a verdict. TMh statement was
corroborated by William Iludge and
other members of tho jury.
One juror stated after his dis
charge from the case, that both sides
early announced their stand, and
stayed with it, both declaring thy
would never waver, which subsequent
events proved.
Mrs. Ulakcloy was In court when
tho Jury was returned, nnd was the
only woman present. Afterwards. In
the hall of tho courthouse, she wept
bitterly.
In discharging Hho jury, the court
did not stale what future action
would be taken, but a re-trial at the
next term of court Is the regular pro
cedure. Tho concensus of opinion around
Jacksonville nnd among spectators
was that Mrs. Itlakeley Is the "goat
and was guilty only of violation of a
technicality. t
Tho evidence Introduced by both
sides was higbly involved, and con
cerned technical accounting.
Oiilglry Case Next,
The second of the Bank of Jack
sonville cases will be called in the
circuit court Wednesday morning a I
nine o'clock. Judge D. V. Kuykendall
of Klamath county presiding. The
defendant Is Klmcr K. Ouigtey.
stockman, formerly of the Applegnte,
now of northern California, charged
in the Indictment with "aiding and
abetting the enshier of a bank to In
jure and defraud a bank." He Is rep
resented by Attorney Gus Newbury.
The specific charge against Quig
ley, as stated in tho indictment, Is:
"That tho said W. H. Johnson, ensh
ier of said bank did willfully and
knowingly suffer and permit said
funds of said bank to be,
and caused the same to be misapplied
to ono K. K. Quigley, in the sum of
$3,350.48, the said E. 13. Quigley
having then and there obtained from
the said bank the sum of $4000 under
find by virtue of certain promissory
notes, made, exr-cuted. nnd delivered
by snid K. K. Quigley to said bank,
and nil of which said notes were then
nnd there due, owing, and unpaid to
said bank, which was then and there
the holder thereof In said sum .of
$1000, and the capital and surplus of
said bank then and there being only
in the sum of $ 1 1,000
Tho next bank case scheduled for
trial on the calendar Is that of the
state vs. Hen M. Collins, former city
clerk of Medford, and cnshler of the
Hank of Jacksonville, now In the
auto business at Grants Pnss. charged
with aiding and abetting a cashier
of a bank to Injure and defraud n
bank. The civil suit of W. E. Phlpps
vs. M a 1 1 he ws f ol lows.
The state vs. Bartlett. another of
the Hank of Jacksonville cases Is
fourteenth on the calendar, the case
of the state vs. 8. I,. Johnson, still
another bank case. Is eighteenth, and
the state vs. Kubll, a similar action,
is twenty-fourth.
The final case on the docket Is
that of W. T. DeWitt. an Ashland Jit
ney driver, charged with man-1
AGREE
BANK VERDG
(Continued. Ptj Pajp Three)
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LEADER ANT)
IT
Copenhagen Claims Ex-Premier
Russian Provisional
Govt. Is Directing Offensive
Against Petrogracl Hun
dreds Killed in Bombard
ment of Moscow Strikers.
COPUNHAGEN, Mar. 8. Alexander
Kcreusky, premier of the Russian pro
visional government which was ovor
turneil hy tho bolshevik! lalo in 1!17
is said in nilvieos revet veil here to be
at Kronstailt, tho Russian fortress
near Pelrogrnd, reported 111 revolution
ary hands.
Keronsky, it is declared, is directum
the revolutionary offensive against
Potrograd, with that fortress us a baso.
In Russian quarters in New York op
posed to the soviet regime surprise
was expressed at the report of Kcrens
ky's being at Kronstadt direct ins the
revolutionary operations against Pot
rogrnd. He has been in close consulta
tion of late with the socialist revolu
tionary group which has headquarters
at Prague, and which Is tho moving
spirit In tho present counter revolution
directed against Potrograd and Mos
cow, LONDON, Mar. !). (Hy Associated
Press.) During u recent bombard
ment of tho workmon's quartors in
Moscow from artillery placed on the
hills overlooking tho city, Bays a Cen
tral News dispatch from llelslngi'ors
today, several hundred persons were
killed and numbers or others wounded.
Moro than 100,000 moil nnd women,
tho dispatch asserts, are on sirlko in
Moscow.
Tho liomlinrdinent, says tho message
followed a call for a general strllto Is
sued by loaders of tho workmen anil a
demand for t..o Immediate convocation
of tho constituent asseiuhly.
