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. Wfl "'" uM " dford Mail Tribune CLEARINGS I Junk clearings totluy were "?! ,."00.00. WEATHER Itnttt tonight. FORTIETH YEAR. JUEDEORD, OREGON. FRIDAY, FUBKUARY 17, 1911. No. 283. DEFIE R.- w ' luhu -YIE SENATE IN TEST VOTE PEOPLE Vrt t 200 MEMBERS OF I. W. I ENCAMPED NEAR ASHLAND; WERE THROWN OFF TRAIN California Militia is Ordered In Readiness to Watch Them When State Line is Crossed Special Southern Pacific Police Put Band Off Train. Thrown off a freight train in Ashland this morning by special po lice in tho employ of the Southern Pacific rallroatl, nearly 1200 momhera of the liitliiBtrlul "Workers of tho World are encamped Just south of tho city limits of Ashland awaiting a chance to proceed to Fresno, Cal., whore they will Join in tho battlo for industrial freedom In that city. The men arrived in Ashland this morning and wero wnrned off tho trains. So far they have not mndo a single hostile demonstration. The police are on guard against their entering tho city. A small landslide south of tho city this morning gavo rise to a report that tho hand had stopped a train and hoarded It for the purpose of reach ing California. Militia In Readiness SACRAMENTO, Cnl., Fob. 37.--Two companies of the Second Cal ifornia, infantry have been notified by Adjutant Cuincrnl Forbes that th ey may see bervice in connection with the refusal of the. Industrial Workers, of the World to leave Southern Pacific trains on which they n re c'omiii" to California. Governor General Ftirbcs Jlliat he might be called troops to intercept the Industrialist!-. Forbes lias Company A at Chico and Company It' at Redding, two newly mustered companies These men are under command of Major General W. IF. White, who is in hourly eommunicution with Foibes. The adjutant general said he hud received no intimation that unlaw ful acts hml been committed, and said that he would wait until tho shor iff of Sixkiyou county nod his pose had failed to suppress any disor ders before the command would bo niveu putting the troops on the move. Tho progress of the Industrial Workers southward may not be cheeked in the Siskiyou country f the Siskiyou authoritien show a dis position In let the invaders become a problem for Fresno. Tho militia will not take the field until an appeal .shall come from the county authorities or ftoi.i their official. General Foibos has a company of the Second regiment at Woodland, another company in formation at Witlown, three companies and -ji troop of cavalry at Sacramento and com-panios C and K of the Second regi ment at Fresno. Criticism has been moused at the capitol this afternoon by tho ap parent failure of the Oregon authorities to prevent tho Worker migra tion into California. . HOUSE VOTES RENNET 0 ONI President Taft Takes Hand in Fight Former New York Legislator Testi Personally Resolution Provided ties That Former Senator Offered for Annexation of Canada Was Hugo. Joke. WASHINGTON'. I). C. Feb. 17 The houso committee on foreign af fairs on Previdont Tuft's urgent -(juo&t today voted down, 9 to , Con gressman Rennet' tworolmuuis re ferring to Canadian uuntxation. President Taft urged that the res olution.: bo killed in tho hope of al- luyiuK the excitement in Canada and lingland paiiwl by Champ Clark- annexation speeun, unit y neuui-i resolution. FRESNO SHERIFF IS READY FOR INVASION FRESNO. Cat.. Feb. 17. Sixteen' Industrial Woikeis of the World wore ; started on the rock pile today by i Shorlff McSwaln. Anticipating the I arrival of 200 Industrial Workers i who are earoute to this city ou a . itoleu Southern Pacific train. Sher-. Iff McSwatu this afternoon aepi-- the stock of Us miners iu local hard ware stores and says be will put the Invaders to work as fast aa they ar- . Toe Induitrlal Workers refuse to. et?it themselves at work ana oniy. nmx m.... --:- I"e -in cxwulonally wl ' hammers Hialnst the rock piles. LONDON. P.b. IT-Ctane. that turn wilt U wt th Aasoclatw! Preas In Rs London i v dispatch triad to supurea. tba facts Even vary an husiastic .dv.r of Champ Clark's annexation neech tuement of real estate is not -often In the congress of the tniied Mat" an- made l the London la" pi eSrt :- L Johnson this afternoon notified tit any lime to order upon CAST HIS VOTE E Him Large Sum to Vote to Allow Racing Voted From Stretcher. NI3W YORK, Feb. 17. Sworn tes timony that former Senator Gardner had attempted to bribe him to vote against the Hughes anti-racing bill when he wh h member of the legisla ture was given here today by Con gressman Otto Foolker. Tho witness, when tin- vote on the bills wns taken, as carried into the state sonato on ft btri,t,H,.r ,.H(.ing. and cast bis ballot to kill s FORCE WAR , St. Petersburg Rumor Has It That .... f Ne oUa. tions Bear Prepares for War on China. 