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MEDFOED, OliEOOX, AVEDXESDA V, AIM ML VA, 1921
NO. 19
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STRIKE CALL
ISSUED FOR
FRIDAY P J
Lloyd-George Fails in Effort to
Prevent Miners' Walk Out
. Labor Rank and File Insist
On Action Situation Grave
But Compromise Is Still
Possible.
LONDON, April 13. ( By Iho As
sociated Press.) The miners, i
cording to the Evening Standard
today have decided Ihero.can be no
renewal of tho negotiations for a
strike settlement even if tho invi
tation emanates from the government
or the labor leaedrs.
Strike Friday Night.
LONDON, April 13. (By the As
sociated Press) Great Britain's
"triple alliance of labor" will call its
members from their posts at ten
o'clock Friday night, it was an
nounced hero this morning. This de
cision follows tho inability of the
miners federation to reach an agree
ment with tho mine owners and the
government fop the settlement of the
miners' strike began April 1.
The "triple alliance" Is made up of
the National Miners federation, hav
ing a membership of 800,00.0; tho Na
tional Union of Railway Men with
300,000 members nnd the National
(deration of Transport Workers, its
member unions having a membership
of nearly 300,000. It has been esti
mated tlvat If tho "alliance" should
call a strike there would be about four
million persons Idle in England as a
rosult.
Strike Declsiou Unanimous.
The decision to strike was reached
unanimously by the transport work
ers and railway men, J. H. Thirtmis,
general secretary of the railway men's
union said after this morning's meet
ing. "The walkout," he declared, "will
take place at ten o'clock Friday night.
Many other unions have sent applica
tions to Join the strike and these are
being considered."
Tho Daily Mail declared today that
the executive committee, of tho elec
trical trades unions resolved last
night to suppqrt the triple alliance.
An electricians strike would paralyze
street car traffic and public lighting
companies.
All Londnn newspapers today dwell
on the serious injury done the coun
try by continued uncertainty over tho
Industrial situation. The London
Times and the Morning Post pointed
out that it was not tho actual amount
of tho wages at present in dispute,
but the question of national control
of the profits of industries which was '
at stake. !
Tho Dally Herald, organ of labor,
said the government had "banged and
bolted the door upon any hopo of an
honorable settlement." t I
The government today in a state-1
ment bearing upon the labor situa-'
tion, declared that "in the event of
the threatened extension of the stop-'
page of work, the government wishes
to make it clear that it will use the
fullest powers of tho state to protect
the workers who remain at work in
any services essential to the life of the
community."
LONDON. April 13. (By the Asso
ciated Press) Speaking of tho triple
alliance strike announcement. Pre
mier Lloyd George stated in the
house of commons today that the
situation was "of great and increasing
(Continued on pago eight.)
OREGON WOMAN RENOMINATED REGIONAi
DIRECTOR OF WOMEN VOTERS LEAGUE
CLEVELAND, April 13. This
morning's session of the second an
nual convention of tho National
League of Women Voters was de
voted to the presentation and discus
sion of the conference recommenda
tions of the standing committees on
American citizenship, child welfare
and social hygiene.
The following ticket was posted
this morning by the nominating com
mittee: National chairman, Mrs. Maud
Wood Park. Boston; first vice-chairman,
Mrs. liichard Edwards of In
diana; secretary, Mrs. Solon .Tacohs.
Alabama: treasurer, Mrs. . T. Mc
Knight, Minnesota.
All hut Mrs. MclCnlRht are preset. t
Officers,
Crepe Decked Plane
Drops Wreaths Over
Castle of Empress
DOORN, April 12. (lly Associ-
aiea Press.) A huge German Li-
4 nlaiiG with black nlanefi nnd Inner
black streamers, circled very low
today over Doorn castle, where
4 the hndv nf tho fnrninr fippman 4
4 empress, Augusta t ictoria lies
awaiting the funeral ceremonies
to be held in the castlo Sunday. fr
4 The binlano drnnned Knvnr.'il
4 wreaths in the park surrounding 4
the castle. 4
4 Thfi Visit nf thn Onrmnn nlr.
4 craft was in disregard of police 4
regulations forbidding all avia- 4
4 tion activities, except those of the 4
4 Dutch military service. 4
PARIS, April 13. Funeral ser-
4 vices in memory of tho lato for- 4
4 nior Empress Augusta Victoria of 4
4 Germany at Doorn have been de-
layed, according to a dispatch re- 4
4 coived hero. It is said they will 4
4 be held at Doorn Saturday and at 4
4 Potsdam next Tuesday. 4
UNTIL PEACE
President Called. On by Dele
. gation Requesting Release
Eugene V. Debs and Other
Prisoners Convicted Under
War Time Act.