WARSAW, Mar. 8 (Hy Associated
Press.) Strong detachments of Rus
sian bolshevik cavalry coinmandod hy
Genornl Hiidcnny aro being rushed
from south Russia to Moscow to crush
tho insurgents, who aro said to be
gaining in power dally in tho Russian
capital.
Many rumors of tho overthrow of
tho Russian soviet government have
reached Warsaw. Announcement wns
niado horo yesterday, however, that,
no stops had boon taken hy govern
ment officials to Interrupt the llusHinn
Pollsh peace negotiations. Polish
authorities consider reports of the
Russian insurrection as being greatly
exaggerated.
FIRE CHEFS AGREE
THERE IN EMERGENCY
CHICAGO, Mar. S. Women ushers
in theaters lack Judgment' in times of
emergency and consequently nro not
conducive to public safely, according
in 85 per cent of tho city fire rimr
shnls of tho country, who have re
plied to a questionnaire sent out by
tho chairman of the council buildings
committee.
Elghty-flvo of the answers oppose
women ns ushers in theaters. he
other fifteen per eont evaded the
question with indirect answers.
"Women wouldn't be of any value
In case of trouble with a crowd,"
wrote John McNarrcy, Kansas City
flic chief, whilo Edward (Sicnfell of
Portland, Ore., declared that "men
ushers were safer."
Charles A. Salter, Oinnhn. snld Hint
"In case of a stampede women could
not be depended upon to protect pali-
IcKy persons.
STEEL TRUST WOULD
QUIT12 HOUR DAY
NKW YOltK, Mar. . Kllminatlnn
of the twelve-hour day in tho f, 1 1 If
of the lulled Bin ten Kteel corporation
is, being considered by n -oinmlltee of
presidents of the subsidiary compa
nies. Chairman B. H. Gary of the
corporation announced today.
"The seven-day week and tho limit
turn In chancing shifts." he added.
have been entirely eliminated by all
our companies,"
Yap Mandate Is Not
Open to Controversy
In Uchida's Opinion
TOKIO, March S. 'illy thu
Associated Press.) The Amer
ican protest to the League of
Nations concerning Japanese
control of the Island of Yap. tho
Pacific cable station, was not the
first objection from the United
States in this connection, said
Foreign Minister Uchldn In the
diet today. Last year the Uni
ted States protested direct to
Japan, which replied fully ex
plaining the Japanese stand
point, ho staled.
When the mandates were con
sidered, ho continued, Presi
dent Wilson protested, hut when
the final decision was reached
America made no reservations
and Japan could only adhere to
her policy to tho olid. He add
ed that he considered the ques
tion of tho Yap mandate decid
ed. As for tho question of tho
concession of Pacific cables to
tho United States ho was unable
to speak on it, ho declared.
i;
PORTLAND, Ore, Mar. S. Lively
interest wnH shown in tho session of
the stain highway commission today
nt which bids will bo considered for
paving il.l.li miles of highways ami
grading 17.9 miles for hard surfacing,
tho construction of several bridges nnd
railroad crossings and for determina
tion of location of tho nnrthom unit of
Tho Dnilos-Cniifornla. highway, tho
routo of tho Pacific highway through
Oregon City.
Delegations of publio-offlclals and
road ouOiiislasIs from numerous coun
ties woro present to plead for consid
eration of matters affecting tho stale's
highway construction program this
season.
Yesterday tho commission Informal
ly heard an appeal from Yamhill coun
ty's delegation that $30,000 ho advanc
ed to tho county from tho stato high
way fund to enahlo the county to do its
part in co-operation with tho stato on
road construction In the Amlty-Mc-Minnvllln,
(laston-Yamhill and Dnyton
Ncwborg sections.
DEPT. POLICY
WASHINGTON. Mar. 8. Tho policy
of tho war department under tho new
administration contemplates organiza
tion of tho nation's military forces
Into ono "harmonious, well bnlitncod
and effectivo army, consisting of tho
regular army, the National (iuard and
tho organized reserves," Secretary
Weoks announced today.
Tho regular army nnd tho National
Guard will be developed to the
strength authorized by law, tho an
nouncement suld, nnd the reserves will
be organized ns divisions and auxiliary
troops with full officer complement
and sufficient enlisted strength to he
capable of rapid recruitment to full
strength.
