The Register from Santa Ana, California • Page 1

1 Li f. anta Ana VOL. XIV. NO. 48.

SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, Pro-Hunism SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1919. 50 CENTS PER MONTH 's Postmaster General Controls All Wires and Company Must Obey His Orders SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company openly defied the railroad commission at the hearing here today. your company propose to continue to violate the law by charging the new Burleson Commissioner Edgerton, president of the commission, asked Attorney A. T.

Schaw, representing the company. will charge the Burleson Schaw replied. The company declared that order saved it from bankruptcy. Officials of the company were summoned to the hearing to show cause why action should not be taken against it for placing the new rate German Propaganda Probers No Respecters of Persons In Their Charg es WASHINGTON, Jan. the German propaganda ers today was a list of persons with alleged pacifist tendencies, according to the military intelligence service.

This list, submitted by Archibald Stevenson, included Jane Addams, David Starr Jordan, Morris Hillquit, Eugene V. Debs, Scott Nearing, Frederick Howe, Amos Pinchot, Oswald Garrison Villard, Rabbi Judah Magnes, and Lewis P. Lachner. (United Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Jan. dispensed aid to starving millions, Congress next week is to be Savs Postmaster General Con- Addams, David Starr Jordan, called on for quick action on the pressing domestic problem of unemployment.

Senator Kenyon and others to whom appeals for emergency legislation are coming from mayors, governors, chambers of commerce and plain citizens out of work will demand immediate consideration of the bill creation of an emergency public works board, with money to employ thousands. have voted to said Kenyon today, shall we refuse to appropriate at least an equal sum to keep thousands (f Americans from going hungry?" bill provides $100,000,000 as an emergency fund to start public works. "Of the money we spend for food for Europe much will never be returned to the public treasury and we svstem into effect in violation of the i a i dent begrudge he weni on. But rates fixed bv the commission. Charges brought by Arch bald Stev-1 every used now to put or.

enson of the military intelligence bur- American work means dividends to Unless these new rates remain ef- eau are vague and that; America. Public works provide per- Attorney Schaw declared, they do not call for a formal nianent public company will be forced to raise according to David Starr Jordan CHICAGO, Jan. am a said Jane Addams today, member of many pacifist organizations, national and international, and head of several of them, but I have been loyal to my country. I believe there may be found better methods than war for adjusting relations between nations, and I believe it will be speedily found at the Paris Let Us Feed Starving Aliens But Not Let Our Own People Go Hungry BY L. C.

MARTIN ss sta RFVDI I IN Labor and Socialist Leaders Outline Their Peace ConferencePlans of Stanford University. Jordan said today he would ask to 1 appear before the senate propaganda committee, which has entered his name on its records as one of sixty-. two alleged pacifists and radicals. reference to me as a radical is extremely said Jordan. w.

s. s. ME EFFORT III PREVENT its exchange rate to customers and will be unable to meet the demands of employes for more Schaw intimated telephone ployes would receive wage increases if rates stand. Commissioner Edgerton questioned Schaw closely. "Your company has lines in four.

western states and you should make; esident Wilson is also a radical. up any California loss with the in-1 ain a pacifist in that I am op- come of the other Edgerton! Posed to war but I supported this war declared. after we got into it. I have never "We stand to lose $460,997. We! been a socialist.

I have always op- actually face said! posed Schaw. now I read that tele Jordan, in a United Press interview phone girls are threatening to strike. this week, called Stevenson a liar in wlV4p, fVnciic Tc Rainer Every day girls are quitting because answer to statement link- iYainJU-wiuc census is ucmg they do not make enough money. Wei ink name with a pacifist or- iinrl 1800 Bureaus cannot give them more pay unless we. ganization launched in New York.

get this W. S. S. Commissioner Edgerton in a state- Portuguese Government Confident Uprising Will Soon Be Suppressed LISBON, Jan. Monarchist movement has not been the Portuguese government announced officially today.

Monarchist troops are marching on Oporto for the purpose of attacking the city. The government is confident it will soon suppress the uprising. MADRID, Jan. warships hitVe bombarded Oporto, where the Monarchist revolt is centered, advices from the frontier reported today. Food was said to be very scarce in that; city.

Paive Conceiro, leader of the Mon- i archists, is reported to have threatened to shoot all officials who refuse to obey the royalist provisional government. VIGO, Spa4n, Jan. of the Lisbon garrison has gone over to the Monarchists, according to a dispatch received from Coimbre. It was also reported that the Monsete wireless station had been seized by the royalists. The Monarchists, the dispatch said, have sent an army officer to Madrid on an important mission.