WASHINGTON, April 13 Presi
dent Harding told a delegation which
called on him today to urge the re
lease of Eugeno V. Debs and all other
prisoners convicted under the war
time espionage act that he would tike
no action looking to general amnesty
for such- prisoners until a state of
peace had been declared.
Tho delegation Issued a formal
statement after leaving tho White
House in which it said the president
had received it. "most courteously.
asking questions to bring out certain
points, and Intimated that tho cases
of these prisoners for whom tho com
mitteo spoke had already begun to
receivo attention from tho depart
ment of justice." -
Tho visit of tho delegation to the
White House was a part of a general
amnesty program carried out today by
delegates representing labor, political
and civic organizations in leading in
dustrial centers as far west aa St.'
Louis.
The delegates, numbering about
200, marched to tho capltol behind a
motor truck bearing a monster peti
tion to congress signed by citizens of
forty-one states. At the capltol the
petition was sepnrated Into lots rep
resenting signers in tho various con
gressional districts and these were
presented to tho respective members
of congress separately.
Tho delegation calling at the
White House included Norman Thom
as, editor of "Tomorrow," New York
City; Morris Hillciuitt of New York;
Jackson Ralston, Washington attor
ney for tho American Federation of
J-rfihor; Helen Todd of tho Farmer-
jabor party and Abraham Baroff.
secretary and treasurer of tho Ladles'
Garment Workers.
WASHINGTON, April 13. More
(Continued on Page Eight)
Ttcgional directors, including Mrs.
Charles Dietrich. Nebraska, and Mrs.
C. II. Simmons, Oregon, woro ro-nunt-inated.
Kcgiunal directors will he elected
Thursday and officers Friday.
Mrs. K. P. Costlgan, chairman of
the committee on food supply and
demand, replying to a charge made
by the Institute of American Meat
Packers in Chicago yesterday that the
.committee had refused its represen
tative a hearing, stated that a Mr.
Woods, who said he represented the
institute, hud been permitted to pre
sent a statement. At one time (he
committee voted against setting aside
its program to hear Mr. Woods hut
he was received later, Mrs. forMi'ati
aafd.
ANMESTY
SAYS HARDING
KNOX PEACE
RESOLUTION
E
Separate Peace With Germany
Is Referred Promptly to For
eign Relations Committee
All Rights Under Treaty of
Versailles Reserved by U. S.
A. Property Retained.
WASHINGTON, April 13. Senator
Knox ot Pennsylvania, introduced to
day his resolution to end the slate of
war with Germany.
The measure Is similar to thai
which the Inst congress passed nnd
President Wilson vetoed.
The resolution, which also would
end the state of war with tho Austrian
government was referred to tho for
eign relations committee without dis
cussion. It would provide thut Amer
ican rights under the treaty ot Ver
sailles should be "reserved.
Tho resolution follows:
"Resolved, that the joint resolution
of congress passed April 6, 1917, de
claring a state of war to exist between
tho Imperial German government and
tho government and people of the
United States and making provisions
to prosecute the same, be, and the
same is hereby repealed, and said
stato ot war is hereby declared at an
end: .....
German Property Retained
"Provided, however, - that all pro
perty of tho imperial German govern
ment or its successor or successors or
of till German nationals, which was, on
April G, 1917, In or has since that date
come into tho possession or under
control of the government of the Unit
ed States or of any of its officers,
agents, or employes from any source
or by any agency whatsoever, shall be
retained by tho United States and no
disposition thereof mado, except as
shall have been heretofore or specific
ally hereafter be provided by congress
until such time as the German govern
ment has by treaty with tho United
States, ratification whereof is to be
made by and with tho advice and con
sent of the senate, mado suitable pro
visions for the satisfaction of all
claims against tho German govern
ment of ail porsons wheresoever dom
iciled, who owes permanent allegiance
to the United States and who have Buf
fered through' tho acts of the German
government or its agents since July
31, 1911, loss, damage or injury to
their persons or property, directly or
indirectly, whether through tho owner
ship of shares of stock in German,
American or other corporations or In
consequence of hostilities . or ot any
operations of war, or otherwise, and
also provisions granting to persons
owing pormanent allegiance to the
United States, most favored .nation
treatment, whether the same be na
tional or otherwise, in all matters af
fecting residence, business, profession
trado, navigation, commerce and In
dttstrial property rights and confirm
ing to the United States all fines, for
feitures, penalties and seizures impos
ed or made by the United States dur
ing the war, whether in respect to the
property of the German government or
Gorman nationals, and waiving any
and all pecuniary claims based on
events which occurred at any time be
fore the coming' Into force of Bueh
treaty, any existing treaty between
the United States and Germany to the
contrary notwithstanding.