8T. PETERSBURG, Feb. 17. It aeml-oMclally announce today , uiaus 'dtfuauds bfore March 1 an ultimat- iuiieauing lur " k,,l "' """ v tor li.iiMiu iii-iili.--. Millie eiitliu-ia-in m iij.iili il-ll!lf- OM SR S M i ! i 1 1 1 -' ; "HUNGRY SAM" EATS 28 LBS. MEAT, 8 LOAVES OF BREAD, DRINKS 28 QTS Ono Miller of Straw lioiry Itltljjo, Near WIlUehlcuTf, Pa., t'lalnm State- Hat lii Cliitinpitiisil. WILKESHAHKE, Pa., Feb. 17. "Hungry Sam" Miller of Strawberry Hidge, near here, the champion enter of Pennsylvania, is out today with a challenge to meet John F. M.i Kny of Tonipkinsville, L. I., who claims that he can eat more beef and bread at one sitting than any other man iu tho world. "Hungry Sain'1 is willing to make a side bet of foOO or more. For lu supper last night the Strawberry Hidge champion devoured 128 pounds of beef, eight loacs of bread and drank l'J quartos of milk. BROTHER HENRY S DIAZ'S FRIEND ;scr, head of tho labor legislative com President Taft Lines Up With Slip-iinlttoo, today requested tho sonato to porters of Mexico's Ruler Scores Muckraking, American Magazines for Interference. NEW YOItK, Fob. 17. Henry V. Taft, brother of tho prcsldem, Is to day lined up with tho supporters of President Diaz of Mexico. Speaking last night nt a dinner given by tho .Mexican society to .loacquln Casasus, 1'robldont Diaz' special ambassador to tho United States, Taft said: "I hope your country has not been disturbed over tho publication of barbarous Moxlco' stories In Amer ican muck-raking magazines. I trust that It has not doao your country much harm or disturbed Moxlcan credit. I believe this society can do useful service iu counteracting such statements, which 1 personally know arc inaccurate." Judge Alton 11. .Parker, who also addressed tho society, eulogized Pres ident Diaz. "It Is a groat pity," ho said, "that a fow misguided In all tho millions of Moxlco should attempt to undo the great worlc Diaz has wrought." "Tho official relations," respond ed Sen'or Casasus, "between my coun try and tho United States havo novor been more friendly than at present." TRADE TREATY 4 Liberals of Victoria, B. C, Endorse Passage of Proposed Reciprocity With United States Mass Meeting Held to Boost Passage. VICTORIA, P.. C, Feb. 17. "That the liberals of Victoria in public mooting assembled endorsed tho pro posed tariff ugroement botwoon Can ada mid the United States" was tho resolution submitted to the gathering at the Hroatt street hull under the auspices of the local Liberal associa tion. It was carried unanlmoii.il. JOHNSON TALKS HARD ! TO STAY OUT OF JAIL i SAX FRANCISCO, Feb. 17. - lack Johnson has a new role. At the pin nacle of the pugilistic class, the big black has taken to the law. All to day the black fighter wrangled wTth a venire of 50 business men, choos ing a Jury to try a charge of auto mobile scorching against him. He finally passed 12 nieu who will say whether he will "make littles out of big ones." as waa threatened by a local police Judge when Johnson last forgot the apeod law. Census Still Busy. WASHINGTON. ID. C. Feb. 17. The eansus bureau today announced the following populations- Caldwell, Idaho, :i.r, Nampa Idaho, l.'o ., luiloii. Mum ,.,', .WANT RRIRFRY E i RuDl N LEGISLATURE Senate Requested to Investigate Charged That Money Has Been Used to Influence Legislation Wants It Open for All to Hear. ONE AND ONE-HALF MILLION APPROPRIATED TODAY Strenuous Session is Expected ii House This Afternoon Galleries Packed With Visitors. SAM3.M, Or., Feb. 17. Grove Fra- Investigate tho charge that money hna been usod by tho corporations to in fluenco legislation. In a latter to President Selling, Frusor asks that witnesses bo cited to appear before that body and testify in rogard to tho sensational rumor hero that $17,000 wns taken from Portland to bribe members of tho upper house. Mr. Frasor also roquosts that tho Investi gation be an open ono and that tho public bo allowed to hoar tho testi mony. ' Tho houso of representatives ap propriated nearly ono and a half mil lion dollars this morning In less than an hour. Of this amount tho state insane asylum gotn $7.1 1,000, tho ag ricultural college at Corvallls a total of $r70,000, ami tho inuto school and other state Institutions largo sums which bring tho grand total up to $1,500,000 Dr. 