AMERICANS BUY GERMAN SHIPYARDS BY FRANK J. TAYLOR (United Rjress Staff Correspondent) BERNE, Jan. 24. of international labor and socialism, the influence of which has been officially recognized by the Versailles congress, expect to make an important contribution to the peace settlement, Arthur Henderson, British labor leader, told the United Press today they hope to obtain endorsement by the peace delegates of the following program: First. Establishment of the league of nations, with authority to prevent wars and enforce its decisions; all nations to be members, including Germany as soon as she complies with conditions of the tice.and pays for the damage she has done.

Second. Acceptance of an international labor charter, securing a world standard of social and economic conditions. Third. Universal abolition of compulsory military service, general disarmament and prohibition of the manufacture of war material, except by international control. Fourth.

Non-intervention in Russian affairs but the exercise of moral force to bring the different elements of Russian socialism together and affording them representation at the peace Henderson expressed confidence that this program would be ratified by the international labor and socialist congress, which is to be held here. The congress was scheduled to meet January 27 but may be delayed by the inability of some of the delegates to arrive by that time. Henderson admitted the congress is having its difficulties. are under fire from both he said. Bolsheviki condemn us as being international On the other hand, Samuel Gompers refuses to participate, claiming socialism has no connection with labor and trades unionism.

Both extremes, therefore, look askance upon us and we regard it as a sign that we are somewhere near right. know when the first session will be held, as the delegates are having some difficulties with their passports. So far the United States has granted no passports to the American delegates. The Swiss did not welcome us but they are becoming more friendly. expected representatives of 17 nations, including Russia and the central powers, to participate in drafting resolutions which will be submitted to the peace conference.

We have received the most cordial intimations that our decisions will be received with interest by the peace delegates. The congress here is expected to last about three Details Worked Out By Committees, Leaving Only Big Questions For Supreme Council BIG Ml Hill BRUTAL ment explained the public utilities act of California provides no increased rates may go into effect except a showing be made to the railroad commission and such increases be approved by it. propose to establish the fact through these proceedings and determine our he stated, after declaring the commission had not approved the new rates. has asked the commission to act on the new he disclosed, yet the order is situation is that the same i authority which denies our jurisdic-J tion over telephone rates asks us to! increase telephone said Ed- gerton. is of great importance; that responsibility for fixing rates be, fixed so the public may know at all; times to whom it may appeal.

are proceeding on the as- sumDtion that the public utilities act of California is a valid enactment, competent to vest in this railway commission full authority to establish telephone rates. is a matter of grave public concern if in California the law is being openly violated either by an officer of the federal government or by" any public SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Whether federal order can override state law was the issue today when officials of the Pacific Telephone Telegraph Company appeared before the California Railway Commission. They appeared in answer to a demand by the commisiTon that the company ignore an order from Postmaster General Burleson changing the method of charging for long distance phone calls. The company offered the defense that since the postmaster general controls all wires they had no recourse than to obey his order.

The commission in advance of the hearing issued a statement designed to show that order would cost Californians large sums of money in increased tolls. order, according to the commission, creates three different types of long distance service and establishes the mileage system as the rate making basis. The three types are the station-to-station rate, the person-to-person service, in which a particular person is wanted, and the with a specific time named for the conversation. By this method about 781 different rates are fixed, the commission asserts, and of this about 760 are increased by Burleson's order. The commission prepared some examples of alleged increased station-to- station calls including: Three minutes from Stockton to San Francisco under the Burleson rate costs 40 cents.

The charge was 30 cents. To talk-two minutes from Los Angeles to San Francisco, Burleson's rate Have Been Created listhhiute IlLLETIIS HUGE ARMIES WERE ON WEST FRONT AT END WASHINGTON, Jan. of Staff General March announced that when the war ended the United States had 1,950,100 men on the west front, France had 2,259,000 and England 1,718,000. BIG BATTLE RAGING IN PORTUGAL LONDON, Jan. today indicate two important battles are being fought for control of Portugal.

One centers at Lisbon and dispatches say the Republican forces are winning. The other is at Oporto where the monarchists have established the seat of their government. NEW YORK, Jan. nationwide census of all jobs available for returning soldiers will be taken by the United States council of national defense, it was learned here today. The council in a statement said the entire nation-wide machinery of the organization is being put behind the United States employment service in an effort to meet the unemployment problems.

The situation is regarded as serious as a surplus of common labor exists in fifteen states and the area of this unemployment is reported to be increasing, the statement said. More than 1800 bureaus for returning soldiers have already been created by the council and the employment service and in these bureaus positions open to returning soldiers and sailors are being listed. Grosvenor Larkson, director of the council, has telegraphed all state councils to furnish at once data to show the needs of the employers. W. S.