Treaty Rights Reserved '
Section two:
"That until by treaty or act or Joint
resolution of congress It shall bo de
termined otherwise, the United States,
although it has not ratified the treaty
of Versailles, reserves all of the rights
powers, claims, privileges, indemni
ties, reparations or advantages to
which It and Its nationals have become
entitled. Including the right to enforce
the same under the terms of the ar
mistice signed November 11, 1918 or
any extension or modification thereof,
or which tinder the treaty of Versailles
have been stipulated for its benefit or
to which it is entitled as one of the
principal allied and associated powers.
Section three:
"That the Joint resolution of con
gress approved December 9, 1917 de
claring that a state of war exists be
tween the imperial and royal Austro
Hungarian government and the gov
ernment and the people of the United
(Cootlnued, 9g f58 Btghf).
,New Photos
Above is the hunting cabin of Mrs. James A. Stillman, on Lake
Dawson in the far Canadian woods. Below, a new photo of Mrs.
Stillman, who Is being sued for divorce, nnd Fred Bnauvais, an Indian
guide fn the Canadian woods, whom Stillman names in his suit for
divorce as the father ot Mrs. Stilltnau'a son, Guy. Stillman is presi
iient nf the Nntlonal C.ltv Bank. New York
HL B. PATTERSON
The news of the death of II. II. Pat
tefflon, welMmown citizen of Mod ford
in a Portland hospital yesterday
afternoon of pneumonia, contained in
a telegram received here liiHt evening
was received with much uricf and
surpiMso in the city nmony; hin many
friends and acquaintances, as it was
not known he was ill.
Last Saturday morning, In gmd
health, Mr. Patterson, who had only
returned . home a week before from
an extended bUHinenH absence in C"n I i -
fornla for the Cofflold Tiro Prolertm
company of Dayton, ()., with which
he nan been connected for some time
past, left for Portland with .1. T.
It oho, sales manager of tho company
for a business campaign there. Mr.
Rose had not been feeling well for a
day or so prior to their departure.
The first known of 'Mr. Patterson's
illness was on Monday afternoon
when the West Hide hospital of Port
land telegraphed Mrs. Patterson at
tho family home on South Newtown
st., that Mr. Rose had died in the hos
pital that day, and that Mr. Putter-
son was BerlOusly ill in the same hos
pital. This telegram was received by
Mrs. CJeiuy (iarrett, daughter of Mr.
and MrfC Patterson., and its contents
were not divulged to Mrs. Patterson,
as she is in a serious condition of
health.
Next came a telegram from the
hospital about H o'clock last night to
Mrs. Patterson, which like the pre
vious one. was kept from her for a
while, Informing her of her husband's
death. He fore breaking tin sail news
to Mrs. Patterson the daughter and
son-in-law summoned Dr. U. I Con-
roy, the family physician to the
house. Mrs. Patterson, it was sn
umnced this afternoon, stood the
shock well.
Henry Jllayney Patterson was G7
years old and was born in Pittsbui",
Pa., February 10, 1S64. He was mar
ried to Mis. Patterson in 18KS at
Aledo, III. The family removed to
Medford from Aledo In HlOU, and for
years Mr, Patterson was in the nur
sery business, but of late years he 1 ad
engaged in other lines of business and
for some time past he was a s.th'H
igent with the Cof field Tire Pm-
tcetpr company. He had a wide ac
quaintance and was popularly known
to his friends as "Pat."
He Is survived by hts wife and two
daughters, who are Mrs. (J. K. (iar
rett of Medford and Mr J. W. K--ys
of Clinton. Mirh. Thn following sis-
tr also survive him: Mrs. Wilbur
Vc11n. Mrs. Maggie Iiynr and Mls
Saddle Patterson of Aledo, III., Mrs.