Liberty I'muls,
NBW YOltK, Mar. 8. Liberty
bonds closed: 3Vj'h $110.72; flrsi I'll
$87.00 hi. I; second 4's S.!)0 : first
4 14's $87,00; him'., nil quarters $811,911;
;third 4 'A 'h $90.30; fourth 4 (4 'a
$87.00. Victory $97.60; Victory
4Vs $97.48.
ASKS FOR A
SALI'-M, Ore., March 8. Tho
Grants Pass Irrigation district has
filed with tho stato engineering de
partment an application for certifi
cation of additional bonds In the sum
of $.100, 000 and guarantee of Inter
est on the Issue. Already bonds In
the sum of $890,000. havo been cer
tllled by tho Irrigation and drainage
sucurltles commission of the state.
The project embraces 12,000 acres
and construction work is about half
completed.
SALKM, Ore.. March 8. The Ore
gon soldiers and sailors' commission
which wns created by the legislature
U.S.TROOPS
TO REMAIN
ON RHINE
Harding's Cabinet Fails to
Consider Withdrawal of
Doughboys From Germany
in Spite of Expectations
Panama Treaty and Costa
Rica Situation Considered.
WASHINGTON', March 8. With
drawal of the Amorican forces from
the Rhine is not under consideration.
Secretary Weeks of tho war depart
ment announced today after tho first
meeting of the cabinet.
It had been the understanding af
ter the cabinet meeting broke up that
this question had occupied a largo
place in tho discussion but when ask
ed specifically as to this, Mr. Weeks
reiterated his statement that the
question was hot now under discus
sion. WASHINGTON, -March S. Tho
Pauama-Costu Rlcan situation, the
question of withdrawing American
troops from tho Rhine and the logls
lativo program of tho coming special
session of congress are said to hare
been among a long list of subjects
discussed by 'President Harding and
his cabinet today nt their first formal
mooting. Vice-President Coolldgs
attonded the cabinet mooting.
No announcement followed tha
mooting but tho general understand
ing was that tho movement in Ger
many had occuplod a largo part of
tho discussion nnd that the adminis
tration might be expected to make
some uniiouncement soon.
Tho trcnty wns not taken vti today
hy tho sonato, which remalnod In ses
sion only long enough to hear tha
Journal road and have Senator Cum
mins of Iowa sworn In as president
pro tempore
WASHINGTON, March- 8. A
special mosngo to tho senate request
ing immediate ratification of the
Columbian tronty Is 'being prepared
by 'President Harding according to
reports among senators today In tho
wako of last night's White House
conference.
It was understood that President
Harding hnd accepted tho view of
Senator Lodgo of Massachusetts, re
publican floor Ioador, and Secretary
Kali of tho Interior department, that
action on the treaty during tho spe
cial session of tho senate was desir
able WASHINGTON, March 8.T-Preal-dent
Harding han definitely appoint
ed Dr. C. K. Snwyor of Clarion, tOhio,
tho .Harding ramlly. iphxslclaiii his
personal physician and' expects to
nominate hlm In tho. near future for
tho rank of brigadier general in. tho
army niodical corps. '' ' icii I.. .n:i
Dr. Sawyer's commission would
follow a custom of yoars .under
which tho president's physician has
been an officer of the army or navy
medical service.
MADRID, (March 8. Syndicalist
disturbances broke out In the city of
Oporto, Portugal, last night and al
though they were immediately sup
pressed, much material damage was
done. It Is stated In reports received
here. Six bombs wero exploded In
various parts of the city.
LONDON, March 8. TurkUh na
tionalist forces havo occuplod TJatum,
says a Reuters dispatch from Con
stantinople. HALF MILLION MORE
jin 1919 and for which $100,000 was
I appropriated, to be used tor the wel
' faro of returning soldiers now has llt-
tlo to do, but there is still about $55.
000 unexpended and the 1921 session
failed to abolish the commission.
Governor Olcott announced yester
day that all the old members have
resigned and thut a new .board has
been appointed.
The now members, all of Portland,
are Jane V. Doyle, former army
r.urse; Dr. Robert C. Yenne, former
commanding officer of base hospital
ISo. 40; Charles F. iBerg, business
man; II. C. Wortman and T. H. Boyd,
president of Portland Post No. 1,
American Legion.