'McI.oughlnn'B old homo nt Ore gon City will bo prosorvod by tho stato as one of its historic assots. Tho Dinunlck bill providing for tho caro of tho old pioneer's eottago, and which cnrrlos an appropriation of $1250 for that purposo, passed tho house today. That tho sonato will concur with the house In repealing tho Initiative act closing Rogue rlvor to not fish ing was shown by a test voto taken in the upper house. Tho Piorco bill wiping out the pooplo's law was up for consideration, and tho prelimin ary vote Indicates that tho bill will pass this afternoon by a largo major ity. A strenuous session Iu looked for in tho houso this aftornoon. Some of tho most Important bills which havo beon held back by committees for weeks will come up for passage,, and the galleries arc packed-wlth tho friends and foes of tho various meas ures. Among the bills which are made special order for today aro the Dlminlck olght-hour law, tho Malar key and Fonts pulillo utility meas ures and numerous others. The Ma larkey bill and the olght-hour law have overshadowed all other meas ures In public lutiicst and the live liest time yet is .- tiedulcd for this afternoon. ASKED TO MAKE A Upper I Hungarians, Residents of Manhattan, Demand That Mayor Gaynor Investigate Black Hand Murder. NIBW YORK. Feb. 17. Mayor CSaynor today wab aakwl by the Rroux Hungarian club to Investigate the death of Hugo ICardos, an a Hog oil Uluck ilaud Tlctlin. Kardoa waa request by Peter Lll iyou totranslate Into ISugllsh a letter to Johu 1). Rot ke roller demanding l.'iii.OOO. He niiuiiiioned the police R D and 1.111 mi h in .ui.Hted Ifi- us iiUKt. iioul I I I- d a few d i lli-i J WHAT MEDFORD NEEDS. Over six hundred replies were received by the Mn.il Tribune this week in reply to the query pro pounded by the Sunday editor n week ago as to "what Bedford needs." Many different things were set forth, the replies beiiu most interesting. JMany of the answers will be published in next Sun day's issue of this paper. The answers will be classi fied, and while their number prevents publishing each in detail, enough will be presented to show the con census of opinion. CnFF NS NF ROADWAYS uui I iiiu LiiiL iiunuif ni u FOR HE ABOUT HAM WASHINGTON, I). C. Feb. 17.-Consul General Wilder today re ported to the National ltotl Cross society that U30 Chinese daily are dying in lluibin. Tho ground, ho bays, is frozen hard, and as burials are im possible, coffins have been lino the roadways for a mile around the city. Mote than -100 corpses have been cremated despite tho violent op position of tie people. Counsi'l Wilder reporln practically every village in tho proinee of Shan Tung is plague-sluicken and more than a dozen of tho physicians have succumbed. All over Mnnchuriu, he says, the plague is increasing. PUT OFF DATE TO 1AM 7 In Order to Allow Ample Time In Which to Prepare for Special Bend Election, City Fathers Postpone Date From March 2 to March 7. Had it not been for the irroprossi- ble bark of Mary .Jane, City Kecor- tier Robot t V. Toller's prize brimlle bn j,,f (j ,.y council might have Miccoedcd in gulling; through a spo- eial meeting yotdordny a In "alar" chamber session, but as it was their secret was let out ami Mayor Cun- "oii's reading of (he resolution post poning the special election from .March 7 was nccompaniod to the mu sic of tunny staccato yelps. The cleclinn is postponed in order to allow Inr the proper completing of arrangement. S California Accedes to Demand of Su preme Court Judges for Investiga tion Following Slurs Committee of Four to Complete the Task. SACRAMIJNTO, Cal., Fob. 17. Four members of the aaaamhly and three of the senate will comprise the legislative committee to Investigate he slate supreme court In accord I with a report ptepared this afUrnoon by the Joint rules committees of both houses, to be filed with the leglsla ture. GUGGENIIEIMS ASK DIAZ , TO PROTECT PROPERTY MF.XJCO CI'IV, Mix., Feb. 17. 