S. -------BODIES OF SIX STORM VICTIMS SWEPT AWAY BERLIN, Jan. North German Gazette reports an American concern has bought the Schichau shipbuilding yards, one of the most important in Germany, for 160,000,000 marks ($40,000,000.) The Schichau works built the famous cruiser raider Emden. Among the important ships surrendered to the associated powers under the terms of the armistice, the Bayern and the Koenig Albert out bv the Schichau concern. W.

S. Clue Points to Oliver Roberts As the Murderer of His Wife G. OGDEN ARMOUR REPRIMANDED WASHINGTON, Jan. Ogden Armour admitted before the senate agriculture committee today that the Big Five packers had worked together to oppose the so-called Borland resolution in congress. Armour was reprimanded for excluding profits on the South American holdings of his company from his financial report.

These profits totaled $10,000,000. The investment in South America had been included in figuring the percentage of profits. Monica, Burleson charges 15 cents; state, 10 cents. San Bernardino to Riverside: Both charge the same for three minutes; for six minutes, charge is 15 cents, against 25 cents charged under state regulation. Person-to-person charges would make the following changes: Between Anaheim and Los Angeles, two minutes, 25 cents under Burleson; 15 cents under state schedules.

From Anaheim to San Diego, 80 cents under Burleson for two minutes; state charge, 45 cents. Lcs Angeles to Bakersfield, two minutes, 85 cents under Burleson; 50 cents under state regulation. w. S. S.

-------SENTENCING OF DEBS IS UPHELD BY U. S. WASHINGTON, Jan. government brief has been filed in the Supreme court upholding the action of the lower court in the case of Eugene V. Debs, the Socialist leader sentenced to ten imprisonment under is $2.85, as compared with the ihe espionage act for statements made rate of $1.80, in a speech at Canton, Ohio, last To talk from Angeles to Santa June.

HOQITIAM, Jan. beach patrol reported today that the bodies of the six members of the crew of the auxiliary schooner Janet Carruthers, washed away in the storm that swept the vessel on the beach Wednesday night, have not been seen. It is believed the ship can be floated at inconsiderable expense. The names of the missing men are: Cribb, Hamilton, Walker, Sunland, Smith and McPherson. They all signed on at Tacoma.

W. S. S. -------113 CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS RELEASED PARIS, Jan. Populere, Jean paper, charges that a speaker of the Franco-Slav Society urged the sending of well- paid propagandists to Ame-ica to hands with all enemies of President Wilson, and particularly with the imperialist plutocrats of the in opposition to peace program.

Franco- American circles today refused to take the matter seriously. WILSON SHOULD WORRY PARIS, Jan. Wilson will make a one-day visit to the devastated regions Sunday, it was announced today. It is believed he will go to the Rheims district. w.

S. S. LEAVENWORTH, Jan. Col. Sedgewick Rice, commandant, announced today that 113 conscientious objectors ordered by the war department to be honorably discharged from the army, will be released from the United States disciplinary barracks Monday.

w. s. IN STREET CAR STRIKE GOVERNOR PROPOSES RADICAL REFORMS FOR TENNESSEE KANSAS CITY, Jan. Seven of twenty-one warrants issued as a result of Federal Investigation of the recent dynamiting and stoning during the street car strike here had been served today. The arrests followed complaints by the Kansas City Street Railways Company that it was being subjected to what is termed in labor circles as of, property without injury to persons.

W. S. S. -------ALL GRIZZLIES TO BE DISCHARGED TODAY SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. of the well known Grizzlies regiment of artillery will he civilians by tonight.

Demobilization, which has proceeded rapidly at the Presidio, will be completed today. LOS ANGELES, Jan. California police and forces today joined the hunt for Oliver Roberts, the issuance of a warrant here late yesterday charging him with the murder of his wife. The issuance of the warrant was the result of Sheriff C. M.

investigation of the murder of an unidentified woman and the burning of her body at a lonely spot near here a week ago. Every town in Southern California is joining in the search for Roberts, although the belief was prevalent that if he is guilty he has crossed the line into Mexico. The warrant ior Roberts was issued after an El Centro hotel clerk had identified portions of the clothing found wrapped around the body as that of wife and a shoemaker had made identification of what was left of the shoes. THEY GET JOBS WASHINGTON, Jan. solve the problem of unemployed discharged soldiers the War Department has ordered that no man be discharged from the army against his desire until such time as he can obtain employment.

Any man who would normally have been discharged if he Had not expressed his desire in writing to remain in the service may1 thereafter be discharged from the service at his own request whenever be thinks he may secure em- oloyment. S. -------STEADY DECREASE OF FLU IN SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. Influen- za cases reported yesterday totalled 85, showing a steady decrease in the epidemic here.

Deaths reported numbered 20. Thirty-three arrests were made in violation of the masking ordi- nance. Despite the evident benefit of the masks, the anti-mask league, wearing masks, will meet tonight. SHE SEEMS 'Ell Roberts, his wife and 7-year-old daughter came to El Centro two weeks ago, Roberts obtaining work. Sunday he rented a horse and buggy and drove away with his family.