Hopore Greer of SJou City, Iu., and
Stillman Case
-4. !$r
WEEK'S LIST OF
WASHINGTON', April 13 President
Harding approved today tho list Of
twelve new major generals nnd twen
ty-six new brigadiers as prepared by
Secretary Weeks nnd It will be pro
sented to congress soon. Clarence R.
Kdwards, who commanded tho 26th
(New ICngland) National Guard dlvls
ion in Franco, heads tho list of major
gcnoralB. Ills name did not appear In
tho list which was sent to congress by
President Wilson and confirmation of
which was held up.
llcsldoB General Kdwnrds the briga
diers promoted to bo major generals
are:
James W. McAndrow, John L. Hlnes,
Henry T. Allen, Unvld C. Shanks, Ad-
olbcrt Cronkhite, George W. Head,
William M. Wright, Charles It. Mulr,
Charles T. Menocher, Williuin G. Mniin
and George Bell, Jr.
Tho name of Brigadier General
Omar liundy was dropped by Secre
tary Weeks from the list of major gen
erals as prepared by Secretary Baker
and submitted to the last congress.
Colonels recommended for promo
tion to brigadier generals were;
Colonels Grote Hutchison, Jesse
Mel. Carter, W. II. Gordon, George B.
Duncan, William Welgel, Ernest Hinds
Ulysses G. McAlexander, Mark U Hor
sey, K. Ij. Ilemleck, Robert I. Howzee,
William Lassiter, William R. Smith,
Kred W. Sladen, Harry II. Uandholtz,
Hanson 10. Kly, Uwlght K. Aultman,
Johnson Hagood, Dennis K. Nolan,
William D. Connor, Fox Conner, Pres
ton Brown, Malln Craig, Henry D.
Todd, Jr., A. .1. Rowley, William H.
Johnston, nnd Robert Alexander,
Secretary Weeks also announced
appointment of assistants to the heads
of the staff corps with the temporary
rank of Brigadiers. They are:
Assistant to tho adjutant general,
Colonel Jnmes T. Kerr.
Assistants to the quartermaster gen
eral, 'Colonels John M, Carson and
Georgo F. Downey.
Assistant to tje chief of engineers.
Colonel Harry Taylor.
Assistants to the chief of ordnance,
Colonels William 8. Pierce ami George
W. Burr. ;
Mrs. Irvin Dool of Des Moines, In.
The funernl services will he held at
2::i0 Thursday afternoon from the
Weeks and Conger company chapel.
The remains will arrive In tho city
Thursday morning from Portland,
T 'I v iff vS
A
Tax Reduction Move
Launched Portland,
Economy Demanded
PORTLAND, Ore., April IS.
Resolutions calling upon city
and county commissioners,
school board, port of Portland
commisl8on and other tax lovy-
ing bodies ot Portland to pledge
the public that taxes will not be
increased for a period of three
years and that an effort will be
made to reduce taxes during
this period, were adopted lato
yesterday at a meeting ot rcp-
resontativos ot the civic clubs ot
tho city,
Henry E. Reed, chairman ot a
! special committee appointed
some time ago to prepare reso-
lutlons, filed his roport. Tho
resolutions cite that taxes have
increased by leaps and bounds
(luring recent years; that the
period of extravagance nnd high
costs is past nnd that tho tinio
has arrived for safe and sane
! expenditures of funds.
SPEECHVARY
Official France Reported to Be
Pleased, But Pertinax Wor
: ried English Paper Doubts
Practicality of the Plan
Argentina Sees Selfishness.
PARIS, April 13. President Hard
ing's mossago to congress creatod n
most favorable Impression In Paris
offlcfnl and other circles. Particular
ly favorablo was tho reception of tho
president's phrases Interpreted here as
recommending ratification of tho Ver
sailles treaty, detached from the
League of Nations covenant and with
reservations.
"Pertinax" Worried
PARIS, April 13. Cable extracts of
the address of President Harding be
fore tho United States congress yestor
day arrived hero too lato and woro too
brlof to permit this morning's nows
papors to comment on it editorially.
Tho prominence given Mr.' Harding's
message, however, showed tho impor
tance attached to It In this city.
"Pertinax," political editor ot the
Echo do Paris, was the only editorial
writer to have something to say re
garding tho message
"There Is no longor any doubt as) to
the policy tho new American president
and hlB advisers intend to pursue," he
remarked. "It was not generally ex
pected that Mr. Harding would an
nounce Immediately his desire to see
the theoretic state of war with Gor
mnny ended. France, for tho past two
years has been consistently mistaken
about America. Shall we now send
men to Washington capable of en
lightening and defending us?" ,
The writer asserted the last phrase
was not meant as a reforence to for
mer Premlor Vlvinnl whom he declar
ed "had done his best."