1 U hltitutioa at Vellurdouu having becomo threatening, the (iiiggenhelins this afternoon appealed to the Diaz government fui the protection of their propei ty there. Senators Exchange "Roasts." WASHINGTON', I). C. Feb. lfc Taking n fhng at Senator Curler of Montana ni pacing. Senator lfuyuer of Muryloiid this afternoon voiced his disaproal of Senator Suther land's amendment lo (he resolution for the direct election of senators. Us said Sutherland's amendment would liuve the effect of alieuating the dowoerulH u:id ridiculed that part of Seuulor Carter -.K-eei which tlo claiul that tlii Snilii i l.n d .inieiiil- FOUR SOLON 0 R ui-nt wiuhl pi In lin-iit it n tii I i li 1 1 ,i i i IDEM) TAKES FIELD 1 PERSON Rebel Leader Said to Have GOO Insur (jents Under Him and Is .Preparing to March Immediately on City of Chlhiiahu. HI' PASO. Tex., Fob. Ii. Frnn- Cisco I. Madoro, Mexican robol loadi or, has taken tho field, and today, personally commanding COO Insur gents, is at (luadaloupu, preparing to march Into Chihuahua, according to a courier who arrived hero today. It was reported that his forces In oludo 12 Americans under an ox-scr-geaut of Philippine scouts, with two machine gnus. OeuoralH Orozco and Dlanco and Cassllaa aro sajd to havo effected a Junction of tholr commands at Ascension last night and started for Chihuahua, 1000 strong, prepar ed to Join Mndero. (Jeneral Navarro, tho federal com mander who raised tho robol slogo of Juarez, Is reported to liuve dispatch ed 000 men and a machine 'gun to (luadaloupe this morning with orders to re-tako the city. According to the courier, Madoro planned to leave Gunraloupe early today for Chihua hua. (lonoral Joseph Duncan Is today In command of tho American border forces. Ortlclals of tho Moxlcan National railroad today declared tlmy could not predict whon that road would ro- Juine traffic, as Inaurrectos were re- ported to bo massing along the line between feainalnyuca and (.hlliuahun. Unless the road resumes in tho near future the HI Paso smelter will be compolled to close down for lack of Moxlcan ores. p u 10 HELP IN SOUTH American National Red Cross Tele graphs $1000 to Relief of Suffer ersRelief Fund Placed Willi ' General Bliss for Uso All Injured WASHINGTON, I). C, Reb. 17. Responding to appeals by Mexicans who were wounded In the fighting near the American frontier, the Na tional Red Cross society tods ytele graphed $1000 to Major General Tn . ker II Bliss, commaadlua tho United rti-ties roic.s at (MleKlco. cal Hhi. h ill In- u it tor tli'it' 1 1 lief. RED IVIMtJUKil r ADOPTED Means That Senate Will Follow House Lead and Overthrow Peo ple's Law Closing Rogue River to Commercial Fishing for Salmon. Majority Report Adopted by oVtc of 22 to C People's Law Will Be Thrown Down by Legislature Hot Fight Made. SAIjKM, Or., Kelt. 17. The major ity report lit tho senate on tho l'ierco bill was adopted alter a hot debate by a vote of ".'J to 8. The bill will pass this afternoon. SALKM, Or., Fob. 17. Tho -sonata committee ou fisheries tills morning rulurnuTl n majority roport signed by Senators Luster, Slnnott and Chase, In fnvor of the Piorco fish bill. Senators von dor Ilollen and Dlm- mlok returned a minority report against the bill. Souator von der Ilollen moved a substitution of tho minority roport. A debate lasting an hour followed, tho senate finally adopting a ma jority ropurt. Tho bill will co mo, up for pnssago this afternoon or tonight. Chaso, Carson, Lostor, Norton and Nottingham spokoln favor of tho majority report, Von dor Ilollen for tho minority. Senator Dunn wanted to nmuud to cut out drag soluoa. during tho fall season. E Town of Frccport Menaced by High Water High Mark Not Yet Reached Thotiyh Damage Is Al ready Great. FRL21CPOHT. III.. Fill. 17. AVRh the crest not yet In sight, hundreds or families have been driven from tlielt homes by the flood waters of the PecantonlcH river, now higher than It tins been for 60 years, Tho city's light and water plants are sub merged. The dnmage already done Is estimated at $100,000. SPANISH WAR VETERANS TO HONOR ROOSEVELT SAN I-'KANCISCO, Cal., Fob. 17. Spanish war vicrau-, of central ami northern California, aooiiliug to tho announcement made today, will givu Theodore Roosevelt u rousing rucup tiou hore about March --'. A, hau quat and icceptiou are being planned though (ho exaol date hag not yat. beeu aruugyd. Canadian West Boom. MONTHEAL, Que., Yeb. 17.-In-, dieation of the Ireuiendoiib dovelop ment exjieoletl in the Canadian wefc t!ii- v-.tr and next is givun in a stat. on ui published here today in the ll.i I 8e'u'- states that tho It stntea that tho Canadmu TfW l,,0"W . !uS.Urtti8 & 1'1 nun i,.,i-, ot leei ran in tie ued oil I ii , iu w i tint hi am In I ft F l i na'jevig' feg!i .'J gww