Since then they have not Taeen seen. W. S. S. -------FULTON IS DEFEATED BY WILLIS MEHAN SAN FRANCISCO, Jan.

ex-j pected, Fred Fulton easily defeated Willis Meehan here last night. The only time Meehan looked good was in the third round, which he won by a SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. shade. Fulton annexed the other three Francisco telephone operators will rounds. The bout, which was of the take a strike vote next Tuesday benefit variety, netted about $9000.

night. Miss E. Schultz, business agent In the semi-windup Steve Dalton was of the union, announced today. The given the bout with Fred Murphy, i proposed strike plans involve the George Adams and Georgie Spencer whole coast territory, battled to a draw. Curly Smith so ad-1 Failure of the company to accept ministered punishment to Soldier Me- an annual agreement providing in- Coy that the referee stopped the bout crease of wages is given as the reason in the third round.

for the proposed strike. By WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Discussion of the league of nations was expected to form the principal business of the second session of the peace conference, which met in the Quai this morning. Other subjects which had been whipped into shape for open debate for this sittings of the were responsibility and punishment for the war; reparation for war damages; international labor legislation; internationalization of certain ports, waterways and railways and the procedure for bringing territorial questions before the delegates. Correspondents were admitted at session in observation with the present progress of five secret meetings to one open meeting. It is understood both the British and American plans, according to the latest modifications, provide for establishment of what amounts to an enlarged and improved Hague tribunal.

The principal provisions of the British schemes are understood to include establishment of its findings by public hearing rather than by a supemational some form of disarmament, cancellation of all treaties interfering with the working of the league, formation of a board to pass on international labor problems and exclusion of the central powers until they had proven their fitness for membership. A.R ROBERTS A. H. Roberts, elected governor of Tennessee by one of the largest majorities ever given, is proposing radical reforms in taxation and assessment laws to keep state expenditures within income. Many political offices will be eliminated.

League of Nations Formally Endorsed PARIS, Jan. league of nations received formal endorsement by the general peace congress this afternoon when a special committee was appointed to work out its details. President Wilson in opening discussion declared the league necessary both in reaching the conclusion of peace and in preserving the peace arcor for the league is not the result of fear but that she will feel she has fought in vain if the peace is onjy one of European he said. The congress also appointed a committee to determine the degree of responsibility for the war and its conduct, blame to particular members of the enemy forces, however high they are and to investigate international labor and world transportation problems. A resolution was adopted providing that the league of nations should be created as an integral part of the peace treaty that it should be open to every civilized nation that can be relied upon to promote its objects, that the members of the league shall meet periodically in international conference, and that a permanent headquarters with proper officials shall be maintained lo conduct the business of the league between Inga.

By FRED S. FERGUSON (United Press Staff Correspondent.) PARIS, Jan. of the peace settlement will be worked out by special committees leaving the supreme war council free to handle only the biggest problem and render final decisions, according to present plans. Rat ificat ion of this scheme was expected at meeting of the general peace congress. As various problems develop committees will be appointed to handle all details.

The most important of these bodies will be concerning the league of nations. Premier Orlando will represent Italy, Lord Cecil, Great Britain; Senator Bourgeois, France, and President Wilson probably will personally act for the United States. The committee next in importance will be that of reparation and indemnities. Other committees will be picked to handle such questions as internationalization of transportation facilities. Some papers dealing with responsibility and punishment for the authors of the war were expected to be submitted today so those anxious to speed up the negotiations are more concerned wdth problems of the future than with If any speeches were made regarding the league of nations today it was believed they would be made by the representatives of small nations.

Premier Lloyd George had been expected to talk on the British plan but this was later cancelled. Following session it was believed that all principal powers will transfer virtually their whole foreign offices to Paris for work on the various committees, the personnel of which will be made up largely of men experienced in international affairs. SHIPYARD STRIKERS START CO-OPERATIVE MARKET DEFENSE SEATTLE, Jan. shipyard strikers need have no worry over the food problem should the yards continue to lie idle, according to Fred Net son, vice president of the Metal Trades Council. He announced plans for a co-operative market where all strikers with families may obtain on credit.

Co-operative market plans follow the announcement the Retail Association that shipyard workers would be refused credit as long as they continued out. of employment. w. S. S.

NEVER AIDED VILLA, SAYS BERNSTORFF BERLIN, Jan. Count von Bernstorff denied today the charge published in American newspapers that He had financed Francisco banditry in northern Mexico. never in my life had anything to do, directly or indirectly, with he said. Is one the stories ahout me to crests anti Gorman cc.iii- mei S'.