(Continued on Page Eight)
FOREIGN VIEWS
OF HARDING'S
CHICAGO CUBS OPEN BIG LEAGUE WITH
HOME RUN BY CATCHER BOB O'FARRELL
CHICAGO. April 13. Catcher Bob
O' Far roll of tho ChicaKO Nationals,
mado the first homo run of the ma
jor loaRiio Hoason today when he
drove the ball over tho right field
wall, scoring a man aheao of him.
The homer was scored off Haines of
Ht. Louis tn, tho fourth inning of the
opening game.
BY THK ASSOCIATKD PKKSH,
April 13. Tho season is on.
Hi x teen major leaKiie teams, forti
fied with rerrults to strengthen their
weak points rross bats today In the
opening of tho 1921 Nntlonal and
American league pennant fights.
The eight fortunate cities that drew
opening day dates, were:
National league Boston, Braves vs.
Brooklyn: Philadelphia, Phillies vs.
New York: Cincinnati, Reds vs. Pitts
burg; Chicago, Cubs vs. Ht. Louis.
American League New York,
10 PRESENT
JAP VIEWS
California Delegation at Wash
ngton Launches Move to
Present Secy. Hughes With
Attitude of Western States
Before New Treaty With
Japan Is Signed.
WASHINGTON. April 13. Stops to
lay before Secretary Hughes a Joint
expression of the western states hav
ing anti-alien land ownership .laws
before treaty negotiations with Japan
are completed were takon here last
tght by tho mcmbors of tho Cali
fornia delegation in congress." Tho
Callfornians prepared a Joint lettor to
the delegations from Washington, Ne
vada, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico,
Utah, Colorado nnd Oklahoma pro
posing a .general meeting to discuss
formulation of such representations
to Jir. Hughes.
WASHINGTON, April 13. Presi
dent Harding promised a delegation
from Alabama, which called on him
today to take up personally with Sec
retary Hughes the caso of Captain
tfmmott Kilpatrlck of Unioutown,
Ala., who is held prisoner by the Rus
sian bolshcvikl, .....
Birah's Resolution Up.
WASHINGTON, April 13 The. first
move in tho present congress ' looking-
to disarmament came today with
the Introduction by Senator Borah, re
publican, Idaho, of his resolutions tu
thorizing tho president to open nego
tiations with Great Britain and Japan
looking to a reduction in future naval
building by those two countries and
tho United States.
WASHINGTON, April- 13. The
navy appropriation bill, which failed
to pass tho senate last session, will bo
re-Introduced exactly as it was ap
proved by tho house, Chairman Kelly
of the house naval sub-committee, an
nounced today. It wilt carry approxi
mately 3b,uuu,uuu ot wnicn su,
000,000 would bo available for con
tinuing work on the 19HS building
program. . .
KcIIobk Fights Treaty.
WASHINGTON, April 13 Launch
ing tho fight against the $25,000,000
Colombian treaty, Senator Kellogg,
republican, Minnesota, told tho senate
todny that ratification of tho pact
would "place a stain uponjthe name
and famo" of Thoodoro RoOSovcIt and
would acknowledge that tho United
nines "wrongeu uoiomoia, vioiaiea
her rights and is now willing to make
reparations therefor." ,
WASHINGTON, April 11. If was
Indicated todny at tho state depart
ment that the American government
was disposed to insist upon its origi
nal position that Panama settle its
boundary dispute with Costa Rica on
the basis of the White award, despite
tho protest contained in Panama's re
ply received today to Secretary
Hughes note of last month. '
WASHINGTON, April 13. Ap
proval of an application for a loan of
$2,000,000 for financing cotton ex
ports was announced today by the
war finance corporation..
WASHINGTON, April 13. At the
request of Vice-President , Coolidge,
the president and Mrs. Harding
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Yankees vs. Philadelphia; Washing
ton, Senators vs. Boston; Detroit, Ti
gers vs. Chicago; St. Louis, Browns,
vs. Cleveland.
The visiting clubs will open In their
own parks within the week.
DETROIT, April 13. The ntana-
'you oak get most ant
t old thing at most any
old time at de voe'i